ms. bordallo: i request the yeas and nays. the speaker pro tempore: the yeas and nays have been requested. all those in favor of taking this vote by the yeas and nays will rise and remain standing until counted. a sufficient number having arisen, yeas and nays are ordered. and this resolution -- pursuant to clause 8, rule 20 and the chair's prior announcement, prior -- further proceedings on this motion will be postponed. for what purpose does the gentlewoman from guam seek recognition? ms. bordallo: i move to suspend the rules and agree to house resolution 900 as amended. the speaker pro tempore: the clerk will report the title of the resolution. the clerk: house resolution 900, resolution supporting the goals and ideals of a cold war veterans recognition day to honor the sacrifices and contributions made by members of the armed forces during the cold war and encouraging the people of the united states to participate in local and national activities honoring the sacrifices and contributions of those individuals. the speaker p

ms. bordallo: i yield to mr. andrews. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized for three minutes. mr. andrews: i ask three minutes to revise and extend my reremarks. the speaker pro tempore: the speaker pro tempore: without objection, so ordered. mr. andrews: i commend members on both sides for supporting this bill. i regret that the member who has just spoke has used this time to mischaracterize the bill we will have before us tomorrow. i would like to specify those characterizations. the gentleman said there will be medicare cuts. there will be no cuts to benefits for any medicare recipient. yes, there will be cuts in fraud, waste and abuse under medicare. senator coburn of the other body said 1/3 of medicare spending is fraud, waste and abuse. heritage foundation says 10%. this bill takes between 5% and 6% of that fraud, waste and abuse. forward, the gentleman made note of veterans and tricare, veterans' health care under this congress has increased to the highest level in the history of the country and wil

ms. bordallo: mr. speaker, i have no additional requests for time and would inquire of the minority whether they have any additional speakers. mr. mcclintock: we have no additional speakers. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady from guam. ms. bordallo: i urge members to support the bill and i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady yields back. will the house suspend the rules and pass h.r. 3671. those in favor say aye. those opposed, no. in the opinion of the chair, 2/3 being in the affirmative -- ms. bordallo: i ask for the yeas and nays. the speaker pro tempore: the yeas and nays have been requested. all those in favor of the vote will rise and remain standing until counted. a sufficient number having arisen, yeas and nays are ordered. pursuant to clause 8 of rule 20, the chair's prior announcement, further proceedings on the motion will be postponed. for what purpose does gentlelady guam rise? ms. bordallo: mr. speaker, i move to suspend the rules and pass the pill h.r.

ms. bordallo: i yield one extra minute to the gentlelady. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman is recognized. ms. jackson lee: when we had to recognize the veterans by shoring up the system and the vote an -- thetveth rans with come to my office that need help to get their benefits so don't use their argument about the tricare, we're protecting the tricare system. the veterans' families and extended family members who are unsnurd or the 45,000 who die because they have no health insurance. s the toughest health insurance reform we've ever been able to do and i can tell you, health insurance companies need to be -- you need to be tough with them because all they can see is the dollar and the up and up and up of the premiums. i want to say enough is enough. this is not a lethal injection. this is a lifeline. this is a rope being thrown into the water to drag those out who are drowning because they can't get any health insurance. and this is not socialized medicine, nor was it with medicaid or medicare or the veterans system, it's helping am

ms. bordallo: i yield a minute. mr. defazio: the gentleman i met in the scrun employment office, he had rights to purchase health care under cobra, but the cost of his health care was 3/4's of his unemployment benefits. his wife was deathly ill. this was a tough guy. he cried in public in that office. that won't happen again if we pass this legislation tomorrow. that gentleman will not be forced to choose between keeping his home, feeding his family and getting his wife needed health care. under that plan that continues, status quo. you guys are the pets of the insurance industry and you know it. and the woman who needed a double mass ectomy and had a special time. and her job was a way to get her off the plan. they reviewed her history and found she went to a doctor for acne. she didn't report it. they rescinded her policy and a guy from your side of the aisle had to threaten publicly to get her reinstated. this law will prohibit that. we need to take on the health insurance industry and prevent these abuses and your p