year 201030-year -- 2010 30-year shipbuilding plan as required by section 231 of title 10, united states code. the speaker pro tempore: referred to the house calendar and ordered printed. for what purpose does the gentleman from arkansas rise? >> by direction of the committee on armed -- mr. boozman: i -- by direction of the committee on armed services i report a resolution. the speaker pro tempore: the clerk will report the title. the chair: the -- the clerk: the plan relating to long-term aviation plans of the department of defense as required by section 231-a of title 10 united states code. the speaker pro tempore: referred to the house calendar and ordered printed. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from florida rise? ms. wasserman schultz: pursuant to house resolution 559, i call up h.r. 2918, appropriations for the legislative branch for fiscal year 2010 and ask for its immediate consideration. the speaker pro tempore: the clerk will report the lytle. the clerk: a bill making provisions for the legislative branch for fiscal year 2010 and for other purposes. t

the clerk: h.r. 2247, a bill t amend title 5, united states code to make technical amendments to certain provisions of title 5, united states code enacted by the congressional review act. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to the rule, the gentleman from tennessee, mr. cohen and the gentleman from texas, mr. gohmert, each will control 20 minutes. the gentleman from tennessee. mr. cohen: i ask that all members have five days to revise and extend their remarks and include extraneous material on the bill under consideration. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. cohen: i yield myself such time as i may consume. this resolution would cut governmental waste by reducing duplicative paperwork currently mandated by the congressional review act. the congressional review act is the review of rules. it currently provides it must submit documents to both houses of congress and the comptroller general, it must contain a copy of the rule -- it's printed four times. the house parliamentarian testified in three separate congresses about the ever-increasing volume of executive communications thi

the clerk: h.r. 2765, a bill to amend title 28 united states code to prohibit recognition and enforcement of foreign defamation judgments and certain foreign judgments against the providers of interactive computer services. the speaker pro tempore: the question is -- pursuant to the rule, the gentleman from tennessee, mr. cohen, and the gentleman from texas, mr. gohmert, will each control 20 minutes. the chair recognizes the gentleman from tennessee. mr. cohen: thank you, mr. speaker. i once again ask unanimous consent that all members have five legislative days to revise and extend their remarks and include ex trapious material on the bill under -- consideration. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. cohen: and i'd like to reserve my time and ask if the gentleman fromas

section 217, section 5759 of title 5, united states code, as amended by striking subsection e. section 218, subchapter 4 of title 5, united states code, is amended. this title may be cited as the department of justice appropriations act of 2010. title 3, science, office of science and technology policy, $7,154,000,000. national aeronautics and space administration, science, $4,497,100,000 of which not to exceed $450 million, shall remain available until september 30, 2011. aeronautics, $501 million of which not to exceed $50 million shall remain available until september 30, 2011. exploration, $3,293,200,000 of which not to exceed $330 million, shall remain available until september 30, 2011. space operations, $6,9 -- $6,097, 300,000 of which not to exceed $610 million shall remain available until september 30, 2010. education, 175 million. to remain available -- $education, $175 million. cross-agency, $3,064,000. construction, remediation, $441,700,000 to remain available until september 30, 2015. office of inspector general, $35 million. provisions, funds for announced prizes

the clerk: senate 407, an act to amend title 38 united states code to provide for an increase effective december 1, 2009, in the rates of compensation for veterans with service connected disabilities and the rates of dependency and indemnity compensation for the survivors of certain disabled veterans to codify increases in the rates of such compensation that were effective as of december 1, 2008, and for other purposes. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to the rule, the gentleman from california, mr. filner, and the gentleman from arkansas, mr. boozman, each will control 20 minutes. the chair recognizes the gentleman from california. million filner: thank you, mr. speaker. this is the last week before the july 4 break, and we have a series of bills i think to suitably commemorate july 4 with bills that will really aid our veterans who have made july 4 possible. i rise in support of the veterans compensation cost of living adjustment act of 2009, s. 407, which is a companion to the house bill h.r. 1533 which was introduced by one of our new members on the committee of veterans' affairs a

i rise in support of h.r. 1211, a bill to amend title 38, united states code, to expand and improve health care services available to women's veterans from the department of veterans affairs and for other purposes. i appreciate the gentlelady from south dakota, ms. herseth sandlin's, hard work on this bill in bringing this forward. throughout history, women have played a vital role in our national defense. currently, women make up about 8% of the total veteran population and the v.a. estimates that by 2020, women veterans will comprise about 10% of the veteran population. women are the fastest growing segment of the veteran population and it's essential to make sure that v.a. is providing specialized programs and services to meet their unique physical and mental health needs. i want to thank again my good friend and colleague, the gentlelady from south dakota, for introducing this legislation and i am pleased to have joined with her as an original co-sponsor for h.r. 1211. this would expand and improve benefits for our female veterans, especially the newest generation of women veterans ser

