mr. reed: mr. chairman, i have an amendment at the desk. the chair: the clerk will designate the amendment. the clerk: amendment number 9, printed in house report number 112-75, offered by mr. reed of new york. the chair: pursuant to house resolution 264, the gentleman from new york, mr. reed, and a member opposed, will each control 15 minutes. the chair recognizes the gentleman from new york. mr. reed: thank you, mr. chairman. mr. speaker, i rise today to join with my colleague, mr. grim -- grimm, from new york, to offer an amendment for the brave members of the intelligence community for their role to kill osama bin laden on may 1, 2011. as we know osama bin laden was killed on may 1 by members of seal team 6. the heroics of this seal team have been well documented in the press over the past weeks. but the work of other professionals in the intelligence community is less well-known and has received less attention. bringing osama bin laden to justice was the result of over 10 years of hard wo

mr. reed: mr. speaker, at this time 50eu78' pleased to -- at this time i'm pleased to recognize two minutes to the gentlewoman from washington. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman from washington is recognized for two minutes. ms. herrera beutler: i had a job creator forum. the one thing i heard was the rising cost of gasoline. you can all imagine what rising gas prices does to a small business like this. they had to let people go in the past and starting to hire people again. one thing he requested was make this affordable. one thing we can do is by supporting this bill because we open up the opportunity to get more -- to get more domestic energy. and that's the reality. you know, i can't wait for the day when our country no longer is dependent on fossil fuels, when we don't need gasoline or we don't need to get it from countries that don't like us. i can't wait for that day. i support the alternative energies but the problem is we're not there yet. we are not there today. and the reality is

mr. reed: mr. chairman, i have an amendment at the desk. the chair: the clerk will designate the amendment. the clerk: amendment number 9, printed in house report number 112-75, offered by mr. reed of new york. the chair: pursuant to house resolution 264, the gentleman from new york, mr. reed, and a member opposed, will each control 15 minutes. the chair recognizes the gentleman from nework. mr. reed: thank you, mr. chairman. mr. speaker, i rise today to join with my colleague, mr. grim -- grimm, from new york, to offer an amendment for the brave members of the intellince community for thei role to kill osama bin laden on may 1, 2011. as we know osama bin laden was killed on may 1 by members of seal team 6. the heroics of this seal team have been well documented in the press over the past weeks. but the work of other professionals in the intelligence community is less well-known and has received less attention. bringing osama bin laden to justice was the result of over 10 years of hard work an

mr. reed: mr. speaker, by the direction of the committee on rules, i call up house resolution 236 and ask for its immediate consideration. the speaker pro tempore: the clerk will report the resolution. the clerk: house calendar number 32. house resolution 236. resolved, that at any time after the adoption of this resolution the speaker may, pursuant to clause 2-b of rule 18, declare the house resolved into the committee of the whole house on the state of the union for consideration of the bill h.r. 1213, to repeal mandatory funding provided to states in the patient protection and affordable care act to establish american health benefit exchanges. the first reading of the bill shall be dispensed with. all points of order against consideration of the bill are waived. general debate shall be .confined to the bill and shall not exceed one hour equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the committee on energy and commerce. after general debate the bill shall be considere

mr. reed: madam president? the presiding officer: the senator from rhode island. mr. reed: madam president, i rise to join my colleague, senator whitehouse, in strongly supporting the nomination of john mcconnell to the united states district court for rhode island. indeed, as my colleague indicated, there is a bigger issue here beyond mr. mcconnell. that is whether we are going to institute a new threshold which could be routinely applied to different court judges of a cloture vote. as my colleague indicated, this is an extraordinary departure in the history this have senate, going -- of this senate, going back decades. we have long adhered to the tradition that the local legal community, local vetters and the local civic community are the best judges for a potential nominee, subject to the, obviously, the president's action, and quite importantly, to the review by the american bar association, and quite importantly, the background checks of the f.b.i.; quite importantly and very, very import

mr. reed. >> thank you for the opportunity to speak with you today. i represent over 30000% small business entrepreneurs, many 1/2 home -- over 3000 developers and small business entrepreneurs, many of whom developed applications. we look at broad themes and big ideas. but today, i would like to start differently, breaking it down to the smallest of the small, specifically my pint sized 5- year-old. my daughter is learning to speak chinese. granted, because dad wants her to, but i have a letter use an old smart phone and i have loaded on chinese apps. she uses games that the short pictures and habrÉ translation. i have recently upload a demo that will give her an object. these are apps that will not make the cut on the desktop computer. if for no other reason, my 5- year-old will never sit still . the when she gets a little bit older, we will use the application to see the night sky stars. these are applications that were unimaginable five years ago. over 500,000 applications are available on

