mr. sessions: in mr. speaker, mr. speaker, i object. i will when i receive the time offer an explanation. the speaker pro tempore: who seeks time? mr. mcgovern: mr. speaker, i reserve the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman reserves. the gentleman from texas is recognized. mr. sessions: mr. speaker, thank you very much. and to the gentleman of the minority whip, i would encourage him to please recognize that his request, as my dear friend, the gentleman, mr. mcgovern, as we stated last night in the rules committee i would encourage you to please offer me an opportunity to explain, not just the position but what i believe is the intent of what we're attempting to do. mr. speaker, in the vote that was held for the farm bill, 171 republicans voted for it, 62 republicans voted against it. for the farm bill, 200 -- sorry -- 24 democrats voted for it, 172 democrats voted against it. this meant that the farm bill did not pass. did not pass this body, and as a result of the significance of the underlying legislation of th

mr. peterson: mr. speaker, mr. chairman, it would be helpful for me if you could yield me two minutes. you may not like what i have to say but -- mr. lucas: in the spirit of comedy, i yield to the ranking member for his use. mr. peterson: i thank the chairman and thank him for his leadership during this process. america's two largest farm organizations, the american farm bureau and natural farmers union that don't often agree both asked us to oppose this bill. and i ask unanimous consent to submit their letters for the record. the idea of splitting this bill is a brain child of the conservative groups like americans for prosperity and heritage action. ironically now they split the bill, they don't support it. so i ask unanimous consent to submit their letters and statements in the record. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. peterson: you know, i spent four years working on dairy policy, and i lost a vote on the floor here on that dairy policy and that was not an easy thing for me to swallow. and in spit

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speaker. mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent that all members may have five legislative days to revise and extend their remarks and to include he can trainious material on h.r. 2218 -- extraneous material on h.r. 2218. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. the speaker pro tempore: the chair will receive a message. matt: mr. speaker, a message from the senate. the secretary: mr. speaker. the speaker pro tempore: madam secretary. the secretary: i have been directed by the senate to inform the house that the senate has assed hrment r. 109 it -- h.r. .092 the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from maryland seek recognition? mr. hoyer: mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent to speak out of order for one minute for the purposes of inquiring of the majority leader, mr. cantor of virginia, the schedule for the week to come. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. hoyer: thank you. i yield to my friend, mr. cantor. mr. cantor: i thank the gentleman. i thank the gentleman

[shouting] >> mr. speaker, mr. speaker, i am speaking -- mr. speaker, i am speaking for parents up and down this country. [shouting] >> as usual very low-grade, very substantial, very unnecessary heckling. the session has to run longer, has to run longer. let's try to observe some decorum which the public can respect. mr. ed miliband. >> and let's have a debate about ethics. this is a prime minister who had dinner for doughnuts and downing street. the idea, the idea that his lecturing us about ethics takes double standard to a whole new level. [shouting] now, in this one policy, in this one policy on schools we see the hallmark of this government. they made the wrong choices on tax and spending. the millionaires tax cut, the top down reorganization of the nhs and schools in areas where there are surplus places. and all the time they repeat the meaningless mantra, we're all in this together. >> the right honorable gentleman goes up and down the country speaking for lynn mccleskey. no wonder the former home secretary calls him the party of the gr

wolf: thank you, mr. speaker. mr. speaker, with only six legislative days left before the congress departs for august recess, i'm increasingly concern we will not learn the answers to any of the questions i have raised over the past week before the one-year anniversary of the attack on benghazi, if ever. this is due in large part to the secretive nature of the investigations to date. most of the key hearings on what happened that night in benghazi have happened behind closed doors in classified settings, including a june hearing with general carter hamm. that is why i was surprised to hear comments made by general hamm at the aspen security forum where he spoke freely about the u.s. response about the attack. does it bother any of my colleagues that general hamm can publicly speak about the military's response at a forum in aspen, colorado, where the tickets, the tickets were $1,200? the american people should not have to pay $1,200. yet, his testimony was behind closed doors. according to a cnn report, by the time an

lee: thank you, mr. speaker. let me commend congressman schiff and the 185 members who voted today to restrict the authorization for the use of military force. today's vote is a very important step in our effort to repeal this overly broad blank check to wage war anywhere, at any time, and for any length which of course i could not vote for september 14, 2001. i have a bipartisan bill which would repeal the authorization to use military force and doing so would provide congress an opportunity, finally, a long overdue opportunity to have a meaningful debate about our constitutional role in declaring war. last year, last week, excuse me, i released a public report if the congressional research service citing 30 instances where this resolution has been invoked. most americans and of course my colleagues in congress would be surprised to know these activities include deploying troops in ethiopia, djibouti, the philippines so malia and i could go on and on. it also justifies conditions at guantanamo bay and warrantles

