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E PL UR UM IB N U U S Congressional Record th of America PROCEEDINGS AND DEBATES OF THE 111 CONGRESS, SECOND SESSION

Vol. 156 WASHINGTON, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 2010 No. 18 Senate The Senate was not in session today. Its next meeting will be held on Monday, , 2010, at 2 p.m. House of Representatives FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 2010

The House met at 9 a.m. and was of love and their classrooms true ad- H.J. Res. 45. Joint resolution increasing called to order by the Speaker pro tem- ventures in learning more about their the statutory limit on the public debt. pore (Ms. EDWARDS of Maryland). character and about the world in which f f they live. By their endeavors, Lord, and ad- BILLS PRESENTED TO THE DESIGNATION OF THE SPEAKER vancements, may they give You honor PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE and glory now and forever. Lorraine C. Miller, Clerk of the The SPEAKER pro tempore laid be- Amen. House reports that on February 4, 2010 fore the House the following commu- f she presented to the President of the United States, for his approval, the fol- nication from the Speaker: THE JOURNAL WASHINGTON, DC, lowing bills. February 5, 2010. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The H.J. Res. 45. Increasing the statutory limit I hereby appoint the Honorable DONNA F. Chair has examined the Journal of the on the public debt. EDWARDS to act as Speaker pro tempore on last day’s proceedings and announces H.R. 730. To strengthen efforts in the De- this day. to the House her approval thereof. partment of Homeland Security to develop , Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Jour- nuclear forensics capabilities to permit at- Speaker of the House of Representatives. nal stands approved. tribution of the source of nuclear material, and for other purposes. f f f PRAYER PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE The Chaplain, the Reverend Daniel P. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The ADJOURNMENT Coughlin, offered the following prayer: Chair will lead the House in the Pledge The SPEAKER pro tempore. Without Lord God, our lifelong teacher, law- of Allegiance. objection, the House stands adjourned giver and guide, we praise You and The SPEAKER pro tempore led the until 12:30 p.m., on Tuesday next for bless You for all those who are a part Pledge of Allegiance as follows: morning-hour debate. of the education and spiritual forma- I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the There was no objection. tion of the children of this Nation. United States of America, and to the Repub- Accordingly (at 9 o’clock and 5 min- May parents, teachers and school ad- lic for which it stands, one nation under God, utes a.m.), under its previous order, the ministrators be the best teachers both indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. House adjourned until Tuesday, Feb- by what they say and by the way they f ruary 9, 2010, at 12:30 p.m., for morning- live. ENROLLED BILL AND JOINT hour debate. Inspire children to be industrious and RESOLUTION SIGNED f responsible in their schoolwork. Grant Lorraine C. Miller, Clerk of the RULES AND REPORTS SUBMITTED our young people determination and House, reported and found truly en- perseverance, especially when the sub- PURSUANT TO THE CONGRES- rolled a bill and a joint resolution of SIONAL REVIEW ACT ject matter they face seems complex or the House of the following titles, which difficult. were thereupon signed by the Speaker: Pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(d), executive May those in higher education aspire communications [final rules] sub- H.R. 730. An act to strengthen efforts in to be good and even great leaders in the Department of Homeland Security to de- mitted to the House pursuant to 5 the future. May they seek every oppor- velop nuclear forensics capabilities to permit U.S.C. 801(a)(1) during the period of tunity to investigate, to learn and to attribution of the source of nuclear material, July 27, 2009, through January 5, 2010, excel. Make their homes true schools and for other purposes. shall be treated as though received on

