mr. stupak: yes. the chair: the gentleman from oklahoma is recognized. mr. lucas: i seek time in opposition to the amendment. the chair: the gentleman is recognized for five minutes. mr. lucas: i yield myself 2 1/2 minutes. the chair: the gentleman is recognized for two 2 1/2 minutes. mr. lucas: this amendment strikes the term balance sheet risk from the definition of major swap participant, the result of which prevents corporations from hedging pension fund costs. pension funds are a liability on a corporation's balance sheet. the liability carries risks and that risk needs to be managed. if corporations can't manage pension fund risk, their employees will realize smaller benefits or fewer employees will enjoy pension benefits altogether. some companies may be forced to join the ranks of employers who have terminated company-base red tirmente plans. another part of the amendment allows a party to a swap to walk away from the swap for failure to comply with the clearing requirements or the execution transparency requirement created in this title. sounds like

mr. stupak of michigan, amendment number 9 by mr. stupak of michigan. the chair will reduce to five minutes the times for any electronic vote after the first vote in this series. the unfinished business is the request for a recorded vote on amendment number 1 as modified printed in house report 111-370 offered by the gentleman from massachusetts, mr. frank, on which further proceedings were postponed and on which the ace prevailed by voice vote -- ayes prevailed by voice vote. the clerk will redesignate the amendment. the clerk: amendment number 1 printed in house report 111-370 offered by mr. frank of massachusetts as modified. 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 will be 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-cap

mr. stew spach -- stupak: i yield the balance of my time to the co-author of this amendment, mr. van hollen. the chair: the gentleman is recognized for one minute. . mr. van hollen: when used properly within the appropriate framework, derivatives can be valuable tools and provide important consumer benefits. that being said, we have learned all too painfully over the last year that derivatives used improperly and outside of an appropriate regulatory framework can become what warren buffet

mr. stupak for next five minutes. >> thank you, mr. chairman, mr.ent, i have a question for you, recognizing the challenges that congress and the f.c.c. spectrum, are companies in the cta are exposing the dynamics of the possible solution? >> i would say our companies are exploring every opportunity and option available to them. including to utilize their own spectrum, to use it more efficiently and look at every avenue ahead in the years ahead to access more spectrum. >> are any companies in your organization using the dynamic spectrum access? are any trying to borrow f you will, in a peak time surrounding system, is that going on now? >> i am sure they are looking at every option available to them. >> ok, mr. smith. good to see you and thanks for being here. let me ask you this one, i think it's important to search for a solution of the spectrum crisis to serve free over the air broadcasting. in your testimony you cite how the use of white space spectrum in rural america is the way to go. this is solution useful in urban centers as well? >> it cou

mr. stupak and ms. lofgren, my fellow co-chairs of the congressional caucus on missing and exploited and runaway children, who join me in this important effort. i thank the gentleman from massachusetts, mr. lynch, for managing this bill. i also want to thank mr. israel who has worked with me on this important resolution for years. . it is important to highlight the effort of those organizations that work so hard to help youth of america who have lost or are considering leaving their -- who have left or are considering leaving their homes for a life on the street. if the gentleman has no further speakers, i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman yields back. the chair recognizes the gentleman from massachusetts. >> thank you, madam speaker. i want to urge my colleagues to support jerez lution, 779, and i yield back the balance of our time. the speaker pro tempore: the sgrelt yields back. the question is will the house suspend the rules and agree to -- and support her r

mr. stupak is recognized for five minutes. >> thank you mr.apology to our witnesses for not being here. i was in with constituents and have to take up other meetings. mr. largent, recognizing the challenges that congress and the fcc will face in trying to relocate as much spectrum as possible our companies within the cia is a splendid possibility that dynamic of spectrum at that dr. hatfield suggested as a possible solution? >> our companies are at a point where they are exploring every opportunity available to them. including how to utilize their own speech and they currently have in use it more efficiently and looked in every other avenue available to them in the years ahead.ñrñr to access for spectrum.w3 >> is in the company within your organization using the dynamic spectrum access? areç in aç shrine to borrow iu will during a peak time surrounding system breaks is that going on now? >> i'm sure they're looking at every option that's available to them. >> okay. mr. smith,ç good to see you and thanks for being here. let me ask you, i thi

