mr. spear i sure the whole house will wsh to join me in pa tribute to the soldiers who died in afghanistan. from 40 commander marines, mari anonfrom first baalion, lce corpora allen cochran and cporal try webster and a ldier royal horse artillery who died yesterday. they were all extremelyalented and professial servicemen who gaveir les for the safety and security opeople in our untry. we owe them auge debt o gratitude d ourhoughts should be withhe familie and with tir frien mr. speaker, this moing i had meetings with misterial colleagues and othersnd in addition toy duties in this use i shall have furth sh meetingsater. >> may i associate mith the wordsf therime minter d cle to the famili and the scemen who died serving our country. the reportsthe newspap at the prime minister wants a positiveelatnship with tassembl orthn eland d inde he wants to work with themn partnership, in that theme, will the prime minister put forward a msureore the hoe that allows a referendum is autn freat pow for e w

mr. spear, since nuary2007, which is w most ofur problems began haening. so l me go over it again $700 billfor the megabank, a $38 billio sndg bill, a410 billion omnibus ending bill, a $6 trillio fiscal year 2010 budg, $1.9 trillion deb ceiling crease, $6.8 billion to international monery fund loan guaraee programor countriesn europe -not even stes- and an additnal $50 blion in loan guarantees for bailing ouother fincily irresponsie members ofhe european union. and, agai it's going to crea -- this bilis going to create unnecessary programs. already under tarp 1, th gank bailout treary created these programs, as mr. mcclintock pointed out,o it' a ear dication that rp 1 was a failure. if drats havto bri th bk ancreate $32 billion more to do what the $700 blion tarp wa't able to do. so what we're eings ur friends on the other side of the aisle crtingore taxpayer-funded jobs at the federal level, job for average amecansnd n money foll businesses. and yeou unemployment rate when they promisedwihe fi

lummis: thk you, mr. spear. toht's dcussion will be out bills that members ofhe reblican conference hav snsored that veot yet gotten a aring that we still think are very good ideas r oucountry at this time of high debt, high deficits, d when regulations -- regulation is being heapedn sinesses that actllneed the cins -- chainto be broken so they can rsue the american dream of hiring people and crtingjobs and fulfillg r role inhe country andhe world, whi is to feed people, othe peoplecreate job cate wealt create opportunity, and so all to do so without being shackled by the federal government. with me this eveng is bob latta, who is from one ofthe most diverse dicts in the ente unitedtates. it has everything from agricuure to manufacturing, and it has experie ery up d dowthpoible for one district to expernc during the course othis evening, we hop-- mr. latta opportuni to refer you frequently to amecanroadmap.org which is a drt of tudget committee onhich we bo serv an oppounity that provides americanthe hance to ge

djou: thank u, mr. spear. he speaker pro tempore: r what purpose does the gentleman from pennsylvania se? >> ask unanimous consent to address thhousfor one minute. the speaker pro tempore: whout objection. i would ask my friends, mr. speaker,o take a walk down mery lane and consider where our economy w at thbegiing last year comred to where it is today. turnarnd ination has seen ar more than 30 years, going from negative 6%d.p. to plus 6% g.d.p. in the last quarteand we are currently in the midst of our fourth consecutive quarter of strong g.d.p. growth mr. tmire: we' had positive job growth forsix of the past seven nths and the stoc mark whichottomed out at 6,500 just before palsed the stimulus is over 10,000 today. housing starts are upconsumer confidence is on the rise, the auto industry is comg manufacturs are increasing orders and hiring back tusands workers. no, everything ist where we wt it to be oen where we need it to be, but this have gotten better and the could be is congress ishe reason why.of the s

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hoyer: mr. spear -- i thank the gentleman from alabama. mr. speaker, i ask unanimous conse that i may be -- may be in order on tuesy ju 15 for the speaker declare recess subject to the call of the chair for the purpose of receiving in this chamber former members of congress. the speaker pro tempo wiout objection. the chair will entertain requests for one-minute speees. r what purpose does the gentlelady from new york rise? >> to address the house for one minute and to revise andxtend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objecon. mrs. maloney: mr.peaker, it's beemore tn 50 days since e deepwater horizonxploded ithe lf omexico. in that time at least 40 milon gallons of oil have entered our ocean. to give u so idea of what this means for the gu coast, if the oil disaster was center in myisict, it would completely cover nework city, long island, connecticut and northern new jersey and fa more on the east anthe with the disast of this enormous magnitude, it's absolutely critical we know evying we can abo the oil, its sco and its effect on t

does america know, mr. spear, that in some sectors on the southern border if we catch somebody with less than 500 pounds of marijuana on them we ju simply take the marijuana off their hands and turn them loose? there's not a pcution for the drug possession and many of the sectors on the southern borde because they argue they don't have the jail space they don't have the prosecutorial time and they don't have the judges to deal with it. i'm convinced th this is true, mr. speaker. i hear this is not necessarily testimony before the committee but i hear it come out ofhe pele who have to live underath . i was down there, watched an interdiction take place, i watched them unload marijuana from under a false bed of a pickup truck, this was down in arizona, iwas roughly 24 pounds of marijuana in there, at would have been underhe amount that they would be precuted for at the time. they've since rais that, i was 250 at the time i was there now the threold in some sectors is 500 pounds. where i come from, if it's an unce o

