ms. delauro: will the gentleman yield? mr. dreier: yes. ms. delauro: there was an amendment and the fact of the matter is it was un-- mr. dreier: reclaiming my time. mr. speaker, if i could reclaim my time. my next line, mr. speaker, was going to be my friend from connecticut, there happened to be 435 members of the united states house of representatives , and we have a process known as appropriations. we also have an authorization process as well. since 1837, the rule that my friend says is misguided, it has been the rules of the house. mr. speaker, to call it misguided to comply with the rules of the house, something our friends in the last two congresses chose to ignore repeatedly is outrageous. now, as we listen to these reports of hunger that exists in the united states of america, i was just talking to the distinguished chairman of the subcommittee, mr. kingston, who made it very clear that there may be a stupidity factor, but the fact of the matter is there are so many programs that exist today, that exist today, as mr. kingston reported

ms. delauro: would the gentleman yield? mr. tipton: i would yield to the lady. ms. delauro: i would quote to you from the citizens for tax justice, 12 corporations, largest corporations in the nation, pay effective tax rate of negative 1.5% on $171 billion in profits. the tax subsidies, this is not rugged individualism. mr. tipton: this is the challenge we face and she points to it directly. we have an oppressive convoluted tax code. let's simplify that tax code and let's not punish success. ms. delauro: let's get them to pay fair their fair share. the chair: the gentleman will suspend. the house will be in order. the gentleman from colorado controls the time. the gentleman may continue. mr. tipton: thank you, mr. speaker. these are the challenges that we have distinct choices to be able to make. will we continue to follow the pathway to poverty, of government programs, government taxation, government solutions or will we follow that expressway to real enrichment in this country, by geticing the american people back to work. mr. speaker, i yield back. the chair: the

ms. delauro: on that i ask for a recorded vote. the chair: pursuant to clause 6 of rule 18, further proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentlelady from connecticut will be postponed. >> mr. chairman. the chair: for what purpose does the gentlelady from texas rise? ms. johnson: i have an amendment at the desk. amendment number 156. the chair: the clerk will report the amendment. the clerk: amendment offered by ms. jackson lee of texas. after the dollar figure, insert increase by $25 million. page 5, line 5, after the dollar figure, insert reduce by $25 million. the chair: for what purpose does the gentleman from georgia rise? mr. kingston: i reserve a point of order on the gentlewoman's amendment. the chair: a point of order is reserved. the gentlelady from texas is recognized for five minutes. ms. jackson lee: i thank the distinguished chairman and i also thank the distinguished chairman from georgia for i'm hoping will be inclined to recognize the importance of this amendment and work with those of us who are interested in

ms. delauro of connecticut. the chair: a recorded vote has been requested. those in support of the request for a recorded vote will rise and be counted. a sufficient number having risen, a recorded vote is ordered. members will record their votes by electronic device. [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 speaker pro tempore: on -- the chair: on this vote, the yeas are 192. the chair: on this vote, the yeas are 193, the nays are 296, the amendment is not adopted. the chair: for what purpose does the gentleman from missouri seek recognition? >> mr. speaker, i ask for unanimous consent that the house observe a moment of silence in honor of the victims of the tornado which hit joplin, missouri, on maye 22. as the congressman representing missouri's seventh district, which includes joplin, i ask that

ms. delauro: i rise in opposition because it puts the interests of brazilian farmers. it leaves the next section of this bill, section 743, subject to a point of order. as everyone knows, the women, infants and children's programs provides nutrition assistance grants to state. it serves nine million mothers and young children nationwide, including 58,000 in my state of connecticut. nearly half of the babies born in the united states every year participate in this program. it is a short-term intervention, but it can help to provide a lifetime of good nutrition and health behaviors. while in our subcommittee, this appropriations bill slashed w.i.c. funding by $650 million. that means as many as 300,000 women and children will be turned away and forced to go hungry. and the secretary of agriculture vilsack has warned our subcommittee that this number could be as high as 750,000. to alleviate this short fall, my amendment to restore $147 million to the w.i.c. program paid for with the $147 million currently provided to the brazilian cotton institute. it passed with a bipar