upton poses an attack.is a big curve, about where you are, kim, you're out even further. you're like a little -- you're like a bulge on the bulge. you're really vulnerable. you're only a couple hundred yards away from janet. it's the closest the lines are. upton has to run where janet is and punch through you. good luck, all right? what he wants to do is different. where you line up half of your guys and a couple steps behind the other half. he wants to line his men up in a fist. if you succeed you'll earn your brigadier star. in you don't, don't come back. to get support he's going to hold these confederates in place. upton's running late. so he doesn't launch at 5:00 like he's supposed to. nobody tells mott meanwhile, they just decide to jump off early, he thinks he has an opportunity, he launches at 4:30. his attack spends itself. mott come as cross, these wide open fields. 30 cannon, boom. and they prove with artillery at the tip of the sail yant, they can defend it. mott is wiped off the field. upton f

upton tells their men to not cap their muskets. it's a sprint, get over here, start stabbing, then you can cap your rifles and start shooting. it has to do with speed and technology as well. >> he spent a lot of times -- >> mike hardy has a question over here. >> afternoon may 12th, 1864, in your opinion, if burnside doesn't stop to see what's going on on his left. does he have enough men to punch through the confederate line? >> that's a great question. i call this responsible vein ya's forgotten front. because burnside comes in. a lot of confederates talk about how if he had acted aggressively there's nothing that could have stopped them. that's the story of burnside over here on this flank for the first week. he is in etech tulle because he's tepid in his advances. so on the morning of the 12th, he launches that weak attack, his guys get repulsed. we'll look at some of those trenches a little later. he refocuses and tries to attack heath. and gets caught up. it's always just a matter of not enough men, not enough attempts, not e

fred upton: hey there, i'm fred upton, republican congressman from southwest michigan who helped lead the successful, bipartisan effort to find faster cures for families and patients suffering from tragic illness. the holiday season is one of joy. but, it's often a time for families to come together and reflect on loved ones lost -- taken much too soon by disease. we've all said too many early good-byes to folks that we hold dear. families robbed of a parent that will never get to see their kids' milestones. a child born without the gift of a future. every day, countless folks living vibrant lives are delivered unexpected diagnoses. it's a cycle that repeats itself over and over and over. life changes in an instant -- and hope seems just out of reach. whether it be alzheimer's, lupus, ms, cancer -- you name it. so, three years ago, we had an idea. that we could do better. that we needed to do something and transform our health and research system to effectively fight disease in the 21st century. but we knew the first step had to be doing something that congress doesn't do enough of: w

chairman upton? you seem to know the answer. >> it just was the way that the members worked in trying to get it done before the end of the week. we had a lot of things on our plate, we had cures, thank you again for your support, just passed in the senate a little bit earlier, 94 to 5. >> right. >> we had an energy bill that we're working on, rob and i were working on that very close and i frankly like this way that we can individually vote on the amendment. i think members may prefer that versus having it included in the bill. >> well, i sure -- >> i'd just like to see where am ebbs are. >> i sure hope it's made in order. many of you will remember that a former colleague of ours, jim trafficon, every minute he would make a one minute speech and talked about buy america, he kept that drum beat going and we've just come off of a presidential election where the talk has been substantial on us dealing with buy america. nevertheless, i hope the amendment is made in order. i certainly intend to vote for i

guest: it is a bill that is led by fred upton of michigan, which basically is a reform system for the f.d.a. for moving research through n.i.h., to make sure that positive research taken place with drugs and medical devices and not get bogged down in bureaucracy. he's worked in that for a couple of years. passed the house before and now renegotiated some things and moving it forward. as parts of that package, we also included my bill to helping families in mental healthy crisis act. it passed 22-2. but they have a whole different amendment process over there the senate which bogged down the bills. so there was a number of things that took place. the content of the bills and now, we've passed it this week including the cancer moonshoot