. >> thank you, mr. speaker. i expect to consider the fiscal year 2014 transportation, housing and urban development appropriations act authored i representative tom latham. members are advised to house will begin consideration of this bill on tuesday afternoon and should be prepared to offer amendments that that appropriate time. members are further advised that the 6:30 p.m. vote series that they could be longer than normal. for the remainder of the week, mr. speaker, the house will consider number of bills to restrain runaway government and re-empower our citizens. to stop government abuse and protect the middle class, we will bring in a number of bipartisan bills to the floor under suspension of the rules on wednesday. following that, we will debate to bills for certain to rules focused on stopping government abuse and protecting the middle class. the first, hr 367, sponsored by representative todd young, requires congressional approval of regulations that cost over $100 million. the second, hr 2009, 2 keep t

[shouting] >> mr. speaker -- mr. speaker, last may the education secretary said, and i quote, work will begin immediately on 261 projects under the priority school building program. can the prime minister delta house how many have begun? >> what i can tell him is infrastructure spending under this government has been higher than it was under labour. we have around 14 billion pounds reserved for capital spending on our schools. we have had to clear up the appalling mess left by the building schools of the future program. >> ed miliband. >> i don't think he knows the answer, mr. speaker. i'll tell him the answer. the answer is, 261 schools were promised, only one has started. now perhaps you can explain why. >> we've had to recover from the appalling mess of the building schools of the future program. that is the mess we inherited, as well as a record deficit. but it is this government as the chancellor will announce in a minute that are providing half a million extra school places. >> i don't think he knew the answer

. >> number one, mr. speaker. >> thank you, mr. speaker. this morning i had meetings with ministerial colleagues and others, and in addition to my duties in this house, i shall have further such meetings later i'm sure the whole house and the whole country will wish to join in congratulating andy murray on his -- success. to become the first british player to win wimbledon for 77 years is a fantastic achievement and will rightly go round in our history books. trying to this morning i had meetings with ministerial colleagues and others, and in addition to my duties in this house, i shall have further such meetings later today. >> thank you, mr. speaker. today the government is setting up plans to modernize the royal mail. and to allow hard-working -- >> order. this is exceptionally discourteous. with question one. the honorable gentleman asked the question and that question and the answer to it will be heard. >> thank you, mr. speaker. today, the government is setting up plans to modernize the royal mail, and to allow hard-working men and wo

mr. gohmert: thank you, mr. speaker. we're here to talk about something that is rather important -- that is a rather important subject. immigration has helped make us the greatest nation in the world and we want that to continue. we do not ever want our borders closed. we want them secured. but here to help in this conversation i'd like to yield such time as he may consume to my friend, mr. barletta from pennsylvania. mr. barletta: thank you. i believe the problem is simple. we need to secure our borders first. you wouldn't replace your carpet at home if you still had a hole in the roof. when you take that position, the question you're usually asked by people who support open borders is, well, what do you want to do? what do you want to do about the 11 million people who are here illegally? i usually answer that question with another question -- what do you want to do with the 22 million americans who couldn't find work this morning when they woke up? what do you want to do about the legal immigrant wloss came to america

i say -- mr. speaker: order. the question must be heard, and the people whom i might have thought about calling to ask a question who are shouting from a sedentary position might just as well leave the chamber. edward miliband: as well as ending new directorships and consultancies, there should be a limit in the next parliament on how much people can earn on top of their mp's salary, as happens in other countries. the public would expect nothing less. what does the prime minister say? the prime minister: what is interesting is that the right honorable gentleman does not want to talk about the trade unions stitching up parliamentary selections. he does not want to address that, but that is what this scandal is about. let us ask what has actually changed since yesterday. will the unions still have the biggest vote at the conference? yes. will they still be able to determine the party's policy? yes. will they still have the decisive vote in choosing the labour leader? yes. those are the facts: they own you lock, sto

mr. blumenauer: thank you, mr. speaker. mr. speaker, it looks like we dodged a bullet with the prince george's water emergency. wasn't it fascinating to watch all of the frantic activity that was necessary to deal with the planed -- planned four or five-day period where people would be denied something that virtually all of us take for granted. safe drinking water, when they need it, as much as they need, to drink, to bathe, flush the toilet, clean their dishes, wash their clothes. the prospect of almost a week without it really turned people's lives upside-down. well, i'm glad that there is a temporary fix that may have solved the problem, at least in the foreseeable future, but i hope that it will serve as a wake-up call because in the united states, frankly, we are spoiled. we take for granted something that 2.5 billion people around the world cannot. having adequate sanitation and safe drinking water. that's why i'm introducing legislation, water for the world, with my colleague congressman poe from texas, to enhance the ef

