mr. speaker. as a 12-year-old a hemophiliac was injected with contaminated blood products giving him hiv, hepatitis c and cjd. when will he and the 2,000 other survivors of this shocking scandal get fair compensation? >> i know that my honorable friend is a vigorous campaigner for all of those whose lives have been so tragically affected by contaminated blood. it really is a dreadful catastrophe for all of those affected. my honorable friend the minister for health does intend to report on the current outcome of the review that can be seen and more to be done that is affected by contaminated blood by the end of the year. and minister of health will also be holding an open meeting for everybody in westminster and members from all sides of the house and others can raise any concerns they have tomorrow. >> the leader of the opposition, harriet harman. >> mr. speaker, i'd like to join the deputy prime minister in paying tribute to senior aircraftman scott hughes of no. 1 squadron royal air force regim

mr. speaker. mr. speaker, i rise today to offer house concurrent resolution 323, ensuring the holocaust survivors live with dignity, comfort and security. this important resolution recognizes the plight of holocaust survivors, honors their unique needs and pledges to help survivors attain the utmost comfort during their remaining years. at the end of world war ii, jutish population of europe had been -- the jewish population of europe had been decimated. the atrocities perpetrated by the nazis to other minority population, it was previously unknown to this world. holt 'cause is a stain on our history which our society has pledged to never forget. the jewish population around the world is still grieve neg less of six million. in the wake of this incomparable human destruction, thousands of survivors immigrated to america, here they hoped to secure a better future for themselves and their children. they saw it as a global example of freedom, liberty and justice. they left the wreckage of the -- of the ho

mr. speaker. i thank the gentleman from california for yielding. and i rise in opposition to this bill. it is i think something that even though it's been vetted fairly well and those that are paying attention, it hasn't been vetted very well by this congress and for my standpoint, i'm one of the people who's read the consent decree from pigford one. it starts out with these words. 40 acres and a mule. now, we know what that started out to be in the aftermath of the civil war. a promise from the government that will would be 40 aircrafts for african-americans, newly freed -- 40 acres for african-americans, newly freed slaves, provided by the federal government by land that had been confiscated by the union and there would be a rented mule or a loaned mule. that's been the promise of slavery reparations and of course it didn't come to pass and a few cases it did but not many. but in truth we have here the modern day version of reparations that are going on. pigford one allowed for those who had a le

mr. speaker. >> a hemophiliac was injected with infected blood. it gave them the hiv. when will he and the 2000 other survivors of the shocking scandal get their compensation? >> i know my friend is a vigorous campaigner for all of us whose lives had been so tragically affected. it is a dreadful catastrophe for all of those affected. we intend to report of the outcome of the review to see what can be done for those infected by contaminated blood by the end of the year. the minister will also be holding an open meeting for everybody. all the members from all bawdyhouse and other members can raise any concerns they have. >> the leader of the opposition. >> mr. speaker, i would like to join the deputy prime minister in joining the tribute for scott hughes. we honor his memory and sent condolences to his family. we remember all of our service men and women on our member states. i would like to echo the best wishes to the leader of the opposition and just been for the birth of their baby. in april of t

mr. speaker. mr. speaker, i yield three minutes to the gentleman from texas who was forward-thinking enough to introduce this legislation to begin with, mr. olson. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. the gentleman from texas. olesoles i thank my colleague from florida -- oleole i thank my colleague from florida -- mr. olson: i thank my colleague from florida. i introduced companion legislation h.r. 5790 which would do the same thing as this good bill. two years ago hurricane ike tore through the gulf of mexico and made landfall in galveston, texas. it was the largest hurricane ever, ever to make landfall in the united states. ike slammed into galveston as a category two hurricane but with a storm surge equivalent to that of a category four storm, causing damages estimated at $18 billion. over 200 people lost their lives. two years later, what ike destroyed in 12 hours continues to be rebuilt. an emergency appropriations bill is passed for the purpose of assisting the victims of ike. the funding

