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as a result, the bill would force the i.r.s. to either accept virtually all attestations of exemption or determine which americans' religious beliefs meet that standard. this is impossibly difficult to enforce and frankly it is not a role we want the i.r.s. to take on. if the i.r.s. chose to define sincerely held reals you beliefs broadly, h.r. 1814 could allow essentially anyone opposed to the affordable care act to opt out of coverage. that would lead to an increase in the number of uninsured americans and it would shift costs onto other taxpayers. even if we assume the i.r.s. could set a standard, there are significant problems with the legislation. the bill claim this is a individuals receiving, quote, voluntary, end quote, medical care would lose their exemption but the i.r.s. has no way to monitor vings' use of voluntary medical care making this totally unenforceable. furthermore, individuals receiving involuntary care such as expensive emergency care, would be allowed to remain exempt from the coverage requirement passing
as a result, the bill would force the i.r.s. to either accept virtually all attestations of exemption or determine which americans' religious beliefs meet that standard. this is impossibly difficult to enforce and frankly it is not a role we want the i.r.s. to take on. if the i.r.s. chose to define sincerely held reals you beliefs broadly, h.r. 1814 could allow essentially anyone opposed to the affordable care act to opt out of coverage. that would lead to an increase in the number of uninsured...
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the bill should pass the house overwhelmingly with bipartisan support. this bill will get washington out of the way of our economic growth and put unemployed americans on a pathway back to work. the rule also provides for consideration of h.r. 2824, preventing government waste and protecting coal mining jobs in america. h.r. 2824 stabilizes the out-of-control regulatory scheme involving the department of the interior. in 2008, after a five-year exhaustive process, the office of surface mining finalized a rule to protect our streams from excessive coal waste. the rule was supposed to go into effect january 12, 2009. however, the process was sidelined by a sue and settle gambit that the o.s.m. under president obama's administration used to attempt to rewrite the already finalized rule. since that is thelement, the administration has spent five additional years and billed hardworking american taxpayers an additional $10 million attempting to rewrite the rule. h.r. 2824 is simple, it tells o.s.m. to put in place the 2008 rule. study the results, report to con
the bill should pass the house overwhelmingly with bipartisan support. this bill will get washington out of the way of our economic growth and put unemployed americans on a pathway back to work. the rule also provides for consideration of h.r. 2824, preventing government waste and protecting coal mining jobs in america. h.r. 2824 stabilizes the out-of-control regulatory scheme involving the department of the interior. in 2008, after a five-year exhaustive process, the office of surface mining...
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what became the health care bill was the housing bill that was amended. the amendment read over in the senate, strike all after the enacting clause and insert. what was inserted was language written by special interests over in the cloakroom of the senate finance committee, was passed by the senate on christmas eve, and then thrown back over here to the house. since the house had passed 3590 as a housing bill, not a tax bill like the affordable care act was, but as a housing bill the question before the house then became, well the house now concur in the amendments to h.r. 3590. it took three months for the speaker to cobble together the 217 votes that she needed to pass this thing, but h.r. 3590 was never heard as a health care bill in my committee, the committee on energy and commerce, was never heard in the ways and means committee, was never heard on the education and labor committee. that was h.r. 3200. h.r. 3 00 is long gone. no one has seen it for years. h.r. 3590 is what is embodied in the president's health care law. . he so to say that everyone h
what became the health care bill was the housing bill that was amended. the amendment read over in the senate, strike all after the enacting clause and insert. what was inserted was language written by special interests over in the cloakroom of the senate finance committee, was passed by the senate on christmas eve, and then thrown back over here to the house. since the house had passed 3590 as a housing bill, not a tax bill like the affordable care act was, but as a housing bill the question...
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in the bill will be a second criteria. i want to clarify that the intent was not to engage conversation of the special trustee itself reason it's there as an accountability standard i'll be amending those words with wards to the legislative process working with all the sponsors chandler to the faculty and the students and the festers all of those who are involved in st. patrick the accreditation and the well-being of the college to come up with a very real and acknowledged accountability standard they'll want to see that. that's a work in progress and we'll be focusing on that as we go 0 through the committee process. with all that said those who have been fighting the good fight to make sure this jowl in the crown of san francisco stays in place i want to thank him for hostiles hospitality and friendship and that's mayor ed lee (clapping.) thank you senator. time and time again senator leno has come to the aid of the city. you know, in the last couple of years his stewardship in the states budget has been welcoming to have
in the bill will be a second criteria. i want to clarify that the intent was not to engage conversation of the special trustee itself reason it's there as an accountability standard i'll be amending those words with wards to the legislative process working with all the sponsors chandler to the faculty and the students and the festers all of those who are involved in st. patrick the accreditation and the well-being of the college to come up with a very real and acknowledged accountability...