mr. quigley:thank you, mr. speaker. mr. speaker -- mr. quigley: thank you, mr. speaker. mr. speaker, we can do better. when it comes to establishing a national energy policy to address climate change, we can and must do better, but we are not. as members of this body, we are not doing anything. why? we are hamstrung by our inability to work together, to do great, important, vital things here in this chamber. things like addressing our national debt, tackling comprehensive immigration reform, and to ever, ever in the history of this nation, establish a national energy plan. the only way forward is to establish an national energy plan to address climate change, something this great nation has always lacked, and to work with public and private entities alike to get this done. and for the climate doubters out there who still question climate change, i remind them that over 200 peer review stein tisk studies say that climate change is real and man contributes significantly to it and zero scientific peer review studies have said the opposite. we must craft a plan that focuses on w

mr. thompson: mr. speaker. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from pennsylvania seek recognition? mr. thompson: mr. speaker, i object to the vote on the grounds that a quorum is not present and i make a point of order that a quorum is not present. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to clause 8 of rule 20, further proceedings on this question are postponed. the pledge of allegiance will be led by the gentleman from wittman. mr. mr. wittman: ladies and gentlemen, please join me in the pledge of allegiance to the united states of america. i pledge allegiance to the flag of the united states of america and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman from california, mr. costa, is recognized for one minute. r. costa: thank you very much, mr. speaker. since 1977, pastor paul binon has stood at the helm of one of fresno's most vibrant church, the west side church of god, and

the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. hoyer: thank you, mr. speaker. mr. speaker, for civilian defense employees at packs river naval air station, webster field, all of which i represent, and mr. jones, who's on the floor, represents a substantial number as well in his district. sequestration hit home last week as furloughs began. he same is true of 650,000 civilian defense workers throughout our country. the furloughs brought on by the irrational policy of sequestration are harming our national security and putting our military readiness at risk. at the same time, they also present a severe 20% pay cut in the form of days when they are forced to stay home without pay forbidding even to volunteer to continue their important task. federal employees, including those in civilian defense positions, have already contributed $114 billion over the st three years for next seven year from pay freezes and changes in retirement benefits. these are hardworking, dedicated men and women who only want to serve their country and make a difference. as i said on this floor

. >> thank you, mr. speaker. i expect to consider the fiscal year 2014 transportation, housing and urban development appropriations act authored i representative tom latham. members are advised to house will begin consideration of this bill on tuesday afternoon and should be prepared to offer amendments that that appropriate time. members are further advised that the 6:30 p.m. vote series that they could be longer than normal. for the remainder of the week, mr. speaker, the house will consider number of bills to restrain runaway government and re-empower our citizens. to stop government abuse and protect the middle class, we will bring in a number of bipartisan bills to the floor under suspension of the rules on wednesday. following that, we will debate to bills for certain to rules focused on stopping government abuse and protecting the middle class. the first, hr 367, sponsored by representative todd young, requires congressional approval of regulations that cost over $100 million. the second, hr 2009, 2 keep t

speaker -- mr. secretary. the speaker: -- the speaker: mr. speaker. the speaker pro tempore: mr. secretary. the secretary: i am directed by the president of the united states to deliver a message in writing. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from michigan seek recognition? >> pursuant to house resolution 300, i call up the bill h.r. 2667, the authority for mandate delay act and ask for its immediate consideration. the speaker pro tempore: the clerk will report the title of the bill. the clerk: h.r. 2667 a bill to ke lay the application of the employer health insurance mandate and for other purposes. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to house resolution 300, the resolution is considered read. the gentleman from michigan, mr. camp, and the gentleman from michigan, mr. levin, will each control 30 minutes. the chair recognizes the gentleman from michigan, mr. camp. mr. camp: i ask unanimous consent that all members have five legislative day in which to revise and extend their remarks and include extraneous material on h.r. 2660. the speaker pro tempore: wit

mr. speaker, mr. goodell, however, is in a dismissive manner declared the team's name is a unifying force that stands for strength, courage, pride and respect. give me a break, mr. speaker. in other words, the national football league is telling everyone, native americans should, that they cannot be offended because the nfl means no offense. it is absolute absurdity. and i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman's time has expired. the chair recognizes the gentlewoman from california, ms. speier, for five minutes. ms. speier: thank you, mr. speaker. today i'd like to highlight two very important topics -- real ustice and military justice. as a recent case of sexual abuse illustrates, they are far from one and the same. last fall, lieutenant colonel james wilkerson was convicted of sexual assault by a military jury. the assault took place in wilkerson's own home as his wife and child slept upstairs. the all-male jury, four colonels and one lieutenant colonel, was unanimous in their ruling, g

