ms. wasserman schultz, ms. moore, ms. caster, mr. schuler,ms. bonamici, mr. chairman -- on that vote, the ayes are 11, the no's are 22. >> i believe we are down to one more amendment. >> thank you very much. i'm trying to speed it up. an amendment offered by ms. mccollum, eliminate the medicare sequester paid for with reductions in the oil fees. is recognized for five minutes. >> president obama son of the budget control act which was not ideal but it shared the burden of production. defense spending took its share of cuts. unfortunately, the version we marked up to that changes the rules of sequestration. it chooses panettiere hardware over america's seniors. the pentagon tribes over poverty programs. the choice was wrong. what i am doing here with this amendment will protect access to vital health care services for seniors and people with disabilities. it will insure that physicians, nurses, home health care aides, hospitals, clinics, and many other health-care professionals will be able to continue to provide critical services to these vulnerable populatio

ms. wasserman schultz: i have an amendment at the desk. i move to strike the last word. the chair: the clerk will report the amendment. the clerk: amendment offered by ms. wasserman schultz of florida, page 48, line 20, after the dollar amount, insert reduced by $30 million, increase by $30 million. page 49, line 4, after the dollar amount, insert reduced by $30 million, increase by $30 million. the chair: the gentlewoman from florida is recognized. ms. wasserman schultz: i rise to ask my colleagues support for an amendment to protect our most vulnerable constituents, our children. this bipartisan amendment is a simple one. it says that child victims of sexual predators should not be forced to fight for funding if deep cuts to the department of justice occurs. this fences off $30 million in the missing and exploited children account for internet crimes against children task forces. it ensures that even in a time of painful budget cut, we protect the most precious and vulnerable among us. child pornography trafficking has exploded into a multi-billion-dollar industry. it's

ms. wasserman schultz. >> aye. >> ms. moore. ms. castor. >> aye. >> mr. shuler. >> aye. >> ms. bass. >> aye. >> ms. upon meechy. >> aye. >> mr. hallscamp. >> no. >> mr. chairman. >> no. >> mr. chairman, on that vote, the ayes are 12, the nos are 21. >> the nos have it. the motion is not agreed to. are there any further motions? >> mr. chairman, i have a motion. >> mr. dogget, the clerk will report. excuse me. i'm ready to get to the vote. the clerk will receive the motion and the staff will tribute copies. >> a motion offered by mr. doggette. rejecting the elimination of the social securities block grant while ending taxpayer subsidies for big oil. >> the gentleman is recognized for 25 minutes. >> i thank the chairman, and i yield myself such time as i may consume. mr. chairman, from you and our republican colleagues, we've heard much already today about the desirability of leaving more of these decisions to the states, and seeking main street solutions rather than washington solutions. well, this motion deals with a attempt to give the states more responsibility in the area of

ms. wasserman schultz for offering this amendment. and i think we've heard the case very clearly for why this prevention fund is so important. i just want to emphasize one point, which is that this motion doesn't add one penny to the deficit. what my colleagues are proposing is that instead of cutting 100% of the prevention funds that are used for the kind of cancer screening and other health prevention efforts that we've heard about, that we instead pay for those by closing down a lot of these tax loopholes that actually reward american corporations that ship jobs overseas. i heard our friend from texas, the republican gentleman from texas, earlier talking about some of the loopholes exploited by apple. well, i hope he will join us then on this amendment. i hope he will join us, because we all read that "new york times" article and it's not just apple. there are lots of multinational corporations that exploit these tax loopholes. that particular article talked about tax strategies employed by a lot of multiple -- lots of multinationa

ms. wasserman schultz, is recognized for 60 minutes as the designee of the minority leader. was was thank you very much, mr. speaker -- ms. wasserman schultz: thank you very much, mr. speaker. i rise today to honor may as jewish american heritage month. i also ask unanimous consent that all members may have five legislative days in which to revise and extend their remarks on the topic of this special order. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. ms. wasserman schultz: thank you. i'm so pleased to be joined by my colleagues tonight as we honor our nation's jewish communities through jewish american heritage month. as the first jewish woman to represent the state of florida in the united states congress, i am so proud to be a strong voice on many issues crucial to our community, from tolerance and understanding to repairing the world. in 2005 members of the jewish community in south florida approached me with the idea to designate a month to honor the contributions of american -- that american jews have made to our nation. as a result i was the proud sponsor of jewish amer

ms. wasserman schultz. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady from florida, ms. wasserman schultz, is recognized for two minutes. ms. wasserman schultz: thank you, mr. speaker. i rise today in opposition to the sequester replacement reconciliation act. the second phase in the republican pathway to poverty plan. this bill once again fails to reach any measure of fairness and shared responsibility. all of us agree that the implementation of sequestration would be a damaging, harmful approach to taking an effort to achoove deficit reduction. -- achieve deficit reduction. the difference between democrats and republicans, instead of taking a balanced approach, the balance would replace sequestration with tax breaks to millionaires and special interests, while ending the medicare guarantee, slashing investments that strengthen our economy, and shredding the social safety net. not surprisingly important provisions of the affordable care act are in their sights. the prevention and public health fund was an unprecedented investment in our health and well-being, particular

ms. wasserman schultz: thank you so much for your commitment, for your leadership. it is really a privilege to fight side by side with you. on behalf of our constituents in south florida, and on behalf of the values that matter so deeply to our commoo community. it really -- to our community. it really -- i've watched for many years, actually before you were elected to public office, your commitment to the u.s.-israel regulationship and to a strong and vibrant jewish state of israel, as an ap -- apack activist and then as a state senator, now as a member of congress and a colleague. thank you. it's now my privileged to recognize a newer colleague and a newer friend, with someone who i have seen develop as a leader and someone who has stepped up to represent her constituents in the western part of our country, which i'm sure is a completely different jewish experience than east coast -- than an east coast experience. congresswoman bonamici is a new member elected in the special election, not even a year ago. actually just a few short months ago and she has stepped up

ms. wasserman schultz. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady from florida, ms. wasserman schultz, is recognized for two minutes. ms. wasserman schultz: thank you, mr. speaker. i rise today in opposition to the sequester replacement reconciliation act. the second phase in the republican pathway to poverty plan. this bill once again fails to reach any measure of fairness and shared responsibility. all of us agree that the implementation of sequestration would be a damaging, harmful approach to taking an effort to achoove deficit reduction. -- achieve deficit reduction. the difference between democrats and republicans, instead of taking a balanced approach, the balance would replace sequestration with tax breaks to millionaires and special interests, while ending the medicare guarantee, slashing investments that strength our economy, and shredding the social safety net. not surprisingly important provisions of the affordable care act are in their sights. the prevention and public health fund was an unprecedented investment in our health and well-being, particular fo