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and the republican job-killing water bill and the obamacare tax bill, are both not going to become law. they both have a genesis and a real issue, one that calls for bipartisan cooperation. one that affects the water rights of ski areas that we offer language in an amendment that would address. the other, my colleague, mr. kind, addressed. and this body has a long tradition of coming together about figuring out how to pay for s.g.r. the gentleman mentioned february 6 the language was available. the language regarding the s.g.r. fix is not what's in dispute. the way of paying for the s.g.r. fix is what is the topic of debate between democrats and republicans. that language was not seen february 6. that language is not even going to be voted upon under this rule. it is contained in the rule itself. sadly, while we take up our time on these bills that are not going to become law, we continue to avoid action on the pressing issue of reforming our immigration system. this august, a number of us sent a letter to speaker boehner saying he should introduce a compre
and the republican job-killing water bill and the obamacare tax bill, are both not going to become law. they both have a genesis and a real issue, one that calls for bipartisan cooperation. one that affects the water rights of ski areas that we offer language in an amendment that would address. the other, my colleague, mr. kind, addressed. and this body has a long tradition of coming together about figuring out how to pay for s.g.r. the gentleman mentioned february 6 the language was available....
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the bill is passed. under the previous order, the senate will proceed to executive session to consider the following nominations which the clerk will report. the clerk: nomination, department of commerce, ann mad ais an kumar of california to be assistant secretary of commerce and director general of the united states and foreign commercial service. department of state, timothy m. broas of maryland to be ambassador to the kingdom of the netherlands. the presiding officer: under the previous order, there will be two minutes of debate equally divided prior to a vote on the kumar nomination. is there objection? without objection. all time is yielded back. the question occurs on the nomination. all all those in favor say aye. all those opposed say no. the ayes appear to have it. the ayes do have it and the nomination is confirmed. under the previous order, there will now be two minutes of debate equally divided prior to a vote on the broas amendment. is there objection? without all time is yielded back. the q
the bill is passed. under the previous order, the senate will proceed to executive session to consider the following nominations which the clerk will report. the clerk: nomination, department of commerce, ann mad ais an kumar of california to be assistant secretary of commerce and director general of the united states and foreign commercial service. department of state, timothy m. broas of maryland to be ambassador to the kingdom of the netherlands. the presiding officer: under the previous...
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the clerk will report the title of the bill. the clerk: h.r. 3370, a bill to delay the implementations of certain provisions of the biggert-waters flood insurance reform act of 2012 and for other purposes. the speaker pro tempore: the question is, will the house suspend the rules and pass the bill as amended? members will record their votes by electronic device. this is a 15-minute vote. [captioning made possible by the national captioning institute, inc., in cooperation with the united states house of representatives. any use of the closed-captioned coverage of the house proceedings for political or commercial purposes is expressly prohibited by the u.s. house of representatives.] the speaker pro tempore: on this vote, the yeas are 306, the nays are 91, 2/3 being in the affirmative, the rules are suspended and bill is passed and the motion to reconsider is laid on the table. the unfinished business is vote on the motion of the the gentlewoman from florida, ms. ros-lehtinen, to suspend the rules and agree to house resolution 488
the clerk will report the title of the bill. the clerk: h.r. 3370, a bill to delay the implementations of certain provisions of the biggert-waters flood insurance reform act of 2012 and for other purposes. the speaker pro tempore: the question is, will the house suspend the rules and pass the bill as amended? members will record their votes by electronic device. this is a 15-minute vote. [captioning made possible by the national captioning institute, inc., in cooperation with the united states...
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the bill has been introduced for a week and a half. the environmental community is strongly opposed to a carbon tax in the state particularly since we have cap and trade. he's entering into this discussions with a couple more groups of individuals including myself to see if we can divide a different way of doing cap and trade by statute and allocate more resources to transit and transportation projects what looks like my come through the governor's proposal. that's unfolding development and it will be under way for three weeks for those who are working with him and i'll be staying in touch and reaching out to staff to make sure whatever we end up putting together with senator steinberg is consistent with san francisco's needs. so i think that wraps up my report. >> okay. thank you for your report. we'll take public comment. seeing there's no questions from the colleague, we'll take public comment on this item. seeing no public comment. it item is closed. is there a motion? motion made by supervise tang and seconded by supervise chiu. ma
the bill has been introduced for a week and a half. the environmental community is strongly opposed to a carbon tax in the state particularly since we have cap and trade. he's entering into this discussions with a couple more groups of individuals including myself to see if we can divide a different way of doing cap and trade by statute and allocate more resources to transit and transportation projects what looks like my come through the governor's proposal. that's unfolding development and it...
