barton: i'd like to yield to the gentleman from new york one minute, mr. lee. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized for one minute. mr. barton: and i'd like to thank mr. rangel for his courtesy. mr. lee: i like to thank the gentleman for yielding. my community knows too well that washington typically overregulates and hides the costs to taxpayer. this bill is being over 1,100 pages in length and 50 pages dedicating to regulating light bulbs. in order to garner enough votes, the majority has tried to shift the most punitive costs of this bill to later years so they can get it passed. early on it will be the government footing this enormous bill with your tax dollars. and then down the road the subsidy will shift to consumers will pay directly to sustain this program through higher job-killing energy prices. either way, it's the taxpayer who bears the burden. this bill is truly a pipe dream. we need to focus on an energy solution that rewards innovation using american-made energy, not trying to find a way to tax our way to prosperity and continue t

mr. diaz-balart: i yield two minutes to the distinguished gentleman from new york, mr. lee. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from new york is recognized for two minutes. mr. lee: i thank the gentleman from florida for yielding. i rise to strongly oppose this rule. i was here on the floor last night and waiting to offer an amendment to the pending appropriations bill that would give congress the opportunity to take a step towards restoring fiscal reality in washington. unfortunately the moments before my amendment was to be considered, the house was shut down and with it the ability to have sorely needed debate about the need for belt tightening. ironically not long before that i was holding a telephone town hall meeting with residents from throughout western new york and one of the questions i received was about whether i was disheartened with the process in washington my response was that, after five months in congress, i was frustrated mostly with the way in which washington continues to spend taxpayer dollars freely without any understanding of how the middle class

mr. lee: i thank the gentleman from floridaer for yielding. i rise to oppose the rule and underlying bill. the legislation we are set to consider today is the latest demonstration of washington's failure to understand how the middle class lives in these difficult economic times. try, for instance, to explain the logic in a 23% increase to overseas foreign service officers to workers in my district who are either taking pay cuts or losing benefits. or ask the families in my district who are doing their best to make ends meet when washington spends money it does not have to fund these salary increases. it's not just the disconnect on spending that's cause for concern. in the last month alone gas prices in my district have been up over 41 cents. these are resources coming out of individuals who are struggling in my district to make ends meet. now democratic leaders are pushing for an ambitious national cap and trade tax. this tax will cost between $200 and $300 a month for struggling families on a new energy tax. this affects not only families bu

mr. lee, chai ling? tashi? may we stand on stage and wait for the speaker to come. [applause] >> speaker of the united states house of representatives, nancy pelosi is, in the words of president barack obama, an extraordinary leader for the american people. in the past 20 years, she has been the most consistent and outspoken supporter of human rights in china and around the world. recently in shanghai, she said, she would continue to speak for human rights in china and around the world. now, let's welcome the hon. speaker, nancy pelosi. [applause] >> thank you. good afternoon. i think it is now afternoon. thank you very much. thank you for bringing us together this morning and this afternoon. words failed to adequately tell you what an honor it is to be on the same stage and in the presence of so many of the heroes of june 4. to have a message at the same time from his holiness, the dalai lama in solidarity for more openness in china and tibet. we stand here in front of the capital of the united states, a beacon of freedom to the world with a great history of free s

. >> alike feel that to the german from new york one minute, mr. lee. i want to thank mr. rangel for his courtesy. >> the people in my district note to well that when washington applies itself to a problem, it over regulates and hides the true cost to the taxpayer. with it being over 1100 pages in length and 50 pages dedicated to regulating light bulbs, in order to garner enough votes, the majority is trying to shift the most punitive costs to laborers so they can get it passed. early on, it will be the government putting this enormous bill with your tax dollars, and down the road, the subsidy will shift to consumers who will pay directly to sustain this program to hire, job killing enterprises. either way, is the taxpayer that bears the burden. we need to focus on an energy solution that rewards innovation using american made energy, not trying to find a way to tax our way to prosperity and continue this terrific job loss. that is why i urge my colleagues to oppose this bill. >> the gentleman from new york reserves. the gentleman from texas. >> i want to yield one minute

