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 253, the nays are 163. the amendment is adopted. the house will be in order. the house will be in order. the committee will be in order. the committee will be in order. for what purpose does the gentlewoman from florida rise? was was madam speaker, i ask unanimous consent to speak out of order for one minute. the chair: without objection. was was thank you, madam speaker. well, i wish -- ms. wasserman schultz: well, i wish i was standing before you this morning to announce the congress women's softball team's second big victory. unfortunately i can't share that good news with you but i can share the news with you that our bipartisan team with the bad news babes raised over $50,000 for the young survival coalition. so we are very proud of that. we are proud as congressional women that we play in a bipartisan spirit, that we have built a bipartisan and bicameral -- we have built a can camaraderie and a team spirit and frie

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 -- the chair: on this vote the yeas are 136. the nays are 281 and the amendment is not adoipted. the unfinished business is a question for a recorded vote on amendment number 9 printed in the congressional record offered by the gentleman from texas, mr. burgess, on which further proceedings were postponed and on which the ayes prevailed by voice vote. the clerk will redesignate the amendment. the clerk: amendment number 9 pribted in the congressional record offered by mr. -- printed in the congressional record offered by mr. burgess of texas. the chair: a sufficient number having arisen, a recorded vote is ordered. members will record their votes by electronic device. this is 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 pu

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u.s. house of representatives in the 20th century. with the consent of then minority leader gerald ford of michigan, congressman paul finley of illinois chose mitchell for this historic assignment in 1965. as a page in the republican cloak room, he witnessed many historic mome ancient of the civil rights movement, including the floor debates for the voting rights act of 1965. mitchell went on to a career as a reporter, ultimately as a broadcaster and weekend anchor in minneapolis. mitchell was later employed as a writer and editor for northwestern bell and is deputy director of communications for the illinois attorney general's office. mitchell also started his own public relations firm and served as the executive director for illinois fatherhood initiative, a nonprofit organization. so now, let me turn the program over to the panelists and we'll proceed. and since we're here in the capitol by seniority. therefore, frank, we'll let you begin by making a statement. anything you'd like to share with us? >> nothing like seniority to make

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 150. the nays are 260. the amendment is not adopted. for what purpose does the gentleman from new jersey seek recognition? mr. frelinghuysen: madam chair, i move that the committee do now rise. the chair: the question is on the motion that the committee rise. all those in favor say aye. those opposed, no. the ayes have it. the motion is adopted. accordingly, the committee rises. the speaker pro tempore: mad yame chairman. -- madam chairman. the chairman of the committee of the whole house on the state of the union reports that the committee has had under consideration h.r. 5325, and has come to no resolution thereon. >> mr. speaker. will members please take their conversations off the floor so the gentleman from georgia can e heard. for what purpose does the gentleman from georgia rise? >> mr. speaker, pursuant to rule 22, clause 7-c, i hereby announce my intention to offer a motion to instruct on h.r. 4348. the speaker

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 -- the chair: on this vote the yeas are 154, the nays are 260. the amendment is not adopted. the unfinished business is the request for a recorded vote on the amendment offered by the gentleman from georgia, mr. broun, on which further proceedings were postponed and on which the noes prevailed by voice vote. the clerk: amendment offered by mr. broun of georgia. 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. this is 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.] t

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: the house will be in order. the prayer will be offered by the chaplain, father conroy. chaplain conroy: eternal god, we give you thanks for giving us another day. as this house adjourns in anticipation of independence day, we ask your special blessing upon our nation. we have many things to be thankful for and ask that you send your spirit that we might continue to live our freedoms with responsibility and integrity. help us to be truly grateful for what we have and generous as well. bless the members of this assembly and their families in the time they have together at home so that when they return they are rested and energized to take on the important work that faces them concerning our economy and national security in today's world. these have been historic days. issues of great importance have been decided in much commentary and argument has ensued. bless our nation and its citizens, especially those whose energy and emotions are stired. wi

