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THE MOTION IS NOT ADOPTED.
THE QUESTION IS ON PASSAGE OF
THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
THOSE OPPOSED, NO.
IN THE OPINION OF THE CHAIR, THE
AYES HAVE IT.
MR. SPEAKER, ON
THAT I ASK A RECORDED VOTE.
A
RECORDED VOTE IS REQUESTED.
THOSE FAVORING A RECORDED VOTE
SHALL RISE.
A SUFFICIENT NUMBER HAVING
ORDERED.
MEMBERS WILL RECORD THEIR VOTES
BY ELECTRONIC DEVICE.
THIS IS A FIVE-MINUTE VOTE.
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ON
THIS VOTE THE YEAS ARE 218 AND
THE NAYS ARE 199.
THE BILL IS PASSED.
WITH ONE PRESENT.
WITHOUT OBJECTION, A MOTION TO
RECONSIDER IS LAID ON THE
TABLE.
PURSUANT TO CLAUSE 1-C OF RULE
19, FURTHER CONSIDERATION OF
H.R. 4326 WILL NOW RESUME.
THE CLERK WILL REPORT THE
TITLE.
UNION CALENDAR
NUMBER 324.
H.R. 5326, A BILL MAKING
APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE
JUSTICE, SCIENCE AND RELATED
AGENCIES FOR THE FISCAL YEAR
ENDING SEPTEMBER 30, 2013.
AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.
THE
HOUSE WILL BE IN ORDER.
THE HOUSE WILL BE IN ORDER.
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, PLEASE
TAKE YOUR CONVERSATIONS OFF THE
FLOOR.
GENTLEMAN FROM NEW YORK RISE?
MR. SPEAKER, I HAVE A MOTION
TO RECOMMIT AT THE DESK.
IS THE
GENTLEMAN OPPOSED TO THE BILL?
I AM OPPOSED.
GENTLEMAN QUALIFIES.
THE CLERK WILL REPORT THE
MR. NADLER OF NEW
YORK MOVES TO RECOMMIT THE BILL
H.R. 5326 TO THE COMMITTEE ON
APPROPRIATIONS WITH
INSTRUCTIONS TO REPORT THE SAME
BACK TO THE HOUSE FORTHITH.
I ASK UNANIMOUS
CONSENT TO DISPENSE WITH THE
READING OF THE AMENDMENT.
IS
THERE OBJECTION TO DISPENSING
WITH THE READING?
WITHOUT OBJECTION, THE READING
IS DISPENSED.
PURSUANT TO THE RULE, THE
GENTLEMAN FROM NEW YORK IS
RECOGNIZED FOR FIVE MINUTES IN
SUPPORT OF HIS MOTION.
MR. SPEAKER, THE
HOUSE IS NOT IN ORDER.
GENTLEMAN IS CORRECT.
THE HOUSE IS NOT IN ORDER.
PLEASE TAKE YOUR CONVERSATIONS
OFF THE HOUSE FLOOR.
THE GENTLEMAN WILL PROCEED.
BEFORE I BEGIN, I
HAVE A PARLIAMENTARY INQUIRY.
THE
GENTLEMAN WILL STATE HIS
INQUIRY.
MR. SPEAKER, IF THE
FINAL AMENDMENT I AM OFFERING
WERE TO BE ADOPTED, IS IT NOT
THE CASE THAT THE BILL WILL BE
AMENDED AND THAT THE HOUSE WILL
THEN PROCEED TO FINAL PASSAGE
RIGHT AWAY?
AS THE
CHAIR STATED EARLIER TODAY, IF
A MOTION TO RECOMMIT WITH
FORTITH WITH INSTRUCTIONS IS
ADOPTED, THE AMENDMENT IS
REPORTED BY THE CHAIR OF THE
COMMITTEE AND IS IMMEDIATELY
BEFORE THE HOUSE.
THANK YOU, MR.
SPEAKER.
WHETHER IT IS TO DENY WOMEN OF
REPRODUCTIVE OR OTHER HEALTH
OR ACHIEVE EQUAL PAY
FOR EQUAL WORK, MANY WOMEN IN
AMERICA TODAY FEEL UNDER SIEGE.
INDEED -- THE HOUSE IS NOT IN
ORDER, MR. SPEAKER.
THE
HOUSE IS NOT IN ORDER.
THE GENTLEMAN IS CORRECT.
THE HOUSE IS NOT IN ORDER.
I SAY AGAIN, TAKE YOUR
CONVERSATIONS OFF OF THE HOUSE
THE GENTLEMAN WILL PROCEED.
THANK YOU.
INDEED, MANY WOMEN ACROSS THE
COUNTRY FEEL A WAR IS BEING
WAGED UPON THEM BY
POLICYMAKERS.
TODAY WITH THIS FINAL AMENDMENT
TO THE C.J.S. APPROPRIATIONS
BILL, MEMBERS OF THE HOUSE WILL
STAND.
THIS IS THE FINAL AMENDMENT TO
THE BILL.
IT WILL NOT KILL THE BILL OR
SEND IT BACK TO COMMITTEE.
IF ADOPTED THE BILL AS AMENDED
WILL PROCEED TO FINAL PASSAGE.
