program and to commission every year a performance and financial auditor program present i have ms. nancy formerly of the school district a member of the bond oversight camera and colleague from our auditors i'm pleased to say for the tenth consecutive requester the auditor look at the transactions and no finding when i think that is significant i want to tell you two key points of reference on february the 28 the bond program passed it's one bloifdth dollars and 2003 and 6 and 2011 brond bond program we still have another 2 hundred and so million dollars worth of bonds and had state money all in all a $1.4 billion program and that money so far as been distributed to over one hundred and 10 schools sites and more to follow of that one billion dollars in the last fiscal year 2014-2015 ahmed audited we spent $85 million last year constructing reconstructing modernizing and rebuilding the schools the auditor look at $6800 million worth of expenditures and i'm you know pleased and honored that once again there were no finding and quite frankly, i think that is a i think that is a contribute t

ms. roybal-allard. >> thank you so much. i too want to thank our leader nancy pelosi, bennie thompson, nita lowey, and steny hoyer, and all who helped to highlight just how important this bill was to pass. today's passing of this bill is really a victory for the safety of the american people and this country. we've all heard all the reasons why it was so important. but it is also important because now, secretary johnson his directors, his staff, can go about the business of not only taking care of the security of our nation today, but planning for the security of the future. and the men and women who put themselves on the front lines every single day to protect our country can do so knowing that they don't have to worry whether or not they're going to be able to make their mortgage payment, put food on the table and pay the bills. so once again i just want to say thank you to the tremendous work of the leadership in the democratic party here in the house, to secretary johnson who, as nita lowey said, was here talking to all the members, both sides of the aisle,

ms. arias does not have a lot to look forward to. i want to bring in cnn correspondent and attorney herself jean casarez as well as nancy grace.to have both you guys back. lay out the lifestyle for jodi arias, no matter what this jury decides? >> once she becomes a part of the department of corrections and in prison. she'll have a single cell. this is on death row if she does get death. it's 12 x 7 and there's a toilet, a sink, a bed with a mattress. beyond that, all of her meals come to her cell. there's no comingling here. exercise three times a week. no contact with inmates. noncontact visitations behind glass. two phone calls per week, ten minutes a time, which isn't too long. she can have some personal property and some hygiene items. two appliances. i asked the department of corrections what does that mean? television and radio, she can have that in her cell. two books, writing materials which i'm sure she will like. and if she has a life sentence, there's an orientation when she gets there, there's a fa face-to-face interview because there's a step program to greater benefits and can even work her way to general populat

ms. pingree: thank you, mr. speaker. mr. speaker, i want to talk today about a truly remarkable educator from my state of maine. this week in to you buy, nancy atwell won the very first global teacher prize. it's called not bell prize for education and over -- called the nobel prize for education and over 5,000 teachers worldwide were nominated for the award. she started a school that helped educate thousands of students and hundreds of teachers. teachers who come every year to serve as interns at the school and learn about the cutting-edge teaching methods that have been developed there. nancy has dedicated her heart and soul to the school, to the teachers and to the students. just one example of the selflessness is the million-dollar prize that nancy won with this award. she didn't hesitate for even a moment before announcing she is going to give every penny of it to the school she founded and loves. nancy atwell is a shining example of how teachers make the world a better place. maine is lucky to have her and she's an inspiration to us all. i yield back. . the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman yields back. for what purpose does the gen

ms. roybal-allard. >> thank you so much. i too want to thank our leader, nancyelosi, bennie thompson, nita lowey, and steny hoyer, and all who helped to highlight just how important this bill was to pass. today's passing of this bill is really a victory for the safety of the american people and this country. we've all heard all the reasons why it was so important. but it is also important because now secretary johnson, his directors, his staff, can go about the business of not only taking care of the security of our nation today, but planning for the security of the future. and the men and women who put themselves on the front lines every single day to protect our country can do so knowing that they don't have to worry whether or not they're going to be able to make their mortgage payment, put food on the table and pay the bills. so once again i just want to say thank you to the tremendous work of the leadership in the democratic party here in the house, to secretary johnson who, as nita lowey said, was here talking to all the members, both sides of the aisle, t

to mark the occasion, house minority leader nancy pelosi, and other house democrats spoke outside the capitol. ms. pelosi: good morning everyone. very proud to stand on the steps of the capitol to observe the fifth anniversary of the passage of the affordable care act. yeah. [applause] this morning we'll be hearing from our distinguished whip, mr. hoyer, our assistant leader, mr. clyburn, the chair of our caucus, mr. becerra, our special, very special guests, all of our house members welcome jamal lee dr. renee fox and her daughter, christine, and amanda. they will explain why the affordable care act is important to them. five years ago yesterday marks the fifth anniversary. the day after the passage of the bill, president obama called and said, i was happy -- thank you, he congratulated the congress for passing the bill. but he said, i was happier last night with the passage of the health care bill than i was on the night i was elected president of the united states. [applause] of course i said, mr. president, if you had not been elected president of the united states, we would not have an affor