Transcripts For CSPAN Key Capitol Hill Hearings 20131009

Oklahoma. The chaplain lets pray. Father, i thank you for the heroic leadership that this house of representatives has exemplified in the past week during this present crisis. I thank you for the late nights, i thank you for their heroic efforts to seek compromise. But i thank you for the Creative Solutions theyve proposed. Lord, at present there is no solution. And so today, father, we confess our desperate need for you. We joyfully conquer that you are the source concur that you are the source of wisdom and all strength resides with you. You are the author of unity, even when parties are in conflict. We ask you that you would grant supernatural breakthrough. Where there is no way forward, we pray that you would forge a way. When negotiations break down, please grant fresh ideas for debate. We ask this, lord, for your glory and for the good of the American People. We pray this in jesus name, men. The speaker the chair has examined the journal of the last days proceedings and announces to the house his approval thereof. Pursuant to clause 1 of rule 1 e journal stands approved. The pledge of allegiance today will be led by the gentlelady from North Carolina, ms. Foxx. Ms. Foxx everyone please join in the pledge. I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of america and to the republic for which it stands, one nation, under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. The speaker without objection, the gentleman from oklahoma, mr. Bridenstine, is recognized or one minute. Mr. Bridenstine thank you, mr. Speaker. I rise today in recognition of ur guest chaplain, dr. Rob macilvaine. Hes the founding Senior Pastor in batterlesville, oklahoma. He also serves as a fellow with the nevers to center for faith, freedom and justice at oklahoma less Lean University and is he an adjunct professor in the doctorate of ministry department. His ministry at Grace Community church concentrates not only on worshiping the risen christ but also on equipping people to serve the city. Especially helping people recover from Substance Abuse and painful pasts. For the past 10 years, he has also worked through a Missions Organization he cofounded called Grace Missions international. He and his wife, cindy, have been married for 34 years, they have four children, sara, kristen, caleb and jared, and six grandchildren, including one adopted from uganda. I want to thank dr. Macilvanie for serving as our guest chaplain today. I yield back. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. The chair will now entertain 15 requests for oneminute speeches on each side of the aisle. For what purpose does the gentlewoman from North Carolina rise . Ms. Foxx i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute, mr. Speaker. The speaker pro tempore without objection. Ms. Foxx thank you, mr. Speaker. When the hallmark of president ial leadership in quotes becomes the refusal to have a conversation, we all should be concerned. Our countrys facing some real challenges right now. To name a few, government is shut down because the Democrat Senate wont Fund Operations unless the house allows obamacare to be implemented unfairly. Families in my district will be forced to spend thousands more next year on Health Insurance because of the president s partisan health care overall. From untry is days away exhausting their debt limit. These not negotiating when such pivotal matters is at stake is wrong. It detrays years of precedent House Republicans want to reopen the government as soon as possible, but we cant shape a fair, bipartisan solution when were the only ones willing to sit down, talk to the other side and negotiate. I yield back. The speaker pro tempore for what purpose does the gentlewoman from the Virgin Islands rise . Mrs. Christensen to address the house for one minute. The speaker pro tempore without objection. Mrs. Christensen thank you, mr. Speaker. The president sat down with republicans many times and i think he tried harder and longer than he should have to reach bipartisan agreement. The cuts hurt mine and many other communities. He definition of insanity is i recall the speaker walking out on one of the talks. In a temporary c. R. , the budget control act, and lifting the debt ceiling, democrats compromised on programs and frankly theres no place to cut. As the president said yesterday, quote, i dont know why democrats would take off the table all the things they care about thats confined only to the things republicans care about, go to table. Going to the table with a gun side to the head would really be insanity. We need to stop the madness and restore sanity in this house. Mr. Speaker, you can do that today by bringing a clean c. R. For a vote and lifting the debt ceiling so the United States can pay its bills. The speaker pro tempore the gentleladys time has expired. For what purpose does the gentleman from North Carolina rise . I seek unanimous consent to address the house for one minute and to revise and extend my remarks. The speaker pro tempore without objection. Mr. Holding mr. Speaker, a Nuclear Armed iran is simply unacceptable and would pose a yave National Security threat to our nation and our allieses pose a National Threat to our nation and our allies. They remain a key tool for for u. S. Policymakers but the Obama Administration is delaying new sanctions following all the talk about historic high level meetings and phone calls. Mr. Speaker, now is not the time to be fooled by the rhetoric coming out of tehran. Especially as they push harder every day to develop a nuclear bomb. But before we even begin to discuss any deal with tehran, we need to increase the pressure that has been working. Its time for the senate to pass the houses new round of sanctions which recently passed on this very floor with 400 votes. Each day the Iranian Regime is able to further drag out the promise of talks is another day that centrifuges will keep spinning. And once they are done spinning, they wont have any need to talk again. Thank you, mr. Speaker, and i yield back. The speaker pro tempore the gentlemans time has expired. For what purpose does the gentleman from texas rise . Mr. Speaker, i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute. The speaker pro tempore without objection. Mr. Veasey mr. Speaker, we are now in day nine of the republican Government Shutdown. Lets keep it real. Come on. This could end tonight if republicans vote yes on a clean c. R. The problem is that the republicans on the want to pass partisan bills with no attempts to reach across the aisle. Instead, republicans are bringing bills up for votes that claim to fund the v. A. , feed children and cure deadly diseases when in fact they actually reduce funding for these very important programs. The appeasement of the far right, the tea party is the opposite of good governing and bipartisanship and it needs to stop today. As a freshman member of congress, im disheartened by my republican colleagues inability to compromise for the benefit of the American People. Its not fair to the constituents that i represent. In places like grand prairie, people who work at the old carswell Naval Air Force base who were recently furloughed as nonessential employees, its unfair to punish the 62,000 federal workers in the dallasfort worth area who have faced uncertain work status as a result of these bipartisan games. I urge Republican Leadership to start the parlor tricks. Everything does not have to be a partisan battle. Its time for House Republicans to take yes for an answer, end the Government Shutdown today. The speaker pro tempore the gentlemans time has expired. For what purpose does the gentleman from pennsylvania rise . To address the house for one minute and to revise and extend. The speaker pro tempore without objection. Mr. Pitts this house overwhelmingly passed legislation providing for our military in cases of a Government Shutdown. We voted to provide them not only pay but benefits for themselves and their families. Now, the president s lawyers at the department of defense are blocking death gratuities to families of those that made the ultimate sacrifice. Families of soldiers killed in battle are being victimized by the department of defense. Outrageous. Today, congress will act again to make our wishes even more clear. The president is the commander in chief. He should not be using troops and their families as pawns in this political bickering. He should be doing everything he can to stand up for the men and women of our military. Instead, hes refusing to negotiate until he gets his way. Hes violating his trust as commander in chief and the troops and destroying the morale. Divided government is hard, but its what the people have given us. It requires negotiation and compromise. Lets provide for our troops and their families. Lets sit down and talk. Lets get the whole government reopened. I yield back. The speaker pro tempore the gentlemans time has expired. For what purpose does the gentleman from new jersey rise . Mr. Sires to address the house for one minute. The speaker pro tempore without objection. Mr. Sires mr. Speaker, i rise today to speak in memory of Master Sergeant nicholas oresco, the oldest living medal of honor recipient who passed away on october 4, 2013, at the age of 96. In the final stages of world war ii on january 23, 1945, Master Sergeant orescos unit was pinned down by deadly enemy gunfire at the battle of the bulge as it drew to a close. As platoon with company c, he made a final attempt in nearby bunkers. Master sergeant charged the hill weathering enemy fire to throw grenades in the enemys bunkers. Despite being wounded and weak with blood loss, he continued the assault until he was ensured the mission was officially accomplished. He wiped out two units to take the hill with minimal casualties. His unselfish actions can never be measured as it extends beyond the men he saved. He was awarded the medal of honor on october 30, 1945, for his quick thinking, courage and unwaivering devotion to his unwavering devotion to his country. Those who sacrifice their own safety for the benefit of the nation are never forgotten. The speaker pro tempore the gentlemans time has expired. For what purpose does the gentleman from ohio rise . The speaker mr. Speaker, i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute. The speaker pro tempore without objection. The speaker our message in the house has been pretty clear, we want to reopen the government vide fairness for all americans. An inexcusable mess, a rolling calamity. Consumers faced dramatically higher rates. Many remain locked out. Theyre surprised their premiums went up. Instead of making it easier for people to get Health Insurance, its going to be a lot tougher. What a train wreck. How can we tax people for not buying a product from a website that doesnt work . How can we give big business a tax break and leave hardworking families out in the cold . This is why we need to sit down and have a conversation about the big challenges that face our country. I yield back. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman yields back. For what purpose does the gentleman from iowa rise . I request unanimous consent to address the house for one minute. The speaker pro tempore without objection. Mr. Speaker, i rise to mark Mental Health awareness week. Mr. Loebsack i know firsthand how important important, timely and proper intervention and care for those struggling and how important that care can be. I want to thank the Mental Health advocates who contacted me or whom i have made at iowa events to raise awareness in my district, events such as the National Alliance on Mental Illness. Hearing those from home in iowa who are personally affected by Mental Illness on a daily basis have strengthened my resolve to continue to fight to make improving access to Mental Health care for all americans a top priority. Mr. Speaker, its time to end this shutdown of government and get back to work on the Critical Issues that face our nation, including a Mental Health system that will work for all those who are struggling, as my mom did for so long. Thank you and i yield back. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman yields back. For what purpose does the gentleman from South Carolina rise . Mr. Speaker, i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute and to revise and extend my remarks. The speaker pro tempore without objection. Mr. Wilson mr. Speaker, two army rangers, a nurse and an Army Criminal investigator were killed in action while defending our freedoms on sunday. Because of a devastating decision made by the administration, the grieving families of american heroes, Sergeant Patrick hawkins, p. F. C. Cody peterson, First Lieutenant jennifer moreno, and joseph peters, their families are not receiving their loved ones death gratuity. Over a dozen more military families are also suffering due to the administrations actions and failure to negotiate. When Congress Passed the pay our troops act last week, it was our intent to pay the pay and benefits our brave men and women have earned and deserved without question. On friday, i sent a letter to secretary of defense hagel demanding answers. Our brave men and women serving in uniform risked their lives to keep American Families safe. I appreciate today as the grateful military dead, congress will pass a bill restating benefits to our litary families who have earned everlasting respect. Yield back and in conclusion we will never forget september 11 and the global war on terrorism. The speaker pro tempore for what purpose does the gentlelady rise . To address the house for one minute. The speaker pro tempore without objection. Ms. Jackson lee Standard Poors indicates, mr. Speaker, that the wealth of americans have grown three times since president obama has taken office. But here comes the Government Shutdown, the republican Government Shutdown. Yesterday i rose to the floor of the house to mourn the idea of the fact that we lost five brave young men and a young woman over the weekend in afghanistan, doing their duty. And of course i wrote to the secretary of defense to direct him and ask him to immediately pay those moneys for the Memorial Services and other dollars to their family. We all are concerned. But there comes the Government Shutdown. A shutdown because of something totally unrelated, the Affordable Care act. Never during the time of Speaker Pelosi did we have a Government Shutdown. And so today we will come together as republicans and democrats, mourning the loss of those soldiers, and having h. J. Res. 91. Mr. Speaker, i ask unanimous consent that every Single Member be counted as an original cosponsor of this bill, to pay those families that are now mourning and that we never, ever again, never, ever again say no to our families who have seen their young men and women fall in the battleground. We dont have to do this. But here comes a Government Shutdown. Let us all join on this bill. Let us be cosponsors. I ask the leaders of this bill to put every Single Member on this bill. I yield back. The speaker pro tempore the gentlemans time has expired the gentleladys time has expired. The chair cannot entertain that request because sponsors can be added in the normal, proper format. The gentleman from texas, for what purpose does the gentleman from texas rise . Address the house for one minute. The speaker pro tempore without objection. Mr. Speaker, i continue to hear realworld impacts of the implementation and cost of obamacare in my congressional district. Just last week i received an email from cyrus one, a Small Business located in my district. Due to obamacare, they anticipate paying over 86,000 more than their current level for Health Insurance for their employees when obamacare is implemented. Mr. Marchant for a Small Business, these significant new costs inhibit their ability to hire new workers or to simply keep the workers they have on the payroll. Consumers will begin to see the impact of these costs in the form of higher prices passed on to them. Higher prices, fewer jobs. This is not the Health Care Reform that americans want or deserve. We must repeal our or at least delay the individual mandate before it does even more damage to our economic recovery. I yield back. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman yields back. For what purpose does the gentleman from rhode island rise . Without objection. Mr. Cicilline mr. Speaker, today marks the ninth day of the republican Government Shutdown. There are only eight more days until we hit the debt ceiling. I was back home in rhode island this past weekend and heard from many of my constituents who are disgusted with what theyre seeing here in washington. The American People expect their elected leaders to Work Together, to get things done for our country. But theres been absolutely no cooperation since this shutdown began from our friends on the other side of the aisle. If the house voted right now on a clean funding bill, it would pass with the support from both parties and the government would reopen immediately. But instead were spending another day trading political rhetoric instead of working on the serious challenges facing our country. Just yesterday a study was released of 23 industrialized nations that show americans fall below the average in problemsolving and reading and math skills. Congress cant work on this and so many other important issues until the partisan games end. Lets open the government, raise the debt ceiling, commit to addressing the longterm budget challenges facing our country and get back to work for the men and women who sent us here. I yield back. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. For what purpose does the gentlelady from south dakota rise . Without objection. Mrs. Noem mr. Speaker this past friday a storm struck western south dakota and dumped up to four feet of snow throughout the region. This has left thousands without power and devastating livestock losses in the area. Some estimate that hundreds of thousands of livestock have been killed, many of which are still buried in the melting snow. The weeks blizzard is expected to cost local governments millions of dollars, those counties and the governor are expected to petition the president for disaster status and for fema funds so they can clear the fallen trees, help ranchers remove all the cattle that died during that storm. Some in south dakota are wondering if this partial Government Shutdown will affect the timing of potential assistance. It certainly does not have to. There may be disagreement over certain parts of the federal but not on fema. On the of the federal budget but not on fema. Theres bipartisan recognition that we should fund noncontroversial aspects of our government and stop the attempts of some to make this partial shutdown as painful as possible. It does not have to be this way. I call on our Senate Colleagues to act immediately on the funding measures that we have sent them. Its time to negotiate, to Work Together so that we can end this shutdown. The speaker pro tempore the gentleladys time has expired. For what purpose does the gentleman from california rise . Mr. Speaker, i rise to ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute. The speaker pro tempore without objection. Day number nine, mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, today is day number nine of the Government Shutdown. Enough with the games, the namecalling, the fingerpointing. Its time we came together, opened the government, paid our bills, and then began negotiating a real budget. Yes, lets negotiate a real budget that begins to address our debt and the deficit. Mr. Bera but first weve got to open up government. In my district theyve shown us what working together is like. I spoke with darcy brewer, the executive director of the california capital air show. They faceed some challenges, they face some challenges, high winds, bad weather, but they came together, worked through the night and didnt shut down, they put on a speck fact lar air show spectacular air show. Mr. Speaker, thats what we do as americans. When times get tough, we pull together and we show up. We dont shut down. I yield back. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. For what purpose does the gentleman from North Carolina ise . Without objection. Mr. Speaker, i rise today to ask if weve entered the twilight zone. Last friday a Bipartisan Coalition of members of the house of representatives passed House Resolution 75, which ensures proper funding for the special Supplemental Nutritional Program for women, infanlts and children, better known as w. I. C. Senate democrats have refused to take action on this legislation. Choosing to play political games instead of providing nutritional assistance to lowincome pregnant women, new mothers, infants and young children. Mr. Pittenger heres where it gets stranger. President obama has actually threatened to veto this legislation. The president of the United States is vetoing nutritional assistance for little babies and preschoolers . This isnt a game. Yesterday North Carolina stopped using w. I. C. Benefits because of this unfortunate shutdown. America elected a divided government but they expect us to Work Together. Mr. Speaker, the president needs to convey to the Senate Democrats that they must come to the negotiating table. Senate democrats must rejoin the normal legislative process. Lets talk. Thank you. I yield back the balance of my time. The speaker pro tempore the gentlemans time has expired. For what purpose does the gentlelady from massachusetts rise . Without objection. Ms. Tsongas mr. Speaker, yesterday i had a heartwrenching conversation with a nurse. She has been furloughed because of the republican Government Shutdown. As a federal contract employee, she is terrified that she wont be able to recover her lost pay. Putting her family at financial risk. We are the ones suffering, she told me. We are hardworking americans, working paychecktopaycheck. Something like this can destroy us. No piecemeal approach, no temporary fix here or there is going to put an end to this reckless shutdown. Only one bill is guaranteed to reopen all of the government or even any part of it today. And put this nurse and hundreds of thousands of americans like her back to work. It is time for the house to vote on the straightforward senatepassed funding bill. Mr. Speaker, let us vote. Thank you and yield back. The speaker pro tempore the gentlelady yields back the balance of her time. For what purpose does the gentleman from missouri rise . I ask for unanimous consent to address the house for one minute. The speaker pro tempore without objection. Thank you, mr. Speaker. Yesterday people across this country were shocked to learn that families of troops who died in combat are being denied death benefits. Mr. Smith including a fellow missourian. Like so many in my district, i was appalled to see news reports showing so little respect or care for the families of troops who made the ultimate sacrifice. Many issues divide us in this body, but surely democrats and republicans can come together to support our troops and to support their families. This issue should rise above any political divide. Troops who lay down their life in battle should never be forgotten or for saken by their government forsaken by their government. Today the house will vote on a bill honoring the families of Fallen Soldiers. Im hopeful this legislation will then be taken up immediately by the senate and then quickly signed into law by president obama. We must correct this wrong. Mr. Speaker, in closing, i ask every american to join me in prayer for the troops we have lost and for their families who were forgotten by our government. The speaker pro tempore the gentlemans time has expired. For what purpose does the gentlewoman from california ise . John boehner says he doesnt have the votes to pass a clean bill that would keep government open. Ms. Chu yet 198 democrats would vote for it, another 21 republicans say they would too. Thats more than the 217 votes needed to pass a bill. Thats basic math. The votes are there. And yet so many people are suffering in this ninth day of the g. O. P. Shutdown. People like leo finn who had been scheduled to start a trial to battle his liver cancer but last week he was told he couldnt because of the shutdown. The National Institute of health has furloughed 73 of its staff. Leo, a father of three, says, everyone talks about national parks, but the shutdown of the n. I. H. Is starting to effect peoples lives and whether sun someone and whether someone will survive a disease. Now leos life is on hold. It is time for Speaker Boehner to stop this recklessness. It is wrong, it is shamele shameful. Bring a clean bill up for a vote. The speaker pro tempore the gentlelady yields back the balance of her time. For what purpose does the gentleman from kansas rise . Unanimous consent to address the house for one minute, revise and extend my remarks. The speaker pro tempore without objection. Mr. Speaker, the American People understand the importance of making tough decisions and balancing their budgets. According to the federal reserve, over the past three months americans have worked to pay down their credit card debts by more than 6 trillion. Yet the United States government continues to operate in the red as it has operated in the red 55 of the last 60 years. Our National Debt now stands at 17 trillion. Now, the administration is ask now the administration is asking congress to increase our debt by trillions more. Mr. Yoder mr. Speaker, americans do not want to raise the debt ceiling again unless they see a path towards paying down the National Debt and balancing the federal budget. American citizens cannot take out a loan without a plan to pay it back. How can our nation continue to borrow money without any plan to pay it back . Mr. Speaker, lets stop the culture of debt and despair in washington, d. C. Lets put a plan in place to pay down our debt and lets get our country back on solid financial footing. I yield back. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. For what purpose does the gentleman from california rise . I ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute, to revise and extend my remarks. The speaker pro tempore without objection. Thank you, mr. Speaker. You know, as i woke this morning and read my local newspaper, i realized that my ar friend, greg taylor, is lying in a medical bed. Barely able to breathe as he copes with a. L. S. Or lou gerhigs disease. This past December Greg lost his business. If this is not bad enough, gregs longtime partner of 28 years, albert sanchez, was just furloughed. A member of the department of defense. Although he may now return back to work, this stress is unbearable. As they both struggle to make house payments. I failed to mention they also have a 19yearold son. Today is the ninalt day of this Government Shutdown. Mr. Lowenthal we still must do something to stop this shutdown. Speaker boehner, the democrats, have the democrats have compromised by agreeing to your budget numbers. Now its time for to you compromise by giving us a clean bill to vote for. Lets stop this nightmare. I urge to us move forward. Thank you. And i yield back the balance of my time. The speaker pro tempore the gentlemans time has expired. For what purpose does the gentleman from South Carolina ise . Without objection. Mr. Speaker, over one week ago Senate Majority leader harry reid shut down the government rather than have an honest conversation with the about the problems facing this country. The house has passed not one, not two, not three, but four separate bills that would have kept the government running while ensuring basic fairness for all americans under the president S Health Care law. And even after the United States senate rejected every single one of these bills, still House Republicans asked to simply have a conversation. And the senate said no. So here we are. Mr. Duncan House Republicans are working and will continue to work to Fund Important government functions functions like medical research and benefits for our veterans. We hope the senate and the president will join us in these efforts. Its time for the president and the senate to stop playing games at the expense of the American People. And i yield back. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. For what purpose does the gentleman from vermont rise . Mr. Welch to address the house for one minute and to revise and extend. The speaker pro tempore without objection. Mr. Welch vermonts institute of national science, an institute thats provided Environmental Education to it provided help through education, research, wildlife and rehabilitation programs. Thousands of children in new england have grown up have taken the lessons they learned from Environmental Education throughout their lives. It requires persistent work and agile leadership. John dolen has succeeded. He served as president for eight years and retired october 1. John led them through a transformation more resilient. He brought renewed focus to the environmental events by enhancing the visitor center, expanding the nature camps and hosting regional events focusing on environment. He created new partnerships, including an Expensive Research and Education Program with the u. S. Fish and wildlife service. John dolens leadership helped them sustain its Inspiring Mission and he leaves the institute stronger than when he came. On behalf of all who have benefited from them and who continue to enjoy it, i offer john my thanks and best wishes for his future. I yield back. The speaker pro tempore the gentlemans time has expired. For what purpose does the gentleman from texas rise . I ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute. The speaker pro tempore without objection. Mr. Speaker, House Republicans continue to call on Senate Democrats and the president to come to the table and negotiate. Heres one way to start, lets tone down the rhetoric. Is it proper to refer to someone you dont agree with as a hostage taker or as a legislative arsonist . I dont think so. Mr. Weber remay disagree on policy, but this kind of ranker will not solve anything. Lets work. It can be done. The house just passed a bill which was not just bipartisan but unanimous. It guaranteed back pay for federal workers. It has the support of the senate and the president. Thats encouraging. Now the senate should take up the other bipartisan funding bills that we passed here in the house to fund things like medical research, veteran benefits. Lets negotiate. The American People deserve for us to get this government reopened. Im randy weber and proud to be an american. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman yields back. For what purpose does the gentleman from connecticut rise . Without objection. Mr. Speaker, when senator cruz took to the floor for 21 hours to explain to the American Public why the congress had to shut down the government and breach the debt ceiling in order to repeal the Affordable Care act, i listened carefully. One of the themes was make d. C. Listen. Make d. C. Listen. We know from polling that 70 of americans oppose shutting down the government to repeal the Affordable Care act. But i went on monday to listen to a couple of my constituents. At the mika younger and another of bridgeport. These are two Young Mothers who dropped their children at head start in bridgeport every single day so they can go off to their jobs to make the money to give those children some quality of life. Mr. Himes well, thanks to the Government Shutdown, there is no head start in bridgeport now and they are scrambling and putting their jobs at risk to find something to do with those children that they love. So mr. Speaker, lets make d. C. Listen to 70 of americans and to tamika and to carla who have very real problems today. I yield back the balance of my time. The speaker pro tempore the gentlemans time has expired. For what purpose does the gentleman from illinois rise . I ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute and to revise and extend my remarks. The speaker pro tempore without objection. Thank you, mr. Speaker. I rise today to congratulate the scientists at fermu lab in my district to find the higgs article. Francois englert and peter hi particle found the that gives mass to matter. While this discovery has been largely credited to some in europe, america has been a leading source in defining the higgs possible. Many scientists are working actively on the experiments. They played a leadership role in playing the could he leader. We should congratulate these scientists for advancing the basic understanding of our universe necessary for forging ahead into the next great frontier. Mr. Hultgren america is made great by our leadership in discovery scientists. So lets show them the support necessary to continue and expand our own science ecosystem. I yield back. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman yields back. For what purpose does the gentleman from delaware rise . Mr. Carney to address the house for one minute and to revise and extend my remarks. The speaker pro tempore without objection. Mr. Carney thank you, mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, its time to end this destructive Government Shutdown. It just doesnt make any sense and its hurting people and its hurting the economy. While congress is wasting time on the shutdown, we have important work to do. We need to reform our Housing Finance system. Right now the federal Government Backs over 90 of all mortgages being made. Thats just not sustainable. We have to bring private capital back in the markets, and we have to reduce the governments role, but we have to do it in a smart way. For generations, owning a home has been part of the American Dream. The 30year fixed Rate Mortgage has made that dream possible for many of us. And so our number one priority in reforming our Housing Finance system should be preserving the 30year fixed Rate Mortgage. But the legislation currently moving through the house doesnt do that. Thats why we need to Work Together on both sides of the aisle to fix that problem. We need to reform our Housing Finance system and protect taxpayers, but we also must preserve homeownership for millions of American Families. Thank you, mr. Speaker. I yield back. The speaker pro tempore the gentlemans time has expired. For what purpose does the gentleman from ohio rise . I ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute and to revise and extend my remarks. The speaker pro tempore without objection. Thanks, mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, i call on my colleagues in the house and senate today to Work Together to address our differences, to fix this Government Shutdown. The house has started by unanimously passing a bill that will pay furloughed federal workers back pay. Weve also passed bills that will fund lifesaving research, head start, veterans and many other important parts of the government. While some people have called this a piecemeal approach, those people ignore the fact thats how our appropriations process has worked for over 230 years with multiple Appropriations Bills every year. That is the real normal. Mr. Speaker, lets tone down the rhetoric and Work Together and get our government funded and pay our debts. Mr. Stivers thank you. I yield back the balance of my time. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. For what purpose does the entlelady from florida rise . Without objection. Ms. Castor mr. Speaker, one of the harsh impacts of the republican Government Shutdown is the fact that military families of our Fallen Heroes will no longer receive Survivor Benefits. They have been suspended. Meanwhile, on sunday 8,000 miles away in afghanistan, four army rangers were killed and 30 others were wounded by a suicide bomber and an i. E. D. Thats why i urge approval today of legislation on the floor to provide the death benefits to our Fallen Soldiers. But id also like to salud a tampa, florida, foundation, the special operations warrior foundation, that has stepped forward to fill the void and provide four very generous grants to the families of our brave soldiers killed in action. They typically provide scholarships and Financial Aid and counseling to the families of special operation soldiers. And id like to thank them. Retired air force major steve mcleery, retired general doug brown, retired vice admiral joe maguire, dahlia munoz and the entire board of directors and the Greater Community of the tampa bay area that supports special Operations Command and all of our brave heroes. I yield back the balance of my time. The speaker pro tempore jabe. For what purpose does the gentleman from the gentlelady yields back. For what purpose does the gentleman from South Carolina rise . To address the house for one minute. The speaker pro tempore without objection. Thank you, mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, while we disagree from time to time, in fact, we disagree more often than we disagree in our house, i think one of the things wed like to try and preserve is the concept of a reasoned debate. We want to have reasoned debate about the issues. It is impossible to do that if folks are exaggerating and fear mongering and thats whats happening right now on the fear of the debt ceiling. We hear if we dont raise the debt ceiling the world will end. We have been trying to convince people that the debt ceiling and the default are not linked in any fashion. Thankfully, thankfully, just 15 minutes ago somebody came in and agreed with me on this. Its moodys. We would agree that the government would pay principal on its debt leaving its credit worthiness intact. The debt limit restricts government expenditures to the amount of its revenues. It does not prohibit the government from servicing a debt. It goes on to say, these two things are not linked. Lets have a reasonable debate on the debt ceiling. Mr. Mulvaney lets stop trying to scare people and the markets if we dont raise the debt ceiling the nation will default on its debt. Thank you, mr. Speaker. The speaker pro tempore the gentlemans time has expired. For what purpose does the gentleman from new jersey rise . To address the house for one minute. The speaker pro tempore without objection. The leadership, the president , the senate and the democrats in this body have shown has been tremendous. Mr. Payne yes, we must provide a pathway to citizenship for the 11 million living in the shadows. Yes, we must provide the promise of the American Dream for the million of youngsters brought here through no fault of their own. And, yes, we must ensure that this immigration bill is a comprehensive immigration bill, open and accessible to all. Diversity visas are one of the few ways that those from africa and the caribbean have to become american citizens. In many african countries, whole cities gather to hear the results of the diversity visa lottery. Whats more, immigrants from africa and the caribbean typically are more educated with the ability to contribute to our economy right away. If we are going to have true comprehensive immigration reform, then we must keep the diversity visa lottery intact at its current levels because our diversity is what makes this nation great and i yield back. The speaker pro tempore the gentlemans time has expired. Pursuant to clause 8 of rule 20, pursuant to clause 8 of rule 20, the chair will postpone further proceedings today on motions to suspend the rules on which a recorded vote or the yeas and nays are ordered or on which the vote incurs objection under clause 6 f rule 20. Any recorded vote on the postponed question will be taken later. For what purpose does the gentleman from new jersey seek recognition . Mr. Frelinghuysen i move that the house suspend the rules and pass house joint resolution 91. The speaker pro tempore the clerk will report the title of the joint resolution. The clerk house joint resolution 91, joint resolution making continuing appropriations for death gratuities and related Survivor Benefits for survivors of deceased Service Military members of the department of defense for fiscal year 2014 and for other purposes. The speaker pro tempore pursuant to the rule, the gentleman from new jersey, mr. Frelinghuysen, and the gentleman from indiana, mr. Visclosky, will each control 20 minutes. The chair recognizes the gentleman from new jersey. Mr. Frelinghuysen mr. Speaker, i yield myself such time as i may consume, and i rise in support of house joint resolution 91, the honoring the families of Fallen Soldiers act. Our government has no greater responsibility, mr. Speaker, than to take care of the families of our brave men and women who have fought and died for our country. This Bipartisan Legislation provides continuing appropriations to ensure that if troops are killed serving our country our government will honor its obligations to them and their families without delay. Specifically, the bill will provide for the payment of death gratuities and other benefits such as military, housing allowances to the families of our Fallen Soldiers. It would provide for authorized funeral and Burial Services for Service Members and their families. This measure would pay for families to meet the remains of their loved ones returning home. This bill provides appropriations to pay benefits from the death of military Service Members. My colleagues, while this bill is written as a continuing appropriations act, i want to be very clear. The intent of the this legislation is to fully fund the specific benefits for all authorized recipients. Mr. Speaker, we have a solemn duty to take care of our troops and their families, especially as we remain a nation at war. Our men and women serving in uniform serving in dangerous places all over the globe deserve the peace of mind of knowing that during the worst of times their families will receive the benefits they deserve immediately. This bill removes any ambiguity on this point. This is a bipartisan bill with democratic and republican cosponsors that i believe should be passed with overwhelming support. Mr. Speaker, were all looking for legislation upon which we can reach consensus. Im hopeful this bill will bring us together, and i urge support for it, and i reserve the balance of my time. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman from new jersey reserves. The gentleman from indiana is recognized. I yield myself such time as i may consume. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman is recognized for such time as he may consume. Mr. Visclosky mr. Speaker, i rise to thank mr. Frelinghuysen for bringing this legislation to the floor. I want to thank chairman young of the defense appropriations subcommittee and the subcommittee members for their work and certainly support the gentlemans legislation. Unfortunately, the department of defense had to report that since october 1 of this year, 17 Service Members have perished whose survivors would be entitled to a death gratuity payment. So the gentlemans legislation is correct. It is timely and it should pass. The only other observation i would make at the beginning of the debate is the house passed the pay our troops act, 3210. I would hope that none of our colleagues are under the miss impression that we have solve misimpression that we have solved all of our problems in relation to our National Defense. Essentially it deals with about 40 of the departments budget, the problem that mr. Frelinghuysen is attempting to address today is but a slice of that 60 that unfortunately the government of the United States is now now not dealt with sincing the since the beginning of the fiscal year. I thank the gentleman for his efforts and reserve the balance of my time. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman from indiana reserves. The gentleman from new jersey. Mr. Frelinghuysen mr. Chairman, im pleased to yield five minutes to the chairman of the full Appropriations Committee, mr. Rogers of kentucky. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman from kentucky is recognized for five minutes. Mr. Rogers i thank the chairman for yielding me this time. And of course i arise in support of this bill, the honoring the families of Fallen Soldiers act. This bill has been this bill, as has been said, will ensure that families of u. S. Military members who have given the ultimate sacrifice will receive the benefits they were promised in spite of this unfortunate Government Shutdown. The house has voted to take care of our war fighters by ensuring that they will be paid during the fiscal crisis. But our responsibility to our soldiers doesnt end there by any means. As they put their lives on the line on behalf of this nation, our brave soldiers shouldnt be concerned about who will take care of their families. Thats part of our nations agreement with our men and women in uniform. You take care of the United States, well take care of you and your beloved family. To then to this end, the bill allows continued funding to guarantee that the government honors its commitments to our military families without delay. It allows funding to provide a death gratuity to families of Fallen Soldiers, thats a lump payment to assist them in one of their greatest times of need. The bill also allows for the customary Financial Assistance for funeral costs, Family Travel and housing, backsalary payments and living expenses. And it is certainly the least we can do for those who make the ultimate sacrifice for our country. The reality is we are a nation at war. Wars dont stop just because our government is not functioning properly. Nor do our obligations to our soldiers get put on pause while we work to clean things up. To the families who have lost a son, a daughter, a sister or brother, a husband or a wife, this bill is our commitment to you that you should not have to suffer even more heartache after such a significant loss. This legislation is the right thing to do. It should be passed without delay. And i urge a yes vote. I yield back. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman from kentucky yields back. The gentleman from new jersey reserves. The gentleman from indiana. Mr. Visclosky i would yield two minutes to the gentleman from arizona. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman from arizona is ecognized for two minutes. I thank the gentleman. Mr. Speaker, i first of all want to thank chairman rogers and Ranking Member lowey, mr. Young and mr. Visclosky for taking up this critical legislation and for moving it so quickly to the floor. Mr. Speaker, over the weekend our nation lost five patriots in afghanistan. Mr. Barber we need to remember who they were. They were First Lieutenant jennifer moreno, u. S. Army. Sergeant joseph peters, u. S. Army. Sergeant patrick hawkins, u. S. Army. Private first class Cody Patterson, u. S. Army. And Lance Corporal jeremiah ollins, u. S. Marine corps. 36 hours after they were killed their families were notified that our government would not pay death benefits because of the Government Shutdown and when i heard about this yesterday morning, i simply could not believe it was true. I asked my staff to look into the matter and find out if it could possibly be true. Unfortunately they confirmed that indeed we had denied these benefits. We took immediate action and along with a Bipartisan Group of members representing the districts where these Fallen Heroes livedved rward and introduced this legislation. As has been said, the bill will provide funding to pay Survivor Benefits and cover the funeral costs for these military families and all Service Members who may give the ultimate sacrifice during this shutdown of our government services. God forbid that any other family should be put in this situation again. It is absolutely abhorrent that we would leave our military families without assistance when they are at their most vulnerable and trying to deal with their loss and grief. Could i ask the gentleman for 30 more seconds . The speaker pro tempore the gentlemans time has expired. Mr. Visclosky not at this time. The speaker pro tempore the gentlemans time has expired. The gentleman from indiana reserves. The gentleman from new jersey. Mr. Frelinghuysen mr. Speaker, i ask unanimous consent that all members may have five legislative days in which to revise and extend their remarks and include extraneous material on h. R. 91, that i may include tabular material on the same. Mr. Chairman, im pleased to the speaker pro tempore without objection. Mr. Frelinghuysen im pleased to recognize the gentleman from texas, a distinguished member of the Armed Services committee, for two minutes. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman from texas is recognized for two minutes. Mr. Speaker, i appreciate the leadership of the gentleman from new jersey in all matters related to National Security, as well as the leadership of the gentleman from indiana. And i also appreciate the gentleman from new jersey bringing this measure to the floor. Its rather unfortunate and somewhat amazing to me, actually, that he has to. Mr. Thornberry the pay our military act passed the house on september 29, passed the senate and was signed by the president the next day. And it says clearly that there are hereby appropriated such sums are as necessary to provide pay and allowances to the members of the armed forces. And who would have ever thought that some lawyer in the pentagon would say that the death and other benefits were talking about today would not be included in that . But rather than spend more time in squabbles with lawyers, i think the gentleman from new jersey wisely has brought this measure to the floor just to make it clear so everybody understands that all of these allowances should be paid. I think its also, mr. Speaker, very important for all of us to say that our hearts grieve with the families for whom this benefit is immediately rel vanlt. Money alone of course cannot express our gratitude for the sacrifice and the service that their loved ones have given to this country. But it is important, even in these times when we have differences on fiscal and other issues, that the house come gether, that everybody unites, regardless of our opinion about other targeted funding issues, that everybody unites to say that we will stand with those families who have given so much to our nation. And so again i commend the gentleman from new jersey for bringing this and i hope that all my colleagues will vote in support of this measure and i yield back the balance of my time. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. The gentleman from new jersey reserves. The gentleman from indiana. Mr. Visclosky i would yield two minutes to the gentlewoman from the state of minnesota, ms. Mccollum. The speaker pro tempore the gentlewoman from minnesota is recognized for two minutes. Ms. Mccollum thank you, mr. Speaker. House republicans made a purely Political Choice to shut down our government, to advance their agenda. Unbelievably House Republicans decided to shut down our government with thousands of American Service men and women on the battlefields in afghanistan. And we are here today because brave americans, who gave their lives on the battlefield, were going to be denied funeral benefits because of the shut dunn. Their families were shutdown. Their families were being denied payments of Survivor Benefits. This is a disgrace. And its a shameful consequence of the irresponsible republican majority. This is an outrage. The fact that we are here today to pass this bill is a clear admission that americas Fallen Heroes have been abandoned in the shameless political game being played. Passing this bill is absolutely needed. But this bill requires us to recognize the willful failure of the Republican Leadership in this house to fund our federal government and to provide our service men and women with all that they need. I yield back. The speaker pro tempore the gentlelady yields back the balance of her time. The gentleman from indiana reserves. The gentleman from new jersey. Mr. Frelinghuysen mr. Chairman, im pleased to yield a minute to the gentleman from california, mr. Hunter, a member of the Armed Services committee. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman from california is recognized for one minute. Mr. Hunter i thank the gentleman from new jersey and all of my colleagues on the Appropriations Committee that are bringing this up so quickly and fasttracking it. I was in the marine corps. Did i three tours. Two in iraq, one in atching. I served with these men and afghanistan. I served with these men and women, i met their wive, their husbands, their kids, their families. I sat down with them, ive had dinner with them and i want to say from the bottom of my heart, i apologize for the shameful act of the administrations lawyers in determining that what we passed last month does not count for paying this debt benefit death benefit. When the lawyers in the Administration Made the decision to not count the death benefit, they broke a sacred trust with our u. S. Military men and women and those on the frontlines. And it is up to us in this congress to restore that trust for the American People and for our military that we have sent to war and that we have a responsibility for. With that i yield back. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman from california yields back. The gentleman from new jersey reserves. The gentleman from indiana. Mr. Visclosky i would yield one minute to the gentleman from arizona, please. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman from arizona is recognized for one minute. Mr. Barber i thank the gentleman. I just want to say this denial of benefits is absolutely outrageous and a disgrace. Weve broken our fundamental promise to broken heroes to our Fallen Heroes. We also must ensure this never happens again. Later today ill be introducing a bill that will make sure we never for sake our fallen Service Members and any member of our Uniformed Services ever again under these circumstances. I am very pleased that we came together today in a bipartisan fashion. I thank my colleagues for coming together, putting their differences aside, to honor these commitments to those who have fallen and take care of their families in this time of need. I hope we will see a unanimous vote in approving this bill. I thank the gentleman and thank you, mr. Speaker. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. The gentleman from indiana reserves. The gentleman from new jersey. Mr. Frelinghuysen mr. Chairman, im pleased to yield two minutes to the gentleman from South Carolina, mr. Wilson, a member of the Armed Services committee. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman from South Carolina is recognized for two minutes. Mr. Wilson thank you, mr. Speaker. And thank you, mr. Congressman frelinghuysen. I am very grateful that my oldest sonsinlaws ably are ably served in new jersey by congressman frelinghuysen. I stand today to express my shock as the administrations absolutely disguferting failure to keep faith with those who paid the ultimate price in service to our country. Today four of our fallen will arrive and have at an air force base and the families in attendance will have to pay their own way to be there for the arrival of their loved ones. This is a disgrace. And an intentional policy of pain by this administration whose actions are disrespectful of those who have made our freedoms possible. Soon well vote to restate the critical death gratuities that we owe in no Uncertain Terms to the families of our fallen Service Members and to correct the injustice that has been thrust upon them. I am particularly disappointed in the administration, as the son of a veteran, as a 31year veteran myself, but most gratefuly as the father of four seasons currently serving in the military. The congress in a bipartisan way passed the pay our military act and it was signed into law for the expressed purpose of making sure that those who served in our armed forces in defense of our freedom are paid all that they are owed. The administration already has the authority to pay this gratuity. Every effort should be made to respect our Service Members and military families. The administration is playing politics on the backs of families of our fallen. This is unconscionable. Todays vote will give us an opportunity to do our duty, to take care of our fallen families, and fallen Service Members. I urge my colleagues on both sides of the aisle to vote in favor of this bill. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman from South Carolina yields back. The gentleman from new jersey reserves. The gentleman from indiana. Mr. Visclosky i would like to yield one minute to the gentlewoman from texas. The speaker pro tempore the gentlewoman from texas is recognized for one minute. Ms. Jackson lee i rise in enthusiastic support of h. J. Res. 91 and i thank the Ranking Member and the chairman for recognizing that all members, all members had a pain in their heart regarding those mothers and fathers who are now suffering the loss of their children. Names we should never forget because we are a nation at war. And for that reason i believe that this was of great concern to the administration and secretary hagel. They are in a dilemma. A conflict, if you will, on the present shutdown of the government. I would say to the chairman and Ranking Member this is what congress is all about, fixing the problem. Mr. Speaker, i introduced or sent into the record or like to send into the record with unanimous consent my letter to secretary hagel asking for relief for these families. Now we have it. I would like to inquire of the chairman, if i might just inquire of a question of the chairman, on h. J. Res. 91, would you accept the unanimous consent to ask that every member of the house the speaker pro tempore the gentleladys time has expired. Ms. Jackson lee 10 seconds to ask a question . Mr. Visclosky i yield the gentlewoman 10 seconds. Ms. Jackson lee can i ask unanimous consent that every member of the house be considered an original cosponsor, or cosponsor of this legislation, h. J. Res. 91 . The speaker pro tempore there is proper procedure for those who want to add as cosponsors. That procedure will be followed. Ms. Jackson lee i make that request now. I yield back the balance of my time. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman from indiana reserves. The gentleman from new jersey. Mr. Frelinghuysen i reserve as well. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman from new jersey reserves. The gentleman from indiana. Mr. Visclosky i recognize the gentleman from georgia, member of the Appropriations Committee, for two minutes. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman from georgia is recognized for two minutes. I thank the gentleman for yielding. This past sunday four brave United States Service Members died in service to our nation, like too many before, lieutenant jennifer marino, Sergeant Hawkins, Sergeant Joseph peters, and private first class Cody Patterson were killed far from home by an improvised explosive device in the remote kandahar province of afghanistan. Mr. Bishop now due to the Government Shutdown, they will not their families have not been disbursed the benefits from the United States military they are rightfully owed. These benefits include reimbursement to the family for funeral expenses, payment of survivor housing, reimbursement of funeral travel, travel associated with the dignified transfer of the remains and other expenses. This is an outrage. Two of the fallen, Sergeant Hawkins and private patterson were based in my district at fort benning, georgia. Both were members of the 5th ranger regiment. Sergeant hawkins was serving his fourth deployment to afghanistan and private patterson his second. Imagine the pain these families are going through coping with the death of a loved one. Imagine being greeted with a Cold Shoulder of the government all because of an unnecessary shutdown. How dare we not provide these greefing families with the necessary support in their time of need. Im truly embarrassed that these shutdown shin nan gansz have impacted these brave soldiers and families in this case. Those that say a Government Shutdown is only a minimal impact. Remember these families. This is not minimal. These are our sons and daughters. We have sent to combat in far away lands and they should never have to question our nations resolve in taking care of their families. We must reopen our government so that such an inconvenience is never here to plague our nation. In the meantime, lets pass this bill, h. J. Res. 91, for our nations military families. I thank the gentleman for yielding. I yield back my time. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman yields back. The gentleman from indiana reserves. The gentleman from new jersey. Mr. Frelinghuysen i reserve the balance of my time. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman from new jersey reserves. The gentleman from indiana. Mr. Visclosky i yield two minutes to the gentlewoman from new york, the Ranking Member on the Appropriations Committee. Two minutes. The speaker pro tempore the gentlelady from new york is recognized for two minutes. Mrs. Lowey mr. Speaker, without question every member of the house should support providing a death gratuity for family members following the death of service personnel. The majority is once again proposing an approach that addresses todays problem but leaves the overarching crisis before us unresolved. Major gaps and capabilities remain with neither a fully functioning National Defense nor a fully functioning federal government. The republican shutdown and piecemeal plan is damaging to the department of defense. It hurts our credibilities with our allies. Reports from the Asia Pacific Economic forum suggests that the shutdown raises questions about u. S. Political stability and plays into cheese and Russian Foreign policy objectives. And the army chief of staff has said the shutdown is harming readiness. Even if republicans irresponsible piecemeal bills were enacted, at the rate they are going it would take until after christmas before the government is fully up and running. We could end the shutdown today if Republican Leadership would allow a vote, vote. Democrats have negotiated. We didnt just meet in the middle, in fact. We agreed to the republican spending level in the stopgap bill. How many times, how many more times will the majority discover an unintended consequence before they come to their senses and allow a vote to end the reckless republican shutdown . The speaker pro tempore the gentlelady yields back. The gentleman from indiana reserves. The gentleman from new jersey. Mr. Frelinghuysen reserves as well. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman from new jersey reserves. The gentleman from indiana. Mr. Visclosky if i could ask my friend how many more speakers they have. Mr. Frelinghuysen we anticipate through the chair. Several more speakers. But we are both waiting perhaps for some additional mr. Visclosky thats what both of us are doing. We could continue doing it talking to each other. Mr. Frelinghuysen i would be happy to. Let me say i want to salute you and chairman young for sponsoring this legislation which is truly bipartisan. Bringing it to the floor and giving members of both parties an opportunity to join together at a time when theres a lot of disjointment around here and lack of consensus on this. Theres no argument at all. Im highly appreciative of all that you have done to assist this process. Mr. Visclosky i appreciate the gentlemans remark, mr. Young, who has announced his retirement at the end of this congress. You could find no finer person in the world kinder heart or wanting to leave the world better than our chairman. I was going to close but would use this time while we are waiting to simply follow on chairman rogers remark and remind all of our colleagues that we do continue to be a nation at war. And while we have lost 17 individuals since october 1, in fact this nation has lost 117 people since the beginning of this year. I do hope as we proceed with the United States congress and the Administration People understand that we ought to fully fund not just the deps of defense for their department of defense for their important job but the other agencies of this government and certainly through the regular appropriations process. The speaker pro tempore gentleman from indiana reserves. Mr. Visclosky if the gentleman is prepared to close, i would be happy to close on this side. Mr. Frelinghuysen would be happy to yield. Mr. Visclosky i yield back my time. Mr. Frelinghuysen our government has no greater responsibility than to take care of the families of our brave men and women who have fought and died for our country. This legislation will ensure as we have said earlier in this discussion without question in any ambiguity that the department of defense should provide payment of death gratuities and other benefits to families of our fallen men and women in uniform. I urge support for this Bipartisan Legislation. I thank chairman young and Ranking Member physical claus can i for their visclosky for their leadership in making sure this bill gets to the president as quickly as possible. I yield back. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman yields back. The question is, will the house suspend the rules and agree to joint resolution 91. So many as are in favor say aye. Those opposed, no. In the opinion of the chair, 2 3 of those voting having responded in the affirmative, the rules are suspended, the joint resolution is agreed to. For what purpose does the gentleman from new jersey rise . Mr. Frelinghuysen i would like a vote on the measure. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman asks for the yeas and nays . Mr. Frelinghuysen yeas and nays please. The speaker pro tempore the yeas and nays are requested. Those in favor of taking this vote by the yeas and nays will rise and remain standing until counted. A sufficient number having arisen, the yeas and nays are ordered. Pursuant to clause 8 of rule 20, further proceedings on the question will be postponed. The speaker pro tempore for what purpose does the gentleman from iowa seek recognition . Pursuant to House Resolution 373, i call up the joint resolution h. J. Res. 90, a joint resolution making continuing appropriations for the federal aferingeation administration for Aviation Administration for fiscal year 2014, and for other purposes, and ask for its immediate consideration. The speaker pro tempore the clerk will report the title of the joint resolution. The clerk house joint resolution 90, joint resolution making continuing appropriations for the federal Aviation Administration for fiscal year 2014, and for other purposes. The speaker pro tempore pursuant to House Resolution 373, the joint resolution is considered as read. The joint resolution shall be debatable for 40 minutes equally ivided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member on the committee on appropriations. The gentleman from iowa, mr. Latham, and the gentleman from arizona, mr. Pastor, each will control 20 minutes. The chair recognizes the gentleman from iowa. Mr. Lay that many thank you, mr. Speaker. Mr. Latham thank you, mr. Speaker. I ask unanimous consent that all members may have five legislative days to revise and extend their remarks and include extraneous material on h. J. Res. 90 and i may include tabular material on the same. The speaker pro tempore without objection. Mr. Latham mr. Speaker, i yield myself such time as i may consume. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman is recognized. Mr. Latham i thank you very much. Today i present h. J. Resolution 90, a bill providing the f. A. A. With critical funding to ensure safe air travel for the American Public and providing critical support for the aviation industry, our nations leading exporter. This bill funds the f. A. A. At the current fiscal year 2013 see quester level through december sequester level through december 15, or until enactment of the full year appropriation for the transportationh. U. D. Bill, which ever comes first. The bill would bring back over 6,000 aviation inspectors who are currently not working due to the shutdown. These safety ininspectors perform critical aircraft certification that is support american jobs by certifying new aircraft for sale in the u. S. And abroad. The f. A. A. s aviation safety work force is also essential to ensuring the safety in the National Airspace by reinspecting and recertifying the operation aircraft fleets that transport millions of americans every day. The bill would also reopen the aircraft registry service, assuring that American Made aircraft could move off the production lines and on to the markets in the u. S. And around the world. The bill would reopen the f. A. A. Academy to resume the training of new air Traffic Controllers and ensure that our air Traffic Controller work force is fully staffed. The bill will ensure that our air Traffic Control modernization investments resume, ensuring that our Nextgen Development and deployment continues on schedule. This is not a comprehensive f. Y. 2014 bill, rather c. R. To continue funding the f. A. A. At the current fiscal year 2013 sequester levels. This brings the f. A. A. Back to work to ensure the safety of the flying public until we can come to an overall resolution on the f. Y. 2014 funding levels. I urge the quick passage of this important legislation so we can send it on to the senate. Lets get the f. A. A. Back to work. I reserve the balance of my time. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman from iowa reserves. The gentleman from arizona is recognized. Mr. Pastor thank you, mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, i yield myself such time as i may consume. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman is recognized for as much time as he may consume. Mr. Pastor here we go again. This week the house has considered bill after bill to fund pieces of the federal government. We can open the entire government if the house would simply pass the clean continuing resolution passed by the Senate Nearly two weeks ago. Instead, we are considering a bill to fund the federal Aviation Administration, but we are leaving many other agencies within the department of transportation in shutdown status. I strongly support i strongly support the mission of the f. A. A. , controllers and technicians and safety inspectors are highly skilled and dedicated public servants. However, i cannot support this piecemeal approach to funding our Transportation System. For example, 94 of the federal transit administrations employees are furloughed. More than 1,300 transit agencies across the country are not receiving grants for capital and operating assistance. No funds are provided for the Capital Investment Grant Program which helps create construction jobs and relieves congestion in our major cities. The national Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety program is shut down. Defects in cars and trucks are not being investigated. Crash tests and safety rulemaking have been suspended. What about the assistance to amtrak . Operating and capital assistance is discontinued at a time when more than 30 million passengers rely on amtrak to get the to get to destinations all over this country. The maritime secure program gets no relief by this piecemeal approach. This Program Provides vital support by helping move the cargo that is necessary to support our National Defense efforts overseas. Finally, the National Transportation safety board has furloughed most of its employees. And investigations into last weeks tragic bus crash in ennessee will go undone. Today we reported a gas explosion in oklahoma, which would be the responsibility of this agency to investigate. Will it be investigated . Probably not. Only because of the shutdown. The reckless and irresponsible shutdown that has been master minded by a small faction of the house is disruptive for our nations Transportation System and for the programs that support our most vulnerable citizens. And for this reason, mr. Chairman, i would ask opposition to this piecemeal approach, to this piece of legislation. I reserve the balance of my time. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman from arizona reserves. The gentleman from iowa. Mr. Latham thank you, mr. Speaker. I would like to now recognize the chairman of the full Appropriations Committee, the gentleman from kentucky, mr. Rogers, four four minutes. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman from kentucky is recognized for four minutes. Mr. Rogers i thank the chairman for yielding me this time. You know, weve heard from the other side of the aisle on all of these bills that attempt to reopen many aspects of the federal government. We hear them say, well, im in favor of that program, but i want to vote against it until they bring the entire government funding bill before us. Well, id love to do that. Id love to bring the entire budget here. In fact, we did. And we cant get the senate to act on it. But in the meantime, the other side is saying, ill vote against this because i want to save and vote for the entire federal government. Well, that may work in some of the agencies but this is safety. This is the safety of people flying the skies of this country. And the world. You dont want to delay safety until you can vote on a bigger bill. I think its irresponsible not to support the safety of our people in the skies. Now this bill provides funding to resume operations within f. A. A. That are critical to the safety of our skies and our aircraft fleet. It would bring back 7,000 aviation safety inspectors currently not working, restarting aircraft certification activities, resuming training for air Traffic Controllers, reopening the aircraft registry service, and continuing air Traffic Control modernization. Mr. Speaker, you dont want to mess around with the safety of our people. And this bill cures that problem and i cant imagine anyone wanting to oppose this bill. The sum total of these efforts will help guarantee safe, efficient and reliable air travel for the American Public. This funding is provided as an annual rate of 12 billion, will last until december 15 or until the Congress Enacts the president and the president signs enacts and the president signs a fullyear appropriations bill. The language in this bill is yet again nearly identical to what was included in the c. R. I offered back in september, nearly a month ago. Once again were calling on the senate to consider and pass this bill. Our colleagues on the other side of the capitol continue to call for a clean c. R. , yet they continue to act on these clean minic. R. s. The house has put forward a plethora of options to fund the federal government. First, the four annual Appropriations Bills to fund the government in regular order. Then three different continuing resolutions prior to september 30. And now these shortterm c. R. s to reopen parts of the federal government. In fact, more than 1 3 of it so far. But the senate is committed to inaction. They didnt pass any regular Appropriations Bills. They will not pass our clean shortterm funding bills. And they so far have refused to join us at the negotiating table. Mr. Speaker, that completely puzzles me. It goes against the grain of what has gone on in this country since weve been a country, when the two bodies differ, the Founding Fathers said, if you cant agree, aupon the conference members from either appoint conference members from either body, from both bodies. Its always worked. Except now the senate refuses to do their duty. I hope theyll consider this bill as a stepping stone toward ending the shutdown. We need to come together in a productive way with open ears and open minds to find a way to clean up this mess. I urge my colleagues to preserve the safety of american skies. Vote for this bill. The speaker pro tempore the gentlemans time has expired. The gentleman from iowa reserves. The gentleman from arizona. Mr. Pastor thank you, mr. Speaker. s interesting i believe many months ago the senate, which no one thought that they would pass a budget, we persuaded them through our votes here in the house to pass a budget, and the house leadership refused to have a conference, to appoint conferees, so that we could have had regular order, done the appropriation bills, and i know the chairman of the appropriations wanted to do that and today here we are talking about safety when most of the air Traffic Controllers are already on the job. But id like to yield as much time as she may consume to the distinguished Ranking Member of the Appropriations Committee, mrs. Lowey. The speaker pro tempore the gentlewoman from new york is recognized for as much time as she may consume. Mrs. Lowey mr. Speaker, i rise in opposition to this reckless republican shutdown. As if we need any more proof of a broken republican government funding strategy, today we are nsidering a fix to a sequester bandaid. This is deja vu, mr. Speaker. And further admission that the republican budget strategy just is not working. While this bill puts furloughed f. A. A. Workers back on the job, it does nothing for the rest of our Transportation System. This shutdown affects our transit, Vehicle Safety, railroads, pipelines, hazard materials and maritime programs too. For example, at the federal 94 of dministration, the employees have been furloughed. Issued to re being more than 1,300 transit agencies around the country. Additionally, at the national Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Vehicle Safety activities like consumer testing of new vehicles and investigations to identify defects in automobiles have been suspended. Now, all of these points are arent to say that democrats have no desire to avoid slight delays flight delays and cancellations because of furloughed controllers. Earlier this week, despite our opposition to the broader f. Y. 2014 thuud bill, we supported the thud bill, we supported the inclusion to prevent further furloughs. Unfortunately that never advanced because the allocation for the thud bill under the republican budget forced cuts so deep to very important popular initiatives like the Community Development block grant and amtrak programs that not even republicans could support the broader bill. And it was republicans that pulled the bill from the house floor. We could end f. A. A. Furloughs and all other furloughs if the speaker allowed a vote on the clean c. R. To end the shutdown. Democrats have negotiated, lets remember that. We didnt just meet in the middle. We agreed to the republican spending level in the stop gap bill. Look no further than a recent headline from the National Journal yesterday. Uote, 19 times, 19 times democrats tried to negotiate with republicans. The g. O. P. s biggest talking point of the shutdown is only true if you ignore everything that has happened before last week. I want to make one other point. I woke up this morning listening to the voice of a furloughed worker. Two kids in college, was talking about how in the world hes going to pay his expenses, put food on the table, without the dollars that he and his wife count on in their accounts. Lets look at the facts. Lets listen to these stories in our districts. Its fine to be so cavalier here in washington and shut down the government, talking about getting rid of our important obligation to pay our debts, but lets look at the impact of this. Lets look at whats happening back home in our districts. And think of how critical these workers are, these programs are. Lets get the bill on the floor that would fund the entire government. This piecemeal effort may sound good, i dont know if it sounds good to your constituents, i dont know if you can fool them that way, but lets put the that bill on the floor was at your level, that passed the senate, and lets move forward. Vote no on this irresponsible bill, demand a house vote to immediately end the reckless republican shutdown. The speaker pro tempore the gentlelady yields back the balance of her time. The gentleman from arizona reserves. The gentleman from iowa. Mr. Latham at this time, mr. Speaker, id like to recognize for one minute the gentlewoman from michigan, mrs. Miller. The speaker pro tempore the gentlewoman from michigan is recognized for one minute. Mrs. Miller i thank the gentleman for yielding the time. Mr. Speaker, i rise in very strong support of this bill for the f. A. A. To fully f. A. A. , to fully fund the f. A. A. , the federal Aviation Administration. It is so absolutely critical, both to our economy, as well as our security in the airways. Not only on commercial flights but general aviation as well. You know, mr. Speaker, during this shutdown, we keep hearing a lot about obamacare. But this bill has nothing to do with obamacare. Absolutely nothing to do with obamacare. It is no strings attached, it just funds the f. A. A. I know that many of our colleagues on the other side will say, well, they cant vote for this unless they have an entire clean c. R. , funding the entire government, because they want exactly what they want and nothing else will do. And yet they call republicans absolutists. Fortunately many on the other side will support this bill. In fact, i think its of note that with all the various c. R. s, clean c. R. s, that we have been passing since this shutdown began, all with no strings attached, all that have nothing to do with obamacare, we actually now have funded a large part, if not more than half, of the entire discretionary federal budget. Unfortunately the president and the Senate Majority leader keep saying that they will not negotiate, they wont consider any of these things. I would urge all of my colleagues to join me in supporting this important funding bill. I yield back. The speaker pro tempore the gentleladys time has expired. The gentleman from iowa reserves. The gentleman from arizona. Mr. Pastor mr. Speaker, i yield as much time as he may consume, the Ranking Member of the aviation subcommittee of the transportation infrastructure subcommittee, the gentleman from washington, mr. Larsen. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman from washington is recognized for as much time as he he may consume. Mr. Larsen as Ranking Member of the aviation subcommittee i know how important it is to end the shutdown of the f. A. A. , but i do have to ask the question, if safety was so important, why wasnt this the first bill brought to the floor in this piecemeal approach that the republican side has taken . Look, a safe and efficient Aviation System isntous good for travelers, its the lifeblood of the economy where i come from. In our state 131,000 people across ,200 Companies Work in the aerospace industry. They dont just depend on the f. A. A. , is it safety to say that Police Departments who use federal grants for cops on the beat should have to wait . Is it safety to say that our functioning transit systems have to wait for grants to make their transit systems more safe . Is it safety to say that the e. P. A. Cant issue grants in my district or around the country to make sure that we have safe and clean Drinking Water . This bill funds none of these priorities. Which should not be opening just parts of the government to serve just some of the people. We should open the entire government for all americans. The republican solution to the republican shutdown, this piecemeal approach, picking winners and picking losers, is no solution at all. Its great that this house wants to make sure air travel is safe, but why should we stop there . What about safety in our highways . In the last 10 days there have been three major fatal transportation accidents across this country. A plane crash in santa monica, california, killing four. A bus crash in tennessee killing eight, injuring 14. Less than a mile from this building, one person died, two others injured during a metro repair accident this weekend. But the National Transportation safety board cant investigate because this congress sent the investigators home on furlough. Lets end this piecemeal approach and move on to a vote on a senate bill that opens all of the government for all americans. If its about safety, lets do it that way. This continued unwillingness to allow one vote, just one vote, to open the government for all americans and not just some, this unwillingness needs to stop. One bill, one vote for all americans. With that i yield back. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman from washington yields back. The gentleman from arizona reserves. The gentleman from iowa. Mr. Latham thank you, mr. Speaker. At this time id like to recognize for one minute, the gentleman from kansas, mr. Pompeo. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman from kansas is recognized for one minute. Mr. Pompeo thank you, mr. Chairman. Thank you for bringing this important piece of legislation to the floor. It troubles me that the administration is once again going out of its way to cause pain for the American People and at great risk to americas safety. We have seen this up close and personal in my district with this incomprehensible closure of the f. A. A. Registry office. This is the office that allows air flights to be transferred, to be sold and bought and purchased and entered into service. In previous shutdowns this office was deemed essential. It was kept opened. And for good reason. Its the equivalent the d. M. V. For aircraft. You have to keep this pipeline moving. Its important for safety and workers. Affecting thousands of families across this country who build these airplanes, engineers, workers, manufacturers, especially in the fourth district, the air capital of the world. Thousands of families, many of them hardworking union families, that folks across the aisle tell me he they care deeply about. I know that i do, too. I would urge these folks on the other side of the aisle to recognize the importance to our labor force, to keep america safe, to get the aircraft registry back opened, and to pass this piece of legislation across the floor today. With that i yield back the balance of my time. The speaker pro tempore the gentlemans time has expired. The gentleman from iowa reserves. The gentleman from arizona. Mr. Pastor at this time i reserve. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman from arizona reserves. The gentleman from iowa. Mr. Latham thank you, mr. Speaker. At this time id like to recognize for one minute, the gentleman from michigan, mr. Benishek. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman from michigan is recognized for one minute. Mr. Benishek thank you, mr. Chairman. Mr. Speaker, i come to the floor today in support of h. J. Resolution 90, the Flight Safety act. This commonsense bill will restore funding to critical funding to the f. A. A. And help protect airports in Northern Michigan and throughout our nation. Like so many people in our country, im deeply frustrated by this Government Shutdown. I dont want to see air travelers in Northern Michigan hurt because of the senate and president refuse to negotiate on a spending plan. All that has been done is for both sides to come all that needs to be done is for both sides to come to the negotiating table. The senate refuses to talk to us. Its ridiculous. We have already seen this mess in washington impact airports in my district. Like the Cherry Capital Airport in traverse city. Just this past weekend dozens of flights were canceled because of this Government Shutdown. Families shouldnt be stranded at the airport for hours because washington cant get its act together. But it doesnt have to be this way. We could fix this problem at our airports right now with this simple piece of legislation. Mr. Speaker, i urge my colleagues to support the Flight Safety act today. I also urge our colleagues in the senate to take action and pass this measure as soon as possible. The speaker pro tempore the gentlemans time has expired. The gentleman from iowa reserves. The gentleman from arizona. Mr. Pastor well, mr. Chairman, i would ask my colleague that we could fund the entire government if my colleague could persuade his leadership to bring h. J. Res. 59 to the floor and we could have a straight up and down vote and probably it would pass in a bipartisan manner and we could stop the shutdown and people would go back to work. Mr. Chairman mr. Speaker, i yield i reserve. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman from arizona reserves. The gentleman from iowa. Mr. Latham mr. Speaker, i reserve my time at this point. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman from iowa is reserving. Mr. Pastor mr. Speaker, its interesting that we have talked about bringing our employees back from the shutdown. We were told by the chairman of the appropriations that this is very important because here we are dealing with safety and the reality is that probably the majority of air Traffic Controllers and safety personnel as required by f. A. A. Le is working f. A. A. Is working. I cant imagine that the add martor administrator would put the American Public in any kind of taker. Danger. Again f. We would have had a budget conference several months ago, we could have done the appropriation process and probably funded the entire government using regular order. But i keep hearing that if this vote was to come to the floor, that it would pass in a unanimous not unanimous but it would pass in a bipartisan manner. So, mr. Speaker, i ask unanimous consent to take h. J. Res. 59 from the table and ask for its immediate consideration. The speaker pro tempore as recorded in section 956 of the house rules and manual, the chair is constrained not to entertain the request unless it is cleared by the bipartisan floor and committee leaderships. Mr. Pastor next time i bring it up ill try to clear it since there is such enthusiasm to bringing the federal Government Back to work. With that, mr. Chairman, i yield back my time. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman from arizona yields back. The gentleman from iowa. Mr. Latham thank you, mr. Speaker. At this point i urge the passage of the bill and i yield back the balance of my time. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman from iowa yields back. All time for debate has expired. Pursuant to House Resolution 373, the previous question is ordered. The question is on engrossment and third reading of the joint resolution. So many as are in favor say aye, those opposed, no. In the opinion of the chair, the aye vs. It. Third reading. The clerk joint resolution making continuing appropriations for the federal Aviation Administration for fiscal year 2014, and for other purposes. The speaker pro tempore for what purpose does the gentlewoman from connecticut seek recognition . I have a motion to recommit at the desk. The speaker pro tempore is the gentlewoman opposed to the joint resolution. The speaker pro tempore i am. The clerk ms. Esty of connecticut moves to recommit the joint resolution, house joint resolution ms. Esty i ask unanimous consent to dispense with the reading. The speaker pro tempore is there objection to dispensing with the reading . Without objection, so ordered. The gentleman from iowa. Mr. Latham mr. Speaker, i reserve a point of order on the gentlewomans motion. The speaker pro tempore point of order is noted. Pursuant to the rule, the gentlewoman from connecticut is recognized for five minutes in support of her motion. Ms. Esty thank you, mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, this is the ninth day of the unnecessary Government Shutdown, and the 12th time we have made a motion to bring a clean continuing resolution to the floor. 12 times to allow this house to vote on a measure thats passed the senate. 12 times to allow the house to vote on a budget figure that the republicans asked for and that has already passed this house. A measure which paced on public based on public statements of members on this body would pass and reopen the government immediately. Across my district and across the country, workers have been furloughed and veterans and seniors are seeing their earned benefits delayed. People in connecticut and across america are suffering the consequences of this reckless unnecessary shutdown in very real ways. For months groups in connecticut that partner with n. I. H. To conduct research that we need to find breakthrough treatments for children and adults with cancer have been asking that we end the budget sequester. Last Week University hospitals and researchers like those in my state came together to oppose the piecemeal approach and ask this house to end the Government Shutdown. The shutdown means that loans for Small Businesses, to help them grow and create jobs, are being delayed. In fact, the average loans for Small Businesses approved per day in my district is 188,000. Those businesses put those loans to work creating jobs, ordering new equipment, exporting their goods. But they cant when the s. B. A. Is shut down. Business travelers need the entire federal budget reopened not a gimmick piecemeal bill limited to parts of the f. A. A. Piecemeal gimmicks are not a solution for families and children who need the entire federal government reopened so that head starts classrooms arent closed. Piecemeal gimmicks are not a solution for our veterans who need the entire federal government reopened so that they dont face even more unnecessary harmful delays for the benefits they have earned. Tax paying americans are right to expect their hardearned tax dollars are used responsibly. What sense does it make for taxpayers to be footing the bill for furloughed workers who are prohibited from working when we can vote today for this motion which would lead to the entire federal government reopening . Yesterday i received a report that 801 unemployment claims have been filed in connecticut from furloughed workers. Taxpayers will be paying unemployment instead of paying people to work. One vote, one vote is all it would take, and this motion could be that vote. Its time to end the shutdown. Its time to send a shortterm funding bill to the president. Its time to reopen the entire federal government. It is time to be responsible. This is what i hear from folks across my district. Reopen the entire government. A manufacturer in my district let me know that the shutdown is causing uncertainty in its business and their customers businesses. The shutdown has put a Chilling Effect on their customers and is harming confidence. Piecemeal gimmicks are not the solution to this problem. And its disingenuous piecemeal approach is not acceptable to the chamber of commerce and coalition of over 250 associations representing multiple private sector, job creating industries. They sent a letter to us even before the shutdown urging this body to promptly pass a continuing resolution to fund the government and raise the debt ceiling. We need to reopen the federal government for all of the American People. Make no mistake. I want the f. A. A. Reopened. I have contract towers in my district. I want the f. A. A. Reopened. I want the v. A. Reopened. I want the entire federal government reopened. I ask my colleagues to be reasonable and vote to pass this motion to reopen the entire federal government. And i remind my colleagues who claim that we wont meet part way. We have. Mr. Speaker, the budget figure in this temporary spending bill is your proposal. The republican budget number which is much, much lower, frankly, than what democrats prefer. But we want to end the shut down and stop the pain for all of the American People. So we come before this house with the republicans own budget figure and ask all house members to do the right thing. Join us, join us in reopening the federal government. I urge all house members to vote aye on this motion and i yield back my time. The speaker pro tempore the gentlelady yields back. Does the gentleman from iowa wish to be heard on his point of order . Mr. Latham mr. Speaker, i make a point of order that the instructions contained in the motion violate clause of rule 7 of rule 16 which requires an amendment be germane to the bill under consideration. As was ruled, the instructions contain a special order of business within the jurisdiction of the committee on rules and therefore the amendment is not germane to the underlying bill. Mr. Speaker, i insist on my point of order. The speaker pro tempore does the gentlewoman from connecticut wish to be heards on the motion . On the point of order . Ms. Esty mr. Speaker, doesnt the bill before us fund a portion of the federal government . My motion to recommit would open up the entire federal government so that all the benefits taxpayers have paid for with their hardearned dollars are available. Account chair explain why its not germane to open all of the federal government instead of just one portion . We have voted to pay workers furloughed during a shutdown. I supported that bill. But what sense does it make to have workers paid to sit at home and not able to do the jobs they want to do . What kind of a strange house is this that would force that situation on our workers and on our taxpayers . Mr. Speaker, if you rule this motion out of order, does that mean we will not be opening the entire federal government today . Account speaker explain why we cant open the entire federal government today . Can the speaker explain why we cant open the entire federal government today . The speaker pro tempore the chair is prepared to rule. This is not germane. The joint resolution extends funding related to the federal Aviation Administration. The instructions in the motion proposed in order of the business of the house. As the chair ruled on october 2, october 3, october 4, october 7, and october 8, 2013, a motion to recommit proposing an orders of business of the house is not germane to a measure providing for the appropriation of funds because such a motion addresses a matter within the jurisdiction of the committee not represented in the underlying measure. Therefore the instructions propose a nongermane amendment. The point of order is sustained. Ms. Esty i oppose the ruling of the chair. Mr. Latham mr. Speaker, i move to lay the appeal on the table. The speaker pro tempore the question is on the motion to table. Those in favor say aye. Those opposed, no. In the opinion of the chair, the ayes have it. Ms. Esty mr. Speaker, i request for a recorded vote. Yeas and nays. The speaker pro tempore the gentlewoman asks for the yeas and nays. The yeas and nays are requested. All those in favor of taking this vote by the yeas and nays will rise and remain standing until counted. A sufficient number having arisen, the yeas and nays are ordered. Members will record their votes by electronic device. Pursuant to clause 8 and clause 9 of rule 20, this is a 15minute vote on the motion to table. 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