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the u.s. house gaveling in. they'll take up a bill today that puts restrictions on the president's executive authority to designate national monuments. live coverage here on c-span. f that you have done for us, not just within the last few moments but over the sweep of our lives, the triumphs as well as the turmoil. we pray that as the members of congress deliberate today, grant them even greater wisdom so that their actions will honor you in what they do to serve the people they represent. help all of us to continue to look beyond ourselves and our personal interests and to seek ways to make life better for those around us, both near and far. i pray that even with and through our differences that you will unite us as a people so that our nation will continue to prosper and honor you, amen. the speaker: the chair has examined the journal of the last day's proceedings and announces to the house his approval thereof. pursuant to clause 1 of rule 1 the journal stands approved. for what purpose does the gentleman from south carolina rise?
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and the bill addresses other critical medicare and medicare issues. they're known as health care extenders. and with these extenders which would be possible for the congress on a bipartisan basis to insure that low income seniors can have affordable medicare premiums and guarantees that beneficiaries will have access to the therapies they need. under the bill rural beneficiaries will have the security of knowing the hospital s and physicians will be there when they need them, and i foe that rural health care -- i know that rural health care for my friend from north carolina, from my friend from iowa, from the senator from ohio, it's a priority for them. you pass this bill which was put together by a bipartisan group in the house and senate, and you give a big, big boost, colleagues, for rural health care and the services that seniors depend on under medicare. and finally, something i'm especially proud of because senator grassley was good enough to work with me for a number of years on it is this would significantly expand medicare transparency. this l
and the bill addresses other critical medicare and medicare issues. they're known as health care extenders. and with these extenders which would be possible for the congress on a bipartisan basis to insure that low income seniors can have affordable medicare premiums and guarantees that beneficiaries will have access to the therapies they need. under the bill rural beneficiaries will have the security of knowing the hospital s and physicians will be there when they need them, and i foe that...
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in the force a vote senate? all of these bills that we have combined into the jobs package are ideas that have been brought forward by our members. we need to continue to show .eople what we stand for horrible unemployment numbers. people are given up working for work. for the boldngry ideas. the more that we can bring to to show weven better are fighting for the american people. >> talk a little bit about. your party is feeling better about the senate. the leadership change if you have all of congress under republican control? do you have to shift tactics? do you keep going through the strategy? the house strategy continues to move forward in focusing on solutions to problems america is facing. the difference would be if we are or soon enough that the american people said we wanted to switch house and senate majority. we can finally take some of those of hills not just to adjust problems with getting the economy back on track but looking at the health care problems. this is a dismal failure. every week he delays another portion o
in the force a vote senate? all of these bills that we have combined into the jobs package are ideas that have been brought forward by our members. we need to continue to show .eople what we stand for horrible unemployment numbers. people are given up working for work. for the boldngry ideas. the more that we can bring to to show weven better are fighting for the american people. >> talk a little bit about. your party is feeling better about the senate. the leadership change if you have...
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bill. one of the first lessons in civics is that you pass a bill in the house, you pass a bill in the senate. they are always different. you go to conference, you work out the differences, it comes back. nobody wants this expiration of the doc fix. nobody. it hurts our physician community. they care about the folks that they treat. literally they are going to have almost a 30% reduction caught in the services that they provide as early as next week. but let's think about our most vulnerable, too. our seniors. they've got those doctor appointments. they want to be there. and maybe with a 30% cut those physicians will say, gosh, we just can't do this. that appointment is canceled. we are going to just stop serving medicare patients, period. those over 65. we don't want that. we don't want that hurting our most vulnerable. so we passed here in the house a couple weeks ago a 10-year bill. response from the senate is, nothing. yes, we have had some discussions. a former member of our committee, he's diligently trying to get something done, but they've got no bill ready for passage on the senate f
bill. one of the first lessons in civics is that you pass a bill in the house, you pass a bill in the senate. they are always different. you go to conference, you work out the differences, it comes back. nobody wants this expiration of the doc fix. nobody. it hurts our physician community. they care about the folks that they treat. literally they are going to have almost a 30% reduction caught in the services that they provide as early as next week. but let's think about our most vulnerable,...
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first, the bill is paid for. it is paid for and the funds will go into the reserve fund so in the future there will be money money should there be another disaster. the national flood insurance program will enter into a death spiral. 1.4% of the subscribers drop off. people are getting 2,000% premium increases and they will drop off that puts it into a death spiral. this is the fiscally responsible thing that puts it on a path to ackturel soundness and benefits americans. a broad coalition of democrats, republicans have worked hard on this. i would like to thank my staff for a lot of the tremendous work. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman's time has expired. the gentlelady from california. ms. waters: i would like to recognize the gentlewoman from florida, the florida delegation, both democrats and republicans have been magnificent in helping to get us to this point and i yield one minute to representative castor and i thank her and representative hastings, buchanan and all of those from the florida delegation
first, the bill is paid for. it is paid for and the funds will go into the reserve fund so in the future there will be money money should there be another disaster. the national flood insurance program will enter into a death spiral. 1.4% of the subscribers drop off. people are getting 2,000% premium increases and they will drop off that puts it into a death spiral. this is the fiscally responsible thing that puts it on a path to ackturel soundness and benefits americans. a broad coalition of...
