anyhow congressman rohrabacher doesn't think any of this is a good idea he thinks the u.s. has gone way too easy on china he thinks china is developing technologically financially and that we're giving them the green light to do so so i did speak to him though a little bit about this change this potential change with latin america here's what he said. in the any lunatic and gangster that runs his country with an iron hand can get a deal with china and you know you've got hugo chavez down in venezuela who's trying to destroy democratic government inch by inch and it was best friends of fidel castro who long ago destroyed democracy and his country. was trying to become the best friend of all all of the gangsters some people say that's just doing good business not imposing moral standards on other countries just saying you know what if i can make some money from you i'm going to help you there's some people believe and. i don't think that and that does reflect some american businessmen as well as other kind of person i am and i don't think that's the kind of person most americ

rohrabacher. the production of the c-17 is responsible for over 13,000 jobs in california and provides $2 billion in economic benefits. nationally, the production of the c-17 has suppliers in 44 states, all of which we represent here, supports more than 30,000 jobs and has an $8.4 billion economic impact. while we're looking for ways to rein in spending, the c-17 remains critcrl to our humanitarian relief missions and our economy. my effort today is to make sure that we have adequate number of c-17's that are available, serviced and maintained four our armed forces. will the chairman and ranking member continue to work with me to ensure there's a sufficiently and well maintained fleet of our c-17's in our armed services? i yield to the gentleman. mr. young: i thank the gentlelady for yielding. i thank her for her strong support of the c-17, and she's right on. the vital role that plays in our nation's defense, this committee has been a strong advocate for the c-17. our bill fully funds the c-17 an

rohrabacher: i rise in support of the rule and rise in support of h.r. 4402. tomorrow we will be considering h.r. 4402, that takes significant steps towards making much-needed reforms to our nation's mineral exploration and mineral permitting process. h.r. 4402 will force the hands of unyielding bureaucrats who seem intent on obstructing any and all mining despite the detrimental effects that their actions have on the american people. at a time when china threatens to hamstring our military capabilities and cripple american health care, telecommunications and renewable energy markets by controlling or reducing our access to rare earth minerals, we must take responsible action to ensure our access to minerals that are vital to our prosperity and security. in short, the timely licensing of mineral applications is critical to our nation's survival and to preserving the american way of life which is opportunity for all. while investigating this issue the natural resources committee found that it often takes over 10 years for agencies to license mineral projects. t

rohrabacher. >> rediker the german is referring to is when i leave. [laughter] i apologize for having to come back-and-forth between hearings. there was a hearing on a the foreign affairs committee on human rights abuses by the chinese government, and i feel that's very important for us to understand the economic relationship we have with of the world's worst human rights abusers, so i thought what's important is for us to stand up for our values and it's also important for us to make sure we have the water and energy necessary for ordinary people than our own country to live decent lives and in july the freedom that is our heritage as americans. we have a lot of problems with water in california at even. there's a problem that we understand is affecting a huge chunk of the most important industry which is agriculture, and we are dismayed let me note mr. chairman that we are dismayed in california that huge amounts of water are permitted to go off of the high cno which is the water source and dumped into the ocean and the number of seats and a delta s

rohrabacher: dr. harris is a member of the science committee and an theseologists. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from arizona is -- maryland is recognized for two minutes. mr. harris: thank you for yielding the time to me. i will tell you, the argument that this is unconstitutional just isn't true. i urge the members on the other side of the aisle who oppose the measure to read the judge's opinion. just having clearly within the -- this is clearly within the purview of the case law. where the gonzalez case says, the government can use its voice and regulatory authority to show its profound respect for the life within the woman. those on the other side would have you believe no medical advances have been made in pain and the perception of pain since roe v. wade has been issued. but they have. about 15 years ago, a huge discussion about whether preterm infants at 23 to 25, 26 weeks being cared for by the thousands in our neonatal intensive care units perceived pain to the point where pain medicine was reared to be administered to the patients. pain medicine t

