ms. bonamici: may i please inquire as to the remaining time? the chair: two minutes. ms. bonamici: thank you. i yield one minute to my colleague from oregon, mr. blumenauer. the chair: the gentleman from oregon is recognized. mr. blumenauer: i appreciate the gentleman's -- the gentlelady's courtesy as i appreciate her leadership on this. the matter is that 22 states have moved to reduce the barriers. 16, 17 states now, including our home state of oregon, has removed barriers to production. but there is uncertainty. as a matter of fact, i think my friend from kentucky may talk about a problem they had in the state of kentucky now. we need to approve this amendment, to get the federal government out of the way of a revolution that's taking place at the state level, states across the country understand that this is an important commodity, it is part of our heritage, it's part of our future. the d.e.a. has more important things to do than interfere with legal activities at the state level. we need to remove the cloud of uncertainty and approve this amendment and i respectfully

ms. bonamici: bonn yes. mr. miller: i -- ms. bonamici: yes. mr.miller: i thank the gentlewoman for bringing this amendment. i think her amendment addresses something many of us are concerned about. we didn't intend to create two separate systems with public charter schools. we were hoping to be able to allow some flexibility for innovation and best practices and to develop different methods of teaching and learning but thorpse to be shared with -- but those were to be shared with traditional schools. the traditional schools have also tacked in many different directions with the use of academies and career development programs that are best practices in those areas, those should be shared with the charters. but that hasn't happened. some of it for political reasons, some of it because they're both so busy that they haven't been able to get together. but we would all be enriched and all of the systems would be enriched if the sharing in fact takes place and i think this amendment is very helpful in getting that dialogue and that sharing and the outc

ms. bonamici of oregon. the chair: recorded vote has been requested. those in support of the recorded vote will rise and be counted. a sufficient number having arisen, a recorded vote is ordered. members will record their votes by electronic device. this will be a two-minute vote. [captioning made possible by the national captioning institute, inc., in cooperation with the united states house of representatives. any use of the closed-captioned coverage of the house proceedings for political or commercial purposes is expressly prohibited by the u.s. house of representatives.] ou the chair: the yeas are it 37. the nays are 170. the amendment is adopted. the unfinished business is the request for recorded vote on amendment number 25, printed in the congressional record offered by the gentleman from california, mr. rohrabacher, on which further proceedings were postponed and which the noes prevailed by voice vote. the clerk will designate the a. the clerk: amendment number 25, printed in the congressional record, offered by mr. rohrabacher of california. t

ms. bonamici of oregon. page 13, line 21, after the dollar amount, insert reduced by $9 million. increased by $9 million. the chair: the gentlewoman from oregon is recognized for five minutes. ms. bonamici: thank you, i rise in support of increasing fund to the national oceanic and atmospheric administration, noaa, to support its integrated ocean acidfication research line and fulfill the administration's requested funding level of $15 million in fiscal year 2015. the administration's requested increase in funds for ocean acidfication research reflects a growing consensus in both the scientific community and coastal and fishing communities that i and so many of our colleagues represent that ocean acidfication is affecting marine organisms and could irreversibly alter the marine environment and harm our coastal ecosystems and economies. on the west coast alone, a $270 million shellfish industry has experienced disastrous oyster production failures and near collapse in recent years because of changes in water conditions that have been attributed to ocean acidfication. this change i

ms. bonamici, for five minutes. ms. bonamici: i call attention to historic legislation that has for decades served as a lifeline to our country's seniors. the older americans act is responsible for critical services like housing, nutrition and employment assistance. for many seniors, the older americans act responsible for the delivery of their only warm meal of the day and their only social interaction. the legislation expired in 2011, and today i'm speaking in support of h.r. 4122, the bill i introduced with congressman ruben hinojosa, to re-authorize the older americans act. congress first passed the older americans act in 1965 as one of president lyndon johnson's great society programs. its goal is to ensure that our seniors age with dignity, maintain independence for as long as possible and do not grow old in poverty. over the years the o.a.a. has been re-authorized and improved upon to meet the needs of the changing population. as americans live longer, our policy needs to keep pace. our legislation includes strong

