Chris Christie … a temperament not meant for a President of the free world

the Senate considers S.954 S.953 S.1003&S.744 :::::: CONGRESS :::::: the House considers HR2217

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• The Senate will not be in session on Wednesday, June 5^th in order to allow Senators to attend the funeral services of Senator Lautenberg.
• The Senate stands in adjournment under the provisions of S.Res.161, as a further mark of respect to the memory of the late Senator Frank R. Lautenberg of New Jersey.
•  The Senate will convene at 9:00am on Thursday, June 6, 2013.
•   Following any Leader remarks, the Senate will resume consideration of S.954, the Farm bill.
• During Tuesday’s session of the Senate, cloture was filed on S.954, the Farm bill.
• As a result, the filing deadline for first degree amendments to the bill is 1:00pm on Wednesday, June 5^th (notwithstanding the Senate not being in session).
• The filing deadline for second degree amendments is 9:45am on Thursday, June 6^th.
• Also during Tuesday’s session, cloture was filed on the following items:
  • Motion to proceed to S.1003, a bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to reset interest rates for new student loans (Coburn) and
  • Motion to proceed to S.953, the Student Loan Affordability Act (Reed).
• At 10:00am, there will be 3 roll call votes on the following in the following order:
  • Motion to invoke cloture on S.954, the Farm bill,
  • Motion to invoke cloture on the motion to proceed to S.1003, A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to reset interest rates for new student loans (Coburn) and
  • Motion to invoke cloture on the motion to proceed to S.953, the Student Loan Affordability Act (Reed).
  • By consent, S.744, a bill to provide for comprehensive immigration reform, as reported, was star printed to make technical corrections to the committee-reported substitute amendment. Attached to this email you will find a summary of the corrections.Senator Reid then moved to proceed to S.744, and filed cloture on the motion to proceed. The cloture vote will occur at a time to be determined next week.
  • As a reminder, the filing deadline for second degree amendments to S.954, the Farm bill, is 9:45am today.If your Senator has a germane amendment and would like to preserve his or her ability to offer, please send a signed copy of the amendment to the cloakroom prior to the deadline.  If you have already filed, there is no need to re-file.
  • The time until 10:00am is equally divided between the two Leaders or their designees. At 10:00am, the Senate will proceed to a series of 3 roll call votes in relation to the following motions:-          Motion to invoke cloture on S.954, the Farm bill,-          Motion to invoke cloture on the motion to proceed to S.1003, A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to reset interest rates for new student loans (Coburn) and-          Motion to invoke cloture on the motion to proceed to S.953, the Student Loan Affordability Act (Reed).Following the votes, the Senate will be in a period of morning business until 11:45am with the time equally divided between the two Leaders or their designees. Senator Reid will be recognized at that time.
  • 10:01am The Senate began a  roll call vote on the motion to invoke cloture on S.954, the Farm bill;Invoked: 75-22
  • 10:34am The Senate began a roll call vote on the motion to invoke cloture on the motion to proceed to S.1003, A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to reset interest rates for new student loans (Coburn);Not Invoked: 40-57
  • 10:54am The Senate began a roll call vote on motion to invoke cloture on the motion to proceed to S.953, the Student Loan Affordability Act (Reed);Not Invoked: 51-46
  • Cloture on the motion to proceed to S.943, the Reed student loan bill, was not invoked 51-46. The Senate is now in a period of morning business until 12:30pm.
  • There will be no further roll call votes today or tomorrow.
  • ********** We expect to be in session tomorrow, Friday, June 7 from the 9:30 until 1:30pm range **********
  • The Senate stands in adjournment until 9:30am on Friday, June 7, 2013.
  • Following any Leader remarks, the Senate will resume the motion to proceed to S.744, the Comprehensive Immigration Reform bill. The time until 1:30pm will be for debate on the motion to proceed with Senator Sessions, or his designee, controlling three hours and the Majority Leader, or his designee, controlling the remaining time.
  • There will be no roll call votes on Friday. The next roll call vote will be at 5:30pm on Monday, June 10th on passage of S.954, the Farm bill.
  • We are still working on an agreement to complete action of the Farm bill and to begin consideration of the Immigration Reform bill. Another message will be sent if an when an agreement is reached.
  • The Senate has reached an agreement to consider the Alejandro and Schmehl nominations at a time to be determined, with 30 minutes for debate prior to votes on confirmation of the nominations. The agreement is as follows:At a time to be determined by the Majority Leader, in consultation with the Republican Leader, the Senate proceed to Executive Session to consider the following nominations:-          Executive Calendar #47, Nitza I. Quinones Alejandro, of Pennsylvania, to be United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.-          Executive Calendar #49, Jeffrey L. Schmehl, of Pennsylvania to be United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.that there be 30 minutes for debate equally divided in the usual form; that following the use or yielding back of time, the Senate proceed to vote without intervening action or debate on the nominations in the order listed; the motions to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table with no intervening action or debate; that no further motions be in order; that any related statements be printed in the Record; that the President be immediately notified of the Senate’s action and the Senate then resume legislative session.
  • The Senate has reached an agreement to vote in relation to the pending Leahy amendment #998 (to establish a pilot program for gigabit Internet projects in rural areas), on passage of the Farm bill, to set the cloture vote on the motion to proceed to S.744, Comprehensive Immigration Reform, and on adoption of the motion to proceed.
  • The vote schedule is as follows:5:30pm Monday, June 10:-          Leahy amendment #998 (voice vote expected)-          Passage of S.954, the Farm billTuesday, June 11:

    -          2:15pm Cloture on motion to proceed to S.744, Comprehensive Immigration Reform

    -          4:00pm Adoption of the motion to proceed to S.744, Comprehensive Immigration Reform

    Agreement to complete action on the Farm bill and Comprehensive Immigration Reform:

    Following any Leader remarks on Friday, June 7^th, the Senate resume consideration of the motion to proceed to Calendar #80, S.744; that the time until 1:30pm be divided as follows:  Senator Sessions, or designee, controlling three hours and the Majority Leader, or designee, controlling the remaining time; further.

    Following any Leader remarks on Monday, June 10^th, the Senate resume consideration of the motion to proceed to S.744; that the time until 5pm be divided as follows:  Senator Sessions, or designee, controlling two hours, and Senator Leahy, or designee, controlling the remaining time.

    At 5pm, the Senate resume consideration of S.954, the Farm bill with the time until 5:30pm equally divided between the two Leaders, or their designees; that at 5:30pm, all post-cloture time be considered expired and the Senate proceed to vote in relation to the Leahy amendment, with no amendments in order to the amendment prior to the vote; and upon disposition of the Leahy amendment, the Senate proceed to vote on passage of S.954, as amended.

    Upon disposition of S.954, the Senate resume consideration of the motion to proceed to S.744, with Senator Sessions, or designee, controlling one hour of debate on Monday evening.

    Following any Leader remarks on Tuesday, June 11^th, the Senate resume consideration of the motion to proceed to S.744, with the time until 12:30pm equally divided between the proponents and opponents; further, with Senator Sessions, or designee, controlling up to one hour of that time.

    At 2:15pm, on Tuesday, June 11^th, the Senate proceed to vote on the motion to invoke cloture on the motion to proceed to S.744. Finally, if cloture is invoked on the motion to proceed, the time until 4pm, be equally divided between the proponents and opponents; and at 4pm, the Senate proceed to vote on the adoption of the motion to proceed to S.744.

