ms. jackson lee: mr. chair. the chair: the gentlelady from texas. ms. jackson lee: i'm request a recorded vote. the chair: pursuant to clause 6 of rule 18, further proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentlewoman from texas will be postponed. for what purpose does the gentleman from new jersey rise? mr. pallone: i have an amendment preprinted in the record as amendment number 2 to hrment r. 1214 as the designee of representative capps -- caps. the chair: amendment number 2 printed in the congressional record offered pallone of new jersey. the chair: the gentleman is recognized for five minutes. mr. pallone: thank you, mr. chairman. this amendment provides for a g.e.o. study to determine school districts most in need of constructing or renovating school-based health senters. basically it asks the controller, well, i should say mandates the controller, conduct a city to determine the school districts most in need of construction or renovation and not later than one year after the date of the enactment, the controller has to submit to the congress a

ms. jackson lee. the chair: the gentlelady from texas. ms. jackson lee: thank you very much. i rise to support the en bloc amendment an particularly my amendment dealing with post-traumatic stress disorder my amendment sends the clear and resounding message that we take all wounds endured by our veterans seriously. though wounds may be invisible, we recognize they should be properly treated. one of the best ways to increase treatment of post-traumatic stress disorder is to access treatment and increase treatment in a number of medical facilities, local and community facilities. i want to thank the chairman and ranking member for accepting this amendment and recognizing the enormous burden that's come about through ptsd. according to the defense medical ep deemology database, the number of hospitalizations and outpatient visits in which ptsd is the primary diagnosis between 2000 and 2009 was 5,307 hospitalizations, 578,120 outpatient visits. i rise today also in honor of my fren and our late colleague congressman john murtha who worked with me to establish an outsourcing clini

ms. jackson lee of texas. the chair: the gentlelady from texas, ms. jackson lee, and a member opposed each will control five minutes. the chair recognizes the gentlelady from texas. ms. jackson lee: i see my good friend from pennsylvania on his feet and he will help me help small businesses because that is what this amendment does, it is simple, engaging and embracing and all of us have our good neighbors back in our district and it is an affirmation of the importance of the work of the united states military and the small businesses who desire to be of service. this amendment is simply informational, but it has a basis in success. outreach, to make sure that our small businesses around the nation have a sense of what available opportunities are there for them. it recalls for renewed vigor in advocating and constructing effective policies that will make the united states most diverse and powerful work force in the global economy. i always say to my small businesses that they are the job creators of the 21st century and do so in conjunction with the uni

ms. jackson lee of texas. the chair: pursuant to house resolution 236, the gentlewoman from texas, ms. jackson lee, and a member opposed, will each be recognized for five minutes and the chair recognizes the gentlewoman from texas. . ms. jackson lee: thank you, mr. chairman. listening to the general debate, i have to say that i am concerned and not supportive of this legislation and would hope we vote against the underlying bill. but i have an amendment that i believe my colleagues on both sides of the aisle would appreciate and it's very simple. this amendment will provide the public with important information about mandatory funding to the state for health benefit exchanges that will no longer be available for the public and small businesses to use in order to obtain competitive coverage and let the public judge for themselves. good health care or not. this particular amendment deals directly with the concern that we don't have the ability to move forward on health exchanges that will help vast numbers of americans. for example, the health -- the american health benefit exchanges make

ms. jackson lee: mr. chairman, i was unavoidably detained on may 9 in my state of texas, dealing with issues on immigration reform with the president of the united states and i missed the following roll call vote and if i had been present at that time i would have voted roll call vote 299 no, roll call vote 300 no and roll call vote 301 no. in addition, yesterday because of the meeting with the president i missed roll call vote 321, h.con.res. 50, i would have voted no and roll call vote 322, the rule for the intelligence authorization, i would have voted aye. i ask unanimous consent that it be placed in the appropriate place in the record. . the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentlelady's statement will be -- will appear in the record. for what purpose does the gentleman from new york rise? mr. rangel: unanimous consent, i want to indicate i missed the last vote inadvertently. had i been here i would have voted in the affirmative. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. the gentleman's s