shu win lee. >> translating for mr. shu win lee is his assistant. >> good morning, ladies and gentlemen. [speaking in chinese] [speaking in chinese] >> this year a fellow in new jersey wrote me an email asking me for my thoughts regarding the tiananmen massacre and the unknown rebels tankmen. the young men who bravely stood before the tanks in tiananmen in 1989. her email moved me tremendously. it has already been 20 years, and yet this young american girl was still concerned about the tiananmen square protests that happened 20 years ago in china, a land thousands of miles away from where she lives. unfortunately, i'm sad to say that due to the brutal suppression of information and sensorship by the chinese communist party, many of china, many of our own high school students do not even know of the tiananmen square purpose nor off the democracy movement of 1989. tell me, how can i not be saddened by this? [speaking in chinese] >> a fellow had asked me in her email, do you, professor, believe the unknown rebel got the ho

lee: would the gentleman yield for just a minute -- ms. lee: would the gentlelady yield for just a moment? let me talk about very quickly one of the aspects of job creation and the issue as it relates to pay equity for women. as i remember it, the numbers are really staggering, when you look at women. they make, i think it's maybe 70-some cents on the dollar, african-american women a lot less, maybe 60-some cents on the dollar, latinas even less than that. i think it's very important that as we talk about jobs and job creation we have to really first applaud the president for signing the lilly ledbetter bill and secondly, in each and every initiative that we take here in the house, make sure that we look at the bills in terms of the type of equity and justice it brings to women. because women have a long way to go in our society. we've made tremendous gains but when you look at these moral gaps in terms of wages, we have to understand that we do need to take and some don't want to say affirmative action, but i consider affirmative action a

inds lee, mr. gordon and their staff for the collaborative effort that went into the final provisions establishing a clean energy deployment administration. as a result of this effort, america is beginning to have an inget, well capitalized bank charged with the exclusive admission of deploying clean energy. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman's time has expired. the gentleman from michigan. mr. camp: thank you, mr. speaker. at this time, i yield one minute to a distinguished member of the ways and means committee, the gentlewoman from florida, ms. brown-waite. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady is recognized for one minute. ms. brown-waite: this bill started out as the tax and cap bill, then the clean energy bill because my colleagues on the other side of the bill real arized this wasn't selling at home. it should be called the let's send more jobs to china act. this bill is going to cost people in the state of florida an additional $500 on their utility bills. let's look at the jobs that

mr. inds lee -- mr. issa: i -- [newline] mr. issa: this is a pice of bipartisan legislation with chairman conyers, another piece tries to deal with a greater inequity than even this one. internet broadcasters or podcasters or webcasters pay as much as half of their revenues, half of their gross revenues if they pay performances of music and n.a.b. was cited as being a participant. let me make something very clear, mr. speaker. the national association of broadcasters has chosen to have an absolute burn the bridge attitude toward terrestrial broadcasters paying even a cent. i join with chairman conyers, mr. berman, myself and many others in urging that this pattern of lowering to what we believe is a more fair rate or helping lower to what we believe is a more fair rate in fact flies in the face of terrestrial broadcasters continuing to say that the only fair amount to pay in the way of royalties to music producers, actual performers, is zero. the public today, mr. speaker, when they hear this, they hear this, will be shocked to

the speaker pro tempore: mr. jones. ms. kaptur. mr. paul. ms. jackson lee. mr. mcclintock. for what purpose does the gentleman from california rise? >> request permission to address the house for five minutes. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, so ordered. mr. mcclintock: thank you. mr. speaker, the governor of my home state of california has called for the federal government to underwrite as much as $15 billion of revenue anticipation notes that the state has to issue to avoid bankruptcy. i think that would be a colossal mistake. such an act would not only put at risk billions of dollars that our country cannot afford, it would actually make california's fiscal condition worse. today california faces a paradox. despite record levels of spending and record levels of borrowing it can no longer produce a decent road system or educate its kids or lock up its prisoners. those who blame the recession for california's budget crisis profoundly misunderstand the nature of that crisis. even before california's revenue began to shrink, the state government was running a chro

mr. hastings: i thank my colleagues, ms. jackson lee of texas and mr. rogers for co-sponsoring this very important amendment. highly trained canine teams have been trained in the united states since 1973. dogs are extremely reliable in their mobility and makes them invaluable in screening all types of cargo quickly and effectively. as we approach the august, 2010 deadline to screen cargo transported on passenger airlines, it is critical that t.s.a. is prepared to deal with all types of cargo without unnecessarily slowing down. within my district, cherry growers transport half of the cherries they export on passenger airlines. my amendment would increase the number of canine teams specifically dedicated to air cargo by a minimum of 100 dogs. the need for additional canines is clear. the seattle-tacoma airport began screening all of its air cargo earlier this year. in order to meet the needs, t.s.a. will bring canine teams to the pacific northwest and other parts of the country during the cherry harvest to ensure all cherries are screened this a timely ma

