ms. bonamici of oregon. the chair: pursuant to house resolution 287, the gentlewoman from oregon and a member opposed each will control five minutes. the chair recognizes the gentlewoman from oregon. ms. bonamici: i rise to offer a bipartisan amendment with mr. massie to restore power to the states to regulate the cultivation of industrial hemp within their own borders. the house adopted this amendment last year with strong support from both sides of the aisle. this amendment is very simple. it would move our country in line with industrialized countries around the world that long ago recognized the importance of industrial hemp as a natural resource and agricultural commodity and the versatile component that is now found in more than 25,000 commercial products. in fact, not only does this amendment bring america in line with much of the rest of the industrialized world, it brings america back in line with our country's history. george washington and thomas jefferson grew it, the first drafts of our constitu

ms. bonamici of oregon. the chair: pursuant to house resolution 287, the gentlelady from oregon and a member opposed each will control five minutes. the gentlelady from oregon is recognized. ms. bonamici: i rise in support of this amendment to increase funding for the national oceanic and atmospheric administration noaa, to support its integrated ocean acidification research and fulfill the administration's requested funding level of $30 million in fiscal year 2016. the administration's requested funding increase for ocean acidification research reflects a growing consensus in the scientific community and in the coastal and fishing communities that so many of our colleagues and i represent. ocean acidification is already affecting marine organisms and could irreversibly alter the marine environment and harm our coastal ecosystem. on the west coast alone, a $270 million shellfish industry has experienced disastrous oyster production failures and face the risk of collapse in recent years because of changes in

ms. bonamici, for five minutes. ms. bonamici: thank you, mr. speaker. mr. speaker, recently i visited warnton high school in a small coastal community in my district in beautiful northwest oregon. i met with students who were working on an underwater robotics team. these talented students were running simulation experiments in a pool in preparation for the marine advanced technology education competition. this year's students were asked to maneuver their underwater robots to retrieve their items like algae and sea you are chants from the -- you are chins from the ocean floor. it helps them see the connections between what's in their text book and how it translate to practical work that can make a difference for our planet. perhaps more importantly this kind of activity builds problem solving skills and shows students the trial and error is a natural part of growth and discovery and helps them see the learning. after visiting the underwater robotics team i joined the students at the fish hatchery where they raise salmon for release into local waterways. this

ms. bonamici of oregon. the chair: a recorded vote has been requested. those in support of the recorded vote will rise and remain staining. 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.] the chair: on this vote the yeas are -- the chair: on this vote the yeas are 282. the nays are 146. the amendment is adopted. the unfinished business is the request for recorded vote on the amendment offered by the gentleman from minnesota, mr. ellison, on which further proceedings were postponed and on which the nays prevailed by voice vote. the clerk will redesignate the amendment. the clerk: amendment offered by mr. ellison of minnesota. the chair: a recorded vote has been

ms. bonamici. >> thank you for your response on the need for this program. i spent many years working in the league aid office and you quickly discover people don't struggle by choice. unfortunate circumstances typically lost a job, health care bills they couldn't pay, et cetera. appreciate your meaningful answer there. like other committee members, i visited a lot of schools and had lunch with many students. i try to avoid sticking my head into the garbage can but i have looked in there. we have great salad bars out in oregon in our schools. school gardens which you mentioned. mr. secretary, are great programs that nutrition education that kids take home with them and talk to their families about. and i agree with subcommittee chairman rokita. i learn a lot from talking to students. i was in the state legislature when we got the junk food out of vending machines in the schools and compassionate, compelling testimony of students in a nutrition class learning about health and then go out in the hallway and see vending machines full of junk food and sent incon

ms. bonamici. >> i spent many years working in a legal aid office and you quickly discover people don't struggle by choice. unfortunate circumstances typically lost a job, health care bills they couldn't pay, et cetera. appreciate your meaningful answer there. like other committee members, i visited a lot of schools and had lunch with many students. i try to avoid sticking my head into the garbage can but i have looked in there. we have great salad bars out in oregon in our schools. school gardens which you mentioned. mr. secretary are great programs that nutrition education that kids take home with them and talk to their families about. and i agree with subcommittee chairman rokita. i learn a lot from talking to students. i was in the state legislature when we got the junk food out of vending machines in the schools and compassionate, compelling testimony of students in a nutrition class learning about health and then go out in the hallway and see vending machines full of junk food and sent inconsistent messages. the students were persuasive there. i'm hopeful that this committee will work toge