, mr. chairman. mr. harvey and mr. shea, thank you for being here and thank you for your very important and valuable knowledge and expertise. isn't it just a fact that these apple hasages that either taken advantage of or in some cases in my view invented, if you take a tax reduction in a country that you have no employees, doesn't this put domestic companies and corporations at a distinct disadvantage? >> yes. >> yes. the objective of our tax rules should be to try to achieve a balance, and in this particular case i referred to in my testimony, tried to create particularly in relation to cross-border activity, to neutrality, because what would happen when you are dealing with a third party and an affiliate? favor usingday affiliates. that does not mean you always use affiliates, and coming back to something senator johnson referred to, if i understand it correctly, most of apple's manufacturing is not done by apple, and that is true of many countries today. foxconn,e by third parties. -- a viewtoday use themselves, an

mr. reed mr. whitehouse: may i ask unanimous consent to speak as if in morning business for up to 15 minutes. the presiding officer: is there objection? without objection. mr. whitehouse: let me thank the distinguished senator from illinois for his statement. we serve together on the judiciary committee, and i hope that in that committee as well we can work on ways to improve the prosecution of particularly rape offenses within the military by the department of justice. and break through the agreement that now prevents the department of justice from prosecuting those crimes for the crimes that they are simply because they take place in the military. i'm here to speak today because washington, d.c. and the right-wing outrage machine are all abuzz about the scandal that the i.r.s. appears to have targeted organizations for inquiry based on tea party affiliation. obviously, that's wrong. but let's not forget, that's not the only i.r.s. scandal. that is not the only scandal in town. there are two i.r.

mr. collins: mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent that all members may have five legislative days within which to revise and extend their remarks and include extraneous materials on h.r. 258, currently under consideration. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, so ordered. mr. collins: mr. speaker, i yield myself such time as i may consume. this nation is blessed with many valiant men and women who have dedicated their lives to military service. my home state of georgia has no shortage of these heroes, including technical sergeant barry dufffield, who serves as a bomb disposal technician in the georgia guard's 116 air control wing. while patroled to afghanistan, his job was to oversee teams responsible for an incredibly dangerous job, neutralizing explosive devices or i.e.d.'s. he and his colleagues successfully completed 52 missions and helped destroy more than 1,200 pounds of enemy explosives. on january 7, 2013, the sergeant was awarded the purple heart for injuries he suffered during an i.e.d

mr. harkin: mr. president, i'd ask further proceedings under the quorum call be dispensed with. the presiding officer: without objection, so ordered. mr. harkin: mr. president, i come to the floor today to express my deep disappointment that once again republican obstructionism and procedural tricks are preventing this body from carrying out its constitutional duty and responsibility. its obligation to consider important presidential nominations. this time, the target is mr. tom prez --, perez, the nominee to be secretary of labor. the help committee of which i chair was scheduled to vote on his nomination at 4:00 this afternoon. obviously, we're not doing that. an anonymous republican has invoked an obscure procedural rule to prevent our committee from meeting at that scheduled time. this pointless obstructionism is extremely disturbing. i would like to point out that we had previously been scheduled to vote on his nomination in my committee two weeks ago. but in an effort to bend over backwards and

mr. crawford? >> mr. chairman i have a substitute amendment number 100. >> what is your amendment number? >> 61. and the gentlelady wishes to offer. >> i withdraw smith that clerks will distribute amendment number 61 and mr. crawford with unanimous consent will dispense with the reading of the amendment and mr. crawford may explain it. >> the usda plans to make significant changes to the national poultry improvement plan it has been successful since the inception to prevent detect a and addressing avian diseases. but their joint federal industry and a collaboration to allow for a robust response like a bird flu but through the poultry industry it has contributed to the new elimination of avian borne diseases and it is the gold standard with the reputation in to have american poultry to the foreign export markets and the third-party status and industry led initiative for the international trade promotes close cooperation unfortunately usda's taking steps directed toward search centralize control by moving

mr. reid: mr. president? the presiding officer: the majority leader. mr. reid: are we in a quorum call? the presiding officer: we are. mr. reid: i ask consent it be dispensed with. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. reid: mr. president, senators boxer and vitter have worked hard for days to come up with a finite list of amendments to complete work on this very important bill, the water resources development act. so i'm going to in just a minute ask consent that we postpone the vote scheduled for 12:00 today until 2:30. we'll come back in session, i hope, at 2:15 today, and when we come back in session i want senator boxer, chairman boxer to trort senate -- to report to the senate if they have been able to work out an agreement between the two of them. if they do, i want her to ask the consent. when she asks that consent, if there's agreement, we will work through a number of amendments they have been able to come up with to complete work on this bill. if there is no agreement at 2:15 whe

