mr. stivers: the gentleman asserted we shouldn't make these changes. that's why the people sent us here to make things better. we're supposed to do it every day. this is a temporary one-year halt of the private enforcement initiative with the g.a.o. study not directed in this study but i asked for by letter to the g.a.o., when you ask them to, they haven't looked at the program since 1997. it's time to look at this program in detail and i would assert that our local and state governments can also do the mediation that the gentleman from north carolina talked about mr. chairman. they can do it better and more efficiently and without the conflicts of interest some of these organizations have done. i think we ought to give it a try. that's the great thing about the annual appropriations bill. i'm certainly willing to admit if i'm wrong and we find out through a g.a.o. study that the private enforcement has worked well but there have been paper -- articles in the paper about some of the lawsuit abuse we've seen all across the country and i think we should

mr. stivers, no. mr. collins? >> no. >> mr. collins. no mr. byrne? >> no. >> mr. byrne new. mr. new house? ms. slaughter aye. mr. mcgovern aye. mr. hastings, aye. mr. polis? mr. polis, aye. mr. chairman? >> no. >> mr. chairman, no. >> the clerk will report the total. >> four ayes, eight nays. >> chairman i move the committee make an order and give the necessary waivers for my amendment, which would say that no funds may be obligated or spent for u.s. armed forces engaged in combat operations in iraq or syria in the absence of the enactment of for the use of military force for such operation. i would say briefly that here we are appropriating money, a lot of money for the war in iraq and syria. but congress doesn't seem to have the stomach to vote for it or want to bring it up for a debate or consider uamf and vote on it. the president has done what he was supposed to do. he submitted to us. we may not like the strategy. we may not think it's a good enough strategy. but he did what he is required to do. it is now up to us to do what we're required to. do you can limit what the pr

mr. stivers, passenger, and bar depending upon whether or not someone else walks in the german from ohio is now recognized. >> thank you. >> i'm well. >> you already answered questions for mr. duffy and mr. ross and mr. fincher. i want to ask a couple things. you don't think there is a problem. the world is rainbows and unicorns and everything is good. >> i think that's i think that's what i said. >> he said there was no problem liquidity. >> asset i think i think we have not seen problems in the treasury market. there are issues about liquidity that require attention and i went through and some length the kind of issues we need to pay attention to. >> great. let's talk about that. you believe we need to give it attention. as your role have you director the office of financial research study this problem and how the policies that are completed and proposed might come together because a problem more have you ask them anything about? salus would love to see them do a study. i'm curious if you ask them to do study. >> they are doing work in this area. they have issued other work that is ongo

mr. stivers? >> thank you. so to the chairman, it sure seems like the outcome is clear if we don't do anything here that our exporters are going to be punished. our consumers will be punished. what good can come of doing nothing? >> well, we're pretty good at doing nothing here from time to time. we're always behind the curve. this is an opportunity to get ahead of that issue. canada and mexico have been stunningly clear. they don't want to negotiate. they don't want to do a deal. they want four times the retaliatory measures could approach $3.6 billion. $797 million for new york. i've got the numbers for the other states if you're interested. but this -- they're going get it. the cotton case is a good example of why not to delay. we spent about $600 million in holding aloft ransom while they finally lost the case. and it doesn't make any sense to try to negotiate with partners who do not want to negotiate. they won. so time is of the essence. we need to get it done and move on there is no -- even if the retali

mr. stivers of ohio. the chair will reduce to two minutes the time for any electronic vote after this first vote series. the unfinished business is the request for a recorded vote on the amendment offered by the gentleman from california, mr. mcclick to be, on which further pro-- mcclintock, on which further proceedings were postponed and on which the noes prevailed by voice vote. the clerk will redesignate the amendment. the clerk: an amendment offered by mr. mcclintock of california. the chair: a recorded vote has been requested. those in support of the request for a recorded vote will rise and be counted. a sufficient number having arisen, a recorded vote is ordered. members will record their votes by electronic device. this is a 15-minute vote. [captioning made possible by the national captioning institute, inc., in cooperation with the united states house of representatives. any use of the closed-captioned coverage of the house proceedings for political or commercial purposes is expressly prohibited

mr. stivers. >> thank you, mr. chairman. i'm glad you're here, secretary.thanks for your call last week. offering to work with me on a lot of issues that we share a passion for. and i want to read from hud's mission statement and ask you about four areas real quickly. this is a summary of your mission statement. it talks about you want to work to strengthen the housing market. you want to utilize housing as a platform to improve the quality of life. build inclusive and sustainability communities free from discrimination and transform the way hud does business. that's my summary of your mission. i hope you believe that's an accurate summary it's excerpts from your summary. moving to work homeless youth definition which you and i have talked about. housing finance, involving cond condominium rules. i'd like to start with -- it's a bipartisan issue. it's a flexible and holistic program that indeed does use housing to build people's quality of life and transform lives. so i guess i want to get you on the record that you're going to work with us on their biparti

mr. stivers? >> thank you.o the chairman, it sure seems like the outcome is clear if we don't do anything here, that our exporters are going to be punished. our consumers will be punished. what good can come of doing nothing? >> well, we're pretty good at doing nothing here from time to time. we're always behind the curve. this is an opportunity to get ahead of that issue. canada and mexico have been stunningly clear. they don't want to negotiate. they don't want to do a deal. they want four times the retaliatory measures could approach $3.6 billion. 970 -- $797 million for new york. i've got the numbers for the other states if you're interested. but this -- they're going get it. the cotton case is a good example of why not to delay. we spent about $600 million in holding aloft ransom while they finally lost the case. and it doesn't make any sense to try to negotiate with partners who do not want to negotiate. they won. so time is of the essence. we need to get it done and move on there is no -- even if the ret

mr. stivers, passenger, and bar depending upon whether or not someone else walks in the german from ohio is now recognized. >> thank you. >> i'm well. >> you already answered questions for mr. duffy and mr. ross and mr. fincher. i want to ask a couple things. you don't think there is a problem. the world is rainbows and unicorns and everything is good. >> i think that's i think that's what i said. >> he said there was no problem liquidity. >> asset i think i think we have not seen problems in the treasury market. there are issues about liquidity that require attention and i went through and some length the kind of issues we need to pay attention to. >> great. let's talk about that. you believe we need to give it attention. as your role have you director the office of financial research study this problem and how the policies that are completed and proposed might come together because a problem more have you ask them anything about? salus would love to see them do a study. i'm curious if you ask them to do study. >> they are doing work in this area. they have issued other work that is ongo

mr. stivers. >> thank you mr. chairman. i'm glad you're hear, secretary.hanks for your call last week, offering to work with me on a lot of issue we share a passion for, and i want to read from hud's mission statement and ask you about four are areas. this is the summary of your mission statement. talks about your -- you want to work to strengthen the housing market. you want to utilize housing as a platform to improve the quality of life, build clues and if sustainable communities and transform the way hud does business. that's my summary of your mission. i hope you believe that's an accurate summary but it's excerpts from your mission. >> sure. >> i'd like to talk to you about four areas. moving to work, which you talk about. homeless youth definition, which we talked about individually. housing finance especially involving condominium rules and then the fair housing initiative if we could. i'd like to start with moving to work. it's a bipartisan issue. it's a flexible and holistic program that uses housing to build people's quality of life and transform