ms. hochul: thank you, mr. ms. hochul: well, here we are. >> the house is out of order. ms. of the world are upon us. the eyes of the american people are upon us. but most importantly, the eyes of the people who put their faith in us in sending us to this institution are certainly upon us. and as we engage in this debate, i will say just one thing that is clear to me, that everyone in this room loves this great country, loves this country. america has stood the test of time and risen above disasters as one people. in the last decade alone, rattled by wars, unprecedented natural dsasters, the longest recession since world war ii. as we approach the 10th anniversary of 9/11, we are reminded of what we can do when we pull together. we are a resilient people. but, mr. speaker, never, never in this history has there been an intentional disaster perpetrated by te very people who were sent to be the caretakers of this country. and that is exactly what will happen if we refuse totake action, prevent default and pay our nation's bills now, not six months down the road. i understand t

ms. hochul of new york. the chair will reduce to five minutes the time for any electronic vote after the first vote in the series. the unfinished business is the request for a recorded vote on the amendment offered by the gentleman from virginia, mr. moran, on which further proceedings were postponed and on which the ayes prevailed by voice vote. the clerk will redesignate the amendment. the clerk: amendment offered by mr. moran of virginia. 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. this is a 15-minute vote. [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 chair:

ms. hochul, for five minutes. ms. hochul: thank you, mr. speaker. i rise for five minutes to revise and extend my remarks. less than two months on this job, i only have one question to ask. is anyone in this body listening to the people who sent us here? i could only conclude at this point that the answer is no. or we would not be teetering on the precipice, not just a government shutdown, but intentional, i say intentional economic shutdown. the likes of which we have never seen in this country. i say intentional because the stakes of this high expense game of chicken, we all know the game of chicken, got a couple of crazy teenagers racing toward each other on a highway and nobody's going to swerve. what happens? when no one blinks, no one swerves? no one comes to their senses? a crash. lives are lost. no survivors. it's not a pretty sight. it didn't have to come to this. the american people who voted for us put their faith in us, they don't want this to happen. they wonder if anyone in washington is listening. they are absolutely right in that ass

ms. hochul: despite odds, they overcame odds and made five rounds of play. what is most exciting to me is that two of our strongest players hail from western new york, abby wambach, and alex morgan who currently play for the western new york flash. they deserve our recognition. thanks to abby and alex and the entire team and making all western new yorkers and america proud. i'd like to note they work together as a team. on behalf of america. i think there's some lessons that we should take from these inspiring women. i would be very proud to welcome them to our capital and give them a tour of this distinguished body. thank you, mr. speaker. i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady yields back. for what purpose does the gentleman from michigan seek recognition? without objection, the gentleman from michigan is recognized for one minute. >> mr. speaker, we received word yesterday that the president has threatened to veto the bill. we will consider later today, h.r. 2560, the cut, cap, and balance act. as a co-sponsor of this