mr. fleming: mr. chairman, i have an amendment at the desk. the clerk: amendment number 35 printed in house report number offered by mr. fleming of louisiana. the chair: pursuant to house resolution 312, the gentleman from louisiana, mr. fleming, and a member opposed, each will control five minutes. the chair recognizes the gentleman from louisiana. mr. fleming: i yield myself one minute. the chair: the gentleman is recognized. mr. fleming: my amendment is fairly simple. d.o.d. is permitted to appoint chaplains, individuals who administer to the spiritual needs of the armed services in accordance with the current d.o.d. policy. the chaplains must possess appropriate credentials, two years of religious leadership experience and most receive an an endorsement from a qualified religious organization. in june, the members of this body, democrats and republicans alike twice afffirmed that the military is not permitted to appoint atheist chaplains. he military is considering the possibility completely bypas

mr. burgess: mr. speaker, for the purposes of debate only i yield the customary 30 minutes to the gentleman from florida, mr. hastings, pending which i yield myself such time as i may consume. during consideration of this resolution all time yielded is for the purpose of debate only. mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent that all members may have five legislative days to revise and extend their remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. burgess: house resolution 315 provides for consideration of two pieces of legislation passed by the committee on energy and commerce. the first, h.r. 2218, the coal residuals reuse and management act of 2013, introduced by my friend on the committee, mr. mckinley from west virginia, passed out of committee with a strong bipartisan vote with 54 bipartisan co-sponsors. the second piece of legislation, h.r. 1582, the energy consumers relief act of 2013, was introduced by my friend, mr. cassidy from louisiana. the rule before us today provides for one hour of

mr. white house: mr. president, i understand that there are three bills at the desk and i ask for their first reading en bloc. the presiding officer: the senator is correct. the clerk will read the title of the bills for the first time. the clerk: s. 1350, a bill to prohibit the secretary of the treasury from enforcing the patient protection and affordable care act and the health care and education reconciliation act of 2010. s. 1316, a bill to repeal the provisions of the patient protection and a reasonable doubt for believe air act providing for the independent payment advisory board. h.r. 1911, an act to amend the higher education act of 1965 to establish interest rates for new loans made on or after july 1, 2013, and so forth and for other purposes. mr. whitehouse: i now is for a second reading en bloc and i object to my own request en bloc. the presiding officer: objection having been heard, the bills will be read for a second time on the next legislative day. mr. whitehouse: i ask unanimous consent

mr. cardin: mr.president? the presiding officer: the senator from maryland. mr. cardin: mr. president, i have listened very carefully to my friend from iowa, and i couldn't disagree with him more. i know he has very strong views about the nomination of tom perez. well, let me go through the record. i want to spend a little bit of time first talking about tom perez. i know him very well. before i start, mr. president, i have 13 unanimous consent requests for committees to meet during today's session of the senate. they have been approved by the majority and minority leaders. i ask unanimous consent that these requests be agreed to and these requests be printed in the record. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. cardin: mr. president, i know tom perez. we have served together in government in maryland. he served on the county council of montgomery county. first latino to serve on the county council of montgomery county. montgomery county which is very close to here is larger than some of our s

mr. peterson: mr. speaker, mr. chairman, it would be helpful for me if you could yield me two minutes. you may not like what i have to say but -- mr. lucas: in the spirit of comedy, i yield to the ranking member for his use. mr. peterson: i thank the chairman and thank him for his leadership during this process. america's two largest farm organizations, the american farm bureau and natural farmers union that don't often agree both asked us to oppose this bill. and i ask unanimous consent to submit their letters for the record. the idea of splitting this bill is a brain child of the conservative groups like americans for prosperity and heritage action. ironically now they split the bill, they don't support it. so i ask unanimous consent to submit their letters and statements in the record. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. peterson: you know, i spent four years working on dairy policy, and i lost a vote on the floor here on that dairy policy and that was not an easy thing for me to swallow. and in spit

mr. heck: mr. speaker, i rise in strong support of the bipartisan student loan certainty act of 2013. as the first in my family to go to college, and as a parent, i fully understand the value of a high-quality education and the opportunity it provides. i also know that accessing higher education is not cheap. just started paying back the student loans of my daughter and i'm still paying back my student loans for medical school. throughout nevada many new high school graduates are preparing to head to college this fall. without this bipartisan compromise, originally proposed by the house committee on education and the work force and based largely on the president's own proposal, students face significant uncertainty over their student loans. this legislation provides a permanent market-based solution that gives students and taxpayers the certainty they need and deserve. additionally, by ensuring the interest rates are set by the market rather than legislators, this bill rightfully takes politics out

