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I YIELD ONE MINUTE
TO A MEMBER OF OUR COMMITTEE,
AND A GOOD ONE, THE GENTLEMAN
FROM PENNSYLVANIA, MR. DENT, ONE
MINUTE.
THE
GENTLEMAN FROM PENNSYLVANIA IS
RECOGNIZED FOR ONE MINUTE.
SPEAKER.
PASSING THIS MEASURE IS
TO DO.
WE ARE ON THE BRINK OF AN
AFFORDABLE AND POTENTIALLY
DISRUPTED SHUTDOWN.
FIRST AND FOREMEESE WE ENSURE
OUR TROOPS ARE FUNDED FOR THEIR
SERVICE TO THE NATION.
LET'S GET THAT DONE.
BUT THE AMERICAN PEOPLE ELECTED
US TO ENSURE THE FEDERAL
GOVERNMENT RUNS EFFECTIVELY AND
EFFICIENTLY AND ALLOWING EVEN A
TEMPORARY SHUTDOWN IS A FAILURE
OF OUR MOST BASIC RESPONSIBILITY
AS MEMBERS OF CONGRESS.
LET'S NOT FORGET THE REASON WE
PREDICAMENT.
IT'S THE INABILITY OF THE
DEMOCRATIC LEADERSHIP LAST YEAR
TO PASS A BUDGET, DIDN'T EVEN
TRY, AND THEY FAILED TO COMPLETE
ANY OF THE APPROPRIATIONS BILLS.
SENATOR SCHUMER HAS MADE IT
QUITE CLEAR THAT A GOVERNMENT
SHUTDOWN IS IN HIS POLITICAL
INTEREST.
PERHAPS THAT'S WHY THE SENATE
ISN'T DOING ANYTHING.
YOU OVERWHELM HAVE TWO PACES
OVER THERE, SLOW AND GLACIAL.
TODAY WAS A NEW DAY IN THE
SENATE.
THEY STARTED SLOWLY AND WINDING
DOWN FROM THERE.
I WISH THEY GET TO WORK AND PASS
AN APPROPRIATIONS BILL.
WE PASSED AN APPROPRIATIONS
THEY PASSED NOTHING.
WE EITHER GET THIS DONE.
IT'S IMPORTANT TO FUND THE
TROOPS, KEEP THE GOVERNMENT
I YIELD BACK.
THE
GENTLEMAN'S TIME HAS EXPIRED.
THE GENTLEMAN FROM WASHINGTON IS
HOW MUCH TIME DO WE
HAVE ON BOTH SIDES?
THE
GENTLEMAN FROM WASHINGTON HAS
EIGHT MINUTES REMAINING.
AND THE GENTLEMAN FROM KENTUCKY
HAS 10 1/2 MINUTES.
WOULD THE GENTLEMAN
LIKE TO GO AHEAD WITH A COUPLE
MORE SPEAKERS AT THIS JUNCTURE?
THE
RECOGNIZED.
I YIELD ONE MINUTE
TO A BRAND NEW MEMBER OF OUR
COMMITTEE AND HARDWORKING ONE AT
THAT, THE GENTLEMAN FROM OHIO,
MR. AUSTRIA.
THE
RECOGNIZED FOR ONE MINUTE.
THANK YOU, MADAM
SPEAKER.
I THANK THE CHAIRMAN FOR
YIELDING AND HIS GREAT
JUST A REMINDER WHY WE ARE
STANDING HERE AGAIN DEBATING
ANOTHER C.R. ON THIS FLOOR IS
BECAUSE THE DEMOCRAT LEADERSHIP
IN THE LAST CONGRESS DID NOT
FULFILL THE MOST BASIC FUNCTION
THAT WE HAVE IN THE UNITED
STATES CONGRESS, AND THAT IS
PASSING A BUDGET OR A SINGLE
APPROPRIATIONS BILL.
AS A MEMBER OF THIS
APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE, I AM
PLEASED THAT TODAY WE HAVE A
C.R. BILL THAT WILL HAVE ANOTHER
$12 BILLION WORTH OF CUTS.
AND THAT AS IMPORTANTLY WILL
FUND, FULLY FUND THE DEPARTMENT
OF DEFENSE FOR THE REST OF THIS
FISCAL YEAR.
47 DAYS AGO THAT WE PASSED A
BILL IN THIS HOUSE THAT WOULD
HAVE KEPT GOVERNMENT OPENED,
THAT WOULD HAVE CUT $100 BILLION
FROM THE PRESIDENT'S 2011 BUDGET
AND FULLY FUND OUR TROOPS
THROUGH THE END OF 2011.
ANY BILL WE PASS MUST INCLUDE
FULL FUNDING FOR OUR MEN AND
WOMEN SERVING IN OUR MILITARY.
I REPRESENT WRIGHT PATTERSON AIR
FORCE BASE, ONE OF THE LARGEST
AIR FORCE FACILITIES IN THE
CONTRY, THEY CAN BE FORCED TO
FURLOUGH MANY OF ITS 27,000
MILITARY CIVILIANS AND
CONTRACTORS.
WE HAVE TO PASS THE C.R. BUDGET.
THE
GENTLEMAN'S TIME HAS EXPIRED.
IS THE GENTLEMAN FROM WASHINGTON
CONTINUING TO RESERVE?
I CONTINUE TO
RESERVE.
THE
RECOGNIZED.
MADAM SPEAKER, I
YIELD ONE MINUTE TO ANOTHER NEW
MEMBER OF OUR COMMITTEE AND A
NEW MEMBER OF CONGRESS, HE'S
DOING A GREAT JOB, THE GENTLEMAN
FROM MISSISSIPPI, MR. NUNNELEE,
ONE MINUTE.
THE
GENTLEMAN FROM MISSISSIPPI IS
RECOGNIZED FOR ONE MINUTE.
THANK YOU, MADAM
SPEAKER.
THANK YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN.
WE ARE ENGAGED IN A BUDGET
BATTLE FOR THE FUTURE OF OUR
COUNTRY.
BUT WE HAVE THE FREEDOM TO
ENGAGE IN THAT BATTLE BECAUSE OF
THE BRAVE MEN AND WOMEN THAT
HAVE THEIR LIVES ON THE LINE
FIGHTING FOR THAT FREEDOM.
HAVE WE FORGOTTEN?
ONLY 10 YEARS AGO THERE ARE
THOSE WHO WOULD HAVE DESTROYED
THIS VERY BUILDING AND DISRUPTED
THESE PROCEEDINGS BY AN ACT OF
TERROR.
AND WE HAVE MEN AND WOMEN TODAY
FIGHTING TO MAKE SURE THAT THOSE
REPEATED.
THAT'S THEIR MISSION.
AND IT'S UNCONSCIONABLE THAT WE
WOULD SEND MEN AND WOMEN INTO
HARM'S WAY AND NOT FUND THEIR
EFFORTS.
THAT'S WHY WE NEED TO PASS THIS
BILL BECAUSE IF WE DO, WE WILL
HAVE THE LIBERTY TO PURSUE OUR
MISSION WHILE OUR MEN AND WOMEN
IN UNIFORM HAVE THE LIBERTY TO
PURSUE THEIRS.
THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT.
I YIELD BACK.
THE
GENTLEMAN'S TIME HAS EXPIRED.
I YIELD MYSELF 15
SECONDS.
THE
RECOGNIZED.
I REMIND THE
GENTLEMAN THAT IF WE HAD A CLEAN
C.R. THE TROOPS WOULD ALSO BE
TAKEN CARE OF, AND A CLEAN C.R.
WOULD BE SIGNED INTO LAW BY THE
PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES
SO IT WOULD BE EFFECTIVE.
WHAT IS BEING PROPOSED TODAY
WILL BE VETOED.
THE PRESIDENT HAS ALREADY SENT A
THE
GENTLEMAN'S TIME HAS EXPIRED.
THE GENTLEMAN FROM WASHINGTON IS
I YIELD TWO MINUTES
TO THE DISTINGUISHED GENTLELADY
FROM TEXAS, SHEILA JACKSON LEE,
WHO IS A DISTINGUISHED MEMBER OF
THIS INSTITUTION.
THE
GENTLEWOMAN FROM TEXAS IS
RECOGNIZED FOR TWO MINUTES.
I THANK THE
RANKING MEMBER AND I THANK THE
MEMBERS ON THIS FLOOR TODAY.
I BELIEVE THAT THIS IS ONE OF
THE MOST SERIOUS DEBATES THAT WE
WILL HAVE IN THE HISTORY OF THIS
IT IS WHETHER OR NOT AMERICA
BELONGS TO ALL PEOPLE AND NOT
SPECIAL INTERESTS.
COMING FROM THE STATE OF TEXAS,
I CAN TELL YOU THAT STATISTICS
WILL SAY THAT WE PROBABLY HAVE
THE HIGHEST NUMBER OF MEN AND
WOMEN SERVING IN THE UNITED
STATES MILITARY, A LARGE NUMBER
OF BASES, A LARGE NUMBER OF
VETERANS, AND WE WELL KNOW OF
THE VALUES OF THOSE MEN AND
WOMEN WHO SACRIFICE AND LEAD
THEIR FAMILIES -- LEAVE THEIR
FAMILIES AND GO OVERSEAS.
BUT I SAID YESTERDAY ON THE
VALUES.
AS MY COLLEAGUES HAVE SAID, CAN
WE SAY IT ONE MORE TIME, WE WILL
SUPPORT A CLEAN C.R. TO PAY OUR
TROOPS, TO PAY THEIR FAMILIES,
TO KEEP THE DOORS OF OUR
HOSPITALS OPENED, TO PROVIDE
MEDICARE FOR OUR SENIORS AND
MEDICAID, AND EDUCATION FOR OUR
CHILDREN, BUT, NO, FRIENDS ON
THE OTHER SIDE ARE STRANGLED BY
SPECIAL INTERESTS, PICKETT
SIGNS, AND LOUD SHOUTS ABOUT
SHUT IT DOWN.
THE PRESIDENT HAS ALREADY SAID
HE WILL VETO THIS SILLY
LEGISLATIVE INITIATIVE.
WHY ARE WE IN THE MIDST OF A
SERIOUS BUDGET DEBATE, BY THE
WAY THE RYAN BUDGET THAT HAS
BEEN PUT OUT BY THE REPUBLICANS
WILL DENY 66% OF CITIZENS --
SENIORS OFF OF MEDICARE.
THEY WILL BE OFF.
WE WILL NOT BALANCE THE BUDGET
UNDER THE RYAN BUDGET UNTIL
2040.
IT WILL CAUSE $8 TRILLION MORE
DEBT.
IT'S HARD FOR AMERICA TO
UNDERSTAND THIS COMPLICATED
IT SEEMS CONFUSING, BUT MY
FRIENDS, WE ARE TALKING ABOUT
LAST YEAR.
WHERE PEOPLE HAVE ALREADY
COMMITTED, MAKING COMMITMENTS TO
PAY THEIR BILLS LIKE YOU WOULD
MAKE COMMITMENTS, THEN IN THE
MIDDLE YOU WOULD BE SHORTCHANGED
OR CUT OFF.
WHERE'S THE HEART ON THE OTHER
YES, YESTERDAY I SAID SHUT THE
GOVERNMENT DOWN.
THE
GENTLELADY'S TIME HAS EXPIRED.
THIS IS
WRONG-HEADED, MISDIRECTED.
I ASK YOU TO VOTE IT DOWN.
THE
GENTLELADY'S TIME HAS EXPIRED.
THE GENTLEMAN FROM KENTUCKY IS
I YIELD ONE MINUTE,
MADAM SPEAKER, TO THE GENTLEMAN
FROM ALABAMA, A MEMBER OF THE
BROOKS.
ONE MINUTE.
THE
GENTLEMAN FROM ALABAMA IS
RECOGNIZED FOR ONE MINUTE.
SPEAKER.
LET'S REMIND EVERYBODY WHY WE
ARE HERE.
WE ARE HERE BECAUSE WE ARE
TRYING TO SAVE OUR FEDERAL
GOVERNMENT FROM UNSUSTAINABLE
BUDGET DEFICITS.
DURING THE REGIME, THE REGIME OF
NANCY PELOSI AS HOUSE SPEAKER
AND MAJORITY LEADER OVER IN THE
SENATE, HARRY REID, WE HAVE HAD
FOUR CONSECUTIVE BUDGET DEFICITS
YEAR.
THOSE ARE UNSUSTAINABLE.
THEY THREATEN OUR FEDERAL
GOVERNMENT SOLVENCY.
WE ARE FACING A NATIONAL
BANKRUPTCY.
SO WHAT ARE WE TRYING TO DO
TODAY?
WE ARE TRYING TO PROTECT OUR
TROOPS WHO ARE IN AFGHANISTAN
AND IRAQ SO THAT THEY DON'T HAVE
TO WORRY ABOUT WHETHER THEIR
HOMES ARE GOING TO BE FORECLOSED
ON AS THEY ARE OFF DOING BATTLE
AND THEIR KIDS AND WIVES ARE AT
HOME.
THAT'S WHAT THIS BILL -- NO, I
WILL NOT YIELD.
WE HAVE PEOPLE FROM ALABAMA WHO
ARE -- A LADY WHO HAS TWO YOUNG
CHILDREN AGE 3 TWINS AND SHE'S
FIGHTING ON BEHALF OF OUR
COUNTRY.
WE HAVE SOLDIERS THAT I MET IN
AFGHANISTAN AND IRAQ THAT ARE
FIGHTING ON OUR BEHALF.
AND I ASK THAT THIS HOUSE AND
THIS SENATE DO WHAT WE SHOULD DO
AND THAT IS PROTECT OUR TROOPS
BY FUNDING THIS.
THE
GENTLEMAN'S TIME HAS EXPIRED.
DON'T BELIEVE THEM
IN THE POSITION WHERE THEY ARE
NOT ABLE --
THE
GENTLEMAN'S TIME HAS EXPIRED.
