that commitment to human rights is -- was there then and it is there today in the united states of america -- and the united states of america must, and this body must affirm our support for the fundamental human rights of the iranian people who are being beaten and killed in the streets of tehran and other cities around iran. we are with them. it's not an accident, mr. president, that the signs "where is my vote" are in english. they're waiting for an expression of support from the government and the people of the united states of america. i think this resolution is an important way to do so. now, mr. president, i would like to say a few words about health care. and obviously we are in a -- according to most media reports and my experience as a member of the "help" committee, basically a gridlock. the congressional budget office stated on monday in relation to the legislation being considered in the "help" committee that once the proposal -- and i quote -- "was fully implemented, the number of people who had coverage through an employer would decline by about 15 million. the lewin group,

i am a citizen -- [cheers and applause] >> i am a citizen of the united states of america. and the rest of this speech is about the united states of america. [cheers and applause] >> america is an unique civilization. calista and i a couple of years ago did a movie called "rediscoverying god in america" which ises a walking tour of this city. we did it deliberately. it was our answer to the ninth circuit of court which is in fact irrationally out of touch with this country and irragly ruled that one nation under god was unconstitutional, grounds for my thought we should abolish the court and -- thomas jefferson eliminated 18 out of 35 federal judges, over one half of all federal judges. i am merely proposing one court of appeals. i am a moderate on this issue. [applause] >> but the core of this is a very historic straightforward debate. it's not a theological debate, it's not a religious debate despite every effort of the elite media and every effort of the left to distort it. it's a fundamental debate of history. if you go to the national archives you will find the declarat

to be lying to the united states of america and to her. and this issue is unanswered and unspoken to? and the security of the united states of america is hinged upon our ability to have a working and trusting relationship to fund the c.i.a. and the 14 other members of the intelligence community and our department of defense, i might add, and our domestic law enforcement, i might add. well, now, if there is no relationship between the speaker of the house and the intelligence community other than one of directly at odds against each other with the speaker declaring the c.i.a. up here in the secured room in the capitol to be lying to the person who is third in line to the presidency, the speaker of the house of representatives, said yes, they lied to me. they did it all the time. and they misled the congress of the united states of america. that's the statement. now i retracted, no evidence given, just an allege. now when someone accuses someone else of lying outside these doors in the street, at the family, in the workplace, in private socie

the name of itself and all of the people of the united states of america, against samuel b. kent, a judge of the united states district court for the southern district of texas, in maintenance and support of its impeachment against him for high crimes and misdemeanors. article i. incident to his position as united states district court judge, samuel b. kent has engaged in conduct with respect to employees associated with the court that is incompatible with the trust and confidence placed in him as a judge as follows: one, judge kent is a united states district judge in the southern district of texas. from 1990 to 2008, he was assigned to the galveston division of the southern district, and his chambers and courtroom were located in the united states post office and courthouse in galveston, texas. two, cathy mcbroom was an employee of the office of the clerk of court for the southern district of texas and served as a deputy clerk in the galveston division assigned to judge kent's courtroom. three, on one or more occasions between 2003 and 2007, judge kent sexually assaulted ca

of anything goes. well, i say to them tonight there is not a liberal america and a conservative america. there is the united states of america. [cheering] there is not a black america and a white america and latino america and asia and america. there is the united states of america. [cheering] >> host: richard wolffe, interesting side, he used that same saying in his speech in cairo last week. >> guest: of his line of course but yes. there is a remarkable consistency in his message and attempt to appeal to votes will be on his own democratic party and independent voters are the ones who put him over the top in the general election and also in iowa to begin with with his campaign. and they are still the most important ploch for this administration as they move forward with various policies. that group of voters has grown over this period. in addition to seeing him age which is quite striking when you look at that video, the eckert of disaffected republicans to make independent voters who traditionally decided elections in recent election cycles that is really the target. those are the people who gave him north caro

you can and operate with these folks so that they develop the understanding of what we the united states of america offer them. and through all of this, the new strategy we hope builds an easy -- i'm sorry, a simple but not easy way to ensure peace and stability in the region. we remain the indispensable partner, the reliable partner the country upon which all of these folks can depend to respond in times good and bad without a whole lot of commotion so as to ensure economic stability throughout the region. thanks for your attention this evening and i'd be delighted through walt's good graces to try and answer any questions that you might have. [applause] >> thank you. >> admiral, i think that's a terrific overview of what you're trying to do and i'm sure it stimulated lots of questions and lots of interest. so let's start -- admiral? how do you do, sir? >> would you comment on china and psi and then maybe the other end of the spectrum, humanitarian assistance operations with china. >> a couple of examples. thanks for the question. a couple of examples to maybe take it in reverse order. china had a