. >> thank you, mr. chairman. mr. george, you are the inspector general at the treasury, is that correct. >> truly there, are three inspector generals within the department of the treasury. i'm the inspector general exclusively focused on the irs. on the system of tax administration. >> oh, the irs, very good. you were appointed by president bush, is that correct? >> that's correct. >> and you state no one outside of the irs was involved in this political targeting of not for profit organizations, is that correct? >> that is the finning of this particular audit. >> no outside groups were involved. >> as of now, yes. >> who was the last presidentially appointed irs offer? >> douglas shulman. >> correct. >> appointed by george w. bush. >> that's correct, sir. >> and mr. shulman was commissioner when these improper and outrageous activities that both sides of the aisle recognize as being outrageous and improper, when they occurred, is that correct? >> yes it is. >> mr. george, prior to commissioner shulman, the last poli

mr. cicilline: thank you, mr. speaker -- mr. langevin: thank you, mr. speaker. mr. speaker, i rise today in honor of foster care month and on behalf of the foster youth across this country. i'd like to commend representative karen bass, tom marino, jim mcdermott and michele bachmann for their leadership on the bipartisan foster youth caucus and for their work on this important issue. foster youth are some of the most at-risk children in our society. they often are the victims of abuse or neglect and too many face trials and tribulations beyond their years. so much of what we take for granted, a stable home, living with our siblings, or returning to the same school year after year are constant obstacles for these children. however, the month of may and day should serve as a reminder of the opportunities that we all have to make a positive difference in their lives. growing up my parents welcomed many foster children into our family and provided them with a loving, stable and nurturing environment. mr. speaker, these children belong to all of us. and we are all respon

nd i yield, mr. pocan. mr. pocan: thank you for your leadership, how to give a good direct vision, the reality of costs and higher education. i can say one thing from being a state leages lator for 14 years, i served when the federal economy collapsed and states had less and less money to invest in public universities. you hear about the rising costs of private universities, but in a system like university of wisconsin which is one of the world class university system is, the costs have gone up enough that it is harder and harder for the average person to afford. they rely on the loans and if the interest rates double or worse yet we pass 1911 and make them increase even more, you are taking that affordability out of more people's hands. i want to share a short story from someone who posted it on my facebook page and i would like to introduce another person on this issue. i asked for a comment on our facebook page and i got a comment from a woman named amber, short but poignant. i haven't yet started paying bac

when you listen to the testimony of mr. miller. mr. miller can't even remember his -- the names of the people who are in his chain of command. he can't even remember who he talked to last, what was the conversation about. did he talk to anybody in the secretary of treasury's office? he can't even remember dates, times and places. and finally, he couldn't remember when i asked him, who did you talk to about this? who came up with the criteria? if mr. levin is correct and the i.g. is correct, because he did stipulate this as well, he found this, that there was no evidence of white house influence or obama campaign influence, if that's correct, is this still appropriate of your chairman to keep saying culture of corruption throughout the government and this is an example of it if it had nothing to do with the presidential influence at all? >> i don't think that's proven yet. >> sure you do. okay. here's the question. if you have no evidence right now this friday of any white house involvement and don't have any evidence next week and the

mr. kline: mr. speaker, pursuant to house resolution 232, i call up h.r. 1911 and ask for its immediate consideration in the house. the speaker pro tempore: the clerk will report the title of the house. the clerk: h.r. 1911, a bill to amend the higher education act of 1965 to establish interest rates for new loans made on or after july 1, 2013. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to house resolution 232, in lieu of the amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the committee on education and the work force printed in the bill an amendment in the nature of a bill, as the amended, is considered as read. the gentleman from minnesota, mr. kline, and the gentleman from california, mr. george ller, each will control 30 minutes. the chair recognizes the gentleman from minnesota. mr. kline: i ask unanimous consent that all members may have five legislative days to revise and extend their remarks. and include extraneous material on h.r. 1911. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. kline: m

