| 00:00:00 | OF THE RESOLUTION. |
| 00:00:01 | THE CLERK: HOUSE RESOLUTION 1545, RESOLUTION EXPRESSING SUPPORT FOR DESIGNATION OF THE WEEK BEGINNING ON THE THIRD MONDAY IN SEPTEMBER AS NATIONAL POSTDOC APPRECIATION WEEK. |
| 00:00:13 | THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: PURSUANT TO THE RULE, THE GENTLEMAN FROM COLORADO, MR. |
| 00:00:16 | POLIS, AND THE GENTLEMAN FROM PENNSYLVANIA, MR. |
| 00:00:19 | PLATTS, EACH WILL CONTROL 20 MINUTES. |
| 00:00:21 | THE HOUSE NOW RECOGNIZES THE GENTLEMAN FROM COLORADO. |
| 00:00:25 | MR. POLIS: I REQUEST FIVE LEGISLATIVE DAYS DURING WHICH MEMBERS MAY REVISE AND EXTEND AND INSERT EXTRANEOUS MATERIAL INTO THE RECORD. |
| 00:00:33 | THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: WITHOUT OBJECTION. |
| 00:00:35 | MR. POLIS: I YIELD MYSELF SO MUCH TIME AS I MAY CONSUME. |
| 00:00:37 | THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN IS RECOGNIZED. |
| 00:00:39 | MR. POLIS: I RISE IN SUPPORT OF HOUSE RESOLUTION 1545, WHICH SUPPORTS DESIGNATION OF THIS WEEK AS NATIONAL POSTDOC APPRECIATION WEEK. |
| 00:00:48 | POSTDOC TURAL STUDENTS ARE ACADEMIC OR SCHOLARLY RESEARCHERS THAT COMPLETED THEIR STUDIES AND DEEPENING THEIR EXPERTISE THROUGH MENTORED RESEARCH OR SCHOLARLY TRAINING. |
| 00:01:04 | THEY PUBLISH DOCUMENTS AND BOLSTER INSTITUTIONAL RESEARCH CAPABILITIES AND ARE A SOURCE OF INNOVATION AND RESPONSIBLE FOR MUCH RESEARCH PERFORMED IN THIS COUNTRY THAT LEADS TO THE CREATION OF JOBS. |
| 00:01:16 | THIS HAS LED TO SCIENTIFIC DEVELOPMENTS IN HEALTH, SCIENCE, COMPUTERS, TECHNOLOGY. |
| 00:01:24 | AND MANY LATER BECOME PART OF THE FACULTY, TEACHING THE NEXT GENERATION OF UNDERGRADUATES AND GRADUATES AND CONTINUING TO BUILD UPON THEIR RESEARCH. |
| 00:01:36 | POSTDOCS REPRESENT THE BEST AND BRIGHTEST PRODUCTS OF OUR RESEARCH UNIVERSITIES AND FUTURE RESTS LARGELY ON THEIR SHOULDERS. |
| 00:01:44 | DESPITE THEIR GREAT ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE, POSTDOCS ARE ROUTINELY PROVIDED WITH POOR WORKING CONDITIONS AND PAID LOW WAGES AND WORKING LONG HOURS AND FREQUENTLY INELIGIBLE FOR MEDICAL BENEFITS, WORKERS COMPENSATION, PAID MATE COMPENSATION, PAID MATERNITY, PATERNITY LEAVE. |
| 00:02:06 | POSTDOCS ARE ISOLATED AND LITTLE SUPPORT FROM THE INSTITUTIONS THAT BENEFIT GREATLY. |
| 00:02:11 | IN APRIL THE YEAR, THE EDUCATION AND LABOR COMMITTEE HELD A FIELD HEARING TO EXAMINER PROBLEMS WITH FIRST CONTRACT LABOR GOIRKSES BETWEEN THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA AND POSTDOCTORAL SCHOLARS UNION. |
| 00:02:26 | IN UNION. |
| 00:02:27 | IN NOVEMBER OF UNION. |
| 00:02:28 | IN NOVEMBER OF UNION. |
| 00:02:29 | IN NOVEMBER OF 2008, THC1 SCHOLARS UNION. |
| 00:02:31 | IN NOVEMBER OF 2008, THE UNION WAS CERTIFIED BY THE CALIFORNIA PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT RELATIONS BOARD. |
| 00:02:36 | THIS AUGUST, THE POSTDOCS WERE ABLE TO COMPLETE THEIR FIRST CONTRACT GOIRKSES AND WE CONGRATULATE THEM ON SECURING ECONOMIC ACCOMPLISHMENTS FOR THEMSELVES. |
| 00:02:46 | THEY GIVE THEIR TIME, ENERGY AND LEADERSHIP TALENTS IN ORDER TO IMPROVE WORKING CONDITIONS AND THE LIVES FOR EVERYONE IN THEIR FIELD. |
