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Vol. 160 WASHINGTON, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 2014 No. 142 House of Representatives The House met at 10 a.m. and was billion people live without it, causing sponsors and is scheduled for a markup called to order by the Speaker pro tem- about 700,000 premature deaths each in the House Foreign Affairs Com- pore (Mrs. BLACK). year, and it is getting worse. mittee tomorrow. We have made some progress, but the f This significant progress would not number living without access has in- have even been possible without the DESIGNATION OF SPEAKER PRO creased by 700 million people. There leadership of Chairman ROYCE, and I TEMPORE are now more people on Earth with a thank him for it, along with the many The SPEAKER pro tempore laid be- cell phone than a toilet. advocates who have demonstrated why fore the House the following commu- The consequences of insufficient ac- the United States must play a greater nication from the Speaker: cess to sanitation facilities and poor role to increase sustainable access to hygiene are severe. Countries where clean water and sanitation. WASHINGTON, DC, open defecation is more prevalent have November 19, 2014. If passed out of committee, which I found its way to the United States I hereby appoint the Honorable DIANE certainly hope it will, I would urge the media recently, reporting on the hor- BLACK to act as Speaker pro tempore on this House leadership to bring this bill to day. rific murder and rape of two young the floor for a vote immediately when JOHN A. BOEHNER, girls that could have been prevented in we come back in session in December. Speaker of the House of Representatives. India if they didn’t need to sneak out That is because we cannot wait, and it into the night to relieve themselves in f is one of those rare bills we can all an open field, leaving them vulnerable unite to get water, often dirty water, MORNING-HOUR DEBATE to attack. A heartbreaking study linked the for their families. That is enough work The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- hours to build 28 Empire State Build- ant to the order of the House of Janu- root cause of India’s malnutrition cri- sis to a lack of adequate sanitation. It ings every day. This is time not spent ary 7, 2014, the Chair will now recog- working on income-generating jobs, nize Members from lists submitted by found that many of the 162 million children under the age of 5 who are caring for family members, or securing the majority and minority leaders for an education. morning-hour debate. malnourished in India are suffering less from a lack of food and more from poor TED POE, a Republican, and I, a Dem- The Chair will alternate recognition ocrat who represents Portlandia, don’t between the parties, with each party sanitation. Those children who do sur- vive are left with mental and physical often agree on a lot, but we are an ex- limited to 1 hour and each Member ample of how we can all come together other than the majority and minority burdens for their entire lives. The lack of adequate sanitation is a because politics should stop at water. leaders and the minority whip limited human economic drain. The total glob- f to 5 minutes, but in no event shall de- al economic loss associated with inad- bate continue beyond 11:50 a.m. GAS PRICES AND ENERGY equate water supply and sanitation is PRODUCTION f estimated to be over a quarter trillion The SPEAKER pro tempore. The WORLD TOILET DAY dollars every year. This crisis that leaves women vulner- Chair recognizes the gentleman from The SPEAKER pro tempore. The able, needlessly ends lives early, and Pennsylvania (Mr. THOMPSON) for 5 Chair recognizes the gentleman from undermines economic growth does have minutes. Oregon (Mr. BLUMENAUER) for 5 min- solutions. Today, at noon, I will join Mr. THOMPSON of Pennsylvania. utes. my colleagues on implementation of Madam Speaker, according to the En- Mr. BLUMENAUER. Madam Speaker, the Water for the Poor Act we passed ergy Information Administration, to- today is World Toilet Day. The concept earlier to ensure that WASH program- day’s national average price for retail of a World Toilet Day can make chil- ming helps leverage the impact of de- gasoline is $2.97. This is the lowest dren giggle, some adults blush, and velopment assistance. It also ensures price in over a 4-year period beginning others want to change the subject, but that our water, sanitation, and hygiene in October of 2010. the title is designed to address this se- programs are targeted to help the Gasoline prices have decreased by rious subject directly. world’s poorest, that they are more ef- roughly 21 percent in the last 6 months No one can afford to be squeamish, to fective with long-term sustainable im- alone. One of the most prevalent fac- make jokes, or change the subject pacts. tors determining the price of gasoline about the fundamental issue of ade- This bipartisan legislation, with my at the pump is the international aver- quate sanitation because 2 and a half friend TED POE, has well over 100 co- age of the cost of a barrel of crude oil.

