the gentleman from iowa. mr. king: i ask for a recorded vote. the chair: pursuant to clause 6 of rule 18, further proceedings on the amount offered by the gentlewoman from wisconsin will be postponed. the clerk will read. the clerk: herbert c. hoover building for the nation and modernization, $5 million. office of inspector general, $27 million. general provisions, department of commerce, including transfer of funds, section 101, appropriations and funds made available by this act shall be available for the activities specified in the act of october 26, 1949. section 102, appropriations made available to the department by this act for salaries and expenses shall be available for hire of passenger motor vehicles as authorized. section 103, not to exceed 5% of any appropriation for the department, may be transferred between such appropriations but no such appropriations shall be increased by more than 10%. section 104, any costs incurred by a department resulting from personnel actions taken shall be absorbed within

the chair: the gentleman from iowa. mr. king: madam chair, i yield so much time as he might consume to the ranking member from kentucky. the chair: the gentleman is recognized. mr. rogers: i thank the gentleman and i support it fully. the administration's new policy on work site enforcement, from my point of view, amounts to de facto amnesty. the raid that was made in seattle after this administration took office where the 24 or so illegal aliens who got their job by false papers were seized and arrested and then turned loose and on top of that given a work permit, that's the new policy of this administration. so that an illegal ilyen knows that if he or she -- an illegal alien knows that if he or she works in a place that is raided, they'll get a permit to go back to work which makes them legal. so as far as i'm concerned, the new policy of the administration is de facto amnesty. and the gentleman's amendment reaches a part of that answer and i absolute him for it -- salute him for it. but i hope and trust that the administ

they also fueled the speculation. he went on to iowa to the steak fry and they sent a political operative who had no real relation ship, a guy named steve to see if they could observe and bond and in theory to staff up senator obama at the time they knew that what will trigger a new round of speculation among the political media in washington and it did and it on settled the campaigns and when that was bubbling they said okay it's called down. wait until the mid term in 2006 and then let's start the process of deciding whether or not to run. >> host: said he announced in 2007 springfield, illinois. here's one of the moments. >> that's why i will have to set priorities and make hard choices and all the government will play a crucial role in bringing about the changes we need, more money and programs alone will all get us where we need to go. each of us and our own lives will have to accept responsibility. for instilling ethic of achievement and or children. for adapting to a more competitive economy, for strengthening the communities and

the clerk: part b amendment number 3 printed in house report 111-183 offered by mr. king of iowa. the chair: a recorded vote has been requested. those in support of the request for a recorded vote will rise and be counted. a sufficient number having arisen, a recorded vote is ordered. members will record their votes by electronic device. and this will be a two-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 chair: on this vote the yeas are 240, the nays are 187. with one member voting present. the amendment is adopted. the unfinished business is the request for a recorded vote on amendment number 2 printed in part b of house report 111-183 offered by the gentleman from tennessee, mr. duncan, on which further proceedings were postponed and on which the noes prevailed by voice vote. the clerk will redesignate the amendm

the chair recognizes the gentleman from iowa. mr. king: madam chair, this amendment takes $1 million out and puts $1 million in, and it comes from time i spent on the board or time i worked with our border patrol officers, our law enforcement officers on the border over the last several years. i've been down to the border, traveled along primarily the arizona border and had our law enforcement officers point to the pinnacles and say, there are drug lookouts, drug smuggling look outs and people smuggling lookouts. these are the equivalent of military positions. i walked a map around and had them put x's on the map to show me where lookouts. and i developed this map and handed it to the secretary of homeland security. the locations are not disputed. there is a cat and mouse game going on between our law enforcement personnel between i.c.e., the shadow wolves and our border patrol personnel. had a conversation with john morton who is the new director of i.c.e. he recognizes this concern. i'm encouraged that this administration has taken

of mid america energy which serves most of the utility customers in the state of iowa, the bill before us will raise utility prices for every residential customer in iowa $110 a month or $1,320 a year. that is not a job creator in iowa. that is a job killer in iowa. i now want to yield one minute to a distinguished member of the committee from the great keystone state, mr. murphy of pennsylvania, one minute. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from pennsylvania is recognized for one minute. mr. murphy: a headline in yesterday 80's pittsburgh paper says more are suffering from the recession, according to the poll. and this is the time to give people in pennsylvania and throughout the united states hope. pennsylvania was built upon energy. we have abundant supplies of coal and natural gas and water and that's why steel is there. we invested in technology labs and we still have hundreds of years of coal. folks, this is the time we need to improve the efficiency of wind and solar so we can have them as energy resources. but let's not abandon steel because you can't make them without coa

want to comment on this there is a requirement that now there is an application made by the state of illinois or by iowato receive the funds and they need to be competed for with a concept which is happening with the a million dollars and if they are really ready to go or not. we do understand the need and the interest and we are working with them. >> my understanding is both states will do a dual application do you know, much about this or can you help me out? >> you could tell me about if you give me 23 point* $2 million. >> that would certainly be inappropriate for me to comment on the merits of any particular application at the time. the guidance is out and there will be a pre-application period that will allow us to review and give assistance and guidance to the various dot to make sure they are under the appropriate track with the guidance that is most beneficial. of the biggest thing we have urged is there be a high level of regional cooperation to make sure the iowa dot and illinois a deity work closely together on that application would be very beneficial. >> lastly you're staff has been very c