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through the law, the president is incentivizing that. if we had a bill that went through the senate, i guarantee you would have a very strong bipartisan vote to change that and stop these incentives that are killing jobs in america. >> if there is a republican senate and house, the pressure will also be on your palready to come to an agreement on things it has not had to come to agreement on fully. as the head of the republican study committee you talked about , changing the organization a little bit to make it more amenable to working with leadership and more membership driven. part of that is because there are folks who have not been willing to work with leadership. there has been disagreement within the party leading to our big fiscal cliff standoff. do you think the palready in the house is really ready to work under a republican house and senate? there are still divisions. tell me how you have worked to smooth that over. >> one of the biggest divisions i have seen are more in tactics, not in strategy on policy. our philosophies are very similar. it
through the law, the president is incentivizing that. if we had a bill that went through the senate, i guarantee you would have a very strong bipartisan vote to change that and stop these incentives that are killing jobs in america. >> if there is a republican senate and house, the pressure will also be on your palready to come to an agreement on things it has not had to come to agreement on fully. as the head of the republican study committee you talked about , changing the organization...
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the bill shall be considered for amendment urn the five minute rule. it shall be in order to consider as an original bill the amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the committee on natural resources now printed in the bill. the committee amendment in the nature of a substitute shall be considered as read. all points of order against the committee amendment in the nature of a substitute are waived. no amendment to the committee amendment in the nature of a substitute shall be in order except those printed in part a of the committee report on rules accompanying this resolution. each such amendment may be offered only in the order printed in the report, may be offered only by a member designated in the report, shall be considered as read, shall be debatable for the time specified in the report equally quided and controlled by the proponent and an opponent, shall not be subject to amendment, and shall not be subject to a demand for division of the question in the house or in the committee of the whole. all points of order against such amend
the bill shall be considered for amendment urn the five minute rule. it shall be in order to consider as an original bill the amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the committee on natural resources now printed in the bill. the committee amendment in the nature of a substitute shall be considered as read. all points of order against the committee amendment in the nature of a substitute are waived. no amendment to the committee amendment in the nature of a substitute shall be in...
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it would gut the bill. for that reason i oppose it and ask my colleagues to oppose it and yield back the balance of my time. the chair: all time is yielded back. the question is on the amendment offered by the gentlewoman from texas. those in favor say aye. those opposed, no. in the opinion of the chair, the noes have it. ms. jackson lee: on that, mr. chairman, i'd like a request for a recorded vote. the chair: a recorded vote has been requested. pursuant to clause 6 of rule 18, further proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentlewoman from texas will be postponed. it is now in order to consider amendment number 4 printed in part a of house report 113-378. for what purpose does the gentleman from rhode island seek recognition? mr. cicilline: mr. chairman, i have an amendment at the desk. the chair: the clerk will designate the amendment. the clerk: amendment number 4 printed in part a of house report 113-378 offered by mr. cicilline of rhode island. the chair: pursuant to house resolution 511, the gent
it would gut the bill. for that reason i oppose it and ask my colleagues to oppose it and yield back the balance of my time. the chair: all time is yielded back. the question is on the amendment offered by the gentlewoman from texas. those in favor say aye. those opposed, no. in the opinion of the chair, the noes have it. ms. jackson lee: on that, mr. chairman, i'd like a request for a recorded vote. the chair: a recorded vote has been requested. pursuant to clause 6 of rule 18, further...
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the clerk will report the title of the bill. the clerk: h.r. 1228, a bill to designate the facility of the united states postal service located at 300 packer land drive in green bay, wisconsin, as the corporal justice d. ross post office building. the speaker pro tempore: the question is will the house suspend the rules and pass the bill as amended. members will record their votes by electronic device. this is a five-minute vote. [captioning made possible by the national captioning institute, inc., in cooperation with the united states house of representatives. any use of the closed-captioned coverage of the house proceedings for political or commercial purposes is expressly prohibited by the u.s. house of representatives.] the speaker pro tempore: on this vote the yeas are 418. the nays are zero. 2/3 of those voting having responded in the affirmative, the rules are suspended, the bill is passed, and without objection the motion to reconsider is laid upon the table. without objection, the title is amended. the speaker pro tempor
the clerk will report the title of the bill. the clerk: h.r. 1228, a bill to designate the facility of the united states postal service located at 300 packer land drive in green bay, wisconsin, as the corporal justice d. ross post office building. the speaker pro tempore: the question is will the house suspend the rules and pass the bill as amended. members will record their votes by electronic device. this is a five-minute vote. [captioning made possible by the national captioning institute,...