THE GENTLEMAN FROM WASHINGTON IS
MADAM SPEAKER, DOES
THE GENTLEMAN FROM KENTUCKY HAVE
FURTHER SPEAKERS?
WHY DON'T WE -- WHY DON'T YOU GO
AHEAD.
THE
RECOGNIZED.
I RESERVE MY TIME.
MAY I INQUIRE OF THE
GENTLEMAN HOW MANY MORE
SPEAKERS?
I HAVE ONE SPEAKER.
THAT'S ME TO FINISH.
LAST SPEAKER.
YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO CLOSE AS I
I THANK THE
GENTLEMAN.
THE
RECOGNIZED.
I YIELD THREE
MINUTES TO THE DISTINGUISHED
GENTLEMAN FROM INDIANA FOR THREE
MINUTES, MR. PENCE.
GENTLEMAN FROM INDIANA IS
RECOGNIZED FOR THREE MINUTES.
THANK YOU, MADAM
SPEAKER.
I ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT TO
REVISE AND EXTEND MY REMARKS.
WITHOUT
OBJECTION.
I THANK THE GENTLEMAN
FOR YIELDING.
I RISE IN SUPPORT OF THE
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE AND
FURTHER CONTINUING
APPROPRIATIONS ACT.
THIS ONE-WEEK CONTINUING
RESOLUTION WILL FULLY FUND THE
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE FOR THE
REMAINDER OF THE FISCAL YEAR AND
REDUCE GOVERNMENT SPENDING BY
$12 BILLION AND IT IS WORTHY OF
THE SUPPORT OF EVERY MEMBER OF
CONGRESS.
SHUTDOWN.
BUT IF WE DON'T TAKE A STAND FOR
FISCAL DISCIPLINE IN WASHINGTON,
D.C., WE ARE GOING TO SHUT DOWN
WILL THE GENTLEMAN
YIELD?
I RESPECTFULLY WILL
NOT.
TO BE HONEST WITH YOU, I'M
FRUSTRATED THAT WE ARE HERE
AGAIN WITH ANOTHER STOPGAP
MEASURE.
I'M FRUSTRATED THAT LIBERALS IN
THE SENATE CONTINUE TO RESIST
EFFORTS TO ACCEPT EVEN MODEST
BUDGET.
WE ARE TALKING ABOUT A 2%
REDUCTION IN THIS YEAR'S BUDGET.
THAT'S UNACCEPTABLE TO THE
LIBERALS DOWN THE HALLWAY.
IT SEEMS LIKE LIBERALS IN THE
SENATE WOULD RATHER SHUT THE
GOVERNMENT DOWN THAN ACCEPT A 2%
CUT IN THE FEDERAL BUDGET.
IT SEEMS LIKE LIBERALS IN THE
SENATE WOULD RATHER SHUT THE
GOVERNMENT DOWN SO THEY CAN
CONTINUE TO BORROW MONEY FROM
CHINA TO FUND THE LARGEST
ABORTION PROVIDER IN AMERICA.
SUPPORT THIS RESOLUTION BECAUSE
THE TROOPS COME FIRST.
WE CANNOT PUT FISCAL BATTLES
AHEAD OF SUPPORT FOR THOSE WHO
ARE CURRENTLY ENGAGED IN
AMERICA'S REAL BATTLES.
THIS C.R. REAFFIRMS OUR
COMMITMENT TO OUR TROOPS.
IT FULLY FUNDS D.O.D. FOR THE
BALANCE OF THE YEAR AND
REAFFIRMS OUR COMMITMENT TO OUR
MOST CHERISHED ALLY, ISRAEL,
DURING THESE UNCERTAIN DAYS.
EARLIER THIS WEEK SENATOR REID
SAID THE BIGGEST GAP IN
NEGOTIATIONS IS BETWEEN
REPUBLICANS AND REPUBLICANS.
NOTHING COULD BE FURTHER FROM
THE TRUTH.
THE BIGGEST GAP IN THESE
NEGOTIATIONS OVER A POSSIBLE
GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN ARE BETWEEN
LIBERALS HERE IN WASHINGTON,
D.C., AND THE AMERICAN PEOPLE.
THAT'S WHERE THE GAPS LIE.
THE AMERICAN PEOPLE WANT TO
RESTORE FISCAL DISCIPLINE AND
PROVIDE FOR THE COMMON DEFENSE
AND THEY KNOW WE CAN DO IT.
TODAY SENATOR REID TOOK TO THE
FLOOR OF THE SENATE AND CALLED
THIS VERY RESOLUTION, QUOTE, A
SURE-FIRE WAY TO SHUT DOWN THE
GOVERNMENT.
AND ASTONISHINGLY THE COMMANDER
IN CHIEF HAS THREATENED TO VETO
A BILL THAT WOULD FUND OUR
TROOPS AT A TIME OF WAR.
ASTONISHING.
LOOK, WE ARE GOING TO PASS THIS
CONTINUING RESOLUTION.
WE ARE GOING TO FUND OUR TROOPS
IN HARM'S WAY AND STATIONED ALL
ACROSS THE WORLD AND ALL ACROSS
THIS NATION.
AND IF DEMOCRATS HERE IN
WASHINGTON WOULD RATHER PLAY
POLITICAL GAMES AND SHUT DOWN
THE GOVERNMENT, THAN SUPPORT OUR
TROOPS, DEFEND OUR TREASURY, AND
RESPECT OUR VALUES THEN I SAY
SHUT IT DOWN.
AND I'M CERTAIN THE AMERICAN
PEOPLE ARE GOING TO KNOW WHO TO
BLAME.
THE
GENTLEMAN YIELDS BACK THE
BALANCE OF HIS TIME.
THE GENTLEMAN FROM KENTUCKY IS
RECOGNIZED.
MADAM SPEAKER, I
HAVE ONE REMAINING SPEAKER AND I
WOULD YIELD TO THE GENTLEMAN.
SOMEBODY BESIDES
YOURSELF OR IS IT YOURSELF?
I HAVE ONE SPEAKER
ON THE WAY OVER.
IS THE
PREPARED TO CLOSE?
HOW MUCH TIME DO I
HAVE REMAINING?
THE
GENTLEMAN FROM WASHINGTON HAS 5
3/4 MINUTES.
I WANT -- I YIELD
MYSELF 4 3/4 MINUTES.
THE
GENTLEMAN FROM WASHINGTON HAS 4
3/4 MINUTES, IS RECOGNIZED FOR 4
3/4 MINUTES.
I ASK UNANIMOUS
REMARKS.
WITHOUT OBJECTION.
THAT EVERYONE HEARD THE
STATEMENT OF ADMINISTRATION
POLICY THAT WAS SUBMITTED
TODAY.
THE ADMINISTRATION OPPOSES
HOUSE PASSAGE OF H.R. 1363,
MAKING APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE FOR THE
FISCAL YEAR 2011 AND FOR OTHER
PURPOSES.
AS THE PRESIDENT STATED ON
APRIL 5, 2011, IF NEGOTIATIONS
ARE MAKING SIGNIFICANT PROCESS
-- PROGRESS, THE ADMINISTRATION
WOULD SUPPORT A SHORT-TERM
CLEAN CONTINUING RESOLUTION TO
ALLOW FOR ENACTMENT OF A FINAL
BILL.
FOR THE PAST SEVERAL WEEKS THE
ADMINISTRATION HAS WORKED
DILIGENTLY IN GOOD FAITH TO
FIND COMMON GROUND ON THE
SHARED GOAL OF CUTTING
SPENDING.
AFTER GIVING THE CONGRESS MORE
TIME BY SIGNING SHORT-TERM
EXTENSIONS INTO LAW, WHICH BY
THE WAY MANY OF US VOTED FOR,
THE PRESIDENT BELIEVES THAT WE
NEED TO PUT POLITICS ASIDE AND
WORK OUT OUR DIFFERENCES FOR A
BILL THAT COVERS THE REST OF
THE FISCAL YEAR.
THIS BILL IS A DISTRACTION FROM
THE REAL WORK THAT WOULD BRING
US CLOSER TO A REASONABLE
COMPROMISE FOR FUNDING THE
REMAINDER OF FISCAL YEAR 2011
AND FURTHER DISRUPTING A
GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN THAT WOULD
PUT THE NATION'S ECONOMY,
ECONOMIC RECOVERY IN JEOPARDY.
THE ADMINISTRATION WILL
CONTINUE TO WORK WITH CONGRESS
TO ARRIVE AT A COMPROMISE THAT
WILL FUND THE GOVERNMENT FOR
THE REMAINDER OF THE FISCAL
YEAR IN A WAY THAT DOES NOT
UNDERMINE FUTURE GROWTH AND JOB
CREATION AND THAT AVERTS A
COSTLY GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN.
IT IS CRITICAL THAT THE
CONGRESS SEND A FINAL BILL TO
THE PRESIDENT'S DESK THAT
PROVIDE CERTAINTY TO OUR MEN
AND WOMEN IN MILITARY UNIFORM.
THEREFORE, FAMILIES, SMALL
BUSINESSES, HOMEOWNERS,
TAXPAYERS AND ALL AMERICANS.
H.R. 1363 SIMPLY DELAYS THE
CRITICAL PHENOMENAL OUTCOME.
IF PRESENTED WITH THIS BILL --
CRITICAL FINAL OUTCOME.
IF PRESENTED WITH THE BILL THE
PRESIDENT WILL VETO IT.
I THINK THE PRESIDENT IS RIGHT.
WHAT I SUGGESTED YESTERDAY IN
THE RULES COMMITTEE AND TO OUR
CHAIRMAN WAS THAT WE GO FORWARD
WITH A CLEAN C.R. WHICH WE HAVE
DONE MANY TIMES THAT WOULD
ALLOW THE PRESIDENT TO SIGN
THIS AND US TO FINISH OUR WORK.
I WOULD MUCH HAVE PREFERRED IF
THE CLEAN C.R. WAS AT A POINT
WHEN THE PRESIDENT, THE SPEAKER
AND THE MAJORITY LEADER HAD ALL
AGREED AND, YOU KNOW, SAID
WE'RE DONE, WE NEEDED A LITTLE
MORE TIME TO DO THE PAPERWORK.
BUT THAT IS NOT THE SITUATION
THAT WE'RE IN.
I ALSO WANT TO REITERATE WITH A
CLEAN C.R. THE TROOPS WILL BE
PAID AND THEY WILL RECEIVE --
THEY WILL RECEIVE THEIR CHECKS
AS THEY SHOULD.
AND THIS -- THE DEFENSE PART OF
THE BILL I WORKED ON.
IT'S A GOOD PIECE OF
LEGISLATION.
WHEN YOU THROW IN THE DISTRICT
OF COLUMBIA ABORTION ISSUE IT
REALLY SHOWS THAT YOU'RE NOT
SERIOUS, AND THAT'S WHY -- AND
THAT'S WHY THE AMERICAN PEOPLE
I THINK BELIEVE THAT THIS IS
IDEOLOGY AND NOT PEOPLE WORKING
TOGETHER IN A COMMONSENSE WAY
TO GET THIS THING RESOLVED.
AND DO I STILL HAVE TIME?
THE
GENTLEMAN HAS ABOUT 3/4 OF A
MINUTE.
AGAIN, I'M WORRIED
WHAT WE'RE DOING IN TERMS OF
ECONOMIC POLICY THAT, AGAIN,
THE MAGNITUDE OF THESE CUTS ARE
GOING TO HAVE A NEGATIVE EFFECT
ON THE ECONOMY.
WE NEED TO CREATE MORE JOBS TO
LOWER THE DEFICIT AND PUT
PEOPLE BACK TO WORK.
I URGE US TO DEFEAT THIS BILL
AND I RESERVE THE REST OF MY
TIME.
THE
GENTLEMAN RESERVES HIS TIME.
THE GENTLEMAN FROM KENTUCKY IS
RECOGNIZED.
MAY I INQUIRE OF
THE TIME REMAINING ON MY SIDE,
MADAM SPEAKER.
THE
GENTLEMAN FROM KENTUCKY HAS 4
1/2 MINUTES REMAINING.
AND AM I CORRECT,
MR. DICKS, YOU HAVE NO FURTHER
SPEAKERS?
AND
THE GENTLEMAN FROM WASHINGTON
HAS TWO MINUTES REMAINING.
I BELIEVE THE
DEMOCRATIC WHIP MAY WANT TO
PROPOUND A QUESTION TO THE
CHAIRMAN.
SO I'M NOT GOING TO YIELD BACK
MY TIME UNTIL HE HAS AN
OPPORTUNITY TO DO THAT.
I THINK IT'S THAT
TIME IF IT'S TO OCCUR.
DO YOU WANT TO DO IT
NOW?
I'M PREPARED TO
CLOSE.
THE
RECOGNIZED.
I YIELD ONE MINUTE
TO THE DISTINGUISHED DEMOCRATIC
WHIP, MY GOOD FRIEND, MR.
HOYER.
THE
GENTLEMAN FROM MARYLAND IS
RECOGNIZED FOR ONE MINUTE.
I THANK YOU, MADAM
SPEAKER.
YIELDING.
I WANT TO ASK THE CHAIRMAN IF
HE WILL YIELD TO ME FOR THE
PURPOSES OF MAKING A UNANIMOUS
CONSENT REQUEST THAT WE PROCEED
WITH WHAT WE WOULD CALL A CLEAN
C.R. WHICH WOULD PROVIDE FOR
THE FUNDING OF THE TROOPS,
PROVIDE FOR THE FUNDING OF ALL
GOVERNMENT AGENCIES AT THE
LEVELS OF THAT WE ARE CURRENTLY
AT WHICH, OF COURSE, INVOLVE
ALL THE CUTS THAT HAVE BEEN
MADE TO DATE IN THE LAST TWO
C.R.'S THAT WE PASSED AND FOR
WHICH I VOTED?
THIS WILL PROVIDE, I TELL MY
FRIEND, THE REASON I WANT TO
PROFOUND THIS UNANIMOUS
CONSENT, IT WILL IN FACT
PROVIDE FOR A DOCUMENT, AN ACT
TO PASS THIS HOUSE THAT I
BELIEVE WILL IN FACT PASS THE
SENATE AND WILL IN FACT BE
SIGNED BY THE PRESIDENT.
AS A RESULT, WE WILL PROTECT
OUR TROOPS AND WE WILL PROTECT
ALL OTHER SERVICES THAT
GOVERNMENT HAS AVAILABLE FOR
THE AMERICAN PEOPLE.
AND I ASK MY FRIEND IF HE WILL
YIELD TO ME FOR THAT PURPOSE.
THE
GENTLEMAN FROM MARYLAND'S TIME
HAS EXPIRED.
I YIELD TO THE
GENTLEMAN ANOTHER 30 SECONDS.
THE
GENTLEMAN FROM MARYLAND IS
RECOGNIZED FOR 30 SECONDS.
I THINK I HAVE
CONCLUDED, MADAM SPEAKER, IN
ASKING THE CHAIRMAN WHETHER HE
WILL YIELD TO ME FOR PURPOSE OF
MAKING THAT UNANIMOUS CONSENT
SO THAT WE COULD IN FACT HAVE
AN ACT PASS THIS HOUSE THAT WE
KNOW WOULD BE SIGNED BY THE
PRESIDENT AND WILL PROTECT THE
TROOPS AND WILL KEEP THE
GOVERNMENT OPEN.
I THANK THE SPEAKER.
THE
RECOGNIZED.
MADAM SPEAKER, WHAT
THE GENTLEMAN IS ASKING IF WE
WOULD -- WE WILL CONTINUE THE
STATUS QUO.
WE DO NOT AND CANNOT ACCEPT THE
STATUS QUO.
WILL THE GENTLEMAN
YIELD?
THE
GENTLEMAN FROM MARYLAND IS OUT
OF TIME.
WILL THE GENTLEMAN
YIELD SIMPLY FOR ME TO CLARIFY
MY REQUEST?
I YIELD MY REMAINING
TIME TO THE GENTLEMAN FROM
MARYLAND.
THE
GENTLEMAN FROM KENTUCKY
CONTROLS THE TIME.
I UNDERSTAND THAT.
WILL THE GENTLEMAN YIELD FOR ME
TO CLARIFY?
THE GENTLEMAN --
I YIELD ONE MINUTE
TO THE GENTLELADY FROM NEW
YORK, A NEW MEMBER OF THIS
BODY, ONE MINUTE.
THE
GENTLEWOMAN FROM NEW YORK IS
RECOGNIZED FOR ONE MINUTE.
WILL THE GENTLEWOMAN
YIELD?
THE
GENTLEWOMAN FROM NEW YORK IS
RECOGNIZED FOR ONE MINUTE.
THANK YOU, MR.
CHAIRMAN, AND THANK YOU, MADAM
SPEAKER.
I RISE IN SUPPORT OF THIS BILL,
THE BILL TO FUND OUR TROOPS.
THE LAST CONGRESS FAILED TO
PASS A BUDGET AND THAT'S WHY
WE'RE HERE, THAT'S WHY WE'RE
DEBATING THESE C.R.'S.
THIS CONTINUING RESOLUTION IS
THE RIGHT OUTCOME, NOT ONLY FOR
THE AMERICAN PEOPLE BUT FOR OUR
MILITARY.
THIS ISN'T A DEMOCRATIC OR A
REPUBLICAN ISSUE.
THIS IS WHAT'S BEST FOR THE
AMERICAN PEOPLE AND MOST
IMPORTANTLY WHAT'S BEST FOR OUR
TROOPS.
GIVE THEM CERTAINTY, GIVE THEM
WHAT THEY NEED TO KEEP US SAFE
AND ALLOW US TO BE HERE TODAY
WITH THIS DEBATE.
I THANK YOU AND I YIELD MY TIME
BACK.
THE
GENTLEWOMAN YIELDS BACK.
THE GENTLEMAN FROM VIRGINIA IS
RECOGNIZED IN PLACE OF THE
GENTLEMAN FROM WASHINGTON.
MADAM SPEAKER, IF THE VERY
DISTINGUISHED CHAIR OF THE
COMMITTEE WANTS TO YIELD BACK
WE'LL YIELD BACK AS WELL.
IN THE SPIRIT OF
COMITY.
I YIELD -- MR. ROGERS WILL
CLOSE.
IF THE GENTLEMAN
WILL YIELD, I HAVE ONE OTHER
SPEAKER.
GENTLEMAN FROM KENTUCKY IS
RECOGNIZED.
I RECOGNIZE THE
GENTLEMAN FROM ARKANSAS, MR.
GRIFFIN, FOR ONE MINUTE.
THE
GENTLEMAN FROM ARKANSAS IS
RECOGNIZED FOR ONE MINUTE.
THANK YOU, MADAM
CHAIRMAN.
THANK YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN.
BRAVE MEN AND WOMEN ARE IN
HARM'S WAY TAKING THE FIGHT TO
OUR ENEMIES AROUND THE WORLD.
FOR FAMILIES HERE AT HOME
THEY'RE DOING ALL THEY CAN TO
KEEP A BRAVE FACE AND KEEP
THEIR FAMILY GOING.
SADLY, BECAUSE OF THE SENATE'S
INACTION, THESE FAMILIES FACE
AN EVEN GREATER CHALLENGE.
UNLESS THE SENATE CHANGES
COURSE AND LISTENS TO THE
AMERICAN PEOPLE, OUR U.S.
MILITARY FAMILIES WILL SOON NOT
RECEIVE THEIR PAYCHECKS.
FOR MY HOME STATE OF ARKANSAS
WE HAVE OVER 5,000 ACTIVE DUTY
SERVICE MEMBERS AS WELL AS 246
ARMY NATIONAL GUARDSMEN
DEPLOYED TO AFGHANISTAN AND
IRAQ.
MY DISTRICT IS HOME TO LITTLE
ROCK AIR FORCE BASE WHERE WE
HAVE 5,500 AIRMEN AND OVER
15,000 MILITARY FAMILY MEMBERS.
THINK ABOUT THIS, LADIES AND
GENTLEMEN.
THE MEN AND WOMEN FACING OUR
ENEMIES EVERY DAY DON'T WANT --
KNOW WHETHER THEY'LL GET PAID.
AS THE STANDARD BARRIER FOR THE
FREE WORLD, IT'S UNACCEPTABLE
AND REALLY EMBARRASSING THAT
AMERICA CAN'T PAY THEIR TROOPS
FOR THEIR SERVICE.
THIS IS NOT THE TIME FOR
SERVICE MEMBERS AND FAMILIES TO
WORRY ABOUT WHEN THE NEXT CHECK
WILL ARIFF.
THE
GENTLEMAN'S TIME HAS EXPIRED.
I SUPPORT THIS
BILL.
THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIRMAN.
FOR
WHAT PURPOSE DOES THE GENTLEMAN
FROM WASHINGTON SEEK
RECOGNITION?
DO I HAVE ANY
ADDITIONAL TIME?
THE
GENTLEMAN HAS ONE MINUTE.
I'LL RESERVE MY
TIME.
IS THE
GENTLEMAN FROM KENTUCKY
PREPARED TO CLOSE?
I AM PREPARED TO
CLOSE.
I'M THE REMAINING SPEAKER.
WELL, LET ME SAY
AGAIN --
THE
GENTLEMAN FROM WASHINGTON IS
RECOGNIZED.
I YIELD MYSELF THE
REMAINING TIME.
I JUST WANT TO SUMMARIZE AGAIN,
I'M URGING A NO VOTE ON THIS
CONTINUING RESOLUTION.
WE HAVE VOTED TWICE.
MANY OF US ON THIS SIDE FOR
REASONABLE CONTINUING
RESOLUTIONS THAT HAVE GOTTEN US
TO THIS POINT.
THIS ONE IS UNREASONABLE.
THE PRESIDENT HAS MADE IT CLEAR
THAT HE WILL VETO THIS BILL.
I BELIEVE WHAT THE GENTLEMAN
FROM MARYLAND WAS ATTEMPTING TO
DO WAS THE SMART AND PRAGMATIC
THING AND THAT WAS TO GO WITH A
CLEAN C.R. THAT WOULD HAVE KEPT
THE GOVERNMENT OPEN, THAT WOULD
HAVE PROTECTED THE TROOPS, MADE
SURE THAT THEY GOT PAID AND
WOULD HAVE PASSED THE SENATE
AND WOULD HAVE BEEN ADOPTED BY
THE PRESIDENT, SIGNED INTO LAW.
BUT THEY HAVE CHOSEN TO PUT IN
A HIGHLY CONTROVERSIAL WRITER
ON ABORTION IN THE DISTRICT OF
COLUMBIA WHICH IS IDEOLOGICAL.
THIS IS NOT -- THIS IS NOT
SOMETHING THAT A SERIOUS
APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE WOULD
DO IN THE MIDDLE OF A
GOVERNMENT CRISIS.
AND I HOPE THE MARN PEOPLE
UNDERSTAND THAT.
AND I YIELD -- AND I HOPE THE
AMERICAN PEOPLE UNDERSTAND
THAT.
MY TIME.
THE
GENTLEMAN'S TIME HAS EXPIRED.
THE GENTLEMAN FROM KENTUCKY IS
FOR 2 1/4 MINUTES.
HOW MUCH TIME?
2 1/4
MINUTES.
THANK YOU, MADAM
SPEAKER.
LET'S TRY TO SUMMARIZE HERE.
THE DEMOCRATS LEFT US WHEN WE
TOOK CONTROL OF THE HOUSE IN A
MESS.
YOU HADN'T PASSED A SINGLE
APPROPRIATIONS BILL.
YOU HAD PASSED THE C.R. UNTIL
MARCH 4.
WE PREPARED AND PUT IN PLAY AND
PASSED IN THE HOUSE A
CONTINUING RESOLUTION THAT
WOULD HAVE FUNNED THE
GOVERNMENT ENTIRELY FOR THE
BALANCE OF THE YEAR INCLUDING
THE MILITARY.
SENT IT TO THE OTHER BODY, AND
THEY'VE SAID NOTHING AND THAT'S
BEEN TWO MONTHS AGO.
WHEN THAT TIME RAN OUT IN MARCH
, THIS BODY PASSED A SECOND
C.R. FOR TWO WEEKS.
SENT THAT TO THE SENATE.
WE HAVEN'T HEARD FROM THEM
SINCE.
THAT TIME RAN OUT.
WE PASSED A THIRD C.R..
PASSED IT TO THE SENATE.
NOT A PEEP, NOTHING.
AND NOW A FOURTH TIME.
MR. CHAIRMAN, YOU
WELL KNOW -- WILL THE GENTLEMAN
YIELD?
YOU WELL KNOW --
THE
GENTLEMAN FROM KENTUCKY
CONTROLS THE TIME.
NOW, OUR FOURTH
C.R. WHERE WE'RE GOING TO GIVE
THE SENATE ANOTHER CHANCE TO
COME FORWARD WITH WHAT THEY
PROPOSE IN A C.R.
THEY'VE YET TO PASS ANYTHING,
AND I HAVE TO SAY THIS TOO.
THE WHITE HOUSE HAS BEEN LATE
IN COMING TO THE AID OF THEIR
PARTY.
THE WHITE HOUSE HAS BEEN ABSENT
FROM THE BATTLE UNTIL THE LAST
FEW DAYS.
AND NOW YOU COME TO US AND SAY,
LOOK, HERE'S WHAT WE COMPLAIN
ABOUT ON YOUR CLEANING UP OUR
MESS.
AND I SAY TO YOU, THIS BILL
TAKES CARE OF OUR MILITARY, OUR
YOUNG MEN AND WOMEN FIGHTING IN
THREE WARS ON THE OTHER SIDE OF
THE WORLD.
AND THE COMMANDER IN CHIEF OF
THE MILITARY IS SAYING, I'M
GOING TO VETO THE BILL THAT
PAYS THEIR SALARIES AND
SUPPORTS THEIR FAMILIES BACK
HOME.
I FIND THAT INEXPLICABLE.
INEXPLICABLE THAT THE COMMANDER
IN CHIEF WOULD PUT AN END TO
THE PAY OF OUR SOLDIERS.
THE
GENTLEMAN'S TIME HAS EXPIRED.
THE FAILURE OF THE
SENATE TO ACT AND THE FAILURE
OF THE WHITE HOUSE TO ACT WHEN
WE PASSED THIS BILL MEANS A
SHUTDOWN OF THE GOVERNMENT.
VOTE YES.
THE
GENTLEMAN'S TIME HAS EXPIRED.
ALL TIME FOR DEBATE HAS
EXPIRED.
PURSUANT TO HOUSE RESOLUTION
206, THE PREVIOUS QUESTION IS
ORDERED ON THE BILL.
THE QUESTION IS ON ENGROSSMENT
AND THIRD READING OF THE BILL.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
THOSE OPPOSED, NO.
THE AYES HAVE IT.
THIRD READING.
A BILL MAKING
APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE FOR THE
FISCAL YEAR ENDING SEPTEMBER
30, 2011, AND FOR OTHER
PURPOSES.
IS THE
GENTLEMAN OPPOSED TO THE BILL?
YES, MA'AM, I AM.
THE
GENTLEMAN QUALIFIES.
THE CLERK WILL REPORT THE
MR. HOYER OF MARYLAND
MOVES TO RECOMMIT H.R. 1363 TO
THE COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS
WITH INSTRUCTIONS TO REPORT THE
SAME BACK TO THE HOUSE FORTHWITH
WITH THE FOLLOWING AMENDMENT,
STRIKE ALL AFTER THE ENACTING
CLAUSE AND INSERT THE FOLLOWING.
THAT THE CONTINUING
APPROPRIATIONS ACT 2011 PUBLIC
LAW 111-242 IS FURTHER AMENDED
BY STRIKING THE KATE SPECIFIED
IN SECTION 1063 AND INSERTING
APRIL 15, 2011.
