the entire family is grieving this senseless loss. above all, the family wanted america to know that stephen was dedicated to his job and his family. his mother said he loved his job and he took his duty at the holocaust memorial museum very seriously. so seriously that he ended up paying the ultimate sacrifice. as we join officer johns' family in struggling to find answers, the truth is that this was a senseless act and a senseless murder that has resulted in a great loss. officer johns' sacrifice is a stark reminder of the threat of hate and intolerance to our humanity. i want the family of officer johns to know that i along with my colleagues here in congress are grieving with them and america is grieving with them. in addition to his family and friends, officer johns leaves an 11-year-old son, stephen tyrone johns jr. to mourn his loss. so it is with a heavy and sad heart that i offer my sincere condolences to the family and friends of officer stephen tyrone johns. he will always be remembered as a dedicated and beloved hero. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: th

the health insurance companies and saying they want no change in the health care system have to defend the indefensible. how do you explain what small businesses and families are facing across america now when they're trying to find affordable quality health insurance? if my colleague from arizona really wants to help small businesses, let him join us in the bipartisan bill that senator lincoln, senator snowe and klobuchar and i are offering, the shop act. by doing so, he'll be working with us on the committees to really make a positive change. i also want to clarify one thing, time and again senator mcconnell on the republican side and senator mcconnell have come to argue against government health care. well, they talk about it in the most general terms. what they're actually arguing against is a public option. what we hope to see come from all of this debate about health care reform is lots of opportunities for america's families and businesses to shop for health insurance from private insurance companies, but to have in some circumstances an option of a government-run plan. that they can choose if they wish. voluntary choice. now, of all of the criticism heard on the floor of th

the american families over $3,000 per year. it will do very little to affect global temperatures. rule america, low and middle income families will suffer the most under this new tax. mr. speaker, we all want to protect our environment, but we should accomplish that for innovation and advancement, not by government micromanagement that undercuts america's ability to compete globally. i urge all members to protect the american economy and livelihoods of millions of american families and say no to this gigantic national energy tax. i yield back. >> the gentleman from new york? >> i would like to yield two minutes to the gentleman from massachusetts, chairman neil. >> the gentleman is recognized for two minutes. >> i want to commend mr. rangel, who has attempted to forge a consensus on this legislation. the bottom line to this legislation is that it will make american less dependent on foreign oil. despite protests from our friends on the other side, there is an element on the other side that rejects the concept of climate change and global warming. it is very difficult to find middle ground there as a side that simply projects the size of our times. a part of our job in government is to make

numbers and that would have gone to the streets and homes of america and would have resulted in huge problems in crime and family safety in america. so maybe we don't want to call it the war on drugs anymore. instead we call it disease. for those who are addicted, it is a disease. in fact, unlike doctors and nurses who fight canence or -- cancer or researchers who fight cancer or lupus or diabetes, the border patrol agents are getting shot at and die. whether we want to call it a war or what we want to call it, the individuals who use these individual markets do not wake up one morning and discover that a heroin needle got put in their arms or somehow they were snorting crack in their sleep or snorting cocaine in their sleep. in fact, it is somewhat different and i want to make sure that our men and women of the border patrol understand that there is bipartisan support to making sure that we keep our borders secure that we continue to block illegal markets, that we continue to block terrorists, and you are our first line on our huge borders and we cannot thank you enough for risking your lives for the rest of us. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: t

families over $3,000 per year while doing very little to affect global temperatures. rural america, low and middle families, will suffer the most under this new tax. we all want to protect our environment, but we should accomplish that there innovation and investment not by government micromanagement that undercut america's ability to compete globally. i urge all members to protect the american economy and livelihood of millions of american families and say no to this gigantic national energy tax. >> new york. >> i like to yield two minutes to the gentleman from massachusetts. >> he is recognized for two minutes. >> i want to commend mr. rangel and waxman who have attempted to forge a consensus on this legislation. the bottom line to this legislation as proposed today is that it will make america less dependent on foreign oil. remember, despite what they say, there is an element on the other side of? the concepts of climate change in global warming. it is very difficult to find middle ground if they reject the science of our time. part of our job is to make some difficult decisions. this climate change bill we have before us today makes those tough choices fo