mr. price: thank you, mr. speaker. mr. speaker, i'm pleased to yield two minutes to the gentlelady from tennessee who prior to coming to congress was -- worked as a nurse, diane black, pivotal member of the ways and means committee. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman from tennessee is recognized for two minutes. mrs. black: thank you, mr. speaker. i thank the gentleman for yielding. the president has previously described his health care law, and i quote, a new set of rules that treats everybody honestly and treats everybody fairly, end quote. but now, according to president obama, if you're a big financial institution or government contractor, you don't have to comply with obamacare's mandate next year. but if you're a tennessee family trying to make ends meet, you do or you will get taxed. and to add insult to injury, this president now has the audacity to say that if -- that he will veto the house legislation delaying the employer mandate and the individual mandate that we're considering today. first of all, the em

that's problem, mr. speaker. it's a big no border security but it's a total authentic nearly 100% amnesty. and i'd like to add -- ask representative steve king to speak to that now. i yield to the gentleman. the ing: i thank gentlelady for yielding and i appreciate the delivery you make and the understanding driving this issue. if a few of us don't stand up and drive this issue and remind mr. speaker that the american people observe what we do here and they are thoughtful, they're intelligent, they're analytical, and they understand the history of this country and they don't want to have somebody feed them a line, they want to know the squared away truth. that's why i dig down into a bill like s 744, the gang of eight's bill in the sthath and take it apart and analyze it and put it back together and come to this conclusion. from the beginning i called it the always is always was, always will be amnesty act. the reason i say that is because you'd have to just kind of have a little bit of license with your grammar

mr. wolf: thank you, mr. speaker. mr. speaker, over the last two weeks i raised a series of questions focusing on the attack of the u.s. consulate in benghazi as well as washington's response or lack thereof. today, little is known why ambassador stevens was at the u.s. consulate in the days leading up to the anniversary of 9/11. even less known is about where the other american facility in annex.i was the c.i.a. how many people worked at the annex? of these how many were direct agency employees and how many were contractors? what was the ratio of c.i.a. staff to security contractors? why was their facility operated by the c.i.a. in benghazi? perhaps it was to secure weapons in the wake of the libyan revolution. as early as 2011, "national journal" reported that, quote, the u.s. is also planning to ramp up money to secure the -- surface to air missiles and gaddafi's ted from stockpiles. a senior state department official said clinton will tell libyan officials that the u.s. contribution to these would go up to $40 million

nadler: mr. speaker, mr. chairman, the $249 million in the budget is for expansion and permanentization of detention facilities. i have no construction to the construction of military facilities in guantanamo bay. i don't know whether that makes sense or not. but the $249 million we're talk about is for more detention facilities. that's a pure waste of money. i would be happy to clarify this should apply to detention facilities. if you're opposed to wasting $249 million on detention facility soss we can spend hundreds of thousands of year per prisoner in instead of $34,000 per year per prisoner in the united states, if you want to waste, then vote against this amendment. i yield back. the chair: the gentleman's time has expired. the question is on the amendment offered by the gentleman from new york. those in favor say aye. those opposed, no. in the opinion of the chair, the noes have it. he amendment is not agreed to. mr. nadler: i ask for a recorded vote. the chair: further proceedings on the amendment offe

mr. meehan: thank you, mr. speaker. mr. speaker, i rise in strong support of the schock-meehan amendment. in recent years the federal government has taken more and more control over deciding what goals and curriculum best fit our kids' needs. however, as all americans know, education policy should be set by those that know the community best. parents, teachers and local school board members. that's exactly what this amendment does. our amendment has three main objectives. it restores flexibility in crafting curriculum education for our children. the department of education will be restricted in promulgating any rules and regulations that contradict or create costly burdens on local school districts without an act of congress. second, it strengthens the process for input by parents, and lastly it requires the department of education provide an annual report to congress on how any policies affect local school districts. this enables local school boards to have the ability to craft policies in coordination with the communities

mr. wolf: thank you, mr. speaker. mr. speaker, today i ask my fourth question in a series of unresolved issues surrounding the benghazi terrorist attacks. with only eight more legislative days before the congress departs for august recess, i'm increasingly concerned that these questions will remain unanswered by the time we mark the one-year anniversary of the benghazi attacks the week we return from recess in september. that is why i continue to raise these questions to provide the american people of a better understanding of how little we really know about this incident, despite nearly a year of investigations and multiple committees. unless these questions are answered by the committees, or rather by a select committee focused on benghazi as i have advocated for more than eight months, the american people will never learn the complete truth. today i am pleased to share one piece of good news before i raise the fourth critical unanswered question. at my request today, the house state and foreign operations appropriation