  • WRAP UP
  • 1) Motion to invoke cloture on S.954, the Farm bill; Invoked: 75-222) Motion to invoke cloture on the motion to proceed to S.1003, A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to reset interest rates for new student loans (Coburn); Not Invoked: 40-573) Motion to invoke cloture on the motion to proceed to S.943, Motion to invoke cloture on the motion to proceed to S.953, the Student Loan Affordability Act (Reed); Not Invoked: 51-46No LEGISLATIVE ITEMSEXECUTIVE ITEMS

    Confirmed the following items:

    Executive Calendar #141 Rachel Elise Barkow – to be a Member of the United States Sentencing Commission for a term expiring October 31, 2017

    Executive Calendar #142 Charles R. Breyer – to be a Member of the United States Sentencing Commission for a term expiring October 31, 2015

    Executive Calendar #143 William H. Pryor, Jr. – to be a Member of the United States Sentencing Commission for a term expiring October 31, 2017

    Confirmed all nominations on the Secretary’s desk in Air Force, Army, Marine Corps and Navy and the following items:

    AIR FORCE

    Executive Calendar #147 Maj. Den. Douglas J. Robb – to be Lieutenant General

    Executive Calendar #148 Lt. Gen. Stephen L. Hoog – to be Lieutenant General

    Executive Calendar #149 Lt. Gen. Brooks L. Bash – to be Lieutenant General

    ARMY

    Executive Calendar #150 Maj. Gen. Joseph Anderson -to be Lieutenant General

    Executive Calendar #151 Maj. Gen. Thomas W. Spoehr – to be Lieutenant General

    Executive Calendar #152 Lt. Gen. John D. Johnson -to be Lieutenant General

    Executive Calendar #153 Col. Ivan E. Denton – to be Brigadier General

    NAVY

    Executive Calendar #154 Capt. Brian S. Pecha – to be Rear Admiral (lower half)

    Executive Calendar #155 Capt. Victor W. Hall – to be Rear Admiral (lower half)

    Executive Calendar #156 Capt. Priscilla B. Coe – to be Rear Admiral (lower half)

    Executive Calendar #157 Capt. Christina M. Alvarado – to be Rear Admiral (lower half)

    Executive Calendar #158 Capt. James R. McNeal – to be Rear Admiral (lower half)

    Executive Calendar #159 Capt. Daniel L. Gard – to be Rear Admiral (lower half)

    Executive Calendar #160 Capt. Mark J. Fung – to be Rear Admiral (lower half)

    Executive Calendar #161 Capt. Alma M.O.L. Grocki – to be Rear Admiral (lower half)

    Executive Calendar #162 Capt. William K. Davis – to be Rear Admiral (lower half)

    Executive Calendar #163 Capt. Daniel J. MacDonnell – to be Rear Admiral (lower half)

    Executive Calendar #164 to be Rear Admiral (lower half)-

    Capt. William J. Galinis

    Capt. Jon A. Hill

    Executive Calendar #165 to be Rear Admiral (lower half)-

    Capt. Christian D. Becker

    Capt. Gordon D. Peters

    Executive Calendar #166 to be Rear Admiral (lower half)-

    Capt. John P. Polowczyk

    Capt. Paul J. Verrastro

    Executive Calendar #167 Rear Adm. (lh) Paula C. Brown – to be Rear Admiral

    Executive Calendar #168 Rear Adm. (lh) Thomas E. Beeman – to be Rear Admiral

    Executive Calendar #169 to be Rear Admiral-

    Rear Adm. (lh) Kelvin N. Dixon

    Rear Adm. (lh) Brian L. LaRoche

    Rear Adm. (lh) John C. Sadler

    Executive Calendar #170 Rear Adm. William A. Brown – to be Vice Admiral

    Executive Calendar #171 Rear Adm. Robert L. Thomas, Jr. – to be Vice Admiral

    Executive Calendar #172 Rear Adm. Nora W. Tyson – to be Vice Admiral

    MARINE CORPS

    Executive Calendar #173 to be Brigadier General-

    Col. David G. Bellon

    Col. Raymond R. Descheneaux

    Executive Calendar #174 to be Brigadier General-

    Colonel James W. Bierman, Jr.

    Colonel Robert F. Castellvi

    Colonel David J. Furness

    Colonel Michael S. Groen

    Colonel Kevin M. Iiams

    Colonel John M. Jansen

    Colonel Kevin J. Killea

    Colonel David A. Ottignon

    Colonel Thomas D. Weidley

    Colonel Terry V. Williams

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  • 9:01:43 A.M. – ONE MINUTE SPEECHES – The
    House proceeded with one minute speeches, which by direction of the Chair would
    be limited to 5 per side of the aisle.

  • 9:00:21 A.M.		The House convened, starting a new legislative day.
    9:00:40 A.M.		Today’s prayer was offered by the House Chaplain, Rev. Patrick J. Conroy.
    9:01:18 A.M.		The Speaker announced approval of the Journal. Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Journal stands approved.
    9:01:22 A.M.		PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE – The Chair designated Mrs. Walorski to lead the Members in reciting the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag.
    9:01:43 A.M.		ONE MINUTE SPEECHES – The House proceeded with one minute speeches, which by direction of the Chair would be limited to 5 per side of the aisle.

9:19:07 A.M.	H.R. 2217	Considered as unfinished business. H.R. 2217 — “Making appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2014, and for other purposes.”
9:19:18 A.M.	H.R. 2217	The House resolved into Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union for further consideration.
9:20:37 A.M.	H.R. 2217	Mr. Carter moved that the Committee rise.
9:20:51 A.M.	H.R. 2217	On motion that the Committee rise Agreed to by voice vote.
9:21:30 A.M.	H.R. 2217	Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union rises leaving H.R. 2217 as unfinished business.
9:22:09 A.M.		The Speaker announced that the House do now recess. The next meeting is scheduled for 10:00 a.m. today.
10:03:50 A.M.		The House convened, returning from a recess continuing the legislative day of June 6.
10:04:28 A.M.		The House received a message from the Clerk. Pursuant to the permission granted in Clause 2(h) of Rule II of the Rules of the U.S. House of Representatives, the Clerk notified the House that she had received a message from the Secretary of the Senate on June 6, 2013 at 9:32 a.m. stating that that body had agreed to S. Res. 161.
10:04:37 A.M.	H.R. 2217	Considered as unfinished business. H.R. 2217 — “Making appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2014, and for other purposes.”
10:04:52 A.M.	H.R. 2217	The House resolved into Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union for further consideration.
10:04:56 A.M.	H.R. 2217	UNFINISHED BUSINESS – The Chair announced that the unfinished business was the question of adoption of amendments which had been debated earlier and on which further proceedings had been postponed.
10:34:51 A.M.	H.R. 2217	On agreeing to the Lujan, Ben Ray (NM) amendment; Agreed to by recorded vote: 287 – 136 (Roll no. 207).
10:42:37 A.M.	H.R. 2217	On agreeing to the King (IA) amendment; Agreed to by recorded vote: 224 – 201 (Roll no. 208).
10:47:01 A.M.	H.R. 2217	On agreeing to the Blackburn amendment; Failed by recorded vote: 196 – 225 (Roll no. 209).
10:47:18 A.M.	H.R. 2217	The House rose from the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union to report H.R. 2217.
10:48:28 A.M.	H.R. 2217	The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.
10:48:42 A.M.	H.R. 2217	The House adopted the amendments en gross as agreed to by the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union.
10:49:41 A.M.	H.R. 2217	Mr. Murphy (FL) moved to recommit with instructions to Appropriations.
10:50:01 A.M.	H.R. 2217	DEBATE – The House prodeeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Murphy (FL) motion to recommit with instructions. The instructions contained in the motion seek to require the bill to be reported back forthwith with an amendment to increase funds for the Federal Emergency Management Agency Salaries and Expenses by $7,500,000 and the National Predisaster Mitigation Fund by $2,500,000.
10:56:58 A.M.	H.R. 2217	The previous question on the motion to recommit with instructions was ordered without objection.
11:04:06 A.M.	H.R. 2217	On motion to recommit with instructions Failed by recorded vote: 196 – 226 (Roll no. 210).
11:13:56 A.M.	H.R. 2217	On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 245 – 182 (Roll no. 211).
11:13:56 A.M.	H.R. 2217	Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
11:18:01 A.M.		COLLOQUY ON HOUSE SCHEDULE – The Chair recognized Mr. Hoyer for the purpose of engaging in a colloquy with Mr. Cantor on the expectations regarding the legislative schedule for the House during the upcoming week.
11:40:40 A.M.		Mr. Cantor asked unanimous consent That when the House adjourn on Thursday, June 6, 2013, it adjourn to meet at 3 p.m. on Monday, June 10, 2013. Agreed to without objection.
11:41:29 A.M.		ONE MINUTE SPEECHES – The House proceeded with further one minute speeches.
11:55:12 A.M.		SPECIAL ORDER SPEECHES – The House has concluded all anticipated legislative business and has proceeded to Special Order speeches.