THIS AMENDMENT WILL INCREASE BY
$20 MILLION MONEY SPENT ON
GRANTS UNDER THE VIOLENCE
AGAINST WOMEN ACT OR HAVE A
WITH A.
IT IS A LAND -- VAW WITH A.
IT IS A LANDMARK -- VAWA.
IT IS A LANDMARK PIECE OF
LEGISLATION.
THEY TARGET DOMESTIC VIOLENCE,
DATING VIOLENCE, STALKING,
*** ASSAULT AND ***.
THESE ARE CRIMES MANY WOMEN
KNOW ALL TOO WELL.
INDEED, VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN
REMAIN A NATIONAL PROBLEM AND A
NATIONAL TRAGEDY.
IN 2008 OVER 1.8 MILLION OVER
THE AGE OF 12 WERE VICTIMS OF
VIOLENCE AND OVER 1,000
MURDERED MANY BY SOMEONE CLOSE
TO THEM.
WE NEED TO DO MORE TO STOP THIS
EPIDEMIC.
WE NEED TO DO MORE FOR
I WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE WHAT I
EXPECT THE OPPONENTS OF THIS
MOTION MAY SAY.
MR. SPEAKER, THE HOUSE IS
NOT IN ORDER.
THE
HOUSE WILL BE IN ORDER.
PLEASE TAKE YOUR CONVERSATIONS
OFF THE HOUSE FLOOR.
THE GENTLEMAN WILL RESUME.
I WANT TO
ACKNOWLEDGE WHAT I EXPECT THE
OPPONENTS OF THIS MOTION MAY
SAY, THAT FUNDING FOR THE VAWA
GRANT PROGRAMS IN THE
UNDERLYING BILL IS A FEW
MILLION DOLLARS ABOVE LAST
YEAR'S LEVEL AND ABOVE THE
PRESIDENT'S REQUEST.
I WOULD POINT OUT THAT THE
MONEY IN THIS BILL IS HUNDREDS
OF MILLIONS OF DOLLARS BELOW
THE LAST AUTHORIZED AMOUNT AND
$15 MILLION BELOW THE
APPROPRIATION FOR FISCAL YEAR
2010.
ADDITIONALLY, THIS IS NOT THE
LAST STOP FOR THIS BILL.
WHEN WE CONFERENCE WITH THE
SENATE, WHICH HAS A HIGHER
TOTAL FUNDING FOR C.J.S., WE
SHOULD HAVE THE HIGHEST
POSSIBLE FUNDING LEVEL FOR VAWA
FROM WHICH TO NEGOTIATE.
THE AMENDMENT OFFSETS THE $20
MILLION INCREASE BY CUTS TO
ADMINISTRATIVE ACCOUNTS.
WE HAVE HEARD FROM OUR
COLLEAGUES THE NEED TO CUT
GOVERNMENT FUNDING, TO PREVENT
THE TIME OF EXCESSES WE'VE SEEN
RECENTLY IN THE G.S.A. AND
OTHER AGENCIES WITH LAS VEGAS
CONFERENCE EXTRAVAGANZAS.
WELL, NOW IS OUR CHANCE TO PUT
OUR MONEY WHERE OUR MOUTH IS
AND SHIFT FUNDING FROM THESE
TYPES OF ADMINISTRATIVE
EXPENSES TO PREVENTING VIOLENCE
AGAINST WOMEN.
THIS IS A QUESTION OF VALUES
WHAT KIND OF MESSAGE DO WE WANT
TO SEND WOMEN ACROSS THE
COUNTRY?
DO WE WANT G.S.A.-STYLE WILD,
EXTRAVAGANT CONFERENCES OR DO
WE WANT TO SAVE LIVES OF WOMEN?
DO WE WANT TO MAKE SURE WE HAVE
THE RESOURCES NEEDED?
I ASK ALL MEMBERS TODAY, STAND
UP FOR YOUR MOTHERS, STAND UP
FOR YOUR WIVES, FOR YOUR
EVERYWHERE.
STOP THE VIOLENCE.
PASS THIS MOTION TO RECOMMIT.
I'LL NOW YIELD TO A PERSON, A
FORMER VICTIM OF DOMESTIC
VIOLENCE HERSELF, THE
GENTLELADY FROM WISCONSIN, MS.
MOORE.
THANK YOU SO MUCH,
MR. NADLER.
THANK YOU, MR. SPEAKER.
I ASK MY COLLEAGUES TO PLEASE
SEE THIS REQUEST THROUGH THE
EYES OF A CHILD WHO IS
ASSAULTED BY A FAMILY MEMBER
AND COMES FORWARD AT SCHOOL TO
CONFIDE IN A BELOVED TEACHER.
THE WOMAN IN AN ISOLATED RURAL
AREA WHERE LOCAL LAW
ENFORCEMENT IS UNDERRESOURCED
OR TRANSPORTATION OR LEGAL
SERVICES MAY BE LACKING OR
NONEXISTENT.
THE WOMEN ON COLLEGE CAMPUSES
WHERE *** OF INTIMATE PARTNER
VIOLENCE ARE AMONG THE HIGHEST.
THE HOUSE IS NOT IN ORDER.
