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Vol. 161 WASHINGTON, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 22, 2015 No. 155 House of Representatives The House met at 10 a.m. and was from the highway trust fund. It is sim- newspapers, and in small newspapers called to order by the Speaker pro tem- ply an empty shell. all across the country. There really is pore (Mr. FLEISCHMANN). It really doesn’t have to be this hard. no controversy. There is a single solution that is sup- f Indeed, in the over two dozen States ported by everyone outside of Capitol that have raised transportation rev- DESIGNATION OF SPEAKER PRO Hill, one that has been employed by six enue since 2012, the legislators who TEMPORE red Republican States already this voted for more transportation revenue The SPEAKER pro tempore laid be- year and championed by Ronald got reelected by a higher percentage fore the House the following commu- Reagan when he was President: raise than the legislators who voted against nication from the Speaker: the gas tax. Our problems are that we it. It is broadly supported, not politi- are trying to fund 2015 infrastructure cally controversial, and is desperately WASHINGTON, DC, with 1993 dollars—the last time we October 22, 2015. needed. I hereby appoint the Honorable CHARLES J. raised the Federal gas tax. I am glad my colleagues were able to FLEISCHMANN to act as Speaker pro tempore I have a bill that will accomplish this reach a compromise on the Transpor- on this day. fact. H.R. 680 provides that assurance tation and Infrastructure Committee JOHN A. BOEHNER, and certainty by phasing in a gas tax and put forward some interesting ideas. Speaker of the House of Representatives. increase over 3 years. It will permit us It gives a hint of what could happen if f to fully fund a 6-year reauthorization we had a real funding source, which we for the first time since 1998 without re- MORNING-HOUR DEBATE don’t; and the bill being marked up sorting to gimmicks. It is cosponsored raises more questions, therefore, than The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- by over three dozen House Members, it answers. Even if the House were to but, more importantly, it enjoys the ant to the order of the House of Janu- embrace it unanimously, we would still broadest base of support for any major ary 6, 2015, the Chair will now recog- be where we were 3 months ago, 6 nize Members from lists submitted by piece of legislation before Congress. Is there any other bill of any signifi- months ago, and many times before the majority and minority leaders for that. morning-hour debate. cance that is endorsed by the U.S. Chamber and the AFL–CIO, countless We are facing another short-term ex- The Chair will alternate recognition tension—this will be the 35th—and are between the parties, with each party business and trade associations, as well as individual unions, the American providing zero assurance or long-term limited to 1 hour and each Member certainty to the many who rely on our other than the majority and minority Trucking Association, representing that industry, and auto users, rep- transportation system. No country be- leaders and the minority whip limited came great building its infrastructure 8 to 5 minutes, but in no event shall de- resented by AAA? The answer is ‘‘no.’’ months at a time. bate continue beyond 11:50 a.m. The coalition includes bicyclists, en- We can have markups and pass a re- f gineers, local government, transit authorization shell on the floor of the House; but until we embrace H.R. 680 TRANSPORTATION agencies—virtually anyone who builds, and raise the gas tax, finding revenue REAUTHORIZATION maintains, or depends upon our trans- portation system. that is sustainable, dedicated, and big The SPEAKER pro tempore. The For all the rhetoric about ‘‘strength- enough to do the job, we are still going Chair recognizes the gentleman from ening the economy,’’ this will be the to be spinning our wheels; and America Oregon (Mr. BLUMENAUER) for 5 min- one proven way of putting several mil- will be stuck. utes. lion people to work at family-wage jobs f Mr. BLUMENAUER. Mr. Speaker, while it reduces the deficit and ASHLEY MITCHELL today, the House Transportation and strengthens our communities from Infrastructure Committee will consider coast to coast. Every State, every met- The SPEAKER pro tempore. The a surface transportation reauthoriza- ropolitan area, every rural region of Chair recognizes the gentleman from tion. Unfortunately, calling it a ‘‘reau- America would benefit both by the Louisiana (Mr. ABRAHAM) for 5 min- thorization’’ doesn’t make it so. transportation improvements as well utes. This legislation calls for a 6-year pe- as the economic impact this work will Mr. ABRAHAM. Mr. Speaker, I rise riod of reauthorization and hopes to be create. today to highlight the accomplish- funded for 3 years, but it doesn’t actu- This has been recognized by inde- ments of a truly remarkable lady in ally provide a single dime of revenue pendent analysts, editorials in major my district.

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VerDate Sep 11 2014 00:03 Oct 23, 2015 Jkt 059060 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A22OC7.000 H22OCPT1 smartinez on DSK4TPTVN1PROD with HOUSE H7094 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE October 22, 2015 Ashley Mitchell is a student at Alex- the only way we can help protect the Pennsylvania (Mr. ROTHFUS) for 5 min- andria High School in Louisiana, and people, the infrastructure, businesses, utes. her hard work and dedication to the and ecosystems that are already Mr. ROTHFUS. Mr. Speaker, I rise sport that she loves so much has paid threatened. We know that societies today to paint a picture of the incred- off in huge dividends. have adjusted to and have coped with ible progress of an industry that is Miss Mitchell just broke two world changes in climate with different de- making my district in western Penn- records while participating in the grees of success; but our modern life is sylvania a better place to work and World Powerlifting Championships in tailored to the stable climate we have live. the Czech Republic. Those records were been accustomed to. As the President For many years, the coal industry the deadlift at 326.5 pounds and the recently pointed out, our climate is has been an important part of the econ- other at 762 pounds. Now, those are im- changing faster than we are adapting omy in Pennsylvania. Historic mining pressive numbers, but even more im- to it. activity, unfortunately, left behind pressive when you keep in mind that While climate change is a global large piles of coal refuse. These piles this young lady is 94 pounds. She rep- issue, it is often felt on a hyper-local consist of lower-quality coal mixed resented the United States well and scale, so our cities have to be at the with rock and dirt. has returned home as the world cham- front line of adaptation. We need com- For a long time, we did not have the pion for the United States of America. munities that have better flood de- technology to use this material, so it It is young people like Ashley, who fenses, plans for dealing with higher accumulated in large piles in cities and are leaders among their peers and who temperatures and heat waves, as well towns, close to schools and neighbor- will be leaders in our communities very as better management of our water hoods, and in fields across the region. soon, whom we encourage. storage and use. Some cities are al- This has led to a number of environ- I urge my colleagues to keep these ready taking steps to create these ad- mental problems: vegetation and wild- young people, their potential, and their aptation plans. Roughly 20 percent of life have been harmed, the air has been impressive accomplishments in mind cities around the globe have adopted polluted, acid mine drainage has im- as we do our jobs here in D.C. I com- adaptation strategies. My city of Chi- paired nearby rivers and streams, and mend Ashley for her talent, for her cago is included on that list. problems compound when these piles tireless effort, and for representing this The most obvious changes that Chi- catch fire. country on an international stage in cago is dealing with are hotter sum- The cost to clean up all of this is as- such an impressive manner. mers and more intense heat waves. In- tronomical. Pennsylvania’s environ- f creased temperatures are leading to mental regulator estimates that fixing countless unforeseen consequences, abandoned mine lands could take over CLIMATE CHANGE AND such as heat-related illness and a dete- $16 billion, $2 billion of which would be ADAPTATION rioration in air quality. Higher tem- needed for the coal refuse piles alone. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The peratures are also boosting the demand We needed an innovative solution to Chair recognizes the gentleman from for electricity, placing stress on our this tough challenge. A commonsense Illinois (Mr. QUIGLEY) for 5 minutes. power plants. Heavy rains and snow are compromise was necessary to get the Mr. QUIGLEY. Mr. Speaker, this becoming more frequent in winter and job done and protect the environment. morning, the National Oceanic and At- spring. Increasing downpours make That is where the coal refuse to energy mospheric Administration announced travel more dangerous, pollute our industry comes in. that last month was the warmest Sep- drinking water, damage crops, and dis- Using advanced technology, they tember in recorded history. Our reality rupt infrastructure and transportation have been able to use this previously can no longer be ignored. Climate across the city. unusable fuel to generate electricity. change is here, and communities across But adaptation means more than pro- This activity powers remediation ef- the country—and the world—are feel- tecting our cities. We must also pro- forts that have, so far, been successful ing its effects. Just take the events we tect our national defense. Many of our in removing over 200 million tons of have seen unfold in 2015 as an example. most critical military installations are coal refuse and repairing formerly pol- In April, drought-stricken California already at risk. luted sites. I visited the Nanty Glo witnessed a snowpack with virtually no A 2011 National Research Council re- waste coal site, in my district, earlier snow. On the other side of the country, port found that 128 U.S. military sites this week and witnessed the massive Boston recorded its snowiest year with could be impacted by a sea-level rise of transformation this area has under- 110 inches between July 2014 and June just 3 feet. Of those 128 sites, 56 are gone. 2015. Boston had so much snow, it did naval facilities valued at $100 billion. In this picture, you can see an exam- not melt until mid-July. 2015 also Recent hurricanes have pushed water ple of the progress that has been made brought us the wettest months ever re- levels to dangerous heights in Norfolk, across the Commonwealth of Pennsyl- corded in the U.S. within the 121 years Virginia, threatening the largest naval vania. In the foreground are the rem- of NOAA’s recordkeeping; and this base in the world. As sea levels rise and nants of a coal refuse pile that is up to year, Tropical Storm Ana became the storms intensify, climate change 40 feet deep. In the distance, you can second-earliest tropical storm in his- threatens to require the relocation of see what used to be a coal refuse pile tory to make landfall in the U.S., in that naval base. that is almost completely restored. A early May. This proves that local and State ef- little bit of work remains. This hillside So what does all of this mean? forts are simply not enough. We need has been restored, and, soon, it will be It means that we are no longer at a congressional action to produce lasting covered with trees and wildlife. This is place where talking about climate solutions that address the root causes an example of the environmental change is enough. We need to act, and of climate change and to prepare us for progress that is being made. we need to act now. a very different future. b 1015 I am proud that we have a President In closing, I defer to Charles Darwin, who is taking actions like reducing who said, ‘‘It is not the strongest of the The Nanty Glo site is one of the dangerous greenhouse gas emissions to species that survives nor the most in- many examples of the good work being mitigate climate change. Altering our telligent; it is the one that is most done by the coal refuse energy industry current policies and enacting new ones adaptable to change.’’ in Pennsylvania and in historic coal will help reduce the impacts of climate I urge my colleagues to heed this sites across the country. change in the future. But mitigation is warning and adapt to the reality in We can all agree that we want to be only one piece of the solution. We also front of us. good stewards of our natural resources need to adapt our policies to handle the f and to use them as efficiently as pos- effects of our already-changing climate sible. We also want to ensure that reg- in the present. SENSE ACT ulations do not hamper job creation, Climate change is already happening; The SPEAKER pro tempore. The the economy, and opportunity for our and adaptation to climate change is Chair recognizes the gentleman from families.

VerDate Sep 11 2014 00:03 Oct 23, 2015 Jkt 059060 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K22OC7.003 H22OCPT1 smartinez on DSK4TPTVN1PROD with HOUSE October 22, 2015 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H7095 Unfortunately, expanding EPA regu- AFFORDABLE CARE ACT AND this legislation is for working families; lations threatens to bring much of the HEALTHCARE WITHIN CA–46 so I will continue to work to join with waste coal industry’s activity to a The SPEAKER pro tempore. The my community-based organizations to halt. That would leave billions of dol- Chair recognizes the gentlewoman from ensure that our people are covered. lars of vital cleanup unfinished and California (Ms. LORETTA SANCHEZ) for 5 So tomorrow, when my colleagues hurt jobs and Pennsylvania’s energy minutes. across the aisle once again vote—num- security. Ms. LORETTA SANCHEZ of Cali- ber 61—to defund the Affordable Care A lot of people in Washington like to fornia. Mr. Speaker, I stand here today Act, I would like for them to think offer up a false choice between pro- a little disheartened, disheartened be- about all the families in America that tecting the environment and economic cause my colleagues across the aisle will suffer when that is passed; think of opportunity. The success of the coal seem to have forgotten about the prior- all the families; think about all the refuse industry shows that that does ities and the needs of the American kids and their home remedies. not have to be the case. people. My colleagues in the minority and I have stood up. We have tried to explain This week I am introducing a com- For an unprecedented 61st time, the to the other side the importance of the monsense approach to keeping these fa- majority has introduced a measure Affordable Care Act, only to have our cilities open while holding them to that would cripple the landmark Af- passionate voices fall on deaf ears. tough standards. We are calling this fordable Care Act. The consequences of Despite these continuous attacks bill the Satisfying Energy Needs and such a budget measure would be ter- against an existing law which has im- Saving the Environment Act, or rible. Millions of Americans would lose proved the lives of millions of Ameri- SENSE Act, for short. their healthcare insurance, and pre- miums for others would skyrocket. cans, I will continue to fight for qual- The bill addresses problems arising The majority claims that the ACA ity health care for the folks back home from two of the EPA’s more expansive somehow is ineffective, costly, or ille- in my district. rules: the mercury and air toxin stand- gal. They claim that it doesn’t work. f ards and the Cross-State Air Pollution Well, they are just wrong. OBAMACARE IS FAILING Rule, known as CSAPR. Mr. Speaker, the Affordable Care Act Under CSAPR, which relies on alloca- is working. It has been working. It has The SPEAKER pro tempore. The tions to limit emissions, we are re- been working in my hometown. It has Chair recognizes the gentlewoman from questing that the status quo remain in been working in Orange County, Cali- Tennessee (Mrs. BLACKBURN) for 5 min- place with regard to sulphur dioxide fornia, under the Affordable Care Act, utes. emissions for bituminous coal refuse- the CHIP, and Medicaid. We have ex- Mrs. BLACKBURN. Mr. Speaker, I fired power generators. Due to the na- panded insurance to over 12.3 million wanted to talk for a few minutes this ture of the coal refuse, these facilities individuals; 2.6 million of those indi- morning about the families that are would be unable to comply with a new viduals are Latinos. suffering under the false promises of standard that is expected in 2017. Under Costs under the ACA have been ObamaCare. We are beginning to see the mercury and air toxin standards greatly reduced, and the ACA is pro- this play out all across the country. rule, we are proposing to hold the in- jected to save the United States $200 The ObamaCare failings are very pro- dustry to alternative limits for hydro- billion in the next decade and over $1 nounced; and you see them in the com- gen chloride or sulphur dioxide emis- trillion in the second decade. I would munities; and you understand how they sions. say that those statistics speak to the are affecting lives. Consistent with this legislation, Sen- success of the Affordable Care Act. Now, the supporters of ObamaCare ators TOOMEY and CASEY recently of- The ACA has had great success back continue to have blinders on about fered an amendment in the Senate ex- home in my home district. In Orange this; and they don’t want to admit that empting these plans from both the County, we had the highest number of the entire premise is a theory, not MATS and CSAPR requirements. While new people enroll into the healthcare proven. It was change for the sake of this proposal was supported by a bipar- benefit exchange that we have in Cali- change. It was change for the sake of tisan majority of Senators, it failed to fornia. Currently, there are more than centralized control. It was change for achieve the supermajority required to 1.3 million Californians that now have the sake of the arrogance of the elite pass. health insurance that didn’t have it be- making decisions for millions of Amer- icans and determining what kind of This shouldn’t be a controversial or fore. health care they were going to be able partisan issue. We want to hold this in- See, Mr. Speaker, before the enact- to access. dustry to high standards, but standards ment of the ACA, the folks in my dis- We all remember that the press said that they can actually achieve. My bill trict—well, they considered it a luxury. that the biggest fabrication of the dec- will help keep the coal refuse industry They chose between buying clothes for ade was, if you like your doctor, you in business so that the local commu- their kids to go to school or putting food on the table. Or worse, they used can keep him. It is all so unfortunate. nity, economy, and environment will I want to look, Mr. Speaker, for just continue to reap the benefits. The fact home remedies. I know because I grew up on home a few minutes at what has happened that this industry performs such a remedies. I grew up not going to the with these co-ops that are now failing. vital environmental function means doctor. I grew up trying all these crazy The failings are very pronounced, and that we owe it to our communities to things at home, having a simple flu, they truly have an imprint and an ef- recognize these circumstances and do and being out of school for 10 days be- fect in our communities. everything we can to allow them to cause we couldn’t afford to go to the One month before the ObamaCare- keep up the good work. doctor. It is pretty unacceptable in to- funded Oregon co-op announced its fail- Dennis Simmers, an engineer with day’s time, Mr. Speaker, in the great- ure in bankruptcy, the CEO said she Colver Power Project in Cambria est country in the world. saw a ‘‘long health life in front of us.’’ Township and a long-time resident of Health care should be a right, not a They had a $50 million Federal loan, if the area, told me why he hopes my leg- privilege. We need to continue moving you will, and had managed to enroll islation is signed into law and the forward. We need to continue moving only 10,000 people. Now the taxpayers waste coal industry can go forward. our communities from a culture of cop- are beginning to wonder if that loan is ‘‘It’s personal,’’ he said. ‘‘Three genera- ing to a culture of coverage. ever going to be repaid. tions of my family lived in Nanty Glo. No longer do people have to worry Take a look at Colorado. In the Colo- Unfortunately, they died without ever about being denied for their existing rado co-op, the same story; 72 million seeing this environmental catastrophe health conditions. Quality health in- taxpayer dollars, and they enrolled corrected. There is a real shot now that surance is now available to all who 83,000 people. Do the math on what the I will see that in my lifetime.’’ seek it. Because nearly 4 out of every enrollment alone is costing the Amer- With my legislation, I am working to 10 people in my district are Medicare ican taxpayer, and do the math on ensure his vision becomes a reality. recipients, I understand how important what kind of healthcare access could

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Here is the truth: they b 1030 violence in Israel and of anti-Semitism have $146 million in Federal loans and more broadly is deeply troubling to me, then another $65 million in an emer- We have seen a 15-year-old teenager as a lawmaker who values and respects gency solvency loan. They have 51,000 stabbed in Jerusalem, two rabbis the strong U.S.-Israel relationship; but people in a co-op that is not func- stabbed and killed in the Old City, five it also impacts me more personally, as tioning. people attacked with a screwdriver in a Jew who feels a significant and his- And in Tennessee, where our co-op is Tel Aviv, and a driver intentionally toric connection to the land of Israel. going under, $73 million, and they had hitting civilians at a bus stop, then No nation on Earth can be expected 27,000 people enrolled. getting out of the car with a sharp ob- to sit back and take these kinds of at- Now, my colleagues on the other side ject and causing more bloodshed and tacks on her citizens without respond- of the aisle continue to say, oh, destruction in broad daylight. ing. ObamaCare has been such a success. If These are only some of the innocent President Abbas and Palestinian you do the math and look at the num- victims of this deplorable violence. leaders must take clear and meaningful bers, I take issue with that. I would not Rather than showing leadership and steps to stop this violence and encour- term that a success. I term it a failure. calling for common civility, President age unity and a return to the path to- I wonder if the people in Oregon and Abbas and other Palestinian leaders ward a peaceful two-state solution. Colorado, Kentucky and Tennessee are have chosen to further incite violence. There is absolutely no justification for feeling success as they, once again, find President Abbas has perpetuated violence against innocent civilians out that simply having an insurance false accusations about the Israeli Gov- under any circumstances, and I call for card is not health care. It is access to ernment’s treatment of Palestinians those responsible for these vicious ter- the queue, if the company is solvent and undermined the Israeli Govern- rorist attacks to be brought to swift and the queue exists. ment’s assurance that it seeks to main- justice. Imagine, four States, a collective tain the status quo on the Temple I proudly and firmly stand behind nearly $500 million for experiments. Mount. Israel’s right to defend herself against That is half a billion taxpayer dollars Mr. Speaker, I continue to support malicious, brutal terrorist attacks for experiments in health insurance de- the United States’ longstanding policy from outside her borders and from livery, all before anybody received any of supporting our partners for peace in within, and call on others here and mental health help or received a single the region to reach a two-state solu- around the world to do the same. tion. However, the Palestinian mammogram or a single child’s vac- f cine. Authority’s words and lack of action to We know that ObamaCare is too ex- quell the violence calls into question NDAA VETO THREAT pensive to afford; and, for all too many, those partnerships. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The it is too expensive to use once they get I call on the international commu- Chair recognizes the gentleman from the insurance. It is proving to be a fail- nity to speak out against these brutal Texas (Mr. CARTER) for 5 minutes. ure. terrorist attacks. In addition, we must Mr. CARTER of Texas. Mr. Speaker, f put pressure on those who are taking I rise to address the House for 5 min- inflammatory actions that deliberately utes and talk about what the President VIOLENCE IN ISRAEL fuel tensions. is saying he is going to do on the The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Just yesterday six countries sub- NDAA. Chair recognizes the gentlewoman from mitted a resolution to UNESCO with The President is determined to end Florida (Ms. WASSERMAN SCHULTZ) for 5 the sole intention of delegitimizing his second term on a spending spree, minutes. Jewish history in our own Holy Land. and that spending spree will threaten Ms. WASSERMAN SCHULTZ. Mr. This is disgraceful. I applaud the ef- the national defense of this country Speaker, I rise today to express strong forts of this administration to oppose and hold our military hostage. He is support for the people and nation of this harmful and incendiary resolution. showing his lack of leadership by Israel and to wholly condemn the hor- We must unequivocally condemn ter- threatening to veto the NDAA, the Na- rific acts of violence targeting inno- rorist attacks and actions wherever tional Defense Authorization Act. cent civilians. and whenever they take place. These I ask you, Mr. Speaker, does this My heart goes out to the families of violent attacks against Jews in Israel President not understand that the the victims. All people have the right are part of growing anti-Semitism NDAA provides the resources for the to live in peace and security, and every around the globe. Tragically, over the military to do their jobs, to protect our nation has the right to take actions to past few years in particular, we have great Nation and the freedom that we protect its citizens. seen a rise in anti-Semitism from the all enjoy? As chaos envelopes Israel from all streets of Paris to the streets of Miami The President is willing to jeopardize borders, we must stand stalwartly with Beach in my district. our national security in favor of more our strongest ally in the region. Over Around the world, we have seen the welfare programs. He threatens this the past month, unprovoked Pales- spread of a violent and depraved ide- reckless veto in spite of the fact that tinian attacks against Israeli civilians, ology aimed at crushing the values the NDAA has passed for 53 years in a including children, police officers, and that we hold dear: the freedom to prac- row, a rare display of bipartisanship in members of the IDF, have increased to tice and celebrate our own diverse reli- this city. shocking levels. gions and cultures; the right to express The American people have had Perhaps even more disturbing are the ourselves in print and in speech; the enough of political games. They are Palestinian leadership’s recent right to live in our homelands and tired of them. Just turn on the radio incitements to violence. In a Sep- walk in our streets with dignity, re- and television, and see if you can’t tember 30 address, Palestinian Author- spect, and safety. We must stand up learn that. It is especially important ity President Mahmoud Abbas ad- and speak out whenever these rights when it jeopardizes the men and dressed the United Nations, saying are threatened. women of our military and our na- that Palestinians would no longer be As a member of the Appropriations tional security. bound by their commitments to the Subcommittee on State, Foreign Oper- It is hard to find a worse example of Oslo Accords. One day later, Palestin- ations, and Related Programs, I am leadership than a Commander in Chief ians ambushed two Jewish Israelis, proud to advocate for strong funding who is so irresponsible that he is will- Rabbi Eitam and Naama Henkin, mur- and cooperation with Israel on matters ing to deny his military resources and dering them in front of their children. of mutual interest. sacrifice the security of our Nation

VerDate Sep 11 2014 00:03 Oct 23, 2015 Jkt 059060 PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K22OC7.006 H22OCPT1 smartinez on DSK4TPTVN1PROD with HOUSE October 22, 2015 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H7097 simply for political games. Even more his doctrine of murdering Jews. He estinian curriculum, in their text- importantly is that, and that solid called Palestinians killed in the clash- books. statement is exactly what is going on es ‘‘martyrs, fighting to keep the dirty We must stop making excuses for ter- at the White House as he approaches feet of Jews out of the holy site.’’ rorists and stand up for the victims. this veto. The Temple Mount is the holiest We must stand up for all of our values I would hope that he would realize place in the world for Jews, but accord- and our friends and not betray them. that people—men and women, of all ing to Israeli law, only Muslims are That includes standing with Israel. ages, from the chief of staff of the able to pray there. Israel has no inten- And that is just the way it is. Army all the way down to the lowest tion of changing the status quo on f private—have gone and risked their Temple Mount, but Abbas simply lives fighting for freedom and for lib- wants to create a charged atmosphere RECESS erty for the last 12 years; and they are of violence. This incitement doesn’t The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- being rewarded by a President that just come from his speeches. ant to clause 12(a) of rule I, the Chair won’t even back them up by passing Get this, Mr. Speaker: Palestinian declares the House in recess until noon the National Defense Authorization leaders have turned their schools into today. Act, something that has been passed by virtual incubators to raise children as Accordingly (at 10 o’clock and 42 every House, every Senate, and every terrorists. School textbooks in Pales- minutes a.m.), the House stood in re- President for the last 53 years. tinian schools routinely teach students cess. His reasoning is, I want more money that Jews are evil and have no right to for the welfare programs, which have live in Israel. They are not just taught f been plussed-up over the years until to hate; they are even instructed spe- b 1200 some of them are out of control. cifically how to stab Jews in these Doesn’t he think about the guys out school textbooks. AFTER RECESS there getting shot at or blown up and As all of this incitement translates The recess having expired, the House who must wonder why the Commander into real violence that kills Jews and was called to order by the Speaker at in Chief, the person who our military injures Israelis, what has Israel done in noon. response? Israel has reacted how any ultimately answers to, is not on his f side, is not standing up for the soldier? democratic country would react to de- In my district, we have sent fend its people. The policy is simple: if PRAYER warfighters from Fort Hood to these a terrorist is wielding a knife and is Reverend Rod Cannon, New Vision actions now for 12 years. They deserve spotted, Israeli security is ordered to Worship Center, Zolfo Spring, Florida, the support of this Congress. They de- shoot that terrorist. offered the following prayer: serve the support of the President of Israel has also increased its arrests of Heavenly Father, we are thankful for the United States. terrorists in the West Bank, including You and for the government that was This is a good bill. It is a bill that the cofounder of Hamas, a terrorist built on Your foundation. meets the President’s standards that group. To deter more murderous at- We thank You for our Representa- he set for this bill, gives him the in- tacks, Israel has destroyed the homes tives who are charged with focusing on creases he requested in this bill; yet, he of terrorists who have attacked its citi- the districts they represent and our is going to veto it for his political con- zens. Perhaps these terrorists will Nation as a whole. venience. This is a shame, a shame on think twice about killing people: Bless them, Father. Let the burden the country, a shame on the Presi- women, children, and men. that they have for their communities dency. What exactly has our government be shared by the people they represent. I hope that the President will recon- said about this huge wave of Pales- I pray for unity in their hearts. May sider. If not, I hope this body will have tinian terrorism? When Israel is up they share one focus, and may that the strength to override this veto and against the wall, fending off daily at- focus be pleasing to You. stand up for the American soldier. tacks, the State Department says that Lord, open our eyes that we would f Israel may be using excessive force. Is see wondrous things from Your law. killing someone who tries to kill you Grant every official a strong desire PALESTINIAN TERRORISM IN considered excessive force? When did ISRAEL for Your wisdom, the courage to say it, self-defense become excessive force? and the commitment to never turn The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Secretary Kerry went as far as to from rectitude. Chair recognizes the gentleman from blame the current Palestinian violence Father, let our Nation once again be Texas (Mr. POE) for 5 minutes. on Israeli construction in the West a land pleasing and prosperous in Your Mr. POE of Texas. Mr. Speaker, at Bank. Mr. Kerry is totally uninformed sight. least nine Israelis have been killed and about what the facts are on the ground. Bless our military and law enforce- many wounded in the latest wave of Does Secretary Kerry mean to say that ment who lay their lives on the line Palestinian terror. Israeli civilians deserve to be mur- every day on our behalf. Nearly every day in the past few dered? That is tantamount to saying In Jesus’ name we pray. weeks, Palestinians have stabbed, shot, that 9/11 occurred because of America’s Amen. or run over innocent Israeli Jews. foreign policy in the Middle East. These terrorists do not care who their This dangerous logic by the State De- f victims are. They want to kill as many partment only encourages more ter- THE JOURNAL Jews as possible. rorist attacks. It does not stop the ter- Earlier this month, Palestinian ter- rorism. Nothing can justify the killing The SPEAKER. The Chair has exam- rorists murdered an Israeli couple driv- of innocents. ined the Journal of the last day’s pro- ing in the West Bank right in front of Instead of our government sup- ceedings and announces to the House their terrified children. This level of porting our Israeli allies, we are turn- his approval thereof. hate violence has not been seen in this ing our backs on them. Instead, we Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Jour- region since the suicide bombings in should be standing side by side with nal stands approved. the 2000s. Israel, condemning the terrorists. We f Why is this happening? What has should be pointing our fingers at the caused this sudden outbreak of terror? Palestinian leadership who have insti- PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE The answer is really pretty simple: in- gated all of this violence; hold those The SPEAKER. Will the gentleman citement by Palestinian leaders. who preach hate and violence account- from Nebraska (Mr. ASHFORD) come Just last month, Palestinian Author- able, not give them a pass. Instead of forward and lead the House in the ity President Mahmoud Abbas praised calling out Israel, the State Depart- Pledge of Allegiance. violent riots on the Temple Mount in ment should be highlighting the incite- Mr. ASHFORD led the Pledge of Alle- Jerusalem; yet, the world press ignores ment to hatred and violence in the Pal- giance as follows:

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Without objection, tion. I urge my colleagues to join me in for salaries, medical care, and transi- the gentleman from Florida (Mr. ROO- supporting this resolution. tional resources. NEY) is recognized for 1 minute. f Our Nation was built on service be- There was no objection. fore self. We have an obligation—and Mr. ROONEY of Florida. Mr. Speak- GREAT LAKES RESTORATION the Commander in Chief has an obliga- er, I rise today to recognize Reverend INITIATIVE tion—to ensure military and defense Rod Cannon of Zolfo Springs, Florida. (Mr. HIGGINS asked and was given remains our top priority. Mr. Speaker, This afternoon, Reverend Cannon of- permission to address the House for 1 the President must act. Stop playing fered the opening prayer as the guest minute.) politics. Support our troops. Keep chaplain for the House of Representa- Mr. HIGGINS. Mr. Speaker, I re- America safe. tives. I would like to thank Reverend cently joined my colleagues on the f Cannon for traveling to Washington for Great Lakes Task Force to ask the this honor and House Chaplain Father White House to support funding for the POTENTIAL DEFAULT Conroy for providing this opportunity Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (Mr. ASHFORD asked and was given to a pastor from the 17th District of next year. permission to address the House for 1 Florida. The Great Lakes is the world’s larg- minute.) Reverend Rod Cannon is the senior est system of fresh surface water. It Mr. ASHFORD. Mr. Speaker, I rise pastor at New Vision Worship Center in supports 1.5 million American jobs and today to oppose any potential default Zolfo Springs, Florida. He comes from $62 billion in wages. on our Nation’s fiscal obligations. a family devoted to the Church of God, In western New York, Lake Erie is Treasury Secretary Lew stated that where both his father and his son have the focus of an amazing transformation we must act before November 3 to been influential pastors in that com- of Buffalo’s waterfront. Keeping the avoid a default. If we default, we can’t munity. lake clean for recreation and fishing is pay our obligations at home, and that Reverend Cannon has been a leader in essential to sustaining that economic means our veterans and seniors go his church and the Zolfo Springs com- growth. without the benefits that they have munity since he arrived at the New Vi- The Great Lakes Restoration Initia- earned. sion Worship Center in 2009. He has of- tive has also been instrumental in the There is no doubt that we must rein fered prayers across the State of Flor- next phase of Buffalo’s waterfront ren- in spending, and we must work to- ida, and I am happy that he can add aissance, the Buffalo River. $30 million gether—and I know we can—to do so. the House of Representatives to his ex- in funding to clean up the river has le- At the same time, we must keep the promises that we have made to our vet- tensive ministry. veraged $20 million in private invest- erans, to our seniors, and to our Na- I commend Reverend Cannon’s com- ment. Now the river that the Federal mitment to his ministry and wish to tion’s bondholders. Government declared biologically dead President Ronald Reagan agreed that thank him for offering the opening in 1968 will be swimmable and fishable sacrificing our credit rating in the prayer today. It was my honor to invite in 5 years. name of fiscal responsibility is not re- him to Washington as guest chaplain. The Great Lakes Restoration Initia- sponsibility at all. He said of a poten- f tive is creating jobs and improving en- tial default: ‘‘Brinkmanship threatens vironmental quality in my community, ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE SPEAKER . . . those who rely on Social Security and it is producing returns for the na- PRO TEMPORE and veterans benefits. Interest rates tional economy. would skyrocket, instability would The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. I encourage my colleagues to support occur in financial markets, and the YOUNG of Iowa). The Chair will enter- the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative Federal deficit would soar.’’ tain up to 15 further requests for 1- funding in the upcoming budget nego- Colleagues, let’s not bring the gov- minute speeches on each side of the tiations and to support the passage of ernment again to the edge of a default. aisle. the Great Lakes Restoration Act, Rather, let’s find a bipartisan pathway, f which would authorize this program which I know we can do, that will con- BLOCKING EPA REGULATION through 2020. trol our spending and prevent the dev- f astating effects of default on our econ- (Mrs. WALORSKI asked and was omy and our veterans. given permission to address the House NATIONAL DEFENSE for 1 minute.) AUTHORIZATION ACT f Mrs. WALORSKI. Mr. Speaker, the (Mrs. MCMORRIS RODGERS asked RESTORING AMERICANS’ EPA is at it again. A few weeks ago, and was given permission to address HEALTHCARE FREEDOM REC- this runaway agency released its most the House for 1 minute and to revise ONCILIATION ACT expensive regulation in history. The and extend her remarks.) (Mr. CARTER of Georgia asked and new ozone rule joins a number of other Mrs. MCMORRIS RODGERS. Mr. was given permission to address the costly, expansive, and crippling regula- Speaker, defending the American peo- House for 1 minute.) tions put out by the EPA during the ple is the chief responsibility of our Mr. CARTER of Georgia. Mr. Speak- Obama administration. According to government, and it is a constitutional er, I rise today in support of H.R. 3762, the EPA’s own estimates, this new reg- obligation that the House and the Sen- the Restoring Americans’ Healthcare ulation will be one of the most crip- ate take seriously. Freedom Reconciliation Act. pling in history, at a cost of $1.4 billion This week, Congress put the National Over the past 10 months, the House a year. Defense Authorization Act on the has passed a budget, acted to defund While no one disagrees that the pro- President’s desk. It is an important ex- Planned Parenthood and other abor- tection of air quality is an essential re- ample of how Congress should work to- tion providers, and repealed sponsibility, Hoosiers have a proven gether to get the job done for the ObamaCare; yet these actions by the track record of being good stewards of American people. This is bipartisan. House have been stonewalled in the the environment and good stewards of We do it every year to fund our mili- Senate by its failure to garner the 60 the economy. Yet the EPA continues tary. For 53 years, Congresses have votes necessary to deliver these impor- to issue rules that overwhelm Hoosier passed and Presidents have signed this tant pieces of legislation to the Presi- companies and threaten job creation. legislation. dent’s desk. Now is our chance.

VerDate Sep 11 2014 00:03 Oct 23, 2015 Jkt 059060 PO 00000 Frm 00006 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K22OC7.009 H22OCPT1 smartinez on DSK4TPTVN1PROD with HOUSE October 22, 2015 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H7099 This bill provides an avenue for the for students across the State of Florida With nearly 250 manufacturing facili- Senate to pass what the House has al- and, indeed, around the world. ties, the State’s forest products indus- ready done. This bill prohibits Federal When Mrs. Sembler became a trustee try employs more than 40,000 men and funding to entities like Planned Par- in 2003, USF St. Petersburg was just women at a payroll of approximately $2 enthood that engage in the practice of earning a reputation as a student-cen- billion per year. The value of the prod- elective abortions. In turn, it provides tric research institution. Today, it has ucts produced in and shipped from funding to community health centers over 7,000 students in 37 undergraduate North Carolina is more than $10 billion. for improving women’s health care. and graduate programs. America’s forests keep our air and It repeals the individual and em- As a trustee, Mrs. Sembler has led water clean while providing renewable ployer mandates in ObamaCare. It re- USF St. Petersburg through this re- energy, wildlife habitat, and recre- peals the medical device tax and the markable growth, ensuring the USF ation. They are also an economic gen- excise tax on high-cost health insur- system is recognized today as one of erator, especially in the Nation’s rural ance plans. It achieves all of this and our Nation’s leading higher education communities, delivering the paper and more, while saving almost $79 billion in institutions. manufactured products we rely on taxpayer dollars. Mr. Speaker, I urge my colleagues to every day. This bill finally provides a pathway join me in congratulating and thank- We are grateful for this industry in to the President’s desk for reforms ing Debbie Sembler for her hard work North Carolina. that we in the House have long fought and dedication to USF, for her commit- f for. ment to higher education, and, most WHITE HOUSE FELLOWS PROGRAM f importantly, for her passion for stu- dent success. (Mr. BARTON asked and was given HONORING ORTIZ FAMILY f permission to address the House for 1 SERVICE IN U.S. ARMED FORCES minute and to revise and extend his re- (Mr. RUIZ asked and was given per- REAL SCHOOL GARDENS’ 100TH marks.) mission to address the House for 1 LEARNING GARDEN Mr. BARTON. Mr. Speaker, this week minute.) (Mr. VEASEY asked and was given the White House Fellows Association is Mr. RUIZ. Mr. Speaker, I rise to rec- permission to address the House for 1 honoring the 50th anniversary of the ognize a remarkable family of Amer- minute.) creation of the White House Fellows ican heroes, men and women who since Mr. VEASEY. Mr. Speaker, I rise Program, established by President World War II have served in our Armed today to recognize REAL School Gar- Lyndon Johnson back in 1964. Forces to keep all of us and our way of dens, an organization that works in Since its inception, there have been life safe and secure. over 40 elementary schools in my dis- 738 young men and young women who The story begins with Mr. Esabel trict, building gardens that engage the have served the President and the Vice Parga Ortiz and his wife, Maria Mon- curiosity of students through STEM President of the United States and the toya Ortiz, who migrated to the United education. Cabinet officers in various capacities States from Mexico in 1912 and, in 1915, As a member of the House Science, in all the Federal agencies. moved to the Coachella Valley. Space, and Technology Committee, I Mr. Speaker, I was honored in 1981 to In the heart of our southern Cali- am proud of the work that REAL be selected in the first class of Presi- fornia desert, they put down roots—re- School Gardens has done in creating a dent Reagan’s White House Fellows silient roots, mind you—and raised pipeline, a STEM pipeline, in Texas Program. I served with the former Gov- their children to value the American that increases hands-on learning for all ernor of South Carolina, James B. Dream. It was those teachings that in- the students, including more than Edwards, the Secretary of Energy, in spired and drove their sons, Pete and 100,000 students as of this year. the Department of Energy. Joseph, to enlist in the U.S. armed Additionally, REAL School Gardens Mr. Speaker, this is an excellent pro- services and defend our Nation. Ever has become a great equalizer for many gram open to all young Americans since World War II, every generation of students in the Grand Prairie, Dallas, early in their careers who want to the Ortiz family, totaling over 50 fam- Arlington, and Fort Worth Independent spend some time in Washington and ily members, have bravely served in School Districts who have limited ac- then go back to their former careers America’s Armed Forces, putting their cess to learning resources. with a better understanding of how our lives on the line to protect our free- On November 14, 2015, REAL School Federal Government works. doms. Gardens will break ground to create its Mr. Speaker, I have introduced H. For their selfless and honorable serv- 100th garden in partnership with Con. Res. 82 to recognize the White ice, I am proud to recognize the valor Sprouts Farmers Market. House fellows and their many contribu- and sacrifices of the Ortiz family. I congratulate REAL School Gardens tions to our country. I urge Members Thank you for your service. on this achievement and for their work to support this resolution if and when in engaging the minds of our youngest f it comes to the floor. members in the community. f RECOGNIZING DEBBIE NYE f SEMBLER HONORING INDIANA’S BLUE b 1215 (Mr. JOLLY asked and was given per- RIBBON SCHOOLS mission to address the House for 1 NATIONAL FOREST PRODUCTS (Mr. BUCSHON asked and was given minute and to revise and extend his re- WEEK permission to address the House for 1 marks.) (Ms. FOXX asked and was given per- minute and to revise and extend his re- Mr. JOLLY. Mr. Speaker, I rise today mission to address the House for 1 marks.) to recognize the accomplishments of minute.) Mr. BUCSHON. Mr. Speaker, I rise one of the longest serving trustees of Ms. FOXX. Mr. Speaker, each year today to congratulate and honor two the University of South Florida, Mrs. since 1960, the third week in October southern Indiana schools for their dis- Debbie Nye Sembler. For 12 years, Mrs. has been proclaimed National Forest tinguished success. Farmersville Ele- Sembler served on the USF board of Products Week. It is a week in which mentary School in Mt. Vernon and trustees; and, for 10 years, she served we celebrate all of the ways that paper North Elementary School in Poseyville as chair of the campus board of USF and wood products enhance our daily were recently selected as 2015 National St. Petersburg. lives. Blue Ribbon schools by the U.S. De- As Mrs. Sembler’s term of service This industry is particularly impor- partment of Education for their aca- ends, I pay tribute to her many accom- tant to the economic success of North demic excellence. plishments, in particular, her contribu- Carolina, where nearly 60 percent of Each school will be honored in No- tions to excellence in higher education, the total land area is forest and more vember, along with 333 other schools not just for students from Pinellas than 18 million acres are dedicated to from across the country, at a ceremony County and the Tampa Bay area, but growing timber. here in Washington, D.C. Both schools

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This is a troops are in harm’s way, and I call on pick it up, it has consequences on Mon- well-deserved national recognition. all Members of Congress to join to- tana, and it has consequences on hard- f gether to override the bill. There is working families that just want to make a living in the timber industry. REMEMBERING RANDOLPH nothing political or partisan about the HOLDER support for our military, and it is out- f rageous that the President would take AMERICAN FAMILIES ARE LESS (Mr. POE of Texas asked and was this action. given permission to address the House SAFE for 1 minute and to revise and extend f (Mr. WILSON of South Carolina his remarks.) JASON SPRADLEY ATTAINS EAGLE asked and was given permission to ad- Mr. POE of Texas. Mr. Speaker, on SCOUT RANK dress the House for 1 minute and to re- Tuesday night, right after dark, Officer (Mr. FLEMING asked and was given vise and extend his remarks.) Randolph Holder of the NYPD heard on permission to address the House for 1 Mr. WILSON of South Carolina. Mr. his radio, ‘‘Shots fired.’’ He imme- minute.) Speaker, last Sunday the President’s diately rushed toward the gunfire in Mr. FLEMING. Mr. Speaker, today I Iranian nuclear deal, a tragic mistake, East Harlem. He arrived, but was want to give special recognition to a went into effect. Instead of making the gunned down by an outlaw. Holder was special individual. world safer, as promised, American assassinated with a shot to the head. Jason Spradley was recently awarded families have become less safe. As re- Just 33 years old, Randolph Holder the Eagle Scout designation, the high- ported in The Post and Courier of was an immigrant from Guyana. Ac- est rank in the Boy Scouting program. Charleston, since the Iran deal was cording to his aunt, his job was first in He is a senior at Airline High School in reached, the Iranian regime tested a his life. He cherished the opportunity Bossier City and hopes to pursue law ballistic missile that could reach to become a policeman here in Amer- and become a JAG officer in the Navy. Israel, in direct violation of U.N. reso- ica. While Jason is just 17 years old, he lutions. He was a third-generation police offi- After the test of the missile, the Ira- has worked over a decade to reach this cer, following in the footsteps of his fa- nian defense minister said: ‘‘We don’t Eagle Scout status. The qualifications ther and grandfather, who served as ask permission from anyone.’’ This state a Boy Scout must earn 21 merits peace officers in Guyana. Randolph was does not come as a surprise. We know to reach this level. Jason earned al- proud to be the first in his family to the Iranian regime cannot be trusted. most 40. Sadly, it is shocking that the President serve in that capacity in America. His These young men earn merits by has dismissed the Iranian regime’s fla- killer was a hardened, violent criminal proving their skills in camping, first who shouldn’t have been on our streets, grant disregard of international rules aid, and many more, but more than and still insists that Iran will uphold according to the mayor. learning how to fish or start a fire, Boy Mr. Speaker, the war on police offi- their part of the deal. Scouts learn about serving their com- cers has resulted in 31 officers being The evidence is overwhelming that munity. Obedience, loyalty, and many killed in the line of duty just this year. the Iranian regime will break the other characteristics make up what we The badge that represents safety for agreement, with billions of dollars for know to be a true leader. most is a target for some. Those in new attacks. The President’s legacy is The Boy Scouts motto is ‘‘Be pre- blue do a job that many of us would American families at risk of terrorist pared.’’ I would say Jason and these never do. So we owe them all, like Offi- attacks by jihadists and a rogue regime young men have already built a solid cer Holder, our extreme appreciation oppressing the people of Iran. foundation in their lives. I wish him, for taking care of the rest of us. In conclusion, God bless our troops. And that is just the way it is. the rest of the members in troop 105 in The President, by his actions, must Louisiana, and the many other young f never forget September the 11th in the men across the country who have at- global war on terrorism. Tomorrow is VETOING THE NDAA IS tained Eagle Scout the very best. I the gruesome 32nd anniversary of the IRRESPONSIBLE know that they all have a bright future murder of 241 Americans at the marine (Mrs. WAGNER asked and was given ahead. barracks in Beirut by Iran. Our sym- permission to address the House for 1 f pathy for their families. minute and to revise and extend her re- NATIONAL FOREST PRODUCTS f marks.) WEEK Mrs. WAGNER. Mr. Speaker, I rise RAISING DOWN SYNDROME today with a simple request. Every day (Mr. ZINKE asked and was given per- AWARENESS across the globe men and women of the mission to address the House for 1 (Mr. THOMPSON OF Pennsylvania United States Armed Forces make minute and to revise and extend his re- asked and was given permission to ad- grave sacrifices for our country and are marks.) dress the House for 1 minute and to re- courageously protecting us from a Mr. ZINKE. Mr. Speaker, this week vise and extend his remarks.) number of evils. we celebrate National Forest Products Mr. THOMPSON of Pennsylvania. From an Iranian regime pursuing a Week, and I rise to recognize the im- Mr. Speaker, this weekend I will be nuclear weapon to the self-proclaimed portant contributions of our wood joining countless advocates in Centre Islamic State terrorizing the Middle products across Montana and the coun- County, Pennsylvania, for a Buddy East, to Russia looking to expand its try. Walk hosted by the National Down influence in a world where American In my home State alone, we have Syndrome Society. These walks have leadership is on the decline, we rely on more than 20 million acres of timber. been held across the Nation for the the men and women in uniform to keep We have 12 sawmills that employ thou- past 20 years, raising awareness and us safe. sands of Montanans; yet, we can’t cut a promoting self-advocacy for those liv- In Congress, we are tasked with sup- tree in Montana. The number of lumber ing with Down Syndrome. In spite of porting our military, promoting legis- products has gone down because we some extra challenges, many people lation that will give them the tools can’t figure out in this body how to cut with Down Syndrome attend school, they need and providing for their fami- a tree without a lawsuit. work, and contribute to society in a lies stationed back home. There is a bipartisan bill in the Sen- wide variety of ways. The House and Senate fulfilled these ate, the Resilient Federal Forests Act, In order to provide those living with responsibilities by passing the National that passed out of this body bipartisan, Down Syndrome and other disabilities

VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:06 Oct 23, 2015 Jkt 059060 PO 00000 Frm 00008 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K22OC7.012 H22OCPT1 smartinez on DSK4TPTVN1PROD with HOUSE October 22, 2015 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H7101 the best start possible, I was happy to population. However, due to the lack of order against provisions in the bill, as cosponsor, along with a majority of my resources, many families of the Aw- amended, are waived. The previous question colleagues in the House, the Achieving Barre have stopped educating their shall be considered as ordered on the bill, as a Better Life Experience, or ABLE, girls. This leaves young women more amended, and on any further amendment thereto, to final passage without intervening Act, which was signed into law last vulnerable to be victims of sexual vio- motion except: (1) two hours of debate equal- year. lence and significantly limits their ly divided and controlled by the chair and This law allows people with disabil- lives and opportunities. ranking minority member of the Committee ities and their families to create a Girl Up, a local campaign in Illinois’ on the Budget or their respective designees; flexible account to help save for med- Tenth Congressional District, is work- and (2) one motion to recommit with or ical and dental care, education, com- ing to combat global crisis like the Aw- without instructions. munity-based support, employment Barre refugee camp. Young women, SEC. 2. The requirement of clause 6(a) of rule XIII for a two-thirds vote to consider a training, housing, and transportation. like Celia Buckman of Glenview, are report from the Committee on Rules on the In my home State of Pennsylvania, working with their high schools to pro- same day it is presented to the House is State legislation that will allow deduc- vide resources like school uniforms, waived with respect to any resolution re- tions of account contributions from backpacks, and safe spaces to help ported through the legislative day of October State taxable income has been intro- young women succeed. 23, 2015. duced in the Commonwealth’s house I am proud to work with Girl Up and SEC. 3. It shall be in order at any time on and senate. I urge their passage to recognize the International Day of the the legislative day of October 22, 2015, or Oc- tober 23, 2015, for the Speaker to entertain complete the work the Federal Govern- Girl to bring awareness to the complex motions that the House suspend the rules as ment has started. challenges facing young women around though under clause 1 of rule XV. The Speak- f the globe. er or his designee shall consult with the Mi- f nority Leader or her designee on the designa- DOWN SYNDROME AWARENESS tion of any matter for consideration pursu- MONTH COMMUNICATION FROM THE ant to this section. (Mr. BILIRAKIS asked and was given CLERK OF THE HOUSE The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gen- permission to address the House for 1 The SPEAKER pro tempore laid be- tleman from Georgia is recognized for 1 minute and to revise and extend his re- fore the House the following commu- hour. marks.) nication from the Clerk of the House of Mr. WOODALL. Mr. Speaker, for the Mr. BILIRAKIS. Mr. Speaker, this Representatives: purpose of debate only, I yield the cus- tomary 30 minutes to the gentlewoman month we recognize Down Syndrome OFFICE OF THE CLERK, Awareness Month. As we celebrate the HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, from New York (Ms. SLAUGHTER), pend- abilities of more than 400,000 Ameri- Washington, DC, October 22, 2015. ing which I yield myself such time as I cans living with Down Syndrome, it is Hon. JOHN A. BOEHNER, may consume. During consideration of important that we address some of the The Speaker, House of Representatives, this resolution, all time yielded is for problems these individuals and their Washington, DC. the purpose of debate only. DEAR MR. SPEAKER: Pursuant to the per- families face. GENERAL LEAVE mission granted in clause 2(h) of rule II of Families and patients who are af- the rules of the U.S. House of Representa- Mr. WOODALL. Mr. Speaker, I ask fected by Down Syndrome face many tives, the Clerk received the following mes- unanimous consent that all Members related health issues. I had the privi- sage from the Secretary of the Senate on Oc- may have 5 legislative days to revise lege of meeting a very inspiring pa- tober 22, 2015 at 10:47 a.m.: and extend their remarks. tient during the Energy and Com- That the Senate passed with amendments The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there merce’s work on 21st Century Cures H.R. 208. objection to the request of the gen- legislation. Madison, a young girl diag- That the Senate passed without amend- tleman from Georgia? nosed with Down Syndrome, had four ment H.R. 774. There was no objection. With best wishes, I am major open-heart surgeries all before Mr. WOODALL. Mr. Speaker, I want Sincerely, to start with the end of what our Read- her 3rd birthday. KAREN L. HAAS. An estimated 50 percent of children ing Clerk read before I get to the ex- born with Down Syndrome have some f citement in the beginning. form of heart defect, like Madison; yet, PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION At the end, what you heard was some her surgeries are still fairly new in the OF H.R. 3762, RESTORING AMERI- blanket authority to consider what I medical world. Our Cures legislation CANS’ HEALTHCARE FREEDOM will call housekeeping measures here encourages additional research for RECONCILIATION ACT OF 2015; in the House, and not because Repub- medications and procedures that could WAIVING A REQUIREMENT OF licans say so, not because Democrats benefit children like Madison. We must CLAUSE 6(A) OF RULE XIII WITH say so, but because Republicans and continue our work to promote a better RESPECT TO CONSIDERATION OF Democrats come together, consult with quality of life for all patients across CERTAIN RESOLUTIONS RE- one another, and try to find those the Nation. PORTED FROM THE COMMITTEE issues on which we agree to bring for- ON RULES; AND PROVIDING FOR ward. f I sit on the Rules Committee, Mr. CONSIDERATION OF MOTIONS TO Speaker. The best thing that happens b 1230 SUSPEND THE RULES in this institution is when a bill comes RECOGNIZING INTERNATIONAL Mr. WOODALL. Mr. Speaker, by di- through the Rules Committee, because DAY OF THE GIRL AND THE rection of the Committee on Rules, I my colleague Ms. SLAUGHTER and I al- GIRL UP MOVEMENT call up House Resolution 483 and ask ways make it better. We always make (Mr. DOLD asked and was given per- for its immediate consideration. it better. mission to address the House for 1 The Clerk read the resolution, as fol- But we include authority to avoid minute and to revise and extend his re- lows: the Rules Committee for some of these marks.) H. RES. 483 issues that are going to come to the Mr. DOLD. Mr. Speaker, I rise today Resolved, That upon adoption of this reso- floor fast and furious. Here we are, at to recognize the International Day of lution it shall be in order to consider in the the end of a cycle. We are in a leader- the Girl and the Girl Up movement. House the bill (H.R. 3762) to provide for rec- ship change here in the House. You Their mission is to raise awareness to onciliation pursuant to section 2002 of the don’t know what might happen. What the neglect and devaluation of girls concurrent resolution on the budget for fis- the Rules Committee did last night was around the world and to advance girls’ cal year 2016. All points of order against con- to create a pathway to allow the House sideration of the bill are waived. The amend- lives and opportunities. ment printed in the report of the Committee to continue its business at a moment’s Mr. Speaker, in the Aw-Barre refugee on Rules accompanying this resolution shall notice, and I am glad that we included camp in Ethiopia, girls under the age be considered as adopted. The bill, as amend- that provision in here. We also include of 18 comprise about 30 percent of the ed, shall be considered as read. All points of same-day consideration authority.

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I am going to make sure it is have a chance to get deep into the in- Senate has just acted on two pieces of paid for. formation and legislation. House legislation. One of those, en- He was out there looking hard for That persists still today. We have a acted with no amendments, is going to money. Turns out, medical innovation process today that allows Members to be on its way to the President’s desk. was a place he could look. We all see get involved in that legislation. But we One, done with amendments, we are now, in retrospect, that was a terrible still have those emergency times here going to have to consider that again. idea, much like the other nine bills in this Chamber where something has So often we do such good work, the that we have passed here in this House, to happen in a hurry. Whether we are 435 of us together in this Chamber, and that they have passed in the Senate, talking about borrowing authority, it does not get past a Senate filibuster. that the President has signed into law spending authority, whether we are Mr. Speaker, the filibuster is designed to repeal various unworkable parts of talking about something for our to protect the rights of the minority. the President’s healthcare bill. This is troops, something for our veterans, Republicans use it when they are in the just yet another. things still happen on a moment’s no- minority; Democrats use it when they We can do this together here today, tice. are in the minority; but it prevents the made possible by this first budget What we have included in here is the people’s business from moving forward. agreement that we have had since 2001. ability to bring things more quickly to Not so today. Not so today. Because The Cadillac tax it is called, Mr. the floor here in the next short period we got together in the House with a Speaker, another provision that this of time. That is important from a budget and the Senate with a budget, bill will repeal. It is a Cadillac tax, Mr. housekeeping perspective, Mr. Speaker, because we brought a budget together, Speaker. but that is not what is important about we are now in the process of reconcili- As we all know, Cadillac is a fine this rule today. ation, which allows us to have the peo- American automobile. You get in a What is important about this rule ple’s will be done. Fifty-one votes in Cadillac, you feel good. We call it the today is that 41⁄2 years ago, the people the Senate now will move legislation Cadillac tax because it is on healthcare of the great State of Georgia, its Sev- forward, as it relates to balancing the plans that are too good—too good. enth District, sent me to Congress. I budget. Turns out, Mr. Speaker, there are some was placed on the Budget Committee in You remember, Admiral Mullen, he labor unions in this country that are this Congress, the Budget Committee, said, Mr. Speaker, the greatest threat taking too good of care of their mem- the committee that writes the frame- to American national security wasn’t a bers. Turns out there are some busi- work by which the entire $3.5 trillion military threat. He said it was our Fed- nesses in this country that are looking Federal Government is funded. We got eral budget deficit. after the healthcare needs of their em- together and we worked hard here in We have done such an amazing job ployees too much. We want to keep the House, Mr. Speaker, and we pro- collaboratively in this Chamber work- that down. The last thing we want in duced a budget, but the Senate did ing on the one-third of the budget pie this country, apparently, is folks hav- nothing. called discretionary spending. That is ing health care that is too good. I came back that second year, 2012. the spending that we have to work on I tell people all the time, Mr. Speak- We worked hard here in the House. To- here every year. What we have failed to er, I can make everybody in this coun- gether, we produced a budget, but the do together is work on the two-thirds try poor; I just can’t pass a law to Senate did nothing. We came back of the pie called mandatory spending, make everybody rich. We are so good again 2013, worked hard here in the where the real growth in those budget at dumbing down the system for every- House, produced a budget, but the Sen- programs occurs. But that failure ends body. Well, that is what this Cadillac ate produced nothing. today. tax was designed to do. Mr. Speaker, what we are here today With the passage of this rule, we will The labor unions don’t like it. Em- to do—what we are here today to do— move to consider the first reconcili- ployers don’t like it. We all know it is is made possible for one reason, and ation package that has come to Con- not the right thing to do, and in a bi- one reason only. That is because, for gress in the 41⁄2 years that I have been partisan way we have introduced legis- the first time since 2001, Republicans here, made possible by the first bal- lation to repeal it. This bill, this rule, and Democrats came together in the anced budget agreement that Congress gives us an opportunity to actually House; Republicans and Democrats has come to since 2001. send that to the President’s desk. came together in the Senate. We passed Mr. Speaker, this is why—this is Mr. Speaker, I won’t go on and on a budget; they passed a budget. We why—I came to Congress, and we are about all the good things that are in conferenced a budget, and America has doing it together here today. this bill. I am sure my colleague from a balanced budget which it lives under Let me tell you what is in this bill. I New York is going to highlight a lot of for the first time in 15 years—for the have seen it described in the press as a those herself, and I don’t want to steal first time in 15 years. complete and total repeal of the Presi- all the thunder. Now, what does that mean? dent’s healthcare bill. That is non- But we are here because 435 of us It is not all that exciting to read the sense. I would support such an effort if came together here, 100 came together budget, Mr. Speaker. I recommend it to we could bring such an effort to the there, and America is operating under you if you haven’t gotten into the de- floor, but that is not what this bill is a conferenced budget, and not just a tails. I recommend it to anybody who today. What this bill is today is a budget, but a balanced budget for the hasn’t gotten into the details. group of commonsense, budget-saving, first time since 2001. But that is not what is exciting. It is spending-reprioritizing measures. A lot of disappointment has come out not the numbers in the budget that are I will give you an example. There is of Washington, D.C., Mr. Speaker, but exciting. What is exciting is that, be- a medical excise tax that the Presi- we are here on the floor today talking cause we came together, not because dent’s healthcare law put into effect. It about one of those things we get to cel- we had our ideas and they had their is 2.3 percent. It is an excise tax, a ebrate, one of those successes on behalf ideas, but because we came together, gross receipts tax on all medical inno- of the families back home, that we we have triggered a process called rec- vation in this country as it relates to have done together. onciliation. devices. We all know the power to tax Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of Now, I am saddened that reconcili- is the power to destroy. There is not my time. ation is now in the lexicon of the one Member in this Chamber who sup- Ms. SLAUGHTER. Mr. Speaker, I American people. It is not an impor- ports destroying medical innovation, thank my good friend for yielding me tant word that folks need to know ex- not one—not one. the time, and I yield myself such time

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But the truth is, Mr. Speaker, and lic is not outraged over the fact that And one of those has to be to protect my colleague knows it, that by taking none of their business is taken care of, the full faith and credit of the United away the funding for the healthcare but over and over and over again we States of America, which has always act, you are killing the healthcare act. talk about taking health care away been done and was a responsibility of That means that people would go back from people. all previous Congresses. to not having preexisting conditions One in five American women and a Now, according to the nonpartisan covered. lot of men have used Planned Parent- Congressional Budget Office, the rec- That means that women in eight hood and do today. And then you add onciliation bill before us will take States and the District of Columbia to that the 13 million people that will health care away from 16 million peo- would face the fact that their insur- lose their health care if this should be- ple, 3 million children, and I might add ance companies consider domestic vio- come law, 3 million of them children. most of them didn’t have any health lence to be a preexisting condition, Now, what should we be doing? Well, care at all before the ACA was passed. which translates out, if you are beaten how about the Export-Import Bank. It As I said, it would also defund Planned up once, maybe they will cover you. doesn’t cost the taxpayers a dime, puts Parenthood and endanger the health of The second time, it is obviously your money back into the Treasury. It al- men and women across the country. If fault. You have that propensity. lows small companies in the United I haven’t said it enough, again, this We can’t go back to the rising cost of States to be able to afford to export defunds Planned Parenthood. health care with so many Americans their goods to other countries. A scant 3 weeks ago we stood on the using the most expensive kind of The loss of that bank has already re- floor as the House majority threatened health care in the world, the emer- ceived from both General Electric and to shut down the government over the gency room. We are told that if this Boeing words that they are going to funding for Planned Parenthood. The were to pass, 13 million Americans take jobs out of the United States be- American public gave a very resound- would lose their health care. cause we don’t have it. There is no ing message to Congress: Don’t do it. But the fact of the matter is, Mr. earthly reason not to have it. As I said, In fact, nearly seven in ten Americans Speaker, this is not going to pass, and it doesn’t cost us anything. It makes us oppose a government shutdown over we know that. As a matter of fact, I money. It is just that for some Mem- Planned Parenthood funding, according find myself saying over and over again bers of Congress they just don’t like it. to a Quinnipiac poll. the very same things. I remember say- Now, this is the same majority that With this 61st vote to dismantle the ing this is the 35th vote, this is the 40th has produced no highway bill. We real- ACA—and make no mistake about it. It vote. This, Mr. Speaker, is the 61st ly are on a road to nowhere. For the doesn’t say in there we are going to vote, using tax money and wasting first time that I have been in Con- kill this thing. We are just going to time, to take health care away from gress—a highway bill was always some- take the money away from it. people. thing everybody joined. It was always And if you are smart enough to be a Now, I have asked many, many times bipartisan. Member of Congress of the United in the Rules Committee: What is this But we have got roads and bridges States, you know that, if you take the great urge to prohibit people from hav- crumbling. We have no high-speed rail. money away from it, you have killed ing access to health care? Airports are overcrowded. Everybody that bill. We all understand that. But needs help. But we are working here to as the majority continues to beat their b 1245 do something about the healthcare bill head up against the brick wall of The best I can come up with is it is that is already working and Planned health care, the American people get not particularly that they don’t care Parenthood. the headache. about those people, but they want to do Now, this is the same majority that This budget reconciliation bill before something to upset the President. brought us the 7 legislative days away us does two things. One, it takes health There was a good deal of talk yester- from risking the full faith and credit of care away from, as I said, 16 million day that, if we could add a few amend- the United States. What that means is Americans. Two, it attacks women’s ments on here, it would really cause that we are refusing—the majority is— health by defunding Planned Parent- him grief. to bring up a bill here to pay the debt hood. It is not going to cause him any that they have already incurred. It is I believe that governing this body is grief. If this should pass, if the Senate the Congress that spends the money, a serious job with serious con- should pass it, which is in control of and now they decided they don’t want sequences. The brinkmanship that this Republicans—and, you know, if you to pay for it. So they are putting that majority continues to display is dan- complain about not passing the bill, off. gerous to our economy and unsettling take it up with them—what we are We have heard talks that tomorrow to our Nation. The last time the major- going to be doing is, if it gets to the we are supposed to have a bill, but we ity shut down the government over the President, he is going to veto it, and all know—because we all hear every- debt limit, it took $24 billion out of you know very good and well that we thing that is going on—that there are this economy. don’t have the votes here to override. only 170 votes for that bill, which won’t The consequences of this kind of So we are wasting time. pass it. So we may not see it. brinkmanship are real. They are not We are just wasting time and wasting So what we are going to do today is imagined. We have been through it money. I don’t know how many mil- give everybody in the House of Rep- once. Why in the world would we self- lions of dollars of tax money it has resentatives an opportunity to protect inflict that wound on ourselves again? taken with these 61 bills, but then they the full faith and credit of the United We should not be pushed to the edge throw in a little something else here. States and not risk another downgrade over and over again. We should be plan- They say: Let’s defund Planned Par- of our credit rating. To downgrade the ning what we need to do, follow regular enthood for 1 year. Why? I don’t know. credit rating of the United States was order. My dear colleague Mr. WOODALL Three committees in the House of Rep- something that all previous Congresses talked about how wonderfully well resentatives are studying Planned Par- felt was an impossible thing for them Democrats and Republicans work to- enthood, and we have got to look for- to allow. gether. I don’t know where that is. ward to one of those other new select But while this is all festering out I know that the chair of the Benghazi committees which will go over the there and nothing is being done about Committee kept talking about he had 7 same thing over and over again and it, we are hurling toward another shut- members. There are actually 12 on come up with the conclusion that Con- down in mid-December. there. But it just demonstrated again

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Because the President led on But what my friend from New York that we are insisting on creating. the issue of preexisting conditions, Mr. fails to mention every time she men- To address the real issues, we have Speaker, much like a great Georgia tions that 61 times in this House we got a plan to allow us to pay the bills speaker of this House, Newt Gingrich, have dealt with trying to clean up the that this Congress has incurred and to and Bill Clinton got together and did in messes that the Affordable Care Act protect the full faith and credit of the 1996. They got together and outlawed has created is that 9 of those times the United States. We always call for this all preexisting conditions for federally President agreed with us. on rules. We do something called the regulated plans. It is just so critically important, Mr. previous question, which everybody What President Obama did in his Speaker. We get wrapped around the sort of glides over. healthcare bill has said: Well, as States partisan axle in this body in ways that This today, what we are doing—when haven’t done it on their own, we are are tremendously discouraging to me, the previous question on this rule vote going to do it for all State-regulated as if it is always an us against them is called, I hope that every Member plans, too. proposition. It is not. It is just a propo- who wants to do something about the This bill doesn’t dial that back one sition about us—about us—320 million debt limit and the full faith and credit iota, not one bit. The President, I be- of us. of the United States will vote ‘‘no’’ so lieve, won that debate in America. I And nine times so far, Mr. Speaker, that our side can bring this up and give don’t think we are ever going to revisit just in the short time that I have been everybody an opportunity to go home that debate. in Congress, the House, the Senate, and for a weekend without worrying about I think that is a success story for the President have gotten together and whether this is going away. families with preexisting conditions said the Affordable Care Act is broken By the time we get back here next and, again, something else we ought to and together we can begin to fix it. week, there will be even fewer legisla- be celebrating here today, Mr. Speaker, I believe this is going to be one of tive days to deal with it. But our not holding our heads low about. those opportunities as well, Mr. Speak- troops, national security, the whole Mr. Speaker, when the former Chair- er. It is going to be a tremendous vote, Federal Government, and most of the man of the Joint Chiefs of Staff tells I hope, on passing this rule, which will people in the United States are very you that the greatest threat to Amer- allow us to begin debate. Pass that un- much concerned with what will happen ica’s national security is our budget derlying resolution. if it shuts down. deficit—and, at the time that I arrived With that, I reserve the balance of Let’s relieve us of that burden and here in Congress, Mr. Speaker, in 2010, my time. vote today to deal with the debt limit. America was running its largest budget Ms. SLAUGHTER. Mr. Speaker, I I invite all Members to vote for the deficit in American history, three yield myself 30 seconds. Democrats’ clean, simple bill. It times the size that they are today—I I just say once again, no, they don’t doesn’t do anything about taking away tell you a bill like this that goes after say: We are going to take away pre- regulations from the government, those deficit numbers is a critically existing conditions. They just say: We nothing. It simply deals with the most important bill. It is the business that are taking away the funding for the important matter at hand at this my constituents back home sent me to bill. point, and that is the full faith and be about here in this institution. When the funding is taken away, it credit of the United States. Now, of course, in the 41⁄2 years that dies. I think almost all Americans un- I reserve the balance of my time. the folks in the Seventh District have derstand that. Mr. WOODALL. Mr. Speaker, I yield lent me their voting card, Mr. Speaker, I am pleased now to yield 31⁄2 minutes myself such time as I may consume. we have brought budget deficits down to the distinguished gentleman from I confess. I was sitting over here each and every year—each and every Michigan (Mr. CONYERS), the distin- going through my papers. I was afraid year—year after year after year after guished ranking member of the Com- I had come down here on the wrong bill year. But that has been primarily on mittee on the Judiciary. here today, listening to my friend de- that discretionary one-third of the pie 1300 scribe it. I tell you that, if you listen I talked about, Mr. Speaker. b to that description and you believe it, There is so much more work to be Mr. CONYERS. Mr. Speaker, I thank you ought to vote ‘‘no.’’ But it is just done, and reconciliation is the tool we the gentlewoman. not true. It is just not true. use to get around the filibuster, to Mr. Speaker, we are here today to In fact, I will go line by line just a allow the people’s will to be done with discuss the rule for reconciliation, little bit. You will not find a CBO docu- simple majorities on both sides of the which I believe we are wasting on a ment over there that says House Reso- Hill. doomed attempt to repeal ObamaCare lution 483 is going to take health care Good news. If you don’t believe what for the 61st time. That we are doing away from 16 million Americans. We is in the underlying bill is good for this again for the 61st time is a prob- are not going to find it. America, you can vote ‘‘no,’’ and if 51 lem. But that we are wasting our one In fact, you won’t find a CBO docu- percent of your colleagues agree with shot at budget reconciliation on this is ment that says the underlying bill of you, this bill will not go forward. But a tremendous shame. We should be H.R. 3762 is going to take health care that is not going to happen because using this opportunity to avoid the away from anybody because such a doc- this is good policy. Senate filibuster to actually make law, ument does not exist. And good news, Mr. Speaker. When it not make a point to our bases. The way CBO did say that the President’s goes over to the Senate, if the Senate to do this is by focusing on a bipartisan healthcare bill would provide health does not believe this is good policy for issue: canceling the sequester. care for 16 million Americans. Yet, the America and 51 Senators vote against Mr. Speaker, the sequester is a President has joined with this House it, this bill will not go to the Presi- unique problem in American public and that Senate nine times so far to re- dent’s desk. policy, a program that is intentionally peal errant provisions of that But that is not going to happen be- designed to be a bad idea. It cripples healthcare bill, and that is what we are cause there is good policy in the under- the programs that made the 20th cen- going to do here in this legislation lying bill. This will go to the Presi- tury one of unprecedented progress, today. dent’s desk. and it weakens the bravest military in You won’t find any language that As the President sits today, Mr. the world. It is bad for us at home, and suggests that House Resolution 483 is Speaker, contemplating vetoing the it is bad for us overseas. going to deal with preexisting condi- National Defense Authorization Act— Its blundering destructive approach tions to set back preexisting conditions in fact, that may be happening even as to deficit reduction was supposed to coverage in any way whatsoever, nor we are standing here now, that bill push this Congress to compromise. Un- will you find any paper that suggests that provides authorized funding for all fortunately, we have not gotten there

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I feel pretty good about preexisting conditions, you, in fact, are facing uncertainty and inadequate sup- it because it is good underlying policy. totally capsizing the market. port. I feel pretty good about it because we I know that because the State of Mr. Speaker, I would encourage us to did this the right way. We started in Connecticut insurance department and stand up and use this one shot on some- the Budget Committee. We conferenced the exchange have looked at what this thing that matters and can pass, and it with the Senate. We then sent those bill is going to do to the individual canceling the sequester is something reconciliation instructions out to the mandate, and that is precisely what that both sides could actually agree on. Energy and Commerce Committee, the they said the outcome would be, that it So I urge my colleagues, please, to Education and Labor Committee, and would send rates through the roof and bring this theater to a close and to re- the Ways and Means Committee. Each basically shatter the success that our turn to something we can all support. committee did its work, sent that work State has accomplished. Let’s use reconciliation to cancel the back to the Budget Committee, and we What is so ironic about this is that sequester once and for all. then brought all that legislation to- the design of this bill with an indi- Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentle- gether. Mr. Speaker, if you want a vidual mandate and tax subsidies for woman. textbook case of how it is supposed to insurance came from the Heritage Mr. WOODALL. Mr. Speaker, I yield work around here, this is it. Foundation. Stuart Butler was the Now, as a fellow who has been dis- myself such time as I may consume. mastermind of this back in the 1990s. I appointed many times in 41⁄2 years in Mr. Speaker, if I could say to my was chairman of the Public Health this institution, I am just going to tell friend from Michigan, I think there is a Committee back then, and I remember my colleagues that if any of my new lot of wisdom in what he had to say. vividly that that was the Heritage My friend has been here, Mr. Speaker, colleagues believe they are going to have it their way every day of the Foundation, the conservative alter- since 1965, I believe. I can’t remember native to healthcare reform, to the if he was elected in 1964 and began serv- week, the answer is no. I was disabused of that notion in week one. Clinton healthcare plan. But, obvi- ice in 1965. He has seen a lot of failures ously, for political reasons, that is not and a lot of successes in this institu- But what we can do is bring the col- lective wisdom of the body together, mentioned very much by the majority tion. as we again debate this ad nauseam. Reconciliation exists for one reason the collective wisdom of the body and the collective wisdom from our com- What is sad is that 2 weeks ago we and one reason only, and that is to do passed a bill, H.R. 1624, sponsored by the really hard things that we can’t get mittee structures, and this bill does my good friend, Mr. GUTHRIE from Ken- done in other times. I would say to my that. There is only one way to get to this bill, though, Mr. Speaker, and that tucky, which amended the Affordable friend, Mr. Speaker, that the die has Care Act. It changed the definition of been cast on reconciliation for 2015. is to pass this rule today, House Reso- lution 483, and I encourage my col- ‘‘small employer,’’ and it was done on a But as a member of the Budget Com- bipartisan basis, completely unani- mittee, I will commit to you that we leagues to do that. Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of mous. It sailed through the House, and are going to come back, and we are my time. President Obama signed it. going to get a conferenced balanced Ms. SLAUGHTER. Mr. Speaker, I am Why did that work? Because they did budget next year as well. I hear that pleased to yield 3 minutes to the gen- it surgically, because BRETT was smart drumbeat beginning around this insti- tleman from Connecticut (Mr. COURT- enough to understand that if you want tution: What is it that we can get done NEY). to get people to come together, you together? I hope we get this done. Mr. COURTNEY. Mr. Speaker, I rise don’t load it up with a bunch of poison Make no mistake, I believe this is in opposition to the rule and the under- pills, that you actually present an idea good underlying legislation. But the lying bill. I do so as somebody who with focus and with logic behind it. past, well, three decades now since comes from a State which, unlike Guess what will happen. You will actu- 1980, as I think of the big reconciliation maybe the gentleman from Georgia, ally get bipartisan support, the com- measures that have gone through have actually embraced this law. The Gov- plete opposite of the bill that we have been things that have changed America ernor set up an exchange right away, before us here today. for the better forever, and I am grate- and we have had what Forbes Magazine ful to the gentleman for reminding us Now, I want to point out, though, has described as the highest func- that there are some signs of intelligent all of the power of this tool. tioning exchange in the country. Our Mr. Speaker, 61 times we have had a life in this reconciliation bill. uninsured rate went from 8 percent The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. vote on the President’s healthcare bill, down to 4 percent. We have more insur- MARCHANT). The time of the gentleman that is true. But it is because there are ers in the marketplace today than we has expired. real problems there—again, nine times did before the ACA was passed. of which the President has agreed with On Labor Day, I was at a picnic with Ms. SLAUGHTER. I yield the gen- us about those real problems. some friends, and there was a gen- tleman an additional 2 minutes. The folks who crafted the President’s tleman there who was the head of HR Mr. COURTNEY. Mr. Speaker, sec- healthcare bill were smart. I don’t have for the second largest employer in this tion 305 does, as the gentleman from any concerns about the funding that community that I was at. It was about Georgia points out, eliminate the ex- my friend from New York has, Mr. a 300-employee firm, a trash hauler, cise tax on high-class plans. Speaker, because the bill has funding who was actually quite concerned It is interesting to note that 5 years buried in it in such a way we don’t about the ACA’s definition of part-time ago it was the House Members who have any access to it from this institu- and full-time in terms of raising his pushed hard against that proposal with tion. That is why we passed 41⁄2 years’ rates. For the last 2 years, his rates the administration, and we delayed worth of legislation here without get- have gone down. He yelled from the that tax for 5 years. H.R. 2050, which I ting our arms around that funding. pool where he was playing with his am the lead sponsor of, I am proud to What we are talking about here, Mr. kids, splashing around in the water, say we have 166 bipartisan cosponsors. Speaker, are budget deficits. What we saying: Tell President Obama thank It is verbatim the language that was are talking about here is an oppor- you for the Affordable Care Act be- incorporated into the reconciliation tunity to move the needle on manda- cause our rates have gone down for the bill. tory spending. What we are talking 275 people that worked there. So I point that out because I do about here is about $81 billion in static So, Mr. Speaker, then the question think that it, in fact, will basically scored money, closer to 130 in dynami- is: What does this bill do? The fact of sharply increase people’s out-of-pocket

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I mention that here be- Federal HHS, Health and Human Serv- objection to the request of the gentle- cause there is an opportunity here to ices-patient relationship, and it is not woman from New York? do what Congressman GUTHRIE did, an insurance company-doctor relation- There was no objection. which is to take an individual compo- ship. It is about me and my physician, Ms. SLAUGHTER. Mr. Speaker, I nent, an idea, and not load it up with a you and your physician, our families urge my colleagues to vote ‘‘no’’ so lot of other baggage which is going to and our family physician, 320 million that we can vote ‘‘yes’’ on a vote to capsize the insurance market, which Americans at a time. deal with the debt limit issue and a we know is going to happen if other We have it right here in this institu- ‘‘no’’ vote on the rule. provisions of the reconciliation bill are tion. We have replacement options I yield back the balance of my time. passed, that we can actually get it right here. Mr. WOODALL. Mr. Speaker, I yield done. Do not let it be said that in the name myself such time as I may consume. You are giving the White House a of trying to bring sanity to our Federal Mr. Speaker, I firmly believe there is perfect excuse to veto this bill and rob- spending, in the name of trying to fix more that unites us than that divides bing us of the ability to actually ad- the errors that were created in the Af- us not just in this Chamber, but in this dress this real problem, which section fordable Care Act, do not let it be said Nation. 305 does recognize, and H.R. 2050 is out that any Member wants to trample on As I have listened to my colleague there and is on standby for us to move the healthcare opportunities that fami- from New York talk about some of the forward on. So let’s get rid of the blunt lies have back home. Our goal is to ex- priorities that America has, I think she instruments, the baseball bats, and the pand those opportunities, not to con- is spot on. I think she is spot on. butchering of this law, and let’s focus tract them. I am missing votes in the Transpor- I celebrate what has happened in on bipartisan surgical fixes to real tation Committee right now where we Connecticut. I only wish that folks in problems. are moving that long-term transpor- Mr. WOODALL. Mr. Speaker, I yield Connecticut, New York, and elsewhere tation bill so that I can be down here myself such time as I may consume. would support us in Georgia with the on the floor moving this reconciliation Mr. Speaker, I say to my friend from challenges that we are having and help bill. Connecticut that the point that he us get back to that very personal doc- Mr. Speaker, there is a lot of rust in made was made very well by the gen- tor-patient relationship that we believe the gears around here. There is a lot of tleman from Oklahoma last night is the right of every American. rust in the gears. It has been since the while we were in the Rules Committee. Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of 1990s that Congress—House and Senate You only get to use this procedure my time. combined—have sent all the appropria- Ms. SLAUGHTER. Mr. Speaker, I once—actually, you can use it three tions bills to the President before the yield myself the balance of my time. end of the fiscal year. It has been since times; but for a variety of different Mr. Speaker, the budget reconcili- the 1990s. reasons, it is only going to come to- ation bill avoids the real problems be- Newt Gingrich ran this institution gether for us once this year—and you fore us, including the debt limit, the the last time we did that. Bill Clinton have to choose how to do that. Export-Import Bank, a highway bill, a I am thrilled—thrilled—that the was in the White House the last time looming shutdown, and more. Instead story that the gentleman from Con- we did that. There is a lot of rust in the of addressing the urgent needs of the necticut tells is of success for his con- gears that has accumulated under both Nation, the bill doubles down on at- stituents back home in Connecticut. I Republican and Democratic leadership tacking women’s health and marks the think that is fabulous. I think that is in this place. 61st time that the House majority has fabulous. But this year we passed more appro- voted to repeal, to defund, or to under- Mr. Speaker, I don’t get to tell as priations bills earlier in the fiscal year mine the Affordable Care Act. than at any point since 1974. This year many of those stories. I tell stories of Mr. Speaker, let’s try to salvage we are moving the first long-term high- folks who had plans that they liked, something from the money we have way bill that we have seen in almost a and those plans were outlawed by their spent on this hour here at a time that decade. government. I tell stories about folks we have literally wasted again, for the This year we have conferenced a bal- who have doctors that they had had re- 61st time. Let’s salvage something anced budget for America for the first lationships with for decades, who were from it by voting ‘‘no’’ on the previous time in a decade and a half. That is not promised that if they liked their doctor question. We can actually accomplish just a notch to put on the belt of Amer- they could keep their doctor, who lost something then. access to their doctor because their If the previous question is defeated, ica to say this is what we have done. government told them ‘‘no more for we will be able to vote to take care of This is an opportunity to move this you.’’ the issue of debt limit, the full faith budget reconciliation bill. I tell stories of the small businesses and credit of the United States of Mr. Speaker, I do. I am saddened that in the district that were doing the America. reconciliation is a word that folks have right thing by providing health care for to go and look up and learn, but it is their employees who have now been b 1315 the only way—the only way—in divided priced out of that marketplace. They A simple vote ‘‘no’’ allows us to bring government that the people’s voice can are not required by law to do it, but that up, vote for that, go home this be heard. rates have gone up so much they can’t weekend not having to be chewing There is no other procedure in the do it themselves—not because of our ef- everybody’s nails and then everybody United States Congress that allows 51 forts to provide health care to people, in the country wonders what in heck is percent of America to prevail. There is but because of our efforts to tell people going to be going on here. no other ability in the United States what kind of health care is good for Why don’t we for a change here on Congress for the majority of Americans them and what kind isn’t. this day, on this Thursday, do some- who have lent their power to Wash- Mr. Speaker, you may not know, the thing positive, do something that needs ington to express their views and chairman of the Budget Committee is doing, do something we know sooner or change the law of the land, save this Georgia Congressman Dr. TOM PRICE. later we will do. Do it today on a clean one. Dr. TOM PRICE, in H.R. 2300, has a re- bill, no additions of any kind, just to Mr. Speaker, budget deficits have placement plan. Dr. TOM PRICE wants do it. It is an opportunity that I cer- gone down each and every year since to see preexisting conditions out of the tainly hope people will take advantage Speaker JOHN BOEHNER stood right marketplace. Dr. TOM PRICE, in H.R. of. I urge them to do that. there where you are standing today

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Listen to the Repub- have an opportunity today to do more. make a difference. lican Leadership Manual on the Legislative I have heard my colleagues on the The material previously referred to Process in the United States House of Rep- other side of the aisle, Mr. Speaker, by Ms. SLAUGHTER is as follows: resentatives, (6th edition, page 135). Here’s talk about those things that we can do AN AMENDMENT TO H. RES. 483 OFFERED BY how the Republicans describe the previous together, and I agree. I agree. MS. SLAUGHTER OF NEW YORK question vote in their own manual: ‘‘Al- I have heard my colleagues on the Strike all after the resolved clause and in- though it is generally not possible to amend other side talk about their priorities in sert: the rule because the majority Member con- terms of raising the debt limit and not That immediately upon adoption of this trolling the time will not yield for the pur- seeing the government shut down. I resolution the Speaker shall, pursuant to pose of offering an amendment, the same re- sult may be achieved by voting down the pre- halfway agree. clause 2(b) of rule XVIII, declare the House resolved into the Committee of the Whole vious question on the rule. . . . When the I don’t want to see the government House on the state of the Union for consider- motion for the previous question is defeated, shut down either. We avoided a govern- ation of the bill (H.R. 3737) to responsibly control of the time passes to the Member ment shutdown 2 weeks ago and got a pay our Nation’s bills on time by tempo- who led the opposition to ordering the pre- little thank you note from a young rarily extending the public debt limit, and vious question. That Member, because he lady who was in the office. for other purposes. The first reading of the then controls the time, may offer an amend- She said: Dear Congressman, It was bill shall be dispensed with. All points of ment to the rule, or yield for the purpose of good to see you today. Thank you for order against consideration of the bill are amendment.’’ waived. General debate shall be confined to In Deschler’s Procedure in the U.S. House not letting the American History mu- of Representatives, the subchapter titled seum close down while my family was the bill and shall not exceed one hour equal- ly divided and controlled by the chair and ‘‘Amending Special Rules’’ states: ‘‘a refusal in Washington. ranking minority member of the Committee to order the previous question on such a rule There are real impacts to that. But on Ways and Means. After general debate the [a special rule reported from the Committee the fact is the reason we are having the bill shall be considered for amendment under on Rules] opens the resolution to amend- conversation is not because anybody the five-minute rule. All points of order ment and further debate.’’ (Chapter 21, sec- wants to shut the government down. It against provisions in the bill are waived. At tion 21.2) Section 21.3 continues: ‘‘Upon re- is because folks want to borrow more the conclusion of consideration of the bill for jection of the motion for the previous ques- money. Mortgaging our children’s fu- amendment the Committee shall rise and re- tion on a resolution reported from the Com- mittee on Rules, control shifts to the Mem- ture to the tune of $18 trillion appar- port the bill to the House with such amend- ments as may have been adopted. The pre- ber leading the opposition to the previous ently is not mortgaging it enough. We vious question shall be considered as ordered question, who may offer a proper amendment are going to be back and make it $19 on the bill and amendments thereto to final or motion and who controls the time for de- trillion or $19.5 trillion. passage without intervening motion except bate thereon.’’ Mr. Speaker, we are not talking one motion to recommit with or without in- Clearly, the vote on the previous question about a debt limit that is coming structions. If the Committee of the Whole on a rule does have substantive policy impli- around today. We are talking about rises and reports that it has come to no reso- cations. It is one of the only available tools one that came around in the spring. lution on the bill, then on the next legisla- for those who oppose the Republican major- tive day the House shall, immediately after ity’s agenda and allows those with alter- The government has just been bor- native views the opportunity to offer an al- rowing and borrowing and borrowing the third daily order of business under clause 1 of rule XIV, resolve into the Committee of ternative plan. even beyond that debt limit, and they the Whole for further consideration of the Mr. WOODALL. Mr. Speaker, I yield are borrowing because we are spending bill. back the balance of my time, and I too much. SEC. 2. Clause 1(c) of rule XIX shall not move the previous question on the res- Mr. Speaker, look at the tax rolls apply to the consideration of H.R. 3737. olution. right now. Do you realize, as we are The SPEAKER pro tempore. The standing here today, not only is Amer- THE VOTE ON THE PREVIOUS QUESTION: WHAT question is on ordering the previous ica collecting more in constant dol- IT REALLY MEANS question. lars—not static dollars, but constant This vote, the vote on whether to order the The question was taken; and the dollars adjusted for inflation—we are previous question on a special rule, is not merely a procedural vote. A vote against or- Speaker pro tempore announced that collecting more money than at any dering the previous question is a vote the ayes appeared to have it. time in American history, any time. against the Republican majority agenda and Per capita in this country, Ameri- Ms. SLAUGHTER. Mr. Speaker, on a vote to allow the Democratic minority to that I demand the yeas and nays. cans are paying more in taxes than offer an alternative plan. It is a vote about The yeas and nays were ordered. they have ever paid in the history of what the House should be debating. the Republic, not in inflated 2015 dol- Mr. Clarence Cannon’s Precedents of the The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- lars, but in constant dollars adjusted House of Representatives (VI, 308–311), de- ant to clause 8 of rule XX, further pro- for inflation. The real impact on Amer- scribes the vote on the previous question on ceedings on this question will be post- the rule as ‘‘a motion to direct or control the poned. ican families is greater today in taxes consideration of the subject before the House than ever before. being made by the Member in charge.’’ To f Mr. Speaker, the problem is not that defeat the previous question is to give the NATIONAL STRATEGIC AND CRIT- we don’t raise enough money. The opposition a chance to decide the subject be- ICAL MINERALS PRODUCTION problem is that we spend too much fore the House. Cannon cites the Speaker’s ACT OF 2015 money. I can’t count the number of ruling of January 13, 1920, to the effect that good pieces of legislation that have ‘‘the refusal of the House to sustain the de- GENERAL LEAVE gone to the Senate and failed not on mand for the previous question passes the Mr. LAMBORN. Mr. Speaker, I ask their merits, but because a Democratic control of the resolution to the opposition’’ unanimous consent that all Members in order to offer an amendment. On March filibuster would not even allow the bill 15, 1909, a member of the majority party of- may have 5 legislative days in which to to be debated. fered a rule resolution. The House defeated revise and extend their remarks and to With this rule and with this under- the previous question and a member of the include extraneous material on the lying bill, we allow the people’s voice opposition rose to a parliamentary inquiry, bill. to be heard, we allow the American asking who was entitled to recognition. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there majority’s voice to be heard, and we Speaker Joseph G. Cannon (R-Illinois) said: objection to the request of the gen- have an opportunity to put a bill that ‘‘The previous question having been refused, tleman from Colorado? will make a difference for American the gentleman from New York, Mr. Fitz- There was no objection. gerald, who had asked the gentleman to families on the President’s desk for the yield to him for an amendment, is entitled to The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- very first time. the first recognition.’’ ant to House Resolution 481 and rule I encourage all of my colleagues’ The Republican majority may say ‘‘the XVIII, the Chair declares the House in strong support of the rule. Upon pas- vote on the previous question is simply a the Committee of the Whole House on

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We Accordingly, the House resolved The lack of domestically produced have a mining system that was put to- itself into the Committee of the Whole strategic and critical minerals are gether in the 1870s when the number House on the state of the Union for the prime examples of how the U.S. has one goal for President Grant at that consideration of the bill (H.R. 1937) to regulated itself into a 100 percent de- time was to get people to settle in the require the Secretary of the Interior pendency on at least 19 critical and West. I am here to tell you, Mr. Chair, and the Secretary of Agriculture to unique minerals. It has also earned the the West has been settled. more efficiently develop domestic United States the unique and unfortu- As a resident of southern California, sources of the minerals and mineral nate distinction of being ranked dead we have this 150-year-old bill that real- materials of strategic and critical im- last when it comes to permitting min- ly makes things as easy as possible for portance to United States economic ing projects. miners. We still have a law that and national security and manufac- The 2014 ranking of countries for doesn’t require any royalties to be paid turing competitiveness, with Mr. mining investment out of 25 major on the extraction of hard rock minerals MARCHANT in the chair. mining countries found that the 7- to on public lands. Let’s be clear. If you The Clerk read the title of the bill. 10-year permitting delays are the most drill for oil or gas on public lands or The CHAIR. Pursuant to the rule, the significant risk to mining projects in mine coal or soda ash or potash or a bill is considered read the first time. the U.S. We are dead last in that rank- number of other minerals, what do you General debate shall not exceed 1 ing. I can’t speak for the other coun- do? You pay a royalty to the American hour equally divided and controlled by tries, but the reason the U.S. is so slow taxpayer, but not if you mine copper or the chair and ranking minority mem- to issue new mining permits is very silver or platinum or gold or other ber of the Committee on Natural Re- simple: government bureaucracy. valuables. You get to mine royalty sources. H.R. 1937, introduced by my colleague free. The gentleman from Colorado (Mr. from Nevada, will help us end foreign When the Mining Law of 1872 was en- LAMBORN) and the gentleman from dependence by streamlining govern- acted, there was no such thing as envi- California (Mr. LOWENTHAL) each will ment red tape that blocks America’s ronmental safeguards. There was no control 30 minutes. strategic and critical mineral produc- concept of the multiple uses of public The Chair recognizes the gentleman tion. Instead of waiting for over a dec- lands to ensure that mining could coex- from Colorado. ade for mining permits to be approved, ist with grazing, with recreation or Mr. LAMBORN. Mr. Chairman, I this bill sets a goal for the total review conservation. There were no require- yield myself such time as I may con- process for permitting at 30 months, 21⁄2 ments for miners to clean up after sume. years. themselves when they were done min- I rise today in strong support of H.R. Now, this isn’t a hard deadline, Mr. ing. Simply mine as long as it is profit- 1937, the National Strategic and Crit- Chairman. It can be extended. But it is able, and when you are done, just pick ical Minerals Production Act of 2015. a goal to push the bureaucrats into ac- up and leave, and don’t worry about it, This bill was introduced by my good tion on these important infrastructure except that the people who live any- friend and colleague, Representative projects. It shouldn’t take a decade to where near the half million abandoned MARK AMODEI of Nevada, and myself as get a project built for minerals that we mines in this country need to worry the first cosponsor. need in our everyday lives and for our about it. Communities located near the Not a day goes by when Americans national security. No company can rea- tens of thousands of miles of polluted don’t use a product that is made from sonably forecast the price of minerals rivers with toxic acid mine waste, they critical minerals. In fact, life as we 10 years in advance. need to worry about it, and, certainly, know it in the 21st century would not Finally, above all, this is a Jobs bill. the United States Congress needs to be possible without these minerals. The positive economic impact of this worry about it. There would be no computers, no bill will extend beyond just the mining But, instead of tackling this problem, BlackBerries, no iPhones. There would industry. For every good-paying metal what does this bill do? It declares that be no MRIs, CAT scans, or x-ray ma- mining job created, an estimated 2.3 the biggest problem we have with min- chines. There would be no wind tur- additional jobs are generated. For ing in this country is that we are not bines or solar panels. Mr. Chairman, every nonmetal mining job created, an- doing it fast enough. the list is exhaustive of these things other 1.6 jobs are created. So this bill proposes to undermine that depend on critical and strategic This legislation gives the oppor- one of our bedrock environmental minerals that make our lives possible. tunity for American manufacturers, laws—the National Environmental Pol- Rare earth elements, a special subset small businesses, technology compa- icy Act—and it makes land managers of strategic and critical minerals, are nies, and construction firms to use who are reviewing mine plans prioritize core components of these products in American resources to help make the mineral production over every other the 21st century. Yet, despite the tre- products that are essential to our ev- potential use of the land, which threat- mendous need for rare earth elements, eryday lives. ens hunting, fishing, grazing, and con- the United States has allowed itself to As China continues to tighten global servation. become almost entirely dependent on supplies of rare earth elements, we Mr. Chair, it would be one thing if China and other foreign nations for should respond with a U.S. mining ren- the data showed that a large number of these resources. aissance that will bring mining and mines were being delayed for no good America has a plentiful supply of manufacturing jobs back. reason; but, in fact, according to the rare earth elements, but roadblocks to The National Strategic and Critical data from the Bureau of Land Manage- the development of these critical mate- Minerals Production Act, H.R. 1937, is ment, mines are getting approved rials have resulted in China producing important to our jobs and to our econ- much faster. We just heard that it 97 percent of the world’s supply. That omy. We must act now to cut the Gov- takes a decade, but let’s be clear what is 97 percent. ernment red tape that is stopping the data says. Our current policies are handing American domestic production and fur- Between 2005 and 2008, on average, 54 China a monopoly on these elements, thering our dependence on foreign percent of the plans were approved in creating a dependence that has serious countries for our mineral needs. less than 3 years. In 2009 to 2014, 69 per- implications for American jobs, for our Mr. Chairman, I reserve the balance cent of the plans were approved in less economy, and on our national security. of my time. than 3 years. So, in reality, rather than