imprisonment for felony of obstruction of justice in violation of section 1512(c)(2) of title 18, united states code, on the basis of false statements made to the committee. the sentencing judge described his conduct as "a stain on the justice system itself." wherefore, judge samuel b. kent is guilty of high crimes and misdemeanors and should be removed from office. article iv. judge samuel b. kent made material false and misleading statements about the nature and extent of his nonconsensual sexual contact with cathy mcbroom and donna wilkerson to agents of the federal bureau of investigation on or about november 30, 2007, and to agents of the federal bureau of investigation and representatives of the department of justice on or about august 11, 2008. wherefore, judge samuel b. kent is guilty of high crimes and misdemeanors and should be removed from office. mr. president, the house of representatives, by protestation, saving to themselves the liberty of exhibiting at any time hereafter any further articles of accusation or impeachment against the said samuel b. kent, judge of the united states dist

2007, an airport that incurred an amount for eligible cost under section 44923 of title 49, united states code, that was less than 90% of such cost, the secretary or assistant secretary shall reimburse such airport under such section in an amount equal to such eligible cost. the chair: is there objection to modify the amendment? without objection, the amendment is modified. pursuant to house resolution 474, the gentleman from florida, mr. diaz-balart, and a member opposed, each will control five minutes. the chair recognizes the gentleman from florida. mr. diaz-balart: thank you, mr. chairman. and i'd like to thank the distinguished chairman of the committee for his consideration and another clear demonstration of the bipartisanship on this house floor. mr. chairman, i rise to offer an amendment that is a matter of simple fairness to airports that are installing connelly mandated, in-line explosive detection systems, known as e.d.s. airports that were offered t.s.a. discretionary funding for e.d.s. projects in 2008 were not treated equally. this was due to funding language that in effect pitte

the clerk: union calendar number 71, h.r. 2344, a bill to amend section 114 of title 17 united states code to provide for agreements for the reproduction and performance of sound recordings by webcasters. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to the rule, the gentleman from georgia, mr. johnson, and the gentleman from california, mr. issa, each will control 20 minutes. the chair recognizes the gentleman from georgia. million johnson: thank you, mr. speaker. i ask unanimous consent that all members may have five legislative days to revise and extend their remarks and also to include extraneous material on this bill. i i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, so ordered. mr. johnson: i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. johnson: mr. speaker, the webcaster settlement act of 2009 allows the recording industry and the providers of internet radio also known as webcasters to negotiate reasonable royalty rates for the streaming of sound recordings on the internet. while a relatively new techno

the clerk: h.r. 466, a bill to amend title 38, united states code, to prohibit discrimination and acts of reprisal for people who receive treatment for injuries or illnesses incurred in or aggravated by service in the armed forces. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from california, mr. filner and the gentleman from arkansas, mr. boozman, each will control 20 minutes. the chair recognizes the gentleman from the great state of california. mr. filner: i yield myself such time as may consume. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. filner: i have been honored to bring bill after bill that will increase the privileges, the benefits and say thank you to an even better degree to our nation's veterans. and this is another bill that will in fact do that, to say thank you to those who have served our nation. my distinguished colleague from texas, mr. doggett, has introduced 466, the wounded veteran job security act. his steadfast commitment to our men and women in uniform and to our nation's veterans is to be commended. and i would yield as much time as he may consume to mr. doggett

development or operation of any portion of a human resources management system authorized by title 5 united states code. section 520, for fiscal year 2010, none of the funds may be used to enforce section 40251 of public law 108-458. section 521, funds in this act may be used to alter operations within the civil engineering program of the blues guard nationwide. section 522, none of the funds appropriated in this act to the office. secretary may be obligated for a grant funded under such headings. section 532, none of the funds shall be used to fund any position designated as a principal federal official for robert t. stafford disaster relief and emergency assistance act. section 524, none of the funds may be used by the united states citizenship and immigration services to grant immigration benefit unless background checks required by law have been received by united states citizenship and immigration services. section 525, none of the funds may be used to destroy any horse belo