ms. jackson. >> good afternoon, espinola jackson. i really didn't come t to speak on this issue, but since it came up while i'm here, i did not hear any mention of local hiring. and i had heard some disturbing news, i any a week or two ago when two of your committees met together, stating that they did not have to do local hiring. i would like to make sure that you understand that local hiring has been approved in 1968 by h.u.d. and it's section three. and i really hope that your staff reads section three of the h.u.d. guidelines concerning local hiring. also, there's been discussion and concern for daily wages and whether it's private or whether it's union, there has to be -- there must be prevailing wages that are paid to the employees. what needs to be done, what we don't have, is to make sure that we have certified compliance officers to make sure that the work that should be done in this city is done because heads have been turned the other way and people are frightened that they're going to be losing. and you, like someone stat

ms. jackson lee: let me thank dr. measure -- mcdermott, first of all, for his consistent years-long support of our children that are in foster care and i thank the manager and the representative of the majority for their hard work. this bill was introduced in the 111th congress, it was passed by voice vote. it is an important amendment to the social security act, to renew through f.y. 2016 where it authorizes up to 10 states and tribes to conduct demonstration projects that serve as tests for methods to improve child welfare programs. as a co-chair of the congressional children's caucus, we have worked on a number of issues through the years. we've been privileged to deal with the questions of mentoring, the question of bullying, the question of dealing with the disabled child and, yes, the question of dealing with foster parenting. in fact, some years ago i served as the co-chair with then congressman mike andrews to provide relief to foster parents by finding a process that would provide vacation time for them. i ha

ms. jackson referred it was put there for the waste water treatment plant. there is real concern in the community that really be a job training educational place. and so one of the programs that particularly mrs ellis has been spearheading, we've had a number of meetings with the vice chancellor of the community college district, the plan -- and we're still talking to the community to see if that's what they want -- but the plan is for us to take a much larger role to have a robust selection of classes there for the community college district to also bring sheriff hennessey's programs into that program. to have a contractor assistance center there so that contractors local in the city, especially small ones that are trying to get into business with the city, can come there and we can help them learn to grow and act as contractors and then turn around and say, here's some job training programs we can take care of. we have three acres of greenhouses. those acres of greenhouses right next to that facility are not really producing the kind of local jobs we want

ms. jackson lee. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman is recognized for three minutes. ms. jackson lee: i thank the distinguished speaker. mr. speaker, this is an open dialogue with the american people through their members of congress. i thank the gentleman from colorado and i thank the manager of the majority. but this is an open dialogue. to my good friend from tennessee who may not have read the bill, the affordable care act and missed the fact that health savings accounts are allowed. no one is blocking anyone and are considered sufficient under that bill. if you desire to have an affordable savings account, health savings account, so be it. but really those savings account adhere to those who are more wealthy and endowed with finances. what these repeal bills will do, both h.r. 1213 and h.r. 1214, and i was hoping the rule committees would have voided these bills and not allowed them to go forward, they did not. i thank them for the amendment they gave me and the respect they gave me in the time we were before that committee but the fact is that the exchanges are to al

ms. jackson lee of texas. 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 arisen, a recorded vote is the committee will come to order. the chair would ask all presence to rise for the purpose of a moment of silence. the chair asks that the committee now observe a moment of silence in remembrance of our brave men and women in uniform who've given their lives in the service of our nation in iraq and afghanistan and their families. clb the speaker pro tempore: madam chairman. the chair: the committee of the whole house on the state of the union has had under consideration -- the speaker pro tempore: the chair of the committee of the whole house on the state of the union reports that the committee has had under consideration h.r. 1214 and pursuant to house resolution 236 reports the bill back to the house. under the rule, the previous question is ordered. the question is on engrossment and third reading. those in favor say aye. those opposed, no. the ayes ha

ms. jackson lee, for five minutes. ms. jackson lee: we have had a very challenging week, madam speaker, and i thank you for the time. it is a time of great patriotism and great respect for the institutions of democracy that this country represents. it is a statement that says that we will not be an offender but we will be a key fender -- defender. we'll defend our values, we'll defend our soil, we'll defend the people of the united states. i serve on the homeland security committee as the dust was rising from the site of 9/11. when i traveled to new york, i walked along sidewalks where there were walls of letters and pictures of loved ones who had not been designated as being lost and people were trying to see if loved ones were in hospitals. i saw the pain. so the capturing and demise of osama bin laden is a finishing of an era and story. we are to commend the president of the united states, the naval seals, the intelligence communities, and the united states military and persons around this nation who are part of this gre