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among the bills is one that would delay the national flood insurance program premium increases passed in 2012. 2012, that bill was postponed from floor consideration last week, reportedly due to the lack of support for the legislation. senate passed its own version of the bill 67-32 in january. live house coverage here on c-span. the speaker pro tempore: the house will be in order. the chair lays before the house a communication from the speaker. the clerk: the speaker's room, washington, d.c., march 4, 2014. i hereby appoint the honorable jeff denham to act as speaker pro tempore on this day. signed, john a. boehner, speaker of the house of representatives. the speaker pro tempore: the chair lays before the house a communication from the sergeant at arms. the clerk: the honorable the speaker, house of representatives, sir, as you are aware, the time previously appointed for the next meeting of the house is noon on monday, march 3, 2014. this is to notify you pursuant to clause 12-c of rule 1 of an imminent impairment of the place of reconvening at that time. the impairment is due to
among the bills is one that would delay the national flood insurance program premium increases passed in 2012. 2012, that bill was postponed from floor consideration last week, reportedly due to the lack of support for the legislation. senate passed its own version of the bill 67-32 in january. live house coverage here on c-span. the speaker pro tempore: the house will be in order. the chair lays before the house a communication from the speaker. the clerk: the speaker's room, washington, d.c.,...
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repeal bill here in the senate. eventually that bill sailed through the finance committee with broad bipartisan support. at the same time, the two relevant house committees -- the ways and means committee and energy and commerce committee -- also report add bill to repeal the s.g.r. that in and of itself would have been quite a feat. however, we weren't done yet. ment realizing that we were close to achieving our goal, the chairman and raiferging member of all three relevant committees -- three republicans and three democrats -- decided to come together to find a single, unified approach that both parties in both chambers could support. at the time there were a lot of naysayers. indeed, given congress's recent track record, there were reasons to be skeptical. however, by consulting with all the relevant stakeholders and hearing their recommendations and concerns, we were able to craft a policy that is nearly unanimous support across the health care community. that's right, mr. president. for the first time since the
repeal bill here in the senate. eventually that bill sailed through the finance committee with broad bipartisan support. at the same time, the two relevant house committees -- the ways and means committee and energy and commerce committee -- also report add bill to repeal the s.g.r. that in and of itself would have been quite a feat. however, we weren't done yet. ment realizing that we were close to achieving our goal, the chairman and raiferging member of all three relevant committees -- three...
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the bill would cost over $21 billion in ten years. i think it's a small price to pay for a veterans, don't you in? republicans voted to send troops to war. they should do the right thing an vote to take care of them when they come home. they just can't feel it in their little e belly the way they feel the hate for the president because we're not doing international intervention on the other side of the world right now. we should point out senator lindsey graham who was out heckleing how the president is weak, he voted against the bill for the veterans. now, here's the trap. the trap is with these neo-cons if we were to do anything militarily, we'd instantly have to get involved in a discussion in congress about offsets. then, of course, we'd have to go back to the social safety net of america, which we're trying to gut and, of course, we can't get a jobs bill. we can't take care of anything at home. it's all about ukraine right now. this idea that president obama has internationally harnessed the united states, because if we had done s
the bill would cost over $21 billion in ten years. i think it's a small price to pay for a veterans, don't you in? republicans voted to send troops to war. they should do the right thing an vote to take care of them when they come home. they just can't feel it in their little e belly the way they feel the hate for the president because we're not doing international intervention on the other side of the world right now. we should point out senator lindsey graham who was out heckleing how the...
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, the medicare payments bill. in fact, the headline at this hour says house republican bill will avoid steep medicare cuts is in limbo. they write that amid concerns that they don't have the votes, house republican leaders postpone consideration of their bill this morning, which would avert a steep automatic cut to medicare physician payments starting tuesday, april 1. they also say the bill would postpone the cuts ordered by the sustainable growth rate formula for one year at a cost of $21 billion, funded with costs -- cuts to other health care providers. republican leadership aides say the vote hasn't been canceled but the next steps are unclear. we will again keep you posted and have live coverage of the house when they gavel back in. we expect they will vote on that ukraine bill. this is the international monetary fund announcing today a preliminary deal to provide ukraine with $14 million to $18 million in emergency aid and the hill reports that the white house today applauded the i.m.f. announcement with an a
, the medicare payments bill. in fact, the headline at this hour says house republican bill will avoid steep medicare cuts is in limbo. they write that amid concerns that they don't have the votes, house republican leaders postpone consideration of their bill this morning, which would avert a steep automatic cut to medicare physician payments starting tuesday, april 1. they also say the bill would postpone the cuts ordered by the sustainable growth rate formula for one year at a cost of $21...