of anything goes. i say to them tonight that there is not a liberal america and a conservative america, there is a united statesamerica. there is not a black america, white america, latino america, asia and america, there is only the united states of america. host: he used that same line in his speeches. guest: not his line, of course. but yes. there is a remarkable consistency in his message in his attempt to appeal to those well beyond the democratic party. independent voters were the ones that put him over the top in the general election in in iowa to begin with. 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

we simply cannot tolerate in the united states of america at least as much as 70 miles inside the united states, and i'll be going down next week to look at these locations north of tucson on the road to phoenix. this is the united states of america. our sovereign territory. and playing cat and mouse with people there with semi-automatic weapons, supplies, smuggling drugs in the united states should stop. our congress should join together in our voice and with this amendment ask them to do so to stop that activity and defend our soil and put an end to and actually would be a very big help to dramatically reduce the amount of illegal drugs smuggling in the united states. thank you, madam chair. i yield back and urge its adoption. the chair: the question is on the amendment offered by the gentleman from iowa. those in favor say aye. those opposed, no. in the opinion of the chair, the noes have it. the amendment is not -- mr. king: madam chair, 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 iowa wil

but what we're here today to deal with is the security of the united states of america. he's complaining about an 85% increase in spending when my friend knows full well that spending came about because of tax cut the prosecution of two wars and the collapse of a banking system and an emergency in the united states of america to get us back on track and to change the direction of this nation. now what we're dealing with in this bill and the reason we need to bring it to the floor and act, not delay, not delay like we saw last week, with members circling the well, changing their votes, time and time again, or presenting amendments where they add a million, subtract a million to have an amendment. mr. dreier: will the gentleman yield? mr. perlmutter: i will not. i will close. we are here because this is one of our most important responsibilities and that is to protect this country from terrorist attacks, foreign and domestic and to ensure our borders are secure. that's the purpose of the homeland security appropriations bill. the bill, at $42.6 billion is slightly above las

the great constitution of the united states of america starts off with a preamble and that preamble goes as follows. we the people of the united states in order to form a more perfect union, establish justice, ensure domestic tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the general welfare and secure the blessings of liberty to ourselves and our prosperity do ordain and establish this constitution for the united states of america. and so this bill deals with domestic tranquility. as you know, mr. speaker, the most powerful beast imagined can always be brought down by just a little pair site inside of that -- pair asite inside that -- para site inside -- parasite inside that particular beast. we can be subjected to parasites. the question is are we willing to die to ensure that domestic tranquility is achieved. if we truly care about ourselves, mr. speaker, our own safety and the safety of our dear families, neighbors and anyone else, should we not be willing to die to protect our liberties by calling it like it is, street crime, you see something happen, regardless of whether or

and we have long been awaiting to hear the united states of america, world's number one power, shouldering its full share of responsibility in avoiding the clash of cultures and civilizations between east and west. and i totally agree with what president obama said, including on head scarves and veils. but let me simply say two things, in france, any young girl, any girl who wishes to wear a veil or head scarf may do so. it's her free choice to do so. we simply set two limits because we are a secular state. that is that the civil servants who are actually on duty must not have -- must not show any sign of religious belief, either jewish, orthodox, jewish, protestant catholic, that's what we call a totally impartial secular administration. in other words, when on duty, at the actual place where they work there must be no visible signs of whatever religion they belong to. secondly, the fact that young girls may choose to wear a veil or head scarf is not a problem for as long as they have actually chosen to do so as opposed to this being imposed upon them by their families or by their environ

