ms. speier: yes. mr. garamendi: may i interrupt you for a second? ms. speier area yes. - ms. speier:. -- the speaker pro tempore: the chair will receive a message. the messenger: -- the secretary: i have been directed by the senate to inform the house that the senate has passed s. 1000, sited as the -- cited as the chesapeake recovery and accountability act of 2014 in which the concurrence of the ouse is requested. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from california is recognized. spero dedes i thank -- ms. speier: i thank the speaker. we are not spending as much money on alzheimer's research and we need to pump that up. we need to talk about the elephant in the room and the elephant is not the republican elephant. it's the elephant on the issue of alzheimer's. why is it so important for you and me and every american to be concerned about alzheimer's research? because it is going to choke us financially in a very short period of time. 20 re now spending about $2 -- let me just get my figures straight here. $214 billion a year on the cost of health care. now, that's $150 bil

ms. speier: i thank the california democratic leader and want to say very simply that members come and go on the hill. but some you can't imagine leaving. tonight i rise to honor two public servants whose departure will leave an extraordinary void for years to come. like the giant redwoods of california, these men are giants of the congress. representatives henry waxman and george miller have honorably served the state of california in this chamber for a combined 80 years. we've heard that earlier. exactly 40 each. both arrived in the shadow of watergate, ushering in gnaw era of strong congress -- ushering in a new era of strong congressional oversight. they led some of the most significant legislative achievements in our history and set the gold standard for active oversight for all who follow. representative waxman, the mustache of justice, never backed down. his book "chronicle"ing his congressional investigating is the bible for conducting effective oversight and holding industry and government officials accountable. his work combating the tobacco industry is one of the greatest publi

ms. speier of california on this important subject. mr. speaker, we yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back. does the gentleman have a motion? mr. garamendi: can i get another hour? mr. speaker, i move for adjournment. the speaker pro tempore: the question is on the motion to adjourn. those in favor say aye. those opposed, no. the ayes have it. the motion is adopted. accordingly, the house stands it's a mishmash of tax breaks for individuals and businesses and it's got enough support usually to carry everybody, to carry enough members to support of it even though there are a lot of things that individual members would pick on and complain about. hakem: why do these -- host: why do these need to be revised here? guest: what's driving the timing is the end of the congressional year, congress is trying to get out by the end of next week and the second is the tax filing season that starts in january. the inch r.s. says it needs congress to move as soon as possible to decide what the taxes will look like for 2014 so they can finish all the forms

ms. speier, for 30 minutes. ms. speier: mr. speaker, i thank you. one of the great privileges of serving in this body is that occasionally we walk among giants. most of us, most of us 435 members are ordinary. but among us are a few extraordinary citizens who become members of congress and serve this great country. we are saying good-bye this week to one of those giants. john dingell, after serving some 59 years in this chamber, is leaving us. and leaving us with a legacy of legislation that is truly astonishing. the endangered species act, the 1990 clean air act amendments, the safe drinking water act, and legislation to create the first international wildlife refuge in north america. not to mention the civil rights act or the affordable care act or any number of other giant pieces of legislation. you know, he has often said when asked about the jurisdiction that he was in charge of as chair of the energy and commerce committee that he would point to a map of the earth when asked about his jurisdiction and would say, if it moves, it's energy and if

ms. speier: i thank the california democratic leader and want to say very simply that members come and go on the hill. but some you can't imagine leaving. tonight i rise to honor two public servants whose departure will leave an extraordinary void for years to come. like the giant redwoods of california, these men are giants of the congress. representatives henry waxman and george miller have honorably served the state of california in this chamber for a combined 80 years. we've heard that earlier. exactly 40 each. both arrived in the shadow of watergate, ushering in gnaw era of strong congress -- ushering in a new era of strong congressional oversight. they led some of the most significant legislative achievements in our history and set the gold standard for active oversight for all who follow. representative waxman, the mustache of justice, never backed down. his book "chronicle"ing his congressional investigating is the bible for conducting effective oversight and holding industry and government officials accountable. his work combating the tobacco industry is one of the greatest publi