lee, for speaking today. mr. chairman, we live in a dangerous world and there are some of our friends and our allies that live perhaps in a more dangerous neighborhood than we do in the united states. and i believe that this amendment is one we should support because it makes sure unequivocally that the world understands where the united states of america is in our support of a not only friendly nation but a democracy, one of the few democracies in the region. and the united states, this house of representatives, and united states policy should be to support openly, to make sure the world understands, not maybe where, oh, i thought we had done that. ankn

lee: thank you, mr. speaker. first, let me thank the chairman for his very effective work on this bill and for your leadership. and for really bringing this forward to the committee so that all of us could have an opportunity to weigh in and talk about and amend and include many of the provisions that we believe allowed us to come to this floor today to support this bill. i believe, like many, i believe that by addressing pakistan rather than an escalation of the war in afghanistan is a much more effective way to address terrorism and our national security. i'm greatly encouraged by the goals of this legislation, which aims to put the united states smart power to work, which many of us have been talking about for many years. the smart power. this helps to reshape our relationship with pakistan, based on a long-term commitment to social, economic, and political development. the legislation integrates key benchmarks and limitations absent in previous aid packages, which resulted in really $so billion in united stat

lee: thank you, mr. speaker. let me first say thank you to the gentleman from florida for introducing this resolution, and i rise in strong support of it. the congressional black caucus extends our heart felt condolences to the family of officer stephen johns. he was an american hero. he was an african-american. he was slain in this senseless act of violence at the holocaust museum which preserves the memory of a period in the world, a period born of violence, of hatred, of death, a period that must not be forgotten. the death of officer johns reminds us, however, that racism and anti-semitism and all its ugly forms must be condemned and fought at every, every turn. we extend to mr. johns' family our deepest sympathy as you mourn the loss of your loved one. he will be a hero in all of our minds and who will remind us of the unfinished business of our country. we offer our condolences and our assistance to the family should the family need us during this time of need. thank you. the speaker pro tempore: the gentle

lee: thank you very much, mr. chairman. i rise in strong support of this amendment. let me commend my colleague from massachusetts for his consistent and bold leadership. this amendment does not call for the redeployment of u.s. armed forces out of afghanistan. it does not call for an end of the funding requested by the administration for military operations. it does not tie the hands of the president, commanders in the field, or our troops on the ground. it does not provide aid or comfort to those who would harm us or wish us well. instead this amendment will provide a vital contingency plan for withdrawing united states military forces from afghanistan. mr. chairman, most recognize there is no military solution to the quagmire in afghanistan. i remain convinced that the united states must develop an exit strategy in afghanistan before further committing the united states' limited resources and military personnel deeper into afghanistan in pursuit of an objective that may be unattainable, unrealistic, or too costly. unfortunately we are digging ourselves deeper in a

jackson lee of texas and mr. rogers of alabama to offer an amendment to the d.s.a. authorization bill earlier this month to increase the number of k-9 teams used for air cargo screening by no less than 100 teams. this amendment passed the house by a voice vote. now, while the t.s.a. authorization bill has yet to be signed into law, mr. chairman, is it your intention that t.s.a. utilize funds provided in this bill to train additional k-9 teams and i yield? mr. price: i thank the gentleman and i recognize the important role that k-9 teams play in screening perishble items like fruit and vegetables. it's my intention that t.s.a. use a portion of these funds to train additional k-9 teams for air cargo screening. mr. hastings: reclaiming my time, mr. chairman, i'd like to thank you for this clarification and again for the ranking member, mr. rogers, and for your attention to this important issue. i look forward to continuing to work with you to ensure that the 100% air cargo screening requirement is met without unnecessaryly harming cherry growers and with that, madam sp