mr. polis: mr. speaker, i yield one minute to the gentleman from new jersey, the ranking member of the education and work force subcommittee on health, employment, labor and pensions, mr. andrews. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from new jersey is recognized for one minute. mr. andrews: i ask unanimous consent to revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. andrews: if a school said that african-american children could not take advanced math it would be wrong and illegal. i think most of us agree if a school said that jewish children could not enroll in a certain program that would be wrong and it is illegal. in most states in this country, though, if a school says a child who is gay or lesbian or bisexual or transgender or perceived to be, there is no legal protection for that child. this is not simply a theoretical problem. lgbt children have been bullied and harassed and mistreated across this country. the stories are heartbreaking. they often end in family

attorney in mr. jones''s office mr. jeffrey paulson. mr. paulson gave his consent that is whistle-blower disclosure complaint be released to the committee. it contains the detailed account of the mismanagement, abuse of authority and other problems within the office and details mr. jones's negative attitude towards whistle-blowers and retaliation action he took against mr. paulson. we received this document leaked yesterday afternoon, still reviewing the document, osc requested of the chairman the file be designated, quote, committee confidential. my staff informed the chairman's staff that i would be asking questions based on this document. we ask the chairman's staff to let us know if he intended to designate the document committee confidential. to my knowledge the chairman has not done so. i certainly do not think it would be appropriate to hide this information. i see no reason given mr. paulson's waiver why this should not be available as part of the phone record. in fact i was told repeatedly that today's hearing this very day would b

mr. ellison: mr. speaker, i ask for unanimous consent to revise and extend my remarks in strong opposition to the farm bill rule and the underlying bill because it increases hunger in america. . the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman from massachusetts. mr. mcgovern: i yield to the gentleman from maryland, mr. cummings, for unanimous consent request. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. cummings: mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent to revise and extend my remarks in strong opposition to the farm bill rule and the underlying bill because it takes the safety net away from america's poor families. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman from massachusetts. mr. mcgovern: mr. speaker, i yield to the gentlewoman from florida, ms. brown, for unanimous consent request. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman is recognized. ms. brown: mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent to revise and extend my remarks in strong opposition to the farm bill rule and th

mr. mcdermott: mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent to insert letters from consumer groups opposing the bill, easter seals, american diabetes association, american heart association and others. i also -- the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. mcdermott: i'd also like to enter in the record the report on the fifth congressional district of virginia and those who will benefit from the affordable care act. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. mcdermott: and i now yield to the minority whip, mr. hoyer, five minutes. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from maryland is recognized. mr. hoyer: i thank the gentleman for yielding. i rise to speak the truth. this bill and the other bill are not real. they are purely partisan politics. they have nothing to do with reality. that, my friends and mr. speaker, the american people ought to know that is the truth. hese bills take time with no effect and everybody in this house, the majority leader and 434 of the rest of us know these bills are goi

mr. courtney: thank you, mr. speaker. mr. speaker, the premise of h.r. 2667, the employer mandate bill, which is part of the rule here today, is that somehow that the administration overreached by announcing this postponement of the employer tax measure which was part of the affordable care act. the fact of the matter is that the proponents have picked up the phone and called the congressional research service and asked them if the i.r.s. has postponed imposition of statutorily required tax requirements. the fact of the matter they would have found out what i hold in my hand which is a memo that was issued today that cites four examples, just within the last two or three years, where the i.r.s. delayed statutory reporting requirements because of the fact that comments from private sector voices around the country warned that it needed more time to be implemented. the 2006 law imposing a 3% withholding requirement effective december 31, 2010, was thrade until 2012. the -- was delayed until 2012. the foreign account tax complai

mr. rose >> mr. chairman and members of the committee we recommend you approve this legislation as amended. >> colleagues any questions. at this time we'll open this up to public comment seeing none, public comment is closed. can we move this marred. so move forward >> item number 3 resolution approving an amendment between the contract of the public works and the substance abuse care services to expend e extend the term by 5 unlawful years to increase it to $19 million. >> we have the department of public health here to speak. >> department of public health we concur with the budget analyst recommendation and we've had our health care in the jail being provided for close to 4 years. >> okay colleagues any questions for staff. thanks mr. rose >> yes mr. chairman on the bottom of page 14 we under the agreement of july 2010 to 2012 not to exceed the amount by 658258 own page 2 so our recommendations is you all the time the proposal that the further review that the board of supervisors purchase to make