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the bill does that in two ways. first, by reducing opportunities for public input, and second, by fast tracking the approval process through arbitrary deadlines. the nuclear weapona -- nepa approval process has protshtsh protkted the environment for more than 20 years, mr. speaker, and it's designed to be smart from the start. through an open, flexible, and timely process, nepa empowers the public to weigh in on decisions. that means that the local farmer who owns land that would be affected by a federal construction project has equal footing as the company that would stand to benefit from that project. my amendment is vital to ensuring that rapid -- that the rapid act doesn't shut the public out of this process. i hope that my colleagues on the other side of the aisle will join me in ensuring that the rapid act does not foreclose public participation. accordingly, i urge that this committee make my amendment in order. thank you, mr. chairman. i yield back. the chair: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time
the bill does that in two ways. first, by reducing opportunities for public input, and second, by fast tracking the approval process through arbitrary deadlines. the nuclear weapona -- nepa approval process has protshtsh protkted the environment for more than 20 years, mr. speaker, and it's designed to be smart from the start. through an open, flexible, and timely process, nepa empowers the public to weigh in on decisions. that means that the local farmer who owns land that would be affected by...
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at the con delifings debate on the bill for amendment, the committee will rise and report the bill back to the house with amendments as adopted. any member may demand a separate vote on any amendment to the bill or any amendment as a substitute. the previous question shall be considered as ordered on the bill except one motion to recommit with or without instruction. section two. upon adoption of this resolution it shall be in order to consider in the house the bill h.r. 3973, to amend section 530-d of 538 united states code. all points of order against consideration of the bill are waved. an amendment in the nature of a substitute consisting of the text of rules committee print 113-42 shall be considered as adopted. the bill as amended shall be considered as read. all points of order against provisions in the bill as amended are waived. the previous question shall be considered as ordered on the bill as amended and only any other further amendments thereto to final passage without intervening motion except one, one hour of debate equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking
at the con delifings debate on the bill for amendment, the committee will rise and report the bill back to the house with amendments as adopted. any member may demand a separate vote on any amendment to the bill or any amendment as a substitute. the previous question shall be considered as ordered on the bill except one motion to recommit with or without instruction. section two. upon adoption of this resolution it shall be in order to consider in the house the bill h.r. 3973, to amend section...
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that's the purpose of the underlying bill. the president should play by the same rules that congress has to use and every agency of the federal government has to use. no thank you. which is simply to come up with the concept that before decisions are made you get public input. and that's why all of the discussion i've seen in blogs and from special interest groups are so confusing to me. because at one time we say, yes, it is important that we get public input. excepter to -- except for this particular bill in which public input is bad. that does not make sense. that is mental gymnastics of the worst variety. if this bill were to pass, it would not change the ab antiquities act, it -- the antiquities act, it would not prohibit the president from making national monuments, it would not prohibit congress from establishing national parks, all it would do is simply say, you've got to go through the nepa process which requires public input, especially from those who are going to be directly impacted. and we have seen that if you man
that's the purpose of the underlying bill. the president should play by the same rules that congress has to use and every agency of the federal government has to use. no thank you. which is simply to come up with the concept that before decisions are made you get public input. and that's why all of the discussion i've seen in blogs and from special interest groups are so confusing to me. because at one time we say, yes, it is important that we get public input. excepter to -- except for this...
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republicans have made the choice not to put the immigration bill on the floor for a vote. are there votes in the house? yes, why isn't the bill being brought up for vote. >> because the people who want that to go forward don't control the agenda in any way. >> absolutely. that's the problem. it's a moment of leadership for speaker boehner, and he has failed over and over again. they have taken 51 votes on obamacare. that's what they've done in the house. they've taken two votes to defund the funding, to take away the funding for childhood arrival that gives dreamers reprieve from deportation and work permit. those are the votes that the rinse have taken in the last year. last week they voted on the enforce act to curtail the president's discretionary powers. they're giving us no indication of real leadership on this issue, we will make sure that the community understands that. now when we shift to the president and we look at what he can do, and what he hasn't done on the area of deportation and affirmative administration relief, it's also a disappointment. in the past thr
republicans have made the choice not to put the immigration bill on the floor for a vote. are there votes in the house? yes, why isn't the bill being brought up for vote. >> because the people who want that to go forward don't control the agenda in any way. >> absolutely. that's the problem. it's a moment of leadership for speaker boehner, and he has failed over and over again. they have taken 51 votes on obamacare. that's what they've done in the house. they've taken two votes to...
