mrs. roby: i have reached out specifically earlier today, mr. speaker, to my constituents on facebook and i have a few examples of that. howard from dale county, alabama, pointed out he is struggling to make ends meet, especially with obamacare and increase in payroll taxes. susan from montgomery, alabama, said the president just doesn't get it. she watched the president's speech and doesn't understand why he wants to focus on improving the economy. she says the president doesn't have a clue how his policies actually affect the middle class. a young man from south alabama pointed out that this has a trickle-down effect that are felt by hard-working americans. these new regulations on energy sources that we sell. kevin, from alabama, worked for the military and recently been furloughed due to the president's sequester and worries how rising energy costs will affect him as he is already having to deal with less take-home pay. i appreciate my constituents weighing in. mr. gardner: i represent a di

mrs. robie -- no. mr. brooks -- no. aye.c -- mr. nugent -- no. mr. cook -- no. mr. brightens time -- no. dr. winthrop -- no. mularski -- no. mr. mcveigh -- no. r. jones -- mr. kaufman -- no. how was mr. lamborn recorded? >> as a no. desires to change their vote? we have three hours. the amendment is not agreed to. the question now occurs from the amendment offered by mr. cooper or which increases transfer of $20 billion. the clerk will call the roll. >> german mckeown -- no. no. smith -- no.thornberry -- mrs. sanchez -- no. mr. jones -- mr. mcintyre -- aye. mr. forbes-- no. mr. brady -- no. mr. miller -- no. mr. andrews -- no. mr. wilson -- no. mrs. davis -- no. mr. lobiondo -- no. longiven -- no. mr. bishop -- no. mr. larson -- no. mr. turner -- no. mr. cooper -- aye. mr. klein -- no. -- no.re dioddio mr. roger -- aye. mr. courtney -- aye. mr. frank -- no. mr. schuster -- no. no.fungus -- mr. conaway -- no. aramonday -- no. mr. whitman -- no. mr. hunter -- no. ms. spear -- aye. dr. fleming -- no. mr. barber -- aye. mr. kaufman -- aye. mr. carson -- no. ms. shea por

mrs. roby: thank you so much, mr. speaker. it's a privilege to be here on the floor tonight with my colleagues to discuss a very, very important issue and it's affordable energy and mr. speaker, like we did a few weeks ago, i just want to invite all of our constituents that might be paying attention right now that they can contact us at #affordableenergy. it's something new, mr. speaker, as a way to continue communication with those that we represent back home, in an effort to answer very important questions about some of the things that we've read in the news recently today. today, the president, president obama launched his latest assault in the war on coal. those aren't my words, that's how president obama's own comment is out there, told the "new york times" just hours before his speech today. and let me quote him. the one thing the president really needs to do now is begin the process of shutting down the conventional coal plants. politically, the white house is hesitant to say they

mrs. roby: thank you, madam speaker. and i thank the gentlelady for yielding. i rise to support h.r. 1797, the pain-capable unborn child protection act. this bill would at least prohibit dangerous late-term abortions of unborn children at 20 weeks. that's the stage of development which we feel pain, and i say we, mr. speaker, for a reason. many supporters of this bill are taking to facebook and twitter, using the #theyfeelpain to illustrate the brutal reality of late-term abortion. i applaud their efforts and i appreciate the many notes of encouragement i've received from constituents back home in support of this bill. i certainly hope that they will keep those facebook posts coming to get the word out about what we are doing here today. but i use the phrase we feel pain because i'm afraid too often we speak of this issue like it's someone else we're talking about, some other species. mr. speaker, we're talking about human beings, human beings, babies far long enough in development to feel touch, to respond to touch. we're talking about us. we were all 20 weeks

mrs. roby. the chair: the gentlelady is recognized. mrs. roby: i'd like to thank my chairman and ranking member, and all the chairmen and ranging members for the work that's gone into producing this bill this bill provides for our military men and women in uniform and their families while ensuring our war fight verse the necessary equipment and provisions to continue to ensure our nation's security. i'm honored to chair the oversight an investigation subcommittee of the house armed services committee. i am pleased to have as my colleague and ranking member ms. tsongas of massachusetts. the world has changed tremendously in the past decade. it remains a dangerous place but in new and challenging ways. and for this reason, h.r. 1960 takes into account the threats this nation faces today and the forces that we must maintain in response. the members of the house armed services committee are united in the belief that we must not hollow the days of a military decried 30 years ago. h.r. 1360 addresses

mrs. roby: i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute and to revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady is recognized for one minute. mrs. roby: madam speaker, i rise today to discuss an issue that matters to all americans, jobs and economic growth. the story got buried with all the breaks news of last week, but last month job numbers are in and they aren't good. on the surface, the u.s. economy adding 175,000 jobs might sound like good news, but look deeper and you'll see troubling indicators to our economy. manufacturing actually lost 8,000 jobs in total. this recovery is so weak by historic numbers that it produced four million fewer jobs than any recovery since world war ii. madam speaker, this isn't real recovery. if we're going to improve this economy and create jobs, we need less government and more freedom. every day house republicans are seeking solutions to grow the economy. let's make life work for families across the country and expand opp

