The speaker pro tempore on this vote, the yeas are 393, the nays are one. 2 3 being in the affirmative, the rules are suspended, the resolution is agreed to, without objection the motion to reconsider is laid on the table. Without objection, the title amended. For what purpose does the gentlewoman from West Virginia seek recognition . Mrs. Capito i ask unanimous consent that on the engrossment of h. R. 3370 the clerk be authorized to make the corrections now at the desk. The speaker pro tempore the clerk will report the corrections. The clerk on page 4, line six, and on page 6, line rks strike implementation. The speaker pro tempore without objection, so ordered. For what purpose does the gentleman from texas seek recognition . Mr. Speaker, i send to the desk a privilege red port for the committee on rules for filing under the rule. The speaker pro tempore the clerk will report the title. The clerk ry port to accompany House Resolution 497, resolution providing for consideration of the bill h. R. 3426 to provide direction to the administrator of the Environmental Protection gency of standards for emissions by Electricity Generating units and for providing for kgs of the bill to amen the Internal Revenue code of 1986 to dily delay the implementation of the penalty for failure to comply with the individual Health Insurance mandate. The speaker pro tempore referred to the house calendar and ordered printed. He house will be in order. The chair lays before the house the following personal requests. The clerk leave of absence requested for mr. Gene green of texas for today and the balance of the week, ms. Jackson lee of texas for march 4, ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of texas for today and tomorrow. The speaker pro tempore without objection the requests are granted. The house will be in order. Members please remove your conversations to the back of the room or outside. The house will be in order. The chair will now recognize oneminute speeches. The gentleman from pennsylvania, for what purpose does the gentleman rise . I request unanimous consent to address the house for one minute revise and extend. The speaker pro tempore without objection, the gentleman is recognized for one minute. The gentleman is correct, the ouse will be in order. Members are asked to remove their conversations from the floor. The gentleman is recognized. Mr. Speaker, i rise today as an original cosponsor of h. R. 3370, the homeowner Flood Insurance affordability act of 2014. Over the past decade the national Flood Insurance program has bordered on insolvency and today is over 24 billion in debt. Mr. Thompson congress in 2012 passed the biggertwaters act which created muchneeded reforms to the program which were to create solsen vi. The law mandated that they perform a study before moving to the newly weighted system which they failed to do and led to Flood Insurance increases. There are those who think we should do nothing and let government mismanagement ruin the Economic Health of our communities. We cannot run away from pressing challenges. To the contrary, we must correct this policy failure in a way that strikes a balanced solution without adding one dime to the federal deficit. H. R. 3370 enables congress to develop a longterm solution that protects local economies and holds government accountable. I yield back the balance of my time. The speaker pro tempore the gentlemans time has expired. For what purpose does the gentlelady from maine seek recognition . To address the house for one minute and revise and extend my remarks. The speaker pro tempore without objection, the gentlelady is recognized for one minute. Ms. Pin grow thank you, mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, i want to talk for two girls from maine. They both celebrated their eighth birthdays last month and are in second grade. Ms. Pingree since their presents are just days apart they decided to have a joint birthday present. Instead of presents, they asked for people to bring the most needed items from the food pantry. There was never a suggestion from a parent or teacher to do this, they planned it all themselves. I agree with their teach whore said, these two girls have some of the biggest hearts shes ever seen. Their compassion and generosity is inspiring and i want to recognize and thank these two emerging leaders from maine, gabbie and alice, for recognizes not only that no one in their community should go hungry but also that they have the power to effect change. The speaker pro tempore the gentleladys time has expired. For what purpose does the gentleman from texas seek recognition . I ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute and revise and extend my remarks. The speaker pro tempore without objection, the gentleman is recognized for one minute. Mr. Speaker, on march 2, 1836, 178 years ago, the republic of texas was born with the signing of the texas declaration of independence. Mr. Olson the last paragraph of hat sacred document reads, we, therefore, the delegates with the pows of the people of texas in solemn convention assembled, appealing to a candid world for the necessities of our condition do hereby resolve and declare that our political connection with the mexican nation has forever ended and that the people of texas do now constitute a free, sovereign, and independent republic and are fully vested to follow with all the rights and attributes which properly belong to independent nations and conscious of the rectitude of our intentions, we fearlessly and confidently commit to the issue of the