chairman upton? answer. >> it just was the way that the members worked in trying to get it done before the end of the week. we had a lot of things on our plate, we had cures, thank you again for your support, just passed in the senate a little bit earlier, 94 to 5. >> right. >> we had an energy bill that we're working on, rob and i were working on that very close and i frankly like this way that we can individually vote on the amendment. i think members may prefer that versus having it included in the bill. >> well, i sure -- >> i'd just like to see where am ebbs are. >> i sure hope it's made in order. many of you will remember that a former colleague of ours, jim trafficon, every minute he would make a one minute speech and talked about buy america, he kept that drum beat going and we've just come off of a presidential election where the talk has been substantial on us dealing with buy america. nevertheless, i hope the amendment is made in order. i certainly intend to vote for it and i thank you all

bill, the 21st century cures act with the charge led by the chairman of energy and commerce, fred upton. i was pleased they included in that practice our mental health reform bill which we moved out of energy and commerce committee unanimously over july. we have spoken about this issue at great length the last few years because it is worthy of that time. we spoke of it because of the 60 million americans who suffer from some level of mental illness and the 10 million that suffer from severe mental illness and the fact that 40% of them cannot get care. that half the counties in america have no psychologist, psychiatrist, or social workers that we do not have enough hospital beds for people in crisis. there there are only 9,000 psychiatrists when we need 30,000, particularly important because severe mental illness in half the cases emerges by age 14 and 75% by age 24. we've seen too many lives lost, the body count in this nation last year, related primarily and secondary -- secondaryly to mental illness exceeds the body counts of u.s. soldiers in world war i, vietnam, korea, boss neea, an

yes, sir, my big brother fred upton is going to be here, the gentleman from pennsylvania bill shuster is going to be here, bob bishop who has graduated from the rules committee as chairman of the national resources committee, among my favorite of all the chairmen in this house, you know that the work is going to get done when these chairmen show up, they have done homework, they have worked on a bipartisan methodology basis, they're making sure that the best interest of taxpayers is taken care of, but we're going to move forward with great exuberance to unleash in this great nation an opportunity for the american people to know that the people's work has been accomplished. so before we go any further, i also want to thank the gentleman from pennsylvania, mike doyle. coach, thank you for being here today. if you will please take this seat up here, we appreciate it. before we come to you without objection, we look forward to your testimony and we are going to defer to the gentlewoman, the young woman from new york for any opening statements she'd choose to make. >> the young woman could

upton. >> well thank you. i am fred upton, and this has been a great cuble of years, because that's how long it has taken. we have worked not only both sides of the aisle, but both sides of the country from north to south, from east to west. and we did something that congress is often accused of not doing, and that is listening. we listened to every group that was out there. the researchers, scientists, particularly the patient groups. clock's ticking. folks that have a disease know that it will take them without a cure. this bill is going to fix that problem because it expedites the approval of drugs and devices and is coupled with literally billions of dollars in more research that will find the answer for those curious years ahead of what it otherwise would have been. i want to thank may colleagues on my committee. you'll remember this bill passed our committee 51-0. it was no easy task. republicans and democrats, particularly i want to thank my partners, frank pallone and diana degette, and those on both s

upton. >> well, thank you. i am fred upton. this has been a great couple of years because that is how long it has taken. we have worked not only both sides of the aisle, but both sides of the country from north to south, east to west. we did something that congress is often accused of not doing and that is listening. we listened to every group that without error. the researchers, scientists, particularly the patient groups. .. republicans and democrats but typically i want to take, thank my partners frank vallone and diana to get. the leadership on both sides of the aisle, particularly lamar alexander who just did an outstanding job as we cobbled this thing together to get the 94th vote yesterday, 392 votes of the two votes the week before in the house. just want to close, you know what made this important, it's personal. it's personal to everybody out there, our colleagues, our staff, our constituents. it is going to find the answer and it's important that we get it right. we also want to thank the administration. because with

