mr. polis, that to stand still is to lose ground and that actually we have an enormous opportunity here to regain america's competitive edge, create jobs and once again lead the world in innovative technologies and techniques. but we've got to make that initial step. this bill creates that framework. >> mr. connelly, one of the things mr. heinrich talked about, if these jobs aren't created here they're going to be created elsewhere, the research will be done elsewhere, the fact that the american industry, the companies that you recognized who are, you know, many of them american-based companies, feel that this is a good policy, i mean, these are global problems we're facing. some way or other the world is going to need to wean itself off of fossil fuels. don't you think that this policy helps make sure that those solutions happen here in this country? mr. connelly: absolutely and the bill takes care where there are trace sensitive and energy intensive sensitive energies to give them a transitio

mr. polis: thank you, madam speaker. we are truly on the verge of a historic moment. we're moving closer and closer to finally achieving legislation that will put us on the right path toward true energy independence and true environmental protection. legislation that at the same time will grow our economy through clean energy jobs and by promoting investigation. in cutting edge american technology and through addressing the costly damages to our public health, economy, and environment that is coming and will come from a changing climate. the republican party just doesn't seem to get it. they don't seem to understand that the american people know that the costs of inaction are far higher than the costs of action. and the same scare tactics and lack of creativity or faith or science or the american innovation lost in the last election won't fool the american people. madam speaker, the minority party has chose ton put this debate in oversimplified and disingenuous terms. they've decided to call ou

mr. polis: thank you, mr. speaker. i want to highlight that this legislation is supported by over 1,000 public health, faith and other organizations, including the american cancer society action network, american heart association, american dental association and american lung association. i'd also like to thank that dialogue between the representative from california and representative from indiana. with many strategies that need to be used and employed to reduce smoking. certainly the banning of targeted marketing towards youth and tobacco products that clearly have names that affect youth, creating a regulatory structure for the first time around tobacco products, our constructive steps, and i'd agree from the gentleman from indiana, not necessarily mutually agreed steps, reach the common goal we share of reducing youth smoking. mr. speaker, i'd like to yield one minute to the gentleman from illinois, mr. quigley. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from illinois is recognized for one minute. . mr. quigley: the t

mr. polis: mr. speaker, i rise today in support of the american clean energy and security act of 2009. i had the opportunity to visit a factory two weeks ago in my district. they are hiring 400 people to make solar panels. they are exporting some of those solar panels to china. when we talk about an economic recovery and getting our economy going, renewable energy is going to be one of the most important growth sectors to do that. the american clean energy and security act will save families money. a new study shows that the average family will save $750 a year within 10 years on their power bills monty and almost $4,000 over 20 years. the incentives and help that this bill puts in place to help families conserve energy, reduce their energy needs in their own home will not only improve our national security by ending our relines on foreign oil, will not only address global warming and climate change, but it will mean money back in the pockets of american families. one of the most important things we

mr. polis: thank you, mr. chairman. i'd like to yield 30 seconds to the gentleman from pennsylvania, mr. murphy. the chair: the gentleman is recognized for 30 seconds. mr. murphy: mr. chairman, i'd like to add my voice calling for the repeal of don't-ask, don't-tell law. as you have suggested, many years have past since the law was adopted. members of congress found compelling in 1993 will be considered outdated by current service members and the american public today. mr. chairman, i know our schedule in the armed services is challenging, but i would encourage you to reconsider -- consider conducting hearings at the earliest possible date in the hope of correcting this policy that i believe undermines the national security and military readiness. i thank the gentleman for yielding. mr. polis: i thank the gentleman for his comments and i thank the chairman for the opportunity to discuss the issue, and i yield back the balance of my time. the chair: the gentleman from missouri reserves the balance of his time. for what p

mr. polis: i have an amendment made in order by the rule and i ask for its immediate consideration. the clerk: order the amendment. the clerk: amendment number 3, printed in part c of house repo number 111-143, offered by mr. polis of colorado. the chair: pursuant to house resolution 522, the gentleman from colorado, mr. polis, and a member opposed will each control five minutes. the chafere recognizes the gentleman from colorado. mr. polis: thank you, mr. speaker. i rise today to offer an amendment to the foreign relations authorization for fiscal years 2010 and 2011. i applaud and thank chairman berman and his staff for their hard work and dedication to this important issue. this legislation truly represents a renewed emphasis on meaningful dialogue and strong diplomacy as it forth to increase our number of foreign service officers, grow our peace corps mission, develop new educational programs and expand our public diplomacy efforts. my amendment calls on the department as part of the public