hoyer: the last time iran got money from the united states of america was 1984. you recall who was president of the united states in 1984, i'm sure. that was the last time iran got money from the united states -- excuse me from the i.m.f. from the i.m.f. with respect to your second observation, the gentleman knows how the i.m.f. works. the gentleman knows the united states is involved as are the other countries in overseeing the distribution of i.m.f. funds. there is no intention and there will be no action, certainly that the united states would support, to give any assistance, i don't know whether they have talked to the i.m.f. or not, the gentleman may have more information on that issue. mr. cantor: reclaiming my time. i tell the gentleman, "new york times," may 27, 2009, hointpointed out hezbollah the shiite militant group involved in lebanon and its government had talks with the i.m.f. to discuss the possibility of extension of credit. are we not, i'd ask the gentleman, affording the i.m.f. the ability to extend credit to groups such as that in countries suc

united states. and i believe that this amendment is one we should support because it makes sure unequivocally that the world understands where the united states of america is in our support of a not only friendly nation but a democracy, one of the few democracies in the region. and the united states, this house of representatives, and united states policy should be to support openly, to make sure the world understands, not maybe where, oh, i thought we had done that. ankn

, to experience and visit america and some of the best attractions and some of the best people and be a part of what we are. and then go home and remember what the united states of america is about. and so that's what we're trying to do. it's been too long, but finally we are now putting a piece of legislation together that says, we're not willing to go through another eight or ten years like the last eight or ten years where our share of international tourism is dramatically decreased. we want the next eight or ten years to show a substantial increase in people from around the world coming to this country to visit america. and the fact is, it will create substantial amounts of jobs. and that's important. i mean, we're in a financial -- as you know, we ran into a financial ditch, have an economic crisis of sorts. the number of unemployed americans rises every month, and we're hoping that turns around soon. but, in the meantime, this is something constructive and positive and concrete we can do to try to boost this economy. and it doesn't even cost money. i mean, this will -- this will save almost half a trillion dollars in the next ten years by reducing the f

china, he told me that the vanguard of the communist party revolution in the united states, the vanguard of the chinese party revolution of the united states of america is american c.e.o.'s. it was the american c.e.o.'s who walked the halls of congress in 1989, our presiding officer remembers this, who walked the halls of congress in 1989, lobbying on behalf of the communist party chinese dictatorship to get trade advantages to america. it was the c.e.o.'s of america's corporations that walked from office to office in the senate and the house of representatives begging members of the house and senate to vote to give trade advantages to this communist party dictatorship, this dictatorship that oppresses its people, that -- that -- that inflicted violence on those people in 1989, it has ever since. it was american c.e.o.'s that lobbied for trade advantages for china so that china in the end would take millions of jobs from the united states of america from galion, ohio and akron, ohio, and junctiontown, ohio, dayton -- youngstown, ohio, because c.e.o.'s lobbied congress down the hall to give trade advantages to the communist party dictatorship in china

members of this committee understand there is a lot of fraud within the boundaries of the united states of america, cases that have occurred where the drugs that are delivered have been prepared in someone's garage and are simply not the chemo treatment it is supposed to be, but just a bag of saline solution with just a label on it. so the issue of fraud is neither bounded by the boundaries of this country and it is not about whether or not there is a structure. it is about the lack of a structure. so just as we have established a system within the united states to combat fraud, this amendment is about extending that structure and in the process restoring a coherent market so that the citizens of the united states can benefit from fair pricing of pharmaceuticals. it is ironic, and i think a point to dwell on, that many of these drugs, many of these drugs were developed with research funded by the tax payers of the united states of america and that we turn around and create a framework where those same tax payers have to pay the highest price in the world in order to utilize those drugs. we fund th

they are the cornerstone of the constitution of the united states of america and of the state of georgia. they are the basic rules forming the foundation for all the laws of this nation. they have never been proven wrong, and they have never been approved upon -- improved upon. keep them in your heart, teach them to your children, and never allow them to be taken away from you. i once wrote an opinion that this is not a perfect world in which we live. in a perfect world, parents would not divorce, and marriage would be treated as a sacred covenant. men and women who wanted to have children would marry first, and all children would grow up with two loving parents and children would matter a lot, like they used to. in a perfect world, there would always be someone ready to lend a helping hand to someone else, and no one, old or young, would ever be abandoned or forgot nor alone. in a perfect world, violence or war would be unthinkable, as with poverty, bigotry, or prejudiced. everyone would have everything they needed. so i say to you today, as you go forth into this perfect world of hours

