ms. jackson lee: will the gentleman yield? mr. whitfield: i'd be happy to yield. ms. jackson lee: for clarification, i did not argue that regulation creates jobs. i do believe that you can produce the kind of regulatory climate will, but my point is clean air, better quality of life encourages businesses to move into areas and grow jobs. i thank the gentleman for yielding. mr. whitfield: i understand. as you know, the e.p.a. went to court to ask for additional time on these boiler mact rules. they were denied that, and our legislation, that's what it's designed to do, to give them a little bit more time and give the industry more time to comply. . because of that, i would oppose the gentlelady's amendment and ask it be dwighted. and i yield back. the chair: for what purpose does the gentleman from california rise? mr. waxman: stike the last word. i support the amendment. it returns the bill if it became law, to what are the times specified in the clean air act and i think those times are reasonable. but let me just say e.p.a. is working on these regulations, these rule

ms. jackson lee of texas. the chair: pursuant to house resolution 431, the gentlewoman from texas, ms. jackson lee, and a member opposed, each will control five minutes. the chair recognizes the gentlewoman from texas. ms. jackson lee: i thank the chairwoman, and i thank the committee for its courtesies and the rules committee for their courtesies. it would seem unusual to have a poster that says "make it in america" on this discussion, but i think i'll lay the groundwork that we have no angst against the assets and natural resources that are in this particular country generating opportunity for work. but what my friends in putting forward this legislation on the other side of the aisle are asking us to do is to take a, if you will, word action and simply quash the e.p.a., take a sledgehammer and sledgehammer the e.p.a. and what we're saying is there is a place for state regulation and there is a place for the involvement of a federal response. let me give you the most potent example. in 2008 failure of a coal ash impoundment in kingston, tennessee, spilled more than five million cubic

ms. jackson lee, on which the noes prevailed by voice vote. the clerk will reles ig -- redesignate the amendment. the clerk: amendment number four offered by ms. jackson lee of texas. the chair: those in support of the request for a robbeded 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 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 162, the nays are 262, the amendment is not agreed to. the request for the rored vote on amendment number eight printed in the congressional record offered by the gentleman from illinois, mr. quigley, on which further pr seedings were post-toned -- postponed. the clerk will redesignate the amendment. the c

jackson lee. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady from texas is recognized for two minutes. ms. jackson lee: mr. speaker, i ask to revise and extend. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. ms. jackson lee: i want to thank the gentleman from north carolina and the gentleman from missouri for their courtesies. this is an emotional time for all of us and we must pay tribute first of all as we pay tribute to the montford point marines, we must pay tribute to congresswoman could are in brown. -- corine brown. we thank you, first of all, for restoring our faith in this country and showing us that we can work together as members of congress. to be able to honor the congressional gold medal to the montford point marines is something that we would want to be the first legislation of this week. it awards a gold medal to the first african-american marines. and then, of course, it acknowledging their personal sacrifice and their service to the country. my father-in-law was a tus key i go airman -- tuskegee airman. how long it took to honor them. as we begin to mr. this country on a more

ms. jackson lee of texas. the chair: the gentlelady is recognized for five minutes. ms. jackson lee: i thank the chairwoman. i've been to the floor before and i've used these famous words, i think i've even used them in committee, can we all get along. i just can't imagine that if we queried this industry that so many people would want to, you will, ignore the facts that are impacting not only our community but our children. first of all it's important to note that the c.b.o. has established that h.r. 2681 will cost $1 million. i want jobs to continue, i want jobs to be created. i think the service dealing with our industry is important. but i think lives are important. and i cannot imagine on this particular instance why we would want to block the e.p.a. from finding a way to save lives. so, i rise today to introduce an amendment that would require the e.p.a. or establish the fact that the compliance would come some three years, by three years, after the implementation of the resolution by the e.p.a. remember, now, that every party has an opportunity to participate. but

ms. jackson lee, for five minutes. ms. jackson lee: i ask unanimous consent to address the house. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, so ordered. ms. jackson lee: good morning, mr. speaker. thank you very much for yielding to me this morning. i wanted to share with my colleagues an important challenge that we have, and i think some would say how obvious with the 9% unemployment which i think we should be honest with ourselves and realize that it has been an accident that has been long in coming. almost as if one slowed down on a-run day and -- on a rainy day and looked as one was following the rules of the road and decided to in a moment's notice not only speed but speed through a stop sign. an accident waiting to happen. we have, of course, had a spending without accountability in two wars, iraq and afghanistan, preceding this administration and, of course, tax cuts for the top 1% of the population, many of whom who acknowledge where there is opportunity and benefit there must be sacrifice and contribution. and if we were to engage them in a reasoned discussion, we would f

