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Entire Issue E PL UR UM IB N U U S Congressional Record United States th of America PROCEEDINGS AND DEBATES OF THE 110 CONGRESS, FIRST SESSION Vol. 153 WASHINGTON, THURSDAY, JUNE 28, 2007 No. 106 House of Representatives The House met at 10 a.m. and was Help us to be agents of peace and em- Mr. CONAWAY. Madam Speaker, as a called to order by the Speaker pro tem- powerment, justice and mercy, freedom parent, there is no greater pride than pore (Ms. MCCOLLUM of Minnesota). and dreams, for we pray in Your name. the pride felt watching your children f Amen. grow from being infants to being re- sponsible adults. Suzanne and I are f DESIGNATION OF THE SPEAKER blessed to have four grown children PRO TEMPORE THE JOURNAL who have grown into wonderful, re- The SPEAKER pro tempore laid be- The SPEAKER pro tempore. The sponsible adults, and, in the case of fore the House the following commu- Chair has examined the Journal of the three of them, seeing them become ter- nication from the Speaker: last day’s proceedings and announces rific parents themselves. WASHINGTON, DC, to the House her approval thereof. While I would like to brag about all June 28, 2007. Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Jour- four of our children, today’s event dic- I hereby appoint the Honorable BETTY nal stands approved. tates that I am limited to bragging on MCCOLLUM to act as Speaker pro tempore on the young man who just delivered the this day. f morning’s opening prayer. That young NANCY PELOSI, Speaker of the House or Representatives. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE man is our son, Erin, who is associate pastor at South Main Baptist Church f The SPEAKER pro tempore. Will the in Houston, Texas. He is a graduate of gentleman from Texas (Mr. CONAWAY) PRAYER Baylor University with a fine arts de- come forward and lead the House in the gree and a graduate of Truitt Seminary The Reverend Erin Conaway, South Pledge of Allegiance. at Baylor University with a master of Main Baptist Church, Houston, Texas, Mr. CONAWAY led the Pledge of Al- divinity degree. offered the following prayer: legiance as follows: Holy and merciful God, we come be- More importantly, he is a man of I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the deep faith in Jesus Christ as his per- fore You this morning, taking time to United States of America, and to the Repub- breathe in the grace and the bountiful lic for which it stands, one nation under God, sonal savior. He is also the husband of love You lavish upon us through so indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. Carmen Brassfield Conaway and father many avenues we take for granted: the to daughter Alexandra and son Samuel. f lilting of a bird’s song, the array of col- In addition to being a wonderful son, ors from every budding bloom, the un- MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE husband and father, Erin is also a gift- adulterated joy of a child dancing, and, ed writer and pastor. Our family was in this place, the trust of a Nation, A message from the Senate by Ms. Curtis, one of its clerks, announced recently blessed when Erin performed constituents across the country who the memorial services for my dad, his find hope in the representation they that the Secretary be directed to re- quest the House of Representatives to grandfather. have in this Chamber, and the em- Suzanne and I are always proud of powerment their hope gives to our Rep- return to the Senate the bill (S. 1612) entitled ‘‘An Act to amend the penalty your accomplishments, but today we resentatives to fulfill the call You, O are particularly proud of seeing you God, have placed upon their lives. provisions in the International Emer- gency Economic Powers Act, and for opening this session of Congress and Give us ears to hear, eyes to see, and look forward to your bright future. hearts to feel Your loving presence and other purposes.’’, and that upon the guidance as we courageously work to compliance of the request, the Sec- We love you. serve others. retary of the Senate be authorized to make corrections in the engrossment Lord, you are the giver of dreams, f and the author of real hope. In this of the aforesaid bill. quiet moment, we pray for a raucous f ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE SPEAKER peace to comfort us enough to listen PRO TEMPORE and move us enough to dream, that WELCOMING REVEREND ERIN dream that seems impossible and out of CONAWAY The SPEAKER pro tempore. The reach so that when we open our eyes (Mr. CONAWAY asked