mr. wilson: mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute and to revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman from south carolina is recognized for one minute. mr. wilson: mr. speaker, for over 1,700 days, the administration has delayed the keystone x.l. pipeline application. according to a pew research poll, 2/3 of the american people from both political parties support the project. last night there was a bipartisan vote to promote the pipeline from canada, america's best energy partner. the completion of the keystone x.l. pipeline will create 120,000 jobs and produce 830,000 barrels of oil a day, helping to grow our economy. two years ago i had the opportunity to visit alberta, canada, and i witnessed firsthand the canadian oil sands and positive impact that exploration has for american families. in south carolina's second congressional district, companies like michelin tire corporation of lexington and m.t.u. detroit diesel of a

mr. barrois -- mr. bare oast: mr. speaker, i stand on behalf of the people in my district giving rise to an unprecedented ba l of distrust -- mr. mr. barrows: this is a totally unacceptable abuse of power and calls on any future decisions made by that agency. trust in the federal government is already at an all-time low. to help regain any of that trust, it's essential that all personnel in this misuse of power be held accountable. we have serious work to do in congress but this takes time and attention away from the work we need to do. i urge my colleagues to investigate this matter swiftly and get on with the work we have been seer back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. for what purpose does the gentlelady rise? >> i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute and to revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, so ordered. >> thank you, mr. speaker. i rise today to honor the service and sacrifice of our nation's police officers. th

mr. victor young. mr. clerk, do we have any announcements? >> yes. please silence all foexctiontionv and electronic devices. completed speaker cards and copies of any documents to be com included as part of the file should be submited to the clerk. items acted upon today will be on the june 14, board of supervisors agenda unless otherwise stated. >> thank you very much. mr. clerk, can you please call item number 1? >> item number 1, hearing to receive an update on the port budget for fy's 2013-2014 and 2014-2015. >> okay. so, we have a hearing, port budget update. we have the executive director of the port, ms. monique moyer, thank you very much for being here. >> thank you very much, mr. chair. for the record, monique moyer for the port of san francisco. i want to thank you for carving out time for all the items today. we hope to be succinct as you need us to be, [speaker not understood], but we appreciate the time. i also want to thank the campbell and the [speaker not understood] for t

mr. smith. >> thank you, mr. chairman, i very much appreciate your yielding me your time. this is bipartisan legislation that shuts off the jobs magnet attracting illegal immigrants to the united states. the bill expands the e-verify system and makes it hand to have for all u.s. employers -- mandatory for all u.s. employers. seven million people are working in the united states illegally. these jobs should go to american citizens and legal workers. h.r. 1772 could open up millions of jobs for unemployed americans by requiring all employers to use e-verify. the e-verify system is quick and effective, confirming 99.7 percent of work-eligible employees. recent data shows that approximately 451,000 american employers voluntarily use e-verify and an average of 1600 new businesses sign up each week. the program is free, quick and easy to use. in fact, this subcommittee heard testimony in february from the the president of homeland security -- department ofhomelay can now be used by smartphones.

mr. baca: mr. speaker, i strong -- mrs. bachmann: mr. speaker, i strongly urge all of my colleagues on both sides of the aisle to listen to the clear, distinct voice of the american people. they have spoken loudly, they have spoken clearly. they heard the words of then speaker of the house nancy pelosi when she famously said, we must pass obamacare before we can know what's in it. and as my colleague steve scalise said, now we know what's in the bill and now we know why obamacare is less top lar today than even before -- popular today than even before it was passed the first time. you see, mr. speaker, the more we learn about obamacare, the more unpopular it becomes. even a democrat, max baucus, who helped write obamacare said, i just tell you, i see a huge train wreck coming down. well, i ask you, mr. speaker, seven months from now, when obamacare comes fully online, when people's health care premiums will soar through the roof, in some cases increasing 400%, what then, mr. speaker? we see this coming, just like the titanic, we see the

as mr. reid strom mentioned, ~ we do have an opportunity to share with you the proposed rates for the wholesale water customers for next fiscal year in advance of your action which is scheduled for may 14th. and, so, if we could go to the slides, i just have a few to share with you. >> um-hm. >> as mr. reid strom mentioned, we have some good news. the rates will be going down for the biggest wholesale customers. the biggest reason you are aware of, we received $356 million payment in february from the wholesale customers. as mr. jensen mentioned, that is done primarily for savings. what that means is we've been able to take out that rate component from our rate setting and i'll show you what that means in terms of numbers in a moment. another reason why the rates are going down for the wholesale customers is that they're buying more water. so, as compared to the current budget year, we had budgeted about 137 million, 137 mgd in terms of volume. and what we're seeing in the current year is th