of state, a caribbean american. certainly the honorable cheryly chiss am who ran as an african-american woman for president of the united states of america. bold, unashamed of their roots and history, ready to make a difference, that is the character of caribbean americans and those who live in the caribbean. let me also thank john conyers who i worked with as we visited haiti and went to see many of those who have been incarcerated because of the, if you will, the inconsistency of leadership in haiti. we are delighted to see the president leading out but we visited many who were political prisoners and worked with the then bush administration to try to secure their freedom. i went to -- i want to continue to express my appreciation to chairman conyers for the work that he has continuously done working in haiti when we traveled there together. so there are many aspects of the caribbean that we can celebrate. i'm here to celebrate the great connection that i've had the privilege of having and i'm delighted to be joined on the floor of the house by congresswoman christensen as well as congresswoman clarke and congresswoman -- congressman p

god bless the united states of america. the presiding officer: please join me in reciting the pledge of allegiance to the flag. i pledge allegiance to the flag of the united states of america and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. the presiding officer: the clerk will read a communication to the senate. the clerk: washington d.c., june 25, 2009. to the senate: under the provisions of rule 1, paragraph 3, of the standing rules of the senate, i hereby appoint the honorable kirsten gillibrand, a senator from the state of new york, to perform the duties of the chair. signed: robert c. byrd, presidet pro tempore. mr. reid: madam president? the presiding officer: the majority leader. mr. reid: madam president, with the senate chaplain, admiral black, standing by, we all listened to the prayer of one of our jewish brethren from las vegas, rabbi harlig. the chaplain, i'm sure, was pleased with the prayer. those of us here were pleased with the prayer. it was a wo

it seems to me in this moment, the people of the united states of america long to be heard. by dint of house resolution 560 today, through their elected representatives, the american people will have just that opportunity. this resolution simply states that it is resolved expressed civil liberties and the rule of law. it condemns the ongoing and violence against demonstrators by the government of iran and pro-government militias as well as the ongoing government suppression of electronic communication through interference with the internet and cell phones. it affirms the universality of individual rights and the importance of democratic and fair elections. i have said many times this week, and has been echoed by my colleagues like the republican whip, eric cantor. the cause of america is freedom. in this cause, the american people will not be silent. there is no intention here to pick sides in the iranian election. there is an intention here, and a true spirit of bipartisanship, to allow the american people to be on the side of liberty and to be on the side of freedom. i urge

and we are here in the united states of america with a surplus of food and the energy that we need if we just manage it and we can't discipline ourselves to utilize our own resources. and we have a speaker of the house to is trying to save the planet, please put that in quotes, trying to shut down energy in america. one is wind. the other is solar and the next one may be geothermal if you didn't have to use a drill rig to get it. wind is ok as long as you don't have to get it off of nantucket. teddy kennedy is offended at looking at windmills. i could see 39 of them from my yard. but that's all right. we need all of the above and there is no way to meet that model under a waxman-markey bill. this is already the intimidation effect and the existing regulations have shut down any new coal-fired generation plants in america. we do have a nuclear jon rating plant that's under construction in north carolina and scheduled to come on-line in the year 2017. they have been working on it two or more years by now. and 2017, it will come on-line. and this is the beta model, a model of nuclear gen

have right now is actually adequate for any single contingency that could happen in the united states of america, both civilian and military leadership of the pentagon support ending production at 187, including the president of the united states. the idea that this house will not have a chance to have a full debate on chairman frank's amendment is unacceptable. and this rule is truly flawed. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman yields back. the gentleman from florida. mr. diaz-balart: i yield three minutes to my friend, the distinguished the gentleman from georgia, dr. broun. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized for three minutes. mr. broun: i thank the gentleman for yielding. i rise today in adamant opposition to this rule. this is one of many rules -- they do nothing but censor our side from being able to put forth amendments that make sense, that cut the size of the federal government, that cut the size of the huge growth in federal spending. now, under the constitution, national defense should be and must be the major function of the federal government. we

that is why the united states of america cannot be silent. it is our foundation. i was reminded of the words of thomas jefferson, when he wrote that all men are created equal and are denied -- endowed by their creator with certain inalienable rights and among those, life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. that's what we stand for. so it is important that we put this resolution forward and it is important that the world understand that america is indeed that shining light of liberty and of freedom that patrick henry and thomas jefferson spoke so eloquently about. we are proud and support the iranian people and we condemn the violence. the speaker pro tempore: the time of the gentleman has expired. the gentlewoman from florida. ms. ros-lehtinen: i'm pleased to yield two minutes to mr. rohrabacher, ranking member on the subcommittee on international organizations, human rights and oversight. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized for two minutes. mr. rohrabacher: today i rise in support of this resolution which ratchets up to a degree america's will

