mr. walberg: thank you, mr. speaker. i -- i ask unanimous consent that all members may have five legislative days to revise and extend their remarks on h.r. 2747. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, so ordered. mr. walberg: mr. speaker, i rise today in strong support of h.r. 2747. and i yield myself such time as i may consume. with our nation -- the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. walberg: with our nation facing difficult challenges at home and abroad, it is important we continue the work the american people sent us here to do. that includes pursuing commonsense reforms that will make the federal government more efficient and a better steward of taxpayer dollars. the legislation we are considering today is a small yet important part of that of the. approximately one out of every five workers is employed by a federal contractor. drawing on the strength and expertise of the private sector work force to complete federal projects has helped deliver better results at a more competitive price for

mr. tim walberg, from michigan. mr. lberg: i -- the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman may not yield blocks of time. mr. forbes: i recognize mr. walberg. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. walberg: i thank my friend from virginia and, mr. speaker, i appreciate the opportunity to speak on an issue of ultimate importance tonight. the first amendment liberties. we go back to those brave men whose shoulders which stand -- we stand upon here in the chambers today. people like jonathan witherspoon who said a republic once equally poised must either preserve its virtue or lose its liberty. and congressman forbes, we are standing for that virtue today. we are standing for that virtue in a country that sadly has walked away from it and accepting it out of hand. and assuming that there will be differences, there will be a theological differences, there will be religious differences, but america was known from its inception as a place where we could be free to have those foundational principles. benjamin fran

mr. walberg. mr. walberg: please join in the pledge to the 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: without objection, the gentleman from wisconsin, mr. ribble, is recognized for one minute. mr. ribble: thank you, mr. speaker. i am the youngest son of six sons, all children of an ordained baptist minister. i have five older brothers, four of those are still alive today, three of them have responded to the call of ministry and are pastors. one of my sons is also a pastor. it's impossible to separate my faith from my daily life. my brother, dale ribble, who is our guest chaplain today, is exactly the same. i have observed him countless time reaching out to people around him, young and old, with a spirit of compassion and concern. he has a gift given to him by god for this purpose. the work churches do in our communities change and affect lives for the positive. they reach out to the poor, the sick, t

mr. walberg received his ba degree from university of virginia. hairman goodlatte has not permission and it is our next witness. >> thank you, mr. chairman. it's my pleasure to welcome our for the witness and my constituent, mr. earle mackenzie, executive vice president and chief operating officer of shentel cable testimony on behalf of the american cable association. with 35 years of telecom experience, he is response before shentel's day operations of its many subsidiaries. is received his ba in accounting from the college of william and mary. welcome. were glad to have your testimony here today as well. >> our next witness, this witness today is mr. james campbell, vice president for public policy at centurylink. mr. campbell is responsible for the companies regulatory and legislative affairs and is received his bachelor's degree from santa clara university. are six witness is mr. robert here, partner at arnold and porter will testify today on behalf of major league baseball. mr. garrett join arnold and porter in 1977 and the service outside cou

mr. walberg, to suspend the rules and pass h.r. 2747 on which the yeas and nays are ordered. the clerk will report the title of the bill. the clerk: h.r. 2747, a bill to amend title 40, united states code, to transfer certain functions from the government accountability office to the department of labor relating to the processing of claims for the payment of workers who were not paid appropriate wages provisions of such title. the speaker pro tempore: the question is will the house suspend the rules and pass the bill. members will record their votes by electronic device. this is a five-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 speaker pro tempore: on this vote the yeas are 39 . the nays are 10. 2/3 of those voting having responded in the affirmative, the rules are suspended, the bill is passed, and without

mr. walberg: as a patriot, as a pastor and as a member of congress.josef stalin said america's like a healthy body and its resistance is three-fold. it's patriotism, morality and spiritual life. if we can undermine these three areas, america will collapse from within. a patriot said it this way. president eisenhower in october of 1954. this leads to domination and dictatorship. we must jealously guard our foundation and faith. for it rests in the ability of the american individual to live and thrive in this blessed land and to be able to help less unfortunate people to achieve freedom and individual opportunity. these we take for granted but to others they are often only a wistful dream. in god we trust, often we've heard the words of this wonderful american motto. let us make sure that familiarity has not made them meaningless for us. freedom the torch of as a sacred trust for all mankind. we do not believe that god intended the light that he created to be put out by men. and i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman's time has expired. pu

mr. tim walberg, that will strengthen the center's work with law enforcement to rescue victims of sex trafficking. mr. speaker, this is a good bill. it helps protect and defend america's children and their families. i applaud and thank mr. guthrie for his work on this legislation and i strongly urge my colleagues to lend their support and i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back. the chair recognizes the gentlewoman from florida. ms. wilson: is the gentleman from kentucky prepared to close? mr. guthrie: i am, mr. speaker, i am prepared to close. i have no further speakers. i am prepared to close. ms. wilson: i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman yields back the balance of her time. the chair recognizes the gentleman from kentucky. mr. guthrie: thank you, mr. speaker. again, as my friend from florida said, what -- able to work together, house and senate, republicans and democrats for a very important issue. i just want to thank my colleagues here speaking to the importance of h.r. 3092, the e. clay shaw jr. miss

mr. walberg: in my town hall meeting yesterday morning, bill said, my wife is very sick. i pay $900 a month for my health insurance. i need that. but i want you to go to washington and end the spending . move our country forward. shut down obamacare. mr. president, you won't negotiate, you negotiated with mr. putin and mr. assad, you negotiated with the u.n. on an arms treaty threatening our second amendment liberty. why would you not negotiate with the people's house and the people who sent us to restore fiscal sanity, economic opportunity and liberty? i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the chair reminds the house to target your comments to the chair. for what purpose does the gentlelady from nevada rise? without objection, so ordered, you're recognized. ms. titus: this week, a leading nevada republican said that the 2014 elections will be a great year for republicans because a lot of minorities and a lot of younger people will not turn out. well, while the g.o.p. plan for 2014 is focused on voter suppression, i'm here to deliver a different message. minorities and w