oberstar. the bill was introduced by senator amy klobuchar and our colleague, mr. nolan introduced a house version. i think it is appropriate to monitor his legacy by naming a post office in his hometown of chisholm. he was born in chisholm minnesota, on september 10, 1934, and graduated from the high school there in 1952. . he later earned a master's degree from the college of europe in brussels belgium. he of course, as a lot of people knew he was very fluent in french and liked to express himself on many trips in french. before running for congress himself, he served on the staff of -- >> the house is not in order. the speaker pro tempore: members, please take your conversations off the floor. the gentleman from tennessee will continue. mr. duncan: thank you mr. speaker. before running for congress himself, congressman oberstar served on the staff for congressman john blatt knick of minnesota from 1963 to 1974. in that capacity he worked with congressman blatt knick on all of the legislation

nolan: what a wonderful tribute it was to chairman oberstar. but here we are once again, kicking the can down the road on the issue that jim oberstar cared most about. as chairman, jim worked hard to ensure the committee drafted good strong, bipartisan legislation. that's what we need here today. the transportation committee -- if the transportation committee were allowed to do that, i have every confidence that we would indeed write a long-term transportation funding bill. mr. speaker, the fact is, the trains are running off the tracks, the bridges are falling down, the wastewater treatment facilities are overflowing, so let's do right by our good friend, the former congressman, jim oberstar. let's create a long-term fix to our national transportation and infrastructure. mr. speaker, i would also like to ask unanimous consent to insert an article recently into the record at this point. thank you mr. chairman. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. for what purpose does the gentleman from pennsylvania rise? mr. shuster: may i inquire how m

nolan: what a wonderful tribute it was to chairman oberstar. but here we are once again, kicking the can down the road on the issue that jim oberstar cared most about. as chairman, jim worked hard to ensure the committee drafted good strong, bipartisan legislation. that's what we need here today. the transportation committee -- if the transportation committee were allowed to do that, i have every confidence that we would indeed write a long-term transportation funding bill. mr. speaker, the fact is, the trains are running off the tracks, the bridges are falling down, the wastewater treatment facilities are overflowing, so let's do right by our good friend, the former congressman, jim oberstar. let's create a long-term fix to our national transportation and infrastructure. mr. speaker, i would also like to ask unanimous consent to insert an article recently into the record at this point. thank you mr. chairman. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. for what purpose does the gentleman from pennsylvania rise? mr. shuster: may i inquire how m

oberstar when he was chairman and said, they weren't going to move forward take weren't going to raise taxes. now they call for raising taxes. 21 states have raised it. they've done the responsible thing. they have to do it. it's better for home to do it because the overhead and carrying charge is so great in washington. so they have to do it. going to the well instead of raising gas taxes? didn't we recommend that to the other side and they ignored it? i think we need a double dose of gingko. i think now we step up to the plate, we help mr. shuster and mr. ryan, they'll get us to december. the leadership of the house is committed to a long-term bill and we'll get that done. everybody working together and maybe a few people having another little dose of gingko might help around here. i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back. the gentleman from oregon is recognized. mr. defazio: i must say, it's one of the most bizarre and fanciful things i've ever heard. there was never a viable plan to go to year end. the republicans never proposed revenu

so about five years ago senator feingold of the senate and congressman oberstar -- they're from wisconsin and minnesota -- they introduced a bill to take the word "navigable" out, which means then the federal government would have regulation of all waters. you know, we have areas in oklahoma that are very, very arid areas, and i was out the other day in the panhandle to boyce city. you don't get anyplace drier than boyce city, oklahoma. if the federal government was doing this, they would probably find a time after rain to declare the panhandle of oklahoma a wetland because this what they do. they want power. they wnts to expand their authority. -- they want to expand their authority. not only did we defeat the legislation to take the word "navigable" out, but we also defeated both the two -- the senator and the house member that were the sponsors. i'm waiting, i say to my good friend from new york, we've been waiting for you to arrive. with that, i will yield the floor. mrs. gillibrand: thank you. the presiding officer: the senator new york. mrs. gillibrand: mr. president, i rise to stro

oberstar we did that -- we did the bill. you still don't have positive train control if all of metro link service or to you do you? >> we have our entire system of metro link owned lines in service. >> what? >> metro link lines are all in service. >> with positive train control. >> with positive train control. >> okay. what's missing then? >> the lines that we run on with our freight partners are not currently ptc operational. >> but ms. feinberg we will go back to her she just testified she's going to hammer those freight people and the hammer is coming down the end of the year right? is that what you said? >> i said we would en dpors the deadline. >> you're going to enforce it. right. that's kind of interesting because then i see you submit a budget that proposes a six-year schedule 2016 of funding commuter railroads to implement ptc. so is it going to take another six years? last i checked they are not allowed passengers on freight trains, is isn't that right? i mean, most of mine are carrying freight not people but i wou

not only did we defeat the legislation but both senator feingold and congressman oberstar who were both authors of the bill, were both defeated in the next election. it's the overregulation that's rule consuming most of our time. this is the area where everyone agrees. i was listening to our friend from -- from -- i can't remember who was talking about that now. you have to keep in mind this bill passed, our bipartisan bill unanimously. not one vote against it. now, i'm prepared to yield the floor because i understand that the senator from indiana is here and so i yield the floor. mr. coats: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator from indiana. mr. coats: mr. president, i want to thank my colleague from oklahoma here for his recent statement. and i also understand he's willing to help relieve me a little bit as i'm the next presiding officer. i appreciate that and i'll relieve him of that responsibility as soon as i finish with my remarks here. mr. president, as many know, i have since february been coming to the senate floor now 18 different times to highlight waste, fraud an

oberstar memorial post office building. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to rule 20, clause 8, the chair will postpone further proceedings today on motions to suspend the rules on which a recorded vote or the yeas and nays are ordered. or on which a vote incurs objection under rule 20, clause 6. record votes on postponed questions will be taken later today. for what purpose does the gentleman from movement seek recognition? >> mr. speaker, i move to suspend the rules and pass h.r. 2722 as amended. to require the secretary of the treasury to mint coins in recognition of the fight against breast cancer. the speaker pro tempore: the clerk will report the title of the bill. the clerk: h.r. 2722, a bill to require the secretary of the treasury to mint coins in recognition of the fight against breast cancer. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to the rule, the movement, mr. luket myer, and the gentlewoman from california, ms. waters, will each control 20 minutes. the chair recognizes the gentleman from missouri. mr. luke myer: i a