mr. nadler: i urge my colleagues to support the nadler-garamendi-polis amendment to eliminate additional funding for a new unproven missile defense site. our amendment would cut delst 70 million added by the appropriations committee for an east coast system the pentagon does not want or need. in a june 10 letter to the senate armed services committee chairman, the director of the missile defense defense agency and the commander of the joint command for missile defense unequivocally stated there's no valid military requirement farce an east coast defense site. i ask unanimous consent that it be -- that this letter be submitted for the record. the chair: the gentleman's request is covered by general leave. mr. nadler: he told us that he would not use funds for an additional site this year because the pentagon has only begun to study the concept and the pentagon has the funding it needs for the study in 2014. furthermore the technology is unproven at this time. there have been in successful

mr. hoyer: thank you very much, mr. speaker. mr. speaker, beginning this week literally hundreds of thousands of civilian workers are being furloughed and particularly at the defense in maryland's fifth district, across the street, and around the country. that means as of monday morn -- more than 650,000 hardworking middle-class defense employees are being forced to take a 20% pay cut for the remainder of the fiscal year. now, it isn't because they're not doing their job well. they are. it isn't because they don't have enough work. they do. and it isn't because we don't need their talents, their experience and their dedication to service. now than m more ever. congress has failed. congress has failed to achieve deficit reduction in a balanced and responsible way. in fact, we passed a budget through the house of representatives, the united states senate has passed a budget but the house of representatives and the republican leadership refuses to go to conference. refuses to follow regular order for which they call so frequently. refu

mr. reid: mr. president, i move to proceed to calendar number 99 which is the transportation appropriations bill. the presiding officer: the clerk will report the motion. the clerk: motion to proceed to calendar number 99, s. 1243, a bill making appropriations for the departments of transportation and housing and urban development and related agencies, and so forth and for other purposes. mr. reid: mr. president, tpoelg my remarks and -- following my remarks and those of republican leader there will be an hour of morning business with the majority controlling the first half and republicans the final half. following morning business the senate will proceed to executive session to consider the nomination of thomas perez to be secretary of labor. we hope to confirm both the perez and mccarthy nominations today. we're ready to move on this whenever my republican colleagues say that they want to , but probably the right thing to do would be to vote on perez this morning and vote on the cloture petition

mr. shimkus: mr. chairman, i'd like to recognize mr. bucshon from indiana, a neighbor across from my congressional district, for one minute. the chair: the gentleman from indiana is recognized for one minute. mr. bucshon: thank you, mr. chairman. i rise in support of this legislation. every single coal mine in the state of indiana is in my congressional district. coal not only provides thousands of jobs for hoosiers but provides over 90% of our state's energy. coal is a vital part of indiana's economy, helping to create -- keep energy prices low and supporting a robust manufacturing sector. i disagree with the e.p.a.'s position that coal ash should be treated as a hazardous material. coal ash has been described to be used in other material like concrete and safe when used correctly and stored correctly. the e.p.a. studies, as has been mentioned in 1993 and 2000, has state that had coal ash is not a hazardous material. this legislation allows states to establish their own regulations from managing coal ash as long as it meets minimum fed

mr. takano: mr. chairman, i rise today to offer an amendment to the fiscal year 014 energy and water appropriations bill -- 2014 energy and water appropriations bill. my amendment increases funding for the renewable energy, energy reliability and efficiency account by $248 million to meet the president's budget request for advanced manufacturing. if we are to remain competitive in the global marketplace, we must fully invest in, develop and commercializing the emerging technologies that will create high-quality manufacturing jobs in the united states. these investments are crucial to accelerate the advancement of ideas and allow american manufacturers to continue to innovate and compete. by matching the president's request, the department of energy will be able -- will be able to move forward with plans to develop interagency manufacturing innovation institutes that will develop best practices and help manufacturers meet common challenges. these institutes will enable innovation, create a dependable

mr. reed: thank you, mr. chair. mr. chair, i rise today in support of my amendment involving the nondefense environmental cleanup programs for america. what i seek to do with this amendment is increase this line by $19 million. i recognize the hard work of the subcommittee and the subcommittee chairman in addressing the fiscal needs of our country and reducing the overall spending in this appropriations bill. but in regards to this line in particular, this line is presently scheduled as proposed to be reduced $42 million. and i recognize the fiscal crisis that we face in america. but this amendment re-establishes $19 million to that line because it is a wise investment. it is a wise investment because of sites such as that in my district, the west valley demonstration facility, that is dealing with the issue of nondefense environmental waste cleanup. and by re-establishing this $19 million, it's been reported to our office that what essentially we will save in the long-term is approximately $262 million over the next fi

mr. latham: mr. chairman, i want to say i'm not opposed to the amendment. i am going to call for a recorded vote. i yield back. the chair: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. for what purpose does the gentleman from arizona rise? the gentleman is recognizes -- the gentleman is recognized for five minutes. >> i support the gentleman's amendment. it ensures that the office of intelligence, security and emergency response would receive no less than $10,786 ,000. this office performs the important security functions of the department of transportation and i would urge my colleagues to support this amendment. i yield back. the chair: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. the question is on the amendment offered by the gentleman from texas. those in favor say aye. those opposed, no. mr. latham: i would ask for a recorded vote. the chair: the ayes have it. pursuant to clause 6 of rule 18, further proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentleman from texas will be postponed.