mr. reed? >> thank you, chairman pryor, ranking member toomey and distinguished members for the opportunity to speak with you today. as executive director ira present over 3,000 developers and small business entrepreneur as many human rights apps for smart phones and towelettes. often when we consider the issues in this setting, we do it to look at the impact it will have on the country at large and we talk in broad themes and big ideas but today i would like to start off differently. breaking it down to the smallest of the small specifically my point size to five-year-old. my daughter is learning to speak chinese, granted she's doing it because doud wants her to the oil and let her use an old smart phone, i floated on the chinese language learning apps and she has gained that help recognition and even one that let her take pictures of a character and gives her a translation. i recently have seen a demo of an application that will allow her to take a picture of an object and get a translation

madam speaker, i rise today to spook on my amendment that was offered earlier today by my colleague, mr. reed, on my behalf and was included in the intelligence authorization act. mr. grimm: my amendment honors the brave members of the intelligence community, military, and civilian contingent who played a vital role in the mission that killed osama bin laden on may 1. on september 11, 2001, bin laden and members of histories network struck at the heart of the nation, carrying out attacks that took the lives of nearly 3,000 innocent americans. of those killed, 2,752 were in my hometown of new york city. including over 400 police officers, firefighters, and first responders. the largest percentage of these americans and their families called my district of staten island, brooklyn home. so i have a good reason to stand here today and to congratulate the men and women of our intelligence community for their role, the role that they played in locating and killing osama bin laden. a man who was the embodiment of evil and oppression. the members of america's intelligence community are faceless warri

mr. reed: mr. president, i want to proceed in morning business, but before that, let me associate myself to the remarks of the senator from nevada paying tribute to the senior senator from arizona. senator mccain's words were both eloquent and profound and they reflect not only his strong beliefs, but his own personal experience. and they also reflect something else that has been consistent in everything that he has done in the senate and that is his respect and deep regard for the men and women of the military services. and his reflections today remind us of what they've done and also remind us of the high standards of conduct that they expect of themselves and that we have to recognize also. and let me again join senator reid in saluting senator mccain not only for his words today but for as he does in so many times being in effect the conscience of the senate on so many important topics. mr. president, i would also like today to support and talk about the provisions that my colleagues have intro

and, mr. reed, how you proposed notifying consumers in a better, more meaningful way so they are not surprised to learn their information is being sent to folks or tracked? >> first of all, i think it is a great thing to look at in terms of informing the consumer. one of the best thing about the wall street journal articles is they do in education job that we in the industry have had a hard time doing ourselves. we benefit from that ride out the front end. we were able to tell consumers, hey, this is part of what we're doing. the privacy policies are there. the two-inch screen problem. how do i write a privacy policy that holds up that is simple and easy to understand and can be displayed on a two-inch screen? my members want to develop the clearest, simple as privacy policy, but when they get to a lawyer, then they come back and say, well, you need to provide this. the second part is the constantly-changing world in terms of business models. we started out with apps three years ago. we did not hav

mr. reed: madam president, i ask that the quorum call be di dispensed with. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. reed: madam president, i rise today in support of the nomination of john jack mcconnell to serve as judicial court judge in the state of rhode island. the presiding officer: the senate will come to order. mr. reed: we have heard and we will hear a number of very strong statements about this nomination. i would argue they -- i would argue that many arguments that have been made are inaccurate and they're not shared by the legal and business community in rhode island. in fact, jack mcconnell is supported publicly and enthusiastically by the two former republican attorney generals of rhode island, arlene violate and jeff vine. he is supported by the greater providence of rhode island and he's supported by our legal community, our business community. he has received the strong endorsement of our leading newspaper, "the providence journal," which has a record of moderation, inde

mr. reed: thank you, mr. speaker. mr. speaker, i rise today to join my colleagues this morning to deliver a simple message, and that message can be summed up by reading a quote from our president when he was a former senator dealing with the issue that we will face in the upcoming months when it comes to raising our debt ceiling. then senator barack obama stated on the floor of the senate, "leadership means that the buck stops here. instead, washington is shifting the burden of bad choices today onto the backs of our children and grandchildren. america has a debt problem and a fileure of leadership. americans deserve better." mr. speaker, i stand firmly here today to tell you that i do believe over the next 90 days that this will be the critical moment of this congress, that this will be the critical moment in our nation's history when we either succeed or we fail, and i will heed senator obama's words because the buck will stop here in this chamber. mr. speaker, the question we face with raising the debt ceiling is a ver