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VerDate Nov 24 2008 00:14 Feb 09, 2010 Jkt 089060 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 4636 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A05FE7.000 H05FEPT1 sroberts on DSKD5P82C1PROD with HOUSE H606 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE February 5, 2010 February 5, 2010. Original dates of By Ms. CLARKE (for herself, Mr. H. Res. 1078. A resolution commending the transmittal, numberings, and referrals TOWNS, Mr. ENGEL, Mr. RANGEL, Ms. nonprofit organization Cell Phones for Sol- to committee of those executive com- LEE of , Mrs. CHRISTENSEN, diers for its resolute and continuing service munications remain as indicated in the Ms. KILPATRICK of Michigan, Ms. to members of the Armed Forces and their FUDGE, Mr. HONDA, and Mr. LEWIS of families; to the Committee on Armed Serv- Executive Communication section of Georgia): ices. the relevant CONGRESSIONAL RECORD. H.R. 4616. A bill to temporarily expand the f V nonimmigrant visa category to include f Haitians whose petition for a family-spon- EXECUTIVE COMMUNICATIONS, sored immigrant visa was approved on or be- PRIVATE BILLS AND ETC. fore January 12, 2010; to the Committee on RESOLUTIONS the Judiciary. Under clause 2 of Rule XXIV, execu- By Mr. WALZ: Under clause 3 of rule XII, tive communications were taken from H.R. 4617. A bill to amend the Emergency Mr. HINCHEY introduced a bill (H.R. the Speaker’s table and referred as fol- Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 to require 4618) for the relief of Emilio Maya lows: institutions to segregate funds received and Analia Maya; which was referred under the Troubled Asset Relief Program 6046. A letter from the Director, Regu- to the Committee on the Judiciary. and to amend the Federal Election Campaign latory Management Division, Environmental Act of 1971 to prohibit the use of any such f Protection Agency, transmitting the Agen- funds for expenditures or electioneering cy’s final rule — Acrylic acid-benzyl meth- communications under such Act; to the Com- ADDITIONAL SPONSORS TO PUBLIC acrylate-1-propanesulfonic acid, 2-methyl-2- mittee on Financial Services, and in addi- [(1-oxo-2-propen yl)amino]—, monosodium tion to the Committee on House Administra- BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS salt copolymer; Tolerance Exemption [EPA- tion, for a period to be subsequently deter- Under clause 7 of rule XII, sponsors HQ-OPP-2009-0662; FRL-8801-1] received De- mined by the Speaker, in each case for con- were added to public bills and resolu- cember 29, 2009, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. sideration of such provisions as fall within tions as follows: 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agri- the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. culture. By Mr. LARSON of Connecticut (for H.R. 2110: Mr. SOUDER. 6047. A letter from the Staff Director, Com- himself, Ms. LINDA T. SA´ NCHEZ of H.R. 2849: Ms. HARMAN. mission on Civil Rights, transmitting notifi- California, Mr. OBERSTAR, Mr. STARK, H.R. 4196: Mr. CUMMINGS. cation that the Commission recently ap- Mr. PASCRELL, Mr. HIGGINS, Mr. H.R. 4386: Ms. MCCOLLUM. pointed members to the Iowa Advisory Com- THOMPSON of California, Mr. FILNER, H.R. 4400: Mr. PAULSEN, Mr. LANGEVIN, Mr. mittee; to the Committee on the Judiciary. Ms. SCHWARTZ, Ms. SLAUGHTER, Ms. ROTHMAN of New Jersey, Mr. MARSHALL, and 6048. A letter from the Attorney General, DELAURO, Mr. NEAL of Massachu- Mr. BARROW. Department of Justice, transmitting advis- setts, Mr. YARMUTH, Mr. DAVIS of Illi- f ing of the proceedings in the case of EMILY’s nois, Ms. BERKLEY, Mr. FRANK of LIST v. FEC, No. 08-5422 (D.C. Cir), pursuant Massachusetts, Mr. SKELTON, Mr. to 28 U.S.C. 530D; to the Committee on the CROWLEY, Mr. LEWIS of Georgia, Mr. DISCHARGE PETITIONS— Judiciary. POMEROY, Mr. LEVIN, Mr. KIND, Mr. ADDITIONS OR DELETIONS f OBEY, and Mr. WAXMAN): The following Member added his H. Res. 1077. A resolution expressing the name to the following discharge peti- PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS sense of the House of Representatives against severe changes to Social Security; to tion. Under clause 2 of rule XII, public the Committee on Ways and Means. Petition 5, by Mrs. BLACKBURN on the bills and resolutions of the following By Mr. YOUNG of Alaska (for himself, bill H.R. 391: Patrick T. McHenry. titles were introduced and severally re- Mr. DELAHUNT, Mr. ABERCROMBIE, Mr. Petition 9, by Mr. BUCHANAN on House ferred, as follows: BOOZMAN, and Mr. MCHENRY): Resolution 847: Don Young.