ms. jackson lee. >> i thank the members that are here and i would ordinarily yield. i am being called to the floor with an amendment. let me thank the committee for their questioning and say to the witnesses that are here information is valuable. i worked with general mccaffrey when we worked together and he was a drug czar and worked with members at this table on the issue of both gm --otm that lead their way into confusion, what i consider on the mexican side with respect to drug cartels and violence that can pose a serious terrorist threat coming through. i don't think anyone denies the existence of the potential for violent spillover clearly with the incident making this hearing timely on the interaction of the iranian assassination plot, drug cartels seeking to pay a drug cartel activist terrorist to be engaged in an assassination plot. we are not blind to championing a reason to say that does not happen. be a next -- feet --the angst is when the state department had all good intentions. the question i want to pose, we should be very clear that i review the comm

ms. jackson lee: to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentlelady is recognized for one minute. ms. jackson lee: i thank you very much, mr. speaker. i am delighted to rise to indicate that we have an opportunity to be good americans and to be the kind of resilient, strong, patriotic nation that all of us love. we love this country. and i gathered this morning with a group of leaders who addressed the question of working issues, union leaders, every last one of them said, let us create jobs. jobs in america. part of it could be passing the jobs bill that the president's introduced dealing with the question of infrastructure. one member who was coming to the meeting said i was late because of our infrastructure problems. this would create jobs. bring back our law enforcement, police officers, and teachers where classrooms are going up and up and up in size because we don't have enough teachers. and as you well know the president announced we'll bring home our valiant troops from iraq. 150,000 o

ms. jackson lee. . the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman from texas is recognized for one minute. ms. jackson lee: i thank the speaker for yielding. it's unfortunate that we have to come to the floor of the house to discuss the personal decisions that a woman has to make and i can assure you that the question of choice, the question of abortion, the question of what one does to their body is not one that women make lightly. many occasions, there is the necessity of health and the health of the fetus that requires an action that would require the coverage of health insurance. just as the courts ruled unconstitutional and upheld the provision of the texas law that required a doctor to talk first to a woman seeking an abortion and to allow or force them both to listen to sounds that might discourage this needed action, this is going to be held unconstitutional. this is not a law that can pass. you cannot tell someone not to be able to secure insurance. it goes way beyond the pale, i would ask my colleague to vote against this rule and protect the right of a woman to choose and the dig

ms. jackson lee, for five minutes. ms. jackson lee: thank you, madam speaker. there are many times that we come to the floor to address our current flight, and -- plight, and i do wish to say to the american people that we are well aware of the importance of jobs and the focus of creating those jobs. and i offer to you that most economists will say that job creation is a public and private partnership. i rise today, however, as, again, those who seek the republican nomination for the presidency of the united states that will come before the american people this evening, they will present a number of issues. this time it will be jobs. i hope they will present themselves in a manner that acknowledges that anyone who has a privilege of serving serves on behalf of the american people and the american people come from all backgrounds and i respect that. in particular i'm going to ask the governor of the state of texas in his good vices and his beliefs in the equality of all to reflect upon a decision that is about to be made in the state of texas and that is a decis

ms. jackson lee: mr. speaker, there is something about having a heart and a philosophy that americans who are not working want to work, americans who are not rich simply want an opportunity to provide for their families. i want to congratulate the president today for acknowledging that this economic downfall is not attributable to his actions as a president that happens to be a democrat. i thank him for mentioning the calamity in china, dealing with the manipulation of currency. it is something we have to address, it is something that has not benefited the united states. and i believe as individuals run for the presidency they have every right to do so. but every time they make a statement of insult to the american people i'm going to address it. mr. cain seems to want to continue rather than to talk constructively how we can bring people together. today he announced that those who are on ralies around this country, some in my district, as we speak, he callsed them that if you did not -- were not employed

ms. jackson lee, be seated and allowed to ask questions. >> without objection, so ordered. the chair recognizes mr. don the. >> i want to thank the general and the colonel for the service. specifically want to thank the colonel for his role, so to speak in beirut in 1983 and i would like to enter into the record a friend of mine from high school from north carolina, lance corporal tim mcneely who played football with my brother who i know personally who died in the morning course of barracks in 1983. is not lost on a lot of us have been following the situation that the quds force and the terrorist arm of iran hezbollah has been involved with the mexican drug cartel for quite a while. we have raised awareness, mr. chairman, a number of times about this over my short 10 months being in congress. i want to encourage the members of the committee that have not signed on to resolution for 29, which mr. higgins and i have sent a dear colleague letter around on. that resolution basically urges the administration to put the western hemisphere in the administration 2012 national stra