mr. polis: thank you, mr. speaker. currently a head of lettuce receives more regulation than tobacco products. i would simply ask, which is more dangerous to the american people? i'd quote from "the new york times" today which endorsed this bill and has been supportive of it in the past. it is now proved beyond a shadow of a doubt that tobacco companies have suppressed harm and manipulating the design of cigarettes to increase their addictiveness. federal regulators will help stop the abuses and help prevent americans from losing their lives to smoking. and this, mr. speaker, is the first step. mr. speaker, i'd like to yield three minutes to the gentleman from texas, mr. green. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from texas is recognized for three minutes. mr. green: thank you, mr. speaker. and members and i thank my colleague from the rules committee for allowing me to speak for three minutes. i respectfully disagree with my colleague and member of the energy and commerce committee from indiana. and i rise in stron

mr. polis: i yield to chairman price. mr. price: i thank representative polis and representative roybal-allard for the work they have done on this issue, for highlighting the financial costs and human impact of i.c.e.'s current detention policy. i believe we can do better. the average cost is about $100 per person per day, alternative rvices, such as telephone reporting, unannounced home visits and electronic monitoring costs less than $20 per person per day and are successful. the intensive supervision appearance program currently has a 99% total appearance rate for all immigration hearings. a 95% appearance at final removal hearing and 91% compliance rate on removal orders. this program has been successful at pilot sites in colorado, california, kansas, maryland and pennsylvania. i.c.e. has sought funding. this increases the budget for alternatives to detention programs by 16% above the president's request. mr. polis: i thank the chairman highlighting most cost effective alternatives and recognizing the financial costs. i ap

mr. polis: this bill has several cuts in several areas, showing strong fiscal discipline in this difficult environment. i would agree with the gentlelady that we need to assure we return to fiscal responsibility and balance our budget, and certainly preserving our national heritage is an important part of long-term fiscal responsibility. i'd like to yield three minutes to the gentleman from massachusetts, mr. mcgovern. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized for three minutes. mr. mcgovern: madam speaker, i'm proud to stand here in support of this rule and the underlying legislation. this interior appropriations bill is a bill that respects our environment. i'd especially like to thank chairman dicks for his leadership and i'd also like to thank him for my amendment to increase funding for the atlanta assistance stateside assistance program. the state assistance program is one of the most successful federal-state-local partnership programs in the history of the department of the in

mr. polis: the economy of colorado and other states roe lie on the health of our public lands. our public lands draw visitors every year to see rocky mountain state park or enjoy skiing on our hundreds of world class slopes. to protect the historic and natural beauty of the state and country, this bill provides much-needed increases for the national parks and the wildlife refuges. the $2.7 million provided includes a $100 -- 2.7 billion provide includes a $100 million increase . i was lucky enough to grow up hiking in areas under public management this bill will protect and defend some of america's truly great public lands so children across the country can grow up enjoying our environment and interacting with it every day, just as i and many of my colleagues did. we provide money to operate the national wildlife refuge system, $20 million above the request. these funds will provide critically needed staff if more areas, implement climate change strategies. currently more than 200 of the 250 re

mr. polis: do you have any closing thoughts, mr. heinrich? mr. heinrich: just to thank my friend from new york for really closing, i think, on the issue we need to think about. this is about independence. it's about seizing the moment and about providing the good jobs for tomorrow for the next generation, for my sons who are 6 and 2 1/2, i want them to grow up with the same opportunities i had and more. it's going to be up to us to be able to pass this legislation to be able to provide those kinds of opportunities for the future generations of our nation. . mr. polis: when people hear cap and trade and hear these, this is what they really mean. a lot of the things we talked about here today. we are talking about the future of the american economy. we're talking about creating green jobs. we're talking about saving american households $750 a year within 10 years and $3,90000 a year within 20 years -- $3,900 a year within 20 years. we're talking about making america the center of this technology, exporting this technology, to some of the very same

mr. polis: thank you, madam speaker. today i rise in support of h.r. 1709, the stem education coordination of 2009. i would like to chiang -- thank chairman gordon for bringing this legislation to the floor and i urge my colleagues to join me for its passage. there is no doubt being a leader in science technology, engineering, and mathematics or stem education, is essential for our nation to be an economic leader in the 21st crentry. our nation already has the world's premiere institutions of higher education. in my district in colorado is home to some of the most prestigious leaders in research. the climate change research done at encar and noaa, the renewable energy research done has been a great source of pride for our community as well as an economic driver for our state and our nation. in order to build upon these achievements, we must ensure that young americans choose to an are given the tools to build careers in science. its -- its vial our young people are exposed to stem education early on. early expo shoe for