THE
GENTLELADY WILL SUSPEND.
I SAY AGAIN, THE HOUSE IS NOT
IN ORDER.
TAKE YOUR CONVERSATIONS OFF OF
THE HOUSE FLOOR.
THE GENTLELADY WILL RESUME.
PLEASE, MR. SPEAKER,
SEE THIS THROUGH THE EYES OF
THE VICTIMS WITH DISABILITIES
WHO ARE AT HIGH RISK OF ABUSE
AND ARE OFTEN DEPENDENT ON
THEIR ABUSERS FOR CARE.
IN SHORT, THIS VAWA FUNDING
MEANS THAT A WOMAN AND EVEN MEN
WHO'VE BEEN VICTIMIZED CAN STEP
OUT OF THE SHADOWS AWAY FROM
THEIR ABUSERS AND GET ACCESS TO
COUNSELING, LEGAL SERVICES OR
OTHER SERVICES, AND, MR.
SPEAKER, EVERY SINGLE DAY FOR
THREE WOMEN THIS VAWA FUNDING
IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN LIFE
AND DEATH.
IT IS SO TRUE THAT THE C.J.S.
LEGISLATION BEFORE US HAS
PROVIDED THE REQUESTED LEVEL OF
SUPPORT FOR VICTIMS AND THEIR
FAMILIES, BUT IT'S BEEN
CHRONICLELY UNDERFUNDED SINCE
THE DAY THEY HAVE OPENED THEIR
DOORS AND THERE ARE THOUSANDS
OF MEN, WOMEN AND CHILDREN WHO
ARE NOT BEING SERVED.
PLEASE, THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY
TO PROVIDE THIS SMALL INCREASE
TO FILL THE GAP BETWEEN
AVAILABLE RESOURCES AND THE
DESPERATE NEED TO SERVE FOLKS.
WE MUST COMMIT ADEQUATE
RESOURCES TOWARD THESE
EFFECTIVE, LIFE-SAVING PROGRAMS
NOW.
I ASK MY COLLEAGUES TO VOTE FOR
THIS MOTION TO RECOMMIT.
MR. SPEAKER, TO
SUMMARIZE, WE CAN DEVOTE $20
MILLION TO LAS VEGAS-STYLE
CONFERENCES AND ADMINISTRATIVE
EXPENSES OR TO SERVICES TO
PREVENT VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN.
THAT'S THE CHOICE.
VOTE YES ON THE MOTION TO
I YIELD BACK.
THE
GENTLEMAN'S TIME HAS EXPIRED.
FOR WHAT PURPOSE DOES THE
GENTLEMAN FROM VIRGINIA RISE?
I RISE AGAINST THE
MOTION TO RECOMMIT.
THE
GENTLEMAN IS RECOGNIZED FOR
YOU KNOW, MR. NADLER,
YOU COULD HAVE OFFERED AN
WE HAD A WHOLE TOTAL OPEN
PROCESS, AND MR. RUNYAN --
WHERE IS MR. RUNYAN?
MR. RUNYAN ADDED MONEY TO THIS
PROJECT, TO VIOLENCE AGAINST
WOMEN.
SECONDLY, THIS IS A BIPARTISAN
BILL.
THERE'S BEEN NO POLITICAL SHE
IN AN BEGANS AT ALL -- SHE IN
AN GAINS AT ALL.
I -- SHE IN AN GAINS AT ALL.
THIS BILL HAS $420 MILLION,
$7.5 MILLION ABOVE THE CURRENT
LEVEL FOR THIS ISSUE.
ALSO WITH $7.5 MILLION ABOVE
PRESIDENT OBAMA'S REQUEST FOR
VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN.
WE'RE ABOVE IT.
MR. RUNYAN PUT IT EVEN
ALSO, THIS ADMINISTRATION HAS
MOTT BEEN GOOD ON ***
TRAFFICKING.
WE HAVE LANGUAGE IN THIS BILL
TO DIRECT THE ATTORNEY GENERAL
TO HAVE TASK FORCE AT EVERY
U.S. ATTORNEY'S OFFICE FOR
*** TRAFFICKING.
WE ARE ABOVE THE ADMINISTRATION
ON *** TRAFFICKING.
SO, I MEAN, IT'S KIND OF A
POLITICAL KIND OF A -- YOU
KNOW, WE ARE ABOVE THE
ADMINISTRATION AND WE HAVE TASK
FORCE ON THIS ISSUE AND SO I
COULD GO ON AND ON AND ON.
BUT LAST NIGHT WE HAD A TOTALLY
OPEN AND WE ACCEPTED A NUMBER
YOU COULD HAVE COME DOWN HERE
UP TO MIDNIGHT LAST NIGHT.
THERE IS NO DISAGREEMENT ABOUT
THE IMPORTANCE OF THESE
PROGRAMS AND THE NEED TO STOP
IT'S A GOOD BILL, SOLID BILL,
BIPARTISAN SUPPORT.
MEMBERS ON BOTH SIDES OF THE
AISLE HAD AMPLE OPPORTUNITY TO
HAVE THEIR AMENDMENTS
CONSIDERED.
IN FACT, ON FLOOR
CONSIDERATION, 63 AMENDMENTS
WERE OFFERED AND 36 WERE
ADOPTED.
