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H1064 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE March 3, 2010 Boccieri Herseth Sandlin Olver Flake Lucas Roe (TN) Baird Duncan Larson (CT) Boren Higgins Ortiz Fleming Luetkemeyer Rogers (AL) Baldwin Edwards (MD) Latham Boswell Hill Owens Forbes Lummis Rogers (KY) Barrow Edwards (TX) LaTourette Boucher Himes Pallone Fortenberry Lungren, Daniel Rogers (MI) Bartlett Ehlers Latta Boyd Hinchey Pascrell Foxx E. Rohrabacher Barton (TX) Ellison Lee (CA) Brady (PA) Hirono Pastor (AZ) Franks (AZ) Mack Rooney Bean Ellsworth Lee (NY) Braley (IA) Hodes Payne Gallegly Manzullo Roskam Becerra Emerson Levin Bright Holden Perriello Garrett (NJ) Marchant Royce Berkley Engel Lewis (CA) Brown, Corrine Holt Peters Gingrey (GA) Markey (CO) Ryan (WI) Berman Eshoo Lewis (GA) Butterfield Honda Peterson Gohmert Marshall Scalise Berry Etheridge Linder Cao Hoyer Pingree (ME) Goodlatte McCarthy (CA) Schmidt Biggert Farr Lipinski Capps Inslee Platts Granger McCaul Schrader Bilbray Fattah LoBiondo Capuano Israel Polis (CO) Graves McClintock Sensenbrenner Bilirakis Filner Loebsack Cardoza Jackson (IL) Pomeroy Griffith McCotter Sessions Bishop (GA) Flake Lofgren, Zoe Carnahan Johnson (GA) Price (NC) Guthrie McHenry Shadegg Bishop (NY) Fleming Lowey Hall (TX) McKeon Carney Johnson (IL) Quigley Shimkus Bishop (UT) Forbes Lucas Hastings (WA) Mica Carson (IN) Johnson, E. B. Rahall Shuster Blackburn Fortenberry Luetkemeyer Castle Kagen Heller Miller (FL) Rangel Simpson Blumenauer Foster Luja´ n Castor (FL) Kanjorski Reichert Hensarling Miller (MI) Smith (NE) Blunt Foxx Lummis Chandler Kaptur Reyes Herger Miller, Gary Smith (TX) Boccieri Frank (MA) Lungren, Daniel Childers Kennedy Richardson Hunter Mitchell Souder Boehner Franks (AZ) E. Chu Kildee Rodriguez Inglis Moran (KS) Stearns Bonner Frelinghuysen Lynch Clarke Kilpatrick (MI) Ros-Lehtinen Issa Myrick Taylor Bono Mack Fudge Mack Clay Kilroy Ross Jenkins Neugebauer Boozman Gallegly Maffei Cleaver Kind Rothman (NJ) Johnson, Sam Nunes Terry Thompson (PA) Boren Garrett (NJ) Maloney Clyburn King (NY) Roybal-Allard Jones Olson Boswell Gerlach Manzullo Cohen Kirk Ruppersberger Jordan (OH) Paul Thornberry Tiahrt Boucher Giffords Marchant Connolly (VA) Kissell Rush King (IA) Paulsen Boustany Gingrey (GA) Markey (CO) Conyers Klein (FL) Ryan (OH) Kingston Pence Tiberi Upton Boyd Gohmert Marshall Cooper Kosmas Salazar Kirkpatrick (AZ) Perlmutter Brady (PA) Gonzalez Matheson ´ Walden Costa Kratovil Sanchez, Linda Kline (MN) Petri Brady (TX) Goodlatte Matsui Lamborn Pitts Westmoreland Costello Kucinich T. Braley (IA) Gordon (TN) McCarthy (CA) Latham Poe (TX) Whitfield Courtney Lance Sanchez, Loretta Bright Granger McCarthy (NY) LaTourette Posey Wittman Crowley Langevin Sarbanes Broun (GA) Graves McCaul Latta Price (GA) Wolf Cuellar Larsen (WA) Schakowsky Brown (SC) Grayson McClintock Cummings Larson (CT) Schauer Lewis (CA) Putnam Young (AK) Brown, Corrine Green, Al McCollum Davis (CA) Lee (CA) Schiff Linder Rehberg Young (FL) Brown-Waite, Green, Gene McCotter Davis (IL) Lee (NY) Schock Ginny Griffith McDermott Davis (TN) Levin Schwartz NOT VOTING—16 Buchanan Grijalva McGovern DeFazio Lewis (GA) Scott (GA) Barrett (SC) Garamendi Radanovich Burgess Guthrie McHenry DeGette Lipinski Scott (VA) Campbell Hinojosa Sullivan Burton (IN) Gutierrez McIntyre Delahunt LoBiondo Serrano Dahlkemper Hoekstra Turner Butterfield Hall (NY) McKeon DeLauro Loebsack Sestak Davis (AL) Jackson Lee Wamp Buyer Hall (TX) McMahon Dent Lofgren, Zoe Shea-Porter Deal (GA) (TX) Wasserman Calvert Halvorson McMorris Diaz-Balart, L. Lowey Sherman Fallin Massa Schultz Camp Hare Rodgers Diaz-Balart, M. Luja´ n Shuler Cantor McNerney Dicks Lynch Sires ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE Harman Meek (FL) Dingell Maffei Skelton The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mrs. Cao Harper Doggett Maloney Slaughter Capito Hastings (FL) Meeks (NY) HALVORSON) (during the vote). There is Donnelly (IN) Markey (MA) Smith (NJ) Capps Heinrich Melancon Doyle Matheson Smith (WA) 1 minute remaining in this vote. Capuano Heller Mica Edwards (MD) Matsui Snyder Cardoza Hensarling Michaud Edwards (TX) McCarthy (NY) Space b 1632 Carnahan Herger Miller (FL) Ehlers McCollum Speier Carney Herseth Sandlin Miller (MI) Ellison McDermott Spratt Mr. PAUL changed his vote from Carter Higgins Miller (NC) Ellsworth McGovern Stark ‘‘yea’’ to nay.’’ Cassidy Hill Miller, Gary Engel McIntyre Stupak Castle Himes Miller, George So the bill was passed. Castor (FL) Hinchey Minnick Eshoo McMahon Sutton The result of the vote was announced Etheridge McMorris Tanner Chaffetz Hirono Mitchell Farr Rodgers Teague as above recorded. Chandler Hodes Mollohan Fattah McNerney Thompson (CA) A motion to reconsider was laid on Childers Holden Moore (KS) Chu Holt Moore (WI) Filner Meek (FL) Thompson (MS) the table. Foster Meeks (NY) Tierney Clarke Honda Moran (KS) Frank (MA) Melancon Titus f Clay Hoyer Moran (VA) Frelinghuysen Michaud Tonko Cleaver Hunter Murphy (CT) Fudge Miller (NC) Towns Clyburn Inglis Murphy (NY) EXPRESSING CONCERN ABOUT SUI- Coble Inslee Murphy, Patrick Gerlach Miller, George Tsongas CIDE PLANE ATTACK ON IRS EM- Giffords Minnick Van Hollen Coffman (CO) Israel Murphy, Tim Gonzalez Mollohan Vela´ zquez PLOYEES IN AUSTIN, TEXAS Cohen Issa Myrick Gordon (TN) Moore (KS) Visclosky Cole Jackson (IL) Nadler (NY) The SPEAKER pro tempore (Ms. ED- Grayson Moore (WI) Walz Conaway Jenkins Napolitano Green, Al Moran (VA) Waters WARDS of Maryland). The unfinished Connolly (VA) Johnson (GA) Neal (MA) Green, Gene Murphy (CT) Watson business is the vote on the motion to Conyers Johnson (IL) Neugebauer Cooper Johnson, E. B. Nunes Grijalva Murphy (NY) Watt suspend the rules and agree to the reso- Gutierrez Murphy, Patrick Waxman Costa Johnson, Sam Nye Hall (NY) Murphy, Tim Weiner lution, H. Res. 1127, on which the yeas Costello Jones Oberstar Halvorson Nadler (NY) Welch and nays were ordered. Courtney Jordan (OH) Obey Hare Napolitano Wilson (OH) Crenshaw Kagen Olson The Clerk read the title of the resolu- Crowley Kanjorski Olver Harman Neal (MA) Wilson (SC) tion. Harper Nye Woolsey Cuellar Kaptur Ortiz Hastings (FL) Oberstar Wu The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Culberson Kennedy Owens Heinrich Obey Yarmuth question is on the motion offered by Cummings Kildee Pallone Davis (CA) Kilpatrick (MI) Pastor (AZ) the gentleman from Georgia (Mr. NAYS—153 Davis (IL) Kilroy Paulsen LEWIS) that the House suspend the Davis (KY) Kind Payne Aderholt Bono Mack Capito rules and agree to the resolution, H. Davis (TN) King (IA) Pence Akin Boozman Carter DeFazio King (NY) Perlmutter Alexander Boustany Cassidy Res. 1127. DeGette Kingston Perriello Austria Brady (TX) Chaffetz This will be a 5-minute vote. Delahunt Kirk Peters Bachmann Broun (GA) Coble The vote was taken by electronic de- DeLauro Kirkpatrick (AZ) Peterson Bachus Brown (SC) Coffman (CO) vice, and there were—yeas 408, nays 2, Dent Kissell Petri Bartlett Brown-Waite, Cole Diaz-Balart, L. Klein (FL) Pitts Barton (TX) Ginny Conaway not voting 21, as follows: Diaz-Balart, M. Kline (MN) Platts Bilbray Buchanan Crenshaw [Roll No. 83] Dicks Kosmas Poe (TX) Bilirakis Burgess Culberson Dingell Kratovil Polis (CO) Bishop (UT) Burton (IN) Davis (KY) YEAS—408 Doggett Kucinich Pomeroy Blackburn Buyer Dreier Ackerman Alexander Austria Donnelly (IN) Lamborn Posey Blunt Calvert Driehaus Aderholt Altmire Baca Doyle Lance Price (GA) Boehner Camp Duncan Adler (NJ) Andrews Bachmann Dreier Langevin Price (NC) Bonner Cantor Emerson Akin Arcuri Bachus Driehaus Larsen (WA) Putnam

