lamborn: does the gentlelady have further speakers? mrs. kirkpatrick: mr. speaker, i do not. mr. lamborn: do not? the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from colorado. mr. lamborn: i continue to eserve, mr. speaker. the speaker pro tempore: go ahead. mrs. kirkpatrick: mr. speaker, i have no further speakers. i urge my colleagues to support h.r. 5404 and send this important must-pass measure to the senate, to ensure that these important programs and services continue and i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from colorado. mr. lamborn: thank you. i thank the gentlelady and i too urge all members of the house to support h.r. 5404 as amended and i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the question is, will how it's suspend the rules and pass -- will the house suspend the rules and pass the bill, h.r. 5404, as amended. those in favor say aye. those opposed, no. in the opinion of the chair, 2/3 of those voting having responded in the affirmative, the rules are suspended, the bill is passed and, without objection, the motion to

mr. speaker. mr. chairman, doc hastings, appreciate your leadership on energy issues and natural resources issues, it's just been incredible important to our congress. i want to thank my colleagues for allowing me to bring this package here today because this is a commonsense energy approach that grows our economy, creates jobs, and ensures our energy is affordable and reliable. yes, mr. speaker, most of these, or all of them, have already been voted on. at some point in time over the last couple of years, and it is important that we continue to push the senate into taking up these energy bills so we can expand our economy and grow the jobs. and too many of the rules and regulations coming out of this administration are making energy more costly and less reliable. to the consumers. this is the point of this bill. the house continues to do our job with legislation, but the senate continues to block it. i'm not going to stand idly by and keep allowing that to happen. this approach puts together bills th

mr. speaker -- mr. smith: thank you, mr. speaker. i yield to mr. honda. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized for three minutes. mr. honda: thank you, mr. speaker. i want to thank the ranking member also. mr. speaker, i rise in opposition to this amendment. the threat of isil is beyond anything we've seen in the past 13 years, since the horrors of 9/11. while we see that there are no limits to isil's gross brutality, they are a terrorist threat to the region, to the united states and to our aliles. this rushed amendment to arm, train vetted -- the vetted syrian rebels is not the answer . this chamber needs to have an informed, robust discussion and debate about the u.s. role in combating, dealing with isil and other extremists in syria and iraq. it's a debate that should take place on its own. this issue, and this amendment, should not be attached to the continuing resolution or any other matter before the house. this amendment authorizes the training and equipping of vetted syrian opposition forces, but we are still unclear on who these for

mr. speaker. thank you. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman reserves. the gentleman from texas is recognized. mr. burgess: mr. speaker, at this time i'd like to yield three minutes to the author of the bill, congresswoman jenkins of kansas. ms. jenkins: thank you. i thank the gentleman for yielding. i rise today in support of h.r. 4067, a bill to provide for the extension of the enforcement instruction on supervision requirements for outpatient their buttic -- therapeutic services in critical access and small rural hospitals through 2014. i was proud to introduce this legislation in february, and i'm pleased that chairman upton and the energy and commerce committee reported it favorably and brought it to the house floor today. the 83 critical access hospitals in kansas are the lifeblood of our rural communities and one of the many challenges these communities face is access to health care. the presence of a facility such as a critical access hospital in a community could be the deciding factor in whether or not the next generation of children decide to r

mr. speaker. mr. speaker, i'm very -- thank you, mr. speaker. mr. speaker, i'm very pleased to yield three minutes to the author of this legislation, mr. amodei. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from nevada is recognized. mr. amodei: thank you, mr. speaker. i want to associate myself with the remarks of my colleagues on both sides of the aisle that went before me on this measure. i want to also say thank you to the house of representatives for passing this bill again in the 113th congress. it was passed in the 11th congress, there were concerns about -- 112th congress, there were concerns about not having conservation element. contained acres of wilderness area. clears up some title problems for the folks in virginia city dating back to the com stock days. so i guess now it's appropriate, since we have shown such unity on this bill and passing it out of the house twice, for all eyes, for all eyes, to turn to our colleagues at the north end of the building and see what they can do with a bill that my colleague from nevada, mr. horsford, has so e

mr. speaker. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from maryland is recognized. mr. cummings: i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. cummings: the jovet -- i want to thank the government oversight committee and chairman issa and the gentleman from michigan, mr. walberg for working with my democratic colleagues, representative lynch and norton, to address some of our concerns. although much progress has been made in improving this legislation, i believe there remain additional constitutional issues to cause concern and therefore i must reluctantly oppose h.r. 5169, the senior executive service accountability act. i understand that this legislation was meant to address recent allegations of misconduct and management failures by senior executives at various agencies. while the allegations are trouble, i don't believe they justify government-wide changes to executive -- senior executive service that will bring senior executives much closer to becomin