AND AGAIN BEFORE MEMBERS VOTE,
I YIELD TO THE GENTLELADY FROM
FLORIDA.
WE HAVE ABOVE THE PRESIDENT'S
WOMEN.
WE WERE ABOVE THE PRESIDENT'S
REQUEST ON THE ISSUE OF ***
TRAFFIC AND ALSO -- AND I KNOW
SOME OF YOU ARE CONCERNED ABOUT
IT, THE NIST BACKGROUND CHECK.
WE HAVE ABOVE THE
ADMINISTRATION ON THAT AND ALSO
LANGUAGE DIRECTING THE ATTORNEY
GENERAL TO DEAL WITH THAT NIST
COMMISSION.
THE BRADY PEOPLE SUPPORTED IT
AND THE N.R.A. SUPPORTED IT.
SO ALL OF THOSE ISSUES WE WERE
ABOVE THE ADMINISTRATION AND I
YIELD TO THE GENTLELADY FROM
FLORIDA.
AND I THANK YOU.
I'LL AGAIN ASK MY COLLEAGUES ON
THE OTHER SIDE OF THE AISLE TO
QUIT MAKING POLITICS TO AN
ISSUE SO NEAR AND DEAR TO ALL
OF US.
WE ARE ABOVE WHAT THE PRESIDENT
PUT IN, JUST LIKE THE CHAIRMAN
SAID.
WE HAVE CONSTANTLY BEEN ABOVE
WHAT THE PRESIDENT HAS ASKED
FOR, AND YOU AS WELL AS I KNOW
THAT THIS HAS BECOME A
POLITICAL ISSUE WHEN IT SHOULD
HAVE NEVER BEEN A POLITICAL
ISSUE.
WE CAN NO LONGER ALLOW
POLITICKS TO TAKE CONTROL OVER
GOOD POLICY.
WE CAN NO LONGER ALLOW
MISREPRESENTATION ABOUT AMOUNTS
AND THIS AND THAT OVER GOOD
POLICY.
WE HAVE A BILL COMING TO THE
FLOOR.
WE KNOW WE NEED TO ADDRESS THIS
ISSUE AND IT HAS BEEN ADDRESSED
EVEN MORE THAN THE
ADMINISTRATION HAS ASKED FOR.
SO WITH THAT I WOULD ASK THAT
YOU DO NOT, DO NOT APPROVE THIS
MOTION TO RECOMMIT.
I YIELD BACK.
ACTUALLY SAID ENOUGH.
I THINK IT'S A GOOD BILL.
I WANT TO THANK AGAIN MR.
SIDES OF THE AISLE.
IT WAS A GOOD BIPARTISAN BILL
AND I URGE A REJECTION OF THE
AMENDMENT AND YIELD BACK THE
BALANCE OF MY TIME.
THE
GENTLEMAN YIELDS BACK THE
WITHOUT OBJECTION, THE PREVIOUS
QUESTION IS ORDERED ON THE
MOTION TO RECOMMIT.
THE QUESTION IS ON THE MOTION.
AYE.
THOSE OPPOSED, NO.
THE NOES HAVE IT.
THE MOTION IS NOT ADOPTED.
MR. SPEAKER, ON
THAT I ASK FOR THE YEAS AND
I ASK FOR A RECORDED VOTE.
THE
YEAS AND NAYS ARE REQUESTED.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF TAKING
THIS VOTE BY THE YEAS AND NAYS
WILL RISE.
A SUFFICIENT NUMBER HAVING
ORDERED.
MEMBERS WILL RECORD THEIR VOTES
BY ELECTRONIC DEVICE.
THIS WILL BE A -- PURSUANT TO
CLAUSE 8 AND CLAUSE 9 OF RULE
20, THIS IS A 15-MINUTE VOTE ON
THE MOTION TO RECOMMIT WHICH
WILL BE FOLLOWED BY FIVE-MINUTE
VOTES ON THE PASSAGE OF THE
BILL AND APPROVAL OF THE
JOURNAL IF SO ORDERED.
THIS IS A 15-MINUTE VOTE.
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ANY USE OF THE CLOSED-CAPTIONED
COVERAGE OF THE HOUSE
PROCEEDINGS FOR POLITICAL OR
EXPRESSLY PROHIBITED BY THE
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.]
ON
THIS VOTE THE YEAS ARE 181.
AND THE NAYS ARE 233.
THE MOTION IS NOT ADOPTED.
THE QUESTION IS ON PASSAGE OF
THE BILL UNDER CLAUSE 10 OF
RULE 20, THE YEAS AND NAYS ARE
ORDERED.
MEMBERS WILL RECORD THEIR VOTES
BY ELECTRONIC DEVICE.
THIS IS A FIVE-MINUTE VOTE.
[CAPTIONING MADE POSSIBLE BY
THE NATIONAL CAPTIONING
INSTITUTE, INC., IN COOPERATION
WITH THE UNITED STATES HOUSE OF
ANY USE OF THE CLOSED-CAPTIONED
COVERAGE OF THE HOUSE
PROCEEDINGS FOR POLITICAL OR
COMMERCIAL PURPOSES IS
EXPRESSLY PROHIBITED BY THE
REPRESENTATIVES.]