and was given Chair will entertain up to 10 requests and realize the dream is here, it will be permission to address the House for 1 for 1-minute speeches on each side of to Your glory. minute.) the aisle. b This symbol represents the time of day during the House proceedings, e.g., b 1407 is 2:07 p.m. Matter set in this typeface indicates words inserted or appended, rather than spoken, by a Member of the House on the floor. H7343 . VerDate Aug 31 2005 03:06 Jun 29, 2007 Jkt 059060 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A28JN7.000 H28JNPT1 hmoore on PRODPC68 with HMHOUSE H7344 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE June 28, 2007 PREPARE ALL KIDS ACT OF 2007 killed in one day. April and May were have ever thought that such a defiance (Mrs. MALONEY of New York asked two of the most violent months for our would lead the Vice President to the and was given permission to address troops since the beginning of the war. absurd, claiming that he is not a mem- the House for 1 minute.) It is clear the President’s troop surge ber of the executive branch. That’s Mrs. MALONEY of New York. Madam or escalation plan is not working. In right, Cheney does not want to play by Speaker, this week I introduce the fact, last week General David Petraeus the established rules of safeguarding classified national information. He is House companion to Senator CASEY’s acknowledged there would not be any Prepare All Kids Act of 2007. This bill significant improvements in Iraq by now saying that he is not actually a is designed to help States expand their September. member of the executive branch. If the Vice President is not a member pre-K programs and child care services. Why is that significant? Because of the executive branch, shouldn’t he As this chart shows, we get the big- that’s when President Bush said we be forced to turn over information to gest bang for our education dollars by would be able to see if the plan was working. The fact is we won’t know in the congressional Democrats requested investing in our children before they regarding his secret energy task force? even go to school. Estimates show that September because it’s not working, according to the President’s own gen- After all, CHENEY used executive privi- the return on investing in early care in lege as an excuse for his secrecy. education is between 17 to 18 percent eral. Then this week, two respected Re- Also, why should the office of the annually. If this were a stock, all of Vice President receive funding through Wall Street would be buying it. publican Senators, Senator LUGAR and Senator VOINOVICH, said the current the bill that funds the executive The legislation is very helpful to the branch? That bill is actually on the children we represent in our States. policy is not working and a significant change is needed. The comments of floor today, and the House Democrats For example, more than one-quarter of will offer an amendment to remove a million 4-year-olds in New York these Senators, coupled with those of General Petraeus, should serve as a funding for the Vice President’s office State would be eligible for the pro- from this bill. House Democrats are grams created in this bill, including wake-up call to congressional Repub- licans. Join us in ending this war, not going to support the Vice Presi- 100,000 children who would qualify for dent’s latest attempt to avoid any ac- free pre-K. The future prosperity of our bringing our troops home, and saving America’s face. countability to the American people. Nation rests on setting our children on f a path for success early in life. f HONORING JIM NUSSLE f DEMOCRATS PROMISED NOT TO HOLD RECORDED VOTES OPEN (Mr. MCCRERY asked and was given HONORING OUR TROOPS THIS permission to address the House for 1 (Mr. WICKER asked and was given FOURTH OF JULY minute.) permission to address the House for 1 (Mr. WILSON of South Carolina Mr. MCCRERY. Madam Speaker, minute and to revise and extend his re- today, a good man and former chair- asked and was given permission to ad- marks.) dress the House for 1 minute and to re- man of the House Budget Committee Mr. WICKER. Madam Speaker, less will be honored by his colleagues. A vise and extend his remarks.) than 6 months ago, House Democrats Mr. WILSON of South Carolina. portrait of Jim Nussle will be unveiled promised not to hold recorded votes and displayed in the committee room Madam Speaker, as we approach the open to change the results. They went Fourth of July, I want to thank our where he held the gavel for 6 years.
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