S246 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE January 25, 2011 pending matter, or proceed to other business States as a result of section 422 of the Amer- (2) encourages the people of the United and unless the motion is made or seconded ican Jobs Creation Act of 2004; and States to recognize the valor and heroism ex- by the Majority Leader or his designee, the Whereas $18,000,000,000 in additional rev- hibited by Staff Sergeant Giunta. Presiding Officer shall renew the inquiry as enue was provided to the United States f to whether a Senator seeks recognition, and Treasury as a result of section 422 of the shall recognize a Senator who seeks recogni- American Jobs Creation Act: Now, therefore, PRIVILEGES OF THE FLOOR tion for debate, and said motion shall be con- be it Mr. UDALL of New Mexico. Madam sidered withdrawn. If no Senator then seeks Resolved, That it is the sense of the Senate President, I ask unanimous consent recognition for debate, then the Presiding that innovative proposals to create new Tim Woodbury, my law clerk, be grant- Officer shall immediately put the question American jobs, such as repatriation, should on the motion offered, unless the vote is de- be considered in the 112th Congress as part of ed the privilege of the floor for the du- layed as provided in clause (ii). comprehensive tax reform. ration of this debate. (ii) RECONVENING.—If the Senate agrees to The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- a motion to adjourn or recess it shall resume f pore. Without objection, it is so or- consideration of the pending measure, mo- dered. tion or other matter pending at the time of SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLU- f adjournment or recess when it first takes up TION 3—HONORING THE SERVICE business after it next reconvenes, and the AND SACRIFICE OF STAFF SER- HONORING STAFF SERGEANT Senate shall still be in a period of extended SALVATORE GIUNTA debate. Upon the negative disposition of the GEANT SALVATORE GIUNTA, A motion to adjourn, recess, postpone, or pro- NATIVE OF HIAWATHA, IOWA, Mr. REID. Mr. President, I ask unan- ceed to other business and unless such mo- AND THE FIRST LIVING RECIPI- imous consent the Senate proceed to S. tion was made by the Majority Leader or his ENT OF THE Con. Res. 3. designee, the Senate shall dispose of the mo- SINCE THE The PRESIDING OFFICER. The tion of the Majority Leader (or his designee) clerk will report the concurrent resolu- to bring debate to a close pursuant to para- Mr. HARKIN (for himself and Mr. tion by title. graph (2) in the manner specified in subpara- GRASSLEY) submitted the following The assistant legislative clerk read graph (B). concurrent resolution; which was con- as follows: ELAY.—During a period of extended (iii) D sidered and agreed to: A concurrent resolution (S. Con. Res. 3) debate, the Majority Leader or his designee S. CON. RES. 3 honoring the service and sacrifice of Staff may delay any vote until a designated time Sergeant Salvatore Giunta, a native of Hia- within the next 4 calendar days of Senate Whereas Staff Sergeant Salvatore Giunta watha, Iowa, and the first living recipient of session, and any votes ordered or occurring of the , a native of Hia- the Medal of Honor since the Vietnam War. thereafter shall likewise be delayed. watha, Iowa, was awarded the Medal of (4) FINAL DISPOSITION.—If the motion of the Honor by President Obama on November 16, There being no objection, the Senate Majority Leader to bring debate to a close 2010; proceeded to consider the concurrent pursuant to paragraph (2) is agreed to by a Whereas the Medal of Honor is the highest resolution. majority of Senators chosen and sworn, the honor awarded to members of the Armed Mr. REID. I now ask unanimous con- Presiding Officer shall announce that ex- Forces for valor in combat; sent the concurrent resolution be tended debate is ended and that the measure, Whereas the official citation awarding the agreed to, the preamble be agreed to, motion, or other matter pending before the Medal of Honor to Staff Sergeant Giunta states that Staff Sergeant Giunta ‘‘distin- the motions to reconsider be laid on Senate shall be the unfinished business to the table, with no intervening action the exclusion of all other business until dis- guished himself conspicuously by gallantry posed of and further proceedings on the and intrepidity at the risk of his life above or debate, and any statements relating measure, motion or other matter shall occur and beyond the call of duty in action with an to this matter be printed in the as if the Senate had decided to invoke clo- armed enemy