mr. serrano: yes, i do. mrs. emerson: i do as well, but they are not here right now so i continue to reserve. the chair: the gentleman from new york. ms. se -- mr. serrano: i'd like to yield a minute to the gentleman. the chair: the gentleman is recognized for one minute. >> i rise in opposition to this amendment, the reason i do, as a member of the ways and means committee, we had commissioner schumer before us talking about the law and the affordable care act. he said all the additional funding they will receive will be used for outreach efforts, to inform small businesses about the tax cuts they are eligible for. 16,000 companies in my district alone are getting money under the act. mr. kind: if you look at the 50 million uninsured in this country, the bulk are working americans, typically in small businesses or family farms who have a hard time providing health care coverage. the i.r.s. will be doing outreach to them to let them know the benefits they'll receive along with other individuals throughout the cou

mr. serrano says, his own commitment. i consider this an emergency and whether or not a point of order could be waived in light of the fact that cases that are now in litigation would be in, essence, left without representation either for the client or the case. i consider it a legal emergency, emergency dealing with justice questions and i would ask that the point of order be waived. the chair: does anyone wish to be heard? seeing none the chair is prepared to rule. the gentleman from virginia makes a point of order that the amendment offered by the gentleman from tennessee violates section 3-j-3 of house resolution 5. it establishes a point of order against an amendment proposing a net increase in budget authority in the pending bill. the charetr chair has been gaded by an estimate from the chair of the committee on budget that the amendment proposing a net increase in budget authority in the bill. therefore the point of order is sustained and the amendment is not in order. for what purpose does the gentleman from south

mr. serrano: reclaiming my time, i yield back. the chair: for what purpose does the gentleman from pennsylvania rise -- missouri rise? mr. akin: i have an amendment. the chair: the question is on the amendment offered by the gentleman from texas. those in favor say aye. those opposed, no. in the opinion of the chair, the ayes have it. >> we ask for a recorded vote on that. the chair: the gentleman asked for a recorded vote. pursuant to clause 6 of rule 18, further proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentleman from texas will be postponed. for what purpose does the gentleman from missouri now rise? mr. akin: thank you, mr. speaker. to strike the last word. the chair: the gentleman is recognized for five minutes. mr. akin: mr. speaker, i have an amendment, number 181, which it's my plan to withdraw following a comment here. the chair: does the gentleman offer the amendment? mr. akin: yes, mr. speaker, i do. i do not. i don't offer it. the chair: the gentleman is recognized for five minutes under his request to strike the last

mr. serrano, my brother. mr. serrano: i thank you for the time. i recognize that you do not support the amendment but some folks cannot help themselves. it's not about the white house but who lives in the white house. first there was an amendment to cut his staff and then there was an amendment about not allowing him a teleprompter and now it says you can't fix the leaks in the white house. we have a plumbing system in the white house that hasn't been repaired since harry truman. that is a long, long time. yes, there are difficult times in this country but when you have a house visited by many tourists throughout the year, you should be careful as to the wiring and things that could happen with water and safety. and after all, whether we like this president or not, this is the residential place and the office space for our presidents for the next one and ones to follow. i think this is a proper investment and personally, i think it gets pretty petty when we don't even allow this president to have leaks fixed in the white house. and i yield back th

mr. serrano: so the f.c.c. rules and rules in a way that protects and keeps the internet open for all of us and we should remember that. it issued an order providing for a version of net neutrality, it allows the f.c.c. to regulate how internet service providers manage access to content, requires certain transparency from the providers about their policy and requires reasonable management of traffic on their networks. now, all of a sudden there's such a reaction to simply setting some rules. while we all use the internet, there are still many parts of this new service behavior that have not been looked at and where it allows some folks to just overrun other people and if there was ever a decision made by the f.c.c. that's in favor of the consumer, this is one of them. so of course we will try to scale it back. but there are other issues here. i am a member of the appropriations committee and as such i think it's the greatest committee and most important committee in the history of man and womankind. but i know

