ms. sheila jackson lee. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman from texas is recognized for three minutes. ms. jackson lee: i ask unanimous consent to revise and extend. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman from texas is recognized for three minutes. ms. jackson lee: i thank the gentleman from colorado for his time, and i thank the -- both chairman and ranking member of this subcommittee on financial services for what i think has been a wholeistic approach to the needs that we are going to have to address and what has been called an economic collapse as it has been based on the practices of our past administration. we're simply trying to put humpty dumpty back together again. i would think as we make progress on this bill, as we fund the small business administration that we will be reminded of the importance of language to advocate for small businesses. it is very disconcerting to find out how difficult it is for small businesses to actually do business with the federal government. veterans businesses,

ms. jackson lee, texas. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, so ordered. for what purpose does the gentleman from texas rise? mr. poe: madam speaker, i ask unanimous consent consent that today following legislative business and any special orders entered into, the following members may be permitted to address this house, revise and extend their remarks and include therein extraneous material. mr. carter for july 22, myself, mr. poe, for july 27, mr. jones, for july 27, mrs. schmidt for today, mr. mccotter for today, mr. moran for today, july 21, 22, 23 and 24, mr. buchanan for july 22, mrs. bachmann for today. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, so ordered. under the speaker's announced policy of january 6, 2009, and under a previous order of the house, the following members are recognized for five minutes each. ms. woolsey of california. for what purpose does the gentlewoman from california rise? ms. waters: address the house for five minutes. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, so ordered. ms. waters: thank you very much, madam speaker. i

ms. jackson lee: thank you very much, mr. speaker. i rise to celebrate the 75th anniversary of my hometown airline, continental airlines. i'd like to thank all of the employees, past and present and those in the future, who continue to serve our community and the nation. we thank them for their original beginnings with great history and great leadership. i'm reminded of one of their transfer names, eastern airlines, reminded, of course, of the uniforms and the admiration that children would give the pilots and flight attendants. we still do that today. continental airlines is in my district and as well the bush intercontinental airport which is their hub airport. let me thank them for the many economic dollars that they provide to the fourth largest city in the nation, houston, texas, and as well let me glailt them as they move forward -- congratulate them as they move forward in a new structure that will allow more diversity, more competition, but stronger airline services and customer relations. thank you to the leadership of contin

ms. jackson lee: to address the house. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentlelady is recognized for one minute. ms. jackson lee: thank you. mr. speaker, i think the real truth is that americans want real health care reform. they understand that families are paying $1,800 a year for the uninsured. $1,200 if you are a single individual. costs that will continue to grow without health care reform. 14,000 americans lose their health care every day. all of the issues that my friends on the other side talk about, they know are workable issues. the bottom line is access to health care. in texas our effort and intent is to embrace and work with physician-owned and specialty hospitals. we want to make sure that they're protected in this health care reform. why? because they provide services to americans and texans that others cannot provide. we want to ensure that there is access to health care all over, but we also don't want to have smoke and mirrors. my friends on the other side should get at the table of negotiat

cherilyn lee, michael jackson's former nurse who said he pleaded with her to obtain a very dangerous drug. msimetime exclusive since the dangerous drug diprivan allegedly found, multiple vials of it there in michael jackson's home. ms. lee, did you obtain the diprivan for him? >> no, i did not. >> very, very wise of you. why not? >> my -- what i do as a practitioner, i work with prevention, early detection, and help people get to their optimum level of feeling great. that's not even part of what i do at all. and i knew after reading this myself and the pdr, this was a drug used in the hospital. and not for home use and it wasn't for sleep and it's just hit -- it wasn't something he should have had. >> you know, explain it to me -- nurse lee, it's my understanding that diprivan is an intravenous drug used in an iv drip used for instance in an operating or emergency room to put the person out to perform surgery. and then when they wake up, they don't feel groggy, they feel almost refreshed. they have no recollection. they've been out cold the whole time. that's what i understand diprivan to be.

