mr. rokita: how is mr. sanford recorded? the clerk: mr. sanford is recorded as no. mr. rokita: thank you. are there any members wishing to vote or change their vote? if not, the clerk shall report. the clerk: mr. chairman, on that the ayes are 14 and the noes are 18. mr. rokita: the noes have it. the amendment is not agreed. are there further amendments? >> i have an amendment at the desk. mr. rokita: the clerk will designate the amendment. the clerk: amendment number 14 offered by mr. lieu, expressing a sense of the house on the consumer financial protection bureau. mr. rokita: mr. lieu is recognized for six minutes. mr. lieu: thank you, mr. chair. i offer this amendment because we cannot have a weak consumer financial protection bureau. let me set the stage for why this amendment is necessary. take you back to years 2008-2009. it wasn't that long ago when our country was on the verge of economic collapse. because of the risky actions of wall street. wall street had flooded our nation with risky loans, loans that they knew couldn't be paid back, loans with no underwriti

mr. rokita? mr. garrett? mr. garrett, no. mr. garrett, no. mr. price: the gentleman needs to be present. the clerk: mr. garrett, no. mr. diaz-balart, no. mr. cole, no. mr. mcclintock, no. mrs. black, no. mr. woodall, no. mrs. blackburn, no. ms. hartzler, no. mr. rice, no. mr. stutzman? mr. sanford, no. mr. womack, no. mr. bratt, no. mr. blum, no. mr. mooney, no. mr. gross man, no. -- mr. grothman, no. mr. palmer, no. mr. moolenaar, no. mr. westerman, no. mr. buchanan, no. mr. van hollen, aye. mr. yarmouth, aye. mr. pascrell, aye. mr. ryan, aye. ms. moore, aye. ms. castor, aye. mr. mcdermott? mr. mcdermott? ms. lee, aye. mr. pocan, aye. ms. lujan grisham, aye. mrs. dingell, aye. mr. lieu, aye. mr. norcross, aye. mr. moulton, aye. mr. rokita? mr. rokita, no. mr. stutzman, no. mr. chairman. mr. price: no. the clerk: mr. chairman, no. mr. price: have all members voted? any member wish to change their votes? the clerk will report the tallly. the clerk: the ayes are 13 and the noes are 22. mr. price: the noes have it and the amendment is not agreed to.

mr. rokita: i appreciate that, mr. speaker. i'd like to turn our attention now to another hard charging member of the budget committee, someone else who is new to congress and bringing that energy along with great ideas to the discussion, a lot of his ideas are found in this budget. congressman john mullen of michigan, he's part of an industry that's allowing us to -- allow the conversation to illustrate the solutions that come with raising our g.d.p. levels back to where they used to be, not just a few years ago so that we can have a better economy now and a better future for our children. before serving in congress, john moolenaar served on the midland city council and in the state legislature. with that, i yield such time as he may consume to congressman moolenaar. mr. moolenaar: thank you very much, i thank my colleague from indiana for his leadership, organizing this presentation today. mr. speaker it's clear from the charts and the discussion we've had today, washington has a spending problem. in january, the nonpartisan

mr. rokita, 10 minutes in opposition. mr. rokita: i hope i'm not out of the vice chairman's job. i appreciate the chairman recognizing me and i appreciate again this issue being brought to the foreflont. i want to address some of the things that have been said so far and make sure that everyone understands that what our budget does, what the flexibility in it does for medicaid is strengthen and preserve it for the future, to make sure that those who really and truly need the care get it. because right now, that's not the case. as the gentlewoman alluded to. the current system, the current program is broken and that's an understatement. i want to be clear that this budget that we're proposing intends to spend $3.33 trillion over the next decade on medicaid and other health programs. medicaid spending increases over the 10-year window that this budget assumes. according to c.b.o., current medicaid, the program is growing at 5% to 6% while the economy grows at 2.3%. this budget simply slows the growth in spending and gives states the flexibility so regardless of the slow growth in s

mr. rokita. mr. rokita: thank you, chairman. todd rokita, indiana, vice chairman of the committee. i want to first say how proud i am to stand in front of my fellow colleagues here. we have taken our job very seriously. hours of member meetings putting this responsible and accurate document together. not hours of staff meetings, hours of member meetings. we each have been actively engaged in this process. i think that's worth noting. first and foremost it's important to know that this balance, this budget balances within 10 years. now, that is the quickest of any of the recently passed house budgets. and it's also important to note that it's a very stark contrast to the president's budget. that never balances. how can we begin to pay our debt if we can't even get to balance under the president's plan? our plan does that. it does it in a responsible way. after that, after we balance we begin to pay down our debt so that future generations aren't saddled with irresponsible decisions that have been made in the past. a balanced budget is crucial to giving individuals, families, and bus