ON
THIS VOTE THE YEAS ARE 247 AND
THE NAYS ARE 163.
THE BILL IS PASSED.
WITHOUT OBJECTION, THE MOTION
TO RECONSIDER IS LAID ON THE
TABLE.
PURSUANT TO CLAUSE 8 OF RULE
20, THE UNFINISHED BUSINESS IS
THE QUESTION ON AGREEING TO THE
SPEAKER'S APPROVAL OF THE
PUT DE NOVO.
THE QUESTION IS ON AGREEING TO
THE SPEAKER'S APPROVAL OF THE
JOURNAL.
THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
THOSE OPPOSED, NO.
IN THE OPINION OF THE CHAIR,
THE AYES HAVE IT AND THE
JOURNAL STANDS APPROVED.
FOR WHAT PURPOSE DOES THE
GENTLEMAN FROM NEW MEXICO SEEK
RECOGNITION?
MR. SPEAKER, DURING ROLL
4326 I
MISTAKENLY RECORDED MY VOTE AS
NAY WHEN I SHOULD HAVE VOTED
YEAH.
I ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT THAT MY
STATEMENT APPEAR IN THE RECORD
BEFORE ROLL CALL VOTE NUMBER
248.
WITHOUT OBJECTION, THE
GENTLEMAN'S STATEMENT WILL
APPEAR IN THE RECORD.
THANK YOU.
THE
CHAIR LAYS BEFORE THE HOUSE AN
ENROLLED BILL.
H.R. 2668, AN ACT TO
DESIGNATE THE STATION OF THE
UNITED STATES BORDER PATROL
LOCATED AT 2136 SOUTH MECO
HIGHWAY IN BRIZZ BEE, ARIZONA,
B. TERRY BORDER
PATROL STATION.
THE
CHAIR LAYS BEFORE THE HOUSE THE
FOLLOWING PERSONAL REQUEST.
LEAVES OF ABSENCE
REQUESTED FOR MR. HEINRICH OF
NEW MEXICO FOR TODAY AFTER
12:00 AND MRS. NAPOLITANO OF
CALIFORNIA AFTER 1:00 P.M.
TODAY.
WITHOUT OBJECTION, THE REQUESTS
ARE GRANTED.
WHAT PURPOSE DOES THE GENTLEMAN
FROM OKLAHOMA RISE?
MR. SPEAKER, I ASK UNANIMOUS
CONSENT TO REMOVE MYSELF AS A
CO-SPONSOR OF H.R. 4004.
WITHOUT OBJECTION, THE
GENTLEMAN IS RECOGNIZED.
FOR
WHAT PURPOSE DOES THE GENTLEMAN
FROM MARYLAND RISE?
MR. SPEAKER, I ASK
UNANIMOUS CONSENT TO SPEAK OUT
OF ORDER FOR ONE MINUTE TO
INQUIRE FROM THE MAJORITY
LEADER THE SCHEDULE FOR THE
WEEK TO COME.
WITHOUT OBJECTION, THE
GENTLEMAN IS RECOGNIZED.
I THANK YOU VERY
MUCH AND I NOW AM PLEASED TO
YIELD TO MY FRIEND, THE
MAJORITY LEADER, MR. CANTOR.
I THANK THE
GENTLEMAN FROM MARYLAND, THE
DEMOCRATIC WHIP, FOR YIELDING.
MR. SPEAKER, ON MONDAY THE
HOUSE IS NOT IN SESSION.
ON TUESDAY THE HOUSE WILL MEET
AT NOON FOR MORNING HOUR AND
2:00 P.M. FOR LEGISLATIVE
BUSINESS.
VOTES WILL BE POSTPONED UNTIL
6:30 P.M.
ON WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY THE
HOUSE WILL MEET AT 10:00 A.M.
FOR MORNING HOUR AND NOON FOR
LEGISLATIVE BUSINESS.
ON FRIDAY THE HOUSE WILL MEET
AT 9:00 A.M. FOR LEGISLATIVE
BUSINESS.
LAST VOTES OF THE WEEK ARE
EXPECTED NO LATER THAN 3:00
P.M.
MR. SPEAKER, THE HOUSE WILL
CONSIDER A NUMBER OF BILLS
UNDER SUSPENSION OF THE RULES.
A COMPLETE LIST OF BILLS WILL
BE ANNOUNCED BY THE CLOSE OF
BUSINESS TOMORROW.
AMONG NEXT WEEK'S SUSPENSIONS
WILL BE H.R. 365, THE NATIONAL
ALERT ACT SPONSORED BY
CONGRESSMAN MICHAEL GRIMM WHICH
WILL C COULD HE INSIDE WITH
NATIONAL POLICE WEEK.
IN ADDITION, THE HOUSE WILL
UNDER A RULE.
THE FIRST IS H.R. 4970, THE
VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN'S ACT
RE-AUTHORIZATION, SPONSORED BY
CONGRESSWOMAN SANDY ADAMS,
HERSELF A FORMER SHERIFF.
