mr. poe: mr. speaker, the united nations arms trade treaty signed by this administration today is an attempt by third world countries to control guns world-wide, including personal firearms in the united states. under the section of scope, the treaty indicates that covered weapons include small arms and light weapons. the language is so broad that nations are expected to track all weapon movements from the time they are manufactured until the time they are destroyed. the language is vague so that the treaty could be interpreted to contradict the united states from helping its ally like israel. the u.n. treaty allows government regulations to be imposed to collect data on gun owners. the treaty presents a clear and present danger to the second amendment of the united states constitution. this is another attempt by this administration to control firearms of individual americans. the constitutional professor is letting the u.n. override the second amendment and destroy individual liberty. the preside

mr. cole: mr. speaker, by the direction of the committee on rules, i call up house resolution 352 and ask for its immediate consideration. the speaker pro tempore: the clerk will report the resolution. the clerk: house calendar number 55, house resolution 352, resolved, that upon adoption of this resolution it shall be in order to consider in the house the joint resolution h.j. res. 59, making continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2014, and for other purposes. all points of order against consideration of the joint resolution are waived. the amendment printed in the report of the committee on rules accompanying this resolution shall be considered as adopted. the joint resolution, as amended, shall be considered as read. all points of order against provisions in the joint resolution, as amended, are waived. the previous question shall be considered as ordered on the oint resolution, as amended, and on any amendment thereto to final passage without intervening motion except, one, one hour of debat

mr. upton: mr. speaker, i would -- the speaker pro tempore: the entleman will suspend. the house will come to order. mr. upton: i ask unanimous consent that all members may have five legislative days to revise and extend their remarks and insert extraneous material into the record on the bill. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. upton: mr. speaker, i yield myself three minutes. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized for three minutes. mr. upton: i rise today in strong support of h.r. 3204, the drug quality and security act. i am so proud to say that this piece of legislation is the product of two bipartisan and bicameral work. the senate and house, republicans and democrats, have come together to produce a bill -- the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman will suspend. the house is not in order. please take your conversations off the floor. the gentleman is recognized. mr. upton: thank you, mr. speaker. the senate and house republicans and democrats came together to produce a

mrs. lowey: mr. speaker, i'm pleased to yield one minute to the distinguished gentleman from georgia, mr. scott. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. scott: let's say what this is. this is about a shutdown being ordered by the republican party. it is your initiative. and the reason for that is because you have been hijacked by a small group of extreme folks who simply hate this president. that's all this this is about. and the american people reject it, because we have the election and the majority of the american people elected president obama. and you hate that. when you see that, because shake your head if you want to, you cannot separate obamacare from the president of the united states. it's one and the same. you are the ones that are offering the shutdown. the speaker pro tempore: i have said, the chair has said on at least three occasions, you address the remarks through the chair. i would advise the gentleman to aid his remarks to the chair. the gentleman is ecognized. mr

mbovegove mr. speaker -- mr. mcgovern: mr. speaker, week after week i stood on this floor and talked about hunger in america. i talked about the impacts of hunger in this country, how it affects kids, seniors and how our country is worse off because of hunger. i talked about ways to end hunger and expressed my commitment to end hunger now. the problem, mr. speaker, is that the republican leadership not only willfully ignores the plight of the hungry in america, they are actually moving legislation that will make hunger in america worse. just a few weeks ago, usda released the newest data on hunger in america. rates have essentially stayed flat. that means statistically hunger hasn't gotten worse since the end of the great recession but it hasn't gotten any better either. the united states has a strong anti-hunger safety net. even though we have 49 million people who don't know where their next meal will come from, we know that nearly 48 million of them are enrolled in snap, formerly known as food stamps. it is a life tyne it p

mr. jones: mr. speaker, -- mr. wilson: every day i appreciate concerned constituents reaching out to me expressing their very real experiences with the health care takeover. jennifer says obamacare will put us out of business and make health insurance unaffordable for our family. charlotte writes i do not feel our economy can afford obamacare. i am retired with a history of lung cancer and my follow-up care will be denied under this plan. terry pleads do whatever you can to stop this. it would be an oppression of the people of this country both in terms of health care and jobs. sara has valid concerns for the nation's future. our company has already spent time and money to be client with the plan but there are many what ifs, this cannot be a funded plan. melissa is correct, free ticket, no show. putting people in need of risk. i am grateful the house is making every effort to protect the american people from the unsustainable, unaffordable health care takeover law which destroys jobs. in conclusion, god bless our t

