ms. caster, aye. ms. bass, aye. mr. chairman, no. >> are there any members who wish to vote or change their vote. >> on that vote the ayes are 15 and the noes are 21. >> the amendment is not agreed to. now we will recognize the gentle lady from california for the designation of an amendment. >> an amendment offered by ms. bass relating to transportation. >> the gentle lady is recognized for nine minutes. >> mr. chairman and members of the committee i offer this amendment with my colleagues who are cosponsoring it with me that will save or create an estimated 2 million jobs in addition to accelerate highway construction, bridge repair, mass transit system and other essential projects that keep people and commerce moving quickly and safely. specifically this amendment will incorporate the moving ahead for progress in a 21st century act as passed by the senate into the house budget resolution. the bottom line is that a highway bill is needed. the current authorization for highway spending programs expiresats the end of the

ms. caster - mr. shuler --ms. bass -- ms. bonamici -- mr. chairman. mr. garrett - >> are there any other member is looking to vote for change their vote? if not, the clerk shall report e ayes are 13th,e aes and the no's are 20. >> let's go ahead. >> thank you, mr. chairman. >> the amendment off m for bys. caster. the clerk will designate them as an amendment offered ms. caster related to medicare. >> the gentle lady is recognized for nine minutes. >> in addition to the republican plan that breaks a promise of medicare and ends medicare as we know it, the republicans also proposed to raise the cost of prescription drugs and/the smart new benefits and popular consumer reforms that have been in place for two years now and are working very well. this is a double whammy for our older neighbors across america. this is my amendment -- it proposes to retain the closing of the doughnut hole and the money going back into the pockets of our older and neighbors, proposes to retain those important new screenings, the mammograms and colonoscopy is that are saving lives

ms. caster, aye. mr. shuller, aye. ms. bass, aye. mr. aiken, no. mr. chairman. mr. chairman, no. >> any other members looking to vote or to change their vote. if not the clerk shall report. >> mr. chairman on that vote the ayes are 15 and the noes are 21. >> the amendment is not agreed to. next we ms. schultz will be recognized for an amendment. >> the clerk will designate. >> an amendment offered by ms. schultz relating to medicaid. >> thank you mr. chairman. i offer amendment nine which stops reckless and shameful cuts to seniors. this will ensure that senior citizens will not lose vital medicaid assistance to cover the cost of their nursing home care. this amendment also ensures that low income beneficiaries eligible for medicare receive help paying premiums. in gutting medicaid the republican budget jeopardizes security for 5 million seniors, 10 million individuals with disabilities. these millions at risk represent our conconstituents who are counting on us. unless we adopt this amendment the republican budget sends the message that it is acceptable to lead sen

ms. caster. mr. shuller. ms. bass. ms. bass, aye. mr. simpson. >> absolutely not. >> mr. simpson, no. >> are there voters looking to change their vote. if not the clerk shall report. >> on that vote the ayes are 15 and the noes are 22. >> the noes have it and the amendment is not agreed to. we are recognizing mr. pascarel for the purposes of announcing an amendment. >> the clerk will designate the amendment. call out the amendment first. >> an amendment offered relatby pascarel. >> now the gentleman is recognized for nine minutes. >> thank you mr. chairman. can we have the chart up here, please? out of all the positive economic news i think the most interesting point i saw was the increase in manufacturing. manufacturing activity grew at the f months and now orders rose to nine month high. new dollar manufacturing sales creates $1.70 worth of economic impact. it is middle class jobs with workers earning 23 #% more than workers in other parts of the economy. yet due to what can be best described as duty by policy makers manufacturing was previously in a decades long declin

ms. caster, for five minutes. >> thank you. welcome. citizens across america value clean air and clean water. so i want to thank you and everyone at epa for what you're doing to protect our air and our water and for your partnership with states and local communities. now, two of the most important partnerships with our local communities involve the state -- the clean water and safe drink water loan programs. these are the vital dollars that help with storm water infrastructure, replacing old pipes. waste water infrastructure that's not real exciting, but they are vitally important when it comes to keeping our neighborhoods clean and our water bodies clean all across the country. they're important job creators too and the recovery act gave us a nice shot in the arm to help create jobs while at the same time leaving us with a lasting legacy of important infrastructure improvements. the issue is that the needs all across the country outweigh the resources.w would you character backlog right now in storm water, waste water infrastructure? w

ms. moore, aye. mr. caster? mr. caster, aye. mr. schueler? mr. schueler, aye. ms. bass. ms. bass, aye. ms. bonamici? ms. bonamici, aye. mr. chairman? >> no. >> mr. chairman, no. mr. garrett? mr. garrett, no. >> are there any other members looking to vote tore change their vote? if not, the clerk sha report. >> mr. chairman on that vote, ayes 13, nos are 20. >> nos have it. the amendment is not agreed to. are there further amendments? it's, ms. kaefcastor, i think. isn't it? yeah, i do, but i just want to get -- yeah. go ahead and offer -- >> thank you, mr. chairman. >> so the amendment offered by ms. castor, amendment at the deck. >> i have an amendment at the desk. gent. lady from florida? >> amendment offered by ms. castor relating to medicare. gentle lady is recognized nine minutes. >> thank you, mr. chairman. mr. chairman, in addition to the republican plan that breaks the promise of medicare and ends medicare as we know it, the republicans also propose to raise the cost of prescription drugs and slash the smart, new benefits and popular consumer reforms that have been in place for