but mr. parallel man's qualifications philosophy matched what the mayor wanted and besides the fact he is a small business person we feel was important. through his past practice expressed the importance of a philosophy that we share. with him that the other two candidates did not necessarily express as strongly. we found him to the best candidate and most aligned with the philosophy of candidatescy. >> can you sky to articulate that philosophy? >> yes absolutely. what we were were really looking for is a pragmatic approach as commissioner pearlman does but also tries to make it a pal table thing for the public not a scar i didn't. it was really somebody who had had experience in san francisco and he has done that through the harding theatre. and has really had a first-hand experience with residential southerners around preservation as well as on a more grant scale so we found him to be a pragmatic candidate. it's impacts on the community an approach towards preservation that benefits the com

mr. rove, i helped found providing over half. i don't mean to single him out as the only bad active because there are many representatives in the entire local spectrum but this is the nature of the beast it is a reason that you seek a 501(c)(4) status because you can hide, as your donors, and you also have a tax advantage otherwise you don't need to seek the 501(c)(4) advantage. so the reason that people -- i would like to see what does it cost the american taxpayers in the granting of all of these 501(c)(4) is when they're not being used for social welfare but they're being used in essence the political advocacy. final question to the ig. inspector general, did chairman i sent a letter on august 3 of 2012 to all of the inspector general's. reminded of the under the inspector general's that requires i just report particularly likely problems to congress to the agency had within seven days, what has become known as a seven-day olympic did you receive that letter and if so did you respond t

when mr. phillip responds in a split second who called on the walkie-talkie. when we sets upor long tables everyday he never complains. when mr. phillip puts all the lost and found items especially those hard items neatly for all to retrieve. when mr. phillip fixes the things that don't work. when mr. phillip greets people with sir, and ma'am, and he greets everyone everyday with some such a pleasant demeanor we appreciate him and ii appreciate his work ethics. he approaches his work with pride and patience. he never get upset and most of all we appreciate his actions that he truly loves his school community so on behalf of all us we love you, mr. phillip. thank you. (clapping) >> thank you congratulations would you like to say a few words? get a picture >> say thank you. >> okay. thank you. >> take our picture. >> oh. okay. >> look he's wearing his uniform today. >> thank you congratulations. thank you. thank you. >> i'd like to recognize a special service award to elizabeth torres is our won

mr. hurt: mr. chairman, i rise in support of the northern route approval act, another house initiative to pave the way for construction of the keystone pipeline. i support this measure because approval of the pipeline will lead to lower fuel prices and it will create jobs. as i have traveled my district, my rural virginia fifth district, i have spoken with our small business owners, small farmers, volunteers, our students, our parents, and there can be no question but that the energy policies coming out of washington under this president are hurting our local communities. that is why the immediate approval of the keystone pipeline is so important because it will reduce our dependence on foreign dictators, it will give us affordable energy and will create the jobs that we desperately need. after four long year, this bipartisan plan to create jobs and lower fuel prices should wait no longer. it is high time for the president to heed the wirns of the mrp people. stop the excuses and approve the keysto

mr. eugene hwang. he's a science teacher but i realize that we are supposed to be honoring someone in the arts community. the reason why mr. waeng is here is because he's been a cheerleader. cheerleader is an art. he has been a galileo cheerleader, the voice of the high school. you couldn't walk passed him without putting a pon pon on your face and he's telling you to wear your colors with pride. i went there and so many people when you say his name, they say is he still there? that's because, as young as he looks, he's been teaching in the san francisco unified school district for over 40 years. and what a tremendous tremendous tremendous distinguished career in the public school system. he has served the city with pride, he has been really relentless in his pursuit to support students in the academic world, to support students in applying for scholarships and to support students in having pride and returning back to galileo high school and part of the galileo community. you couldn't hav

mr. brooks: mr. speaker, i rise to proudly vote to repeal obamacare, the most dysfunctional law to pass the united states congress. why is obamacare dysfunctional? for the vast majority of americans, obamacare guarantees worst health care at higher costs. why is it dysfunctional? obamacare imposes 21 new taxes on america, there bep by according to the congressional budget office costing 800,000 americans to lose their jobs. in my home state of alabama, just one of those tax increases imposes $200 million a year in higher tax burdens on blue cross slush blue shield, costs that will translate into higher premiums. why is obamacare dysfunctional? those 21 tax increases come no where close to paying for the increases in obamacare costs, thereby denying health care and forcing higher taxes on already stressed family income. why is obamacare dysfunctional? it gives americans worst health care. doctors and patients will laf costly life saving health decisions. instead, independent payment advisory bureaucra