ms. jackson lee. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady from texas is recognized for two minutes. ms. jackson lee: i thank the distinguished gentleman and i rise to ask in particular that we have a reasoned debate on this question. i come from the gulf region and was appalled at the horror of the b.p. oil spill. my constituents are still suffering from that spill, and i recognize that we have a dual responsibility. that is to ensure that those individuals are made whole and i might add that a better compensation system needs to be in place but also that we restore jobs. a civil discussion is what is needed, and as an oil and gas lawyer and also a member of the homeland security committee we have to find a way to restore offshore deep-water drilling in a safe and secure manner. i am disappointed that the rules committee did not take an amendment that i offered that would have modified the processing procedures of h.r. 1229 to restart that heesing process to extend the time for the department -- leasing process to extend the time for the department to review safely and securely and also

ms. jackson lee: to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady is recognized. ms. jackson lee: as we begin this week and look to the -- to memorializing our fallen soldiers, it's appropriate to think about osama bin laden. but the country in which this incident occurred deserves peace for its people. pakistan has had another incident of the taliban going on a base and killing soldier sms our sympathy for the loss of the innocent but we call upon the pakistani military to begin to address the terror of the taliban and work to help the pakistani people. as the money is being assessed for how it will be distributed, there must be an aguess to this violence. i call upon our friends in pakistan to recognize that we in the united states are friends and we must work together to eliminate al qaeda and the terror terrorizing the people of pakistan. once and for all. there must be a unified effort to establish peace, tran quaility and democracy. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlem

ms. jackson lee: address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. ms. jackson lee: mr. speaker, for those of us who are here on 9/11, in this place, in this humble place, and saw the billowing smoke, we know what today and the last 24 hours have meant. thank you to the navy saels for thaveb their brivery, for their strategic genius, for providing a safety net to bring them all out, to make sure that the women and children were protected. thank you to presidents clinton, president bush, president obama for continuing chain of those who experienced terrorism who worked together. thank you, president obama. and again to the families of the victims, no one knows the story, those who were victims, whose family members died at the u.s.s. cole or in africa or 9/11 or 1993, and so i ask us not to move forward in this country as democrats or republicans but as americans. not as conservative talk show, radio talk show listeners who seemingly cannot find a glistening of hope, but come together as americans. osama bin laden is dead. and we have the opportunity to th

ms. jackson lee of texas. 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 arisen, a recorded vote is ordered. members will record their votes by electronic device. this will be a two-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: on this vote the yeas are 418, the nays are zero. the chair: on this vote the yeas are 419, the nays are zero. the amendment is agreed to. the unfinished business is the request for a recorded vote on amendment number 148 printed in house report 112-88 by the gentleman from ohio, mr. turner, on which further proceedings were postponed and which the ayes prevailed by voice vote. the clerk will redesignate the amendment. the clerk: amendment number 148 printe

ms. jackson lee. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady is recognized for two minutes. ms. son lee: mr. hastings, thank you for your service, years on the intelligence committee and to the ranking member, to the members that are on the floor. i rise to support the underlying bill and the rule, recognizing that human intelligence and the resources that provide a safety net for the american people are crucial. the c.i.a. and the department of defense and other intelligence civilian agencies along with the united states military. i introduced h.res. 240 to chronicle the successful apprehension and demise of osama bin laden, to emphasize how combined together the braun and intellect of the united states military, the human intelligence over the years, the work of president clinton, president bush and president obama's strategic decision that had to be made by the civilian minds working with the military minds, emphasized the constitutional values of this country, that civilians working with the military can in fact provide the armor, protection of the united states of america. i

ms. jackson lee: i thank the distinguished gentleman from california and would say to him, what a contributor he has been to really improving the lives of all americans. i have enjoyed coming to the floor and engaging in important discussions on behalf of our colleagues. really, we are speaking to our colleagues. and we hope that all of those that are represented by the many colleagues here would realize when with we are on the floor we're trying to help set policy to improve the lives of americans. we travel just two or three days ago to another exciting venture and that was of course the set time for endeavor to launch into space. and i think it connects very well with. i enjoyed meeting your wife and having discussions about how great america is and as well knowing that our dear friend and colleague was able to travel, congresswoman giffords, and that a texan, her husband, was going to be the commander of endeavour. we look forward to it going. but i mention that because of course many of the restaurants or military personnel -- are military -- restaurants are military personnel and i can

