As they strive to govern this land, guide them, o lord, with the pillars of humility and respect. Help them to live up to the legacy of those who have come before and to always honor those men and women who have made the ultimate sacrifice to keep this nation strong and free. Remind all citizens of our great nation to put people over politics, to elevate democracy over dogma, to value discussion over discord and to cultivate compromise instead of conviction. Bless the members of this hallowed body with the knowledge that what binalds us together is stronger binds us together is stronger than what may pull us apart. That serving you is best accomplished by serving others. Dear god, please allow your blessing of health and of peace to nfl our great nation, a envelope our great nation, amen. The speaker the chair has examined the journal of the last day proceedings and you know days proceedings and announces his approval thereof. The journal stands approved. Mr. Sessions mr. Speaker, purr mr. Poe mr. Speaker, pursuant to clause 1 of rule 1, i demand a vote on agreeing to the speakers approval of the journal. The speaker the question is on agreeing to the speakers approval of the journal. Those in favor say aye. Those opposed, no. In the opinion of the chair, the ayes have it. The journal stands approved. The gentleman from texas. Mr. Poe i object to the vote on the grounds that a quorum is not present and i make a point of order that a quorum is not present. The speaker pursuant to clause 8 of rule 20, further proceedings on this question are postponed. The pledge of allegiance today will be led by the gentlewoman from missouri, mrs. Wagner. Mrs. Wagner thank you, mr. Speaker. Id like everyone in the gali to join us in the pledge of allegiance. 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 pennsylvania, mr. Fitzpatrick, is recognized for one minute. Mr. Fitzpatrick mr. Speaker, i rise today to honor and introduce a good friend and Community Leader in my home district, rabbi Joshua Gruenberg and to thank him for offering todays indication. The rabbi made the trip here to the Nations Capital with his wife and his two children. Im proud and pleased to welcome the rabbi and his family to the house of representatives. The rabbi is the chief spiritual leader at Temple Bethel in yardly, pennsylvania. Since he joined the temple in 2011, ive gotten to know the rabbi quite well. Hes participated in several of my local round Table Discussions on issues including israel and the middle east and has come down to washington to visit with me and to offer counsel. The rabbi is a warm and welcoming bucks county leader. Hes helped build a Strong Foundation at Temple Bethel that will last for decades to come. Id proud of the work hes done in our community and privileged to call him my friend. Mr. Speaker, i yield back. The speaker pro tempore the chair lays before the house this enrolled bill. The clerk h. R. 2747, an act to amend title 40, United States code, to transfer certain functions from the Government Accountability office to the department of labor relating to the processing of claims for the payment of workers who were not paid appropriate wages under certain provisions of such title. The speaker pro tempore the chair will retain. The chair will entertain 15 further requests for oneminute speeches. On each side of the aisle. For what purpose does the gentleman from South Carolina seek recognition . Mr. Wilson i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute, revise and extend my remarks. The speaker pro tempore without objection, the gentleman from South Carolina is recognized for one minute. Mr. Wilson mr. Speaker, millions of americans have received cancellation notices for their insurance policies as a result of obamacares failed legislation. The wall street journal anticipates this number to reach 10 million by january 1. Citizens living in the Second District of South Carolina are experiencing the brunt of the administrations deception. Becky from West Columbia is shocked. Her worldclass cancer care is at risk. Frank will be forced to buy new Health Insurance with higher premiums of 33 . Joe has been notified his wife will be removed from their Current Health care plan january 1, which results in a problem. That now we have two premiums to pay, two deductibles to meet and an additional thing to worry about while we are trying to raise kids and be responsible adults. These real life problems are affecting all american families. We must stop the damage by passing the keep your health plan act to assist families and promote jobs. In conclusion, god bless our troops and we will never forget september 11 and the global war on terrorism. Our prayers to be the people of the philippines, for typhoon recovery. The speaker pro tempore the gentlemans time has expired. For what purpose does the gentlewoman from california seek recognition . Without objection, the gentlewoman is recognized for one minute. Ms. Speier thank you, mr. Speaker. The typhoon in the philippines has left a wake of unimaginable devastation. Those living in the areas hardest hit by the storm are embarking on excruciating process of trying to pick up the pieces. Mrs. Davis members of the san diego regions large fill pin ocommunity are determined to Filipino Community are determined to send aid to their country. The feeling of helplessness from my constituents that have Family Living in the area where the typhoon hit is profound. It is important that people understand where their efforts are most needed and where their donation will be best used. It is in these difficult moments like these when we witness unbridled