ms. bonamici. the chair: the yom is recognized. ms. bonamici: i rise in support of the en bloc amendment including the amendment i offered with mr. walden of oregon to call attention to an important issue facing the army national guard. soldiers join the national guard to serve their country. often they choose the national forward because they want to balance service with civilian careers or post-secondary education. the army's tuition assistance program is a valuable benefit for soldiers who want to pursue opportunities for professional growth or attend college while offduty. in january of 2014, the army changed its tuition assistance program and now all soldiers must wait one full year after initial training before becoming eligible for tuition assistance. this change affects all soldiers but it may disproportionately harm those in the national guard. nonprior service soldiers in the national guard, some of whom attend college full time, will have to wait at least a year and perhaps much longer depending on the availability of trainin

ms. bonamici. >> thank you very much mr. chairman. it's a very interesting hearing and i appreciate the expertise of all the witnesses here today. mr. eilers? did i say her name correctly? you talked about how the debate should be about what's the best way to address the goal and i really appreciate that. i know that some of my colleagues have mentioned the importance of addressing the goals of the college athletes have set out. i was reading an editorial that came out after the retail director's opinion that said the college sports establishment has brought this trouble on itself by not moving to address players legitimate grievances. obviously the regional director found some differences between what northwestern is doing and what you described in your experience and of course mr. muir and judge starr. i wanted to ask a quick question. i know mr. eilers you have an mba from calyx school that you are not here representing northwestern. mr. livingstone do you happen to represent northwestern? >> i do not. >> i was just curious about t

ms. bonamici: thank you very much. i rise in support of the bipartisan amendment. i'm proud to co-sponsor with mr. massey of kentucky. this amendment simply says none of the funds in this bill can be used by the department of justice or the d.e.a. in contravention of the section of the farm bill, the duly enacted farm bill which i supported for many reasons, one of which was that it had an industrial hemp research program, that authorizes industrial hemp research. this is very simple. we passed the bipartisan farm bill. its provisions are law. in kentucky one of the states conducting research the d.e.a. intervened only when kentucky sued did the d.e.a. get out of the way. the amendment restates a law that is already on the books but maybe the d.e.a. needs to hear it twice. remember, it's rope not dope? i urge an aye vote. i yield back the balance of my time. the chair: the gentlelady -- the gentleman is recognized. >> reserve. the chair: does a member seek recognition? the gentleman from kentucky is recognized. mr. massey: thank you. i hope the chairman will vote f

ms. bonamici: legal aid programs are federal, state, and private partnerships. around the country legal aid offices work hard to diversify funding but cuts from a number of sourcers including federal cuts in recent years have severely impacted their ability to serve low-income families. legal services corporation funds legal aid around the country, and they make a real difference for low-income and elderly orr gonians and american. they serve people with the most critical legal needs, food, setter, medical care, income maintenance, and physical safety. in my state of oregon about 40% of the cases handled by legal aid attorneys involve helping victims of domestic violence and their families. protecting them from abuse. about 80% of legal aid's clients are women, most with children to support. under current levels, legal aid is able to assist only a fraction of the eligible population. in oregon, legal aid serves only about 20% of the legal needs of eligible oregonians. i was proud to work at legal aid early in my career. i spent many years there. and i will never

ms. bone mitch chi. -- bonamici. >> thank you very much, mr. chairman. i appreciate your expertise, all of the witnesses who are here today. mr. islers -- did i say your name correctly? >> you did. >> you talked about how to debate should be the best way to address the goal, and i really appreciate that. i know some of my colleagues have mentioned the importance of addressing the goals that the college athletes have set out. i was reading an editorial that came out after the regional director's opinion that said that the college 130r9s establishment -- college sports establishment has brought this trouble on itself by not moving to address players' legitimate grievances. obviously, the regional director found some differences between what north western is doing and what you've described in your experience and, of course, mr. muir and judge starr. i wanted to ask just a quick question. i know, mr. eilers, you said you went, you have an mba from keg keg -- kellogg school, but you're not representing northwestern. mr. livingston, do you happen to represent