. >> that is what folks are saying, help us to believe in the american future again. >> 47! >> 49! >> in iowacitizens going to the polls. it is odd, in a country obsessed with the news, the epic history is treated as a living, breathing thing. >> we are not recollection of this state's, we are the united states of america! we are running to believe again! >> it has never been more apparent than now. is there anyone america who doesn't call this collection historic? a candidate who doesn't reach out to history? i want to explore this haunting of the president by the past, i want to follow america deep into the conflicts of its history to understand what is at stake right now. ♪ >> ladies and gentlemen, please welcome simon schama. [applause] >> hello. what a pleasure to be at the library of philadelphia. it is sort of redundant. and enslaved library is an oxymoron. tremble before the dewey decimal system. everything that succeeded it. in america, it is fantastic how libraries light the flame of insurrection. i remember being very moved by discovering that thomas jefferson, in order forestall h

caucuses and you know how crucial the those iowa caucuses or and then he went on to pull off anothermiracle turning the commonwealth of virginia blue for barack obama. [applause] he is now director of the new organizing for america, the 13 million strong grass-roots an online course that emerge from the campaign to help obama win victories. mitch will talk about how they won the election, the mission of organizing for america and how they plan to work with outside groups. please welcome mitch stewart. [applause] >> thank you all very much and thank you for the gracious introduction and for putting this conference together and for all the folks here participating. as roger said i did start on the campaign the third week in january of 2008, i lived in iowa for a. then travel to a number of different states, nevada, minnesota, texas, indiana and then spend about six months in virginia which was a truly gratifying experience. there are a number of things that we learned during the campaign that i think because of the president's unit background as a community organizer helped instill in

biggest thing we have urged is that there be a high level of reginal cooperation and making sure that the iowa.o.t. and illinois d.o.t. working closely on the april gation would be beneficial. we may get lucky and be able to land. i want to thank you all for being here today. >> i will proceed with another round of questions and yield to myself so much time as i may consume. i'm confused about the 18-month proposal outside of the funding for the regular apportion programs and our major transit district for the most part of the vast amount of mantnens. if we set an 18-month parameter, how are we going to set the project for 18 months-five years? we ran into this during the last authorization and saw a dramatic drop off in the project, particularly larger, longer term projects because of the uncertain ilt created how is the state going to plan the project if they are only planned 18 months of funding. i believe the states would be faith in the administration. >> my state and many states are constrained by state constitution and other responsibilities saying gee, the government will make good on,

i yield three minutes to the gentleman from iowa, a member of the committee on armed services, mr. loebsack. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized for three minutes. mr. loebsack: mr. speaker, i thank the the gentlewoman from maine for yielding. i would also like to thank in particular chairman skelton and ranking member mckeon for their leadership in crafting this legislation before us. this year's national defense authorization act takes significant steps forward in supporting our national guard and reserve. earlier this month iowa observed the one-year anniversary of the floods that devastated large parts of my district. the iowa national guard played a critical role in the response to those floods and their heroic work is a testament to the vital function the national guard plays in domestic disaster response, even as their role and operations abroad increases. nationwide more than $700,000 national guard and reserve soldiers have been cold to duty since september 11 2001 much. as the national guard continues to transform into an operational reserve, it is essent

there is a requirement that now that there is an application being made by the state of the land by iowa to receive those funds, they need to be competed for in the overall concept of what is happening with the $8 billion and whether they're really ready to go. we understand the need, we understand the interest of it and we are working with them. >> my understanding is both states are going to do a jewel application. guy in illinois. can you help me out here a little bit? >> give me $23.2 million. that will certainly be appropriate for me to comment on the merits of any particular application. the grand guidance is out. there will be a pre application period which will allow us to review and give some guidance to the various dots to make sure they are applying in the appropriate track under grand guidance, that will be most beneficial for them. the biggest thing that we have urged is that there be a high level of regional cooperation. making sure that the iowa dot and illinois dot work closely on that application would be very beneficial. >> your staff has been very cooperative and i app