3:15:14 P.M.		Mr. King (IA) moved that the House do now adjourn.
3:15:32 P.M.		On motion to adjourn Agreed to by voice vote.
3:15:33 P.M.		The House adjourned pursuant to a previous special order.The next meeting is scheduled for 3:00 p.m. on June 10, 2013.

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Pelosi House Dems and the Headlines ~~ June 2013 ~~

Nancy Pelosi (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Pelosi Statement on the Nomination of Jason Furman as Chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers

“Following in the footsteps of Alan Krueger is no easy task, but Jason Furman has earned the trust of the President, the confidence of his colleagues, and the respect of economic leaders who will work with him to help navigate our country into a strong, vibrant, and resilient economic future.  We look forward to working with him to find long-term solutions that meet our challenges, reach our goals, and help move our country forward.”

Monday, June 10, 2013

Pelosi Statement on 50th Anniversary of Equal Pay Act

“…From the Equal Pay Act signed by President Kennedy in 1963 to the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act signed by President Obama in 2009, each generation has made strides toward the basic principle of equality in our country.  I salute the efforts of Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro to ensure that America’s women – especially our daughters – earn equal pay for equal work and call upon Congress to take the next step by passing the Paycheck Fairness Act.  We cannot wait another 50 years to see it become law.”

Monday, June 10, 2013

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Pelosi Statement on Congressman John Dingell Becoming The  Longest-Serving Member of Congress in History

“Today, we recognize Congressman John Dingell, a remarkable leader who is taking his place in history as the longest-serving Member of Congress.  As the Dean of the people’s House, he has given his constituents, his colleagues, and his country more than 57 years of extraordinary and effective leadership.”

Friday, June 7, 2013

Pelosi Statement on May Jobs Numbers

“Republicans in Congress know how we can work together to restore Americans’ confidence in our economy: stop blocking measures to create jobs and appoint budget conferees so we can engage in an open and fair debate on our priorities for the future.  Americans cannot afford more Republican obstruction or partisan political games.  Our communities deserve a laser-like focus on solutions to grow the economy and bolster the middle class.”

Friday, June 7, 2013

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Transcript of Pelosi Press Conference Today

“…The King amendment, if enacted – well, it has passed the floor here – would require the President to strip the DREAMers of protection from deportation, even those who have undergone background checks already, and have already been granted deferred action.  Nearly half a million DREAMers have applied for deferred action under the President’s initiative.  To date, nearly 300,000 of them have been approved for deferred action, and today, the Republicans in the House passed an amendment that would undo all of that.”

Thursday, June 6, 2013

Pelosi Remarks at Press Conference on 50th Anniversay of Equal Pay Act

“Recognizing that our economy depends on women in workplace, he took what he called, presciently “a first step.”  [President Kennedy] knew it was a first step to end the “unconscionable practice” – in his words – of paying women less than men for the same amount of work. But in the course of fifty years loopholes in the Equal Pay Act were carved out and exploited.  Disparities among minority women widened…”

Thursday, June 6, 2013

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Pelosi Remarks at Women of the House Lunch: “Standing up for Trafficked and Exploited Girls”

“And to be here with all, all of my colleagues.  [Congresswoman] Rosa DeLauro used the term “slavery.”  That is not a term to be used lightly but the fact is, it applies here.  The scale, brutality, and prevalence of sex trafficking demands that we recognize it for the atrocity that it is…”

Wednesday, June 5, 2013

Pelosi Statement on President Obama’s National Security Team

“Today, President Obama named two strong, experienced, dedicated leaders to continue the Administration’s work of solidifying our alliances abroad, ensuring our national security at home, and promoting American leadership for peace, progress, and prosperity across the globe.”

Wednesday, June 5, 2013

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Pelosi Statement on 24th Anniversary of the Tiananmen Square Massacre

“One of the most enduring images of the 20th century will forever be seared into our conscience – the picture of the lone man standing in the street, bringing the line of tanks to a grinding halt.  Today, the spirit of Tiananmen lives on in the hearts and minds of those continuing the struggle both in China and abroad.”

Monday, June 3, 2013

Pelosi Statement on the Passing of U.S. Senator Frank Lautenberg

“Senator Lautenberg spent each day fighting to protect and improve the health, security, and well-being of every American.  His lifetime of service leaves a legacy we must follow, and an expectation we must meet.  We only hope it is a comfort to his wife Bonnie, his children and grandchildren that so many mourn their loss at this sad time.”

Monday, June 3, 2013

the House :::::: CONGRESS ::::: the Senate

• The Senate will not be in session on Wednesday, June 5^th in order to allow Senators to attend the funeral services of Senator Lautenberg.
• The Senate stands in adjournment under the provisions of S.Res.161, as a further mark of respect to the memory of the late Senator Frank R. Lautenberg of New Jersey.  The Senate will convene at 9:00am on Thursday, June 6, 2013.  Following any Leader remarks, the Senate will resume consideration of S.954, the Farm bill.
• During Tuesday’s session of the Senate, cloture was filed on S.954, the Farm bill. As a result, the filing deadline for first degree amendments to the bill is 1:00pm on Wednesday, June 5^th (notwithstanding the Senate not being in session).  The filing deadline for second degree amendments is 9:45am on Thursday, June 6^th.
• Also during Tuesday’s session, cloture was filed on the following items:
  • Motion to proceed to S.1003, a bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to reset interest rates for new student loans (Coburn) and
  • Motion to proceed to S.953, the Student Loan Affordability Act (Reed).
• At 10:00am, there will be 3 roll call votes on the following in the following order:
  • Motion to invoke cloture on S.954, the Farm bill,
  • Motion to invoke cloture on the motion to proceed to S.1003, A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to reset interest rates for new student loans (Coburn) and
  • Motion to invoke cloture on the motion to proceed to S.953, the Student Loan Affordability Act (Reed).
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  8:55:57 P.M. – The House adjourned.
• The next meeting in the House is scheduled for 10:00 a.m. on June 5, 2013.