that is why the united states of america cannot be silent. is our foundation. -- it is our foundation. i was reminded of the words of thomas jefferson when he wrote that all men are created equal, and guard in doubt by their creator -- and are in doubt by their creator -- endowed by their creator, life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. it is important that the world understands that america is that shining light of liberty and freedom that patrick henry and thomas jefferson spoke about. we support the iranian people. we condemn the violence. >> the time has expired. >> i am pleased to yield two minutes to my good friend from california, the ranking member on the subcommittee of international organizations, of human rights, and oversights. >> i rise in strong support of this resolution which ratchets up to a degree, america's willingness to express its heartfelt support to the iranian people. it has been said you cannot champion the oppressed unless you're willing to take on the oppressor. america should not intervene in every struggle ta

president, a debate has been going on as to how much the united states of america, its president, the congress, and the american people should speak out in favor and in support of these brave iranians, average age in tehran is 33 years of age, and their quest for the fundamentals of freedom and democracy that we have enjoyed for more than a couple of centuries. so, mr. president, today i, and all america, pays tribute to a brave young woman who was trying to exercise her fundamental human rights and was killed on the streets of tehran. all americans are with her. our thoughts and our prayers for her, her family, and her countrymen. now, mr. president, i'd like to talk a bit about health care since that seems to be a -- a major issue also of concern to all americans. today's june 22, 2009. millions of americans still lack health insurance coverage and we need to pass reforms that help them get coverage. yet, more time has gone by with no plan from the majority. while we wait, how many more people will forego needed care today? how many emergency rooms will have to care for americans wh

other countries realize a critical truth -- the nation that leads -- now is the time for the united states of america to realize this as well. now is the time for us to lead. the energy bill before the house will finally create a set of incentives that will sparked a transformation of our economy. everything from wind, solar, to safe, nuclear energy and cleaner coal. it will spur new energy savings that reduce heating costs in the winter and cooling costs in the summer. most importantly, it will make possible the creation of millions of new jobs. make no mistake, this is a jobs bill. california, 3000 people will be employed to build a new solar plant that will create a thousand jobs. in michigan, investments in wind turbines and wind technology is expected to create over 2600 jobs. in florida, three new solar projects are expected to employ 1400 people. this legislation will finally make a clean energy the profitable kind of energy, leading to the creation of new businesses and the entire new industries, leading to american jobs that pay well and can't be outsourced. i have often talked about the nee

meet our obligations to our citizens, our children and to god's creation, and where the united states of america leads once again. that is the future we are aiming for. i've got a great secretary of energy who is helping us achieve it. i want to thank again the house of representatives for doing the right thing on friday, and we are absolutely confident that we are going to be able to make more progress in the weeks and months to come. thanks, guys. [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2009] [captioning performed by national captioning institute] >> tomorrow morning, a discussion on u.s. energy policy and the future of renewable energy. we will hear from the chairman of the federal energy regulatory commission. live coverage on c-span 2. later, a conversation on iran's nuclear program and the political situation in tehran. live coverage from the heritage foundation begins at 10:00 eastern, also on c-span 2. up next, a number of federal judges talk about ways to improve the u.s. unusual system. from the american constitution society, this is 1:35. >> our first session of the morning

that ought to be the public interest in the united states of america. we all work for the same people. and not everything has to be partisan. there is so much rancid partisanship. i was with the majority leader when we stood there. i understood what he was saying. he was saying to the minority, let's swift get started. you want amendments? fine. do amendments. there was nothing but agreement by our majority leader to say to the republicans, just offer some amendments. give them some amendments you want to offer and then go ahead and offer them. a senator: will the senator yield? mr. dorgan: i would be happy to yield. the presiding officer: the senator from vermont. mr. sanders: i thank my friend from north dakota on his efforts on the important issue of tourism but for consistently standing up for consumers sick and tired of paying artificially high prices at the gas pumps. i want to take this moment, if i might, just to explain what my amendment is about. mr. dorgan: madam president, rather than yield for a question let me yield the floor and ask him t