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VerDate Sep 11 2014 09:29 Jan 07, 2015 Jkt 079060 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\RECORD14\NOV 2014\H19NO4.REC H19NO4 ejoyner on DSK2VPTVN1PROD with CONG-REC-ONLINE H8074 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE November 19, 2014 Now, over the past week, the price of These resources belong to the people. As you look at the Federal budget in crude oil per barrel has hovered be- There is no reason the administration the years ahead, as you look at Medi- tween $77.15 and $77.85. These are the should continue to play games with en- care, as you begin to think about the lowest per-barrel prices since June of ergy security. Over the last 4 years, the deficit that confronts this Nation, this 2012, just over 2 years, a stark contrast House has made a priority of moving is where you need to look because this to $145 per barrel in May of 2008. legislation that would increase our do- is where the big expenditure is going to The Energy Information Administra- mestic energy production supply. be made. It is going to be in Alz- tion has projected that gasoline prices Just this past September, the House heimer’s and related illnesses to it. at the pump will continue to decline in passed H.R. 2, which was a combination This is it. December to somewhere around $2.80 a of 13 energy-related bills, among them What can we do about this? We could gallon and possibly even lower in 2015. is the Keystone XL pipeline, increasing sit and fuss and fume, we can take care Additionally, U.S. natural gas prices the amount of permitted onshore and of our seniors, or we can recognize the are roughly $4.24, as production con- offshore lands for development, along reality of what it means when we spend tinues to flourish. This is all welcome with streamlining cumbersome energy money on research, when we spend news for consumers, businesses, and permitting regulations. The bill sets money on getting ahead of the ill- the economy, from more affordable timelines for agencies’ permitting deci- nesses. These are the major illnesses transportation to heating our homes, sions and would provide for more pipe- that confront America today. from the food we consume to American lines and liquefied natural gas exports. manufacturing having lower costs, You can take a look here. Breast can- Many of these actions can be taken cer, there has been a decrease in mor- therefore being more competitive glob- by the executive branch, but the ad- ally. Lower energy costs are good for tality; prostate cancer, a decrease; ministration has not acted. As we have heart disease, a 16 percent decrease; our economy overall. witnessed in recent years, through the Now, there are many factors as to stroke, a 23 percent decrease; and of development of private lands, increas- course, HIV/AIDS, an extraordinary 42 why gasoline prices fluctuate. They in- ing our domestic energy supplies and clude international market trends and percent decrease in the deaths from encouraging American production will these major illnesses. geopolitical events, as well as weather have a positive impact on energy prices and impacts upon refining capacity due here at home. Over here on the purple one on the to natural disasters. Increased domestic energy produc- right, Alzheimer’s. Decrease? No. In- While a downed economy has de- tion of oil and natural gas has eased crease? Sixty-eight percent increase creased annual demand for gasoline as the financial pain at the pump. This is from 2000 to 2010. the summer travel season comes to an also welcome as temperatures drop and This is the reality of the most preva- end, the price decreases for gasoline lent and most expensive and the most can largely be attributed to an increase the home heating season has begun. The bottom line is the government devastating disease that confronts in domestic supply. Americans and really the rest of the At any other time in our history, can do much more to influence energy world. given today’s world events, our gas prices for American consumers. The prices would be pushing $4 a gallon. Es- time for the administration to act is pecially with the ongoing recession, long overdue. b 1015 American energy production has f What can we do about it? thankfully increased in recent years, THE EXTRAORDINARY COST OF Let’s take a look at this chart. Alz- and gas prices have decreased. ALZHEIMER’S While some in Washington would like heimer’s spending treatment versus re- to credit the Federal Government with The SPEAKER pro tempore. The search. Let’s see. We are spending $150 the increased supply, the truth is that Chair recognizes the gentleman from billion on the treatment. This is Medi- the vast majority of this domestic pro- California (Mr. GARAMENDI) for 5 min- care and Medicaid, and research, oh, duction has occurred in spite of Fed- utes. way down here, $566 million on re- eral actions, not because of them. Mr. GARAMENDI. Madam Speaker, I search. The great majority of the production want today to talk about an illness So if you want to drive the deficit to has occurred on private and State- that affects every American family. It even greater depths, treat but don’t do owned lands and has been the result of is an illness that is devastating. It is research. However, if you want to solve technological enhancements that have Alzheimer’s and related dementia. It is this problem, we know how to do it. In made shale gas and oil reserves more the most expensive illness in America fact, we have done it many, many attainable. today, and it will become even more times. Specifically, this increase in produc- expensive in the future. If you take a look at cancer, we are tion stems from the combination of Today, $1 out of $5 spent by Medicare spending $5.418 billion on cancer re- horizontal drilling and hydraulic frac- is spent treating Alzheimer’s, most ex- search. Cancer deaths are down. HIV, turing. Pennsylvania, for example, is pensive of all our illnesses. As we look we are spending $2.978 billion on HIV/ currently third in State production of to the future, we are going to find that AIDS. HIV/AIDS deaths are down by 42 natural gas. The Commonwealth has this disease, Alzheimer’s, is going to percent. Cardiovascular, $2 billion. Car- produced 3.2 trillion cubic feet in 2013 grow over $1.5 trillion of costs by 2050, diovascular deaths, strokes and heart alone. partly due to the baby boomers and disease down. Alzheimer’s, $566 million. Increased production has bolstered their growth in the demography of this domestic energy supplies and directly Nation, but also because of the extraor- We know the answer. The question is led to historically low natural gas dinary expense that this illness brings whether we are willing to put our prices across the U.S. This comes on to us. money where we can solve the most the heels of alltime high prices in 2008 This is the power curve that we are devastating, the most prevalent, and of about $12. Production in Pennsyl- looking at. If you are concerned about the most expensive of all illnesses. vania has provided royalty payments the deficit, you need to be concerned Change this little purple, bring it to landowners, while contributing sig- about Alzheimer’s. If you are con- back up perhaps to $2 billion a year, as nificant funds to counties. cerned about the American family, you we do with HIV/AIDS, cardiovascular, Madam Speaker, private and State- need to be concerned about Alz- and cancer. Spend the research money. owned lands have changed the face of heimer’s. We are close in many, many ways energy production and affordability in Here is what we are looking at for across this Nation with programs that our country. The Federal Government what is the second biggest cost in the are under way. would stand to gain by following suit. Federal budget, that is, Medicare and Here is the specific ask that I make This starts with opening up new areas Medicaid. Here is the growth that we to this Congress: not $2 billion, but $200 of Federal lands, both onshore and off- are looking over the period of the next million additional money in the appro- shore, for the production of our natural 35 years, from some $122 billion to over priations that we are doing today—$200 resources. $880 billion. million.