mr. rokita: i thank the gentleman from arkansas. clearly, mr.peaker, you see why he was elected, you see why he is a leader. and you see how and why he leads on the floor of this house. i want to again thank congressman tom rice from south carolina for speaking today, congressman mark sanford, former governor of south carolina, congressman from the 1st district for speaking today and congressman steve womack and with the time i have remaining, i yield the rest of the hour to a good friend of mine came in at the same time as me and steve womack and a wave of 87 new congresspersons. a new crew, rob woodall and member of the budget committee to put some icing on what we have learned over the past hour. . mr. woodall: i thank the gentleman for yielding and appreciate his leadership. mr. speaker, i don't know if you've thought about it, but you came here -- you have not been here very long. the gentleman from indiana, vice chairman of the budget committee. he's been here four years. whey love about this institution, what was once a seniority based in

mr. rokita from indiana. rep. rokita: i want to thank you and the members of this committee for their commitment to produce a responsible federal budget that balances in less than 10 years and empowers all americans to build better lives for themselves and their families. i mean both republicans and democrats. this is my fifth budget that i've been proud to the a part of. in all discussions with the majority and minority members, i would say we get a better product every year. this is the quickest that the budget balances in the last several that we've done. it is in stark contrast to the president's budget. a budget that never balances, ever. this budget takes responsibility for actually addressing our $18 trillion national debt, with another $100 trillion or so on the way over the next 30-40 years. the president was like the american people to believe that we can continue down the path we are on with no consequence. the average hoosier in my district understands that they can't spend more money than they make, a

mr. rokita, no. mr. garrett, no. mr. cole, no. mr. mcclintock, no. mr. woodall, no. ms. blackburn, no. ms. hartzler, no. mr. wright, no. mr. sanford, no. mr. womack, no. mr. brat, no mr. blum, no. mr. mooney, no. mr. grossman, no mr. palmer, no. mr. moolenaar, no. mr. westermann, no. mr. buchanan, no. mr. van hollen, aye. mr. yarmouth, aye. mr. pascall -- >> mr. mcdermott, aye. ms. lee, aye. ms. lujan grisham, aye. mr. chairman, no. rep. price: have all members voted? a members want to change their vote? >> the aye's are 14 and the no's are 22. amendment number 24 offered by mr. van hollen relating to overseas contingency operations. rep. price: the gentleman from maryland is recognized for two minutes. representative van hollen: the games that this committee plays with defense spending -- here is what the committee said last year. it said abuse of the oco adjustment is a backdoor loophole that undermines the integrity of the budget process. the budget committee will recognize the responsibilities in regards to oco and will approve increases our leaders say are needed to carry out oper

mr. rokita? no. mr. garrett? mr. garrett, no. mr. cole? mr. cole, no. mr. mcclintock? mr. mcclintock, no. ms. black? ms. black, no. mr. woodall? mr. woodall, no. ms. blackburn? ms. blackburn? miss hartzler? miss hartzler, no. mr. rice? mr. rice, no. mr. sussman? mr. sussman, no. mr. sanford? mr. sanford, no. mr. womack? mr. womack, no. mr. rat? no. mr. many? mr. mooney, no. mr. grossman? mr. grossman, no. mr. westermann? mr. westermann, no. mr. buchanan? mr. buchanan, no. mr. van hollen? mr. van hollen, aye. mr. pascoe? mr. pascoe, aye. miss more? miss more, aye. miss lee? miss lee aye. ms. lujan grisham? miss lujan grisham? miss angle? miss angle aye. mr. moulton? mr. moulton, aye. miss blackburn? miss blackburn, no. mr. chairman? mr. chairman, no. chairman: have all members voted? any member wish to change their vote? the clerk will report. clerk: on that vote, ayes are 12 in the nose or 22. chairman: agreement -- amendment is not agree to. the next amendment is number 10. clerk: amendment number 10 offered by mr. mcdermott on medicaid and medicare. chairman: mr. mcdermo

mr. rep. rokita:, no. mr. chairman, no. >> have all members voted? >> mr. chairman, on that vote the eyes -- the ayes are 14 and the no's are 22. amendment 23 offered by mr. pascrell. rep. pascrell: i will yield to the ranking member for 45 seconds. >> i think my colleague. this budget is pretty straightforward. it exposes the claim that the republican budget reaches balance in 10 years. as this chart shows, you claim to be at about $30 billion in balance. that would not be the case if you did not have the aca revenues in your budget plus the online care savings -- plus the obamacare savings. and then you say, hey you have reduced the deficit so you were going to get a bonus on top of that. it is all phantom deficit savings as is your bonus claim. this put to rest this claim of balance. >> thank you mr. ranking member. we have heard the word balance used a lot this evening. i tried to keep a count of every time it was mention but i quickly ran out of fingers and toes. if you look at the numbers you provided, the budget does not indeed balance on paper. once