mr. speaker, mr. speaker, mr. speaker, their constituents will be astonished to see them cheering 20% cuts in the police budget. mr. speaker, he will be aware of the report of the chief constable of greater manchester setting out how front line police will have to be cut. what does he say to the people of greater manchester who will be deeply worried about the cut in police numbers? >> well, first of all, let me answer the point she said about what labour said after the election. after the election again the shadow chancellor was asked. she raised the point after the election. if labour had won the general election, the home office budget would have been cut and the police would have had to make savings. that is what they said. now, she asks -- she asks about greater manchester. let me answer specifically about greater manchester. first of all, the chief constable of greater manchester have said his plans are putting the maximum resources on front line policing. and i'm not surprised -- and i'm not surprised he's a

mr. speaker. just a moment. correction, mr. speaker. i move that the house suspend the rules and agree to the bill h.res. 1494 as amended. the speaker pro tempore: the clerk will report the title of the resolution. the clerk: house resolution 1494, resolution congratulating the champion, finalists and all other participants in the 83rd annual scripps national spelling bee. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to the rule, the gentlelady from the district of columbia, ms. norton, and the gentleman from california, mr. bilbray, each will control 20 minutes. the chair recognizes the gentlelady from the district of columbia. ms. norton: mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent that all members may have five legislative days to revise and extend their remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, so ordered. ms. norton: mr. speaker, i now yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady is recognized. ms. norton: i rise in support of h.res. 1494, a resolution congratulating the champion, finalists and all other

mr. speaker. a 12-year-old was injected with contaminated blood ruct products, giving him h.i.v., hepatitis c, and when will he and the 2,000 other survivors of this shocking scandal get fair compensation? >> i know that my honorable friend is a vigorous campaigner for all those whose lives have been so tragically affected, but it really is a dreadful, dreadful catastrophe for those affected. we do intend to report on the outcome of the current review to see what can be done for those affected by contaminated blood by the end of the year, and the minister for health will also hold an opening meeting where all members from all sides of the house can raise any concerns they have tomorrow. >> the leader of the opposition. >> mr. speaker, i'd like to join the deputy prime minister in paying tribute to senior aircraftsman scott hughes of number one squadron royal air forcreligion meant. -- regiment. we honor his family and we'll remember all our service men and women on remembrance day. i'd like to off

mr. speaker. i'm sure the whole house will want to join me in paying tribute to guardsman christopher davis of the first battalion who died on wednesday november the 17th of afghanistan. he was the 100 british soldier to die this year a reminder of the high price that we are paying. christopher was an utterly and highly respected soldier and we send our deepest condolences to his family and his lived ones. mr. speaker, this morning i had metal with ministerial colleagues and in addition to such duties i should have more meetings. >> i join with my col dolences and express families to the families of those in the new zealand mining disaster, two of whom come from scotland. did the prime minister share my concerns that while 100% tips are passed to the staff some are using scams to pay national insurance while ripping up to 14% of the staff tips will. will he grow to meet with myself and a delegation of hospitality workers of the one year review on the operation of law on tips. >> thank you, mr. spe

mr. speaker. >> thank you, mr. speaker. i am sure that the whole house will wish to join me in paying tribute to corporal david barnsdale from 33 engineer regiment, explosive ordnance disposal, who died on october 19. he was a brave and highly skilled member of our armed forces whose service and sacrifice must not be forgotten. our thoughts must be with his family, his friends, and his colleagues. this morning i had meetings with ministerial colleagues and others. in addition to my duties in the house, i shall have further such meetings later today. >> harriett baldwin. >> may i associate myself with the condolences expressed by my right honorable friend? does the prime minister agree that yesterday's excellent growth numbers show that the private sector is growing and will create the jobs that my constituents need? >> the honorable lady is entirely right. the growth figures yesterday were twice as good as market expectation. of course, members opposite do not like good news, but they should celebrate it when it comes. this