. >> that's how kate upton was discovered.'ll have a reality show. >> next big thing. >> maybe she will, the next kate upton. [laughter] >> hey. >> well for our schuylkill expressway warriors this morning, we're just contending with a little fender-bender. it's not fun here on the westbound side in king of prussia. this is the schuylkill westbound right by 202, the motel six there in the background. it's often the gore point so at this point not causing a huge delay. another chunk of 76 the pennsylvania turnpike there's still overnight construction eastbound past downingtown in the right lane but again, no big delays. and the ben franklin bridge looking good this morning but don't forget the tacony palmyra bridge is up right now for a passing ship. karen. >> all right, matt, here's your forward forecast. we're looking at what's next. so, today we start a mild streak. that really lasts the entire seven-day forecast that you'll see. saturday just a chance for a shower for christmas eve and hanukkah. on tuesday will be the height

manual ind hardee's 1862 and casey's was the official until 1867 until upton took a look at it. in addition to reading these books, very difficult, if you want to do it, you have my blessing. [laughter] earl: i say that only because it is written in a technical jargon that i think is deliberately obtuse, so that only dedicated people who are willing to punish themselves will do it. [laughter] earl: you know that happens all the time. it is a gatekeeping mechanism. only the truly blessed can go through that portal into the world of a tactician and you have to suffer like crazy to get there. [laughter] earl: i read these things three times before i halfway understood them. [laughter] then in addition to that, i read an awful lot of reports, personal accounts, about 400 different tactical examples and my conclusion, the overwhelming majority of union and a southern officers learned the complicated maneuvers very well and use them effectively to attack and defend positions. some officers failed to master them, but others became experts of their use. the conclusion of my book is that

chairman upton? >> you seem to know the answer. >> it just was the way that the members worked in trying to get it done before the end of the week. we had a lot of things on our plate. we had cures. thank you for your support, just passing the senate earlier 94-5. >> right. >> we had an engineergy bill wee working on. i like this will way we can individually work on the amendment. i think members may prefer that,versus having it included in the bill. >> i sure hope -- >> see where members are. >> i sure hope it's made in order, many of you will remember that our former colleague of ours jim traficon, every morning he made a speech about buy american. he kept that drum beat going and we're just coming off a presidential election where the talk has been substantial on us dealing with buy america. nevertheless, i hope the amendment is made in order. i certainly intend to vote for it. and i thank you all for all the work that you've done. thank you very much. >> thank you very much. are dr. burgess. >> t

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upton: thank you, mr. speaker. and first i must join the long line of folks congratulating our friend and chairman of the important appropriations committee, mr. rogers from kentucky, for great service, assembling a hardworking staff and making sure at christmas time now we aren't going to be shutting down the government. i rise in support of this c.r., continuing resolution and i just want to inform a couple of my colleagues of some of the very important provisions that are included in this package to fund some of the work in 21st century cures and relief for families in flint, michigan and elsewhere around the country. there is not a single person in this chamber who has not been touched by disease in some way. we have said all too many good-byes to the people we hold dear, every day countless folks living vibrant lives are delivered unexpected diagnosis. it is a cycle that repeats itself over and over. life can change in an instant and hope seems sometimes out of each whether alzheimer's m.s., cancer, diabetes.

chairman upton? you seem to know the answer. > it just was the way that the members worked in trying to get it done before the end of the week. we had a lot of things on our plate, we had cures, thank you again for your support, just passed in the senate a little bit earlier, 94 to 5. >> right. >> we had an energy bill that we're working on, rob and i were working on that very close and i frankly like this way that we can individually vote on the amendment. i think members may prefer that versus having it included in the bill. >> well, i sure -- >> i'd just like to see where am ebbs are. >> i sure hope it's made in order. many of you will remember that a former colleague of ours, jim trafficon, every minute he would make a one minute speech nd talked about buy america, he kept that drum beat going and we've just come off of a presidential election where the alk has been substantial on us dealing with buy america. nevertheless, i hope the amendment is made in order. i certainly intend to vote for it a