mr. hull mr. cito one of your superiors in washington told committee staff that lois lerner sent him an e-mail saying that these cases need to go through a multitiered review and they will eventually have to to go to ms. lerner's senior visor and the chief counsel's office. is this consistent with the instructions you received? >> i don't recall seeing that memo, sir? >> is it consistent with the instructions you believe he received. >> yes. >> in your experience is that unusual. >> yes, that is unusual. >> particular the multitiered process of essentially suspension. >> oftentimes there was more than one reviewer put multitiered is unusual. >> ms. hofacre, to your knowledge do you know of anyone that you would say in your opinion had political motives in the role of treating of tea party groups? >> no, i do not. >> mr. hull do you know to your personal in washington and ms. hofacre's primarily cincinnati by free their view that new had political motives against tea party groups? >> no, sir. >> do

mr. petri: mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent that all members may have five legislative days in which to revise and extend their remarks and include extraneous materials on h.r. 1848. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. petri: i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. petri: thank you, mr. speaker. i rise in support of h.r. 1848, the small airplane revitalization act of 2013. i'd like to commend my colleague, congressman mike pompeo, for introducing this bill, along with congressman dan lipinski, sam graves, richard nolan and todd rokita. i also ask unanimous consent to enter into the record a letter of support for h.r. 1848, from the aircraft owners and pilots association, experimental aircraft association, general manufacturers association, national airport transportation association and national business association as well as a separate letter of support from the national air traffic controllers association. the speaker pr

mr. reed: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator from rhode island. mr. reed: mr. president, the reed-warren amendment would provide student students and fas with certainty by assuring that interest rates will go no higher than they would in the current fixed rates in law. the amendment is fully paid for by a very small, about .5% surcharge on income over $1 million. and we should do this for students all across the country, and we should do it not for the students that might be going to college next year but for those who are in high school today and will face, we know, predictablably higher rates. a young man wrote me a letter. "my brother, no, sir college, will be paying a lot of money for college and is a worried he will have a hard time paying the loan. i'm afraid that by the timegy to college, loans will be so expensive i will not be able to pay it off. my parents help with paying for college, but they may not be able to help with paying for a loan that big. i really want to be abl

mr. warner: mr. president, i rise today to talk about the very real effects that sequestration is having on -- i'm going to speak about the people of virginia, but i'm sure, as the presiding officer, is equally true about folks in new mexico and, for that matter, all across the country. i'd like to remind folks that sequestration was set up so that it would be so stupid, so draconian, so outside the realm of possibility, that no rational people would ever let it happen. well, we're actually seeing now that we didn't pass that bar. sequestration is happening. it's actually stupidity on steroids. earlier this week, a group of us heard from dr. francis collins, the head of the n.i.h. the n.i.h., as we all know, is america's premier health research institution. dr. collins told us of the real world impacts of sequester cuts. he gave heartbreaking examples of life-saving medical research that's being disrupted, perhaps irrevokably, due to budget cuts and employee furloughs. two days ago, i had the opportu

cky, mr. mr.guthrie: 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. >> thank you, mr. speaker. the obama administration last week announced that it will delay until 2015 the employer health mandate, a crucial provision of its signature health care law. mr. lance: this is of questionable legality. days after that announced delay, the white house said that it would roll back requirements for new state online insurance marketplaces to verify the income and health coverage status of people who apply for subsidized coverage. and this week it was reported that the obama administration has quietly notified insurers that a computer system glitz will limit penalties that the law says companies will ch

mr. reid: mr. president? the presiding officer: the majority leader. mr. reid: it's my understanding a motion to proceed to s. 1238 is now pending. is that correct? the presiding officer: narc. mr. reid: i have a cloture motion at the desk. ifer officer the clerk will report the cloture motion. the clerk: cloture motion: we, the undersigned senators, in accordance with the provisions of rule 22 of the standing rules of the senate, do hereby move to bring to a close debate on the motion to proceed to calendar number 14, s. 1238, a bill to rammed the higher education act of 1965 to extend the current reduced interest rate for undergraduate federal direct stafford loans for one year, to modify required distribution rules for pension plans, and for other purposes, signed by 18 senators as follows: reid of nevada, harkin, reed of rhode island, gillibrand, leahy, klobuchar, udall of new mexico, whitehouse, wyden, cardin, blumenthal, coons, brown, casey, warren, franken, durbin, stabenow. mr. reid: i ask