mr. speaker. mr. speaker, this is the final amendment to the bill, it will not kill the bill or sebbeds it back to committee -- send it back to committee. if adopted the bill will immediately proceed to final passage. mr. speaker, my straightforward amendment adds three important provisions to the underlying bill that unfortunately continue to be ignored by the majority. first, this amendment declares that any company engaged in the offshoring of american jobs will be ineligible for federal tax breaks. i think that every member of congress can agree that if a company wants to ship domestic jobs overseas, u.s. taxpayers should not be expected to pick up the tab. yet h.r. 4 as currently written does nothing to prevent outsorcerers from receiving federal tax breaks. my amendment addresses this egregious omission. second, the amendment prevents hardworking american families from subsidizing so-called inverted domestic corporations. it is important to remember that an inverted domestic corporation is a busi

mr. speaker, i ask -- mr. nunes: mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent that all members have five legislative days in which to revise and extend their remarks and to include extraneous material on the subject of the bill under consideration. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. nunes: mr. speaker, i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. nunes: i rise today in support of the tribal general welfare exclusion act. this bill would clarify the tax code so that spending by native american tribes on health care, housing, education, care for the elderly and disabled and other programs for the good of the tribe will be excluded from taxes. these programs were traditionally tax exempt, but in recent years the i.r.s. has informally reinterpreted the rules in order to tax more and more of these programs. simultaneously, the agency has subjected tribes to expensive and intrusive audits. with their unique history of tribal sovereignty, native americans should not be

mr. speaker. the -- ms. foxx: thank you, mr. speaker. the so-called islamic state, isis, is disamating villages, persecuting religious minorities and massacring the innocents, including the brutal public beheadings of two american journalists. the e past two months, president has been vay casing, golfing, fundraising for partisan allies. the president initially admitted that he doesn't have a strategy for dealing with isis, a brutal group he once compared to a j.v. team. he then indicated his goal was to remove isis to a manageable problem. this won't do. tonight the president addresses the nation. i hope he uses the opportunity to make a change. i hope he uses his speech to provide a clear strategy. i hope he provides long overdue leadership on this issue. the american people and the world are waiting. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady's time has expired. for what purpose does the gentleman from california seek recognition? >> i ask permission to address the house for one minut

mr. speaker. mr. speaker, standing in this hallowed chamber of democracy, where laws are debated, amended and passed, one must stand in awe of our courageous forefathers who created this institution. in fact, 227 years ago when our constitution was created and signed by 39 brave men, it created the first government of its kind, a government of the people, for the people and by the people. these men, well aware of the consequences of all the powerful european monarchies, created a democratic system of three co-equal branches of government, each with its own unique role. the brilliance that these men instilled in this document is ill alive and well till this day. as we watch each branch of government perform its role, keeping checks and balances on the others to make sure that the will of the people is obeyed. mr. speaker, this constitution day, let us give thanks to these wise and brave men who birthed our constitutional republic and our nation. thank you and i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the g

mr. speaker. i'm pleased to recognize the gentleman from california, the ranking member of the committee on education and the work force, mr. miller. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. . miller: -- the speaker pro tempore: for two minutes. mr. miller: thank you, mr. speaker. i rise in strong support of chairman kline's amendment to s. 1086. the childcare and development block grant, or ccdbg, is a resource for millions of children and families nationwide. this enables parents to send their kids to safe, high quality and affordable childcare so they can work or attend training programs to provide for their families. meanwhile, the program helps place children in the source of environment they need for healthy growth and development. however, it's been almost 20 years since last we updated this program. in that time we've learned what we -- that we need to do more to ensure that children are receiving high-quality care in safe settings. that's why this vote is so very important. th

mr. speaker. the speaker pro tempore: mr. chairman. the chair: the committee of the whole house on the state of the union having had under consideration h.r. 5078 directs me to report that it has come to no resolution thereon. the speaker pro tempore: the committee of the committee of the whole house on the state of the union reports that the committee has had under consideration h.r. 5078 and has come to no resolution thereon. for what purpose does the gentleman from california seek recognition? >> mr. speaker, pursuant to house resolution 715, i call up house resolution 644 and ask for its immediate consideration. the speaker pro tempore: the clerk will report the title of the resolution. the clerk: house calendar number 133, house resolution 644, resolution condemning and disapproving of the obama administration's failure to comply with the lawful statutory requirement to notify congress before releasing individuals detained at united states naval station, guantanamo bay, cuba, and expressing national security concerns over the relea

