ms. jackson lee: thank you. may i ask unanimous consent to have the american federation of labor and congress of industrial organizations, legislative alert letter be submitted into the record? unanimous consent. the chair: it will be covered under general leave. ms. jackson lee: let me quickly say, mr. conyers, mr. ranking member, you were superbly right. the plaintiffs in litigation have had their right of exchange of information. what our friends are trying to do on the other side of the aisle is to make the trusts now a courtroom where information is dragged out of the victims but it is not asked for by the defendants, the ones who filed for bankruptcy, the ones who've left the victims to suffer and to fend for themselves. i ask my colleagues to make this fair and require the asbestos company to give us where their asbestos-remaining products are so we can save lives. if there's transparency, if the bill would be fair, if the fact bill would be fair, they would then have information coming from both parties,

ms. jackson lee: i thank the chairman very much. let me be very clear that the awards under the eaja are not available for any and every case. only when the plaintiff prevails. is that not fair? when an individual, a nonprofit who has sought to even the playing field, who wants to make sure that we have a strong energy policy but they're praying that you listen to them as to how it is destroying their property, their house, their quality of life, they have a right to petition. so i want to correct the gentleman's interpretation. i heard on the floor of the house that he mentioned the word frivolous. as a lawyer and one that adheres to the constitution, i'd like to not think if you are concerned about an issue that you cannot get into the court of justice and that you cannot make your case. you may not win, but i want to surprise him with the fact that the large number of cases that went under this act were trade associations. 622. private companies, 556. there are a variety of others, not collectively together. state, few miss palts

ms. jackson lee: thank you. i just want to briefly talk about the issues, i thank the gentleman for yielding. i want to indicate that we have the opportunity to do a number of things, create jobs, energy independence, preserve and create a strong economy and protect our environment. i am interested in seeing the opportunity for low-income families to be able to be helped in the cold of the winter and the heat of the summer, to be able to find relief from energy costs that we have talked about so often and i would hope that as we move forward with the legislation, we will be able to work together. i believe that the 2.1 million jobs that are created and that ' increase of the consumers household dollars and the amounts of money going into government treasury really should bring us together and my amendment is clarified by the chairman and my discussion and the colloquy is to give congress that oversight pertaining to those federal lands. i thank the chairman for his clarification and looking forward to working wi

ms. jackson lee: i thank the chairman. sequestration is not only impacting the whole of the work of ferc, but in actuality, sequestration is undermining the economy of the united states of america. n my state alone, we have lost 153,000 jobs. in the united states, they've lost one million jobs. it is so devastating that i offer to submit a letter into the record from the prp cardinals dated november -- republican cardinals dated asking us to 013, rid the disastrous sequestration. i ask unanimous consent to submit this let near the record that -- the chair: the gentlewoman's request will be covered by general leave. ms. jackson lee: thank you so very much. it indicates that we have a severe problem in sequestration. this legislation to expedite the approval of needed gas looking for gain a solution. since fiscal year 2009, ferc has completed action on 92% of their pipeline applications. mr. chairman, there is no problem. there is no backlog. the idea that sequestration's impact is overstated, it is not true. according to an

ms. jackson lee: one of my colleagues this morning talked about creating jobs. and i'm delighted to be one of those who saw and advocated in the affordable care act the expanse of service and use on behalf of the american people. first, as a woman let me say for women the affordable care act will take away forever this dastardly assessment that pregnancy was a pre-existing disease. the lifetime caps will be removed for women. the costs are going down for women. in fact, a small business owner indicated that she was going to save $10,000 on her insurance and this creates jobs. scholarships for medical professionals, doctors, nurses, an expanse of the federally qualified clinics. the affordable care act is here to stay with consumer protection that is will provide for the right kind of health care for the american people. don't be fooled. it is going to be the civil rights legislation of the 21st century. women giving dignity, children provided for health care, seniors not denied health care. i'm delighted that this particular legislation is going to be what we de