we've had an unusual opportunity in this to work across the aisle with chairman upton, representative pallone, representative degette and others in the house of representatives and their staffs. and i want to especially thank speaker ryan and senator mcconnell. speaker ryan did a triple somersault to try to find a funding mechanism that would satisfy both democrats and republicans. and senator mcconnell made time on the floor for it. not everyone is satisfied with the funding mechanism but we're all voting for it because this is such an important bill. i see my colleagues, the senator from washington on the floor. i once again thank her for her strong leadership in helping create an environment where 21st century and the mental health legislation can succeed. the presiding officer: without objection the material referred to by the senator from tennessee will be placed in the appropriate section of the record. the senator from washington. mrs. murray: mr. president, thank you. i want to again express my heartfelt thanks to all of our colleagues in the house and senate who worked so har

i want to thank chairman upton. this informational hearing is vital to educate the members of this committee and the public on the history, current status and the future of mma. as we looked at issues from congress tra contracts to health to conflicts of interest, i hope we can keep one thing in mind. it's the fighters. without them there's no ufc, no sport. the promoters have done so much to grow the sport. but the fighters are what make this sport so compelling and so great to watch. the sport is much different than when i was younger. there was more media, more money and what brings -- with that brings more fans. as mma continues to grow, we need to make sure we keep it growing with everybody. before i yield back, wasn't to highlight my bill, the muhammad ali expansion act. although it's not the focus on this hearing, it's certainly relevant. i look forward to hearing the perspectives of our witnesses and the legislation on the issues that addresses with fighters contracts the ranking system and the role of manag

i want to thank chairman upton. this informational hearing is vital to educate the members of this committee and the public on the history, current status and the future of mma. as we looked at issues from contracts to health to conflicts of interest, i hope we can keep one thing in mind. it's the fighters. without them there's no ufc, no sport. the promoters have done so much to grow the sport. but the fighters are what make this sport so compelling and so great to watch. the sport is much different than when i was younger. there was more media, more money and what brings -- with that brings more fans. as mma continues to grow, we need to make sure we keep it growing with everybody. before i yield back, wasn't to highlight my bill, the muhammad ali expansion act. although it's not the focus on this hearing, it's certainly relevant. i look forward to hearing the perspectives of our witnesses and the legislation on the issues that addresses with fighters contracts the ranking system and the role of managers and promo

alexander, for his work and leadership on this bill, as well as the energy and commerce chairman fred upton, ranking member frank pallone and congresswoman diana degette. i am proud of our country's history of lifesaving public health initiatives and world-changing medical innovation. from eradicating smallpox to mapping the human genome, we have risen to challenges and found ways to combat seemingly unbeatable diseases and public health threats, and there's no question we are a stronger country nor that. the bill that we are talking about today, while far from perfect, gives us the chance to build on that tradition of leadership and respond to some urgent health challenges we face right now. one of those is the opioid epidemic. like many of my colleagues, i've heard from far too many families and local leaders in my home state about the ways the opioid use disorders are ruining lives and tearing families apart. my constituent, penny wil legate whose daughter died from an overdose at age of 18 sthais this crisis request k. "happen anywhere and it is everywhere." that's the same thing i hear

after the world started to blow upton the in response to what he did. the president-elect tweeted this late tonight. the president of taiwan called me today to wish me congratulations on winning the presidency. thank you. he put called me in all caps, as if the fact that he received the call instead of originated the call makes any difference whatsoever. you're the president-elect of the united states, you're soon to be the president of the united states. a lot of people will try to call you. it doesn't mean you have to be home. just before showtime we got another tweet from the president-elect. interesting how the u.s. sells taiwan billions of dollars of military equipment, but i should not accept a congratulatory call. if by interesting you mean you're interested in this as a topic, does that mean you're interested in learning more about this as a topic. do you want to know why it is that the united states can sell military equipment to taiwan, but there isn't diplomatic contact between high level u.s. officials and the government of taiwan as if we r