mr. faleomavaega, and the gentleman from florida, mr. bilirakis: each will control 20 minutes. the chair wreck -- recognizes the gentleman from american samoa. mr. faleomavaega: just for the record i want to make sure it's pronounced directly that this is house resolution 309, as amended. . the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is correct. 309, as amended. mr. faleomavaega: i want to rise in support that north korea should return to dialogue. i yield myself such time as i may consume. 20eu7 the gentleman is recognized. -- the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. faleomavaega: mr. speaker, as i said earlier, my strong support of house resolution 309, a thoughtful, timely and relevant resolution offered by my dear friend and colleague, the gentleman from new york, mr. king. i also wish to recognize the contributions and efforts of my colleague, mr. meeks also from new york. he was the principal democratic lead co-sponsor and a is a member of my subcommittee on asia pacific

mr. price: i thank the gentleman and i'm happen to to yield to ms. lee. the chair: the gentlelady is recognized. ms. lee: let me thank both gentleman for their support and understanding the necessity for this congressionally directed spending of federal funding, better known as an earmark to some. let me just say that i do rise in opposition to the amendment offered by the gentleman from arizona and in support of the request for funding that was made by the city of emeryville in my district for funding through fema's predisaster mitigation program. let me just start by sag saying that i respect -- by saying that i respect the gentleman from arizona, mr. flake. we have worked together in the past on many issues related to lifting the embargo on cuba and normalizing relations with that country. and on many, many issues. but i believe that he is wrong about the funding i requested in the homeland security appropriations for the city of emeryville's community emergency safety facilities project. the city of emeryville is in my district, it has a dense populat

mrs. christensen: thank you, congresswoman clarke, for your remarks this evening and thank you most of all, though, for your leadership on behalf of the caribbean countries. we appreciate the work that you do, both on your committee, your subcommittee, the subcommittee that you chair on homeland security, and in all of the work that addresses issues in the caribbean. thank you for joining us this evening. i would like now to yield such time as she might consume to the gentlelady from texas, congresswoman sheila jackson lee. ms. jackson lee: let me thank the gentlelady for yielding to me and allow me to acknowledge as well the congressional black caucus for the collected effort that they have made and thank our president chairwoman for the 2004 resolution, house resolution 517, that ultimately was proclaimed by the president of the united states. this is an enriching day and an opportunity for us to emphasize the vastness of diversity that is is in this country and i stand here as a caribbe

mr. poe: mr. speaker, two american journalists, laura ling and euna lee are reporters for current tv. they were in china near the north korean border making a film about the horrible sex trafficking between north korea and china. the north koreans claim they crossed the border illegally. so the communist court sentenced them to 12 years at hard labor. that's some border enforcement polcy. the conditions in these prison camps are harsh. some reports say a quarter of the inmates die of starvation every year. the prisoners do back breaking work in factories, coal mines, and rice paddies. they are also used in experiments involving biological weapons. i he guess the communists didn't get the memo on human rights. now we hear they may have actually been kidnapped and forcibly taken to north korea. anyway they are being used as political prisoners to try to force this administration to give more concessions and american money to north korea. north korea's starving. the communist regime is bankrupt. they

mr. arcuri: i yield three minutes to the gentlewoman from texas, ms. jackson lee. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman from texas is recognized for three minutes. ms. jackson lee: again, i would like to thank the distinguished gentleman from new york for his ongoing leadership and that of the rule committees. i join with the chairman of the subcommittee on c.g. -- c.j.s. in congratulating the rules committee for constructing this -- this rule but i also congratulate chairman mollohan and ranking member wolf for a constructive overview of important issues that as a member of the house judiciary committee i have great concern. rise to support the rule but i also want to offer my underlying support for the community-oriented policing bill. i was an original co-sponsor on the cops bill out of judiciary, led by mr. wiener. this is an important stopgap for crime across america in helping law enforcement. as an original long standing supporter on the office of violence against women, starting with chairman hyde who served so ably -- ably in this body, i'm delighted to

jackson lee: thank you very much, mr. speaker. i rise to call out the clairian call for fixing america's health care system. we urgently need to fix it and we realize that if you've got it, you like it, you can keep it. we need to get a system that will allow those who are underinsured and without insurance to be able to be cared for in this nation. we need to reduce the serious health disparities. we need to also ensure there is a public option, that there is universal access to health care. make it a good medicare plan that helps the young, the old and the working americans. in addition, we need to be fair to how we pay for it. we need to realize that physician-owned hospitals are not the enemy. in fact, they help to in essence bring down health disparities. many physician-owned hospitals or investor-owned hospitals are in the urban and rural areas with no other hospitals would go. let's fix this system in a fair manner that addresses the question in ensuring that the those without insurance can have a good public option, can as

