ms. lou hahn grisham. >> aye. >> ms. lou hahn grisham aye. ms. dingell. >> aye. >> mr. lou? >> aye. >> mr. norcross. >> aye. >> mr. nor cross aye. mr. molten. >> aye. >> mr. molten aye. >> mr. okita. >> no. >> mr. okita no. >> mr. chairman. >> no. >> mr. chairman no. >> all members voted? any member wish to change their vote? >> mr. chairman on that vote the ayes are 14, and the nos are 22. >> and the amendment is not adopted. the next amendment is number 19. >> amendment number 19 offered by ms. moore relating to the earned income tax credit. >> the young laiddy of wisconsin is recognized. >> i am fortunate to introduce a bill. the earned income tax credit was enacted in 1975 by republican president ford, expanded by republican hero ronald reagan in 1986. it's a good welfare reform program and encourages work. you can't get this refundable tax credit without working. data are concruisive. people attribute the 1996 quote-unquote success of the welfare program to ending welfare as we know it, but it really was because of the earned income tax credit. it reenforces labor force

ms. lou hahn grisham is -- excuse me. this amendment is number 15. offered by ms. lou hahn grisham. >> amendment number 15 offered by ms. lou hahn grisham related to medicare. >> ms. lou hahn grisham is recognized for two minutes. >> thank you mr. chairman. now i've already spoke and bit about medicare, but this budget does more than turn it into a voucher program. it actually repeals all of the affordable care act supports and protections. enjoyed by millions of americans on medicare. the aca has allowed more than 105 million americans to receive free preventive services in 2013 alone. this saves people money, and it saves the federal government money by catching problems earlier and preventing costly emergency room visits. since the law was enacted, the prescription drug doughnut hole began closing $1,598 each savings averaged. and it is expected to reach $2,000 per beneficiary by 2022. lastly, it would eliminate the affordable care act for millions of americans. it would restrict access to preventive care and allow discrimination based on pre-existing conditions,

ms. hahn. the chair: the gentlelady is recognized. ms. hahn: i thank my colleague, chris van hollen, for the opportunity to speak today. i think a budget is a reflection of our priorities. the choices we make about how to invest and spend have an impact on our american families. we must make it easier for hard-working americans to own a home, to send their kids to college and have a secure and enjoyable retirement. that's why it's so important that we invest in our nation's ports, which create good-paying american jobs and sustain american businesses. providing our ports and waterways with the funding and support they need is a high priority for me and one that's shared by many of my colleagues especially the almost 100 members of the bipartisan congressional ports caucus. we know that america must invest more in our ports to remain globally competitive and prepare for the expansion of the panama canal which will impact international trade and shipping routes. the budget we are considering tod

i -- ms. hahn: thank you, mr. speaker. i rise today in support of policies that will help more students and families afford college. the cost of obtaining a college degree has increased more than 1,000% over the last three decades, and many more students need federal loans to cover the cost. and after racking up a mountain of debt, graduates struggle to put money into savings, buy a house or start a business. but many people are shocked to find out that the federal government is making billions of dollars in profits off these students by charging higher interest rates than necessary. this is not fair nor right. we should be rewarding our students for pursuing an education, not taxing them for it. students should get the same low interest rates that the federal reserve gives the big banks on wall street. i hope we can find bipartisan support in congress for commonsense policies to make college more affordable. thank you mr. speaker. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady yields back. for what purpose does the gentleman fro

ms. hahn: thank you mr. speaker. i rise to call on congress to keep its promise to invest in our nation's ports. the harbor maintenance tax collected at our ports should be returned to our ports, not stockpiled or diverted to other spending. for years only about 50% of the tax was returned to our ports. the harbor maintenance trust fund now has a surplus of approximately $9 billion. last year, with bipartisan support, we passed the water resources and reform development act, which set targets for annual increases in the usage of that trust fund leadinging to 100% -- leading to 100% of use by the year 2025. i've offered an amendment to the budget resolution to meet that target funding level for 2016 established in wrda and i'm disappointed that the rules committee did not rule it in order. to keep our united states ports globally competitive, we should fully use the harbor maintenance trust fund to maintain and improve our harbors and navigation channels. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady

ms. hahn: mr. speaker, i rise to express relief that congress has funded the department of homeland security. we averted an unnecessary and harmful crisis. we should not have reached the point where the department was on the brink of a shutdown. the department of homeland security was created after the devastating september 11 terrorist attacks and performed vital functions to protect americans against ongoing terrorist threats. we are talking about fema which responds to emergencies and disasters t.s.a., which makes flying safer the secret service, customs and border protection and other important services the coast guard, which patrols our waters and helps protect communities like mine, near the port of los angeles. it's also a part of the department of homeland security. we must do even more to improve port security and shutting down the department would have been a step backwards. we must stop the crisis-to-crisis governing around here. the american people deserve better than this political bri