mrs. blackburn. mrs. blackburn, no. mr. chairman. mr. chairman, no. >> any members wishing to vote or change their vote? if not, the clerk shall report. >> mr. chairman, on that vote, the ayes are 13, the noes are 22. >> ayes 13, noes 22, the amendment is not agreed to. i'd like to -- i'd like to take a moment out of regular order to recognize mr. flores for a moment of silence and for an announcement. >> mr. chairman, thank you for this privilege. fort hood is in texas, as you know, the world's largest army base. it's represented by mr. williams and also by mr. carter. there's been a shooting incident today, apparently we have three fatalities and so i'd ask the committee for a moment of silence to remember not only the victims as well as those that were injured and our first responders trying to keep everybody safe. >> the committee will come back to order. pursuant to an agreement i worked out with mr. van hollen and the relevant member, we are now going to tier b, the following amendments will not be offered, amendment number 26, ame

mrs. blackburn. the chair: the gentlelady from tennessee is recognized for three minutes. mrs. blackburn: thank you, mr. speaker. i appreciate the chairman and the opportunity to stand and discuss the budget that we have before us. i find it so interesting that our constituents are watching this. and they are paying attention because they are concerned. and with good reason as one of my constituents said in a town hall meeting, i've got to tell you, i've got too much month left at the end of my money. and i'm tired of it. i'm tired of what this economy has been doing to my opportunities. wage stagnation, increases in health care costs, the american people are over it. and they are ready to see the federal government start to live within its means. think about it like this, this is the week when millions of americans are sitting around the kitchen table looking at their income tax form, filling it out, trying to make certain that they do it right. let me ask you a question, is it fair, is it right for the men and women, the taxpayers, hardworking taxpayers in this country, is it

mrs. blackburn, for five minutes. mrs. blackburn: thank you, mr. speaker. i appreciate the opportunity to come to the floor this morning and talk just a little bit about free speech and how we exercise that free speech in this country. i think it is no secret that the twitter verse and the internet has been abuzz with a little bit of concern about what the president is planning to do about the internet and control an governance of the internet. and i think we all agree this internet has had a revolutionary impact on not only this nation but on the world. you can take a look at what has happened with jobs, with innovation, with economic freedom, and indeed with social change. you see it pronounced because the internominate -- internet allows people to participate from the bottom up. in receiving information about what their governments are doing. about opportunities that are out there. they have the opportunity to get online and do a little bit of research. so with this open ecosystem and this decentralized nature of information, it is benefiting freedom. it

mrs. blackburn: thank you, mals. i am so appreciative -- thank you, madam speaker. i am so appreciative for us to be able to come to the floor and have this discussion today. i think our constituents are just shocked with what they see happening because of the president's health care law. they can't believe it. they had heard the rhetoric from the minority leader that it was going to create four million jobs. what they have found out is that it is costing them their jobs. it is costing them wage increases. it is costing them certainty in the job market. and i have to tell you, it really is a war on jobs. it is a war on women. and we are seing that because women, 63% of those that are affected by the adverse impact of the president's health care law, are women. let me give you one example of this. i was in the grocery store recently, passed a lady with two children in her grocery cart and we chatted, nodded at each other, the next aisle around she said, are you marsha blackburn. i said, yes i am. she said, can i tell you my story? absolutely. this is her story. she w

mr. florez. woodall. ms. blackburn? mr. rice? mr. williams? mr. duffy? mr. van hollen? ye. van hollen, a mr. varmus, aye. ms. castor, aye. mr. mcdermott? mr. jeffries? mr. hoffman? aye. mr. schrader? mr. campbell? mr. calvert? no. mr. cole, no. mr. ryan? mr. ryan, no. mr. chairman? 19.s 14, no, the amendment is not agreed to. student can is the annual competition that encourages middle and high school students to think critically about issues. students were asked to create their documentary answering the question, what is the most important issue the u.s. congress should consider in 2014? one of our second prize winners are seniors at thomas jefferson high school in alexandria, virginia. they would like congress to look at the defense budget control a of 2011. article one, section eight of the constitution says that congress shall have the power to raise and support armies to provide and maintain a navy, and to make rules for the government and regulation. a constitutional studies fellow at the cato institute explains. >> the government is instituted at the very beginning to provide for the