drug administration with certain authority to regulate tobacco products, to amend title 5, united states code, to make certain modifications in the thrift savings plan, the civil service retirement system and the federal employee's retirement system and for other purposes. senate amendment, mr. waxman from california concurse that the house concur in the senate amendment. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to house resolution 532, the motion will be debatable for one hour. the gentleman from california, mr. waxman, and the gentleman from indiana, mr. buyer, each will control 30 minutes. the chair recognizes the gentleman from california. mr. waxman: madam speaker, i yield myself such time as i may consume. for debate on this matter. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. waxman: it's hard to believe that we have finally reached this day and more than a decade -- after hor than a decade of effort and with countless delays and defeats at last we are about to enact truly historic legislation to protect the public health and to end the tobacco epidemic. i'm proud that we made it

and drug administration with certain authority to regulate tobacco products to amend title 5 united states code to make certain modifications in the thrift savings plan, the civil service retirement system, and the federal employees retirement system, and for other purposes. with the senate amendment thereto and to consider in the house without intervention of any point of order except those arising under clause 10 of of rule 21, a motion offered by the chair of the committee on energy and commerce or his designee that the hou concur in the senate amendment. the senate amendment shall be considered as read. the motion shall be debatable for one hour equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the committee on energy and commerce. the previous question shall be considered as ordered on the motion to its adoption without intervening motion. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from colorado is recognized for one hour. mr. polis: mr. speaker, for the purposes of debate only i yield the customary 30 minutes to the gentlewoman from north carolina, dr. foxx. all time

that is the single biggest tax deduction in the united states income tax code worth more than $220 billion, twice as much as the mortgage deduction. and it is incredibly regressive the rich get more because they typically have better health insurance and in a higher tax bracket and did you have to pay for it out of your own pocket you get none of the benefits of our proposal is to get rid of it and decrease employer base coverage we would phase out medicare and medicaid. that does not mean anybody would be thrown off but they just take no new enrollees. number eight the administration, the insurance exchanges deciding the benefits package, done by the independent health board modeled on the federal reserve system's of people are appointed for a long time, they have separate funding mechanism through the value added tax. nine, there'll be an institute for technology and outcomes assessment for about that first takes new technology and evaluates them whether existing data on research or conduct and undertake new studies to compare existing technologies and also to outcome assessment which is

department all kinds of money to enforce this and revise their code, and when money runs out, we'll allow them to apply for a grant to the united states government. i'm sure my constituents would love that. page 48. each building code enforcement department receiving a grant under subsection a shall impanel a code administration and enforcement team consisting of at least one full-time building code enforcement officer a city planner and a health planner or similar officer. now i've got some big towns in my district. hamilton, middletown, west chester they can probably afford this. new enforcement. but i can take you to chickasaw, mercer county in my district. they don't have one full-time person that works for the village. not one. look at the mandate on every city, village in america, right here in this bill. so that we're not only going to tell you what the codes are going to be, but we're going to tell you how many people you need to hire to enforce this in this section of this code. i did take time, most of today, trying to understand what was in here. how about page 53. solar energy systems building permit requirements for recei

members first time home buyer relief act, would amend the internal revenue code of 1986 to allow a member of the united states armed forces to retain the first time home buyer tax credit if they must sell their home within 36 months of purchase because the service member is, one, transferred to a new duty station, two, deployed overseas, or, three, required to reside in government quarters during that period. i am very pleased that this legislation has received the support of the national military family association. the letter of support for this bill states and i quote, thank you for recognizing the mobile lifestyle of service members and their families. h.r. 2398 waves the -- waives the recapture of the first home buyer's tax credit for service members who are transferred to a different duty station or deployed everseas. moves in deployments -- moves and deployments can be stressful for military families and h.r. 2398 helps alleviate a financial concern of military families. mr. speaker, at this time i ask unanimous consent to submit the text of this letter for the record. the speaker pro tempore: without

a little stab at our tax code suggesting that the previous tax code got us jobs in -- got us jobs in bangalore but not in the united states as if somehow jobs in bangalore was a bad thing. and there has been a real undercurrent of protectionism of america first at least in the most economic sense of the word in the last few months. i don't want to ask you or to push to you speculate about american politics but i would like you to think about india's concerns, you know, if america, in fact, falls back in that direction, then there's some real risks that it will endanger not just the global trading system but your own growth rates. talk to me a little bit about that. >> well, certainly. i think india's growth has been a product of the opening up of the indian economy and its growing integration with the growing economy. so an open trading regime, which facilitates the flow of goods and services is certainly a key element conducive to growth in the developing world. but particularly in this situation of an -- an economic and financial crisis, retaining openness to trade and economic interconnections is one of the keys to pul

