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Vol. 157 WASHINGTON, THURSDAY, JULY 28, 2011 No. 115 House of Representatives The House met at 10 a.m. and was PAUL CALLAHAN’S LAST DAY The reason our country finds itself in called to order by the Speaker pro tem- The SPEAKER pro tempore. The this current fiscal situation is due to pore (Mr. WEBSTER). Chair recognizes the gentleman from Washington’s out-of-control spending during the last 3 years. A failed $787 f South Carolina (Mr. WILSON) for 5 min- utes. billion stimulus package in 2009 led DESIGNATION OF SPEAKER PRO Mr. WILSON of South Carolina. Mr. only to a waste of taxpayer money TEMPORE Speaker, today I would like to extend along with a hole even deeper than what it intended to fix. But the current The SPEAKER pro tempore laid be- my sincere appreciation to Paul Cal- lahan, a dedicated staff member in the administration moved forward with the fore the House the following commu- belief America can borrow and spend nication from the Speaker: office of the Second Congressional Dis- trict of South Carolina. After 8 years its way out of a recession. That has WASHINGTON, DC, proved to be false. July 28, 2011. in Washington, Paul will be departing the office at the end of this month to Now the President wants to raise I hereby appoint the Honorable DANIEL taxes as a way to pay for all this spend- WEBSTER to act as Speaker pro tempore on return home to South Carolina. ing. This is irresponsible. Higher reve- this day. Paul has been a faithful servant for nues will only lead to one thing—more JOHN BOEHNER, the people of South Carolina’s Second government spending. Tax increases Speaker of the House of Representatives. Congressional District since November destroy jobs. 2003. He has served in a variety of ca- f In conclusion, God bless our troops, pacities, ranging from scheduler to leg- and we will never forget September the MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE islative correspondent to senior legis- 11th in the global war on terrorism. lative assistant. Paul truly fulfills the A message from the Senate by Ms. f Curtis, one of its clerks, announced role of ‘‘dedicated Hill staffer.’’ Most that the Senate has passed a bill and a recently, Paul’s portfolio has consisted CUT, CAP, AND BALANCE VS. concurrent resolution of the following of banking and financial services, hous- INVEST, BUILD, AND GROW titles in which the concurrence of the ing, telecommunications, and foreign The SPEAKER pro tempore. The House is requested: affairs. His hard work has been a valu- Chair recognizes the gentleman from able asset in the office for the citizens S. 1188. An act to require the purchase of Illinois (Mr. JACKSON) for 5 minutes. domestically made flags of the United States of South Carolina. Mr. JACKSON of Illinois. Cut, cap, of America for use by the Federal Govern- It is with sincere gratitude that I and balance—that’s the Republican ment. would like to thank Paul for his exper- economic vision. Democrats should S. Con. Res. 26. Concurrent resolution sup- tise and enthusiasm. You will be have a different economic vision for porting the goals and ideals of the designa- missed in the office, and I wish you America—invest, build, and grow. tion of the year of 2011 as the International well. I wish you, Jenni, Charlotte, Year for People of African Descent. Invest: Conservatives say the Federal Judah, and month-old Penelope all the budget should be like families and f best as you enter this next phase of life businesses, and I agree. But families and move back to Taylors, South Caro- and businesses don’t balance their MORNING-HOUR DEBATE lina. budgets as Republicans pretend. Fami- The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- MORE TAXES DESTROY JOBS lies and businesses go into debt by in- ant to the order of the House of Janu- Mr. Speaker, according to The Wall vesting rationally in their future. Fam- ary 5, 2011, the Chair will now recog- Street Journal on July 27, Robert ilies go into debt by purchasing homes nize Members from lists submitted by Barro correctly argues that raising tax and cars and sending their children to the majority and minority leaders for rates on Americans is not helpful in college. Businesses go into debt to morning-hour debate. putting Americans back on the path to grow their companies. We should invest The Chair will alternate recognition prosperity. Raising taxes does not in things that will put Americans to between the parties, with each party present a feasible solution in engineer- work in a full employment economy limited to 1 hour and each Member ing and economic recovery. The solu- and make America’s future bright with other than the majority and minority tion is to cut spending, just as has oc- balanced economic growth. leaders and the minority whip limited curred previously in Canada in 1993 and Build: We need to put America back to 5 minutes each, but in no event shall in Germany under Chancellor Angela to work by building America. The New debate continue beyond 11:50 a.m. Merkel. Deal did not pull us out of the Great

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If build can be enhanced with a different that offers liberty and freedom from we rationally invest a similar amount set of constitutional amendments— government instead of control by gov- of money in our domestic economy as education, health care, and the envi- ernment. It recognizes that the left’s we did to win World War II, we can pull ronment, just to name three. morally misguided policies will expand America out of this Great Recession According to the Congressional Re- government, suffocate growth, further just like we pulled America out of the search Service, over 51 percent of all depress job creation, and push millions Great Depression. jobs in America are tied to the First of people farther away from any hope Grow: We need to grow the economy Amendment—television networks, of rising out of poverty. These policies in a balanced fashion. Two large tax radio stations, the recording industry, negatively impact American culture by cuts in 2001 and 2003 to the wealthy and wire services, Facebook, Google, iPad, squelching individual responsibility big corporations—the so-called ‘‘job movie studios, the Internet, news- and initiative and work ethic. America creators’’—didn’t create jobs in the pri- papers, magazines, and more. In fact, has always had a cultural bias in favor vate sector. Indeed, only 1 million net most corporate activity in America is of productive work, and has dis- new jobs were created between 2001 and defined as First Amendment activity. approved of the easy acceptance of 2009, all government jobs. The private How many jobs would be created if charity and welfare payments when sector reported minus 600,000 jobs. So we added an amendment to the Con- these are not necessary and when one much for giving tax breaks to the ‘‘pri- stitution that gave every American can provide for oneself. vate job generators.’’ student the right to a public education These competing visions of America Some argue against all debt, but all of equal high quality? How many new frame the debate over reducing our Na- debts aren’t bad because all debts are elementary schools would have to be tion’s spending addiction. It is the not the same. A $50,000 gambling debt built? How many old schools would fight we’re having today. So, today, I is bad because it has no return. The have to be rehabilitated and made will vote for a bill that for the first last decade showed that gambling on modern? time in decades begins to turn the tide tax cuts for the rich to create jobs was against the radical job-killing spending b 1010 bad. Gambling on two wars and not of our current President. paying for them was bad. Gambling on How many teachers and counselors Now, it’s true that the election of a new prescription drug law that was would have to be hired? How much wire President Barack Obama in 2008 and unpaid for was horrible. And gambling installed for the Internet? How many the Democratic retention of the Senate on unregulated financial institutions computers built and purchased? How in 2010 continue to have consequences, that failed was bad. They resulted in a many desks built and bought? That’s so this bill is necessarily insufficient. housing market collapse, slow eco- what H.J. Res. 29, an education amend- It does not complete the mission. If nomic growth, high unemployment, ment, would demand. this plan is all we ever do, we plainly and huge deficits and debts—all bad. How many jobs would be created if will have failed the task that the new So I think we’ve gambled enough on we added an amendment that guaran- class of freshmen was sent to Wash- the theory that budget cuts and tax teed every American the right to ington, D.C. to take on. cuts generate private sector jobs and health care of equal high quality? how But it is not all we’ll do. We will con- more taxes. The Laffer Curve is truly a many new hospitals built? how many tinue to execute the will of the Amer- laugher. doctors, nurses, dentists, administra- ican people, and we will hold this Re- One more point, however, Mr. Speak- tors, and technicians trained? public together by ending this spending er, where Republicans are right. We do Mr. Speaker, a different vision of addiction that has afflicted this town have a spending problem. We spent too America is possible. I am not giving up for decades. This bill is the Lexington little in the economic stimulus pack- on our country, and neither should we. and Concord of the American Revolu- age of 2009 and we spent it on the f tion. It is Antietam to our Civil War. It wrong things, one-third of which were BUDGET CONTROL ACT OF 2011 is D-day to World War II. It is the first tax cuts for the rich that conservative skirmish in a very long battle. Republicans insisted be included, even The SPEAKER pro tempore. The That great Kansan, General Eisen- though they still voted against it. Chair recognizes the gentleman from hower, did not declare victory on June Rather than spending to create jobs by Kansas (Mr. POMPEO) for 5 minutes. 6, 1944, after America successfully com- directly investing in things we need— Mr. POMPEO. Mr. Speaker, through- menced its liberation of Europe. Rath- new schools, new hospitals, new water out history, great change has mostly er, he acknowledged a good day, that and sewer systems, public transpor- come from steady, determined hard the battle had been joined, and he had tation, high speed rail, bridges, ports, work performed over long, long periods a deep recognition that he needed to airports, and more—Congress passed an of time. Think of our Revolution. It continue to execute his battle plan. economic stimulus package that kept took years. Think of the war that freed The American people spoke on No- us from falling into a Great Depres- the slaves and the progression towards vember 2, 2010, and we now begin to do sion. But it was not enough to generate racial equality. It has taken years. what they demand that we do. the growth necessary to create the Think of the continued long march This bill we vote on today honors number of jobs that we need. But too against radical Islamic terrorism that that commitment. We said we would many in Congress drew the wrong con- continues today. not raise taxes. This bill does not do clusion. Today, the challenge we face is a that. Our President complains. We said It reminds me of a man whose house frightening economic challenge. We we would not increase the debt limit caught on fire, and when he tried to must put people back to work. We’ve beyond the amount of spending reduc- put it out with a garden hose, he con- got to grow our economy so we can pay tions that we undertake. This bill does cluded that water does not put out off the crushing debt that has been that. Our President complains. fires. Water does put out fires, Mr. heaped upon the next generation over These were bold commitments we Speaker, but you have to have enough the past 40 years. It is the fight of my made to the American people, espe- of it to fit the size of the fire. You have generation. There are two world views cially when Washington, D.C. con- to put it in the right place. to tackle this problem that threaten tinues to be controlled by liberal So, there you have it, Mr. Speaker, our Republic. Democrats. How could we be sure that two choices for America: Cut, cap, and The first, offered by the President a rump group of Republicans could ac- balance or invest, build, and grow. and those who control Washington, complish this? It had never been done

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In Kansas, I know that the battle drive communities deeper into pov- ‘‘It is a colossal outrage that the warnings sometimes looks messy—big challenges erty? went unheeded, that the lessons of previous often look that way. Today, however, I My colleagues need to understand, famines have been ignored,’’ says Barbara can say clearly that we have stopped a however, that the current crisis, as ter- Stocking, chief executive of Oxfam. President intent on growing govern- rible as it is, could have been much The crisis in the Horn of Africa, triggered by drought, conflict and high food prices, is ment, and we have begun to head down worse. There is good news amongst so affecting at least 11.6 million people, with a path towards prosperity for our Na- much tragedy. The last time a drought two regions of southern Somalia suffering tion and our freedom. It’s a good day. of this magnitude hit Ethiopia, over 14 from famine. And the situation may well de- f million people faced starvation. This teriorate. time, about 4.5 million Ethiopians are But the crisis, experts say, could have been U.S. MUST LEAD GLOBAL RE- in need of emergency aid. The dif- mitigated by mobilizing the necessary re- SPONSE TO FAMINE IN HORN OF ference? Since 2005, the United States sources ahead of time. There is increasing AFRICA evidence that helping people become more and other donors have made significant The SPEAKER pro tempore. The resilient to the naturally recurring cycles of investments in Ethiopia’s Productive drought is far more effective than responding Chair recognizes the gentleman from Safety Net Program. after disaster has struck. Massachusetts (Mr. MCGOVERN) for 5 I saw firsthand several of these pro- It is also sound use of donor money, they minutes. grams in 2007. They helped small farm- say. As such, helping farmers find alter- Mr. MCGOVERN. Mr. Speaker, last ers and poor communities diversify the native livelihood options, or teaching them week, the United Nations declared fam- crops they planted, broaden their to grow drought-resistant crops, is far more effective than providing food aid when the ine in Somalia and reported urgent sources of income, create local mar- needs in Ethiopia and Kenya. On our harvest has failed. kets, better manage their water re- ‘‘We have hard evidence, including from nightly TV news and in our daily pa- sources, and increase the nutritional Africa, that we need only five Swiss francs pers, we are seeing the pictures of peo- content of their own diets and those of [US$6.20] per capita per annum to build up ple dying, of children suffering from their children. This has enabled over resilience,’’ said Mohammed Mukhier, who extreme malnutrition, and of mothers 7.5 million Ethiopians to withstand the heads the Disaster Risk Reduction unit at carrying their babies, walking over 100 worst effects of the current drought. the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC). miles in search of food and safe haven. These families and communities are Tens of thousands of people in Soma- ‘‘If you take the emergency response and not part of the 4.5 million Ethiopians emergency operations, you might need 200 lia have already died. The Horn of Afri- who require urgent humanitarian aid. francs [$250] per capita to deliver relief as- ca is suffering a devastating drought, Mr. Speaker, these programs work. sistance for periods of just three or four with this year being recorded in some They were models for Feed the Future, months.’’ locations as the driest or second driest our current global program to promote Humanitarian agencies and donors agreed at an emergency meeting in Rome on 25 July year on record since 1951. The impact sustainable agriculture, food security has been compounded by war, neglect that the response to the crisis must address and nutrition. It’s how you end global the immediate needs of the desperate popu- and spiraling food prices. hunger, Mr. Speaker. It’s the difference Currently, some 11.5 million people lation and help build resilience to avert between needing to help rescue 4 mil- similar crises in the future. across east Africa urgently need food lion people rather than 14 million peo- RISK REDUCTION aid, medical supplies and care. More ple. It’s also the difference between in- Using donor money wisely is particularly than 130,000 Somali refugees have left vesting $6 per person each year so they urgent in view of the threats posed globally their country for refugee camps along become more food secure and resilient by natural disasters, including increasingly the borders of Ethiopia and Kenya. to disasters—or having to invest $250 frequent storms, floods and droughts. Advo- They arrive exhausted and physically per person to deliver emergency relief cates of the risk reduction strategy argue depleted. News reports estimate that that only covers 3 to 4 months. that donors can no longer afford to provide funding for disasters primarily after the fact. about 1,300 Somali refugees arrive in It’s the smart way to invest our de- northern Kenya every single day. They The cost is rising and compromising regular velopment resources. Mr. Speaker, this development investment. join already overcrowded camps, and is why I am so appalled by what hap- Yet, warnings of impending disaster in the stress the ability of the Kenyan Gov- pened yesterday in the markup of the Horn of Africa went largely unheeded. ernment and humanitarian agencies to State-Foreign Operations appropria- ‘‘Measures that could have kept animals provide food, water, emergency care, tions bill. alive—and provided milk, and income to buy and shelter. food—would have been much cheaper than Working with local partners and feeding malnourished children, but the time NGOs such as Doctors without Borders, b 1020 for those passed with very little invest- Save the Children, and Italian Aid, Development, humanitarian, and dis- ment,’’ said Simon Levine, of the Overseas Development Institute. Now, ‘‘it is far too UNICEF will be vaccinating hundreds aster aid programs were all brutally late to address anything but the worst symp- of thousands of children. Dehydrated cut. These cuts come on top of the Ag- toms’’, he wrote on the website of the inde- and suffering from malnutrition, these ricultural appropriations bill that dev- pendent British think-tank. children, especially those under the age astated our emergency food aid pro- While massive funding often goes to post- of 5, are particularly susceptible to the grams. disaster response, funds for preparedness and measles, polio, diarrhea, and pneu- With the worst drought in 60 years contingency planning are relatively scarce. monia. hitting the Horn of Africa, these cuts Risk prevention is often hard to fund as it does not generate the same kind of media as To date, in fiscal year 2011, the amount to the United States turning a high-profile emergency response. Govern- United States has provided over $450 its back on its own strategic interests ment donors answer to taxpayers and need to million in humanitarian aid to the and walking away from our inter- demonstrate impact—something that is dif- Horn of Africa through USAID’s Office national commitments. ficult to do when disaster has been averted. of Foreign Disaster Assistance and the Instead, we need to increase our With donors mobilized—even if funds Food for Peace program, along with emergency response to the current cri- pledged still fall well short of the US$2 bil- refugee assistance from the State De- sis, ensure that we have the resources lion needed—the focus in the Horn of Africa to invest in long-term development, is now on emergency as well as long-term as- partment’s Bureau of Population, Refu- sistance. gees, and Migration. and continue our global leadership in ‘‘Short-term relief must be linked to build- But much more needs to be done. The ending hunger and famine once and for ing long-term sustainability,’’ said UN Sec- next 3 to 6 months will be critical. The all. We need to do better, Mr. Speaker. retary-General Ban Ki-moon. ‘‘This means

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I would think this job-creating, DEBT CRISIS national Fund for Agricultural Development shovel-ready project—which my liberal (IFAD), stressed that building resilience in The SPEAKER pro tempore. The farming and herding communities required a friends always talk about—would be Chair recognizes the gentleman from long-term commitment. ‘‘But time—as we something they would support and the Oregon (Mr. DEFAZIO) for 5 minutes. can see from the devastating situation in the administration would support. Mr. DEFAZIO. With one simple vote Horn of Africa—is running out,’’ he told dele- As the administration continues to last December, Congress precipitated gates at the meeting in Rome. stonewall our own domestic produc- the so-called debt crisis. We voted to The challenge of seeking to avoid future tion, we must safely and immediately food insecurity crises in the Horn of Africa is extend all of the Bush tax cuts at a daunting. Conflict has severely hampered de- look for ways to meet energy needs. cost of $4 trillion over 10 years. I voted velopment and relief efforts in Somalia, and The country needs energy. It needs ‘‘no.’’ affects the mobility of pastoralists and their jobs. This project provides both. What’s So now, the debate comes down to livestock, which is key to food security in the holdup, Mr. President? what’s more important to the Amer- the region. ican people—Social Security or tax But disaster risk reduction is increasingly For every barrel of oil shipped a thousand miles, less than one teaspoon cuts; Medicare or tax cuts; jobs or tax seen as a humanitarian imperative, crucial cuts. That’s what this debate is all to battling poverty and achieving sustain- of liquid is lost from a pipeline. Trans- able development. porting goods by pipeline has the low- about right now—preserving tax cuts, ‘‘Building resilience of farming and est carbon footprint as compared with particularly tax cuts for the wealthy herding communities in East Africa requires other transportation modes. Crude oil and the largest multinational corpora- a long-term, sustained commitment on the has to get to America some way. It ei- tions in this country. part of the region’s governments and the Some are still trying to drag Social international donor community,’’ said Kevin ther comes by barge or truck or rail or marine, and pipelines historically are Security into this debate. Social Secu- Cleaver, IFAD’s associate vice-president. rity did not cause one penny of this ‘‘The rains will fail. But let us not fail, the safest way to transport crude oil. too.’’ debt. In fact, Social Security is the Attacking a pipeline on environ- largest owner of Federal debt in the f mental grounds seems to be absurd to world. They’re the largest investor in KEYSTONE XL PIPELINE PRESS me. Pipelines have been the most cost- Federal debt. Social Security did not CONFERENCE effective and environmentally sound cause this problem. Yes, long term, way to transport oil and natural gas. A The SPEAKER pro tempore. The starting in 2037, Social Security is pro- medium-sized pipeline, which is about Chair recognizes the gentleman from jected to only be able to pay 73 to 75 150,000 barrels a day, requires operating Texas (Mr. POE) for 5 minutes. percent of benefits. We can solve that more than 750 trucks or a 75-car train Mr. POE of Texas. Mr. Speaker, time simply. Ask all Americans to pay the every day to transport the same is up. It is time for the administration same percent of their income into So- amount of crude oil. to quit stalling and make a decision on cial Security. the Keystone XL pipeline project, the Transporting oil through a pipeline is Today, if you earn over $106,800, you pipeline that comes from our friends in far safer than using transportation by pay a lower percentage of your income Canada from Alberta all the way down oil tankers. When an oil tanker has a into Social Security. Lift that cap. You to my congressional district in south- major oil spill, millions of barrels of oil could lower the tax for everybody. All east Texas, to the refineries in Port Ar- can be spilled in a matter of a few min- those who earn less than $106,800, thur, Texas. utes, a few hours, or just a few days. they’d get a little tax cut. Everybody The House has done its job this week Nearly half a million miles of natural who earns more than $106,800 would pay by passing a bill to move this decision gas and crude oil pipelines are in the the same percent of their income in along. Now it’s the Senate’s turn to United States—500,000 miles of pipe- taxes as those who earn less. That’s pass this bill so that the administra- line. Over half of these are in the State fair. It solves Social Security’s prob- tion finally makes a decision on the of Texas alone—270,000 miles of pipe- lems forever. Keystone XL project that will create line. And about one-third of all of the Then there are others who say well, thousands of American jobs and de- Nation’s pipelines, I understand, go it’s Medicare. Medicare is the thing crease our dependence on unfriendly through the energy capital of the we’ve got to kill. The Ryan plan, the nations for energy. world, my district in southeast Texas. Republican plan: kill Medicare. Turn it I commend my friend from Nebraska If we don’t use the crude oil from into a voucher program. That’s their (Mr. TERRY) for passing this legislation Canada in this pipeline, the Canadians solution there. Future seniors would and being the spearhead of this legisla- could very easily, instead of having a have a subsidy to go to a government- tion. north-to-south pipeline, have a pipeline sponsored exchange to buy private All that has to happen is the State east-to-west and pipe it to the west health insurance, and the voucher Department has to make a decision and coast, and then ship it to our good bud- would be far less than the cost of the administration has to support that dies, the Chinese, who want to buy it. health insurance. We don’t need to kill decision one way or the other. It’s been Medicare to save it or to preserve the You know, America’s energy plan 3 years for the administration to make tax cuts. seems to be twofold: send money to a decision, yes or no, on the XL pipe- Medicare, we could do away with the Brazil and let the Brazilians drill off line. It’s time to fish or cut bait. Pick Bush-Republican unpaid-for prescrip- their coast, and we’ll buy their crude a horse and ride it. The administration tion-drug benefit that subsidizes the oil; and the second part is, make sure must make a decision. pharmaceutical and insurance indus- we use those cute little curly CFL light And this should be, to me, an easy tries and instead say Medicare, we’ll bulbs. And that’s it. choice for this administration. Either negotiate lower drug prices for all peo- they can force Americans to continue It’s time that we take care of our- ple on that program and give them an to rely on unfriendly foreign countries selves. This is a good project for Amer- at-cost benefit. That saves $20 billion a for our energy, like Venezuela and the ica, American jobs, and a way to get year. Middle Eastern dictators, by depriving crude oil into the United States. It’s We could reform the way we buy du- Americans of a reliable source of oil at time for the White House to make a de- rable medical equipment and save an- a time when gas prices are around $4, cision. other $20 billion a year. And then we or they can work with our friends in And that’s just the way it is. could move on to paying doctors for

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Well, we’re in the 11th PEOPLE in FY 2012 or 2013 by as much as 5 per- year of the Bush tax cuts, the third The SPEAKER pro tempore. The cent of this year’s $1.5 trillion deficit. year of the Obama tax cuts that sup- Chair recognizes the gentleman from Neither plan eliminates annual tril- posedly are creating jobs. Well, where Alabama (Mr. BROOKS) for 5 minutes. lion-dollar deficits in the foreseeable are the jobs? In fact, we just had a real- Mr. BROOKS. Mr. Speaker, I have future. Both plans raise the debt ceil- ly good demonstration of this last voted to raise the debt ceiling where ing by at least $1 trillion and as much week. the bill makes America’s financial con- as $2.7 trillion. Both plans kick the can Last Friday, all taxes on airline tick- dition better, not worse. down the road and force America to re- ets expired. Now, Republicans said, In my judgment, both the Reid and visit the debt ceiling crisis in either well, that will get passed on to the con- Boehner plans fail to adequately ad- 2012 or 2013, at which time America’s sumers. No. Most of the airlines are dress unsustainable deficits that debt burden will be much higher and keeping the money. That’s another threaten America with insolvency and America will be that much weaker. issue. But did those tax cuts create bankruptcy. Both plans push the debt Neither plan heeds Standard and Poor’s jobs? No. Actually so far they’ve cost ceiling issue to 2012 or 2013, at which or Moody’s credit downgrade warnings. us 94,000 jobs—4,000 Federal employees. time a financially weaker America will Neither plan cuts America’s short- or Now, they hate Federal employees, so confront a worse debt ceiling crisis. long-term deficits enough to minimize that doesn’t matter to them. But 90,000 Both plans simply are not up to the se- the risk of downgrade in America’s private-sector construction jobs. Build- riousness of the financial challenges credit rating, a downgrade that will ing of critical security and safety America faces. drive up America’s debt service cost projects on airports all across the Washington must put 2012 election and cut funding for all other Federal country has ground to a halt because considerations aside and put America’s Government programs. To make mat- they stopped us from continuing to col- interests first and foremost, now. Con- ters worse, if America’s interest rates lect that fee, that tax on people who gress and the White House can and go up, State and local private interest use the system. must do better, now. America deserves So tax cuts actually have destroyed rates are likely to also go up, thereby better, now. And quite frankly, we hurting Americans at all levels. 94,000 jobs. But they have profited a have no choice but to do better, now. number of the airlines. One major air- There is only one reliable solution Years of spending binges by the Fed- that I can discern that protects Amer- line, $4 million extra a day because, eral Government have come home to guess what, they raised their ticket ica from both financial threats: a debt roost. America’s debt exceeds $14 tril- ceiling increase coupled with a bal- prices to capture that money. They lion. America has suffered 3 consecu- didn’t refund it. A couple like Alaska anced budget constitutional amend- tive years of trillion-dollar deficits and ment that is phased in over a 5-year pe- have refunded it, but most of the air- faces trillion-dollar deficits into the lines, no. riod of time. foreseeable future. Annual deficits and In as much as constitutional amend- b 1030 accumulated debt force America to ments often take years to pass, time So we’re putting a lie to a lot of their confront two major financial threats, that America does not have, the first policies here, and the biggest core part both with one common cause: step must be to raise the debt ceiling of their policy is trickle-down econom- unsustainable budget deficits. when Congress passes a substantive ics. It failed in the Reagan years and In the short term, America faces a balanced budget constitutional amend- it’s failing again now. debt ceiling crisis. If the debt ceiling is ment. If the Senate and House concur, Give billionaires, the job-creators, not raised, economic hardship will this can be done in as little as a week. tax cuts, and they’ll create jobs for us ensue, unemployment rates will rise, The second step, equally important, little people. Well, guess what; no. and America’s gross domestic product raises the rest of the debt ceiling when Maybe they hired another pool boy or will decline. Over a longer term, how- the States ratify the proposed balanced someone else on the yacht. There are a ever, America faces a larger, more seri- budget amendment, thus giving States few jobs there. They’re now hiring pri- ous debt crisis. If trillion-dollar defi- a needed incentive to ratify the bal- vate jets to fly their kids to camp in cits continue to run rampant, Amer- anced budget amendment in less than 1 Maine. Yes, there’s a job there, but not ica’s insolvency and bankruptcy is cer- year. the jobs that 18 million American peo- tain, which risks America’s national This approach solves both financial ple need. defense capabilities, Social Security, threats. If we restore the taxes on airline Medicare, Medicaid, NASA, and every- Quite frankly, Mr. Speaker, I pray tickets, we would put 90,000 construc- thing else that the government pro- that Washington has the strength to do tion workers, private sector workers vides. what it must before it is too late. back to work, and 4,000 government The question is not whether Congress America is on the verge of a downward employees. And if we fully fund our will raise the debt ceiling; the question spiral. We must act now, and we must transportation needs in this country, is when and how. I have already voted act in substantive ways. we could put another 2.7 to 3.5 million to raise the debt ceiling $2.4 trillion as f people to work. part of the Cut, Cap, and Balance bill. No, they want to cut investment in We’re cutting FY12 expenditures by a DEBT CEILING transportation and infrastructure. modest $111 billion in the context of a The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Bridges are failing. They’re falling $1.5 trillion deficit, capping Federal Chair recognizes the gentleman from down. The roads are potholed. Transit Government expenditures within his- Massachusetts (Mr. NEAL) for 5 min- systems are decrepit, and the Repub- torically justifiable 18 to 24 percent utes. lican answer is: Give people back their ranges, and passing a balanced budget Mr. NEAL. Mr. Speaker, I rise today money and cut spending on those constitutional amendment that pro- to talk about our current fiscal situa- wasteful things like mass transit, tects future generations of Americans tion and how we got to where we are bridges, and highways. from the financial mess we now face. today. The thought that America And, oh, by the way, under their I am prepared to vote to raise the would default on its obligations is un- plan, we lose another 600,000 private debt ceiling again, so long as Congress imaginable. sector jobs on top of the 20 percent un- substantively addresses our underlying This afternoon, we’re going to begin employment in construction. deficit problem while protecting our a debate on Speaker BOEHNER’s debt

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The The success of the 1993 Deficit Reduc- the Nation increased by 2 percent. bickering is dividing our government. tion Act, which was vehemently op- That’s the lowest or most tepid growth It’s dividing the American people, and posed by our Republican friends, led to at any time since data began to be col- it’s bringing us to the brink of finan- a decade of prosperity and surplus. lected seven decades ago. Gross domes- cial disaster. President Clinton balanced the budget tic product was at the lowest pace for Based on the calls my office has re- for the first time since 1969 and ran a period of that length of time since ceived over the past several days, my surpluses for 4 years. Between 1998 and the Truman administration. And the neighbors back in northeastern Penn- 2000, the publicly held debt was reduced price that America has paid for the sylvania want it to stop. They want a by $363 billion, the largest 3-year pay theology that suggested during all of solution, and I’m sure every one of you down in American history. Under those years that tax cuts paid for and your neighbors back home do too. Presidents Reagan and Bush, the debt themselves, you can’t find a main- There is no such thing as the perfect held by the public quadrupled. By the stream economist in this town today deal. There is no such thing as com- time Bill Clinton left office, the budget who will acknowledge that argument. plete and total victory. Many of us was on track to pay off the entire pub- And yet we hear now more tax cuts for came here opposed to raising the debt licly held debt on a net basis by 2009. the wealthiest Americans. ceiling. Many of us prefer the Cut, Cap Remember, Alan Greenspan warned us By the time that the Bush years and Balance approach. Many on the that we were paying down the debt too ended, the debt had increased to $10.6 other side prefer a clean debt ceiling quickly. The clock in Times Square, trillion, setting a record for any ad- increase with no spending cuts. which chronicled the deficit, was actu- ministration. And incidentally, the While the Budget Control Act is far ally turned off at the end of the Clin- TARP vote that we hear so often, that from perfect, it accommodates the pri- ton years. But, unfortunately, there took place in October of 2008, that’s a orities of the people sitting on both sides of the table, both sides of the were those who thought that we should very important consideration. That aisle, and both sides of the Capitol. If shift course. was during President Bush’s years. Economic growth averaged 4 percent But let me give you a quote that I we, in this Chamber, if our friends in during those Clinton years, compared think sums up much of what we did the other Chamber, or if the President to an average of 2.8 percent during during those years. Dick Cheney told holds out for the perfect plan, well, the President Reagan’s years. The econ- the Treasury Secretary at the time, United States will likely default on its omy grew for 116 consecutive months, Paul O’Neill: Reagan proved that defi- obligations. As the responsible stew- the most in history, fueled by more cits don’t matter. We won the mid- ards of the people’s government, we cannot let that happen. And I am con- than 22.5 million jobs that were created term elections, this is our due. fident that we will not let it happen. during those 8 years, the most jobs We embraced the prescription D Medicare benefit that we’re paying a But we need to work together. We ever created during a single adminis- need to trust each other. We need to re- tration and more than were created in price for today. So here we are. My Republican col- alize that the perfect deal is neither the previous 12 years. possible nor practical. leagues try to place the blame for this On January 20, 2001, when George W. We are at a critical moment in our situation on the current administra- Bush took the oath of office, the CBO history. This country has lived far be- estimated that the total budget surplus tion. There were many of us who saw yond its means for far too long. The for 2002 to 2011 would be $5.6 trillion. what was happening with the reckless out-of-control spending has been going And their campaign began to spend expenditure during those years and the on in Washington for generations. Gov- that surplus in earnest, despite warn- price that America paid. ernments spent as if there were no to- ings. President Bush began taking us We need to vote to raise the debt morrow; and now we and our children down that fiscal path by enacting tax ceiling. It’s the responsible position for and our grandchildren are left to pay cuts, first in 2001 of $1.3 trillion, and all of us to take. the price. again in 2003, $1 trillion, that cost the f I know the debt ceiling has been government going forward almost $4 CHANGING THE DIRECTION OF raised before, to the benefit of both Re- trillion. The other major expenditure THIS COUNTRY publican and Democratic administra- in those years was our idea that you tions. Well, I wasn’t there then and I could simultaneously engage two wars The SPEAKER pro tempore. The didn’t create this mess, but I’m sure and cut taxes by $2.3 trillion. Remem- Chair recognizes the gentleman from going to clean it up, and that’s why I’m ber the argument about weapons of Pennsylvania (Mr. BARLETTA) for 5 here. That’s why the people of north- mass destruction that took us to the minutes. eastern Pennsylvania sent me here. unnecessary war in Iraq. Mr. BARLETTA. Mr. Speaker, al- And while the thought of re-election While some question tax cuts in war- most 7 months ago I stood in this should never, never enter anyone’s time, including people like Mr. Lin- Chamber and took the oath of office. It mind when we’re doing the people’s coln, others thought it brilliant. The was one of the proudest days of my life. business, let me say that this issue is Republican leader at the time or the Since my swearing-in, we’ve worked far bigger than the next election. This deputy leader at the time said it was together to change the direction of this issue is far bigger than one man or one patriotic to cut taxes in a time of war. country, and we’ve changed it for the branch of government or one political Well, I wonder if the 2.2 million more better. We’ve cut Federal spending by party. veterans who have served us with $361 billion. We’ve repealed an unpopu- How we solve this looming crisis is honor and distinction in Iraq and Af- lar and unwanted government health the defining issue of this Congress. We ghanistan are going to feel that way care plan. And we’ve started dialing can either continue on the path that when proposals come down the road to back some of the overregulation that’s we’ve been on, a path of reckless spend- draw back on the benefits that they’ve been slowing our economic growth. ing, of increasing taxes, of mounting earned. During the Bush years, our During my short time here in Wash- debts and deficits; or we can change country spent $1.5 trillion in Iraq and ington, I’ve heard some very passionate our direction. We can put the brakes on on national defense. arguments, and I’ve seen some very the out-of-control spending. We can The turnaround in our budget picture heated debates. But they are nothing, forge a new direction, one of fiscal re- during the Bush years was remarkable. Mr. Speaker, like the angry, confusing, sponsibility, one of capped spending, In October of 2008, CNN reported that misleading rhetoric I’ve heard in the one of balanced budgets. the debt clock had run out of numbers. last 2 weeks regarding the raising of We can send a message to the Amer- The debt clock actually had exceeded the debt ceiling. ican people and to the world that the

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Since last October, our govern- consistent with our commitment to financial future for our children and ment has given $383 million in life-sav- this generation and the next. our grandchildren. ing aid, including 348,000 metric tons of For the past 10 years, I’ve been fight- I believe our choice is clear. I ask my food. ing runaway Federal spending, deficits, colleagues on both sides of the aisle, debt, and takeovers here in Wash- b 1050 when you reach for your voting cards ington, D.C., by both political parties. today, first take a glance at the pic- Further, this week the Obama admin- Now I recognize if you owe debts, pay tures in your wallets, of your children istration announced a further $28 mil- debts. This Congress has an obligation and your grandchildren. lion in emergency assistance for fam- to defend the full faith and credit of We are not Republicans; we are not ine relief in Somalia. This aid is crit- the United States of America and find Democrats. We are Americans. Today, ical, and I commend the President for a way to pay our bills. But this Con- let’s put the American people first. these steps. However, the scale of the gress also has an obligation to keep f current crisis requires a much greater faith with this and future generations response, as well as creative solutions by restoring fiscal responsibility and FAMINE IN EASTERN AFRICA tailored to the unique threats posed by discipline to our national Treasury. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Somalia’s persistent instability and vi- I have come to the conclusion over Chair recognizes the gentlewoman from olence. For example, because al the last decade that Washington, D.C., Illinois (Ms. SCHAKOWSKY) for 5 min- Shabaab is a terrorist organization, we is not only broke; it’s broken. As a col- utes. continue to impose restrictions on aid league of mine said earlier this week, Ms. SCHAKOWSKY. Mr. Speaker, I organizations delivering assistance to the American people don’t just want a rise today to discuss the catastrophic the hard-hit regions under its control. deal, they want a solution. And I rise famine that continues to unfold in the We need to work with these humani- to say that I believe a balanced budget Horn of Africa. Eastern Africa is cur- tarian groups to ensure that, despite amendment to the Constitution of the rently in the grips of the worst drought Somalia’s continuing warfare and lack United States is that solution. in 60 years, affecting 11 million people of governance, desperately needed aid I told my colleagues earlier this in Somalia, Ethiopia, and Kenya. Ac- can reach the most vulnerable men, week I did not want to vote for any in- cording to the U.N., Somalia now faces women, and children. crease in the debt ceiling unless this the highest malnutrition rates in the Mr. Speaker, we need to act quickly Congress did everything in its power to world, and some 3 million Somalis are to fight famine and save lives. We also send a balanced budget amendment to in desperate need of immediate emer- need to address the long-term under- the Senate and to the States. Earlier gency aid. lying causes that have left Somalia’s today, we learned that Speaker BOEH- The U.N. estimates that tens of thou- people so vulnerable to drought and NER and Leader CANTOR had made a de- sands of Somalis have died of drought- malnutrition. Even before the most re- cision for this Friday to bring two sep- related causes in the past few months, cent crisis, Somalia was locked in a arate balanced budget amendments to and acute malnutrition rates in the cycle of warfare, lawlessness, and bit- the floor, and I heartily support their country’s southern region now exceed ter poverty. One expert recently called decision. 30 percent. Somalia’s current plight a catastrophic The first balanced budget amend- Thousands more are fleeing areas failure of all the systems that people ment will include spending limitations controlled by the al Qaeda-affiliated rely on to survive. That’s why part of and require a supermajority on tax in- militant group, Al-Shabaab which, our response must be an investment in creases, and I support those measures. even in the face of such large-scale resilience and food security; part of our But the second balanced budget amend- human suffering, refuses to allow response must be an effort to address ment hasn’t seen action here on the major humanitarian groups to deliver the long-standing violent conflict that House floor for 15 years. Fifteen years aid. Some 50,000 Somalis have returned has torn Somalia apart; part of our re- ago, what is commonly referred to as to the capital, despite continued vio- sponse must go toward long-term eco- the ‘‘historic’’ or the ‘‘clean’’ balanced lence and instability, in search of food nomic development and capacity build- budget amendment received over- and medicine. ing. whelming and bipartisan support, some Others have sought refuge from hun- We need to act immediately to en- 300 votes on the floor of the House of ger and warfare in neighboring coun- sure that humanitarian aid can reach Representatives and almost passed the tries. Nearly 400,000 Somalis have the millions of eastern Africans who Senate. crowded into Kenya’s Dadaab refugee face imminent malnutrition and star- I believe that by bringing that his- camp, a complex designed to house vation that we’re watching every day toric balanced budget amendment to only 90,000 people. Another 9,000 arrive on television. I urge the United States the floor of this Congress this week we in the camp each week, and thousands and the international community to are doing all we can to send the bal- of other Somalis continue to flee Ethi- immediately scale up efforts to deliver anced budget amendment to the Senate opia in search of food. Many, particu- urgent assistance to children and other and to the States. And with that, I in- larly children and the elderly, do not vulnerable individuals. form my colleagues today that I will survive the harsh trek. f support the Boehner plan, I will sup- The warning signs of impending dis- port the Budget Control Act, and I urge aster have been visible for months, but MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT all of my colleagues to join me in doing the international community has been A message in writing from the Presi- the same. slow to respond. Aid is slowly now be- dent of the United States was commu- Now, the Budget Control Act has ginning to trickle in, however. The nicated to the House by Mr. Pate, one much to recommend it. It has no tax U.N.’s World Food Program has begun of his secretaries. increases, and we have confirmed from an emergency airlift of food. The first f the CBO dollar-for-dollar spending cuts flight arrived in Mogadishu yesterday, to match any increase in the debt ceil- bringing 10 tons of nutritional supple- MAKING PROGRESS AND HISTORY ing. And there are mechanisms for ad- ments for children. The World Food WITH THE BUDGET CONTROL ditional cuts and additional reforms. Program says that is enough to treat ACT AND BALANCED BUDGET But the Budget Control Act also in- 3,500 malnourished children for 1 AMENDMENT cludes a requirement that the Senate month. Clearly, the need is far greater. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The vote between October and November of The World Food Program plans to in- Chair recognizes the gentleman from this year on a balanced budget amend- crease its efforts in hope of reaching Indiana (Mr. PENCE) for 5 minutes. ment. Again, let me say, a balanced

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Passing this extension will stim- anced budget amendment with various on struggling families and those facing ulate our economy, not to mention limits, but I believe it’s vitally impor- or living in poverty simply must not be that it is our moral responsibility to tant that Republican leadership has ignored. But instead of working to im- help those in need. chosen to bring the bipartisan version prove the lives of millions of Ameri- But people really want to work. In- to the floor, to play it straight and cans in poverty, the Republican Party stead of creating jobs, Republicans are give us a fighting chance to get those continues their drive to plunge our Na- holding our economy hostage, putting two-thirds votes necessary to amend tion into default and our economy over forth policies that will create more un- the Constitution. the brink. employment and more job loss. Instead So I rise to announce my support for Speaker BOEHNER has unveiled yet of quickly passing a clean debt ceiling the Budget Control Act. I rise to ex- another Republican plan that fails to vote, the Republicans are marching press gratitude to Speaker BOEHNER do what America needs. His plan fails lockstep to create this default. and Leader CANTOR, who listened to to end the threat of default. His plan Instead of supporting the vital colleagues like myself who thought we targets the programs aimed at Amer- human needs programs that will pro- could improve the circumstances of ica’s most vulnerable—our seniors, our tect our most vulnerable, Republicans this vote by accelerating and improv- children, and our low-income fami- are trying to balance the budget on the ing our choices for a balanced budget lies—for more draconian cuts. backs of the poor while maintaining amendment. And, frankly, I also rise to Trying to balance the budget on the these tax cuts for millionaires and bil- commend all of my colleagues who backs of the poor is morally wrong. lionaires and Big Oil. Mr. Speaker, there is no more time have held out for a better deal. I want b 1100 to say from my heart, this is better. for these Republican games. The Amer- History is often made in unexpected We need a balanced approach that ican people expect us to put partisan- ways and at unexpected times. I be- balances targeted cuts with the rev- ship aside to protect our economy and lieve, with the consideration of the enue that we need. We must make sure create jobs. The American Dream has Budget Control Act on the floor today, that we can pay the benefits that we been a nightmare for the 45 million liv- we have an opportunity to make owe to our seniors, protect Medicare, ing in poverty, and is turning quickly progress toward restoring fiscal dis- Medicaid and Social Security, and safe- into a nightmare for millions who are cipline to Washington, D.C.; but I be- guard our most vulnerable commu- falling from middle income into the lieve with consideration of the bal- nities. ranks of the poor. anced budget amendment to the Con- Mr. Speaker, while the Nation’s un- The bill put forth today by Repub- stitution of the United States tomor- employment level remains unaccept- licans guarantees this tragic outcome. row, we have an opportunity to make ably high, for some minority commu- f nities it was double digits even before history. FURTHER MESSAGE FROM THE the recession began. The unemploy- So I urge my colleagues to join me in SENATE supporting the Budget Control Act on ment rate for African Americans today A further message from the Senate the floor today. But I also urge all of is recorded at 16.2 percent and Latinos by Ms. Curtis, one of its clerks, an- my colleagues, Republicans and Demo- recorded at 11.2 percent. And what nounced that the Senate has passed crats alike, to join us as we make a many of us have known for a long, long with an amendment in which the con- good faith effort to send a balanced time now, African Americans and currence of the House is requested, a budget amendment to the Constitution Latinos have lost 18 to 20 times their bill of the House of the following title: of the United States to the Senate and net worth, more so than white Ameri- to the States. Let us put into the na- cans due to structural inequalities H.R. 2608. An act to provide for an addi- tional temporary extension of programs tional charter that this national gov- where race is a factor. These numbers are horrific and speak to the larger cri- under the Small Business Act and the Small ernment, for this generation and the Business Investment Act of 1958, and for next, must again live within our sis facing our Nation, the jobs crisis. other purposes. means. Let me share the story of one Amer- ican who is looking for a job. Reverend f f David was laid off from his job as the LEGACY OF FREEDOM POVERTY IN AMERICA successful director of a faith-based The SPEAKER pro tempore. The The SPEAKER pro tempore. The nonprofit that served the disadvan- Chair recognizes the gentleman from Chair recognizes the gentlewoman from taged and worked to put people on a Mississippi (Mr. NUNNELEE) for 5 min- California (Ms. LEE) for 5 minutes. path to self-sufficiency. Now he is rely- utes. Ms. LEE. I rise today as a founding ing on the very safety net programs Mr. NUNNELEE. Mr. Speaker, last cochair of the 39-Member Out of Pov- that he used to connect others to. He week the remains of Corporal Judge C. erty Caucus to talk about the millions diligently job hunts week after week. Hellums of Paris, Mississippi, were re- of people living in poverty in America. David and his wife rely on unemploy- turned from the Parroy Forest near Nearly 45 million Americans live in ment benefits to make ends meet, and Luneville, France, and given a proper poverty, and one in five children are he is worried about what he will do burial in Arlington National Cemetery. growing up in poverty. The recession when he reaches the 99-week limit of In the fall of 1944, following the Nor- may be over for big corporations and those benefits. mandy invasion, Corporal Hellums’ the superrich, but for far too many Reverend David is not alone. Forty- unit, the 773rd Tank Battalion, was Americans the recession is actually a five million Americans worry about fighting its way east through France depression. where they will sleep at night, if their toward the German border. The M–10 Yesterday, the Out of Poverty Cau- children will eat, what will happen if tank destroyer to which he was as- cus held a press conference with orga- they need medical attention, and when signed was attacked. Two men survived nizations working on the front lines will they secure a living-wage job. with serious injuries, but Corporal with low-income and poor people. We We must work together to help the Hellums, along with Private First heard stories of more homelessness, millions of Americans who are still Class Lawrence N. Harris of Elkins, long lines at food pantries, and the des- struggling to recover from the Great West Virginia, and Private Donald D. peration felt by so many. Our Nation’s Recession. Owens of Cleveland, Ohio, were killed unemployment rate remains at an un- As the first order of business, I call in the attack. All evidence at the time acceptably high 9.2 percent. Millions of on the Speaker to bring my legislation, indicated that their remains had been Americans who have lost their jobs are H.R. 589, to the floor for an up-or-down destroyed.

VerDate Mar 15 2010 00:49 Jul 29, 2011 Jkt 099060 PO 00000 Frm 00008 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K28JY7.014 H28JYPT1 tjames on DSKG8SOYB1PROD with HOUSE July 28, 2011 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H5671 Over the last decade, through the co- bers, they’re concerned about can they Well, I don’t know whether any econ- operation of a French citizen who had get a job or can they keep the job they omist agrees with that, but they have been exploring the forest and the Joint have. They’re concerned about the bills enjoyed these tax cuts for decades, and POW/MIA Accounting Command using and obligations that they have. we now are at the highest unemploy- DNA evidence and forensic identifica- They’re concerned about whether they ment that we’ve ever been. And it tion tools, the remains of these heroes can keep their kids in school and would seem to me that those who have, were identified. whether they can keep food on the through the benefits of all of our tax- On July 20, 2011, 67 years after their table, whether they can keep the dig- payers, received this windfall, that it’s deaths, they were given the proper bur- nity and pride and not have their not asking too much to ask them to in- ial they had been denied as they were dream shattered by this nightmare vest in their country, to invest in jobs, laid to rest in Arlington National Cem- that their country owes $14.3 trillion. to not look at how much profit they etery. We’re making a special appeal to can make overseas but how many lives To these heroes, we say: Welcome Americans, Republicans and Demo- can they have to get a decent salary, to home, and may you rest in peace. crats, not to allow our country to get be able to join the union, to be able to While these soldiers were identified, caught in a position that we don’t pay pay their bills, and at the same time be we still have 72,000 American soldiers our bills. I suspect that a lot of my able to go back to work. who are unaccounted for from World constituents would say: Well, how the This answer that everyone makes a War II, and more than 83,000 from all heck did I get that bill? How do we owe sacrifice, it’s not talking about the pri- wars who are missing in action. $14.3 trillion, and what did I have to do vate sector that made the money. I Staff Sergeant Leroy Leist is one of with it? don’t even know why ‘‘sacrifice’’ is those Americans. In 1944, his World And I guess we have to say honestly: even used in any dialogue. What we’re War II bomber was shot down over the You didn’t have much to do with it. basically saying is that we have to cut North Sea. His body, along with several You did not go into countries and get spending. Well, everyone would agree of his fellow crewmembers, was never involved in three wars. You were not to that. But these people that are re- recovered. For more than a decade, responsible for saying that the richest ceiving benefits from their government Adrian Caldwell has worked tirelessly of Americans and corporations that are are the ones that will be making the to locate her father’s remains and receiving large profits should have and sacrifice. And as we cut the benefits— bring them home. All of our fallen war continue to have preferential tax treat- whether we’re talking about education heroes deserve a proper burial, and my ment. benefits, health care benefits, supple- office is working with Mrs. Caldwell to Well, why are you telling me then ments to pensions, or sometimes the ensure that her father receives what he that I have to pay the debt? If we all only funds that they have in retire- earned—the honor and gratitude from have to pitch in on this, what about ment, Social Security; whether we’re the country he served and gave his life the guys who will not be making a sac- talking about checks for the disabled to defend. rifice? who cannot work—now they want to This repatriation reminds us that Well, that’s kind of difficult to ex- cut those programs and the people that freedom is not free. We enjoy the lib- plain to these people. But you tell provide the service. So that means that erty of a free Nation today because of them that there are people in the Con- they will be increasing the number of men like these who answered freedom’s gress who truly believe that they can people that are unemployed. It just doesn’t make sense that we call. And the way we honor their sac- address their problem by having a con- have unemployment compensation and rifice is to remember them and call stitutional amendment. them by name. other things for people to have dispos- b 1110 The Greatest Generation is passing able income, but we cut $4 trillion from to their heavenly reward at a rate of I know it’s a stretch, but that’s what those people that are trying to survive. Thank you, Mr. Speaker, for allowing over a thousand people a day. These some of us have to deal with in the me to address the House. are veterans who left their homes to Congress. But you’ve heard some of fight in faraway places. These are fami- them this morning say the only answer f lies who supported those efforts. We to our problem is to have a vote in the DO THE RIGHT THING FOR cannot thank them enough before they House of Representatives and persuade AMERICA: BALANCE THE BUDGET two-thirds of our Members that in the are called home. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The The other way we honor their sac- United States Constitution we will re- Chair recognizes the gentleman from quire a balanced budget. rifice is to pass on the legacy of free- Texas (Mr. GOHMERT) for 5 minutes. dom that they died to defend. When I Now, after we get two-thirds here— Mr. GOHMERT. Mr. Speaker, there’s conduct town hall meetings around and we can’t get two-thirds to agree to no question this Congress for many Mississippi, I ask a question: Do you anything but, hey—then we have to get years has had a problem with spending. believe your grandchildren will live a two-thirds from the Senate. And we The Democratic Congress developed a better life than you lived? For the first only hold the Senate by one vote, but bigger and bigger appetite for spending time in American history the answer it’s a commentary because after we do for 40 years, as it held the majority for to that question is no. that, then we have to go out to the years and years. Sixty-seven years from now, and 167 States and ask the State legislators to Then Republicans took the House in years from now, successive generations approve what we have done, at least 1995, and they forced a balanced budget will review the actions of our genera- two-thirds of the States. That’s their on President Clinton. They had friction tion. Only history will record if we an- answer to those people who had an between the President and the Con- swered freedom’s call. American Dream. gress, and that allowed this country to f It would seem to me that along the have a balanced budget. line they may ask: Who received the Who would have ever thought—I cer- AMERICAN DREAM SHATTERED BY benefits of all of this debt? And I would tainly wouldn’t. I know I have got NIGHTMARE suspect that a lot of the people that some Democratic friends who would The SPEAKER pro tempore. The manufacture military equipment had a have thought it, but I wouldn’t—but Chair recognizes the gentleman from windfall. I would suspect that those when we got a Republican President New York (Mr. RANGEL) for 5 minutes. people that were able to take jobs over- and we had Republican majorities in Mr. RANGEL. My colleagues, yester- seas, the profit-and-loss books look the House and Senate, we began to day I was talking about the American like they did pretty well. And the fi- spend again. There wasn’t the friction Dream. But then again, I was thinking nancial section, our committee voted there to hold spending down, and Re- about how many people woke up this for and it was approved by the Presi- publicans, I would submit, lost their morning concerned about our national dent, $789 billion to be given to the fi- way and began spending too much debt. nancial community. And God knows money. When you represent the type of dis- they say these are the people that can My first year in Congress, in 2005 and trict that I do, and many other Mem- create the jobs. 2006, we shouldn’t have spent the

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President says, I was going to veto but retary Clinton recently announced that I would never have dreamed that 5 we’re on the edge of the cliff. A 100 per- the United States would provide an- short years later that with the Demo- cent Republican bill; they wouldn’t other $28 million in aid for people in cratic majority the spending would compromise. And now they say, Well, Somalia and for Somali refugees in have exploded once they had no fric- gee, Republicans inherited the econ- Kenya, in addition to the over $431 mil- tion between a Democratic President omy. lion in food and nonfood emergency as- and a Democratic Congress, and that It’s not right practically; it’s not sistance already provided for the re- we would go from the $160 billion in right politically. Let’s do the right gion this year. deficit spending in 2006 that Repub- thing for America. It’s a good start. But we need to en- licans got beat up for to $1.6 trillion in f sure that the appropriate U.S. funds deficit spending—10 times more—and are available to address this crisis this people still thinking that’s somehow THE SOMALIA CRISIS year and that Congress provides okay. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The enough funding to maintain our ability It wasn’t okay for Republicans to Chair recognizes the gentlewoman from to really address these crises. It is a overspend by $160 billion, and it’s not Connecticut (Ms. DELAURO) for 5 min- matter of life and death for the most okay for this Democratic Senate and utes. vulnerable people in the world. President to continue to push to spend Ms. DELAURO. Mr. Speaker, the We do this not just out of moral re- $1.6 trillion more than the $2.2 trillion Horn of Africa is currently suffering sponsibility, although that should be we supposedly will have coming in. from the worst drought in 60 years, one compelling enough. It is also because Now we’re told today we’re going to of the worst humanitarian crises in re- our national security interests need to have a vote on a Republican bill. A lit- cent memory. For both moral and na- be represented to maintain the capa- tle surprising to some of us Repub- tional security reasons, it demands a bility to combat food insecurity in the licans. We passed a bill, Cut, Cap, and strong, clear, sustained response from Horn of Africa and other critical re- Balance. It wasn’t what I wanted. I this institution. gions around the world. It’s about our liked the balanced budget amendment Last week, famine was declared in national security. Anti-hunger pro- with a percentage of GDP cap on spend- parts of southern Somalia. This means grams can help this crisis and ing to help rein Congress in, and that acute malnutrition rates among chil- strengthen international diplomacy. was negotiable on the percentage. But dren now exceed 30 percent, that more Yet, unfortunately, we have seen the it also had $111 billion out of $1.6 tril- than two people per 10,000 die every money for international food aid cut lion that would have been cut from day, and that people are not able to ac- back severely. When we fight hunger spending. That just wasn’t enough. But cess food or other basic necessities. and poverty, we undercut the recruit- the balanced budget amendment, if it b 1120 ing base of those who would threaten had been passed and become part of the us—the terrorists who would threaten law, was enough of a game changer it One out of every five households in us. was worth voting for. famine-declared areas have no food at Let me conclude by saying we know Then the Senate sits back and says, all. The malnutrition rates in Somalia what we can do to help. We have the We’re not going to go for that. We’re are currently the highest in the world. ability to alleviate hunger and suf- not going to pass anything, so pass In the last few months, tens of thou- fering of millions in the Horn of Africa. something else. And now our leadership sands of Somalis, the majority of them We know that doing so is the right has heard the call of Leader REID down children, have died as a result of causes thing to do. It makes us safer in the the hall and is going to bring another related to malnutrition. In some of the long run. We lack the political will to bill. most affected areas, an estimated do the right thing. I urge my col- And I know the intentions of both 310,000 children are acutely malnour- leagues, support funding for these crit- sides of the aisle want the best for the ished. ical programs in the coming budget for country. I get that. I understand that. The worst may be yet to come. Eight the millions of suffering in Somalia, We have different ideas on how that million people are in need of assistance Kenya and Ethiopia, for the humani- can be done. And I know that there are in Ethiopia and Kenya. Unless the tarian crisis of the future, for the con- people in my party that want to keep global community and humanitarian tinued safety and the security of the beating up on me because I can’t vote agencies intervene now, it’s predicted United States. that the entire south of Somalia will for a bill that only cuts $1 trillion out f of $15 trillion to $16 trillion that will be face famine within the next 2 months. deficit spending over the next 10 years. Nearly a thousand people are arriv- BROWN CHAPEL A.M.E. CHURCH Because it’s easy to do the math: We ing daily at overcrowded refugee camps 145TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRA- cut $1 trillion out of $15 trillion, $16 in Kenya and Ethiopia. Many have TION trillion over the next 10 years, and if journeyed for weeks to get there. Ac- The SPEAKER pro tempore. The we can keep doing that, and there are cording to Josette Sheeran, executive Chair recognizes the gentlewoman from no assurances we can, every 10 years director of the U.N. World Food Pro- Alabama (Ms. SEWELL) for 5 minutes. cut another trillion, then when I have gram, the roads to these camps ‘‘are Ms. SEWELL. I rise today to recog- my 207th birthday, we can celebrate becoming roads of death. Over half the nize the 145th anniversary of Brown that year a balanced budget, and we women I talked to had to leave chil- Chapel African Methodist Episcopal will have only added $120 trillion to the dren to die or had children die. In the Church in Selma, Alabama. For 145 $14.3 trillion deficit now. I can’t vote Horn of Africa, we could lose a genera- years, Brown Chapel has been a pillar for that. tion.’’ And the troubles do not end in the Selma community, and she Politically we’re told, this is the po- there. Sexual violence against women stands today as a powerful symbol of litical thing to do. You’ve got to do the in these already overcrowded refugee the civil rights movement for the political thing. If you don’t vote for camps is on the rise. major role that this church played in the Boehner bill, you’re voting for This crisis didn’t happen overnight. the events that led to the adoption of Obama. That’s not true. If the Senate The eastern Horn of Africa is prone to the Voting Rights Act of 1965. will pass anything—anything—then we chronic food insecurity. What is more, One hundred forty-five years ago, could drive this to a conference com- below-average rainfall in late 2010 and just 2 years after the Emancipation mittee and get a compromise. The Sen- the spring of 2011 anticipated drought Proclamation, freed slaves began wor- ate has to pass something. conditions, which have been dramati- shipping, first in private homes, and

VerDate Mar 15 2010 00:49 Jul 29, 2011 Jkt 099060 PO 00000 Frm 00010 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K28JY7.018 H28JYPT1 tjames on DSKG8SOYB1PROD with HOUSE July 28, 2011 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H5673 eventually in the basement of the the present generation would do to ful- financial crisis they created we’re try- Hotel Albert in Selma, Alabama. One fill the legacy, the obligations, and the ing to dig ourselves out of. Spread out hundred forty-five years ago, on Au- debts that we owe to the people before over 10 years, that covers the, roughly, gust 31, 1867, an African Methodist them. $4 trillion we’re trying to eke out of Episcopal missionary, Brother John As a proud member of Brown Chapel this sick economy to pay down our Turner, addressed the group assembled Church, I had the privilege of being debt. But it’s a very delicate balance in the basement of the Hotel Albert there that day. And for me, his words we’re attempting because there are 14 and extended them an invitation to were a call to action. It was because million Americans out of work and up unite with the African Methodist Epis- people prayed in Brown Chapel and to 24 million who are working part copal connection. people marched on the Edmund Pettus time, who want to work full time, or Two years later, in 1869, these vision- Bridge that a little black girl from others who have completely given up ary church members bought a plot of Selma, Alabama, could dream and and dropped out. We can’t hurt them land on Sylvan Street, now known as could one day stand here in this won- more. Martin Luther King Street. This beau- derful Chamber as the first black Con- Fewer jobs mean lower revenues at tiful edifice of Brown Chapel that gresswoman from the State of Ala- all levels. It means lower profits to stands today, with its imposing twin bama. many companies, and it certainly towers and Romanesque revival styl- Brown Chapel has been a pillar in my means lower revenues into the Federal ing, was built in 1908 by a black build- hometown of Selma, Alabama; and it Treasury because there are more peo- er, Mr. A.J. Farley. Today, we cele- still remains so today. I am a proud ple who are on unemployment: more brate 145 years of Brown Chapel—a his- member of this church and have been people who rely on government assist- tory of faith, courage, and leadership. for the last 30 years of my life. I was ance, more people who rely on public It took great courage in the early raised in this beautiful historic church, health because their private insurance 1960s to defy an injunction that forbade and I know its significance. I am now has dried up. How many people now all churches in Selma, Alabama, from proud to represent the Seventh Con- can’t afford to pay their COBRA? Mil- lions who are not earning paychecks holding mass meetings. Most churches gressional District of Alabama and are not able to pay their contributions in Selma refused to disobey the court proud of the many giants on whose to Social Security and Medicare. So order, but Brown Chapel opened its shoulders I stand. In honor of the 145th anniversary of it’s a vicious cycle. doors to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., In any time of economic downturn, the historic Brown Chapel A.M.E. and became that wonderful church of national economic policy must act like Church, I, TERRI A. SEWELL, Represent- courage that played such an integral a fulcrum on a teeter-totter. It has to ative to the United States Congress role in the civil rights movement. level impacts on people so they can from the Seventh District of Alabama, Brown Chapel became an icon of the reposition. The government has to at do hereby recognize Brown Chapel for movement. the Federal level help prop up the its numerous contributions to the city It was from Brown Chapel that they American people until they can find of Selma, the State of Alabama, and marched on Bloody Sunday, 2 days their footing again. It doesn’t take a this Nation. I ask those present today later on Turnaround Tuesday, and on mental giant to figure that out. Unem- March 21, 1965, the day when the Selma to join me in celebrating 145 years of ployment is the major cause of the def- to Montgomery march was finally com- historic Brown Chapel A.M.E. Church. icit that we are bearing now; yet we pleted. Leading the infamous Bloody f hear almost no discussion about jobs Sunday was Hosea Williams, as well as b 1130 and how to create jobs, to get rid of un- our esteemed colleague in this Cham- employment, as the reemployed and CREDIT DEFAULT ber, Congressman JOHN LEWIS of Geor- lift the economy—healing the Repub- gia. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The lic. Rather than talking about how to The story of Bloody Sunday will go Chair recognizes the gentlewoman from create jobs and how unemployment down in the annals of history as a piv- Ohio (Ms. KAPTUR) for 5 minutes. causes lost revenues and kills more otal event in the civil rights move- Ms. KAPTUR. Mr. Speaker, the Re- jobs, all we’re hearing is take more ment. On March 7, 1965, at the Edmund publican majority has once again prov- flesh off the bones of families and com- Pettus Bridge, six blocks from Brown en its complete irresponsibility by put- munities. House Republicans have Chapel A.M.E. Church, mounted troops ting our economy at risk in handling placed the entire economy at risk now confronted the marchers on that our Nation’s finances. A little over a to satisfy the ideological wishes of a bridge. Sheriff Jim Clark and his posse decade ago, there were projected sur- few. charged the marchers with tear gas and pluses as far as the eye could see. The The American public sees what’s hap- with billy clubs. That night, ABC News Nation had achieved a firm financial pening. Importantly, they’re feeling di- interrupted regularly scheduled pro- footing. That was before the George rectly what is not happening. Nobody grams to air footage of Bloody Sunday. Bush administration and the Repub- is being fooled. I’ve heard from thou- By morning, news of the event had licans took us on a spending spree, pay- sands of people back home in northern spread to nearly every American ing out trillions in huge tax cuts, Ohio who are concerned that the Re- household, and thousands of supporters skewed to—guess who?—the top 2 per- publican leadership is playing poli- began to walk to Selma. The Selma to cent, the wealthy, whose investment tics—playing with fire—during a time Montgomery march and the subsequent decision then killed jobs in our coun- when our economic recovery is very, outrage led to the passage of the Vot- try. The last month that George Bush very fragile. Putting our Nation’s cred- ing Rights Act of 1965. was in office, we lost over 700,000 jobs it rating at risk is totally irresponsible For 145 years, Brown Chapel has been just in that month. The Bush Adminis- and will cause more economic harm. I a powerful agent of change. It has been tration plunged the Nation during that had somebody tell me yesterday he’s a place where socioeconomic and racial decade into two wars they refused to trying to renegotiate his home loan, barriers have been challenged, a place pay for. and the mortgage company wanted to where barriers that divide our Nation History tells the story. raise the interest rate a quarter per- have been broken down. Then came the big economic collapse cent because of the market uncertainty Brown Chapel continues to make his- of 2008 during the Bush Administration all of this is causing. tory. On March 4, 2007, then-Senator that included a loss in Federal reve- Since World War I, our country has Barack Obama, a Presidential can- nues, which followed the largest eco- always received a AAA status from didate, gave the address for the annual nomic downturn since the Great De- credit rating agencies because, until Bridge Crossing Commemoration. It pression, due to George Bush’s capitu- now, we have always put the Nation was during this address in 2007 that lation to Wall Street abuse. Now, Re- first—not any political party first, but Barack Obama thanked the ‘‘Moses publicans claim to care about the Fed- the Nation first. To force America to Generation’’ and challenged the ‘‘Josh- eral deficit? default for the first time in history ua Generation.’’ In his famous ‘‘Joshua Well, yes, revenues have shrunk by would hurt our Republic and every Generation’’ speech, Obama asked what about $400 billion a year because of the working family, and it would hurt

VerDate Mar 15 2010 05:34 Jul 29, 2011 Jkt 099060 PO 00000 Frm 00011 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K28JY7.020 H28JYPT1 tjames on DSKG8SOYB1PROD with HOUSE H5674 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE July 28, 2011 those who are out of work even more. cent—it had quadrupled—and we were b 1140 It would mean higher interest rates on mired in debt. The Reagan-Bush eco- DEBT CEILING HOSTAGE cars, on home loans, on credit cards, on nomic policies greatly increased the student loans. It would mean fewer debt and led to soaring deficits and ris- The SPEAKER pro tempore. The jobs and less growth. ing interest rates. It ended in a reces- Chair recognizes the gentleman from Instability, uncertainty, creates a sion. Oregon (Mr. BLUMENAUER) for 5 min- downdraft on the recovery. Congress In 1993, President Clinton was under utes. should be focusing on economic recov- severe pressure from the very Repub- Mr. BLUMENAUER. Mr. Speaker, ery and creating jobs if we want to licans who had meekly followed the the elaborate Kabuki dance continues close that deficit gap. You balance two Republican Presidents as they here on Capitol Hill surrounding the budgets by full employment economies. raised the national debt by over 300 angst about increasing the debt ceiling. We surpassed the debt limit over 2 percent. President Clinton championed I think what we are seeing can be sum- months ago, and come August 2, the a balanced austerity program with, marized in three words: ‘‘recklessness,’’ Treasury will simply not be able to pay roughly, equal spending cuts and rev- ‘‘abuse,’’ and ‘‘hypocrisy.’’ First of all, it is reckless for my Re- all the bills that are currently due. enue increases—the Clinton years. Re- publican friends to hold the debt ceil- Yes, it’s long overdue to reach a com- publicans in both the House and Senate ing discussions hostage in an attempt promise. Instead, Speaker BOEHNER has voted unanimously against that pro- to achieve other political goals. There walked away from the negotiating gram, arguing it would cost jobs and have already been significant costs. table and has chosen to roll out a hasty cause a recession, but the exact oppo- American currency has weakened. bill that hasn’t gone through the nor- site occurred. More than 20 million jobs We’ve watched a slide of the stock mar- mal committee process. Apparently, were created under the Clinton admin- ket since last Friday when the agree- many in his own party reject it. This istration, and each of the last three ment blew up as Speaker BOEHNER isn’t leadership for America at a time budgets of the Clinton Presidency pro- walked away from his work with Presi- when she needs it. It may be capitula- duced a surplus. Those three budgets dent Obama. We’ve watched premiums tion to Grover Norquist and his lobby, were the only budgets and surplus in being paid now to ensure United States but our responsibility is far greater. the last 40 years, and Clinton’s bal- debt. People are making adjustments Mr. Speaker, the way that you bal- anced program is considered highly that are having consequences right ance budgets is to put people to work successful by economists. President now and eroding the confidence that we and grow the economy. I support a bal- Clinton raised taxes on those who have had globally in the strength of anced, bipartisan solution to reduce could afford it and reduced spending to American commitments to pay its our deficit, create jobs and grow our shrink our deficit, and the economy debt—a confidence that has resulted in economy, to expand our middle class grew by leaps and bounds. record low-interest rates that have and protect Medicare, Social Security The fiscal record of the second Presi- and Medicaid beneficiaries. The solu- benefited everybody in the United dent Bush is a record of utter irrespon- States, and that is at risk. tion to deficits is robust job growth sibility. It began with massive tax and full economic recovery. Let’s spend The irony is that there is no reason cuts, skewed sharply toward the for this to occur. We have increased the two months putting that initiative for- wealthy, and with trillions of dollars ward! debt ceiling 102 times since this un- spent on two long, unpopular wars—all usual little law was enacted in 1917. f of that paid for by borrowing. It ended The United States, you recall, is one of THE AMERICAN DEBT LIMIT HELD in the Great Recession, caused by the only two countries in the entire world HOSTAGE—AN UNNECESSARY collapse of an unregulated housing that goes through this charade of hav- CRISIS market which was fueled by Wall ing to vote to finance spending that Street greed. President Bush turned The SPEAKER pro tempore. The we’ve already done. President Clinton’s surplus into more Chair recognizes the gentleman from It has always been routine. We did than 5 trillion additional dollars added Massachusetts (Mr. OLVER) for 5 min- this routinely for President Bush. The to our national debt—all the way up to utes. irony is now when we are facing an- Mr. OLVER. Mr. Speaker, today we here—almost doubling the debt again. other adjustment in the debt ceiling, face an unnecessary crisis. The debt President Obama was inaugurated ironically most of the debt, $9.5 billion, limit has never before been held hos- during the worst month of job losses in was incurred as a direct result of the tage by any political party, because it the Great Recession and cannot be policies of the two Presidents Bush and is in every American’s best interest to blamed for what happened before, but Ronald Reagan. There is a great little protect the credit of the United States; the recovery has stalled, and we’re chart on page A–14 in today’s New York but now ideologues in Congress have short 12 million jobs. Times that outlines this. hijacked this issue, and have pushed History has shown us what works and Instead of making it routine and our Nation to the brink of default in what doesn’t. The Reagan-Bush eco- making whatever pontification people rejecting all offers of compromise. nomics led to hugely increased debt. will do on the floor of the House, which Calls for massive spending cuts, and The Clinton economics eliminated the they have done since 1917, now all of a spending cuts alone, without raising deficit and accelerated economic sudden we have thrown a monkey any revenues whatsoever are irrespon- growth, but it required some sacrifice wrench into the process. We’ve raised sible at least and deliberately destruc- by all Americans to fix the national the specter of default. We’re having tive at worst. They would default on problem. people speculate whether there’s our debt, causing a global financial cri- Now Republicans want to slash social enough money to go to August 2 or Au- sis, rather than see hedge fund man- programs, gut Medicare and Social Se- gust 5. We’re speculating about what agers, corporate jet owners or phe- curity benefits, and further reduce debts, what bills the President will nomenally profitable oil companies pay taxes for the wealthiest few. The Re- pay. higher taxes. Their call for fiscal re- publicans threaten default on our debt. The irony is that this Republican sponsibility rings hollow, and the fiscal The only plan they offer would add recklessness is actually empowering history of the last three decades shows hundreds of thousands of people to the the President of the United States to that. unemployment lines by eliminating make decisions about whether to pay This chart shows the growth of jobs in the public sector. They would Chinese creditors or honor our obliga- America’s national debt since 1980. protect the wealthiest few at the ex- tions to senior citizens or people who At the end of the Carter administra- pense of the entire country. They offer do business with the United States. tion, the national debt was less than $1 no plan to create jobs and no long-term Absolutely outrageous. trillion. Twelve years later, with Presi- solution. Yet America needs a long- Wouldn’t you think Congress would dent Reagan’s 8 years and the first term solution, and that must include like to make these decisions rather President Bush’s 4 years, the national spending reduction and revenue in- than punting to the President? Well, debt had grown by more than 300 per- crease in balanced proportion. no. In fact, the Republicans are more

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Pursu- DETERRENCE AFTER NEW START You know, the American public over- ant to clause 12(a) of rule I, the Chair (Mr. LAMBORN asked and was given whelmingly wants a balanced solution declares the House in recess until noon permission to address the House for 1 with a little bit of revenue increase, today. minute.) maybe taking some unjustified tax Accordingly (at 11 o’clock and 47 Mr. LAMBORN. Mr. Speaker, I rise loopholes, not slashing budgets unilat- minutes a.m.), the House stood in re- today to discuss a critical component erally. They want a balanced approach. cess until noon. of America’s national security, our nu- clear deterrence. Yesterday, the House But my Republican friends, having f taken control of one Chamber, now Armed Services Committee Strategic b 1200 think that they ought to be able to dic- Forces Subcommittee held a hearing tate to the other body, dictate to the AFTER RECESS on sustaining nuclear deterrence after President of the United States, have it New START. This hearing made it ab- The recess having expired, the House solutely clear that the nuclear policy their way or the highway. It’s not what was called to order by the Speaker pro the American public wants. It’s not provisions in the House fiscal year 2012 tempore (Mr. DOLD) at noon. National Defense Authorization Act what should happen in our system of f democracy, where there should be some are critical to our nuclear deterrence strategy. give-and-take and some compromise. PRAYER The ink was barely dry on the New But no, what we’re seeing is an unfor- The Chaplain, the Reverend Patrick START Treaty, and the administration tunate abuse of power on the part of J. Conroy, offered the following prayer: was already talking about deeper cuts. some people who are willing to take We give You thanks, O God, for giv- We need to slow down and wait for nu- hostage the debt ceiling negotiation ing us another day. We give You clear modernization to catch up to and risk economic damage to the thanks for all people who, through arms control. We must be wary of any United States, to our families, and courage and selfless devotion, have car- further unilateral reductions of the businesses. ried the banner of righteousness before U.S. nuclear deterrent, which is crit- And third, it is a case of hypocrisy. us and have pointed the way to the ical to America’s defense and that of You know, the Republican plan, the so- high ideals of human dignity that are over 30 of our allies. Congress has an called Cut, Cap, and Balance—and they the handiwork of Your creation. These obligation to scrutinize U.S. nuclear passed it last week on the floor of the are our American ancestors. policy and force structure to ensure House—would require cutting spending Bless now the men and women of the that we have a sustainable and effec- for the government to 18 percent of the people’s House. Call forth leaders from tive deterrent, which is why the House overall economy. Interesting number. their number who understand that NDAA nuclear policy provisions must Ronald Reagan never even proposed a courage, exercised in the fulfillment of become law. budget that was less than 21 percent. their legislative responsibilities, might f They’re talking about draconian cuts cost them popularity now but reap to things that the American public re- them praise in the future from our WE DON’T DEFAULT lies upon—everything from food safety American descendants. May they take (Mr. KUCINICH asked and was given to infrastructure to education. But solace in knowing that it has always permission to address the House for 1 when the time came to vote for it, this been this way with great leaders. minute.) week, they voted ‘‘no’’ on an amend- We thank You for their hard work. Mr. KUCINICH. Here’s what we ment that would have implemented Give them the consolation of knowing should do to avoid default: increase the that type of cut. they will have done their best work for debt ceiling with no strings attached. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The all of our Nation. Here’s how to get out of debt: end the time of the gentleman from Oregon has May all that is done this day be for wars, save $1 trillion in 10 years; repeal expired. Your greater honor and glory. tax cuts to the wealthy, save another f Amen. $1 trillion; Medicare for all, end the $400 billion yearly subsidies for the TRADE AGREEMENTS f health insurance industry; renegotiate The SPEAKER pro tempore. The THE JOURNAL trade agreements with workers’ rights, Chair recognizes the gentlewoman from The SPEAKER pro tempore. The human rights, and environmental qual- Kansas (Ms. JENKINS) for 5 minutes. Chair has examined the Journal of the ity principles to save millions of jobs Ms. JENKINS. Where is the Presi- last day’s proceedings and announces and billions of dollars. dent’s plan? to the House his approval thereof. The Fed creates money out of noth- If I had a nickel for every time I have Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Jour- ing and gives it to banks. Why should heard that question, we would be much nal stands approved. our country go into debt, borrowing closer to resolving our debt crisis. But money from banks when we have the f the President and my friends across constitutional power to create money the aisle have still not answered the PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE and invest in jobs? We could have an- most important question of all: Where The SPEAKER pro tempore. Will the other New Deal, putting millions to is their plan for job creation? gentleman from Colorado (Mr. LAM- work, rebuilding America’s roads and House Republicans have a plan. At BORN) come forward and lead the House transportation system. We could have the core of this plan is passing the in the Pledge of Allegiance. a Works Green Administration where three pending trade agreements. These Mr. LAMBORN led the Pledge of Al- NASA is the incubator of jobs, design- trade agreements have the ability to legiance as follows: ing and engineering wind and solar immediately create thousands of jobs, I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the microtechnologies for private sector open new markets for our farmers, United States of America, and to the Repub- manufacturing, distribution, installa- ranchers, and manufacturers, and to lic for which it stands, one nation under God, tion, and maintenance in millions of play a pivotal role in growing our econ- indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. homes, saving money and energy and omy. Yet, the President continues to f protecting the environment. stand in the way. We are the United States of America, These agreements create jobs, period. ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE SPEAKER the greatest country on Earth. We en- So let’s pass these agreements with PRO TEMPORE vision wealth; we don’t default. We cre- South Korea, Colombia, and Panama. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The ate wealth; we don’t default. We build Let’s reauthorize the GSP and the An- Chair will entertain up to 15 requests wealth; we don’t default.

VerDate Mar 15 2010 00:49 Jul 29, 2011 Jkt 099060 PO 00000 Frm 00013 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K28JY7.024 H28JYPT1 tjames on DSKG8SOYB1PROD with HOUSE H5676 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE July 28, 2011 REID DEBT PLAN It’s a debate on the debt ceiling and others that share their views have had (Mr. PITTS asked and was given per- our spending crisis. But fundamentally, a monumental impact on the debt ceil- mission to address the House for 1 it’s a debate about the future direction ing debate. Know this: If left to its own minute and to revise and extend his re- of our country, the next generation, devices, Washington would have com- marks.) and getting Americans back to work. pleted just another perfunctory raising Mr. PITTS. Mr. Speaker, the Amer- Jobs are the cure for an ailing economy of the debt ceiling, or worse, more ican people can finally see HARRY and the elixir for a bright and secure taxes and more spending. REID’s debt ceiling plan. Only 5 days future. We cannot continue down the Call them hobbits. Call them what before the deadline set by the Presi- current path of fiscal irresponsibility. you like. I call the Tea Party and oth- dent, the Senate majority leader fi- We cannot continue to commit genera- ers who wish to fight to get this coun- nally put something on paper and sub- tional theft of our children’s and try on a proper fiscal trajectory true mitted it to the Congressional Budget grandkids’ futures. patriots. Office. I think we understand why he What kind of legacy will we leave for The reality here on Earth, Mr. waited so long to do this. The plan be- this country and its future genera- Speaker, is that America is a great Na- fore the Senate is filled with gimmicks tions? Will we leave a legacy of debt? tion, and we wish to remain that way. and does almost nothing to put our No, that’s not what I want. We must f not pass on to the generation of tomor- country on a better fiscal footing. DEFAULT IS NOT AN OPTION Of course, the largest gimmick is row the mistakes of our leaders today claiming to save $1 trillion by shutting who, until now, remain unwilling to (Mr. ALTMIRE asked and was given down wars that are already winding make the tough decisions and cut permission to address the House for 1 down. Despite having these phantom spending to create jobs and grow our minute.) Mr. ALTMIRE. Mr. Speaker, with the cuts in his bill, Majority Leader REID economy. We can and must do right; gives the President the full amount of and by God’s grace, we will. clock tick, tick, ticking away towards a default on our financial obligations debt ceiling increase that he needs to f push everything past next year’s elec- for the first time in American history, 1210 tion. Once again, the financial security b we need to come together to find bipar- of our country would be sacrificed for COMPROMISE AND A BALANCED tisan solutions. It’s time to stop hold- political expediency. APPROACH ing America’s credit rating hostage. To be clear, what we face is not a By contrast, Speaker BOEHNER’s plan (Mr. BACA asked and was given per- cuts spending by $1 for each $1 increase possible government budget shutdown. mission to address the House for 1 The consequences of default would in the debt limit. It may not be perfect, minute.) but it is necessary to keep us paying have far-reaching and long-lasting ef- Mr. BACA. Mr. Speaker, Republicans fects. The increase in interest rates re- our bills and prevent a debt rating claim that they want to lower the gov- downgrade. It is a start to getting our sulting from a default could cost Amer- ernment spending, but they sure have a icans an additional $10 billion in bor- country back on the path to a balanced funny way of showing it. First, they re- budget. rowing costs, and the loss in confidence fused to compromise with the Presi- from investors in government securi- f dent on a proposal that would lower ties worldwide could easily send Amer- CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL GRADUATE the deficit by $4 trillion. Now they ica into another recession. Default is MEDICAL EDUCATION PROGRAM refuse to compromise on a long-term simply not an option. (Ms. ESHOO asked and was given per- plan that would result in meaningful I support commonsense compromise mission to address the House for 1 deficit reduction. solutions to reduce our deficit and re- minute.) Even after the stock market plunged turn to balanced budgets. Ms. ESHOO. Mr. Speaker, I come to yesterday, Republicans still refuse to I hope that my colleagues on both the floor today with a coat of many compromise. Why? Because they’re sides are ready to put the partisan poli- colors. It is a little unusual to do this, more interested in scoring political tics aside and move forward with a but I’m very proud of it. And I think points and protecting the tax breaks plan to help keep America and the U.S. everyone will recognize this because for the ultrarich corporations that ship in good financial standing. jobs overseas. this is the traditional white coat that f We must not balance the budget on doctors wear. It was given to me by the REPUBLICAN DEFAULT ACT passionate residents at Lucile Packard the backs of our seniors and the poor Children’s Hospital in my district. by cutting Social Security and Medi- (Mr. PETERS asked and was given All of its pockets hold notes, and the care. We need a balanced approach. We permission to address the House for 1 notes were signed by the doctors and need to work together. No taxes, no minute.) the nurses, all in support of a remark- jobs. Mr. PETERS. Mr. Speaker, I rise able program in our country that has Let’s stop this dangerous game of today in opposition to the Republican trained thousands of pediatricians and chicken before we have an economic Default Act, which will require deep pediatric specialists over the last 12 disaster. We must compromise, and it cuts in Medicare while preserving tax years, the Children’s Hospital Graduate shouldn’t be ‘‘my way or the highway.’’ breaks and loopholes for millionaires Medical Education Program. f and large corporations. It is beyond It was first created in 1999 because disappointing that Republicans have BALANCING THE BUDGET there was a shortage of pediatricians in squandered a real opportunity to put our country and subspecialists. And (Mr. STUTZMAN asked and was our Nation on a sustainable fiscal path. this program today has been wildly given permission to address the House Many of my constituents are afraid successful, increasing the number of for 1 minute.) the Republican leadership will con- pediatricians by 35 percent. Congress Mr. STUTZMAN. Mr. Speaker, I tinue bending to the Tea Party de- needs to approve this and keep in place come to the floor today to thank every mands to drive our economy toward a those that take such good care of our vocal constituent and American for self-inflicted recession. children. pushing us up to this point today when The risks here are very real. Default f we will consider a tax-free and sensible or a credit downgrade will hurt middle budget control plan in exchange for class families with higher mortgage WHAT KIND OF LEGACY WILL WE raising our Nation’s debt ceiling. and credit card interest rates and high- LEAVE? Is it perfect? Far from it. Will I vote er costs for food, gas, and utilities. (Mr. WALBERG asked and was given for it today? Yes. The alternatives are Republicans need to stop playing permission to address the House for 1 too scary to comprehend. reckless games with our economy and minute.) No matter how many times you try start working for what the American Mr. WALBERG. Mr. Speaker, we are to put them down or call them names, people want: comprehensive deficit re- in the midst of an important debate. the Tea Party movement and many duction that shares the burden equally,

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The or an emergency situation or health permission to address the House for 1 ‘‘Spaceball’’ covered 6.5 million miles condition would bring. minute and to revise and extend his re- during this trip. It’s fundamentally unfair that the marks.) Baseball games are wonderful exam- debt racked up over the last decade Mr. INSLEE. Mr. Speaker, as we con- ples of old-fashioned American fun, and with two wars put on a credit card, tax tinue to hope that a spirit of consensus I commend the Cape Cod League for breaks for special interests, and other will come forth to avoid this self-in- their heartfelt tribute. Sadly, Chris- special provisions, and now the GOP is flicted wound, I think it’s well to think tina, whose innocent life was lost too looking to end Medicare as we know it of a general principle on how we should early, will only be there with us in and to undermine that fundamental approach our fiscal challenges, and spirit; yet that unique American spirit, promise. We’re not going to stand for that is that a nation that does not to achieve new heights, the same we it. We can work together on a more learn from its clear, unambiguous mis- saw in her desire to be the first female reasonable solution, and I urge my col- takes is bound to repeat them. And, in major league baseball player, will con- leagues to do so. fact, the problem with the Republican tinue to inspire us. f plan that will be on the floor today is that it not only repeats the mistakes f LIFE SCIENCES JOBS AND that occurred during the Bush adminis- BOEHNER DEFAULT PREVENTION INVESTMENT ACT tration, it enshrines them into perma- BILL (Ms. SCHWARTZ asked and was nent law. (Mr. HIMES asked and was given per- given permission to address the House Now, I remember very well where mission to address the House for 1 for 1 minute.) Alan Greenspan came before us years minute and to revise and extend his re- Ms. SCHWARTZ. As we seek ways to ago during the last President’s admin- marks.) get America’s economy growing again, istration and said that we needed to Mr. HIMES. Mr. Speaker, I’m told one part of this effort must be to cre- have massive cuts for multimillion- that this afternoon this House will ate the right environment to grow pri- aires and further cuts for the oil indus- vote on the Boehner default prevention vate-sector, cutting-edge jobs and cut- tries, because if we didn’t do that the bill, in direct contravention of House ting-edge industries. That is why I United States Government would just rules, with limited debate and no op- have joined several of my colleagues in have too much money in the kitty. portunity for amendment. One of the a bipartisan, bicameral basis to intro- That didn’t work out too well. In most important discussions we need to duce legislation that will keep America fact, because of those giant mistakes, have as a country—limited debate and on the front edge of scientific research it blew a hole in the deficit. no opportunity for amendment. and development and offer new oppor- Do not repeat them. Let’s go back I would welcome that debate. I’d love tunities for job creation in America’s and solve this problem the real way. to talk about what’s involved in gut- life sciences industry. This legislation provides targeted tax f ting Medicare and Social Security credits to promote innovation, entre- without asking the very wealthiest RECOGNIZING CAPE COD BASE- preneurship, and new, high-quality jobs people in this country to participate in BALL LEAGUE’S ALL-STAR GAME here at home. It expands on the re- solving this problem. I’d love to have (Mr. KEATING asked and was given search and development tax credit, and that debate. And we will, later, not permission to address the House for 1 allows companies to bring back over- today. minute.) seas earnings for the purpose of cre- What I’m rising to talk about today, Mr. KEATING. Mr. Speaker, I rise ating American jobs and investing in though, is the fact that this bill would today in recognition of the Cape Cod American startup companies. League’s All-Star Game, which is tak- have us having exactly this discussion American universities, research cen- ing place in Fenway Park on Friday, 6 months from today, talking about de- ters, and private companies are the July 29. fault and credit ratings and the im- world leaders in medical sciences and I rise, not just because this organiza- pacts of default, instead of talking the development of new medical de- tion embodies the best of America’s about what every American wants this vices and therapeutics, but we are no pastime, but because the league has de- Chamber to be focused on, which is longer alone. This legislation will help cided to dedicate this year’s game to what we can do to bring about jobs. ensure that our life sciences industries This is not a good bill. But the no- the memory of Christina-Taylor Green, maintain their competitive edge in the tion that it would have us having this the youngest victim of the Arizona global marketplace. shootings that took the lives of six conversation again in 6 months is rea- I urge my colleagues to join me in people and injured 13 others, including son enough for every Member of this support of innovative small businesses our colleague, Congresswoman GABBY Chamber to reject that bill this after- and the new jobs that they create. GIFFORDS. noon. Let’s help them create the cures and Christina was an avid baseball fan f treatments of tomorrow right here at who hoped one day to become the first b 1220 home today. female major league baseball player. f Her father, John, is a scout with the STOP THE GOP FROM ENDING Los Angeles Dodgers, and the family MEDICARE LINCOLN’S WARNING STILL spent summers in Cape Cod, in part so (Ms. CASTOR of Florida asked and STANDS he could scout players in the Cape Cod was given permission to address the (Mr. QUIGLEY asked and was given Baseball League. House for 1 minute.) permission to address the House for 1 For those of you who are not familiar Ms. CASTOR of Florida. Mr. Speaker, minute.) with the Cape Cod Baseball League, it’s I rise to urge my colleagues to work to- Mr. QUIGLEY. ‘‘Fellow-citizens, we the Nation’s premier amateur league gether to resolve our debt reduction cannot escape history,’’ said Lincoln in and gives fans like Christina the oppor- strategy, and I rise to urge my GOP an address to Congress in 1862. ‘‘We of tunity to watch future major league colleagues to abandon their efforts to this Congress and this administration, players up close. end Medicare as we know it. we will be remembered in spite of our- In Christina’s honor, league players For 45 years, Medicare has been that selves. No personal significance or in- will wear commemorative patches on fundamental promise to our parents significance can spare one or another

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Lincoln didn’t say eschew the bipartisan compromise notice stating that the emergency is to that this was a victory achieved with- that’s proposed under Simpson Bowles, continue in effect beyond the anniver- out great compromise. Lincoln didn’t the Biden Group, and the bipartisan sary date. In accordance with this pro- say, if you do things my way, with my Gang of Six, why should the American vision, I have sent to the Federal Reg- party, we’ll win this one. He told the people have any faith that when they ister for publication the enclosed no- story of a Nation that faced terrible come back in 6 months they will be tice stating that the national emer- consequences and yet still had the ex- more willing to compromise? gency declared with respect to the ac- traordinary foresight and fortitude to Where the Boehner plan fails, the tions of certain persons to undermine charge ahead toward a victory that in- Senate proposal provides economic cer- the sovereignty of Lebanon or its cluded compromise. tainty to the American economy democratic processes and institutions ‘‘We shall nobly save, or meanly lose, through 2012, while protecting Medi- is to continue in effect beyond August the last best hope of Earth.’’ His warn- care, Medicaid, and Social Security 1, 2011. ing stands today. from the drastic cuts the Boehner plan Certain ongoing activities, such as envisions. And according to the CBO, f continuing arms transfers to Hizballah the Senate plan’s $2.2 trillion in deficit that include increasingly sophisticated HEADS UP AMERICA reduction is more than double the weapons systems, serve to undermine (Mr. GARAMENDI asked and was Boehner plan of $915 billion. Lebanese sovereignty, contribute to given permission to address the House The American people have spoken, political and economic instability in for 1 minute.) Mr. Speaker, in poll after poll, on our the region, and continue to pose an un- Mr. GARAMENDI. Heads up America. phones, in our emails and at our of- usual and extraordinary threat to the This isn’t just about raising the debt fices. Get a bipartisan compromise national security and foreign policy of limit; this is about fundamental now. the United States. For these reasons, I change in all the things that we hold f have determined that it is necessary to dear here in America. VOTE ‘‘NO’’ ON DEBT CEILING continue the national emergency de- If you care about Medicare for your LEGISLATION clared on August 1, 2007, to deal with parents, or if you happen to be 65, pay that threat and the related measures (Mr. MCNERNEY asked and was attention to what’s going to be on this adopted on that date to respond to the given permission to address the House emergency. floor in the next couple of hours. If you for 1 minute.) think Social Security is important to BARACK OBAMA. Mr. MCNERNEY. Mr. Speaker, I rise THE WHITE HOUSE, July 28, 2011. you or to your parents and to your fu- in strong opposition to the majority’s f ture as the foundation for your pen- debt ceiling proposal. sion, pay attention to what’s going on Democrats and Republicans agree b 1230 here. Because have no doubts, America, that raising the Federal debt is PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION that the Republican Party is putting unsustainable, that the default is abso- forth, using the debt limit as a lever, OF S. 627, BUDGET CONTROL ACT lutely unacceptable, and that we must OF 2011 putting in place fundamental changes set our country on a course of fiscal re- in Medicare, basically looking to ter- sponsibility. But the majority’s unwill- Mr. DREIER. Mr. Speaker, by direc- minate Medicare as we know it, and ingness to propose a solution that has tion of the Committee on Rules, I call changing Social Security so that it is any chance of working is putting our up House Resolution 375 and ask for its no longer the foundation for your pen- economy at risk and threatening the immediate consideration. The Clerk read the resolution, as fol- sions. wage earners and senior citizens of lows: Heads up America. Watch carefully, America. We can find good solutions, because the Republican Party is going but this bill is not the way. H. RES. 375 right at the very heart of the most sta- Now, in the few days that we have Resolved, That upon the adoption of this ble and most important parts of every left, it will take all of us working to- resolution it shall be in order to consider in retiree’s future. Pay attention. Pay at- the House the bill (S. 627) to establish the gether to find sensible solutions. Amer- Commission on Freedom of Information Act tention. Because this is a critical mo- icans expect leadership from the Presi- ment. Processing Delays. All points of order dent to solve this budget stalemate, against consideration of the bill are waived. f and alternatives to the bill do exist. The amendment in the nature of a substitute Americans want jobs, jobs, jobs and a printed in part A of the report of the Com- ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE SPEAKER responsible budget. There is a better mittee on Rules accompanying this resolu- PRO TEMPORE approach that protects wage earners tion, modified by the amendments printed in The SPEAKER pro tempore. Mem- and senior citizens. I urge my col- part B of that report, shall be considered as bers are advised to address their re- leagues to oppose this legislation we adopted. The bill, as amended, shall be con- sidered as read. All points of order against marks to the Chair. are considering today. provisions in the bill, as amended, are f f waived. The previous question shall be con- CONTINUATION OF NATIONAL sidered as ordered on the bill, as amended, to WE NEED A BIPARTISAN DEBT final passage without intervening motion ex- COMPROMISE EMERGENCY WITH RESPECT TO cept: (1) two hours of debate, with one hour LEBANON—MESSAGE FROM THE (Mr. CONNOLLY of Virginia asked equally divided and controlled by the chair PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED and ranking minority member of the Com- and was given permission to address STATES (H. DOC. NO. 112–47) mittee on Rules, 30 minutes equally divided the House for 1 minute and to revise and controlled by the chair and ranking mi- and extend his remarks.) The SPEAKER pro tempore laid be- fore the House the following message nority member of the Committee on Ways Mr. CONNOLLY of Virginia. Mr. and Means, and 30 minutes equally divided Speaker, I’ve heard many of my Repub- from the President of the United and controlled by the chair and ranking mi- lican friends claim that providing the States; which was read and, together nority member of the Committee on the private sector with certainty and then with the accompanying papers, referred Budget; and (2) one motion to recommit with getting out of its way is one of the to the Committee on Foreign Affairs or without instructions. and ordered to be printed: SEC. 2. (a) It shall be in order at any time ways Congress spurs economic recov- through the calendar day of July 31, 2011, for ery. Unfortunately, Speaker BOEHNER’s To the Congress of the United States: the Speaker to entertain motions that the plan does neither of those two things. Section 202(d) of the National Emer- House suspend the rules if the legislative It delays a catastrophic default only gencies Act (50 U.S.C. 1622(d)) provides text that is the object of the motion was

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That’ll be yours truly spending and borrowing. of the motion is available to Members, Dele- and Ms. SLAUGHTER, and 30 minutes Yes, we absolutely must avert the gates, and the Resident Commissioner. will be equally divided and controlled looming crisis that could force the (b) If the Speaker entertains a motion to by the chairman and ranking minority United States Government to default suspend the rules relating to a measure pro- member of the Committee on Ways and and put our ailing economy into a tail- posing a balanced budget amendment to the Means, and 30 minutes will be equally spin. But, Mr. Speaker, we cannot and Constitution under subsection (a) debate divided and controlled by the chairman will not do so in a way that creates an under clause 1(c) of rule XV shall be ex- even bigger crisis down the road. tended to two hours. and ranking minority member of the SEC. 3. When the House adjourns by oper- Committee on the Budget. Republicans put Washington on no- ation of section 4 of this resolution on any Mr. Speaker, since 1962, there have tice that the era of unchecked spending legislative day during the period from Au- been 74 increases in the debt ceiling. At was coming to an end at the start of gust 1, 2011, through September 6, 2011, it this moment, we begin what is clearly this Congress with the passage of H.R. shall stand adjourned until the third con- the single most historic debate on any 1, which dramatically cut spending for stitutional day thereafter at a time to be an- measure that addresses increasing the the current fiscal year. We continued nounced by the Speaker in declaring the ad- debt ceiling. Why? Because for the first the process of imposing new levels of journment (except that when the House ad- journs on September 6, 2011, it shall stand time we are working to get at the root fiscal discipline with the passage of our adjourned until 2 p.m. on September 7, 2011). cause of why it is that the debt ceiling budget resolution for the coming fiscal SEC. 4. On each legislative day during the needs to be increased. year. This measure outlined not just period addressed by section 3 of this resolu- As the debate negotiations over the spending cuts but long-term reforms tion: looming debt ceiling limit have pro- that would help to prevent entitlement (a) the Speaker may dispense with legisla- ceeded over the last weeks and months, programs from collapsing into insol- tive business, in which case the House shall people across this country are asking: vency and dragging the rest of the stand adjourned pursuant to section 3 of this How did we get to this point? How was resolution after the third daily order of busi- economy along with them. ness under clause 1 of rule XIV; and the crisis created and how do we re- In May of this year, at the Economic (b) if the Speaker does not dispense with solve it? As is often the case, we can’t Club of New York, Speaker BOEHNER legislative business, the Speaker may at any hope to reach a solution without un- once again outlined the Republican time declare the House adjourned pursuant derstanding the fundamental problem. agenda for creating growth and oppor- to section 3 of this resolution. At the very start of this process sev- tunity, creating jobs and opportunity SEC. 5. On each legislative day during the eral months ago, many of our col- for our fellow Americans through period addressed by section 3 of this resolu- leagues on the other side of the aisle greater fiscal discipline and more rig- tion (except a day before August 8, 2011, on advocated strongly and worked very, which the Speaker does not dispense with orous accountability for the size and legislative business pursuant to section 4), very hard for an increase in the debt scope of government. the Journal of the proceedings of the pre- ceiling that had no strings attached to From the very start of this new ma- vious day shall be considered as approved. it at all; had nothing attached to it at jority, Mr. Speaker, and at every step SEC. 6. Each day during the period ad- all. They argued that the debt ceiling of the way since, Republicans have dressed by section 3 of this resolution shall had been increased 10 times over the been fighting for real solutions to the not constitute a calendar day for purposes of last decade, and it was just a perfunc- fiscal mess that the country finds itself section 7 of the War Powers Resolution (50 tory legislative act that should be done U.S.C. 1546). in. We promised that we would start a SEC. 7. Bills and resolutions introduced without any broader debate or accom- new course, and it is with a great deal during the period addressed by section 3 of panying policy changes. of pride, Mr. Speaker, that I stand here this resolution shall be numbered, included Mr. Speaker, that approach is pre- and say we have done just that. in the Congressional Record, and printed cisely the fundamental problem. And Today’s underlying legislation, this with the date of introduction, but may be re- that approach is one that has, through- underlying measure is a dramatic ferred by the Speaker at a later time. out the past several decades, led to stride forward in our ongoing quest. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gen- what for all intents and purposes was While we have steadily laid the ground- tleman from California is recognized little more than a blind increase in the work over the last 6 months, this plan for 1 hour. debt ceiling itself. For years and years represents the single most significant, Mr. DREIER. Mr. Speaker, for the and years, the Federal Government has most fundamental reform to our fiscal purpose of debate only, I yield the cus- spent money that it does not have, ex- situation in the modern era. tomary 30 minutes to my very good panding the size and scope of govern- It makes immediate, enormous cuts friend from Rochester, New York (Ms. ment and its reach without regard to in Federal spending. These cuts are SLAUGHTER), the distinguished ranking the long-term fiscal consequences. greater than the corresponding in- minority member of the Committee on When the tax dollars ran out, Mr. crease in the debt ceiling, ensuring Rules, pending which I yield myself Speaker, it turned to borrowing vora- that action taken to avert an imme- such time as I may consume. ciously. Each and every time the bor- diate crisis is coupled with a massive (Mr. DREIER asked and was given rowed money ran out, the Federal Gov- down payment on dealing with the permission to revise and extend his re- ernment just borrowed more. It was al- long-term crisis. marks.) ways clear that catastrophic con- It sets caps on spending in order to Mr. DREIER. During consideration of sequences would ensue if the U.S. Gov- impose discipline and accountability this resolution, all time yielded is for ernment defaulted on its obligations. on the process going forward. It estab- the purpose of debate only. So Congress took the path of least re- lishes a joint select committee that GENERAL LEAVE sistance and simply raised the debt will be directed to identify at least $1.8 Mr. DREIER. I ask unanimous con- ceiling. But sometimes, Mr. Speaker, trillion in additional cuts and guar- sent that all Members have 5 legisla- the path of least resistance is, in fact, antee an expedited vote on those cuts tive days in which to revise and extend the road to ruin. later this year. their remarks on the consideration of Raising the debt ceiling, without this rule. taking measures to address the under- b 1240 The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there lying issues merely put off the crisis This is a critical component to the objection to the request of the gen- for a short time, making it larger and long-term solution. tleman from California? more entrenched in the process. That’s Mr. Speaker, you know very well There was no objection. how we got to the point where we are that we’ve had countless commissions Mr. DREIER. Mr. Speaker, this rule today. over the years that have proposed ideas provides for consideration of the Budg- And that’s why from the very outset for cutting deficits. Some ideas have et Control Act of 2011. It provides for 2 Republicans have insisted that this had more merit than others, but their

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In other words, they are sac- Now, for the last 6 months, the House country has led us to the brink of de- rosanct; the poor always give. of Representatives has taken a number fault, a prospect that is all too real as This cut-first, think-later approach of key steps to rein in spending and en- we vote today. would directly harm the middle class. sure greater accountability and dis- The plan we’re considering today is The amendment stacks the deck in cipline in the use of taxpayer dollars. not the product of a bipartisan com- favor of future cuts to Social Security Yet they have been held up indefinitely promise. No matter how many times and Medicare and Medicaid while mak- by our friends in the other body. To- anybody says that, it does not make it ing it virtually impossible to close tax day’s underlying measure would elimi- true. We’re considering a bill the ma- loopholes for oil companies and mil- nate the challenge by guaranteeing a jority knows will never be approved by lionaires who own private jets. clean up-or-down vote in both Cham- the Senate nor signed by the President. As if this was not enough, the process bers of the work product that emerges Members of the House are being told to by which we will vote on this amend- from this Joint Select Committee. The vote on legislation despite having no ment is a disgrace to this institution. entire Congress, Mr. Speaker, will have idea, no idea, what cuts are in this bill. Under today’s rule the majority pro- no choice but to consider real solu- Any Democrat who votes for this bill poses we consider a constitutional tions. Each and every Member of the could be cutting Social Security or amendment under suspension of the House and the Senate will have to go heating for low-income families and rules, the most closed procedure that on record. No deficit commission, Mr. not even know it. To ask the House to we have. As we all should know, sus- Speaker, no deficit commission, no vote on undisclosed cuts is a cynical pension of the rules is designed for non- plan, no proposal that has come before waste of time. controversial legislation such as nam- has had that kind of guarantee, the Furthermore, the bill shrugs aside ing a post office or congratulating a kind of guarantee that is included in the burden of governing. It asks us to winning sports team. To give a con- this measure that’s before us. vote like a mock government that will stitutional amendment the same con- Today’s underlying measure also be set up and pass the buck to a com- sideration as renaming a post office is moves the process forward on a bal- mission to make decisions for us, leav- embarrassing for us and a disgrace to anced budget amendment. Taken to- ing us to simply rubberstamp what the dignity and tradition of the House. gether, these proposals represent a rad- they decide. That is not why I ran or In closing, today’s debate is about ical departure from the status quo. Mr. was elected to Congress, and it is an fairness. Are we a nation that asks the Speaker, they fundamentally alter our abandonment of the responsibilities we most of those who have the least? It Federal spending process in order not are sworn to uphold. certainly appears so. Or are we a na- just to avert an immediate crisis but to Today’s reckless plan would put us tion of shared sacrifice and fairness, a diffuse the ticking timebomb of our right back in the same situation a few nation that asks every American to do $14.3 trillion national debt. months from now when the atmosphere his fair share? Today’s bill turns up- Mr. Speaker, global markets, U.S. job is even more politically charged by the side-down any notion of fairness and creators, and, most importantly, the coming election. Our economy and our proposes radical changes to our Con- American people are watching what we markets won’t have the stability they stitution that would protect million- do here today. They want to see bold need. Credit agencies will have no aires and special interests while mak- and credible action that restores con- choice but to downgrade the U.S. debt. ing it easier than ever to take from the fidence in our economy now and in the This would cause interest rates to rise, middle class. future. effectively raising taxes for every For this reason I strongly urge my This legislation, Mr. Speaker, deliv- American family. colleagues to vote ‘‘no’’ on today’s rule ers that very action that the American The leaders of the majority know and the underlying legislation. people, that U.S. markets and the glob- this and said so publicly, but they I reserve the balance of my time. al markets are seeking. It’s a plan for don’t seem to care. In a June 13 inter- Mr. DREIER. Mr. Speaker, I yield 3 the short, medium, and long term. It view with Politico, Majority Leader minutes to my friend from fundamentally alters the current land- CANTOR said, ‘‘We feel very strongly Lawrenceville, Georgia (Mr. WOODALL), scape and helps to ensure that we never that one of the reasons why we con- now in his seventh month as a Member get back to where we are right now, tinue to see an ailing economy is that of Congress, the Budget Committee’s and that is, as we all know, on the people have very little confidence, have representative from the Committee on brink of a fiscal and economic catas- very little certainty in terms of where Rules. trophe. we are headed.’’ In that same inter- Mr. WOODALL. I very much thank Mr. Speaker, I urge my colleagues— view, he was explicit that he wants a the chairman for yielding. and I hope very much that we will be single debt ceiling vote for this Con- That’s right, 7 months—7 months. able to enjoy bipartisan support. I urge gress and not, as he said, ‘‘a series of I’m one of the new guys on Capitol them to support both the rule that al- short-term extensions, as some have Hill, and I ran for Congress to do ex- lows for consideration of this measure suggested.’’ actly what we’re doing down here and the underlying legislation. The following week Politico quoted today. With that, I reserve the balance of Leader CANTOR saying, ‘‘If we can’t There are going to be a lot of folks my time. make the tough decisions now, why down here with accusations and re- Ms. SLAUGHTER. I thank the gen- would we be making them later? I criminations. I just want you to know tleman, my friend Mr. DREIER, for don’t see how multiple votes on a debt I’m going to be the guy down here with yielding me the customary 30 minutes, ceiling increase can help get us to a smile on my face because today is and I yield myself such time as I may where we want to go.’’ Yet here we are why I came to Congress. consume. today considering a bill that will re- Seventy-three times, I’m told by Mr. Speaker, we all recognize that we quire a second debt ceiling vote just 6 folks who have been here longer than I, have two separate but equally urgent months from now. this Congress has taken a withdrawal issues facing our country: raising the Not only is this bill awful policy and out of America’s ATM. debt ceiling and reducing the Nation’s a waste of our time, but the rule before Mr. DREIER. Will the gentleman debt. In this Congress we should make us clears the way, which will come as a yield? a serious effort to do both. However, great surprise to Members, for a con- Mr. WOODALL. I would be happy to after 100 years, almost, of protecting stitutional amendment that would give yield to the gentleman from California. the full faith and credit of the United a simple majority the ability to cut Mr. DREIER. I thank my friend for States by raising the debt ceiling with- spending, while only allowing the gov- yielding. out pause, the majority’s decided to ernment to raise revenues—that is, to I just wanted to say it’s 74 times.

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There are no amendments. increasing America’s credit line. That’s House floor. Because this process, Quite frankly, even 3 days is not outrageous. That’s outrageous. under this Republican leadership, has enough to do the proper and due dili- But today we do. Today we do. Today become a complete circus. The under- gence on a constitutional amendment we say the buck stops with the 112th lying Boehner plan should be called the to the United States Constitution. Congress. The buck stops with us. Republican Default Act. Mr. DREIER. Reclaiming my time, I b 1250 The rule allows the Republican lead- would say to my friend that in both ership to bring a radical balanced budg- Mr. DREIER. Will the gentleman 1962 and 1983 constitutional amend- et amendment to the Constitution be- yield again? ments were brought up in this House Mr. WOODALL. I would be happy to fore the House, but right now we have under suspension of the rules. This is yield to the chairman. no idea what that amendment will look not at all unprecedented. What is un- Mr. DREIER. I’ve just been informed like. This is crazy. precedented is the fact that we said by the staff that both the gentleman Our Founding Fathers spent weeks there would in fact be, based on the and I are wrong, Mr. Speaker. It’s 75 and weeks arguing over every clause, gentleman’s amendment, a 3-day lay- times that this has taken place. I’ve conjunction, and comma in the Con- over requirement addressed to ensure just been told by the Congressional Re- stitution. But today, my Republican that Members would have an oppor- search Service. So we’re just being friends treat it as just another excuse tunity to see the proposed constitu- very modest in our assessment of it so for a partisan press release. And why tional amendment before it is voted on. are they doing this, Mr. Speaker? It’s far. But we’re up to 75, as of right now. With that, Mr. Speaker, I yield 2 Mr. WOODALL. I thank the chair- simple. Politics. The Speaker of the House made that clear in a radio inter- minutes to a very distinguished former man. Rules Committee member, my very Mr. DREIER. I thank my friend for view. He argued that the reason the Republicans should support his radical good friend, the gentleman from Okla- yielding. homa, TOM COLE. Mr. WOODALL. That almost takes plan to slash Medicare and Social Se- Mr. COLE. I thank the gentleman for the smile off my face. Can you believe curity and education and medical re- yielding, and I rise to support the rule that? Seventy-five times this Congress, search is that ‘‘Barack Obama hates it, and the underlying legislation. the people’s House, the most responsive HARRY REID hates it, NANCY PELOSI body we have in Federal Government, hates it.’’ Mr. Speaker, this is the second time has reached in with that ATM card and And yesterday, in a meeting of the that this Congress has chosen—this taken that money out, with absolutely Republican conference, their leadership House—has chosen to raise the debt no funds on deposit. Again, the buck tried to rally votes for this bill by ceiling in a responsible and historic stops today. playing a clip from the movie, ‘‘The way, that is, not only allowing the ceil- Now, in fairness, Mr. Speaker, this Town.’’ The quote they used—and I ing to go up, but coupling it with real bill does not do everything I wanted it guess this was supposed to be inspira- reductions in long-term spending that to do. I wanted more. And each and tional—was this: ‘‘I need your help. I we all know need to occur. So far, the every time we’ve had an opportunity— can’t tell you what it is, you can never President and the other body have both we had an opportunity in H.R. 1, that ask me about it later, and we’re gonna failed to act. The Senate, just for the continuing resolution we passed. A hurt some people.’’ record, hasn’t even passed a budget in great process, a great debate, great The problem is, Mr. Speaker, that 2 years, hasn’t moved a piece of legisla- conclusion. This does not go as far as the people they’re going to hurt are tion in this crisis. Frankly, it has done the House budget—the budget that we senior citizens on Medicare and Social nothing. passed that day. Security. They’re going to hurt chil- The President is now a born-again Mr. Speaker, you remember we con- dren who don’t have enough to eat. deficit hawk. It’s a false conversion. sidered absolutely every budget that They’re going to hurt students trying Let’s just look at the record. He ap- any Member of Congress brought to the to afford a college education. They’re pointed a deficit reduction commission floor of this House. We decided on one. going to hurt the very people who can and then refused to adopt any of its This doesn’t do as much as that did. least afford to take the hit, all in the recommendations. He sent this body But you know what this does do? This name of protecting tax breaks for mil- and the other body a budget that was says we’re not going to increase the lionaires and billionaires. Their ap- so flawed, it failed 97–0 in a Democratic credit line by a penny unless we’re cut- proach is reckless. Their approach is Senate. He asked for a clean vote on ting a penny too, because the problem wrong. Their approach is unfair. And I the debt ceiling in this body. He was in this town, I have learned, Mr. urge my colleagues to vote against this given that vote, and he got fewer than Speaker, in 7 months, is not that we rule and against this bill. a hundred of my friends on the other don’t spend enough. It’s not. And that’s Mr. DREIER. I yield myself such side to vote with him. He’s talked a legitimate disagreement I have found time as I may consume. about a plan, but never presented a that we have. But it is not that we I rise to simply congratulate my col- plan in public. Frankly, the President don’t spend enough. The problem is league for the success that he had last in this crisis has failed to lead. night in the Rules Committee in en- that we spend too much. But we have not failed to act. Mr. Speaker, do I wish that we were couraging the Rules Committee to doing more in this bill today? Yes, I do. adopt a measure that will ensure that I’m proud of our Speaker, I’m proud But I smile with pride because we could we would have the 3-day layover re- of our Congress, and I know I’m going have been yet another Congress, Con- quirement in place for consideration of to be proud of the House at the end of gress No. 76, where we just kick the can any balanced budget amendment to the the day because this House is going to down the road and accept no responsi- Constitution. The gentleman offered do the right thing for the American bility at all. We don’t do that, Mr. the amendment, and I’m very pleased people. We’ll see if the Senate and the Speaker. The buck stops here. I’m in that the Rules Committee saw fit to President will follow suit. strong support of this rule. make it in order. I want to congratu- Ms. SLAUGHTER. I am pleased to Ms. SLAUGHTER. Mr. Speaker, I am late the gentleman. yield 11⁄2 minutes to the gentleman pleased to yield 2 minutes to the gen- Mr. MCGOVERN. Will the gentleman from North Carolina, an expert on the tleman from Massachusetts, my col- yield? Constitution, Mr. PRICE.