compassion and empathy and im pleased that the humanitarian efforts which our military and aid communities do so well are under way. And at least 13 other countries have joined the effort as well. The help is not arriving as fast as those suffering from hunger, cold, illness and homelessness need. The filipino americans in our districts are looking to us to continue our role as leaders in humanitarian aid. Lets continue to help those most in need. The speaker pro tempore the gentlewomans time has expired. For what purpose does the gentlewoman from missouri seek recognition . Without objection, the gentlewoman is recognized for one minute. Mr. Speaker, in recent weeks ive received far too many heartbreaking stories from the people of missouris Second District. About how governmentrun health care is impacting their lives. Today i rise to put a face on the horrors of obamacare and tell jim and kim curtis story who hail from arnold, missouri. This is their story, in their own words. And i quote, we, the working middle class, are the ones who are being hurt by this law. Mrs. Wagner we struggle every day to make ends meet. But now, because of obamacare, weve received a notice from the Insurance Company that the plan we currently pay for does not meet the guidelines and we will no longer be covered on january 1, 2014. Now we have to find an extra 500 to 600 minimum per month to cover the insurance that is comparable to what we had before. I have no idea how we will afford that kind of money and pay our bills and mortgage each month. Mr. Speaker, this is just one of millions of examples of real people being hurt by obamacare. I yield back. The speaker pro tempore the gentlewomans time has expired. For what purpose does the gentlewoman from guam seek recognition . The gentlewoman is recognized for one minute. Ms. Bordallo mr. Speaker, i rise in solidarity with the people of the philippines in the wake of the devastation caused by supertyphoon haiyan. I just returned yesterday from my district, guam, where we have a large filipino population, trying to reach relatives all to no avail. Remember that we are the closest neighbors to the philippines. The images that we see on tv are horrific and unimaginable. We are strong allies with the philippines and have deep historic and cultural ties. As we have done in the past, we will stand by our allies in need and i commend the Obama Administration for rushing to the aid of the filipino people. And also i commend the efforts of the Filipino Community of guam, the government of guam, and the local nonprofits and businesses for mobilizing to provide resources to their counterparts Like Operation tomadachi, we are rushing to the aid of the philippines. This is how we demonstrate our commitment to the pacific partners. I appreciate and commend the efforts of our federal government to send significant resources to the impacted areas of the philippines and i urge this congress to reaffirm this commitment to the philippines and to support providing resources necessary to help them recover. The speaker pro tempore the gentlewomans time has expired. For what purpose does the gentleman from texas seek recognition . Mr. Poe ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute, revise and extend my remarks. The speaker pro tempore without objection, the gentleman is recognized for one minute. Mr. Poe mr. Speaker, obamacare has been nothing short of a painful government illness. On the first day americans were due to enroll in their health care plan, they just couldnt do it. Errors flashed across the computer screens. It was a glitch here, a glitch there, everywhere a glitch, glitch, glitch. Out of the 500,000 americans that should have been enrolled by now, only a handful were able to sign up thanks to technical incompetence, negligence and those glitches. Americans will be penalized if they cant sign up but how are they supposed to sign up when the website doesnt work . Computer glitches should take minutes to fix, not weeks. These glitches are just a sign of things to come when the government takes over americas health. If the government cant even get the website right, how will government get health care right for the American People . Obamacare has the compassion of the i. R. S. , the confident of fema competence of fema and the efficiency of the post office and thats just the way it is. I yield back. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. For what purpose does the gentleman from the northern Mariana Islands seek recognition . Mr. Sablan i rise to address the house for one minute, to revise and extend my remarks. The speaker pro tempore without objection, the gentleman is recognized for one minute. Mr. Sablan mr. Speaker, the people of the northern Mariana Islands know that know the terror when a typhoon strikes. We know of the recovery after. But none of us has known a storm with the power and intensity of typhoon yolanda. So our hearts and prayers go out to the people of the philippines who are suffering through this terrible tragedy. Thats swept down upon them. We have families and friends there, some, thank god, we know are safe. The fate of others we wait to learn and whether their homes are stanledsing, whether they have food, water. All we know for certain is the people of the philippines need our help and americas rising quickly to assist. Our government immediately committed 20 million, disasters teams are on the way. Much more will be needed from our government and from individuals alike. But im sure we will all do whatever we can to assist the survivors who have lost so much and now face a long task of rebuilding their homes and