ms. jackson lee: to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentlewoman is recognized for one minute. ms. jackson lee: i thank the distinguished chairman and speaker. we have had a long session of hard work. i believe this is an appropriate ending to be able to honor some of america's culture. so i rise today to acknowledge the passing of h.j.res. 12 to designate september, 2009, as gospel music heritage month and honor the gospel music for its valuable and long-standing contributions to the culture of the united states. i thank the majority leader and the republican leadership. i thank the chairman of the committee chairman towns and ranking member issa, government and oversight, all of those who worked along with my 61 co-sponsors who recognize the value of the songs sung by the likes of mahalia jackson and singing "precious lord," sandy pat at this, the work that elvis presley did when he sang his gospel song, kirk carr with "this old light of mine." and reverend greg patrick who is both a prod

ms. jackson lee. ms. jackson lee: let me thank the gentlelady from ohio, first of all, for bringing this important special order to the floor of the house tonight and for her continued leadership. allow me to thank, mr. speaker, for his leadership as well in these many issues, because this is a dialogue with our colleagues on an important topic. and so i'd like to begin by just congratulating you for focusing on the mental health issue and some of our colleagues focused on preventive medicine and our majority whip indicated a message to the american people just what would be occurring. i would like to follow suit and try to walk us through the construct of what we are trying to do here in the united states congress in the light of day, if you will, the tri committee, members of those three committees have marked up their bills starting last week. that markup is continuing. members will have an opportunity to engage in issues that they believe are extremely important. but while i discuss the bill, i think i

ms. jackson lee: i thank the gentlelady. might i also say that i'm also glad that this legislation continues to support the congressional hunger center which many of us have been supportive of over the years in terms of its funding and likewise, i'd like to emphasize the importance in conclusion that hunger has not been overcome. this bill deals with many issues, nutrition for women, infant and children, the program that is so very important. the commodities, supplemental food program, again, all focusing on the large need of hunger not only internationally but domestically. i want to thank the chairwoman again and would like to continue to work with her as this bill makes its way through the congress. the chair: the gentlewoman's time has expired. delaurclaur additional 10 seconds -- ms. delauro: additional 10 seconds. jackson scraction jackson i think you're well aware of the work my -- ms. jackson lee: i think you're fully aware of the work my colleague has done on hunger and i want to work to ensure these program are the

speaker, i would now like to yield to representative jackson lee from texas. ms. jackson lee: i thank you. i enjoyed having the opportunity to be here with congresswoman watson from california. i know that she has steady on these issues. i think it is extremely important that we do work together. and one of the points i think we will have an opportunity to engage in discussions is to ensure as we continue to make our way through the putting together of this bill is to ensure that we each have an opportunity to reflect some of the concerns that could help make the bill better. here are some of the ones, issues i think will help make the bill better. i am interested in gnts to high schools and middle schools that would increase health care professionals, particularly those in underserved communities. i mentioned a week or so ago that i was visiting in nork -- new york and met a nurse who started a program through his hospital where he would go to middle schools and high schools and allow the children to dress up in scrubs and participate in mock operating sessions or

ms. jackson lee. the chair: the gentlelady is recognized for two minutes. ms. jackson lee: i thank the chairman very much and the ranking member. i thank the speaker. i rise to support the rule that has already passed and the underlying bill. mr. speaker, this is a very important step forward for the infrastructure of america. covering transportation and housing and housing is part of infrastructure. it creates a holistic neighborhood. i want to thank the committee for the federal transit administration, $10.4 million went to impact the growing metro system, i'm hoping as we move forward and metro in houston is defined as a few new start, we will be able to use the stimulus dollars because we're in the process of creating jobs as we speak. i believe it's important to support the high speed intercity passenger rail grants. we in texas are work very much on high speed and believe that's part of the transportation system of tomorrow. i'm also grateful for the airport modernization, safety, and efficiency grant at $3.5 billion representing houston intercontinental a

ms. jackson lee: to address the house and to revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, so ordered. ms. jackson lee: thank you very much, mr. speaker. i rise with great pride and a deep sense of sadness. pride because i'm honoring hazel haynesworth young, 103 years old, who passed just a week ago in my own hometown of houston, texas. i'm honored to say that she was an educator all of her life, a school teacher. she in essence set the standard for our famous jack yates high school and wheatly high school, phyllis wheatly high school. phyllis wheatly high school was the high school that congresswoman barbara jordan graduated from. but hazel haynesworth young was a magnificent soul, someone who nurtured the leaders of today, who was the dean of girls at wheatly high school, whose daughter, mary ann young, followed in her footsteps as a teacher. she was a wonderful icon of alpha kappa alpha sorority. but she was a public citizen. her brother, of course, part of the, if you will, the intelligenceia and excellence of legal prominence