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Now we face an It’s a new promise to the American It will force Americans to pay billions unprecedented and unnecessary crisis people—a promise that we are going to more of their hard-earned money when over raising the debt ceiling, an event do better, a promise that we will only they can least afford it. The Tea Party that’s occurred more than 70 times spend what we collect. has congressional Republicans wrapped since 1964. And we’re already hearing President Obama says he wants a bal- around its little finger, but it’s the rumblings of another potential shut- anced approach. What we want, what American people who are going to get down in October at the end of the cur- the American people want, is a bal- squeezed. The Republican Party rent fiscal year. anced budget. The President has done doesn’t care. After all, it was the Bush Mr. Speaker, the most baffling part plenty of telling us what he won’t do. administration and congressional Re- of this legislation is that it requires us What President Obama hasn’t told us is publicans who put us on this course in to have this debate all over again in 6 what he will do. What President Obama the first place. months. has are his speeches. Speeches aren’t The only way to end this historic Time and time again, I’ve heard my plans. nightmare is to resolve another mas- Republican colleagues say that private A plan is what we have here in front sive deficit—the leadership deficit in capital has not found its way back into of us today. It’s a good plan. Could it the Republican Party. the market because of economic uncer- be better? All of us on this side of the Mr. DREIER. Mr. Speaker, I yield tainty. Surely the majority cannot be- aisle believe it could be. We passed a myself such time as I may consume to lieve that going through this debate resolution of Cut, Cap, and Balance, say to my very good friend from Massa- again in 6 months would do anything to but that died in the Senate. So, today, chusetts that, as I listen to those re- increase market stability or reduce un- we are talking about what is going to marks, I am really struck by the fact certainty. move this country forward, what is that our view is that we’re in this to- Mr. Speaker, lurching from one po- going to set us up on a path of sustain- gether, and I will say for the record litically motivated calamity to the able spending, not what we’re cur- that we care about absolutely every- next is doing our economy great harm. rently living with, which is an addic- thing that my friend said we don’t care It’s doing our country great harm. We tion. We have a spending addiction in about. need a bill that addresses the default the United States. We as a Nation have a challenge that issue for the long term, not one that The SPEAKER pro tempore. The needs to be addressed in a bipartisan will require us to repeat this madness time of the gentleman has expired. way. The measure that is before us in a matter of weeks. It’s past time for Mr. DREIER. Mr. Speaker, I am very today is one that was—and I under- the majority to bring such a bill to this happy to yield my friend from Spring score the word ‘‘was’’—agreed to by the floor, so that we can focus on bringing Hill an additional 30 seconds. Senate majority leader, HARRY REID, jobs back and building our economy for Mr. NUGENT. A plan is what we have and by the Speaker of the House of the long haul. here in front of us today, and it’s a new Representatives, JOHN BOEHNER. Now, I Mr. DREIER. Mr. Speaker, at this way forward. I hope my colleagues on know that Senator REID is not at this time I am happy to yield 3 minutes to both sides of the aisle recognize that juncture supportive of this measure; another hardworking member of the and move with us. but it’s important to note that we need Committee on Rules, my good friend Ms. SLAUGHTER. Mr. Speaker, I am to bring about greater spending cuts. from Spring Hill, Florida (Mr. pleased to yield 2 minutes to the gen- I know that I speak for most all of NUGENT). tleman from Massachusetts (Mr. MAR- my Republican colleagues when I say Mr. NUGENT. I thank the chairman KEY). that this is really the beginning of a of the Rules Committee, the gentleman Mr. MARKEY. The Republican Par- process towards reducing the size and from California, for allowing me to ty’s deficit plan is very simple: one, scope and reach of government. We feel speak on this topic. prolong the default crisis; two, push passionately about the need to expand We have an obligation to ensure that the Nation to the very brink of eco- individual initiative and opportunity government doesn’t default on its debts nomic collapse; three, repeat it all in this country, and to characterize us for the first time in history. I’ve al- again and again until election day 2012. as doing nothing but wanting to close ways said that America is a country The Republican Party cares only down the government and being con- that keeps her promises, and those about political victory. They don’t trolled by some outside group, Mr. promises include our debts. The Senate want compromise. They want capitula- Speaker, we as Republicans want to hasn’t acted. The President hasn’t tion. work in a bipartisan way because we acted. So today, the House is consid- And if America goes into default, it recognize that Barack Obama is the ering yet another solution to keep will be your fault. President of the United States and that these promises. I’m not just talking We now have the pluperfect form of the Democrats have control in the about promises to our creditors. If we the Republican Party’s political par- United States Senate. That’s why default, we break promises to our sen- adox: Republicans hate government, Speaker BOEHNER has worked dili- iors, to our troops, and to our veterans. but they have to run for office in order gently in pursuing the goals and the Such a scenario, in my view, is just to- to make sure it doesn’t work. In 1995 priorities that we have, but at the tally unacceptable. and ’96, the Republican Party shut same time, he has recognized that we down the Federal Government. In 1997 can’t get it all. b 1300 and ’98, the Republicans shut down the No one is happy with this measure The Budget Control Act is a way for- Congress over impeachment. Earlier that is before us. Speaker BOEHNER is ward. It’s a down payment on serious this year, they threatened to shut not happy with this measure that is be- spending reforms. It’s cuts now, and down the Federal Government again fore us, but he understands that we it’s more cuts in the future. Most im- unless they got an extension of tax have to ensure that we don’t see the portantly, it requires both chambers of cuts for the very rich. Nation go over the brink and that we Congress to vote on a balanced budget And now Republicans are trying to do, in fact, increase the debt ceiling, amendment to the Constitution. shut down the entire economy. Repub- but his goal has been to get to the root Future cuts and future spending caps licans are turning Americans into the cause. are all well and good, but they don’t laughingstock of the world. As we’ve now found out, 75 times the hold our feet to the fire. We all know, If our Nation defaults, it will dev- debt ceiling has been increased since if the Federal Government wants to astate Americans all across the coun- 1962. In fact, I’m told that former Sec- spend money, they will do it. They’ve try. If you have an adjustable rate retary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld, as

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I Never before in our history have we, this moment, they are being arrested. pray that our Nation does not go over Mr. Speaker, focused on getting at the They were praying for those who will the edge, and I hope and pray that we root cause of why it is we have to in- be hurt the hardest by the bill that we are able, in a bipartisan way, to suc- crease the debt ceiling. are considering today. They were pray- cessfully address this issue. So it was a very interesting presen- ing for seniors who will face rising With that, I reserve the balance of tation that my friend just gave, but I costs for their prescription drugs. They my time. will tell you that I want to work with were praying for low-income Ameri- Ms. SLAUGHTER. I yield myself 30 him and that I want to work with other cans who depend on heating assistance seconds just to say that we know very good and well where the majority Democrats to make sure that we ad- to stay warm in the winter. They were stands on Social Security and Medicare dress this and do it for the American praying for working families who al- because we heard the Ryan proposal, people. ready struggle to make ends meet and and everybody knows it in the country. With that, I reserve the balance of find a way to send their kids to college. Those programs are to be changed from my time. They were praying for the millions of Ms. SLAUGHTER. Mr. Speaker, I am what we have, and we’re working really Americans who don’t have high-priced hard here to help them out, maybe pleased to yield 2 minutes to the gen- lobbyists to protect them. tlelady from Florida (Ms. WASSERMAN what you would consider a temporary You know who can afford those lob- solution. SCHULTZ). byists? Corporations who ship jobs Ms. WASSERMAN SCHULTZ. I rise I am pleased to yield 2 minutes to the overseas and are protected by this bill, gentleman from Virginia (Mr. CON- in strong opposition to the Republican the big oil companies whose subsidies Default Act, which represents a contin- NOLLY). are protected in this bill, the million- Mr. CONNOLLY of Virginia. I thank ued effort by our Republican colleagues aires and billionaires whose tax breaks to hold our economy hostage while the gentlelady. are protected in this bill. Bond rating houses have already pre- forcing an ideological agenda and jeop- Mr. Speaker, the men and women ar- dicted that if we have a short-term fix ardizing our economy. rested today were standing up for the to the debt ceiling here in the House Yet again, our colleagues across the families that find it harder and harder today, we risk the downgrading of the aisle have put forward a legislative to afford basics like groceries and heat creditworthiness of this country. Now, proposal that would lead to crippling and health care. the GOP has proved itself fundamen- cuts in Medicare, Social Security and I urge you to vote against this rule tally ill-suited to governance on this Medicaid, all while refusing to even and against this bill and join them, the issue. They were for a big deal before consider ending ill-advised tax breaks members of the faith and civic commu- they were against it, they were against for the most fortunate Americans. nity, who are standing up for those a short-term fix before they were for it, Who absorbs the total burden from Americans. and at least two walkouts from nego- these drastic cuts, Mr. Speaker? Our Mr. DREIER. Mr. Speaker, I yield tiations they asked for. seniors and working families, that’s myself such time as I might consume They can’t accept a ‘‘yes’’ from the who. to say to my good friend from Maine United States Senate getting what On a day when Exxon Mobil’s second and former Rules Committee colleague they wanted in the proposal: $2.2 tril- quarter profits soared 41 percent and that obviously we want to do every- lion in cuts, no revenue, and a fix they earned $10 billion, it is simply un- thing we can to ensure that people do through 2012, providing the very cer- conscionable for us to ask seniors, receive their Social Security checks. tainty just in the last campaign cycle working families, children, and middle On July 12, the President of the they preached about forever. class folks to bear the burden of our United States said that if we don’t see So why would they insist on this deficits when we are asking nothing— an increase in the debt ceiling take plan, a short-term fix that actually nothing—of corporations, special inter- place by August 2, that he can’t guar- cuts less spending? Speaker BOEHNER ests and the wealthiest few. This short- antee that Social Security checks will said, ‘‘to make sure the Democrats term debt limit increase measure fails in fact go out. don’t prevail in the Senate or at the to instill the necessary confidence in So, Mr. Speaker, it’s pretty apparent White House.’’ That simple. And that the American people that we have their that we have a proposal before us. It’s cynical. best interests at heart, and it certainly It is no coincidence that the Repub- a proposal that Speaker BOEHNER and does little to calm our creditors licans chose the clip from ‘‘The Town.’’ Senator REID worked on in good faith throughout the world. The topic has Ben Affleck talking last weekend. Senator REID is no I urge my colleagues on both sides of about, ‘‘We’re going to harm some peo- longer supportive of this. But this is the aisle to join me in opposition to ple.’’ And his colleague jumps up and what was a bipartisan work product this reckless, dead-on-arrival bill that says, ‘‘Whose car are we going to use?’’ that came forward to ensure that we the majority of the Senate and the Reportedly, in the Republican caucus, could increase the debt ceiling and to President oppose so that we can find le- somebody jumped up and said, ‘‘I’ll ensure that we would not see our Na- gitimate compromise with a long-term drive the car.’’ tion go into default. solution. Mr. Speaker, Democrats have I’m afraid that’s true. So I would say to my friends who are been sitting at the compromise table They’re willing to drive the car to advocating a vote against this, any for a very long time. There is a cold, harm some people today. Though what Member who does vote against this is empty chair across the table from us. they forgot to tell their caucus was voting for us to go into default. Why? It is time for the Republicans to warm that that scene is about a group of peo- We are faced with a very, very certain that seat. ple plotting a crime. And that’s what it time limit. It happens to be August 2. will be today if we pass this seduc- b 1310 Now, we’ve just gotten word that our tively simple, short-term plan that will Mr. DREIER. I continue to reserve colleagues in the other body are, upon hurt America and hurt America’s fami- the balance of my time. passage of this measure here in the lies. Ms. SLAUGHTER. Mr. Speaker, I House of Representatives, potentially Mr. DREIER. Mr. Speaker, may I in- yield 2 minutes to the gentlewoman moving to table the measure in the quire of the Chair how much time is re- from Maine, a former member of the Senate. Mr. Speaker, that will only maining on each side? Rules Committee, Ms. PINGREE. slow down and undermine the oppor- The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gen- Ms. PINGREE of Maine. I thank my tunity for those people who have been tleman from California has 61⁄2 min- former colleague for her wonderful on their knees in the great Rotunda of utes, and the gentlewoman from New work and for recognizing me today. this Capitol praying to ensure that no York has 131⁄2 minutes.

VerDate Mar 15 2010 01:05 Jul 29, 2011 Jkt 099060 PO 00000 Frm 00021 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K28JY7.042 H28JYPT1 tjames on DSKG8SOYB1PROD with HOUSE H5684 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE July 28, 2011 Mr. DREIER. I will continue to re- In my lifetime, I have never seen such a discretionary spending, and requires Congress serve the balance of my time. concerted effort to ransom the American econ- to draft proposals to cut at least $1.8 trillion Ms. SLAUGHTER. Let me now yield omy in order to extort the American public. from Medicare and Social Security. This is an 2 minutes to the gentlewoman from While I support bipartisan efforts to increase outrage, and an insult to the American dream. Texas (Ms. JACKSON LEE). the debt limit and to resolve our differences Forcing Congress to draft plans to cut 1.8 Ms. JACKSON LEE of Texas. Thank over budgetary revenue and spending issues, trillion from Medicare and Social Security you, Ms. SLAUGHTER, for your gen- I cannot support a bill that unduly robs aver- forces Members to disregard the best interests erosity. And I want to thank the gen- age Americans of their economic security and of their constituents. Medicare guarantees a tlelady from Maine for recounting the ability to provide for their families while con- healthy and secure retirement for Americans prayers of Americans. And I would ask straining the ability of Congress to deal effec- who have paid into it for their entire working them to continue to pray, because com- tively with America’s economic, fiscal, and job lives. Protecting Medicare represents the basic promise is part of the democratic way. creation troubles. values of fairness and respect for our seniors, But my friends on the other side did The Budget Control Act of 2011 cuts $22 including the 2.9 million Texans who received not tell you correctly why we are now billion from the Federal Budget for FY2012. Medicare in 2010. involved in frivolous activity on the Robert McIntyre, of Citizens for Tax Justice Any cuts to Medicaid would be just as dam- floor. We’re not raising the debt ceil- testified before the Senate Budget Committee aging. Harris County has one of the highest ing. And the reason is there are 53 Sen- that tax loopholes for corporations, big busi- Medicaid enrollment records in Texas. Limits ators in the other body that have ness owners and business investors cost the and cuts to Medicaid funds would significantly signed a letter that said they’re abso- Treasury Department $365 billion dollars in hurt the citizens of Texas’s 18th District. Harris lutely not going to vote for this draco- FY2011. County averages between 500,000 and nian presentation. And the reason—and This bill is essentially a rehashed version of 600,000 Medicaid recipients monthly, thou- let me call the roll. the same bill that President Obama promised sands of people who may not have access to The reason they’re not going to vote to veto and the Senate vowed to reject. It asks healthcare should Congress sacrifice Medicaid for it is because it is a short-term solu- for $917 billion in cuts from domestic spending to cut spending. tion to a long-term problem. It has no for a $900 billion dollar increase in the debt Yes, we must take steps to balance the revenues along with cuts. Sixty-four ceiling, while demanding nothing in revenue budget and reduce the national debt, but not percent of the American people say bal- from the nation’s wealthiest. It’s nothing more at the expense of vital social programs. It is ance it, cuts with revenues, to invest in than a ransom note, irresponsibly raising the unconscionable that in our nation of vast re- our Nation. debt ceiling for only a few months so that in sources, my Republican colleagues would Let me read the roll why Senators just a short period of time, the American public are not voting, the other body is not pass a budget that cuts funding for essential can be hit up again for $1.6 trillion in cuts from social programs. Poverty impacts far too many voting. Democrats recognize this is not Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid, and Vet- the way to go. Americans and social safety nets provide erans benefits. these individuals with vital assistance. You will lose your Medicare. Pell There has been a theme this Congress of Grants will not be available for our Perhaps my friends on the other side of the focusing on cutting programs that benefit the aisle are content to conclude that life simply is young people. Medicaid will see in its public good and for the most at need, while ig- loss seniors being put out of nursing not fair, equality is not accessible to everyone, noring the need to focus on job creation and and the less advantaged among us are con- homes. And then we’ll have Social Se- economic recovery. This bill is wasting a tre- curity, our safety net, being trampled demned to remain as they are, but I do not mendous amount of time when we should be accept that. That kind of complacency is not on. The loss of America’s savings. The focused on paying our nation’s bills and re- Dow went down 200 points yesterday. fitting for America. solving our differences! As we continue to discuss the necessity of Just wait until under this bill we do it In my district, the Texas 18th, more than increasing out debt ceiling, I have heard the again and again and again, Americans 190,000 people live below the poverty line. concerns of many of my constituents and the will lose their shirt. The American We must not, we cannot, at a time when the American people regarding the size of our na- Dream of buying a home will be lost. Census Bureau places the number of Ameri- tional debt and the care with which taxpayer And all of our mobility systems, Amer- cans living in poverty at the highest rate in money is spent. I, too, am concerned about ica’s railroads and airports and air- over 50 years, cut vital social services. Not in lines, will be jeopardized. the wake of the 2008 financial crisis and per- these issues; for to burden future generations Pay our bills. And if we cannot pay sistent unemployment, when so many rely on of Americans with tremendous amounts of our bills, Mr. President, use the Con- federal benefits to survive, like the Supple- debt should not be a way to avoid our fiscal stitution and use the 14th Amendment mental Nutrition Access Program (SNAP) that responsibilities to the American people. How- if we cannot pay our bills. fed 3.9 million residents of Texas in April ever, the task of resolving our debt ceiling cri- To my friends on the other side of 2011, or the Women, Infant, and Children, sis must take precedence over other con- the aisle, many of us have already WIC, Program that provides nutritious food to cerns, including political ideology. The game is voted for a clean debt ceiling. We’re more than 990,000 mothers and children in up, and the American people understand that willing to do it again. But we will not my home state. increasing the debt ceiling has nothing to do suffer the idea of a one-sided govern- In 2009, there were 43.6 million Americans with any new spending and everything to do ment that takes away entitlement, living in poverty nationwide. According to the with paying off the obligations that we have al- that caps spending that is for those 2010 Federal poverty threshold, determined by ready agreed to and promised to pay. who are in need and balances an the U.S. Census, a family of four is considered Prior to the existence of the debt ceiling, amendment on the backs of those who impoverished if they are living on less than Congress had to approve borrowing each time are suffering from devastating disas- $22,314 per year. the Federal Government wished to borrow ters in States like Missouri, States like Children represent a disproportionate money in order to carry out its functions. With Alabama, with all of the flooding. amount of the United States poor population. the onset of World War I, more flexibility was This is not the way to go. Vote ‘‘no’’ In 2008, there were 15.45 million impover- needed to expand the government’s capability on this rule and ‘‘no’’ on the under- ished children in the Nation, 20.7 percent of to borrow money expeditiously in order to lying bill. America’s youth. The Kaiser Family Founda- meet the rapidly changing requirements of Pray for America. tion estimates that there are currently 5.6 mil- funding a major war in the modern era. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in opposition to the lion Texans living in poverty, 2.2 million of To address this need, the first debt ceiling House Amendment to S. 627, the ‘‘Budget them children, and that 17.4 percent of house- was established in 1917, allowing the Federal Control Act of 2011,’’ which, like the previous holds in the state struggle with food insecurity. Government to borrow money to meet its obli- debt-ceiling bills introduced by my colleagues There is no doubt that we must reduce the gations without prior Congressional approval, on the other side of the aisle, attempts to re- national debt, but my Republican colleagues’ so long as in the aggregate, the amount bor- solve our budget ceiling crisis by demanding desire for instant gratification through deep rowed did not eclipse a specified limit. sharp cuts to domestic programs that ask av- spending cuts to benefits, Medicare, Medicaid Since the debt limit was first put in place, erage Americans to make life-changing sac- and Social Security is reckless and threatens Congress has increased it over 100 times; in rifices while not asking America’s wealthiest the financial security of millions of Americans. fact, it was raised 10 times within the past individuals and most profitable corporations to Instead of closing corporate tax loopholes to decade. Congress last came together and contribute their fair share. reduce the deficit, the Budget Control Act cuts raised the debt ceiling in February 2010.

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Just as a person who defaults on a loan in a struggling economy; that any increase in ready been eclipsed, but due to accounting will find it harder to convince banks to lend revenue is fundamentally wrong, even if it procedures by Treasury Secretary Geithner, them money in the future, a country that de- comes from large corporations who use tax the debt limit can be artificially avoided until faults on its debt obligations will find it harder loopholes at the expense of our job-creating August 2. to convince investors to lend money to a gov- small businesses; that investing anything in Congress must act now in order to avert a ernment that did not pay. Showing the world our economic future above tax revenues is im- crisis. Never in the history of America has the that the United States does not pay its debts permissible, even in the midst of an economic United States defaulted on its debt obligations. makes the purchasing of that debt less desir- downturn; and that tax cuts for the wealthy are We must be clear on what this issue means able because it requires the assumption of always the nation’s top priority, even at the ex- for our country. America has earned a reputa- more risk on the part of the investors. The pense of people that depend on Social Secu- tion as the world’s most trusted borrower. proponents of this bill are putting the country rity, Medicare, Medicaid, and Veterans bene- United States Treasury bonds have tradition- at serious risk of losing its status as the fits to survive. ally been one of the safest investments an- world’s economic superpower. Our allies will These beliefs place them on the fringe of other country or investor could make. For in- lose faith in our ability to manage global eco- American society, and yet due to the nature vestors around the world, purchasing a U.S. nomic affairs. Our status in the world will be our political process, they have held up the Treasury bond meant that they held something diminished, which will undermine our leverage entire government and placed our economy on virtually as safe as cash, backed by the full on the world stage that allows us to command the precipice of a turbulent second recession. faith and credit of the United States govern- the respect and compliance of other nations For those reasons, I urge my colleagues to ment. when it comes to decision-making. This bill will consider the constituents in their home dis- In turn, with the proceeds from the bonds, reduce America’s ability to compete with a tricts who would be hurt by this bill. I urge my the Federal Government of the world’s largest surging China. colleagues to return to the world in which the economy is able to finance its operations. If Furthermore, any investors that do continue vast majority of Americans live in; a world in the United States defaults on its debt obliga- to purchase U.S. Treasury bonds will demand which our shared destiny is determined by tions, the financial crisis that began in 2008 much higher interest rates in order to cover reasonable minds and good faith efforts to would pale in comparison, according to eco- the increased risk. Once a default occurs, in- compromise. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben nomic experts. The ensuing economic catas- vestors figure that the chance of the United Bernanke warned that defaulting could ‘‘throw trophe would not only place the U.S. economy States defaulting again is much greater, and the financial system into chaos’’, and ‘‘destroy in a tailspin, but the world economy as well. The fact that Congress, a body that typically will require the government to pay higher rates the trust and confidence that global investors has its fair share of political battles, has never of interest in order to make the loan worth the have in Treasury securities as being the safest played political chicken when it came to rais- risk for investors to take on. liquid assets in the world’’. Instead of injecting Imagine the impact on our stock market if ing the debt ceiling should give us all pause, ideological spending cuts and Constitutional we do not pay our debts. As we have seen and is a testament to the seriousness with amendments, into the traditionally non-political throughout the recent financial crisis, a bad which we must approach this issue. However, business of raising the debt ceiling, we must stock market hurts not only big businesses this time around, my Republican colleagues work quickly to pass a bill that makes good on have created an impasse based upon an ideo- and large investors on Wall Street, but small our debt obligations and restores confidence logical commitment to spending cuts. While I businesses and small investors as well. Fami- in American credit. lies with investments tied to the stock market, understand and share the concern of my Re- b 1320 such as 401(k)s, pension plans, and savings, publican colleagues with respect to deficit Mr. DREIER. I continue to reserve spending, and will continue to work with them will once again see the value of their invest- ments drop. The American people are tired of the balance of my time. in order to find reductions, now is not the time Ms. SLAUGHTER. I yield 2 minutes to put ideology over pragmatism. The reality is the uncertainty of the value of their retirement accounts. We must not allow another wild fluc- to the gentleman from Vermont (Mr. that, on August 3, the United States will begin WELCH). to default on its debt obligations if the debt tuation to occur due to default and add to the uncertainty still lingering the minds of citizens. Mr. WELCH. I thank the gentlelady. ceiling is not raised. Mr. Speaker, this is a bad situation. This unnecessarily places the American As if another stock market crisis were not enough, the housing market would take an- There are two failures: One is the proc- public and the economy between a rock and ess by which we got here, where we’ve a hard place. Either Congress sides com- other hit if America defaulted. Higher mort- abandoned a willingness to compromise pletely with the radical agenda of the Tea gage rates in a housing market already weak- when compromise is required; and sec- Party, which irresponsibly pulls the chair out ened by default and foreclosures would cause ond is to propose a plan that’s not bal- from under the average American while a further depression of home values, destroy- anced with revenues as well as with polishing the throne of the wealthiest. ing whatever equity families might have left in This detour into a spending debate is as un- their homes after the housing crisis. Moreover, spending cuts. necessary as it is perilous, as increasing the the long-term effects would. spending and in- I just want to go through the process. debt ceiling does not obligate the undertaking vestment in the housing market. This institution is responsible for mak- of any new spending by the federal govern- Increasing the debt ceiling is the responsible ing decisions about taxing and spend- ment. Rather, raising the debt limit simply al- thing to do. Congress has already debated ing. Those are contentious debates; al- lows the government to pay existing legal obli- and approved the debt that an increased ceil- ways have been, always will be. But gations promised to debt holders that were al- ing makes room for. However, my Republican whenever we’ve made progress, there’s ready agreed to by Presidents and Con- colleagues have chosen to use this as an op- been a recognition that the Republican gresses, both past and present. portunity to hold the American people hostage argument, that we have to watch how Moreover, the impending crisis would have to their extreme agenda. we spend our money, has validity, and already occurred were it not for the extraor- Even prominent Republicans like Senator that the Democratic argument, that we dinary measures taken by Treasury Secretary JOHN MCCAIN and Christine Todd Whitman have to have fairer taxes, has had Timothy Geithner, including the suspension of have criticized the radical elements of their merit. This is a one-sided approach. the investment in securities to finance the Civil party who insist upon holding up the entire po- There were negotiations that were Service retirement and Disability Fund, as well litical process in order to flaunt their extreme, promising. In May, the Biden group as the redemption of a portion of those securi- irrational, and unrealistic ideology. Senator began negotiations to avert a crisis. On ties already held by that fund. MCCAIN has called the Tea Party’s stance and May 16, the U.S. hit the debt ceiling, If the United States defaults on its obliga- the way they have conducted themselves dur- and Treasury moved money around to tions on August 3, the stock market will react ing this manufactured crisis ‘‘bizarre’’, and I avert the August 2 deadline. June 23, violently to the news that for the first time in am inclined to agree. Their agenda for this the majority leader, Mr. CANTOR, history, America is unable to keep its promises country is even too radical for Speaker BOEH- walked out because revenues were on to pay. Not once in American history has the NER, with the Tea Party vowing to reject their the table. July 3, President Obama and country’s full faith and credit been called into leader’s own bill. Speaker BOEHNER meet to work out a question. They live in a world that is not the world that ‘‘grand bargain’’ deal. It was very Once America defaults, investors who pur- the American people live in. In their world, promising, $4 trillion in deficit reduc- chase U.S. bonds and finance our government they believe that taxes are always too high, tion by combining revenues as well as

VerDate Mar 15 2010 01:05 Jul 29, 2011 Jkt 099060 PO 00000 Frm 00023 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A28JY7.018 H28JYPT1 tjames on DSKG8SOYB1PROD with HOUSE H5686 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE July 28, 2011 cuts. President Obama, incidentally, Mr. KINGSTON. I thank the gen- Mr. Speaker, this proposal that we put on the table things that were giv- tleman for yielding. are debating today is dead on arrival. ing enormous heartburn to many I must begin, Mr. Speaker, by asking, We are wasting precious time. We are Democrats, but he said, We have to do you have the President’s plan? Or fast approaching a deadline that we compromise for the greater good. The perhaps, do any of the Democrats over need to address, and here we are, debat- Speaker indicates on July 9 that the there have the President’s plan? I keep ing a bill that we know is going no- ‘‘grand bargain’’ is unlikely due to dif- hearing that this plan is not a good where in the United States Senate. ferences on revenues, so he leaves. July one; it’s not a compromise; it hasn’t I would urge my colleagues on the 22, Mr. BOEHNER walks away from the been vetted. I would like to see the other side of the aisle, enough of the debt talks, saying that we can’t have President’s plan. That way, I can sit theatrics. This is time for a grownup revenue. down with a cheat sheet and compare moment. This is time to act like So now we have the bill. The bill is the President’s plan with the plan of adults, to work with the Senate, to defective in this fundamental respect: Senator REID, with the plan proposed work with the President, to come up It is going to damage the economy; $1 by Speaker BOEHNER. There’s nothing, with a bipartisan deal, and to get this trillion in cuts, increasing on a short- nothing but silence. job done. term basis the debt ceiling, followed by How long has he been President? But let’s understand why we are $1.8 trillion that will hurt Medicare Nearly 3 years. He knew the debt crisis where we are. When Bill Clinton left of- and Social Security. This is going to be was looming out there. He knew that fice, we had a balanced budget. We had very harmful for the economy. there would be a debate about the debt surpluses. When President Bush took Ms. SLAUGHTER. Mr. Speaker, I am ceiling. Indeed, as a Senator, in 2006, over and the Republicans, what hap- pleased to yield 2 minutes to the gen- Barack Obama voted ‘‘no’’ to a debt pened? Tax cuts, mostly for wealthy tleman from Tennessee (Mr. COHEN). ceiling increase, citing lack of leader- people that weren’t paid for; a prescrip- Mr. COHEN. I appreciate the time. ship. Well, surely since that moment in tion drug bill that wasn’t paid for; two Mr. Speaker, I think that the reputa- 2006, he knew he would have to be deal- wars that weren’t paid for. And we end tion of this United States House of ing with the debt ceiling. He knew up in this terrible debt situation. Representatives and Congress is at a Medicare needed reform. He knew that And what do my friends propose as a low ebb because of the fact that we Social Security needed reform. He con- way to get out of it? They propose a haven’t acted prior to this date, the tinued the war, which he campaigned bill that would make drastic cuts in fact that the reputation of the United against. He continued the Bush tax programs that benefit the poor and the States of America is on the line, and most vulnerable in our country. What we’re being talked about at the same cuts, which he now cries is the whole problem, that that’s why we’re in this they propose is eviscerating Medicare level as the economies of Spain and and Social Security. They propose cut- Greece and Ireland and Portugal. This situation. It’s even more appalling, Mr. Speak- ting education money so that our kids should never have happened. I’m em- er, when you read his statement, July can afford to go to school. They pro- barrassed as I see the greatest power pose balancing the budget on the backs on Earth and the country that’s been 12, just a few weeks ago, ‘‘I cannot guarantee that those checks’’—speak- of the middle class and the most vul- the greatest country on Earth through nerable in this country. It is wrong. It my entire life possibly diminish be- ing of Social Security checks—will ‘‘go out on August 3 if we haven’t resolved is shameful. It is an outrage to bring a cause of the actions of the other side bill like this to the floor. and not getting this debt ceiling re- this issue because there may simply solved. not be the money in the coffers to do b 1330 The ratings of the United States will it.’’ That’s what the President believes, And given the fact that we know it’s go down. That will cause interest rates but he has no plan? How can he face going nowhere, this is just politics. to go up, and it will cause us to lose the seniors of the United States of Enough. I think the American people jobs. And to extend this for just 6 America? have had enough. They want us to get The SPEAKER pro tempore. The months—which is what is happening— together to do our job, and I would time of the gentleman has expired. means the same Kabuki theater will urge my Republican colleagues to pull Mr. DREIER. I yield my friend an ad- take place again in 6 months. The this bill from the floor and get serious American public doesn’t want to see it. ditional 30 seconds. Mr. KINGSTON. How can he say to about negotiating a real deal. Moody’s doesn’t want to see it. Stand- U.S. SENATE, ard and Poor’s doesn’t want to see it. the seniors of America, I might not be able to pay you your Social Security, Washington, DC, July 27, 2011. The markets don’t want to see it. The SPEAKER JOHN BOEHNER, world doesn’t want to see it. When I and then not offer a plan? Well, God U.S. Capitol, H–232, was in Europe with the Bundestag in bless the Speaker, and God bless the Washington, DC. Germany, they almost laughed at us, people who have, in good faith, engaged DEAR SPEAKER BOEHNER: With five days and they said, You are like Greece and in this discussion and offered plans. In- until our nation faces an unprecedented fi- Ireland and Portugal. And that should deed, the Republicans have already nancial crisis, we need to work together to ensure that our nation does not default on not happen. It should not have hap- passed one plan, Cut, Cap, and Balance. The Senate, in their cowardliness, ta- our obligations for the first time in our his- pened in this country and while we’re tory. We heard that in your caucus you said in charge. bled it, refused to even vote on it. In the Senate will support your bill. We are So I would ask this United States fact, this was the same Senate who re- writing to tell you that we will not support Congress, Mr. Speaker, to have a 2-year jected the President’s budget 97–0. it, and give you the reasons why. extension, enough money to lift this Today we offer a second plan. If the A short-term extension like the one in ceiling to where this President won’t Democrats have a plan, let them put it your bill would put America at risk, along have to deal with it again and the next on the table. If the President has a with every family and business in it. Your President can deal with it. And if it is, plan, let us look at it so we can com- approach would force us once again to face the threat of default in five or six short as I hope, President Obama, the Repub- pare. months. Every day, another expert warns us licans won’t have to work to see that Ms. SLAUGHTER. Mr. Speaker, since that your short-term approach could be he is not reelected because he will be I have extra time and didn’t give him nearly as disastrous as a default and would term-limited, so they can work at ease. enough in the first place, I yield 2 more lead to a downgrade in our credit rating. If And if it’s a Republican, they can even minutes to the gentleman from Massa- our credit is downgraded, it would cost us have more ease. But let’s be fair and chusetts (Mr. MCGOVERN). billions of dollars more in interest payments let’s extend this for 2 years. Mr. MCGOVERN. I thank the gentle- on our existing debt and drive up our deficit. Mr. DREIER. Mr. Speaker, at this lady for yielding to me. Even more worrisome, a downgrade would time, I am very happy to yield 2 min- I would like to insert into the spike interest rates, making everything from mortgages, car loans and credit cards more RECORD at this time a letter from 53 utes to the gentleman from Savannah, expensive for families and businesses nation- Georgia (Mr. KINGSTON), a hardworking United States Senators saying that wide. member of the Committee on Appro- they will not support the Boehner de- In addition to risking a downgrade and cat- priations and one of our cardinals. fault plan. astrophic default, we are concerned that in

VerDate Mar 15 2010 05:34 Jul 29, 2011 Jkt 099060 PO 00000 Frm 00024 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K28JY7.046 H28JYPT1 tjames on DSKG8SOYB1PROD with HOUSE July 28, 2011 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H5687 five or six months, the House will once again dent of the United States has requested The previous question was ordered. hold the economy captive and refuse to avoid that we have an increase in the debt The SPEAKER pro tempore. The another default unless we accept unbalanced, ceiling so that our Nation doesn’t de- question is on the resolution. deep cuts to programs like Medicare and So- cial Security, without asking anything of fault. When that request was made of The question was taken; and the the wealthiest Americans. Speaker BOEHNER, he chose to work to- Speaker pro tempore announced that We now have only five days left to act. The gether in a bipartisan way, recognizing the ayes appeared to have it. entire world is watching Congress. We need that the President of the United States Ms. SLAUGHTER. Mr. Speaker, on to do the right thing to solve this problem. is a Democrat, the United States Sen- We must work together to avoid a default that I demand the yeas and nays. ate is controlled by Democrats, the The yeas and nays were ordered. the responsible way—not in a way that will United States House of Representatives do America more harm than good. The vote was taken by electronic de- Sincerely, is controlled by Republicans. The most recent message that was vice, and there were—yeas 238, nays Harry Reid; Richard J. Durbin; Charles 186, not voting 8, as follows: E. Shumer; Patty Murray; Jeanne Sha- sent by the American people came last heen; Ben Nelson; Bernard Sanders; November. Last November we saw a [Roll No. 663] Claire McCaskill; Mary L. Landrieu; net gain of 63 seats for the Republican YEAS—238 John F. Kerry; Al Franken; Patrick J. Party. It had been decades and decades Adams Goodlatte Nunes Leahy; Christopher A. Coons; Barbara and decades, in fact, three-quarters of a Aderholt Gosar Nunnelee A. Mikulski; Barbara Boxer; Ron century since we’d seen that kind of Akin Gowdy Olson Wyden; Robert Menendez; Carl Levin; gain for the Republican Party here in Alexander Granger Palazzo Sherrod Brown; Herb Kohl; Richard Amash Graves (GA) Paul Blumenthal; Mark Begich; Michael F. the House of Representatives. Austria Graves (MO) Paulsen Bennet; Thomas R. Carper; Frank R. So, Mr. Speaker, the message was Bachus Griffin (AR) Pearce overwhelming. The message was, cre- Barletta Griffith (VA) Pence Lautenberg; Dianne Feinstein; Max Bartlett Grimm Petri Baucus; Debbie Stabenow; Bill Nelson; ate jobs, get our economy growing, and Barton (TX) Guinta Pitts Kirsten E. Gillibrand; Maria Cantwell; get our fiscal house in order. And Bass (NH) Guthrie Platts Kent Conrad; Mark R. Warner; Kay R. that’s exactly what we’re trying to do. Benishek Hall Poe (TX) Hagan; Sheldon Whitehouse; Daniel K. So as we are faced with this 76th in- Berg Hanna Pompeo Biggert Harper Posey Inouye; Daniel K. Akaka; Tim John- crease in the national debt since 1962, son; Mark Udall; Joe Manchin III; Amy Bilbray Harris Price (GA) Speaker BOEHNER has said we’re not Bilirakis Hartzler Quayle Klobuchar; Benjamin L. Cardin; Tom going to do it as it’s been done the last Bishop (UT) Hastings (WA) Reed Udall; Joseph I. Lieberman; Jeff Binga- Black Hayworth Rehberg man; Jack Reed; Jon Tester; Jeff 75 times. We are going to insist that we Blackburn Heck Reichert Merkley; Tom Harkin; Jim Webb; John bring about dramatic spending cuts. In Bonner Hensarling Renacci D. Rockefeller IV; Mark L. Pryor; Rob- fact, we want to see spending cuts that Bono Mack Herger Ribble ert P. Casey, Jr. actually exceed the level of the debt Boustany Herrera Beutler Rigell Brady (TX) Huelskamp Rivera Ms. SLAUGHTER. Mr. Speaker, I ceiling increase. Brooks Huizenga (MI) Roby have no further requests for time and Now, it was on July 12, as we’ve said, Broun (GA) Hultgren Roe (TN) am prepared to close. that President Obama said if we don’t Buchanan Hunter Rogers (AL) Mr. DREIER. Then I will reserve the Bucshon Hurt Rogers (KY) have this increase in the debt ceiling, Buerkle Issa Rogers (MI) balance of my time. he couldn’t, on August 3, guarantee Burgess Jenkins Rohrabacher Ms. SLAUGHTER. I yield myself the that Social Security checks would go Burton (IN) Johnson (IL) Rokita balance of my time. out. And so we have this measure be- Calvert Johnson (OH) Rooney Mr. Speaker, this is a terrible rule. It Camp Johnson, Sam Ros-Lehtinen fore us, Mr. Speaker. Campbell Jones Roskam trivializes the Constitution, endangers We’ve heard that our colleagues on Canseco Jordan Ross (FL) Social Security, Medicare and Med- the other side of the aisle and on the Cantor Kelly Royce icaid, and says to the world, The other side of the rotunda are planning Capito King (IA) Runyan United States Congress is incapable of Carter King (NY) Ryan (WI) to simply table this measure if it Cassidy Kingston Scalise doing its job. passes the House of Representatives. Chabot Kinzinger (IL) Schilling The majority’s risking a calamitous Now, we all learned in school how a bill Chaffetz Kline Schmidt default on our debt, and they’re doing becomes a law, and we know very well Coble Labrador Schock so in the name of politics. The Repub- Coffman (CO) Lamborn Schweikert that one House passes a measure and Cole Lance Scott (SC) licans’ ‘‘my way or the highway’’ ap- the other House is to address it. Conaway Landry Scott, Austin proach is dead wrong, and I urge my Now, we saw Cut, Cap and Balance Cravaack Lankford Sensenbrenner Crawford Latham Sessions colleagues to join me in opposing both pass the House of Representatives, and this rule and the underlying bill. Crenshaw LaTourette Shimkus our colleagues on the other side of the Culberson Latta Shuster I yield back the balance of my time. Davis (KY) Lewis (CA) Simpson Mr. DREIER. I yield myself the bal- Capitol chose to table it. And now the word comes that if we pass this today Denham LoBiondo Smith (NE) ance of my time. Dent Long Smith (NJ) The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gen- that they’re going to choose to table it. DesJarlais Lucas Smith (TX) tleman from California is recognized Well, this is the plan that is before Diaz-Balart Luetkemeyer Southerland us. It is a plan that was worked on in Dold Lummis Stearns for 4 minutes. Dreier Lungren, Daniel Stivers Mr. DREIER. Mr. Speaker, not one good faith by Speaker BOEHNER and the Duffy E. Stutzman Member of this House likes the fact Democratic leader of the United States Duncan (SC) Mack Sullivan Senate, HARRY REID. Now, I know that Duncan (TN) Manzullo Terry that we are here today and that we’re Ellmers Marchant Thompson (PA) EID facing the issue that is before us. As Senator R no longer supports this Emerson Marino Thornberry we’ve found throughout this debate, 75 plan, but last weekend he did. And I be- Farenthold McCarthy (CA) Tiberi times since 1962 the United States Con- lieve that we have a responsibility to Fincher McCaul Tipton step up to the plate, take action, in- Fitzpatrick McClintock Turner gress has been in a position where it’s Flake McCotter Upton had to increase the debt ceiling. And crease the debt ceiling, but do so by ad- Fleischmann McHenry Walberg here we are again today, dealing with a dressing the long-term challenges and Fleming McKeon Walden very unpopular increase in the debt get at the root cause of why it is we Flores McKinley Walsh (IL) Forbes McMorris Webster ceiling because it has to be done. have to increase the debt ceiling. Fortenberry Rodgers West Democrat and Republican alike rec- And so, Mr. Speaker, I urge my col- Foxx Meehan Westmoreland ognize that we can’t let our Nation go leagues to support the rule and then Franks (AZ) Mica Whitfield into default. We are the greatest Na- the underlying legislation which will Frelinghuysen Miller (FL) Wilson (SC) Gallegly Miller (MI) Wittman tion the world has ever known, and we allow us to have the debt ceiling in- Gardner Miller, Gary Wolf can’t follow the trend that we have creased and ensure that our Nation Garrett Mulvaney Womack seen in Europe of Greece, Portugal, Ire- does not go into default. Gerlach Murphy (PA) Woodall I yield back the balance of my time, Gibbs Myrick Yoder land, and other countries. Gibson Neugebauer Young (AK) But, Mr. Speaker, we’re getting and I move the previous question on Gingrey (GA) Noem Young (FL) close. We’re getting close. The Presi- the resolution. Gohmert Nugent Young (IN)

VerDate Mar 15 2010 01:57 Jul 29, 2011 Jkt 099060 PO 00000 Frm 00025 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A28JY7.014 H28JYPT1 tjames on DSKG8SOYB1PROD with HOUSE H5688 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE July 28, 2011 NAYS—186 DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, [Roll No. 664] Ackerman Garamendi Owens ENVIRONMENT, AND RELATED AYES—114 Altmire Gonzalez Pallone AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS Adams Hall Paul Andrews Green, Al Pascrell ACT, 2012 Baca Green, Gene Pastor (AZ) Aderholt Harper Paulsen Akin Harris Petri Baldwin Grijalva Pelosi The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. Amash Hartzler Pitts Barrow Gutierrez Perlmutter HIMKUS Bartlett Hensarling Poe (TX) Bass (CA) Hahn Peters S ). Pursuant to House Resolu- Barton (TX) Herrera Beutler Pompeo Becerra Hanabusa Peterson tion 363 and rule XVIII, the Chair de- Benishek Huelskamp Posey Berkley Hastings (FL) Pingree (ME) clares the House in the Committee of Bishop (UT) Huizenga (MI) Price (GA) Berman Heinrich Polis the Whole House on the state of the Blackburn Hunter Quayle Bishop (GA) Higgins Price (NC) Boustany Hurt Ribble Bishop (NY) Himes Quigley Union for the further consideration of the bill, H.R. 2584. Brady (TX) Issa Rigell Blumenauer Hinojosa Rahall Brooks Johnson (OH) Roe (TN) Boren Hirono Rangel Broun (GA) Johnson, Sam Rogers (MI) Boswell Hochul Reyes b 1401 Buerkle Jordan Rohrabacher Brady (PA) Holden Richardson Burton (IN) Kingston Rooney Braley (IA) Holt Richmond IN THE COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE Campbell Kline Roskam Brown (FL) Honda Ross (AR) Canseco Labrador Ross (FL) Butterfield Hoyer Rothman (NJ) Accordingly, the House resolved Cantor Lamborn Royce Capps Inslee Roybal-Allard itself into the Committee of the Whole Chabot Landry Ryan (WI) Capuano Israel Ruppersberger House on the state of the Union for the Chaffetz Lankford Scalise Cardoza Jackson (IL) Rush Conaway Latta Schweikert Carnahan Jackson Lee Ryan (OH) further consideration of the bill (H.R. Culberson Long Scott (SC) Carney (TX) Sa´ nchez, Linda 2584) making appropriations for the De- DesJarlais Luetkemeyer Scott, Austin Carson (IN) Johnson, E. B. T. partment of the Interior, environment, Duncan (SC) Mack Sensenbrenner Castor (FL) Kaptur Sanchez, Loretta Duncan (TN) Marchant Sessions Cicilline Keating Sarbanes and related agencies for the fiscal year Farenthold Marino Southerland Clarke (MI) Kildee Schakowsky ending September 30, 2012, and for Flake McClintock Stearns Clarke (NY) Kind Schiff other purposes, with Mr. DOLD (Acting Fleischmann McCotter Stutzman Clay Kissell Schrader Chair) in the chair. Forbes McHenry Terry Cleaver Kucinich Schwartz Foxx Miller (FL) Thornberry Clyburn Langevin Scott (VA) The Clerk read the title of the bill. Franks (AZ) Miller (MI) Tipton Cohen Larsen (WA) Scott, David The Acting CHAIR. When the Com- Garrett Mulvaney Walsh (IL) Gingrey (GA) Murphy (PA) Westmoreland Connolly (VA) Larson (CT) Serrano mittee of the Whole rose on Wednes- Conyers Levin Sewell Goodlatte Neugebauer Whitfield Cooper Lewis (GA) Sherman day, July 27, 2011, amendment No. 13 Gowdy Nugent Wilson (SC) Costa Lipinski Shuler printed in the CONGRESSIONAL RECORD Graves (GA) Nunnelee Wittman Costello Loebsack Sires Graves (MO) Olson Woodall offered by the gentleman from Georgia Griffith (VA) Palazzo Yoder Courtney Lofgren, Zoe Slaughter (Mr. BROUN) was pending, and the bill Lowey Smith (WA) Critz NOES—314 Crowley Luja´ n Speier had been read through page 106, line 8. Cuellar Lynch Stark Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, Ackerman Cole Gonzalez Cummings Maloney Sutton proceedings will now resume on those Alexander Connolly (VA) Gosar Davis (CA) Markey Thompson (CA) Altmire Conyers Granger Davis (IL) Matheson Thompson (MS) amendments on which further pro- Andrews Cooper Green, Al DeFazio Matsui Tierney ceedings were postponed, in the fol- Austria Costa Green, Gene DeGette McCarthy (NY) Tonko lowing order: Baca Costello Griffin (AR) DeLauro McCollum Towns Bachus Courtney Grijalva Amendment by Mrs. BLACKBURN of Deutch McDermott Tsongas Baldwin Cravaack Grimm Dicks McGovern Van Hollen Tennessee. Barletta Crawford Guinta Barrow Crenshaw Guthrie Dingell McIntyre Vela´ zquez ICHARDSON Amendment by Ms. R of Bass (CA) Critz Gutierrez Doggett McNerney Visclosky California. Donnelly (IN) Meeks Walz (MN) Bass (NH) Crowley Hahn Doyle Michaud Wasserman The first amendment by Mr. Becerra Cuellar Hanabusa Edwards Miller (NC) Schultz Berg Cummings Hanna LANKFORD of Oklahoma. Berkley Davis (CA) Hastings (FL) Ellison Miller, George Waters Berman Davis (IL) Hastings (WA) Engel Moore Watt Amendment by Mr. GOSAR of Ari- Biggert Davis (KY) Hayworth Eshoo Moran Waxman zona. Bilbray DeFazio Heck Farr Murphy (CT) Welch The second amendment by Mr. Bilirakis DeGette Heinrich Fattah Nadler Wilson (FL) Bishop (GA) DeLauro Herger Filner Napolitano Woolsey LANKFORD of Oklahoma. Bishop (NY) Denham Higgins Frank (MA) Neal Wu Amendment No. 14 by Mr. BROUN of Black Dent Himes Fudge Olver Yarmuth Georgia. Blumenauer Deutch Hinojosa Bonner Diaz-Balart Hirono NOT VOTING—8 Amendment by Mr. WALBERG of Michigan. Bono Mack Dicks Hochul Bachmann Giffords Lee (CA) Boren Dingell Holden Chandler Hinchey Payne The Chair will reduce to 5 minutes Boswell Doggett Holt Chu Johnson (GA) the time for any electronic vote after Brady (PA) Dold Honda Braley (IA) Donnelly (IN) Hoyer the first vote in this series. Brown (FL) Doyle Hultgren b 1401 AMENDMENT OFFERED BY MRS. BLACKBURN Buchanan Dreier Inslee Bucshon Duffy Israel Messrs. RUNYAN, FLAKE, The Acting CHAIR. The unfinished Burgess Edwards Jackson (IL) Butterfield Ellison Jackson Lee SOUTHERLAND, FITZPATRICK, business is the demand for a recorded vote on the amendment offered by the Calvert Ellmers (TX) DENT, TIBERI, KINGSTON, and Camp Emerson Jenkins gentlewoman from Tennessee (Mrs. DENHAM changed their vote from Capito Engel Johnson (GA) BLACKBURN) on which further pro- Capps Eshoo Johnson (IL) ‘‘nay’’ to ‘‘yea.’’ ceedings were postponed and on which Capuano Farr Johnson, E. B. Cardoza Fattah Jones So the resolution was agreed to. the noes prevailed by voice vote. Carnahan Filner Kaptur The result of the vote was announced The Clerk will redesignate the Carney Fincher Keating amendment. Carson (IN) Fitzpatrick Kelly as above recorded. Carter Fleming Kildee The Clerk redesignated the amend- A motion to reconsider was laid on Cassidy Flores Kind ment. Castor (FL) Fortenberry King (IA) the table. Chu Frank (MA) King (NY) RECORDED VOTE Stated against: Cicilline Frelinghuysen Kinzinger (IL) The Acting CHAIR. A recorded vote Clarke (MI) Fudge Kissell Ms. LEE. Mr. Speaker, I was unable to cast has been demanded. Clarke (NY) Gallegly Kucinich Clay Garamendi Lance my vote on House Resolution 375, the Rule A recorded vote was ordered. Cleaver Gardner Langevin providing for consideration of S. 627. Had I The vote was taken by electronic de- Clyburn Gerlach Larsen (WA) Coble Gibbs Larson (CT) been able to cast my vote I would have voted vice, and there were—ayes 114, noes 314, Coffman (CO) Gibson Latham ‘‘no.’’ not voting 4, as follows: Cohen Gohmert LaTourette

VerDate Mar 15 2010 01:57 Jul 29, 2011 Jkt 099060 PO 00000 Frm 00026 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A28JY7.008 H28JYPT1 tjames on DSKG8SOYB1PROD with HOUSE July 28, 2011 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H5689 Lee (CA) Pascrell Sherman [Roll No. 665] Hurt Miller (MI) Ryan (WI) Levin Pastor (AZ) Shimkus Issa Miller, Gary Scalise Lewis (CA) Payne Shuler AYES—168 Jenkins Miller, George Schilling Lewis (GA) Pearce Shuster Ackerman Fudge Napolitano Johnson (IL) Mulvaney Schmidt Lipinski Pelosi Simpson Andrews Gerlach Neal Johnson (OH) Murphy (PA) Schock LoBiondo Pence Sires Baca Gibson Olver Johnson, Sam Myrick Schweikert Loebsack Perlmutter Slaughter Baldwin Gonzalez Pallone Jones Neugebauer Scott (SC) Lofgren, Zoe Peters Smith (NE) Barrow Green, Al Pascrell Jordan Noem Scott, Austin Lowey Peterson Smith (NJ) Bass (CA) Green, Gene Payne Kelly Nugent Sensenbrenner Lucas Pingree (ME) Smith (TX) Becerra Griffith (VA) Perlmutter King (IA) Nunes Sessions Luja´ n Platts King (NY) Smith (WA) Berkley Gutierrez Peters Nunnelee Shimkus Lummis Polis Kingston Olson Speier Berman Hahn Pingree (ME) Shuler Lungren, Daniel Price (NC) Kinzinger (IL) Owens Stark Bilbray Hanabusa Platts Shuster E. Quigley Kissell Palazzo Stivers Bishop (GA) Hanna Price (NC) Simpson Lynch Rahall Bishop (NY) Hastings (FL) Rahall Kline Pastor (AZ) Sires Maloney Rangel Sullivan Labrador Paul Blumenauer Heinrich Rangel Smith (NE) Manzullo Reed Sutton Lamborn Paulsen Thompson (CA) Boswell Higgins Reichert Smith (NJ) Markey Rehberg Brady (PA) Himes Reyes Lance Pearce Thompson (MS) Smith (TX) Matheson Reichert Braley (IA) Hinojosa Richardson Landry Pelosi Thompson (PA) Southerland Matsui Renacci Brown (FL) Hirono Richmond Lankford Pence Tiberi Stearns McCarthy (CA) Reyes Butterfield Hochul Ross (AR) Larsen (WA) Peterson Tierney Stivers McCarthy (NY) Richardson Campbell Holt Rothman (NJ) Latham Petri McCaul Richmond Tonko LaTourette Pitts Stutzman Capps Honda Roybal-Allard Sullivan McCollum Rivera Towns Capuano Inslee Rush Latta Poe (TX) McDermott Roby Tsongas Lewis (CA) Polis Terry Cardoza Israel Ryan (OH) Thompson (PA) McGovern Rogers (AL) Turner ´ Long Pompeo Carnahan Jackson (IL) Sanchez, Linda Thornberry McIntyre Rogers (KY) Upton Carney Jackson Lee T. Lowey Posey McKeon Rokita Van Hollen Lucas Price (GA) Tiberi Carson (IN) (TX) Sanchez, Loretta Tipton McKinley Ros-Lehtinen Vela´ zquez Castor (FL) Johnson (GA) Sarbanes Luetkemeyer Quayle Turner McMorris Ross (AR) Visclosky Chu Johnson, E. B. Schakowsky Lummis Quigley Upton Rodgers Rothman (NJ) Walberg Cicilline Kaptur Schiff Lungren, Daniel Reed Visclosky McNerney Roybal-Allard Walden Clarke (MI) Keating Schrader E. Rehberg Walberg Meehan Runyan Walz (MN) Clarke (NY) Kildee Schwartz Mack Renacci Walden Meeks Ruppersberger Clay Kind Scott (VA) Manzullo Ribble Wasserman Walsh (IL) Mica Rush Schultz Cleaver Kucinich Scott, David Marchant Rigell Walz (MN) Michaud Ryan (OH) Waters Clyburn Langevin Serrano Marino Rivera Miller (NC) Sa´ nchez, Linda McCarthy (CA) Roby Webster Watt Cohen Larson (CT) Sewell Miller, Gary T. McCaul Roe (TN) Welch Waxman Connolly (VA) Lee (CA) Sherman Miller, George Sanchez, Loretta McClintock Rogers (AL) West Webster Conyers Levin Slaughter Moore Sarbanes McCollum Rogers (KY) Westmoreland Welch Cooper Lewis (GA) Smith (WA) Moran Schakowsky Costa Lipinski Speier McCotter Rogers (MI) Whitfield Murphy (CT) Schiff West McDermott Rohrabacher Wilson (SC) Wilson (FL) Costello LoBiondo Stark Myrick Schilling Courtney Loebsack McHenry Rokita Wittman Wolf Sutton Nadler Schmidt Crowley Lofgren, Zoe Thompson (CA) McKeon Rooney Wolf Womack Napolitano Schock Cuellar Luja´ n Thompson (MS) McKinley Ros-Lehtinen Womack Woolsey Neal Schrader Cummings Lynch Tierney McMorris Roskam Woodall Wu Noem Schwartz Davis (IL) Maloney Tonko Rodgers Ross (FL) Yoder Nunes Scott (VA) Yarmuth DeGette Markey Towns Meehan Royce Young (AK) Olver Scott, David Young (AK) DeLauro Matheson Tsongas Mica Runyan Young (FL) Owens Serrano Young (FL) Dent Matsui Van Hollen Miller (FL) Ruppersberger Young (IN) Pallone Sewell Young (IN) Deutch McCarthy (NY) Vela´ zquez NOT VOTING—6 NOT VOTING—4 Dingell McGovern Wasserman Doyle McNerney Schultz Bachmann Chandler Hinchey Bachmann Giffords Edwards Meeks Waters Bass (NH) Giffords McIntyre Chandler Hinchey Ellison Michaud Watt Engel Miller (NC) Waxman ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE ACTING CHAIR ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE ACTING CHAIR Fattah Moore Wilson (FL) The Acting CHAIR (during the vote). The Acting CHAIR (during the vote). Filner Moran Woolsey There are 2 minutes remaining. There are 2 minutes remaining in this Fitzpatrick Murphy (CT) Wu vote. Frank (MA) Nadler Yarmuth b 1426 NOES—258 So the amendment was rejected. b 1420 Adams Chabot Foxx The result of the vote was announced Aderholt Chaffetz Franks (AZ) as above recorded. Mr. GOHMERT and Ms. SCHA- Akin Coble Frelinghuysen AMENDMENT OFFERED BY MR. LANKFORD KOWSKY changed their vote from Alexander Coffman (CO) Gallegly ‘‘aye’’ to ‘‘no.’’ Altmire Cole Garamendi The Acting CHAIR. The unfinished Amash Conaway Gardner business is the demand for a recorded So the amendment was rejected. Austria Cravaack Garrett The result of the vote was announced Bachus Crawford Gibbs vote on the first amendment offered by as above recorded. Barletta Crenshaw Gingrey (GA) the gentleman from Oklahoma (Mr. Bartlett Critz Gohmert LANKFORD) on which further pro- AMENDMENT OFFERED BY MS. RICHARDSON Barton (TX) Culberson Goodlatte ceedings were postponed and on which Benishek Davis (CA) Gosar The Acting CHAIR. The unfinished the noes prevailed by voice vote. business is the demand for a recorded Berg Davis (KY) Gowdy Biggert DeFazio Granger The Clerk will redesignate the vote on the amendment offered by the Bilirakis Denham Graves (GA) amendment. gentlewoman from California (Ms. Bishop (UT) DesJarlais Graves (MO) Black Diaz-Balart Griffin (AR) The Clerk redesignated the amend- RICHARDSON) on which further pro- ment. ceedings were postponed and on which Blackburn Dicks Grijalva Bonner Doggett Grimm RECORDED VOTE the ayes prevailed by voice vote. Bono Mack Dold Guinta The Clerk will redesignate the Boren Donnelly (IN) Guthrie The Acting CHAIR. A recorded vote amendment. Boustany Dreier Hall has been demanded. Brady (TX) Duffy Harper The Clerk redesignated the amend- A recorded vote was ordered. Brooks Duncan (SC) Harris The Acting CHAIR. This will be a 5- ment. Broun (GA) Duncan (TN) Hartzler Buchanan Ellmers Hastings (WA) minute vote. RECORDED VOTE Bucshon Emerson Hayworth The vote was taken by electronic de- The Acting CHAIR. A recorded vote Buerkle Eshoo Heck vice, and there were—ayes 161, noes 263, Burgess Farenthold Hensarling has been demanded. not voting 8, as follows: A recorded vote was ordered. Burton (IN) Farr Herger Calvert Fincher Herrera Beutler [Roll No. 666] The Acting CHAIR. This will be a 5- Camp Flake Holden AYES—161 minute vote. Canseco Fleischmann Hoyer The vote was taken by electronic de- Cantor Fleming Huelskamp Adams Bartlett Bilbray Capito Flores Huizenga (MI) Aderholt Benishek Black vice, and there were—ayes 168, noes 258, Carter Forbes Hultgren Akin Berg Blackburn not voting 6, as follows: Cassidy Fortenberry Hunter Amash Biggert Bono Mack

VerDate Mar 15 2010 01:57 Jul 29, 2011 Jkt 099060 PO 00000 Frm 00027 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A28JY7.011 H28JYPT1 tjames on DSKG8SOYB1PROD with HOUSE H5690 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE July 28, 2011 Boren Herger Paulsen Langevin Pastor (AZ) Sherman Chabot Hultgren Reed Boustany Hinojosa Pearce Larsen (WA) Payne Shimkus Chaffetz Issa Ribble Brady (TX) Huelskamp Pence Larson (CT) Pelosi Shuler Chu Johnson (IL) Rokita Brooks Huizenga (MI) Petri Latham Perlmutter Simpson Cicilline Johnson, Sam Rothman (NJ) Broun (GA) Hultgren Pitts LaTourette Peters Sires Clarke (MI) Jordan Royce Buchanan Hurt Poe (TX) Lee (CA) Peterson Slaughter Coble Kildee Ryan (OH) Buerkle Johnson (IL) Pompeo Levin Pingree (ME) Smith (NJ) Connolly (VA) Kind Ryan (WI) Burgess Johnson (OH) Posey Lewis (GA) Platts Smith (TX) Cooper King (IA) Scalise Burton (IN) Johnson, Sam Price (GA) Lipinski Polis Smith (WA) Courtney Landry Schilling Calvert Jordan Quayle LoBiondo Price (NC) Southerland DeFazio Langevin Schock Campbell Kind Rehberg Loebsack Quigley Speier DeLauro Lankford Schrader Lofgren, Zoe Rahall Canseco King (IA) Ribble Stark Denham Larson (CT) Schweikert Cantor Kinzinger (IL) Lowey Rangel DesJarlais Lipinski Rigell Sutton Scott (SC) Carter Kline Luja´ n Reed Dingell Mack Roby Thompson (CA) Scott, David Chabot Labrador Lynch Reichert Doyle Maloney Roe (TN) Thompson (MS) Sensenbrenner Chaffetz Lamborn Maloney Renacci Duffy McGovern Thompson (PA) Serrano Coble Landry Rogers (MI) Markey Reyes Duncan (SC) McHenry Tiberi Shuler Conaway Lankford Rohrabacher Matheson Richardson Engel McMorris Tierney Slaughter Crawford Latta Rokita Matsui Richmond Fincher Rodgers Tonko Smith (NE) Culberson Lewis (CA) Roskam McCarthy (NY) Rivera Flake Michaud Towns Smith (WA) Denham Long Ross (FL) McCollum Rogers (AL) Fleming Miller (FL) Tsongas DesJarlais Lucas Royce McDermott Rogers (KY) Fortenberry Miller (MI) Southerland Turner Dold Luetkemeyer Ryan (WI) McGovern Rooney Franks (AZ) Moran Speier Duffy Lummis Scalise McIntyre Ros-Lehtinen Upton Garamendi Mulvaney Stark Duncan (SC) Lungren, Daniel Schilling McNerney Ross (AR) Van Hollen Garrett Murphy (CT) Stutzman ´ Farenthold E. Schock Meehan Rothman (NJ) Velazquez Gibson Nadler Tonko Fincher Mack Schweikert Meeks Roybal-Allard Visclosky Gosar Nunes Tsongas Flake Manzullo Scott (SC) Michaud Runyan Walberg Gowdy Palazzo Van Hollen Fleming Marchant Scott, Austin Miller (MI) Ruppersberger Walden Graves (GA) Pastor (AZ) Walden Flores Marino Sensenbrenner Miller (NC) Rush Walz (MN) Grijalva Paul Walsh (IL) Foxx McCarthy (CA) Sessions Miller, George Ryan (OH) Wasserman Harper Pearce Waxman Schultz Franks (AZ) McCaul Shuster Moore Sa´ nchez, Linda Harris Peters Welch Waters Gallegly McClintock Smith (NE) Moran T. Hartzler Petri West Watt Gardner McCotter Stearns Murphy (CT) Sanchez, Loretta Heck Poe (TX) Wilson (SC) Waxman Garrett McHenry Stivers Murphy (PA) Sarbanes Himes Pompeo Yoder Nadler Schakowsky Whitfield Young (AK) Gibson McKeon Stutzman Huelskamp Price (NC) Gingrey (GA) McKinley Napolitano Schiff Wilson (FL) Huizenga (MI) Quayle Young (IN) Sullivan Gohmert McMorris Neal Schmidt Wittman Terry Goodlatte Rodgers Noem Schwartz Wolf Thornberry NOES—295 Gosar Mica Olver Scott (VA) Woolsey Gowdy Miller (FL) Tipton Owens Scott, David Wu Ackerman Cummings Hinojosa Granger Miller, Gary Walsh (IL) Pallone Serrano Yarmuth Adams Davis (CA) Hirono Graves (GA) Mulvaney Webster Pascrell Sewell Young (FL) Aderholt Davis (IL) Hochul Graves (MO) Myrick Welch Amash Davis (KY) Holden Griffin (AR) Neugebauer West NOT VOTING—8 Austria DeGette Holt Baca Griffith (VA) Nugent Wilson (SC) Bachmann Giffords Schrader Dent Honda Bachus Deutch Hoyer Hall Nunes Womack Chandler Gutierrez Westmoreland Harper Nunnelee Woodall Conyers Hinchey Baldwin Diaz-Balart Hunter Harris Olson Yoder Barletta Dicks Hurt Hayworth Palazzo Young (AK) ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE ACTING CHAIR Barrow Doggett Inslee Hensarling Paul Young (IN) Bass (CA) Dold Israel The Acting CHAIR (during the vote). Bass (NH) Donnelly (IN) Jackson (IL) There are 2 minutes remaining. NOES—263 Berkley Dreier Jackson Lee Berman Duncan (TN) (TX) Ackerman Cohen Gerlach b 1432 Biggert Edwards Jenkins Alexander Cole Gibbs Bilirakis Ellison Johnson (GA) Altmire Connolly (VA) Gonzalez Mr. DOLD changed his vote from Bishop (GA) Ellmers Johnson (OH) Andrews Cooper Green, Al ‘‘no’’ to ‘‘aye.’’ Bishop (NY) Emerson Johnson, E. B. Austria Costa Green, Gene Black Eshoo Jones Baca Costello Grijalva So the amendment was rejected. Bonner Farenthold Kaptur Bachus Courtney Grimm The result of the vote was announced Boren Farr Keating Baldwin Cravaack Guinta as above recorded. Boswell Fattah Kelly Barletta Crenshaw Guthrie Boustany Filner King (NY) Barrow Critz Hahn AMENDMENT OFFERED BY MR. GOSAR Brady (PA) Fitzpatrick Kingston Barton (TX) Crowley Hanabusa The Acting CHAIR. The unfinished Braley (IA) Fleischmann Kinzinger (IL) Bass (CA) Cuellar Hanna business is the demand for a recorded Brown (FL) Flores Kissell Bass (NH) Cummings Hartzler Buchanan Forbes Kline Becerra Davis (CA) Hastings (FL) vote on the amendment offered by the Bucshon Foxx Kucinich Berkley Davis (IL) Hastings (WA) gentleman from Arizona (Mr. GOSAR) Buerkle Frank (MA) Labrador Berman Davis (KY) Heck on which further proceedings were Burton (IN) Frelinghuysen Lamborn Bilirakis DeFazio Heinrich postponed and on which the noes pre- Calvert Gallegly Lance Bishop (GA) DeGette Herrera Beutler Camp Gardner Larsen (WA) Bishop (NY) DeLauro Higgins vailed by voice vote. Canseco Gerlach Latham Bishop (UT) Dent Himes The Clerk will redesignate the Capito Gibbs LaTourette Blumenauer Deutch Hirono amendment. Capps Gingrey (GA) Latta Bonner Diaz-Balart Hochul Capuano Gohmert Lee (CA) Boswell Dicks Holden The Clerk redesignated the amend- Cardoza Gonzalez Levin Brady (PA) Dingell Holt ment. Carnahan Goodlatte Lewis (CA) Braley (IA) Doggett Honda RECORDED VOTE Carson (IN) Granger Lewis (GA) Brown (FL) Donnelly (IN) Hoyer Carter Graves (MO) LoBiondo Bucshon Doyle Hunter The Acting CHAIR. A recorded vote Cassidy Green, Al Loebsack Butterfield Dreier Inslee has been demanded. Castor (FL) Green, Gene Lofgren, Zoe Camp Duncan (TN) Israel A recorded vote was ordered. Clarke (NY) Griffin (AR) Long Capito Edwards Issa Clay Griffith (VA) Lowey Capps Ellison Jackson (IL) The Acting CHAIR. This is a 5- Cleaver Grimm Lucas Capuano Ellmers Jackson Lee minute vote. Clyburn Guinta Luetkemeyer Cardoza Emerson (TX) The vote was taken by electronic de- Coffman (CO) Guthrie Luja´ n Carnahan Engel Jenkins vice, and there were—ayes 130, noes 295, Cohen Gutierrez Lummis Carney Eshoo Johnson (GA) Cole Hahn Lungren, Daniel Carson (IN) Farr Johnson, E. B. not voting 7, as follows: Conaway Hall E. Cassidy Fattah Jones [Roll No. 667] Conyers Hanabusa Lynch Castor (FL) Filner Kaptur Costa Hanna Manzullo Chu Fitzpatrick Keating AYES—130 Costello Hastings (FL) Marchant Cicilline Fleischmann Kelly Akin Berg Brooks Cravaack Hastings (WA) Marino Clarke (MI) Forbes Kildee Alexander Bilbray Broun (GA) Crawford Hayworth Markey Clarke (NY) Fortenberry King (NY) Altmire Bishop (UT) Burgess Crenshaw Heinrich Matheson Clay Frank (MA) Kingston Bartlett Blackburn Butterfield Critz Hensarling Matsui Cleaver Frelinghuysen Kissell Barton (TX) Blumenauer Campbell Crowley Herger McCarthy (CA) Clyburn Fudge Kucinich Becerra Bono Mack Cantor Cuellar Herrera Beutler McCarthy (NY) Coffman (CO) Garamendi Lance Benishek Brady (TX) Carney Culberson Higgins McCaul

VerDate Mar 15 2010 01:57 Jul 29, 2011 Jkt 099060 PO 00000 Frm 00028 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A28JY7.015 H28JYPT1 tjames on DSKG8SOYB1PROD with HOUSE July 28, 2011 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H5691 McClintock Quigley Shuster Coble Hurt Pompeo Markey Polis Simpson McCollum Rahall Simpson Coffman (CO) Issa Posey Matheson Price (NC) Sires McCotter Rangel Sires Cole Jenkins Price (GA) Matsui Quigley Slaughter McDermott Rehberg Smith (NJ) Conaway Johnson (IL) Quayle McCarthy (NY) Rahall Smith (NJ) McIntyre Reichert Smith (TX) Costa Johnson (OH) Rehberg McCollum Rangel Smith (WA) McKeon Renacci Stearns Crawford Johnson, Sam Renacci McDermott Reed Speier McKinley Reyes Stivers Crenshaw Jones Ribble McGovern Reichert Stark McNerney Richardson Sutton Culberson Jordan Rigell McIntyre Reyes Stivers Meehan Richmond Terry Davis (KY) Kelly Rivera McNerney Richardson Sutton Meeks Rigell Thompson (CA) Denham King (IA) Roby Meeks Richmond Thompson (CA) Mica Rivera Michaud Thompson (MS) DesJarlais King (NY) Roe (TN) Rogers (KY) Thompson (MS) Miller (NC) Roby Miller (NC) Rooney Tiberi Thompson (PA) Duffy Kingston Rogers (AL) Miller, Gary Roe (TN) Duncan (SC) Kinzinger (IL) Miller, George Ross (AR) Tierney Thornberry Rogers (MI) Miller, George Rogers (AL) Duncan (TN) Kline Moore Rothman (NJ) Tonko Tiberi Rohrabacher Moore Rogers (KY) Tierney Ellmers Labrador Moran Roybal-Allard Towns Murphy (PA) Rogers (MI) Rokita Tipton Emerson Lamborn Murphy (CT) Runyan Tsongas Myrick Rohrabacher Ros-Lehtinen Nadler Ruppersberger Upton Towns Farenthold Landry Napolitano Rooney Fincher Roskam Napolitano Rush Van Hollen Turner Lankford Neal Ros-Lehtinen Fitzpatrick Latta Ross (FL) Neal Ryan (OH) Vela´ zquez Upton Neugebauer Roskam Flake Long Royce Olver Sa´ nchez, Linda Visclosky Vela´ zquez Noem Ross (AR) Fleischmann Lucas Ryan (WI) Owens T. Walden Visclosky Nugent Ross (FL) Fleming Luetkemeyer Scalise Pallone Sanchez, Loretta Walz (MN) Walberg Nunnelee Roybal-Allard Flores Lummis Schilling Pascrell Sarbanes Wasserman Walz (MN) Olson Runyan Forbes Mack Schmidt Pastor (AZ) Schakowsky Schultz Olver Ruppersberger Wasserman Foxx Manzullo Schweikert Paulsen Schiff Waters Owens Rush Schultz Franks (AZ) Marchant Scott (SC) Payne Schock Watt Pallone Sa´ nchez, Linda Waters Gallegly Marino Scott, Austin Pelosi Schrader Waxman Pascrell T. Watt Gardner McCarthy (CA) Sensenbrenner Perlmutter Schwartz Welch Paulsen Sanchez, Loretta Webster Garrett McCaul Sessions Peters Scott (VA) Wilson (FL) Westmoreland Payne Sarbanes Gibbs McClintock Shimkus Peterson Scott, David Wolf Whitfield Pelosi Schakowsky Gingrey (GA) McCotter Shuster Petri Serrano Woolsey Wilson (FL) Pence Schiff Gohmert McKeon Smith (NE) Pingree (ME) Sewell Wu Wittman Perlmutter Schmidt Goodlatte McKinley Smith (TX) Pitts Sherman Yarmuth Wolf Peterson Schwartz Gowdy McMorris Southerland Platts Shuler Young (FL) Womack Pingree (ME) Scott (VA) Granger Rodgers Stearns Pitts Scott, Austin Woodall NOT VOTING—7 Graves (GA) Meehan Terry Platts Sessions Woolsey Graves (MO) Mica Thompson (PA) Bachmann Hinchey Sullivan Polis Sewell Wu Griffin (AR) Miller (FL) Thornberry Chandler McHenry Posey Sherman Yarmuth Griffith (VA) Miller (MI) Tipton Giffords Stutzman Price (GA) Shimkus Young (FL) Guinta Miller, Gary Guthrie Mulvaney Turner ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE ACTING CHAIR NOT VOTING—7 Walberg Hall Murphy (PA) The Acting CHAIR (during the vote). Andrews Fudge Sullivan Harper Myrick Walsh (IL) Bachmann Giffords Harris Neugebauer Webster There are 2 minutes remaining in this Chandler Hinchey Hartzler Noem West vote. Hastings (WA) Nugent Westmoreland ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE ACTING CHAIR Hayworth Nunes Whitfield The Acting CHAIR (during the vote). Heck Nunnelee Wilson (SC) b 1445 Two minutes remain in this vote. Hensarling Olson Wittman Herger Palazzo Womack So the amendment was rejected. b 1439 Huelskamp Paul Woodall The result of the vote was announced Huizenga (MI) Pearce Yoder as above recorded. So the amendment was rejected. Hultgren Pence Young (AK) AMENDMENT NO. 14 OFFERED BY MR. BROUN OF The result of the vote was announced Hunter Poe (TX) Young (IN) GEORGIA as above recorded. NOES—227 The Acting CHAIR. The unfinished AMENDMENT OFFERED BY MR. LANKFORD Ackerman Cuellar Herrera Beutler business is the demand for a recorded The Acting CHAIR. The unfinished Altmire Cummings Higgins vote on the amendment offered by the business is the demand for a recorded Andrews Davis (CA) Himes Baca Davis (IL) Hinojosa gentleman from Georgia (Mr. BROUN) vote on the second amendment offered Baldwin DeFazio Hirono on which further proceedings were by the gentleman from Oklahoma (Mr. Barrow DeGette Hochul postponed and on which the noes pre- LANKFORD) on which further pro- Bass (CA) DeLauro Holden vailed by voice vote. ceedings were postponed and on which Bass (NH) Dent Holt Becerra Deutch Honda The Clerk will redesignate the the noes prevailed by voice vote. Berkley Diaz-Balart Hoyer amendment. The Clerk will redesignate the Berman Dicks Inslee Biggert Dingell Israel The Clerk redesignated the amend- amendment. ment. The Clerk redesignated the amend- Bishop (GA) Doggett Jackson (IL) Bishop (NY) Dold Jackson Lee RECORDED VOTE ment. Blumenauer Donnelly (IN) (TX) RECORDED VOTE Boswell Doyle Johnson (GA) The Acting CHAIR. A recorded vote Brady (PA) Dreier Johnson, E. B. has been demanded. The Acting CHAIR. A recorded vote Braley (IA) Edwards Kaptur A recorded vote was ordered. has been demanded. Brown (FL) Ellison Keating A recorded vote was ordered. Butterfield Engel Kildee The Acting CHAIR. This is a 5- The Acting CHAIR. This will be a 5- Calvert Eshoo Kind minute vote. Capps Farr Kissell The vote was taken by electronic de- minute vote. Capuano Fattah Kucinich The vote was taken by electronic de- Carnahan Filner Lance vice, and there were—ayes 110, noes 317, vice, and there were—ayes 198, noes 227, Carney Fortenberry Langevin not voting 5, as follows: Carson (IN) Frank (MA) Larsen (WA) [Roll No. 669] not voting 7, as follows: Castor (FL) Frelinghuysen Larson (CT) [Roll No. 668] Chu Fudge Latham AYES—110 Cicilline Garamendi LaTourette AYES—198 Adams Burton (IN) Fincher Clarke (MI) Gerlach Lee (CA) Akin Camp Flake Adams Bilirakis Buerkle Clarke (NY) Gibson Levin Amash Campbell Fleming Aderholt Bishop (UT) Burgess Clay Gonzalez Lewis (CA) Bartlett Canseco Flores Akin Black Burton (IN) Cleaver Gosar Lewis (GA) Barton (TX) Cassidy Forbes Alexander Blackburn Camp Clyburn Green, Al Lipinski Benishek Chabot Foxx Amash Bonner Campbell Cohen Green, Gene LoBiondo Bishop (UT) Chaffetz Franks (AZ) Austria Bono Mack Canseco Connolly (VA) Grijalva Loebsack Black Coble Gallegly Bachus Boren Cantor Conyers Grimm Lofgren, Zoe Blackburn Coffman (CO) Gibbs Barletta Boustany Capito Cooper Gutierrez Lowey Bono Mack Conaway Gohmert Bartlett Brady (TX) ´ Cardoza Costello Hahn Lujan Brady (TX) Denham Goodlatte Barton (TX) Brooks Carter Courtney Hanabusa Lungren, Daniel Broun (GA) DesJarlais Gowdy Benishek Broun (GA) Cassidy Cravaack Hanna E. Buerkle Duncan (SC) Graves (GA) Berg Buchanan Chabot Critz Hastings (FL) Lynch Burgess Duncan (TN) Graves (MO) Bilbray Bucshon Chaffetz Crowley Heinrich Maloney

VerDate Mar 15 2010 05:34 Jul 29, 2011 Jkt 099060 PO 00000 Frm 00029 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A28JY7.016 H28JYPT1 tjames on DSKG8SOYB1PROD with HOUSE H5692 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE July 28, 2011 Griffith (VA) Long Rogers (MI) Perlmutter Ryan (WI) Thornberry Foxx Landry Ribble Harris Luetkemeyer Rohrabacher Peters Sa´ nchez, Linda Tiberi Franks (AZ) Lankford Rigell Hartzler Mack Rokita Peterson T. Tierney Gallegly Latham Roby Hayworth Manzullo Royce Pingree (ME) Sanchez, Loretta Tipton Gardner Latta Roe (TN) Hensarling Marchant Scalise Pitts Sarbanes Tonko Garrett LoBiondo Rogers (AL) Herger McClintock Schilling Platts Schakowsky Towns Gibbs Long Rogers (MI) Huelskamp McHenry Schweikert Polis Schiff Tsongas Gingrey (GA) Lucas Rohrabacher Huizenga (MI) Miller (FL) Scott (SC) Price (NC) Schmidt Turner Gohmert Luetkemeyer Rokita Quigley Schock Hultgren Miller (MI) Scott, Austin Upton Goodlatte Lungren, Daniel Rooney Hunter Miller, Gary Rahall Schrader Gosar E. Roskam Sensenbrenner Van Hollen Hurt Mulvaney Rangel Schwartz Gowdy Mack Royce Sessions Vela´ zquez Issa Myrick Reed Scott (VA) Granger Manzullo Runyan Smith (NE) Johnson (IL) Nunnelee Rehberg Scott, David Visclosky Graves (GA) Marchant Ryan (WI) Johnson (OH) Paul Southerland Reichert Serrano Walden Graves (MO) Marino Scalise Jordan Pence Stearns Reyes Sewell Walz (MN) Griffith (VA) McCarthy (CA) Schilling King (IA) Petri Stutzman Ribble Sherman Wasserman Guthrie McCaul Schweikert Kingston Poe (TX) Walberg Richardson Shimkus Schultz Hall McClintock Scott (SC) Kline Pompeo Walsh (IL) Richmond Shuler Waters Harper McHenry Scott, Austin Labrador Posey West Rigell Shuster Watt Harris McKeon Sensenbrenner Lamborn Price (GA) Wilson (SC) Rivera Simpson Waxman Hartzler McMorris Sessions Landry Quayle Wittman Roby Sires Webster Hastings (WA) Rodgers Shimkus Lankford Renacci Woodall Rogers (AL) Slaughter Welch Heck Miller (FL) Shuster Latham Roe (TN) Yoder Rogers (KY) Smith (NJ) Westmoreland Hensarling Miller (MI) Smith (NE) Rooney Smith (TX) Whitfield Herger Miller, Gary Smith (NJ) NOES—317 Ros-Lehtinen Smith (WA) Wilson (FL) Herrera Beutler Mulvaney Smith (TX) Roskam Speier Wolf Huelskamp Myrick Southerland Ackerman Deutch Kelly Ross (AR) Stark Womack Huizenga (MI) Neugebauer Stearns Aderholt Diaz-Balart Kildee Ross (FL) Stivers Hultgren Noem Stutzman Woolsey Alexander Dicks Kind Rothman (NJ) Sullivan Hunter Nugent Sullivan Wu Altmire Dingell King (NY) Roybal-Allard Sutton Hurt Nunes Terry Yarmuth Austria Doggett Kinzinger (IL) Runyan Terry Issa Nunnelee Thornberry Baca Dold Kissell Ruppersberger Thompson (CA) Young (AK) Jenkins Palazzo Upton Bachus Donnelly (IN) Kucinich Rush Thompson (MS) Young (FL) Johnson (OH) Paul Walberg Baldwin Doyle Lance Ryan (OH) Thompson (PA) Young (IN) Johnson, Sam Pearce Walsh (IL) Barletta Dreier Langevin Jones Pence Webster Barrow Duffy Larsen (WA) NOT VOTING—5 Jordan Petri West Bass (CA) Edwards Larson (CT) Andrews Chandler Hinchey Kelly Pitts Westmoreland Bass (NH) Ellison LaTourette Bachmann Giffords King (IA) Poe (TX) Wilson (SC) Becerra Ellmers Latta King (NY) Pompeo Wittman Berg Emerson Lee (CA) ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE ACTING CHAIR Kingston Posey Wolf Berkley Engel Levin Kinzinger (IL) Price (GA) Woodall Berman Eshoo Lewis (CA) The Acting CHAIR (during the vote). There are 2 minutes remaining in this Kline Quayle Yoder Biggert Farenthold Lewis (GA) Labrador Rehberg Young (FL) Bilbray Farr Lipinski vote. Lamborn Renacci Young (IN) Bilirakis Fattah LoBiondo Bishop (GA) Filner Loebsack NOES—240 Bishop (NY) Fitzpatrick Lofgren, Zoe b 1451 Blumenauer Fleischmann Lowey So the amendment was rejected. Ackerman Davis (CA) Inslee Bonner Fortenberry Lucas Altmire Davis (IL) Israel Boren Frank (MA) Luja´ n The result of the vote was announced Andrews DeFazio Jackson (IL) Boswell Frelinghuysen Lummis as above recorded. Austria DeGette Jackson Lee Boustany Fudge Lungren, Daniel AMENDMENT OFFERED BY MR. WALBERG Baca DeLauro (TX) Brady (PA) Garamendi E. Baldwin Dent Johnson (GA) Braley (IA) Gardner Lynch The Acting CHAIR. The unfinished Barletta Deutch Kaptur Brooks Garrett Maloney business is the demand for a recorded Barrow Diaz-Balart Keating Brown (FL) Gerlach Marino vote on the amendment offered by the Bass (CA) Dicks Kildee Buchanan Gibson Markey Bass (NH) Dingell Kind Bucshon Gingrey (GA) Matheson gentleman from Michigan (Mr. Becerra Doggett Kissell Butterfield Gonzalez Matsui WALBERG) on which further pro- Berkley Dold Kucinich Calvert Gosar McCarthy (CA) ceedings were postponed and on which Berman Donnelly (IN) Lance Cantor Granger McCarthy (NY) the noes prevailed by voice vote. Biggert Doyle Langevin Capito Green, Al McCaul Bishop (GA) Dreier Larsen (WA) Capps Green, Gene McCollum The Clerk will redesignate the Bishop (NY) Duffy Larson (CT) Capuano Griffin (AR) McCotter amendment. Blumenauer Edwards LaTourette Cardoza Grijalva McDermott The Clerk redesignated the amend- Bonner Engel Lee (CA) Carnahan Grimm McGovern Boren Eshoo Levin Carney Guinta McIntyre ment. Boswell Farr Lewis (CA) Carson (IN) Guthrie McKeon RECORDED VOTE Brady (PA) Fattah Lewis (GA) Carter Gutierrez McKinley The Acting CHAIR. A recorded vote Braley (IA) Filner Lipinski Castor (FL) Hahn McMorris Brooks Fitzpatrick Loebsack Chu Hall Rodgers has been demanded. Brown (FL) Fortenberry Lofgren, Zoe Cicilline Hanabusa McNerney A recorded vote was ordered. Buchanan Frank (MA) Lowey Clarke (MI) Hanna Meehan The Acting CHAIR. This will be a 5- Butterfield Frelinghuysen Luja´ n Clarke (NY) Harper Meeks Capito Fudge Lummis Clay Hastings (FL) Mica minute vote. Capps Garamendi Lynch Cleaver Hastings (WA) Michaud The vote was taken by electronic de- Capuano Gerlach Maloney Clyburn Heck Miller (NC) vice, and there were—ayes 181, noes 240, Cardoza Gibson Markey Cohen Heinrich Miller, George answered ‘‘present’’ 1, not voting 10, as Carnahan Gonzalez Matheson Cole Herrera Beutler Moore Carney Green, Al Matsui Connolly (VA) Higgins Moran follows: Castor (FL) Green, Gene McCarthy (NY) Conyers Himes Murphy (CT) [Roll No. 670] Chu Griffin (AR) McCollum Cooper Hinojosa Murphy (PA) Cicilline Grijalva McCotter Costa Hirono Nadler AYES—181 Clarke (MI) Grimm McDermott Costello Hochul Napolitano Adams Brady (TX) Cravaack Clarke (NY) Guinta McGovern Courtney Holden Neal Aderholt Broun (GA) Crenshaw Clay Gutierrez McIntyre Cravaack Holt Neugebauer Akin Bucshon Culberson Cleaver Hahn McKinley Crawford Honda Noem Alexander Burgess Davis (KY) Clyburn Hanabusa McNerney Crenshaw Hoyer Nugent Amash Burton (IN) Denham Cohen Hanna Meehan Critz Inslee Nunes Bachus Calvert DesJarlais Cole Hastings (FL) Meeks Crowley Israel Olson Bartlett Camp Duncan (SC) Connolly (VA) Hayworth Mica Cuellar Jackson (IL) Olver Barton (TX) Campbell Duncan (TN) Conyers Heinrich Michaud Culberson Jackson Lee Owens Benishek Canseco Ellmers Cooper Higgins Miller (NC) Cummings (TX) Palazzo Berg Cantor Emerson Costa Himes Miller, George Davis (CA) Jenkins Pallone Bilbray Carter Farenthold Costello Hinojosa Moore Davis (IL) Johnson (GA) Pascrell Bilirakis Cassidy Fincher Courtney Hirono Moran Davis (KY) Johnson, E. B. Pastor (AZ) Bishop (UT) Chabot Flake Crawford Hochul Murphy (CT) DeFazio Johnson, Sam Paulsen Black Chaffetz Fleischmann Critz Holden Murphy (PA) DeGette Jones Payne Blackburn Coble Fleming Crowley Holt Nadler DeLauro Kaptur Pearce Bono Mack Coffman (CO) Flores Cuellar Honda Napolitano Dent Keating Pelosi Boustany Conaway Forbes Cummings Hoyer Neal

VerDate Mar 15 2010 02:16 Jul 29, 2011 Jkt 099060 PO 00000 Frm 00030 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A28JY7.020 H28JYPT1 tjames on DSKG8SOYB1PROD with HOUSE July 28, 2011 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H5693 Olson Rothman (NJ) Sutton considered as read and printed in the ‘‘SEC. 251. ENFORCING DISCRETIONARY SPEND- Olver Roybal-Allard Thompson (CA) ING LIMITS. RECORD. Owens Ruppersberger Thompson (MS) ‘‘(a) ENFORCEMENT.— Pallone Rush Thompson (PA) The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there ‘‘(1) SEQUESTRATION.—Within 15 calendar Pascrell Ryan (OH) Tiberi objection to the request of the gen- days after Congress adjourns to end a session ´ Pastor (AZ) Sanchez, Linda Tierney tleman from Connecticut? there shall be a sequestration to eliminate a Paulsen T. Tipton Pelosi Sanchez, Loretta Tonko There was no objection. budget-year breach, if any. Perlmutter Sarbanes Towns The resolution was agreed to. ‘‘(2) ELIMINATING A BREACH.—Each non-ex- Peters Schakowsky Tsongas A motion to reconsider was laid on empt account shall be reduced by a dollar Peterson Schiff Turner the table. amount calculated by multiplying the enacted Pingree (ME) Schmidt Van Hollen level of sequestrable budgetary resources in that Platts Schock Vela´ zquez f account at that time by the uniform percentage Polis Schrader Visclosky BUDGET CONTROL ACT OF 2011 necessary to eliminate a breach. Price (NC) Schwartz Walden ‘‘(3) MILITARY PERSONNEL.—If the President Quigley Scott (VA) Walz (MN) Mr. DREIER. Mr. Speaker, pursuant uses the authority to exempt any personnel ac- Rahall Scott, David Wasserman to House Resolution 375, I call up the count from sequestration under section 255(f), Rangel Serrano Schultz Reed Sewell Waters bill (S. 627) to establish the Commis- each account within subfunctional category 051 Reichert Sherman Watt sion on Freedom of Information Act (other than those military personnel accounts Reyes Shuler Waxman Processing Delays, and ask for its im- for which the authority provided under section Richardson Simpson Welch mediate consideration. 255(f) has been exercised) shall be further re- Richmond Sires Whitfield duced by a dollar amount calculated by multi- Rivera Slaughter Womack The Clerk read the title of the bill. plying the enacted level of non-exempt budg- Rogers (KY) Smith (WA) Woolsey The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- etary resources in that account at that time by Ros-Lehtinen Speier Wu ant to House Resolution 375, the Ross (AR) Stark Yarmuth the uniform percentage necessary to offset the Ross (FL) Stivers Young (AK) amendment in the nature of a sub- total dollar amount by which outlays are not re- stitute printed in part A of House Re- duced in military personnel accounts by reason ANSWERED ‘‘PRESENT’’—1 port 112–184, modified by the amend- of the use of such authority. Johnson (IL) ments printed in part B of the report, ‘‘(4) PART-YEAR APPROPRIATIONS.—If, on the date specified in paragraph (1), there is in effect NOT VOTING—10 is adopted and the bill, as amended, is an Act making or continuing appropriations for Bachmann Ellison Payne considered read. part of a fiscal year for any budget account, Buerkle Giffords Wilson (FL) The text of the bill, as amended, is as then the dollar sequestration calculated for that Carson (IN) Hinchey follows: account under paragraphs (2) and (3) shall be Chandler Johnson, E. B. S. 627 subtracted from— ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE ACTING CHAIR Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Rep- ‘‘(A) the annualized amount otherwise avail- The Acting CHAIR (during the vote). resentatives of the United States of America in able by law in that account under that or a sub- sequent part-year appropriation; and Congress assembled, There are 2 minutes remaining in this ‘‘(B) when a full-year appropriation for that vote. SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. account is enacted, from the amount otherwise (a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as b 1458 provided by the full-year appropriation. the ‘‘Budget Control Act of 2011’’. ‘‘(5) LOOK-BACK.—If, after June 30, an appro- So the amendment was rejected. (b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.— priation for the fiscal year in progress is enacted The result of the vote was announced Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. that causes a breach for that year (after taking as above recorded. TITLE I—TEN-YEAR DISCRETIONARY CAPS into account any sequestration of amounts), the Mr. SIMPSON. Mr. Chairman, I move WITH SEQUESTER discretionary spending limits for the next fiscal that the Committee do now rise. Sec. 101. Enforcing discretionary spending lim- year shall be reduced by the amount or amounts its. of that breach. The motion was agreed to. ‘‘(6) WITHIN-SESSION SEQUESTRATION.—If an Accordingly, the Committee rose; Sec. 102. Definitions. Sec. 103. Reports and orders. appropriation for a fiscal year in progress is en- and the Speaker pro tempore (Mr. Sec. 104. Expiration. acted (after Congress adjourns to end the ses- SIMPSON) having assumed the chair, Sec. 105. Conforming amendments to the Con- sion for that budget year and before July 1 of Mr. DOLD Acting Chair of the Com- gressional Budget and Impound- that fiscal year) that causes a breach for that mittee of the Whole House on the state ment Control Act of 1974. year (after taking into account any prior se- of the Union, reported that that Com- TITLE II—VOTE ON THE BALANCED questration of amounts), 15 days later there mittee, having had under consideration BUDGET AMENDMENT shall be a sequestration to eliminate that breach following the procedures set forth in paragraphs Sec. 201. Vote on the balanced budget amend- the bill (H.R. 2584) making appropria- (2) through (4). tions for the Department of the Inte- ment. ‘‘(7) ESTIMATES.— rior, environment, and related agencies Sec. 202. Consideration by the other House. ‘‘(A) CBO ESTIMATES.—As soon as practicable for the fiscal year ending September 30, TITLE III—DEBT CEILING DISAPPROVAL after Congress completes action on any discre- 2012, and for other purposes, had come PROCESS tionary appropriation, CBO, after consultation to no resolution thereon. Sec. 301. Debt ceiling disapproval process. with the Committees on the Budget of the House TITLE IV—JOINT SELECT COMMITTEE ON of Representatives and the Senate, shall provide f DEFICIT REDUCTION OMB with an estimate of the amount of discre- tionary new budget authority for the current ELECTING MEMBERS TO CERTAIN Sec. 401. Establishment of Joint Select Com- year, if any, and the budget year provided by STANDING COMMITTEES OF THE mittee. Sec. 402. Expedited consideration of joint com- that legislation. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ‘‘(B) OMB ESTIMATES AND EXPLANATION OF mittee recommendations. DIFFERENCES.—Not later than 7 calendar days Mr. LARSON of Connecticut. Mr. Sec. 403. Funding. Speaker, by direction of the Demo- Sec. 404. Rulemaking. (excluding Saturdays, Sundays, and legal holi- days) after the date of enactment of any discre- cratic Caucus, I offer a privileged reso- TITLE V—PELL GRANT AND STUDENT lution and ask for its immediate con- tionary appropriation, OMB shall transmit a re- LOAN PROGRAM CHANGES port to the House of Representatives and to the sideration. Sec. 501. Federal Pell Grants. Senate containing the CBO estimate of that leg- The Clerk read the resolution, as fol- Sec. 502. Termination of authority to make in- islation, an OMB estimate of the amount of dis- lows: terest subsidized loans to grad- cretionary new budget authority for the current uate and professional students. H. RES. 377 year, if any, and the budget year provided by Sec. 503. Termination of Direct Loan repayment that legislation, and an explanation of any dif- Resolved, That the following named Mem- incentives. bers be and are hereby elected to the fol- ference between the 2 estimates. If during the Sec. 504. Inapplicability of title IV negotiated preparation of the report OMB determines that lowing standing committees of the House of rulemaking and master calendar Representatives: there is a significant difference between OMB exception. and CBO, OMB shall consult with the Commit- (1) COMMITTEE ON ARMED SERVICES.—Ms. TITLE I—TEN-YEAR DISCRETIONARY CAPS Hochul. tees on the Budget of the House of Representa- WITH SEQUESTER tives and the Senate regarding that difference (2) COMMITTEE ON HOMELAND SECURITY.— Ms. Hahn. SEC. 101. ENFORCING DISCRETIONARY SPENDING and that consultation shall include, to the ex- LIMITS. tent practicable, written communication to those Mr. LARSON of Connecticut (during Section 251 of the Balanced Budget and Emer- committees that affords such committees the op- the reading). Mr. Speaker, I ask unani- gency Deficit Control Act of 1985 is amended to portunity to comment before the issuance of the mous consent that the resolution be read as follows: report.