mr. rokita: we did it five years ago. we continue to do it. and i'm encouraged, mr. chairman. i think the american people see the light. they see that unless we correct and reform this mandatory overspending, that one can be helped. we can't have americans building better lives for themselves, but be more dependent on the federal government and in doing so more and more people will be hurt. slush fund no. a very important fund to fight the global war on terror, to keep our troops safe and effective, that's an important fund. i wouldn't call it a slush fund and i wouldn't call dependency on broken programs good, positive either. republicans on the budget committee, republicans in this congress, i hope all of us eventually will have the courage and ability to have not only have this conversation with the american people, but to start putting this conversation into direct action. mr. chairman, i yield back. the chair: the gentleman's time has expired. the gentleman from georgia reserves. the gentleman from maryland is recognized. mr. van hollen: thank you, mr. speaker. i'm a litt

mr. rokita: no. mr. garrett: mr. diaz-balart: no mr. cole: no. mrs. black. mrs. black: no. mr. woodall: no. mrs. blackburn: no. mrs. hartzler: no. mr. cartwright: no. mr. stutzman: no. mr. womack: no. mr. brat: no. mr. blum: no. mr. mooney: no. mr. palmer: no. mr. moolenaar: no mr. westmoreland: no. mr. buchanan: no. mr. van hollen: hi. mr. yarmuth: aye. mr. pascrell: aye mr. ryan: aye. ms. moore: aye. ms. castor: aye. mr. mcdermott: aye. ms. lee: aye. mr. pocan: aye. mrs. dingell: aye. mr. lieu: aye. mr. moulton: aye. mr. garrett: no. stan stan no. mr. mooney:. mr. chairman? mr. price: no. mr. price: all members voted? any member wish to change their votes? the clerk will report the tally. the clerk: the ayes are 14 and the noes are 21. mr. price: the knows have it and the amendment is not agreed to. the committee will stand in recess until 5:00 p.m. [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2015] captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org >> house budget committee gaveled in a

mr. rokita. the chair: the gentleman is recognized for two minutes. mr. rokita: i thank the chairman for this process. look all day today we have been considering substitute budgets, laid bare in the people's house, in this chamber, for everyone to view and critique. and i think that's a good thing. considering the democrat substitute amendment, their budget, it adds an additional $4.7 trillion to the debt versus our budget. as as we stand here today we already have $18 trillion in debt and another at least $100 trillion on the way over the next decade this come despite under their plan a $1.9 trillion tax hike that we've already talked about this shows once again that you can't solve our debt problems by chasing ever higher spending with ever higher taxes. the fact of the matter is right now we take in as a federal government over $2.5 trillion of the people's property. it's the people -- it's the people's property that we confiscate, some of it rightly so to run the things we need, but $2.5 trillion, mr. chairman. we have a spending problem, not a revenu

mr. rokita: for the past 100 years, boswell's partnership with ability one has helped our community. it helps people with visual impairment. one such man is bob green. he is -- he applied to boswell which because of contacts with ability one was able to hire him. six years later, don is a production supervisor managing 40 people. i'm proud to recognize the work this company is doing in partnership with the ability one program. they open doors of opportunity and help make the state of indiana nirk beloved state, a better place to live each and every day. with that, i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back. are there further one-minute requests? the chair lays before the house the following personal request. cleep leave of absence requested for mr. young of indiana for march 18 and for today. the speaker pro tempore: without objection the request is granted. under the speaker's announced policy of january 6, 2015, the gentleman from california, mr. rohrabacher is recognized for 60 minutes as the designee of the minority lead -- the majority leader. mr. rohrabach

mr. rokita for your vision and integrity and leadership of this committee and commend the other misdemeanorsf the committee for the work that they put in on this. mr. chairman, we are in a crisis. every year we spend more than we are and try to convince ourselves that deficits don't matter. in 2014, washington spent nearly $3.5 trillion while only collecting $3 trillion in revenues, resulting in a deficit that is literally 14 cents on the dollar. in other words, every dollar we spend, we borrowed 14 cents against our children's future. votes turned out in the last election, this past november they came to the ballot box because many of them lost their health insurance plans or premiums had skyrocketed because of obamacare. they voted because severe overregulation cost them their jobs because businesses cut back or closed. we are at a point now where the united states now ranks 12th among nations in terms of business start-ups. we now have more businesses closing than are opening up. the american people voted because they have seen enough of the reckless status quo in washington and they dema

mr. rokita: we did it five years ago. we continue to do it. and i'm encouraged, mr. chairman. i think the american people see the light. they see that unless we correct and reform this mandatory overspending, that one can be helped. we can't have americans building better lives for themselves, but be more dependent on the federal government and in doing so more and more people will be hurt. slush fund no. a very important fund to fight the global war on terror, to keep our troops safe and effective, that's an important fund. i wouldn't call it a slush fund and i wouldn't call dependency on broken programs good, positive either. republicans on the budget committee, republicans in this congress, i hope all of us eventually will have the courage and ability to have not only have this conversation with the american people, but to start putting this conversation into direct action. mr. chairman, i yield back. the chair: the gentleman's time has expired. the gentleman from georgia reserves. the gentleman from maryland is recognized. mr. van hollen: thank you, mr. speaker. i'm a litt