Pursuant to the order of the house of january 7, 2014, the chair will now recognize members from lists submitted by the majority and minority leaders for morning hour debate. The chair will alternate recognition between the parties with each party limited to one hour and each member other than the majority and minority leaders and the minority whip limited to five minutes, but in no event shall debate continue beyond 11 50 a. M. The chair recognizes the gentlewoman from florida, ms. Roslehtinen, for five minutes. Ms. Roslehtinen thank you, mr. Speaker. I rise today to strongly oppose the december 17 announcement by president obama on policy changes toward the cuban communist regime. The cuban regime from day one was planning on using alan gross as a pawn to receive concessions from the Obama Administration and their strategy worked. In april, 2013 when asked about a possible swap for mr. Gross secretary kerry testified before congress that, quote, we have refused to do that because the
To go to a restaurant, you can apply for a restaurant. They wont hire you unless you are an illegal immigrant. In the state of new jersey, you need not apply at a restaurant to wash dishes, to pump gas, on and on. I could say all of these. Mow lawns, work for a landscaping company. Host we appreciate your comments. We will hear from the congressman. Guest music stressing a frustration and number of people expressed. He is expressing a frustration a number of people expressed. If we pass comprehensive immigration reform, we would make a floor so that people would be able to complain to the department of labor or whoever else that they are not paid properly. It would have to be recorded. An unauthorized worker is hired because they can be paid less, because they have fewer rights on the job, because they are less likely to complain. If everybody has a status and has the right therefore to exert their rights, then it should stop the wage decline that he is concerned about. Let me also say
Economy moving forward. The American People were loud and clear and give americas new congress to get our country back on track. We heard this call and we are ready to get off to a quick start. By weeks end we will grow the economy and create jobs. The hire more heroes act, the save america cans act and approval of the Keystone Pipeline. The president has not acknowledged the call of the people and threatened to veto the approval of the Keystone Pipeline. Americans cant afford another two years deterred by politics and cant afford threats and posturing instead of legitimate legislating. The American People deserve a congress and president focused on them, not the next election. I dont know what direction president obama will choose for the last two years of his presidency but i can guarantee you that your priorities will be our priorities for americas new congress. Prior to coming to congress, i served as a Energy Regulator and i carried the portfolio and when we sighted the original K
To a Novel Technology called liquid metal batteries. And the announcement a few days ago was the commercialization of these batteries as utilityscale storage devices. And so thats an example of a Brand New Technology that came out in this kind of open solicitation. In 2012 similarly an example was sensing and computing hardware that could be in a backpacksized device that you could walk in and rapidly generate indoor physical and thermal, etc. , maps of a built structure. So, again, a really interesting idea that probably would not have been brought out in the more targeted solicitations that we do. So we think this is exciting in terms of generating new Technology Ideas Going Forward. But let me also say that this will be a big year for our loan program. I hope some of you have noticed the change in tone of whats been written on the program. For a while it was solyndra, solyndra, solyndra. Well, it turns out theres 30 billion in play in the loan program. The overall default rate has b
My goodness they were tipped upsidedown and had money shaikd out of their pockets at gas stations all across our country for years and finally finally the day of deliverance has arrived and they have 2. 21 on average for the price and now were told the price of oil is too low. Weve got to get it back up again. And so the best way of accomplishing that is to Start Exporting Oil because the less there is here, the less there is in north america is the higher the price is going to be for american drives, for American Home heating oil consumers. Very simple plan. Its not about helping americans at the pump. Its about pumping up the prices for new profits for the Oil Companies. Very simple. And if its not then just accept an amendment that keeps all the oil here. Simplest thing to do and then your rhetoric matches up with the reality of what it is thats going to happen. The fuel will stay here. Theyre not going to accept it. They have already made it very clear. So this is all smart of a wi