mr. chairman, since we're doing the oversight here, the rule, i understand the king's english, and it says the promotion of social welfare does not include direct or indirect participation or invention in political intervention in political campaign. now, how you interpret that to say that that does allow some intervention in local campaigns is beyond it, and if that had been cut off at the pass we wouldn't even be dating to these -- yes, sir. >> the oversight of the level of campaign intervention by 501(c) fours, subsequent shortly. shortly. >> who will be doing that? >> my organization, the treasury inspector general for tax administration. >> well, in conclusion, i would say if we could get the irs to follow the law and the regulation that implemented it, we wouldn't have this problem in the future. >> sender, i agree with you but i also think it's very complicated. and it's unfortunaunfortuna te this issue has not been addressed the last couple of years with any precision, any focus,

mr. coats: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator from indiana. mr. coats: mr. president, i rise today to offer my support for the sugar reform amendment being offered on the farm bill by senator shaheen. this important amendment would begin a reform process that deals with a complicated and burdensome program and artificially raises sugar prices in the united states. for nearly three-quarters of a century now american businesses and consumers have paid a premium price for sugar. this inflated price is due to a tangled web of price manipulation, stringent import quotas and tariffs. and the net effect has been that americans are paying as much as twice the market-based, world market-based price for sugar. now, i think we all realize the amount of sugar that's used in a number of products across the united states, but let me bring this down specifically to what impact it has on some of the confectioners in my home state. a baness confectioner's group, inc. is a renowned manufacturer of a nu

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mr. sessions: mr. speaker, thank you very much. i yield myself two minutes. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from texas is recognized for two minutes. mr. sessions: mr. speaker, i want to acknowledge in fact what mr. cooper's presence here today, his idea was valid and in fact was utilized in what we have done. the difference, slight difference of how i'd like to describe this to the gentleman is we did not say that members cannot be paid. what we said is that no new debt can be used to pay members. so we would have to be paid out of if we're spending 40% too much money today and 60% was coming in, we could be paid out of that amount. but we could not be paid out of the debt side amount which is what this legislation is germane and what this legislation is about. so i do thank the gentleman. thankate for his ideas -- i thank the gentleman for his ideas, that members of congress should equally suffer or equally gain as the american people have. in this circumstance, it's the loss for all of us, an

mr. reid: mr. president, i now move to proceed to calendar number 73, s. 954. the presiding officer: the clerk will report. the clerk: motion to proceed to calendar number 73, s. 954, a bill to reauthorize agricultural programs through 2018. a senator: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator from mississippi. mr. wicker: mr. president, i rise this evening to discuss a disturbing pattern of behavior, a culture of intimidation that continues to emerge from the obama administration. for the past few days, after headline after headline has revealed one new controversy after another. in every case, americans are right to wonder what kind of leadership led to this and just how far this culture of intimidation goes. americans need to learn the extent to which this misconduct has occurred by the heavy hand of the executive branch of government. the first indication was on friday of last week and it involved the internal revenue service issuing an apology for targeting conservative groups seeking

mr. lee: mr. president? mr. mccain: so, again, i'm -- it's really disappointing that we are spending this time when we should be on the farm bill, the senator from california and i have important amendments to remove a lot of the corruption that's in that bill. and so i would go ahead and yield the floor. mr. lee: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator from utah. mr. lee: as to the suggestion that this produces a budget resolution that at the end of the day does not go to the president and isn't law, technically on its own face that's accurate. what we're concerned about here are the instructions that would accompany the conference report, instructions that would allow the normal rules of the senate to be circumvented. specifically for something like this, for a piece of legislation that would itself raise the debt limit to be considered -- mr. durbin: will the senator yield for a question? mr. lee: just let me finish what i'm saying. to be voted on a 50-vote margin rather than on a 60-vote margin. an