i thank the gentleman from north carolina, mr. etheridge, for introducing this important lees lution about a sad tragedy. shortly before 11:30 a.m. on june 9, last tuesday a massive explosion ripped through the conagra plant in north carolina while about 300 mes were working. the explosion killed three employees and injured at least 38 others. three of the responding firefighters were also treated for chemical inhalation. we wish we could turn back the hands of time and prevent this terrible tragedy. unfortunately, we can't. instead, we need to do all we can to understand the cause of the explosion so we can minimize the risk of explosions like it. this past weekend the response team announced 9 explosion was -- the explosion was called by natural gas. the occupational safety and health administration and the u.s. chemical and safety board along with others will continue with the investigation. we express our deepest condolences to the families, friends and loved ones of the victims of this tragedy. we honor three employees who lo

mr. waxman: i yield to the gentlelady from the state of texas money one minute. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady from texas is recognized for one minute. ms. jackson lee: we have been working on this, because i come from an area that certainly has invested in the energy industry with a number of jobs that are tied, huge numbers of jobs. to my constituents, we are working on your behalf today. this does not discount our commitment to this nation. 1.7 million jobs will be created. there will be savings and $29 billion in consumer savings will occur. also i appreciate the chairman for working with me to ensure that we are investing in small business guaranteeing that minority and women-owned businesses will be involved in competition, language amendments that i got into this legislation. in decision, -- addition, we are questioning whether older homes will be impacted. i want to work with the chairman to ensure we will have additional protection for older homes. jobs, we're going to protect jobs. and there's language in the bill that i wish my friend -- mr. w

spratt from south carolina, mr. doggett from texas and ms. jackson lee from texas. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, so ordered. under the speaker's announced policy of january 6, 2009 and under a previous order of the house, the following members are recognized for five minutes each. ms. woolsey of california. for what purpose does the gentleman from michigan rise? >> i ask unanimous consent to speak out of order for five minutes. without objection. the gentleman is recognized for five minutes. >> i rise today to celebrate the albanyan organization of southeast michigan and raise a concern they expressed to me. respect for people of diverse cultures has made our nation great. our national heritage reflects the cultural contributions of a wide range of ethnic groups. i'm fortunate to represent the 9th district of michigan, a district rich in religious and ethnic diversity and includes families from the ball can region. as a congressman of the 9th district, i have developed a strong bond with the community. this is a people that strongly values community se

lee and ms. ling were investigating. mr. king could not endure such a policy for long. a related email. "if china wanted it, then the girls would be free." guest: well, i think it raise as a few points both editorial and the email. a few good points. that is, the chinese have lots -- they have a border, a long bored he, with north korea. a lot of refugees try to get out of that, as i said, that prison state. and a lot succeed. they go through china. china has international obligations under the united nations to work with the refugees and to find a home for them. but -- and oftentimes and often cases the chinese actually send them back to north korea. call them economic my grapts and send them back and try to close that border. so china has to, i think, live up to theable obligations under the refugee treatee that it signed with the united nations. host: here's a look at the editorials and how the story is playing out in a couple of newspapers as we are joined by scott from davidson, north carolina, one of the students at woodlawn school. good morning. caller: hi. i was

mr. skelton: iryield one minute to ms. jackson lee. the chair: the gentlelady is recognized for one minute. ms. jackson lee: i rise to raise three points and i would like to refresh the memory of the chairman as he well knows over a period of congressional terms, i brought to his attention the inability of families to publicly acknowledge their loved ones who lost their life in battle coming back from a foreign land as they came into dover air force base. i want to recognize the fact that this new administration, even though we had a number of legislative initiatives in previous authorization bills have now allowed families to be able to have their families publicly acknowledged as they have come in from losing their life on a foreign field. that is an important note and i hope families will recognize that the fallen are respected the moment they hit the soil of the united states. i also wish to make note of the increased coverage of tricare, but i would like to work with the committee as we go forward to expand the number of facilitie