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bill. but i'm also proud of the process by which we are undertaking this bill. the process by which we arrived at this bill, and on which we're on the floor today. this legislation has not been reauthorized since 1996. senator richard burr of north carolina and i serve on the health education committee, which the presiding officer is a member. we once chaired the subcommittee -- i -- on children and families. senator burr and i, who have a long-standing professional relationship, said let's see what we can get done on that committee. where can we found common ground? where can we find that sensible center? how can we move things forward on a bipartisan basis where we add value to our country but don't add to our debt? so we put our heads together and looking at the childcare needs in our country, we began a regular order process. three hearings, lots of meetings with stakeholders, over 50 organizations, meetings with our staff, meeting with each other, characterized by three things -- mutual respect, focusing on national needs, how we can be both smart in terms o
bill. but i'm also proud of the process by which we are undertaking this bill. the process by which we arrived at this bill, and on which we're on the floor today. this legislation has not been reauthorized since 1996. senator richard burr of north carolina and i serve on the health education committee, which the presiding officer is a member. we once chaired the subcommittee -- i -- on children and families. senator burr and i, who have a long-standing professional relationship, said let's see...
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this is a final amendment to the bill which will not kill thank you, mr. speaker. this is the final amendment to the bill which will not kill the bill or send it back to committee. if adopted, the bill will immediately proceed to final passage as amended. mr. speaker, instead of voting on divisive bills that threaten communities and the water supply with toxic mining waste, we need to focus on creating jobs, on getting unemployed americans back to work, particularly -- the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman will suspend. the gentleman has a right to be heard. members take their conversations off the floor. the gentleman is recognized. mr. bera: mr. speaker, we have no more urgent mission than getting our veterans back to work. that is our priority. american families want their leaders to work together, democrats and republicans, to rebuild an economy that works for the middle class. not more partisan politics. to date, over two million unemployed americans have been waiting for congress to restore federal emergency unemployment benefits since december. and among vet
this is a final amendment to the bill which will not kill thank you, mr. speaker. this is the final amendment to the bill which will not kill the bill or send it back to committee. if adopted, the bill will immediately proceed to final passage as amended. mr. speaker, instead of voting on divisive bills that threaten communities and the water supply with toxic mining waste, we need to focus on creating jobs, on getting unemployed americans back to work, particularly -- the speaker pro tempore:...
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the clerk will report the title of the bill. he clerk: h.r. 813, a bill to designate the facility of the united states postal service located at 162 northeast avenue in tallmadge, ohio, as the lance corporal daniel nay chan deyarmin post office building. the speaker pro tempore: members will record their votes by electronic device. this is a five-minute vote. [captioning made possible by the national captioning institute, inc., in cooperation with the united states house of representatives. any use of the closed-captioned coverage of the house proceedings for political or commercial purposes is expressly prohibited by the u.s. house of representatives.] the speaker pro tempore: on this vote, the yeas are 393, the nays are zero. 2/3 being in the affirmative, the rules are suspended and the bill is passed. without objection, the motion to reconsider is laid on the table. without objection, the title is amended. the speaker pro tempore: all members cease conversations, remove themselves from the aisle or remove themselves from the w
the clerk will report the title of the bill. he clerk: h.r. 813, a bill to designate the facility of the united states postal service located at 162 northeast avenue in tallmadge, ohio, as the lance corporal daniel nay chan deyarmin post office building. the speaker pro tempore: members will record their votes by electronic device. this is a five-minute vote. [captioning made possible by the national captioning institute, inc., in cooperation with the united states house of representatives. any...
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do you share the same optimism as bill? >> i couldn't be more in agreement. one of the things people miss is that advocates seldom want to acknowledge success. they always want to have more to do, raise more money, be more important. bill is 100% right. there are fewer people starving, fewer people sleeping without a roof over their head. fewer people that are illiterate. life expectancy is generally longer. by any rational measure, things are better. that doesn't mean every place or every person, and there will always be a bottom 20%, and we will always redefine what that means, but to say that all of the foreign aid and the moneys that the bill and melinda gates foundation or bloomberg or lots of other generous people have invested, hasn't done anything that is just not true at all. we have a guy, a doctor in africa, who is trying to get numbers and find out what people are dying from. if you can't measure it, you can't manage it. we don't know. a lot of times you look at birth certificates that will say act of god. that doesn't tell you where you want to pu
do you share the same optimism as bill? >> i couldn't be more in agreement. one of the things people miss is that advocates seldom want to acknowledge success. they always want to have more to do, raise more money, be more important. bill is 100% right. there are fewer people starving, fewer people sleeping without a roof over their head. fewer people that are illiterate. life expectancy is generally longer. by any rational measure, things are better. that doesn't mean every place or...
