mrs. blackburn: mr. chairman, ask for a record vote. the chair: the gentlewoman from tennessee asks for aered rod vote. pursuant to clause 6 of rule 18, further proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentlewoman from tennessee will be postponed. for what purpose does the gentleman from indiana rise? mr. burton: mr. chairman, i have amendment number 71 made in order under the rule preprinted in the congressional record at the desk. the chair: the clerk will designate the amendment. the clerk: amendment number 71 printed in the congressional record offered by mr. burton of indiana. the chair: pursuant to house resolution 552, the gentleman from indiana and a member owes posed will each control five minutes. the gentleman from indiana. mr. burton: mr. chairman, this amendment is very straight forward. it simply says that, quote, none of the funds made available in this act may be used to relocate the office of the census or employees from the department of commerce to the jurisdiction of the executive office of the president. in febru

mrs. blackburn. the speaker pro tempore: the distinguished lacy is -- lady is recognized for five minutes. mrs. blackburn: i rise to to support the intermediate space challenge. unfortunately, mr. speaker, many of the young people that are growing up and participating in this are going to find they're going to grow up in a very different america than we have grown up in because of the increase in taxes that are taking place every single day and the way this crowds out opportunity for young people. indeed, my colleagues across the aisle have become the party of punishment. that is what i'm hearing from my constituents as i traveled across the seventh district this past weekend. they are very, very concerned. what they're telling me is they know that clean air and clean water and clean energy is important. mr. speaker, i know we as politicians would say we're even for clean mud. we're just not for taxing people out of their house and homes to pay for clean energy. that's exactly what this cap and trade

mrs. blackburn: thank you, madam speaker. i do rise to oppose this rule. many of my constituents see this as a government regulation of the very air you breathe. they know that this is a liberal's dream and that indeed many think that the democrats have become the party of punishment. we are the party of no. we want people to know what is in this bill. i offered in committee an amendment that would require disclosure of what this legislation would cost consumers on their electric bills, at the gas pump, and products they buy. in rules committee i offered an amendment to require every transaction that ferc makes on these allocations in offsets to be listed in a data base that is searchable. by the public so they will know what is inhis. they were voted down. i encourage all too oppose this rule and this bill. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman from california. ms. matsui: -- the gentlewoman from california has five minutes remaining. the gentleman from texas has three minutes remaining miss mat suey: i reserve. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman f

mr. blackburn. >> thank you mr. chairman and i want to well, dr. tim jones who is going to be on our second panel. he is hiding over. the back. you must be one of the baptists from tennessee, sitting in the back row until time for him to come forward, but dr. jones is an epidemiologist with the department of health in our great state. does a wonderful job for our state and i'm absolutely delighted we're going to be able to hear from him today on the second panel so dr. jones thank you for taking the time to tom. while the draft legislation before us attempts to improve the safety and efficacy of the nation's food supply it appears a there is still a lot of room for improvement in am appreciative that we're having the hearing and i am hopeful that we are going to be able to work in a bipartisan way on this issue. i appreciate the majority's attempt to improve the food safety system, but i think that we all know especially those of us who are mothers, we know that you can't inspect your way to food safety. we know that this legislation is going to ha

mr. speaker, i want to yield two minutes to my colleague, marsha blackburn. mrs. blackburn: thank you, mr. chairman. i want to thank the gentleman. and also representative larsen for allowing me to work with them on this to help ensure our american innovators intellectual property is protected as we move forward in this international community transition to green economics. american innovators hold 50% of the world's patents granted between 2002 and 2008 in the clean energy field and will i note that tennesseans alone hold 1% of those worldwide patents in the hybrid electric vehicle market. it's serious business for our american patent holders. they have invested a lot of time, passion, effort, energy, and economic capital in developing these technologies. it's therefore incumbent upon us in congress to protect what they have created. the draft u.n. framework convention on climate change, for example, includes language supported by extreme carbon emitting nations like india and china, calling for a multilateral technology climate fund. housed inside the u.n. this n