the clerk: the honorable the speaker, house of representatives, sir, pursuant to the permission granted in clause 2-h of rule 2 of the rules of the u.s. house of representatives, the clerk received the following message from the secretary of the senate on june 3, -- june 7, 2012, at 6:08 p.m. that the senate passed senate 3261, that the senate passed without amendments h.r. 5883, h.r. 5890. with best wished, i am, signed, sincerely, karen l. haas. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from georgia seek recognition? mr. broun: mr. speaker, i have an amendment at the desk. the chair: the clerk will -- the speaker pro tempore: the clerk will report -- mr. broun: a motion at the desk. the clerk: motion to instruct conferees on h.r. 4348 offered by mr. broun of georgia. mr. broun of georgia moves that managers on the part of the house at the conference on the disagreeing votes on the two houses on the senate amendment to the bill h.r. 4348 be instructed to insist on provisions that limit funding out of the highway trust fund, including the mass transit account, for federal aid, highway and transit programs for amoun

u.s. congressmen. he is representing the 15th congressional district of california in the u.s. houserepresentatives. in congress, he is a member of the powerful house appropriations and budget committee. share of the democratic caucuses, new media working group, house democratic senior went, and the original author of the equity and excellence commission now housed in the u.s. department of education. his district includes silicon valley, the birthplace of technology. mike has dedicated his life to public service and is lauded for his work on education, civil- rights national service, immigration, transportation, the environment, and high-tech issues. >> he is also the greatest karaoke sing their -- singer and all of congress. -- in all of congress. [applause] >> he just told me i had five minutes. what do you think of this program? [applause] it is about time. i want to thank francis and fong. i think this is the very first statewide heritage month held with the mayor of san francisco. let me say something about heritage month in san francisco and your mayor. in the old days, you re

u.s. house of representatives thank you very much indeed for joining us live in the usa . the eurozone is breathing a sigh of relief after the greek socialist leader announced that three parties have agreed on a coalition government following sunday's election comes after weeks of uncertainty and fears an anti bailout party would have a majority in parliament whether the crisis focus is now shifting to spain which is set to see another round of protests on wednesday not as jacob grieves has this report. that government will be headed up by mr marson leader of new democracy who won in the recent election freeway coalition that's what we're seeing at the moment now they're going to have to jump together one hundred seventy nine seats in this three hundred seat parliament that could prove very crucial going to be passing is a very unpopular austerity likely in the future legislation associated with it greeks they have some monsters but they're still really lacking in many such as the wave of anti austerity that we see in the build up with these elections some of the parties in

u.s. house of representatives in new york seventh congressional district thanks so much . all the time for showing talent a night program earlier this week we wanted to get your take on what's happening in wisconsin and the financial influences that saved scott walker in the recall election and we wanted to know if you thought money played a big role so let's go to producer patrice and incentive to find out what you had to say. i'm of the streets of d.c. to tell people the nation's capital what our viewers had to say on twitter and facebook and you tube and see which comments we should keep orderly. but. how big of a role do you think that money played in the wisconsin elections greg on twitter wrote in to say big labor played more of a role in this election than anything but do you think i think money probably played a huge role in this election but labor unions have been losing power so it's kind of tough to know to me and to so many others it's not the number one priority i'm more interested in the defeat of the union position because i think the unions are very relevan

of arson. it caused a massive traffic nightmare. a senior housing complex went up in flames in the middle of the night. two dozen agents have been investigating the cause. >>> the u.s. house of representatives today found attorney general eric holder in criminal contempt of congress. it is the first time that a sitting attorney general has been cited for contempt. the votes game after he refused to hand over certain documents related to the botched so called fast and future gun sting. nancy pelosi and many others walked out during the vote calling the process by the gop political. >>> make sure your 4th of july plans involve watching kron4 this year. you will have the best seat in the house to watch fireworks from all around the bay, san rafael, pleasant hill, and the big show in san francisco. we're the only station that brings you local fireworks live. @@0 >>> police showed off some of the mug shots in a city-wide sweeps of wanted suspects. 53 were booked on felony charges ranging from possession of stolen property to assault with a deadly weapon. 18 were parolees. the chief of police says these arrests are of particular importance given the recent uptick in violence. there have been ten

