ms. johnson: thank you, madam chairman. we're on our way in the right direction. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman's time has expired. for what purpose does the gentlewoman from north carolina rise? ms. foxx: i ask permission to address the house for one minute, madam speaker. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentlewoman is recognized. ms. foxx: thank you, madam speaker. when i'm home in the district -- in my district in north carolina, what's the reaction of those in congress, well, they can sell the adoption of the budget. house democrats have failed in their responsibility to lead by not proposing or passing a 2011 budget resolution. the house has never failed to pass an annual budget resolution since the current budget rules were put in place in 1974. in 2006, then house majority leader -- then house whip, steny hoyer, now house majority leader, said, the most basic responsibility of government is enacting a budget. where's that responsibility now? they plan a deeming resolution later in the week. that is not a substitute for a budget. dem

ms. johnson: -- ms. jackson lee: mr. speaker, the house is not in order. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady is right. will members please take their conversations off the floor. ms. jackson lee: mr. speaker, we have had a good week and i'm very grateful that we had the opportunity today to say to the doctors of america that we are committed to your practice, your medicine and your caring for our seniors. in addition we were able to say to iran, who has called for the extinction of israel, has caused the existence of a camp in iraq, and literally tried to destroy disdepartments and resisters -- dissidents and resisters for democracy, that we will not tolerate an iran that's nuclear armed. and so i'm glad that we passed iran sanctions act. but we have more to do and i'm grateful that the president saw fit to change command in afghanistan. it was unfortunate that the command of the commander in chief was not respected. but we know that this is a civilian government and the military respects a civilian leadership that must be. but now we must turn to esta

ms. johnson. >> thank you, very much, mr. chairman. i have not taken a position on this merger. i have been concerned about what most passengers are concerned about. that is employees. in your joint testimony, you state that there will be access to 16 domestic destinations and that small communities will continue to be served. my question is, who will be serving these communities and do you intend to subcontract out smaller communities? i would like to have both of you comment on that. >> let me address that. this will be very good for our employees. it will provide them with good jobs. careers, and not just jobs. it will provide us with the synergies that will permit us to continue to invest in our employees and i have made it very clear that the wealth creation -- i intend to share that with all groups. in terms of service to communities, we allocate the aircraft that we have with the larger jets, depending on the demand of the routes and for smaller markets, we often use a regional affiliates that we contract with because those routes cannot bear a large aircraft, but rather

johnson, aye. mr. schumer, aye. ms. lincoln, aye. mr. leahy, aye by proxy. mr. harkin, aye by proxy. mr. shelby, no. mr. corker, no. mr. gregg, no. >> the clerk will report. >> the votes are 7 aye, 5 nay. the bill is passed. >> i thank my colleagues, immensely. [applause] >> will the house and senate conferees in favor of passage of the bill, i declare the bill passed and the conference committee is now adjourned. [applause] [inaudible conversations] >> i think chairman frank and his team. we recognize the tremendous effort of the staff, representative barney frank and i worked together the last couple of years. it is a big legislative effort. we have a lot of work to do. this makes a huge difference. we thought we could get this done, but to establish a consumer protections bureau for the first time in the history of our country. stopped too big to fail, provide for the protections and see to it that we don't end up in a kind of cataclysmic event that brought our country to the brink of financial collapse. that kind of early warning, there are other items that are included. we believe w

johnson. >> now, by proxy. >> mystery. >> no. >> mr. schumer. >> know, by proxy. >> ms. lincoln. >> know by proxy. -- no, by proxy. wait, a little bit. senator lincoln, aye by proxy. >> mr. harkin. no, by proxy. >> mr. shelby. >> aye. >> mr. kriegel. crapo.mr. krieg >> aye. >> to the measure is a tie and it is defeated. >> we are going to recess for five minutes. [gavel] >> come to order. let me say, we previously had a tie vote and the proposal failed on the tie vote. as an expressive to senator chambliss, i believe -- as i expressed to senator chambliss, i think it is important to note that, while i do not necessarily disagree with what he is suggesting, and the fundamental reason for the vote on this side has less to do with the substance of the thing. the fact of the matter is we have a limitation on the parameters of this conference to be focused on the title that deals for the pay-for provisions of the deal. i'm prepared to work with my colleague from georgia on this to see if a call away solves the problem or something else may be done. >> in the procedural footing, i hope to not vote to reconsider. this is

johnson? >> aye. >> mr. reed? >> aye. >> mr. schumer. >> aye, by proxy. >> ms. lincoln? >> aye. >> mr. harkin. >> aye, by proxy. >> aye, by proxy. >> mr. shelby? >> no. >> mr. crapo. >> no. >> mr. corker. >> no. >> mr. gregg. >> no. >> mr. chambliss. >> no. >> the clerk will report. >> 7 aye, 5 nay. the bill is passed. >> i thank my colleagues. [applause] >> with the votes of the house and senate conferees in favor of passage of the bill, i declare the bill passed and the conference committee is now adjourned. [applause] >> nice to meet you. take care. >> i'm on the cleanup crew. >> congratulations. >> congratulations. >> we recognize the tremendous efforts of staff. barney frank and i have worked together for the last few years. it has been nothing quite like this. as is as good as it gets in terms of a legislative effort. this makes a huge difference. no one thought we could get this done. it is a tough environment to operate in. to establish a consumer protection bureau for the first time in the history of our country, to stop the too big to fail, to ensure that we do not end up wit