mr. speaker, might i ask for an additional 30 seconds? mr. smith: i yield. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. ms. kaptur: to fail to understand their importance or exclusion for the match inations in baghdad is to play chest with half the board empty. if certain key decision makers in our own government as well as baghdad's didn't recognize that most you will could be taken by isil, why depend on those to support a forward policy now. we should leave no cheps men off the table. very reluctantly i will support this resolution. i hope the administration will hear my pleas to measure up to the full task at hand. leave no major sunni absent from the daunting coalition that must be forged to be successful in this venture. mr. speaker, i yield back any remaining time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady's time has expired. the gentleman from california is recognized. mr. mckeon: i yield two minutes to my friend and colleague, the entleman from louisiana, mr. mcallister. mr. mcallister: i'm very frustrated that i stand before you today and wage a war on

mr. jens. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman -- mr. jones. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from north carolina is recognized for two minutes. mr. jones: i want to thank the sharme for his leadership on -- the chairman for his leadership on this amendment, even though i can't support it. all i can say is, here we go again, sending troops and money for what can become a war without end. where is the greater middle east commitment to combat this threat? why are they not providing the greater resource commitment to defend their own countries? is it not ridiculous that the united states borrows money to buy friendship, buys arms and train those who could today be our friends and tomorrow be our enemies? a former commandant of the marine corps recently asked me this question and i now ask the house of representatives, are we simply arming and training a -- another taliban? that is from a former commandant of the marine corps. we all agree this is a difficult and challenging issue. but a strategy with no end state is a failed strategy. and i a

mr. speaker. i ask unanimous consent that all members may have five legislative days to revise and and their remarks include extraneous material on the subject of my special order. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. ms. sinema: mr. speaker, september is suicide prevention month, a time to raise awareness. tens of thousands die each year purposelessly by their own actions. they are our neighbors and our friends, our sons and our daughters and too often they are the men and women who have served our country honorably in the united states military. an estimated 22 veterans commit suicide every day in our country. 65 is one life lost every minutes. one year ago we came together in this chamber during a special bipartisan order to send a clear message that this epidemic of veteran suicide must end. now one year later the fight isn't over and more work needs to be done. tonight we demonstrate our ongoing support for the individuals, organizations and agencies devoted to preventing the epidemic o

mr. speaker. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from illinois. mr. davis: thank you, mr. speaker. i would yield myself such time as i might consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. davis: mr. speaker, i don't think there's any greater service that one can give than to give the gift of their life, fighting for their country. therefore i am pleased to join my colleagues in the consideration of h.r. 5030, a bill to designate the facility of the united states postal service located at 13500 southwest 250 street in princeton, florida, as the corporal christian a. guzman rivera post office building. a native of homestead, florida, christian guzman rivera graduated from homestead senior high's rotc program in 2006. with dreams of becoming a plain firefighter, christian graduated -- becoming a marine firefighter, christian graduated in 2007, was assigned as a battalion engineer in okinawa, japan, and tragically on august 6, 2009, having just received a promotion to corporal, christian guzman rivera was killed while supporting combat operations in afghanistan. alt

mr. speaker. with permission i would like to make a statement on this weekend's european council and on the measures we're taking to defeat extremist and to keep our country safe. first, on the council we agreed that poland's prime minister should serve as the next council president and italian foreign minister should become the next high representative for foreign and security policy. it was made clear in the acceptance speech that he playses a high priority on addressing britain's concerns over the e.u. i look forward to working with him in his new role. mr. speaker, the council spent most of its time focuses on the big international issues that have concerned us all this summer, the situations in ukraine, gaza, and the growing threat of isil in iraq and syria. i want to discuss each. the presence of russian soldiers on ukrainian soil is completely unjustified and unacceptable. i met with the president before the council on saturday and with our support, he was invited to address the council. th

mr. speaker. i yield myself so much time as i may consume. i ask unanimous consent that the members have five legislative days within which to revise and extend their remarks and include extraneous material on the bill under consideration. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. stivers: thank you, mr. speaker. mr. speaker, the house is not in order. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is correct. the house is not in order. will all members please take their conversations from the floor. the gentleman may proceed. mr. stivers: thank you, mr. speaker. i rise today in support of h.r. 5106, introduced by representative mike thompson of california. h.r. 5106 would designate the post office located at 100 admiral callaghan lane in vallejo, california, as the philmore graham post office building. philmore graham was a naval veteran and engineer and founder of continentals of omega boys and girls club of california in 1966. over the last several decades, the boys and girls club have helped boys

mr. smith. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. smith: thank you, mr. speaker. first of all, let me say to the gentleman from new york, mr. reed, and to the gentleman from massachusetts, mr. kennedy, that i appreciate all their time, effort and work that has gone into this piece of legislation. it is because of their patience and diligence and persistence that we arrived at this particularly important place tonight where we are considering this legislation. i also want to point out that this bill will, with everything expectation that we have, create thousands of manufacturing jobs in the united states. the fact that new york and massachusetts will benefit from these jobs is an important consideration, but the jobs that are created are going to be across the country and so the gentleman from new york and the gentleman from massachusetts are doing an immense favor tower economy and to our economic -- favor to our economy and to our economic growth in america. advanced manufacture something fundamental to future u.s. economic success and national security. america