| 00:02:55 | NATIONAL POSTDOC APPRECIATION WEEK INCREASES AWARENESS IN THE FIELDS THEY CONTINUE TO MAKE IN SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH IN AMERICA AND FAIR EMPLOYMENT STANDARDS IN ORDER TO CONTINUE PURSUING CRITICAL LIFE SAVING RESEARCH. |
| 00:03:11 | LAST YEAR, IN SEPTEMBER OF 2009, OVER 70 RESEARCH INSTITUTIONS PARTICIPATED IN THE FIRST NATIONAL POSTDOC APPRECIATION DAY. |
| 00:03:21 | THIS YEAR, IT PROVIDES AN OPPORTUNITY FOR INSTITUTIONS LIKE THE UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO AT BOULDER, BUSINESSES, RESEARCH ORGANIZATIONS AND OTHERS TO HONOR AND SUPPORT THE CONTRIBUTIONS OF POSTDOCS. |
| 00:03:35 | I WANT TO THANK REPRESENTATIVE STEARNS FOR INTRODUCING THIS RESOLUTION AND EXPRESS MY SUPPORT FOR NATIONAL POSTDOC APPRECIATION WEEK BEGINNING THE THIRD MONDAY IN SEPTEMBER. |
| 00:03:45 | I URGE MY COLLEAGUES TO JOIN ME IN SUPPORTING THIS RESOLUTION AND I RESERVE THE BALANCE OF MY TIME. |
| 00:03:53 | THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN RESERVES THE BALANCE OF HIS TIME. |
| 00:03:57 | THE GENTLEMAN FROM PENNSYLVANIA. |
| 00:03:58 | MR. PLATTS: I YIELD MYSELF SUCH TIME AS I MAY CONSUME. |
| 00:03:59 | I RISE TODAY IN SUPPORT OF HOUSE RESOLUTION 1545 EXPRESSING SUPPORT FOR DESIGNATION OF THE WEEK BEGINNING ON THE THIRD MONDAY IN SEPTEMBER, THIS WEEK, AS NATIONAL POSTDOC APPRECIATION WEEK AND JOIN WITH THE GENTLEMAN FROM COLORADO IN RECOGNIZING MR. |
| 00:04:15 | STEARNS, THE GENTLEMAN FROM FLORIDA, FOR HIS SPONSORSHIP OF THIS RESOLUTION. |
| 00:04:20 | HIS RESOLUTION. |
| 00:04:21 | POSTDOCTORAL RESEARCH IS RESEARCH CONDUCTED BY A PERSON WHO HAS COMPLETED HIS OR HER STUDIES NORMALLY WITHIN THE FOLLOWING FIVE YEARS AND INTENDED TO DEEPEN EXPERTISE IN A SPECIALIZED SUBJECT AREA INCLUDING NECESSARY SKILLS AND METHODS. |
| 00:04:38 | RESEARCH IS OFTEN CONSIDERED ESSENTIAL TO THE SCHOLARLY MISSION TO THE HOST INSTITUTION AND EXPECTED TO PRODUCE RELEVANT PUBLICATIONS ACCORDINGLY. |
| 00:04:46 | IT MAY BE THROUGH A SPONSORSHIP AWARD. |
| 00:04:54 | APPOINTMENTS MAY BE CALLED POSTDOCTORAL RESEARCH ASSISTANT DEPENDING ON THE TYPE OF APPOINT. |
| 00:05:02 | THEY MAY WORK INDEPENDENTLY OR UNDER THE SUPERVISION OF A PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR. |
| 00:05:11 | . IT IS IMPORTANT IF THE UNITED STATES IS TO REMAIN EXETIVE IN A GLOBAL MARKET. |
| 00:05:15 | TO DO SO, WE -- EXETIVE IN A GLOBAL MARKET. |
| 00:05:17 | TO DO SO WE MUST MAKE EVERY EFFORT TO ENSURE THAT PROGRESS AND INNOVATION TAKES PLACE IN ALL FIELDS OF STUDY. |
| 00:05:26 | TODAY WE RECOGNIZE THE ACCOMPLISHMENTS AND CONTRIBUTIONS POSTDOCS TO MAKE TO FIELDS OF STUDIES AND COMMUNITIES AROUND THE WORLD. |
| 00:05:34 | WE ENCOURAGE THE IMPROVEMENT OF TRAINING AND CAREER OPPORTUNITIES IN VARIOUS RESEARCH FIELDS AT ALL LEVELS OF TRAINING AND STAGES. |
| 00:05:42 | I URGE MY COLLEAGUES TO JOIN IN SUPPORTING THIS RESOLUTION AND I RESERVE THE BALANCE OF MY TIME. |
| 00:05:48 | THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN RESERVES. |
| 00:05:49 | THE GENTLEMAN FROM COLORADO. |
| 00:05:51 | MR. POLIS: DOES THE GENTLEMAN FROM PENNSYLVANIA HAVE ANY ADDITIONAL SPEAKERS? |
| 00:05:54 | MR. PLATTS: ACTUALLY, MADAM SPEAKER, I DO NOT AND I WILL YIELD BACK THE BALANCE OF MY TIME. |
| 00:05:57 | THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN YIELDS BACK. |
| 00:06:00 | THE GENTLEMAN FROM COLORADO. |