mr. cohen: thank you, madam speaker. like representative lee before me i was shocked at hearing of the shooting at the holocaust museum yesterday. it's a place of special reverence and a place you wouldn't think violence would occur. deranged minds do deranged things and the man who did the shooting has a history of hate toward african-americans and toward jews and toward our government it appears even though he served in our armed forces. it reminds me of the need for passing hate crimes legislation because hate today still exists in people's hearts. when people hate any group, they generally hate all different minorities. they don't understand the america of tolerence and inclusion that we celebrate which -- on which we were founded. it also reminds me of the need to have a cops bill passed torques have more protection in the cops that were approved in the arra to protect our society from these type of attacks. yesterday there was to be a play debuted at the holocaust museum, wife the former secretary of defense, billo

chairman kim mr. chairman, i want to just commend senator mark lee on this amendment. as a former community college teacher as well as chairman of implement and workplace safety i agree community colleges are extremely valuable in finding in how a skilled workforce so i share your concern that they be adequately addressed in this and will work with you as we move to the floor he met with me and my voice to that as well. the community colleges are in a fabulous job and tremendous source of education opportunity for people and i am not sure we celebrated in an upper supportive enough and i suspect in the years to come given the rising cost of our education you'll see a greater role played by the community college system across the country and provide a quality education of substantially reduce costs from the others are charging. whenever we can do to expand those opportunities and to imagine up with the ever growing demand for people in the health-care professions make all the sense of the world so i commend my colleague for his thoughts. >> mr. chairman, i would note th

sheila jackson lee. they and the homeland security committee were most helpful. mr. chairman, often as we go through the airports of america we and our constituents see members of the military passing through those airports, many of them are going to iraq and afghanistan. they are leaving their loved ones. facing sometimes an uncertain future. others are coming in from iraq and afghanistan going home to see loved ones. sometimes they hadn't seen them for over a year. they are often loaded down with heavy gear. now, also at the same time we see the registered travelers who we talked about earlier, we see united premium members, we see delta platinum members and gold medallion members. we all see them getting priority. that's ok. i have no problem with that. but if there's any group of americans who ought to get priority to go to the front of the line, not to skip security, but to go to the front of the line, it's men and women in uniform. so this amendment extends to them the same basic courtesy that we extend to over a million other americans right now. in fact, this

mr. berman: i yield to the gentlelady from texas, sheila jackson lee. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady from texas is recognized for two minutes. ms. jackson lee: i thank the distinguished chairman. we cannot wait, and i just suggest to my colleagues if they would look quickly at these pictures where the pakistan military is fighting terrorism. and this is the activities that are happening in that area. people are fleeing terrorism, and the people that are in these camps are suffering. we cannot wait for this legislation, and i oppose the republican substitute because i want not in isolation of pakistan, i want a regional response, a comprehensive regional strategy, including the role of countries outside the region in supporting pakistan's efforts to combat al qaeda and the taliban, a global effort. the republican substitute has a one-on-one effort. we need a global effort. let me also suggest that there is important language in this legislation because if we suggest that the pentagon is not favorable, the pentagon has indicated that they are awa

mr. arcuri: i yield five minutes to the the gentlewoman from texas, ms. jackson lee. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman from texas is recognized for five minutes. ms. jackson lee: ask to revise and extend. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. ms. jackson lee: i thank the distinguished gentleman for his leadership and really thoughtful conversation on what is a challenging time for america. i rice to support the rule -- i rise to support the rule and want to express both my support and concerns for aspects of this legislation. but i will speak to the overall, seeming overall opposition of our good friends of the other side of the aisle. and i would hope that in their deliberation they have given a thoughtful assessment of the analysis of opposition. we are dealing with some very difficult times. i opposed the war in iraq and remain opposed. i do, however, want the opportunity to be able to stand down in order to safely have our soldiers redeployed. i want to see the standing up of the iraqis and resources to allow them to proceed in their own defense and t

mr. latourette: could i inquire how much time is left? the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman has 14 minutes. mr. latourette: thank you. i want to finish clue the travel edition, again, the game of clue, manufacturers by hasbr, -- hasbro, the weapon, not the pen but the ax to make several thousand people unemployed and in one of these rooms, around the board, mr. nardelli, larry summers, senior advisor on the economy to the president, president obama, of course. over here, ron bloom, who i talked about, here's mr. geithner, secretary of the treasury. here is former president bush. so this group forms our new clue travel edition and as we move forward, i think again it is important that the american public know who made the call to force these car companies into bankruptcy, who made the call to lie to 9,000 auto workers at eight plants across the country and who made the call that even though they don't cost anybody any money, we have to close all these dealerships and put people out of work. and you know, i keep hearing, and the gentleman