mr. speaker. thank him for the points he made and the tone that he made them. there is widespread all party support for most of the issues that we're discussing today. first of all, i think he is right to praise cappie ashton. let me add my voice to his. she has done an excellent job. that job isn't yet complete. she is involved in extremely negotiations not at least with iran. we wish her well. on ukrainian sanctions, he asked if we were looking at further sectoral sanctions, we are, the council set it out. what is important that we fill in some of the gaps that have been left so far. on financial sanctions, we need to make sure that we press home on things like syndicated loans which others are opposed and we have been prepared to support. in terms of the support we give to ukraine, we give financial support, technical support. there is obviously a partnership between ukraine and nato and nato will be undertaking some exercises in the western part of ukraine. i don't believe the right approach w

the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from washington. mr. hastings: thank you, mr. speaker. mr. speaker, i'm very pleased to yield two minutes to the gentleman from louisiana, dr. cassidy. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from louisiana is recognized for two minutes. mr. cassidy: thank you. i thank my colleague from nebraska, mr. terry, chairman upton and chairman hastings, for incorporating important provisions that i have worked on in this bill, specifically provisions that would prevent or rollback onerous e.p.a. regulations and provisions that would greatly increase revenue sharing among golf state, adding billions to louisiana's coastal restoration effort to build hurricane protection, to protect not just our state but energy infrastructure. now, we've passed these bills before, sometimes three times before. and there are over 40 jobs bills this chamber has passed that have gone nowhere in the senate. the bill sat on majority reid's desk. senator reid and his colleagues like to speak of helping the middle class, but when it comes to jobs bills, they talk and we act. no

mr. speaker, i reserve the balance of my time. speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from california reserves. the gentleman from washington. mr. smith: i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. smith: i, too, rise in support of this amendment. --re's no question that isil i too rise in support of this amendment, i think that without question, as the chairman laid out, isil is a clear threat to our interests. they're a threat in two clear ways. number one, a large number of foreign fighters are going over to syria and iraq to support them. some of those foreign fighters, estimates are sw somewhere in the 100 range have come from the u.s. and thousands are have come from western europe. many of those have returned to that home country and they present a clear threat. as long as isis and isil are there, isis or isil is there to threaten us, the fighters that fight with them will become a threat to the rest of us. but in a broader sense if isil is able to control territory in ira

mr. speaker. >> prime minister. >> thank you, mr. speaker. i'm sure that the whole house and the whole country will join with me in condemning the sickening and brutal murder of another american hostage, and share our shock and anger at it again the piston been carried out by a british citizen. all our thoughts are with the british hostage and his family, the ordeal is unimaginable. but let me be very clear. this country will never give in to terrorism. our opposition to isil will continue at home and abroad. it is important that we are clear about the nature of the threats we are facing. it makes no distinction between cultures, countries and religions. there's no way to appease it. the only way to defeat it is to stand firm and descended very straightforward message, a country like ours will not be cowed by these barbell at -- barbaric killers but if they think we will weaken in the face of the threats they are wrong. it will have the opposite of that. we'll be more forthright in the defense of values, nobody under the rule of law, freedom,

mr. speaker. mr. speaker, not too long ago, several years ago, several of us walked into this very, very historic room. the president of ukraine at that time, president yushchenko. a lot has happened since that orange revolution. a lot has happened. -- happened to the ukraine. we have in the ukraine we see a democratically elected, mr. poroshenko, who will be here tomorrow. walking down the same aisle in a very, very different political environment. i rise in support of house resolution 726, supporting the right of the people of ukraine, to freely determine their future. that's what this resolution is all about. and we must make clear our position that russia's actions over the past year to intimidate, to bring violence and death to the people of ukraine, as well as the victims of malaysia flight 17, lest we forget that behavior is unacceptable. by the entire international community. ukraine is a sovereign nation that either means something or it doesn't. it has borders. it has a democratically elected

mr. speaker. i yield four minutes to the gentleman from california, mr. sherman. speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from california is recognized. or four minutes. mr. sherman: we're here to consider a technical violation of section 1035 of the national defense authorization act. a fair reading of that section would indicate that it is drafted and focused on gratuitous prisoner releases. the many occasions prior to the adoption of that section, when the prior administration or this administration chose to release a prisoner. and when applied to the situation for which it was drafted, it's a practical and fully constitutional provision. it's practical because it involves a 30-day delay in release of a prisoner where there's no particular hurry to release the prisoner. we releaseed the prisoner 30 days after the notice, we make the decision to release the prisoner, the prisoner is released. tanned gives congress 30 days to perhaps pass a law prohibiting such release. and i believe it's constitutional because it doesn't interfere with the commander in chief's ability