mr. lee: mr. president, i ask unanimous consent that the senate proceed to the consideration of s. res. 133 submitted earlier today. i further ask unanimous consent that the resolution be agreed to, the preamble be agreed to, the motion to reconsider be made and laid on the table with no intervening action or debate. the presiding officer: is there objection? a senator: reserving mr. president -- the presiding officer: the senior senator from connecticut is recognized. mr. blumenthal: thank you mr. president. reserving the right to object, i'll have a request with another resolution momentarily but i understand my friend from utah's resolution and i believe that this problem is broader than the one cited in his resolution. in fact, looking to the conduct of the philadelphia instance, i would prosecute that case to the fullest extent of the law. i think the conduct or more correctly, misconduct in that incident was absolutely despicable and be a hoarntd but i'm -- abhorrent but i'm concerned about

mr. jeffries: mr. speaker, it's an honor and privilege to once again have this opportunity to anchor the c.b.c. special order along with my very disting westerned colleague, my good friend from the silver state, epresentative steven horsford, where for the next 60 minutes, during this hour of power, members of the congressional black caucus will have an opportunity to speak directly to the american people about the sues facing higher education here in america. we are at a crisis moment. as it relates to our capacity to make sure that we can provide an affordable college education to as many americans as possible. the problem that we in this country confront is two-fold. first, the cost of a college education keeps going up but the amount of financial aid available to younger americans keeps coming down. as a result, higher education is increasingly out of reach, particularly for low-income americans or working families or the sons and daughters of the middle class. and a college education is a pathway

mr. hoyer: mr. speaker, this week the house will be voting or the 37th time to repeal the affordable care act. this vote comes at a time when we are facing serious and pressing challenges, one of the most important of which is the operations of the sequester. 37 votes to repeal the affordable care act. let us set aside for a moment the important issue of how health reform is working and making quality care accessible and affordable for more americans. i'll be speaking more about that from this floor in coming days as i know some of my colleagues will. what i find and i believe most americans find incomprehensible is that how this house could waste its time on such a blatantly partisan vote when the effects of sequestration are having a growing negative effect on our economy and on the lives of so many american families. that ought to be our focus this week and every week until we find a solution, mr. speaker. speaker boehner said to this 37th repeal vote is justified because freshmen members have no

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mr. miller, with all due respect this abuse cannot be fixed with one or two resignations. the reality is this is not a personnel problem. this is a problem of the i.r.s. being too large, too powerful, too intrusive, and too abusive of honest, hard working taxpayers. there isn't a person that i come into contact at home or anyone in this country that does not fear the i.r.s. they fear getting something wrong on their tax filing. they fear the i.r.s.'s ability to audit them and wreak havoc in their lives. they are all -- only trying to make their lives better and make america better. atry group in america is risk. i'm sure your aware of the saying the power to tax is the power to destroy. under this administration, the i.r.s. has abused its power to tax and has destroyed what little faith the american people had in getting a fair shake in washington. this will not stand. trimming benches will not save the tree when the roots are rotten. only then will the american people get a tax system th

mr. miller: thank you. mr. chairman, i want to thank all my colleagues who entered into debate here this morning on this legislation. i think it is clear this is' a very big -- there's a very big different between our positions on this legislation. there's a big difference between the presidents bill who is system, and this billan before us that uses a market system. fact is the presidents bill repus dollars. the republicans would not make president obama's bill in order for consideration.n. why not? they say it's like this. they're doing the same thing as the president. not.they're no they are adding $4 billion wort of debt onto the backsde of back of students over their programs.anw th you've heard my colleagues on this side of the i'll speak to the issues that we hear all of the time when we go home. stu the struggle of students, the struggle of families, be theync, get access a income, to get access and to be able to complete the college education to get access to aolle to g college, to get a certificate, t

mr. young and as well as the members of stgtv covering this meeting. >> mr. clerk, do we have any announcements? >> yes, please silence all cell phones and electronic devices complete your speaker cards and any documents to be included as part of the file should be submitted to the clerk, items will be on the june 13th, agenda unless otherwise stated. >> could you call number one. >> resolution authoritying the office of the district attorney to contract for accept and expend up to $256,974, allocated from the california victim compensation and government claims board for the project entitled the criminal restitution compact. >> all right, we have jackie ortiz from the district attorney office. >> thank you for having me here today. i am here to explain to you a little bit about the restitution specialists. i wanted to let you know that she is a liaison between the victims, the state, and the district attorney's office in assisting prosecutors with imposing fines, fees, and orders for cou