the presiding officer: the senator from iowa. mr. harkin: i ask further proceedings under the quorum call be dispensed with. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. harkin: madam president, i know other speakers are coming down to speak on this resolution before the time runs out, and since no one is here right now to speak, i want to acknowledge several people who have been very instrumental in getting us to this point. first i want to thank the leadership conference on civil rights and for all that they have done to not only bring us to this point for this apology, but for all they have done to enhance and promote civil rights for americans. i would also recognize the longtime president, wade henderson, who has devoted his entire life to the cause of racial justice and ensuring this nation lives up to its founding ideals. i want to acknowledge and thank the naacp. february marked its 100th birthday, founded on the 100th birthday of president abraham lincoln. for 100 years the naacp has fought for justice for all americans. and

the students. it was people across iowa. people across the country that he touched. legacy will live forever. >> we wouldn't have missed it, obviously. ed has been a tremendous influence in my own life. you just meant so much. how do you astronaut into words. >> always tried to get the best out of people. if i can care that on to anybody and teach kids how to do that, i'm going to do my best. >> a moving tribute to a great, great american, great iowan that we loved a great deal. >> carry on what i started, he would say. carry it on. i have equipped everyone well to do this. so carry the torch for me. >> authorities have charged mark becker, a 24-year-old former player for thomas with first-degree murder. he remains in jail on $1 million bond. >> our top stories are ahead. manny ramirez will rejoin his dodgers teammates at the end of the week. after a quick break we'll let you know how many performed in this final minute league tune-up. roger federer's quest for 15th grand slam title continues on the grass courts of wimbledon. we'll take you to center court next. ♪ to

the presiding officer: the senator from iowa. mr. harkin: madam president, i ask further proceedings under the quorum call be dispensed with. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. harkin: i ask consent that indicate lynn miller and -- that kate-lynn miller and edwina hendrick be granted floor privileges. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. harkin: i yield back whatever time remains in morning business for this side. the presiding officer: without objection. is the republican time also yielded back? mr. brownback: on behalf of the republican leader, i yield back the time on our side. the presiding officer: morning business is closed. under the previous order, the senate will proceed to the consideration of senate congressional resolution 26, which the clerk will report. the clerk: s. con. res. 26 -- mr. harkin: madam president, i ask consent that the clerk read the entire text of the resolution. the presiding officer: without objection. clerk s. con. res. 26, apologizing for the enslavement and racial segregation of a

as roger said, i did start on the campaign the third week in january of 2008. i lived in iowa for a year and traveled to a number of different states -- nevada, minnesota, texas, indiana, and then spent about six months in virginia, which was a truly gratifying experience. there are a number of things that we learned during the campaign that i think because of the president's unique background as a community organizer helped instill in us a new way to reach out and talk to people about electoral campaigning. that was what we believed is that people matter. and all too often in campaigns, people are paid lip service but they are not taken seriously. so we had a motto on the campaign that paul came up with called respect, empower, and include. we took every person's point of view very seriously, their efforts, their sacrifice, and we felt through that empowerment they would be more invested in our success than if we didn't take the time to build that sort of ra pour. we basically took that from iowa and did that in every primary state, every general election state moving forward

well, fortunately, when i have photographed the des moines, iowa, state fair, which is a great place to photograph candidates, because in essence, they come to you, that's one of my great metaphors of following basketball, as michael juror done said, when he was younger, he would take the shots. when he got orlando, he -- got older, he would let the shots come to him. it was obvious during this presidential campaign that we were in a sea changing environment here, so i tended to focus on senator obama and fortunately when i went to the iowa state fair, i had not been there for probably 40 seconds and there was senator obama standing virtually right in front of me and at that time it wasn't 250 photographers, it was only seven or nine guys, so fortunately, that's one of the things that i -- that you do, in taking pictures, is not only do you learn to forecuss, take shots, -- focus, take shots, but also you learn when you're shooting presidential candidates to walk backwards really well, but you have to be able to walk backwards while you're changing lenses, going this way and at the s

independent voters were the ones that put him over the top in the general election in in iowa to beginh. as this administration moves forward and rolls out various policies, that group has grown. in addition to seeing him age, which is striking as you look at that video, the group of republicans that look at independent voters -- who have traditionally decided collected cycles -- that is the target. they give him north carolina, indiana, virginia. they are the most important target. one of the things that people did not realize early on was how he tis people together. he said that my story is like your story. as well as the guy down the streets. it is a technique and a rhetorical device to bring the message to the crowd from the podium, on to the streets and the people outside. host: in the book, you outline his evolution from being a state senator and being elected to the senate, his insistence that he would not run in 2008, then he began the heads that statement. >> -- guest: he did, and it is interesting watching him do that. he is actually quite honest. he never says that he never