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‘‘(C) ASSUMPTIONS AND GUIDELINES.—OMB es- ‘‘(VI) for fiscal year 2017, $1,309,000,000 in ad- ‘‘(6) with respect to fiscal year 2017, for total timates under this paragraph shall be made ditional new budget authority; discretionary spending: $1,131,000,000,000 in new using current economic and technical assump- ‘‘(VII) for fiscal year 2018, $1,309,000,000 in budget authority; tions. OMB shall use the OMB estimates trans- additional new budget authority; ‘‘(7) with respect to fiscal year 2018, for total mitted to the Congress under this paragraph. ‘‘(VIII) for fiscal year 2019, $1,309,000,000 in discretionary spending: $1,156,000,000,000 in new OMB and CBO shall prepare estimates under additional new budget authority; budget authority; this paragraph in conformance with ‘‘(IX) for fiscal year 2020, $1,309,000,000 in ad- ‘‘(8) with respect to fiscal year 2019, for total scorekeeping guidelines determined after con- ditional new budget authority; and discretionary spending: $1,182,000,000,000 in new sultation among the House and Senate Commit- ‘‘(X) for fiscal year 2021, $1,309,000,000 in ad- budget authority; tees on the Budget, CBO, and OMB. ditional new budget authority. ‘‘(9) with respect to fiscal year 2020, for total ‘‘(D) ANNUAL APPROPRIATIONS.—For purposes ‘‘(ii) As used in this subparagraph— discretionary spending: $1,208,000,000,000 in new of this paragraph, amounts provided by annual ‘‘(I) the term ‘continuing disability reviews’ budget authority; and appropriations shall include any discretionary means continuing disability reviews under titles ‘‘(10) with respect to fiscal year 2021, for total appropriations for the current year, if any, and II and XVI of the Social Security Act and rede- discretionary spending: $1,234,000,000,000 in new the budget year in accounts for which funding terminations of eligibility under title XVI of the budget authority; is provided in that legislation that result from Social Security Act; and as adjusted in strict conformance with sub- previously enacted legislation. ‘‘(II) the term ‘additional new budget author- section (b).’’. ‘‘(b) ADJUSTMENTS TO DISCRETIONARY SPEND- ity’ means the amount provided for a fiscal SEC. 102. DEFINITIONS. ING LIMITS.— year, in excess of $273,000,000, in an appropria- Section 250(c) is amended as follows: ‘‘(1) CONCEPTS AND DEFINITIONS.—When the tion Act and specified to pay for the costs of (1) Strike paragraph (4) and redesignate suc- President submits the budget under section 1105 continuing disability reviews under the heading ceeding paragraphs accordingly. of title 31, United States Code, OMB shall cal- ‘Limitation on Administrative Expenses’ for the (2) In paragraph (7)(C) (as redesignated), culate and the budget shall include adjustments Social Security Administration. strike ‘‘the food stamp program’’ and insert ‘‘the to discretionary spending limits (and those lim- ‘‘(C) HEALTH CARE FRAUD AND ABUSE CON- Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program’’. its as cumulatively adjusted) for the budget year TROL.— (3) Strike paragraph (13) (as redesignated) and each outyear to reflect changes in concepts ‘‘(i) If a bill or joint resolution making appro- and insert the following new paragraph: and definitions. Such changes shall equal the priations for a fiscal year is enacted that speci- ‘‘(13) The term ‘outyear’ means a fiscal year baseline levels of new budget authority and out- fies an amount for the health care fraud abuse one or more years after the budget year.’’. lays using up-to-date concepts and definitions control program at the Department of Health (4) At the end, add the following new para- minus those levels using the concepts and defi- and Human Services (75–8393–0–7–571), then the graphs: nitions in effect before such changes. Such adjustments for that fiscal year shall be the ‘‘(19) The term ‘emergency’ means a situation changes may only be made after consultation amount of additional new budget authority pro- that— with the Committees on Appropriations and the vided in that Act for such program for that fis- ‘‘(A) requires new budget authority and out- Budget of the House of Representatives and the cal year and the additional outlays flowing lays (or new budget authority and the outlays Senate and that consultation shall include writ- therefrom, but shall not exceed— flowing therefrom) for the prevention or mitiga- ten communication to such committees that af- ‘‘(I) for fiscal year 2012, $270,000,000 in addi- tion of, or response to, loss of life or property, fords such committees the opportunity to com- tional new budget authority; or a threat to national security; and ment before official action is taken with respect ‘‘(II) for fiscal year 2013, $299,000,000 in addi- ‘‘(B) is unanticipated. to such changes. tional new budget authority; ‘‘(20) The term ‘unanticipated’ means that the ‘‘(2) SEQUESTRATION REPORTS.—When OMB ‘‘(III) for fiscal year 2014, $329,000,000 in addi- underlying situation is— submits a sequestration report under section tional new budget authority; ‘‘(A) sudden, which means quickly coming 254(e), (f), or (g) for a fiscal year, OMB shall ‘‘(IV) for fiscal year 2015, $361,000,000 in addi- into being or not building up over time; calculate, and the sequestration report and sub- tional new budget authority; ‘‘(B) urgent, which means a pressing and com- sequent budgets submitted by the President ‘‘(V) for fiscal year 2016, $395,000,000 in addi- pelling need requiring immediate action; under section 1105(a) of title 31, United States tional new budget authority; ‘‘(C) unforeseen, which means not predicted Code, shall include adjustments to discretionary ‘‘(VI) for fiscal year 2017, $414,000,000 in addi- or anticipated as an emerging need; and spending limits (and those limits as adjusted) for tional new budget authority; ‘‘(D) temporary, which means not of a perma- the fiscal year and each succeeding year, as fol- ‘‘(VII) for fiscal year 2018, $434,000,000 in ad- nent duration.’’. ditional new budget authority; lows: SEC. 103. REPORTS AND ORDERS. ‘‘(VIII) for fiscal year 2019, $454,000,000 in ad- ‘‘(A) EMERGENCY APPROPRIATIONS; OVERSEAS Section 254 of the Balanced Budget and Emer- CONTINGENCY OPERATIONS/GLOBAL WAR ON TER- ditional new budget authority; ‘‘(IX) for fiscal year 2020, $475,000,000 in addi- gency Deficit Control Act of 1985 is amended as RORISM.—If, for any fiscal year, appropriations follows: for discretionary accounts are enacted that— tional new budget authority; and ‘‘(X) for fiscal year 2021, $496,000,000 in addi- (1) In subsection (c)(2), strike ‘‘2002’’ and in- ‘‘(i) the President designates as emergency re- sert ‘‘2021’’. quirements and that the Congress so designates tional new budget authority. ‘‘(ii) As used in this subparagraph, the term (2) In subsection (f)(2)(A), strike ‘‘2002’’ and in statute on an account by account basis; or insert ‘‘2021’’. ‘‘(ii) the President designates for Overseas ‘additional new budget authority’ means the SEC. 104. EXPIRATION. Contingency Operations/Global War on Ter- amount provided for a fiscal year, in excess of (a) REPEALER.—Section 275 of the Balanced rorism and that the Congress so designates in $311,000,000, in an appropriation Act and speci- Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of statute on an account by account basis; fied to pay for the costs of the health care fraud the adjustment shall be the total of such appro- and abuse control program. 1985 is repealed. priations in discretionary accounts designated The adjustment for outlays shall only be for the (b) CONFORMING CHANGE.—Sections 252(d)(1), as emergency requirements or for Overseas Con- outlays flowing from the additional new budget 254(c), 254(f)(3), 254(f)(4), 254(g), and 254(i) of tingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism, authority and the total outlays adjustments the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit as applicable, and the outlays flowing in all fis- made for any fiscal year shall not exceed the Control Act of 1985 shall not apply to the Con- cal years from such appropriations. total adjustments made for that fiscal year in gressional Budget Office. ‘‘(B) CONTINUING DISABILITY REVIEWS AND RE- new budget authority. SEC. 105. CONFORMING AMENDMENTS TO THE DETERMINATIONS.—(i) If a bill or joint resolution ‘‘(c) DISCRETIONARY SPENDING LIMIT.—As CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET AND IM- making appropriations for a fiscal year is en- used in this part, the term ‘discretionary spend- POUNDMENT CONTROL ACT OF 1974. acted that specifies an amount for continuing ing limit’ means— (a) ADJUSTMENTS.—Section 314 of the Congres- disability reviews under titles II and XVI of the ‘‘(1) with respect to fiscal year 2012, for total sional Budget Act of 1974 is amended as follows: Social Security Act and for the cost associated discretionary spending: $1,043,000,000,000, in (1) Strike subsection (a) and insert the fol- with conducting redeterminations of eligibility new budget authority of which new budget au- lowing: under title XVI of the Social Security Act, then thority for function 050 shall be between ‘‘(a) ADJUSTMENTS.—After the reporting of a the adjustments for that fiscal year shall be the $535,440,000,000 and $568,560,000,000; bill or joint resolution or the offering of an additional new budget authority provided in ‘‘(2) with respect to fiscal year 2013, for total amendment thereto or the submission of a con- that Act for such expenses for that fiscal year discretionary spending: $1,047,000,000,000 in new ference report thereon, the chairman of the and the additional outlays flowing therefrom, budget authority of which new budget authority Committee on the Budget of the House of Rep- but shall not exceed— for function 050 shall be between $537,440,000,000 resentatives or the Senate may make appro- ‘‘(I) for fiscal year 2012, $623,000,000 in addi- and $570,560,000,000; priate budgetary adjustments of new budget au- tional new budget authority; ‘‘(3) with respect to fiscal year 2014, for total thority and the outlays flowing therefrom in the ‘‘(II) for fiscal year 2013, $751,000,000 in addi- discretionary spending: $1,066,000,000,000 in new same amount as required by section 251(b) of the tional new budget authority; budget authority; Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Con- ‘‘(III) for fiscal year 2014, $924,000,000 in addi- ‘‘(4) with respect to fiscal year 2015, for total trol Act of 1985.’’. tional new budget authority; discretionary spending: $1,086,000,000,000 in new (2) Strike subsections (b) and (e) and redesig- ‘‘(IV) for fiscal year 2015, $1,123,000,000 in ad- budget authority; nate subsections (c) and (d) as subsections (b) ditional new budget authority; ‘‘(5) with respect to fiscal year 2016, for total and (c), respectively. ‘‘(V) for fiscal year 2016, $1,166,000,000 in ad- discretionary spending: $1,107,000,000,000 in new (3) At the end, add the following new sub- ditional new budget authority; budget authority; sections:

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‘‘(d) EMERGENCIES.—If a reported bill or joint tion is adopted, the House shall proceed imme- existing commitments, the Secretary of the resolution, or amendment thereto or conference diately to consider the joint resolution in ac- Treasury may exercise authority to borrow an report thereon, contains a provision providing cordance with paragraph (3). A motion to recon- additional $900,000,000,000 subject to the enact- new budget authority and outlays or reducing sider the vote by which the motion is disposed of ment of a joint resolution of disapproval enacted revenue, and a designation of such provision as shall not be in order. pursuant to this section. Upon submission of an emergency requirement pursuant to (2) PROCEEDING TO CONSIDERATION.—After the such certification, the limit on debt provided in 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and Emer- joint resolution has been referred to the appro- section 3101(b) (referred to in this section as the gency Deficit Control Act of 1985, the chair of priate calendar or the committee has been dis- ‘debt limit’) is increased by $400,000,000,000. the Committee on the Budget shall not count the charged (other than by motion) from its consid- ‘‘(B) RESOLUTION OF DISAPPROVAL.—Congress budgetary effects of such provision for purposes eration, it shall be in order to move to proceed may consider a joint resolution of disapproval of of title III and title IV of the Congressional to consider the joint resolution in the House. the authority under subparagraph (A) as pro- Budget Act of 1974 and the Rules of the House Such a motion shall not be in order after the vided in subsections (b) through (f). The joint of Representatives. House has disposed of a motion to proceed with resolution of disapproval considered under this ‘‘(e) ENFORCEMENT OF DISCRETIONARY SPEND- respect to the joint resolution. The previous section shall contain only the language pro- ING CAPS.—It shall not be in order in the House question shall be considered as ordered on the vided in subsection (b)(2). If the time for dis- of Representatives or the Senate to consider any motion to its adoption without intervening mo- approval has lapsed without enactment of a bill, joint resolution, amendment, motion, or tion. A motion to reconsider the vote by which joint resolution of disapproval under this sec- conference report that would cause the discre- the motion is disposed of shall not be in order. tion, the debt limit is increased by an additional tionary spending limits as set forth in section (3) CONSIDERATION.—The joint resolution $500,000,000,000. 251 of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Def- shall be considered as read. All points of order ‘‘(2) ADDITIONAL AMOUNT.— ‘‘(A) CERTIFICATION.—If, after the debt limit is icit Control Act to be exceeded.’’. against the joint resolution and against its con- increased by $900,000,000,000 under paragraph (b) MOTION TO STRIKE IN THE HOUSE OF REP- sideration are waived. The previous question (1), the President submits a written certification RESENTATIVES.—(1) In the House of Representa- shall be considered as ordered on the joint reso- to Congress that the President has determined tives, if a reported bill or joint resolution, or lution to its passage without intervening motion that the debt subject to limit is within amendment thereto or conference report there- except two hours of debate equally divided and $100,000,000,000 of the limit in section 3101(b) on, contains a provision providing new budget controlled by the proponent and an opponent and that further borrowing is required to meet authority and outlays or reducing revenue, and and one motion to limit debate on the joint reso- existing commitments, the Secretary of the a designation of such provision as an emergency lution. A motion to reconsider the vote on pas- Treasury may exercise authority to borrow an pursuant to this section, the chair of the Com- sage of the joint resolution shall not be in order. additional amount equal to $1,600,000,000,000 if mittee on the Budget shall not count the budg- (b) SENATE CONSIDERATION.—(1) If the Senate the amount of deficit reduction achieved pursu- receives a joint resolution described in section etary effects of such provision for purposes of ant to the enactment of the joint committee bill 201 from the House of Representatives, such title III and title IV of the Congressional Budget as set forth pursuant to section 401(b)(3) of the joint resolution shall be referred to the appro- Act of 1974 and the Rules of the House of Rep- Budget Control Act of 2011 is greater than priate committee of the Senate. If such com- resentatives. $1,600,000,000,000, subject to the enactment of a mittee has not reported the joint resolution at (2) In the House of Representatives, a pro- joint resolution of disapproval enacted pursuant the close of the fifth session day after its receipt posal to strike a designation under paragraph to this section. (1) shall be excluded from an evaluation of by the Senate, such committee shall be auto- ‘‘(B) RESOLUTION OF DISAPPROVAL.—Congress budgetary effects for purposes of title III and matically discharged from further consideration may consider a joint resolution of disapproval of title IV of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 of the joint resolution and it shall be placed on the authority under subparagraph (A) as pro- and the Rules of the House of Representatives. the calendar. vided in subsections (b) through (f). The joint (3) An amendment offered under paragraph (2) Consideration of the joint resolution and resolution of disapproval considered under this (2) that also proposes to reduce each amount ap- on all debatable motions and appeals in connec- section shall contain only the language pro- propriated or otherwise made available by the tion therewith, shall be limited to not more than vided in subsection (b)(2). If the time for dis- pending measure that is not required to be ap- 20 hours, which shall be divided equally be- approval has lapsed without enactment of a propriated or otherwise made available shall be tween the majority and minority leaders or their joint resolution of disapproval under this sec- in order at any point in the reading of the pend- designees. A motion further to limit debate is in tion, the debt limit is increased by the amount ing measure. order and not debatable. An amendment to, or a authorized under subparagraph (A). (c) DEFINITIONS.—Section 3 of the Congres- motion to postpone, or a motion to proceed to ‘‘(b) JOINT RESOLUTION OF DISAPPROVAL.— sional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of the consideration of other business, or a motion ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Except for the 1974 is amended by adding at the end the fol- to recommit the joint resolution is not in order. $400,000,000,000 increase in the debt limit pro- lowing new paragraph: Any debatable motion or appeal is debatable for vided by subsection (a)(1)(A), the debt limit may ‘‘(11) The terms ‘emergency’ and ‘unantici- not to exceed 1 hour, to be divided equally be- not be raised under this section if, within 60 cal- pated’ have the meanings given to such terms in tween those favoring and those opposing the endar days after the date on which Congress re- section 250(c) of the Balanced Budget and Emer- motion or appeal. All time used for consider- ceives a certification described in subsection gency Deficit Control Act of 1985.’’. ation of the joint resolution, including time used (a)(1) or within 15 calendar days after Congress (d) APPEALS FOR DISCRETIONARY CAPS.—Sec- for quorum calls and voting, shall be counted receives the certification described in subsection tion 904(c)(2) of the Congressional Budget Act of against the total 20 hours of consideration. (a)(2) (regardless of whether Congress is in ses- 1974 is amended by striking ‘‘and 312(c)’’ and (3) If the Senate has voted to proceed to a sion), there is enacted into law a joint resolu- inserting ‘‘312(c), and 314(e)’’. joint resolution, the vote on passage of the joint tion disapproving the President’s exercise of au- TITLE II—VOTE ON THE BALANCED resolution shall be taken on or before the close thority with respect to such additional amount. BUDGET AMENDMENT of the seventh session day after such joint reso- ‘‘(2) CONTENTS OF JOINT RESOLUTION.—For the lution has been reported or discharged or imme- SEC. 201. VOTE ON THE BALANCED BUDGET purpose of this section, the term ‘joint resolu- AMENDMENT. diately following the conclusion of consider- tion’ means only a joint resolution— After September 30, 2011 and not later than ation of the joint resolution, and a single ‘‘(A)(i) for the certification described in sub- December 31, 2011, the House of Representatives quorum call at the conclusion of the debate if section (a)(1), that is introduced on September 6, and Senate, respectively, shall vote on passage requested in accordance with the rules of the 7, 8, or 9, 2011 (or, if the Senate was not in ses- of a joint resolution, the title of which is as fol- Senate. sion, the next calendar day on which the Senate lows: ‘‘Joint resolution proposing a balanced TITLE III—DEBT CEILING DISAPPROVAL is in session); and ‘‘(ii) for the certification described in sub- budget amendment to the Constitution of the PROCESS section (a)(2), that is introduced between the United States.’’. SEC. 301. DEBT CEILING DISAPPROVAL PROCESS. date the certification is received and 3 calendar Subchapter I of chapter 31 of subtitle III of SEC. 202. CONSIDERATION BY THE OTHER HOUSE. days after that date; (a) HOUSE CONSIDERATION.— title 31, United States Code, is amended— ‘‘(B) which does not have a preamble; (1) REFERRAL.—If the House receives a joint (1) in section 3101(b), by striking ‘‘or other- ‘‘(C) the title of which is only as follows: resolution described in section 201 from the Sen- wise’’ and inserting ‘‘or as provided by section ‘Joint resolution relating to the disapproval of ate, such joint resolution shall be referred to the 3101A or otherwise’’; and the President’s exercise of authority to increase (2) by inserting after section 3101, the fol- Committee on the Judiciary. If the committee the debt limit, as submitted under section 3101A lowing: fails to report the joint resolution within five of title 31, United States Code, on llllll’, legislative days, it shall be in order to move that ‘‘§ 3101A. Presidential modification of the debt with the blank containing the date of such sub- the House discharge the committee from further ceiling mission; and consideration of the joint resolution. Such a mo- ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.— ‘‘(D) the matter after the resolving clause of tion shall not be in order after the House has ‘‘(1) $900 BILLION.— which is only as follows: ‘That Congress dis- disposed of a motion to discharge the joint reso- ‘‘(A) CERTIFICATION.—If, not later than De- approves of the President’s exercise of authority lution. The previous question shall be consid- cember 31, 2011, the President submits a written to increase the debt limit, as exercised pursuant ered as ordered on the motion to its adoption certification to Congress that the President has to the certification under section 3101A(a) of without intervening motion except twenty min- determined that the debt subject to limit is with- title 31, United States Code.’. utes of debate equally divided and controlled by in $100,000,000,000 of the limit in section 3101(b) ‘‘(c) EXPEDITED CONSIDERATION IN HOUSE OF the proponent and an opponent. If such a mo- and that further borrowing is required to meet REPRESENTATIVES.—

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‘‘(1) RECONVENING.—Upon receipt of a certifi- ther to limit debate is in order and not debat- military personnel accounts (within subfunc- cation described in subsection (a)(2), the Speak- able. An amendment to, or a motion to postpone, tional category 051), TRICARE for Life, Medi- er, if the House would otherwise be adjourned, or a motion to proceed to the consideration of care (functional category 570), military retire- shall notify the Members of the House that, pur- other business, or a motion to recommit the joint ment, Social Security (functional category 650), suant to this section, the House shall convene resolution is not in order. veterans (functional category 700), and net in- not later than the second calendar day after re- ‘‘(C) VOTE ON PASSAGE.—If the Senate has terest (functional category 900) shall be exempt. ceipt of such certification. voted to proceed to a joint resolution, the vote ‘‘(g) RULES OF HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ‘‘(2) REPORTING AND DISCHARGE.—Any com- on passage of the joint resolution shall occur AND SENATE.—This subsection and subsections mittee of the House of Representatives to which immediately following the conclusion of consid- (b), (c), (d), (e), and (f) are enacted by Con- a joint resolution is referred shall report it to eration of the joint resolution, and a single gress— the House without amendment not later than 5 quorum call at the conclusion of the debate if ‘‘(1) as an exercise of the rulemaking power of calendar days after the date of introduction of requested in accordance with the rules of the the Senate and House of Representatives, re- a joint resolution described in subsection (a). If Senate. spectively, and as such it is deemed a part of the a committee fails to report the joint resolution ‘‘(D) RULINGS OF THE CHAIR ON PROCEDURE.— rules of each House, respectively, but applicable within that period, the committee shall be dis- Appeals from the decisions of the Chair relating only with respect to the procedure to be followed charged from further consideration of the joint to the application of the rules of the Senate, as in that House in the case of a joint resolution, resolution and the joint resolution shall be re- the case may be, to the procedure relating to a and it supersedes other rules only to the extent ferred to the appropriate calendar. joint resolution shall be decided without debate. that it is inconsistent with such rules; and ‘‘(3) PROCEEDING TO CONSIDERATION.—After ‘‘(e) AMENDMENT NOT IN ORDER.—A joint res- ‘‘(2) with full recognition of the constitutional each committee authorized to consider a joint olution of disapproval considered pursuant to right of either House to change the rules (so far resolution reports it to the House or has been this section shall not be subject to amendment in as relating to the procedure of that House) at discharged from its consideration, it shall be in either the House of Representatives or the Sen- any time, in the same manner, and to the same order, not later than the sixth day after intro- ate. extent as in the case of any other rule of that duction of a joint resolution under subsection ‘‘(f) COORDINATION WITH ACTION BY OTHER House.’’. (a), to move to proceed to consider the joint res- HOUSE.— TITLE IV—JOINT SELECT COMMITTEE ON olution in the House. All points of order against ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—If, before passing the joint DEFICIT REDUCTION the motion are waived. Such a motion shall not resolution, one House receives from the other a joint resolution— SEC. 401. ESTABLISHMENT OF JOINT SELECT be in order after the House has disposed of a COMMITTEE. ‘‘(A) the joint resolution of the other House motion to proceed on a joint resolution address- (a) DEFINITIONS.—In this title: shall not be referred to a committee; and ing a particular submission. The previous ques- (1) JOINT SELECT COMMITTEE.—The term ‘‘joint ‘‘(B) the procedure in the receiving House tion shall be considered as ordered on the mo- committee’’ means the Joint Select Committee on shall be the same as if no joint resolution had tion to its adoption without intervening motion. Deficit Reduction established under subsection been received from the other House until the The motion shall not be debatable. A motion to (b)(1). vote on passage, when the joint resolution re- reconsider the vote by which the motion is dis- (2) JOINT SELECT COMMITTEE BILL.—The term posed of shall not be in order. ceived from the other House shall supplant the ‘‘joint committee bill’’ means a bill consisting of ‘‘(4) CONSIDERATION.—The joint resolution joint resolution of the receiving House. the proposed legislative language of the joint ‘‘(2) TREATMENT OF JOINT RESOLUTION OF shall be considered as read. All points of order committee recommended under subsection OTHER HOUSE.—If the Senate fails to introduce against the joint resolution and against its con- (b)(3)(B) and introduced under section 402(a). or consider a joint resolution under this section, sideration are waived. The previous question (b) ESTABLISHMENT OF JOINT SELECT COM- the joint resolution of the House shall be enti- shall be considered as ordered on the joint reso- MITTEE.— lution to its passage without intervening motion tled to expedited floor procedures under this sec- (1) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established a except two hours of debate equally divided and tion. joint select committee of Congress to be known controlled by the proponent and an opponent. A ‘‘(3) TREATMENT OF COMPANION MEASURES.— as the ‘‘Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduc- motion to reconsider the vote on passage of the If, following passage of the joint resolution in tion’’. joint resolution shall not be in order. the Senate, the Senate then receives the com- (2) GOAL.—The goal of the joint committee ‘‘(d) EXPEDITED PROCEDURE IN SENATE.— panion measure from the House of Representa- shall be to reduce the deficit by ‘‘(1) RECONVENING.—Upon receipt of a certifi- tives, the companion measure shall not be debat- $1,800,000,000,000 or more over the period of fis- cation under subsection (a)(2), if the Senate has able. cal years 2012 to 2021. adjourned or recessed for more than 2 days, the ‘‘(4) CONSIDERATION AFTER PASSAGE.—(A) If (3) DUTIES.— majority leader of the Senate, after consultation Congress passes a joint resolution, the period be- (A) IN GENERAL.— with the minority leader of the Senate, shall no- ginning on the date the President is presented (i) IMPROVING THE SHORT-TERM AND LONG- tify the Members of the Senate that, pursuant to with the joint resolution and ending on the date TERM FISCAL IMBALANCE.—The joint committee this section, the Senate shall convene not later the President signs, allows to become law with- shall provide recommendations and legislative than the second calendar day after receipt of out his signature, or vetoes and returns the joint language that will significantly improve the such message. resolution (but excluding days when either short-term and long-term fiscal imbalance of the ‘‘(2) PLACEMENT ON CALENDAR.—Upon intro- House is not in session) shall be disregarded in Federal Government. duction in the Senate, the joint resolution shall computing the appropriate calendar day period (ii) RECOMMENDATIONS OF COMMITTEES.—Not be immediately placed on the calendar. described in subsection (b)(1). later than October 14, 2011, each committee of ‘‘(3) FLOOR CONSIDERATION.— ‘‘(B) debate on a veto message in the Senate the House of Representatives and the Senate ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding Rule under this section shall be 1 hour equally di- may transmit to the joint committee its rec- XXII of the Standing Rules of the Senate, it is vided between the majority and minority leaders ommendations for changes in law to reduce the in order at any time during the period beginning or their designees.’’. deficit consistent with the goal described in sub- on the day after the date on which Congress re- ‘‘(5) VETO OVERRIDE.—If within the appro- section (b)(2) for the joint committee’s consider- ceives a certification under subsection (a) and, priate calendar day period described in sub- ation. for the certification described in subsection section (b)(1), Congress overrides a veto of the (B) REPORT, RECOMMENDATIONS, AND LEGISLA- (a)(1), ending on September 14, 2011, and for the joint resolution with respect to authority exer- TIVE LANGUAGE.— certification described in subsection (a)(2), on cised pursuant to paragraph (1) or (2) of sub- (i) IN GENERAL.—Not later than November 23, the 6th day after the date on which Congress re- section (a), the limit on debt provided in section 2011, the joint committee shall vote on— ceives a certification under subsection (a) (even 3101(b) shall not be raised, except for the (I) a report that contains a detailed statement though a previous motion to the same effect has $400,000,000,000 increase in the limit provided by of the findings, conclusions, and recommenda- been disagreed to) to move to proceed to the con- subsection (a)(1)(A). tions of the joint committee and the CBO esti- sideration of the joint resolution, and all points ‘‘(6) SEQUESTER.— (A) If within the 60-cal- mate required by paragraph (5)(D)(ii); and of order against the joint resolution (and endar day period described in subsection (b)(1), (II) proposed legislative language to carry out against consideration of the joint resolution) are Congress overrides a veto of the joint resolution such recommendations as described in subclause waived. The motion to proceed is not debatable. with respect to authority exercised pursuant to (I) which shall include a statement of the deficit The motion is not subject to a motion to post- paragraph (1) of subsection (a), OMB shall, im- reduction achieved by the legislation over the pone. A motion to reconsider the vote by which mediately, sequester pro rata amounts from all period of fiscal years 2012 to 2021. the motion is agreed to or disagreed to shall not discretionary and direct spending accounts as Any change to the Rules of the House of Rep- be in order. If a motion to proceed to the consid- defined in section 250(c) of the Balanced Budget resentatives or the Standing Rules of the Senate eration of the resolution is agreed to, the joint and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (2 included in the report or legislative language resolution shall remain the unfinished business U.S.C. 900(c)) (as in effect September 30, 2006) shall be considered to be merely advisory. until disposed of. equal to $400,000,000,000. No reduction of pay- (ii) APPROVAL OF REPORT AND LEGISLATIVE ‘‘(B) CONSIDERATION.—Consideration of the ments for net interest (functional category 900) LANGUAGE.—The report of the joint committee joint resolution, and on all debatable motions shall be made under any order issued under this and the proposed legislative language described and appeals in connection therewith, shall be paragraph. in clause (i) shall require the approval of a ma- limited to not more than 10 hours, which shall ‘‘(B) Section 255 of the Balanced Budget and jority of the members of the joint committee. be divided equally between the majority and mi- Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 shall not (iii) ADDITIONAL VIEWS.—A member of the nority leaders or their designees. A motion fur- apply to this section, except that payments for joint committee who gives notice of an intention

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to file supplemental, minority, or additional (C) QUORUM.—7 members of the joint com- ate and shall be introduced in the House of Rep- views at the time of final joint committee vote on mittee shall constitute a quorum for purposes of resentatives (by request) on the next legislative the approval of the report and legislative lan- voting, meeting, and holding hearings. day by the majority leader of the House or by a guage under clause (ii), shall be entitled to 3 (D) VOTING.— Member of the House designated by the majority calendar days in which to file such views in (i) PROXY VOTING.—No proxy voting shall be leader of the House. writing with the staff director of the joint com- allowed on behalf of the members of the joint (b) CONSIDERATION IN THE HOUSE OF REP- mittee. Such views shall then be included in the committee. RESENTATIVES.— joint committee report and printed in the same (ii) CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE ESTI- (1) REFERRAL AND REPORTING.—Any com- volume, or part thereof, and their inclusion MATES.—The Congressional Budget Office shall mittee of the House of Representatives to which shall be noted on the cover of the report. In the provide estimates of the legislation (as described the joint committee bill is referred shall report it absence of timely notice, the joint committee re- in paragraph (3)(B)) in accordance with sec- to the House without amendment not later than port may be printed and transmitted imme- tions 308(a) and 201(f) of the Congressional December 9, 2011. If a committee fails to report diately without such views. Budget Act of 1974 (2 U.S.C. 639(a) and the joint committee bill within that period, it (iv) TRANSMISSION OF REPORT AND LEGISLA- 601(f))(including estimates of the effect of inter- shall be in order to move that the House dis- TIVE LANGUAGE.—If the report and legislative est payment on the debt). In addition, the Con- charge the committee from further consideration language are approved by the joint committee gressional Budget Office shall provide informa- of the bill. Such a motion shall not be in order pursuant to clause (ii), then not later than De- tion on the budgetary effect of the legislation after the last committee authorized to consider cember 2, 2011, the joint committee shall submit beyond the year 2021. The joint committee may the bill reports it to the House or after the the joint committee report and legislative lan- not vote on any version of the report, rec- House has disposed of a motion to discharge the guage described in clause (i) to the President, ommendations, or legislative language unless bill. The previous question shall be considered the Vice President, the Speaker of the House, such estimates are available for consideration by as ordered on the motion to its adoption without and the Majority and Minority Leaders of both all members of the joint committee at least 48 intervening motion except 20 minutes of debate Houses. hours prior to the vote as certified by the Co- equally divided and controlled by the proponent (v) REPORT AND LEGISLATIVE LANGUAGE TO BE Chairs. and an opponent. If such a motion is adopted, MADE PUBLIC.—Upon the approval or dis- (E) MEETINGS.— the House shall proceed immediately to consider approval of the joint committee report and legis- (i) INITIAL MEETING.—Not later than 45 cal- the joint committee bill in accordance with lative language pursuant to clause (ii), the joint endar days after the date of enactment of this paragraphs (2) and (3). A motion to reconsider committee shall promptly make the full report section, the joint committee shall hold its first the vote by which the motion is disposed of shall and legislative language, and a record of the meeting. not be in order. vote, available to the public. (ii) AGENDA.—The Co-Chairs shall provide an (2) PROCEEDING TO CONSIDERATION.—After the (4) MEMBERSHIP.— agenda to the joint committee members not less last committee authorized to consider a joint than 48 hours in advance of any meeting. committee bill reports it to the House or has (A) IN GENERAL.—The joint committee shall be EARINGS.— composed of 12 members appointed pursuant to (F) H been discharged (other than by motion) from its (i) IN GENERAL.—The joint committee may, for subparagraph (B). consideration, it shall be in order to move to the purpose of carrying out this section, hold proceed to consider the joint committee bill in (B) DESIGNATION.—Members of the joint com- such hearings, sit and act at such times and mittee shall be appointed as follows: the House. Such a motion shall not be in order places, require attendance of witnesses and pro- (i) The majority leader of the Senate shall ap- after the House has disposed of a motion to pro- duction of books, papers, and documents, take point 3 members from among Members of the ceed with respect to the joint committee bill. The such testimony, receive such evidence, and ad- Senate. previous question shall be considered as ordered minister such oaths the joint committee con- (ii) The minority leader of the Senate shall on the motion to its adoption without inter- siders advisable. appoint 3 members from among Members of the vening motion. A motion to reconsider the vote (ii) HEARING PROCEDURES AND RESPONSIBIL- Senate. by which the motion is disposed of shall not be ITIES OF CO-CHAIRS.— in order. (iii) The Speaker of the House of Representa- (I) ANNOUNCEMENT.—The joint committee Co- (3) CONSIDERATION.—The joint committee bill tives shall appoint 3 members from among Mem- Chairs shall make a public announcement of the shall be considered as read. All points of order bers of the House of Representatives. date, place, time, and subject matter of any against the joint committee bill and against its (iv) The minority leader of the House of Rep- hearing to be conducted not less than 7 days in consideration are waived. The previous question resentatives shall appoint 3 members from advance of such hearing, unless the Co-Chairs shall be considered as ordered on the joint com- among Members of the House of Representa- determine that there is good cause to begin such mittee bill to its passage without intervening tives. hearing at an earlier date. motion except 2 hours of debate equally divided (C) CO-CHAIRS.— (II) WRITTEN STATEMENT.—A witness appear- and controlled by the proponent and an oppo- (i) IN GENERAL.—There shall be 2 Co-Chairs of ing before the joint committee shall file a writ- nent and one motion to limit debate on the joint the joint committee. The majority leader of the ten statement of proposed testimony at least 2 committee bill. A motion to reconsider the vote Senate shall appoint one Co-Chair from among calendar days prior to appearance, unless the on passage of the joint committee bill shall not the members of the joint committee. The Speaker requirement is waived by the Co-Chairs, fol- be in order. of the House of Representatives shall appoint lowing their determination that there is good (4) VOTE ON PASSAGE.—The vote on passage of the second Co-Chair from among the members of cause for failure of compliance. the joint committee bill shall occur not later the joint committee. The Co-Chairs shall be ap- (G) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.—Upon written re- than December 23, 2011. pointed not later than 14 calendar days after quest of the Co-Chairs, a Federal agency shall (c) EXPEDITED PROCEDURE IN THE SENATE.— the date of enactment of this section. provide technical assistance to the joint com- (1) COMMITTEE CONSIDERATION.—A joint com- (ii) STAFF DIRECTOR.—The Co-Chairs, acting mittee in order for the joint committee to carry mittee bill introduced in the Senate under sub- jointly, shall hire the staff director of the joint out its duties. section (a) shall be jointly referred to the com- committee. (c) STAFF OF JOINT COMMITTEE.— mittee or committees of jurisdiction, which com- (D) DATE.—Members of the joint committee (1) IN GENERAL.—The Co-Chairs of the joint mittees shall report the bill without any revision shall be appointed not later than 14 calendar committee may jointly appoint and fix the com- and with a favorable recommendation, an unfa- days after the date of enactment of this section. pensation of staff as they deem necessary, with- vorable recommendation, or without rec- (E) PERIOD OF APPOINTMENT.—Members shall in the guidelines for Senate employees and fol- ommendation, not later than December 9, 2011. be appointed for the life of the joint committee. lowing all applicable Senate rules and employ- If any committee fails to report the bill within Any vacancy in the joint committee shall not af- ment requirements. that period, that committee shall be automati- fect its powers, but shall be filled not later than (2) ETHICAL STANDARDS.—Members on the cally discharged from consideration of the bill, 14 calendar days after the date on which the va- joint committee who serve in the House of Rep- and the bill shall be placed on the appropriate cancy occurs in the same manner as the original resentatives shall be governed by the House eth- calendar. designation. If a member of the committee leaves ics rules and requirements. Members of the Sen- (2) MOTION TO PROCEED.—Notwithstanding Congress, the member is no longer a member of ate who serve on the joint committee and staff Rule XXII of the Standing Rules of the Senate, the joint committee and a vacancy shall exist. of the joint committee shall comply with Senate it is in order, not later than 2 days of session (5) ADMINISTRATION.— ethics rules. after the date on which a joint committee bill is (A) IN GENERAL.—To enable the joint com- (d) TERMINATION.—The joint committee shall reported or discharged from all committees to mittee to exercise its powers, functions and du- terminate on January 13, 2012. which it was referred, for the majority leader of ties, there are authorized to be disbursed by the SEC. 402. EXPEDITED CONSIDERATION OF JOINT the Senate or the majority leader’s designee to Senate the actual and necessary expenses of the COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS. move to proceed to the consideration of the joint joint committee approved by the co-chairs, sub- (a) INTRODUCTION.—If approved by the major- committee bill. It shall also be in order for any ject to Senate rules and regulations. ity required by section 401(b)(3)(B)(ii), the pro- Member of the Senate to move to proceed to the (B) EXPENSES.—In carrying out its functions, posed legislative language submitted pursuant consideration of the joint committee bill at any the joint committee is authorized to incur ex- to section 401(b)(3)(B)(iv) shall be introduced in time after the conclusion of such 2-day period. penses in the same manner and under the same the Senate (by request) on the next day on A motion to proceed is in order even though a conditions as the Joint Economic Committee as which the Senate is in session by the majority previous motion to the same effect has been dis- authorized by section 11 of Public Law 79-304 leader of the Senate or by a Member of the Sen- agreed to. All points of order against the motion (15 U.S.C. 1024 (d)). ate designated by the majority leader of the Sen- to proceed to the joint committee bill are waived.

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If a motion to proceed to the consider- committee bill if— (3) by adding at the end the following new ation of the joint committee bill is agreed to, the (1) the joint committee fails to vote on the re- subparagraph: joint committee bill shall remain the unfinished port or proposed legislative language required ‘‘(C) NO REPAYMENT INCENTIVES FOR NEW business until disposed of. under section 201(b)(3)(B)(i) by November 23, LOANS DISBURSED ON OR AFTER JULY 1, 2012.— (3) CONSIDERATION.—All points of order 2011; or Notwithstanding any other provision of this against the joint committee bill and against con- (2) the joint committee bill does not pass both part, the Secretary is prohibited from author- sideration of the joint committee bill are waived. Houses by December 23, 2011. izing or providing any repayment incentive not Consideration of the joint committee bill and of SEC. 403. FUNDING. otherwise authorized under this part to encour- all debatable motions and appeals in connection Funding for the joint committee shall be de- age on-time repayment of a loan under this part therewith shall not exceed a total of 30 hours rived in equal portions from— for which the first disbursement of principal is which shall be divided equally between the Ma- (1) the applicable accounts of the House of made on or after July 1, 2012, including any re- jority and Minority Leaders or their designees. Representatives; and duction in the interest or origination fee rate A motion further to limit debate on the joint (2) the contingent fund of the Senate from the paid by a borrower of such a loan, except that committee bill is in order, shall require an af- appropriations account ‘‘Miscellaneous Items’’, the Secretary may provide for an interest rate firmative vote of three-fifths of the Members subject to Senate rules and regulations. reduction for a borrower who agrees to have duly chosen and sworn, and is not debatable. SEC. 404. RULEMAKING. payments on such a loan automatically elec- Any debatable motion or appeal is debatable for The provisions of this title are enacted by tronically debited from a bank account.’’. not to exceed 1 hour, to be divided equally be- Congress— SEC. 504. INAPPLICABILITY OF TITLE IV NEGO- tween those favoring and those opposing the (1) as an exercise of the rulemaking power of TIATED RULEMAKING AND MASTER CALENDAR EXCEPTION. motion or appeal. All time used for consider- the House of Representatives and the Senate, re- Sections 482(c) and 492 of the Higher Edu- ation of the joint committee bill, including time spectively, and as such they shall be considered cation Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1089(c), 1098a) shall used for quorum calls and voting, shall be as part of the rules of each House, respectively, not apply to the amendments made by this title, counted against the total 30 hours of consider- or of that House to which they specifically or to any regulations promulgated under those ation. apply, and such rules shall supersede other amendments. (4) NO AMENDMENTS.—An amendment to the rules only to the extent that they are incon- joint committee bill, or a motion to postpone, or sistent therewith; and The SPEAKER pro tempore. The bill a motion to proceed to the consideration of other (2) with full recognition of the constitutional shall be debatable for 2 hours, with 1 business, or a motion to recommit the joint com- right of either House to change such rules (so hour equally divided and controlled by mittee bill, is not in order. far as relating to such House) at any time, in the chair and ranking minority mem- (5) VOTE ON PASSAGE.—If the Senate has voted the same manner, and to the same extent as in ber of the Committee on Rules, 30 min- to proceed to the joint committee bill, the vote the case of any other rule of such House. on passage of the joint committee bill shall occur utes equally divided and controlled by TITLE V—PELL GRANT AND STUDENT immediately following the conclusion of the de- the chair and ranking minority mem- LOAN PROGRAM CHANGES bate on a joint committee bill, and a single ber of the Committee on Ways and quorum call at the conclusion of the debate if SEC. 501. FEDERAL PELL GRANTS. Means, and 30 minutes equally divided requested. The vote on passage of the joint com- Section 401(b)(7)(A)(iv) of the Higher Edu- and controlled by the chair and rank- mittee bill shall occur not later than December cation Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1070a(b)(7)(A)(iv)) ing minority member of the Committee 23, 2011. is amended— on the Budget. (1) in subclause (II), by striking (6) RULINGS OF THE CHAIR ON PROCEDURE.— The gentleman from California (Mr. Appeals from the decisions of the Chair relating ‘‘$3,183,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$12,183,000,000’’; DREIER) and the gentlewoman from to the application of the rules of the Senate, as and the case may be, to the procedure relating to a (2) in subclause (III), by striking ‘‘$0’’ and in- New York (Ms. SLAUGHTER) each will joint committee bill shall be decided without de- serting ‘‘$8,000,000,000’’. control 30 minutes; the gentleman from bate. SEC. 502. TERMINATION OF AUTHORITY TO MAKE Michigan (Mr. CAMP), the gentleman (d) AMENDMENT.—The joint committee bill INTEREST SUBSIDIZED LOANS TO from Michigan (Mr. LEVIN), the gen- shall not be subject to amendment in either the GRADUATE AND PROFESSIONAL STU- tleman from Wisconsin (Mr. RYAN), and DENTS. House of Representatives or the Senate. the gentleman from Maryland (Mr. VAN (e) CONSIDERATION BY THE OTHER HOUSE.— Section 455(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1087e(a)) is amended by adding HOLLEN) each will control 15 minutes. (1) IN GENERAL.—If, before passing the joint The Chair recognizes the gentleman committee bill, one House receives from the other at the end the following new paragraph: a joint committee bill— ‘‘(3) TERMINATION OF AUTHORITY TO MAKE IN- from California (Mr. DREIER). (A) the joint committee bill of the other House TEREST SUBSIDIZED LOANS TO GRADUATE AND Mr. DREIER. Mr. Speaker, I yield shall not be referred to a committee; and PROFESSIONAL STUDENTS.— myself such time as I may consume. (B) the procedure in the receiving House shall ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Subject to subparagraph (Mr. DREIER asked and was given be the same as if no joint committee bill had (B) and notwithstanding any provision of this permission to revise and extend his re- been received from the other House until the part or part B, for any period of instruction be- marks.) ginning on or after July 1, 2012— vote on passage, when the joint committee bill GENERAL LEAVE received from the other House shall supplant the ‘‘(i) a graduate or professional student shall not be eligible to receive a Federal Direct Staf- Mr. DREIER. Mr. Speaker, I ask joint committee bill of the receiving House. unanimous consent that all Members (2) REVENUE MEASURE.—This subsection shall ford loan under this part; and not apply to the House of Representatives if the ‘‘(ii) the maximum annual amount of Federal have 5 legislative days in which to re- joint committee bill received from the Senate is a Direct Unsubsidized Stafford loans such a stu- vise and extend their remarks on the revenue measure. dent may borrow in any academic year (as de- measure before us. (f) RULES TO COORDINATE ACTION WITH fined in section 481(a)(2)) or its equivalent shall The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there OTHER HOUSE.— be the maximum annual amount for such stu- objection to the request of the gen- (1) TREATMENT OF JOINT COMMITTEE BILL OF dent determined under section 428H, plus an tleman from California? OTHER HOUSE.—If the Senate fails to introduce amount equal to the amount of Federal Direct There was no objection. or consider a joint committee bill under this sec- Stafford loans the student would have received Mr. DREIER. Mr. Speaker, it’s about tion, the joint committee bill of the House shall in the absence of this subparagraph. 11⁄2 minutes after 3 p.m. on July 28, be entitled to expedited floor procedures under ‘‘(B) EXCEPTION.—Subparagraph (A) shall not this section. apply to an individual enrolled in course work 2011. At this moment, we begin the de- (2) TREATMENT OF COMPANION MEASURES IN specified in paragraph (3)(B) or (4)(B) of section bate on one of the most crucial items THE SENATE.—If following passage of the joint 484(b).’’. that we have had or will have before committee bill in the Senate, the Senate then re- SEC. 503. TERMINATION OF DIRECT LOAN REPAY- us. ceives the joint committee bill from the House of MENT INCENTIVES. Since 1962, on 75 different occasions, Representatives, the House-passed joint com- Section 455(b)(8) of the Higher Education Act the United States Congress has chosen mittee bill shall not be debatable. The vote on of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1087e(b)(8)) is amended— to increase the debt ceiling to ensure passage of the joint committee bill in the Senate (1) in subparagraph (A)— that we paid our past obligations. It shall be considered to be the vote on passage of (A) by amending the header to read as fol- has been done 75 times without ever the joint committee bill received from the House lows: ‘‘(A) INCENTIVES FOR LOANS DISBURSED BE- of Representatives. FORE JULY 1, 2012.—’’; and having any strings attached whatso- (3) VETOES.—If the President vetoes the joint (B) by inserting ‘‘with respect to loans for ever. committee bill, debate on a veto message in the which the first disbursement of principal is Last November, we all know that Senate under this section shall be 1 hour equally made before July 1, 2012,’’ after ‘‘of this part’’; there was an overwhelming message

VerDate Mar 15 2010 03:30 Jul 29, 2011 Jkt 099060 PO 00000 Frm 00036 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A28JY7.022 H28JYPT1 tjames on DSKG8SOYB1PROD with HOUSE July 28, 2011 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H5699 that was sent by the American people could come together and ensure that that we send it to our colleagues in the to Washington, DC; and that message those Social Security checks get out United States Senate so that they can was, number one, create jobs, get our and that the other obligations that we do the same, and so that when it’s economy back on track, and in so have are in fact met and that we do in- placed on the desk of the President of doing, rein in the dramatic increase in crease our debt ceiling. the United States, he will have his op- the size and scope and reach of govern- We’ve all followed, and the American portunity to ensure that what he pre- ment that we witnessed in the past sev- people are following very closely, the dicted as a possibility for August 3, eral years. We all know that in the last global markets are following closely, that being that Social Security checks 4 years we’ve had an 82 percent in- this debate and the discussions that do not go out, will not happen. crease in non-defense discretionary are taking place. It came to a head last I reserve the balance of my time. spending. And so the message that was weekend when we know that the Presi- b 1510 sent was: That has to come to an end. dent of the United States had re- So Speaker BOEHNER, when asked by quested a 50 percent increase in the The SPEAKER pro tempore. Does the the President of the United States to level of taxes to be increased from $800 gentleman from Massachusetts seek to move an increase in the debt ceiling, billion to $1.2 trillion, and the Speaker control the time of the gentlewoman said that he was willing to do that. He of the House said that that was a non- from New York? recognized, as I believe an over- starter. So the Speaker said that he Mr. MCGOVERN. Yes, I do. whelming majority of both Democrats wanted to work with the bipartisan The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gen- and Republicans in this institution rec- leadership of the United States Con- tleman from Massachusetts is recog- ognize, it is absolutely essential that gress, both Houses of Congress. And so nized. we increase the debt ceiling. We have last weekend we know that Speaker Mr. MCGOVERN. Mr. Speaker, to to do everything that we can to ensure BOEHNER and the Democratic Majority open debate, I yield 3 minutes to the that Social Security checks get to Leader of the United States Senate, gentleman from Maryland (Mr. HOYER), those retirees. We have to make sure HARRY REID, came together and fash- the distinguished Democratic whip. that the many other obligations that ioned, by and large, the measure that Mr. HOYER. I thank the gentleman we have are in fact met. is before us today. for yielding. And on that one issue of Social Secu- Now, I’m the first to say that HARRY There is no common ground here, nor rity, we know that on July 12 the REID no longer supports this measure. was it sought. We find ourselves at an President of the United States in a HARRY REID has indicated that he does unprecedented place today. America speech said that if we don’t see an in- not support it. We have this letter from stands on the brink of default. It crease in the debt ceiling by August 2, the 53 Senators. We have word that stands there, my friends, because the he could not guarantee that on August they’re going to table this measure leadership of this House has failed to 3 those Social Security checks would when it passes the House of Represent- act in a timely and responsible way. go to our retirees. And so, Mr. Speaker, atives. But it’s important, Mr. Speak- This is an unprecedented status for what happened was Speaker BOEHNER er, for everyone to recognize that what America, an intolerable place, and said we want to make sure that those is before us today is, by and large, a Americans are understandably out- Social Security checks get out. We measure that is not what Speaker raged at this politically caused im- want to make sure that we increase the BOEHNER would write if he were doing passe that confronts us, the con- debt ceiling so our Nation doesn’t de- it on his own. It’s a measure that is the sequences of which for every American fault and follow the pattern of Greece, byproduct of bipartisan discussion and, and our country have been correctly Portugal, Ireland, and other countries as the Speaker likes to say, the ability characterized as ‘‘catastrophic.’’ in the world that have gone through to find common ground. For more than two centuries, an tremendous economic devastation. We are, today, in a position where we American default has been unthink- But what the Speaker said is that, face, in just a few days, the prospect of able. The men and women who came while we are going to, in increasing the those Social Security checks not going before us in this Chamber built up the debt ceiling, meet those obligations of out. And, Mr. Speaker, that’s why I full faith and credit of the United the past, we are not going to do it the don’t like this measure, but I’m voting States until it became the bedrock of way it has been done the last 75 times. for it. I’m voting for it because I want the world’s economy. Despite their dif- We are going to get to the root cause of to get those Social Security checks ferences, they agreed that the honor why it is that we have to increase the out, I want to make sure that the that comes from paying our bills re- debt ceiling, and that is the runaway United States of America does not de- sponsibly and on time was a moral ob- spending that Democrat and Repub- fault, and I believe that that’s the re- ligation. lican, alike, decries regularly. And so sponsible thing for us to do. Now our Nation is on the verge of the Speaker said that he would in- What we have before us in the House breaking that trust. If America fails to crease the debt ceiling, but he wanted of Representatives is the closest thing pay its bills and default comes, the to ensure that we cut spending in an to a bipartisan agreement. First of all, wound to the global economy, to jobs amount that was greater than the level we know that, by and large, there have across this country, to our standing of the debt ceiling increase. been no other plans put forward, but among nations, that wound will be en- And so he began discussions, recog- the plan that does exist—there are very tirely self-inflicted. It cannot and must nizing that Republicans—those who few plans put forward. The plan that not come to that. won this majority last November—only has been put forward by Senator REID Americans have overwhelmingly controlled the United States House of is one that does not enjoy bipartisan called on us to come to a balanced, bi- Representatives. Speaker BOEHNER support and it was not put together in partisan solution, one that pays our does not look at the world through a bipartisan way. This one was, by and bills, reduces our deficit, and draws rose-colored glasses. He knows that the large, even though it does not have the common contributions from all Ameri- Republicans don’t control the United support of Senator REID any longer, cans—not only the vulnerable and the States Senate and he knows that he was put together based on the discus- unconnected, but also those who have has to work with President Obama. But sions they had. I believe that this enjoyed our Nation’s prosperity. he does know that the last statement measure is deserving of strong bipar- That is the consensus of the vast ma- that was made by the American people tisan support here in the House of Rep- jority of the people who sent us here. in November of last year was we’ve got resentatives and from our colleagues in They understand that ‘‘my way or the to have a dramatic change in the the United States Senate as well. highway’’ is no way to govern. They course that we have been on. And so he So, Mr. Speaker, I urge my col- understand that all of us who had a began negotiating. He began discus- leagues, in the name of sanity and in hand in accumulating our debt must sions. He began working over the past the name of ensuring that we maintain share the work of paying it off. They several weeks and months to try to put the solvency and the strength of the understand that the prosperity and together a bipartisan effort so that greatest nation the world has ever prestige of our country are at stake Democrats and Republicans, alike, known, that we pass this measure and right now. And they are relying on the

VerDate Mar 15 2010 03:30 Jul 29, 2011 Jkt 099060 PO 00000 Frm 00037 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K28JY7.072 H28JYPT1 tjames on DSKG8SOYB1PROD with HOUSE H5700 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE July 28, 2011 ability of this body to put partisanship debt increase—caps future spending, curity, Medicare, and Medicaid. This aside. and lays the groundwork for additional form of hostage taking is not respon- There will, in fact, be bipartisan op- savings in a balanced budget amend- sible leadership. It’s the wrong direc- position to this bill, but I predict there ment. tion for our country. I urge my col- will be no Democrat for this bill be- In a perfect world, some of us would leagues to vote against this incredible, cause bipartisanship was not sought. like more cuts. Those on the left also outrageous piece of legislation, and I So I am deeply concerned that the want a bigger plan—or at least a big call on the majority to quit playing po- short-term plan offered by Speaker enough debt increase to carry the litical games. BOEHNER would put us right back, right President beyond the next campaign. Mr. DREIER. Mr. Speaker, I would back here on the precipice of imminent But the American people care about say to my good friend that I believe default in just a few months, casting a jobs, not politics. They want solutions that the majority is serious, and I be- pall of uncertainty over our economy that will restore confidence, credit, and lieve that the Democrats are serious in and leading to a job-destroying credit growth in the United States. And nei- their quest to ensure that we don’t de- downgrade. ther a default nor a 2-year budget gim- fault. This is their opportunity to step The SPEAKER pro tempore. The mick will accomplish that task. This up to the plate and make sure that it time of the gentleman has expired. bill will. doesn’t happen. Mr. MCGOVERN. I yield the gen- I urge my colleagues on both sides to With that, Mr. Speaker, I am happy tleman an additional 1 minute. recognize that good politics is about to yield 2 minutes to my very good doing what’s right for the American Mr. HOYER. Each of us, ladies and friend from Gold River, Mr. LUNGREN, gentleman of this House, has a duty to people. Let’s take this opportunity, cut the hardworking chairman of the Ad- end this impasse. Let’s live up to that spending, and put America back on a ministration Committee. duty by voting down this partisan leg- sound fiscal path to prosperity. Mr. DANIEL E. LUNGREN of Cali- Mr. MCGOVERN. I yield 2 minutes to islation. fornia. Mr. Speaker, what is incredible, the distinguished gentlewoman from And then let’s come together on a what is outrageous, what is unprece- Connecticut (Ms. DELAURO). balanced, bipartisan solution to reduce dented is the amount of debt that we Ms. DELAURO. Mr. Speaker, we are 5 our deficit and pay our bills. I suggest days away from a historic, unprece- are incurring on a daily basis and have to my friend from California that Ma- dented, and needless default. Instead of been doing for some time. Those who jority Leader REID has offered just acting responsibly and in a bipartisan are being held hostage are our children such a plan. In fact, it incorporates ex- way to raise the debt ceiling, the Re- and our grandchildren and their fu- actly what Speaker BOEHNER suggested publican majority continues to hold tures. The question we have is whether in his speech in New York City. Let us the American economy hostage to or not we are going to reach a balanced embrace that plan. After this fails, let press their agenda. approach. the Senate send it to us. Even though the debt ceiling was b 1520 This is a moment of great crisis for raised seven times under President What do I say a balanced approach our country and for our citizens, a cri- Bush, even though 110 current Members would be? A balanced approach is when sis that demands our putting aside par- of the majority have voted to raise the we are once again creating jobs in this tisanship and politics for the good of debt ceiling in the past, the majority economy. our people. We’re not there yet, but it continues its dangerous game of What those on the other side have led is my great hope that we as a body can brinksmanship. live up to that challenge. Our fellow Included in this bill is $917 billion in us to believe is that the answer to our citizens expect it, our duty demands it, cuts mostly to critical public invest- problems is to follow the European ex- our oath requires it. ments like education, infrastructure, perience over the last 30 to 40 years, Mr. DREIER. Mr. Speaker, I would biomedical research, law enforcement, and that is to rely more on govern- just say to my very good friend from and food safety. They will all be ment, higher taxes, with the net result Maryland, the distinguished whip, that slashed. And yet these programs, which of a shrinking private economy and bipartisanship has been sought, and I are called discretionary programs, they fewer jobs. am seeking it right now. So I hope very are only 3.1 percent higher than they What is unprecedented is that we are much that we will be in a position were 5 years ago, less than what it was now in the longest period of continuous where we will be able to enjoy bipar- under both Ronald Reagan and the first unemployment that we’ve seen since tisan support for this. Bush administration. the Great Depression. What is unprece- I yield 2 minutes to my very good It is disingenuous for this majority dented is that if you call this a recov- friend, the gentlewoman from Hinsdale, to pretend that these public invest- ery, it is the most jobless recovery in Illinois (Mrs. BIGGERT), a hardworking ments, critical to job creation and eco- the history of modern-day United member of the Financial Services Com- nomic growth, are the source of our States. What it is, is very much like mittee. deficit problems. The primary reason what we’ve seen in Europe over the last Mrs. BIGGERT. I thank the gen- the deficits have grown is because reve- 30 years. tleman for yielding. nues are lower than they have been in So the question before us is do we fol- Mr. Speaker, there is not a single 60 years—15 percent lower thanks to low the European experience with Member of Congress or the administra- the Bush tax breaks for the wealthy— greater reliance on government; great- tion who did not know that this day and because we initiated two wars on er balance, which translated means was coming. Washington was spending the Nation’s credit card. ‘‘taxes,’’ when we know that not a sin- tax dollars faster than ever before, and If the majority was serious about def- gle economist of any repute would tell the debt ceiling was caving in. icit reduction, they would allow for ad- us that the answer to our jobless situa- The question is: How do we respond? ditional revenue by asking the wealthi- tion is to tax those who create the Do we protest? Do we argue? Or do we est Americans and corporate special in- jobs? govern? terests to share in the sacrifice rather That’s why this is such an important Last November, the voters asked for than seeking to protect them—which vote for us today. That is, we will show change. That’s how this House stopped they do—in this legislation. that the way to the future is the Amer- the largest tax increase in history and The majority is not serious. This bill ican way; the way we’ve done it in the cut spending this year to levels not is not about deficit reduction. It is past: reliance on the private sector, al- seen since 2008. about using the threat of default to lowing the ingenuity, the creativity, Today, we have the opportunity to enact a radical agenda, one that will the risk-taking, the courage of the take the next step by passing the Budg- cost jobs and undermine the American American people to bring us back to et Control Act. This is a balanced com- economy, where middle class families prosperity. promise that will avert a default and would have an opportunity for a decent Those on the other side, the gentle- stop the cycle of debt that is draining retirement. woman from New York just suggested our economy. It makes nearly $1 tril- In a few months they are coming that the way to do that is through the lion in immediate cuts—more than the back, $1.6 trillion in cuts to Social Se- expansion of government programs.

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Robert Greenstein, To be sure, the House-passed Ryan budget in addition to paying 2 extra percent- the president of the Center on Budget included much larger overall entitlement age points on your variable rate home and Policy Priorities, says that if en- cuts over the next 10 years. But that was mortgage that middle class families acted, the Boehner bill could well largely because it eviscerated the safety net can’t afford, 2 points more on your produce the greatest poverty and hard- and repealed health reform’s coverage expan- credit card debt, 2 points more on your ship produced by any law in modern sions. The Ryan plan included cuts in Med- car debt, in addition to that, Mr. history. icaid and health reform of a remarkable $2.2 trillion, from severely slashing Medicaid and Speaker, the government, the biggest CENTER ON BUDGET killing health reform’s coverage expansions. borrower in the country, will pay more AND POLICY PRIORITIES The Ryan plan also included stunning cuts of interest on the debt. Over 10 years that July 25, 2011. $127 billion in the SNAP program (formerly 1.75 percent difference, which is just STATEMENT: ROBERT GREENSTEIN, PRESIDENT, known as food stamps) and $126 billion in taking the average between AAA and ON HOUSE SPEAKER BOEHNER’S NEW BUDGET Pell Grants and other student financial as- AA, costs over $100 billion a year in PROPOSAL sistance. extra interest on the debt. Over a 10- The plan is, thus, tantamount to a form of That House Republicans would likely seek ‘‘class warfare.’’ If enacted, it could well to reach the Boehner budget’s $1.8 trillion year period, over $1 trillion of addi- produce the greatest increase in poverty and target in substantial part by cutting pro- tional interest paid on the Federal hardship produced by any law in modern U.S. grams for the poorest and most vulnerable debt. history. Americans is given strong credence by the So what are we doing? Cutting $915 This may sound hyperbolic, but it is not. ‘‘Cut, Cap, and Balance’’ bill that the House billion and risking adding over $1 tril- The mathematics are inexorable. recently approval. That bill would establish lion in additional expenditures. The Boehner plan calls for large cuts in global spending caps and enforce them with This smoke-and-mirrors effort before discretionary programs of $1.2 trillion over across-the-board budget cuts—exempting us today risks increasing the Federal the next ten years, and it then requires addi- Medicare and Social Security from the deficit at a time when we all know we tional cuts that are large enough to produce across-the-board cuts while subjecting pro- another $1.8 trillion in savings to be enacted grams for the poor to the across-the-board need to decrease Federal spending, we by the end of the year as a condition for rais- axe. This would turn a quarter century of bi- need to decrease our deficit. The last ing the debt ceiling again at that time. partisan budget legislation on its head; thing we need is to set motion forward The Boehner plan contains no tax in- starting with the 1985 Gramm-Rudman-Hol- to actually up our interest rate, jeop- creases. The entire $1.8 trillion would come lings law, all federal laws of the last 26 years ardize our credit rating because of the from budget cuts. Because the first round of that have set budget targets enforced by short-term nature, and increase the in- cuts will hit discretionary programs hard— across-the-board cuts have exempted the terest payments on our Federal debt. through austere discretionary caps that Con- core assistance programs for the poor from gress will struggle to meet—discretionary I encourage my colleagues to look at those cuts while including Medicare among these numbers and vote ‘‘no’’ on the cuts will largely or entirely be off the table programs subject to the cuts. This compo- when it comes to achieving the further $1.8 nent of the ‘‘Cut, Cap, and Balance’’ bill underlying bill. trillion in budget reductions. strongly suggests that, especially in the face Mr. DREIER. Mr. Speaker, I yield As a result, virtually all of that $1.8 tril- of an approaching election, House Repub- myself 15 seconds to say to my friend lion would come from entitlement programs. licans looking for entitlement cuts would that he is absolutely right: if we go They would have to be cut more than $1.5 heavily target means-tested programs for into default, if we don’t extend the trillion in order to produce sufficient inter- people of lesser means (and less political debt ceiling, we are, in fact, going to est savings to achieve $1.8 trillion in total power). savings. To secure $1.5 trillion in entitle- see an increase in interest rates. The In short, the Boehner plan would force pol- fact of matter is the ratings agencies ment savings over the next ten years would icymakers to choose among cutting the in- require draconian policy changes. comes and health benefits of ordinary retir- like Standard & Poor’s say that we not Policymakers would essentially have three ees, repealing the guts of health reform and only have to increase interest rates but choices: 1) cut Social Security and Medicare leaving an estimated 34 million more Ameri- we have to put into place a deficit re- benefits heavily for current retirees, some- cans uninsured, and savaging the safety net duction plan that will pay down our thing that all budget plans from both parties for the poor. It would do so even as it shield- debt, and that’s exactly what’s hap- (including House Budget Committee Chair- ed all tax breaks, including the many lucra- pening. man Paul Ryan’s plan) have ruled out; 2) re- tive tax breaks for the wealthiest and most peal the Affordable Care Act’s coverage ex- With that, I would like to yield 2 powerful individuals and corporations. minutes to our hardworking colleague pansions while retaining its measures that President Obama has said that, while we cut Medicare payments and raise tax reve- must reduce looming deficits, we must take from the Energy and Commerce Com- nues, even though Republicans seek to repeal a balanced approach. The Boehner proposal mittee, the gentlewoman from Brent- many of those measures as well; or 3) evis- badly fails this test of basic decency. The wood, Tennessee (Mrs. BLACKBURN). cerate the safety net for low-income chil- President should veto the bill if it reaches Mrs. BLACKBURN. Mr. Speaker, I dren, parents, senior citizens, and people his desk. Congress should find a fairer, more rise today to offer my support for the with disabilities. There is no other plausible decent way to avoid a default. Budget Control Act of 2011, what I like way to get $1.5 trillion in entitlement cuts in 1 the next ten years. At this point I would like to yield 2 ⁄2 to call Cut, Cap, and Balance 3.0. The evidence for this conclusion is abun- minutes to the gentleman from Colo- Last week the House passed Cut, Cap, dant. rado, my colleague on the Rules Com- and Balance 1.0 in bipartisan fashion. The ‘‘Gang of Six’’ plan, with its very mittee, Mr. POLIS. Not surprisingly, Senator REID and his tough and controversial entitlement cuts, Mr. POLIS. Mr. Speaker, this smoke- Democrat colleagues in the Senate contains total entitlement reductions of $640 and-mirrors bill before us today actu- failed to even allow for a vote. Speaker to $760 billion over the next ten years not ally stands to increase—yes, increase— BOEHNER then offered Cut, Cap, and counting Social Security, and $755 billion to $875 billion including Social Security. the deficit of the United States of Balance 2.0, which, according to the (That’s before netting out $300 billion in en- America by over $100 billion. CBO, failed to generate sufficient sav- titlement costs that the plan includes for a Let me walk the Speaker through the ings to accompany the debt ceiling in- permanent fix to the scheduled cuts in Medi- math here. This is why credit ratings crease. So the Speaker went back to care physician payments that Congress regu- matter: countries that have AA credit the drawing board, found more cuts larly cancels; with these costs netted out, ratings—this is a group of them—pay and reductions, and I applaud him for the Gang of Six entitlement savings come to an average interest on their sovereign that. $455 to $575 billion.) debt of 3.75 percent. Countries with a Today the House will once again en- The budget deal between President Obama and Speaker Boehner that fell apart last Fri- AAA rating—this is a 10-year bond, but sure that our Nation will take another day, which included cuts in Social Security it would carry across 3-year, 5-year, 30- step by enacting legislation that cuts cost-of-living adjustments and Medicare ben- year in similar degrees—countries with spending more than any increase in the efits as well as an increase in the Medicare AAA pay 2.98 percent. That’s 1.75 per- debt ceiling, does not raise taxes on

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We should adopt a long-term have called to encourage me in this have prospered immensely as economic in- plan and put America back to work, process to say let’s get this job done. equality has grown. get back to the negotiating table Let it be known that this is merely a Mr. Reid’s proposal does at least protect today. Medicare, Medicaid and Social Security. And small foundational step to ensure that b 1530 we put this Nation on the road to fiscal about half of its savings comes from the Mr. DREIER. I yield 2 minutes to our health, and it is historic. By passing winding down of two wars, which naturally has drawn Republican opposition. (Though thoughtful and hardworking colleague the Budget Control Act, we will take Republicans counted the same savings in from Allentown, Pennsylvania (Mr. away President Barack Obama’s blank their budgets.) DENT). check. For the first time, debt limit Mr. Boehner will not accept this as the Mr. DENT. Mr. Speaker, I rise today legislation will cut spending, lock in last-ditch surrender that it is. The speaker, in support of the Budget Control Act. these cuts, cap future spending, does who followed Mr. Obama on TV with about five minutes of hoary talking points clearly First and foremost, we, the United not raise taxes, ensures that balanced States House of Representatives, have budget amendment vote, and keeps our written before the president spoke, is insist- ing on a plan that raises the debt ceiling an obligation to govern. We have a tre- attention on the Nation’s fiscal prob- until early next year and demands another mendous responsibility to the Amer- lems. vote on a balanced-budget amendment, re- ican people to consider this plan that House Republicans are saying the jected by the Senate last week. The result ensures our Nation does not default on buck stops here. Let’s get to work ad- would be to stage this same debate over our Nation’s commitments while at the dressing our Nation’s fiscal woes and again in an election year. Never mind that same time places this country on a sus- cutting the spending problem in Wash- this would almost certainly result in an im- tainable fiscal path. ington, D.C. mediate downgrade of the government’s Let me be clear: Defaulting on Amer- credit. For that, I urge my colleagues to ica’s obligations to our creditors, to vote ‘‘yes’’ on the Budget Control Act. We agreed strongly when Mr. Obama said Americans should be ‘‘offended’’ by this dis- our seniors, disabled veterans, activity Mr. MCGOVERN. Mr. Speaker, I play and that they ‘‘may have voted for di- military personnel, college students, would like to insert into the RECORD a vided government but they didn’t vote for a and many others is not an option. This recent New York Times editorial enti- dysfunctional government.’’ It’s hard not to bill prevents a default and it pays our tled ‘‘The Republican Wreckage.’’ conclude now that dysfunction is the Repub- bills. Congress must act swiftly to [From The New York Times, July 25, 2011] licans’ goal—even if the cost is unthinkable. deter a ratings downgrade of our U.S. THE REPUBLICAN WRECKAGE I now yield 2 minutes to the gen- Government, a downgrade that will af- House Republicans have lost sight of the tleman from New Jersey (Mr. AN- fect families and small businesses country’s welfare. It’s hard to conclude any- DREWS). across the country. Only a sound, cred- thing else from their latest actions, includ- (Mr. ANDREWS asked and was given ible plan that places us on that sus- ing the House speaker’s dismissal of Presi- permission to revise and extend his re- tainable trajectory will prevent that dent Obama’s plea for compromise Monday marks.) downgrade, driven in part by an un- night. They have largely succeeded in their Mr. ANDREWS. Mr. Speaker, the big- precedented spending binge by this ad- campaign to ransom America’s economy for gest problem in this country is not the biggest spending cuts in a generation. ministration which has blown up the They have warped an exercise in paying off that the American Government is fiscal balance sheet. current debt into an argument about future about to breach its debt ceiling; it’s A previous speaker said a few mo- spending. Yet, when they win another con- that too many American families have ments ago that we’re playing games. I cession, they walk away. already breached their debt ceilings. can assure you this is no game. This is This increasingly reckless game has We have a jobs crisis in this country, serious stuff. And speaking of serious, pushed the nation to the brink of ruinous de- and this should be our principal focus. the White House has still refused to fault. The Republicans have dimmed the fu- Now, somewhere in America today, offer a serious specific plan in writing tures of millions of jobless Americans, whose some decision-makers are not getting hopes for work grow more out of reach as that we can review. In fact, in a sting- government job programs are cut and inter- much help with that jobs crisis. A hos- ing rebuke of the administration, the est rates begin to rise. They have made the pital that’s thinking about adding a nonpartisan Director of the CBO, Doug federal government a laughingstock around rehab lab and adding a couple hundred Elmendorf, said, ‘‘We don’t estimate the globe. jobs wonders how much Medicare rev- speeches.’’ In a scathing prime-time television address enue it’s going to get. This bill says The Senate has dug in its heels, too. Monday night, President Obama stepped off wait 6 months and we’ll let you know. It would be nice if they passed the bill, the sidelines to tell Americans the House Re- An entrepreneur who has a software any bill. It’s been 800 days since there’s publicans were threatening a ‘‘deep eco- company who is about to finally get off nomic crisis’’ that could send interest rates been a budget. It’s time for them to act skyrocketing and hold up Social Security the ground is thinking about borrowing and to move to prevent this type of a and veterans’ checks. By insisting on a sin- some money to hire more people, but fiscal calamity that many have pre- gle-minded approach and refusing to nego- she doesn’t know what the interest dicted. tiate, he said, Republicans were violating the rates are going to be. This bill says Again, I ask my colleagues to sup- country’s founding principle of compromise. wait 6 months and we’ll let you know. port this legislation. It’s a step for- ‘‘How can we ask a student to pay more for And, yes, there’s a diabetic, a person ward. It may not be the final product, college before we ask hedge fund managers who’s worried about whether they but it moves this process forward. I en- to stop paying taxes at a lower rate than should keep their house or not because courage the Senate to take it up. their secretaries?’’ he said, invoking Ronald their health care bills are rising and Reagan’s effort to make everyone pay a fair Most importantly, we have a sacred share and pointing out that his immediate they’re worried that Medicare may not duty and a solemn obligation to lead predecessors had to ask for debt-ceiling in- pay as many of their diabetic bills as and to act. We do have that affirmative creases under rules invented by Congress. He they have right now. And we’re saying obligation to govern for the benefit of urged viewers to demand compromise. ‘‘The to her wait six months; we’ll let you our country and for the American peo- entire world is watching,’’ he said. know. ple. The world is watching. Americans Mr. Obama denounced House Speaker John We can’t wait to solve this problem. are watching. It’s time for us to lead Boehner’s proposal to make cuts only, now, The Republicans should listen to their and demonstrate American and raise the debt ceiling briefly, but he em- own leadership, who spoke out against braced the proposal made over the weekend exceptionalism. by the Senate Majority Leader, Harry Reid, a short-term fix to this problem: ‘‘We Mr. MCGOVERN. Mr. Speaker, I yield which gave Republicans virtually everything feel very strongly that one of the rea- 2 minutes to the gentleman from New they said they wanted when they ignited this sons why we continue to see an ailing York, a member of the Budget Com- artificial crisis: $2.7 trillion from govern- economy is that people have very little mittee, Mr. TONKO.

VerDate Mar 15 2010 03:30 Jul 29, 2011 Jkt 099060 PO 00000 Frm 00040 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K28JY7.076 H28JYPT1 tjames on DSKG8SOYB1PROD with HOUSE July 28, 2011 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H5703 Mr. TONKO. I thank the gentleman We live in a period of time where we utes remaining. The gentleman from from Massachusetts for yielding. are engaged in a struggle against eco- Massachusetts has 17 minutes remain- We’re here today, at long last, to nomic stagnation, where 30 million ing. vote on the Republican default plan. people can’t trade jobs because there Mr. DREIER. I reserve the balance of After 200 days without a jobs agenda, are no better ones out there, where 14 my time. after 200 days of saying that those million people are unemployed. We live Mr. MCGOVERN. At this time, I yield hardest hit by the recession should in a period of time where inflation is 11⁄2 minutes to the gentleman from Vir- bear the burden of unbalanced cuts, rising, real wages are declining. In ginia (Mr. MORAN). after 200 days of rhetoric and walking short, we live in a period of time in Mr. MORAN. Mr. Speaker, according away, my Republican colleagues have which we are being neither led nor gov- to Grover Norquist, who’s apparently finally brought their top secret default erned. the real Republican strategist, this is plan to the floor for a public debate We are seeing postures, not plans— about ensuring that Democrats will and a vote. with one exception. The House Repub- never again have the revenue to govern So, what did they offer up? Coura- licans have endeavored to meet the as Democrats. But what does he mean geous leadership? A grand bargain? duty that was entrusted to them by the by that? Is he talking about when Roo- Sadly, no. When you walk out of nego- American people, which is to put for- sevelt rescued us from the Great De- tiations and spend more time talking ward a plan that will prevent the de- pression in the 1930s or when we saved to the press than to the President, I’m fault of the United States and a dimin- the world for democracy in the forties not sure we expected more. ishment of our economic credibility in or when we built the middle class with We have before us the same tired the world. Unfortunately, what we get the GI Bill in the late forties? Or when policies that got us into this mess—cut in response is not an attempt at honest we won the race to space in the early taxes for millionaires, give kickbacks bipartisan collaboration. Instead, it is sixties or when we started Medicare to special interests, pay for it all with more political rhetoric, more partisan- and passed civil rights laws in the mid- cuts to the middle class. And never for- ship, more posturing. sixties? Or when President Clinton get the central tenets of the conserv- At this point in time we have before raised taxes, balanced the budget, gen- ative agenda: end Medicare and pri- us a plan that can work. It is not a per- erated 20 million new jobs, cut poverty, vatize Social Security. fect plan. People on both sides of the grew the middle class, passed on pro- My colleagues on the other side of aisle have their qualms with it. And jected surpluses as far as the eye could the aisle will no doubt come to the yet it is a plan that can be helpful to see, and enabled those at the top tax floor to say the bill explicitly protects the American people, that can be help- rates to take home more after-tax in- Medicare and Social Security from ful to ensuring that our economy does come than in any prior time in Amer- cuts. That claim is blatantly false. It’s not further deteriorate, a plan that can ican history? a desperate campaign speech to make sure that Big Government no b 1540 counter the backlash that comes when longer crushes the aspirations of the the American people read the bill, like American people to grow this economy, The fact is that Democrats have they read the Ryan budget. to find employment, to secure their made this Nation great by investing in So I would ask my colleagues to take pursuit of happiness around their all our people and by raising the rev- another careful look at the bill before hearth and home. enue necessary to meet our obligations us. It is only 57 pages long. There is For that, I will support this bill, and and to secure our future. This is the al- even a summary online through the I would urge my colleagues to do it, be- ternative. This is about an ideology Rules Committee Web site. After that cause the American people deserve no that lowers our sights, diminishes our careful examination, I would ask you less. stature and sells short our future. That to come before my constituents, before Mr. MCGOVERN. Mr. Speaker, I yield is why it should be rejected. the American people, to myself, and 1 minute to the gentlewoman from Mr. DREIER. In light of the disparity promise us with a straight face that California (Ms. CHU). here, I continue to reserve the balance you have no intention of using this leg- Ms. CHU. What’s not safe under the of my time. islation to dismantle Medicare and cut Boehner default plan? Mr. MCGOVERN. Mr. Speaker, I Social Security in the next 12 months. Social Security, Medicaid, and Medi- would like to yield 1 minute to the dis- You can’t. care are not safe under the Boehner de- tinguished gentleman from Massachu- I don’t support these policies, and I fault plan. In just 7 months, it forces setts, my colleague, Mr. LYNCH. cannot support a plan that puts us nearly $1.6 trillion in cuts from these Mr. LYNCH. I rise today in opposi- back in the same bitter, vilifying de- programs. They will be unrecognizable. tion to the Budget Control Act because bate in January. It may be good poli- Jobs are not safe under the Boehner I honestly believe that this Nation is tics, but it’s not good government. I’m default plan. It will force 2 million better than this bill reflects. tired of it, my constituents are tired of Americans to lose their jobs, putting Just so we’re clear on the differences it, and anyone who’s watched the greater strain on struggling families. here between our positions, this nightly news for the last 6 months is Our economy is not safe under the amendment seeks to place the over- tired of it. Boehner default plan. This short-term whelming burden of this crisis on the Washington loves to kick the can deal could lead to an automatic tax in- backs of senior citizens, and it forces down the road. That’s how we got here crease for every American with a mort- seniors especially to make enormous in the first place. This is our moment. gage, car loan, or credit card. It would sacrifices while, at the same time, it We need a plan, not another Repub- leave a cloud of uncertainty. Busi- allows the richest Americans and oil lican manifesto. There are better plans nesses won’t invest and our economy companies and hedge fund operators to out there. Let us vote on them. won’t grow. escape any responsibility or sacrifice. I ask my colleagues to oppose this Nothing is safe under the Boehner de- This is not how we should be treating bill and get back to work. fault plan except tax breaks for Big America’s Greatest Generation, who Mr. DREIER. Mr. Speaker, at this Oil, companies that ship jobs overseas, survived the Great Depression, who time I am happy to yield 2 minutes to and the rich. fought in World War II, and who made a good friend and Presidential can- We must reject this ideological ap- the sacrifices in their time when their didate, the gentleman from Livonia, proach and come together on a bal- country called upon them. This is not Michigan (Mr. MCCOTTER). anced solution that will ensure that the way to treat the frail elderly or Mr. MCCOTTER. I thank the gen- every American will have a safe and se- any senior, who, at the end of their tleman from California. cure future. working lives, are now on a fixed in- We hear a lot of talk about plans. We Mr. DREIER. Mr. Speaker, may I in- come. hear a lot of talk about secret default quire of the Chair how much time is re- The way we deal with this crisis will plans, Senate plans, the Reid plan, but maining? say a lot about America. I think Hu- we’ve yet to hear about the President’s The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gen- bert Humphrey said it best when he plan. tleman from California has 121⁄4 min- said that the true test of any society is

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I yield the gen- They’re sick of these games and maining. tleman an additional 30 seconds. they’re sick of us. They want this de- Mr. DREIER. I continue to reserve Mr. LYNCH. I just want to say, as fault crisis resolved now, and they defi- the balance of my time. Republicans are rallying to the ram- nitely don’t want to repeat it 6 months Mr. MCGOVERN. Mr. Speaker, I parts to save the millionaires from suf- from now. They understand that a real would like to yield 1 minute to the gen- fering from any loss of a tax loophole, solution means a real compromise. Our tleman from New Mexico (Mr. LUJA´ N). I take a full measure of pride at where constituents have made it clear that Mr. LUJA´ N. I don’t think there is a the Democrats in this House are stand- they want shared sacrifice where mil- question. It is very clear that we have ing on this issue. I urge my colleagues lionaires, billionaires and oil compa- to act to prevent a default and a down- to stand with seniors and to vote ‘‘no’’ nies contribute their fair share. They grade of our Nation’s credit rating. on this amendment. want their Social Security and Medi- Sadly, the House Republican leader- Mr. DREIER. Mr. Speaker, I men- care benefits to be protected. ship’s plan is not a serious plan to tioned that last November sent 87 new Yet this bill, the Republican default avoid such a downgrade. Republicans to the House of Represent- agenda, does none of that. In fact, this It’s more smoke and mirrors. We’ve atives. To one of them, I yield 2 min- reckless bill is actually a stealth at- heard that talked about lately. It will utes, the very thoughtful gentleman tack on Medicare and Social Security put us right back in the same position from Newburgh, Indiana (Mr. because it requires large cuts next year in a few months, requiring another BUCSHON). Mr. BUCSHON. Mr. Speaker, I rise that can only come from those pro- vote to raise the debt limit, putting today for America’s financial future. grams. The Boehner plan would in- America into a further area where we We are at a time when we need to crease borrowing costs across the en- might be able to see the potential make every effort to save our Nation’s tire spectrum of American society, in- downgrade, costing Americans $100 bil- credit rating. The rating agencies have cluding local and State governments, lion a year and $1 trillion over 10 years. said that raising the debt ceiling is not businesses, and our citizens—pro- A short-term increase in the debt enough. While I would have preferred ducing, essentially, a backdoor tax limit has already been rejected by the Cut, Cap, and Balance plan, the hike on the American people. It does economists and credit rating agencies, Budget Control Act vote today and the all this damage to seniors and middle which have made it clear that this plan balanced budget amendment vote to- class families while sparing the will likely result in an unprecedented morrow is the best remaining approach wealthy from even the slightest incon- downgrade to our credit rating, leaving to reduce spending and help avoid a venience. higher interest rates for mortgages and downgrade. We weren’t elected to Congress to student loans for all Americans. In ad- We can institute real reforms today run our economy and our country into dition, this reckless plan leaves the as a first step on a long path to fiscal the ground—to fail to respond to a cri- door open to the same damage as did stability. However, the bill isn’t per- sis of our own creation, but here we the Ryan plan. fect. I wanted more, and frankly, all of are. The American people deserve bet- Mr. DREIER. Will the gentleman our constituents deserve more. The re- ter and are demanding better. We need yield for just one second, Mr. Speaker? ality is our friends on the other side of to defeat this bill so we can move on to I would just like to ask the gen- the aisle won’t allow it. a real solution. tleman if he might cite where that is With years of reckless spending by Mr. DREIER. At this juncture, I re- from, the quote of that. the Federal Government, instead of serve the balance of my time. Mr. MCGOVERN. Mr. Speaker, the making tough choices to address our Mr. MCGOVERN. I yield 1 minute to gentleman from New Mexico didn’t spending problems, the other side the gentlewoman from Ohio (Ms. SUT- yield. wants to raise taxes on the American TON). Mr. DREIER. Oh, I’m sorry. I people to continue funding Wash- Ms. SUTTON. Mr. Speaker, I rise thought the gentleman had yielded. ington, D.C.’s spending spree. In addi- today, frustrated in that, as we sit here The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gen- tion, they want us to give the Presi- on the brink of the financial unknown, tleman from New Mexico controls the dent a blank check to get him through families in my district are left hang- time. ´ the 2012 election. Well, that’s not going ing, worrying about jobs. Mr. LUJAN. Mr. Speaker, I ask for to happen. The United States has al- The bill we’re debating today fails to order. I don’t believe that I did yield. ways maintained a AAA credit rating, address America’s number one priority The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gen- and the threat of inaction by our col- of creating jobs. Instead, it puts us in tleman from New Mexico controls the leagues in the U.S. Senate and no plan the exact same position 6 months from time. ´ offered by the administration puts that now, threatening working families Mr. LUJAN. After that interruption, at risk. with deep, unbalanced, unfair cuts may I ask how much time is left? The House has and will take action. while protecting tax cuts for million- The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gen- We need to send a clear message to aires and big corporations that ship tleman has 10 seconds. the American people that we are will- jobs overseas. Mr. DREIER. Mr. Speaker, I yield my ing to make the tough choices and It has been 200 days of this new Re- friend an additional 15 seconds. work together on behalf of our Nation’s publican-led Congress, and what have The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gen- citizens. I urge all of my colleagues on we seen? We have seen them target tleman has 25 seconds. ´ both sides of the aisle to support this Medicare, working families, the envi- Mr. LUJAN. I appreciate that, Mr. bill and to take the first step to restor- ronment, and education—we’ve even Speaker. ing fiscal responsibility to our Nation. seen them use up time to target en- In addition, this reckless plan leaves Mr. MCGOVERN. Mr. Speaker, I ergy-efficient light bulbs—but what we the door open to the same damage as would like to yield 2 minutes to a haven’t seen them do is target job cre- the Ryan’s plan, to attack Medicare, member of the Budget Committee, the ation. Medicaid and Social Security, while gentleman from Kentucky (Mr. YAR- I encourage my colleagues to vote protecting tax breaks for billionaires MUTH). ‘‘no’’ on this risky plan and to respon- and corporations. Mr. YARMUTH. I thank my col- sibly raise our debt limit so America It is important that we talk to the league for yielding. can pay its bills and so this Congress American people about this and that Mr. Speaker, Congress’ approval rat- can get serious about creating good- we have this conversation. I urge my ing is now down around 10 percent, and paying jobs. colleagues to reject the partisan

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It will reduce gentleman from Columbus, Mr. PENCE. matched dollar for dollar with spending Medicaid payments to the States, and (Mr. PENCE asked and was given per- cuts in this bill and for the first time it will severely cut back the checks to mission to revise and extend his re- in 15 years bringing a bipartisan our Social Security recipients by an marks.) version of the balanced budget amend- average of $1,000 each month. Mr. PENCE. I thank the gentleman ment to this floor of the House and The SPEAKER pro tempore. The for yielding. soon to the floor of the Senate are wor- time of the gentleman has expired. Mr. Speaker, I come to the floor to thy of note. And they should endorse Mr. DREIER. Mr. Speaker, I would rise in support of the Budget Control this approach. like to yield my friend an additional 30 Act of 2011, which is a negotiated com- This is a very serious time, Mr. seconds. promise between the Speaker of the Speaker. I welcome the Budget Control And will the gentleman yield to me? United States House of Representatives Act as evidence that Congress can still Mr. DAVID SCOTT of Georgia. Well, and the Republican and Democratic compromise. We can still come to- since you’ve yielded 30 seconds, which leadership of the United States Senate. gether across the aisle. We can find a you actually have already taken my Let me say that again: the Budget way to pay the Nation’s bills and do so last 30 seconds. Control Act that we will bring to the in a way that reflects our commitment Mr. DREIER. I will yield the gen- floor today is a compromise. At a time to fiscal discipline and reform. tleman additional time if he needs it. when people across America long for a Mr. MCGOVERN. At this point, I I just am asking my friend where in Washington, D.C., that is able to reach yield 1 minute to the gentleman from this bill he can point to where cuts in across the aisle, lower the volume, Colorado, a former member of the Medicare are going to take place. I’ve solve the problem, this legislation Rules Committee, and we miss him, gone through it and I’ve not seen it. comes to the floor. And I’m proud to Mr. PERLMUTTER. I thank my friend for yielding. support it. Mr. PERLMUTTER. I thank the gen- Mr. DAVID SCOTT of Georgia. You The truth is it is a difficult time for tleman from Massachusetts. know perfectly well, Mr. DREIER, that people across my beloved Indiana and Mr. Speaker, I think we’ve got to go the announced cuts in this bill and the all across this country. Our economy is back 10 years and just talk about setting up with this commission, and, struggling. Unemployment is at 8.3 per- where we were at that time. also, your party has already set your cent in Indiana, 9.3 percent nationally. Under Bill Clinton, this country had record on a road. Your number one tar- And I believe that runaway Federal a surplus. Revenues exceeded expenses. get has been to end Medicare. spending by both political parties is a Things were going along great. We But let me go back, and I just wanted cause and a barrier to our economic re- were adding jobs by the millions. Then to answer your question. covery today. We simply must put our we have a Republican administration. It’s very important, Mr. Speaker, fiscal house in order. Two tax cuts, couple trillion dollars, that we also understand that the other Now, I know the administration lower revenue. Two wars, couple tril- dangerous part about this bill is that wanted us simply to raise the debt ceil- lion dollars, more expense. A crash on in 6 months we will be right back here ing without conditions, but that was Wall Street, $3 trillion in expense to again which will add greater insta- rejected I think almost unanimously in this country. bility to the markets and further un- the United States Senate, and we re- That’s where this expense comes dermine our credibility ratings. jected it as well in this body. from. That’s why we have bills to pay. Mr. DREIER. Mr. Speaker, I yield What needs to be done today is we We had a tough 10 years, most of it myself 15 seconds simply to say that need to recognize that if you owe debts, under Republican administration. there are in fact exemptions that are in pay debts. We have to raise the Na- We’ve got to pay those bills. But the this bill to ensure that Social Security tion’s debt ceiling so that we have the Republican leadership has brought us and Medicare are not touched, and we money to pay the Nation’s bills. But to the brink of default—something the need to remember that. When it comes we also owe a debt to this generation of United States has had full faith and to this sequestration process, it is not Americans struggling in this economy credit for 235 years and they want to touched. and to the next generation of Ameri- bring that right to the brink of default. And for those who are saying that cans that we can only repay through Ladies and gentlemen, we are better this measure will in fact bring about fiscal discipline and reform, and the than that. We have a responsibility. We those cuts, they have not read the bill Budget Control Act does that. can’t live in turmoil. We need to re- and are mischaracterizing it. The Budget Control Act does two build the American Dream for people Mr. DAVID SCOTT of Georgia. Mr. things that I believe are worth high- who want a shot at getting ahead in Speaker, I must respond. lighting. this life, not this brinksmanship. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Number one, it ensures in this first This is a bad bill and must be de- time of the gentleman has expired. installment that there will be a dollar feated. Mr. MCGOVERN. Mr. Speaker, I yield in budget cuts for every dollar in in- Mr. DREIER. I reserve the balance of 30 seconds to the gentleman from New crease in borrowing authority by the my time. Jersey (Mr. ANDREWS). United States. That’s crucial. Mr. MCGOVERN. I yield 1 minute to Mr. ANDREWS. I would like to ask The SPEAKER pro tempore. The the distinguished gentleman from my friend from California a question, time of the gentleman has expired. Georgia who serves on the Financial and then I would yield. Mr. DREIER. I would like to yield Services Committee, Mr. SCOTT. Is the gentleman saying that the text my friend an additional minute. Mr. DAVID SCOTT of Georgia. Amer- says that if the commission set up by Mr. PENCE. Secondly, the agreement ica, we really need to pay close atten- this bill reports back a cut in Social around the Budget Control Act also en- tion here. Security benefits that that may not be sures that there will be a vote in this First of all, this is a terrible bill at enacted by the commission? body now tomorrow and a vote in the the wrong time. Here we are, the num- I yield to the gentleman from Cali- United States Senate this fall on a bal- ber one issue facing the American peo- fornia. anced budget amendment to the Con- ple is jobs, and this bill is a major job- Mr. DREIER. I thank my friend for stitution of the United States. killer of the highest magnitude. It will yielding. There are other aspects of this bill average a loss of 40,000 public service Let me say it’s the sequestrations in that are meritorious—hard-spending jobs in the public sector each month. this bill. Obviously, a bipartisan com- caps, more enforceable than spending All we have to do is look at the record mission that comes forward——

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I thank my friend for talking about the fact that this com- cut $915 billion at the offset, and an- yielding. mission’s instructed to find $1.8 trillion other $1.8 trillion in December. They’re Mr. Speaker, while the clock is tick- in cuts and Medicare and Social Secu- coming after Americans’ Social Secu- ing, the Republican majority is dick- rity are not exempted from those cuts. rity checks. They’re coming after ering and the American people are This is a roadmap, this is a users guide Medicare. They’re coming after Med- hurting. Our financial markets are on as to how to cut Social Security and icaid. That’s what this majority is pace for their worst week in nearly a Medicare. We reject it. doing. Let’s not be fooled by it. It’s year. State governments are bracing I yield to my friend. time for the American people to stand for downgrades in their borrowing ca- pacities, and the gap between those in b 1600 up. The bill threatens our ability to pay our society who have a lot and those Mr. DREIER. I thank my friend for our obligations. They’re not interested who have very little is growing. yielding. in paying our obligations. These are The Republican majority continues Let me say this is not a commission. debts that we’ve already incurred. And their efforts to divert attention from Members should not refer to this as a yet they won’t take the money that the self-inflicted crisis with manufac- commission, because the idea of a com- they’ve given away to the wealthiest 2 tured controversies, holding the Amer- mission, some sort of outside entity, percent of this country. No, they can’t ican economy hostage to their reckless we’re talking about our colleagues in give up theirs. The oil and gas compa- and dispassionate demands. As the the House and Senate who will be nies can’t give up theirs. The compa- clock ticks toward default and the pain members of the Joint Select Com- nies that have offshored jobs can’t give it would bring to middle-income fami- mittee who have a responsibility, as up theirs; but they’re asking the Amer- lies and those who aspire to become colleagues, to report this back. ican people to sacrifice Social Secu- middle income, my friends on the other The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. rity, Medicare, education, Medicaid. side continue to play politics. Speaker LATOURETTE). The time of the gen- It’s unfair, and we won’t stand for it. BOEHNER does not even pretend that tleman from New Jersey has again ex- Mr. DREIER. Mr. Speaker, I yield this is a serious attempt to solve the pired. myself 10 seconds to say to my very problem. He sold this bill to his con- Mr. MCGOVERN. I yield the gen- good friend from Maryland, she has ference by telling them that it wasn’t tleman 10 more seconds. just adequately, very accurately de- bipartisan. And with divided govern- Mr. ANDREWS. The gentleman is scribed the measure that has been pro- ment, a plan that isn’t bipartisan is no correct. This is not a commission. It is posed by the Senate majority leader, plan at all. It’s just a game. a committee that is empowered to cut HARRY REID. The President and the Democrats in Medicare and Social Security. We will With that, I am happy to yield 1 Congress as well as the American peo- not stand for it. minute to my very good friend from ple have advocated a balanced ap- Mr. DREIER. Mr. Speaker, I yield Lafayette, Louisiana (Mr. BOUSTANY), a proach to reduce the deficit by growing myself 10 seconds to say to my friend hardworking member of the Ways and the economy and protecting the most this is not a committee that is empow- Means Committee. vulnerable, including Medicare, Med- ered to cut Social Security and Medi- Mr. BOUSTANY. Mr. Speaker, I icaid, and Social Security bene- care. It is a committee, a joint select think there was a gross distortion of ficiaries. We have been willing to make committee, that is empowered, for the what’s being proposed here. And again, tough, politically difficult com- first time, to submit to both Houses of the previous speaker just condemned promises. Congress recommendations that we the Senate Majority Leader HARRY This bill on the floor today, just like will have an up-or-down vote on. REID’s bill in the U.S. Senate. That’s the bill from last week, is yet another With that, I reserve the balance of the only Democratic bill we’ve had. So partisan time-waster. Our constituents my time. it seems to me that there’s a little bit are not interested in any of us voting Mr. MCGOVERN. Mr. Speaker, I yield of a fight going on on the other side of to cut Medicare or cap Social Security 2 minutes to the gentlewoman from the aisle between their House Members or balancing the budget on the backs of Maryland (Ms. EDWARDS). and the Senate. Medicaid recipients. A 6-month exten- Ms. EDWARDS. Mr. Speaker, I rise in To my friend from New Jersey, this sion is another waste of time. opposition to the underlying bill. This committee that’s formed is a com- We must resolve this matter now and is nothing more than political pos- mittee of active sitting Members of the ensure the full faith and credit of the turing by the Republican majority. House and Senate. So in order for any- United States. Let’s defeat the Boehner And I think it’s important for the thing to be recommended by this com- bill. American people to understand that mittee, it would require, in all likeli- Mr. DREIER. Mr. Speaker, I would this majority has asked us time and hood, all of the Democrats to support like to inquire of my friend how many time again to vote to end Medicare, to it. speakers he has remaining. cut Social Security, to cut Medicaid, Mr. ANDREWS. Will the gentleman Mr. MCGOVERN. I am the final and they’re doing it once again. No yield? speaker. question about it. What’s being offered Mr. BOUSTANY. I yield to the gen- Mr. DREIER. I would encourage my up by this majority is nothing short of tleman from New Jersey. friend to proceed, and then I will offer recklessness, absolutely nothing. Mr. ANDREWS. If that committee some closing remarks. The Speaker and the Republican wanted to close tax loopholes, would Mr. MCGOVERN. I yield myself the Party know that the President and the they need a simple majority or a two- balance of my time. Senate are going to reject the bill. I thirds vote of the House? The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gen- don’t even know why we’re here on this Mr. BOUSTANY. It would be a simple tleman from Massachusetts is recog- floor, Mr. Speaker. Rather than spend- majority. nized for 31⁄4 minutes. ing the last several months developing Mr. ANDREWS. So it’s your position Mr. MCGOVERN. Mr. Speaker, this a real plan that would avoid default, that a simple majority of both Houses bill does nothing to solve our long- the Republicans have spent months could raise taxes? term fiscal challenges because every- stripping away health care protections, Mr. BOUSTANY. That’s right. That’s body here knows that this isn’t going attacking the EPA, jeopardizing jobs, what we need. We need that to force anywhere. Instead, it’s a political not creating jobs. And here we are, some movement. stunt. Instead, it hurdles us closer and

VerDate Mar 15 2010 03:30 Jul 29, 2011 Jkt 099060 PO 00000 Frm 00044 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K28JY7.084 H28JYPT1 tjames on DSKG8SOYB1PROD with HOUSE July 28, 2011 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H5707 closer to a devastating default. For [From Bloomberg, July 26, 2011] BUSH TAX CUTS years, Presidents and Congresses of REPUBLICAN LEADERS VOTED FOR DEBT The 2001 and 2003 tax cuts, which lowered both parties have raised the debt ceil- DRIVERS THEY BLAME ON OBAMA tax rates on income, dividends and capital ing, recognizing that endangering the (By Lisa Lerer) gains, increased the federal budget deficit by $1.7 trillion over a decade, according to the full faith and credit of the United House Speaker John Boehner often attacks the spendthrift ways of Washington. Center for Budget and Policy Priorities, a States would be a grave mistake. non-partisan left-of-center group in Wash- It’s amazing to me how many Repub- ‘‘In Washington, more spending and more debt is business as usual,’’ the Republican ington that studies fiscal policy. The two-year extension of those tax cuts licans I’ve heard who dismiss the po- leader from Ohio said in a televised address that Obama signed will cost $857.8 billion, ac- tential of default as no big deal. No big yesterday amid debate over the U.S. debt. deal? Tell that to the family who would cording to the Congressional Joint Com- ‘‘I’ve got news for Washington—those days mittee on Taxation. have to pay higher interest rates on are over.’’ Boehner has defended the tax cuts, arguing their mortgage, their car loan, their Yet the speaker, House Majority Leader that they didn’t lead to the deficit. student loan. It would be a very big Eric Cantor, House Budget Chairman Paul ‘‘The revenue problem we have today is a deal to them. Ryan and Senate Minority Leader Mitch result of what happened in the economic col- McConnell all voted for major drivers of the Many of my friends on the other side lapse some 18 months ago,’’ he told reporters nation’s debt during the past decade: Wars in on June 10, according to The Hill newspaper. of the aisle didn’t just stand by as we Afghanistan and Iraq, the 2001 and 2003 Bush The wars in Afghanistan and Iraq have cost created these massive deficits. They tax cuts and Medicare prescription drug ben- almost $1.3 trillion since the terrorist at- were active participants. They voted efits. They also voted for the Troubled Asset tacks on Sept. 11, 2001, according to a March for two huge tax cuts—mostly for Relief Program, or TARP, that rescued fi- 29 analysis by the Congressional Research wealthy people—that weren’t paid for, nancial institutions and the auto industry. Service. Operations in Iraq have cost $806 bil- two wars that weren’t paid for, a mas- Together, according to data compiled by lion, and in Afghanistan $444 billion. The sive prescription drug program that Bloomberg News, these initiatives added $3.4 analysis shows the government has spent an trillion to the nation’s accumulated debt and additional $29 billion for enhanced security wasn’t paid for, and now their solution to its current annual budget deficit of $1.5 on militia bases and $6 billion remains is to punish the very Americans who trillion. unallocated. can least afford it, all in the name of As Congress nears votes to raise the $14.3- MEDICARE DRUG BENEFIT keeping their rich friends and their trillion debt ceiling to avert a default on The 2003 Medicare prescription program ap- special interests happy. U.S. obligations when borrowing authority proved by President George W. Bush and a The Boehner plan is unbalanced and expires on Aug. 2, both parties are attempt- Republican-dominated Congress has cost $369 unfair. It slashes programs like Social ing to claim a mantle of fiscal responsibility. billion over a 10-year time frame, less than They both bear some of the blame: Many Security and Medicare that benefit the initially projected by Medicare actuaries. Democrats contributed to the expenses that Nine Senate Republicans, including Ne- middle class and the poor. But the Re- are forcing lawmakers to boost the nation’s braska’s Chuck Hagel, along with 25 Repub- publicans insist on protecting tax debt limit, as have Republican leaders at licans in the House, voted against the bill. breaks for oil and gas companies. Just odds over how much borrowing authority to Hagel argued that it failed to control costs today, ExxonMobil announced profits hand President Barack Obama and when. and would add trillions in debt for future of $10.7 billion for the second quarter. ‘‘There’s plenty of blame to go around,’’ generations. Do they really need special tax breaks? for the debt, said Robert Bixby, executive di- ‘‘Republicans used to believe in fiscal re- rector of the Concord Coalition, an Arling- sponsibility,’’ Hagel wrote in a 2003 editorial The American people sure don’t think ton, Virginia-based group that advocates for in the Omaha World Herald. ‘‘We have lost so. balanced budgets. ‘‘If there had been no our way.’’ Poll after poll shows that a vast ma- Barack Obama, we would still be bumping up TARP, the $700-billion bailout of banks, in- jority of American citizens prefer a against the debt limit.’’ surance and auto companies, has cost less balanced approach. Yes, we need to cut DEBT HAS DOUBLED than expected. McConnell, Boehner, Cantor spending. Yes, we need to reform our and Ryan all voted in October 2008 for the Since 2001, the debt has grown from $5.8 program, which stoked the rise of the Tea government. But everybody needs to trillion. Party movement. chip in to do their part, including the Republicans say the long-term growth of Many institutions have repaid the govern- very wealthy who have benefited the entitlement programs such as Social Secu- ment. The latest estimated lifetime cost of most. rity, Medicare and Medicaid, along with de- the program is $49.33 billion, according to a pressed tax revenues due to the worst reces- June 2011 report by the Treasury Depart- sion since the Great Depression, drive the ment. That figure includes the $45.61 billion b 1610 current debt level. cost of a housing program which the admin- ‘‘Blaming Bush for the structural deficits istration never expected to recoup. Now, there are certainly places to we’ve known would come since the early save. How about ending wars that Rank-and-file Republicans are eager to pin 1990s is beyond irresponsible.’’ said Brad the blame on Democrats, frequently pointing aren’t paid for? Right now, we borrow Dayspring, a spokesman for Cantor. to the economic stimulus signed by Obama $10 billion every month for military op- In his address yesterday, Boehner accused in 2009. The total cost of the stimulus will be erations in Afghanistan alone, to prop Obama of going on the ‘‘largest spending $830 billion by 2019, according to a May 2011 up a corrupt and incompetent Karzai binge in American history.’’ Congressional Budget Office report. government. Obama’s 2011 annual budget, Republicans That’s half the cost of the Bush tax cuts note, drove federal spending to a record $3.8 How about ending wasteful subsidies and less than two-thirds of what has been trillion. Non-defense discretionary spending spent on the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. to big agriculture companies? also grew by 24 percent during the first two How about asking billionaire hedge I yield back the balance of my time. years of the Obama administration, they The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gen- fund managers to pay the same tax say, adding $734 billion in spending over the tleman from California has 51⁄2 minutes rates as their secretaries? next 10 years. remaining. The truth is that the best way to deal RECESSION WORSENED DEFICIT Mr. DREIER. I yield myself the bal- with our long-term fiscal situation is The recession, Obama said in a televised ance of the time. to grow our economy. That means cre- address from the White House yesterday, Mr. Speaker, as I listen to my friend ating jobs and putting people back to lowered revenue and required his administra- from the other side of the aisle, Mr. tion to ‘‘spend even more’’ on tax cuts, un- work. The last election, I thought, was MCGOVERN, talk about what has caused about jobs. We haven’t talked about employment insurance and state and local aide. ‘‘These emergency steps also added to the problem that we’re in right now, he jobs at all since the new Republican the deficit,’’ he said. failed to mention the failed stimulus majority came to power. That means Some Democrats also supported the Bush bill. He failed to mention the failed investing in things like education and administration programs. In the Senate, health care bill, both horribly expen- infrastructure and green technology Obama voted to finance the wars in Afghani- sive. and medical research. That’s the kind stan and Iraq and TARP. He signed legisla- But I think it’s important for us to of economic future the American peo- tion extending the Bush-era tax cuts for two look at the facts on one of the items ple deserve. years in December. ‘‘Both sides are claiming they’re fiscally that he mentioned. They continue, Mr. The Boehner default plan would take responsible,’’ said Rudolph Penner, director Speaker, to engage in this class war- us exactly in the wrong direction, and of the Congressional Budget Office under fare, us versus them, the multibillion- I urge my colleagues on both sides of President Ronald Reagan. ‘‘But I don’t see aires, all this sort of stuff over and the aisle to reject it. much difference in that regard.’’ over and over again.

VerDate Mar 15 2010 05:34 Jul 29, 2011 Jkt 099060 PO 00000 Frm 00045 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K28JY7.086 H28JYPT1 tjames on DSKG8SOYB1PROD with HOUSE H5708 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE July 28, 2011 We happen to recognize that we’re all quate. We need to make sure that we that’s what the legislation before us in this together, and there should, in get ourselves on a path that reduces does. fact, be shared sacrifice. That’s why I the debt and reduces our deficits. First, the bill cuts more than $900 think it’s important for us to look at Well, Mr. Speaker, what we need to billion in Federal spending and meets the facts. Let’s look at the facts here. do is we need to recognize also that the expectations of the American peo- As we continue to hear people decry those agencies have said these pro- ple that we cut spending more than we the so-called Bush tax cuts, which, as posals are that path. Now, there was a increase the debt limit. we all know, are no longer Bush tax report that S&P had said that in fact if Second, the bill guarantees the House cuts, they are the Bush-Obama tax we didn’t have $4 trillion in cuts, which and Senate will vote on a balanced cuts. They became that last December I frankly wish we could, but in light of budget amendment. More than half of when President Obama supported the the fact that this is a bipartisan effort, the States have a balanced budget re- extension of them. we’re not going to get that high, but quirement, and it’s time Washington’s Let’s look at what happened with the they said that if we didn’t have $4 tril- books are balanced as well. 2003 growth-oriented tax cuts. In 2003, lion in reductions, that we would still And third, the bill also demands re- Mr. Speaker, the Federal Government threaten the credit rating. forms to the way Washington works by had $1.782 trillion in revenues. That Well, yesterday, Deven Sharma, the setting up a joint House and Senate was in 2003 before the growth-oriented president of Standard and Poor’s, testi- committee to find at least $1.6 trillion 2003 tax cuts went into effect. fied before the Financial Services Com- in additional savings. Its work product Mr. Speaker, in 2007, the Federal mittee and said while we must get on a would enjoy expedited consideration in Government had a 44-percent increase path towards reducing the deficit and the House and Senate and could not be in the flow of revenues to the Federal debt, it was inaccurate to say that it filibustered. Treasury, by virtue of those 2003 tax had to be a $4 trillion level. And that’s I’d also like to take a moment to cuts. They went from $1.782 trillion to why, as my friends have been quoting point out that, despite what you’ve $2.567 trillion. That’s a $785 billion in- these different sources, I was trying to heard from the critics of this approach, crease in the flow of revenues to the get them on record to say who, in fact, that this is the most common way the Federal Treasury after the now Bush- is saying this. debt limit is increased, for a short du- Obama tax cuts were put into place. So We have to increase the debt ceiling, ration and tied to spending reforms. this malarkey about the notion of and we have to get ourselves on a path And history is pretty clear on this those who are successful are not paying that will, in fact, reduce our annual point. their fair share of taxes is absolutely deficits and the national debt. The plan Over the last 25 years, Congress and preposterous. that we have before us is far from per- the President have acted 31 times to in- Now, I want to take the time that I fect. Speaker BOEHNER doesn’t like it, I crease the debt limit. Twenty-two of have remaining to shatter a few myths don’t like it, I don’t know of any Re- those 31 times were for less than a that are out there. First of all, we publican who likes it. But Speaker year. Only 3 of those 31 increases lasted know right now that we’re facing a cri- BOEHNER and the rest of us recognize longer than 2 years. sis. Both Democrat and Republican that we have a Democratic President These debt limit increases are often alike in these remarks have made it and we have a Democratic United tied to spending reforms and are pre- clear that we’re facing a crisis. I have States Senate. And so if we are going ceded by very short-term increases. yet to hear anyone—I think maybe the to increase the debt, and we are going Three examples of those include: minority whip mentioned the Reid to, for the first time ever, change the In 1987, there were three short-term plan. All anyone’s done on the other course on the issue of debt ceiling in- debt limit increases prior to a longer side of the aisle is malign the Boehner creases by cutting spending, we have to term increase that included deficit tar- plan and mischaracterize it quite pass this measure. gets and automatic sequestration pro- frankly, Mr. Speaker. But I think it’s It grew from this bipartisan com- visions. important to look at what it is that we promise last weekend. HARRY REID no In 1990, there were six very short- face. longer supports it. I’ve not heard any- term increases before a longer term in- We know that the President of the one on the other side of the aisle say crease that included PAYGO, discre- United States said that if we don’t in- that they support it, but it was a bipar- tionary caps, and other programmatic crease the debt ceiling by August 2, on tisan compromise that was the basis on changes. August 3, he does not know whether or which Mr. BOEHNER is proceeding. And in 1996, there were two very not the Social Security checks will ac- Let’s support this measure, Mr. short-term increases to ensure full tually go out. Speaker. funding of Social Security and other Well, Mr. Speaker, we all want to I yield back the balance of my time. Federal funds before a longer-term in- make sure that the Social Security The SPEAKER pro tempore. The crease included in the Contract with checks go out. This is going to be our Chair recognizes the gentleman from America Advancement Act. one opportunity to vote for a measure Michigan (Mr. CAMP). 1620 that will ensure that we increase the Mr. CAMP. I yield myself such time b debt ceiling so that those checks will as I may consume. So what we’re doing today is what go out and, for the first time in the 75 Mr. Speaker, I come today in strong has happened before. times that the debt ceiling has been in- support of the Budget Control Act, a I would also point out that the in- creased since 1962, we’re going to get to legislative approach that cuts out-of- crease in the debt limit and the binding the root cause of the problem. control Washington spending and is a process to achieve spending reform in In the past 4 years we’ve had an 82- responsible and necessary plan to avoid Washington is exactly what the finan- percent increase, an 82-percent increase a default on our Nation’s debt. cial markets need and expect from us. in non-defense discretionary spending. As we all know, under President Time is short, and this bill may be And guess what? Obama we are experiencing our third our last best chance to prevent a de- The American people last November straight year of deficits in excess of $1 fault. If we fail to act and the govern- said that has to come to an end. And trillion. In 4 years, President Obama’s ment defaults on its debt, the financial you know what? It’s going to come to actions and projected budgets will add and economic shock waves that will an end when we pass this measure. more than twice to our debt than was ripple across this country are both un- I also want to say that we know that added during the previous 8 years. All predictable and unimaginable. the threat of default is out there, and if told, the debt will double under Presi- Finally, I want to say a few words we don’t take action, we know that our dent Obama’s watch and reach a stag- about something that’s not in this bill, credit rating will be downgraded. We gering $26 trillion by 2021. That’s dou- and that’s tax increases. While the know that that will happen. All of the ble the debt in half the time when com- President continues to insist that tax rating agencies have predicted that. pared with the previous administra- increases be a part of any debt limit They’ve also said that simply in- tion. Congress must act to cut spend- legislation, he has failed to convince creasing the debt ceiling is not ade- ing and get our debt under control, and even his own party that tax hikes are a

VerDate Mar 15 2010 03:30 Jul 29, 2011 Jkt 099060 PO 00000 Frm 00046 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K28JY7.090 H28JYPT1 tjames on DSKG8SOYB1PROD with HOUSE July 28, 2011 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H5709 good idea. In December of last year, Mr. LEVIN. Mr. Speaker, I yield 2 Today, Republicans will take respon- when Democrats controlled both the minutes to another member of our sibility for their mess. We’re going to House and the Senate, Congress refused committee, the gentleman from Massa- make sure this country pays its bills, to raise taxes. And now even Senator chusetts (Mr. NEAL). but we’re going to make sure we start REID’s own plan to increase the debt Mr. NEAL. I thank the gentleman cutting up the credit cards, we change limit, which the President has now from Michigan for yielding the time. the financial behavior of this country, thrown his support behind, does not in- This argument today is not about and that we actually give our kids and clude tax increases. new spending. The argument today is grandkids a future that they can count Given the need to avoid default today about paying our bills. This is the cred- on, that they can afford, a country and get our fiscal house in order for the it card that has come due for the irre- that’s much stronger than the one future, we must pass the Budget Con- sponsibility that we witnessed in this we’re facing today if we don’t address trol Act. I urge a ‘‘yes’’ vote on this Chamber and across this Congress for 8 this debt problem. bill. years of the Bush administration: two As a conservative, you can’t cut soon I reserve the balance of my time. wars and $2.3 trillion worth of tax cuts, enough or deep enough for me, but the Mr. LEVIN. Mr. Speaker, I yield my- a prescription D Medicare drug bill Budget Control Act starts us on the self such time as I may consume. that came due. (Mr. LEVIN asked and was given per- right step. It cuts $2.7 trillion in two Lawrence Lindsey, the President’s mission to revise and extend his re- steps. We cut more than we allow to be chief economic advisor at the time, marks.) borrowed, we make sure there are no Mr. LEVIN. You know, as I’ve been said it was going to cost $300 billion in tax increases on our children, on our listening to this debate, I think it’s Iraq. They fired him. Dick Cheney said small businesses, on your families. We critical that the House needs some $60 billion in Iraq and in and out in 6 to make sure there is finally a real truth in speaking. 8 months. Ten years later, we’re in straight up-and-down vote on a con- This bill is not bipartisan. The vote Iraq. stitutional amendment to finally bal- will soon show that. This bill is not a We have created 2.2 million new vet- ance Washington’s budget. We get more compromise. It does not seek bipar- erans. They are going to need our care than half of the spending cuts in the tisan common ground. Indeed, it is or- for years to come in our health centers Republican budget proposed by our chestrated only to find enough com- for the VA. It’s going to be expensive. Budget Chairman PAUL RYAN. More mon ground among House Republican Paul Wolfowitz: In and out of Iraq in 2 than half of those cuts are put in place partisans. months, a few billion dollars. The bill, because of this bill. This bill does not reflect com- our friends, has come due. It doesn’t solve the problems of promise. It would compromise, indeed, We cannot send a message to mar- America, but I’ll tell you what: If you Medicare and Social Security. It forces kets anywhere that the full faith and vote this bill down, all we’ve done is massive cuts, consistent with the ideo- credit of the United States of America write a blank check to the President; logical Republican budget that was is at risk. In the aftermath of World we’ve given everyone a free ride in unanimously opposed by Democrats. War II, when finances were strained as Washington until next election, and This bill does not promote certainty never before, President Truman had they will not be held accountable, no for our Nation’s economy. Instead, it the vision not only to pay off the debt one in Congress, for getting our finan- brings more uncertainty for families of World War II, but to embrace the cial house in order. facing major financial decisions, for Marshall Plan, one of the greatest This bill is the first step. It’s the businesses deciding whether to invest achievements in American history. right step. It’s where we need to move or hire, for markets unsure when the Think of what Mr. Lincoln, who forward. next shoe might drop. served in this Chamber, by the way, This bill is not balanced. Instead, it think of what Mr. Lincoln might have b 1630 embraces the Republicans’s one-dimen- said in the midst of the Civil War, Mr. LEVIN. Mr. Speaker, I yield 2 sional mantra just again expressed by America’s worst moment, that Amer- minutes to the gentleman from Texas the chairman of our committee: no end ica would forfeit its expenditures as (Mr. DOGGETT), another member of our to unjustified tax loopholes or to tax the bill has come due. committee. breaks for the very wealthiest, even as Mr. Jefferson and Mr. Hamilton met Mr. DOGGETT. Mr. Speaker, my so many middle class families have in New York with one of the most fate- neighbors in Texas are saying work to- been losing ground. ful decisions in American history, to gether to resolve this crisis without In a few words, our Nation’s economy accept the debt of the States, which jeopardizing Medicare and Social Secu- and jobs are too much to risk on a bill moved us away from the Articles of rity. Adopt a balanced approach that that is a bridge to nowhere between Confederation to a constitutional sys- balances the budget by closing some our two Houses. tax loopholes at the same time we cut I reserve the balance of my time. tem. And now, at this moment, a polit- ical party in our history that always spending. Mr. CAMP. I yield 11⁄2 minutes to a But agreeing has not been possible so distinguished member of the Ways and embraced fiscal responsibility, the bill Means Committee, the gentleman from has come due, and it’s our obligation to far when so many of our House col- leagues pride themselves on being dis- California (Mr. HERGER). pay it. Mr. HERGER. Mr. Speaker, we must Mr. CAMP. Mr. Speaker, I yield 2 agreeable. Instead of protecting the act now to enact critical spending re- minutes to a distinguished member of full faith and credit of these United forms. While the White House has re- the Ways and Means Committee and States in the same manner as our Re- fused to offer a plan, the Budget Con- the chairman of the Joint Economic publican colleagues voted to do seven trol Act would accomplish this goal. Committee, the gentleman from Texas times for President George W. Bush, Will it solve all of our economic (Mr. BRADY). today’s bill really represents little problems? No. But instead of discussing Mr. BRADY of Texas. Mr. Speaker, more than a ransom note from those how much more Washington will spend, Chairman CAMP, the bill, ladies and who are using this critical issue to hold we’re now talking about reducing our gentlemen, has come due. our country hostage. spending and how to live within our Because Congress holds the purse As their price for ensuring our na- means, just like all Americans must strings, we just ran the numbers. Since tional creditworthiness, they demand do. For example, the Budget Control World War II, Democrats in Congress that we jeopardize the security for the Act would cut nearly $1 trillion in have run up 90 percent of the debt very young with educational opportu- spending over the next 10 years, estab- that’s held by the public. Ninety per- nities, and for the old with Social Se- lish firm spending caps, and require the cent of the debt that we owe to foreign curity and Medicare. Their ransom de- Senate to vote on a balanced budget countries, to other corporations, to mands do not share the sacrifice, but amendment. you and me have been run up by one they sure do spread the pain—to the I urge the Senate and President side of the aisle. Wouldn’t it be great if young, to the old, to those who are try- Obama to stop playing politics and sup- Democrats joined us in paying the bills ing to climb up the economic ladder or port this bill. that they ran up? But they won’t. just not slide backwards.