ms. jackson lee, for five minutes. ms. jackson lee: good morning, mr. speaker. it's really a pleasure to have the opportunity to speak this morning and to congratulate president obama for keeping his promise and keeping his prom mission to the american people. i have had the privilege of traveling to iraq on many occasions. privilege of greeting our soldiers coming from texas, houston, and all over america. i have had the sadness of attending the memorial and funeral services of fallen soldiers. the sadness of talking to parents and relatives asking the question, why? i have even gone and mourned with mothers around the issue of convincing presidents, in this instance, president bush, to end the war. i have been amidst tiny white crosses that have symbolized the numbers of those who died in iraq. and in my office for a period of time we accounted for the numbers of individuals who died in iraq, in particular, from the state of texas. i co-chair the afghan caucus. in times i have gone to iraq in the green zone that is familiar to many, i have even taken enemy fir

ms. sheila jackson lee. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady from texas is recognized for 30 seconds. ms. jackson lee: madam speaker, let me be very clear. the only no that is being said is the no to the vulnerable women that are traveling in an emergency ambulance to the hospital, desiring emergency treatment, dying and not being able to be treated. needing to correct a problem that has in fact damaged their health and not being able to be treated. not only is this bill unconstitutional, but the affordable care act does not promote abortion and frankly federal funds are not being utilized for abortion. it will complicate the insurance process for all women in america, all you can hear is a siren going around and around and around. that womanly aing -- laying on a gurney, that hospital being able to say no and, yes, the only no is that she will not live because this bill is passed. i ask my colleagues to vote against this bill. vote for life, vote against this bill. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman r

ms. jackson lee: thank you, mr. speaker. last week i had the pleasure of visiting small businesses who created jobs and anywhere from doctors who work seven days in their office to companies who could sell anything to anybody to a beauty school that had people who were trying to be independent contractors. they created jobs and i'm going to talk about them in the weeks to come. so i'm begging, i'm begging this bipartisan house to put the american jobs act on the floor. that's because the g.o.p., of course, for 39 weeks has put one bill after another, one put off or destroyed 700,000 jobs, that was a spending bill. another about the patient bill of rights destroyed 300,000 jobs. but 65% of the americans say we want jobs. they're at first and independence right now, they're at wall street, they're on main street, they're telling us, we want jobs. we want our teachers back, our firefighters back, we want our police back, we want to rebuild our schools, we need payroll tax relief to our small businesses -- so our small businesse

ms. jackson lee, has been disposed of. for what purpose does the gentleman from tennessee rise? >> mr. speaker, i have an amendment at the desk. the chair: the clerk will designate the amendment. the clerk: amendment number 22 printed in the congressional record offered by mr. cohen of tennessee. the chair: the gentleman from tennessee is recognized for five minutes. mr. cohen: thank you, mr. speaker. my amendment is a very simple amendment, should get unanimous support here and it simply requires the environmental protection agency administrator to consider increases in illness-related absences from work when establishing appliance dates for the boiler rule. last week i offered similar language as an amendment to the cement sector regulatory relief act which unfortunately didn't pass. i don't think it was clearly understood by both sides of the aisle. however i believe my amendment is more applicable to this legislation since boilers and incinerators pose an even greater health threat to the american people. in fact, e.p.a.'s analysis demonstrates that for every year this rule will be

ms. jackson lee: thank you very much, mr. speaker. i rise today to talk about something happy, and that is the happy-sad pillow that is made by the parents of avonce. they can teach numbers, emotions, social skills, motor skills and textures. i was with them today. they have a very healthy head start program and we were able to give them $8 million in stimulus to build a new building and $3.2 million grant for a program that helps parents and grandparents to raise our children who are pre-schooled. the children that go to this program test higher scores than those who do not. and it evidence denses that the government can be a private-public partnership. we can create jobs and improve the education and lay out a pathway for our children. nothing wrong with the government being productive and forceful and working on behalf of the american people. to the congress here, and my colleagues, let's work together. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady's time has expired. for what purpose does the gentleman from south carolina

ms. jackson lee: thank you. mr. speaker, all of us value constructive conversation and dialogue. in fact, i believe the republican debates that have been occurring are valuable and insightful for the american people. i have no quarrel with the first amendment and one's right to speak as one desires. but i take issue with mr. herman cane's very insulting and demeaning comment on a whole body politic of people, african-americans, when asked the questions why they've made choices, political choices, as they have made. and he chose to suggest that african-americans are brainwashed. i take issue, mr. cane, with your very unfortunate choice of words. because if you look chronologically and historically at african-americans, they voted republican, they voted democrat, they were in love with the idea of president lincoln who of course is known to have freed the slaves and voted for republican for a number of years . democrats and african-americans both vote their interests, their interest in saving medicare and medicaid and social security, their interest in investment in this nation and