• 10:00:05 A.M.		The House convened, starting a new legislative day.
  10:00:15 A.M.		The Speaker designated the Honorable Chris Stewart to act as Speaker pro tempore for today.
  10:00:27 A.M.		MORNING-HOUR DEBATE – The House proceeded with Morning-Hour Debate. At the conclusion of Morning-Hour, the House will recess until 12:00 p.m. for the start of legislative business.
  10:48:01 A.M.		The Speaker announced that the House do now recess. The next meeting is scheduled for 12:00 P.M. today.
  12:00:10 P.M.		The House convened, returning from a recess continuing the legislative day of June 5.
  12:01:21 P.M.		Today’s prayer was offered by Rev. Dr. Thomas Elliott, Cannon United Methodist Church, Snellville, Georgia.
  12:03:13 P.M.		The Speaker announced approval of the Journal. Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Journal stands approved.
  12:03:18 P.M.		PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE – The Chair designated Mrs. Kirkpatrick to lead the Members in reciting the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag.
  12:03:42 P.M.		The Speaker recognized Mr. Woodall for the purpose of introducing the guest Chaplain.
  12:05:05 P.M.		ONE MINUTE SPEECHES – The House proceeded with one minute speeches, which by direction of the Chair would be limited to 15 per side of the aisle.
  12:45:12 P.M.	H.R. 2217	Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 243. H.R. 2217 — “Making appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2014, and for other purposes.”
  12:45:17 P.M.	H.R. 2217	The resolution provides for consideration of H.R. 2216 and H.R. 2217. The resolution provides for one hour of general debate on each bill. The resolution provides that each bill shall be considered for amendment under the five-minute rule. The resolution provides that the Chair may accord priority in recognition to Members who have pre-printed their amendments in the Congressional Record. The resolution provides one motion to recommit for each bill with or without instructions.
  12:45:42 P.M.	H.R. 2217	House resolved itself into the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union pursuant to H. Res. 243 and Rule XVIII.
  12:45:43 P.M.	H.R. 2217	The Speaker designated the Honorable David P. Roe to act as Chairman of the Committee.
  12:45:59 P.M.	H.R. 2217	GENERAL DEBATE – The Committee of the Whole proceeded with one hour of general debate on H.R. 2217.
  1:39:28 P.M.	H.R. 2217	An amendment, offered by Ms. Moore, to increase funds for the Office for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties by $3,346,000 and reduces funds for the U.S. Customs Border Protection Automation Modernization account by $4 million.
  1:39:31 P.M.	H.R. 2217	DEBATE – Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 243, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with debate on the Moore amendment under the five-minute rule.
  1:49:12 P.M.	H.R. 2217	POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS – At the conclusion of debate on the Moore amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the noes had prevailed. Ms. Moore demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until later in the legislative day.
  1:49:34 P.M.	H.R. 2217	An amendment, offered by Mr. Reichert, to increase funds for the U.S. Fire Administration account by $1,838,000 and decrease funds for the Office of the Secretary and Executive Management account by $2,838,000.
  1:49:36 P.M.	H.R. 2217	DEBATE – Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 243, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with debate on the Reichert amendment under the five-minute rule.
  1:56:38 P.M.	H.R. 2217	On agreeing to the Reichert amendment; Agreed to by voice vote.
  1:57:07 P.M.	H.R. 2217	An amendment, offered by Mr. Polis, to reduce funds for the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Salaries and Expenses account by $43,592,000; strike funding for the 287(g) program; and increase funds for the Office of Civil Rights and Civil Liberties by $4,359,200.
  1:57:13 P.M.	H.R. 2217	DEBATE – Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 243, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with debate on the Polis amendment under the five-minute rule.
  2:11:13 P.M.	H.R. 2217	POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS – At the conclusion of debate on the Polis amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. Polis demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until later in the legislative day.
  2:12:31 P.M.	H.R. 2217	An amendment, offered by Mr. Poe (TX), offered by Mr. Poe (TX) to reduce funds for the Office of the Under Secretary for Management by $10 million and increase funds for Border Security Fencing, Infrastructure, and Technology by $10 million.
  2:12:44 P.M.	H.R. 2217	DEBATE – Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 243, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with debate on the Poe (TX) amendment under the five-minute rule.
  2:15:54 P.M.	H.R. 2217	On agreeing to the Poe (TX) amendment; Agreed to by voice vote.
  2:16:03 P.M.	H.R. 2217	An amendment, offered by Mr. Heck (NV), to reduce funds for the Office of the Under Secretary for Management by $5 million and the Office of the Chief Financial Officer by $10 million, US Customs and Border Patrol Salaries and Expenses by $2 million, Federal Emergency Management Agency Salaries and Expenses by $5 million, and increase funds for Federal Emergency Management Agency State and Local Projects by $22 million.
  2:16:16 P.M.	H.R. 2217	DEBATE – Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 243, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with debate on the Heck (NV) amendment under the five-minute rule.
  2:26:59 P.M.	H.R. 2217	POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS – At the conclusion of debate on the Heck (NV) amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. Heck (NV) demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until later in the legislative day.
  2:28:09 P.M.	H.R. 2217	An amendment, offered by Mr. Runyan, to reduce funds for the Office of the Under Secretary for Management by $5 million and increase funds for Firefighter Assistance Grants by $5 million.
  2:28:11 P.M.	H.R. 2217	DEBATE – Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 243, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with debate on the Runyan amendment under the five-minute rule.
  2:29:40 P.M.	H.R. 2217	On agreeing to the Runyan amendment; Agreed to by voice vote.
  2:30:18 P.M.	H.R. 2217	An amendment, offered by Mr. Grimm, to reduce funds for the Office of the Under Secretary for Management by $7,667,000 and increase funds for the Urban Search and Rescue Response System by $7,667,000.
  2:30:19 P.M.	H.R. 2217	DEBATE – Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 243, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with debate on the Grimm amendment under the five-minute rule.
  2:37:35 P.M.	H.R. 2217	On agreeing to the Grimm amendment; Agreed to by voice vote.
  2:37:51 P.M.	H.R. 2217	An amendment, offered by Mr. Lynch, numbered 11 printed in the Congressional Record to reduce funds for the Office of the Under Secretary for Management by $15,676,000 and increase funds for Transportation Security Administration Surface Transportation Security by $15,676,000.
  2:37:53 P.M.	H.R. 2217	DEBATE – Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 243, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with debate on the Lynch amendment under the five-minute rule.
  2:42:04 P.M.	H.R. 2217	On agreeing to the Lynch amendment; Agreed to by voice vote.
  2:43:10 P.M.	H.R. 2217	An amendment, offered by Mr. Garcia, to reduce funds for US Immigration and Customs Enforcement Salaries and Expenses by $10 million and Coast Guard Acquisition, Construction, and Improvements by $3 million and increase funds for US Customs and Border Protection Salaries and Expenses by $10 million.
  2:43:12 P.M.	H.R. 2217	DEBATE – Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 243, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with debate on the Garcia amendment under the five-minute rule.
  2:49:41 P.M.	H.R. 2217	POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS – At the conclusion of debate on the Garcia amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. Garcia demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until later in the legislative day.
  2:50:37 P.M.	H.R. 2217	An amendment, offered by Mr. Tipton, to reduce funds for Automation Modernization by $7,655,000 and increase funds for the Federal Emergency Management Agency National Predisaster Mitigation Fund by $7,655,000.
  2:50:39 P.M.	H.R. 2217	DEBATE – Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 243, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with debate on the Tipton amendment under the five-minute rule.
  3:00:51 P.M.	H.R. 2217	On agreeing to the Tipton amendment; Agreed to by voice vote.
  3:01:55 P.M.	H.R. 2217	An amendment, offered by Mr. Deutch, to strike the mandate that funds in US Immigration and Customs Enforcement Salaries and Expenses shall maintain a level of not less than 34,000 detention beds through September 30, 2014.
  3:01:57 P.M.	H.R. 2217	DEBATE – Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 243, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with debate on the Deutch amendment under the five-minute rule.
  3:29:21 P.M.	H.R. 2217	POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS – At the conclusion of debate on the Deutch amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. Deutch demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until later in the legislative day.
  3:31:26 P.M.	H.R. 2217	An amendment, offered by Mr. Broun (GA), to eliminate the Transportation Security Administration Aviation Security and apply the funds of $4,872,739,000 to the Spending Reduction Account.
  3:31:28 P.M.	H.R. 2217	DEBATE – Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 243, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with debate on the Broun (GA) amendment under the five-minute rule.
  3:37:23 P.M.	H.R. 2217	On agreeing to the Broun (GA) amendment; Failed by voice vote.
  3:37:59 P.M.	H.R. 2217	An amendment, offered by Mr. Tipton, to reduce funds for the Transportation Security Administration Transportation Security Support by $4 million and increase funds for Aviation Security by $3 million.
  3:38:00 P.M.	H.R. 2217	DEBATE – Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 243, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with debate on the Tipton amendment under the five-minute rule.
  3:43:41 P.M.	H.R. 2217	On agreeing to the Tipton amendment; Agreed to by voice vote.
  3:44:21 P.M.	H.R. 2217	An amendment, offered by Mr. Hudson, An amdendment numbered 10 printed in the Congressional Record to redirect $12,500,000 within Aviation Security for the Federal Flight Deck Officer Program.
  3:44:23 P.M.	H.R. 2217	DEBATE – Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 243, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with debate on the Hudson amendment under the five-minute rule.
  3:55:52 P.M.	H.R. 2217	On agreeing to the Hudson amendment; Agreed to by voice vote.
  3:59:18 P.M.	H.R. 2217	An amendment, offered by Mr. Mica, No. 8 printed in the Congressional Record to increase funding for the Screening Partnership Program by $31,810,000 and to reduce funding for aviation security by a similar amount.
  3:59:48 P.M.	H.R. 2217	DEBATE – Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 243, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with debate on the Mica amendment No. 8 under the five-minute rule.
