ms. sutton: mr. speaker, i rise today to offer this amendment in response to a concern that we have all heard and which was recently raised in a letter that i received from a constituent in cuyahoga falls, ohio. he wanted to though how congress can help with rising gas prices, prices that are forcing him to spend less on taking care of his family and causing uncertainty and uneasiness. it's with my constituent in mind that i offer this amendment today. mr. speaker, today we have an opportunity to join together to pass this amendment and to do something that my constituent and for the middle class families like his across this country that exist in each and every district. >> the house is not in order. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady will suspend. the house is not in order. members please take your conversations from the floor. the gentlelady will proceed. ms. sutton: thank you, mr. speaker. at the outset, i want to be clear. this amendment, this motion, it does not kill the underlying bill. s

ms. sutton. ms. sutton: thank you and thank you to my colleagues for being down here, fighting the fight our american people want us to fight. in my district, people's number one priority is putting people back to work. as representative perlmutter state sod eloquently, it is about empowering people. they don't want a lot from their government but they do want a government that will work with themened for them and enable to the extent possible play that role that will help grow our economy, invest in infrastur -- infrastructure that puts people back to work, level the playing field for our manufacturers. i come from a place where we have a strong manufacturing base. it hasn't always been treated fairly. we've had a lot of unfair trade deals that have been passed that have hurt the people i represent and we've had a lot of policies that frankly just didn't do them well. and we can do better. but here we are, 200-something days into this new congress under republican leadership and not a single jobs pla

ms. sutton if you care to share with us your thoughts. ms. sutton: i thank the gentleman for his leadership. he's been a stalwart. boy, do we need leadership at this point. here we are, it's been 29 weeks, more than 200 days since the republicans took over the majority of the house and not only have they not done anything to create jobs or help working families, here we are today, looking at what they have done. what have they done? after walking away from the table five times in negotiations to restore our neigh's fiscal house, the house republicans have passed a bill today to kick the can down the road so we can continue to have this debate over again in a matter of months. but make no mistake, this is a political dodge. republicans could not agree on a long-term solution within their own ranks, so they just decided to take a vote on a bill that kicks the can down the road, that they know there is not support for and it's a part of this pattern. what have they been doing in this over 200 days? they have an agenda that aims to end medicare th

ms. sutton of ohio. insert after the period, such report shall indicate whether reports of items are available for purchase in the united states. the chair: for what purpose does the gentleman from florida rise? >> i reserve a point of order on the gentlelady's amendment. the chair: point of order is reserved by the gentleman from florida. the gentlelady from ohio is recognized. ms. sutton: thank you, madam speaker. i rise today to shine a light on how america is spending defense dollars. this week we will vote on a $530 billion defense budget. some of that money will go towards pay for our soldiers, some of that money will go towards ensuring military families are cared for. but when it comes to buying everything from building materials to fighter jets, as much of that money as possible should go towards buying american. every dollar we spend on a part or a piece of equipment manufactured overseas when we can easily build it at home is doing our men and women in uniform and our manufacturing base a diss

ms. sutton. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman from ohio is recognized for one minute. ms. sutton: i'm frustrated as we sit on the drink of the financial unknown people in my district are left hanging, worrying about jobs. and the bill before us fails to address the number one priority of creating jobs. instead, it puts us in the exact same position six months from now. it protects tax cuts for millionaires and big corpgs that ship jobs overseas. it's been 200 days of this new republican-led congress and what sh we seen? we've seen targets at medicare and working families, the environment and education. we have even seen them use up time to target energy-efficient light bulbs. but what we have not seen them do is target job creation. i encourage my colleagues to vote no on this risky plan and responsibly raise our debt limit so america can pay its bills and this congress can get serious about creating good-paying jobs. and i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from california. mr. dreier: can i inquire how much time is remaining? the speaker pro tempore: the g

ms. sutton. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman from ohio is recognized for one minute. ms. sutton: i'm frustrated as we sit on the drink of the financial unknown people in my district are left hanging, worrying about jobs. and the bill before us fails to address the number one priority of creating jobs. instead, it puts us in the exact same position six months from now. it protects tax cuts for millionaires and big corpgs that ship jobs overseas. it's been 200 days of this new republican-led congress and what sh we seen? we've seen targets at medicare and working families, the environment and education. we have even seen them use up time to target energy-efficient light bulbs. but what we have not seen them do is target job creation. i encourage my colleagues to vote no on this risky plan and responsibly raise our debt limit so america can pay its bills and this congress can get serious about creating good-paying jobs. and i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from california. mr. dreier: can i inquire how much time is remaining? the speaker pro tempore: the g

ms. sutton: i'm frustrated as we sit on the drink of the financial unknown people in my district are left hanging, worrying about jobs. and the bill before us fails to address the number one priority of creating jobs. instead, it puts us in the exact same position six months from now. it protects tax cuts for millionaires and big corpgs that ship jobs overseas. it's been 200 days of this new republican-led congress and what sh we seen? we've seen targets at medicare and working families, the environment and education. we have even seen them use up time to target energy-efficient light bulbs. but what we have not seen them do is target job creation. i encourage my colleagues to vote no on this risky plan and responsibly raise our debt limit so america can pay its bills d this congress can get serious about creating good-paying jobs. and i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from california. mr. dreier: can i inquire how much time is remaining? the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from california has 10 3/4 minutes remaining and the gentleman from massachusetts has 11 1/2 m

ms. schakowsky: mr. speaker, the republican bill cuts, caps, and balances all right. cuts medicare. caps medicaid. and balances the budget on the back of our seniors, people with disabilities, and the middle class. when willie sutton was asked why do you rob banks? he said that's where the money s asking the elderly and people with disability to shoulder the responsibility for our national debt, really? nearly half of medicare beneficiaries have incomes at or below 200% of poverty. the median income for our seniors is just over $19,000 a year. the republican proposals will end the medicare guarantee, double out-of-pocket costs for seniors an people with disabilities, and send them an invoice for $6,000. of course we need to address our fiscal challenges, but not by ending medicare in the process. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from texas rise? ms. jackson lee: to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. ms. jackson lee: yesterday our republican friends jumped for joy when they passed the draconian bill that would cut $6 trillion and of course jeopardize a lifeline for millions of americans, and that is social security. we have all b