mr. flores and a member opposed each will control five minutes. mr. flores: i offer an amendment which addresses a misguided and restrictive federal regulation. section 526 prevents federal agencies from entering into contracts for the procurement of a fuel unless lights life cycle greenhouse gas emissions can be produced from petroleum sources. my amendment would stop the government from enforcing this ban on all agencies. the initial purpose of section 526 was to stop the defense department's plans to buy and develop coal-based or coal-to like wids jet fuel. this restriction was based on the opinion of some environmentalists that coal-based fuel might produce more greenhouse gas emissions than petroleum. we must ensure our military has adequate fuel resources and can rely on domestic and more stable sources of fuel. unfortunately, section 526 ban on fuel choice now affects all federal agencies, not just the defense department. this is why i'm offering this amendment again today to the homeland security appropriations bill. federal agencies should not

orally advocated, but if you would like the opportunity to submit written objections, given that mrs. flores is not coming in to testify, we could wait for written objections, if the commission agrees and the parties agreed. any comments on that? commissioner renne: written objections by who? by the sheriff? chairperson hur: they would be submitted by the sheriff, and the mayor would be able to respond. commissioner hayon: commissioner liu: -- commissioner liu: i do want to see the briefings. it does seem like until the sheriff has testified we may not really know the extent and the parameters of the fact we are looking at. i do not think i would be comfortable out right excluding this. not before we know the scope of the facts, or what the concessions are. chairperson hur: i agree with that. if the parties -- if you feel you would like to add to your aural objections in writing, that is fine. how we would ask for a response within three days of receiving the objections, or three business days. >> my suggestion would be that we keep it off of the sheriff's testimony, so the parties have an o

mr. flores. >> i am from local 22 of the carpenters' union. local 22 is committed to seeing the local construction workers have their fair shake on the job. you have my word on that. supervisor cohen talked about women in the trades. in our apprenticeship program, it is mandated 20% of the class has women in that class. it is no secret. i will come out and say it. we are low on that. we need more women we're doing as much as we can on outreach. we're working with the sheriff's department of san francisco. i did not know existed. let me get this right. women's reentry -- reentering center. it is great. i have a group of women i am talking to. they are interested. we're doing what we can out there. thirdly, we have a program called helmets to hardhats. that is when veterans have completed their tour, they can sign up for the program. they have direct entry into our apprenticeship program. we're pushing on that. [tone!] we are finding there are a lot of residents of san francisco involved. we're doing our share. we are reaching out. we're doing w

mr. flores. section, none of the funds may r made available by this act may be enforced section 526 of the energy independence act of 2007, public law 110-41, 17142. the chair: the gentleman from texas is recognized for five minutes. mr. flores: i rise to offer an amendment which addresses an misguided regulation. section 526 prevents federal agencies from entering contracts for procurement of a fuel unless its greenhouse gas emissions are from petroleum sources. my amendment would stop the government from enforcing this ban on all federal agencies funded by the energy bill. the initial purpose of section 526 was to stop the defense department plans to buy and develop coal-based or coal-to liquids jet fuel. this was based on the opinion of some environmentalists that it might produce more greenhouse gas emissions than traditional petroleum. we must ensure we have gas resources and rely on more stable sources of fuel. section 526's ban on fuel choice now affects all federal agencies, not just the

mr. flores: thank you and i yield back the balance of my time. the chair: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. the gentleman from arizona. mr. grijalva: thank you, mr. chairman. i continue to reserve. the chair: the gentleman reserves. the gentleman from washington. mr. hastings: thank you very much, mr. chairman. i am pleased to yield three minutes to the gentleman from idaho, mr. labrador, who is the author of title 11 of this bill. the chair: the gentleman from idaho is recognized for three minutes. mr. labrador: thank you. thank you, mr. speaker. i stand to speak in support of title 11, the gracing improvement act of 2012. livestock graze something an important part of the rich ranching tradition in america. one need look no further than the iconic images of cowboys driving the huge herds of cattle across open land to realize how big a part ranching has played in american history. today my home state of idaho produces some of the world's finest tasting lamb and beef which makes its way to dinner tables across america and as far a