mr. serrano. mr. serrano: i thank you for the time. and i congratulate you on continuing to be the representative that you are for the district of columbia. let me in the short time be brief and to the point. this may be one of the least known issues in the united states, the whole issue of how congress treats the district of columbia. understood that there are constitutional provisions. but constitutional provisions for congress to oversee the district of columbia does not mean that you should mistreat the district of columbia. and i think it's important to note something that happened when i became chairman of the subcommittee that oversees the district of columbia and that is i took it very personal. you see, like so many new yorkers, i was not born in new york. i was born in puerto rico. and i was raised in new york and i represent the bronx in congress. puerto rico, as some may know, everyone should know, is a territory of the united states, some would say a colonny of the united states. so the one thing i didn't want to be chairm

mr. serrano. the chair: the gentleman yields to the gentleman from new york, three minutes. seeing no objection. mr. serrano: the continuing resolution that we're voting on today is irresponsible and extreme. we all recognize that we should take reasonable steps to address our deficit. however, what we're voting on today makes cuts that will harm our students, our public safety, our health and our environment. when i served as chair of the financial services subcommittee, i worked hard to make sure that we protected the consumer, the investor and the taxpayer. the agencies funded by this subcommittee ensure that americans can have confidence in the products that they use and the security of their investment. the c.r. that we are considering today, with its cuts to the i.r.s. and the securities exchange commission, fail to provide sufficient resources to meet these challenges. i.r.s. funding will be cut by $600 million and this will have an immediate impact on taxpayer services as we approach the busy tax season. the i.r.s. will be forced to cut its spending as 4,100 employee

mr. serrano: let me first clarify something. the gentleman from massachusetts, mr. frank, came to me, told me where he wanted to take the cuts to pay for this. we were both not happy about it but we felt that it was so important to do this, that we would take it from where we had to and then deal with it later. but let's understand something, now. there are some new members here who are either watching in their offices or here on the floor who need to know something. i've been in public office 36 years. this is my 37th year. and the state assembly in new york and in congress. i've never seen, except for once, a commissioner or a secretary or a director of an agency come before me as chairman of a committee and when i asked them, do you want, do you need more money, they said to me, no, we don't want, we don't need any more money. you know who that was? you guessed it. the s.e.c. a few years ago told us that they didn't want any more money, they didn't need any more money. why? because that was during that era when there was the word out throughout an administration

mr. serrano: this will negatively impact air quality not only in my district but throughout the nation. this will also cause the cancellation of numerous projects which would eliminate thousands of jobs. the national endowment for the arts and humanities are also facing severe cuts. what kind of society have we become if we cannot encourage and fund the arts and humanities? are we focusing on jobs? we must remember that giving our young people the opportunity to experience the arts leads to a more qualified and educated work force. the funding for the n.e.a. and the n.e.h. helps to provide an important investment in our lowal -- local arts organizations. our national parks crib to the standard of living that many americans enjoy. our national parks are one of our greatest treasures, available to all of us. we must continue to improve and protect this valuable resource. the cuts to the national park service will also negatively affect many historical and conservation projects. with cuts to the drinking water fund, we will be eliminating communities' abilities to provide clean and safe dr

mr. serrano: so the f.c.c.ules and rules in a way that protects and keeps the internet open for all of us and we should remember that. it issued an order providing for a version of net neutrality, it allows the f.c.c. to regulate how internet service providers manage access to content, requires certain transparency from the providers about their policy and requires reasonable management of traffic on their networks. now, all of a sudden there's such a reaction to simply setting some rules. while we all use the internet, there are still many parts of this new service behavior that have not been looked at and where it allows some folks to just overrun other people and if there was ever a decision made by the f.c.c. that's in favor of the consumer, this is one of them. so of course we will try to scale it back. but there are other issues here. i am a member of the appropriations committee and as such i think it's the greatest committee and most important committee in the history of man and womankind. but i know th