House Proceeding on Mar 9th, 2009 :: 0:00:00 to 0:20:00
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Daniel Coughlin: the speaker: the house will be in order. the prayer will be offered by our chaplain, father coughlin.3? chaplain coughli lord god, ever atentive to our deepest needs, answer the prayers of the members of congress and bring them closer and closer to you.

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Speech By: Daniel Coughlin

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Daniel Coughlin: lord, once you draw souls close to you, people desire to hold on to your presence and so they pray. then, to give flesh and blood to prayerful sentiments and words, they enter into the realm of self-denial. finally, personal sacrifice,

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Daniel Coughlin: lord, never seems worthwhile until it benefits another. and so there are these thr practices, prayer, fasting and acts of charity, the three are really one, giving life to each other as they bring us closer

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Daniel Coughlin: to you, o lord. let living faith and faith-filled practice lead us so you, both now and forever. amen. the speaker: the c examined the journal of the last day's proceedings and announces to the house her approval thereof. pursuant to clause 1 of rule 1

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Daniel Coughlin: the journal stands approved. the pledge of allegiance wl be led by the gentleman from iowa, congressman boswell.

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Leonard L. Boswell: mr. boswell: all rise. i pledgellegiance 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 just the speaker: the chair will entertain requests for one-minute speeches on each side

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Speech By: Leonard L. Boswell

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Leonard L. Boswell: for what purpose does the gentleman from iowa rise? mr. boswell: to address the house for one minute. the speaker: without objection. mr. boswell: madam speaker, i rise today to commend president obama for lifting this eight-year-old restriction for stem cell research.

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Leonard L. Boswell: it helps doctors so they can get cures for diseases such as diabetes, als, multiple sclerosis and others. i met with a young child who has juvenile dwibets and she has done a great serve in educating countless americans on this life-altering illness.

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Leonard L. Boswell: each time i meet with her she reminds me the hope that stem cell research holds not just for her but young people like her that live with this disease. stem cell research has a potential to revolutionize the way patients are treated. we must utilize the best minds and the best science to find cures with people living with chronic diseases.

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Leonard L. Boswell: scientific research has been put on hold far too long.

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Charlie Wilson: i hope that presidentbama will bring renewed hope to those with these illnesss. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from south carolina rise? mr. wilson: i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute and to revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore:

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Speech By: Charlie Wilson

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Charlie Wilson: without objection. mr. wilson: mr. speaker, the post and courier of south

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Joe Wilson: carolina editorialized the following, president obama aid ban og the waste site in nevada is breathtakingly irresponsible dismissal of a vital project in which billions have already been spent. it extends the security risk at dozens of temporary waste disposal sites around the

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Speech By: Joe Wilson

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Joe Wilson: nation and threatens to cripple the nuclear development needed to advance national energy dependence. the editorial contins to say that for south carolina it raises the likelihood that vast quanties of nuclear waste at the savannah site will remain there ib definitely.

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Joe Wilson: congress should repudiate the president's decision. end of quote that is sound device. nuclear energy is clean energy. it has provided my home state over 50% of our electrical power for over 30 years and

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Rush D. Holt: will continue to be an important part of our nation's in conclusion, god bless our troops and we will never forget september 11. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman's time has expired. for what purpose does the gentleman from new jersey rise? >> i ask to address the house for one minute and to revise and extend m the speaker pro tempore:

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Speech By: Rush D. Holt

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Rush D. Holt: without objection. mr. holt: thank you, mr. speaker. as the people today are talng about restoring science in government to its rightful place, president obama's nominees f director of the office of science and technology policy and administrator of the noonoo await confirmation -- national oceanic and atmospheric administration await confirmation. they're among the nation's

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Rush D. Holt: finest scientists and we urgently need them to rebuild our economy with new discoveries and innovations, to transform our energy use with new technologies and to manage our natural resources with enhanced understanding. today, i stood in the white house as the president talked about the new skibes policy. and later -- science policy and

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Rush D. Holt: later i stood in our capitol dome gazing at george washington surrounded by the tools of our founders. my eyes were drawn to two scenes. one named "oceans or marine" and the other "scienc" our nation's future prosperity

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Ted Poe: is no less dependent on a mastery of these fields today. i look forward to confirmation of my good friends soon. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from texas rise? permission to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. poe: mr. speaker, if you tax something you get less of

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Speech By: Ted Poe

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Ted Poe: it. in other words, when the almighty federal government swoops in and taxes someone or some thing it stiffles growth, production and the incen work. the number one producer of jobs in america is not the government, not large corporations but small business. most are owned by individuals, people. the new income tax hike is aimed right at these

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Ted Poe: individuals and the effect will be bad for jobs and the economy. it's the administration's way of punishing success. small business owners have told me they aren't going to expand because they do not want to get in the higher tax bracket. some told me they're going to downsize to pay the new tax increase. that means in simple terms, lay people off. why work hard and expand?