if confirmed by the senate i will do my utmost to ensure the safety and the well-being of america's children and families. i want to introduce my husband, samuel. he and i just celebrated our 20 that he wedding anniversary and i thank him for his support in his encouragement during this nomination process. samuel and i were raised in georgia. he is from savannah and i from a small town called pined you. my mother was an elementary schoolteacher and my father had a career in the united states navy. consistent with preston obama's approach to governance if confirmed as chairman i will ensure that the commission is operated in an open transparent and collaborative way in a manner worthy of the the american people. as the new chairman i will be sure america's families that their government can and will protect them from the unknown and unforeseeable dangers in the products that the use. while emphasizing the life saving mission of the commission i will also ensure that industry knows that their views will be heard and seriously considered. i want to assure you that

if confirmed by the senate, i will do my utmost to ensure the safety and the well-being of america's children and families. i want to introduce my husband, samuel. he and i have just celebrated our 25th wedding anniversary and i support him -- i thank him for his support and his encouragement during this nomination process. both samuel and i were raised in georgia. he is from savannah and i'm from a small town called pine view. my mother was an elementary school teacher and my father, william robert moore had a career in the united states navy. with president obama's approach to governance, if confirmed as chairman, i will ensure that the commission is operated in an open, transparent and collaborative way. as the new chairman i will reassure that the government will protect them from unknown and unforeseeable dangers in the products they use while emphasizing the life-saving mission of the commission i will also ensure that industry knows that their views will be heard and seriously considered. i want to assure you that if i'm confirmed as the chairman of the consumer products safety commission i will be a partn

families over $3,000 per year while doing very little to affect global measures. rural america, low-income families, farmers will suffer the most under this new tax. we all want to protect our environment. we can accomplish that through innovation and investment, not by government micromanagement that undercuts americans' ability to compete globally. i urge all members to protect the american economy and livelihoods of many of american families and say no to this gigantic national energy tax. i yield back. >> the gentleman from new york. >> i like to yield two minutes to this gentleman. >> i want to commend mr. rangel and others who have attempted to forge a consensus on this legislation. the bottom line to this legislation is that it will make america less dependent on foreign oil. despite the criticism from the other side, some project the concept of climate change in global warming from that side. it is very difficult to find middle gaunt -- ground. we must make difficult decisions and tough choices. this climate change bill before us today makes those tough choices for our future and our children's future. it is in the interest of america and the world. a

the delivery of health care in america. i do not think that is what most americans want. familiesd small businesses are looking for access. let's work on the problem and improve the current system so it works better. this is a serious proposal. we're hopeful that president obama and our democratic colleagues will take our ideas seriously and use them as they begin to develop their programming. everything we have seen thus far, whether it is the stimulus bill, the omnibus appropriations bill, they think they have better solutions. we will continue to offer better solutions. we found ourselves in a position of having to say no, having to be in opposition to what the president or our democrat colleagues wanted to propose. it was our obligation to come up with what we thought was a better solution. this is clearly a better solution for american families and small businesses who want better access to health care. >> good morning. i want to recognize roy blunt and his leadership on the health care solutions working group, working with our other ranking members to come up with a better p

the delivery of health care in america. i do not think that is what most americans want. embassies -- families and small businesses are looking for more access. when need to work on that problem. this is a serious -- we need to work on that problem. this is a serious undertaking. we need our ideas to be taken seriously. the stimulus bill, the omnibus appropriation bill, they had ignored our views. we will continue to offer better solutions as i promised on the opening day and gave the gavel to nancy pelosi. we sometimes have to say no and oppose what our democratic colleagues are for. this is a better solution for american families and small businesses who want better access to health care. i wan>> i want to recognize one person's leadership in health care to come up with a republican plan. health care in america it is about choice. at its core, it is about american families having the ability to choose the health care that best meets their needs. as we saw this week, the congressional budget said the democrats' plan will cost at a minimum $1 trillion in order to implement. that plan clearly m

the delivery of health care in america. i don't think that's what most americans want. families and small businesses are looking for access, let's work on that problem and improve the current system so it works better. this is a serious proposal. we're hopeful that president obama and our democrat colleagues will take our ideas seriously and use them as they begin to develop their program. but everything that we've seen thus far, what was the stimulus bill, what is the omnibus appropriation bill, they've ignored our better solutions. but we're going to continue to offer better solutions as i promised on the opening day when the gave the gavel to nancy pelosi. when we found ourselves in the position to having to say no, having to be in opposition to what the president or our democrat colleagues wanted it to propose, it was our obligation to come up with what we thought was the better solution. this in our opinion clearly is the better solution for american families and small businesses who want better access to health care. >> thank you, leader, good morning. i, too, want to reco

