Friend who is a very valuable member of our committee. And all others, again, someone whos always 202 5853882. Thoughtful, always helpful, always works in a bipartisan manner. You saw it on this floor yesterday when he and chairman we will begin with the culberson delivered their bill headlines. In a very bipartisan and very this is the front page of the professional manner. He does the same thing in our Financial Times. Committee. I just want to thank my friend and reserve the balance of my the u. S. Economy came near to time. The chair the gentleman from oklahoma reserves. Stalling in the first quarter. The gentlelady from florida is recognized. Ms. Wasserman schultz madam chair, at this time i yield back the balance of my time. The chair the gentlelady from florida yields back the balance of her time. The gentleman from oklahoma is recognized. Mr. Cole i yield myself such time as i may consume. The chair without objection. Mr. Cole once again thank my friend, my working partner in this, miss. In this area shes an absolute expert without peer in this house. Has been enormously helpful to me. Again i want to thank the members of the committee. I want to thank all the staff, frankly, both sides of the aisle, all the personal offices, they have just been absolutely first rate. As i observed i think in one of our committee meetings, if the current chairman of the Democratic National committee and the former chief of staff of the republican National Committee can work this well together, then surely all things are possible in this universe. Its been a pleasure to work the Financial Times goes on with my friend. I look forward to continuing that collaboration as we go forward. With that, madam chairman, i payrollhat the private yield back the balance of my time. The chair the gentleman from oklahoma yields back. All time for general debate has processor says the u. S. Added expired. Pursuant to the rule, the bill shall be considered for amendment under the fiveminute 220,000 private jobs in april. Rule. No amendments to the bill shall be in order except those printed in house report 113426. Each such amendment may be offered only in the order printed in the report, by a member designated in the report, shall be considered as read, shall be debatable for the time specified in the report equally divided and controlled by the proponent and an opponent. Shall not be subject to more to come on the fed as they amendment, and shall not be subject to demand for division of the question. It is now in order to consider continue to watch the economy and decide what to do next. Amendment number 1 printed in we are getting your thoughts on house report 113426. Ways to spur Economic Growth. What do you think the ways are . For what purpose does the gentleman from florida seek recognition . Less regulation . The government stimulus . Mr. Nugent i have an amendment at the desk. We want to hear your thoughts. The chair amendment number 1, printed in house report number 113426, offered by m nugent of thisWashington Times has florida. The chair pursuant to house story. Resolution 557, the gentleman from florida, mr. Nugent, and a people whoirds of member opposed, each will signed up for health care control five minutes. Coverage, have paid first month the chair recognizes the gentleman from florida. Mr. Nugent madam chairman, i premiums. Truly appreciate this and i appreciate your service. Madam chairman, my amendment is simple, it would end the practice of members leasing vehicles on the taxpayers dime. Im not just convinced this is a necessary use of taxpayer money, neither are my constituents that i represent. We are asking agencies throughout the federal government to use their funding carefully and cut out unnecessary nicetohave things. We ought to apply the same that on health care this standard to ourselves. Morning. In many ways we have done an excellent job of doing that. On the minimum wage vote in the funding the house of senate, the pittsburgh representatives has been cut since republicans took the postgazette. Majority by over 14 . We have cut our own m. R. A. s and the attempt to lift the hourly committee funds. We have prosen our own pay. Pay is scuttled. Unfortunately, the Vehicle Lease program isnt consistent in that effort. 5442. E was its not to say some members who lease vehicles arent doing it responsibly. They are. And they have good reason. Congress does little to resolve vexing issues, takes lengthy unfortunately, i think the line of appropriate in terms of leasing vehicles has been breaks, takes vote on bills blurred by others. Members of congress driving around the capitol in luxury designed to showcase partisan positions that have little or no vehicles financed by taxpayers, passing and everyone they represent isnt exactly the image we want to portray to the American People. Knows it. Especially when many of the jim, you are up first. Americans are struggling just to get by. The Vehicle Lease program in its the only way to spur current form is simply out of touch with the economic reality Economic Growth is to stick in a of what our american brothers caret. And sisters face. Giving taxwe have therefore we can ensure all members of congress are using the program responsibly. Cuts to the wealthy, they have i believe we ought to halt it kept it. Entirely. The senate to their credit, one of the few times i agree with the senate, already has barred better wages, better benefits, or we will take your money in taxes. Its members from barred its ity would much rather give members from leasing vehicles with public money and i think to their employees than to the its time we do the same. Government. They are like cocaine addicts. To be clear, my amendment is straightforward. It says the c. A. O. May not make giving them more, all they do was want more. Any payments from the members you give it to your employees, you make the economy better, or for the leasing of a vehicle. My amendment excludes shortterm we will take your money in vehicle rentals, mobile district taxes. Offices that are often necessary that is all they understand. Resources used in serving our the guy in san diego that owns the clippers had the unmitigated constituents. But having