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This bill has an incredibly tance and availability.’’ Under Mr. AMODEI’s legislation, one broad definition of what is a strategic So you have to look at the total cir- Federal agency would become the lead and critical mineral. I have yet to hear cumstances surrounding the current agency and set project timelines for anyone tell me—and we asked in com- supply of a mineral and what that min- permit applications and decisions. The mittee—what mineral now doesn’t eral is, and they all, literally, could fit total review process would not be au- qualify as strategic and critical under that definition according to the Na- thorized to exceed 30 months unless ex- this bill. Certainly, none of the wit- tional Research Council. tended by all parties involved. These nesses we had at our Natural Resources Mr. Chairman, I yield 3 minutes to parties would include State and local Committee hearing could, and the ma- the gentlewoman from the great State governments and local stakeholders. jority hasn’t suggested anything. Now of Wyoming (Mrs. LUMMIS), my col- This ensures that local voices will be we are talking about expediting the league, who is also the vice chairman heard. process for sand and gravel, crushed of the full Committee on Natural Re- Mr. Chairman, I cannot emphasize stones, gold, silver, diamonds. All of sources. enough how important I think this leg- these are now going to be considered Mrs. LUMMIS. I want to thank islation is. I am a cosponsor of the leg- strategic and critical by the definition Chairman LAMBORN and my good friend islation. It passed the House in pre- in this bill. All get an expedited proc- and fellow Western Caucus member, vious Congresses on a bipartisan basis. ess for permitting, and they have Nevada Representative AMODEI, for I urge my colleagues to vote ‘‘yes’’ on weaker environmental reviews. their work on this important legisla- H.R. 1937. I thank Mr. AMODEI for his But, even if this bill were limited to tion. thoughtful consideration of this bill. the definition for critical minerals that Mr. Chairman, let me start by ad- Mr. LOWENTHAL. Mr. Chairman, I the rest of the world goes by—basi- dressing why strategic minerals matter yield myself such time as I may con- cally, that those minerals be impor- and why we ought to have a piece of sume. tant, they be unique, and, most impor- legislation like this. I would just like to point out that tantly, we are defining them as stra- My home State of Wyoming is the the proponent of the bill has said—I be- tegic and critical minerals because headquarters for our Nation’s nuclear lieve it was the National Research they are subject to a supply risk—it is intercontinental ballistic missile force. Council—that all minerals and prod- clear that this bill does not help. These missiles ensure that those who ucts could be or could become critical We had one rare earth element mine would do us harm are deterred from to some degree. That is really what start up in this country a few years using nuclear weapons. These weapons they said, but let’s be clear what this ago. The rare earth elements are ones are on call 24 hours a day, 365 days a bill says and what the National Re- that are truly critical. Two months year, but they need regular mainte- search Council’s definition is. That is, ago, that mine stopped operating be- nance and replacement components. really, what we are talking about, and cause prices were too low. That is what Rare earth elements are an important we are going to discuss that later on. has happened. That one mine was al- part of these components—from bat- Just what is the definition? ready permitted, already built, and al- teries, to computer chips, to display In the bill that we see before us, in ready operating, and it had to be shut screens and engines. These compo- terms of strategic and critical min- down because of economics. nents—components vital to our techno- erals, the term ‘‘strategic and critical’’ I don’t think changing the environ- logical edge—would require elements means minerals that are necessary for mental laws in any way solves the that can be difficult to procure. national defense and national security problem of economics, but it certainly Now, China controls nearly 80 per- requirements—there certainly are would help major international mining cent of rare earth production. As we some of those—for the national energy conglomerates—companies based in know, China has used this leverage to infrastructure, including pipelines, re- Canada or Australia. It is going to help bully our allies, to limit exports at a fining capacity, electrical power gen- them grease the skids when they want time of a dispute, especially recently, eration, and transmission and renew- to open their next giant copper mine or with Japan over the control of islands able energy products, for supporting gold mine or uranium mine right next in the South China Sea. The U.S. Navy the domestic manufacturing of any to a national park or a sensitive water- plans to conduct operations in the area mineral for agriculture, housing, tele- shed. to remind China of the importance of communications, health care, transpor- Mr. Chair, this bill is bad policy. The respecting maritime boundaries and tation and infrastructure, or for the outcomes here won’t be any different the freedom of navigation; but China is Nation’s economic security and bal- than the outcomes over the past two using its 80 percent share of rare earth ance of trade. For that reason, they are Congresses. This bill is dead on arrival minerals to leverage our allies. They saying let’s shorten the process, evis- in the Senate, and the administration can do it anytime they want because cerate NEPA—the National Environ- has already expressed its strong opposi- they have such massive control of this mental Policy Act—and let’s expedite tion. resource. this process. What should we be doing? The bill that Mr. AMODEI is spon- I ask you: What mineral is not in- We should be here today, discussing soring, the National Strategic and cluded in this definition? They are in- how to fix our outdated and antiquated Critical Minerals Production Act, cluding everything. mining laws, how to make mining com- would simplify the permitting process Let’s see what, in actuality, the Na- panies pay their fair share, how to for domestic mines that will provide tional Research Council said. They clean up the half million abandoned resources used in components that are published the report in 2008. It was mines that litter our landscape from vital to our national security. That is called: ‘‘Minerals, Critical Minerals, coast to coast. We shouldn’t be here why we need to do it. and the U.S. Economy,’’ and it defined talking about a bill that is only going Here is an example of the existing what should be our definition of stra- to make things worse. problem. tegic and critical minerals. I urge my colleagues to oppose H.R. In my home State of Wyoming, the It states: ‘‘To be ‘critical,’ a mineral 1937. Bear Lodge Critical Rare Earth Project must be essential in use.’’ We agree. Mr. Chair, I reserve the balance of has been going through the current They talk about strategic, and those my time. process since 2011. It will be the only proponents talk about essential min- Mr. LAMBORN. Mr. Chairman, I large-scale production facility in the erals; but the National Research Coun- yield myself such time as I may con- U.S. for some rare earth elements des- cil also says: ‘‘To be considered ‘crit- sume. ignated as critical by the U.S. Depart- ical and strategic,’ it must be subject

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We for mining companies to mine any- Let’s lessen our dependency on im- have to follow the example. where, to have an expedited process so porting critical minerals from coun- By the way, if a miner tries to de- as not to protect communities; and I tries like China and restore some san- velop a mine, you have to go through think that is a great mistake and takes ity to our permitting and regulatory so many different permits; and then us the wrong way and is exactly the op- process so we can get American miners when you get done, guess what we posite of what the National Research back to work. Imagine our slogan, have. The lawyers from the big, big en- Council has called for. ‘‘Made in the USA with materials vironmental organizations like the Sa- Mr. Chair, I reserve the balance of mined in the USA.’’ Now, that is what fari Club, Sierra Club, and Friends of my time. this bill is all about. the Earth, all 58 different groups, file Mr. LAMBORN. Mr. Chairman, I I applaud Mr. AMODEI for his leader- suit by a legal body that impedes the yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from ship on this critical issue and urge my progress for this Nation. Arizona (Mr. GOSAR), who is also a colleagues to vote ‘‘yes’’ on H.R. 1937. We cannot continue to import all member of the Natural Resources Com- Mr. LOWENTHAL. Mr. Chair, I yield which we need to have this living style mittee. 2 minutes to the gentleman from Geor- we have today, yet that is what a lot of Mr. GOSAR. I thank the gentleman gia (Mr. JOHNSON). people on that side of the aisle insist for yielding. Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia. Mr. Chair, upon. Mr. Chairman, I rise in support of today we are debating yet another Re- This is a good bill. Mr. AMODEI H.R. 1937, the National Strategic and publican bill restricting access to the thought about this bill. How do we re- Critical Minerals Production Act. courts to only those with deep pockets. tain our security? But more than that, This commonsense legislation will H.R. 1937 continues the alarming trend how do we keep jobs within the United streamline the permitting process and of Republican-sponsored legislation States? His comment is ‘‘made in the allow for better coordination amongst that proposes to limit the average United States by resources mined in the relevant State and Federal agen- American’s access to the courts so the United States.’’ That is what we cies in order to foster economic businesses that line the pockets of should be looking at as this Congress growth, create jobs, and ensure a ro- these politicians with campaign con- instead of following, I call it, the blind bust domestic supply of strategic and tributions can continue to profit. piper: We don’t need to drill our oil; we critical minerals. Misleadingly disguised as a bill stim- will buy it from abroad. We don’t need People have been digging in Arizona ulating the increased production of to mine our minerals; we will buy it for precious metals for centuries. In strategic minerals, this legislation is from abroad. And, by the way, we will the 1850s, nearly one in every four peo- actually about shielding the mining in- ship our jobs overseas, and we will be ple in Arizona was a miner. Without a dustry’s poor environmental practices further in debt $18 trillion. doubt, mining fueled the growth that from accountability to victims while We need our resources. That is what makes Arizona the State it is today. In simultaneously disenfranchising min- made this Nation great. Everything in fact, it is part of the five Cs that built ing-impacted communities. this room, in these hallowed Halls, this Arizona with copper. H.R. 1937 allows regulators to exempt body came from the earth. It was mining projects from the Equal Access mined, it was cut, it was manufactured b 1345 to Justice Act, EAJA. The EAJA al- from the earth. Why should we buy it Today, the Arizona mining industry lows average Americans access to legal from abroad? is alive. Minerals such as copper, coal, representation to protect their commu- Let’s be American. Let’s mine for our gold, uranium, lime, and potash are nities. Without EAJA, impacted com- resources. Let’s cut our trees for our still mined throughout my district, but munities cannot afford lawyers, much resources. Let’s build our resources. As not at the levels they used to be. less the litany of scientific and tech- it says right up there: ‘‘Let us use our These projects employ hundreds of nical experts needed to mount a serious resources God has given for the benefit my constituents with high-paying jobs, challenge to a multinational mining of mankind.’’ If we don’t do that, we jobs that pay over $50,000 to $60,000 a company. This exemption cripples the are abusing the job we have here. year, plus benefits. In rural Arizona, ability of those concerned with envi- Mr. LOWENTHAL. Mr. Chair, I yield these types of jobs are few and far be- ronmental protection to seek represen- myself such time as I may consume. tween. tation and redress in the courts. I would really like to discuss in a lit- As I meet with companies that do For that reason, I urge my colleagues tle bit more detail the idea that the business throughout my State, the to vote ‘‘no’’ on this bill and preserve permitting process is so onerous, that message is clear: we could do better. justice for all. it takes so long to do it. The length, complexity, and uncer- Mr. LAMBORN. Mr. Chair, I yield 2 In 2012, 2013, and 2014, let’s talk about tainty of the permitting process is sty- minutes to the gentleman from Alaska the last 3 years of permitting of mines, mieing development and discouraging (Mr. YOUNG), a senior member of the of plans of operation, what really is the investors from committing to U.S. Natural Resources Committee. data? I will tell you that of all the mining. (Mr. YOUNG of Alaska asked and was plans of operation that were approved The folks on the ground tell me that given permission to revise and extend in 2012, 93 percent of them were done in because of regulatory excessive over- his remarks.) 3 years or less; in 2013, 79 percent were reach by the Federal Government and Mr. YOUNG of Alaska. Mr. Chair, I done in 3 years or less; and in 2014, it the cumbersome permitting process, am very proud of this bill, and I am a was 68 percent. In summary, in the last that it can take as long as 10 years. It sponsor of this bill, and no one is lining 3 years, close to 80 percent of all plans is becoming a bad business decision to my pockets. I resent that comment. I of operation were permitted in less even attempt to get a new U.S. mine am thinking of the United States of than 3 years. So we are not talking off the ground, despite a bountiful sup- America and how we are importing about an onerous time. ply of domestic resources. We must these 31 known minerals and the proc- Also, let us remember that the same correct this problem and prevent more ess that we have to go through to mine bill was twice introduced last year. It American jobs from leaving America. our own natural resources in our great was twice introduced in the last ses- Rare earth and other critical min- Nation. sion, and it was also introduced once in erals have been discovered throughout It impedes our capability to be se- the 112th Congress. It never got taken rural Arizona, have been the main eco- cure, regardless of what one might say. up in the Senate. nomic driver and provider of jobs for You just don’t do this overnight. You This bill, if it ever did get through, communities that otherwise probably have to have time to develop, espe- let’s see what the administration says. wouldn’t make it at all. The critical cially the rare earths. The rest of the I read to you a Statement of Adminis- minerals produced in these areas are minerals we are importing using out- tration Policy:

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Specifically, H.R. 1937 would un- DEAR CHAIRMAN BISHOP, I am writing with tections and how do you think they re- dermine sound Federal decision-mak- respect to H.R. 1937, the ‘‘National Strategic claimed these projects? ing by eliminating the appropriate re- and Critical Minerals Production Act of What we need desperately is to use views under the National Environ- 2015,’’ which the Committee on Natural Re- 21st century technology and pay our mental Policy Act if certain conditions sources recently ordered reported favorably. labor force 21st century wages to are met, circumventing public involve- As a result of your having consulted with us produce the strategic and critical min- ment in mining proposals, and bypass- on provisions in H.R. 1937 that fall within the erals that are necessary for our way of Rule X jurisdiction of the Committee on the ing the formulation of alternatives to life and not be dependent on other Judiciary, I agree to discharge our Com- countries for these minerals and not proposals, among other things. The Ad- mittee from further consideration of this bill ministration also opposes the legisla- so that it may proceed expeditiously to the take advantage of their miners. This is tion’s severe restrictions on judicial re- House floor for consideration. a no-brainer. Let’s do the right thing. view. Although the legislation purports The Judiciary Committee takes this action As Satchel Paige said: Just throw to limit litigation, its extremely short with our mutual understanding that by fore- strikes. Home plate don’t move. statute of limitations and vague con- going consideration of H.R. 1937 at this time, We know what we are doing. Pass we do not waive any jurisdiction over subject this bill. It is a good bill. straints on the scope of prospective re- matter contained in this or similar legisla- lief that a court may issue are likely to ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE CHAIR tion, and that our Committee will be appro- The CHAIR. The Chair notes a dis- have the opposite effect. priately consulted and involved as the bill or ‘‘The Administration strongly sup- similar legislation moves forward so that we turbance in the gallery in contraven- ports the development of rare earth may address any remaining issues in our ju- tion of the law and rules of the House. The Sergeant At Arms will remove elements and other critical minerals, risdiction. Our Committee also reserves the those persons responsible for the dis- but rejects the notion that their devel- right to seek appointment of an appropriate turbance and restore order to the gal- opment is incompatible with existing number of conferees to any House-Senate conference involving this or similar legisla- lery. safeguards regarding the uses of public tion, and asks that you support any such re- Mr. LOWENTHAL. Mr. Chair, I re- lands, environmental protection, and quest. serve the balance of my time. public involvement in agency decision- I would ask that a copy of our exchange of Mr. LAMBORN. Mr. Chairman, I making.’’ letters on this matter be included in the yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from Congressional Record during Floor consider- If we are really concerned about up- Michigan (Mr. BENISHEK), who is also a ation of H.R. 1937. dating this old law, let’s work together member of the Committee on Natural and come up with a better definition of Sincerely, BOB GOODLATTE, Resources. what is a critical and strategic mineral Chairman. Mr. BENISHEK. Mr. Chair, I rise and let us not eviscerate the environ- Mr. LAMBORN. Mr. Chair, I yield 3 today in strong support of H.R. 1937, mental protections and the public par- the National Strategic and Critical minutes to the gentleman from Utah ticipation which we now afford people. Minerals Production Act. (Mr. BISHOP), chairman of the Natural I reserve the balance of my time. Over the past several decades, our Resources Committee. Nation has lagged far behind much of Mr. LAMBORN. Mr. Chairman, I in- Mr. BISHOP of Utah. Mr. Chair, they the world in the development and ex- clude in the RECORD an exchange of let- once asked the famous spitball pitcher ters between Chairman BISHOP and traction of domestic mineral resources. Gaylord Perry if he put a foreign sub- Falling behind on this front has made Chairman GOODLATTE of the Judiciary stance on the ball, and he calmly an- Committee on this bill. our Nation dependent on foreign swered: No. Vaseline is 100 percent sources of many vital mineral re- HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, American product. COMMITTEE ON NATURAL RESOURCES, sources that our economy and national We used to only have to import a defense need to continue functioning. Washington, DC, 28 July 2015. handful of rare earth minerals in this Hon. ROBERT GOODLATTE, Falling behind has also led to the Chairman, Committee on the Judiciary, country, like eight. Today, we are im- loss of good-paying jobs throughout the Washington, DC. porting dozens of them because we country. We have seen this in my dis- DEAR MR. CHAIRMAN: On July 9, 2015, the have, with this administration, a pol- trict in northern Michigan in the Committee on Natural Resources ordered fa- icy of trying to stockpile these re- mines that have shut down and the vorably report H.R. 1937, National Strategic sources. Hopefully, when we get mines that have not been permitted. and Critical Minerals Production Act of 2015. through them, we will be able to find There is a mine in the western part of The bill was referred primarily to the Com- some other country that can help us to my district that has been over 10 years mittee on Natural Resources, with an addi- resupply those resources, kind of like in the permitting process and is still tional referral to the Committee on the Judi- Blanche in ‘‘A Streetcar Named De- ciary. not near open. These jobs are critically I ask that you allow the Committee on the sire,’’ where we are dependent on the needed in my district. Judiciary to be discharged from further con- kindness of strangers at all times. The mines of the U.P. have served sideration of the bill so that it may be sched- Would it not be wiser for us simply to our country in times of need, providing uled by the Majority Leader. This discharge have a consistent policy where we ac- many of the raw minerals that we have in no way affects your jurisdiction over the tually have a workforce that is devel- needed for national defense. If the re- subject matter of the bill, and it will not oping, on a regular basis, these rare sources that we have beneath our feet serve as precedent for future referrals. In ad- earth minerals that we can have for were needed today, these mines would dition, should a conference on the bill be our use so that we can have the jobs have to go through a significant per- necessary, I would support having the Com- from them, it can help our economy, mittee on the Judiciary represented on the mitting process that would likely take conference committee. Finally, I would be and it could give us the security we almost 20 years. pleased to include this letter and your re- desperately need? We don’t need to While I support making sure that we sponse in the bill report filed by the Com- keep importing stuff into this country. behave in an environmentally respon- mittee on Natural Resources to memorialize I mean, we imported the Expos from sible manner, it is ridiculous that over- our understanding, as well as in the Congres- Montreal to here in Washington. That ly burdensome Federal regulations are sional Record when the bill is considered by should be sufficient. That is enough. keeping us from being competitive in the House. Thank you for your consideration I read an article the other day about the world economy. This bill will cut of my request, and for your continued strong mining rare earth minerals in the through some of the bureaucratic red cooperation between our committees. Sincerely, Democratic Republic of the Congo tape that is holding our economy back, ROB BISHOP, where rare minerals, necessary for leading to a nation that is less depend- Chairman, iPhones and the Samsung Galaxy ent on foreign resources for vital nat- Committee on Natural Resources. phones, were being produced. Miners ural resources and creating jobs.

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I simply disagree. limited definition of what is a strategic reserve the balance of my time. God forbid we talk about commercial and critical mineral. Mr. LAMBORN. Mr. Chairman, I supplies, national security, strategic I urge the authors here, the pro- yield 5 minutes to the gentleman from supplies. Other speakers have talked ponents, to really amend this bill so the Silver State, Nevada (Mr. AMODEI), about that. This is not some dream job that we can all work together on this a former member of the Committee on for the minerals extraction industry. to really restrict the two very specific Natural Resources and the author of Oh, by the way, let’s not look at the occasions of when we would enable a this bill. folks down in the Palmetto State right change in the protections that we al- Mr. AMODEI. Mr. Chairman, God for- now who are experiencing phenomenal ready have under NEPA. Right now, ev- bid we place dealing with bedrock floods that might need materials to erything is included. This eviscerates American issues ahead of the culture of kind of rebuild their State. all of our protections. I urge a ‘‘no’’ political cliche. It is always nice to be God forbid we talk about sand and vote. informed of what the status is in the gravel for those folks in the Golden Mr. Chairman, I yield back the bal- Intermountain West by people from State after the Loma Prieta earth- ance of my time. towns that end in the name ‘‘Beach.’’ quake and they needed to rebuild Mr. LAMBORN. Mr. Chairman, I I find it incredibly interesting that things called freeways lickety-split. yield myself the balance of my time. we have heard on several occasions This is not about supplying sand for In closing, much has been debated that the administration’s average for your kid’s sandbox. This is not about here on the floor about what is stra- the supermajority of applications is 36 gravel for your driveway in your sub- tegic and what is not strategic. Let me months or less and how we need to division. This is about having flexi- suggest two ways that you could define work together on things when the leg- bility to address issues that are min- strategic minerals. islation on the floor right now calls for eral related. Because you know what, You could define it by making a defi- a 30-month timeframe, which is extend- nobody has called this place, regardless nition so narrow that, in effect, the able, by the way, with the consent of of who is running it, nimble. legislation picks winners and losers or both parties. When one of these issues comes up, you could write law that says that cer- So instead of, Well, let’s have an God forbid you give them: That is tain conditions that require certain amendment to make it 36 months and right, folks. Hang on to your hats. elements will be the driver of what is put this on the suspension calendar, we Thirty months to try to get the per- strategic and critical. That means the are subjected to ‘‘This is bad’’ and ‘‘It mission from the Federal Government marketplace will decide what is stra- disenfranchises the public’’ and all to extract minerals on that. tegic and critical. that. With all due respect, what this is all I think that is a much better ap- Let’s talk about what this is really about is: Do you continue to let folks proach when I talk about this because about. There is an old saying in the who are opposed to things try to starve I recall hearing that, in the late 1890s, law: When you have got the facts, you them out and wait and wait and wait the U.S. Patent Office issued a state- argue the facts. When you have got the until the capital goes elsewhere or do ment—I think I have this correct law, you argue the law. When you don’t you take the folks and the administra- here—saying that we ought to close have either, you just argue. tion’s word: Nice job. Takes you 36 down the U.S. Patent Office because Here we are. Because everybody in months? You want us to change it to 33 everything that can be invented has the room knows, depending on what months and put it on the suspension been invented. side of the issue you are on, the big calendar? I will do it. But short of that, That was in the 1890s. That was be- tool in this thing is, if we can outwait me thinks thou doth protest too much. fore airplanes. That was before cars them, the capital will go elsewhere. I solicit your earnest support, and I were commercially available. That was Guess what. The folks that believe in am looking forward to the Senate work before most telecommunications. This that are winning. on it this time because we are nimble means all the minerals that go into When we talk about those bedrock compared to those folks on the north these things weren’t even thought of at American issues, things like jobs, end of the building. that time. things like public participation—you Mr. LOWENTHAL. Mr. Chairman, I What we do in this bill is just very know, 30 months, that is longer than reserve the balance of my time. straightforward. We say that the stra- we get to hang out here after the peo- Mr. LAMBORN. Mr. Chairman, I am tegic and critical minerals will meet ple of our district give us their voting prepared to close. any of the following four criteria—and, card. That is longer—used to be—than I reserve the balance of my time. by the way, you can find these on page somebody would take to try to talk Mr. LOWENTHAL. Mr. Chairman, I 5, section 3, under ‘‘Definitions’’: you into voting for them for Governor yield myself the balance of my time. A, for national defense and national or President. In closing, we have heard in this dis- security. That is so evident, it hardly Nobody can accuse this legislation, cussion that we should have a sweeping needs to be debated. at 21⁄2 years, extendable by stipulation, definition, every mineral should be B, for the Nation’s energy infrastruc- of forcing the public to sit on their under the definition of a critical min- ture, including pipelines and refining. hands. Jobs, participation of the pub- eral, and that we should not be be- That is because of the importance of lic, balance of trade, that is not impor- holden to foreign sources if we don’t do energy. That certainly should not be tant. that. Well, I agree in many ways. We debated because we have to have a good I mean, why should we be concerned should not be. energy source if we are going to have a about balance of trade and exporting This bill doesn’t really deal with that growing economy. the minerals that this country is issue because, if the authors were real- Also, C, to support domestic manu- wealthy with? You want to talk about ly concerned about restrictions to the facturing. That includes, obviously, ag- abandoned mines? In my State, those supply, they would make the definition riculture and housing as well. In other folks happen to be doing a great job. If of ‘‘critical’’ and ‘‘strategic minerals’’ words, to support our economy. Doesn’t you want to talk about the culture of much narrower. We would not give up that make good sense to have a source the 1870s, yeah, but it has come a long our environmental protections. We of strategic and critical minerals for way. would not give up our public participa- that? God forbid, when we talk about pay- tion. We would not give up our legal Finally, D, for the Nation’s economic ing your fair share, in my State, the protections when, in fact, there is no security and balance of trade. That

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China. percent of the Nation’s requirements, and an (C) Possible alternatives to issuance of the This approach is more of a long-term additional 24 of which the United States im- permit. solution because 25 years from now ported for more than 50 percent of the Na- (D) The relationship between local long- tion’s needs. and short-term uses of man’s environment there will be a mineral that somebody (C) The United States share of worldwide and the maintenance and enhancement of will find that will be used for new tech- mineral exploration dollars was 7 percent in long-term productivity. nology. But if we have defined it so 2014, down from 19 percent in the early 1990s. (E) Any irreversible and irretrievable com- narrowly, as the other side would sug- (D) In the 2014 Ranking of Countries for mitment of resources that would be involved gest, that we don’t know what that Mining Investment (out of 25 major mining in the proposed action. technology is, we have, in fact, been countries), found that 7- to 10-year permit- (F) That public participation will occur picking winners and losers, and that is ting delays are the most significant risk to during the decisionmaking process for au- the wrong approach. mining projects in the United States. thorizing actions under the permit. (2) WRITTEN REQUIREMENT.—In reaching a The right approach is what is em- SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS. In this Act: determination under paragraph (1), the lead bodied in this bill to say that these (1) STRATEGIC AND CRITICAL MINERALS.—The agency shall, by no later than 90 days after four conditions will be the ones that term ‘‘strategic and critical minerals’’ receipt of an application for the permit, in a define strategic and critical minerals. means minerals that are necessary— written record of decision— Finally, let me close on this: Some (A) for national defense and national secu- (A) explain the rationale used in reaching people make fun of sand and gravel as rity requirements; its determination; being strategic. I guarantee you that, (B) for the Nation’s energy infrastructure, (B) state the facts in the record that are after a major earthquake in northern including pipelines, refining capacity, elec- the basis for the determination; and or southern California, when the free- trical power generation and transmission, (C) show that the facts in the record could allow a reasonable person to reach the same ways collapse, I can tell you that ce- and renewable energy production; (C) to support domestic manufacturing, ag- determination as the lead agency did. ment and sand and gravel will abso- riculture, housing, telecommunications, (c) COORDINATION ON PERMITTING PROC- lutely fit that definition. healthcare, and transportation infrastruc- ESS.—The lead agency with responsibility for In this bill, strategic and critical ture; or issuing a mineral exploration or mine permit minerals are not defined, as some have (D) for the Nation’s economic security and shall enhance government coordination for suggested, as all minerals all the time. balance of trade. the permitting process by avoiding duplica- Instead, H.R. 1937 allows any mineral (2) AGENCY.—The term ‘‘agency’’ means tive reviews, minimizing paperwork, and en- to be deemed strategic and critical at a any agency, department, or other unit of gaging other agencies and stakeholders early given time when the appropriate situa- Federal, State, local, or tribal government, in the process. For purposes of this sub- or Alaska Native Corporation. section, the lead agency shall consider the tion warrants it. This is vital to pro- (3) MINERAL EXPLORATION OR MINE PER- following practices: tecting our economy, our jobs, and our MIT.—The term ‘‘mineral exploration or mine (1) Deferring to and relying upon baseline way of life. permit’’ includes— data, analyses and reviews performed by Mr. Chairman, I yield back the bal- (A) Bureau of Land Management and For- State agencies with jurisdiction over the ance of my time. est Service authorizations for pre-mining ac- proposed project. The CHAIR. All time for general de- tivities that require environmental analyses (2) Conducting any consultations or re- bate has expired. pursuant to the National Environmental views concurrently rather than sequentially Pursuant to the rule, the bill shall be Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.); and to the extent practicable and when such con- considered for amendment under the 5- (B) plans of operation issued by the Bureau current review will expedite rather than minute rule, and shall be considered as of Land Management and the Forest Service delay a decision. pursuant to 43 CFR 3809 and 36 CFR 228A or (d) MEMORANDUM OF AGENCY AGREEMENT.— read. the authorities listed in 43 CFR 3503.13, re- The text of the bill is as follows: If requested at any time by a State or local spectively, as amended from time to time. planning agency, the lead agency with re- H.R. 1937 TITLE I—DEVELOPMENT OF DOMESTIC sponsibility for issuing a mineral explo- Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Rep- SOURCES OF STRATEGIC AND CRITICAL ration or mine permit, in consultation with resentatives of the United States of America in MINERALS other Federal agencies with relevant juris- Congress assembled, SEC. 101. IMPROVING DEVELOPMENT OF STRA- diction in the environmental review process, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. TEGIC AND CRITICAL MINERALS. may establish memoranda of agreement with This Act may be cited as the ‘‘National Domestic mines that will provide strategic the project sponsor, State and local govern- Strategic and Critical Minerals Production and critical minerals shall be considered an ments, and other appropriate entities to ac- Act of 2015’’. ‘‘infrastructure project’’ as described in complish the early coordination activities SEC. 2. FINDINGS. Presidential order ‘‘Improving Performance described in subsection (c). Congress finds the following: of Federal Permitting and Review of Infra- (e) SCHEDULE FOR PERMITTING PROCESS.— (1) The industrialization of developing na- structure Projects’’ dated March 22, 2012. For any project for which the lead agency tions has driven demand for nonfuel minerals SEC. 102. RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE LEAD AGEN- cannot make the determination described in necessary for telecommunications, military CY. 102(b), at the request of a project proponent technologies, healthcare technologies, and (a) IN GENERAL.—The lead agency with re- the lead agency, cooperating agencies, and conventional and renewable energy tech- sponsibility for issuing a mineral explo- any other agencies involved with the mineral nologies. ration or mine permit shall appoint a project exploration or mine permitting process shall (2) The availability of minerals and min- lead within the lead agency who shall coordi- enter into an agreement with the project eral materials are essential for economic nate and consult with cooperating agencies proponent that sets time limits for each part growth, national security, technological in- and any other agency involved in the permit- of the permitting process, including for the novation, and the manufacturing and agri- ting process, project proponents and contrac- following: cultural supply chain. tors to ensure that agencies minimize (1) The decision on whether to prepare a (3) The exploration, production, processing, delays, set and adhere to timelines and document required under the National Envi- use, and recycling of minerals contribute sig- schedules for completion of the permitting ronmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 nificantly to the economic well-being, secu- process, set clear permitting goals and track et seq.). rity and general welfare of the Nation. progress against those goals. (2) A determination of the scope of any (4) The United States has vast mineral re- (b) DETERMINATION UNDER NEPA.— document required under the National Envi- sources, but is becoming increasingly de- (1) IN GENERAL.—To the extent that the Na- ronmental Policy Act of 1969. pendent upon foreign sources of these min- tional Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 (3) The scope of and schedule for the base- eral materials, as demonstrated by the fol- U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) applies to the issuance of line studies required to prepare a document lowing: any mineral exploration or mine permit, the required under the National Environmental (A) Twenty-five years ago the United requirements of such Act shall be deemed to Policy Act of 1969. States was dependent on foreign sources for have been procedurally and substantively (4) Preparation of any draft document re- 45 nonfuel mineral materials, 8 of which the satisfied if the lead agency determines that quired under the National Environmental United States imported 100 percent of the any State and/or Federal agency acting pur- Policy Act of 1969. Nation’s requirements, and for another 19 suant to State or Federal (or both) statutory (5) Preparation of a final document re- commodities the United States imported or procedural authorities, has addressed or quired under the National Environmental more than 50 percent of the Nation’s needs. will address the following factors: Policy Act of 1969. (B) By 2014 the United States import de- (A) The environmental impact of the ac- (6) Consultations required under applicable pendence for nonfuel mineral materials in- tion to be conducted under the permit. laws.

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REGISTER NOTICES FOR MINERAL EXPLORATION lows: (8) Publication of any public notices re- AND MINING PROJECTS.—Absent any extraor- Page 5, strike lines 1 through 15 and insert quired under applicable law. dinary circumstance or except as otherwise the following: (9) A final or any interim decisions. required by any Act of Congress, each Fed- (1) STRATEGIC AND CRITICAL MINERALS.—The IME LIMIT FOR PERMITTING PROCESS.— (f) T eral Register notice described in subsection term ‘‘strategic and critical minerals’’— In no case should the total review process de- (a) shall undergo any required reviews within (A) except as provided in subparagraph (B), scribed in subsection (d) exceed 30 months the Department of the Interior or the De- means— unless extended by the signatories of the partment of Agriculture and be published in (i) minerals and mineral groups identified agreement. its final form in the Federal Register no as critical by the National Research Council IMITATION ON ADDRESSING PUBLIC COM- (g) L later than 30 days after its initial prepara- in the report titled ‘‘Minerals, Critical Min- MENTS.—The lead agency is not required to tion. erals, and the U.S Economy’’ and dated 2008; address agency or public comments that TITLE II—JUDICIAL REVIEW OF AGENCY and were not submitted during any public com- ACTIONS RELATING TO EXPLORATION (ii) additional minerals identified by the ment periods or consultation periods pro- AND MINE PERMITS Secretary of the Interior based on the Na- vided during the permitting process or as SEC. 201. DEFINITIONS FOR TITLE. tional Research Council criteria in such re- otherwise required by law. In this title the term ‘‘covered civil ac- port; and (h) FINANCIAL ASSURANCE.—The lead agen- tion’’ means a civil action against the Fed- (B) does not include sand, gravel, or clay. cy will determine the amount of financial as- eral Government containing a claim under Page 5, line 25, after ‘‘ties’’ insert ‘‘for surance for reclamation of a mineral explo- section 702 of title 5, United States Code, re- strategic and critical minerals’’. ration or mining site, which must cover the garding agency action affecting a mineral Page 6, line 3, after ‘‘operation’’ insert ‘‘for estimated cost if the lead agency were to exploration or mine permit. strategic and critical mineral mines’’. contract with a third party to reclaim the operations according to the reclamation SEC. 202. TIMELY FILINGS. The CHAIR. Pursuant to House Reso- A covered civil action is barred unless filed plan, including construction and mainte- lution 481, the gentleman from Cali- no later than the end of the 60-day period be- nance costs for any treatment facilities nec- fornia (Mr. LOWENTHAL) and a Member ginning on the date of the final Federal essary to meet Federal, State or tribal envi- opposed each will control 5 minutes. agency action to which it relates. ronmental standards. The Chair recognizes the gentleman (i) APPLICATION TO EXISTING PERMIT APPLI- SEC. 203. RIGHT TO INTERVENE. from California. The holder of any mineral exploration or CATIONS.—This section shall apply with re- Mr. LOWENTHAL. Mr. Chair, I yield spect to a mineral exploration or mine per- mine permit may intervene as of right in any covered civil action by a person affecting myself such time as I may consume. mit for which an application was submitted Mr. Chairman, my amendment would before the date of the enactment of this Act rights or obligations of the permit holder if the applicant for the permit submits a under the permit. fix a critical problem with this bill, written request to the lead agency for the SEC. 204. EXPEDITION IN HEARING AND DETER- namely, that the name of the bill permit. The lead agency shall begin imple- MINING THE ACTION. doesn’t match the substance of the bill. menting this section with respect to such ap- The court shall endeavor to hear and deter- When you read the title, you would plication within 30 days after receiving such mine any covered civil action as expedi- think this bill has something to do written request. tiously as possible. with critical and strategic minerals, (j) STRATEGIC AND CRITICAL MINERALS SEC. 205. LIMITATION ON PROSPECTIVE RELIEF. but, in fact, as currently written, the WITHIN NATIONAL FORESTS.—With respect to In a covered civil action, the court shall not grant or approve any prospective relief bill would define practically every strategic and critical minerals within a fed- mined substance—and that is every erally administered unit of the National For- unless the court finds that such relief is nar- est System, the lead agency shall— rowly drawn, extends no further than nec- mined substance in the United States— (1) exempt all areas of identified mineral essary to correct the violation of a legal re- as being strategic and critical. Sand, resources in Land Use Designations, other quirement, and is the least intrusive means gravel, gold, copper, clay, all of these, than Non-Development Land Use Designa- necessary to correct that violation. are strategic and critical under this tions, in existence as of the date of the en- SEC. 206. LIMITATION ON ATTORNEYS’ FEES. bill, and I think that is going too far. actment of this Act from the procedures de- Sections 504 of title 5, United States Code, In fact, I am still waiting for some- tailed at and all rules promulgated under and 2412 of title 28, United States Code (to- one to explain to me what mineral part 294 of title 36, Code of Federal Regula- gether commonly called the Equal Access to wouldn’t fall under the definition of tions; Justice Act) do not apply to a covered civil (2) apply such exemption to all additional action, nor shall any party in such a covered this bill. Certainly none of the wit- routes and areas that the lead agency finds civil action receive payment from the Fed- nesses at our June Committee on Nat- necessary to facilitate the construction, op- eral Government for their attorneys’ fees, ural Resources could name one. eration, maintenance, and restoration of the expenses, and other court costs. The National Research Council pub- areas of identified mineral resources de- TITLE III—MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS lished a 2008 report called ‘‘Minerals, scribed in paragraph (1); and SEC. 301. SECRETARIAL ORDER NOT AFFECTED. Critical Minerals, and the U.S. Econ- (3) continue to apply such exemptions after Nothing in this Act shall be construed as omy,’’ and it states: To be critical, a approval of the Minerals Plan of Operations to affect any aspect of Secretarial Order 3324, mineral must be both essential in use for the unit of the National Forest System. issued by the Secretary of the Interior on and subject to supply restriction. SEC. 103. CONSERVATION OF THE RESOURCE. December 3, 2012, with respect to potash and They go on to point out some specific In evaluating and issuing any mineral ex- oil and gas operators. examples of minerals that are essen- ploration or mine permit, the priority of the The CHAIR. No amendment to this lead agency shall be to maximize the devel- tial, but not critical, such as copper, opment of the mineral resource, while miti- bill is in order except for those printed iron ore, and construction aggregates, gating environmental impacts, so that more in House Report 114–301. Each such such as sand and gravel, except that of the mineral resource can be brought to amendment may be offered only in the this bill would completely ignore the the marketplace. order printed in the report, by a Mem- National Research Council and many SEC. 104. FEDERAL REGISTER PROCESS FOR MIN- ber designated in the report, shall be other organizations that know what ERAL EXPLORATION AND MINING considered read, shall be debatable for criticality means and define all of PROJECTS. the time specified in the report, equal- these—copper, iron ore, sand, gravel, (a) PREPARATION OF FEDERAL NOTICES FOR ly divided and controlled by the pro- and more—as strategic and critical MINERAL EXPLORATION AND MINE DEVELOP- ponent and an opponent, shall not be MENT PROJECTS.—The preparation of Federal minerals. Register notices required by law associated subject to amendment, and shall not be There is no doubt that these minerals with the issuance of a mineral exploration or subject to a demand for division of the are essential, but they are widely pro- mine permit shall be delegated to the organi- question. duced in the United States, and there zation level within the agency responsible AMENDMENT NO. 1 OFFERED BY MR. LOWENTHAL is no danger of a break in the supply for issuing the mineral exploration or mine The CHAIR. It is now in order to con- chain. Let me state that again. There permit. All Federal Register notices regard- sider amendment No. 1 printed in is no danger of a break in the supply ing official document availability, announce- ments of meetings, or notices of intent to House Report 114–301. chain. undertake an action shall be originated and Mr. LOWENTHAL. Mr. Chairman, I Let’s talk about the sand and gravel transmitted to the Federal Register from the have an amendment at the desk. that was just mentioned before. There office where documents are held, meetings The CHAIR. The Clerk will designate are roughly 6500 sand and gravel quar- are held, or the activity is initiated. the amendment. ries in the United States. We are not

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Department of Energy or any organiza- it earlier—which stated: ‘‘All minerals The text of the amendment is as fol- tion that knows the real definition of and mineral products could be or could lows: critical minerals would consider sand become critical to some degree, de- Beginning at page 7, strike line 5 and all and gravel to fall in that category, pe- pending on their importance and avail- that follows through page 8, line 18, and in- riod, end of discussion. ability.’’ sert the following: My amendment would ensure that The California Geological Survey re- (b) TREATMENT OF PERMITS UNDER NEPA.— the scientifically vetted definition de- cently released information forecasting Issuance of a mineral exploration or mine termined by the NRC is what the Sec- permit shall be treated as a major Federal a continuing shortage in California of action significantly affecting the quality of retary of the Interior uses to assess the permitted aggregate resources so as to the human environment for purposes of the criticality of minerals to be mined meet only one-third of demand over the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 under this bill. It would ensure that next 50 years in the State of California. (42 U.S.C. 4331 et seq.). the bill actually addresses the intent So we have a shortage coming, Beginning at page 9, strike line 19 and all that is suggested by its own title: crit- whether people like it or not, and that that follows through page 12, line 21. ical minerals. is without a major earthquake. Once The CHAIR. Pursuant to House Reso- b 1415 again, God forbid. lution 481, the gentlewoman from The bill, as currently structured, Michigan (Mrs. DINGELL) and a Member It puts no time limits on the identi- does allow the market and the Nation’s opposed each will control 5 minutes. fication of these minerals. So, as condi- needs to define a mineral as critical, The Chair recognizes the gentle- tions change over time, the Secretary thereby allowing the flexibility nec- woman from Michigan. would be able to add or remove items essary for carrying out the provisions Mrs. DINGELL. Mr. Chairman, I from the list of critical minerals, as of the act. yield myself as much time as I may necessary. However, this amendment would consume. Republicans in the Senate under- hinder the efficiency and fluidity this There are several troubling positions stand this. Senator MURKOWSKI, the bill seeks to inject into the permitting in this legislation, many of which my chair of the Energy and Natural Re- process for critical and strategic min- other colleagues have already ad- sources Committee, which oversees erals by imposing an extra bureau- dressed this afternoon. But I am par- mining, has introduced a bill that re- cratic determination to be made by the ticularly concerned with how H.R. 1937 quires a methodology for determining Secretary of the Interior. It also picks treats the National Environmental which minerals would qualify as crit- winners and losers in the mining indus- Policy Act, or NEPA, as it has become ical. try. known. That methodology is to be based on So for those reasons, Mr. Chairman, I If this bill were to become law, public an assessment of—I quote in her bill— urge opposition to this amendment. comment would be severely limited ‘‘whether the materials are subject to I yield back the balance of my time. and, in some instances, a proper envi- potential supply restrictions and also Mr. LOWENTHAL. Mr. Chairman, I ronmental review may not be con- important in use.’’ would just like to say, in conclusion, ducted at all. I may not agree with everything that that we are talking about a definition The underlying bill employs a func- is in Senator MURKOWSKI’s bill, but I of critical and strategic minerals that tional equivalence standard, which believe that she at least understands comes from the NRC, or the National would permit the lead agency to cir- the definition of a critical mineral and Resource Council, that really talks cumvent a NEPA review if other agen- is making a serious attempt to expand about things that are essential. cies have performed reviews that are the production of minerals that are ac- But it also says that, to be declared determined to be equivalent. There are tually critically important and stra- critical, it must have a danger of dis- several problems with this approach. tegic. ruption in the supply chain. We must First, it is not clear that the six fac- But without my amendment, this bill have a limit to where we can access tors listed in the bill compromise all is just a guise for mining interests to other materials. that a NEPA document would explore. loosen public review, judicial review, As it was just pointed out, what hap- So if functional equivalence was ap- and environmental protections for all pens if there is an earthquake in plied, the public may not have the hardrock mining. Southern California? God help us. Let’s I urge my colleagues to support my complete story about the environ- hope that there is not going to be an amendment. mental impacts of a specific project. I reserve the balance of my time. earthquake in Southern California. Second, case law demonstrates that Mr. LAMBORN. Mr. Chairman, I rise And there is a limitation on the sup- functional equivalence has historically in opposition to this amendment. ply. not been extended to other agencies be- The CHAIR. The gentleman from Col- I would like to urge us to say that yond the EPA because they are simply orado is recognized for 5 minutes. the Secretary has the ability to change not equipped to do that kind of work. Mr. LAMBORN. Mr. Chairman, I what is on that list or not under my That is why the committee heard tes- yield myself such time as I may con- amendment. timony earlier this year that this pro- sume. I urge support of my amendment. vision ignores Congress’ choices in In response, I just have to say one I yield back the balance of my time. NEPA, as well as the judiciary’s strug- word: earthquake. The CHAIR. The question is on the gle with functional equivalence. During the 2008 Great Southern Cali- amendment offered by the gentleman My amendment strikes the func- fornia ShakeOut, which studied and from California (Mr. LOWENTHAL). tional equivalence provisions and re- analyzed the potential effects of a The question was taken; and the places it with the language that makes major earthquake, the USGS discov- Chair announced that the noes ap- it clear that all mine explorations or ered that there would be a shortfall of peared to have it. mine permits are major Federal ac- building materials, namely, sand and Mr. LOWENTHAL. Mr. Chairman, I tions and would require an environ- gravel, if there was a major earth- demand a recorded vote. mental impact statement under NEPA. quake, God forbid, causing significant The CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of It is well known that hardrock min- damage in the L.A. basin and the sur- rule XVIII, further proceedings on the ing can have adverse health impacts, rounding areas. amendment offered by the gentleman and these projects deserve a formal en- This amendment, if we accept it, from California will be postponed. vironmental review. would preclude that sand and gravel AMENDMENT NO. 2 OFFERED BY MRS. DINGELL NEPA has a simple premise: Look be- would be defined as critical, hindering The CHAIR. It is now in order to con- fore you leap. This landmark law gives expedited development of these re- sider amendment No. 2 printed in the public an opportunity to review sources. House Report 114–301. and comment on actions proposed by

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I urge my colleagues to support the I do recognize the importance of CARTWRIGHT Dingell amendment. those metals in auto production. It is The CHAIR. It is now in order to con- I reserve the balance of my time. important to me. But this bill isn’t sider amendment No. 3 printed in Mr. LAMBORN. Mr. Chairman, I rise going to impact them. House Report 114–301. in opposition to this amendment. To be frank, I think this bill is a so- Mr. CARTWRIGHT. Mr. Chair, I have The CHAIR. The gentleman from Col- lution in search of a problem. NEPA is an amendment at the desk. orado is recognized for 5 minutes. often a scapegoat for permitting The CHAIR. The Clerk will designate Mr. LAMBORN. Mr. Chairman, I delays, but this does not hold up when the amendment. yield myself such time as I may con- you closely examine the facts. The text of the amendment is as fol- sume. In fact, since 2008, the approval time lows: for hardrock mines has decreased. Last I would urge rejection of this amend- Beginning at page 14, line 1, strike title II. year the average time it took to ap- ment because it would make the per- The CHAIR. Pursuant to House Reso- mitting process for critical and stra- prove a plan of operations for a hardrock mine was 17 months—17 lution 481, the gentleman from Penn- tegic minerals even worse than it cur- sylvania (Mr. CARTWRIGHT) and a Mem- rently is. It is already 7 to 10 or more months—not 10 years. I want jobs as much as my colleagues ber opposed each will control 5 min- years. It is dead last in the 25 major do on the other side of the aisle, but I utes. mineral-producing countries in the want to protect people. Project com- The Chair recognizes the gentleman world, according to that recent study plexity, local opposition, and the lack from Pennsylvania. we cited earlier. of funding are almost always the cul- Mr. CARTWRIGHT. Mr. Chair, I yield This amendment would strike several prits for a project being delayed, but myself such time as I may consume. key sections of the bill, including the everybody wants to blame NEPA un- Mr. Chair, just off the floor of the NEPA provisions, the expedited sched- fairly. House of Representatives, steps outside ule provision, the time limit provision, Hardrock mines could pose signifi- the door, we have a magnificent statue and the applicability of this law to ex- cant threats to public health, water, of one of our Founding Fathers, Thom- isting permit application provision. and the environment. We must ensure as Jefferson. First, this amendment seeks to re- that every mining application is prop- Thomas Jefferson said: ‘‘I consider move the NEPA provisions. Our provi- erly reviewed under NEPA, as my trial by jury as the only anchor ever sion does not sidestep or avoid the amendment proposes. yet imagined by man, by which a gov- NEPA process in any way; rather, it I urge my colleagues to support this ernment can be held to the principles codifies a judicial determination for amendment. of its constitution.’’ NEPA known as the functional equiva- I yield back the balance of my time. The amendment I offer today, Mr. lence doctrine. Mr. LAMBORN. Mr. Chairman, I just Chair, ensures that an important right This doctrine provides that, when an want to remind us all that America has of the American people is preserved: agency action, whether State or Fed- a plentiful supply of rare earth ele- the right to hold the government ac- eral, has addressed the substantive re- ments, but there are roadblocks to de- countable for their actions, the right of quirements of NEPA, such action may veloping them, such that China pro- ordinary Americans to go into court be substituted as sufficient rather than duces 97 percent of the world’s supply and hold the government accountable. having to prepare an entirely new and and there are at least 19 unique min- The right to challenge the govern- duplicative environmental study. erals that the U.S. has zero supply of. ment in court should not be limited to This amendment rejects the func- So if we continue the current regime large groups that are well funded and tional equivalence doctrine and man- of 7 to 10 years to permit a mine have the financial ability to pay for a dates that the issuance of every min- project—and that is what will happen if lawyer, and that is exactly what this eral exploration or mine permit con- we don’t pass this bill—then we are bill would do. This right should be ex- stitutes a ‘‘major Federal action,’’ going to be dependent on other coun- tended to every American citizen, thereby requiring the development of tries and automobile and all kinds of every small business, every nonprofit costly and time-consuming environ- manufacturing will be affected. organization regardless of the size and mental impact statements, regardless The 2014 ranking of countries for scope of their wallets. of a proposed project’s size. mining investment, out of the 25 major Now, as a lifetime courtroom lawyer, Furthermore, this amendment mining companies, found that the I know the importance of being able to strikes the provisions of the bill that delays that we have in this country are access the court system. For many requires the authorizing agency to de- the worst in the world; yet, we have years, I fought to make sure that ordi- velop a schedule for the permit process, such tremendous resources if we were nary Americans could have their day in and it removes the 30-month time con- only to use them. court and hold wrongdoers account- straints that would be put on said au- So I think this bill is a good faith able. thorizing agency. and reasonable effort to strike the bal- Access to the courts is a key right In other words, it restores the cur- ance between proper environmental envisioned by not only Thomas Jeffer- rent 7- to 10-year permit process that protection by keeping functional son, but all of the Founding Fathers, plagues the mining industry and the equivalence and, yet, producing the and is protected by the Equal Access to production of jobs and the growth of minerals that will give us the jobs we Justice Act, the EAJA, which allows our economy. need. eligible individuals to recover fees and Mr. Chairman, I urge rejection of this Let me mention one thing about expenses from the government if they amendment. automobile manufacturing in par- win their day in court. As a Congress- I yield back the balance of my time. ticular. An automobile contains rare man and former trial attorney, I can- earths for magnets, copper, aluminum, b 1430 not and will not stand by silently and platinum, and many other critical min- The CHAIR. The question is on the watch this bill chip away at this Amer- erals and elements. amendment offered by the gentle- ican right without standing up and According to Rare Earth Technology woman from Michigan (Mrs. DINGELL). speaking out. Alliance, the average hybrid car con- The question was taken; and the By exempting exploration and min- tains 61 pounds of rare earth metals. So Chair announced that the noes ap- ing permits from the Equal Access to it is important that we pass this bill. peared to have it. Justice Act, this bill prevents valid

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Will the gen- of my colleagues across the aisle would several reasonable things: tleman yield? want to limit review of the govern- It expedites the judicial process by Mr. LAMBORN. Mr. Chairman, I ment’s actions, given the fairly con- requiring timely filings no later than yield 15 seconds to the gentleman from sistent message we hear that govern- 60 days after a final agency action. It Pennsylvania. ment has gotten too big and continues just keeps the ball rolling. That is en- Mr. CARTWRIGHT. I have a simple to come up with unnecessary rules and tirely reasonable. question. rulings. It requires the court to proceed expe- Name one Federal judge who has EAJA allows average citizens to ditiously on reaching a determination granted all of the attorneys’ fees where challenge this kind of thing in court, in the case. That also is entirely rea- there are 15 frivolous claims and one challenge the very kind of supposed sonable. successful one. overreach that the majority always Furthermore, title II provides the I have never heard of such a thing. likes to talk about. project proponent a guaranteed right Mr. LAMBORN. I yield to the gen- We have heard time and time again to intervene. If a company has invested tleman from New Mexico. from the majority that blocking access millions or even billions of dollars in a Mr. PEARCE. I would be happy to re- to the courts is necessary to halt frivo- project, they deserve an opportunity to spond. I will provide the documenta- lous and unnecessary litigation, as if go to court on something that could tion to the gentleman afterwards. I judges are incapable or lack the intel- adversely impact their investment. don’t have it right here. But we see lectual rigor to be able to figure it out That, too, is entirely reasonable. these things in New Mexico. for themselves; but it is this bill that is Also, title II limits certain prospec- Mr. LAMBORN. Reclaiming my time, frivolous and unnecessary, and the tive attorneys’ fees under the Equal I will just conclude, Mr. Chairman, by Congressional Budget Office proves it. Access to Justice Act. This provision saying that this amendment is not a The Congressional Budget Office, the affects all parties to the lawsuit, in- good amendment for the bill because it CBO, estimates that this bill, H.R. 1937, cluding permitholders, and has as its guts title II. would reduce direct spending by less purpose dissuading frivolous suits that We need some predictability in the than $50,000 a year. We are throwing up would harm the Nation’s ability to pro- litigation process as well as in the gov- a barrier to access the courts for a pal- vide these vital resources. That, too, is ernment bureaucratic process. This al- try $50,000 a year. entirely reasonable. lows parties to go to court. It prevents But the larger point is this is money So for those reasons, I would say, the abuse of EAJA. that is awarded to successful claimants let’s reject this amendment. Let’s keep It is not the legitimate use of that against the government. Why would title II in the bill. It is essential to law that we are after; it is the abuse of you want to punish the successful have a predictable and reasonable per- that particular law. That is why it is claimants in the name of cutting down mitting timeline so that we can ex- addressed in this bill. on frivolous litigation? Frivolous liti- plore and develop these resources to I would urge a ‘‘no’’ vote. gation, by definition, is claims that are make our economy stronger. I urge a I yield back the balance of my time. so bad, they couldn’t possibly win in ‘‘no’’ vote on this amendment. The CHAIR. The question is on the court and never do. I reserve the balance of my time. amendment offered by the gentleman The only reason I can see for the Mr. CARTWRIGHT. Mr. Chair, I ac- from Pennsylvania (Mr. CARTWRIGHT). EAJA exemption in this bill is that it knowledge my colleague from Colo- The question was taken; and the further solidifies industry’s free pass to rado. However, his silence on the point Chair announced that the noes ap- mine on U.S. public lands. First, this I was making is deafening. peared to have it. bill limits public and agency consider- The point I made is that cutting out Mr. CARTWRIGHT. Mr. Chair, I de- ation by waiving the National Environ- EAJA from this act means that you are mand a recorded vote. mental Policy Act, NEPA, and setting attacking successful claims. If your The CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of unrealistic time limits. Then title II point is to attack frivolous lawsuits, rule XVIII, further proceedings on the puts the nail in the coffin by elimi- you don’t cut out reimbursing legal amendment offered by the gentleman nating the public’s last opportunity to fees and costs for successful claims. from Pennsylvania will be postponed. review a mine’s permit by challenging What are we really up to by doing that? AMENDMENT NO. 4 OFFERED BY MR. PEARCE it in open court. I yield back the balance of my time. The CHAIR. It is now in order to con- My amendment today would strike Mr. LAMBORN. Mr. Chairman, how sider amendment No. 4 printed in all of title II, including the EAJA ex- much time do I have remaining? House Report 114–301. emption, in order to maintain this The CHAIR. The gentleman from Col- Mr. PEARCE. Mr. Chair, I have an vital, time-honored American public orado has 3 minutes remaining. amendment at the desk. right to challenge the government’s de- Mr. LAMBORN. I yield 2 minutes to The CHAIR. The Clerk will designate cisions in court. the gentleman from New Mexico (Mr. the amendment. I urge the adoption of this amend- PEARCE). The text of the amendment is as fol- ment. Mr. PEARCE. Mr. Chair, just in an- lows: I reserve the balance of my time. swer to the gentleman’s question, I Strike title III (page 15, beginning at line Mr. LAMBORN. Mr. Chairman, I rise would point out that what happens 15) and insert the following: in opposition to this amendment. right now is that the EAJA is actually TITLE III—MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS gamed. People can put in 15 or 20 frivo- The CHAIR. The gentleman from Col- SEC. 301. SECRETARIAL ORDER NOT AFFECTED. orado is recognized for 5 minutes. lous claims, but if they have a finding This Act shall not apply to any mineral de- Mr. LAMBORN. Mr. Chairman, this on one substantial thing—and always, scribed in Secretarial Order 3324, issued by amendment strikes title II of the bill, those lawsuits have a multitude of the Secretary of the Interior on December 3, which addresses the judicial review of claims, but then one thing will be 2012, in any area to which the Order applies. agency actions relating to exploration tucked in that is simply procedural The CHAIR. Pursuant to House Reso- and mine permits. This title is de- that the agency forgot the deadline, it lution 481, the gentleman from New signed to address one of the primary didn’t have a meeting—and if the judge Mexico (Mr. PEARCE) and a Member op- contributors to the long permitting finds on one, then all are paid for. So posed each will control 5 minutes. timelines and delays we have been they are allowed to bring frivolous ac- The Chair recognizes the gentleman talking about this afternoon: relentless tions with one substantiating claim, from New Mexico. litigation brought by environmental and it is those frivolous things that tie Mr. PEARCE. Mr. Chair, in the Per- organizations. up and hold up development. mian Basin, which the Second District

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The Clerk will designate 2002, one of the first things that next past, because it simply proves the the amendment. year that we began to discover is that point we have been trying to make. The text of the amendment is as fol- the oil and gas and potash industries The larger point is that this bill is lows: have had an approximately 50-year run- simply too broad. It covers every pos- Add at the end the following: ning battle against each other. We sible mineral you could mine, includ- TITLE ll—MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS began to try to sort through the dif- ing potash. I think the gentleman from SEC. l01. LIMITATION ON APPLICATION. fering opinions, working with the agen- New Mexico would agree that potash is This Act shall not apply with respect to a cy, the Interior Department, and over not a strategic and critical mineral. It proposed strategic and critical minerals min- the next 10 approximate years, worked does not need the environmental re- ing project unless the project proponent demonstrates that the combined capacity of out an agreement with the Secretary of view waivers that this bill would pro- the Interior and the two different in- existing mining operations in the United vide. States producing the same mineral product dustries on how to both get along in What many of my colleagues and I that will be produced by the project, whether the same area. That was a significant are saying is that potash is no different currently in operation or not, but not includ- undertaking. It was a significant find- from many other minerals. The con- ing mining operations for which a reclama- ing by the Interior Department and, cern for southeastern New Mexico is tion plan is being implemented or has been again, took almost 10 years of very that potash development and oil and fully implemented, is less than 80 percent of delicate negotiations. So my amend- gas drilling should be able to occur the demand for that mineral product in the United States. ment to this bill, H.R. 1937, is simply to without conflict. This bill would clarify that nothing in the bill over- SEC. l02. PUBLICATION OF NOTICE REGARDING threaten that. TRANSPORTATION AND SALE OUT- turns that agreement that has been Well, we want to make sure that SIDE THE UNITED STATES. reached. mineral development doesn’t conflict If any intermediate or final mineral prod- Again, this agreement came under with other things as well throughout uct produced by a strategic and critical min- the Obama administration but dated the country, like hunting, fishing, erals mining project is to be transported or back through the Bush administration, camping, grazing, recreating, con- sold outside the United States, and the project proponent cannot demonstrate that so it has been pretty well looked at by serving, and other legitimate uses. Un- both sides, both parties, and has been the annual production of such product in the fortunately, this bill threatens that, United States exceeds 80 percent of the de- functioning very well. and we are likely not going to grant mand for that product in the United States, It is my desire to simply get the exemptions for these purposes like we the project proponent shall publish at least clarifying language that nothing in the are for the oil and gas industry. once prior notice of their intent to make bill is going to change that Secretarial I would certainly like it if sportsmen such transport or sale in national news- order, and, likewise, the amendment were protected from hastily adopted papers or trade publications, by electronic does nothing to change the language in means, or both, and on any Internet site that and permitted sand and gravel quarries is maintained by the project proponent. the bill. It is just clarifying that this is the same way you want your oil and what we are going to do. gas drillers to be protected from hast- The CHAIR. Pursuant to House Reso- It is extremely important for New ily permitted potash mines. lution 481, the gentleman from Florida (Mr. HASTINGS) and a Member opposed Mexico, but also for the Nation, be- Interestingly, potash is a mineral each will control 5 minutes. cause the potash provides the fertilizer where we import over 80 percent of our The Chair recognizes the gentleman for food sources across the Nation; but supply. We are entirely self-sufficient from Florida. also, the oil and gas industry is pro- in sand and gravel. So, by that stand- viding much of the oil and gas that is Mr. HASTINGS. Mr. Chairman, when ard, you could say that potash is more I saw H.R. 1937 as submitted, I agreed coming into America’s supply right critical and strategic than sand and now and driving down the price. The with the minority on the Energy and gravel. But the majority will allow this Mineral Resources Subcommittee that discoveries in that particular region amendment to be adopted because it will produce more oil and gas in one it was in need of a significant amend- benefits oil and gas producers. ment, in particular, in the definition of county than has been produced in the Mr. Chairman, meanwhile, the entire State for its entire history. So it ‘‘strategic and critical minerals.’’ Lowenthal amendment, which takes The amendment submitted by Con- is not as if these questions are insig- sand and gravel out of this bill for the nificant. gressman LOWENTHAL is also a good benefit of everyone else in this coun- basis and would correct the bill. How- Again, my amendment is very try, is likely to get voted down. I think straightforward. It just seeks to clarify ever, as this has been rejected in the that is unfortunate. past, I took a less stringent approach that nothing is going to affect that Mr. Chairman, I urge my colleagues Secretarial order. that I believe would be a basis that to reject this amendment. would at least eliminate the most egre- b 1445 Mr. Chairman, I yield back the bal- gious aspects of the definition. Mr. LAMBORN. Will the gentleman ance of my time. This bill addresses a real problem, yield? Mr. PEARCE. Mr. Chairman, again, which is that long permitting delays Mr. PEARCE. I yield to the gen- this is an amendment that does not for mining projects in the United tleman from Colorado. change the underlying language of the States, especially in remote or envi- Mr. LAMBORN. We support the bill. It simply seeks to clarify to all ronmentally sensitive areas, can reach amendment and commend the author parties that no change was intended 7 to 10 years in some cases. for offering it. and no change will occur to the exist- This represents a significant project Mr. PEARCE. Mr. Chairman, I re- ing order from the Secretary. risk for potential investors, which serve the balance of my time. Mr. Chairman, I would urge everyone makes them historically more likely to Mr. CARTWRIGHT. Mr. Chairman, I to support the amendment and the un- develop projects outside of the United ask unanimous consent to claim the derlying bill. States when there are opportunities to time that is allotted to the opposition Mr. Chairman, I yield back the bal- produce the same mineral products. to this amendment, although I do not ance of my time. Increasing international government intend to oppose it. The CHAIR. The question is on the scrutiny on environmental issues for The CHAIR. Is there objection to the amendment offered by the gentleman mining projects outside of the United request of the gentleman from Penn- from New Mexico (Mr. PEARCE). States along with civil instability in sylvania? The amendment was agreed to. many mineral resource-rich countries

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It seems arbitrary. ical importance to United States eco- ity’s claims of mining permit delays How would you measure and find that nomic and national security and manu- for all kinds of mining projects that 80 percent of something that is used in facturing competitiveness, had come to prompted this bill are unfounded. Last many ways around the country, I am no resolution thereon. year the average time it took to ap- not sure how that would be done, by f prove a plan of operations for a advertising in national newspapers or hardrock mine was 17 months, and something? I am just a little unsure. RECESS since 2008, the approval time has actu- Also, the amendment appears to be The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- ally decreased. As of last year, the internally inconsistent. On one hand, ant to clause 12(a) of rule I, the Chair Obama administration had approved 69 the amendment seeks to prevent the declares the House in recess until ap- percent of hardrock mines within 3 use of the bill’s provisions if the supply proximately 3:30 p.m. today. years. is greater than 80 percent of domestic Accordingly (at 2 o’clock and 57 min- Rather than addressing the problem demands. On the other hand, the utes p.m.), the House stood in recess. directly with the responsible agencies, amendment says that the project pro- f as President Obama did in his Presi- ponent cannot show that production dential order ‘‘Improving Performance exceeds 80 percent of domestic demand, b 1532 of Federal Permitting and Review of the project proponent must advertise AFTER RECESS Infrastructure Projects’’ dated March that fact in a national newspaper, The recess having expired, the House 22, 2012, this bill is an end run around trade publications, or Web site. was called to order by the Speaker pro the permitting process, the authority I am just a little confused as to what tempore (Mr. MARCHANT) at 3 o’clock of the permitting agencies, and the this amendment is really trying to get and 32 minutes p.m. courts. at. But it does seem to be, in the final H.R. 1937 includes a very broad defi- analysis, a continuation of the over- f nition of ‘‘strategic and critical min- regulation that has produced this prob- NATIONAL STRATEGIC AND CRIT- erals’’ that does not take into account lem in the first place. We have so many ICAL MINERALS PRODUCTION whether these minerals are actually in regulatory obstacles to producing min- ACT OF 2015 short supply in the United States. erals that it does take 7 to 10 years. Under the definition as written, ce- Now, if you take a certain slice out The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- ment, and wallboard, as well as gold of that process, it may sound like a ant to House Resolution 481 and rule and diamonds would qualify. It makes smaller period of time. But when you XVIII, the Chair declares the House in one wonder if there is a strategic and add in litigation and everything else the Committee of the Whole House on critical shortage of jewelry in the that accompanies the process, it is lit- the state of the Union for the further United States. erally 7 to 10 years, especially for consideration of the bill, H.R. 1937. The authors of this bill say that they hardrock mine projects that produce Will the gentleman from Illinois (Mr. do not wish to identify which mineral rare earth minerals and things like BOST) kindly take the chair. products are ‘‘strategic and critical’’ that. b 1533 since this may change over time with There might be a few exceptions for IN THE COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE changes in national priorities. There- clay or other items that are of less con- Accordingly, the House resolved fore, this amendment adds a simple cern, but for hardrock mining, there is itself into the Committee of the Whole test. This amendment requires pro- no way to avoid the 7 to 10 years, un- House on the state of the Union for the posed ‘‘strategic and critical minerals’’ fortunately, in our country today. This further consideration of the bill (H.R. projects to demonstrate that domestic would be another example of the kind 1937) to require the Secretary of the In- capacity to produce strategic and crit- of regulation that just gums up the terior and the Secretary of Agriculture ical minerals is less than 80 percent of whole process. to more efficiently develop domestic domestic requirements. This would So, Mr. Chairman, I would urge the sources of the minerals and mineral eliminate mineral products such as rejection of this amendment. materials of strategic and critical im- sand and gravel, which the authors I urge a ‘‘no’’ vote. portance to United States economic claim the bill was never meant to en- Mr. Chairman, I yield back the bal- and national security and manufac- compass. ance of my time. turing competitiveness, with Mr. BOST The amendment also requires that Mr. HASTINGS. I yield back the bal- (Acting Chair) in the chair. unless or until the domestic capacity ance of my time, Mr. Chairman. The Clerk read the title of the bill. for a ‘‘strategic and critical mineral’’ The CHAIR. The question is on the The Acting CHAIR. When the Com- product exceeds 80 percent of domestic amendment offered by the gentleman mittee of the Whole rose earlier today, requirements, the public will be noti- from Florida (Mr. HASTINGS). a request for a recorded vote on amend- fied of the intent to transport or sell The question was taken; and the ment No. 5 printed in House Report any final or intermediate strategic and Chair announced that the noes ap- 114–301 offered by the gentleman from critical mineral products outside of the peared to have it. Florida (Mr. HASTINGS) had been post- United States. Mr. HASTINGS. Mr. Chairman, I de- Mr. Chairman, I urge my colleagues mand a recorded vote. poned. to vote in favor of my amendment. The CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE ACTING CHAIR Mr. Chairman, I reserve the balance rule XVIII, further proceedings on the The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to of my time. amendment offered by the gentleman clause 6 of rule XVIII, proceedings will Mr. LAMBORN. Mr. Chairman, I rise from Florida will be postponed. now resume on those amendments in opposition to the amendment. Mr. LAMBORN. Mr. Chairman, I printed in House Report 114–301 on The CHAIR. The gentleman from Col- move that the Committee do now rise. which further proceedings were post- orado is recognized for 5 minutes. The motion was agreed to. poned, in the following order: Mr. LAMBORN. Mr. Chairman, I am Accordingly, the Committee rose; Amendment No. 1 by Mr. LOWENTHAL having a little trouble understanding and the Speaker pro tempore (Mr. of California. where this amendment is headed and SIMPSON) having assumed the chair, Amendment No. 2 by Mrs. DINGELL of what it is really trying to do. If I un- Mr. MARCHANT, Chair of the Committee Michigan. derstand correctly, it proposes to limit of the Whole House on the state of the Amendment No. 3 by Mr. CARTWRIGHT export of strategic and critical min- Union, reported that that Committee, of Pennsylvania. erals if the supply of those minerals is having had under consideration the bill Amendment No. 5 by Mr. HASTINGS of greater than 80 percent of domestic de- (H.R. 1937) to require the Secretary of Florida.

VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:43 Oct 23, 2015 Jkt 059060 PO 00000 Frm 00027 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K22OC7.049 H22OCPT1 smartinez on DSK4TPTVN1PROD with HOUSE H7120 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE October 22, 2015 The Chair will reduce to 2 minutes Bishop (MI) Hartzler Poe (TX) AMENDMENT NO. 2 OFFERED BY MRS. DINGELL Bishop (UT) Heck (NV) Poliquin the minimum time for any electronic Black Hensarling Pompeo The Acting CHAIR. The unfinished vote after the first vote in this series. Blackburn Herrera Beutler Posey business is the demand for a recorded AMENDMENT NO. 1 OFFERED BY MR. LOWENTHAL Blum Hice, Jody B. Price, Tom vote on the amendment offered by the Bost Hill Ratcliffe gentlewoman from Michigan (Mrs. DIN- The Acting CHAIR. The unfinished Boustany Holding Reed business is the demand for a recorded Brady (TX) Hudson Reichert GELL) on which further proceedings vote on the amendment offered by the Brat Huelskamp Renacci were postponed and on which the noes gentleman from California (Mr. Bridenstine Huizenga (MI) Ribble prevailed by voice vote. Brooks (AL) Hultgren Rice (SC) The Clerk will redesignate the LOWENTHAL) on which further pro- Brooks (IN) Hunter Rigell ceedings were postponed and on which Buchanan Hurd (TX) Roby amendment. the noes prevailed by voice vote. Buck Hurt (VA) Roe (TN) The Clerk redesignated the amend- Bucshon Issa Rogers (AL) ment. The Clerk will redesignate the Burgess Jenkins (KS) Rogers (KY) amendment. Byrne Jenkins (WV) Rohrabacher RECORDED VOTE The Clerk redesignated the amend- Calvert Johnson (OH) Rokita The Acting CHAIR. A recorded vote Carter (GA) Johnson, Sam ment. Rooney (FL) has been demanded. Carter (TX) Jolly Ros-Lehtinen RECORDED VOTE Chabot Jones Roskam A recorded vote was ordered. Chaffetz Jordan The Acting CHAIR. A recorded vote Ross The Acting CHAIR. This is a 2- Clawson (FL) Joyce Rothfus minute vote. has been demanded. Coffman Katko Rouzer The vote was taken by electronic de- A recorded vote was ordered. Cole Kelly (MS) Royce Collins (GA) Kelly (PA) vice, and there were—ayes 181, noes 248, The vote was taken by electronic de- Ruppersberger Collins (NY) King (IA) Russell not voting 5, as follows: vice, and there were—ayes 176, noes 253, Comstock King (NY) Ryan (WI) [Roll No. 561] not voting 5, as follows: Conaway Kinzinger (IL) Salmon Cook Kline Sanford AYES—181 [Roll No. 560] Costa Knight Scalise Adams Fudge AYES—176 Costello (PA) Labrador Nadler Schweikert Aguilar Gabbard Cramer LaHood Napolitano Adams Gabbard Murphy (FL) Scott, Austin Ashford Gallego Crawford LaMalfa Neal Aguilar Gallego Nadler Sensenbrenner Bass Garamendi Crenshaw Lamborn Nolan Ashford Garamendi Napolitano Sessions Beatty Graham Cuellar Lance Norcross Bass Graham Neal Shimkus Becerra Grayson Culberson Latta O’Rourke Becerra Grayson Nolan Shuster Bera Green, Al Curbelo (FL) LoBiondo Pallone Bera Green, Al Norcross Simpson Beyer Green, Gene Davis, Rodney Long Pascrell Beyer Green, Gene O’Rourke Smith (MO) Bishop (GA) Grijalva Denham Loudermilk Pelosi Blumenauer Grijalva Pallone Smith (NE) Blumenauer Gutie´rrez Dent Love Perlmutter Bonamici Gutie´rrez Pascrell Bonamici Hahn DeSantis Lucas Smith (NJ) Peters Boyle, Brendan Hahn Pelosi Boyle, Brendan Hastings DesJarlais Luetkemeyer Smith (TX) Pingree F. 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Ryan (OH) Castro (TX) Kaptur Fleischmann McSally Valadao Sa´ nchez, Linda Castro (TX) Kaptur Sa´ nchez, Linda Chu, Judy Keating Fleming Meadows Vela T. Chu, Judy Keating T. Cicilline Kennedy Flores Meehan Wagner Sanchez, Loretta Cicilline Kennedy Sanchez, Loretta Clark (MA) Kildee Forbes Messer Walberg Sarbanes Clark (MA) Kildee Sarbanes Clarke (NY) Kilmer Fortenberry Mica Walden Schakowsky Clarke (NY) Kilmer Schakowsky Clay Kind Foxx Miller (FL) Walker Schiff Clay Kind Schiff Cleaver Kirkpatrick Franks (AZ) Miller (MI) Walorski Cleaver Kirkpatrick Schrader Clyburn Kuster Schrader Frelinghuysen Moolenaar Walters, Mimi Clyburn Kuster Scott (VA) Cohen Langevin Scott (VA) Garrett Mooney (WV) Weber (TX) Cohen Langevin Scott, David Connolly Larsen (WA) Scott, David Gibbs Mullin Webster (FL) Connolly Larsen (WA) Serrano Conyers Larson (CT) Serrano Gibson Mulvaney Wenstrup Conyers Larson (CT) Sewell (AL) Cooper Lawrence Sewell (AL) Gohmert Murphy (PA) Westerman Cooper Lawrence Sherman Courtney Lee Sherman Goodlatte Neugebauer Westmoreland Courtney Lee Sinema Crowley Levin Sires Gosar Newhouse Whitfield Crowley Levin Sires Cuellar Lewis Slaughter Gowdy Noem Williams Cummings Lewis Slaughter Cummings Lieu, Ted Smith (WA) Graves (GA) Nugent Wilson (SC) Davis (CA) Lieu, Ted Smith (WA) Davis (CA) Lipinski Speier Graves (LA) Nunes Wittman Davis, Danny Lipinski Speier Davis, Danny Loebsack Swalwell (CA) Graves (MO) Olson Womack DeFazio Loebsack Swalwell (CA) DeFazio Lofgren Takai Griffith Palazzo Woodall DeGette Lofgren Takai DeGette Lowenthal Takano Grothman Palmer Yoder Delaney Lowenthal Takano Delaney Lujan Grisham Thompson (CA) Guinta Paulsen Yoho DeLauro Lowey Thompson (CA) DeLauro (NM) Thompson (MS) Guthrie Pearce Young (AK) DelBene Lujan Grisham Thompson (MS) DelBene Luja´ n, Ben Ray Tonko Hanna Perry Young (IA) DeSaulnier (NM) Tonko DeSaulnier (NM) Torres Hardy Peterson Young (IN) Deutch Luja´ n, Ben Ray Torres Deutch Lynch Tsongas Harper Pittenger Zeldin Dingell (NM) Tsongas Dingell Maloney, Van Hollen Harris Pitts Zinke Doggett Lynch Van Hollen Doggett Carolyn Vargas Doyle, Michael Maloney, Vargas NOT VOTING—5 Doyle, Michael Maloney, Sean Veasey F. Carolyn Veasey F. Matsui Vela Duckworth Maloney, Sean Vela´ zquez Beatty Kelly (IL) Rush Duckworth McCollum Vela´ zquez Edwards Matsui Visclosky Granger Payne Edwards McDermott Visclosky Ellison McCollum Walz Ellison McGovern Walz Engel McDermott Wasserman Engel McNerney Wasserman Eshoo McGovern Schultz b 1606 Eshoo Meeks Schultz Esty McNerney Waters, Maxine Esty Meng Waters, Maxine Fattah Meeks Watson Coleman Messrs. BARR, TURNER, SCALISE, Farr Miller (MI) Watson Coleman Foster Meng Welch NEWHOUSE, BARTON, and COFFMAN Fattah Moore Welch Frankel (FL) Moore Wilson (FL) changed their vote from ‘‘aye’’ to ‘‘no.’’ Foster Moulton Wilson (FL) Fudge Moulton Yarmuth Messrs. COURTNEY and CAPUANO Frankel (FL) Murphy (FL) Yarmuth NOES—253 changed their vote from ‘‘no’’ to ‘‘aye.’’ NOES—248 Abraham Amodei Barton So the amendment was rejected. Abraham Amodei Barton Aderholt Babin Benishek Aderholt Babin Benishek Allen Barletta Bilirakis The result of the vote was announced Allen Barletta Bilirakis Amash Barr Bishop (GA) as above recorded. Amash Barr Bishop (MI)

VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:43 Oct 23, 2015 Jkt 059060 PO 00000 Frm 00028 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K22OC7.051 H22OCPT1 smartinez on DSK4TPTVN1PROD with HOUSE October 22, 2015 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H7121 Bishop (UT) Heck (NV) Pitts gentleman from Pennsylvania (Mr. Buck Huelskamp Poliquin Black Hensarling Poe (TX) Bucshon Huizenga (MI) Pompeo Blackburn Herrera Beutler Poliquin CARTWRIGHT) on which further pro- Burgess Hultgren Posey Blum Hice, Jody B. Pompeo ceedings were postponed and on which Byrne Hunter Price, Tom Bost Hill Posey the noes prevailed by voice vote. Calvert Hurd (TX) Ratcliffe Boustany Holding Price, Tom The Clerk will redesignate the Carter (GA) Hurt (VA) Reed Brady (TX) Hudson Ratcliffe Carter (TX) Issa Reichert Brat Huelskamp Reed amendment. Chabot Jenkins (KS) Renacci Bridenstine Huizenga (MI) Reichert The Clerk redesignated the amend- Chaffetz Jenkins (WV) Ribble Brooks (AL) Hultgren Renacci ment. Clawson (FL) Johnson (OH) Rigell Brooks (IN) Hunter Ribble Coffman Johnson, Sam Roby Buchanan Hurd (TX) Rigell RECORDED VOTE Cole Jolly Roe (TN) Buck Hurt (VA) Roby The Acting CHAIR. A recorded vote Collins (GA) Jones Rogers (AL) Bucshon Issa Roe (TN) has been demanded. Collins (NY) Jordan Rogers (KY) Burgess Jenkins (KS) Rogers (AL) Comstock Joyce Rohrabacher Byrne Jenkins (WV) Rogers (KY) A recorded vote was ordered. Conaway Katko Rokita Calvert Johnson (OH) Rohrabacher The Acting CHAIR. This will be a 2- Cook Kelly (MS) Rooney (FL) Carter (GA) Johnson, Sam Rokita minute vote. Costello (PA) Kelly (PA) Ros-Lehtinen Carter (TX) Jolly Rooney (FL) Cramer King (IA) Roskam Chabot Jones Ros-Lehtinen The vote was taken by electronic de- Crawford King (NY) Ross Chaffetz Jordan Roskam vice, and there were—ayes 184, noes 245, Crenshaw Kinzinger (IL) Rothfus Clawson (FL) Joyce Ross not voting 5, as follows: Culberson Kline Rouzer Coffman Katko Rothfus Curbelo (FL) Knight Royce Cole Kelly (MS) Rouzer [Roll No. 562] Davis, Rodney Labrador Ryan (WI) Collins (GA) Kelly (PA) Royce AYES—184 Denham LaHood Salmon Collins (NY) King (IA) Russell Dent LaMalfa Sanford Adams Fudge Napolitano Comstock King (NY) Ryan (WI) DeSantis Lamborn Scalise Aguilar Gabbard Conaway Kinzinger (IL) Salmon Neal DesJarlais Lance Schrader Ashford Gallego Cook Kline Sanford Nolan Diaz-Balart Latta Schweikert Bass Garamendi Costa Knight Scalise Norcross Dold LoBiondo Scott, Austin Beatty Graham Costello (PA) Labrador Schweikert O’Rourke Donovan Long Sensenbrenner Becerra Grayson Crawford LaHood Scott, Austin Pallone Duffy Loudermilk Sessions Bera Green, Al Crenshaw LaMalfa Sensenbrenner Pascrell Duncan (SC) Love Shimkus Beyer Green, Gene Culberson Lamborn Sessions Pelosi Duncan (TN) Lucas Shuster Bishop (GA) Grijalva Curbelo (FL) Lance Shimkus Perlmutter Ellmers (NC) Luetkemeyer Simpson Blumenauer Gutie´rrez Davis, Rodney Latta Shuster Peters Emmer (MN) Lummis Smith (MO) Bonamici Hahn Denham LoBiondo Simpson Pingree Farenthold MacArthur Smith (NE) Boyle, Brendan Hastings Dent Long Sinema Pocan Fincher Marchant Smith (NJ) F. Heck (WA) DeSantis Loudermilk Smith (MO) Polis Fitzpatrick Marino Smith (TX) Brady (PA) Higgins DesJarlais Love Smith (NE) Price (NC) Fleischmann Massie Stefanik Brown (FL) Himes Diaz-Balart Lowey Smith (NJ) Quigley Fleming McCarthy Stewart Brownley (CA) Hinojosa Dold Lucas Smith (TX) Rangel Flores McCaul Stivers Bustos Honda Donovan Luetkemeyer Stefanik Rice (NY) Forbes McClintock Stutzman Butterfield Hoyer Duffy Lummis Stewart Richmond Fortenberry McHenry Thompson (PA) Capps Huffman Duncan (SC) MacArthur Stivers Roybal-Allard Foxx McKinley Thornberry Capuano Israel Duncan (TN) Marchant Stutzman Ruiz Franks (AZ) McMorris Tiberi Ca´ rdenas Jackson Lee Ellmers (NC) Marino Thompson (PA) Ruppersberger Frelinghuysen Rodgers Tipton Carney Jeffries Emmer (MN) Massie Thornberry Rush Garrett McSally Trott Carson (IN) Johnson (GA) Farenthold McCarthy Tiberi Russell Gibbs Meadows Turner Cartwright Johnson, E. B. Fincher McCaul Tipton Ryan (OH) Gibson Meehan Upton Castro (TX) Kaptur Fitzpatrick McClintock Titus Sa´ nchez, Linda Gohmert Messer Valadao Chu, Judy Keating Fleischmann McHenry Trott T. Goodlatte Mica Wagner Cicilline Kennedy Fleming McKinley Turner Sanchez, Loretta Gosar Miller (FL) Walberg Clark (MA) Kildee Flores McMorris Upton Sarbanes Gowdy Miller (MI) Walden Clarke (NY) Kilmer Forbes Rodgers Valadao Schakowsky Granger Moolenaar Walker Clay Kind Fortenberry McSally Wagner Schiff Graves (GA) Mooney (WV) Walorski Cleaver Kirkpatrick Foxx Meadows Walberg Scott (VA) Graves (LA) Mullin Walters, Mimi Clyburn Kuster Franks (AZ) Meehan Walden Graves (MO) Mulvaney Weber (TX) Cohen Langevin Scott, David Frelinghuysen Messer Walker Griffith Murphy (PA) Webster (FL) Connolly Larsen (WA) Serrano Garrett Mica Walorski Grothman Neugebauer Wenstrup Conyers Larson (CT) Sewell (AL) Gibbs Miller (FL) Walters, Mimi Guinta Newhouse Westerman Cooper Lawrence Sherman Gibson Moolenaar Weber (TX) Guthrie Noem Westmoreland Costa Lee Sinema Gohmert Mooney (WV) Webster (FL) Hanna Nugent Williams Courtney Levin Sires Goodlatte Mullin Wenstrup Hardy Nunes Wilson (SC) Crowley Lewis Slaughter Gosar Mulvaney Westerman Harper Olson Wittman Cuellar Lieu, Ted Smith (WA) Gowdy Murphy (PA) Westmoreland Harris Palazzo Womack Cummings Lipinski Speier Granger Neugebauer Whitfield Hartzler Palmer Woodall Davis (CA) Loebsack Swalwell (CA) Graves (GA) Newhouse Williams Heck (NV) Paulsen Yoder Davis, Danny Lofgren Takai Graves (LA) Noem Wilson (SC) Hensarling Pearce Yoho DeFazio Lowenthal Takano Graves (MO) Nugent Wittman Herrera Beutler Perry Young (AK) DeGette Lowey Thompson (CA) Griffith Nunes Womack Hice, Jody B. Peterson Young (IA) Delaney Lujan Grisham Thompson (MS) Grothman Olson Woodall Hill Pittenger Young (IN) DeLauro (NM) Titus Guinta Palazzo Yoder Holding Pitts Zeldin DelBene Luja´ n, Ben Ray Tonko Guthrie Palmer Yoho Hudson Poe (TX) Zinke DeSaulnier (NM) Torres Hanna Paulsen Young (AK) Deutch Lynch Tsongas Hardy Pearce Young (IA) NOT VOTING—5 Dingell Maloney, Van Hollen Harper Perry Young (IN) Doggett Carolyn Vargas Castor (FL) Payne Whitfield Harris Peterson Zeldin Doyle, Michael Maloney, Sean Veasey Kelly (IL) Rice (SC) Hartzler Pittenger Zinke Vela F. Matsui ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE ACTING CHAIR NOT VOTING—5 Duckworth McCollum Vela´ zquez Edwards McDermott Visclosky The Acting CHAIR (during the vote). Castor (FL) Kelly (IL) Rice (SC) Ellison McGovern Walz There is 1 minute remaining. Cramer Payne Engel McNerney Wasserman ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE ACTING CHAIR Eshoo Meeks Schultz b 1615 The Acting CHAIR (during the vote). Esty Meng Waters, Maxine Farr Moore Watson Coleman So the amendment was rejected. There is 1 minute remaining. Fattah Moulton Welch The result of the vote was announced Foster Murphy (FL) Wilson (FL) b 1610 Frankel (FL) Nadler Yarmuth as above recorded. AMENDMENT NO. 5 OFFERED BY MR. HASTINGS So the amendment was rejected. NOES—245 The result of the vote was announced The Acting CHAIR. The unfinished Abraham Barton Bost as above recorded. Aderholt Benishek Boustany business is the demand for a recorded AMENDMENT NO. 3 OFFERED BY MR. Allen Bilirakis Brady (TX) vote on the amendment offered by the CARTWRIGHT Amash Bishop (MI) Brat gentleman from Florida (Mr. HASTINGS) The Acting CHAIR. The unfinished Amodei Bishop (UT) Bridenstine on which further proceedings were Babin Black Brooks (AL) business is the demand for a recorded Barletta Blackburn Brooks (IN) postponed and on which the noes pre- vote on the amendment offered by the Barr Blum Buchanan vailed by voice vote.