mr. speaker. mr. speaker, with permission, i'd like to make a statement on the nato conference. but before i do so, mr. speaker, i'm sure the whole house will join me in paying tribute to jim dobbin who died suddenly this weekend. jim gave his life to public service. he worked hard for his constituents. he loved this house of commons and contributed hugely to all its work. with his expertise in microbiology, he also did some outstanding work in this house championing vaccines for children in the developing world. though we may not have agreed on everything, we did agree about the important contribution of faith in politics, although i have to say i'm not expecting to get a knighthood from the pope which jim received, and much deserved. he will be missed by us all, and our thoughts are with his family at this time. mr. speaker, we've also heard this morning that the duke and duchess of cambridge are expecting their second baby, and i'm sure the house will want to join me in congratulating them and

mr. speaker. i yield four minutes to the gentleman from california, mr. sherman. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from california is recognized. or four minutes. mr. sherman: we're here to consider a technical violation of section 1035 of the national defense authorization act. a fair reading of that section would indicate that it is drafted and focused on gratuitous prisoner releases. the many occasions prior to the adoption of that section, when the prior administration or this administration chose to release a prisoner. and when applied to the situation for which it was drafted, it's a practical and fully constitutional provision. it's practical because it involves a 30-day delay in release of a prisoner where there's no particular hurry to release the prisoner. we releaseed the prisoner 30 days after the notice, we make the decision to release the prisoner, the prisoner is released. tanned gives congress 30 days to perhaps pass a law prohibiting such release. and i believe it's constitutional because it doesn't interfere with the commander in chief's abil

mr. speaker. i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. meadows: thank you, mr. speaker. i ask unanimous consent that all members may have five legislative days in which to revise and extend their remarks and include ex-ing trains you materials on the bill under consideration. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. meadows: thank you, mr. speaker. h.r. 24, the federal reserve transparency act, directs the g.a.o. to conduct a full audit of the federal reserve. the dodd-frank legislation mandated a g.a.o. audit of the fed but that audit issued by the g.a.o. in july of 2011 focused solely on certain issues concerning emergency credit facilities. g.a.o. remains restricted under the current law for conducting a broader audit of the fed that includes, for instance, a review of the fed's monetary policy

mr. speaker. if we say to people we will pass by on this one it surely makes it far harder to persuade other arab countries to play their part. people across this house have been saying it's got to be done in the neighborhood, we've got to engage the region. if we say i'm sorry, this has nothing to do with us, we're not going to intervene, it surely means we have less moral authority to say we want you to play your part as well. finally mr. speaker, we should pride ourselves on our traditions of internationalism because that is when britain is at its best. being internationalists and not withdrawing from the concerns of the world. mr. speakerer, i want to say something about the underlying reasons for wariness and i think we should confront it directly. that is the 2003 war in iraq. i understand why some who are in this house at the time will wonder if this is a repeat of that experience. in my view it is not and it is worth setting out why. first, as the prime minister said, this case is about su

mr. speaker. mr. speaker, i rise today to pay tribute to a dear friend of southern and eastern kentucky, mr. bill sweary, upon his retirement as director of federal relations at the university of kentucky. during his 42 years at the university, bill has been a champion for progress and education, health care and energy research across the state. behind the sayings of kentucky's highly esteemed flagship university, bill has been a driving force, seeking out partnerships, programs, funding to help the most distressed region of the commonwealth. i'm certain there's not a single resource that bill hasn't reverend for the benefit of -- researched for the benefit of southern and eastern kentucky. no one knows the value and power of creating and sustaining longtime partnerships like bill. if the university of kentucky needed a partner to improve education or access to health care, bill ensured the connection was secured with his genuine, kind and humble approach. most leaders seek recognition or credit for th

mr. speaker. can i join you in paying tribute , a kind andn decent man who will be sorely missed. our prayers are with his wife and their family. the bedroom tax is discriminatory. it is damaging and it is not even working. , willouse was very clear the government now listen? will it strike this wretched policy? if they won't, we will. >> mr. speaker, this is a basic issue of fairness. if you live in private rented accommodations and receive housing benefits, these rules applied through the whole of the last labor government. neighboring households could be treated unequally. she asked about the private members bill. theproposals would cost country up to a billion pounds. because we have introduced a cap on spending, making those changes would mean finding savings elsewhere. i haven't heard any suggestions from the party opposite. you, mr. speaker. assuming a no vote in the scottish referendum, who in the government will represent england in the new the evolution settlement? we need a voice. us --