  4:03:59 P.M.	H.R. 2217	On agreeing to the Mica amendment; Agreed to by voice vote.
  4:08:16 P.M.	H.R. 2217	An amendment, offered by Mr. Mica, No. 6 printed in the Congressional Record to reduce the account for Aviation Security Screening Operations of the Transportation Security Administration by $23,334,000 and to increase the account for Development and Implementation of Screening Programs of the Office of Transportation Threat Assessment and Credentialing by a similar amount.
  4:08:39 P.M.	H.R. 2217	DEBATE – Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 243, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with debate on the Mica amendment No. 6 under the five-minute rule.
  4:12:58 P.M.	H.R. 2217	By unanimous consent, the Mica amendment was withdrawn.
  4:19:36 P.M.	H.R. 2217	An amendment, offered by Ms. Brownley (CA), to provide funding for the Port Security Grant Program at the same $97,500,000 level as the previous fiscal year.
  4:19:39 P.M.	H.R. 2217	DEBATE – Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 243, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with debate on the Brownley amendment under the five-minute rule.
  4:27:58 P.M.	H.R. 2217	On agreeing to the Brownley (CA) amendment; Agreed to by voice vote.
  4:28:44 P.M.	H.R. 2217	An amendment, offered by Mr. Swalwell (CA), to provide $97,500,000 in funding for Mass Transit Security Programs.
  4:28:46 P.M.	H.R. 2217	DEBATE – Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 243, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with debate on the Swalwell amendment under the five-minute rule.
  4:35:39 P.M.	H.R. 2217	On agreeing to the Swalwell (CA) amendment; Agreed to by voice vote.
  4:36:16 P.M.	H.R. 2217	The Chair announced that the unfinished business was the question of adoption of amendments which had been debated earlier and on which further proceedings had been postponed.
  .		On agreeing to the Moore amendment (A001) Roll Call 194 – Recorded vote pending. 5:05:05 P.M. H.R. 2217 On agreeing to the Moore amendment; Failed by recorded vote: (Roll no. 194). 5:13:15 P.M. H.R. 2217 On agreeing to the Polis amendment; Failed by recorded vote: (Roll no. 195). 5:18:10 P.M. H.R. 2217 On agreeing to the Heck (NV) amendment; Failed by recorded vote: (Roll no. 196). 5:23:09 P.M. H.R. 2217 On agreeing to the Garcia amendment; Failed by recorded vote: (Roll no. 197). 5:23:47 P.M. H.R. 2217 Mr. Fincher moved that the Committee rise. 5:24:04 P.M. H.R. 2217 On motion that the Committee rise Agreed to by voice vote. 5:24:14 P.M. H.R. 2217 Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union rises leaving H.R. 2217 as unfinished business. 5:24:42 P.M. The House received a message from the Clerk. The Clerk transmitted a scanned copy of a letter received from Ms. Julie A. Allen, Director of Elections and Information Technology, Missouri Secretary of State’s Office, indicating that, according to the unofficial returns of the Special Election held June 4, 2013, the Honorable Jason Smith was elected Representative to Congress for the Eighth Congressional District, State of Missouri. 5:25:22 P.M. PERMISSION TO TAKE OATH-OF-OFFICE – Mr. Clay asked unanimous consent that Representative-Elect Jason Smith from the Eighth District of Missouri be permitted to take the Oath-of-Office today. Agreed to without objection. 5:27:05 P.M. OATH-OF-OFFICE – The Speaker of the House administered the Oath-of-Office to Representative-Elect Jason Smith of the Eighth District of Missouri. 5:28:20 P.M. The Speaker recognized Representative Jason Smith to address the House. 5:30:23 P.M. WHOLE NUMBER OF THE HOUSE – Pursuant to the provisions of clause 5(d) of rule 20, the Speaker announced that, in light of the administration of the Oath to Representative Smith of Missouri, the whole number of the House was 435. 5:32:16 P.M. H.R. 2217 Considered as unfinished business. H.R. 2217 — “Making appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2014, and for other purposes.” 5:32:29 P.M. H.R. 2217 The House resolved into Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union for further consideration. 5:38:45 P.M. H.R. 2217 On agreeing to the Deutch amendment; Failed by recorded vote: (Roll no. 198). 5:40:27 P.M. H.R. 2217 The Chair recognized Members for the purpose of conducting colloquys. 5:56:24 P.M. H.R. 2217 An amendment, offered by Mr. Bishop (NY), to eliminate the National Bio- and Agro-defense facility and apply the savings to the spending reduction account. 5:56:27 P.M. H.R. 2217 DEBATE – Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 243, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with debate on the Bishop (NY) amendment under the five-minute rule. 6:11:37 P.M. H.R. 2217 POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS – At the conclusion of debate on the Bishop(NY) amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. Bishop (NY) demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until later in the legislative day. 6:13:50 P.M. H.R. 2217 An amendment, offered by Mr. Moran, to amend Sec. 533 of the bill to apply to detainees held at Guantanamo Bay on or after December 31, 2005 instead of June 24, 2009. 6:13:56 P.M. H.R. 2217 DEBATE – Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 243, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with debate on the Moran amendment under the five-minute rule, pending reservation of a point of order. Subsequently, the reservation was removed. 6:35:57 P.M. H.R. 2217 POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS – At the conclusion of debate on the Moran amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. Moran demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until later in the legislative day. 6:36:41 P.M. H.R. 2217 Mr. Goodlatte raised a point of order against the content of the measure. Mr. Goodlatte stated that section 563 changes existing law in an appropriations bill. The Chair sustained the point of order. 7:02:41 P.M. H.R. 2217 An amendment, offered by Mr. Garrett, to prohibit the use of funds to be used by the TSA or a Visible Intermodal Protection and Response (VIPR) team to conduct a security screening other than pursuant to section 44901 of title 49, United States Code. 7:04:42 P.M. H.R. 2217 DEBATE – Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 243, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with debate on the Garrett (NJ) amendment under the five-minute rule. 7:12:36 P.M. H.R. 2217 POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS – At the conclusion of debate on the Garrett (NJ) amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. Garrett (NJ) demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until later in the legislative day. 7:13:34 P.M. H.R. 2217 An amendment, offered by Mr. Pierluisi, numbered 12 printed in the Congressional Record to prohibit the use of funds to be used to implement, administer, or enforce section 1301(a) of title 31, United States Code, with respect to the use of amounts made available by this Act for “Salaries and Expenses” and “Air and Marine Operations” accounts of U.S Customs and Border Protection for the expenses authorized to be paid in section 9 of the Jones Act (48 U.S.C. 795) and for the collection of duties and taxes authorized to be levied, collected, and paid in Puerto Rico, as authorized in section 4 of the Foraker Act (48 U.S.C. 740), in addition to the more specific amounts available for such purposes in the Puerto Rico Trust Fund pursuant to such provisions of law. 7:13:47 P.M. H.R. 2217 DEBATE – Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 243, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with debate on the Pierluisi amendment No. 12 under the five-minute rule. 7:19:48 P.M. H.R. 2217 On agreeing to the Pierluisi amendment; Agreed to by voice vote. 7:19:56 P.M. H.R. 2217 An amendment, offered by Mr. Grimm, to prohibit the use of funds to implement any change in the list of sharp objects prohibited under section 1540.111 of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations, from being carried by passengers as accessible property or on their person through passenger screening checkpoints or into airport sterile areas and the cabins of a passenger aircraft. 7:19:59 P.M. H.R. 2217 DEBATE – Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 243, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with debate on the Grimm amendment under the five-minute rule. 7:36:41 P.M. H.R. 2217 On agreeing to the Grimm amendment; Agreed to by voice vote. 7:37:11 P.M. H.R. 2217 An amendment, offered by Mr. Ryan (OH), to prohibit the use of funds by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services to provide visas to Brazilians. 7:37:54 P.M. H.R. 2217 DEBATE – Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 243, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with debate on the Ryan (OH) amendment under the five-minute rule. 7:50:49 P.M. H.R. 2217 POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS – At the conclusion of debate on the Ryan (OH) amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. Ryan (OH) demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until later in the legislative day. 7:51:13 P.M. H.R. 2217 An amendment, offered by Mr. Cassidy, numbered 1 printed in the Congressional Record to prohibit the use of funds to implement, carry out, administer, or enforce section 1308(h) of the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 4015(h)). 7:51:15 P.M. H.R. 2217 DEBATE – Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 243, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with debate on the Cassidy amendment No. 1 under the five-minute rule. 8:37:53 P.M. H.R. 2217 POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS – At the conclusion of debate on the Cassidy amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the ayes had prevailed. Mr. Westmoreland demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until later in the legislative day. 8:39:57 P.M. H.R. 2217 An amendment, offered by Mrs. Bustos, to prohibit the use of funds to enter into a contract with an offeror for the purchase of an American flag if, as required by the Federal Acquisition Regulation, the flag is certified as a foreign end product. 8:40:02 P.M. H.R. 2217 DEBATE – Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 243, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with debate on the Bustos amendment under the five-minute rule. 8:44:12 P.M. H.R. 2217 On agreeing to the Bustos amendment; Agreed to by voice vote. 8:44:56 P.M. H.R. 2217 An amendment, offered by Mr. Meadows, to prohibit the use of funds to enter into a new contract for the purposes of purchasing ammunition before the date the report required by section 567(a) is submitted to Congress. 8:44:58 P.M. H.R. 2217 DEBATE – Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 243, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with debate on the Meadows amendment under the five-minute rule. 8:52:39 P.M. H.R. 2217 POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS – At the conclusion of debate on the Meadows amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. Meadows demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until later in the legislative day. 8:53:19 P.M. H.R. 2217 Amendments en bloc offered by Mr. Grayson, to prohibit the use of funds to enter into contracts with parties convicted of felonies; to prohibit the use of funds to be used in contravention of the First, Second, or Fourth Amendments to the Constitution of the United States; and to prohibit the use of funds for the purchase, operation,or maintenance of armed unmanned aerial vehicles. 