ms. foxx: i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute, mr. speaker. the speaker pro tempore: without obon the gentlewoman from north carolina is recognized for one minute. ms. fo:nk you, mr. speaker. the american people spoke loud and clear in november, but it's evident from last night's state of the union that president obama wasn't listening. despite a rejection of his policies at the ballot box, the president continues to propose outdated washington centered ideas that simply don't work. the american people want washington to stop interfering in their lives and they don't need more one-size-fits-all federal dictates. republicans have a vision for the future, but president obama appears to be mired in the past. last night the president expressed a willingness to work with republicans and i hope that gesture is sincere. in the past, working together too often meant agreeing with whatever the president said. it's time for president obama to live up to his rhetoric. house republ

ms. foxx: i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute, mr. speaker thspkeprteor without objection, the gentlewoman from nor cola gnedorneine. ms. foxx: thank you mr. speaker. too often good ideas get lost in bureaucratic red tape. today we have the opportunity to start cutting that tape away. h.r. 161, the natural gas pipeline permitting reform act requires a timely decision to be made on liquefied natural gas projects around the country, projects that have been held back by unnecessary regulations. this streamlines the process, getting these projects off of paper and into place. countless economic opportunities will begin. decreased dependence on on foreign oil and an energized energy sector are waiting. all we need to do is cut the red tape. this is a commonsense economic step towards a healthier economy. i am proud to support h.r. 161 and the energizing opportunities that come with its passage. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman from north carolina yields

ms. foxx: i yield the gentlelady another minute. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady is recognized. mrs. blackburn: thank you, madam chairman. what that will do is apply it to obamacare, the affordable care act. the reason it's important to do, the president promised on numerous occasions, madam chairman, numerous that there would be no federal funds used for abortion, no taxpayer dollars which become federal funds used for abortion. now, this was a big debate as we went through the affordable care act. what we have learned from, not us, but from the g.a.o., is that we have in the marketplace 1,036 plans. over 1,000 plans that allow those dollars into those plans. what this bill will also do is to bring transparency, not only to the plans but to the money flow. so that american taxpayers, hardworking american taxpayers who do not want their money used to pay for abortion, 68% agree with us, they will have clarity and certainty on the issue. with that, madam chairman, i yield back the balan

jenkins, ms. foxx ms. pelosi, the gentleman from maryland, mr. hoyer, mr. clyburn mr. becerra the gentleman from new york, mr. crowley the gentlewoman from from connecticut ms. delauro and the gentleman from hawaii, mr. takai. the clerk: the following senators of the committee on the part of the senate to escort the president. the senator from kentucky, mr. mcconnell, senator from texas plrks cornyn senator from south carolina. the senator from missouri ks mr. blunt. senator from mississippi, mr. wicker. senator from illinois, mr. durbin, senator from washington, ms. murphy -- ms. murray. mr. leahy. senator from michigan senator from minnesota, ms. clube char. the speaker: please exit through the lobby doors. >> mr. speaker, the dean of the diplomatic corps. >> mr. speaker, the chief justice and associate justices of the supreme court. >> mr. speaker, the president's cabinet. [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible con

goodlatte: i now yield to the gentlewoman from north carolina, ms. foxx. ms. xx: no person shall be a senator who shall not have attained the age of 30 years and nine years a citizen of the united states and who shall not when elected be an inhabitant of that state for which he shall be chosen. mr. goodlatte: i now yield to the gentleman from florida, mr. deutch. mr. deutch:the vice president of the united states shall be president of the senate, but shall have no vote, unless they be equally divided. the senate shall choose their other officers, and also a president pro tempore, in the absence of the vice president or when he shall exercise the office of president of the united states. mr. goodlatte: i now yield to the gentleman from tennessee. >> the senate shall have the soul power to try all impeachments. when sitting for that purpose, they shall be on oath or affirmation. when the president of the united states is tried, the chief justice shall preside, and no person shall be convicted without the concurrence of two thirds of the members present. mr. goodl