mr. polis: thank you, mr. speaker. today i rise in support of the rule and h.r. 2410, the foreign relations authorization act for 2010 and 2011. i'd like to thank chairman berman and the house foreign affairs committee for their continued insight, leadership and their focus on diplomacy in the realm of foreign affairs and for bringing this much-needed reform legislation to the house floor. mr. speaker, during the bush administration the department of defense acted as our primary foreign liaison much to the detriment of our relationships worldwide. this bill corrects the damage done over the past eight years by providing the state department with much-needed resources that will once again make diplomacy the center place of our outreach effort. this bill authorizes funding for the state department and usaid to help prevent, navigate and peacefully resolve foreign crisisies. this bill strengthens our own nation to show the hardworking nation. it reflects our commitment to intellectual diplomacy and allows the united state

mr. polis: mr. speaker, i send to the desk a privileged report from the committee on rules for filing under the rule. the speaker pro tempore: the clerk will report the title. the clerk: report to accompany house resolution 578, resolution providing for consideration of the bill, h.r. 2996, making appropriations for the department of the interior, environment and related agencies for the fiscal year ending september 30, 2010, and for other purposes. the speaker pro tempore: referred to the house calendar and ordered precipitationed. -- printed. please clear the well. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from missouri rise? mr. skelton: mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent that members may have five legislative days within which to revise and extend their remarks on the previous bill and also to file extraneous material thereof. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, so ordered. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to house resolution 527 and rule 18, the chair declares the

mr. polis: madam speaker, i rise today in strong support of the american clean energy and security act. we are in the verge of a historic step that we have a responsibility and opportunity to take for the health of our environment, our economy, and our nation. opponents simply don't comprehend the magnitude of the problem of global warming or the opportunities that come with the solution. the u.s. is currently losing clean energy jobs and market share to china, germany, and korea. u.s. consumers continue to spend $400 billion a year to places like the middle east and venezuela every time we fill up our gas tanks. madam speaker, we have a responsibility to enact swift and strong climate change legislation. it's absolutely false to suggest this legislation would cost americans. it would cost us more if we don't act. with the consumer protections and increases efficiency this bill puts in place, american families will face hundreds of dollars each over the next decade. saving consumers money is ha

mr. polis: i ask unanimous consent that today following legislative business and special orders heretofore entered into, the following members may be permitted to address the house for five minutes, revise and extend their remarks and include extraneous materials. ms. woolsey of california, ms. giffords of arizona, mr. ryan of ohio, ms. kaptur of ohio and ms. jackson lee of texas. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, so ordered. under the speaker's announced policy of january 6, 2009, and under a previous order of the house, the following members are recognized for five minutes each. ms. woolsey from california. for what purpose does the gentlelady from arizona rise? ms. giffords: i ask animous consent to speak out of order. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. ms. giffords: our nation today is facing many great challenges, but there are three in particular that specifically, i think are of great concern to the american people. achieving energy independence, addressing climate cha

mr. polis: thank you madam speaker. for the purposes of debate only i yield the customary 30 minutes to the gentlelady from north carolina, dr. foxx. all time yielded for consideration is for debate only and i yield myself such time as i may consume and all members may be given five legislative days to revise and extend. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, so ordered. mr. polis: whose resolution 538 provides for consideration of h.r. 2996, the department of interior, environment and related agencies appropriations bill for fiscal year 2010. i rise in support of the rule and the underlying bill. the interior, environment and related agencies appropriations bill for fiscal year 2010. i thank chairman obey and chairman dicks and the appropriations staff for their hard work and dedication on bringing this bill to us. madam speaker, i am a lucky man. i'm truly blessed to represent communities in colorado like vail, breckenridge and bowled, some of the most awe inspiring forests and wildernes

mr. polis: mr. speaker, i send to the desk a privileged report from the committee on rules for filing under the rule. the speaker pro tempore: the clerk will report the title. the clerk: report to accompany house resolution 532, resolution providing for the consideration of the senate amendment to the bill h.r. 1256, to protect the public health by providing the food and drug administration with certain authority to regulate tobacco products, to amend title 5 united states code to make certain modifications in the thrift saving plan, the civil service retirement system and the federal employees retirement system and for other purposes. the speaker pro tempore: referred to the house calendar and ordered printed. the chair will entertain requests for one-minute speeches. for what purpose does the gentleman from new jersey rise? >> address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman from new jersey is recognized. >> thank you, mr. speaker. on behalf of all birlin