. >> miss sewell? >> yes. >> miss sewell, yes. >> mr. nagbower? >> no. >> mr. nagbower, no. mr. chairman? >> no. >> mr. chairman, no. >> makes sense. >> mr. chairman, the vote is 15 yeas to 31 nays. [ inaudible ] >> mr. chairman i have an amendment that i would offer to withdraw. that would be wonderful. the chair is recognized for both. mr. chairman, i've heard from many food pantries throughout the district that are concerned about the possibility of regulations both at the usda and the food and drug administration which could impose new cost on the ability of food pantries to operate. food pantries are often very small operations in churches and other non-profits and local communities given the incredibly tight budgets and these organizations operate under and they do not have the ability to absorb unnecessary regulatory cost. my amendment would require any agency issuing regulations that affect food pantries that consider the costs these regulations would have on these local entities who are trying to serve their communities while trying to make ends meet for the purposes of

goodlet, sewell, and ribbel and with that, for what purpose does mr. goodlat seek recognition? >> the gentleman is recognized for five minutes. >> thank you, mr. chairman. mr. chairman, i've been listening to my friends on the other side of the aisle tell us that this is, to quote my good friend from georgia, the unkindest cut of all, but in point of fact it's not a cut at all. if you look at the numbers, it's very clear that food stamps have been increasing. they've increased 270% over the last decade and they're going to continue to increase under this farm bill and when you look at the total expenditures under the farm bill the share of the total farm bill that will go to food stamps will rise and we already know and we hear from farmers and others who say close to 80% of the farm bill goes food stamps. well, under the current law, 77.8% goes to nutrition programs. under this bill, 78.9% will go to food stamps. so it will increase by 2%. they've singled out specific areas where they want to reform the program. it doesn't mean the overall amount of money that will go down, it

miss sewell? miss sewell, yes. mr. mcgovern? mr. mcgovern, yes. mr. goodlatte? mr. goodlatte, no. mr. johnson? mr. johnson, no. mr. naugabauer? mr. naugabauer, no. miss elmers? mr. peterson? mr. peterson, no. miss fudge? mr. chairman? >> no. >> mr. chairman, no. mr. chairman, the vote is 18 ayes, 26 nays. >> amendment number two is defeated. are there additional amendments to title two, the conservation title? seeing no additional amoment m to title number two. title number two the conservation title is now closed. title number three, a trade. now it's in order to consider title number three. i ask unanimous consent that the explanation of the title be waived. seeing no objection. seeing no objection. the title is open to amendment. are there amendments to title number three? >> mr. chairman? >> the gentleman from florida seeks recognition. >> mr. chairman, i have an amendment at the desk. >> gentleman, what is the amendment number? >> 77. >> 77. the clerk will distribute amendment number 77. the gentleman may proceed when he's ready. >> mr. chairman, i'm going to strike the last

sewell. >> no. >> mr. mcgovern. >> mr. chairman. >> no. >> mr. chairman, no. >> mr. chairman, the vote is 17 yays to 29 nays. >> the amendment number 85 fails. are there any other amendments to title one, the commodity title? >> yes. i have an amendment. >> number 54. >> the chair recognizes the gentleman from california for amendment number 54. you will restrain for a moment until we circulate the amendment. >> gentlemen from california may proceed whenever he is ready. >> thank you very much. i urge the committee to support this simple amendment. my amendment respects the important role children play on family farms, but it also urjz the united states to follow the widely accepted international labor standard for children. my amendment simply adds and i state simply adds a sense of congress language to the bill urging the united states to follow the standard age requirement for child labor that have been ratified by the united nations international labor organization. the association of farm workers opportunity program estimates that there are between 400,000 and 5

sewell, no. mr. mcgovern? mr. mcgovern, no. mr. chairman? >> no. >> oh, excuse me. mr. johnson? >> yes. >> mr. johnson, yes? >> mr. chairman? i know the clerk will record no. >> no? >> no. mr. chairman, the vote is ten yeas to 36 nays. >> the amendment number 23 is not agreed to. the gentleman from iowa. >> mr. chairman, i have an amendment, number 69. the clerk will distribute amendment number 69. may i go ahead. >> the gentleman may proceed when he is prepared. >> thank you, mr. chairman. i appreciate the efforts going forth here. it will be a long day so i'll try to be short. as you know, the underlying bill offers two commodity-payment programs for significant loss coverage. farmers may lose for a program that will address deep, multi-year price declines through a calculation in the index below the cost of production. it just happens the risk management is based on crisis. the revenue loss coverage allows farmers to choose a program that tackles revenue loss greater than 15% similar to the senate agricultural risk coverage, arc program through coverage based on country wide