thank you, mr. speaker. mr. speaker, entire neighborhoods in my city of chicago are being torn apart by violence. last week from wednesday evening through sunday evening more than 70 people were shot in chicago. 11 of them died. st year over 500 people were murdered in my city. of these murders, 80% were gang related. and nearly 90% were at the hands of a gun. the numbers speak for themselves. the city of chicago is facing an epidemic of violence and the reason behind it are clear. there are many ideas to solve this problem. one, rounding out 18,000 members of the gangster disciples is simply not legally or financially feasible. what is feasible and significant way to stop gun violence in my city is to stop the flow of illegal guns into chicago. one reason the violence is at record levels is because gang members have such easy access to illegal guns. it's time for the federal government to step in and do something about it. despite the city's tough gun laws, chicago cops are recovering illegal guns at nine times

mr. speaker, now, mr. speaker, there's been a change at the chair, in the last four months alone on april 11 and june 4, i've held two more congressional hearings on this deteriorating situation. we heard stories about individuals and groups being persecuted in a variety of ways. their testimony confirmed that religious, political, and ethnic persecution has worsened and there is complicity by leadership, by the people who are in the government of vietnam in human trafficking. the u.s. commission for international religious freedom in 2013 in their report noted, the government of vietnam continues to expand kohl over all religious activities, severely restricting independent religious practice and to repress individuals and religious groups it views as challenging their authority. the commission says very candidly, vietnam ought to be a country of particular concern. c.p.c. designation pursuant to the international religious freedom act of 199 . unfortunately, that was removed by president bush, a misguide

mr. meehan: mr. speaker. the speaker pro tempore: the question is will the house suspend the rules and agree to h.r. 1542. those in favor say aye. those opposed, no. in the opinion of the chair, 2/3 having responded in the affirmative -- mr. meehan: mr. speaker, may i ask for a recorded vote? the speaker pro tempore: does the gentleman ask for the yeas and nays? mr. meehan: yes. the speaker pro tempore: the yeas and nays are requested. all those in favor of taking this vote by the yeas and nays will rise and remain standing until counted. a sufficient number having arisen, the yeas and nays are ordered. pursuant to clause 8 of rule 20 and the chair's prior announcement, further proceedings on this motion will e postponed. pursuant to clause 12-a of rule 1, the chair declares the house in recess until approximately 6:30 p.m. national journal joining us. the house continues its work on the annual spending bill to keep the federal government funded. what is coming up this week? big show will be defense appropria

. >> thank you, mr. speaker. the fiscal consider year 2014 transportation, housing and urban development appropriations act authored i representative tom latham. members are advised to house will begin consideration of this bill on tuesday afternoon and should be prepared to offer amendments that that appropriate time. members are further advised that the 6:30 p.m. vote series that they could be longer than normal. for the remainder of the week, mr. speaker, the house will consider number of bills to restrain runaway government and re-empower our citizens. to stop government abuse and protect the middle class, we will bring in a number of bipartisan bills to the floor under suspension of the rules on wednesday. following that, we will debate to bills for certain to rules focused on stopping government abuse and protecting the middle class. 367, sponsored by representative todd young, requires congressional approval of regulations that cost over $100 million. thesecond, hr 2009, 2 keep irs off your health care act

mr. hastings: thank you, mr. speaker. mr. speaker, i am very pleased to yield four minutes to the author of this legislation who introduced it in the last congress and in this congress, the gentleman from nevada, mr. heck. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. heck: thank you, mr. speaker. i rise in support of h.r. 697, the three kids mine remediation and reclamation act, which is an innovative solution for restoring our environment, improving safety and creating jobs. h.r. 697 addresses the safety and environmental concerns of the three kids mine as was stated, an abandoned manganese mine and mill site of both federal and private lands which lie within the henderson city limits and is located across from a busy parkway and ancreasing number of homes and businesses. the site was owned and operated by various parties, including the united states government, from approximately 1917 through 1961. and used as a storm area for federal ore reserves from the late 1950's through 2003. currently the project site co

