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Michelle Marie Bachmann: our esteemed leaders these in whom america believes. throughout this chamber, may they have wisdom and moral insight from complex decisionmaking in these uncertain days. may mutual respect abound among them. bless them with agreement and solidarity in their quest for

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Michelle Marie Bachmann: the well-being of all people. and lead us all to do what is right in your eyes. and may we together with these our leaders honor you throughout this day and days without end in the na of christ. amen. the speaker pro tempore: the

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Mike McIntyre: our heart and as we do let's remember the men and women who have served our country and those who are currently serving right now. let's begin. 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.

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Mike McIntyre: the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman from north carolina, congressman mcintyre, is recognized for one minute. mr. mcintyre: thank you, madam speaker. madam speaker, i he the high honor today of introducing the gentleman that just spoke as our guest chaplain, michael carolina. and what is to open congress on this national day of prayer.

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Mike McIntyre: from the university of north carolina. 's the instructor at the national seminary program. madam speaker, truly the nation today has had the opportunity to hear eloquent words and keen insight of not only of robinson county's most respected citizens but also a gentleman who has led the state baptist convention. and through his words he has

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Joe Baca: events that are occurring as we speak in the cannon caucus room today until 12:00. thank you, madam speaker. the speaker pro tempore: the chair will entertain up to five further one-minute r each sidef the aisle. for what purpose does the gentleman from california rise? >> to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the

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Joe Baca: gentlen is recognized for one minute. mr. baca: this sunday many of us will be celebrating mother's day with our mothers, wives, daughters and all the wonderful women in our lives. as we celebrate mother's day, let us not forget that there are thousands of children who will not be celebrating this day with their mothers. we must fix our broken immigration system that does not rk, that fails our

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Joe Baca: immigration reform is t just about statistics and numbers. it's about families. i urge my colleagues and the house leadership and president obama to make immigration a priority and to work with

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Joseph R. Pitts: e.p.a. has ruled that passed it with regulating greenhouse actions. regulations are soon to follow. this fact is being held over our heads by some who claim it is better to let congress regulate emissions. the act was never intended to regulate carbon and we can pass legislation to make that clear. congress should stop

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Charlie Wilson: hurting our economy further through emissions regulations with there is a better way. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from ohio rise? >> request permission to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: gentleman is recognized for one minute.

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Charlie Wilson: mr. wils: madam speaker, i rise today in support of h.r. 1728, the mortgage reform and anti-predatory lending act. my state of ohio is one of the hardest hit states by foreclosures, so i know how important it is for us to pass this b ohio is projected to lose 87,000 homes to foreclosure just this year.

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Charlie Wilson: much-needed relief to hardworking families. it will stop bad subprime loans from being made in the first place by making sure that consumers get mortgages that they can repay. it will strengthen consumer protection against reckless and abusive lending practices. i would like to thank

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gentleman is recognized for one minute. mr. murphy: our nation needs an energy renaissance. we must develop a wide range of energy sources with the shared goal of reducing emissions and leave our planet cleaner. we must have clean coal, efficient renewable energy, clean nuclear energy and responsible use of fossil fuels. it's time for an energy renaissance that uses american resources to create american jobs and stop sending hundreds

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american energy independence focusing on exploration, conservation and innovation to build this bridge to america's clean energy future. we introduced h.r. 2227, the american conservation and clean energy independence act, which uses american resources to cut our dependence on foreign oil, clean up our air, land and water, dramatically improve

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Allyson Y. Schwartz: provided $1 million for improvements to philadelphia's northeast airport. and along with senator casey and mayor michael nutter i announced $13.25 million in funding to be used to better enable the philadelphia police department to fight crime in the city. and most in my district, the northeast times, acknowledged the act made a, quote, significant

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Allyson Y. Schwartz: and reinvestment act is working. and it's just the beginning of initiatives we are taking with president obama's leadership to invest in america's future. and i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman yields back her time. gentleman from texas rise? mr. poe: request permission to address the house for one minute.

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this is frank buckles jr. this was recently taken. frank buckles just turned 108 years old. the reason i mention frank buckles is because he lied to get into the army in world war i at 15. he served in europe, and in world war ii he spent three years in a prisoner of war camp in japan. and today here he is, 108, and i mention him because he is the

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that never came ho war i. and that's 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 new mexico rise? >> yes, madam. i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman is recognized for one

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Harry Teague: something that those students certainly deserve to hear.

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Mike Pence: nation. our soldiers, public safety officials and public servants from the president of the united states to the city council. since first called to prayer in 1775 when the continental congress asked the colonies to prayor wisdom forming the nation, prayer has been at the center of our national life. president lincoln's famous proclamation for humility,

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Stephen Cohen: during this national day of prayer, during these challenging times, let it be said again we are a nation of prayer. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman's time has expired. for what purpose does the gentleman from tennessee rise? mr. cohen: to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman is recognized for one minute. mr. cohen: thank you, madam speaker.

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Stephen Cohen: my hometown of memphis is known for music. the home of rock -- rock 'n' roll and the home of blues. it -- b.b. king will be there and he will give the first b.b. king first international entertainer of the year award. others will be bonnie raitt and others. in the category for best blues performer of

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Wally Herger: tonight. i ask everybody to enjoy the blues and in this economy they are more relevant than ever, unfortunately, madam speaker. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman's time has expi for what purpose does the gentleman from california rise? >> request unanimous consent to address the house for one minute and to revise and extend. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman is recognized for one minute.

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Wally Herger: mr. herring -- mr. herger: as we commemorate the 61st anniversary of the independence of israel, i rise in deep concern that the future of this nation is gravely threatened by iran's pursuit of nuclear weapons. iran's radical regime only desires the demise of israel and longs for regional dominance. if is now on the cuspf acquiring the weapons needed to

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Wally Herger: would significantly undermine iran's lucrative energy sector. congress should pass this legislation and show our steadfast support for israel. . the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from california rise? mr. cardoza: by direction of the committee on rules, i call up house resolution 406 and ask for

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House Clerk: the house resolved into the committee of the whole house on the state of the union for further csideration of the bill h.r. 1728, to amend the truth in lending act to reform consumer mortgage practices and provide accountability for such practices, to provide certain minimum standards for consumer mortgage loans, and for other purposes. no general debate shall be in order pursuant to this resolution. the bill shall be considered for

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House Clerk: amendment under the five-minute rule. it shall be in order to consider as an original bill for the purpose of amendment under the five-minute rule the amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the committee on fincial services now printed in the bill. the committee amendment in the nature of a substitute shall be considered as read. all points of order against the committee amendment in the nature of a substitute are waived except those arising

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House Clerk: debatable for the time specified in the report equally divided and controlled by the proponent and an opponent. shall not be amendment, and shall not be b subject to demand for division of the question in in the committee of the whole. all points of order against such amendments are waived cept those arising under clause 9 or 10 of rule 21. at the conclusion of consideration of the billor amendment, the committee shall

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House Clerk: motion to recommit with or

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Dennis A. Cardoza: the rule makes in order 14 amendments which are listed in the rules committee report accompanying the resolution. five republican amendments, eight democratic amendments, and one bipartisan amendment have been made in order. each amendment is debatable for 10 minutes except the manager's amendment which is debatable for 30 minutes. the rule also provides for one motion to recommit with or

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Dennis A. Cardoza: i want to emphasize that this -- that the actual amendment text which was made in order correct. i would also ask unanimous consent to submit for the record the corrected description for the frank amendment listed as number 2 in the rules committee report. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, so ordered. mr. cardoza: thank you, madam speaker.