VerDate Mar 15 2010 03:30 Jul 29, 2011 Jkt 099060 PO 00000 Frm 00047 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K28JY7.092 H28JYPT1 tjames on DSKG8SOYB1PROD with HOUSE H5710 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE July 28, 2011 They talk about tightening the belt. It is hypocritical because the Repub- May 31. In fact, we took a vote on rais- The only belt they’re really tightening licans have refused to actually back up ing the debt limit. The vote was based is right around the neck of the hos- some of their fanciful rhetoric in their upon a resolution introduced in this tages that they’ve taken. Cut, Cap, and Balance amendment that House by the chairman of the Ways and I believe now is the time to stand would require massive cuts to budgets. Means Committee; and he said when he firm for those families and to affirm Earlier this week, one of our friends introduced the piece of legislation on that America will always pay our bills from the Republican Study Committee this floor that he hoped it would fail. by rejecting this bill and then moving had the temerity to offer an amend- He said we’re not going to get enough forward with more reasonable legisla- ment to the bill that is being debated votes to get this done. And so he set tion. this week on appropriations for Inte- out to undermine his own resolution. Mr. CAMP. At this time I yield 1 rior and EPA that would have been 11 Now JFK said: I do not shrink from minute to the gentleman from Lou- percent. And what did the Republicans this responsibility; I welcome it. isiana (Mr. BOUSTANY), a distinguished do when faced with a bill that would I welcome my responsibility today member of the Ways and Means Com- actually make them impose the cuts and what I have to do. I’m going to mittee. that they envision? They ran away have a pleasure to vote ‘‘no’’ because I Mr. BOUSTANY. Mr. Speaker, we from it; 104 of them voted with respon- know what has happened since May 31, have heard a lot of talk about the past sible Democrats saying we’re not going a day of infamy. So we’ll make it and how we got here. The American to go that way. They don’t want to go known that the bill couldn’t pass so people get it. We have debt, serious that way. They’re not stepping up and the American people understand that. debt, a threat to our national security actually doing the cutting. They want The American people don’t want us to and a threat to our economic pros- to do it far in the future. tell them what they need or what they perity; and a default, putting the full Last, it’s abusive. We have a divided want. They should tell us what they faith and credit of the United States on government. The American public need and what they want. We think we the line, would make that worse. wants a balanced solution. They wel- know, and most of the time we don’t This House has passed Cut, Cap, and come tax reform and modest closing of know on either side of the aisle. Balance. We stood up to our responsi- loopholes to be able to avoid massive They’re choosing to extend the state bility and passed a bill. Now we have a cuts in the future and to be able to get of political and economic turmoil an- second bill because it didn’t get on a path to fiscal responsibility. But through the Senate. We have a second other 6 months in this bill. We want to the Republican minority has decided, bill brought forward consistent with go through the holidays doing this no, it is our way or the highway even if our principles. We’re going to cut more back and forth? Won’t that be sweet. than we’re going to borrow. We’re it means threatening our fiscal future. We’ll make people think we’re work- Reject this sham. going to cap spending with real statu- ing. Mr. CAMP. I yield 2 minutes to the tory caps, and we’re going to ensure It has been over 200 days and still not gentleman from Florida (Mr. that there will be a vote on a balanced one piece of job legislation from the BUCHANAN), a distinguished member of budget amendment in both Houses. majority on this floor. Decades of the the Ways and Means Committee. That’s what the American people want. majority’s policies exploded the deficit. Mr. BUCHANAN. Mr. Speaker, we They’re demanding it. This is a solid You know what the cause of it is. The need to cut spending today and reduce first step to getting debt under control. cost of just the Bush tax cuts will be 40 the deficit and avoid the dangerous We need to move forward now. percent of the Federal debt by 2019. Let me be clear: this House must act prospects of putting America for the And when you add in the two wars, it’ll now. The time is running out. The Sen- first time in default. be 47 percent. Who are we kidding here? ate must act on this bill, and the Presi- The bill before us today will accom- The Republican budget bill this year dent must sign it. Let’s uphold our re- plish that without raising taxes on the added $6 trillion to the national debt. sponsibilities. We have a responsibility American people. With unemployment I rest my case. Live up to your re- to the American people. Let’s uphold being what it is today, in terms of sponsibilities. That’s what the Amer- our responsibility and do what’s right looking at small businesses, it also will ican people want us to do. for the country. not raise taxes on small businesses who Mr. CAMP. At this time I yield 2 Mr. LEVIN. Could I inquire of our are the job providers. I support the minutes to the gentleman from New time, please. Budget Control Act because the time is York (Mr. REED), a distinguished mem- The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gen- now for Congress and the President to ber of the Ways and Means Committee. tleman from Michigan (Mr. LEVIN) has do what is in the best interest of the Mr. REED. Mr. Speaker, I rise today 91⁄2 minutes remaining, and the gen- American people. in support of this bill. As a proud mem- tleman from Michigan (Mr. CAMP) has 7 Our economy is struggling. Our cur- ber of the freshman class that came to minutes remaining. rent national debt is over $14 trillion, Washington, D.C., in November 2010, I Mr. LEVIN. It is now my pleasure to and we’re adding $4.5 billion a day to can tell you the culture of this city is yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from our deficit and debt. Let me break that changing. Oregon (Mr. BLUMENAUER), another dis- down. That is $188 million per hour to b 1640 tinguished member of our committee. our deficits and debt, $4.5 billion a day. Mr. BLUMENAUER. Mr. Speaker, This reckless pattern of borrowing I hear my colleagues on the other this proposal that is brought to us and spending has put our country on side of the aisle put forth the argument today can be characterized by three the road to bankruptcy. Washington that because we’ve raised the debt ceil- words: reckless, hypocritical, and abu- needs to show the American people ing 102 times and seven times under sive. that we can deal with these challenges President Bush that somehow it makes It’s reckless because for the first today and in the future. I urge my col- it right for us to raise the debt ceiling time in history we’re having people leagues to support the Budget Control without dealing with the problem play an elaborate game of fiscal chick- Act. that’s causing it to exist in the first en, threatening the full faith and credit Mr. LEVIN. I yield 2 minutes to the place, and that is the uncontrolled of the United States for their own ideo- gentleman from New Jersey (Mr. PAS- spending that has gotten us to this logical agenda; 102 times we have in- CRELL), another distinguished member point of $14.4 trillion of national debt. creased the debt limit since 1917, seven of our committee. As a member of the freshmen class, times for George Bush, even though he Mr. PASCRELL. Mr. Speaker, I have we have changed the culture of this was fighting unfunded wars and pro- the greatest amount of respect for the place because now the debate is hap- posing massive tax cuts. People are al- chairman of our committee, the Ways pening on the floor of this House, and ready paying the price right now as we and Means Committee. But I think we’re going to take it to the Senate so are starting to see the stock market you’re wrong on what you’re trying to that they take it to the floor of the slide, premiums are increased for en- do today. Senate and for once openly and hon- suring our debt, and there is doubt Do you remember May 31 of this estly debate the issues of the day. Yet about where we are going forward. year, Mr. Chairman? We took a vote they still in the Senate have not heard

VerDate Mar 15 2010 03:30 Jul 29, 2011 Jkt 099060 PO 00000 Frm 00048 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K28JY7.094 H28JYPT1 tjames on DSKG8SOYB1PROD with HOUSE July 28, 2011 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H5711 that call, but through this process, Mr. LEVIN. It is now my pleasure to America’s debts are serious. We all they will. yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from know that. We have to put our fiscal We wanted more, but we realize that Connecticut (Mr. LARSON), who is a house in order. No one is disputing this is just a step in the process. The member of our committee and the that. It’s how we go about it. No mat- battle will go on. We will act respon- chair of our caucus. ter how we got here, we have bills to sibly today by passing this out of the Mr. LARSON of Connecticut. Thank pay and we must pay our bills. That’s House and cure the risk that comes you, Mr. LEVIN. what we, as Americans, do. We pay our from the risk of default. Mr. Speaker, at this very moment, bills. But don’t make any mistake about the whole world is watching in on the The Republican bill that’s before us it: The battle will go on, and this is United States Congress. does not do that. What it does is it just the beginning. It is a sad day for the United States holds hostage America’s promise, the Mr. LEVIN. Mr. Speaker, I now yield Congress. We in America, the pre- promise that we made to students and 2 minutes to another distinguished eminent military, economic, and cul- to seniors for Social Security and member of our committee, the gen- tural leaders in the world, are gov- Medicare and Medicaid. It’s unfair. tleman from the great State of Cali- erning like we’re a Third World coun- I ask my colleagues in this House to fornia, XAVIER BECERRA. try. It is a sad time for this body that vote against the bill on the floor. Mr. BECERRA. I thank the gen- we cannot come together. Sad is the Mr. CAMP. I continue to reserve the tleman for yielding. American public who looks in at this balance of my time. Mr. Speaker, the American people and recognizes that it’s theater, except The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gen- are way ahead of the politicians. They that it’s become the theater of the ab- have been telling us over and over tleman from Michigan (Mr. LEVIN) has surd. again: We want a balanced approach to 30 seconds remaining. In a frail recovery where Americans reducing our deficits. Mr. LEVIN. In a few words, what is are already overburdened, what we One in five Americans has said very endeavored here is an abdication of re- clearly: We support the Republicans’ have in front of us is a manufactured sponsibility. slash-and-burn default plan that we see ideological crisis. Eighteen times the This bill is going nowhere. It tries to before us that only cuts services to debt ceiling was raised for Ronald bind the wounds of a divided Repub- Americans to try to help us balance Reagan, eight times for George Bush, lican caucus. We should do better. our budget. But nearly three times as because they would never stand in this We’ll have to do better. many Americans have been saying over body to see a default on the full faith I yield back the balance of my time. and over again: We want to see a bal- and credit of the United States. As the Mr. CAMP. Mr. Speaker, I yield my- anced approach between those cuts to world looks in and we default on a self such time as I may consume. very important services, a little bit of global economy and we march towards I have been listening to my friends pain, but also tax increases on all those defaulting on a national economy, the on the other side over the course of folks who have been taking advantage most ruinous thing is that we are de- this afternoon, and I would just say to of those tax loopholes and making a faulting on household economies. them: Where is your plan? Where is ton of money. What this body should be focusing on your legislation to address the debt The American people don’t think it’s is dealing with this deficit and focus- problems of the United States? Where a good idea to cut Medicare and Social ing, as Mr. BECERRA said, on the real are your ideas in legislation that is Security and to cut Medicaid to pro- default that’s taking place in Congress: scored by the Congressional Budget Of- tect tax loopholes for special interests. the lack of job creation, the need to fice so that you could bring your alter- They’ve been saying that over and put people back to work so that we can native to the floor? This isn’t the di- over. restore the dignity that only comes rection that you want to go; where is But here’s the biggest clue that our when people are able to sit across their your plan? Republican colleagues aren’t listening dining table and look at one another I notice in the other body, the major- to: The American people have said over and know that they have the dignity ity has not passed a budget in more and over that the biggest deficit our that comes from a job. than 800 days. Frankly, if they passed a country faces today is a jobs deficit. We need not go through this ideolog- budget on the other side, we might not After 204 days as the majority, Repub- ical hostage situation. Why are we be in this situation because we would licans have only given us slash-and- holding the American people hostage? have the avenue of reconciliation po- burn politics that have created not one Let’s put America back to work. We’re tentially available to us. This is the single job for hardworking middle class a better Nation. We’re a better body second Congress the other body hasn’t families. In fact, instead of creating than that. passed a budget. We’ve got no ideas jobs, their major pieces of legislation Mr. CAMP. I continue to reserve the from my friends on the other side on could potentially cost 2 million more balance of my time. how to address this issue. Americans to lose their jobs. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gen- So this is the second proposal that The worst thing about this whole tleman from Michigan (Mr. LEVIN) has we have put forward that has been in charade is that every single person 11⁄2 minutes remaining. legislative form, that has been scored, here in this room today knows that Mr. LEVIN. I yield 1 minute to the where you can address the problems this bill that we’re discussing today gentlewoman from Alabama (Ms. SE- that are facing this country. won’t go anywhere. We face the very WELL). b 1650 real possibility of an historic default in Ms. SEWELL. As a freshman Member under a week, and here we are spinning of this distinguished body, I am com- We’ve had lots of rhetoric from the our wheels. pletely disappointed in our failure to other side, but no concrete plans. We all agree that our Nation must work together. We’ve had lots of press releases from not default on its past obligations. The Our constituents sent us here to the other side, but no proposals. Even Republican Members here must aban- solve America’s problems, not create the President has not articulated one don their ‘‘my way or the highway’’ ap- more problems for them. The constitu- spending cut after giving us 3 years of proach and work across the aisle on a ents of the Seventh Congressional Dis- trillion-dollar deficits, after putting us balanced, bipartisan agreement to re- trict of Alabama sent me here to make on a path to more than double the debt duce our deficit, create jobs, and pro- sure that I better their lives, not cre- of this country in less than half the tect our seniors and our middle class. ate fear and instability. time of the previous administration. I say to my Republican friends: The entire world is watching us, and So I would say this is the proposal America is not short on work ethic; what are we showing them? We’re that will get our country onto a fiscal we’re short on jobs. It’s time for us to showing them that we’re completely path that will prevent default, that get to the business of America and cre- detached from reality. We’re showing will address the long-term debt obliga- ate those jobs. them that we don’t care about what tions that this Nation has run up, Mr. CAMP. Mr. Speaker, I reserve the their families, local governments, frankly, under both parties. But we balance of my time. States, and businesses are facing. need to address them now because the

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And on deficit reduction. gan’s remaining 2 minutes will be yet that is exactly what this measure I reserve the balance of my time. yielded to the chairman of the Budget does, for the following reason. It says, Mr. RYAN of Wisconsin. Mr. Speaker, Committee. Okay, America, we’re going to pay I yield myself 1 minute. There was no objection. America’s bills, but only for 5 more I enjoyed listening to the talking The SPEAKER pro tempore. The months—and only if we put in motion a points from my friend. I just don’t Chair recognizes the gentleman from plan that will end the Medicare guar- think they apply to this bill. Wisconsin. antee and slash education. The pro- Russian roulette. This is the second Mr. RYAN of Wisconsin. I yield 2 posal before us today will put the piece of legislation we’ve brought to minutes to the gentleman from Okla- American economy and American jobs the floor to responsibly raise the debt homa (Mr. LANKFORD) a member of the at even greater jeopardy over the next limit while cutting spending. Manufac- 5 months than they are today. It delib- Budget Committee. tured crisis. Who went on television to erately, by choice, keeps the economy Mr. LANKFORD. Thank you, Mr. scare senior citizens that their Social under a cloud of instability and uncer- Chairman, for allowing me to speak in Security checks might be in doubt? tainty. It chooses to risk higher inter- support of this bill. The President of the United States. est rates and shrinking retirement I came on as a freshman, and in Jan- Mr. Speaker, the cuts in this bill funds that hit on every American fam- uary of this year we were already talk- were agreed to in a bipartisan group. ing about this moment. For months, ily. So why would we choose to inten- The level of cuts in this bill that go the conversation has been: How do we into effect immediately are $2 billion reach a point of agreement? There have tionally keep this cloud hanging over the country and the American people? off the Senate majority leader’s cuts in been lots of different ideas floated his bill. These were agreed to on a bi- around. Very few of those have been We’re told that we have to do it in order to force this Congress to reduce partisan basis. We’re cutting spending put down in writing. But the ideas that not as much as we want, but at least have been floated around seem to circle the deficit. That’s what we’re told. But the actions tell a very different story. we’re cutting spending. Russian rou- around a central theme: How can we lette is raising the debt limit without find a middle ground to be able to re- The actions suggest this is not about reducing the deficit. It’s about reduc- getting borrowing under control. A solve this issue? I propose this bill is ing the deficit in a particular way—the manufactured crisis is trying to scare that middle ground. seniors and the country into giving The debt reduction that’s in it was a way the Republican plan wants to re- duce the deficit. That’s why our Repub- this government another blank check framework that was formed in the lican colleagues walked out of talks to keep spending money we don’t have. Biden talks. The Select Committee three times. That’s why they’ve re- Mr. Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to the that’s in it is something very impor- jected the balanced approach and gentleman from New Hampshire, a tant to the Senate, that HARRY REID framework put forward by the Presi- member of the Budget Committee, Mr. raised that idea. The proposal to have dent that says, Let’s do $4 trillion in GUINTA. a balanced budget amendment is very deficit reduction, and we’ll do $3 tril- Mr. GUINTA. Thank you, Mr. Chair- important to Republicans to say, Let’s lion in spending cuts and $1 trillion in man for yielding me this time. have a moment to be able to discuss revenue. Three dollars of spending cuts Mr. Speaker, I rise today to support that. And the statutory caps that are to every dollar in revenue from cutting the bill before us, the Budget Control coming are very important to Repub- special interest tax breaks and asking Act of 2011. Mr. Speaker, this is about licans. the folks at the very top to go back to leadership. This is about an ability and This is a bill that has been discussed the rates they were paying during the a willingness of this body to do some- in its essence and in its core in a bipar- Clinton administration. thing right, not for partisan purposes, tisan fashion. And while we search for Our Republican colleagues rejected but for spending reductions and for the a compromise, I would suggest we have that approach to reducing the deficit country. I hear from the other side found it. And we are about to vote on because they don’t want to end these that they are concerned about this it. This is a moment to be able to look tax breaks for the purpose of reducing component or that component. But at it and say it is not the draconian the deficit. In fact, we passed a piece of what I don’t see is a plan and a solu- monster that it has been described as. legislation just a week ago that says tion. We have not put one, but two dif- It allows a simple way to be able to we’re going to keep America from pay- ferent proposals. The one that I co- handle one of the most difficult issues ing our bills unless we enact a con- sponsored, Cut, Cap, and Balance, I that we have dealt with in a very long stitutional amendment that makes it think is the best and most appropriate time. easier to cut Medicare and Social Secu- way to move forward. But the Senate Ultimately, we bump up against an rity than it does to cut special interest has decided that they don’t want to issue that is significant because of this subsidies. It would say a majority vote, take up that piece of legislation. So one key truth: Why has this not been a let’s just cut Medicare and education, we’re here to compromise. We’re here problem before? Why haven’t we passed but you need two-thirds, a super- to work with the other side of the aisle it? Why haven’t we just added to the majority, if you want to cut corporate to get something accomplished on be- debt ceiling year after year after year? tax breaks for the purpose of reducing half of real structural change in how We’ve done that. But now we have the deficit. we spend taxpayer dollars—other peo- reached $14.3 trillion. We’ve now So that’s what it’s all about. This ple’s money. reached 100 percent of GDP. We have to particular issue on the debt ceiling is a start dealing seriously with how do we manufactured crisis. We’ve all heard b 1700 start paying down our debt. And not when President Reagan was President, I took an oath to make sure I uphold just paying our interest payments, but he raised it 17 times. So this is a manu- the Constitution. I will also make sure how do we start paying down our debt. factured crisis in order to try and force that I represent New Hampshire in the At this moment in time it becomes a and squeeze through a particular def- manner in which they would like me to key moment to say, Let’s resolve the icit reduction plan—a deficit reduction represent them. I contend that they problem, let’s start dealing with dif- plan that would end the Medicare guar- would like us to reduce expenditures, ficult issues and work on these to- antee, cut education, and yet protect to reduce our debt, to reduce our def- gether, both parties both Houses, to be those special interest tax breaks and icit. This bill does that. They also want able to settle the issues. But let’s do it breaks for the very top. to see us cap spending. We all have to

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This moment is about choices. where we are about to, once again, Let’s do the right thing. Let’s make Speaker BOEHNER made a choice to raise the debt ceiling and to do it in a sure that we can send a message to the walk away from the plans that offered responsible way, in a way that I pre- country that we can work in a bipar- trillions of dollars in deficit reduction, dict, frankly, will probably become the tisan fashion to do what everybody in and he substituted, instead, a political pattern in the future. This body should the country understands we need to do, document with significantly less def- never raise the debt ceiling again auto- which is to spend no more than we take icit reduction. matically. We’ve certainly done it on in. That is the goal. That is the objec- This is not a serious proposal, and we our side, and our friends on the other tive. have little time to avoid default. Let’s side have done it. We should always In exchange for that, we allow this stop wasting time. Members from both couple it with spending restraint and President to raise the debt ceiling, to sides of the aisle should reject this bill reform, and that’s exactly what we’re pay for the 41 cents of every dollar that because it is an inadequate response to doing in this measure. This majority has enacted a budget. we continue to borrow. That policy has both deficit reduction and because of My friend has taken a lot of arrows for to stop. Those days are over. the harm it will do to our Nation’s that budget, but I’m proud to be associ- I support this bill, and I urge my col- economy. ated with him. This majority will have leagues here in the House and the Sen- Mr. RYAN of Wisconsin. At this twice raised the debt ceiling and cou- ate to do the same. time, I yield 2 minutes to a member of Mr. VAN HOLLEN. We keep hearing pled it with historic spending cuts. the Budget Committee, the gentleman As for the President’s plan that we from our colleagues that there wasn’t a from Oklahoma (Mr. COLE). hear about, I’d just like to see it, just proposal put forward by the President. Mr. COLE. I thank the gentleman for once. I haven’t seen anything or heard The framework is pretty clear, and we yielding. anything like this since Richard Nixon can sort of solve this particular piece Every now and then, Mr. Speaker, had a secret plan to end the war. The of it today, if possible. He said he will you need to just step back and look at President must have a secret plan, be- do $3 in spending cuts for $1 of revenue the record and put the rhetoric aside. cause it’s not on paper; it has not been for deficit reduction. If someone wants When this majority showed up in scored, and it has not been publicly to take us up on that offer while we’re January of this last year, we found a presented to anybody. talking about it on the floor, that situation where our friends on the The SPEAKER pro tempore. The would be just terrific. other side had failed to write a budget time of the gentleman has again ex- Because our Republican colleagues for this year, had failed to pass any ap- pired. walked out of that discussion, Senator propriations bills and had just sort of Mr. RYAN of Wisconsin. I yield the REID did put on the table a proposal gone home. gentleman 1 additional minute. that has been scored by the Congres- We had a President who had ap- Mr. COLE. If the majority leader’s sional Budget Office. I have their score pointed a debt reduction commission plan scores at $2.2 trillion—and I take in my hand, dated July 27, 2011. It but yet failed to embrace any of their my friend’s word on that—I guess we would reduce the deficit by $2.2 tril- actions at all—not one. Then we heard really have a $4 trillion deficit, because lion, more than the $917 billion score in the President come and address us in we have $3 trillion, and we don’t even the Republican proposal. This is a non- this Chamber in a state of the Union count the extra $1 trillion, which is partisan, independent CBO score. The message, but for 35 minutes, he didn’t automatic because the wars are ending. difference is he would raise the debt bother to mention the looming debt So I think we ought to up ours. We ceiling for 2 years so we don’t keep the crisis—35 minutes. have a $4 trillion plan. We ought to economy under a cloud, so we don’t The first serious proposal we got give the majority leader the credit for keep the threat of higher interest rates from that President, our President, finding that additional $1 trillion. going into effect, which would be a hit was for a $400 billion reduction over 10 If you’ll just vote for this, you’ll on every American family. years that was so laughable that, when have your magic $4 trillion plan done— Why we would choose to deliberately it was brought up in the United States our 3, Senator REID’s 1. That adds up to keep the economy under a cloud and Senate, which is controlled by his what the President wanted. So let’s put jobs at risk is a mystery. The only party, it failed 97–0. pass this, give the Senate an oppor- answer is our Republican colleagues Then the President wanted to have a tunity to pass it, and give the Presi- want to use that as a forcing mecha- free vote on raising the debt ceiling. dent of the United States an oppor- nism to ultimately put in place their Let’s just raise it. Go ahead and see tunity to sign it. budget plan, which does end the Medi- what happens. We obviously don’t sup- Mr. VAN HOLLEN. As I was listening care guarantee, which does slash edu- port that as we think there ought to be to my friend, I really don’t think the cation and does protect corporate tax some spending reductions, but we said, American people want us to be doing loopholes. sure, you’ve got the vote. Fewer than this every 5 months so that it becomes With that, I yield 1 minute to a ter- 100 of my friends on the other side sup- business as usual that we put the coun- rific member of the Budget Committee, ported their own President when he try through this crisis situation and the gentlewoman from Pennsylvania asked for that vote. They clearly with the threat of rising interest rates (Ms. SCHWARTZ). weren’t sufficiently motivated to do and all the other negative economic Ms. SCHWARTZ. We are faced with that. consequences that would happen. an important moment for our Nation: a Now we’ve reached a point where, Because the grand bargain is now off moment of enormous economic uncer- last week, we actually did raise the the table, Senator REID has put for- tainty, a moment to significantly re- debt ceiling by $2.7 trillion. We did in- ward a proposal. Again, I have the CBO duce our deficit and make the right stitute cuts that, frankly, are going to scoring of it right here: $2.2 trillion, choices for our future. happen anyway—they coincide with my with more cuts than in the proposal The Boehner bill does neither. As a friend Mr. RYAN’s budget—and we put that’s on the table here from our Re- result, it has little support from either caps on long-term spending. We said publican colleagues, the big difference side of the aisle because it does not se- just give the American people a being he doesn’t want to say every 5 riously reduce the deficit. It will en- chance—just a chance—to vote on a months ‘‘let’s put the country into eco- sure uncertainty in the markets for balanced budget amendment. We’re not nomic crisis’’ and deal with all the un- many, many months ahead, and it cuts asking that it pass, but don’t you think certainty between now and 5 months $1 trillion over 10 years. they ought to have the right through from now that that will create.

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You can’t But it is also a fact that when the of America pay a 17 percent tax rate. make this stuff up, Mr. Speaker. Sug- Republican budget was presented, they My constituents in Youngstown and gesting that we’re going to be in a war presented it both relative to the Presi- Akron, Ohio, pay a heck of a lot more at these levels for 10 more years when dent’s baseline and the congressional than 17 percent. everybody knows we’ve already decided budget baseline. I would further make the point that even if you took that off b 1710 not to do that, that does not get us $1.3 trillion in spending cuts. Only in Wash- the table, the proposal by Senator REID We hear our friends on the other side ington can you add up math like that. cuts immediately more on spending say how all of these changes need to We need real spending cuts. than the Republican proposal before us occur, how all of these problems need The SPEAKER pro tempore. The today, the difference being he doesn’t to be solved. But heaven forbid, Mr. time of the gentleman has expired. keep the economy hanging under a Speaker, we ask the 400 wealthiest Mr. RYAN of Wisconsin. I yield my- cloud for 5 months and make this coun- families in the United States of Amer- self an additional minute to say this is try go through this exercise just by the ica to maybe be a little bit patriotic getting serious, Mr. Speaker, very seri- end of December. and help us out. And you’ll say, Well, ous. We can’t keep spending money we With that, I would yield 1 minute to these are the job creators. These taxes just don’t have. Now 42 cents of every the distinguished Member of Congress aren’t going into place for another year dollar coming out of this place is bor- from Illinois (Mr. JACKSON). or two. We’ve got to get through this rowed money. It doesn’t just threaten Mr. JACKSON of Illinois. Soon my downturn. our children and grandchildren any colleagues will be quoting Dr. King’s ‘‘I But we need to send the message to more. It is hurting our economy today. Have a Dream’’ speech, and here’s a the bond market that we are serious. Half of that money is coming from quote they will not read and they will And for us to be this irresponsible and other countries like China. Why on ignore: ‘‘In a sense, we’ve come to our not ask the wealthiest—what are they Earth do we want to give the President Nation’s Capital to cash a check. When being asked to sacrifice here? The top 1 a blank check to keep doing that, giv- the architects of our Republic wrote percent, what are we asking them to ing our sovereignty and our self-deter- the magnificent words of the Constitu- sacrifice? mination to other countries to lend us tion and the Declaration of Independ- The SPEAKER pro tempore. The money to fund our government. Those ence, they were signing a promissory time of the gentleman has expired. days have got to end. note to which every American was to Mr. VAN HOLLEN. I yield an addi- This bill doesn’t cut as much as we fall heir. This note was a promise that tional 15 seconds to the gentleman. want. We passed a budget cut $6.2 tril- all men, yes, black men as well as Mr. RYAN of Ohio. One final point. lion in real spending cuts. This cuts white men, would be guaranteed the The debt that we now are debating about a trillion. ‘unalienable rights’ of ‘life, liberty, and was run up by our friends on the other Let’s cut this trillion, bank that the pursuit of happiness.’ side—two wars, the Bush tax cuts, and money, and then go cut some more. ‘‘It is obvious today that America a prescription drug plan all on the That’s what we’re trying to do to be re- has defaulted on this promissory note credit card. And now the same people sponsible. in so far as her citizens of color are who’ve worked their way up in the The problem in this town is not that concerned. Instead of honoring this sa- leadership positions are saying, We’re we don’t tax Americans enough. The cred obligation, America has given the not going to pay the bill. This is irre- problem is we’re spending way too people a bad check, a check which has sponsible. much money. come back marked ‘insufficient Let’s solve this in a balanced way, I reserve the balance of my time. funds.’ ’’ and let’s ask for some shared sacrifice. Mr. VAN HOLLEN. Mr. Speaker, of But we refuse to believe that the Mr. RYAN of Wisconsin. Mr. Speaker, course we should be reducing the def- bank of justice is bankrupt. The prob- I yield myself 2 minutes. icit. Of course we should make sure lem, Mr. Chairman, is not that we The gentleman, my friend over from that we don’t rely on the Chinese as spend. It’s that we don’t honor our ob- Maryland, keeps talking about the our bankers any more, which is why ligations. We are a Nation that spends Reid plan, the Senate majority leader it’s so ironic that our Republican col- billions of dollars to put a man on the over in the Senate. His plan. I’ve got leagues refuse to cut subsidies for oil Moon, fund the war in Afghanistan, the CBO score, too. It says it’s a $2.7 companies by one penny for the pur- fund the war in Iraq, but we can’t find trillion increase. That means it doesn’t pose of reducing the deficit so we don’t the money in this Congress to put a raise the debt limit less than we cut have to rely on borrowing from China man on his own two feet right here in spending, so it cuts less. But more im- anymore. America. portantly, $1.3 trillion of that money is In fact, if you look at Exxon’s quar- And there is something more funda- accounting tricks and budget gim- terly profits today, they’re through the mental, Mr. Speaker, that is going on micks. roof. Now, I’m all for having Exxon here. This President is being treated Mr. Speaker, the American people make money. But why should they differently than other Presidents. No are tired of all of the accounting tricks have taxpayer money on top of it? And other President has been ‘‘stook up,’’ and the budget gimmicks that go on in yet our Republican colleagues get up shook down, or held hostage as this Washington. Let me explain what $1.3 here and they talk about how we’re de- President of the United States over trillion of this does. It says that imag- pendent on China. But they don’t want this debt vote. This is fundamentally ine that we’re at war for 10 years in Af- to break that dependency if it means unfair, Mr. Speaker, to change the ghanistan and Iraq at surge levels. We actually asking the top oil companies rules in the middle of the game. assume we’re going to be fighting this to get rid of their subsidies for the pur- ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE war for 10 more years with over 100,000 pose of deficit reduction. So let’s get The SPEAKER pro tempore. The troops in Afghanistan and, oh gosh, serious. Chair would respectfully ask that wait. We’re going to withdraw our Now, with respect to the plan that Members heed the gavel and only con- troops in 2014. Trillion dollars in sav- has been put forward by Senator REID. sume the amount of time yielded to ings. I listened to my colleague. I would them by the floor managers. I’ve got a better idea. Let’s pass a point out to the body that if you look Mr. RYAN of Wisconsin. Mr. Speaker, bill to cover the Moon with yogurt that at the Republican budget and the docu- I would like to yield 2 minutes to the will cost $5 trillion today. And then ments that accompanied it when they gentleman from Texas, the chairman of

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This is the second for the oil companies. President’s August 2 deadline, and the bill we will have passed to avoid a de- Again, as I said, just today, Exxon re- President of the United States has yet fault. That’s responsible. It has been ported huge profits. God bless them for to submit a plan to deal with the debt 820 days since the Senate even tried making all that money. But why do crisis. Here we are days away from the passing a budget. they need any of ours, our taxpayer President’s August 2 deadline, and the The President, as we know, has yet money? And that is the rub of the United States Senate has yet to pass a to offer a plan to fix this problem. We issue. It’s not whether we reduce the single plan. passed a budget to fix this problem. We deficit; it’s how. Days before the President’s August 2 passed a plan to deal with the debt With that, Mr. Speaker, I reserve the deadline, not only have House Repub- limit. And now we are passing another balance of my time. licans passed their first plan, in a man- plan, based upon mutually agreed to Mr. RYAN of Wisconsin. May I in- ner of hours we will vote yet again on spending cuts that get two-thirds of quire of the Chair how much time re- another plan to deal with the debt cri- the cuts we already called for in this mains on either side? sis that we must remember is spending category of government. That’s reason- The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gen- driven. It’s the President’s spending able. That’s responsible. And that is tleman from Wisconsin has 1 minute, that brought us here. what we should be doing. Instead, we and the gentleman from Maryland has Now, the bill that we’re bringing to hear all this empty rhetoric and all 13⁄4 minutes remaining. the House floor, Mr. Speaker, is not the this call for a blank check and all these Mr. RYAN of Wisconsin. I will con- ultimate solution. But, Mr. Speaker, it accounting gimmicks and budget gim- tinue to reserve the balance of my ensures that this Nation pays its cur- micks from the other side who are try- time, Mr. Speaker. rent bills, like families, like small ing to do everything they can to do Mr. VAN HOLLEN. I yield myself 45 businesses have to. It gives us the op- anything but cut spending. seconds just to say that we, as a body, portunity to actually cut spending. I reserve the balance of my time. need to do two things: Number one, we Mr. VAN HOLLEN. Mr. Speaker, just need to make sure the United States b 1720 to be very clear, the Democratic Sen- pays its bills. We need to make sure it The amounts are not what they ate leader Mr. REID has put on the pays its bills, and we shouldn’t do it in should be, but for the second year in a table a plan that would cut more im- a way that puts the American economy row, we will have the opportunity to mediately than the Republican plan be- in jeopardy every 5 months. Just listen actually reduce spending to save our fore us today, even if you don’t include to the folks, the experts who have been country and save our children’s fu- the overseas contingency account fund- monitoring this. They have said that if tures. But most importantly, within ing. The difference is, he would not put you do this on a 5-month period, you this legislation is the opportunity that our economy in jeopardy again just 5 will risk interest rates going up. Sec- brings us the ultimate solution, and months from now, as the Republican ond, we need to reduce the deficit. Of that, Mr. Speaker, is a balanced budget plan did. course we do. Let’s do it in a balanced amendment to the United States Con- With that, I yield 1 minute to the way. The President has proposed $3 in stitution. Every family, every small gentleman from Virginia (Mr. SCOTT). spending cuts to $1 in revenue, but we business, almost every State has a pro- Mr. SCOTT of Virginia. Mr. Speaker, can’t get our colleagues on the Repub- vision that says, we have to balance we’re talking about being serious. And lican side to get one penny—not one our budget. Should we expect less of a here we’re considering a $2 trillion bill, penny—of revenue from closing a cor- great Nation? Maybe that’s why we $200 billion a year, slapped together be- porate tax loophole if the purpose is have the $14 trillion debt. We must act hind closed doors and sprung on the deficit reduction. And there is the rub. today, approve this bill, balance the House less than 24 hours after it was So let’s reject this wrong approach. budget for our Nation and future gen- printed, an up-or-down vote, no amend- Senator REID has a proposal on the erations. ments, and is legislation that 53 Sen- table. It cuts more than the one that Mr. VAN HOLLEN. Mr. Speaker, I re- ators already say they are going to op- the Republicans have, but it doesn’t serve the balance of my time. pose. put the economy in jeopardy every 5 Mr. RYAN of Wisconsin. I yield my- We have a situation where last De- months. self 2 minutes at this time, Mr. Speak- cember, we passed $400 billion a year in Mr. Speaker, I yield the last minute er. tax cuts, and now everybody says we to the gentlelady from California (Ms. This legislation before us today is a need $400 billion a year in deficit reduc- PELOSI), the terrific Democratic leader down payment. Does this cut the tion. This bill does not cut anything. It in the House. amount of spending we need to save the has caps, promises for cuts in the fu- Ms. PELOSI. I thank the gentleman country from a debt crisis? No. Our ture. And we don’t know what those for yielding. I commend him for his budget does do that. This is two-thirds cuts are going to be. But we know in tremendous leadership. We couldn’t be of the spending cuts we called for in the continuing resolution, food inspec- prouder of the way he has represented this category of spending, discre- tion was cut, FBI agents, air traffic the values of the American people, tionary spending. Is it 100 percent of controllers, flu shots, clean water both as the ranking member of the the cuts we asked for? No, it’s two- grants, schools, scientific research, Budget Committee and also at the thirds of the cuts we asked for. community health centers, transpor- table in the bipartisan talks with Mr. What does the President’s budget do? tation—we can expect all of those to be CLYBURN under the leadership of Vice It actually spends $130 billion more. I cut in the future, all to preserve tax President BIDEN. It’s too bad that the will take two-thirds of the step in the cuts, many for millionaires and oil progress that was made in those meet- right direction instead of going in the companies. That’s not right. Let’s go ings, to have a balanced, bipartisan ini- wrong direction, the President’s plan. through the regular process so we tiative to bring to the floor, to give The Congressional Budget Office, we know what we’re doing. confidence to the markets, and to give asked them to take a look at the Presi- Mr. VAN HOLLEN. Mr. Speaker, you confidence to the American people, did dent’s framework. The CBO director know what we’ve seen play out here is, not succeed because the Republicans told me under oath that they can’t a few years back, we provided the tax walked away from those talks. score speeches. This plan rejects the breaks that went disproportionately to Mr. Speaker, last week, our Speaker, President’s fiscal demands for tax in- the very wealthy in this country. Now Speaker BOEHNER, said he couldn’t creases, and it rejects his political de- all of a sudden—oh, well, we can’t pay reach an agreement with President

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Well, I think it’s wrong to pass want to educate our children for their means the minute this thing would be along private or public debt to our chil- own self-fulfillment but also to keep accomplished, and God forbid that it dren. America number one by having innova- would be accomplished, we would have But what we are doing here is to pass tion, which springs from education and to start all over again. along to our children a future less from the classroom. I think all Ameri- I believe the American people are dis- bright because of, again, I’ll say it cans share the higher ground, the com- appointed that this has taken so long, again, this dismantling of the public mon ground when it comes to the cre- then angry that it is happening be- sector, which is an ideological goal ation of jobs, good-paying jobs here in cause of the uncertainty it brings to long held by our friends. They would America for the economic stability of their lives, and, next, disgusted with rather see seniors pay more for Medi- America’s families and of our economy. the whole process. And they are so care. They’d rather cut Medicaid and rightly so, because if our purpose is to b 1730 jeopardize Social Security while they reduce the deficit, we certainly can do give tax subsidies to Big Oil making I think all Americans agree that we that. If our purpose is to dismantle record profits, tax breaks to corpora- must have a dignified retirement for progress to the middle class, we won’t tions sending jobs overseas, and tax our seniors, where they have health be a party to it. breaks to the wealthiest people in our and economic security. That’s why I think that the 6-month plan, not country at the expense of the edu- Medicare, Medicaid, and Social Secu- only in terms of uncertainty, is also a cation of our children and the health rity are so important to the American job killer. It has front-loaded cuts that and well-being of our country. people. will deter, impede the growth of our I hope that the House will reject this I think all Americans agree that we economy, our comeback, and, again, measure. I know that people of good in- must keep the American people safe, kill jobs. Every day that we are debat- tention to reduce the deficit can find a both in our national security and our ing this is another day that we are not path to do that. It can’t be too late be- economic security, and we must do so talking about job creation. Every day. cause we have a deadline on August 2. in a fiscally sound way without adding Republican bills that they have But I want to pay my respects to to the deficit. That is President brought to the floor in the first 200 President Obama, who has been re- Obama’s vision of our country, and I’m days of their majority, now it’s 205, spectful of every suggestion proposed sure that Speaker BOEHNER must share would amount to nearly 2 million jobs by the Republicans, giving it the time those views. So if that is the reason, lost, just under 10,000 jobs a day lost by and attention that they thought it de- the different vision of our country, the proposals they have brought to the served. He tried to accommodate all of maybe it is, hopefully it is not. Hope- floor. those to have a balanced bipartisan ap- fully they share that vision. The American people’s top priority is proach. And what did the Republicans Why are we where we are today? I be- the creation of jobs. Jobs, jobs, jobs, do? Walk away from the table. lieve it is because it wasn’t about not jobs. Instead of this prolonged disman- Well, the American people know sharing a vision for our country. I be- tling of the public sector attempt, we about this. That’s why 50-some percent lieve it is because the purpose of these should instead have reached agree- of the American people support the bal- talks was to reduce the deficit. My be- ment—we still can—on a balanced bi- anced bipartisan approach that the lief is that the Republicans came to the partisan approach. President says we should strive to table not to reduce the deficit, but to I want to say something as a mom achieve, and only about 19 percent of go way beyond that and to dismantle about this dismantling of the public the American people support the pro- decades of progress made in a bipar- sector. I view my role in politics as an posal that is put forth by the Repub- tisan way for America’s great middle extension of my role as a mother and licans. class. now a grandmother. As parents, all of If, in fact, the purpose was deficit re- us know that we want to do everything b 1740 duction in a very strong way, we were we can for our children to help them This House should reject that. We on that path. In the Biden talks and in grow, be healthy, to learn, to reach should come together and use the work the talks subsequent to it, we all their fulfillment, but there are things that has been done already to do some- agreed that there had to be substantial we can’t do for them. We have to look thing that will remove all doubt that cuts, that we had to subject Federal to the public sector in order for them, we pay our bills, to remove all doubt dollars spent to make sure that we got and moms can identify with this, I’m that we are a strong economy that rec- our money’s worth for U.S. taxpayers. sure, to make sure that they have ognizes the role we play in the global Democrats wanted revenue. We want- clean drinking water, that the air they economy, but also recognizes that all ed sharing of the sacrifice in all of this. breathe is clean, that there is food of this has an impact in the lives of ev- Republicans did not. safety. We can’t do that ourselves. We eryday Americans as they sit around But we still could come to a place, as can’t do that ourselves. That is a pub- their kitchen table thinking about Senator REID did and as our distin- lic role. what they will do if the cost of credit guished ranking member referenced, to The list goes on about the education goes up. a place that used the proposals that of our children, the health security of And that means their credit card Republicans had in the Ryan budget our grandparents. Now, being a grand- bills, their car payment, their house and in proposals that they had agreed parent myself, but in terms of Medi- payment, student loans and the rest to in the talks to reach a strong deficit care, Medicaid, all the things that are are more expensive to them. This is reduction number that would enable us important to children, their health, very costly in terms of confidence and to come to agreement and to put this their education, the economic security in terms of making ends meet. matter to rest until February of 2013, of their families, the pension security Let’s be responsible. Reject this bill so we would remove all doubt in the and health security of their grand- and get back to work so that on Tues- markets that we were going to honor parents, the safety of their neighbor- day we will have met our obligations. our debts, we were not going to default hood, some of these are private roles, That’s the least that we can do for our on previous spending. The purpose was some of these are public roles, some are children. not to lift the ceiling so we could spend public/private roles. Mr. HIRONO. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in more. The purpose was to lift the ceil- But, as a mom, I call upon all moth- strong opposition to Speaker BOEHNER’S ing so we could pay for previous obliga- ers across the country to understand flawed plan to address our urgent need to tions, and that there would be that 18 what this bill does to the health and raise the debt limit and our longer term chal- months of certainty. well-being of America’s children. And lenge of reducing our nation’s debt.

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We should pass a debt Obama promised to veto and the Senate cally prolonged Constitutional amendment limit extension that will take us through 2012. vowed to reject. It asks for $917 billion in cuts process, the Republicans who support this bill Playing with the creditworthiness of the United from domestic spending for a $900 billion dol- have demonstrated, at this critical juncture in States is a game that never should have been lar increase in the debt ceiling while demand- American history, that they are profoundly irre- started. ing nothing in revenue from the nation’s sponsible when it comes to the integrity of our Second, this bill virtually guarantees cuts to wealthiest. This is nothing more than a ran- economy and utterly bereft of sensible solu- Medicaid, Medicare, and Social Security while som note, irresponsibly raising the debt ceiling tions for fixing it. protecting oil companies and the wealthiest in for only a few months so that in just a short The Speaker’s plan will result in for $2.7 tril- our country from any pain or paying their fair period of time, the American public will be hit lion in deficit reduction and a $2.5 trillion in- share. Billionaires are not being asked to pay again for $1.6 trillion in cuts from Social Secu- crease in the debt limit in two stages, with the more in taxes; loopholes that benefit the few rity, Medicare, Medicaid, and Veterans bene- two debt ceiling increases being conditioned are sacrosanct. But the programs seniors and fits. Anyone who believe that this plan will not upon enactment of an initial set of spending children rely upon receive no such consider- result in a serious cut to Social Security cuts and a later, second deficit reduction ation. should consider this . . . Social Security rep- measure. I do not believe that Congress should yield Finally, this bill ignores the central problem resents 20 percent of all federal spending, its authority to what amounts to a Commis- facing our nation today: we need to put more making it unrealistic to think such large cuts in sion. BOEHNER’s plan creates a 12-member people to work so they can afford to buy the mandatory spending will not affect Social Se- products and services that will get our econ- joint congressional committee to develop a curity benefits. plan for an additional $1.8 trillion in deficit re- omy growing at a healthier pace. We need to I state here today that the Boehner proposal duction that Congress would vote on in De- make investments that will pay long-term divi- is ill-conceived and fails to offer a balanced cember. In addition the Speaker’s plan author- dends. Cutting funding for infrastructure, edu- approach to decreasing the deficit. Instead of izes the president to submit a $900 billion in- cation, and child nutrition are short-sighted de- requiring shared sacrifice, the Boehner plan crease in the, $14.3 trillion debt ceiling imme- cisions that will hurt us in decades to come. places the entire burden on the backs of sen- diately after enactment of this bill, and a $1.6 The people of Hawaii want Washington to iors, the middle class and our nation’s most change its ways. They want a compromise. trillion increase if the $1.8 trillion deficit reduc- vulnerable citizens, while doing nothing to tion measure is enacted. Both debt limit in- They’d like a plan that is fair and balanced. close corporate tax giveaways and increase They want us to reduce the deficit by cutting creases would take effect automatically unless taxes on those most able to afford them. Congress enacted resolutions of disapproval. wasteful spending. They also want the wealthy The Boehner plan calls for large cuts in dis- The Speakers plan also requires the House to pay their fair share. Most of all, they want cretionary programs of $1.2 trillion over the and Senate to vote by the end of the year on us to create jobs. next 10 years through strict new spending Ms. JACKSON LEE of Texas. Mr. Speaker, a balanced budget amendment to the Con- caps. Most experts predict that the first round I rise today in opposition to the ‘‘Budget Con- stitution. As I have stated before this will tie of cuts would target discretionary programs, trol Act of 2011,’’ which, like the previous the hands of congress. including education, infrastructure, job training debt-ceiling bills introduced by my colleagues Finally, as noted above, the Boehner pro- and law enforcement. The Boehner plan would on the other side of the aisle, attempts to re- posal provides only a short-term extension of then require an additional $1.8 trillion in sav- solve our budget ceiling crisis by demanding the federal debt ceiling. This means that the ings to be identified by the end of the year as sharp cuts to domestic programs that ask av- gridlock that now prevails in our government a condition for raising the debt ceiling again at erage Americans to make life-changing sac- will continue for the remainder of the 112th rifices while not asking America’s wealthiest that time. Given the magnitude of these addi- Congress. According to the Center on Budget individuals and most profitable corporations to tional required savings, it would result in deep and Policy, recent reports have suggested that contribute their fair share. draconian cuts in federal entitlement programs rating agencies will downgrade the U.S. credit In my lifetime, I have never seen such a such as Social Security, Medicare and Med- rating if the Boehner proposal is enacted. This concerted effort to ransom the American econ- icaid. A repeal of health reform’s coverage ex- would result not only in higher interest costs to omy in order to extort the American public. pansions. And a dramatic reduction in safety the federal government but also would raise While I support bipartisan efforts to increase net programs for vulnerable Americans, such the, interest rate paid by individuals and fami- the debt limit and to resolve our differences as food stamps and unemployment and dis- lies on car loans, credit cards and mortgages over budgetary revenue and spending issues, ability insurance. This is unacceptable, and throughout the United States. Taken together, I cannot support a bill that unduly robs aver- each is avoidable if corporations and the all of these factors would undermine the na- age Americans of their economic security and wealthy are required to shoulder a fair share tion’s fragile recovery. ability to provide for their families while con- of this burden. There has been a theme this Congress of straining the ability of Congress to deal effec- The Speaker’s plan requires a vote on an ill- focusing on cutting programs that benefit the tively with America’s economic, fiscal, and job advised constitutional balanced budget public good and for the most at need, while ig- creation troubles. amendment in both chambers of Congress by noring the need to focus on job creation and The Budget Control Act of 2011 cuts $22 the end of this year. The details surrounding economic recovery. This bill is wasting a tre- billion dollars from the Federal Budget for exactly which proposed constitutional bal- mendous amount of time when we should be FY2012. Robert McIntyre, of Citizens for Tax anced budget amendment will be voted on are focused on paying our nation’s bills and re- Justice testified before the Senate Budget unclear. However, earlier proposals that have solving our differences. Committee that tax loopholes for corporations, appeared in the House of Representatives, in- In my district, the Texas 18th, more than big business owners and business investors cluding H.J. Res. 1, would have a devastating 190,000 people live below the poverty line. cost the Treasury Department $365 billion dol- impact on discretionary spending and on our We must not, we cannot, at a time when the lars in FY2011. modest economic recovery. Census Bureau places the number of Amer- We need to change the tone here in Con- Passing an amendment to the Constitution ican living in poverty at the highest rate in gress. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben is one of the most serious processes the over 50 years, cut vital social services. Not in Bernanke said it best when he stated in a re- United States Congress can undertake, requir- the wake of the 2008 financial crisis and per- cently before the House Committee on Finan- ing a two thirds supermajority of support in sistent unemployment, when so many rely on cial Services. ‘‘We really don’t want to just cut, both the House and Senate and ratification by federal benefits to survive, like the Supple- cut, cut,’’ Chairman Bernanke further stated three-fourths (3⁄4) of the States. The Founders mental Nutrition Access Program (SNAP) that ‘‘You need to be a little bit cautious about purposely made the amendment process a fed 3.9 million residents of Texas in April sharp cuts in the very near term because of long and arduous one. Do my Republican col- 2011, or the Women, Infant, and Children the potential impact on the recovery. That leagues really expect Congress to capriciously (WIC) Program that provides nutritious food to doesn’t at all preclude—in fact, I believe it’s pass an amendment altering our Nation’s more than 990,000 mothers and children in entirely consistent with—a longer-term pro- founding document on such short notice; an my home state. gram that will bring our budget into a sustain- amendment that will fundamentally change our In 2009, there were 43.6 million Americans able position.’’ country without reasonable time for debate; living in poverty nationwide. According to the

VerDate Mar 15 2010 05:35 Jul 29, 2011 Jkt 099060 PO 00000 Frm 00055 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 9920 E:\CR\FM\A28JY7.036 H28JYPT1 tjames on DSKG8SOYB1PROD with HOUSE H5718 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE July 28, 2011 2010 Federal poverty threshold, determined by Prior to the existence of the debt ceiling, lows the government to pay existing legal obli- the US Census, a family of four is considered Congress had to approve borrowing each time gations promised to debt holders that were al- impoverished if they are living on less than the federal government wished to borrow ready agreed to by Presidents and Con- $22,314 per year. money in order to carry out its functions. With gresses, both past and present. Children represent a disproportionate the onset of World War I, more flexibility was Moreover, the impending crisis would have amount of the United States poor population. needed to expand the government’s capability already occurred were it not for the extraor- In 2008, there were 15.45 million impover- to borrow money expeditiously in order to dinary measures taken by Treasury Secretary ished children in the nation, 20.7% of Amer- meet the rapidly changing requirements of Timothy Geithner, including the suspension of ica’s youth. The Kaiser Family Foundation es- funding a major war in the modern era. the investment in securities to finance the Civil timates that there are currently 5.6 million Tex- To address this need, the first debt ceiling Service retirement and Disability Fund, as well ans living in poverty, 2.2 million of them chil- was established in 1917, allowing the federal as the redemption of a portion of those securi- dren, and that 17.4% of households in the government to borrow money to meet its obli- ties already held by that fund. state struggle with food insecurity. gations without prior Congressional approval, If the United States defaults on its obliga- There is no doubt that we must reduce the so long as in the aggregate, the amount bor- tions on August 3rd, the stock market will national debt, but my Republican colleague’s rowed did not eclipse a specified limit. react violently to the news that for the first desire for instant gratification through deep Since the debt limit was first put in place, time in history, America is unable to keep its spending cuts to benefits, Medicare, Medicaid Congress has increased it over 100 times; in promises to pay. Not once in American history and Social Security is reckless and threatens fact, it was raised 10 times within the past has the country’s full faith and credit been the financial security of millions of Americans. decade. Congress last came together and called into question. Instead of closing corporate tax loopholes to raised the debt ceiling in February 2010. Once America defaults, investors who pur- reduce the deficit, the Budget Control Act cuts Today, the debt ceiling currently stands at chase U.S. bonds and finance our government discretionary spending, and requires Congress $14.3 trillion dollars. In reality, that limit has al- will be less likely to lend to America in the fu- to draft proposals to cut at least $1.8 trillion ready been eclipsed, but due to accounting ture. Just as a person who defaults on a loan from Medicare and Social Security. This is an procedures by Treasury Secretary Geithner, will find it harder to convince banks to lend outrage, and an insult to the American dream. the debt limit can be artificially avoided until them money in the future, a country that de- Forcing Congress to draft plans to cut 1.8 August 2nd. faults on its debt obligations will find it harder trillion from Medicare and Social Security Congress must act now in order to avert a to convince investors to lend money to a gov- forces Members to disregard the best interests crisis. Never in the history of America has the ernment that did not pay. of their constituents. Medicare guarantees a United States defaulted on its debt obligations. Showing the world that the United States healthy and secure retirement for Americans We must be clear on what this issue means does not pay its debts makes the purchasing who have paid into it for their entire working for our country. America has earned a reputa- of that debt less desirable because it requires lives. Protecting Medicare represents the basic tion as the world’s most trusted borrower. the assumption of more risk on the part of the values of fairness and respect for our seniors, United States Treasury bonds have tradition- investors. The proponents of this bill are put- including the 2.9 million Texans who received ally been one of the safest investments an- ting the country at serious risk of losing its sta- Medicare in 2010. tus as the world’s economic superpower. Our Any cuts to Medicaid would be just as dam- other country or investor could make. For in- allies will lose faith in our ability to manage aging. Harris County has one of the highest vestors around the world, purchasing a U.S. global economic affairs. Our status in the Medicaid enrollment records in Texas. Limits Treasury bond meant that they held something world will be diminished, which will undermine and cuts to Medicaid funds would significantly virtually as safe as cash, backed by the full hurt the citizens of Texas’s 18th District. Harris faith and credit of the United States govern- our leverage on the world stage that allows us County averages between 500,4300 and ment. to command the respect and compliance of 600,000 Medicaid recipients monthly, thou- In turn, with the proceeds from the bonds, other nations when it comes to decision-mak- sands of people who may not have access to the federal government of the world’s largest ing. This bill will reduce America’s ability to healthcare should Congress sacrifice Medicaid economy is able to finance its operations. If compete with a surging China. Furthermore, any investors that do continue to cut spending. the United States defaults on its debt obliga- Yes, we must take steps to balance the tions, the financial crisis that began in 2008 to purchase U.S. Treasury bonds will demand budget and reduce the national debt, but not would pale in comparison, according to eco- much higher interest rates in order to cover at the expense of vital social programs. It is nomic experts. The ensuing economic catas- the increased risk. Once a default occurs, in- unconscionable that in our nation of vast re- trophe would not only place the U.S. economy vestors figure that the chance of the United sources, my Republican colleagues would in a tailspin, but the world economy as well. States defaulting again is much greater, and pass a budget that cuts funding for essential The fact that Congress, a body that typically will require the government to pay higher rates social programs. Poverty impacts far too many has its fair share of political battles, has never of interest in order to make the loan worth the Americans and social safety nets provide played political chicken when it came to rais- risk for investors to take on. these individuals with vital assistance ing the debt ceiling should give us all pause, Imagine the impact on our stock market if Perhaps my friends on the other side of the and is a testament to the seriousness with we do not pay our debts. As we have seen aisle are content to conclude that life simply is which we must approach this issue. However, throughout the recent financial crisis, a bad not fair, equality is not accessible to everyone, this time around, my Republican colleagues stock market hurts not only big businesses and the less advantaged among us are con- have created an impasse based upon an ideo- and large investors on Wall Street, but small demned to remain as they are, but I do not logical commitment to spending cuts. While I businesses and small investors as well. Fami- accept that. That kind of complacency is not understand and share the concern of my Re- lies with investments tied to the stock market, fitting for America. publican colleagues with respect to deficit such as 401(k)s, pension plans, and savings, As we continue to discuss the necessity of spending, and will continue to work with them will once again see the value of their invest- increasing out debt ceiling, I have heard the in order to find reductions, now is not the time ments drop. The American people are tired of concerns of many of my constituents and the to put ideology over pragmatism. The reality is the uncertainty of the value of their retirement American people regarding the size of our na- that, on August 3rd, the United States will accounts. We must not allow another wild fluc- tional debt and the care with which taxpayer begin to default on its debt obligations if the tuation to occur due to default and add to the money is spent. I, too, am concerned about debt ceiling is not raised. uncertainty still lingering in the minds of citi- these issues; for to burden future generations This unnecessarily places the American zens. of Americans with tremendous amounts of public and the economy between a rock and The Speaker’s plan is a short term fix for a debt should not be a way to avoid our fiscal a hard place. Either Congress sides com- long term issue. It is a patch rather than a responsibilities to the American people. How- pletely with the radical agenda of the Tea proper repair. BOEHNER’s plan requires that ever, the task of resolving our debt ceiling cri- Party, which irresponsibly pulls the chair out Congress address debt-ceiling once again in a sis must take precedence over other con- from under the average American while short span of time, which will once again lead cerns, including political ideology. The game is polishing the throne of the wealthiest. to market uncertainty in a time when we are up, and the American people understand that This detour into a spending debate is as un- trying to rebuild our nation. This plan is not increasing the debt ceiling has nothing to do necessary as it is perilous, as increasing the good for Wall Street and it is not good for the with any new spending and everything to do debt ceiling does not obligate the undertaking American People. The Speaker’s bill is a with paying off the obligations that we have al- of any new spending by the federal govern- short-term debt limit increase that will only en- ready agreed to and promised to pay. ment. Rather, raising the debt limit simply al- sure that Congress will go through this exact

VerDate Mar 15 2010 05:35 Jul 29, 2011 Jkt 099060 PO 00000 Frm 00056 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 9920 E:\CR\FM\A28JY7.040 H28JYPT1 tjames on DSKG8SOYB1PROD with HOUSE July 28, 2011 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H5719 same standoff again in the next few months. place the President or our country in this posi- much worse in Washington, but I can promise Short-term proposals risk further uncertainty tion. you we will find out if we have to replay this and the potentially damaging downgrade of For those reasons I urge my colleagues to battle again next year. Moreover, it is exactly the U.S. credit rating. The markets have made consider the constituents in their home dis- the wrong message to be sending the Amer- it clear that a short-term extension is not suffi- tricts who would be hurt by this bill. I urge my ican people and the world. A short-term exten- cient and could result in very serious con- colleagues to return to the world in which the sion would fail to establish economic certainty, sequences. While Democrats support deficit vast majority of Americans live; in a world in reassure businesses or provide market con- reduction, we support doing it in a balanced which our shared destiny is determined by fidence. In fact, ratings agencies have warned way that provides certainty to the economy. reasonable minds and good faith efforts to that under the Republican proposal, the U.S. As if another stock market crisis were not compromise. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben credit rating could still be downgraded, leading enough, the housing market would take an- Bernanke warned that defaulting could ‘‘throw to higher interest rates and a tax on all Amer- other hit if America defaulted. Higher mort- the financial system into chaos,’’ and ‘‘destroy ican families. gage rates in a housing market already weak- the trust and confidence that global investors ened by default and foreclosures would cause have in Treasury securities as being the safest The Senate is considering legislation that, a further depression of home values, destroy- liquid assets in the world.’’ while imperfect, protects our most vulnerable ing whatever equity families might have left in Instead of injecting ideological spending citizens, cuts more than $2 trillion, and en- their homes after the housing crisis. Moreover, cuts and Constitutional amendments into the sures we avoid a repeat of this dangerous the long-term effects would reduce spending traditionally non-political business of raising game in a few months. While it may not rep- and investment in the housing market. the debt ceiling, we must work quickly to pass resent my preferred approach of including Increasing the debt ceiling is the responsible a bill that makes good on our debt obligations both spending cuts and revenue increases, it thing to do. Congress has already debated and restores confidence in American credit. at least offers a compromise that a majority of and approved the debt that an increased ceil- Mr. LANGEVIN. Mr. Speaker, with six days members should be able to accept. It is time ing makes room for. However, my Republican left until we default on our national debt, there for both parties to put their differences aside, colleagues have chosen to use this as an op- is simply no excuse for the partisan gridlock if not for good, then for long enough to agree portunity to hold the American people hostage that has blocked all progress toward a fair and on a balanced approach to pay our nation’s to their extreme agenda. balanced agreement. This week, Congres- bills, reduce the deficit and give businesses Even prominent Republicans like Senator sional switchboards lit up and websites and markets renewed confidence in the full JOHN MCCAIN and Christine Todd Whitman crashed under the sheer volume of outreach have criticized the radical elements of their from citizens who wanted their voices heard in faith and credit of the United States. They party who insist upon holding up the entire po- this debate. I hope my colleagues were listen- should never have had to doubt it in the first litical process in order to flaunt their extreme, ing. The resounding message I received from place. irrational, and unrealistic ideology. Senator Rhode Islanders was that they are tired of po- Mr. FRELINGHUYSEN. Mr. Speaker, I rise MCCAIN has called the Tea Party’s stance and litical games. They want their leaders to work in support of the Budget Control Act and urge the way they have conducted themselves dur- together to solve this problem in the best inter- its adoption. ing this manufactured crisis ‘‘bizarre’’, and I ests of the country. We have an opportunity to am inclined to agree. Their agenda for this do that, and we literally can’t afford to squan- America pays its bills. Default on those obli- country is even too radical for Speaker BOEH- der it with the usual Washington politics. gations, by not raising the debt limit, would be NER, with the Tea Party vowing to reject their Our surest path to success includes a bal- dangerously irresponsible. leader’s own bill. anced approach of spending cuts and revenue However, the $14.3 trillion national debt is They live in a world that is not the world that increases that will reduce our budget deficit, utterly unsustainable. Consider the fact that the American people live in. In their world, stabilize our rising debt, reassure global mar- total government spending at all levels has they believe that taxes are always too high, kets and create greater economic certainty to risen to 37% of gross domestic product today even on people making over a billion a year bolster our fragile recovery. I will not support from 27% in 1960—and is set to reach 50% in a struggling economy; that any increase in a plan that forces benefit cuts in Social Secu- by 2038. Today, our national debt has revenue is fundamentally wrong, even if it rity, Medicare and Medicaid or places the en- reached 100% of the size of our economy, up comes from large corporations who use tax tire burden of deficit reduction on middle-class from 42% in 1980. loopholes at the expense of our job-creating families, seniors, the disabled and others al- small businesses; that investing anything in ready struggling through the effects of a deep These are trends that, left unchecked, will our economic future above tax revenues is im- recession. We must all be willing to share in saddle future generations with burdensome permissible, even in the midst of an economic the sacrifice, and that includes multinational debt and a lack of jobs and opportunities. In downturn; and that tax cuts for the wealthy are corporations and the richest 2 percent of in- this regard, our efforts this week to raise the always the nation’s top priority, even at the ex- come earners who received the lion’s share of debt ceiling while firmly addressing the debt pense of people that depend on Social Secu- tax breaks under the Bush tax cuts. This ap- crisis is as much a moral as an economic de- rity, Medicare, Medicaid, and Veterans bene- proach has bipartisan support in the Senate, cision. fits to survive. as well as from officials in previous Demo- Over the past several months, we have told These beliefs place them on the fringe of cratic and Republican Administrations. the President that we will not support his re- American society, and yet due to the nature However, my Republican colleagues in the our political process, they have held up the House have opted to turn a deaf ear to rea- quest to increase the debt limit without serious entire government and placed our economy on son, choosing instead to put forward ‘‘The spending cuts, binding budget reforms and we the precipice of a turbulent second recession. Budget Control Act,’’ a politically motivated will not support higher taxes on families and If Congress cannot find a resolution then proposal that makes clear their willingness to small businesses we are counting on to create Congress will open the possibility that the drive our nation into default rather than com- jobs. President may invoke the Fourteenth Amend- promise in the best interests of Americans. Last week, I supported the ‘‘Cut, Cap and ment to United States Constitution, Section This short-term extension contains arbitrary Balance Act,’’ legislation designed to imme- four, which states ‘‘the validity of the public spending caps and a Balanced Budget diately cut federal spending to 2008 levels, be- debt of the United States . . . shall not be Amendment so conservative in nature that it fore all the ‘‘bailouts’’ and the failed ‘‘stimulus’’ questioned.’’ The argument can be made that would deem unconstitutional the fiscal policies bills. That measure also sought to put the fed- if Congress will not resolve our nation’s pend- of Presidents Reagan and Bush, as well as eral budget on a glide path to spending no ing default then the President to protect the in- the budget passed by the Republican House more than 20 percent of our economy and re- terest of our nation must act. The President earlier this year. quires that Congress pass a Balanced Budget would then have to consider his powers under The most egregious part of this legislation is Amendment to the Constitution. the Fourteenth Amendment which may grant that it only offers a short-term fix that will force him the authority to raise the debt ceiling, on Congress to revisit this same debate in a few Unfortunately, the same Senate Leadership his own through executive order and if Con- months, setting the stage for another partisan that has not proposed a budget in over two gress fails to raise the debt limit by the August fight as lawmakers gear up for the next elec- years, will now not even allow a debate on 2, 2011 deadline. As a body we should not tion. It’s hard to imagine how things could get this common-sense bill.

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That is a vast improvement over for passage. If it did somehow reach the lican leadership now wants working families, current law. President’s desk, he’s publicly declared his in- seniors, pregnant women, children, and the It keeps the pressure on the President and tent to veto it. poor to pay for their spending binge. Congress to cut spending further by providing Yet, here we are in the House of Represent- And they are using the debt limit to try to another opportunity later this year to debate atives, wasting what little time we have left be- enforce their extreme Tea Party agenda. and keeping the pressure on to cut spending. fore the August 2nd deadline for default, con- Most of this terrible burden will fall on the It creates a process that keeps our under- sidering this pointless piece of ideology just to programs that provide health and economic lying fiscal policy problems front-and-center for appease the Tea Party. security to American families: Medicare, Med- the foreseeable future rather than ignoring If this doesn’t make clear to the American icaid and Social Security and the Affordable them until 2013. public that the House Republican Majority is Care Act. Contrary to some published reports, the bill incapable of governing, I don’t know what These are programs I have fought for and contains serious reductions. This legislation does. supported throughout my service in Congress. cuts $22 billion in FY 2012 and $42 billion in The Boehner bill fails to address the number But they face a terrible toll, inflicted in two FY 2013. Yes, these are still small numbers one crisis facing our nation: the instability of cruel steps. when placed in the context of overall federal our financial standing. By providing only a First, the Republican plan imposes imme- spending. One reason is that the 2012 and short term debit limit increase—and guaran- diate cuts approaching $1 trillion. Then, Con- 2013 budgets are the only ones that will actu- teeing we are in this same battle in a few gress is required to legislate, later this year, ally be under the control of this 112th Con- short months—this bill would still lead to a another series of massive spending cuts of at gress. But even more important is the greater downgrading of U.S. credit which would lead least $1.6 trillion. reduction in the budget glide path that will be to higher interest rates and a tax on all Amer- These Republican budget cuts would have used in future years. In the years beyond the ican families. severe consequences. 112th Congress, the budget savings multiply. The Boehner bill forces our country into this They would end Medicare as we know it, I would add that the Budget Control Act also dangerous predicament solely to drive the ex- ending its guarantees of coverage for hospital keeps the focus on cutting spending, requiring treme Republican agenda that demands pro- care, chemotherapy, doctor’s visits, and pre- a plan by December that cuts at least $1.8 tril- tection of special interest tax breaks at the ex- scription drugs. In its place, the Republicans lion more. pense of vital public programs which people’s want to substitute a voucher system where It is important to note that the debt fight lives depend on: namely, Medicare, Social Se- seniors would be forced into the private mar- we’re engaged in today has set an important curity and Medicaid. ket to buy health insurance with only limited fi- precedent. From now on, increases in the debt By making clear their refusal to consider nancial support from the government. ceiling will need to be accompanied by equiva- any tax increases—even proposals to end cor- The Republican budget plan already ap- lent or greater cuts in spending. porate welfare for Big Oil and tax breaks for proved by the House will increase premiums On this point, I would remind everyone of corporate jet owners—BOEHNER’s ‘‘solution’’ and cost sharing by at least $6,000 per per- the words the President uttered just days ago puts a target on Medicare, Medicaid and So- son. The cuts required by this legislation in the White House briefing room. When cial Security. Because the immediate savings would be even deeper. asked about the current debt negotiations, he in the bill would decimate discretionary spend- The Republican budget cuts will destroy said, ‘I don’t want to be here doing this. I’d ing for the next decade, the only other place Medicaid too. Their budget, approved by the rather be here talking about new to turn will be these social insurance programs House, would cut Medicaid in half by 2022, programs...’ that people have paid into their whole lives. leaving tens of millions of people without ac- ‘New programs’? Translated: ‘new spend- cess to care. People in nursing homes would ing.’ Clearly, the President has not listened to Medicare, Social Security and Medicaid would be cut off. The Republican budget would also the American people. be mined for savings at levels never before That is why it is so important to prevent him seen. The ability of these programs to con- slash support for the Children’s Health Insur- and his Congressional allies from finding new tinue to guarantee financial and health security ance Program which, together with Medicaid, ways to spend the taxpayers’ money. This bill to senior citizens, people with disabilities, cover over one third of America’s kids. Medicaid is the primary payer for long-term locks in spending cuts for the future. and—in the case of Medicaid, families with Of course, the next logical step is to enact low incomes—would be in serious jeopardy. care and the home and community-based permanent budget reforms like a Balanced Avoiding default is critical. It’s something services that help people stay out of nursing Budget Amendment to our Constitution. I Presidents and Congresses from both sides of homes. Who will now bear the $72,000 per voted for a balanced budget amendment over the aisle have always worked together to do. year cost of a nursing home for an 85-year-old ten years ago and I voted for the ‘‘Cut, Cap Unfortunately, Speaker BOEHNER’s bill is strict- grandmother who collects $10,000 a year in and Balance’’ bill last week. I look forward to ly partisan. It fails to meet the goal of long- Social Security benefits? Her children will try, voting for another balanced budget amend- term stability and, at the same time, endan- but only the rich will be able to afford the ment in coming days and would urge my col- gers fundamentally important programs that costs in today’s economy. leagues to give the American people the op- Americans depend upon. Social Security is next in line. The Repub- portunity to weigh in on this common-sense A yes vote on this bill means you don’t think licans claim this legislation doesn’t affect So- reform. the threats of default are real and that you cial Security. But with budget cuts of this Some well-meaning Americans have op- don’t believe in guaranteeing Medicare and size—and no new revenues—Social Security posed the bill because they think it does not Social Security for our nation’s seniors. I urge will be on the chopping block. This bill gives cut enough. While $900 billion+ of spending my colleagues to vote no. a new 12-member committee a blank check to cuts is a genuine deficit reduction, I com- Mr. WAXMAN. Mr. Speaker, I rise in vig- raise the retirement age, cut benefits, and pletely agree that it is far from sufficient to orous opposition to this ill-conceived legisla- squeeze the poorest retirees even harder. solve our underlying budget problems. In that tion. Speaker BOEHNER’s plan is not the an- The Republican cuts also go to the heart of respect, this House bill is a step in the right di- swer to the urgent issue of raising the debt other public health programs that are so es- rection, nothing more. ceiling. If it becomes law, it will eviscerate the sential to all of us. Budget cuts of the mag- Mr. Speaker, I want deeper spending cuts well-being of the American people. nitude sought by the Republicans mean se- and greater deficit and debt reduction. How- It is, in fact, a disgrace that we are consid- vere funding reductions in biomedical research ever, given the stubborn insistence of the ering this measure at this late hour when we to fund the cures we need for diseases like President and his Congressional allies on a are days away from defaulting on the full faith cancer, heart disease and Alzheimer’s. Food debt limit increase coupled with new taxes and and credit of the United States. The Repub- safety enforcement will be curtailed. Programs still more spending, I cannot see how we lican leadership should have reached a com- to discourage tobacco use and prevent the achieve greater savings at this time. promise with President Obama and Senator marketing of tobacco to children will be threat- I, for one, will not give the President a blank REID weeks ago. ened. check and urge approval of the Budget Con- When President George W. Bush was elect- It is almost unthinkable that we find our- trol Act. ed, he inherited from President Clinton a sur- selves in this position today. We are on the

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Mr. Speaker, I ask The President, the Treasury Secretary, and pushing their ideological agenda to end Medi- unanimous consent that all Members others have outlined in explicit detail that de- care and preserve tax breaks for Big Oil and may have 5 legislative days within fault risks another catastrophic financial crisis Wall Street than forging a good faith com- which to revise and extend their re- and severe harm to American families, includ- promise to avoid default. marks and include extraneous material ing the stoppage of Social Security checks, Mr. Speaker, compromising is what the on the bill under consideration. paychecks to our armed forces, and govern- American people send us here to do. As the The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there ment contracts with the private sector. Food President said, they voted for a divided gov- objection to the request of the gen- stamps, disability and veterans payments, ernment, not a dysfunctional one. It’s time to tleman from Oklahoma? paychecks to federal workers, IRS tax refunds, stop the gimmicks and ensure our country There was no objection. and black lung disease benefit payments are does not default on its obligations. Mr. LANKFORD. I yield myself such all vulnerable to interruption. In all, 70 million Default would destroy close to 700,000 jobs, time as I may consume. people and companies will be affected begin- spike interest rates on credit cards and mort- Mr. Speaker, H.R. 2548, introduced by ning next week. gages, and cause untold damage to our strug- the gentleman from Illinois (Mr. In addition, we will lose, for the first time in gling economy. SCHOCK), would designate the facility our history, our AAA credit rating that estab- Ronald Reagan took the necessary steps to of the United States Postal Service lo- lishes the United States as the world’s safest avoid default 17 times. George W. Bush did it cated at 6310 North University Street investment. As a result, it will cost more to 7 times. No games. No gimmicks. Just a clean in Peoria, Illinois, as the ‘‘Charles borrow money across the board, and this will vote to avoid default and maintain the full faith ‘Chip’ Lawrence Chan Post Office have the effect of a huge tax increase on and credit of the United States. Building.’’ American households across the country. Mu- I urge my colleagues to come back to the This bill was reported from the Com- nicipalities and counties in every state will face table and forge the balanced and responsible mittee on Oversight and Government this same stark reality—as will small busi- compromise the American people deserve. Reform on June 22. nesses, millions of American homeowners, The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- With that, I yield such time as he and countless others. ant to clause 1(c) of rule XIX, further may consume to the gentleman from Speaker BOEHNER’s legislation is fatally consideration of S. 627 is postponed. Illinois (Mr. SCHOCK). flawed because it provides for a two-step f Mr. SCHOCK. I thank the gentleman process to raise the debt limit. This is exactly ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE SPEAKER and my good friend from Oklahoma for the wrong approach. We need legislation that PRO TEMPORE yielding. is long-term and balanced. That is the only Mr. Speaker, I offer this legislation The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. thing that will provide the certainty and stability to designate the Federal post office lo- REED). Pursuant to clause 8 of rule XX, and confidence our economy needs and that cated at 6310 North University Street the Chair will postpone further pro- the markets require. Keeping the debt limit on in Peoria, Illinois, as the Charles ceedings today on motions to suspend such a short leash only ensures that it will per- ‘‘Chip’’ Lawrence Chan Post Office the rules on which a recorded vote of sist as the overriding, unresolved domestic Building. the yeas and nays are ordered, or on policy issue for the next several months—per- Mr. Speaker, we are quickly ap- which the vote incurs objection under petuating uncertainty and anxiety and discour- proaching the 10th anniversary of the clause 6 of rule XX. aging investment and job creation. horrific attacks of September 11, 2001. Record votes on postponed questions By distracting this House from coherent ac- And while as Americans we can recall will be taken later. tion on what we urgently need to do today— the events of that tragic day like they raise the debt ceiling—the Republicans are f were yesterday, I offer this legislation courting disaster for every American who CHARLES ‘‘CHIP’’ LAWRENCE CHAN in remembrance of all those Americans makes a house payment, or a car payment, or POST OFFICE BUILDING who died on that day. Specifically, this legislation would honor the life and is paying off a credit card balance, or who has Mr. LANKFORD. Mr. Speaker, I sacrifice of Peoria, Illinois, resident a business loan or a personal line of credit. move to suspend the rules and pass the Charles ‘‘Chip’’ Chan. Mr. Speaker, we are at a very serious point. bill (H.R. 2548) to designate the facility On September 11, 2001, Chip was a 23- This is not the moment to engage in fantasy. of the United States Postal Service lo- year-old bond trader working for the This House must take its responsibilities seri- cated at 6310 North University Street brokerage firm of Cantor Fitzgerald on ously and do its proper duty for the nation. in Peoria, Illinois, as the ‘‘Charles the 105th floor of 1 World Trade Center And that duty is not to wrap the budget and ‘Chip’ Lawrence Chan Post Office when terrorists flew an airplane into the American economy in a straightjacket. Building’’. his building, killing thousands of indi- That proper duty is to authorize the payment The Clerk read the title of the bill. of the debts we have incurred, restore cer- The text of the bill is as follows: viduals like Chip. Chip graduated from my alma mater, tainty, and end the fear and anxiety their H.R. 2548 brinkmanship has instigated. Richwoods High School, in Peoria in Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Rep- 1995 and went on to attend the Univer- The bill before us is a vicious assault on resentatives of the United States of America in Medicare, Medicaid, Social Security, along Congress assembled, sity of Illinois College of Commerce with public health, scientific research and envi- SECTION 1. CHARLES ‘‘CHIP’’ LAWRENCE CHAN and Business where he graduated with ronmental protection. It is a prescription for POST OFFICE BUILDING. a degree in economics. Soon after grad- default, a recipe for financial chaos, and a (a) DESIGNATION.—The facility of the uating, Chip received his first official checklist of hardship and woe for the Amer- United States Postal Service located at 6310 job in, of all places, New York City. ican people. North University Street in Peoria, Illinois, When trying to describe to family I urge its defeat. shall be known and designated as the members or friends which tower he Mrs. CAPPS. Mr. Speaker, I rise in strong ‘‘Charles ‘Chip’ Lawrence Chan Post Office worked in, Chip would often say, The Building’’. opposition to the Republican Default Act. (b) REFERENCES.—Any reference in a law, one with the antenna on top. I oppose this bill because it does nothing map, regulation, document, paper, or other Chip was a member of the St. Thom- but guarantee another default crisis in six record of the United States to the facility re- as Catholic Church in Peoria Heights months. It’s nothing more than another par- ferred to in subsection (a) shall be deemed to and was the son of John and Julie tisan gimmick that will quickly be voted down be a reference to the ‘‘Charles ‘Chip’ Law- Chan. He was the oldest of six boys, in the Senate. rence Chan Post Office Building’’. brother to Christopher, Craig, Mat- The majority says it wants a plan to address The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- thew, Mark, and Michael Chan. our nation’s deficit, and the President has ant to the rule, the gentleman from When describing his son only days worked with them to achieve this goal. He has Oklahoma (Mr. LANKFORD) and the gen- after September 11, his father John de- negotiated in good faith and put everything on tleman from Illinois (Mr. DAVIS) each scribed Chip as a good athlete, a good the table, demanding only that the plan be bal- will control 20 minutes. learner, someone who was outgoing in

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Mr. Speaker, I ob- Mr. Speaker, I rise today in strong close to 3,000 other Americans that ject to the vote on the ground that a support of H.R. 2244, which designates a day, did more for others in a way that quorum is not present and make the post office in Geneva, New York, as the united our country unlike ever before point of order that a quorum is not Corporal Steven Blaine Riccione Post than many could imagine to achieve in present. Office. 10 lifetimes. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- I introduced this legislation to ex- As we approach the 10th anniversary ant to clause 8 of rule XX and the tend long overdue recognition to a na- of September 11, it is my hope that as Chair’s prior announcement, further tional hero from the 24th Congressional a country we will remember what proceedings on this motion will be District. brought us together as a country in the postponed. Corporal Steven Riccione was a na- days, weeks, and months after that The point of no quorum is considered tive of Geneva, New York. He was a Ge- horrific day. Today, I hope we draw withdrawn. neva High School graduate who volun- upon that common unity, that sense of f teered to join the Army in 1967 during patriotism and pride for fellow man- the Vietnam War. CORPORAL STEVEN BLAINE kind, as we look our neighbors and While on a search and destroy mis- RICCIONE POST OFFICE complete strangers in the eye and re- sion with his platoon in Vietnam, Cor- spect that while we may believe in dif- Mr. LANKFORD. Mr. Speaker, I poral Riccione came under intense ferent paths, that in the end we all move to suspend the rules and pass the enemy fire and became pinned down. share the same vision for a strong, se- bill (H.R. 2244) to designate the facility Riccione, then a private, saw a ma- cure, fair, and free America. of the United States Postal Service lo- chine gunner in his platoon get wound- Mr. Speaker, I urge all Members to cated at 67 Castle Street in Geneva, ed. As Major General E.M. Strong de- support the passage of H.R. 2548. New York, as the ‘‘Corporal Steven scribed in his October 1967 account: Mr. DAVIS of Illinois. I yield myself Blaine Riccione Post Office’’. ‘‘Private Riccione, with complete dis- such time as I may consume. The Clerk read the title of the bill. regard for his own safety, rushed from Mr. Speaker, as a member of the The text of the bill is as follows: his covered position through a vicious House Committee on Oversight and H.R. 2244 hail of enemy fire to aid his wounded Government Reform, I am pleased to Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Rep- comrade. join my colleagues in support of H.R. resentatives of the United States of America in ‘‘He continuously exposed himself to 2548, which designates the facility of Congress assembled, the withering hail of enemy fire, stand- the United States Postal Service lo- SECTION 1. CORPORAL STEVEN BLAINE ing up at times, to place effective fire cated at 6310 North University Street RICCIONE POST OFFICE. on enemy positions. When his weapon (a) DESIGNATION.—The facility of the was struck by an enemy bullet and was in Peoria, Illinois, as the Charles United States Postal Service located at 67 ‘‘Chip’’ Lawrence Chan Post Office Castle Street in Geneva, New York, shall be demolished, he undauntedly picked up Building. known and designated as the ‘‘Corporal Ste- a machine gun and charged an enemy H.R. 2548 was introduced by our col- ven Blaine Riccione Post Office’’. bunker, killing two enemy soldiers. league, Representative AARON SCHOCK (b) REFERENCES.—Any reference in a law, ‘‘Shortly after, Private Riccione was of Illinois, on July 14, 2011. And I, along map, regulation, document, paper, or other mortality wounded while helping to with the entire Illinois delegation, are record of the United States to the facility re- evacuate wounded personnel under proud cosponsors of the underlying bill. ferred to in subsection (a) shall be deemed to heavy enemy fire. be a reference to the ‘‘Corporal Steven ‘‘Private Riccione’s devotion to duty The Committee on Oversight and Gov- Blaine Riccione Post Office’’. ernment Reform unanimously agreed and personal courage were in keeping The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- to report out H.R. 2548, given the sad with the highest traditions of the mili- ant to the rule, the gentleman from circumstances that led to the death of tary service and reflect great credit Oklahoma (Mr. LANKFORD) and the gen- the bill’s designee. upon himself and the United States tleman from Illinois (Mr. DAVIS) each Mr. Speaker, H.R. 2548 will rename Army.’’ will control 20 minutes. the post office in Peoria in honor of a Corporal Riccione was killed in ac- The Chair recognizes the gentleman young man who was unfortunately a tion while helping to evacuate wounded from Oklahoma. victim of the tragic events of Sep- American soldiers. tember 11, 2001. GENERAL LEAVE As a result of Private Riccione’s ac- Mr. LANKFORD. Mr. Speaker, I ask tions, Major General Strong rec- b 1750 unanimous consent that all Members ommended him for the Bronze Star Chip, as he was affectionately known may have 5 legislative days within Medal with Valor Device, and the to family and friends, gave the full which to revise and extend their re- Bronze Star Medal with First Oak Leaf measure of the greatest devotion that marks and include extraneous material Cluster, which he was posthumously one can display: He gave his life in sup- on the bill under consideration. awarded. He was also promoted to cor- port of his country and in service to his The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there poral. country. objection to the request of the gen- Mr. Speaker, Corporal Riccione is a I have no further speakers, Mr. tleman from Oklahoma? source of great pride to his family, his Speaker, and so I urge passage of this There was no objection. community in Geneva, my congres- bill, and I yield back the balance of my Mr. LANKFORD. I yield myself such sional district, and indeed to a grateful time. time as I may consume. Nation. Mr. LANKFORD. Mr. Speaker, I Mr. Speaker, H.R. 2244, introduced by I urge my colleagues to support this think this is a wonderful way to be the gentleman from New York (Mr. legislation so that Corporal Riccione’s able to honor someone, and this is HANNA), would designate the facility of memory may be honored in his own something that we can do together as a the United States Postal Service lo- hometown of Geneva, New York, for Congress, to be able to honor this indi- cated at 67 Castle Street in Geneva, generations to come. vidual. I urge all Members to support New York, as the Corporal Steven Mr. DAVIS of Illinois. I yield myself the passage of H.R. 2548. Blaine Riccione Post Office. such time as I may consume. I yield back the balance of my time. The bill is cosponsored by the entire Mr. Speaker, on behalf of the House The SPEAKER pro tempore. The New York State delegation and was re- Committee on Oversight and Govern- question is on the motion offered by ported from the Committee on Over- ment Reform minority, I am pleased to

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He held the rank of specialist, and The measure before us was first in- resentatives of the United States of America in he was posthumously promoted to ser- troduced by Representative RICHARD Congress assembled, geant and awarded the Bronze Star HANNA from New York on June 21, 2011 SECTION 1. SERGEANT JASON W. VAUGHN POST Medal, the Purple Heart, and the Com- and, in accordance with committee re- OFFICE. bat Infantryman Badge. He was a grad- quirements, is cosponsored by all mem- (a) DESIGNATION.—The facility of the uate of Tishomingo County High United States Postal Service located at 801 bers of the New York delegation. Fur- West Eastport Street in Iuka, Mississippi, School. By all accounts he was a loyal ther, H.R. 2244 was taken up by the shall be known and designated as the ‘‘Ser- friend and a great leader. House Committee on Oversight and geant Jason W. Vaughn Post Office’’. His father, Walter Vaughn, told the Government Reform on June 22, 2011, (b) REFERENCES.—Any reference in a law, Associated Press, ‘‘He had friends all where it was favorably reported out of map, regulation, document, paper, or other over the place. He was an outgoing committee by voice vote. record of the United States to the facility re- type of person. The world lost a leader. Mr. Speaker, I would like to briefly ferred to in subsection (a) shall be deemed to My son was a born leader.’’ highlight some of the achievements be a reference to the ‘‘Sergeant Jason W. RaNae Smith Vaughn spoke proudly Vaughn Post Office’’. and honorable service of Corporal of her son: ‘‘Jason was a handsome man Riccione. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- on the outside and, more importantly, Corporal Steven Riccione was 20 ant to the rule, the gentleman from on the inside. We will always remember years old when he volunteered to join Oklahoma (Mr. LANKFORD) and the gen- his smile, bear hugs, love of life, posi- the United States Army during the tleman from Illinois (Mr. DAVIS) each tive attitude, and his way of making Vietnam War. A native of Geneva, New will control 20 minutes. everyone around him feel special. His York, and a graduate of Geneva High The Chair recognizes the gentleman greatest attribute may have been his School, Corporal Riccione served our from Oklahoma. kind heart. Jay was always extremely Nation admirably up to the point of his GENERAL LEAVE considerate of the needs of his family death in the Quang Tin province of Mr. LANKFORD. Mr. Speaker, I ask and friends. He never forgot to call and South Vietnam on September 27, 1967. unanimous consent that all Members give his mother and his sister a special Corporal Riccione died in action while may have 5 legislative days within greeting on birthdays and other special helping evacuate wounded soldiers which to revise and extend their re- occasions. We as his family are so after a fierce battle with North Viet- marks and include extraneous material grateful for the opportunity to have namese troops. on the bill under consideration. had him in our lives. Jason will live on No greater gift can one give than to The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there in our hearts and minds forever.’’ give his life in service to his country objection to the request of the gen- Sergeant Vaughn also left behind his and his fellow men. I urge passage of tleman from Oklahoma? wife, Contessa W. Vaughn; his step- H.R. 2244. There was no objection. daughter, Ashley Martin; and a brother I yield back the balance of my time. Mr. LANKFORD. Mr. Speaker, I yield and a sister. Mr. LANKFORD. Mr. Speaker, this is myself such time as I may consume. I want to thank my colleagues in the a privilege to be given this chance to H.R. 2213, as introduced by the gen- Mississippi delegation and the 112th honor a great individual who gave his tleman from Mississippi (Mr. Congress for their support of H.R. 2213 life for our Nation, and I join with the NUNNELEE), would designate the facil- to designate the facility of the United entire delegation of New York to en- ity of the United States Postal Service States Postal Service located at 801 courage this House to pass this bill. located at 801 West Eastport Street in West Eastport Street in Iuka, Mis- I yield back the balance of my time. Iuka, Mississippi, as the Sergeant sissippi, as the Sergeant Jason W. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Jason W. Vaughn Post Office. Vaughn Post Office. question is on the motion offered by This bill is cosponsored by the entire We cannot bring back a husband or a the gentleman from Oklahoma (Mr. Mississippi State delegation and was son, but this bill honors his memory LANKFORD) that the House suspend the reported from the Committee on Over- and his sacrifice. And it will serve as a rules and pass the bill, H.R. 2244. sight and Government Reform on June constant reminder to the people of The question was taken. 22. Tishomingo County that freedom is not The SPEAKER pro tempore. In the I would like to yield such time as he free. opinion of the Chair, two-thirds being may consume to the gentleman from Mr. Speaker, I would urge passage. in the affirmative, the ayes have it. Mississippi (Mr. NUNNELEE). Mr. DAVIS of Illinois. I yield myself Mr. LANKFORD. Mr. Speaker, I ob- Mr. NUNNELEE. I thank the gen- such time as I may consume. ject to the vote on the ground that a tleman for yielding. Mr. Speaker, I join my colleague quorum is not present and make the Mr. Speaker, I am humbled today to from the House Committee on Over- point of order that a quorum is not rise in memoriam of Army Sergeant sight and Government Reform in sup- present. Jason W. Vaughn of Iuka, Mississippi, port and consideration of H.R. 2213, The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- who gave his life in defense of freedom. which would rename the United States ant to clause 8 of rule XX and the Sergeant Vaughn was assigned to the Postal Service facility located at 801 Chair’s prior announcement, further 5th Battalion, 20th Infantry Regiment, West Eastport Street in Iuka, Mis- proceedings on this motion will be 3rd Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division, sissippi, as the Sergeant Jason W. postponed. Fort Lewis, Washington. He was only Vaughn Post Office. The point of no quorum is considered 29 years old. H.R. 2213 was introduced on June 16, withdrawn. Sergeant Vaughn was killed in action 2011, by our colleague Representative on May 10, 2007, when a roadside bomb ALAN NUNNELEE from the State of Mis- f exploded near his vehicle in Baqubah, sissippi. Currently the bill is cospon- b 1800 Iraq, during Operation Iraqi Freedom. sored by all four members of the Mis- He joined the Army in 2002. Sergeant sissippi delegation and was favorably SERGEANT JASON W. VAUGHN Vaughn first served in Iraq from No- reported out of the Committee on Over- POST OFFICE vember of 2003 until 2004. In fact, he sight and Government Reform on June Mr. LANKFORD. Mr. Speaker, I was serving his second tour of duty 22, 2011, by voice vote. move to suspend the rules and pass the when he was killed in action. Mr. Speaker, the achievements and bill (H.R. 2213) to designate the facility He was the recipient of the Army honorable service of Sergeant Jason of the United States Postal Service lo- Good Conduct Medal, the National De- Vaughn are certainly worth noting. cated at 801 West Eastport Street in fense Service Medal, the Global War on The son of Walter Glenn and Llalanda

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It is very greatly appre- going on to attend Mississippi State Fenton Post Office’’. ciated by all of us. University. In 2003 Sergeant Vaughn The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor a made the decision to serve his country ant to the rule, the gentleman from true American hero, Marine Sergeant by enlisting in the U.S. Army. Shortly Oklahoma (Mr. LANKFORD) and the gen- Matthew Fenton of Little Ferry, New thereafter, Sergeant Vaughn became a tleman from Illinois (Mr. DAVIS) each Jersey. At just 24 years of age, Mat- member of the 5th Battalion, 20th In- will control 20 minutes. thew Fenton made the ultimate sac- fantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 2nd In- The Chair recognizes the gentleman rifice for our country. It happened dur- fantry Division, which is based out of from Oklahoma. ing his service in Iraq’s al Anbar prov- Fort Lewis, Washington. GENERAL LEAVE ince in 2006. Matthew was struck by While serving in Operation Iraqi Mr. LANKFORD. I ask unanimous shrapnel after alerting his comrades to Freedom, Sergeant Vaughn was trag- consent that all Members may have 5 the presence of a suicide bomber. All of ically killed by an improvised explo- legislative days with which to revise them escaped except for Matthew. He sive device on May 10, 2007, right out- and extend their remarks and include passed away 9 days later at the Na- side of Baqubah, Iraq. This heroic sol- extraneous material on the bill under tional Naval Medical Center in Be- dier was only 29 years of age when he consideration. thesda, Maryland, as a result of his lost his life in service to our great Na- The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there wounds, a day after he received the tion. objection to the request of the gen- Purple Heart for his bravery. Mr. Speaker, in recognition of this tleman from Oklahoma? I attended Matthew’s funeral in 2006, young man’s bravery and accomplish- There was no objection. and I can tell you, Mr. Speaker, that 5 ments, I ask that we pass the under- Mr. LANKFORD. I yield myself such years later I still vividly recall the lying bill without reservation and pay time as I may consume. pain and deep sadness of his parents, tribute to the commitment and sac- Mr. Speaker, H.R. 789, introduced by his family, friends, and, yes, the entire rifice made by Sergeant Jason Vaughn. the gentleman from New Jersey (Mr. community over the loss of this won- I have no further requests for time, ROTHMAN), would designate the facility derful young man. Matthew rep- and I yield back the balance of my of the United States Postal Service lo- resented the best our country has to time. cated at 20 Main Street in Little Ferry, offer. Mr. LANKFORD. Mr. Speaker, I urge New Jersey, as the Sergeant Matthew Matthew planned to return home to all Members to support the passage of J. Fenton Post Office. The bill was co- Little Ferry, as has been said, after his H.R. 2213, and I yield back the balance sponsored by the entire New Jersey service in the Marine Corps. He wanted of my time. State delegation and was reported from to continue serving his community as a The SPEAKER pro tempore. The the Committee on Oversight and Gov- police officer. There is no doubt in my question is on the motion offered by ernment Reform on June 22. mind that just as Matthew was an out- the gentleman from Oklahoma (Mr. Sergeant Fenton served his country standing marine, he would have made LANKFORD) that the House suspend the as a United States marine, training fel- an outstanding police officer. Recog- rules and pass the bill, H.R. 2213. low marines as a reserves inspector and nizing this fact, the Little Ferry Police The question was taken. instructor. Tragically, Mr. Speaker, on Department made Sergeant Fenton a The SPEAKER pro tempore. In the May 5, 2006, Sergeant Fenton passed member of the Little Ferry police force opinion of the Chair, two-thirds being away at the Naval Medical Center in after his untimely death, and then they in the affirmative, the ayes have it. Bethesda after suffering wounds he re- permanently retired his badge num- Mr. LANKFORD. Mr. Speaker, I ob- ceived as a result of a suicide attack in ber—number 44. ject to the vote on the ground that a Anbar Province, Iraq. It is a humbling privilege for me to quorum is not present and make the Prior to serving his country, Mat- have played a small part in honoring point of order that a quorum is not thew was no different than many of us. Marine Sergeant Matthew Fenton, hav- present. He enjoyed watching baseball, playing ing sponsored the legislation naming The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- poker, and loved his hometown of Lit- the post office in his hometown of Lit- ant to clause 8 of rule XX and the tle Ferry, New Jersey. He enjoyed root- tle Ferry, New Jersey, the ‘‘Sergeant Chair’s prior announcement, further ing for his favorite teams, the Yankees Matthew J. Fenton Post Office.’’ proceedings on this motion will be and Giants, but his true goal was al- Mr. Speaker, I urge my colleagues to postponed. ways to serve those that were around support this legislation and join me in The point of no quorum is considered ensuring that Marine Sergeant Mat- withdrawn. him. Matthew had a dream of becoming a police officer and serving his local thew J. Fenton is recognized for his f community. His mother, Diane, said selflessness, his courage, and his patri- SERGEANT MATTHEW J. FENTON that he talked about wanting to be- otism, and that he will always be re- POST OFFICE come a police officer. She even sent membered. Mr. DAVIS of Illinois. I thank the Mr. LANKFORD. Mr. Speaker, I him a civil service book to prepare for gentleman for introducing this move to suspend the rules and pass the that test while he was in Iraq. thoughtful measure and yield back the bill (H.R. 789) to designate the facility b 1810 balance of my time. of the United States Postal Service lo- He finally has achieved his goal. The Mr. LANKFORD. Mr. Speaker, I urge cated at 20 Main Street in Little Ferry, Little Ferry Police Department made all Members to support the passage of New Jersey, as the ‘‘Sergeant Matthew him an honorary officer posthumously. H.R. 789. J. Fenton Post Office’’. Sergeant Fenton is a true American I yield back the balance of my time. The Clerk read the title of the bill. hero, making the ultimate sacrifice for The SPEAKER pro tempore. The The text of the bill is as follows: those he was proud to serve. question is on the motion offered by H.R. 789 I urge all Members to join me in the gentleman from Oklahoma (Mr. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Rep- strong support of this bill. LANKFORD) that the House suspend the resentatives of the United States of America in I reserve the balance of my time. Congress assembled, rules and pass the bill, H.R. 789. Mr. DAVIS of Illinois. It is my pleas- The question was taken. SECTION 1. SERGEANT MATTHEW J. FENTON POST OFFICE. ure to yield such time as he may con- The SPEAKER pro tempore. In the (a) DESIGNATION.—The facility of the sume to the author of this legislation, opinion of the Chair, two-thirds being United States Postal Service located at 20 the gentleman from the Garden State in the affirmative, the ayes have it.

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Pursu- In 1945, First Lieutenant Goodall was months. ant to clause 8 of rule XX and the among a group of African American of- Despite an excellent service record, Chair’s prior announcement, further ficers that were arrested for trying to including a Silver Star, 150 Distin- proceedings on this motion will be peacefully integrate an all-white offi- guished Flying Crosses, 14 Bronze postponed. cers’ club. This event later came to be Stars, and 744 Air Medals by war’s end, The point of no quorum is considered known as the Freeman Field Mutiny. the Tuskegee Airmen faced rigid seg- withdrawn. This act of courage was an essential regation on Air Force bases. White and f step in the movement towards the full African American officers and enlisted integration of the U.S. Armed Forces, men were separated in almost all ac- FIRST LIEUTENANT OLIVER which took place in June 1949. tivities, including admittance into the GOODALL POST OFFICE BUILDING Mr. Goodall moved to Los Angeles officers’ club. Mr. LANKFORD. Mr. Speaker, I after World War II, where he began his On April 5, 1945, at Freeman Airfield move to suspend the rules and pass the career as a postal service employee. in Indiana where the 447th Bomber bill (H.R. 1975) to designate the facility After decades of service to both his Group was stationed, Oliver Goodall of the United States Postal Service lo- country and his community, Mr. and 60 other African American officers cated at 281 East Colorado Boulevard in Goodall was awarded the Congressional challenged the segregation of the offi- Pasadena, California, as the ‘‘First Gold Medal in 2007. Sadly, in November cers’ club, brushing past the base pro- Lieutenant Oliver Goodall Post Office of last year, Mr. Goodall passed away vost marshal into the all-white offi- Building’’. at 88 years old. cers’ club. All of the officers were ar- The Clerk read the title of the bill. Mr. Speaker, First Lieutenant rested. Most were soon released. But The text of the bill is as follows: Goodall is a very worthy designee of all of the African American officers on H.R. 1975 this postal facility naming, and I urge the base were ordered to sign an order Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Rep- all Members to join me in support of that indicated they understood the reg- resentatives of the United States of America in this bill. ulation that officially barred them Congress assembled, I reserve the balance of my time. from the club and established a sepa- SECTION 1. FIRST LIEUTENANT OLIVER Mr. DAVIS of Illinois. Mr. Speaker, rate officers’ club for African Ameri- GOODALL POST OFFICE BUILDING. it is my pleasure to yield such time as cans. Goodall and all but eight of the (a) DESIGNATION.—The facility of the he may consume to the author of this United States Postal Service located at 281 African American officers on the base measure, Representative ADAM SCHIFF East Colorado Boulevard in Pasadena, Cali- refused to sign the order and to enter fornia, shall be known and designated as the from California. the African American officers’ club. ‘‘First Lieutenant Oliver Goodall Post Office Mr. SCHIFF. I thank the gentleman Asked why he refused to sign the order, Building’’. for yielding. I want to thank the chair Goodall responded: Because it’s just (b) REFERENCES.—Any reference in a law, and ranking member for their support another form of segregation. map, regulation, document, paper, or other of this legislation. The officers that refused to sign the record of the United States to the facility re- Mr. Speaker, I rise today to speak in order were arrested again. They were ferred to in subsection (a) shall be deemed to support of the bill to designate the U.S. released on April 19, 1945. By then, be a reference to the ‘‘First Lieutenant Oli- Postal Service building located at 281 ver Goodall Post Office Building’’. news of the incident and the dignity East Colorado Boulevard in Pasadena, that Goodall and the other officers had The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- California, as the ‘‘First Lieutenant displayed in entering the whites-only ant to the rule, the gentleman from Oliver Goodall Post Office Building.’’ officers’ club and refusing to sign the Oklahoma (Mr. LANKFORD) and the gen- Doing so will honor Mr. Goodall’s dec- order had spread across the country. tleman from Illinois (Mr. DAVIS) each ades of service to the community and will control 20 minutes. country as a Tuskegee Airman, public b 1820 The Chair recognizes the gentleman information officer, and postal worker. The ensuing protest compelled the from Oklahoma. It’s my pleasure to honor the con- War Department to establish the GENERAL LEAVE tributions of an inspirational man who McCloy Committee to investigate seg- Mr. LANKFORD. Mr. Speaker, I ask answered his country’s call to service regation in the Armed Forces. The unanimous consent that all Members in the face of immense adversity. McCloy Committee played a critical may have 5 legislative days within Oliver Goodall and his fellow role in the abolishment of segregation which to revise and extend their re- Tuskegee Airmen fought the injustice in the military. marks and include extraneous material of fascism abroad while combating ra- World War II ended in September on the bill under consideration. cial segregation at home. The 1945, and after the conclusion of the The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there Tuskegee Airmen enlisted as America’s war, Oliver Goodall moved to southern objection to the request of the gen- first African American military pilots California and took a job with the U.S. tleman from Oklahoma? at a time when segregation infused Postal Service where he worked until There was no objection. both the armed services and much of he retired. He was an active member of Mr. LANKFORD. I yield myself such the country. The Tuskegee Airmen ex- the community, serving as fund-raising time as I may consume. hibited commendable spirit and will in chairman of the Tuskegee Airmen Mr. Speaker, H.R. 1975, introduced by serving their country with extraor- Foundation Scholarship Fund, which the gentleman from California (Mr. dinary courage and sacrifice even as assists financially disadvantaged and SCHIFF), would designate the facility of their every achievement was met with deserving students interested in the the United States Postal Service lo- criticism or obstruction. fields of aviation, aerospace and cated at 281 East Colorado Boulevard in In June 1941, the Tuskegee program science to achieve academic success. In Pasadena, California, as the ‘‘First officially began with the formation of 1961, he bought a home in Altadena, Lieutenant Oliver Goodall Post Office the 99th Fighter Squadron at the where he lived until he passed away in Building.’’ The bill was introduced on Tuskegee Institute in Alabama. The October of 2010. May 24 and was reported out of the first class graduated in 1942, and the I urge my colleagues to support H.R. Committee on Oversight and Govern- program would eventually graduate 994 1975 to designate the post office as the ment Reform on June 22. pilots, many of whom would go on to ‘‘First Lieutenant Oliver Goodall Post Oliver Goodall was born May 28, 1922. serve with valor in the war efforts in Office Building.’’ This legislation is a After the United States entered World Europe. small but fitting way to honor the leg- War II, he joined the United States Goodall entered the service at acy of Oliver Goodall and of the other Army Air Corps at Tuskegee, Alabama, Tuskegee in February 1943. In October Tuskegee Airmen who bravely stood by

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Is there John was a patriotic American who Club, the DODO Chapter in Chicago. I objection to the request of the gen- took pride in his island and his wear it whenever I get a chance in tleman from Oklahoma? Chamorro heritage. After graduating honor of Lieutenant Goodall and his There was no objection. from high school, he quickly enlisted fellow Tuskegee Airmen. Mr. LANKFORD. I yield myself such in the Marine Corps and completed I urge the passage of this measure, time as I may consume. basic training at the Marine Corps and I yield back the balance of my Mr. Speaker, H.R. 1843, introduced by Depot in San Diego. He was subse- time. the gentlelady from Guam (Ms. quently deployed to Vietnam where he Mr. LANKFORD. Mr. Speaker, this is BORDALLO), would designate the facil- served with the Fleet Logistics Com- a worthy man to be able to honor—a ity of the United States Postal Service mand in support of the 1st and 3rd Ma- life that served many people and a life located at 489 Army Drive in rine Divisions. When he completed his that stood up and made a real dif- Barrigada, Guam, as the ‘‘John tour in Vietnam, John was assigned to ference, so I urge the Members to sup- Pangelinan Gerber Post Office Build- the Bravo Company at Marine Bar- port the passage of H.R. 1975. ing.’’ The bill was introduced on May racks Guam, where he remained until I yield back the balance of my time. 11, and was reported from the Com- he was honorably discharged as a cor- The SPEAKER pro tempore. The mittee on Oversight and Government poral on June 3, 1975. question is on the motion offered by Reform on June 22—and I look forward Following his service in the Marine the gentleman from Oklahoma (Mr. to hearing the gentlelady say the name Corps, John worked as a radio disc LANKFORD) that the House suspend the correctly. jockey. His show, ‘‘Wireless Rock,’’ was rules and pass the bill, H.R. 1975. Sergeant John Gerber was born on the most popular of its time on Guam. The question was taken. May 31, 1951, in Ordot, Guam. He was He opened the Wireless Rock Music The SPEAKER pro tempore. In the not only known for serving in the Ma- Box, a record store in Guam’s capital opinion of the Chair, two-thirds being rine Corps during the Vietnam war, but city of Hagatna, and later established a in the affirmative, the ayes have it. also for his hospitality and assistance charter boat tour company. He led Mr. LANKFORD. Mr. Speaker, I ob- towards his fellow marines in later tourists through the island’s best fish- ject to the vote on the ground that a years. During Operation Desert Storm, ing and dive spots, making him one of quorum is not present and make the Sergeant Gerber assisted our troops by the pioneers of what is now recognized point of order that a quorum is not offering to host any individual or group as ‘‘culture-based eco-tourism’’ on present. associated with the 3rd Marine Divi- Guam. John then attended the Univer- The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- sion who was en route to the Middle sity of Guam where he received a de- ant to clause 8 of rule XX and the East. His offer was accepted by many gree in public administration. The ma- Chair’s prior announcement, further marines, and over time, nearly 20,000 rines, however, were never, ever far proceedings on this motion will be marines had visited him. from his mind. postponed. Later in life, Sergeant Gerber led a In 1992, John joined the Guam Chap- The point of no quorum is considered campaign to rename Route 1 in Guam ter of the 3rd Marine Division Associa- withdrawn. from ‘‘Marine Drive’’ to ‘‘Marine Corps tion, and devoted his time to helping f Drive’’ to recognize the 1,548 marines his fellow marines and veterans. He JOHN PANGELINAN GERBER POST who had lost their lives and the 6,000 strove to promote and preserve the OFFICE BUILDING marines who were wounded during the story of the 3rd Marine Division to me- Mr. LANKFORD. Mr. Speaker, I Liberation of Guam. In 2008, he estab- morialize its role in the War in the Pa- move to suspend the rules and pass the lished the Pacific War Museum on cific and particularly with regard to bill (H.R. 1843) to designate the facility Guam to display World War II memora- the Liberation of Guam during World of the United States Postal Service lo- bilia and educate the public on the War War II. John extended this generosity to ac- cated at 489 Army Drive in Barrigada, in the Pacific. As a result of his dedication in edu- tive duty marines and servicemembers Guam, as the ‘‘John Pangelinan Gerber cating citizens on Marine Corps his- who visited Guam on temporary duty Post Office Building’’. The Clerk read the title of the bill. tory, Sergeant Gerber was the 2011 re- or other deployments. With help from The text of the bill is as follows: cipient of the Colonel John H. the Guam Chamber of Commerce’s Armed Services Committee and other H.R. 1843 Magruder Award. Sadly, he received the award following his death in 2010 at veteran organizations on the island, Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Rep- resentatives of the United States of America in just 58 years old. He is survived by his John hosted numerous fiestas at his Congress assembled, wife, Mel, and his four children. home in Ordot, welcoming more than SECTION 1. JOHN PANGELINAN GERBER POST Mr. Speaker, I urge all Members to 20,000 marines, sailors, soldiers, air- OFFICE BUILDING. join me in support of this bill. men, and guests to partake in the (a) DESIGNATION.—The facility of the I reserve the balance of my time. Chamorro culture and hospitality. United States Postal Service located at 489 Mr. DAVIS of Illinois. It is my pleas- His home, which became known as Army Drive in Barrigada, Guam, shall be ure now to yield such time as she may Gerber’s Ranch, contained his collec- known and designated as the ‘‘John consume to the author of this measure, tion of World War II vehicles, weapons, Pangelinan Gerber Post Office Building’’. the delegate from Guam (Ms. uniforms, and artifacts. These items (b) REFERENCES.—Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, paper, or other BORDALLO). would later be transferred to the Pa- record of the United States to the facility re- Ms. BORDALLO. I thank the chair- cific War Museum, which John estab- ferred to in subsection (a) shall be deemed to man and the ranking member. lished to educate the public about the be a reference to the ‘‘John Pangelinan Ger- I rise today to urge my colleagues to Marine Corps’ role in the Liberation of ber Post Office Building’’. support H.R. 1843, a bill that honors the Guam. John opened the museum to the The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- life and the service of John Vincent public on July 21, 2008, for the 64th an- ant to the rule, the gentleman from Pangelinan Gerber. This bill would re- niversary of the Liberation of Guam. Oklahoma (Mr. LANKFORD) and the gen- name the ‘‘Guam Main Post Office Fa- In 2004, John led the effort to rename tleman from Illinois (Mr. DAVIS) each cility’’ to be the ‘‘John Pangelinan Guam’s main thoroughfare, Route 1, will control 20 minutes. Gerber Post Office Building’’ as a trib- from ‘‘Marine Drive’’ to ‘‘Marine Corps The Chair recognizes the gentleman ute to his tireless work of advocating Drive’’ in order to ensure that the sac- from Oklahoma. for veterans on Guam and for edu- rifices of the marines who liberated

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He left ‘‘Matthew A. Pucino Post Office’’. his wife, Crystal; his parents, Albert manding action—the entire 27 miles The Clerk read the title of the bill. from Andersen Air Force Base to Naval and Kathryn Pucino of Orlando, Flor- The text of the bill is as follows: ida; and his sister, Lisa. Base Guam. In doing so, he rallied sup- H.R. 2062 port for his issue and spurred many Mr. Speaker, I urge all Members to Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Rep- Guam residents to advocate for recog- join me in support of this bill. resentatives of the United States of America in I reserve the balance of my time. nizing those who fought and died for Congress assembled, Mr. DAVIS of Illinois. Mr. Speaker, Guam. SECTION 1. MATTHEW A. PUCINO POST OFFICE. it is my pleasure to yield such time as b 1830 (a) DESIGNATION.—The facility of the he might consume to the author of this On the day after his march, Route 1 United States Postal Service located at 45 measure, Mr. KEATING of Massachu- Meetinghouse Lane in Sagamore Beach, Mas- was officially named Marine Corps setts. sachusetts, shall be known and designated as Mr. KEATING. I thank the gen- Drive. the ‘‘Matthew A. Pucino Post Office’’. tleman for yielding his time. A year after this victory in 2005, the (b) REFERENCES.—Any reference in a law, Department of Defense announced that map, regulation, document, paper, or other I rise today to honor Sergeant Mat- the marines from the 3rd Expedi- record of the United States to the facility re- thew A. Pucino of Sagamore Beach, tionary Force would be relocating from ferred to in subsection (a) shall be deemed to Massachusetts, who lost his life on No- Okinawa, Japan, to Guam. So John, be a reference to the ‘‘Matthew A. Pucino vember 23, 2009, after his vehicle was along with many others on Guam, Post Office’’. struck by an improvised explosive de- viewed this relocation as a home- The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- vice while conducting a mounted patrol coming, and he was the first to defend ant to the rule, the gentleman from in Afghanistan. Sergeant Pucino enlisted in the U.S. the Marine Corps and the strategic im- Oklahoma (Mr. LANKFORD) and the gen- Army in 2002 as a Special Forces can- portance of this realignment. tleman from Illinois (Mr. DAVIS) each Although John will not be able to will control 20 minutes. didate. He went on to complete the greet these marines as he had done for The Chair recognizes the gentleman Special Forces qualification course and so many servicemembers who had vis- from Oklahoma. earned the coveted Green Beret as a Special Forces engineer sergeant. In ited Guam, his legacy will continue GENERAL LEAVE July of 2009, he deployed for the third through his work with our community Mr. LANKFORD. Mr. Speaker, I ask time in support of Operation Enduring and in the Pacific War Museum. unanimous consent that all Members Freedom as a member of the Combined These efforts were recognized this have 5 legislative days within which to Joint Special Operations Task Force in year when the Marine Corps Heritage revise and extend their remarks and to Foundation bestowed on John the Colo- Afghanistan. include extraneous material on the bill Sergeant Pucino was highly deco- nel John H. Magruder Award for his ex- under consideration. cellence in depicting and perpetuating rated, which is a testament not just to The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there his abilities as a soldier, but to his true Marine Corps history. objection to the request of the gen- Mr. Speaker, John Gerber was an ex- character. This includes such honors as tleman from Oklahoma? the Bronze Star Medal, Purple Heart traordinary man whose greatest dream There was no objection. was to ensure that our veterans, those Medal, the Army Commendation Mr. LANKFORD. I yield myself such Medal, the Army Good Conduct Medal, who made the greatest sacrifices for time as I may consume. our country, would not be forgotten. the National Defense Service Medal, Mr. Speaker, H.R. 2062 was intro- the Iraq Campaign Medal, Global War Renaming the Guam main post office duced by the gentleman from Massa- facility will serve as a permanent trib- on Terrorism Service Medal, Non- chusetts (Mr. KEATING). It would des- commissioned Officer Professional De- ute to his legacy. I urge my colleagues ignate the facility of the United States to cast their vote to support this bill. velopment Ribbon, Army Service Rib- Postal Service located at 45 Meeting- bon, NATO Medal, Combat Infantry- Mr. DAVIS of Illinois. I want to house Lane in Sagamore Beach, Massa- thank the gentlelady for her introduc- man Badge, Parachutist Badge, and the chusetts, as the Matthew A. Pucino Special Forces Tab. tion of this measure. I urge its passage. Post Office. The bill was reported from I yield back the balance of our time. In tribute to Sergeant Pucino’s ulti- the Committee on Oversight and Gov- Mr. LANKFORD. Mr. Speaker, I join mate sacrifice for our country, I have ernment Reform on June 22. the others that have already stood be- joined with my colleagues in the Mas- Matthew Pucino, a United States fore you to support the passage of H.R. sachusetts delegation in introducing Army Special Forces soldier, born in 1843, and I yield back the balance of my H.R. 2062 to designate the facility of Hudson, Massachusetts, was killed in time. the United States Postal Service lo- The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Afghanistan on November 23, 2009, cated at 45 Meetinghouse Lane in Saga- question is on the motion offered by when his vehicle struck an improvised more Beach, Massachusetts, as the the gentleman from Oklahoma (Mr. explosive device. Matthew A. Pucino Post Office. LANKFORD) that the House suspend the Matthew enlisted in the United I respectfully urge all of my col- rules and pass the bill, H.R. 1843. States Army in 2002 as a Special Forces leagues to vote in favor of this legisla- The question was taken. candidate and went on to earn the tion in honor of Sergeant Pucino—a The SPEAKER pro tempore. In the Green Beret as an engineer sergeant. hero, not just to the citizens of Massa- opinion of the Chair, two-thirds being Matthew was conducting a combat pa- chusetts, but to all Americans. in the affirmative, the ayes have it. trol in eastern Afghanistan near the Mr. DAVIS of Illinois. Mr. Speaker, I Mr. LANKFORD. Mr. Speaker, I ob- Pakistani border when his all-terrain commend the gentleman from Massa- ject to the vote on the ground that a vehicle was struck. chusetts on this very thoughtful meas- quorum is not present and make the He was an intelligence sergeant with ure, I urge its passage, and I yield back point of order that a quorum is not the 20th Special Forces Group, and he the balance of my time. present. had been on his second deployment. He Mr. LANKFORD. I join with the gen- The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- had also served in Iraq with the 5th tleman to urge all Members to pass ant to clause 8 of rule XX and the Special Forces Group. As a result of his H.R. 2062, and I yield back the balance Chair’s prior announcement, further bravery in his first deployment in Iraq, of my time. proceedings on this motion will be Matthew was awarded the Purple The SPEAKER pro tempore. The postponed. Heart, Bronze Star, Army Commenda- question is on the motion offered by

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In response to President Reagan’s tax ject to the vote on the ground that a In the 1960s, Mr. Heftel began his ca- cut proposal, Representative Heftel quorum is not present and make the reer in Hawaii when he started Heftel said, ‘‘I cannot support a tax proposal point of order that a quorum is not Broadcasting and took over the KGMB which would benefit me so much more present. television station. In 1976, Mr. Heftel than those of my constituents who The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- ran for Congress, won five consecutive earn less than $30,000 a year.’’ Similar ant to clause 8 of rule XX and the terms and then resigned from Congress statements are being made today. This Chair’s prior announcement, further in 1986 to run for Governor, but was de- is what defined Cecil Heftel both as a proceedings on this motion will be feated in the primary. Member of Congress and a person from postponed. Mr. Heftel returned to the broad- Hawaii. The point of no quorum is considered casting business until 2004. He then re- In 1983, Representative Heftel was in- withdrawn. turned to his community to serve as a volved in a car crash near the Lincoln member of the board of education. f Memorial which left him with severe Cecil Heftel died February 4, 2010, at CECIL L. HEFTEL POST OFFICE the age of 85. His service to the Hono- injuries. The accident occurred before BUILDING lulu community will never be forgot- cars were legally required to have air- Mr. LANKFORD. Mr. Speaker, I ten. I urge my colleagues to support bags. This experience helped shape move to suspend the rules and pass the the passage of the bill. Representative Heftel’s view of govern- bill (H.R. 2149) to designate the facility With that, I reserve the balance of ment regulation and the private sector. of the United States Postal Service lo- my time. Remember where he came from, a very successful businessman. After the acci- cated at 4354 Pahoa Avenue in Hono- b 1840 lulu, Hawaii, as the ‘‘Cecil L. Heftel dent, Representative Heftel unsuccess- Post Office Building’’. Mr. DAVIS of Illinois. It is my pleas- fully filed suit against General Motors, The Clerk read the title of the bill. ure to yield such time as she might blaming his accident on faulty breaks The text of the bill is as follows: consume to the gentlewoman from Ha- in his Oldsmobile. It is important to H.R. 2149 waii (Ms. HANABUSA), the author of this note that after the accident, he re- Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Rep- measure. ceived a letter saying there may be resentatives of the United States of America in Ms. HANABUSA. I thank the gen- something wrong with his brakes. Congress assembled, tleman for yielding, and I thank the Though Representative Heftel, as a SECTION 1. CECIL L. HEFTEL POST OFFICE ranking member for affirmatively businessman, probably was not in favor BUILDING. looking upon H.R. 2149. of regulations, it is important to note (a) DESIGNATION.—The facility of the Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize that in the 99th Congress, he intro- United States Postal Service located at 4354 the tremendous career of the late Rep- duced legislation that would provide Pahoa Avenue in Honolulu, Hawaii, shall be resentative Cecil L. Heftel. H.R. 2149 is known and designated as the ‘‘Cecil L. Heftel criminal penalties for manufacturers a bill which designates the facility of who failed to notify owners of motor Post Office Building’’. the United States Postal Service lo- (b) REFERENCES.—Any reference in a law, vehicle safety defects, something that map, regulation, document, paper, or other cated at 4354 Pahoa Avenue in Hono- we have all come to expect and are pro- record of the United States to the facility re- lulu, Hawaii, as the Cecil L. Heftel tected by today. This shows you who ferred to in subsection (a) shall be deemed to Post Office Building. Representative Heftel was and the fact Representative Heftel was a very un- be a reference to the ‘‘Cecil L. Heftel Post that he always placed the public, the Office Building’’. usual person and a very accomplished people, and his constituents first. He man. He was known for his prowess in The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- went through his service here in the building radio and television broad- ant to the rule, the gentleman from Congress displaying this kind of inde- casting stations in Hawaii. Many of us Oklahoma (Mr. LANKFORD) and the gen- pendence and courage, looking to these grew up in Hawaii with his creations, tleman from Illinois (Mr. DAVIS) each important issues. will control 20 minutes. like ‘‘Checkers and Pogo,’’ which was The Chair recognizes the gentleman the most popular children’s show; J. I want to say that on a personal note, from Oklahoma. Akuheab Pupule, one of the most pop- I was able to meet Mr. Heftel in the year 2004. It was at a dinner event GENERAL LEAVE ular radio personalities; and the leg- where, actually, I met his daughter Mr. LANKFORD. I ask unanimous ends themselves, who still rule our air- Susan first. And when we spoke of her consent that all Members may have 5 waves in the show of ‘‘Perry & Price,’’ father, she told me, I think my dad legislative days within which to revise Michael W. Perry and my good friend would like to meet you. So we sat at and extend their remarks and include Coach Larry Price. They still are the dinner first and had several meetings extraneous material on the bill under first and the highest-ranking radio after that. And he told me about his consideration. shows in Hawaii. experiences in Congress. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there Cecil Heftel was elected to the 95th objection to the request of the gen- Congress to represent the First Con- But more important than that, he tleman from Oklahoma? gressional District of Hawaii. While in shared with me his passion for edu- There was no objection. Washington, Representative Heftel’s cation and how he believed that he still Mr. LANKFORD. I yield myself such first assignment was to the Education had it in him to come and make change time as I may consume. and Labor Committee and, ironically, in the education system in Hawaii. Mr. Speaker, H.R. 2149, introduced by the Post Office and Civil Service Com- So in that same year, at the age of 80, the gentlelady by Hawaii (Ms. mittee. Representative Heftel was re- Cecil Heftel was successfully elected to HANABUSA), would designate the facil- elected four times, serving for a total the State Board of Education for the ity of the United States Postal Service of five terms in this body. During the Oahu-at-large seat, and there he served located at 4354 Pahoa Avenue in Hono- 96th Congress, Representative Heftel for 4 years, making an effort to leave lulu, Hawaii, as the Cecil L. Heftel was elected to the Ways and Means his mark on education, as he did as a Post Office Building. Committee where he stayed until his Member of Congress and also as the This bill was introduced on June 13 resignation in 1986 to run for Governor greatest communications person we and was reported from the Committee of our beautiful State of Hawaii. will see in the State of Hawaii. on Oversight and Government Reform While in office, Representative Heftel Mr. Speaker, I urge my colleagues to on June 22. sponsored 160 bills, and it is important support H.R. 2149, naming the facility

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Heftel to ask, Who was Cecil L. Heftel? ant to clause 8 of rule XX, proceedings f And I believe that when they learn his will now resume on H.R. 2548. story and they see how he served in The unfinished business is the ques- this body and how over time his experi- REPORT ON RESOLUTION WAIVING tion on suspending the rules and pass- ences shaped his legislation, legislation REQUIREMENT OF CLAUSE 6(a) ing the bill (H.R. 2548) to designate the that we may not have thought that OF RULE XIII WITH RESPECT TO facility of the United States Postal would be something he would have sup- CONSIDERATION OF CERTAIN Service located at 6310 North Univer- ported, and how he put his constituents RESOLUTIONS sity Street in Peoria, Illinois, as the first, and also his genius, his absolute Mr. SESSIONS, from the Committee ‘‘Charles ‘Chip’ Lawrence Chan Post genius in communications and his cre- on Rules, submitted a privileged report Office Building’’. ation of all the legends over time, that (Rept. No. 112–185) on the resolution (H. The Clerk read the title of the bill. they will be inspired, and that among Res. 382) waiving a requirement of The SPEAKER pro tempore. The them, one day, we may see another clause 6(a) of rule XIII with respect to question is on the motion offered by Cecil L. Heftel. consideration of certain resolutions re- the gentleman from Oklahoma (Mr. Mr. DAVIS of Illinois. Mr. Speaker, I ported from the Committee on Rules, LANKFORD) that the House suspend the commend the gentlelady for her intro- which was referred to the House Cal- rules and pass the bill. duction of this very thoughtful meas- endar and ordered to be printed. ure, I urge its passage, and yield back The question was taken; and (two- the balance of my time. thirds being in the affirmative) the f Mr. LANKFORD. Mr. Speaker, I urge rules were suspended and the bill was all Members to support the passage of passed. SENATE BILLS REFERRED H.R. 2149, and I also yield back the bal- A motion to reconsider was laid on Bills of the Senate of the following ance of my time. the table. titles were taken from the Speaker’s Ms. HIRONO. Mr. Speaker, I rise in support f table and, under the rule, referred as of Congresswoman HANABUSA’s bill to des- follows: ignate the post office in the neighborhood of RECESS S. 1188. An act to require the purchase of Kahala in Honolulu as the Cecil L. Heftel Post The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- domestically made flags of the United States Office Building. ant to clause 12(a) of rule I, the Chair of America for use by the Federal Govern- Cec Heftel, as he was known to everyone in declares the House in recess subject to ment, Committee on Oversight and Govern- Hawaii, is remembered for his keen business the call of the Chair. ment Reform. S. Con. Res. 26. Concurrent resolution sup- sense, his pursuit of excellence as a broad- Accordingly (at 6 o’clock and 50 min- caster, and his decade of service representing porting the goals and ideals of the designa- utes p.m.), the House stood in recess tion of the year of 2011 as the International Hawaii’s 1st Congressional District. He passed subject to the call of the Chair. away in February 2010. Year for People of African Descent, Com- In looking over the legislation that Con- f mittee on Financial Services. gressman Heftel introduced during his tenure, b 2354 f I was interested to see that he introduced for- ward-looking bills to provide incentives for re- AFTER RECESS BILL PRESENTED TO THE newable energy and to establish a com- The recess having expired, the House PRESIDENT prehensive research and development pro- was called to order by the Speaker pro Karen L. Haas, Clerk of the House re- gram for domestic hydrogen fuel capability. He tempore (Ms. FOXX) at 11 o’clock and 54 ports that on June 28, 2011 she pre- also introduced legislation to restore the war- minutes p.m. sented to the President of the United time recognition to the Filipino veterans of f States, for his approval, the following World War II to entitle them to the benefits bill. they earned. The Congress finally acted on IMPACT OF INSURED DEPOSITORY H.R. 2279. To amend the Internal Revenue this issue in 2009, giving these veterans a INSTITUTION FAILURES Code of 1986 to extend the funding and ex- measure of long-awaited justice. penditure authority of the Airport and Air- I am sure that the naming of the post office The SPEAKER pro tempore. The un- finished business is the question on way Trust Fund, to amend title 49, United in Cec’s memory in the community where he States Code, to extend the airport improve- lived means a great deal to his widow, Re- suspending the rules and passing the ment program, and for other purposes. becca Heftel, his children, grandchildren, and bill (H.R. 2056) to instruct the Inspec- his many friends, former colleagues, and em- tor General of the Federal Deposit In- f surance Corporation to study the im- ployees. ADJOURNMENT The SPEAKER pro tempore. The pact of insured depository institution question is on the motion offered by failures, and for other purposes, as Mr. SESSIONS. Madam Speaker, I the gentleman from Oklahoma (Mr. amended. move that the House do now adjourn. LANKFORD) that the House suspend the The Clerk read the title of the bill. The motion was agreed to; accord- rules and pass the bill, H.R. 2149. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The ingly (at 11 o’clock and 56 minutes The question was taken; and (two- question is on the motion offered by p.m.), the House adjourned until to- thirds being in the affirmative)h the the gentleman from Georgia (Mr. morrow, Friday, July 29, 2011, at 9 a.m. EXPENDITURE REPORTS CONCERNING OFFICIAL FOREIGN TRAVEL Reports concerning the foreign currencies and U.S. dollars utilized for Speaker-Authorized Official Travel during the second and third quarters of 2011 pursuant to Public Law 91–384 are as follows:

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Date Per diem 1 Transportation Other purposes Total U.S. dollar U.S. dollar U.S. dollar U.S. dollar Name of Member or employee Country Foreign equivalent Foreign equivalent Foreign equivalent Foreign equivalent Arrival Departure currency or U.S. currency or U.S. currency or U.S. currency or U.S. currency 2 currency 2 currency 2 currency 2

Hon. David Dreier ...... 6/04 6/07 Georgia ...... 894.00 ...... Milair3 ...... 894.00 Hon. David Price ...... 6/04 6/07 Georgia ...... 737.00 ...... Milair3 ...... 737.00 Hon. Susan Davis ...... 6/04 6/07 Georgia ...... 894.00 ...... Milair3 ...... 894.00 Hon. Brad Miller ...... 6/04 6/07 Georgia ...... 894.00 ...... Milair3 ...... 894.00 Rachael Leman ...... 6/04 6/07 Georgia ...... 894.00 ...... Milair3 ...... 894.00 John Lis ...... 6/04 6/07 Georgia ...... 894.00 ...... Milair3 ...... 894.00 Asher Hildebrand ...... 6/04 6/07 Georgia ...... 794.00 ...... Milair3 ...... 794.00 Hon. David Dreier ...... 6/07 6/08 Ukraine ...... 355.25 ...... Milair3 ...... 355.25 Hon. David Price ...... 6/07 6/08 Ukraine ...... 355.25 ...... Milair3 ...... 355.25 Hon. Susan Davis ...... 6/07 6/08 Ukraine ...... 355.25 ...... Milair3 ...... 355.25 Hon. Brad Miller ...... 6/07 6/08 Ukraine ...... 355.25 ...... Milair3 ...... 355.25 Rachel Leman ...... 6 /07 6 /08 Ukraine ...... 355.25 ...... Milair3 ...... 355.25 John Lis ...... 6/07 6/08 Ukraine ...... 355.25 ...... Milair3 ...... 355.25 Asher Hildebrand ...... 6/07 6/08 Ukraine ...... 355.25 ...... Milair3 ...... 355.25 Hon. David Dreier ...... 6/08 6/09 Kyrgyzstan ...... 317.00 ...... Milair3 ...... 317.00 Hon. David Price ...... 6/08 6/09 Kyrgyzstan ...... 317.00 ...... Milair3 ...... 317.00 Hon. Susan Davis ...... 6/08 6/09 Kyrgyzstan ...... 317.00 ...... Milair3 ...... 317.00 Hon. Brad Miller ...... 6/08 6/09 Kyrgyzstan ...... 317.00 ...... Milair3 ...... 317.00 Rachel Leman ...... 6 /08 6 /09 Kyrgyzstan ...... 317.00 ...... Milair3 ...... 317.00 John Lis ...... 6/08 6/09 Kyrgyzstan ...... 317.00 ...... Milair3 ...... 317.00 Asher Hildebrand ...... 6/08 6/09 Kyrgyzstan ...... 317.00 ...... Milair3 ...... 317.00 Hon. David Dreier ...... 6/09 6/11 Mongolia ...... 332.00 ...... Milair3 ...... 332.00 Hon. David Price ...... 6/09 6/11 Mongolia ...... 226.00 ...... Milair3 ...... 226.00 Hon. Susan Davis ...... 6/09 6/11 Mongolia ...... 332.00 ...... Milair3 ...... 332.00 Hon. Brad Miller ...... 6/09 6/11 Mongolia ...... 332.00 ...... Milair3 ...... 332.00 Rachel Leman ...... 6 /09 6 /11 Mongolia ...... 332.00 ...... Milair3 ...... 332.00 John Lis ...... 6/09 6/11 Mongolia ...... 332.00 ...... Milair3 ...... 332.00 Asher Hildebrand ...... 6/09 6/11 Mongolia ...... 226.00 ...... Milair3 ...... 226.00

Committee total ...... 12,818.74

1 Per diem constitutes lodging and meals. 2 If foreign currency is used, enter U.S. dollar equivalent; if U.S. currency is used, enter amount expended. 3 Military air transportation. HON. DAVID DREIER, JULY 13, 2011.

REPORT OF EXPENDITURES FOR OFFICIAL FOREIGN TRAVEL, DELEGATION TO DENMARK, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, EXPENDED BETWEEN JULY 3 AND JULY 5, 2011

Date Per diem 1 Transportation Other purposes Total U.S. dollar U.S. dollar U.S. dollar U.S. dollar Name of Member or employee Country Foreign equivalent Foreign equivalent Foreign equivalent Foreign equivalent Arrival Departure currency or U.S. currency or U.S. currency or U.S. currency or U.S. currency 2 currency 2 currency 2 currency 2

Hon. Steny Hoyer ...... 7 /03 7 /05 Denmark ...... 1,029.50 ...... 10,898.80 ...... 11,928.30 Mariah Sixkiller ...... 7 /03 7 /05 Denmark ...... 1,029.50 ...... 10,898.80 ...... 11,928.30

Committee total ...... 23,856.60

1 Per diem constitutes lodging and meals. 2 If foreign currency is used, enter U.S. dollar equivalent; if U.S. currency is used, enter amount expended. HON. STENY H. HOYER, July 18, 2011.

REPORT OF EXPENDITURES FOR OFFICIAL FOREIGN TRAVEL, DELEGATION TO COLOMBIA, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, EXPENDED BETWEEN APR. 18 AND APR. 20, 2011

Date Per diem 1 Transportation Other purposes Total U.S. dollar U.S. dollar U.S. dollar U.S. dollar Name of Member or employee Country Foreign equivalent Foreign equivalent Foreign equivalent Foreign equivalent Arrival Departure currency or U.S. currency or U.S. currency or U.S. currency or U.S. currency 2 currency 2 currency 2 currency 2

Hon. Steny Hoyer ...... 4 /18 4 /20 Colombia ...... 764.00 ...... (3) ...... 764.00 John Hughes ...... 4/18 4/20 Colombia ...... 764.00 ...... (3) ...... 764.00

Committee total ...... 1,528.00

1 Per diem constitutes lodging and meals. 2 If foreign currency is used, enter U.S. dollar equivalent; if U.S. currency is used, enter amount expended. 3 Military air transportation. HON. STENY H. HOYER, July 22, 2011.

REPORT OF EXPENDITURES FOR OFFICIAL FOREIGN TRAVEL, COMMITTEE ON THE BUDGET, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, EXPENDED BETWEEN APR. 1 AND JUNE 30, 2011

Date Per diem 1 Transportation Other purposes Total U.S. dollar U.S. dollar U.S. dollar U.S. dollar Name of Member or employee Country Foreign equivalent Foreign equivalent Foreign equivalent Foreign equivalent Arrival Departure currency or U.S. currency or U.S. currency or U.S. currency or U.S. currency 2 currency 2 currency 2 currency 2

Hon. Rob Woodall ...... 6 /04 6 /05 Kuwait ...... 432.05 ...... (3) ...... 432.05 6/05 6/06 Iraq ...... 0.00 ...... (3) ...... 6/06 6/07 Pakistan ...... 81.00 ...... (3) ...... 81.00 6/07 6/09 Afghanistan ...... 28.00 ...... (3) ...... 28.00 6/09 6/10 Germany ...... 123.00 ...... (3) ...... 123.00

Committee total ...... 664.05 ...... 664.05

1 Per diem constitutes lodging and meals. 2 If foreign currency is used, enter U.S. dollar equivalent; if U.S. currency is used, enter amount expended. 3 Military air transportation. HON. PAUL RYAN, Chairman, July 13, 2011.

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Date Per diem 1 Transportation Other purposes Total U.S. dollar U.S. dollar U.S. dollar U.S. dollar Name of Member or employee Country Foreign equivalent Foreign equivalent Foreign equivalent Foreign equivalent Arrival Departure currency or U.S. currency or U.S. currency or U.S. currency or U.S. currency 2 currency 2 currency 2 currency 2

Hon. Richard Nugent ...... 6/04 6/05 Kuwait ...... 456.15 ...... (3) ...... 456.15 6/05 6/06 Iraq ...... 0.00 ...... (3) ...... 6/06 6/07 Pakistan ...... 91.80 ...... (3) ...... 91.80 6/07 6/09 Afghanistan ...... 39.06 ...... (3) ...... 39.06 6/09 6/10 Germany ...... 189.82 ...... (3) ...... 189.82 Committee total ...... 776.83 ...... 776.83 1 Per diem constitutes lodging and meals. 2 If foreign currency is used, enter U.S. dollar equivalent; if U.S. currency is used, enter amount expended. 3 Military air transportation. HON. DANIEL E. LUNGREN, Chairman, July 27, 2011.

REPORT OF EXPENDITURES FOR OFFICIAL FOREIGN TRAVEL, COMMITTEE ON THE JUDICIARY, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, EXPENDED BETWEEN APR. 1 AND JUNE 30, 2011

Date Per diem 1 Transportation Other purposes Total U.S. dollar U.S. dollar U.S. dollar U.S. dollar Name of Member or employee Country Foreign equivalent Foreign equivalent Foreign equivalent Foreign equivalent Arrival Departure currency or U.S. currency or U.S. currency or U.S. currency or U.S. currency 2 currency 2 currency 2 currency 2

Hon. Louie Gohmert ...... 6/06 6/09 Philippines ...... 630.00 ...... (3) ...... 630.00 6/09 6/10 Qatar ...... 296.00 ...... (3) ...... 296.00 6/10 6/11 Kuwait ...... 83.00 ...... (3) ...... 83.00 6/11 6/13 Turkey ...... 207.00 ...... (3) ...... 207.00 Committee total ...... 1,216.00 ...... 1,216.00 1 Per diem constitutes lodging and meals. 2 If foreign currency is used, enter U.S. dollar equivalent; if U.S. currency is used, enter amount expended. 3 Military air transportation. HON. LAMAR SMITH, Chairman, July 20, 2011.

REPORT OF EXPENDITURES FOR OFFICIAL FOREIGN TRAVEL, COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION AND INFRASTRUCTURE, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, EXPENDED BETWEEN APR. 1 AND JUNE 30, 2011

Date Per diem 1 Transportation Other purposes Total U.S. dollar U.S. dollar U.S. dollar U.S. dollar Name of Member or employee Country Foreign equivalent Foreign equivalent Foreign equivalent Foreign equivalent Arrival Departure currency or U.S. currency or U.S. currency or U.S. currency or U.S. currency 2 currency 2 currency 2 currency 2

Hon. Nick Rahall ...... 4/02 4/04 Egypt ...... 410.50 ...... 6,925.90 ...... 7,336.40 Hon. John Duncan ...... 4/21 4/23 Beijing ...... 632.00 ...... (3) ...... 632.00 Hon. Tim Holden ...... 4/21 4/23 Beijing ...... 632.00 ...... (3) ...... 632.00 Hon. Eddie Bernice Johnson ...... 4/21 4/23 Beijing ...... 632.00 ...... (3) ...... 632.00 Hon. Dan Lipinski ...... 4/21 4/23 Beijing ...... 632.00 ...... (3) ...... 632.00 Jimmy Miller ...... 4 /21 4 /23 Beijing ...... 632.00 ...... (3) ...... 632.00 John Anderson ...... 4/21 4/23 Beijing ...... 632.00 ...... (3) ...... 632.00 Ryan Seiger ...... 4/21 4/23 Beijing ...... 632.00 ...... (3) ...... 632.00 Joseph Wender ...... 4/21 4/23 Beijing ...... 632.00 ...... (3) ...... 632.00 Caroline Califf ...... 4/21 4/23 Beijing ...... 632.00 ...... (3) ...... 632.00 Hon. John Duncan ...... 4/23 4/25 Hong Kong ...... 878.00 ...... (3) ...... 878.00 Hon. Tim Holden ...... 4/23 4/25 Hong Kong ...... 878.00 ...... (3) ...... 878.00 Hon. Eddie Bernice Johnson ...... 4/23 4/25 Hong Kong ...... 878.00 ...... (3) ...... 878.00 Hon. Dan Lipinski ...... 4/23 4/25 Hong Kong ...... 878.00 ...... (3) ...... 878.00 Jimmy Miller ...... 4 /23 4 /25 Hong Kong ...... 878.00 ...... (3) ...... 878.00 John Anderson ...... 4/23 4/25 Hong Kong ...... 878.00 ...... (3) ...... 878.00 Ryan Seiger ...... 4/23 4/25 Hong Kong ...... 878.00 ...... (3) ...... 878.00 Joseph Wender ...... 4/23 4/25 Hong Kong ...... 878.00 ...... (3) ...... 878.00 Caroline Califf ...... 4/23 4/25 Hong Kong ...... 878.00 ...... (3) ...... 878.00 Jimmy Miller ...... 4 /25 4 /27 Seoul, Korea ...... 700.00 ...... (3) ...... 700.00 John Anderson ...... 4/25 4/27 Seoul, Korea ...... 700.00 ...... (3) ...... 700.00 Ryan Seiger ...... 4/25 4/27 Seoul, Korea ...... 700.00 ...... (3) ...... 700.00 Joseph Wender ...... 4/25 4/27 Seoul, Korea ...... 700.00 ...... (3) ...... 700.00 Caroline Califf ...... 4/25 4/27 Seoul, Korea ...... 700.00 ...... (3) ...... 700.00 Hon. John Duncan ...... 4/25 4/27 Seoul, Korea ...... 700.00 ...... (3) ...... 700.00 Hon. Tim Holden ...... 4/25 4/27 Seoul, Korea ...... 700.00 ...... (3) ...... 700.00 Hon. Eddie Bernice Johnson ...... 4/25 4/27 Seoul, Korea ...... 700.00 ...... (3) ...... 700.00 Hon. Dan Lipinski ...... 4/25 4/27 Seoul, Korea ...... 700.00 ...... (3) ...... 700.00 Committee total ...... 20,300.50 ...... 6,925.90 ...... 27,226.40 1 Per diem constitutes lodging and meals. 2 If foreign currency is used, enter U.S. dollar equivalent; if U.S. currency is used, enter amount expended. 3 Military air transportation. h HON. JOHN L. MICA, Chairman, July 18, 2011.

EXECUTIVE COMMUNICATIONS, July 7, 2011, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); ment New Source Review Rules [EPA-R05- ETC. to the Committee on Agriculture. OAR-2010-1002; FRL-9430-7] received July 7, 2632. A letter from the Director, Regu- Under clause 2 of rule XIV, executive 2011, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the latory Management Division, Environmental Committee on Energy and Commerce. communications were taken from the Protection Agency, transmitting the Agen- Speaker’s table and referred as follows: cy’s final rule — Maneb; Tolerance Actions 2634. A letter from the Director, Regu- 2631. A letter from the Director, Regu- [EPA-HQ-OPP-2010-0327; FRL-8878-6] received latory Management Division, Environmental latory Management Division, Environmental July 7, 2011, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); Protection Agency, transmitting the Agen- Protection Agency, transmitting the Agen- to the Committee on Agriculture. cy’s final rule — Approval and Promulgation cy’s final rule—2-Propenoic acid, 2-methyl-, 2633. A letter from the Director, Regu- of Air Quality Implementation Plan; New phenylmethyl ester, polymer with 2-prope- latory Management Division, Environmental Jersey and New York; Final Disapproval of Protection Agency, transmitting the Agen- noic acid and sodium 2-methyl-2-[(1-oxo-2- Interstate Transport State Implementation propen-1-yl)amino]-1-propanesulfonate(1:1), cy’s final rule — Approval and Promulgation Plan Revision for the 2006 24-hour PM2.5 peroxydisulfuric acid ([HO)S(O)2]202) sodium of Air Quality Implementation Plans; Indi- salt (1:2)-initiated; Tolerance Exemption ana; Modifications to Indiana Prevention of NAAQS [EPA-R02-OAR-2010-1025; FRL-9436-2] [EPA-HQ-OPP-2011-0327; FRL-8878-4] received Significant Deterioration and Non-attain- received July 7, 2011, pursuant to 5 U.S.C.

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A bill to direct the Adminis- Protection Agency, transmitting the Agen- hour PM2.5 NAAQS [EPA-R05-OAR-2009-0805; trator of the Federal Aviation Administra- cy’s final rule — Approval and Promulgation FRL-9435-8] received July 7, 2011, pursuant to tion to issue regulations to reduce helicopter of Air Quality Implementation Plans; Ohio; 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on noise pollution in residential areas of Los Control of Gasoline Volatility; Correction Energy and Commerce. Angeles County, California, and for other [EPA-R05-OAR-2006-0976; FRL-9430-5] re- 2644. A letter from the Director, Regu- purposes; to the Committee on Transpor- ceived July 7, 2011, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. latory Management Division, Environmental tation and Infrastructure. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and Protection Agency, transmitting the Agen- By Ms. ROYBAL-ALLARD (for herself, Commerce. cy’s final rule — Notice of Approval of Outer 2636. A letter from the Director, Regu- Continental Shelf (OCS) Permit Issued to Ms. NORTON, Mr. GRIJALVA, Ms. LEE, latory Management Division, Environmental Cape Wind Associates, LLC (EPA Permit Mr. COHEN, Mrs. MALONEY, and Ms. Protection Agency, transmitting the Agen- Number OCS-R1-01) [A-1-FRL; 9431-8] re- BASS of California): cy’s final rule — Approval and Promulgation ceived July 7, 2011, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. H.R. 2678. A bill to amend the Public of Air Quality Implementation Plans; Ohio; 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and Health Service Act to authorize the Sec- Volatile Organic Compound Reinforced Plas- Commerce. retary of Health and Human Services to tic Composites Production Operations Rule 2645. A letter from the Director, Regu- carry out programs to provide youth in ra- latory Management Division, Environmental [EPA-R05-OAR-2010-0036; FRL-9430-9] re- cial or ethnic minority or immigrant com- Protection Agency, transmitting the Agen- ceived July 7, 2011, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. munities the information and skills needed cy’s final rule — Deferral for CO2 Emissions 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and to reduce teenage pregnancies; to the Com- from Bioenergy and Other Biogenic Sources Commerce. mittee on Energy and Commerce. under the Prevention of Significant Deterio- 2637. A letter from the Director, Regu- By Ms. ESHOO (for herself, Mr. LANCE, ration (PSD) and Title V Programs: Final latory Management Division, Environmental and Mr. COHEN): Rule [EPA-HQ-OAR-2011-0083; FRL-9431-6] Protection Agency, transmitting the Agen- H.R. 2679. A bill to reduce preterm labor (RIN: 2060-AQ79) received July 7, 2011, pursu- cy’s final rule — Approval and Promulgation and delivery and the risk of pregnancy-re- ant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee of Air Quality Implementation Plan; Kansas; lated deaths and complications due to preg- on Energy and Commerce. nancy, and to reduce infant mortality caused Final Disapproval of Interstate Transport 2646. A letter from the Director, Regu- State Implementation Plan Revision for the by prematurity; to the Committee on Energy latory Management Division, Environmental and Commerce. 2006 24-hour PM2.5 NAAQS [EPA-R07-OAR- Protection Agency, transmitting the Agen- 2011-0279; FRL-9436-1] received July 7, 2011, By Mr. FLEMING: cy’s final rule — Determination of Attain- H.R. 2680. A bill to establish a commission pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Com- ment, Approval and Promulgation of Air mittee on Energy and Commerce. to conduct a comprehensive review of Fed- Quality Implementation Plans; Indiana; Cor- eral agencies and programs and to rec- 2638. A letter from the Director, Regu- rection [EPA-R05-OAR-2009-0512; FRL-9430-6] ommend the elimination or realignment of latory Management Division, Environmental received July 7, 2011, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. duplicative, wasteful, or outdated functions, Protection Agency, transmitting the Agen- 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and and for other purposes; to the Committee on cy’s final rule — Approval and Promulgation Commerce. of Air Quality Implementation Plan; Mis- 2647. A letter from the Director, Regu- Oversight and Government Reform, and in souri; Final Disapproval of Interstate Trans- latory Management Division, Environmental addition to the Committee on Rules, for a port State Implementation Plan Revision for Protection Agency, transmitting the Agen- period to be subsequently determined by the the 2006 24-hour PM2.5 NAAQS [EPA-R07- cy’s final rule — Finding of Failure to Sub- Speaker, in each case for consideration of OAR-2011-0215; FRL-9435-9] received July 7, mit Section 110 State Implementation Plans such provisions as fall within the jurisdic- 2011, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the for Interstate Transport for the 2006 National tion of the committee concerned. Committee on Energy and Commerce. Ambient Air Quality Standards for Fine Par- By Mr. SULLIVAN (for himself, Mr. 2639. A letter from the Director, Regu- ticulate Matter [EPA-HQ-OAR-2011-0338; ROSS of Arkansas, Mr. KINZINGER of latory Management Division, Environmental FRL-9435-7] received July 7, 2011, pursuant to Illinois, Mr. LATTA, Mr. WALDEN, Mr. Protection Agency, transmitting the Agen- 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on BARTON of Texas, Mr. CARTER, Mr. cy’s final rule — Approval and Promulgation Energy and Commerce. DENT, Mr. BOREN, and Mr. ALTMIRE): of Implementation Plans; Connecticut, 2648. A letter from the Director, Regu- H.R. 2681. A bill to provide additional time Maine, New Hampshire and Rhode Island; In- latory Management Division, Environmental for the Administrator of the Environmental frastructure SIPs for the 1997 8-Hour Ozone Protection Agency, transmitting the Agen- Protection Agency to issue achievable stand- National Ambient Air Quality Standards cy’s final rule — Finding of Substantial In- ards for cement manufacturing facilities, [EPA-R01-OAR-2008-0639; EPA-R01-OAR-2008- adequacy of Implementation Plan; Call for and for other purposes; to the Committee on 0641; EPA-R01-OAR-2008-00642; EPA-R01-OAR- Iowa State Implementation Plan Revision Energy and Commerce. 2008-0643; A-1-FRL-9431-2] received July 7, [EPA-R07-OAR-2010-1083; FRL-9434-7] re- By Mr. GRIMM (for himself, Mr. 2011, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the ceived July 7, 2011, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. PETERS, Mr. AUSTIN SCOTT of Geor- Committee on Energy and Commerce. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and gia, and Mr. OWENS): 2640. A letter from the Director, Regu- Commerce. H.R. 2682. A bill to provide end user exemp- latory Management Division, Environmental 2649. A letter from the Deputy Director, Of- tions from certain provisions of the Com- Protection Agency, transmitting the Agen- fice of State, Local and Tribal Affairs, Exec- modity Exchange Act and the Securities Ex- cy’s final rule — Approval and Promulgation utive Office Of The President, Office of Na- change Act of 1934, and for other purposes; to of Implementation Plans; State of Kansas tional Drug Control Policy, transmitting the the Committee on Financial Services, and in [EPA-R07-OAR-2011-0304; FRL-9434-3] re- Office of National Drug Control Policy High addition to the Committee on Agriculture, ceived July 7, 2011, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas Program for a period to be subsequently determined 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and Report to Congress June 2011; to the Com- by the Speaker, in each case for consider- Commerce. mittee on the Judiciary. ation of such provisions as fall within the ju- 2641. A letter from the Director, Regu- f risdiction of the committee concerned. latory Management Division, Environmental By Mr. GRIFFIN of Arkansas (for him- REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON Protection Agency, transmitting the Agen- self, Mr. CRAWFORD, Mr. WOMACK, and cy’s final rule — Approval and Promulgation PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS Mr. ROSS of Arkansas): of Implementation Plans; State of Missouri Under clause 2 of rule XIII, reports of H.R. 2683. A bill to require that members of [EPA-R07-OAR-2011-0309; FRL-9429-1] re- committees were delivered to the Clerk the Armed Forces who were killed or wound- ceived July 7, 2011, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. for printing and reference to the proper ed in the attack that occurred at a recruit- 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and calendar, as follows: ing station in Little Rock, Arkansas, on Commerce. June 1, 2009, are treated in the same manner 2642. A letter from the Director, Regu- Mr. SESSIONS: Committee on Rules. as members who are killed or wounded in a latory Management Division, Environmental House Resolution 382. Resolution waiving a combat zone; to the Committee on Armed Protection Agency, transmitting the Agen- requirement of clause 6(a) of rule XIII with Services. cy’s final rule — Approval and Promulgation respect to consideration of certain resolu- By Mr. BOSWELL: of Implementation Plans; State of Nebraska tions reported from the Committee on Rules H.R. 2684. A bill to establish a competitive [EPA-R07-OAR-2011-0310; FRL-9434-4] re- (Rept. 112–185). Referred to the House Cal- pilot program that utilizes community, inno- endar. ceived July 7, 2011, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. vation, and technology to improve physical 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and f fitness education and curriculum in elemen- Commerce. PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS tary schools and secondary schools; to the 2643. A letter from the Director, Regu- Committee on Education and the Workforce. latory Management Division, Environmental Under clause 2 of rule XII, public By Mr. BROOKS (for himself and Mr. Protection Agency, transmitting the Agen- bills and resolutions of the following BACHUS):

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A resolution expressing the Article I, Section 8, Clause 18 of the United By Mr. CROWLEY: sense of the House of Representatives that States Constitution H.R. 2686. A bill to amend part A of title IV strong consideration should be given to the By Mr. SULLIVAN: of the Social Security Act to exclude child role of science education in the educational H.R. 2681. care from the determination of the 5-year accountability system as it works to reau- Congress has the power to enact this legis- limit on assistance under the temporary as- thorize the Elementary and Secondary Edu- lation pursuant to the following: sistance for needy families program, and for cation Act; to the Committee on Education This bill is enacted pursuant to the power other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and the Workforce. granted to Congress under Article I, Section and Means. By Mr. HASTINGS of Florida (for him- 8, Clause 3 of the United States Constitution. By Mr. KINGSTON: self, Ms. JACKSON LEE of Texas, Ms. By Mr. GRIMM: H.R. 2687. A bill to authorize the Secretary SPEIER, Ms. RICHARDSON, Mr. RAN- H.R. 2682. of the Interior to lease certain lands within GEL, Mr. BERMAN, Mr. ELLISON, Mr. Congress has the power to enact this legis- Fort Pulaski National Monument, and for DEUTCH, Mr. CONYERS, Ms. MCCOL- lation pursuant to the following: other purposes; to the Committee on Natural LUM, Ms. NORTON, Mr. THOMPSON of Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 Resources. Mississippi, Mrs. SCHMIDT, Mr. ROHR- By Mr. GRIFFIN of Arkansas: By Mrs. MALONEY (for herself, Ms. ABACHER, Mr. MICHAUD, Mrs. MYRICK, H.R. 2683. BASS of California, Mr. SMITH of New Mr. ROSS of Florida, Ms. BERKLEY, Congress has the power to enact this legis- Jersey, Ms. MOORE, and Mr. STARK): Mr. MCGOVERN, Mr. SIRES, Mr. lation pursuant to the following: H.R. 2688. A bill to amend the Crime Con- GUTIERREZ, Ms. BORDALLO, and Mr. The constitutional authority of Congress trol Act of 1990 to require certification of COHEN): to enact this legislation is provided by Arti- State and law enforcement agency reports H. Res. 379. A resolution condemning the cle I, Section 8 of the United States Con- related to missing children, to require that terror attacks on government buildings in stitution (Clauses 12, 13, 14, 16, and 18), which certain information be provided to individ- Oslo, Norway, and a youth camp on Utoya Is- grants Congress the power to raise and sup- uals reporting a missing child, and for other land, Norway, on July 22, 2011, and for other port an Army; to provide and maintain a purposes; to the Committee on the Judici- purposes; to the Committee on Foreign Af- Navy; to make rules for the government and ary. fairs. regulation of the land and naval forces; to By Ms. MOORE (for herself and Mr. By Mr. PAULSEN (for himself, Mr. provide for organizing, arming, and dis- REICHERT): LARSEN of Washington, Mr. SENSEN- ciplining the militia; and to make all laws H.R. 2689. A bill to amend the Safe and BRENNER, Ms. MCCOLLUM, Mr. necessary and proper for carrying out the Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act to HULTGREN, Mr. ROSKAM, Mrs. foregoing powers. authorize the use of grant funds for dating BIGGERT, Mr. KIND, Mr. LARSON of By Mr. BOSWELL: violence prevention, and for other purposes; Connecticut, Mr. CONYERS, Mr. H.R. 2684. to the Committee on Education and the THOMPSON of Pennsylvania, Mr. BOS- Congress has the power to enact this legis- Workforce. WELL, Mr. MARCHANT, Mr. BERG, Mr. lation pursuant to the following: By Ms. NORTON: ROSS of Florida, Mr. DOGGETT, Ms. Article I, Section 8, Clause 18 H.R. 2690. A bill to amend title 40, United JACKSON LEE of Texas, Ms. BERKLEY, By Mr. BROOKS: States Code, to direct the Inspector General Mr. GRIMM, Mr. PETRI, Mr. ROONEY, H.R. 2685. of the Department of Transportation to con- Mr. COBLE, Mr. LANCE, Mr. WEST- Congress has the power to enact this legis- duct an annual independent financial audit MORELAND, Mrs. NOEM, and Mr. lation pursuant to the following: of the Union Station Redevelopment Cor- MICHAUD): Article I, Section 8. The Congress shall poration, and for other purposes; to the Com- H. Res. 380. A resolution condemning the have Power . . . to pay debts. . .’’ mittee on Transportation and Infrastruc- July 22, 2011, attacks in the Kingdom of Nor- Article V. The Congress, whenever two ture. way; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs. thirds of both Houses shall deem it nec- By Mr. PAYNE: By Mr. SCHILLING (for himself, Mr. essary, shall propose Amendments to this H.R. 2691. A bill to amend title V of the El- LOEBSACK, Mr. BRALEY of Iowa, and Constitution. . . ementary and Secondary Education Act of Mr. MANZULLO): By Mr. CROWLEY: 1965 to encourage and support parent, family, H. Res. 381. A resolution expressing the H.R. 2686. and community involvement in schools, to sense of the House of Representatives that Congress has the power to enact this legis- provide needed integrated services and com- the memorial park on Hero Street USA, in lation pursuant to the following: prehensive supports to children, and to en- Silvis, Illinois, should be recognized as Hero Article 1, Section 8 of the United States sure that schools are centers of commu- Street Memorial Park and should continue Constitution. nities, for the ultimate goal of assisting stu- to be supported as a park by the Town of By Mr. KINGSTON: dents to stay in school, become successful Silvis at no cost to United States taxpayers; H.R. 2687. learners, and improve academic achieve- to the Committee on Natural Resources. Congress has the power to enact this legis- lation pursuant to the following: ment; to the Committee on Education and f the Workforce. Article IV, Section 3, Clause 2 By Mr. SIRES: CONSTITUTIONAL AUTHORITY The Congress shall have Power to dispose H.R. 2692. A bill to amend title 39, United STATEMENT of and make all needful Rules and Regula- States Code, to modify the procedures gov- tions respecting the Territory or other Prop- erning the closure or consolidation of postal Pursuant to clause 7 of rule XII of erty belonging to the United States; and facilities; to the Committee on Oversight the Rules of the House of Representa- nothing in this Constitution shall be so con- and Government Reform. tives, the following statements are sub- strued as to Prejudice any Claims of the By Mr. DREIER: mitted regarding the specific powers United States, or of any particular State. H.R. 2693. A bill to cut spending, maintain granted to Congress in the Constitu- By Mrs. MALONEY: existing commitments, and for other pur- tion to enact the accompanying bill or H.R. 2688. poses; to the Committee on Rules, and in ad- joint resolution. Congress has the power to enact this legis- dition to the Committees on the Budget, En- lation pursuant to the following: ergy and Commerce, Education and the By Mr. BERMAN: Article 1, Section 8, Clause I and Article I, H.R. 2677. Workforce, Ways and Means, and Science, Section 8, Clause 18 Congress has the power to enact this legis- Space, and Technology, for a period to be By Ms. MOORE: lation pursuant to the following: subsequently determined by the Speaker, in This bill is introduced pursuant to the au- H.R. 2689. each case for consideration of such provi- thority delineated in Article I, Section 8, Congress has the power to enact this legis- sions as fall within the jurisdiction of the Clause 3. lation pursuant to the following: committee concerned. By Ms. ROYBAL-ALLARD: The Congress enacts this bill pursuant to By Ms. NORTON (for herself and Mr. H.R. 2678. Article 1, Section 8 of the United States Con- DENHAM): Congress has the power to enact this legis- stitution. H. Con. Res. 67. Concurrent resolution au- lation pursuant to the following: By Ms. NORTON: thorizing the use of the Capitol Grounds for Article I, Section 8, Clause 1 H.R. 2690. the District of Columbia Special Olympics By Ms. ESHOO: Congress has the power to enact this legis- Law Enforcement Torch Run; to the Com- H.R. 2679. lation pursuant to the following: mittee on Transportation and Infrastruc- Congress has the power to enact this legis- Clause 18 of section 8 of article I of the ture. lation pursuant to the following: Constitution.

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By Mr. PAYNE: H.R. 1639: Mr. RYAN of Ohio. H.R. 2568: Mr. HINOJOSA. H.R. 2691. H.R. 1697: Mr. HOLDEN and Ms. HAYWORTH. H.R. 2575: Ms. JACKSON LEE of Texas. Congress has the power to enact this legis- H.R. 1700: Mr. BARTLETT. H.R. 2580: Ms. HAYWORTH. lation pursuant to the following: H.R. 1706: Mr. WATT. H.R. 2592: Mr. SCHILLING. Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 of the Con- H.R. 1755: Mr. BOREN. H.R. 2594: Mrs. LUMMIS. stitution H.R. 1761: Mr. RANGEL. H.R. 2599: Mr. SMITH of Texas, Mrs. LOWEY, The Congress shall have Power***To regu- H.R. 1775: Mr. CALVERT. Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN, Mr. SOUTHERLAND, Mr. late Commerce with foreign Nations, and H.R. 1780: Mr. BOSWELL. KING of New York, and Mr. HINCHEY. among the several States, and with the In- H.R. 1847: Mr. HINCHEY, Mr. ISRAEL, Mr. H.R. 2602: Mr. BROOKS. dian Tribes. CONNOLLY of Virginia, Mr. OLVER, Ms. H.R. 2617: Ms. BERKLEY, Ms. BROWN of Flor- By Mr. SIRES: HANABUSA, Mr. LANGEVIN, Mr. BLUMENAUER, ida, and Mr. LUJA´ N. H.R. 2692. Mr. KUCINICH, Mrs. CAPPS, Ms. HIRONO, Mr. H.R. 2639: Ms. EDWARDS. Congress has the power to enact this legis- BRALEY of Iowa, Mr. CARNAHAN, and Mr. SAR- H.R. 2644: Mrs. DAVIS of California, Ms. ZOE lation pursuant to the following: BANES. LOFGREN of California, Ms. TSONGAS, Mr. Pursuant to clause 3(d) (1) of rule XIII of H.R. 1865: Mr. BOREN and Mr. KINZINGER of KEATING, Mr. VISCLOSKY, Mr. MCGOVERN, Mr. the Rules of the House of Representatives, Illinois. WELCH, Mr. MORAN, Mr. BRADY of Pennsyl- the Committee finds the authority for this H.R. 1876: Mrs. NAPOLITANO, Mr. HIMES, and vania, Mr. CRITZ, Mr. ACKERMAN, Mr. CROW- legislation in article I, section 8 of the Con- Mr. PASCRELL. LEY, and Mr. ISRAEL. stitution. H.R. 1931: Mrs. DAVIS of California. H.R. 2651: Mr. CHAFFETZ, Mr. WALSH of Illi- By Mr. DREIER: H.R. 1951: Mrs. MALONEY. nois, Mr. GOSAR, Mr. FLAKE, Mr. PENCE, Mr. H.R. 2693. H.R. 1966: Mr. MCGOVERN. GRAVES of Georgia, Mr. FRANKS of Arizona, Congress has the power to enact this legis- H.R. 1983: Mr. BLUMENAUER, Ms. WOOLSEY, Mr. GOWDY, and Mr. YOUNG of Indiana. lation pursuant to the following: and Ms. SCHAKOWSKY. H.R. 2653: Mr. LOEBSACK, Mr. DEFAZIO, Mr. Clause 2 of section 8 of article I. H.R. 1994: Mr. MEEKS. BISHOP of New York, Mr. HOLDEN, Mr. SHER- H.R. 2000: Mr. BROOKS. MAN, Mr. HANABUSA, Mr. MULVANEY, Mr. f H.R. 2016: Mr. ELLISON, Mrs. NAPOLITANO, NUGENT, and Mr. LOBIONDO. ADDITIONAL SPONSORS Ms. BERKLEY, and Mr. PAYNE. H.R. 2659: Mr. WAXMAN, Mr. MURPHY of H.R. 2032: Ms. GRANGER and Mr. MCCAUL. Connecticut, Mr. ROTHMAN of New Jersey, Under clause 7 of rule XII, sponsors H.R. 2088: Mrs. BIGGERT. and Mr. CONYERS. were added to public bills and resolu- H.R. 2092: Mrs. ROBY. H.R. 2662: Mr. BROOKS, Mr. MULVANEY, and tions as follows: H.R. 2104: Mr. PRICE of North Carolina. Mr. STUTZMAN. H.R. 2107: Mr. MCINTYRE. H.R. 58: Mr. PENCE and Mr. GIBSON. H.R. 2663: Mr. CLAY, Ms. DEGETTE, Mr. H.R. 2108: Mr. YOUNG of Alaska. H.R. 280: Mr. BROOKS. FALEMOAVAEGA, Mr. FATTAH, Mr. FILNER, Mr. H.R. 2115: Mr. HECK. H.R. 282: Mr. BROOKS. HONDA, Mr. ISRAEL, Mrs. MALONEY, Mr. H.R. 2159: Mr. DAVID SCOTT of Georgia. H.R. 287: Mr. LEWIS of Georgia, Mr. KILDEE, GEORGE MILLER of California, Mr. MORAN, H.R. 2164: Mr. FRELINGHUYSEN, Mr. HALL, and Ms. BERKLEY. Mrs. NAPOLITANO, Ms. NORTON, Mr. QUIGLEY Ms. GRANGER, and Mr. ROSS of Florida. H.R. 298: Ms. JACKSON LEE of Texas and Mr. Mr. SARBANES, Mr. SERRANO, Mr. STARK, Mr. H.R. 2167: Mr. LATTA. GENE GREEN of Texas. TONKO, Mr. BOSWELL, Ms. HOCHUL, Ms. TSON- H.R. 2182: Mr. GRIFFITH of Virginia. H.R. 333: Mr. RUPPERSBERGER, Mr. BISHOP GAS, Mr. GONZALEZ, Mr. HINOJOSA, Mr. H.R. 2190: Mr. FARR. OSAR UTHRIE PAYNE, Mr. PASTOR of Arizona, Mr. BISHOP of of New York, Mr. G , and Mr. G . H.R. 2200: Mr. FALEOMAVAEGA, Mr. CON- H.R. 422: Mr. DAVID SCOTT of Georgia. New York, Mr. SHERMAN, Mr. BACA, Mr. MAR- YERS, and Mr. HALL. KEY, Mr. COURTNEY, Ms. PELOSI, and Ms. H.R. 436: Mr. HUIZENGA of Michigan. H.R. 2214: Mr. CLARKE of Michigan, Ms. H.R. 451: Mr. FARENTHOLD. ROYBAL-ALLARD. FUDGE, and Mr. DREIER. ´ H.R. 605: Mr. CRAWFORD. H.R. 2664: Mr. LUJAN. H.R. 2247: Mr. MICHAUD. H.R. 2670: Mr. JOHNSON of Ohio. H.R. 674: Mr. RIVERA, Ms. ESHOO, Mr. H.R. 2250: Mr. BARTON of Texas, Ms. SE- BARLETTA, Mr. HALL, Mr. GUTHRIE, Ms. H.R. 2671: Mrs. MCMORRIS RODGERS. WELL, and Mr. SHIMKUS. H. J. Res. 2: Mr. LANKFORD. GRANGER, and Mr. BARTLETT. H.R. 2255: Mr. CARNEY. H.R. 683: Ms. FUDGE. H. Res. 25: Mr. GIBBS. H.R. 2257: Ms. HAYWORTH. H. Res. 111: Mr. FINCHER. H.R. 687: Mr. BOREN. ING H.R. 2271: Mr. K of Iowa and Mrs. H. Res. 136: Ms. NORTON. H.R. 704: Mr. BROOKS. YRICK M . H. Res. 216: Mr. LEWIS of Georgia and Mr. H.R. 735: Mr. CRAWFORD. H.R. 2306: Mr. STARK, Mr. RANGEL, and Mr. STARK. H.R. 787: Mr. FITZPATRICK and Mrs. EMER- NADLER. H. Res. 238: Mr. COBLE. SON. H.R. 2377: Ms. BORDALLO, Mr. LANCE, Mr. H. Res. 342: Mr. HONDA. H.R. 808: Mr. ANDREWS, Mr. CLAY, Mr. CUM- HOLDEN, Ms. RICHARDSON, Mr. HINCHEY, Mr. H. Res. 364: Mr. BERG, Mr. HARRIS, Mr. MINGS, Mr. HOLT, Ms. KAPTUR, Mr. KILDEE, ROTHMAN of New Jersey, Mr. RANGEL, Mr. RIBBLE, Mr. PRICE of North Carolina, and Mr. Mr. MCDERMOTT, Mr. MCGOVERN, and Ms. RUSH, and Mr. ELLISON. WEBSTER. SCHAKOWSKY. H.R. 2387: Ms. HANABUSA and Mr. PITTS. H. Res. 369: Mr. BARTLETT and Mr. FORTEN- H.R. 835: Mr. SCHRADER. H.R. 2395: Mr. CUMMINGS. BERRY. H.R. 942: Mr. CARTER. H.R. 2397: Mr. COBLE. H. Res. 374: Mr. DREIER. H.R. 1048: Mr. GRIJALVA, Mr. ELLISON, Mrs. H.R. 2407: Mr. PETERS. MALONEY, and Mr. STARK. H.R. 2418: Mr. PLATTS. f H.R. 1106: Ms. EDWARDS. H.R. 2421: Ms. CHU. AMENDMENTS H.R. 1138: Mr. CLAY. H.R. 2447: Mr. TURNER, Mr. GRIMM, and Mr. H.R. 1161: Mr. TERRY and Mr. DAVIS of Illi- MILLER of Florida. Under clause 8 of rule XVIII, pro- nois. H.R. 2482: Mr. HEINRICH. posed amendments were submitted as H.R. 1164: Mr. MCCOTTER. H.R. 2492: Mr. ALTMIRE, Mr. LANCE, and Mr. follows: H.R. 1179: Mrs. SCHMIDT and Mr. SMITH of SCHRADER. H.R. 2584 Nebraska. H.R. 2500: Mr. LATHAM, Mr. CULBERSON, Mr. OFFERED BY: MS. JACKSON LEE OF TEXAS H.R. 1195: Mr. FITZPATRICK. THOMPSON of California, and Mr. LONG. H.R. 1206: Mr. MURPHY of Pennsylvania, H.R. 2501: Mr. MICHAUD, Mr. CONYERS, Ms. AMENDMENT NO. 79: At the end of the bill Mrs. MILLER of Michigan, Mr. GIBSON, and EDWARDS, Mr. HONDA, and Mr. MCGOVERN. (before the short title), insert the following: Ms. HAYWORTH. H.R. 2505: Ms. NORTON. SEC. ll. For an additional amount for H.R. 1351: Mr. DICKS and Mr. MEEHAN. H.R. 2529: Mr. CHABOT. ‘‘Smithsonian Institution—Salaries and Ex- H.R. 1375: Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, Mr. MARKEY, H.R. 2540: Mr. FARR, Mr. CLAY, Mr. RUSH, penses’’ for the National Museum of African and Mr. GARAMENDI. Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia, Mr. TOWNS, Ms. American History and Culture (as authorized H.R. 1461: Mr. HEINRICH. NORTON, and Mr. RYAN of Ohio. By: sections 7(b)(2)(B), 8(c), and 11(a)(2) of the H.R. 1464: Ms. ZOE LOFGREN of California. H.R. 2543: Mr. MORAN, Mr. MURPHY of Con- National Museum of African American His- H.R. 1466: Mr. CLAY, Ms. EDDIE BERNICE necticut, and Ms. DEGETTE. tory and Culture Act (20 U.S.C. 80r–5(b)(2)(B), JOHNSON of Texas, Mr. DAVID SCOTT of Geor- H.R. 2545: Mr. LIPINSKI and Mr. WALSH of 80r–6(c), and 80r–9(a)(2))) there is hereby ap- gia, Ms. BASS of California, Mr. BISHOP of Illinois. propriated, for ‘‘Smithsonian Institution— Georgia, Mr. AL GREEN of Texas, and Mr. H.R. 2547: Ms. EDWARDS and Mr. LUJA´ N. Facilities Capital’’ for construction of a BUTTERFIELD. H.R. 2561: Mr. FLAKE, Mr. PASTOR of Ari- building for the Museum (as authorized By: H.R. 1511: Mrs. MYRICK and Mr. HANNA. zona, Mr. GRIJALVA, Mr. FRANKS of Arizona, section 8(c) of such Act (20 U.S.C. 80r–6(c))) H.R. 1550: Mr. FILNER. Mr. SCHWEIKERT, and Mr. QUAYLE. there is hereby appropriated, the amount H.R. 1558: Mr. ROKITA. H.R. 2563: Ms. BORDALLO and Mr. RANGEL. otherwise provided for ‘‘Smithsonian Institu- H.R. 1580: Mr. LARSEN of Washington. H.R. 2566: Mrs. CAPPS. tion—Salaries and Expenses’’ is hereby re- H.R. 1614: Mr. BURGESS. H.R. 2567: Mr. FILNER. duced by, and the amount otherwise provided

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Vol. 157 WASHINGTON, THURSDAY, JULY 28, 2011 No. 115 Senate The Senate met at 10 a.m. and was Mr. UDALL of New Mexico thereupon DEBT CEILING called to order by the Honorable TOM assumed the chair as Acting President Mr. REID. Mr. President, we have 5 UDALL, a Senator from the State of pro tempore. days remaining until a few extremist New Mexico. f Republicans—and note I say ‘‘a few’’— drive our economy off a cliff because PRAYER RECOGNITION OF THE MAJORITY LEADER they are too radical and inexperienced The Chaplain, Dr. Barry C. Black, of- to compromise. Financial experts are fered the following prayer: The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- pore. The majority leader is recog- begging Congress to come to an agree- Let us pray. ment that averts a first-ever default on Holy God who inhabits the praises of nized. this Nation’s financial obligations. Your people, look with favor upon us f This is what one financial analyst today. Lord, You have been our God SCHEDULE said yesterday about the need to avert from the beginning, so stay close to us Mr. REID. Mr. President, following a default crisis which would spark a and save us from ourselves. In times of global economic depression. tension and strain, keep our lawmakers any leader remarks, the Senate will be in a period of morning business for 1 The market is saying we need a deal. calm in spirit, clear in mind, and pure Default is starting to seep into the in heart. Empower them to perform hour, with the majority controlling the first half and the Republicans control- marketplace. faithfully and well the duties of their It will not be long, they say, before calling. Inspire them with love for You ling the final half. Following morning business, I will be our financial markets severely react to as You give them the wisdom to do recognized. continued stubbornness by the tea justly, to love mercy, and to walk f party Republicans, tanking our econ- humbly with You. omy. Wall Street had a very bad day We pray in Your wonderful Name. MEASURE PLACED ON THE yesterday—its worst in months—large- Amen. CALENDAR—H.R. 1938 ly based on the news that Congress f Mr. REID. Mr. President, H.R. 1938 is still has not found a path forward. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE due for a second reading, I am told. That does not only affect big invest- The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- ment banks or wealthy investors; all The Honorable TOM UDALL led the pore. The clerk will read the bill by around the country, ordinary Ameri- Pledge of Allegiance, as follows: title for the second time. cans with 401(k)s and college savings I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the The legislative clerk read as follows: United States of America, and to the Repub- accounts lost money yesterday. Their A bill (H.R. 1938) to direct the President to lic for which it stands, one nation under God, life savings took a hit because a small expedite the consideration and approval of indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. group of radical Republicans who do the construction and operation of the Key- not represent mainstream Americans f stone XL Oil pipeline, and for other pur- poses. have refused to move even 1 inch to- APPOINTMENT OF ACTING ward compromise. Mr. REID. Mr. President, I would ob- PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE Yesterday’s bad economic news ject to any further proceedings at this The PRESIDING OFFICER. The should be a sign to those Republicans time. clerk will please read a communication The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- who deny reality. Default will rock our to the Senate from the President pro pore. Objection having been heard, the financial system to its core. Many rea- tempore (Mr. INOUYE). bill will be placed on the calendar. sonable Republicans realize time is The legislative clerk read the fol- Mr. REID. Mr. President, I suggest running out. They have urged their col- lowing letter: the absence of a quorum. leagues to compromise. U.S. SENATE, The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- Yesterday on the Senate floor, JOHN PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE, pore. The clerk will call the roll. MCCAIN, the Republican senior Senator Washington, DC, July 28, 2011. The legislative clerk proceeded to from Arizona and President Obama’s To the Senate: call the roll. opponent in the last Presidential elec- Under the provisions of rule I, paragraph 3, Mr. REID. Mr. President, I ask unan- tion, asked his own party to return to of the Standing Rules of the Senate, I hereby reality. It ‘‘is not fair to the American appoint the Honorable TOM UDALL, a Senator imous consent that the order for the from the State of New Mexico, to perform quorum call be rescinded. people to hold out and say we won’t the duties of the chair. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- agree to raising the debt limit. . . . ’’ DANIEL K. INOUYE, pore. Without objection, it is so or- He called the radical Republican ap- President pro tempore. dered. proach—saying up is down and denying

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The clerk will report the bill by that does not seem to realize Repub- by reasonable Republicans. I had the title. licans control only one-half of one good fortune of serving with the very The legislative clerk read as follows: branch of government. That faction of famous American, Fred Thompson A bill (H.R. 2608) to provide for an addi- the Republican Party is holding our from Tennessee. He was famous before tional temporary extension of programs economy hostage. That is an under- he got here. He is a movie actor. He under the Small Business Act and the Small statement. served in the Senate admirably and Business Investment Act of 1958, and for My counterpart, Senator MCCONNELL, went back to do his acting. Former other purposes. also urged a return to reason. Senator Fred Thompson—by the way, There being no objection, the Senate We cannot get a perfect solution, from my he is a Republican—urged members of proceeded to consider the bill. point of view, controlling only the House of his own party in an open letter to the Mr. REID. Mr. President, I ask unan- Representatives. So I’m prepared to accept House GOP to recognize a good deal something less than perfect because perfect imous consent that a Landrieu sub- is not achievable. when they see it. That is what he said. stitute amendment which is at the ‘‘I respectfully suggest that you rake That is from Senator MITCH MCCON- desk be agreed to, the bill, as amended, in your chips, stuff them in your pock- NELL. Both sides know neither side will be read a third time and passed, and get everything it wants. That does not ets, and go home.’’ the motion to reconsider be laid upon The proposal on the table would cut mean we should not come together to the table, with no intervening action find a compromise that gives each side the deficit by $2.5 trillion. If their goal or debate, and any statements be print- something it needs. Republicans have is to rein in spending, they already ed in the RECORD. drawn the line at ending wasteful tax won. That is what Fred Thompson said: The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- breaks for corporate jet owners and oil ‘‘If their goal is to rein in spending, pore. Without objection, it is so or- companies making record profits. They they’ve already won.’’ Declare victory dered. have vowed to protect corporate wel- and leave. Republicans should know— The amendment (No. 588) was agreed fare at taxpayer expense. Democrats this is Fred Thompson—‘‘when to take to, as follows: have vowed to protect senior citizens their chips and walk away.’’ (Purpose: In the nature of a substitute) who rely on Social Security and Medi- American writer Elbert Hubbard Strike all after the enacting clause and in- care benefits. We will not allow them said, ‘‘It is easy to get everything you sert the following: to suffer while Republicans protect tax want, provided you first learn to do SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. breaks for billionaires. without the things you cannot get.’’ This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Small Busi- The compromise plan we are consid- That is what this is all about. ‘‘It is ness Program Extension and Reform Act of ering in the Senate protects both of easy to get everything you want, pro- 2011’’. these priorities—both parties’ prior- vided you first learn to do without the SEC. 2. ADDITIONAL TEMPORARY EXTENSION OF things you cannot get.’’ AUTHORIZATION OF PROGRAMS ities. Whether one agrees with the pri- UNDER THE SMALL BUSINESS ACT orities, the legislation I have on the There are things that either side can- AND THE SMALL BUSINESS INVEST- floor in the form of an amendment pro- not get. Accept that and move on. Re- MENT ACT OF 1958. tects those priorities—Democratic pri- publicans cannot get the short-term (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1 of the Act enti- orities and Republican priorities. Band-Aid they will vote on in the tled ‘‘An Act to extend temporarily certain Unfortunately, in a concession to Re- House today. It will not get one Demo- authorities of the Small Business Adminis- tration’’, approved October 10, 2006 (Public publicans, we did not ask millionaires cratic vote in the Senate. All 53 mem- bers of the Senate Democratic caucus Law 109–316; 120 Stat. 1742), as most recently and billionaires to contribute their fair amended by section 2 of the Small Business share. We would have loved to have wrote to the Speaker last night—the Additional Temporary Extension Act of 2011 done it. But the line has been drawn by letter was hand-delivered to him—to (Public Law 112–17; 125 Stat. 221), is amended the Republicans and we followed that. tell him why we will not vote for it. by striking ‘‘July 31, 2011’’ each place it ap- But it does protect seniors who Repub- The economy needs more certainty pears and inserting ‘‘July 31, 2012’’. licans insist should feel the pain. than the Speaker’s proposal would pro- (b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments It would also avert a default crisis vide. We must not be back in 6 weeks made by subsection (a) shall take effect on while cutting $2.5 trillion from the def- doing the same thing I have been in- July 30, 2011. icit. That is twice as much as the volved in for 7 or 8 months. We do not SEC. 3. REPEALS AND OTHER TERMINATIONS. Boehner plan. Yet House Republicans need to do that. Washington has been (a) GENERAL PROVISIONS.— (1) EFFECTIVE DATE.—A repeal or other ter- refuse to support the Senate com- locked down with this debt crisis de- mination of a provision of law made by this promise. I am happy to talk to any of bate. The White House is not doing all section shall take effect on October 1, 2011. my Republican colleagues—I have they need to do. We are not doing the (2) RULE.—Nothing in this section shall af- talked to several of them, I am happy things we need to do. We cannot come fect any grant or assistance provided, con- to continue that—to listen to reason- back to this in just a few short weeks. tract or cooperative agreement entered into, able suggestions to make the Senate That is what would happen. or loan made or guaranteed before October 1, compromise legislation even better. We must not be back here in 6 weeks 2011 under a provision of law repealed or oth- That would require tea party Repub- or 6 months debating whether to allow erwise terminated by this section and any licans to admit ‘‘compromise’’ is not a our Nation to default on its financial such grant, assistance, contract, cooperative agreement, or loan shall be subject to the ap- bad word. obligations for the Republican right- plicable repealed or otherwise terminated Legislation is the art of compromise, wing that seems to be controlling so provision, as in effect on September 30, 2011. and they need to learn that. A signifi- much of what they are doing in the (3) APPLICABILITY OF TEMPORARY EXTEN- cant number of House Republicans said House. SIONS.—A repeal or other termination of a their party would rather see this Na- It would be easy for Republicans to provision of law made by this section shall tion default on its financial obligations get nearly everything they want if only have effect notwithstanding any temporary than cooperate with Democrats. That they embraced the Senate’s true com- extension of programs, authority, or provi- says it all. It is hard to comprehend promise plan and stop, as Senator sions under the Act entitled ‘‘An Act to ex- that, but there has been a spate of tend temporarily certain authorities of the MCCAIN put it, deceiving the American Small Business Administration’’, approved these Members of the House of Rep- people—his words not mine. October 10, 2006 (Public Law 109–316; 120 Stat. resentatives who have said they would The question remains, will my Re- 1742). rather see the Nation default on its fi- publican colleagues be wise enough to (4) DEFICIT REDUCTION.—Any savings re- nancial obligations than cooperate. end this stalemate? sulting from this Act and the amendments

VerDate Mar 15 2010 23:53 Jul 28, 2011 Jkt 099060 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 0624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\G28JY6.001 S28JYPT1 jbell on DSKDVH8Z91PROD with SENATE July 28, 2011 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S4975 made by this Act shall be returned to the (4) VETERANS ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND months from now. They can ignore the Treasury for deficit reduction. SMALL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT ACT OF 1999.— fact that of the 31 times Congress and (b) POLLUTION CONTROL LOANS.—Paragraph Section 203(c)(5) of the Veterans Entrepre- the President have raised the debt (12) of section 7(a) of the Small Business Act neurship and Small Business Development limit over the past 25 years, 22 of those (15 U.S.C. 636(a)) is amended— Act of 1999 (15 U.S.C. 657b note) is amended (1) by striking ‘‘(A) The Administration’’ by striking ‘‘In cooperation with the Na- debt limit increases lasted less than a and inserting ‘‘The Administration’’; and tional Veterans Business Development Cor- year. President Reagan, in 1984, signed (2) by striking ‘‘research and development’’ poration, develop’’ and inserting ‘‘Develop’’. three bills in the course of his election and all that follows and inserting ‘‘research SEC. 4. TERMINATION OF EMERGING LEADERS year that raised the debt ceiling. It was and development.’’. PROGRAM. not unusual. In fact, what is unusual is (c) SMALL BUSINESS INSTITUTE.—Subpara- Notwithstanding any other provision of to ask for $2.7 trillion in debt limit in- graph (E) of section 8(b)(1) of the Small Busi- law, effective October 1, 2011, the Adminis- crease. That is unusual. That is un- ness Act (15 U.S.C. 637(b)(1)) is repealed. trator of the Small Business Administration precedented. (d) DRUG-FREE WORKPLACE GRANTS.—Para- may not carry out or otherwise support the So what is worse, a default now or a graph (3) of section 21(c) of the Small Busi- program referred to as ‘‘Emerging Leaders’’ ness Act (15 U.S.C. 648(c)) is amended— potential default 6 months down the in the document of the Small Business Ad- road? Because if those 53 Senate Demo- (1) in subparagraph (R) by adding ‘‘and’’ at ministration titled ‘‘FY 2012 Congressional the end; Budget Justification and FY 2010 Annual crats follow through on their threat to (2) in subparagraph (S) by striking ‘‘; and’’ Performance Report’’ (or any predecessor or filibuster the House bill, that is what and inserting a period; and successor document). they will be doing—ensuring default (3) by striking subparagraph (T). now rather than working with us to (e) CENTRAL EUROPEAN SMALL BUSINESS The amendment was ordered to be engrossed and the bill to be read a prevent it later. Why would you want ENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION.—Sec- to do that? The answer is, to make the tion 25 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. third time. 652) is repealed. The bill (H.R. 2608), as amended, was President’s reelection campaign a lit- (f) PAUL D. COVERDELL DRUG-FREE WORK- read the third time and passed. tle bit easier. PLACE PROGRAM.—Section 27 of the Small It is inconceivable to me that the Business Act (15 U.S.C. 654) is repealed. f President would actually follow (g) PILOT TECHNOLOGY ACCESS PROGRAM.— ORDER OF PROCEDURE through on this threat. After all, the Section 28 of the Small Business Act (15 President’s first responsibility is to do U.S.C. 655) is repealed. Mr. REID. Mr. President, I ask unan- what is best for the country, not his re- (h) NATIONAL VETERANS BUSINESS DEVELOP- imous consent that the period of morn- election campaign. The same goes for MENT CORPORATION.— ing business be extended until 5 p.m., our friends on the other side of the (1) IN GENERAL.—Section 33 of the Small with Senators permitted to speak for Business Act (15 U.S.C. 657c) is repealed. aisle. It is inconceivable to me that up to 10 minutes each; further, that at (2) CORPORATION.—Beginning on the date of they would actually block the only bill enactment of this Act, the National Vet- 5 p.m. I be recognized. that would get through the House of erans Business Development Corporation and The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- Representatives and prevent a default any successor thereto may not represent pore. Without objection, it is so or- right now. Inconceivable. It is incon- that the corporation is federally chartered or dered. ceivable to me that they would do this in any other manner authorized by the Fed- for no other reason than to help the eral Government. f (i) LEASE GUARANTEES AND POLLUTION CON- President avoid having another debate RECOGNITION OF THE MINORITY before the election about the need for TROL.—Part A of title IV of the Small Busi- LEADER ness Investment Act of 1958 (15 U.S.C. 692 et Washington to get its fiscal house in seq.) is repealed. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- order. But that is precisely what we (j) ALTERNATIVE LOSS RESERVE.—Para- pore. The Republican leader is recog- may be headed for this weekend—guar- graph (7) of section 508(c) of the Small Busi- nized. anteed default or a bill that takes the ness Investment Act of 1958 (15 U.S.C. 697e(c)) f specter of a default off the table, while is repealed. giving us another opportunity to ad- (k) SMALL BUSINESS TELECOMMUTING PILOT DEBT CEILING PROGRAM.—Subsection (d) of section 1203 of dress the very deficits and debts that the Energy Independence and Security Act of Mr. MCCONNELL. Mr. President, the caused this crisis in the first place. 2007 (15 U.S.C. 657h) is repealed. clock is ticking. In just a few days, the Senate Democrats are playing with (l) TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMEND- U.S. Government will no longer have fire, and it is hard to conclude they are MENTS.— the ability to borrow money to pay its doing it for any other reason than poli- (1) SMALL BUSINESS INVESTMENT ACT OF bills—a situation the President and his tics. So I urge our friends on the other 1958.—Section 411(i) of the Small Business In- advisers said would trigger an eco- side of the aisle this morning to vestment Act of 1958 (15 U.S.C. 694b(i)) is rethink their position and join Repub- amended to read as follows: nomic Armageddon. ‘‘(i) Without limiting the authority con- I was shocked last night when 53 Sen- licans in preventing default. ferred upon the Administrator and the Ad- ate Democrats issued a letter saying f ministration by section 201 of this Act, the they intend to vote against the only RESERVATION OF LEADER TIME Administrator and the Administration shall piece of legislation that has any chance The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- have, in the performance of and with respect of preventing all this from happening. to the functions, powers, and duties con- pore. Under the previous order, leader- Even more shocking is the fact that ferred by this part, all the authority and be ship time is reserved. subject to the same conditions prescribed in Democratic leaders and the President f section 5(b) of the Small Business Act with himself have endorsed every feature of respect to loans, including the authority to this legislation except one, and that is MORNING BUSINESS execute subleases, assignments of lease and the fact that it doesn’t allow the Presi- The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- new leases with any person, firm, organiza- dent to avoid another national debate tion, or other entity, in order to aid in the pore. Under the previous order, the about spending and debt until after the Senate will be in a period of morning liquidation of obligations of the Administra- next Presidential election. Every other tion hereunder.’’. business for 1 hour, with Senators per- (2) TITLE 10.—Section 1142(b)(13) of title 10, feature of the House bill was essen- mitted to speak therein for up to 10 United States Code, is amended by striking tially agreed to earlier except for one— minutes each, with the time equally di- ‘‘and the National Veterans Business Devel- the President wants to avoid having vided and controlled between the two opment Corporation’’. another discussion about deficit and leaders or their designees, with the ma- (3) TITLE 38.—Subsection (h) of section 3452 debt before the election. This assur- jority controlling the first half and the of title 38, United States Code, is amended by ance is the only thing the President striking ‘‘any of the’’ and all that follows Republicans controlling the final half. and Senate Democrats are holding out Mr. MCCONNELL. Mr. President, I and inserting ‘‘any small business develop- for right now. ment center described in section 21 of the suggest the absence of a quorum. Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 648), insofar as The Democrats can try to justify The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- such center offers, sponsors, or cosponsors an their opposition to the House bill any pore. The clerk will call the roll. entrepreneurship course, as that term is de- way they want. They can claim they The legislative clerk proceeded to fined in section 3675(c)(2).’’. are worried about a stalemate 6 call the roll.

VerDate Mar 15 2010 23:53 Jul 28, 2011 Jkt 099060 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 0624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A28JY6.001 S28JYPT1 jbell on DSKDVH8Z91PROD with SENATE S4976 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE July 28, 2011 Mr. HOEVEN. Mr. President, I ask more than $900 billion, and that would starting that balanced budget amend- unanimous consent that the order for also provide for a $900 billion increase ment on its way traveling throughout the quorum call be rescinded. in the debt ceiling to get us past this this country and saying to the people The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- immediate issue. Then, at the same of this good country: What do you want pore. Without objection, it is so or- time, it appoints a committee—not a to do? dered. commission but a committee—of Sen- Why not ask the people? That is how f ators and Representatives, 12 mem- our democracy works. Why not ask bers—6 Senators, 3 Republican, 3 Dem- them: Do you want to make sure we DEBT CEILING ocrat; 6 House Members, 3 Republican, have a balanced budget that requires Mr. HOEVEN. Mr. President, I rise 3 Democrat—who are required to find Congress to see that, year in and year this morning to speak to the need to at least another $1.8 trillion in savings. out, we are living within our means? come to an agreement. We need to Those savings have to be found before Forty-nine States have either a con- come to an agreement on how we han- there is another increase in the debt stitutional or statutory requirement to dle the debt ceiling. We need to come ceiling. balance their budget to live within to agreement on addressing our Na- That is the right way to do things. their means. Cities do, counties, fami- tion’s deficit and debt. That is getting the horse in front of lies, businesses. Since three-fourths of Let us review where we are right the cart, not the reverse. So they have the States would have to ratify that now. If you look at our fiscal situation, to find those savings in a bipartisan balanced budget amendment as well, right now the Federal Government way, and they have to bring those con- we say to them: Look, we think we takes in revenues on an annual basis of cepts back to the House and to the need a balanced budget, and we are $2.2 trillion—$2.2 trillion—a year, but Senate, and the House and the Senate going to make sure you have an oppor- at the same time we are spending $3.7 will have a straight up-or-down vote— tunity to say what you think. I believe trillion. That is a shortfall, or a deficit, the elected representatives of the peo- that is exactly what we should do. I bring experience as a Governor. I of more than $1.5 trillion a year. ple doing their job for the people in an served as a Governor for 10 years, and I look at these young people here in open and transparent way. we were required to balance our budget this Chamber—these great pages from Think about this committee for a every single year. We went to the peo- all over the country—and I think about minute. Again, there are 12 members: 6 what that means not only for us ple and we talked to them. Republicans, 6 Democrats; 6 Senators, 6 We said: Here is the plan. We don’t today—for our economy, for our stand- Members of the House. They can bring ing in the world, for the security of our have the dollars right now to fund all forward all of these great ideas that the things you want. This was back in country—but I think about what it have been debated in recent months. 2000–2002 when we actually had to re- means for future generations. What is They can bring forward ideas from the duce our budget, make reductions it we leave them? Do we leave them a Simpson-Bowles Commission that have across the board. We said: But do you country that was founded on the con- gained support. They can bring forward know what we are going to do? We are cept of freedom and liberty, that people ideas from the Gang of 6 that people going to make sure we live within our could pursue life on their own terms, believe are meritorious. They can bring means and we create a progrowth envi- raise their families the way they want- forward ideas for savings. They can ronment, legal taxes and regulatory ed to raise their families, live the way bring ideas forward for reform. They certainty that will enable business ex- they wanted to live, do the work they can bring ideas forward for tax reform pansion, business growth, entrepre- wanted to do, have an opportunity to that don’t raise taxes but actually neurship, private investment, and get start a business, to build a life, and be eliminate loopholes, reduce rates, cre- this economy growing, get jobs, get successful and pass something of value ate a progrowth environment, and the economic growth. Then with that on to their children? revenues come from a growing econ- growth we will make sure each year we I think that is what we all want. omy, not from higher taxes. They can fund our priorities; that we set some That is the Nation we have—the Na- come forward with all of these ideas aside, some reserve aside for a rainy tion we have had for over 200 years. and more. day, and that we do our best to con- That is the Nation we want to pass on But the important point is they must tinue to reduce the tax burden on our to these great young people. come forward by November with $1.8 hard-working citizens. It doesn’t hap- So we have had tremendous debate trillion in savings to help get us back pen in a week, it doesn’t happen in a for an extended period of time—for a on the right path, the right path to month, a year, or 2 years. It takes time long time. Many good ideas have been good fiscal management. The debt ceil- to build to the position that you want. brought forth by both sides of the aisle, ing is not increased in that second step But we can do it. We have done it be- by Republicans and by Democrats, on until they do. That is making sure we fore. how we should address this debt ceiling fulfill our responsibility and do things If we look at the late 1980s, coming agreement, how we should address the in the right order. out of the stagflation of the 1970s and deficit and the debt. Nobody has the Then this bill also provides that we the early 1980s, in the late 1980s we had corner on good ideas. There have been have a vote on a balanced budget stagflation—meaning high inflation, many good ideas brought forward, but amendment, and that vote on the bal- meaning high unemployment, an econ- now is the time we have to realize we anced budget amendment must be omy that was moribund, people weren’t have to come to agreement. The Amer- sometime between October 1 and the working, a growing deficit. But by cre- ican people want us to come to an end of the year. Myself and others have ating a progrowth environment and agreement. cosponsored a balanced budget amend- good fiscal management from the late Today the House is considering the ment, and I strongly believe that is 1980s over into the decade of the 1990s, Budget Control Act of 2011, referred to what we need. we not only put people back to work, as the Boehner proposal, and they are I understand there are differences of we eliminated that deficit and we built over there working on it right now. As opinion, but when we look at the situa- a surplus. We can do it again. It is all with any agreement, somebody can cer- tion we recognize we need that fiscal about the right approach. tainly find something to criticize. That discipline in Washington, DC. If we just So here we are today. Today we need is always true. No agreement is per- think about it for a minute, a balanced to take that first step, and I come back fect. But it does represent many of the budget amendment, how does it work? to where I started. It may not be the ideas that both sides have brought for- Well, it works in a way that gets every- plan exactly the way everybody wants ward as a way to come to agreement on body involved, not just in Washington, it, but it is a plan that we can approve, this debt ceiling and, more impor- DC, but throughout this great Nation— and it brings together concepts that tantly, as a way to start to get our fis- because what are we doing? By passing people on both sides of the aisle have cal house back in order. Let’s talk a balanced budget amendment in the brought forward. So now we need to about it for just a minute. Congress, which we have to do with come together and do our work for the Under the proposal, first there would two-thirds of the Senate and two-thirds American people. We need to come to- be a reduction in spending, a savings of of the House, what we are doing is gether and pass this agreement.

VerDate Mar 15 2010 23:53 Jul 28, 2011 Jkt 099060 PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 0624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\G28JY6.004 S28JYPT1 jbell on DSKDVH8Z91PROD with SENATE July 28, 2011 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S4977 Mr. President, I yield the floor, and I ground between the House and the Sen- beginning of the increase in retirement suggest the absence of a quorum. ate with the proposals that have been age would start with people who are The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- put out by the Group of 6, by the ma- under 58, and then it would be only 3 pore. The clerk will call the roll. jority leader, by the minority leader on months a year. So if you are 57 you The legislative clerk proceeded to our side as well as the Speaker on the would only retire 3 months later. If you call the roll. House side. There have been a lot of are 56 it would be 6 months later to Mrs. HUTCHISON. Mr. President, I proposals and there have been good start on Social Security. ask unanimous consent the order for parts in several of these proposals The Senate majority leader and the the quorum call be rescinded. where we need to come together and House Speaker have offered proposals The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. find the best parts that we can agree that call for a bipartisan, bicameral BROWN of Ohio). Without objection, it on, knowing we are a divided Congress congressional committee to fix the fis- is so ordered. and a divided government, and move cal imbalance in our Nation’s finances. Mrs. HUTCHISON. Mr. President, I forward to a conclusion. It is imperative that this joint com- rise today to speak about the looming We can get meaningful immediate mittee—if it is passed by both Houses August 2 deadline. This is when the De- spending cuts as well as caps on future of Congress—confront entitlement re- partment of the Treasury estimates spending. That would be a very impor- form. Entitlement reform is at the core the Federal Government will officially tant achievement. It would be a major of any long-term solution to our Na- hit the $14.2 trillion debt ceiling. We all step forward because that is not where tion’s financial problems. If we act know we are at the point where we are we were when we started. Spending now, we can make progress in a very because we have a fundamental dif- cuts and caps on future spending would gradual way, and if we wait, it is going ference in principle on how our govern- be a major step in the right direction. to be much more stark and much more ment should be run. At the same time, We can allow the debt limit to increase problematic for people who depend on most agree that our country cannot go in proportion to the cuts, the real cuts. Social Security or Medicare. The op- into default, so we are in a very tough We can do this without tax hikes, be- portunity to raise our debt ceiling is a situation with a very short time pe- cause the fact is, the idea that we can defining moment in the future of our riod. tax our way out of debt has been com- government. Let us confront the prob- That is why I am concerned about pletely repudiated. So we can cut lem today and not delay the inevitable. the delay on this issue. Delay means spending, we can cap future spending, The more we delay, the harder it is harm—harm to Americans and harm to we can raise the debt limit in accord- going to be, and we have seen how hard our economic recovery, especially as ance with those caps, and without any it is already. We know this has not we grapple with a 9.2-percent unem- new taxes. been an easy process because the talks ployment rate, which is the elephant in That is a significant achievement as between the White House and Members the room. We must address jobs if we well because certainly the President of Congress have fallen apart. The are going to have an economy that is was talking about increasing taxes, in- talks between Members of Congress on thriving and in a recovery period. A creasing taxes, increasing taxes when both sides of the Rotunda have fallen jobless recovery is not a recovery. this whole negotiation began. We on apart. We know this has been hard, so The administration’s reluctance to our side have stood firm against new let’s try to act now to stop it from resolve this crisis has brought the very taxes, knowing this is a very fragile being harder in the future, which it real potential of a downgrade in our economic time in our country. If we will be if we don’t address our entitle- country’s triple A bond rating. As we want people to be hired, if we want the ment reforms. get closer to next Tuesday, Standard & unemployment rate to come down, we I support a two-step approach. Let’s Poor’s and Moody’s and other rating cannot saddle our small businesses take the first major step—a downpay- agencies await the details of the final with new taxes. ment of almost $1 trillion. That is the debt agreement. Then they will deter- We can send a clear message to the first step for all of us—to cut spending mine if our Nation’s triple A credit rat- markets and to our debtors that we can by nearly $1 trillion. The second step is ing will be downgraded. The implica- stop spending too much so we will not long-term deficit reduction that will tions of the rating could affect con- need to tax any more, and we certainly cut more spending over a 10-year period sumers at a very bad time. It could in- do not want to borrow as much and and address entitlement reform. This clude a rise in interest rates on home have the drag we see on our economy. can be done in a gradual way but with- loans, on small business loans, on stu- Americans know that in Washington out touching the core benefits, but we dent loans, and credit cards. we are spending too much, we are tax- have to act now. If we don’t, it will not Yesterday the stock market fell ing plenty, and we are borrowing too be able to be done. nearly 200 points, a 1.6-percent drop. much. The financial viability of our country That was the third straight day of There is more we can do. We will not is at stake. The time is here—it is past stock market decline. It leaves the get to a balanced budget without look- here—to take the necessary steps to Dow Jones Industrial Average down 3.3 ing at entitlements because the discre- get our fiscal house in order, and I im- percent and nearly on track for its tionary spending is such a small part of plore my colleagues to take those steps worst week since August of 2010. our total budget. Our entitlement pro- now. The threat of a downgrade is also grams are the major part of the need Thank you, Mr. President. hurting our dollar. The dollar’s value for reform. Our entitlement programs I yield the floor. fell and hit a new 2011 low against the are nearly bankrupt. If left unchanged, The PRESIDING OFFICER. The sen- Japanese yen and a record low against our promises to current and future ior Senator from California is recog- the Swiss franc. beneficiaries will be broken. nized. Two things are clear. First, uncer- Mandatory spending is the long-term Mrs. FEINSTEIN. Mr. President, I tainty and anxiety are prevalent, do- driver of our debt problems. The Fed- have served in this body for 19 years, mestically and in the global markets. eral Government spends approximately and I will say I have never been more Second, this anxiety underscores the $2.1 trillion a year on entitlement pro- dismayed, more concerned, or more need to address our debt ceiling and grams, about two-thirds of our total frustrated than I have been these past deficit reduction simultaneously. Federal budget. I have introduced a few days. Every day it gets a little bit While the fundamental principles on bill, the Defend and Save Social Secu- worse because day by day our country which we base our solutions to this cri- rity Act, that would put that very im- grows closer to defaulting on our sov- sis are vastly different, I do believe portant program on a fiscally sound ereign debt. That is something which that both sides of the aisle in Congress path without cutting core benefits or has never, ever happened in the history and both Houses of Congress share the raising taxes. My proposal will cover of this country. same goal. the 75-year shortfall, and anyone who The repercussions of this protracted The Senate majority leader and the is currently 58 years old and above will and public debate on whether our gov- House Speaker have put forward plans. have no effect whatsoever with the ernment will honor its financial obliga- I believe we must find a common gradual increase in retirement age. The tions are already evident. This is what

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I don’t rating downgrade and a drop in the be able to meet any increased interest think so. value of the dollar. In short, default on obligations owed. Standard & Poor’s has said it may may well have catastrophic economic For the broader economy, default lower the country’s long-term credit consequences domestically and inter- would mean hundreds of thousands of rating if it concludes that future ad- nationally. jobs lost every year, according to the justments to the debt ceiling are likely What is the message we are commu- Federal Reserve. Chairman Bernanke to be the subject of political maneu- nicating to the world? Secretary Clin- said: vering—not my words, their words. Do ton told me in an evening conversation The economy may be thrown into reverse you want to go through this in 6 I had with her—she had just returned and employers would start cutting jobs if months again with the same results from visiting five countries. She said Congress fails to raise the Nation’s legal bor- and creating all of the uncertainty for everybody was asking her: What is rowing authority. the 6 months between now and then? I wrong in your country? What are you I have heard some say that on August don’t think so. going to do? 3, the Treasury will still have enough In other words, these rating agencies This is now a worldwide crisis and money to meet our obligations and have very real questions about the one we must address. What we are see- avoid default. That is simply false. Ac- willingness and ability of this Congress ing here is, in a sense, a broken govern- cording to the Bipartisan Policy Cen- and the administration to timely honor ment that can’t take care of the affairs ter, the U.S. Government has $306.7 bil- scheduled debt obligations. of its people in a prudent and practical lion in payments due in August and Now, I have to say this—and I have way. will take in an estimated $172.4 billion been here for 19 years—I have never It is absolutely amazing to me that in revenue for the month. That is a $134 seen a time when Republicans just do 20 to 70 Members of the House of Rep- billion shortfall for the month of Au- not want to come to an agreement with resentatives believe they can run the gust, so the Treasury will not be able this President. The President, I think government of the United States de- to pay its bills. In other words, 44 per- by any standard, has bent over back- spite the fact that the Presidency and cent of U.S. Government bills will go ward, and still Republicans walk away the majority in the U.S. Senate are unpaid if the Federal Government fails from the negotiating table. Well, let controlled by another party. Essen- to raise the debt ceiling by the August me tell you, I have done a lot of nego- tially, they appear willing to allow this 2 deadline. tiations in my time with big labor great Nation to default rather than Treasury would be forced to spend all strikes and work stoppages—— compromise and reach a practical solu- income inflows covering just six major I would ask unanimous consent for 5 tion. items: interest, Medicare, Medicaid, more minutes. What are the consequences of default Social Security, unemployment insur- The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there for American families? For sure, de- ance, and defense vendors. That would objection? fault would raise interest rates, driving mean entire Federal Departments Mr. CORKER. I was given an 11:10 up costs for everyone. For sure, the would have no funds, including Justice, time and saw that we were alternating. cost of owning a home, buying a car, Labor, and Commerce. It would mean I have a conference call. I am glad for buying food, filling a gas tank, and no funds for veterans’ benefits, Active- the Senator to finish, but if she could sending children to college will become Duty military pay, IRS refunds, special make it even shorter than that, it even more expensive. It will squeeze al- education, Pell grants, and more. would be appreciated. ready tight family budgets and damage There is simply no way to escape it. Mrs. FEINSTEIN. How about 3 min- this fragile economy. Many people pre- Let me give you an example. On the utes? dict a second dip recession. In essence, next day, which is August 3, the Treas- Mr. CORKER. OK. default causes an immediate tax in- ury will take in $12 billion in revenues, The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there crease in the form of these rising inter- but it will still owe $32 billion in reve- objection to the unanimous consent re- est rates on families. nues. Let me tell you what that in- quest for 3 minutes? Without objection, The talk of default is disrupting fi- cludes. It includes $23 billion in Social it is so ordered. nancial markets and will trigger a Security payments. I understand 45 Mrs. FEINSTEIN. Mr. President, sharp fall in the stock market, causing million checks are ready to go out dur- there were 2 months of negotiations huge losses in retirement accounts and ing those days. It is $2.2 billion for with the Vice President, and Majority wiping out the gains of 2 years. This Medicare, $1.8 billion for education, Leader CANTOR walked out. There were morning, I saw a TV story about a man and $1.4 billion for defense. negotiations with the President and who was selling his mutual funds be- If the debt ceiling is not raised by Speaker BOEHNER, and the Speaker cause he has no confidence in our abil- August 2 or if we only reach an agree- walked out. House Republicans do not ity to resolve this crisis—not a good ment for a short-term extension, the like Simpson-Bowles, nor do they like thing to do. already-spooked credit rating agencies the Gang of 6 plan. These are the two Higher interest rates will also drive could react unfavorably. And here is big plans which offer a solution for the up costs for both the Federal and State the problem: Do you want to go back future. Instead, they want massive cuts governments because every 1 percent to this same situation in 6 months and to Medicare, Medicaid, Social Security, increase in interest payments for the go through this all over again? It and discretionary spending and abso- Federal Government means an addi- makes no sense. If the marketplace lutely nothing from those Americans tional $100 billion cost to the govern- wants stability and constancy, they who are doing very well in this econ- ment. A default will be devastating for are clearly not going to get it knowing omy—actually, the top 1 percent. State governments that would see this is going to be coming up in 6 Well, I represent 37 million people. their borrowing costs dramatically in- months again. California is bigger than 21 States and crease because their ability to borrow Moody’s has said it is possible our the District of Columbia put together. is tied to the interest rates paid by the credit rating would go down with a Fifteen million to twenty million peo- Federal Government. short-term increase and warned that ple in my State depend on programs The cost of borrowing for States, for an agreement should get us through the Republicans want to take a meat municipalities, and for local water dis- the year 2012. All right, don’t pay at- axe to—not a scalpel, but a meat axe— tricts will all rise. Let me give you an tention to it, but that warning is out SSI, Social Security, Medicaid, and example. My own State of California there. It is going to take getting Medicare. We have gotten these num- recently took out a $5.4 billion loan through the year 2012, according to at bers. We have looked at them for over- from five major investment banks least one of the rating houses. lapping, and I can truthfully say the

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The the Gang of 6, mandate the hearings, come up with to dramatically change Members of the House and the Senate and fast track a bill to the floor of the the character of spending in this coun- are all focused on one thing and that is Senate. Every Member of this body try. what kind of a package can we put knows it is bill language that spells What I would say is, look, our work forth to actually cause our country to out what we need to look out for. I is not quite done. The House has a bill be more solvent at this time. need to look out for what happens to that basically reduces spending over We are finally on the right topic, yet the Medicare provider tax because so the next decade by $1 trillion. Can- we haven’t even, in these aspirational many hospitals in my State depend on didly, I think we all know that is not a bills that are laid out—we know that it. If it lasts until 2014, it is OK, but I solution that is going to prevent a with all the actuarial assumptions that don’t know. downgrade in this country. It does have exist, with Medicare and Social Secu- I very strongly believe there is a so- the goal of kicking this to a select rity and Medicaid, that if we don’t lution and that reasonable people can committee of some kind that is going touch trying to make them solvent for work it out, and I hope the leadership to try to incorporate another $1.8 tril- the longer haul, we haven’t even done of this body will talk with the leader- lion in cuts. Candidly, that is a big step our work. The bills before us don’t even ship of the other body. back from where I think we were a have as an aspirational goal—for in- I thank the Chair, I thank Senator weekend ago, where at least on the cut stance, the House bill that is coming CORKER for his courtesy, and I yield the side—even on the cut side—even the over with a select committee that I President had agreed to at least $3 tril- floor. know Senator REID and Senator lion in cuts. That is our understanding. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- MCCONNELL have been involved in—and ator from Tennessee. So what we have coming out of the I thank them for their work—doesn’t Mr. CORKER. Mr. President, it is in- House right now is a bill that doesn’t even lay out that one of the things we cut as much as the President had teresting. I have some of the same con- are looking at is ensuring Social Secu- agreed to last weekend. We have on cerns, maybe with different outcomes, rity is actuarially sound. The future of this side a bill that cuts about $1 tril- as the Senator from California, but I these young pages who potentially lion after it has been scored. Again, I agree we have not done our work. down the road—not potentially, hope- applaud the leader of the Senate for Over the course of a little over a fully—will benefit from Social Secu- putting forth a bill that at least begins year, I have been traveling around the rity, I think they would like to know moving us in the right direction, but, State of Tennessee making citizens that during this historic time we are again, it is $2 trillion short of where aware of the unsustainable deficits our actually looking at the real issue. the President had been with leaders a country has. I am sure people on the What I am afraid of is we are missing week ago, or at least that is our under- other side of the aisle have been doing the opportunity for this to be the sem- standing, and I am pretty sure that un- the same. After townhall meetings all inal moment we all thought it was across our State in almost every forum derstanding is correct. We also know the general mantra going to be because we don’t yet have my colleagues can imagine—I am sure adopted by Wall Street and by people a product that solves the problem. The the Presiding Officer has done the who are looking at our country around product we are looking at in both bod- same—people are very aware in my the world is that we need to do some- ies—and I thank the leaders of both State, as they are across the country, thing that is at least a $4 trillion solu- bodies for bringing them forth—does of the fact that we are on an tion. not meet the test. It doesn’t dramati- unsustainable course. We are now be- I would say to the Senator from Cali- cally change the character of spending ginning to have investor publications— fornia who just spoke, I couldn’t agree in Washington. It doesn’t even stave off the Wall Street Journal this morning more. We have not addressed this situ- a downgrade in U.S. sovereign debt. wrote an editorial about the fact that ation the way we should. I don’t think We are on the brink of actually doing no matter what we do regarding the ac- there is anything anybody—well, there something great for our country. And tual proposals before us today, it is may be a few—the vast majority of this because we now have our country’s likely our country is going to be down- body does not want to see our country focus and everybody in both bodies is graded. So, here we are, faced with a default on its obligations. I don’t know focused on this problem, let’s have a situation where the types of legislation of anybody who wants to do that. I short-term extension. I agree. Let’s we are looking at—in both Chambers, I want to see dramatic changes in the don’t default. Let’s move back a week might add, in both Chambers—probably character of spending for our country, or 2 weeks or 3 weeks. But let’s don’t will take us to a place where our coun- and many people have sought that. Our miss this historic opportunity to do try’s debt is downgraded. work is not yet done. something great for our country, which I wish to first applaud both leaders— What I would say is, let’s have a is exactly what we are doing now. Senator REID for bringing forth a pro- short-term extension. There is no ques- It is hard for me to believe, seriously, posal today or over the last few days, tion that we do not want the sovereign that what we have before us is a $1 tril- and Speaker BOEHNER, the leader of the debt of this country to be downgraded lion downpayment. It is also hard for House, for doing the same on the House because we default. Nobody wants to me to believe, candidly, that we are side. What I wish to say about that is see that happen. We are at least finally going to set up a select committee that while to me they don’t meet the goals on the right topic. We are talking is going to report back in 4 or 5 months or don’t meet the test our country about spending reductions. We cer- when all of us know what the issues needs to have met at this time, at least tainly haven’t done the work necessary are. We understand the math. I know we are finally talking about proposals to achieve the goal we need to achieve we get ridiculed a lot for the way we that will reduce spending in this coun- in this body. But I couldn’t agree more. act in this body, but I think most of us try and put us back on a sustainable Let’s have a short-term extension. candidly pretty well understand what path. So I appreciate the leadership of Let’s extend it another week or 2 the solutions are. We all know nobody both bodies. Finally, after many weeks or 3 weeks. A lot of people say, gets to work on anything around here months, we are on the right topic. Well, the fact is that will roil the mar- until there is an imminent deadline. So What I have said all along is that as kets. I don’t think it will roil the mar- even with this committee being poten- we approach the debt ceiling, we need kets. I think they are used to us wait- tially set up by mutual discussion to dramatically change the character ing until an hour before the deadline to down the road—I know there are a lot of spending in this country. My con- work out a solution. I think that has of negotiations—to me they should re- cern is that our work is not quite done. become customary, if you will, in the port back. I agree with the Senator The fact is there is no question of the Senate and in the House of Representa- from California. Let’s report back at deadline coming up. Everybody agrees tives. the end of this fiscal year, September

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Delta’s CEO makes cused in the way we are right now—in were just at because we both want to $9 million a year, their top manage- the 41⁄2 years I have been here—on talk more about this National Medi- ment another $20 million a year. They something as important as this as it ation Board crisis and also the fact could practically pay for the whole Es- relates to us getting our house in that the FAA is on hold, that we can- sential Air Service Program them- order. We have never been this focused. not do anything with it. What the selves. But they do not want to fool What I am afraid of, in the name of po- House did—you see, one of the revela- around with this language to protect litical efficacy—people saying, Hey, tions of the modern era, which hope- their antiworker ambitions. look, let’s take what we can get and fully will last only a couple years, is They have had four union elections get on out of here so we don’t mess up that the folks in the House are willing in the last several years. They have our potential, on both sides of the to say ‘‘no’’ to the very end. In other prevailed. The airline has prevailed in aisle, for the 2012 elections—take what words, the question I would raise is all four of those elections. But they you have on both sides. Basically, let’s that my plan is to raise the stakes on still want this language changed so think about it. For the other side of the airlines, doing quite dreadful that if you do not vote, you are put the aisle, the way all of the proposals things to them, in hopes they will en- down as a ‘‘no’’ vote; that is, not to be before us are laid out, there is no deal- gage with the House Members to say able to organize. That is un-American. ing with trying to make the entitle- we have to have an FAA bill. It is unprecedented in American his- ments sustainable, so they can run in As I said yesterday, all I seek is a tory. And it goes against, as I said, 75 2012 on the entitlement issue. With all clean bill of extension. That has been years of labor law. That is very dan- of the proposals laid out right now, we done 20 times on this FAA bill. It has gerous. don’t deal with spending appropriately, taken us 4 years, and we have not been What we have to do is to try and so our country is probably going to able to reauthorize it. There are some make it clear—frankly, the other air- have its debt downgraded, so Repub- things to work out, but they can all be lines have been rather tepid in their licans can run on the fact that we worked out. support of my position. Airlines are a haven’t reduced spending enough. So if The House sent over a message say- close group and they tend to stay to- we look at it, this works well for every- ing they did not like what we were gether. They have to stop that. They body, except the citizens of our coun- doing on the essential air service. Well, have to make the House understand try. the Presiding Officer knows what the that if they persist in this rule, we will Again, we are finally on the right essential air service means for rural have a Federal aviation system that topic, which is a rarity here. We are fi- communities, which is to have it in will shut down altogether. I am talking nally focused on the problem. We have order that communities have an eco- about air traffic controllers. I am talk- two bills that don’t go far enough. nomic future of any kind at all. But, on ing about the whole deal. It is not a Again, I applaud both the Democratic the other hand, we have been willing to long process. It is a horrible process. It leader and the Republican leader for make reforms. In fact, the reforms we is an antiworker process which they putting forth proposals. We all know have suggested are more dramatic re- are dumping in our laps. They want to they don’t do what they need to do—ei- forms than the House has suggested: see that happen. They are willing to ther proposal. We know the aspira- put a cap on the number of airports— see that happen. They will not com- tional goals of each proposal don’t take some quite dramatic things I actually promise on the National Mediation us far enough. hate doing in order to try to get agree- Board. They will not compromise. They I would say to all: I agree. Let’s don’t ment on that subject. have said that. I have often talked with default. Let’s don’t buck up against But what is more interesting is, that my counterpart over there, and he August 3. Let’s pass a short-term time is not what they care about. Mr. MICA, says: Well: I do not make those deci- extension. Let’s take us through the who is my counterpart in the House, sions. Those are made at a higher pay end of August or the first 2 weeks in has often said he does not have a dog in grade. He uses that word. Why does September, or let’s take a week, but the essential air service fight. Yester- somebody run for public office if they let’s finish our work in this body. Let’s day I was meeting with him and Sec- simply take orders from other people? don’t miss this seminal opportunity retary LaHood, who is completely with Well, that is sort of the way they do where everybody in this country and the Senate in our desire to get this things over there in the House, but it is everybody in this world is looking at done and to break the intransigence of extremely dangerous. how undisciplined we have been and the House, and my counterpart simply The truth lies in the fact that the the opportunity we have before us to said—I said: Why did you send that House provision that cuts the Essential actually be disciplined and send a sig- over when that is not what you care Air Service Program by $16 million— nal to the world that our future is not about? He said: Well, sometimes it is a that is what it does. At the same time, the future that Greece is seeing today; little political thing. the House has been willing to let $150 our future is the continuation of Amer- I was not shocked by that because million drain from the airport trust ican exceptionalism all around this that is why I knew he had done it, but fund in less than a week. Every day we world. We are squandering that oppor- what it says is they are willing to tank do not get this bill resolved, $25 million tunity right now in this body at a time the Federal Aviation Administration drops out of the airport trust fund, when we are finally focused on the unless the Senate caves to their posi- which is flush for now but is becoming right topic. tion on the National Mediation Board, very unflush very quickly. Mr. President, I yield the floor, and I which would undo 75 years of labor law The FAA extensions are very nec- suggest the absence of a quorum. and which would take an extraordinary essary. They are not something which The PRESIDING OFFICER. The situation, which Senator HARKIN, when people walk around here talking about clerk will call the roll. he gets here, if he gets here, is going to all the time, but if they find they do The bill clerk proceeded to call the talk more about. not have flights to get to their homes roll. But the principle they want and they on the west coast or in the South or Mr. ROCKEFELLER. Mr. President, I like is the fact that if you have an elec- anywhere else, they will be very angry. ask unanimous consent that the order tion—it could be a union election, it People will be very angry. I do not for the quorum call be rescinded. could be any kind of an election, but know of any alternative but to ratchet The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without let’s say for the purposes of this it is a up the pressure, to make those who are objection, it is so ordered. union election—and people do not show blocking this understand they are

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The President for the people who work for the Federal projects? FAA helps to pay, all over has said he will veto it if it appears in Aviation Administration and also, the country, for modernization of air- the bill in any form. The House has frankly, for consumers of aviation all ports—rebuilding air traffic control voted for it. The Senate has voted over this country? towers, improving runways, and mak- against it. We have been very clear I will tell you, you wait until some of ing countless safety improvements. that it cannot pass over here and will these air traffic control systems shut We have all heard stories—I do not not pass over here. So why are they down, the towers shut down because recall that I have ever seen it, but we playing that game? there is nobody to man them. Then have heard stories of the Beijing or The airlines are not now even paying business, American business and these Shanghai airports or some of these air- for their use of the national airspace airlines are going to understand how ports—I have not seen them in the last system. The carriers also do not appear bad it is going to be. The only policy I many years—about the new tech- to care about the impact on the dedi- know how to adopt is to try and drive nologies and the modern features of cated FAA workforce that serves home to them what they are actually those airports. As a country we cannot them—once again, 4,000 already having doing to their own futures. They will afford to fall behind. We have to keep been furloughed. Most of the airlines shut themselves down if they continue up. are not even passing any savings on to on their course. Not passing a clean extension of the the customers they serve. Why do I say We can still get this process working FAA bill is exactly the wrong thing to that? Because they are having a tax again, but we need to get the FAA sta- do. The unemployment rate in the con- holiday now because our extension ran ble first. We should pass a clean exten- struction industry is nearly double the out. So all of a sudden they do not have sion, that which we have done forever. national average. Yet we are idling to pay taxes on jet fuel and a number All extensions are clean. Senator cranes and we are idling bulldozers all of other things, so they are getting a CORKER was just talking about a clean because of a political mission, an ide- lot of money. But what will you do extension on something else. We should ology that some Members of the with that money? Would you keep it pass a clean extension and then get to House—some radical Members of the for yourself or would you turn it over work finding a compromise on our re- House—have decided to inflict on us. to the trust fund or would you keep maining differences. A clean extension of FAA has been Mr. President, I yield the floor and ticket prices the same and not raise done 20 times. All of a sudden it is not. await the presence of Senator HARKIN them? Well, they keep it. Frontier Air- I hope the House gets serious. I hope who will be speaking on this subject. they appoint conferees and come to the lines, I think Alaska Airlines, Virgin, I suggest the absence of a quorum. table and work this out. I appreciate all have kept their fares exactly where The PRESIDING OFFICER. The very much Senator ROCKEFELLER’s they were. They are trying to protect clerk will call the roll. leadership. He is making a difference the consumer. The bill clerk proceeded to call the Delta and the other airlines are rais- on these important issues, and our roll. House colleagues need to follow. ing ticket prices as fast as they can, Mr. BROWN of Ohio. Madam Presi- even though, because the time has run dent, I ask unanimous consent that the f out on the agreement, they are getting order for the quorum call be rescinded. SUPPORTING AMERICAN endless millions of dollars. They are The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mrs. MANUFACTURING choosing to keep it and make a profit HAGAN). Without objection, it is so or- Mr. BROWN of Ohio. Madam Presi- for themselves. That is unconscionable dered. dent, I wish to talk also about another behavior in terms of national policy. Mr. BROWN of Ohio. Madam Presi- issue where we should have done a What are the real benefits to Delta dent, first, I wish to thank Senator clean extension—as we have done doz- from what they are doing? How badly ROCKEFELLER for his leadership on the ens of times in this country. In the were they harmed by the decision, the FAA issue. It is so important in rural past three decades alone, we have NMB decision? After the change, sev- areas. It is so important to attract and avoided default by addressing the debt eral unionization votes were held retain a workforce. It is so important limit 38 times; 34 of those were with among components of their work force, to the local economies in large cities Republican Presidents. That is almost which I have already said. None of like Cleveland, Cincinnati and Colum- 90 percent of the time we have raised those units voted to organize. So what bus and in smaller communities too. As the debt ceiling—more precisely, avoid- is their game? It is a game. It is poli- Senator ROCKEFELLER said, our avia- ed default—it has been under Repub- tics. It is theology. You cannot let that tion system is absolutely critical for lican Presidents. stand. You cannot allow people to get economic development. A lot of us did not like it. We maybe furloughed who are serious about their People in big cities might make fun made a public statement saying we did jobs, who are engineers and technical of small airports that they do not have not like their fiscal policy, but we people—the first 4,000. Many of them all the hustle and bustle. But we do never stood in the way, we never tried will not come back. They will choose know medium-sized and smaller air- to take hostage—take the government to figure: Well, they will never get this ports matter a great deal. hostage or each other hostage by say- settled. They will go out and find other With the refusal of the House to take ing—almost like children—if I do not jobs, and they will be able to get other up a clean extension of FAA, nearly get my way, then I am going to block jobs. It is unconscionable. It is almost 4,000 employees across the country this and I am going stop—I am going to you cannot believe you are in this situ- have been furloughed and dozens of potentially throw our financial system ation, that you are in some ‘‘Disney construction projects have come to a and our economy into turmoil. What World’’ somewhere where people do not halt. In this economy, some radicals in kind of behavior is that for adults? take life seriously and do not take poli- the House of Representatives have de- Then, when I hear Speaker BOEHNER cies seriously. cided—because they have a political and some of his radical kind of cheer- I want to reiterate that the Senate mission and ideology that does not leaders on the far political right say we appointed conferees—which is sort of quite fit with the majority of Ameri- should do this again in 6 months, I necessary to try and reach resolution— cans—they are going to again hold hos- wonder what are they possibly think- on the very day the House sent over its tage something that simply needs to be ing, when we go through this right FAA package for us to consider. We ap- done; that is, what is called reauthor- now. pointed conferees. More than 100 days ization of the Federal Aviation Admin- I spend a lot of time with manufac- later—1–0-0 days later—the House still istration. turers around my State. I love seeing

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Mostly they do dustries, and we are also, as I said, a facturing creates all kinds of jobs, not see the demand for products be- leader in solar, in Toledo, OH, and making 20 percent more, on average, cause the demand is still anemic in our other places. than service jobs. society, in our economy, for companies We are a leader in wind turbine com- Since the beginning of the recession, to grow. ponent manufacturing, especially in though, we still see profits at large fi- But they also talk about the uncer- the northeast but all over Ohio. We are nancial institutions and other service tainty. They talk about the uncer- a leader in aerospace, as I mentioned. firms increase, but our Nation’s unem- tainty in the economic environment. We are a leader in biomedical and ployment rate is still hovering around This is the worst kind of uncertainty biotech, in large part because we have 9 percent. So when profits go up for we are going to inject into our econ- great universities and great teaching those financial services firms—and I omy if we are going to say let’s do this hospitals in, I was going to say, promi- appreciate JPMorgan Chase in Colum- in 6 months. Do they think anybody in nently in northeast Ohio but also Co- bus, OH. I met with their top person in North Carolina or Ohio or around the lumbus, also Cincinnati, also Toledo— Ohio just this week—just moving from State, around the country, any busi- all over our State. Clearly, we know Cleveland to Columbus. I know the im- nesses are thinking: This is a great how to do these things. But what we portant work they do in my State. I time to invest, right when Moody’s and have seen in the past three decades is a know they provide thousands and thou- Standard & Poor’s might downgrade shift in our Nation. Thirty years ago, sands and thousands of jobs. That is all us, right when we do not know what is manufacturing was 25, 26, 27 percent of a good thing. going to happen in the next week with our gross domestic product. Basically, But I also know in an economy which a potential default. one-fourth of the dollars in our econ- is not paying attention to manufac- Do they think anybody is going to omy were all about manufacturing. turing, we do not get the multiplier ef- make a major investment decision That created great wealth, because fect, we do not get the higher wages, right now? Of course, they are not. So the way to create wealth is to make we do not get the employment growth let’s do it again in 6 months? When I something, to grow something or to that we might get otherwise. heard Speaker BOEHNER—I like JOHN mine something, preeminently. So 30 That is why, yesterday, Senator BOEHNER personally. He is from my years ago, manufacturing was some 23, ROCKEFELLER and I convened a meet- State. Our offices obviously work to- 24, 25, 26 percent of our GDP. Financial ing, where Senator WHITEHOUSE, Sen- gether in places such as Butler County, services was only 11 percent in those ator JACK REED, Senators SCHUMER and Preble County, and the Dayton-Cin- days. Today, it is almost the reverse. KLOBUCHAR and FEINSTEIN and others cinnati areas. But I would have Financial services makes up about 20 attended. We talked about a real na- thought people would have laughed or 22 percent and manufacturing makes tional manufacturing strategy. That when he said: Yes, let’s do this again in up only about 11 percent of our GDP means closing the skills gap. We have a 6 months because we do not have a jobs and even a slightly smaller percent of lot of jobs in places such as Iowa and problem to worry about. Clearly, we our workforce. North Carolina, Ohio, where they go should get this done with and focus— Why does this matter? It matters be- unfilled because we do not have well that means cutting the budget. I un- cause we know when we make things it enough connected worker training with derstand that. We have to work toward creates wealth. Manufacturing jobs pay those jobs, with the needs. We need to a balanced budget. 20 percent more, on average, than serv- pursue better tax and trade policies. We knew how to do it in the 1990s. In ice jobs. We know the difference be- We need to pay special attention to the early 1990s, President Clinton—I tween retail versus making steel or the manufacturing. came to the House the year he was difference between fast food restaurant Yesterday, the Senate sent to the elected President. We faced a terrible work versus making cars or chemicals House legislation we passed unani- budget situation and an unemployment or glass or biotech. mously that said: When the govern- situation. But you know what. We cut We know manufacturing jobs have a ment buys American flags, rather than spending. We increased taxes appre- strong multiplier effect. So if we have 50 percent—a requirement that 50 per- ciably for only a relatively few number an auto company—let me give an ex- cent of them be made in the United of people, the wealthiest people in our ample. The Chevrolet Cruze is a car my States—the requirement now is that society. We continued to make invest- daughter just brought—by and large, 100 percent be made in the United ments in education, health care and in- an Ohio car. It would not have hap- States. frastructure and our economy. pened if we had not done the auto res- Why do we not put more focus on We had almost 8 years—not quite, cue that so many of my colleagues op- ‘‘Made in the USA’’? It will matter for maybe 7 years some months—of regular posed for ideological reasons, not sub- us. It matters for our national pride on economic growth, and 21 million new stantive, practical, let’s-make-it-work flags, to be sure, but it matters for our jobs were created. So we know how to reasons. Nonetheless, we know the communities, it matters our compa- do this. But this crowd wants to hold auto industry is coming back and we nies, and it matters for our workers. the government hostage saying, if you know manufacturing jobs have in- I yield the floor and I suggest the ab- do not do it exactly our way, we are creased—far too anemically, but they sence of a quorum. going to let the government go to de- have increased over the last year. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The fault, and once we solve that, let’s do it But the Chevy Cruze, the engine is clerk will call the roll. again in 6 months. made in Defiance, OH, and the bumper The legislative clerk proceeded to I just think it does not make sense. is made in Northwood, OH, and the call the roll. What we should be doing instead is fo- transmission is made in Toledo, OH, Mr. HARKIN. Mr. President, I ask cusing—I know what an important and the steel comes out of Cleveland, unanimous consent that the order for manufacturing State the Presiding Of- OH, for much of the car. The aluminum the quorum call be rescinded. ficer represents in North Carolina, as wheels come out of Cleveland, OH. The The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without in Ohio—on manufacturing. We are stamping is done in Parma, OH. Some objection, it is so ordered. still a country that makes things. My of the other stamping is down in f State is particularly a State that Lordstown, OH. The assembly is done makes things. in Lordstown, OH. There are 5,000 peo- FAA REAUTHORIZATION The year after what is called the ple working just on the assembly Mr. HARKIN. Madam President, I American Recovery Act passed, my alone. So that is the multiplier effect. meant to be here earlier when Senator