THE
RECOGNIZED.
MADAM SPEAKER, I
RESERVE A POINT OF ORDER ON THE
GENTLEMAN'S MOTION.
A POINT
OF ORDER IS RESERVED.
PURSUANT TO THE RULE, THE
GENTLEMAN FROM MARYLAND IS
RECOGNIZED FOR FIVE MINUTES IN
SUPPORT OF HIS MOTION.
THANK YOU, MADAM
SPEAKER.
I WANT TO THANK THE CHAIRMAN AS
WELL.
I UNDERSTAND HE'S GIVING ME THE
THAT.
FIRST OF ALL, I WANT TO SAY TO
MY FRIEND FROM KENTUCKY, HE IS
MY FRIEND AND WE WORK TOGETHER
FOR MANY, MANY YEARS, HE TOLD
THE STORY ABOUT THE GENTLEMAN
WHO WAS IN COURT.
HE WAS IN COURT FOR KILLING HIS
TWO PARENTS AND HE PLED FOR THE
MERCY OF THE COURT BECAUSE HE
WAS AN ORR -- ORPHAN.
I TELL MY FRIEND FROM KENTUCKY,
PARTICULARLY APPROPRIATE BECAUSE
HE'S FROM KENTUCKY, BECAUSE THE
MESS THAT WE HAVE WAS CREATED
BECAUSE SOME FOLKS FROM KENTUCKY
WOULD NOT GIVE SOME VOTES TO PUT
APPROPRIATION BILLS ON THE
FLOOR.
TO THAT EXTENT I THINK THAT
ANALOGY IS APT.
THE GENTLEMAN COMPLAINS OF A
MESS THAT FRANKLY WAS OF THE
REPUBLICAN MEMBERS IN THE UNITED
STATES SENATE REFUSING TO ALLOW
BILLS TO COME TO THE FLOOR.
MADAM SPEAKER, THIS MOTION TO
RECOMMIT IF ADOPTED, A, WILL
TAKE CARE OF THE TROOPS.
B, WILL KEEP THE GOVERNMENT
OPENED.
AND C, IMPORTANTLY I WOULD
PRESUME, FROM ALL OF YOU WHO
HAVE PROTESTED HOW YOU WANT TO
PROTECT THE TROOPS, IT WILL PASS
THE SENATE AND BE SIGNED BY THE
PRESIDENT.
SO IT WILL BECOME LAW.
AND IT CAN BECOME LAW BY
TOMORROW NIGHT.
BEFORE 12:00 MIDNIGHT WHEN THE
GOVERNMENT'S AUTHORIZATION ENDS.
SO IT SHOULD COMMEND ITSELF TO
ALL MEMBERS OF THIS HOUSE AS A
VIABLE DOCUMENT TO PROTECT THE
TROOPS, KEEP THE GOVERNMENT
OPENED, AND GETTING SIGNED.
AS THE GREAT LEGISLATOR, HENRY
CLAY, WHO WAS ELECTED SPEAKER
THE FIRST DAY HE SERVED IN THIS
HOUSE, HENRY CLAY WAS FROM
WHERE, MR. CHAIRMAN?
FROM YOUR GREAT STATE.
AND HENRY CLAY SAID THIS, IF YOU
CANNOT COMPROMISE, YOU CANNOT
GOVERN.
HENRY CLAY, LET ME REPEAT THAT
TO MY FRIENDS ON YOUR SIDE OF
THE AISLE, IF YOU CANNOT
COMPROMISE, YOU CANNOT GOVERN.
TOO MANY OF OUR REPUBLICAN
COMPROMISE.
NOW YOU BRING TO THE FLOOR A
RESOLUTION AND SAY, IF YOU ONLY
DO WHAT WE TELL YOU TO DO,
THINGS WILL BE FINE.
MY, MY, MY.
WHAT A DEFINITION OF COMPROMISE.
THEN YOU SAY, IF THE SENATE
WOULD ONLY DO WHAT WE SAY, WE
WOULD BE FINE.
THE FIRST TIME, THE SECOND TIME,
THIRD TIME, NOW HERE WE ARE ON
THE FOURTH TIME.
NOW, I SUPPORTED YOU AS YOU KNOW
ON THE SECOND TIME AND THIRD
TIME BECAUSE I THOUGHT IT WAS
REASONABLE TO GIVE THAT
OPPORTUNITY AND THE CUTS YOU
WERE ASKING FOR, YES, I THOUGHT
WOULD BE INCLUDED AT SOME POINT
IN TIME.
THE SENATE, BY THE WAY, PASSED
THOSE TWO RESOLUTIONS.
AS WE INDICATED THEY WOULD.
AND THE PRESIDENT SIGNED THEM AS
MY CHAIRMAN IS TELLING ME.
I'M GETTING A LITTLE HELP OVER
HERE FROM MY RANKING MEMBER AND
I APPRECIATE IT.
BUT NOW WE ARE ON THE BRINK OF
BRINGING THE GOVERNMENT TO A
HALT.
THAT MAKES NO SENSE AND ANYBODY
HERE KNOWS THAT TO BE THE CASE.
MY FRIEND, MR. SIMPSON, FOR WHOM
I HAVE A GREAT DEAL OF RESPECT,
KNOWS THAT IT MAKES NO SENSE.
IN FACT, MANY OF YOUR FOLKS WHO
SAID SHUT IT DOWN IN THE PAST
ARE NOW SAYING WE DON'T WANT TO
SHUT IT DOWN.
BECAUSE THEY KNOW THE AMERICAN
PEOPLE THINK THAT MAKES NO
SENSE.
REPUBLICANS SHOW THEIR
PRIORITIES WHEN THEY PASSED A
SPENDING BILL THAT CUTS BILLIONS
IN SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH, KICKS
200,000 CHILDREN OUT OF HEAD
START, AND CUTS COLLEGE AID FOR
STUDENTS.
YES, WE DON'T AGREE WITH THOSE
PRIORITIES.
THEY ARE NOT OUR PRIORITIES.
WE THINK WE NEED TO INVEST IN
GROWING THIS ECONOMY AND GROWING
JOBS.
WE THINK WE NEED TO INVEST IN
YOUNG PEOPLE SO THAT THEY CAN
HAVE THE EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITY
THAT RONALD REAGAN SAID HEAD
START WORKED, GEORGE BUSH THE
FIRST SAID IT WORKED, GEORGE
BUSH THE SECOND SAID IT WORKED.
WE DON'T WANT TO CUT 200,000
CHILDREN OUT OF THAT PROGRAM.
WE THINK IT'S IMPORTANT.
TO MAKE SURE THE FUTURE OF OUR
COUNTRY IS SECURED BY EDUCATING
THOSE CHILDREN.
YOU HAVE SHOWN YOUR PRIORITIES
WHEN THEY THREATEN GOVERNMENT
SHUTDOWN OVER DIVISIVE SOCIAL
POLICY RIDERS.
GOVERNOR DANIELS, A CANDIDATE
FOR PRESIDENT I UNDERSTAND,
GOVERNOR OF INDIANA SAID, TAKE
THE SOCIAL ISSUES AND CONSIDER
THEM ON ANOTHER BILL.
LET'S GET THE FINANCES OF OUR
COUNTRY IN ORDER FIRST.
THAT'S WHAT YOU SAY YOU WANT TO
WE WANT TO HELP YOU DO THAT.
WE'LL WORK WITH YOU ON THAT.
WE HAVE BEEN WORKING WITH YOU ON
THAT'S WHY I VOTED FOR THE LAST
TWO C.R.'S, THE SENATE PASSED,
AND PRESIDENT SIGNED IT.
MADAM SPEAKER, THIS MOTION TO
RECOMMIT WILL ALLOW FOR OUR
TROOPS TO BE TAKEN CARE OF AS
THEY SHOULD BE, AND, BY THE WAY,
THEY WILL BE TAKEN CARE OF EVEN
IF WE HAVE A SHUT DOWN BECAUSE
THEY ARE CRITICAL TO OUR
NATIONAL SECURITY.
THE
GENTLEMAN'S TIME HAS EXPIRED.
I THANK THE SPEAKER.
I URGE THE ADOPTION OF THIS
MOTION TO RECOMMIT THAT WILL BE
SIGNED BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE
UNITED STATES.
THE
RECOGNIZED.
I WISH TO SPEAK ON
THE POINT OF ORDER.
THE
ORDER.
MADAM SPEAKER, THE
AMENDMENT -- OR MOTION PROPOSES
A NET INCREASE IN BUDGET
AUTHORITY IN THE BILL.
THE AMENDMENT IS NOT IN ORDER
UNDER SECTION 3-J-3 OF HOUSE
RESOLUTION 5-112TH CONGRESS
WHICH STATES IT SHALL NOT BE IN
ORDER TO CONSIDER AN AMENDMENT
TO A GENERAL APPROPRIATIONS BILL
PROPOSING A NET INCREASE IN
BUDGET AUTHORITY IN THE BILL
UNLESS CONSIDERED EN BLOC WITH
ANOTHER AMENDMENT OR AMENDMENTS
PROPOSING AN EQUAL OR GREATER
DECREASE IN SUCH BUDGET
AUTHORITY PURSUANT TO CLAUSE 2-F
OF RULE 21.
THE AMENDMENT PROPOSES A NET
INCREASE IN BUDGET AUTHORITY IN
THE BILL IN VIOLATION OF THAT
I ASK FOR A RULING FROM THE
CHAIR.
ANY OTHER MEMBER WISH TO SPEAK
ON THE POINT OF ORDER?
MADAM SPEAKER.
THE
RECOGNIZED.
I THANK THE SPEAKER.
MADAM SPEAKER, THIS MOTION TO
RECOMMIT SPEAKS DIRECTLY TO THE
FUNDING OF GOVERNMENT.
THE CONTINUING RESOLUTION
OFFERED BY THE GENTLEMAN FROM
KENTUCKY, HE HAS REPEATEDLY SAID
ITS OBJECTIVE IS TO FUND THE
GOVERNMENT AND KEEP THE
GOVERNMENT OPEN.
THIS IS AN ALTERNATIVE WHICH
ARGUES FOR THE FACT THAT WE WANT
TO PASS A PIECE OF LEGISLATION
THAT THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED
STATES SAYS HE WILL SIGN.
IT IS SIMPLY FOR ONE WEEK.
IT IS SIMPLY A SHORT PERIOD OF
TIME WHILE WE NEGOTIATE.
AND I URGE THE SPEAKER TO FIND
THIS MOTION TO RECOMMIT
CONSISTENT WITH THE RULES AND
CONSISTENT WITH THE OBJECTIVES
OF THE LEGISLATION THAT IS UNDER
CONSIDERATION.
THE
THE GENTLEMAN FROM KENTUCKY
MAKES A POINT OF ORDER THAT THE
MOTION OFFERED BY THE GENTLEMAN
FROM MARYLAND VIOLATES SECTION
3-J-3 OF HOUSE RESOLUTION 5.
SECTION 3-J-3 ESTABLISHES A
POINT OF ORDER AGAINST AN
AMENDMENT PROPOSING A NET
INCREASE IN BUDGET AUTHORITY IN
THE PENDING BILL.
THE CHAIR HAS BEEN PERSUASIVELY
GUIDED BY AN ESTIMATE FROM THE
CHAIR OF THE COMMITTEE ON THE
BUDGET THAT THE MOTION PROPOSES
A NET INCREASE IN BUDGET
AUTHORITY IN THE BILL.
THEREFORE THE POINT OF ORDER IS
SUSTAINED, THE MOTION IS NOT IN
ORDER.
THANK YOU, MADAM
SPEAKER.
MADAM SPEAKER, I APPEAL THE
RULING OF THE CHAIR.
THE
THE CHAIR.
I MOVE TO TABLE THE
MOTION.
THE
QUESTION IS, SHALL THE DECISION
OF THE CHAIR STAND AS THE
JUDGMENT OF THE HOUSE.
FOR WHAT PURPOSE DOES THE
GENTLEMAN FROM KENTUCKY RISE?
MOTION.
THE
QUESTION IS ON THE MOTION TO
TABLE.
THOSE IN FAVOR PLEASE SIGH AYE.
-- PLEASE SAY AYE.
THOSE OPPOSED PLEASE SAY NO.
IN THE OPINION OF THE CHAIR, THE
MADAM SPEAKER, I ASK
FOR A ROLL CALL VOTE.
THE YEAS AND NAYS?
YEAS AND NAYS.
THE
YEAS AND NAYS ARE REQUESTED.
THOSE FAVORING A VOTE BY THE
YEAS AND NAYS WILL RISE.
A SUFFICIENT NUMBER HAVING
ARISEN, THE YEAS AND NAYS ARE
ORDERED.
MEMBERS WILL RECORD THEIR VOTES
BY ELECTRONIC DEVICE.
PURSUANT TO CLAUSE 9 OF RULE 20,
THIS 15-MINUTE VOTE ON THE
MOTION TO TABLE WILL BE FOLLOWED
BY FIVE-MINUTE VOTE ON PASSAGE
OF THE BILL IF ARISING WITHOUT
FURTHER PROCEEDINGS IN
RECOMMITTAL.
[CAPTIONING MADE POSSIBLE BY THE
UNITED STATES HOUSE OF
REPRESENTATIVES.
ANY USE OF THE CLOSED-CAPTIONED
COVERAGE OF THE HOUSE
PROCEEDINGS FOR POLITICAL OR
PROHIBITED BY THE U.S. HOUSE OF
REPRESENTATIVES.]
ON THIS
VOTE THE AYES ARE 236.
THE NAYS ARE 187.
THE MOTION IS ADOPTED.
WITHOUT OBJECTION, A MOTION TO
RECONSIDER IS LAIDPON THE
TABLE.
THE HOUSE WILL COME TO ORDER.
THE HOUSE WILL COME TO ORDER.
FOR WHAT PURPOSE DOES THE
GENTLEMAN FROM NEW YORK SEEK
RECOGNITION?
I HE A MOTION TO RECOMMIT
THE