mr. stupak, a member of our commerce committee, for bringing to our attention and very -- in very forceful terms the need to serve all of the 28 currently unserved local television markets across our nation. the bill before us makes other changes needed to harmonize the satellite carriage licenses with the transition from analog to digital television broadcasting. and it will result in more high definition carriage of public broadcasting television under the terms of an amendment that was offered by the gentlelady from california, ms. eshoo, and adopted during commerce committee consideration of our bill. i want to say thank you this afternoon to chairman conyers and his excellent staff for the cooperation with my staff and with me as our two committees structured the bill that we present to the house this afternoon. and i want to say thank you to the gentleman from texas, mr. smith, and the gentleman from florida, mr. stearns, for the highly constructive and cooperative bipartisan role that they have played in helping us move this measure through our two committees. madam speaker, i urge

mr. thune: to the senator's point if he would yield on that point. that's what the stupak and other members of the house of representatives saw, that this created tremendous ambiguity, and they sought to tighten it up and reinstate what has been long-standing policy with regard to federal funds and their use to finance abortions since 1977 and the hyde language. and so the stupak amendment to the house bill, as you recall, passed with 240 votes. there was a sizable decisive majority of members in the house of representatives who saw through what the -- the am ambiguity that exists with regard to the house bill and now the senate bill. but this is intentionally ambiguous for the reason you just mentioned. all this simply does is clarify once and for all what has been standard policy here at the federal level going back to 1977. and as was stated earlier, i believe represents the consensus view in america, both republicans and democrats i think believe that this is ground that we all can stand on, irrespective of where people come down on this@@@@@@@ ,@ @ @ removes all this

mr. speaker, i join my colleagues today to show opposition to the stupak-pitts amendment and its new limitations on women's reproductive rights. the house bill already had language that reflects current law, prohibiting federal funds from being used for abortion, while allowing women to use their own money to buy the coverage that they need. the stupak-pitts amendment goes beyond the hyde amendment. it sets new precedent for restricting women's rights and eliminating coverage for an important and legal health service that millions of women currently have. that's why i will join with my colleagues to vote against any final health reform bill if it contains the stupak-pitts amendment. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady yields back her time. for what purpose does the gentleman from texas rise? >> mr. speaker, i rise to address the house for one minute. ask unanimous consent to revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, so ordered. mr. olson: mr. speaker, i just returned from a trip to afghanistan to assess the conditions on the ground. i want to upd

mr. brownback: i'd like to quote bart stupak who carried this amendment, the same sort of amendment you're putting forward only on the house side and the same sort of questions naturally were coming up, saying you're blocking abortion funding of the individual. and i'm quote ron goldman from representative stupak, the cap amendment departed from hyde in several important and troubling ways, by mandating that at least one plan in the health insurance exchange provide abortion coverage. by requiring a minute number $1 monthly charge for all covered individuals that would go toward paying for abortions by allowing individuals receiving federal affordability credits, those are federal dollars, to purchase health insurance plans that cover abortion. in all those ways, the cap amendment, which is in the reid bill, expands and does federal funding of abortion that we haven't done for 33 years. going on with stupak, hyde currently prohibits direct federal funding of abortion much the stupak amendment, which is also the nelson-hatch amendment, is a continuation of this policy of the hyde amendment.

bart stupak is stepping forward and said if that's the case, then i'm switching from a yes to a no. i appreciate that kind of courageous democrat. mr. mccain: could i -- could i say that i appreciate the senator from mississippi bringing this important aspect of this issue to our attention and continuing to do so. i'd like to pick up on what dr. barrasso mentioned about the kennedy family. it's well known that i had a very close relationship developed over the years with senator ted kennedy, and that we worked together on a variety of issues, so there is a great irony in the constant over there on the other side of the aisle references to senator kennedy who always began legislation by getting bipartisan -- by getting members of the other side of the aisle committed and working together, whether it be on immigration reform, whether it be on health care reform, whether it be on -- one of the great achievements of president bush ii, no child left behind. in other words, every dealing that i ever had with senator kennedy was to reach out, establish a fundamental base for agreement, and then move forward with legislation in a bipartisa