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It is all be- with Senator ROCKEFELLER the sad sit- local school board—and we know the cause they want to make it harder for uation we are facing right now with turnout is pretty low; school board workers to form a union. the shutdown of the Federal Aviation elections usually turn out maybe 20 Think about it this way. We are Administration. percent of the electorate, maybe less going to have a Presidential election We are now in the sixth day of the than that. Yet I submit there is prob- next year. Let’s say all the people who defunding of the Federal Aviation Ad- ably no more important election in don’t vote would be tallied as a ‘‘no’’ ministration. What that means is that America today than school board elec- vote for the incumbent President, as- right now we have some 4,000 FAA tions. I will not get into that right suming he runs for reelection. Some of workers who are furloughed, and tens now. What if we said: In all these my Republican friends would probably of thousands of people out of work in school board elections, take the yeas, like that, and I understand that. Do airport construction jobs—infrastruc- and then all the people who didn’t vote, you think the American people would ture. These are people who are not they are a no. think that is fair, that if you don’t working for the government; they are What if we did that in Senate races? vote, you are counted as a ‘‘no’’ vote? working for private contractors who That strikes home to people around A Federal district court—they took have a contract with FAA for runway here. Say a Senator is running for re- this to court—also rejected a legal construction, putting in lights, safety election, and if you are lucky, you get challenge to these new rules, finding measures, things like that. So tens of a 60-percent turnout of voters. That that the National Mediation Board was thousands of people are out of work in means the people who don’t vote are acting well within its legal authority the private sector because of the cutoff considered a ‘‘no’’ vote on the incum- in modernizing the election. of FAA reimbursements to these busi- bent. Is that what we want to see? If We see this time and time again. It is nesses around the country. you don’t vote, that is a ‘‘no’’ vote on happening now in this Congress. When- It is costing the Federal Government your reelection. Most people would ever we try to make things more fair about $25 million in tax revenue a think that is inherently unfair. It is in- or to use a legitimate procedure to ad- day—$25 million a day in lost revenue. herently unfair. dress something that I think most peo- That money would be plowed back into The same is true in elections on ple would think would be unfair; that the economy to pay for aviation oper- whether workers want to form a union. is, counting somebody who didn’t vote ations and for the people who are work- There are a lot of reasons people don’t as a ‘‘no’’ vote—when we do that, Re- ing out there on construction jobs vote in an election. Maybe they are publicans always try to find an end run building runways, lighting systems, sick and they can’t go vote. Maybe to try to undo that. and things like that. they can’t make up their mind one way We are down to about 10 percent of At a time when we have so many peo- or the other. Maybe they said: Well, I our labor force that is now unionized. ple who are unemployed in our coun- see this side, and I see that side, and I My friends on the other side will not be try—and the underemployment rate is cannot make up my mind, so I am just happy until there are no more unions really somewhere between 16 and 18 not going to vote. Some people just in America. They will not be happy percent—with over 23 million people in say: I don’t care which side wins; I am until unionization is less than 1 per- America out of work, what do the Re- disinterested in this election. Thank- cent, and then only a company-spon- publicans do? They hold up funding for fully, in America, we don’t have some- sored union, not an independent union. the Federal Aviation Administration, body forcing somebody to vote. So it Right now, Republicans are voting to which puts 4,000 more FAA people on makes common sense that if you don’t change the law in the middle of a trial furlough and tens of thousands of peo- vote, you should not be counted on one as a special favor to the Boeing com- ple working on construction jobs side or the other. pany. Boeing was accused of retaliating around the country out of work. Why The National Mediation Board put against its workers for going on strike. would the Republican Members of this this rule in place. They went through As I have pointed out in numerous Congress do such a thing? Because they all the hearings, the comment period, talks on the Senate floor, there is a ju- want to overturn a National Mediation and all the stuff necessary to pass the dicial process that has been used by Board decision that was handed down a rule. Then it was brought up in the both labor and management for more little over a year ago to align the elec- Senate within the last year under a than 70 years to settle disputes. That tion procedures under the National procedure called the Congressional Re- process has been to go to the NLRB— Railway Labor Act with the provisions view Act, wherein there is an expedited and management has done it, as well as that have always been in place under procedure for the Senate to take up labor—to find out if a certain thing the National Labor Relations Act. and vote on a regulation as to whether was wrong or if a union has over- Let me explain that. Under the Na- we want to overturn it. It is an expe- stepped its bounds or if management tional Labor Relations Act, which has dited procedure, an up-or-down vote. has overstepped its bounds. The NLRB been in existence since the late 1930s, if That was brought up here, and, as the tries to mediate and get the two sides you have an election to see whether chairman of the committee that has ju- to agree, but if they can’t, a process is workers want to organize a union, you risdiction over labor, I debated it with set in motion whereby the General count the yeas and you count the nays my colleagues on the other side of the Counsel—who, by the way, was a career of those who vote. If the yeas are more aisle. It was a fairly good debate, I person, not a political appointee, as than the nays, the workers form a thought, and we voted. The Senate some have said—then begins an inves- union. If the nays are more than the voted not to overturn that regulation. tigation to see whether the facts as yeas, they don’t form a union. Under Well, you would think that would be presented warrant the next step, which the Railway Labor Act, an odd thing the end of it. No, you would be wrong. is bringing the case to an administra- took place. Under that, it said that if What does that have to do with the tive law judge. you have an election for a union, you FAA? Because the Republicans in the That is what happened in this Boeing count the yeas, you count the nays, House and some in the Senate are say- case. I have heard all this nonsense and then all those people who didn’t ing they are not going to let this FAA about how they are trying to take jobs vote, you put them in the ‘‘nay’’ col- reauthorization bill get through unless out of South Carolina, trying to de- umn. Interesting. If you don’t vote, you and until we overturn the decision— stroy right-to-work States. That is are an automatic no. this rule of the National Mediation nonsense. Right now, the case is before What the National Mediation Board Board which basically says that if you an administrative law judge to see did a year ago was realign this using don’t vote in the election, you are not whether Boeing actually retaliated

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The worse we have been at paying But it should go through the process Board. our debts in the past, the lower our before the administrative law judge, On essential air service, I think there score and the more money we pay in and that finding can be appealed by ei- are probably some compromises that interest. ther side—management or labor—and can be made. There are some adjust- The credit rating agencies are keep- it goes to the NLRB, and then they ments and modifications that can be ing a credit score on the U.S. Govern- make a decision, which could be ap- made. I think that is probably so. We ment. So far, it has been perfect. The pealed to the Federal appeals court or ought to work in good will in doing United States has never failed to pay circuit court. That decision can be ap- that on the longer term bill. But it is its debts. That is why we have the low- pealed to the Supreme Court. Yet the not right to hold up the FAA reauthor- est interest rates in the world, and Republicans want to interfere in that ization right now on either the essen- loaning money to the U.S. Government process and make it a political decision tial air service objections or their try- is considered the world’s safest invest- as to whether this case should go for- ing to overturn the decision of the Na- ment. With a default, that would all ward. Just as they are wrong to try to tional Mediation Board. change. And here is the key: It would change the rules in the middle of a case Again, I want to thank Senator change in just minutes, and that going forward to benefit Boeing, what ROCKEFELLER for his leadership on this change would last for generations. If is happening now with the FAA is also issue and for his vigorous opposition to we default, the credit rating agencies wrong. They are trying to interfere in the House Republicans’ effort both to will lower our credit rating imme- the reauthorization of the Federal eliminate totally essential air service diately. Aviation Administration to change a and to try to do a backdoor, end run I recently had a conversation with rule from the National Mediation around the National Mediation Board’s Martin Regalia, the chief economist of Board. rule on providing for fair elections for the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. In that The other day, one of my colleagues those who seek to belong and to form a conversation he said the market reac- was talking about when are we going union in the airline or railway indus- tion to default would take ‘‘nano- to stop doing favors for the union try. seconds.’’ Once we have defaulted, we bosses or big unions or something like With that, Madam President, I yield can never unring that bell. Our special that. I never thought the National Me- the floor. status as the world’s safest investment diation Board rule was a favor to a The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- may never return. We will have in- union. I always looked upon it as a fair ator from New Hampshire. creased our interest rates for decades decision, regulation, to make it in line Mrs. SHAHEEN. Madam President, to come and maybe even longer. with the National Labor Relations Act. let me begin by applauding Senator JPMorgan Chase said this week that a Why should we have two separate kinds HARKIN, my colleague from Iowa, for lower credit rating could cost our gov- of election procedures for forming a his comments relative to the FAA and ernment $100 billion a year in interest. union in this country? Take it to the the need to put the people who are out This is the worst kind of wasteful American people. It is common sense. I of work back to work and to get the spending because that money wouldn’t think that most people would say that FAA reauthorization done. It has been be going to investments in our econ- someone who doesn’t vote shouldn’t be way too long. omy or to secure a better future for our counted as a ‘‘no’’ vote? As I said, we We have a number of people who staff children. It would go to nothing. It don’t do that in the National Labor Re- the tower that deals with air traffic would do nothing. It would be money lations Act. We have had this sort of coming into the United States north of down the drain. anomaly for years. We finally tried to Boston. That tower is in New Hamp- We have a path forward. It is the plan get it straightened out, and that is shire. We have people out of work. We that has recently been proposed by what is costing us these jobs and $25 need to get them back to work and we Senator REID. There are a lot of things million a day. need to see this legislation done and about this plan I don’t like. I am con- There is another issue they have moving forward. cerned because I don’t think it takes a brought up, and that is the essential f balanced approach toward deficit re- air service at a number of small air- duction that I have long called for, and ports. We can debate that. We can talk DEBT DEFAULT I am disappointed that it lacks the $4 about essential air service to small air- Mrs. SHAHEEN. Madam President, I trillion in deficit reduction we need. ports. The bill would eliminate it. That came to the floor this afternoon be- But I am ready to support it. And be- is about $16 million a year—$16 million cause the United States Government is cause all the cuts in this bill are cuts a year—that it would save. Clearly, now less than 1 week away from de- that Republicans have already sup- that is not what the Republicans care faulting on its obligations for the first ported, they should be prepared to sup- about. Every week—every week—they time in our history. As we have heard port this plan too. hold up the FAA reauthorization, it is from economists and business leaders The Reid plan would cut at least $2.2 costing the Federal Government some across the country, a default could re- trillion of our debt while allowing us to $150 million in uncollected taxes to sult in hundreds of thousands of lost avoid default through the end of next support our airports. So in order to jobs and in higher interest rates for year. These two elements are crucial to save $16 million a year, they are will- every American, yet we are still debat- avoiding the lower credit rating we ing to cost the government $150 million ing whether we should avoid default. It have been hearing raised as a concern. a week. Boy, that is some kind of eco- is a very dangerous game, and we are We need to provide the markets with nomics on the part of my Republican risking permanent harm to the Amer- some long-term certainty that will friends. So strictly from a budget per- ican economy. avoid default, and some proof we can spective, the House’s obstructionism is I want to examine one consequence of deal seriously with our long-term defi- not just absurd, it is grossly counter- default for a minute. All three credit cits and debt. productive. rating agencies—S&P, Moody’s, and A short-term, 6-month increase, as Again, this is uncalled for, what they Fitch—have said a default would auto- proposed in the House, would kick the are doing, to hold up the FAA reau- matically result in a lower credit rat- can down the road. It won’t prevent a thorization. As I said, we are now going ing for the U.S. Government. I think lower credit rating. We need to end this into the sixth day, and it is going to we all understand the principle of cred- constant threat of default which is have an effect on air travel. It is going it rating. It is like the credit scores on paralyzing our government and our to have a profound effect on air travel record for most of us in our personal economy. The Reid plan achieves this the longer this plays out. So I ask the lives. The better we have been about through a combination of cuts to our

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Let’s start have been on the floor many times in BOEHNER’s bill does not provide either. negotiating something that will save favor of a balanced package that in- It does not provide stability, and it cer- this country from potential financial cludes cuts to spending—domestic, de- tainly doesn’t help our economy in any catastrophe now. fense, and mandatory—but also in- way. Mr. HARKIN. Will the Senator yield cludes increased revenues. The Reid I believe it is time for the tea party for a question? plan doesn’t achieve those goals, but I Republicans to stop resisting com- Mr. SCHUMER. I would be happy to do have hope that we will get there promise. They must join Democrats yield to my friend from Iowa. eventually. and Republicans of good will to put the Mr. HARKIN. I thank the Senator This is not a proposal I would have economy ahead of politics. from New York for his very lucid re- written, but I am 1 of 100 Members of The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- marks and for his great leadership in the Senate and 1 of 535 Members of ator from New York. trying to get through this mess. Congress, so I don’t get everything I Mr. SCHUMER. Madam President, I I say to my friend, a lot of people in want. None of us here in Congress get wish to underscore what the leader has the country are looking and thinking everything we want. That is the nature said. that this is some kind of food fight; of compromise. That is the nature of The bottom line is very simple. that somehow everybody is to blame democracy. That is why the Framers of Speaker BOEHNER is busy twisting arms for this here in Washington. the Constitution created checks and right now to try to get his bill passed I ask my friend, the Senator from balances in government. That is why through the House, but it is a futile New York, isn’t it true that there are they created two Chambers in Congress gesture because that bill is not going some 50 members of the Republican and three branches of government. to pass the Senate. We have made that caucus in the House who have said When you are a leader in government, clear in the letter that 53 of us signed forthrightly that they will not vote to you don’t have the luxury of drawing a yesterday, and nothing has changed. raise the debt ceiling under any cir- line in the sand and walking away. You The idea that we will take BOEHNER’s cumstance? One of those, of course, have to be prepared to stay at the table bill and pass it or take BOEHNER’s bill being Representative BACHMANN, who and to give up something. and tweak it and pass it is not what is is seeking the Presidential nomination I have just laid out what I and I be- going to happen. So we would urge on their ticket, said she would not vote lieve many of my colleagues are will- Speaker BOEHNER and all of our Repub- to raise it under any circumstance. ing to give up in this proposal—our de- lican colleagues to sit down and nego- Does the Senator know of any one mand for a comprehensive balanced tiate. Democrat, either in the House or the plan to reduce the deficit. In exchange, Throwing a hot potato over to us Senate, who has said they would not I am willing to accept a plan that in- that will not pass just delays things a vote to raise the debt ceiling under any cludes more cuts than any other plan day, and we are simply 4 days away circumstance? I ask the Senator, is on the table. These are cuts that 40 of from one of the worst financial catas- there one? I have not been able to find our colleagues on the other side of the trophes that could face this country; one. aisle have already supported. This is a namely, for the first time in our 230- Mr. SCHUMER. I thank my colleague plan that I think neither side is going year history, a refusal to pay the debt. from Iowa for the question. I concur in to love but both sides should be able to That means the time for these kinds of his findings. I haven’t found one either. accept. It is a plan that gets the job political games and political posturing Democrats know we have different done. is over. views on this side of the aisle, and We here in the Senate and in Con- Speaker BOEHNER is having a rough many of us would write deficit-reduc- gress have to get the job done, so I urge time getting the votes over there, but tion bills differently than some others that we come to the table, we adopt a my guess is he will. But it will not of us would. But we realize that to let compromise, and we put this debt ceil- make a darned bit of difference. It will the debt ceiling lapse would be a dis- ing vote behind us. not make a darned bit of difference be- aster to not raise it. So I have not Madam President, I yield the floor. cause it is not going to pass this house, heard of a single Democrat who has The PRESIDING OFFICER. The ma- the Senate. It will not pass because a said the debt ceiling ought to lapse, jority leader. short-term extension risks the same and I have heard scores of Republicans, Mr. REID. Madam President, we are things that no extension risks: a down- elected, official Republicans and thou- not in a quorum call? grade, a lack of confidence in the mar- sands of others and groups in that The PRESIDING OFFICER. Correct. kets, and gridlock. We have seen grid- rightwing firmament pushing their Mr. REID. It is a rare occasion. lock up to now; 3, 4, 5, 6 months from members to let this debt ceiling lapse. f now the same gridlock will occur. We My guess is—and God forbid it hap- cannot play with this kind of risky pens; and we are doing everything we ECONOMIC STABILITY fire. can to prevent it from happening—they Mr. REID. Madam President, today So our plea to the Speaker is stop will retract that language or they will the House of Representatives will vote continuing to throw pieces of red meat find ways to explain what they meant on Speaker BOEHNER’s short-term plan after red meat after red meat, piece because their analysis that it doesn’t to raise the debt ceiling. As soon as the after piece after piece of red meat to matter or it will not do much harm is, House completes its vote tonight, or that rightwing lion in your caucus. unfortunately, dead wrong. this afternoon, the Senate will move to Start taming the lion. That is what Mr. HARKIN. If the Senator will take up the message they send to us. It you have to do because otherwise that yield for another question. Again, will be defeated. They know that, and lion will devour you and devour the there is a lot of misunderstanding—and the American people now should under- economy of our country. I sympathize with this—among the stand that clearly. The kind of narrow ideological ap- general populous that somehow raising No Democrat will vote for a short- proach that we have seen in the House the debt ceiling means that somehow term bandaid approach that will put will not get us anywhere. The shame of we can go and borrow more money in our economy at risk and put the Na- it all is that not every Member of the the future and go further in debt. tion back in the untenable situation we House, and I don’t believe the Speaker, Isn’t it true that raising the debt are in today in just a few short months has that ideology, the sort of my-way- ceiling just simply means that we are from now. Economists have said a or-no-way ideology, the no-compromise going to pay for what so many of us, short-term arrangement holds many of ideology, and it is time to break free. Republicans and Democrats, have

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In fact, used your credit card, and you have run from New York, who has been a leader the President has made it a watch up a debt, you have to pay the bills; in this area of both cutting spending word, and we have religiously con- otherwise, your credit is going to go and also raising revenue so that we are curred and followed, that no one who down, and you are going to lose your kind of all in this together. makes below $250,000 a year should get credit card, and you are not going to be We are asking everyone. We are not any tax increase. That is 97 percent of able to do anything else. willing just to cut the deficit on the all Americans. Isn’t that sort of what we are con- backs of the poor or people who are out So when we say we want revenues, we fronting? In the past, Democrats and of work, the elderly on Medicare. We are talking about two things: We are Republicans—we all share the blame, are saying everybody has to take a lit- talking about tax breaks, tax loopholes perhaps, for having deficits. We can go tle bit. But we are also going to ask for the very wealthy, whether they be into the causes of that. I don’t mean to some sacrifice from those who have individuals or corporations, and we are do that here. But the fact is, the much in our society; that we want to talking about tax breaks for the United States of America has an obli- raise some revenue from those who wealthiest among us who, under the previous administration, got much gation to pay its bills. The Republicans have benefited in the last 10, 15 years greater breaks than anybody else. That say, no, they don’t want to pay the so much and have gotten so much is all we are talking about. bills. Doesn’t that sort of strike the av- wealth in our society. We are asking So I would ask my colleagues, I erage American as saying: Wait a for them also to share in this. would ask the American people to un- We have proposed that, have we not, minute. No, we have to honor our derstand that. Don’t be scared when I ask the Senator? And has it not been debts. We have always honored our somebody gets up and says they want debts in this country since the Revolu- true that the Republican side has been to raise taxes, that it means your tionary War. Is that not the fact? unwilling to ask the richest people in taxes. It doesn’t unless, God bless you, Mr. SCHUMER. That is absolutely our country to help us reduce the def- you have a whole lot of money or you the fact. My colleague from Iowa is ex- icit? They will not agree to any reve- are a corporation with a very nice lit- actly correct. nues. I ask my friend from New York, tle break that may not be as necessary The bottom line is, yes. What we are is that not the case? as, say, helping middle-class students talking about with the debt ceiling is Mr. SCHUMER. Again, my colleague go to college or helping the elderly get debts we have already incurred. No from Iowa is on the money. lifesaving prescription drugs. So there American family has the luxury, once There needs to be balance. The Presi- has to be balance. they sign up for a mortgage, to tell the dent has stressed this. I think everyone Now, I know my good colleague from bank: Well, I am not going to pay you on our side has stressed this. We do Iowa, who has spent his lifetime cre- unless you do A, B, and C. No American have a serious deficit problem and a se- ating government programs that help family has the luxury of telling the rious debt problem. We have to deal people, it pains him when he hears credit card company: Hey, unless you with it. I think there is agreement in there has to be spending cuts in those buy me a year’s supply of groceries, I this Chamber, and I will give some programs. But I have never heard him am not going to pay my credit card credit to those on the other side of the say: If there are any spending cuts, I debt. aisle who made this their signature am not going to vote for deficit reduc- Once you incur the debt, you have an issue in influencing policy. But if we tion. But the mirror image on this side obligation to pay. That is one of the are going to have to do that and do belt says: I will not vote for any bill if it foundations of American life. It has tightening, shouldn’t it be across the even has one plug nickel of revenues. been that foundation since Alexander board? That is not fair. That is not right. That Hamilton argued with Thomas Jeffer- Here is the fact of the matter: If you is not balanced. It is totally against son, and it has served our country well. are a middle-class person, it is hard to what just about every American be- The awful example that it would set pay for college. It is hard to pay for lieves, including a majority of Repub- if America, this great land, this Fed- prescription drugs. It is hard to take licans. So that is why we are making eral Government said: Well, I am not that paycheck and make sure it deals this fight. going to pay the debt, I am not going with all the needs you and your spouse I will say one other thing in ref- to pay the debt unless A, B, C, D is and your children have. Over the years, erence to my colleague’s question. It is done—what kind of example does that we have established ways that the gov- unfair when the commentators and the send to American families, to Amer- ernment helps with student loans or people say: Well, on the one hand, the ican young people? It is the opposite, with prescription drug programs or Democrats aren’t compromising and, frankly, of the conservative philos- other kinds of help. It so happens that on the other hand, the Republicans ophy—part of which I agree with in the wealthy among us, God bless them, aren’t compromising. I understand that this regard—that you pay your bills, don’t need a student loan. They have we should always not just look at our that you pay your debts. If you don’t, plenty of money to pay for their chil- own position and try to understand there is a consequence. dren’s college. They don’t need a pre- somebody else’s position. That is the So it is just amazing. This is the first scription drug plan. Even with the high way it works around here; otherwise, time, I believe—check the history expense of these prescription drugs, we would have a dictator, a benevolent books—in American history where a they can afford it. God bless them. dictator. We do not. But when we are large group in either House of this Con- The way the wealthy benefit from willing to give on spending cuts, seri- gress has made it a campaign not to the Tax Code, because they have a lot ous spending cuts we do not like, and pay the debt unless they get their way of money, is there are tax expendi- the other side says they are not willing on certain other issues, whatever they tures, tax breaks they get. They think to give a nickel on revenues, it is not be. If every one of us did that, this they are important. I understand that. each side is failing to give. It is not country would be paralyzed. We But they are no more important than that each side is compromising a value. wouldn’t be able to do a thing. It is helping young people go to college or It is not that each side has walked leading down a road that nobody helping our elderly, average folks pay about the same distance to come up should want to travel. for their prescription drugs. If you are with a compromise. In this case—it is Mr. HARKIN. I would like to ask one going to be across the board and you not true every time—my Republican more question and then I would yield. are going to say no revenues, you are friends have been unwilling to com- Isn’t it true that we—I would say the going to have an unbalanced and unfair promise one jot and we have been will- Senator from New York has been a approach. ing to do things very painful to us.

VerDate Mar 15 2010 23:53 Jul 28, 2011 Jkt 099060 PO 00000 Frm 00014 Fmt 0624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\G28JY6.021 S28JYPT1 jbell on DSKDVH8Z91PROD with SENATE July 28, 2011 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S4987 I say to my friends who comment and At Pueblo Memorial Airport—by the A lot of people in Congress talk write about this: Be fair. Let the public way, keep in mind this is about Wash- about putting people back to work. know who is willing to move away ington’s dysfunction. There are not big They talk about fiscal responsibility. from their hard-line position for the policy debates here. It is Washington But this delay is costing thousands of sake of compromise, for the sake of turning its back on the rest of the jobs and an estimated $30 million a day raising the debt ceiling, for the sake of country once again. At Pueblo Memo- in lost revenue. If this shutdown con- getting our large debt and deficit down, rial Airport, officials have said they tinues, these losses could dwarf the en- and who has refused to budge. I think may be forced to delay a $12 million tire yearly budget of the EAS Program, the answer is pretty obvious. runway rebuilding project. which some claim is holding up the I yield the floor. At the Durango Airport, officials are bill. Congress must not allow the de- The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. concerned that an ongoing $3 million bate over our debt limit or deficit to BLUMENTHAL). The Senator from Colo- apron rehabilitation project—which prevent action on a short-term FAA rado. currently employs 30 Coloradans—will extension. Such inaction only proves f receive a stop-work order next week if once again to the American people how Congress refuses to act. THE FAA REAUTHORIZATION broken this place is. At the Denver International Airport, It would be a terrible shame for Mr. BENNET. I thank the Senator one of the crown jewels in this country, Members of Congress to resolve this from Alaska for allowing me to jump officials are concerned that the shut- debt debate, adjourn, and board their ahead in the queue. I will have a word down will affect scheduled concrete planes home for recess without resolv- to say about the issues raised by the and asphalt work on a runway and ing this issue. What a slap in the face Senators from Iowa and New York at maintenance on passenger loading to people all across this country. On the end, but I am rising to talk about bridges. behalf of our constituents who make a an issue that is actually separate. I These delays could affect the overall much more forceful case than I ever have been out on the floor week after safety of Colorado airports and they could, I implore my colleagues and week talking about the debt limit and are affecting jobs right now. Members of the House to resolve this Nationwide, an estimated 3,500 FAA debt reduction negotiations, but today impasse and reauthorize FAA now. I want to talk about another absurd workers began to be furloughed this THE DEBT LIMIT and needless Washington-inflicted, past Saturday; 27 of these workers are With the indulgence of the Senator what I can only think of as a mistake, in Colorado. They were either sent from Alaska, I want to take the oppor- and that is the partial shutdown of the home or forced to work without pay. tunity to say a word or two about this FAA. This shutdown—while buried in To his credit, Chairman ROCKE- debt limit discussion we are having the headlines—is affecting Colorado FELLER recently introduced legislation right now. We face enormous chal- jobs and the economy across the that would allow the FAA to continue lenges in our country right now. Our United States. Unable to walk and to pay those workers during the shut- economy is almost producing what it chew gum at the same time, Congress’s down. I have cosponsored the legisla- was producing before we went into this inability to resolve this impasse has tion. I hope the Senate considers doing caused the furloughing of thousands of it today, but we need to do more than terrible recession, but we have 14 mil- workers nationwide and put at risk that. We have been asked to do more lion people who are unemployed. The several very important summer con- than the bare minimum by our con- great productive American economy struction projects at our airports in stituents. We have gotten to the point has figured out how to produce what it Colorado. around here where just keeping the was producing before with fewer peo- Earlier this year, the Senate worked lights on somehow is a success. That is ple. But we have not figured out how to together to pass a long-term FAA reau- a pretty low bar. It is a low bar to put people back to work. My own view thorization bill. This important bill, Heather Hilgers of Englewood, CO. She is that we need to look hard at our Tax which I supported, will modernize our is an engineer. Airports hire her to Code, our regulatory code, and other Nation’s air transportation system and complete construction projects so they things to make sure we are inspiring reduce frustrating and costly delays. can meet FAA safety standards. She innovation and job growth here in the The American people would be aston- wrote to my office: United States and we are not just ship- ished to learn how antiquated our sys- Next week, if there is no one to reimburse ping it overseas and saying it is too tem is right now. But the House and the contractor, the job has to stop. The stall bad for everybody who is here. Senate conference committee have is affecting engineering contracts. The visi- We are at the end of a decade when been unable to finalize the bill. ble impact would be the construction con- median family income has declined for Last Friday, Congress failed to pass a tractors’ jobs. the first time in our country’s history. short-term authorization measure to Andrew Vogt of Denver, CO, is also It never happened before. The cost of buy negotiators more time. Now cer- an engineer. He wrote: health care has gone up. The cost of tain FAA functions have been shut It’s a frustrating experience that this higher education has gone up. It is down. This shutdown makes absolutely whole industry has gone through. We are harder and harder for the middle class hoping a long-term solution can be achieved in this country to survive. If you are a no sense to the people in Colorado who in short order. rely on this industry for their liveli- As a professional engineer, certified con- child living in poverty in the United hoods, their businesses, and travel. struction manager for airport improvement States, your chances of getting a col- I know the same is true in Alaska. It projects, there is literally no work to do this lege education are 9 in 100 in the 21st is more than that. Colorado has a short year. . . . Put me back to work. century in the greatest country in the summer construction season—probably Jeff Campbell, also of Engelwood, world. not as short as Alaska’s, but neverthe- CO—these are not government employ- There are countries all over this less short—and many airports set aside ees, by the way. We are talking about globe that sense weakness, that are the summer months to complete much- private-sector employees whose jobs trying to out-compete us, trying to needed improvement projects, so this and expectations and salaries and plans out-educate us, trying to out-invest in shutdown has come at the worst time for their families are being put on hold their infrastructure while we play fool- for them. by the games that are being played ish political games. They are not wait- In Loveland-Fort Collins Airport in here in Washington. ing for permission from us to out-com- Colorado, they are very near cancelling Jeff Campbell, also of Engelwood, CO, pete us. a planned runway improvement is an aviation engineer who is involved One of the single greatest assets this project. Loveland-Fort Collins is a one- with five projects that are being af- country has had since almost its found- runway airport. Officials had already fected by the shutdown. One is the fail- ing has been our bulletproof credit rat- canceled summer flights to accommo- ing runway at Fort Collins-Loveland. ing. It has been the fortress that is our date a $7 million runway rebuilding He said 150 people, expecting to begin full faith and credit of the United project. Now they could be forced to work next week, are about to be put on States. Financial transactions all over shelve the project, which was bringing hold and the project will have to be the globe, spanning decades, centuries, around 150 jobs to the area. rebid for the third time. have been financed based on the

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The Senate passed our make sure they protected the credit Mueller from Healy, Derick Hanna FAA bill. The House passed theirs, and rating of their city or of their school from Palmer, and Marissa Torgerson now we are waiting for the House to district. from Anchorage. Then there was an- appoint conferees. We are waiting for Now we face, for the first time in our other young woman who was there, a the House to do something. Not one country’s history, a threat of down- young leadership student, Jocelyn person. That is not how this system grade, a threat that our interest rates Cayce from Juneau. should work. They need to appoint con- would spike. That is not a political ob- You know, to have a ‘‘photo op’’ is ferees so we can sit down and resolve servation; that is coming from the what they call them. We shake hands these final minor issues. Instead the and take some photos. It was inter- credit rating agencies. They are not chairman in the House decides he esting having this conversation. The politicians. What the math tells us is knows best. that every 1-percent increase in our first question they asked me was what Here is what happens: Yes, 4,000 FAA cost of borrowing adds $1.3 trillion to was going to happen with the debt of employees get furloughed all across our debt over the next 10 years, making this Nation. Before I elaborate on my this country. These are people who the problems we face today even harder thoughts and what I told them, I, first have mortgage payments to make and to solve. would like to talk about the FAA ex- kids planning to go to college this fall, The President knows I have sup- tension because they are both related. or maybe they are the only bread- ported for a long time a comprehensive The FAA bill and what is going on with winner in their homes—but 4,000 people approach, one that would actually the debt is all related. It is related be- are furloughed. make a meaningful difference to our cause of the House majority’s inability There are 79 FAA employees in Alas- debt and to our deficit, and I will con- to function and their inability to do ka who have been furloughed. Com- tinue to fight for it, as will, I know, their work. pound that with the next piece of the the Senator from Alaska. But it is time The FAA is a great example. I know equation. Part of the FAA reauthoriza- the Senator from Colorado mentioned for Washington to move past these po- tion bill is to invest in our aviation in- that the conference committee has not litical games and reassure our capital frastructure. I think I will hit 100,000- brought out a bill. What is amazing markets that we are not going to be plus miles this year, maybe more, about this is the Senate appointed the first generation of Senators to blow 125,000 miles flying back and forth from their conferees in April. For those who Washington to my home State, visiting up our credit rating over politics, to re- are watching, the way this works is the communities all across my State. I pay duce the full faith and credit of the House passes a bill and the Senate a small fee like everyone who flies United States to rubble—for politics. I passes a bill. They are not always ex- don’t want to be somebody who, 30 actly the same, so they go to a joint does. We pay for our airline tickets and years from now or 40 years from now conference committee made up of a portion goes to the FAA, who then where somebody comes and says: Hey, Members from the House and Members invests this money into making our we detect you were once in the Senate, from the Senate—Democrats and Re- runways and our air traffic facilities you were 1 of 100 people here when we publicans—and they work out a com- safer. It is the people who fly who pay compromised one of the greatest assets promise. The Senate appointed their for our aviation system, and their this country has. Members to the conference committee money goes to the FAA to pay for the I implore the leadership of both par- in April. The House has not appointed improvements that we use to make ties, both here and in the House, to anybody. sure we fly safely. It is not com- work this out. Then let’s get on with The battle we are in is because of one plicated. Yet what is happening be- the tough discussion we have to have person. There is one person who has de- cause the FAA doesn’t have the au- about our debt and deficit. cided that 4,000 people should be fur- thority to collect this fee, is the air- Mr. President, I thank again the Sen- loughed—about 80 in Alaska—to stop lines and passengers are getting a tax ator from Alaska for allowing me to projects that are critical to the safety holiday. That fee is important. I will speak ahead of him, and also for his of air transportation. I can tell you get back to that fee and what has hap- leadership throughout this entire de- there is no other State that depends on pened with that money. bate. He, like a number of us, has been air transportation like Alaska, with 82 First, without that money, we cannot working hard with Members across the percent of our communities not able to do airport construction projects. It is aisle to try to get a bipartisan solution be accessed by road, they are predomi- all part of the system. In Alaska it is that is balanced and that makes sense nantly accessed by air. For one person a pretty important piece. heading toward the future. I thank him in the House to decide he wants to play In Bethel, a project now has a stop- for his leadership. politics with aviation safety because he work order issued by the FAA because I yield the floor. doesn’t like something—oddly enough, they cannot complete the project with- The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- the items he wanted to eliminate are out an extension. As my friend from ator from Alaska. from States that are represented by Colorado mentioned, Colorado has a Mr. BEGICH. Mr. President, my Democrats and chairmen of commit- short construction season, and we have friend and colleague from Colorado is tees. It is unbelievable. a very short construction season in always so passionate on the floor when I did not come here 21⁄2 half years ago Bethel, Alaska. We are trying to build it comes to the issues pertinent not to play those games. I came here to do a project that improves the approach only to his State and his country. He the work the people of Alaska sent me lights to make it safer for people to has laid out such a logical case on the to do. Part of that work was to make land at the Bethel Airport. That debt of this Nation and why we need to sure the Federal Aviation Administra- project has been stopped. There is no deal with it. I will address the debt tion actually has a reauthorization other access to Bethel except by air. also. they can operate under because they Bethel is 400 miles from Anchorage, the But I came down here, like the Sen- haven’t had it since 2007. I was elected largest city in the State, by air. We ator from Colorado, to talk about the in 2008. There have been 20 short term cannot drive to Bethel. That project FAA reauthorization bill. I was not extensions of the FAA’s authority has stopped because the House hasn’t planning to come down. I was in my of- while the House and Senate try to pass passed a clean FAA extension. fice. As Senators, we have lots of meet- legislation and work out the dif- Another project makes seismic im- ings, events, activities and photo ops— ferences. The Senate did pass a bill. We provements to the air traffic control meet and greets, they call them. Peo- did our work. We did it, and we did it tower in Anchorage. People say it is ple come in and say hello and chit-chat with a lot of debate. just a tower, what does it matter? The

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They go over there and eryone got us here: Democrats, Repub- that are produced in this country and they die. They go over there, and they licans, current, past, everybody. We around the world through Anchorage. have one person who decides they know have a problem. We have a challenge. I If you are shipping something to Eu- best. know the Presiding Officer is new. You rope or Asia and you are west of the A lot of those guys ran in 2010 on the came here to solve problems, create so- Mississippi, the odds are you are com- effort to open government, 72 hours to lutions, not just play the politics and ing through Anchorage’s international review bills, which is great. I have not push it off for another day, but actu- airport. seen it. They had some Rules Com- ally do some things. That is why people Almost 700 wide-body jets fly through mittee meeting earlier last night or sent me here, and I know that is why Anchorage every single week carrying whatever late night they did it to set they sent you here: to do the job the cargo. It is the third busiest airport in the rules on what they are going to American people expect us to do—I terms of cargo throughput in the vote on in less than 12 or 13 hours. I am know Alaskans expect me to do. world. It is an economic engine. It is a sure that has been notified to a lot of There is no question in my mind why job creator. I remember almost 25 people. It is amazing they ran on the we are here today. It is because, again, years ago when the idea came from a fact that they want to open govern- the House majority, I will point out, couple of companies, FedEx and UPS. ment, the system is broken, and then it cannot do their job. They are unable to They said: We will look at Anchorage is so dysfunctional over there. do their job. They are not dealing with as our international hub because of its The FAA bill, as I mentioned, these reality. airlines collect fees that then go to the location. Today it is a robust facility Do I want to add more debt to the FAA to make sure all this happens. It and many other airlines cargo carriers Nation? No. No one does. As my col- is part of the fee we pay to travel. Now use our airport facilities. It is huge. league from Colorado earlier said—and Instead of the House doing their job the FAA is not authorized to collect it, I know the Presiding Officer—we have and appointing conferees to resolve but what happened? Several of these been working on ideas. One thing that this issue, one person in the House de- airlines jacked up their fees to collect is unique about the Senate is there is cided he wanted to play politics over the money for their own. There is $200 an effort here—it may not be as visible the life-safety of our air traffic system, million a week coming from consumers as the press would like to portray be- into the pockets of these airlines for the Federal aviation system, and now cause they would like to see the bat- their profit, not to improve the safety that project is not happening. Not only tles, that is better press. There is a lot of the airports, which is what the are the 79 FAA employees furloughed of bipartisan discussion going on. The money is supposed to be designed for. I in Alaska, but projects in Bethel and Gang of 6, you can argue if that is good will say Alaska Airlines—and I am Anchorage are not moving forward. So or bad, but the point is three Repub- proud to say Alaska Airlines, Hawaiian that means the private contractors—it licans, three Democrats sat down for Airlines, and Spirit Airlines are three is not government employees who months. In the Budget Committee, we examples of companies that did not do make these improvements and build sat down for months. We came up with that. They did not jack up the price to lighting systems or remodel the tower. proposals. We are talking to Repub- the consumer for their own bottom licans. Republicans are talking to It is private contractors who employ line. Also, remembering that those fees people who then pay mortgages and Democrats. We are looking for solu- are for the purpose of improving air- tions. We are trying to weed through buy cars and spend money in the econ- ports and not improving the corporate omy and help our economy move for- this. The Senate is trying to do this. profits or the CEO’s million-dollar-plus We are trying to solve this problem and ward. This is clearly a job-killing ac- checks they get at the end of the year tion. That is what it is. They will say create a solution that moves us for- for the work they do. ward. But there are several in the some other reasons, but that is what it The problem is—something like this House majority over there who believe is doing. It is killing jobs, and it is happened many years ago—we are not to drive off a cliff is good policy. I hurting America. going to be able to get those resources Again, it costs more because when back to make sure these airports are don’t know, I don’t think that is good the construction season in Bethel is safer. policy. I would rather drive on the over in the next month or month and a I, of course, implore the airlines to road, going somewhere. That is what half, we don’t get to come back in No- do one of two things: Lower those fares we are trying to do over the next few vember and say we are going to finish they jacked up or put that money aside days. this project. We can’t. The weather and work with Congress to make sure As I think of the differences—and conditions don’t allow it. that money goes into the fund to en- people say: Well, why don’t you just What will happen is, next year the sure that we improve these airports. I take that deal or this deal? Here is the costs will go up because the private challenge every one of those airlines difference. They are fundamental. They contractor will have to remobilize—I that have done that. are not complicated. The deal the lead- hear a lot from folks on the other side As a consumer who is watching this er, Speaker BOEHNER, has in the House over there in the House talk about the issue, you should be appalled that $200 is about $900 billion in reductions. It is private sector. I am from the private million a week that you thought was short term. It has a joint committee to sector. I don’t know how many of those going to improve the airports you fly look to the long term. What is the Reid guys worked in the private sector, but through, it is not. It is going into the proposal? The Reid proposal, as it is I have. That is where I made my living, pockets for profit for some of these now scored by CBO—the Congressional and that is how my wife makes her liv- companies. Again, I point out Alaska Budget Office, for those who are watch- ing, from the private sector. They Airlines, Hawaiian Airlines, Spirit Air- ing and wondering what all these spout off about how they want to sup- lines are a few of the only major air- things mean—is $2.2-plus trillion in re- port the private sector. Well, pass the lines that are not doing that. I com- ductions, almost 21⁄2 times more than FAA reauthorization legislation that mend them for that. I commend them the House version, and it is long term. the private sector supports and wants for doing the right thing by the con- Here is why that is important. I am not moved forward for the creation of more sumer. voting for anything short term. Let me jobs and the opportunity to make our I was originally coming down and make that very clear to the Presiding air safer. going to talk—as I got inspired by the Officer and others who might be watch- Again, it is astounding to me how students sitting there—about the budg- ing. If we want to disrupt and continue dysfunctional the House majority is et, but then I wanted to talk about the to disrupt this economy, keep doing and how they are unable to do their FAA. I want to get back to the budget. these shenanigans and keep doing these

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What- idea they have over there will not work ing will hear the real debate and cut ever you decide, give us certainty—cer- for this economy. through all the moment-in-time politi- tainty. I have probably spoken too long, but cizing. Maybe, hopefully, they will hear The unique thing about the U.S. Sen- those kids from Juneau and Healy and those five kids whom I heard and will ate and the U.S. House: Only we would Anchorage and Kodiak had a great hear their concerns and what their po- describe long term as 16, 18 months be- question. When kids are asking that sition is. cause that is all we can do around here. question and they say to me—and I So, again, I thank the Chair for the But short term, as one can imagine, is give them the same exact presentation. time, and I yield the floor. 3, 4 months. That would be more dis- I say: Here are the differences. I give The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- ruptive to this economy than anything them the papers and say: Here, you ator from Minnesota. we can imagine because all we do as we look at it. And they say to me: Why Mr. FRANKEN. Mr. President, are we shift it—and I can describe this because aren’t we doing a long term, because in morning business? I understand this business. I have been these kids are now at an age where The PRESIDING OFFICER. We are in in it. My wife is in it. Here is what hap- they are thinking about their future. morning business. pens. We will have this same debate in They are not thinking about the next f November, probably. Here is what hap- weekend; they are thinking about their TRIBUTE TO BERT BLYLEVEN pens in November. This is the biggest future. They have a position we could time for people who are buying. For re- learn a lot from around this place, I Mr. FRANKEN. Mr. President, I rise tailers, this is the most important will tell my colleagues they made it today to pay tribute to former Min- time—actually, back to school a little very clear to me: Whatever you do, nesota Twins pitcher Bert Blyleven, bit, but November through December is make it long term, because they are who this week received his sport’s when people make their expenditures thinking about their future and where highest honor when he was inducted and are buying things, consuming, and they want to be. It is an incredible into the Major League Baseball Hall of spending money in our economy. But commentary when we have kids who Fame. people always like to blame Demo- have more wherewithal in the sense of To Bert, I offer hearty and well-de- crats: It is all about government. I their knowledge of what should be done served congratulations. come from the private sector. As I said in the body we sit in today. It should To the rest of the baseball world, I earlier, that is where I made my living. wake us up. ask the question: What took so long? It is an important part of our economy. In the 14 years since he first became el- So here we are going to debate, cre- The last thing I will note is this. I think about what my colleague from igible for the Hall of Fame, we in Min- ate more uncertainty at the most im- nesota all assumed that, with his rare portant time, when consumers are Colorado said about the value of our position in this world when it comes to talent and Hall of Fame numbers, Bert going to try to judge what to do. What was a shoo-in, and for many of those 14 do they do? Do they spend a little bit ensuring that people understand Amer- ica will stand behind everything we years he was considered the best player extra for a gift for their friend? Do never to have been inducted. I am they go on that trip they were plan- do—the debt we do, the positions we take. As a matter of fact, it was so im- proud to say as a Minnesotan and a ning? Do they make that extra expend- lifelong Twins fan that this year Bert iture? Yet we will have the same de- portant, it was written into the Con- stitution that we should never question Blyleven was officially voted into the bate. So long term is important— Hall of Fame. again, 16, 18 months, but that is better the ability to pay our bills. For those on the other side who like People in Minnesota all know Bert than the short-term plan. belongs on the distinguished list of No businessperson has come to me— to spout off, and they pull out of their Minnesota Twins already in the Hall of and I challenge any businessperson: pocket the little portable Constitu- Fame, including Harmon Killebrew, Pick up the phone. Call me. Let me tion—all of us get those; we all have know. Tell me you want a short term, those—and they cite the Constitution, Rod Carew, and Kirby Puckett, as well and I will be happy to come down here sometimes they forget sections of it. I as two other baseball greats who grew to the floor and say that. I will men- hope we don’t forget this section. We up in St. Paul, MN, and later played for tion your company name. I will tell should never be questioned in regard to the Twins and were inducted into the people: This company is interested in our debt. We pay our bills. We stand be- Hall of Fame: Paul Molitor and Dave short term. I would be happy to do hind what we do. That is what makes Winfield. Each of them had Hall of that. I am not going to get those calls our country different from any country Fame careers, and now Bert has finally because they know that is not the way in this world. joined them. to run a business, that is not the way So I challenge them to get their job Bert pitched 22 seasons in the Major to run a household, and that sure as done, maybe on the FAA bill, maybe on Leagues, 11 of them for the Twins, but heck should not be the way we run our this issue involving the debt, but the he also took his talents to Texas, government. House needs to get their act together— Pittsburgh, Cleveland, and California. So there is a clear difference. For all the majority. Let me make that clear. During his career, he won 287 games, he of those people who—I get a lot of pro The majority over there needs to get struck out an amazing 3,701 batters, and con on this issue, calling my office, their job done, quit killing things over and is fifth on the alltime career sending me e-mails—for all of those there, from jobs to legislation, and strikeout list, with more career strike- people who say: Hey, just vote for the focus on the work people sent them outs than pitching greats Tom Seaver, Boehner thing, I will tell them why I here—especially the group of 2010—but Walter Johnson, Bob Gibson, Greg will not. I want people to understand who sent me here and sent the Pre- Maddux, Cy Young, or even his boy- clearly my position. It is not about, he siding Officer here—we were sent here hood idol, Sandy Koufax. He pitched 60 is a Republican, I am a Democrat. That to do a job. shutouts and led the league in shutouts is irrelevant. It is short term. It is It is outrageous to me that we cannot three times. He had a career earned run fewer spending reductions. It keeps us move forward when it is so simple in average of just 3.31. He pitched 242 in turmoil. It doesn’t move us forward. the sense of a plan that gets us on a complete games, something that would It is all about shenanigans and game- path that is long term and has better be unheard of today. He played on two playing and politics. That is what he is spending reductions. Maybe it is too world championship teams: in Min- presenting. logical. Maybe that is the problem nesota, with the 1987 Twins and in Now, maybe the Reid proposal isn’t around here: If it is too simple, too log- Pittsburgh. For Twins fans, we all perfect. I know there are Republicans ical, it doesn’t work. It has to be com- know Bert was a major part of that

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Why, at NATIONAL DEBT came interested in baseball by watch- a time when we already face a real jobs ing Sandy Koufax pitch for the Dodg- Mr. LAUTENBERG. Mr. President, I crisis in this country, would Repub- ers. His father Joe, also a baseball fan, think it is obvious to the world around licans plan for another economic cri- built him a pitcher’s mound in the us that the atmosphere here is hardly sis? Why would they do that? Will de- backyard, where he developed one of one of comfort or satisfaction. The stroying the economy help Republicans the best curveballs in baseball history. public does not see the agony of the de- win seats next year when people across I would like to think if my dad had bate that is taking place, as we watch our country are already expressing built me—no, I don’t think so. how dysfunctional the discussion about their dissatisfaction with the deadlock Bert finished his playing career in the national debt has been. they see being displayed? 1992. In 1996, he rejoined the Twins in We feel the threat to America’s world We heard the minority leader say his the broadcast booth, where for many financial leadership that is lurking No. 1 priority is stopping the President years he and Dick Bremer have become around here, and it is not very satis- from winning another term. What a familiar voices to Twins fans all over fying to those people whose homes are goal that is. He is our President, elect- the upper Midwest. I personally love close to foreclosure or the people who ed by the people of the country. He has nothing more than watching a Twins need to be assured that health care is a term of 4 years and will be up for re- game on TV and listening to Dick and going to be there for them or that their election. We hope and we pray that he Bert, who, in my humble opinion, are child who can learn can get an edu- continues to be the President of our an authoritative and amazingly enter- cation without mortgaging their future country. What good does it do to target taining broadcast team. or cannot even get a mortgage on that. the system? During broadcasts, Bert has created a So we look around and we watch and Make known what it is they stand phenomenon using his telestrator to we listen and we see that the Repub- for. So far we have seen that they circle Twins fans who, whether they licans in the House and the Repub- stand for nothing that is helpful to the are in the Target Field or on the road, licans in the Senate are in a search for average American. So what we need is are holding up signs that catch Bert’s political gain regardless of the cost to a chance to have an honest discussion. interest, and then he will circle them. our society and our Nation. Insecurity reigns as people grow more There is no higher honor for a Twins I do not make this statement cas- and more conscious about their inabil- fan than to be circled by Bert, and ually. But after months of watching ity to afford the basics of life, jobs, every game is packed with fans holding and listening to the targeted goal of health care, education. They see prices signs that simply say ‘‘Circle Me, politics over the pain that could follow being raised around them as their pur- Bert.’’ a default, no other conclusion may be chasing power shrinks. Look at the It was great to see that Bert was drawn. We want to consider the evi- price of gasoline. You see a perfect ex- joined at Sunday’s induction ceremony dence. By way of example, Vice Presi- ample of what is happening. We had by his wife Gayle, their children, Bert’s dent BIDEN convened a bipartisan one Republican Presidential candidate siblings, and his mother Jenny. During working group to find solutions to get who was asked: ‘‘Does it strike you his speech, Bert spoke about his father the national debt problem over with, that as the unemployment rate goes up Joe, who died in 2004 of Parkinson’s get it resolved, and let us go on to our your chances of winning office also go disease, saying, ‘‘I know he is up there normal and needed debate and busi- up?’’ right now looking down.’’ ness. After that, Republicans walked Do you know what her answer was? In memory of his father, Bert and his out. Walked out. She said, ‘‘I hope so.’’ Hope so. What an wife Gayle started the ‘‘Circle Me, Next, President Obama offered Re- outrageous thing to say from the halls Bert’’ Web site to raise research money publicans what he called a ‘‘grand of government, the high halls of gov- for the National Parkinson Foundation deal’’ that would reduce the deficit by ernment. I hope so. I hope that unem- Minnesota. That says volumes about $4 trillion. Republicans ran away. Now ployment goes up, says she, so she Bert Blyleven. Bert is known in Min- our majority leader, HARRY REID, has might have a chance to win office. How nesota for his dedication to other char- proposed a plan that includes more cruel that statement is. ities and to the community there. than $2 trillion in spending cuts, $1 in Make no mistake, if the United So, once again, Bert, as a lifelong cuts for every dollar the debt limit is States Treasury runs out of cash next Twins fan, thank you and congratula- increased—and not even insisting on a week, the principal burden will fall on tions. After 14 years of waiting, you are dollar of revenues, which has been sug- middle-class families. But the effects hereby ‘‘circled’’ by the Major League gested several times. on our total economy will be dev- Baseball Hall of Fame, where genera- But there is no way of getting astating as well. We may not be able to tions of fans from Minnesota and through the obstinacy on the other send out Social Security checks to sen- around the country and around the side. Republicans turn their back time iors, benefit checks to veterans, the world will know of your career and of after time. Democrats in this Senate people who serve the country. Let’s your amazing contributions to the and in the White House have offered stop paying them? Or paychecks to the game of baseball and to the community the Republicans compromise after men and women who now bear our of Minnesota. compromise. But they do not see their country’s uniform in Afghanistan and Thank you very much. I yield the target. Their target is to do damage to Iraq. Sorry, we cannot pay you. Is that floor and maybe also put in a word for the Obama administration so that it what we are going to say? Tony Oliva and also suggest the ab- hurts sufficiently to discount the Interest rates could rise almost im- sence of a quorum. progress that has been made for our so- mediately, greatly increasing the cost The PRESIDING OFFICER. The ciety under President Obama. of mortgages, car loans, student loans, clerk will call the roll. Time and time again the Republicans credit cards, you name it. If middle- The assistant legislative clerk pro- have changed their demands to find class Americans think their 401(k) plan ceeded to call the roll. reasons to say no. Are we asking the suffered during the Wall Street crisis a Mr. LAUTENBERG. Mr. President, I Republicans to do something radical, few years ago, imagine what will hap- ask unanimous consent that the order something that has never been done be- pen to the markets if the U.S. Govern- for the quorum call be rescinded. fore? That is certainly not the case. ment cannot pay its bills, or redeem The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without Over the past half century, the debt bonds that are ordinarily turned in for objection, it is so ordered. ceiling has been raised 75 times, almost cash.

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It will call into question is what we are witnessing. Class war- icy for Governor Sundlun, and many of America’s credibility, stability, finan- fare. the achievements in the Sundlun ad- cial leadership. It will make our bonds The warfare comes from the top ministration were directly attributed and our currency less attractive to in- down, because average citizens, those to Senator WHITEHOUSE’s extraordinary vestors, and we may never recover the who work for a living, those whose jobs efforts. exalted status of our financial instru- right now are often insecure, those who Today, I am here, first, as a Rhode Is- ment. watch their 401(k), their precious sav- lander to say on behalf of the people of But in response to this looming cri- ings maybe dwindling as a result of a my State how much we appreciate the sis, our friends, the Republicans, are negative change in the marketplace— leadership, vision, and determination digging their trenches deeper and offer- saying to young people and their fami- of Governor Bruce Sundlun. He was ing little but circuitous routes to avoid lies, sons and daughters who have the elected in the middle of the worst fi- a more serious plan to resolve this sit- capacity to learn: I wish that I could nancial crisis in the history of our uation. Their latest trick is to propose afford—says dad or mom—to send you State since the Great Depression—a a short-term debt limit. That increase to the right kind of a school that your collapse of the private credit union sys- will leave us in the exact same position ability suggests you can handle, but we tem. He got through that crisis as only 6 months from now so they will have cannot afford it—we do a disservice to he could. Then he went on to recon- another opportunity to make political that family. We do a disservice to struct our airport, to reform our work- mischief. country when those things happen. So I ers’ compensation system, and to make Imagine. Imagine. All types of tricks, do not understand why those who have lasting contributions to the people of all kinds of devices to try and cut short so much, made not by their own inge- Rhode Island. something that can be dealt with and nuity exclusively but made by the fact So I come to salute an extraordinary left behind. Let’s continue trying to that we have a foundation in this soci- Governor. I also come as a colleague in solve the serious problems that our ety of people who want to go to work government. When Governor Sundlun country has. every day and do the right thing. That was elected to the statehouse in 1990, I The Boehner plan poses the same is what holds up this facility of ours. I was elected to my first term in the grave risk to our economy as default. am not talking about the building, I Congress. I was there to observe his ex- am talking about the facility this CNN reported that the Boehner plan traordinary intellect, determination, country has. skill, and his relentless commitment to would probably still lead to a down- You cannot build a house from the doing his best to help the people of grade of the United States credit rat- ceiling down, from the chimney down, ing. Christian Cooper, head of U.S. dol- and you cannot build a society from Rhode Island. I saw it firsthand. Truly, without Bruce’s leadership, we lar derivatives trading at Jefferies and the top down. You need the would not have weathered the financial Company, said—he is an authority: underpinnings. You need those people From the markets’ point of view, a two- who bring their skills daily to work crisis of 1991 in Rhode Island. His ex- stage plan is a non-starter. . . . There is sig- and hold out hope for their children to traordinary grasp of the financial de- nificant risk of a downgrade with a deal that succeed. That is what we need. We need tails, his unwavering determination to ties further cuts to another vote only a few do the right thing, not the popular months down the road. a regeneration of the spirit in this country of ours. thing, and his ability to withstand It is time for the Republicans to re- But it is not going to happen when withering criticism from all quarters member that all of our citizens are en- the Republicans’ dominant view is: No, resulted not only in the restitution of titled to be heard, not just the wealthy let’s get Obama. That is what we have the savings of thousands of Rhode Is- ones, not just the millionaires, the bil- to do. Foul play. It is almost like de- landers, but essentially the repayment lionaires, the tea partiers and the pow- sertion. I wore the country’s uniform of the moneys that had to be borrowed erful, because they have positions that proudly, and that is what we are talk- to take care of the crisis. It was ex- get attention when they make phone ing about, loyalty to country. It says traordinary work. Frankly, I think ev- calls here. we need everybody to participate. We erybody in Rhode Island rapidly con- Inherent in our responsibilities is our are not going to get it with the foul ceded that only Bruce Sundlun could obligation to preserve our strength as a schemes that are being proposed. have done it. democratic society. It is time to get se- I yield the floor and suggest the ab- I also come here, like Bruce, as a vet- rious. No more sleight of hand. Honest sence of a quorum. eran of our Armed Forces, but unlike discourse is essential. The other day we The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. Bruce, who was a combat veteran. were reminded—I describe my own re- SANDERS.) The clerk will call the roll. Bruce joined the U.S. Army and quali- action. Shock. They had a picture of The bill clerk proceeded to call the fied as a pilot in the Air Corps in World lovely looking young people walking roll. War II. He was brave. He was tough. He away from daddy’s airplane that they Mr. WHITEHOUSE. I ask unanimous led his crew with great distinction on had—whether it is a charter or owned I consent that the order for the quorum numerous bombing raids over occupied do not know—to go to camp. I did well call be rescinded. Europe. In one of those raids, he was The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without in business. I ran a big company. I got shot down. Of course, he had the pres- there because I got the GI bill to help objection, it is so ordered. Mr. WHITEHOUSE. I am about to ence of mind to keep the aircraft as me. The GI bill helped me start a com- yield the floor to my distinguished sen- steady as he could to let crewmen es- pany with two other fellows that now cape. ior Senator JACK REED. I ask unani- has 45,000 employees—45,000 jobs—be- mous consent at the conclusion of his Finally, at the last moment, he him- cause I was able to get an education remarks I be granted recognition. self parachuted to Earth. He was be- under the GI bill. It was fantastic. So The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without hind enemy lines without any weapons when I see what is being prized as a objection, it is so ordered. except his determination, his courage, front-page picture in the New York The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- and his determination, again, not only Times of this child, looked like a love- ator from Rhode Island is recognized. to survive but to return to the fight. ly child walking to camp from daddy’s Through an amazing series of breath- f airplane—and to me, I do not object to taking episodes that read like a novel, that. If they make their money the TRIBUTE TO GOVERNOR SUNDLUN Bruce would go from village to village legal, responsible way, they can spend Mr. REED. Mr. President, Senator and seek out the priests in the French it any way they want. But why in the WHITEHOUSE and I have come to the village, or Belgian village. He would

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But he COMSAT, a public-private partnership would go into the village at market was injured and hid in the manner of that helped open the skies to the space time when the ladies of the village the purloined letter. He hid in plain age. His business career was remark- parked their bicycles, and he would sight as troops swept the area looking able. He took a foundering airline, take one of them and pedal as fast as for the survivors of the bomber crash. called Executive Jet, and turned it into he could to the next village where he He laid out in the middle of the field in the largest private and charter airline could find another bike. So he covered a deep place in the plowed furrow in the country. He took a department the route through occupied Europe, fi- where you could only see him if you store in downtown urban Providence, nally making his way into Switzerland. got down at the end of the furrow and at a time when New England cities That was a remarkable bit of courage. looked. were in decline, at a time when cities After the war Bruce continued to dis- As the Nazi’s were poking through across the country were losing ground tinguish himself in business, and in so the hay bales and prowling through the to the suburbs that were sprouting up many ways. But one thing is that he sheds and looking under whatever they around them—he took this dying busi- left a legacy not just to the people of could find, there he lay more or less in ness, I guess you would say, and he saw Rhode Island, not just a public record, plain sight. But still, he was shot down in that downtown department store a but he was part of the ‘‘greatest gen- on December 1, 1943. You can imagine media empire. He went off and began eration’’ that left an indelible image on how cold it was lying in that field in buying radio stations and TV stations the soldiers, sailors, aviators, and ma- Belgium while the search went on and created this remarkable company, rines who serve today, a fidelity to around him for hours. For the rest of the Outlet Corporation, as a media em- duty, of courage, and of determination his life, he hated the cold. There was pire. He also turned it into a refuge to serve and sacrifice on behalf of your no weather that was too warm for him. from time to time. comrades and your country. That I remember when First Lady Hillary In the blizzard of 1978, the State of image continues to sustain our forces Clinton came to speak in Rhode Island Rhode Island was clobbered by snow. in the field and this great Nation. when he was Governor, he was wearing People were trapped downtown for To Governor Sundlun, to his family, this enormous black sheepskin coat— hours and hours, in some cases days. as a Rhode Islander, I thank you. As a very thick and warm—as he prepared He saw to it that the Outlet Company colleague in government, I thank you. to step outside of the statehouse and stayed open, that the cafeteria kept As someone who was inspired by your go out on the stone deck looking out serving, and that the department store service to this country, I thank you. over downtown on a cold winter after- that sold clothing gave clothing to May you rest in peace. noon. Mrs. Clinton started needling whoever needed it. The part of the I yield the floor. him and saying how Jack Kennedy store that sold bedding was spread all The PRESIDING OFFICER. The jun- didn’t need a coat and it was not really over the store so people could sleep on ior Senator from Rhode Island. very fashionable and people would the bedding. He responded to a crisis Mr. WHITEHOUSE. Mr. President, I question how tough he was if he went better than anybody I know. It brought am very pleased to follow Rhode Is- out with this big coat on. out his best characteristics, which land’s distinguished senior Senator So he ended up taking off the coat. were certainly necessary when he was with remarks about our friend and our He went outside into the bitter cold, elected Governor, because on the very former Governor, Bruce Sundlun. As made the introduction of the First first day of his administration, he was Governor, he served with some of our Lady, turned to welcome her to the po- obliged to close more than 30 different colleagues who are in the Senate dium, and out she came with a smile lending institutions across Rhode Is- today, including BEN NELSON, who was from ear to ear wearing his coat. He land, serving more than 300,000 of Governor of Nebraska, and TOM CARPER loved that kind of exchange with peo- Rhode Island’s 1 million population. who was Governor of Delaware. They ple. I think he immensely loved the He went from being sworn in, to the served with Bruce, and he was one of Clintons. He was one of the first Gov- receiving line where he greeted all his those irrepressible characters they re- ernors—if not the first—to endorse happy supporters and all the wel- member very distinctly to this day. President Clinton, and the Clintons coming officials and the well-wishers Bruce Sundlun had a remarkable never forgot it. who came from Rhode Island, and Rhode Island life. He was the son of a Bruce did not get to Switzerland rolled immediately from that into a jewelry store owner, who was the son of until May 5, 1944. He spent 156 days as press conference in which he an- an immigrant watchmaker. It turns an American Jewish bomber pilot be- nounced they had to close these insti- out that he had real athletic talent. He hind Nazi lines in Belgium and France. tutions because the deposit insurance was a track star, breaking record after No greater testament to this man’s re- provider ended up having been crooked record around Rhode Island. It was as a sourcefulness and drive could be imag- and had failed and they could not oper- competitor in that era that he first felt ined than succeeding for that long in ate without deposit insurance. So they the sting of discrimination over being that circumstance. had to be closed. That was a heck of a Jewish, and that gave him a lasting When he came back from the war, he way to start a governorship. characteristic to stick up for the un- went to Harvard Law School and be- He also found out that he had inher- derdog. came an attorney at the Department of ited the biggest budget deficit the As I mentioned at his funeral service, Justice. He was an assistant to a Rhode State had ever seen, and we could he was the opposite of a fair-weather Islander who became Attorney General, never find a State with a bigger per- friend. He became a better friend the J. Howard McGrath. He began a suc- centage deficit than he inherited. The stormier the weather got around you. cessful career in the law. It was also at compensation system melted down, and He went on, with his great genera- a time when President Kennedy came every worker’s compensation insurer tion, to defend our country and fight to office representing that ‘‘greatest said: I am leaving the State. for freedom around the globe in World generation’’—then a new generation— A lesser person might have failed War II. He was a pilot of a B–17, the and he trusted Bruce Sundlun to run under all that pressure. Not only did Damn Yankee, at a time when the life his inaugural parade, which was the Bruce meet all of those exigencies of expectancy for bomber crews over Eu- kind of logistics feat that Governor the moment, he also worked very hard rope was not very long. Unfortunately, Sundlun loved. to set a better ethical tone and restruc- his aircraft was shot down and crashed The fact that it snowed like crazy tured our State government so that it in Belgium. He was able to survive the the night before didn’t phase him a bit. would be lasting because most of those crash, although, as the pilot, he was The entire parade went off on schedule things went wrong because of failures

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Gov- So he went to work and got things ent, and on your client’s behalf, I tell ernor Sundlun’s streak of willfulness done. He built a new airport terminal, you I will not accept that plea. and determination to do the right he got a new mall started that would So there is the Governor’s staff. The thing, I think, is missed on the other be built, he built a new hotel that al- phone rings and the message is: Your side of the aisle as much as his patriot- lowed for the convention center to go boss is in court trying to plead guilty ism and desire to put the well-being of forward and so he built a new conven- to a criminal offense. One can imagine people first is missed on the first. So he tion center. He changed the skyline of how that lights up a staff’s day. So was a man whose life and accomplish- Providence. He moved one of our uni- down we went to help take care of that. ments made a great difference in versities to a downtown campus. He Another day saw the arrival of his Rhode Island and have great relevance understood that in times of economic daughter. When he was elected Gov- and resonance as we stand here today. distress, activity was good and positive ernor, Sundlun had three sons—Tracy, As I said, I miss him very much. He activity that brought jobs was better Stuart, and Peter. It turned out there was very important to me, and I wish still. was also a daughter, and at age 16—in we had his forceful, patriotic, buoyant, In his personal characteristics, he midterm—Kara arrived and was recog- and determined spirit with us today. was a remarkable individual. He was nized as Bruce’s daughter from a rela- Mr. President, I mentioned in my re- relentless, determined, and decisive tionship he had years before. She was marks the speech I gave on behalf of when issues were presented to him. taken into the family and is now—and Governor Sundlun, which was delivered With his staff, he was demanding and was to the end of his days—as beloved at his funeral service. I ask unanimous abrupt and terse. I asked him once why as any of his sons. consent to have printed in the RECORD he didn’t bother to say hello. When a But that was an exciting day for staff those remarks. person got a phone call from him, he members, when suddenly the boss turns There being no objection, the mate- just started talking at them, and when up with a brandnew 16-year-old daugh- rial was ordered to be printed in the the conversation was over, he hung up ter nobody knew about before. RECORD, as follows: He had five wives, in addition to without saying goodbye or any pleas- EULOGY FOR GOVERNOR BRUCE SUNDLUN AS antries. I said: Don’t you think it those four children. He led a rich, full, DELIVERED BY U.S. SENATOR SHELDON would go a little further if you said exciting, passionate life, and I miss WHITEHOUSE, SUNDAY, JULY 24, 2011 hello and goodbye in your telephone him very much. He died on Thursday. What a man. What a life. conversations? He said: How much time He died very peacefully, with his fam- Bruce Sundlun’s accomplishments—as a do you think I would waste in my en- ily around him. He was 91 years old. I record-breaking athlete, as a resourceful war tire life? Add up all the times you have think he probably put about 151 years hero, as a superb lawyer, as a successful wasted saying hello and goodbye. of living into those 91 years, and he left business entrepreneur, and as political leader Doesn’t do anything that is productive. a family who loved him, a State he had of our state—would each on their own be sig- served incredibly well, and staff mem- nificant. You could probably write a book He had that kind of attitude. But he about each. Together, packed all into one en- was bold and he was willing to take big bers who had their lives changed by ergetic life, it makes Bruce Sundlun one of leaps. I guess, back to his early days as their exposure to this remarkable, the most accomplished and remarkable men a broad jumper, he was willing to take hard-driving, affectionate, bold man. in our state’s history. big, big leaps. We are in Washington, as I close, and And that’s not even counting five mar- As a staff person, he was extraor- we are in a situation in which one riages, four children, three unsuccessful runs dinary to work for. I have told the party is holding the economic future of for governor, two dead raccoons, and one story of opening day. A few of us were the country hostage in order to force long escape on the loose, behind enemy lines. in on that news, but it had to be very changes the American public doesn’t There’s really just no way to fit it all in. want, wouldn’t vote for, and wouldn’t Let me step into my role as a Sundlun closely held because it would have cre- staffer, and ask you to think just of his brief ated a run on all those banks if word accept if they were consulted on them. four years as governor. Hit (on Day One of had leaked. So even many of his staff But by virtue of having, in effect, a gun his administration) by an unprecedented people had no idea this was going on to the head of the economy, they want bank failure affecting 300,000 Rhode Island- until he announced it. So that was to force these things, such as killing ers, and by the worst budget deficit in state kind of a shocker and made for an in- off the Medicare Program. history, and by an implosion of the state’s teresting time to be a staff person. Americans are wildly opposed to that entire worker’s compensation system, and On another occasion, he had a couple in huge numbers, and when they found with the urgent need to restore ethics in of raccoons on his property and they out that was in the House Republican government, Bruce was the man for that mo- ment, and swung into his customary decisive were bothering a den of baby foxes. He budget, they rejected it by 4-to-1 mar- action. didn’t want the baby foxes to be killed gins. The response to that was to bring The budget was promptly and fairly bal- by the raccoons, so he took out a shot- back something called cut, cap, and anced and the whole budget process im- gun, went down to the end of his prop- balance, which had hidden beneath the proved. erty and shot the two raccoons. He slogan an even worse cut to Medicare. Inventive solutions to repay the depositors then climbed in the car with his State They didn’t learn their lesson the pub- and clean up the RISDIC mess were found trooper and headed off to work and, of lic didn’t want this, so they insisted on and implemented, and those at fault were course, he described the exciting epi- doing even worse and doing it by hold- made to pay—over a hundred million dollars. His worker’s compensation reform moved sode of his morning and the trooper ing the economy hostage. the state from an embarrassment to a model, said to him: Governor, don’t you real- That is the kind of thing Governor moving what was then the business commu- ize it is against the law to fire off a Sundlun would not accept. He was, nity’s worst problem completely off the weapon in the city of Newport? In his first and foremost, a patriot. As hard problem list for now going on 20 years. customarily brusque and decisive way, as he worked and as much as he chal- As a problem solver, he had no peer. he said: Well, take me to the court- lenged everyone around him, he always And that alone would be pretty extraor- house. had the purpose of making America dinary. But there was that ethics gap. So A trial was going on in the Newport better, making America stronger, mak- Bruce wrote Executive Order 91-One, the eth- County Courthouse, but into the trial ing Rhode Island better, making Rhode ics executive order that succeeding gov- ernors renewed virtually unchanged. He re- walks the Governor and he interrupts Island stronger, and building toward formed our Ethics Commission. He changed the trial and tells the judge: I would the future. He had incredible con- the way we appoint judges, to reduce the pol- like to plead guilty. The judge, thank- fidence. The notion of holding an econ- itics. He changed the way we fund elections, fully, said: I am not going to accept omy hostage and threatening the well- with a public finance plan and donor limits.

VerDate Mar 15 2010 23:53 Jul 28, 2011 Jkt 099060 PO 00000 Frm 00022 Fmt 0624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\G28JY6.032 S28JYPT1 jbell on DSKDVH8Z91PROD with SENATE July 28, 2011 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S4995 Through an intense storm of legal and polit- As I close, I want to take you back to a tion in spending over the war in Iraq ical opposition, he opened up the pension scene from that wonderful movie I saw as a and Afghanistan that is projected to records; putting an end forever to backroom kid, ‘‘To Kill A Mockingbird.’’ As you’ll re- occur and has already been projected to special pension bills. He got our State Police call, Atticus Finch takes on the courageous occur and count that as a spending cut. nationally accredited. but unpopular defense of a black man wrong- Speaker BOEHNER didn’t do that. His He even cleaned up the Capitol literally! fully accused of rape. At the end of the trial, All that was extraordinary—but still not Atticus’s daughter Scout—proper name Jean would look $1 trillion better also if he enough. Louise—is up in the gallery of the court- used those numbers. In the worst economic times the state had room, with the black townspeople, who The House approach is honest, it is seen since the Depression, with a shrinking aren’t allowed down on the regular court- straightforward, and it achieves $1 in budget, he decided to extend universal health room floor. The courtroom floor empties, but cuts for every $1 in debt ceiling in- care to children—and started the program they remain, and slowly stand. As Atticus crease. It allows us to return to the that became Rite Care. Against immense op- packs his papers together, closes his bag, and table in a few months to assess our position, he built our new airport terminal. walks out, an elderly man leans down to the progress, see what is happening in the He embarked on the Westin Hotel, the Con- little girl and says, ‘‘Stand up, Miss Jean vention Center, and the Providence Place economy, and begin working toward Louise. Your father’s passing.’’ the greater cuts that are needed. Mall. He finished the Jamestown Bridge and At the end of this service, as Bruce is built the Expressway. And even that’s not taken to his gravesite after 91 years of a life Senator REID’s bill relies on account- the end of it. well and fully lived, we will all stand up. And ing tricks, takes the debt limit off the It was an amazing burst of activity. I will rightly so. A governor will be passing. table until after the election, and ex- bet that almost every Rhode Islander, al- Mr. WHITEHOUSE. Mr. President, I changes a record $3 trillion in debt most every day, is somehow touched by hike for only one-third as much in debt something Governor Sundlun did. yield the floor, and I suggest the ab- sence of a quorum. cuts. And through it all, he drove his staff crazy. My colleagues on the other side of He was irrepressible, impatient, imperial, The PRESIDING OFFICER. The the aisle signed a letter vowing to de- unscriptable, combative, frustrating, willful, clerk will call the roll. constantly threw caution to the winds, im- The legislative clerk proceeded to feat the Boehner plan. I find this a lit- possible to keep up with—he drove us nuts. call the roll. tle shocking, frankly, and surprising. And we loved him. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- Is it the position of the Senate Demo- We loved him because he was bold and cratic majority that $1 trillion in cuts brave, and was warm-hearted and trusting ator from Alabama. Mr. SESSIONS. Mr. President, I ask over 10 years is all we need to achieve and generous, and because he was willing to between now and 2013? Is it their view throw caution to the winds to do what was unanimous consent that the order for right. We loved him because he never once the quorum call be rescinded. that $1 in cuts for every $1 in debt had us make excuses or try to shift the The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without limit increase is too steep or is it a po- blame. objection, it is so ordered. litical effort to protect the President That was not his style. ‘‘Never complain; by pushing the debt limit ceiling past never explain.’’ f the next election, creating the highest We all remember his Bruce-isms: THE DEBT CEILING increase in debt ceiling, I think, in his- ‘‘Always touch base with those concerned tory, except for perhaps the one that before taking action.’’ Mr. SESSIONS. Mr. President, there ‘‘How fast would you get it done if the Rus- are currently two bills headed for a the super Democratic majority in the sians were in South Attleboro?’’ vote to raise the debt ceiling and to re- Senate slipped through during the pas- ‘‘When you’ve won, stop talking, close duce spending. One of those two bills sage of the health care bill? Is it this your briefcase and leave.’’ election issue that Democrats would ‘‘Message to Garcia.’’ from the House, Speaker BOEHNER’s, cuts about $1 trillion in spending and turn down an agreement on and put us ‘‘Who, what, where, when; don’t bother me at risk of financial disruption of our with why.’’ raises the debt ceiling by $1 trillion The phone calls, at all hours, that began until the end of the year, approxi- economy? So let’s step back for a moment and with no ‘‘hello’’ and ended with dial tone. mately. That is about how long it look at the wider context. Washington The road shows known to his staff as would take to run up another $1 tril- ‘‘Dome on the Roam,’’ or more precisely, is often consumed by political fights lion in debt. The other bill from Senate ‘‘Bruce on the Loose.’’ and blame games. It can be hard to dif- Majority Leader REID cuts about $1 And sometimes just that big foxy grin. ferentiate between facts and talking trillion and raises the debt ceiling We saw that his qualities of friendship and points. But I would like to provide as loyalty had an almost physical force; that he about $3 trillion—or past the 2012 elec- honest an assessment as I can as to had your back even if you made mistakes (no tion. This is because the President said why we find ourselves in this unfortu- one ever was thrown under the bus); and that emphatically just a few days ago at a nate situation at the eleventh hour. he was a better friend the more the chips press conference: were down. We have a process, a statutory and Politics is full of fair weather friends; The only bottom line I have is that we legal process to arrive at a budget deal Bruce Sundlun was your stormy weather have to extend this debt ceiling through the every single year. It is written into the next election, into 2013. friend. Politics is full of people who take law of the United States. The President tiny cautious steps with their finger up con- So it is really quite simple. Speaker is required to submit a budget, by law, stantly testing the winds; Bruce stepped BOEHNER’s bill lives up to the principle each year, and each Chamber is re- boldly down the path he thought was right, that I thought we had all agreed to: quired to pass one separately and then even if that meant stepping right in it. that every $1 in debt ceiling increase People wonder what lives on after they die. agree on one together. Well, Bruce, we do. And every one of us has should be tied to a $1 reduction in If the year had begun with a serious been changed: made better, and stronger, spending. The spenders get an advan- budget proposal from the President, we harder-working and more resourceful, by tage since the spending reductions wouldn’t be in this mess today. But he your vibrant elemental force in our lives. occur over 10 years, whereas the debt submitted a budget that would double We’ve gone on to be judges and lawyers, to ceiling would increase immediately. our debt in 10 years, while he claimed run state and federal agencies, to become But that is the principle on which we it would not add to the debt and he Senators and councilmen and Lieutenant have been operating. Governors, banking leaders and senior part- claimed it would cause us to live with- ners in national accounting firms, but none Senator REID’s bill is a hoax. It uses in our means. Indeed, he had a substan- of us ever will be more proud of anything Washington gimmicks designed to tial tax increase, very real tax in- than the simple title: ‘‘I was a Sundlun staff- make it look three times as large as it creases of significant amounts, but his er.’’ is. In reality, it hikes the debt ceiling spending increased even more than Soozie and Marjorie, Tracey and Stuart $3 for every $1 in spending cuts over 10 that. So the net total of the Presi- and Peter and Kara: Thank you. Thank you years. The House bill is 1 to 1, the Sen- dent’s budget was to make the debt for sharing your husband and father with our ate bill is 3 to 1. We have demonstrated trajectory we are on not better but state. For those who loved and were changed this exhaustively in a Budget Com- by him, I thank you. For those who knew worse, even with the tax increase. In- and were touched by him, I thank you. And mittee analysis that I don’t think peo- deed, his budget next year that he sub- for those who never knew him directly, but ple would dispute. And the House ap- mitted proposed increases for the Edu- whose lives are better today because of what proach—one of the primary ways this cation Department, the Energy Depart- he did, I thank you. is accomplished is to count the reduc- ment, the State Department, and the

VerDate Mar 15 2010 00:28 Jul 29, 2011 Jkt 099060 PO 00000 Frm 00023 Fmt 0624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A28JY6.002 S28JYPT1 jbell on DSKDVH8Z91PROD with SENATE S4996 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE July 28, 2011 Transportation Department—those demanded, we are talking about how to debt. It is clear we have a lot more double-digit increases at a time when cut some spending. work to do. We are going to be fighting we are running the biggest deficit the People in the tea party and those for cuts in spending bills, omnibus Nation has ever sustained. who share their concerns should not be bills, continuing resolutions, and in Senate Democrats have refused to the ones vilified. They are good, de- every other place we can to impose fis- pass, meanwhile, in this body—pass or cent, patriotic Americans whose only cal discipline on this country. We must bring up a budget for 820 days, 2 years. crime is rightly fearing for the future control spending. We must control and The majority leader said it would be of their Nation. Are they wrong to be conquer the debt. foolish to pass a budget. Foolish to not concerned when this Congress spends The President said he wants a bal- pass a budget? money willy-nilly every day, 40 cents anced approach to the deficit—a bal- So these are facts. Our colleagues of it borrowed? They know this is not anced approach. But a balance is not a who run the Senate here have defied right, and that is the kind of message tax hike that bails out the big spenders the law and sound policy all year long, they have sent to us. We need to listen who surged our spending with stimulus and now we are paying the price—a to the heart of America speaking. bills and surging 24-percent increases last-minute, take-it-or-leave-it, panic The last point I would like to make in discretionary spending. He is going vote. Nobody yet knows what is going is about the issue of compromise. to bail them out by raising taxes. We to be in the legislation finally because There have been suggestions that the should never have run up that kind of of the rejection of any bill that seems Republicans have simply been unwill- spending. But balance is not a tax hike to be out there at this time. ing to budge from their position. But of that kind. Creating real balance, the If the White House or Senate Demo- the Boehner proposal represents only a right balance, means shifting power crats had taken the budget process se- small portion of the cuts the Repub- away from Washington, placing it in riously last year and if they had pre- licans have advocated and that they the safe hands of the American people. sented a single credible plan to cut believe should be achieved. This is That is what the voters said last year spending, we wouldn’t be here at this truly a critical point and one the White when they gave a shellacking to the eleventh hour. Indeed, our Democratic House will not acknowledge. The House big spenders and that is what we should colleagues have insisted on secret budget that they passed, a long-term do now, and that is what I will be meetings that shielded them from 10-year budget that would change the working for and I believe a lot of other making any of their budget plans pub- debt trajectory of America and put us people in the Congress on both sides of lic, that shielded them from any real on a sound financial course in a respon- the aisle will be working for. votes on spending and debt, and it ap- sible way, cuts $6 trillion in compari- I suggest the absence of a quorum. pears those meetings have failed. son to the President’s request. The The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mrs. Democrats have campaigned and Toomey budget the Senate voted on MCCASKILL). The clerk will call the sought control and a majority in the cuts about $8 trillion. The House roll. Senate, and they chose, in this time of passed a plan, which I cosponsored, The assistant legislative clerk pro- fiscal crisis, not to engage in the budg- that not only cuts and caps spending ceeded to call the roll. et process in a serious way. In fact, but that requires the passage of a con- Mr. TOOMEY. Madam President, I they are apparently so determined to stitutional balanced budget amend- ask unanimous consent that the order avoid the public budget process that ment. In fact, all 47 Republican Sen- for the quorum call be rescinded. the Reid bill even includes language ators have cosponsored a constitu- The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without designed to circumvent the process for tional amendment to balance the budg- objection, it is so ordered. 2 more years. et. f So you will forgive me if I am a little The $1 trillion in cuts Speaker BOEH- concerned by all these attacks on the NER is asking for would be, indeed, a PRIORITIZING DEBT tea party. They didn’t start this fire; modest first step, an effort to com- Mr. TOOMEY. Madam President, last they sounded the alarm. Before the last promise and reach a number that had a January—probably late in the month I election, when Democrats controlled realistic chance of passing this body. think it was—it occurred to me that as both Chambers of Congress by substan- But under his plan we will return to we proceeded in the direction of ap- tial majorities, every conversation was the table after that $1 trillion increase proaching the statutory limit of our about increasing spending, more, more, in the debt ceiling has been used. This borrowing as a government, the discus- more. Congress passed a stimulus bill— is far from the level of savings I wish sion was becoming a little bit counter- the largest single onetime expenditure to see, or the Republican House wishes productive in some respects. One, in ever passed by any Congress or any na- to see. One trillion dollars is a bitter particular, was this constant threat we tion in history, every penny of that pill for a lot of those Members who would default on the loans we had borrowed. We were already hugely in know it is not enough. The economists taken out as a government, the bonds debt. We are now borrowing 40 cents of and others and bondholders are telling that were held by millions of Ameri- every dollar. It passed. The Congress us we need at least $4 trillion. That cans, and that a default would have also passed the President’s massive just reduces the crisis nature we are in. cataclysmic repercussions. It occurred new health care entitlement. It passed That would not come close to putting to me that this is an unproductive dis- the President’s request for extraor- us on a path to a balanced budget over cussion, in part, because no such de- dinary increases in discretionary 10 years. Reducing deficits by $4 tril- fault was ever going to happen. Cer- spending. Nondefense discretionary lion over 10 years when our deficits are tainly, it didn’t need to happen. In the spending has gone up 24 percent at a going to increase by $9 trillion to $13 event we didn’t raise the debt limit time of record deficits in the last 2 trillion over 10 years obviously does upon reaching it or prior to that, we years. We have added $4 trillion to our not solve our debt crisis. But $1 trillion would have enough ongoing tax rev- gross debt since the President took of- is even much smaller. That was a fig- enue to cover the debt service by many fice. Just in the time since the Senate ure that was believed that this Senate multiples. Democrats last passed a budget, we might accept, so the House Members, So I introduced legislation that have spent more than $7 trillion with- in order to avoid a debt crisis and a fi- would clarify this. It would take this out a budget. These are the facts. nancial crisis over the debt ceiling, are risk off the table and try to provide But after the 2010 election and the apparently working hard and maybe some clarity to markets and to senior emergence of the tea party and com- they will send it over here, I don’t citizens who are savers and who have monsense American people who knew know. They are working hard to try to invested their savings in Treasurys and better about what is going on in Wash- do that. I think that is a reasonable to have a constructive and honest de- ington, we have finally begun to look compromise and a fair approach to this bate about what the implications are of at Washington’s spending problems. Congress. reaching the debt limit without raising Now, instead of just raising the debt We are going to spend around $45 tril- it. So I introduced a bill that would in- ceiling with no spending cuts, as the lion over the next 10 years. That will struct the Treasury Secretary to White House initially and repeatedly add as much as $13 trillion to the gross prioritize debt service in the event we

VerDate Mar 15 2010 00:28 Jul 29, 2011 Jkt 099060 PO 00000 Frm 00024 Fmt 0624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\G28JY6.034 S28JYPT1 jbell on DSKDVH8Z91PROD with SENATE July 28, 2011 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S4997 didn’t raise the debt limit upon reach- equally important, is making sure we THE DEBT CEILING ing it. send out all the Social Security checks Mr. DURBIN. Madam President, in Unfortunately, the idea was dis- in full and on time to everybody who 1939, we passed a law and the law cre- missed by the administration. It was has one coming. Senior citizens all ated the debt ceiling. Before that law derided. It was castigated. It was de- across America, including my parents, was passed, whenever the Government scribed as reckless and irresponsible depend on Social Security checks, and of the United States of America wanted and unworkable. This idea of they have earned those benefits by vir- to borrow money, it had to come to prioritizing the payments we would tue of the contributions they made Congress. Congress had to approve it make if we didn’t raise the debt ceiling into that system, in many cases, for and the President would sign it. We de- was dismissed out of hand. many decades. cided then to change it. Instead, we Now we have two reports that have said Congress will approve a certain come out this week. One cites the fact The third and final item I think ought to be prioritized in the event we amount of money that the President that senior Treasury officials have can borrow and we will change it as been calling around to big banks assur- don’t raise the debt ceiling by August 2 is salaries paid to Active-Duty mili- needed. In other words, we don’t have ing them that in the event we don’t to approve every single bond issue, tary. I think the men and women who raise the debt ceiling, which we will hit every single borrowing of the Federal are risking their lives for all of us de- within just a few days, Treasury is as- Government. In 1939, that is what we serve to have the peace of mind of suring the banks there will be no de- did. fault; they have this covered, and they knowing that their families back home Since then, on 89 different occasions, have taken care of this. The scheduled will not have to wait until Congress Presidents of the United States have interest and principal payments on our gets its act together for them to get come to Congress and said the money bonds will occur on schedule. their paycheck in arrears. It ought to Congress spent I have to borrow to It is nice that the administration is be done on time. cover. We don’t have enough in the informing the banks of this. I think it So these three items, if we add them Treasury. Eighty-nine different times would be nicer still if they would in- all and look at the amount they would Presidents have come and asked for the form the American public and every- cost during the month of August and authority to borrow money to cover ex- body who has such an important stake we compare that to the tax revenue penses Congress approved. Fifty-five in ensuring that the U.S. Government that is going to come in the door in times Republican Presidents; 34 times not default on its debt. So that was the August, these three expenses are less Democratic Presidents. Not once—not first report. than half the amount of tax revenue once—did we ever default. Oh, there The second report came out just late that is going to come in. Clearly, and was a period, I think in 1979, where last night—and it has been confirmed obviously, this is easily manageable— there were a few days of technical de- today—which is that the Treasury has, or easily affordable, I should say. fault, but there was never any con- scious decision by Congress not to fund in fact, been working on a plan of the Technically, the Treasury and the very nature they have been deriding this debt ceiling and extend it. Fed have some work to do, no doubt, to It is ironic that Members of the Sen- and denying for many months now; make sure this is all done smoothly. that they, in fact, have been developing ate have come to the floor and said: I That is precisely why they should have will never vote to extend the debt ceil- and are continuing to refine a plan to engaged with us a long time ago, so we prioritize the payments that will be ing as long as I serve in the Senate. could have had a constructive period of They are the same Members of the Sen- made in the event the debt limit is not time to work out whatever details are ate who have been voting for and send- raised by August 2. necessary so we could have as smooth a I am glad they have finally come to ing to this President requests to spend functioning process as possible—one money. An example: the war in Afghan- this conclusion. I wish they had ap- that would have the benefit of a trans- istan. Some of the most conservative proached Congress and worked with us parent debate. Senators on the other side of the aisle constructively many months ago when not only want us to wage this war but I first suggested we ought to have a I acknowledge there might be other items that ought to be added to the to stay there and keep spending plan B, but I would say it is better late money. Do we know what it costs? It than never. But now I think we ought list, and we ought to have a debate on the floor to consider those items. What costs $10 billion a month for us to pro- to get this plan, such as it is, exposed tect our troops in Afghanistan. For to the sunshine of public discourse. We we would end up with is a process that the American people would understand, every $1 we spend—every $1 we spend— ought to understand what this process whether it is on the war, on food will be and Congress ought to have a they would know, they could antici- pate, and it would be far more con- stamps, on missiles, on highways—but role in it. for every $1 we spend, we borrow 40 structive. It is getting late in the day, That is why I introduced an updated cents. We should not be borrowing all but maybe it is not too late. I hope this version of this bill last week. I have 33 this money, but we do because Con- body will take up my bill and it will Senate cosponsors on the bill. The pur- gress says there are certainly things have that debate, we will have some pose of the bill is not to be a substitute we have to do as a nation. kind of resolution, and we will provide for raising the debt limit. I understand Many of the same Senators who have if we don’t raise the debt limit close to some guidance. I think it is part of our said to the President of the United August 2, the results will be very dis- constitutional obligation to have con- States: Do not withdraw the troops ruptive. We can minimize that disrup- trol over spending that occurs in our from Afghanistan, keep them there tion if we have a game plan, and we government, and this should be no ex- even longer, are now coming to the ought to work this out. The bill I in- ception. floor and saying to the President: But troduced with a number of colleagues I urge my colleagues to join me in we are not going to join in asking for is a bill that identifies three very high supporting this legislation. If my col- the authority you need to provide that priorities, that we ought to make sure leagues have constructive suggestions money for those troops. we make these payments, whether or of how we can make it better, I wel- The Senator from Pennsylvania has not we raise the debt ceiling. We know come them, as I welcome working with come here the second day and given his we will have enough money to do so, the Treasury and the administration, take on what would happen if Congress and I think we have an obligation to do to make sure that we, in the unfortu- fails to extend the debt ceiling on Au- that. nate event—if it should occur—that we gust 2–5 days away, August 2. What The three categories embodied in our don’t raise the debt ceiling by August would happen? bill are, first, interest on our debt. By 2, do everything we can to minimize First, understand, this is a self-in- making sure we make those payments the disruption that will follow. flicted wound. We have created this we avoid a catastrophic default and we crisis. Madam President, 89 times we avoid the financial consequences which I yield the floor. have extended the debt ceiling without could be very dire. So that ought to be The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- incident. Presidents of both parties one of the top priorities. The second, ator from Illinois. have asked for this over and over.

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States tripled. ment go up, interest rates go up across As you go through this list—whether Who holds the record for second place our economy. It affects every family, you are talking about the FBI fighting on the list of increasing the national every individual, every business in terrorism, whether you are talking debt? President George W. Bush, who, I America. It affects how much you pay about the men and women representing believe, came to us seven or nine times on your credit card bill, how much you the United States at embassies around asking to extend the debt ceiling. pay for an automobile loan, a home the world, whether you are talking It has been done by Presidents of loan, a student loan. All of these are about law enforcement, whether you both parties. affected. It is as bad, if not worse, than are talking about the intelligence Now there is this controversy that is a tax because it hits everybody. agencies of the United States that raging between the House and the Sen- It could not come at a worse time. watch on a minute-by-minute basis the ate about whether we extend the debt When our economy is struggling to cre- activities of terrorists who would kill ceiling. It is a vote we have done cus- ate jobs, with millions out of work, to us—they were not on the list from the tomarily without this confrontation in think that this unnecessary, manufac- Senator from Pennsylvania. He did not the past. Now we face it. But we have tured political crisis, self-inflicted put those on the list. created this crisis. It is a self-inflicted wound is going to hurt our economy in If we get down to a choice, and if it wound, and to blame anybody else for its recovery is just plain wrong. becomes that terrible a choice, under- it is just plain wrong. History tells us Let me go to the specific point made stand this President—no President— Congress not only has the authority by the Senator from Pennsylvania. wants to face that. They do not have but, I believe, has the responsibility to Stay tuned and listen to what he just to. It is time for us to get this resolved. extend the debt ceiling. It is hypo- said. He said to us he has asked our When I call radio shows back in Illi- critical to pass bills on the floor of the government to tell us how they would nois—and I will bet the Presiding Offi- Senate—to call for the President to manage a default—who would you pay, cer gets the same thing back in Mis- wage a war or build a building—and who would you fail to pay—and the souri—people are fed up with what they then not give this President the au- government has not been forthcoming, see going on in Washington. They can- thority to borrow the money to do it. the President, with a plan on who will not believe grownups in the House and That is what I am hearing from the be paid and not paid. Senate, paid to do this job, are failing; other side. Well, we will get that plan, and we that they are dragging this out. The Senator from Pennsylvania will not like it one bit. Here is why. If I will tell you what I got yesterday: comes and says: We can live with this we do not extend our debt ceiling, in an e-mail from a businessman in Chi- default. We have to figure out how to the month of August here are the raw cago. He is a friend. He has a lot of manage this default. I think he said at numbers we have to work with. We will businesses. He has a lot of people work- one point it could be managed easily. have $172 billion on hand in our Treas- ing for him. He had a closing yesterday Wrong, completely wrong. ury to spend in August, and we will on a deal worth more than $100 million Let me tell you what happens if we have obligations of $306 billion. to renovate a major building in Chi- default on the national debt for the So what do you do when you have 55 cago. It would have been a lot of jobs. first time in history. First, what does percent of what you need? You make It would have been great for our city. it do to the reputation of the United choices. The Senator from Pennsyl- The closing was canceled. The parties States of America? We have a credit re- vania said: Here are my three choices. at the table said: Until Congress gets port too. I do not know if you can get First, we pay interest on other debts this figured out, we are not going to a free credit report for the government, we have so we do not default on every- close the deal. but we have one. We have a AAA rat- thing. That is sensible. Secondly, he He sent me an e-mail and said: For ing. Pretty good, right? The best in the said, we pay Social Security because God’s sake, when is this going to come world, the strongest economy in the these folks—many of them—have no to an end? world. It means when we borrow other source of income. That is sen- I am hearing that all over from peo- money, we borrow it at the lowest in- sible too. Then he said we ought to pay ple who are just fed up. terest rate because people trust the our troops in combat and the military. The Chicago Tribune printed an arti- United States of America to keep its I vote for that too. These men and cle today entitled: ‘‘Across state, busi- word. women are risking their lives and they nesses fret over debt ceiling show- If we borrow money and say we are should be our highest priority. He says down.’’ They went through a long list going to pay it back, we have always we can talk about the rest. of individuals who talked about what done it. We have never defaulted. We What is the rest? I will tell you what this stalemate might mean. are pretty trustworthy as a debtor, and the rest includes. It includes every As the article states, Ed Wehmer, creditors understand that and charge Medicare payment to every hospital with Wintrust Financial Corporation, us the lowest interest rates. and doctor in America. It includes ‘‘worries that a prolonged stalemate If this goes through as promised by every payment to a disabled veteran in could lead to a double-dip recession,’’ the tea party people, and we default on America. It includes the decision as to even more unemployment. our national debt, for the first time in whether we are going to fund Federal ‘‘The possibility of not getting a Social Se- history, what do you think it is going employees. If they are not your favor- curity or other government check will make people skittish,’’ Wehmer said. That could to do to our credit status? I can tell ite class of people—I happen to think a weaken consumer spending and hamper eco- you what it is going to do. It is going lot of them, but many people do not— nomic growth. Higher interest rates, he said, to diminish our credit reputation in keep in mind some of the things they would hit an already stressed real estate the eyes of lenders. What happens when do that we will have to decide whether market. lenders think it is riskier to loan we should continue doing. A banker in Lake Forest said: ‘‘Could money? They raise interest rates. In I was at the Greenville Federal Cor- you imagine if we ran our business like other words, the money we borrow to rectional Facility 2 weeks ago. The that,’’ referring to what is going on in sustain our government will cost us men and women risking their lives Washington. ‘‘These are the people who more. How much more? For every 1 holding people in prison, thousands of make the regulations we have to live percent increase in interest paid by our them across the United States—pay with.’’ government on our debt, it costs us them or not? They were not on the list. The Illinois Hospital Association figures $130 billion a year added to the debt. They were not on the list of the Sen- that its members will have to absorb $8 bil- That is not $130 billion worth of money ator from Pennsylvania. lion in federal payment reductions over 10

VerDate Mar 15 2010 00:28 Jul 29, 2011 Jkt 099060 PO 00000 Frm 00026 Fmt 0624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\G28JY6.037 S28JYPT1 jbell on DSKDVH8Z91PROD with SENATE July 28, 2011 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S4999 years as a result of the 2010 health care over- What they expect us to do is to earn Mr. PRYOR. Madam President, I ask haul act. Now, [they are] bracing for another our pay as Members of the House and unanimous consent that the order for blow. Senate, to work hard to come up with the quorum call be rescinded. ‘‘We’re concerned that any additional cuts to hospitals, whether through Medicare or a reasonable approach, and to be will- The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without Medicaid, will have a dramatic impact on ing to give a little. It is the only way objection, it is so ordered. hospitals and health care providers . . . ’’ you reach a compromise. Compromise Mr. PRYOR. Madam President, I un- The Illinois Finance Authority—all is the nature of this political process. derstand that we are in morning busi- of these groups look at this situation Those who condemn it—and there are ness and Senators are allowed to speak and say: This makes our economy even some who do, who say: Never give up, therein for up to 10 minutes. worse. It is a self-inflicted, politically stick to your principles, never The PRESIDING OFFICER. That is manufactured problem. It is a crisis change—we are not going to get a solu- correct. which does not have to exist. Should tion. We have to be willing to work to- f we ignore our debt? Of course not. gether to give and get this done. A HOUSE DIVIDED Madam President, you know I have Here is what I predict is going to worked on this issue for a year and a happen soon. Mr. PRYOR. Madam President, our half now with more specificity than I predict Speaker BOEHNER is going greatest Republican President, Abra- ever in my career. I was on the deficit to call his bill on the floor of the ham Lincoln, in his drive to end slav- commission the President appointed. House. We have told him in advance it ery, said ‘‘a house divided against itself Then I stuck around afterwards as six is a nonstarter here. If it passes the cannot stand.’’ With these few words, Senators—the Group of 6, we called House, it will come here, and it will Lincoln is calling to us through the ourselves; it was not a very inspired likely be voted down. We will then pro- echoing halls of history. He is calling name, but that is what we came up pose an alternative. for us to put aside our differences and with: three Democrats and three Re- Majority Leader HARRY REID has an to become unified into one people, one publicans—and we sat down for 6 alternative which basically extends the Nation, one common purpose. months and hammered out an agree- debt ceiling beyond next year so our Mr. Lincoln recognized that the issue ment among us to reduce our Federal economy has time to recover. It cuts of slavery was tearing this great Na- deficit by $4 trillion over the next 10 spending by over $2 trillion so we ad- tion apart and that it could not survive years, with a balanced approach that dress our deficit. It does it with a list half slave and half free. Slavery was puts everything on the table—every- of spending cuts that every Republican the great unfinished business of our thing—revenue, entitlements, spend- has voted for so it is not controversial Founders. The institution of slavery ing—everything. in substance. I think that is the best was so ingrained in the infant coun- We came to an agreement. We pre- approach. try’s past and future that even Wash- sented our agreement to the Senators He creates a joint committee to deal ington, Adams, Jefferson, Madison and just 2 weeks ago. Forty-nine Senators with the long-term deficit. I have been Franklin could not disentangle it. I am showed up at that meeting, Democrats involved in those, and I think we not trying to equate carrying too much and Republicans. It was amazing. Then should. I think it is a good, balanced debt with slavery, please understand we followed up and said: Are you ready approach that solves our problem and that, but the truth remains. A house to put your name on the bottom line? gets us through this crisis. We are like- divided against itself cannot stand. Will you support moving forward with ly to vote on it either tomorrow or the This house, this Nation, this Repub- this bipartisan way to deal with the next day. But we are down to 5 days. lic, is divided against itself. Our deficit in a responsible way that does We are running out of time. We have to Founders called their effort at estab- not endanger our economy and make get this done. lishing a new Nation ‘‘a great experi- us face bankruptcy as a nation? I want to tell you, any Senator who ment’’—and it has been. Nothing like it We now have 36 Senators, Democrats comes to the floor and says defaulting had ever been tried and America has and Republicans, who have signed up. on our debt and reaching the first point been the unequaled success in all of That is a pretty good number. It shows in our history where the credit reputa- world history. Truly, we are the envy that this is not an idea that we came tion of the United States is in doubt is of the world. We began as 13 weak and up with that does not have legs. Sure, OK, it is a good political tactic, they barely united States but quickly be- we are going to have to change it. We do not understand the gravity of that came the strongest country in the understand that. But look what hap- decision and the impact it will have on Western Hemisphere. About 70 years pened. Democrats and Republicans sat businesses and families for generations after we adopted the Constitution, we down—no cameras, no reporters—and to come. survived a deadly Civil War. All the worked out a reasonable way to deal This notion that we can pick and while we grew in stature and in favor with the deficit and our Nation’s debt. choose the checks we are going to send with other nations. Our economic What is better? Lurching from this out in August when we are going to power grew rapidly. American influ- crisis to another crisis 4 months from have 55 or 60 percent of what we need is ence grew as we became the agent of now, as Speaker BOEHNER suggests, or going to put us in an impossible posi- democracy and capitalism for the en- dealing with this in an honest, bipar- tion. Deciding among all of the valu- tire world. Although our military tisan way today? able, important functions of govern- power was slow to develop, we fought Madam President, I can tell you what ment which ones will not be funded— on the winning side in two world wars the American people want us to do—at that is an impossible position for this and we grew into an economic, mili- least I think I know what they want us President to be in. We cannot do that tary and cultural super power. to do. They do not want us to endanger to him. We cannot do that to our gov- We are a Nation of immigrants, of this economic recovery. They do not ernment. We cannot do this to our many faiths, of many races and our na- want us to kill jobs. They do not want country. tional call to union is E Pluribus us to hurt businesses. They want us to I hope that after the House votes Unum. Out of many, one. Out of many help this economy recover and create today or tonight, whenever it may be, States is forged one Nation. Out of jobs. They want us to extend this debt that we take up the measure quickly. many races is forged one people. Out of ceiling so we do not see interest rates Let’s move this forward. Let’s get this many, one. The Founding Fathers had going up across America at exactly the done. Let’s avoid this crisis. Let’s meet to balance the agrarian interests of the wrong time. They certainly do not the responsibility we were elected to South and West with the industrial and want to see us put in a position where address. shipping interests of the North and we have to decide between paying So- I yield the floor and I suggest the ab- East. They balanced small States and cial Security recipients and our sol- sence of a quorum. big States. They balanced regions diers who are in combat. That is what The PRESIDING OFFICER (Ms. KLO- dominated by the frontier with regions the administration would face if this BUCHAR). The clerk will call the roll. dominated by the old world. They bal- crisis that has been manufactured on The assistant legislative clerk pro- anced Catholicism and Protestantism Capitol Hill continues. ceeded to call the roll. and Judaism. They balanced English

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Wash- respect to the partial shutdown of the ington, DC, was placed on the banks of tation elections were counted as ‘‘no’’ votes; Federal Aviation Administration. after the change [this is the change by the the Potomac as a compromise. States My colleague from Colorado, Senator National Mediation Board—its own rules] were added to the union as the result of BENNET, was on the Senate floor this they are counted as abstentions. Pushed by compromise. In this sense, America’s afternoon and spoke eloquently about the airline lobby, House Republicans passed ability to find compromise has always how this partial shutdown is affecting a long-term FAA reauthorization bill that been our pathway to greatness. Our his State of Colorado. I wanted to talk would have undone the rule change. The Sen- Founders established this more perfect briefly about the similar concerns I ate’s reauthorization bill, passed in Feb- union with the clear-eyed knowledge have for my State of New Mexico. ruary, maintained the rule. that came from experience that a Frankly, some in this Congress, in In spite of this difference in the two house divided against itself cannot my view, have lost sight of what they bills, the Senate did appoint conferees, stand. were elected to do in Washington. did begin working to resolve dif- Division leads to failure. To make Aviation is a critical piece of our ferences—as we should have—and our democracy work, we all must work transportation infrastructure, a crit- working out the required compromise together. We must acknowledge that ical piece of our economy. Yet, for is never easy. Unfortunately, now the we have differences of opinion and dif- nearly a week now, the Congress has House has decided that in order to gain fering points of view, but we must com- failed to extend the necessary author- leverage over the Senate to accept the mit to unity. The floor of the U.S. Sen- izations to keep the Federal Aviation House anti-union provisions, there ate is the marketplace for ideas and it Administration doing the work that would not be any additional clean ex- is a window into democracy that is a needs to be done. tensions of existing law. living testimony to the greatness and It has been over 5 months since the We have had 20 extensions of existing diversity of our Nation. The floor of Senate passed its reauthorization bill law to just keep the Federal Aviation the U.S. Senate should not be a grave- for aviation programs. That vote was Administration operating while the yard for ideas or innovation or prom- overwhelming; it was 87 to 8. So this House and Senate negotiate the final ise. Campaigns should stop at the was not a partisan bill; this was a bill resolution of this larger bill. Unfortu- threshold of this chamber. What hap- supported strongly by both Democrats nately, the situation now is that the pens in this chamber is much greater and Republicans. Congress’s failure to extend the au- than any single Senator’s political for- The bill included a number of pro- thorization one more time has shut tunes, and it is much more important grams important to my State of New down important aviation programs than a political party’s fate at the next Mexico and to the entire Nation, in- across the country, and 4,000 FAA em- general election. We have a sacred re- cluding the Airport Improvement Pro- ployees have been furloughed and sponsibility to the people through the gram that provides grants for the con- forced to go without pay. Across the Constitution, and if we orient ourselves struction of runways, taxiways, which Nation, important airport improve- to the next presidential election, we help to make airports safer. These ment projects are now on hold. are failing in our duty. The U.S. Sen- projects also create hundreds of jobs in In New Mexico, $26 million in funding ate, at its core, by its nature, is where the construction industry in my State for over two dozen projects has been decisions get made. We have our ideo- and tens of thousands of jobs in the stopped. These include a new firetruck logical battles here, that is certain, but construction industry nationwide. for the airport in Roswell, runway this is where consensus should be One of the most important features projects in Raton and Santa Rosa, and achieved. The Senate should fuel the of the Senate’s bill relates to our air snow removal equipment in Clayton engine that propels us to a better fu- traffic control system. Our current sys- and Vaughn. In Santa Fe, work on a ture, not stall that engine. tem is universally recognized as being vital new radar system has been antiquated, inefficient, and increas- stopped. In Albuquerque, progress has All Americans should fully partici- ingly it is recognized as being unsafe. stopped on a $10 million project to re- pate in our government. We should reg- The bill we passed out of the Senate place the airport parking apron. ister to vote and serve on the jury. We dramatically accelerates the FAA’s ef- What is particularly troubling to me must volunteer in the schools and pay forts to convert the air traffic control is that the authority to collect the our taxes. We must teach our children system to one based on satellites and ticket tax has also been suspended. about our country, their country, and global positioning systems, similar to Why should this matter? This is the prepare them for their time to lead. We the GPS many of us have in our cars. money that goes into the airport trust must tell them that our system of gov- When implemented, NextGen—the fund and allows us to continue to make ernment is the best that man ever de- name given to this improvement of the improvements and maintain our air- vised and that it works. It works very air traffic control system—will im- port infrastructure around the country. well if we allow it to work. prove safety, will increase efficiency of This is funding that is used to pay for This moment in history is a day operations, will reduce delays, and will safety and infrastructure projects at where we can show our children, as save fuel and help to reduce greenhouse airports in my State and everywhere in well as our Founding Fathers, that this gas emissions. the country. As I understand it, it is no longer a house divided. We can Thanks to the good work Chairman amounts to about $30 million a day show the world that our parents in- ROCKEFELLER and Ranking Member being lost from that trust fund. At a stilled in us the value of E Pluribus HUTCHISON in the Commerce Com- time when we are being told the coun- Unum. America’s best days lay ahead if mittee did, the Senate passed a good try is falling behind in its investments we are mutually committed to that fu- bill to reauthorize aviation programs. in basic infrastructure, this loss of ture. It is, however, not possible unless That was in February. Then in April, funding is clearly going to have major we set aside our differences and work the House passed its own version near- impacts on airport projects down the together for that common goal. My fel- ly on a party-line vote. The House ma- road. low Senators, please heed the words of jority, unfortunately, chose to include People also need to realize that the Abraham Lincoln and understand that partisan and divisive provisions in that fact that the FAA is no longer able to there is truth of what he said, ‘‘A house legislation that were not appropriate collect the ticket tax does not mean divided against itself cannot stand.’’ in an aviation bill. people don’t have to pay the full price I yield the floor. Let me give a little description of they would be paying if the tax were The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- what those partisan and divisive provi- being charged. The airlines, with very ator from New Mexico is recognized. sions I am referring to are. There was few exceptions, have announced they

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He view, unacceptable for the Congress Last year, the National Mediation Board said: not to restore to the FAA the author- changed a rule to make it easier for airline We have to lift this threat of default from ity to collect airline ticket taxes and and railroad workers to unionize. Until then, the economy for, you know, for the next 18 to resume normal operations. workers who did not vote in union represen- months. We have to take that threat off the table through the election. Senator ROCKEFELLER has introduced tation elections were counted as ‘‘no’’ votes; a clean extension of the aviation pro- after the change, they are counted as absten- Well, if the President and the Treas- tions. Pushed by the airline lobby, House Re- ury Secretary get their way, they will grams. Whatever differences there are publicans passed a long-term F.A.A. reau- between the two bodies in provisions in be able to ignore the single biggest thorization in April that would have undone threat to our national security until the short-term extension are trivial the rule change. The Senate’s reauthoriza- compared to this $30 million a day the tion bill, passed in February, maintained the after the next election. As the Chair- Nation is losing in funding for our Na- rule. man of the Joint Chiefs of Staff has tion’s airport projects. Earlier this month, John Mica, the chair- said: The greatest threat to our na- We all here in the Senate, in the Con- man of the House Transportation and Infra- tional security is the debt. gress, and in the country, are focused structure Committee, told an aviation con- The President could have gotten ference that adding the airport subsidy pro- on the need to extend the debt limit, what he wanted last week—which is an vision to the temporary bill to keep the increase in the debt ceiling beyond the and that is the most urgent need we F.A.A. running is ‘‘just a tool’’ to force the face, but in addition to that we need to election—when the House passed its Senate to give in on the union issue. cut, cap, and balance legislation. I was restore to the FAA the authority to re- Next time voters hear Republicans talking one of the original cosponsors of that sume its normal operations and to re- about taking a principled stand against gov- in the Senate. I was in favor of it, sup- sume payments into the airport trust ernment spending, they should keep this ported it, and continue to support that. fund. To leave for an August break sorry and cynical tale in mind. Instead, the President issued a veto without having fixed the problem of Mr. BINGAMAN. Madam President, I threat. He told Democrats in the Sen- the lack of FAA authorization as well yield the floor. ate to kill it. After all, they are still would be seriously irresponsible. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- ator from Wyoming. the majority party. Madam President, I ask unanimous The Senate Democrats, I believe to- consent to have printed in the RECORD f night, will have the power to save our the editorial from this morning’s New THE DEBT CEILING country’s finances once again. They York Times entitled ‘‘This Is Called Mr. BARRASSO. Madam President, I can do that by passing the Boehner ‘Small’ Government.’’ plan—pass it through this body and There being no objection, the mate- follow my colleague who mentioned our need to prevent default. The need send it to the President’s desk for him rial was ordered to be printed in the to sign. Instead, the majority leader RECORD, as follows: we have—the reason we are here and why there will be a vote in the House has said no Democrat—not one—will [From the New York Times, July 27, 2011] and the Senate tonight—has to do with support this plan. It has what the THIS IS CALLED ‘SMALL’ GOVERNMENT the need of our Nation to prevent de- President wants. It raises the debt ceil- What has happened to the Federal Aviation fault, and also, of course, the need to ing. It lets us, as a nation, avoid de- Administration in the last few days should cut spending. Our problem is that we fault. But it doesn’t take us beyond the remind everyone of the costs of the Repub- spend too much. Americans all around election. licans’ obstructionism and their slash-and- It is interesting. It would seem sup- the country are calling in to Members burn budget games. port by the Democrats for this plan of the House and Senate and saying: Taxes on airline tickets expired on Friday would clearly signal their desire to when the F.A.A. lost its operating authority, Hey, let’s get things under control and continue working to rein in Washing- including the authority to collect taxes. Pas- let’s cut the spending. ton’s wasteful spending, to get our fis- sengers are rightly furious at the nation’s My friends on the other side of the cal house in order. But that doesn’t airlines, many of which are pocketing the aisle, I am happy to see with the pro- seem to be the signal the President difference. But the masterminds of this fi- posals being brought forth, are begin- asco are the House Republicans who let this wants to send. The Boehner plan is the ning to understand what my constitu- happen. only plan currently on the table that ents in Wyoming have known from the The F.A.A. has also had to furlough some can get through the House of Rep- 4,000 workers. Needed airport construction very beginning: Americans are not resentatives and protect us from de- projects—to maintain runways, build new taxed too little, Washington spends too fault. traffic control towers and upgrade other fa- much. But the President seems to be Republicans have put forward plan cilities—have been halted across the coun- more concerned about the next election try. The only good news is that the air traf- after plan. Democrats and the White than about the next generation of House have done nothing but criticize fic control system is still working because Americans. traffic controllers are paid from the Aviation from the sidelines. The White House Trust Fund, which still has a positive bal- I was astonished last week when the Press Secretary has even said: ance. President was addressing the Nation Leadership is not proposing a plan for the All of this happened after House Repub- and he talked about what his bottom sake of having it voted up or down and likely licans inserted a new provision into a rou- line was in this whole debate. He said: voted down. tine bill to temporarily extend the F.A.A.’s The only bottom line I have is that we That is what he said. He said the operational authority. The provision would have to extend this debt ceiling through the Democrats have even sent a letter ask- end $16.5 million in federal subsidies to 13 next election, into 2013. ing for a long-term debt increase. But airports in rural communities. The bill This was the President of the United passed the House. But Senate Democrats how can we have a long-term debt in- balked, arguing that the right place for States saying this: crease if they have no plan to get changing policy is in the regular F.A.A. re- The only bottom line I have is that we there? The White House Secretary authorization bill—noting that the tem- have to extend this debt ceiling through the claimed recently the President’s plan porary extension has passed 20 times since next election, into 2013. is well-known. He said: 2007 without any additional provisions. Since 1962, the debt ceiling has been There is no plan that has been offered, cer- ‘‘If we can’t put an end to these extrava- raised 74 times. On average, the debt tainly in the last several months, about gant subsidies, then we will never be able to ceiling is usually for about 8 months. which more detail is known. rein in spending where really hard decisions are necessary,’’ said Tom Petri, the chair- But now the folks on the other side, I say: Where are the details? I want man of the House aviation subcommittee, and the President, are calling for the to know how I could get this well- upon submitting the bill. Talk about pound largest debt ceiling increase in history known plan and share it with my con- foolish. When the F.A.A. lost operational au- and it is designed to last a lot longer stituents back home in Wyoming. How

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These things don’t exist—neither a the Constitution. I look forward to vot- The American people deserve better. CBO score nor a text—because the ing for a balanced budget amendment Some will say Washington is broken White House has continually refused to to the Constitution. and that is the best we can do, but I do release a plan, even with pleas coming We live under a constitution in the not believe that for one moment. Wash- from Congress and from the media. I State of Wyoming, and from the very ington may be broken, but it will not can understand why the President beginning we have balanced our budg- break me, and you should not let it might be reluctant, since the time he et. As a result, we have excess money break you either. I came to fix things, last brought a budget to this body it and scholarships available to all stu- not to make things worse. I came to was defeated 97 to 0. Not one Democrat dents to study at our universities and solve problems, not to ignore them, voted in support of what the President community colleges, because year after and I came to worry about the next had proposed—not one. No one sup- year we live within our means. generation, not my next election. ported the President’s budget plan. The President talked a bit about pub- I, for one, am willing to make the There is a Reid plan being proposed. lic opinion being important in this de- tough and painful decisions that will According to the Congressional Budget bate. Yet he is opposed to a balanced improve the lives of every West Vir- Office, the Reid plan cuts about $2.2 budget constitutional amendment. In a ginian and all Americans for genera- trillion from our budget over the next recent Sachs/Mason-Dixon poll, 65 per- tions to come, regardless of what it 10 years. But if you dig a little deeper, cent of Americans say they support a means for my party or for the next you find these so-called cuts are ac- balanced budget constitutional amend- election, and I know I am not alone. counting gimmicks. The House Budget ment. So where is the respect for that After our beloved Senator Byrd Committee looked at the Reid plan and public opinion? The Boehner plan passed away, I chose to run for the their assessment was not very flat- works because its authors have lis- Senate for one simple reason: I saw the tering. Let me quote from that assess- tened to the American people. great challenges our Nation faced: ex- ment: The White House refuses to seriously ploding debts and deficits, our Nation’s Reid’s plan relies on the inaccurate as- confront the problems facing our Na- energy dependence, costly wars in Af- sumption that surge-level spending in Iraq ghanistan and Iraq and a painful jobs and Afghanistan is scheduled to continue tion, and Democrats are trying to shut over the next decade. down the only plan that can pass the and economic crisis, and I wanted to No one in America, and I would hope House and save us from default. I am help make things better by bringing a no one in the White House, believes alarmed at their denial about how to little common sense to Washington. I that surge level spending in Iraq and solve these problems. The President knew we had to focus on rebuilding Afghanistan is scheduled to continue must not veto America into default. It America and doing so meant making over the next decade. But the plan en- is time we pass a real plan that cuts hard, politically difficult choices. dorsed by the President relies on such spending and avoids default. We don’t Some of my colleagues often remind an inaccurate assumption. Why is he need to wait until midnight on August me that fixing problems as complex as trying to mislead the American people? 1 or August 2. We can do it, and we our debt crisis isn’t easy. But with all The Democrats are claiming to save should do it today. due respect, it seems we make it harder money by cutting spending that was Madam President, I yield the floor. than it needs to be. My friends, it never, ever going to be spent in the The PRESIDING OFFICER. The ma- doesn’t need to be this way. first place. This is the strongest pos- jority leader is recognized. I did not come to Washington with the illusion that I could reinvent the sible proof the White House is not real- f istically dealing with the situation and wheel, but I did come to help balance EXTENSION OF MORNING the wheels and make the car run a lit- is not, in my opinion, serious about re- BUSINESS alistically and reliably cutting the tle smoother. debt. Mr. REID. Madam President, I ask Months ago, when I said I would not In fact, even if you assume the Reid unanimous consent that morning busi- vote to raise the debt ceiling without a plan would work, it wouldn’t cut ness be extended until 7 p.m., with Sen- long-term fix, I thought this Congress spending fast enough to keep up with ators permitted to speak for up to 10 and our President would be able to the spending the President is doing. minutes each during that time; and tackle the issue head-on and have it The President wants to borrow at least further, that I be recognized at 7 p.m. done by now. As I made clear on that $2.4 trillion to get him through the The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without day, the choices we make to address election—to get him into 2013. But the objection, it is so ordered. our debt now will determine whether last draft of the floor plan we are going The Senator from West Virginia. the vital programs we all deeply care to be asked to discuss cuts $2.2 trillion f about, Social Security, Medicare, Med- icaid, our veterans programs, edu- over 10 years while raising the debt TOUGH FISCAL CHOICES ceiling by $2.7 trillion. It would take cation for our children, Head Start, are over a decade to pay back what this Mr. MANCHIN. Madam President, I there for those in need and for the dec- President wants to borrow over the rise today to speak about the tough fis- ades to come. However, instead of com- next year and a half. So we would still cal choices this body, this government, ing together months ago to focus and be borrowing at a much higher rate and our President now face. But before deal with the gravity of our debt, we than we are cutting. That is not re- I say anything else, I wish to start off delayed, and we continue to delegate. sponsible leadership. Responsible lead- with a profound apology. I want to While I will never question someone’s ership would be to recognize the solu- apologize to every West Virginian and motivations or their heart, we all have tion to our country’s financial woes, all Americans for the terrible process a right to question the strategies of and that solution is to avoid default, they have been made to endure and our leaders and colleagues, whether while consistently cutting spending witness. With 5 days before the August they are Democrats or Republicans, be- and balancing our books the way that 2 deadline to raise the debt ceiling, this cause these strategies have once again families do. That solution would re- government faces yet another crisis of led us to a crisis and the brink of a dis- quire us to keep working until we get its own making. Yet it is not we who aster. At a minimum, this entire proc- it right. That is the theory at the heart pay the price for our failures to govern, ess has, once again, fed a growing pub- of Speaker BOEHNER’s plan. it is the American people. To the tens lic cynicism that is corrosive to the The President talks about wanting a of millions of American families who very fabric of our government, and we balanced approach. That means dif- work hard to take care of their fami- all bear the responsibility for that.