ms. jackson lee: to address the house for one minute. revise and extend. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. ms. jackson lee: thank you. thank you very much, madam speaker. i rise today because we had a very important step in the history of america today. a house leadership announced a major initiative on health care reform. the 47 million-plus and growing number of uninsured americans, the small businesses who get up every day and create the economic engine, the hardworking laborers who work every day, the children of america, just plain america is looking forward to a health reform package that gives a robust and vigorous public option without decreasing quality. that says to hardworking americans no pre-existing disease or ail n-your farmer will break you again. that will allow for the strength and integrity of the federal government to be a partner in working with those who wish to choose their own insurance which they already have. it is a fair balance and it is paid for. and so as we begin this debate, i am excited to be able to announce that

ms. sheila jackson lee. the chair: the chair recognizes the gentlewoman from texas for one minute. ms. jackson lee: let me thank the distinguished chairman and ranking member and thank you very much, mr. edwards, for the grand work that you have done over the years in helping our soldiers. i rise today to support the underlying bill, but to particularly focus on the medical services of the $34.7 billion, the mental health services, $4.6 billion, and the assistance for homeless vets, $3.2 billion. in my congressional district, i work with these populations, visiting to them, listening to their situations and as well, in my own community, we've had a high number of suicides among active duty soldiers. i'm very glad to announce because of the legislation of this particular appropriations and the leadership of chairman edwards, we will now be able to have -- looking forward to having an offset opportunity for p.t.s. treatment and as well that it will be able to secure monies in the future as a perspective of tricare recipient. we need to be able to provide more services for p.t. -- ptsd, fo

ms. jackson lee of texas for today, ms. johnson of texas for today and ms. fallin of oklahoma for today. the speaker pro tempore: wofmente the requests are granted. for what purpose does the gentleman from texas rise? mr. poe: i ask unanimous consent that today following legislative business and any special orders hevert entered into, the following members may be permitted to address this house, revise and extend their remarks and include extraneous material, myself, mr. poe for today, july, , ms. ros-lehtinen for today, mr. fleming for today and july 8, mr. pence for today, mr. jones for today, july 8, 9, 10, 13 and 14. mr. burton for today and july 8, 9 and 10. mr. olson for july 9. mr. inglis for today and july 13. mr. moran for today, july 8, 9 and 10. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. ms. woolsey: i ask unanimous consent that today following legislative business and any special orders hevert entered into, the following members may be permitted to address the house for five minutes to revise and extend their remarks and include thrn extraneous

ms. jackson lee: to address the house for one minute and to revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. ms. jackson lee: mr. speaker, let me tell you very clear, medicare in 1965 has saved lives. can you believe it's been six decades, 60 years, since we've been able to come around to getting a public option for health care reform? now, six decades later, america has debated this broken system but we're closer than we have ever been before, and the american people understand 83%, high numbers, they want a public health insurance option. they get it. premiums have doubled over nine years. you ask yourself the question, can i afford to pay $1,800 a year more every year for a family of four? health care reform will keep americans from financial ruin. go to the bankruptcy courts. catastrophic illnesses have shoved americans into these courts. they've lost all that they have. we have to stop it now. we want to put doctors in charge between doctors and patients, not the insurance companies whose main opportunity is to say n-o, no. the american people

out to cherilyn lee, a special guest, the former nurse to michael jackson. first of all, ms. e, thank you so much for joining us. what is your reaction to the news tonight. >> well, it's very shocking. and i'm still very torn about hearing what's happening even at this point in time. >> i'm sure. because you in a sense had been close to it. you knew michael jackson. has law enforcement contacted you at all since you voluntarily handed over reports from your office? >> yes. >> since i volunteered to hand over reports, no, i haven't spoken to law enforcement. just one time. >> all right. talk to us about how michael jackson begged to you for this powerful drug of diprivan. >> it was april of 2009. that he asked me for the drug or the medication. and he said, "i need to have this medication, because it helped me sleep." he went into detail to say once that once one drop hits my vein with the i.v., he said, i go to sleep, right away. i'm knocked out, and i'm asleep. i tried to tell him after i found out what it was, i tried to explain to him, even i went to a second level of going