VerDate Sep 11 2014 01:43 Oct 23, 2015 Jkt 059060 PO 00000 Frm 00029 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A22OC7.014 H22OCPT1 smartinez on DSK4TPTVN1PROD with HOUSE H7122 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE October 22, 2015 The Clerk will redesignate the Cook Jones Rigell ciently develop domestic sources of the amendment. Costa Jordan Roby minerals and mineral materials of stra- Costello (PA) Joyce Roe (TN) The Clerk redesignated the amend- Cramer Katko Rogers (AL) tegic and critical importance to United ment. Crawford Kelly (MS) Rogers (KY) States economic and national security Crenshaw Kelly (PA) Rohrabacher and manufacturing competitiveness, RECORDED VOTE Culberson King (IA) Rokita and, pursuant to House Resolution 481, The Acting CHAIR. A recorded vote Davis, Rodney King (NY) Rooney (FL) has been demanded. Denham Kinzinger (IL) Roskam he reported the bill back to the House Dent Kline A recorded vote was ordered. Ross with an amendment adopted in the DeSantis Knight Rothfus Committee of the Whole. The Acting CHAIR. This is a 2- DesJarlais Labrador Rouzer Dold LaHood The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under minute vote. Royce Donovan LaMalfa Russell the rule, the previous question is or- The vote was taken by electronic de- Duffy Lamborn Ryan (WI) dered. vice, and there were—ayes 183, noes 246, Duncan (SC) Lance Salmon Duncan (TN) Latta The question is on the amendment. not voting 5, as follows: Sanford Ellison LoBiondo The amendment was agreed to. [Roll No. 563] Ellmers (NC) Long Scalise The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Schrader AYES—183 Emmer (MN) Loudermilk question is on the engrossment and Farenthold Love Schweikert Adams Fudge Napolitano Fincher Lucas Scott, Austin third reading of the bill. Aguilar Gabbard Neal Fitzpatrick Luetkemeyer Sensenbrenner The bill was ordered to be engrossed Ashford Gallego Nolan Fleischmann MacArthur Sessions Bass Garamendi and read a third time, and was read the Norcross Fleming Marchant Shimkus Beatty Graham third time. O’Rourke Flores Marino Shuster Becerra Grayson Pallone Forbes Massie Simpson MOTION TO RECOMMIT Bera Green, Al Pascrell Fortenberry McCarthy Sinema Beyer Green, Gene Mr. PETERS. Mr. Speaker, I have a Pelosi Foxx McCaul Smith (MO) Bishop (GA) Grijalva motion to recommit at the desk. Perlmutter Franks (AZ) McClintock Smith (NE) Blumenauer Gutie´rrez Peters Frelinghuysen McHenry Smith (NJ) The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is the Bonamici Hahn Peterson Garrett McKinley Smith (TX) gentleman opposed to the bill? Boyle, Brendan Hastings Pingree Gibbs McMorris Stefanik F. Heck (WA) Mr. PETERS. I am in its current Pocan Gibson Rodgers Stewart Brady (PA) Higgins form. Polis Gohmert McSally Stivers Brown (FL) Himes Goodlatte Meadows Stutzman The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Brownley (CA) Hinojosa Price (NC) Gosar Meehan Thompson (PA) Clerk will report the motion to recom- Bustos Honda Quigley Gowdy Messer Butterfield Hoyer Rangel Thornberry mit. Granger Mica Capps Huffman Rice (NY) Tiberi The Clerk read as follows: Graves (GA) Miller (FL) Capuano Israel Richmond Tipton Graves (LA) Miller (MI) Mr. Peters moves to recommit the bill H.R. Ca´ rdenas Jackson Lee Ros-Lehtinen Titus Graves (MO) Moolenaar 1937 to the Committee on Natural Resources Carney Jeffries Roybal-Allard Trott Griffith Mooney (WV) Carson (IN) Johnson (GA) Ruiz Turner with instructions to report the same back to Grothman Mullin Cartwright Johnson, E. B. Ruppersberger Upton the House forthwith with the following Guinta Mulvaney Castro (TX) Kaptur Rush Valadao amendment: Guthrie Murphy (PA) Chu, Judy Keating Ryan (OH) Wagner Hanna Neugebauer Add at the end the following: Cicilline Kennedy Sa´ nchez, Linda Walberg Hardy Newhouse SEC. l01. CLIMATE CHANGE IS REAL. Clark (MA) Kildee T. Walden Harper Noem Nothing in this Act limits the authority of Clarke (NY) Kilmer Walker Sanchez, Loretta Harris Nugent Clay Kind Walorski the lead agency with responsibility for Sarbanes Hartzler Nunes Cleaver Kirkpatrick Walters, Mimi issuing a mineral exploration or mine permit Schakowsky Heck (NV) Olson Clyburn Kuster Weber (TX) from assessing the extent to which the activ- Schiff Hensarling Palazzo Cohen Langevin Webster (FL) Scott (VA) Herrera Beutler Palmer ity proposed to be conducted under the per- Connolly Larsen (WA) Scott, David Hice, Jody B. Paulsen Wenstrup mit may contribute to climate change. Conyers Larson (CT) Serrano Hill Pearce Westerman Cooper Lawrence Mr. PETERS (during the reading). Sewell (AL) Holding Perry Westmoreland Courtney Lee Sherman Hudson Pittenger Whitfield Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent Crowley Levin Sires Huelskamp Pitts Williams to dispense with the reading. Cuellar Lewis Slaughter Huizenga (MI) Poe (TX) Wilson (SC) Cummings Lieu, Ted The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there Smith (WA) Hultgren Poliquin Wittman Curbelo (FL) Lipinski objection to the request of the gen- Speier Hunter Pompeo Womack Davis (CA) Loebsack Swalwell (CA) Hurd (TX) Posey Woodall tleman from California? Davis, Danny Lofgren Takai Hurt (VA) Price, Tom Yoder There was no objection. DeFazio Lowenthal Takano Issa Ratcliffe Yoho DeGette Lowey The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gen- Thompson (CA) Jenkins (KS) Reed Young (AK) Delaney Lujan Grisham tleman from California is recognized Thompson (MS) Jenkins (WV) Reichert Young (IA) DeLauro (NM) Johnson (OH) Renacci Young (IN) for 5 minutes. DelBene Luja´ n, Ben Ray Tonko Johnson, Sam Ribble Zeldin Mr. PETERS. Mr. Speaker, this is DeSaulnier (NM) Torres Jolly Rice (SC) Zinke Deutch Lynch Tsongas the final amendment to the bill, which Diaz-Balart Maloney, Van Hollen NOT VOTING—5 will not kill the bill or send it back to Dingell Carolyn Vargas committee. If adopted, the bill will im- Doggett Maloney, Sean Veasey Castor (FL) Kelly (IL) Payne Doyle, Michael Matsui Vela Clawson (FL) Lummis mediately proceed to final passage, as Vela´ zquez amended. F. McCollum 1620 Duckworth McDermott Visclosky b I have been a clear proponent for re- Edwards McGovern Walz Ms. MOORE changed her vote from ducing regulatory burdens and stream- Engel McNerney Wasserman Eshoo Meeks Schultz ‘‘no’’ to ‘‘aye.’’ lining the environmental review proc- Esty Meng Waters, Maxine So the amendment was rejected. ess in ways that make sense. Farr Moore Watson Coleman The result of the vote was announced Before I entered public service, I Fattah Moulton Welch as above recorded. practiced environmental law for 15 Foster Murphy (FL) Wilson (FL) Frankel (FL) Nadler Yarmuth The Acting CHAIR. There being no years in large firms, in a government further amendments, under the rule, office, and in my own firm. Through NOES—246 the Committee rises. that experience, I learned firsthand of Abraham Black Burgess Accordingly, the Committee rose; the frustration that many businesses Aderholt Blackburn Byrne Allen Blum Calvert and the Speaker pro tempore (Mr. POE and local governments face when they Amash Bost Carter (GA) of Texas) having assumed the chair, try to navigate a sometimes overly Amodei Boustany Carter (TX) Mr. BOST, Acting Chair of the Com- complex and underly responsive permit Babin Brady (TX) Chabot Barletta Brat Chaffetz mittee of the Whole House on the state process. Barr Bridenstine Coffman of the Union, reported that that Com- I also know from experience that Barton Brooks (AL) Cole mittee, having had under consideration time is money. Often a business seek- Benishek Brooks (IN) Collins (GA) the bill (H.R. 1937) to require the Sec- ing a permit is paying dearly to hold a Bilirakis Buchanan Collins (NY) Bishop (MI) Buck Comstock retary of the Interior and the Sec- property or service a loan while it Bishop (UT) Bucshon Conaway retary of Agriculture to more effi- waits for that permit to be issued, and

VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:03 Oct 23, 2015 Jkt 059060 PO 00000 Frm 00030 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K22OC7.058 H22OCPT1 smartinez on DSK4TPTVN1PROD with HOUSE October 22, 2015 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H7123 that is why I have often said that, for healthy climate. We can and we must Cleaver Jackson Lee Pingree applicants, no is the second-best an- have both. Clyburn Jeffries Pocan Cohen Johnson (GA) Polis swer. Tell us ‘‘no’’ or tell us how, but I urge my colleagues to support this Connolly Johnson, E. B. Price (NC) don’t string us along. amendment. Conyers Kaptur Quigley Unfortunately, the approach that the I yield back the balance of my time. Cooper Keating Rangel underlying bill takes is not to stream- Costa Kennedy Rice (NY) b 1630 Courtney Kildee Richmond line the process for analyzing the sig- Crowley Kilmer Roybal-Allard nificant impacts of hardrock mining, Mr. LAMBORN. Mr. Speaker, I rise in Cuellar Kind Ruiz which I might support; it just elimi- opposition to the motion to recommit. Cummings Kirkpatrick Ruppersberger Davis (CA) Kuster nates the review process altogether. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gen- Rush Davis, Danny Langevin Ryan (OH) Mr. Speaker, my amendment would tleman from Colorado is recognized for DeFazio Larsen (WA) Sa´ nchez, Linda not solve that problem but would make 5 minutes. DeGette Larson (CT) T. an important clarification. As these Delaney Lawrence Sanchez, Loretta Mr. LAMBORN. Mr. Speaker, this DeLauro Lee critical mineral mining projects under- Sarbanes motion to recommit is a procedural DelBene Levin Schakowsky DeSaulnier Lewis go environmental review, agencies motion designed to slow down consider- Schiff Deutch Lieu, Ted should be able to assess how the ation of this important jobs bill. It is a Schrader Dingell Lipinski Scott (VA) project may contribute to climate purely procedural motion, not a sub- Doggett Loebsack Scott, David change. Doyle, Michael Lofgren stantive motion. I urge us to reject the Serrano F. Lowenthal Recently, the National Oceanic and motion. Sewell (AL) Atmospheric Administration, or Duckworth Lowey It is important to pass this bill. Edwards Lujan Grisham Sherman NOAA, reported that the first 7 months Right now it takes 7 to 10 years to ap- Ellison (NM) Sinema of this year had been the hottest such Engel Luja´ n, Ben Ray Sires prove a mining project in the U.S. Mr. Slaughter period on record. Globally, average sur- Speaker, this is dead last among major Eshoo (NM) Esty Lynch Smith (WA) face temperatures have increased sub- mining countries. The critical and Farr Maloney, Speier stantially in the last century, and strategic minerals we mine in this Fattah Carolyn Swalwell (CA) nearly twice as fast in the last 50 years Foster Maloney, Sean Takai country go into vital infrastructure Takano alone. We know that the vast majority Frankel (FL) Matsui and manufacturing to improve our way Fudge McCollum Thompson (CA) of climate scientists, including numer- of life. Gabbard McDermott Thompson (MS) ous leading scientific and academic or- Mr. Speaker, when we use American Gallego McGovern Titus Tonko ganizations across the world, agree resources to create American jobs, we Garamendi McNerney Graham Meeks Torres that the planet is warming due to reduce our dependency on foreign coun- Grayson Meng Tsongas human activities. tries like China. This bill will reduce Green, Al Moore Van Hollen How many national academies reject bureaucratic red tape, speed up the Green, Gene Moulton Vargas the science of global warming? None. Grijalva Murphy (FL) Veasey legal and permitting process, and cre- Gutie´rrez Nadler Vela Between November 2012 and December ate certainty so that mining projects Hahn Napolitano Vela´ zquez 2013, there were 9,137 peer-reviewed pa- will stay here in America. Hastings Neal Visclosky pers written on climate change. Of Mr. Speaker, I urge my colleagues to Heck (WA) Nolan Walz those 9,137 papers, how many did not Higgins Norcross Wasserman reject this amendment and support Himes O’Rourke Schultz agree that climate change is happening H.R. 1937 to use American resources for Hinojosa Pallone Waters, Maxine because of human activity? One. That American jobs. Honda Pascrell Watson Coleman is right. Only 1 out of more than 9,000. Hoyer Pelosi Welch Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance Huffman Perlmutter Wilson (FL) So it seems to me that when sci- of my time. Israel Peters Yarmuth entific organizations, including the The SPEAKER pro tempore. Without American Association for the Advance- objection, the previous question is or- NOES—246 ment of Science, the American Chem- dered on the motion to recommit. Abraham Crawford Hanna ical Society, the American Geophysical There was no objection. Aderholt Crenshaw Hardy Union, the American Meteorological Allen Culberson Harper The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Amash Curbelo (FL) Harris Society, the American Physical Soci- question is on the motion to recommit. Amodei Davis, Rodney Hartzler ety, the Geological Society of America, The question was taken; and the Babin Denham Heck (NV) the National Academy of Sciences, and Speaker pro tempore announced that Barletta Dent Hensarling the Intergovernmental Panel on Cli- Barr DeSantis Herrera Beutler the noes appeared to have it. Barton DesJarlais Hice, Jody B. mate Change all agree that climate RECORDED VOTE Benishek Diaz-Balart Hill change is happening because of human Bilirakis Dold Holding Mr. PETERS. Mr. Speaker, I demand activity, we ought to be listening. Bishop (MI) Donovan Hudson a recorded vote. Bishop (UT) Duffy Huelskamp If 99 doctors told you that you had di- A recorded vote was ordered. Black Duncan (SC) Huizenga (MI) abetes and 1 said he wasn’t sure, The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- Blackburn Duncan (TN) Hultgren wouldn’t you still do something? Blum Ellmers (NC) Hunter Now, for too long, we have heard that ant to clause 8 and clause 9 of rule XX, Bost Emmer (MN) Hurd (TX) Boustany Farenthold Hurt (VA) we have to choose between a pros- this 5-minute vote on the motion to re- commit will be followed by 5-minute Brady (TX) Fincher Issa perous economy and a clean environ- Brat Fitzpatrick Jenkins (KS) ment. San Diegans and people around votes on passage of the bill, if ordered; Bridenstine Fleischmann Jenkins (WV) ordering the previous question on Brooks (AL) Fleming Johnson (OH) the country know that is a false Brooks (IN) Flores Johnson, Sam choice. We can and we must provide House Resolution 483; and adoption of House Resolution 483, if ordered. Buchanan Forbes Jolly economic opportunity and clean air Buck Fortenberry Jones and water for future generations. This is a 5-minute vote. Bucshon Foxx Jordan Given the high stakes associated The vote was taken by electronic de- Burgess Franks (AZ) Joyce vice, and there were—ayes 184, noes 246, Byrne Frelinghuysen Katko with carbon emissions and climate Calvert Garrett Kelly (MS) change on coastal property, energy, de- not voting 4, as follows: Carter (GA) Gibbs Kelly (PA) fense, our food supply, and our quality [Roll No. 564] Carter (TX) Gibson King (IA) Chabot Gohmert King (NY) of life, shouldn’t we at least under- AYES—184 Chaffetz Goodlatte Kinzinger (IL) stand the long-term costs associated Adams Bonamici Ca´ rdenas Clawson (FL) Gosar Kline with a project? Aguilar Boyle, Brendan Carney Coffman Gowdy Knight Ashford F. Carson (IN) Cole Granger Labrador By allowing agencies to take a full Bass Brady (PA) Cartwright Collins (GA) Graves (GA) LaHood environmental consideration of a Beatty Brown (FL) Castro (TX) Collins (NY) Graves (LA) LaMalfa project, including its potential con- Becerra Brownley (CA) Chu, Judy Comstock Graves (MO) Lamborn tributions to climate change, my Bera Bustos Cicilline Conaway Griffith Lance Beyer Butterfield Clark (MA) Cook Grothman Latta amendment rejects the false choice be- Bishop (GA) Capps Clarke (NY) Costello (PA) Guinta LoBiondo tween a prosperous economy and a Blumenauer Capuano Clay Cramer Guthrie Long

VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:03 Oct 23, 2015 Jkt 059060 PO 00000 Frm 00031 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K22OC7.061 H22OCPT1 smartinez on DSK4TPTVN1PROD with HOUSE H7124 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE October 22, 2015 Loudermilk Pittenger Smith (NJ) Fitzpatrick Lamborn Rogers (KY) Lowenthal Perlmutter Sires Love Pitts Smith (TX) Fleischmann Lance Rohrabacher Lowey Peters Slaughter Lucas Poe (TX) Stefanik Fleming Latta Rokita Lujan Grisham Pingree Smith (WA) Luetkemeyer Poliquin Stewart Flores LoBiondo Rooney (FL) (NM) Pocan Speier Lummis Pompeo Stivers Forbes Long Ros-Lehtinen Luja´ n, Ben Ray Polis Swalwell (CA) MacArthur Posey Stutzman Fortenberry Loudermilk Roskam (NM) Price (NC) Takai Marchant Price, Tom Thompson (PA) Foxx Love Ross Lynch Quigley Takano Marino Ratcliffe Thornberry Franks (AZ) Lucas Rothfus Maloney, Rangel Thompson (CA) Massie Reed Carolyn Rice (NY) Tiberi Frelinghuysen Luetkemeyer Rouzer Thompson (MS) McCarthy Reichert Garrett Lummis Royce Maloney, Sean Richmond Tipton Tonko McCaul Renacci Gibbs MacArthur Russell Matsui Roybal-Allard Trott Torres McClintock Ribble Gibson Marchant Ryan (WI) McCollum Ruiz Turner Tsongas McHenry Rice (SC) Gohmert Marino Salmon McDermott Ruppersberger McKinley Rigell Upton Goodlatte Massie Sanford McGovern Rush Van Hollen McMorris Roby Valadao Gosar McCarthy Scalise McNerney Ryan (OH) Vargas Rodgers Roe (TN) Wagner Gowdy McCaul Schweikert Meeks Sa´ nchez, Linda Veasey McSally Rogers (AL) Walberg Granger McClintock Scott, Austin Meng T. Vela Meadows Rogers (KY) Walden Graves (GA) McHenry Sensenbrenner Moore Sanchez, Loretta Vela´ zquez Meehan Rohrabacher Walker Graves (LA) McKinley Sessions Moulton Sarbanes Visclosky Messer Rokita Walorski Graves (MO) McMorris Shimkus Murphy (FL) Schakowsky Walz Mica Rooney (FL) Walters, Mimi Griffith Rodgers Shuster Nadler Schiff Wasserman Miller (FL) Ros-Lehtinen Weber (TX) Grothman McSally Simpson Napolitano Schrader Schultz Miller (MI) Roskam Webster (FL) Guinta Meadows Smith (MO) Neal Scott (VA) Waters, Maxine Moolenaar Ross Wenstrup Guthrie Meehan Smith (NE) Norcross Scott, David Watson Coleman Mooney (WV) Rothfus Westerman Hanna Messer Smith (NJ) O’Rourke Serrano Welch Mullin Rouzer Westmoreland Hardy Mica Smith (TX) Pallone Sewell (AL) Wilson (FL) Mulvaney Royce Pascrell Whitfield Harper Miller (FL) Stefanik Sherman Yarmuth Murphy (PA) Russell Pelosi Sinema Williams Harris Miller (MI) Stewart Neugebauer Ryan (WI) Hartzler Moolenaar Stivers Wilson (SC) Newhouse Salmon Heck (NV) Mooney (WV) Stutzman NOT VOTING—3 Wittman Noem Sanford Hensarling Mullin Thompson (PA) Castor (FL) Kelly (IL) Payne Nugent Scalise Womack Herrera Beutler Mulvaney Thornberry Woodall Nunes Schweikert Hice, Jody B. Murphy (PA) Tiberi ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE Olson Scott, Austin Yoder Hill Neugebauer Tipton Palazzo Sensenbrenner Yoho Holding Newhouse Titus The SPEAKER pro tempore (during Palmer Sessions Young (AK) Hudson Noem Trott the vote). There are 2 minutes remain- Paulsen Shimkus Young (IA) Huelskamp Nolan Turner ing. Pearce Shuster Young (IN) Huizenga (MI) Nugent Upton Perry Smith (MO) Zeldin Hultgren Nunes Valadao Peterson Smith (NE) Zinke Hunter Olson Wagner b 1642 Hurd (TX) Palazzo Walberg NOT VOTING—4 Hurt (VA) Palmer Walden So the bill was passed. Castor (FL) Payne Issa Paulsen Walker Kelly (IL) Simpson Jenkins (KS) Pearce Walorski The result of the vote was announced Jenkins (WV) Perry Walters, Mimi as above recorded. ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE Johnson (OH) Peterson Weber (TX) A motion to reconsider was laid on Johnson, Sam Pittenger Webster (FL) The SPEAKER pro tempore (during the table. the vote). There are 2 minutes remain- Jolly Pitts Wenstrup Jones Poe (TX) Westerman ing. Jordan Poliquin Westmoreland f Joyce Pompeo Whitfield b 1636 Kaptur Posey Williams Katko Price, Tom Wilson (SC) So the motion to recommit was re- PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION Kelly (MS) Ratcliffe Wittman OF H.R. 3762, RESTORING AMERI- jected. Kelly (PA) Reed Womack The result of the vote was announced King (IA) Reichert Woodall CANS’ HEALTHCARE FREEDOM as above recorded. King (NY) Renacci Yoder RECONCILIATION ACT OF 2015; Kinzinger (IL) Ribble Yoho WAIVING A REQUIREMENT OF The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Kline Rice (SC) Young (AK) question is on the passage of the bill. Knight Rigell Young (IA) CLAUSE 6(A) OF RULE XIII WITH The question was taken; and the Labrador Roby Young (IN) RESPECT TO CONSIDERATION OF LaHood Roe (TN) Zeldin CERTAIN RESOLUTIONS RE- Speaker pro tempore announced that LaMalfa Rogers (AL) Zinke the ayes appeared to have it. PORTED FROM THE COMMITTEE Mr. PETERS. Mr. Speaker, on that I NAYS—177 ON RULES; AND PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF MOTIONS TO demand the yeas and nays. Adams Courtney Grijalva The yeas and nays were ordered. Aguilar Crowley Gutie´rrez SUSPEND THE RULES Bass Cummings Hahn The SPEAKER pro tempore. This is a Beatty Davis (CA) Hastings The SPEAKER pro tempore. The un- 5-minute vote. Becerra Davis, Danny Heck (WA) finished business is the vote on order- The vote was taken by electronic de- Bera DeFazio Higgins ing the previous question on the reso- vice, and there were—yeas 254, nays Beyer DeGette Himes Blumenauer Delaney Hinojosa lution (H. Res. 483) providing for con- 177, not voting 3, as follows: Bonamici DeLauro Honda sideration of the bill (H.R. 3762) to pro- [Roll No. 565] Boyle, Brendan DelBene Hoyer vide for reconciliation pursuant to sec- F. DeSaulnier Huffman tion 2002 of the concurrent resolution YEAS—254 Brady (PA) Deutch Israel Abraham Bridenstine Costello (PA) Brown (FL) Dingell Jackson Lee on the budget for fiscal year 2016; Aderholt Brooks (AL) Cramer Brownley (CA) Doggett Jeffries waiving a requirement of clause 6(a) of Allen Brooks (IN) Crawford Bustos Doyle, Michael Johnson (GA) rule XIII with respect to consideration Amash Buchanan Crenshaw Butterfield F. Johnson, E. B. Amodei Buck Cuellar Capps Duckworth Keating of certain resolutions reported from Ashford Bucshon Culberson Capuano Edwards Kennedy the Committee on Rules; and providing Babin Burgess Curbelo (FL) Ca´ rdenas Ellison Kildee for consideration of motions to suspend Barletta Byrne Davis, Rodney Carney Engel Kilmer the rules, on which the yeas and nays Barr Calvert Denham Carson (IN) Eshoo Kind Barton Carter (GA) Dent Cartwright Esty Kirkpatrick were ordered. Benishek Carter (TX) DeSantis Castro (TX) Farr Kuster The Clerk read the title of the resolu- Bilirakis Chabot DesJarlais Chu, Judy Fattah Langevin tion. Bishop (GA) Chaffetz Diaz-Balart Cicilline Foster Larsen (WA) Bishop (MI) Clawson (FL) Dold Clark (MA) Frankel (FL) Larson (CT) The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Bishop (UT) Coffman Donovan Clarke (NY) Fudge Lawrence question is on ordering the previous Black Cole Duffy Clay Gabbard Lee question. Blackburn Collins (GA) Duncan (SC) Cleaver Gallego Levin Blum Collins (NY) Duncan (TN) Clyburn Garamendi Lewis This is a 5-minute vote. Bost Comstock Ellmers (NC) Cohen Graham Lieu, Ted The vote was taken by electronic de- Boustany Conaway Emmer (MN) Connolly Grayson Lipinski Brady (TX) Cook Farenthold Conyers Green, Al Loebsack vice, and there were—yeas 244, nays Brat Costa Fincher Cooper Green, Gene Lofgren 185, not voting 5, as follows:

VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:03 Oct 23, 2015 Jkt 059060 PO 00000 Frm 00032 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A22OC7.017 H22OCPT1 smartinez on DSK4TPTVN1PROD with HOUSE October 22, 2015 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H7125 [Roll No. 566] Cooper Kaptur Polis Chabot Hurd (TX) Reichert Costa Keating Price (NC) Chaffetz Hurt (VA) Renacci YEAS—244 Courtney Kennedy Quigley Clawson (FL) Issa Ribble Abraham Griffith Paulsen Crowley Kildee Rangel Coffman Jenkins (KS) Rice (SC) Aderholt Grothman Pearce Cuellar Kilmer Rice (NY) Cole Jenkins (WV) Rigell Allen Guinta Perry Cummings Kind Richmond Collins (GA) Johnson (OH) Roby Amash Guthrie Pitts Davis (CA) Kirkpatrick Roybal-Allard Collins (NY) Johnson, Sam Roe (TN) Amodei Hanna Poe (TX) Davis, Danny Kuster Ruiz Comstock Jolly Rogers (AL) Babin Hardy Poliquin DeFazio Langevin Ruppersberger Conaway Jordan Rogers (KY) Barletta Harper Pompeo DeGette Larsen (WA) Rush Cook Joyce Rohrabacher Delaney Larson (CT) Barr Harris Posey Ryan (OH) Costello (PA) Katko Rokita DeLauro Lawrence Barton Hartzler Price, Tom Sa´ nchez, Linda Cramer Kelly (MS) Ros-Lehtinen DelBene Lee Benishek Heck (NV) Ratcliffe T. Crawford Kelly (PA) Roskam DeSaulnier Levin Crenshaw King (IA) Bilirakis Hensarling Reed Sanchez, Loretta Ross Deutch Lewis Culberson King (NY) Bishop (MI) Herrera Beutler Reichert Sarbanes Rothfus Dingell Lieu, Ted Curbelo (FL) Kinzinger (IL) Bishop (UT) Hice, Jody B. Renacci Schakowsky Rouzer Doggett Lipinski Davis, Rodney Kline Black Hill Ribble Royce Doyle, Michael Loebsack Schiff Denham Labrador Blackburn Holding Rice (SC) Russell F. Lofgren Schrader Dent LaHood Blum Hudson Rigell Duckworth Lowenthal Scott (VA) DeSantis LaMalfa Ryan (WI) Bost Huelskamp Roby Edwards Lowey Scott, David DesJarlais Lamborn Salmon Boustany Huizenga (MI) Roe (TN) Ellison Lujan Grisham Serrano Diaz-Balart Lance Sanford Brady (TX) Hultgren Rogers (AL) Engel (NM) Sewell (AL) Dold Latta Scalise Brat Hunter Rogers (KY) Eshoo Luja´ n, Ben Ray Sherman Donovan LoBiondo Schweikert Bridenstine Hurd (TX) Rohrabacher Esty (NM) Sinema Duffy Long Scott, Austin Brooks (AL) Hurt (VA) Rokita Farr Lynch Sires Duncan (SC) Loudermilk Sensenbrenner Brooks (IN) Issa Rooney (FL) Fattah Maloney, Slaughter Duncan (TN) Love Sessions Buchanan Jenkins (KS) Ros-Lehtinen Foster Carolyn Smith (WA) Ellmers (NC) Lucas Shimkus Buck Jenkins (WV) Roskam Frankel (FL) Maloney, Sean Speier Emmer (MN) Luetkemeyer Shuster Bucshon Johnson (OH) Ross Fudge Matsui Swalwell (CA) Farenthold Lummis Simpson Burgess Johnson, Sam Rothfus Gabbard McCollum Takai Fincher MacArthur Smith (MO) Byrne Jolly Rouzer Calvert Jones Gallego McDermott Takano Fitzpatrick Marchant Smith (NE) Royce Garamendi McGovern Fleischmann Marino Smith (NJ) Carter (GA) Jordan Russell Thompson (CA) Carter (TX) Joyce Graham McNerney Fleming McCarthy Smith (TX) Ryan (WI) Thompson (MS) Chabot Katko Grayson Meeks Flores McCaul Stefanik Salmon Titus Chaffetz Kelly (MS) Green, Al Meng Forbes McClintock Stewart Sanford Tonko Clawson (FL) Kelly (PA) Green, Gene Moore Fortenberry McHenry Stivers Scalise Torres Coffman King (IA) Grijalva Moulton Foxx McKinley Stutzman Schweikert Tsongas Cole King (NY) Gutie´rrez Murphy (FL) Franks (AZ) McMorris Thompson (PA) Scott, Austin Van Hollen Collins (GA) Kinzinger (IL) Hahn Nadler Frelinghuysen Rodgers Thornberry Sensenbrenner Vargas Collins (NY) Kline Hastings Napolitano Garrett McSally Tiberi Sessions Veasey Comstock Knight Heck (WA) Neal Gibbs Meadows Tipton Shimkus Vela Conaway Labrador Higgins Nolan Gibson Meehan Trott Shuster Vela´ zquez Cook LaHood Himes Norcross Gohmert Messer Turner Simpson Visclosky Costello (PA) LaMalfa Hinojosa O’Rourke Goodlatte Miller (FL) Upton Smith (MO) Walz Cramer Lamborn Honda Pallone Gosar Miller (MI) Valadao Smith (NE) Wasserman Crawford Lance Hoyer Pascrell Gowdy Moolenaar Wagner Smith (NJ) Huffman Pelosi Schultz Crenshaw Latta Granger Mooney (WV) Walberg Smith (TX) Israel Perlmutter Waters, Maxine Culberson LoBiondo Graves (GA) Mullin Walden Stefanik Jackson Lee Peters Watson Coleman Graves (LA) Mulvaney Curbelo (FL) Long Walker Stewart Jeffries Peterson Welch Graves (MO) Murphy (PA) Davis, Rodney Loudermilk Walorski Stivers Johnson (GA) Pingree Wilson (FL) Griffith Neugebauer Denham Love Walters, Mimi Stutzman Johnson, E. B. Pocan Yarmuth Grothman Newhouse Dent Lucas Weber (TX) Thompson (PA) Guinta Noem DeSantis Luetkemeyer Webster (FL) Thornberry NOT VOTING—5 Guthrie Nugent DesJarlais Lummis Wenstrup Tiberi Castor (FL) Mica Pittenger Hanna Nunes Diaz-Balart MacArthur Westerman Tipton Kelly (IL) Payne Hardy Olson Dold Marchant Westmoreland Donovan Marino Trott Harper Palazzo Whitfield Duffy Massie Turner ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE Harris Palmer Williams Duncan (SC) McCarthy Upton The SPEAKER pro tempore (during Hartzler Paulsen Wilson (SC) Duncan (TN) McCaul Valadao Heck (NV) Pearce the vote). There are 2 minutes remain- Wittman Ellmers (NC) McClintock Wagner Hensarling Perry Womack Emmer (MN) McHenry Walberg ing. Herrera Beutler Pittenger Farenthold McKinley Walden Hice, Jody B. Pitts Woodall Fincher McMorris Walker b 1649 Hill Poe (TX) Yoder Fitzpatrick Rodgers Walorski Holding Poliquin Yoho Fleischmann McSally Walters, Mimi So the previous question was ordered. Hudson Pompeo Young (AK) Fleming Meadows Weber (TX) The result of the vote was announced Huelskamp Posey Young (IA) Young (IN) Flores Meehan Webster (FL) as above recorded. Huizenga (MI) Price, Tom Forbes Messer Wenstrup Hultgren Ratcliffe Zeldin Fortenberry Miller (FL) Westerman The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Hunter Reed Zinke Foxx Miller (MI) Westmoreland question is on the resolution. Franks (AZ) Moolenaar Whitfield The question was taken; and the NAYS—187 Williams Frelinghuysen Mooney (WV) Adams Chu, Judy Doggett Garrett Mullin Wilson (SC) Speaker pro tempore announced that the ayes appeared to have it. Aguilar Cicilline Doyle, Michael Gibbs Mulvaney Wittman Amash Clark (MA) F. Gibson Murphy (PA) Womack Ms. SLAUGHTER. Mr. Speaker, on Ashford Clarke (NY) Duckworth Gohmert Neugebauer Woodall that I demand the yeas and nays. Bass Clay Edwards Goodlatte Newhouse Yoder The yeas and nays were ordered. Beatty Cleaver Ellison Gosar Noem Yoho Becerra Clyburn Engel Gowdy Nugent Young (AK) The SPEAKER pro tempore. This is a Bera Cohen Eshoo Granger Nunes Young (IA) 5-minute vote. Beyer Connolly Esty Graves (GA) Olson Young (IN) Bishop (GA) Conyers Farr Graves (LA) Palazzo Zeldin The vote was taken by electronic de- vice, and there were—yeas 240, nays Blumenauer Cooper Fattah Graves (MO) Palmer Zinke Bonamici Costa Foster 187, not voting 7, as follows: Boyle, Brendan Courtney Frankel (FL) NAYS—185 [Roll No. 567] F. Crowley Fudge Adams Boyle, Brendan Cartwright Brady (PA) Cuellar Gabbard YEAS—240 Aguilar F. Castro (TX) Brown (FL) Cummings Gallego Ashford Brady (PA) Chu, Judy Abraham Bishop (MI) Brooks (AL) Brownley (CA) Davis (CA) Garamendi Bass Brown (FL) Cicilline Aderholt Bishop (UT) Brooks (IN) Bustos Davis, Danny Graham Beatty Brownley (CA) Clark (MA) Allen Black Buchanan Butterfield DeFazio Grayson Becerra Bustos Clarke (NY) Amodei Blackburn Buck Capps DeGette Green, Al Bera Butterfield Clay Babin Blum Bucshon Capuano Delaney Green, Gene ´ Beyer Capps Cleaver Barletta Bost Burgess Cardenas DeLauro Grijalva Capuano Clyburn Barr Boustany Byrne Carney DelBene Gutie´rrez Bishop (GA) Ca´ rdenas Cohen Barton Brady (TX) Calvert Carson (IN) DeSaulnier Hahn Blumenauer Carney Connolly Benishek Brat Carter (GA) Cartwright Deutch Hastings Bonamici Carson (IN) Conyers Bilirakis Bridenstine Carter (TX) Castro (TX) Dingell Heck (WA)

VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:03 Oct 23, 2015 Jkt 059060 PO 00000 Frm 00033 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A22OC7.019 H22OCPT1 smartinez on DSK4TPTVN1PROD with HOUSE H7126 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE October 22, 2015 Higgins Maloney, Sean Schakowsky line to protect others, and we will be Not one to rest on his laurels since Himes Massie Schiff forever grateful for his service. his retirement, Greg continues to vol- Hinojosa Matsui Schrader Honda McCollum Scott (VA) Our community has suffered a major unteer his time to serve our commu- Hoyer McDermott Scott, David loss, and we will never forget what this nity through his church, the Boy Huffman McGovern Serrano exceptional man has done for us. Our Scouts of America, and as a police re- Israel McNerney Sewell (AL) thoughts and prayers are with Steven’s serve officer with the Miami-Dade Po- Jackson Lee Meeks Sherman Jeffries Meng Sinema wife Kristi and daughter Cassie as well lice Department. Johnson (GA) Moore Sires as his many friends and colleagues dur- Godspeed to Greg Truitt. Johnson, E. B. Moulton Jones Murphy (FL) Slaughter ing this difficult time. f Smith (WA) Kaptur Nadler f CONGRATULATIONS TO THE Keating Napolitano Speier Kennedy Neal Swalwell (CA) b 1700 MINNESOTA LYNX Takai Kildee Nolan (Mr. PAULSEN asked and was given Kilmer Norcross Takano DEPUTY STEVEN SANDBERG Kind O’Rourke Thompson (CA) permission to address the House for 1 Kirkpatrick Pallone Thompson (MS) (Mr. NOLAN asked and was given minute and to revise and extend his re- Kuster Pascrell Titus permission to address the House for 1 marks.) Langevin Pelosi Tonko minute and to revise and extend his re- Mr. PAULSEN. Mr. Speaker, the Larsen (WA) Perlmutter Torres marks.) Larson (CT) Peters Tsongas word ‘‘dynasty’’ gets thrown around Lawrence Peterson Van Hollen Mr. NOLAN. Mr. Speaker and Mem- loosely these days, but with three Lee Pingree Vargas bers of the House, Minnesota suffered a championships in 5 years, the Min- Levin Pocan Veasey terrible tragedy when we lost Deputy Lewis nesota Lynx fit the bill. Polis Vela Lieu, Ted Price (NC) Sheriff Steven Sandberg of Aitkin, Led by Maya Moore, who averaged Vela´ zquez Lipinski Quigley Minnesota, in the line of duty last Visclosky over 23 points in the playoffs, the Lynx Loebsack Rangel Walz weekend. won the title with a hard-fought vic- Lofgren Richmond Deputy Sandberg, a 20-year veteran Lowenthal Roybal-Allard Wasserman tory over the Indiana Fever in game 5. Lowey Ruiz Schultz of the Sheriff’s Office, was loved and Coached by Cheryl Reeve, the Lynx Lujan Grisham Ruppersberger Waters, Maxine cherished by his family, by all who overcame injuries and fatigue to clinch (NM) Rush Watson Coleman knew him, and by the entire region. Luja´ n, Ben Ray Ryan (OH) Welch the top seed in the West during the reg- (NM) Sa´ nchez, Linda Wilson (FL) His daughter, Cassie, recently said, ular season and set up their path to the Lynch T. Yarmuth ‘‘I want everyone to know that my dad title. Maloney, Sanchez, Loretta was so proud to do his job and to serve Carolyn Sarbanes Mr. Speaker, as the WNBA continues the entire community.’’ to grow, the players often are called NOT VOTING—7 Cassie, we want you to know that we upon to do more than just play basket- Castor (FL) Mica Rooney (FL) are proud, too. We are proud to have ball. In that vein, the Lynx players Kelly (IL) Payne had your dad’s great service in our Knight Rice (NY) have been tremendous ambassadors to community. His bravery and his serv- the community and are heroes to nu- ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE ice will never be forgotten. merous girls who are pursuing their The SPEAKER pro tempore (during Today I ask my colleagues to please athletic dreams. the vote). There are 2 minutes remain- keep his wife, Kristi, and his daughter, I congratulate the Minnesota Lynx ing. Cassie, in their thoughts and in their players and the coaches on yet another prayers. 1656 WNBA title. b Please remember to thank and to f So the resolution was agreed to. honor all of the law enforcement offi- The result of the vote was announced cers who put themselves in harm’s way FEDERAL-STATE CYBERSECURITY as above recorded. every day to keep us safe. COOPERATION A motion to reconsider was laid on f (Mr. LAMALFA asked and was given the table. permission to address the House for 1 HONORING MAJOR GREG TRUITT f minute and to revise and extend his re- (Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN asked and was marks.) MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT given permission to address the House Mr. LAMALFA. Mr. Speaker, today, A message in writing from the Presi- for 1 minute and to revise and extend here on Capitol Hill, I visited with var- dent of the United States was commu- her remarks.) ious National Guard units from dif- nicated to the House by Mr. Sherman Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN. Mr. Speaker, I ferent States to learn more about the Williams, one of his secretaries. rise to honor Coral Gables native Major innovative ways they are keeping us f Greg Truitt on his retirement from the safe in cyberspace. I appreciate their Miami-Dade Police Department. efforts and their service. DEPUTY SANDBERG, WE ARE Starting off as a rookie corrections The House has passed several meas- FOREVER GRATEFUL officer in his early twenties, Greg has ures to protect our cybersecurity this (Mr. EMMER of Minnesota asked and held many roles throughout his 40 year, and the Senate is now working to was given permission to address the years in law enforcement before retir- do the same. There is a clear, bipar- House for 1 minute.) ing as Commander of the Village of tisan consensus that more needs to be Mr. EMMER of Minnesota. Mr. Palmetto Bay’s Policing Unit. done to protect us from data breaches, Speaker, I rise today to remember fall- The mayor and city manager of Pal- malicious hackers, and those who en Deputy Steven Sandberg, who was metto Bay are here in D.C. today to would inflict harm on the American shot and killed in the line of duty this help honor his years of service and to people in using our cyber networks. past Sunday in St. Cloud, Minnesota. join me in wishing Major Truitt good Several high-profile data breaches in- Deputy Sandberg’s death was both health, happiness, and all the best in clude a hack of the Office of Personnel senseless and tragic, but we must re- the years ahead. Management, which accessed highly member him for the heroic way he Major Truitt’s profound leadership sensitive information that puts our na- chose to live his life. and commitment to south Florida have tional security at risk as well as that Deputy Sandberg was an honorable allowed him to shape the lives of of many people’s private lives. man who served his community for 24 countless individuals throughout his We must act now to protect our cy- years. He began working for the Aitkin impressive career. Greg has shown that bersecurity before an even more cata- County Sheriff’s Office in 1991 and there is no greater reward than the sat- strophic attack occurs. More integra- worked as an investigator for the past isfaction of serving one’s fellow neigh- tion and cooperation is needed among 20 years. bor. For having embraced this most Federal, State, and local levels to be on Every day for more than two decades noble of endeavors with such lofty the same page for the cybersecurity Deputy Sandberg put his life on the principles, I thank him so very much. Americans expect of us in government

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Specifically, of the veto message and the bill are the bill’s use of $38 billion in Overseas postponed until the legislative day of PREGNANCY DISCRIMINATION Contingency Operations funding— Thursday, November 5, 2015, and that AMENDMENT ACT which was meant to fund wars and is on that legislative day, the House shall (Mr. POLIQUIN asked and was given not subject to budget caps—does not proceed to the constitutional question permission to address the House for 1 provide the stable, multi-year budget of reconsideration and dispose of such minute.) upon which sound defense planning de- question without intervening motion. Mr. POLIQUIN. Mr. Speaker, I ask pends. Because this bill authorizes base f all Members of our House today to join budget funding at sequestration levels, SYRIAN DISPLACEMENT CRISIS me in support of H.R. 2800, the Preg- it threatens the readiness and capabili- The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under nancy Discrimination Amendment Act. ties of our military and fails to provide This important piece of legislation the Speaker’s announced policy of Jan- the support our men and women in uni- uary 6, 2015, the gentlewoman from expands upon existing law to help pro- form deserve. The decision reflected in tect pregnant women from workplace Ohio (Ms. KAPTUR) is recognized for 60 this bill to circumvent rather than re- minutes as the designee of the minor- discrimination, and I am proud to be a verse sequestration further harms our cosponsor. ity leader. national security by locking in unac- Ms. KAPTUR. Mr. Speaker, I rise Women account for nearly half of the ceptable funding cuts for crucial na- today as the Syrian displacement crisis workforce in our country, so it is par- tional security activities carried out has consumed seven nations in the ticularly hard to believe, in today’s so- by non-defense agencies. Middle East, among them Lebanon, ciety, women are still denied jobs or I have repeatedly called upon the Jordan, Turkey, obviously, and Syria lose their jobs because they are preg- Congress to work with my Administra- itself, and has spawned the largest ref- nant. Every time this happens to a tion to close the detention facility at ugee crisis Europe has faced since mom, it hurts her, it hurts her family, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and explained World War II. and it hurts our economy. why it is imperative that we do so. As The scope of the damage is incred- We must ensure that hardworking I have noted, the continued operation ible. This protracted conflict has deci- moms and moms-to-be are protected of this facility weakens our national mated Syria’s infrastructure and has from unfair employment decisions. As security by draining resources, dam- already taken the lives of over 250,000 a society, we should encourage and aging our relationships with key allies civilians, has displaced over 4 million support all workers. We should help en- and partners, and emboldening violent people, and has subjected tens upon sure that moms and dads are phys- extremists. Yet in addition to failing thousands of children in that nation to ically and financially healthy and se- to remove unwarranted restrictions on Assad’s horrific barrel bombs. Most ev- cure as they approach parenthood. the transfer of detainees, this bill seeks eryone who remains in Syria endures As a single father myself, who raised to impose more onerous ones. The exec- power and water cuts, the threat of my son from the time he was in dia- utive branch must have the flexibility, shelling, galloping inflation, and ramp- pers, I know firsthand how important with regard to those detainees who re- ant speculation about: What will hap- it is to have a support system. That in- main at Guantanamo, to determine pen next? Who will help us, the inno- cludes a supportive work environment when and where to prosecute them, cents? where soon-to-be parents are not wor- based on the facts and circumstances of With roads often subject to ambush, ried about being fired or about being each case and our national security in- freedom to travel has been heavily cur- overlooked for jobs or promotions be- terests, and when and where to transfer tailed. Checkpoints and concrete blast cause they have decided to have chil- them consistent with our national se- barriers have become accepted adorn- dren. curity and our humane treatment pol- ments of daily life. Institutions such as f icy. Rather than taking steps to bring schools, hospitals, and offices remain this chapter of our history to a close, open in government-held areas, though NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZA- many schools have become shelters for TION ACT FOR FISCAL YEAR as I have repeatedly called upon the Congress to do, this bill aims to extend the legions of war injured and home- 2016—VETO MESSAGE FROM THE less. Truly, it is grim. Often, classes PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED it. The bill also fails to adopt many es- are held in double shifts to make room STATES (H. DOC. NO. 114–70) sential defense reforms, including to for the extra students. This is everyday The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. force structure, weapons systems, and life in Syria. Five years into the conflict that has KELLY of Mississippi) laid before the military health care. Our defense strat- ravaged this once-modern nation, more House the following veto message from egy depends on investing every dollar than half of the Syrian population is the President of the United States: where it will have the greatest effect. displaced, with over 4 million refugees To The House of Representatives: My Administration’s proposals will ac- I am returning herewith without my in neighboring countries and tens of complish this through critical reforms thousands moving toward Europe. We approval H.R. 1735, the ‘‘National De- that divest unneeded force structure, fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year see this on television every evening. slow growth in compensation, and re- My hometown of Toledo has taken in 2016.’’ While there are provisions in duce wasteful overhead. The restric- this bill that I support, including the 8 weary Syrian families—refugees who tions in the bill would require the De- have now again found hope in the lib- codification of key interrogation-re- partment of Defense to retain unneces- lated reforms from Executive Order erty that America offers—but fewer sary force structure and weapons sys- than 2,000 Syrians have come to the 13491 and positive changes to the mili- tems that we cannot afford in today’s United States, though the war has dis- tary retirement system, the bill would, fiscal environment, contributing to a placed more than 12 million since 2011. among other things, constrain the abil- military that will be less capable of re- The free world simply cannot allow ity of the Department of Defense to sponding effectively to future chal- this savage slaughter and dislocation conduct multi-year defense planning lenges. to continue. and align military capabilities and Because of the manner in which this We ask ourselves: Where is the lead- force structure with our national de- bill would undermine our national se- ership for resolution? fense strategy, impede the closure of curity, I must veto it. 1715 the detention facility at Guantanamo BARACK OBAMA. b Bay, and prevent the implementation THE WHITE HOUSE, October 22, 2015. Now, in addition to daily airstrikes of essential defense reforms. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The ob- against civilians by the Syrian Govern- This bill fails to authorize funding jections of the President will be spread ment violating international humani- for our national defense in a fiscally re- at large upon the Journal, and the veto tarian law, Russian warplanes are

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They have no who holds it. If one looks at these red I include for the RECORD Anthony reason to support Assad or any of those who dots here, the Russian planes are main- Cordesman’s writings. support Assad. They too are divided, and ly bombing in the rebel-held areas, not [From the Center for Strategic & some have ties to Turkish Kurds, some to Iraqi Kurds, some to both, and some are in the ISIL-held areas. So we see a International Studies, Oct. 1, 2015] independent. complex situation that has developed THE LONG WAR IN SYRIA: THE TREES, THE At the same time, they have no clear eco- on the ground. FOREST, AND ALL THE KING’S MEN nomic viability as a state, face growing As Putin moves with defiance to (By Anthony H. Cordesman) water problems, and would need to grab a maintain the Syrian dictatorship, his Cliche´s are cliche´s, but sometimes it really significant part of Syria’s limited oil and gas actions simply must be checked be- is hard to see the forest for the trees. In the resources in the East to be viable unless they somehow united in a broader Kurdish enti- cause it tells us that, in the future, case of Syria, the ‘‘trees’’ include the UN de- ty—one that included Turkish and/or Iraqi there will be more slaughter with what bate between Obama and Putin over Syria Kurds and would be likely to create a new and the fight against Islamic extremism, remains if those moderate forces are set of regional conflicts. not allowed to survive. Russia’s sudden military intervention in Furthermore, these Administration claims Since Russia began airstrikes at the Syria, the failure of the U.S. training and as- and maps that talk about liberating 35% of end of September, at least 127 civilians, sist missions in both Syria and Iraq, and the the area that ISIS occupied ignore the fact including 36 children and 34 women, developing scandal in USCENTCOM over ex- that control of much of the disputed popu- aggerated claims of success for the U.S.-led lated areas in Anbar remains undecided, and have been killed by Russian airstrikes, air campaign in Syria and Iraq. according to the opposition Syrian Ob- that it was the Iraqi Kurds which not only The most important ‘‘tree,’’ however, is recovered much of the lost populated areas servatory for Human Rights. trying to negotiate an end to the fighting that did matter, but grabbed a large addi- For the sake of liberty in Syria, in from the outside, as if Assad was the key tional part of Iraq—including Kirkuk and its Europe, and around the world, Amer- issue and as if it would be possible for some oil fields—and created a whole new dimen- ica, NATO, the Transatlantic Alliance, diplomatic elite or mix of power brokers to sion of the Kurdish problem and its tensions and our allies in the Middle East must bring Syria back to some state of stability if with Iraq’s Arab and the Turks while the lead the region to peaceful settlement. only Assad would agree to leave and the corrupt government in the Kurdish zone of I happen to represent a region in United States and Russia could agree on how Iraq has divided and threated to create a new to approach the negotiations. America where Syrian Americans have round of internal power struggles. lived for over a century. I can’t even FOCUSING ON THE TREES WHEN THE FOREST IS THE OTHER SUNNI FIGHTERS BURNING explain to you how they feel about the The third Humpty consists of an uncertain coalition of other Sunni fighters. They con- total destruction of their homeland, its The problem is that the ‘‘forest’’ is dying, burning, and occupied by four broad sets of trol—or are fighting for control—in many of artifacts, and its history. I am not even fighters that have little reason to cooperate the most populated areas in Syria. There are able to contain it in words here. with any UN-led negotiating effort, outside no reliable unclassified estimates of the They came to see me last week, and agreement over Assad—with or without U.S. number, strength, and ideological character they asked if I would read some of and Russian cooperation. of these factions but there are well over 20 their words into the RECORD, which I To shift from one cliche´ to another, Syria groups—and some estimates go well over 30. Some, like the Al Nusra Front—one of the presents far more problems than Humpty promised I would do this evening. They most successful in military terms—are Dumpty. ‘‘All the king’s horses and all the want the American people and the linked to Al Qaeda. Others are less radical king’s men’’ couldn’t put Syria back to- world to know: Islamist factions, but are scarcely secular or gether by negotiating a solution from the The biggest killer of civilians in Syria is moderate, also have no ties to the hollow outside even if there was one King instead of the Assad regime’s use of barrel bombs. outside efforts to create moderate govern- a divided mix of the United States, Russia, Packed with TNT and shrapnel, these dumb ments in exile, and are being backed by Arab Iran, Turkey, Iraq, the other states sur- bombs have no target and are just dropped states like Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the rounding Syria, the Arabian Gulf states, from helicopters on civilian neighborhoods. UAE. The small groups being given limited Egypt, and France and the other interested These bombs cause massive destruction and support with U.S. weapons and Special European powers. casualties. Thousands upon thousands of Forces assistance are at best petty and un- It shouldn’t take a child’s nursery rhyme children have been killed and injured by certain players. to point out the obvious—although it is one these helicopter flights. This is also a group of fighters that is whose origins may date back to England’s fighting the pro-Assad forces in what is in- And they said to me: Congress- civil wars and first appeared in print shortly creasingly becoming a wasteland. The fight- woman, if you can say one thing to the after it became fully clear that there was no ing on the ground, Assad’s barrel bombs and Congress and to those in Washington way English could ever bring the 13 colonies the threat of poison gas, deliberate isolation who can make a difference, please tell back under its control. To begin with, there and efforts to starve out rebel held areas them to disrupt and stop these heli- is no equivalent of Humpty. have created one of them most serious hu- copter flyovers. So the barrel bombs PUTTING FOUR HUMPTYS TOGETHER WITH NO manitarian disasters in any one country in KING AND NO UNITY AMONG THE KING’S MEN modern history. aren’t coming out of the F–16s obvi- Many of the more than 4 million Syrian ously flying over Syria, but they are The problem is not simply ISIS or Assad. refugees that had left Syria lived in the area coming from helicopters that the Assad ISIS is one of the four ‘‘Humptys’’ in a shat- where this fight takes place. The same is regime is dispatching across that coun- tered Syria, but ISIS controls only a limited true of the well over 7 million internally dis- part of Syria’s population even in the east. try. placed persons (IDPs) that no long have a ISIS occupies both parts of Syria and Iraq. It real home, job, business, or access to key The most important step that can be done continues to systematically purge any reli- to save lives would be the imposition of a no- services like health and education. gious and ideological dissent while neither Many of the more than 250,000 Syrian civil- fly zone. A no-fly zone will turn the tide of government in Damascus or the government ian dead, and at least 500,000 seriously war, and bring down the regime of terror and in Baghdad have shown any clear ability to wounded are the product of this fighting—al- force Assad to negotiate his exit. gain support from a major portion of the though it is important to note that the UN We know there is resistance to that, Sunnis in the area that ISIS controls. ceased to be able to make meaningful cas- but the world community must meet So far, neither the forces of the Syrian or ualty estimates well over half a year ago, this latest test in order to secure a bet- Iraqi government have had much military and the estimates of refugees and IDPs have ter life for the people that remain in success against ISIS, and U.S. claims that ceased to increase because (a) there no Syria, those who may wish to return, Iraq has regained some 35% of the territory longer is a basis for guesstimating the in- it lost to ISIS are little more than dishonest and, obviously, the millions that have crease, and (b) many of the remainder are spin. They are based on the maximum line of simply too poor to leave. fled and are in refugee camps through- ISIS advance before any fighting took place To go back to cliche´ number one, this is out that region and now as far as West- and before ISIS established any level of gov- the area where the forest has now been burn- ern Europe. ernance or control. They include vast areas ing for some four years. This was one of the

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No ity leader. ers and any outside faction can begin to put UN effort at conventional negotiation can GENERAL LEAVE even one Humpty back together again. survive encounter with reality, and no effort Mrs. HARTZLER. Mr. Speaker, I ask THE ASSAD FACTION(S) of any kind that does not address the sheer unanimous consent that all Members The fourth version of Humpty is the group scale of Syrian recovery and reconstruction. may have 5 legislative days in which to of factions and fighters supporting Assad. It Ms. KAPTUR. Anthony Cordesman, revise and extend their remarks and in- is important to note that this is not a uni- probably one of the most respected clude extraneous material on the sub- fied group. No one has given most of those in thinkers on this subject, ends a very ject of my Special Order. the area Assad control a choice as to who significant analysis of the situation in The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there controls them. The majority of the popu- lation is Sunni and other non-Alawites. The Syria and greater Europe with this ad- objection to the request of the gentle- Alawites are not Shi’ite, and are a gnostic monition. He tells America: ‘‘We face a woman from Missouri? religious group that may have political ties moment of facing up to honesty, trans- There was no objection. to Iran and the Hezbollah, but Alawites are parency, and realism.’’ Mrs. HARTZLER. Fifty-three years not Muslims in the normal sense of the term. And he tells us, ‘‘One cannot ignore ago is a long time. In 1962, John F. There are no reliable data on Syria’s popu- trees anymore than one can ignore the Kennedy was President. Gas was 28 lation. The CIA estimates, however, that forest,’’ related to Syria. ‘‘The failure cents a gallon. The first Walmart some 17–18 million people remain in Syria, it estimates that 87% are Muslim (official; in- of U.S. policy and military efforts, opened. The U.S. Navy SEALs were cludes 74% Sunni 74% and 13% that are a mix Russian and Iranian support of Assad created, and the Cuban Missile Crisis of Alawi, Ismaili, and Shia). Some 10% are and major Russian military interven- was on everyone’s minds. Christian (includes Orthodox, Uniate, and tion, and the conflicting ways in which Now, we have gone through a lot as a Nestorian), and the final 3% are Druze and other states intervene will all make nation since then, but one thing has re- some small number of Jews who remain in matters worse. The impact of religious mained constant: the U.S. Congress Damascus and Aleppo). and the President of the United States If one looks at the maps of Syria’s sec- warfare and extremism, and failed Syr- tarian and ethnic divisions before the fight- ian secularism, are even more serious have fulfilled one of our primary obli- ing, they are also distributed into a series of problems. gations according to the Constitution small enclaves, many near the coast. They ‘‘It is time, however, to stop focusing of providing for the common defense by have no clear ‘‘region,’’ and it is far from on either ISIS or Assad, to pretend passing a National Defense Authoriza- clear how many of the Sunnis in the regular that Syrian ‘moderates’ are strong tion Act. You may say that Congress Syrian forces, the real Shi’ites and other mi- enough to either affect the security sit- hasn’t always passed legislation that is norities in Syria, or the more secular Sunni uation or negotiate for Syria’s real needed, but on the National Defense businesspersons and civilians would support Authorization Act, we have gotten it either Assad or any mix of Assad supporters fighters, and act as if a shattered na- if they had a choice. tion could be united by some top-down right. For 53 years in a row now, our It is also important to note that the World negotiation between groups that hate Nation’s national security needs have Bank rated the Assad regime as having some each other and have no competence in been taken care of. of the worst governance in the world before dealing with the economic, social, and Sadly, that might not be the case the uprising began in 2011. It was also rated governance challenges Syria now faces. this year. The reason? Not because the as deeply corrupt. Transparency Inter- ‘‘The first step in solving a problem Representatives of the people did not national rated it as the 159th most corrupt do their work. It is because the Com- country in the world—out of 175—in 2014. The is to honestly assess it. No negotiation Arab and UN development reports warned can work that does not deal with grim mander in Chief has chosen to use the that the younger Assad was no better in realities and divisions created by years military as political pawns to advance moving the country towards real economic of fighting. No amount of U.S. and Rus- his domestic agenda by choosing to development than his father, and that the sian intervention and argument can veto the NDAA. massive population increase in Syria had bring security or stability. No U.N. ef- Never before in our Nation’s history created a ‘‘youth bulge’’ for which there fort at conventional negotiation can has a President vetoed the National were often no real jobs. Defense Authorization Act in order to The Syrian GDP per capita was at best survive encounter with reality, and no around $5,100 even in Purchasing Power Par- effort of any kind that does not address leverage concessions on other areas of ity P terms in 2011 before the upheavals the sheer scale of Syrian recovery and government spending. Let me say that began—and ranked a dismal 165th in the reconstruction’’ can work. again. President Obama’s veto stems world. It now may average half that level. I commend his writings to my col- not from defense policy but, rather, Some 33% of the population is 0–14 years of leagues and the major studies that from his desire for more domestic age; 14% is 15–24, and over 500,000 young Syr- have been done this year by the Center spending unrelated to national defense. ian men and women now reach job age each This is unprecedented. year in a country where direct (ignoring dis- for Strategic and International Studies guised) unemployment is estimated to be 33– as providing a glimmer of the road that Four times during the past 53 years, 35%, and the poverty level was well over 12% we must walk toward. Presidents have vetoed the NDAA, but before the fighting started. I want to just thank my colleagues it was over specific defense-related pro- A TIME FOR HONESTY, TRANSPARENCY, AND for the opportunity to place this in the visions in the NDAA itself. Differences REALISM RECORD tonight. were able to be worked out with Con- One cannot ignore trees, anymore than one I want to thank the Syrian Ameri- gress and concerns quickly addressed can ignore the forest. The failure of U.S. pol- cans that live in northern Ohio for so the bill could move forward and our icy and military efforts, Russian and Iranian their patriotic citizenship and their men and women in uniform would have support of Assad and major Russian military deep concern about what more the the tools, equipment, and resources intervention, and the conflicting ways in they need to keep us safe. Not this which other states intervene will all make United States of America could do to things worse. The impact of religious war- bring resolution to this deeply trou- year. fare and extremism, and failed Syrian secu- bling conflict in Syria that has precip- Just minutes ago, our President ve- larism, are even more serious problems. itated such unrest, not just through toed our Nation’s most important bill, It is time, however, to stop focusing on ei- that region but, indeed, to all of great- which provides for full funding for our ther ISIS or Assad, to pretend that Syrian er Europe. military. ‘‘moderates’’ are strong enough to either af- I yield back the remainder of my Let me share with you what provi- fect the security situation or negotiate for time. sions are in this bill and why it is so Syria’s real fighters, and act as if a shat- important. It provides: a 1.3 percent tered nation could be united by some top f pay raise for our troops; retirement down negotiation between groups that hate PRESIDENTIAL VETO OF NDAA each other and have no competence in deal- benefits for the 83 percent of our troops ing with the economic, social, and govern- The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. who currently see none; the authority ance challenges Syria now faces. EMMER of Minnesota). Under the for commanders to allow soldiers to

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This President about the troops, there is no doubt President’s previous unilateral trans- somehow doesn’t understand that you about that, but when we are talking fers; 12 new F–18 Super Hornets to be don’t take the defense of this country about somebody’s ATM working, this is built in my home State of Missouri; hostage for a domestic agenda, and yet about the security of the United States $300 million of assistance in lethal aid that is what he has just done. of America, and the President is hold- so the people of Ukraine can defend I want to share with my colleagues ing it hostage for a domestic agenda. themselves; $330 million in funding for why we do an authorization every year, When it comes to the troops, just a the iron dome missile defense system because the world changes. Things get few items. We talk about the authori- for Israel; and it directs the deploy- more dangerous year after year after ties in the NDAA. Well, those of us who ment of a new advanced ballistic mis- year. have served understand that there are sile defense system to defend against As a Navy pilot and now as a Na- special pays that we receive: combat the threat of an Iranian interconti- tional Guard pilot, we utilize space. I pay, hazardous duty pay, bonuses for nental ballistic missile. am on the Strategic Forces Sub- reenlistments, flight pay for those of In short, at home and abroad, the committee of the Armed Services Com- us who fly. There are pays that are NDAA ensures our military has fund- mittee. We hear all kinds of things going to be in jeopardy now that other- ing for national defense and overseas about space. wise wouldn’t be in jeopardy. operations. These are the selfless indi- I can tell you, as somebody who has By the way, a lot of these pays are viduals who we rely upon for our safety used it, we use space for over-the-hori- for people who are right now serving and freedom that we are talking about. zon communications with our space- this country overseas. Do we not un- And in a strongly bipartisan fashion, based communication architecture. We derstand that, Mr. President? I should Congress has authorized that funding use it for weather so that we can make say, Mr. Speaker, the President should at the exact level that the President sure we can get to the target on time. understand that. requested. We use it for intelligence. We use it for This is a momentous day in Amer- In this unprecedented move, the missile warning. We use it for a whole ican history and not for good reasons— Commander in Chief is using the very host of things: the position, naviga- for tragic reasons. troops he commands as pawns in a very tion, timing, our GPS satellites, for ac- I would like to thank my colleague dangerous political game. It is wrong tually hitting our targets. from Missouri for hosting this Special to add to the uncertainty our men and Space is critical, yet something has Order and giving somebody like me and women in uniform face as they stand changed drastically in the last few all these colleagues behind me the op- on the front lines of an increasingly years. The Russians have been launch- portunity to make sure that America uncertain world. ing various things that were not reg- understands what is at stake here. The Let us remember, the President re- istered with the International Tele- gentlewoman’s leadership on these cently made a decision to keep almost communication Union, the ITU. issues is critical, and America is in 10,000 of our soldiers, sailors, airmen, jeopardy. b 1730 and marines in Afghanistan. On the We need to understand what hap- heels of such a serious decision, asking What are we discovering that these pened today is not the norm. It must them to leave their families and lives objects are doing? Well, they are doing not be the norm, and future Presidents on hold for another year or more, how very sophisticated co-orbital maneu- must never hold hostage American na- could he justify not signing the bill vers, demonstrating that they can do tional security for a domestic agenda. that provides the pay and benefits for proximity and rendezvous operations, Mrs. HARTZLER. Mr. Speaker, I our troops? which means—guess what—ultimately would like to thank Mr. BRIDENSTINE I am thankful for my colleagues who that could be an antisatellite capa- for his service to our Nation and his stand with me here today to tell you bility. firsthand perspective on how vital this why this is such a critical piece of leg- Friends, if we lose our satellites, we is and what a tragic day it is for our islation and why this veto cannot could have even more risk. Imagine Nation that our Commander in Chief stand. We are here to make sure the your ATM not working. Imagine the would do this. men and women who put themselves in food in the grocery store not being Now I would like to turn to another harm’s way for our freedom are a pri- there when you go shopping. National friend and hero to our Nation in many ority to our Nation and not held hos- security in this country is critically ways, who served both in the Army and tage to political games. important, and the President is holding the Marine Corps, the gentleman from With that, I yield to the gentleman it hostage for a different domestic Colorado (Mr. COFFMAN). from Oklahoma (Mr. BRIDENSTINE), a agenda that has absolutely nothing to Mr. COFFMAN. Mr. Speaker, I thank Navy veteran and currently lieutenant do with national security. This is abso- the gentlewoman from Missouri, VICKY commander in the United States Navy lute craziness. HARTZLER, for her leadership on the Reserve. So what did we do in the NDAA? We Armed Services Committee and on this Mr. BRIDENSTINE. Mr. Speaker, I plussed up spending on space protec- critical issue. thank the gentlewoman from Missouri tion, which is critically important; and I rise today in strong support of the (Mrs. HARTZLER) for all her hard work we not only plussed up spending on National Defense Authorization Act, on these issues. space protection, but we provided au- and I urge my colleagues to override Just as a point of maybe disagree- thorities, critically necessary authori- President Obama’s veto. This bipar- ment, I am no longer in the Navy Re- ties so the Department of Defense can tisan bill provides essential pay and serve. I joined the Oklahoma National actually protect this country in ways benefits to the men and women serving Guard, and I will be flying with the that it hasn’t had the opportunity to in our military today. Expanded retire- Oklahoma Air National Guard. do so before. ment options for our troops, greater Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentle- For our communications architec- protections against sexual assault in woman for hosting this Special Order, ture, we are doing Pathfinder pro- the military, and increased cybersecu- and I would like folks to understand grams, and we are purchasing commu- rity defense funding are among some of really what my friend from Missouri nications in space in ways that we have the most important authorizations in- just said. never done it before. Why? Because we cluded in the NDAA. The President of the United States need to distribute the architecture so For the Sixth Congressional District vetoed the Defense Authorization be- it complicates the targeting solution of Colorado, the NDAA also contains cause he wants more spending for other for our enemies. We are not doing this provisions and language that help

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The NDAA establishes mean- to win decisively on the field of battle. egation from the administration sur- ingful reforms to the Department of Before this Commander in Chief sends veyed potential locations for GTMO de- Defense acquisition process and creates them into harm’s way, it is his obliga- tainees in Colorado. Along with most commonsense improvements to the tion and duty to make sure that we Coloradans, I remain adamantly op- military retirement system. It fully know the conditions to bring them posed to this move and strongly sup- staffs and resources Cyber Command, home. port the language in the NDAA. There which I appreciate as chairman of the His actions today are a dereliction of is absolutely no reason to close the Subcommittee on Emerging Threats his duty. It affects every soldier, sailor, Guantanamo Bay detention camp only and Capabilities, to protect American airman, and marine in harm’s way. A to finance the incarceration of enemy families. veto and the subsequent continuing combatants in the United States. American families deserve peace resolution causes harm to our troops. I This legislation is too important to through strength. The National De- call it garrisoning, where our troops our Nation and to Colorado to become fense Authorization Act gives our mili- don’t train, our fleet can’t go in and re- the subject of political games by the tary critical resources to defend us as ceive the maintenance necessary. White House. Once again, this bill must we constantly face new threats. It is Above all, it gives a message to the become law, and I urge my colleagues sad for the President to weaken these troops that are in harm’s way that in the House to override the Presi- reforms and funds and put American their Commander in Chief does not dent’s veto. families at risk. have their back. Mrs. HARTZLER. Mr. Speaker, Mr. Fellow Members, I strongly urge you This isn’t a Republican or Demo- COFFMAN made several excellent to override the President’s veto. As the cratic issue. This is an American issue, points, not only about the importance appreciative son of a World War II Fly- because it is America’s sons and daugh- to Colorado, but certainly to our Na- ing Tigers veteran, as a 31-year veteran ters that we put in harm’s way. It is tion. He raised a very important point of the Army myself, and as the grateful the obligation of a great nation to that hasn’t been brought up yet: how it father of four sons serving in the mili- make sure when we do that we give prevents the transfer of the prisoners tary, I know firsthand that your bipar- them everything they need to come at Guantanamo Bay from coming to tisan vote will help protect and better home safely. our soil; and that is what the adminis- serve our troops, military families, Mrs. HARTZLER. Mr. Speaker, I tration wants to do is to put them in veterans, and all American families by don’t know of a more articulate way to our backyards and our prisons, and we promoting and ensuring peace through say how important and imperative it is do not support that, and this NDAA strength. that we override this veto. I thank Mr. prevents that. Mrs. HARTZLER. I really appreciate ZINKE for sharing his very real and Now I would like to turn to another the gentleman’s service to this Nation heartfelt and expert thoughts on this friend and colleague from the Armed as a 31-year veteran; but also serving issue. Services Committee, Mr. WILSON. He is as chairman of the Subcommittee on Now I have a friend who is going to quite a hero to this Nation in many Emerging Threats and Capabilities, he share who is passionate about lots of ways, but certainly having four sons has a unique perspective on the inher- things and competent on many issues, who have served in the military is one ent dangers facing our Nation now that but I tell you, serving on Armed Serv- of his major contributions. We are so our President has vetoed this impor- ices Committee with the gentlewoman proud of him and his family and his tant bill. I thank him for sharing his from Indiana, JACKIE WALORSKI, I can service. insights. tell you her main passion is for the Mr. WILSON of South Carolina. I Now I will yield to another member men and women in uniform, for our na- thank Congresswoman VICKY HARTZLER of the Armed Services Committee, but tional defense. for her leadership for military families, more than that, he is a decorated Navy I yield to the gentlewoman from Indi- and I thank her for referencing my four SEAL, and I look forward to hearing ana. sons. Of course, I want to give all cred- his thoughts on this very important Mrs. WALORSKI. Mr. Speaker, I it to my wife, Roxanne. She did a great moment in our Nation’s history. I turn thank the distinguished gentlewoman job raising four sons who truly know to the gentleman from Montana (Mr. and my friend from Missouri, VICKY how important it is to serve our coun- ZINKE). HARTZLER. try. Mr. ZINKE. Mr. Speaker, today I rise The NDAA, as we have heard tonight, Sadly, President Obama has vetoed in opposition to the President’s veto is the largest single authorization bill this year’s National Defense Authoriza- and ask my colleagues to override it. I that Congress considers and one of this tion Act, even though it allocates the come before this body not only as a body’s most significant pieces of legis- same amount of funding as the Depart- Representative of the great State of lation and accomplishments this year. ment of Defense request that he made Montana, but also a former commander This legislation is critical to our na- himself. The President does not sup- of SEAL Team Six and a former tional security. It continues to fund port the bipartisan NDAA because it deputy- and acting commander of the entire national defense of this utilizes wartime funds. Despite uti- Naval Special Warfare’s efforts in the country. lizing these funds himself, the Presi- Persian Gulf. For 54 years, Republicans and Demo- dent accepted this fabrication to veto The job of the Commander in Chief is crats in both Houses in this body have the NDAA and put servicemembers, bound by the Constitution to support come together to pass this defense bill. military families, and veterans at risk. the troops, to be the leader, and yet This year was no different. This Con- On October 3, The Washington Post this President vetoes a bipartisan bill gress sent a bipartisan bill to President editorialized: ‘‘Refusing to sign this to defend our country. Obama. Today, though, the President bill would make history, but not in a I talk not only as a former com- vetoed this defense budget in order to good way. Mr. Obama should let it be- mander, but also a father. My daughter gain leverage for additional increased come law.’’ is a Navy diver, and my son-in-law is spending, his demands of spending, a I believe the veto underscores the an Active-Duty Navy SEAL. My wife process of a budgetary procedure that President’s legacy of weakness. This is watched her daughter, her husband, is completely unrelated to this bill. leading to instability. It is leading to and her son-in-law all deploy. This defense bill helps our men and aggression, mass murders, and it is I have seen the consequences of war. women in uniform by adjusting pay leading to citizens fleeing the violence I am probably the last individual that and retirement benefits. It removes causing children to drown at sea. would advocate for war. I have seen the barriers that prevent access to urgent

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It makes of dollars as they play a catch-up stan, that have done trips to Haiti to those individuals safer by enhancing game, usually in the spring, by having help during reconstruction as it related and improving military training and to deal with such efforts to try to to an earthquake. modernizing our resources and pro- make up for lost time. The President of the United States grams. The veto reduces certainty in our has made them political pawns. Lastly, this bill provides very real overall national security posture. The One of the things that my wife and I authorities, such as the ability to pro- veto also blocks a revised retirement felt when they were deployed to Iraq or tect Americans by keeping terrorists program benefiting 83 percent of our Afghanistan was that they were the secured in the detention facility known warriors that are not currently cov- best equipped, best led, best trained as GTMO, or Guantanamo Bay. For 54 ered, and it denies expanded access to troops on the face of the earth. By years, this defense bill has transited health care and blocks access to needed vetoing the National Defense Author- party lines and Washington dysfunc- drugs. ization Act, we are putting a dagger in tion. As a candidate, President Obama It continues to leave our warriors de- the heart of what we are supposed to be promised to do the same. But with this fenseless at recruiting stations, camps, holding up. veto, he has threatened to end this sta- posts, and bases by denying their abil- The Constitution of the United ple of bipartisanship in this Chamber. ity to carry firearms in their defense States says that this Congress has the Our servicemen and -women put their against terror threats. obligation to stand up an Army, to lives on the line every day. The least The veto also blocks a mediocre pay stand up a Navy, to support the Presi- we can do is offer them the security of raise that the President himself al- dent of the United States and the ac- knowing that they can provide for ready reduced by 1 percent, and now tions that we must take to protect this their families and plan for their own they will not even get that pathetic 1 Nation. futures. percent pay raise, 1.3 percent. The actions today are strictly a po- Mr. Speaker, a Presidential veto litical action when you do a press con- b 1745 makes one thing crystal clear: Nothing ference to hold up the fact that he ve- Mrs. HARTZLER. I thank the gentle- is too good for our troops and nothing toed the National Defense Authoriza- woman. I appreciate that. is what he is going to give them. That tion Act. Next we have another member of the is why we will fight to overturn this You have heard so many members Armed Services Committee, who is a veto, so that he can hear the people of here today talk about the things that decorated Army commander, who led the United States and our constitu- this act did or does. And so I call upon soldiers in Iraq, and whose unit was re- tional requirement to defend this re- all of our friends across the aisle. sponsible for finding Saddam Hussein, public. Democrats, unite with us to overturn to share his thoughts on this day when We will overturn this veto, and we this veto because we live in the most the President has vetoed the NDAA and ask, Mr. Speaker, that the Nation join dangerous of times. why it is so important that we override us in this fight. Go back in time. I can’t think of a this veto. I thank the gentlewoman from Mis- time—I don’t know if you can—where I yield to the gentleman from Okla- souri. it has been more dangerous in regards homa (Mr. RUSSELL). Mrs. HARTZLER. I couldn’t agree to a resurgent Russia, to China, to Mr. RUSSELL. I thank the gentle- more with the gentleman. Thank you Iran, to North Korea, to all of the non- woman from Missouri for all of her for your leadership, service to our state actors out there that are threat- hard work on the Armed Services Com- country, and your call for the Amer- ening this Nation and our friends and mittee. ican people to join us and come along- allies around the world. Mr. Speaker, I served my country 21 side us as we fight for the defense of This is not the time to play political years in the Infantry in the United our Nation and for the men and women brinksmanship with our military. This States Army and have deployed oper- in uniform. is a time to hold them up, lift them up, ationally to Kosovo, Kuwait, Afghani- The thing that I feel is so important and let them do their job and know stan and Iraq. tonight is that the American people that their Commander in Chief has As a combat Infantry veteran, I know and everyone here in the House has had their back. firsthand the hardships and dangers an opportunity to hear from people I truly do appreciate, Mrs. HARTZLER, that our warriors face. The question who not only care about their Nation, your doing this. that we have to ask is: Why has the who are today’s patriots, but many of Mrs. HARTZLER. Thank you, Mr. President increased the hardship and them who have either served them- NUGENT. I just thought it was so impor- danger to our troops? Has he forgotten selves on the front line and who have tant that you shared, as a parent. I that we have troops in the field that experienced danger and put themselves have heard you say this before in com- are still fighting? in harm’s way because of it or they mittee, that, as a parent, it is vital for Has he forgotten that he has com- have family members that they are you and your wife to know that you are mitted to contingency operations that supporting in that line of duty. sending the best equipped, best trained created new hardships, new deploy- Our next speaker I want to turn to is force possible over into harm’s way so, ments, unscheduled training, unsched- certainly one of those, not only a col- when you send your sons, you know uled maintenance? And now, after ask- league on the Armed Services Com- that they are going to be able to come ing them to turn everything on their mittee, but a father who has three sons back safe. heads, he is not even going to support who are serving in the military, and he Mr. NUGENT. People forget that it. knows firsthand the dangers, the sac- there is actually flesh and blood, par- A Presidential veto blocks needed rifice, and how important this NDAA is ents and children, of those young men funds for our ongoing combat oper- to our Nation. and women that are serving this coun- ations and for our emergency oper- I yield to the gentleman from Florida try. They forget there are real people ations and contingencies. (Mr. NUGENT). in those uniforms. And so that is why The President claims that we need to Mr. NUGENT. Congresswoman this is so important. do this right; yet, he has created the HARTZLER, I really appreciate you tak- Mrs. HARTZLER. Absolutely. And foreign policy mess that has required ing the time to do this today on the what message is that sending to them our troops to deploy on contingencies floor. right now? Thank you. and then has asked this body to get ad- Mr. Speaker, it is an outrage that the Now I would like to turn to Rep- ditional Congressional authorization President would veto, as the Com- resentative DOUG LAMBORN, my friend for those efforts. And now he adds to mander in Chief of our military in gen- from Colorado, who has the privilege their burden. eral. and does such a great job representing

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I appreciate tleman so much because he raises a they have the training and the equip- your leadership on this issue. very good point as far as spending goes ment that they need, that this is an ex- I yield to the gentleman from Colo- in that this bill, the NDAA, provides ample of how we are able to put par- rado (Mr. LAMBORN) for whatever he the exact amount of funding for our de- tisanship aside and work in the best in- would like to share. fense that the President requested. terest of everybody in the country, Mr. LAMBORN. I thank the gentle- Mr. LAMBORN. Down to the penny. most especially those that serve so woman from Missouri for her leader- Mrs. HARTZLER. We worked hard to honorably. ship. come up with that, but we made sure And the President held a photo op to Mr. Speaker, today’s veto from the that our troops had the funding they veto the bill. President breaks dangerous new need. And, yet, as the Commander in I want to thank my fellow col- ground for callous disregard for the Chief, he requested $612 billion. We leagues, both Democrats and Repub- needs of our men and women in uni- gave him $612 billion in this bill, and licans, for their work on this bill. Cer- form. then he vetoes it. tainly I supported it. I continue to sup- While he worked so hard to make Mr. LAMBORN. It makes no sense. It port it. sure that the Iranian military had the is dangerous, and he is doing it for po- I think one of the things that con- funding they needed via his disastrous litical reasons that can’t be solved in tinues to be mentioned and needs to be nuclear deal, today he chose to will- this bill. mentioned over and over and over fully disregard the needs of our own Mrs. HARTZLER. You are exactly again is the President got the total of military to make a political point with right. Thank you for your comments. what he asked for with regard to the his veto. Now I have a gentleman from Geor- authorization of the funds for carrying The Presidency has sunk to a new gia that I have been privileged to be out the fight against ISIL, for the oper- low today. For the first time in his- elected with in 2010 and serve alongside ations of the military. tory, an American President has ve- in both Agriculture Committee and There were a couple of things in it toed a defense bill because of issues Armed Services. I believe he is one of that he didn’t like. One the them was that the bill itself cannot possibly ad- the most hardworking members on the transfer of terrorists out of Guan- dress. Armed Services. tanamo Bay. Most of us here in Congress agree If you are his constituent, I want you b 1800 that defending our Nation is the first to know he is at every hearing. He does and most important priority, a sacred his homework. And I appreciate him Now, I would just ask that you think constitutional duty we have to protect coming out tonight to share his about the fact that, since the first the American people and to keep us thoughts on the NDAA. NDAA 50 years ago, it has only been ve- safe in an increasingly dangerous I yield to the gentleman from Geor- toed four times. In each instance, there world. gia (Mr. AUSTIN SCOTT). was an agreement effectively prior to Tragically, President Obama is will- Mr. AUSTIN SCOTT of Georgia. I the veto on how to resolve it. ing to hold defense hostage to try to want to thank you, Mrs. HARTZLER, for But not this guy, not this guy. He get more money for agencies like the what you have done here. holds a photo op. He holds a photo op IRS and the EPA, all of this while we Mr. Speaker, I want to thank you for so that he can show off while he vetoes remain at war with extremist groups the opportunity to discuss what has the National Defense Authorization like al Qaeda and ISIS that want to at- happened here today. As we talked ear- Act. tack America, all of this while we still lier today, I honestly thought there I just hope that my colleagues on the are having troops killed overseas, in- was a chance that we wouldn’t be here other side of the aisle will join us as we cluding some from Colorado. speaking about this. I thought that work to override the President’s veto This is pretty simple, really. This ad- maybe this one time our Commander in in the House. I honestly believe that ministration wants to cut our military Chief would do what was right. we will get the votes in the House to do and increase spending almost every- I hope you will take an opportunity that. where else. Our troops have already en- to look at the news. I am looking at it I hope that the Members of the Sen- dured massive cuts similar in size to right now. ate who voted for the National Defense the Clinton drawdown in the nineties, Obama to hold photo op to veto de- Authorization Act will vote for it again although this time global threats are fense bill. Obama plans to hold a photo when they have the opportunity to do rising, not falling. op in the Oval Office when he uses his so after we send the bill over there, On top of all this, the President veto pen on the National Defense Au- after we have overridden the Presi- wants to send Guantanamo detainees thorization Act, according to his public dent’s veto with this piece of legisla- to U.S. soil, including to my own dis- schedule. tion in the House. trict in Colorado, and is also issuing Ladies and gentlemen, when I am Ladies and gentlemen, I would like to his veto for this reason. around the District, I hear a lot of apologize. If the President won’t do it, Look, terrorists will find a reason to complaints: Why can’t Congress just I want to do it. What happened today I hate us no matter what happens in work together? Why can’t you get think will long be looked upon as one Guantanamo. along? of the worst moments of American I ask my colleagues: Are we willing The National Defense Authorization leadership. to let this happen on our watch? Act came out of the Armed Services With that, Mrs. HARTZLER, I thank To my fellow Republicans who are Committee 60–2, 60–2. There was one you again for what you have done for rightly concerned about out-of-control Democrat and one Republican that the men and women who serve and Federal spending and an out-of-control voted against the bill; 60–2. your service in this House. Federal debt, please hear me when I It came through the House. A signifi- Mrs. HARTZLER. I thank the gen- say we are working on real reform and cant majority voted for the National tleman. real accountability for the large de- Defense Authorization bill on the floor. I think it is so important to remem- fense budget. It passed out of the Senate with over 70 ber that national defense is not a par- But please also hear me when I say votes. tisan issue. It is a constitutional duty. that defense is simply not the driver of When I am talking to Americans, I It is a constitutional privilege that we our debt, especially over the long term. have used this as an example of how have, as elected officials in this coun- Defense spending ensures and protects not everything you see in the press is try, to provide for the common defense. our way of life. true, that there are issues like national The bill did pass overwhelmingly I strongly urge my colleagues to do security that the Democrats and the with bipartisan support in the House, the right thing for our military and the Republicans in Washington, D.C., abso- in the committee, and over in the Sen- right thing for America: override Presi- lutely take very seriously, and when it ate. I am hopeful as well that we will

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I wonder, where is the photo op with mination of that process in the House Let me just end where I began and the soldiers right now fighting in Af- Armed Services Committee, the vote in thank the gentlewoman for her leader- ghanistan and some of them, sadly, our committee was 60–2, a strong vote, ship. I thank her for coming forward who have died lately? Where is the rec- a bipartisan vote. The representatives today to organize this, to really inspire ognition for them? Where is the photo of the people of the United States us to come together to express so that op with the sorties that are being flown voted to support our servicemen and the American people can know what and our pilots that are going into -women and their families. happened today and how their rep- harm’s way to take on ISIS right now? The vote that was taken here on the resentatives, in a bipartisan way, will Where is the photo op with all the mili- floor of the House was a strong, bipar- rise to this challenge and make sure tary families that are sacrificing? tisan vote. Our colleagues over in the that we get this important national se- It is truly shameful, I think, that Senate, as was mentioned—the vote on curity policy bill into law. this occurred. I stand alongside with the conference was 70–27. Three individ- Mrs. HARTZLER. I thank the gen- those who are fighting for the people of uals who are running for President of tleman for his service and for sharing this country to keep them safe. the United States who were not present how important it is, how vital it is, Mr. Speaker, I yield to the gentleman expressed support for it. Seventy-three that we override this veto and do what from New York (Mr. GIBSON), another votes, almost three-quarters of the is right for our troops and for America. friend who is a champion of this, who is United States Senate, represented the The last speaker is the newly elected a decorated Army commander, proudly will of those respective States that gentleman from California who I have serves on the Armed Services Com- they were here to represent. It was a really enjoyed getting to know and is a mittee and does a wonderful job. strong, bipartisan vote. privilege to serve with on the Armed Mr. GIBSON. Thank you. I really We have a supermajority supporting Services Committee. want to express my gratitude to the this bill for our servicemen and I yield to the gentleman from Cali- gentlewoman. I thank her for leading -women and their families. fornia (Mr. KNIGHT). tonight, putting this together. The President of the United States, Mr. KNIGHT. I thank Congress- I also want to thank my colleagues despite all that, vetoed this bill when woman HARTZLER for her leadership in that came out tonight to share their it is so clear that every single one of this role. This is of vital importance. views and share their experiences. our service chiefs have said that they I want to start this discussion with Mr. Speaker, this is a very critical need these additional resources or we just a little bit of reference. When I got topic we are talking about here today. will not be able to execute the national elected 9 months ago, everyone said: The first function of government is to security strategy. You have to go to Congress. You have protect its people. Mr. Speaker, this is also very per- to get some things done. You have to Mr. Speaker, every single one of our sonal for me. I enlisted at the age of 17 work across the aisle. You have to service chiefs are on record, under oath as a private in the Infantry back in build some friendships. You have to do in sworn testimony, saying that, if 1981. In my early years in the military, these things. they do not get the additional re- I was part of an effort to try to in- I think in the one committee that I sources that are provided in parts of crease the readiness of our Armed sit on, Armed Services, we do that. We this bill, that they will not be able to Forces, and I saw those efforts work- talk about the military. We talk about execute the national security strategy, ing. I saw us continuing to build capa- what is best for it, what is best for that it will break our military. bility throughout the eighties and America, what is best for the readiness, Mr. Speaker, this is at a time that we standing on the principle of peace and what are the programs and the have Russian tanks in Syria. We have through strength. projects and the arms and the things got a significant challenge from the Is- We won the cold war without a major that we are going to do to make sure lamic State. We have got major issues conflict. We put ourselves in the posi- that our men and women are the best with Iran. We are dealing with a very tion, when we had conflict in 1990 in prepared to go into battle, if called aggressive Putin in Eastern Europe. We the Persian Gulf war, that we had a upon. have got a quixotic leader in North military with overmatch so that we But today I think we saw a little bit Korea and an ambiguous situation in were able to prevail in that conflict of politics, and maybe we have seen China. with as few casualties as was possible. that for the last week or more. But po- Now is not the time to be taking a Mr. Speaker, over time, in the 29 litical football shouldn’t happen knee on our national security strategy. years that I served in the military, the around the military. We should be able Now is not the time to be breaking our other important facet of peace through to hammer these things out. military. strength is it forged trust with those As you heard from some of the speak- Mr. Speaker, I want to make sure it who were willing to come forward and ers before, this has been vetoed four is clear just how partisan the Presi- defend this Nation, trust that their times, and every time it has been basi- dent’s actions are. The American peo- leaders here in Washington, D.C.—re- cally an issue that has then been ple need to know just how partisan this gardless of party—would always have worked out. We have come back, we action is. their back, would ensure the resources have taken care of that issue, and it This process, our national security necessary so that they could be fully has gone forward. policy bill, is collaborative. equipped and trained, would be there So for 53 years, the NDAA has In our committee, in the House for them, that their pay and benefits worked like it is supposed to: put the Armed Services Committee, we hold would always be there for them, and military first, put America first, and hearings. It is fully collaborative. Both that, when they deployed forward, that move forward through the disagree- sides—Republicans and Democrats—get the programs would be there to support ments. to come together, work on the issues, their families. But as you have heard—and we heard bring forward the questions, collabo- Mr. Speaker, that trust was really this in the discussion with part of the rate in that whole process of the hear- called into question today by our NDAA—that this was going to be ve- ing. President, who, in a very partisan man- toed. The President was forecasting Then we have a markup. We have a ner, vetoed an overwhelmingly bipar- maybe he would veto this. markup at the committee level. This tisan piece of legislation. I can’t even Well, this wasn’t a secret operation markup lasts for, in some cases, over 12 begin to tell you how disappointed I we were doing. The NDAA was out in hours. Every single person in that com- am. the open. I don’t know of a chairman

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If we are going to turn the senseless tragedy again; to restrict But I would disagree with some of our back and say that this is not what allowing Guantanamo Bay detainees— the speakers that came before me when we believe, then that is not what I terrorists, basically—to be brought they said that the President came out want to be part of. I think we should here to America and put into our jails and he brought his pen and he did a work as hard as we possibly can to in our backyard; and to support our al- photo op. This was forecasted that it override this veto. That is the mission. lies, whether it be the Iron Dome for was going to be done today, today. That is the vision. Israel that has been so helpful in sav- Is there something that is happening Mrs. HARTZLER. Thank you, gen- ing countless thousands of lives in today that is going to take up all the tleman. I share that vision and look Israel in the last few years, but also to news, that is going to be in all of the forward to working alongside you to do provide funding for those fighting for papers tomorrow, that is going to be on the right thing for the American peo- freedom in Ukraine, allowing them to Twitter? That is right. The Benghazi ple. protect themselves. hearing is happening right now, and it I think you brought up many good Other speakers talked about space has been happening for hours. points, but certainly the situation now protections, protections against sexual During this veto, the Benghazi hear- under this Commander in Chief is that assault in the military, preventing the ing was happening. I just went on Twit- we have a situation where our allies transfers, supports our allies, some of ter. There are 200 times more Twitter don’t trust us and our enemies don’t the things I have said, acquisition re- feeds on Benghazi than the NDAA veto. fear us. This action today can’t help form. We did everything we could in In politics, we would call that cover. but contribute further to that think- this bill to help make the Pentagon We would call that: You know what? I ing. We have got to reverse this. Amer- more efficient and more effective to have to do something bad; so, I had ica is strong when it is safe, and it is save money, and we will continue to do better do it when they are not looking safe because it is strong. that. at me. That is exactly what happened We have heard this evening, Mr. We also heard about the dangers and today. Speaker, from many people who are ex- how, with the President’s veto, it is Let’s talk about the NDAA a little perts on this issue. Not only do they going to eliminate critical training bit. Yes, we have had some disagree- care about it passionately, but they time, and parents are going to be able ments, and we have figured them out: themselves have put on the uniform to question whether their child is going 60–2 in the House. How do you get and made the sacrifices. They have left to be safe when they send them to war. something done when you get such a families to serve their country, and Mr. Speaker, we can’t allow this veto bipartisan vote? Well, you sit there for they know what it is like, what our to stand. If the Commander in Chief is 20 hours and you work through a chair- troops are facing and what potential going to forsake his most fundamental man and you get the issues worked out. dangers we can be in by jeopardizing duties, then the people of the House, $612 billion was asked for. $612 billion their security by not providing for the representatives of the people of was given. A 1.3 percent pay raise from them and passing a National Defense America, will and are going to do ev- the President’s budget, a 1.3 percent Authorization Act. We have heard from erything possible to override this veto pay raise to our military, that was other colleagues here who are parents and to make sure that those in harm’s done. and who have children who have an- way have what they need, that we In July, we lost four Marines to a swered the call and signed up to serve don’t jeopardize our national defense, tragic incident in Tennessee. When I their country and gone into harm’s and that we continue to have our prior- went home, many people said: What are way, some of them who are there right ities right as a nation. Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to be able you going to do about this? Can you now. to come on the House floor tonight and change something? Shouldn’t they be Mr. Speaker, we have heard how dis- to share about this very, very impor- armed? Shouldn’t something happen? tressing it is for our troops to hear tant issue and this very historic day, That is in the NDAA. Now we give today—no matter where they are, and to also lay the groundwork for No- post commanders the appropriate abil- whether they are in Afghanistan, Iraq, vember 5, when we will vote for an ity to arm our recruiting and our re- whether they are in the Pacific or they override of this veto. I ask all my col- serve centers. are in the jungles of Africa, or whether leagues to support that, and I look for- But let’s go a little further. This al- they are advising as we look and see what is going on with Ukraine and the ward to a positive vote. lows our friends and enemies to know Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance President, and whether they are moni- what is happening in America. Now, of my time. today they say: Is something hap- toring intelligence around the world, The SPEAKER pro tempore. Mem- pening in America that is weak? Be- cyber threats and cyber attacks—when bers are reminded not to engage in per- cause for 53 years, it has been the mili- they turn on their TV tonight, to find sonalities toward the President. tary first, America first. We are going out that their Commander in Chief has to be strong. And today I have got to vetoed the bill that would provide for f believe that our friends and enemies the resources that they need to carry COMMUNICATION FROM THE might be scratching their head and out their mission, to find out that it is CLERK OF THE HOUSE saying: What is happening in America? not done because of some specific pro- The SPEAKER pro tempore laid be- That is not something we ever want. visions in the bill, unlike a few times fore the House the following commu- We want our friends to know that we in the past 53 years where we have nication from the Clerk of the House of are going to be shoulder to shoulder passed this, but because the President Representatives: with them, and we want our enemies to wants to advance a domestic agenda OFFICE OF THE CLERK, know that we are as strong as we pos- that has nothing to do with providing HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, sibly can be. for our common defense. It is wrong Washington, DC, October 22, 2015. I am going to finish thanking the and it is disheartening. Hon. JOHN A. BOEHNER, gentlewoman from Missouri. We have a Just a reminder of the things in this The Speaker, House of Representatives, Wash- kindredship. In my district, we tested bill, the reasons it is so important. It ington, DC. and built every B–2. In her district, she provides: $612 billion for our national DEAR MR. SPEAKER: Pursuant to the per- mission granted in Clause 2(h) of Rule II of houses the B–2 Spirit that sends them defense, the exact amount of money the Rules of the U.S. House of Representa- off to do difficult deals, difficult sor- that the President requested; a pay tives, the Clerk received the following mes- ties. I am very proud of what the B–2 raise for our hardworking troops; re- sage from the Secretary of the Senate on Oc- does, just as I am proud of every man tirement benefits for those that don’t tober 22, 2015 at 3:09 p.m.:

VerDate Sep 11 2014 03:09 Oct 23, 2015 Jkt 059060 PO 00000 Frm 00043 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K22OC7.082 H22OCPT1 smartinez on DSK4TPTVN1PROD with HOUSE H7136 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE October 22, 2015 That the Senate passed S. 799. sions to the budget allocations and aggre- gates shall apply only while H.R. 3762 is With best wishes, I am gates of the Fiscal Year 2016 Concurrent Res- under consideration or upon its enactment. Sincerely, olution on the Budget, S. Con. Res. 11. Sec- Sincerely, KAREN L. HAAS. tion 2002(b)(3) of S. Con. Res. 11 permits the TOM PRICE, M.D., f Chairman of the Committee on the Budget to Chairman, Committee on the Budget. LEAVE OF ABSENCE make adjustments to the budget resolution levels for a reconciliation measure upon the By unanimous consent, leave of ab- TABLE 1.—REVISION TO ON-BUDGET AGGREGATES determination that it complies with its rec- sence was granted to: onciliation instructions. The Restoring [On-budget amounts, in millions of dollars] Ms. KELLY of Illinois (at the request Americans’ Healthcare Freedom Reconcili- of Ms. PELOSI) for October 20 through Fiscal Year 23 on account of family medical issues. ation Act of 2015 complies with the instruc- tions set forth in section 2002 of S. Con. Res. 2016 2016–2025 f 11 as determined under section 310(c) of the Current Aggregates: PUBLICATION OF BUDGETARY Congressional Budget Act of 1974. The ad- Budget Authority ...... 3,040,743 1 MATERIAL justments are set forth in the attached ta- Outlays ...... 3,092,541 1 Revenues ...... 2,675,967 32,233,099 REVISIONS TO THE AGGREGATES AND ALLOCA- bles. Adjustment for H.R. 3762, Restoring Americans’ TIONS OF THE FISCAL YEAR 2016 BUDGET RESO- Healthcare Freedom Reconciliation Act of This revision represents an adjustment for 2015: LUTION RELATED TO LEGISLATION REPORTED purposes of budgetary enforcement. These Budget Authority ...... ¥9,700 1 BY THE COMMITTEE ON THE BUDGET revised allocations and aggregates are to be Outlays ...... ¥9,100 1 ¥ ¥ HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, considered as the aggregates and allocations Revenues ...... 12,700 197,900 Revised Aggregates: COMMITTEE ON THE BUDGET, included in the budget resolution, pursuant Budget Authority ...... 3,031,043 1 Washington, DC, October 22, 2015. to S. Con. Res. 11, as adjusted. Pursuant to Outlays ...... 3,083,441 1 Hon. JOHN A. BOEHNER, section 3403 of such concurrent resolution, Revenues ...... 2,663,267 32,035,199 Speaker, House of Representatives, this revision to the allocations and aggre- 1 Not applicable because annual appropriations acts for fiscal years Washington, DC. 2017–2025 will not be considered until future sessions of Congress. DEAR MR. SPEAKER, I hereby submit for printing in the Congressional Record revi- TABLE 2.—REVISION TO COMMITTEE ALLOCATIONS, AUTHORIZING COMMITTEE 302(a) ALLOCATIONS [On-budget amounts, in millions of dollars]

2016 2016–2025 Total House Committee on Ways and Means Budget Author- Budget Author- ity Outlays ity Outlays

Current Allocation ...... 963,250 962,255 13,218,695 13,217,578 Adjustment for H.R. 3762, Restoring Americans’ Healthcare Freedom Reconciliation Act of 2015 ...... ¥8,700 ¥8,700 ¥268,000 ¥268,000 Revised Allocation: ...... 954,550 953,555 12,950,695 12,949,578

TABLE 3.—REVISION TO COMMITTEE ALLOCATIONS, AUTHORIZING COMMITTEE 302(a) ALLOCATIONS [On-budget amounts, in millions of dollars]

2016 2016–2025 Total House Committee on Energy and Commerce Budget Author- Budget Author- ity Outlays ity Outlays

Current Allocation: ...... 389,635 392,001 4,341,991 4,346,043 Adjustment for H.R. 3762, Restoring Americans’ Healthcare Freedom Reconciliation Act of 2015 ...... ¥1,000 ¥300 ¥15,200 ¥12,400 Revised Allocation ...... 388,635 391,701 4,326,791 4,333,643

TABLE 4.—REVISION TO COMMITTEE ALLOCATIONS, AUTHORIZING COMMITTEE 302(a) ALLOCATIONS [On-budget amounts, in millions of dollars]

2016 2016–2025 Total House Committee on Education & the Workforce Budget Author- Budget Author- ity Outlays ity Outlays

Current Allocation ...... ¥14,389 ¥11,569 ¥208,805 ¥203,704 Adjustment for H.R. 3762, Restoring Americans’ Healthcare Freedom Reconciliation Act of 2015 ...... 0 0 4,300 4,300 Revised Allocation ...... ¥14,389 ¥11,569 ¥204,505 ¥199,404

ENROLLED BILLS SIGNED H.R. 1442. An act to designate the facility S. 1362. An act to amend title XI of the So- of the United States Postal Service located cial Security Act to clarify waiver authority Karen L. Haas, Clerk of the House, at 90 Cornell Street in Kingston, New York, regarding programs of all inclusive care for reported and found truly enrolled bills as the ‘‘Staff Sergeant Robert H. Dietz Post the elderly (PACE programs). of the House of the following titles, Office Building’’. S. 2162. An act to establish a 10-year term which were thereupon signed by the H.R. 1884. An act to designate the facility for the service of the Librarian of Congress. Speaker: of the United States Postal Service located f at 206 West Commercial Street in East Roch- H.R. 322. An act to designate the facility of BILLS PRESENTED TO THE the United States Postal Service located at ester, New York, as the ‘‘Officer Daryl R. 16105 Swingley Ridge Road in Chesterfield, Pierson Memorial Post Office Building’’. PRESIDENT H.R. 3059. An act to designate the facility Missouri, as the ‘‘Sgt. Zachary M. Fisher Karen L. Haas, Clerk of the House, of the United States Postal Service located Post Office’’. at 4500 SE 28th Street, Del City, Oklahoma, reported that on October 21, 2015, she H.R. 323. An act to designate the facility of as the James Robert Kalsu Post Office Build- presented to the President of the the United States Postal Service located at ing. United States, for his approval, the fol- 55 Grasso Plaza in St. Louis, Missouri, as the H.R. 3116. An act to extend by 15 years the lowing bill: ‘‘Sgt. Amanda N. Pinson Post Office’’. authority of the Secretary of Commerce to H.R. 324. An act to designate the facility of H.R. 1735. To authorize appropriations for conduct the quarterly financial report pro- the United States Postal Service located at fiscal year 2016 for military activities of the gram. 11662 Gravois Road in St. Louis, Missouri, as Department of Defense, for military con- the ‘‘Lt. Daniel P. Riordan Post Office’’. f struction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military H.R. 558. An act to designate the facility of SENATE ENROLLED BILLS SIGNED the United States Postal Service located at personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and 55 South Pioneer Boulevard in Springboro, The Speaker announced his signature for other purposes. Ohio, as the ‘‘Richard ‘Dick’ Chenault Post to enrolled bills of the Senate of the Karen L. Haas, Clerk of the House, Office Building’’. following titles: further reported that on October 22,