mr. speaker. mr. speaker, the small business administration's chief counsel for advocacy testified today in the senate that form 10999 requirement of the health care bill should be repealed. as co-sponsor of a bill by congressman dan lungren to repeal that section this was music to my ears. in his testimony before the senate small business and entrepreneurship committee, sergeant said, quote, the form 1099 requirement will greatly increase the reporting and record keepings on small businesses, end quote. as part of the health care bill, this section requires small businesses to issue an internal revenue service form 109 the 9 to any individual -- 1099 to any individual or corporation in which a purchase is made beyond $600 in goods of services. he indicated a firm with fewer employees pay $10,500 per employee on average to comply with federal regulations. and we wonder why small businesses aren't hiring. it's time to repeal this additional burden and to work to get government regulations off the ba

mr. smith of new jersey. under the speaker's announced policy of january 6, 2009, the gentleman from texas, mr. burgess is are recognized for 60 minutes as the designee of the minority leader. mr. burgess: i thank the speaker for the recognition. i want to do what i do often which is come to the floor of this house and talk to my colleagues on both sides about the issues that remain in health care, this congress as it winds down in its last days has certainly seen and done some dramatic work and has seen some dramatic pushback by the american people on some of the work that's been done. so i thought it might be useful as we wind up this last part of the 111th congress, the congress that will forever go down in history as that which has fundamentally changed the way every man, woman, and child in this country receives and will receive health care for the next several generations, i thought it appropriate to talk about how we got to where we are and what i see over the horizon, what's likely to occur in the next congress that conv

mr. speaker. i appreciate the gentleman's courtesy in permitting me to speak on this, and i appreciate the expeditious work of the committee bringing this legislation forward. mr. conyers: will the gentleman yield to me for one moment? mr. blumenauer: yes. mr. conyers: i just want to congratulate judge poe on his comments about the bill, agree with him. but let's keep hope alive that the other body will be more -- that they will not fail us at this moment with so few days left. thank you for yielding to me. mr. blumenauer: reclaiming my time. i appreciate the opportunity to speak. i appreciate the quick turnaround. it's a little frustrating. i admire the persistence of our friend, mr. gallegly. it's been my pleasure to have worked with him over a decade on this legislation. we thought we had it taken care of when it was woven into the farm bill of 2002. unfortunately, as has been referenced, the supreme court decision earlier this year created a problem, brought the problem right back. it was a ple

mr. speaker. when we went to afghanistan we made a pledge to their government that we would rid them of this fascist regime. we would stop the tyranny may suffer every day. can we, with good conscious break that promise to them? no. i say we stay in there finish the job and then we bring our boys home. >> someone from the northeast of england. they' they're there. >> yes. thank you. i'm oscar from newcastle. i'm not a fan of war. i think the solution should be peace, but i don't think we should pull out until the job is done. it'll be currently disrespectful to the british men and women that have lost their lives. totally disrespectful if we pull out before the job is done. >> thank you. someone from london? wow a rich choice from london. young woman, there? >> i think i'd just like to say as soon as we entered afghanistan and sent troops there it became our moral responsibility to solve issues there whether we're doing it by war is still particularly not effective with over 300 soldiers having di

the speaker pro tempore: without objection, so ordered. mrs. davis: i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady is recognized. mrs. davis: mr. speaker, this bill does two things -- first, over time congress has passed five laws creating three categories of senior management positions in the architect's office. the five laws specify the number of positions in each category. their functions and compensation. the creation of multiple categories with different pay caps can yield undesirable effects, including the possibility of employees bringing more than soup -- earning more than supervisors. this past work hinders the architect's flexibility to align sown yor positions equitablely across the agency

mr. speaker. is not the truth that what we're learning about this government is that it is a government of broken promises? promises on tuition fees, broken promises on child benefits from the prime minister. that is what they meant by broken britain. the prime minister used to say that he wanted to restore trust. all he is doing, day-by-day, is destroying trust in politics. >> you can come here every week and have a succession. -- have a succession of lame sound bites or engage in the substance of the future of our country. mr. speaker, we know what he is against. he is against the housing benefit taxed, against the king shall benefit of from millionaires, we know what he is busy against taking child benefit from millions, we know what he is -- he is against the housing benefit tax, against the child benefit from millionaires, we know what he is against. what is he for? >> what practical encouragement can the prime minister give to organizations such as the boy's club who are attempting to direct