chamber an opportunity to vote to keep the detainees, to keep the terrorists out of the united states of america. and i would say this, if there are some people who would be voting for the supplemental as it is right now, at least they would have another opportunity to express their will as they've expressed on two other occasions, that we don't want the detainees, we don't want the terrorists tried in america or to be detained in -- within the united states of america. so with this, it's my hope that the majority will allow an immediate vote on the bill that i have filed, s. 3706789 i yield the balance of my -- i have filed, s. 370. i yield the balance of my time. the presiding officer: the senator from new hampshire. mr. gregg: i understand the chairman wishes to close and so i'll just use -- speak and then yield back the balance of our time and yield to the chairman for his closing comments here. i -- i just have to reemphasize again how much of an affront to the the process which we set up at the beginning of this congress to try to have fiscal discipline. if we do not support this point of

the vast majority of it was written before there was a united states of america, much less a moderate, conservative movement. if you are doing that, if you are thinking that all things might have a value of abiding nature because the real value is objective and maybe term, that gives you a disposition about modern liberalism and conservatism. both on campus and anti- washington program. morning breakfast? >> do you have to pay for those people doing that, or did they do it gratis? >> a lot do it gratis and a lot get paid. off-campus speaker sometimes command fees, and we pay them. when martin gilbert comes to teach a course, he is a distinguished fellow and he has a salary for that. he wants to focus on getting the churchill biography finished, so we have deployed some of his salary away from paying him to teach to paying his expenses for publishing the churchill biography. people make money when they speak, and we pay them sometimes. for the kids, not usually very much. >> we are about out of time. what is your biggest concern about your future at the school? >> the college is a very

taking to the podium earlier this week and expressing the very strong denunciation of the united states of americaor the violence being perpetrated by the government of iran. i also appreciated the president and his words bearing witness to the courage of the people of iran who have taken to the streets on behalf of their own freedom in free and fair elections. i was privileged to work with my democratic colleagues on the foreign affairs committee, the chairman, in offering a house resolution that garnered four hundred five votes on the previous friday. it expressed the sentiments the president expressed at the podium on tuesday. i truly believe what we are seeing happening on the streets of iran is extraordinary. people are taking to the streets, risking their liberty and their lives on behalf of freedom. the american cause is freedom. it always has been and always will be. in that cause, we must never be neutral, never hesitate to provide moral and rhetorical support to people taking a stand for their fundamental freedoms and human rights. i was pleased to see the president take that much strong

olson: i ask members in the fwalry to join me in pledging allegiance to the united states of america. i pledge allegiance to the flag of the united states of america and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under god, plumb. -- plumb -- plug -- indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. the speaker pro tempore: the chair will entertain requests for one-minute speeches. for what purpose does the gentleman from south carolina rise? mr. wilson: i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute and to revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. wilson: mr. speaker, the democratic leadership continues to push forward with their national energy tax. despite the financial pain this would place on american families, despite the fact that this cap and trade scheme would have little or no impact on the global environment, despite the fact that we can achieve a cleaner energy future without taking more money from hardworking american families. our democrat colleagues are intent on raising gas prices and home utility costs of more than $3

and now is the time for the united states of america to realize this to. now is the time for us to lead. the energy bill will create incentives that sparked a clean energy transformation in our economy. it will spur the development of low carbon sources of energy, from wind, solar and geothermal power to safer nuclear energy in clinical. it will spur new energy savings like the efficient windows and other materials that reduce heating costs in the winter and cooling costs and the summer. and most importantly, it will make possible the creation of millions of new jobs. make no mistake, this is a jobs bill. in california, 3000 people will be employed to build a new solar plant that will create 1000 permanent jobs. in michigan, investment in wind turbines is expected to create over 2600 jobs. in florida, three new projects are expected to deploy fort -- employ 1400 people. the list goes on and on. this legislation will finally make clean energy the profitable kind of energy. that will create new industries and will lead to american jobs that pay well and canno

i pledge allegiance to the flag of the united states of america and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. the speaker pro tempore: the chair will entertain requests for one-minute speeches. for what purpose does the gentlewoman from north carolina rise? ms. foxx: permission to speak to the house for one minute, mr. speaker. the speaker pro tempore: proceed, without objection. ms. foxx: thank you, mr. speaker. the health care debate has begun in washington and across the country. unfortunately the plan democrats has in store for the american people will do little to improve our health care situation. in fact, it will make the problem worse. when democrats talk about health care reform, what they really mean is a government takeover of health care with few details available. some reports suggest that the plan for this government takeover will cost upwards of $1.2 trillion. and as robert samuelson noted in today's "washington post" all this new federal spending will still not fix the, quote, crux of our health care dilemma