VerDate Sep 11 2014 09:29 Jan 07, 2015 Jkt 079060 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\RECORD14\NOV 2014\H19NO4.REC H19NO4 ejoyner on DSK2VPTVN1PROD with CONG-REC-ONLINE November 19, 2014 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H8075 BRAIN HEALTH The demand to find the students and pun- one thing that we heard repeatedly in ish those responsible for their disappearance almost every meeting was how thank- The SPEAKER pro tempore. The has broadened into a more diverse fury about Chair recognizes the gentleman from ful the Israelis were for the United corrupt politicians and their drug-traf- States Congress’ continued support for Texas (Mr. WILLIAMS) for 5 minutes. ficking cronies. the Iron Dome and other defense mis- Mr. WILLIAMS. Madam Speaker, I Mexican prosecutors have formally rise today to recognize the tremendous sile systems and our belief in Israel’s charged former Iguala Mayor Jose Luis need to maintain its qualitative mili- work of the Center for Brain Health at Abarca in the disappearance of the stu- the University of Texas at Dallas and tary edge over its enemies. dents. Unfortunately, this is not an iso- Iron Dome has become known for its its Brain Performance Institute. Not lated incident. In the last several only do their programs and research accuracy after its remarkable perform- months, three constituent families of ance in 2012, especially in November of benefit the public, they have a team mine have been touched by murder in that specifically focuses on serving Ac- that year during Operation Pillar of northern Mexico. Defense, when Hamas terrorists fired tive Duty servicemembers, veterans, I again call on the United States military spouses, and caregivers. thousands of rockets indiscriminately State Department to ensure that the into Israeli civilian populations. The More than 2.5 million men and Mexican Government thoroughly inves- women have admirably worn the uni- sheer numbers were astounding, and tigates these atrocities and that those the rate of success is a testament to form to protect America’s freedom responsible be brought to justice and since 9/11. Sadly, nearly 20 percent of the U.S.-Israeli cooperation. prosecuted to the fullest extent of the So when we arrived in Israel in Au- them come back from Iraq and Afghan- law. gust of 2013, less than a year after Pil- istan with PTSD or major depression. The crises of human smuggling, drug lar of Defense, one of the first things More than 250,000 servicemembers have smuggling, and illegal migration do that Prime Minister Netanyahu said to sustained a traumatic brain injury in not begin or end at the border. Resolv- us was: the last decade. ing these matters requires that we ad- Thank you for Iron Dome. It truly saved This ring that I wear is a sobering re- dress issues of economic development countless innocent Israeli lives. minder that 22 servicemembers or vet- and cartel violence in Mexico and that We visited a deployed Iron Dome bat- erans commit suicide each and every we address the demand for narcotics in tery in northern Israel to see this re- day. Something has to be done to help the United States, along with elimi- markable piece of technology. We also these heroes battle their inner en- nating the presence of cartels in an es- met the incredible young men and emies, and that is where the Brain timated 1,000 U.S. cities. women of the Israeli Defense Forces Health team comes in. The leaders of the State Department who operate the Iron Dome batteries. The Brain Health team is dedicated in Washington, D.C., need to under- It was impressive and inspiring to see to creating public and private partner- stand that this is one of the most how well these young people handled ships to not only eliminate the stigma pressing foreign policy issues con- the weight of such an incredible bur- often associated with PTSD or TBI, but fronting our Nation. Otherwise, evil den, but that is a testament to the to improve treatment and access to will indeed triumph. Jewish people and to Israel. that treatment. This team is essen- The next time I witnessed firsthand tially retraining brains to build their f the importance of Iron Dome was just resilience, regeneration, and reverse INCREASE OF VIOLENT ATTACKS this past summer, Madam Speaker. We losses in mental capacity, giving these IN ISRAEL were in Israel and in Jordan to get a men and women the opportunity to The SPEAKER pro tempore. The better understanding of the situation overcome the trauma of war and pur- Chair recognizes the gentlewoman from in the Middle East. We had arrived in sue a happy and healthy future. Florida (Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN) for 5 min- the region about 2 weeks after the news The Center for Brain Health and utes. that Hamas had kidnapped three Brain Performance has provided sci- Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN. Madam Speak- Israeli teens, Eyal, Naftali, and Gilad. entifically proven programs to more er, a strong Israel means a strong We were in Israel the day that the than 500 warriors in seven States, in- United States, and a strong United heart-wrenching news came out that cluding my home State of Texas. The States means a strong Israel. That is the bodies of these three young boys institute’s service to our troops is out- why I want to offer my condolences to had been found riddled with bullets in standing. They are the perfect example the families of the Israelis murdered by the territories. It was an incredible of America’s commitment to take care Palestinian terrorists in Jerusalem moment of sadness, of loss, of despair of our warriors and their families, and yesterday. for the entire nation, and we grieved I am proud to recognize their good The increase in these attacks is a with them when we attended the fu- works. grim reminder of the need for the neral of the three teenagers. In God we trust. United States—now, more than ever— But Israel had no time to grieve over f to stand side by side in support of its loss of these three because Hamas THE 43 MURDERED MEXICAN Israel and its right to defend itself and had been engaged in rocket attacks STUDENTS her citizens. I condemn these terror at- against Israel that began when the tacks, and I call on President Obama three boys were abducted and mur- The SPEAKER pro tempore. The and leaders of other responsible na- dered. Their intensity increased as the Chair recognizes the gentleman from tions to do the same and to hold Abu search began; and once Israel found the Texas (Mr. VELA) for 5 minutes. Mazen and the Palestinian leadership bodies, Hamas began firing rockets, Mr. VELA. Madam Speaker, I rise to accountable for these actions. hundreds of rockets into innocent bring attention to the massacre of 43 We must recognize the importance of Israeli civilian populations. students in Mexico. U.S.