mr. takano: i demand a recorded vote, mr. chairman. the chair: pursuant to clause 6 of rule 18, further proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentleman from california will e postponed. the clerk will read. the clerk: page 22, line 9, uclear energy, $656,389,000. the chair: for what purpose does the gentleman from nevada rise? >> i have an amendment at the desk. the chair: the clerk will read. the clerk: amendment offered by mr. heck of nevada. page 22, line 20, after the dollar amount insert, reduce by $25 million. page 26, line 12, after the dollar amount insert, increase by $25 million. the chair: the gentleman from nevada is recognized for five minutes. mr. heck: thank you, mr. chairman. my amendment builds on the committee's work in support of scientific research and development within the department of energy. moore than 30 years have elapsed since congress passed a nuclear waste policy act and over that same time technology and scientific knowledge have evolved significantly. however, congress still klings to outdated tech

mr. takano of california. the chair: a recorded vote has been requested. those in support of 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 two-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 by the u.s. house of representatives.] the chair: on this vote, the yeas are 164. the nays are 252. the amendment is not agreed to. the unfinished business is the request for a recorded vote on the amendment offered by the gentleman from california, mr. takano, on which further proceedings were postponed and the nays prevailed. the clerk: amendment offered by mr. takano of california. the chair: a recorded vote has been requested, those in support of a recorded vote will rise. a s

mr. takano. the chair: the gentleman is recognized. mr. takano: i rise to engage the ranking member of the committee, mr. miller new york a colloquy. as a teach for more than 20 years i have seen firsthand the consequences and the state's poor decisions in the implementation of them that they've had on america's students and teachers alike. i'm concerned that high stakes, low quality testing has caused a negative shift in our education system from teaching to testing. and our education system is no better off than it was before. mr. miller, you've spent considerable time on this issue and have been a leader in the congress on education. will you work with me to address the issues regarding our testing in our nation's schools? mr. miller: if the gentleman would yield, mr. takano, i agree with you that the testing proig haves included in no child left behind as well as the implementation of these provisions is imperfect and outdad. unfortunately the authorization is five years overdue and the majority has no interest in working with us to dev

mr. takano. mr. takano: ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the people's house. will you join the members in saying the pledge to our nation's flag. i pledge allegiance to the flag of the united states of america and to the republic for which it stands, one nation, under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. the speaker pro tempore: the chair will entertain up to 15 requests for one-minute speeches on each side of the aisle. for what purpose does the gentleman from north carolina seek recognition? >> i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute and revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized for one minute. >> madam speaker, in north carolina, small businesses are a primary driver of the economy. these businesses like many across the country are harmed by excessive regulation. over the past four years, our nation's cumulative regulatory cost burden has increased by $520 billion. what's worse is this administration has failed to disclose as required by law the effects of new regulation in a timely

mr. takano, one minute. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from california is recognized for one minute. the house will be in order. the gentleman from california is recognized for one minute. wish kano: mr. speaker, i to congratulate my republican colleagues. they really caught us offguard on this one. they have gone above and beyond the hijinks that they pulled to get this farm bill to the floor. and while they were at it, they willfully ignored the nearly 48 million americans who rely on snap and over 500 agriculture groups who say this is bad policy. there is a reasonable center here and i know we can reach a rational compromise if we will stay here and work at it. what's the rush to get out of town? let's stay here and get the job done that the american people sent us here to do. . the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from minnesota is recognized. mr. peterson: could i inquire do i have one minute left? the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from minnesota has 2 1/2 minutes remaining. mr. peterson: