mccollum, mr. yarmuth, mr. pascarell, mr. honda, mr. ryan, ms. wasserman schultz,ms. moore, ms. caster, mr. shuler,ms. bass, ms. bonamici, mr. chairman aye. mr. amash? no. under the ,ayes are 21, the no's are 13. >> the motion is agreed to. a quorum is president. ms. schwartz says best for a letter from the bill to be included in the record. i would now recognize the gentleman from new jersey. >> i move that the committee go to conference and the senate. >> without objection, the motion is agreed to. the statute make necessary changes to language. >> i s for the requisite number of days for opposing views. >> this concludes today as markup. -- today's markup. "washington journa[captioning py national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2012] >> yesterday, the house budget committee approved $325 billion in new cuts over 10 years. the republicans intend to substitute for the automatic spending sequester that would take place early next year. the bill is expected on the house floor on thursday. senate majority leader harry reid has said they wi

mr schultz is right when he says that a policy of appeasement is wrong. that will end up as an eu relationship by grace of putin. that has to be placed at the center of our relationship with russia. yes, we have to talk with russia, but not in the way that's been described. we have to speak in a clear language. the european parliament has always taught in plain language on human rights. and we cannot look the other way and talk firmly. >> a blue card for you. are you ready to accept the blue card? >> you don't fix up to? >> oh, yes, he does accept appeared don't you also believe that the success of the clear language of the parliament also leaves something to be desired? we have not been clear enough. we need to work together. we need to develop projects together. we also need to use a clearer language in hopes that something will move. secondly, would you be of the belief of the catholics -- if you had had this have been in your cathedral, perhaps to have been shown a lack of taste the their, what you just said. secondly, we have a different political sy

wasserman schultz -- ms. more - ms. caster - mr. shuler --ms. bass -- ms. bonamici -- mr. chairman. mr. garrett - >> are there any other member is looking to vote for change their vote? if not, the clerk shall report e ayes are 13th,e aes and the no's are 20. >> let's go ahead. >> thank you, mr. chairman. >> the amendment off m for bys. caster. the clerk will designate them as an amendment offered ms. caster related to medicare. >> the gentle lady is recognized for nine minutes. >> in addition to the republican plan that breaks a promise of medicare and ends medicare as we know it, the republicans also proposed to raise the cost of prescription drugs and/the smart new benefits and popular consumer reforms that have been in place for two years now and are working very well. this is a double whammy for our older neighbors across america. this is my amendment -- it proposes to retain the closing of the doughnut hole and the money going back into the pockets of our older and neighbors, proposes to retain those important new screenings, the mammograms and colonoscopy is that are saving l

mr. blumenauer, for five minutes. mr. blumenauer: thank you, mr. speaker. with the unfortunate arizona state immigration law under review by the supreme court, it's an appropriate time to take a step back and look at the big picture. mexico is exhibiting some of the demographic changes taking place around the world that are exhibited in the most extreme forms in places like japan and italy where birth rates are falling, the population is aging and dramatic stress is placed upon their economy. it's not yet to that point in mexico, but the game has definitely changed. in contrast, the united states, which has had a growing and vibrant population, in no small measure because we've been energized from people around the world. it's time to consider our immigration policies and practices for the future. even though there's been no more contentious issue in american politics than immigration, the situation surrounding mexican immigration has changed profoundly. as i mentioned, the birth rate is

was was thank you very much, mr. speaker -- ms. wasserman schultz: thank you very much, mr. speaker. i rise today to honor may as jewish american heritage month. i also ask unanimous consent that all members may have five legislative days in which to revise and extend their remarks on the topic of this special order. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. ms. wasserman schultz: thank you. i'm so pleased to be joined by my colleagues tonight as we honor our nation's jewish communities through jewish american heritage month. as the first jewish woman to represent the state of florida in the united states congress, i am so proud to be a strong voice on many issues crucial to our community, from tolerance and understanding to repairing the world. in 2005 members of the jewish community in south florida approached me with the idea to designate a month to honor the contributions of american -- that american jews have made to our nation. as a result i was the proud sponsor of jewish american heritage month which the house and senate unanimously passed in 2006 and has been proc

was was thank you, mr. speaker -- ms. wasserman schultz: thank you, mr. speaker. mr. speaker, i rise today in defense of our ally israel and her sovereign right to self-defense. as we all know, -- mr. speaker, the house is not in order. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady is correct. the house is not in order. i'd ask the members to take their conversations off the floor. you may start over. ms. wasserman schultz: thank you. mr. speaker, thank you. i rise today in defense of our ally israel and her sovereign right to self-defense. as we all know, israel lives in a difficult neighborhood of instability, violence and uncertainty. in the towns of israel's southern border, families have become unacceptably accustomed to running for shelter to avoid rocket attacks from the gaza strip. but nothing could provide preparation for justification for the onslaught of missile fire raining down on israeli towns and cities over the past few months, nor the escalated barrage of the last few dales. since the beginning of 2012, hamas has launched more than 900 rockets at the state

wasserman schultz: thank you, mr. speaker. i rise today in support of the child protection act of 2012, which i'm honored to co-sponsor with my good friend, chairman lamar smith. chairman smith and i are proof positive of what bipartisan working relationships can accomplish, especially because we both agree that protecting the safety and well-being of our nation's children is our highest priority. that's why i'm so pleased that this bill which was reported favorably out of committee on voice vote is before us today. this is an opportunity to make a real difference in the lives of children nationwide. thousands of whom are plagued by abuse, terror, and assault that we cannot even imagine. in 2008, i was honored to sponsor the protect our children act of 2008. which provides the safety net and resources to law enforcement agents who fight sexual predators. this commonsense bill builds on the progress that we started to ensure law enforcement can combat one of the fastest growing crimes in the united states, child pornography. we

wasserman schultz: if i could ask my colleague to join me at the well. thank you, mr. speaker, and madam leader. mr. whip and majority leader, i couldn't prepare anything this morning because i knew i would not be able to hold this together very long. i am so proud of my friend and it will always be one of the great treasures of my life to have met gabby giffords and to have served with her in this body. we have all been through such a tumultuous year. the nation has been through a tumultuous year. no one more tumultuous than gabby and her family and her constituents in her beloved home city of tucson, arizona, and i know being able to be gabby's voice today, knowing her as well as i do, the one thing that has not been said is that gabby wants her constituents to know, her constituents whom she loves so much in southern arizona, that it has been the greatest professional privilege of her life to represent them, that she loves them as a fifth generation tucsonian, that her public service has meant a great deal to her and that this is only is a pause in that public servi

wasserman schultz, for five minutes. ms. wasserman schultz: thank you, mr. speaker. i rise in strong opposition to the so-called pioneer act that among other things repeals the gulf of mexico energy security act, or gomesa. less than two years after almost five million barrels of oil flowed out into the ocean and devastated the gulf region's environment and economy. through this horrible tragedy we learned firsthand the dangers of drilling at extreme ocean depths and the difficulties in stopping the spill once it occurs. we also learned the dangers posed by the gulf of mexico loop currents in the eastern gulf. these loop currents are capable of transporting spilled petroleum into the florida straits, through the florida keys and on the shorelines up the atlantic side of my state endangers hundreds of miles of coastline in my home state of florida and on up the east coast. we were extremely lucky that more of florida wasn't affected by the deepwater horizon spill in 2010, and that the site of the spill was not within these normally occurring loop currents. allowing dr

wasserman schultz. for five minutes. ms. wasserman schultz: thank you, mr. speaker. i rise to celebrate the life of a beloved member of our south florida veterans community, william bill cling who passed away on august at the age of 84. bill was a devoted husband and father and he is survived by his two children, marcia and steven. my thoughts and prayers go out to them to bill's extended family and friends and colleagues who share in mourning this loss. bill was a member of our greatest generation. our greatest generation of americans who served our nation as a radar technician for the navy during world war ii, but bill's service to our nation was far from over when he returned from war. in fact, it was just beginning. bill became a national leader in one of the strong less advocates for our nation's veterans. he was dedicated to helping generations of veterans as they return to civilian life. he worked tirelessly to make sure our veterans were getting the benefits they deserved from education under the g.i. bill to quality health care through our v.a. system. i'm s

wasserman schultz, is recognized for two minutes. ms. wasserman schultz: thank you, mr. speaker. i rise today in opposition to the sequester replacement reconciliation act. the second phase in the republican pathway to poverty plan. this bill once again fails to reach any measure of fairness and shared responsibility. all of us agree that the implementation of sequestration would be a damaging, harmful approach to taking an effort to achoove deficit reduction. -- achieve deficit reduction. the difference between democrats and republicans, instead of taking a balanced approach, the balance would replace sequestration with tax breaks to millionaires and special interests, while ending the medicare guarantee, slashing investments that strengthen our economy, and shredding the social safety net. not surprisingly important provisions of the affordable care act are in their sights. the prevention and public health fund was an unprecedented investment in our health and well-being, particular for women and children. by providing funding for vital cancer, and the fight against epidemic, f

mr. murphy. mr. murphy: thank you very much, congresswoman wasserman schultz. i don't think we were allowed down on the house floor this early and it was close to the witching hour when you and representative meek were down here but it is wonderful to be back here and i was touched to ask me to come down here and say a few words. the murphys are not a well known jewish-american family and yet in connecticut, we are so, so proud of the legacy that we helped to contribute to with respect to jewish american heritage and this is a great way to be part of this month's celebration. the list is long in connecticut. i think about somebody like andey fisher, who was one of the piners in this country trying to teach kids with learning disabilities. one of the first female superintendent in hartford, connecticut. kid kaplan who was from my district, a feggetweight -- feather weight championship of the world and i think maybe most of the political legacy that jewish americans from connecticut have left this country. i think a lot about abraham ribbicoff. he was our governo

wasserman schultz: thank you, mr. speaker. i rise today to honor the incredible story of the dorchester four chap lanes. the brave and moral chaplain,s -- chaplains, was above the transport ship as they sunk into icy waters in 1943. these leaders of different states gave up their life jackets stood strong, sharing words of healing and peace as the ship went on. we are fortunate to have the rabbli here to honor their sacred memory. he serves the same congregation where rabbi goode once served, continuing to honor his legacy. the four chaplains, fox, goode, washington, and polling serve as inspiration in their military service and their sacrifice for our country. their american tale of faith and courage now has an ending we can proudly commemorate as all four of these men are honored on chaplains hill at arlington national cemetery. for nearly 200 years our breathtaking military cemetery has been a place to provide sacred and majestic setting fitting to our nation's heroes. thanks to the dedication of many of our colleagues, we

wasserman schultz: thank you. thank you, mr. speaker. i rise today because it's time to put an end torte pointless partisan gapes. the affordable care act has now been passed by a duly elected congress, signed by the president and upheld as constitutional despite the chagrin of our colleagues on the other side of the aisle and their best efforts, upheld as constitutional by the united states supreme court. more importantly, americans and particularly south floridians are already benefiting from this law. thanks to the closing of the coverage gap, the doughnut hole, seniors in my district can now afford their scription drugs. instead of having to choose which ones they have to leave behind at the pharmacy because they can't afford to take them all home when they fall in the doughnut hole. young adults have the security of staying on their parents' plan until the age of 26. as a cancer survivor and mother, this plaw is important -- this law is important to me because through it, the nearly two million floridians who don't have nurns -- ins

wasserman schultz, is recognized for two minutes. ms. wasserman schultz: thank you, mr. speaker. i rise today in opposition to the sequester replacement reconciliation act. the second phase in the republican pathway to poverty plan. this bill once again fails to reach any measure of fairness and shared responsibility. all of us agree that the implementation of sequestration would be a damaging, harmful approach to taking an effort to achoove deficit reduction. -- achieve deficit reduction. the difference between democrats and republicans, instead of taking a balanced approach, the balance would replace sequestration with tax breaks to millionaires and special interests, while ending the medicare guarantee, slashing investments that strength our economy, and shredding the social safety net. not surprisingly important provisions of the affordable care act are in their sights. the prevention and public health fund was an unprecedented investment in our health and well-being, particular for women and children. by providing funding for vital cancer, and the fight against epidemic, fig

wasserman schultz: thank you. thank you, mr. speaker. i rise today because it's time to put an end torte pointless partisan gapes. the affordable care act has now been passed by a duly elected congress, signed by the president and upheld as constitutional despite the chagrin of our colleagues on the other side of the aisle and their best efforts, upheld as constitutional by the united states supreme court. more importantly, americans and particularly south floridians are already benefiting from this law. thanks to the closing of the coverage gap, the doughnut hole, seniors in my district can now afford their scription drugs. instead of having to choose which ones they have to leave behind at the pharmacy because they can't afford to take them all home when they fall in the doughnut hole. young adults have the security of staying on their parents' plan until the age of 26. as a cancer survivor and mother, this plaw is important -- this law is important to me because through it, the nearly two million floridians who don't have nurns -- ins

mr. michaud: thank you, mr. speaker. i would like to yield to the gentlewoman from florida, ms. wasserman schultz, the time she needs to explain her bill the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman is recognized. ms. wasserman schultz: i rise in support of the bill, a health clinic in the city of sunrise, florida, as the william "bill" kling v.a. clinic. william passed away sadly on august 6 at age 84. my deepest appreciation goes out to the committee on veterans' affairs and chairman miller who is a great friend from the state of florida, for supporting this effort and helping it to come to the floor. bill was a member of our greatest generation of americans, serving our nation in the navy during world war ii. but this was far from over when he returned from war. in fact, it was just beginning. bill claims -- became our strongest advocate and helping generations of veterans as they returned to civilian life. he worked tirelessly to make sure our veterans were getting the benefits they deserved, from education to quality health care through our v.a. system. i'm sure our florida col

mrs. emerson: my softball co-captain, ms. debbie wasserman schultz, want to remind all of you tomorrow night once again the bicameral, bipartisan softball team plans to beat the washington news media in a softball game, and weigh want to make sure all of you know the details so you can join us in the very oppressive heat that we will be playing in. ms. wasserman schultz: i thank the gentlelady for yielding and we are really excited. this is the fourth annual congressional women's softball game. we are the defending champions. we beat the bad news babes last year. we have expanded our team. we have the gentlelady from alabama who's a ringer this year, mrs. roby. you should come out and see her play. she's got some skills. so even though the press corp have been talking some good trash and they are practicing apparently on the beach at the g-20, we have geled as a team, come together in a bipartisan, bicameral way and between our superior fielding, hitting and strategic approach to the game, we look forward to continuing as cha

wasserman schultz: if i could ask my colleague to join me at the well. thank you, mr. speaker, and madam leader. mr. whip and majority leader, i couldn't prepare anything this rning because i knew i would not be able to hold this together very long. i am so proud of my friend and it will always be one of the great treasures of my life to have met gabby giffords and to have served with her in this body. we have all been through such a tumultuous year. the nation has been through a tumultuous year. no one more tumultuous than gabby and her family and her constituents in her beloved home city of tucson, arizona, and i know being ab to be gabby's ice today, knowing her as well as i do, the one thing that has not been said is that gabby wants her constituents to know, her constituents whom she loves so much in southern arizona, that it has been the greatest professional privilege of her life to represent them, that she loves them as a fifth generation tucsonian, that her public service has meant a great deal to her and that this is only is a pause in that public service and

wasserman schultz. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady from florida is recognized for one minute. ms. wasserman schultz: thank you, madam speaker. i rise today in firm opposition to this resolution. a political stunt that prevents the increase in the debt limit that this congress has already approved. this is a dangerous distraction from our efforts to move the country forward, support continued economic growth and promote job creation. and it lies in the face of the budget control act which 174 house republicans voted for last summer. in 2011 my colleagues across the aisle caused multiple self-inflicted economic crises. the republican majority simply has not learned that these kinds of empty partisan measures can cause immediate harm to our economy and hurt working families everywhere. this resolution is nothing but a deeply harmful and dangerous charade, dangerous for americans still struggling to find work, dangerous for our economy that is depending on our robust and focused recovery and dangero

wasserman schultz. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady from florida is recognized for one minute. ms. wasserman schultz: thank you, madam speaker. i rise today in firm opposition to this resolution. a political stunt that prevents the increase in the debt limit that this congress has already approved. this is a dangerous distraction from our efforts to move the country forward, support continued economic growth and promote job creation. and it lies in the face of the budget control act which 174 house republicans voted for last summer. in 2011 my colleagues across the aisle caused multiple self-inflicted economic crises. the republican majority simply has not learned that these kinds of empty partisan measures can cause immediate harm to our economy and hurt working families everywhere. this resolution is nothing but a deeply harmful and dangerous charade, dangerous for americans still struggling to find work, dangerous for our economy that is depending on our robust and focused recovery and dangero

and they quickly turned and said we will support mr. baruch. the union did not get the candidate they wanted. but they don't what scott walker. . we will see how it . host: if you would like to talk with ed schultz, here are the numbers to call -- let's get to the calls. we will hear from roger, the democratic line in waterloo, iowa. caller: good morning, thanks for c-span. i have watched your show quite a bit, mr. shultz. i always wondered, during the bush years when they were putting all these unfunded moneys against the wars, i don't believe they paid a dime on any of it yet. what do you suppose alone adds up to? guest: we will be paying for iraq and of can stand for generations. iraq and h afghanistan. the fact is spending is down, the deficit is down, and taxes are lower. that's a fact. it just so happens president obama is in the office and this is what is happening. maybe his policies are working. 26 months of private-sector growth. president obama said let's go big. he was willing to take the big three, medicare, medicaid, and social se

wasserman schultz of florida. the chair: the amendment is now formally before us. the gentleman from alabama. mr. aderholt: we would gladly accept the gentlelady's amendment. the chair: any further discussion? if not, the question is offered on the amendment offered by the gentlelady from florida. those in favor say aye. those opposed, no. in the opinion of the chair -- for what purpose does the gentlelady from california rise? >> i move to strike the last word in support of the amendment offered by the gentlelady from florida. each year many children fall victim to sexual predators and left with permanent, psychological, physical and emotional scars. immigration and customs enforcement, also known as i.c.e. investigates child porn graphers and section tourists and human smugglers, criminal aliens convicted of offenses against minors and those deported for those who have returned illegally. the child exploitation center is at the forefront of these investigations. unfortunately, funding for i.c.e.'s center has decreased over the past two years from $16.7 million in

mr. van hollen, if i could have an additional 30 seconds. the chair: the gentlelady is recognized for 30 seconds. ms. wasserman schultz: or for our children into poverty for taking care of us. we look for protection that the federal government would honor its commitment. now under this budget plan republicans are trying to back out of our commitment to seniors. we cannot go back on our promise to the greatest generation. there is beater way forward. i ask my colleagues to think of our seniors and most vulnerable and reject the republican budget plan. thank you and i yield back. the chair: the gentleman yields back. the gentleman from wisconsin. mr. ryan: mr. chairman, i yield myself two minutes just to respond to a few of the things that have been said. the chair: the gentleman is recognized. mr. ryan: first off, it's not the budget that lowers the highway funding next year by 46%. it's the current law that governs the highway trust fund that does that anyway. let's remember, mr. chairman, the highway trust fund is going insolvent. that's un

wasserman schultz. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady from florida is recognized for one minute. ms. wasserman schultz: thank you, madam speaker. i rise today in firm opposition to this resolution. a political stunt that prevents the increase in the debt limit that this congress has already approved. this is a dangerous distraction from our efforts to move the country forward, support continued economic growth and promote job creation. and it lies in the face of the budget control act which 174 house republicans voted for last summer. in 2011 my colleagues across the aisle caused multiple self-inflicted economic crises. the republican majority simply has not learned that these kinds of empty partisan measures can cause immediate harm to our economy and hurt working families everywhere. this resolution is nothing but a deeply harmful and dangerous charade, dangerous for americans still struggling to find work, dangerous for our economy that is depending on our robust and focused recovery and dangero

mr. green, i have one concern. i know the democratic party has always been the big tent. i want to make sure that you are working with debbie wasserman schultz and president obama. this is a critical election and we have all this noise on the right, from the teabaggers. we do not need the firebaggers on the left to marginalize the good that president obama is doing. i like to know what you're doing to support president obama. guest: i believe in the big tent, and it goes wider than the democratic party. we do our homework and we do the polling. how what point to some of the polling that we have done. it shows that on some of the tough issues of the day, including taxing millionaires, taxing those over $250,000, and some swing states, even taxing people over $150,000. they are popular among independents and even republicans. our message to the democratic party -- do not marginalize yourself when your true beliefs are the 80% of the public. . it is all right to treat it as if the preclearance had been denied. >> what i think a district court is supposed to do is not accept

mr. green, i have one concern. i know the democratic party has always been the big tent. i want to make sure that you are working with debbie wasserman schultz and president obama. this is a critical election and we have all this noise on the right, but that t baggers. we do not need the firebaggers on the left to marginalize the good that president obama is doing. guest: i believe in the big tent, and it goes wider than the democratic party. we do our homework and we do the polling. -- the polling. it shows that on some of the tough issues of the day, including taxing millionaires, tax in those over $250,000, and some swing states, even taxing people over $150,000. they are popular among independents and even republicans. do not marginalize herself. -- >> believes -- do not marginalized yourself when you're true believes are the 80% of publicly. we did not take our ball and go home. we activated with our friends to make 1 million phone calls on behalf of democratic progressive candidates in the final month of the election. back seeks to take to restore the democratic hou

mr. speaker, he was also a great business leader and a great philanthropist. i remember that as the leading diplomat that he was, our great former secretary of state, george schultz, once said to me new york describing charlie price that when the secretary would arrive in london and get into the car with charlie price, no ambassador, there was no ambassador who could provide him with a more cogent, thoughful insight into the circumstances that existed on the ground as they were. and mr. speaker, in the spirit of winston churchill, i read in my original hometown paper, in char -- and charlie price's as well "the kansas city star," that he had just, not long ago, written a note to a grandson of his to lift his spirits. and in that note, he said never, never give up. you will always succeed if you accept that you will not succeed every time. but never accept losing as anything other than a learning experience, to drive you to be a champion in all walks of life. mr. speaker, my thoughts and prayers go to carol price and to the wonderful family and i have to say th