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all that's missing a monster robot and a plucky assistant who looks like kate upton.ow, mind you, this is a very good thing. this team is big one macro aggression against safe spacers. it's designed to give the entire staff of rolling stone heart seizures. which i'm for. but if that happens, you have a kind doctor nearby. there he is. ben carson is heading up hud, but he's really there to revive liberals overwhelm by panic. so who's left? good question. secretary of state is still hope. if only i knew someone who could fill that spot. someone, spln with the pedigree, the pedigree, the spine, the common senses and the willingness to speak frank about our enemies. too bad i'm busy. >> period! >> all right. all right. ambassador bolton, a pleasure to see you. it's been a long time. >> it has been. >> you've been in the news a lot. what the hell is going on over at that tower? >> actually, it was michael bolton who met with the president. just a mistake. >> wow! you do look alike, i must add. so what -- i don't want -- i don't think i can break any news here. i don't want

and there was additional hearing held by the energy and commerce committee under congressman fred upton and april. >> what was the state of michigan asking from the federal government? ms. burke: governor rick snyder was at that point submitting a request to president obama for about $98 million worth of assistance to respond to the crisis for things like bottled help fixingrs, also flints damaged water lines and pipes in the city, and he was also supportive of the michigan congressional delegation, which was pushing for upwards of almost $600 million worth of emergency aid from congress to again help with infrastructure fixes, help get those lead pipes out of the ground in flint. >> in a few moments, we will watch the house oversight committee hearing talk about the flint, michigan water problem. who testifies in this particular hearing, and what does congress want to learn? ms. burke: the people testifying will be the administrator of the environmental protection agency, gina mccarthy, and the michigan governor, rick snyder, who is a , members ofand they congress had a lot of question

s commercials with kate upton. out. >> to your point -- >> let mika talk. >> i've seen those. here's the thing. i really think that this position along with a number of key positions in this administration ought to focus on wages and women. as the key to this economy. >> those commercials focus on women but not in a way that -- >> i know. i'm disturbed. actually -- >> we should run them so the audience understands what we're talking about. >> this is a weak spot for this president-elect and weak spot for our country. i know that donald trump doesn't agree in equal pay as legislation but what's his answer to the pay disparity problem in this country? how is he going to focus on -- i'm serious. >> the answer is kate upton on the back of a convertible eating a cheeseburger. >> there was a report recently that this is where -- >> donny likes it. >> soi depending on how much influence, maybe she can do good. >> that's where her role needs to be key. she needs to focus on those things. that has to be important. her team

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that includes senators alexander and senators murphy. [ applause ] representatives upton, p.alone and degette and green. [ applause ] and, of course, we couldn't have gotten across the finish line without the leadership of nancy pelosi and steny hoyer, who are here. [ applause ] as well as leaders from both houses, speaker ryan, leaders mcconnell and reid and senator patti murray. [ applause ] not to mention all the members of congress who are sitting here that i can't name otherwise i'm going to be here too long and i will never sign the bill but you know who you are. i want to thank all of you on behalf of the american people for this outstanding work. these efforts build on the work that we've done to strengthen our health care system over the last eight years, covering pre-existing conditions, expanding coverage for mental health and substance use disorders, helping more than 20 million americans know the security of health insurance thanks to the affordable care act it means they have access to some of the services that are needed. i'm hopeful that in the years ahead congress kee