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A bill to amend the Securities Taxation shall include costs relating to serv- Exchange Act of 1934 to permit private per- icing the public debt, and for other purposes; ADJOURNMENT sons to compel the Securities and Exchange to the Committee on Rules, and in addition Mr. KNIGHT. Mr. Speaker, I move Commission to seek legal or equitable rem- to the Committee on the Budget, for a period that the House do now adjourn. edies in a civil action, instead of an adminis- to be subsequently determined by the Speak- er, in each case for consideration of such pro- The motion was agreed to; accord- trative proceeding, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Financial Services. visions as fall within the jurisdiction of the ingly (at 6 o’clock and 20 minutes By Mr. SALMON (for himself, Mr. committee concerned. p.m.), the House adjourned until to- GUINTA, Mr. CARTER of Texas, Mr. By Ms. ESHOO (for herself, Mr. WAL- morrow, Friday, October 23, 2015, at 9 KELLY of Pennsylvania, Mr. COLLINS DEN, Mr. BILIRAKIS, Mrs. BLACKBURN, a.m. of New York, Mr. THOMPSON of Penn- Mr. BUTTERFIELD, Ms. CLARKE of New York, Mr. COLLINS of New York, Mr. f sylvania, Mr. HUELSKAMP, Mr. FRANKS of Arizona, Mrs. LOVE, Mr. CRAMER, Ms. DELBENE, Mr. MICHAEL EXECUTIVE COMMUNICATIONS, LAMALFA, and Mr. STEWART): F. DOYLE of Pennsylvania, Mrs. ETC. H.R. 3799. A bill to provide that silencers ELLMERS of North Carolina, Mr. be treated the same as long guns; to the EMMER of Minnesota, Mr. Under clause 2 of rule XIV, executive Committee on Ways and Means, and in addi- GARAMENDI, Mr. GUTHRIE, Mr. communications were taken from the tion to the Committee on the Judiciary, for HUFFMAN, Mr. JOHNSON of Ohio, Mr. Speaker’s table and referred as follows: a period to be subsequently determined by KINZINGER of Illinois, Mr. LANCE, Mr. 3229. A letter from the Assistant Secretary the Speaker, in each case for consideration LOEBSACK, Ms. LOFGREN, Mr. LONG, for Insular Areas, Department of the Inte- of such provisions as fall within the jurisdic- Mr. BEN RAY LUJA´ N of New Mexico, rior, transmitting a draft bill to permit the tion of the committee concerned. Ms. MATSUI, Mr. MCNERNEY, Mr. use of resettlement and relocation funds pro- By Mr. CARTWRIGHT (for himself, Mr. OLSON, Mr. RUSH, Mr. SHIMKUS, and vided to the people of Bikini to be used with- BRADY of Pennsylvania, Ms. BROWN of Mr. YARMUTH): in or outside the Republic of the Marshall Is- Florida, Mr. CAPUANO, Mr. CARSON of H.R. 3805. A bill to amend title 23, United lands, and for other purposes; to the Com- Indiana, Mr. COHEN, Mr. CONYERS, States Code, to provide for the inclusion of mittee on Natural Resources. Mr. DELANEY, Mr. ELLISON, Mr. broadband conduit installation in certain 3230. A letter from the Assistant Secretary FATTAH, Mr. GRIJALVA, Mr. HAS- highway construction projects, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Transpor- for Insular Areas, Department of the Inte- TINGS, Mr. HINOJOSA, Mr. HONDA, Mr. tation and Infrastructure. rior, transmitting a draft bill to improve air LYNCH, Mr. MCGOVERN, Mrs. NAPOLI- By Ms. HERRERA BEUTLER (for her- service capabilities in American Samoa, and TANO, Mr. NOLAN, Ms. NORTON, Mr. O’ROURKE, Mr. PAYNE, Mr. POCAN, self and Mr. YOUNG of Alaska): for other purposes; to the Committee on H.R. 3806. A bill to establish certain re- Mr. RANGEL, Mr. TAKANO, Mr. Transportation and Infrastructure. quirements with respect to pollock and gold- VARGAS, Mr. VELA, Mr. YOHO, Mr. f en king crab; to the Committee on Energy LOWENTHAL, Mr. SWALWELL of Cali- and Commerce. REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON fornia, Ms. CLARKE of New York, Ms. By Mr. HONDA (for himself, Mr. HINO- JACKSON LEE, Ms. ESHOO, and Mr. PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS JOSA, Ms. LEE, Mr. SWALWELL of Cali- PETERS): Under clause 2 of rule XIII, reports of H.R. 3800. A bill to amend section 9A of the fornia, Mr. HUFFMAN, Ms. NORTON, committees were delivered to the Clerk Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Mr. BEYER, Mr. VARGAS, Mr. COSTA, for printing and reference to the proper Act to require that local school wellness Ms. MOORE, Mr. TAKAI, Ms. JACKSON LEE, Mr. PASCRELL, Mr. CARTWRIGHT, calendar, as follows: policies include a requirement that students receive 50 hours of school nutrition edu- Mr. LOWENTHAL, Mr. CICILLINE, Mr. Mr. HENSARLING: Committee on Finan- cation per school year; to the Committee on HASTINGS, Ms. LOFGREN, Mr. CON- cial Services. H.R. 1090. A bill to amend the Education and the Workforce. YERS, Ms. PINGREE, and Mr. RANGEL): Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to provide H.R. 3807. A bill to provide a process for en- By Mr. COHEN (for himself, Mr. LEWIS, protections for retail customers, and for suring the United States does not default on Ms. MAXINE WATERS of California, other purposes (Rept. 114–304, Pt. 1). Referred its obligations; to the Committee on Ways Mr. RANGEL, Ms. BASS, Mr. POLIS, to the Committee of the Whole House on the and Means, and in addition to the Committee Mr. CROWLEY, Mr. CONYERS, Mr. state of the Union. on Rules, for a period to be subsequently de- CLEAVER, Mr. RUSH, Ms. LEE, and Mr. termined by the Speaker, in each case for Mr. UPTON: Committee on Energy and ´ GUTIERREZ): consideration of such provisions as fall with- Commerce. H.R. 2583. A bill to amend the H.R. 3801. A bill to redesignate the Federal in the jurisdiction of the committee con- Communications Act of 1934 to provide for building located at 935 Pennsylvania Avenue cerned. greater transparency and efficiency in the Northwest in the District of Columbia as the By Mr. LUETKEMEYER (for himself, procedures followed by the Federal Commu- ‘‘Federal Bureau of Investigation Building’’; Mr. MCHENRY, Mr. HECK of Wash- nications Commission, and for other pur- to the Committee on Transportation and In- ington, and Mr. CARNEY): poses; with an amendment (Rept. 114–305). frastructure. Referred to the Committee of the Whole H.R. 3808. A bill to require the withdrawal By Mr. BABIN (for himself, Mr. COL- House on the state of the Union. and study of the Federal Housing Finance LINS of New York, Mr. BROOKS of Ala- Agency’s proposed rule on Federal Home DISCHARGE OF COMMITTEE bama, Mr. GOSAR, Ms. JENKINS of Loan Bank membership, and for other pur- Pursuant to clause 2 of rule XIII, the Kansas, Mr. JOHNSON of Ohio, Mr. poses; to the Committee on Financial Serv- Committee on Education and the JOYCE, Mr. LAMBORN, Mr. LAMALFA, ices. Workforce discharged from further Mr. MILLER of Florida, Mr. ROGERS of By Ms. MICHELLE LUJAN GRISHAM consideration. H.R. 1090 referred to the Alabama, Mr. SESSIONS, Mr. POE of of New Mexico: Texas, Mr. GROTHMAN, Mr. ZINKE, and Committee of the Whole House on the H.R. 3809. A bill to establish a pilot pro- Mr. KELLY of Pennsylvania): gram in certain agencies for the use of pub- state of the Union. H.R. 3802. A bill to amend title 18, United lic-private agreements to enhance the effi- f States Code, to provide for the disposition, ciency of Federal real property; to the Com- within 60 days, of an application to exempt a mittee on Transportation and Infrastruc- PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS projectile from classification as armor pierc- ture, and in addition to the Committee on Under clause 2 of rule XII, public ing ammunition; to the Committee on the Oversight and Government Reform, for a pe- bills and resolutions of the following Judiciary. riod to be subsequently determined by the titles were introduced and severally re- By Mrs. BLACK (for herself, Mr. DUN- Speaker, in each case for consideration of CAN of Tennessee, and Mr. RIBBLE): such provisions as fall within the jurisdic- ferred, as follows: H.R. 3803. A bill to amend the Congres- tion of the committee concerned. By Mr. ROTHFUS (for himself, Mr. sional Budget Act of 1974 to establish joint By Mr. SEAN PATRICK MALONEY of BARLETTA, Mr. THOMPSON of Pennsyl- resolutions on the budget, and for other pur- New York: vania, and Mr. KELLY of Pennsyl- poses; to the Committee on Rules, and in ad- H.R. 3810. A bill to amend title 23, United vania): dition to the Committee on the Budget, for a States Code, and SAFETEA-LU to direct the H.R. 3797. A bill to establish the bases by period to be subsequently determined by the Secretary of Transportation to give pref- which the Administrator of the Environ- Speaker, in each case for consideration of erence to certain surface transportation

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A bill to amend the Securities Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 of the U.S. lation pursuant to the following: Exchange Act of 1934 to require the disclo- Constitution, ‘‘[t]o regulate Commerce with Article I, Section 8, Clause 1 Article I, Section 8, Clause 18 sure of the total number of a company’s do- foreign Nations, and among the several By Ms. HERRERA BEUTLER: mestic and foreign employees; to the Com- States, and with the Indian Tribes . . .’’ H.R. 3806. mittee on Financial Services. By Mr. GARRETT: H.R. 3798. Congress has the power to enact this legis- By Mr. MCNERNEY (for himself and Congress has the power to enact this legis- lation pursuant to the following: Ms. LEE): Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 H.R. 3812. A bill to amend the Internal Rev- lation pursuant to the following: Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 (The Congress By Mr. HONDA: enue Code of 1986 to provide for the identi- H.R. 3807. shall have Power ‘‘To regulate Commerce fication of corporate tax haven countries and Congress has the power to enact this legis- increased penalties for tax evasion practices with foreign Nations, and among the several lation pursuant to the following: in haven countries that ship United States States and within the Indian Tribes’’) and Section 8 of Article I of the U.S. Constitu- jobs overseas, and for other purposes; to the Article I, Section 8, Clause 18 (The Congress tion Committee on Ways and Means, and in addi- shall have Power ‘‘to make all Laws which By Mr. LUETKEMEYER: tion to the Committee on Oversight and Gov- shall be necessary and proper for carrying H.R. 3808. ernment Reform, for a period to be subse- into Execution the foregoing Powers, and all Congress has the power to enact this legis- quently determined by the Speaker, in each other Powers vested by this Constitution in lation pursuant to the following: case for consideration of such provisions as the Government of the United States, or in The constitutional authority on which this fall within the jurisdiction of the committee any Department or Officer thereof’’). bill rests is the explicit power of Congress to concerned. Additional authority derives from Article regulate commerce in and among the states, as enumerate in Article 1, Section 8, Clause By Ms. MOORE (for herself, Ms. KELLY III, Section 1 (‘‘The judicial Power of the 3, the Commerce Clause, of the United States of Illinois, and Ms. EDWARDS): United States, shall be vested in one su- H.R. 3813. A bill to establish a grant pro- preme Court, and in such inferior Courts as Constitution. Additionally, Article 1, Section 7, Clause 2 gram to encourage States to adopt certain the Congress may from time to time ordain of the Constitution allows for every bill policies and procedures relating to the trans- and establish. The Judges, both of the su- preme and inferior Courts, shall hold their passed by the House of Representatives and fer and possession of firearms; to the Com- the Senate and signed by the President to be mittee on the Judiciary. Offices during good Behaviour, and shall, at stated Times, receive for their Services, a codified into law; and therefore implicitly al- By Ms. PINGREE: lows Congress to amend any bill that has H.R. 3814. A bill to permit aliens seeking Compensation, which shall not be diminished been passed by both chambers and signed asylum to be eligible for employment in the during their Continuance in Office.) Addi- into law by the President. United States and for other purposes; to the tional authority also derives from Article By Ms. MICHELLE LUJAN GRISHAM Committee on the Judiciary. III, Section 2, Clause 3 of the Constitution. of New Mexico: By Mrs. WALORSKI (for herself, Mr. By Mr. SALMON: H.R. 3799. H.R. 3809. MESSER, Mr. BUCSHON, Mr. ROKITA, Congress has the power to enact this legis- Congress has the power to enact this legis- and Mr. GROTHMAN): lation pursuant to the following: H.J. Res. 70. A joint resolution dis- lation pursuant to the following: Article 1, Section 8, Clause 18 approving a rule submitted by the Environ- Article I, Section 8, Clause 1—‘‘The Con- By Mr. SEAN PATRICK MALONEY of mental Protection Agency relating to ‘‘Na- gress shall have the Power To lay and collect New York: tional Ambient Air Quality Standards for Taxes, Duties, Imposts and Excises, to pay H.R. 3810. Ozone’’; to the Committee on Energy and the Debts and provide for the common Congress has the power to enact this legis- Commerce. Defence and general Welfare of the United lation pursuant to the following: By Mr. ELLISON (for himself, Mr. States.’’ Article 1, Section 8 EMMER of Minnesota, Mr. KLINE, Ms. By Mr. CARTWRIGHT: By Mr. MCNERNEY: MCCOLLUM, Mr. NOLAN, Mr. PAULSEN, H.R. 3800. H.R. 3811. Mr. PETERSON, and Mr. WALZ): Congress has the power to enact this legis- Congress has the power to enact this legis- H. Res. 486. A resolution congratulating lation pursuant to the following: lation pursuant to the following: the Minnesota Lynx women’s basketball Article 1, Section 8 of the U.S. Constitu- Article I, section 8 of the United States team on winning the 2015 Women’s National tion relating to the power of Congress to lay Constitution. Basketball Association Championship; to the and collect taxes, duties, imposts and ex- By Mr. MCNERNEY: cises, to pay the debts and provide for the H.R. 3812. Committee on Oversight and Government Congress has the power to enact this legis- Reform. common defense and general welfare of the United States) lation pursuant to the following: By Ms. JENKINS of Kansas (for herself Article I, section 8 of the United States By Mr. COHEN: and Mr. NEAL): Constitution. H.R. 3801. H. Res. 487. A resolution recognizing the By Ms. MOORE: importance of cancer program accreditation At 121 Congress has the power to enact this H.R. 3813. in ensuring comprehensive, high quality, pa- legislation pursuant to the following: Congress has the power to enact this legis- tient-centered cancer care; to the Committee Article I, Section 8, Clause 8 lation pursuant to the following: on Energy and Commerce. By Mr. BABIN: Article 1 Section 8. By Mr. POLIS (for himself, Mr. ROE of H.R. 3802. By Ms. PINGREE: Tennessee, Ms. WILSON of Florida, Congress has the power to enact this legis- H.R. 3814. and Ms. STEFANIK): lation pursuant to the following: Congress has the power to enact this legis- H. Res. 488. A resolution supporting the Amendment II: lation pursuant to the following: goals and ideals of National Retirement Se- A well regulated militia, being necessary Section I, Article 8 curity Week, including raising public aware- to the security of a free state, the right of The Congress shall have power to lay and ness of the various tax-preferred retirement the people to keep and bear arms, shall not collect taxes; duties, imposts and excises, to vehicles, increasing personal financial lit- be infringed. pay the debts and provide for the common eracy, and engaging the people of the United By Mrs. BLACK: defense and general welfare of the United States on the keys to success in achieving H.R. 3803. States and maintaining retirement security Congress has the power to enact this legis- By Mrs. WALORSKI: H.J. Res. 70. throughout their lifetimes; to the Com- lation pursuant to the following: Congress has the power to enact this legis- mittee on Ways and Means. Article I, section 9, clause 7 of the United States Constitution lation pursuant to the following: f Article 1, Section 8, Clause 3 of the United By Mr. BRAT: States Constitution CONSTITUTIONAL AUTHORITY H.R. 3804. STATEMENT Congress has the power to enact this legis- f lation pursuant to the following: ADDITIONAL SPONSORS Pursuant to clause 7 of rule XII of Congress has explicit and implicit powers the Rules of the House of Representa- to spend, to raise revenue, and to borrow Under clause 7 of rule XII, sponsors tives, the following statements are sub- throughout Article I, Section 8 of the Con- were added to public bills and resolu- mitted regarding the specific powers stitution. Coherent management of fiscal tions, as follows:

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H.R. 167: Ms. CASTOR of Florida. H.R. 2342: Mr. FARENTHOLD, Mr. H.R. 3636: Mr. HOLDING. H.R. 303: Mr. MICA, Mr. SMITH of Texas, and BUTTERFIELD, Mr. DAVID SCOTT of Georgia, H.R. 3637: Ms. CLARKE of New York. Mr. NORCROSS. Ms. TSONGAS, Ms. NORTON, and Mr. PETERS. H.R. 3638: Ms. BROWN of Florida. H.R. 430: Mr. NORCROSS. H.R. 2350: Mr. MACARTHUR. H.R. 3643: Mr. VELA. H.R. 592: Mr. COLLINS of New York and Mr. H.R. 2355: Mrs. TORRES. H.R. 3656: Mr. GARAMENDI. LUCAS. H.R. 2450: Mr. CARTWRIGHT. H.R. 3664: Mr. VARGAS. H.R. 2460: Mr. COLE. H.R. 662: Mr. PALAZZO. H.R. 3690: Mr. DESAULNIER, Ms. CLARK of ITTS OE H.R. 2493: Ms. GABBARD and Mr. MAC- H.R. 721: Mr. P and Mr. P of Texas. Massachusetts, and Mr. TAKAI. H.R. 766: Mr. GRAVES of Missouri. ARTHUR. H.R. 3696: Ms. BROWNLEY of California, Mr. H.R. 799: Ms. STEFANIK. H.R. 2495: Ms. MENG. BEYER, Mr. SEAN PATRICK MALONEY of New H.R. 829: Ms. BROWN of Florida. H.R. 2515: Mr. POCAN. York, Mr. BEN RAY LUJA´ N of New Mexico, H.R. 842: Mr. LOBIONDO. H.R. 2520: Mr. CRENSHAW. Mr. DEUTCH, Ms. ESTY, Ms. CASTOR of Flor- H.R. 845: Mr. LOUDERMILK. H.R. 2546: Mr. ELLISON. ida, Ms. DEGETTE, Ms. PINGREE, Ms. CLARK of H.R. 846: Mrs. WATSON COLEMAN. H.R. 2646: Mr. WALDEN. Massachusetts, Mr. LANGEVIN, Ms. MCCOL- H.R. 863: Mrs. BLACKBURN. H.R. 2657: Mr. DOLD and Mrs. LOVE. LUM, Mr. NOLAN, Mr. TED LIEU of California, H.R. 865: Mr. PETERSON. H.R. 2660: Ms. NORTON and Mr. GRAYSON. Mrs. BEATTY, Mr. NADLER, and Mrs. KIRK- H.R. 882: Mr. KEATING. H.R. 2726: Ms. GRAHAM. PATRICK. H.R. 885: Mr. HECK of Washington. H.R. 2733: Mr. HECK of Nevada. H.R. 3700: Mr. CLEAVER. H.R. 921: Mr. DOLD. H.R. 2737: Mr. YOHO. H.R. 932: Mr. MURPHY of Florida and Mr. H.R. 2789: Mr. HOLDING. H.R. 3706: Mr. HANNA. QUIGLEY. H.R. 2826: Mr. DELANEY. H.R. 3729: Mr. JOHNSON of Ohio. H.R. 953: Ms. LOFGREN, Mr. PETERSON, and H.R. 2858: Mr. LANCE. H.R. 3741: Mr. PETERS and Mr. POLIS. Mr. BRENDAN F. BOYLE of Pennsylvania. H.R. 2894: Ms. BROWNLEY of California. H.R. 3746: Mr. SMITH of Washington and Mr. H.R. 985: Mrs. WATSON COLEMAN. H.R. 2903: Mr. RODNEY DAVIS of Illinois. MCDERMOTT. H.R. 1090: Mr. FRELINGHUYSEN, Mrs. H.R. 2917: Mr. DESAULNIER. H.R. 3764: Mr. GOSAR. HARTZLER, Mr. PITTENGER, and Mr. DUFFY. H.R. 2948: Ms. CLARKE of New York. H.R. 3779: Mr. CUELLAR. H.R. 1145: Mr. ASHFORD and Ms. STEFANIK. H.R. 2972: Mr. MCGOVERN. H.R. 3785: Mrs. NAPOLITANO, Mr. HINOJOSA, H.R. 1192: Mr. SHIMKUS, Mr. SCHRADER, Ms. H.R. 2980: Mr. YOUNG of Iowa. Ms. JACKSON LEE, Mr. O’ROURKE, Mr. H.R. 3016: Mr. YOUNG of Iowa. JUDY CHU of California, Mr. GUTIE´ RREZ, Mr. SERRANO, Mr. SIRES, Ms. LINDA T. SA´ NCHEZ H.R. 3033: Mr. BABIN. WENSTRUP, Mr. KING of New York, and Mr. of California, Mr. CA´ RDENAS, Mr. VELA, Mr. H.R. 3071: Mr. COHEN, Mr. CICILLINE, and MULLIN. GALLEGO, Mr. FARR, Ms. ROYBAL-ALLARD, Mr. SERRANO. H.R. 1217: Mrs. DINGELL. Mr. VARGAS, Mr. PERLMUTTER, Mr. COURT- H.R. 3074: Mr. LIPINSKI, Mr. MURPHY of H.R. 1221: Mr. CALVERT, Mr. MCNERNEY, NEY, Mr. HONDA, Mr. VEASEY, Ms. BONAMICI, Pennsylvania, Mr. COHEN, Mr. SMITH of New and Mr. VARGAS. Mr. GUTIE´ RREZ, Mr. GENE GREEN of Texas, Jersey, and Mr. MICA. H.R. 1233: Mr. GRAVES of Missouri and Mr. Mr. PETERS, Mr. RUIZ, Mr. GRIJALVA, Mr. H.R. 3090: Mr. DEFAZIO. SHIMKUS. SWALWELL of California, Mr. MOULTON, Mr. H.R. 3091: Mr. DEFAZIO. H.R. 1247: Ms. DUCKWORTH. BEYER, Mr. DESAULNIER, Mr. BUTTERFIELD, H.R. 3092: Mr. DEFAZIO. H.R. 1248: Mr. DESJARLAIS. Mr. ELLISON, Ms. LORETTA SANCHEZ of Cali- H.R. 3119: Mr. YOUNG of Alaska and Mr. H.R. 1258: Mr. LANCE. fornia, Ms. MICHELLE LUJAN GRISHAM of New DAVID SCOTT of Georgia. H.R. 1284: Mrs. WATSON COLEMAN. Mexico, Mr. WELCH, Mrs. BEATTY, Mr. POCAN, H.R. 3137: Ms. DELBENE. H.R. 1288: Mr. PAULSEN, Ms. MICHELLE Mr. POLIS, Mr. AGUILAR, Mr. CROWLEY, Ms. H.R. 3222: Mr. HARRIS. LUJAN GRISHAM of New Mexico, and Mr. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of Texas, Mr. RAN- H.R. 3225: Mr. PETERSON. KIND. H.R. 3229: Mr. MULLIN, Mr. PETERSON, Mr. GEL, Mr. CUELLAR, Mrs. WATSON COLEMAN, H.R. 1309: Mr. MCHENRY, Mr. ADERHOLT, LARSON of Connecticut, and Mr. LUCAS. and Ms. MCCOLLUM. Mr. EMMER of Minnesota, Mr. WENSTRUP, Mr. H.R. 3268: Mr. CURBELO of Florida and Mr. H.R. 3788: Ms. MAXINE WATERS of California PAULSEN, Mr. GRAVES of Missouri, and Mr. SCOTT of Virginia. and Ms. LEE. CHABOT. H.R. 3286: Mr. COSTA. H.J. Res. 48: Mr. DANNY K. DAVIS of Illinois ENSTRUP ORCROSS H.R. 1343: Mr. W , Mr. N , H.R. 3287: Mr. HOLDING. and Ms. LEE. and Mr. DONOVAN. H.R. 3314: Mr. SALMON and Mr. SMITH of H.J. Res. 51: Mr. BEN RAY LUJA´ N of New H.R. 1439: Mr. QUIGLEY, Mr. GALLEGO, and Texas. Mexico. Mr. DANNY K. DAVIS of Illinois. H.R. 3326: Mr. KELLY of Mississippi and Mr. H. Con. Res. 17: Mr. KELLY of Mississippi H.R. 1450: Mr. CARTWRIGHT. NUNES. and Mr. LAHOOD. H.R. 1475: Mr. KELLY of Mississippi. H.R. 3337: Ms. LINDA T. SA´ NCHEZ of Cali- H. Con. Res. 50: Mr. GUINTA, Mr. KENNEDY, H.R. 1594: Mr. ROGERS of Alabama and Ms. fornia. and Mr. BOUSTANY DUCKWORTH. H.R. 3338: Mr. KLINE. H. Con. Res. 62: Mr. DUNCAN of South Caro- H.R. 1595: Mr. HASTINGS. H.R. 3339: Mrs. WAGNER. lina and Mr. AUSTIN SCOTT of Georgia. H.R. 1604: Mr. YOUNG of Iowa. H.R. 3384: Mr. JEFFRIES. H. Res. 110: Mrs. DAVIS of California. H.R. 1614: Mr. JOLLY. H.R. 3390: Mr. ASHFORD. H. Res. 145: Ms. WASSERMAN SCHULTZ, Mr. H.R. 1625: Mr. POLIS and Mr. HECK of Wash- H.R. 3406: Mr. SMITH of Washington. RUSH, Ms. LEE, Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON ington. H.R. 3407: Mr. FRELINGHUYSEN. of Texas, Mr. LEVIN, and Mr. DEUTCH. H.R. 1688: Mr. NORCROSS and Mr. FOSTER. OFGREN H.R. 3445: Ms. L . H. Res. 210: Mr. POE of Texas. H.R. 1728: Mr. HECK of Washington. H.R. 3455: Ms. VELA´ ZQUEZ, Mr. MCGOVERN, H. Res. 276: Mr. FRELINGHUYSEN. H.R. 1737: Mr. SEAN PATRICK MALONEY of and Ms. ADAMS. H. Res. 293: Ms. MCSALLY, Mr. SCHIFF, Ms. New York and Mr. HOLDING. H.R. 3466: Mr. TAKANO. BASS, Mr. ENGEL, and Mr. FRELINGHUYSEN. H.R. 1763: Mr. RANGEL, Mr. GARAMENDI, Mr. H.R. 3471: Mr. MCDERMOTT. H. Res. 371: Mr. CARSON of Indiana, Ms. YARMUTH, Ms. EDWARDS, and Mr. PETERSON. H.R. 3473: Mr. HARRIS. BROWN of Florida, and Mr. SARBANES. H.R. 1901: Mr. RUSSELL. H.R. 3477: Ms. MCCOLLUM. ASTINGS H.R. 1902: Mr. CONNOLLY. H.R. 3488: Mr. RATCLIFFE and Mr. H. Res. 394: Mr. H . H.R. 1982: Mr. OLSON. LOUDERMILK. H. Res. 416: Mr. SWALWELL of California, H.R. 2003: Mr. BERA. H.R. 3516: Mr. PAULSEN, Mr. ROUZER, and Mr. NUNES, Mr. LARSEN of Washington, and H.R. 2043: Mr. FRELINGHUYSEN. Mr. CULBERSON. Ms. CLARK of Massachusetts. H.R. 2083: Ms. BONAMICI. H.R. 3537: Mr. KING of New York. H. Res. 423: Mr. HUDSON. H.R. 2114: Mr. NADLER. H.R. 3547: Mr. KING of New York. H. Res. 428: Mr. AL GREEN of Texas and Ms. H.R. 2142: Ms. STEFANIK. H.R. 3579: Ms. WILSON of Florida. MENG. H.R. 2205: Mr. WILSON of South Carolina H.R. 3582: Mr. POCAN. H. Res. 459: Mr. BISHOP of Michigan. and Mr. YOUNG of Alaska. H.R. 3588: Ms. CLARKE of New York. H. Res. 467: Mr. SERRANO, Ms. CLARK of H.R. 2254: Mr. HUFFMAN. H.R. 3590: Mr. WITTMAN. Massachusetts, Mr. COHEN, Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, H.R. 2293: Mr. SCOTT of Virginia and Ms. H.R. 3629: Mr. COHEN, Mr. POCAN, and Ms. and Ms. TSONGAS. MATSUI. NORTON. H. Res. 469: Mr. BROOKS of Alabama.

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Vol. 161 WASHINGTON, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 22, 2015 No. 155 Senate The Senate met at 10 a.m. and was NATIONAL DEFENSE be bragging—bragging—about using his called to order by the President pro AUTHORIZATION ACT veto pen. Our allies are seeking leader- tempore (Mr. HATCH). Mr. MCCONNELL. Mr. President, ship and stability, not indecision. A partisan veto of this bipartisan bill is f President Obama regularly calls on Re- publicans and Democrats to work to- simply unacceptable. PRAYER gether to advance the priorities of our f The PRESIDING OFFICER. Today’s Nation, and we certainly agree. prayer will be offered by the Reverend Our top priority is our national secu- CYBERSECURITY INFORMATION Kathryn Pocalyko, Pastor of the Lu- rity, and Congress worked together on SHARING BILL theran Church of Our Saviour in North an overwhelmingly bipartisan basis to Mr. MCCONNELL. Mr. President, Chesterfield, VA. pass the National Defense Authoriza- Americans know that cyber attacks The guest Chaplain offered the fol- tion Act. So while Americans were sur- are attacks on their privacy and their lowing prayer: prised to learn the President an- property. No one wants to think about Let us pray. nounced he would veto that bipartisan a stranger riffling through their med- O God most mighty, O God most mer- bill, they must be shaking their heads ical records. No one wants to think ciful, O God our strength and our song, in disbelief now that they have learned about a criminal stealing their credit You call these leaders to serve the pub- the President will not only veto the card information. That is why we have lic, promote justice, and establish bill, he is going to brag about it—not this bipartisan cyber security bill be- peace in our land. We lift before You only going to veto the bill, but he is fore us in the Senate. all who govern and serve our Nation going to brag about it in a photo op This bipartisan legislation will help through this body, its Senators, its today down at the White House. protect Americans’ most private and staff, and its pages. Bless Members Remember what it is the President personal information by sharing infor- with collaboration in this Holy experi- will veto today. This bipartisan bill mation between the private and public ment. Give to those whom we entrust will attack bureaucratic waste and au- sector on cyber threats. Experts say with authority the spirit of wisdom thorize pay raises and improved qual- the tools in this bill can help prevent and understanding. Guide them with ity-of-life programs for our soldiers, future attacks in both the public and the spirit of counsel and insight. Grant sailors, airmen, and marines; it will private sectors. It contains important them a spirit of knowledge. Grace them strengthen sexual assault prevention measures to protect civil liberties and with Your presence. For You show us a and response; it will help wounded war- individual privacy, and it has been vision of a tree whose leaves are for the riors and heroes who struggle with carefully vetted and scrutinized by healing of the Nation. May that tree mental health challenges; and it will Senators of both parties. No wonder take root here, bearing fruit in the equip the men and women who serve this bill passed through committee hearts and work of these servants. with what they need to defend this Na- with nearly unanimous bipartisan sup- We pray this through Your Holy tion. port, 14 to 1. This is the worst possible time for an Name. Amen. The House already voted to protect American President to veto a national the privacy of Americans by passing f defense bill and especially to do so for cyber legislation. With a little coopera- arbitrary partisan reasons. Repub- PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE tion, the Senate can as well. That is licans and Democrats in Congress why I urge all Members to vote today The President pro tempore led the worked so hard to pass this important to move forward on this bipartisan bill, Pledge of Allegiance, as follows: legislation, legislation that authorizes which will set up votes on amendments I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the the exact amount—the exact amount— from both parties. With continuing co- United States of America, and to the Repub- the Commander in Chief requested. So operation, we can take an important lic for which it stands, one nation under God, now we will have to work together step toward protecting the privacy of indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. again, this time hopefully to override our constituents. f the President’s veto. The President should be highlighting f RECOGNITION OF THE MAJORITY his signature on this bipartisan legisla- LEADER tion that supports the men and women RECOGNITION OF THE MINORITY The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. who defend our Nation. Instead, with LEADER ROUNDS). The majority leader is recog- our servicemembers facing threats and The PRESIDING OFFICER. The nized. instability in several theaters, he will Democratic leader is recognized.

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Since then, a handful of Instead of looking for opportunities to pictures of the huddled masses of men, people have demanded to know why we govern constructively, Republicans ap- women, and children now with the would ever say nice things about a man pear to be bent on mayhem. They are weather turning in Europe. There are who has attacked Medicare, Medicaid, doing everything they can to appeal to millions of people trying to get out of and Social Security, as he has done in their extreme rightwing without re- Syria, trying to get out of the Middle recent history. The answer is very sim- gard to the consequences. East because of what is going on there, ple. Democrats need, our country It seems that every day that is a bad with blankets—wet blankets—over needs, responsible Republican negoti- day for government, we have a large their bodies. Little kids are being pro- ating partners if Congress is to avoid segment of the Republican caucus tected by their mothers, as much as twin challenges facing us in the coming cheering that it is great. Anything that they can be, and by their dads. Victims weeks: avoiding the first-ever default is bad for government is a good day for of civil wars, disease outbreaks, and in the full faith and credit of the us, is what they are saying. Instead of natural disasters depend on the aid and United States and preventing another looking for opportunities to govern compassion of the American people. To government shutdown. We need some- constructively, they are doing every- our credit, we try our best to help as one to deal with. We must avoid the thing they can to not do things con- much as possible. self-inflicted wounds that have typified structively. They are doing everything Let’s take one example: the Syrian the rule of House Republicans and cer- they can to appeal to, I guess, the ex- refugee crisis. It is the worst humani- tainly Senate Republicans. treme rightwing, to phrase it, without tarian crisis since World War II. That In spite of our ideological differences, regard to the consequences, but con- says a lot. Millions—not thousands, in my view, Congressman RYAN is the sequences are very significant. millions—of Syrians have been dis- only House Republican, whom I am This afternoon we are finally con- placed because of the country’s civil aware of, with real potential to impose firming Ambassadors for several Afri- war. Thousands are fleeing to Europe a basic modicum of order in the House can nations, but to view the confirma- to escape the violence. Because of that of Representatives and work with us to tion of four individuals a success would civil war, it is estimated that there are avoid default and another government be a mistake, when we consider that 4 million displaced people in Syria shutdown. He has helped in the past, Senate Republicans are doing every- alone. Millions have been displaced in and I am confident he could in the fu- thing they can to stop these nominees. Iraq. The whole Middle East is in tur- ture if he chooses to. Just 2 weeks ago, the junior Senator moil. The United States has an obliga- To my allies, rest assured that I will from Arkansas announced his intention tion to assist—a humanitarian obliga- continue to oppose Congressman to hold up our Ambassadors to Sweden, tion to assist. We are the single largest RYAN’s plans to privatize Medicare and Norway, and the Bahamas. At a time donor of humanitarian aid for the Syr- slash Social Security. I have said the when American leadership is needed ian crisis. But how can we help if Sen- Ryan budget would lead to a abroad, these posts sit empty because ate Republicans are hamstringing this ‘‘Kochtopia,’’ and I believe that to be the junior Senator from Arkansas is Agency? They are doing that. truer now than ever before. blocking them. Why is Senator COTTON Gayle Smith, an experienced public Congressman RYAN also coauthored blocking these nominees? He has ad- servant, has been nominated to lead the Murray-Ryan budget compromise. mitted his hold has nothing to do with this Agency. This good woman can’t That was good work. House Chairman the nominees’ qualifications—nothing. even get a vote in the Senate. Senator RYAN and Senate Chair MURRAY, Budg- CRUZ has been blocking her nomination et chairs, did a very good job. He ap- Indeed, all were reported out of the for months. Why? Is there anything pears to be supportive of comprehen- Foreign Relations Committee with bi- that is wrong about her? Of course not. sive immigration reform, and he joined partisan support months ago. Instead, The word is it is because he doesn’t Democrats in saying America’s auto the junior Senator from Arkansas is like the Iran nuclear agreement. Re- industry and financial system should holding these nominees hostage until member what the Iran nuclear agree- be saved. he gets information from the Depart- Maybe the problems are too deep to ment of Homeland Security. That is ment was? It was an effort by the resolve any time soon. I hope not. I am right. He is holding up State Depart- international community, including concerned that we have already seen ment nominations to get a response Russia and China, to stop Iran from Congressman RYAN prove incapable of from Homeland Security. Blocking im- getting a nuclear weapon. That is what reining in members of the so-called portant Ambassadors to get informa- it was all about. I guess Mr. CRUZ, in Freedom Caucus. I hope that is not a tion from a completely different agen- his attempt to become President—1 of sign of things to come, but with the cy makes zero sense. That is akin to 15 Republicans running for President— stakes as high as they are, we owe it to having two fighters in a ring and one thinks this would be a good issue for the American people to pursue the fighter is going for the referee instead him, blocking the person this govern- most responsible path, and that will be of the other boxer. That is about what ment has chosen to lead this Agency. it. Now is the time to rebuild a system we have here. The sad part about this Gayle Smith has extensive experi- where ‘‘compromise’’ is no longer con- is that the junior Senator from Arkan- ence in African affairs. She worked at sidered a dirty word and where Repub- sas is not alone in blocking qualified this Agency during the Clinton admin- licans and Democrats work side-by-side nominees. The Republican caucus is ob- istration. She is exactly the type of to address the challenges our govern- viously supporting him. Why? leader our country needs to confront ment faces. However, one of the condi- I have spoken before about the cru- this crisis in Europe. Even the chair- tions Congressman RYAN has given cial need to confirm Gayle Smith as man of the Foreign Relations Com- House Republicans is that he doesn’t Ambassador to the U.S. Agency for mittee, the junior Senator from Ten- want to work weekends. Well, if he gets International Development. She would nessee, said he was ‘‘glad the executive the job, I hope he will not take week- be a good Administrator. I talked to branch has nominated someone who ends off until we do something to solve one of my staff yesterday who has a has the kind of experience [Smith] the debt crisis and to fund the govern- relative who works for this Agency. It has.’’ Her nomination has won support ment. is terrible. There is nobody leading the from prominent Republicans, including Bill Frist who was one of my prede- f Agency. It has affected the whole de- partment. That is wrong. cessors as the majority leader in the BLOCKING NOMINATIONS Why is this nomination important? Senate, and from Richard Lugar, the Mr. REID. Mr. President, Congres- The Agency for International Develop- distinguished Republican, former chair sional Republicans continue to govern ment, better known as USAID, plays a of the Foreign Relations Committee in

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The senior Senator Former President Bush gave his opin- held up, being denied a well-deserved from Iowa stated that his hold is not ion of the junior Senator from Texas 2 promotion and rank by the senior Sen- intended to question the credentials of days ago. There is widespread support ator from Iowa. This is important. Brian Egan in any way, but is instead for her nomination—if only the Repub- These people serve for decades. They related to Clinton aide Huma Abedin. lican leader would bring it to the floor. work hard, and they get a promotion That says it all. Yet Republicans continue to hold Ms. once in a while—not with the help of He continues to hound the State De- Smith and other important foreign pol- the senior Senator from Iowa. He will partment. He sent nine different let- icy nominations as ransom to exact po- hold them up because he wants to try ters, including requesting Ms. Abedin’s litical prices from the White House to embarrass Hillary Clinton, who is sensitive private employment informa- while our diplomacy suffers. running for President of the United tion. Not only does Senator GRASSLEY I am disappointed that the junior States. Here is who he is holding up: want emails and timesheets, but he Senators from Arkansas and Texas the Deputy Director for East Africa wants access to any and all informa- would hold up these proud Americans Operations in Kenya, an education offi- tion related to her maternity leave. who only want to serve their country. cer in Honduras, a deputy controller in She had a baby. I wonder if he thinks But I am far more disheartened by the El Salvador, a regional Food for Peace she faked that. This is nothing more actions of Republicans who should officer in Ethiopia, the Director of the than a transparent attempt to drag know better. Why do other Republicans Food for Peace Program in South this good woman through the mud. For support these callous actions? Repub- Sudan, the Democracy and Governance what? Let’s be clear. This isn’t about licans have blocked nominees to other Director in El Salvador. There are oth- her. This is about Hillary Clinton’s ambassadorships for years. Now they ers. Presidential campaign. Congressional are even blocking career Foreign Serv- What could the senior Senator from Republicans are desperate to find ice officers. These are people who sim- Iowa possibly have against the Deputy something—anything—to embarrass ply receive a promotion they have Director for East Africa Operations in this good woman—a woman who served earned and serve our Nation regardless Kenya? Or an education officer in Hon- as First Lady of this country, served as of the President. Foreign Service offi- duras? Or the regional Food for Peace a Senator from the State of New York, cers are not Democrats. They are not officer in Ethiopia? They have abso- and served with distinction as our Sec- Republicans. They do our country so lutely nothing to do with Senator retary of State. They will do anything much good. GRASSLEY’s concerns, and these indi- they can to embarrass her. I have had the good fortune to travel viduals have no ability to respond to They are in the process of doing it the world. When I travel I always meet any of his requests. I have spoken with across the Capitol Complex now. They with the Foreign Service officers, not him. I told him I think it is a mistake have told her to be ready: We have 8 just the Ambassadors. I get everybody to target these career people. Career hours of questioning. Remember, their together. I tell them what a wonderful diplomats are some of the finest people questions are dealing with issues that job they do for our country. They go to who work for our government. They have nothing to do with what happened the most remote outposts in the world, are not partisans. They have com- in Libya. representing the interests of America. mitted their lives to public service This is their frantic attempt to dam- They are career people. I also try to under Democratic and Republican ad- age her politically. I say to my friend visit with the Peace Corps volunteers. ministrations. The Foreign Relations from Iowa: Stop this nonsense. Have But I am so disappointed—and I have Committee reported these nominations some dignity. Stop this obstruction for talked to him—in the senior Senator unanimously. They hail from Texas, politics’ sake. For whatever sake, it is from Iowa for holding up a list of 20 ca- Florida, Michigan, Arizona, Virginia, wrong. She is no longer Secretary of reer Foreign Service officers. He has New Mexico, and a few other States. State. She hasn’t been for a long time. held them up for months until he gets Like other Foreign Service officers John Kerry is. Secretary Kerry has answers from Secretary Hillary Clin- across this great world, these fine indi- been there a long time now. Stop try- ton’s aide Huma Abedin. What does viduals wake up tomorrow ready to ing to undermine the State Depart- this have to do with these Foreign serve on the frontlines of American di- ment, and instead give it the resources Service career officers? Nothing. He plomacy in hotspots throughout the and people it needs to work for the sent nine letters to the State Depart- world—places such as Iraq, Afghani- American people. ment demanding things regarding this stan, and Libya, where we lost four. I suggest to my Republican col- woman and some emails from Hillary Denying them a promotion they have leagues, if they seek expedited re- Clinton. Haven’t we heard enough earned will affect their career advance- sponses to their inquiries, it would about emails for Hillary Clinton? ment and retirement, and it has real make more sense to confirm the Legal As we talk, she is over there before consequences for the families. This is Adviser, who can advise on these issues this great committee of the House that not anything that is going to hurt and respond to their questions—they even the majority leader of the House President Obama. It affects our coun- don’t have a lawyer down there—rather said is nothing more than—I am para- try. These are people who have fami- than to block these nominations so phrasing—a political witch hunt. The lies. They have children. They are that he can’t assist anyone. Republican Congressman from New being held up, stopped for this little Senate Republicans are holding Am- York said basically the same thing. A promotion they get once in a while. We bassadors captive over an issue that person who works over there in that shouldn’t be singling out these non- has absolutely nothing to do with the committee was fired because he partisan officers and putting their ca- State Department. They are holding up thought it was wrong that they were reers on hold because the senior Sen- career Foreign Service officers. The going after Hillary Clinton when the ator from Iowa is not getting the an- Senate Republicans are blocking pro- purpose of the whole hearing was sup- swer to nine of his letters that have motions for a group of career people posed to be to find out what happened nothing to do with these people. over an issue that has nothing to do in Libya. Promotions for military officers and with them, that they possibly can’t re- There has been a concerted effort for our Foreign Service Officer Corps have solve. They can’t do anything about it. more than 2 years to try to embarrass traditionally moved through the Sen- They are blocking the person who Hillary Clinton. Huge amounts of ate without political interference. would be running our Agency for Inter- money have been spent on outside They shouldn’t now be subjected to po- national Aid because they don’t like groups, and the House of Representa- litical gamesmanship because people the Iran agreement—an issue that the tives, which is supposedly so frugal— are concerned that Hillary Clinton may nominee does not handle.

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Right failure to govern—now I am not mak- the FOIA exemption. now, this legislation says that the Fed- ing this up. It has been determined by Burr (for Paul) modified amendment No. eral Government only has to strip out political scientists in our country that 2564 (to amendment No. 2716), to prohibit li- personal information if they know it is this Congress is the most unproductive ability immunity to applying to private en- not directly related to cyber threat— Congress in the history of the country. tities that break user or privacy agreements that word being ‘‘know.’’ My amend- Thanks to the Republicans’ failure to with customers. ment No. 2548, as modified, will ensure Feinstein (for Mikulski/Cardin) amend- govern, we are still far behind recent ment No. 2557 (to amendment No. 2716), to that when personal information is historic norms in confirming nominees, provide amounts necessary for accelerated being stripped out, it is because the en- and innocent public servants are cybersecurity in response to data breaches. tity reasonably believes it is not re- caught in the middle of this do-nothing Feinstein (for Whitehouse/Graham) modi- lated to cyber threat. That is the Congress led by the Republicans. It is fied amendment No. 2626 (to amendment No. change—from knowing to reasonably not right, and it is not fair. I hope 2716), to amend title 18, United States Code, believing. This distinction creates a adult voices in the Republican caucus to protect Americans from cybercrime. wider protection for personal informa- will say enough is enough. Sometimes Feinstein (for Wyden) modified amendment tion by ensuring that these entities are No. 2621 (to amendment No. 2716), to improve enough is enough. People have to rise the requirements relating to removal of per- making an effort to take out personal up against these people who are giving sonal information from cyber threat indica- information that is not necessary. Republicans such a name. The brand is tors before sharing. Frankly, I am proud of the support I not so good. I hope the Presiding Offi- The PRESIDING OFFICER. Under have from Senators LEAHY and WYDEN, cer understands that. Partisanship the previous order, the time until 11 both great advocates in the Senate for should not extend beyond the borders a.m. will be equally divided between privacy. However, I am disappointed of our Nation. It is time for Repub- the two leaders or their designees. that my amendment was not included licans to start acting like a governing The Senator from Nevada. in the substitute amendment that we party and stop playing these games see today. AMENDMENT NO. 2548, AS MODIFIED with our national security based on the The supporters of this bill talk about Mr. HELLER. Mr. President, after fact that they don’t like the person how this legislation upholds privacy my years of growing up in Nevada, I who is President of the United States but couldn’t accept a reasonable appreciate the values that make Ne- and the one who is going to become amendment that complements those vadans distinct, fiercely independent, President of the United States. privacy provisions. and very diverse—in fact, as diverse as Will the Chair announce what our Our friends over in the House of Rep- the terrain is in Nevada. But what business is today? resentatives already agree that the pri- never ceases to amaze me about Nevad- f vate sector should be held to this ans is our passion for protecting Amer- standard, which is why they included RESERVATION OF LEADER TIME ica’s privacy from the intrusion of the this language in the cyber security bill The PRESIDING OFFICER. Under Federal Government. It is a value that they passed. I guess the question is, If the previous order, the leadership time is shared across the entire State and this is good enough for the private sec- is reserved. one that I have sworn to uphold. But tor, shouldn’t it be good enough for the many Americans have lost faith that f government sector? their government will uphold their Furthermore, DHS has publicly ac- CYBERSECURITY INFORMATION civil liberties. knowledged the importance of remov- SHARING ACT OF 2015 It is Congress’s responsibility to en- ing personal, identifiable information The PRESIDING OFFICER. Under sure that every piece of legislation because it will allow an information the previous order, the Senate will re- passed by this body protects the pri- sharing regime to function more effi- sume consideration of S. 754, which the vacy and liberties of all Americans, ciently. clerk will report. and I will not accept attempts to di- What this has come down to is our The senior assistant legislative clerk minish these nonnegotiable rights. Nation’s commitment to balancing the read as follows: That is why I am on the floor today to needs for sharing cyber security infor- continue protecting Americans’ and A bill (S. 754) to improve cybersecurity in mation with the needs to protect the United States through enhanced sharing Nevadans’ privacy by pushing for my Americans’ personal information. Like of information about cybersecurity threats, amendment on the Cybersecurity Infor- many in the tech community have al- and for other purposes. mation Sharing Act. ready stated, security should not come Pending: To begin with, I wish to commend my at the expense of privacy. In fact, that colleagues, both Chairman BURR and Burr/Feinstein amendment No. 2716, in the was said a couple hundred years ago by nature of a substitute. Ranking Member FEINSTEIN, for recog- Benjamin Franklin. Security should Burr (for Cotton) modified amendment No. nizing the need to address the serious not come at the expense of privacy. I 2581 (to amendment No. 2716), to exempt issue of cyber security. As ranking believe my amendment No. 2548 to hold from the capability and process within the member of the commerce committee’s the Federal Government accountable Department of Homeland Security commu- consumer protection subcommittee in strikes that balance, and I hope this nication between a private entity and the the last Congress, I delved into these simple fix can be incorporated into the Federal Bureau of Investigation or the issues and understand the impact of legislation. United States Secret Service regarding cy- data breaches and cyber threats. It is bersecurity threats. I encourage my colleagues to support Feinstein (for Coons) modified amendment an economic concern as well as a na- this commonsense effort to strengthen No. 2552 (to amendment No. 2716), to modify tional security concern for our coun- this bill and keep our commitment to section 5 to require DHS to review all cyber try. upholding the rights of all U.S. citi- threat indicators and countermeasures in I share the desire to find a path for- zens. order to remove certain personal informa- ward on information sharing between I appreciate Senators BURR and FEIN- tion. the Federal Government and the pri- STEIN’s willingness to work with me on Burr (for Flake/Franken) amendment No. vate sector as another tool in the cyber this amendment and look forward to 2582 (to amendment No. 2716), to terminate security toolbox, but these efforts can- the provisions of the Act after six years. continuing this debate. Feinstein (for Franken) further modified not come at the expense of personal I thank the Presiding Officer, and I amendment No. 2612 (to amendment No. privacy. The bill, including the sub- yield the floor. 2716), to improve the definitions of cyberse- stitute amendment that I see today, The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- curity threat and cyber threat indicator. does not do enough to ensure that per- ator from North Carolina.

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It harmful signature, they should be able know my colleague understands that it may have been due to the differences to tell others so they can protect them- is difficult, but we have done every- the vice chair and I had or maybe it selves. That is what this bill does—it thing we can to protect the rights of was because it would have killed the clears away the uncertainty and con- every individual Member to bring an support we had with the stakeholders cern that keep companies from sharing amendment to the floor, to debate the around the country. We will have one this information. It says that two com- amendment, and to have an up-or-down of those amendments today, and it is petitors in a market can share infor- vote—even for the ones that were not going to be inviting for people to do it, mation on cyber threats with each germane. It is unfortunate that one but let me say to my colleagues, if do other without facing antitrust law- amendment on both sides will be you it, information sharing is over suits. It says that companies sharing kicked out because they have to hap- with, and the effort is dead. It has been cyber threat information with the gov- pen before the cloture vote, and that tried for 3 years, yet we continue to see ernment for cyber security purposes was not allowed to take place. attacks happen, and massive amounts have liability protection. MEASURE PLACED ON THE CALENDAR—S. 2193 of personal data go out of the system The bill is completely voluntary. I Mr. President, I understand that to be used for criminal or espionage don’t know how to say that over and there is a bill at the desk that is due reasons. over more times than I have. If you for its second reading. This is really our last chance. The don’t want to participate, don’t. If a The PRESIDING OFFICER. The vice chairman and I have reached what company wants to take the position clerk will report the bill by title for we think is the absolute balance that that it can defend itself and doesn’t the second time. provides the buy-in of those who will want to participate in real-time shar- The senior assistant legislative clerk be asked to voluntarily turn over this ing with the Department of Homeland read as follows: data and to help minimize the loss of Security, that is its right. A bill (S. 2193) to amend the Immigration data in our entire economy. I thank my colleagues who came to and Nationality Act to increase penalties for I urge my colleagues to support the the floor in support of this bill and this individuals who illegally reenter the United cloture motion that will happen at 11 managers’ amendment yesterday: Sen- States after being removed and for other a.m. We will have a short debate, and ators MCCONNELL, REID, GRASSLEY, purposes. then we will take up an amendment, NELSON, MCCAIN, KING, THUNE, FLAKE, Mr. BURR. Mr. President, in order to and the vice chair and I at that time Senator CARPER in particular, Senator place the bill on the calendar under the will ask our colleagues not to support BLUNT, and others. They have all de- provisions of rule XIV, I object to fur- that amendment. scribed the need for this bill, and I so ther proceedings. Mr. President, I ask unanimous con- appreciate their support. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Objec- sent to waive the mandatory quorum I urge my colleagues to support clo- tion is heard. calls with respect to the cloture mo- ture on this substitute managers’ pack- The bill will be placed on the cal- tions on amendment No. 2716 and S. age so that we can start moving on to endar. 754. other amendments that are pending. Mr. BURR. Mr. President, in just shy The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there I also thank Senator BURR and his of 25 minutes, the Senate will have a objection? staff. Over the past couple of days, procedural vote on the Cybersecurity Without objection, it is so ordered. they have been going through com- Information Sharing Act of 2015. The Mr. BURR. I yield the floor. ments, proposing technical changes, committee worked diligently for most The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- and perfecting changes to the sub- of this year in a bipartisan way to ator from California. stitute. It is my understanding that achieve a balance of great policy and Mrs. FEINSTEIN. Mr. President, I Chairman BURR will ask a unanimous reported that bill out on a 14-to-1 vote. ask unanimous consent that the fol- consent agreement on that perfecting I say to my colleagues: We have lowing Senators on the Democratic amendment shortly. reached a very delicate balance. There side be permitted to speak for 5 min- I also thank Senator COLLINS for have been bending and twisting and utes each on our time: FEINSTEIN 5 agreeing to changes in her provision, giving and taking, and we have done it minutes, WYDEN 5 minutes, and CARPER section 407, to start to address con- not only within the Senate of the 5 minutes. cerns that were raised by its inclusion. United States and within the com- The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without I also want to thank Senators WHITE- mittee, we have done it with stake- objection, it is so ordered. HOUSE, LEAHY, and WYDEN for reaching holders all around the country. Mrs. FEINSTEIN. Mr. President, an agreement on text that Senator I will remind my colleagues that this after many years of effort, the Senate WHITEHOUSE very much wanted to in- bill we are attempting to get through is about to take its first vote to move clude, and I am pleased we were able to the Senate is a voluntary information forward on important cyber security include it in this unanimous consent sharing bill, and the mere fact that it legislation. As I stated in my remarks package. is voluntary means we have to have in yesterday, this substitute makes 20 So I appreciate the support of my place certain incentives that provide a changes to the underlying bill. It in- colleagues. I urge a strong ‘‘yes’’ vote reason for companies to participate. cludes 14 amendments offered by other on the cloture vote to allow us to pro- I commend Chairman JOHNSON and Senators to improve privacy protec- ceed to this bill. Ranking Member CARPER. Their com- tions and ensure better cyber security The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- mittee and staff have worked with us for emergency services, the health care ator from Oregon. side by side to try to incorporate their industry, and the Federal Government. Mr. WYDEN. Mr. President, I rise to thoughts and the thoughts of all the As the chairman just said, we have speak against cloture on the sub- agencies and also worked with stake- been listening and we have tried to in- stitute. This substitute would not have holders around the country. corporate a substantial number of stopped the Target hack, the Anthem I am pleased to tell my colleagues amendments in the managers’ package. hack, the Home Depot hack, or the today that we received this morning a This is a good bill. It is a first step. OPM hack. When it comes to real pri- notice from the U.S. Chamber of Com- It is not going to prevent all cyber at- vacy protection for millions of Ameri- merce, and it says: ‘‘The Chamber tacks or penetrations, but it will allow cans with this substitute, there is sim- urges the United States Senate to pass companies and the government to ply no ‘‘there’’ there. CISA expeditiously. There is over- share information about the cyber We see that by looking at page 17 of whelming support.’’ threats they see and the defensive the substitute. Companies have to re- When the vice chair and I ventured measures to implement in order to pro- move only personal, unrelated informa- into this, we also made a commitment tect their networks. tion if they know that it is personal

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The Intel Committee this legislation. They are not satisfied have to submit it through the Depart- reported out their legislation 14 to 1. by this substitute. ment of Homeland Security, through We have been working with Senator The sponsors of the bill have been the portal of the Department of Home- BURR and Senator FEINSTEIN and their pretty vociferous about attacking land Security, which is literally set up staffs ever since to try to infuse the these companies for coming out to do privacy scrubs. It is literally set elements of the President’s proposal, against the legislation. These compa- up to do privacy scrubs, and then to modified by us on homeland security, nies know a lot about the importance share information it wants with other to make a more perfect—not a more of protecting both cyber security and relevant Federal agencies. Very, very perfect union, but a more perfect bill. individual privacy. These tech compa- infrequently—very infrequently—will Is it perfect? No. Is it better? Sure, it nies that are being attacked now have there be some reason to—the threat in- is better. I think it is going to enable to manage that challenge every single dicators coming through the portal at us to do a much better job protecting day. The challenge gets harder all the DHS, maybe less than 1 percent of the that which needs to be protected. time with things such as the EU ruling time, there might be a need to take a The last thing I will say is this: On that I opposed. These companies know closer look at that information and this floor I have said more than a few that customer confidence is their life- make sure there is nothing that is per- times I love to ask people that have blood, and the only way to ensure cus- sonally identifiable or problematic. I been married a long time, what is the tomer confidence is to convince people think with the compromise that has secret to a long marriage? The best an- that if they use their product, their in- been worked out, the issue that our swer I have ever received is the two formation is going to be protected both colleague has raised has been ad- C’s—communicate and compromise. I from malicious hackers and from un- dressed. would add a third C, which is also im- necessary collection by the govern- Let me just go back in time. Why is portant for a vibrant democracy. The ment. this important? We know the situation third C is collaborate. The fact is, we have a serious prob- is grim. When the Secretary of Defense This legislation is a great example of lem with hacking and cyber security has his emails hacked by an entity, and communicating, talking with own an- threats. The fact is, information shar- we know not who, when we have 22 mil- other, with stakeholders on Capitol ing can be good, but a cyber security lion personal records and background Hill, off Capitol Hill, across the coun- information sharing bill without real checks hacked by maybe the Chinese or try and around the world, but at the and robust privacy protections that maybe somebody else, that is not good. end of the day to figure out how to this amendment lacks—I would submit When companies such as DuPont in my compromise and to do so by collabo- millions of Americans are going to own State and universities all over the rating. look at that, and they are going to say country are having their R&D informa- I think we have come up with a very this isn’t a cyber security bill, this is tion—their intellectual seed corn upon good piece of legislation. At the end of yet another surveillance bill. which our economy is going to grow— the day, if an entity or business wants With this amendment, colleagues, stolen, and presumably stolen for bad to share information—I hope they the Senate is again missing another op- reasons, so that they can beat us to the would, we need them to do that. If they portunity to do this right and promote bunch in terms of economic oppor- want to share information with the both security and liberty. Just because tunity, that is not good. Federal Government, the idea is to get a proposal has the words ‘‘cyber secu- What are we going to do about it? It liability protection and share it rity’’ in its title doesn’t make it good. turns out we did quite a bit about it in through the portal of the Department But that is, of course, why the leading the last Congress. Two Congresses ago, of Homeland Security; that informa- technology companies in this coun- Senator FEINSTEIN proposed com- tion is scrubbed—cyber security try—companies that make a living prehensive cyber security legislation, scrubbed, piracy scrubbed. Share with every single day by being sensitive to the whole kit and caboodle. We tried other Federal agencies as appropriate cyber threats and privacy—have come very hard, as she knows, for a year or after it has been dutifully scrubbed, out overwhelmingly against this bill. two to get that enacted. We couldn’t and then we are in a better position to I know my colleagues have tried to get it done. Finally, we gave up at the defend against those attacks in the fu- improve this issue, and I appreciate end of I think the 112th Congress. We ture. that. But the core privacy protections gave it up, and we started again in 2013. I think when people send us to work that America deserves in a bill like Tom Coburn was the ranking member on big problems—and this is a big prob- this are still lacking, and that is why I on Homeland Security. I was privileged lem for our country—they want us to oppose cloture. to be chairman. He and I partnered work together. They want us to get The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- with people on our committee and, stuff done. We have been talking about ator from Delaware. frankly, with a lot of folks outside of this for 3 or 4 years, and now we have Mr. CARPER. Mr. President, I wish the committee, to do three things: To an opportunity to get something done. to respond very briefly to what our col- strengthen the capability of the De- Let’s pass this and accept this man- league from Oregon has said. partment of Homeland Security to do agers’ amendment, and then let’s take Senator FEINSTEIN shared with me a its job, a much better job of protecting up some other amendments, and pass copy of the actual text of the man- not just the Federal Government but this bill and send it to the House. When agers’ amendment. I would maybe the country as a whole against cyber they have done their work, let’s go to make two points. One, if a private com- attacks. We passed three pieces of leg- conference. pany elects to share information—they islation. They are helpful; they are not Thank you very much. don’t have to, but if they elect to share the whole package, but they are three The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- information, as Senator FEINSTEIN has very helpful bills to make DHS a bet- ator from Wisconsin. said, it is their call. But if they do, ter, more effective partner. Mr. JOHNSON. Mr. President, I rise there is a requirement under the law This year, the Intel Committee, to support the Cybersecurity Informa- that they scrub it. The reporting entity under the leadership of Senator BURR tion Sharing Act, long overdue and which is submitting the indicator—in and Senator FEINSTEIN, came forward vital legislation designed to reduce our this case to DHS, the Federal entity— with their proposal. The administra- Nation’s vulnerability to cyber at- has to scrub it. They have the responsi- tion, the President, came forward with tacks. bility, whoever is initiating this, to an information sharing proposal as I want to commend the ranking scrub and remove that personally iden- well. We took it up in a hearing in the member of my committee, Senator

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This bill is one of those exam- loss hampers companies from sharing Without objection, it is so ordered. ples. that information quickly, creating a Mrs. FEINSTEIN. Mr. President, I The cyber threat we face today is threat of lawsuit and prosecution for believe I have a couple of minutes left real and it is growing. Sophisticated sharing that the information compa- after the chairman speaks that I would nation-state adversaries such as China nies can use to identify and stop at- like to use. and North Korea are constantly prob- tacks. Mr. WYDEN. Mr. President, reserving ing American companies’ and Federal There is no easy solution, but there the right to object. agencies’ computer networks to steal are things Congress can do to improve The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- valuable and sensitive data. Inter- cyber security that might make cyber ator from Oregon. national criminal organizations are ex- attacks more difficult. That is why I Mr. WYDEN. Mr. President, reserving ploiting our networks to commit finan- am proud to have worked with Senator the right to object, I am happy to ex- cial fraud and health fraud. Cyber BURR and Senator FEINSTEIN to create tend the debate for a couple of minutes crime is so pervasive that the former the Cybersecurity Information Sharing for each side, but I think it does need, Director of the National Security Act, which takes a significant first in the interest of fairness for the pro- Agency described it as the ‘‘greatest step in addressing both of these issues. ponents and opponents, to have equal transfer of wealth in human history.’’ First, it enables information sharing time for the purposes of wrapping up, if Cyber terrorists are trying to attack to improve cyber security within pri- my colleagues want to go further. cyber-connected critical infrastruc- vate companies. Mr. BURR. Mr. President, let me ture, thereby threatening our very way Second, it improves cyber security at modify my request. I ask unanimous of life. Federal agencies. consent for 2 additional minutes on We have already experienced the im- I especially appreciate the collabora- both sides. pact of this threat. Within the last tion of Senator CARPER in working The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without year and a half alone, more than 20 top with me to help craft title II of the objection, it is so ordered. American companies and Federal agen- bill—the Federal Cybersecurity En- Mrs. FEINSTEIN. Mr. President, just cies have experienced major breaches. hancement Act—which was unani- so the record is clear, I was told I did A breach of the Office of Personnel mously reported out of our committee. not utilize my entire 5 minutes, and I Management allowed a foreign adver- This bill will put Federal agencies on want to make a very brief closing sary to steal 19.7 million Federal em- track to implement commonsense statement on my 5 minutes. ployees’ background checks, over 5 cyber security solutions already in use Mr. BURR. May I modify my request million fingerprint files, and 4 million in many companies, thereby improving further? My unanimous consent would personnel records. A breach at IRS al- the security of Americans’ data at the grant me 2 additional minutes and lowed cyber criminals abroad to access Federal agencies. would grant the vice chair 2 minutes 45 over 330,000 taxpayer financial records. The Federal Cybersecurity Enhance- seconds. A destructive cyber attack from North ment Act will achieve four key goals. Mr. WYDEN. Mr. President, I don’t The PRESIDING OFFICER. The time Korea on Sony Pictures resulted in the want to prolong this. Reserving the of the Senator has expired. destruction of thousands of computers Mr. JOHNSON. I ask unanimous con- right to object—do I have any addi- and theft of the company’s most valu- sent for 1 more minute. tional time? I wasn’t sure I had used able intellectual property. Data The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without my full 5 minutes. breaches at both Anthem and JP Mor- objection, it is so ordered. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- gan resulted in the theft of 80 million Mr. JOHNSON. First, it will mandate ator from Oregon has 45 seconds re- health care subscribers’ personal data deployment and implementation of a maining in his time from before. and 83 million banking customers’ per- government-wide intrusion detection Mr. BURR. Mr. President, I ask unan- sonal information. Even the White and prevention system for Federal net- imous consent that each side be given House is not immune from attack. Six works. 2 additional minutes. months ago, foreign adversaries Second, it will require OMB to de- The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there breached White House networks, com- velop an intrusion assessment plan so objection? promising the President’s nonpublic government agencies can hunt down Mr. MCCAIN. I am about to object. schedule. and eradicate attackers already in Let’s get going here. Federal agencies are neglecting to their networks. Mrs. FEINSTEIN. I withdraw my re- protect Americans’ data and Federal Third, it requires agencies to imple- quest for my 5 minutes, Mr. President. law is preventing companies from de- ment specific cyber security practices, The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there fending their networks. Congressional such as multifactor authentication and objection to the request of the Senator oversight, including hearings held by encryption of sensitive data, which from North Carolina for 2 additional my committee, the Senate Committee would have stopped previous attacks. minutes for each side? on Homeland Security and Govern- Fourth, and finally, it will give the Without objection, it is so ordered. mental Affairs, has shown agencies are Secretary of Homeland Security and Mr. BURR. Mr. President, I thank my not doing enough to protect their sen- the Director of the Office of Manage- colleagues for allowing me the time. sitive data. Our committee’s oversight ment and Budget the authority they Very quickly, it was said that this hearings of the IRS and OPM data need to oversee cyber security across bill will not prevent and would not breaches revealed that basic cyber se- the Federal Government. have prevented the attacks that took curity hygiene and best practices In short, the Cybersecurity Informa- place at American companies. It is, in would have stopped attackers in their tion Sharing Act, with the inclusion of fact, right. The vice chair and I have tracks had they been in place at these the Federal Cybersecurity Enhance- never portrayed that this was a preven- agencies. The Department of Homeland ment Act, will significantly improve tion bill. We said it is not a prevention Security has not yet fully implemented our cyber security posture. This bill bill. It is a bill designed to share infor- the cyber security programs we need to will not solve all of our cyber security mation to minimize the loss of data. protect Federal agencies’ networks. woes, but it is an important step in the As it relates to personal data, my Meanwhile, current law hinders pri- right direction, and I am glad to sup- colleague from Oregon forgets that the vate companies from sharing indicators port it. managers’ amendment strengthens by that can be used to detect and stop at- Thank you, Mr. President, and I yield making sure on the government side tacks against their networks. To be ef- back. that they only draw in the fields that

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Capito Heitkamp Reed sponsibilities of the private sector Unfortunately, this legislation does Cardin Heller Reid Carper Hirono companies. very little to protect cyber security, Risch Casey Hoeven Roberts It was said that the vice chair and I which has now been acknowledged by Cassidy Inhofe Rounds have been critical of technology com- the lead sponsor of the legislation and Coats Isakson Sasse Cochran Johnson panies that oppose this bill. I don’t Schatz has major problems with respect to Collins Kaine Schumer think we have been critical. We have protecting the liberty of the American Corker King Scott been confused—confused that the com- Cornyn Kirk people. I urge colleagues to vote no. Sessions panies that hold the most personal Mr. CARPER. Mr. President, are we Cotton Klobuchar Crapo Lankford Shaheen data on the American people in the out of time on the Democrats’ side? Cruz Lee Shelby country want to deprive every other The PRESIDING OFFICER. Twenty Daines Manchin Stabenow business in America from having the Donnelly McCain Sullivan seconds remain. Tester ability to share their information when Durbin McCaskill Mr. CARPER. Colleagues, keep in Enzi McConnell Thune they are hacked. So I am not critical. mind, EINSTEIN 1 and EINSTEIN 2 are Ernst Mikulski Tillis I am challenged to figure out why they already effective to detect but not Feinstein Moran Toomey would take that position, but I have block these intrusions. EINSTEIN 3, Fischer Murkowski Warner Flake Murphy Whitehouse come to the conclusion that there are authorized by our legislation, puts a Gardner Murray Wicker some questions in life that have no an- new player on the field—a defensive NAYS—14 swers, and I have now reached one of player—to be able to block these intru- those. sions. This is new and requires these Baldwin Leahy Sanders Given that we are at the end of this Booker Markey Udall agencies to implement that. For no Brown Menendez Warren debate, let me once again thank Chair- other reason than that, it is a good rea- Coons Merkley Wyden man JOHNSON and Ranking Member son to support this proposal. Franken Paul CARPER for the unbelievable contribu- Thank you. NOT VOTING—3 tion that both of them individually The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- Graham Rubio Vitter made in their committee, and on behalf ator’s time has expired. of the vice chair and myself, I would The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. CLOTURE MOTION urge our colleagues to support cloture FLAKE). On this vote, the yeas are 83, The PRESIDING OFFICER. Pursuant and allow this process to move forward the nays are 14. to rule XXII, the Chair lays before the so we could conference with the House. Three-fifths of the Senators duly cho- Senate the pending cloture motion, I yield the floor. sen and sworn having voted in the af- The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- which the clerk will state. firmative, the motion is agreed to. ator from California. The legislative clerk read as follows: AMENDMENT NO. 2564, AS MODIFIED Mrs. FEINSTEIN. Mr. President, CLOTURE MOTION There will now be 10 minutes of de- thank you very much. We, the undersigned Senators, in accord- bate equally divided prior to a vote in I just want to urge people to vote yes ance with the provisions of rule XXII of the relation to amendment No. 2564, offered on cloture. We have been at this for 6 Standing Rules of the Senate, do hereby by the Senator from North Carolina, years. This is the third bill. We have move to bring to a close debate on amend- Mr. BURR, for Mr. PAUL. been bipartisan. The bill is considered. ment No. 2716 to S. 754, a bill to improve cy- The Senator from North Carolina. bersecurity in the United States through en- This is a complicated and difficult hanced sharing of information about cyber- Mr. BURR. Mr. President, I wish to arena. The bill is all voluntary. The security threats, and for other purposes. say to my colleagues that there is 10 moaning and groaning of companies, I Mitch McConnell, John Cornyn, Johnny minutes of debate in between these say, if you don’t want to participate, Isakson, Richard Burr, John McCain, votes, so those Members who have con- don’t participate, but I can give you Shelley Moore Capito, Orrin G. Hatch, versations, I wish they would take hundreds and thousands of companies John Thune, Chuck Grassley, Pat Rob- them off the floor. If they are not going that are desperate to participate to be erts, John Barrasso, Jeff Flake, Lamar to have conversations, stay and listen able to protect themselves without a Alexander, Bill Cassidy, Deb Fischer, to the debate. Susan M. Collins, Patrick J. Toomey. lawsuit, and this enables that. It is a Mr. President, from the floor, I have first-step bill. The PRESIDING OFFICER. By unan- said to my colleagues that the informa- I particularly wish to thank the imous consent, the mandatory quorum tion sharing bill is a very delicately chair and ranking on the Homeland Se- call has been waived. balanced piece of legislation. curity Committee. I very much appre- The question is, Is it the sense of the What we have attempted to do is to ciate this support and know that Sen- Senate that debate on amendment No. create a voluntary program that com- ator BURR, I, and others will continue 2716, offered by the Senator from North panies around this country can choose to work as we recognize this most seri- Carolina, Mr. BURR, to S. 754, shall be to participate in or not. Some have al- ous threat on our economy and the pri- brought to a close? ready expressed their opposition to it, vacy of individuals. To do nothing now The yeas and nays are mandatory and I would say that is very easy—pass is to admit that we cannot come up under the rule. the bill, and they just won’t partici- with a bill, and, in fact, we can. Please The clerk will call the roll. pate. vote yes. The legislative clerk called the roll. There are going to be amendments, The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. Mr. CORNYN. The following Senators though, that change the balance. I FLAKE). The Senator from Oregon. are necessarily absent: the Senator don’t want to get into the details of Mr. WYDEN. Mr. President, I hope from South Carolina (Mr. GRAHAM), the every amendment. Let me just say to colleagues will vote no. I have three Senator from Florida (Mr. RUBIO), and my colleagues that if we change the quick points. No. 1, the chairman of the Senator from Louisiana (Mr. VIT- balance we have reached not just on the committee—and we work together TER). both sides of the aisle but with the often—acknowledged that this sub- The PRESIDING OFFICER. Are there comfort level of businesses across this stitute would not have prevented these any other Senators in the Chamber de- country to where they believe they can major hacks that we are all so con- siring to vote? no longer participate in it, then we cerned about. No. 2, once again we have The yeas and nays resulted—yeas 83, won’t have a successful information heard an attack on the country’s major nays 14, as follows: sharing bill. technology companies. All of them, all [Rollcall Vote No. 281 Leg.] I think every Member of this body of them, colleagues, are opposed to this YEAS—83 and every American knows that cyber legislation. We are talking about Apple Alexander Barrasso Blumenthal attacks are not going to go away. They and Dropbox and Twitter. The list goes Ayotte Bennet Blunt are going to continue, they are going

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I ask for the yeas and I encourage my colleagues, as the reading the email of the CIA Director. nays. vice chair and I have—we are going to It doesn’t sound as though the govern- The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there a oppose all the amendments that come ment is very good at protecting pri- sufficient second? up. We have gone through all the vacy. I am not really excited about let- There appears to be a sufficient sec- amendments, and those which we could ting them have more information. ond. accept and which we felt embraced the The government revealed 20 million The clerk will call the roll. balance we had achieved and could still individual records of their employees, The bill clerk called the roll. hold together the support across the private records of their employees. Mr. CORNYN. The following Senators country—we incorporated those in the This is the same government that now are necessarily absent: the Senator managers’ amendment, and that man- says: Trust us, and let’s give everybody from South Carolina (Mr. GRAHAM), the agers’ amendment will be voted on involved immunity so the consumer Senator from Florida (Mr. RUBIO), and when we come back on Monday or has no recourse if their privacy is the Senator from Louisiana (Mr. VIT- Tuesday. breached. This is the same government TER). With that, I yield the floor to my that allowed the ObamaCare Web site The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mrs. vice chair. to be hacked and looked at. This is a FISCHER). Are there any other Senators The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- government that doesn’t have a lot of in the Chamber desiring to vote? ator from California. concern or ability to protect privacy. The result was announced—yeas 32, Mrs. FEINSTEIN. Mr. President, I We are now asked to entrust this gov- nays 65, as follows: ernment with volumes and volumes of ask the Senate to vote no on this [Rollcall Vote No. 282 Leg.] amendment, and I would like to ex- personal information sent across the vastness of the Internet. There is good YEAS—32 plain why. This amendment would cre- Baldwin Daines Merkley ate an exemption to the bill’s narrowly reason that many of our largest tech- nological companies oppose this legis- Barrasso Durbin Murkowski tailored liability protections for com- Bennet Enzi Murray panies that take responsible actions to lation. Booker Franken Paul My amendment will give companies Boxer Gillibrand look for cyber threats and share infor- Sanders and Internet users clarity on what in- Brown Heinrich Schumer mation about them if a company Cantwell Heller formation is shared with the govern- Sullivan ‘‘breaks a user or privacy agreement Cardin Leahy Udall ment, and it will protect the privacy Coons Lee Warren with a customer, regardless of how Crapo Markey agreement. Wyden trivial it may be.’’ The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- Cruz Menendez The underlying cyber bill has been ator from California. NAYS—65 carefully drafted to ensure that it is Mrs. FEINSTEIN. Mr. President, I totally voluntary and that activities Alexander Grassley Peters would like to respond to that because Ayotte Hatch Portman can only be conducted on a customer’s we have been told that for the indus- Blumenthal Heitkamp Reed behalf with express authorization. tries that support this bill, this amend- Blunt Hirono Reid Let me read the language in the bill. Boozman Hoeven Risch ment is a bill killer, and the opposition Burr Inhofe The bill reads: Roberts to it has come in far and wide. We have Capito Isakson Rounds Nothing in this title shall be construed— 52 industrial associations in business, Carper Johnson Sasse Casey Kaine (1) to amend, repeal, or supersede any cur- Schatz finance, banking, petroleum, water- Cassidy King rent or future contractual agreement, terms Scott works, railroads, public power, real es- Coats Kirk of service agreement, or other contractual Sessions Cochran Klobuchar relationship between any entities, or be- tate, and retail—52 associations that Shaheen are on your desk—supporting it. In par- Collins Lankford tween any entity and a Federal entity. Corker Manchin Shelby ticular, the health industry has Cornyn McCain Stabenow There is tremendous objection to the Tester Paul amendment that is coming in weighed in against this amendment. Cotton McCaskill We accomplished the purpose in our Donnelly McConnell Thune from the chamber of commerce, var- Tillis bill in a way that is acceptable. Please Ernst Mikulski ious companies, and the health indus- Feinstein Moran Toomey vote no. try. They understand what is in our Fischer Murphy Warner I yield the floor. Flake Nelson Whitehouse bill. This amendment would actually The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- Gardner Perdue Wicker fatally disturb what is in the bill, ator from Kentucky. NOT VOTING—3 which is clear and concise. Mr. PAUL. Mr. President, let us be Graham Rubio Vitter I urge a ‘‘no’’ vote. clear that most of the high-tech com- The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- panies that have anything to do with The amendment (No. 2564), as modi- ator from Kentucky. the Internet and anything to do with fied, was rejected. Mr. PAUL. Mr. President, this cyber information sharing oppose this bill. Ms. COLLINS. Madam President, I security bill attempts to enhance secu- The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- ask unanimous consent to speak as in rity for transactions on the Internet ator from North Carolina. morning business for not longer than 10 but I think actually weakens privacy Mr. BURR. Mr. President, I think ev- minutes. in the process. The bill would grant erybody would like to vote, but I will The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without legal immunity to companies that, in say one last thing to my colleagues. objection, it is so ordered. sharing information, actually violate Any company in America—any com- (The remarks of Ms. COLLINS per- your privacy. pany in America—that chooses not to taining to the introduction of S. 2194 Most companies have a privacy participate, doesn’t have to. If for some are printed in today’s RECORD under agreement. You see it when you get on reason they find there is something in ‘‘Statements on Introduced Bills and the Internet. It is supposed to guar- this piece of legislation they are un- Joint Resolutions.’’) antee that your information, indi- comfortable with or they are concerned Ms. COLLINS. Madam President, I vidual choices, and consumer choices about with regard to the transfer of suggest the absence of a quorum. on the Internet are not revealed to any personal data, it is very simple: The PRESIDING OFFICER. The anyone. This bill says that if the com- They do not have to participate. But to clerk will call the roll. pany violates it in sharing your infor- deny everybody who would like to par- The senior assistant legislative clerk mation, there will be legal immunity ticipate is wrong. proceeded to call the roll.

VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:52 Oct 23, 2015 Jkt 059060 PO 00000 Frm 00009 Fmt 0624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\G22OC6.023 S22OCPT1 emcdonald on DSK67QTVN1PROD with SENATE S7436 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE October 22, 2015 Mr. MERKLEY. Madam President, I and Dumber’’ tax. The worst tax is relief valve of western expansion were ask unanimous consent that the order when it costs money and you buy noth- drawn to the high plains of Colorado for the quorum call be rescinded. ing, but that is what happens when you with its fertile valleys, peaks and pla- The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without don’t pay your bills on time. teaus, places where the rain followed objection, it is so ordered. We know the cost of paying more on the plow, and the landsmen knew no DEBT CEILING Treasury bonds doesn’t just affect the limit to the sale of aridity. Mr. MERKLEY. Madam President, I U.S. Government. We also know that It was in the 1880s that one Raimond rise to give voice to concerns about the the Treasury bond rate is used as an von Harrom Schramm, a wealthy pending battle over what is referred to index for items, such as home mort- baron, was moving his belongings from as the debt ceiling. We have been told gages and car loans. So our families east to west when the train he was that the ability of the United States to have to pay more because of the irre- riding on derailed in a small eastern pay its bills on time and its interest on sponsibility of the Republican ‘‘Dumb Colorado town. Detecting Divine provi- bonds will expire on November 3, which and Dumber’’ tax on America. It is ir- dence at work—or most likely scared is only about a dozen days from now— responsible, and it is damaging to our to get back on the train—he decided to less than 2 weeks. country and to our families. stay put, declaring the site of the de- This is of grave concern to Ameri- It is not often that I turn to Ronald railment was where God intended him cans. In fact, if it hasn’t been a concern Reagan for insight, but in this case he to be. to someone, it should be because it had it absolutely right. Ronald Reagan He went on to build the first multi- touches almost every American house- said that fiscal responsibility is paying story brick buildings in that town be- hold. This is all about the question of your bills on time. There were a num- fore the town’s fathers decided against whether we are going to pay a bill that ber of times when he spoke to Congress naming him the mayor. That the town is due for previous spending on time or and said, don’t do a ‘‘Dumb and Dumb- council would subject such a man of not. This is all about whether we are er’’ tax. possession to the humility of an elec- going to pay the interest that will be To put it in his own words when he tion was too much for Baron Schramm, due on Treasury bills on time or not. was at a radio address in 1987, he said: promptly causing him to move his Great Nations don’t pay their bills This brinksmanship threatens the holders brick buildings to a more aptly named late. They are expected to be organized of government bonds and those who rely on town—you guessed it—Schramm, just and competent and have their act to- Social Security and veterans’ benefits. Inter- down the road. It is 100 years later, and gether, but there is also a tremendous est markets would skyrocket. Instability there are no brick buildings in his incentive to pay on time because when would occur in financial markets, and the namesake town, just a nice feedlot federal deficit would soar. you pay late, the interest rate on your bearing the name Schramm. debt goes up because you become less He continued and said, ‘‘The United In the town he left behind, hard- creditworthy. Many folks in this States has a special responsibility to scrabble businesses continued, squeez- Chamber say we should operate like a itself and the world to meet its obliga- ing just enough moisture out of the family and think about family values tions.’’ ground to provide pastures for the when it comes to finance. Here is the At another time he wrote a letter to cows. Soon enough fortune and luck connection with how families operate: the majority leader of the Senate and built up to break the sod on the east- They know if they don’t pay their said: ern plains to begin Colorado’s long ro- mortgage or insurance or their Target The full consequences of a default—or even mance with high-plains farming. It bill on time, then their cost of credit is the serious prospect of default—by the surely wasn’t easy. Families crammed United States are impossible to predict and going to go up and their credit score awesome to contemplate. into tar paper houses, staking their will go down. claim on a patch of ground that knows Sometimes families simply don’t He continued: only shades of brown and green. have any possible way of paying a bill Denigration of the full faith and credit of It was around 1915 when three men when it comes up, and they struggle to the United States would have substantial ef- came together to start an implement fects on the domestic financial markets and get the funds together, knowing the the value of the dollar in exchange markets. business—Roy Chilcoat, Jack Tribbett, more cases that fail, the worse it is for The Nation can ill afford to allow such a re- and another partner—selling farm their credit score, which means if they sult. The risks, the costs, the disruptions, equipment. Steel-studded wheatland borrow money to buy a car, a house, or and the incalculable damage lead me to but machinery, cream separators, and corn for any reason, the interest rate is one conclusion: the Senate must pass this shellers tilled sandhills whose only pre- going to be much higher, and they will legislation before Congress adjourns. vious disruptions were antelope, buf- have to pay a lot more and will not get Let us listen to the voice of reason falo, and the crossing paths of the anything more than they would have on fiscal responsibility to pay our plains Indians. gotten before. debts on time. Let us not adopt the Re- It was no easy feat to be a pioneer in Families understand they have to publican ‘‘Dumb and Dumber’’ tax of agriculture. There was an old saying at pay their bills on time. That is fiscal failing to pay our bills that extracts the coffee shop in that small town: responsibility. But some may have for- huge costs, as President Reagan recog- How do you make a small fortune in gotten that this lesson is not just an- nized, both on our Nation and on our agriculture? You start with a large chored in theory, this is in practice. In families. one. The people there lived in sod 2011, when we dillydallied over paying I thank the Presiding Officer. houses, getting ice from ponds in the our bills on time, the United States The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- winter to store over the summer—if credit rating was taken down a notch, ator from Colorado. there was enough moisture for the which meant that we had to pay a PIONEER SPIRIT OF COLORADO AND 100TH ANNI- pond. They endured sandstorms and higher interest. VERSARY OF FARMERS IMPLEMENT COMPANY dust bowls that were described in How about 2013—just 2 years ago— Mr. GARDNER. Madam President, in books and movies for generations to when we failed to act responsibly and the 1800s, Colorado found itself at the come. the government shut down and it cost center of a nation—gold rushes and sil- These hardy men and women didn’t us not only 120,000 jobs, but it also cost ver rushes, cattle barons and sheep bar- leave when the hard times continued us, by our best estimates, about $70 ons, range wars pitting the rancher because they had made this their million more in interest that we against the sod farmer. It is a State home. To survive was to succeed and to wouldn’t have otherwise had to pay be- that, as it does today, had a little bit succeed was something that every cause interest rates went up. Not pay- of something for everyone—a whole lot American aspired to. Their wealth was ing your bills on time is fiscally irre- of space, breathtaking vistas, and pio- measured in friends, family, and in the sponsible and, to put it more directly, neer dreams abound. miles of prairie and the consistency of it is a ‘‘Dumb and Dumber’’ tax on The 1860s ushered in the land rush the windmills turning the lifeblood of every American family. I am not sure across the country, extending to Colo- the plains, their water. Perhaps noth- why it is that advocates in the House rado a few years later by the 1880s. ing else has changed the face of Colo- and Senate are advocating for a ‘‘Dumb People from the east looking for that rado or Western States more than the

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Madam President, I sure that local infrastructure projects across the darkened country sky, car- ask unanimous consent that the order in Nebraska and all across this country ried by the wind borne atop the rain- for the quorum call be rescinded. will move forward with a better and a deprived lands. People like Chilcoat The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mrs. more defined process from the very and Tribbet knew they had to survive ERNST). Without objection, it is so or- onset. for themselves, their families, and dered. The meaningful changes that I cham- their small, struggling community. HIGHWAY BILL pioned will provide better coordination They had to survive so that others in Mrs. FISCHER. Madam President, between the Federal Highway Adminis- the community could survive too. last Friday the House Transportation tration and States by streamlining en- So they found ways to do it—diversi- and Infrastructure Committee released vironmental permitting and reviews, as fying the business; trading wheat for the bipartisan 6-year highway bill pro- well as programmatic agreement tem- tractors; giving a price for the wheat posal. If everything goes as expected, plates when initiating new infrastruc- that was at two or three times the the House transportation committee ture projects. money the wheat was actually worth will mark up its legislation this week. Specifically, the bill will establish just to keep families on their farms; From what I understand, House leader- new procedures based on a template de- storing the wheat, hoping that it would ship is committed to taking up this veloped by the Secretary of the Depart- someday be worth more than the loss crucial legislation in the coming ment of Transportation. This will they had incurred. They gave tractors weeks. allow our States, in addition to the to poor farmers knowing they couldn’t As many of you know, passing a long- Federal Government, to determine pay for them but knowing that without term transportation bill has been one which State or Federal agencies must them, those family farms wouldn’t of my goals as a Member of this body. be consulted prior to beginning that in- make it; knowing that someday—or In fact, since my time in the Nebraska frastructure project. In addition, the bill provides tech- holding hope above fear—their neigh- unicameral, I have made transpor- nical assistance to States that want to bor would make good on it and pay tation infrastructure funding a top pri- assume responsibility for the reviews what they could. ority. Two of my signature accomplish- Businesses in these small towns ments in the unicameral led to in- of categorical exclusion projects, which are a category of projects that don’t scraped through the Depression, on to creased investment for Nebraska’s in- have a significant impact on the envi- World War II when its sons and daugh- frastructure and helped local commu- ronment, triggering a less arduous ters left to fight for freedom in lands nities move forward with starting and level of environmental review. Rather many had never heard of before, ration- completing vital transportation than wasting time and taxpayer dollars ing, sacrificing, and dedicating new projects. waiting on the Federal Government to faces to the workforce, forever chang- This August I welcomed our U.S. provide an assessment, my provisions ing the landscape of small and big Transportation Secretary, Anthony would help States provide their own towns alike. Foxx, to Lincoln, NE, where we con- categorical certification regarding the Eventually, businesses like Roy’s and vened a roundtable at the University of appropriate level of environmental re- Jack’s and their partners would pass on Nebraska-Lincoln’s Transportation Re- view of certain projects. to a new generation—Howard Crowley search Center. We were joined by local Given Nebraska’s challenges with and a new partner—and then again to a transportation stakeholders rep- starting and completing infrastructure new generation still. That business resenting railroad, highway construc- projects, these elements of the DRIVE still stands today as Farmers Imple- tion, trucking, passenger automobiles, Act offer a major step forward for ment Company. Chilcoat and Tribbet and the aviation industry. At this im- transportation projects in my State. were joined by my great-grandfather, portant meeting, as well as at my lis- The DRIVE Act also includes major known as Daddy Bill, who would even- tening sessions this summer through- components of a bill that I introduced tually sell their interests to my grand- out the State, the message from Ne- earlier this year called the TRUCK father, Paul Gardner, and my father, braskans was loud and clear: Our busi- Safety Reform Act. The legislation of- John Gardner. nesses, consumers, workers, and fami- fers serious regulatory reforms to the I spent years working there, trying lies want a long-term highway bill. Federal Motor Carrier Safety Adminis- to learn values, the business, but learn- Throughout the process of developing tration. Additionally, the bill encour- ing more about relationships—people this bill, I worked with local stake- ages stronger regulatory analysis, and a way of life—than selling parts. In holders in Nebraska, including our more transparency, and wider public fact, based on how many wrong parts I State department of roads, highway participation in the regulatory process. sold, I am pretty sure that was one of builders and project managers, and The bill also provides regulatory re- the least of things I learned about. But transportation and community leaders. lief to agricultural producers in Ne- I watched as generations of customers Infrastructure is a wise investment. braska, reforms research at the Depart- came through the door. I watched my It keeps our country competitive in to- ment of Transportation to reduce du- grandfather refuse to sell something day’s global marketplace. The safety of plication across the modal administra- they could make money on in the deal- our traveling public depends on robust tions, and addresses the challenges of ership, but he knew the person who and reliable transportation infrastruc- the Compliance Safety and Account- wanted it couldn’t afford to buy it. ture. That is why we passed a bipar- ability truck scoring program. Why did he do it? Because he wanted tisan multiyear highway bill here in I am pleased that the DRIVE Act es- them to survive—a new generation of the Senate. The DRIVE Act provides tablishes a new freight program that survivors continuing their fight to States and communities with 6 years of will prioritize, increase efficiency, and make a living on the windswept plains certainty for that highway funding lower the costs for moving freight im- of eastern Colorado. without raising taxes on middle-class ports and exports throughout our Na- Tomorrow, Farmers Implement will families. tion. The DRIVE Act’s freight program celebrate its 100th anniversary as a As an active member of the Environ- will designate a national freight sys- family-owned farm implement busi- ment and Public Works Committee and tem and provide guaranteed dollars to ness. I am proud of the values that the Commerce, Science, and Transpor- Nebraska to enhance freight movement dealership represents and honored to be tation Committee, I am proud of the throughout our State on our railways a part of a great rural family heritage work we have accomplished together. and highways. The freight program will and our little town of Yuma. Congratu- Our bill enhances safety, proposes also help America’s transportation sys- lations. much needed regulatory reforms, and it tem continue to facilitate expanding

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Per- I could not agree more with the very and Governmental Affairs Committee formance-based measures will offer wise sentiments expressed by Senator be discharged from further consider- States more flexibility in meeting the FEINSTEIN and Senator LEAHY. That is ation of and the Senate now proceed to goals of infrastructure-related regula- exactly right. The United States the consideration of S. Res. 224; I ask tions, something that I have strongly should speak with one voice in support unanimous consent that the resolution advocated as chairman of the surface of human rights and against the dis- be agreed to, the preamble be agreed transportation subcommittee. grace that China has jailed this Nobel to, and the motions to reconsider be In totality, I believe the Senate pro- Peace Prize laureate. laid upon the table. duced a thoughtful, comprehensive, My resolution, following in the tradi- The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there and well-drafted highway bill. I greatly tion of legislation that renamed the objection? appreciate the House moving forward street in front of the Soviet Embassy The Senator from California. with a long-term highway bill, and I in honor of the heroic Russian dis- Mrs. FEINSTEIN. Madam President, am eager to seek passage of this vital sident and Nobel laureate Andrei reserving the right to object, I wish to legislation so we can move to a joint Sakharov in 1984, would do the same, it make a couple of remarks as to why. conference committee. would rename the street in front of the Senator CRUZ, believe it or not, I I am also pleased to see that the People’s Republic of China Embassy to have actually played a role—particu- House bill offers several critical provi- be ‘‘Liu Xiaobo Plaza’’ after the equal- larly in the 1990s—in helping dissidents sions, including regulatory reform of ly heroic Chinese dissident and Nobel be released by the Government of the FMCSA and the CSA Program, hair laureate who had been brutally impris- China and had some success. We did testing for commercial drivers, a oned by the PRC since 2009 for peace- that by talking to the government. freight program, and streamlined per- fully advocating for basic political I think to do this in this way will set mitting to initiate local highway freedom. back the cause and actually be delete- projects at a faster pace. Ultimately, I would note that the original legisla- rious to the release of these people, so the House’s legislative activity this tion naming the street in front of the I object. week surrounding the highway bill is a Soviet Embassy in honor of Mr. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Objec- strong step toward achieving a Sakharov was introduced by my col- tion is heard. multiyear highway bill—one that will league the senior Senator from Iowa The Senator from Texas. move our economy forward, create who is on the floor with me today to Mr. CRUZ. Madam President, I in- jobs, and strengthen safety on our support me in this request. tend to continue pressing this resolu- roads, highways, and bridges all across As I noted when I first asked unani- tion because I believe we have a moral America. mous consent for this legislation on imperative to speak for freedom. It is In the coming weeks I look forward September 24 on the eve of President one thing to put out press releases, it to working with Chairman INHOFE, Xi’s visit to Washington, I, for one, is another thing to act. I agree with Chairman THUNE, Senator BOXER, and think as Americans we should not be every word in the press release that Chairman SHUSTER to produce a re- troubled by embarrassing Communist was issued by Senator FEINSTEIN and form-oriented compromise that en- oppressors, and this issue is not ab- Senator LEAHY, and my request is sim- hances the efficiency, reliability, and stract to me. ply to put action to those words. safety of our Nation’s transportation My family, like Dr. Liu, has been im- I tell you, when I visit with Chinese system. prisoned by repressive regimes. My fa- Americans in my State of Texas, I Thank you, Madam President. ther as a teenager was imprisoned and don’t want to have to look them in the I yield the floor. tortured in Cuba. He had his nose bro- eyes and tell them I stood with the I suggest the absence of a quorum. ken. He had his teeth shattered. He lay Chinese Communist Government, the The PRESIDING OFFICER. The in the blood and grime of a prison cell. oppressors, instead of standing with clerk will call the roll. In Cuba, my aunt—my Tia Sonia— Dr. Liu, instead of standing with a The legislative clerk proceeded to was a few years later imprisoned and Nobel Peace Prize laureate, for fear of call the roll. tortured by Castro—my father by embarrassing their oppressors. Mr. CRUZ. Madam President, I ask Batista, my aunt by Castro—impris- There are few things more powerful unanimous consent that the order for oned and tortured by an oppressive than embarrassment, than public sun- the quorum call be rescinded. Communist regime. shine. When Ronald Reagan stood be- The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without The United States has a long history fore the Brandenburg Gate and said objection, it is so ordered. of standing with dissidents and speak- ‘‘Tear down this wall,’’ he didn’t listen UNANIMOUS CONSENT REQUEST—S. RES. 224 ing out for human rights. When this to the voice of timidity say: Now that Mr. CRUZ. Madam President, on Oc- body acted to rename the street in is going to embarrass the Soviets. tober 15, 2015, Senators DIANNE FEIN- front of the Soviet Embassy ‘‘Sakharov I would note in the White House that STEIN and PATRICK LEAHY released the Plaza,’’ that was a powerful statement the staffers repeatedly crossed out that following statement marking the 5- that helped bring condemnation of the line of his speech. They said: No, no, year anniversary of the arrest of Liu world on the Soviet Union’s repressive no, no, no. That will upset the Soviets. Xia, the wife of Chinese democracy ac- human rights record. We should show That will set us back diplomatically— tivist and Nobel Peace Prize laureate the same bipartisan unanimity with re- the exact same argument, sadly, the Liu Xiaobo: gard to Communist China, standing to- senior Senator from California just This week marks the five-year anniversary gether with a wrongfully imprisoned presented. And each time President that Liu Xia was placed under house arrest Nobel Peace Prize laureate. We should Reagan wrote that line back in with in China. She has never been charged with a say to the wrongfully imprisoned dis- his own hand, explaining to those staff- crime and remains confined to her apart- sidents across the world: America ers: You don’t understand, that is the ment because her husband, respected democ- hears you and we stand with you. entire point of giving the speech. That racy activist Liu Xiaobo, won the Nobel Some years ago I visited with Natan is why I am there because when we Peace Prize in 2010. Sharansky in Jerusalem. He described speak the truth, the truth has power. Over the past five years, Liu Xia’s health how the prisoners in the Soviet gulag This body—Democratic Senators in has sharply deteriorated. She suffers from anxiety, depression, severe back pain and would pass notes from cell to cell: Did this body and Republican Senators in had a heart attack last year. Her repeated you hear what President Reagan said? this body—should not be aiding and requests to leave the country for medical Evil empire, ash heap of history, tear abetting the oppression of the Chinese treatment have been denied. down this wall. Government. We should be standing

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Senator from South Dakota (Mr. ment No. 2716 and the Senate vote in Mr. GRASSLEY. Madam President, I THUNE), and the Senator from Lou- relation to the following amendments appreciate my colleague bringing up isiana (Mr. VITTER). in the order listed: Wyden, No. 2621, as the history of Andrei Sakharov Plaza. Mr. DURBIN. I announce that the modified; Heller, No. 2548, as modified; A lot of people wonder whether this Senator from Virginia (Mr. KAINE) is Leahy, No. 2587, as modified; Flake, No. makes much of a difference, what the necessarily absent. 2582; Franken, No. 2612, as further Senator is attempting to do in the case The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. modified; that following the disposi- of the Chinese Embassy. I can tell you HOEVEN). Are there any other Senators tion of the Franken amendment, the it made a big difference. All you have in the Chamber desiring to vote? Senate recess until 2:15 p.m. for the to do is measure the opposition as we The result was announced—yeas 93, weekly conference meetings; that the were considering the one I introduced nays 0, as follows: time from 2:15 p.m. until 4 p.m. be several years ago. When the State De- [Rollcall Vote No. 283 Ex.] equally divided in the usual form; and partment fights hard not to embarrass YEAS—93 that at 4 p.m. on Tuesday, the Senate the Russians, when the city of Wash- Alexander Ernst Murphy vote in relation to the following ington, DC, fights very hard not to re- Ayotte Feinstein Murray amendments in the order listed: Coons, name a street, then you know you are Baldwin Fischer Nelson No. 2552, as modified; Cotton, No. 2581, on the right track, when you have Barrasso Franken Paul Bennet Gardner Perdue as modified; Burr-Feinstein, substitute those sorts of people in opposition to Blumenthal Gillibrand Peters No. 2716, as amended, if amended; fur- you. Blunt Grassley Portman ther, that if cloture is invoked on S. Booker Hatch Reed The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- 754, all postcloture time be yielded ate has an order to proceed to execu- Boozman Heinrich Reid Boxer Heitkamp Risch back, the bill be read a third time, and tive session. Brown Heller Roberts the Senate vote on passage of S. 754, as f Burr Hirono Rounds Cantwell Hoeven Sanders amended, if amended, without any in- EXECUTIVE SESSION Capito Inhofe Sasse tervening action or debate. Cardin Isakson Schatz The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there Carper Johnson Schumer objection? EXECUTIVE CALENDAR Casey King Scott Cassidy Kirk Sessions Without objection, it is so ordered. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Under Coats Klobuchar Shaheen f the previous order, the Senate will pro- Cochran Lankford Shelby Collins Leahy Stabenow ceed to executive session to consider PROTECTING OUR INFANTS ACT Coons Lee Sullivan OF 2015 the following nominations, which the Corker Manchin Tester clerk will report. Cornyn Markey Tillis Mr. MCCONNELL. Mr. President, I Cotton McCain Toomey The legislative clerk read the nomi- Crapo McCaskill Udall ask unanimous consent that the Sen- nations of Julie Furuta-Toy, of Wyo- Cruz McConnell Warner ate proceed to the immediate consider- ming, a Career Member of the Senior Daines Menendez Warren ation of Calendar No. 246, S. 799. Foreign Service, Class of Counselor, to Donnelly Merkley Whitehouse The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Durbin Mikulski Wicker be Ambassador Extraordinary and Enzi Murkowski Wyden clerk will report the bill by title. Plenipotentiary of the United States of The bill clerk read as follows: NOT VOTING—7 America to the Republic of Equatorial A bill (S. 799) to combat the rise of pre- Guinea; Dennis B. Hankins, of Min- Flake Moran Vitter natal opioid abuse and neonatal abstinence Graham Rubio nesota, a Career Member of the Senior Kaine Thune syndrome. Foreign Service, Class of Minister- The nomination was confirmed. There being no objection, the Senate Counselor, to be Ambassador Extraor- proceeded to consider the bill, which dinary and Plenipotentiary of the VOTE ON HANKINS NOMINATION had been reported from the Committee United States of America to the Repub- The PRESIDING OFFICER. The on Health, Education, Labor, and Pen- lic of Guinea; Harry K. Thomas, Jr., of question is, Will the Senate advise and sions, with an amendment to strike all New York, a Career Member of the Sen- consent to the Hankins nomination? after the enacting clause and insert in ior Foreign Service, Class of Career The nomination was confirmed. lieu thereof the following: Minister, to be Ambassador Extraor- VOTE ON THOMAS NOMINATION S. 799 The PRESIDING OFFICER. The dinary and Plenipotentiary of the SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. United States of America to the Repub- question is, Will the Senate advise and This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Protecting Our lic of Zimbabwe; and Robert Porter consent to the Thomas nomination? Infants Act of 2015’’. Jackson, of Virginia, a Career Member The nomination was confirmed. SEC. 2. ADDRESSING PROBLEMS RELATED TO of the Senior Foreign Service, Class of VOTE ON JACKSON NOMINATION PRENATAL OPIOID USE. Minister-Counselor, to be Ambassador The PRESIDING OFFICER. The (a) REVIEW OF PROGRAMS.—The Secretary of Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of question is, Will the Senate advise and Health and Human Services (referred to in this the United States of America to the consent to the Jackson nomination? Act as the ‘‘Secretary’’) shall conduct a review Republic of Ghana. of planning and coordination related to pre- The nomination was confirmed. natal opioid use, including neonatal abstinence VOTE ON FURUTA-TOY NOMINATION The PRESIDING OFFICER. Under syndrome, within the agencies of the Depart- The PRESIDING OFFICER. The the previous order, the motions to re- ment of Health and Human Services. question is, Will the Senate advise and consider are considered made and laid (b) STRATEGY.—In carrying out subsection (a), consent to the Furuta-Toy nomina- upon the table and the President will the Secretary shall develop a strategy to address tion? be immediately notified of the Senate’s gaps in research and gaps, overlap, and dupli- Mr. MCCAIN. I ask for the yeas and actions. cation among Federal programs, including those nays. identified in findings made by reports of the f Government Accountability Office. Such strat- The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there a LEGISLATIVE SESSION egy shall address— sufficient second? (1) gaps in research, including with respect There appears to be a sufficient sec- The PRESIDING OFFICER. Under to— ond. the previous order, the Senate will re- (A) the most appropriate treatment of preg- The clerk will call the roll. sume legislative session. nant women with opioid use disorders;

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She has been on for pregnant and postpartum women; and HEALTH RESPONSE. top of it from the very beginning. She (B) treatment program options for newborns The Secretary may continue activities, as ap- shares the concerns of others, obvi- with neonatal abstinence syndrome; propriate, related to— ously, who have States that are suf- (3) gaps, overlap, or duplication in Federal ef- (1) providing technical assistance to support forts related to education about, and prevention fering from this enormous problem. States and Federally recognized Indian Tribes I would also like to thank Represent- of, neonatal abstinence syndrome; and in collecting information on neonatal abstinence (4) coordination of Federal efforts to address syndrome through the utilization of existing atives KATHERINE CLARK and STEVE neonatal abstinence syndrome. surveillance systems and collaborating with STIVERS for leading the effort to ad- (c) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after the vance a similar message in the House date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary States and Federally recognized Indian Tribes shall submit to the Committee on Health, Edu- to improve the quality, consistency, and collec- of Representatives. I look forward to cation, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate and tion of such data; and the House taking up this bill and it (2) providing technical assistance to support the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the being sent to the President for his sig- States in implementing effective public health House of Representatives a report concerning nature. measures, such as disseminating information to the findings of the review conducted under sub- The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- educate the public, health care providers, and section (a) and the strategy developed under other stakeholders on prenatal opioid use and ator from New Hampshire. subsection (b). neonatal abstinence syndrome. Ms. AYOTTE. Mr. President, I want SEC. 3. DEVELOPING RECOMMENDATIONS FOR to thank our leader and thank Senator PREVENTING AND TREATING PRE- Mr. MCCONNELL. Mr. President, I NATAL OPIOID USE DISORDERS. ask unanimous consent that the com- CASEY for introducing and pushing to (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall conduct mittee-reported substitute amendment pass this very important legislation. a study and develop recommendations for pre- be agreed to; that the bill, as amended, This legislation, the Protecting Our In- venting and treating prenatal opioid use dis- be read a third time and passed; that fants Act, of which I was proud to be an orders, including the effects of such disorders on early sponsor, will help address the in- infants. In carrying out this subsection the Sec- the committee-reported title amend- ment be agreed to; and that the mo- creasing number of newborns born with retary shall— opioid dependency. I thank the addi- (1) take into consideration— tions to reconsider be considered made (A) the review and strategy conducted and de- and laid upon the table. tional Members, including the chair- veloped under section 2; and The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without man of the HELP Committee and (B) the lessons learned from previous opioid objection, it is so ordered. Ranking Member MURRAY, for helping epidemics; and get that through this important com- (2) solicit input from States, localities, and The committee amendment in the nature of a substitute was agreed to. mittee. Federally recognized Indian tribes or tribal or- New Hampshire is facing a public ganizations (as defined in the Indian Self-Deter- The bill (S. 799), as amended, was or- mination and Education Assistance Act (25 dered to be engrossed for a third read- health epidemic. In fact, the heroin and U.S.C. 450b)), and nongovernmental entities, in- ing, was read the third time, and prescription drug addiction crisis is the cluding organizations representing patients, passed. single most urgent issue facing my health care providers, hospitals, other treatment The Committee-reported title amend- State right now. So many families who facilities, and other entities, as appropriate. ment was agreed to, as follows: have lost children have come to me. (b) REPORT.—Not later than 18 months after Amend the title so as to read: ‘‘To address The other day, I was buying something, the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary problems related to prenatal opioid use.’’. and the woman behind the counter said shall make available on the appropriate Internet to me: Keep working on this issue. I Website of the Department of Health and Mr. MCCONNELL. Mr. President, I Human Services a report on the recommenda- was pleased to see the Senate pass by asked her why. She said: I lost my tions under subsection (a). Such report shall ad- unanimous consent just now the bipar- granddaughter. dress each of the issues described in subsection tisan Protecting Our Infants Act. As Too many families are experiencing (c). prescription drug abuse and heroin use losing their loved ones, their family (c) CONTENTS.—The recommendations de- have increased in Kentucky and other members who are struggling with ad- scribed in subsection (a) and the report under diction. Our first responders are inun- subsection (b) shall include— States across the Nation, no demo- (1) a comprehensive assessment of existing re- graphic, socioeconomic status, age, or dated. They are saving lives with life- search with respect to the prevention, identifica- gender has been left untouched. saving drugs such as Narcan. Public tion, treatment, and long-term outcomes of neo- As the father of three daughters, par- health and safety officials in our natal abstinence syndrome, including the identi- ticularly concerning to me is the in- State—this is truly something on fication and treatment of pregnant women or crease in prenatal opiate abuse, which which we all need to work together to women who may become pregnant who use has resulted in a staggering 300-percent address. opioids or have opioid use disorders; increase in the number of infants born One of the tragic results of this grow- (2) an evaluation of— (A) the causes of, and risk factors for, opioid suffering from withdrawal symptoms ing opioid abuse epidemic—it has often use disorders among women of reproductive age, since 2000. been overlooked—is the increasing including pregnant women; To address this crisis, I introduced number of infants who are born depend- (B) the barriers to identifying and treating the Protecting Our Infants Act, along ent on opioids and suffering from with- opioid use disorders among women of reproduc- with my colleague Senator BOB CASEY. drawal. tive age, including pregnant and postpartum The bill would direct the Health and Researchers estimate that almost women and women with young children; every hour in this country, there is an (C) current practices in the health care system Human Services Secretary to conduct a to respond to, and treat, pregnant women with departmental review to identify gaps in infant being born who is suffering from opioid use disorders and infants affected by research and any duplication, overlap, withdrawal symptoms or born with de- such disorders; or gaps in prevention and treatment pendency symptoms from opioid addic- (D) medically indicated uses of opioids during programs related to this issue. It would tion. pregnancy; also direct the Secretary to work with This is an issue which I am so glad is (E) access to treatment for opioid use disorders stakeholders on recommendations to being addressed in this bill, the Pro- in pregnant and postpartum women; and (F) access to treatment for infants with neo- address the problem. Furthermore, this tecting Our Infants Act. How we treat natal abstinence syndrome; and measure would encourage the Centers our children and our infants is so much (G) differences in prenatal opioid use and use for Disease Control and Prevention to a reflection of who we are. That is why disorders in pregnant women between demo- work with States in an effort to help I was proud to cosponsor this bipar- graphic groups; and improve their public health response to tisan legislation which will call for the (3) recommendations on— (A) preventing, identifying, and treating the this epidemic. development of recommendations to effects of prenatal opioid use on infants; Also, I want to acknowledge the out- prevent and treat prenatal opioid use, (B) treating pregnant women who have opioid standing work of the Senator from New including neonatal abstinence syn- use disorders; Hampshire, Ms. KELLY AYOTTE. I know drome.