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Ted Poe: the more you work the higher taxes are taken. no someone should -- no o

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House Clerk: should have their taxes raised during a recession. if it moves, regulate it. and if it stops moving subsidize it. and that's just the way it is. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman's time has expired. a communication. the clerk: the honorable the speaker, house of representatives, madam,

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Speech By: House Clerk

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House Clerk: pursuant to the permission granted in clause 2-h of rule 2 of the rules of the u.s. house

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Lamar S. Smith: of representatives, the clerk received the following message from the secretary of the senate on march 6, 2009, at 1:47 p.m. that the senate passed house joint resolution 38. signed sincerely, miller, clerk ofhe house. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman

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Speech By: Lamar S. Smith

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Lamar S. Smith: from texas 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. smith: thank you. mr. speaker, recently homeland security agents in washington state arrested and illegal immigrant gang member, discovered he worked at a manufacturing plant, then began to investigate the employer and

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Lamar S. Smith: arrested 28 illegal immigrants. instead of praising their good work, though, secretary napolitano said she would investigate the investigators. amazing. secretary napolitano took the wrong side. she should stand up for u.s. citizens and legal immigrant workers, not the illegal immigrants who take their jobs.

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Lamar S. Smith: she should stand up for the law enforcement officers who are doing their jobs, not the special interests who favor amnesty. it does not bode well for citizens and legal immigrant workers alike that when it comes to work site enforcement this administration is investigating the investigators

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Lamar S. Smith: instead of the law breakers. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to clause 4 of rule 1, the following enrolled joint resolution was signed by the 2009. the clerk: house joint resolution 38, joint resolution making furthe appropriations for fiscal year

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2009, and for other purposes. the speaker pro tempore: 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 is objected to under ause 6 of rule 20. recorded votes on postponed questions will be taken after

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6:30 p.m. today. for what gentlewoman from california rise? ms. woolsey: mr. speaker, i move that the house suspend the rules and pass h.res. 210. the speaker pro tempore: the clerk will report the title of the resolution. the clerk: house resolution 210. resolution expressing the sense of the house of representatives th providing breakfast in schools through the national

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Lynn C. Woolsey: school breakfast program has a positive impact on classroom performance. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant gentlewoman from california, ms. woolsey, and the gentleman from kentucky, mr. guthrie, will each control 20 minutes. the chair recognizes the gentlewoman from california. ms. woolsey: mr. speakeri request five legislative days during which members may revise and extend and insert

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Speech By: Lynn C. Woolsey

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Lynn C. Woolsey: extraneous material on h.res. 210 into the record. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, so ordered. ms. woolsey: mr. speaker, i yield myself as much time may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman is recognized. ms. woolsey: mr. speaker, i rise today in support of h.res. 210. a resolution expressing the sense of congress that providing breakfast in school

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Lynn C. Woolsey: has a positive impact on classroom performance. we all know that breakfast is the most important meal of the day. good nutrition is an essential part of a child's ability to grow and to thrive. according to the center on hunger, poverty and nutrition, hungry children have less

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Lynn C. Woolsey: energy for cognitive and social activities, which undermines their ability to learn. the national school breakfast program was established as a pilot program by the child nutrition act of 1966. and made permanent in 1975. the program has created -- was created to ensure that all low-income students start the

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Lynn C. Woolsey: school day with a nutritious breakfast and enter the classroom ready to learn. over the last five decades, mr. speaker, the national school breakfast program has continued to grow. it now operates in more than 85,000 public and nonprofit schools and residential care institutions nationwide. in 2007, over 10 miion

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Lynn C. Woolsey: children participated in the national school breakfast program each and every day. feeding our children a nutritious breakfast is one of the most important ways we can ensure that students get the most out of their education. eating close to the start of the school day has improved students' memory,

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Lynn C. Woolsey: problem-solving skills, performance on standardized tests. in addition to proving academic performance, mr. speaker, school breakfast programs have been shown to decrease absences, tardyness and disciplinary problems among all students. in the state of maryland, for example, referrals to the

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Lynn C. Woolsey: office decreased by 20% when classroom breakfast programs were implemented. children who eat a nutritious breakfast have better overall nutrition, maintain higher levels of important nutrients and are less likely to be overweight than children who do not eat breakfast.

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Lynn C. Woolsey: combating child obesity, which is so important to our country. and in the past two decades, the number of overwe american children, mr. speaker, age 6 to 11 has actually doubled. making certain that children eat a healthy and nutritious breakfast is an important part of the effort to solve the public health cris. across the nation, millions of

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Lynn C. Woolsey: children go to school hungry every single day yet. although 80% of institutions that operate a school lunch program also offer a school breakfast program, there is participation much lower in the breakfast program. only about one in three students will qualify for the free and reduced lunch program,

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Lynn C. Woolsey: actually receive breakfast at school. participation is low because of a variety of reasons, including inadequate time for an in-school meal and the stigma attached to eating breakfast at school. mr. speaker, as a strong supporter of the school believed t should be able to participate in this program.

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Lynn C. Woolsey: i helped to establish a pilot program to test the benefits of a universal school breakfast program in six school districts, including santa rosa in my congressional district, and i strongly support providing breakfast for every child, regardless of need. providing nutritious breakfasts is a simple but important way

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Lynn C. Woolsey: to make sure students are more successful in school. and helps to set them on the path toward a althy lifestyle. by making breakfast more widely available, we would be able to share these educational, behavioral, nutritional benefits with even more of our nation's young people. mr. speaker, once again i express my support for the

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Lynn C. Woolsey: national school breakfast

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Brett Guthrie: program and i thank my colleague, congresswoman moore, for introducing this important resolution. i reserve the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman's time has expired. the gentleman from kentucky. mr. guthrie: mr. speaker, i yield myselfs much time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized.

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Speech By: Brett Guthrie