May 12, 2015 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H2851 provisional ballots will not alter the out- I welcome him to the House and look the demand for a recorded vote on the come of this special election. forward to the great contribution he amendment offered by the gentle- To the best of our knowledge, there is no will make to our city, our State, the woman from Maryland (Ms. EDWARDS) pending litigation that would alter the out- Congress, and our great country. on which further proceedings were come of this contest, As soon as official results are certified to I would like to introduce someone postponed and on which the ayes pre- this office by the boroughs of Richmond and also of good democratic stock from the vailed by voice vote. Kings in the City of , constituting great State of New York, PETER KING, The Clerk will redesignate the the 11th Congressional District, our official who will join with me in welcoming our amendment. Certification of Election will be prepared and friend from Richmond County. The Clerk redesignated the amend- transmitted, as required by law. Mr. KING of New York. Thank you, ment. Sincerely, Congressman RANGEL. RECORDED VOTE ROBERT A. BREHM. It is my privilege to introduce a man TODD D. VALENTINE. who has been a friend for many years. The CHAIR. A recorded vote has been f He has been a career prosecutor. For 12 demanded. years, he was district attorney in Stat- A recorded vote was ordered. b 1900 en Island. He was overwhelmingly The CHAIR. This will be a 2-minute SWEARING IN OF THE HONORABLE elected. He is a true public servant. He vote. DANIEL M. DONOVAN, JR., OF is universally respected and is a man of The vote was taken by electronic de- NEW YORK, AS A MEMBER OF unquestioned integrity. He is going to vice, and there were—ayes 167, noes 248, THE HOUSE be an outstanding Congressman. not voting 17, as follows: Mr. RANGEL. Mr. Speaker, I ask It is my privilege to introduce the [Roll No. 217] unanimous consent that the gentleman Congressman from and Stat- AYES—167 from New York, the Honorable Daniel en Island, the Honorable Dan Donovan. Adams Fudge Nadler M. Donovan, Jr., be permitted to take Mr. DONOVAN. Mr. Speaker, I am Aguilar Gabbard Napolitano the oath of office today. honored to join you, and I am humbled Bass Gallego Neal by the confidence that the people of Beatty Garamendi Nolan His certificate of election has not ar- Becerra Grayson Norcross rived, but there is no contest and no the 11th Congressional District of New Bera Green, Al O’Rourke question has been raised with regard to York have placed in me. Bonamici Green, Gene Pallone his election. I want to thank all of my volunteers Boyle, Brendan Grijalva Pascrell and supporters for helping me get here. F. Hahn Payne The SPEAKER. Is there objection to Brady (PA) Hastings Pelosi the request of the gentleman from New I want to thank my family for every- Brown (FL) Heck (WA) Perlmutter York? thing that they have done for me. I Brownley (CA) Higgins Peters There was no objection. promise to make all of them proud of Bustos Himes Pingree my representation of them here as a Butterfield Honda Pocan The SPEAKER. Will Representative- Capuano Hoyer Polis elect Donovan and the members of the Member of the greatest legislative Ca´ rdenas Huffman Price (NC) New York delegation present them- body in the world. Carney Israel Quigley Carson (IN) Jackson Lee Rice (NY) selves in the well. f Cartwright Jeffries Richmond All Members will rise and the Rep- ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE SPEAKER Castor (FL) Johnson (GA) Roybal-Allard resentative-elect will please raise his Castro (TX) Johnson, E. B. Ruppersberger The SPEAKER. Under clause 5(d) of Chu, Judy Kaptur Ryan (OH) right hand. rule XX, the Chair announces to the Cicilline Keating Sa´ nchez, Linda Mr. DONOVAN appeared at the bar of House that, in light of the administra- Clark (MA) Kelly (IL) T. the House and took the oath of office, Clarke (NY) Kennedy Sanchez, Loretta tion of the oath to the gentleman from as follows: Clay Kildee Sarbanes New York (Mr. DONOVAN), the whole Cleaver Kilmer Schakowsky Do you solemnly swear that you will number of the House is 433. Clyburn Kind Schiff support and defend the Constitution of Cohen Kirkpatrick Schrader the United States against all enemies, f Connolly Kuster Scott (VA) Conyers Langevin Scott, David foreign and domestic; that you will REGULATORY INTEGRITY Costa Larsen (WA) Serrano bear true faith and allegiance to the PROTECTION ACT OF 2015 Courtney Larson (CT) Sherman same; that you take this obligation The SPEAKER. Pursuant to House Crowley Lawrence Sires freely, without any mental reservation Cummings Lee Slaughter Resolution 231 and rule XVIII, the Davis (CA) Levin Smith (WA) or purpose of evasion; and that you will Chair declares the House in the Com- Davis, Danny Lewis Speier well and faithfully discharge the duties mittee of the Whole House on the state DeFazio Lipinski Swalwell (CA) of the office on which you are about to DeGette Loebsack Takai of the Union for the further consider- Delaney Lofgren Takano enter, so help you God. ation of the bill, H.R. 1732. DeLauro Lowenthal Thompson (CA) The SPEAKER. Congratulations, you Will the gentleman from Iowa (Mr. DelBene Lowey Thompson (MS) are now a Member of the 114th Con- YOUNG) kindly resume the chair. DeSaulnier Lujan Grisham Titus gress. Deutch (NM) Tonko b 1903 Dingell Luja´ n, Ben Ray Torres f Doggett (NM) Tsongas IN THE COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE Doyle, Michael Maloney, Van Hollen WELCOMING THE HONORABLE Accordingly, the House resolved F. Carolyn Vargas DANIEL M. DONOVAN, JR., TO itself into the Committee of the Whole Duckworth Maloney, Sean Veasey Edwards Matsui Vela´ zquez THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTA- House on the state of the Union for the TIVES Ellison McCollum Visclosky further consideration of the bill (H.R. Engel McDermott Wasserman The SPEAKER. Without objection, 1732) to preserve existing rights and re- Eshoo McGovern Schultz the gentleman from New York (Mr. Esty McNerney Waters, Maxine sponsibilities with respect to waters of Farr Meeks Watson Coleman RANGEL) is recognized for 1 minute. the United States, and for other pur- Fattah Moore Welch There was no objection. poses, with Mr. YOUNG of Iowa in the Foster Moulton Wilson (FL) Mr. RANGEL. My dear friends, the chair. Frankel (FL) Murphy (FL) Yarmuth good people of and The Clerk read the title of the bill. NOES—248 Brooklyn of the great city and State of The CHAIR. When the Committee of Abraham Bishop (GA) Bridenstine New York have sent to us a man to rep- the Whole rose earlier today, amend- Aderholt Bishop (MI) Brooks (AL) resent the Empire State of New York, ment No. 2 printed in part B of House Allen Bishop (UT) Brooks (IN) Report 114–98 offered by the gentleman Amash Black Buchanan the open door for immigrants who have Amodei Blackburn Buck come here historically from all over from Michigan (Mr. KILDEE) had been Ashford Blum Bucshon the world, and we welcome him on be- disposed of. Babin Blumenauer Burgess half of this delegation, as well as the AMENDMENT NO. 1 OFFERED BY MS. EDWARDS Barr Bost Byrne Barton Boustany Calvert good Democrat and Republican Mem- The CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of Benishek Brady (TX) Carter (GA) bers of this House of Representatives. rule XVIII, the unfinished business is Bilirakis Brat Carter (TX)

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