also mr. obama is claiming that islam promotes power and dignity among human beings when non- muslims in islamic nations are subjected to a depression and death. host: i am not going to go to the point about the number in the u.s., but i can share with you that in the top five muslim nations, there are 1.6 billion worldwide. indonesia, pakistan, bangladesh, india, and turkey. david makovsky? guest: in the arab world, they tend to see threatening -- they tend to see america as threatening because they are secular. europeans tend to see america as religious. there are different attitudes. like i said, i think the president was right to extend a hand. i think if you do not try to extend a hand, it becomes a self-fulfilling prophecy and you will have a much more polarized environment. i think given his life story, he is the perfect person to articulate american values and interests, and i think it went a long way toward doing that yesterday. host: "thanks to the path that president obama has set o

, mr. speaker, as you know and as the american people know there are good bills out there. one of them is one that i have co-sponsored, h.r. 2300, coming out of the republican study committee and the western caucus, called the american energy innovation act. what it does is provide for increasing production, responsible production of american resources. it provides for increasing conservation so that we decrease the demand side of the energy curve. and it provides for expansion of innovation, incentives for innovation so that we unleash the genius of the american people to solve the challenges that we have in the area of energy. . it doesn't tax the american people, it doesn't decrease jobs, it doesn't decrease electricity prices, as the democratic plan would do. it doesn't increase gas prices as the democrats would do. it doesn't increase natural gas prices, as the democrat plan would do. it doesn't increase the family energy bill, and it doesn't increase the federal debt. no, mr. speaker,

jackson lee: i thank the chairman and i yield back. the chair: the gentleman from kentucky. mr. rogers: i yield two minutes to the gentleman from ohio. mr. latta: i thank the gentleman for yielding, madam speaker. and last night we were in rules, i believe a very important amendment that we offered, it was really to save jobs and it is also to really put a hold on what's happening with homeland security and also what was going on with the folks as customs always trying to put forward a regulation, a rule that's going to put americans out of work and it's also at the same time not only put americans out of work but we're looking at 35 million americans having a certain type of knife. i don't believe that the rules should be done that congress in 1958 defines what a certain type of knife was. last night, of course, we were there and we shouldn't have been there, we should have been here with an amendment on the floor and on the rules committee. because this is important because, again, as i said, this is going to cost jobs. jobs at the buck knife company up in the northwest part o

senator shaheen. >> thank you, mr. chairman, ambassador, bosworth, thank you for being here and for your service. to be parochial i would say you graduate dartmouth and you do us proud in new hampshire. >> thank you. >> can't still him. he still lives with us. [laughter] >> we're working on that. according to recently released reports, north korean exports jumped 23% last year compared to the previous year. and imports jumped 33%. to follow up a little bit on what senator casey was referencing with respect to china, what do these statistics say about our ability to isolate north korea economically and what affect have sanctions really had on the country? well, i think first of all, senator, it's important to note those are percentage increases off very low base levels. now i haven't personally analyzed the data sufficiently to be able to tell you exactly what it means. i think one thing that it probably reflects particularly on the import side is a very high price for oil over the last -- most of 2008 and i think that

mr. berman: yes, mr. chairman. i'm pleased to yield a minute and a half to the very active and distinguished member of the committee, ms. sheila jackson lee, the gentlelady from texas. the chair: the gentlewoman from texas is recognized for 1 1/2 minutes. ms. jackson lee: i thank the speaker. i ask unanimous consent to revise and extend my remarks. i thank the chairman. thank you very much to both the chairman and the ranking member of the full committee, chairman berman, ranking member ros-lehtinen. it is too short a time to talk about the catastrophic positive effect that this will have on the american people, their security and their position in the world. we have always been a country that recognizes the importance of minding our own business, but frankly also understand the importance of being a good friend. i rise to support h.r. 2410 because this legislation authorizes the hiring of 1,500 additional foreign service officers over the next two years. if you have visited these embassies as i have, you know they

issue -- >> host: it is free discussion because mr. will writes about so many topics, so what is on your mind? >> caller: primero i am talking but the big tobacco issue and from my experience and from historic kleeb mr. will's position on the subject of big tobacco it seems okay, they're seems to be a problem and the proposed regulation of tobacco by numerous agencies or an agency giving dominance over the other agencies in the federal government to regulate the tobacco i look at it as something have to be done in that area in order to curb the abuse being the general american public suffers from and mr. will doesn't see that as a positive step what proposals to you have? we know this is an issue that has been adversely affecting the american public. now, it seems in the united states if there is a product that adversity affect to help the general public such as illegal drugs or marijuana or something of that nature it is regulated, there is an enforcement agency and we know that for years the american public is being adversely affecte

