At this point I rise in opposition to the amendment. The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman from Pennsylvania is recognized for 5 minutes.

The amendment before us directs the GAO to pontificate on the effectiveness of unspecified prevention, wellness, and public health activities financed by funds under section 4002 of PPACA. As we have pointed out, section 4002 gives the…

Thank you, Madam Speaker. Yesterday, we heard the House minority leader say that ``elections shouldn't matter as much as they do.'' I strongly disagree. Members were brought here to get runaway spending under control; but rather than help…

I withdraw my reservation and rise in opposition to the motion. The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mrs. Emerson). The reservation is withdrawn, and the gentleman from Pennsylvania is recognized for 5 minutes.

I will just mention to the gentlelady all of the wonderful programs that she mentioned are not mentioned in this section of the law. There is no guarantee that this money will be spent for any of that. H.R. 1217 repeals the Prevention and…

I reserve a point of order on the motion to recommit. The SPEAKER pro tempore. A point of order is reserved. The Clerk will report the motion to recommit. The Clerk read as follows: Mr. Loebsack moves to recommit the bill H.R. 1217 to the…

It's time for a fiscal reality check. The Federal Government is now borrowing 42 cents of every dollar it spends. Washington is spending more than $1 of every $4 this country produces and we are facing a third straight year with a $1…

The gentlelady kept saying it will, it will, it will. The simple fact is we don't know where the money is going to go. I yield 3 minutes to the distinguished gentleman from Georgia (Mr. Gingrey), who is a member of the subcommittee.

The simple fact is everything the gentlelady just mentioned she doesn't know will be funded. There is no guarantee to fund any of those things. I urge a ``no'' vote on this amendment. I yield back the balance of my time. The Acting CHAIR…

Section 4002 of PPACA establishes a Prevention and Public Health Fund, which my bill, H.R. 1217, would repeal. The section authorizes the appropriation of and appropriates to the fund from the Treasury the following amounts: $500 million…

This week the House and Senate will consider a bill to fund the government for the rest of the fiscal year that reduces spending by $38.5 billion. Considering that the position of Harry Reid at the beginning of the year was that we…

I have the copy of the law the gentlelady referred to. She says the trust fund refers to spending for fresh food and vegetables and other things. There's none of that in the language. I would welcome her to point it out. I reserve the…

At this time I yield 3 minutes to the gentlewoman from Tennessee (Mrs. Blackburn), who is on the Health Subcommittee.

The Castor amendment directs the Government Accountability Office to make assumptions on the economic impacts of providing prevention, wellness, and public health activities under section 4002 of the PPACA. However, section 4002 gives the…

Once again the gentlewoman made my point. She has no guarantee that in the year 2015 the Secretary will fund programs like cessation of smoking or obesity. She has not a clue. What if the Secretary decided to use the whole $2 billion for…

We have the opportunity today to send a message that this Congress is serious about cutting spending, creating jobs and keeping the government operating. We can and we must do all three. It is important to note, however, how we arrived at…

I think as we are talking, the environmental record is certainly an area of concern that folks have raised. As you have noted, or as my other colleague across the aisle from Pennsylvania noted, hydraulic fracturing was first used 60 years…

Thank you. I thank my friend for yielding back. You had mentioned the history of drilling. I very proudly represent Titusville, Pennsylvania. It's where one of my district offices is. It's the Drake well. It was 151 years ago that Colonel…