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HONORING THE CAREER OF DECLARATION the death of former Representative John P. KERRY DUMBAUGH, A SPE- Saylor. CIALIST AT THE CONGRES- HON. MICHAEL R. TURNER Tomorrow, he surpasses the career of our SIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE former colleague, Representative Joseph M. OF McDade (PA–10), and officially becomes the IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES longest serving Member of Congress ever HON. HOWARD L. BERMAN Friday, February 5, 2010 from the Commonwealth of . JACK has dedicated his life to serving our OF CALIFORNIA Mr. TURNER. Madam Speaker, Member re- quests associated with the fiscal year 2010 country both in the military and in the halls of IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES defense appropriations bill (H.R. 3326). Congress. A former Marine, he became the first combat veteran elected to Friday, February 5, 2010 Project—Advanced Technical Intelligence Center (ATIC) the . Mr. BERMAN. Madam Speaker, today we Requesting Member: MICHAEL TURNER When he arrived here in 1974, he quickly honor the accomplishments of Kerry Bill Number: H.R. 3326 attracted the attention of then Majority Leader, and future Speaker, ‘‘Tip’’ O’Neill, who be- Dumbaugh, a Specialist in Asian Affairs at the Account: Air Force, RDT&E came JACK’s mentor. Tip taught him that ‘‘all Foreign Affairs, Defense and Trade Division of Legal Name of Requesting Entity: Advanced politics is local,’’ which has enabled him to be- the Congressional Research Service. Ms. Technical Intelligence Center for Human Cap- come an effective advocate for his own Con- Dumbaugh recently retired after 26 years at ital Development (ATIC) CRS and a total of 30 years in the legislative gressional district and for initiatives throughout Address of Requesting Entity: 2685 Hibiscus our State. branch. Congress has benefitted immeas- Way, Suite 110, Beavercreek, OH 45431 urably from her expertise, analysis, insights JACK’s contributions to Pennsylvania are Description of Request: endless. When Pennsylvania’s Children’s and timely responses. She has helped legions I am requesting $5,200,000 for Advanced of legislators understand the profound Health Insurance Program (CHIP) was slated Technical Intelligence Center (ATIC) in fiscal to be eliminated by Federal regulations, JACK changes that have taken place in China and in year 2010. The entity to receive funding for United States-Chinese relations. convinced the Clinton administration to be this project is Advanced Technical Intelligence more flexible and ultimately saved the pro- Ms. Dumbaugh joined CRS in 1984 at a Center for Human Capital Development gram. When our steel industry was in crisis, time when China’s political and economic sys- (ATIC), 2685 Hibiscus Way, Suite 110, he convinced the Reagan administration to im- tems were deeply opaque and the economic Beavercreek, OH 45431. The funding being pose higher tariffs on foreign steel, giving do- experiments that would transform the country requested will enable ATIC to continue and mestic producers an edge. When the Philadel- were in their early years. Her comprehensive expand its mission to educate future technical phia Shipyard was threatened with closure, he research and writing on developments in Chi- intelligence experts while conducting basic re- secured funding to keep ship production nese politics, economics, human rights and a search necessary to sustain technology ad- going. When the U.S. Army was forming range of other issues informed Members of vancements in support of the Intelligence Stryker Brigades, JACK helped convince Army Congress and their staff about the dizzying Community and the warfighter. leaders to field one within the Pennsylvania changes that have continuously transformed f National Guard, creating the first and only bri- the region through the years. During her time gade of its kind in the reserve component. MARKING A MILESTONE, REP- at CRS, Ms. Dumbaugh also served as head When the National Park Service wanted to RESENTATIVE JOHN MURTHA of the Asia and Latin America sections, help- construct a