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This is ator from Pennsylvania. treatment, and recovery to help moth- what our first responders are dealing THE BUDGET AND DEBT CEILING ers get support and get into treatment with every single day. Mr. TOOMEY. Mr. President, I rise so that we don’t have infants who are Mr. MCCONNELL. Will the Senator this afternoon to address the budget born with opioid dependence and with- yield for a question? standoff we are in and the looming debt drawal symptoms. Ms. AYOTTE. Yes. ceiling issue we are facing. I wish to As the leader said, across the Nation Mr. MCCONNELL. I naively thought address this briefly. There will be more the number of infants diagnosed with that my State was uniquely afflicted to say about this in the near future. newborn withdrawal has increased 300 with this scourge—we had the drug The administration tells us that No- percent since 2000. In my home State of czar come down to Northern Kentucky, vember 3 is the date after which the ex- New Hampshire, in May of this year, I which is a part of my State, a suburb of traordinary measures they have been visited the Catholic Medical Center in Cincinnati—only to find that it is a taking run out, and they say that on Manchester and heard directly from problem all over the country. I was cu- that date, they will need to start bor- medical personnel there and first re- rious as to how this rates with the peo- rowing more money. As we know, we sponders who have been treating and ple of New Hampshire as one of the have temporary legislation that funds responding to cases of newborn with- things they are concerned about. the government through December 11, I Ms. AYOTTE. Leader, I will tell you, drawal. Catholic Medical Center offi- think it is, after which we have not yet Director Botticelli came to New Hamp- cials reported that 7 percent of new- resolved how we keep the government shire as well, and he testified at a field born babies at that hospital were born operating. I would like to address this hearing Senator SHAHEEN and I had in with neonatal abstinence syndrome. a little bit. New Hampshire. For the people of New That is a significant increase from last First of all, the fundamental problem Hampshire right now, this is a crisis. It year. According to officials at Catholic we have on the debt ceiling increase is is a public health epidemic. I did a Medical Center’s Pregnancy Care Cen- we are spending too much money. We townhall last night, and the single big- ter, close to half of the mothers cared are running annual deficits, and we gest issue I got asked about was this have to borrow money to make up the for are struggling with addiction. because I believe this is one of the top I thank the leader. I thank Senator shortfall. That is what is happening. issues, if not the top issue on the minds CASEY. Today’s passage of the Pro- That is why we reached the debt ceil- of people in New Hampshire because tecting Our Infants Act is one very im- ing, and that is why and the adminis- they see their friends and family being portant step to address the crisis of tration wants to borrow more. What is impacted by this. Every socioeconomic opioid abuse seen in New Hampshire particularly problematic is the Presi- group is being impacted by, unfortu- and across this country. Now that we dent’s position that we ought to in- nately, prescription drugs and then crease the debt ceiling and allow him have passed this in the Senate, I want heroin, which is so cheap on our streets to borrow a lot more money without to thank those Members in the House right now, also sometimes mixed with even so much as having a discussion who have led this effort. I hope the a deadly drug called Fentanyl. In fact, on—much less actually addressing—the House quickly passes this and sends it we had a 60-percent increase in drug gross fiscal mismanagement that is re- to the President of the United States. deaths. There were 320 drug deaths last I hope the Senate will continue to quiring us to borrow all of this money year. focus on this public health epidemic Mr. MCCONNELL. Now we are losing in the first place. because there are many solutions that more to drug overdoses and heroin Let’s go back to a recent occasion in are bipartisan. One is called the Com- overdoses than we are losing in car ac- which we had this debate. In 2011, we prehensive Addiction and Recovery cidents. Is that true in New Hampshire reached the debt limit and had a big Act. This is a bill I helped introduce as well? debate about how we should proceed, with Senator WHITEHOUSE, Senator Ms. AYOTTE. It is the exact same and what happened was Congress in- PORTMAN, and Senator KLOBUCHAR. thing in New Hampshire. In our State, sisted on—and the President resisted This is a bill which will deal with pre- more people are dying from heroin, but eventually agreed to—some very vention so that we can make sure we Fentanyl, and abuse of prescription modest spending cuts. They established get that message out to prevent people drugs than car accidents, which is stag- caps, or limits, on discretionary spend- from overusing and misusing prescrip- gering when you think about it. This is ing, which consist of 37 to 38 percent of tion drugs and also turning to heroin. a national epidemic. That is why I ap- all Federal spending that Congress con- It is so we can have more support for preciate the bill that was passed today. trols through the annual appropria- treatment and recovery where there is I think there is more that we in this tions process. a big gap in my State and so we can body could do that would benefit the So some caps were put in place, and support our first responders and make Nation and would benefit our States of the idea was that for every dollar that sure they have access to the lifesaving Kentucky and New Hampshire to help we raised the debt ceiling, or for every drug Narcan. give tools to the first responders, the new dollar of debt we would impose on One experience I had recently was I public health officials, treatment pro- the American people, we would at least went on a ride-along with our largest viders, those supporting recovery and cut one dollar of spending over the police department, and I had pre- helping prevent this in the first in- next 10 years, so that even though we viously gone on a ride-along with our stance. It is something that would ob- were making a bad situation with our largest fire department. Within half an viously help address this crisis but also debt load worse by increasing the debt, hour of the fire department ride-along, something that is a public health issue we would at least be improving the un- we went to a heroin overdose. I we should all care about. derlying dynamic by diminishing the watched the emergency personnel—po- Mr. MCCONNELL. I thank the Sen- total spending so that in the future our lice, fire, emergency first responders— ator from New Hampshire for her out- deficits would be smaller. At least that bring someone back to life using standing work on this important issue. was the idea. Narcan. When I did the police ride- I have a feeling we will be grappling If you take a look, there was actually along, within an hour and a half, we with this in all of its various forms for a lot of progress in the category of Fed- went to two heroin overdoses. Again, many years to come. eral spending—the discretionary spend- first responders saved those two indi- Ms. AYOTTE. I thank the leader for ing. We have a graph that shows the in- viduals’ lives. this bill today, which I am glad was crease in Federal spending. This red I have to tell you, I was a murder passed, and I look forward to working line shows a huge surge that happened prosecutor. I saw a lot of tough things on additional legislation. when the President insisted on that

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He dent where Congress said: Mr. Presi- body we all know that negotiations are wants more, and as I said before, his in- dent, you get the debt ceiling increase, underway right now to bust those sistence is that we can’t even have a but in return for that, let’s reduce our spending caps, and the President is in- discussion about dealing with the un- discretionary spending over time, and sisting on it. derlying problems. It is not clear to me then we will allow it to grow at the In fact, the President has gone so far why this President should be one of the rate of inflation after a certain number as to say that he is vetoing the Na- only Presidents, if not the only Presi- of years. That was the nature of the tional Defense Authorization Act in dent, who gets a debt ceiling increase agreement. The idea was to address the part because we haven’t yet agreed to without even having a conversation underlying problem of overspending bust the caps on nondefense spending. about underlying reforms. that is requiring all of this debt. Despite that, these numbers assume In 1984, Gramm-Rudman-Hollings was As this chart demonstrates, this that the caps are all complied with. Fi- a major, important budget deal that black line shows where we are today. nally, the Congressional Budget Office was done in the context of a debt ceil- We have made some progress. There is makes extremely optimistic assump- ing increase. a gradual, modest decline. This is the tions, in my view, about economic In 1990, the Budget Enforcement Act big surge that came from that gigantic growth going forward in the next sev- imposed some spending discipline in re- turn for a debt ceiling increase. stimulus bill, but after that, there is a eral years, and that means they are In 1997, we had the Balanced Budget gradual, steady, modest decline, so making optimistic assumptions about Act, which actually achieved a bal- that in this category of discretionary how much revenue the Federal Govern- anced budget within a short period of spending—as I said, almost 40 percent ment is going to be taking in. Despite time. That came up in the context of a of the Federal budget—we actually that, as we can see, deficits are set to debt ceiling debate. limited that. It is the first time, that I explode, and when deficits explode, the In 2011, as I mentioned at the begin- am aware of, in years—maybe even dec- corresponding debt total goes right ning of my comments, we established ades—when we have had several con- along with it. spending caps because we wanted to do secutive years in which the Federal This is our debt. This is the gross something about the underlying prob- Government has actually spent less Federal debt, and the gross Federal lem at the same time we increased the each year than the year before in dis- debt is exactly a function of how much debt ceiling. Unfortunately, as I said, cretionary spending. we borrow every year. The annual def- the administration seems unwilling to By way of full disclosure, I voted icit is the shortfall between revenue even have the discussion. against this overall agreement because and spending, and we make up the There are two charges that I hear I knew then, as I know now, that while shortfall by going out and borrowing, from this administration which are this makes some progress, it doesn’t and that adds to the borrowing from completely untrue, and I want to dispel solve the underlying problem. One previous years, and the total is our this. One is this notion that I hear all could argue that it moves in the right debt. the time, that raising the debt limit direction, but it does not fix the huge If we go back to 1980, it was prac- merely enables us to pay the bills that debt problem that we have, and this tically zero. The gross Federal debt have already been incurred. They tell chart illustrates that. was a very modest number. Now it is us how irresponsible we are for not This chart shows that in recent years about $18 trillion, and it is set to just raising the debt limit. After all, these we have had a slight decline in the size continue rising. This is totally bills have already been incurred. That of our deficits. If we go back further, unsustainable. No country has been is nonsense. It is completely untrue. we would see that the deficits were able to rack up debt on this scale and However many times they repeat it even higher earlier. We have made have it end well. It doesn’t end well. doesn’t make it true. some progress. The annual deficit, My point this afternoon is really a I can prove it very simply. If we which is the red line, is corresponding simple one. We have a choice before us. started running balanced budgets to- to each year since 2014. We can see that We are up against the debt limit, and morrow and kept running balanced it has come down a little bit. This year the President says: Just give me more budgets, we would never need to bor- the deficit will be $426 billion. It is still debt, and I don’t even want to have a row any more money. It is as simple as too big of a number, but it is less than conversation about the underlying that. If we didn’t spend any more than it was in recent years. cause or what we might do differently we took in, we wouldn’t need to borrow Here is the problem: There are people to solve this issue. At the same time, more money, and we wouldn’t need to around this town who talk as though they are saying: By the way, let’s in- increase the debt limit. we have this problem solved. A few crease the rate at which we rack up The precise reason you need to raise years ago, the deficit was $1 trillion, this debt by busting the spending caps the debt limit is because you need to and today it is $426 billion; so every- and abandoning the one element of borrow more money because you intend thing is OK. Take a look at where this spending discipline that we have been to spend more than you are taking in. line is going. This isn’t OK. This isn’t able to achieve in this town in I don’t That is what the President is planning. 100 years from now. This is 5 years know how many years. That is what he wants to do. That is from now. This is 10 years from now. I think most Republicans—and I what his budget calls for. We haven’t What is happening is our deficits are know this Republican Senator—think committed to any spending going for- going to explode. it would be a very bad idea to just rack ward. We don’t even have an appropria- This isn’t just my projection. This is up even more debt and do nothing at tions bill. We don’t have an omnibus. the Congressional Budget Office, the all about the underlying cause of it and We don’t have a CR. We haven’t done nonpartisan CBO. By the way, their bust the spending caps without finding that yet. How can it be that this is numbers are wildly optimistic. I will some offsetting way to save money in paying for bills that have already been give three examples of assumptions other places. incurred? It is not. they make, and you can judge whether By the way, when President Obama The second issue is that if we don’t you think these are reasonable assump- was Senator Obama, he thought it was raise the debt ceiling by November 3, it tions or not. a bad idea then too. In 2006, he said: is implied—they don’t say it this way— First of all, as to the whole package that we will have a devastating and The fact that we are here today to debate of tax extenders, the individual tax raising America’s debt limit is a sign of lead- disruptive default in the markets and cuts that we renew every year, they as- ership failure. Increasing America’s debt will not be able to pay our Treasury sume that we stopped renewing them weakens us domestically and internation- debts. That is ridiculous. It is never and so there will be this surge of rev- ally. going to happen.

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Year after year no one has done that we have to go out and borrow. debt without even addressing the un- anything about it and has passed it down to Ninety percent of everything that the derlying problem that is causing us to the next person entering the Senate office or government is going to spend comes in rack up this debt in the first place. Congressional office. It is a problem that the form of taxes. You know how much I will have more to say about this must be addressed immediately. Please help goes out in debt service? About 7 per- next week. I think this will not get re- me and the rest of my baby boomer genera- cent. For every $1 of government solved between now and then. When it tion. spending about 7 cents is service on our does get resolved, one way or another, Congress needs to listen to these debt at the moment, and 90 cents I hope we will find offsets to any spend- voices and act to responsibly strength- comes in from taxes. And you are going ing increase that we incur relative to en and expand Social Security before it to default on the debt? You would have the levels we have agreed upon in the becomes yet another fiscal crisis. That is why I introduced the Pro- to willfully choose to do that, and I spending caps of the 2011 agreement. If tecting and Preserving Social Security don’t think even this administration the debt ceiling increase occurs, I hope Act with Representative DEUTCH of would do that. it will occur in the context of some im- Florida. Our bill does two key things I will conclude by saying that I hate provement to the underlying situation. that will help seniors now as well as the idea of raising the debt ceiling be- I yield the floor. help to ensure the strength of Social cause we already have too much debt, The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- Security for decades to come. but I understand that it would be very ator from Hawaii. First, our bill would help Social Se- difficult and not realistic to get from SOCIAL SECURITY curity recipients by having basic where we are to a balanced budget Ms. HIRONO. Mr. President, I rise COLAs on a more accurate formula of overnight. I get that. So I would be today to talk about some disappointing what seniors actually purchase. This willing to raise the debt ceiling, and I news. For only the third time in 40 formula is called the Consumer Price think the obvious thing to do here is to years, Social Security beneficiaries Index for the Elderly, or CPI–E. The tie it to some structural reforms, even will not receive a cost-of-living adjust- CPI–E more accurately recognizes the if they are just modest reforms. I know ment, or COLA, this year. This news rising costs for seniors and gives them the President is not willing to consider will impact the nearly 60 million a benefit boost. the kind of architectural changes to American retirees, dependent sur- According to the Bureau of Labor the entitlement programs that it will vivors, and disabled workers who rely Statistics, if we were using the CPI–E take to actually solve the problem, but on Social Security to make ends meet. right now, seniors would be getting a could we at least make progress on the Social Security is the most effective 0.6 percent COLA increase in 2016. That problem? Could we at least go after the anti-poverty program in U.S. history. is about $100 more in benefits for the low-hanging fruit? Without Social Security, about 44.1 average person on Social Security next There are dozens of reforms that percent of America’s seniors would be year. And while small, seniors tell me would at least modestly improve this living in poverty. that every bit counts. Changing to the fiscal imbalance—the size of these an- In Hawaii, one in six residents de- CPI–E will mean increases in Social nual deficits. We could have more pends on Social Security to help pay Security benefits to more accurately means testing of Medicare. In other their bills and keep a roof over their reflect the rising costs that our seniors words, very wealthy Americans could heads. It is the only source of income experience. contribute more to the cost of their for 25 percent of our seniors in Hawaii. Second, our bill will pay for this ben- Medicare. We could save tens of bil- We live in a world where wages just efit increase by requiring millionaires lions of dollars a year if we did that. aren’t rising fast enough, and real pen- and billionaires to pay the same rate We could reduce some of the sub- sions are disappearing. More and more into the Social Security trust fund sidies that go to big corporations, in- workers are working longer and harder that everybody else pays. Few know that this year, once workers earned cluding big agricultural corporations. with less to show for it when they re- above $118,500, they stopped paying the We spend many tens of billions of dol- tire. payroll tax to support Social Security. lars a year on corporate welfare. Why According to a 2014 Federal Reserve In other words, Social Security con- don’t we wipe that out? study, nearly 1 in 37 respondents re- We have green energy research, tributions are capped for these high- ported having no retirement savings or wage earners. which is another way of forcing Ameri- pensions whatsoever, pointing out once cans to pay for inefficient production But most workers, as we know, earn again that Social Security benefits are far less than $118,500. So with every of electricity. We spend $18 billion over essential to millions of working Ameri- the next several years on that. paycheck, all year, most workers pay cans and retirees. into Social Security. This is not fair. It Medical malpractice liability reform For many who are already struggling would save the Federal Government $50 is not fair that millionaires and bil- to make ends meet, Social Security is lionaires get a Social Security tax billion a year. These are not my num- all they can rely on. Absent a COLA, bers. This is according to the Congres- loophole. too many beneficiaries will see no in- A corporate CEO could earn $118,500 sional Budget Office. crease in their primary source of in- in just one pay period and not con- Maybe we could reduce the size of the come, making it harder to afford basic tribute a single additional cent in pay- Federal workforce. Between the De- necessities, especially medical care. roll taxes for the rest of that year. partments of Energy, Agriculture, and One of my constituents from Our bill would gradually phase out Commerce, we have 163,000 employees. Wahiawa wrote to me recently and the cap on payments into the Social How much energy do they produce? said: Security trust fund over 7 years. That How many crops do they grow? How way, whether you earn $50,000 or $500 much commerce do they really gen- I find it incredible that there are people who actually believe that Social Security is million a year, you keep paying at a erate? I think we could probably do too generous. The average Social Security fair rate to support Social Security in with a few less. There are hundreds of benefit is a whopping $14,000 a year and we’ve every paycheck all year long. billions of dollars that could be saved. only seen an average 2 percent COLA over The Protecting and Preserving Social We could slow down the growth of the past five years. I can assure you my Security Act is a fair way to strength- the entitlement programs for future health care costs have far exceeded that tiny en Social Security for decades to come, beneficiaries. These would be reason- increase. and it would give current seniors and able things. Many of these suggestions Another constituent from Honoka’a beneficiaries a much-needed boost have had some level of support by the was more direct in her concerns. She right away. President at one time or another. I am wrote: Social Security is one of the corner- not looking for something radical. I am I have worked very hard my entire life and stones of the middle class and the life- looking to make some progress. But I have planned to retire in a few years. My line for millions of seniors. We must do

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The Bank provides insur- This bill is supported by groups such The participants in the 9/11 health ance to help businesses protect their as Social Security Works, the program live in every single State. bottom lines if a foreign buyer fails to Strengthen Social Security Coalition, Every Senator in this Chamber has pay and works with private lenders to and the National Committee to Pre- constituents who are sick and are reg- fill gaps in financing that helps close serve Social Security and Medicare. istered in the 9/11 health program. deals that simply would never happen I urge my colleagues to join me in The first responders we have lost without its support. Most importantly, letting seniors in Hawaii and all across leave behind families, spouses, and the Ex-Im Bank does all of this at no the country know that you are on their children. They leave behind bills, mort- cost to the taxpayers. In fact, it makes side by cosponsoring the Protecting gages, car payments, and college tui- money. Just last year, the Bank gen- and Preserving Social Security Act. tion payments. These 9/11 illnesses not erated a $675 million surplus to help re- I yield the floor. only rob families of their loved ones duce the deficit. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- but leave them to face expenses with- The Ex-Im Bank helps level the play- ator from New York. out, in many cases, their family’s pri- ing field for American companies in a 9/11 HEALTH PROGRAM mary bread winner. tough global market. Last year it sup- Mrs. GILLIBRAND. Mr. President, If Congress doesn’t act now, how ported more than $27.4 billion in U.S. two days ago another victim of the many more first responders and their exports and 164,000 jobs. More than $10 September 11 attacks died in New families are going to suffer because we billion of that total—nearly 40 per- York. He is the eleventh first responder didn’t do our job and reauthorize the cent—represented exports by small to die since this year’s anniversary of program? businesses. The Ex-Im Bank is dedi- the attacks. On the most recent anniversary of cated to serving small businesses in His name was Sergeant Gerard the attacks, many of my colleagues Michigan and across the country. Nine- Beyrodt. He served for decades in the here released statements and made ty percent of its overall transactions New York Police Department. His en- posts online to commemorate the anni- directly supported small businesses, in- tire career was devoted to serving his versary and remember the victims of cluding many that served suppliers for community and keeping the people 9/11. Well, if you are a Senator and that large companies. around him safe, and when we were at- is all you are doing—if all you are In 2013, I was proud to attend the tacked on September 11, 2011, Sergeant doing is just talking about the her- opening of Ex-Im Bank’s regional ex- Beyrodt didn’t waver. He banded to- oism, the courage, and what happened port finance center in Detroit with gether with thousands of first respond- on 9/11—then we are not actually doing Governor Snyder and my colleague ers from around the country—from our jobs. If we are Senators and all we Senator STABENOW and Congressman every single State—and he rushed to are doing is tweeting about 9/11 and the John Dingell. In Michigan alone, the Ground Zero to help. responders, then we are not fully ful- Bank has supported 229 exporter busi- These heroic men and women ran filling our duty as Senators. nesses selling $11 billion worth of goods into the burning towers to try to save There is a bill right here, right now, to places such as Saudi Arabia, Mexico, anyone they could. When the Twin waiting for a vote. The majority of this and Canada. This support is particu- Towers collapsed, our first responders Chamber already supports the bill as larly important for our manufacturing worked day and night to clear the pile, cosponsors. It is widely bipartisan, and industry, including motor vehicles and breathing in toxic, poisonous fumes the not one person is opposed to it. So parts, machinery and chemicals—all entire time. These men and women what are we waiting for? We must re- vital sectors to our economy. were heroes. They refused to abandon authorize and make permanent the Over the summer, I had the oppor- their community in a time of terri- World Trade Center Health Program tunity to visit a Michigan business, fying confusion and intense grief. and the Victim Compensation Fund. Mill Steel Company in Grand Rapids, But now, because of the poisonous We must finish our job. which works with the Ex-Im Bank to fumes they were exposed to at Ground Let’s truly never forget. Our 9/11 he- export its products. Mill Steel is one of Zero, the burning metal and the toxic roes deserve and desperately need this North America’s premier flat-rolled smoke, these men and women are sick. health care. So let’s do our job. Let’s steel companies. It is also a family- Many of them have cancer, and many vote on this bill. Let’s pass it. The owned business that wanted to make are dying, and far too many have al- clock is ticking. Michigan products and hire Michigan ready died. I suggest the absence of a quorum. workers. Mill Steel sells and ships its More than 14 years later, the terror The PRESIDING OFFICER. The steel to auto suppliers in Mexico and attacks on September 11, 2001, are still clerk will call the roll. Canada. The loan guarantees provided claiming American lives. In the 6 The senior assistant legislative clerk by the Ex-Im Bank reduce Mill Steel’s weeks since the most recent anniver- proceeded to call the roll. risk when exporting to foreign buyers, sary of the attacks, we have lost 11 Mr. PETERS. Mr. President, I ask providing certainty and allowing them more responders to diseases that can be unanimous consent that the order for to continue hiring new employees and traced directly back to the work at the quorum call be rescinded. providing good-paying jobs in Michi- Ground Zero. The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. CAS- gan. I wish to take a moment to actually SIDY). Without objection, it is so or- Unfortunately, over the summer, de- speak their names now: John P. dered. spite bipartisan support for reauthor- McKee, Reginald Umpthery, Kevin EXPORT-IMPORT BANK izing the Ex-Im Bank, a small, ideo- Kelly, Thomas Zayas, Paul McCabe, Ed Mr. PETERS. Mr. President, I rise to logically driven minority in Congress Goller, Joseph Fugel, Ronald Richards, express my support for the Export-Im- allowed the charter for the Export-Im- John Cedo, Dennis Needles, and Gerard port Bank and to encourage my col- port Bank of the United States to ex- Beyrodt. leagues in the Senate to take up and pire, risking billions of dollars in ex- The death toll is not going to stop pass bipartisan legislation scheduled ports, hundreds of thousands of Amer- rising. So what is Congress waiting for? for consideration in the House next ican jobs, and putting our country at The bill authorizing funding for the week that would reauthorize the Ex-Im an economic disadvantage in a com- 9/11 health program has already ex- Bank until September 30, 2019. petitive global marketplace while also pired. It has expired. But these 9/11-re- The Export-Import Bank helps Amer- increasing the Federal deficit. The fail- lated illnesses never expire. Neither ican companies export their goods and ure of Congress to act on this common- should their health care. More than services across the globe, helping busi- sense Federal program endangers jobs 33,000 first responders and survivors nesses grow and creating more demand in Michigan and is simply unaccept- have an illness or injury caused by the for American manufactured goods and able. General Electric has a plant in 9/11 attacks or their aftermath. More agricultural products. Over its 80-year Michigan that employees 1,400

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The legislation the House will should, but given the lack of hard data fice was flooded with inquiries from a soon consider is identical to an amend- shared by the Treasury regarding those number of constituents concerned ment passed by the Senate with a vote projections and the fact that the date about what would happen to their com- of 64 to 29 in July while considering the has in just the last few weeks moved munities and their own job security if long-term highway bill. We should do around a little bit, I do understand why a similar decision was made in Michi- this now because there is not a mo- some people appear to believe this lat- gan. In the months since Ex-Im Bank’s ment to lose. American jobs hang in est best guess from the Treasury is fun- authorization has lapsed, GE has the balance. gible. signed deals with export credit agen- Thank you, Mr. President. In addition to providing the Novem- cies in competitor foreign nations, cre- I suggest the absence of a quorum. ber 3 deadline, the latest debt limit let- ating jobs abroad instead of right here The PRESIDING OFFICER. The ter from Secretary Lew includes what in the United States. clerk will call the roll. has become a stale set of talking points As a Senator from a State with The senior assistant legislative clerk punctuated by the admonition that world-class engineering and manufac- proceeded to call the roll. ‘‘only Congress can extend the nation’s turing talent, I am frankly appalled by Mr. HATCH. Mr. President, I ask borrowing authority.’’ I know no one these developments, especially when unanimous consent that the order for wants to hear a civics lesson, but given we have already seen the benefits that the quorum call be rescinded. the administration’s repeated attempts the Bank has produced for Michigan’s The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without to assign all responsibility relating to economy and workers in my State as objection, it is so ordered. the debt limit to Congress, it means well as across the country. f that a short refresher about how a bill The work done by the Ex-Im Bank is becomes law might be helpful. especially critical to Michigan manu- MORNING BUSINESS No one disputes that Congress must facturers who fight to compete with Mr. HATCH. Mr. President, I ask act to extend the government’s bor- countries using extreme and unfair unanimous consent that the Senate be rowing authority, but the President measures such as direct subsidies or in a period of morning business, with can also sign or veto any debt limit currency manipulation to boost their Senators permitted to speak therein legislation we pass. The same is true of own manufacturing sectors. According for up to 10 minutes each. any legislation authorizing or appro- to Ex-Im Bank’s most recent annual The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without priating spending increases or reduc- report, there are 85 other competing objection, it is so ordered. tions. Congress writes and passes. The foreign-sponsored export credit agen- f President signs legislation into law, cies helping their own domestic compa- and hopefully he does his best to en- DEBT LIMIT DEADLINE nies better compete on the global force it. In other words, both Congress stage. Other countries, including Mr. HATCH. Mr. President, we are and the executive branch share respon- China, Japan, South Korea, the United apparently pressing another deadline sibility with regard to the debt limit Kingdom, Canada, and Germany, use with regard to the statutory debt and our Nation’s overall fiscal health. their own export credit agencies to limit. I am reminded of the old para- Unfortunately, rather than trying to boost their country’s exports. doxical proverb: ‘‘The more things work with Congress on these issues, the China, in fact, provided more financ- change, the more they stay the same.’’ Obama administration has repeatedly ing through its export credit agency in We have dealt with the debt limit chosen to try to deflect responsibility the last 2 years—approximately $670 here in Congress on numerous occa- with misleading statements about the billion—than our own Ex-Im Bank has sions, and while there are significant various burdens borne by the separate offered in its entire 81-year history. differences this time around, there are branches of government. These export financings are expected to some things that just don’t change, Sadly, the Treasury Secretary’s tired significantly increase in coming years, particularly when we are dealing with arguments with regard to the debt which means that American firms and the Obama administration. limit are not the only problem. In fact, workers could fall further behind if we One thing that is different is that our when you examine this administra- do not act now. national debt is higher than it has ever tion’s record, you will find that the Without our own Export-Import been before, more than $18 trillion—an problems are much worse than most Bank, American businesses will strug- astronomical number, when you think want to admit. I am talking, of course, gle to compete overseas and our econ- about it. That is $57,000 of debt for about the massive accumulation of omy will suffer. As global competition every U.S. citizen—every man, woman, debt we have seen under this adminis- intensifies, it simply makes no sense to and child from age 1 to 101. Just for the tration, as well as the lack of leader- engage in unilateral disarmament. We people in my State of Utah, which has ship and willingness to work with Con- must stop the self-inflicted wounds on a relatively small population, that gress to address what we know are the our economy. We must pledge to our means $167 billion of debt. main drivers of our debt. constituents that we will first do no As a share of our GDP, the debt is As the nonpartisan Congressional harm, and we must stop letting ide- higher now than at almost any time Budget Office has repeatedly made ology impair our economic growth. with the exception of a brief period sur- clear, the main drivers of our debt are I am pleased that a bipartisan, bi- rounding World War II. Yet, even unsustainable promises in the Social cameral group of Senators and Rep- though our debt has gotten further and Security benefit programs and resentatives are saying that enough is further out of hand under this Presi- unsustainable spending on the Federal enough, and are working to move a re- dent, the administration’s approach Government’s major health care pro- authorization forward. I am looking has not changed. As we all know, grams, Medicare, Medicaid, health in- forward to working with them to get Treasury Secretary Lew recently sent surance subsidies under the Affordable this done as soon as possible. Too much a series of letters urging Congress to Care Act, and others. time has already been wasted, and too raise the debt limit. In his latest com- True enough, we have seen some def- many jobs have already been jeopard- munication, he projected that on No- icit reduction in recent years. These ized. We have to get back to the busi- vember 3, the Treasury will begin to days, the President and his allies are ness of working together to find com- run dangerously low on cash, creating always quick to point that out. Of monsense solutions to help, not ham- an unacceptably high risk of having to course, we know that these temporary per, our economic growth in America. delay payments. reduced deficits have resulted predomi- Passing a long-term reauthorization of Of course, we don’t have an ability to nately from increased tax receipts and the Export-Import Bank is a great way verify that projection. Treasury has only modest spending restraint. Still, to start. long been uncooperative in Congress’s even with these reduced deficits, our

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Please note that I am talking back up in the next few years. another debt limit increase, President about payments on securities, not gen- Our deficit this next year has been Obama does not see the need to even eral payment obligations of the Fed- brought down but I would have to say talk to Congress about our fiscal fu- eral Government for spending pro- mainly because of the work that we ture. In fact, the administration won’t grams, which is all together a separate have done in the Congress to restrain even take a clear position on how much matter. A number of scenarios could the growth, the reconciliation act. Had of an increase it believes is appropriate give rise to delayed payments on we not done that, this administration or how long it should last. Treasury securities. would not have done anything. We Common sense would indicate that One of those scenarios is a debt limit would be in worse shape than we are. the President would like Congress to impasse between Congress and the ad- Simply put, no one in this adminis- extend the debt limit past next year’s ministration, but there are others, in- tration should be bragging about sup- election. That would be a debt limit cluding weather events, cyber or ter- posed fiscal responsibility. Under this hike of about $1 trillion, and $1 trillion rorist attacks, or any number of known administration, the outstanding public would mean more than $3,000 per per- risks, that responsible debt managers debt has risen by more than an as- son in the United States just to get us must take into account. We know for a tounding $7.5 trillion, a 71-percent in- through next year. Utah’s share of that fact that the Treasury Department and crease just since this person has be- would be about $9 billion. Yet while the the Federal Reserve have developed come President. Once again, as a share President undoubtedly wants at least contingency plans for these types of of the economy, our current debt re- that much of an increase, he refuses to risks. The existence of such plans has been mains at levels that, with a very nar- make any such desire known. made public in minutes of the Federal row and understandable exception, are Instead, we have gotten vague de- Reserve’s Federal Open Market Com- heretofore unseen in modern U.S. his- mands that borrowing authority be ex- mittee and in minutes of meetings in- tory. tended by certain dates and threats to According to CBO, by 2025, Federal veto any such extension that comes volving Fed and Treasury officials and representatives of large financial debt felt by the public will be roughly with even modest spending reforms. Es- firms. However, the administration has twice the average of the past 5 decades. sentially, President Obama’s position flat out—flat out—refused to share As CBO says, ‘‘Such high and rising is it’s my way or the highway, but those contingency plans with Congress debt would have serious negative con- oddly enough, he does not want to ex- or to even openly acknowledge their sequences both for the economy and for plicitly define what his way is, and he existence. the Federal budget.’’ Given this risky repeatedly argues that he plays abso- I have been the lead Republican on path of debt accumulation, CBO also lutely no role and bears no responsi- the Senate Finance Committee since warns on increasing risks of a Federal bility in getting us there. It is absurd, January 2011. I have been asking to see fiscal crisis. Unfortunately, those dire absolutely absurd. those plans since the summer of 2011. warnings have been ignored by this ad- Make no mistake, I don’t want to see Over more than 4 years and through ministration. Instead, the administra- a default. Default on U.S. Treasury se- multiple requests for information, I tion seems to believe that a temporary curities and failure to pay Federal obli- have been told a number of things, usu- lull in deficits is a good time to accel- gations, which, by the way, are two ally stories that end with the claim erate spending, even though spending separate things, is not a desirable or that, even though plans have been dis- grew well above growth in the economy acceptable outcome. Ultimately, I cussed, nothing has ever been formal- last fiscal year, all while they contin- don’t believe Congress should shirk its ized. ued to ignore the growing crisis in our responsibilities, even if President So there are really only two plausible entitlement programs. Obama refuses to acknowledge his. conclusions to be drawn: Either the ad- We still have approximately one-half Let’s be clear. Neither the adminis- ministration is being dishonest with trillion dollars of debt. They are brag- tration’s uncompromising stance on Congress and they have contingency ging about that. When he was serving fiscal reforms nor its selective use of plans in place, or the administration is in the Senate and a different party con- information about our Nation’s debt being irresponsible by failing to ac- trolled the White House, President are productive. The President’s refusal count for the obvious potential risks. Obama famously argued that an in- to work with Congress on a path for- Apparently, they are comfortable with crease in the debt limit was a sign of ward and to share information about Congress, not to mention the American leadership failure. Now his definition our Nation’s finances is irresponsible people, reaching either one of those of leadership is to assign all responsi- brinksmanship. I want to talk about conclusions if it means they don’t have bility to Congress for the debt limit. that information sharing for a few min- to share more information. When he was running as then-Presi- utes because it is an important part of Simply stated, there is no reason for dential candidate Obama, he pledged this continual impasse between Con- Treasury and the Fed, along with large not to kick the can down the road on gress and the administration when it financial firms participating in the reforming entitlements, particularly comes to the debt limit. Treasury securities markets, to formu- Social Security. Now, he shirks respon- When we talk about our Nation’s late contingency plans for these mar- sibility and his proposed solution to debt, there are other policy matters in kets without reporting them to Con- the most immediate problem with So- play besides the periodic actions taken gress or sharing them with the Senate cial Security—the Disability Insurance to raise the debt limit. The administra- Finance Committee—no reason whatso- Trust Fund—is to kick the can much tion is charged with managing the debt ever. Yet here we are. Sadly, this lack further down the road without any in a responsible and effective manner. of transparency does not end with obvi- changes or reforms to the program. We Toward that end, it has the obligation ously needed contingency plans. As I are just going to borrow from the al- to preserve the integrity of Treasury alluded to earlier, Treasury also shares ready dysfunctional general Social Se- securities markets. Congress has the very little information with Congress curity fund to pay for Social Security duty to exercise oversight of these ac- concerning cash forecasts, particularly disability insurance. My gosh, when tivities. As chairman of the Senate as we approach the debt limit. I have does it stop? committee with jurisdiction over these asked for detailed, contemporaneous I believe that the debt limit has and issues, I have to say that when it updates of cost forecasts in order to, can play a role in promoting fiscal dis- comes to accountability and trans- among other things, properly verify cipline. Historically, debates over the parency on these matters, a great deal Treasury’s debt limit projections. In debt limit have provided opportunities of improvement is necessary. That is response, Treasury officials have told to reexamine our fiscal outlook and, putting it kindly. me that those projections are ‘‘highly where necessary, make corrections. For example, each time the debt be- market sensitive’’ and, at times, can- Debt limit votes give a voice to Mem- gins to approach the statutory limit, not be shared with Congress. Yet I have

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It is evidently the position of Again, these are just three examples. filled its constitutional duty to provide the administration that there are There are certainly others, and all of for the common defense by passing the times where it is neither Congress’s them demonstrate that this adminis- National Defense Authorization Act. nor the American people’s business to tration is far too often unwilling to For 53 consecutive years, both bodies know how much cash Treasury expects even provide simple updates about its have passed, and the President has to have in the Federal till. This needs debt management policies—all while signed into law, the National Defense insisting that Congress repeatedly to change. Given my oversight respon- Authorization Act. In all my years, I raise the debt limit without asking sibilities as chairman of the Senate Fi- have never witnessed anything so mis- questions or attaching reforms. This nance Committee, I am always inter- guided, cynical, and downright dan- also needs to change. If the administra- ested in preserving the integrity and gerous as vetoing the Defense author- efficiency of markets for Treasury se- tion is going to continue to demand that Congress act to increase the debt ization for reasons that have nothing curities. to do with defense—nothing to do with Unfortunately, under our laws, regu- limit, then it should, at the very least, defense. latory and oversight authority with re- be more forthcoming about its policies spect to those markets spreads far and and decisionmaking when it comes to Presidents throughout history—Re- wide with responsibilities spanning managing our debt. publicans and Democrats alike—have across the Treasury, the Fed, the Secu- While I agree we cannot and should recognized the importance of this bill rities and Exchange Commission, the not risk defaulting on our debt or obli- to our national defense. In the more Commodities Future Trading Commis- gations, it is essential that Congress than 50 years since Congress has passed sion, and an alphabet soup of other receives a complete picture from the an NDAA, a National Defense Author- groups. As we saw with the most recent administration about its debt manage- ization Act, the President of the financial crisis, this type of balkani- ment policies. Therefore, I want to United States has only vetoed the act zation of authority inevitably leads to make clear to Treasury—and other four times. In each case, the President ineffective oversight and regulation. agencies with responsibilities in this objected to an actual provision in the When problems arise, all the various area—that there is an imminent need bill, and each time the Congress was for improved communication and in- parties point their fingers at each able to find a compromise that earned creased transparency on these matters. other. Everyone has authority, yet no the President’s signature. one ends up being accountable. As chairman of the Senate Finance Unfortunately, the so-called Dodd- Committee, I intend to do all I can to Let’s be clear. The President’s veto Frank legislation did not fix any of ensure greater accountability. That of this year’s bill is not over any of its these problems. In fact, I would argue, may include more hearings with offi- policies, it is over politics. In the all it did was give existing regulators cials brought before the committee or President’s case, politics has taken yet more authority and of course added legislation to require more information precedence over policies, and when we a few more acronyms into the mix. flows between the administration and are talking about the lives of the men All of this is relevant to current dis- Congress. Ultimately, what specific ac- and women who are serving this Nation cussion about the debt limit because it tions we take will depend on the ad- in uniform—disgraceful. For the first speaks to the overall management of ministration’s ability to cooperate. time in history, the Commander in I yield the floor. Chief will sacrifice national security our Nation’s debt and the lack of trans- The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- parency among all these agencies. I can for his larger domestic political agen- ator from Arizona. da. cite numerous examples where a lack Mr. MCCAIN. Mr. President, I ask of communication and accountability unanimous consent to address the Sen- This veto will not resolve the spend- has been problematic. For now, I will ate as in morning business. ing debate; it will not stop sequestra- briefly mention three such instances. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without tion. That is something that can only First, in 2013, Treasury began auc- objection, it is so ordered. be done through the appropriations tioning something called a ‘‘floating f process, not a defense authorization rate note,’’ the first new Treasury se- bill. curity since inflation protection secu- NATIONAL DEFENSE rities were introduced more than 15 AUTHORIZATION ACT Our soldiers, sailors, airmen, and ma- rines have answered the call to protect years ago. This was a significant debt Mr. MCCAIN. Mr. President, as we our Nation. They want and need sup- management decision. Yet very little speak—as I am speaking on the floor of information was shared with the Sen- the Senate—in an act of stunning par- port. They don’t care what budget cat- ate Finance Committee, even though tisan politics, President Obama, the egory that support comes from. I wish Treasury had many discussions about Commander in Chief of the U.S. Armed to point out we authorized exactly the the new note with representatives from Forces, has decided he will veto the Na- amount of money the President re- large financial firms. tional Defense Authorization Act. He is quested. Second, Treasury recently decided choosing to hold our military hostage This is a Washington game. All the again—after several meetings with for a domestic political agenda, and he men and women who are serving in the large banks—that an average cash bal- is doing so at a time when the crises we military care about is that their mis- ance for the Federal Government of face around the world have never been sion is fully resourced. With this veto, around $50 billion per day was too low greater, when U.S. leadership has never their mission will not be fully and that going forward the balance been weaker, and when our men and resourced. We will put their lives in would need to be $150 billion or more. women in uniform need vital resources greater danger because of this political Once again, prior to that decision being to defend and secure the Nation. game of the President—holding the finalized, there was no communication As I said, in an act of stunning par- military men and women hostage for from Treasury to the Senate Finance tisan politics, President Obama, the his agenda to fund the IRS and the Committee. Commander in Chief, has decided he EPA. Third, on one particular day in Octo- will veto the national defense author- The legislation the President vetoed ber of 2014, there were unusual and dif- ization bill, and he is right now in the today authorizes the overall amount ficult-to-explain events in markets for act of doing so—holding our military for defense that he requested, every Treasury securities. While all the var- hostage for his domestic political agen- single dollar of it. ious regulators and interest groups da. have issued staff reports and have held I have been in the Senate and the By making clear that he will ‘‘not fix meetings and seminars relating to the House for a long time. I have never defense without fixing non-defense

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I strongly urge my make clear this kind of outdated, inef- leverage to fight a battle that the De- colleagues to reverse this dangerous ficient care is unacceptable. fense authorization bill cannot accom- action and put the interests of our This is a pivotal time for our VA, and plish. military and national security ahead of the demands on the system will only go At a time of mounting threats politics. Our men and women serving up as wars continue to wind down and around the world, it is disgraceful. It is around the world, many still in harm’s the Vietnam-era veterans continue to disgraceful the President would refuse way, deserve nothing less. seek more care for the injuries and ill- to authorize for our troops the re- I spend a lot of time with the men nesses they suffer from. As the daugh- sources they need to prepare for and and women who are serving in the mili- ter of a World War II veteran, I refuse engage in vital missions around the tary, including members of my own to let substandard care be the status world and that deliver some of the family, and they are not uninformed. quo. I won’t accept long wait times, most significant reforms to the Pen- They are very intelligent. They watch redtape, and understaffed hospitals as a tagon in more than 30 years. what we do—we, their elected rep- reality for our veterans. I am not going By vetoing this legislation, the De- resentatives. Their voters trust us to to stop fighting to make sure we have fense authorization bill, let’s be clear defend them, care for them, to give a system that works no matter how what the President is saying no to. He them the weapons they need, the bene- long it takes, no matter how many ob- is saying no to pay increases and more fits they need, and the care they need stacles we face, and no matter who is than 30 types of bonuses and special when the wounded come back. They in charge at the VA. pays for servicemembers, saying no to rely on us. They are going to see, as we The law we passed to give veterans more portability of military health watch Vladimir Putin on the march, as more options for care has now had an plans and greater access to urgent care we watch the success of ISIS, as we opportunity to go into effect. We can facilities for troops and their families, watch Ukraine being dismembered, as see what is working, what is not, what saying no to enhanced protection we watch China commit more aggres- we can build on, and what we need to tear apart. against military sexual assault, saying sion in the South China Sea and fill in Last year I supported the inclusion of no to significant reforms to a 70-year- islands—and now? Now this Com- an independent assessment of the VA old military retirement system that mander in Chief decides that this is a health system in the Choice Act, and would extend retirement benefits to time to veto an authorization bill be- recently that assessment validated over 80 percent of servicemembers, say- cause he doesn’t think there is enough what we have been telling the VA for ing no to the most sweeping reforms to domestic spending. It is a sad day, a years: There is growing bureaucracy, our defense acquisition system in near- very sad day. It is a sad day for Amer- and there are problems with leadership ly 30 years, saying no to a ban on tor- ica but most of all it is a very sad day and staffing, and massive capital costs. ture once and for all, saying no to $300 for the men and women with whom we While the independent assessment million in lethal assistance for the entrust our very lives and our security. identified some bright spots in the VA Ukranians to defend themselves It is a sad day. system, it also found that care and pa- against Russian aggression, and saying I yield the floor. tient experiences differ widely across no to countless other important provi- The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- the system and that best practices and sions that are greatly needed to com- ator from Washington. important policies are not instituted bat the growing threats we see around f across the country. That means we all the world today. have more work to do because we have Perhaps, most importantly, the VETERANS’ ADMINISTRATION MEDICAL CARE a responsibility to our veterans. President of the United States is refus- Here is what we are up against. The Mrs. MURRAY. Mr. President, next ing to sign a bill at a time when—as VA still has multiple non-VA care pro- our top military commanders and na- month our Nation will pause to honor grams, none of which talk to each tional security experts have testified the millions of men and women who other, none of which are coordinated. before the Senate Armed Services Com- have fought for our freedom and They all have different eligibility cri- mittee—the world has not seen greater worked to advance peace around the teria, different procedures for patients turmoil since the end of World War II. world. and providers, and different reimburse- So, my friends, here is the context. Veterans Day is our annual way to ment rates. Thanks to the President’s failed poli- say thank you and to honor those who I hear frequently from veterans in cies, the results of leading from behind, have sacrificed so much on our behalf. my home State of Washington about the results of a policy of ‘‘Don’t do stu- While I would like to stand on the floor how difficult the Choice Program has pid stuff,’’ we now see a world in a and say our country is doing every- been. From VA staff who don’t under- state of turmoil—the likes of which we thing we can for the people we owe the stand the program, to confusion about have not seen since the end of World most to, that we are fulfilling the eligibility, to getting the runaround War II. promise we made to them when we sent from contractors, veterans are sick and On a bipartisan basis, we passed a de- them off to fight for us, unfortunately tired of having to fight just to get an fense authorization bill that has monu- that is not currently the case because appointment. mental consequences to the future se- our Nation is falling far short of its I hear how frustrating some of the bi- curity of this Nation, the present secu- goal of honoring our veterans when it zarre rules and restrictions on Choice rity of this Nation, and the welfare and comes to VA care. are. For example, an authorization for ability of the men and women who are Despite a sweeping bill intended to care only lasts 60 days. Well, if you are serving this Nation and their ability to tackle some of the most pressing prob- a woman veteran and you are pregnant, defend this Nation, and the President— lems and give the VA new tools and a you are going to need more than 60 because he wants an increase in domes- change at the top of the VA more than days of care. tic spending, has vetoed it. a year ago, I continue to hear from vet- At the VA, we are still hearing that Never have I seen such irrespon- erans across my home State of Wash- the wait times are far too high. But sibility on the part of a Commander in ington about care that is inconsistent, with long wait times in the private sec- Chief. There have been Presidents I outdated, and often downright tor and the burdensome process to even have disagreed with. There have been dismissive of individual needs. I have get into the Choice Program, veterans Presidents I have had spirited debates heard from a number of veterans in my are finding they actually would have with—but never ever in history has home State of Washington who are gotten care sooner if they had stuck there been a President of the United waiting on surgeries, MRIs, oncology with the VA. If the solution to the wait States who abrogated his responsibil- appointments, mental health time problem takes longer than going ities, his constitutional responsibil- screenings—you name it—and far too to the VA, it is not working.

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Mr. President, it is often tunity to finally get it right on non-VA themselves, as some proposals would said that there are two constants in care. It needs to design a new system do; the solution starts, finally, with a life—death and taxes—but I would like that truly meets the needs of our vet- real conversation about what is going to add one more for your consideration: erans. on at the VA, what the problems are, regulations. We often talk about the I believe that system must have five and then pursues an ‘‘all of the above’’ threat that America’s growing debt fundamental characteristics: approach that finally strengthens the poses to our economy and to our fu- ture, but the growth in Federal regula- First of all, it has to be veteran-cen- VA system, uses community providers tions also poses a serious threat to our tered, with clear eligibility rules so to fill in the gaps where the VA cannot Nation’s long-term job creation and veterans know what they can do and get the job done, and continues to what they can expect and where they economic growth. make the best use of other Federal help According to the Congressional Budg- can go for what care and how that sys- programs, such as DOD and federally et Office, or CBO, the potential growth tem works. It also means the experi- qualified health centers—all in an ef- rate of our economy—or the rate of ence for veterans trying to use the sys- fort to truly build a veteran-centered growth that is possible given the edu- tem has to improve. For example, vet- VA health care system. cation of our workers, the quality of erans should never be turned away I stand ready to work with anyone to capital equipment, and the business with a dismissive ‘‘We are not taking do this, and I hope my colleagues on formation rate—averaged 3.3 percent new patients.’’ both sides of the aisle will join me and for the period from 1950 through 2014. Secondly, it has to be easy for our not make this a Democratic or Repub- However, CBO expects that annual rate providers, with simple and consistent lican issue. Veterans issues have never to fall 2.1 percent in the period of 2015 procedures for them to deliver care, re- been partisan, and, in my mind, there through 2025. That is a 36-percent re- port back to the VA, and get reim- is no place for that when we sit at the duction in the potential growth rate of bursed quickly. The contracting sys- table to solve a complicated problem. I the economy. Why is this so critical? tem needs to be simple and clear so hope the administration is ready to According to the President’s own Office that private providers can step in fundamentally reshape this program. I of Management and Budget, a 1-percent where the VA cannot. hope bureaucrats who spend more time increase in the economy’s growth rate Third, a new system must provide defending the broken system are ready will yield more than $400 billion in new high-quality care that includes effec- to get to work implementing solutions revenues without raising taxes. Yes, tive care coordination, and that re- built around the needs of our veterans. that is according to the President’s quires that electronic medical records And I hope providers—those who work own Office of Management and Budget. be returned to the VA. That includes with the VA and DOD and TRICARE, A 1-percent increase in the economy’s oversight of the quality of care being as well as those who currently do not growth rate—we are talking about the delivered in the private sector. We provide care to veterans—play a role to private sector, not the government sec- have to know our veterans are being improve veteran care. tor; the private sector is where the rev- appropriately cared for. The wars may no longer lead the enues come from—would yield more Fourth, the new system has to be nightly news, but that doesn’t mean than $400 billion in revenues without flexible enough to compensate for local the cost of these wars is gone too. Our raising taxes. needs, types of care where VA is defi- veterans are still there, they still need We are always talking about the need cient, or locations where the VA does health care and services, and we will for more revenues, but we are doing the not have a presence. Whether working not forget them. opposite. The administration is doing with community providers to increase I expect the VA to do better. Our vet- the opposite of what it takes to get certain specialty appointments or see- erans have already sacrificed so much. that growth to happen. When the ing where the VA needs to move re- They should not have to come back and growth rate falls, when we grow more sources to hire more VA staff, the sys- fight the VA to get the care they have slowly than we could and aren’t meet- tem has to maintain flexibility to ad- earned. Let’s act and let’s do some- ing our full potential, government rev- just to new trends and new needs. thing that truly honors our Nation’s enues also fail to keep up with budget Finally, it has to be cost-effective for heroes. projections. If we reduce by 1 percent, the VA and not shift the cost of care Mr. President, I yield the floor. we lose another $400 billion in reve- onto our veterans. Earlier this year, The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- nues. So what happens when the gov- the VA nearly ran out of money, and ator from Wyoming. ernment revenue comes up even short- they threatened to shut down the Mr. ENZI. Mr. President, I want to er in the face of growing overspending? health care system. Well, we should in- thank the Senator from Washington That results in more borrowing, and it vest whatever we need to to make sure for her very thorough and passionate results in bigger overspending and in our veterans are getting care. The new explanation of the problems with the expanded debt. non-VA care system must be more effi- VA. It is time we got it straightened Senators from the Western States cient, and the VA needs to be clear out. We have a new director because know all too well the economic effects with Congress about what it needs. there was a problem. We gave them of regulations coming out of bureauc- Without a change, I would not be sur- more money because there was a prob- racy-bloated agencies such as the Envi- prised if next year we don’t find our- lem. We did the Choice Act because ronmental Protection Agency. Today I selves in the same position where we there was a problem. I think the VA is want to focus not just on the impact of have underfunded the VA and need to kind of fighting the Choice Act because recent regulations on my home State come in and transfer funding to keep they want to make sure they keep it of Wyoming’s economy but the drag the VA operating. I will work with within their own clutches. But it is they are creating on the economy na- anyone and stand behind no one when time that we got it straightened out tionwide. And at the same time, they it comes to getting veterans the fund- and that we got some action. are hiring ad agencies at billions of ing they need. All of us are getting calls from vet- dollars to improve their image. They Perhaps most important, when im- erans we should never get. We could go can improve their image just by doing plementation begins, it simply must be into a variety of them. But I would like their job without putting more burdens better than what we saw with the to work with the Senator, and I appre- on the American people and elimi- Choice Program. VA staff have to be ciate the comments she just made. I nating jobs.

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In case you don’t affordable, and it is stockpilable. It is other Federal regulations is not just like the deal you made, you can rescind the only energy that is stockpilable. hurting Wyoming’s economy and cost- it. I remember the last time we needed This is an energy source which has the ing my State jobs. They are a major to do something in the house before it potential to power our country for hun- reason why the economy nationwide is was paid for. I had to get a second dreds of years, to support jobs for thou- not operating at its full potential for mortgage, and I got it in a matter of a sands of people, and doesn’t put us at economic growth, and it has been stuck couple of days. They could just write the mercy of unstable regimes over- around 2 percent since the beginning of the check so I could go ahead and do it. seas, but this administration continues the so-called economic recovery. We Now it is 78 days plus another week. to denigrate and regulate coal out of are doing it to ourselves. Remember, a That is what government regulations existence. 1-percent reduction in the gross na- are doing. That doesn’t speed up the Since 2012, two EPA rules—the mer- tional product is $400 billion less in economy. There isn’t a contractor that cury and air toxic standards rule and taxes. can go to work until they get an assur- the ozone rule—are estimated to have The onslaught of Federal regulations ance of being paid. cost in the tens of billions of dollars. targeted directly at the coal industry Over the next few months and weeks, Let me talk just about the mercury are not just concerns; they are real I am going to share with my colleagues and air toxic standards. That is sup- threats to people’s economic liveli- new information from leading econo- posed to help save, with benefits—with- hood—the ability to support their fam- mists that shows there is a real rela- out seeing any scientific evidence ilies, the ability to support education tionship between the growth of regula- where these benefits come from—over a in most of these States, and the ability period of years, maybe $500 million. tions and our struggling economy. This to support entire communities across What is the cost? The cost is $73 billion is a relationship that is clear to the the country. With our $18 trillion in a year. Why would anyone go for that people who experience the difficulties debt, we can’t afford to accept the no- small of a benefit at that big of a cost? of complying with more and more regu- We are an inventive country. If we tion that we are in what some are call- lations that make it harder to succeed. put incentives of just a couple billion ing a new normal of economic anemic I hope that what is clear to business dollars out there, people will solve the growth. We need to help our economy owners, to their employees, and to the problem and get those benefits perma- reach its potential, which will help communities across the country can be nently for a very small number, not $43 each and every American. This cannot understood here in Washington. billion to $73 billion a year. Those two be done if the number and cost of sig- I will share new statistics and data rules don’t include the billions of dol- nificant Federal regulations continues showing the lost income and jobs due lars lost to thousands more rules im- to rise. to Federal regulations, the effects of posed by the EPA and other agencies The Obama administration continues regulation on key industries, the every year. to push Federal regulations, such as breakdown of how specific Federal If all those rules weren’t onerous the waters of the United States rule, agencies are impacting our economy, enough, in August the EPA doubled which significantly expands Federal and the regulatory burden the Federal down on its war on coal when it re- authority under the Clean Water Act. Government has placed on hard-work- leased the final rule on the Clean That rule has been taken to three ing Americans in economic sectors in Power Plan. With an estimated price courts already, and in each of those every State. It is crucial for lawmakers tag of at least $366 billion, this rule cases, it has been ruled illegal. and hard-working Americans to under- will not only devastate the coal indus- They are still pursuing other ave- stand the true cost of the regulations try by mandating unrealistic carbon nues. The recent National Labor Rela- that are being issued by this adminis- reductions, it will also distress Amer- tions Board rulemaking redefined the tration. Shining a light on these regu- ican families by causing double-digit meaning of an employer. lations and the burden they impose on electric rate increases in more than 40 These regulations, taken by them- each and every American is the only States. selves, have the potential to impose way to hold government accountable The coal industry in Wyoming is feel- billions of dollars in economic costs— and to begin the process of reining in ing the impact. The coal industry and on family farms, ranches, and particu- out-of-control agencies so we can halt businesses and the people who work larly small businesses—which hinder the flood of regulations choking our there and rely on it are facing higher the growth of America’s entrepre- economy. regulatory costs at the same time as neurial spirit, not to mention the Con- I yield the floor. energy producers are seeing a tougher sumer Financial Protection Bureau. It The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- market than they have in years. This sounds like a great entity, but in banks ator from New Hampshire. is a bad combination for economic alone, they have had to hire twice as growth and job creation. At the end of many people to do paperwork as they f July, Wyoming had 15 percent fewer used to have to have, just to keep from getting fined by an agency that has no energy industry jobs than it did a year MIDDLE EAST REFUGEE CRISIS control. I tried to get an inspector gen- earlier, and these are good-paying jobs. AND UKRAINE That is according to the U.S. Depart- eral to be over the Consumer Financial ment of Labor and Bureau of Labor Protection Bureau. After we got him, Mrs. SHAHEEN. Mr. President, 2 Statistics. Most of those lost jobs are he said: You know, I don’t have any au- weeks ago, I left for Greece with a Sen- in coal, oil, and gas, and the businesses thority to look at any of this stuff. ate delegation that included DICK DUR- that rely on them. We forget about Where are the fines going? BIN from Illinois, AMY KLOBUCHAR from that ripple effect. Given that close to We don’t know. We are not allowed to Minnesota, and ELIZABETH WARREN half of Wyoming’s GDP comes from see that. from Massachusetts. In my capacity as this sector, and that nearly half of our That is because they get their money lead Democrat on the Senate Foreign State is federally owned and much is from the Federal Reserve before the Relations Subcommittee on Europe removed from development activity, money from the Federal Reserve comes and Regional Security Cooperation, I we have always been concerned about from the U.S. Government. We was honored to head our delegation. We any unnecessary government intrusion shouldn’t have anything as out of con- were there to witness firsthand the in our economic livelihood. trol as that. plight of refugees arriving by sea on Why do we provide 40 percent of the I was meeting with some community the island of Lesbos. In Greece and Nation’s coal? It is because it is a bankers. I said: Well, my wife is kind of later in Germany, we received indepth

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They aspire to the very same lions of refugees. gression. things, including a decent life for their As I said, Germany has earned our Nearly a quarter of a million Syrians children. They told us about the des- admiration for its leadership, offering have been killed during the current peration and despair they left behind in to take in as many as 1 million refu- conflict in the Middle East. An esti- Syria, Iraq, and other conflict areas. gees this year. But for all its resources, mated 8 million Syrians have been dis- Multiply these desperate stories by Germany can’t do this alone. It is al- placed internally. Another 4 million countless thousands of refugees—up to ready reaching a point where its com- have left the country. They are fleeing 10,000 entering Europe daily and more munities can’t keep up with the influx. hunger, unspeakable violence, and a than 1 million so far this year. It adds We are confronting the greatest hu- land that no longer offers any hope for up to a humanitarian crisis of stag- manitarian crisis of our time. Europe their children. They have endured bar- gering dimensions. is responding. The European Union will rel bombs, chemical attacks, indis- Now, to be sure, Europe is being chal- use the coming winter months, when criminate shelling, the barbarity of lenged, but this crisis also challenges the flow of refugees will slow, to come ISIS, and now a military offensive the United States and the world. At up with a more effective plan to share sponsored by Russia and Iran. critical moments in history, the inter- the burden and address this challenge. To reach Europe, these refugees have national community has faced similar However, European nations, Turkey, been preyed upon by traffickers and challenges: Jews seeking refuge from Jordan, and other frontline states, other criminals, some selling refugee persecution and later genocide in Nazi such as Lebanon, can’t meet this chal- children for sex, for slavery, or for or- Germany; famine killing millions in lenge alone. The international commu- gans. The refugees have risked drown- Biafra in the late 1960s; the genocides nity must give more generous support ing at sea and suffocation in locked in Cambodia, Rwanda, Darfur, and Bos- to humanitarian efforts by the World vans, and they will soon confront the nia. Faced with these crises, the world Food Program and others. By all freezing temperatures and snows of confronted a stark choice: to turn means, the United States, as leader of winter. away or to engage. the Atlantic Alliance, must play a While we were traveling, we heard ac- The United States cannot turn away more robust role in addressing the ref- counts from the refugees of paying from the refugee crisis unfolding in the ugee crisis. smugglers thousands of dollars to get Middle East and Europe. On Lesbos last I am heartened by the bipartisan bill on small boats with motors that barely week, we talked with Greeks who oper- that is sponsored by Senator GRAHAM work, boats built for a few but loaded ate small businesses that depend on of South Carolina and Senator LEAHY with 40 to 50 refugees. I use the term tourism, which has dried up because of of Vermont, which would provide $1 bil- ‘‘boats’’ loosely. What I am talking the crisis. They said that the refugees lion in assistance to meeting the needs about are rubber rafts that were built must be their first priority, that of refugees. The Obama administration to hold maybe 10 to 15 people and were Greeks must help people who are in has proposed taking in 10,000 Syrian loaded with 40 to 50 refugees. The need. refugees over the next year. That is a Greek Coast Guard told us that refu- In Athens, we visited a facility for start. It is not enough given the scale gees pay exorbitant prices for life pre- refugee children run by a group called of this crisis. We have the resources to servers that are more like the chil- Praxis. Praxis workers told us about safely vet and process more refugees dren’s inflatables that you see at swim- Afghan children being sold in Europe for asylum in the United States, even ming pools. When refugees set off from as sex slaves for as much as $10,000. as we need to do so more efficiently. Turkey across the Aegean to Lesbos, Praxis and scores of similar organiza- As Senator GRAHAM said recently, ‘‘I they are instructed by the smugglers tions are doing everything possible, don’t see how you can lead the free to puncture their raft with a knife if with very limited means, to meet the world and turn your back on people they encounter the Greek Coast Guard refugees’ desperate needs. who are seeking it.’’ To turn away fam- so that the Greeks will be forced to res- In Germany, we met with officials at ilies fleeing violence, says Senator cue them. the Finance Ministry and the Chan- GRAHAM, is to ‘‘take the Statue of Lib- I was profoundly moved by my con- cery, as well as people in and out of erty and tear it down . . . because we versations with refugees from Syria government who are rising to the chal- don’t mean it anymore.’’ and other conflict zones in the Middle lenge of the refugee crisis. Chancellor We also need to deal with the root of East. It is one thing to hear about mil- Angela Merkel has demonstrated ex- the problem, the violence in Syria. We lions of Syrian refugees fleeing the traordinary moral leadership in ad- must redouble our diplomatic efforts as war; it is something else entirely to ac- dressing this crisis. Millions of ordi- well as our campaign against the Is- tually meet and talk with individual nary German citizens—indeed, people lamic State in both Syria and Iraq. Un- refugees, including children who have all across Europe—have mobilized to fortunately, there is a new dimension been separated from their parents. meet the needs of the refugees. to the chaos and conflict in Syria. In I was struck by the fact that many of However, it was clear to me and to recent weeks, Russia has sent combat these refugees have endured extreme the other Senators in our delegation planes, heavy armor, and military per- hardship for weeks, if not years. Their that these noble efforts are not enough. sonnel to support the regime of Bashar future is filled with extreme uncer- The refugee crisis is too big; the scale al-Assad. Russia is threatening to send tainty. Yet so many of them were filled of human suffering and needs is over- thousands of so-called volunteer troops with optimism and hope. In Athens, we whelming. to Syria to fight on the frontline. met a 6-year-old Afghan boy who had President Obama has offered to take A newly aggressive and reckless Rus- made the trip to Greece with his 13- in 10,000 refugees over the next year. sia is a problem not only in the Middle year-old cousin. This boy proudly gave But Germany is taking in as many as East but also in Ukraine, where our us all sticks of gum. In Germany, we 10,000 refugees in a single day—day Senate delegation visited after leaving met young men from Syria—a former after day, week after week, with no end Greece. The Ukrainians are struggling English teacher, a Ph.D. student, and in sight. My State of New Hampshire to fight corruption and build a stable an engineer. One young man looked has been welcoming to refugees fleeing democracy. But those efforts have been ahead to a brighter future and said one conflict, as have other States. I think severely undermined by Russian sub- day he wanted to be the President of people are eager to do more across this version and aggression. President Syria. These refugees were weary and country. Turkey needs to secure its Putin was not content to invade and they were anxious, but they were also borders, and it needs to crack down on annex Crimea. He has also sponsored deeply grateful and hopeful about their smugglers and criminal gangs exploit- the establishment of Russian-con- future lives in a safe, secure Europe. ing and trafficking in refugees. Front- trolled provinces in eastern Ukraine.

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We were on the need for congressional action on really the linchpin of this bill. Compa- briefed on Russia’s efforts on many cyber security. We face ever-increasing nies can monitor systems, share cyber fronts to destabilize the country. We cyber attacks from sophisticated indi- threat indicators with one another or were also briefed on Ukraine’s efforts viduals, organized crime syndicates, with the government, and deploy defen- to boost its economy and to root out and foreign regimes. These attacks sive measures to protect against any corruption in the country’s govern- pose a real threat to our economy and cyber security threats. So the defini- ment and institutions. to our national security. It is clear tion of ‘‘cyber security threat’’ is pret- The European Union and the United that we must respond to these new ty important, and the bill defines States are standing by Ukraine, and threats because the cost of compla- ‘‘cyber security threat’’ to include any this solidarity is making a difference. cency is too high, but it is critical, in action that ‘‘may result in an unau- It appears to have moderated Russia’s deciding how we protect our informa- thorized effort to adversely impact’’ ambitions, at least for now. The coun- tion networks, that we also continue to cyber security. Under this definition, tries of Western Europe and the United protect the fundamental privacy rights companies can take action even if it is States have demanded that Russia and civil liberties of Americans. In unreasonable to think that security fully implement the Minsk II agree- short, there is a pressing need for might be compromised. ment to contain the conflict, and we This raises serious concerns about heard some encouraging signs. Elec- meaningful, effective cyber security the scope of all of the authorities tions in the breakaway provinces— legislation that balances privacy and granted by the bill and the privacy im- elections that might have led to suc- security. Unfortunately, as it now plications of those authorities. Secu- cession—have been delayed. Russia is stands, the Cybersecurity Information rity experts and advocates have warned redeploying light armor away from the Sharing Act falls short. region. But, of course, this is not ade- Since this legislation was first intro- that in this context, establishing the quate. duced, I and a number of my colleagues broadest possible definition of ‘‘cyber Sanctions on Russia must remain in on both sides of the aisle have raised security threat’’ actually threatens to place until President Putin and the serious concerns about the problems undermine security by increasing the rebels he backs fulfill all of their obli- the bill presents for Americans’ pri- amount of unreliable information gations under the Minsk II agreement. vacy and for the effective operation of shared with the government. I left Ukraine with a strong sense that our Nation’s cyber defense. My col- I have written an amendment, which despite living under an ever-present leagues and I are not alone. Serious is cosponsored by Senators LEAHY, threat from Russia, this is a nation concerns have been raised by tech- WYDEN, and DURBIN, which would set that continues to stand strong and nologists and security experts, civil so- the bar a bit higher, requiring that a move forward. It was an honor to per- ciety organizations from across the po- threat be at least ‘‘reasonably likely’’ sonally reaffirm to Ukraine’s leader- litical spectrum, and major tech com- to result in an effort to adversely im- ship and citizens that the United panies, such as Apple, Dropbox, Twit- pact security. This standard gives com- States is an ally and partner and that ter, Yelp, salesforce.com, and Mozilla. panies plenty of flexibility. They don’t we strongly support the government’s Neither the Business Software Alliance need to be certain that an incident or agenda of reform and modernization. nor the Computer & Communications event is an attack before they share in- Our European allies are confronting Industry Association supports CISA as formation, but they should have at an array of challenges unprecedented written. least determined that it is a plausible since the end of the Second World War: In a letter I received from the De- threat. not only the refugee crisis but also ris- partment of Homeland Security this The definition of a cyber security ing threats from Russia, economies summer, the agency—which has a lead- threat isn’t the only problematic provi- that continue to be held back by debt ing role in cyber security for the Fed- sion of the bill. This brings me to the and austerity, and a resurgence of na- eral Government—expressed concern second concern that I would like to tionalistic and nativist political par- about specific aspects of CISA. DHS ex- highlight. The bill provides a blanket ties. However, our delegation witnessed plained that under the bill’s approach, authorization that allows companies to firsthand a creative and resourceful ‘‘the complexity—for both government share information ‘‘notwithstanding Europe that is capable of meeting these and businesses—and inefficiency of any any other provision of law.’’ As DHS challenges. Europe needs and deserves information sharing program will explained this past summer, that stat- American support and partnership, be- markedly increase.’’ The letter ex- utory language ‘‘sweeps away impor- ginning with a more robust U.S. re- plained that CISA would do away with tant privacy protections.’’ Indeed, it sponse to the refugee crisis, which is important privacy protections and means that CISA would override all ex- the greatest humanitarian challenge of could make it harder, not easier, to de- isting privacy laws, from the Elec- our time. I hope we in this Chamber velop ‘‘a single, comprehensive picture tronic Communications Privacy Act, and in Congress will rise in response to of the range of cyber threats faced ECPA, to HIPAA, a law that protects that challenge to do our part. daily.’’ sensitive health information. I yield the floor. Senator BURR and Senator FEINSTEIN, Moreover, this blanket authorization I suggest the absence of a quorum. the bill managers, have worked very applies to sharing done with any Fed- The PRESIDING OFFICER. The hard over the last months to improve eral agency. Companies are free to di- clerk will call the roll. rectly share with whomever they may The senior assistant legislative clerk various aspects of the bill, and their choose, including law enforcement and proceeded to call the roll. substitute amendment offers a signifi- Mr. FRANKEN. Mr. President, I ask cantly improved version of CISA. I military intelligence agencies. This unanimous consent that the order for really appreciate their efforts, but it is means that, unbeknownst to their cus- the quorum call be rescinded. clear to me and others that the im- tomers, companies may share informa- The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without provements did not go far enough. tion that contains customers’ personal objection, it is so ordered. Major concerns raised in the letter information with NSA, FBI, and oth- ers. From a security perspective, it f from DHS and voiced by security ex- perts, privacy advocates, and tech com- also means we are setting up a diffuse CYBERSECURITY INFORMATION panies still have not been resolved. Let system. I want to emphasize this. This SHARING ACT me briefly describe three of them. is setting up a diffuse system that, as Mr. FRANKEN. Mr. President, I rise First, the bill gives companies a free DHS’s letter acknowledged, is likely to today to talk about the Intelligence pass to engage in network monitoring be complex and inefficient, where it is

VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:55 Oct 23, 2015 Jkt 059060 PO 00000 Frm 00026 Fmt 0624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\G22OC6.052 S22OCPT1 emcdonald on DSK67QTVN1PROD with SENATE October 22, 2015 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S7453 actually harder for our cyber security TRANSPORTATION FUNDING more reliable, more affordable, and experts to connect the dots and keep us Mr. CARPER. Mr. President, I would more efficient. When you look at an safe. just note that the Presiding Officer and outfit called McKinsey & Company, a These are all reasons why privacy ex- I are on the same schedule, because I big international consulting firm, they perts, independent security experts, come here a couple of times a week, have an entity, an appendage of and the Department of Homeland Secu- but you are here more often than not McKinsey, that is called the Global In- rity have all warned that CISA’s blan- when I am speaking. I am sorry. This is stitute. A year or so ago, they opined ket authorization is a problem. cruel and unusual punishment, I sus- that a fully funded, robustly funded Earlier this year, the House avoided pect, for you. But I welcome the oppor- transportation program in the United this problem when they passed the Na- tunity. Thank you for showing up. Oth- States would provide 1.8 million new tional Cybersecurity Protection Ad- erwise, I would not have a chance to jobs in this country—1.8 million new vancement Act by a vote of 355 to 63. share these thoughts today with the jobs in this country—and that it would That information sharing bill only au- folks that are in the Chamber and any- grow GDP, gross domestic product, by thorizes sharing with the government body else who might have tuned in. 1.5 percent per year—not just one time, through a single civilian hub at the De- Earlier this year, the Senate actually but per year. Those are pretty amazing partment of Homeland Security—a took up legislation that was reported numbers, actually, for me. move toward efficient streamlining of out of the Environment and Public Well, one of the things that actually information that is also good for pri- Works Committee, which was a 6-year drives the increase in employment and vacy. But understand that this is the Transportation authorization bill. A the growth in GDP is a more efficient House of Representatives, 355 to 63, lot of people who don’t work here don’t freight transportation system and one saying: Let’s make this easier for the realize that for us to spend money— that actually focuses—as in this legis- government to have all the informa- taxpayer money—in most cases we lation—on freight, and not just moving tion in one place. have to authorize a program at certain our cars, trucks, and vans but actually Finally, CISA fails to adequately as- funding levels. Then we have to come figuring out how we move freight from sure the removal of irrelevant personal back and do a second step, and that is place to place in a more efficient way. information. This, of course, is a major to actually appropriate the money to The second area where there seems to concern. The bill allows personal infor- spend that has been authorized. be some agreement is that both pieces mation to be shared even when there is Usually, if we are authorized to spend of legislation prioritize—especially the a high likelihood that the information $100 in a program, we cannot come in Senate version—bridge safety and large is not related to a cyber security and just appropriate a lot more money facilities of national importance. threat. Combined with the bill’s overly than that. We have to do it within the Think big bridges; think big tunnels. broad definition of ‘‘cyber security levels set by the authorization bill. We have a bunch of bridges in this threat,’’ this basically ensures that pri- Well, we took up on the floor of the country—I forget what the percentage vate entities will share extraneous in- Senate the Environment and Public is—that are substandard, not safe— formation from Americans’ personal Works Committee’s 6-year Transpor- maybe one out of every nine. So take communications. If companies are tation bill, coauthored by Senator your choice for the bridges you are going to receive the broad liability pro- INHOFE and Senator BOXER, Republican going over. Think about that. One in tection this bill provides, they should and Democrat, and reported out of the nine is deemed to be essentially unsafe. be expected to do better than this. committee unanimously. Most people Both of those bills say: Well, that Senator WYDEN has offered an think we fight about everything. Well, ought to be a priority and we would amendment, which I am proud to be we don’t. Environment and Public like to authorize higher spending for the cosponsor of, which would require Works Committee Senators BOXER and that. These bills focus on clean air companies to be more diligent and to INHOFE have been very good at working remove ‘‘to the extent feasible’’ any funding and toward some of the most together on these authorization bills. dangerous sources of emissions—diesel personal information that isn’t nec- Now, the authorization bill does not emissions. A lot of it comes from road- essary to identify a cyber security contain the funding, but it says: These building—road and highway—and threat. The ‘‘extent feasible’’ is a cru- are our transportation policies, and cial improvement, but it is hardly this is the level that we think is appro- bridgebuilding equipment that is diesel novel; in fact, it is basically the same priate. But it does not actually fund a powered and puts out harmful emis- standard that is in place today when dollar to go to those programs. sions. information is shared between private Well, over in the House of Represent- Actually, our bill in the Senate does companies and the Department of atives today, they got in the act. As I some good things to reduce those emis- Homeland Security. There is no jus- understand it, the House transpor- sions while we go about building these tification for lowering that standard in tation committee has reported out—I transportation projects. One of the CISA, especially because the bill also think on a voice vote—their own 6-year things that I especially like about our provides companies with significant li- authorization bill. This is good. It has bill is that it says that eventually we ability protection. not passed the House yet, but at least ought to have an approach to funding Mr. President, the amendments I it is out of committee, with apparently roads, highways, and bridges. have talked about today, as well as a a fair amount of broad support, which Maybe it should be something that number of other pending amendments, is good. reflects vehicle miles traveled. We would make CISA a better deal, one This is the Senate-passed bill called don’t have that kind of magical system that is significantly more protective of the DRIVE Act, reported out by the now. In Oregon, they have been trying Americans’ privacy and more likely to committee a couple of months ago and to do it for 10 years. They call it RUC, advance cyber security. I want to en- passed the Senate here more recently. a road user charge. They have maybe courage my colleagues to support these As you know, we have names for our 5,000 families that are actually using amendments. Without them, I fear bills, such as the names for cars. But this. But it is a long way from 5,000 that, however well intentioned, CISA the DRIVE Act, the Senate-passed bill, families in Oregon to having a national would do a disservice to the American the Surface Transportation Reauthor- system that we can use to come up people. ization and Reform Act, has a num- with money to pay for roads, highways, I suggest the absence of a quorum. ber—3763. It is a 6-year authorization bridges, and transit. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The for transportation programs. But our Senate-passed bill estab- clerk will call the roll. Do these bills have any good ideas in lishes research to develop alternative The senior assistant legislative clerk them? Well, they really do. As it turns user fees to replace, maybe eventually, proceeded to call the roll. out, there is a fair amount of common the gas and diesel tax somewhere down Mr. CARPER. Mr. President, I ask ground that these two pieces of legisla- the line—not next year, probably not unanimous consent that the order for tion share, the Senate-passed bill and this decade, but somewhere down the the quorum call be rescinded. the bill out of the House committee. line. I think that should be a growing The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without One of them is that there is a new part of the source of revenues to pay objection, it is so ordered. focus on making freight transportation for transportation.

VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:55 Oct 23, 2015 Jkt 059060 PO 00000 Frm 00027 Fmt 0624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\G22OC6.054 S22OCPT1 emcdonald on DSK67QTVN1PROD with SENATE S7454 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE October 22, 2015 The Senate bill even increases— portation infrastructure. They give us Again, the Washington Post opined bumps up not hugely but bumps up a a D-plus. ‘‘D’’ as in ‘‘dog.’’ ‘‘D’’ as in the same message earlier in January of little bit—the baseline funding and ‘‘dangerous.’’ ‘‘D’’ as in ‘‘degraded.’’ this year. Let’s look at that one again. funding for transportation. I wish it That is when you spend $90 billion a They said: ‘‘With oil prices low, now’s had been more, but at least it is an ef- year, which is maybe contemplated in the perfect time for Congress to raise fort to do that. Our next chart is one of the authorization legislation—maybe a the gas tax.’’ That is what they said in my favorite charts. I have a friend little bit more. We don’t really make January of this year. from Montana, a former attorney gen- much of a dent in the work that needs As it turns out, we did some check- eral, former Governor, former chair- to be done. ing. We found out last week, at 29,000 man of the Republican National Com- What we propose in our legislation is gas stations across the country, they mittee, whose name is Marc Racicot. $220 billion, and we would have $130 bil- are selling gas for less than $2 a gallon. Folks from his State like to talk about lion for new investments in repairs and Think about that: 29,000 gas stations cowboys who really are not cowboys. upgrades. I should be able to do some across America. The gas station in my They have a saying out there. They new projects and make a bigger dent in neighborhood is at $2.09, and the Wash- say: All hat, no cattle. In this case, we the ones that need our attention. ington Post opined 7 months, 8 months, can have all the transportation author- Let’s see what we have in our next 9 months ago that ‘‘With oil prices low, ization bills until the cows come home, chart. I think there is a fair amount of now’s the perfect time for Congress to but unless we actually fund them, they support for doing that from what I raise the gas tax.’’ Actually, gas prices are just words on a piece of paper, and hear. Let’s take a look. are about half a dollar lower now than we don’t build a road or a highway or We looked at a couple of recent edi- they were then. a bridge or do anything on the transit torials that basically say what day—I If the Iran agreement is fully imple- side unless we actually fund them. I think from these newspapers are from mented, Iran—which now produces don’t know who this guy is, but I love coast to coast, from North to South, about 200,000 barrels of oil a day—a this poster. All hat, no cattle. That is East to West. Believe it or not, they year from now they are going to be where we are right now because we say we ought to pay for transpor- producing about 1 million barrels a don’t have agreement on how we are tation—roads, highways, and bridges. day. This suggests to me that a world really going to pay for robustly fund- It should be that the user pays to use already awash in oil might actually ing transportation projects. the roads, highways, and bridges. They continue to be awash in oil for a while, There is an idea out there that goes ought to pay for them. It is what we so with the low oil prices, I think there beyond lousy pay-fors. I think the kind have done for years. If we raise the gas is reason to believe they are not going of stuff goes like this: We steal money and diesel tax from 1993—22 years ago, to spike back up any time soon. for 10 years out of TSA, instead of about 18 years ago for the gas tax, 23 There are more editorials and head- making our skies safer, and we put cents for the diesel tax—in today’s pur- lines. The Miami Herald: ‘‘Fix our that money of 10 years of revenues into chasing power, adjust for inflation. So roads.’’ Akron Beacon Journal, Akron, 3 months of helping to fund transpor- the gas tax is worth less than a dime, OH: ‘‘Raise the gas tax and make bet- tation projects. That is not too smart, not 18 cents, but less than a dime. The ter policy.’’ The JournalStar, which is but we do that. Instead of making bor- diesel tax is not worth 23 cents, but in Nebraska: ‘‘Follow the logic on gas der crossings in this country safer, less than 15 cents—probably closer to tax.’’ where folks are trying to get into our 12 cents. Those are major newspapers across country, we use Customs fees for that Here is what some of the people say. the country. We have also had some purpose. But instead of using it to The New York Times says: ‘‘Highways polling done, not by us, but by the make our border crossings safer and Need a Higher Gas Tax.’’ They are es- American Road & Transportation our ports of entry safer, we put 10 years sentially saying restore the purchasing Builders Association and also by Mi- of Customs fees collected into 3 months power of the gas and diesel tax. All neta. Some of us remember Norman or so of transportation projects. right? Not add $1, not add 50 cents or 25 Mineta, former mayor of San Jose, the We look at the Strategic Petroleum cents, but restore the purchasing Secretary of Transportation who Reserve, for which we bought the pe- power. worked in both the Republican Bush troleum. We try to buy it low and not USA TODAY says: ‘‘Raise the gas administration and the Clinton admin- use it very much. But we will see what tax: Our view.’’ They also add: ‘‘High- istration. In these two recent nation- we spent in the last couple of years way funding hijinks: Our view’’—which wide surveys, clear majorities have in- buying and refilling our Strategic Pe- actually coincides with mine. dicated support for increasing fuel troleum Reserve, at $80, $90, maybe $100 Let’s see if we have any others. The taxes as a fair way to invest in trans- a barrel, and now we are selling it at Washington Post says, and this is a portation projects. basically half of that price. very recent one: ‘‘Highway Transpor- This is from the American Road & You are supposed to buy low and then tation Fund needs a permanent and Transportation Builders Association: sell high. That is where you end up simple fix.’’ Even more recent, edi- A Strong Majority Supports Payments to making your profits. What we are torial board said: ‘‘Congress recklessly Keep Up With Inflation doing with our Strategic Petroleum refuses to top up the Highway Trust By more than a 2:1 margin, voters support Fund.’’ Then even more recently: ‘‘Con- increased payments directed to upkeep of Reserve is to buy high, sell low, and the nation’s infrastructure, given the need to use whatever money we realize to help gress should fix the gas tax.’’ keep up with inflation. About 68 percent to pay for some transportation projects— Again, restore the purchasing power 70 percent support, strongly support, or not a real smart investment strategy. of the gas and diesel tax, not to use it somewhat support doing that. We have an- What Senator DICK DURBIN and I for extraneous stuff, not to use it for other recent poll, and these are just rep- have introduced is something we called foreign aid, not to use it for Afghani- resentative samples. There are others that the TRAFFIC Relief Act. It is an acro- stan or other places around the world, are coming out almost weekly now. nym. Tax Relief and Fix the Trust not to use it for health care, not to use The Mineta Transportation Institute Fund for Infrastructure Certainty Act it for education, but to use it to take Poll—there is one that gives a variety of 2015. Here is the real thing we need these roads, highways, and bridges that of different options in gas tax, sales to know about. It raises $220 billion are deteriorating and actually put the tax, and vehicle-miles-traveled fee. The over the next 10 years. We raise $220 money, any extra money we generate, one that actually gets the most sup- billion in the next 10 years to go into into those. Bangor, ME: ‘‘The nation’s port is a 10-cent increase with revenue the transportation trust fund. highway fund doesn’t have to continue used just for transportation—not for If we just want to go, frankly, not to to lose ground.’’ any other purpose, just for transpor- a level of spending that actually ad- The Register-Guard—I am trying to tation—71 percent. I was surprised it dresses the problem, then, in fact, we remember where that is. I am not sure was this high. People want us to fix have our roads, highways, and bridges where the Register-Guard is, but it said their roads, highways and bridges. get a D-plus. Civil engineers across the ‘‘Just raise the gas tax’’ in an editorial They are tired of paying for repairs to country every year evaluate our trans- in July. their vehicles.

VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:55 Oct 23, 2015 Jkt 059060 PO 00000 Frm 00028 Fmt 0624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\G22OC6.056 S22OCPT1 emcdonald on DSK67QTVN1PROD with SENATE October 22, 2015 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S7455 The next quote is from the Philadel- long time—in my own case for over 20 not universal, disenfranchisement of phia Inquirer today. They are talking years. This is going to be a momentous the Rohingya population. For all the to people who read their paper. ‘‘The election for at least two reasons. ill treatment the Rohingya have had to next time your axle snaps or a tire rim First, for Burma’s citizens—or for endure in their history, at least they is bent on a bumpy highway, consider many of them, at least—this election had once been able to vote and run for delivering the broken car parts to your represents a chance to finally choose office in Burma. They voted and fielded congressional representatives’’—your their own leaders, which is, indeed, a a candidate for office in both the 2010 representatives in Congress, your rare occurrence in recent Burmese his- election and the 1990 election, but, House Members, and your Senators. tory. That is significant in itself, but alas, no more. The average amount of money that there is another reason these elections Reports indicate that otherwise eligi- we spend on repairs of cars, trucks, and are so important, because the manner ble Rohingya, more than half a million vans every year that is related to bad in which they are conducted will serve of them, have been systematically de- roads and bad bridges is anywhere from as a key indicator of the progress of re- prived of the right to vote and the $350 a year to as much as $500 per year. form in that country. right to stand for election. That poses That is the range there. There are some encouraging signs another serious challenge to next I wish to close with sometimes people that the election will be freer and fair- month’s elections being seen as free say you can’t vote—we can’t vote here er than what we have seen in the past. and fair, and there is another serious to do this stuff. None of us will ever get Unlike recent Burmese elections, for challenge I would note as well. reelected. example, international election observ- Finally, while media activity in Well, wait a minute. How about the ers have been permitted into the coun- Burma is far more open than it was be- 12 States where in the last 2 years they try. That is an important departure fore 2010, there have been troubling actually voted to do this stuff. State from the past, and it is encouraging. At signs that indicate a recent and wor- highway transportation departments the same time, there have been trou- rying backslide. In fact, just a few days get about half of their money from the bling signs during the election cycle. ago, news circulated of individuals Federal Government, and they raise Allow me to share a few of them with being arrested for Facebook postings. about half of their money locally. you now. These are very disturbing reports. First, the Constitution was not Their major sources of revenues locally Campaigns can be conducted only when amended prior to the election. As many are taxes and user fees on gas and die- a free exchange of ideas is permitted. of my colleagues will recall, the Bur- sel. Arresting citizens for free expression mese Constitution unreasonably re- In 12 States in the last 2 years they runs directly counter to that idea. It is stricts who can be a candidate for voted to do this. These are mostly red at odds with notions of free speech and President, a hardly subtle attempt to States because there are more red democracy, and it seems designed to bar the country’s most popular opposi- send chilling signals to the Burmese States, at least with legislatures and tion figure from even standing for of- people. Governors, than blue. But 95 percent of fice. That is certainly worrying It is clear that Burma faces substan- the Republican legislatures voted to enough, but the Burmese Constitution tial challenges. From the undemo- raise user fees on gas and diesel in goes even further, ensuring an effective cratic elements in Burma’s Constitu- their States; 95 percent of them were military veto over constitutional tion, to the disenfranchisement of the reelected last fall. They won their pri- change—over, for instance, amend- Rohingya, to troubling incidents re- mary; they won their general. They ments about running for the Presi- garding the curtailment of citizens’ were reelected. dency by requiring more than three- basic rights, these challenges are sig- Who wasn’t elected as much? The fourths parliamentary support in a leg- nificant. They need to be addressed. people who voted against doing that. islature where the Constitution also re- At the same time, we should not So the folks who actually voted to serves—listen to this—more than one- allow these things to completely over- raise the user fees actually were re- fourth of the seats for the military. So shadow what Burma has accomplished. elected more than the people who voted in order to change the Constitution, It has actually come a long way in re- against it. you have to get some military votes cent years. There are many positive On the Democratic side, in the States and obviously, so far, that hasn’t hap- things to be built upon as well. In where they voted to raise the user fees pened. short, there is still hope for Burma’s to pay just for transportation—not for Allowing appropriate constitutional upcoming election. anything else—90 percent of the Demo- changes to pass through the Par- Thein Sein’s government has an op- crats were reelected. More legislators liament would have represented a tan- portunity to make these last few weeks were reelected than did not get re- gible demonstration of the Burmese of campaigning as free and as fair as elected. So just keep that in mind. Government’s commitment to both po- possible. The Burmese Government can I have said enough. The majority litical reform and to a freer and fairer still hold an election that, despite the leader is waiting, and I thank him for election this November. But when the troubling things I mentioned, can be his patience, but here is the long story measures were put to a vote on June 25, embraced by Burmese citizens and the short: There is a need out there. The the government’s allies exercised the international community alike. American people expect us to do some- very undemocratic power the Constitu- That will mean ensuring these final thing about it. They want us to work tion grants them to stymie the effort. weeks of campaigning are as free and together. We need not just to have a So what kinds of messages do these as fair as possible. That will mean en- hat. This can’t be all hat; there has to actions send us? They bring the Bur- suring freedom of expression is pro- be some cattle. Where is the beef? mese Government’s continued commit- tected. Where is the money to pay for all of ment to democracy into question. If These are the kinds of minimum this stuff? you were truly committed to democ- goals that Burmese officials must I will be back next week to talk racy, why would you continue a provi- strive toward in the final weeks of the about it some more, and I thank the sion like that, which to most of the campaign season. If the Burmese Gov- majority leader for his patience. world is simply quite laughable or out- ernment gets this right, if it ensures as The PRESIDING OFFICER. The ma- rageous? free and fair an election as possible, jority leader. They also raise fundamental ques- with results accepted by competing f tions about the balloting this fall, in- parties, the government, and the mili- creasing the prospect of an election tary, that would go a long way toward BURMA being perceived as something other reassuring Burma’s friends around the Mr. MCCONNELL. Mr. President, on than the will of the people, even if its globe that it remains committed to po- November 8, just a few weeks away, the actual conduct proves to be free and litical reform and progress in the bilat- people of Burma will hold national fair. It is hard to see how that is in eral relationship. Indeed, both the gov- elections. This promises to be a mo- anybody’s interest. ernment and the military have com- mentous event for a country many of The second deeply troubling consid- mitted to standing by the election re- us have studied and followed for a very eration is the apparent widespread, if sults.

VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:55 Oct 23, 2015 Jkt 059060 PO 00000 Frm 00029 Fmt 0624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\G22OC6.057 S22OCPT1 emcdonald on DSK67QTVN1PROD with SENATE S7456 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE October 22, 2015 Now, let me be clear. While I have al- comprised of preteen and teenage stu- cations in Oregon and across the coun- ways approached this relationship and dents, the movement repeatedly chal- try. I look forward to working with my the role of sanctions realistically, this lenged segregation from 1963 to 1965. On Senate colleagues to continue to sup- election is a test the government must July 15, 1963, a number of school-aged port early childhood education pro- pass. Simply holding an election with- girls were arrested, transported to a grams like Head Start. out mass casualties or violence, while jail in Dawson, GA, and held overnight. f vitally important, isn’t good enough. Early the next morning, they were NATIONAL FOREST PRODUCTS Let me say that again. Just holding an transported to Leesburg, GA, without WEEK election without mass violence is not parental consent. The girls were held 20 enough. It has to do a lot more than miles from their homes in a Civil War- Mr. CRAPO. Mr. President, the U.S. just have the absence of violence. era stockade following their arrest for Department of Agriculture has des- As I stated on the Senate floor ear- protesting, and they were not released ignated this week as National Forest lier this year, if we end up with an until mid-September 1963. Products Week to recognize the impor- election not accepted by the Burmese After a SNCC photographer revealed tant contribution of forest products to people as reflecting their will, it will the terrible, unsanitary, and dangerous our economy and environment. This make further normalization of rela- conditions, the young girls, dubbed the week means a great deal to industries tions—at least as it concerns the legis- ‘‘Stolen Girls,’’ gained national atten- and employees in the State of Idaho lative branch of this government— tion. However, the incident has not re- and citizens nationally. much more difficult. It would likely ceived the attention it deserves. In Idaho alone, forestry, logging, hinder further enhancement of U.S.- The young ladies who were jailed are wood products, and pulp and paper pro- Burma economic ties and military-to- ready to tell the stories of their untold duction support more than 10,600 jobs, contribute over $430 million to the military relations. It would likely mistreatment after 52 years. I encour- local economy through wages, and erode confidence in Burma’s reform ef- age my fellow Georgians and Ameri- produce a value of shipments of over forts. It would also likely make it more cans to learn more about the civil $2.6 billion. The industry continues to difficult for the executive branch to in- rights movement so that all might find grow and is taking on new and innova- clude Burma in the Generalized System healing. tive projects like the development of of Preferences Program or to enhance f tall wood buildings. Over the past sev- political military relations. HEAD START AWARENESS MONTH eral years, a number of tall wood Those of us who follow Burma want projects have been completed around this country to succeed. We want to see Mr. WYDEN. Mr. President, I wish to the world, demonstrating successful the government carry out an election express my appreciation to the stu- applications of next generation lumber that is as free and as fair as possible. dents, parents, staff, and alumni of the and mass timber technologies. Today, We are prepared to continue doing Head Start Program and to join them the concept is gaining traction in the what we can to encourage more posi- in celebrating Head Start Awareness U.S.—with more architects opting for a tive change in that country, and we Month. The dedicated individuals at Head Start have served our Nation’s sustainable solution for attaining safe, will be realistic about what is possible. cost-effective, and high-performing tall As I just mentioned, that is the kind most vulnerable children and families for 50 years. buildings in urban dense settings. of approach I have always tried to Years of research and real-life experi- Since its founding in 1965, this pro- take—a hopeful but still realistic one ence have proven that wood buildings gram has provided comprehensive so- when it comes to this relationship, not can withstand the effects of major wind cial and emotional development serv- just on the role of sanctions but also and seismic events. These structures, ices to children from birth to age 5. Be- on the possible steps toward closer re- when properly designed and con- cause of Head Start, many young par- lations and on the individual programs structed, protect lives and preserve ents have been able to get the support and policies that would aid Burma’s de- building function. Wood buildings are they need during the crucial first years velopment and capabilities. durable and can be designed to last a of their child’s life. So we are hoping the Burmese Gov- lifetime. For example, a mass timber These services go far beyond what ernment gets this right. This is a big system was used in the 1974 rebuild of any parenting book could ever achieve. opportunity to send a signal to the rest the nine-story Butler Square Building Head Start staff provides real-life guid- of the world that Burma has indeed in Minneapolis. Heavy timber post and ance for young parents who, for exam- truly changed. We are hoping the Bur- beam construction provided an adapt- mese people continue moving along the ple, may need the name of a local den- able solution and has allowed the path of greater freedom and greater re- tist or help finding adequate housing to building to stand strong since 1900. form, but whatever the result, Burmese keep their families healthy and safe. As we celebrate forest products this Government officials should be assured In Oregon, we have 336 program loca- week, let us all thank and congratulate that Burma’s partners in the United tions that enrolled more than 13,000 in- those in the industry for their consid- States and in the international com- dividuals and families last year. You erable contributions to economies the munity will be watching intently to can find a Head Start location any- world over and their development of see what happens in the coming weeks where from Clatskanie, OR, all the way cutting-edge technologies that create with a realistic assessment in what to Chiloquin. Earlier this month, better, stronger, and greener buildings. Burma can achieve. Clatsop County celebrated Head Start’s Mr. WYDEN. Mr. President, during f anniversary by holding simultaneous National Forest Products Week, I am block parties at the county’s three lo- glad to join my colleagues in high- IN RECOGNITION OF THE cations. These Head Start and Early lighting the important role that the LEESBURG ‘‘STOLEN GIRLS’’ Head Start centers are helping Oregon forest products industry plays in Or- Mr. ISAKSON. Mr. President, it is families who want to see their children egon and nationwide. with a sense of solemnity that I recog- reach their full potential. Many rural communities throughout nize a low moment during the civil The Head Start Program fosters lit- Oregon were founded on the success of rights movement in my home State of eracy and prepares Oregon’s children the forest products industry. With Georgia 52 years ago. for success in school. Early learning fresh innovations and a focus on sus- During the height of the movement, through Head Start can put children on tainability, the industry continues to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., was ar- a path toward high school graduation bolster these communities year after rested for protesting racial segregation and a better future. In my view, the year. In Oregon, the industry supports in Albany, GA, on December 16, 1961, Head Start Program is a critical in- more than 37,000 jobs, pumping over $2 and held in the Sumter County jail. vestment in the development of our billion in wages directly into local The arrest galvanized the community Nation’s youngest children. economies. Overall, the industry pro- and Student Nonviolent Coordinating I speak today to honor those who are duces a combined product value of over Committee, SNCC, efforts to establish working to make a difference for our $7.8 billion. By encouraging a sustain- the Sumter County movement. Largely young people at all the Head Start lo- able forest products industry in Oregon

VerDate Sep 11 2014 05:31 Oct 23, 2015 Jkt 059060 PO 00000 Frm 00030 Fmt 0624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\G22OC6.063 S22OCPT1 emcdonald on DSK67QTVN1PROD with SENATE October 22, 2015 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S7457 and across the country, we can help Maine is home to about 40 wood prod- ucts industry provides thousands of strengthen markets for wood products, ucts and paper manufacturing facili- jobs for Montana families and a boost both here and abroad, and continue to ties, which contribute over $900 million to our State’s economy. ensure the success of rural economies. to the economy through jobs and wages Sadly, many forest products jobs in When harvested in a sustainable and over $4 billion in industry ship- Montana have been lost this year in manner, wood can reduce carbon emis- ments of products, making the forest large part due to an insufficient supply sions, and new state-of-the-art tech- products industry one of the largest of logs from Federal lands. I’m fighting nologies using wood as a building ma- manufacturing sectors in the State. for commonsense reforms to restore ac- terial have made timber more fire re- Our Nation’s forests are an essential tive management across Montana so sistant and stronger than ever. Wood element of our urban and rural land- we can get more Montanans back to has the potential to contribute vastly scape. Covering more than 750 million work, improve forest health, increase to a low-carbon economy by locking up acres across America, they create op- access to public lands, and provide the carbon that trees draw out of the portunities for recreation and habitats much-needed sustainable revenues to atmosphere when they grow. Wood for wildlife, and their products play an our forested counties. These reforms products like cross laminated timber integral role in our daily lives. must give the Forest Service the tools also bring down construction costs for As the only renewable building mate- and resources it needs to increase re- multiple story buildings in large cities. rial, wood requires less energy to sponsible timber harvests and protect The U.S. Department of Agriculture transport, construct, and produce in their work from obstructionist tactics has already recognized a project in my comparison to alternative building ma- that continue to encumber a substan- hometown of Portland that will dem- terials. By increasing the use of wood tial portion of the timber volume from onstrate the unique benefits of timber products in construction, we have the Montana’s national forests. Congress as a building material for a new age. opportunity to reduce greenhouse should enact these reforms swiftly. I’m proud that the Agriculture Depart- emissions and improve the environ- Further, as we seek to improve the ment gave one of two Tall Wood Build- mental performance of buildings. De- performance of our buildings, we ing Prize Competition awards to Port- sign and building professionals are in- should encourage the use of wood in land, OR, and I’m looking forward to creasingly recognizing wood’s environ- the construction of Federal and other seeing the 12-story wood building as a mental attributes and helping to create commercial buildings. Montana is new addition to the Portland skyline. strong markets for wood products. home to approximately 5 engineered Mr. MERKLEY. Mr. President, as we The industry continues to grow and and panel products facilities and 12 come together to celebrate National is taking on new and innovative sawmills, millwork, and treatment fa- Forest Products Week, I want to high- projects like the development of tall cilities that employ several thousand light the impacts and contributions of wood buildings. Over the past several people across the State. These facili- the forest products industry to my years, a number of tall wood projects ties are working to advance innovative home State of Oregon. In my State, the have been completed around the world, new technologies, for example, cross forest products industry produces over demonstrating successful applications laminated timber. I am proud to have 37,000 jobs; contributes over $2 billion of next generation lumber and mass SmartLam, Inc., the very first and in wages to local economies; and pro- timber technologies. Today, the con- only manufacturer of cross laminated duces a combined product value of cept is gaining traction in the U.S., timber, CLT, products in the U.S. lo- nearly $8 billion. with more architects opting for a sus- cated in the great State of Montana. Oregon has forest land that covers tainable solution for attaining safe, CLT products are creating opportuni- over 29 million acres. We have 72 saw- cost-effective, high-performing tall ties in the U.S. to build taller wood mills, millwork, and treating facilities, buildings. buildings. Advancements in new tech- 49 engineered wood and panel products Even with the advances of digital nology utilizing engineered ‘‘mass tim- facilities, and 11 other types of wood communications, paper also continues ber’’ panels are creating new possibili- products facilities, combining to make to play a valuable role in our daily ties for wood. This concept is gaining a total of 132 wood products facilities lives: from enhancing education momentum in the U.S. as many suc- in the State of Oregon. Forest products through written communications to cessful demonstration projects have produce $262 million annually in tax capturing and preserving life’s most been built and proven to be a safe and payments to support the rural and memorable moments. In my State, I cost-effective solution in urban dense local economics in the State of Oregon. continually hear from men and women settings. With more than 17 tall wood Forest products provide a clear value for whom paper is not only a pref- buildings of seven stories or more hav- both for our economy and for the envi- erence, but for some, a necessity. ing been built around the world serving ronment. Currently, America’s forests Forty-one percent of Americans over 65 as demonstration projects, building of- store 2.5 trillion metric tons of carbon years of age do not use the internet. ficials, designers, contractors, and con- and capture nearly 13 percent of total Eliminating paper as an option for sumers are increasingly confident in U.S. CO2 emissions annually. One-half vital government communications— the safety of these buildings. of the dry weight of wood is carbon; like the IRS tax instruction manual— I want to thank the individuals in and the lumber, wood products, and the impedes access to critical information the forest products industry for their wood used in buildings each provide a every citizen has a right to receive. important contributions to my home carbon storage system. With advanced Thank you for the opportunity to State and for their efforts to expand technologies, we are seeing taller and recognize the hard-working men and tall wood building projects across the stronger buildings made of wood— women employed by the forest prod- Nation. buildings that will last for generations ucts industry in Maine. I ask my col- Ms. STABENOW. Mr. President, I and help move us towards a more sus- leagues to join me in celebrating Na- wish to join my colleagues in support tainable future. tional Forest Products Week and re- of the 55th National Forest Products In closing, I would like to express my flect on the positive economic, social, Week and to recognize the more than support for the forest products indus- and environmental impacts paper and 26,000 hard-working men and women try and their ongoing efforts to posi- forest products have on our everyday that work in the forest products sector tively contribute to the environment lives. in Michigan. and submit these comments as part of Mr. DAINES. Mr. President, I wish to Forests in Michigan and nationwide this year’s National Forest Product’s recognize the important role of the for- help keep our air and water clean, pro- Week. est products industry as we celebrate vide wildlife habitats, and places for Mr. KING. Mr. President, in support National Forest Products Week. recreation. These forests aren’t just an of National Forest Products Week, I Montana’s forests are a treasured environmental treasure; they are an would like to recognize the nearly part of our State’s heritage which economic powerhouse. Michigan is 18,000 hard-working men and women many of us hold so dear—not only are home to nearly 200 businesses that employed by the forest products indus- Montana’s forests where we hunt, fish, manufacture everything from office try in the great State of Maine. explore, and live, but our forest prod- paper to wood pellets for home heating.

VerDate Sep 11 2014 05:52 Oct 23, 2015 Jkt 059060 PO 00000 Frm 00031 Fmt 0624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A22OC6.049 S22OCPT1 emcdonald on DSK67QTVN1PROD with SENATE S7458 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE October 22, 2015 Nationwide, our forests provide more products sector. Arkansas is home to nizing the men and women of the forest than 900,000 jobs, creating almost $240 over 100 wood products, paper, and products industry for their contribu- billion in economic output every year. packaging manufacturing facilities tions to our Nation and, in particular, This economic activity leads to new that make nearly $7 billion in products my home State of Washington. opportunities in rural communities each year. Large and small employers The forest products industry employs around the country. That’s one reason dot the Arkansas landscape. I regularly nearly 30,000 people in Washington, why, as chairwoman of the Senate hear from and meet with Arkansas contributing $1.9 billion dollars in jobs Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, families who earn a living and make and wages. Employees work both in and Forestry, I worked with a bipar- great products at places like Green Bay wood products facilities and in paper tisan group of lawmakers to ensure the Packaging, Domtar, Deltic Timber, and manufacturing; and these facilities, 2014 farm bill strengthened forestry Georgia-Pacific. Every year, I meet and the jobs and wages they create, programs and helped bolster rural eco- with family tree farmers and small have been a dynamic part of our econ- nomic development. business operators who rely on our for- omy. Forest product companies are also estry sector to build a successful fu- I would like to commend the indus- leaders in the effort to increase recy- ture. And I track and support efforts to try for its recent technological ad- cling. Today, 96 percent of all commu- responsibly manage and utilize our re- vances and for continually looking to- nities across the country have access newable Federal forest resources. Ac- ward the future. Forest products have to curbside or drop-off paper recycling cording to the University of Arkansas, contributed greatly to improvements programs. On top of that, the millions the forest and forest products industry in energy efficiency in buildings and of Americans who recycle at home, produces $2.3 billion in wages that are their overall environmental perform- work, and school have helped recover pumped into the Arkansas economy ance. I am particularly excited about more than 60 percent of the paper con- each year. This economic activity cre- new ‘‘mass timber’’ technologies, such sumed in the U.S. in each of the last 3 ates and supports countless other jobs. as cross laminated timber, CLT, that years. Picture this: each day our paper I also serve as the co-chair of the are now opening an entirely new suite companies around the country recycle Senate Recycling Caucus. In this dual of opportunities. New technologies cre- enough paper to fill a 15-mile-long box- capacity, I have seen the forest prod- ate new markets for wood and healthy car train. ucts industry’s success in pairing eco- working forests. That type of leadership is great news nomic growth with respect for the en- Throughout our State, there is great for our planet and has some serious vironment. The industry is making interest in CLT. We are already seeing economic savings as well. Already great strides in promoting sustain- this new product bringing innovation more than 110 mills around the country ability and energy conservation, espe- to the design and construction of build- are making paper using only recovered cially by using carbon neutral biomass, ings. Tall wood buildings are now being materials. And efforts are on track to which meets about two-thirds of the in- built around the world. The U.S. mar- recover more than 70 percent of all dustry’s energy needs. Other successes ket is ripe for applying this new tech- paper used by 2020. At the same time, include boosting exports and encour- nology to new construction. I appre- paper can only be recycled a limited aging recycling. Paper recycling pro- ciate the support that the administra- number of times, so it’s important that grams now reach 96 percent of the tion is providing for builders that want steps are taken to ensure sustainable American people, and the industry is to use CLT. I expect to see an increase production of paper and forest products on target to recover and recycle about in the use of CLT and an increase in from our renewable forest resources. 70 percent of its products in the next the number of facilities that create it. Forest products can also help us be- few years. Our forests and forest products play come more energy independent. Manu- At the same time, the industry is fac- an important role in sequestering and facturers across the industry now use ing challenges—from problems with storing carbon. The use of wood in carbon neutral biomass that comes our transportation policies and infra- buildings provides a great opportunity from forest waste—materials like bark, structure to a regulatory maze that is to make our buildings more environ- wood scraps, byproducts, and other un- too difficult and costly to navigate. mentally and energy efficient. This is a usable products—to help power their Here in Congress, we need to solve great example of the use of forest prod- plants, reduce emissions, and save en- these challenges together, through ucts creating a healthier economy and ergy. common sense, cooperation, negotia- environment. For all these reasons, I am proud to tion, an open process, and a clear-eyed Even though I have talked so much serve as co-chair of the Paper and analysis of the facts. about CLT, I would like to commend Packaging Caucus with my colleague We also need to support the industry the men and women who comprise this from Arkansas, Senator BOOZMAN. as it transitions. While more informa- industry for their many contributions Thank you for the opportunity to tion is available digitally, paper and in Washington and around the U.S. recognize the hard-working profes- packaging products are still indispen- Mr. TESTER. Mr. President, I appre- sionals of the forest products industry sable to our modern economy. For ex- ciate this opportunity to recognize the in the great State of Michigan. I would ample, many Americans, particularly men and women of the forest products urge my colleagues to join me in cele- those in rural settings or with limited industry as we celebrate National For- brating National Forest Products Week resources or computer skills, have dif- est Products Week. These folks rep- and applaud the thousands of hard- ficulty accessing information digitally. resent a critical part of my State’s out- working Americans who are working That’s why in general, and particularly door heritage and economy. hard every day to keep America as the at government agencies, the format of The forestry and forest products in- leader in forest products. information should be a consumer dustries support nearly 5,000 jobs in Mr. BOOZMAN. Mr. President, I choice. Montana and generate approximately would like to recognize National For- In conclusion, paper, packaging, and $22 million in State and local taxes. est Products Week and the many other wood products are at the heart of Today, Montana is home to 20 facilities women and men in Arkansas who rely modern life and a modern economy. I that rely on forest products, from saw- on forestry and the forest products in- am glad to join my colleagues in cele- mills to engineered wood and panel dustry. brating National Forest Products production sites. In a time of increased As co-chair of the Paper and Pack- Week. These recyclable and renewable global competition, when the U.S. For- aging Caucus, I am glad to work with resources make our lives better, and est Service has to spend over half its my fellow co-chairs—Senator DEBBIE forestry is truly an Arkansas success budget on wildfire costs instead of STABENOW and Representatives REID story—and an American success story. managing our forests, the men and RIBBLE and GWEN GRAHAM—to high- Thank you. women who work in this industry de- light the role that this vital industry Ms. CANTWELL. Mr. President, I serve our support. These are the folks plays in our country. would like to join Senator CRAPO and who cut trees, transport them from the About 25,000 Arkansans are directly my colleagues in recognizing National forest to mills, process lumber, and employed in the forestry and forest Forest Products Week and in recog- make a wide variety of products that

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When designed and con- to sustainable forest management, and tainable forest management practices structed properly, these structures are continue to provide good jobs in Mon- in the United States maintain impor- high performing and provide the nec- tana. tant forest values such as biodiversity essary strength and ductility to pre- The forest products industry is also and wildlife habitat. Strong markets serve building function and provide life looking forward to find new ways to for wood products provide a financial safety protection. put our wood fiber to good use and cre- incentive for landowners to invest in Similarly, paper and packaging prod- ate additional value for local econo- their forests and keep them healthy for ucts have grown with the demands of a mies in Montana. In Whitefish, future generations. 21st century global economy. Made SmartLam, Inc. is the first manufac- Design and building professionals are from a recyclable and renewable re- turer of cross laminated timber, CLT, increasingly recognizing wood’s envi- source, paper and paper-based pack- products in the Nation. This Montana ronmental attributes and helping to aging transport food, medicine, and company is on the cutting edge of engi- create strong markets for wood prod- manufactured goods faster, further, neered-wood technology for building ucts. Over the past several years, a safer, and more environmentally construction materials. SmartLam is number of tall wood projects have been friendly than ever before. producing more than a million board completed around the world, dem- I ask my colleagues to join me in feet of CLT products a month and onstrating successful applications of celebrating National Forest Products hopes to open a new facility due to in- next generation technologies. Today, Week and reflect on the sustainable creasing demand. These products can the concept is gaining traction in the uses of America’s forests and the im- aid in the construction of taller, more United States where more architects portant contributions they make to fire-safe wood buildings and help re- are opting for a sustainable solution our economy and our national life. duce the carbon footprint of the con- for attaining safe, cost-effective, high- Mr. RISCH. Mr. President, I wish to struction process. Innovative wood performing tall buildings, particularly honor National Forest Products Week. construction systems are flexible and in urban dense settings. As the only re- I would simply like to express my sup- can be easily combined with other newable building material, wood re- port for newly available and continu- building materials, offering alter- quires less energy to transport, con- ously evolving opportunities to build natives for construction in urban areas struct, and produce than other building with wood. while supporting sustainable develop- materials. In the State of Idaho, the forest prod- ment in rural communities. In closing, I encourage my colleagues ucts industry makes significant con- In addition to providing good jobs, to support policies that maintain and tributions to our local, State, and na- the forest products industry plays a grow strong markets for wood prod- tional economies. In Idaho alone, we key role in the sustainable manage- ucts. As we celebrate National Forest have 19 sawmills, millwork, and treat- ment of the more than 25 million acres Products Week, I thank the employers ing facilities and 4 facilities making of forests in Montana. Most of the for- and employees of the forest products engineered wood and panel products. ested lands in Montana are managed by industry for their contributions to These products are increasingly used in the U.S. Forest Service. We have seen Maine and the Nation. buildings all around the globe. industry come together with a wide Mr. SCOTT. Mr. President, in support As we all know, U.S. and global popu- array of stakeholders in Montana to of National Forest Products Week, I lations are rapidly growing. Over the develop collaborative recommenda- would like to recognize the more than past several years, a number of tall tions for projects aimed at supporting 25,000 hard-working men and women wood projects have been completed local economies, improving forest employed by the forest products indus- around the world, demonstrating suc- health, reducing wildfire risks, and re- try in the great State of South Caro- cessful applications of next generation storing watersheds. On private lands, lina. With an annual payroll of almost lumber and mass timber technologies. industry has partnered with conserva- $1.7 billion and an estimated value of Today, the concept is gaining trac- tion organizations to keep forested products manufactured in the State ex- tion in the United States. More archi- lands forested as development pres- ceeding $9 billion, the forest products tects are opting for a sustainable solu- sures have grown. industry is among the largest manufac- tion to attain safe, cost-effective, high- In addition to National Forest Prod- turing sectors in my State and the performing tall buildings in urban ucts Week, this week also marks the largest valued agricultural crop. dense settings—many of these projects fifth annual Montana Forest Products This is the 55th consecutive year that already do or will use engineered wood Week. There is no better time to say we are recognizing the forest products products. thanks to the folks who work in Mon- industry for its contributions to our With more than 17 tall wood build- tana’s forest products industry. economy and to sustainable manufac- ings of seven stories or more having Ms. COLLINS. Mr. President, I am turing. The world has changed a lot been built around the world serving as pleased to speak today about the many since the first National Forest Prod- demonstration projects, building offi- contributions of the forest products in- ucts Week in 1960 and so has the indus- cials, designers, contractors, and con- dustry, as we recognize their important try. sumers are more confident than ever in work during National Forest Products Over the last few years, with new ad- the safety of these buildings. Week. vancements in lumber and mass timber Thank you for this opportunity to Wood products play a significant role technologies, the U.S. has begun inno- recognize the many forest products fa- in our economy. The U.S. wood prod- vative projects to build tall wood cilities and employers in my home ucts industry employs more than buildings. Over 17 tall wood buildings State that are helping make these tall 548,000 people in manufacturing and with over seven stories or more have wood building projects become a re- forestry, and U.S. private forest owners been built around the world, which ality. support 2.4 million jobs and $87 billion served as demonstration projects. Due f in payroll. In Maine, there are a num- to the success of these tall wood build- ber of wood products manufacturing fa- ings, contractors and consumers are ADDITIONAL STATEMENTS cilities, including sawmills, millwork, more confident than ever in the safety and treatment plants, engineered wood and high performance of these build- and panel product facilities, and paper ings. Additionally, with the right safe- TRIBUTE TO OTTO MERIDA mills. ty measures, tall wood buildings can be ∑ Mr. HELLER. Mr. President, today, I The environmental benefits associ- designed to meet and exceed fire safety wish to congratulate Otto Merida on ated with wood products—from renew- requirements. his retirement after nearly 40 years of ability to responsible forest practices Wood buildings are durable and can service to the Las Vegas Latin Cham- to a light carbon footprint—are helping be designed to last a lifetime. Years of ber of Commerce. It gives me great

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I wish him well in all of nounced that the House has agreed to came to the United States in the early his future endeavors.∑ the amendment of the Senate to the 1960s through a historic U.S. mission in bill (H.R. 3116) to extend by 15 years Cuba known as Operation Peter Pan. f the authority of the Secretary of Com- He attended high school in Wil- merce to conduct the quarterly finan- mington, DE, and received an associate TRIBUTE TO WALTER GALVIN cial report program. degree from North Florida Junior Col- ENROLLED BILL SIGNED lege and a bachelor’s degree in political ∑ Ms. MCCASKILL. Mr. President, science from the University of Florida. today I would like to recognize and At 10:46 a.m., a message from the After graduating, he worked with Vol- thank Walter Galvin for his years of House of Representatives, delivered by unteers In Service to America, VISTA, service with Emerson, a great em- Mr. Novotny, one of its reading clerks, in Massachusetts as a community orga- ployer for 125 years in the State of Mis- announced that the Speaker has signed nizer and social worker. He then left souri. Walt joined Emerson in 1973 and the following enrolled bill: VISTA and worked for the Fitchburg has had an enormous impact on the H.R. 3116. An act to extend by 15 years the Chamber of Commerce. company and the St. Louis community. authority of the Secretary of Commerce to He later came to Las Vegas in 1974 conduct the quarterly financial report pro- Walt’s service with Emerson began as gram. and began working for Nevada’s De- the controller at the Ridge Tool sub- partment of Education and the Com- The enrolled bill was subsequently sidiary. In 1993, he was named chief fi- signed by the President pro tempore prehensive Employment and Training nancial officer of Emerson and served (Mr. HATCH). Program. As someone who has traveled in this role for 17 years. During his to Cuba and spent time with the peo- time as CFO, he served as a manage- At 10:54 a.m., a message from the ple, I recognize the importance of nor- ment member of Emerson’s Board of House of Representatives, delivered by malizing some relations with this Directors and as vice chairman. Walt Mrs. Cole, one of its reading clerks, an- country. This is why I support lifting retired from Emerson in February of nounced that the House has passed the travel restrictions to and from Cuba. I 2013, but worked for Emerson for an- following bill, without amendment: am proud to see Otto represent his other 2 years to lend his expertise and S. 1362. An act to amend title XI of the So- country in such a positive manner knowledge to the next generation of cial Security Act to clarify waiver authority within our Nevada community. Begin- company leaders. regarding programs of all-inclusive care for ning in 1976, Otto helped organize Las Walt’s experience working at Emer- the elderly (PACE programs). Vegas’ Latin Chamber of Commerce, son provided him with the insight nec- The message also announced that the LCC, and in 1978 became the executive essary to influence positive change in House has passed the following bill, in director. In 2005, he was named presi- U.S. lawmaking. In 2004, he was di- which it requests the concurrence of dent and chief executive officer of the rectly involved in the passage of the the Senate: LCC and the LCC Community Founda- American Jobs Creation Act, which in- H.R. 692. An act to ensure the payment of tion. This successful body now has over cluded many provisions intended to interest and principal of the debt of the 13,000 members and is the premier incentivize and expand domestic manu- United States. Latin chamber serving the great State facturing. He appeared as a witness of Nevada. I am grateful that our State many times before committees in the At 1:42 p.m., a message from the has had someone like Otto leading this House and Senate, shedding light on House of Representatives, delivered by incredible organization for so many the struggle American companies face Mrs. Cole, one of its reading clerks, an- years. He is one of a kind and will be in such a competitive international en- nounced that the House has passed the missed. vironment and lending his expertise to following bill, in which it requests the Without a doubt, Otto’s work has had discussions of our Tax Code and com- concurrence of the Senate: a great impact on Las Vegas’ Hispanic prehensive tax reform. H.R. 10. An act to reauthorize the Scholar- businesses both large and small. ships for Opportunity and Results Act, and Through his unwavering commitment, He served as a member of the Board for other purposes. Of Directors of the U.S. Chamber of the Hispanic business community con- f tinues to grow and prosper. Otto has Commerce and as vice chairman and later, chairman of the Chamber’s tax MEASURES PLACED ON THE not only worked to build Las Vegas’ CALENDAR Hispanic businesses in times of eco- committee in Washington, DC. He also nomic stability, but also helped to served on the board of the National As- The following bill was read the sec- keep hard-working southern Nevada sociation of Manufacturers, NAM, and, ond time, and placed on the calendar: businessowners on their feet in times for a time, as the chairman of NAM’s S. 2193. A bill to amend the Immigration of great downturn. Along with his work tax committee. Other companies such and Nationality Act to increase penalties for to support local businesses, he has also as Ameren Corporation, F.M. Global individuals who illegally reenter the United Insurance, and Aegion Corporation also States after being removed and for other focused on philanthropic work, helping purposes. foster young Hispanic leaders through count Walt as a director. the Latino Youth Leadership Con- In addition to his service to Emerson f ference since 1993. In addition, he has and broader policy discussions, Walt MEASURES READ THE FIRST TIME was active in charitable endeavors in contributed greatly in helping to grow The following bill was read the first the St. Louis community. He served on scholarship funds to go towards higher time: education for Las Vegas’ Hispanic the board of Interco Charitable Foun- dation, the United Way of Greater St. S. 2200. A bill to amend the Fair Labor youth. This community is fortunate Standards Act of 1938 to strengthen equal that Otto has served as an ally and Louis, and is the past president of the pay requirements. Saint Louis Zoo Association and Car- leader for decades. To say he has had a f positive impact on Las Vegas’ Hispanic dinal Glennon Children’s Hospital. business community would be an un- St. Louis and the entire State of Mis- EXECUTIVE AND OTHER derstatement. The strong foundation souri are very lucky to have such a COMMUNICATIONS he has built will be felt for years to dedicated community leader making a The following communications were come. difference on a local, State, and na- laid before the Senate, together with I ask my colleagues and all Nevadans tional level. I ask all of my colleagues accompanying papers, reports, and doc- to join me in thanking Otto for his to join me in recognizing Walter uments, and were referred as indicated: dedication to both Las Vegas’ Hispanic Galvin’s impact on American busi- EC–3238. A communication from the Direc- business community and the LCC and nesses and leaders nationwide.∑ tor of the Regulatory Management Division,

VerDate Sep 11 2014 05:31 Oct 23, 2015 Jkt 059060 PO 00000 Frm 00034 Fmt 0624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\G22OC6.016 S22OCPT1 emcdonald on DSK67QTVN1PROD with SENATE October 22, 2015 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S7461 Environmental Protection Agency, transmit- to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the ting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule en- Urban Affairs. Interior, transmitting, pursuant to law, the titled ‘‘Pesticides; Agricultural Worker Pro- EC–3247. A communication from the Direc- report of a rule entitled ‘‘Endangered and tection Standard Revisions’’ ((RIN2070–AJ22) tor, Office of Surface Mining Reclamation Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Designation (FRL No. 9931–81)) received during adjourn- and Enforcement, Department of the Inte- of Critical Habitat for Diplacus ment of the Senate in the Office of the Presi- rior, transmitting, pursuant to law, the re- vandenbergensis (Vandenberg dent of the Senate on October 9, 2015; to the port of a rule entitled ‘‘Kentucky Regulatory Monkeyflower)’’ (RIN1018–AZ33) received Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Program’’ ((SATS No. KY–253–FOR) (Docket during adjournment of the Senate in the Of- Forestry. No. OSM–2009–0014)) received during adjourn- fice of the President of the Senate on Octo- EC–3239. A communication from the Chair- ment of the Senate in the Office of the Presi- ber 14, 2015; to the Committee on Environ- man and Chief Executive Officer, Farm Cred- dent of the Senate on October 14, 2015; to the ment and Public Works. it Administration, transmitting, pursuant to Committee on Energy and Natural Re- EC–3256. A communication from the Chief law, a report relative to the Administra- sources. of the Endangered Species Listing Branch, tion’s 2015 compensation program adjust- EC–3248. A communication from the Direc- Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the ments; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nu- tor, Office of Surface Mining Reclamation Interior, transmitting, pursuant to law, the trition, and Forestry. and Enforcement, Department of the Inte- report of a rule entitled ‘‘Endangered and EC–3240. A communication from the Acting rior, transmitting, pursuant to law, the re- Threatened Wildlife and Plants; 4(d) Rule for Director of the Legislative Affairs Division, port of a rule entitled ‘‘Ohio Regulatory Pro- the Georgetown Salamander’’ (RIN1018– Natural Resources Conservation Service, De- gram’’ ((SATS No. OH–254–FOR) (Docket No. BA32) received during adjournment of the partment of Agriculture, transmitting, pur- OSM–2012–0012)) received during adjournment Senate in the Office of the President of the suant to law, the report of a rule entitled of the Senate in the Office of the President Senate on October 14, 2015; to the Committee ‘‘NRCS Procedures for Granting Equitable of the Senate on October 14, 2015; to the Com- on Environment and Public Works. Relief’’ (RIN0578–AA57) received during ad- mittee on Energy and Natural Resources. EC–3257. A communication from the Acting journment of the Senate in the Office of the EC–3249. A communication from the Dep- Chief of the Endangered Species Listing President of the Senate on October 15, 2015; uty Director, Office of Surface Mining Rec- Branch, Fish and Wildlife Service, Depart- to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, lamation and Enforcement, Department of ment of the Interior, transmitting, pursuant and Forestry. the Interior, transmitting, pursuant to law, to law, the report of a rule entitled ‘‘Endan- EC–3241. A communication from the Asso- the report of a rule entitled ‘‘Pennsylvania gered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; ciate Administrator of the Fruit and Vege- Regulatory Program’’ ((SATS No. PA–154– Endangered Species Status for Trichomanes table Programs, Agricultural Marketing FOR) (Docket No. OSM–2010–0002)) received punctatum ssp. floridanum (Florida Bristle Service, Department of Agriculture, trans- during adjournment of the Senate in the Of- Fern)’’ (RIN1018–AY97) received during ad- mitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule fice of the President of the Senate on Octo- journment of the Senate in the Office of the entitled ‘‘Olives Grown in California; In- ber 14, 2015; to the Committee on Energy and President of the Senate on October 14, 2015; creased Assessment Rate’’ (Docket No. AMS– Natural Resources. to the Committee on Environment and Pub- FV–14–0105) received in the Office of the EC–3250. A communication from the Divi- lic Works. President of the Senate on October 19, 2015; sion of Legislative Affairs and Correspond- EC–3258. A communication from the Acting Chief of the Endangered Species Listing to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, ence, Bureau of Land Management, Depart- Branch, Fish and Wildlife Service, Depart- and Forestry. ment of the Interior , transmitting, pursuant EC–3242. A communication from the Asso- to law, the final map and corridor boundary ment of the Interior, transmitting, pursuant ciate Administrator of the Fruit and Vege- description for the Crooked Wild and Scenic to law, the report of a rule entitled ‘‘Endan- gered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; table Programs, Agricultural Marketing River, Segment B, in Oregon; to the Com- Designation of Critical Habitat for the Da- Service, Department of Agriculture, trans- mittee on Energy and Natural Resources. mitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule EC–3251. A communication from the Dep- kota Skipper and Poweshiek Skipperling’’ entitled ‘‘Clarification of United States uty Director, Office of Surface Mining Rec- (RIN1018–AZ58) received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President Antitrust Laws, Immunity, and Liability lamation and Enforcement, Department of of the Senate on October 14, 2015; to the Com- Under Marketing Order Programs’’ (Docket the Interior, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 2012 Annual Report for the Office of Sur- mittee on Environment and Public Works. No. AMS–FV–14–0072) received in the Office EC–3259. A communication from the Acting face Mining Reclamation and Enforcement; of the President of the Senate on October 19, Chief of the Endangered Species Listing to the Committee on Energy and Natural Re- 2015; to the Committee on Agriculture, Nu- Branch, Fish and Wildlife Service, Depart- trition, and Forestry. sources. ment of the Interior, transmitting, pursuant EC–3243. A communication from the Asso- EC–3252. A communication from the Direc- to law, the report of a rule entitled ‘‘Endan- ciate Administrator of the Cotton and To- tor of the Regulatory Management Division, gered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; bacco Program, Agricultural Marketing Environmental Protection Agency, transmit- Endangered Status for 16 Species and ting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule en- Service, Department of Agriculture, trans- Threatened Status for 7 Species in Micro- titled ‘‘Approval and Promulgation of Imple- mitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule nesia’’ (RIN1018–BA13) received during ad- mentation Plans; Arizona, Phoenix-Mesa; entitled ‘‘Cotton Research and Promotion journment of the Senate in the Office of the Program: Procedures for Conduct of Sign-up 2008 Ozone Standard Requirements’’ (FRL President of the Senate on October 14, 2015; Period’’ (Docket No. AMS–CN–12–0059) re- No. 9935–56–Region 9) received during ad- to the Committee on Environment and Pub- ceived in the Office of the President of the journment of the Senate in the Office of the lic Works. Senate on October 19, 2015; to the Committee President of the Senate on October 9, 2015; to EC–3260. A communication from the Prin- on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. the Committee on Environment and Public cipal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Fish EC–3244. A communication from the Chief Works. and Wildlife and Parks, Fish and Wildlife Counsel, Federal Emergency Management EC–3253. A communication from the Direc- Service, Department of the Interior, trans- Agency, Department of Homeland Security, tor of the Regulatory Management Division, mitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of Environmental Protection Agency, transmit- entitled ‘‘2015–2016 Refuge-Specific Hunting a rule entitled ‘‘Suspension of Community ting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule en- and Sport Fishing Regulations’’ (RIN1018– Eligibility’’ ((44 CFR Part 64) (Docket No. titled ‘‘Approval and Promulgation of Air BA57) received during adjournment of the FEMA–2015–0001)) received in the Office of Quality Implementation Plans; Delaware; Senate in the Office of the President of the the President of the Senate on October 19, Low Emission Vehicle Program’’ (FRL No. Senate on October 14, 2015; to the Committee 2015; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, 9935–58–Region 3) received during adjourn- on Environment and Public Works. and Urban Affairs. ment of the Senate in the Office of the Presi- EC–3261. A communication from the Chief EC–3245. A communication from the Assist- dent of the Senate on October 9, 2015; to the of the Foreign Species Branch, Fish and ant Director for Legislative Affairs, Bureau Committee on Environment and Public Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior, of Consumer Financial Protection, transmit- Works. transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of ting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule en- EC–3254. A communication from the Direc- a rule entitled ‘‘Endangered and Threatened titled ‘‘Amendments Relating to Small tor of the Regulatory Management Division, Wildlife and Plants; Listing the Honduran Creditors and Rural or Underserved Areas Environmental Protection Agency, transmit- Emerald Hummingbird (Amazilia luciae)’’ Under the Truth in Lending Act (Regulation ting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule en- (RIN1018–AY64) received during adjournment Z)’’ (RIN3170–AA43) received during adjourn- titled ‘‘Air Plan Approval; Minnesota; Infra- of the Senate in the Office of the President ment of the Senate in the Office of the Presi- structure SIP Requirements for the 2008 of the Senate on October 14, 2015; to the Com- dent of the Senate on October 13, 2015; to the Ozone, 2010 NO2, 2010 SO2, and 2012 PM2.5 mittee on Environment and Public Works. Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban NAAQS’’ (FRL No. 9935–17–Region 5) received EC–3262. A communication from the Wild- Affairs . during adjournment of the Senate in the Of- life Biologist, Fish and Wildlife Service, De- EC–3246. A communication from the Sec- fice of the President of the Senate on Octo- partment of the Interior, transmitting, pur- retary of Commerce, transmitting, pursuant ber 9, 2015; to the Committee on Environ- suant to law, the report of a rule entitled to law, a report relative to the export to the ment and Public Works. ‘‘Migratory Bird Hunting; Migratory Bird People’s Republic of China of items not det- EC–3255. A communication from the Chief Hunting Regulations on Certain Federal In- rimental to the U.S. space launch industry; of the Endangered Species Listing Branch, dian Reservations and Ceded Lands for the

VerDate Sep 11 2014 03:28 Oct 23, 2015 Jkt 059060 PO 00000 Frm 00035 Fmt 0624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A22OC6.009 S22OCPT1 emcdonald on DSK67QTVN1PROD with SENATE S7462 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE October 22, 2015 2015–16 Early Season’’ (RIN1018–BA67) re- EC–3271. A communication from the Gen- Army National Guard (PAARNG) with a sig- ceived during adjournment of the Senate in eral Counsel, Federal Retirement Thrift In- nificant portion of the allotment stationed the Office of the President of the Senate on vestment Board, transmitting, pursuant to at the John Murtha Johnstown-Cambria October 14, 2015; to the Committee on Envi- law, the report of a rule entitled ‘‘Default In- County Airport; and ronment and Public Works. vestment Fund’’ (5 CFR Part 1600; 5 CFR Whereas, Transferring the Apache heli- EC–3263. A communication from the Wild- Part 1601; 5 CFR Part 1651) received in the copters would result in the loss of 350 part- life Biologist, Fish and Wildlife Service, De- Office of the President of the Senate on Oc- time personnel from the 1–104th Attack Bat- partment of the Interior, transmitting, pur- tober 19, 2015; to the Committee on Home- talion and the stationing of PAARNG is an suant to law, the report of a rule entitled land Security and Governmental Affairs. important economic driver in the Johnstown ‘‘Migratory Bird Hunting; Early Seasons and EC–3272. A communication from the Dep- area with an estimated impact of nearly $45 Bag and Possession Limits for Certain Mi- uty Chief of the Cybersecurity and Commu- million; and gratory Game Birds in the Contiguous nications Reliability Division, Public Safety Whereas, The economic necessity and the United States, Alaska, Hawaii, Puerto Rico, and Homeland Security Bureau, Federal maintenance of critical national defense and the Virgin Islands’’ (RIN1018–BA67) re- Communications Commission, transmitting, units in the Johnstown area, including the 1– ceived during adjournment of the Senate in pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 104th Attack Battalion PAARNG and its the Office of the President of the Senate on ‘‘Ensuring Continuity of 911 Communica- complement of Apache helicopters, dictates October 14, 2015; to the Committee on Envi- tions’’ ((FCC 15–98) (PS Docket No. 14–174)) that the United States Army reverse its de- ronment and Public Works. received during adjournment of the Senate cision to redeploy the helicopters; and EC–3264. A communication from the Wild- in the Office of the President of the Senate Whereas, Units from the 55th ABCT have life Biologist, Fish and Wildlife Service, De- on October 13, 2015; to the Committee on deployed multiple times since 9/11, including partment of the Interior, transmitting, pur- Commerce, Science, and Transportation. deployments to Kosovo, Kuwait, Egypt, Iraq suant to law, the report of a rule entitled EC–3273. A communication from the Gen- and Afghanistan and units from the brigade ‘‘Migratory Bird Hunting; Final Frameworks eral Counsel, National Science Foundation, have earned multiple Navy Unit Commenda- for Early-Season Migratory Bird Hunting transmitting draft legislation entitled ‘‘Ant- tions and Meritorious Unit Commendations; Regulations’’ (RIN1018–BA67) received during arctic Nongovernmental Activity Prepared- and adjournment of the Senate in the Office of ness Act of 2015’’; to the Committee on Com- Whereas, The army’s current force pro- the President of the Senate on October 14, merce, Science, and Transportation. posals reduce the total Army National Guard 2015; to the Committee on Environment and EC–3274. A communication from the Chief end strength from 350,200 to 342,000 during Public Works. of Staff, Media Bureau, Federal Communica- fiscal year 2016, and further, from 342,000 to EC–3265. A communication from the Wild- tions Commission, transmitting, pursuant to 335,000 during fiscal year 2017; and life Biologist, Fish and Wildlife Service, De- law, the report of a rule entitled ‘‘Amend- Whereas, Since 2000, the army has cut the partment of the Interior, transmitting, pur- ment of Section 73.1216 of the Commission’s Army National Guard by 14 Brigade Combat suant to law, the report of a rule entitled Rules Related to Broadcast Licensee-Con- Teams and increased the active army by 12 ‘‘Migratory Bird Hunting; Migratory Bird ducted Contests’’ ((FCC 15–118) (MB Docket Brigade Combat Teams, which have resulted Hunting Regulations on Certain Federal In- No. 14–226)) received in the Office of the in a shift from the majority of force struc- dian Reservations and Ceded Lands for the President of the Senate on October 1, 2015; to ture residing with the Army National Guard 2015–16 Late Season’’ (RIN1018–BA67) re- the Committee on Commerce, Science, and to the majority of the force structure con- ceived during adjournment of the Senate in Transportation. tained within the active army; and the Office of the President of the Senate on Whereas, The geographical location of f October 14, 2015; to the Committee on Envi- Pennsylvania in relation to the entire north- ronment and Public Works. PETITIONS AND MEMORIALS east corridor places the Pennsylvania Na- EC–3266. A communication from the Wild- tional Guard in a strategically accessible po- life Biologist, Fish and Wildlife Service, De- The following petitions and memo- sition that can effectively respond at the partment of the Interior, transmitting, pur- rials were laid before the Senate and Federal and State level when needed for do- suant to law, the report of a rule entitled were referred or ordered to lie on the mestic emergencies or armed conflicts; and ‘‘Migratory Bird Hunting; Late Seasons and table as indicated: Whereas, The National Guard represents the best economic value for the United Bag Possession Limits for Certain Migratory POM–78. A resolution adopted by the Sen- States validated by the Department of De- Game Birds’’ (RIN1018–BA67) received during ate of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania fense stating in 2013 that a drilling guards- adjournment of the Senate in the Office of urging the United States Congress to take man is about 15% the cost of an active com- the President of the Senate on October 14, all necessary action to prohibit any force ponent soldier; and 2015; to the Committee on Environment and structure changes, to prohibit any transfer Whereas, When Title 10 mobilized duty, a Public Works. of AH–64 Apache helicopters from the Na- national guard soldier only cost 80 to 95% as EC–3267. A communication from the Assist- tional Guard, and maintain the Army Na- much as an active component soldier: Now, ant Secretary, Legislative Affairs, Depart- tional Guard at 350,200 soldiers until the Na- ment of State, transmitting, pursuant to therefore, be it tional Commission on the Future of the Resolved (the House of Representatives con- law, the report of a rule entitled ‘‘Visas: Army has reported its findings to Congress Documentation of Nonimmigrants under the curring), That the General Assembly urge in February 2016; to the Committee on the United States Army to reverse its deci- Immigration and Nationality Act, as Amend- Armed Services. ed’’ (RIN1400–AD17) received during adjourn- sion to deactivate the 55th Armored Brigade SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 149 ment of the Senate in the Office of the Presi- Combat Team and to reverse its decision to dent of the Senate on October 14, 2015; to the Whereas, The United States Army plans to transfer any National Guard AH–64 Apache Committee on Foreign Relations. transfer all National Guard AH–64 Apache helicopters to active duty; and be it further EC–3268. A communication from the Assist- helicopters to active duty as part of the Resolved, That the General Assembly urge ant Secretary, Legislative Affairs, Depart- United States Army’s Restructuring Initia- Congress to take all necessary action to pro- ment of State, transmitting, pursuant to tive; and hibit any force structure changes, to pro- law, a report consistent with the Authoriza- Whereas, The United States Army has hibit any transfer of AH–64 Apache heli- tion for Use of Military Force Against Iraq marked Pennsylvania’s 55th Armored Bri- copters from the National Guard, and main- Resolution of 2002 (P.L. 107–243) and the Au- gade Combat Team (ABCT) for inactivation; tain the Army National Guard at 350,200 sol- thorization for the Use of Force Against Iraq and diers until the National Commission on the Resolution of 1991 (P.L. 102–1) for the June Whereas, The 55th ABCT is headquartered Future of the Army has reported its findings 15, 2015–August 14, 2015 reporting period; to in Scranton, extends over the eastern por- to Congress in February 2016; and be it fur- the Committee on Foreign Relations. tion of Pennsylvania and approximately 3,500 ther EC–3269. A communication from the Assist- Pennsylvanians serve with the 55th ABCT; Resolved, That copies of this resolution be ant Secretary, Legislative Affairs, Depart- and transmitted to the President of the United ment of State, transmitting, pursuant to Whereas, Congress established the Na- States, the Secretary of Defense and to each law, a report relative to section 36(c) of the tional Commission on the Future of the member of Congress from Pennsylvania. Arms Export Control Act (DDTC 15–069); to Army, which is tasked with completing an the Committee on Foreign Relations. independent study on the proper size, force POM–79. A resolution adopted by the Sen- EC–3270. A communication from the Ad- mixture and force generation requirements ate of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania ministrator, National Aeronautics and Space for the army, and this commission is re- urging the President of the United States Administration, transmitting, pursuant to quired to report its findings during February and the United States Congress to consider law, the Administration’s FAIR Act 2012 and 2016; and imposing tariffs on imported anthracite coal 2013 Commercial Activities Inventories, the Whereas, This comprehensive assessment in order to preserve American jobs; to the FAIR Act 2012 and 2013 Inherently Govern- will provide Congressional members the op- Committee on Finance. ment Inventories, and the 2012 and 2013 FAIR portunity to review and legislate in response SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 54 Act Executive Summary; to the Committee to the commission’s recommendations; and Whereas, The anthracite coal industry ac- on Homeland Security and Governmental Af- Whereas, There are 24 AH–64 Apache heli- counts for more than 1,000 Pennsylvania fairs. copters authorized for the Pennsylvania jobs; and

VerDate Sep 11 2014 03:28 Oct 23, 2015 Jkt 059060 PO 00000 Frm 00036 Fmt 0624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A22OC6.011 S22OCPT1 emcdonald on DSK67QTVN1PROD with SENATE October 22, 2015 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S7463 Whereas, The anthracite coal industry con- forthwith, with adequate funding to reflect the primary goals of that act of providing tributes $200 million to the Pennsylvania the growing populations of Americans who services to maintain the dignity of older economy; and benefit from the act’s programs and services; Californians, and promoting the independ- Whereas, Pennsylvania anthracite coal to the Committee on Health, Education, ence of those individuals; and be it further production accounts for 2 million tons annu- Labor, and Pensions. Resolved, That the Legislature memorial- izes the United States House of Representa- ally; and ASSEMBLY JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 8 Whereas, Pennsylvania coal fueled a large tives and the United States Senate to reau- Whereas, 2015 marks the 50th anniversary part of the Industrial Revolution and the in- thorize the Older Americans Act of 1965 of the enactment of the Older Americans Act dustrial efforts which helped to win two forthwith, with adequate funding to reflect of 1965; and world wars; and the growing populations of Americans who Whereas, During the past 50 years, the im- Whereas, Government-sponsored anthra- benefit from the act’s programs and services; plementation of the Older Americans Act of cite coal production in China, Russia and and be it further 1965 has contributed to the economic well- Ukraine provides unfair competition with Resolved, That the Chief Clerk of the As- being of millions of older Americans, and has domestically mined anthracite coal by pro- sembly transmit copies of this resolution to improved the quality of life for those indi- viding government subsidies which reduce the President and Vice President of the viduals; and their prices far below market rates: Now, United States, to the Speaker of the United Whereas, One of the key elements contrib- therefore, be it States House of Representatives, to the Ma- uting to the successful implementation of Resolved, That the Senate of the Common- jority Leader of the United States Senate, the Older Americans Act of 1965 has been the wealth of Pennsylvania urge the President and to each Senator and Representative from establishment of an aging network composed and the Congress of the United States to the State of California in the Congress of the of local area agencies on aging, providers of consider imposing tariffs on imported an- United States. congregate and home-delivered nutrition, thracite coal in order to preserve American and many other community service pro- POM–82. A resolution adopted by the House jobs; and be it further viders; and of Representatives of the State of Illinois af- Resolved, That copies of this resolution be Whereas, The federal Administration on firming support for the Older Americans Act transmitted to the President of the United Aging in the United States Department of of 1965; and urging the United States Con- States and to the presiding officers of each Health and Human Services was created by gress to reauthorize the act; to the Com- house of Congress and to each member of the Older Americans Act of 1965, and has mittee on Health, Education, Labor, and Congress from Pennsylvania. been empowered to act as an effective advo- Pensions. cate for the concerns and needs of older indi- POM–80. A resolution adopted by the House HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 561 viduals; and of Representatives of the State of Delaware Whereas, 2015 marks the 50th anniversary Whereas, The Older Americans Act of 1965 memorializing a commitment to the strong of the enactment of the Older Americans Act serves as a model for the development of and deepening relationship between Taiwan of 1965; during the past 50 years, the imple- community-based services, including serv- and Delaware, to the Committee on Foreign mentation of the Older Americans Act of 1965 ices that provide alternatives to the institu- Relations. has contributed to the economic well-being tionalization of older individuals; and of millions of older Americans and has im- HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 17 Whereas, Some of the programs authorized proved the quality of life for those individ- Whereas, Taiwan and the United States are under the Older Americans Act of 1965 were uals; and long-standing friends with a shared histor- created to address the specific concerns of Whereas, One of the key elements contrib- ical relationship and dearly cherished values those older Americans with the greatest so- uting to the successful implementation of of freedom, democracy, and human rights; cial and economic needs, especially minority the Older Americans Act of 1965 has been the and older Americans; and establishment of an aging network composed Whereas; 2015 marks the 15th anniversary Whereas, Many services under the Older of local area agencies on aging, providers of of the sister-state relationship between Dela- Americans Act of 1965, including long-term congregate and home-delivered nutrition, ware and Taiwan; and care ombudsman and legal services pro- and many other community service pro- Whereas, for the past 14 years, the sister- viders, have acted as powerful advocates for viders; and state relationship with Taiwan has been older individuals; and Whereas, The United States Department of strengthened through the efforts of the Tai- Whereas, The Older Americans Act of 1965 Health and Human Services’ Administration pei Economic and Cultural Representative has brought together thousands of dedicated on Aging was created by the Older Ameri- Office (TECRO) resulting in better mutual professionals and volunteers and has pro- cans Act of 1965; the agency has been empow- understanding; and vided inspiration to those individuals; and ered to act as an effective advocate for the Whereas, Taiwan is the United States’ Whereas, Services authorized under the concerns and needs of older individuals; and tenth largest trading partner, with the two- Older Americans Act of 1965 have provided Whereas, The Older Americans Act of 1965 way trade volume between the United States important part-time community service em- serves as a model for the development of and Taiwan reaching $67 billion in 2014, and ployment opportunities for low-income older community-based services, including serv- the United States is Taiwan’s second largest individuals; and ices that provide alternatives to the institu- trading partner; and Whereas, Many older individuals, and those tionalization of older individuals; and Whereas, Taiwan signed an agreement with who serve them, have benefited greatly from Whereas, Some of the programs authorized Delaware to recognize driver’s licenses the research, training, and education that under the Older Americans Act of 1965 were issued by each side on June 11, 2014, reflect- programs established under the Older Ameri- created to address the specific concerns of ing the friendship, trust, and cooperation be- cans Act of 1965 have provided; and those older Americans with the greatest so- tween two sides, and benefitting the people Whereas, Some of the programs under the cial and economic needs, especially minority of Taiwan and Delaware in terms of travel Older Americans Act of 1965 were designed to older Americans; and Whereas, Many services under the Older and business; and address the special needs of older Native Americans Act of 1965, including long-term Whereas, Trade and Investment Frame- Americans; and care ombudsman and legal services pro- work Agreements (TIFA) are an important Whereas, In recognition of the changing viders, have acted as powerful advocates for channel for dialogue on trade and invest- needs of a rapidly aging society, the Older older individuals; and ment issues between the United States and Americans Act of 1965 has been periodically Whereas, Services authorized under the Taiwan, it not only helps to forge a closer re- amended; and Older Americans Act of 1965 have also pro- lationship but also boosts Taiwan’s chances Whereas, The Older Americans Act of 1965 vided important part-time community serv- to participate the Trans-Pacific Partnership: served as the foundation for an effective ice employment opportunities for low-in- Now, therefore, be it human services policy for millions of Ameri- come older individuals; and Resolved by the House of Representatives of cans as the United States entered the 21st Whereas, Many older individuals, and those the 148th General Assembly of the State of Dela- century: Now, therefore, be it who serve them, have benefited greatly from ware, That we hereby reaffirm our commit- Resolved by the Assembly of the State of Cali- the research, training, and education that ment to the strong and deepening relation- fornia and the Senate of the State of California. programs established under the Older Ameri- ship between Taiwan and Delaware; and be it jointly, That the Legislature recognizes the cans Act of 1965 have provided; and further 50th anniversary of the enactment of the Whereas, During Fiscal Year 2015, Illinois Resolved, That a copy of this resolution be Older Americans Act of 1965, and the success- Area Agencies on Aging will serve an esti- sent to the President of the United States, ful implementation of that act; and be it fur- mated 515,700 persons 60 and over, accounting the President of the United States Senate; ther for 22% of the 2.3 million seniors in Illinois; and the Speaker of the United States House Resolved, That the Legislature applauds the agencies will also develop and coordinate of Representatives. the many and varied contributions at all lev- comprehensive systems of home and commu- els of the aging network fostered by the nity-based services to enable older adults POM–81. A joint resolution adopted by the Older Americans Act of 1965; and be it fur- with chronic illnesses and disabilities to live Legislature of the State of California memo- ther in the least restrictive setting and avoid un- rializing the United States Congress to reau- Resolved, That the Legislature affirms sup- necessary hospital readmissions and place- thorize the Older Americans Act of 1965 port for the Older Americans Act of 1965, and ments in long term care facilities; and

VerDate Sep 11 2014 02:26 Mar 16, 2016 Jkt 049060 PO 00000 Frm 00037 Fmt 0624 Sfmt 0634 E:\RECORD15\OCT 2015\S22OC5.REC S22OC5 bjneal on DSK2TWX8P1PROD with CONG-REC-ONLINE S7464 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE October 22, 2015 Whereas, Thirteen Area Agencies on Aging surrounding regions, which occurred during After German refusal, they were tried in in Illinois collaborate with 179 provider the first one-half of the 20th century, 1.5 mil- absentia and sentenced to death; and agencies to provide a myriad of home and lion men, women, and children of Armenian Whereas, Unlike other people and govern- community-based services for older adults descent, and hundreds of thousands of Assyr- ments that have admitted and denounced the and their caregivers, including information ians, Greeks, and other Christians, lost their abuses and crimes of predecessor regimes, and assistance for older adults to help them lives at the hands of the Ottoman Turkish and despite the Turkish government’s earlier make informed decisions about programs, Empire and the Republic of Turkey, consti- admissions and the overwhelming proof of benefits, and services and live independently tuting one of the most atrocious violations genocidal intent, the Republic of Turkey for as along as possible, transportation pro- of human rights in the history of the world; inexplicably and adamantly has denied the grams, in-home services, home-delivered and occurrence of the crimes against humanity meals, congregate meals, Multi-Purpose Sen- Whereas, These crimes against humanity committed by the Ottoman and Young Turk ior Centers, recreation programs, legal as- also had the consequence of permanently re- rulers for many years, and continues to do so sistance, health promotion and disease pre- moving all traces of the Armenians and a full century since the first crimes consti- vention, and evidence-based health pro- other targeted people from their historic tuting genocide occurred; and motion programs; and homelands of more than four millennia, and Whereas, Those denials compound the grief Whereas, In recognition of the changing enriching the perpetrators with the lands of the few remaining survivors of the atroc- needs of a rapidly aging society, the Older and other property of the victims of these ities, desecrate the memory of the victims, Americans Act of 1965 has been periodically crimes, including the usurpation of several cause continuing pain to the descendants of amended and reauthorized; and thousand churches; and the victims, and deprive the surviving Arme- Whereas, The Older Americans Act of 1965 Whereas, In response to the genocide and nian nation, both on individual and collec- served as the foundation for an effective at the behest of President Woodrow Wilson tive levels, of their ancestral land, property, human services policy for millions of Ameri- and the United States State Department, the culture, heritage, financial assets, and popu- cans as the United States entered the 21st Near East Relief organization was founded, lation growth; and century: Now, therefore, be it and became the first congressionally sanc- Whereas, The Republic of Turkey has esca- Resolved by the House of Representatives of tioned American philanthropic effort created lated its international campaign of Arme- the Ninety-Ninth General Assembly of the State exclusively to provide humanitarian assist- nian Genocide denial, maintained its block- of Illinois, That we affirm our support for the ance and rescue to the Armenian nation and ade of Armenia, and increased its pressure on Older Americans Act of 1965 and the primary other Christian minorities from annihila- the small but growing movement in Turkey goals of the Act of providing services to tion, who went on to survive and thrive out- acknowledging the Armenian Genocide and maintain the dignity of older Illinoisans and side of their ancestral homeland all over the seeking justice for this systematic campaign promoting the independence of those individ- world and specifically in this state; and of destruction of millions of Armenians, uals; and be it further Whereas, Near East Relief succeeded, with Greeks, Assyrians, and other Christians upon Resolved, That we urge Congress to reau- the active participation of the citizens from their biblical-era homelands; and thorize the Older Americans Act of 1965 with- this state, in delivering $117 million in as- Whereas, Those citizens of Turkey, both out delay and with adequate funding to re- sistance, and saving more than one million Armenian and non-Armenian, who continue flect the growing populations of Americans refugees, including 132,000 orphans, between to speak the truth about the Armenian who benefit from the Act’s programs and 1915 and 1930, by delivering food, clothing, Genocide, such as human rights activist and services; and be it further and materials for shelter, setting up refugee journalist Hrant Dink, continue to be si- Resolved, That suitable copies of this reso- camps, clinics, hospitals, and orphanages; lenced by violent means; and lution be delivered to the President and Vice and Whereas, There is continued concern about President of the United States, the Speaker Whereas, The Armenian nation survived the welfare of Christians in the Republic of of the United States House of Representa- the genocide despite the attempt by the Turkey, their right to worship and practice tives, the Majority Leader of the United Ottoman Empire to exterminate it; and freely, and the legal status and condition of States Senate, and the members of the Illi- Whereas, Adolf Hitler, in persuading his thousands of ancient Armenian churches, nois congressional delegation. army commanders that the merciless perse- monasteries, cemeteries, and other histor- cution and killing of Jews, Poles, and other ical and cultural structures, sites, and antiq- POM–83. A joint resolution adopted by the people would bring no retribution, declared, uities in the Republic of Turkey; and Legislature of the State of California rel- ‘‘Who, after all, speaks today of the annihila- Whereas, The United States is on record as ative to the Armenian Genocide of 1915–1923, tion of the Armenians?’’; and having officially recognized the Armenian and calling upon the President of the United Whereas, On November 4, 1918, imme- Genocide in the United States government’s States and the United States Congress to diately after the collapse of the Young Turk May 28, 1951, written statement to the Inter- formally and consistently reaffirm the his- regime and before the founding of the Repub- national Court of Justice regarding the Res- torical truth that the atrocities committed lic of Turkey by Mustafa Kemal Ataturk in ervations to the Convention on the Preven- against the Armenian people constituted 1923, the Ottoman Parliament considered a tion and Punishment of the Crime of Geno- genocide; to the Committee on the Judici- motion on the crimes committed by the cide, through President Ronald Reagan’s ary. Committee of Union and Progress (CUP): ‘‘A April 22, 1981, Proclamation No. 4838, and by ASSEMBLY JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 2 population of one million people guilty of congressional legislation including House Whereas, Armenians have resided in Asia nothing except belonging to the Armenian Joint Resolution 148 adopted on April 9, 1975, Minor and the Caucasus for approximately nation were massacred and exterminated, in- and House Joint Resolution 247 adopted on four millennia, and have a long and rich his- cluding even women and children.’’ The Min- September 12, 1984; and tory in the region, including the establish- ister of Interior at the time, Fethi Bey, re- Whereas, Even prior to the Convention on ment of many kingdoms, and despite Arme- sponded by telling the Parliament: ‘‘It is the the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime nians’ historic presence, stewardship, and intention of the government to cure every of Genocide, the United States has a record autonomy in the region, Turkish rulers of single injustice done up until now, as far as of having sought to justly and constructively the Ottoman Empire and the Republic of the means allow, to make possible the return address the consequences of the Ottoman Turkey subjected Armenians to severe and to their homes of those sent into exile, and Empire’s intentional destruction of the Ar- unjust persecution and brutality, including to compensate for their material loss as far menian people, including through United wholesale massacres beginning in the 1890s; as possible’’; and States Senate Concurrent Resolution 12 and Whereas, Mustafa Kemal Ataturk made a adopted on February 9, 1916, United States Whereas, The Armenian nation was sub- historic admission in an interview published Senate Resolution 359 adopted on May 11, jected to a systematic and premeditated in the Los Angeles Examiner on August 1, 1920, and President Woodrow Wilson’s No- genocide officially beginning on April 24, 1926: ‘‘These leftovers from the former Young vember 22, 1920, decision entitled, ‘‘The Fron- 1915, at the hands of the Young Turk Govern- Turk Party, who should have been made ac- tier between Armenia and Turkey,’’ which ment of the Ottoman Empire from 1915–1919 countable for the lives of millions of our was issued as a binding arbitral award, yet and continued at the hands of the Kemalist Christian subjects who were ruthlessly driv- has not been enforced to this date despite its Movement of Turkey from 1920–1923 whereby en, en masse, from their homes and mas- legally binding status; and over 1.5 million Armenian men, women, and sacred’’; and Whereas, President Barack Obama entered children were slaughtered or marched to Whereas, The Parliamentary Investigative office ‘‘calling for Turkey’s acknowledgment their deaths in an effort to annihilate the Committee proceeded to collect relevant of the Armenian Genocide’’ and on April 24, Armenian nation in the first genocide of documents describing the actions of those re- 2013, and similarly on April 24, 2014, he fur- modern times, while thousands of surviving sponsible for the Armenian mass killings and ther stated, ‘‘A full, frank, and just acknowl- Armenian women and children were forcibly turned them over to the Turkish Military edgment of the facts is in all of our interests. converted and Islamized, and hundreds of Tribunal. CUP’s leading figures were found Peoples and nations grow stronger, and build thousands more were subjected to ethnic guilty of massacring Armenians and hanged a more just and tolerant future, by acknowl- cleansing during the period of the modern or given lengthy prison sentences. The Turk- edging and reckoning with painful elements Republic of Turkey from 1924–1937; and ish Military Tribunal requested that Ger- of the past’’; and Whereas, During the genocides of the many extradite to Turkey the masterminds Whereas, California is home to the largest Christians living in the Ottoman Empire and of the massacres who had fled the country. Armenian-American population in the

VerDate Sep 11 2014 05:31 Oct 23, 2015 Jkt 059060 PO 00000 Frm 00038 Fmt 0624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A22OC6.031 S22OCPT1 emcdonald on DSK67QTVN1PROD with SENATE October 22, 2015 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S7465 United States, and Armenians living in Cali- Resolved, That the Chief Clerk of the As- Whereas, The USFS Recreation Residence fornia have enriched our state through their sembly transmit copies of this resolution to Program provides private citizens an oppor- leadership and contribution in business, agri- the President and Vice President of the tunity to own single-family cabins in des- culture, academia, government, and the arts, United States, to the Speaker of the House ignated areas of national forests. Currently, many of whom have family members who ex- of Representatives, to the Majority Leader of 15,570 recreation residences occupy national perienced firsthand the horror and evil of the the Senate, to each Senator and Representa- forest system lands throughout the country; Armenian Genocide and its ongoing denial; tive from California in the Congress of the and and United States, to the Governor of California, Whereas, Although the National Forest Whereas, Every person should be made to every member of the California State Leg- Service placed a moratorium on the estab- aware and educated about the Armenian islature, and to the Superintendent of Public lishment of new tracts under the Recreation Genocide and other crimes against human- Instruction. Residence program in 1968, the authority to ity, and this state has been at the forefront issue special use authorization under the of encouraging and promoting a curriculum POM–84. A resolution adopted by the City Recreation Residence program remains in relating to human rights and genocide in Council of New Orleans, Louisiana, recog- federal regulations (36 CFR Part 251). There- order to empower future generations to pre- nizing August 6, 2015, as the 50th anniversary fore, lifting that moratorium for the limited vent the recurrence of genocide; and of the signing of the Voting Rights Act of purpose of establishing a Recreation Resi- Whereas, April 24, 1915, is globally observed 1965; to the Committee on the Judiciary. dence tract in the Ottawa National Forest and recognized as the commencement of the POM–85. A resolution adopted by the and issuing special use authorization permits Armenian Genocide and April 24, 2015, will Michigan Senate encouraging the United is possible and would allow the many fami- mark the centennial anniversary since the States Forest Service to issue the owners of lies currently leasing in the Ottawa National commencement of the Armenian Genocide; privately-held hunting camps on leased acres Forest an opportunity that is provided to and within the Ottawa National Forest special thousands of people elsewhere in the coun- Whereas, Armenians in this state and use authorization under the Recreation Resi- try; and throughout the world, have not been pro- dence Program; to the Committee on Agri- Whereas, Converting to the Recreation vided with justice for the crimes perpetrated culture, Nutrition, and Forestry. Residence Program would maintain a tax against the Armenian nation despite the fact SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 79 base for local governments, provide con- that a century has passed since the crimes Whereas, Starting in the late 1950s, Michi- tinuing support for the local economy, and were first committed; and gan residents were offered an opportunity to ensure that hunting and recreational tradi- Whereas, The Armenian people, in this lease privately-owned land from the Upper tions held so dear by Michigan residents con- state and elsewhere, remain resolved and Peninsula Power Company (UPPCO) to build tinue to be experienced in the Ottawa Na- their spirit continues to thrive a century recreational hunting camps. In 1991, the after their near annihilation: Now, therefore, tional Forest: Now, therefore, be it UPPCO announced intentions to sell the land Resolved by the Senate, That we encourage be it currently under lease to an intermediary Resolved by the Assembly and the Senate of the United States Forest Service to issue the who would simultaneously sell the land to the State of California, jointly, That the Legis- owners of privately-held camps on leased the United States Forest Service (USFS). lature hereby designates the year of 2015 as acres within the Ottawa National Forest spe- Existing leaseholders were offered an option ‘‘State of California Year of Commemoration cial use authorization under the Recreation to sign a 25-year, nonrenewable lease on the of the Centennial Anniversary of the Arme- Residence Program; and be it further land that was to be sold or to immediately nian Genocide of 1915–1923’’ and in doing so, Resolved, That copies of this resolution be intends, through the enactment of legisla- vacate the property. The leases were signed transmitted to the Chief of the United States tion, that the Armenian Genocide is properly in March of 1992, and the United States For- Forest Service and the members of the commemorated and taught to its citizens est Service (USFS) took control of the land Michigan congressional delegation. and visitors through statewide educational in June 1992. The land currently under pri- POM–86. A concurrent resolution adopted and cultural events; and be it further vate lease accounts for less than 1,100 acres Resolved, That the Legislature hereby des- in the Ottawa National Forest; and by the Legislature of the State of Louisiana ignates April 24, 2015, as ‘‘State of California Whereas, Hundreds of people have experi- memorializing the United States Congress to Day of Commemoration of the Centennial enced the wonders of Michigan’s great out- take such actions as are necessary to regu- Anniversary of the Armenian Genocide of doors at these hunting camps. The Ottawa late airline baggage fees and processes for 1915–1923’’; and be it further National Forest is almost one million acres consumers as it relates to transportation of Resolved, That the Legislature commends of rolling hills, lakes, rivers, waterfalls, and passenger luggage and passenger delays re- its conscientious educators who teach about abundant wildlife. Those who lease land in sulting from lost, damaged, or delayed lug- human rights and genocide, and intends for the forest have built outdoor recreational gage; to the Committee on Commerce, them, through the enactment of legislation, traditions with their families. The hunting Science, and Transportation. to continue to enhance their efforts to edu- camps allow them to experience the seclu- HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 207 cate students at all levels about the experi- sion and isolated environment of the Ottawa Whereas, deregulation of the airline indus- ence of the Armenians and other crimes National Forest while engaging in varied try in the United States began more than against humanity; and be it further recreational activities, including hunting, three decades ago in 1978; and Resolved, That the Legislature hereby com- fishing, canoeing, and snowshoeing; and Whereas, a consequence of deregulation mends the extraordinary service which was Whereas, The USFS has informed lease- was the elimination of federal control over delivered by Near East Relief to the sur- holders that leases will not be renewed at many airline business practices, including vivors of the Armenian Genocide and the As- the end of 2016 because it is national policy pricing and domestic route selection; and syrian Genocide, including thousands of di- not to lease national forest land to individ- Whereas, though deregulation limits fed- rect beneficiaries of American philanthropy uals. The holders of the active leases will eral control of airline business practices gen- who are the parents, grandparents, and have 90 days after the leases expire to re- erally, the federal government continues to great-grandparents of many Californian Ar- move the hunting cabins and return the land legislate and enforce certain consumer pro- menians and Assyrians, and pledges its in- to its natural state; and tections for airline passengers; and tent, through the enactment of legislation, Whereas, The expiration of the leases will Whereas, the United States Congress large- to working with community groups, non- hurt local economies in Ontonagon and Go- ly determines the degree to which certain profit organizations, citizens, state per- gebic Counties. It will result in over $35,000 rights of airline passengers are codified in sonnel, and the community at large to host in lost lease fee revenue to the townships law or developed through regulatory rule- statewide educational and cultural events; and almost $10,000 in tax revenue to the making; and and be it further counties. Even a greater loss will be realized Whereas, since deregulation, the primary Resolved, That the Legislature deplores the by local businesses, including gas stations, means of competition amongst airlines has persistent, ongoing efforts by any person, in grocery stores, hardware stores, and res- progressively centered on price, not service; this country or abroad, to deny the histor- taurants that benefit from the patronage of and ical fact of the Armenian Genocide; and be it the camp families; and Whereas, certain concerns for passengers of further Whereas, The expiration of the leases will airlines include increasing baggage fees and Resolved, That the Legislature respectfully eliminate refuge for people from the occa- passenger delays resulting from lost, dam- calls upon the President of the United States sionally harsh and unexpected shifts in aged, or delayed passenger luggage; and and the United States Congress to formally weather conditions. The Ottawa National Whereas, the airline industry began to and consistently reaffirm the historical Forest covers a large area in the western charge passengers a checked baggage fee per truth that the atrocities committed against Upper Peninsula. Camp owners often leave bag to curtail rising jet fuel costs and to sup- the Armenian people constituted genocide; their cabins or outbuildings unlocked to the plement marginal revenue during times of and be it further relief of individuals stranded in the woods economic decline; and Resolved, That the Legislature calls on the who have sought shelter. A Boy Scout troop Whereas, as a result of increasing airline President of the United States to work to- once sheltered at the Twin Pines camp after baggage fees charged by airlines for checked ward equitable, constructive, stable, and du- being caught in a storm, and a group of luggage, passengers are encouraged to in- rable Armenian-Turkish relations; and be it snowmobilers is known to regularly rest at crease the contents of carry-on luggage to further one of the camps; and avoid the extra cost of baggage fees; and

VerDate Sep 11 2014 05:56 Oct 23, 2015 Jkt 059060 PO 00000 Frm 00039 Fmt 0624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A22OC6.039 S22OCPT1 emcdonald on DSK67QTVN1PROD with SENATE S7466 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE October 22, 2015 Whereas, increased carry-on luggage of in 2014 while including offshore oil from fed- equities between coastal and interior energy boarding airline passengers may be cor- eral waters, it was the second largest oil pro- producing states in order to address the na- related to the claims of lost, damaged, or de- ducer in the country; and when taken alone tionally significant crisis of wetland loss in layed passenger luggage, because passengers Louisiana was the fourth largest producer of the state of Louisiana; and be it further are oftentimes asked to check carry-on lug- gas in the United States in 2013 while includ- Resolved, That a copy of this Resolution be gage at the boarding gate, which may re- ing the Gulf of Mexico waters, it was the sec- transmitted to the presiding officers of the quire passengers to wait for such luggage ond largest producer in the United States; Senate and the House of Representatives of after deboarding an aircraft, or luggage and and the Congress of the United States of America contents may become damaged during the Whereas, with nineteen operating refin- and to each member of the Louisiana con- process of fitting carry-on luggage onto eries in the state, Louisiana was second only gressional delegation. boarded aircrafts; and to Texas as of January 2014 in both total and Whereas, although checked luggage may be operating refinery capacity, accounting for POM–88. A concurrent resolution adopted lost, damaged, or delayed for a variety of nearly one-fifth of the nation’s total refining by the Legislature of the State of Missouri reasons, baggage handling systems, airline capacity; and calling on the President of the United States negligence, and the act of luggage offloading Whereas, Louisiana’s contributions to the to support the increased importation of oil to accommodate extra fuel have also been United States Strategic Petroleum Reserve from Canadian oil sands and to approve the discussed as reasons for lost, damaged, or de- with two facilities located in the state con- newly routed TransCanada Keystone XL layed passenger luggage; and sisting of twenty-nine caverns capable of pipeline to reduce our oil dependency on un- Whereas, the aforementioned concerns of holding nearly three hundred million barrels stable governments, and to support and fa- airline passengers are issues of consumer of crude oil; and cilitate permitting for oil production off the protection for which the United States Con- Whereas, with three onshore liquified nat- northern coast of Alaska to decrease our de- gress has the constitutional power to address ural gas facilities, more than any other state pendence on foreign oil and spur investment and determine fair and reasonable solutions in the country, and the Louisiana Offshore in the American economy; to the Committee through codified law or regulatory rule- Oil Port, the nation’s only deepwater oil on Energy and Natural Resources port, Louisiana plays an essential role in the making: Now, therefore, be it HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 15 Resolved, That the Legislature of Louisiana movement of natural gas from the United Whereas, high oil prices are having a major does hereby memorialize the United States States Gulf Coast region to markets detrimental impact on families, farms, and Congress to take such actions as are nec- throughout the country; and businesses in Missouri and are likely to un- essary to regulate airline baggage fees and Whereas, it is apparent that Louisiana dercut the prospects for an economic recov- processes for consumers as it relates to plays an essential role in supplying the na- ery; and transportation of passenger luggage and pas- tion with energy and it is vital to the secu- Whereas, the United States currently im- senger delays resulting from lost, damaged, rity of our nation’s energy supply, roles that ports almost half of its oil and petroleum or delayed luggage; and be it further should be recognized and compensated at an products, making it dependent on foreign Resolved, That a copy of this Resolution be appropriate revenue sharing level; and sources and subject to interruptions and transmitted to the presiding officers of the Whereas, the majority of the oil and gas price fluctuations stemming from geo- Senate and the House of Representatives of production from the Gulf of Mexico enters political forces; and the Congress of the United States of America the United States through coastal Louisiana Whereas, such instability has damaging and to each member of the Louisiana con- with all of the infrastructure necessary to consequences both for our economy and our gressional delegation. receive and transport such production, infra- structure that has for many decades dam- national security; and Whereas, the United States Geological Sur- POM–87. A concurrent resolution adopted aged the coastal areas of Louisiana, an im- vey estimates a resource of up to 27 billion by the Legislature of the State of Louisiana pact that should be compensated through ap- barrels of oil in the Chukchi and Beaufort memorializing the United States Congress propriate revenue sharing with the federal seas of Alaska, providing a vast domestic oil and the Louisiana Congressional Delegation government; and reserve, but opposition and regulatory hur- to take such actions as are necessary to rec- Whereas, because Louisiana is losing more dles are keeping energy producers from ac- tify the revenue sharing inequities between coastal wetlands than any other state in the cessing these resources; and coastal and interior energy producing states; country, in 2006 the people of Louisiana over- whelmingly approved a constitutional Whereas, the TransCanada Keystone XL to the Committee on Energy and Natural Re- pipeline project seeks to link expanded oil sources. amendment dedicating revenues received from Outer Continental Shelf oil and gas ac- production from the Canadian oil sands to HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 167 tivity to the Coastal Protection and Restora- refineries in the United States and to facili- Whereas, since 1920, interior states have tion Fund for the purposes of coastal protec- tate the flow of oil from the Dakotas to the been allowed to keep fifty percent of the oil, tion, including conservation, coastal restora- Gulf Coast, thereby decreasing our depend- gas, and coal production revenues generated tion, hurricane protection, and infrastruc- ence on oil from outside of North America; in their states from mineral production on ture directly impacted by coastal wetland and federal lands within their borders, including losses; and Whereas, Canada is a close friend and ally, royalties, severance taxes, and bonuses; and Whereas, the state of Louisiana has devel- with whom we share links of infrastructure Whereas, coastal states with onshore and oped a science-based ‘‘Comprehensive Master and energy networks and other ties, so that offshore oil and gas production face inequi- Plan for a Sustainable Coast’’ which identi- dollars spent on Canadian oil will likely con- ties under the federal energy policies be- fies and prioritizes the most efficient and ef- tribute to the success of the American econ- cause those coastal states have not been fective projects in order to meet the state’s omy; and party to this same level of revenue sharing critical coastal protection and restoration Whereas, the TransCanada pipeline project partnership with the federal government; needs; and is projected to create construction and man- and Whereas, the Coastal Protection and Res- ufacturing jobs in the United States, adding Whereas, coastal energy producing states toration Authority is making great progress billions of dollars to the United States econ- have a limited partnership with the federal implementing the projects in the ‘‘Com- omy: Now, therefore, be it government that provides for them to retain prehensive Master Plan for a Sustainable Resolved, That the members of the House of very little revenue generated from their off- Coast’’ with all available funding, projects Representatives of the Ninety-eighth Gen- shore energy production, energy that is pro- that are essential to the protection of the in- eral Assembly, First Regular Session, the duced for use throughout the nation; and frastructure that is critical to the energy Senate concurring therein, hereby call upon Whereas, in 2006 congress passed the Gulf needs of the United States; and President Barack Obama and administration of Mexico Energy Security Act (GOMESA) Whereas, in order to properly compensate officials to: that will fully go into effect in 2017; an act the coastal states for the infrastructure de- (1) Support the increased importation of that calls for a sharing of thirty-seven and mands that result from production of energy oil from Canadian oil sands and to approve five tenths percent of coastal production rev- and fuels that heat and cool the nation’s the newly routed TransCanada Keystone XL enues with four gulf states with a cap of $500 homes, offices, and businesses and fuel the pipeline to reduce our oil dependency on un- million per year; and nation’s transportation needs, revenue shar- stable governments, strengthen ties with an Whereas, the Fixing America’s Inequities ing for coastal states needs to be at the same important ally, and create jobs for American with Revenues (FAIR) Act would have ad- rate as interior states that produce oil, gas, workers; dressed the inequity suffered by coastal oil and coal: Now, therefore, be it (2) Support and facilitate permitting for and gas producing states by accelerating the Resolved, That the Legislature of Louisiana oil production off the northern coast of Alas- implementation of GOMESA as well as by does hereby memorialize the United States ka to decrease our dependence on foreign oil gradually lifting all revenue sharing caps but Congress to take such actions as are nec- and spur investment in the American econ- the legislation died with the close of the pre- essary to treat mineral and gas production omy; and be it further vious congress; and in the Gulf Coastal states in a manner that Resolved, That the Chief Clerk of the Mis- Whereas, with the state and its offshore is at least equal to onshore oil, gas, and coal souri House of Representatives be instructed waters taken alone, Louisiana is the ninth production in interior states for revenue pur- to prepare properly inscribed copies of this largest producer of oil in the United States poses; and to rectify the revenue sharing in- resolution for President Barack Obama, Vice