mrs. blackburn: thank you, madam chairman. this is not an energy bill, it's a tax bill. they're going to tax the air you breathe. it's a transfer of wealth bill. the american people are figuring this out. our friends across the aisle have indeed become the party of punishment and my constituents in tennessee are being punished. listen to this. by 2012, we will lose 33,000 jobs. for the next 23 years, every year, it is estimated this bill will cause us to lose 25,600 jobs. the american people are figuring this out. we want them to know it. when my colleagues come down here and talk about it being important and talk about it being historic, it's all from the negative. the impacts of the bill will shut small businesses. it will close family farms. it will shutter manufacturing plants and those jobs will end up in china and india. it will increase our taxes. the president told us so. every household is going to pay between $1,300 and $3,100 in new taxes every year. the cost of products will increase. the american people know the bill chooses winners and sers and the taxpayer

miss blackburn can ask, but i don't want her to feel she has to mitt. >> point of order, mr. chairman. >> i think we're on my point of order. >> when she's done we're going to have to ask the secretary to leave because she has to leave. so i'll go back to miss blackburn. we'll start the clock again. it's the gentlewoman's time. >> thank you, mr. chairman and madame secretary. i hope we'll be able to resolve this. when my constituents talk about the issue they are fearful of what may be included in this plan. and coming from tennessee and you having been a governor, i think you can understand that. and when they hear remarks about it being deficit neutral or -- yes, deficit neutral, not increasing the debt, you've made statements that it would be paid for, you've talked about reducing the itemized deduction. my constituents are very, very concerned about how this would be paid for. the other members of this committee have constituents who are equally concerned about this. of course, our concern in tennessee is in the problem that existed with care. i know governors have many ti

how to save that penny versus congresswoman blackburn's amendment which is an across-the-board cut from each program. we have had other amendments tonight, mr. jordan's amendment to cut -- 12.5 billion out of the bill. we are facing a debt of $11.6 trillion that is accumulating at the rate of over $2 trillion a year. these tea parties that we saw spring up across the country spontaneously represent a deep-seeded and well-founded fear among the american people that this congress is completely out of control with the new leadership and the new president is spending money at a rate never before seen in american history. it is true as mr. hensarling, never before have so few spent so much in so little time. and we in the minority, the fiscal conservatives in the minority today have laid out tonight, mr. chairman, a number of thoughtful alternatives. my friend, mr. campbell, i would like to remain my remaining time to him so he can talk about some of the ideas he laid out and some of the members of the republican study committee. the chair: the gentleman's time has expired. the chair: for what purpose does the gentleman from california rise? mr.

mrs. blackburn: there are few issues that divide the americans like such abortion. last month, the president, speaking at notre dame, called for open hearts, open mind and fair-minded words on abortion as he pled for the country for greater understanding. mr. speaker, the actions of his administration and this house belie the hope of calling for a constructive dialogue on one hand. he commits tax dollars to fund abortion. this chamber seem to have forgotten that for many tax dollars are a deeply personal commitment to our government. they are the product of hard work and often represent dreams and opportunities delayed for yet another year as we give the tax man his due. to take those dollars so patriotally sent to washington and nation capital and abroad is heartbreaking. his administration's policy is not open-minded or open-hearted. it is, i believe a disrar

mrs. blackburn of tennessee, amendment number 71 by mr. burton of indiana, amendment number 97 by mr. price of georgia, amendment number 100 by mr. jordan of ohio, amendment number 114 by mr. reichert of washington, amendment number 59 by mr. broun of georgia, amendment number 79 by mr. hensarling of texas, amendment number 76 by mr. hensarling of texas, amendment number 105 by mr. campbell of california, amendment number 104 by mr. campbell of california, amendment number 107 by mr. campbell of california, amendment number 87 by mr. flake of arizona, amendment number 86 by mr. flake of arizona, amendment number 85 by mr. flake of arizona, amendment number 91 of mr. flake of arizona and amendment number 84 by mr. flake of arizona. es us as the bailout nation. second of all, i believe, as do many economists, that the federal reserve ought to be concentrated on military policy, tied to inflation -- on monetary policy, tied to inflation targeting. what the administration does instead is diffuse their mission even more and allow them to pick winners and, establishing firms as a systemical