decision of the supreme arbiter of the destinies of nations. May god always bless and never forget the republic of texas. I yield back. The speaker pro tempore the gentlemans time has expired. For what purpose does the gentleman from new york seek recognition . I ask unanimous consent to without objection, the gentleman is recognized for one minute. Mr. Tonko thank you, mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, i rise today to congratulate schenectady green market on their fiveyear anniversary. In the half kecked since they opened their doors to the Capital Region of new york, they have worked to prove that our economy and nutrition benefit when we eat local and buy local. The green market continues to find ways to bolster public health, by providing farm to table meals to our friends and neighbors in the Capital Region and most recently partnering with m. V. P. Health care to build a healthier, nor nutritionfocused community. I had the privilege of attending their fiveyear anniversary last subbed and was pleased to see, again, firsthand the good work and services this Nonprofit Organization provides our area. I applaud the many farmers, producers, vendors, certainly musicians and volunteers and staff who make the green market success. Successful. Again, i congratulate the green market on their anniversary and i look forward to celebrating many more milestones to come. With that, mr. Speaker, 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 michigan seek recognition . I rise to request permission 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. Speaker, tonight the house passed legislation addressing an issue thats near and dear to my heart and very important to michigan, involving the Sleeping Bear DunesNational Park. For years theres been a back and forth between the communities voundsing Sleeping Bear Dunes and the National Park service over the best way to make sure that this pristine treasure is accessible and protected to the public. I have personally been involved in this process for over a decade and i am glad to see my friend and colleague who now represents the area pick up the legislative torch that my predecessor and i, as we introduced bills, to protect the Sleeping Bear Dunes, and dan has finally been able to take it across the finishline. Mr. Huizenga this solution ensures that beaches will remain open, public roads can be improved, hunting and fishing will continue to be allowed and private Property Rights are actually protected. Tonights legislative achievement would not be possible without the hard work and tireless efforts of local citizens, local Business Owners and local advocacy groups such as the coalition for access to the lake shore. I look forward to president obama signing this muchneeded piece of legislation and the benefits that there will be for the visitors to the park, the local residents and Small Businesses throughout northern michigan. Most importantly, lets see Sleeping Bear Dunes preserved for generations to come. With that i yield back. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. For what purpose does the gentlelady from wyoming seek recognition . Without objection, the gentlelady is recognized. Mrs. Lummis thank you, mr. Speaker. Later this month in the state of wyoming a coalfired power unit is going to shut down production for the very last time. This is going to happen 10 years before its useful life has diminished. This is happening because of federal regulations. This is inexpensive, abundant coalfired power which serves the people of this country. Being cut down 10 years before the useful life of this plant is spent. This is a travesty of federal regulation, which will cost the American People more than it should for their other power. Youre going to be hearing more for their own power. Youre going to be hearing more about this later this month from me, mr. Speaker. This is not the last word. I yield back the balance of my time. The speaker pro tempore the gentlelady yields back the balance of her time. For what purpose does the gentleman from georgia seek recognition . Without objection, the gentleman is recognized for one minute. Mr. Kingston thank you very much, mr. Speaker. In georgia 352,000 jobs are related to the port of savannah. It is a major export facility, exporting 62 of the goods that go through there. Wed have even more jobs if we deepened the Savannah River from 42 to 47 feet. In fact. The payoff costbenefit analysis is 1 spent and a 5. 50 return. Yet after 14 years and 41 million worth of study, congress, the bureaucracy, just barely has said, lets go forward. Congress in january signaled that wed had enough, cut the red tape, get the project moving, and classify classified it as a project under construction. The president and Vice President have repeatedly said they support the project, yet to my shock and those of us in congress, in their budget, which just has come out, they have not funded this important job creating project. I do not understand it. I am astounded by an administration who claims to say this is the year of action, why would they not move forward on deepening the Savannah River . 352,000 jobs are related to. This cost benefit of 1 to 5. 