i want to thank chairman upton for his help in getting us to this point. informational hearing informational hearing is vital to educate the members of this committee on the history, current status and future of mma. as we looked at very in issues of contracts to help him in anti-doping to conflict of interest i hope we can keep one thing in mind, it's the fighters. without them there is no usc, no bella tour, no sport. promoters have done so much to grow the sport of the fighters are what make a compelling and great to watch. it is much different than when i was younger. there is more media, money, and what brings and that brings more fans. as it continues to grow we need to make sure we keep a growing with everybody. before you'll back i want to highlight the mohamed ali expansion expansion at. it's not the focus of the searing it's relevant metaphor to hearing legislation on the issue that addresses fighters contracts, the ranking system and the role of managers and promoters. i hope all members leave with a better understanding of mma and continue work

upton and ms. did he get. i serve as an original co-sponsor. it will save lives. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady yields. are there any other requests for one-minute speeches? under the speaker's announced policy of january , 2015, the gentleman from texas, mr. green, is recognized for 60 minutes as the designee of the minority leader. mr. green: thank you, mr. speaker. mr. speaker, i'm honored to stand before the house tonight to commemorate and celebrate the life of my former chief of staff, ms. jacqueline ellis. ms. ellis served well. she, in a sense, of many, was the 436th member of congress. she helped to educate not only new persons who were here in administrative capacities, but also congresspersons. she helped us to understand what congress was all about. and i'm honored tonight to say some kind words about her and to acknowledge a colleague who's here and will be saying a word as well, because time is of the essence for some of my colleagues, i will yield to my colleague at this time and ask that she would give her comments and she tells me that sh

special shoutout, that includes senators alexander and senators murphy. [ applause ] representatives upton, pallone and degette. and green. [ applause ] and, of course, we couldn't have gotten across the finish line without the leadership of nancy pelosi and steny hoyer, who are here. [ applause ] as well as leaders from both houses, speaker ryan, leaders mcconnell and reid, and senator patty murray. not to mention all the members of congress who are sitting here that i can't name, otherwise i'm going to be here too long and i will never sign the bill. but you know who you are. i want to thank all of you on behalf of the american people for this outstanding work. these efforts build on the work that we've done to strengthen our health care system over the last eight years, covering preexisting conditions, expanding coverage for mental health and substance use disorders, helping more than 20 million americans know the security of health insurance, thanks to the affordable care act, it means they have access to some of the services that are needed. i'm hopeful that in the years ahead, congre

that was the lesson that upton sinclair tried to teach us but we didn't listen. : >> in the context of an agriculture that is realistic. we are not going to go back to 150 million small farms. >> guest: thank you for saying that. in fact i have this debate frequently in academic circles when people want us to go back to 100,000 small farms which were not going to do. i was told the analogy with the car, when their first put on the market everybody wants the car. and so probably not a great idea. then it turned out to be not so efficient so there's a lot of smog in cities like los angeles. then we realize cars were not actually very safe. people would have a small collision and would be killed. our go back to the horse and buggy? no. we introduced the catalytic converter to clean up the air and required seat belts and airbags. so my analogy is there is nothing about industrial agriculture that cannot be fixed. that's why don't don't think of industrialization as a bad word. i think the benefits are overwhelming. >> do you think our research institutes are doing -- a lot of these look li

protected because workers safety and food safety are absolutely connected and that's a lesson that upton sinclair tried to teach us but we didn't listen to and we can make our food supply safer but we have to really focus on this for everyone, not just for the 88 . >> let's try to sum up some way, if you were to, let's say i was back at usda. it was perfect, not saying it was perfect when i was there but it's changed since then. anyway, i think our current secretary has done a very good job dealing with these issues but it's go through the list of priorities that you think need to be done to make food safer but also in the context of a kind of agriculture that's realistic because we are not going to go back to 150 million small farms. >> thank you for saying that. >> that's not going to happen. >> yes, in fact i have this debate frequently in academic circles where people would love to go back to 100,000 small farms which we are not going to do and i always tell the analogy that the cost in the first cause will put on the market, everybody drops immediately and everyone wants the car. an