basically a personal gall to say, i give them cause, car entirely paid for by i give them money. Taxpayers should no longer be no you dont. Allowed. I urge adoption of my amendment you pay a wage for a service, and i reserve the balance of my sir. Time. James in bristol, the chair the gentleman reserves the balance of his time. For what purpose does the gentleman from oklahoma seek tennessee. Independent. Believe that less recognition . Mr. Cole id like to claim the time in opigs. The chair the gentleman is recognized. Mr. Cole i want to begin by government interference with thanking my friend. Companies and just let people we serve together object the rules committee. Its very seldom i would start their own companies and disagree with my friend who not just keep the government out of only has a distinguished record but a distinguished record in law enforcement. It, out of trying to control it. Let me make it clear. Im quite content to allow the body to work its will on this just let business thrive. Host why do you think that . Matter. I appreciate my friend bringing it forward. I think its important for us to discuss. I had not really thought about tennessee,n here in this a great deal until i saw my we have places that are coming friends amendments. I dont lease a vehicle through my office at all. Into tennessee and jobs that are although we discussed it, looked at it, never seemed to be encouraging growth. Appropriate or make sense for us. We do have 63 members, however, who do do this practice. The average cost of the vehicle is 589. I cant tell you that i have we dont want the unions down taken a survey of all 63, but i here interfering with our lives. Have talked to a few just sort these people want jobs and their of tell me what your reasoning. Reating jobs down here is. Its pretty diverse, but you could break it into two or three categories. First some cover eexceptionally long periods of exceptionally news anden to the youll hear about car factories large districts and they find moving down here into tennessee. This the most costeffective way host why is that though . To actually cover it. I mean even to the point of less regulation . Saying, as one member said, i go less interference . Through rough terrain to reach remote areas. The right to work issues . I need a vehicle that, frankly, the unions . Caller all of the above, honey. Is quite moreau bust than members of my staff have or that i even have personally sometimes host sandra in massachusetts. To reach some of my constituents. I thought that was a pretty independent. Caller good morning. Impressive reason. Others find it much more costeffective than paying and reimbursing for mileage. Siemens has invested 600 i think the core thing here is trust the member to make the million into all of our high schools and colleges and decision. I think an important point here universities in massachusetts is to note that we are not going to save any money. This comes out of the members and in pennsylvania. Representational allowance as it is. Theres not a real savings here. And its all publicly disclosed for items that will spur jobs of so members take some year. 100,000 per your considerable risk if they do this, have to explain it to their constituents. At the end of the day i dont want to micromanage individual Warren Buffett bought three members and how they spend the factories and are down. Money which we allot them in our town. Through this bill. With that i understand my good in ourhaving a paint job friend would like to say something. I yield the balance of the time city. I dont know what is going on, but it is bigtime. I have toe my friend and Ranking Member. The chair the gentlelady has three minutes remaining. The factories are being brought up. Shes is recognized. Ms. Wasserman schultz i thank the gentleman for yielding. I also rise in opposition to my we have factories down here up seeing yang. Host private Company Florida colleagues amendment investment . Invested 600ns which seeks to dictate to other members how to spend their office budget. Its important to note that i also do not lease a vehicle. Million dollars into the state the bill already sets a limit on of massachusetts. Host you think that is the best way . What members can spend on caller no. Vehicle leases to ensure that costs are appropriately controlled. What they did was charity. The nugent amendment would go further and prevent longterm Vehicle Leases unless they are million worth of classified as mobile district offices. The problem with the gentleman for high schools and from floridas amendment is the same we have had with similar colleges to start, so that kids amendments in the past that sought to restrict or eliminate could get a start. Members use of funds for their Office Budgets. We have members to represent entire states or large they can make up to 100,000 per year because it is going into geographic areas. To remove Transportation Options for members trying to factories. Effectively represent their this is what went on. Constituents force as onesizefitsall approach to serving our congressional districts. We know thats not reasonable has bought up nor does it make sense. Three factories in our city. The house makes statements of on top of that, our city is disbursements available to the being painted. Public so that our constituents it. we got can check up on the purchases that he we make. Each member has to answer to his william in east brunswick, new jersey. Democratic caller. Or her constituents if they spend it appropriately or if what are your thoughts . They make purchases that are at odds with the sensibilities of , i am notght now those that sent the member to office. We dont need to dictate to each other how we can most working. Effectively do our jobs. With that, madam chair, i urge the defeat of this [indiscernible] wellintentioned but misguided host you are unemployed . Amendment. The chair the gentleladys time has expired. Caller yes, since february. The gentleman from oklahoma. Mr. Cole i yield back the balance of my time. The chair yields back the are they going to have any kind balance of his time. Of extensions . Host of Unemployment Benefits . And the gentleman from florida has a minute