-Israel cooperation across a wide Amid the constant barrage of rockets Edmund Burke said: spectrum of areas, but particularly our and the continual blares of warning si- All that is necessary for the triumph of cooperation on security and defense rens, Iron Dome once again proved its evil is that good men do nothing. issues. worth and importance. It successfully On September 26, students from a In the past year, I have had the op- shot down rocket after rocket aimed at teacher training college visited Iguala, portunity to not only see firsthand the Israeli people over the course of the Mexico, to participate in a protest. Ac- what our joint efforts have produced latest operation called Protective cording to media reports, the students with the Iron Dome antimissile defense Edge. were arrested by police forces and system, but also why this is such an The performance of Iron Dome, handed over to a criminal gang. Their important venture. Last August, I led a Madam Speaker, shows how great both burned bodies have reportedly been congressional delegation trip to Israel Israeli and American technology and found discarded in a river. to discuss our bilateral relationship expertise are, and why it is vitally im- As The Washington Post reported with Prime Minister Netanyahu and portant that our two countries con- yesterday: other top-ranking Israeli officials. The tinue to work together on projects

VerDate Sep 11 2014 09:29 Jan 07, 2015 Jkt 079060 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\RECORD14\NOV 2014\H19NO4.REC H19NO4 ejoyner on DSK2VPTVN1PROD with CONG-REC-ONLINE H8076 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE November 19, 2014 such as Iron Dome, David’s Sling, Capitol Hill. He has counseled me in harm’s way on our behalf—of their Arrow, and many others. through numerous legislative wins and strong heart of survival. Congress recognizes this fact, and milestones in our time together, and In Jessica’s case, on November 19, that is why we continue to fund these folks in the 12th District know Hill as 2002, Jessica was nearly killed after her major projects in a bipartisan manner, a tireless advocate on their behalf, and mother, while under the influence of because we understand the threats that his service to them will never be for- prescription drugs and illegal drugs, Israel faces and we understand the im- gotten. ran a red light and crashed. Jessica’s portance of Israel’s right to defend her- These three are the foundation of one father experienced a parent’s worst self to ensure her continued existence. of the best staffs on Capitol Hill, but nightmare when doctors had given up I authored and the House passed the the rest of the 12th District staff de- hope that she would survive. U.S.-Israel Strategic Partnership Act, serves recognition, too. But those doctors didn’t know Jes- which bestows upon Israel a unique My communications director for the sica. status as a major strategic ally of the last 3 years, Richard Carbo; Jonathan Like all Texans, she didn’t just give United States, and I hope that one day Arogeti, my senior legislative assist- up. She underwent multiple blood soon we will be able to pass this bill ant; Jessie Andrews, our senior legisla- transfusions and surgeries, and she en- again in the new Congress and send it tive correspondent and scheduler; dured painful rehab. There were many to the President for his signature. Vanna Cure, who has served in the dis- dark days for this brave young woman. f trict and in Washington on a number of Despite the extraordinary odds HONORING THE CONGRESSIONAL initiatives in our office; Asa Porter, against her—and all said the odds were STAFF OF GEORGIA’S 12TH CON- our legislative correspondent; against her—I am glad to report that GRESSIONAL DISTRICT Francesca Amodeo, our staff assistant Jessica is living a happy, healthy, and The SPEAKER pro tempore. The and intern; Demetrius McCoy, a dedi- productive life in my district. Jessica’s Chair recognizes the gentleman from cated advocate in the district on behalf journey reminds us all of the indomi- of our veterans; Beverly Kay table nature of the human spirit and of Georgia (Mr. BARROW) for 5 minutes. Mr. BARROW of Georgia. Madam Herrington, who is dedicated to helping our basic desires to persevere in the Speaker, I don’t know if this will be folks in the district get the benefits face of seemingly insurmountable odds the last time I address this House, but they are owed from the Federal Gov- and challenges. I can think of no more appropriate sub- ernment; Troy Windham, who helped My legislation recognizes November ject for such an occasion than to honor introduce us to many folks in the new- 19 as Survivors Victory Day and en- those who have worked with me over est portions of the district and helped courages all to honor the thousands the last 10 years serving the people of deal with the VA during a difficult who have been victims and, more im- Georgia’s 12th Congressional District. time; Matthew Kleinsorge, a veteran portantly, survivors of traumatic Representing Georgia in the House of himself and a loyal staffer to this dis- crimes, illnesses, and misfortunes. I Representatives has been the honor of trict who has been my eyes and ears on call on my colleagues to celebrate this my life. I have met thousands of peo- all issues for veterans. survival and to support this important ple, both in Georgia and Washington, I I would also like to thank those bill. will count as friends and colleagues for former staffers who have served over f the rest of my life. the years. They may have left the Bar- But any Member of Congress