mr. polis: mr. chairman, it is in order for a designee to offer an amendment on behalf of ts sponsor on this rule? the chair: the named sponsor of an amendment may name its designee. mr. polis: point of further inquiry. does the gentleman from kansas have the formal designation of the gentleman from florida, mr. nugent? the chair: the chair has been made aware from the designee of appointing this gentleman from kansas as his designee. mr. polis: i thank the gentleman. the chair: the clerk will designate the amendment. the clerk: amendment number 99 printed in house report 113-170 offered by mr. pompeo of kansas. the chair: pursuant to house resolution 312, the gentleman from kansas, mr. pompeo, and a member opposed, each will control 7 1/2 minutes. the chair recognizes the gentleman from kansas. mr. pompeo: thank you, mr. chairman. mr. chairman, the amendment i offer this evening clarifies and confirms the scope of two programs that mr. snowden illegally exposed while sitting in a hotel in communist

mr. petri: mr. speaker, i yield back the balance of my time and urge my colleagues to support the legislation before us. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back. the question is, will the house suspend the rules and pass the bill h.r. 2353. those in favor say aye. those opposed, no. in the opinion of the chair, 2/3 being in the affirmative, the rules are suspended, the bill is passed and without objection the motion to reconsider is laid on the table. for what purpose does the gentleman from wisconsin seek recognition? >> i move to suspend the rules and pass house concurrent resolution 44. the speaker pro tempore: the clerk will report the title of the concurrent resolution. 25, lerk: house calendar house concurrent resolution 44, authorizing the use of capitol grounds for the district of columbia special olympics law enforcement torch run. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to the rule, the gentlewoman from wisconsin, mr. ribble, and the gentlewoman from to district of columbia, ms. norto

mr. mcgovern: mr. speaker, i am going to urge people to vote no on the previous question and if we defeat the previous question i will offer an amendment to the rule that will allow the house to consider the van hollen resolution, calling on speaker boehner to proceed to a conference on the budget. it is time for the majority to follow regular order by immediately appointing conferees to negotiate the 2014 budget conference agreement with the senate. and to discuss that proposal i yield five minutes to the gentleman from maryland, the distinguished ranking member of the budget committee, mr. van hollen. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from maryland is recognized for five minutes. mr. van hollen: thank you, mr. speaker. and i thank my friend from massachusetts. and i want to at the outset associate myself with the remarks of mr. mcgovern and mr. welch regarding the importance of this body having a debate and whether or not we should be sending u.s. taxpayer dollars tone gauge in support -- to eng

if mr. manti seeks to offer the witness's testimony through skype, then he should offer the direct and then we can cross as appropriate. we also need an opportunity, though, to speak to mr. pleasants prior to him taking the stand by whatever method that he does. the motion to perpetuate, as the court's aware, is a last-minute motion during the course of the trial when the state realized mr. pleasants wasn't available. we don't fault them for the effort that they made. we didn't become aware of the significance, frankly, if any, of this witness's testimony as well as some time after the trial started when we began to realize why he was being offered in connection with mr. zimmerman's coursework. i think mr. pleasants may have taught an online course at the seminole state college. in any event, the issue last tuesday was a scheduling complication. i don't dispute that the deposition was set some time after court on tuesday and that at some point may have known that. there were no reminders or

mrs. murray: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator from washington. mrs. murray: mr. president, i ask unanimous consent that the quorum call be lifted. the presiding officer: without objection. mrs. murray: mr. president, i ask unanimous consent that morning business be extended until 11:30 a.m. and at 11:30 a.m., the senate proceed to executive session to consider calendar number 186, as provided under the previous order. ferraro is therthe presiding ofs there objection? without objection. mrs. murray: i have 12 unanimous consent requests for committees to meet during today's session of the senate. they have the apriewl of the majority and minority leaders. i ask unanimous consent these requests be agreed to and be printed in the record. the presiding officer: without objection. mrs. murray: mr. president, i ask unanimous consent that margaret taylor, a detailee from the state department to the foreign reels committee, be granted floor privileges for the consideration of s. 1243. the pres