and a half remaining. Caller that has not happened mr. Nugent madam chair, i do appreciate the comments of more yet in the senate. Senior members of this house. There is a story in politico obviously i have been here three today. Years and i do appreciate their senator dean heller, who has comments. Been pushing for this issue. But i go back to this, think about this. The senate, they represent each this is the headline. Senator represents their whole the prospect of getting state. They gave up that privilege a longterm Unemployment Benefits while back because it didnt dim each day. Make sense. But think about this. Today, members of congress can lease lexuses, b. M. W. s, senator dean heller sees hope. Infinities, mercedes all fall he is a republican from nevada. Within the guidelines. Sessionsrned to pete not all do that, but does that send a message to our folks back to help push through something, home that this is the right way to do it . Anything that revives benefits that expired in december. That m. R. A. That was discussed, this also covers all the wear and tear on the car, it covers the fuel, there is no expense the push has consumed the senator for the past four that is spared in regards to covering that. Versus the mileage reimbursement months. If i use my own car, which i do. Its not to try to diminish or hurt any member. It really is to bring us in compliance the same thing the senate has done. Its about reasonable use of the dollars the taxpayers give us. That is the latest from once again i will tell you that i agree with most of what my politico on that. Good friends have said. You think it is the longterm i disahe gree on this one. Unemployed . I truly believe its time for this house to move forward. Ok, we cannot hear you. Limit itself with regards to these types of acquisitions and lewis in georgia. Republican. Purchases in spending. Thank you very much. I yield back. You have to turn that tv down. The chair the gentlemans time let me put you on hold. Has expired. The question is on the amendment john in lancaster, pennsylvania. Offered by the gentleman from florida. So many as are in favor say aye. Independent. Caller good morning. Those opposed, no. Need to do is rebuild in the opinion of the chair, the the industrial base. Noes have it. The amendment is not agreed to. Mr. Nugent madam chair, i ask but that means is that instead for a recorded vote. Government money and the chair pursuant to clause 6 of rule 18, further proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentleman from florida will be postponed. Rebuilding highways or paying out unemployment, just begin to rebuild the factories. It is now in order to consider amendment number 2 printed in host how do you do that . House report 113426. Money you take the same for what purpose does the the gentlewoman from california seek you are taking to build highways recognition . And you build factories. Ms. Speier madam chairwoman, i have an amendment at the desk. Host you do it with government the chair the clerk will designate the amendment. The clerk amendment number 2, money . Caller yes. Printed in house report number 113426, offered by ms. Speier that is a china did it. Of california. They just ordered building the chair pursuant to house factories in putting people to work. Resolution 557, the gentlewoman thank you. From california, ms. Speier, and ont let me update you a member opposed each will control five minutes. The chair recognizes the infrastructure spending. Gentlewoman from california. Also a story from politico. Ms. Speier thank you. I rise today because many washingtons next class americans think congress has cliff is what politico is unchecked power. They think he we know how to make laws, but dont know how to follow them. They think of us not as the saying. House of representatives but the house of hipocrites. I have spent a lot of time here on the floor speaking about Sexual Harassment and the epidemic of rape in the military and on college campuses. Its just as important that we bring the same scrutiny to our own house. The American People expect us to conduct ourselves in a manner befitting the responsibilities and duties that we hold as members of congress. We will go to joseph in houston, not like we are freshmen in a frat house. It is an embarrassment to this texas. Democratic caller. Institution that some members caller good morning. Have sex with teenage pages. And others have groped and bill clintonto use inappropriately touched their staff members. This behavior is illegal, administration as an example of unacceptable in the private sector and it is illegal and. Aking growth throughout unacceptable here. This is not a democratic issue. This is not a republican issue. This is a house issue. Just recall former congressman there is always growth when they bob finished their session. I would like for the republican who was on talking about growth as far as just leaving people alone i would like to see a ideas. F the republican we do not have a history of of making the assertion that they do. When george w. Bush left office, it was a catastrophe. It was a crisis when he got finished. Whenever you hear the republican get up on television or anywhere talking about small government, we do not have a history of that eating successful. We do not have a model. If somebody has one, i would like to see it. Host we will take that point. Josh in indianapolis. Republican. Caller good morning. I have one thought about obamacare. The one thing that sold me on it. Im a republican voter normally. , beingonal experience fearful of leaving an employer because of losing Health Insurance because im the sole provider for my family. The one thing about obamacare i really like is that it seems like it will free people up to be more mobile. You will not have that fear factor of leaving a place, perhaps starting a new business. You have some innovation that is going to take you sitting in your home if you office for a few months. What do you think that does for the economy . You hear a lot from the right that we need more entrepreneurs, private industry, business. This is a great way to allow that to happen. You have people who may have big ideas, but they will never