ms. baldwin. mr. ross. mr. ross votes no. mr. mathisson votes no. mr. butterfield. mr. butterfield votes aye. mr. barrow votes no. ms. matsui votes aye. mrs. christianson votes aye. ms. castor votes aye. chairman upton. votes no. >> other members wishing? mr. barton. >> mr. barton votes no. mrs. blackburn votes no. mr. gartner? mr. marky. >> no. mr. marky votes aye. >> mr. paloan. >> votes aye. >> other members wishing to cast a vote? seeing none, the clerk will report the tally. mr. waxman? >> mr. waxman votes aye. mr. chairman, there were 19 ayes and 34 nays. >> 19 ayes, 3434 n nays. >> correct. >> not agreed to. >> i would like the record to indicate the brocaw vote had i been here i would have voted no. i had a constituent, but had i been here, i would have voted no, please. >> fine. >> the vote tallied stays the same, but we will note that for the record. the dingle amendment is not agreed to. the next is the eschew amendment. the clerk will call the roll. >> mr. barton votes no. mr. sterns votes no. mr. whitfield votes no. mr. shim kiss votes no. mr. pits votes no.

ms. baldwin. mr. ross. mr. ross

ms. baldwin: mr. speaker, i rise on behalf of the middle-class workers in wisconsin and across the country who have unfairly been paying a higher tax rate than millionaires and billionaires. middle-class americans deserve to know that our tax system has not been rigged against them. powerful special interests have manipulated our tax code to make sure that the wealthiest americans don't have to pay their fair share. these loopholes and special provisions have made it so that billionaire warren buffett's secretary pays a higher tax rate than he does. in fact, approximately a quarter of all millionaires pay lower effective tax rates than middle-class families. yesterday, i introduced the paying a fair share act, h.r. 3903, which would make the buffett rule law and ensure that middle-class workers do not pay higher tax rates than those earning more than $1 million a year. i invite my colleagues to join me in taking this commonsense first step to strengthen middle-class families and rebuild our economy wi

ms. baldwin: i rise today in strong support of the st. croix river crossing project authorization act. this past november i had a chance to visit the 181 year old stillwater bridge and i met with community leaders. after seeing this bridge for myself and listening to arguments, i'm convinced that this legislation is necessary, reasonable and time-sensitive. the bridge project will support thousands of construction jobs in both wisconsin and minnesota. in addition, the new bridge will help shorten travel times reduce traffic congestion and most important improve safety and perhaps it will even save some lives. the stories i heard from people who use this bridge every day are truly startling. i heard sfr some folks who literally fear for their safety and afraid that something similar to the i-35 bridge collapse could happen to them. i heard from others about the long delays and frequent spring closures of the bridge. this is the reality on the ground and it is woefully unacceptable. we have the power to change this. i urge my colleagues to vote yes and support this bipartisan legislation