mr. speaker, thank you, mr. speaker. i'm sure the whole house would wish to join in paint tribute to william blanchard from 101 regiment of explosive ordinance disposal who died on saturday. the work that our staffers do to make area safe for both our soldiers and for local people requires unbelievable acts of personal courage and selflessness. they are the bravest of the brave. william was a talented and caring soldier who will be sorely missed by all those who knew him. our thoughts with his family and friends and we will not forget what he did. mr. speaker comes this morning it meetings with colleagues and others. in addition i will have further such meetings today. >> john robertson. >> thank you, mr. speaker. can i associate myself to save the house of soldiers and armed forces and respects particularly they will not be forgotten. >> fifty-five of my constituents may lose is due to the education has been done away with in scotland. the fact is he made a promise back in january after he said he would support the armi

mr. speaker. mr. speaker, a year ago the president of the united states quite clearly laid out a plan to begin redeploying troops out of afghanistan in july of 2011. it was not soon enough for me but it demonstrated at least the recognition that this could not go on forever. and a commitment to do the right thing, the thing that the majority of americans want, bring our troops home, was on the table. but now top officials are telling us not to start planning our welcome home parades for our soldiers. that u.s. combat troops would actually be on the ground in afghanistan until 2014. the commander in chiefs have said this that this war will begin to end next july -- that this war will begin to end next july and it appears -- mr. speaker. the speaker pro tempore: the house is not in order. would members in the back of the chamber please take the conversations off the floor. the gentlelady from california may proceed. ms. woolsey: the commander in chief has said that this war will begin to end next july. a

mr. mcdermott. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman from washington will control the time and is recognized. mr. mcdermott: may i ask what the division of minutes is at the moment? the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman has 16 1/2 minutes. mr. mcdermott: on the republican side? the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from louisiana has 15 1/2 minutes remaining. mr. mcdermott: thank you. i rise in support of h.r. 6419 which will extend current unemployment insurance benefits through february of next year and provide much needed help to unemployed americans during the holiday season. from the beginning of the unemployment insurance program 75 years ago, we have never cut off benefits for out-of-work americans where the unemployment rates have been this high. without this extension, temporary federal extended benefits will shut down shortly after thanksgiving, the 27th, and denying benefits to two million of our fellow citizens over the holiday season. it's unthinkable to me that we could allow

mr. speaker. mr. er, i'm sorry to strike a discordant ordinary decent people out there was think the world's.net. we have people making wild unsubstantiated bases on allegations of torture. getting more money than victims of terrorism here in london. if as he says the law that has forced him to do this, then they will want to hear assurances from him that he will accelerate proposals to change the law and ensure that we never had any of this nonsense ever again. >> it's the rule of law, i'm afraid, mr. speaker. the honorable gentleman is prejudging the claims with which were being sought out before the court. the claims were compensation for serious problems, the detainees suffer. but which the are you it was about complicity of the british security services which was not admitted. and this is not admitted. and they were bringing illegal action. and it might be that the court might have come to the conclusion the honorable gentleman that these were baseless but we will never discover now because we hav

mr. speaker, with that i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. for what purpose does the gentleman from minnesota rise? >> to address the house for one minute. revise and extend. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman is recognized. >> thank you, mr. speaker. the same challenges that face this nation on november 1 still faced us when we poke up on november 3. we still have too many americans without jobs and we still have work to do to grow our economy and put or country back on a path of prosperity. we need initiatives that make america more competitive. we need to tap into the can-do spirit that made this country so great. folks in my district in southern minnesota know a new clean energy economy means jobs and securities here at home. i hope my friends across the aisle understand that america expects them to do something. they expect them to grow our economy, create jobs here at home, and not ship them overseas and hold wall street accountable. catchy