nadler of new york, and amendment number 3 by ms. jackson lee of texas. the chair will reduce to two minutes the time of any electronic vote after the first ote in the series. the unfinished business is the vote on amendment number 1 printed in house report 113-264 by the gentleman from tennessee, mr. cohen,en of which further proceedings were postponed and the ayes very sprailed by a voice vote -- ayes prevailed by a voice vote. the clerk: amendment offered by mr. cohen of tennessee. the chair: those in support of the request for a recorded vote will rise and be counted. a sufficient number having isen, a recorded vote is ordered. members will record their votes by electronic device. this will be a 15-minute vote. [captioning made possible by the national captioning institute, inc., in cooperation with the united states house of representatives. any use of the closed-captioned coverage of the house proceedings for political or commercial purposes is expressly prohibited by the u.s. house of representatives.] the chair: on this vote, the yeas are 198, the

jackson and spoke off camera said she's very sorry for my son's actions, i did not raise my son that way. as for the hate crime allegations, jackson said no way, we have transgender first cousins in the family. >> 18-year-old sa sshgssha fleishman was wearing a skirt that was set on fire. she was a senior at the high school where the school director, just came out, a as gender queer to my parents, she says a couple years ago. >> outgoing and charming, fun to talk to, wonderful member of our community. >> sasha is still isn't burn unit in st. francis hospital in serious condition, and thomas has no bail and is set to return to court on monday. >>> and an lgbt counselor said they don't identify themselves as male and female. >> whether it be dressing in a manner, or behaving in an adr are ongenous manner, the specific center offers support groups for the groups and they had to conform to their birth gender. this case is prompting a lot of interaction on facebook. seven ktvu. >>> and two lives conducting a track inspection, a legislative safety hearing was held in san francisco today. i

jackson lee of texas, amendment number 3 by mr. lone that will of california, lowenthal umber -- f california, amendment number 6 by ms. jackson lee of texas, amendment number 7 by mr. polis of colorado, amendment number 8 by defazio of oregon. the unfinished business -- on which the no, sir prevailed by voice vote. the clerk will redesignate the amendment. the clerk: amendment number 2 printed in part a of house report 113-271 offered by ms. jackson lee of texas. 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 arisen, a recorded vote is ordered. members will record their votes by electronic device. this is a two-minute vote. [captioning made possible by the national captioning institute, inc., in cooperation with the united states house of representatives. any use of the closed-captioned coverage of the house proceedings for political or commercial purposes is expressly prohibited by the u.s. house of representatives.] the speak

his mother who identified herself as ms. jackson and spoke off camera told me that she's very sorry for my son's actions. did i not raise my son that way. as for the hate crime allegations jackson said no way. we have transgender first cousins in the family. >> thomas's arresting officer wrote thomas stated that he did it because he's homophobic. the victim in this case identifies as neither male nor female. . >> there's certainly a lot of out pouring of support for sasha. >> she's a senior where crowley is the school director. two years ago just came out as gender queer to my parents. i don't identify as male or female. >> fun to talk to, a wonderful member of our community. >> reporter: we tried to repeatedly to reach the family but have been unsuccessful. thomas has no bail and will be back in court on tuesday. live in oakland, channel 2 news. >>> a mother from sunnyvale is reportedly on her way on arizona to reunite with her newborn son found with his father. mexican authorities arrested the father, 22-year-old gular aft

i yield two minutes to the gentlewoman from texas, ms. jackson lee. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman from texas is recognized for two minutes. ms. jackson lee: nothing of the dialogue that we heard is mutually exclusive from creating jobs, from providing a growing economy and having a sustainible environment and maybe having even a national energy policy. this should not be a conflict between who's red and who's not in terms of land and the ability to use the federal lands and education. we can do both, and what i believe is happening is that we are trying to take sides without looking constructively at everyone's amendment to make this legislation what it should be. i have always advocated for natural energy policy. today i rise and to discuss the amendments that i offered to try to bring people together. i listened to a discussion of pays e the industry $6,500. i venture to say that the amendment i offered would have been a fair one. it's to eliminate that amount. could have been a compromise. make it a $1,000 fee. in actuality, this blocks

