On a Food Stamp Program is the right thing to do at all. Bill you know, unless they fix some of the things like that i do not know exactly what is going to happen, but i have heard the price of a gallon of milk could double or triple, and this is the wrong time for stuff like this to be going on. Reality think that the about the welfare system and welfare spending is that anytime a program is ostensibly cut, we have a huge amount of controversy about it, but when those programs are enlarged, nobody actually knows about it, and as a result of that, we have expanded, after adjusting for inflation, assistance for the poor, 20 fold since the beginning of the war on poverty. When we started the war on poverty, if you took all the antipoverty programs and added them together, . 50 was spent for every dollar that would be needed to eliminate poverty, and today we are spending close to 5. 50 for every dollar that is needed to eliminate poverty. The system is very large. When we talk about the
Epa Administrator Gina Mccarthy said earlier this month that Environmental Policies and regulations that affect the lives of americans need to be grounded in quality and transparent science. She testified before the House Science Committee which is chaired by congressman lamar smith of texas. [inaudible conversations] the committee on Science Space Technology will come to order. Welcome everyone to todays hearing entitled strengthening transparency and accountability within the Environmental Protection agency. Im going to recognize myself for five minutes for an Opening Statement and then i will recognize the Ranking Member for hers. The Environmental Protection agency like every other Governmental Institution should answer to the American People. Everyone agrees that we need to protect the environment but we should do so in a way that is open and honest. Democracy requires transparency and accountability. Yet the epas justifications for its regulations are cloaked in secret science. I
Americans dont like that fight. Regardless of whether they agree or not. You got that. You got a government thats earned distrust of the American People, and thats what the pop pewist uprising is about. People are fearful of the government. The most damaging thing taken place in the last year is not the fight over the budget, but the nsa controversy, the irs controversy, all that, which is not only been dismissed by the government, but defended by the president saying that, well, thats just them. I didnt do that. Nebraskas been punished for these things, and people are beginning to become afraid of the very government, and thats the danger to the democratic system. Anyone else with a quick comment . I think also the kind of spending that happened with the stimulus and how its very apparent that a lot of federal funding goes towards politically connected groups of people just as well as certain law changes like delaying the employer mandate, but keeping the individual mandate on the boo
Mindful of opportunities to help, to share, to protect, to welcome and to proclaim what is just and what is good. We ask your blessing on this house, this government, and all those who serve the common good. By your holy spirit, grant that they might have the courage to do just that. And may all that we do or say give honor and glory to you, almighty father, now and forever, amen. 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 the journal stands approved. The pledge of allegiance today will be led by the gentleman from texas, mr. Johnson. Mr. Johnson please join me. I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of america and to the republic for which it stands, one nation, under indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. The speaker without objection, the gentleman from michigan, mr. Kildee, is recognized for one minute. Mr. Kildee thank you, mr. Speaker. I rise toda
Mr. Garamendi i yield five inutes to the gentleman from the Foreign Relations committee, mr. Engel. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman is recognized for five minutes. Mr. Engel thank you, mr. Speaker. I thank the gentleman for yielding to me. My colleagues, there are only bad choices left in syria and iraq, but in my opinion, the worst choice of all would be to do nothing. This is an attempt to do something. I want to commend chairman mckeon. I rise in strong support of the mckeon amendment, which would authorize and train and equip mission for the vetted moderate Syrian Opposition. Again, the worst choice would be to do nothing. This is an attempt to do something. Its urgent that we do it now. Every day we wait is a day longer isis gets stronger and the opposition gets weaker. Now, i think it should be plainly stated that this is a separate issue from aumf. This is separate. This is talking about aiding and abetting the vetted Syrian Opposition. Now, i was in favor of doing this tw