ON THE SECOND -- OUR SECOND
RULE BILL, WHICH WILL TAKE UP
THE REMAINDER OF THE WEEK, IS
H.R. 4310, THE NATIONAL DEFENSE
AUTHORIZATION ACT, SPONSORED BY
CHAIRMAN BUCK MCKEON.
THIS BIPARTISAN BILL PROVIDES
FOR THE FUNDING OF OUR ARMED
SERVICES PRIOR TO THE MEMORIAL
DAY AS IS THE HOUSE IS
APPROPRIATELY ACCUSTOMED.
WITH THAT I THANK THE GENTLEMAN
AND I YIELD BACK.
I THANK THE
GENTLEMAN FOR HIS INFORMATION
AND IF I CAN ON THE VIOLENCE
AGAINST WOMEN'S ACT, A VERY
IMPORTANT PIECE OF LEGISLATION,
WHICH WE HAVE RE-AUTHORIZED IN
THE PAST IN A BIPARTISAN
FASHION, CAN THE GENTLEMAN TELL
ME, IT'S UNDER A RULE, DOES THE
GENTLEMAN KNOW WHETHER IT WILL
BE AN OPEN RULE OR WHETHER
THERE WILL BE PERHAPS A
MODIFIED OPEN RULE WITH
THE GENTLEMAN TELL US?
I HAVE A LOT OF FOLKS ON MY
SIDE OF THE AISLE WHO ARE VERY
INTERESTED IN DEALING WITH
CERTAIN PORTIONS OF THAT BILL
AND THEY BE INTERESTED TO KNOW
WHETHER OR NOT IT WILL BE ABLE
TO OFFER AMENDMENTS AND I YIELD
I JUST TELL THE
GENTLEMAN, AS HE KNOWS, THE
RULES COMMITTEE IS THE ONE TO
DECIDE THE PROCESS BY WHICH
BILLS COME TO THE FLOOR AND THE
RULES OF THOSE BILLS AND THE
RULES COMMITTEE WILL BE MEETING
I YIELD BACK.
I THANK THE
GENTLEMAN FOR YIELDING.
I WOULD TELL THE MAJORITY
LEADER FOR PURPOSES OF HIS
PLANNING AND ANTICIPATION, AS
HE MAY WELL KNOW, THE BILL
THAT'S BEEN PURPORTED OUT OF
THE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE IS
CONTROVERSIAL.
THERE WAS A BILL THAT PASSED
THROUGH THE OTHER CHAMBER, THAT
OVERWHELMINGLY.
ALMOST MORE THAN 2-1 AND IS NOT
LIKE THIS BILL AND THERE ARE
MEMBERS THAT WOULD LIKE TO
INCORPORATE THE SENATE'S
PROVISIONS IN THE HOUSE BILL
AND I KNOW WE WOULD APPRECIATE
IT IF WE'D BE GIVEN THAT
OPPORTUNITY TO OFFER THAT ON
THE FLOOR AS AN ALTERNATIVE AND
THAT INTO CONSIDERATION,
PERHAPS TALK TO MR. DREIER
ABOUT MAKING SUCH AMENDMENTS IN
ORDER, WE WOULD VERY MUCH
OF COURSE, WE WOULD ALSO
APPRECIATE PERHAPS IF YOU
WANTED TO TAKE UP THE SENATE
BILL AS A SUBSTITUTE, WE THINK
WE WOULD HAVE OVERWHELMING
VOTES FOR THAT ON THIS SIDE OF
AND IN LIGHT OF THE FACT THAT
YOU AND I HAVE BEEN WORKING IN
SUCH A BIPARTISAN FASHION
LATELY, PERHAPS THAT WOULD BE A
PROCESS.
I YIELD TO MY FRIEND.
GENTLEMAN.
IT HAS BEEN A CERTAINLY IMPROVED
SENSE OF COOPERATION AND I
APPRECIATE THAT ON THE
GENTLEMAN'S PART IN TRYING TO
DELIVER RESULTS AND TRYING TO
WORK.
I WOULD SAY TO THE GENTLEMAN, AS
HE RIGHTLY NOTED, THAT THIS BILL
HAS TRADITIONALLY BEEN
RE-AUTHORIZED AND WHAT THE
APPROACH WE TOOK TRIED TO FOCUS
ON WAS TO DO WHAT IT IS THAT THE
GENTLEMAN AND I HAVE BEEN TRYING
TO DO THE LAST COUPLE OF WEEKS,
AND THAT IS TO SEPARATE OUT
THINGS THAT DIVIDE US, AND TRY
AND UNITE US AROUND THE CENTRAL
FOCUS OF A PARTICULAR PIECE OF
LEGISLATION.
IT IS A PROGRAM THAT CALLS FOR
THE COMMITMENT OF TAXPAYER
DOLLARS TO FUND THE APPROPRIATE
SERVICES FOR ABUSED WOMEN.
THIS IS A BILL THAT IS
MUCH-NEEDED AND IT IS ONE THAT I
THINK DESERVES A BIPARTISAN
SUPPORT AND WE TRIED TO STAY
AWAY FROM ISSUES THAT DIVIDE US,
WE TRIED TO LISTEN TO THE G.A.O.