mr. rose, could we go to your budget analyst report for item number eight? >> yes mr. chairman and members of the committee. table one on page 33 of your report shows that the lease premises will decrease by by acreage and 3.8% decrease. the rent per acre increases by $10,000 or 12.5% so total rent of 8.3% after adjusting for the change in acreage. we also note mr. chairman and members of the committee on page 33 that the proposed rent of $93,000 per acre is $46.96 less than the fair market value based on the third party appraisal conducted by cbre so that results in reduced rent over 10 years of $6 million. however, the airport and the united airlines as reported to us by the airport negotiated the reduceed rent per acre because it represents 18% increase over the current rate which was far greater than united projected or budgeted and certainly equally as important the airport wants to maintain a long standing relationship between one of their major tenants, united airlines, and we thin

mr. wilson: mr. speaker, pursuant to clause 1, rule 1, i demand a vote on agreeing to the speaker's approval of the journal. the speaker: the question is on agreeing to the speaker's approval of the journal. those in favor say aye. those opposed, no. in the opinion of the chair, the ayes have it. the journal stands approved. the gentleman from south carolina. mr. wilson: mr. speaker, 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 gentleman from vermont, mr. welch. mr. welch: 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 five requests for one-minute speeches on each side of the aisle. the hat purpose does gentlem

mr. levin: mr.ident, president harry truman once said that the only thing new in the world is the history that you don't know. and so it is today with those who think this efforto amend the rules by breaking them, the nuclear option s something new under the sun. this is not the first time that it has been tried. sadly, there have been a few original efforts to amend the rules by fiat but, and this is the cruci point, the senate has never done it. whenever an effort was made to change the rule by fiat, it has been rejected by this body. there are procedures for amending the senate's rules and the senate is always insisted that they be followed. previous cases, the majority of stphrorz stood up for that principle, often over the wishes of their own party's leader. it's my hope there will be a majority ofuch senators today. i entered some of that history in the congressional r0rd last week and i'll not repeat it all now. one incident stands out and bears repeating. after tk-g so i'll add a second chap

mr. clerk any announcements >> yes, please silence all cell phones and other documents. all documents shall bemitted to the clerk. all items will b on the agenda >> thank you, colleagues we have one item. and from the department of technology. so mr. clerk call item number one >> the ordinance to retroactively accept the grant from the national sciencef foundations and ordinance 9645 to accept the position at the department of technology and a okay good morning. i'm ken i'm representing the department of technology. the national science foundation awarded to the san francisco the grant to cover the costs of mr. chris intergovernmental science technology office. the amendment provided that all direct costs including salary and fringe will be reimbursed and this is to accept this agreement in the expenditure of the funds >> colleagues any questions? and a okay. we don't have a budget analyst report so we'll move on to public comment. that i public comment? >> seeing none, public comment is

with that, mr. chairman, mr. speaker, i yield back. mr. fattah: we're going to do a couple of things and then i'm going to close. first, we're going to ask for unanimous consent for the gentlelady from ohio and the gentleman from new jersey to be able to extend those in favor say aye remarks in the record -- extend their remarks in the record, unanimous consent. and then i'd like to yield main and a half to -- a minute and a half to -- the speaker pro tempore: that request is covered by general leave. mr. fattah: i want to yield 2 1/2 minutes to my fraternity brother and colleague from the great state and commonwealth of virginia and then i'll reserve the balance of my time for my close, so november 21 is a great day but -- go right ahead. >> for the record, the chair would remind members that the rules do not apply to occupants of the gallery. mr. fattah: i do understand. mr. scott: i thank the gentleman for yielding. it's with great sadness that i learned of the passing of our brother, the honorable william gray, on july 1, 2013. our tho

mr. poe: mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute, revise and extend my remarks. the speaker: without objection. mr. poe: mr. speaker, the united states house of representatives is honored today to have dr. shane alexander of majea, texas, as the guest chaplain. he's the minister of the rtheast church of christ and has previously preached in other texas cities. e has been a resident chaplain in lieuville, kentucky, as well. he and his wife, kara, met at abilene christian university where both received numerous degrees. master's and.a., a a doctorate. they have three children, elizabeth, payton and he will vie. they're all here today, along with shane's parents and my wife. dr. alexander is active in the community from coaching the girls softball team and boy's t-ball to furthering the spiritual growth in central texas. r. alexander enhanced his life by marrying kara, also dr. alexander, who is a professor at baylor university. i say enhanced his life, because his wi