mr. speaker. mr. peaker, as members will be aware, a few weeks ago, brian brown published his report into the future of higher education in this country. lord browne listed the cap and university tuition fees, paving the way from raising fees to an average of 6000 pounds. mr. speaker, this price in fees is absolutely necessary if we are to maintain high standards in our education system. the reality is that at the moment we are reaching a crisis point in university funding. many universities are starved of cash with which your cuts of some 2.9 billion pounds to university and there is a massive gap to fill. the director general of the ruell group, which represents 20 of the uk's type university said we desperately need our money if we are to give students the education they deserve. mr. speaker, there is a real risk that standards and universities will fall if investment is not sustained. but of couse, mr. speaker, quality is not the only factor we should consider. turner should be at the heart of our

mr. speaker. mr. peaker, as members will be aware, a few weeks ago, brian brown published his report into the future of higher education in this country. lord browne listed the cap and university tuition fees, paving the way from raising fees to an average of 6000 pounds. mr. speaker, this price in fees is absolutely necessary if we are to maintain high standards in our education system. the reality is that at the moment we are reaching a crisis point in university funding. many universities are starved of cash with which your cuts of some 2.9 billion pounds to university and there is a massive gap to fill. the director general of the russell group, which represents 20 of the uk's type university said we desperately need our money if we are to give students the education they deserve. mr. speaker, there is a real risk that standards and universities will fall if investment is not sustained. but of course, mr. speaker, quality is not the only factor we should consider. turner should be at the heart of o

mr. speaker. thank you, mr. speaker, i appreciate the opportunity to address the house here in the aftermath of the elections that took place a week ago. however, i'd like to start this presentation this evening, mr. speaker, with a recognition of valor of an iowan who tomorrow will be receiving the medal of honor that hung around his neck, by command for the chief president obama, in a ceremony at the white house. i rise to honor an american hero, staff sergeant sal rah dor junta of the 173rd air force brigade combat team. he'll be presented with the medal of honor. he distinguished himself by acts of gal rant i ry at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty. on october, 2007, when moving in the area, the squad was ambushed on three sides by at least a dozen call ban fighters, even though staff sergeant junta was injured he continued the fight. he rescued one a wounded soldier. then running again directly into the path of on coming gunfire to evertake and kill two fighters while rescuing staff serg

mr. speaker. i am sure the whole house wishes to join me in paying tribute to the guardsman of the irish guard who died on wednesday, november 17, and afghanistan. he was the 100th british soldier to die this year, a reminder of the high price that we pay for the vital work that is being done. he was the 100 british soldier to die we send our deepest condolences to his family and loved ones. this morning, we had meetings, in addition to my duties and the house. i will have further such meetings later today. ministerial colleagues and in addition to such duties i should have more meetings. >> i join with my col dolences and express families to the families of those in the new zealand mining disaster, two of whom come from scotland. did the prime minister share my concerns that while 100% tips are passed to the staff some are using scams to pay national insurance while ripping up to 14% of the staff tips will. will he grow to meet with myself and a delegation of hospitality workers of the one year r

mr. speaker. mr. peaker, as members will be aware, a few weeks ago, brian brown published his report into the future of higher education in this country. lord browne listed th cap and university tuition fees, paving the way from raising fees to an average of 6000 pounds. mr. speaker, this price in fees is absolutely necessary if we are to maintain high stanrds in our education system. the reality is that at the moment we are reaching a crisis point in university funding. many universities are starved of cash with which you cuts of some 2.9 billion pounds to university and there is a massive gap to fill. the director general of the russell group, which represents 20 of the uk's type university said we desperately need our money if we are to give students the education they deserve. mr. speaker, there is a real risk that standards and univerties will fall if investment is not sustained. but of course, mr. speaker, quality is not the only factor we should consider. turner should be at the heart of our uni