8:53:32 P.M. H.R. 2217 DEBATE – Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 243, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with debate on the Grayson amendments en bloc under the five-minute rule. 8:58:59 P.M. H.R. 2217 On agreeing to the Grayson amendments; Agreed to by voice vote. 9:01:56 P.M. H.R. 2217 Amendment offered by Mr. Murphy (FL). 9:01:59 PMHR 2217 DEBATE – Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 243, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with debate on the Murphy (FL) amendment under the five-minute rule.———————————————————————————– 9:06:23 P.M. H.R. 2217 On agreeing to the Murphy (FL) amendment; Failed by voice vote. 9:06:46 P.M. H.R. 2217 An amendment, offered by Mr. Collins (GA), numbered 2 printed in the Congressional Record to prohibit the use of funds to be used in contravention of section 236(c) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1226(c)). 9:06:48 P.M. H.R. 2217 DEBATE – Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 243, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with debate on the Collins (GA) amendment No. 2 under the five-minute rule. 9:09:34 P.M. H.R. 2217 On agreeing to the Collins (GA) amendment; Agreed to by voice vote. 9:10:47 P.M. H.R. 2217 An amendment, offered by Mr. Thompson (MS), to prohibit the use of funds to be used by the Transportation Security Administration for the Behavior Detection Officer program. 9:10:49 P.M. H.R. 2217 DEBATE – Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 243, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with debate on the Thompson (MS) amendment under the five-minute rule. 9:18:36 P.M. H.R. 2217 POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS – At the conclusion of debate on the Thompson (MS) amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. Thompson (MS) demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until later in the legislative day. 9:19:51 P.M. H.R. 2217 An amendment, offered by Mr. Salmon, to prohibit the use of funds to be used in contravention of section 642(a) of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 (8 U.S.C. 1373(a)). 9:19:54 P.M. H.R. 2217 DEBATE – Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 243, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with debate on the Salmon amendment under the five-minute rule. 9:31:32 P.M. H.R. 2217 On agreeing to the Salmon amendment; Agreed to by voice vote. 9:31:48 P.M. H.R. 2217 An amendment, offered by Mr. Runyan, to prohibit the use of funds to be used to carry out the amendments made by section 100207 of the Biggert-Waters Flood Insurance Reform Act of 2012 (title II of division F of Public Law 112-141) with respect to any property located in the State of New Jersey or the State of New York. 9:31:54 P.M. H.R. 2217 DEBATE – Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 243, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with debate on the Runyan amendment under the five-minute rule. 9:39:17 P.M. H.R. 2217 POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS – At the conclusion of debate on the Runyan amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. Runyan demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until later in the legislative day. 9:40:00 P.M. H.R. 2217 An amendment, offered by Ms. Jackson Lee, to prohibit the use of funds to be used in contravention of section 44917 of title 49, United States Code. 9:40:03 P.M. H.R. 2217 DEBATE – Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 243, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with debate on the Jackson Lee amendment under the five-minute rule. 9:45:39 P.M. H.R. 2217 On agreeing to the Jackson Lee amendment; Agreed to by voice vote. 9:45:49 P.M. H.R. 2217 An amendment, offered by Mr. Gingrey (GA), to prohibit the use of funds to be used in contravention of section 287(g) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1357(g)). 9:46:03 P.M. H.R. 2217 DEBATE – Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 243, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with debate on the Gingrey amendment under the five-minute rule. 10:02:00 P.M. H.R. 2217 On agreeing to the Gingrey (GA) amendment; Agreed to by voice vote. 10:03:18 P.M. H.R. 2217 On agreeing to the Bishop (NY) amendment (A019) Roll Call 199 – Recorded vote pending. 10:36:00 P.M. H.R. 2217 On agreeing to the Moran amendment; Failed by recorded vote: 165 – 261 (Roll no. 200). 10:40:57 P.M. H.R. 2217 On agreeing to the Garrett amendment; Failed by recorded vote: 180 – 247 (Roll no. 201). 10:44:04 P.M. H.R. 2217 On agreeing to the Ryan (OH) amendment; Failed by recorded vote: 50 – 373, 1 Present (Roll no. 202). 10:49:21 P.M. H.R. 2217 On agreeing to the Cassidy amendment; Agreed to by recorded vote: 281 – 146 (Roll no. 203). 10:52:51 P.M. H.R. 2217 On agreeing to the Meadows amendment; Agreed to by recorded vote: 234 – 192 (Roll no. 204). 10:57:02 P.M. H.R. 2217 On agreeing to the Thompson (MS) amendment; Failed by recorded vote: 146 – 280 (Roll no. 205). 11:01:56 P.M. H.R. 2217 On agreeing to the Runyan amendment; Failed by recorded vote: 148 – 278 (Roll no. 206). 11:03:24 P.M. H.R. 2217 An amendment, offered by Mr. Flores, to prohibit the use of funds to enforce section 526 of the Energy Independence Act of 2007 (Public Law 110-140; 42 U.S.C. 17142). 11:03:28 P.M. H.R. 2217 DEBATE – Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 243, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with debate on the Flores amendment under the five-minute rule. 11:11:53 P.M. H.R. 2217 On agreeing to the Flores amendment; Agreed to by voice vote. 11:14:42 P.M. H.R. 2217 An amendment, offered by Mr. Meehan, to prohibit the use of funds for U.S. Customs and Border Protection preclearance operations at Abu Dhabi International Airport in the United Arab Emirates. 11:14:45 P.M. H.R. 2217 DEBATE – Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 243, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with debate on the Meehan amendment under the five-minute rule. 11:21:53 P.M. H.R. 2217 On agreeing to the Meehan amendment; Agreed to by voice vote. 11:22:10 P.M. H.R. 2217 An amendment, offered by Mr. Lujan, Ben Ray (NM), to add a section which includes the following “For ‘Department Security-Federal Emergency Management Agency-State and Local Programs’ for the State Homeland Security Grant Program under section 2004 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002, as authorized by subsection (f)(2) of such section, there is hereby appropriated, and the amount otherwise provided by this Act for ‘Department of Homeland Security-Office of the Chief Financial Officer’ is hereby reduced by, $10,000,000″. 11:22:13 P.M. H.R. 2217 DEBATE – Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 243, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with debate on the Ben Ray Lujan amendment under the five-minute rule. 11:27:00 P.M. H.R. 2217 POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS – At the conclusion of debate on the Ben Ray Lujan amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the ayes had prevailed. Mr. Carter demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until a time to be announced. 11:32:05 P.M. H.R. 2217 An amendment, offered by Mr. Engel, to prohibit the use of funds to be used by the Department of Homeland Security to lease or purchase new light duty vehicles, for any executive fleet, or for any agency’s fleet inventory, except in accordance with Presidential Memorandum-Federal Fleet Performance, dated May 24, 2011. 11:32:07 P.M. H.R. 2217 DEBATE – Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 243, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with debate on the Engel amendment under the five-minute rule. 11:36:30 P.M. H.R. 2217 On agreeing to the Engel amendment; Agreed to by voice vote. 11:36:43 P.M. H.R. 2217 An amendment, offered by Mr. King (IA), to prohibit the use of funds to finalize, implement, administer, or enforce the “Morton Memos”. 11:36:45 P.M. H.R. 2217 DEBATE – Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 243, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with debate on the King (IA) amendment under the five-minute rule. 12:13:51 A.M. H.R. 2217 POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS – At the conclusion of debate on the King (IA) amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. King (IA) demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until a time to be announced. 12:14:08 A.M. H.R. 2217 An amendment, offered by Mr. Ellison, to prohibit the use of funds to be used in contravention of 1) The Fifth and Fourteenth Amendments to the Constitution of the United States; 2) Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (relating to nondiscrimination in federally assisted programs); 3) Section 809(c)(1) of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (relating to prohibition of discrimination); and 4) Section 210401(a) of the Violent Crime and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 (relating to unlawful police pattern or practice). 12:14:12 A.M. H.R. 2217 DEBATE – Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 243, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with debate on the Ellison amendment under the five-minute rule. 12:17:09 A.M. H.R. 2217 On agreeing to the Ellison amendment; Agreed to by voice vote. 12:18:19 A.M. H.R. 2217 An amendment, offered by Mrs. Blackburn, to prohibit the use of funds to be used for any activity by Transportation Security Administration Transportation Security Officers outside an airport as defined in section 47102 of title 49, United States Code. 12:18:21 A.M. H.R. 2217 DEBATE – Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 243, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with debate on the Blackburn amendment under the five-minute rule. 12:26:09 A.M. H.R. 2217 POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS – At the conclusion of debate on the Blackburn amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the noes had prevailed. Mrs. Blackburn demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the amendment until a time to be announced. 12:26:31 A.M. H.R. 2217 An amendment, offered by Mr. Barletta, to prohibit the use of funds made available under the heading “Departmental Management and Operations-Departmental Operations-Office of the Secretary and Executive Management” may be used for official reception and representational expenses until the Secretary of Homeland Security complies with section 7208 of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 (5 U.S.C. 1365b). 12:26:33 A.M. H.R. 2217 DEBATE – Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 243, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with debate on the Barletta amendment under the five-minute rule. 12:29:21 A.M. H.R. 2217 On agreeing to the Barletta amendment; Agreed to by voice vote. 12:29:44 A.M. H.R. 2217 Mr. Carter moved that the Committee rise. 12:30:02 A.M. H.R. 2217 On motion that the Committee rise Agreed to by voice vote. 12:30:11 A.M. H.R. 2217 Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union rises leaving H.R. 2217 as unfinished business. 12:30:48 A.M. Mr. Carter asked unanimous consent That, when the House adjourns on the legislative day of Wednesday, June 5, 2013, it adjourn to meet at 9:00 a.m. on Thursday, June 6, 2013. Agreed to without objection. 12:31:08 A.M. The Chair announced the correct tally on roll call vote number 205 was 146 yeas and 280 nays. 12:32:28 A.M. Mr. Carter moved that the House do now adjourn. 12:32:36 A.M. On motion to adjourn Agreed to by voice vote. 12:32:37 A.M. The House adjourned pursuant to a previous special order. The next meeting is scheduled for 9:00 a.m. on June 6, 2013. « Previous Day