mr. reed: mr. speaker, what we have before us is an opportunity to send a message across america that there will be no special treatment in washington, d.c. for members of congress and washington insiders. it is only fair that what we do is that we treat everyone equally under the law. dealing with e're here today, mr. speaker. and what we are talking about is if the president of the united states has said to big business, you get a pass for one year under obamacare. all we're saying if it's good for big business, it's good for americans and every individual in america should be treated the same. i'm asking my colleagues to join me. don't vote to protect your own self-interests and this special contributions that members of congress get. treat us equally. treat us the same. it is only fair that we keep this government open and we keep the law of the land intact equally for everyone. with that, i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. the gentlelady f

sounds pretty severe, mr. mccoy. mr. glick can lay it out for the jury. it goes to weight, not admissibility. the man's a born liar, judge. to put the icing on the cake mr. mccoy offered this dirtbag a deal. who does mr. glick think would have the goods on his client? an ethics professor? judge: sorry, mr. mccoy. i'm not turning this trial into an homage to dishonesty. his testimony's precluded. hey, how'd it go? we have nothing on iacone. wait till his lawyer bitches and drop the indictment. i've been digging into stephanie mulroney's witnesses. anything shake out? i read woodruff's personnel file. outstanding performance reviews. there's nothing about sexual misconduct. how about emily shores? no complaints against woodruff. it doesn't even look like they worked together. maybe the company didn't want to leave a paper trail. jack, i think they're lying about woodruff. i had a look at the ex-wife's divorce deposition. it's a straight-up asset war. she never mentions his philandering or abuse. do you smell a fix? emily shore paid cash for a new bmw last w

mr. royce: mr. speaker, i would ask unanimous consent that all members have five legislative days to revise and extend their remarks and that they also might have the ability to include extraneous material on this resolution in the record. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. royce: thank you, mr. speaker. i yield myself such time as i may consume. i rise in support of this legislation. because this legislation provides for a very needed special envoy to promote religious freedom for religious minorities in the mideast and in south central asia. this bill, introduced by the gentleman from virginia, mr. woeful, is substantially -- mr. -- mr. unstan rble -- e-- is substance rblely in the time that's elapsed since then, the dangers have only grown more acute. in many areas of the mideast, the first freedom, as we called it, the freedom of religious liberty, is disregarded and minority communities are not merely under threat. those communities are now under attack. from afghanistan to iran to

roll call, please. >> miss wei, mr. logan, mr. fewer, mr. haney, mr. maufas, mr. mendoza mcdonnell, dr. murase, miss wynns, norton. item i was withdrawn from the regular agenda. item j request to speak regarding general matters. i have a number of cards. i am going to start with suzanne solomon of united educators of san francisco. all speakers will have 2 minutes. >> thank you, president norton and good evening commissioners and superintendant. what i want to do tonight is introduce 12 young people who are sitting here. they are all chorus fellows. it's a program for college graduates to be part of where they do internships or fellowships with labor organizations, non-profits, political campaigns, plead -- public businesses and we have the opportunity to have andrew lynn ford who is working with us who is a graduate of san francisco high school. these people are real go geters and i think we'll see them around. please acknowledge when you hear your name, derrick brown his fellowship is currently without an equal workplace advocates. graduate of george washington

mr. carson: mr.aker, i move to suspend the rules and pass the bill as amended h.r. 2251. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized for 20 minutes. mr. carson: mr. speaker, i rise in support of h.r. 2251, which names the federal building and courthouse in fergus fall, minnesota, after federal judge edward debit. he was a former member of congress, world war ii veteran, and municipal judge. he received a bachelor of science and law degree from the university of north dakota in 1932 and 1935 respectively. upon graduation, he went into private practice as a lawyer and was later elected as a newnies pal judge in east grand forks, minnesota, becoming one of the youngest judges in the nation at that time. he he then went on to serve as an assistant attorney general for the state of minnesota in 1939. during world war ii, judge debit served as a lieutenant commander to the seventh fleet in the u.s. navy intelligence. after his world war ii service, judge debit successfully won election to the u.s.