rohrabacher. >> the chair recognizes when everyone else leaves. i apologize for having to come back and forth between hearings. there was a hearing on foreign affairs committee by the chinese government and look important to understand the economic relationship we have with the world's worst human rights abusers. what is important is to stand up for our values and important for us to make sure we have the water and energy necessary to look -- live decent lives and enjoy the freedom that is our heritage as americans. we have a lot of problem with water in california. there is pumped problem we derstand is affecting a huge chunk of our most important industry which is agriculture and we are dismayed in california that huge amounts of water are being permitted to go off of the high sierras and dumped into the ocean in the name of saving the delta smelt, a little fish not big enough to use for bait. that type of nonsense has got to stop too but i agree with many points that have been made today. wet me ask about the last point i am monitoring. we have

rohrabacher: i rise in support of repeal.when republicans had control of congress and the white house in the previous decade, we failed to address america's major health care problems. which were rising costs and lack of access to health care for millions of hardworking americans. so we republicans didn't do the job. never passing up a chance to expand the size and power of government over our lives, the democrats have seized upon this opportunity to change the fundamental nature of health care in america. instead of fixing the problem, they chose to change the system. it is significant to remember that even though there were serious issues that needed attention, most americans at that time were satisfied with their health care coverage. nevertheless, obamacare passed this house by seven votes and the senate with no votes to spare and nobody has read the whole bill. what disturbs me most is the largest percentage of americans who were satisfied already with their health care are going to find out to their dismay that the qual

rohrabacher. >> i think what the chairman is referring to is when i start, everyone else leaves.i apologize for having to come back and forth between hearings, mr. chairman. there was a hearing on foreign affairs committee on human rights abuses by the chinese government, and i feel that's very important for us to understand the economic relationship we have with the world's worst human rights abuser. so -- but what's important for us to stand up for our values is also important for us to make sure that we have the water and the energy necessary for ordinary people in our own country to live decent lives and enjoy the freedom that is our heritage as americans. we have a lot of problem with water in california even. there is a problem that we understand is affecting a huge chunk of our major, of our most important industry which is agriculture. and we are dismayed, let me just note, mr. chairman, that we are dismayed in california that huge amounts of water are being permit today go off of the -- permitted to go off of the high siier rahs which is our water source and dumped into

rohrabacher: i rise in support of repeal.en republicans had control of congress and the white house in the previous decade, we failed to address america's major health care problems. which were rising costs and lack of access to health care for millions of hardworking americans. so we republicans didn't do the job. never passing up a chance to expand the size and power of government over our lives, the democrats have seized upon this opportunity to change the fundamental nature of health care in america. instead of fixing the problem, they chose to change the system. it is significant to remember that even though there were serious issues that needed attention, most americans at that time were satisfied with their health care coverage. nevertheless, obamacare passed this house by seven votes and the senate with no votes to spare and nobody has read the whole bill. what disturbs me most is the largest percentage of americans who were satisfied already with their health care are going to find out to their dismay that the qualit

secretary, as i was explaining, my role here on the committee and also having where i live, congressman rohrabacher actually represents the port of both los angeles and long beach. however, throughout my whole district is all the traffic and the impacts of the port in that part that we both benefit and we also have challenges. my question to you, and i want to build upon the questions of ranking member thompson. when you submit the information that you promised for the record, would you also be willing to include in that -- and it may require a briefing or a classified briefing to this committee -- what do you view as the continuing vulnerabilities within our nation's ports? what resources might you need to be able to address these gaps in the security of our ports? because we'd like to assist you with that. and number three, what is being done to look at specifically the small vessel threats that are now becoming of great concern to us as well? i should let you know that for the record i did submit a letter to the g.a.o., and i believe it was provided to you as well at the time back on may 7 of 20

rohrabacher: first of all, let me note that our goal after the vision terrorist attack on the united states -- vicious terrorist attack on the united states on 9/11, our goal was to eliminate osama bin laden, and to clear afghanistan, which had been the stationary of the 9/11 attack, cleared of osama bin laden's allies who happen to have been the taliban. well, my fellow colleagues, osama bin laden is dead. the taliban were cleared from afghanistan years ago. so it's time for us to declare victory and bring our troops home. it is not time for us to declare that there's going to be an extension of the deployment of our troops and to leave them there to expend their lives for a cause that has already been decided. we have -- they have done their duty, we have accomplished the mission, let's have a victory parade, not an extension of deployment. why are we in this predicament, why are we even discussing $88 billion and perhaps hundreds if not thousands of more american lives being sacrificed halfway around the world? in some canyon somewhere where some young american loses his life or l