mr. poe: mr. speaker, cara was in the third grade when the school notified hire parents about her difficulty in processing words. her speech pattern was different. it affected every aspect of her life, including her self-esteem. so kara's third grade teacher, mrs. morgan, was determined to help the little girl speak better so the teacher and the pupil worked very hard together on talking. the success of both of them occurred this way. later that little girl who couldn't speak very well woke off the stage in high school as valedictorian. she also obtained her bachelor's degree, her master's degree and today she's an associate professor at baylor university in the department, yes, english. the little girl with word problems is teaching about word patterns. i come from a family of teachers. my mother, my mother-in-law, my wife and my three daughters are teachers by profession. and kara is one of those daughters. so today being teacher's appreciation day we thank mrs. morgan and all of america's teach

mr. coats: mr. president, i assume we're in morning business. the presiding officer: we're in a quorum call. mr. coats: i ask unanimous consent that the quorum call be vacated. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. coats: mr. president, last week as i attended various events back home in indiana, i heard from many hoosiers concerned about the impact of obamacare. i went back to listen to the people, and almost invariably, no matter what subjects were on the table, the impact of obamacare was the one that was brought up first and discussed the most. i particularly focused on those businesses that are in a position to expand and hire but simply are not doing so, and the question is why. and the answer was that they are deeply concerned about the implementation of the so-called affordable care act, basically saying for us it's unaffordable. number one. number two, we're concerned about what it means and what it doesn't mean. these regulations are continuing to come out but many of them are dela

mrs. grade mrs. mccallum, ms. kaptur, the chairman and the ranking member, many have spoken about this. but it does become personal because i'm going to be nominating one of my daughters very best friends, she's going to be appointed to the air force academy. i'm having dinner with her and her family on monday night. and i want to be able to look her parents in the eye and i want to be will to look her in the eye, and i want to let them know that the highest level the problems that we've been discussing, are not going to be ignored. it is so allah has been said and we look forward to working with you on this to ensure that this problem ceases. let me mention briefly about the tanker, because this is an important program, and certainly the secretary and the general said. mr. secretary, discrepancy between the contractors estimate and the current governments estimates have grown to about $500 million, even though the program is operating under a fixed price development contract, and the contract we understand will h

mr. petri: mr. speaker, i ask unanimous -- mr. peters: mr. speaker, i ask my colleagues to bring attention to this issue by working with service providers, counselors and military groups in their communities as we continue to honor the sacrifices these service members made for us. thank you, mr. speaker, i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman's time has expired. for what purpose does the gentleman from pennsylvania rise? mr. thompson: request unanimous consent to address the house for one minute, revise and extend. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman is recognized for one minute. mr. thompson: mr. speaker, today the house agriculture committee is marking up a five-year farm bill re-authorization. the federal agriculture reform and risk management act of 2013 or farm act. the farm act is a commonsense package of agricultural reforms that will save taxpayers nearly $40 billion while strengthening the economic health of our family farms and small businesses. the bill is a product of a multiyear policy assessme

mr. crowley is recognized. >> thank you, mr. chairman. mr. george, you are the inspector general of the treasury is that correct? >> actually there are three inspectors general within the depth of the treasury. i am the inspector general exclusively focused on the irs on the system of tax administration. >> over the irs. very good. you were appointed by then president bush is that correct? >> yes, correct. >> and you state in your report that no one outside the irs was involved in this political targeting of not for profit organizations, is that correct? >> that is the finding of this particular audit, sir. >> your audit, your findings are that no outside groups were involved, correct? >> of this particular -- yes. as of now. that's our -- >> mr. george, who was the last presidentially appointed irs commissioner? >> it was douglas schulmann. >> appointed by then president george w. bush is that correct? >> that is correct, sir. >> and mr. schulmann was commissioner when these improper and outrageous activities that both sides of the aisle rec

mr. king: thank you, mr. speaker. appreciate the privilege of being recognized here on the floor of the united states house of representatives and taking up the subject matter that i understand is going to begin this week with a markup in the united states senate of a piece of legislation called comprehensive immigration reform that's been advanced by the self-described gang of eight over in the senate, four democrats and four republicans, a bill that they had dropped, or introduced, some couple of weeks ago, 844 pages, all designed to solve the problem that we have here in the united states of illegal immigration and all the accommodations that have been made in efforts to one, open our borders and open our employment and open up our welfare systems and open up our public access to goth services to people that are unlawfully present in the united states. that's the one side of the initiative. that's the chuck schumer side, mr. speaker, and then on the other side, are those of us who instead argue that the rule of law

