mr. mcgovern: mr. speaker, i yield to the gentlewoman from florida, ms. brown, for unanimous consent request. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman is recognized. ms. brown: mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent to revise and extend my remarks in strong opposition to the farm bill rule and the underlying bill because it hurts the children of america. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman from massachusetts. mr. mcgovern: mr. speaker, i the - i yield to gentlewoman from wisconsin, ms. moore, for unanimous consent request. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman is recognized. ms. moore: mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent to revise and extend my remarks in strong opposition to the farm bill rule and the underlying bill because it hurts america's children. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman from massachusetts. mr. mcgovern: mr. speaker, i yield to the gentleman from north carolina, mr. butterfield, for unanimous consent request. the speaker pro tempore: the

mr. mcgovern: mr. speaker, i yield to the gentleman from florida, mr. hastings, for a unanimous consent request. mr. hastings: i thank the gentleman for yielding. mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent to revise and extend my remarks in very strong opposition to the farm bill rule and underlying bill because it takes the safety net away from america's poor families. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman's time will be charged. the gentleman from massachusetts. mr. mcgovern: i yield to the gentleman from new york, mr. rangel, for a unanimous consent request. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. rangel: thank you, mr. speaker. i ask unanimous consent to revise and extend my remarks in strong opposition to the farm bill rule and the underlying bill because it hurts america's children. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman's time will be charged. the gentleman from massachusetts. the gentleman will state his inquiry. mr. hastings: why that that is beyond the boundaries the clarity you say one must a

mr. mcgovern: mr. speaker, i am going to urge people to vote no on the previous question and if we defeat the previous question i will offer an amendment to the rule that will allow the house to consider the van hollen resolution, calling on speaker boehner to proceed to a conference on the budget. it is time for the majority to follow regular order by immediately appointing conferees to negotiate the 2014 budget conference agreement with the senate. and to discuss that proposal i yield five minutes to the gentleman from maryland, the distinguished ranking member of the budget committee, mr. van hollen. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from maryland is recognized for five minutes. mr. van hollen: thank you, mr. speaker. and i thank my friend from massachusetts. and i want to at the outset associate myself with the remarks of mr. mcgovern and mr. welch regarding the importance of this body having a debate and whether or not we should be sending u.s. taxpayer dollars tone gauge in support -- to eng

mr. mcgop: -- mr. mcgovern: i want to yield myself as much time as i may consume. i want to build on something mr. welch said on the floor. as somebody who was here when the afghanistan war began, when the iraq war began, i believe that both of those wars were unnecessary. we ended up getting osama bin laden not in afghanistan with 100,000 troops, but with a small, well-trained group of naval seals in pakistan. this notion that somehow our strength can only be measured by the number of troops we have overseas or the number of weapons that we send overseases think is crazy. i think the -- overseas i think is crazy. i think the amendments we have spent on these wars have added to our debt have weakened our security. i think the fact we lost so many incredibly brave men and women to these conflicts is a tragedy. what the gentleman from vermont raised was the issue that i think is on a ott of our constituents' minds, what is going to happen in syria? and the real problem with this rule, mr. speaker, could be seen in the debate surrounding syria. there is some who don't

mr. mcgovern: mr. speaker, i want to thank chairman royce and ranking member engel and incredible respect for the democratic leaders and the republican leaders who have spoken in favor of this bill. but i must rise in opposition to h.r. 850. this sunday on august 4, iran will inaugurate a new president, hassan raoux hasy. it is a moment -- rouhani. it is a moment that has secretary of defense hagel and the international community an opportunity to re-engage with concern, most importantly the capacity to develop and launch a nuclear weapon. this may be a very small window of opportunity for a fresh start on dialogue and action on the future of a nuclear iran. it may be short lived depending on how iran's new president views this moment, but it is a time when i for one want to support the white house, the state department and the pentagon's ability to move forward our relationship and dialogue with iran on this most serious matter. it is not the moment for congress to increase and expand the level of u.s

the chair recognizes the gentleman from massachusetts, mr. mcgoverner for five minutes. -- mr. mcgovern, for five minutes. mr. mcgovern: i ask unanimous consent to revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. mcgovern: madam speaker, for the 20th time this congress i stand here to talk about how we can end hunger now. hung certificate a political condition. -- hunger is a political condition. we have the food, we have the means, and the system to end hunger now. we know how to do it, we just don't have the political will to make it happen. but that wasn't always the case. the late 1960's america began seriously to confront its poverty problem. president johnson fought the war on poverty and his programs, including medicare, medicaid, and title 1 education programs, just to maim a few, started to combat the poverty and inequalities rampant across many parts of this country. president nixon followed in his footsteps by hosting the first and only white house conference on food nutrition and health, a conference that focused on hunger in america. th