u.s. congressmen. he is representing the 15th congressional district of california in the u.s. houserepresentatives. in congress, he is a member of the powerful house appropriations and budget committee. share of the democratic caucuses, new media working group, house democratic senior went, and the original author

u.s. congressmen. he is representing the 15th congressional district of california in the u.s. houserepresentatives. in congress, he is a member of the powerful house appropriations and budget committee. share of the democratic caucuses, new media working group, house democratic senior went, and the original author of the equity and excellence commission now housed in the u.s. department of education. his district includes silicon valley,

u.s. house of representatives. for many years congresswoman pelosi had fought a year after year to fill the funding but was cut for hiv aids to san francisco. this year nearly and the board of supervisors of to the plate and restore about funding, so thank you to them. i did want to read from her pride statement. during pride month we celebrate how far we have come in the plight or civil rights. we pledge to keep working to assure our nation lives up to the ideal of equality, heritage, and hogape. we passed a hate crime law and made a historic movement in research and prevention. president obama made it a policy to no longer defend the shameful events of marriage at. we have all witnessed history last month when the president of the united states spoke out in favor of marriage rights for lgbt couples. goowe look forward to the day wn all are treated equally in the eyes of the law, but more must be done. we must keep up the search for the end to discrimination in the workplace, schools, the government, and our lives.

u.s. house of representatives votes to hold attorney general eric holder in contempt of congress. this came after holder refused to hand over documents related to a botched gun running zimb. criminal charges are brought against the son of baltimore's state's attorney, greg bern seen. owen bernstien has just been charged. bernstien needed 38 stitches to close a cut on his hand. >>> several police scandals aring ashaking the baltimore city police department. mike elborn has some serious questions surfacing about credibility and the possible pattern of bad behavior. >> reporter: sandals are rocking the police department, including accusations of overtime abuse. >> we have to make that adjustment. >> reporter: and the recig nation of the director of police training. add to that the commissioner's retirement, sparking leadership questions. who will clean this up? sharp black has been here almost 40 year and is concerned the hubt is being shut out from the selection of the next top cop. >> we think it's outrage, twai. not just bad. it's also about policy. it's not just about the individ

u.s. house of representatives their colder in a criminal attempt of congress. it is the first time held in contempt. he withheld documents related to the botched gunrunning is the night. many members of congress walked out during the vote, refusing to participate, calling the process political. a fire that destroyed hundreds of homes and colorado's brings is still too dangerous for investigators. the fire charred 10 a.. the euro zone third and fourth largest economies cannot afford to keep borrowing the money. the first in the second largest cannot agree on how to stop them from saving. leaders are meeting once again in brussels. the french president wants to pull european debt to kickstart growth but german chancellor does not, at least not yet. >>jaqueline: the fog is clinging to the coast this afternoon. widespread through the bay area. we will take a look at fog tracker 4 and cooler temperatures coming up. great idea. so we'll switch to u-verse tv and internet... that's just what we need... i got accepted into juilliard. [ dad ] that's great! can we talk ab

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 226, the nays are 168. the previous question is ordered. the question is on the adoption of the resolution. those in favor say aye. . those opposed, no. in the opinion of the chair, the ayes have it. >> mr. speaker. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from massachusetts. mr. mcgovern: i ask for a recorded vote. the speaker pro tempore: a recorded vote is requested. those favoring a recorded vote will rise. a sufficient number having arisen, a recorded vote is ordered. 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 229, the n

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 253. the nays are 172. on this vote the yeas are 254. the nays are 173. the resolution is adopted. without objection, a motion to reconsider is laid upon the table. the unfinished business is on the question on suspend the rules and passing h.r. 4251, as amended, which the clerk will report by title. the clerk: union calendar number 369, h.r. 4251, a bill to authorize enhance and reform certain port security programs to increase sufficiency and risk-based coordination within the department of homeland security, and for other purposes. the speaker pro tempore: the question is, will the house suspend the rules and pass the bill as amended. so many as are in favor say aye. those opposed, no. in the opinion of the chair, 2/3 of those voting having responded in the affirmative, the rules -- >> mr. speaker. mr. speaker, i request the yeas and nays. the speaker pro tempore: the yeas and nays are requested. those f