ms. jackson lee: mr. speaker, over this last weekend we celebrated the life of an educator, civil rights activist and houston's first hispanic-elected official. but a true, a true and wonderful and deserving, outstanding american. i rise today to pay tribute to a legendary pioneer figure in the history of houston. and as i said, the first hispanic elected to public office. he died on november 4. but this weekend we had a chance to be with his family and to celebrate his life, to name a neighborhood center after him, to hear the testimonies of his passion and his love of bringing people together. he was inspired by president john f. kennedy and went to the peace corps where he met his wonderful and beautiful wife and had two children, a daughter and son. to hear them speak of the love for their family. he met his wife in the philippines and we know today that we're praying for all of them. he of course in 1967 moved his family back to houston. we're so delighted. he served as a director of jobs for progres

ms. jackson lee: i agree with my colleague, there should have been an open rule. and the reason that there should have been an open rule because i had an amendment that indicated that the conditions specified in the subsection for health insurance issuer, they must notify enrollees eligible for such continued coverage. i'm glad the president yesterday put that language in, and also said you can opt in to your old policy. we have answered the call and concern of the american people, but we have not taken away from them the right to have consumer protections and insurance coverage that will make their lives better. i would also suggest that my amendment that indicated health insurance companies are making decisions based on the bottom line, self-interest, and have decided to terminate insurance plans that are not profitable in the new highly competitive marketplace for health insurance, or want to end insurance of those who are ill and thereby increase their profit margin by keeping only the healthy and marginally healthy should have been included. because we need t

the chair recognizes the gentlewoman from texas, ms. jackson lee, for five minutes. ms. jackson lee: mr. speaker, today i rise to speak of messages and missions yet undone. this congress, both house and senate, was sent here on behalf of the american people to ensure that their voices and their needs are adhered to. they're not interested in the clanging of voices. they're interested in the rolling up of sleeves and making sure our government works, and so i stand here in reflection of a very successful enrollment day in houston, texas, last saturday where people came and stood in line to be able to seek information and, yes, enroll because they have faith in this nation. and as the affordable care act broken ng and fixes promises and broken technology, what we should be focused on is making it work for the america people, making sure that those with pre-existing disease can have insurance, young people with minimal income can have insurance, those between 50 and 65 can have insurance, those with catastrophic illness can have insurance. i have faith that as we work throu

ms. after of this summer, a clear majority of americans favored marriage equality for the whole country. among moderates it was 63%. among independent voters it's 63%. among women it's 53%. that's where the country is at right now on this issue, and it's getting more so all the tile. since the supreme court's decision on the defense of marriage act this summer, more and more states have moved toward equalizing their marriage laws. and when that happens inside a state, the sky tends not to fall. and therefore the arguments about how terrible same-sex marriage would be for that state, tend to hold even les sway than they might have held. this is a public opinion train that has left the station. but, among the national tier republican politicians, among even national tier republican politicians whose future prospects are supposedly stakd on their cross other appeal and their electability. there's not a single republican among them right now who's not staunchly opposed to letting gay people g

jackson lee. >> thank you very much, mr. chairman to let me thank the chairman and the ranking member for holding this hearing it and as i indicated previously, publicly, again my deepest sympathy to mr. hernandez family and the entire community, and to thank the law enforcement community of that area for the most passionate and dignified tribute to him. it was enormously heartwarming to see the law enforcement community, oath at the airport and surrounding area, come together and technology the service of mr. hernandez as a law-enforcement officer. which again i join with my ranking member, mr. thompson, to acknowledge that i hope it concludes for ever any comment that tsos are not first responders or dat two with the security of this nation and put the ideas of privatization as a substitute for professional federal workforce. so let me thank you again for that. .. >> with respect to the perimeter security which i think has been put off on airports. i think it's a question of no one knowing who's responsible for it. one of