mr. flores: i reserved. oh, i can't. i yield back. the chair: for what purpose does the gentleman from iowa seek recognition? mr. latham: i move to strike the -- strike the last word. the chair: the gentleman is recognized for five minutes. mr. latham: i rise in support of this amendment and yield back the balance of my time. 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. in the opinion of the chair, the ayes have it. the amendment is agreed to. for what purpose does the gentleman from texas seek recognition? >> i have an amendment at the desk. the chair: the clerk will report the amendment. the clerk: amendment offered by mr. burgess of texas. at the end of the bill, before the short title, insert the following, section, none of the funds made available in this act may be qused i by the secretary of -- may be qused by the secretary of transportation to urge a person to one operate an unmanned aircraft for the

mr. flores. the chair: the gentleman from texas is recognized for 1 1/2 minutes. mr. flores: i rise in support of the domestic energy and jobs act of 2012. every developed economy in the world looks to their own resources as assets to field their economic growth. yet, many folks in washington view our domestic energy resources as a liability. unelected and unaccountable bureaucrats continue to dream up ways to lock up, restrict, tax, or otherwise regulate these assets away from benefiting the american people. this is an issue of critical importance for our economic security, our national security, our energy security and most importantly for the opportunities that we hope to leave for future generations. we desperately need the stability that comes from unlocking access and tapping into our american resources. the domestic energy and jobs act does just that, by pursuing an all-of-the-above energy plan, that removes unwarranted government roadblocks to domestic energy production and supply. this bill will also help reduce our federal deficits and trade deficits. in the

mr. flores. >> thank you, mr. chairman. i would like to have mr. van hollen's chart put back up on the screen if we can. this chart i found to be interesting. there were two factors i think in play here that were not discussed. number one is in 2001 where the chart starts, we had an exogenous factor come into play and that's when the war on terror started beginning with the attacks on 9/11. so i think that particular factor was conveniently left out. if you move over to 2007, we had a political change that occurred and that was when the other party assumed control of congress in both houses. you can see the huge increases in spending that occurred and also the impact on the economy with the changes in regulatory environment. dr. elmendorf, when the stimulus bill was passed, it was widely believed that unemployment would go down because of that stimulus program but here we are 3 1/2 years later and we had a peak to 10% unemployment and we've had about 42, 40 months of unemployment higher than 8%. the other side of the aisle is proposing to have anot

mr. flores, had been disposed of and the bill had been read through page 56, line 24. for what purpose does the gentleman from new jersey seek recognition? mr. frelinghuysen: i rise to strike the last woord for the purposes of engaging in a kohly. the chair: the gentleman is recognized for five minutes. mr. frelinghuysen: and a colloquy, the gentleman from virginia, mr. heard. i would like to yield to him for that purpose. mr. heard: thank you, madam chair, in virginia's fifth district, state and local officials have been working to attract new businesses to create new jobs in southside virginia. in henry county, a county located in virginia's fifth district, local officials have identified a 200 acre site that has the potential to attract major economic development opportunities at a time when martinsville and henry county suffers from the highest unemployment rate in virginia. mr. hurt: at 15% and 10% respectively. unfortunately, federal regulators, including the army corps of engineers, have resisted moving forward with this important initiative and stalled the count

mr. floras? >> thank you, supervisor. manny flores, the union. is this a perfect project approved by no means. but it is a pretty good design. it is a smart design. i encourage you to approve these amendments. i really hate to lose this one, because in the words of coach harbaugh, -- thank you. chair mar: thank you. next speaker. >> actually, the coach says who has got it better than us? wu has gotten better than us? -- who has gotten better than us? i am here representing a consortium of construction companies based in the bayview hunters point, and this will be for developers and owners to drive opportunities, and we believe that supporting this project would have a direct and positive impact, as they have a business role and are dedicated to hiring local baby residents. as you know, this has suffered disproportionately, and we believe this is one of the positive projects that would help with the crime rate, and we would ask for your support on this project. >> -- chair mar: thank you. i am going to call a few more names. [calling names] >> i would like to thank the supervisors for a meeting