can tell row team, but they never went very RECESS you that the key to a successful con- far: Roman Levit, Brandon Webb, Pey- The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- gressional office is to gather the best ton Bell, Jane Brodsky, Kristin ant to clause 12(a) of rule I, the Chair and brightest people to serve the peo- Fulford, Luke Moses, Wes Devetger, declares the House in recess until noon ple we represent. I am honored to have Lauren Perry, Harper Lawson, Will today. served with a staff who are known on Rooks, Aaron Schmidt, Mike Goodman, Accordingly (at 10 o’clock and 33 Capitol Hill as among the hardest Chris Schepis, Chris Cashman, Doug minutes a.m.), the House stood in re- working and most effective. Moore, Bennett Golder, Meredith Wise, cess. My staff has worked under some very Anne Scheer, Tharon Johnson, f difficult circumstances, facing what Vernisha Davis, Brandi Hebron, Kristie many called insurmountable odds, and Gregory, Najhee Jackson, Kathryn b 1200 put in long hours to make sure the peo- Hyler, Anne Watson, Reggie AFTER RECESS ple of Georgia’s 12th District had rep- Castleberry, Mike Little, Charles The recess having expired, the House resentation like they had never seen Renwick, David Bell, Adam Toledano, was called to order by the Speaker at before. Thanks from this Congressman and Yvonne Davis. noon. will never be enough, but my success in Madam Speaker, it has been the this position is because of their dedica- honor of my life to have served along- f tion to this office. side this team, and for all their hard PRAYER I would like to recognize the staff, work and dedication to me and to the The Chaplain, the Reverend Patrick some of whom have left, but many of people of Georgia’s 12th District, I say J. Conroy, offered the following prayer: whom are here until the end, who have thank you. made all this possible. Living God, we give You thanks for My chief of staff, Ashley Jones, has f giving us another day. been the foundation of this operation. b 1030 As we meditate on all the blessings of Ashley has been my most trusted ad- life, we especially pray for the blessing SURVIVORS VICTORY DAY viser and assembled a team that has of peace in our lives and in our world. delivered such outstanding results over The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Our fervent prayer, O God, is that peo- the last 10 years. Her loyalty, counsel, Chair recognizes the gentleman from ple will learn to live together in rec- and friendship have meant the world to Texas (Mr. CARTER) for 5 minutes. onciliation and respect so that the ter- me, and she has been an invaluable Mr. CARTER. Madam Speaker, last rors of war and of dictatorial abuse will asset to the 12th District. month, in October, I had a young lady, be no more. Lynthia Ross Owens has served as my Jessica Huber, and her father come to Bless all the peacemakers of our district director. Lynthia has been the my Round Rock office and tell me a world. May Your eternal spirit be with most respected member of my staff in great story of survival. them and with us always. the district. For years, she has been I am introducing legislation on be- May Your special blessings be upon my eyes and ears in Georgia when the half of this 13-year-old, Jessica Huber the Members of this assembly in the congressional schedule has taken me of Leander, Texas, and all who have important, sometimes difficult work away from the district. shown the real meaning of survival, they are given to do. Give them wis- Hill Thomas is by far the most and we have great examples every day dom and charity that they might work knowledgeable legislative director on in our armed services—who are serving together for the common good.

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The Chair has exam- middle class workers changed count- The American people want a Con- ined the Journal of the last day’s pro- less lives and will continue to do so in gress that gets things done and works ceedings and announces to the House his memory. for them instead of a Congress looking his approval thereof. Terry Allen was an inspiration to all to score political points. While our Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Jour- who knew him. I ask my colleagues to economy has recovered, too many nal stands approved. join me in honoring his legacy, cele- Americans feel left out of that recov- brating his life, and remembering his ery. So as we bring this Congress to an f illustrious contributions to the city of end and begin to prepare for the next PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE Chicago. Congress, we should all renew our com- The SPEAKER. Will the gentleman f mitment to the American people and from California (Mr. HONDA) come for- NO SOCIAL SECURITY FOR NAZIS remember whom we were sent here to ward and lead the House in the Pledge ACT serve. of Allegiance. (Mr. SAM JOHNSON of Texas asked f Mr. HONDA led the Pledge of Alle- and was given permission to address HONORING HAROLD COKER giance as follows: the House for 1 minute and to revise (Mr. FLEISCHMANN asked and was I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the and extend his remarks.) given permission to address the House United States of America, and to the Repub- Mr. SAM JOHNSON of Texas. Mr. for 1 minute.) lic for which it stands, one nation under God, Speaker, as chairman of the Ways and indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. Mr. FLEISCHMANN. Mr. Speaker, Means Subcommittee on Social Secu- this weekend the Third District of Ten- f rity, the committee of jurisdiction nessee lost a beloved member of its over who receives Social Security ben- ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE SPEAKER community, Mr. Harold Coker. efits, I am introducing, along with As the first in his family to graduate The SPEAKER. The Chair will enter- Ranking Member BECERRA and now 35 from college, Harold displayed his tain up to 15 requests for 1-minute original cosponsors, the No Social Se- unique ambition at a young age. In his speeches on each side of the aisle. curity for Nazis Act. late twenties, he started his own busi- The world must never forget the 6 f ness, Coker Tire Company, in Athens, million Jews and