mr. hurt: mr. speaker, i ask that the house suspend the rules and pass h.r. 1564 as amended. the speaker pro tempore: the clerk will report the title of the bill. the clerk: union calendar number 103, h.r. 1564, a bill to amend the sarbanes-oxley act of 2002 to prohibit the public company accounting oversight board from requiring public companies to use specific auditors or require the use of different auditors on a otating basis. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to the rule, the gentleman from virginia, mr. hurt, and the gentlewoman from california, ms. waters, each will control 20 minutes. the chair recognizes the gentleman from virginia. mr. hurt: thank you, mr. speaker. mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent that all members may have five legislative days to evise and extend their remarks and submit extraneous materials for the record on h.r. 1564, as amended, currently under consideration. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, so ordered. mr. hurt: thank you, mr. speaker. i yield myself s

mr. miller: mr. speaker, i claim time in opposition. the chair: the gentleman is recognized for five minutes. mr. miller: mr. speaker, i rise in opposition to the schock-meehan amendment because it really is a political exercise. it fails to fix the problems of h.r. 5, letting students down act. the amendment is an ideological attempt to keep -- to give school districts more control but actually doesn't do that. it just creates more paperwork, more bureaucracy at the federal level like consultations and chances to dispute regulations, all of which many of which are already allowed in federal law but this would be a different subset to require that. i've been here a long time and i can't think of any administration that gave both states and local school districts more options, more flexibility, more ability to design the systems under which to work than the obama administration which there is 37 states who've undertaken race to the top which gave them great flexibility and there's 40 states that have

mr. president. my name is kimberly kiefer and i oversee the rec and park department. it is my great honor to celebrate today the 50 youth stewardship teachers who have come out over the years, countless years to give back to our students and to our parks for free. last year we were able to work with almost over 3,000 students that our san francisco unified students, we have teacher kay kerman here who is one of our oldest teachers. she's been involved in -- excuse me. [laughter] >> all the teachers of our program, excuse me. for the past 13 years she has witnessed the power of experiential learning particularly science help close gap in achievement and getting out into important parks. it's been an honor to be involved in this program and i thank you so much for acknowledging us today. and kate is going to say a few words on behalf of the program. >> thank you. it's a real privilege to be here representing the many teachers and thousands of students who are being impacted by this program.

mr. rose. >> mr. chairman and members of the committee as you know you continued to item and amended the medication e legislation we recommend you approve it. >> any yes, sir. for mr. rose. we'll open this open for public comment seeing none, public comment is closed. we can move this forward >> item number 2 resolution approving the declaration for the policy for the north shore main not to exceed 75.3 million. >> colleagues any questions on number 2. mr. rose >> mr. chairman and members of the committee we recommend you approve this legislation as amended. >> colleagues any questions. at this time we'll open this up to public comment seeing none, public comment is closed. can we move this marred. so move forward >> item number 3 resolution approving an amendment between the contract of the public works and the substance abuse care services to expend e extend the term by 5 unlawful years to increase it to $19 million. >> we have the department of public health here to speak. >> department of public h

mr. frelinghuysen: mr. chairman, madam chair, i rise to oppose the amendment. e've gone over this ground several times, so i'll be brief. all of us here strongly support investments in the corps' work and their projects. particularly those projects with the greatest benefit to public safety and the economy, namely flood control and navigation. but this amendment proposes to pay for additional corps construction by diverting funds needed for our nuclear weapons stockpile, for national security. and that is the most critical priority in our bill. and so i oppose -- strongly oppose the amendment, his amendment is unacceptable because it is an issue of national security and i yield back the balance of my time. the chair: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. the question is on -- for what purpose does the gentleman from florida seek recognition? >> i move to strike the last word. the chair: the gentleman is recognized for five minutes. >> madam speaker, i rise today to voice my support for vital fu

mr. royce, detailed a moment ago is something that we're oncerned about but we have a circumstance that this legislation does not acknowledge and that is that the iranian people had a choice between candidates and they selected the candidate who decided to reject extremism and actually campaigned on the basis of moderation. why not at least -- at least , il mr. rahani has a chance engage in diplomacy to reach the goals that mr. royce has dentified. he promised to prosue a, quote, policy reconciliation and peace. ell, obviously we don't have blasts. we don't but why don't we wait and see? why aren't we at least curious to find out whether or not president rahani wants to pursue this course of peace? it's what we want. it's negotiated settlement. why are we slapping his hand down when apparently the arraignian people are willing to support a candidate who's willing to extend the hand? "the new york times" agrees. it says, quote, while sanctions are an important element of policy, this momen