VerDate Nov 24 2008 01:38 Mar 04, 2010 Jkt 089060 PO 00000 Frm 00034 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A03MR7.020 H03MRPT1 tjames on DSKG8SOYB1PROD with HOUSE March 3, 2010 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H1065 Quigley Schrader Thompson (CA) The Clerk read the title of the resolu- and throughout and Rahall Schwartz Thompson (MS) tion. the Gulf Coast Region; Rangel Scott (GA) Thompson (PA) Whereas the are Rehberg Scott (VA) The text of the resolution is as fol- Thornberry headquartered in the 1st Congressional Dis- Reichert Sensenbrenner lows: Tiahrt trict of Louisiana in Metairie, Louisiana; Reyes Serrano Tiberi H. RES. 1079 Whereas ESPN’s Wright Thompson in his Richardson Sessions Tierney Rodriguez Sestak Titus Whereas, on February 7, 2010, the New Orle- article ‘‘Saints the Soul of America’s City’’ Roe (TN) Shadegg Tonko ans Saints defeated the by captured the essence and importance of the Rogers (AL) Shea-Porter Towns a score of 31 to 17 to win the National Foot- Saints to the city of New Orleans and noted Rogers (KY) Sherman ball League (NFL) Championship; the resilience of this year’s team by stating, Rogers (MI) Shimkus Tsongas Rohrabacher Shuler Upton Whereas the Saints’ victory is the first ‘‘It’s perfect, isn’t it? The expansion team Rooney Shuster Van Hollen championship in the franchise’s 43-year his- whose first roster was created from players Ros-Lehtinen Simpson Vela´ zquez tory; unwanted by other teams has finally found Roskam Sires Visclosky Whereas the 2009 season was the best in success with a similar group.’’; and Ross Skelton Walden Saints franchise history, including an un- Whereas the 2009 Saints are evidence of Rothman (NJ) Slaughter Walz precedented 13-game winning streak; what can be accomplished when self is set Roybal-Allard Smith (NE) Waters Whereas Saints owners and aside and a teamwork mentality is adopted Royce Smith (NJ) Watson Rita Benson LeBlanc have invested in the by all of the players: Now, therefore, be it Ruppersberger Smith (TX) Watt Resolved, That the House of Representa- Rush Smith (WA) Waxman success of the Saints and have been remark- Ryan (OH) Snyder Weiner able in revitalizing this storied franchise and tives— Ryan (WI) Souder Welch promoting a strong and united New Orleans (1) congratulates the New Orleans Saints, Salazar Space Westmoreland and Louisiana; the team’s coaches and players, and the ´ Sanchez, Linda Speier Whitfield Whereas Saints General Manager Mickey loyal members of the ‘‘Who Dat’’ Nation on T. Spratt Wilson (OH) Loomis has been successful in building an winning XLIV; and Sanchez, Loretta Stark Wilson (SC) (2) recognizes— Sarbanes Stearns outstanding team by drafting new players Wittman Scalise Stupak and signing key free agents; (A) the New Orleans Saints as the soul of Schakowsky Sutton Wolf Whereas Doug Thornton, Senior Vice New Orleans; and Schauer Tanner Woolsey President of Stadiums and Arenas, helped (B) the significant contributions made by Schiff Taylor Wu the Saints return to New Orleans through his the team in the recovery efforts of New Orle- Schmidt Teague Yarmuth integral role in rebuilding the Superdome ans, Louisiana, and the Gulf Coast Region. Schock Terry Young (FL) after ; The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- NAYS—2 Whereas Coach , with the help ant to the rule, the gentleman from of , Of- Paul Young (AK) Louisiana (Mr. MELANCON) and the gen- fensive Coordinator Pete Carmichael, Jr., NOT VOTING—21 and all of the Saints’ coaching staff, led the tleman from Louisiana (Mr. CAO) each Barrett (SC) Hastings (WA) Pingree (ME) team to its first National Football Con- will control 20 minutes. Campbell Hinojosa Radanovich ference (NFC) Championship and first ever The Chair recognizes the gentleman Carson (IN) Hoekstra Sullivan Super Bowl victory through leadership and a from Louisiana (Mr. MELANCON). Dahlkemper Jackson Lee Turner winning philosophy; GENERAL LEAVE Davis (AL) (TX) Wamp Whereas the Saints led the league with an Deal (GA) Markey (MA) Mr. MELANCON. Mr. Speaker, I ask Wasserman average of 31.9 points and 403.8 yards per Fallin Massa Schultz unanimous consent that all Members Garamendi Pascrell game during the 2009 regular season; Whereas, in the 2009 regular season, the may have 5 legislative days in which to b 1640 Saints eclipsed team records in most points revise and extend their remarks. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there So (two-thirds being in the affirma- and most touchdowns in a season and most objection to the request of the gen- tive) the rules were suspended and the returned for a touchdown in a game; tleman from Louisiana? resolution was agreed to. Whereas Saints There was no objection. The result of the vote was announced set an NFL record by completing 70.6 percent Mr. MELANCON. Mr. Speaker, on be- as above recorded. of his passes during the 2009 regular season; half of the Committee on Oversight and A motion to reconsider was laid on Whereas Drew Brees, , Government Reform, I am proud to the table. , , and John present House Resolution 1079 for con- Stated for: Stinchcomb of the Saints were named to the 2010 NFC squad; sideration. This resolution congratu- Mr. MARKEY of Massachusetts. Madam lates the Speaker, on rollcall No. 83, I did not vote, but Whereas Drew Brees was named the Most Valuable Player for Super Bowl XLIV; Champion New Orleans Saints for win- intended to vote ‘‘yes.’’ Whereas during Super Bowl XLIV— ning Super Bowl XLIV and for bringing f (1) the Saints accumulated a total of 332 New Orleans its first Lombardi Trophy ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE SPEAKER yards; in franchise history. (2) quarterback Drew Brees passed for 288 PRO TEMPORE House Resolution 1079 was introduced yards, threw 2 touchdowns, and tied a Super by my friend and colleague, Represent- The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. Bowl record with 32 pass completions; ative JOSEPH CAO of Louisiana, on Feb- BRIGHT). Pursuant to clause 8 of rule (3) led the Saints in re- ceiving with 7 catches for 83 yards; ruary 9, 2010, and enjoys the support of XX, the Chair will postpone further over 70 Members of Congress. proceedings today on motions to sus- (4) Saints kicker set a Super Bowl record with 3 field goals of over Mr. Speaker, on February 7, 2010, pend the rules on which a recorded vote 40 yards each; and after a hard fought and dramatic game, or the yeas and nays are ordered, or on (5) ’s perfectly executed the New Orleans Saints, playing in which the vote incurs objection under to start the second half and their first ever championship game, de- clause 6 of rule XX. ’s 74-yard for a feated the Indianapolis Colts by a score touchdown late in the fourth quarter were Record votes on postponed questions of 31–17 to win Super Bowl XLIV. The will be taken later in the week. integral in the Saints’ victory and will for- ever be remembered by the ‘‘Who Dat’’ faith- victory is the first championship in the f ful; Saints’ 43-year history and caps a truly b 1645 Whereas Saints owner Tom Benson, during remarkable season for the franchise. The Saints finished the regular season CONGRATULATING NFL CHAMPION the Lombardi Trophy presentation at mid- field, said ‘‘Louisiana, by the way of New Or- with a franchise best 13 wins and 3 NEW ORLEANS SAINTS leans, is back. And this shows the whole losses. Mr. MELANCON. Mr. Speaker, I world. We’re back.’’; During the 2009 season, they led the move to suspend the rules and agree to Whereas the Saints’ motto all year has National Football League in average the resolution (H. Res. 1079) congratu- been ‘‘Finish Strong’’; points per game and yards per game. lating the National Football League Whereas the Saints repeatedly have been Furthermore, the 2009–2010 Saints set called a beacon of hope for the city of New Champion New Orleans Saints for win- Orleans and a catalyst for recovery through- franchise records for most points and ning Super Bowl XLIV and for bringing out Louisiana and the Gulf Coast Region; most touchdowns in a season, as well New Orleans its first Lombardi Trophy Whereas the Saints have positively influ- as most interceptions returned for a in franchise history, as amended. enced and lifted the morale of the people in touchdown in a single game. Still, it

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