mr. speaker.nd i thank the member from melbourne ports for his question. mr. speaker, today a report has been released by the climate institute, it's a report prepared by an organization known as vivid economics. it's a well-respected organization from the united kingdom which does research into climate change/economic issues. and the report that's been released today is an analysis of the implicit carbon prices that operate in a number of key economies with which australia trades. the study is, in fact, one of the first efforts, i think, that's been made to quantify the costs of policies to reduce emissions or to establish what carbon prices there are, in particular economies including countries important to australia including japan, the united kingdom itself, the usa and china and south korea. the vivid economics report has found that countries around the world are of course, already taking steps to reduce their carbon pollution and, thereby, moving to cleaner energy sources and effectively hav

mr. speaker, and i thank the man for his question. mr. speaker, today, a report has been released by the institute, a report prepared by an organization called vivid economics. it's a well-respected organization from the united kingdom that does research into climate change economic issues, and the report that's been released today is an analysis of the implicit carbon prices that operate in a number of key economies in which australia trades. the study is, in fact, one of the first efforts made to quantity my the -- quantify the costs of what carbon prices there are in particular economies including countries as important to australia including japan, the united kingdom, the united states, and china, and south korea. the vivid economics report has found that countries around the world are, of course, already taking steps to reduce their carbon pollution, and there by moving to cleaner energy sources and effectively having a carbon price in their economies. importantly, it indicates that countries with which this country trades, with which

mr. speaker.ould the chancellor tell us his assessment of what would happen if we ignored the imf -- you -- the imf-eu and moved toward putting our own house in order? >> would happen if you actually did this tomorrow? if the shadow chancellor bought out tomorrow and told me to adopt his plan and the u.k. would back off its fiscal consolidation program, it would take much longer. we're with the u.k. be within 30 minutes after that statement? >> the number of losses of jobs in the public sector has been revised downward. i'm very concerned that the $18 billion -- about the 18 billion pounds. was that an explicit decision a policy by the chancellor? does he think that is fair? >> a, i do, of course, think this pending review was fair. at i said at the time, if they would produce an actual spending review, maybe we could compare, but they do not want to do that. i said to the budget and spending a rebuke that i would make you a code decision to try to seek further -- and the spending review that i wo

mr. speaker. i'm sure the whole house will want to join me in paying tribute to guardsman christopher davis of the first battalion who died on wednesday november the 17th of afghanistan. he was the 100 british soldier to die this year a reminder of the high price that we are paying. christopher was an utterly and highly respected soldier and we send our deepest condolences to his family and his lived ones. mr. speaker, this morning i had metal with ministerial colleagues and in addition to such duties i should have more meetings. >> i join with my col dolences and express families to the families of those in the new zealand mining disaster, two of whom come from scotland. did the prime minister share my concerns that while 100% tips are passed to the staff some are using scams to pay national insurance while ripping up to 14% of the staff tips will. will he grow to meet with myself and a delegation of hospitality workers of the one year review on the operation of law on tips. >> thank you, mr. spe

mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent that all members may have five legislative days to revise and extend their remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, so ordered. ms. norton: i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady is recognized. ms. norton: i rise in support of h.r. 5758. this measure designates the facility of the united states postal service located at 2 government center in falls river massachusetts as the sergeant robert barrett post office building. h.r. 5758 was introduced by our

mr. speaker. i'm re the whole house will want to join me in paying tribute to guardsman christopher davis of the first battalion who died on wednesday november the 17th of afghanistan. he was the 100 british soldier to die this year a reminder of the high price that we are paying. christopher was an utterly and highly respected soldier and we send our deepest condolences to his family and his lived ones. mr. speaker, this morning i had metal with ministerial colleagues and in addition to such duties i should have more meetings. >> i join with my col dolences and express families to the families of those in the new zealand mining disaster, two of whom come from scotland. did the prime minister share my concerns that while 100% tips are passed to the staff some are using scams to pay national insurance while ripping up to 14% of the staff tips will. will he grow to meet with myself and a delation of hospitality workers of the one year review on the operation of law on tips. >> thank you, mr. speaker