mr. speaker. >> prime minister? >> thank you, mr. speaker. mr. speaker, today marks the 12 members of the tragic terrorist attack on new york's twin towers. i'm sure the whole house will wish to join in sending our condolences to all those who are affected by this aborted attack including the families of the 67 british citizens who lost their lives. these terrorists seek to divide us but they don't understand their actions only make us more determined and more united in our resolve to defeat them. mr. speaker, this morning i had meetings with ministerial colleagues and others, and in addition to my duties in this house, i shall have further such meetings later today. >> i'm sure the whole house will wish to associate himself with the prime minister's comments on this anniversary. we ar are haunted of its imagesy see. millions needing a day, children dying. i thank the prime minister for his leadership at the g20. will he now prepare a concrete plan and what steps will he take to gain inte

mr. vitter: mr. president, i ask unanimous consent to speak as if in morning business for up to five minutes. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. vitter: thank you, mr. president. mr. president, i strongly support the previous two speakers and their efforts to delay a law that is clearly not ready for prime time and in that spirit i again put forward my proposal to make sure there is no washington exemption from obamacare. this, i believe more than anything else, will ensure that washington doesn't impose something unduly burdensome, not ready for prime time on america if it's living under the same rules. mr. president, unfortunately, that's not the case right now. this special o.p.m. rule which was made up out of thin air, in my opinion, and unveiled in draft form a little over a month ago, creates a huge washington exemption, a special deal, particularly for members of congress and our staff. we need to say no washington exemption. and my amendment on the bill that's on the floor now and

mr. hastings: thank you, mr. speaker. mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent that all members may have five legislative days to revise and extend their remarks and include extraneous materials on the bill under consideration. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, so ordered. mr. hastings: i yield myself as much time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. hastings: thank you, mr. speaker. mr. speaker, s. 130 directs the secretary of the interior to convey to the powell recreation district approximately 322 acres of land located in park county, wyoming. the powell recreation district will continue to use the land for public recreational shooting complex as it has since 1980. the bill would have no cost to the taxpayers since the powell recreation district is required to pay for any administrative costs associated with the conveyance. this is a noncontroversial bill, mr. speaker, and i urge its adoption and i reserve the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from wash

mr. ferriero and mr. mclaughlin, to this point, i would like you to just, because all right, put aside whether somebody systematically liberally circumvents the law. that's a fair concern if it's occurring. my sense is that what goes on here is we're trying to adjust the technology come we're trying to meet multiple goals, compliance with this law, compliance with that law, promoting telework which is also the law i might add, to say nothing -- not incidental come and so you know what, sometimes people slip a. sometimes on my official count my daughter since me a picture. it has nothing to do with my business. now, sometimes i, i have multiple accounts. i've got facebook, twitter, i get a member which is political in which is official. which is personal, you know, i'm busy and with the best of intention i might slip. could you talk about that a little bit in terms of both the technological challenge of that, mr. mclaughlin, and mr. ferriero, the issue of compliance. because we do need to be fair to people

mr. engel: mr. speaker, by refusing to advance a resolution that can pass the senate, the republican majority has made the wreckless and irresponsible choice to shut down the federal government. the affordable care act is the law of the land. it was passed by a majority in this house and the senate, signed into law by the president and has been upheld by the supreme court. to try and repeal the affordable care act at a time when we're talking about funding the government is like mixing apples with oranges. i've heard so many horror stories about the affordable care act, all of which is irresponsible. let me say some facts about it. the speaker pro tempore: the entleman will suspend. the house shall come to order. members are advised to take their conversations from the aisle. the gentleman from new york may proceed. mr. engel: in my state of new york, people who enroll in the highest-tier plans are are -- can expect to see a 53% reduction compared to this year's individual rates. the average approve

mr. gosar: mr. speaker, thank you, chairman hastings, for the time, for your leadership on our committee and for including my bipartisan wildfire legislation. the catastrophic wildfire prevention act in this package. we have a forest health crisis in this country. and this bill will go a long way toward restoring the environment, improving public safety and putting thousands of people back to work. due to redistricting, i have represented nearly all of rural arizona in congress. nearly 48,000 square miles of u.s. forest service land. these areas have been some of the communities most devastated by recent wildfire. in my first year, the largest fire in arizona state history ravaged half a million acres of our treasured pond rosa pine country in just a few -- pondarosa pine country in just a few weeks. and this year we lost 19 firefighters in a fire that was one of many to burn over 103,000 acres this year. we must come together, change the status quo and facilitate conditions that minimize the chance