mr. flores limiting funds to enforce section 526 of the energy independence and security act of 2007. an amendment by mr. fortenberry regarding funding levels for defense nuclear nonproliferation. an amendment by mr. fortenberry for the proposed energy conservation program, energy conservation standard for battery charges and external power supplies. an amendment by mr. frelinghuysen regarding funding levels. an amendment en bloc by mr. frelinghuysen consisting of amendments specified in this order not disposed -- earlier disposed of. an amendment by mr. gardner regarding energy management requirements of the national energy conservation policy act. an amendment by mr. gohmert regarding energy -- energy construction, purchase, lease in the district of columbia. an amendment by ms. jackson lee of texas regarding funding for corps of engineers, operations and maintenance. two amendments by ms. jackson lee of texas regarding funding levels of energy efficiency and renewable energy. an amendment by ms. jackson lee of texas regarding funding levels for corps of engineers construction. an am

flores was working at mr. wings and pizza shop when he was shot and killed. >> the fire in fells point is coming with a hefty price tag. it did $1.5 million of damages to the structure. the cause of the fire remains under investigation. concerned about a rabid cat. anyone who may have been exposed to the cat should go to the emergency room immediately or contact the cecil county health department. the cat has been described as large and is tested positive for rabies. the inner harbor will be packed with tens of thousands of people this weekend. jennifer franciotti joins us live with a look at what visitors can expect to see. >> seeing these tall ships it takes you back in time. we will listen to the sounds of yankee frolick. take it away, boys. >> thank you. >> ♪ the country has lost by land and sea yankee doodle employ and justice they declared they would be in depended yankee doodle here is the tune americans delight in justice for fighting ♪ >> very nice. tell me about yankee frolics. instruments thesue men

butler and three other teenagers are accused of killing flores at an attempted robbery at mr. wings and pizza in november of 2010. and howard county cops say they busted a suspected meth lab in elkridge, maryland. police got a tip that meth was being manufactured inside a room at the holliday inn express. chemicals were found in that room and four men were taken into custody. now just as a precaution, the entire fourth floor of the hotel as well as rooms above and below are suspected meth labs were evacuated. >> great britain wrapped up four days of pump and pageantry, marking queen elizabeth's diamond jubilee. the queen's husband remains hospitalized with the bladder infection. andrea mccarren is live to show us the tributes to the queen that hasn't been just overseas. this is such an exciting thing for a will the of people. >> lot of people. >> president obama sent the queen a message. congratulating her for her 60 years on the thrown. and also expatriots living in the d.c. area hosted a celebration of their own. >> you got in the spirit? >> i did. >> we are not in england.

mr. mertens and ms. williams were all interviewed by police. there are transcripts of those interviews. similarly to the transcripts -- well, it is not similar at all. earlier admitted the court transcripts from ms. flores' testimony gary >> we reserve on that but that is foreign testimony, correct? >> yes. you do not have to admit them. we do intend to submit them. then you can make a decision whether or not you want to admit them as admissible. >> under your scenario, would we get them in time to allow us to have the witness in person to reconcile the documentary offer for the previous interview transcript with live testimony? if it came in late in the process, that could make it difficult. if we knew it was coming early on, it might signal that we wanted certain witnesses available. or we might feel that it did not trigger that and it was reconciled without them. >> i am not sure the question that you ask, but i can say that i will get the closing party and the commission, our exhibit list by the close of business tomorrow. chairperson hur: that would be great. if we could have objections by the end of friday. is that possible? >> i am a little confused and seeking clarification. in the scheduling co