mrs. black: thank you, mr. speaker. mr. speaker, today i rise to honor walter thomas durham, a man who did great things for tennessee and for the future generations of tennesseans. tennessee has one of the great histories of our united states. tennesseans fought and tipped the balance of the revolutionary war at the battle of kings mountain. tennessee produced three of the first 17 presidents. tennessee had more civil war battles than any other state except virginia. tennessee is proud of its history and walter durham is a giant in the world of tennessee histry. like so many brave members of mr. durham ion, served in the u.s. army in world war ii. seeing action in north africa and italy with his u.s. army air corps. he went to vanderbilt university, and after he graduated he started a building supply company called durham building supply. e went to launch another business, an aluminum products company, which he and his partners later sold. then in the early 1970's, he was encouraged by his doctor to establish a hobby that w

mrs. bachmann: thank you, mr. speaker. and i appreciate the opportunity that we have in this body to be able to come before the american people and talk about issues of the day that impact all of us and we are talking about one today and it's dealing with more than anything with the economy and the problems we are having with job creation. what we want to do is make sure that everyone who is in the middle class has a chance and opportunity for a job and for work and for employment. and really troubling because there was a story that came out recently that said over half of all of the adults in the united states, over half, don't have a full-time job. that's what people need. we all know that people want to be self-supporting and want to be able to support their families, but right now we have a real problem, because too many adults don't ine have a full-time job. for a lot of americans who are watching tonight, a full-time job isn't even enough to begin to pay for the bills, let alone put aside for money and save some mone

i will continue, mr. speaker, to call on both parties to listen to the men and women of packs river, of webster field, of indian head, quantico, folks in north carolina that mr. jones represents, folks in maryland that i represent, the folks in connecticut that mr.

mr. hurt: thank you, mr. speaker. mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent that all members may have five legislative days to evise and extend their remarks and submit extraneous materials for the record on h.r. 1564, as amended, currently under consideration. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, so ordered. mr. hurt: thank you, mr. speaker. i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. hurt: mr. speaker, i rise in support of h.r. 1564, the audit integrity and job protection act, a bipartisan bill i introduced with my colleague, representative meeks. i thank him for his leadership on this issue. if enacted, this bill would eliminate the threat of mandatory audit firm rotation by prohibiting the public company accounting oversight board, a self-regulatory agency, from moving ahead with a potential rule making that would have serious negative consequences for american businesses, investors and consumers. in 2011, the pcaob issued a concept release to impose mandatory

mr. speaker, he is the prime minister of hedge funds and he knows it. can he see there is a devastating conflict of interest between having your key adviser raking it in from big tobacco and advising you not to go ahead with packaging? all of this on a day when this government is doing something they never did for 30 years and that is publishing a lobbying bill. and just remember why we need a lobbying bill. we had former labor ministers who describe themselves as cavs for higher, ministers giving passports for favors, a prime minister questioned by the police, they are under no position to offer anyone standards in public life. isn't it remarkable on the day -- rise in employment, he has nothing to say and isn't this the reason? last year he said this. next year unemployment will get worse, not better under his policies. isn't it time to withdraw it and admit you were wrong? >> the reality, the reality that he cannot miss it is against the advice of every major public health organization he has caved in to big tobacco. that is the reality about this pr

is recognized. >> thank you, mr. speaker. mr. speaker, i would ask revise andonsent to extend my remarks in strong opposition to the farm bill rule bill because it increases poverty in america. >> without objection. >> mr. speaker, i am happy to yield to the gentleman from texas. >> the gentleman is recognized. >> mr. speaker, as chair of the chc i ask unanimous consent to revise and extend my remarks in very strong opposition to the farm bill rule and the underlying bill because it hurts america's poor children and senior citizens. >> without objection. he gentleman's time will be charged. the gentleman from massachusetts. .> parliamentary inquiry i have been listening, as i'm sure you have observed, to the judges. what the gentleman just did was one sentence but it had an and and he gave a second reason. the first because it increases poverty, and the second, undermines children. that was the same sentence. there was little substantive difference between the statement that preceded that, for which you did not charge time, and t

mr. speaker, he is the prime minister of hedge funds and he knows it. can he see there is a devastating conflict of interest between having your key adviser raking it in from big tobacco and advising you not to go ahead with packaging? all of this on a day when this government is doing something they never did for 30ears and that is publishing a lobbying bill. and just remember why we need a lobbying bill. we had former labor ministers who describe tmselves as cavs for higher, ministers giving passports for favors, a prime minister questioned by the police, they are under no position to offer anyone standards in public life. isn't it remarkable on the day -- rise in employment, he has nothing to say and isn't this the reason? last year he said this. next year unemployment will get worse, not better under his policies. isn't it time to withdraw it and admit you were wrong? >> the reality, the reality that he cannot miss it is against the advice of every major public health organization he has caved in to big tobacco. that is the reality about this prime