blackburn. >> thank you, mr. chairman. apologize for my tardiness. we have an internet freedom hearing going in energy and commerce. but i thank you for the budget and the work that you have done, and i join my colleagues in being concerned about what this obama economy is doing to our country. i think that because of the debt and the annual deficits our children and grandchildren are being robbed of the economic freedom that is rooted in the american dream. it is the ultimate cap in trade. last year, cbo predicted the u.s. economy would grow on average by 2.9% each year over the next decade. now, they're predicting that's only going to be 2.5%. the economy is shrinking before our very eyes and wrapping up what economic opportunity was left and it is being wrapped in regulatory red tape. also of concern to me as i look at the long-term budget analysis is that only 63% of the american people have a job or are looking for one. that's the lowest level since 1978. they are losing faith and trust in this economy. we can do better and once again this commi

blackburn. >> thank you, mr. chairman. apologize for my tardiness.we have an internet freedom hearing going in energy and commerce. but i thank you for the budget and the work that you have done, and i join my colleagues in being concerned about what this obama economy is doing to our country. i think that because of the debt and the annual deficits our children and grandchildren are being robbed of the economic freedom that is rooted in the american dream. it is the ultimate cap in trade. last year, cbo predicted the u.s. economy would grow on average by 2.9% each year over the next decade. now, they're predicting that's only going to be 2.5%. the economy is shrinking before our very eyes and wrapping up what economic opportunity was left and it is being wrapped in regulatory red tape. also of concern to me as i look at the long-term budget analysis is that only 63% of the american people have a job or are looking for one. that's the lowest level since 1978. they are losing faith and trust in this economy. we can do better and once again this commit

blackburn. >> thank you, mr. chairman. and miss barra, thank you very much for being here today. we really owe this hearing to the american people, to gm customers, and to the relatives of the 12 individuals that are lost their lives. and it is important that we get to the bottom of this. and to see what the roles of gm and nhtsa were in this figure out who's at fault and we want the know who knew what when and miss barra, that includes you. we're going to want to know what your exposure was to this issue as you took the helm at gm as the ceo. you know, in my district, we have the gm plant. the saturn ion has been recalled. that was made at that plant there in spring hill. so this is something that is important to my constituents. those that have worked with gm, i thank you for being here and we look forward to the answers. i yield back. >> now recognize ranking member of the full committee, mr. waxman for five minutes. >> thank you, mr. chairman. i have a sad sense of deja vu sitting here today. i was part of the committee holding the ford firestone hearing in 2000. i led the co

mr. wheeler, i think, is someone who is going to be interesting and active. >> host: marsha blackburn, you've also introduced an fcc reporting bill. what does that do? >> guest: what we're wanting to do is make certain that the fcc releases all of their information in a timely manner. we're going to go through an entire process of fcc reforms this year. we think the agency should be more transparent, that they should focus on what they are doing with spectrum and licensing. that is their core mission. we don't want them getting off into net neutrality and trying to have governance of the internet. we don't want them off in privacy and data security issues. those go to the ftc. so it's time to narrow their focus and get them back to their core mission. >> host: you represent nashville -- >> guest: yes. >> host: -- the nashville area. there's several bills floating around in congress now dealing with songwriters, with copyright, with radio issues. >> guest: yeah. >> host: what's your philosophy? >> guest: individuals that create content need to be compensated for that contempt. contempt. just a

blackburn. >> thank you, mr. chairman. and miss barra, thank you very much for being here today. we really owe this hearing to the american people, to gm customers, and to the relatives of the 12 individuals that are lost their lives. and it is important that we get to the bottom of this. and to see what the roles of gm and nhtsa were in this figure out who's at fault and we want the know who knew what when and miss barra, that includes you. we're going to want to know what your exposure was to this issue as you took the helm at gm as the ceo. you know, in my district, we have the gm plant. the saturn ion has been recalled. that was made at that plant there in spring hill. so this is something that is important to my constituents. those that have worked with gm, i thank you for being here and we look forward to the answers. i yield back. >> now recognize ranking member of the full committee, mr. waxman for five minutes. >> thank you, mr. chairman. i have a sad sense of deja vu sitting here today. i was part of the committee holding the ford firestone hearing in 2000. i led the co