ms. jenkins: mr. chairman, i have an amendment the desk. the chair: the clerk will designate the amendment. the clerk: amendment number 15 offered by ms. jenkins of kansas. the chair: pursuant to house resolution 590, the gentlewoman from kansas, ms. jenkins, and a member owesow polesed each will control five minutes. the chair recognizes the gentlewoman from kansas. ms. jenkins: thank you, mr. chairman. i yield myself as much time as i may consume. the chair: the gentlewoman from kansas is recognized. ms. jenkins: thank you, mr. chairman. in 2008 congress passed legislation to suspend public-private competition that d.o.d., through the o.m.b. circular a-76, that moratorium remains in place today. in 2009 o.m.b. issued a memorandum which regulated the ove to insourcing at the d.o.d. today nearly half of the federal government owns and operates thousands of activities that are commercial in nature. these functions are not inherent or unique to government, but rather they can be found in small and main

ms. jenkins? >> i. >> mr. paulson? >> i. >> mr. marchant? >> i. >> ms. black? >> i. >> mr. reed? >> i. >> mr. young? >> i. >> mr kelly? >> i. >> mr. griffin? >> i. >> mr. remacey? >> i. >> mr. levin? >> no. >> mr. wrangle? mr. mcdurmit? mr. lewis? mr. neal? mr. bassara? >> no. >> mr. doggit? >> no. >> mr. thomas? >> no. >> mr. larson? >> no. >> mr. bloom? mr. kind? >> no. >> mr. crowley? ms. shorts? >> no. >> mr. davis? no. >> ms. sanchez? >> no >> mr. mcdurmit? >> no. >> mr. lewis? mr. neal? mr. bloomenhower? mr. pascel? mr. crowley? chairman camp? >> i. >> care -- chairman camp, i. >> 23 i's and 10 noes. >> it is agreed upon. without objections members have additional to days to provide other items. mr. teeberry? >> my bill will allow more companies to take advantage of bonus depreciation. it allows businesses to expense 50% of new equipment and bester invest for capital for create jobs most important jobs. extending bonuses is the biggest fact factor that allows businesses to grow. it has been allow today expire multiple times. by making this provision permanent businesses wil

ms. jenkins, you probably never thought we would get to you. >> mr. chairman, i think you for allowing me to join you at today's subcommittee hearing. i appreciate this panel for being here. these issues affect hospitals all over the country, and i have heard countless stories from kansas hospitals about the difficulties they face around in the medicare program. lawrence memorial hospital has asked that i share their perspective on recovery audit contractors. the hospital currently has over four and a half million dollars being withheld because of rac what it. has appealed nearly all rac audits and so far has demonstrated a 96 percent success rate in the appeals process. lawrence memorial has brought to my attention. one of the valid concerns i am hoping you will take into consideration, hospital forced to disallow medical days and discharges the currently held up in the rac audit process because of the massive backlog at the alj level of appeal. the hospital is concerned that these audits, which are likely to be resolved in their favor, will not be c

ms. jenkins of kansas, amendment number 21 by mr. schiff of california, amendment number 24 by mr. blumenauer of arkansas. the chair will reduce to two minutes the time for any electron exvote in thiser is keys. the unfinished business is the request for a recorded vote by the gentleman from west virginia, have mckinley, on which further proceedings were post-end on which the yeas and nays prevailed by voice vote. the clerk will redesignate the amendment. cloim amendment number one printed in house report 113-460, offered by mr. mckinley of west virginia. the chair: a recorded vote has been requested. those in forth of the request for a rored vote will rise. 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 represe