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A resolution adopted by the Environmental Protection Agency’s efforts take such actions as are necessary to rees- Michigan Senate urging the United States to study or commission a study that could tablish a right-of-way through the Lake Congress to restore Great Lakes Restoration lead to regulations on grills and barbecues; Ophelia National Wildlife Refuge in order to Initiative funding to 300 million dollars for to the Committee on Environment and Pub- provide access to property owned by the fiscal year 2016; to the Committee on Envi- lic Works. Avoyelles Parish School Board; to the Com- ronment and Public Works. SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 56 mittee on Environment and Public Works. SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 42 Whereas, Barbecues are an American tradi- HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 228 Whereas, the Great Lakes are a critical re- tion enjoyed by families from all walks of Whereas, Lake Ophelia National Wildlife source for our nation, supporting the econ- life across the country. Whether tailgating Refuge, located in Avoyelles Parish and omy and a way of life in Michigan and the for a football game, hosting a backyard get- named for its most prominent water body, other seven states with the Great Lakes re- together, or just grilling a summer meal, the 350-acre Lake Ophelia that was at one gion. The Great Lakes hold 20 percent of the barbecues are a quintessentially American time a channel of the nearby Red River, was world’s surface freshwater and 95 percent of experience and an opportunity to eat and so- established in 1988 to protect the Mississippi the United States’ surface freshwater. This cialize with family and friends; and and Red River floodplain ecosystem; and globally significant freshwater resource pro- Whereas, Cooking outdoors on a grill dur- Whereas, due to its location in east-central vides drinking water for more than 30 mil- ing the summer saves electricity. Using a Louisiana, this area is prime waterfowl lion people and is an economic driver that grill prevents the release of heat into the hunting territory influenced by both the supports jobs, commerce, agriculture, trans- kitchen and other living spaces. while cook- Mississippi and Central Flyways which are portation, and tourism throughout the re- ing indoors heats up a kitchen, forcing cool- the highways in the sky for bringing mil- gion; and ing systems. such as the refrigerator and air lions of duck and geese each spring and fall Whereas, The Great Lakes Restoration Ini- conditioner, to work harder and use more en- to the area; and tiative (GLRI) provides essential funding to ergy; and Whereas, another species found in the restore and protect the Great Lakes. This Whereas, The United States Environ- Avoyelles Parish area is the Louisiana black funding has support long overdue efforts to mental Protection Agency (EPA), our na- bear which was listed as threatened within clean up toxic pollution, reduce runoff from tion’s environmental regulatory agency, has its historic range of southern Mississippi, cities and farms, combat invasive species funded a University of California-Riverside Louisiana, and east Texas under the Endan- like the Asian carp, and restore fish and student project to develop preventative tech- gered Species Act on January 7, 1992, due to wildlife habitat. Since 2010, the federal gov- nology to reduce emissions from residential extensive habitat loss and modification, as ernment has invested nearly $2 billion in barbecues. By funding this project, the EPA well as human-related mortality; and more then 2,000 projects through the GLRI. is apparently intent on finding a solution to Whereas, Louisiana currently supports Over its first five years, the GLRI has pro- a problem that does not exist and dem- three core bear populations; the Tensas vided more then $280 million for 580 projects onstrating an unnecessary interest and con- River Basin population in the north, the in Michigan alone; and cern over the impact of backyard barbecues upper Atchafalaya River Basin population in Whereas, GLRI projects are making a sig- on public health: and central Louisiana, and the coastal popu- nificant difference. They have restored more Whereas, Based on the EPA’s past prac- lation in the southern Atchafalaya River than 115,000 acres of fish and wildlife habitat; tices, today’s study, no matter how small, is Basin; and a concern to Michiganders and Americans, as Whereas, the Black bear management ef- opened up fish access to more then 3,400 miles of rivers; helped implement conserva- it is inevitably the first step towards tomor- forts in Louisiana by both the state and the row’s regulation of this American pastime. federal agencies have had a great deal of suc- tion programs on more than 1 million areas of farmland; and accelerated the cleanup of To fulfill its mission to protect human cess with a likely result that the central health and the environment, the EPA’s pri- Louisiana and northern Louisiana popu- toxic hotspots. In Michigan, GLRI funding has been instrumental in removing contami- mary tool has been, and continues to be, reg- lations expanding towards each other ulatory mandates that I time and again ig- through the area set aside for the Lake nated sediments from Muskegon Lake, the River Raisin, and the St. Mary’s River, re- nore the financial. economic, and social bur- Ophelia National Wildlife Refuge; and dens to the state and the country. The regu- Whereas, because of the likelihood that the storing habitat along the St. Clair River, lation of barbecues would be the latest, egre- two populations will merge in the area, the Cass River, Boardman River, and the Keweenaw Peninsula; and developing im- gious example of overreach by the EPA; and Department of the Interior has designated a Whereas, Funding such a study is a poor certain parcel of land in the Lake Ophelia proved methods for sea lamprey control; and Whereas, While this is a significant invest- use of taxpayer dollars. In the face of record National Wildlife Refuge as a Black bear national debts, annual budget deficits, and habitat which in turn has prevented ingress ment, there is still more work to be done with numerous ready-to-go projects that other profound problems the country is fac- and egress to a six hundred forty acre tract ing, surely the federal government can bet- owned by the Avoyelles Parish School Board; need funding. Toxic algal blooms, beach clos- ings, fish consumption advisories, and the ter use our resources than on a study of and grills and backyard barbecues: Now, there- Whereas, through the years, this sixteenth- presence of contaminated sediments con- fore, be it section land owned by the Avoyelles Parish tinue to limit the recreational and commer- Resolved by the Senate, That we oppose the School Board has been available for public cial use of the Great Lakes. The 2014 shut- United States Environmental Protection hunting, camping, and other recreational ac- down of the city of Toledo’s drinking water Agency’s efforts to study or commission a tivities, activities from which there has been system due to a toxic algal bloom, forcing study that, if consistent with the agency’s great economic benefit to Avoyelles Parish; more than a half million people to find an- past practices, many fear will serve as the and other source of drinking water, is just one first step towards the regulation of grills and Whereas, without these outdoor activities, example of how much still needs to be done; barbecues: and be it further businesses in Avoyelles Parish that rely on and Resolved, That copies of this resolution be recreational activities in the area including Whereas, Proposed cuts to GLRI funding transmitted to Administrator of the United hunting, fishing, and camping for their in- would jeopardize the momentum from a dec- States Environmental Protection Agency come have been and will continue to be nega- ade of unprecedented regional and bipartisan and the members of the Michigan congres- tively impacted by the loss of access to the cooperation. The FY 2016 executive budget sional delegation. acreage owned by the Avoyelles Parish recommends a $50 million cut in federal School Board; and funding to $250 million. This cut would be a POM–92. A resolution adopted by the Sen- Whereas, simply having the Department of shortsighted, cost-saving measure with long- ate of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts the Interior allow a limited right-of-way ac- term implications. Restoration efforts will promoting a multilateral approach to the po- cess to the school board owned land will only become more expensive and more dif- tential crisis in the Dominican Republic; to solve the problem: Now, therefore, be it ficult if they are not addressed in the coming Resolved, That the Legislature of Louisiana years: Now, therefore, be it the Committee on Foreign Relations. does hereby memorialize the United States Resolved by the Senate, That we urge the RESOLUTIONS Congress to take such actions as are nec- Congress of the United States to restore Whereas, Massachusetts, the first cradle of essary to reestablish a right-of-way through Great Lakes Restoration Initiative funding liberty, has a long history of diverse activ- the Lake Ophelia National Wildlife Refuge in to $300 million for fiscal year 2016; and be it ism and advocacy regarding the issue of order to provide access to property owned by further equality and civil rights; and the Avoyelles Parish School Board; and be it Resolved, That copies of this resolution be Whereas, The connection between Massa- further transmitted to the President of the United chusetts and Haiti dates back to the civil

VerDate Sep 11 2014 03:28 Oct 23, 2015 Jkt 059060 PO 00000 Frm 00041 Fmt 0624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A22OC6.036 S22OCPT1 emcdonald on DSK67QTVN1PROD with SENATE S7468 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE October 22, 2015 war during which time U.S. Senator Charles the Institute for Justice and Democracy in Resolved, That the Massachusetts General Sumner, who served Massachusetts from 1852 Haiti call for immediate action by the Do- Court hereby reaffirms the friendship be- to 1874, fought for the passage of federal leg- minican government to reverse the effects of tween the Commonwealth and Taiwan; and islation in 1862 which enabled the United the constitutional court rulings and special be it further States of America to recognize Haiti as a law 169–14: Now, therefore, be it Resolved, That a copy of these resolutions sovereign nation; and Resolved, That the Massachusetts general be transmitted forthwith by the clerk of the Whereas, In 1871, in recognition of his dip- court requests the U.S. State department Senate to the President of the United States, lomatic work on this issue, president of and the U.S. Secretary of State to pursue a to the presiding officer of each branch of Haiti Nissage Saget presented Senator Sum- multilateral approach to promptly address Congress and the members thereof from the ner with a gold medal on behalf of the Hai- the potential crisis in the Dominican Repub- Commonwealth, to the Honorable Charles D. tian people, which currently resides in the lic that could render tens of thousands of Baker, Governor of the Commonwealth, to Massachusetts state house in Boston; and dominicans of haitian descent stateless; and the Honorable Ma Ying-Jeou, President of Whereas, Despite their shared history and be it further Taiwan and Scott Lai, Director-General of geographical proximity, Haiti and the Do- Resolved, That copies of these resolutions the Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in minican Republic have often faced chal- be transmitted forthwith by the clerk of the the City of Boston. lenging diplomatic relations; and Senate to the President of the United States Whereas, In September 2013, the constitu- of America, the Senate and the House of POM–94. A concurrent resolution adopted tional court of the Dominican Republic Representatives of the United States Con- by the Legislature of the State of Louisiana issued a ruling that would denaturalize peo- gress, Secretary of State John Kerry and memorializing the United States Congress to ple born in the Dominican Republic after United States Ambassador to the Dominican take such actions as are necessary to work 1929 whose parents were noncitizens, the ma- Republic James Brewster. to adopt policies that will help with the sta- jority of whom are Dominicans of Haitian bility and the viability of the domestic descent; and POM–93. A resolution adopted by the Sen- shrimp industry, including support for the Whereas, The constitutional court’s ruling ate of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Imported Seafood Safety Standards Act; to effectively stripped these persons of their supporting the friendship between Massachu- the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, identity and affiliation with the Dominican setts and Taiwan in the international com- and Pensions. Republic, rendering them stateless and sub- munity; to the Committee on Foreign Rela- HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 225 jecting them to the risk of deportation from tions. Whereas, consumption of seafood is one of the country of their birth; and RESOLUTIONS the fastest growing areas of our nation’s food Whereas, In May 2014, the Dominican Re- Whereas, The United States and Taiwan public passed special law 169–14, which re- supply with shrimp being one of the most share an important relationship supported consumed seafood products in the United quired persons affected by the 2013 constitu- by common values of freedom, democracy, tional court’s decision to be re-recognized as States; and rule of law and a free market economy; and Whereas, over three-fourths of the seafood citizens or apply to gain state recognition Whereas, President Ma Ying-Jeou has consumed in the United States is imported based on their birth status and year; and worked to uphold democratic principles in from other countries around the world with Whereas, The deadlines set forth in the Taiwan, ensure the prosperity of Taiwan’s shrimp as the leading fresh or frozen product 2014 naturalization law allowed for only a more than 23 million people, promote Tai- imported into the United States accounting fraction of this population to be re-recog- wan’s international standing and to for about twenty-eight percent of all seafood nized thereby rendering tens of thousands of strengthen relations between the United Dominicans of Haitian descent vulnerable to imports by weight; and States and Taiwan; and Whereas, most of the shrimp consumed in deportation, discrimination and loss of live- Whereas, The Commonwealth has enjoyed the United States is grown in man-made lihood; and a close friendship with Taiwan, marked by ponds along the coasts of Thailand, Vietnam, Whereas, Later that same year, in response strong bilateral trade, educational and cul- Ecuador, and other tropical countries rather to a ruling by the inter-American court of tural exchange, scientific and technological than being harvested from the waters of the human rights deeming the 2013 and 2014 ac- development and tourism; and tions of the Dominican Republic to be in vio- Whereas, New England exported more than Gulf of Mexico; and lation of the American convention to which $1 billion in goods to Taiwan of which the Whereas, the countries that produce most the Dominican Republic is party, the Domin- Commonwealth exported $825 million in com- of the shrimp consumed worldwide support ican Republic’s constitutional court declared modities, mostly in machinery, computer their shrimp hatcheries with large state sub- the country would no longer recognize the and electronic products and chemicals; and sidies to keep the price of their shrimp lower authority of the inter-American court; and Whereas, the United States has maintained than the prices that our domestic Gulf of Whereas, Both the rulings of the constitu- and developed its robust commercial ties Mexico shrimpers need to charge in order to tional court and special law 169–14 have fur- with Taiwan and Taiwan is the tenth largest just break even; and ther separated Dominicans of Haitian de- trading partner of the United States while Whereas, the Tariff Act of 1930, a law origi- scent from the larger Dominican commu- the United States is Taiwan’s largest foreign nally introduced to protect farmers from im- nity; and investor, Taiwan has worked to enter a bilat- ports, allows United States industries to Whereas, The majority of Dominicans of eral investment agreement to further en- ‘‘petition the government for relief from im- Haitian descent, threatened by deportation, hance its trade and investment relations ports that benefit from subsidies provided have no family or support networks in Haiti with the United States; and through foreign government programs’’; and nor are they fluent in French or Haitian cre- Whereas, Taiwan has been a member of the Whereas, the United States Department of ole; and United States visa waiver program since No- Commerce launched an investigation in 2013 Whereas, Article 15 of the universal dec- vember 1, 2012, reflecting the cooperation be- to determine whether there was sufficient laration of human rights, of which the Do- tween the United States and Taiwan and evidence to support the claim that the seven minican Republic and the United States of making travel for business and tourism more largest shrimp-producing countries were sub- America are signatories, states that, ‘‘no one convenient; and sidizing their shrimp industries, an inves- shall be arbitrarily deprived of his nation- Whereas, Taiwan has made significant con- tigation that will run concurrently with the ality nor denied the right to change his na- tributions toward peace in the region International Trade Commission’s (ITC) ex- tionality’’; and through discussions regarding the use of re- amination of whether the subsidies are caus- Whereas, Recognizing the impact that this sources in the surrounding seas and has ing significant injury to United States pro- crisis will have on all nations in the western worked diligently to propose East and South ducers with both investigations needing to hemisphere, the Caribbean community and China Sea Peace Initiatives; and call for countervailing duties before any pen- Common Market Secretariat (Caricom) has Whereas, Taiwan is a key transport hub in alties could be applied; and called for a moratorium on this law; and the Asia-Pacific region and has jurisdiction Whereas, in September 2013, the ITC voted Whereas, At the urging of other concerned over the 176,000 square nautical miles of the to throw out the shrimp countervailing duty nations, the organization of American states Taipei flight information region and has at- case based on the fact that injury to the do- sent a special mission to the Dominican Re- tended the International Civil Aviation Or- mestic industry was not proven, thus remov- public and Haiti in order to investigate the ganization, ICAO, assembly as a special ing the possibility of a countervailing duty situation between the two countries to pre- guest since 2013; and and terminating the shrimp subsidy inves- pare a report for the secretary general of the Whereas, Taiwan is committed to ICAO tigation against Ecuador, China, India, Ma- organization of American states; and standards and seeks to expand its meaning- laysia, and Vietnam; and Whereas, A broad coalition of humani- ful participation in the ICAO, including at- Whereas, the ITC’s decision has had a dev- tarian, academic, legal, political and civil tending technicai and regional meetings and astating impact on the domestic shrimp in- rights groups from across Massachusetts, in- related activities; and dustry, including the shrimpers trawling the cluding but not limited to: the Irish Inter- Whereas, Taiwan strives to be included in Gulf of Mexico and landing their shrimp at national Immigrant Center, Haitian Ameri- the work of the United Nations framework Louisiana docks; and cans United, Inc., Urban League of Eastern convention on climate change and has ex- Whereas, without relief from the unfair Massachusetts, Catholic Charities’ Haitian pressed a keen interest in the global effort to foreign competition undercutting the domes- Multi-service Center of Boston, as well as address climate change: Now, therefore, be it tic shrimp prices, the prices that shrimpers

VerDate Sep 11 2014 05:31 Oct 23, 2015 Jkt 059060 PO 00000 Frm 00042 Fmt 0624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A22OC6.041 S22OCPT1 emcdonald on DSK67QTVN1PROD with SENATE October 22, 2015 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S7469 are getting at the dock have dropped over that requires uniform and science-based food ties, it has not yet achieved the goal of full fifty percent from last year making it al- labeling nationwide; and be it further equality: Now therefore, be it most impossible for shrimpers to earn Resolved, That copies of this resolution be Resolved by the Assembly and the Senate of enough money to provide for their families; transmitted to the President of the United the State of California, jointly, That the Legis- and States Senate, the Speaker of the United lature urges Californians to continue to Whereas, the Imported Seafood Safety States House of Representatives, and the work together to achieve the goals set by Standards Act introduced in the United members of the Michigan congressional dele- Title IX of increased opportunities for girls States Senate by Louisiana Senator David gation. and women in academics, sports, and other Vitter is being supported by the American educational activities; and be it further Shrimp Processors Association and it spe- POM–96. A joint resolution adopted by the Resolved, That the Legislature of the State cifically targets foreign food imported into Legislature of the State of California com- of California, on June 23, 2015, commemo- the United States with hopes of tightening memorating the 43rd anniversary of Title IX, rates the 43rd anniversary of Title IX, and testing standards, increasing inspection and commending the national movement to- commends the national movement toward standards on foreign imported seafood, re- ward increased equality and fair treatment increased equality and fair treatment of all quiring placement of United States safety of all students; to the Committee on Health, students; and be it further standards for foreign exporters, and increas- Education, Labor, and Pensions. Resolved, That the Chief Clerk of the As- sembly transmit copies of this resolution to ing severe penalties for exporters who fail ASSEMBLY JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 23 food safety inspections, ultimately benefit- the President and Vice President of the Whereas, Title IX of the Education Amend- ting the American shrimp industry: Now, United States, to the Speaker of the House ments of 1972 is a federal law that specifi- therefore, be it of Representatives, and to each Senator and cally states that no person in the United Resolved, That the Legislature of Louisiana Representative from California in the Con- States shall, on the basis of sex, be excluded does hereby memorialize the United States gress of the United States. from participation in, be denied the benefits Congress to take such actions as are nec- of, or be subjected to discrimination under essary to work to adopt policies that will POM–97. A joint resolution adopted by the any education program or activity receiving help with the stability and the viability of Legislature of the State of California urging federal financial assistance; and the domestic shrimp industry including sup- the President of the United States and the Whereas, All public and private elemen- port for the Imported Seafood Safety Stand- United States Congress to craft a balanced tary schools and secondary schools, school ards Act; and be it further and workable approach to reduce incentives districts, colleges, and universities receiving Resolved, That a copy of this Resolution be for and minimize unnecessary patent litiga- any federal funding must comply with Title transmitted to the presiding officers of the tion while ensuring that legitimate patent IX; and Senate and the House of Representatives of enforcement rights are protected and main- Whereas, Title IX requires equal access in the Congress of the United States of America tained; to the Committee on the Judiciary. recruitment, admissions, counseling, finan- and to each member of the Louisiana con- ASSEMBLY JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 9 cial assistance, discipline, employment, and gressional delegation. Whereas, The principle of intellectual athletics; protection from sex-based harass- property is enshrined in the United States ment; and equitable treatment of pregnant POM–95. A resolution adopted by the Sen- Constitution, specifically under clause 8 of and parenting students; and ate of the State of Michigan urging the Whereas, Prior to the enactment of Title Section 8 of Article I of the United States United States Congress to enact legislation IX, many women and girls faced discrimina- Constitution, which empowers Congress to that requires uniform and science-based food tion and limited opportunities in athletics, ‘‘promote the Progress of Science and useful labeling nationwide; to the Committee on academics, and extracurricular activities; Arts, by securing for limited Times to Au- Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. and thors and Inventors the exclusive Right to SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 59 Whereas, Discrimination on the basis of their respective Writings and Discoveries’’; Whereas, In the absence of a federal geneti- sex can include sexual harassment or sexual and Whereas, A robust patent system is critical cally modified organism (GMO) labeling violence, including rape, sexual assault, sex- to promote economic growth and innovation standard, some states and localities have de- ual battery, and sexual coercion; and and ensure just compensation for the labor veloped a patchwork of labeling proposals Whereas, Title IX has been used as a basis and proliferation of beneficial ideas and in- that can be confusing and misleading to con- in a number of complaints alleging sexual vi- novations; and sumers. Multiple local regulations increase olence on college campuses, as sexual vio- Whereas, California accounts for 25 percent agriculture and food production costs, re- lence interferes with a student’s right to re- of the nation’s patents; and quiring food companies operating in Michi- ceive education free from discrimination; Whereas, The state recognizes and respects gan to create separate supply chains to be and the importance of patent protections and developed for each state; and Whereas, Of the 109 colleges and univer- patent enforcement rights to driving contin- Whereas, GMOs are found in 70 to 80 per- sities under investigation by the United ued research, investment, technological in- cent of the foods we eat and play a vital role States Department of Education for their novation, and job creation across multiple in maintaining Michigan’s agriculture, food handling of sexual violence cases, 11 are lo- sectors of our economy; and processing, and other industries. In 2014, 100 cated in California; and Whereas, Small businesses depend on pat- percent of all sugar beets, 93 percent of all Whereas, Title IX, which governs edu- ents to secure investments, and firms with corn, and 91 percent of all soybeans grown in cational equity generally, is widely known fewer than 25 employees hold nearly one- Michigan were genetically modified; and for ensuring equal access to women and girl quarter of United States-held patents in in- Whereas, A maze of regulations would crip- athletes; and novative emerging technologies; and ple interstate commerce throughout the food Whereas, The members of the United Whereas, Enforcement of legitimate patent supply and distribution chain and ultimately States Women’s National Soccer Team, rights is essential to promoting an innova- increase grocery prices for consumers by which is ranked #2 in the world and con- tion environment that fuels economic hundreds of dollars each year. A Cornell Uni- tinues to make our nation proud, all played growth; and versity study found that a patchwork of collegiate level soccer; and Whereas, There is increasing concern about state labeling laws would increase food costs Whereas, Title IX regulations require that litigation by predatory Patent Assertion En- for a family by an average of $500 per year; pregnant and parenting students have equal tities (PAEs), which are built on a rent-seek- and access to schools and activities, and that all ing business model that exploits the patent Whereas, On July 23, 2015, the U.S. House separate programs for pregnant or parenting legal system for financial gain without pro- of Representatives passed bipartisan legisla- students be completely voluntary; and ducing or manufacturing anything of value tion—the Safe and Accurate Food Labeling Whereas, Title IX has been the basis for for society; and Act (H.R. 1599)—to avoid this patchwork of California laws that protect graduate stu- Whereas, Many PAEs attain ambiguous regulations and the costly challenges it cre- dents from discrimination on the basis of patents with the sole intent of filing patent ates; and pregnancy in research projects in California infringement lawsuits. PAEs assert these Whereas, Senate passage of the Safe and universities, laws requiring affirmative con- patents against businesses of all sizes and in Accurate Food Labeling Act will allow con- sent, and current legislation requiring lacta- all industries, often years after the product sumers to have access to accurate and con- tion accommodations in California schools; has become standard and widely used; and sistent information on products that contain and Whereas, PAEs rarely earn successful judg- GMOs by ensuring that labeling is national, Whereas, The educational equity guaran- ments in court, underscoring the question- uniform, and science-based. The bill also es- teed in Title IX does not solely apply to able merits of these particular patent cases. tablishes a United States Department of Ag- women. It protects everyone from sex-based However, given the high cost and risks asso- riculture (USDA)-administered certification discrimination, regardless of real or per- ciated with patent litigation, most defend- and labeling program, modeled after the ceived sex, gender identity, or gender expres- ants choose to settle in order to avoid fur- USDA National Organic Program for non- sion; and ther financial loss. Indeed, many PAEs will GMO, organic foods: Now, therefore, be it Whereas, Although Title IX has increased offer royalty settlements below market Resolved by the Senate, That we urge the opportunities for girls and women in aca- value in order to encourage settlement and United States Congress to enact legislation demics, sports, and other educational activi- avoid trial; and

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In 2010, PAEs were responsible for 29 with all appropriate safeguards, to all vet- TESTER): percent of patent litigation, and by 2012 erans for use as startup capital in the estab- S. 2202. A bill to amend the Internal Rev- PAEs represented 62 percent of all patent lishment of first businesses; and be it further enue Code of 1986 to treat certain farming suits; and Resolved, That the Chief Clerk of the As- business machinery and equipment as 5-year Whereas, The California economy is espe- sembly transmit copies of this resolution to property for purposes of depreciation; to the cially vulnerable to lawsuits directed at in- the President and Vice President of the Committee on Finance. formation technology patents; and United States, to the Speaker of the House By Mr. MENENDEZ (for himself, Mrs. Whereas, Federal legislation is necessary of Representatives, to the Majority Leader of GILLIBRAND, Mr. SCHUMER, Mr. to prevent and deter abusive patent litiga- the Senate, and to each Senator and Rep- BLUMENTHAL, Mr. BOOKER, Mr. HEIN- tion; Now, therefore, be it resentative from California in the Congress RICH, Mr. SANDERS, and Ms. WARREN): Resolved by the Assembly and the Senate of of the United States. S. 2203. A bill to amend the Internal Rev- the State of California, jointly, That the Legis- f enue Code of 1986 to make residents of Puer- lature urges the President and the Congress to Rico eligible for the earned income tax of the United States to craft a balanced and REPORTS OF COMMITTEES credit and to provide equitable treatment for workable approach to reduce incentives for The following reports of committees residents of Puerto Rico with respect to the and minimize unnecessary patent litigation were submitted: refundable portion of the child tax credit; to while ensuring that legitimate patent en- the Committee on Finance. By Mr. JOHNSON, from the Committee on forcement rights are protected and main- By Mrs. BOXER: Homeland Security and Governmental Af- tained; and be it further S. 2204. A bill to respect the Constitutional fairs, with an amendment: Resolved, That the Chief Clerk of the As- entitlement to liberty by recognizing the S. 1868. A bill to extend by 15 years the au- sembly transmit copies of this resolution to right of an individual to have personal con- thority of the Secretary of Commerce to con- the President and Vice President of the trol over the medical assistance and treat- duct the quarterly financial report program United States, the Speaker and Minority ment necessary to alleviate intolerable phys- (Rept. No. 114–157). Leader of the House of Representatives, the ical suffering; to the Committee on Health, Majority Leader and Minority Leader of the f Education, Labor, and Pensions. Senate, and each member of the California INTRODUCTION OF BILLS AND By Mr. TESTER (for himself and Mr. delegation to the United States Congress. JOINT RESOLUTIONS FRANKEN): S. 2205. A bill to establish a grant program POM–98. A joint resolution adopted by the The following bills and joint resolu- to assist tribal governments in establishing Legislature of the State of California urging tions were introduced, read the first tribal healing to wellness courts, and for the United States Congress to further amend and second times by unanimous con- other purposes; to the Committee on Indian the GI Bill of Rights to make benefits avail- sent, and referred as indicated: Affairs. able to veterans for use as startup capital in the establishment of first businesses; to the By Ms. COLLINS (for herself and Mr. f Committee on Veterans’ Affairs. DURBIN): S. 2194. A bill to promote the use of clean SUBMISSION OF CONCURRENT AND ASSEMBLY JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 7 cookstoves and fuels to save lives, improve SENATE RESOLUTIONS Whereas, Men and women of the State of livelihoods, empower women, and protect the The following concurrent resolutions California volunteer to serve in the Armed environment by creating a thriving global and Senate resolutions were read, and Forces of the United States in greater num- market for clean and efficient household referred (or acted upon), as indicated: bers than those from any other state; and cooking solutions; to the Committee on For- Whereas, California is currently home to eign Relations. By Mrs. MURRAY (for herself, Ms. more than 1,800,000 veterans of our Armed By Mr. PAUL: BALDWIN, Mr. BLUMENTHAL, Mrs. Forces; and S. 2195. A bill to prohibit the indefinite de- BOXER, Ms. CANTWELL, Mr. CASEY, Whereas, California veterans have been tention of persons by the United States and Mr. DURBIN, Mr. FRANKEN, Mrs. grateful recipients of the financial support of for other purposes; to the Committee on the GILLIBRAND, Mr. HEINRICH, Ms. their fellow Americans through the Veterans Judiciary. HIRONO, Mr. MARKEY, Mr. MERKLEY, Administration and the GI Bill; and By Mr. CASEY (for himself, Mr. Ms. MIKULSKI, Mr. MURPHY, Mr. Whereas, The Congress of the United PORTMAN, Mr. SCHUMER, and Mr. SANDERS, Mr. SCHATZ, Mr. SCHUMER, States passed, and President Franklin D. COCHRAN): Ms. STABENOW, Mr. UDALL, Ms. WAR- Roosevelt signed, the GI Bill of Rights in S. 2196. A bill to amend title XVIII of the REN, Mr. WHITEHOUSE, Mr. WYDEN, 1944 to support our veterans of World War II Social Security Act to provide for the non- Mrs. FEINSTEIN, and Ms. KLOBUCHAR): in their transition back to civilian life; and application of Medicare competitive acquisi- S. Res. 292. A resolution expressing the Whereas, The Congress of the United tion rates to complex rehabilitative wheel- sense of the Senate that the availability of States in 2008 added significant new benefits chairs and accessories; to the Committee on high-quality childcare for working parents for those who enlisted to serve the nation in Finance. should be increased; to the Committee on the wake of the attacks on the United States By Mr. CRAPO (for himself, Mr. BEN- Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. on September 11, 2001; and NET, and Mr. ISAKSON): By Mr. GRASSLEY (for himself, Mr. Whereas, Up to 10 percent of veterans S. 2197. A bill to amend title XVIII of the LEAHY, Ms. AYOTTE, and Ms. KLO- choose to start, run, and own their own busi- Social Security Act to improve the risk ad- BUCHAR): nesses; and justment under the Medicare Advantage pro- S. Res. 293. A resolution supporting the Whereas, Over 30 percent of veterans of Op- gram, and for other purposes; to the Com- goals and ideals of National Domestic Vio- eration Iraqi Freedom, Operation Enduring mittee on Finance. lence Awareness Month, commending domes- Freedom, and other fronts on the war By Mr. BLUMENTHAL (for himself, tic violence victim advocates, domestic vio- against terrorism are receiving disability Ms. WARREN, Mr. SCHATZ, Mr. DUR- lence victim service providers, crisis hotline ratings from the federal Veterans Adminis- BIN, Mr. KAINE, and Mr. MURPHY): staff, and first responders serving victims of tration; and S. 2198. A bill to establish a grant program domestic violence for their compassionate Whereas, More than five million Ameri- to encourage States to adopt certain policies support of victims of domestic violence, and cans, including over one-half million Califor- and procedures relating to the transfer and expressing the sense of the Senate that Con- nians, served in those conflicts; and possession of firearms; to the Committee on gress should continue to support efforts to Whereas, The State of California is the rec- the Judiciary. end domestic violence and hold perpetrators ognized national leader in the establishment By Mr. ENZI (for himself, Ms. AYOTTE, of domestic violence accountable; to the and success of veteran business owner pro- Mr. CRAPO, and Mr. DAINES): Committee on the Judiciary. curement support programs, and S. 2199. A bill to require agencies to con- By Mr. HOEVEN (for himself, Mr. Whereas, Veteran businesses make a sig- form to concurrent resolutions when promul- TESTER, Mr. ROBERTS, Ms. HEITKAMP, nificant contribution to the state’s economy gating rules; to the Committee on Homeland and Mr. PETERS): and serve as a source of employment for fel- Security and Governmental Affairs. S. Res. 294. A resolution designating Octo- low veterans; and By Mrs. FISCHER: ber 26, 2015, as Day of the Deployed; consid- Whereas, Finding enough capital to suc- S. 2200. A bill to amend the Fair Labor ered and agreed to. cessfully launch a new business or buy an ex- Standards Act of 1938 to strengthen equal By Mrs. SHAHEEN (for herself, Mr. isting business is the largest challenge that pay requirements; read the first time. VITTER, Mr. COONS, Mr. GARDNER, Mr.

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A resolution designating the week of November 2 through November 6, tation of horses in interstate transpor- At the request of Mr. MURPHY, the 2015 as ‘‘National Veterans Small Business tation in a motor vehicle containing 2 name of the Senator from Montana Week’’ ; considered and agreed to. or more levels stacked on top of one (Mr. TESTER) was added as a cosponsor f another. of S. 1775, a bill to direct the Secretary S. 1122 of Homeland Security to accept addi- ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS At the request of Mr. DURBIN, the tional documentation when considering S. 441 name of the Senator from New Jersey the application for veterans status of At the request of Mr. NELSON, the (Mr. BOOKER) was added as a cosponsor an individual who performed service as name of the Senator from Indiana (Mr. of S. 1122, a bill to provide that chapter a coastwise merchant seaman during DONNELLY) was added as a cosponsor of 1 of title 9 of the United States Code, World War II, and for other purposes. S. 441, a bill to amend the Federal relating to the enforcement of arbitra- S. 1961 Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to clar- tion agreements, shall not apply to en- At the request of Mr. SCHUMER, the ify the Food and Drug Administra- rollment agreements made between name of the Senator from New Jersey tion’s jurisdiction over certain tobacco students and certain institutions of (Mr. BOOKER) was added as a cosponsor products, and to protect jobs and small higher education, and to prohibit limi- of S. 1961, a bill to amend titles XVIII businesses involved in the sale, manu- tations on the ability of students to and XIX of the Social Security Act to facturing and distribution of tradi- pursue claims against certain institu- make improvements to the treatment tional and premium cigars. tions of higher education. of the United States territories under S. 553 the Medicare and Medicaid programs, S. 1195 At the request of Mr. CORKER, the and for other purposes. YDEN name of the Senator from North Caro- At the request of Mr. W , the S. 2015 lina (Mr. BURR) was added as a cospon- name of the Senator from Pennsyl- At the request of Mr. ALEXANDER, the sor of S. 553, a bill to marshal resources vania (Mr. TOOMEY) was added as a co- name of the Senator from Idaho (Mr. to undertake a concerted, trans- sponsor of S. 1195, a bill to amend the CRAPO) was added as a cosponsor of S. formative effort that seeks to bring an Higher Education Act of 1965 to update 2015, a bill to clarify the treatment of end to modern slavery, and for other reporting requirements for institutions two or more employers as joint em- purposes. of higher education and provide for ployers under the National Labor Rela- S. 564 more accurate and complete data on tions Act. At the request of Mr. MORAN, the student retention, graduation, and S. 2066 name of the Senator from South Da- earnings outcomes at all levels of post- At the request of Mr. SASSE, the kota (Mr. ROUNDS) was added as a co- secondary enrollment. names of the Senator from Mississippi sponsor of S. 564, a bill to amend title S. 1539 (Mr. COCHRAN) and the Senator from 38, United States Code, to include li- At the request of Mrs. MURRAY, the Mississippi (Mr. WICKER) were added as censed hearing aid specialists as eligi- name of the Senator from Rhode Island cosponsors of S. 2066, a bill to amend ble for appointment in the Veterans (Mr. REED) was added as a cosponsor of title 18, United States Code, to prohibit Health Administration of the Depart- S. 1539, a bill to amend the Richard B. a health care practitioner from failing ment of Veterans Affairs, and for other Russell National School Lunch Act to to exercise the proper degree of care in purposes. establish a permanent, nationwide the case of a child who survives an S. 579 summer electronic benefits transfer for abortion or attempted abortion. At the request of Mr. GRASSLEY, the children program. S. 2067 names of the Senator from Oklahoma S. 1562 At the request of Mr. WICKER, the (Mr. LANKFORD) and the Senator from At the request of Mr. WYDEN, the names of the Senator from Massachu- Illinois (Mr. KIRK) were added as co- names of the Senator from Connecticut setts (Mr. MARKEY) and the Senator sponsors of S. 579, a bill to amend the (Mr. MURPHY) and the Senator from from New Mexico (Mr. UDALL) were Inspector General Act of 1978 to Washington (Mrs. MURRAY) were added added as cosponsors of S. 2067, a bill to strengthen the independence of the In- as cosponsors of S. 1562, a bill to amend establish EUREKA Prize Competitions spectors General, and for other pur- the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to re- to accelerate discovery and develop- poses. form taxation of alcoholic beverages. ment of disease-modifying, preventive, S. 746 or curative treatments for Alzheimer’s S. 1565 At the request of Mr. GRASSLEY, the disease and related dementia, to en- At the request of Mr. REED, the name name of the Senator from Iowa (Mrs. courage efforts to enhance detection of the Senator from Wisconsin (Ms. ERNST) was added as a cosponsor of S. and diagnosis of such diseases, or to en- BALDWIN) was added as a cosponsor of 746, a bill to provide for the establish- hance the quality and efficiency of care S. 1565, a bill to allow the Bureau of ment of a Commission to Accelerate of individuals with such diseases. Consumer Financial Protection to pro- the End of Breast Cancer. S. 2075 vide greater protection to S. 804 At the request of Mr. BROWN, the servicemembers. At the request of Ms. COLLINS, the name of the Senator from Hawaii (Mr. S. 1617 name of the Senator from California SCHATZ) was added as a cosponsor of S. (Mrs. BOXER) was added as a cosponsor At the request of Mrs. SHAHEEN, the 2075, a bill to amend the Internal Rev- of S. 804, a bill to amend title XVIII of name of the Senator from Colorado enue Code of 1986 to repeal the excise the Social Security Act to specify cov- (Mr. BENNET) was added as a cosponsor tax on high cost employer-sponsored erage of continuous glucose monitoring of S. 1617, a bill to prevent Hizballah health coverage and to express the devices, and for other purposes. and associated entities from gaining sense of the Senate that the resulting S. 864 access to international financial and revenue loss should be offset. At the request of Mrs. BOXER, the other institutions, and for other pur- S. 2103 name of the Senator from Wisconsin poses. At the request of Mr. DONNELLY, the (Ms. BALDWIN) was added as a cospon- S. 1757 name of the Senator from Maryland sor of S. 864, a bill to amend the Public At the request of Mr. PORTMAN, the (Mr. CARDIN) was added as a cosponsor Health Service Act to establish direct name of the Senator from Kansas (Mr. of S. 2103, a bill to modify a provision care registered nurse-to-patient staff- MORAN) was added as a cosponsor of S. relating to adjustments of certain ing ratio requirements in hospitals, 1757, a bill to amend title XVIII of the State apportionments for Federal high- and for other purposes. Social Security Act to promote health way programs, and for other purposes. S. 946 care technology innovation and access S. 2119 At the request of Mr. KIRK, the name to medical devices and services for At the request of Mr. CARDIN, the of the Senator from Maryland (Mr. which patients choose to self-pay under name of the Senator from Michigan

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(Ms. BALDWIN), the Senator from Wyo- the Senator from Idaho (Mr. RISCH), S. 2123 ming (Mr. BARRASSO), the Senator from the Senator from Kansas (Mr. ROB- At the request of Mr. GRASSLEY, the Colorado (Mr. BENNET), the Senator ERTS), the Senator from South Dakota name of the Senator from Minnesota from Connecticut (Mr. BLUMENTHAL), (Mr. ROUNDS), the Senator from Flor- (Ms. KLOBUCHAR) was added as a co- the Senator from Missouri (Mr. BLUNT), ida (Mr. RUBIO), the Senator from sponsor of S. 2123, a bill to reform sen- the Senator from New Jersey (Mr. Vermont (Mr. SANDERS), the Senator tencing laws and correctional institu- BOOKER), the Senator from Arkansas from Nebraska (Mr. SASSE), the Sen- tions, and for other purposes. (Mr. BOOZMAN), the Senator from Cali- ator from Hawaii (Mr. SCHATZ), the S. 2127 fornia (Mrs. BOXER), the Senator from Senator from New York (Mr. SCHUMER), At the request of Mr. JOHNSON, the Ohio (Mr. BROWN), the Senator from the Senator from South Carolina (Mr. name of the Senator from Illinois (Mr. North Carolina (Mr. BURR), the Senator SCOTT), the Senator from Alabama (Mr. KIRK) was added as a cosponsor of S. from Washington (Ms. CANTWELL), the SESSIONS), the Senator from New 2127, a bill to provide appropriate pro- Senator from West Virginia (Mrs. CAP- Hampshire (Mrs. SHAHEEN), the Sen- tections to probationary Federal em- ITO), the Senator from Maryland (Mr. ator from Alabama (Mr. SHELBY), the ployees, to provide the Special Counsel CARDIN), the Senator from Delaware Senator from Michigan (Ms. STABE- with adequate access to information, (Mr. CARPER), the Senator from Penn- NOW), the Senator from Alaska (Mr. to provide greater awareness of Federal sylvania (Mr. CASEY), the Senator from SULLIVAN), the Senator from Montana whistleblower protections, and for Louisiana (Mr. CASSIDY), the Senator (Mr. TESTER), the Senator from South other purposes. from Indiana (Mr. COATS), the Senator Dakota (Mr. THUNE), the Senator from from Mississippi (Mr. COCHRAN), the S. 2152 North Carolina (Mr. TILLIS), the Sen- Senator from Maine (Ms. COLLINS), the At the request of Mr. CORKER, the ator from Pennsylvania (Mr. TOOMEY), Senator from Delaware (Mr. COONS), names of the Senator from South Caro- the Senator from New Mexico (Mr. the Senator from Tennessee (Mr. lina (Mr. GRAHAM), the Senator from Il- UDALL), the Senator from Louisiana CORKER), the Senator from Texas (Mr. linois (Mr. DURBIN), the Senator from (Mr. VITTER), the Senator from Vir- CORNYN), the Senator from Arkansas Colorado (Mr. GARDNER), the Senator ginia (Mr. WARNER), the Senator from (Mr. COTTON), the Senator from Idaho from Tennessee (Mr. ALEXANDER), the Massachusetts (Ms. WARREN), the Sen- (Mr. CRAPO), the Senator from Texas Senator from Missouri (Mr. BLUNT), the ator from Rhode Island (Mr. WHITE- (Mr. CRUZ), the Senator from Montana Senator from Maine (Ms. COLLINS) and HOUSE) and the Senator from Mis- (Mr. DAINES), the Senator from Indiana the Senator from Illinois (Mr. KIRK) sissippi (Mr. WICKER) were added as co- (Mr. DONNELLY), the Senator from Illi- were added as cosponsors of S. 2152, a sponsors of S. Res. 287, a resolution nois (Mr. DURBIN), the Senator from bill to establish a comprehensive condemning the senseless murder and Wyoming (Mr. ENZI), the Senator from United States Government policy to wounding of 18 individuals (sons, Iowa (Mrs. ERNST), the Senator from encourage the efforts of countries in daughters, fathers, mothers, uncles, California (Mrs. FEINSTEIN), the Sen- sub-Saharan Africa to develop an ap- aunts, cousins, students, and teachers) ator from Nebraska (Mrs. FISCHER), the in Roseburg, Oregon, on October 1, 2015. propriate mix of power solutions, in- Senator from Arizona (Mr. FLAKE), the cluding renewable energy, for more Senator from Minnesota (Mr. f broadly distributed electricity access FRANKEN), the Senator from Colorado STATEMENTS ON INTRODUCED in order to support poverty reduction, (Mr. GARDNER), the Senator from New BILLS AND JOINT RESOLUTIONS promote development outcomes, and York (Mrs. GILLIBRAND), the Senator By Ms. COLLINS (for herself and drive economic growth, and for other from South Carolina (Mr. GRAHAM), the purposes. Mr. DURBIN): Senator from Iowa (Mr. GRASSLEY), the S. 2194. A bill to promote the use of S. 2193 Senator from Utah (Mr. HATCH), the clean cookstoves and fuels to save At the request of Mr. CRUZ, the name Senator from New Mexico (Mr. HEIN- lives, improve livelihoods, empower of the Senator from Florida (Mr. RICH), the Senator from North Dakota women, and protect the environment RUBIO) was added as a cosponsor of S. (Ms. HEITKAMP), the Senator from Ne- by creating a thriving global market 2193, a bill to amend the Immigration vada (Mr. HELLER), the Senator from for clean and efficient household cook- and Nationality Act to increase pen- Hawaii (Ms. HIRONO), the Senator from ing solutions; to the Committee on alties for individuals who illegally re- North Dakota (Mr. HOEVEN), the Sen- Foreign Relations. enter the United States after being re- ator from Oklahoma (Mr. INHOFE), the Ms. COLLINS. Mr. President, I rise moved and for other purposes. Senator from Georgia (Mr. ISAKSON), today to introduce the Clean Cook- S. RES. 275 the Senator from Wisconsin (Mr. JOHN- stoves and Fuels Support Act. This bill At the request of Mr. CASSIDY, the SON), the Senator from Virginia (Mr. addresses a serious global public health names of the Senator from Massachu- KAINE), the Senator from Maine (Mr. and environmental issue. I am very setts (Ms. WARREN), the Senator from KING), the Senator from Illinois (Mr. pleased to be joined in this effort by Massachusetts (Mr. MARKEY) and the KIRK), the Senator from Minnesota my friend and colleague Senator DUR- Senator from Connecticut (Mr. MUR- (Ms. KLOBUCHAR), the Senator from BIN. PHY) were added as cosponsors of S. Oklahoma (Mr. LANKFORD), the Senator Nearly half of the world’s people Res. 275, a resolution calling on Con- from Vermont (Mr. LEAHY), the Sen- cook over open fires or inefficient, pol- gress, schools, and State and local edu- ator from Utah (Mr. LEE), the Senator luting, and unsafe cookstoves using ag- cational agencies to recognize the sig- from West Virginia (Mr. MANCHIN), the ricultural waste, coal, dung, wood or nificant educational implications of Senator from Massachusetts (Mr. MAR- other solid fuels. Smoke from these dyslexia that must be addressed and KEY), the Senator from Arizona (Mr. traditional cookstoves and open fires is designating October 2015 as ‘‘National MCCAIN), the Senator from Missouri associated with chronic and acute dis- Dyslexia Awareness Month’’. (Mrs. MCCASKILL), the Senator from eases that affect women and children S. RES. 283 New Jersey (Mr. MENENDEZ), the Sen- disproportionately. The black carbon At the request of Mr. SCHATZ, his ator from Maryland (Ms. MIKULSKI), from these traditional cookstoves is name was added as a cosponsor of S. the Senator from Kansas (Mr. MORAN), also a significant driver of air pollu- Res. 283, a resolution designating Octo- the Senator from Alaska (Ms. MUR- tion and climate change. ber 2015 as ‘‘Filipino American History KOWSKI), the Senator from Connecticut Alarmingly, the World Health Orga- Month’’. (Mr. MURPHY), the Senator from Wash- nization found that in 2012 this type of S. RES. 287 ington (Mrs. MURRAY), the Senator air pollution claimed 4.3 million lives. At the request of Mr. MCCONNELL, his from Florida (Mr. NELSON), the Senator Millions more are sickened from the name and the names of the Senator from Kentucky (Mr. PAUL), the Senator toxic fumes, and thousands suffer

VerDate Sep 11 2014 03:28 Oct 23, 2015 Jkt 059060 PO 00000 Frm 00046 Fmt 0624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A22OC6.023 S22OCPT1 emcdonald on DSK67QTVN1PROD with SENATE October 22, 2015 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S7473 burns annually from open fires or un- key role in supporting this important SUBMITTED RESOLUTIONS safe cookstoves. The Global Burden of endeavor, including through financial Disease Study of 2010 doubled the mor- assistance that surpassed the original SENATE RESOLUTION 292—EX- tality estimates for exposure to smoke funding commitments. Led by the De- from cookstoves, referred to as ‘‘house- PRESSING THE SENSE OF THE partment of State, 11 Federal agencies hold air pollution,’’ from 2 million to 4 SENATE THAT THE AVAIL- million deaths annually. That is more have invested more than $114 million in ABILITY OF HIGH-QUALITY than the deaths from malaria, tuber- clean cookstoves and fuel initiatives to CHILDCARE FOR WORKING PAR- culosis, and HIV/AIDS combined. This date. For the next 5 years of the Alli- ENTS SHOULD BE INCREASED same study ranks household air pollu- ance, our government has announced Mrs. MURRAY (for herself, Ms. BALD- tion as the fourth worst overall health anticipated commitments of another WIN, Mr. BLUMENTHAL, Mrs. BOXER, Ms. risk factor in the world and is the sec- $175 million. CANTWELL, Mr. CASEY, Mr. DURBIN, Mr. ond worst health risk factor in the To date, our government has focused FRANKEN, Mrs. GILLIBRAND, Mr. HEIN- world for women and girls. RICH, Ms. HIRONO, Mr. MARKEY, Mr. Traditional cookstoves also create its efforts on applied research and de- MERKLEY, Ms. MIKULSKI, Mr. MURPHY, serious environmental problems. Re- velopment, diplomatic engagement to Mr. SANDERS, Mr. SCHATZ, Mr. SCHU- cent studies show that the emissions of encourage a market for clean cook- MER, Ms. STABENOW, Mr. UDALL, Ms. black carbon or common soot from stoves and to improve access to them, WARREN, Mr. WHITEHOUSE, Mr. WYDEN, these cookstoves significantly con- international development projects to Mrs. FEINSTEIN, and Ms. KLOBUCHAR) tribute to regional air pollution and support clean cookstove businesses en- submitted the following resolution; climate change. In fact, black carbon gaging women entrepreneurs, and sup- which was referred to the Committee emissions from residential cookstoves porting the adoption of clean and effi- on Health, Education, Labor, and Pen- in developing countries are responsible for as much as 25 percent of black car- cient cooking solutions by providing sions: bon emissions. Moreover, each family some financial assistance. S. RES. 292 can require up to two tons of cooking The legislation Senator DURBIN and I Whereas working parents depend on high- fuel, and where the demand for fuel are introducing today strengthens quality childcare so they can work and sup- outstrips the natural regrowth of re- port their families; these important commitments by re- Whereas over 60 percent of children under sources, local environmental degrada- quiring the Secretary of State—in con- 5, and 1⁄2 of grade school-aged children, are in tion and loss of biodiversity can result. sultation with the relevant Federal a regular childcare arrangement; The collection of this fuel is also a agencies and in coordination with Whereas United States businesses lose burden that is shouldered dispropor- $3,000,000,000 annually due to employee ab- tionately by women and children. In international NGOs and private and senteeism resulting from child care chal- some areas, women and girls risk rape other government entities—to advance lenges, which weakens the stable and reli- and other violence during the up to 20 the goals and work of the Alliance. In able childcare system that is essential for hours per week they spend away from addition, the bill would formally au- the economy; their families gathering fuel. This thorize the funding commitments al- Whereas childcare is difficult to find for often means these women and girls millions of families, particularly the nearly ready made by our government for the 9,000,000 parents who work non-standard have far less time to pursue an edu- next 5 years, through the year 2020, to hours, because only 8 percent of childcare cation, to generate income or to par- ensure that these important pledges to- centers provide evening or weekend care; ticipate in other community activities, ward preventing unnecessary illness Whereas most middle-class families strug- and this marginalizes their role in soci- gle to afford high-quality childcare; ety. A new report by McKinsey Global and reducing pollution around the Whereas the median annual aggregate cost Institute estimates that the world globe are met. of full-time care for an infant and a 4-year- economy could increase by between $12 By supporting the work of the Alli- old in a childcare center is nearly $16,000; trillion and $28 trillion over 10 years if Whereas the average annual cost of center- ance and the commitment of the U.S. 1 the participation of women was to based childcare for an infant is over ⁄2 of the Government to replace traditional income of a family of 3 living at the poverty equal that of men. cookstoves with modern versions that level in 21 States; Replacing these cookstoves with Whereas high-quality childcare and early modern alternatives would help reverse emit far less soot, this bill aims to ben- efit directly some of the world’s poor- education, especially for disadvantaged chil- these alarming health, environmental, dren, helps children thrive in school and be- and economic trends, and it would be est people and to reduce the harmful yond by— relatively inexpensive. In fact, there pollution that affects all of us. It offers (1) decreasing special education placement are stoves that are coming on the mar- a way for us to address the second larg- and reducing grade retention; ket that cost as little as $20 that are 50 est contributor to climate change in a (2) decreasing child abuse and neglect and percent more efficient than the tradi- juvenile arrests; way that is inexpensive, not burden- (3) increasing high school graduation and tional cooking methods. It could also some to the people of our country, and college attendance; and be done quickly. It is what scientists that will benefit poor people living in (4) increasing employment; call the low-hanging fruit of environ- developing nations. Whereas the eligibility requirements to re- mental and health fixes. ceive assistance under the Child Care and In 2010, the Global Alliance for Clean There is lots of disagreement on Development Block Grant Act of 1990 (42 Cookstoves was formed to help support many proposals that have been ad- U.S.C. 9858 et seq.) (referred to in this pre- the adoption of clean cookstoves in 100 vanced to address climate change, but amble as the ‘‘CCDBG’’), the primary source of Federal funding support for childcare, ex- million households in the developing this is one that should unite all of us. world by the year 2020. Recognizing the clude most United States children from Fed- It will help to improve the health of eral childcare assistance; serious health and environmental women and children, in particular, who Whereas the CCDBG serves only a fraction issues posed by traditional cookstoves, bear the burden of working over these of families eligible for Federal support, with the Alliance aims to save lives, im- dirty cookstoves in developing coun- only 17 percent of eligible children receiving prove livelihoods, empower women, and Federal childcare assistance, the lowest per- combat pollution by creating a thriv- tries, and it will reduce carbon soot in centage since 1997; ing global market for clean and effi- our atmosphere—the second biggest Whereas these issues affect all families, cient household cooking stoves. Alli- contributor to greenhouse gas emis- but disproportionately affect women be- ance partners are working together to sions. It will do so without requiring cause— help overcome the market barriers (1) over 95 percent of the formal childcare those of us in our country to change workforce is comprised of women; and that currently impede the production, our ways. (2) women do most of the unpaid childcare development, and distribution of clean I urge my colleagues to join Senator work in families; cookstoves in developing countries. Whereas increased pay for workers in the During the first 5 years of the Alli- DURBIN and me in supporting the Clean childcare industry improves the quality of ance, the U.S. Government played a Cookstoves and Fuels Support Act. childcare for young children;

VerDate Sep 11 2014 03:28 Oct 23, 2015 Jkt 059060 PO 00000 Frm 00047 Fmt 0624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\G22OC6.027 S22OCPT1 emcdonald on DSK67QTVN1PROD with SENATE S7474 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE October 22, 2015 Whereas to recruit and retain a qualified SENATE RESOLUTION 293—SUP- (1) thousands of adults and children each childcare workforce for young children, PORTING THE GOALS AND day; and childcare staff for young children should be IDEALS OF NATIONAL DOMESTIC (2) at least 1,000,000 adults and children paid as much as K–12 staff with equivalent each year; VIOLENCE AWARENESS MONTH, Whereas law enforcement officers in the education and experience; COMMENDING DOMESTIC VIO- Whereas a full-time living wage of at least United States put their lives at risk each LENCE VICTIM ADVOCATES, DO- day by responding to incidents of domestic $15 per hour is needed for childcare workers MESTIC VIOLENCE VICTIM SERV- violence, which can be among the most vola- to meet the essential needs of their families, ICE PROVIDERS, CRISIS HOTLINE tile and deadly disturbance calls; but the average childcare center worker STAFF, AND FIRST RESPONDERS Whereas Congress first demonstrated a sig- earns $10.60 per hour and has experienced no nificant commitment to supporting victims increase in real earnings since 1997; SERVING VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE FOR THEIR COMPAS- of domestic violence through the landmark Whereas high-quality childcare that works enactment of the Family Violence Preven- for everyone is essential for a strong econ- SIONATE SUPPORT OF VICTIMS tion and Services Act (42 U.S.C. 10401 et omy and future; OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, AND seq.); Whereas each working family needs, in EXPRESSING THE SENSE OF THE Whereas Congress has remained committed order to support its well-being— SENATE THAT CONGRESS to protecting survivors of all forms of domes- tic violence and sexual abuse by making (1) universal preschool; SHOULD CONTINUE TO SUPPORT EFFORTS TO END DOMESTIC VIO- Federal funding available to support the ac- (2) child nutrition programs that promote LENCE AND HOLD PERPETRA- tivities that are authorized under— health and wellness; (1) the Family Violence Prevention and TORS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE Services Act (42 U.S.C. 10401 et seq.); and (3) a fair work schedule; ACCOUNTABLE (2) the Violence Against Women Act of 1994 (4) a living wage; Mr. GRASSLEY (for himself, Mr. (42 U.S.C. 13925 et seq.); (5) paid family and medical leave; LEAHY, Ms. AYOTTE, and Ms. KLO- Whereas there is a need to continue to sup- port programs and activities aimed at do- (6) paid sick days; and BUCHAR) submitted the following reso- lution; which was referred to the Com- mestic violence intervention and domestic (7) credit in the Social Security system for mittee on the Judiciary: violence prevention in the United States; time spent caregiving; and and S. RES. 293 Whereas when families are guaranteed Whereas individuals and organizations that high-quality, flexible, available, and afford- Whereas domestic violence victim advo- are dedicated to preventing and ending do- cates, domestic violence service providers, able childcare— mestic violence should be recognized: Now, domestic violence first responders, and other therefore, be it (1) business productivity improves; individuals in the United States observe the Resolved, That— (2) parents have a greater likelihood of month of October, 2015, as ‘‘National Domes- (1) the Senate supports the goals and ideals finding and keeping employment; and tic Violence Awareness Month’’ in order to of ‘‘National Domestic Violence Awareness increase awareness in the United States Month’’; and (3) children do better in school and in life: about the issue of domestic violence; (2) it is the sense of the Senate that Con- Now, therefore, be it Whereas it is estimated that each year up gress should— Resolved, That the Senate supports ef- to 9,000,000 individuals in the United States (A) continue to raise awareness of domes- are victims of intimate partner violence, in- tic violence in the United States and the cor- forts— cluding— responding devastating effects of domestic (1) to provide childcare assistance to each (1) physical violence; violence on survivors, families, and commu- working family that needs childcare assist- (2) rape; or nities; and ance, including— (3) stalking; (B) pledge continued support for programs (A) middle-class families that struggle to Whereas more than 1 in 5 women in the designed— afford the costs of high-quality childcare; United States and more than 1 in 7 men in (i) to assist survivors; and the United States have experienced severe (ii) to hold perpetrators accountable; and (B) underpaid families that are often left physical violence by an intimate partner; (iii) to bring an end to domestic violence. Whereas domestic violence affects women, behind; f (2) to make childcare affordable— men, and children of every age and back- (A) such that no working family must pay ground, but women— SENATE RESOLUTION 294—DESIG- (1) experience more domestic violence than more than 10 percent of its income for NATING OCTOBER 26, 2015, AS men; and childcare; and (2) are significantly more likely than men DAY OF THE DEPLOYED (B) by providing additional help to families to be injured during an assault by an inti- Mr. HOEVEN (for himself, Mr. most in need; mate partner; TESTER, Mr. ROBERTS, Ms. HEITKAMP, (3) to ensure that childcare is available so Whereas women aged 18 to 34 typically ex- and Mr. PETERS) submitted the fol- that parents in the 24-hour economy can ac- perience the highest rates of intimate part- lowing resolution; which was consid- cess high-quality care— ner violence, according to the Bureau of Jus- ered and agreed to: (A) when and where the parents need it tice Statistics; S. RES. 294 (during weekends, nights, and as their job Whereas most female victims of intimate schedules change); and partner violence have been victimized by the Whereas more than 2,000,000 individuals (B) with options across school, center, and same offender previously; serve as members of the Armed Forces of the home settings; Whereas domestic violence is cited as a United States; Whereas several hundred thousand mem- (4) to guarantee that each family eligible significant factor in homelessness among bers of the Armed Forces rotate each year for childcare receives childcare by creating a families; through deployments to 150 countries in system that expands with need; Whereas research shows that households in which children are abused or neglected are every region of the world; (5) to improve the quality of childcare by— likely to have a higher rate of intimate part- Whereas more than 2,700,000 members of (A) guaranteeing childcare workers a liv- ner violence; the Armed Forces have deployed to the area ing wage and wage parity with K–12 staff Whereas millions of children are exposed of operations of the United States Central with equivalent education and experience; to domestic violence each year; Command since the September 11, 2001 ter- (B) improving training opportunities; and Whereas victims of domestic violence expe- rorist attacks; (C) giving workers a voice on the job to ad- rience immediate and long-term negative Whereas the United States is kept strong vocate for higher workplace standards and outcomes, including detrimental effects on and free by the loyal military personnel from standards of care for the children the work- mental and physical health; the total force (the regular components, the ers serve; and Whereas crisis hotlines serving domestic National Guard, and the Reserves), who pro- (6) to provide sufficient Federal, State, and violence operate 24 hours per day, 365 days tect the precious heritage of the United local investment to ensure resources for per year, and offer important— States through their declarations and ac- high-quality jobs and affordable childcare. (1) crisis intervention; tions; (2) support; Whereas members of the Armed Forces (3) information; and serving at home and abroad have coura- (4) referrals for victims; geously answered the call to duty to defend Whereas staff and volunteers of domestic the ideals of the United States and to pre- violence shelters and programs in the United serve peace and freedom around the world; States, in cooperation with 56 State and ter- Whereas members of the Armed Forces per- ritorial coalitions against domestic violence, sonify the virtues of patriotism, service, serve— duty, courage, and sacrifice;

VerDate Sep 11 2014 03:28 Oct 23, 2015 Jkt 059060 PO 00000 Frm 00048 Fmt 0624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A22OC6.026 S22OCPT1 emcdonald on DSK67QTVN1PROD with SENATE October 22, 2015 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S7475 Whereas the families of members of the Whereas the Committee on Small Business on Monday, October 26, the Senate pro- Armed Forces make important and signifi- and Entrepreneurship of the Senate will be ceed to executive session to consider cant sacrifices for the United States; and commemorating National Small Business Calendar No. 140; that there be up to 30 Whereas the Senate designated October 26 Week during the week of November 2 minutes of debate on the nomination; as ‘‘Day of the Deployed’’ in 2011, 2012, 2013, through November 6, 2015; and and 2014: Now, therefore, be it Whereas November 2 through November 6, that following the use or yielding back Resolved, That the Senate— 2015 would be an appropriate time to des- of time, the Senate vote on the nomi- (1) designates October 26, 2015, as ‘‘Day of ignate as ‘‘National Veterans Small Business nation without intervening action or the Deployed’’; Week’’: Now, therefore, be it debate; that following disposition of (2) honors the deployed members of the Resolved, That the Senate— the nomination, the motion to recon- Armed Forces of the United States and the (1) designates the week of November 2 sider be considered made and laid upon families of the members; through November 6, 2015 as ‘‘National Vet- (3) calls on the people of the United States the table with no intervening action or erans Small Business Week’’; and debate; that no further motions be in to reflect on the service of those members of (2) expresses appreciation for the continued the Armed Forces, wherever the members service to the United States by the Nation’s order to the nomination; that any serve, past, present, and future; and veterans through small business ownership statements related to the nomination (4) encourages the people of the United and entrepreneurship. be printed in the RECORD; that the States to observe Day of the Deployed with f President be immediately notified of appropriate ceremonies and activities. the Senate’s action, and the Senate f AUTHORITY FOR COMMITTEES TO then resume legislative session. MEET SENATE RESOLUTION 295—DESIG- The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without NATING THE WEEK OF NOVEM- COMMITTEE ON ARMED SERVICES objection, it is so ordered. BER 2 THROUGH NOVEMBER 6, Mr. GARDNER. Mr. President, I ask f 2015 AS ‘‘NATIONAL VETERANS unanimous consent that the Com- EXECUTIVE SESSION SMALL BUSINESS WEEK’’ mittee on Armed Services be author- Mrs. SHAHEEN (for herself, Mr. VIT- ized to meet during the session of the TER, Mr. COONS, Mr. GARDNER, Mr. Senate on October 22, 2015, at 9:30 a.m. EXECUTIVE CALENDAR The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without MARKEY, Mr. RUBIO, Ms. HIRONO, Ms. Mr. MCCONNELL. Mr. President, I objection, it is so ordered. AYOTTE, Mr. PETERS, Mr. RISCH, Mrs. ask unanimous consent that the Sen- FISCHER, and Mr. BLUMENTHAL) sub- COMMITTEE ON ENERGY AND NATURAL ate proceed to executive session for the mitted the following resolution; which RESOURCES consideration of Calendar Nos. 308 was considered and agreed to: Mr. GARDNER. Mr. President, I ask through 320; that the nominations be S. RES. 295 unanimous consent that the Com- confirmed en bloc; that the motions to Whereas the Armed Forces of the United mittee on Energy and Natural Re- reconsider be considered made and laid States train individuals with the skills, dis- sources be authorized to meet during upon the table with no intervening ac- cipline, and leadership necessary to establish the session of the Senate on October 22, tion or debate; that no further motions and operate a successful business; 2015, at 10 a.m., in room SD–366 of the Whereas there are approximately 2,500,000 be in order; that any statements re- Dirksen Senate Office Building. lated to the nominations be printed in veteran-owned small businesses in the The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without United States, employing nearly 6,000,000 in- the RECORD; that the President be im- dividuals; objection, it is so ordered. mediately notified of the Senate’s ac- Whereas veteran-owned businesses make COMMITTEE ON THE JUDICIARY tion, and the Senate then resume legis- up nearly 10 percent of all businesses in the Mr. GARDNER. Mr. President, I ask lative session. United States; unanimous consent that the Com- The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without Whereas veterans account for more than mittee on the Judiciary be authorized objection, it is so ordered. $1,200,000,000,000 in business receipts every to meet during the session of the Sen- year; The nominations considered and con- Whereas veterans are 45 percent more like- ate on October 22, 2015, at 10 a.m., in firmed en bloc are as follows: ly to be self-employed than non-veterans; room SD–226 of the Dirksen Senate Of- IN THE ARMY Whereas the number of veteran owned fice Building. The following named officer for appoint- small businesses grew at nearly double the The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without ment in the United States Army Nurse Corps rate for non-veteran owned small businesses objection, it is so ordered. to the grade indicated under title 10, U.S.C., from 2007 to 2012; SELECT COMMITTEE ON INTELLIGENCE sections 624 and 3064: Whereas women veterans’ business owner- To be major general ship has increased significantly, from 97,114 Mr. GARDNER. Mr. President, I ask Brig. Gen. Barbara R. Holcomb in 2007 to 384,549 in 2012; unanimous consent that the Select Whereas the Office of Veterans Business Committee on Intelligence be author- IN THE AIR FORCE Development of the Small Business Adminis- ized to meet during the session of the The following named officer for appoint- tration is dedicated to maximizing the avail- Senate on October 22, 2015, at 2:30 p.m. ment in the United States Air Force to the ability and usability of small business pro- The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without grade indicated while assigned to a position grams for veterans, members of a reserve objection, it is so ordered. of importance and responsibility under title component of the Armed Forces of the 10, U.S.C., section 601: SUBCOMMITTEE ON REGULATORY AFFAIRS AND United States, members of the Armed Forces To be lieutenant general FEDERAL MANAGEMENT of the United States serving on active-duty, Maj. Gen. Jack Weinstein transitioning service members, and the Mr. GARDNER. Mr. President, I ask spouses, dependents, or survivors of those unanimous consent that the Sub- The following Air National Guard of the members and veterans; committee on Regulatory Affairs and United States officer for appointment in the Reserve of the Air Force to the grade indi- Whereas the Small Business Administra- Federal Management of the Committee tion serves more than 200,000 veterans, serv- cated under title 10, U.S.C., sections 12203 on Homeland Security and Govern- and 12212: ice-disabled veterans, women veterans, and mental Affairs be authorized to meet military spouses annually; To be brigadier general during the session of the Senate on Oc- Whereas, in 2014, the Small Business Ad- Col. Michael E. Flanagan tober 22, 2015, at 9:30 a.m., to conduct a ministration increased loans to veterans by The following Air National Guard of the more than 100 percent, guaranteeing more hearing entitled, ‘‘Improving Pay United States officer for appointment in the than $1,000,000,000 in small business loans; Flexibilities in the Federal Work- Reserve of the Air Force to the grade indi- Whereas the entrepreneurship training pro- force.’’ cated under title 10, U.S.C., sections 12203 gram of the Small Business Administration, The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without and 12212: Boots to Business, has trained more than objection, it is so ordered. To be brigadier general 30,000 service members, veterans, and spouses of service members and veterans since f Col. David W. Silva, II launching in 2013; UNANIMOUS CONSENT AGREE- The following Air National Guard of the Whereas the Small Business Administra- MENT—EXECUTIVE CALENDAR United States officer for appointment in the tion will be hosting events honoring Na- Reserve of the Air Force to the grade indi- tional Veterans Small Business Week from Mr. MCCONNELL. Mr. President, I cated under title 10, U.S.C., sections 12203 November 2 through November 6, 2015; ask unanimous consent that at 5 p.m. and 12212:

VerDate Sep 11 2014 05:31 Oct 23, 2015 Jkt 059060 PO 00000 Frm 00049 Fmt 0624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A22OC6.028 S22OCPT1 emcdonald on DSK67QTVN1PROD with SENATE S7476 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE October 22, 2015 To be brigadier general The legislative clerk read as follows: COMMEMORATING THE 25TH ANNI- Col. Philip R. Sheridan A bill (S. 1493) to provide for an increase, VERSARY OF THE PEACEFUL The following Air National Guard of the effective December 1, 2015, in the rates of AND DEMOCRATIC REUNIFICA- United States officer for appointment in the compensation for veterans with service-con- TION OF GERMANY Reserve of the Air Force to the grade indi- nected disabilities and the rates of depend- Mr. MCCONNELL. Mr. President, I cated under title 10, U.S.C., sections 12203 ency and indemnity compensation for the and 12212: survivors of certain disabled veterans, and ask unanimous consent that the Sen- ate proceed to the consideration of Cal- To be brigadier general for other purposes. endar No. 264, S. Res. 274. Col. Timothy J. LaBarge There being no objection, the Senate proceeded to consider the bill. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The IN THE ARMY Mr. MCCONNELL. I ask unanimous clerk will report the resolution by The following named officer for appoint- consent that the bill be read a third title. ment in the Reserve of the Army to the The legislative clerk read as follows: grade indicated under title 10, U.S.C., section time and passed, and the motion to re- A resolution (S. Res. 274) commemorating 12203: consider be considered made and laid the 25th anniversary of the peaceful and To be brigadier general upon the table. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without democratic reunification of Germany. Col. Kristan L. K. Hericks objection, it is so ordered. There being no objection, the Senate The following named officer for appoint- The bill (S. 1493) was ordered to be proceeded to considering the resolu- ment in the Reserve of the Army to the engrossed for a third reading, was read tion. grade indicated under title 10, U.S.C., section the third time, and passed, as follows: Mr. MCCONNELL. I ask unanimous 12203: consent that the resolution be agreed To be major general S. 1493 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Rep- to, the preamble be agreed to, and the Brig. Gen. Jody J. Daniels resentatives of the United States of America in motions to reconsider be considered IN THE NAVY Congress assembled, made and laid upon the table with no The following named officer for appoint- SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. intervening action or debate. ment in the United States Navy to the grade This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Veterans’ The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without indicated while assigned to a position of im- Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment objection, it is so ordered. portance and responsibility under title 10, Act of 2015’’. The resolution (S. Res. 274) was U.S.C., section 601: SEC. 2. INCREASE IN RATES OF DISABILITY COM- agreed to. To be vice admiral PENSATION AND DEPENDENCY AND The preamble was agreed to. Vice Adm. Frank C. Pandolfe INDEMNITY COMPENSATION. (The resolution, with its preamble, is (a) RATE ADJUSTMENT.—Effective on De- The following named officer for appoint- cember 1, 2015, the Secretary of Veterans Af- printed in the RECORD of October 1, ment in the United States Navy to the grade fairs shall increase, in accordance with sub- 2015, under ‘‘Submitted Resolutions.’’) indicated while assigned to a position of im- section (c), the dollar amounts in effect on f portance and responsibility under title 10, November 30, 2015, for the payment of dis- U.S.C., section 601: ability compensation and dependency and in- FILIPINO AMERICAN HISTORY To be vice admiral demnity compensation under the provisions MONTH Rear Adm. Raquel C. Bono specified in subsection (b). Mr. MCCONNELL. Mr. President, I The following named officer for appoint- (b) AMOUNTS TO BE INCREASED.—The dollar ask unanimous consent that the Judi- ment in the United States Navy to the grade amounts to be increased pursuant to sub- ciary Committee be discharged from section (a) are the following: indicated while assigned to a position of im- further consideration of S. Res. 283 and (1) WARTIME DISABILITY COMPENSATION.— portance and responsibility under title 10, the Senate proceed to its immediate U.S.C., section 601: Each of the dollar amounts under section 1114 of title 38, United States Code. consideration. To be vice admiral (2) ADDITIONAL COMPENSATION FOR DEPEND- The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without Rear Adm. David C. Johnson ENTS.—Each of the dollar amounts under sec- objection, it is so ordered. IN THE MARINE CORPS tion 1115(1) of such title. The clerk will report the resolution The following named officer for appoint- (3) CLOTHING ALLOWANCE.—The dollar by title. ment in the United States Marine Corps to amount under section 1162 of such title. The legislative clerk read as follows: (4) DEPENDENCY AND INDEMNITY COMPENSA- the grade indicated while assigned to a posi- A resolution (S. Res. 283) designating Octo- TION TO SURVIVING SPOUSE.—Each of the dol- tion of importance and responsibility under ber 2015 as ‘‘Filipino American History lar amounts under subsections (a) through title 10, U.S.C., section 601, and for appoint- Month.’’ (d) of section 1311 of such title. ment as a Senior Member of the Military There being no objection, the Senate Staff Committee of the United Nations under (5) DEPENDENCY AND INDEMNITY COMPENSA- title 10, U.S.C., section 711: TION TO CHILDREN.—Each of the dollar proceeded to consider the resolution. amounts under sections 1313(a) and 1314 of Mr. MCCONNELL. I ask unanimous To be lieutenant general such title. consent that the resolution be agreed Lt. Gen. Kenneth F. McKenzie, Jr. (c) DETERMINATION OF INCREASE.—Each dol- to, the preamble be agreed to, and the The following named officer for appoint- lar amount described in subsection (b) shall motions to reconsider be considered be increased by the same percentage as the ment in the United States Marine Corps to made and laid upon the table with no the grade of lieutenant general while as- percentage by which benefit amounts pay- signed to a position of importance and re- able under title II of the Social Security Act intervening action or debate. sponsibility under title 10, U.S.C., section (42 U.S.C. 401 et seq.) are increased effective The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without 601: December 1, 2015, as a result of a determina- objection, it is so ordered. To be lieutenant general tion under section 215(i) of such Act (42 The resolution (S. Res. 283) was U.S.C. 415(i)). agreed to. Maj. Gen. William D. Beydler (d) SPECIAL RULE.—The Secretary of Vet- The preamble was agreed to. f erans Affairs may adjust administratively, (The resolution, with its preamble, is consistent with the increases made under printed in the RECORD of October 8, LEGISLATIVE SESSION subsection (a), the rates of disability com- The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- pensation payable to persons under section 2015, under ‘‘Submitted Resolutions.’’) ate will now resume legislative session. 10 of Public Law 85–857 (72 Stat. 1263) who f have not received compensation under chap- CONDEMNING THE SENSELESS ter 11 of title 38, United States Code. VETERANS’ COMPENSATION COST- (e) PUBLICATION OF ADJUSTED RATES.—The MURDER AND WOUNDING OF 18 OF-LIVING ADJUSTMENT ACT OF Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall publish INDIVIDUALS IN ROSEBURG, OR- 2015 in the Federal Register the amounts speci- EGON Mr. MCCONNELL. Mr. President, I fied in subsection (b), as increased under sub- Mr. MCCONNELL. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Sen- section (a), not later than the date on which ask unanimous consent that the Judi- the matters specified in section 215(i)(2)(D) of ate proceed to the immediate consider- the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. ciary Committee be discharged from ation of Calendar No. 202, S. 1493. 415(i)(2)(D)) are required to be published by further consideration of S. Res. 287 and The PRESIDING OFFICER. The reason of a determination made under sec- the Senate proceed to its immediate clerk will report the bill by title. tion 215(i) of such Act during fiscal year 2016. consideration.

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Mr. President, I adjourn until 3 p.m., Monday, October senseless murder and wounding of 18 individ- ask unanimous consent that the reso- 26; that following the prayer and uals (sons, daughters, fathers, mothers, un- lution be agreed to, the preamble be pledge, the morning hour be deemed cles, aunts, cousins, students, and teachers) agreed to, and the motions to recon- in Roseburg, Oregon, on October 1, 2015. expired, the Journal of proceedings be sider be laid upon the table with no in- approved to date, and the time for the There being no objection, the Senate tervening action or debate. two leaders be reserved for their use proceeded to consider the resolution. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without later in the day; that following leader Mr. MCCONNELL. Mr. President, I objection, it is so ordered. remarks, the Senate be in a period of ask unanimous consent that the reso- The resolution (S. Res. 294) was morning business, with Senators per- lution be agreed to, the preamble be agreed to. mitted to speak therein for up to 10 agreed to, and the motions to recon- The preamble was agreed to. minutes each; finally, at 5 p.m., the sider be considered made and laid upon (The resolution, with its preamble, is Senate proceed to executive session the table with no intervening action or printed in today’s RECORD under ‘‘Sub- under the previous order. debate. mitted Resolutions.’’) The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. objection, it is so ordered. f The resolution (S. Res. 287) was f agreed to. NATIONAL VETERANS SMALL ADJOURNMENT UNTIL MONDAY, The preamble was agreed to. BUSINESS WEEK OCTOBER 26, 2015, AT 3 P.M. (The resolution, with its preamble, is Mr. MCCONNELL. Mr. President, I Mr. MCCONNELL. If there is no fur- printed in the RECORD of October 8, ask unanimous consent that the Sen- ther business to come before the Sen- 2015, under ‘‘Submitted Resolutions.’’) ate proceed to the immediate consider- ate, I ask unanimous consent that it Mr. MCCONNELL. Mr. President, I ation of S. Res. 295, submitted earlier stand adjourned under the previous ask unanimous consent that all Sen- today. order. ators be added as cosponsors to the res- The PRESIDING OFFICER. The There being no objection, the Senate, olution. clerk will report the resolution by at 5:55 p.m., adjourned until Monday, The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without title. October 26, 2015, at 3 p.m. objection, it is so ordered. The legislative clerk read as follows: f f A resolution (S. Res. 295) designating the DISCHARGED NOMINATION 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE EN- week of November 2 through November 6, ACTMENT OF THE HIGHWAY 2015 as ‘‘National Veterans Small Business The Senate Committee on Homeland BEAUTIFICATION ACT OF 1965 Week.’’ Security and Governmental Affairs was discharged from further consideration Mr. MCCONNELL. Mr. President, I There being no objection, the Senate of the following nomination under the ask unanimous consent that the Envi- proceeded to consider the resolution. authority of the order of the Senate of ronment and Public Works Committee Mr. MCCONNELL. I ask unanimous 01/07/2009 and the nomination was be discharged from further consider- consent that the resolution be agreed placed on the Executive Calendar: ation of and the Senate now proceed to to, the preamble be agreed to, and the the consideration of S. Res. 288. motions to reconsider be considered *ANN CALVARESI BARR, OF MARYLAND, TO BE INSPEC- made and laid upon the table with no TOR GENERAL, UNITED STATES AGENCY FOR INTER- The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT. intervening action or debate. objection, it is so ordered. *Nominee has committed to respond The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without The clerk will report the resolution to requests to appear and testify before objection, it is so ordered. by title. any duly constituted committee of the The resolution (S. Res. 295) was The legislative clerk read as follows: Senate. agreed to. A resolution (S. Res. 288) commemorating f October 22, 2015, as the 50th anniversary of The preamble was agreed to. the enactment of the Highway Beautifi- (The resolution, with its preamble, is CONFIRMATIONS cation Act of 1965. printed in today’s RECORD under ‘‘Sub- Executive nominations confirmed by There being no objection, the Senate mitted Resolutions.’’) the Senate October 22, 2015: proceeded to consider the resolution. f IN THE ARMY C Mr. M CONNELL. Mr. President, I THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICER FOR APPOINTMENT ask unanimous consent that the reso- MEASURE READ THE FIRST IN THE UNITED STATES ARMY NURSE CORPS TO THE lution be agreed to, the preamble be GRADE INDICATED UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTIONS 624 TIME—S. 2200 AND 3064: agreed to, and the motions to recon- To be major general sider be laid upon the table. Mr. MCCONNELL. Mr. President, I The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without understand that there is a bill at the BRIG. GEN. BARBARA R. HOLCOMB objection, it is so ordered. desk, and I ask for its first reading. IN THE AIR FORCE The resolution (S. Res. 288) was The PRESIDING OFFICER. The THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICER FOR APPOINTMENT clerk will read the bill by title for the IN THE UNITED STATES AIR FORCE TO THE GRADE INDI- agreed to. CATED WHILE ASSIGNED TO A POSITION OF IMPORTANCE The preamble was agreed to. first time. AND RESPONSIBILITY UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTION 601: (The resolution, with its preamble, is The legislative clerk read as follows: To be lieutenant general printed in the RECORD of October 19, A bill (S. 2200) to amend the Fair Labor 2015, under ‘‘Submitted Resolutions.’’) Standards Act of 1938 to strengthen equal MAJ. GEN. JACK WEINSTEIN pay requirements. THE FOLLOWING AIR NATIONAL GUARD OF THE UNITED f STATES OFFICER FOR APPOINTMENT IN THE RESERVE Mr. MCCONNELL. I now ask for a OF THE AIR FORCE TO THE GRADE INDICATED UNDER DAY OF THE DEPLOYED second reading and, in order to place TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTIONS 12203 AND 12212: Mr. MCCONNELL. Mr. President, I the bill on the calendar under the pro- To be brigadier general ask unanimous consent that the Sen- visions of rule XIV, I object to my own COL. MICHAEL E. FLANAGAN ate proceed to the consideration of S. request. THE FOLLOWING AIR NATIONAL GUARD OF THE UNITED STATES OFFICER FOR APPOINTMENT IN THE RESERVE Res. 294, submitted earlier today. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Objec- OF THE AIR FORCE TO THE GRADE INDICATED UNDER The PRESIDING OFFICER. The tion is heard. TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTIONS 12203 AND 12212: clerk will report the resolution by The bill will be read for the second To be brigadier general title. time on the next legislative day. COL. DAVID W. SILVA II

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THE FOLLOWING AIR NATIONAL GUARD OF THE UNITED WHILE ASSIGNED TO A POSITION OF IMPORTANCE AND THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICER FOR APPOINTMENT STATES OFFICER FOR APPOINTMENT IN THE RESERVE RESPONSIBILITY UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTION 601: IN THE UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS TO THE GRADE OF THE AIR FORCE TO THE GRADE INDICATED UNDER OF LIEUTENANT GENERAL WHILE ASSIGNED TO A POSI- TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTIONS 12203 AND 12212: To be vice admiral TION OF IMPORTANCE AND RESPONSIBILITY UNDER To be brigadier general VICE ADM. FRANK C. PANDOLFE TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTION 601: COL. PHILIP R. SHERIDAN THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICER FOR APPOINTMENT IN THE UNITED STATES NAVY TO THE GRADE INDICATED To be lieutenant general THE FOLLOWING AIR NATIONAL GUARD OF THE UNITED WHILE ASSIGNED TO A POSITION OF IMPORTANCE AND MAJ. GEN. WILLIAM D. BEYDLER STATES OFFICER FOR APPOINTMENT IN THE RESERVE RESPONSIBILITY UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTION 601: OF THE AIR FORCE TO THE GRADE INDICATED UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTIONS 12203 AND 12212: To be vice admiral DEPARTMENT OF STATE To be brigadier general REAR ADM. RAQUEL C. BONO JULIE FURUTA–TOY, OF WYOMING, A CAREER MEMBER COL. TIMOTHY J. LABARGE THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICER FOR APPOINTMENT OF THE SENIOR FOREIGN SERVICE, CLASS OF COUN- IN THE UNITED STATES NAVY TO THE GRADE INDICATED SELOR, TO BE AMBASSADOR EXTRAORDINARY AND IN THE ARMY WHILE ASSIGNED TO A POSITION OF IMPORTANCE AND PLENIPOTENTIARY OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICER FOR APPOINTMENT RESPONSIBILITY UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTION 601: TO THE REPUBLIC OF EQUATORIAL GUINEA. DENNIS B. HANKINS, OF MINNESOTA, A CAREER MEM- IN THE RESERVE OF THE ARMY TO THE GRADE INDI- To be vice admiral CATED UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTION 12203: BER OF THE SENIOR FOREIGN SERVICE, CLASS OF MIN- REAR ADM. DAVID C. JOHNSON ISTER–COUNSELOR, TO BE AMBASSADOR EXTRAOR- To be brigadier general DINARY AND PLENIPOTENTIARY OF THE UNITED STATES COL. KRISTAN L. K. HERICKS IN THE MARINE CORPS OF AMERICA TO THE REPUBLIC OF GUINEA. HARRY K. THOMAS, JR., OF NEW YORK, A CAREER MEM- THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICER FOR APPOINTMENT THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICER FOR APPOINTMENT IN THE RESERVE OF THE ARMY TO THE GRADE INDI- IN THE UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS TO THE GRADE BER OF THE SENIOR FOREIGN SERVICE, CLASS OF CA- CATED UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTION 12203: INDICATED WHILE ASSIGNED TO A POSITION OF IMPOR- REER MINISTER, TO BE AMBASSADOR EXTRAORDINARY AND PLENIPOTENTIARY OF THE UNITED STATES OF To be major general TANCE AND RESPONSIBILITY UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTION 601, AND FOR APPOINTMENT AS A SENIOR MEM- AMERICA TO THE REPUBLIC OF ZIMBABWE. BRIG. GEN. JODY J. DANIELS BER OF THE MILITARY STAFF COMMITTEE OF THE ROBERT PORTER JACKSON, OF VIRGINIA, A CAREER UNITED NATIONS UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C, SECTION 711: MEMBER OF THE SENIOR FOREIGN SERVICE, CLASS OF IN THE NAVY To be lieutenant general MINISTER–COUNSELOR, TO BE AMBASSADOR EXTRAOR- THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICER FOR APPOINTMENT DINARY AND PLENIPOTENTIARY OF THE UNITED STATES IN THE UNITED STATES NAVY TO THE GRADE INDICATED LT. GEN. KENNETH F. MCKENZIE, JR. OF AMERICA TO THE REPUBLIC OF GHANA.

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DEFAULT PREVENTION ACT tools necessary to provide a world class edu- and for his efforts put forth in achieving the cation to all children. highest distinction of Eagle Scout. SPEECH OF No child should have to attend a low per- f HON. SUZANNE BONAMICI forming public school when alternatives are available and those alternatives provide posi- CELEBRATING THE 100TH ANNI- OF OREGON tive and long-lasting benefits for a lifetime. I VERSARY OF THE ROTARY CLUB IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES believe strongly in the authority of parents to OF HONOLULU Wednesday, October 21, 2015 direct the education and upbringing of their Ms. BONAMICI. Madam Speaker, Congress children with minimal interference from gov- HON. MARK TAKAI OF HAWAII should be discussing how to pay its obliga- ernment at any level. Consequently, I am an IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES tions in a responsible manner, which is why I advocate of charter schools, vouchers, and will oppose H.R. 692. This legislation would ir- opportunity scholarships—all of which are sup- Thursday, October 22, 2015 responsibly result in the payment of some obli- ported through this legislation. Choice and the Mr. TAKAI. Mr. Speaker, I would like to take gations but not others. Importantly, this bill possibility to have an opportunity to attend the this time to recognize the 100th Anniversary of could result in payments going to China, but highest performing schools is what all parents the founding of the Rotary Club of Honolulu. not to active-duty military, veterans, national want for their children. First chartered on July 1, 1915 with 29 security, and other important obligations. I am hopeful that with the passage of this members, membership has now grown to Instead of spending time on H.R. 692, which legislation many more families will have the more than 200 members that strive to embody is likely to be vetoed, Congress should be opportunity to take advantage of public, char- the ‘‘service above self’’ motto of the Rotary working to raise the debt ceiling in a way that ter, and private schools. Research has found Club. The Honolulu Chapter has truly exempli- will prevent a default. Raising the debt ceiling voucher recipients are more likely to graduate fied this motto at every turn. For the last fifty permits payment of obligations already in- from high school than their public school coun- years, the Rotary Club of Honolulu has curred. If we are unable to raise the debt ceil- terparts—82 percent of students who took ad- worked to advocate on the behalf of children, ing by November 3rd, the Treasury will not be vantage of a scholarship program graduated starting with the committee that grew into the able to meet its obligations and the nation’s high school, while only 70 percent of students Children’s Advocacy Center for sexually credit rating would be in peril. The result who applied but did not receive a scholarship abused children. Every year, this Rotary Club would be devastating to our economic recov- graduated high school. hosts a Christmas Party for foster children and ery. Education is essential to not only individual their families that celebrates the special rela- We can quickly put an end to this unneces- success, but the success of this great nation. tionship that they share. The work that they do sary crisis and the uncertainty it creates. H.R. 10 continues the emphasis on edu- shows the passion that each member has for Members of Congress can and must work to- cational quality across D.C. and brings oppor- serving others and the city and county of Hon- gether to prevent the United States from a cat- tunity to those most in need by providing them olulu. astrophic default, starting with a responsible with the option and means to attend a private Not only do they work for the betterment of approach to debt payment. Again, I urge my school. By providing the opportunity to Honolulu, they also work internationally on colleagues to join me in voting no on H.R. choose, children in D.C. will have an oppor- major humanitarian projects in the Philippines. 692. tunity for a brighter future. For these reasons, The projects they do cannot be understated and I would like to extend a heartfelt thanks f I support this legislation, and thank Speaker BOEHNER for bringing this legislation to the (mahalo) for all the great work that they do. SCHOLARSHIPS FOR OPPORTUNITY floor. Congratulations on this milestone accom- plishment to the Rotary Club of Honolulu and AND RESULTS REAUTHORIZA- f TION ACT I look forward to continue seeing the great HONORING MATTHEW SHAFER work that the Rotary Club of Honolulu does for SPEECH OF the next hundred years. HON. TOM COLE HON. SAM GRAVES f OF OKLAHOMA OF MISSOURI WAZEE PARTNERS IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Wednesday, October 21, 2015 Thursday, October 22, 2015 HON. ED PERLMUTTER OF COLORADO The House in Committee of the Whole Mr. GRAVES of Missouri. Mr. Speaker, I IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES House on the state of the Union had under proudly pause to recognize Matthew Shafer. consideration the bill (H.R. 10) to reauthor- Matthew is a very special young man who has Thursday, October 22, 2015 ize the Scholarships for Opportunity and Re- exemplified the finest qualities of citizenship Mr. PERLMUTTER. Mr. Speaker, I rise sults Act, and for other purposes: and leadership by taking an active part in the today to recognize and applaud Wazee Part- Mr. COLE. Mr. Chair, I support the Scholar- Boy Scouts of America, Troop 1125, and earn- ners for receiving the City of Wheat Ridge’s ships for Opportunity and Results Act which ing the most prestigious award of Eagle Scout. Mayor’s Partnership Award. Selected by has been a remarkable success with over- Matthew has been very active with his Wheat Ridge Mayor Joyce Jay, the Mayor’s whelming support among parents whose chil- troop, participating in many scout activities. Partnership Award recognizes businesses dren participate. Over the many years Matthew has been in- showing strong community ties and a positive Every American child deserves the oppor- volved with scouting, he has not only earned reflection of Wheat Ridge values. tunity to receive a great education. Education numerous merit badges, but also the respect Wazee Partners has been a critical ally in is the key to success no matter your back- of his family, peers, and community. Most no- revitalization efforts in Wheat Ridge. In recent ground, race or religion. As a former educator, tably, Matthew has earned the rank of Warrior years, they have constructed more than 130 I know the importance of making sure our chil- in the Tribe of Mic-O-Say. Matthew has also affordable senior housing units. The walkable dren learn the skills they need to succeed in contributed to his community through his placement of the Wheat Ridge Town Center life. And while education is, and should re- Eagle Scout project. Matthew constructed an Apartments makes the community an ideal main, primarily a state and local issue, Con- asphalt handicap access trail at the commu- place for older Coloradans to enjoy and take gress has constitutional authority for the Dis- nity baseball fields in Lawson, Missouri. advantage of a thriving Colorado city. Wazee’s trict of Columbia. I am committed to making Mr. Speaker, I proudly ask you to join me in dedication to the residents and their respon- sure the parents and teachers in Washington, commending Matthew Shafer for his accom- siveness to the city make Wazee Partners an D.C., and throughout the country, have the plishments with the Boy Scouts of America asset to the Wheat Ridge community.

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This will mean more food is tinguished Military Graduate. sent to those who need it and fewer members HONORING DON CARPENTER Over the course of his 31-year career, Colo- of the Delaware County community will go nel Barrett served in Operations Desert Storm hungry. HON. JOSEPH P. KENNEDY III and Iraqi Freedom and in a multitude of coun- Mr. Speaker, I congratulate the students of OF MASSACHUSETTS tries including Germany, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Ridley School District and commend them on IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Bosnia, Iraq, Afghanistan and Brussels. He their hard work and community service. studied and mastered Arabic at the Defense Thursday, October 22, 2015 f Language Institute. He served the Joint Staff, Mr. KENNEDY. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in at the Pentagon, working on Iraq, and later, LA FONDA’S MEXICAN honor of a friend, mentor and tremendous broader Middle East issues, as a Joint Staff RESTAURANT public servant, Don Carpenter. After 20 years Planner. After deployment to Baghdad, Iraq, in as a district court judge and 42 years in the 2006 Colonel Barrett became a staff officer at HON. ED PERLMUTTER practice of law, Judge Carpenter retired from the National Security Agency. OF COLORADO the bench on October 2, 2015. In June, 2012 the Colonel was deployed to IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Mr. Carpenter began his legal career in Afghanistan with the NATO training Mission as Thursday, October 22, 2015 1973 as an associate at a Cape Cod law firm. the Senior Advisor to the Afghan National Mr. PERLMUTTER. Mr. Speaker, I rise Deeply dedicated to the local community, he Army (ANA). His work with the ANA prevented became a public prosecutor shortly thereafter. today to recognize and applaud La Fonda’s over a dozen ‘‘Insider Attacks’’ from Afghan Mexican Restaurant for receiving the City of And for the next 21 years, he faithfully served Soldiers or infiltrators on U.S. and Coalition the people of Barnstable, Dukes and Nan- Wheat Ridge’s Council Partnership Award. Se- soldiers. After saving countless lives in Af- lected by the Wheat Ridge City Council, the tucket Counties, working his way through the ghanistan he came home and returned to NSA ranks to become the First Assistant District At- Council Partnership Award recognizes busi- as a valuable asset providing firsthand knowl- nesses showing strong community ties and a torney. edge from his time in the Middle East as he He was known as a firm but fair prosecutor positive reflection of Wheat Ridge values. directed the Afghan Mission Management La Fonda’s Mexican Restaurant has been a who embraced our responsibility to apply the team as a Senior Strategist. staple of the Wheat Ridge community for dec- law equally to all. He knew that, while the law His extraordinary service has earned Colo- ades, and is well known for its delicious Mexi- could not heal all wounds or right every nel Barrett numerous decorations and awards can food as well as its rich history. Mexican wrong, it is the strongest tool we have to de- including the Bronze Star Medal, Defense immigrant Luis Abarca and his partners found- liver on the promises of a just society. Meritorious Service Medal (with 1 Oak Leaf ed the restaurant in 1971 and were at the His commitment to the Cape Cod commu- Cluster), the Meritorious Service Medal (2 forefront of Mexican food becoming a main- nity led to his nomination to the state bench. OLC), the NATO Medal, the German Armed stream American tradition. Just as the Abarca I cannot tell you how many cases Judge Car- Forces Proficiency Badge, and the Knowlton family was a critical partner in supporting Col- penter heard over his two decades in that role. Award for Excellence in Military Intelligence, orado culture, La Fonda’s Mexican Restaurant How many disputes he resolved. How many and he was presented with the MacArthur is a generous partner and contributor to the lives he impacted. How many addicts he Leadership Award in 2000 by the Chief of Wheat Ridge community today. helped get healthy. How many victims he Staff of the Army. I applaud La Fonda’s Mexican Restaurant helped find closure. But I can tell you that Additionally, he has been a loving husband for being the recipient of this well-deserved there is at least one young prosecutor he and father of four and even made time to honor by the City of Wheat Ridge, and I con- helped mentor. coach youth soccer, lead three Habitats for gratulate them on their success. I will never forget knocking on his door after Humanity Church Youth Ministry Builds, and f a trial, seeking insight into what I could have climb to the peak of Kilimanjaro with his then done differently or advice on which pitfalls to 16 year old son. IN TRIBUTE TO DENNIS G. watch out for the next time. His door was al- Mr. Speaker, Colonel Edmund J. Barrett is BABCOCK ways open, to prosecutors and defense attor- a great American whose self-sacrifice, leader- neys alike. And, for me, his advice was simple ship, and love of country exemplifies the HON. JOE COURTNEY and direct—do what you think is right. The law American spirit. I join his family, friends, and OF CONNECTICUT grants you the ability to request the loss of all of New Jersey in wishing him a happy re- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES someone’s liberty. Use it wisely. Don’t take it tirement and thanking him for his outstanding Thursday, October 22, 2015 lightly. service to our country. Mr. Speaker, over the span of a 40-year ca- f Mr. COURTNEY. Mr. Speaker, I rise to pay reer in our justice system, Judge Carpenter tribute to Mr. Dennis G. Babcock, a loyal vet- used the practice of law wisely, fairly and hon- RIDLEY SCHOOL DISTRICT YOUTH eran and resident of Enfield, Connecticut who estly. His retirement is a loss for the Common- ADVISORY BOARD GRANT passed away last month. wealth of Massachusetts and the residents of Born in Albany, New York in 1940, Dennis Cape Cod. We wish him and his family well in HON. PATRICK MEEHAN served in the U.S. Navy’s submarine force this new chapter in their lives. OF PENNSYLVANIA from 1958 to 1960. After his service in the f IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Navy, Dennis moved to Connecticut in 1960 where he would launch a 37 year career at IN HONOR OF COLONEL EDMUND J. Thursday, October 22, 2015 Pratt & Whitney Aircraft. A self-identified BARRETT Mr. MEEHAN. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to ‘‘post-Korea, pre-Vietnam’’ veteran, Dennis recognize the students of Ridley School Dis- served as a stalwart advocate for the Con- HON. DONALD NORCROSS trict for receiving a grant of nearly $100,000 to necticut veterans. He served veterans across OF NEW JERSEY support community service and work on behalf my district as a driver and advocate for the IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES of their community. Disabled American Veterans group. For almost 15 years, horticulture classes of- After joining the Enfield Chapter in 1995, Thursday, October 22, 2015 fered at Ridley High School have provided stu- Dennis was appointed commander, remaining Mr. NORCROSS. Mr. Speaker, I rise today dents the opportunity to grow and harvest in that post until 2015. Dennis was exception- to honor and congratulate Colonel Edmund J. fresh fruits and vegetables through the use of ally devoted to his fellow veterans, pouring his Barrett of New Jersey on his retirement from greenhouses. A growing interest in these heart out to those who gave their lives for this the United States Army for his military classes has led the school district to expand country. He was a firm believer that ‘‘vets help achievements, contributions, and service to the program into a year-long student effort to vets,’’ and he would regularly clock in more the people of New Jersey and the United donate their fruits and vegetables to a local than 250 miles per day shuttling veterans States of America. food bank. The grant, from the State Farm across the state to their medical appointments.