boundary in the state of texas, our districts are adjacent to each other, the honorable sheila jackson lee. ms. jackson lee: let me thank congressman al green and congressman poe for conving us today on such a very important topic that includes the issue of domestic violence in this domestic violence awareness month. the senior member of the judiciary committee, it's been my privileged sadly, however, to have worked on the violence against women's act for a very long time and was an original co-sponsor and author of the re-authorization of that bill some years ago. my initial premise on this day that we express our concern is that the laws need to be stronger. and i simply want to acknowledge as we have worked on these issues that domestic violence has not decreased in spite of all the hardworking advocacy groups and places of refuge for the women in our community. i want to acknowledge the houston women's center which i served as a member of the board for a number of years and the great work they do along with many other organizations in the houston area that are refuges for women. but let me

ms. jackson-lee of texas and without objection, those members will be able to sit on the dais and ask questions at the appropriate time. without objection so ordered. i will now recognize myself for my opening statement and hopefully the ranking member will be here in a very timely manner and i am sure that his staff is frankly e-mailing him right now on that regard. nearly a year and a half ago president obama call bp to the white house for a meeting that resulted in the president personally announcing an agreement to establish a 20 billion-dollar presidential bp compensation fund. at the time the president assured those affected by the deepwater horizon disaster and oil spill that legitimate damages would be paid in a quote quickly, fairly and transparently last goodwin president obama announced the appointment of mr. ken feinberg is administrator of the compensation fund there was no doubt mr. feinberg at a difficult task ahead. the impact to the gulf's local economy as well as the environment was very real and there are certainly many moving pieces involved in evaluating real damage to vict

ms. jackson-lee of texas and without objection, those members will be able to sit on the dais and ask questionsat the appropriate time. without objection so ordered. i will now recognize myself for my opening statement and hopefully the ranking member will be here in a very timely manner and i am sure that his staff is frankly e-mailing him right now on that regard. nearly a year and a half ago president obama call bp to the white house for a meeting that resulted in the president personally announcing an agreement to establish a 20 billion-dollar presidential bp compensation fund. at the time the president assured those affected by the deepwater horizon disaster and oil spill that legitimate damages would be paid in a quote quickly, fairly and transparently last goodwin president obama announced the appointment of mr. ken feinberg is administrator of the compensation fund there was no doubt mr. feinberg at a difficult task ahead. the impact to the gulf's local economy as well as the environment was very real and there are certainly many moving pieces involved in evaluating real damage to victi

ms. jackson lee of texas. without members -- without objection, they will be able to sit and ask questions. how now recognize myself or my opening statement, and hopefully the ranking member will be here in a timely manner. i am sure that his staff is frantically e-mail in him right now on that regard. nearly a year and a half ago, president obama called bp to the white house for a meeting that resulted in the president personally announcing an agreement to establish a $20 billion presidential-bp compensation fund. at the time the president assured those affected by the deepwater horizon disaster that legitimate disasters would be back -- would be paid "quickly, fairly, and transparently." when president obama announced the appointment of kenneth feinberg is administrator of the compensation fund, there was no doubt mr. feinberg at a difficult task ahead. the impact to the gulf's local economy, as well as the environment, was very real and they're certainly many moving pieces involved in evaluating real damage

ms. jackson-lee of texas and without objection, those members will be able to sit on the dais and ask questions at the appropriate time. without objection so ordere i will now recognize myself for my opening statement and hopefully the ranking member will be here in a very timely manner and i am sure that his staff is frankly e-mailing him right now on that regard. nearly a year and a half ago president obama call bp to the white house for a meeting that resulted in the president personally announcing an agreement to establish a 20 billion-dollar presidential bp compensation fund. at the time the president assured those affected by the deepwater horizon disaster and oil spill that legitimate damages would be paid in a quote quickly, fairly and transparently last goodwin president obama announced the appointment of mr. ken feinberg is administrator of the compensation fund there was no doubt mr. feinberg at a difficult task ahead. the impact to the gulf's local economy as well as the environment was very real and there are certainly many moving pieces involved in evaluating real damage to victim

jackson in the october issue of "the american spectator" magazine. thank you, mr. speaker. the speaker pro tempore: the chair recognizes the gentlewoman from california, ms. lee, for five minutes. ms. lee: thank you, mr. speaker. i rise as the founder and co-chair of the congressional out-of-poverty caucus to continue to sound the alarm every week that there are millions of americans in need all across america. they need our help and they need our support. imagine for a moment if the entire population of 24 states in america were living in poverty. how would our nation respond? we would respond as we do in any emergency, mobilize to provide these people and families with adequate food, clothing, and shelter. we would come together as a nation and work to solve the crisis of poverty. we know that nearly 47 million people lived in poverty in america now. today. that's essentially the entire population of 24 states of this country. the emergency is real and the crisis is happening each and every day and every city and every town across america. but we are not mobilizing to solve this crisis of poverty. we are not directing federal, state, and local resources to