the chair now recognizes the gentlewoman from north carolina, ms. foxx for five minu ms. foxx: thank you, mr. speaker. mr. speaker paying for college is hard work and it's getting more difficult as tui and fees continue to increase at rapid rates. fortunately, american families have an investment tool known as a 529 plan to help them save for their child's college education. since 2001 students have been able to withdraw earni from these plans tax free if the funds are used to pay for qualified higher education expenses. it was disheartening to learn last week that president obama now wants to tax those withdrawals and treat the earnings as student income, which would hurt a child's chances of receiving financial aid. with student loan debt surpassing credit card bet, it is incredibly irresponsible of the president to take away this valuable tool that millions of american families use to save for college. house republicans will fight this attempt to raise taxes on hardworking american families. we want to encourage not discourage families from investing in their child's fu

the clerk will -- >> ms. foxx. ms. foxx aye. mr. cole. mr. cole, aye. mr. woodall. mr. woodall aye. mr. burgess. mr. burgess aye. mr. stivers. mr. stivers aye. mr. collins. mr. collins aye. ms. slaughter. ms. slaughter no. mr. mcgovern. many mcgovern no. many hastings. mr. hastings, no. mr. polis. mr. polis, no. mr. chairman. >> indubitably, aye. >> mr. chairman, aye. >> that would make it e-i-o. >> clerk will report the total. >> seven yays, four nays. the motion is agreed to. and the gentleman from lewisville texas, dr. bunch es will be handling this for the republicans. and mr. polis for the democrats. i want to thank not only the staff, the new staff, welcome them, but also all the people including our great stenographers who have taken a lot of time out of their day to be with us today this finishes the work for us for the day and i want to thank everybody for being here, this closes the hearing. >> the senate energy and natural resources committee will be working on energy and keystone pipeline bill tomorrow. later in day. agriculture secretary along with members of congress a

ms. foxx: thank you, mr. speaker. over the last few weeks, many people have expressed genuine concerns about the appropriations bill that passed congress in december. unfortunately many washington-based special interest groups are confusing the matter with an incomplete and sometimes false messages aimed more at fundraising for themselves than uniting behind our shared goal of stopping president obama's executive overreach on immigration. i am veemently opposed to the president's unilateral executive actions granting amnesty to millions of illegal aliens. it is the responsibility of congress to pursue reforms and ensure that a strong immigration policy is devised. by ending funding for the department of homeland security, only through february 2015, the house and senate are prepared to confront the president's unparalleled power grab without the threat of a looming governmentwide shutdown and we'll do everything we can to stop his destructive actions. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady yields back t

goodlatte: i now yield to the gentlewoman from north carolina, ms. foxx. ms. foxx: no person shall be a senator who shall not have attained the age of 30 years and nine years a citizen of the united states and who shall not when elected be an inhabitant of that state for which he shall be chosen. mr. goodlatte: i now yield to the gentleman from florida, mr. deutch. mr. deutch:the vice president of the united states shall be president of the senate, but shall have no vote, unless they be equally divided. the senate shall choose their other officers, and also a president pro tempore, in the absence of the vice president or when he shall exercise the office of president of the united states. mr. goodlatte: i now yield to the gentleman from tennessee. >> the senate shall have the soul power to try all impeachments. when sitting for that purpose, they shall be on oath or affirmation. when the president of the united states is tried, the chief justice shall preside, and no person shall be convicted without the concurrence of two thirds of the members present. mr. goo

the clerk will -- >> ms. foxx. ms. foxx aye. mr. cole. mr. cole aye. mr. woodall. mr. woodall aye. mr. burgess. mr. burgess aye. mr. stivers. mr. stivers aye. mr. collins. mr. collins aye. ms. slaughter. ms. slaughter no. mr. mcgovern. many mcgovern no. many hastings. mr. hastings, no. mr. polis. mr. polis, no. mr. chairman. >> indubitably, aye. >> mr. chairman, aye. >> that would make it e-i-o. >> clerk will reminority total. >> seven yays, four nays. the motion is agreed to. and the gentleman from lewis texas, dr. burgess will be handling this for the republicans. and mr. polis for the democrats. i want to thank not only the staff the new staff welcome them but also all the people including our great stenographers who have taken a lot of time out of their day to be with us today this finishes the work for us for the day and i want to thank everybody for being here, this closes the hearing. >> that wrapped up today's house rules committee meeting as members met to discuss floor rules on a bill to authorize construction of keystone x.l. pipeline which the chamber plans to debate on