everywhere i was impressed by the family values and the love of parents mothers and daughters and sons and fathers. they are struggling and they don't want to get out of bed and hate america. they want to raise their kids but they are very threatened because they're afraid of western values. a lot of people are concerned about the people of women in iran, understandably so. you go over and you see in the subway system. they've got a great subway system and there's cars that say women only. blacks in the back of the bus or something. that's just not right and then i went in the subway well, here's the men's car and there's women in the men's car and asked a woman about it she said no, the woman only car is just an option for us. we're free to go anywhere we want but we like to have a car that's just for women. then she said perhaps in new york they would appreciate a car just for them. i never thought about it that way. a lot of americans are so predisposed this other society that they don't understand well, the men worship there. the women are stuck in the back as if that's never happened in christianity or synagogues. i think different societies are on different tracks a

but i want to take us back to what health care looks like to the working families of america.er the last six years, first as democratic leader, hen as speaker, than as senate candidate, then as senator, i have been traveling the state of oregon holding forums and knocking on doors and asking folks about what's on their mind. and two things rise to the top for our working families. the desire for a good family wage job and desire for quality, affordable health care. i am particularly remembering a woman who owns a small breakfast and lunch cafe in mill city, oregon, rosy's mountain cafe. a bit more than a year ago, i went into that cafe and sat down and had a series of tables and it had then a counter, cafe counter, that folks were gathering at from the local community. and the woman who owns the cafe introduced me to her daughter who works there, introduced me to her grandson and her granddaughter who work there. three generations in that cafe. and she said to me, we're doing just fine as long as no one gets sick. because we can't afford health care. and in that cafe sitting a

the importance of building a clean energy economy for america. americans are fed up with tax breaks for oil companies that postrecord records while working families are stuck paying exorbitant prices at the pump. americans want a new energy economy, a green economy to take us into the new future, to take us into a carbon neutral economy, to take us into jobs, to take us into a future in which we are not dependent upon the automobile for every transportational decision. the time has come to transform our economy for decades to come. the time has come to create american jobs with new clean american-made energy. the clean energy jobs plan is the next step in creating millions of american jobs in clean energy efficiency, modernizing a smart electric grid. we can reduce our dependence on oil. we can do this. yes, we can. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from texas rise? ms. jackson lee: to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. ms. jackson lee: thank you very much, mr. speaker. i rise to call out the clairian call for fixing america's health care system. we urgently need to fix it and we realize that if you've got it, you like it, you can keep i

of them to my district where they can bring their families to visit america's national churn hill -- churchill museum. most of all, i want to thank the president at westminister college on whose campus the museum is located and his dedicated staff, angie, rob and catwell. i also want to recognize the museum's executive director for his daily devotion, expertise and passion to the upkeep and expansion of this remarkable museum. much has been written about one of the greatest figures of the 0th century, a man with a literary bent and a deep devotion to public affairs. he was a nobel prize winner, an artist, a king strategist and a brilliant politician. he was also instrumental in bringing an end to world war ii. on march 5, 1946, winston churchill deliffed his historic iron curtain speech on the campus of westminister college in fulton, missouri. with the current population close to 13,000 and a then population of 7,000, fulton was and still is the perfect stopover in the rolling green hills of central missouri and there the man harry truman called the great rural citizen, winston churchill, marked the beginning of the cold war with th

don't understand can we can't make america's energy as clean as we can as fast as we can without raising energy prices on american families. the administration wants to take a different approach. why are the american people being given this stacked deck? where all of the options hurt the economy, raise energy prices, and cost jobs. the president says we need green jobs. i agree. we also need red, white and blue jobs: american energy, american energy sources. the reality is, this heart dan energy tax -- this partisan energy tax bill passing in the house a bad bet for all of us. we shouldn't double down with anymore taxpayer money to bail out the climate through an energy tax. thank you, madam president. i yield the floor. i suggest the absence of a quorum. the presiding officer: the clerk will call the roll. quorum call: the presiding officer: the senator from kansas. mr. roberts: thank you, madam president. i ask unanimous consent the call of the quorum be dispensed. .the presiding officer: without objection, so ordered. mr. roberts: i understand we're in morning business and i would ask unanimous consent i may be recognized for about 12 minutes.