mr. radel: mr. speaker, i rise in support of this bill introduced by my colleague, representative neugebauer. this bill reduces costs for homeowners and renters not only in my home state of florida but for everyone throughout the entire country. today, insurance brokers and agents face hurdles when they try and work across state lines. what this bill does is make it easier, less expensive for them to get licensed in multiple states. the best part about this, ultimately it saves you, the consumer, money. the legislation streamlines the federal role in real estate licensing while allowing states to continue setting standards for the work that best fits their states, because after all, we know what's best for our states and our communities. lowering costs for insurance agents and brokers means more options and lower prices for consumers. i'm glad they support this bipartisan legislation. i encourage all of my colleagues to vote for the narab reform act, and i yield back the balance of my time. the spea

mr. poe: mr. speaker, in developing countries, access to clean water isn't as easy as walking over to the kitchen faucet. communities die from diseases they contact from bad water. in a search for life's basic need they put themselves in harm's way. women walks miles to get but some wells are controlled by criminals and then they must buy the water. we have the ability to help these countries that don't have access to clean water. we can help them dig wells, for example. that's why congressman blumenauer has introduced water for the world act. this uses taxpayer money by making water available and a priority in third-world countries. i thank congressman blumenauer and the groups who advocate for water for the world. no one on earth should be assaulted just to obtain clean water on a daily basis. and that's just the way it is. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from connecticut seek recognition? ms. delauro: permission to revise and extend. the speaker pro

with that, mr. speaker, i yield back. mr. forbes: mr. wittman, i thank you for your dedication to first amendment rights and the military and one of the deep thinkers we have in this area and all forms of policy, especially as it comes to first amendment liberties is james lankford of oklahoma. we're delighted to have you here tonight, love to hear your thoughts. mr. lankford: thank you. the right to believe. we in america have this unique thing, the right to believe or the right to not have a belief at all. but if you have the belief, you have the right to live what you believe. it is this unique american freedom that sometimes people around the world stare at with awe. because they're bound to have a certain set of beliefs to be in that country but not so with us in america. you can have a belief, not have a belief. if you have one, you may live your faith. coptic christians in egypt would love to be able to live their faith and not live in fear right now. the behai in iran would love to be able to live out their faith. the christians

so, mr.ullings, if you'll permit me a... a slice of albemarle. ( men laughing ) and for you, doctor... redondo rock. perfect. jack: and the acheron... for me. ( boisterous laughter ) pullings: look, his eyes are like corks in the back of his head. allen: ♪ safe and sound at home again ♪ let the waters roar, jack ♪ safe and sound at home again ♪ let the waters roar, jack ♪ long we tossed on the rolling main ♪ ♪ now we're safe ashore, jack ♪ don't forget your old shipmates ♪ ♪ folly-rolly-rolly-rolly- rye-eye-oh ♪ ♪ we have worked the self-same gun, quarterdeck division ♪ ♪ sponger, i, and loader, you ♪ through the whole commission ♪ long we tossed on the rolling main ♪ ♪ now we're safe ashore, jack ♪ don't forget your old shipmates ♪ ♪ folly-rolly-rolly-rolly- rye-eye-oh. ♪ ( laughter and chattering ) ( laughter fading ) ( violin and cello playing classical melody ) ♪ ( ship softly creaking ) las encantadas. the enchanted isles. they're said to be full of strange and wonderful beasts. when we

mr. st. croix. and we need to decide whether or not we want to go into executive session. >> executive session for the evaluation of mr. st. croix. >> is there a motion to go into private session? >> i move that we go into private session. >> second. >> all in favor? >> public comment? >> of course. >> commissioners ray hartz director of san francisco open government, and i do believe that these should not be in closed session, they ought to be open to the public so we can see what your directions to the directive are and how well he concludes in your opinion his job. wonlt i like to be a to be a fly on the wall in this closed session. my real feeling is that neither executive director st. croix would want the documents produced in the closed session to be see the light of day or the public to it overhear the discussion. i am certain eb that the (inaudible) intended, and has for many years evaded any real enforcement of ethics in the city of san francisco. one only has to look at the public r