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REMEMBERING FRANK LAUTENBERG’S PROGRESSIVE LEGACY
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Harry Reid Senate Dems and the Headlines ::: June 2013

Reid Remarks on the Budget and Immigration Reform

Reid Remarks on Immigration Reform 6/13

Reid Remarks on Border Security

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a Reminder -Gov. Christie Thinks A Family Making $6,000 A Year Is Too Rich To Qualify For Medicaid-does he still feel this way?

 by Marie Diamond on June 2, 2011

Despite recent polls that show Americans are just as protective of Medicaid as they are of Medicare, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie (R) is trying to gut the popular program in his state and prevent 23,000 people from receiving benefits. Christie has proposed cutting Medicaid eligibility to absurdly low levels: from the current maximum income of $24,645 to $5,317 a year for a family of three. Apparently, the governor believes a family of three making $6,000 a year is simply too rich to receive Medicaid.

The New Jersey press has reported that the main effect of his proposal would be to slash help for the working poor, tearing a huge hole in the state’s social safety net:

Adults in a family of three that makes as little as $103 a week would earn too much to qualify for health care provided by Medicaid under a sharply curtailed program Gov. Chris Christie wants the federal government to approve this year, according to state officials and advocates briefed on the proposal.[...]

The Christie administration is expected to propose cutting the maximum income level of Medicaid from $24,645 to $5,317 a year for a family of three [...]

“That is about a third of the poverty level,” Castro said. “That means that an uninsured parent working full time at a minimum-wage job wouldn’t be eligible. … A parent who works half-time for minimum wage wouldn’t even qualify.

“Unfortunately, the only way these parents can become eligible for health coverage in the future is if the parent applies for and is eligible for welfare,” Castro added. “That sends the wrong message.”

Democratic lawmakers are furious that Christie is insisting on making $300 million in cuts on the backs of poor and disabled residents. They point out that apart from the morally bankrupt idea of denying care to the neediest population, having more people uninsured will ultimately be more costly for New Jersey.

“Those 23,000 people are going to get sick this year,” said Louis Greenwald (D), a committee chairman. “Where are you suggesting they’re going to go?”

State Sen. Joseph Vitale (D), who sponsored the legislation creating FamilyCare in 1998, explained, “This completely dismantles the progress made over the last 12 years, and then some…I can’t imagine how it could be any worse.”

Since Medicaid — which provides health care services to at-risk populations including the indigent, blind and disabled — is jointly funded by the federal government, states must apply for a waiver before making major changes. That means Obama administration officials can still block Christie’s radical attempts to curtail enrollment.

Another Reminder: Gov. Christie -did what to Seniors and the Disabled of NJ in 2010?

source: www.NorthJersey.com

Hispanics say N.J. Gov. Christie’s proposed budget cuts would hit them hard

Sunday, June 20, 2010
Last updated: Sunday June 20, 2010, 10:27 AM

 BY ELIZABETH LLORENTE

The Record

STAFF WRITER

Hispanic leaders are warning that Governor Christie’s proposed budget cuts will devastate their communities by leaving little or no funding for programs that assist the unemployed, disabled and the destitute, among others.

Leaders are particularly concerned about the pending elimination of the Center for Hispanic Policy, Research and Development, which funnels funds to some 40 agencies that they say serve about 300,000 mostly low-income Latinos annually. The 35-year-old department, they note, is the only state agency that focuses on Hispanics.

The cuts are the latest source of frustration among Hispanics over Christie. They were angered by his decision to drop legal immigrants who are not naturalized U.S. citizens from NJ FamilyCare, a health insurance program for low-income parents, and by the possibility that he would eliminate the Commission on New Americans, a long-awaited initiative by his predecessor to address immigrant issues in New Jersey.

“This is not shared sacrifice,” said Guillermo Beytagh-Maldonado, executive director of the Hispanic Directors Association, an umbrella group, referring to the proposed cuts. “He’s cutting our head off. So many people in New Jersey are talking about how Hispanics are going be profiled in Arizona because of the new immigration law. But right here in New Jersey we’re being profiled, we’re being treated outrageously.”

Hispanics say Christie seems indifferent to the problems and needs of their communities, though Hispanics are now the state’s largest minority group, making up 16 percent of the population. Nearly 30 percent of the state’s Hispanics in New Jersey are uninsured and about 16 percent live in poverty.

Deborah Howlett, the head of New Jersey Policy Perspective, said that about 80 percent of residents will be affected by Christie’s cuts to varying degrees.

“The economic recession has hit minorities harder than other people,” Howlett said. “People in lower income brackets, which include a disproportionate share of Hispanics, are being asked to shoulder more of the burden because they’re more reliant on the social services being cut.”

A spokesman for Christie said the governor was not singling Hispanics out, or acting insensitively toward them.

“No one can possibly say they’re being singled out,” said Michael Drewniak, Christie’s spokesman. “That’s just ridiculous. It’s a wrong assumption. By that logic, we’re targeting every group of every kind.”

“The governor is trying to tackle an $11 billion deficit that he inherited,” Drewniak said. “The cuts must be deep and wide.”

Drewniak said the cuts were not made thoughtlessly.

“We tried to be as careful as we could,” he said. “Everyone is pretty much in the same boat.”

Hispanic leaders say they understand that the governor faces a tough job in trying to deal with the deficit.

“We’re all willing to tighten our belts,” said Lorenzo Hernandez, who heads the Hispanic Information Center of Passaic, one of the agencies that gets funding from the Center for Hispanic Policy, Research and Development.