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the bottom line, this is a bill that we need to pass. i am very grateful and appreciative of the bipartisan support that has gotten us to this point. the 45 national organizations who support it, including the after-school alliance, the american professional society on the abuse of children, the national association for family child care, teach for america, united way worldwide, so many others. and i urge and am pleased to join with all my colleagues in urging that we pass this as quickly as possible; and again, congratulations to our leader who has gotten us to this point and i know will get it all the way through the process, the senior senator from maryland. i yield the floor. ms. mikulski: thank you. i now yield the floor to senator baldwin of wisconsin, one of our newest members but not new to this issue. her record in the house on advocacy for children is well known and well respected. senator baldwin. the presiding officer: the senator from wisconsin. ms. baldwin: thank you. thank you, mr. president. thank you, madam chairwoman. in
the bottom line, this is a bill that we need to pass. i am very grateful and appreciative of the bipartisan support that has gotten us to this point. the 45 national organizations who support it, including the after-school alliance, the american professional society on the abuse of children, the national association for family child care, teach for america, united way worldwide, so many others. and i urge and am pleased to join with all my colleagues in urging that we pass this as quickly as...
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he doesn't have to sign the bill, martha. e to defend his constitutionality. but with the affordable care act not only did he sign it, he went to the supreme court to great lengths to prove it was legal. martha: the founding fathers assumed each branch would have such a strong instinct for self-preservation that you wouldn't need to do this, but it turns out to be, perhaps, not true. trey gowdy, thank you very much. always good to have you here. >> thank you. bill: talk to jon and jenna in a moment here, but before we go there, he may have the right to bear arms, but apparently he doesn't have the right to wear this shirt at school. what happened when he refused to change the shirt or turn it inside out or put tape over it. we'll tell you about that. and this -- [cheers and applause] martha: oh, that was awful, right? now we know the building permit has not been found, and there was a construction flaw when the stage was built, according to some, and there is more to know about that coming up next. ♪ ♪ bill: the story of the 1
he doesn't have to sign the bill, martha. e to defend his constitutionality. but with the affordable care act not only did he sign it, he went to the supreme court to great lengths to prove it was legal. martha: the founding fathers assumed each branch would have such a strong instinct for self-preservation that you wouldn't need to do this, but it turns out to be, perhaps, not true. trey gowdy, thank you very much. always good to have you here. >> thank you. bill: talk to jon and jenna...
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to the bill. and those other ideas, as meritorious as they are for consideration, that they either be withdrawn, we find another vehicle for discussion and consideration. we want to really thank our colleagues for the quality of the amendments that have been brought forth. it shows that the senate on both sides of the aisle have really been thinking about children and have actually been listening to this compelling need around child care and its availability, its affordability, its safety in helping children get learning ready. but not all of the amendments, though they're focused on children, are relevant to the block grant which is a voucher program to help low-income women qualify for child care on it. i will give further updates as the morning progresses and we sort through this. in the meantime, we invite senators to come to the floor and talk about this very important topic facing american families. mr. president, i note the absence of a quorum. the presiding officer: the clerk will call the
to the bill. and those other ideas, as meritorious as they are for consideration, that they either be withdrawn, we find another vehicle for discussion and consideration. we want to really thank our colleagues for the quality of the amendments that have been brought forth. it shows that the senate on both sides of the aisle have really been thinking about children and have actually been listening to this compelling need around child care and its availability, its affordability, its safety in...
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i introduced the bill that will give the county the power to put an moratorium on the ellis act. we need to protect tenants and those bills are part of the solution >> thank you is a willful arrest. observer next speakers will be the coalition of our labor leaders first ron conway the founder of sf dot city and followed by i'm going to ask someone else to speak. go. ron cop way >> thank you it's a pleasure to be here as mark leno said i'm ron conway i'm the chairman and founder of sf city that represents almost 1 thousand tech companies in the city of san francisco. our thousand members represents 10 of thousands of tech workers in san francisco. let me say loudly and proudly and clearly a vast majority of the tech community wants to stand shoulder to shoulder with you in supporting steps to stop the speculative evictions that are putting long time residents at risk including the receipt of this building one of whom is a tech worker. entry-level tech workers are impacted by rising housing costs just like everyone else (clapping) i'm proud to be joined by sales force.com and mark a
i introduced the bill that will give the county the power to put an moratorium on the ellis act. we need to protect tenants and those bills are part of the solution >> thank you is a willful arrest. observer next speakers will be the coalition of our labor leaders first ron conway the founder of sf dot city and followed by i'm going to ask someone else to speak. go. ron cop way >> thank you it's a pleasure to be here as mark leno said i'm ron conway i'm the chairman and founder of...