obama was beginning the campaign and not doing very well so it was the end of 2007 but long before the iowafor what you have just seen that i thought the person who had won the election obliterate be republican or democrat, hillary or obama, whoever would be the person who would act like command the best story, the dreaded n-word, narrative, to tell the american people why because the american people need it to be katzenbach suffering and given back the sense of a trajectory of the story. what obama has rather mccracken -- miraculously it must have been before in the morning lessons in which his heppe mother inflicted before the carter. benjamin franklin but have liked this kind of hippie who said learn. she said wonderfully it's no picnic for me either. [laughter] how many of you have red and dreams for my father? fantastic. so fantastic it doesn't feel like a book written by a politician but it reads that way because he wasn't. he wasn't a politician when he wrote and he was supposed to write an account of the campaign becoming president of the harvard law review but had these wonderful e

the students. it was people across iowa and people across the country that he touched.ive forever. >> we wouldn't have missed it obviously. ed has been a tremendous influence in my own life. and, you know, he just meant so much. how do you put that into words. >> always tried to get the best out of people. >> if i can carry that on to anybody and teach kids how to do that, i'm going to do my best. >> a moving tribute to a great, a great american, great iowian, who we loved and respected a great deal. >> what we have to do to get ready. the coach isn't here. >> the coach would want us to carry on what he started. carry on. i have equipped everyone well to do this, carry the torch for me. >> authorities have charged a 24-year-old former player for thomas with first-degree murder. he remains in jail on a $1 million bond. >> our top stories are ahead. manny ramirez will rejoin his dodgers teammates. after a quick break we'll let you know how he performed on a final minor league tune-up. wimbledon, we'll take you to center court next. you know what i like about tennis are th

the iowa department of transportation will provide 5 million for freight rail projects, $544 million in the port of tacoma washington will eliminate crossings that eliminate vehicle traffic delays up to 45 minutes several times per day. finally congratulations to you and your committee on moving out with the six year bill pressly support your efforts and are ready to help you deliver. plan also urge timely action to our highway and transit program and the inevitable cash flow shortfall the highway trust fund this summer the imposition of 8.$7 billion, we urge you to take action on those critical issues and to take action in a timely short-term manner. thank you for allowing us from the american association of state highway tradition that officials i will be happy to answer questions when the time allots. >> good afternoon representative edwards and members of the committee. my name is joseph casey representing we provide to is rotation in the southeastern pennsylvania area but there also representing the american transit authority representing private businesses. private -- publix 23

. >> recognize the gentleman from iowa for 5 minutes. >> i compliment you on the response to the chairman of the committee. i welcome mr. asa hutchinson back to the committee. i would like to ask, as i was able to hear most of the testimony and review some of it in print and look back over the history of this country and wonder when it is that i have been alarmed that the state secrets doctor nor executive privilege has caused some want to lose their rights or privacy or made the nation less safe. is there anything in history we need to know about that we were not able to learn from because it was ruled in executive privilege? my question is, what are we trying to fix? >> i am not coming to this hearing in a critical fashion. others have had different experiences. i am coming to this from the standpoint that regardless of the history of it, we have the responsibility to make sure the potential for abuse is minimized by a system of checks and balances. and come to this as a conservative. i do not believe in the executive branch anymore than i believe in the judiciary branch. we all have ch

the iowa attorney general's office wants an investigation and confirmed that his doctor had never even told him about the test findings and sent two letters to press the insurance company to reinstate his policy. the company relented and he got his transplant and was able to live through more years before passing away. he was one of the lucky ones. this committee has concluded an investigation and results are alarming. over the past five years, almost 40,000 insurance policyholders have had their policy rescinded by three insurance companies that will testify today. from a preview of case files, they include an every case in which the policyholder submits a claim. resending policies based on policyholders failure to disclose a condition after doctors never told about it. resending policy is based on policyholders and rescinding coverage for all families -- for all family members based on the earlier to disclose the the medical condition of one family member. the investigation has also found >> according to documents obtained by committee, one official was awarded a perfect score of 5 f

the iowa department of transportation will provide $5 million for for freight rail projects. a $15.4 million project in the port of tacoma, washington will eliminate all for at great rail crossings in that cause a truck and traffic -- other traffic vehicle traffic delays of to 45 minutes several times a day. finally congratulations to you and your committee on moving out with a six year bella. we support your efforts and are ready to help you deliver on that six year bill. we also urge timely action on critical threats to our highway and transit program, madam chairman, an inevitable cash flow shortfall of the highway trust fund this summer, imposition of $8.7 billion decision. we urge you to take action on those critical issues and we urge you to take them in a timely in short-term manner. thank you for the opportunity to allow us from mississippi and from ashto, the american association of state highway transportation officials to appear before you today. i'd be happy to answer questions when the time allows. >> thank you mr. brown. mr. casey. >> in afternoon representative