mr. speaker. >> for too long now our boys have been risking their lives not sure if they'll step on an i.e.d. all of the governments in afghanistan have led to 390 honorable men and women being killed. that is 341 dead sivens too many. in this current economic climate putting money in the war is ludicrous. by the end of this year -- will exceed 20 billion pounds. the illegal war in iraq have had so much money wasted on it from the blair era, can't this goff learn from blair's mistakes. the government cannot expect us to accept all of these and everything else while they spend this amount of money on war. is this money well spent? the first six months of this year, 3,268 civilians died. these aren't taliban and warlords, these are people that go to work and have children. they tell us, is it justified. why not invade zimbabwe or north korea? why are they so different. if they truly believe this, we would be in simm bab way now. this is deeper than tony blair's money spinning book. deeper than party

mr. speaker. i would like to make a statement regarding the office for budget responsibilities first autumn forecast. i will also, with your permission mr. speaker, inform the house about further measures the government is taking to support economic growth, including the new growth review launched today and a far-reaching program of reform for corporate tax system and following esther's announcement by european finance ministers i would like to take the first opportunity to discuss the irish situation in the uk's involvement. first b.o.p. are's autumn forecast. copies of their reforms are made available in the office earlier today. mr. speaker we should take a moment to recognize the significance of this occasion and a practical demonstration of this government's commitment to transparency and independent forecasting. today is the first time this house will engage in debate about that forecast produced by bye bye the independent office of budget responsibility rather than the exchequer today and i

mr. speaker.t does not matter whether we need a free bus pass spread it does not matter if we need subsidization. every person needs schools, hospitals, police, needs to stay safe. every ung person deserves that in this country regardless of the fiscal situation. we cannot look upon young people subsidies as protected from the cuts because it would not be fair that way. [applause] >> i am looking in the direction of your upshur -- yorkshire. the woman in the brown jacket. >> it costs me 8 pounds for five days to get to and from college. my mum gives me 3 pounds a day. it is my grandmother paying for me to continue my education. >> thank you. the west midlands. what about the young man in the back with a blue pullover? >> why should the over 60's get free transport when the young have a social life? [applause] transport should not be a barrier to young people. thank you. >> we need somebody from the southwest. who have we got from the southwest? the young woman there. >> not only do we have to pay

the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. pence: i rise today the day after i had the privilege of speaking at one of the storied venues in american public life, the detroit economic club for 75 years has been a place where american leaders of every political persuasion and philosophy have come to talk about the economy of this nation. and i had the real privilege of being able to address that gathering yesterday and i want to express my appreciation to the organizers and the board for that. but i thought i might reflect for a few minutes this morning on my comments because i -- what i sought to do yesterday was really broaden the debate here in washington, d.c. we live in no ordinary times. our economy is struggling in the city and on the farm. unemployment is at a heartbreaking 9.6% nationally. 42 million americans are on food stamps. america has seen better days. after years of run away federal spending, borrowing, and bailouts by both political parties, i believe there's a better way. i believe that we can renew american e

the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. wilson: madam speaker, the blue ribbon commission on america's nuclear future is set to visit south carolina and the central savannah river area, csra, on january 6 and 7. back in july, i invited the co-chairman of the commission to request that they hold their september meeting in the csra. i'm grateful that the commission is planning a visit. this is a perfect location for the president's nuclear commission to review policies related to the storage of nuclear waste. waste material found in south carolina is from the weapons production program of the cold war resulting in victory over communism. and also now from commercial nuclear reactors that produce energy. the savannah river site should not indefinitely host nuclear waste. we should keep yucca mountain open. the closing has been criticized as breathtakingly irresponsible by the post occurianier. the yucca closing is politically expedient but practically foolish. nuclear energy is a clean, safe and cost-effective energy source tha

mr. speaker. i'm sorry we didn't do more to speak out against guantanamo bay. the creation of the term enemy combatants which allowed the nation and the world to ignore the geneva convention. but to now turn to the issue of compensation for the british victims of terrorism overseas. he will be aware of those caught up, mr. speaker were adequately supported and compensated but as soon as those events take place abroad there is no support whatsoever with r-tn mumbai this is wrong and needs to change. >> i know my honorable friend is continuing in the subject and we are as part of our policy considerations having a look at the criminal compensation system and the proposed terrorist system and deciding how we should charge the government's responsibilities for compensating those who have been injured by crime in their home which we also have a broad as i know my honorable friend has been campaigning for. >> a year ago i wrote on behalf of the committee to the previous general asking about the police i