mr. reed: mr. president, i ask unanimous consent that the remaining time postcloture be yielded back and the senate proceed to vote on the confirmation of nomination of john j. mcconnell jr. to be the u.s. district judge for the district of rhode island. that the motion be reconsidered -- the motion to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table with no intervening action or debate, that no further motions be in order to the nomination, that the president be immediately notified of the senate's action, the senate then resume legislative session and proceed to a period of morning business for debate only until 7:30 p.m. with senators permitted to speak for up to 10 minutes each. the presiding officer: is there objection? without objection, so ordered. the question is on the nomination. yeas and nays are called for. is there a sufficient second? there is. there appears to be. the clerk will call the roll. vote: vote: vote: vote: the presiding officer: are there any senators wishing to vote

mr. reed: i would request 9 u.s.s. -- the suspension of a quorum call. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. reed: we are engaged in a very important debate over our budget the last few days. this debate will continue over the next several days and probably the next few months. lake past debates, the heart of it are important programs for middle-income americans, like medicare, medicaid, social security. in some quarters, they are under attack. this doesn't have to be the case. in the 1990's, democratic majorities in the house and the senate with a democratic president were able to deal with this issue of deficit while preserving these programs and strengthening indeed in many cases these programs. we were able to also provide the kind of economic growth that generated job creation. not just increased g.d.p. or increased profits on wall street but jobs on main street. much of these efforts were, frankly, undone beginning in 2000 with tax cuts that did not, as advertised, produce the kind of private employment growth that were necessary for our ec

mr. reed: thank you, mr.aker, and thank you to my colleague from texas for the opportunity to rise today. mr. speaker, i rise today in support of the rule for h.r. 754, the intelligence authorization act for fiscal year 2011. mr. speaker, the intelligence community works long hours in distant parts of the world to keep our country safe. but the things about the united states intelligence community is that when they do their job right, no one knows about it. when they are successful in that diligence that they perform every day of the week, 24 hours a day, every day of the year we often do not hear about that success. i stand here today, mr. speaker, to commend the diligence, pain staking work of the united states intelligence officials for all that they do. and then in particular i stand today to recognize the hard work of our intelligence community that resulted in capturing and killing the man who masterminded the multiple attacks, who -- which killed thousands of americans being brought to justice this pas

speaker, i urge a no vote on the rule because in spite of mr. reed, my colleague on the rules committee, and the distinguished chairman, my good friend, touting the fact that we do have a number of amendments and the time, this is not an open rule, and i would have them to know that if it were an open rule, then all members would be able to offer this amendment to -- an amendment to the bill. i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. the gentleman from texas. mr. sessions: thank you, mr. speaker. mr. speaker, today we have had a distinguished group of speakers, including the gentleman, mr. hastings, who spent years of his service not only on behalf of the people of florida but on behalf of all of us as he served on the intelligence committee. we have -- had members walk in and out of here. the gentlewoman from north carolina, virginia foxx, who brings thoughtful articulation about her ideas about the protection of this country not just for the people of north carolina but for the

mr. reed: it anticipates strong growth in the natural gas development because of the development of shale gas resources. it notes that growth in natural gas would not be permissible but for the combination of horizontal drilling and fracturing technologies which have made shale gas economical to produce. it finds that it has led to an annual average growth rate of 89% from 2006 to 2010. the second study i'd like to mention is the american gas association's potential gas committee 2010 biennial report. at this point, i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlelady from california rise? >> to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady is recognized. >> i rise in strong opposition to h.r. 3 which the house will vote on later today. after voting last month to end medicare as we know it for seniors, today the majority is attacking the women's reproductive freedom. for the last three months we have watch as the majorit

mr. reed: thank you, mr. speaker. in closing on these two important bills that are now before this house, i say the 1213 and 1214 is dealing with an issue that the former speaker of the house envisioned when she said that during the debate on the underlying health care bill, obamacare, that congress needed to pass the bill so the american public could find out what's in it. we are finding out what's in it. these two bills will address provisions that dictate and mandate billions of dollars in spending. without any additional congressional oversight. to me that is the critical piece. that is the critical piece why i urge my colleagues to support this rule and pass this legislation because this body, this body must stand up and adhere to its institutional responsibilities of controlling the spending of our country because we are broke. and that's what an army was sent here to do in november. and i'm proud to be part of that freshman class of 87 republican members of the house that are coming here and looking at every di