| 00:06:01 | MR. POLIS: I THANK THE GENTLEMAN. |
| 00:06:03 | MADAM SPEAKER, I ENCOURAGE MY COLLEAGUES TO JOIN ME IN SUPPORTING NATIONAL POSTDOC APPRECIATION WEEK BEGINNING, AGAIN, THE WEEK OF THE THIRD MONDAY IN SEPTEMBER. |
| 00:06:12 | I ENCOURAGE MY COLLEAGUES TO JOIN ME IN SUPPORTING THIS RESOLUTION AND SHOWING STRONG SUPPORT FOR THE WORK AND THE CONTRIBUTIONS OF POSTDOCS ACROSS THIS COUNTRY AND I YIELD BACK THE BALANCE OF MY TIME. |
| 00:06:23 | THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE GENTLEMAN YIELDS BACK. |
| 00:06:26 | THE QUESTION IS WILL THE HOUSE SUSPEND THE RULES AND AGREE TO HOUSE RESOLUTION 1545. |
| 00:06:31 | THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. |
| 00:06:32 | THOSE OPPOSED, NO. |
| 00:06:37 | IN THE OPINION OF THE CHAIR, 2/3 OF THOSE VOTING HAVING RESPONDED IN THE AFFIRMATIVE, THE RULES ARE SUSPENDED, THE RESOLUTION IS AGREED TO AND WITHOUT OBJECTION THE MOTION TO RECONSIDER IS LAID ON THE TABLE. |
| 00:07:06 | THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: FOR WHAT PURPOSE DOES THE GENTLEWOMAN FROM CALIFORNIA SEEK RECOGNITION? |
| 00:07:12 | >> MADAM SPEAKER, I MOVE THAT THE HOUSE SUSPEND THE RULES AND PASS THE BILL S. |
| 00:07:15 | 3814. |
| 00:07:16 | THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: THE CLERK WILL REPORT THE TITLE OF THE BILL. |
| 00:07:19 | THE CLERK: SENATE 3814, AN ACT TO EXTEND THE NATIONAL FLOOD INSURANCE PROGRAM UNTIL SEPTEMBER 30, 2011. |
| 00:07:27 | THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: PURSUANT TO THE RULE, THE GENTLEWOMAN FROM CALIFORNIA, MS. |
| 00:07:32 | WATERS, AND THE GENTLEWOMAN FROM WEST VIRGINIA, MRS. |
| 00:07:35 | CAPITO, EACH WILL CONTROL 20 MINUTES. |
| 00:07:37 | THE CHAIR NOW RECOGNIZES THE GENTLEWOMAN FROM CALIFORNIA. |
| 00:07:40 | MS. |
| 00:07:41 | WATERS: MADAM SPEAKER, I ASK UNANIMOUS CONSENT THAT ALL MEMBERS MAY HAVE FIVE LEGISLATIVE DAYS WITHIN WHICH TO REVISE AND EXTEND THEIR REMARKS ON THIS LEGISLATION AND TO INSERT EXTRANEOUS MATERIAL THEREON. |
| 00:07:56 | THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE: WITHOUT OBJECTION. |
| 00:07:58 | MS. |
| 00:07:59 | WATERS: MADAM SPEAKER, I YIELD MYSELF SUCH TIME AS I MAY CONSUME. |
| 00:08:04 | MADAM SPEAKER, I RISE TODAY TO SPEAK IN SUPPORT OF S. |
| 00:08:08 | 3814, THE NATIONAL FLOOD INSURANCE PROGRAM RE-EXTENSION ACT OF 2010 WHICH WOULD EXTEND THE NATIONAL FLOOD INSURANCE PROGRAM THROUGH SEPTEMBER 30, 2011. |
| 00:08:20 | THE FLOOD INSURANCE PROGRAM PROVIDES VALUABLE PROTECTION FOR APPROXIMATELY 5. |
| 00:08:28 | 5 MILLION HOMEOWNERS. |
| 00:08:30 | UNFORTUNATELY THE LACK OF A LONG-TERM AUTHORIZATION HAS PLACED THIS PROGRAM AT RISK. |
| 00:08:37 | THE PROGRAM HAS LAPSED THREE TIMES NOW SINCE THE BEGINNING OF THIS YEAR, FOR TWO DAYS IN MARCH, FOR 18 DAYS IN APRIL AND AGAIN FROM JUNE 1 TO JULY 1. |
| 00:08:49 | THESE LAPSES MEANT THAT FEMA WAS NOT ABLE TO WRITE NEW POLICIES, RENEW EXPIRING POLICIES OR INCREASE COVERAGE LIMITS. |
| 00:08:58 | THIS ALSO MEANS THAT EACH DAY 1,400 HOMEBUYERS WHO WANTED TO PURCHASE HOMES LOCATED IN FLOOD PLAINS AREN'T ABLE TO CLOSE ON THOSE HOMES. |
| 00:09:10 | GIVEN THE CURRENT CRISIS IN THE HOUSING MARKET, THIS INSTABILITY IN THE FLOOD INSURANCE PROGRAM IS |
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