mr. cornyn: mr. president? the presiding officer: the republican whip. mr. cornyn: mr. president, i ask unanimous consent that the quorum call be rescinded. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. cornyn: mr. president, earlier this week the congressional budget office released its latest long-term outlook, and of course the c.b.o. as it is known around here, is the authoritative guide to all things involving the finances and the fiscal picture for the federal government. that long-term outlook offered us a sobering reminder that the federal government cannot defy the laws of fiscal gravity forever. in other words, as every american he knows, every working family knows, your output can't exceed your input forever or you can't spend more money than you're putting in unless you're the federal government. but sooner or later we'll have to reverse the trend of debt accumulation or else it will destroy our economy. the crazy thing about it is that everybody in washington, particularly the congress,

mr. bishop: since mr. lamborn has already introduced the concept of what's taking place in colorado and the bill from mr. tipton, let me turn to mr. tipton from colorado to explain the significance and why he did that particular bill. mr. tipton: i appreciate your leadership on this issue along with chairman hastings. my colleague described some of the challenges that we have been facing in colorado. i would like to be able to expand upon that. not long ago, i was at the incident command centers in colorado on the east side of the rockies and in pa goesa springs on the west side of the rockies. to visit the command centers to deal with the west fork complex fire. how big is the fire? 170 square miles and counting. not 170 acres. we are talking about 170 square miles of forest in my district. the challenges that this is going to place in terms of being able to deal with endangered species, in terms of water quality, tourism and the economy in western colorado can not yet be numbered. that is why restoring h

mr. speaker. >> prime minister? thank you, mr. speaker. mr. speaker, today marks the 12 members of the tragic terrorist attack on new york's twin towers. i'm sure the whole house will wish to join in sending our condolences to all those who are affected by this aborted attk including the families of the 67 british citizens who lost their lives. these terrorists seek to divide us but they don't understand their actions only make us more determined and more united in our resolve to defeat them. mr. speaker, this morning i had meetings with ministerial colleagues and others, and in addition to my duties in this house, i shall havfurther such meetings later today. >> i'm sure the whole house will wish to associate himself with the prime minister's comments on this anniversary. we ar are hauntedof its images y see. millions needing a day, children dying. i thank the prime minister for his leadership at the g20. will h now prepare a concrete plan and what steps will he take to gain internationa

mr. st. croix, so i was looking at the work chart. and that is his, so we have come up one fte. right? and i think that i saw that there was a special project assistant, is that right? >> yeah, that is not, here, but not there. >> and there is, was there a... >> restructuring of the existing staff? >> no, we have 18 statutory positions, the special project assistant is a temporary position. >> i see. >> i had a suggestion. and i think that it will be helpful to include to the extent that we have records of them, the vote for each thing that we passed, whether it was 4-0 or 5-0 or 4-1 or three to two. >> okay. >> unless that is not in an inordinate about of work. >> we will let you know. >> if there are no questions or comments on the annual report at this point, perhaps we can move on to the next agenda item. >> i had one comment. that i want to thank the staff, i think, that you guys it has accomplished a lot this year and i think that we have made a lot progress in several areas and i appre

mr. reid: mr. president? the presiding officer: the majority leader. mr. reid: i would yield to the junior senator from new jersey to speak about the chaplain today. a senator: thank you, mr. president. the presiding officer: the senator from new jersey. mr. chiesa: i rise today to recognize my pastor, father kenneth kolibus, the pastor of st. joseph church in raritan, new jersey, is serving as our guest chaplain. he is the father and spiritual leader for saint joseph and the larger community. he began his work career in new jersey. when he was 23 years old he opened ken's flowers and gifts in catheteret, new jersey. he became someone everyone depend upon. when he later received, he answered the call to the ministry and now dedicates his life to our spiritual growth. his commitment and generosity to the members of our parish is unwavering and his door is always open to anyone who seeks his guidance. the church of saint joseph is nearing the conclusion of its year long celebration of its 100th anniv