i recognize the gentleman from iowa. >> thank you mr. turkoman and now mr. grossman on to compliment you on the nimble response to the chairman of the kennedy and i would first welcome mr. hutcheson back to the committee and thank all the witnesses for your testimony and first i would like to ask mr. hutcheson and was always able to hear most of the testimony and review some of it in print and look back over the history of the country and wonder when it is i've been alarmed that the state secrets doctrine or executive privileges cause someone to lose their rights or privacy or made the nation less safe or was their anything in history we need to know about that we were not able to learn from because it was rolled up in an executive privilege? the bottom line and my question is, mr. hutcheson, what are we trying to fix? >> i'm not coming to this hearing in a critical fashion. others have had different experiences. i am coming to this from the standpoint that regardless of the history of it we have responsibility to make sure that the potential for abuse is min

the presiding officer: the senator from iowa. mr. grassley: last week, there was a disturbing occurrence on the other side of the capitol that i believe needs to be brought to the attention of my colleagues in the senate on tuesday june 9. the subcommittee on energy and environment of the house energy and commerce committee held a hearing on allowance allocation policies in the waxman-markey climate change bill. one of the witnesses who volunteered to testify before the subcommittee was david solkal chairman of mid-america holdings company based in my state of iowa in the capital city of des moines. we're all very well aware that there are very divergent opinions on the so-called cap and trade program advocated by chairman waxman and subcommittee chairman markey. hearing witnesses are typically invited to share different positions and offer different perspectives on prospective policies. that was the case with the mid-america c.e.o. his company supports the cap on emission reductions in the bill but strongly opposes the trading compon

the amendment is not -- the gentleman from iowa. mr. king: i'd ask for a recorded vote. the chair: pursuant to clause 6 of rule 18, further proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentleman from texas will be postponed. the clerk will read. the clerk: page 39, line 18, state and local programs, including transfer of funds, $2,829,000,000. firefighter assistant grants, $800 million of which $380,000 to carry out section 33 of that act and $420 million shall be available to carry out section 34 of that act to remain available until september 30, 2011. emergency management performance grants, $330 million. radiological emergency preparedness program, aggregate charges assessed during fiscal year 2010 as authorized in the department of veterans' affairs and housing and urban development and independent agencies appropriations act of 1999 shall not be less than 100% of the amounts anticipated by the department necessary for its radiological emergency preparedness program. united states fire administration, $45,588,000. disaster relief, including transfer of funds, $2 billi

the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from iowa rise? >> to address the house for one minute. revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized for one minute, without objection. mr. braley: one year ago today i got on a plane and flew back home to waterloo, iowa, to a district and state under water. the railroad bridge in downtown waterloo was torn down by the raging waters and my entire state went through the worst natural disaster in our state's history. it's hard to believe that much time has passed but the work continues and the good resilient people of iowa continue to rebuild which is why secretary donvan is there today announcing the latest rounds of h.u.d. assistance to helpp people get back on their feet and rebuild their homes. i will be wearing next week in the congressional baseball game the jersey of the blue raiders. last year this baseball team's entire field was under 10 feet of water. and it's a symbol of what happens when communities all over this country are devastated by natural disast

lucas: madam speaker, i yield to the gentleman from iowa, mr. king, one minute. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from iowa is recognized for one minute. mr. king: thank you, madam speaker. i thank the gentleman from oklahoma for yielding. first, i would say that this court case that says the e.p.a. will regulate co-2 regardless, it takes a little change to interior approps to fix that. we are the united states congress. we don't capitulate to cap and tax because of a court ruling. we tell them what the american people think. second, this bill freezes or rolls back oil, natural gas, coal, nuclear and biofuels. we'll have less. we're not going to break dependency on foreign oil with less energy. iowa corn farmers, 6.2 million acres, five million of them went in before 2001 and only 25% of them went in afterwards will be able to qualify because they rotate. so we're down to 4.8% of the guys doing it right, one out of 20 are going to get any benefit out of the peterson amendment. and furthermore, when speaker pelosi set up the cap and trade and bought the carbon

waxman: i'm pleased to yield to the distinguished representative from the state of iowa, mr. boswell, one minute. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized one minute. mr. boswell: i ask unanimous consent to revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. boswell: i rise with some reservation but support h.r. 2454. i'm pleased with the deal between chairman peterson and chairman waxman to protect american farmers. they are to be commended for their hard work. this bill makes tremendous progress in jobs energy, national security and the environment. one troubling issue remains a formula partially based on retail sales means consumers in coal-reliant states like iowa and the midwest who need the most help will see greater rate decreases than consumers in other parts of the country. iowans are struggling to repay student loans, put food on the table, why are we asking them to shoulder more of the burden than others? this is not fair. this bill is worth supporting but it is my hope that when the house addresses this legislation again, the a