VerDate Mar 15 2010 00:28 Jul 29, 2011 Jkt 099060 PO 00000 Frm 00030 Fmt 0624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\G28JY6.044 S28JYPT1 jbell on DSKDVH8Z91PROD with SENATE July 28, 2011 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S5003 I truly believe we can do better. I Standard & Poor’s, have made it clear default because I, personally, know a know this to be true because we proved that the United States needs to cut government’s climb back from a low it in West Virginia. nearly $4 trillion over the next decade credit rating is extremely long and When I first became Governor of the or they will lose the confidence in our painful. great State of West Virginia, our State long-term ability to pay our bills. To be clear, a downgrade in our cred- faced similar grave fiscal concerns. Yet in my estimation, neither of the it worthiness could lead to selloff of After facing dismal credit ratings for two plans that are currently proposed stocks, Treasury securities, and U.S. far too long and a dark fiscal future, by both Republican and Democratic dollars. Gold prices could rise even some thought our State’s best days leadership comes close to preventing higher, and interest rates could in- were behind us. But after confronting our Nation from being downgraded or crease across the board, which would our fiscal challenges head-on in West actually solving the debt crisis we face. not only have a devastating impact on Virginia, even during the deepest reces- Each falls far short, whether it is in consumers, small businesses, and local sion in our lifetimes, we are one of the time or dollars. governments but would make the price few States in the Nation that has had The truth is, both of the plans being of financing our Nation’s debt even its credit rating upgraded the last 3 discussed and that the Senate may con- more costly. At a minimum, the shock years in a row, and we had surpluses sider, one offered by the leader of the to our Nation’s confidence from our for 6 years in a row during the toughest Republican Party, Speaker JOHN BOEH- first-ever downgrade could prove more times. We did this in West Virginia by NER, and the other offered by the leader costly than we could even fathom. cutting spending but not cutting the of our Chamber and my party, Senator We can’t let this happen. For the vital programs or services we hold so REID, do not solve the Nation’s long- sake of our Nation’s future, we must dear. We did this not by raising tax term fiscal problems as presented. come to a compromise that acknowl- rates but by ensuring that everyone Make no mistake, I have the utmost edges that a long-term debt fix is need- paid their fair share in our State. We respect for both of these fine public ed and our spending is out of control did this by tackling waste, fraud, and servants. Both find themselves in dif- and that raising tax rates, whether it is abuse so as to ensure that we took care ficult positions, and I know they are the rich, the middle class, and most es- of those most in need, not those bent trying their best to do what is right. I pecially even the poor, will not cure on greed. By doing this, we helped to understand the desire to prevent our our spending problems. restore confidence to the economy of Nation’s default. But what we have be- But we must also come to a com- our State, and that is a factor we can’t fore us are effectively a short-term fix promise that acknowledges that tax re- overestimate. and a shorter term fix. Either one form is not the same as raising taxes West Virginia may be a small State, might prevent a default, which is a and that there is something morally but these are commonsense solutions I good thing, but neither may prevent a wrong when a large corporation, such strongly believe can apply right here. credit downgrade, which is a terrible as G.E., pays zero in Federal taxes I did not blame these fiscal chal- thing. while small businesses or a middle- lenges we had in our State on the mis- To me, it doesn’t matter if it is a Re- class family pays more. takes made by past Governors or legis- publican proposal or a Democratic pro- We must also come to a compromise lators, whether they were Democrats posal, but including $1.2 trillion in sav- that finally acknowledges we simply or Republicans. I reached out to all ings from the wars we should not be can’t fight three wars for years to members of our legislature, whether fighting as savings doesn’t make sense. come while we cut services here at they were on the front row or the so- Saying we will save money that we home and we choose to keep taxes low. called back row, and I met with them haven’t even budgeted or spent is akin I have said this before, but it is so im- and anyone who had an idea on how we to saying that because your family portant. If I have to choose between re- best could solve our fiscal problems. It bought a $20,000 car instead of a $50,000 building America and rebuilding Af- required sacrifice, it required patience, car, you saved $30,000. It is even worse ghanistan, I choose America. and it required trust and respect. Can when we consider we couldn’t afford to So with the clock ticking toward de- anyone honestly say that with all that buy any car in the first place. Most of fault, what can we do? has taken place here? In fact, if we the American people understand that, As part of any deal to raise the debt turn on cable news right now, we will and I know in West Virginia they do. ceiling, I would respectfully encourage see exactly where this broken process As for Speaker BOEHNER’s plan, his leaders in the Senate and the House stands. We as Democrats sometimes was supposed to save $1.2 trillion, but and our President to find common are rushing out to attack our col- the Congressional Budget Office just ground by committing to a guaranteed leagues, the Republicans, and the Re- took a look and determined it would vote on a long-term fix; otherwise, as I publicans are rushing out to attack us, save only $917 billion. So instead of fix- said months ago, I simply cannot sup- the Democrats. ing our problem, it kicks the can down port a short-term deal that is just a lit- We are better than this, and for the the road to 2012, which will be an elec- tle better than the shorter term deal. sake of this Nation’s future we must do tion year. If we think this process is With all due respect to my col- better. I owe it to all West Virginians ugly now, we ain’t seen anything yet. leagues, I will not look West Virginians and we all owe it to this great Nation As these two proposals currently in the eye and say: Don’t worry, all is to do much better than we have. From stand, I could not, in good conscience, good; I saved myself for the 2012 elec- time to time, we should remind our- support either one of them unless they tion, but you are on your own. selves we took an oath to do just that. include a pathway for a long-term debt A vote on such a long-term debt fix, As idealistic as it may sound, I im- fix. While it is true our Nation will suf- I would hope, could come within the plore this great body, each Member, fer if we only enact a short-term deal, next 90 days or a reasonable period of the leaders of both bodies, the Presi- we will suffer much more if we fail to time so as to prevent what I fear the dent, the two parties, and especially fix our greater fiscal problems. most, a downgrade of our Nation’s the political committees, to put away We must solve our Nation’s problems credit rating. I believe such a vote on a their political knives and swords and now, not in 2012 and certainly not in long-term fix is possible because many let us do something that has become 2013. This is not just my opinion. As good people have already worked hard rare in Washington: Put aside the po- many rating agencies have warned and to put together the framework and litical attacks for a few months and ac- economists have predicted, every year pieces of what such a long-term fix tually work together, openly, honestly, that goes by, the options on how to fix could look like. with respect for our profound dif- our looming debt crisis will become Already we have seen two promising, ferences, and build a trust that will fix worse and worse. commonsense proposals from bipar- the big problems we face as a nation. If we are being honest, neither of tisan groups: the Bowles-Simpson debt The stakes are too high to do any- these proposals, as they stand today, commission, which presented its report thing else. Our Nation faces not only a can prevent a credit rating agency’s nearly 9 months ago, and a similar threat of default but of a downgrade. downgrade, an event that would be as framework that was presented last The credit rating agencies, such as catastrophic or maybe even worse than week by the bipartisan Gang of 6.

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He promised to politics aside and agree to the prin- and abuse in the Defense Department ‘‘transform the audit organization.’’ ciples of a commonsense solution that and primarily to focus them on the The newly appointed deputy for audit- recognizes the urgency of fixing our work of the Inspector General’s Office ing, Mr. Dan Blair, produced a roadmap long-term problems. in regard to how they do audits. So I pointing the way forward. He, too, No plan is perfect; no plan will be. No come to the floor today to renew my promised reform and transformation plan will please all, and no plan can. call for better audit reports. and the creation of a ‘‘world-class over- But within these two plans I believe As a Senator dedicated to sight organization.’’ All of this, of lies the path our Nation can take if we watchdogging the taxpayers’ money, course, was music to my ears. All sig- are to get our fiscal house in order. Of audits are a primary instrument in my nals were very encouraging. But the course, some will have other ideas, toolbox. They are like a hammer and a big question before us now is this: whether from the right or whether wrench. They are the tools of the When will the promised reforms begin from the left, and we should listen to trade. But like other Members of Con- to pop up on the radar screen? And that them all. But I would ask each of us gress conducting oversight, I can’t do radar screen is our further reading of and all the groups that undoubtedly audits. We don’t have staff for that, so additional audits as they come out this will be mobilized to stop any fix, to we must rely on the inspectors general fiscal year and into the future. When think hard about what will happen to of the various departments to do the will we see sustained improvement in our great Nation if we fail and do noth- independent audits of the work of those audit quality? To establish a solid baseline for as- ing. What will happen to the programs departments. So today I speak about sessing the highly touted trans- we cherish, such as Social Security and the Defense Department inspector gen- formation plan, my staff took another Medicare, for all those people who de- eral. pend on that for their only means of The audit should be the inspector snapshot of recent audits. My latest livelihood? What will happen to our general’s primary weapon for rooting oversight review is best characterized Nation’s defense and to our tax rates? out fraud, waste, and theft. Audits as a report card, and it was issued on What will happen to the people who are should be the tip of their spear, and June 1 of this year. Each of the 113 un- classified reports published in fiscal truly in need? What will happen to our that spear should have a very sharp year 2010 was reviewed, evaluated, and seniors, our veterans, and our children point. The mere possibility of audit graded. After each report was graded, if we choose to do little or nothing at should have the fraudsters—people who all the scores for each report on each all? commit fraud—quaking in their boots, Finally, as the negotiations for this rating category were added up and but that is not the way it is, at least long-term fix proceed, I would hope we averaged. This created a composite not at the Defense Department. could all remember that if we are to The audit weapon belonging to the score for each of the 113 reports. Although 15 top-quality audits are negotiate in good faith, we must have Defense Department’s inspector gen- highlighted in the report card, the faith in each other. We cannot turn a eral is not as effective as it should be. overall score for all 113 was D-minus. fair compromise into the enemy, and This problem is not entirely the inspec- That is low, I know. Maybe the score we can’t tear each other apart with at- tor general’s own doing. The broken tacks if we are to come together to should have been a little higher. Obvi- Defense Department accounting sys- solve our Nation’s great problems. We ously, the grading system isn’t perfect. tem is also to blame. It is incapable of can respectfully disagree as long as we It may need some fine-tuning, and we generating accurate and complete fi- never forget to respect each other. are working on that. But I still believe As difficult as the next few days and nance and accounting data. When the it provides a rough measure of audit weeks and months will be, I believe we, books are in shambles, as they are, quality. the President and this esteemed Con- then there are no audit trails to follow, Clearly, none of the 2010 reports re- gress, have the opportunity to make and following the money is how we get flected any reforms that Inspector Gen- this one of our finest hours. We have to the bottom of things when it comes eral Heddell put in place in December within our hands an opportunity where to waste, fraud, abuse, and mismanage- of 2010 because all those reports were we can prove to the naysayers and the ment. Of course, that makes the audi- published 3 months before the reforms doubters that the government of the tor’s job doubly difficult. So the audi- went into place before October 1, 2010. people is as great as the people which tors need to adjust the audit strategy That was a good 3 months before those it serves. to meet the challenge that there is not reforms were approved. I, for one, am willing to do whatever a very good financial management sys- Shortly after my report card was I possibly can, whatever is asked of me; tem within the Defense Department. issued, Inspector General Heddell I will work hard every day, across the As a watchdog, degraded audit capa- pounced on it. He objected to the low aisle, until we have a long-term solu- bilities give me serious heartburn. It score. He complained that it did not tion to our debt crisis. puts the taxpayers’ money in harm’s adequately reflect $4.2 billion in what I know no Senator or Member of Con- way. When we have unreliable account- he calls ‘‘achieved monetary benefits’’ gress can do this alone. But together, ing data coupled with ineffective audit- identified in the 2010 audits. putting politics aside, we can do this. ing, theft and waste can thrive unde- To address Mr. Heddell’s concerns, I For the sake of this great Nation, our tected. Those concerns are the driving had my staff ask the audit office to children, the State I love, West Vir- force behind my ongoing audit over- prepare an information paper on the re- ginia, and this wonderful country of sight review. ported savings. That document was ours, the United States of America, I Starting in January of 2009, I began provided to me on June 20. I call it a truly hope we do. receiving anonymous letters from ‘‘crosswalk.’’ It takes me to the exact I suggest the absence of a quorum. whistleblowers. They alleged gross mis- page in each report where savings are The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. management in the audit office. In re- discussed and identified. This docu- FRANKEN). The clerk will call the roll. sponse, my staff initiated an in-depth ment lists $4.2 billion in ‘‘identified po- The legislative clerk proceeded to oversight review. It focused on audit tential monetary benefits’’ and $4.2 bil- call the roll. reporting by that Inspector General’s lion in ‘‘collections.’’ These alleged Mr. GRASSLEY. Mr. President, I ask Office. savings were uncovered in 19 reports, unanimous consent that the order for On September 7, 2010, I issued my including one classified report we the quorum call be rescinded. first report. It evaluated 113 audit re- didn’t look at. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without ports issued in fiscal year 2009. That After reviewing the crosswalk, I con- objection, it is so ordered. study determined that those audits, cluded that Inspector General Heddell

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I say partial credit because six say, most reports were old and stale, ings does not make it savings. Perhaps of those reports were given top scores having taken far too long to complete. if the auditors started calling it what in my report card, so they did get some I wish to point this out by saying, it is—waste—it might be easier to credit—just not enough credit. the single biggest factor that keeps reach the Promised Land, but they In order to fully assess Mr. Heddell’s dragging the scores down into the pits never got there. Mr. President, 99.9 per- complaints, I directed my staff to reas- is timeliness or lack of it and, in most cent of the $4 billion got spent. Only in sess the scoring process for all 18 un- cases, the lack of it. The Audit Office government could we spend all the classified audits. In rescoring the re- continues to publish old, stale reports. money and still claim savings. ports, we asked ourselves key ques- Of these 18 reports we reviewed and on I yield the floor. tions such as, Was the audit objective which I am reporting to you, they took I suggest the absence of a quorum. aligned with the inspector general’s an average of 17 months to complete. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The core mission? Did contract audits con- Eight took a total of 168 months to clerk will call the roll. nect all the dots in the cycle of trans- complete, and none of these numbers The assistant legislative clerk pro- actions? Did they match contract re- includes the 4 to 6 months it takes to ceeded to call the roll. quirements with payments? Did the au- get an audit started. So we are looking Mr. THUNE. Mr. President, I ask dits answer the key oversight question, at a minimum of 2 years to complete unanimous consent that the order for which is, Did the government receive top-quality audits. the quorum call be rescinded. what it ordered at an agreed-upon price Under my scoring system, audits The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without and schedule? Did the audit verify the completed in 6 months or less earn a objection, it is so ordered. exact dollar amount of alleged fraud grade A, those completed in 12 months f earn a C, and those that take more and waste using primary source pay- DEBT LIMIT ment records? I do not have time to go than 15 months get an F. into this, but the use of primary source These 18 reports, of course, as we can Mr. THUNE. Mr. President, later payment records is very important if see from my comments, were over the today, we will get a chance—another we are going to follow the money, and top. So they earned a grade of F for chance, I should say—to vote to raise following the money is where we deter- taking so long to finish. the debt limit. mine whether there is fraud, waste, and I have said this before, and I wish to My understanding is, the House of abuse. say it again. The power of top-quality Representatives has delayed the time Other key questions we asked were: audit work is greatly diminished by at which they are going to vote on Were the recommendations tough and stale information. Out-of-date audits their plan, the so-called Boehner plan. appropriate? Did they recommend ac- have little impact—with the passage of But at some point I suspect that vote countability for waste and mismanage- time, records disappear, particularly fi- will move forward and we will end up ment? Did they propose workable rem- nancial records—because following the receiving that legislation from the edies for recovering improper pay- money is a very important part of good House of Representatives, and we will ments? How quickly were the audits auditing. People retire and move on. have an opportunity to act on that as completed? Money cannot be recovered and no one well. The answers to these questions take can be held accountable, and without It will be the second bill we will vote us right to the heart and the soul of an people being held accountable, we do on in the Senate that would raise the audit—any audit, in any department. not change the culture of organiza- debt limit. The first one was the cut, They are a good yardstick for meas- tions. cap, and balance plan that was first ap- uring audit quality. The new Deputy for Auditing, Mr. proved by the House before being sent This is my bottom line: Were the au- Blair, is part of the problem. He has to the Senate over 1 week ago. dits hard-hitting, down-in-the-trenches not set any goals for audit completion This was a three-pronged approach audits that produced results or were times. I hope he will do that. Reason- that would have required a downpay- they softball audits with no redeeming able goals need to be established. ment on our deficits by immediately value? I would like to summarize. In my cutting spending. It would have put us After completing the review, my staff summarization, I would point out that on a path to reform entitlements and upped the overall score of those 18 re- I wish to talk about the $4 billion that cut spending over the medium term by ports from a D-plus to a solid C. was potential waste and was saved. putting a cap on spending as a percent- Excellence in several reporting cat- These 18 reports clearly put the spot- age of our economy. Finally, it would egories pushed the scores up as follows: light on $4 billion of potential waste. have made sure we do not keep adding All reports were highly relevant and The auditors detected it. They reported to our debt by approving a debt limit were aligned with the core mission. it. They did exactly what they are sup- increase after a balanced budget They detected and reported $4 billion posed to do. That is a major accom- amendment to our Constitution was in waste. Most reports offered reason- plishment worthy of recognition and passed by Congress. able recommendations for recovering praise. So they ferreted out waste. This was the Republicans’ first unauthorized payments. They presumably saved the money. choice as to how to deal with this cri- Poor performance in other categories But what happened to the $4 billion? sis. Unfortunately, Senate Democrats pulled scores down as follows: Most re- Busting $4 billion in waste did not killed this commonsense bill which had ports did not verify exact dollar produce $4 billion in savings. The sav- the support, according to a CNN poll, amounts of waste using primary source ings touted by Inspector General of 66 percent of Americans. So we did payment records. I wish to emphasize Heddell were lost, in a sense. not have an opportunity to debate it, again the necessity of using primary Then there is a technical lingo offer amendments or get an up-and- source pay records. Follow the money. around government: The money got re- down vote on that legislation. In the Most dollar amounts for alleged sav- programmed. In plain English, that interest of solving the problem before ings were taken from untested Army means it got put to better use but not us, it was recognized that probably we budget documents. Most did not offer necessarily saved. As seen through the would have to find another approach. meaningful recommendations for hold- eyes of this skeptical watchdog, all the There have been a lot of observations ing responsible officials accountable loose change got scooped up and shov- made by the media and others that for waste and mismanagement. Of eled out the backdoor and into the jaws somehow the Republicans need to com- course, in government, if people are of the Pentagon spending machine on promise more in this situation. My

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The spending out of every dollar that we spend here on the Boehner plan which, as I said, reductions in that proposal are two- in Washington, DC, and we continue to hopefully will be in front of us in the thirds of those that were proposed in pile up and accumulate massive not too distant future. But my point the House budget that was passed by amounts of debt that get passed on to very simply is there has not been any the House of Representatives earlier future generations and put in great effort put forward by our colleagues on this year. So it still addresses the fun- peril the economy of our country and the other side to, one, put forward a damental problem, and Speaker BOEH- our ability to create jobs. So a longer budget which we know now has been I NER came up with a new plan that term increase is not needed to calm the think 820 days since the last time the would cut spending by $915 billion and markets. Senate acted on a budget. You have to create a process to reduce the deficit But what this bill does not do is raise go back to April 29 of 2009. That was by $1.8 trillion on top of that. the debt limit past the elections. I the last time the Senate voted on a This is not a perfect plan. As I said, think that is where the real rub comes budget. it is certainly not our first choice, but in. Because the President has made it It starts there. It starts there. That it is a plan that cuts spending more very clear, as have some of my col- is where we set our priorities. That is than it increases the debt limit, and it leagues, that this is one of their major where we determine how we are going does it without raising taxes on job concerns. They want to have a debt to spend the people’s tax dollars. So we creators. In a little while the Boehner limit increase that gets us past the 2012 have not had a budget. The House of plan will hopefully join the cut, cap, election. That is a political concern, it Representatives passed a budget. They and balance plan as the only plan is not an economic concern. did it on schedule. They did it on time. which has passed a body of Congress. But today it has arisen that these As far as I know, there are no plans Senate Democrats do not have a plan concerns are more than political, they here to move a budget any time in the to cut spending more than they raise are personal. You see, the White House future. the debt limit. Senate Democrats do is concerned that this would require Then we have the cut, cap, and bal- not have a plan that can pass a single Congress to approve another debt limit ance plan that passed the House of House of Congress. Of course, this is increase sometime in January, which Representatives, which was an attempt more than the White House can say, they complain would ruin their Christ- to deal with the debt limit increase, because the White House does not have mas vacation plans. I certainly do not but do it in a way that forces us to a plan, period. So when the Boehner want to ruin the President or anyone focus on the real issue, which is spend- plan comes up for a vote here in the else’s Christmas vacation plans, but I ing reductions, spending reforms, puts Senate, hopefully sometime later this think it is a bit more important that in place a pathway to get a result on evening, I would encourage my col- we prevent our country from adding entitlement reform, forces a vote on a leagues from across the aisle to sup- $9.5 trillion to the debt held by the balanced budget amendment, which port this measure. public, as the President’s budget would many of us think is a priority if we are They have been speaking constantly do. I think it is a bit more important going to get long-term spending under about the need to raise the debt limit, that we prevent our country from control, and then, hopefully later and here is their chance to do so. All being forced to implement severe aus- today, we are going to get a vote on they have to do is vote for this bill and terity programs, such as they have had the Boehner plan which will come over send it to the President for his signa- to do in Europe because of their inabil- from the House of Representatives, ture and we can put this issue to rest ity to constrain spending. I think it is which is yet another attempt to get for the time being. Then it puts a path- a bit more important that we reform the debt limit increased, but do it in a way in place for us to get, as I said be- entitlements so these important pro- way that actually makes a dent in the fore, to a debate about entitlement re- grams are around for our children and long-term challenge facing this coun- form several months down the road. grandchildren. try, which again is not the debt limit, I understand there are some concerns Finally, I think it is a bit more im- it is the debt. among my colleagues on the other side portant that we leave our country in That is the problem. That is fun- about how long it will be before we better shape for our children than the damentally what we have to deal with. would need to increase the debt limit one we received. This has been the It is fundamentally a spending prob- again. But if you look at the past 20 American ethic. Each generation has lem. Much has been made about a bal- years or so, 72 percent of the time our sacrificed so that the next generation anced approach. What does the other debt limit increases have been for less could have a better quality of life. side mean when they say balanced? than a year. So this increase is hardly Today we risk turning that tradition Usually it means we are going to take out of the normal time range. If you on its head. If we continue to run up more of your money and spend it on think about it, almost 75 percent of the debts and deficits such as those pro- more government. Many of us would time—almost three-fourths of the posed, our children and grandchildren support tax reform that would close time—we have raised the debt limit, we will have an astounding burden to pay tax loopholes, broaden the base, if you have done it for less than a year. off to our country’s creditors. We do could lower the rates at the same time. What we are talking about here not have to leave them this burden. I happen to believe that is important if would be something that would take us We have proposed, as I said, the cut, we are going to get the economy grow- into next year, at which point we cap, and balance plan, which would ing again and creating jobs. I think would have to have another vote on the make great strides in reducing this you would see tremendous growth as a debt limit as we come to a conclusion debt burden. We will have, hopefully result of tax reform. But if you talk about the entitlement reform compo- later today—if not today perhaps some- about raising taxes to pay for even nent or element of this particular leg- time tomorrow—in front of us the more government, that is precisely the islation. Boehner plan, which will make signifi- wrong approach. That is why we are in So this increase, as I said, is not out cant downpayments on these burdens. the mess we are in today, because we of the normal time range. Markets are What I would simply say is that we spend more than we take in. We have not going to care about for how long have consistently now put before this been doing it year over year. We have we increase the debt limit. They sim- Senate different plans we have had a got to learn to live within our means ply care that we do not breach the debt chance to vote on. We voted on the cut, and to quit spending money we do not limit and, more importantly, over the cap, and balance plan. Unfortunately, have. long term we lay out a long-term plan it was a tabling motion, it was a proce- Many States have amendments in to cut the debt. dural motion. It was not an up-and- their constitutions that enable them

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It is about getting are counted in union elections in the are now starting to change the laws by Washington to live within its means, to airline industry. My colleagues, the regulatory fiat. quit borrowing 40 cents out of every senior Senator from West Virginia and Apparently a commitment to demo- dollar it spends, and to put this coun- the junior Senator from Iowa, charac- cratic and true majority rule only mat- try on a path fiscally that will ensure terize the House’s actions as some sort ters when it suits certain people’s poli- we do not bankrupt the country for fu- of radical endeavor, a change that tics. ture generations, and that we get our lacks justification and common sense. The Senator from Iowa compared economy back in a place where it can In fact, the Senator from West Vir- these votes to Senate and schoolboard start growing and creating the jobs we ginia even argued that the House’s pro- elections, suggesting that only a ma- need to get people in this country back visions would ‘‘undo 75 years of labor jority of those voting is necessary to to work. law.’’ prevail. This is a misguided compari- I see the Senator from Utah. I expect These were his exact words. Well, son. First, union elections are not a he will have some remarks about this nothing could be further from the choice among competing representa- subject. There are many of us on this truth. In fact, the claim is so far from tives. They are, instead, held to deter- side, I know, who are anxious to vote being accurate I simply have to assume mine whether the workers want to be and certainly are doing everything we that my good friend, Senator ROCKE- represented at all. Even setting that can to facilitate this process where we FELLER, simply misspoke. I know this aside, how many schoolboards are deal with the crisis before us next is the line the labor unions and the ad- going to be empowered to make deci- week, but, importantly, do it in a way ministration are peddling, but here is sions that affect every hour of every that addresses the fundamental issue the truth: The House of Representa- day an employee goes to work? How here which is not the debt limit, it is tives or Senate Republicans are not many Senators are elected to serve a the debt. trying to undo 75 years of labor law, it small, narrowly defined group of con- It is time Washington started living is the National Mediation Board—or stituents? And, in the end, if your vote within its means, started to make sure NMB, I will call it—that has already is not counted in a Senate or we have got a pathway in place for not done so in a highly partisan fashion. schoolboard election, you will get an- It is the NMB, controlled by pro- only cutting spending today but deal- other chance to vote a few years down union appointees of President Obama ing with the long-term issue by putting the line. that in a partisan way unilaterally a balanced budget amendment in our Employees voting in these union Constitution. I hope my colleagues will undid 75 years of labor law, and put their finger on the scale for the unions elections have no such options. That is join us in this legislation that will why the law has been completely dif- come before us sometime we hope later that bankroll Democratic political campaigns. ferent from what my two friends and today, and it will be yet another at- colleagues have said on the floor. Re- tempt to address this issue. I implore I know what I am talking about. I won the American Jurisprudence prize quiring the support of the majority of my colleagues here, I think we are the whole unit before certifying a going to get most of the Republicans to for labor law. I have led labor fights on the floor for our side for the last 35 union representative only makes com- vote for this. I hope there will be some mon sense. This is why the procedure on the other side who will join us in years. House and Senate Republicans are only trying to restore long-lasting at NMB used for these elections went this endeavor. It is too important to unchanged for 75 years. Boards ap- the future of this country not to. labor law following its highly partisan corruption by the National Mediation pointed by Democratic Presidents Roo- I yield the floor. sevelt, Truman, Johnson, Carter, and The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. Board. This is not an opinion. This is Clinton all agreed with that process UDALL of Colorado.) The Senator from fact. that the House bill is only attempting Utah is recognized. Put the talking points and revi- to restore. Mr. HATCH. I ask unanimous consent sionist history aside, this is what you that I be permitted to finish my re- have: a highly partisan NMB changing In fact, the NMB appointed by Presi- marks. 75 years of settled law, settled labor dent Carter unanimously ruled it did The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without law, to benefit the Democrats’ political not have authority to administratively objection, it is so ordered. allies. For 75 years, NMB-supervised change the form of the NMB’s ballot used in representation elections, and f elections required that a union receive the votes of a majority of the entire that such a change, if appropriate, can FAA REAUTHORIZATION workforce before it can be certified. only be made by Congress. That makes Mr. HATCH. Mr. President, before That has been the law. There is good sense. turning to the issue of the moment, I reason for it. This was not just a math- Yet today we have an administration want to thank my dear friend for his ematical trick to disadvantage unions, bent on greasing the rails in favor of good remarks here on the floor of the as my colleagues have argued. It is the unions, and a Democratic Senate Senate. He is a great leader, a great plain common sense. all too willing to go along with it. human being, and he certainly out- Let’s suppose, for example, that only They are so willing that they have lined, I think in a fair way, some of the 50 percent of a proposed bargaining opted to stall passage of the FAA reau- problems and some of the solutions we unit votes in a union election, and the thorization to prevent Congress from might have here on the floor. union wins by a very slim majority of restoring a system that served the Na- But before turning to the issue of the the votes cast. In that case, a union tion and airline industry well for dec- moment, the need to restore the Na- representative would be certified with ades. This is another example of the tion’s fiscal stability by reducing our only the demonstrated support of one- administration showing its true colors. deficits and debt, I want to return to a fourth of the bargaining unit. That is Rather than provide certainty to trav- matter I discussed on the floor yester- what would happen if we follow the elers, the transportation industry, and day, and that is the FAA reauthoriza- language the NMB fallaciously put into airports, they are holding up a long- tion bill. their ruling. One-quarter of a work- term FAA reauthorization in order to I must respond to some of the com- force could vote to certify a union and benefit their union allies. It is wrong. ments made by two of my colleagues bind every other coworker to have to This type of thing should not go on. earlier today regarding one of the live with that decision. Apparently a Nor should the National Mediation major sticking points in our efforts to commitment to Democratic and true Board be issuing what ought to be con- pass the FAA reauthorization bill. majority rule only matters to the left gressional decisions.

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National Mediation Board and their pa- middle of May. It is only reasonable to Hon. GARY GENSLER, trons in Congress and the White House expect that Congress would be kept ap- Chairman, Commodity Futures Trading Commis- rig the rules so a small minority can prised of Treasury’s cashflow status sion, Washington, DC. jam unionization on unwilling employ- Hon. MARY SCHAPIRO, and estimates. If we indeed face an eco- Chairman, U.S. Securities and Exchange Com- ees. nomic catastrophe on August 2, it is mission, Washington, DC. I expect we will be debating this only reasonable to expect warnings MARTIN J. GRUENBERG, issue for some time. I am willing to from those in government responsible Acting Chairperson, Federal Deposit Insurance have the debate in full view of the pub- Corporation, Washington, DC. for issuing such updates and moni- lic. But, at the very least, I expect my EDWARD DEMARCO, colleagues to acknowledge the truth as toring threats to our financial sta- Acting Director, Federal Housing Finance Agen- to what has transpired at the National bility. cy, Washington, DC. Hon. DEBBIE MATZ, Mediation Board. It is not the House of We have a group in government that Representatives that has taken a rad- Chairman, National Credit Union Administra- is charged with that responsibility. It tion, Alexandria, VA. ical position; it is the Obama adminis- is called the Financial Stability Over- JOHN WALSH, tration, and some of my colleagues on sight Council, or FSOC, set up in the Acting Comptroller, Office of the Comptroller of the other side should know better. Dodd-Frank financial regulation law. the Currency, Washington, DC. Let me add a couple of other things. DEAR SECRETARY GEITHNER, CHAIRMEN I don’t enjoy the fact that people are The FSOC is chaired by the Treasury BERNANKE, GENSLER, MATZ, SHAPIRO, ACTING being furloughed. But it is not Repub- Secretary and composed of members CHAIRPERSON GRUENBERG, ACTING DIRECTOR licans who are holding this bill up. It is such as the Federal Reserve Chairman DEMARCO, AND ACTING COMPTROLLER WALSH: those people demanding outrageous and banking regulations czars. Indeed, The President, on July 25, spoke to the changes in the law by individuals who the FSOC was sold by Democrats as a American public about risks associated with failure to raise the statutory debt limit, say- were never elected to make those body that would be able to spot threats ing that: ‘‘We would risk sparking a deep changes. We ought to fire that whole to our financial system and then warn economic crisis. . .’’ The President warns of doggone National Mediation Board—or and protect us all. a deep crisis and risks to financial stability. at least the Democrats on the board, You, the voting members of the Financial who don’t seem to care about what the The President, Treasury officials, the Stability Oversight Council (FSOC), are law is. President’s Press Secretary, and others charged by the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Re- And it is the same with the NLRB. At in the administration daily warn of ca- form and Consumer Protection Act with the least one of them, and maybe more, tastrophe, crisis, and the potential for responsibility to identify risks and potential could not make it through this process emerging threats to the financial stability of conditions even worse than we saw dur- the United States. and had to be recess appointed. They ing the financial crisis. They seem to Does the Council agree with the Presi- could care less about what the laws be channeling Dr. Peter Venkman, dent’s assessment that possible failure to are, and they want to change them who, faced with another catastrophe, raise the statutory debt limit by sometime without proper congressional approval. once predicted a disaster of biblical in early August represents an emerging It is outrageous. It is not something threat to the financial stability of the my friends on the other side should en- proportions—human sacrifice, dogs and United States? courage. It just makes sense. cats living together, mass hysteria. Does any voting Council member dissent All those Democratic Presidents, Yet through all these predictions, the from whatever is the majority view of the Council? If so, please explain precisely why. until now, have honored that 75-year FSOC has essentially remained silent. history of how votes should be taken in Neither the Minutes of the FSOC July 13, That body of unelected bureaucrats ei- 2011 meeting nor the Annual Report of the union elections. Unions win over 60 ther doesn’t see an impending threat to FSOC, which was approved on July 22, 2011, percent of their union elections. The stability from the debt limit impasse, identify possible failure to raise the statu- system is not unfair. They lose some, or from a ratings downgrade for the tory debt limit by August 2 as an imminent sure. But to stack the rules so they can risk to the financial stability of the United win every time is not right either. It United States, or it is too busy writing States worthy of a warning to the American certainly isn’t democratic. It is wrong a mountain of new regulations to make people, and do not come close to recent for those employees who didn’t have a warning. statements by Treasury officials warning of the opportunity, or didn’t vote. It is ‘‘catastrophe.’’ I sent a letter, which I wish to have In addition to inquiring about the Coun- wrong. You can have 10 people vote in printed in the RECORD, to eight voting cil’s views on possible risks to financial sta- a 100-person union, and if 6 vote for it, members of the FSOC yesterday, ask- bility, I write to ask the Council and its vot- under their rule, that would change the ing two basic sets of questions. I ask ing members about their current knowledge rule for all 94 of the others. That is of recent Treasury cash inflows and outflows unanimous consent that that be print- what we are ignoring. So much for and projections of those cash flows, daily, that. All I can say is I don’t want to ed in the RECORD. through the month of August. have anyone whining from the other There being no objection, the mate- Treasury officials have warned that based side, because they are the ones who are rial was ordered to be printed in the on actual and projected revenues and expend- itures, along with potential exhaustion of holding up the FAA reauthorization. RECORD, as follows: available ‘‘extraordinary measures’’ to avoid And they are doing it for the most breach of the statutory debt limit, the crass of reasons. United States will exhaust its borrowing au- THE DEBT CEILING thority under the limit and possibly run out Turning to the matter that is con- of available cash to pay obligations of the suming the Nation, I want to address federal government that are due. the so-called August 2 deadline we hit Unfortunately, Congress and the American next week. people do not have sufficient information In early April of this year, Treasury about Treasury’s actual and projected reve- nues, expenditures, and cash flows to make Secretary Geithner informed Congress informed judgments. Many Americans and that Treasury might run out of ways to members of Congress are, unfortunately, re- stay at the debt limit and have enough lying on estimates and projections from ei- cash to pay its bills around July 8. ther large Wall Street financial institutions

VerDate Mar 15 2010 03:14 Jul 29, 2011 Jkt 099060 PO 00000 Frm 00036 Fmt 0624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\G28JY6.052 S28JYPT1 jbell on DSKDVH8Z91PROD with SENATE July 28, 2011 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S5009 or non-governmental organizations often la- ties, including plans related to ‘‘breaking of has about our crisis in its annual re- beled ‘‘think tanks.’’ The lack of informa- the buck’’ by a money market mutual fund, port. tion is unsatisfactory. disruptions in the tri-party repo market, dis- Another set of questions I asked the In a May 2, 2011 letter to Congress, Treas- ruptions in payment systems or systemically FSOC involves Treasury’s cashflows ury Secretary Geithner stated that as a re- important financial utilities, or creation of through August and the date at which sult of stronger than anticipated tax re- programs or facilities with broad-based eligi- ceipts, Treasury then estimated that ex- bility under authorities provided by Section Treasury now believes it is most likely traordinary measures to provide headroom 1101 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform to run short of cash. I asked about con- under the statutory debt limit would be ex- and Consumer Protection Act; tingency plans that Treasury, the Fed, hausted on August 2, 2011. Since that time, Any private assurances by any government and bank regulators have if there is a more data have become available. Some re- officials to any financial institution or sig- ratings downgrade. Reports of meet- ports since that time have indicated that re- nificant financial market participant that ings of Treasury Secretary Geithner, ceipts may have been turning out higher the United States Treasury will not fail to Fed Chairman Bernanke, and New than previously expected. Further, the Fed- pay principal and interest on Treasury secu- York Fed President Dudley suggest eral Reserve’s July 2011 Monetary Policy Re- rities even if the statutory debt limit is not that contingency plans certainly are in port to the Congress identifies that ‘‘Federal raised. receipts have risen rapidly lately—they are As Ranking Member of the Senate Finance the works. up about 10 percent in the first eight months Committee, with a responsibility for over- Yet as the ranking member of the of fiscal 2011 compared with the same period sight of our sovereign debt and Treasury’s Senate Finance Committee, the admin- in fiscal 2010.’’ cash management practices, I am deeply istration has provided me with no in- I recognize that receipts and Treasury’s concerned about the lack of information formation on what those plans might cash inflows and outflows can be lumpy and about upcoming cash flows and reliance of be, in spite of my responsibility for are stochastic. However, the date at which Congress and the American people on non- oversight of debt and cash operations extraordinary measures available to Treas- governmental projections of those flows in at Treasury. I wish I could say I was ury become exhausted, and cash inflows may decisionmaking. Time is of the essence, and surprised, but the fact is, the promise prove insufficient to meet incoming obliga- I require, as I stated, the information that I tions that are due, has almost surely have requested by 5:00 p.m. Eastern Standard of the most open, deliberative, and ra- changed from the August 2 date estimated by Time on Thursday, July 28. Please contact tional administration in history has Treasury on May 2. Given incoming data Jeff Wrase at 202–224–4515. given way to a highly secretive and since May 2, does August 2 remain the date Sincerely, partisan operation that denies the peo- with the highest statistical likelihood of ORRIN G. HATCH, ple of this country the leadership they being the point in time at which Treasury Ranking Member. are owed. will run out of extraordinary measures to Mr. HATCH. Mr. President, one is Perhaps I am supposed to wait, as in provide additional headroom under the debt whether they see any imminent threat the past, for news reports on Sunday limit and will face insufficient cash inflows afternoon before the opening of finan- relative to obligations that are coming due? to financial stability from the debt Please provide, by 5:00 p.m., Eastern limit impasse, or from an impending cial markets in Asia to find out what Standard Time on Thursday, July 28, de- downgrade to our Nation’s credit rat- we would do if an economic catas- tailed information known by the Council and ing. Of course, we face warnings of trophe in fact unfolds. by any voting member on: downgrades of our credit rating not It is an unsatisfactory and unaccept- Actual revenues and expenditures through merely because of the debt limit im- able state of affairs that the American July 27; people and Members of Congress do not Projected or actual daily Treasury cash passe; we have had dozens of such im- passes in recent decades, with no effect have updated and sufficient informa- inflows and outflows for each day between tion about Treasury’s cashflows and July 28 and August 31, along with methods on our credit rating. Yet we do face used to make projections; warnings of a ratings downgrade be- liquid assets, or the contingency plans Whether, given current projections of cash cause of President Obama’s accelera- of our financial regulators. It is dis- inflows and obligations coming due, Treas- tion of deficits and debt along our turbing to me that in recent days ury would run out of cash and not have suffi- unsustainable fiscal path and Members of Congress in both Chambers cient cash available to meet all obligations unsustainable entitlement promises. have gone to their respective floors to that become due on any date between August discuss Treasury’s cash and liquidity 2 and August 31 (projections here mean point With spending as a share of the econ- omy up to levels not seen since World position using information supplied ei- estimates, with the acknowledgement that ther by large Wall Street financial in- projections are inherently uncertain); War II, and a lack of willingness by the stitutions, or by nongovernmental Any cash or liquid accounts available administration to break its deficit think tanks. (presently or any time during August) to spending addiction, ratings agencies Treasury, such as Treasury’s $5 billion liquid Press reports of the U.S. Treasury’s have been brought to the edge and financial condition have also been rely- balance sitting idle in its Supplementary Fi- warn of impending downgrades. Those nancing Program Account at the Federal Re- ing on these sources. Why? Why do serve, established to allegedly assist the downgrades would immediately harm Members of Congress not know details Federal Reserve with management of its bal- job creation, the economy, the cost of of Treasury’s projected cashflows for ance sheet during the financial crisis (the credit for every American family and August? Why are we relying on dated Daily Statement of cash and debt operations business, and, indeed, overall financial numbers Treasury gave us months ago? of the United States Treasury for Monday, stability. July 25, 2011 indicates that the $5 billion was How can we decide whether August 2, a However, instead of a forthright dis- threshold date estimated by Treasury available to Treasury on that date); cussion of this threat, the FSOC chose Current values of securities and other mar- back in May, is even close to some sort ketable assets available (presently or any to instead bury an academic discussion of deadline date for dealing with the time during August) to Treasury, including of it in their annual report. Let me re- debt limit? mortgage-backed-securities and other finan- mind everyone how important Demo- Maybe the date is July 29. I don’t cial claims amassed by Treasury during the crats said the FSOC would be as an know, and neither the administration recent financial crisis, which could be liq- early warning system, protecting us nor the FSOC has told us. Maybe the uidated and converted to cash (my request is from the imminent threats to stability. date is August 15. I don’t know, and for total values, not an assessment of the ad- It was supposed to be a watchdog, a cop neither the administration nor the visability of asset sales); on the beat combing global financial Contingency plans for generation of cash FSOC has told us. I don’t know. The within Treasury in the event that the statu- markets for imbalances and stability American people don’t know. This is tory debt limit is not raised by August 2, threats, and then giving warning to ev- unacceptable. 2011; eryone. Wall Street firms have recently put Contingency plans of regulators of finan- The President, the Treasury Sec- out their own projections and say that cial institutions, including any plans for reg- retary, ratings agencies, Secretary of August 2 may not be relevant at all. ulatory forebearance, in the event of a rat- State, Fed Chairman Bernanke, admi- Maybe it will be August 8 when Treas- ings downgrade of United States Treasury rals, investors, former administration ury runs into a cashflow problem. debt securities; Contingency plans of the Federal Reserve officials across party lines—all have Maybe it will be August 13. Does Treas- System and the Federal Reserve Bank of issued warnings of threats to financial ury still believe August 2 is the date New York in the event of a ratings down- stability from our fiscal crisis. Yet the when cashflow problems are most like- grade of United States Treasury debt securi- FSOC buried whatever observation it ly to arrive, given new information on

VerDate Mar 15 2010 03:14 Jul 29, 2011 Jkt 099060 PO 00000 Frm 00037 Fmt 0624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A28JY6.004 S28JYPT1 jbell on DSKDVH8Z91PROD with SENATE S5010 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE July 28, 2011 government receipts since early May? Presidency. Those relying on Social 9.2 percent and trending up—and that If not, we need to know, and we need to Security benefits rightfully count on doesn’t even include the underemploy- know how that assessment has been timely payments. They worked hard ment rate, which is hovering around 17 made. If so, then why is Treasury not and paid taxes, and timely benefit pay- percent when you count those who will telling us and showing us why? ments are due to them. These pay- not even look for jobs anymore, and My letter to FSOC members, which ments can and should be assured, no others who will not work—well, it rep- includes the Treasury Secretary, in- question. resents an odd way to express concern cludes a request for updated informa- Why is the President using the poli- about jobs. tion about Treasury cashflows and liq- tics of fear on our seniors? I think we The only reason Social Security pay- uid assets. Given warnings from the ad- all know the reason. Given the infor- ments would not be made in August by ministration that there is special ur- mation that is available, it appears the administration would be a con- gency to act by August 2, time is of the that roughly $50 billion of Social Secu- scious choice by the administration to essence, so I asked to receive responses rity payments are due during August. stiff seniors and to blame Republicans. from the FSOC members by 5 o’clock Recent estimates from outside sources It would be a conscious political today, which is now an hour and a half put flows in the Treasury of between choice, not a choice forced by the debt ago. I have received no reply about $170 billion and over $200 billion in Au- limit or lack of cash. Treasury cashflows and liquid assets. gust from various tax receipts and Well, Mr. President, it is time for me Nothing. Radio silence. other sources. That alone is more than to conclude, but I want to be clear. The Television cameras can’t be turned enough to pay $50 billion in Social Se- American public has been shortchanged on in this town without capturing curity payments, with cash left over by the new Financial Stability Over- some administration official reminding for the $30 billion due on our debt in sight Council that was created by the Americans about the looming default, August and more. job-killing Dodd-Frank financial regu- but they are unable to provide Con- Perhaps the President is worried lation act. That is one of the worst gress with the numbers that would about the timing of cashflows in Au- bills I have seen in all of my 35 years. show when the default would happen, gust. Yet even if all $50 billion of So- The FSOC, chaired by Treasury Sec- after all these months of recom- cial Security payments come due on retary Geithner, has refused and ig- mending we should know, and after August 3—and they won’t—Treasury nored my request for basic information warnings months ago. can easily get its hands on cash to pay about government finances and govern- Let me say this again. I asked for, those bills. According to the Daily ment contingency plans in the face of and have not received, critical infor- Treasury Statement for July 26, Treas- dire warnings of threats to our Na- mation about the state of our Nation’s ury has $5 billion sitting idle at the tion’s financial stability. short-term finances that I specifically Federal Reserve. Treasury can call I don’t enjoy coming on the Senate requested from eight voting members that up. They can call up the Fed right floor and excoriating this administra- of the FSOC, including the Secretary of now and get that $5 billion in cash. tion and the President and FSOC. But the Treasury. Treasury has roughly $90 billion in this is shameful. The American people I have received no response at all re- mortgage-backed securities that it deserve transparency, and they deserve garding the cash and liquid assets bought in the financial crisis to bail accountability. Yet the administration Treasury has and expects to have avail- out the housing markets. It sold $10.6 and its regulators chose instead to able. But worse than the refusal by the billion of those just last month. Treas- withhold information from the people Treasury Secretary and the FSOC ury can go out and sell more next week and their elected representatives in members to inform us about the Na- if it is worried about not having cash Congress. The refusal by members of tion’s cash position is their refusal to to pay seniors. It could raise almost $80 FSOC, including the Treasury Sec- keep the American people duly in- billion. retary, to provide simple basic infor- formed about the state of our finances. There are many more options for mation about government finances is It is, quite simply, a shirking of their Treasury to get cash, and if the admin- unacceptable and requires investiga- responsibility to the citizens of this istration had any concern for seniors it tion and action. country. Rather than providing trans- would have had its officials working Mr. President, we have to get to parency—which we were promised—the hard since at least May to ensure where this government starts to work administration has chosen to scare So- enough cash is available in August. again. We shouldn’t have to rely on cial Security recipients about their Treasury could easily have $50 billion Wall Street for these figures or rely on benefits in politicized debt-limit nego- of cash on August 3 to pay our seniors Wall Street to know what the adminis- tiations. if it wants to do that. tration’s plan is. We shouldn’t have to We are debating debt and deficit Why, then, did the President choose rely on anybody except those who are plans that involve trillions of dollars. to strike fear into all of our Nation’s designated to provide this information. Yet we only have guesses about how seniors? Why would the President say Unfortunately, they haven’t done that. much cash the Federal Government ex- to our seniors that he could not guar- I admit, I only gave them a few days, pects to have in August from a non- antee there would be cash available to but they have been working on this for government think tank and from Wall pay benefits in August when he can ab- months. I don’t know about their of- Street firms. This is unacceptable. solutely guarantee there would be cash fice, but I tell you one thing. We get Mr. President, one of the most trou- available? things done on time. We are at rug-cut- bling aspects of this lack of disclosure It seems clear the President has cho- ting time on the floor of the Senate is the way it is affecting our Nation’s sen to use fear and to scare seniors in and in the House of Representatives. seniors. I listened to my constituents order to boost his chances at reelection We know August 2 is the heralded date in Utah, and many of them who rely on and to strengthen the hand of our by this administration. Since they Social Security are very worried, and friends on the other side who are in- chose the date, I think they should jus- they are, frankly, scared. The Obama sistent on raising taxes as a means of tify what they are going to do and how administration has been hard at work deficit reduction. If we raise taxes, I they are going to do it; to make sure if frightening them about the prospects guarantee you the other side will spend we don’t somehow increase the debt of default. More concerned about his every dime of it. It will not be used to ceiling, which I am not going to do, we election prospects than resolving this pay down the deficit, and especially at least know what their plan is. crisis, President Obama commented re- with a Presidential election in a couple I hope the administration will get a cently that he could not guarantee of years. little more active on some of these Treasury would be able to make Social Using Social Security and the finan- things that are so important on Capitol Security payments in early August. cial security of our seniors as bar- Hill—important to Democrats as well Really? This fearmongering is shame- gaining chips in a political poker game as Republicans. We need to have the ful—absolutely shameful. For the over the debt ceiling is, to put it blunt- facts. We need accountability, we need President to threaten not to send out ly, shameful. To do so to try to raise transparency, and I am calling on the Social Security checks is a stain on his taxes at a time when unemployment is administration to get on the ball.

VerDate Mar 15 2010 03:14 Jul 29, 2011 Jkt 099060 PO 00000 Frm 00038 Fmt 0624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\G28JY6.053 S28JYPT1 jbell on DSKDVH8Z91PROD with SENATE July 28, 2011 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S5011 With that, I suggest the absence of a the crisis that we will face as a nation if we the cost of borrowing, and strengthen quorum. don’t raise our debt ceiling and begin reduc- our financial outlook. I believe the The PRESIDING OFFICER. The ing the deficit. We urge you and your col- choice is clear, and I believe a lot of clerk will call the roll. leagues to do all it takes to resolve this issue our colleagues on both sides of the The legislative clerk proceeded to prior to the deadline. There has to be some compromise that can be identified. Each side aisle know that. call the roll. will need to give to make this happen—let’s The sooner we can agree on a long- Ms. KLOBUCHAR. Mr. President, I focus on the art of compromise and get this term package, the better for our econ- ask unanimous consent that the order wrapped up. It’s time to show the world that omy and the better for our country. It for the quorum call be rescinded. we are still a truly great nation and can step is time to put our political differences The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without up to resolve the challenges placed before us. aside and work on an agenda that objection, it is so ordered. The greater good of the nation has to be strengthens our economy, promotes fis- Ms. KLOBUCHAR. Mr. President, I placed as a top priority. Hoping and praying cal responsibility, and increases global rise today to speak about the urgent for successful resolution to the outstanding issues. competitiveness because if we refuse to need to act on the debt ceiling before have an honest conversation, if we in- the August 2 deadline. While I believe That is Dave and Cheryl of sist on using the debate as a vehicle for we have reached a defining moment as Northfield, MN—just citizens who sent rhetoric only, we will not just be doing a country, which has not been wasted— an e-mail today. I wish everyone in ourselves a disservice, not just be doing we need to reduce our debt—we also this Chamber and everyone over in the this institution a disservice, we will be can’t afford to play Russian roulette House would listen to this today. I cheating our children and grand- with our economy by toying with the think it sums it up very well. children out of knowing the America in debt limit. Outside the Halls of Congress there which we grew up. If we are committed We have had months to work this isn’t much disagreement over the ur- to our country and not to unmoving out. Yet less than 6 days from a pos- gency to act or the consequences of ideologies, we will get this done. sible default that would plunge this failing to do so. There also isn’t a lot of Last month, I received a lesson in country into a serious crisis, here we disagreement over the importance to what commitment as a public servant stand in opposite corners of the boxing our economy of a long-term extension. means when I attended the funeral of ring. The markets are jittery, investors Who seriously believes dragging this Jack Murray, who was the former and businesses are deeply concerned, country through this again in 5 or 6 mayor of International Falls, MN, but, most importantly, the people of months will help our economy get back right on the Canadian border. It is a this country are fed up with this polit- on track? town where they often test cars to ical stalemate. They do not want their Economists and experts from across show that they can withstand the cold, interest rates to rise, the value of the the political spectrum have warned but it is a hardscrabble, thriving town. dollar to fall, and they do not want to that a short-term approach would like- Mayor Murray was a decorated ma- see their retirement savings decimated ly lead to a downgrade of our credit rine who served for 14 years as a mem- again because some in Washington be- rating, which would cost us billions of ber of the city council and for 14 more lieve if they refuse to compromise, the dollars more in interest payments on years as mayor. He figuratively and lit- resulting crisis will score them polit- our existing debt and drive up our def- erally wore ‘‘I love International ical points. icit. For families and businesses, it Falls’’ on his sleeve with a button he Ever since the economic downturn, would mean a spike in interest rates, was never without. At his funeral—and families across the country have sat making everything from mortgages, he was 89 years when he died—we heard down at their kitchen tables to make car loans, and credit cards more expen- countless stories of his commitment to the tough choices about what they hold sive. his city that didn’t end when he re- most dear and what they can learn to I think the most common refrain I tired. The priest at the funeral told live without. We all know those con- hear from the business community in this story. He said that every morning, versations. They have to end with com- Minnesota when we talk about what it including the morning Mayor Murray promise. will take to spur investment and create died, he would rise early and walk the A poll released Monday by the Pew jobs in this country is a need for cer- streets of International Falls. He would Charitable Trusts found that 68 percent tainty—certainty in the Tax Code, cer- wear his orange highway vest to keep of Americans say lawmakers who share tainty in expenses, certainty in our him safe, at 89, and he would have a their views on this issue, on either government’s budget. Let’s provide cup of coffee and a bag for trash, and side, say those lawmakers should com- some certainty. he would walk the streets of his be- promise. So people who actually share After months of debate, it is clear loved town collecting trash up until a view with a particular lawmaker, 68 what sort of plan is needed to garner the day he died. He was a public serv- percent of them say lawmakers should the support necessary to get us across ant to the end. He believed in his town, compromise, even if it means striking the finish line. We will all ultimately in his State, and in his country. And a deal they disagree with. have to accept things with which we that is an example for all of us now. Just 23 percent say lawmakers who don’t necessarily agree. It is time to We are all public servants. We must share their views should stand by their get serious about advancing a deal that have a commitment to the larger good, principles even if it leads to default. is both fair and achievable. to our country, and to the people we My colleagues and I don’t need polls On August 2, the borrowing authority represent. None of us wants to see our to tell us that. We have all had our of- of the United States will be exhausted. economy crippled. Democrats don’t fices flooding with calls and e-mails in No one benefits if we are unable to want it. Republicans don’t want it. So the last few days from well-meaning reach an agreement by this deadline. what are we waiting for? It is time for constituents with advice and from Every day that passes without a deal Congress to step forth and show some those who are mad and asking us to only increases uncertainty in the mar- leadership. It is time for us to work to- work it out. Just this morning I re- kets and puts the brakes on economic gether to show the American people ceived this e-mail from Dave and activity. Failure to bring the national that Washington isn’t broken; that, in- Cheryl of Northfield, MN. This is what debt under control also threatens stead, we are willing to put aside our it says: America’s future, but the danger of de- politics to do what we were elected to Dear Amy, fault threatens our economy today. do, to do what is right for America. The political positioning and wrangling We have two options: We can either Mr. President, I yield the floor, and I over the Federal Budget and debt ceiling set a precedent of holding our debt hos- suggest the absence of a quorum. limit has gone on long enough! It’s time for tage to political maneuvering, raising The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- our elected leaders to step up and resolve the the cost of borrowing and increasing debt ceiling and budget crisis in a mature, pore. The clerk will call the roll. adult fashion. We realize that this is easier our deficit at the same time or we can The legislative clerk proceeded to said than done, but after experiencing the show the world we are serious about call the roll. shutdown of the State of Minnesota, it is un- working together to address our fiscal The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- conscionable to even have the possibility of challenges to reduce the debt, reduce pore. The majority leader.

VerDate Mar 15 2010 03:14 Jul 29, 2011 Jkt 099060 PO 00000 Frm 00039 Fmt 0624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\G28JY6.056 S28JYPT1 jbell on DSKDVH8Z91PROD with SENATE S5012 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE July 28, 2011 Mr. REID. Mr. President, I ask unan- than the Boehner proposal, even gion in recent decades. Nearly half of imous consent that the order for the though some would argue it is the Iraq the population in Somalia is in urgent quorum call be rescinded. and Afghanistan war wind-down sav- need of assistance, and malnutrition The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- ings we would get, but whatever it is, it rates are on the rise in neighboring pore. Without objection, it is so or- is larger than the House proposal—and Ethiopia and Kenya. Without the im- dered. use that as the first cut by lifting the mediate action of the international f debt ceiling. But there would be a se- community, it is projected that an ad- quence of events that would happen ditional 180,000 people will perish in the EXTENSION OF MORNING after that to avoid what the Senate coming months due to the drought and BUSINESS Democrats do not want, which is that famine. Mr. REID. Mr. President, I ask unan- the markets and the rating agencies It is difficult to fully comprehend the imous consent that the period of morn- cause the debt instruments—the U.S. levels of human suffering currently oc- ing business be extended until 8:30 Treasury bills—to be downgraded. curring in the region, as refugees flee p.m., with Senators permitted to speak There needs to be certainty for those famine-affected areas. People are lit- for up to 10 minutes each and, further, rating agencies, for the U.S. Govern- erally walking for days without food that at 8:30 I be recognized. ment debt, and it could be achieved and water to try to reach food and safe- The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- this way: We have a BRAC-like com- ty. More than 166,000 desperate Somalis pore. Without objection, it is so or- mittee—that being a committee that are estimated to have fled their coun- try to neighboring Kenya and Ethiopia dered. would be composed equally of Repub- in recent months—approximately 3,500 Mr. REID. The reason we are extend- licans and Democrats—that would people are arriving every day at ref- ing morning business is the House is come up with a package that would ugee camps in those countries having trouble passing the bill, I un- then come back to each House, no derstand, and so we are waiting until compounding the already tenuous hu- amendments, for an up-or-down vote. manitarian situation in the region. action is taken. They started at 4:30, The fail-safe backup, in case that and it is taking longer than they an- On July 21, the United Nations de- committee were not able to come to clared a famine in two regions in ticipated. As I understand, they have agreement or in the event that it came southern Somalia. This declaration is another caucus in which they are now back to both Houses and one of the not done lightly and is the first de- engaged. It is 7 o’clock, so that is why Houses did not pass it, that we would clared since 1992. Famine is only de- I thought that at 8:30 we would have a then have the McConnell proposal, clared when acute child malnutrition better idea whether they are going to which is that the President would re- rates exceed 30 percent and more than take action tonight. quest the increase of the debt and there 2 people per 10,000 die per day. The U.S. Again, I would suggest the absence of would be this procedure that Senator Agency for International Development, a quorum. MCCONNELL laid out that there would USAID, reports that the under-5 death The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- be a resolution of disapproval. If there rates in southern Somalia are higher pore. The clerk will call the roll. were such a disapproval, then the than 4 children per 10,000 per day in all The legislative clerk proceeded to President, of course, could veto it. In areas and as high as 13 to 20 per 10,000 call the roll. order for the President’s veto to be per day in areas of south central Soma- Mr. NELSON of Florida. I ask unani- overridden, there would have to be a lia. Already, outbreaks of measles, mous consent that the order for the two-thirds vote. There would not be a cholera, and watery diarrhea have been quorum call be rescinded. two-thirds vote, and, therefore, there is reported in affected areas as well. Un- The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without the assurance that we would have the less this is addressed immediately objection, it is so ordered. raising of the debt ceiling to get us through immunization campaigns and f through this next year and a half. medical treatment, more people will DEBT CEILING It seems as though it is right under perish from these preventable diseases. our nose, if the parties will just realize The United States is one of the larg- Mr. NELSON of Florida. Mr. Presi- that now is the time we have to act to est donors of emergency assistance to dent, we are here awaiting the action find a workable solution so we can get the region, helping more than 4.4 mil- of the House of Representatives. We the votes. lion of those in need and providing over don’t know whether the House is going If we can get, with that kind of pro- $431 million since last October. The ac- to pass the JOHN BOEHNER proposal, but posal, 60 votes in the Senate, then it tions taken by our Nation and the regardless of what they do, we have the goes down to the House, whether they international community in anticipa- solution right underneath our noses. pass the Boehner proposal or not. At tion of the drought last year has helped There have been discussions today. I the eleventh hour and the 59th minute, save countless lives. Through the Fam- have had a number of discussions with recognizing what is at stake for the ine Early Warning System, we saw our colleagues. I have had a discussion country, then the House of Representa- data come in, and we were able to move first this morning with my colleague tives is going to do the right thing and resources into the region and imple- from Florida and I have had discus- they are going to pass it. ment programs to provide food in criti- sions with others. I am just a little country boy, but it cally affected areas throughout the It seems to me the obvious solution, seems to me sometimes we get so Horn of Africa. However, emergency as- since we are now at the eleventh hour wrapped up in all the intricate details sistance alone cannot solve the under- and getting close to the 59th minute of that the obvious solution is right there lying long-term problems. The United the eleventh hour, is that we take ele- under our nose, staring us in the face. States continues to provide longer ments of the Reid proposal, the McCon- I respectfully request the Senate con- term development assistance through nell proposal, and the Boehner pro- sider this. Feed the Future and other programs, posal. So I would suggest our leader- I yield the floor. which are working in the region to ad- ship consider, regardless of what hap- f dress the root causes of hunger and pens in the House—because the Senate malnutrition. is going to have to act on something to CRISIS IN THE HORN OF AFRICA USAID Administrator Shah was in get 60 votes to meet the filibuster Mr. CARDIN. Mr. President, I rise Kenya last week and met with Somali threshold in this Chamber and then today to bring attention to the ongoing refugees there. He met with a woman send a package back to the House. I humanitarian crisis in the Horn of Af- who had traveled for 33 days by foot would suggest it be this: that we take rica. More than 11 million people— with her two children and suffered a the Reid proposal which includes the twice the population of my State of robbery along the way, in order to ar- larger amount of spending cuts. Sen- Maryland—are now in need of emer- rive at a refugee camp in Kenya and ator REID at first said that is $2.7 tril- gency assistance to survive. have access to safety, food, and basic lion. Maybe it has been by CBO marked Large portions of the Horn of Africa human security. He also visited with a down to about $2.2 trillion. But what- region are now in the grip of one of the 4-year-old boy who, in the acute mal- ever that larger amount—clearly larger worst humanitarian crises in the re- nutrition wing of the hospital at the

VerDate Mar 15 2010 03:14 Jul 29, 2011 Jkt 099060 PO 00000 Frm 00040 Fmt 0624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\G28JY6.057 S28JYPT1 jbell on DSKDVH8Z91PROD with SENATE July 28, 2011 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S5013 camp, weighed only 19 pounds and was most 1 million Somalis. Before the cur- in 1914, 2 years before the National reliant on a nasal feeding tube and rent crisis in the Horn, 725,000 Somalis Park Service was created, citizens in very specific feeding regimens in order were seeking refuge in the region. the Scottsbluff/Gering area sought to to, hopefully, survive. There are count- Since the onset of the current crisis, get a National Park or Monument es- less more stories like this, of people 100,000 Somalis have arrived in Kenya tablished. Prominent local champions who risked their lives to bring them- and 75,000 in Ethiopia. Obviously, cuts included elected officials and news- selves and their families to a safe envi- of that magnitude would lead to cata- paper editor, A.B.Wood. ronment. strophic consequences. This could af- Scotts Bluff National Monument is This crisis has several contributing fect millions; primarily women and named for a fur trapper by the name of factors—most notably the worst children suffering from hunger as a re- Hiram Scott who was wounded and de- drought on record in 60 years, which sult of conflict and natural disasters serted by his companions in 1828. He has devastated crops and livestock. But would lose access to lifesaving food. gained immortality by making his way another major contributor to this cri- This would significantly reduce Amer- to a magnificent formation of bluffs sis is the complete lack of governance ica’s ability to address instability in along the North Platte River before in Somalia, a failed state for more than volatile countries and decrease its ca- succumbing to his wounds. It was for two decades, and the ongoing conflict pacity to respond quickly to the needs Hiram Scott that Scotts Bluff National there and in particular, the al-Qaida- of hungry people affected by conflict Monument, Scotts Bluff County, and affiliated Somali militia, al-Shabaab. and natural disasters. the city of Scottsbluff have been Since 2009, al-Shabaab has prevented Aside from the national security im- named. most Western aid organizations from plications for the United States in this Scotts Bluff National Monument, operating in their territory, and it is already unstable region, the U.S. Gov- which rises 4,649 feet above sea level, no coincidence that the areas of famine ernment has a moral responsibility to was an imposing landmark which guid- are areas controlled by al-Shabaab. My help the least fortunate, both at home ed wagon trains along the California, sincerest hope is that al-Shabaab will and abroad. As a global leader, the Oregon, Pony Express, and Mormon stand aside and allow international or- United States should not shy away Trails. Native Americans originally ganizations to assist people in their from helping the least fortunate, re- called this natural formation ma-a-pa- territory, people essentially held hos- gardless of race, religion, or nation- te, which translates into ‘‘hill that is tage by this radical, Islamist group. ality. In addition, the United States hard to go around.’’ The U.N. estimates that an addi- should encourage greater international tional $300 million will be needed just participation. It is the moral, human The Summit Road to the top of the in the next few months to help those course of action to take, but it is also bluff was completed in 1937, allowing affected by this humanitarian disaster the smart thing to do: a more stable visitors to drive to experience the spec- and that approximately $1.8 billion will and prosperous Somalia keeps the rest tacular view of the valley 800 feet be needed to fully address the massive of the world and the United States below. This road is the oldest existing scope of this crisis and help the people more secure as well. concrete road in Nebraska and includes the only three automobile tunnels in in the Horn of Africa. Without this cru- f cially important funding, nearly 200,000 our State. people could die. To date, this appeal is NATIONAL PARK SERVICE In the Scottsbluff/Gering area, nu- less than half way met by the inter- Mr. NELSON of Nebraska. Mr. Presi- merous events to commemorate the national community. The international dent, today I join Senator MIKE 95th anniversary of the National Park community must do more to meet this JOHANNS and Congressman ADRIAN Service have been scheduled for August appeal. SMITH of Nebraska in paying tribute to 2011, beginning with a Kick-Off Cere- This situation is a clear example of the National Park Service, which will mony at Scotts Bluff National Monu- the critical importance of maintaining be celebrating its 95th anniversary this ment on August 12, 2011. Platte Valley a strong U.S. commitment to emer- year on August 25, 2011. Attractions, a coalition of visitor gency food assistance. The House of The National Park Service currently venues in and around the area, is Representatives passed a fiscal year administers 394 units across 49 States hosting a variety of events and special 2012 Agriculture appropriations bill and U.S. territories, including five Na- exhibits through grants and donations that would cut funding for emergency tional Park Service units in our home from local and regional sponsors to food assistance by 75 percent from just State of Nebraska. These units consist commemorate the theme, ‘‘Westward 3 years ago. This comes at a time when of the Agate Fossil Beds National Expansion as seen through National not only is there famine in the Horn of Monument, Homestead National Monu- Parks,’’ including: Farm and Ranch Africa, but around the world needs are ment of America, Missouri National Museum is hosting westward expansion increasing as food prices remain high Recreational River, Niobrara National orientation films and an interactive and the number of people affected or Scenic River, and Scotts Bluff National exhibit of westward expansion trans- displaced by natural disasters and con- Monument. In addition, the National portation methods. flict continues to increase. Park Service administers five National Midwest Theater is hosting both the The international disaster assistance Historic Trails, including the Cali- premiere of a new documentary film on level specified in the House State-For- fornia, Oregon, Pony Express, Mormon, the Pony Express and a film by Ken eign Ops appropriations bill for fiscal and Lewis and Clark. Burns on America’s National Parks. National Park areas generate $12 bil- year 2012 would result in emergency North Platte Valley Museum is lion in tourism dollars to local econo- humanitarian programming reaching hosting a westward expansion map ex- mies, creating 247,000 private-sector 19 million fewer disaster-affected peo- hibit. ple than it would if the account were jobs. Within Nebraska, National Park appropriated at the fiscal year 2011 Service units generate approximately Western Nebraska Community Col- level, based on average costs per person 8.8 million in tourism dollars and cre- lege is hosting a seminar, ‘‘Recognizing by the Office of Foreign Disaster As- ate approximately 170 private-sector and Preserving Westward Expansion,’’ sistance at USAID between 2006 and jobs. And in western Nebraska, Agate with speakers who are all nationally 2009. Fossil Beds and Scotts Bluff monu- recognized in their fields. If we cut the migration and refugee ments, along with the Chimney Rock Western Nebraska Community Col- assistance and emergency refugee and National Historic Site, which is an af- lege sponsored a summer youth camp migration accounts, as the House For- filiated area of the National Park Serv- that developed posters to help promote eign Operations bill does, we would ice, generate close to $3 million in these commemorative events. jeopardize U.S. support for many of the tourism dollars and create 90 private- Again, on behalf of the people of Ne- world’s 48 million forcibly displaced sector jobs. braska, we offer our congratulations to people, the majority of whom are as- Nebraska has been supportive of the Scotts Bluff National Monument on its sisted and protected by the inter- mission of the National Park Service Kick-Off Ceremony and the National national community. This includes al- even before the agency existed. In fact, Park Service on its 95th anniversary.

VerDate Mar 15 2010 03:14 Jul 29, 2011 Jkt 099060 PO 00000 Frm 00041 Fmt 0624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\G28JY6.012 S28JYPT1 jbell on DSKDVH8Z91PROD with SENATE S5014 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE July 28, 2011 TRIBUTE TO GENERAL JAMES E. warriors and always remembers the cated public servant from my home CARTWRIGHT families of those who made the ulti- State of Missouri. Jake Fisher has de- Ms. COLLINS. Mr. President, I rise mate sacrifice on our battlefields. Gen- voted his professional life to helping today to pay tribute to GEN James E. eral Cartwright will be remembered for others through his work at the Univer- Cartwright, who is retiring after 40 his strategic intellect and his ability to sity of Missouri Delta Center. years of accomplished military service. drive innovative change. His tenure Shortly after graduation from high Since becoming the Vice Chairman of leaves a lasting legacy to the Armed school, Jake was employed at the Uni- the Joint Chiefs of Staff on August 4, Forces. I appreciate his extraordinary versity of Missouri Delta Center as a 2007, General ‘‘Hoss’’ Cartwright has service to our country and wish him all farmworker I. From that position, he testified numerous times and provided the best in the next chapter of his life. was promoted to technician, senior expert testimony, leadership, and ad- f technician, and research specialist. In vice to Congress, the President, and 1986 he became the assistant super- NAVAL AIR STATION WHIDBEY intendent. Three years later, Jake was the American people regarding our Na- ISLAND tion’s security and the future of our promoted to Superintendent of the Armed Forces. Mrs. MURRAY. Mr. President, as we Delta Center and continues to serve in General Cartwright hails from Rock- celebrate the U.S. Navy’s centennial of that leadership role today. Next ford, IL. He graduated from the Univer- aviation, I would like to personally month, Jake will retire after 50 years sity of Iowa in 1971 and was commis- recognize the exceptional contribu- of dedicated service to agriculture re- sioned a second lieutenant in the U.S. tions of the men and women, past and search in Missouri. Marine Corps shortly thereafter. The present, who have served at Naval Air Besides his work at the Delta Center, general served as a naval flight officer Station Whidbey Island. Jake serves on the board of directors in the F–4 and as a pilot in the F–4, From the base’s commissioning day for a number of organizations, includ- OA–4 and the F–18. His flying career on September 21, 1942, to the present, it ing Progressive Farm Credit Services culminated with command of the First has been the mission-ready men and of Southeast Missouri, Pemiscot- Marine Aircraft Wing in Okinawa, women of Naval Air Station Whidbey Dunklin Electric Cooperative, M&A Japan. The general is also a distin- Island who have protected the skies of Electrical Cooperative, Associated guished graduate of the Air Command the Pacific Northwest and projected Electrical Cooperative, and Pemiscot and Staff College and earned his mas- power throughout the world. County Port Authority. He is a mem- ter of arts in national security and A long tradition of excellence began ber of the executive committee of the strategic studies from the Naval War on Whidbey Island during World War II Research Administrator’s Society. College. when it was named Ault Field, in mem- Along with his service to these organi- After an assignment as the Director ory of Commander William B. Ault who zations, Jake is a 32nd degree Mason for Force Structure, Resources and As- was missing in action following the and Shriner. sessment, J–8, on the Joint Staff, then- Battle of the Coral Sea. During the Due to his selfless efforts, Jake has Lieutenant General Cartwright was se- war, Naval Air Station Whidbey Is- received numerous awards, including lected for promotion to general and be- land’s patrol planes flew long-range the State Farm Management Award in came the first Marine Corps officer to navigation training missions over the 1981 by Production Credit Association lead U.S. Strategic Command. While at North Pacific to protect the Pacific of Eastern Missouri. He was named STRATCOM, General Cartwright led Northwest from the real threat of at- ‘‘Man of the Year in Service to Agri- the development of strategies during a tack that gripped Alaska and the re- culture’’ by the Progressive Farmer rapidly evolving national security en- gion. During this period, the earliest Magazine in 1995 and in 1996 was grant- vironment, particularly in the areas of squadrons of F4F Wildcats, PV–1 ed honorary membership to the Univer- cyber, space, nuclear proliferation, and Venturas, F6F Hellcats and SDB sity of Missouri Ag Alumni Associa- missile defense. He reorganized the Dauntless’s, also etched their place in tion. He was awarded a lifetime mem- command to increase interagency co- U.S. Navy’s distinguished history. bership to the Cotton Producers of Mis- operation and streamlined operations. Naval Air Station Whidbey Island souri in 1997 and in 2000 received the As a result of the changes the general continued their legacy of excellence outstanding staff award by the Univer- implemented at STRATCOM, the effec- throughout each subsequent conflict. sity of Missouri’s College of Agri- tiveness of the command for the de- Their patrol planes proved to be para- culture, Food and Natural Resources. ployed warfighter increased substan- mount to successful operations during In 2001, Jake was named ‘‘Ag Leader of tially to meet the new challenges of the Korean War and their initial de- the Year’’ by Missouri Ag Industries the 21st century. ployments to Southeast Asia in 1972. Council. He was honored with the A.C. During the last 4 years, General Cart- Today, Naval Air Station Whidbey Is- Burrows Service Award in 2009 by the wright has served as Vice Chairman of land remains the premier naval avia- Association of Missouri Electrical Co- the Joint Chiefs of Staff. One of his top tion installation in the Pacific North- operatives. In 2011, Jake received the priorities has been to reduce the loss of west. Agribusiness Service Award from the American lives in combat by Currently the proud home of the EA– Sikeston, MO, Chamber of Commerce. leveraging technology and stream- 6B Prowlers, EA–18G Growlers, P–3 Ori- He was awarded the Frank Stork De- lining acquisition processes to quickly ons and the EP–3E Aries, I know Naval mocracy Award in 2011 by the Missouri iver new capabilities to the battlefield. Air Station Whidbey Island will con- Association of Electrical Cooperatives. His efforts to lead the MRAP program tinue to protect not only the Pacific In 2006, the conventional soybean vari- resulted in a 50 percent decrease in Northwest, but the whole United ety ‘‘Jake’’ was named for Jake Fisher. deaths attributed to improvised explo- States, for the next 100 years. Jake is also a loving and devoted sive device attacks. In recognition of the past century’s husband to his wife of almost 50 years, The general can take pride in many naval aviation achievements, I would Shelly, and an outstanding role model other notable accomplishments, in- truly like to thank the men and women for his daughter, Stacey Kersey, and cluding the integration of technologies both in and out of uniform and the vet- for his grandsons, Gunnar Young and that enabled the destruction of a fail- erans of Naval Air Station Whidbey Is- Kasen Kersey. ing satellite by a missile for the first land for their service and sacrifice. Thomas E. ‘‘Jake’’ Fisher’s career time and the successful raid against has been built on character, dedication, f Osama bin Laden. and service to his fellow Missourians. During his service, General Cart- ADDITIONAL STATEMENTS His accomplishments during his 50 wright took every opportunity to rec- years of loyal service will be felt for ognize the efforts and sacrifice of the generations to come. I ask my col- 2.4 million active, guard and reserve TRIBUTE TO THOMAS E. ‘‘JAKE’’ leagues to join me in congratulating members of the Armed Forces and FISHER this great Missourian and extending their families. He remains actively en- ∑ Mr. BLUNT. Mr. President, it is with our best wishes as he begins a new gaged for the benefit of our wounded great pride that I pay tribute to a dedi- chapter in life.∑

VerDate Mar 15 2010 03:14 Jul 29, 2011 Jkt 099060 PO 00000 Frm 00042 Fmt 0624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A28JY6.007 S28JYPT1 jbell on DSKDVH8Z91PROD with SENATE July 28, 2011 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S5015 REMEMBERING DR. DON LINKER last season and captured his second Following nearly 10 years of contin- ∑ Mrs. BOXER. Mr. President, I ask my crown from the National Collegiate uous government service, Pamela went colleagues to join me in honoring the Athletic Association; his first was in to work in the private sector, opening memory of Dr. Donald Linker of Marin 2009. Despite Nebraska facing one of her own law practice. She continued in County, who passed away on June 16, the toughest schedules in the Nation this line of work for over 11 years, spe- 2011. Dr. Linker dedicated his personal this year, Jordan had only three cializing in family law and real estate and professional life to helping others matches this season which did not end transactions. and was passionate about living his life by pin, tech fall, or a major decision. In 1995, she went back into the public Congratulations also go to Nebras- to the fullest. service to become an assistant to Com- ka’s head wrestling coach, Mark Man- Donald Linker was born and raised in missioner Thomas H. Moore at the U.S. ning, who recruited Jordan from Wins- Louisville, KY. He graduated from the Consumer Product Safety Commission. low Township High School in University of Michigan and received During her work for Commissioner Sicklerville, NJ, where Jordan was list- Moore, the longest serving Commis- his doctor of medicine from the Univer- ed as the seventh best high school sity of Kentucky, School of Medicine. sioner in the agency’s history, she ad- wrestler in the country. As Coach Man- vised him on all agency actions includ- Don served honorably in the U.S. ning says, ‘‘Winning the Hodge Trophy Navy as a doctor treating marines in ing rulemakings, enforcement actions puts Jordan in an elite group of wres- and administrative matters. Addition- Vietnam. After his service, he moved tlers and makes a strong statement to San Francisco, married, and had ally, she served as acting chief of staff about him as an athlete.’’ during Commissioner Moore’s 9-month three children. He opened his own med- Most recently, Jordan Burroughs ical practice and after many years of stint as acting chairman of the agency added to his list of impressive tour- in 2001 and 2002. She also helped con- practicing medicine, returned to school nament wins by taking home his first and received his master’s in public struct his 2007 legislative proposals to senior international wrestling gold Congress, a number of which were in- health from UC Berkeley. medal on July 17, 2011, at the Out- Don Linker was an activist and phi- corporated into the Consumer Product standing Ukrainian Wrestlers Memo- Safety Improvement Act of 2008, Public lanthropist who was committed to rial International in Kiev, Ukraine. bettering his community. He was a Law 110–314. There will be other matches between During her notable tenure at CPSC, founding member of the Foundation for now and next year, but his ultimate Ms. Weller has played a significant role Reed Schools in Tiburon and also goal is to compete at the 2012 Summer in protecting the public from unreason- served a number of other organiza- Olympics in London, England. able risks of injury posed by consumer tions, including the Jewish Community From the Garden State to the products. On numerous occasions, she Federation, the American Israel Public Cornhusker State, Jordan Burroughs has demonstrated inspiring leadership Affairs Committee, the Marin Commu- makes us all proud as America’s best and has always been considered a val- nity Federation, the Bernard Osher collegiate wrestler of 2011. As a former ued employee at the CPSC. Foundation, and the Buck Center for Husker, he will forever remain in the Mr. President, I am pleased to thank Research and Aging. hearts of Big Red fans everywhere who Pamela Lynne Weller for her honorable Don was an adventurous man with a will continue rooting for him wherever service to our Nation, and I wish her a fiery demeanor and an infectious spirit his travels take him.∑ rewarding retirement.∑ who loved travel and extreme sports. f One of his passions was pushing himself f TRIBUTE TO PAMELA LYNNE to the limit physically. He loved MESSAGES FROM THE PRESIDENT WELLER windsurfing, skiing, and mountain Messages from the President of the ∑ Mr. ROCKEFELLER. Mr. President, biking, and some of his greatest per- United States were communicated to today I wish honor Pamela Lynne sonal accomplishments involved those the Senate by Mr. Williams, one of his Weller, legal special assistant to Com- activities. secretaries. Don was a friend who will be greatly missioner Thomas H. Moore at the U.S. f missed by all those whose lives he Consumer Product Safety Commission, touched. CPSC. Ms. Weller is retiring after more EXECUTIVE MESSAGES REFERRED I send my heartfelt sympathies to his than 26 years of distinguished Federal As in executive session the Presiding family, including his son Kevin Linker, Government service. Officer laid before the Senate messages Pamela was born in Baltimore and daughters Jodi Linker and Dana Link- from the President of the United has lived in Maryland for most of her er, son-in-law Richard Steele, brother States submitting sundry nominations life. She graduated with honors from Stephen Linker and his grandchildren which were referred to the appropriate the University of Maryland and re- Lauren and Sarah Steele.∑ committees. ceived her law degree from Georgetown (The nominations received today are f University. printed at the end of the Senate pro- Pamela began her Federal service TRIBUTE TO JORDAN BURROUGHS ceedings.) during her last year of law school, ∑ Mr. NELSON of Nebraska. Mr. Presi- when she worked for Senator Lawton f dent, today I pay tribute to the best Chiles on the Government in the Sun- REPORT ON THE CONTINUATION collegiate wrestler in America, Jordan shine Act, Public Law 94–409, and later OF THE NATIONAL EMERGENCY Burroughs, who is an All-American for Senator Richard Stone. For part of THAT WAS ORIGINALLY DE- from my alma mater, the University of that time she actually worked for both CLARED IN EXECUTIVE ORDER Nebraska-Lincoln. Senators simultaneously, for Senator 13441 WITH RESPECT TO LEB- Earlier this year Jordan was awarded Chiles as part of a law school program ANON—PM 16 the Dan Hodge Trophy, which is often and as a salaried employee of Senator The PRESIDING OFFICER laid be- referred to as the ‘‘Heisman Trophy of Stone. After graduation, she continued fore the Senate the following message wrestling.’’ This award is named in working for Senator Stone on a variety from the President of the United honor of Dan Hodge, who was of important issues through the end of States, together with an accompanying undefeated during his 3-year career at his term of office. the University of Oklahoma. The cri- After leaving Senator Stone, she report; which was referred to the Com- teria considered for the Hodge Trophy, went to work at the Civil Aeronautics mittee on Banking, Housing, and according to the University of Ne- Board, CAB, as an assistant to board Urban Affairs: braska, are the wrestler’s record, num- member James Smith, as the agency To the Congress of the United States: ber of pins, dominance on the mat, past worked through the deregulation of the Section 202(d) of the National Emer- credentials, quality of competition, national air transportation system, gencies Act (50 U.S.C. 1622(d)) provides sportsmanship, and heart. and then as it wound down its oper- for the automatic termination of a na- Wrestling at 165 pounds, Jordan com- ations prior to being incorporated into tional emergency unless, prior to the piled an impressive 36-to-0 record this the Department of Transportation. anniversary date of its declaration, the

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In accordance with this pro- 2010; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, AH14) (Docket No. FAA–2002–11301)) received vision, I have sent to the Federal Reg- and Urban Affairs. in the Office of the President of the Senate ister for publication the enclosed notice EC–2680. A communication from the Chief on July 27, 2011; to the Committee on Com- stating that the national emergency of the Publications and Regulations Branch, merce, Science, and Transportation. declared with respect to the actions of Internal Revenue Service, Department of the EC–2689. A communication from the Senior certain persons to undermine the sov- Treasury, transmitting, pursuant to law, the Program Analyst, Federal Aviation Adminis- ereignty of Lebanon or its democratic report of a rule entitled ‘‘Obsoleting Rev. tration, Department of Transportation, Rul. 58–225’’ (Rev. Rul. 2011–15) received in transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of processes and institutions is to con- the Office of the President of the Senate on a rule entitled ‘‘Airworthiness Standards; tinue in effect beyond August 1, 2011. July 26, 2011; to the Committee on Finance. Rotor Overspeed Requirements’’ ((RIN2120– Certain ongoing activities, such as EC–2681. A communication from the Senior AA62) (Docket No. FAA–2010–0398)) received continuing arms transfers to Hizballah Counsel for Regulatory Affairs, Depart- in the Office of the President of the Senate that include increasingly sophisticated mental Offices, Department of the Treasury, on July 27, 2011; to the Committee on Com- weapons systems, serve to undermine transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of merce, Science, and Transportation. Lebanese sovereignty, contribute to a rule entitled ‘‘Department of the Treasury EC–2690. A communication from the Pro- Acquisition Regulation’’ (RIN1505–AC04) re- gram Analyst, National Highway Traffic political and economic instability in ceived in the Office of the President of the Safety Administration, Department of the region, and continue to pose an un- Senate on July 25, 2011; to the Committee on Transportation, transmitting, pursuant to usual and extraordinary threat to the Finance. law, the report of a rule entitled ‘‘Vehicle national security and foreign policy of EC–2682. A communication from the Chief Labeling—Fuel Economy, Greenhouse Gas the United States. For these reasons, I of the Publications and Regulations Branch, and Other Emissions’’ (RIN2127–AK73) re- have determined that it is necessary to Internal Revenue Service, Department of the ceived in the Office of the President of the continue the national emergency de- Treasury, transmitting, pursuant to law, the Senate on July 27, 2011; to the Committee on clared on August 1, 2007, to deal with report of a rule entitled ‘‘Chapter 4 Imple- Commerce, Science, and Transportation. mentation Notice’’ (Notice 2011–53) received EC–2691. A communication from the Senior that threat and the related measures in the Office of the President of the Senate Program Analyst, Federal Aviation Adminis- adopted on that date to respond to the on July 26, 2011; to the Committee on Fi- tration, Department of Transportation, emergency. nance. transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of BARACK OBAMA. EC–2683. A communication from the Acting a rule entitled ‘‘Manual Requirements’’ THE WHITE HOUSE, July 28, 2011. Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Legislative ((RIN2120–AA66) (Docket No. FAA–2001– Affairs, Department of State, transmitting, 11133)) received in the Office of the President f pursuant to the Arms Export Control Act, of the Senate on July 27, 2011; to the Com- MEASURES PLACED ON THE the certification of a proposed technical as- mittee on Commerce, Science, and Transpor- CALENDAR sistance agreement for the export of defense tation. articles, including, technical data, and de- EC–2692. A communication from the Pro- The following bill was read the sec- fense services related to the sale of Colt M4 gram Analyst, National Highway Traffic ond time, and placed on the calendar: Carbines to the Ministry of Defense of Ma- Safety Administration, Department of H.R. 1938. An act to direct the President to laysia in the amount of $50,000,000 or more; Transportation, transmitting, pursuant to expedite the consideration and approval of to the Committee on Foreign Relations. law, the report of a rule entitled ‘‘Make In- the construction and operation of the Key- EC–2684. A communication from the Asso- operative Exemptions; Vehicle Modifications stone XL oil pipeline, and for other purposes. ciate Administrator, Office of Government to Accommodate People with Disabilities, Contracting and Business Development, Side Impact Protection’’ (RIN2127–AK77) re- f Small Business Administration, transmit- ceived in the Office of the President of the EXECUTIVE AND OTHER ting, pursuant to law, the Fiscal Year 2010 Senate on July 27, 2011; to the Committee on Report to Congress on Minority Small Busi- Commerce, Science, and Transportation. COMMUNICATIONS ness and Capital Ownership Development; to EC–2693. A communication from the Pro- The following communications were the Committee on Small Business and Entre- gram Analyst, National Highway Traffic laid before the Senate, together with preneurship. Safety Administration, Department of accompanying papers, reports, and doc- EC–2685. A communication from the Senior Transportation, transmitting, pursuant to uments, and were referred as indicated: Program Analyst, Federal Aviation Adminis- law, the report of a rule entitled ‘‘Insurer tration, Department of Transportation, Reporting Requirements; List of Insurers Re- EC–2676. A communication from the Chief transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of quired to File Reports’’ (RIN2127–AK90) re- Counsel, Federal Emergency Management a rule entitled ‘‘Establishment of Helicopter ceived in the Office of the President of the Agency, Department of Homeland Security, Area Navigation (RNAV) Routes; Northeast Senate on July 27, 2011; to the Committee on transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of United States’’ ((RIN2120–AA66) (Docket No. Commerce, Science, and Transportation. a rule entitled ‘‘Changes in Flood Elevation FAA–2011–0078)) received in the Office of the EC–2694. A communication from the Assist- Determinations’’ ((44 CFR Part 65) (Docket President of the Senate on July 27, 2011; to ant Chief Counsel for General Law, Pipeline No. FEMA–2011–0002)) received in the Office the Committee on Commerce, Science, and and Hazardous Materials Safety Administra- of the President of the Senate on July 26, Transportation. tion, Department of Transportation, trans- 2011; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, EC–2686. A communication from the Senior mitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule and Urban Affairs. Program Analyst, Federal Aviation Adminis- entitled ‘‘Hazardous Materials; Miscella- EC–2677. A communication from the Chief tration, Department of Transportation, neous Amendments’’ (RIN2137–AE46) received Counsel, Federal Emergency Management transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of in the Office of the President of the Senate Agency, Department of Homeland Security, a rule entitled ‘‘Modification of Restricted on July 27, 2011; to the Committee on Com- transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of Areas R–4401A, R–4401B, and R–4401C; Camp merce, Science, and Transportation. a rule entitled ‘‘Interim Changes in Flood Shelby, MS’’ ((RIN2120–AA66) (Docket No. EC–2695. A communication from the Assist- Elevation Determinations’’ ((44 CFR Part 65) FAA–2008–0110)) received in the Office of the ant Chief Counsel for Hazardous Materials (Docket No. FEMA–2011–0002)) received in the President of the Senate on July 27, 2011; to Safety, Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Office of the President of the Senate on July the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Safety Administration, Department of 26, 2011; to the Committee on Banking, Hous- Transportation. Transportation, transmitting, pursuant to ing, and Urban Affairs. EC–2687. A communication from the Senior law, the report of a rule entitled ‘‘Hazardous EC–2678. A communication from the Chief Program Analyst, Federal Aviation Adminis- Materials Transportation: Revisions of Spe- Counsel, Federal Emergency Management tration, Department of Transportation, cial Permits Procedures’’ (RIN2137–AE73) re- Agency, Department of Homeland Security, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of ceived in the Office of the President of the transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ‘‘Update of August 2001 Over- Senate on July 27, 2011; to the Committee on a rule entitled ‘‘Final Changes in Flood Ele- flight Fees’’ ((RIN2120–AJ68) (Docket No. Commerce, Science, and Transportation. vation Determinations’’ ((44 CFR Part 65) FAA–2010–0326)) received in the Office of the EC–2696. A communication from the Senior (Docket No. FEMA–2011–0002)) received in the President of the Senate on July 27, 2011; to Program Analyst, Federal Aviation Adminis- Office of the President of the Senate on July the Committee on Commerce, Science, and tration, Department of Transportation, 26, 2011; to the Committee on Banking, Hous- Transportation. transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of ing, and Urban Affairs. EC–2688. A communication from the Senior a rule entitled ‘‘Standard Instrument Ap- EC–2679. A communication from the Assist- Program Analyst, Federal Aviation Adminis- proach Procedures (48); Amdt. No. 3431’’ ant Secretary for Management and Chief Fi- tration, Department of Transportation, ((RIN2120–AA65) (Docket No. 30789)) received

VerDate Mar 15 2010 03:14 Jul 29, 2011 Jkt 099060 PO 00000 Frm 00044 Fmt 0624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A28JY6.012 S28JYPT1 jbell on DSKDVH8Z91PROD with SENATE July 28, 2011 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S5017 in the Office of the President of the Senate Off Alaska; Shallow-Water Species Fishery S. 401. A bill to help Federal prosecutors on July 27, 2011; to the Committee on Com- by Catcher/Processors in the Gulf of Alaska’’ and investigators combat public corruption merce, Science, and Transportation. (RIN0648–XA539) received in the Office of the by strengthening and clarifying the law. EC–2697. A communication from the Senior President of the Senate on July 27, 2011; to By Mr. LEAHY, from the Committee on Program Analyst, Federal Aviation Adminis- the Committee on Commerce, Science, and the Judiciary, without amendment: tration, Department of Transportation, Transportation. S. 409. A bill to ban the sale of certain syn- transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of EC–2705. A communication from the Acting thetic drugs. a rule entitled ‘‘Standard Instrument Ap- Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, De- S. 839. A bill to ban the sale of certain syn- proach Procedures (81); Amdt. No. 3430’’ partment of Commerce, transmitting, pursu- thetic drugs. ((RIN2120–AA65) (Docket No. 30788)) received ant to law, the report of a rule entitled f in the Office of the President of the Senate ‘‘Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone on July 27, 2011; to the Committee on Com- Off Alaska; Deep-Water Species Fishery by INTRODUCTION OF BILLS AND merce, Science, and Transportation. Catcher Vessels in the Gulf of Alaska’’ JOINT RESOLUTIONS EC–2698. A communication from the Senior (RIN0648–XA536) received in the Office of the Program Analyst, Federal Aviation Adminis- President of the Senate on July 27, 2011; to The following bills and joint resolu- tration, Department of Transportation, the Committee on Commerce, Science, and tions were introduced, read the first transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of Transportation. and second times by unanimous con- a rule entitled ‘‘Standard Instrument Ap- EC–2706. A communication from the Acting sent, and referred as indicated: proach Procedures (136); Amdt. No. 3432’’ Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, De- By Mr. CARPER (for himself and Mr. ((RIN2120–AA65) (Docket No. 30790)) received partment of Commerce, transmitting, pursu- BLUNT): in the Office of the President of the Senate ant to law, the report of a rule entitled S. 1434. A bill to protect information relat- on July 27, 2011; to the Committee on Com- ‘‘Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone ing to consumers, to require notice of secu- merce, Science, and Transportation. Off Alaska; Pacific Ocean Perch for Catcher rity breaches, and for other purposes; to the EC–2699. A communication from the Senior Vessels Participating in the Rockfish Entry Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Program Analyst, Federal Aviation Adminis- Level Trawl Fishery in the Central Regu- Affairs. tration, Department of Transportation, latory Area of the Gulf of Alaska’’ (RIN0648– By Mr. KERRY (for himself and Mr. transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of XA543) received in the Office of the President FRANKEN): a rule entitled ‘‘Standard Instrument Ap- of the Senate on July 27, 2011; to the Com- S. 1435. A bill to amend part A of title IV proach Procedures (25); Amdt. No. 3433’’ mittee on Commerce, Science, and Transpor- of the Social Security Act to exclude child ((RIN2120–AA65) (Docket No. 30791)) received tation. care from the determination of the 5-year in the Office of the President of the Senate EC–2707. A communication from the Acting limit on assistance under the temporary as- on July 27, 2011; to the Committee on Com- Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, De- sistance for needy families program, and for merce, Science, and Transportation. partment of Commerce, transmitting, pursu- other purposes; to the Committee on Fi- EC–2700. A communication from the Dep- ant to law, the report of a rule entitled uty Assistant Administrator for Operations, nance. ‘‘Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone By Mr. WYDEN (for himself, Mr. National Marine Fisheries Service, Depart- Off Alaska; Northern Rockfish and Pelagic ment of Commerce, transmitting, pursuant HOEVEN, and Mr. BEGICH): Shelf Rockfish for Trawl Catcher Vessels S. 1436. A bill to provide $50,000,000,000 in to law, the report of a rule entitled ‘‘Atlan- Participating in the Entry Level Rockfish tic Highly Migratory Species; Atlantic new transportation infrastructure funding Fishery in the Central Regulatory Area of through bonding to empower States and Bluefin Tuna Quotas and Atlantic Tuna the Gulf of Alaska’’ (RIN0648–XA546) received Fisheries Management Measures’’ (RIN0648– local governments to complete significant in the Office of the President of the Senate infrastructure projects across all modes of BA65) received in the Office of the President on July 27, 2011; to the Committee on Com- of the Senate on July 27, 2011; to the Com- transportation, including roads, bridges, rail merce, Science, and Transportation. and transit systems, ports, and inland water- mittee on Commerce, Science, and Transpor- EC–2708. A communication from the Acting ways, and for other purposes; to the Com- tation. Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, De- mittee on Finance. EC–2701. A communication from the Dep- partment of Commerce, transmitting, pursu- By Mrs. BOXER: uty Assistant Administrator for Operations, ant to law, the report of a rule entitled S. 1437. A bill to authorize the Secretary of National Marine Fisheries Service, Depart- ‘‘Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Health and Human Services to carry out pro- ment of Commerce, transmitting, pursuant Off Alaska; Pacific Ocean Perch in the West- grams to provide youth in racial or ethnic to law, the report of a rule entitled ‘‘Fish- ern Regulatory Area of the Gulf of Alaska’’ minority or immigrant communities the in- eries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off (RIN0648–XA542) received in the Office of the formation and skills needed to reduce teen- Alaska; Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands President of the Senate on July 27, 2011; to age pregnancies; to the Committee on Crab Rationalization Program’’ (RIN0648– the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. AY33) received in the Office of the President Transportation. By Mr. JOHNSON of Wisconsin (for of the Senate on July 27, 2011; to the Com- EC–2709. A communication from the Acting himself, Mr. PAUL, Mr. CORNYN, Mr. mittee on Commerce, Science, and Transpor- Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, De- LEE, Mr. TOOMEY, Mr. RISCH, Mr. tation. partment of Commerce, transmitting, pursu- COBURN, Ms. AYOTTE, Mr. RUBIO, Mr. EC–2702. A communication from the Dep- ant to law, the report of a rule entitled DEMINT, Mr. VITTER, Mr. GRASSLEY, uty Assistant Administrator for Operations, ‘‘Fisheries of the Northeastern United Mr. ISAKSON, Mr. HATCH, Mr. WICKER, National Marine Fisheries Service, Depart- States; Atlantic Mackerel, Squid, and Mrs. HUTCHISON, Mr. INHOFE, Mr. ment of Commerce, transmitting, pursuant Butterfish Fisheries; Closure of the Directed BURR, Mr. COATS, Mr. BOOZMAN, and to law, the report of a rule entitled ‘‘Fish- Butterfish Fishery’’ (RIN0648–XA523) re- Mr. ENZI): eries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off ceived in the Office of the President of the S. 1438. A bill to provide that no agency Alaska; Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Senate on July 27, 2011; to the Committee on may take any significant regulatory action Crab Rationalization Program; Amendment Commerce, Science, and Transportation. 37’’ (RIN0648–BA11) received in the Office of until the unemployment rate is equal to or the President of the Senate on July 27, 2011; f less than 7.7 percent; to the Committee on to the Committee on Commerce, Science, REPORTS OF COMMITTEES Homeland Security and Governmental Af- and Transportation. fairs. EC–2703. A communication from the Acting The following reports of committees By Mr. BROWN of Ohio (for himself Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, De- were submitted: and Mrs. HAGAN): partment of Commerce, transmitting, pursu- By Mrs. BOXER, from the Committee on S. 1439. A bill to amend the Elementary ant to law, the report of a rule entitled Environment and Public Works, without and Secondary Education Act of 1965 regard- ‘‘Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone amendment: ing ready school needs reviews; to the Com- Off Alaska; Northern Rockfish, Pacific S. 1302. A bill to authorize the Adminis- mittee on Health, Education, Labor, and Ocean Perch, and Pelagic Shelf Rockfish for trator of General Services to convey a parcel Pensions. Catcher Vessels Participating in the Limited of real property in Tracy, California, to the By Mr. ALEXANDER (for himself and Access Rockfish Fishery in the Central Reg- City of Tracy (Rept. No. 112–40). Mr. BENNET): ulatory Area of the Gulf of Alaska’’ By Mrs. BOXER, from the Committee on S. 1440. A bill to reduce preterm labor and (RIN0648–XA538) received in the Office of the Environment and Public Works, with an delivery and the risk of pregnancy-related President of the Senate on July 27, 2011; to amendment in the nature of a substitute: deaths and complications due to pregnancy, the Committee on Commerce, Science, and S. 1313. A bill to amend the Federal Water and to reduce infant mortality caused by Transportation. Pollution Control Act to reauthorize the Na- prematurity; to the Committee on Health, EC–2704. A communication from the Acting tional Estuary Program, and for other pur- Education, Labor, and Pensions. Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, De- poses (Rept. No. 112–41). By Mr. INOUYE (for himself and Mr. partment of Commerce, transmitting, pursu- By Mr. LEAHY, from the Committee on BEGICH): ant to law, the report of a rule entitled the Judiciary, with an amendment in the na- S. 1441. A bill to provide assistance for ‘‘Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone ture of a substitute: workforce investment activities to unique

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A bill to provide that Members of cases brought against agencies of the Congress may not receive pay after October United States Code, to repeal the re- United States, to require the Adminis- 1 of any fiscal year in which Congress has quirement for reduction of survivor an- trative Conference of the United States not approved a concurrent resolution on the nuities under the Survivor Benefit to compile, and make publically avail- budget; to the Committee on Homeland Se- Plan by veterans’ dependency and in- able, certain data relating to the Equal curity and Governmental Affairs. demnity compensation. Access to Justice Act, and for other By Mrs. FEINSTEIN: S. 387 purposes. S. 1443. A bill to extend certain trade pref- At the request of Mrs. BOXER, the S. 1251 erences to certain least-developed countries names of the Senator from Kansas (Mr. in Asia and the South Pacific, and for other At the request of Mr. COBURN, the MORAN) and the Senator from Maine purposes; to the Committee on Finance. names of the Senator from Missouri By Mr. AKAKA (for himself and Mr. (Ms. SNOWE) were added as cosponsors (Mr. BLUNT), the Senator from Wis- LIEBERMAN): of S. 387, a bill to amend title 37, consin (Mr. JOHNSON), the Senator from S. 1444. A bill to provide for the presen- United States Code, to provide flexible Oklahoma (Mr. INHOFE), the Senator tation of a United States flag on behalf of spending arrangements for members of from Alabama (Mr. SESSIONS), the Sen- Federal civilian employees who are killed uniformed services, and for other pur- ator from Arizona (Mr. KYL), the Sen- while performing official duties or because of poses. ator from Indiana (Mr. COATS), the their status as Federal employees; to the S. 401 Committee on Homeland Security and Gov- Senator from Iowa (Mr. GRASSLEY), the At the request of Mr. LEAHY, the ernmental Affairs. Senator from Georgia (Mr. ISAKSON) By Mr. SCHUMER (for himself, Mr. names of the Senator from Connecticut and the Senator from Mississippi (Mr. BLUMENTHAL, Mrs. BOXER, Mrs. FEIN- (Mr. BLUMENTHAL) and the Senator WICKER) were added as cosponsors of S. STEIN, and Mrs. GILLIBRAND): from California (Mrs. FEINSTEIN) were 1251, a bill to amend title XVIII and S. 1445. A bill to designate certain conduct added as cosponsors of S. 401, a bill to XIX of the Social Security Act to curb by car and truck rental companies relating help Federal prosecutors and investiga- waste, fraud, and abuse in the Medicare to motor vehicle safety defects and recalls as tors combat public corruption by and Medicaid programs. unfair and deceptive acts or practices to be strengthening and clarifying the law. regulated by the Federal Trade Commission, S. 1265 S. 409 and for other purposes; to the Committee on At the request of Mr. BINGAMAN, the At the request of Mr. SCHUMER, the Commerce, Science, and Transportation. name of the Senator from Michigan name of the Senator from Vermont By Mr. COBURN (for himself, Mr. (Ms. STABENOW) was added as a cospon- (Mr. LEAHY) was added as a cosponsor MCCAIN, Mr. LEE, Mr. DEMINT, Mr. sor of S. 1265, a bill to amend the Land of S. 409, a bill to ban the sale of cer- PAUL, Mr. VITTER, Mr. KYL, Mr. COR- and Water Conservation Fund Act of NYN, Mr. HATCH, Mr. COATS, Mr. tain synthetic drugs. 1965 to provide consistent and reliable CHAMBLISS, Mr. BURR, Mr. ISAKSON, S. 797 and Mr. PORTMAN): authority for, and for the funding of, At the request of Ms. MIKULSKI, the the land and water conservation fund S. 1446. A bill to free States to spend gas name of the Senator from California taxes on their transportation priorities; to to maximize the effectiveness of the (Mrs. FEINSTEIN) was added as a co- the Committee on Environment and Public fund for future generations, and for sponsor of S. 797, a bill to amend the Works. other purposes. By Mr. CRAPO (for himself and Mr. Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to S. 1359 WHITEHOUSE): provide more effective remedies to vic- At the request of Mr. TESTER, the S. 1447. A bill to amend the Safe and Drug- tims of discrimination in the payment Free Schools and Communities Act to au- of wages on the basis of sex, and for name of the Senator from Delaware thorize the use of grant funds for dating vio- other purposes. (Mr. COONS) was added as a cosponsor lence prevention, and for other purposes; to of S. 1359, a bill to make the National S. 961 the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, Parks and Federal Recreation Lands At the request of Mr. KERRY, the and Pensions. name of the Senator from Louisiana Pass available at a discount to mem- By Mr. PRYOR (for himself, Ms. KLO- bers of the Armed Forces and veterans. BUCHAR, Mr. MANCHIN, and Mr. (Ms. LANDRIEU) was added as a cospon- S. 1392 TESTER): sor of S. 961, a bill to create the income S. 1448. A bill to exempt off-highway vehi- security conditions and family sup- At the request of Ms. COLLINS, the cles from the ban on lead in children’s prod- ports needed to ensure permanency for names of the Senator from Wisconsin ucts, and for other purposes; to the Com- the Nation’s unaccompanied youth, (Mr. JOHNSON), the Senator from Mis- mittee on Commerce, Science, and Transpor- and for other purposes. sissippi (Mr. COCHRAN) and the Senator tation. S. 1025 from North Carolina (Mr. BURR) were f At the request of Mr. LEAHY, the added as cosponsors of S. 1392, a bill to provide additional time for the Admin- ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS name of the Senator from Missouri (Mrs. MCCASKILL) was added as a co- istrator of the Environmental Protec- S. 48 sponsor of S. 1025, a bill to amend title tion Agency to issue achievable stand- At the request of Mr. INOUYE, the 10, United States Code, to enhance the ards for industrial, commercial, and in- name of the Senator from Delaware national defense through empowerment stitutional boilers, process heaters, and (Mr. COONS) was added as a cosponsor of the National Guard, enhancement of incinerators, and for other purposes. of S. 48, a bill to amend the Public the functions of the National Guard S. 1433 Health Service Act to provide for the Bureau, and improvement of Federal- At the request of Mr. ROCKEFELLER, participation of pharmacists in Na- State military coordination in domes- the names of the Senator from Colo- tional Health Services Corps programs, tic emergency response, and for other rado (Mr. BENNET), the Senator from and for other purposes. purposes. New York (Mr. SCHUMER) and the Sen- S. 252 S. 1048 ator from Florida (Mr. NELSON) were At the request of Mrs. HUTCHISON, the At the request of Mr. MENENDEZ, the added as cosponsors of S. 1433, a bill to name of the Senator from Texas (Mr. name of the Senator from Alaska (Mr. pay personnel compensation and bene- CORNYN) was added as a cosponsor of S. BEGICH) was added as a cosponsor of S. fits for employees of the Federal Avia- 252, a bill to permit a State to elect to 1048, a bill to expand sanctions imposed tion Administration. receive the contributions of the State with respect to the Islamic Republic of S. RES. 132 to the Highway Trust Fund in lieu of Iran, North Korea, and Syria, and for At the request of Mr. NELSON of Ne- the Federal-aid highway program ap- other purposes. braska, the name of the Senator from portionment of the State for the subse- S. 1061 Connecticut (Mr. BLUMENTHAL) was quent fiscal year, and for other pur- At the request of Mr. BARRASSO, the added as a cosponsor of S. Res. 132, a poses. name of the Senator from Texas (Mrs. resolution recognizing and honoring