mrs. blackburn: thank you, mr. speaker. i thank the gentleman from west virginia for his outstanding work on this legislation and also to mr. shimkus who is the chairman of the subcommittee for his leadership on the issue. and i do rise today in support of the coal residuals reuse and management act of 2013. i'm an original co-sponsor on that legislation. now, i think it comes as no surprise to anybody that this administration has declared their war on coal. you can listen to the comments that are coming out of the president and his advisors there at the white house. they've done everything in their power to shut down coal plants and to put american coal miners on the unemployment line. the e.p.a. has targeted everything from existing coal fired plants to new plants, coal mining operations and has been looking at labeling coal ash as a hazardous waste since 2010. now, unbeknownst to so many individuals and so many of my constituents is the fact that he same coal ash that has been used safely to make -- and get this -- brick

. >> mr. speaker, mr. speaker, as always, this prime minister has no answer to the questions he is asked. if he will not answer me, maybe he will answer david simmons, who is the conservative spokesman for the local government association. this is what he said. "we know of schools that are literally falling down and still have to compete with brand-new buildings down the road." in other words, areas where there are surplus places. while he is pouring millions of pounds into building new schools where there are already places, the only way to meet the shortage in other areas is increasing class sizes. >> the fact is, the last labor government cut primary school places. the education capital budget is 21 billion over the next six years. that is what we are doing. what is so interesting is that he is taking his script from the trade union. they do not like choice. they do not like new schools. they do not like free schools. they want to control everything. we do know one organization they have control of. we

speaker, mr. speaker. remembermember, let us what the leader of the opposition said at the time of the last spending review. he told us unemployment would go up. it has gone down. he told us crime would go up. it has gone down. he told us volunteering would go down. it has gone up. he said poorer students would not go to university. percentages have gone up. and we have cut immigration by a third. economy, wrong about everything, never trusted by the british people. >> thank you, mr. speaker. today, the government published spending for 2000 14 -- for 2014. >> on saturday, the leader of the labour party told us that there would be iron discipline on spending. on sunday, the shadow chancellor, on the television, admit that yes, borrowing would go up. there we have it. they want to spend less by spending more. they want to cap welfare by spending more on welfare. no wonder it is not just people at wimbledon saying new balls, please. order.r, order, in congratulating the honorable gentleman on his birthday, i

let me turn to the european council, mr. speaker. can i join the prime minister in welcoming croatia into entry into the you, as well as the start of associations with serbia and kosovo. it is right to vote for real time last october. i think it would be a shame to let it pass without quoting the prime minister's lowrey words from the press conference last week. -- floury words from the press conference last week. he said "you need to be prepared at any time and that means lock and load and have one at this about." let me turn to discussions on youth unemployment, which was supposed to be the main focus of the summit, but a small part of the statement. there are 26 million people looking for work in the european union, and nearly 6 million unemployed young people. nearly 1 million of those young people, one in six across the european union here in britain. does the prime minister really believe that the response will equal the challenge? the prime minister said the council agreed to take action along the lines of britain's used contr

mr. speaker, you talk about politics. the president is saying he's the reportingnd requirements for the employer mandate for one year and oh, by the way, that happens to be after the 2014 election. talk about politics. some of my friends on the other side act as if this is something that we have indeed supported in the past. we appreciate that the administration has awakened to the challenge of this administration. they recognize it does not work for business and job creators because of the uncertainty and fewer jobs being created. they have promoted a delay of one year for the employer mandate. that uncertainty remains for those employers and they will not be able to hire significant individuals. that uncertainty and that oppression of government-run health care isn't just for business. also true for individuals. i would say i just encourage my friends to read the bill. read the bill. this is the bill. it is very short. easily read, it simply changes the year requirements for the individual mandate from one eight years t

mr. king: thank you, mr. speaker. i want to say first it's a privilege to be recognized to address you here on the floor of the house of representatives and it's also interesting and engaging to listen to the gentlelady from minnesota as she delivered her presentation here tonight with the typical vigor and provision and i looked at that poster and it was very interesting to me and so i see that $400 million in three hours and i divide that out, multiply it times 24 and then multiply that times 56 days, and i come up with a number that's $179,200,000 in an increase in national debt in the time that nun is registered. so putting this in perspective, it's just another example of an administration that hasn't been straight with us. so i come here, mr. speaker, to address this situation of immigration, as the gentlelady from minnesota has. it's something that's important for all of us to understand, the big picture, the full picture. and it is about economics, it's about culture, it's about civilization, it's about balanc