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mr. shulman no longer in government agreed to testify voluntarily, no word yet on whether the head of the irs tax exempt division will testify at the hearing. this hearing before ways and means should get underway shortly. one more note, president obama yesterday tapped a new head, acting head of the irs. it would be danny werfel who is with the office of management and budget, the "washington post" writing this morning that mr. werfel rose through the rank at omb and the justice department as a budget analyst and a lawyer before president obama tapped into serve as omb comptroller in 2009. live coverage here on c-span2. [inaudible conversations] >> the committee will come to order. on may 10, lois lerner, director of exempt or positions for the internal revenue service division that oversees tax-exempt groups finally acknowledged at a decent been targeting conservative leaning political organizations. four days later, the treasury inspector general for tax administration confirmed that a

mr. holt: mr. chairman, this amendment that i'm offering on behalf of the gentleman from virginia, mr. connolly, and the gentleman from massachusetts, mr. markey, simply requires that the oil transported through the keystone x.l. pipeline, the refined products made from the oil as well, stay in the united states except under certain circumstances. now, the proponents of the keystone pipeline, as we've heard today, say it is important for u.s. energy security. now, that can't be true if the oil just passes through the united states on its way to other countries. yet -- and there is nothing in the underlying legislation that would require that the oil transported through the keystone pipeline or the refined fuels produced from that stay in the united states to benefit american consumers. as a matter of fact, the president from transcanada gets a sweetheart deal through this legislation was asked whether he would commit to keeping the keystone tar sands oil and the refined oil in the united states, he

mr. thompson what they were intended and secure our personnel. i see i am out of time. theo to the chairman of resources committee, mr. hastings. >> thank you, mr. chairman. let me add my voice to my colleagues. thank you for your service. it should go without saying, but nonetheless we do appreciate it. you have answered this, so i just wanted clarification. there was a lawyer who came in who is not allowed to go to the because he was not qualified. the state department sent in this lawyer. were you told why the lawyer was sent? >> it to participate in all the meetings and all events associated with the congressman's visit. never have occurred before in my career. did the state department say the lawyer was going to come and participate in all of the meetings? you were told that? yes. >> you mentioned the town of the state department changed probably after the rice interview. >> it began to change. >> give us examples of how things changed. have my management style counseled by assistant

mr. clerk, could you call item number three. >> item three, ordinance authorizing the public utilities commission and the city attorney's office to approve settlements of claims or litigation arising out of the february 27, 2013 accidental break of the sfpuc's water transmission pipeline and 15th avenue between west power tal avenue and wawo na avenue in san francisco for amounts exceeding $25,000 per claim not-to-exceed, $4 million. >> we have steve richie from rupc here. >> thank you, this is the general manager for the water of the puc. it was mentioned already that unfortunately we had a water main break on february 27th of this year that affected 23 homes. since the initial clean up we have been working diligently to repair the infrastructure of the neighborhood water and suer mains and are getting close to the completing of that work. you have been provided a confidential memo describing the activity to date and the out look going forward and we request the approval of the proposed

mr. reid: mr. president? the presiding officer: the majority leader. mr. reid: following leader remarks, the senate will be in a period of morning business until 10:30. the republicans will control the first half and the majority the feignal half. following morning business, the senate will resume consideration of the water resources development act. there will be up to seven roll call votes to complete action on the bill and we're going to start the voting at about 10:30 this morning. mr. president, there's a lot going on here, committees meeting, but i want to alert all senators, my democrats and the republicans, we have a lot of votes to do, and we're not going to wait around while someone strolls in. we're going to first vote -- i direct this question to the chair: are the final six votes ten-minute votes? so the first vote will be the regular 15-minute vote. after that it is 10 minutes. i am alerting everyone that we're going 0 close the votes as quickly as we can, so we can finish this. the r

mr. brady: mr. speaker. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from texas rise? mr. brady: i ask unanimous consent that when the house adjourns today it adjourns to meet at 2:00 p.m. on monday next. that the order of the house of january 3, 2013, regarding morning hour debate not apply on that day. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. for what purpose does the entleman from new jersey rise? without objection, the gentleman s recognized for one minute. mr. lance: thank you, mr. speaker. i rise today to honor dr. shirley tillman for her distinguished service as the is the 9 president of princeton university. dr. tillman will step down this spring following 12 years of exceptional leadership. as the first woman to serve as novet princeton, she -- as president of princeton, she is a role model for many young women. she set in order a number of flishtives, presenceton increased its financial aid offering significantly, making princeton's program one of the most generous in the country