ms. jackson lee of texas for tuesday, maye 10. the speaker pro tempore: without objection the request is granted. under the speaker's announced policy of january 5, 2011, the gentleman from new mexico, mr. pearce, is recognized for 60 minutes as the designee of the majority leader. mr. pearce: thank you, mr. speaker. the western caucus has several members here tonight. we would like to talk about what is going on right now in the country, the administration seems to be waging a war on the western jobs and that is carried out through a whole range of activities. a couple of weeks ago, the administration, the president said that the administration is not doing enough to address the high gas prices. the president said in his speech at georgetown that he would like to cut foreign oil by 1/3 by drilling at home. we have been in the process of offering him the solution to what he said he would like to do. keep in mind that while the president is saying one thing, he's doing another. while he says we would like to drill for more oil here

ms. jackson lee: i rise today to support a seven-day extension which means i believe that we can fix these problems. and i'm disappointed that we again, having given -- having been given the responsibility of oversight now rush for a two-page document, a two-page document that is now the essence of the patriot act, which, in fact, will provide some challenge to the civil liberties of all americans. i highlight just one or two. the business records applies to citizen and noncitizens alike, where law enforcement or government authorities can come and take items no matter what their relevance if they think that they might have some relevance to terrorism, any tangible thing, restaurants, where you have gone to a restaurant. they can ask for what you ate, a hotel, your record, libraries, your records. why couldn't we do this with a seven-day review time? and allow us from new hampshire, texas to california to be able to say that we stand with our soldiers in securing the nature nation, but we believe in civil liberties. 9/11 and the terrorists that we were shocked that could find their way to

ms. jackson lee for five minutes. >> thank you very much, mr. chairman, and for this hearing. i think the more frequently we address our responsibilities and oversight and security, the more effective and important our committee becomes in light of recent incidents that show how great america is and i couldn't be in homeland security committee without expressing my appreciation to all of the national security teams including the united states military and president of the united states for the historic effort that resulted in osama bin laden. it doesn't diminish the responsibility of the steel to the general responsibility of your job in chicago, and i believe san francisco, and then the administrators here in washington, we now have the responsibility to -- the ever ready for the potential of collateral damage. so this hearing is enormously important for the grants. focus on the infrastructure of transportation and how we are continuing our protection. >> let me also acknowledge my concern and are my colleague and chairman of the committee by serve as ranking member and his c

ms. jackson lee for ten minutes. >> thank you very much, mr. chairman, and for this hearing. i think the more frequently we address our responsibilities and oversight and security the more effective and important to our committee comes in light of the recent incident that showed how great american is, and i could not be in a homeland security hearing without expressing again my appreciation to all the national security teams including the united states military for historic efforts that resulted in the demise of the face of terrorism, osama bin laden. it doesn't diminish the responsibility of those at this table for the general responsibility of your job in chicago and i believe san francisco and then the administrators here in washington we now have the responsibility to be ever ready for the potential of collateral damage. and so this hearing is enormously important for the grants focused on the infrastructure of transportation and how we are continuing our protection. let me also acknowledge my concern and sympathy for those in alabama, my colleague and chairman of the com

ms. jackson lee: i thank the gentleman from california. if it was allowed on the floor i would say yippee, but i will try to adhere to protocol or take a laryat and circle it around out of excite lt. thank you for vutch for the -- thank you very much for the years of tenure of leadership you brought from the state of california, you brought it here with a sense of action. we thank you. i'm delighted our democratic whip has been at the forefront of this issue and the gentleman from rhode island, i know others may be coming, but a former mayor who understands the importance of jobs, let me just say, to add to your comment, both president clinton and president reagan have quotes that suggest in a you build infrastructure, it is an investment that will continue to give and give and give. since 9/11, my good friend, i've been on the homeland security committee, and the attention of the united states, rightly so, has been on securing the homeland and national security and just one minute so i can transfer into this discussion, 70% of the america

ms. jackson lee, for five minutes. >> thank you very much, mr. chairman, and thank you for this hearing. i thank the more frequently we address our opportunities and oversight and security the more effective and important our committee becomes in light of recent incidents that showed how great america is. and i could not be in a homeland security hearing without again expressing my appreciation to the national security team, including the united states military and president of the united states for the historic effort that ended the face of demise of terrorism, osama bin laden. it doesn't lessen the responsibility for those of you at this table, for the general responsibilities of your job. in chicago, and i believe san francisco. and then the administrators here in washington, we now have the opportunity to be ever ready for the potential of collateral damage. so this hearing is enormously important for these grants, focus on the infrastructure of transportation and how we are continuing our protection. let me also acknowledge my concern and sy