of a utility that provides most of the electricity for iowa says in iowa alone, costs are going to go up $110 a month for a residential customer. that's $1,200. gasoline prices will go up between 40 cents and 70 cents a gallon. if you take the mid point and say 50 cents a gallon and husband and wife each drive 1,000 miles an month you will have $800,000. that is $2,000 per family in 2012. it's not a postage stamp. their estimates are as high as $6,000. let's start with $2,000. that's in the first year and every year thereafter. if you look at this chart here on unemployment, if it goes below the bar, that's a negative. 2015, 2.3 million jobs. 2025, 2.7 million. it averages two million jobs every year. you talk about a green job resolution. in spain, they have been trying to do that. and in spain, for every green job they've created, they have lost two conventional jobs. and the green jobs they've created in spain have cost $1.2 million per job created in government subsidies. that's not a revolution i want to be part of, madam speaker. i cannot express enough to get to 83% baseline re

he said so in his letter the my friend from iowa, senator grassley, said he was just being political. i don't think so. i think he studied this and he knows a public option will make the system work well. it may be after three years the public option fails and isn't needed. fine. fine. but i don't believe that will happen. but we're not going to in the public option just keep putting more and more and more government money in till it wipes out the insurance companies. that's not the intent. the intent is to have a robust market like we have in other state and some of the federal systems where many different plans compete. one is a public option. there might also be co-ops like my friend from north dakota has been advocating. there will be plenty of private insurance companies. i'd say one other thing here: my friends on the other side of the aisle say -- well, why can't we just have the private insurer compote and is a whole lot of plans. we don't have that in the vast majority of states now. we have a system where any private company can sell insurance but i believe the statistic is

i want to have the most representation possible from iowa. but we've got to have a real count. we've got to deal with integrity. when we have corrupt organizations with the trappings of a criminal enterprise this congress should shut off funding to that criminal enterprise. but instead we don't get a vote vote and we don't get a debate because the rule os unprecedentedly changed and corrupted up there on the third floor in the rule committees where nobody goes and if many did they couldn't get. in we need cameras there. we need the press there. we need open rules here on the floor and we need people that are willing to engage in this debate and take -- come whatever may if you believe in yourself, stand up and say so, i'll be happy to yield to you but i see it never happens. you sit on your hands and you accept that this power that you happen to have right now, but the american people are going to take it back and give it to the people that they trust. with that, madam speaker, i would yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back his time

now, another friend spoke, the gentleman from iowa, with reference to the rules committee being upstairs in a small place. that's where it was when i got here, that's where it is now and i suspect when he and i leave that's where it will be. but to suggest that the media somehow or another does not cover the rules committee evidently ignores the fact that everything that we say is transcribed by these people that are reporters that we overwork and abuse well on into nights when we could have been about the business, saving taxpayers' money by letting them get about their business, and all the staff around here that this legislative branch bill is about, all of what we do is recorded. in addition to that, no repoer is refused to be there, and c-span often chooses to cover the rules committee dependent upon whether or not there is a matter of substance that allows -- that they would want to cover. my friends on the other side had 12 years of rule making. i served on the rules committee in the minority in that time. you didn't regulate financial services you didn't provide a sensible health

we're among the best if not the best. yet iowa and not just iowa but there are a number of states that rank high in terms of outcomes but rank low in terms of reimbursement rates. i want to ask any of you here to offer any remarks that you might with respect to the current bill and whether it really gets at that issue or not. and what we might be able to do to really remedy some of those geographic disparity that is we see. in particular, i think mr. pollack and mr. shea might be willing to speak to that. >> i appreciate the question, and i think you're right on track. one of the ideas that has been widely discussed is the notion that we need to be able to, as we link payments to quality, we need to be able to do rapid cycle testing of the way to do that so that we're not in the system where medicare once a year makes set rates and so forth. we need a more -- we need a more flexible and nimble approach that really matches the quality improvement efforts that are being done around the country and rewards those and incentivize those

we will show you in a moment the comments from newt gingrich on health care. iowa on the democratic line. caller: yes, my comment is basically, and i go back to 1992 when the debate between perot, bush, and clinton ran. perot knows a lot about health care from the blue cross companies in the software. his comment is that we should take a look at them and find out which one is the best inand apply it to the u.s. -- i think that should be used. host: the former speaker was asked about the administration's proposal. here's his reply. >> "the new york times" let out the cat this morning. the government will decide whether or not you live and severe restrictions on health care. a government plan so the government can take over and run the whole system. if you think the government cannot run general motors, why would you think the government can run health care? >> and the government is running health care companies? >> the we use that model to destroy all the health care companies. >> is it inevitable? >> no, i did nothing so. >> are there enough republican votes to sto