mr. mcgovern: mr. speaker, i rise to discuss a bahraini prisoner of conscience, a prominent human rights activist and the president of the bahrain center for human rights. when he was sentenced to three years in jail simply for engaging in nonviolent political protests. is he not alone. scores of prisoners are incarcerated in bahrain because they have called for meaningful reforms. his abusive treatment by bahraini security forces starkly contradicts bahrain's pronouncements of full-fledged support for human rights. i ask for the immediate release of this man and seek the full support of congress and the obama administration. he is the focus of the defending freedoms project, a collaborative initiative spear headed by the tom lantos human rights commission that invites members of congress to stand up for prisoners of conscience around the world through various actions. today i invite my colleagues to take part in this important nonpartisan opportunity, our voices can make a difference in the release of

mcgovern representative of the ranking member of the rules committee? is there an order we could vote on? >> there is not an up for promotion on the topic. -- there is not an appropriate motion for the topic. further all mentoring worry -- parliamentary inquiry? >> on the other hand, this is an i want to ask my friend as chairman of the rules committee if -- about his objection. this bill was not noted for consideration until last night. it comes to the floor with less than 12 hours of preparation. understand his view, it not because it is the role, but he cousin is fair -- but because it is fair, i suggest that he withdraw his objection. i do not know how much time mr. cleaver took. that way we can have the full 30 minutes debate. will he consider that? when i have the time, i will offer an explanation. >> i reserve the balance of my time. >> the gentleman from texas is recognize. minority whip, i encourage him to please yecognize that his request ma -- as we stated last night in the rules committee, i encourage her to offer me an opportunity to explai

mr. mcgovern: one minute to revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman is recognized for one minute. mr. mcgovern: madam speaker, last week marked the third anniversary of when the international criminal court issued an arrest warrant for omar al-bashir, the sitting president of sudan, on three counts of genocide related to darfur. four years ago bashir was indicted on two counts of war crimes and five counts of crimes against humanity. on sunday, bashir traveled to nigeria to a red carpet welcome and full guard of honor despite demands from human rights activists that nigeria arrest him to face trial on genocide charges. this is an outrage, madam speaker. congressman wolf, capuano and i have introduced h.r. 6092, the sudan peace and security accountability act. this strengthens sanctions against sudan and requires a comprehensive strategy to address the many conflicts and human rights crimes occurring in sudan, including an international strategy to enforce the i.c.c. arrest warrants against bash

mr. burgess, aye. ms. slaughr, no. mr. mcgovern, no. mr. hastings, no. mr. polis, no. mr. chairman. >> aye. >> mr. chairman, aye. >> clerk will report. >> six yays, four neighays. the motion is agreed to. you finally won one. dr. burgess will be representing the republican party with the majority. >> and i will -- >> and the gentlewoman, ms. slaughter, will be representing thminority. >> mr. chairman -- >> the gentlewoman is recognized. >> when we were down doing the vote, i ard we will not be doing the education bill, they don't have the votes for that. in that case, what will we be doing at rules tomorrow? i appreciate the gentlewoman bringing this issue up. if she would allow me a moment, i did not, in fact, hear that. i did have numerous discussions about the bill, but i did not hear that. if the gentlewoman will give me just one second. thank you very much. that's news to us. so i have not heard that the bill would not be on the floor tomorrow, that we would not be here. i would anticipate we will move forward as we have previously stated. i would anticipate we would

mcgovern. >> i understood that when mr. he knows that introduced himself -- himselfjosa introduced as revisiting all of the hispanic caucus, that might be perceived as greater expedition than the speaker thought weren't it. statement was a simple declarative statement phrases,parenthetical explaining why he was objecting. it seems that is consistent with will three >> the chair continue to evaluate each individual declarative statement and make the judgment there with regards to embellishment according to previous statements. >> can i inquire how much time has been charged against us? >> two minutes total. wouldliamentary inquiry, it be in order for me to ask for unanimous consent that the time that has been charged against us be restored? that.bject to >> the objection is heard. the gentleman from massachusetts. >> further parliamentary inquiry -- >> the gentleman can make his request. >> i ask unanimous consent the time charged against us can be restored, given we are arguing on a closed rule under important legislation f

thank you, mr. mcgovern. this is a reasonable approach. all it says is we in congress every year will vote whether we keep funding the wasted time, life, and money in afghanistan with. that, mr. speaker, i yield back the balance of my time. the chair: the gentleman yield back. the gentleman from indiana. mr. visclosky: i yield back. the chair: the question is on the amendment offered by the gentleman from north carolina. those in favor say aye. those opposed, no. in the opinion of the chair the noes have it. mr. jones: i ask for a recorded vote. the chair: pursuant to clause 6 of rule 18 further proceed option the amendment offered by the gentleman from north carolina will be postponed. it is now in order to consider amendment number 49 printed in house report 113-170. for what purpose does the gentleman from north carolina -- for what purpose does the gentleman from north carolina rise? mr. jens: i meant to withdraw the next amendment. k40eu7 amendment number 49 has been withdrawn. it is now in order to consider amendment number 50 printe