wanted to save the antelope and caribou, deer and elk. the first book published by president as president ever was theatre roosevelt called "to the deer family." she wrote about all the deer populations america using charts of where they live and how to get back. today we have so many deer in the country that it's not a problem. but 100 years ago they were dying out. we almost did not have any. the same as with the birds dying. we used to have the carolina parakeet. the about south carolina and georgia they're all over, these beautiful parakeets. they are extinct. imagine the passenger pigeon. voting goes on. you have to go to the bahamas to see them. roosevelt wanted to save all these. he felt that added to the charm of american life. that in many ways he looked up with frederick jackson turner frontier ideas and believed what made the american what was was the wilderness areas. he felt we would lose our character if we lost it. when did you write the first chapter? >> i started writing my prologue four years ago on pelican island in florida and how we started saving wild florida. >> that would have been in 2005? >> even before that. even before i wrote about it i'd been collecting this in

families and law enforcement agencies in locating, finding and recovering the children and bringing them home to their parents. many people may be familiar with john walsh from his tv show "america's most wanted"," but they may not realize the tragic event that led to his advocating on behalf of children and his work with "america's most wanted"." in 1981, adam walsh was abducted from a toy department store in florida at a shopping mall. two weeks later, fisherman found adam's decap tated head. they never found his body. he was six years old. last year, after 27 years of not knowing who killed their son, police announced that adam's murderer was a serial murderer who died a decade earlier. otis toole was the killer's name. although this did not take away the walsh's pain, we hope it gave them some peace of mind and a sense of justice. even during the years of unanswered questions, john walsh advocated on behalf of children. he helped fight for the passage of federal legislation such as the missing children's act of 1982 and the missing children's assistance act of 1984. the missing children's assistance act of 1984 established the national resource center and clearinghouse for missing and exp

the measure. how ordinary families are helping to rebuild america once more. we've got a long way to go. but i feel like we've made great progress. i'm grateful to you, joe, for your leadership. i want to thank all of you for the good work you're doing. and now we're going to get into the nitty-gritty of how we're going to make this happen. press, thank you. >> we're live at the g.o.p. senate house fundraising dinner. the national republican senatorial committee and the national republican congressional committee raised some $14.5 million tonight. those two organizations help elect candidates to the house and senate. the keynote address will be given by former house speaker newt gingrich. at the dais the nrcc chairman republican pete sessions. you're watching live coverage on c span. >> week after week i see house democrats give nancy pelosi a blank check, a blank check to do with as she wants to the american taxpayer. and taking our hard-earned dollars. and i believe that american people are increasingly alarmed -- alarmed with what they see. the real consequences of democrats unchecked one party rule in washington with trillion dollar spending sprees with more debt than any time i

want to make a couple of quick points, i think we have about seven or eight minutes left. for one thing, mr. conaway mentioned earlier that it will likely cost the average family across america an extra $3,300 and i know there will be some people out there who have seen some in the mainstream media say, oh, well, we saw where that guy from m.i.t. said that it won't cost that much. it may be $300 or $500 or $6 hub but it won't be $3 -- 6 -- $600 but it won't be $3,100. they didn't check to see why it was that they're saying it won't cost over $3,000. and from what i've read, apparently they're saying it won't cost over $3,000 because even though the average family will pay more than $3,000 additionally because of this bill, they're saying, what you'll get back from the government in the way of services and benefits will be -- will be a wash and because of all you'll get out of the government as a result of that extra $3,000 you pay for energy in the first year, it won't be that much because you'll be grateful for all you get. bologna. and another thing, we heard in debate on the floor today about, gee, the afl c.i.o. leaders, we heard -- afl/cio leaders were in support of thi

following the rules to have a murder of a doctor in that circumstance is a tragedy to his family, to his friends, so his paints patients and, frao america, because it difficult ds us as a society. i want to tell it like it is around here. every democrat cleared this resolution and said "yes," we ought to have a chance to bring it to the floor and be voted on. that's all my colleagues wants. she wrote a simple resolution. she read it to you. she want as voted. every democrat said "yes." let's bring it to the floor. you don't like it, you don't have to vote against it. you want to change it, make it an amendment to change it. but the republicans will not clear this amendment. now, i have to say to the people who may be listening to this debate, hear what i'm saying: the republicans will not allow a vote, will not clear an amendment, that simply says in the "resolve" clause -- and i quote -- "we express great sympathy for the family, friends and patients of george tiller. we recognize that acts of violence should never be used to prevent women from receiving reproductive care and we condemn the use of violence as a means of resolving differences of opinion." i think that my colleague, in