ms. jackson lee: let me thank the distinguished gentleman from florida, there are two distinguished gentlemen from florida, the manager of this particular legislation, my dear friend who has been leading the organization for security and coppings for a number of years. i rise to support this resolution in honor of the efforts by the organization for security and cooperation in europe mediterranean partners for cooperation, because i believe as a member of the foreign affairs committee, the efforts of collaboration we have addressing the questions of peace and security are crucial. i'd like to acknowledge some of the aspects of the osce's work, the 1999 istanbul document, the participating state encouraging the mediterranean partners to draw on the expertise in setting up structures and mechanisms in the mediterranean region. as well, you can also believe or manage to see that the osce provides the kind of bridge of cooperation that is very, very important. we welcome the representatives of osce that are here. i want to thank mr. hastings for his leadership in this effort and i yield back my t

. >>> let's go straight out to jackson family friend, former family spokesperson. i want you to listen to ms. leeshe explains to us what michael jackson originally said to you in regard to the drug he wanted and your reaction. cherilyn. do we have -- yes, what did michael jackson originally say to you when he approached you on this? >> what he said was, he really wanted to get a good night's sleep. and that he had gone through everything in the past, really didn't help him to sleep. and he wanted a -- the diprivan. he was aware with an iv of diprivan he would be able to sleep and have a good night's sleep. >> okay. >> are you an operating room nurse? >> no, i am not. >> how would you know about diprivan. >> i did not know about diprivan. i had to research it, yes. >> michael jackson fired you, did he not in april? >> no, he did not. >> i see, have you ever been fired before from the job? >> no, and i also worked for the federal prison. >> all right. >> i think bottom line, ms. lee, you told him no. you told mike jackson no, you would not give him the drug. that i think is the bottom line. out to

ms. jackson lee: because this bill does have the right priorities for hsbo, i ask unanimous consent i may put my statement in the record supporting this legislation and the priorities of the committee. i yield back. the chair: without objection. mr. obey: mr. chairman, i rise in strong support of -- i mean in strong opposition to this amendment. which would cut $803 million out of important investments in this bill. let me point out a few facts. first of all, as i said earlier, the appropriations committee allocation has already cut a total of $10 billion from the president's discretionary spending request. this bill cuts $52 million from that same request. this bill, on a comparable basis, is 3.6% above the 2009 level. that is hardly runaway spending. furthermore, when you look at program lines, you'll see that this bill makes hard choices to terminate programs that are not working, with $1.3 billion in cuts to individual programs below the 2009 level. the bill terminates or cuts 44 programs. the largest single program increase is for the -- is for the social security administration. eff

ms. lee, thank you for being with us. >> caller: thank you, very much, nancy for having me. >> yes, ma'am. i know that you tried to stop michael jackson from his collision course. coroners at your office today, what were they looking for? what did they take? >> caller: well, you know, i have been conversing with them ever since friday. actually friday before the july 3rd, before the fourth of july. and we were to meet at my office. and based on traffic and you know, right before holiday, we didn't meet up at my office. one of the deputies was going to meet me at my office. so that didn't happen. so we've been in communication. and i knew, they wanted a copy. they said, i had a call last week, last friday, that you know, based on, you know, protocol, that we have to issue you a subpoena. i said, i know, i understand that. and she said, well what i'll do is email it to you and you can fax it back to me. and i said, okay. then the more i thought about it, i said, i went through so much and everything that i've been stating, you know, is in detail. and in this file. so i wanted to make sure that it was very clear at every nutritional leve

ms. jackson lee: the house is not in order. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady is correct. the house is not in order. the gentlelady is recognized. ms. jackson lee: thank you very much, mr. speaker. i rise today to mourn and to salute august seeman, august provos, a seaman, at camp pendleton in california. to recognize the tragic way in which he lost his life in the line of duty. august provos is a young man, a constituent, of the 18th congressional district, coming from the famous acres home community. it was only a few days ago that his mother received the terrible news that he was shot dead on the base of camp pendleton. shot in the chest -- the speaker pro tempore: the house is is not in order. ms. jackson lee: shot in the chest, shot in the back of the head and his body burned. we can't seem to find any information, mr. speaker, allegations that this is a hate crime, but why i rise today is that he'll be funeralized tomorrow as a hero. but we as an american people must stand against hateful acts on the basis of someone's difference and to the united states military whic