new museum and visitor center at BECOMES LONGEST SERVING ing shape the work of other analysts covering Gettysburg, he secured funding to make the MEMBER OF CONGRESS FROM those disparate regions. project possible. When a decades-long mine THE COMMONWEALTH OF PENN- fire threatened the residents of Centralia, PA, Ms. Dumbaugh has been a frequent univer- SYLVANIA sity lecturer and an active participant in aca- JACK worked to secure funding to buy the demic and policy discussions on China and town and relocate the residents. When the the Asia-Pacific. She has received numerous HON. PAUL E. KANJORSKI healthcare benefits of retired miners were in awards in recognition of her work at CRS. I OF PENNSYLVANIA trouble, he twice secured funding to help save want to take a moment to thank Ms. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES their benefits from termination. When Flight 93 crashed in Stonycreek Township, PA, JACK Dumbaugh for her indispensable contributions Friday, February 5, 2010 to the United States Congress, and to let her was there the next day to survey the scene know that we wish her well in her future en- Mr. KANJORSKI. Madam Speaker, on be- and later introduced legislation, which was en- deavors. half of Representative , Rep- acted, establishing a national memorial to resentative ROBERT A. BRADY, Representative honor the passengers and crew. When he CHRISTOPHER P. CARNEY, Representative found out that diabetes was becoming an epi- f KATHLEEN A. DAHLKEMPER, Representative demic in the military and throughout Pennsyl- PERSONAL EXPLANATION CHARLES W. DENT, Representative MICHAEL F. vania, JACK secured over $150 million for re- DOYLE, Representative , Rep- search, prevention, education and outreach resentative , Representative TIM programs. HON. LUIS V. GUTIERREZ MURPHY, Representative TODD RUSSELL As the Dean of our Congressional Delega- PLATTS, Representative ALLYSON Y. tion, JACK exemplifies the hard work and dedi- OF ILLINOIS SCHWARTZ, Representative , Rep- cation seen throughout our Commonwealth. resentative , Representative He has always been there when Pennsylvania IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES GLENN THOMPSON, and myself, we rise today needed him. JACK is emblematic of the hard- Friday, February 5, 2010 to acknowledge and celebrate a milestone in working Pennsylvanians that he has rep- the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. resented for 36 years, as well as those that Mr. GUTIERREZ. Madam Speaker, I was Thirty-six years ago today, our colleague, each of us represent. He has led our delega- absent from the House chamber today, due to Representative JOHN ‘‘JACK’’ P. MURTHA (PA– tion with passion and perseverance. We look a family emergency. I would have voted ‘‘yea’’ 12), was elected to the United States House forward to continue working with him, and con- on roll call votes 39 through 48. of Representatives to fill the seat vacated by gratulate him on this milestone.

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Next Meeting of the SENATE Next Meeting of the HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 2 p.m., Monday, February 8 12:30 p.m., Tuesday, February 9

Senate Chamber House Chamber Program for Monday: Senate will debate concurrently Program for Tuesday: To be announced. the nominations of Joseph A. Greenaway, Jr., of New Jer- sey, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Third Cir- cuit, and Craig Becker, of Illinois, to be a Member of the National Labor Relations Board, and after a period of de- bate, vote on confirmation of the nomination of Joseph A. Greenaway, Jr., of New Jersey, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Third Circuit, and vote on the mo- tion to invoke cloture on the nomination of Craig Becker, of Illinois, to be a Member of the National Labor Rela- tions Board at 5 p.m.

Extensions of Remarks, as inserted in this issue

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Berman, Howard L., Calif., E169, E170 Gutierrez, Luis V., Ill., E169 Kanjorski, Paul E., Pa., E169 Turner, Michael R., Ohio, E169

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