mr. reid: mr. president? the presiding officer: the democratic leader is recognized. mr. reid: mr. president, just a brief word or two about the presiding officer. when he took the oath to become a senator, we had a lot of things going here. i didn't have the opportunity to say as much about him as i would like because we were in some, the middle of a real battle here that we seem to have resolved. i don't know if there is anyone in my 31 years of congress that has been better prepared to be a senator than the senator from massachusetts, who now is the presiding officer. a stunning record has already been established with his work in the senate. i have from afar admired this good man, and for four years up close when i served in the house with him. the work for the environment has been unparalleled, and one of the rare voices that has for many years understood the dangers of nuclear waste and been aware of the benefits of nuclear power but also the dangers. there's a long resume that this presiding

mr. werfel, in the interest of accountability and at the discretion of treasury secretary lew, you spearheaded a 30-day practice of discriminating against conservative groups. unfortunately, while i'm aware this is an initial report, it fails to deliver the accountability the american people deserve. this report doesn't answer even the most basic, significant questions; who started this practice, why has it been allowed to continue for so long, how widespread was it. in fact, this report is suggests that you haven't even asked anyone those questions. additionally, the report fails to address some of the most egregious offenses by the irs. i'm specifically talking about the intentional leaking of confidential taxpayer information and the irs threatening conservative donors with additional taxes. the review notes that it's important that the inspector general continues to identify inappropriate actions, but where is the internal oversight? where are the checks to prevent this behavior in th

[shouting] >> mr. speaker -- mr. speaker, last may the education secretary said, and i quote, work will begin immediately on 261 projects under the priority school building program. can the prime minister delta house how many have begun? >> what i can tell him is infrastructure spending under this government has been higher than it was under labour. we have around 14 billion pounds reserved for capital spending on our schools. we have had to clear up the appalling mess left by the building schools of the future program. >> ed miliband. >> i don't think he knows the answer, mr. speaker. i'll tell him the answer. the answer is, 261 schools were promised, only one has started. now perhaps you can explain why. >> we've had to recover from the appalling mess of the building schools of the future program. that is the mess we inherited, as well as a record deficit. but it is this government as the chancellor will announce in a minute that are providing half a million extra school places. >> i don't think he knew the answer

mr. peter bone. >> mr.peaker, the all party group against human trafficking has raised the awareness of modern-day slavery to a great level. i'm delighted to report last night, 158 audible, write audible members of this house and the of the house attended. that is a credit to the prime minister's personal commitment to this. would he consider a tax -- a

mr. reid: mr.president, following my remarks and those of the republican leader, the time until noon will be equally divided and controlled. at noon there will be a cloture vote on the motion to proceed to s. 1243. if cloture is invoked, all postcloture time will be yielded back and we'll vote on the adoption of the moaghts motion to proceed. -- on the adoption of the motion to proceed. we hope that will be a voice vote and we can begin consideration of the bill immediately following the vote at noon. the senate will recess until 12:30 -- recess from 12:30 to 2:15 today for our weekly caucus meetings. i ask unanimous consent that the senator chiesa be recognized for up to 15 minutes at 2:15 today to deliver his maiden speech. the presiding officer: without objection, so ordered. mr. reid: mr. president, so happy to see the presiding officer. you could have presided before, but i haven't been able to witness that. so i'm very happy to have you here. we're so fortunate to have you here with your wide

mr. mrs. tucker. >> chairman ice sa and distinguished members of the committee. >> i appreciate the opportunity to appear before you today. i've been an i.r.s. employee for 24 years. i started as a revenue agent. i am very proud of my government service and it is an honor for me to work alongside the dedicated men and women of the internal revenue service. our agency is vital of the functioning of government in keeping our economy strong. our role as tech administrators we collect 92% of all federal receipts and last year we issued more than $330 billion in refund to individual taxpayers. in my role as deputy commissioner i oversee the support functions of the internal revenue service including technology, human capital, budget, real estate, physical security and procurement. in february the committee sent the department of treasury a letter raising questions about two contracts that the i.r.s. awarded in december 2012 to strong castle, one of the thousands of vendors that i.r.s. does business

mr. nunes. >> mr. thompson my tomatoes a letter sent to mr. fromm, and secretary vilsack on the measures and want to cement that for the record. >> without objection. as jenkins is recognized. >> thank you, mr. chairman. thank you for being here. strong intellectual property rights protections are essential to the success of u.s. and eu economies. the united states alone intellectual property intensive industry accounts for over 59 jobs, nearly 6 trillion output, and a trillion and exports. so a couple of questions. first, what barriers for ipr intensive trade for goods and services to u.s. companies face in the eu? and second, in what areas is there potential for greater convergence between u.s. and eu, ipr practices, and how can the united states and the eu have high levels of protection in those areas? i would be interested in hearing about not only patents, trademarks and copyrights, but also about protections and trade secrets from disclosure by government. >> well, it's a critical part of our economy as you said and it's a critical part