ms. delauro: how much time is left? the chair: 1 1/2 minutes. ms. delauro: i say to my good friend that i think that we ought to be amenable to working with afghanistan in these final days, but i don't make up this information. our defense department continues to channel business to this russian arms manufacturer. d.o.d. skirted around the prohibition on murg mi-17 hell i-17 purchasing m helicopters. there was a vote 423-0 to prohibit this. what does the d.o.d. that? it went around that and went to a different pot of money and one could acknowledge that but in addition to acknowledging that, i'm going to quote to you from the special inspector general for afghanistan reconstruction. afghan special mission wing, $908 plans to spend million to build airwing that the afghans cannot operate and maintain. now i don't know why we keep in business an inspector general that would give us this report and then we fly in the face of it and not acknowledge its veer asity. in addition to which, we are dealing with an arms dealer that supplying arms, grenades, mis

ms. delauro: can the gentleman yield? mr. mcgovern: i yield the gentlelady 15 seconds. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady is recognized. ms. delauro: historically the farm bill has been a safety net for farmers and families. it's enjoyed bipartisan support up until now, until this a vote for this bill would end nutrition programs in america, to break the bipartisan compact that the farm bill represented for decades. it takes food out of the mouths of hungry children, seniors, veterans, disabled. it is immoral and these people are not extraneous. i urge my colleagues to reject this bill. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady's time has expired. the gentlelady's time has expired. members are reminded to utilize the time allocated to them. the gentleman from texas is recognized. mr. sessions: mr. speaker, last night we had the gentleman, mr. lucas, chairman of the agriculture committee, who approached the committee and said he would like for us to consider this bill on farm bill portions. he indicated he would follow-up and had every intent to follow-up with a compa

ms. delauro: mr. speaker, i move to strike the last word. the chair: the gentlewoman is recognized for five minutes. ms. delauro: this grossly underfunds the fundamental priorities of american families. every time we see new appropriations bill come from this majority, the vital national needs that are meant to be covered in that legislation have been cut to the bone. in this case, this bill makes deep cuts in everything from the upkeep of air traffic control systems, to amtrak, block grants and home grants. this bill endangers our infrastructure, our public safety and our communities. it is yet another example of the problems created by the majority's obsessive fixation on slashing all nondefense spending programs. to the detriment of the priority, we were elected to uphold. let's step back for a moment, look at the big picture. the budget control act of 2011 placed strict limits on appropriations. defense and nondefense, domestic programs, that are scheduled to remain in place through 2021. the nonpartisan congressional budget office has e

ms. delauro and had i voted correctly i would have voted for the amendment. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman's statement will be made part of the record. for what purpose does the gentleman from pennsylvania seek recognition? >> madam speaker, i ask unanimous consent to remove o-sponsors from my bill. the speaker pro tempore: is the gentleman asking for all co-sponsors sob removed? >> no, just two. the speaker pro tempore: to will the gentleman state which two. >> madam speaker, i ask unanimous consent to remove capriano and -- to be removed from my bill. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, so ord. mr. marino: i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the chair will now entertain requests for one-minute speeches. for what purpose does the gentleman from maryland seek recognition? >> i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute and revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman is recognized for one minute. mr. harris: the president said today it's time for the house to lay o

ms. delauro: i rise in support of the miller substitute amendment and in strong opposition to the underlying bill which as it is drastically underfunds our education system and sets up our children and our nation to fail. right now the majority's bill freezes education funding through the end of the decade. at just above the sequestration level in 2013. compared to last year's level, this means a $570 million cut to education funding. one of our fundamental priorities as a nation for each of the next five years. nor does this majority bill allow for annual increases due to inflation or enrollment growth. in effect, the majority is trying to lock in federal education spending at a level far below what is needed and then simply walking away from our schools and our kids and keep in mind all of these cuts come on top of several earlier rounds of deep cuts by the majority to education spending. mr. speaker, without access to quality education, there is no middle class. the compact is broken that allows hard work to pay off and allows future generations to do better. we cannot allow this to happe