the chair recognizes the gentleman from massachusetts, mr. mcgovern, for five minutes. mr. mcgovern: i ask unanimous consent to revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. speaker, nearly every week that this house has been in session this year you have come to the floor to talk about the need to end hunger now. 14 speeches later i still hear from some of my colleagues that -- who doubt that hunger is a problem in the 21st century here in this country, the richest, most prosperous nation in the world. mr. speaker, i hope that anyone who doubts that we have a hunger problem in america has a chance to read the article by eli saslaw in sunday's "washington post" titled, driving away hunger, subtitled, in rural tennessee, a new way to help hungry children. a bus turned bread truck. mr. speaker, this is a heartwrenching story of hunger where children of all ages have trouble getting enough food in the summer months in rural tennessee. it breaks your heart. smallticle may focus on a area in rural tennessee, but it really tells the story about the

mr. mcgovern: i want to associate myself with the remarks of my colleague from pennsylvania, mr. fattah, who talked abthe underfunding of so many important programs in this bill, but in particular the community development block grant program. when we talk about our national security, it means more than the number of missiles we possess and it means more than the number of military bases we have overseas. it means as well, and just as importantly, many of the priorities that are contained in the transportation and housing and urban development appropriations bill. and that is why it pains me to come to the floor today to lament about how woefully underfunded key transportation infrastructure and housing programs are in this bill. programs that revitalize our communities, help our neighbors secure affordable housing and support smart economic development. the bill as it is before us today simply put is unfixable current allocation level. there are programs like the home program, which is at the lowest funding level in its history. just so my colleagues understand, the home program

mr. mcgovern and i had five minutes. and yet we do not debate the policy that continues to send troops, continues to send money, and all we do is continue to let this war go on and on and on. mr. speaker, it's not fair to the families who have loved ones in the military. again i will continue to come to the floor one time a week and rail about the policy in afghanistan is a failed policy. history has said no nation has ever changed afghanistan, and we are not going to change afghanistan no matter how much money we spend, how much blood we spend, and it's not fair to our military. with that, mr. speaker, i will close by asking god to please bless our men and women in uniform. please bless the families of our men and women in uniform. loving arms to hold the families who have died for freedom in afghanistan and iraq. i will ask god to please bless the president that he will do what is right in the eyes of god for god's people today and god's people tomorrow. and three times i'll say god please, god please, god please conti

george mcgovern and william fulbright, both refused to take that stuff and disclose it. you disclosed it instead to the new york times. >>brown: mr. ellsberg just in our last minute please come back to the snowden case. what would you like to see happen now? >> i'll tell you exactly. i would like to see russell tice, william benny, thomas drake and curt webe testify before congress under oath testify that these programs are unconstitutional and criminal, they have asked to testify and have been ignored by congress. that is exactly the debate that edward snoanld wante -- snowdend to have. that is the conversation that should take place in congress, not being involving the pfizer court, the thousands and thousands of acceptance, it's clearly a rubber-stamp court we need to change that.

mcgovern, for five minutes. without objection. 18 mcgovern: mr. speaker, times this year i have come to this floor and talked about the need to end hunger now. 18 times i have defended our nation's anti-hunger programs, discussed the paradox of hunger and obesity, and talked about hunger among the elderly. over the past few weeks this house has voted on two versions of the farm bill re-authorization. the first was defeated after the republican leadership overreached not only by cutting the linchpin of our anti-hunger programs, snap, formerly known as food stamps, but also by adding poison pill after poison pill amendment to the bill. last week the republican leadership responded to the stinging defeat of their farm will by stripping out the entire-- farm bill by stripping out the entire nutrition title while at the same time extending subsidies for big agribusinesses. talked about messed up priorities, mr. speaker. by the way the nutrition title not only includes snap, it includes funding for food banks and senior anti-hunger programs. opponents o

>>brown: mr. ellsberg just in our last minute please come back to the snowden case. what would you like to see happen now? >> i'll tell you exactly. i would like to see russell tice, william benny, thomas drake and curt webe testify before congress under oath testify that these programs are unconstitutional and criminal, they have asked to testify and have been ignored by congress. that is exactly the debate that edward snoanld wante -- snowdend to have. that is the conversation that should take place in congress, not being involving the pfizer court, the thousands and thousands of acceptance, it's clearly a rubber-stamp court we need to change that. >>brown: and very briefly mr. mukasey what would you like to see happen? >> i'd like to see happen what happens in the other criminal cares, to have mr. snowden sent back here and have him stand trial. as far as congressional hearings all this material was gathered pursuant to statutes, at the direction of the executive so all three branches of the government were involved in it. >>brown: michael mukasey and daniel ellsb