mrs. roby: i would like to support this gentleman's amendment and the number of backlog of cases, each case represents a veteran who may have earned a benefit that is being denied and in the last four years, the number of v.a. claims pending for more than a year has grown by 2,000% an award of a bonus should be recognition of success and accomplishment, not a right or a routine payment. mr. speaker, i don't consider a backlog of over 1.2 million cases to be cause of celebration or reward. i consider it a troof that must be fixed. restricting the ability to award bonuses until that backlog is cleared is good government policy. i'm pleased to support my colleague's amendment. it is a strong step in that direction. i yield back. mr. rothfus: reclaiming my time, i urge my colleagues to stand with their veterans and families by supporting this amendment. i yield back. the chair: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. the gentleman from illinois. for what purpose does gentleman seek recog

mr. palazzo votes no. ms. roby? >> yes -- no. >> ms. roby votes no. mr. brooks? mr. brooks? mr.ease si? >> no. >> mr. veasey votes no. mr. nugent? >> no. >> mr. nugent votes no. mr. cook? >> no. >> mr. cook votes no. mr. bridenstine? >> no. >> mr. bridenstine votes no. dr. win stop? >> no. >> miss velour sky? >> no. >> and mr. brooks? mr. palazzo? [inaudible conversations] >> clerk -- clerk will report the tally. >> mr. chairman, there were ten aye votes, 51 no votes. >> the amendment is not agreed to. if there are no further amendments, the chair recognizes the gentleman from ohio, mr. turner, for the purpose of offering a motion. >> mr. chairman, i move to adopt the subcommittee report of the subcommittee on tactical air and land forces as a i mended. >> questions on the motion of the gentleman from ohio. so many as are in fair will say aye -- in favor will say aye. >> aye. >> those opposed, no. a quorum being present, the ayes have it, and the motion is agreed to. committee will now receive the report on the subcommittee on intelligence, emerging threats and capabilities. pur

roby? >> in opposition to the amendment. >> gentlelady is recognized for five minutes. >> thank you, mr. chairman. i want to thank our colleague for all the work on this issue and many others in this room that have taken the time to drill down on the specifics, but i, too, oppose this amendment because of the facts of that, number one, the restricted reporting has allowed 2740 victims of sexual assaults receive the medical care counseling and support from victim advocates. i believe that if we remove the option for individuals to file a restricted report, it would discourage individuals. they would be unwilling to participate in this investigation, legal process. they would never report. they would drive these cases underground. and this could result in, number one, them not receiving the necessary care and support, but it could also have a chilling effect on military members reporting such results. so it's for those reasons that i pose this amendment and i yield back. >> gentlelady yields back. gentleman from texas request time? gentleman from ohio requests time? >> thank you, mr. chairman. i wis

roby requests time. >> yes, in opposition to the amendment. >> the gentlelady is recognized for five minutes. >> thank you, mr. chairman.e of the facts that number one, the restricted reporting has allowed 274 victims of sexual assault to -- 2074 victims of sexual assault receive counseling and support for victim advocates. if we remove the option for individuals to file a restricted report it would discourage individuals. they would be unwilling to participate in the investigation and legal process. they would never report. it would drive these cases underground. and this could result in, number one, them not receiving the necessary care and support but it could also have a chilling effect on military members reporting sexual assaults. and so it is for those reasons i oppose this amendment and i yield back. >> the gentlelady yields back. gentleman from texas requests time. gentleman from ohio requests time. >> thank you, mr. chairman. i wish to speak in opposition. >> gentleman is recognized for five minutes. >> mr. chairman, i just wanted to clarify one aspect on restrictive reporting because when miss speier was givi

roby had said, to provide greater access to those victims of sexual assault who wish to seek care, but have not reported their sexual assault. thank you, mrchairman. i yield back. markup ofthe daylong the defense authorization bill held this week finally passed the committee by a vote of 59-2. it will be on the house floor next week. more from that's markup session coming up in just a moment here on c-span. president obama is out of washington today. he is in california. head of a weekend meeting with chinese president xi jinping. the president also making .omments about data collection he said "i think it is important to understand you cannot have 100% security and 100% privacy and zero inconvenience." even find those comments on c- span.org. back to wednesday's markup session of the house armed services committee. they talk about military chocolates. -- military chaplains. this is an amendment by walter jones, which will allow the look. chaplains to offer closing prayer outside of ceremonies. this is about 20 minutes. >> mr. chairman, t waiver much. the title -- thank you very much. the title expands on the freedom of military chaplains