mr. campbell: reclaiming my time. as far as reaching out to staff, that's something staff can talk about with each other, but you're right. perhaps we should have asked that question. but there are discrepancies we should look at. but in any event, whether it's this project or any other, we need to start saving some money. we need to start saving some money. this is an unsustainable spending path and i ask for a aye vote on this amendment. i yield back. the chair: the question is on the amendment offered by the gentleman from california. those in favor say aye. those opposed, no. in the opinion of the chair, the noes have it. the question is not agreed to. mr. campbell: madam chair, on that, i would ask for a recorded vote. the chair: the gentleman asks for a recorded vote. pursuant to clause 6, rule 18, further proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentleman from california will be postponed. . for what purpose does the gentleman from california rise? mr. campbell: i rise as the designee of the gentleman from a

mr. campbell: thank you, madam chair. this bill, this appropriations bill, interior appropriations, increases spending from last year by 17%. now, i would ask how many americans out there are going to see a 17% increase in their salaries this year? how many companies are going to be spending 17% more on their marketing budget, on payroll, on anything else? and also today the congressional budget office issued a report on the debt and the deficit and i would encourage members to read it and look at it. it essentially says that we can't keep it up. it is unsustainable. mr. dicks: will the gentleman yield? mr. campbell: i'm afraid i don't have time. you have time remaining. that is basically unsustainable. madam chair, i understand this is only $150,000. but the journey of 1,000 miles does begin with a single step. and if we can begin by starting to not use taxpayers' money for charitable contributions, not using taxpayers' money for nonfederal priorities, not using taxpayers' money for earmarking it to private companies wit

mr. campbell: thank you, mr. chairman. mr. chairman, we talked here this evening about the debt and we have talked about the spending. and you know, when you spend, more money than you're taking in in government, you have a deficit. now, most people, mr. chairman, who may be watching this at home, say, i can't do that, because if i spend more money than i'm taking in, i will eventually go broke. they have a business, personal or whatever. mr. chairman, we are taking in more money -- we are spending more money than we are taking in by the federal government by nearly $2 trillion, with a t. i know billions seemed like a lot and now we are talking about trillions. and part of that includes $407.6 billion appropriation bill already passed just this year in this congress, which contained close to 9,000 earmarks. these earmarks totalled almost $11 billion and included $200,000 for tattoo removal and grape genetics, amongst other things. this $2 trillion deficit is the largest deficit as a percent of our economy of any year since wor

mr. campbell: thank you, mr. chairman. mr. chairman, as the gentleman from texas before me pointed out, this nation right now is awash in debt. the federal deficit is around $11 trillion. i think at last count, but it's going up so fast, about $2 trillion a year. that it's probably larger than that now, and i don't know exactly what it is. but 46 cents of every dollar spent by the federal government, spent by this congress on the budget this year will be borrowed. 46 cents of every dollar spent is going to be borrowed. the deficit will double in five years and triple in 10 years. interest payments on the debt, interest payments alone are projected to be one out of every $6 of federal spending by 2019. one out of every $6 we would spend to pay interest on the debt. our level of debt is projected by 2011 to reach 70% of our gross domestic product. 70% of gross domestic product. most people listening, that may not mean anything. but it's roughly the level where the united kingdom, britain, is at today which resulted in a warn

amendment number 3 printed part c by mr. campbell of florida. amendment number 1 printed in part e by mr. campbell of california. and amendment number 4 printed in part c by mr. campbell of florida. the chair will reduce to two minutes the time for any electronic vote after the first vote in this series. for what purpose does the gentleman from idaho rise? mr. simpson: is the clerk going to designate the amendment that's before us? the chair: the unfinished business is the request for recorded vote on amendment number 1 printed in part a of the house report 111-184 offered by the gentleman from washington, mr. dicks, on which further proceedings were postponed and on which the ayes prevailed by voice vote. the clerk will redesignate the amendment. the clerk: part a, amendment number 1, printed in house report number 111-184, offered by mr. dicks of washington. the chair: for what purpose does the gentleman from idaho rise? mr. simpson: i request for a recorded vote on amendment number 1. the chair: the request for recorded vote has been withdraw

mr. campbell: thank you, madam chair. you know, this amendment would strike $2 million that is currently in the bill in funding to install a municipal water line to the good fellow lodge at the indiana dunes national lake shore in porter, indiana. the good fellow youth camp was operated by u.s. steel from 1941 to 1976. the only one of its kind ever operated by u.s. steel and the facility offered summer camp opportunities for children of u.s. steel employees who worked in the nearby gary work steel plant. the national park service purchased this camp in 1976 for inclusion within the national lake shore. and given this historic background involvement with the community, i can understand why the gentleman from indiana has a desire to preserve the good fellow lodge. in fact, madam chair, you know, in the various -- in the world of earmarks out there, this is not one that's being given to a private company without bidding, this is one that actually does have a federal nexus because it's a national park. that is not what is at