hinojosa: mr. spear, i yid mylfucmes i ma consume. e speaker pro e: the tleman is cogned. mr. hinojos iise in strong support of h. 550 gislation tt exnds the effectivte of the giard pvions he crecard acof9 to january 31, 2011, 15 nths after enactment othe credard on march20, e federal reservbodssued fal s impmenng thei provisis othe creditcard act o. the rulewhich aropry rect gt card fees and expiration dates off protection for consumer the rule co eeive on aust 2 2010, jt ro the stt the 20 holiy seas. beca the timing of the efctive dte othe rules, d appoachingoliday season all as th technical sclosure requenet fth i the rdct of 09, miio o ft cds currently in the stream of coerce will be ou complianceith this law's discsu provisions unless we pass ts ll reilwhosen to gift rds wld b signifant theyould lily befaceith empty ft card displays for a piod o or they destyed and reucd and redisplayed. and most iporttl m speake customers would be inconvenienced a distisfi . veral ofs he in coress believthis is contrary to congressional inten pa the credit card act of 09 or when eder ree

mr. pence: m. speaker, i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute. the spear pro tempore: without obction, so ordered. mr. pence: thank you, mr. speaker. we allrieve the loss of life that occurred last week when a flotla designed to challenge israel's efftive blockade of gaza ended military confrontation. but israel has aight to defend itself. the history is clear in that region, gaza is controlled by a terrorist organization knowns hamas. hamas used gaza as a launching pad for thousands of rockets that killed innocentcivilians in israel. israel responded with military force and stitute add blockade that has saved lives in gaza and in israel. and there's no humanitarian crisis. ,000 tons of food and medical supplies are transferred into gaza every singleeek. remarkab yesterday the presidt said it was time for israel toharply limit its effective blockade in gaza saying, quote, the situation in gaza is unsustainable. the truth is, mr. president, your policy in israel is unstainable. the american people are on the side of israel and israel's right to defend herse

spears question as well in writing. we will leave the record open for an additional seven days to be able to ascertain that information. the gentleman from ohio. >> thank you, mr. chairman. i'm sorry that my colleagues from the other side have left because i wanted to refresh the memory, especially mr. jordan from ohio, because we serve in thetate legislature in ohio together and we did know about the problems eight years ago because we did an extensive study on subprime lending in the state of ohio and the democrats pushed hard for legislation that would have cracked down on subprime lending. it was predatory lending and it was my republican colleagues that held that up and they held it up for years. it is the same thing in the congress. stephanie tubbs jones, u.s. since passed away, in 2001 introduced predatory --ho has since passed away, in 2001 introduced predatory lending legislation. for years and years -- and the reason that we are here today talking about loan modifications is not just because of the economy today and the foreclosures due to unemployment, but because of all of the poor underwriting and the securitization of the loans in the subprime ma

spears question as well in writing. we will leave the record open for an additional seven days to be able to ascertain that information. the gentleman from ohio. >> thank you, mr. chairman. i'm sorry that my colleagues from the other side have left because i wanted to refresh the memory, especially mr. jordan from ohio, because we serve in the state legislature in ohio together and we did know about the problems eight years ago because we did an extensive study on subprime lending in the state of ohio and the democrats pushed hard for legislation that would have cracked down on subprime lending. it was predatory lending and it was my republican colleagues that held that up and they held it up for years. it is the same thing in the congress. stephanie tubbs jones, u.s. since passed away, in 2001 introduced predatory -- who has since passed away, in 2001 introduced predatory lending legislation. for years and years -- and the reason that we are here today talking about loan modifications is not just because of the economy today and the foreclosures due to unemployment, but because of all of the poor underwriting and the securitization of the loans in the subprim

the spear pro tempore: the gentleman still rerveis point of order? mr. levin:o. the speakerroempore: the gentleman withdraws his po of order. thgentleman is recognized r five minutes. . len: colleagues, cornerstone ohealeform is a ensure tt evey american has affordab health insurance covere. a that's why was included n the g.o.p. 194 reform. so thiss nothing more, noing more than a disingenuous political stunt to undermine health reform. it woulthout indivial respsibili it coulm.v. we could not elinate exclusns of pre-existing condition. we- we could t pohibit insurance companies fm charging re when you get si accorng to thc.b.o.if this were to ps it would result in the ss of coverage for moreha 16 milln americans,ix millio of the most needy among us,ive million who would lose their surance from their emoyers, five million who would lose individual insurance. itouldaise halthnsurance emiums for every american buying coverage through the exchange by nearly 20%, and is is a smallusiness bill d it would ht small business. it wld reduce assistance to themo provide he