and the 211 in the missouri, iowa, indiana and ohio played significant roles in their recovery efforts. the 2009 preparation as well under way and i am pleased to report to that we have complete integrated telephony the office to the louisiana. most importantly we have an extended an enhanced relationship with a louisiana state government. i am pleased to tell you that we have had a both red cross, 211 and national guard embedded in the sf for months of planning that have been under way. in the third i would tell you that statewide we recruited and began training response volunteers if called upon. however, there remain enormous old abilities and i'd like to address those -- the current economic crisis has searched the call volume beyond the current capacity of a system and in locations around america. most 211 are still in need of critical elements for disaster response. for example, generators, remote-control calling ability, telephone service arrangements with telephone companies, and significant concern to all of us aren't the gaps and services along the u.s. the atlantic coast. tw

speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from iowa is recognized. mr. king: thank you, mr. speaker. and i thank the gentlelady from north carolina for yielding to me and for her stall wart representation of her constituents and all americans on the rules committee. it is a difficult place to serve when you find yourself outvoted almost 2-is and you're back in -- 2-1 and you're back in a corner up on the third floor where the press seldom goes, where the cameras almost never are, and behaviors which are not consistent are common and where the rights and the franchise of the elected members of this congress are diminished significantly by the most recent over the last 2 1/2 years, behaviors of the rules committee. this is where this congress is controlled. i rise in opposition to this rule. i rise in opposition to rule after rule that comes out of that little room up there on the third floor. and, for example, in the previous bill justice appropriations, the one that the gentlelady mentioned all of the amendments offered, republicans offering 94 amendments, i recall that the rules comm

the floor. my friend, steve kinger from iowa. i'll yield you whatever -- steve king from iowa. i'll yield back the balance of my time you whatever time you want. mr. king: i thank my friend from texas for yielding and also organizing this special order and the gentleman from doctor from -- and the gentleman doctor from georgia as well. who stands up for fiscal responsibility, constitutionality and as i'm reading "the washington post" language, the statement that came from our speaker november 8, 2006, the american people voted to restore integrity and honesty in washington, d.c., and the democrats intend to lead the most honest, the most ethical and the most, perhaps, moral congress in history. and the most honest, most open and most ethical congress in history, closed quote, is that language. and you know i heard that constant drub of cyst similar that was coming here for -- criticism that was coming here for several years. the 30's group came down here to the floor almost every night and made those kind of allegations and i was looking at people over on this side of the aisle

smith: i yield two minutes to the gentleman from iowa, mr. king, also a member of the judiciary committee. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized for two minutes. mr. king: i thank the gentleman from texas for yielding. first i want to thank all of those who volunteered on this task force for impeachment and i want to thank chairman conyers and ranking member smith for pulling this together in their professional fashion and people on our side of the aisle and mr. schiff of california who has conducted himself, i think, with a solid degree of professionalism throughout the proceedings. i'm very well aware, mr. speaker, that this is a rare and extraordinary step this congress is taking. and that this is a serious moment. when i read through this report that's been produced by the task force, pulled together the data in a compressed fashion, it's appalling to me this went on as long as it did i will say, when the conviction came down and the sentence was made, the 33 months in the federal penitentiary to judge kent this congress act

without objection so ordered and the 46 amendments that the senator from iowa has just enumerated are adopted and i think my colleagues for their work on lobbying of that large number can i just a couple of things. in looking over the amendment offered by the republicans signed it seemed to fall into six broad categories there was limiting funding for prevention efforts to the investment fund and workplace wellness, opposing the temporary clinical preventive care for the uninsured and right choices section, limiting the activities of school based health, prevention for the aging, a community prevention and states' concerns. seem to fall and those kind of categories. i don't know, i have just suggested that if we could maybe it works to those that way it might be a logical quote kind of a process. that would be the best way to proceed or if you want to open it up. >> i think what senator enzi said, this will be a major debate on the trust fund into that is not technical in nature, that is a hard or a least a major portion of this overall effort and endeavor some might be a good place t

reserve or the sec said in capital in this regime but just as there is capital standards in the full oversight iowa -- i defer. >> is to analyze the risk of our doing business with each other and to demand collateral against the position we are creating some much of that and now the system would be required here is analysis that i think the dealers are very comfortable doing. the difference would be there would be government oversight but i don't think we will have the capacity to second-guess every transaction whether there is was analyzed appropriately but we would expect the firms to stress test of their models and ensure the risk-management procedures are first class. .. >> what about your system would have stop that? would your system have kicked in ats' mind and you would call the ceo of aig and shay you're at $200 billion and you're down, you can't do this anymore. would we have stopped aig? >> it's always hard in hindsight. i think a number of features here would have slowed down and maybe even stopped. aig put on an enormous book of business without putting aside capital or margin, and wha