mr. chairman. >> senator reed. >> thank you, very much, mr. chairman, and thank you, mr. secretary for your great leadership. >> thank you. >> let me ask you about the family self-sufficiency program. it's something that you have included in your budget, it's something that my local housing advocates think is a very, very strong. i know you have one the great advances in this job of having been as you describe it both, a consumer of hud services is now a provider of hud services. you can comment on many services. we're working on a proposal together with your colleagues to help improve the program. if you might comment on the proposal and your views of where we should go. >> senator, i want to congratulation you. i'm a big fan of the self-sufficiency. and the reason is it's just a smart approach. too often we focus on the short term and don't think about how our programs can help support self-sufficiency and reach the ultimate goal of families who can work getting jobs, becoming independent, and graduating from the program, if you will, and making space for those that are

but as chip reed reports everyone knows what mr. obama meant when he said justice has been done. >> when we say we will never forget we mean what we say. >> reporter: this is not just any firehouse, the home of engine 54 lost 15 men when the twin towers fell, an entire shift. more than any other new york firehouse. a bronze plaque honors their sacrifice and that of their family including 28 children who lost their fathers on 9/11. >> it is some comfort i hope for all of you to know that when those guys took those extraordinary risks going in to pakistan that they were doing it in part because of the sacrifices that were made in this station. they were doing it in the name of your brothers that were lost. >> reporter: at new york's first precinct the president thanked the first police officers to responds on 9/11 reminding them that while bin laden is gone the threat of terrorism is not. >> you're still going to be called on to take courageous actions and remain vigilent but you'll have an entire country behind you when do you it. >>

reed at the memorial at ground zero. he will also meet privately with families of those killed. mr.ma has no scheduled remarks but he may make a comment at the site. graphic on line for those that show that that osama bin laden are fake. one has become widely distributed it shows a bloody osama bin laden with a missing eye. president obama said there's no reason to release the images with the secretary says why he made that decision. >> there's no date amount al-qaida members of his dead we don't think a photograph will make any difference. they're going to be some folks to deny it. the fact of the matter is, you will not see him walking on this earth again. >> mark: meanwhile pakistan's army chief is meeting with leaders to discuss the raid both are saying is, was not involved. the army has so far not explained when and how it learned about the operation or why it didn't take any action against the arrival of the helicopters. >> darya: coming up hundreds of nurses in oakland will walk off the job and go on a five day strike. live report only come back. this was so easy. that was qu

durbin, whitehouse, feinstein, merkley, coons, begich, globe cher, boxer, reed of rhode island, stabenow, and brown of ohio. mr. reid: i ask unanimous consent the mandatory quorum under rule 22 be waived. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. reid: mr. president, i also ask unanimous consent the senate resume legislative session and proceed to a period of morning business for debate only with senators permitted to speak for up to ten minutes each. the presiding officer: without objection. a senator: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator from ohio is recognized. mr. brown: mr. president, thank you. yesterday the white house announced that it will not submit three pending free trade agreements, the f.t.a.'s with south korea, colombia, and panama, until -- until congress reaches a deal on reauthorizing the trade assistance adjustments -- the trade adjustment assistance for workers program, the so-called t.a.a. i applaud president obama for putting workers first before we do these trade agreements. the trade agreements are very controversial, as they always are. the promises are always that the

mr. reed: mr. president, i would ask the call of the quorum. the presiding officer: the clerk will call the roll. quorum call: mr. mcconnell: mr. president? the presiding officer: the republican leader. mr. mcconnell: i suggest that the quorum be dispensed with. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. mcconnell: the senate will shortly vote on the cloture motion on the jack mcconnell nomination. we have been working in good faith with our democratic colleagues to confirm consensus judicial nominees in general and to fill judicial emergencies in particular, so it's disappointing that our democratic friends have chosen to depart from this bipartisan practice and depress the mcconnell nomination, which would not fill a judicial emergency and is about as far from a consensus nomination as one can imagine. mr. mcconnell described his judicial philosophy in this way -- "there are wrongs that need to be righted, and that's how i see the law." end quote. in mr. mcconnell's eyes, the wrongdoers in ame