on work force protections, i find it totally unacceptable that the country i live in, the united states of america, is one of only four countries not providing paid leave to new mothers and fathers. today in the united states, 51% of new parents don't have paid leave. so as a result, some system -- some take unpaid leave if they can afford it. some quit and some are fired for taking too much time off. that's why i strongly support h.r. 626, so it will -- we can ensure the federal employees won't be forced to choose between their paychecks and their families and one of the most -- at one of the most important times of their lives, the birth or the adoption of a child. investing in our working families is the best way, the best way to strengthen our work force. it is the best way to stimulate our economy. and it is the best way to strengthen our country. so madam chairwoman, i ask my colleagues to join me in voting for this important legislation authored by congresswoman maloney, support working families. don't force them to choose between putting food on the table and sitting at the table and havin

united states. this is the person third in line for president of the united states. the indecision that could come because of the doubt that's been planted. let me submit another way that this hurts america's security. beyond this point that you have made, judge, about the indecision

we will prove ourselves to be good and reliable partners for the united states of america and trans-atlantic partnership. there will be quite a lot of others i think whom we will be able to follow us. these are two sides and one of the same coin it. we have the task on one hand to work with the deepening of the european union, we have been working on a reform treaty that ran this us more capable of action with 27 member states and there is a good chance the question that has been mentioned quite often to is the person to call when i want to know something about the direction of one policy or perhaps the easier to be answered in the future, there will be a president of the council and the heads of state as somebody to continuously changing presidency is as interlocutor. in i would encourage you not to come to germany more but go to brussels, but if you in the future try and find an interlocutor -- interlocutor you have a better chance of having the person to talk to and that is something that we need to do together. looking at the emerging powers such as china, india, brazil, we have to a bal

cap and trade is one of the largest tax increases in the history of the united states of america. please let's stop running this government on a credit card, institute fiscal restraint, and remember it's the people's money it's not the congress' money. thank you, mr. speaker. i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman's time has expired. for what purpose does the gentlelady from maryland rise? >> unanimous consent to address the house for one minute. revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. >> mr. speaker, our current health care system is unsustainable. working people go every day without care or struggle to pay increasingly higher premiums and deductibles. in my home home state of maryland, 76ers 7% are from working families. if a single payer plan is not adopted by this congress, which i support strongly, then we must have a robust public plan option like medicare to be enacted to reduce costs for small businesses and individuals, provide true competition, and give patients the choice they deserve. a public plan o

means be relentless about fighting for a public plan option for every single american in the united states of america. [applause] it also means making sure that we address issues like racial disparities and access to health care, making sure that immigrants are not left out of health care, making sure that the poor and medicaid are protected. all of that is consonant with who we are as progressives and have an obligation to fight like hell and i'm sure it happens. in order to win out and win rights we're going to have to keep organizing, the truth is that we would be doing our first community organizer in chief a terrible disservice by a diluting ourselves and thinking that this is about his ability to deliver for us and about whether he is stepping up to the plate and being as aggressive as we want him to be -- there really is about our ability to create the kind of public will in the country to create the kind of demand for a progressive policy change that makes it inevitable. i think the last piece of this challenge for us is going to be to make suffering visible in america. so i am struck everywh

we want to make sure that countries understand what we, united states of america, in the united pacific command can offer in terms of defense and the access of right of maritime domain and countries that run counter to that policy, we're going to work to overcome those developments. thanks. yes, ma'am. >> thank you so much for your succinct remarks. my questions regard your remark of partnership and rightness. you mentioned conducting multilateral exercise with your regional partners. you have 36 aor members. my question is, a, do you have effective metrics to measure effectiveness of bilateral multilateral programs? and b, do you have any joint lessons on process to measure to those programs and plans? thank you. >> that's a great question. two great questions. the first one very tough. metrics -- in a way you end up trying to argue the negative. if we're not there, if we don't exercise on a bilateral basis or more importantly a multilateral basis -- if we don't, how do you know what might happen and might not happen? i don't mean to be cute with semantics here. but we work hard to mak