ms. foxx: i ask unanimous consents are t hse r e nu. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentlelady is recognid r one min . xx: thank you, mr. speaker. last week in his state of the union address, president obama proposed to fund publicly the first two years of community college for all americans. as a former community college president, i'm a huge fan of community colleges and the great educational opportunities ty provide the students from a walks of life. however, i'm reminded of the old peanuts cartoon where linus says to lucy, quote, every time there's a good suggestion someone brings up the budget, end quote. making higher education affordable and attainable for america's students must be a priority. but from's $600 billion proposal is the wrong approach for the federal government to take. rather than yet another top-down federal government boondoggle, we need to focus on new ways to promote innovation access, and completion, and we need to eliminate federal impediments that prevent institutions from delivering higher

ms. foxx: like my colleague before me, i'm grateful for the opportunity to be here on the floor to speak about issues that are of concern to the american people. my colleague from california, mr. lamalfa is joining me for a short period of time and i would like to give him the opportunity to speak for a few minutes. i believe he has some important things to say. and i would like him to share those. i now yield such time as he may consume to the gentleman from california mr. lamalfa. mr. lamalfa: i appreciate it. thank you to my colleague from north carolina and you are gracious in yielding me some time. thank you, mr. speaker, and those assembled here tonight. i just wanted to talk about some of the issues we have going on in the west, in northern california. but first of all, the excitement we have of coming in as a new congress. it's another -- a new direction for our country, i think. we have a stronger majority in the house of representatives the republican house. a different majority over

. >> thank you, ms. foxx. mr. young, i know you're working hard, but i think we see a pattern. there's no question. the pattern is to nibble to death the affordable care act. 70% of people are employed are part-time. there's been a 2% drop, in fact. and i have just been reminded if i may, i ask you now, to put the administration's statement of policy into the record. >> without objection. >> thank you. the administration is pretty clear on this that we know the president said he would veto it, but more than 90% of the increase in employment since this act became law, more than 90% have been full-time jobs. i appreciate you working very hard to find a solution here, but i don't think we have a problem. we're not seeing any increase in part-time. in fact, people who work part-time who wanted full-time jobs after the recession, that part has dropped 2% since the recession has been relieved and the economy is doing fairly well. so i appreciate mr. levin's statements here. and it's not something we're making up. these are experts who have done this. and bureau of labor statistics, i

the gentlewoman from north carolina, ms. foxx. the gentlewoman from maryland, ms. edwards. the gentlewoman from california, mrs. mimi walters. the gentleman from maryland, mr. van hollen. the gentleman from texas, mr. sessions. the gentleman from new mexico, mr. ben ray lujan. the gentleman from north carolina, mr. mchenry. the gentlewoman from north carolina mrs. adams and members of the delcation, ms. kaptur, mr. chabot, mr. tiberi, mr. ryan, mr. turner, mr. jordan, mr. latta, ms. fudge mr. gibbs, mr. johnson, mr. renacci, mr. stivers mrs. beatty, mr. joyce and mr. wenstrup. the committee will retire from the chamber to escort the speaker-elect to the chair. >> madam clerk, the speaker-elect john a. boehner, representative from ohio state and the escort committee. ms. pelosi: my colleagues of the united states house of representatives, it is a high honor to welcome you and your families to the 114th congress t to our newest members, it is a special pleasure to give you an exceptional welcome and congratulations. welcome to our newest members. as was indicated by the vote,

ms. foxx: i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute, mr. speaker. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentlelady is recognized. ms. foxx: as the granddaughter of italian immigrants i'm thankful our country is always opened to people. however breaking the law to enter the united states should not be redepartment of homeland security is ready, willing, and able to detect and stop what happened in france from happening here. republicans rather than taking steps to strengthen d.h.s. will take steps to weaken it. they do it by holding the department hostage to their politics on immigration. they'll offer five amendments to politicize the d.h.s. at a time when we needed to be its professional best. they place their ideological agenda ahead of paychecks. now they are placing their ideological agenda ahead of our frokes. if they want to pass an immigration bill, pass one. if they want to politicize issues do it on another issue, but not the department of homeland security