the orders of the president of the united states, the officers and noncommissioned officers appointed over me acting in accordance with regulations in the uniform code of military justice, so help me god. are you to obey the rightful orders given you. i'm sure you were given classes on the laws of warfare, what is right and wrong. this part of the oath charges you to do the right thing. this part absolves, absolutely absolves you from obeying illegal orders. it reminds you the old i was just following orders routine doesn't excuse you of misconduct. it does not mean you can refuse to follow orders you may disagree with but only those that are clearly illegal. you have to have a moral compass and ridgedly follow it. are you now on your way to korea. what we talked about filling your off-duty time with constructive pursuits may have to go on hold with what is going on over there now. mr. long continues, you need to find someone in your unit who is good at what he does professionally and personally and get into his hip pocket. learn what he knows. your leaders are going be to be pressed to have everything and everybody ready in case things go south. yo

code, punishable by eight years in the penitentiary. if the intelligence community should lie to the united states congress. title 18. it's very specific. so this has got to be stopped and resolved. this congress has got to bring it to a head. and i appreciate the gentleman from texas for bringing this special order and opportunity to echo this out across the american people and i yield back. mr. carter: i thank my friend. and i recognize my friend from georgia. seems like he has something he wants to say. mr. gingrey: i appreciate the gentleman for yielding and i appreciate him having the courage as well as the courage of my colleague from iowa, representative steve king, to come to the floor and to talk about issues like this. as i said earlier in my remarks, it is very painful and hard to do, but it's something that has to be done. if the c.i.a., as i said before, if they are lying to someone who is third in line to the president, the speaker of the house, and there's a pattern of that lying, we've got some serious problems. and it would seem to me that something of this magnitude would rise to the level of iran-c

members of this prestigious body, the united states senate, convene here in the spirit of one of the seven noahide laws which were set forth by you as an eternal universal code of ethics for all mankind. that every society be governed by just laws, based in the recognition of you god as the sovereign ruler. we proudly proclaim this commitment to justice in our pledge of allegiance, one nation under god with liberty and justice for all. grant us almighty god that those assembled here today be aware of your presence and conduct their deliberations accordingly. bless them with good health, wisdom, compassion and good fellowship. on this 25th day of june, 2009, which corresponds to the third day of the hebrew month of tammuz, we are 15 years -- to the day -- from the physical passing of our esteemed spiritual leader, the lubavitcher rebbe, rabbi menachem mendel schneerson, of blessed memory, who consistently extolled the virtues of this great land as a "nation of kindness." i beseech you, almighty god, to grant renewed strength and fortitude to all who protect, preserve and help further these ideals so essential to the dignity of the human spirit. please grant t

code so that we can create more incentives for renegotiating mortgages in foreclosure. i failed in both efforts and the last effort was opposed by virtually all of the banking institutions of the united states, save one, citigroup, to support our efforts. the mortgage banking association reported that 10.7% of mortgage loans were delinquent or in foreclosure in the first quarter. the highest level ever recorded since the survey was launched in 1972. also, for the first time, most mortgages in foreclosure were prime loan, 49.8% compared to 42.2% subprime which we initially identified as our major concern. foreclosures bounced up 32% to 342,000 during the year over year period ending in april according to realty track. the obama administration's making home affordable program has resulted in only 55,000 mortgage modifications in the last two months. according to the washington post, experts say foreclosure prevention programs will not be successful unless they address homeowners who owe more than their properties are worth. i sensed that this was the catalyst that led us into this recession. it is my feeling that the previous administration and so far this administration, has failed to come u

code so that we can create more incentives for renegotiating mortgages to avoid foreclosure. i failed in both efforts. my last effort was opposed by virtually all of the banking institutions of the united states save 1, citigroup, that supported our efforts. the mortgage rate is a cessation reported that about 12.07% of loans were delinquent. that is the highest level ever recorded since the survey was launched in 1972. also, for the first time, most mortgages in the foreclosure were private loans -- were prime loans. foreclosures bounced up 32% to 242,000 during the year over year period ending in april. the obama administration is making home affordable program has resulted in only 55,000 mortgage modifications over the last two months. according to "the washington post" will not be successful unless they addressed homeowners who owe more than their properties are worth. i sense that this was the catalyst that led us into the recession. it is my feeling that the previous administration, and so far this administration, has failed to come up with an approach that could dramatically turnaround this increasing number of mortgage foreclosures. one year ago, the estimate was 2 million. this year