but it was what fred upton whose energy and commerce committee chair and diana degette, the ranking memberon health did. when we started this process we worked in task force and working groups. that was the setup and they gave us the opportunity not to be in a hearing setting but it gave us the opportunity to talk to and with one another and with people who were subject expert in the areas that we had under review. this is something that will change the way we access healthcare, the way we deliver health care and will shift the focus from a one-size-fits-all medical delivery system to a precision medicine system. it involves the nih, the fda, and it will change the way cms pay for things. the entire process was very collaborative, and i think there are lessons for every committee in how we crafted this legislation, how we moved to forward and how we pushed it to completion. >> what have you seen in terms of the ability to work together or across the aisles? have you been able to make friends with some of their democratic counterparts? >> absolutely. i serve on the most bipartisan committee

but here was what fred upton whose energy and commerce committee chair and diana degette, the ranking member on health did. when we started this process we worked in task force and working groups. that was the setup, and he gave us the opportunity not to be any hearing setting, but it gave us the opportunity to talk to and with one another and with people who are subject expert in the areas that we had under review. and this is something that will change the way we access healthcare, the way we deliver health care, and will shift the focus from one size fits all medical delivery system to a precision medicine system. and it involves the nih, the fda and it will change the way cms pays for things. but the entire process was very collaborative. and i think there are lessons for every committee it how we crafted this legislation, how we moved it forward and ho that we pushed it to completion. >> what have you seen in terms of the middle east to work together or across the aisles? have you been able to make friends with some of her democratic counterparts? >> absolutely. i serve on the mo

i also take a moment to recognize outgoing chairman fred upton of the full committee. today is a historic and important day as the 21st century cures act goes to the president's desk. i wish everybody a merry christmas and a peaceful millionaire and particularly, safety to our troops, our magnificent troops across the globe, who protect us and the american people in general. mr. chairman, i yield back the balance of my time. >> the chair thinks the gentleman for his remarks. he knows the gentleman went a little over, but because his remarks seemed important and you are thinking the chairman, i consented that the gentleman should be permitted to do that. i first want to thank the ranking member of the committee for being here as well and for a very productive two years on the commerce manufacturing and trade subcommittee. and i recognize you for five minutes for the purpose of an opening statement. >> thank you, mr. chairman. i want to thank you, too. it's been a very interesting and i think productive session of congress and it has been a personal pleasure to be able t

upton: thank you, mr. speaker. and first i must join the long line of folks congratulating our friend and chairman of the important appropriations committee, mr. rogers from kentucky, for great service, assembling a hardworking staff and making sure at christmas time now we aren't going to be shutting down the government. i rise in support of this c.r., continuing resolution and i just want to inform a couple of my colleagues of some of the very important provisions that are included in this package to fund some of the work in 21st century cures and relief for families in flint, michigan and elsewhere around the country. there is not a single person in this chamber who has not been touched by disease in some way. we have said all too many good-byes to the people we hold dear, every day countless folks living vibrant lives are delivered unexpected diagnosis. it is a cycle that repeats itself over and over. life can change in an instant and hope seems sometimes out of each whether alzheimer's m.s., cancer, diabetes.

i had a chance to talk to fred upton, the congressman behind this particular bill. to say. >> for every patient that's out there, in year one, the clock's ticking. you want a cure. and what is it that we can do to find faster cures for all these diseases? 10,000 different diseases. we have only 500 cures. 7,000 rare diseases. we can't wait. >> so a lot of families out there feel the same way, we can't wait and we need to get on it. the bill in the house, the vote was 392-26, overwhelming approval for it there. the senate could vote as early as tonight. the white house also behind it. one of those rare moments, neil, everybody seems to come together around this bill but still there are folks who say, hey, not so fast. there is lots of gimmes here for the pharmaceutical industry. do we want to give up the kind of review we've had in the past of all these kinds of medication, treatment, all those special treatments are expecting. neil? neil: gerri willis, thank you very, very much. continued good health to you by the way. all right. let's take a real quick peek at the