mr. speaker. we must believe, and this is important, mr. speaker, but this is the hardest test of all and we need to level with the house about this. we must believe there is a reasonable prospect of success before we take the aggressive step of committing our forces. and we should be clear with the house about this. honey, are you ok? (crying) she's being so nice. i'd prefer you didn't watch these when you're pregnant. sweetie. ♪ could it be i'm falling in love... ♪ (in an english accent) with your pea coat and your stomping around with your bobbies. is the audition to play a portuguese guy? no, british. you are really going for it. eyes are muscles too. with the best screen of any tablet, the new samsung galaxy tab s is the world's most entertaining device. get it now at samsung.com. >>> in westminster ahead of a vote on britain joining in air strikes against islamic state targets in iraq. >> is this not sure that even the space of a year, the consequences were unforeseen and the commitment shouldn't be open-ended but under scrutiny from t

mr. calvert. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from california is recognized. mr. calvert: madam speaker, there's a clear sense in my district, and i believe around the country, that the constant expansion of the federal government and its bureaucratic red tape is holding back our economy. one of the worst offenders of government is the overreach of the e.p.a. the proposed rule they jointly released with the army corps attempts to regulate waters that were never intended to be covered under the clean water act. and would grant them authority over streams on land, even when the waterbeds have been dry in some cases for hundreds of years. this is a serious threat to both private property rights and our economy. as a chairman of the interior appropriations subcommittee, i've worked along with our subcommittee members to try to rein in e.p.a.'s regulatory overreach. the fiscal year 2015 bill prohibits the e.p.a. from changing the definition of navigable waters. it is absolutely critical that we uphold the federal-state partnership and prevent the administration from fin

mr. speaker. mr. speaker, i'd like to offer half a cheer for the recent news that the benchmark price for a, quote, silver level obamacare plan, end quote, will drop very slightly in f.y. 2015. while only half a cheer? as economics writer megan recently noted, contrary to optimistic early reports, that doesn't mean that everyone's costs are falling. consumers will have to be attentive to make sure their costs don't go up. the worse news, we won't actually know what affect the affordable care act is having on insurance prices until 2017 when a bunch of temporary subsidies for insurers expire, end quote. she goes on to note that the various risk corridors and other incentives which the obama administration created to get insurers to participate in obamacare are preventing us from knowing the real costs of the president's disastrous health care law. mccardle writes, it's not very risky for insurers to write a policy that loses a bunch of money because your losses are capped at a few percent. starting in 2

mr. speaker. let me be clear, our opposition will be here and abroad. there is no way to appease it. the only way to defeat it, is to stand firm and send a very straight-forward message. country like ours will not be cowed by these barbaric killers. if they think we will weaken in the face of their threats, they are wrong. it will have the opposite effect. we will be more forth right in the defense of values, liberty of law, freedom and democracy we hold dear. and i'm sure a united message will go forward from this house today. mr. speaker, i had meetings this morning, and in addition to my duties in this house, i shall have further such meetings later on today. >> mr. cunningham. >> may i speak about the american hostage. can i say to the prime minister, when he -- some years ago, he said he wanted to stop conservatives pining on about europe. what has happened? >> a lot of things have changed in europe, not least the eurozone crisis which had eased but is beginning to reappear. this has created

mr. speaker, to nato's clarity of purpose.ollective defense, on defense spending, we share the commitment to maintain strong defense and strong nato. and in the light of pressures all countries are facing, does he agree that part of the task that nato faces is better pooling of alliance resources so we have the kinds of capabilities that are required? finally turning to afghanistan, i commend the commitment of nato members to afghanistan. mr. speaker, our countries made huge sacrifices and serve a number of others. it is right that by the end of 2014, we'll see the draw down of british forces. i pay tribute to our forces for the sacrifices they have made. and i join the prime minister in giving my full support for military covenant, the armed forces declaration and the implementation. we know from the past, the crucial importance of securing the right political settlement. so key to ensuring that the sacrifices that have been made into a better future is, of course, afghan leaders resolving their current post election differen

mr. speaker are mr. speaker. a lot that -- mr. speaker. a lot that we have to pay attention to. the united states could have been stopped in the cradle and they weren't. they could have been stopped before they were reconstituted. the president could have baghdaddy in the united states detention -- baghdadi in the united states detention center. hundreds of thousands of innocent people wouldn't be dead today had the president made that decision. but he didn't. it's also important for us to realize, iraq pled with the united states to do drone strikes against the islamic state dating back to august of 2013. wouldn't it have been important to listen to iraq? they were the ones dealing with the islamic state in 2013. they begged us to do drone strikes and take out the leadership in iraq. what was the answer of president obama? no. he took a pass. he didn't listen to the calls of iraq and we didn't take out the leadership when we had the chance. the iraq foreign minister came to the united states and he begged for the united states to help against the islamic state. he also went hom