speaker. mr. speaker, the prime minister's normal advisers are gentlemen in uniform, but when i asked him to reconsider the question of use of drones in afghanistan and pakistan, was there's been -- because there's been consistent body of evidence that show the use of drones have killed far more civilians than actually al-qaeda operatives. and with countries like pakistan openly objecting, that's also a violation of their sovereignty. so i'd ask the prime minister, please, can he relook at this whole issue of drone use properly? >> well, as this issue relates to pakistan, this is an issue for the united states and pakistan. although what i've said about the huge damage that's been done to al-qaeda, i think, is beyond, you know, beyond debate. it is a fact. when it comes to afghanistan, i think it's important we give our armed forces every protection that they can possibly have, and that is where the use of istar drones but also other cameras and the like have done a huge amount to keep our arms fo

mr. nugent: thank you, mr. speaker. i do appreciate the comments my friend from massachusetts have made in a lot of areas, particularly as it relates to the open rule. i do want to remind him, and i wasn't here in 2010, but the rules committee at that point in time -- and i know my good friend sat on that committee -- that that rules committee made a determination in regards to a structured rule. and that structured rule only allowed for 16 amendments to come to the house floor. out structured rule locked to of folks' idea as better the appropriations bill for the department of defense for that year. while this rule is not perfect, and i agree with my friend it's not perfect but i do point out it does make over 100 amendments in order that are going to be debated here on this floor. amendment on syria. an amendment on egypt. two amendments on the n.s.a., which are appropriate to have a debate here. as we talk about authorization, particularly as we look at the n.s.a., that debate's going to come up in a very robust way

mr. speaker, mr. speaker, as always, this prime minister has no answer to the questions he is asked. if he will not answer me, maybe ,e will answer david simmons who is the conservative spokesman for the local government association. this is what he said. schools that are literally falling down and still have to compete with brand-new buildings down the road." in other words, areas where there are surplus places. while he is pouring millions of pounds into building new schools where there are already places, the only way to meet the sort -- to meet the shortage in other areas is increasing class sizes. >> the fact is, the last labor government cut primary school places. is education capital budget 21 billion over the next six years. that is what we are doing. what is so interesting is that he is taking his script from the trade union. do not like choice. they do not like new schools. they do not like free schools. they want to control everything. we do know one organization they have control of. we se

[shouting] >> thank you, mr. speaker. i know though prime minister -- i know the premise of will like the staff.thank they are asking for help to do their job. a man is sitting nervously on death row. will the prime minister grant a reprieve? >> first of all, let me say the honorable lady has a noble campaign about the man. what we are able to do is introduce -- >> under. -- order. the question has been asked, let's hear the answer. something and all of the binge drinking problems we had under labour. they never managed to do. >> in february, i asked the -- if they should pay a bad room tax. he promised to look into the case. they did not receive a reply. will he keep his word? >> i do reply, i replied to honorable members correspondence right across the house. i always will. in placeuld say, put very fair rules where it does not affect pensioners are people need to have that spare room. worki write back, there is which i will not be able to answer. we still did not know if the party opposite is going to replace it. they

mr. hastings: thank you very much, mr. speaker. again, i'm going to talk about nextgen and i ask unanimous consent that my full statement be put into the record, mr. speaker. the chair: does the gentleman have an amendment at the desk? mr. hastings: i do. the clerk: an amendment offered by mr. hastings of florida. page 14, line 9, after the first dollar amount insert the following, reduce by $ 870,031,000,000. -- $870,031,000. the chair: the gentleman is recognized for five minutes. mr. hastings: i ask unanimous consent that my full statement be submitted in the record. the chair: that will be covered under general leave. mr. hastings: i point out that the bill before us makes cuts for f.a.a. facilities and equipment. make no mistake, these reductions will directly impact and delay the implementation of nextgen. i've spoken to this issue. this particular amendment makes available approximately $870 million for nextgen capital programs which is the f.y. 2013 enacted level. this increased funding would help ensure that the f.a.a. rem

mr. meehan: thank you, mr. speaker. mr. speaker, let me just close my time by once again articulating the point that's been so well made by my colleagues as well that we do not have a secretary of education that is a national school board president. i have spoken to those who have dedicated their time and their professional commitment. school board leaders, local educators themselves who understand how to best create the kinds of curriculum that will most effectively serve the children in our communities. and i ask our colleagues to strongly support the schock-meehan amendment. mr. speaker, i yield back. the chair: the gentleman yields back. the question is on the amendment offered by the gentleman from pennsylvania. those in favor say aye. those opposed, no. in the opinion of the chair, the ayes have it. the gentleman from california. mr. miller: on that i ask for the yeas and nays. the chair: does the gentleman ask for a recorded vote? mr. miller: yes, i do. the chair: pursuant to clause 6 of rule 18, further proceedings