. >> i sort of sewelled it was a less than complimentary phrase and i did a little research.rch. it turns out that charlie potatoes is a fantastically positive accolade. you can hear it here in the 1958 film, a character played by tony curtis fanta sizes about a time when he'll be rich and popular. >> all that talk about johnny potatoes when the chains are off and nobody's chasing you. >> i think it's obvious why robert blake called me charlie potatoes i couldn't be happier. i'll change the name of the show to charlie poe pay toes tonight. that's all for us. >>> piers, thanks, good evening, everyone. it's 10:00 on the east coast. we begin tonight keeping them honest on the campaign trail. attack ads are flying and so's the spin. presumptive republican presidential nominee mitt romney today demanded president obama back off his attacks on romney's record at bain capital. the attacks focused on whether romney actually left the firm. the obama camp claims romney lied about his end date at bain. even suggesting his actions could be criminal. in a series of interviews on friday, r

. >> i sort of sewelled it was a less than complimentary phrase and i did a little research.rch. it turns out that charlie potatoes is a fantastically positive accolade. you can hear it here in the 1958 film, a character played by tony curtis fanta sizes about a time when he'll be rich and

sewell. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady is recognized for one minute. ms. sewell: mr. speaker, with only 14 legislative days left before congress lets out for summer recess, i want to register my disappointment that my republican colleagues are willing to spend yet another hour, five hours, for the 31st time in trying to repeal the affordable care act. instead of using this valuable time to put our country back on track by investing in job creation and stimulating economic growth, house republicans have opted to divisive politics and partisan politics. i believe enough is enough. the american people deserve better and frankly my constituents expect better. not only is the affordable care act been passed in both house of congress and signed by the president, it was upheld by the highest court in the land nearly two weeks ago. by now, we should be moving forward and acknowledging the benefits of the affordable care act a, which the house republican leadership cannot seem to grasp. in my district alone, the reality is that 77,000 seniors receive affordable scription drugs

sewell. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady is recognized for one minute. ms. sewell: mr.speaker, with only 14 legislative days left before congress lets out for summer recess, i want to register my disappointment that my republican colleagues are willing to spend yet another hour, five hours, for the 31st time in trying to repeal the affordable care act. instead of using this valuable time to put our country back on track by investing in job creation and stimulating economic growth, house republicans have opted to divisive politics and partisan politics. i believe enough is enough. the american people deserve better and frankly my constituents expect better. not only is the affordable care act been passed in both house of congress and signed by the president, it was upheld by the highest court in the land nearly two weeks ago. by now, we should be moving forward and acknowledging the benefits of the affordable care act a, which the house republican leadership cannot seem to grasp. in my district alone, the reality is that 77,000 seniors receive affordable scription drugs

sewell of alabama for july 17 and july 18. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the request are granted. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman rise? >> i move that the house do now adjourn. 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 adjourned until noon on monday, next, for important hour debate. than the present's request. live coverage of the u.s. house members return next week, here on c-span. >> it was about those men and women who are almost mortally injured in war who, because of the huge advances that have been made in medical trauma treatment in the last 10 years, they are being saved, an incredible number of them. almost everybody who falls on the battlefield is being saved. i wanted to write about what life was like for these people. i really started out with the question, having seen some people who were pretty gruesomely maimed, would it be better off

i thought about a facebook post i saw last week from somebody i know in denver named mary -- mary sewell, on the school board there but she's not a politician. this is what she wrote the day after the supreme court reached its decision on health care. mary wrote "yesterday's supreme court decision upholding the affordable care act came on a hard day for our family. yesterday afternoon we learned that our 6-year-old annie has type 1 diabetes. she and i sat in the doctor's office crying through her first finger prick, her first insulin shot, our life is now different. she will have this disease for her entire life or until there is a cure. a few years ago, our 0 entire family might have lost our insurance. she now has a preexisting condition that likely would have made her uninsurable as an adult. what i am saying, mary wrote, is not political. it's a mother's sigh of relief. a mother's sigh of relief. when i heard the supreme court ruling, i was waiting for the call, i was waiting for the call to tell me why my baby looked too thin, why she had to take breaks walking up a flight of stairs

. >> miss sewell? >> yes. >> miss sewell, yes. >> mr. nagbower? >> no. >> mr. nagbower, no. mr. chairman? >> no. >> mr. chairman, no.