IN TERMS OF ITS RECOMMENDATIONS
UNDER THIS PROGRAM, TO MAKE SURE
THAT TAXPAYER DOLLARS ARE SPENT
AT THEIR MOST EFFICIENT LEVEL,
SO THAT WE CAN GET MORE OUT OF
THE DOLLARS BEING SPENT.
AND THAT IS THE SPIRIT WITH
WHICH WE WILL BRING THIS BILL TO
THE FLOOR AND AGAIN I KNOW IT'S
AN IMPORTANT BILL, WE CARE, ALL
OF US CARE DEEPLY ABOUT MAKING
SURE THAT ABUSED WOMEN RECEIVE
THE NECESSARY SERVICES THAT THEY
I YIELD BACK.
I THANK THE GENTLEMAN
FOR HIS OBSERVATIONS AND CLEARLY
HE AND AGREE ON THE IMPORTANCE
OF THIS LEGISLATION.
CERTAINLY CONCERNED ABOUT
VIOLENCE PERPETRATED AGAINST
WOMEN AND I WOULD SIMPLY SAY,
AND I'M SURE HE SHARES THIS, OF
ALL WOMEN WHO HAPPEN TO BE IN
THIS COUNTRY AND SUBJECT TO
VIOLENCE ACTS BY OTHERS --
VIOLENT ACTS BY OTHERS, SO WE
WANT TO MAKE SURE WE CAN IN FACT
PROTECT ALL WOMEN WHO ARE
SUBJECT TO ABUSE.
OBJECTIVE.
WE'VE JUST PASSED AN
APPROPRIATION BILL, IS A SQUHA
-- SOMEWHAT MORE CONTROVERSIAL
THAN I HOPED IT WOULD HAVE BEEN.
IN PART BECAUSE OF THE RIDERS
THAT WERE ADOPTED TO THAT BILL
WHICH WERE STRONGLY OPPOSED BY
MANY ON THIS SIDE OF THE AISLE.
AND IN PART BECAUSE WE DO NOT
BELIEVE IT COMPLIED WITH THE
AGREEMENT THAT WE REACHED WITH
REFERENCE TO FUNDING LEVELS.
THERE ARE NOW 11 MORE
APPROPRIATION BILLS TO GO.
CAN THE GENTLEMAN TELL ME THE
NEXT APPROPRIATION BILL THAT HE
EXPECTS TO HAVE ON THE FLOOR?
I WOULD SAY TO THE
GENTLEMAN THAT WE ARE LOOKING TO
ACCOMMODATE THE NEEDS OF THE
COMMITTEE AS THEY MOVE FORWARD
AND WITH THEIR BILLS AND THEIR
AGENDA, IT IS OUR INTENTION TO
CONTINUE WITH THE KIND OF DEBATE
THAT WE HAD ON THE C.J.S. BILL
THIS WEEK.
AS YOU KNOW, IT'S BEEN SOME TIME
SINCE WHICH THIS HOUSE WAS ABLE
TO SEE AN APPROPRIATIONS PROCESS
A VERY OPEN FASHION
THAT WE HAD THIS WEEK.
AND WE INTEND TO CONTINUE TO DO
THAT WITH THE BILL.
IT'S THE SPEAKER'S COMMITMENT
THAT THIS BE AN OPEN PROCESS AND
THAT MEMBERS HAVE A RIGHT TO AIR
THEIR VIEWS AND THAT THOSE
VOTE.
SO I'D SAY TO THE GENTLEMAN, WE
LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH HIM
AND LOOKING TO THE COMMITTEE TO
BRING FORWARD THE BILL THAT THEY
THINK IS READY NEXT TO BE
BROUGHT TO THE FLOOR.
I THANK THE GENTLEMAN
FOR THAT INFORMATION.
AS I SAID, ONE CONCERN WE HAD ON
OUR SIDE OF THE AISLE WAS THE
RIDERS.
MANY OF WHICH WE THOUGHT WERE
INAPPROPRIATE.
THEY WERE ADOPTED BUT WE DID NOT
FAVOR THEM.
THE SECOND WAS, OF COURSE, THE
LEVEL OF FUNDING, THE
APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE
ARTICULATED THAT THEY THOUGHT
THE MONEYS AVAILABLE TO THEM
UNDER THE RYAN CONSTRICTIONS ON
302-A WERE TOO LOW TO MEET SOME
OF THE COMMITMENTS THAT THEY
HAD.
DOES THE GENTLEMAN KNOW, FIRST
OF ALL, PURSUANT TO WHAT HE SAYS
THE SPEAKER WANTS TO DO AND HE
WANTS TO DO AND I THINK WE OUGHT
TO DO, WE DIDN'T ALWAYS GET THAT
DONE LAMENTABLY.
DOES THE GENTLEMAN BELIEVE THAT
WE'RE GOING TO HAVE THE TIME TO
BRING EACH ONE OF THE
APPROPRIATION BILLS TO THE FLOOR
BETWEEN NOW AND LET'S SAY THE
AUGUST BREAK SO, THAT THE SENATE
MIGHT CONSIDER THEM AND WE MIGHT
CONSIDER THEM INDIVIDUALLY AS
OPPOSED TO IN SOME OMNIBUS PIECE
I YIELD TO MY FRIEND.