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In addition to Thursday, October 22, 2015 these accomplishments, Dennis served as an Mr. CARTER of Texas. Mr. Speaker, I rise f active member of the Enfield Fire Department today to honor an outstanding citizen, Spe- from 1972 to 1981, and he was elected as a cialist 5th Class Eula Jett for her dedicated PERSONAL EXPLANATION Fire Commissioner for the last 18 years. and honorable service. She is an exceptional Dennis was a beloved member of the En- American in both the military and civilian HON. ADAM SMITH field community, and he will be missed greatly worlds. OF WASHINGTON by all of those who benefited from his loyalty Enlisting in the US Women’s Army Corps in and service to helping those in need, espe- 1967, SP5 Jett served as a Medical Records IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES cially Connecticut veterans. He is survived by Technician where she achieved her rank of Thursday, October 22, 2015 his wife of 52 years, Diane, as well as his two Specialist 5th Class. During her 9 year tenure, daughters and their husbands, and four grand- she completed two tours in Bad Cannstatt, Mr. SMITH of Washington. Mr. Speaker, on children. Germany before ending her career at Fort Thursday, June 25, 2015, I was unable to be I ask my colleagues to join me in expressing Hood. While there, SP5 Jett worked in the present for a recorded vote. I would have our deepest sorrow to Dennis’s family for their Coding Section and served on the Medical voted ‘‘Yes’’ on roll call vote Number 387 (on loss, and to the eastern Connecticut region Records Committee at the Darnall Army Hos- the motion to suspend the rules and pass H.R. who lost a loyal community member. pital. Recognizing her dedication, she received 1615, as amended). numerous Letters of Appreciation from the f Darnall Army Hospital as well as a Letter of f HEALTH INSURANCE TAX Commendation. SP5 Jett is a decorated U.S. HONORING JOHN MILTON THOMAS Army Veteran whose awards include the Na- tional Defense Service Medal and the Good HON. ROBERT J. DOLD Conduct Medal among others. HON. LUKE MESSER OF ILLINOIS SP5 Jett was honorably discharged from the OF INDIANA IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Army in 1976 after 9 years, but that did not IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Thursday, October 22, 2015 stop her from continuing to support the Army she loves. Upon leaving the service, she re- Thursday, October 22, 2015 Mr. DOLD. Mr. Speaker, I recently sat down mained an active supporter of the Army and Mr. MESSER. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to with several small business owners in my dis- continued to work at Darnall Army Hospital as honor the life and accomplishments of John trict for a roundtable discussion in Lincoln- a civilian employee. A few years later SP5 Jett Milton Thomas of Shelbyville, Indiana. shire, Illinois. The roundtable discussion fo- would return to support our Veterans as a ci- cused attention on the Health Insurance Tax Born in Fairland on Oct. 1, 1926 to Milton vilian employee at the Olin E. Teague Vet- and Carris Thomas, John lived a long and full on small businesses. These local business erans Center in Temple, TX. owners are extremely concerned about the life. Last month, at the age of 88, he passed Continuing in her selfless service, SP5 Jett away surrounded by his loved ones. John is consequences of a $500 per employee per showed her dedication and love to the Tem- year insurance expense they will have to survived by his loving wife of 68 years Mary ple, Texas community after her retirement. ‘‘Jean’’ Kerr, his children, grandchildren, great- incur. She currently serves as Chair on the Salvation One business owner at the roundtable, Rick, grandchildren, and one great-great grandchild. Army advisory board and the Advisory Council I had the pleasure of knowing John through reiterated that politicians in Washington need of Safe Kids Mid-Texas coalition. As a woman to understand that each new tax or expense both his work with my wife for the town of of faith, she involves herself in numerous ca- Morristown, Indiana, and my friendship with isn’t just some exercise in congressional budg- pacities in the Church Women of the Temple et scorekeeping—these are a real-world bur- his son J. Mark Thomas. I am honored to Area, including serving as the President in speak of his accomplishments today. dens that harm businesses and make it dif- 2011–2012. ficult to keep the doors open and workers em- Mr. Thomas was a member of the greatest SP5 Jett’s devotion to our country is generation. He was a U.S. Army veteran and ployed. This business owner wasn’t talking matched only by her commitment to serving about it as an abstract economic theory; rath- served as a first sergeant during World War II. others in her community. I commend her for Just last month, John came here to Wash- er, he was worried that his business cannot her service to the nation, United States Army, handle the influx of new expenses. Rick asked ington, D.C. on an honor flight to see the and her community in Temple, Texas. I wish World War II Memorial and pay tribute to me to make sure that leaders in Washington her all the best in the years to come. are fighting for Main Streets across the nation. those he fought alongside, who didn’t make it f Rick is right. As a small business owner my- home. self, I believe that we need to continue to re- CONFLUENT DEVELOPMENT John loved to serve his community. He was mind Members of Congress that small busi- a former member of the Shelby County Coun- nesses are the lifeblood of our economy and HON. ED PERLMUTTER cil and at one time was the Shelby County Clerk. His other memberships included the In- that we need to encourage a healthy environ- OF COLORADO diana National Guard and Sugar Creek Ma- ment that promotes innovation and entrepre- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES neurship. sonic Lodge No. 279 F & AM. John attended According to research by the National Fed- Thursday, October 22, 2015 First United Methodist Church, where he also eration of Independent Business Research Mr. PERLMUTTER. Mr. Speaker, I rise volunteered and held many leadership posi- Foundation, the Health Insurance Tax, also today to recognize and applaud Confluent De- tions. known as the HIT, will jeopardize between velopment for receiving the City of Wheat John was also a referee for both high 152,000 and 286,000 private-sector jobs Ridge’s Reinvestment Award. The Reinvest- school and college basketball, and he was in- across the U.S. by 2023. ment Award recognizes businesses who play ducted into the Indiana Basketball Hall of The harmful and misguided Health Insur- an active role in improving the City of Wheat Fame for officiating a ballgame with a record- ance Tax will add a new strain to small busi- Ridge. setting nine overtimes, a record which he still nesses on Main Street. Illinois is home to Confluent Development brought its diverse holds. more than 1.1 million small businesses, which expertise in office, industrial, retail and multi- John was a true friend and a great man with employ more than 2.3 million workers. That is family/senior housing development to the 38th a big heart. My thoughts and prayers go out why I am a cosponsor of H.R. 928 and why and Kipling development, transforming a to the Thomas family during this difficult time. I encourage my colleagues in the House on blighted area into a retail and housing destina- It is my hope that their fond memories of John both sides of the aisle to do the same. tion for Wheat Ridge residents. The new de- will comfort them during this difficult time.

VerDate Sep 11 2014 05:04 Oct 23, 2015 Jkt 059060 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 0626 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A22OC8.005 E22OCPT1 SSpencer on DSK4SPTVN1PROD with REMARKS E1510 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks October 22, 2015 HONORING PLANNED PARENTHOOD Since its inception 15 years ago, Colorado Moreover, the starting salary numbers fail HUDSON PECONIC ACTS has produced more than 100 shows. to take into consideration the geographical I applaud Colorado ACTS for being the re- region hosting the institution. A New York cipient of this well-deserved honor by the City or California salary, for example, would be HON. ELIOT L. ENGEL expected to be significantly higher than an OF NEW YORK of Wheat Ridge, and I congratulate them on Appalachian one. Should not per capita IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES their success. wealth and cost of living in the institution’s f region be noted? Thursday, October 22, 2015 In addition, no consideration is given to Mr. ENGEL. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to PERSONAL EXPLANATION the correlation of salary and field of study. recognize Planned Parenthood Hudson Teachers, social workers and ministers, for Peconic (PPHP). For years, PPHP has been HON. ADAM SMITH instance, do not expect to earn salaries com- mensurate to business graduates in metro- OF WASHINGTON an instrumental partner in keeping my con- politan areas. stituents both healthy and educated about IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Do we wish to undermine and imperil the their reproductive health. Thursday, October 22, 2015 vitally important work of our nation’s serv- Operating 11 health centers in Westchester, ice sector, and its college providers, by plac- Rockland, Putnam and Suffolk Counties, Mr. SMITH of Washington. Mr. Speaker, on ing value on salary alone? Do we really wish PPHP served over 33,000 men and women in Wednesday, May 13, 2015, I was unable to be to discourage the graduation of relatively 2014 alone. In addition, last year PPHP pro- present for a recorded vote. I would have low-income teachers? Moreover, should not a vided 13,113 HIV tests, 81,941 individual STI voted ‘‘No’’ on roll call vote Number 221 (on premium be placed on a broad-based liberal agreeing to the resolution H. Res. 255). arts education, and the intellectual (and ho- tests, 5,896 breast examinations and edu- listic) transformation of the student, which cation and training programs to over 42,000 f prepares the student remarkably well for participants. HONORING DR. J. RANDALL any job, including corporate, legal, political, While these figures alone are laudable, it is O’BRIEN church, community, scientific and edu- important to note that PPHP affords these in- cational leadership? Dare we risk reducing valuable services to our area’s most vulner- the college experience to little more than able patients. In 2014, 76 percent of PPHP HON. JOHN J. DUNCAN, JR. participation in an elite job training pro- patients had incomes at or below 150 percent OF TENNESSEE gram? IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Lastly, despite the White House’s insist- of the Federal Poverty Limit. For low-income ence on access to higher education for all, New Yorkers, care is already too hard to come Thursday, October 22, 2015 the new scorecard fails to acknowledge ac- by. I am so pleased to know that these New Mr. DUNCAN of Tennessee. Mr. Speaker, cessibility of lower socio-economic students Yorkers can rely on PPHP. Dr. J. Randall O’Brien is one of the most re- to each college. Research clearly shows the In recent months, Planned Parenthood has correlation in retention and graduation rates spected educators in the Nation. faced prolonged, politically-motivated attacks. to a student’s socioeconomic status, family He took over the reins of Carson-Newman It is during times like this that it is most impor- finances and support, and proper academic University at a real low point in the school’s tant for us to remember not only the work that preparation and encouragement. Should we history. not value accessibility and accurately factor Planned Parenthood does, but the people In fact, just a few years ago, the University in its consequences? Planned Parenthood serves. PPHP is keeping had such difficult financial problems that some I fear the Department of Education, with thousands of New Yorkers healthy, many of people thought it could go under. encouragement from the White House, will whom might have nowhere else to turn. I am Under Dr. O’Brien’s leadership, the Univer- seek to employ the New College Scorecard in determining the amount of financial aid for pleased to have this opportunity to thank sity has undergone a major turnaround, in- PPHP and its allies for their work. As a Mem- which a student would be eligible at each creasing its enrollment, adding new programs, college. Students attending one school may ber of Congress, one of my primary respon- and becoming the most forward-looking small- sibilities is to ensure the well-being of my con- qualify for 100 percent of available federal er university in the Nation. grants, while students attending another stituents. I am honored to call PPHP a partner Dr. O’Brien recently wrote a lead column for school may qualify for only 75 percent. This, in that goal. the Knoxville News Sentinel concerning the I fear, would have the unintended con- On October 21, 2015, PPHP will honor Jill proposed new college scorecard put forth by sequence of closing hundreds of colleges, Scheuer, Keith Pattiz and the St. Faith’s the White House and Department of Edu- which are vital to regional economic well- being and to the attainment of our nation’s House Foundation during its Empower Gala. I cation. commend these partners for championing educational needs and goals. Because this issue has ramifications for col- I regret to say I find the New College Planned Parenthood’s mission. It is only with leges and universities all across the Nation, I the aid of allies like Ms. Scheuer, Mr. Pattiz Scorecard, however well-intended, seriously would like to call it to the attention of my col- flawed, patently unfair and exceedingly dis- and the St. Faith’s House Foundation that leagues and other readers. appointing. Can we please do better? Planned Parenthood can continue to provide J. RANDALL O’BRIEN: SCORECARD FOR J. Randall O’Brien is president of Carson- those most in need with quality, accessible COLLEGES UNFAIR AND DAMAGING Newman University. care. There are are so many fatal flaws in Presi- f f dent Barack Obama’s recently unveiled New HONORING THE 20TH ANNIVER- COLORADO ACTS College Scorecard it is difficult to know where to begin our nation’s imperative cri- SARY OF THE WILL COUNTY tique. For starters, how shocking it is to see COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER HON. ED PERLMUTTER that our educational leaders housed within OF COLORADO the U.S. Department of Education could HON. BILL FOSTER prove so inept in collecting, interpreting and IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF ILLINOIS providing our president reliable data. Thursday, October 22, 2015 College educators fully agree with current IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Mr. PERLMUTTER. Mr. Speaker, I rise public opinion that evaluation and reform of Thursday, October 22, 2015 higher education is overdue. To be sure, col- today to recognize and applaud Colorado lege accessibility, affordability and account- Mr. FOSTER. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to ACTS for receiving the City of Wheat Ridge’s ability are critical issues that rightfully be- honor the 20th Anniversary of the Will County Cultural Commission Award. The Cultural long on our nation’s agenda. Assessment, Community Health Center in Joliet, Illinois. Commission Award recognizes local busi- however, formulated on the basis of incom- Since 1995, the Will County Community nesses or organizations actively contributing to plete questioning and misleading data may Health Center has been serving uninsured and the enrichment of the culture of Wheat Ridge. prove far more damaging than having no underinsured patients as well as providing a Colorado ACTS is a theater school open to published assessment at all. crucial safety net for families and individuals children from four to eighteen. They strive to The New College Scorecard notes the an- struggling to afford adequate health care. As nual cost of attending each college, the grad- bring drama and arts education to the local uation rate of the school and the average the oldest Federally Qualified Health Center in community, and they currently serve about starting salary of its graduates. However, Will County, the Community Health Center has 200 families. The organization teaches con- the scorecard includes only data of federal maintained its commitment to patient-centered fidence, discipline and an appreciation for the student-loan borrowers. All other students care for the medically underserved in our com- arts, while strengthening community ties. are excluded from the report. munity.

VerDate Sep 11 2014 05:04 Oct 23, 2015 Jkt 059060 PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 0626 Sfmt 9920 E:\CR\FM\A22OC8.010 E22OCPT1 SSpencer on DSK4SPTVN1PROD with REMARKS October 22, 2015 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks E1511 I would like to congratulate the Will County Guard of the United States (EANGUS). In both PERSONAL EXPLANATION Community Health Center, the Community capacities, she provided a regular and effec- Health Center Governing Council, and the Will tive presence in Washington to educate mem- HON. ADAM SMITH County Health Department on this important bers of the Connecticut Congressional Delega- OF WASHINGTON milestone. tion on the priorities of her members in Con- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES f necticut and around the country. Thursday, October 22, 2015 Debbie provided critical support to advance QUALITY AUTO CARE AND TIRE Mr. SMITH of Washington. Mr. Speaker, on the priorities of Connecticut’s National Guard Thursday, January 22, 2015, I was unable to in Washington and back home in Connecticut. HON. ED PERLMUTTER be present for recorded votes. Had I been Over the years, she was knee-deep with us in OF COLORADO present, I would have voted: ‘‘NO’’ on roll call the critical fights that would determine the fu- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES vote Number 42 (on ordering the previous ture of the Guard in Connecticut, including Thursday, October 22, 2015 question on H. Res. 42), ‘‘NO’’ on roll call vote working to oppose the BRAC 2005 rec- Number 43 (on agreeing to the resolution H. Mr. PERLMUTTER. Mr. Speaker, I rise ommendation that removed A–10s from Con- Res. 42), and ‘‘YES’’ on roll call vote Number today to recognize and applaud Quality Auto necticut, years of work towards securing a 44 (on the motion to recommit H.R. 7, with in- Care and Tire for receiving the City of Wheat permanent flying mission for the 103rd Flying structions). Yankees, advocating for the recognition of Ridge’s Business of the Year Award. f The Business of the Year Award recognizes members of the National Guard as veterans, local businesses who demonstrate a commit- and promoting fairness for dual status military ANTHONY M’S VISIONS IN GOLD ment to their community, strong management technicians. practices and are a positive reflection of Debbie’s experience, commitment, and en- HON. ED PERLMUTTER Wheat Ridge values. ergy are unmatched. The Connecticut National OF COLORADO Quality Auto Care and Tire takes pride in Guard, and all those who serve in the uniform IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES providing reliable auto maintenance and put- of our state and nation, is stronger thanks to Thursday, October 22, 2015 ting the customer’s interest before their own. her efforts. I ask my colleagues to join me in Through high-quality service and trans- thanking Debbie for her decades of service Mr. PERLMUTTER. Mr. Speaker, I rise parency, Quality Auto Care has earned the and wish her well in her retirement. today to recognize and applaud Anthony M’s trust of many Wheat Ridge residents. Beyond Visions in Gold for receiving the City of Wheat auto work, the business has shown its dedica- Ridge’s Business of the Year Award. f tion to the Wheat Ridge Community by be- The Business of the Year Award recognizes coming a Premier Sponsor to the city’s Carna- CONGRATULATING THE EFFORTS local businesses who demonstrate a commit- tion Festival. OF DIAGEO ment to their community, strong management I applaud Quality Auto Care and Tire for practices and are a positive reflection of being the recipient of this well-deserved honor Wheat Ridge values. by the City of Wheat Ridge, and I congratulate HON. JAMES A. HIMES After tremendous growth last year, Anthony them on their success. M’s Visions in Gold expanded their store and f OF CONNECTICUT are adding a CAD–CAM system to personalize IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES the jewelry-buying experience for their cus- RECOGNIZING SFC DEBRA L. tomers. Additionally, the business continuously NEWTON, UPON HER RETIREMENT Thursday, October 22, 2015 gives back to the Wheat Ridge community, regularly participating in the Feed the Future HON. JOE COURTNEY Mr. HIMES. Mr. Speaker, today, I am proud back pack program and working with Wheat OF CONNECTICUT to congratulate the efforts of Diageo to make Ridge High School to display jewelry students’ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES nutritional and alcohol-content information on work. alcoholic beverages more accessible to con- Thursday, October 22, 2015 I applaud Anthony M’s Visions in Gold for sumers. being the recipient of this well-deserved honor Mr. COURTNEY. Mr. Speaker, today I rise Diageo is voluntarily taking steps to list this by the City of Wheat Ridge, and I congratulate to recognize an outstanding member of the information in a way that is easily understood them on their success. Connecticut National Guard, Sergeant First by most people. For many of us, it is not very f Class Debra Newton. Debbie’s service has useful to know how many calories a drink has transcended her title and encompassed a HONORING CHRIS MAPLES FOR per 50 milliliters, or what the alcohol content of range of National Guard responsibilities and EARNING THE BOY SCOUTS OF one-third of a beer is. That’s why Diageo will volunteer positions throughout her more than AMERICA’S WOOD BADGE list this information by typical serving size, so 35 years of National Guard service. Although consumers will know how much alcohol and she has served in multiple capacities as a how many calories are in a single can of beer HON. RICHARD HUDSON Public Affairs Officer, ultimately as the Chief or one mixed drink, for example. OF NORTH CAROLINA Public Affairs NCO, Debbie has always strived IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES to go beyond her responsibilities and further While the labeling will begin in Europe right serve the Guard community in Connecticut away, it is the company’s plan to roll it out to Thursday, October 22, 2015 and beyond. all approved markets as soon as possible. Mr. HUDSON. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to Debbie is an accomplished member of the I am supportive of these efforts because I honor a special individual, and a member of Guard, whose work has been recognized by believe that consumers want more access to my staff, Chris Maples, for earning the Boy the Department of the Army and the National information about the food and beverages they Scouts Leader Wood Badge on October 15, Guard Bureau. Debbie has acted as editor of consume, and want that information presented 2015. Chris has worked extremely hard on his the national award winning newspaper Con- in a way that is relevant to the consumption Wood Badge recognition, and is finally being necticut Guardian since she created it in 2000. decisions they make. I also think that any in- rewarded for his efforts and the impact those She has served as the Federal Women’s Pro- efforts have had on the Scouts under his lead- crease in transparency and labelling in the al- gram manager and on the Joint Force Head- ership. Chris has spent eight years with Troop cohol industry can help curtail alcohol over- quarters of Connecticut Common Task Testing 527 of Richmond County, North Carolina, and consumption and drunk driving. Committee, and the 169th Leadership Regi- has spent the last four years as the group’s ment as the regimental Public Affairs Officer. Diageo has been a longtime and upstanding Scout Master. Debbie has been a member of the National member of the business community in the 4th The Wood Badge, which is the highest level Guard Association of Connecticut since 1980 Congressional District of Connecticut, and I of adult Scout training available through the and has served on the executive board for 13 am once again pleased to see them setting Boy Scouts of America, is an advanced-learn- of the past 15 years as President and Sec- trends in their industry, especially when those ing and team-building training series that gives retary. She is also an active and lifetime mem- trends could lead to a healthier and safer Scout Leaders the opportunity to better under- ber of the Enlisted Association of the National world. stand the purpose and goals of the Scouting

VerDate Sep 11 2014 05:04 Oct 23, 2015 Jkt 059060 PO 00000 Frm 00005 Fmt 0626 Sfmt 9920 E:\CR\FM\A22OC8.013 E22OCPT1 SSpencer on DSK4SPTVN1PROD with REMARKS E1512 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks October 22, 2015 program, as well as strengthen their long-term working in government. He started his career His treatment of homosexuals was no bet- commitment to Scouting and provide them with the County of Fresno in 1985 as an entry ter. He called them ‘‘sex deviates.’’ with valuable leadership skills. In order to earn level staff analyst. John subsequently went to He ordered the FBI to undertake extraor- the Wood Badge, the Scout Leader must go work in Sacramento for the California State dinary efforts to identify everyone who was through the Wood Badge course, in which the Legislature in 1997, retaining a position in the even suspected of being homosexual in the Scout Leader must complete two separate Speaker’s Office. One of his early achieve- federal government. phases: the practical phase and the applica- ments was obtaining funds for City and Coun- There is a very good documentary about tion phase. During the practical phase, the ty parks, as well as the now infamous book- this by Michael Isikoff on Yahoo News entitled Scout Leader will spend two weekends at mobile. ‘‘Uniquely Nasty: J. Edgar Hoover’s war on camp with a group of fellow Scout Leaders, In 1999, Mr. Navarrette got a job in the gays’’. I encourage my colleagues to see it. learning how to better lead their troop with a Lieutenant Governor’s office. During his time In 1951, Hoover issued a memo to top FBI hands-on camp experience. Also during the there, he managed special projects and eco- officials saying that ‘‘Each supervisor will be practical phase, the Scout Leader will develop nomic development trade missions to Mexico held personally responsible to underline in what is called a ‘‘Ticket,’’ which is a set of five and Italy. In 2003, returned to his roots in Cali- green pencil the names of individuals . . . tasks or goals developed to strengthen and fornia’s Central Valley and went back to work who are alleged to be sex deviates.’’ improve their troop. After completing the prac- for the County of Fresno, becoming the Direc- The FBI eventually collected more than tical phase and developing their ticket, the tor of General Services in 2004. 360,000 files on gays and lesbians. Scout Leader will move in to the application As previously mentioned, the last six and a It has been reported that in 1952, Hoover phase, in which the Scout Leader will com- half years, John has served as the County Ad- outed a young campaign aide who was in line plete their five tasks within eighteen months of ministrative Officer, and led 5,000 Fresno to be hired by President-elect Eisenhower. finishing the practical phase. County employees towards solving many of The young man, Arthur Vandenburgh, Jr., was Chris began his Wood Badge journey in Oc- the community’s issues. He was able to form the son of Republican U.S. Senator Arthur tober of 2014, and finished his requirements in a senior team that showed drive and dedica- Vandenburgh. But that didn’t matter. June of this year. For his ticket, Chris worked tion, and his extensive experience in govern- The young Vandenburgh was promptly re- with his troop to allow some of the young men ment has allowed him to implement policies in jected. to become patrol leaders, which allowed them an effective manner. And Hoover didn’t even stop there. Years to take up leadership positions within the troop John’s tenacity and willingness to work hard later, the FBI went on to out the young man and provide these members the opportunity to got him where he is today. His leadership to Confidential magazine, which then outed gain valuable leadership experience. In addi- skills allowed him to lead Fresno County dur- him publicly—reporting, ‘‘Once upon a time tion, Chris recruited more members to Troop ing one of the most difficult times his commu- there was a famous senator’s son who had a 527 and created a ‘‘Scouter of the Year’’ nity has ever experienced. Mr. Speaker, it is limp wrist.’’ award, as well as a special summer camp just with great pleasure that I ask my colleagues in J. Edgar Hoover was a terrible man. Even for his troop. Chris has worked tirelessly to im- the House of Representatives to join me in the FBI’s own web site declares that his infa- prove the scouting experience for the mem- recognizing Mr. John Navarrette for the con- mous COINTELPRO program was, ‘‘rightly bers of Troop 527, and his efforts have cer- tributions he has made to the State of Cali- criticized by Congress and the American peo- tainly made a difference. fornia and County of Fresno. His dedication to ple for abridging first amendment rights and During Chris’ Wood Badge ceremony, he re- our community is inspiring and deserving of for other reasons.’’ ceived the Wood Badge beads and regalia, as recognition. Yet, his name continues to adorn the FBI well as a certificate detailing his accomplish- f building in Washington, DC—one of the most ments. This is a very special ceremony that I prominent buildings in our nation’s capital. am sure Chris will remember for the rest of his INTRODUCTION OF A BILL TO RE- This is just wrong. scouting days, and he should be extremely MOVE J. EDGAR HOOVER’S NAME I urge my colleagues to pass this bill, and proud of the hard work it took to accomplish FROM THE FBI BUILDING IN remove his name from the FBI building. this feat. As a former Boy Scout, I am thankful WASHINGTON, DC f Chris took the time to better himself so that he HONORING THE LIFE OF PHIL could better serve the members of Troop 527. HON. STEVE COHEN RATLIFF I am confident they will be better off as a re- OF TENNESSEE sult of Chris’ hard work. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES HON. RICHARD HUDSON Mr. Speaker, please join me today in thank- Thursday, October 22, 2015 ing Chris Maples for his service to the young OF NORTH CAROLINA men of Troop 527, and to congratulate him for Mr. COHEN. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES support of a bill I introduced today to remove earning the distinguished Boy Scouts of Amer- Thursday, October 22, 2015 ica’s Wood Badge Leader recognition. J. Edgar Hoover’s name from the Federal Bu- Mr. HUDSON. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to f reau of Investigation building in Washington, DC. honor the life and legacy of Phil Ratliff who HONORING THE SERVICE OF JOHN J. Edgar Hoover did terrible things when he passed away unexpectedly on August 9, 2015, NAVARRETTE served as FBI Director. after suffering a cardiac event. We send our His infamous ‘‘COINTELPRO’’ program har- prayers and sincerest condolences to his wife, HON. JIM COSTA assed civil rights workers, political activists Jenni, and their two children, Haley and Dylan. OF CALIFORNIA and homosexuals. Coach Ratliff dedicated his life to inspiring IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES He was downright abusive. young student athletes through the game of His efforts to silence Martin Luther King, Jr. football. After an impressive collegiate career, Thursday, October 22, 2015 and out homosexuals working for the federal twice being named to the nation’s All-Amer- Mr. COSTA. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to government were deplorable. ican team, Coach Ratliff passed along his un- honor Mr. John Navarrette as he celebrates It has been reported that, at one point, he derstanding of the game of football and inspi- 31 years of service to the County of Fresno. even had a letter sent to Dr. King threatening rational outlook on life as an assistant coach Mr. Navarrette will be retiring as the Chief Ad- to expose information about his private life. at his alma mater, Marshall University, and ministrative Officer of Fresno County, a posi- The letter appeared to suggest that Dr. King then at James Madison University. tion that he has served in for the last six and should kill himself to save himself from the Coach Ratliff later joined the new football a half years of his career. John’s extraordinary embarrassment. program at the University of North Carolina at career and service to the County of Fresno The letter said, ‘‘King, there is only one Charlotte, my alma mater, as the program’s deserves to be honored. thing left for you to do. You know what it is. Offensive Line Coach and Recruiting Coordi- John was born and raised in Mendota, Cali- You have just 34 days in which to do (this nator. Under his leadership, the Charlotte fornia. He attended Mendota Unified schools exact number has been selected or a specific 49ers’ offense averaged more than 484 yards including Tranquility High School, and grad- reason, it has practical significant [sic]. You per game last season. A beloved father, hus- uated from California State University, Fresno are done. There is but one way out for you. band, friend, and coach, he will be deeply in his early twenties. Throughout his career, You better take it before your filthy, abnormal missed by all who had the pleasure of know- John has achieved a multitude of goals while fraudulent self is bared to the nation.’’ ing him.

VerDate Sep 11 2014 05:04 Oct 23, 2015 Jkt 059060 PO 00000 Frm 00006 Fmt 0626 Sfmt 9920 E:\CR\FM\K22OC8.009 E22OCPT1 SSpencer on DSK4SPTVN1PROD with REMARKS October 22, 2015 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks E1513 Mr. Speaker, please join me today in com- CELEBRATING THE LIFE OF reau office, as well as the Visitor’s Center, memorating the life of Coach Phil Ratliff for his MASON GREGORY were relocated to better serve the area and service to the student athletes of Marshall Uni- act as a central hub for visitor activity. As a re- versity, James Madison University, and the HON. TRENT KELLY sult of her efforts to improve the tourism in- University of North Carolina at Charlotte; in OF MISSISSIPPI dustry in our area, the Cabarrus County Con- addition to the countless lives he impacted in IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES vention and Visitors Bureau was accredited by the Destination Marketing Accreditation Pro- his community. Thursday, October 22, 2015 gram by Destination Marketing Association Mr. KELLY of Mississippi. Mr. Speaker, I International in 2013. f rise today to honor the memory of Mason In addition to her work within the Cabarrus RECOGNIZING DONALD ELLIS Gregory of Mooreville, Mississippi who joined County and Charlotte-area tourism industry, WILLIAMSON, M.D. his Heavenly Father on Monday, October 12, Ms. Carpenter is actively involved in our com- 2015. munity. She is a member of several area orga- Only 12 years old, Mason was a 7th grade nizations and serves on multiple boards, in- HON. ROBERT B. ADERHOLT student at Mooreville Middle School. He ex- cluding the Cabarrus County Chamber of celled at sports and was a member of the Commerce. As a proud alumnus of the univer- OF ALABAMA Mooreville Junior High Football team as well sity I am extremely grateful for her involve- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES as Saltillo Park and Recreation baseball. ment on the University of North Carolina at Outside of school, Mason was an active Charlotte’s Advisory Board. Clearly, Ms. Car- Thursday, October 22, 2015 member of New Hope Baptist Church where penter is an asset to our area, and I look for- he loved being a part of the youth group. ward to seeing all that she will accomplish in Mr. ADERHOLT. Mr. Speaker, I would like Mason spent most of his time outdoors, and the future. to recognize the long and devoted public serv- his favorite activity was hunting with his dad. Mr. Speaker, please join me today in con- ice of Donald Ellis Williamson, M.D. After serv- Full of happiness and love, Mason was gratulating Donna Carpenter for receiving the ing more than two decades as Alabama’s adored by his family, friends, and teammates. Southeast Tourism Society’s Beacon Award, State Health Officer and three years as the Survivors include his parents, Bert and as well as her dedication to making Charlotte state Medicaid Commissioner, Dr. Williamson Angel Gregory of Tupelo; sister, Anna Greg- and Cabarrus County a world-class tourism is stepping down from these positions next ory; grandparents, Mike Seawright (Norma) of destination. month. Flora and Betty Stembridge (Mike) of f Mooreville; his special cousin, Ally Grace Dr. Williamson attended the University of Bounds who was like a sister to him. COMMENDING THE WORK OF DR. Mississippi School of Medicine, graduating He was preceded in death by his grand- EARL BROOKS, II Cum Laude in 1979. He pursued his internship parents, Anderson and Nudeane Gregory. and residency at the University of Virginia, and My thoughts and prayers are with Mason’s HON. MARLIN A. STUTZMAN was certified by the American Board of Inter- family and friends during this difficult time. OF INDIANA nal Medicine in 1982. f IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES With his education complete, Dr. Williamson HONORING DONNA CARPENTER Thursday, October 22, 2015 then began his long career in public health. FOR RECEIVING THE SOUTHEAST Mr. STUTZMAN. Mr. Speaker, I rise today After serving four years as the State Tuber- TOURISM SOCIETY’S BEACON to recognize the fifteen-year tenure of Dr. Earl culosis Control Officer in Mississippi (1982– AWARD Brooks, as President of Trine University in An- 1986), he held a series of positions in the Ala- gola, Indiana. bama Department of Public Health. He began HON. RICHARD HUDSON Having once been a student at Trine Univer- as the Director of the Division of Disease Con- OF NORTH CAROLINA sity, it is an honor to recognize Dr. Brooks for trol (1986–1989) before serving as the Direc- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES his many years of service to the academic community in Northeast Indiana. tor of the Bureau of Preventive Health Serv- Thursday, October 22, 2015 ices (1989–1992). On November 18, 1992, he During his fifteen years at Trine, Dr. Brooks Mr. HUDSON. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to started his service as the head of the Depart- has significantly increased enrollment while honor Donna Carpenter, who serves as Presi- maintaining a remarkable, above-average ca- ment. dent and CEO of the Cabarrus County Con- reer-placement percentage for his students. During his tenure, Dr. Williamson became vention and Visitors Bureau, for receiving the He transitioned the university from under- known for addressing key public health issues, Southeast Tourism Society’s Beacon Award. graduate to graduate and doctoral degree sta- such as disaster preparedness and advancing The Beacon Award recognizes an individual tus and even moved university athletics to the the health of children, in the name of improv- who best exemplifies outstanding leadership in NCAA. ing health for all Alabamians. For example, in the pursuit of excellence and who has ad- Mr. Speaker, I submit an article from the recent years, he led the state health efforts re- vanced the tourism industry. publication, Business People, highlighting Dr. lated to Hurricane Katrina in 2005, and also Ms. Carpenter joined the Cabarrus County Brooks’ fifteen-year tenure and his many nota- Convention and Visitors Bureau as President those related to the April 2011 tornadoes. He ble accomplishments. and CEO in 2009, but has been actively in- was responsible for the design & implementa- In closing, I would like to thank Dr. Brooks volved in the Charlotte area for nearly fifteen for his distinguished service and wish him well tion of the state’s Children’s Health Insurance years. Ms. Carpenter has been instrumental in as he continues to lead Trine University. Program (CHIP), known as ALLKIDS. This the improvement of the Cabarrus County and [From Business People, August 1, 2015] was one of the first Children’s Health Insur- Charlotte-area tourism industry, working with GIVING CREDIT WHERE IT’S DUE ance Programs in the nation and lowered the leaders in the area to improve infrastructure (By Jon Detweiler) rate of uninsured children in Alabama from 20 development and create long-lasting relation- percent to under 7 percent. He was also intent While The American College President ships between local municipalities. One of Ms. Study reports a downtrend nationally in av- on doing a better job of reducing infant mor- Carpenter’s greatest achievements during her erage leadership tenure—from eight and a tality and increasing children’s immunization time at the Cabarrus County Convention and half years in 2006 to an average of seven rates. Visitors Bureau has been her leadership in en- years in 2011—Trine University President Dr. suring the implementation of the ‘‘Destination Earl D. Brooks II completes 15 years at the I wish Dr. Williamson all the very best as he 2020 Plan,’’ a proposal to develop Cabarrus helm, with ongoing plans firmly in place for steps down from the Department of Public County as a premier travel destination and years to come. When Brooks stepped into Health and moves into his new role as presi- outline key components for reaching this goal. leadership 15 years ago, he was the youngest dent of the Alabama Hospital Association. I Furthermore, Ms. Carpenter has worked college president in the state. Now, he ranks know that he will bring fresh insight to the As- second on the list of longest tenures at Indi- tirelessly to grow the image of Cabarrus Coun- ana colleges and universities. sociation and carry the organization to new ty’s tourism industry and connect with visitors Why is Trine celebrating Dr. Brooks’ ten- heights. I look forward to working with him in and residents alike. Under her leadership, the ure? What has defined his success over the this new position. Cabarrus County Convention and Visitors Bu- past 15 years? His list of accomplishments is

VerDate Sep 11 2014 05:04 Oct 23, 2015 Jkt 059060 PO 00000 Frm 00007 Fmt 0626 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K22OC8.010 E22OCPT1 SSpencer on DSK4SPTVN1PROD with REMARKS E1514 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks October 22, 2015 too long to enumerate here, but some high- ranging practicums and internships with ble attitude and sincere dedication to service lights include: local companies, the faculty sets up its stu- to others and to improving educational oppor- Total enrollment up from 1,350 to 3,800; 78% dents to gain valuable experience outside the tunities for all students. Not only that, he in- of that increase experienced over the past classroom and to build relationships with po- five years, with an additional 15% projected tential employers. ‘‘The key to success spired each of us to be better people and to for Fall 2015 today—particularly on the education side, give back to our communities through kind- Transition from undergraduate to graduate but also the job-placement side—is that link- ness, charity and service. and doctorate degree status age to business and industry,’’ says Brooks. I recently had the honor to present Mr. Upgrade of athletic programs from NAIA In fact, all new programming at Trine is seen Davis posthumously with the Order of the to NCAA through the lens of its potential for career Long Leaf Pine, the highest award the Gov- Successful completion of the largest cap- outcomes. ernor of North Carolina can bestow. The Order ital campaign in Trine’s history ($90 million) If Dr. Brooks had a word of advice for his was created in 1963, and has been presented and raised 55% of current $75 million Invest peers, he might add two elements to the list in Excellence campaign of reasons why he has succeeded as a leader. to honor persons who have a proven record of Update and revitalization of the physical ‘‘Don’t be afraid to take a risk. Be bold,’’ he service to the State of North Carolina. While campus through a $100 million investment in says. ‘‘Be bold in your vision, stick to your Mr. Davis made his mark in other states, like new projects, including eight new apart- beliefs, listen to the market but don’t be Georgia and Alabama, it seems like he always ment-style student housing units afraid to take a calculated risk.’’ Second, had North Carolina on his mind. Renovation of the Health Sciences Edu- drop the long-range planning. ‘‘I’m not sure Mr. Speaker, please join me today in com- cation Center that long-range planning fits higher edu- memorating the life of Frank Davis for his Expansion of welcome/admissions center cation,’’ he says. ‘‘Ten-year plans don’t fit, New university center and library commitment to his community and the numer- so we’ve adopted a philosophy we call a roll- ous lives he impacted throughout his life. New athletic and recreation center, com- ing three-year plan.’’ plete with a new stadium Here again, a look at why Dr. Brooks has f Renovation of the administration building succeeded must be cut short, primarily be- and the T. Furth Center for Performing Arts cause the president would rather talk about HONORING RICHARD K. DONAHUE Renovation of Ford Hall, home of the who has made him successful. ‘‘People make Ketner School of Business the institution. You try to hire great people Construction of the Jim and Joan Bock HON. NIKI TSONGAS with talents greater than yours and not be OF MASSACHUSETTS Center for Innovation & Biomedical Engi- threatened by that,’’ he says with warmth IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES neering and a wry smile. Indeed, the plaque on his New College of Engineering and Business desk reads, ‘‘There is no limit to what a man Thursday, October 22, 2015 Full-time faculty bolstered by 60%, from 53 can do or where he can go if he doesn’t mind to 89 Ms. TSONGAS. Mr. Speaker, the City of who gets the credit.’’ A career-placement average of 99.7% for Whether luck or talent, Brooks has the Lowell, Massachusetts is well-known for its Trine graduates, compared to the national knack for attracting good people to an orga- historic contributions to this nation, from its average of 75.6% as reported by the National nization at all levels—faculty, staff, board of roots in the founding of modern industry, to Association of Colleges and Employers in trustees, donors and, of course, students. world-renown authors and artists, to public of- 2013–2014 ‘‘You need good people to lead an amazing To celebrate what has been accomplished ficials who helped shape the national con- transformation,’’ he says. under Dr. Brooks’ leadership, however, must versation. Lowell recently lost one of those ti- And while Brooks is no longer in the class- lead naturally to a discussion of why he has tanic figures with the passing of Richard K. room, he still finds multiple ways to engage been so successful. ‘‘I started in the class- the students. He maintains an open-door pol- Donahue. room teaching, which I still love,’’ says icy with them, an ideal that one might ques- Richard Donahue will be remembered Brooks. ‘‘You never grow tired of that expo- tion until Brooks hands you his business across Massachusetts and the country for his sure to young people.’’ After teaching biol- card, which includes his home phone number. expertise and leadership in the legal world, as ogy and physiology, Brooks worked his way ‘‘That connection with students is some- well as his acumen and achievements in poli- up from classroom professor to department thing that just never goes away,’’ he says. chair, then to school dean. At universities in tics, policy and business. This year, Trine University is celebrating Tennessee and Delaware, he served as both A valued citizen of Lowell, his professional the 15-year tenure of its president, Dr. Earl vice president for academic affairs and exec- career existed on the national stage, through D. Brooks II, and for good reason. He has utive vice president/chief operating officer, done much and he has gone far, and for that, his storied involvement in the successful cam- eventually becoming immersed in the var- he deserves a fair share of the credit. paign of President John F. Kennedy, his ten- ious operations of a college campus. ure as a confidant and advisor at the Kennedy f But three years into his role as chief aca- White House, as a highly-regarded and nation- demic officer at Lincoln Memorial Univer- HONORING THE LIFE OF FRANK sity in Harrogate, Tennessee, Brooks awak- ally respected lawyer, and as President of ened to the crucial function of fundraising DAVIS NIKE, a major worldwide company. He was an and development. Consequently, his aca- exemplary role model for young Lowellians demic history and his fundraising experience HON. RICHARD HUDSON coming of age in the 60s and 70s, setting a together produced a love for administration OF NORTH CAROLINA standard of excellence and accomplishment that prompted his desire to pursue the presi- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES that he made seem quite easy. dency. ‘‘I’d learned through that process the As much as Dick was a national figure, he two most critical areas for the success of an Thursday, October 22, 2015 never lost touch with his home city. He re- institution,’’ says Brooks: ‘‘The enrollment Mr. HUDSON. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to mained deeply committed to Lowell throughout aspect and the fundraising aspect.’’ He at- tributes part of Trine’s success as a team to honor Frank Davis of Concord, North Carolina, his entire life. Dick represented the fighting understanding and focusing on those two pri- who passed away on August 24, 2015. We spirit and dedication to community that is orities. ‘‘Financially, enrollment and fund- send our prayers and sincerest condolences Lowell’s trademark. He always had the com- raising drive the institution.’’ to his wife, Joan, and the entire Davis family. munity’s best interests at heart. The fact that higher education has seen Born on November 7, 1944, Mr. Davis dedi- His wife, Nancy, the founder of Merrimack drastic changes during Dr. Brooks’ tenure cated his life to serving our nation’s students. Repertory Theater has been its guiding light emphasizes its focus. ‘‘Higher education has After receiving his degree from Berry College, from its inception. Dick and Nancy’s tremen- become more and more of a business,’’ he Mr. Davis taught high school English in a na- dous philanthropic support to the theater and says. ‘‘We’ve learned to operate like a busi- ness.’’ Schools are becoming consumer-driv- tionwide linguistic research and development across the region reflected their unflagging en now, which makes the student a cus- project in Rome, GA. After completing this generosity and willingness to share the fruits tomer. ‘‘Kids arriving today need an edu- project, Mr. Davis transitioned to the field of of a very successful life and devote it to the cation with a career in mind.’’ higher education, where he served three dec- best interests of the City of Lowell. Trine’s astonishing 99.7 percent career- ades as an admissions and chief development Dick also understood that the City and its placement average for graduates is officer at several universities, including his University rise and fall together, and devoted hardwired directly to the school’s career alma mater. In 1998, Mr. Davis joined The himself to being a leader at the University of focus. ‘‘We’re fortunate to be a school that is more professional-oriented in our degree of- Cannon Foundation, later becoming the Foun- Massachusetts Lowell, helping to position that ferings, which gives us a clear advantage,’’ dation’s Executive Director in 2000. institution for future success. says Brooks. Possibly the greater advantage I had the honor of becoming friends with Mr. Even in recent years, when Dick’s health for students, however, is the school’s connec- Davis during his time at the Cannon Founda- was not good, you’d still see him attend tion to local business and industry. By ar- tion, and I was immediately struck by his hum- events he thought were important. It reflected

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Mr. Speaker, the City of OF NEW JERSEY but his legacy will be felt across this region for Lowell, Massachusetts has a long and storied IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES generations to come. tradition of public service, forged by countless Thursday, October 22, 2015 dedicated men and women who utilized inno- f vative and open-minded ideas to better the Mr. SMITH of New Jersey. Mr. Speaker, yesterday I chaired a hearing of the Helsinki PERSONAL EXPLANATION lives of others and further progress in their community. Lowell recently lost one of those Commission that examined the Russian gov- titanic figures with the passing of Richard P. ernment’s repeated violations of its inter- HON. ADAM SMITH Howe. national security, economic, and human rights For all of us who were privileged to know commitments. OF WASHINGTON Dick Howe, Sr., this is a moment to celebrate In accord with the three dimensions of secu- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES the life and the legacy of a devoted Lowellian. rity promoted by the OSCE and the Helsinki My family first came to know Dick and his Final Act of 1975, the Commission looked at Thursday, October 22, 2015 family when my husband Paul Tsongas served Russia’s respect for the rule of law through alongside him as a member of the Lowell City the lens of three ‘‘case studies’’ current to Mr. SMITH of Washington. Mr. Speaker, on Council. They also shared a law office until U.S.-Russian relations—arms control agree- Thursday, July 16, 2015, I was unable to be Paul was elected to Congress. Dick was an ments; the Yukos litigation; and instances of present for a recorded vote. I would have important mentor and role model to Paul, ex- abduction, unjust imprisonment, and abuse of voted ‘‘YES’’ on roll call vote Number 443 (on emplifying unwavering integrity, courageous prisoners. agreeing to the Garamendi Amendment to leadership, and an abiding belief in the City. Forty years after the signing of the Helsinki H.R. 2898). Dick held office during Lowell’s extraor- Final Act, we face a set of challenges with dinary transformation and was one of the cre- Russia, a founding member of the organiza- f ative community leaders who helped turn a tion, that mirror the concerns that gave rise to shared vision to revitalize Lowell into reality. the Helsinki Final Act. REMEMBERING PEGGY DELOACH Two years ago, we celebrated the dedica- NOBLES At stake is the hard-won trust between tion of The Richard P. Howe Bridge, which is members—now eroded to the point that armed a fitting tribute to a man who helped bridge conflict rages in the OSCE region. The ques- HON. EARL L. ‘‘BUDDY’’ CARTER many divides to bring people together in the tion is open whether the principles continue to name of the city he loved. He will be greatly bind the Russian government with other states OF GEORGIA missed. in a common understanding of what the rule of IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES f law entails. In respect of military security, under the RECOGNIZING THE 50TH ANNIVER- Thursday, October 22, 2015 1994 Budapest Memorandum Russia re- SARY OF EDUCATIONAL TALENT affirmed its commitment to respect Ukraine’s Mr. CARTER of Georgia. Mr. Speaker, I rise SEARCH IN DURHAM, NEW HAMP- independence, sovereignty, and existing bor- today in remembrance of Peggy DeLoach No- SHIRE bles who entered into eternal rest Wednesday, ders. Russia also committed to refrain from September 30, 2015. the threat or use of force or economic coer- HON. FRANK C. GUINTA cion against Ukraine. There was a quid pro Born on September 24, 1936, Mrs. Nobles OF NEW HAMPSHIRE quo here: Russia did this in return for transfer- was the daughter of Henry William DeLoach IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ring Soviet-made nuclear weapons on Ukrain- and Navada Todd DeLoach. Mrs. Nobles was Thursday, October 22, 2015 ian soil to Russia. raised on a farm in Tattnall County and grad- Russia’s annexation of Crimea and subse- uated from Glennville High School in 1954. Mr. GUINTA. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to quent intervention in the Donbas region not She was also a graduate of Draughon’s Busi- recognize the 50th anniversary of Educational only clearly violate this commitment, but also ness College in Savannah, Georgia. Talent Search (ETS) in Durham, New Hamp- shire. I am pleased to join with the University every guiding principle of the 1975 Helsinki Mrs. Nobles was active in business, and for of New Hampshire in recognizing this great Final Act. It appears these are not isolated in- decades worked as the administrator of the milestone for ETS and its supporters. stances. In recent years, Russia appears to Long County Sherriff’s Office alongside her This is a great achievement for both ETS have violated, undermined, disregarded, or husband, Cecil Nobles, who was the sheriff of and the University that supports it, and speaks even disavowed fundamental and binding Long County from 1969 until 2012. Mrs. No- highly to the outstanding services and guid- arms control commitments such as the Vienna bles continued her work with the Sherriff’s Of- ance the program has offered to first-genera- Document and binding international agree- fice as her son, Craig, was elected sheriff in tion college students of the communities they ments, including the Conventional Forces in 2012. Mrs. Nobles was a very active member serve. For the past 50 years, Educational Tal- Europe (CFE), Intermediate Nuclear Forces of her community and the Long County Cham- ent Search has been a leader in helping stu- (INF), and Open Skies treaties. ber of Commerce. She was also a longtime dents with academic advising, postsecondary In respect of commercial issues, the ongo- member of the Jones Creek Baptist Church in placement, academic preparation and career ing claims regarding the Russian govern- Ludowici, Georgia. exploration. ment’s expropriation of the Yukos Oil Com- Perhaps most important to Mrs. Nobles was Through the leadership of ETS, thirty-one pany are major tests facing the Russian gov- her love for her family and extended family middle schools and high schools throughout ernment. In July 2014, GML Limited and other with whom she always enjoyed spending time. New Hampshire are being provided academic shareholders were part of a $52 billion arbitra- She is survived by her three sons and daugh- advising, career planning, and financial aid tion claim awarded by the Hague Permanent ters-in-law: James Cecil Jr. and Stephanie, and financial literacy information, to better in- Court of Arbitration and the European Court of Kenneth Elliot and Bonnie, and Craig William crease educational opportunities for those Human Rights (ECHR). and Elizabeth; 5 grandchildren and 4 great- youth it supports. ETS has an impressive In response, the Russian government is grandchildren; sisters, Gaynell DeLoach Paulk record of having 100% of the students it works threatening to withdraw from the ECHR and of Alexandria, Louisiana, and Ava Jean with graduate from high school, and helping seize U.S. assets should American courts DeLoach Rooker of Glennville; brothers, 86% of those students go on to attend college. freeze Russian holdings on behalf of Euro- Charles P. DeLoach of Glennville and Larry L. I am proud to join with my fellow Granite pean claimants, while filing technical chal- DeLoach of Lakeland, Florida; brother-in-law, Staters in recognizing the 50th anniversary of lenges that will occupy the courts for years to Raymond Gus Nobles of Ludowici; and sev- the Educational Talent Search, and wish them come. All of this fundamentally calls into ques- eral nieces and nephews. all the best in their future years. tion Russia’s OSCE commitment to develop

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This is due to the In 1972, he purchased WLEA and became It is with great admiration that I congratulate fact that the United States has not ratified the general manager of the station. His family Mr. Goulette on his retirement, and wish him Energy Charter Treaty, under which European continues to operate the station to this day. the best on all future endeavors. claimants won their case, as well as the con- Mr. Doran was well-known through the tinued absence of a bilateral investment treaty Hornell area for his iconic voice, personality, f with Russia. This has handicapped U.S. inves- and sense of humor. He was best known for tors in Russia’s energy sector, leaving them hosting the popular Newsmaker Show, which PERSONAL EXPLANATION solely dependent of a State Department es- won several awards for excellence from the pousal process with the Russian government. New York State Broadcasters Association. He HON. BEN RAY LUJA´ N We were all relieved to learn that Mr. Kara- reported on a variety of topics, ranging from OF NEW MEXICO Murza is recovering from the attempt on his national politics to social issues and local IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES life—by poisoning—in Russia earlier this year. events. Many residents remember his reports His tireless work on behalf of democracy in on the devastating 1972 flood in Hornell, dur- Thursday, October 22, 2015 Russia, and his personal integrity and his love ing which he worked non-stop to provide infor- Mr. BEN RAY LUJA´ N of New Mexico. Mr. of his native country is an inspiration—it is mation to his neighbors in need. On a lighter Speaker, on roll call no. 546 I regrettably true patriotism, a virtue sadly lacking among note, Mr. Doran famously allowed local chil- missed roll call vote 546. Had I been present, nationalistic demagogues. dren to call into his show with questions for I would have voted ‘‘yes.’’ Sadly, the attempt on Mr. Kara-Murza’s life Santa Claus, whom he ‘‘interviewed’’ live from is not an isolated instance. Others have been the North Pole. f murdered—most recently Boris Nemtsov—and Mr. Doran was a larger-than-life personality both his and Mr. Kara-Murza’s cases remain who was beloved throughout the Hornell com- HONORING THE REDLANDS unsolved. munity. He leaves behind a proud legacy of CHRISTIAN MIGRANT ASSOCIATION In other cases, such as the abductions, un- broadcasting excellence, which will be contin- just imprisonments, and abuses of Nadiya ued by the numerous local reporters and HON. MARIO DIAZ-BALART Savchenko, Oleg Sentsov, and Eston Kohver, broadcasters that he mentored during his ca- OF FLORIDA we are dealing the plain and public actions of reer. I ask all of my colleagues to join me in IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES the Russian government. Nadiya Savchenko, honoring and remembering the life of Kevin a Ukrainian pilot and elected parliamentarian, Doran. Thursday, October 22, 2015 was abducted by Russian government agents, f Mr. DIAZ-BALART. Mr. Speaker, I rise to imprisoned, subjected to a humiliating show congratulate the Redlands Christian Migrant trial, and now faces 25 years in prison for al- OUR UNCONSCIONABLE NATIONAL DEBT Association on their 50th anniversary, and to legedly murdering Russian reporters—who in commend its exemplary service to the Florida fact were killed after she was in Russian cus- community. tody. HON. MIKE COFFMAN The Redlands Christian Migrant Association Meanwhile, a Russian court has sentenced OF COLORADO (RCMA) was founded by members of the Ukrainian film director Oleg Sentsov on IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Mennonite Church in 1965. They had noticed charges of terrorism. Tortured during deten- Thursday, October 22, 2015 that the children of migrant workers faced ex- tion, Sentsov’s only transgressions appear to traordinarily dangerous conditions when they be his refusal to recognize Russia’s annex- Mr. COFFMAN. Mr. Speaker, on January went into the fields with their parents. Parents ation of the peninsula and his effort to help 20, 2009, the day President Obama took of- had no other option but to bring their children deliver food to Ukrainian soldiers trapped on fice, the national debt was with them into fields as they harvested crops. their Crimean bases by invading Russian sol- $10,626,877,048,913.08. The RCMA brought in caregivers from the cul- diers. And the kidnaping and subsequent espi- Today, it is $18,152,658,224,184.62. We’ve tures of the workers to establish trust between onage trial against Estonian law enforcement added $7,525,781,175,271.54 to our debt in 6 the parents and their children’s caregivers. officer Eston Kohver demonstrates the Rus- years. This is over $7.5 trillion in debt our na- The level of trust and close contact with the sia’s readiness to abuse its laws and judicial tion, our economy, and our children could community formed the basis of the RCMA’s system to limit individual freedoms both within have avoided with a balanced budget amend- successful model of provider to many cultures. and beyond its borders. ment. The RCMA began its service with seventy- The Magnitsky Act that I had the honor to f co-sponsor was in part meant to address five children in two facilities. It now serves HONORING FORMER LAKES RE- human rights abuses such as these. It sanc- over 8,000 children in over eighty-five centers. GION COMMUNITY COLLEGE ACA- tions those involved in the abuse, and works These facilities serve a large range of needs DEMIC AFFAIRS VICE PRESI- to discourage further human rights violations in the community. The RCMA’s Early Head DENT TOM GOULETTE ON THE while protecting those brave enough to call at- Start centers accept children as young as six OCCASION OF HIS RETIREMENT tention to their occurrence. It troubles me weeks, while its after-school programs cater to AFTER 39 YEARS WITH THE COL- greatly to hear that the Administration’s listings ages 6 through 16. On all levels, the associa- LEGE of sanctioned individuals has thus far only tar- tion prioritizes safety, health, and education. geted ‘minor players,’ rather than those who Having dealt with the RCMA for a number of pull the strings. HON. FRANK C. GUINTA years, I know the level of commitment and dedication that the entire organization has for f OF NEW HAMPSHIRE IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES its work. It has served thousands of families HONORING KEVIN DORAN and become an integral part of our commu- Thursday, October 22, 2015 nity. I am proud to say that the RCMA serves HON. TOM REED Mr. GUINTA. Mr. Speaker, I would like to so many families in our state. They are truly OF NEW YORK express my congratulations to Mr. Thomas a model of an organization that cares. I look forward to many more years of working with IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Goulette on his retirement after 39 years with Lakes Region Community College, and thank the RCMA, and wish them nothing but the Thursday, October 22, 2015 him for the outstanding work he did during his best. Mr. REED. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to career. Mr. Speaker, I am honored to pay tribute to honor Kevin Doran, who passed away earlier Mr. Goulette’s broad expertise in education the Redlands Christian Migrant Association for this week. has been instrumental to the growth of Lakes its continued service in Florida and I ask my Mr. Doran was a long-time radio personality Region Community College, and his contin- colleagues to join me in recognizing this re- from Hornell, New York. He began his broad- uous progression from teacher to vice presi- markable organization.

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Mr. Speaker, I rise today to plished pediatric dentist who most recently highlight an often-overlooked field of research, we have over 58 sawmill, millwork and wood was installed as the first Asian American treating facilities; 12 engineered wood and but one that affects all of us in our daily President of the American College of Dentists. lives—human factors. panel facilities; and 16 facilities manufacturing It is my great pleasure to commend Dr. Chan other wood products. For over 50 years, the U.S. federal govern- for his lifelong achievements and expertise in We know that forests play a critical role in ment has funded scientists and engineers to the field of dentistry. He is involved in a num- filtering and renewing our air. Trees absorb explore and better understand the relationship ber of professional and civic activities that truly make him an exemplar of leadership. carbon dioxide and water, and release oxy- between people, technology, and the environ- gen. Some of the carbon absorbed by trees is ment. Originally stemming from urgent needs The American College of Dentists is the old- est major honorary organization for dentists. It stored for a long period of time. In fact, one- to improve the performance of people using half the weight of wood is carbon. complex systems such as aircraft during World was founded in 1920 to recognize dentists Wood can be manufactured into many use- War II, the field of human factors works to de- who have made significant contributions to the ful products. In addition, a large portion of the velop safe, effective, and practical human use advancement of dentistry. The mission of the energy used in forest products manufacturing of technology, and the design of technology American College of Dentists is to advance is produced from biomass like bark and saw- for effective human use, particularly in chal- excellence, ethics, professionalism, and lead- dust, meaning the amount of energy used to lenging settings. Prior to this, considerations of ership in dentistry—all qualities that embody produce wood products can be vastly lower how people effectively and safely interacted Dr. Chan. I have had the honor of meeting and speak- than other materials. with machines were not a priority, resulting in ing with Dr. Chan and am impressed with his wasted economic output and efficiency, and Finally, wood is also renewable and pro- distinguished professional background. Dr. vides for an increase in ‘‘green’’ buildings that more importantly, the avoidable loss of human Chan is a third generation Californian—born have a positive carbon footprint. Recently, life. and raised in Los Angeles. A graduate of Secretary Vilsack visited my district and de- Today, organizations like the Human Fac- UCLA, he earned his dental degree at scribed the many benefits to building with tors and Ergonomics Society, or HFES, which Georgetown University and completed his spe- wood products such as cross-laminated tim- counts over 4,500 psychologists, scientists, cial training in pediatric dentistry at a Los An- ber. engineers among its members, are devoted to geles County Hospital Trauma Center. During Forest Products Week, let’s all rec- creating safe and effective human interaction He’s received various professional honors ognize the many employees and products that with technology in diverse fields such as trans- and fellowships from different organizations contribute to an increased environmental portation, military equipment, consumer prod- such as the American Academy of Pediatric awareness in sustainable building materials as ucts, energy systems, medical devices, manu- Dentists, the Asian Business Alliance, and the well as in many other areas. facturing, farming, health, sports and recre- Asian Pacific Islander American Public Affairs Association. He holds membership to several ation, and education. f professional associations like the California The group defines ‘‘human factors’’ as the Society of Pediatric Dentistry and the Amer- scientific body of knowledge of how people CONDOLENCES TO THE TURKISH ican Academy of Pediatrics. Individuals like PEOPLE use technology. It is applied at critical points Congressman ERIC SWALWELL and former of evaluation and assessment to the design California State Senator Majority Leader Ellen and use of equipment, systems, facilities, pro- Corbett have also recognized his illustrious ca- HON. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON cedures, jobs, environments, and training, reer. OF TEXAS leading to safe and efficient operation and im- In addition to his numerous professional ac- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES plementation. complishments, Dr. Chan is a civic leader in For example, based on human factors ex- his community. His community service in- Thursday, October 22, 2015 pertise and research, the Federal Highway Ad- cludes: Service on the Alameda County Grand Jury, Chair of the Ohlone Community College Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of Texas. ministration, U.S. Department of Transpor- Mr. Speaker, I wish to express my sincere tation, found that implementing high-intensity Bond Oversight Committee, and City of Fre- mont Library Commission. condolences to the Turkish people regarding activated crosswalks reduced total crashes by the terrorist attack in Ankara on October 10, 29% and pedestrian-vehicle crashes by 69%. It has been a great privilege to have shared a friendship and working partnership with Dr. 2015 that took the lives of more than 90 inno- Also showing positive effects for pedestrian cent people. The attack was orchestrated and bicycle safety were the implementation of Steven Chan over the years. I commend him for his 35 years of distinguished leadership in through an apparent double suicide bombing shared-lane markings for bicycles and trans- at a rally organized to promote peace. verse markings for crosswalks as well as cars the American community of dentistry and the Turkey has been a longtime NATO ally and designed to reduce distracted driving. City of Fremont. Dr. Chan has made signifi- cant contributions to the advancement of den- friend. For decades, they served on the front Organizations like HFES and its individual tistry and I thank him for his years of dedi- lines of the Cold War and contained Soviet ex- members help ensure that whether it’s the lat- cated service to Silicon Valley. pansionism to its north. Today, Turkey finds est model of an American-made car or the Dr. Chan’s exemplary leadership will be well itself with a new threat to the south, as militant tools that equip our men and women in uni- placed in the American College of Dentists. I extremists attempt to expand their control over form, how we interact with technology is a crit- rise today to wish him my very deepest con- large parts of Syria and Iraq. It is heart- ical component of its development. I support gratulations for his exceptional level of ad- breaking to see evidence of this form of ter- the increased use of human factors research vancement of dentistry and his commitment to rorism spreading to Turkish soil. in new technologies and hope our federal public service in the Silicon Valley. I extend We stand with the Turkish people as they agencies like the Department of Transpor- him my greatest personal wishes for success confront the growing threat of terrorism. Our tation will continue to make use of these im- and happiness throughout his very well earned thoughts and prayers go out to the families af- portant results. appointment. fected by this latest tragedy.

VerDate Sep 11 2014 05:04 Oct 23, 2015 Jkt 059060 PO 00000 Frm 00011 Fmt 0626 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K22OC8.019 E22OCPT1 SSpencer on DSK4SPTVN1PROD with REMARKS E1518 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks October 22, 2015 HONORING ALBERT M. ELI´AS barrios that dominated much of downtown PERSONAL EXPLANATION Tucson. He worked his way into the print shop HON. RAU´ L M. GRIJALVA during his years at Tucson High School to be HON. PETER J. ROSKAM OF ARIZONA a ‘‘printer’s devil,’’ sweeping the floors, clean- OF ILLINOIS ing presses, and remelting the lead used to IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES make ingots for the shop’s linotype machines. Thursday, October 22, 2015 After graduating from Tucson High School in Thursday, October 22, 2015 Mr. GRIJALVA. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in January 1946, Albert went to the Frank Mr. ROSKAM. Mr. Speaker, on roll call no. recognition of Albert M. Elı´as, who sadly Wiggins Trade School in Los Angeles to learn 557, I was unavoidably detained. passed away on October 16, for over 60 years more about printing. After completing those Had I been present, I would have voted of service to organized labor and to the pro- studies in 1948, Albert went to work in the AYE. gressive political community in Tucson and print shop that published El Tucsonense, now Pima County as a member of the International being run by his uncle Arturo Moreno. That f Typographical Union/Communications Workers ended in late 1951 when Albert was drafted CELEBRATING TAP’S 50TH of America Local 7026. into the U.S. Army. He served in the infantry ANNIVERSARY Albert M. Elı´as represented the highest for two years before being honorably dis- ideals of the labor movement. While others charged. After his discharge, Albert returned talk about the need for a strong labor move- to Tucson. But instead of rejoining El HON. BOB GOODLATTE ment to protect and enhance the lives of work- Tucsonense, Albert sought membership in the OF VIRGINIA ing people, Albert, for more than 60 years, Typographical Union as a journeyman, skip- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES worked to advance these goals. While others ping apprenticeship because of his experi- Thursday, October 22, 2015 have talked about how Pima County and ence. His skills earned him a position as a li- southern Arizona need progressive political notype operator in early 1954 with the Tucson Mr. GOODLATTE. Mr. Speaker, community success to empower the ordinary and dis- daily newspapers, The Arizona Daily Star and action agencies in the United States have es- advantaged among us, Albert worked long Tucson Citizen. tablished a history of giving individuals a hours helping politicians and movements ad- A bitter and ultimately unsuccessful Typo- much-needed hand-up out of poverty. Whether vocate on behalf of these people. graphical Union strike at the Star-Citizen in it’s assistance with housing, finding a job, pro- Using the printing skills he honed for most 1966, over job-depleting automation and the viding early childhood education, or even of- of his life, the knowledge he gained over more companies’ rejection of the union’s demand for fering help to those recovering from abuse or than six decades of how the printed word can a pension plan, ended Albert’s 12-year stint addictions, community action agencies are the help realize worthy goals, and the personal with the daily newspapers. Fortuitously for Al- ‘‘Golden Rule’’ at work. I wish to honor an contacts his honesty, integrity and goodwill bert, El Tucsonense was in the process of agency located in the Sixth Congressional Dis- forged, Albert achieved much and has helped folding and he and a partner, Oscar Araiza, trict of Virginia that is actively fulfilling this mis- others achieve even more in advancing polit- bought his uncle’s printing shop. Araiza retired sion. ical movements, and the labor movement in in 1991 and Albert ran Old Pueblo Printers Originally founded as Total Action Against particular. alone thereafter. Poverty by Cabell Brand, Total Action for Albert, a fourth-generation Tucson native, Upon taking control of the business in 1966, Progress—known in Roanoke, Virginia simply joined the International Typographical Union of Albert and his partner began doing printing as TAP—is celebrating its 50th anniversary as his maternal grandfather Francisco S. Moreno work for Tucson-area labor union locals and the Roanoke Valley’s sheltering umbrella. in January 1954 and committed himself to a Democratic Party candidates for political of- Cabell Brand saw poverty was due to more career in the printing trade. Albert believed fice. One of the first campaigns for which than just an individual’s financial cir- that union membership would improve the pro- Albert’s shop printed the political literature was cumstances. He believed that in order to be a fessional quality of his work as a printer, and one of the late U.S. Representative Morris K. full participant in society, an individual needed enable him to develop meaningful, long-term Udall’s bids for office. Udall continued to use opportunities to improve one’s life. A half-cen- relationships in his community that would ben- his services after that, as did Robert Kennedy tury later, Cabell Brand’s vision of an organi- efit himself and his family, as well as his union for his assassination-truncated 1968 presi- zation that would allow someone to ‘‘TAP Into brothers and sisters. Union membership, he dential campaign. Albert printed campaign ma- Hope’’ remains at work. believed, also would provide him with better terials for Rau´l Castro, who was elected as Cabell Brand met with Sargent Shriver when income and with vacations and holidays off to the first Latino governor of Arizona; for Ed he was planning to form an organization that spend quality time with his family. It was Pastor, who was elected as the first Latino could grow from the Economic Opportunity Act Albert’s goal to provide his children with the Congressman from Arizona; and for longtime of 1964. A partnership in the community wherewithal to excel in education through high Pima County Supervisors Sam Lena and Dan formed the non-profit that came to be called school and go on to college if they desired. Eckstrom. I, too, came to Albert for my printing TAP, offering assistance to low-income individ- Time proved Albert to be correct. All three of needs when I first launched what became a uals living in the area. Community action, the the children of he and his wife, Viola Baine, 12-year stint on the Tucson Unified School likes of which Brand and Shriver dreamed of, are college graduates who are serving others District Board. I continued to use Albert’s serv- came to life in the Roanoke Valley and was in pursuit of their careers. ices through 13 years on the Pima County embraced by the local governments. Albert and his sister Aida Elı´as, the children Board of Supervisors and, finally, on my 2002 Since taking office, I have come to under- of Alberto Spring Elı´as and Ermelinda Moreno bid for Congress. stand the benefits that community action Elı´as, always lived their lives as Christians and During his career, Albert supported labor agencies provide to the downtrodden. In turn, were dedicated to their religious faith. Albert leader Ce´sar Cha´vez of the United Farm I have enjoyed every opportunity I have had to maintained an active lifetime role in his Workers, he supported the efforts of local work with this organization as they have dis- Roman Catholic parish, based at St. Latino activists to get their fair share of federal played the ‘‘can-do’’ spirit that has helped Augustine’s Cathedral in downtown Tucson. funds to improve the homes and neighbor- transform TAP into one of our country’s most He served for many years as a member of its hoods of their people, and he supported a successful community action organizations. Parish Council. landmark lawsuit forcing Tucson Unified From its roots in Roanoke, TAP now serves Albert’s interest in the printing trade went School District to desegregate its schools. Al- men, women, and children in 11 localities in back to his childhood in the 1930s. His grand- bert was always fighting battles against those western and southwest Virginia. The focus is father Moreno had begun publishing the Span- who seek to use their financial influence to on self-reliance and self-determination with ish language El Tucsonense weekly news- their own advantage—and at the expense of TAP’s dedicated staff providing a unique paper as a member of the Typographical ordinary working people. brand of strength. It’s that strength that I came Union in 1915, but he died an early death in Albert M. Elı´as deserves special recognition, to see in Cabell Brand, in his successor Ted 1929. El Tucsonense continued publication honor and respect for his six decades of union Edlich—who marked his retirement last year— under ownership of his wife, Rosa E. Moreno, membership—and for his meritorious achieve- and in Annette Lewis, the current President and with the help of her five children— ments during that time on behalf of working and CEO. I congratulate TAP on its 50th anni- Ermelinda, Gilberto, Federico, Arturo and people and the less fortunate of Pima County versary, and I look forward to continuing to tell Elı´as. Before Albert’s 10th birthday he was de- and Southern Arizona. We will miss him dear- its story as a model for the good that can livering El Tucsonense by bicycle to the Latino ly. come from a sense of hope.

VerDate Sep 11 2014 05:35 Oct 23, 2015 Jkt 059060 PO 00000 Frm 00012 Fmt 0626 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A22OC8.029 E22OCPT1 SSpencer on DSK4SPTVN1PROD with REMARKS October 22, 2015 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks E1519 RESEARCH TIES GUN VIOLENCE ly nine percent of the U.S. population has a tion for Psychological Science, found that TO AMERICA’S ANGER PROBLEM, serious anger problem and access to guns at exposure to guns led to ‘‘significantly great- EASY ACCESS TO GUNS home. The study culled data from a National er increases in testosterone’’ in men. Institute of Mental Health funded survey es- ‘‘I think this is really an important compo- timating the prevalence of different kinds of nent missing in the [gun control] debate,’’ HON. ROSA L. DeLAURO mental disorders across the U.S. Bushman said. ‘‘Just merely seeing a gun OF CONNECTICUT ‘‘Anger is a normal human emotion,’’ can make people more aggressive.’’ Swanson said. ‘‘Everybody gets angry. But IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ‘‘Recent research shows that humans are these are people who, when they get angry, as fast to notice guns as they are to notice Thursday, October 22, 2015 break and smash things, and get into phys- spiders and snakes,’’ he said, and ‘‘what this ical fights. . . . People who have a really Ms. DELAURO. Mr. Speaker, I submit the illustrates is the fact that in the human short fuse,’’ and who can at times be ‘‘uncon- following article: brain, there is a very strong link between trollable and destructive.’’ guns and danger, guns and violence, guns and [From National Catholic Reporter, Oct. 19, They are wound-up, loose cannons, but not aggression.’’ 2015] seriously mentally ill—the kind of people L. Rowell Huesmann, director of the Re- FEWER GUNS, FEWER GUN-RELATED DEATHS who should not have access to guns, but too search Center for Group Dynamics and head (By Vinnie Rotondaro) often do. of the Aggression Research Program in the According to Swanson’s research, about 1.5 Center at the University of Michigan, agrees. Fewer guns, fewer gun-related deaths. percent of the population ‘‘have this impul- ‘‘The research is compelling that just the A simple enough concept, so knock-you- sive, angry behavior and are carrying a gun sight of a gun increases the risk of violent over-the-head obvious that it practically around with them out in public.’’ begs for an equally blunt—if totally obliv- behavior by the people who see it,’’ he wrote THE FINGER PULLS THE TRIGGER? ious—response, one made by plenty of pro- in an email. ‘‘If they have a gun available gun rights advocates: more guns make us Other social science research sheds addi- they will be more likely to use it, but, even safer. tional light on the toxic quality of guns in if they don’t have a gun available, they will But a look at the social science literature society. be more likely to behave violently in some Studies show that higher exposure to guns surrounding the U.S. gun violence debate other way.’’ leads to more suicide—the leading cause of shows how painfully real the gun prevalence- gun death in the U.S. One nationwide study SLIPPERY SOLUTIONS gun death correlation is, and suggests that it found that people who committed suicide Vincent DeMarco, national coordinator of could prove very difficult to dig the country were 17 times more likely to have lived in Faiths United to Prevent Gun Violence, be- out of the hole it finds itself in. homes with guns compared to people who did lieves that ‘‘the fundamental problem as to In America today, more than 310 million not. why we don’t have more gun violence preven- firearms are estimated to be in the hands of Exposure to guns also leads to increased tion is that people don’t know that there is private citizens. That is roughly 97 guns for aggression. In 1967, researchers from the Uni- something out there that works.’’ every 100 people. versity of Wisconsin demonstrated the re- ‘‘The problem is not knowing that gun vio- Studies regularly show that where there ality of a disturbing psychological phe- lence is terrible,’’ he said, ‘‘everybody knows are more guns, there is more homicide. nomenon called the ‘‘weapons effect.’’ that. And the gun violence prevention move- Jeffrey Swanson, a Duke University psy- The researchers sat one group of partici- ment has spent too much time focusing on chiatry and behavioral sciences professor, pants at a table with a shotgun and a re- and emphasizing that.’’ and a leading expert on U.S. gun violence, volver laying on it. Another group of partici- DeMarco advocates for stronger handgun believes that the more we look into the ques- pants were seated at a table with badminton tion of gun access and prevalence in society, purchaser licensing requirements. A webpage racquets and shuttlecocks. The participants titled ‘‘A Tale of Two States’’ and put out by the less myths surrounding the gun control were then ‘‘angered’’ by an experimenter, debate will hold sway. Faiths United to Prevent Gun Violence illus- told to ignore the objects on the table, and trates his thinking. Some gun rights activists argue that more given the opportunity to administer a retal- armed citizens will make for less crime, but ‘‘In 2007, Missouri repealed its purchaser li- iatory electric shock to the level of their lik- censing and background check requirement, ‘‘we don’t have an exceptionally high crime ing. Those seated at the table with guns problem in the United States, or an excep- resulting in a 25% increase in firearm homi- opted for more aggressive shocks. cides and an overall 14% increase in murders tionally high violent crime problem com- ‘‘Guns not only permit violence, they can pared to other industrialized countries,’’ over the subsequent five years,’’ it reads. stimulate it as well,’’ wrote researcher Leon- ‘‘The rise in gun deaths is directly attrib- Swanson said. Conversely, ‘‘we do have an ard Berkowitz at the time, explaining the exceptionally high firearm homicide prob- utable to the repeal of the licensing and phenomenon. ‘‘The finger pulls the trigger, background check requirement as the fire- lem.’’ but the trigger may also be pulling the fin- Others react to mass shootings where the arm homicide rate during the same period ger’’ did not increase in adjoining states nor did gunmen are seriously mentally ill, and say Today, the ‘‘weapons effect’’ has been rep- the national average rise.’’ that we need to fix the country’s broken licated inside and outside of laboratory set- By comparison, ‘‘Connecticut . . . con- mental healthcare system. tings in dozens of studies. But doing so would not solve our gun vio- Brad Bushman, a professor of communica- tinues to benefit from its handgun purchaser lence problem, Swanson said. tion and psychology at Ohio State Univer- licensing law passed in 1994. A new study es- ‘‘Mass shooters are really atypical,’’ he ex- sity who studies human aggression and timates that the law led to a 40% decline in plained. ‘‘They are atypical of people with serves on President Barack Obama’s com- homicides committed with a firearm during serious mental illnesses, the vast majority of mittee on gun violence, performed a 2013 the 10 years following the implementation of whom are never going to be violent. And meta-analysis of over 50 ‘‘weapons effect’’ the licensing requirement.’’ they are also atypical of the perpetrators of studies involving over 5000 participants. Swanson believes these studies offer a pow- gun violence. Most of them don’t have seri- ‘‘The mere presence of a weapon can in- erful argument for the effectiveness of back- ous mental illness.’’ crease aggressive thoughts, angry feelings, ground check laws in reducing firearm homi- Swanson’s research points to a far more hostile appraisals, aggressive behavior,’’ he cides. He would like to see more background mundane explanation for the more than said, ‘‘just seeing one, just the object itself’’ checks take into consideration the potential 11,000 firearm homicides that occur in the ‘‘Weapons effect’’ studies tend to focus on for anger issues in individuals seeking a gun. U.S. annually, the majority of which are the guns. One field study found that people stuck But in a country as saturated with guns as result of arguments, often involving alcohol, behind a pickup truck at a green light were America already is, merely stopping more often occurring in underprivileged areas, or quicker to honk their horn if a rifle was visi- guns from getting out into society may not in troubled domestic settings. bly mounted to the rear window, Bushman be enough, he cautioned. America has an anger problem, and far too said. Another study showed that people with ‘‘If you have a bunch of laws that are fo- many angry Americans have easy access to guns in their car were more likely to drive cused on making sure risky people can’t buy guns. aggressively than people without guns in a gun,’’ he said, ‘‘but meanwhile we’ve got 97 According to a study that he and other re- their car. guns per 100 people, that doesn’t mean that searchers published in Journal of Behavioral A 2006 study published in Psychological somebody needs to go buy a gun to commit Sciences and the Law earlier this year, near- Science, the flagship journal of the Associa- suicide, or hurt someone else.’’

VerDate Sep 11 2014 05:15 Oct 23, 2015 Jkt 059060 PO 00000 Frm 00013 Fmt 0626 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A22OC8.032 E22OCPT1 SSpencer on DSK4SPTVN1PROD with REMARKS Thursday, October 22, 2015 Daily Digest Senate Works was discharged from further consideration of Chamber Action S. Res. 288, commemorating October 22, 2015, as Routine Proceedings, pages S7427–S7478 the 50th anniversary of the enactment of the High- Measures Introduced: Twelve bills and four resolu- way Beautification Act of 1965, and the resolution tions were introduced, as follows: S. 2194–2205, and was then agreed to. Page S7477 S. Res. 292–295. Pages S7470–71 Day of the Deployed: Senate agreed to S. Res. Measures Reported: 294, designating October 26, 2015, as Day of the S. 1868, to extend by 15 years the authority of Deployed. Page S7477 the Secretary of Commerce to conduct the quarterly National Veterans Small Business Week: Senate financial report program, with an amendment. (S. agreed to S. Res. 295, designating the week of No- Rept. No. 114–157) Page S7470 vember 2 through November 6, 2015 as ‘‘National Measures Passed: Veterans Small Business Week’’. Page S7477 Protecting Our Infants Act: Senate passed S. 799, Measures Considered: to address problems related to prenatal opioid use, Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act—Agree- after agreeing to the committee amendment in the ment: Senate continued consideration of S. 754, to nature of a substitute and committee title amend- improve cybersecurity in the United States through ment. Pages S7439–41 enhanced sharing of information about cybersecurity Veterans’ Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjust- threats, after taking action on the following amend- ment Act: Senate passed S. 1493, to provide for an ments proposed thereto: Pages S7430–39, S7441–45 increase, effective December 1, 2015, in the rates of Rejected: compensation for veterans with service-connected By 32 yeas to 65 nays (Vote No. 282), Burr (for disabilities and the rates of dependency and indem- Paul) Modified Amendment No. 2564 (to Amend- nity compensation for the survivors of certain dis- ment No. 2716), to prohibit liability immunity to abled veterans. Page S7476 applying to private entities that break user or pri- 25th Anniversary of the Reunification of Ger- vacy agreements with customers. many: Senate agreed to S. Res. 274, commemorating Pages S7430, S7434–35 the 25th anniversary of the peaceful and democratic Pending: reunification of Germany. Page S7476 Burr/Feinstein Amendment No. 2716, in the na- Filipino American History Month: Committee ture of a substitute. Page S7430 on the Judiciary was discharged from further consid- Burr (for Cotton) Modified Amendment No. 2581 eration of S. Res. 283, designating October 2015 as (to Amendment No. 2716), to exempt from the ca- ‘‘Filipino American History Month’’, and the resolu- pability and process within the Department of Homeland Security communication between a pri- tion was then agreed to. Page S7476 vate entity and the Federal Bureau of Investigation Condemning the Senseless Murder and Wound- or the United States Secret Service regarding cyber- ing in Roseburg, Oregon: Committee on the Judici- security threats. Page S7430 ary was discharged from further consideration of S. Feinstein (for Coons) Modified Amendment No. Res. 287, condemning the senseless murder and 2552 (to Amendment No. 2716), to modify section wounding of 18 individuals (sons, daughters, fathers, 5 to require DHS to review all cyber threat indica- mothers, uncles, aunts, cousins, students, and teach- tors and countermeasures in order to remove certain ers) in Roseburg, Oregon, on October 1, 2015, and personal information. Page S7430 the resolution was then agreed to. Pages S7476–77 Burr (for Flake/Franken) Amendment No. 2582 50th Anniversary of the Highway Beautifi- (to Amendment No. 2716), to terminate the provi- cation Act: Committee on Environment and Public sions of the Act after six years. Page S7430 D1118

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Page S7439 that is reasonably believed to be personal informa- Vilardo Nomination—Agreement: A unanimous- tion or information that identifies a specific person. consent-time agreement was reached providing at 5 Page S7430 p.m., on Monday, October 26, 2015, Senate begin Feinstein (for Leahy) Modified Amendment No. consideration of the nomination of Lawrence Joseph 2587 (to Amendment No. 2716), to strike the FOIA Vilardo, of New York, to be United States District exemption. Page S7430 Judge for the Western District of New York; that Feinstein (for Mikulski/Cardin) Amendment No. there be up to 30 minutes of debate on the nomina- 2557 (to Amendment No. 2716), to provide tion, and that following the use or yielding back of amounts necessary for accelerated cybersecurity in re- time, Senate vote on confirmation of the nomination, sponse to data breaches. Page S7430 without intervening action or debate; and that no Feinstein (for Whitehouse/Graham) Modified further motions be in order to the nomination. Amendment No. 2626 (to Amendment No. 2716), Page S7475 to amend title 18, United States Code, to protect Nominations Confirmed: Senate confirmed the fol- Americans from cybercrime. Page S7430 lowing nominations: Feinstein (for Wyden) Modified Amendment No. By a unanimous vote of 93 yeas (Vote No. EX. 2621 (to Amendment No. 2716), to improve the re- 283), Julie Furuta-Toy, of Wyoming, to be Ambas- quirements relating to removal of personal informa- sador to the Republic of Equatorial Guinea. tion from cyber threat indicators before sharing. Page S7439 Page S7430 Dennis B. Hankins, of Minnesota, to be Ambas- During consideration of this measure today, Senate sador to the Republic of Guinea. Page S7439 also took the following action: Harry K. Thomas, Jr., of New York, to be Am- By 83 yeas to 14 nays (Vote No. 281), three-fifths bassador to the Republic of Zimbabwe. Page S7439 of those Senators duly chosen and sworn, having Robert Porter Jackson, of Virginia, to be Ambas- voted in the affirmative, Senate agreed to the motion sador to the Republic of Ghana. Page S7439 to close further debate on Burr/Feinstein Amend- 5 Air Force nominations in the rank of general. ment No. 2716 (listed above). Page S7434 3 Army nominations in the rank of general. A unanimous-consent agreement was reached pro- 2 Marine Corps nominations in the rank of gen- viding that notwithstanding rule XXII, that at 11 eral. a.m., on Tuesday, October 27, 2015, the post-clo- 3 Navy nominations in the rank of admiral. ture time be considered expired on Burr/Feinstein Pages S7475–76, S7477–78 Amendment No. 2716, and Senate vote on or in re- lation to the following amendments in the order list- Nomination Discharged: The following nomina- ed: Feinstein (for Wyden) Modified Amendment No. tion were discharged from further committee consid- 2621 (to Amendment No. 2716), Burr (for Heller) eration and placed on the Executive Calendar: Modified Amendment No. 2548 (to Amendment Ann Calvaresi Barr, of Maryland, to be Inspector No. 2716), Feinstein (for Leahy) Modified Amend- General, United States Agency for International De- ment No. 2587 (to Amendment No. 2716), Burr velopment, which was sent to the Senate on May 11, (for Flake/Franken) Amendment No. 2582 (to 2015, from the Senate Committee on Homeland Se- Amendment No. 2716), and Feinstein (for Franken) curity and Governmental Affairs. Page S7477 Further Modified Amendment No. 2612 (to Amend- Messages from the House: Page S7460 ment No. 2716); that following the disposition of Measures Placed on the Calendar: Feinstein (for Franken) Further Modified Amend- Pages S7431, S7460 ment No. 2612 (to Amendment No. 2716), Senate recess until 2:15 p.m. for the weekly conference Measures Read the First Time: Pages S7460, S7477 meetings; that the time from 2:15 p.m. until 4 p.m. Executive Communications: Pages S7460–62 be equally divided in the usual form, and that at 4 Petitions and Memorials: Pages S7462–70 p.m., Senate vote on or in relation to the following amendments in the order listed: Feinstein (for Coons) Additional Cosponsors: Pages S7471–72 Modified Amendment No. 2552 (to Amendment Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions: No. 2716), Burr (for Cotton) Modified Amendment Pages S7472–75

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Additional Statements: Pages S7459–60 Marxuach, Center for a New Economy, both of San Authorities for Committees to Meet: Page S7475 Juan; and Steven M. Fetter, Regulation UnFettered, Port Townsend, Washington. Record Votes: Three record votes were taken today. (Total—283) Pages S7434–35, S7439 PAY FLEXIBILITIES IN THE FEDERAL Adjournment: Senate convened at 10 a.m. and ad- WORKFORCE journed at 5:55 p.m., until 3 p.m. on Monday, Oc- Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Af- tober 26, 2015. (For Senate’s program, see the re- fairs: Subcommittee on Regulatory Affairs and Fed- marks of the Majority Leader in today’s Record on eral Management concluded a hearing to examine page S7477.) improving pay flexibilities in the Federal workforce, after receiving testimony from Brenda Roberts, Dep- Committee Meetings uty Associate Director, Pay and Leave, Employee Services, Office of Personnel Management; Debra A. (Committees not listed did not meet) Warner, Director of Civilian Force Management, GLOBAL CHALLENGES Deputy Chief of Staff for Manpower, Personnel and Services, Department of the Air Force, Department Committee on Armed Services: Committee concluded a of Defense; Linda Jacksta, Assistant Commissioner, hearing to examine global challenges, United States Office of the Human Resources Management, Cus- national security strategy, and defense organization, toms and Border Protection, Department of Home- after receiving testimony from Eliot A. Cohen, and land Security; and Anthony M. Reardon, National Thomas G. Mahnken, Advanced Strategy Program, Treasury Employees Union, and William R. both of Johns Hopkins School of Advanced Inter- Dougan, National Federation of Federal Employees, national Studies, and Kathleen H. Hicks, Center for both of Washington, D.C. Strategic and International Studies International Se- curity Program, all of Washington, D.C.; and Wal- BUSINESS MEETING ter Russell Mead, The Hudson Institute, New York, New York. Committee on the Judiciary: Committee ordered favor- ably reported S. 2123, to reform sentencing laws and PUERTO RICO correctional institutions, with an amendment in the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: Committee nature of a substitute. concluded a hearing to examine Puerto Rico, focus- ing on the economy, debt, and options for Congress, INTELLIGENCE after receiving testimony from Representative Select Committee on Intelligence: Committee held closed Pierluisi; Antonio Weiss, Counselor to the Secretary, hearings on intelligence matters, receiving testimony Department of the Treasury; Puerto Rico Governor from officials of the intelligence community. Alejandro J. Garcia Padilla, and Sergio M. Committee recessed subject to the call. h House of Representatives H.R. 2583, to amend the Communications Act of Chamber Action 1934 to provide for greater transparency and effi- Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 18 Pub- ciency in the procedures followed by the Federal lic bills, H.R. 3797–3814; and 4 resolutions, H.J. Communications Commission, and for other pur- Res. 70; and H. Res. 486–488 were introduced. poses, with an amendment (H. Rept. 114–305). Pages H7137–38 Page H7137 Additional Cosponsors: Pages H7138–39 Speaker: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he Reports Filed: Reports were filed today as follows: appointed Representative Fleischmann to act as H.R. 1090, to amend the Securities Exchange Act Speaker pro tempore for today. Page H7093 of 1934 to provide protections for retail customers, Recess: The House recessed at 10:42 a.m. and re- and for other purposes (H. Rept. 114–304, Part 1); convened at 12 noon. Page H7097 and

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Res. 483, providing for ity exceeds 80 percent (by a recorded vote of 183 consideration of the bill (H.R. 3762) to provide for ayes to 246 noes, Roll No. 563). reconciliation pursuant to section 2002 of the con- Pages H7118–19, H7121–22 current resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2016, H. Res. 481, the rule providing for consideration by a yea-and-nay vote of 240 yeas to 187 nays, Roll of the bill (H.R. 1937), was agreed to yesterday, Oc- No. 567, after the previous question was ordered by tober 21st. a yea-and-nay vote of 244 yeas to 185 nays, Roll Recess: The House recessed at 2:57 p.m. and recon- No. 566. Consideration is expected to resume tomor- vened at 3:32 p.m. Page H7119 row, October 23rd. Pages H7101–07, H7124–26 Presidential Veto Message—National Defense National Strategic and Critical Minerals Produc- Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016: Read a tion Act of 2015: The House passed H.R. 1937, to message from the President wherein he transmitted require the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary his Memorandum of Disapproval of H.R. 1735, to of Agriculture to more efficiently develop domestic authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2016 for mili- sources of the minerals and mineral materials of stra- tary activities of the Department of Defense, for tegic and critical importance to United States eco- military construction, and for defense activities of nomic and national security and manufacturing com- the Department of Energy, to prescribe military per- petitiveness, by a yea-and-nay vote of 254 yeas to sonnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other 177 nays, Roll No. 565. Pages H7107–24 purposes, and explained his reasons therefore—or- Rejected the Peters motion to recommit the bill dered printed (H. Doc. 114–70). Page H7127 to the Committee on Natural Resources with in- Pursuant to the order of the House of October 21, structions to report the same back to the House 2015, further consideration of the veto message and forthwith with an amendment, by a recorded vote of the bill are postponed until the legislative day of 184 ayes to 246 noes, Roll No. 564. Pages H7122–24 November 5, 2015, and that on that legislative day, Agreed to: the House shall proceed to the constitutional ques- Pearce amendment (No. 4 printed in H. Rept. tion of reconsideration and dispose of such question 114–301) that clarifies that the bill does not affect without intervening motion. Page H7127 Secretarial Order 3324, issued by the Department of Senate Messages: Messages received from the Senate the Interior. Pages H7117–18 by the Clerk and subsequently presented to the Rejected: House today appear on pages H7101, H7135–36. Lowenthal amendment (No. 1 printed in H. Rept. Senate Referral: S. 799 was held at the desk. 114–301) that sought to replace the bills definition of ‘‘strategic and critical minerals’’ with the accepted Pages H7135–36 definition from the National Research Council (by a Quorum Calls—Votes: Three yea-and-nay votes recorded vote of 176 ayes to 253 noes, Roll No. and five recorded votes developed during the pro- 560); Pages H7114–15, H7120 ceedings of today and appear on pages H7120, Dingell amendment (No. 2 printed in H. Rept. H7120–21, H7121, H7122, H7123–24, H7124, 114–301) that sought to ensure that mining permits H7125 and H7125–26. There were no quorum calls. are fully reviewed under the National Environmental Adjournment: The House met at 10 a.m. and ad- Policy Act (by a recorded vote of 181 ayes to 248 journed at 6:20 p.m. noes, Roll No. 561); Pages H7115–16, H7120–21 Cartwright amendment (No. 3 printed in H. Rept. 114–301) that sought to strike sections of the Committee Meetings bill that would limit judicial review of agency ac- tions and prevent the awarding of attorney’s fees COUNTERING ADVERSARIAL under the Equal Access to Justice Act (by a recorded PROPAGANDA: CHARTING AN EFFECTIVE vote of 184 ayes to 245 noes, Roll No. 562); and COURSE IN THE CONTESTED Pages H7116–17, H71212 INFORMATION ENVIRONMENT Hastings (FL) amendment (No. 5 printed in H. Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Emerg- Rept. 114–301) that sought to require demonstra- ing Threats and Capabilities held a hearing entitled tion for proposed projects that domestic capacity to ‘‘Countering Adversarial Propaganda: Charting an

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Next Meeting of the SENATE Next Meeting of the HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 3 p.m., Monday, October 26 9 a.m., Friday, October 23

Senate Chamber House Chamber Program for Monday: Senate will be in a period of Program for Friday: Consideration of H.R. 3762—Re- morning business. At 5 p.m., Senate will begin consider- storing Americans’ Healthcare Freedom Reconciliation ation of the nomination of Lawrence Joseph Vilardo, to Act of 2015 (Subject to a Rule). be United States District Judge for the Western District of New York, and vote on confirmation of the nomina- tion at 5:30 p.m.

Extensions of Remarks, as inserted in this issue

HOUSE Dold, Robert J., Ill., E1509 Lipinski, Daniel, Ill., E1517 Duncan, John J., Jr., Tenn., E1510 Luja´ n, Ben Ray, N.M., E1516 Aderholt, Robert B., Ala., E1513 Engel, Eliot L., N.Y., E1510 Meehan, Patrick, Pa., E1508 Bonamici, Suzanne, Ore., E1507 Foster, Bill, Ill., E1510 Messer, Luke, Ind., E1509 Carter, Earl L. ‘‘Buddy’’, Ga., E1515 Goodlatte, Bob, Va., E1518 Norcross, Donald, N.J., E1508 Carter, John R., Tex., E1509 Graves, Sam, Mo., E1507 Perlmutter, Ed, Colo., E1507, E1508, E1509, E1510, Coffman, Mike, Colo., E1516 Grijalva, Rau´ l M., Ariz., E1518 E1511, E1511 Cohen, Steve, Tenn., E1512 Guinta, Frank C., N.H., E1515, E1516 Reed, Tom, N.Y., E1516 Cole, Tom, Okla., E1507 Himes, James A., Conn., E1511 Roskam, Peter J., Ill., E1518 Costa, Jim, Calif., E1512 Honda, Michael M., Calif., E1517 Smith, Adam, Wash., E1509, E1510, E1511, E1515 Courtney, Joe, Conn., E1508, E1511 Hudson, Richard, N.C., E1511, E1512, E1513, E1514 Smith, Christopher H., N.J., E1515 DeLauro, Rosa L., Conn., E1519 Johnson, Eddie Bernice, Tex., E1517 Stutzman, Marlin A., Ind., E1513 DelBene, Suzan K., Wash., E1517 Kelly, Trent, Miss., E1513 Takai, Mark, Hawaii, E1507 Diaz-Balart, Mario, Fla., E1516 Kennedy, Joseph P., III, Mass., E1508 Tsongas, Niki, Mass., E1514, E1515

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