ms. delauro: i understand. i will conclude by saying that i urge the chair to overrule the point of order, allow this amendment to receive an up or down vote. the chair: thank you. the gentlelady yields back. is there any other discussion to the point of order? the chair is prepared to rule. the chair finds that this amendment addresses funds in other acts and includes language requiring a new determination. the amendment therefore constitutes legislation in violation of clause 2 of rule 21, the point of order is sustained and the amendment is not in order. for what purpose does the gentleman from washington rise? mr. dicks: i move to strike the last word, tone gauge in a colloquy with chairman -- to engage in a colloquy with chairman young. the chair: the gentleman is recognized. mr. dicks: i rise to seek the chairman's support in addressing an issue which he is deeply and painfully aware. the rapidly increasing number of cases of amputations, post traumatic stress disorder, and traumatic brain injuries suffer

ms. delauro: there is a better way forward. take up the bill passed by the senate. a bill that provides tax relief for the vast majority of american families. working families who are struggling to get by in order to support tax breaks for the wealthiest few. let's have this house majority bring up the senate passed middle class tax plan, support tax relief for middle class and working families. i yield back. i thank the gentleman. the speaker pro tempore: the time of the gentlelady has expired. the gentlelady from north carolina. . ms. foxx: mr. speaker, i'd like to inquire of my colleague if he believes that his side in keeping with the theme of shakespeare has extracted their pound of flesh this morning and if so we are ready to close. mr. polis: we have one remaining speaker. ms. foxx: i reserve the balance of my time, mr. speaker. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady reserves the balance of her time. the gentleman from colorado. mr. polis: thank you, mr. speaker. i ask unanimous consent to insert the text of the amendment in the record along with extraneous

ms. delauro, is recognized for one minute. ms. delauro: mr. speaker, it is my privilege this morning to welcome rabbi joel leavenson of congregate ba nay jacob in woodbridge, connecticut, to the house of representatives. when joel graduated from miami university of ohio, he thought about going to either law school or rabbinical school. thought the world already had too many lawyers and not enough men of faith. after graduating from the jewish theological seminary in new york and serving under rabbi albert lewis, the subject of mitch album's book, "have a little faith" he came to woodbridge, connecticut, where he has been the spiritual leader of congregation ba nay jacob since 2008. there he has gained a reputation as a dynamic and inspiring presence in the pulpit and he, his wife, with us today, and his children, have become warm and caring members of the community. we are joined by what we call the -- up in the cabalry this morning. over his time he has been dedicated to promoting social justice and spiritual growth throughout connecticut. an

ms. delauro: to strike the last word. the chair: the gentlelady is recognized for five minutes. ms. delauro: this has become the longest war in the history of our republic. over 2,000 brave american women and women have perished in this conflict. because of their sacrifice and the hard work, dedication and sacrifice, al qaeda has been decimated and osama bin laden, the perpetrator of the september 11 attacks against americans has been brought to justice. now almost 11 years after we first arrived, it's time to bring our military involvement in afghanistan to an end. afghanistan is its own sovereign country and its citizens need to take responsibility for their destiny. we need to bring our troops home and to start reinvesting in america again. at the recent nato summit in chicago, president obama and nato leaders announced an end to combat operations in afghanistan in 2013. and a transition of lead responsibility to the afghan government by the end of 2014. these are important steps, but the president also recently signed an agreement in kabul that will keep american troops in the re

ms. delauro: what will happen if the house majority skeds in repealing the -- succeeds in repealing the affordable care act? 16 million children will once again be denied coverage. 6.6 young adults under 26 will no longer be covered by their parent's insurance plan. insurers will be allowed to discriminate against women again, charge them more, deny them coverage because they had a see syrian section, leaving maternity and peed at rick care out of -- pediatric care out of their policy. 360,000 small businesses will lose tax credits. americans will have to pay out of pocket for preventive services like cancer screenings and wellness exams. preventive services that could have saved the life of syria, a 50-year-old east haven woman who died from breast cancer because she simply could not afford a mammogram. and 30,000 americans will lose their health insurance and be left to their fate, while every single republican in this house will maintain their health care coverage. . repealing is wrong. it was wrong the first time. it is wrong the 31st time. welcome to "grouped hog day" in the house of represen

ms. delauro: what will happen if the house majority skeds in repealing the -- succeeds in repealing the affordable care act? 16 million children will once again be denied coverage. 6.6 young adults under 26 will no longer be covered by their parent's insurance plan. insurers will be allowed to discriminate against women again, charge them more, deny them coverage because they had a see syrian section, leaving maternity and peed at rick care out of -- pediatric care out of their policy. 360,000 small businesses will lose tax credits. americans will have to pay out of pocket for preventive services like cancer screenings and wellness exams. preventive services that could have saved the life of syria, a 50-year-old east haven woman who died from breast cancer because she simply could not afford a mammogram. and 30,000 americans will lose their health insurance and be left to their fate, while every single republican in this house will maintain their health care coverage. . repealing is wrong. it was wrong the first time. it is wrong the 31st time. welcome to "grouped hog day" in the house of represen

ms. delauro: i rise in support of my colleague's bipartisan amendment which prohibits any fund provided in this act from being used to fulfill the defense department's current contract with rosa borne exports, the russian state arms dealer currently providing weapons to syria for m-17 helicopters for the afghan security forces. this amendment builds upon the bipartisan support of amendment added to the house authorization bill that prohibits future contracts along the same lines and requires future contracts to be competitively bid so that you as manufacturers can compete on these taxpayer funded deals. for over a year now we have seen syrian president assad respond to peaceful demonstration by the syrian people with a brutal crackdown. according to the syrian observatory for human rights, over 17,000 people have been killed by their regimes since violence began there in march 2011. fighting this week has further intensified in and around damascus and there are reports after similar haven't in other cities more than 100 civilians have been massacred. this is on top of torture, sexual viole