MR. SPEAKER, ALL I
WOULD SAY TO THE GENTLEMAN IS
CERTAINLY OUR INTENTION AND THE
COMMITMENT THAT WE HAVE TO BRING
THESE BILLS FORWARD FOR OPEN AND
FAIR DEBATE.
I KNOW THE GENTLEMAN HAS
EXPRESSED NOW TWILES THE FACT
THAT HIS SIDE DIDN'T LIKE SOME
OF THE VOTES THAT OCCURRED ON
THE SPECIFIC PROVISIONS OF SOME
BILLS.
THIS IS A DEMOCRATIC PROCESS, AS
HE KNOWS.
23 MEMBERS ON HIS SIDE OF THE
AISLE ENDED UP SUPPORTING THE
C.J.S. BILL.
AND AGAIN THIS IS THE HOUSE'S
WILL AT WORK AND WE HOPE TO BE
ABLE TO WORK WITH HIM IN THIS
VERY NEW ENVIRONMENT IN WHICH
WE'RE OPERATING ON
APPROPRIATIONS BILLS.
THE COMMITMENT THAT WE HAVE IS
STILL THAT WE WANT TO, YOU KNOW,
BRING THESE BILLS FORWARD UNDER
A VERY CHALLENGING FISCAL TIME
IN OUR COUNTRY AND DO SO WITHOUT
EARMARKS.
THIS DOES REPRESENT A NEW
CONSTRUCT WITHIN WHICH WE ARE
OPERATING AND SO AGAIN WE LOOK
FORWARD TO THE GENTLEMAN'S
PARTICIPATION TOWARD THAT END
AND A SUCCESSFUL -- IN A
SUCCESSFUL WAY.
I YIELD BACK.
I WANT TO MAKE IT
CLEAR THAT CLEARLY I UNDERSTAND
THE DEMOCRATIC PROCESS AND
RIDERS ARE OFFERED AND THE HOUSE
DOES ITS WILL AND THERE IT IS.
CORRECT.
THAT'S THE PROCESS.
BUT I WANT TO EMPHASIZE THAT WE
STILL HAVE GREAT CONCERNS ABOUT
REACHED
NOT BEING CARRIED OUT PURSUANT
TO WHAT WE BELIEVE THE
ADEPREEMENT WAS IN TERMS OF
FUNDING -- AGREEMENT WAS IN
TERMS OF FUNDING LEVELS IN THE
THAT'S THE GENERAL ALLOCATION TO
THE APPROPRIATION COMMITTEE.
WE HAVE THAT CONCERN.
I KNOW THE GENTLEMAN HAS ALSO
MADE THE OBSERVATION THAT THAT
WAS A CAP, NOT AN AGREED NUMBER.
I WILL TELL MY FRIEND AGAIN, I
THINK I SAID THIS A COUPLE OF
WEEKS AGO, THAT UNDERMINES OUR
WILLINGNESS TO MAKE AGREEMENTS
IF WHAT WE MAKE AGREEMENT ON IS
THE MOST THAT YOU'LL DO, BUT
THEN COME IN AT LEVELS
SUBSTANTIALLY BELOW THAT WHICH
WE THINK WE 'GREED TO AND IN
IN THE LAW.
I WANT TO MAKE IT CLEAR, THAT
WAS MY MAJOR CONCERN, CONTINUES
TO BE MY MAJOR CONCERN.
I UNDERSTAND AS ALL OF US DO ON
THIS FLOOR THAT THE MAJORITY
WILL LULE ON THE AMENDMENTS AND
-- RULE ON THE AMENDMENTS AND
WHAT AMENDMENTS ARE ADOPTED ARE
ADOPTED.
THERE WERE LOOT OF THEM ON THE
FLOOR -- THERE WERE A LOT OF
THEM ON THE FLOOR AS YOU KNOW
BETTER THAN I, BECAUSE THERE
WERE A LOT FROM YOUR SIDE AND
THAT'S APPROPRIATE.
LET ME ASK YOU ABOUT THE
TRANSPORTATION CONFERENCE, MR.
WE'RE VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THIS.
WE THINK THIS IS A JOBS BILL.
WE THINK IT'S AN IMPORTANT BILL.
THIS BILL, AS YOU KNOW, WAS
ADOPTED OVERWHELMINGLY, SOME 74
SENATORS, HALF OF THE REPUBLICAN
CONFERENCE IN THE SENATE VOTING
FOR THE TRANSPORTATION BILL,
WE'RE IN CONFERENCE NOW, WE'VE
BEEN IN CONFERENCE FOR SOME
TIME.
CAN THE GENTLEMAN TELL ME WHERE
HE THINKS THE STATUS OF THE
CONFERENCE IS AND WHEN WE MIGHT
ADOPT THIS BILL?
OBVIOUSLY WE HAVE EXTENDED UNTIL
THE END OF JUNE, BUT WE MUST ACT
BEFORE THEN.
CAN THE GENTLEMAN TELL ME THE
STATUS OF THE CONFERENCE?
AS THE GENTLEMAN
RIGHTFULLY SUGGESTS, WE ARE IN
CONFERENCE WITH THE SENATE,
DELIBERATIONS ONGOING.