in the Korengal Valley, Af- RECORD. ture. If the Majority Leader withdraws the ghanistan, on October 25, 2007’’; The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without motion to bring debate to a close pursuant Whereas Staff Sergeant Giunta joins an objection, it is so ordered. to paragraph (2) or that motion is not agreed elite group of Medal of Honor recipients dat- The concurrent resolution (S. Con. to by a majority of Senators chosen and ing back to the Civil War; Res 3) was agreed to. sworn the Presiding Officer shall announce Whereas the production and distribution of The preamble was agreed to. that extended debate is ended. a medal of honor recognizing individual The concurrent resolution, with its valor was first proposed by a fellow Iowan, f Senator James W. Grimes, and the Secretary preamble, reads as follows: SENATE RESOLUTION 25—EX- of the Navy was authorized to award the first S. CON. RES. 3 PRESSING THE SENSE OF THE ‘‘medals of honor’’ under section 7 of the Act Whereas Staff Sergeant Salvatore Giunta SENATE THAT COMPREHENSIVE of December 21, 1861 (12 Stat. 330; chapter I); of the United States Army, a native of Hia- TAX REFORM LEGISLATION Whereas Staff Sergeant Giunta is the first watha, Iowa, was awarded the Medal of SHOULD INCLUDE INCENTIVES living recipient of the Medal of Honor since Honor by President Obama on November 16, the Vietnam War; 2010; FOR COMPANIES TO REPA- Whereas Staff Sergeant Giunta displayed Whereas the Medal of Honor is the highest TRIATE FOREIGN EARNINGS FOR true courage in the face of enemy fire, risk- honor awarded to members of the Armed THE PURPOSE OF CREATING ing his own life for the benefit of an injured Forces for valor in combat; NEW JOBS soldier; Whereas the official citation awarding the Mrs. BOXER submitted the following Whereas the actions of Staff Sergeant Medal of Honor to Staff Sergeant Giunta resolution; which was referred to the Giunta represent the highest values of the states that Staff Sergeant Giunta ‘‘distin- Army and the United States; guished himself conspicuously by gallantry Committee on Finance: Whereas Staff Sergeant Giunta has dem- and intrepidity at the risk of his life above S. RES. 25 onstrated humility and dedication to his fel- and beyond the call of duty in action with an Whereas innovative proposals to create low soldiers on numerous occasions, stating armed enemy in the Korengal Valley, Af- new American jobs must be enacted in order that the Medal of Honor does not belong to ghanistan, on October 25, 2007’’; to reduce the United States unemployment him alone, but also to his fellow soldiers, Whereas Staff Sergeant Giunta joins an rate, which was 9.4 percent at the end of 2010; both living and dead, for whom he holds the elite group of Medal of Honor recipients dat- Whereas United States multinational com- Medal of Honor in trust; and ing back to the Civil War; panies have an estimated $1,000,000,000,000 in Whereas the brave actions of Staff Ser- Whereas the production and distribution of overseas earnings that could be used to in- geant Giunta, which went above and beyond a medal of honor recognizing individual vest in the economic recovery, but the cur- the call of duty, as well as the modesty and valor was first proposed by a fellow Iowan, rent tax structure gives them more incentive selfless service exhibited by Staff Sergeant Senator James W. Grimes, and the Secretary to leave those earnings overseas; Giunta, stand as the embodiment of the best of the Navy was authorized to award the first Whereas Congress passed section 422 of the attributes of the people of the United States: ‘‘medals of honor’’ under section 7 of the Act American Jobs Creation Act of 2004, which Now, therefore, be it of December 21, 1861 (12 Stat. 330; chapter I); allowed for the short term repatriation of Resolved by the Senate (the House of Rep- Whereas Staff Sergeant Giunta is the first foreign earnings at a lower tax rate to en- resentatives concurring), That Congress— living recipient of the Medal of Honor since courage companies to bring their overseas (1) honors the service and sacrifice of Staff the Vietnam War; earnings back to invest in this country dur- Sergeant Salvatore Giunta of the United Whereas Staff Sergeant Giunta displayed ing the economic downturn; States Army, who is the first living recipient true courage in the face of enemy fire, risk- Whereas more than $300,000,000,000 in for- of the Medal of Honor since the Vietnam ing his own life for the benefit of an injured eign earnings was returned to the United War; and soldier;

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