mr. reid: mr. president? the presiding officer: the majority leader. mr. reid: i ask unanimous consent the call of the quorum be terminated. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. reid: i now ask unanimous consent we proceed to a period of morning business, senators allowed to speak for up to ten minutes each. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. reid: i ask unanimous consent that the judiciary committee be discharged from further consideration of s. res. 164. the presiding officer: the clerk will report. the clerk: senate resolution 164, designating october 30, 2013, as a national day of remembrance for nuclear weapons program workers. the presiding officer: is there objection? if there is no objection, the committee is discharged and the senate will proceed to the measure. mr. reid: mr. president, i now ask unanimous consent the resolution be agreed to, the preamble be agreed to, the motion to reconsider be laid on the table with no intervening action or debate. the presiding offi

mr. reid: mr. president? the presiding officer: is there objection? the majority leader. mr. reid: reserving the right to object, mr. president, my friend has had an opportunity to speak. i'll speak a longer period of time in a few minutes about his statements that he's made the last several hours. but he's spoken. at 1:00, the senate will speak and we'll follow the rules of the senate. i've said very clearly on a number of occasions, we should be moving quickly to get this to the house as soon as we can. i object. the presiding officer: shoarksd. mr. cruz: i will ask a second unanimous consent request. i ask unanimous consent that if a cloture motion is filed on the underlying measure, that cloture vote occur during friday's session of the senate, notwithstanding the provisions of rule i 22. mr. reid: mr. president, reserving the right to object, we're going to have a cloture vote at 1:00 and any consent agreements after that i would be happy to listen to them. at this stage, i object. the presidi

mr. mcauliffe, by virtue of an earlier coin toss you will go first with your two minute opening statement. go ahead. >> thank you, chuck and thank you to fairfax chamber for hosting us tonight and to all virginians watching at home. i would like to recognize my wife dorothy who is with me here tonight. for the last two decades we have been raising our five children here in fairfax county. the choice in this race is simple, which candidate is going to govern from the mainstream, work with both parties, and focus on those economic issues that virginians are concerned about. during this campaign i have proposed common sense solutions on issues of education, transportation, and work force development. i've also been proud to earn the support of so many prominent republicans, many of whom have never supported a democrat before. the bipartisan coalition that we have assembled during this campaign reflects the approach i would take as governor, following in a successful model of mark warner. jus

the clerk: the senator from nevada, mr. reid, proposes an amendment numbered 1974. mr. reid: on the amendment juts reported i ask i ask for the yed nays. the presiding officer: is there a sufficient second? there appears to be. the yeas and nays are ordered. mr. reid: i have a second-degree amendment at the desk. the presiding officer: the clerk will report. the clerk: the senator from nevada, mr. reid, proposes an amendment numbered 1975 to amendment numbered 1974. mr. reid: mr. president, in relation to that i have a motion to recommit -- a motion to commit h.j. res. 59 and that has instructions at the desk. the presiding officer: the clerk will report the motion. the clerk: the senator from nevada, mr. reid, moves to commit the bill to the committee on appropriations with instructions to report back forthwith an amendment numbered 1976.

miss gay and mr.merton got her from the orphanage, like some of the others. [ footsteps approaching ] she's got no one. not like me. i've still got my granny somewhere. are you sure jane's all right? what are you up to in here, ruth? she bothering you? my friend from the tiv, how did you enjoy your lunch? me guts are still groanin'. let's see if i can help you with that. - look into my eyes. - no, thanks. you only see my eyes. you hear nothing but my words, my voice. you do nothing but as i command you. why is that lady detective interested in jane? miss fisher thinks she stole some jewels. jewels? as i told miss fisher, i went to the automobile club that night. no one of your name signed in that night. we checked the register. i moved on from there, just my usual haunts -- same places every friday. alastair could back me up on that. alastair's not in a position to back anyone up. he spent the night in the carlton watchhouse. is that what al told you? and carlton station confirmed it. i'd like to remi

