mrs. bachmann: i do. i met with dealers in my district before from chrysler and they looked me in the eye and said they were just flabbergasted. they couldn't believe that they got a pink slip that they were going to be out of business by the end of the month. all the cars that they had on their lot they'd have to sell. they were going to have to wrap up and go out of business by the end of the month. they were one of the most successful chrysler dealerships not just in minnesota but in the nation. they performed 160% better than the top performers in the country. they met all the criteria for staying open for chrysler and still they were pink slipped. no one could understand. mr. akin: reclaiming my time. i'm just trying to put myself in the shoes of the family who owned that dealership that you're talking about. mrs. bachmann: this particular family, congressman, had put $5 million into this dealership just prior to receiving this notice. they were slated to adding another jeep dealership to the chrysle

i'm going to yield to my good friend, congresswoman bachmann from minnesota. mrs. bachmann: we were watching "titanic" and i listened to dr. burgess about the debt and the debt load. once thebt load. once the ice gash came on the side of the titanic, we think of the united states. nothing could possibly sink the united states. we will always be a superpower. the one thing that has kept us a superpower has been freedom, free market economies. we are in the process of watching the deconstruction of free market economies before our very eyes. as the ice ripped that hole in the titanic, water started being taken on and the engineer brought the blueprint of the titanic, water came into the first chamber, the second and the third. by the time it filled up so many chambers, it was over. the ship -- it was impossible to save that ship. that, i think, mr. akin is what you have been bringing before this body this evening, you have been showing to the american people that at a certain point when we have such excess levels of spending that in turn leads to excessive levels of

mrs. bachmann: you're absolutely right. they are all across america and they are doing a fabulous job. they do it on very little money. they aren't receiving money from the federal government the same way that planned parenthood does. planned parenthood receives well over $300 million a year in grants from the federal taxpayer. we don't see that for these pro-life centers. and these are centers who people give donations to and for women who find themselves in a situation where they're torn, trying to figure out what they should do about this unplanned pregnancy, you're exactly right because they offer not only just the sonogram and just a pregnancy test but they offer clothes if you need maternity clothes, they offer baby clote cho clothes, they offer little basinets, they might offer a stroller, a little baby carrier, free diapers. they're there to help women at their most vulnerable time and you'll find in planned parenthood that a woman walks in and they say that they're full service but there's actually only one option

the speaker pro tempore: mrs. bachmann. mr. carter. for what purpose does the gentleman from texas rise? mr. carter: address the house out of order for five minutes, revise and extend. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, so ordered. mr. carter: thank you, mr. speaker, for recognizing me and allowing me to speak and i'd like to start first by apologizing to mr. ryan who i just wandered in here and walked in front of him while he was speaking. before i start with my speech, i want to apologize to mr. ryan for that inappropriate thing i did. i agree with president obama when he said this about spending if in may of 2008 while on the campaign trail. president obama, candidate at that time, said, $9 trillion of debt, that's just bad. that's just fiscally -- that's not fiscally conservative. and so we're going to have to change our policies. the first thing you do when you're in a hole is what? and the crowd reactedstop digging. unfortunately what president obama said is not what he has done and in fact we didn't only not stop diggin

bachmann of minnesota today and the balance of the week, mr. bonner for tuesday, june 16 until 4:00 p.m. and mr. young for today until 4:00 p.m. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the request is ganted. for what purpose does the gentleman from arizona rise? mr. flake: i ask unanimous consent that today following legislative business and any special orders heretofore entered into the following members may be permitted to address the house and include extraneous material. mr. poe, june 23 and 24, five minutes each. mr. jones june 23 and 24. mr. moran june 23 and 24, five minutes each. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, so ordered.

mr. forbes: i'd like to yield one minute to the gentlelady from minnesota, mrs. bachmann. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman from minnesota is recognized for one minute. backs back thank you, madam speaker, and i thank the gentleman from virginia. i support the gentleman's amendment. we know, madam speaker, that this natural energy tax will cost the american people $2 trillion. we know that. we know he this was -- this will result in a loss of 2.5 million jobs every year for the american people. we know that. we know this will result in a reduced standard of living for americans. we know that. what is the point and what's the benefit? but what is worse than this is the fact that now because of this underlying bill the federal government will virtually have control over every aspect of lives for the american people. it is time to stand up and say, we get to choose. we choose liberty or we choose tyranny. it's one of the two. the underlying bill represents the tyranny and the intervention of the federal government. mr. forbes' amendment represents liberty for the ameri

mr. speaker, the bankruptcy filings of both gm and chrysler are threatening local auto dealers as both companies are able to buypass laws that are designed to protect small dealerships. hutting the doors on these businesses will mean more job losses. it's incredible that many of us here in congress that these can be justified if it isn't saving a job and in fact, eliminating jobs. i'm co-sponsoring legislation that would protect these jobs by restoring the franchise agreements between the auto dealerships, gm and chrysler. this would ensure the dealers themselves, not the government or the big auto makers that are controlled by the government are able to decide the future of their operations. let's pass this legislation and help local entrepreneurs keep the businesses they worked so hard to build. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: are there any further requests for one-minutes? none, the chair lays before the house the following personal requests. the clerk: leaves of absence request