[speaking in korean] to mr. obama and the people of the u.s. have extended their warmest welcome. i want to thank them sincerely. president obama and i spent time in april in london during the g- 20. today is our second meeting. during my talks with president obama we had a very substantive talks. we talked about the security situation surrounding the korean peninsula and the future of our caribbean-u.s. alliance and our joint vision for the future. -- ckorean-u.s alliance. for the last 60 years since the korean war our relationship has been one of a strong security alliance and partnership. the future is not only about standing our mutual partnership but also working together side by side to tackle issues of global concern. on that regard, i am extremely pleased to note that today is a meaningful and very significant day for an alliance between our countries to upgrade to a new plateau our relationship and partnership. i take this opportunity to sincerely thank the great people of america for their selfless sacrifice in defending our country and its people. on behalf of the korea

mr. speaker, i love america. there is no better country, and i think it is well to express it at the same time of acknowledging the importance of the world family and the respect and dignity that all people around the world deserve. so as i stand before my colleagues today recognizing that in a few days we'll celebrate america's birthday, it reminds me of the uniqueness of this country that we have the opportunity to agree and disagree but democracy stands. we have an opportunity to show people what they disbelief -- disbelieve. we have an opportunity to correct what others may have had a chance to misrepresent. so it is important that we had a vigorous debate today on the american clean energy and security act of 2009. it is important that we respect the differences of our regions. my good friends on the other side of the aisle, midwest earners, people from the west coast, east coast, the southeastern part of the united states. our friends as far away as hawaii and alaska. but it is important to note that there

lee: thank you very much. thank you, madam speaker. and i want to thank the chair for yielding and also for your leadership, you and mr. markey, everyone has done a phenomenal job on this bill. i rise in support of h.r. 2454 which really sends a clear and unequivocal message that polluting our planet, our communities and our livelihood no longer comes without a cost. this bill will create millions of high-paying career term green jobs that represents a much-needed pathway out of poverty for millions of individuals across this country. and i am pleased to see the inclusion of much-needed funding for the green jobs act. i must also be clear in saying that in america we should do more to address the climate crisis than provided for in this bill, but this is an unbelievable first start. i believe we can produce more renewable electricity and achieve more aggressive emission reductions over time. i also recognize that passing the american clean energy and security act is a major, major bold critical first step toward achieving our goal of r

jackson lee: permission to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. ms. jackson lee: thank you, madam speaker. it is evident by my colleagues' remarks that iran and the dilemma and complexity of its situation has grabbed hold of the hearts and minds of americans and free-loving people around the world. what struck me was the expression and the tragic ins department that caused -- incident that caused nata as a symbol of the iranian movement to claim democrat think? a free election. a 16-year-old who was shot through the heart who lay bleeding in the street as her father tried to save her life. no, americans are not trying to tell the iran an people who they should vote for or whether the election was in fact a true election, a fair election. but we as freedom-loving people who love democracy, who believe in our own country that we should have fair elections, we are standing with them as they petition their government to stand for the right side of the issue which is to ask for a new election or a recount. we

and my good friend the subcommittee chairman, mr. ackerman, and my doubly good friend mr. burton, who was just on the floor of the house who shares with me this commitment to pakistan. mr. speaker, the reason why we must go forward today is for the very reason that our colleagues have been addressing themselves to our colleagues, you will. we have a crisis, a dire crisis in pakistan. there is no time for us to quarrel over what really are minimal differences if you will. right now as we speak, 2.5 million people are homeless. they are fleeing the conflicts in an area that -- area that's been initiated by the pakistani government that's standing not for america but for the freedom of her people. and we must applaud these actions. we must look to the leadership of the president, the leadership of the secretary of state, who has a strong commitment to pakistan and the policy os -- policies of this new government, our government is to recognize pakistan. 1886 is a bill that recognizes comprehensively that we have an equal ally that is fighting against terrorism within their bo