mr. speaker. with permission, i would like to make a statement on the nato conference. but before i do so, mr. speaker, i'm sure the whole house will join me in paying tribute to jim who died suddenly this weekend. jim gave his life to public service. he worked hard for his constituents. he loved this house of commons and contributed hugely to all of its work. with his expertise in microbiology, he also did some outstanding work in this house championing that -- vaccines for children around the world. there was an important contribution of faith in politics. unlike jim, i'm not expecting to get a night to it from the pope, which jim received an deserved it was, too. missed and is in our thoughts -- and our thoughts are with his family at this time. the duke and duchess of cambridge are expecting their second baby. i'm sure the house will want to join me in congratulating them on this fantastic news and wishing them well in the months ahead. speaker, the nato summit in wales saw a successful coming

mr. speaker. mr. speaker, today we've heard a number of speakers, not only on the republican side but also the democrat side talk about the issues that need to be addressed today. the republican party, the republican majority under the leadership of our great speakers, john boehner, have gathered together today a group of bills that have passed the house of representatives with many of them overwhelming majorities. we heard the gentleman from oregon, greg walden, talking about how the plight of the west, not just in oregon, but the plight of the west where men and women who live in rural communities have found themselves losing their jobs as a result of the administration's policies of how they would treat their own natural resources. mr. walden, as an eagle scout, just as myself as an eagle scout, took the forestry merit badge where we understood healthy forests and how forests could provide a product, a service and an enjoyment to the american people if well-managed. instead, this administration, bec

the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mrs. christensen: and i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman yields back. the chair recognizes the gentleman from kentucky. mr. whitfield: i want to ask my colleagues support h.r. 83. i want to thank the chairman and ranking member and their staffs for working to bring this important legislation to the floor and urge its passage and yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back. the question is will the house suspend the rules and pass h.r. 83, as amended. those in favor say aye. those opposed, no. in the opinion of the chair, 2/3 having responded in the affirmative, the rules are suspended, the bill is passed, and without objection the motion to reconsider is laid on the table. and without objection, the itle is amended. the chair lays before the house the following enrolled bill. the clerk: house joint resolution 120, improving the location of a memorial to commemorate the more than 5,000 slaves and free black

mr. speaker. can i join in paying tribute to our good friend jim dobbin. he was a kind and very decent man and he will be sorely missed. indeed our thoughts and prayers are with his wife pat and their family. mr. speaker 30 taxes discriminatory. it's damaging and it's not working. on friday this house was very clear. will the government now listen and scrap this wretched policy because if they won't, we will. >> mr. speaker this is a basic issue of fairness here because as you live in private rented accommodation receiving benefits these rules apply. we have a situation which neighboring households could be treated unequally. she asked about the private members bill. the proposals in the bill could cost the country up to a billion pounds. because we introduced a cap on overall spending making those changes would mean finding savings elsewhere. i haven't heard any suggestions from the party opposite. >> thank you mr. speaker. a summing -- assuming a no vote in the scottish referendum and the govern

mr. speaker. it's a great honor today to introduce to the house our guest chaplain, glen berto of modesto, from the house. glen currently serves as senior pastor in the house in modesto, church of more than 8,000, his congregation was name as one of the 50 top churches in america. the house's outreach has touched the lives of people all across the central valley. he's a leader who's pulled our faith-based community together and our pastors together to address so many of our issues in california's central valley. glen is a youth pastor and author of a popular youth manual and two books, "christianity life." he's a gifted speaker and eadvantage list and teacher, speaking not only in california's central valley but in conferences all over the world. mr. speaker, i ask my colleagues to join me in welcoming glen this afternoon. we thank him for offering this morning's opening prayer in the united states house of representatives. mr. speaker, i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields b

mr. speaker. like to also include for the record the fact that the u.n. committee on the elimination of racial discrimination recently issued a 14-page long scathing report on the united states' failure to fully comply with our obligations under the international convention on the elimination of all forms of racial discrimination and numerous areas affecting racial and ethnic minorities. while the report commended the obama administration for steps combat racial discrimination, it highlighted the gaps, stated commitments and the glaring reality of laws and practices that continue to discriminate against and disproportionately impact people of color and indigenous communities. i think it's rather important for this body to know, particularly tonight, because i know there already some who will ask, why are they doing this special order on this topic? why are they bringing attention to the need for reform? well, whether it's in your local community, your state or federally, we have an obligation to m