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mr. speaker. i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. conyers: mr. speaker and my colleagues, i will urge the house to vote no so as to abstain the president's veto. i'd like to explain why it's important that we're taking this vote. you see, this bill has passed the house under suspension in each of the last three congresses. been brought forward by our colleague, mr. aderholt, each time. it requires courts to recognize duly performed out-of-state notarizations. as it was passing the senate, reports began to surface regarding improper and probably fraudulent documentation in foreclosure actions across the country. improperly formed notarizations were reportedly a major factor in circumventing the legal protections afforded to citizens in foreclosure. notarization in the absence of the person signing the document or without the person's signature or sometimes even forge notary signatures. and so we're taking a fresh look at the notarizati

mr. speaker. >> bank you, mr. speaker. am sure the house will join me in paying tribute make areas safe both for our requires unbelievable acts of personal courage and selflessness, they are the bravest of the brave. william was a talented and sorely missed by all those who knew him. our thoughts are with his family and friends, and we will not forget what he did. this morning, i had meetings with ministerial colleagues and others. in addition to my duties in the house, i shall have further such meetings later today. >> i associate myself, as do my hon. and right hon. friends, with the prime minister's comments. our soldiers and armed forces deserve our greatest respect, they will not be forgotten. although it is not the prime minister's fault that 555 of my constituents may lose out when the education maintenance allowance is done away with in scotland, the fact is that he made a promise in january, at a cameron direct event, to support emas. how many more promises to this country will he and this government break? >> wha

mr. speaker. i am sure the house will wish to join me in paying tribute to blanchard, who died on saturday. the work they do to make various safe for our soldiers and local people requires unbelievable acts of personal courage and self one -- selflessness. they are the bravest of the brave. william was a talented and caring soldier. our thoughts are with his family and friends, and we will not forget what he did. mr. speaker, this morning i had meetings with ministerial colleagues and others. i shall have for the such meetings later today. >> john robertson. >> and i associate myself with my hon. and right honorable friends with those comments for our soldiers and armed forces, particularly at this time. they will not be forgotten. now it is not the right hon. gentleman's problems that 555 of my constituents may lose out due to the education things being done away with in scotland. .

mr. mcdermott. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman from washington will control the time and is recognized. mr. mcdermott: may i ask what the division of minutes is at the moment? the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman has 16 1/2 minutes. mr. mcdermott: on the republican side? the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from louisiana has 15 1/2 minutes remaining. mr. mcdermott: thank you. i rise in support of h.r. 6419 which will extend current unemployment insurance benefits through february of next year and provide much needed help to unemployed americans during the holiday season. from the beginning of the unemployment insurance program 75 years ago, we have never cut off benefits for out-of-work americans where the unemployment rates have been this high. without this extension, temporary federal extended benefits will shut down shortly after thanksgiving, the 27th, and denying benefits to two million of our fellow citizens over the holiday season. it's unthinkable to me that we could allow

mr. speaker. what does the prime minister have to say to my constituents that we'll now be left in unfit housing because his government has scraped the flagship housing market renewal program the gateway path finders game. i've been inundated those who are desperate with properties surrounded that are boarded up? i'm seeing them tomorrow at a residence meeting. what can i give them? >> i think there are schemes like the regional growth fund that his constituency will be able to apply for to help to deal with issues like improving the level of housing. and that is -- that is one of the schemes that we have. we also have a huge program for upgrading and building new homes through the new rent scheme that we have. all of these can make a difference and he can talk to his constituents about these. >> james morris? >> thank you, mr. speaker. the borough that i represent, can the prime minister reassure the children and parents of schools that the government i believe it with pupil premium policy is on