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For example, in 2007, help lower the waitlist and help our aging women’s political participation the median monthly income of families children become more productive citi- in Saudi Arabia. receiving child care assistance was just zens. At the request of Ms. AYOTTE, her $16,680 a year. Nearly half, 49 percent, I would like to thank a number of or- name was added as a cosponsor of S. of families receiving child care assist- ganizations who have been integral to Res. 216, supra. ance live below the poverty line and 86 the development of the Children First f percent of these families were single Act and who have endorsed it today, parent households. In these challenging including the including the American STATEMENTS ON INTRODUCED economic times, it is especially impor- Federation of State, County, and Mu- BILLS AND JOINT RESOLUTIONS tant to help low and moderate-income nicipal Employees, AFSCME, the Chil- By Mr. KERRY (for himself and families with their child care costs. dren’s Defense Fund, CLASP, the Na- Mr. FRANKEN): The Children First Act which I am tional Women’s Law Center, and the S. 1435. A bill to amend part A of introducing today will help address the Service Employees International title IV of the Security Act to exclude growing unmet need for affordable and Union, SEIU. child care from the determination of safe child care. It will help—States These reforms would significantly in- the 5-year limit on assistance under meet the significant demand for child crease access to stable and affordable the temporary assistance for needy care assistance by increasing funding child care to low-income families and families program, and for other pur- for mandatory child care by $500 mil- would make our Nation’s children more poses; to the Committee on Finance. lion for fiscal year 2012, $700 million in prepared for school and success later in Mr. KERRY. Mr. President, today too 2013, and $750 million in 2014 thru 2021, life. I look forward to working with my many families are at risk of losing the resulting in an increase of $3.45 billion colleagues in the Senate to pass this child care assistance that helps main- over 5 years and $7.2 billion over 10 legislation. tain their financial stability and en- years. sure the well-being of their children. This increase is necessary because By Mrs. BOXER: That is why I am introducing the Chil- only about one in six children eligible S. 1437. A bill to authorize the Sec- dren First Act to address the growing for Federal child care assistance re- retary of Health and Human Services unmet need for affordable and safe ceives help and there have been no in- to carry out programs to provide youth child care. creases in mandatory’ child care fund- in racial or ethnic minority or immi- Until now, most states were able to ing since 2007. This increased funding grant communities the information maintain their child care assistance will be used to provide approximately and skills needed to reduce teenage programs through the recession due to 212,000 additional children access to pregnancies; to the Committee on the additional $2 billion in Federal safe and affordable child care as com- Health, Education, Labor, and Pen- Child Care and Development Block pared to current funding levels. sions. Grant, CCDBG, funding for 2009 and The Children First Act would exclude Mrs. BOXER. Mr. President, I rise 2010 from the American Recovery and child care from the definition of TANF today to introduce the Communities of Reinvestment Act, ARRA. assistance so that unemployed families Color Teenage Pregnancy Prevention However, with only a portion of these who receive child care assistance will Act. ARRA funds being continued, and with not have it count towards the 5-year Teen pregnancy is closely linked to a persistent state budget gaps, many time limit for Federal TANF assist- number of issues that affect the wel- states are forced to scale back child ance. The legislation would also ensure fare of children in our Nation, particu- care assistance for families. Some that the minimum child care health larly child poverty. A child in the states’ waiting lists for subsidized child and safety standards required for pro- United States is nine times more likely care are beginning to rise and a few viders receiving Child Care Develop- to grow up in poverty if their mother states have stopped or plan to stop pro- ment Block Grant, CCDBG, funding gave birth when she was a teen, if the viding child care assistance to families also apply to providers who receive child’s parents are unmarried when who are not receiving Temporary As- funding through TANF. In Massachu- they are born, and if the mother did sistance to Needy Families, TANF, to- setts, all licensed providers are re- not graduate from high school. gether. quired to the same health and safety The United States has the highest Cuts and restrictions in the avail- standards regardless of subsidy type re- teen pregnancy rate of any developed ability of child care assistance make it ceived. nation. Each year close to 750,000 teens harder for parents to afford child care This legislation would increase the in the United States become pregnant. and have forced some parents to leave availability of child care for parents Despite some progress in reducing teen their jobs and turn to welfare programs who are required to work. States are pregnancy overall, many minority for support. Children lose access to the currently prohibited from withholding communities continue to struggle with stable, good-quality child care that en- or reducing assistance to a single par- disproportionately high rates of teen courages their learning and develop- ent with children under 6 who does not pregnancy. ment and prepares them for school suc- meet work requirements for reasons re- Over half of all Latina and African cess. And child care programs can find lated to the unavailability or American girls will become pregnant difficulty filling their classrooms, lead- unsuitability of appropriate, affordable at least once before they turn 20. In ing them to lay off staff or close their child care arrangements. The Children 2009 the teen birth rate for Latinas, Af- doors entirely. That is wrong and we First Act would prevent States from rican Americans and American Indians/ can do better. withholding or reducing cash assist- Alaska Natives was more than double Child care consumes a large portion ance to parents of a child with children the teen birth rate of non-Hispanic of family budgets, and can cost up to under age thirteen. Caucasians. $18,773 annually for full-time care de- Enactment of this legislation is in- The Communities of Color Teenage pending on where the family lives, the credibly important for my home State Pregnancy Prevention Act takes would type of care, and the age of the child. of Massachusetts which currently has address teen pregnancy in communities Child care prices are higher than other approximately 24,000 children on a of color by supporting teenage preg- household expenses and typically ex- waitlist for child care subsidies. The nancy prevention programs that work ceed the average amount families high cost of child care is the most sig- with community-based organizations spend on food. In 39 States and the Dis- nificant issue facing families currently that are experienced in serving youth

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S. 1441 create vital export industries to com- I am proud that our country has Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Rep- pete in a free and open global market- made progress in reducing the rate of resentatives of the United States of America in place. teen pregnancy by one third over the Congress assembled, We should help these countries help last decade, but our work is not done. SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. themselves by opening the U.S. market We need to strengthen our efforts, es- This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Workforce to their exports as we have done for pecially among the youth in commu- Investment for Unique Populations in Ha- other developing countries in the past. waii and Alaska Act of 2011’’. By doing so, we will demonstrate the nities of color who are now so much SEC. 2. ASSISTANCE TO UNIQUE POPULATIONS IN best of American values: reaching out more likely to face the unexpected and ALASKA AND HAWAII. to a neighbor in need and helping him difficult challenges of parenting before (a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any to stand on his own two feet. they have finished growing up them- other provision of law, the Secretary of Success in this endeavor will ulti- selves. Labor is authorized to provide assistance to the Cook Inlet Tribal Council, Incorporated, mately allow these countries to be- I am pleased to be joined in this ef- come less dependent on foreign aid and fort by Representative LUCILLE ROY- and the University of Hawaii Maui College, for the unique populations who reside in allow the United States to provide as- BAL-ALLARD, who is sponsoring this Alaska or Hawaii, respectively, to improve sistance to countries in greater need. legislation in the House, as well as job training and other workforce investment But make no mistake. These coun- Hispanas Organized for Political Equal- activities (as defined in section 101 of the tries will not automatically receive the ity, the National Campaign to Prevent Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (29 U.S.C. trade benefits provided by this legisla- Teen and Unplanned Pregnancy, the 2801 et seq.)). tion. Futures Without Violence, and the Na- (b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— Our efforts to promote economic tional Latina Institute for Reproduc- There are authorized to be appropriated to growth, jobs, and political stability tive Health. carry out this section such sums as may be will fail if these countries are stran- I urge my colleagues to join us in necessary for each of fiscal year 2012 and each subsequent fiscal year. gled by human rights abuses, corrup- taking the next step forward in pre- tion, and the absence of the rule of law. venting teenage pregnancy by sup- By Mrs. FEINSTEIN: Instead of lifting the citizens of these porting this important legislation. S. 1443. A bill to extend certain trade countries out of poverty and giving preferences to certain least-developed hope for a better future, we will ignore By Mr. INOUYE (for himself and countries in Asia and the South Pa- our values and sustain the status quo. Mr. BEGICH): cific, and for other purposes; to the So, this legislation has been drafted S. 1441. A bill to provide assistance Committee on Finance. to ensure that the benefits are granted for workforce investment activities to Mrs. FEINSTEIN. Mr. President, I on a performance-driven basis. unique populations in Alaska and Ha- rise today to introduce the Asia-South That is, to be eligible, a beneficiary waii; to the Committee on Health, Edu- Pacific Trade Preferences Act to help country must demonstrate that it is cation, Labor, and Pensions. some of the world’s poorest countries making continual progress toward es- Mr. INOUYE. Mr. President, Mr. sustain vital export industries and pro- tablishing rule of law, political plu- BEGICH and I recognize that Alaska and mote economic growth and political ralism, the right to due process, and a Hawaii’s educational and workforce stability. market-based economy that protects needs are linked to the indigenous cul- This legislation will provide duty private property rights. tures, learning styles, and geographical free and quota free benefits for gar- So, this legislation would help pro- realities of our home States. We would ments and other products similar to mote democracy, human rights, and like to commend the University of Ha- those afforded to beneficiary countries the rule of law while sustaining vital waii Maui College for their hard work under the Africa Growth and Oppor- export industries and creating employ- and dedication in developing a Remote tunity Act. ment opportunities. The beneficiary countries have a Rural Hawaii Training Project. Over The countries covered by this legisla- clear incentive to stay on the right the years, the University of Hawaii tion are 13 Least Developed Countries, path or they will lose the benefits of Maui College has led the way in edu- LDCs, as defined by the United Nations cation and workforce development. this bill. and the U.S. State Department, which I firmly believe that these benefits Since the inception of the Rural Devel- are not covered by any current U.S. opment Project in 1997, the University will make a difference. trade preference program: Afghanistan, The garment industry is a key part has supported 300 hundred projects. Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, of the manufacturing sector in some of The initial projects served over 29,000 Kiribati, Laos, Maldives, Nepal, these countries. participants. We would also like to Samoa, Solomon Islands, East Timor, In Nepal, the garment industry is en- praise Cook Inlet Tribal Council for Tuvalu, and Vanuatu. tirely export oriented and accounts for their dedication and efforts relating to They are among the poorest coun- 40 percent of foreign exchange earn- workforce development for Native tries in the world. ings. It employs over 100,000 workers, Alaskans. For example, in fiscal year Nepal has per capita income of $240. half of them women, and sustains the 2010 the Alaska’s People Career center Unemployment in Bangladesh stands livelihood of over 350,000 people. served 2,269 job seekers and they helped at 40 percent. Approximately 36 percent The United States is the largest mar- 58 people obtain their General Edu- of Cambodia’s population lives below ket for Nepalese garments and ac- cational Development diploma. These the poverty line. counts for 80–90 percent of Nepal’s total initiatives, many made possible by the Each country faces critical chal- exports every year. unique environment created by the lenges in the years ahead including In Cambodia, approximately 250,000 natural resources of Alaska and Ha- poor health care, insufficient edu- Cambodians work in the garment in- waii, have proved to be an invaluable cational opportunities, high HIV/AIDS dustry supporting approximately one source of current and future growth of rates, and the effects of war and civil million dependents. The garment in- workforce development and training strife. dustry accounts for more than 90 per- programs. We are truly impressed by The United States must take a lead- cent of Cambodia’s export earnings. the innovative projects developed by ership role in providing much needed In Bangladesh, the garment industry these two organizations and we need assistance to the people of these coun- accounts for 75 percent of export earn- continued support for workforce devel- tries. ings. The industry employs 1.8 million

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Despite the poverty seen in these (6) The United States has recognized the (9) Samoa. countries and the importance of the benefits that international trade provides to (10) Solomon Islands. least-developed countries by enacting the (11) Timor-Leste (East Timor). garment industry and the U.S. market, Generalized System of Preferences and trade (12) Tuvalu. they face some of the highest U.S. tar- benefits for developing countries in the Car- (13) Vanuatu. iffs in the world, averaging over 15 per- ibbean, Andean, and sub-Saharan African re- SEC. 5. ELIGIBLE ARTICLES. cent. gions of the world. (a) IN GENERAL.—Unless otherwise ex- In contrast, countries like Japan and (7) Enhanced trade with least-developed cluded from eligibility (or otherwise pro- our European partners face tariffs that Muslim countries, including Yemen, Afghan- vided for in this Act), preferential treatment are nearly zero. istan, and Bangladesh, is consistent with shall apply in accordance with subsections Surely we can do better. other United States objectives of encour- (b), (c), and (d). By targeting the garment industry, aging a strong private sector and individual (b) CERTAIN ARTICLES.— we can make a real difference now in economic empowerment in those countries. (1) IN GENERAL.—The President may pro- promoting economic growth and higher (8) Offering least-developed countries en- vide duty-free treatment to any article de- hanced trade preferences will encourage both scribed in subparagraphs (B) through (G) of standards of living. higher levels of trade and direct investment This legislation will help these coun- section 503(b)(1) of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 in support of positive economic and political U.S.C. 2463(b)(1)) if— tries compete in the U.S. market and developments throughout the world. (A) the article is the growth, product, or lift their and let their citizens know (9) Encouraging the reciprocal reduction of manufacture of a beneficiary Asia or South that Americans are committed to help- trade and investment barriers will enhance Pacific country; and ing them realize a better future for the benefits of trade and investment as well (B) the President determines, after receiv- themselves and their families. as enhance commercial and political ties be- ing the advice of the International Trade Doing so is consistent with U.S. goals tween the United States and the countries Commission in accordance with section to combat poverty, instability, and ter- designated for benefits under this Act. 503(e) of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. (10) Economic opportunity and engagement 2463(e)), that the article is not import-sen- rorism in a critical part of the world. in the global trading system together with We should not forget that the vast ma- sitive in the context of imports from bene- support for democratic institutions and a re- ficiary Asia or South Pacific countries. jority of the people from these bene- spect for human rights are mutually rein- (2) RULES OF ORIGIN.—The duty-free treat- ficiary countries are Muslim. forcing objectives and key elements of a pol- ment provided under paragraph (1) shall The impact on U.S. jobs will be mini- icy to confront and defeat global terrorism. apply to any article described in that para- mal. SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS. graph that meets the requirements of section Currently, the beneficiary countries In this Act: 503(a)(2) of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. under this legislation account for only (1) ASIA OR SOUTH PACIFIC COUNTRY.—The 2463(a)(2)), except that for purposes of deter- 4 percent of U.S. textile and apparel term ‘‘Asia or South Pacific country’’ means mining if the article meets the 35-percent re- imports, compared to 24 percent for a country listed in section 4(b). quirement under subparagraph (A)(ii) of such China, and 72 percent for the rest of the (2) BENEFICIARY ASIA OR SOUTH PACIFIC section— COUNTRY.—The term ‘‘beneficiary Asia or (A) if the cost or value of materials pro- world. South Pacific country’’ means an Asia or These countries will continue to be duced in the customs territory of the United South Pacific country that the President has States is included with respect to that arti- small players in the U.S. market, but determined is eligible for preferential treat- cle, an amount not to exceed 15 percent of the benefits of this legislation will ment under this Act. the appraised value of the article at the time have a major impact on their export (3) FORMER BENEFICIARY ASIA OR SOUTH PA- it is entered that is attributed to such economies. CIFIC COUNTRY.—The term ‘‘former bene- United States cost or value may be applied At a time when we are trying to re- ficiary Asia or South Pacific country’’ toward meeting the 35-percent requirement; build the image of the U.S. around the means a country that, after being designated and world, we need legislation such as this as a beneficiary Asia or South Pacific coun- (B) the cost or value of the materials in- to show the best of America and Amer- try under this Act, ceased to be designated cluded with respect to that article that are as such a country by reason of its entering produced in one or more beneficiary Asia or ican values. It will provide a vital com- into a free trade agreement with the United South Pacific countries or former bene- ponent to our development strategy States. ficiary Asia or South Pacific countries shall and add another tool to the war on ter- SEC. 4. AUTHORITY TO DESIGNATE; ELIGIBILITY be applied toward meeting the 35-percent re- ror. I urge my colleagues to support REQUIREMENTS. quirement. this bill. (a) AUTHORITY TO DESIGNATE.— (c) TEXTILE AND APPAREL ARTICLES.— Mr. President, I ask unanimous con- (1) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any (1) IN GENERAL.—The preferential treat- sent that the text of the bill be printed other provision of law, the President is au- ment described in subsection (a) of section in the RECORD. thorized to designate an Asia or South Pa- 112 of the African Growth and Opportunity There being no objection, the text of cific country as a beneficiary Asia or South Act (19 U.S.C. 3721(a)) shall apply with re- the bill was ordered to be printed in Pacific country eligible for preferential spect to textile and apparel articles de- treatment under this Act— scribed in paragraphs (1), (2), (4), (5), (7), and the RECORD, as follows: (A) if the President determines that the (8) of subsection (b) of such section and para- S. 1443 country meets the requirements set forth in graphs (2) and (3) of this subsection that are Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Rep- section 104 of the African Growth and Oppor- imported directly into the customs territory resentatives of the United States of America in tunity Act (19 U.S.C. 3703); and of the United States from a beneficiary Asia Congress assembled, (B) subject to the authority granted to the or South Pacific country except that such SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. President under subsections (a), (d), and (e) section 112 shall be applied and administered This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Asia–South of section 502 of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 with respect to such articles— Pacific Trade Preferences Act’’. U.S.C. 2462), if the country otherwise meets (A) in subsection (a), by substituting ‘‘a SEC. 2. FINDINGS. the eligibility criteria set forth in such sec- beneficiary Asia or South Pacific country (as Congress finds the following: tion 502. defined in section 3 of the Asia–South Pacific (1) It is in the mutual interest of the (2) APPLICATION OF SECTION 104.—Section 104 Trade Preferences Act)’’ for ‘‘a beneficiary United States and least-developed countries of the African Growth and Opportunity Act sub-Saharan African country described in to promote stable and sustainable economic shall be applied for purposes of paragraph (1) section 506A(c) of the Trade Act of 1974’’; and growth and development. by substituting ‘‘Asia or South Pacific coun- (B) in paragraphs (1), (2), (4), (5), (7), and (8) (2) Trade and investment are powerful eco- try’’ for ‘‘sub-Saharan African country’’ each of subsection (b), by substituting ‘‘bene- nomic tools and can be used to reduce pov- place it appears. ficiary Asia or South Pacific country’’ and erty and raise the standard of living in a (b) COUNTRIES ELIGIBLE FOR DESIGNATION.— ‘‘beneficiary Asia or South Pacific coun- country. For purposes of this Act, the term ‘‘Asia or tries’’ for ‘‘beneficiary sub-Saharan African (3) A country that is open to trade may in- South Pacific country’’ refers to the fol- country’’ and ‘‘beneficiary sub-Saharan Afri- crease its economic growth. lowing or their successor political entities: can countries’’, respectively, each place such (4) Trade and investment often lead to em- (1) Afghanistan. terms appear. ployment opportunities and often help al- (2) Bangladesh. (2) TEXTILE AND APPAREL ARTICLES ASSEM- leviate poverty. (3) Bhutan. BLED FROM REGIONAL AND OTHER FABRIC.— (5) Least-developed countries have a par- (4) Cambodia. (A) IN GENERAL.—Textile and apparel arti- ticular challenge in meeting the economic (5) Kiribati. cles described in this paragraph are textile

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A bill to provide for the pres- or both, from yarn originating either in the (4) SPECIAL RULE.— entation of a United States flag on be- United States or one or more beneficiary (A) IN GENERAL.—Preferential treatment half of Federal civilian employees who Asia or South Pacific countries or former under this subsection shall be extended are killed while performing official du- beneficiary Asia or South Pacific countries, through December 31, 2019, for textile and ap- ties or because of their status as Fed- or both (including fabrics not formed from parel articles that are wholly assembled in yarns, if such fabrics are classifiable under one or more beneficiary Asia or South Pa- eral employees; to the Committee on heading 5602 or 5603 of the Harmonized Tariff cific countries or former beneficiary Asia or Homeland Security and Governmental Schedule of the United States and are wholly South Pacific countries, or both, regardless Affairs. formed and cut in the United States, in one of the country of origin of the yarn or fabric Mr. AKAKA. Mr. President, I rise or more beneficiary Asia or South Pacific used to make such articles. today to introduce the Civilian Service countries or former beneficiary Asia or (B) COUNTRY LIMITATIONS.— Recognition Act of 2011. This bill en- South Pacific countries, or any combination (i) SMALL SUPPLIERS.—If, during a calendar sures that the next of kin of Federal ci- thereof), whether or not the textile and ap- year, imports of textile and apparel articles vilian employees killed in the line of parel articles are also made from any of the described in subparagraph (A) from a bene- fabrics, fabric components formed, or compo- duty are presented a United States flag ficiary Asia or South Pacific country are less honoring the service and sacrifice of nents knit-to-shape described in paragraph than 1 percent of the aggregate square meter (1) or (2) of section 112(b) of the African equivalents of all textile and apparel articles their loved one. This legislation is co- Growth and Opportunity Act (19 U.S.C. imported into the United States during that sponsored by Senator LIEBERMAN and is 3721(b)) (unless the apparel articles are made calendar year, such imports may be in- a companion to a bi-partisan bill intro- exclusively from any of the fabrics, fabric creased to an amount that is equal to not duced by Representative HANNA. Rep- components formed, or components knit-to- more than 1.5 percent of the aggregate resentative HANNA’s bill was recently shape described in paragraph (1) or (2) of square meter equivalents of all textile and reported favorably by the Committee such section 112(b)). apparel articles imported into the United (B) LIMITATIONS ON BENEFITS.— on Oversight and Government Reform States during that calendar year for the suc- by unanimous voice vote. (i) IN GENERAL.—Preferential treatment ceeding calendar year. under this subsection shall be extended in Every day, Federal civilian employ- (ii) OTHER SUPPLIERS.—If, during a cal- ees serve our nation at home and the 1-year period beginning January 1, 2012, endar year, imports of textile and apparel ar- and in each of the succeeding 10 1-year peri- ticles described in subparagraph (A) from a abroad, fulfilling critical roles that ods, to imports of textile and apparel articles beneficiary Asia or South Pacific country protect our citizens, our economy, and described in subparagraph (A) in an amount are at least 1 percent of the aggregate square our freedom. Some put their lives at not to exceed the applicable percentage of meter equivalents of all textile and apparel risk when doing so. Approximately the aggregate square meter equivalents of articles imported into the United States dur- all textile and apparel articles imported into 100,000 Federal civilian employees have ing that calendar year, such imports may be the United States in the most recent 12- served alongside the U.S. military in increased by an amount that is equal to not month period for which data are available. Iraq and Afghanistan over the last dec- more than 1⁄3 of 1 percent of the aggregate (ii) APPLICABLE PERCENTAGE.—For purposes ade. Since 1992, nearly 3,000 Federal ci- square meter equivalents of all textile and of this subparagraph, the term ‘‘applicable apparel articles imported into the United vilian employees have died in service of percentage’’ means 11 percent for the 1-year their country, including 24 killed in period beginning January 1, 2012, increased States during that calendar year for the suc- ceeding calendar year. Iraq and Afghanistan. Employees who in each of the 10 succeeding 1-year periods by make this ultimate sacrifice deserve equal increments, so that for the period be- (iii) AGGREGATE COUNTRY LIMIT.—In no case ginning January 1, 2022, the applicable per- may the aggregate quantity of textile and the utmost gratitude and respect from centage does not exceed 14 percent. apparel articles described in subparagraph their nation. (A) imported into the United States during a (3) HANDLOOMED, HANDMADE, FOLKLORE AR- U.S. law currently requires that a TICLES AND ETHNIC PRINTED FABRICS.— calendar year under this subsection exceed United States flag be presented to the the applicable percentage set forth in para- (A) IN GENERAL.—A textile or apparel arti- next of kin of deceased U.S. military graph (2)(B)(ii) for that calendar year. cle described in this paragraph is a veterans, but no law or government- handloomed, handmade, folklore article or (d) OTHER RESTRICTIONS.—The provisions of subsections (b)(3)(B) and (e) of section 112 wide policy requires that Federal civil- an ethnic printed fabric of a beneficiary Asia and section 113 of the African Growth and or South Pacific country or countries that is ian employees killed in the line of duty Opportunity Act (19 U.S.C. 3721 and 3722) certified as such by the competent authority be similarly recognized. Some Federal shall apply with respect to the preferential of such beneficiary country or countries. For agencies have already established in- treatment extended under this section to a purposes of this subsection, the President, ternal practices to honor employees beneficiary Asia or South Pacific country by after consultation with the beneficiary Asia substituting ‘‘beneficiary Asia or South Pa- killed in service with a U.S. flag, but or South Pacific country or countries con- cific country’’ for ‘‘beneficiary sub-Saharan others have not. Every Federal civilian cerned, shall determine which, if any, par- African country’’ and ‘‘beneficiary Asia or employee who dies as a result of their ticular textile and apparel goods of the coun- South Pacific countries’’ and ‘‘former bene- honorable service to this country try or countries shall be treated as being ficiary Asia or South Pacific countries’’ for handloomed, handmade, or folklore articles should at least be recognized with the ‘‘beneficiary sub-Saharan African countries’’ symbolic but nonetheless significant or an ethnic printed fabric. and ‘‘former sub-Saharan African countries’’, (B) REQUIREMENTS FOR ETHNIC PRINTED FAB- respectively, as appropriate. appreciation embodied in the presen- RIC.—Ethnic printed fabrics qualified under (e) TECHNICAL AMENDMENT.—Section tation of an American flag. this paragraph are— 6002(a)(2)(B) of the Africa Investment Incen- The bill I am introducing today (i) fabrics containing a selvedge on both tive Act of 2006 (Public Law 109–432) is would remedy the current inconsist- edges, having a width of less than 50 inches, amended by inserting before ‘‘by striking’’ ency. It requires that Federal agencies classifiable under subheading 5208.52.30 or the following: ‘‘in paragraph (3),’’. present a flag to the next of kin of Fed- 5208.52.40 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule SEC. 6. REPORTING REQUIREMENT. eral civilian employees killed in the of the United States; The President shall monitor, review, and line of duty. In the unusual cir- (ii) of the type that contains designs, sym- report to Congress, not later than 1 year bols, and other characteristics of Asian or after the date of the enactment of this Act, cumstance where the national security, South Pacific prints— and annually thereafter, on the implementa- such as in the case of a covert em- (I) normally produced for and sold on the tion of this Act and on the trade and invest- ployee, or employee misconduct dic- indigenous Asian or South Pacific market; ment policy of the United States with re- tate otherwise, the requirement would and spect to the Asia or South Pacific countries. not apply. It is a modest but meaning- (II) normally sold in Asia or South Pacific SEC. 7. TERMINATION OF PREFERENTIAL TREAT- ful step in expressing our condolences countries by the piece as opposed to being MENT. and gratitude to the families of those tailored into garments before being sold in No duty-free treatment or other pref- indigenous Asian or South Pacific markets; erential treatment extended to a beneficiary killed while serving this country; re- (iii) printed, including waxed, in one or Asia or South Pacific country under this Act minding Federal employees that their more beneficiary Asia or South Pacific coun- shall remain in effect after December 31, service and sacrifices are appreciated; tries; and 2022. and highlighting the important role

VerDate Mar 15 2010 03:17 Jul 29, 2011 Jkt 099060 PO 00000 Frm 00050 Fmt 0624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A28JY6.022 S28JYPT1 jbell on DSKDVH8Z91PROD with SENATE July 28, 2011 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S5023 Federal employees play, sometimes at provide for an additional temporary exten- (2) in subparagraph (S) by striking ‘‘; and’’ great personal risk, in promoting the sion of programs under the Small Business and inserting a period; and general welfare of this great Nation. Act and the Small Business Investment Act (3) by striking subparagraph (T). (e) CENTRAL EUROPEAN SMALL BUSINESS I urge my colleagues to join me in of 1958, and for other purposes. ENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION.—Sec- supporting this legislation. f tion 25 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. Mr. President, I ask unanimous con- TEXT OF AMENDMENTS 652) is repealed. sent that the text of the bill be printed (f) PAUL D. COVERDELL DRUG-FREE WORK- in the RECORD. SA 588. Mr. REID (for Ms. LANDRIEU PLACE PROGRAM.—Section 27 of the Small There being no objection, the text of (for herself, Ms. SNOWE, and Mr. Business Act (15 U.S.C. 654) is repealed. the bill was ordered to be printed in COBURN)) proposed an amendment to (g) PILOT TECHNOLOGY ACCESS PROGRAM.— Section 28 of the Small Business Act (15 the RECORD, as follows: the bill H.R. 2608, to provide for an ad- ditional temporary extension of pro- U.S.C. 655) is repealed. S. 1444 (h) NATIONAL VETERANS BUSINESS DEVELOP- grams under the Small Business Act Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Rep- MENT CORPORATION.— resentatives of the United States of America in and the Small Business Investment Act (1) IN GENERAL.—Section 33 of the Small Congress assembled, of 1958, and for other purposes; as fol- Business Act (15 U.S.C. 657c) is repealed. ORPORATION SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. lows: (2) C .—Beginning on the date of enactment of this Act, the National Vet- This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Civilian Strike all after the enacting clause and in- erans Business Development Corporation and Service Recognition Act of 2011’’. sert the following: any successor thereto may not represent SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. SEC. 2. PRESENTATION OF UNITED STATES FLAG that the corporation is federally chartered or ON BEHALF OF FEDERAL CIVILIAN This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Small Busi- EMPLOYEES KILLED WHILE PER- in any other manner authorized by the Fed- ness Program Extension and Reform Act of eral Government. FORMING OFFICIAL DUTIES OR BE- 2011’’. CAUSE OF THEIR STATUS AS FED- (i) LEASE GUARANTEES AND POLLUTION CON- ERAL EMPLOYEES. SEC. 2. ADDITIONAL TEMPORARY EXTENSION OF TROL.—Part A of title IV of the Small Busi- AUTHORIZATION OF PROGRAMS (a) DEFINITIONS.—In this Act: ness Investment Act of 1958 (15 U.S.C. 692 et UNDER THE SMALL BUSINESS ACT seq.) is repealed. (1) EMPLOYEE.—The term ‘‘employee’’ has AND THE SMALL BUSINESS INVEST- (j) ALTERNATIVE LOSS RESERVE.—Para- the meaning given that term in section 2105 MENT ACT OF 1958. graph (7) of section 508(c) of the Small Busi- of title 5, United States Code, and includes— (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1 of the Act enti- ness Investment Act of 1958 (15 U.S.C. 697e(c)) (A) individuals who perform volunteer tled ‘‘An Act to extend temporarily certain is repealed. services at the discretion of the head of an authorities of the Small Business Adminis- (k) SMALL BUSINESS TELECOMMUTING PILOT executive agency; and tration’’, approved October 10, 2006 (Public (B) an officer or employee of the United PROGRAM.—Subsection (d) of section 1203 of Law 109–316; 120 Stat. 1742), as most recently the Energy Independence and Security Act of States Postal Service or of the Postal Regu- amended by section 2 of the Small Business latory Commission. 2007 (15 U.S.C. 657h) is repealed. Additional Temporary Extension Act of 2011 (l) TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMEND- (2) EXECUTIVE AGENCY.—The term ‘‘execu- (Public Law 112–17; 125 Stat. 221), is amended tive agency’’ has the meaning given that MENTS.— by striking ‘‘July 31, 2011’’ each place it ap- (1) SMALL BUSINESS INVESTMENT ACT OF term in section 105 of title 5, United States pears and inserting ‘‘July 31, 2012’’. Code, and includes the United States Postal 1958.—Section 411(i) of the Small Business In- (b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments vestment Act of 1958 (15 U.S.C. 694b(i)) is Service and the Postal Regulatory Commis- made by subsection (a) shall take effect on sion. amended to read as follows: July 30, 2011. ‘‘(i) Without limiting the authority con- (b) PRESENTATION OF FLAG.—Upon receipt SEC. 3. REPEALS AND OTHER TERMINATIONS. ferred upon the Administrator and the Ad- of a request under subsection (c), the head of (a) GENERAL PROVISIONS.— ministration by section 201 of this Act, the an executive agency shall pay the expenses (1) EFFECTIVE DATE.—A repeal or other ter- Administrator and the Administration shall incident to the presentation of a flag of the mination of a provision of law made by this have, in the performance of and with respect United States for an individual who— section shall take effect on October 1, 2011. to the functions, powers, and duties con- (1) was an employee of the agency; and (2) RULE.—Nothing in this section shall af- ferred by this part, all the authority and be (2) dies of injuries incurred in connection fect any grant or assistance provided, con- subject to the same conditions prescribed in with such individual’s status as a Federal tract or cooperative agreement entered into, section 5(b) of the Small Business Act with employee. or loan made or guaranteed before October 1, respect to loans, including the authority to (c) REQUEST FOR FLAG.—The head of an ex- 2011 under a provision of law repealed or oth- execute subleases, assignments of lease and ecutive agency shall furnish a flag for a de- erwise terminated by this section and any new leases with any person, firm, organiza- ceased employee described in subsection (a) such grant, assistance, contract, cooperative tion, or other entity, in order to aid in the upon the request of— agreement, or loan shall be subject to the ap- liquidation of obligations of the Administra- (1) the employee’s next of kin; or plicable repealed or otherwise terminated tion hereunder.’’. (2) if no request is received from the next provision, as in effect on September 30, 2011. (2) TITLE 10.—Section 1142(b)(13) of title 10, of kin, an individual other than the next of (3) APPLICABILITY OF TEMPORARY EXTEN- United States Code, is amended by striking kin as determined by the Director of the Of- SIONS.—A repeal or other termination of a ‘‘and the National Veterans Business Devel- fice of Personnel Management. provision of law made by this section shall opment Corporation’’. (d) EXCEPTIONS.—Subsections (b) and (c) have effect notwithstanding any temporary (3) TITLE 38.—Subsection (h) of section 3452 shall not apply if— extension of programs, authority, or provi- of title 38, United States Code, is amended by (1) the head of the executive agency deter- sions under the Act entitled ‘‘An Act to ex- striking ‘‘any of the’’ and all that follows mines that fulfilling the requirements of tend temporarily certain authorities of the and inserting ‘‘any small business develop- subsections (a) and (b) would endanger the Small Business Administration’’, approved ment center described in section 21 of the national security of the United States or re- October 10, 2006 (Public Law 109–316; 120 Stat. Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 648), insofar as quire the disclosure of classified informa- 1742). such center offers, sponsors, or cosponsors an tion; or (4) DEFICIT REDUCTION.—Any savings re- entrepreneurship course, as that term is de- (2) the employee is excluded from com- sulting from this Act and the amendments fined in section 3675(c)(2).’’. pensation for death under section 8102(a) of made by this Act shall be returned to the (4) VETERANS ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND title 5, United States Code. Treasury for deficit reduction. SMALL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT ACT OF 1999.— (e) EMPLOYEE NOTIFICATION.—The head of (b) POLLUTION CONTROL LOANS.—Paragraph Section 203(c)(5) of the Veterans Entrepre- an executive agency shall provide appro- (12) of section 7(a) of the Small Business Act neurship and Small Business Development priate notice to employees of the agency of (15 U.S.C. 636(a)) is amended— Act of 1999 (15 U.S.C. 657b note) is amended the flag benefit provided under this Act. (1) by striking ‘‘(A) The Administration’’ by striking ‘‘In cooperation with the Na- (f) REGULATIONS.—The Director of the Of- and inserting ‘‘The Administration’’; and tional Veterans Business Development Cor- fice of Personnel Management, in coordina- (2) by striking ‘‘research and development’’ poration, develop’’ and inserting ‘‘Develop’’. tion with the Secretary of Defense and Sec- and all that follows and inserting ‘‘research retary of Homeland Security, may prescribe SEC. 4. TERMINATION OF EMERGING LEADERS and development.’’. PROGRAM. regulations to implement this Act. (c) SMALL BUSINESS INSTITUTE.—Subpara- Notwithstanding any other provision of f graph (E) of section 8(b)(1) of the Small Busi- law, effective October 1, 2011, the Adminis- AMENDMENTS SUBMITTED AND ness Act (15 U.S.C. 637(b)(1)) is repealed. trator of the Small Business Administration PROPOSED (d) DRUG-FREE WORKPLACE GRANTS.—Para- may not carry out or otherwise support the graph (3) of section 21(c) of the Small Busi- program referred to as ‘‘Emerging Leaders’’ SA 588. Mr. REID (for Ms. LANDRIEU (for ness Act (15 U.S.C. 648(c)) is amended— in the document of the Small Business Ad- herself, Ms. SNOWE, and Mr. COBURN)) pro- (1) in subparagraph (R) by adding ‘‘and’’ at ministration titled ‘‘FY 2012 Congressional posed an amendment to the bill H.R. 2608, to the end; Budget Justification and FY 2010 Annual

VerDate Mar 15 2010 04:15 Jul 29, 2011 Jkt 099060 PO 00000 Frm 00051 Fmt 0624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A28JY6.026 S28JYPT1 jbell on DSKDVH8Z91PROD with SENATE S5024 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE July 28, 2011 Performance Report’’ (or any predecessor or COMMITTEE ON THE JUDICIARY resentatives on their bill. For that rea- successor document). Mrs. SHAHEEN. Mr. President, I ask son, I will ask unanimous consent that f unanimous consent that the Com- we recess subject to the call of the AUTHORITY FOR COMMITTEES TO mittee on the Judiciary be authorized Chair, and I will make that motion in MEET to meet during the session of the Sen- just a minute. ate, on July 28, 2011, at 10 a.m., in SD– For the information of all Senators, I COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE, NUTRITION, AND 226 of the Dirksen Senate Office Build- don’t expect or anticipate any action FORESTRY ing, to conduct an executive business here before 9 o’clock, so I doubt we Mrs. SHAHEEN. Mr. President, I ask meeting. would reconvene before 9 p.m. tonight. unanimous consent that the Com- The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without So I ask unanimous consent that the mittee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and objection, it is so ordered. Senate stand in recess subject to the Forestry be authorized to meet during call of the Chair. the session of the Senate on July 28, SELECT COMMITTEE ON INTELLIGENCE There being no objections the Senate, 2011, at 9:30 a.m. in room SD–G50 of the Mrs. SHAHEEN. Mr. President, I ask at 7:43 p.m., recessed subject to the call Dirksen Senate Office Building. unanimous consent that the Select of the Chair and reassembled at 10:45 The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without Committee on Intelligence be author- p.m. when called to order by the Pre- objection, it is so ordered. ized to meet during the session of the siding Officer (Mr. DURBIN). COMMITTEE ON ARMED SERVICES Senate on July 28, 2011, at 2:30 p.m. Mrs. SHAHEEN. Mr. President, I ask The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without f unanimous consent that the Com- objection, it is so ordered. ORDER OF BUSINESS SUBCOMMITTEE ON AVIATION OPERATIONS, mittee on Armed Services be author- The PRESIDING OFFICER. The ma- ized to meet during the session of the SAFETY, AND SECURITY Mrs. SHAHEEN. Mr. President, I ask jority leader. Senate on July 28, 2011, at 9:30 a.m. Mr. REID. Mr. President, thank you The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without unanimous consent that the Sub- committee on Aviation Operations, very much. I apologize to everyone for objection, it is so ordered. the late hour. We have been waiting for COMMITTEE ON ENERGY AND NATURAL Safety, and Security of the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transpor- the House to conduct their business RESOURCES and they are having trouble conducting Mrs. SHAHEEN. Mr. President, I ask tation be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on July 28, it. As a result of their not sending us unanimous consent that the Com- the material we need, we are going to mittee on Energy and Natural Re- 2011, at 10 a.m. in room 253 of the Rus- sell Senate Office Building to conduct have to wait until tomorrow to do our sources be authorized to meet during work. the session of the Senate on July 28, a hearing entitled, ‘‘Aviation Fuels: 2011, at 10 a.m. in room 366 of the Dirk- Needs, Challenges, and Alternatives.’’ f sen Senate Office Building. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without ORDERS FOR FRIDAY, JULY 29, 2011 objection, it is so ordered. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without Mr. REID. Mr. President, I ask unan- objection, it is so ordered. SUBCOMMITTEE ON NATIONAL PARKS imous consent that when the Senate COMMITTEE ON FINANCE Mrs. SHAHEEN. Mr. President, I ask completes its business today, it ad- Mrs. SHAHEEN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Sub- journ until 9:30 a.m. tomorrow, Friday, unanimous consent that the Com- committee on National Parks be au- July 29; that following the prayer and mittee on Finance be authorized to thorized to meet during the session of the pledge, the Journal of proceedings meet during the session of the Senate the Senate on July 28, 2011, at 2:30 p.m., be approved to date, the morning hour on July 28, 2011, at 10 a.m. in room 215 in room 366 of the Dirksen Senate Of- be deemed expired, and the time for the of the Dirksen Senate Office Building. fice Building. two leaders be reserved for their use The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without later in the day; that following any objection, it is so ordered. objection, it is so ordered. leader remarks, the Senate recess until COMMITTEE ON HEALTH, EDUCATION, LABOR, f 11 a.m.; and that at 11 a.m., the Senate AND PENSIONS PRIVILEGES OF THE FLOOR be in a period of morning business until Mrs. SHAHEEN. Mr. President, I ask 12 p.m. with Senators permitted to unanimous consent that the Com- Mr. REID. Mr. President, I ask unan- speak for up to 10 minutes each, with mittee on Health, Education, Labor, imous consent, on behalf of Senator the time equally divided and controlled and Pensions be authorized to meet, BINGAMAN, that three interns in his of- between the two leaders or their des- during the session of the Senate, to fice, Shannon Simpson, Brooke Jordy, ignees; further, that at 12 p.m. I be rec- conduct a hearing entitled ‘‘FDA User and Trey Debrine, be granted floor ognized. Fees: Advancing Public Health’’ on privileges during today’s business. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without July 28, 2011, at 9:45 a.m., in room 430 of The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- objection, it is so ordered. the Dirksen Senate Office Building. pore. Without objection, it is so or- f The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without dered. objection, it is so ordered. Mrs. FEINSTEIN. Mr. President, I PROGRAM COMMITTEE ON HOMELAND SECURITY AND ask unanimous consent that the two Mr. REID. For all Democratic Sen- GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS fellows in Senator ROCKEFELLER’s of- ators, they should be aware that we are Mrs. SHAHEEN. Mr. President, I ask fice, Dale Orth and Janice Phillips, be going to have a caucus at 10 a.m. to- unanimous consent that the Com- granted floor privileges during consid- morrow. mittee on Homeland Security and Gov- eration of S. 123. f ernmental Affairs be authorized to The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without meet during the session of the Senate objection, it is so ordered. ADJOURNMENT UNTIL 9:30 A.M. on July 28, 2011, at 2:30 p.m. Mr. HARKIN. Mr. President, I ask TOMORROW The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without unanimous consent that Emily Mr. REID. Mr. President, if there is objection, it is so ordered. Boydston and Kevin Paulsen of my no further business to come before the COMMITTEE ON INDIAN AFFAIRS staff be granted floor privileges for the Senate, I ask unanimous consent that Mrs. SHAHEEN. Mr. President, I ask duration of today’s proceedings. it adjourn under the previous order. unanimous consent that the Com- The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without There being no objection, the Senate, mittee on Indian Affairs be authorized objection, it is so ordered. at 10:48 p.m., adjourned until Friday, to meet during the session of the Sen- f July 29, 2011, at 9:30 a.m. ate on July 28, 2011, at 2:15 p.m. in f room 628 of the Dirksen Senate Office RECESS SUBJECT TO THE CALL OF Building. THE CHAIR NOMINATIONS The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without Mr. REID. Mr. President, we are Executive nominations received by objection, it is so ordered. awaiting action of the House of Rep- the Senate:

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY, VICE JOSE ANTONIO GARCIA, RONNIE ABRAMS, OF NEW YORK, TO BE UNITED STATES RESIGNED. DISTRICT JUDGE FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW DAVID T. DANIELSON, OF CALIFORNIA, TO BE AN AS- YORK, VICE LEWIS A. KAPLAN, RETIRED. SISTANT SECRETARY OF ENERGY (ENERGY EFFICIENCY THE JUDICIARY RUDOLPH CONTRERAS, OF VIRGINIA, TO BE UNITED AND RENEWABLE ENERGY), VICE CATHERINE RADFORD STATES DISTRICT JUDGE FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUM- ZOI, RESIGNED. EVAN JONATHAN WALLACH, OF NEW YORK, TO BE BIA, VICE RICARDO M. URBINA, RETIRED. LADORIS GUESS HARRIS, OF GEORGIA, TO BE DIREC- UNITED STATES CIRCUIT JUDGE FOR THE FEDERAL CIR- TOR OF THE OFFICE OF MINORITY ECONOMIC IMPACT, CUIT, VICE ARTHUR GAJARSA, RETIRING.

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HONORING S&S FOOD STORES ers can use as an example of how to live a JOHANNS of Nebraska in paying tribute to the fulfilling life while at the same time giving serv- National Park Service, which will be cele- HON. ANDER CRENSHAW ice to one’s country and community. brating its 95th anniversary on August 25, OF FLORIDA f 2011. The National Park Service currently admin- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRIBUTE TO ROBERT E. MEEHAN isters 394 units across 49 states and U.S. ter- Thursday, July 28, 2011 ON HIS RETIREMENT ritories, including five National Park Service Mr. CRENSHAW. Mr. Speaker, in 1961, units in our home State of Nebraska. These Lester and Anne Scaff took a leap of faith and HON. DONALD M. PAYNE units consist of the Agate Fossil Beds National purchased a small market on US 41 in Lake OF NEW JERSEY Monument, Homestead National Monument of City. At that time, the young couple had no IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES America, Missouri National Recreational River, idea that their lives and their business were Thursday, July 28, 2011 Niobrara National Scenic River, and Scotts Bluff National Monument. In addition, the Na- about to grow into a lifetime of joy and com- Mr. PAYNE. Mr. Speaker, I ask my col- tional Park Service administers five National munity involvement. leagues here in the House of Representatives Historic Trails, including the California, Or- Over the years they purchased more stores to join me as I rise to pay tribute to Robert egon, Pony Express, Mormon, and Lewis and which came with new challenges to learn and (Bob) Meehan as he retires from Horizon Blue Clark. grow. With a strong belief in customer service, Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey, Inc. It is my National Park areas generate $12 billion in the Scaff’s growth continued through the distinct pleasure to add my congratulations to tourism dollars to local economies, creating 1980s and beyond. They expanded into eight that of his family, friends and colleagues as 247,000 private-sector jobs. Within Nebraska, surrounding counties and were able to target they celebrate in honor of a man who has National Park Service units generate approxi- their growth to become a leading employer in been involved in every aspect of Horizon’s mately $8.8 million in tourism dollars and cre- the region. That original small company now business markets for 20 years. For all the ate approximately 170 private-sector jobs. And owns 44 convenience stores and 3 Scaff’s leadership he has shown and the contributions in western Nebraska, Agate Fossil Beds and Markets. he has made over the years, Bob Meehan is Scotts Bluff Monuments, along with the Chim- However, from their corporate office, Lester a worthy recipient of the accolades he will re- ney Rock National Historic Site, which is an and Anne Scaff still engage in the daily oper- ceive on July 26, 2011. Affiliated Area of the National Park Service, ations using the same careful, guiding hands I consider it an honor to have served on the generate close to $3 million in tourism dollars that crafted the small one-store operation that Board of Directors of the YMCA of Newark and create 90 private-sector jobs. grew into the people oriented, customer friend- and Vicinity with Bob Meehan for a number of Nebraska has been supportive of the mis- ly business that exists today. They continue to years. Not only has Bob been an asset to the sion of the National Park Service even before be thankful for their customers over these 50 Board with his business savvy and creativity the agency existed. In fact, in 1914, two years plus years. but he also served in several leadership posi- before the National Park Service was created, S&S Food Stores and the Scaffs take pride tions including Board President. Bob was in- citizens in the Scottsbluff/Gering area sought in being good neighbors. Their commitment to strumental in revitalizing key Y programs and to get a National Park or Monument estab- serving their communities has been evident steering the organization through a difficult fi- lished. Prominent local champions included with the many fundraising activities and chari- nancial period. He has been a mentor to new elected officials and newspaper editor, A.B. table contributions donated throughout the Board members and I have been advised that Wood. years. In fact, the S&S team members have Bob has also been a mentor to many Horizon Scotts Bluff National Monument is named collected close to a million dollars for the Chil- employees including my New Jersey Chief of for a fur trapper by the name of Hiram Scott dren’s Miracle Network/Shands Hospital. Staff. who was wounded and deserted by his com- Congratulations to Lester and Anne Scaff Bob and I have two other things in common; panions in 1828. He gained immortality by and the employees of S&S Food Stores for we both graduated from Seton Hall University making his way to a magnificent formation of their 50 years of service to the State and their and we both spent a number of years with bluffs along the North Platte River before suc- community. Prudential Insurance Company. Prudential’s cumbing to his wounds. It was for Hiram Scott f loss was definitely Horizon’s gain as Bob that Scotts Bluff National Monument, Scotts made his mark in a variety of marketing and COMMEMORATING THE BIRTH OF Bluff County, and the City of Scottsbluff have customer service related areas. His efforts on MR. LOU LARA been named. behalf of the customers and employees of Ho- Scotts Bluff National Monument, which rises rizon will long be remembered and Bob’s in- 4,649 feet above sea level, was an imposing HON. MICHAEL G. FITZPATRICK credible style will be greatly missed by all landmark which guided wagon trains along the OF PENNSYLVANIA those who had the pleasure of knowing him. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Mr. Speaker, I know my fellow members of California, Oregon, Pony Express, and Mor- mon Trails. Native Americans originally called Thursday, July 28, 2011 the House of Representatives agree that Bob Meehan has been an integral part of Horizon. this natural formation ma-a-pa-te, which trans- Mr. FITZPATRICK. Mr. Speaker, I rise today Bob’s retirement is the culmination of a stellar lates into ‘‘hill that is hard to go around.’’ to commemorate the birth of Mr. Lou Lara, a career and we wish him well in this new and The Summit Road to the top of the Bluff constituent of mine who, on this day, turns exciting phase of his life. was completed in 1937, allowing visitors to 103 years old. Over the course of his life, Mr. drive to experience the spectacular view of the Lara has given many reasons for his commu- f valley 800 feet below. This road is the oldest nity and indeed his country to be proud. Born RECOGNIZING 95 YEARS OF SUC- existing concrete road in Nebraska and in- in West Babylon, New York, Mr. Lara went on CESS BY THE NATIONAL PARK cludes the only three automobile tunnels in to serve his country in the National Guard. He SERVICE our State. got an education and went on to become an In the Scottsbluff/Gering area, numerous engineer where he went to work for the gov- HON. ADRIAN SMITH events to commemorate the 95th anniversary ernment. Despite his age, he continues to OF NEBRASKA of the National Park Service have been sched- enjoy woodworking, and brings a smile and IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES uled for August 2011, beginning with a Kick- joy to all those around him at Twining Village Off Ceremony at Scotts Bluff National Monu- in Holland Bucks County, where he lives in an Thursday, July 28, 2011 ment on August 12, 2011. Platte Valley Attrac- independent living community. Mr. Lara’s life Mr. SMITH of Nebraska. Mr. Speaker, today tions, a coalition of visitor venues in and has served as the model by which many oth- I join Senator BEN NELSON and Senator MIKE around the area, is hosting a variety of events

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The Runaway Reporting Improvement Act of Thursday, July 28, 2011 Midwest Theater is hosting both the pre- 2011 would help solve this problem and pro- miere of a new documentary film on the Pony Mr. AL GREEN of Texas. Mr. Speaker, tect missing children by making two small but Express and a film by Ken Burns on America’s today it is my honor to pay tribute to Bernice useful changes to the Crime Control Act of National Parks. Friedlander, who will mark her 90th birthday 1990. First, the bill would require law enforce- ment agencies to certify that they comply with North Platte Valley Museum is hosting a on Saturday, July 30, 2011, in Houston, Federal law by entering all missing children westward expansion map exhibit. Texas. On this special day we will all look into the NCIC database. Second, it would re- Western Nebraska Community College is back and see the hallmarks of a life well lived. Her quiet determination, unfailing kindness, quire that law enforcement officers provide the hosting a seminar, ‘‘Recognizing and Pre- reporter of a missing child with information serving Westward Expansion,’’ with speakers and unyielding spirit have made her a pillar not only of a proud and loving family, but of about the services of the National Center for who are all nationally recognized in their Missing and Exploited Children and the Na- fields. all that have come to know her. Beneath a humble and quiet exterior lies a tional Runaway Switchboard, as well as 24- Western Nebraska Community College hour, toll-free contact information for those re- sponsored a summer youth camp that devel- generous and kind soul. She is beloved not for a litany of accomplishments, but simply for sources. NCMEC and NRS have a long and oped posters to help promote these com- successful history of helping parents and law memorative events. who she is. With such an uplifting and giving nature it is easy to see why she inspires so enforcement agencies work together to find Again, on behalf of the people of Nebraska, and protect missing kids. Parents and guard- we offer our congratulations to Scotts Bluff much love and warmth in others. For decades she was the dedicated wife of ians with missing children need to be given in- National Monument on its Kick-Off Ceremony formation so they are not isolated during this and the National Park Service on its 95th an- her beloved husband, the late Silas Fried- lander. She has been a wonderful mother to time of crisis. niversary. Mr. Speaker, we simply must do better by her adoring daughters Nancy and Susie, and our children. The necessary resources are in a generous and doting grandmother to Kevin, f place but they are not being used to their full Nick, Tyler, and Ashley. IN REMEMBRANCE OF BOB We throw modesty aside today so that we potential. The Runaway Improvement Act of MOWBRAY can give the heartfelt thanks that Bernice is 2011 will help ensure that these existing re- long overdue. Her unending love and devotion sources are used to find and protect the fami- lies that need them the most. HON. AARON SCHOCK to those who have the privilege of calling her family have made their lives so much richer f OF ILLINOIS for having had her there. Happy birthday Ber- IN MEMORY OF MR. A.J. LEGER, IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES nice, may you enjoy yourself in happiness and LOCAL ENTREPRENEUR, DEDI- Thursday, July 28, 2011 good health for many years to come. CATED VOLUNTEER TO SOUTH- Mr. SCHOCK. Mr. Speaker, the small town f EAST TEXAS COMMUNITY of Bradford, Illinois this month lost one of its INTRODUCTION OF THE RUNAWAY most beloved residents. Bob Mowbray dedi- REPORTING IMPROVEMENT ACT HON. KEVIN BRADY cated his life to actually living the words we OF 2011 OF TEXAS utter so frequently about loving God and coun- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES try. He first served his country in his youth, as HON. CAROLYN B. MALONEY Thursday, July 28, 2011 a corporal in the Marines during the Korean OF NEW YORK Mr. BRADY of Texas. Mr. Speaker, I rise conflict. After he returned home, he served his IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES today in memory of Mr. A.J. Leger, a dedi- community in Bradford as the Postmaster for cated community volunteer, a veteran of the Thursday, July 28, 2011 36 years. He also was a loyal and active Marine Corp, and a shining example of a suc- member for 58 years of the American Legion, Mrs. MALONEY. Mr. Speaker, today I am cessful entrepreneur here in America. Growing Post #445. proud to introduce bipartisan legislation, the up in Lafayette, Louisiana, Mr. Leger had a When he was drafted by the Marines, he left Runaway Reporting and Improvement Act of jump start on his career in the restaurant busi- behind a promising possible career as a big 2011, along with my friend and colleague Mr. ness back in 1952 at the ripe age of 12 years league pitcher. Even though he chose to re- SMITH of New Jersey. I am also pleased to be old working as a busboy at Don’s Seafood turn home instead of pursuing his baseball joined by Representatives KAREN BASS, GWEN and Steakhouse in his hometown. Who would dreams, he never lost his passion for Amer- MOORE, and PETE STARK. have thought nearly 16 years later he would ica’s pastime. The estimated number of youth that run- own his own restaurant employing his own Anyone who knew Bob knew about his un- away or are ‘thrown away’ in the U.S. each busboys. His is a story familiar to all of us, as abashed love for sports, especially the Bears, year is between 1 and 1.7 million. While the this is the story of America and the opportuni- the Bulls, and the White Sox. But what very reasons youth run away from home vary, the ties afforded to its citizens. few people knew—including those closest to heightened risk for exploitation and victimiza- Soon after his graduation, Mr. Leger married him—was that he acted out his faith in God tion are the same for all of them. his high school sweetheart, Patricia, before through his quiet charity. Bob wouldn’t talk One of the risks for runaway girls and young spending 6 years in the Marine Corps. After about it, but he was extremely generous, even women is an increased risk for sex trafficking. being honorably discharged, Mr. Leger picked giving money to support those he had never Young girls who runaway or have been up where he left off on his restaurant career met. ‘thrown away’ from home are usually propo- becoming kitchen manager at Don’s Seafood Although he never had children of his own, sitioned for sex within 24 hours of leaving in both Baton Rouge and Shreveport loca- all the children of Bradford—and even many in home. Many runaway youth engage in ‘sur- tions. In 1968, Mr. Leger decided to cross the the surrounding towns—knew about Post- vival sex’ in exchange for food and shelter. Sabine River, and open up with his two busi- master Mowbray. Bob brought in countless Other risks include exposure to drugs and al- ness partners one of the longest running and bags of candy over the years, always having cohol and violence. most successful restaurants in Beaumont, a treat ready to slide over the counter to every One of the few things more terrible than Texas, Don’s Seafood located right off Inter- kid who came in. And with that piece of candy learning a child is missing would be to learn state 10. would come a gentle nod and a warm smile. that everything possible isn’t being done to Mr. Leger served for over 40 years as an Bob Mowbray was a man of few words, but find him or her. The National Crime Informa- active member of the Sabine Area Restaurant he left a deep impression on many. He will be tion Center (NCIC) database is designed to Association, was awarded Outstanding Res- missed. help make information sharing easier so that taurateur Sabine Area Chapter by the Texas

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Today, Medicare provides comprehensive has been performed and, increasingly, ques- In his free time, Mr. Leger could be found health care coverage to 47 million Americans, tions have been raised about the management cooking for local fundraisers and charitable or- including 39 million seniors and eight million and condition of the facility. ganizations such as the Young Mens Business people with disabilities under the age of 65 Commissioned by Congress, Union Station League, Greater Beaumont Chamber of Com- years old. Many consider Medicare one of the first opened in 1907 as a train facility for the merce, City of Beaumont, Texas Fire Museum, crowning achievements of the Democratic nation’s capital, with a much heralded design Boys Haven, and at the Texas State Capitol. Party. by the famous architect Daniel Burnham. The Best known for his gumbo, Mr. Leger once ‘‘On the 46th anniversary of Medicare it is station once was the largest building in the na- said he had ‘‘cooked enough gumbo to float a important to recognize the profound impact it tion’s capital. However, Union Station deterio- battleship, over 12,000 lobsters, and millions has had on American families. Slightly more rated from a bustling transportation hub and of pounds of crawfish’’. than half of Americans over the age of 65 commercial center as rail use declined in the On Tuesday, May 31, 2011, Mr. Leger went years had health coverage in 1964. Today 1950s. Following a long series of failed ideas, to be with our Lord but he will always be re- coverage is virtually universal,’’ stated TOWNS. wasted federal funds, cost overruns, major membered and highly thought of by the many ‘‘Because of Medicare, millions of Americans utility needs and mismanagement, Congress lives he touched and the countless hours he enjoy guaranteed benefits and affordable pre- passed the Union Station Redevelopment Act devoted giving back to the community he miums for health care at a time in their lives (P.L. 97–125) in 1981, authorizing the Sec- called home. Mr. Leger leaves behind his high when they need it most.’’ retary of Transportation to create USRC, a school sweetheart, Patricia, to whom he was Medicare is arguably the best anti-poverty non-profit corporation, to spearhead the rede- married for 52 years and three loving daugh- program to ever come out of Congress. Nearly velopment of Union Station into a modern fa- ters, Rhonda, Angie, and Jodie with families of 30 percent of seniors lived below the poverty cility, to maintain and expand it into a great their own, including five grandchildren. line in 1964. Since Medicare was signed into intermodal facility, and to protect the federal Mr. Speaker, stories like A.J. Leger’s remind law that number has dropped to 7.5 percent. government’s interest in the station. In 1988, us of what truly makes America a great Na- Recent studies have shown, the average Union Station, which had become a neglected, tion. It is an honor to join with the Southeast Medicare beneficiary saves hundreds of dol- boarded up wasteland hardly fit for trains, re- Texas community in honoring the life of Mr. lars per year in premiums because of Medi- opened after a multi-million dollar renovation A.J. Leger. care. Most Americans believe Medicare must with federal funds as a beautiful historically re- f be preserved, regardless of age. stored facility, shopping mall, and major multi- ‘‘Support for Medicare is nearly universal modal transit hub and tourist destination. HONORING ANTHONY ‘‘SONNY’’ among Americans across the political spec- When I chaired the Subcommittee on Eco- BERTONE trum, yet we have heard recently proposals nomic Development, Public Buildings and that would end the program as we know it,’’ Emergency Management, we held what likely HON. PETER WELCH TOWNS stated. Some of my colleagues passed were the first hearings on Union Station since OF VERMONT a budget that would replace Medicare with a the USRC was formed and the renovations were completed. I was astonished to find that IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES voucher system where seniors would be there was no master plan to account for the Thursday, July 28, 2011 forced to spend $6,000 on average to pur- chase private insurance. I have made a com- major renovations and modernizations planned Mr. WELCH. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to mitment to vigorously fight any policies that for inside and outside of the station, including honor a Vermont veteran on his 90th birthday, would change Medicare. Medicare is a pro- reconstruction of Columbus Circle, expanded Anthony ‘‘Sonny’’ Bertone. gram that has worked well for millions of Metro access for the busiest Metrorail station A resident of Bennington, Vermont, Mr. Americans and their families and I will do all in the region, development of Burnham Place, Bertone served his country with bravery and I can to preserve it.’’ a three-million square foot mixed-use develop- ment project over the rail tracks, and indispen- honor in the United States Army during the f Second World War. Mr. Bertone was assigned sable expansion of the concourse and waiting to Company ‘‘C’’ of the 634th Tank Destroyer PERSONAL EXPLANATION areas for Amtrak, the Maryland Rail Commuter Battalion, a Company that at many times was Service, MARC, and the Virginia Railway Ex- assigned to campaigns under General George HON. STEVE KING press, VRE. Today, the various components of S. Patton. OF IOWA Union Station have developed a master plan for the station, including a separate Amtrak Mr. Bertone fought in some of the most im- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES portant campaigns throughout the war, includ- master plan that currently is being developed ing Normandy and the Battle of the Bulge. Mr. Thursday, July 28, 2011 because of the urgent need to improve capac- Bertone also fought to secure the Ludendorff Mr. KING of Iowa. Mr. Speaker, on rollcall ity and service along the Northeast Corridor. Bridge at Remagen, Germany and concluded No. 308, I was delayed in leaving a meeting Yet both the Transportation and Infrastructure his service in Czechoslovakia. with a constituent off the House floor during Committee and the Subcommittee on Eco- Mr. Bertone was honorably discharged from this two-minute votes series and was unable nomic Development, Public Buildings and the Army in 1945 and received the Croix De to cast my vote before the vote was closed. Emergency Management have met significant Guerre. Upon leaving the Army, Mr. Bertone Had I been present, I would have voted resistance as we continue to press USRC to went on to raise his family in New Jersey be- ‘‘no.’’ create an intercity bus deck in its existing fore moving to Vermont. f space, in accordance with its mission to de- As Vermont’s Representative in this Con- velop and maintain a true intermodal facility. It gress, I ask that Mr. Bertone be recognized for INTRODUCTION OF THE BILL TO was only after two hearings and letters from his accomplishments and applauded for his PROVIDE FOR AN ANNUAL AUDIT the committee and from me that USRC devel- service to the state of Vermont and the United OF THE UNION STATION REDE- oped a ‘‘pilot’’ intercity bus deck. Even so, States of America. VELOPMENT CORPORATION after failed negotiations with intercity bus com- f panies, it has required many meetings be- HON. ELEANOR HOLMES NORTON tween USRC and me and my staff, a meeting 46TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA with Chairman MICA and me, and the inclusion CREATION OF MEDICARE IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES of the Department of Transportation, which, by statute, chairs the USRC Board of Directors, Thursday, July 28, 2011 HON. EDOLPHUS TOWNS to finally jumpstarted meaningful discussions OF NEW YORK Ms. NORTON. Mr. Speaker, today I intro- on a permanent intercity bus program. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES duce a bill to require greater accountability for The audit is particularly essential now be- a prized federal asset, Union Station in Wash- cause of increasing evidence that USRC may Thursday, July 28, 2011 ington, D.C. My bill would require an annual not be able to meet its mandate to be self- Mr. TOWNS. Mr. Speaker, today, Congress- audit by the Department of Transportation In- supporting. For example, Union Station con- man ED TOWNS joined millions of grateful re- spector General of the Union Station Redevel- tains the kind of popular retail shops and res- cipients in celebrating the 46th anniversary of opment Corporation, USRC, and Union Sta- taurants that pay significant taxes everywhere

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We are very fortunate indeed to have Union Station Redevelopment Act to negotiate thor, and columnist. He offers people advice this outstanding man living in our magnificent lease agreements in this valuable property in with any type of home improvement project state, and I am very proud to call him my con- order to ensure that the needs of Union Sta- and has an uncanny ability to answer any stituent and friend. tion would be covered, but USRC has nego- question posed to him. Not even the f tiated a master retail lease that obligated Toolman’s right-hand man, Al Borland, could USRC to pay half of any Possessory Interest hold a hammer to him. IN HONOR OF JOSEPH Tax, thereby depriving USRC of significant Glen’s training in the home improvement COUNTRYMAN funds that could be used for station mainte- business started at the retail level where he nance and improvements. USRC says that its worked as a store manager and a corporate HON. DORIS O. MATSUI payment of the Possessory Interest Tax would manager. But Glen was a man destined for OF CALIFORNIA hinder its mission of maintaining and pre- much larger audiences. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES His extraordinary talents recently earned serving Union Station. The amount of the Thursday, July 28, 2011 Possessory Interest Tax is small compared to him the very prestigious award presented by Union Station’s needs and casts further doubt the Michigan Association of Broadcasters for Ms. MATSUI. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in about USRC’s ability to meet its congressional his lifetime of accomplishments: Glen was in- honor of Joe Countryman as he retires from mandate to make Union Station self-sup- ducted into the Michigan Broadcasting Hall of his position as President of MBK Engineers. porting. Fame. Through his work as an expert engineer, he Mr. Speaker, allow me to put this pres- Although USRC was created in 1984 to en- has protected numerous regions of California, tigious award into perspective. Mr. Haege sure that Union Station would be self-sus- including Sacramento and the Central Valley, joins the ranks of the late great Detroit Tigers taining, it is impossible for Congress or the from flooding. Over the last 45 years, his engi- Broadcaster and Major League Hall of Famer, public to gauge the health and progress of neering excellence has safeguarded the lives, Ernie Harwell, and the company of other out- USRC without a proper audit. Particularly homes and businesses of millions of Califor- standing individuals who have made a long today, when there are no federal funds to re- nians. I ask all my colleagues to join me today and lasting impact on the industry and whose habilitate Union Station, as Congress provided in honoring a true leader of the Sacramento talents are never to be forgotten. He shares before, it is essential that we have a definitive community. this rare distinction with people like Bob Rey- and continuing view of the financial viability of In the Sacramento area, flooding is of para- nolds, Mike Whorff, Dick Purtan, Ray Lane, Union Station, beginning with a full annual mount concern to all of us. Joe’s work has Diana Lewis, Mort Crim, Bill Bonds, Sonny been crucial to protecting us from disaster, audit that is made available to Congress and Eliot and J.P. McCarthy just to name a few. to the public. first as a senior civilian at the Army Corps of Glen’s broadcasting career started in 1983 Engineers and then as the President of MBK Major planned development, ongoing nego- by making appearances on several Detroit tiations on the intercity bus deck and ques- Engineers. In 1986, during the historic storms, radio and TV shows offering insightful home he managed the Folsom Reservoir flood oper- tions about USRC’s maintenance and needed maintenance techniques to those seeking as- improvements for Union Station make an offi- ations for the Army Corps of Engineers. His sistance. These appearances catapulted Glen decisions and resolve helped avoid a potential cial annual audit essential. With nearly 90,000 to a new job hosting his own radio show in visitors passing through Union Station every disaster for hundreds of thousands of resi- 1987. He soon began taking on even more re- dents in Sacramento along the American day, Congress is obligated to track the finan- sponsibilities as magazine writer and col- cial condition of this great asset in order to River, as a catastrophic flood threatened our umnist for the Detroit News. Glen’s polite, dams and levees. Since then, he has worked protect the significant federal investment and courteous and genuine caring personality al- to avoid another cycle of the disrepair that to improve flood control operations at Folsom lowed him to add listeners and their trust to Reservoir, Oroville Dam, Shasta Dam, and once led to the closure of the facility. The only his ever-expanding and popular show, and responsible course is to require a full annual other critically important sites across the West- more and more readers to his columns. ern United States. He has been influential in and public audit of this historic federal prop- Eventually in 1996, his show became na- countless other projects not only in California, erty. tionally syndicated and was one the best but also in Nevada, Utah, and Colorado. f known home improvement shows in the coun- Since I was elected, I have turned to Joe for try. His current program on WJR 760–AM, CONGRATULATING GLEN HAEGE, his advice on a number of flood protection ‘‘The Handyman Show with Glenn Haege’’, ‘‘AMERICA’S MASTER HANDY- projects. Mr. Countryman is known not only for reaches over 1.3 million listeners a week and MAN’’, ON HIS INDUCTION INTO airs on 150 radio stations across the U.S. his incredible work in his field, but for his in- THE MICHIGAN BROADCASTING In addition to his own radio program, Glen tegrity and ability to communicate complex en- HALL OF FAME stays extremely busy with the little spare time gineering and hydraulic information to the pub- he has by producing television shows, appear- lic. He has received many honors, including HON. CANDICE S. MILLER ing on other radio stations offering free advice the Award of Merit from San Jose State Uni- OF MICHIGAN and tips, attending home improvement con- versity, the Commander’s Award for Distin- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ferences, authoring books, and serving as guished Service by the Army Corps of Engi- neers, and the American Society of Civil Engi- Thursday, July 28, 2011 President and CEO of his own business, H&S Services. Yet he also finds the time to main- neers’ Region 9 Lifetime Achievement Award. Mrs. MILLER of Michigan. Mr. Speaker, I tain his own website that helps him reach out He is a member of the American Society of come to the House Floor today to offer my to even more people seeking guidance on Engineers, the Flood Plain Managers Associa- heartfelt congratulations to a wonderful their home improvement projects. tion, the Environmental and Water Resources Michiganian who is commonly referred to as Glen is a great teacher and his considerable Institute, and has been acknowledged as a ‘‘America’s Master Handyman’’. When you expertise helps countless people save time Diplomate Water Resources Engineer for the think of home improvement shows in Detroit, and money, inspires them to believe they can American Academy of Water Resources Engi- Michigan, one might be quick to mention the be ‘‘do-it-yourselfers’’ while also cautioning neers. popular TV sitcom of the 1990s, ‘‘Home Im- them that sometimes professionals are indeed Mr. Speaker, I am honored to recognize and provement’’ which featured Michigan native the best option. thank Joe Countryman for his remarkable Tim Allen as Tim ‘‘The Toolman’’ Taylor. As Mr. Speaker, I want to commend Mr. Glen service not only to Sacramento, but to many you know, this was a fictional show and char- Haege on this most recent recognition as he other communities throughout the nation, and acter. But what I bet many didn’t realize is joins the 2011 Class in the Michigan Broad- for his innovation and accomplishments in the this: there is a real home improvement expert casting Hall of Fame. I am very happy to see field of engineering. I ask my colleagues to who does exist in Detroit and has had one of his hard work, dedication and commitment offi- join me in congratulating Mr. Countryman on the most successful careers long before Tim cially recognized by the Michigan Association his service and retirement. His expertise will Allen hit our TV screens. of Broadcasters. certainly be missed.

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Mr. Speaker, on rollcall from all corners of this country in sending the troversial legislation (H.R. 5088 and S. 787) No. 307 I was delayed in leaving a meeting following letter to the Senate. In light of not that many argued could allow the EPA to with a constituent off the House floor during only the country’s current financial crisis but regulate street and gutter water run-off and this two minute votes series and was unable also devastating floodwaters that continue to man-made ditches. This could cause signifi- to cast my vote before the vote was closed. batter our river communities, I urge all of my cant job loss throughout rural America and colleagues in the House and the Senate to the National Association of Counties, a non- Had I been present, I would have voted ‘‘no.’’ partisan entity composed of locally elected f carefully consider the nomination of Rebecca officials, was concerned that this legislation Wodder as Assistant Secretary for Fish, Wild- could lead to ‘‘more court cases’’ and federal EXPRESSING CONCERN OVER THE life and Parks. The consequences for millions groundwater regulation. Third, by naming NOMINATION OF REBECCA of Americans could be dire. the Susquehanna River as one of ‘‘America’s WODDER Hon. BARBARA BOXER, most endangered rivers,’’ her organization Hon. JEFF BINGAMAN, attempted to stifle the domestic production HON. BLAINE LUETKEMEYER Hon. JAMES INHOFE, of affordable natural gas through hydraulic Hon. LISA MURKOWSKI. fracturing. OF MISSOURI DEAR SENATORS: As you consider President Furthermore, we are also concerned that IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Obama’s nomination of Ms. Rebecca Wodder this appointment may run afoul of President Thursday, July 28, 2011 as Assistant Secretary for Fish, Wildlife and Obama’s own goal of ensuring that political Parks at the Department of the Interior, we appointees would not work on regulations or Mr. LUETKEMEYER. Mr. Speaker, I rise respectfully write to let you know of our se- contracts directly and substantially related today to express my concern regarding the re- rious concerns with her record as the head of to their prior employer. Ms. Wodder has re- cent nomination of Rebecca Wodder as As- American Rivers, a single-purpose interest ceived significant, long-term compensation sistant Secretary for Fish, Wildlife and Parks group focused on litigating against the fed- during her tenure at American Rivers. As at the U.S. Department of the Interior. eral government and removing economically previously noted, the organization currently Until recently, Ms. Wodder served as presi- important infrastructure. We seriously ques- has numerous pending lawsuits against the tion whether she could adequately represent dent of American Rivers, an environmental or- very agencies over which she would have reg- broader and more balanced interests at the ulatory authority and for others that di- ganization that specializes in the removal of federal level, especially at a fragile economic rectly or indirectly have been involved in dams across the United States. Under the di- time with national unemployment exceeding litigation with the Interior Department. rection of Ms. Wodder, American Rivers re- nine percent. This creates a very real and serious conflict moved over 200 dams in 13 states from 1999 The position for which Ms. Wodder has of interest. to 2010. In total, the organization claims credit been nominated oversees the management of As Members of the House of Representa- at least 180 million federal acres and would for the removal of 150 dams across America. tives, we appreciate the unique role of the have a direct influence on current and poten- Senate in the confirmation process. None- In many cases, the lawsuits that preceded the tial federal regulations impacting private removal of these dams cost U.S. taxpayers theless, the policies advocated by this nomi- lands, water rights, energy projects and nee would be so detrimental to jobs, our other infrastructure. This is troubling given millions of dollars. This clearly demonstrates economy and the livelihood of rural Ameri- her past activities at the Wilderness Society that Ms. Wodder’s agenda hinges on practices cans that we felt compelled to make our and American Rivers, a non-governmental that result in the expenditure of vast amounts views known and ask that you take them organization with a long record of receiving of federal time and money in exchange for the into consideration. American taxpayer dollars while actively Sincerely, promotion of an environmental agenda that litigating against the federal government on BLAINE LUETKEMEYER. has shown questionable results. multiple fronts. Between 1988 and 2011, The Assistant Secretary for Fish, Wildlife American Rivers has either sued or been a and Parks oversees and coordinates all policy party to 150 lawsuits against various parties, f decisions made by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife mostly the federal government. In fact, DROUGHT IN THE HORN OF Service and National Park Service. For some- American Rivers is currently party to seven AFRICA one who has spent much of her career battling lawsuits against American taxpayers and the federal government. the very agencies she will control, this is a One illuminating piece of litigation re- prime example of the fox guarding the hen volves around American Rivers’ long- HON. MAXINE WATERS house. Indeed, American Rivers touts the fact standing lawsuit against the federal govern- OF CALIFORNIA that they have ‘‘secured the planned removal ment’s operation of four multi-purpose dams IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES of more than 100 dams on some 55 rivers in in the Pacific Northwest. These dams, lo- Thursday, July 28, 2011 the next five years.’’ I doubt very seriously cated on the lower Snake River in Wash- whether Ms. Wodder will conduct an unbiased ington state, provide multiple benefits in- Ms. WATERS. Mr. Speaker, the people of assessment on the merits of these and other cluding emissions-free, renewable the Horn of Africa are facing a devastating cri- hydroelectricity (enough power to serve a sis. A severe drought has left millions of chil- projects during her tenure at the Interior De- city the size of Seattle), navigation to de- partment. liver agricultural products to market, recre- dren, women, and men in Somalia, Ethiopia, American Rivers is currently party to seven ation and the good-paying jobs associated Kenya and Djibouti malnourished. Many are lawsuits against American taxpayers and the with these benefits. Writing in the August on the verge of starvation. According to the federal government. At a time when Congress 25, 2003 edition of The Dissident Voice, Ms. World Food Program, more than 11 million is attempting to get our fiscal house in order, Wodder wrote that ‘‘Breaching the four dams people in the Horn of Africa require food as- we do not need a litigious leader who has on the lower Snake River would be the single sistance due to the drought. brought millions of dollars in lawsuits against most effective way to bring back wild salm- The United States Agency for International on.’’ This is a completely unproven state- our government. ment and the reality is breaching these dams Development (USAID) reports that below-nor- Furthermore, many Americans living along is an extreme action that would have dev- mal spring rains in the eastern Horn of Africa rivers depend on them to support their liveli- astating economic impacts across an entire led to below-normal harvests and shortages of hoods. During this summer alone, flooding has region while not actually assisting fish re- water and grazing resources for livestock. caused insurmountable damage to these com- covery. Despite broad agreement, including Livestock health has deteriorated markedly, munities. If we are going to expend capital on from the Obama Administration, on a bio- and milk production has declined significantly. our inland waterways, Congress and the logical opinion for Columbia Basin salmon Food prices throughout the eastern Horn of Obama Administration should be focused on recovery, Ms. Wodder’s organization con- Africa continued to rise during the month of tinues an over decade long lawsuit campaign maintaining flood control and preserving valu- against the federal government in an effort June, contributing to food insecurity for the able river infrastructure, not increasing the dis- to demolish these dams. population. parity of funding between fish and wildlife con- There are numerous examples of how the The conditions in Somalia are especially se- servation measures and human protection. policies advocated by Ms. Wodder at Amer- vere. According to the Famine Early Warning

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I food requirements, acute malnutrition exceeds IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ask that this poem penned in his honor by Al- 30 percent, and the death rate exceeds 2 out Thursday, July 28, 2011 bert Caswell be placed in the CONGRESSIONAL of every 10,000 people per day for the entire Mr. WU. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to pay RECORD. population. Death rates are above the famine tribute to Craig Prosser, retiring city manager threshold in two areas and are elevated RUN TO ME of Tigard, Oregon. Craig has announced his across the south. Tens of thousands of people retirement at the end of July, capping a 35- (By Albert Caswell) have already died in the past three months. year career of distinguished service to our Run . . . FEWS NET projects that famine will spread community. Run to me . . . Craig began serving Tigard in 1999 as fi- On battlefields of honor bright . . . across all regions of southern Somalia within There are but all of those who so carry the nance director, and since 2005, as city man- one to two months. The network estimates fight! that 3.7 million people are in crisis nationwide, ager. Craig’s accomplishments include the for- All with their most magnificent light! To and 3.2 million of them require immediate, life- mation of the city’s first urban renewal district, win that day, to that night! saving assistance. These severe conditions the Tigard-Lake Oswego Water Partnership, Who so shine, all in their most sacrificial are expected to remain at least through De- as well as major improvements along Pacific light . . . cember of this year. FEWS NET has declared Highway. He also oversaw the opening of the Who for all of their Brothers In Arms, are Westside Express Service Commuter line that but so ready to die! this Africa’s worst food security crisis since runs through Tigard. Craig’s foresight helped All in the blood that binds them, this most Somalia’s 1991–1992 famine. to make Tigard an attractive place to live and sacrificial tie! The effects of the drought in Somalia have do business. Because of his leadership, Which brings such tears to the Angel’s eyes! been exacerbated by the lack of an effective Tigard was able to retain crucial city services As it was on the day in June, when Cody you central government and continuing conflict through one of the worst financial crises in our so ran . . . as your heart so swooned! As your Brother Josh lay dying, as you ran with al-Shabaab terrorists. country’s history. to him . . . not asking why then! Drought has also affected Kenya and Ethi- Craig has been a consensus builder who All in your most magnificent shades of has always focused on the needs of the citi- opia, where the situation is complicated by the green, oh yea you United States Ma- zens, and he has worked tirelessly to address arrival of large numbers of refugees from So- rine! their concerns. He has approached his work As when that bomb went off, as you lie there malia, many of them suffering from acute mal- with integrity and a true sense of dedication in all its cost . . . nutrition. while empowering staff and those around him. All in what you had given, all in what you The U.S. Government has already spent a In his retirement announcement Craig said, ‘‘I had lost! total of approximately $458.7 million on hu- would be willing to put the City of Tigard staff As the tears rolled down your face, all in manitarian assistance in the Horn of Africa up against any public workforce in the state, if what this war had brought! not the nation. The citizens of Tigard are fortu- As up ahead but lie a new front . . . during fiscal year 2011. Secretary of State Hil- Only twenty-one years old, and barely hang- lary Clinton issued a statement on July 20th nate to have such dedicated elected officials ing on . . . expressing concern on behalf of the U.S. Gov- and public employees working on their be- As it was then there you so saw you had a ernment. She noted that additional inter- half.’’ choice! national assistance for the region is needed Former Oregon Governor Tom McCall once As you told yourself, get up Marine . . . and announced an additional $28 million in said, ‘‘Heroes are not giant statues framed while listening to your most inner U.S. assistance to Somalia and Somali refu- against a red sky. They are people who say, voice! As from deep down within, but came such a gees in Kenya. However, more needs to be this is my community, and it is my responsi- bility to make it better.’’ Craig Prosser truly is force! done. FEWS NET has called for an imme- an American hero, for he has devoted much of As now Cody, your new life would so begin diate, large-scale, and comprehensive re- his life to making his community better. ... With that first step, all in that pain and sponse to save tens of thousands of lives. It is my distinct honor to recognize Craig for heartache which lie so up ahead . . . I am deeply concerned that the State and his outstanding service and for providing a he- As somehow, you lifted up your fine head Foreign Operations appropriations bill for fiscal roic example to us all. and so said! year 2012, which was marked up yesterday, f I did not die, I am not dead! As you so chose will not provide sufficient funds for critical pri- to feel that wind upon your face . . . HONORING UNITED STATES MA- orities like these. The bill includes an 18 per- All for your Fallen Brothers, all in your RINE LANCE CORPORAL CODY cent cut in development assistance, which heart they now so hold such a special JAMES ELLIOTT funds projects such as food security and basic place! For you’ve got a life to live, as now you education. The bill also cuts international dis- HON. LOIS CAPPS picked up the pace! aster assistance by 12 percent compared to A life to lead, as it’s now Cody you’ve so cho- OF CALIFORNIA the fiscal year 2011 level and a shocking 42 sen to move at light speed! percent compared to the fiscal year 2010 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES For you are a United States Marine, all in level. Such drastically reduced funding levels Thursday, July 28, 2011 what your recovery has so seen . . . You see, people like you Cody . . . so give to will not allow the United States to help millions Mrs. CAPPS. Mr. Speaker, today I rise to of people in need or respond to emergencies, us all what we so need! honor 21-year-old United States Marine Lance Because, You So Teach Us! And You So Be- such as famines, hurricanes and earthquakes. Corporal Cody James Elliott of Pismo Beach, seech Us! I have seen children who were starving. It is California. On June 12, 2011, while out on pa- As so deep down inside, You So Reach Us! a terrible sight to see. We cannot sit by idly trol, LCPL Elliott ran to help his Brother in With all of your most courageous faith, You and allow thousands of children to die and not Arms, Josh McDaniels, who had been injured So Speak To Us Out On Our Ways! For you will run, and you will breathe . . . take any action to help them. To do so would in an IED explosion. While en route to his fall- en comrade—without regard for his own safe- and oh yea Cody you will so succeed! be contrary to our national interests and con- And if I ever, I so have a son . . . I pray that trary to our values. ty—LCPL Elliott was severely wounded by an- other IED explosion. Every day, magnificent he may be as courageous as you my son . . . I call upon my colleagues and indeed all men such as Cody shine on the battlefields of Americans to show compassion to our broth- Whose heart to me so runs! Because, Cody in honor, bringing their light of heroism and self- heaven you need not arms or legs, and ers and sisters in Africa. And I call upon the lessness to the darkness of war—making us that’s where you are going one day . . . U.S. Government to organize a comprehen- all proud to be Americans. In the blast, LCPL And, you will hear our Lord so say, ‘‘Cody, sive effort to save the lives of millions of hun- Cody lost his left leg, broke his tibia in his Run To Me!’’ gry people throughout the Horn of Africa. right leg, and lost one of his fingers. In just a All for what you gave, Run To Me!

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This partnership removes barriers and Thursday, July 28, 2011 during the coldest part of the year, Jake was cuts bureaucratic red tape, which means more one of the first to step up and help the com- efficient investments. Mr. WILSON of South Carolina. Mr Speaker, munity by opening up part of the Delta Center My home state of Missouri is already bene- I would like to congratulate Diane Harper on as a warming center where many of the utility fiting from the work of the Partnership for Sus- her upcoming retirement. After working for crews were fed as they worked to restore tainable Communities. Last fall, my district of Northrop Grumman for almost 23 years, power. Kansas City received a $4.5 million grant from Diane’s last day with the company will be July As Jake steps back from his leadership role the Partnership. The Sustainable Communities 29, 2011. Having over 40 years of defense-re- at the Delta Center, I am certain the center Regional Planning Grant brings together as- lated experience, her career has taken her will be in good hands. However, it will be a dif- sistance from HUD, DOT, and EPA to study from the House Armed Services Committee of ficult transition for many, including me, as he six development corridors that connect 30 the U.S. House of Representatives to the Of- has personified leadership for the Delta Center communities to Kansas City’s urban core and fice of the Secretary of Defense to the Depart- over the years. It is hard to think of the Delta coordinate housing, transportation and envi- ment of the Navy. Also at the Northrop Grum- Center without Jake Fisher. ronmental protection along these corridors. man Corporation, she was primarily respon- More than anything, I appreciate having The Kansas City region also received a $50 sible for acting as the liaison between the Jake’s friendship; and I look forward to keep- million TIGER grant for investments in regional United States Congress and the Corporation ing it for years to come. transit corridors, additional transit centers, bus with regard to legislation relevant to the com- Congratulations, Jake, on a job well done stop improvements, as well as sidewalk, pany and national defense issues. and best wishes for you and Shelly as you street, and transit improvements in the city’s Diane, and her husband, Mike Harper, have enter a new and exciting part of your lives. Green Impact Zone in the urban core. been very encouraging to me and my wife f Kansas City also received a grant that will Roxanne during my Congressional service. support outreach and production of a hand- We appreciate their friendship and wish her DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, book of tools and incentives designed to facili- Godspeed in the next stage of her life. ENVIRONMENT, AND RELATED tate the redevelopment of older commercial f AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS brownfield sites in urban and suburban loca- IN HONOR OF JAKE FISHER ACT, 2012 tions throughout the city. Commercial brownfields sites often include contamination HON. JO ANN EMERSON SPEECH OF and can be challenging to redevelopment in suburban communities. OF MISSOURI HON. EMANUEL CLEAVER The first phase of the project will inventory IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF MISSOURI the tools, incentives, and techniques available IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Thursday, July 28, 2011 locally to create smart growth designs and re- Mrs. EMERSON. Mr. Speaker, I rise today Monday, July 25, 2011 vitalize brownfields. Research will then be per- in honor of Jake Fisher of Portageville, Mis- The House in Committee of the Whole formed on relevant national models and best souri for his years of service to the University House on the state of the Union had under practices in these fields. A handbook will be of Missouri Delta Center. The people of my consideration the bill (H.R. 2584) making ap- compiled containing information on smart congressional district, the state of Missouri, propriations for the Department of the Inte- growth techniques for brownfield commercial and Missouri’s flagship University are forever rior, environment, and related agencies for sites that can cut development costs, offer grateful for Jake’s contributions and commit- the fiscal year ending September 30, 2012, and unique amenities, and respond to environ- for other purposes: ment to making the Delta Center what it is mental impacts. It will also highlight relevant today, a world-renowned research facility we Mr. CLEAVER. Mr. Chair, I appreciate the brownfield incentives, tools, and strategies. can all be extremely proud of. House’s need to reduce the deficit and cut A design workshop will be conducted for The Delta Center has grown to be the jewel back on spending. Tightening our belts is two local, commercial brownfield sites, one of the University of Missouri land grant system something we need to do. However, these urban and one suburban. The results of the under Jake’s leadership. This is a testament to cuts should be targeted—with a doctor’s scal- workshop will be incorporated into the hand- Jake and the dedicated staff and faculty he pel instead of a machete—so that we do not book, which will be presented at a series of works with on a daily basis. Every time I visit collapse the economy that we are trying so roundtable events held for developers, land- the Delta Center, I am encouraged by the hard to build up. Unfortunately, the Interior bill owners, and others involved in the redevelop- work I see and what it means for the future of we are currently debating is the work of a ma- ment process. The project will actively seek agriculture and our state. chete. This bill cuts or eliminates funding for input from the community on methods to make Jake’s leadership has been critical in pro- countless programs that exist to help commu- commercial site reuse attractive and to deter- viding the faculty and staff with the vision and nities—including the Environmental Protection mine the needs of communities near commer- necessary resources to discover new solu- Agency’s Smart Growth Programs and the Of- cial brownfield sites. The results may be used tions, address needs for our state and help fice of Sustainable Communities. to suggest improvements to city codes and the welfare of our citizens through scientific The EPA Office of Sustainable Communities policies to encourage reuse and smart growth advancement in agriculture. His forward think- is part of an inter-agency partnership with the design of brownfield sites. This project will ing has been instrumental in the Delta Center Department of Transportation and the Depart- help balance regional growth in urban and making great advancements which will lead ment of Housing and Urban Development. It suburban locations through marketing assist- the future and keep our agricultural producers was established to provide a resource for ance for both areas, and encourage mixed- on the frontline in meeting the challenge of communities who need technical assistance to use redevelopment to better meet community feeding a growing world population. plan for economic growth and development service and housing needs. Not only is the Delta Center a world re- and account for a changing population. Additionally, Missouri’s capital, Jefferson nowned research facility, it also remains an in- The services offered by the EPA Sustain- City, has received EPA assistance to improve tegral part of the community in Southeast Mis- able Communities Office are in high de- an area in the city core that serves as the souri. Jake has worked to forge a strong part- mand—they have been able to assist only 9% gateway to the State Capitol and the larger nership between local communities, area pro- of interested communities due to budget and Capital Complex. ducers, the entire Southeast Missouri region time constraints. Since 2005, over 1,300 com- Smart Growth projects similar to the projects and the Delta Center. These partnerships munities have requested assistance from the I highlighted in Missouri are in 200 commu- make the Delta Center a special place for the EPA; 122 have been assisted, all for a total of nities and almost all 50 states. Seven mem- people of Southeast Missouri and have con- $4.5 million. bers of the Interior Appropriations Sub- tributed to its successes over the years. This is a program that helps local govern- committee have at least one Sustainable Everybody back in Missouri knows Jake out- ments expand their economic development Communities project in their district. These side of his role at the Delta Center as a self- options and make their communities more at- programs within EPA, HUD, and DOT provide

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If we are onstrated a significant commitment to vol- In 1983 Representative Heftel was involved truly interested in cutting costs at the govern- unteerism and community service. in a car crash near the Lincoln Memorial that ment level, we should be promoting efficient Robert and Gloria moved to Quincy in 1951, left him with severe injuries. The accident oc- and cross-cutting government programs like a year after they married. Immediately, they curred before cars were legally required to this one, instead of de-funding them. immersed themselves in civic life and commu- have airbags. This experience helped shape f nity service. Some of their more notable Representative Heftel’s view of government roles—and there are many—include Bob’s regulation in the private sector. After the acci- IMPACT OF INSURED DEPOSITORY service as Massachusetts Commander of the dent, Representative Heftel unsuccessfully INSTITUTION FAILURES American Ex-Prisoners of War and Gloria’s filed suit against General Motors, blaming his tenure as Director of D.O.V.E., which seeks to accident on faulty brakes in his Oldsmobile. SPEECH OF help victims of domestic violence. Though General Motors had sent Representa- HON. CORY GARDNER For over two decades, they have also tive Heftel a letter explaining that his specific OF COLORADO helped to organize Quincy holiday celebrations car model might have faulty brake, he did not IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES as members of the Quincy Christmas Festival receive the letter until after the accident oc- Committee. In 2008, the couple was recog- curred. Tuesday, July 26, 2011 nized for their commitment to the community Upon his return to the 99th Congress, Rep- Mr. GARDNER. Mr. Speaker, thousands of with the Quincy Sun’s ‘‘Citizen of the Year’’ resentative Heftel immediately introduced leg- local community banks operate across the award. islation that would provide criminal penalties country, making a valuable contribution to Their life has not only been rich in accom- for manufacturers who fail to notify owners of America’s economy. Colorado has a rich his- plishments and accolades, but also in family. motor vehicle safety defects. This continued a tory of community banking, where small busi- They have been blessed with four children, 10 trend of Representative Heftel using his life ness owners and employers can do business grandchildren and 9 great-grandchildren, and experience to impact his constituency and put with a bank they know and trust, and people have been fortunate enough to watch their forward efficient and innovative laws that know that the money they deposit is being re- family grow roots in Quincy. lasted until his resignation. deployed into the community by an institution Bob and Gloria are known throughout Quin- In 2004 at age 80, Heftel was successfully that wants to see the community succeed as cy as true local heroes, and they have created elected to the state Board of Education for the much as they do. a legacy of community service on the South Oahu-At-Large seat continuing his passion for That shared interest in the community has Shore that will be hard to match and surely public service into his golden years. traditionally led local banks to act in a respon- never forgotten. When I think of them, the In light of a career dedicated to advancing sible manner and shield themselves from sys- words that come to mind include devoted, self- the common good, I urge my colleagues to temic problems, but they are not immune from less, caring and committed. Our communities support H.R. 2149 and name the facility of the tough times. Unfortunately, federal regulators are all better thanks to their tireless activism. United States Postal Service located at 4354 are forcing community banks in particular to They are, without a doubt, a perfect choice for Pahoa Avenue in Honolulu, Hawaii, as the fight through the rough economy with one the first-ever Elizabeth A. Swanton Community ‘‘Cecil L. Heftel Post Office Building.’’ hand tied behind their backs. Service Award. f In short, we must increase bank lending to f INTRODUCING A RESOLUTION TO improve the economy, but regulators are pre- RECOGNITION OF THE ACCOM- CONDEMN THE TERRORIST AT- venting such lending by forcing banks to hoard TACKS IN NORWAY capital, and by prohibiting community banks PLISHMENTS OF CECIL L. HEF- from effectively working with their borrowers. TEL We cannot expect to reinvigorate the economy HON. ALCEE L. HASTINGS while this is the case. HON. COLLEEN W. HANABUSA OF FLORIDA IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Congress has been considering this prob- OF HAWAII lem since 2009, and it is time for action. It’s IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Thursday, July 28, 2011 been two and a half years since the fall of Thursday, July 28, 2011 Mr. HASTINGS of Florida. Mr. Speaker, I 2008, and yet we are still facing high unem- rise today to introduce a resolution con- ployment, a weak dollar, and a sluggish econ- Ms. HANABUSA. Mr. Speaker, I rise today demning in the strongest possible terms the omy. It is time to move forward, and we know to recognize the tremendous career of the late cold-blooded terror attacks that wounded as that to move forward we need to stimulate Representative Cecil L. Heftel. H.R. 2149 is a many as 96 people and took 76 lives in Nor- lending. That is why I support this bill. bill which designates the facility of the United way on July 22, 2011. The attacks com- f States Postal Service located at 4354 Pahoa menced with the brutal bombing of govern- Avenue in Honolulu, Hawaii, as the ‘‘Cecil L. ment buildings in Oslo, and the violence then IN HONOR OF ROBERT AND GLO- Heftel Post Office Building.’’ reached its peak with a twin attack at a youth RIA NOBLE OF QUINCY, MASSA- Known for his prowess in building radio and camp on Utoya Island, where the majority of CHUSETTS television broadcasting stations, in 1976, Cecil casualties were children. Heftel was elected to the 95th Congress to Norwegian Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg HON. WILLIAM R. KEATING represent the First Congressional District of condemned the attacks as ‘‘peacetime Nor- OF MASSACHUSETTS Hawaii. While in Washington, Representative way’s deadliest day’’, and I urge my col- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Heftel’s first assignments were on the Edu- leagues to stand by Norway, a great friend cation and Labor Committee and the Post Of- Thursday, July 28, 2011 and ally, in its darkest hour by supporting this fice and Civil Service Committee. Representa- resolution. Mr. KEATING. Mr. Speaker, today I rise in tive Heftel was reelected four times, serving a For the Norwegian government and people, honor of Robert and Gloria Noble of Quincy, total of five terms. During the 96th Congress, these attacks are an atrocity, a nightmare, and Massachusetts. They will be recognized for Representative Heftel was elected to the a national tragedy. their tremendous contributions to our commu- Ways and Means Committee where he stayed For the world, this is a stark reminder that, nity on August 1, 2011, when Manet Commu- until his resignation in 1986 to run for Gov- as long as hatred and intolerance are allowed nity Health Center will bestow the first Eliza- ernor of Hawaii. to persist, even the most peaceful of nations beth A. Swanton Community Service Award While in office, Representative Heftel spon- are not immune to its devastating effects. upon Mr. and Mrs. Noble. sored 160 bills and was a champion of tax re- A founding member of the United Nations This award is presented in memory of Eliza- form and energy independence, always show- and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, beth A. Swanton, a former member of the ing aloha to his constituency. In response to Norway is the home of the Nobel Peace Prize board of Manet Community Health Center who President Ronald Reagan’s tax cut proposal, and offers a safe haven to refugees and the passed away in January 2011 at the age of Representative Heftel said ‘‘I cannot support a politically persecuted. Many of its police offi- 69. She dedicated 30 years of her life advanc- tax proposal which would benefit me so much cers don’t carry arms.

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receiving testimony from Ann Wright, Deputy Environment and Logistics, Department of Defense; Under Secretary, Marketing and Regulatory Pro- Judith Canales, Administrator, Rural Business Serv- grams, and Catherine Woteki, Under Secretary, Re- ice, Department of Agriculture; Billy M. Glover, search, Education, and Economics, both of the De- Boeing Commercial Airplanes, Tom Todaro, AltAir partment of Agriculture; Dennis P. Engelhard, Fuels, LLC, and John Plaza, Imperium Renewables, Michigan Bean Commission, Unionville; Kim Tait, Inc., all of Seattle, Washington; Sharon Pinkerton, Tait Farm Foods, Centre Hall, Pennsylvania; Paul Air Transport Association of America, Inc., Wash- Bencal, Lake Erie Regional Grape Extension, ington, D.C.; and Richard L. Altman, Commercial Ransomville, New York; Robert Woolley, Dave Aviation Alternative Fuels Initiative, Wethersfield, Wilson Nursery, Hickman, California; Glenn Connecticut. Abbett, American Fruit and Vegetable Processors NOMINATIONS and Growers Coalition, LaCrosse, Indiana; and Charles Wingard, Walter P. Rawl and Son, Inc., Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: Committee Pelion, South Carolina. concluded a hearing to examine the nominations of Charles DeWitt McConnell, of Ohio, to be Assistant FEDERAL DISASTER ASSISTANCE Secretary of Energy for Fossil Energy, and Rebecca BUDGETING R. Wodder, of Virginia, to be Assistant Secretary of Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Finan- the Interior for Fish and Wildlife, after the nominees cial Services and General Government concluded a testified and answered questions in their own behalf. hearing to examine Federal disaster assistance budg- NATIONAL PARKS BILLS eting, focusing on the role of the Federal govern- ment in mitigating the economic impact of severe Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: Sub- weather events through long-term budgetary plan- committee on National Parks concluded a hearing to ning, after receiving testimony from Kathryn D. Sul- examine S. 264, to direct the Secretary of the Inte- livan, Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Environ- rior to convey to the State of Mississippi 2 parcels mental Observation and Prediction, National Oce- of surplus land within the boundary of the Natchez anic and Atmospheric Administration; James Rivera, Trace Parkway, S. 265, to authorize the acquisition Deputy Associate Administrator, Office of Disaster of core battlefield land at Champion Hill, Port Gib- Assistance, Small Business Administration; David C. son, and Raymond for addition to Vicksburg Na- Trimble, Director, Natural Resources and Environ- tional Military Park, S. 324, to amend the Chesa- ment, Government Accountability Office; Donald J. peake and Ohio Canal Development Act to extend Wuebbles, University of Illinois, Urbana; and Frank- to the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Histor- lin W. Nutter, Reinsurance Association of America, ical Park Commission, S. 764, to amend the Wild Washington, D.C. and Scenic Rivers Act to make technical corrections to the segment designations for the Chetco River, NOMINATIONS Oregon, S. 864, to designate a Distinguished Flying Committee on Armed Services: Committee concluded a Cross National Memorial at the March Field Air hearing to examine the nominations of Admiral Jon- Museum in Riverside, California, S. 883, to author- athan W. Greenert, USN for reappointment to the ize National Mall Liberty Fund D.C. to establish a grade of admiral and to be Chief of Naval Oper- memorial on Federal land in the District of Colum- ations, and Lieutenant General Charles H. Jacoby, bia to honor free persons and slaves who fought for Jr., USA to be general and to be Commander, independence, liberty, and justice for all during the United States Northern Command, and Commander, American Revolution, S. 888, to amend the Wild North American Aerospace Defense Command, both and Scenic Rivers Act to designate a segment of of the Department of Defense, after the nominees Illabot Creek in Skagit County, Washington, as a testified and answered questions in their own behalf. component of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System, S. 925, to designate Mt. Andrea Lawrence, AVIATION FUELS S. 970, to designate additional segments and tribu- Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: Sub- taries of White Clay Creek, in the States of Delaware committee on Aviation Operations, Safety, and Secu- and Pennsylvania, as a component of the National rity concluded a hearing to examine aviation fuels, Wild and Scenic Rivers System, S. 1063, to allow focusing on needs, challenges, and alternatives, after for the harvest of gull eggs by the Huna Tlingit receiving testimony from Lourdes Maurice, Executive people within Glacier Bay National Park in the State Director, Office of Environment and Energy, Office of Alaska, and S. 1134, to authorize the St. Croix of Policy, International Affairs, and Environment, River Crossing Project with appropriate mitigation Federal Aviation Administration; Terry Yonkers, As- measures to promote river values, after receiving tes- sistant Secretary of the Air Force for Installations, timony from Senators Klobuchar and Johnson (WI);

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Peggy O’Dell, Deputy Director, National Park Serv- Tribe, the Rappahannock Tribe, Inc., the Monacan ice, Department of the Interior; Joel Holtrop, Dep- Indian Nation, and the Nansemond Indian Tribe; uty Chief, National Forest System, Forest Service, S. 1218, to provide for the recognition of the Department of Agriculture; Mayor Ken Harycki, and Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina; Roger L. Tomten, both of Stillwater, Minnesota; and S. 703, to amend the Long-Term Leasing Act, Jack Hession, Alaska Chapter Sierra Club, Cool, with amendments; and California. S. 636, to provide the Quileute Indian Tribe Tsu- NOMINATIONS nami and Flood Protection, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Committee on Finance: Committee concluded a hearing to examine the nominations of Juan F. Vasquez, of INDIAN GAMING REGULATORY ACT Texas, who was introduced by Senator Cornyn, and Committee on Indian Affairs: Committee concluded an Maurice B. Foley, of Maryland, both to be a Judge oversight hearing to examine enforcing the ‘‘Indian of the United States Tax Court, and Janice Eberly, Gaming Regulatory Act’’, focusing on the role of the of Illinois, to be Assistant Secretary of the Treasury, National Indian Gaming Commission and tribes as after the nominees testified and answered questions regulators, after receiving testimony from Tracie Ste- in their own behalf. vens, Chairwoman, National Indian Gaming Com- NOMINATIONS mission; Ernest Stevens, Jr., and Mark Van Norman, Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Af- both the National Indian Gaming Association, fairs: Committee concluded a hearing to examine the Washington, D.C.; Jamie Hummingbird, National nominations of Mark D. Acton, of Kentucky, and Tribal Gaming Commissioners/Regulators Robert G. Taub, of New York, who was introduced (NTGCR), Tahlequah, Oklahoma; J. Kurt Luger, by former Representative John M. McHugh, both to Great Plains Indian Gaming Association (GPIGA), be a Commissioner of the Postal Regulatory Com- Bismarck, North Dakota; Sheila Morago, Oklahoma mission, after the nominees testified and answered Indian Gaming Association, Oklahoma City; and questions in their own behalf. John B. Meskill, Mohegan Tribal Gaming Commis- sion, Uncasville, Connecticut. FDA USER FEES BUSINESS MEETING Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: Committee concluded a hearing to examine Food Committee on the Judiciary: Committee ordered favor- and Drug Administration (FDA) user fees, focusing ably reported the following business items: on advancing public health, after receiving testimony S. 401, to help Federal prosecutors and investiga- from Margaret A. Hamburg, Commissioner of Food tors combat public corruption by strengthening and and Drugs, Food and Drug Administration, Depart- clarifying the law, with an amendment in the nature ment of Health and Human Services. of a substitute; S. 409, to ban the sale of certain synthetic drugs; BUSINESS MEETING S. 605, to amend the Controlled Substances Act Committee on Indian Affairs: Committee ordered favor- to place synthetic drugs in Schedule I; and ably reported the following business items: S. 839, to ban the sale of certain synthetic drugs. S. 546, to extend the Federal recognition to the Little Shell Tribe of Chippewa Indians of Montana; BUSINESS MEETING S. 379, to extend Federal recognition to the Select Committee on Intelligence: Committee ordered fa- Chickahominy Indian Tribe, the Chickahominy In- vorably reported an original bill entitled, ‘‘Intel- dian Tribe-Eastern Division, the Upper Mattaponi ligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012’’.

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VerDate Mar 15 2010 05:13 Jul 29, 2011 Jkt 099060 PO 00000 Frm 00006 Fmt 0627 Sfmt 0627 E:\CR\FM\D28JY1.REC D28JYPT1 smartinez on DSK6TPTVN1PROD with DIGEST July 28, 2011 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — DAILY DIGEST D869 entitled ‘‘Open for Business: The Impact of the 2646. The following were forwarded without amend- CFPB on Small Business.’’ Testimony was heard ment: H.R. 1154; H.R. 2074; and H.R. 2530. from Dan Sokolov, Deputy Associate Director for NEW IRS PAID TAX RETURN PREPARER Research, Markets and Regulations, Consumer Fi- PROGRAM nancial Protection Bureau; and public witnesses. Committee on Ways and Means: Subcommittee on MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES Oversight held a hearing on the new IRS paid tax Committee on Veterans’ Affairs: Subcommittee on Over- return preparer program. Testimony was heard from sight and Investigations held a markup on the fol- David Williams, Director, IRS Return Preparer Of- lowing: H.R. 2243, the ‘‘Veterans Employment Pro- fice, Internal Revenue Service; Jim White, Director, motion Act’’; H.R. 2388, the ‘‘Access to Timely In- Strategic Issues, GAO; and public witnesses. formation Act’’; and H.R. 2383, the ‘‘Modernizing ONGOING INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES Notice to Claimants Act.’’ The following was for- House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence: Full warded, as amended: H.R. 2383. The following were Committee held a hearing on Ongoing Intelligence forwarded without amendment: H.R. 2243 and H.R. Activities. This was a closed hearing. 2388. EVALUATING VA’S SDVOSB Joint Meetings CERTIFICATION PROCESS COMMITMENTS AND CHALLENGES Committee on Veterans’ Affairs: Subcommittee on Over- Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe: Com- sight and Investigations held a hearing on Evalu- mission concluded a hearing to examine United ating VA’s SDVOSB Certification Process. Testi- States policy and the Organization for Cooperation mony was heard from Belinda J. Finn, Assistant In- in Europe, focusing on making good on commit- spector General for Audits and Evaluations, Office of ments and challenges, including unresolved conflicts, Inspector General, Department of Veterans Affairs; ethnic tension, corruption and lack of governance, Gregory Kutz, Director, Forensic Audit and Inves- racism and intolerance, and trafficking in persons, tigative Services, GAO; and Tom Leney, Executive after receiving testimony from Philip H. Gordon, Director, Small and Veteran Business Programs, Of- Assistant Secretary, Office of European and Eurasian fice of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utiliza- Affairs, and Michael H. Posner, Assistant Secretary, tion, Department of Veterans Affairs. Office of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor, both of the Department of State; Alexander MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES Vershbow, Assistant Secretary of Defense, Office of Committee on Veterans’ Affairs: Subcommittee on International Security Affairs; Michael Haltzel, Johns Health held a markup of the following: H.R. 1154, Hopkins University School of Advanced Inter- the ‘‘Veterans Equal Treatment for Service Dogs national Studies Center for Transatlantic Relations, Act’’; H.R. 1855, the ‘‘Veterans’ ‘Traumatic Brain Washington, D.C.; and Catherine Fitzpatrick, Jacob Injury Rehabilitative Services’ Improvements Act of Blaustein Institute for the Advancement of Human 2011’’; H.R. 2074, the ‘‘Veterans Sexual Assault Rights, New York, New York. Prevention Act’’; H.R. 2530, to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for increased flexi- f bility in establishing rates for reimbursement of COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR FRIDAY, State homes by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs for JULY 29, 2011 nursing home care provided to veterans; and H.R. (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated) 2646, to authorize certain Department of Veterans Affairs major medical facility projects and leases, to Senate extend certain expiring provisions of law, and to No meetings/hearings scheduled. modify certain authorities of the Secretary of Vet- erans Affairs, and for other purposes. The following House were forwarded, as amended: H.R. 1855 and H.R. No hearings are scheduled.

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Next Meeting of the SENATE Next Meeting of the HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 9:30 a.m., Friday, July 29 9 a.m., Friday, July 29

Senate Chamber House Chamber Program for Friday: Following any Leader remarks, Sen- Program for Friday: Resume consideration of S. 627— ate will recess until 11 a.m. Following which, Senate will Faster FOIA Act of 2011 (Budget Control Act of 2011). be in a period of morning business. At 12 p.m., the Ma- jority Leader will be recognized.

Extensions of Remarks, as inserted in this issue

HOUSE Green, Al, Tex., E1430 Norton, Eleanor Holmes, D.C., E1431 Hanabusa, Colleen W., Hawaii, E1436 Payne, Donald M., N.J., E1429 Brady, Kevin, Tex., E1430 Hastings, Alcee L., Fla., E1436 Schock, Aaron, Ill., E1430 Capps, Lois, Calif., E1434 Keating, William R., Mass., E1436 Smith, Adrian, Nebr., E1429 Cleaver, Emanuel, Mo., E1435 King, Steve, Iowa, E1431, E1433 Towns, Edolphus, N.Y., E1431 Crenshaw, Ander, Fla., E1429 Luetkemeyer, Blaine, Mo., E1433 Waters, Maxine, Calif., E1433 Emerson, Jo Ann, Mo., E1435 Maloney, Carolyn B., N.Y., E1430, E1437 Welch, Peter, Vt., E1431 Fitzpatrick, Michael G., Pa., E1429 Matsui, Doris O., Calif., E1432 Wilson, Joe, S.C., E1435 Gardner, Cory, Colo., E1436 Miller, Candice S., Mich., E1432 Wu, David, Ore., E1434

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