50 and yet the administration continues to dither. Thank you, mr. Speaker. The speaker pro tempore the gentlemans time has expired. For what purpose does the gentleman from illinois seek recognition . Without objection, the gentleman will be recognized for one minute. Mr. Speaker, i rise today in strong support of the Nuclear Energy sector, not only do Nuclear Power plants provide affordable, reliable and clean energy, they also provide many quality highpaying jobs and are the backbone of many communities. My district is shome to a Nuclear Plant is home to a Nuclear Plant that employs near 700 people. Nuclear energy is a secure Energy Source that plays a vital role in a responsible, alloftheabove Energy Policy. Mr. Davis it is the biggest provider of reliable, efficient, clean energy and it provides Ondemand Energy 24 7. The recent record cold temperatures in the midwest show the importance of energy diversification. Many of my constituents saw steep increases in their electric bill. While pipes froze and transportation became difficult because of iced roads and bridges, Nuclear Power remained consistent. I worry that things could have become worse if Nuclear Power wasnt able to fill the gaps where needed. This is why i stand here today in support of Nuclear Energy and all of my constituents and the Hardworking Taxpayers of clinton and central illinois. I yield back. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. Under the speakers announced policy of january 3, 2013, the gentleman from california, mr. Garamendi, is recognized for 60 minutes as the designee of the minority leader. Mr. Garamendi mr. Speaker, thank you very much for this opportunity to delve into what is a major piece of our work here in washington, and that is the budget. And the appropriation process. Todays one of those very, very important days in the process of government. Today the president delivered to congress his proposed budget. Its required by the constitution. George washington did it and every president since that time has done it every year. And today we have president obamas budget before us. And i want to spend a few moments on that budget, together with my friend from new york, mr. Paul tonko, in our eastwest show. We have california and new york here. Id like to start off by kind of framing my own work and how i really think we need to approach what we do here. This is from Franklin Delano roosevelt, during the great depression. And he laid out this test. Its on the Roosevelt Memorial here, its etched into the Granite Stone there. And its this. The test of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance of those who have much, it is whether we provide enough for those who have too little. Its how i like to frame the issues. And i think we can frame the president s budget that way. And also this way. Those of you that have seen us here on the floor, mr. Tonko and myself, we often and usually talk about this issue of making it in america, rebuilding the Great American middle class by rebuilding the Manufacturing Sector of america. 20 years ago, actually 24 years ago, it was about 20 million, 19plus million americans were in that Manufacturing Sector. They were making everything from wine to automobiles and jet planes and even computers. And then we lost it. Maybe 11 million right now. Were beginning to see the rebuilding of the Manufacturing Base and along with that well see the american middle class rise up once again and be able to support their families. Be able to take care of those things like food and shelter and education. And these are the seven ways that we talk about this. The president s budget picks up many of these and i want to just focus on some of them tonight. My friend, mr. Tonko, will pick up the energy piece. But in the president s budget there are these key sectors, tax policy, education, research, infrastructure. Lets start at the bottom and work to the top. The president s proposed a 305 billion, fouryear Transportation Program for the United States. Anybody thats driven today or east e west coast coast knows we have gridlock, we have transportation problems of all kinds. So the president comes forward with this major initiative, really a significant increase in what we have done in the past. He wants to focus it first on repairing what we already have. The pot holes, the bridges that have fallen down, and others that might. Saying, lets get do that. And then he goes about building the more modern Transportation Systems that we need, expanding our highway program, but also the rail systems, the inner city rail, the intercity rails nd the street cars and other kinds of mass Transportation Systems. Very, very important. And he proposes how we pay for it. He says, we ought not give the Oil Companies a the big four a 5 billion annual tax break, literally giving them our money at the gas pump. But also giving them our tax money in unnecessary subsidies. E has other proposals in his in this part of the budget so that this would be fully paid for. Thats the infrastructure piece. One of our colleagues here op the floor just a few moments ago on the floor just a few moments ago was talking about deepening the Savannah River port. Yes, we ought to do that and the other ports. We know panama canals going to be widen and when its widened were going to have larger ships, deeper draft, we need to deepen our ports. Thats an Infrastructure Project and the president s budget directly focuses on that. Why is this important for individuals . Because these are jobs. These are american jobs. In construction. And if we couple it with one more thing that ive proposed and that is that these taxpayer programs buy americanmade equipment. So that the steal steel for the bridges, concrete, so that the trains, so that the other things that will be part of this infrastructure, the pumps and all that goes with rebuilding the levees and the san station systems an