mr. enzi: mr. president, i'd ask permission to ask another question through the chair with the senator being allowed to keep his -- keep the floor. mr. cruz: i'm happy to yield for a question without yielding the floor. mr. enzi: thank you, mr. president. i think there are -- i think -- would you agree that there are a number of things in this bill that have been changed because we've recognized that those things wouldn't work? we've changed -- not "we," the president has changed a number of these things, and i'm having trouble finding in the law where those changes come from. there isn't a lot of waiver authority in the bill, but every time that a difficulty is found with the bill, then there appears to be a waiver so that that particular part of the bill no longer exists. i've never seen that done before on legislation. how do they take a piece of the law that's in the bill, that doesn't have a waiver right and go ahead and exempt us under that particular part of the law. and one particular part

mr. reid: mr. president? the presiding officer: the majority leader. mr. reid: i ask the chair lay before the senate a message from the house with respect to h.j. res. 59. the presiding officer: the chair lays before the senate the to following message from the house. the clerk: the house gr agree to the making continuing aprongses for fiscal year 2014 and for other purposes, with amendmentsed to the senate amendment of. mr. reid: i move to table the house amendments and ask for the yeas and nays on my motion. the presiding officer: is there a sufficient second? a sufficient second is noted. the clerk will call the roll. vote: the presiding officer: on this question, the ayes are 54. the stphaeus are 46 -- the nays are 46. the motion to table the house amendments to the senate amendment to the house joint resolution 59 prevails. the majority leader. mr. reid: i suggest the absence of a quorum. the presiding officer: the clerk will call the roll. quorum call: mr. reid: mr. president? the presiding o

mr. harkin: mr. president, we find ourselves in yet another alice in wonderland moment here in the senate. again we're on the brink of a government shutdown for no reason other than the house republicans' absolute obsession, absolute obsession with repealing the affordable care act. now, their strategy isn't anything new. they're running the same old plays out of the same old playbook that they've used for three years. mind you, none of these attempts have worked, but failure is no deterrent if all you care about is scoring political points with your political base. 42 times, mr. president, 42 times the house has voted to repeal or defund the affordable care act. you'd any after the first 41 they might get that it's the sense of it that it's just a waste of time, but no, the house is at it again risking the widespread economic damage a government shutdown would cause just so they can indulge their political obsession yet one more time. i sort of half facetiously said this last weekend that the good n

mr. jones: mr. speaker, -- mr. wilson: every day i appreciate concerned constituents reaching out to me expressing their very real experiences with the health care takeover. jennifer says obamacare will put us out of business and make health insurance unaffordable for our family. charlotte writes i do not feel our economy can afford obamacare. i am retired with a history of lung cancer and my follow-up care will be denied under this plan. terry pleads do whatever you can to stop this.

mr. pryor: mr. president, i rise today to talk about the agriculture appropriations bill, but i have to start by thanking our chairwoman of the appropriations committee. she has already done so many good things for that committee and for the senate and obviously she is been a great senator for the state of maryland, and we see that greatness, as she leads the appropriations committee. and i think all the members of the committee, both democrats and republicans, would like to thank her for her service and her leadership. mr. president, today i do want to talk about the agriculture appropriations bill and the impact a government shutdown would have on the activities it supports and the negative ripple effects -- and there would be many negative ripple effects that would come to our nation's economy if that does in fact happen. you know, mr. president, when people hear the phrase "agriculture appropriations," they naturally think about farmers, and that is certainly a key part of what is in our agricul

mr. barber: thank you, mr. speaker. mr. speaker, arizonans know only too well the horrific effects of wildfires that they have on our communities. in july of this year, our state was devastated by the yarnell hill fire that swept across 8,400 acres of land in 15 days, killing 19 brave firefighters from the granite mountain hot shots. they died in the line of duty doing one of the hardest jobs in firefighting. this tragedy will leave physical scars on arizona for many years to come, and the emotional scars will last forever. these fires are not unique to our beautiful state. every year communities across our nation battle wildfires that destroy their land, their homes, and their livelihood and too often take lives. the brave men and women that we send in to fight these wildfires put their lives on the line to protect us. a decade ago this summer another devastating fire swept through the community of summer haven in my district. it destroyed 350 homes and businesses. that area will not recover fully for years. two summers ag