ms. jackson lee: i would like a recorded vote, the yeas and nays. the chair: pursuant to clause 6 of rule 18 further proceed thonings amendment of the gentlewoman from texas will be postponed. it is now in order to consider amendment number five printed in part a of house report 113-271. for what purpose does the gentlewoman from hawaii seek recognition? ms. hanabusa: i have an amendment at the desk. the chair: the clerk will designate the amendment. the clerk: amendment number five printed in part a of house report 113-271 offered by ms. hanabusa of hawaii. the chair: pursuant to house resolution 419, the gentlewoman from hawaii, ms. hanabusa, and a member opposed each will control five minutes. the chair recognizes the gentlewoman from hawaii. ms. hanabusa: i yield myself such time as i may consume. the chair: the gentlewoman is recognized. ms. hanabusa: this amendment is similar to one i offered last congress which was agreed to by voice vote this amendment simply adds to title 2 the planning for america energy act of 2013, subsection 8 which mir

ms. jackson lee: mr. speaker, today, there was a memorial in washington in honor of a great geraldo i. t, hernandez, the first transportation security officer duty. in the line of died on friday, november 1, in los angeles of gunshot wounds while he was doing his duty. he was the first one to be killed in the line of duty. he was born in el salvador and became an american citizen and married in 1998. they have two wonderful children. in 2010 he joined the transportation security administration. everyone indicated what a great public servant he was. he was excited to go to work and enjoyed the interaction of the passengers. always smiling. took pride in his duty for the american public and t.s.a. mission. i offer my deepest sympathy and ask for a one-minute acknowledgement of this fine and public servant. thank you, mr. speaker. thank you. may he rest in peace. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman's time has expired. for what purpose does the gentleman from texas seek recognition? mr. poe

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and michael jackson once said it doesn't matter if you're black or white however in a recent election pertaining to the houston community college board of trustees it did matter a white republican politician named dave wilson duped voters into believing he was a black man tonight's resident captures what really happened and why some people are a little upset. with . wilson as a republican who just won a seat of the houston community college board of trustees congratulations dave he wanted to win very badly because i guess he believes he can represent his constituents better than anyone else now many of his constituents are african-americans and dave is a conservative white man but since he really wanted to represent the needs and concerns of the black constituents and was worried that they'd reject his lily white but they came up with an inventive direct mail marketing campaign he didn't he led voters to believe that he himself was black he printed up pieces of mail that featured the smiley faces of many african-americans no white people were pictured at all dave chuckled when he admi

. >> reporter: bob jackson was 29 years old. and a staff photographer for the "dallas times herald" assigned to cover the president's visit. >> and ms. kennedy and the president of the united states. >> we were all jockeying forday? >> it was a subject that we talked about. >> reporter: you did? >> uh-huh. look. that's a pretty good place if somebody wanted to shoot the president. >> reporter: but no one, including jackson, expected what happened next. >> the president has been hit. >> well, i just looked up right at it. and i could see the rifle resting on the window ledge. >> reporter: but jackson couldn't take a photograph. his camera was empty. >> i was pretty upset. i went back to it many times. >> reporter: and the story had ended right there for you. it seemed like one potentially of missed opportunity. >> yes. >> lee h. oswald the jackson had his next assignment get a photo of oswald. so you've never seen this? >> no, it's not the hilton. >> reporter: month, it's not the hilton. >> they told us they were going to bring t

in 2004, ms. brown received the jackson young lawyers outstanding service award. and in 2008, she was recognized by the mississippi business journal as one of mississippi's leading business women. her nomination was approved unanimously by the u.s. senate committee on the judiciary. madam president, i am very pleased to support this nomination. ms. debra brown is very well qualified for this important responsibility, and i am confident she will serve with distinction as a united states district court judge. a senator: madam president? the presiding officer: the senator from mississippi. mr. wicker: madam president, i rise this afternoon joining my colleague from mississippi in strong support of debra brown's confirmation to the united states district court for the northern district of mississippi. ms. brown was nominated in may by president obama to fill the seat held by my friend, the late district court judge allen pepper. as one of mississippi's two united states senators, i enthusiastically represent ms. brown based upon her qualifications. in addition, i am t