But Hernandez and other leaders say it is a mistake to slash funding for Hispanic community organizations that serve a group that not only is one of the most needy in the state, but one whose language and cultural barriers make access to services difficult.

“When I lost my job, my employer did not pay me vacation or holiday pay that I was owed,” said Maria Cristina Caballero, a Passaic resident who came to this country from Colombia two years ago. “I tried going for help to public agencies but got nowhere, and I felt I was in a hopeless, dead-end situation.”

Caballero went to the Hispanic Information Center, which provides a wide range of services, including assistance to domestic violence victims, the unemployed and people who need shelter, food and medical attention. The center helped Caballero get the money owed to her by her former employer.

“I would not have gotten it on my own,” Caballero said. “I was truly lost and overwhelmed.”

Many people who turn to the Paramus-based Hispanic Institute for Research and Development, which offers classes such as word processing and English, have lost jobs and are trying to get back on their feet, said Emilio Fandino, the non-profit group’s executive director. Many of the clients of HIRD, which gets about $75,000 from the state, have taken free English and job skills classes elsewhere, but those usually cover only the basics, Fandino said. The institute offers classes in conjunction with Bergen Community College.

“If we stopped getting the funding from the state, maybe about 200 people wouldn’t get the scholarships we give them, and couldn’t take the classes because they can’t afford it,” Fandino said.

Beytagh-Maldonado has met with legislators to drum up support for restoring funds for programs on which many Hispanics depend. Hispanics in New Jersey typically have received inadequate resources from the state government, he said.

“I don’t think the state has ever really adjusted to the reality that Hispanics are the group with the most needs,” he said. “We have the highest dropout rates, highest uninsured, high poverty rate, and the community is growing in New Jersey.”

Of the community-based agencies, he said: “They go with the people to the schools, talk with the teachers, with social workers. These are the people on the front lines who provide preventative services so that problems don’t get bigger and become crises.”

Many of the agencies and programs were set up in the 1970s and 1980s in response to the growth of immigrant residents who lacked the linguistic skills and knowledge about U.S. public agencies to access services on their own.

“So the idea was to have people from the community, who knew the language and culture, to guide these immigrants,” said Frank Argote-Freyre, a professor at Kean University and head of the state Commission on New Americans, an advisory group that has expressed concerns about Christie’s willingness to keep it alive.

Like other Latino leaders, Argote-Freyre and Beytagh-Maldonado called Christie’s decision to drop legal immigrants from the state’s insurance program for the poor a harsh move.

Nearly 12,000 legal immigrant parents are being removed from the program. U.S. citizen parents are also to be denied coverage if their annual family income exceeds $24,000 a year for a family of three.

“They’re taking people from FamilyCare and are going to force them into charity care,” Beytagh-Maldonado said. “When immigrants can’t get access to health care, everyone is affected, everyone’s health is at risk. All these cuts are just going to end up being more expensive for New Jersey in the long run.”

E-mail: llorente@northjersey.com

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N.J. Assembly fails to override Christie veto of millionaires tax

Monday, June 21, 2010
Last updated: Monday June 21, 2010, 5:01 PM

 

BY MATT FRIEDMAN

State House Bureau

STATE HOUSE BUREAU

 

TRENTON — Democrats have failed to override Governor Christie’s veto of a tax that would increase taxes on income more than $1 million.The bills, which would devote the proceeds to restoring property tax rebates for seniors and the disabled, died on the Assembly floor Monday when Democrats could not convert any Republicans who voted against it last month, when it passed strictly along partisan lines.Although a majority of Assembly members (47 to 33) voted for the bill, Democrats did not reach the two-thirds majority needed to override it. The override would have required flipping seven Republican votes. Because the override attempt failed in the Assembly, where the bill originated, the Senate will not attempt it.

The Assembly and Senate both passed the millionaires tax last month strictly along partisan lines, only to see it vetoed by Christie minutes later.

The bill would have raised the tax rate on income over $1 million for approximately 16,000 households. A companion bill, also vetoed by Christie, would have devoted the funds to restoring property tax rebates for the seniors and disabled as well as cuts to state-supplemented senior drug programs that have since been reversed.

The Assembly first took up the companion bill, which Assemblywoman Amy Handlin (R-Monmouth) said would not help seniors because there is no money to restore rebates.

“What can help (seniors) is a hard 2.5 percent cap on property taxes,” she said.

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N.J. Senate resolution urges Christie not to join health care reform lawsuit

Monday, June 21, 2010

 

BY MATT FRIEDMAN

State House Bureau

STATE HOUSE BUREAU

 

The state Senate Monday approved a resolution urging Governor Christie not to join 20 other states in a lawsuit against the federal health care reform law.Christie has faced pressure from conservative activists to join the suit, which argues the law’s penalty on individuals for not buying insurance is unconstitutional. Senate Democrats, in turn, responded with the resolution, which points out that Christie was able to restore proposed cuts to subsidized senior drug programs in part with money allocated from the law.Christie has not said whether he plans to join the suit. Most of the states challenging the law have either Republican governors or elected Republican attorneys general.

“You can’t have it both ways. You can’t be for the senior citizens and use the Obama health care plan to fund their programs and then challenge it in court,” said state Sen. Raymond Lesniak (D-Union), a sponsor.

The state Senate Monday approved a resolution urging Governor Christie not to join 20 other states in a lawsuit against the federal health care reform law.

Christie has faced pressure from conservative activists to join the suit, which argues the law’s penalty on individuals for not buying insurance is unconstitutional. Senate Democrats, in turn, responded with the resolution, which points out that Christie was able to restore proposed cuts to subsidized senior drug programs in part with money allocated from the law.

Christie has not said whether he plans to join the suit. Most of the states challenging the law have either Republican governors or elected Republican attorneys general.

“You can’t have it both ways. You can’t be for the senior citizens and use the Obama health care plan to fund their programs and then challenge it in court,” said state Sen. Raymond Lesniak (D-Union), a sponsor.

Gov. Chris Christie … on 3/2011

– NEW JERSEY: Gov. Chris Christie’s (R) budget raised taxes on the working poor and middle-class by cutting the state’s Earned Income Tax Credit and homestead rebates — yet still found money for lucrative corporate tax cuts. This year, Christie has called for $200 million in business tax cuts, while proposing to cut mental health services, cut $540 million from Medicaid, and withhold property tax rebates for seniors until public workers give up many of their health and pension benefits. Many New Jerseyans have said they prefer a tax on millionaires to Christie’s draconian cuts.

Road Block – Chris Christie

A one-man roadblock to progress. It’s what I see when I look at Chris Christie.

Just look at the guy’s record as governor:

• Vetoed equal pay
• Vetoed marriage equality
• Slashed family planning funding
• Vetoed a minimum wage increase
• 400,000 people unemployed in New Jersey

And he’s the first anti-choice governor of New Jersey since Roe v. Wade.

It’s right there in front of us — Chris Christie is the wrong governor for New Jersey.

Christie’s set on being a brick wall against New Jersey’s progressive values. So let’s beat this guy and elect a pro-choice Democratic woman in his place.

Contribute to Barbara Buono right now and stop Christie in his tracks before he gets the chance to take his roadblock any further.

The guy only gets worse when you look at the company he keeps.
Scott Walker — Wisconsin’s dreadfully anti-worker governor — hosted a fundraiser for Christie, and Christie has called Walker “courageous” for his attacks on working families.

Mitt Romney called Christie the future of the Republican Party.

And fellow extremist-in-disguise Scott Brown fundraised for Christie just a couple months ago.

I’ll tell you what, I wouldn’t mind a repeat performance of a true progressive sending a faux moderate packing — just like Elizabeth Warren did to Scott Brown.
Barbara Buono’s spent her career doing everything possible to improve the lives of New Jersey’s women and families. She’s everything Christie isn’t: staunchly pro-choice, a true friend to workers, and dedicated to real service for the people of her state.

Contribute to Barbara right now. Chris Christie is dangerous to New Jersey women and families — we’ve got to do everything possible to stop him.

The people of New Jersey deserve better. They deserve a true reformer like Barbara who actually cares about the people she represents, not her own self-interests.

Make it happen.

Jonathan Parker
Director of Campaigns, EMILY’s List