mr. murphy to clarify because i know that a member of my office spoke to you, your also open to the at large seats as well >> yes, that's correct. the seat is not the determining factor for me >> thank you mr. murphy next speaker. >> good morning. i'm henry richardson i live at fifth and gary and commute to gary and tailor so i'm interested in the richmond seat. i work for a company in the design consulting firm and this awe lions with my interest we do master plans and we actually are a small firm but access our environmental impact so this contributes to your overall improvement of environmental quality. i as the bus between 8 and 9 and from 6 to 7:00 p.m. i used it this morning. so my criteria for the bus system is not so much in focusness we're analytical and we have to make sure in is for environmental impact. any questions? >> no. thank you, mr. richardson. next speaker >> good morning. i'm joel. and i have lived in for the last 40 yearss i was born in san mateo. i spent a lot of ti

mr. wilson: mr. speaker, i -- i object to the vote on the grounds that a quorum is not present and i make a point of order that a quorum is not present. the speaker: pursuant to clause 8 of rule 20, further proceedings on this question are postponed. the pledge of allegiance today will be led by the gentlelady from ohio, ms. fudge. ms. fudge: 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: 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 new jersey rise? without objection, so ordered. >> mr. speaker, i rise in support of the house-passed continuing resolution and i call for its passage in the united states senate. the house-passed resolution ensures that our government remains open and operational. it ensures that our military personnel will continue to receive protection in the

mr. lee: mr. president, everyone knows that the vote we're about to take -- cloture of the house-passed continuing resolution -- is essentially a vote to allow the democrats to gut the house bill. that's why the senate majority leader, the senator from nevada, senator reid, and every other senate democrat are supporting it. 21 house members know that this is a vote to gut the bill that they passed, that they worked so hard to pass out of the house of representatives. that's why they signed a letter yesterday asking the senate republicans, stand united and vote against cloture on this bill. you see, what happened was the house of representatives, acting boldly and nobly and in response to a growing cry from the american people, a cry for help, acted to keep the government funded, to fund government while defunding obamacare. protecting the american people from a law that they're becoming increasingly aware of. a law that was passed 3 1/2 years ago without members of congress having read it in all o

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first prove mrs. carlson switched mr. garnett's medication.was even in his home. if she was in garnett's house, she wouldn't be able to resist taking a trophy to give to her ex-husband as proof of her devotion to him. then let's ask mr. carlson. he might not know. she hid this in my breast pocket. now, i might not have noticed it until i had my suit cleaned. but for her, simply knowing that it was in my possession was satisfaction enough. if we ask carlson and he doesn't know, we could blow our chance. then may i suggest a search warrant? well, whatever the trophy is, it's not gonna have his name on it. we're gonna have to get her to point it out. the phone calls from his house, they implicate him as much as they implicate her. [doorbell] can i come in? yes, of course, robert. how did you know where to find me? your ex-husband told my partner that you're here in the mornings. why was she talking to him? my partner convinced our boss that barry was obsessed with garnett. and that he's responsible for his death. he was a fan, but-- my partner tr

sf 41234 mr. williams, you have 3 minutes. >> thank you, steve williams representing the low family. the property is a 6-unit apartment building in residential mixed between pacific and jackson on a very steep hill. can i have the picture, please. going up towards jackson. here is the subject's property and the low's property. most of the buildings are more than a hundred years old in this neighborhood. the project is to put a new floor on this building and to create a super unit by combining an existing unit with a new floor. they are also going to put in a new garage, there is very few garnls -- garage for this block and the top floor only. surrounding neighbors, 400 of them and appealed the project and the project was substantially reduced pulled in at 11 feet at the rear of the new addition. neighbors still uphold certain aspects of the property and we are waiting for the approval of the project when on july 18th we discovered that a portion of this project, a new permit had been pulled over t

mr. dufty -- oh mr. sanchez go for it. >> thank you. scott sanchez planning department. i just wanted to note a couple of facts for the record so the subject property at 1050 valencia street is located in a residential commercial high density zoning district. the subject property -- the lot itself is approximately 4600 square feet. 46 feet by 100 feet, build in 1912. approximately four sisters and 24 dwelling units and the space within the building. the subject use is personal service under the planning code and it's principally permitted. no notice is required and also no limits on hours of operation within the zoning district so i wanted to provide that. >> did you say personal service? >> that's correct. so a gym falls under personal service and include other -- you could have art classes, a yoga studio, you could have the gym. >> okay. >> is there requirement for sound testing? >> no. there is no requirement for sound testing or proofing. >> okay. >> mr. dufty. >> good evening commiss