reserve or the sec said in capital in this regime but just as there is capital standards in the full oversight iowa -- i defer. >> is to analyze the risk of our doing business with each other and to demand collateral against the position we are creating some much of that and now the system would be required here is analysis that i think the dealers are very comfortable doing. the difference would be there would be government oversight but i don't think we will have the capacity to second-guess every transaction whether there is was analyzed appropriately but we would expect the firms to stress test of their models and ensure the risk-management procedures are first class. .. it will help them determine the appropriate level of capital to hold against those positions or potential appropriate level of collateral or margin to see with respect to each transaction. >> i'm running out of time. we never have enough time. it's a complicated area, but let me ask this question. as a.i.g. was ramping up its exposure in risk, and hindsight is always 20/20, and we can look back and say, boy, that was really dum

under the speaker's announced policy of january 6, 2009, the chair recognizes the gentleman from iowa, mr. king, for 60 minutes. the speaker pro tempore: the chair lay before the house the following communication. the clerk: leave of absence requested for mr. baca for today and friday, june 12. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the request is granted. is there a motion to adjourn? the gentlewoman from pennsylvania is recognized. ms. schwartz: so moved. 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 agreed time >> live coverage of the house when members gavel back in tomorrow. >> every weekend, the latest non-fiction books and authors on "book tv remote saturday, how do you run for congress was $7,000 and your sixth grade students managing the campaign? she is interviewed on sunday. joel rosenberg takes you inside the revolution. and what is next for the economy? stephen more on taxes and the end of prosperity. later, "for closured nation recall every weekend is filled with books an

shipping because of that. >> know we are not peery islamic yes you are because i can tell you in the state of iowa and he is immune from liability as a distributor of your product if the manufacturer is in existence and not in bankruptcy. that's the fact in almost every state understand product liability law. so if you disappear as a potential claimant in that process, every one of these dealers is going to be on the hook. not just your remaining dealer network the existing dealers that no longer have a franchise. >> both the wind on agreements as well as continuation agreements will be assumed by the new general motors and indemnification agreements gm has today will@@@@@@@@ár as part of our obligation we would continue to identify the dealers that signed the agreement with general motors. >> they're going to have to rely upon you to step up after they have been sued and they pass that on to you, and they're going to have to have counsel involved because of that. >> sir, i think that by virtue of the indemnification continuing to the new company, we did that purposefully to try to avoid the situa

the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from iowa rise? >> to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. braley: mr. speaker, a year ago i stood in this well is a heavy heart and asked for a moment of silence for the town of parkersburg that was destroyed by an f-5 tornado. the high school was destroyed and the recovery was the allegedenedary -- legendary football coach thomas. he emerged from the rubble with tears in his eyes, pledged to rebuild the school and rebuild a community and help heal the sorrow. ed and his wife, jan, moved into an apartment above a hardware store. he worked with young people and inspired them to become better people. yesterday morning as coach thomas was at the school he loved working with young people a lone gunman entered the school and shot and killed ed thomas in front of 20 to 30 high school students. ed thomas coached for 37 years. he had a career record of 292-84, including two state championships, 19 state playoff appearances and get this, in a town of 280

profound experiences i've had in my life is spending a month at a pediatric oncology unit at the university of iowa in the big brothers big sisters program and my little brother was diagnosed with acute large celled lymphoma and spent the day watching patients with no hair, ivies in their arm or chest going into a port, walking around taking care of each other much better than our health care takes water of patients in their time of need, and it's a slander on the names of the health care professionals who do everything they can to help keep patients like your brother, like my little brother alive when we don't give them the support they need after they have invested their hard-earned dollars paying premiums to health care insurance company returns their back on the patient on their hour of need. and that is why i strong supporter of the health insurance option and proud mike colleagues on this committee, chris murphy and peter welch joined me introducing to get health insurance patience a public health insurance option with no discrimination so we don't have to go through these nightmares any more

the country. my wife's grandfather was at first ford dealer in dubuque, iowa and my uncle came home from world war ii and at the request of one of his navy bodies move to my home town of berglund, iowa and started working as a parts manager and a chevy dealership that he later purchase and worked in for 60 years. i want to talk a little bit about where we have been to get to where we are right now. because i remember those fall rollouts of a new models and the excitement that they brought to my home town. and i remember those ads that my old man and my hometown newspaper showing all of the employees of his dealership and how many years they had worked there to show the impact that his business was having on our community because of those same employees were the ones volunteering in the boy scouts and the little league and in school activities and they were making our community a better place to live. and when you talk about these dealer closures, you are not just talking about the application of economic principles and mathematical formulations. you are talking about the impact on people's lives i