mr. campbell: i thank the lady from florida. this country has always stood with those around the world yearning from freedom, a voice, and a better future. whether those people were in nazi germany, communist eastern europe, apartheid south africa, or any number of other places around the world, we have stood with the freedom fighters. it is now time for us to stand with those in iran who seek freedom from one of the world's most oppressive, most dangerous, and most dictatorial regimes. i hope this resolution is not the end but is just the beginning of the support that this government both in congress and the white house gives to those people. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: who seeks recognition at this time? the gentleman from california. mr. berman: could i get an assessment, a call cue lifings the remaining time on both sides. the speaker pro tempore: i can give you that with precision. the gentleman has 9 1/2 minutes remain, the gentlelady has 4 1/4 minutes remaining. the gentleman from california. mr. berman: i'm pl

campbell. >> thank you, mr. chairman. you know, there's no argument there been instances, a number of them and which people and companies have been paid a great deal for not much performance. the question is what do we do about it? as someone who has designed compensation plans for hundreds of the employees in my 25 year career i will tell you it isn't easy and sometimes people too much for too little and sometimes paid people to a little for too much performance, for a lot of performance and the idea that somehow some washington bureaucracy, washington bureaucrat can do this better than people in the business and the company is simply ludicrous. also i believe the idea of having a direct shareholder vote opens the idea of direct democracy within corporations which leads to the question should be also have them approved union contracts and approve major expenditures, etc. all of which arguably have done more to bring companies down over the years than excessive compensation. instead in my view the sec is moving in the rig

mr. flake: i have an amendment at the desk as designee of mr. campbell. the chair: the gentleman will designate which amendment? mr. flake: number one, part d. the chair: the clerk will designate the amendment. the clerk: amendment number one printed in house report 111-183, offered by mr. flake of arizona. the chair: pursuant to house resolution 573, the gentleman from arizona, mr. flake, and a member opposed will each control five minutes. the chair recognizes the gentleman from arizona. mr. flake: i thank the chair and i feel obligated since i ran out of time to explain why simply because the language isn't in the bill itself or the name of the company that that still means that the earmark will likely go to the company listed. in the past few years, the previous president said he would instruct the agencies not to fund any earmarks that weren't in the bill text. and so as a way to get around and make sure the earmarks were funded, the appropriations committee inserted language that said that language in the report would carry the force of law. that's

gentleman from texas, mr. hensarling or his designee. each amendment shall be considered as read, shall be debated for 10 minutes and controlled by a proponent and opponent shall not be subject for demand of division of the question. an amendment in amendment part b, c, d or e of the report may be offered only at the appropriate point in the hearing. after consideration of the bill for amendment, the chair and ranking minority member of the committee on appropriations or their designees each may offer one pro forma amendment to the bill for the purpose of debate, which shall be controlled by the proponent. the clerk: the following sums are appropriated for fiscal year 2010 namely title i, department of the interior, bureau of land management, $950 million. in addition -- the chair: for what purpose does the gentleman from washington rise? mr. dicks: i have an amendment at the desk. delerk clerk amendment number one printed in house report 111-184 offered by mr. dicks of washington. the chair: pursuant to house

campbell, or his designee. each amendment shall be considered read, shall be debatable for 10 minutes equally divided and controlled by the proponent and opponent, shall not be subject for demand of the division of the question. an amendment printed in part b, c or d of the report may be offered only at the appropriate point in the reading. after consideration of the bill for amendment, the chair and ranking minority member of the committee on appropriations or their designees each may offer one pro forma amendment to the bill for purpose of debate, which shall be controlled by the proponent. the clerk will read. the clerk: the following sums are appropriated for the fiscal year 2010, namely, title 1, departmental management and operations, office of the secretary and executive management, $147,427,000. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman rise? the gentleman is recognized. the gentleman will suspend. the clerk will designate the amendment. the clerk: part a, amendment number 1 printed i

mr. reid: mr. president? the presiding officer: mr. majority. mr. reid: i ask that the call of the quorum be terminated. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. reid: at 11:00 today there will be a vote on the nomination of mr. koh, the attorney for the department of state. i tell all senators i had a conversation with the republican leader today. we're doing our best to move to a couple of appropriation bills. the first one online is the legislative branch appropriation bill. the next is homeland security. we hope we can get on those. the republican leader said he would do his best to help us to that. i hope that, in fact, is the case. we'll keep members advised as to what we're going to do for the rest of the day. the presiding officer: under the previous order the leadership time is reserved. under the preefs order the senate will proceed to consider the following nomination with the -- which the clerk will report. the clerk: nomination: department of state, harold koh of connect

