mr. quayle. >> aye. >> mr. costa. >> no. >> mr. walz. >> no. >> mr. schrader. >> no. >> mr. kissle. >> no. >> mr. owens. >> no. >> ms. pingree. >> no. >> mr. courtney. >> no. >> mr. walsh. >> no. >> ms. fudge. >> no. >> mr. saab lan. >> no. >> ms. sooul. >> no. >> mr. mcgovern. >> no. >> mr. rooney. >> yes. >> mr. southerland. >> aye. >> mr. crawford. >> yes. >> mr. bosswell. >> no. >> mr. chairman. >> yes. >> mr. chairman, the vote is 27 yays to 19 nays. >> the number 89 carries. the gentle lady from maine seeks recognition. >> thank you, mr. chairman. i am the co sponsor of amendment 3, it's at the desk and i would like to call it up. >> amendment number 3 will be distributed by the clerk and the gentle lady is recognized for five minutes for explanation when she is ready. >> thank you very much, mr. chair. this is a very simple co -- no-cost amendment that would give a little more control to state and local communities by authorizing their schools, those schools who have low annual commodity entitlement values, mostly small rural schools, to start making more of their own

mr. quayle: 2011. mr. gardner: during the first three years in office, the obama administration unleashed 106 major new regulations that increased the regulatory burdens in this country by more than $46 billion annually. and i want to share with you a statement that the president himself has made and this is a statement he made recently, and i quote, rules have gotten out of balance placing unreasonable burdens on business, burdens that have stifled innovation and chilling effect on growth and jobs. and here we are, increasing regulations by this president and this administration. mr. young: we ought to be measuring the costs of any given regulation, any proposed regulation and the benefits and comparing the two. any fair-minded person would take into account both of them and in the end would decide whether a given regulation makes sense of the i was doing research earlier before coming down to the floor. i wanted to see what the cost benefit analysis has been and i came across a report by the national bur

mr. quayle. >> thank you, madam chair. thank you, director morton. good to see you again. in jewel 10th, 2009, you stated that 287-g program is an essential component of dhs' comprehensive immigration enforcement strategy. do you still agree with that assessment? >> i do, particularly for the jail model where it has proven to be a good use of our resource, a good use of our resources and a good use of the taxpayer dollars. i don't feel that way with regard to many of the task force agreements that have largely for economic reasons in the jurisdictions where they are found have become unproductive and have resulted in no removals. >> okay. so, i mean, on the i.c.e. website and in your statement there's a lot of very positive statements regarding the 287-g agreements and how it's great that we can have federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies working together. you were saying that right now in the present systems. i find it a little concerning that you have recently gotten rid of the 287-g agreement with arizona state and local law enforcement agencies. what is the

mr. quayle. the chair: the gentleman is recognized for three minutes. mr. quayle: i thank the gentleman for yielding. mr. chairman, i oppose this amendment because it would allow ideological special interest groups to block mining permits through lawsuits funded by taxpayer dollars. the equal access to justice act of 1980 is a law in need of reform. recognizing the federal government's vast resources, it was intended to help protect small businesses, charities, and ordinary americans from unreasonable litigation or administrative proceedings. to this end the eaja allows individuals with a net worth under $2 million and businesses worth less than $7 million to collect attorneys fees up to $125 per hour. but last year the judiciary committee subcommittee on courts, commercial, and administrative law held a hearing on the need for eaja reform. the subcommittee learned that certain groups, particularly environmental organizations, are aggressively exploiting the eaja. the eaja exempts all not-for-profit organizations from the net worth cap, and it allows attorne

mr. quayle: i rise in support of the red tape reduction and small business job creation act. time and time again when i talk to small business owners in my district, they say the number one challenge holding them back from expanding their business and hiring more workers is uncertainty in regulation and taxation. the current pro-regulatory administration has issued nearly four times the number of regulations as the previous administration. the administration's own numbers show that the u.s. businesses spent over $8 -- over 8.8 billion hours complying with federal paperwork requirements psm the -- to put this in perspective, this is equal to one million years of filling out government paperwork. mr. speaker, one of these costly regulations the e.p.a. is currently imposing is the regional haze rule that could close down power plants all across the country, all for aesthetics. it atchings the navajo generating station in arizona which could cost $1.-- which would cost jobs, and cost $90 million a year increasing the cost of electricity and water across the state of arizona. and

mr. quayle: i thank the gentleman for yielding. this decision confirms that the repeal of obamacare must take place in the very body in which it began. this decision reminds us that there is no greater calling, no higher honor than the defense of our constituents from the tyranny of government overreach. we have seen what socialized medicine and endless entitlements did to europe. let me be clear. obamacare is bad for our doctors, it's bad for our patients, it's bad for our economy, it's toxic to our middle class. from its insidious taxes to its strangling regulation to the oppressive mandate that lies at its core, obamacare is bad for america. this bill gives us all a chance to vote, to defend the values upon which our great nation was founded. i urge our colleagues to vote for this bill and repeal obamacare. i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. the gentleman from michigan, mr. levin. mr. levin: i reserve. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman reserves. t

mr. quayle. h.r. 4377, the rapid act by mr. ross of florida. h.r. 2308, the sequester regulatory accountability act by -- s.e.c. regulatory accountability act by mr. garrett. and a bill by mr. conaway to approve consideration by the commodities future trading commission of the cost and benefits of its regulations and orders. h.r. 6082 is a bill to replace the obama administration's final offshore drilling plan announced on june 28 which keeps 85% of america's offshore areas offlimits to energy production with one that would establish a timeline for 29 specific leases, some of which are not open for drilling under the obama plan. the legislation would also require the interior department to prepare a multi-lease environmental impact statement for any leases required under the bill not in the june, 2012, plan. the remaining bills are rolled into one package and while each has its own unique use, they're all intended to provide for federal regulatory relief. h.r. 373 is a culmination of nearly five years of work to build on the success of the unfu

mr. flake: i rise in support of this act -- this legislation would provide important regulatory reforms and couldn't come at a better time for the economy. in particular, i'm pleased to support my colleague, congressman quayle's sunshine for regulatory decree and settlements act. in the west, we have seen the e.p.a. adopt what appears to be a strategy that is contemplated with respect to the implementation of the clean air act. this includes ignoring submitted state plans, inviting lawsuits from nongovernmental organizations and then agreeing to consent decrees that result in federal intervention. while this raises a host of issues, it tramples on states' per og georgiatives and flies in the face of congress to let the states lead when it comes to air quality decisions. e.p.a. has previously flatly ignored the states' submitted plans for dealing with regional haze and agreed to a consent decree without consulting the arizona department of environmental quality that would result in a federally driven and needlessly costly outcome that is not beneficial to arizona's residents. while arizona has sued to be allowed to intervene, it is likely this scenario would not have played out, had this legislation been in pl