mr. speaker. the prime minister will attend the un general assembly, and we finally decided his precise schedule and of course looking at the meeting that the hon. lady referred to and britain will continue to play a leading role in the world's in bringing about legally binding agreements on climate change. is an important period beating up -- at the end of next year we are one of the most active countries in the world in climate change diplomacy and the prime minister and other ministers in new york will be fully conveying whoever attends the meeting. >> will my hon. friend explain to the house why it is the possibility there could be a yes vote, finance is leaving scotland, many businesses are thinking of leaving scotland. >> a very powerful point. the anxieties of businesses are very clear and while we can understand people doubting the word of politicians about economic events it is very important to listen to businesses say they will do with their jobs and headquarters with investments, a cou

mr. speaker. i yield four minutes to the gentleman from california, mr. sherman. e speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from california is recognized. or four minutes. mr. sherman: we're here to consider a technical violation of section 1035 of the national defense authorization act. a fair reading of that section would indicate that it is drafted and focused on gratuitous prisoner releases. the many occasions prior to the adoption of that section

mr. speaker. mr. ker, this bill empowers female-owned small businesses and workers to keep the health care policies they prefer and make their own decisions regarding health care. women make 95% of the decisions regarding health insurance in families across the united states. i don't think we have to be patronizing and assume that they cannot make their own decisions. in fact, i am asking continually women who are 50 years and above why are they having to pay for maternity benefits? mr. cassidy: they're just flabbergasted by that. and this is important economically. the manhattan institute reports that the affordable care act, so called ironically, has increased insurance premiums by 41% on average for women as much as 62%. imagine that woman sitting at home lying awake at night wondering how she's going it pay her bills, being forced to pay for benefits the opposite doesn't think she's smart enough to know she doesn't need and unable to afford her house. that has happened in an instance an i know of.

mr. speaker, let me turn to how we address the terrorist threat at home.have already taken a wide range of measures, including stopping suspects from traveling to the region by seizing passports, barring foreign nationals from reentering the united kingdom, legislating so that we can prosecute people for all terrorist activity een where that activity takes place overseas and bringing forward emergency legislation, for instance, to safeguard our use of communications data. we've also stepped up our operational response with a five fold increase in syria-related arrests, the removal of 28,000 pieces of extremist material from the internet this year alo alone. i've said all along there should not be a knee-jerk reaction or the introduction of blanket powers. they want a targeted approach that reflects a forensic focus on the threat we face and protects the operation, independence, and decision making. to achieve this, there are two key areas where we now need to strengthen our powers to fill specific gaps in our armory. these are preventing suspects from trav

mr. speaker. the prime minister will attend the un general assembly, and we finally decided his precise schedule and of course looking at the meeting that the hon. lady referred to and britain will continue to play a leading role in the world's in bringing about legally binding agreements on climate change. is an important period beating up -- at the end of next year we are one of the most active countries in the world in climate change diplomacy and the prime minister and other ministers in new york will be fully conveying whoever attends the meeting. >> will my hon. friend explain to the house why it is the possibility there could be a yes vote, finance is leaving scotland, many businesses are thinking of leaving scotland. >> a very powerful point. the anxieties of businesses are very clear and while we can understand people doubting the word of politicians about economic events it is very important to listen to businesses say they will do with their jobs and headquarters with investments, a cou

mr. speaker.how much time is remaining? >> gentleman from washington has seven minutes remaining. the gentleman from california has ten minutes. >> gentleman is recognized for two minutes >> the issue negotiating with terrorists misses the fact this happened on the battle field. five taliban commanders were captured on the battle field. this was a prisoner exchange as has happened in every war we have fought. now a slightly different situation because the taliban are now out of power and not actually fighting a government at this point. we are fighting a group of insurgents. but, nonetheless, he was captured on the field of battle as were the five taliban commanders. this was a prisoner exchange. to equate this with negotiating with terrorists misses the point. we were exchanging prisoners not dealing with a straight terrorist situation. i don't think it sets that precedent at all. i think we need to be aware that that was what the president was facing. it was the ex- -- was the exchange a good de

mr. speaker. >> order. questions to the prime minister. >> not here. >> question number two, mr. speaker. >> prime minister. >> thank you, mr. speaker. i'm sure that the whole house and the whole country will join with me in condemning the sickening and brutal murder of another american hostage, and share our shock and anger at it again the piston been carried out by a british citizen. all our thoughts are with the british hostage and his family, the ordeal is unimaginable. but let me be very clear. this country will never give in to terrorism. our opposition to isil will continue at home and abroad. it is important that we are clear about the nature of the threats we are facing. it makes no distinction between cultures, countries and religions. there's no way to appease it. the only way to defeat it is to stand firm and descended very straightforward message, a country like ours will not be cowed by these barbell at -- barbaric killers but if they think we will weaken in the face of the threats t