united states of america. so governor granholm said, listen, we congratulate you. we congratulate the president. i think this is really good news. but i hope that the president wasn't speaking in code. the president said that 30,000 jobs had been saved. we know that the number is about 39,000. so was he sort of just giving good news and we'll find out about the bad news later? or have really all of the jobs been saved and will there in fact be no plant closures? in response to that, mr. nardelli said, no, the president was using a round number we don't expect plant closures and we don't expect any difficulties. now, governor granholm did what i did. i don't know what my friend the gentleman from michigan did, but i issued a press release praising the administration, praising the auto task force and saying this is wonderful news because i in fact had, i used to have, a chrysler stamping plant in my district in a place calls twinsburg, ohio. i sent out a notice saying this is really good news. sadly, that afternoon, and it's kind of a famous picture now, but this guy with a cart is taking all these banker boxes into the bankruptcy court up in new york and in that filing, and clearly

the clerk: h.r. 2247, a bill to amend title 5 united states code to make technical amendments to certain provisions of title 5 united states code. the speaker pro tempore: the question is will the house suspend the rules and pass the bill as amended. members will record their votes by electronic device. this will be 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.]

united states -- the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman will suspend. members, please take your conversations off the floor. mr. bishop: thank you. whereas title 3 of the united states code designates the speaker of the house as third in line from the succession to the presidency and whereas speaker pelosi has publicly challenged the truthfully of what she and other congressional leaders were told by the central intelligence agency officials about the agency's use of enhanced interrogation techniques on suspected terrorists. whereas, in an msnbc interview speaker pelosi said, they never told us that these enhanced interrogation techniques were being used. whereas speaker pelosi's public statements alleged a sustained pattern of deception by government intelligence officers charged by law with informing congress about the agency's activities. whereas when asked at a press conference on may 15, 2009, widely reported by the news media, madam speaker, just to be clear, you accusing c.i.a. of lying to you on september and speaker pelosi stated, yes. whereas during the same press conference -- the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is correct. members, please take their conver

and drug administration with certain authority to regulate tobacco products, to amend title 5 united states code to make certain modifications in the thrift saving plan, the civil service retirement system and the federal employees retirement system and for other purposes. the speaker pro tempore: referred to the house calendar and ordered printed. the chair will entertain requests for one-minute speeches. for what purpose does the gentleman from new jersey rise? >> address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman from new jersey is recognized. >> thank you, mr. speaker. on behalf of all birlington county residents, rise today to. as the father of four boys i understand the importance of having sports and extra curricular activities in a young person's life. it encourages teamwork, a sense of pride and accomplishment and responsible -- responsibility. the moorstown high school girls lacrosse team embodies all those attributes. led by senior captains carly and alissa, mooretown high school won 811-8. a junior led the team in scoring with four goals and t

and drug administration with certain authority to regulate tobacco products, to amend title 5 united states code to make certain modifications in the thrift savings plan, the civil service retirement system, and the federal employees retirement system, and for other purposes. the speaker pro tempore: the house will be in order. the house will be in order. will members take their conversations off the floor. will members take their conversations off the floor. the chair will entertain requests for one-minute speeches. will members clear the well. will members take conversations off the floor. for what purpose does the gentlewoman from texas rise? ms. jackson lee: to address the house for one minute. madam speaker, the house is not in order. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. will the house be in order. ms. jackson lee: thank you very much, madam speaker. what did happen in iran just a few days ago? i think this picture evidences that there were voters who felt that what happened did not capture the essence of those who sacrifice and went to vote. young people, women, urban identities wen

code talkers. the native americans who signed up to serve this country in the armed forces were sending a message that they, just as much as anyone else, were citizens of the united states of america. their people were just as much a part of this country's cultural at thatapestry as any other. in the navajo code, the word for america was "our mother." as one code talker has explained, our mother stood for freedom, our recialtion our ways of life, and that's why we went in. the nast hoe marines identified their culture with their country. when they fought, they fought for both. in fact, value is inat the grail to the navajo experience spurred them to fight in america's war against tyranny, as americans who face bigotry and injustice, they eagerly signed on to free others from oppression. as individual whose had lived with the legacy of aggression against their people, they felt keenly the need to prevent others' acts of aggression. even if these acts were shall perpetrated on the other side of the world. the passing of the three code talkers, thousands of miles and dozens of years from the events that made them heroes, should make us all remember the great patriotism and