lives. And 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 gentleman from missouri seek recognition . I ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute, revise and extend my remarks. The speaker pro tempore without objection, the gentleman is recognized for one minute. Thank you, mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, on friday the National ParkService Released a draft general Management Plan for the Ozark National scenic riverways in missouris eighth congressional district. The general Management Plan seeks to limit my constituents access to the rivers that they have enjoyed for generations. This plan from the park service would shut down Public Access points to the rivers, it would eliminate motorized boat traffic from certain areas, further restrict boat motor horse power in other areas, close several gravel bars and propose additional areas to be designated as federal wilderness. The outcry ive heard from my constituents is unanimous. Mr. Smith they believe the Ozark National scenic riverways are already overmanaged and overburdening my constituents and they do not want the National Park service to further intrude on their access to their public rivers. Mr. Speaker, i urge the park service to reject changing Management Practices on the Ozark National scenic riverways so that my constituents can continue enjoying their rivers. The speaker pro tempore the gentlemans time has expired. For what purpose does the gentlewoman from ohio seek recognition . Without objection, so ordered, the gentlewoman is recognized for one minute. Mrs. Beatty thank you, mr. Speaker. Many of my republican colleagues are still obsessed with ending health care for the american citizens. I come here today to tell you, while the administration, experts and my colleagues in congress are working on making sure that all americans have insurance. I say to you, while they talk about glitch, glitch, glitches, yes, were all disappointed with that. When they talk about the face of the stories, let mel at the you, last let me tell you, last week during our week at home, i held a Teletown Hall conference. Many of my constituents called in and asked questions about the Affordable Care act. You know why . Because they had a College Student who can stay on their insurance. You know why . Because there were women who had preexisting conditions now that can be covered. You know why . They were seniors, they were mothers, they were parents. And thats what the Affordable Care act is about. So i say to you, listen closely, america. Because the Affordable Care act will make a difference and thats what we should have in this wonderful america that we live in. Thank you, mr. Speaker. The speaker pro tempore the gentlewomans time has expired. For what purpose does the gentleman from North Carolina seek recognition . Steve for what purpose does the gentleman seek recognition . Mr. Mchenry to address the house for one minute. Steve the gentleman is recognized. Mr. Mchenry since the Affordable Care act was introduced president obama claimed time and time again, if you like your insurance can you keep it. Over the last six weeks i have heard from numerous constituents across western North Carolina that that was not what they were experiencing. Unfortunately they had canceled policies because of oo obamacare. Steve, pastor in hickory, received notice husband plan with a premium of 695 is being canceled. His new plans premium, 1,500 . Marcia in claire month had her current plan cancel. The replacement was 1 3 more in cost. Milton a retiree from denver had his policy canceled, the replacement, not only has high deductibles and copays, but also precludes him from seeing his curn doctor . I heard from terry a selfemployed woman whose premiums were 359 a month until obamacare canceled these plans and her new premium is 759 a month. I ask my colleagues on the other side of the aisle to join with us in passing the keep your health care plan, to hold the president to his word that if you like your plan you can keep it. Steve the gentlemans time has expired. For what purpose does the gentleman from new york seek recognition . To address the house for one minute. Steve without objection, so ordered, the gentleman is recognized for one minute. Mr. Higgins mr. Speaker, i rise today to recognize november as national alzheimers disease awareness month. Over five million americans nationwide are living with alzheimers. The disease who afflicts the victim but also the family. A disease whose origins are unknown but whose end is absolutely certain. Its a disease that takes your mind, dignity, and eventually your life. In 2013 alzheimers will cost the nation 203 billion. This number is expected to rise to 1. 2 trillion by 2015. Mr. Speaker, i commend the work of the western new york alzheimers association, local advocate nancy swiftton, who worked so hard this month and yearround to highlight the effects of alzheimers disease. Alzheimers disease is a Public Health crisis that cant be ignored. I urge my colleagues to raise awareness about alzheimers in their own communities and to support the bipartisan hope for alzheimers act to improve diagnosis and treatment of alzheimers disease. I yield back the balance of my time. Steve for what purpose does the gentleman from montana seek recognition . Mr. Speaker, i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute. Revise and extend. Steve without objection, the gentleman is recognized for one minute mr. Speaker, i rise to congratulate vance home grun, a member of the congraduated cutney tribe from montana. Mr. Daines he was recently recognized as a 2013 center for native Ame