we are sorry mr. jobs had a liver transplant but we are happy he came to memphis and chose the best. it shouldn't be only the wealthy can come to memphis with the best medical care. we need to let every american have the opportunity to get the best medical attention available and come to memphis to receive it. thank you, mr. speaker. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from north carolina rise? ms. foxx: thank permission to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman is recognized. ms. foxx: thank you, mr. speaker. democrats are the ones with no new ideas. they always turn to their worn out idea of tax, tax, tax. the american people don't want a national energy tax. they want energy independence. the house republican plan is the comprehensive energy solution this country desperately needs. house republicans recognize that as gas prices and whom utility bills rise, american families are dealt a greater economic hardship. the democrats' answer to

>> thank you very much, mr. speaker 1 in 4 people will suffer with a mental health problem and there's a great deal of stigma about it. will the prime minister take some advice from alistar campbell whose advice worked for his predecessor on improving diversity suggested we get rid of the provision of the mental health affect for a mental health problem to lose their seats. will the prime minister take steps to end stigma with people with mental health problems. >> mental health is a problem and we should look at it with great care before we make any decisions but, of course, i will look at what he says but i think he would understand that this needs the greatest of care. >> thank you, mr. speaker. and with hall college in my constituency delivers the vocational programs throughout the area. the college capital program has had to be put on the back burner because of the funding crisis. will the prime minister have a look at the specific problem for me and maybe designate the appropriate minister to meet with the

to mr. flake: i ask for the yeas and nays. the chair: the gentleman from arizona requests a recorded vote. pursuant to clause 6 of rule 18, further proceed thonings amendment of the gentleman from california will be postponed. for what purpose does the gentleman from arizona rise? mr. flake: i have an amendment at the desk designated as number 87 in the con grgsal record. the chair: the clerk will designate the amendment. the clerk: amendment number 87 printed in the congressional record, offered by mr. flake of arizona. the chair: pursuant to house resolution 552, the gentleman from arizona and a member opposed will each have five minutes. the chair recognizes the gentleman from arizona. mr. flake: i move to strike funding for the national intelligence drug center and reduce the cost of the bill by a commensurate amount. this is not the first time i've come to the floor to try to strike funding for the ndic, but this is the first time i've tried to come and strike this earmark when it was requested by the president. in times

mr. campbell: mr. chairman, i withdraw my request for recorded vote on the next amendment, number one. the chair: the request for a recorded vote has been withdrawn. >> mr. chairman. i ask for a recorded vote on the amendment. the chair: a recorded vote has been requested. those in support of the request for a recorded vote will rise and be counted. a sufficient number having risen, a recorded vote is ordered. members will record their votesp the chair: on this vote, the yeas are 123, the nays are 305. the amendment is not adopted. the unfinished business is the request for a recorded vote on amendment number three printed in part d of house report 111-184 offered by the gentleman from california, mr. campbell, on which further proceedings were postponed and on which the noes prevailed by voice vote. the clerk will redesignate the amendment. the clerk: offered by mr. campbell of california. the chair: for what purpose does the gentleman from california rise? mr. campbell: i withdraw my request for a re

campbell of california, amendment number 104 by mr. campbell of california, amendment number 107 by mr. campbell of california, amendment number 87 by mr. flake of arizona, amendment number 86 by mr. flake of arizona, amendment number 85 by mr. flake of arizona, amendment number 91 of mr. flake of arizona and amendment number 84 by mr. flake of arizona. es us as the bailout nation. second of all, i believe, as do many economists, that the federal reserve ought to be concentrated on military policy, tied to inflation -- on monetary policy, tied to inflation targeting. what the administration does instead is diffuse their mission even more and allow them to pick winners and, establishing firms as a systemically risky. next, with respect to the president, he said this is going to be sweeping reform. what i did not know is that he would sweep fannie mae and freddie mac under the carpet. fannie and freddie represented greatest systemic risk these government sponsored enterprises within our economy. they will prove to be the mother of all ba

exceed one of the amendments printed in part b in the report of the committee of rules if offered by mr. campbell of california or his designee and five, not to the report of the committee of rules if offered by representative hensarling of texas or his designee. each such amendment shall be considered as read, shall be debatable for 10 minutes equally divided and controlled by the proponent and an opponent and shall not be subject to a demand for division of the question in the house or the committee of the whole. all points of order against such amendments are waived except those arising under clause 9 and 10 of rule 21 except that amendment printed in part b, c, d or e, may be offered at the appropriate points in the reading. at the conclusion of the bill for amendment, the committee shall rise and report the bill to the house with such amendments as may have been adopted. in case of amendments reported from the committee, the question of their adoption shall be put to the house in gross and without intervening demand for division of the question. the previous question shall be consi