mr. reichert: mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent that all members may have five legislative days to revise and and to heir remarks include extraneous material on the subject of the bill under consideration. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. reichert: mr. speaker, i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. reichert: mr. speaker, i rise today with my colleague, mr. doggett of texas, to urge support of h.r. 1896, the international child support recovery improvement act of 2013. this bill provides the implementing legislation for the hague convention on international recovery of child support and other forms of family maintenance, ensuring that law enforcement authorities will be able to enforce child support orders even when a child or parent lives overseas. mr. speaker, as the former sheriff in king county, which is in seattle, washington, for those in the chamber who may not know, i worked there for 33 years. i had the opportunity

mr. reichert for his work on this maryland and his care on this issue. mr. delaney: this is a bipartisan and commonsense amendment that ensures we fully fund the usfa so that our firefighters receive world-class training. fires are not limited to republican districts or democratic districts. fires do not discriminate against rural or urban districts. fires do not choose between districts on the coast or in our heartland and thankfully neither do our firefighters. firefighters serve us all. across the nation when crisis strikes and the flames begin, our brave firefighters rush in. they risk their lives to save ours. we should do everything we can to make sure that firefighters are trained well. that investment will directly result in more saved lives and fewer tragedies. mr. reichert has spoken very eloquently and with great care about the benefits of this amendment. mr. speaker, i'd like to add that one of the keystones of our firefighter education system is the national fire academy located at the national emergency training center in emersburg, maryland. t

mr. reichert: mr. speaker, our country remains in a state of stagnation. nearly 12 million of our fellow americans are out of work. 4.4 million people have been out of work for six months or more. we deserve better. america deserves better. we deserve more than the political posturing with which washington democrats continue to respond to the problems facing our nation. house republicans offer real solutions. we've passed a long-term student loan fix to keep rates from doubling this summer. a plan that's similar to the president's plan but yet the democrats in the senate cannot even get that bill passed. it's time to get past politics here. we need to create jobs. we must grow our economy. and secure the future for all americans. that's what hardworking taxpayers deserve and that's what house republicans offer. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. for what purpose does the gentlelady from maine seek recognition? mass. still recognized for one minute. ms. tsongas: thank you. mr. speaker, since assuming co

mr. reichert: thank you, mr. speaker. i rise in support of this amendment. my colleague is ride, the unemployment rate is 7.5%. people want to go back to work. that's what this amendment does, gets people back to work. the federal government has 83 programs, 83 to help people. now, i'm the chairman of the subcommittee on human resources. we just had a hearing last week. shandae randolph -- i don't have time to yield. shandae randolph testified before our committee she was under a government program. all they did was provide benefits to her. until she got under tanf, that's where she got the help to find a job. we need to help people find jobs, keep jobs, support their families and give them hope. i support this bill wholeheartedly because it gives the american people who are out of work today hope. i yield back. the chair: the gentlelady from wisconsin. ms. moore: yes, we reduce welfare rolls because we literally throw people off. we did not help them find sustainable jobs. that's why poverty has increased. i'd like to yield 30 seconds to the ranking member

mr. reichert, to suspend the rules and pass h.r. 1896, on which yeas and nays are ordered. the clerk will report the title of the bill. the clerk: h.r. 1896, a bill to amend part d of title d of the social security act to ensure that the united states can comply fully with the obligations of the hague convention of 23 november, 2007, on the international recovery of child support and other forms of family maintenance and for other purposes. the speaker pro tempore: the question is, will the house suspend the rules and pass the bill. members will record their votes by electronic device. this is a five-minute vote. [captioning made possible by the national captioning institute, inc., in cooperation with the united states house of representatives. any use of the closed-captioned coverage of the house proceedings for political or commercial purposes is expressly prohibited by the u.s. house of epresentatives.] the speaker pro tempore: on this vote the yeas are -- the speaker pro tempore: the yeas are 394, the nays are 27. 2/3 being in the affirmative, the rules are suspended, t