other innocents mur- Tennessee. Thanks to Harold’s hard NATIONAL RURAL HEALTH DAY dered by the Holocaust. America has work and dedication, Coker Tire ex- worked to prevent Nazis from entering (Ms. JENKINS asked and was given panded into Chattanooga and soon be- the country and reaping the benefits of permission to address the House for 1 came the largest supplier of collector U.S. citizenship, including Social Secu- minute and to revise and extend her re- tires in the world. rity. However, due to a loophole, some marks.) Harold’s involvement and leadership Nazis who came to America continue Ms. JENKINS. Mr. Speaker, I rise in his community was admired to receive Social Security benefits. today to recognize November 20 as Na- throughout the Nation. In fact, when That is just plain wrong. tional Rural Health Day. the first of my colleagues, SAM Our bipartisan bill would stop bene- I was born and raised in a small town GRAVES, the chairman of the House fits from going to denaturalized Nazis. in Kansas. I understand firsthand that Committee on Small Business, visited It also stops benefits from going to folks in rural communities deserve ac- the Third District, I took him directly Nazis who renounce their citizenship as cess to quality health care options. A to Coker Tire to show him one of Chat- part of a settlement. growing challenge facing folks in many tanooga’s most prized businesses. rural communities across the country I thank Ranking Member BECERRA for working with me on this important I am grateful for the opportunity to is access to health care. For many have worked with Harold and will miss rural communities, the presence of a bill. Mr. Speaker, I urge the House to act his lively, ambitious spirit. My critical access hospital could be the de- thoughts and prayers are with his be- ciding factor in whether or not the quickly and pass the No Social Secu- rity for Nazis Act. loved wife, Lil, and their children, next generation decides to raise their grandchildren, and great-grand- f family in their hometown. children. Harold’s legacy in the auto- These communities are the backbone AMERICA’S PRIORITIES motive industry and Tennessee com- of America. Congress’ commitment to (Mr. CICILLINE asked and was given munity will forever be remembered. ensuring rural communities have ac- permission to address the House for 1 f cess to care has been strong over the minute.) SMALL BUSINESS SATURDAY years, but it must continue. I take to Mr. CICILLINE. Mr. Speaker, over the floor today to reaffirm my per- the last several weeks, I have had the (Ms. HAHN asked and was given per- sonal, unwavering support. opportunity to meet with my constitu- mission to address the House for 1 f ents in senior centers, farmers’ mar- minute.) kets, small businesses, and on factory Ms. HAHN. Mr. Speaker, across the HONORING TERRY ALLEN floors to hear directly from them about country, many people will begin their (Mr. QUIGLEY asked and was given their priorities. holiday shopping just after Thanks- permission to address the House for 1 They are worried about the enormous giving on Black Friday and Cyber Mon- minute and to revise and extend his re- challenges facing our country, such as day. But Small Business Saturday, No- marks.) ISIS and the spread of Ebola, but most vember 29, gives us an opportunity to Mr. QUIGLEY. Mr. Speaker, I rise of all, they are worried about the fu- celebrate and support the locally today to remember and honor the life ture and the future of their families. owned shops in our communities. of an important and respected member They spoke about the need to raise Small businesses make our neighbor- of the Chicago community. Last week, the minimum wage, invest in public hood great. They give our communities we lost an advocate for the middle safety, enact comprehensive immigra- character and drive our local economy. class, Terry Allen, when he lost his tion reform, strengthen public edu- I am proud to support our small busi- battle with cancer. cation, make college more affordable, nesses as a shopper and as a member of Serving for decades as a dedicated and, most importantly, getting them the Committee on Small Business here leader, he represented thousands of back to work. in Congress.

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In July 2011, he said, ‘‘I Senator GRAHAM has stated that the (Mrs. FOXX asked and was given per- know some people want me to bypass administration ‘‘needs to understand mission to address the House for 1 Congress and change the laws on my that this Iranian regime cares more minute.) own, but that’s not how our system about trying to weaken America and Mrs. FOXX. Mr. Speaker, yesterday works. That’s not how our democracy push us out of the Middle East than co- the Senate rejected legislation to ap- functions.’’ operating with us. Until we recognize prove the Keystone XL pipeline. Mean- A year ago, President Obama said, that reality and formulate a regional while, the House has passed legislation ‘‘If, in fact, I could solve all these prob- strategy to counter the Iranian re- to authorize building the pipeline nine lems without passing laws in Congress, gime’s malign influence, we will con- times. then I would do so. But we are also a tinue to harm U.S. national security There is no good reason to continue nation of laws. That’s part of our tradi- interests.’’ to delay this project, which will create tion. And what I’m proposing,’’ he said The Iranians have not earned the tens of thousands of jobs and has then, ‘‘is the harder path, which is to right to be trusted. Despite years of strong bipartisan support. use our democratic processes to their misleading nuclear inspectors and Keystone XL is the most studied achieve the same goal.’’ ignoring international calls to suspend pipeline in our Nation’s history. Thou- President Obama should reflect on enrichment while developing ballistic sands of pages prove its worth to our his own words. He should follow the missiles, incredibly, the administra- economy and national interest and fur- democratic process, as reflected in the tion continues to acquiesce to a dan- ther document its safety. It will spur recent election. A bedrock principle of gerous deal. job creation, help us on our way to en- our Nation is the rule of law. That Senator GRAHAM has been a Paul Re- ergy independence, and increase access principle promotes stability and fair- vere—warning of regional threats, to affordable North American oil. ness. holding the President accountable for For more than 6 years, supporters of Will the President’s actions promote his national security mistakes. He pro- the Keystone XL pipeline have been stability or even more chaos? Will it be motes congressional approval on any fighting to secure the necessary ap- fair to American workers and immi- deal reached with Iran. Together, sanc- proval that would allow the U.S. to grants who have done things the legal tions should be promoted which will stop further nuclear blackmail and pro- take advantage of vital oil production way? Any immigration reform, Mr. Speak- mote the safety of Israel and our re- in Canada and the northern United er, must be fair and must respect the gional allies. States. It appears supporters will have rule of law. In conclusion, God bless our troops, to wait a little longer before the Sen- and the President should take action ate finally acts in America’s economic f to never forget September the 11th in and energy interests. TIME FOR A ROBUST DEBATE ON the global war on terrorism. f THE MIDDLE EAST f HONORING BARNETT GRIER (Mr. HONDA asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 CARBON MONOXIDE AWARENESS (Mr. TAKANO asked and was given minute and to revise and extend his re- (Mr. HIGGINS asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 marks.) permission to address the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his re- Mr. HONDA. Mr. Speaker, I rise minute.) marks.) today to urge this Chamber to do its Mr. HIGGINS. Mr. Speaker, I rise to Mr. TAKANO. Mr. Speaker, I rise constitutional duty and debate a new recognize the importance of carbon today to pay tribute to Barnett Grier, authorization for use of military force. monoxide awareness. who lived to be 99 years old and passed Eight weeks ago, the House rushed Each year, 400 people in the United away last week. through an amendment to the con- States die from carbon monoxide poi- The son of a slave, Mr. Grier grew up tinuing resolution to authorize arming soning, making it the leading cause of in Charlotte, North Carolina. He was a and training vetted Syrian rebels. But accidental poisoning deaths in the physicist, a businessman, a teacher, this is not something we should go into country. The real tragedy is that these and an author. But it was perhaps the blindly. It is time that this Chamber deaths could be prevented through the title of civil rights activist for which has an informed, robust discussion and installation of carbon monoxide detec- he was best known. debate about the U.S. role in com- tors in the home. In 1951, Mr. Grier published his auto- bating and dealing with ISIL and other In January 2009, western New York biography, entitled, ‘‘Trek to Equal- extremists in Syria and Iraq. teenager Amanda Hansen tragically ity,’’ which detailed his family’s strug- Those 8 weeks that we went through, passed away from carbon monoxide poi- gles in Riverside, California. When his we have conducted nearly 800 airstrikes soning as a result of a defective boiler. family was transferred to our commu- in Iraq and Syria and killed nearly After Amanda’s tragic death, her nity to form the west coast division of 1,000 soldiers, terrorists, and civilians. family created the Amanda Hansen the Naval Weapons Research Center, We are quickly sliding back into com- Foundation, which aims to educate and the African American families, includ- bat in the Middle East. It may be nec- promote the awareness of carbon mon- ing Mr. Grier’s, did not receive assist- essary to send soldiers to the region to oxide poisoning and to help those who ance in their move. help repel the very real threats posed cannot afford it to obtain and install He continued to work in Riverside by ISIL and extremists. CO detectors. I join them in encour- and later founded the Habitat for Hu- But this is not something we should aging all Americans to prevent carbon manity, created a scholarship for local do and go into blindly. It is time for a monoxide-related tragedies by install- students, and established an advisory robust debate. ing detectors in their homes. committee on African American stu- f It is for Amanda and for others who dents. b 1215 have unnecessarily died that I am a co- Barnett Grier affected the lives of sponsor of H.R. 4864, the Carbon Mon- countless residents in the Inland Em- IRANIAN TALKS THREATEN oxide Poisoning Prevention Act. This pire. Because of his passion and his NATIONAL SECURITY legislation would help States and local dedication to our community, his (Mr. WILSON of South Carolina governments implement education pro- memory will undoubtedly live on. asked and was given permission to ad- grams, develop training materials, and

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ER COUNTY SHERIFF’S DETEC- for 1 minute and to revise and extend Each day that our immigration system TIVE MICHAEL DAVIS, JR. his remarks.) remains broken jobs are lost and our Mr. SMITH of Texas. Mr. Speaker, (Mr. LAMALFA asked and was given economy struggles. the editorial boards of several national permission to address the House for 1 It is unacceptable to put political in- publications have supported amnesty minute and to revise and extend his re- terests above our national interests. for millions of illegal immigrants. marks.) The time to address immigration re- It is a credit to their intellectual Mr. LAMALFA. Mr. Speaker, today, I form is now. The President’s action, honesty that the media now admit that rise in memory and honor of Placer mind you, is because this House—its President Obama’s threats to use exec- County Sheriff’s Detective Michael leadership—has chosen not to act. utive orders to undercut immigration Davis, Jr., a peace officer, brother, hus- f laws are wrong and contrary to his con- band, father, son, and hero. stitutional responsibilities. A resident of Roseville and a grad- NATIONAL RURAL HEALTH DAY For example, a Washington Post edi- uate of my alma mater, Butte College, (Mr. SMITH of Nebraska asked and torial commented: Michael dedicated his life to public was given permission to address the ‘‘In Mr. Obama’s own words, acting safety. House for 1 minute and to revise and alone is ‘not how our democracy func- Having first come to the Placer extend his remarks.) tions.’ ’’ County Sheriff’s Office as a reserve Mr. SMITH of Nebraska. Mr. Speak- The Wall Street Journal editorial deputy in 1996, Michael was hired as a er, I rise today to acknowledge Na- board said: police officer with the Auburn Police ‘‘We support more liberal immigra- tional Rural Health Day, which is to- Department, and in 1999, he began tion but not Mr. Obama’s means of morrow, November 20. working for the department in many doing it on his own whim because he’s The Third District of Nebraska con- capacities, including as an impact tired of working with Congress.’’ tains over 50 Critical Access Hospitals. Even The New York Times admits weapons instructor, an emergency driv- Rural hospitals are vital to rural areas. ‘‘the President cannot rewrite immi- ing instructor, an adviser to the youth These facilities provide crucial care to gration law.’’ Explorer Program, and as a homicide some of our most elderly and vulner- But the media isn’t alone. Public detective for the past 10 years. able populations. opinion polls show a strong majority of Recently, on October 24 of this year, Recent reports have stated these fa- Americans disapprove of the Presi- during a horrific crime spree, Michael cilities are facing a disproportionate dent’s issuing executive orders to grant Davis, Jr., was one of two northern rate in closures. This year alone, 43 amnesty. The President should listen California sheriff’s deputies, including rural hospitals have closed nationwide. to the American people, not to those Sacramento County Deputy Sheriff Because of ObamaCare, we are seeing who want him to violate his oath of of- Danny Oliver, who lost their lives in the beginning of deep cuts to Medicare fice to uphold the Nation’s laws. the line of duty. As a detective, he may beneficiaries, which is a major patient not have normally been on this type of population for these rural facilities. f call, but he answered the call during Rural hospitals are also having to HAWAII COUNTY LEADERS this crime spree when a twice-deported deal with arbitrary regulations, such (Ms. GABBARD asked and was given criminal was running and gunning all as physician supervision and a 96-hour permission to address the House for 1 up through two different counties. pre-certification rule. These facilities minute.) Michael died while protecting his simply do not have the power to abide Ms. GABBARD. Mr. Speaker, I have community, and, indeed, he helped stop by these regulations while continuing an active volcano with lava flowing di- this crime spree. It is a tragic loss felt to provide affordable and efficient rectly toward a small town called deeply by many in the community, in- health care. Pahoa, in my district, so I want to cluding by myself, with the sadness I will continue to fight to ensure our take this opportunity to highlight two that it brings for all. He was protecting rural communities maintain access to courageous leaders who have been at the people of Placer County in that quality care, and I appreciate the op- the heart of a very strong, resilient line of duty. portunity to recognize National Rural community which faces an uncertain Mr. Speaker, I stand today in rec- Health Day. future as the Kilauea lava flow con- ognition and honor of Detective Mi- f tinues slowly and steadily towards chael Davis for all of his service to our HONORING UNION SCHOOL their homes, their businesses, and their community, and I stand beside his fam- DISTRICT 81 community. ily, including his wife, Jessica, and Hawaii County Mayor Billy Kenoi their four children in their time of sor- (Mr. FOSTER asked and was given and Hawaii County Civil Defense Ad- row and profound personal loss. permission to address the House for 1 ministrator Darryl Oliveira have God give them strength, healing, and minute and to revise and extend his re- shown incredible leadership, not only peace. marks.) in response to this but also in response f Mr. FOSTER. Mr. Speaker, I rise to Hurricane Iselle and Tropical Storm today to recognize Union School Dis- Ana and, now, to the nearly 5 months COMPREHENSIVE IMMIGRATION trict 81—a single school district in Jo- of managing the slowly creeping lava REFORM liet, Illinois—for winning an Award of flow threatening Pahoa. All three of (Mr. COSTA asked and was given per- Merit from the Illinois State Board of these natural disasters have been pun- mission to address the House for 1 Education for outstanding improve- ishing for this community of Puna, minute and to revise and extend his re- ment and effort. whose residents continue to unite and marks.) This district has undergone a trans- show optimism even with this uncer- Mr. COSTA. Mr. Speaker, as this formation that would have seemed im- tain future. Congress comes to a close and as the possible 2 years ago. Since then, in ad- Billy and Darryl’s tireless work and 114th begins, I am hopeful that we can dition to a renewed focus on academics, strong leadership have kept people come together at some time to pass the school has built its first play- safe, informed, and prepared even as comprehensive immigration reform. ground, provided computers for all stu- Mother Nature, through Madame Pele, Unfortunately, time and time again, dents in the third through eighth runs her course. House leadership has consistently de- grades, and added 18 days of school for

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Record votes on postponed questions forts of Superintendent Tim The families that we are celebrating will be taken later. Baldermann for his dedication to pro- on National Adoption Day and in Na- f viding a top-quality education for all tional Adoption Month are true heroes. of his students. I congratulate them on They are opening their hearts and are JOHN F. KENNEDY CENTER their important achievement. embarking on the ultimate journey of REAUTHORIZATION ACT OF 2014 f love and commitment. As a member of Mr. MICA. Mr. Speaker, I move to suspend the rules and pass the bill EXECUTIVE ACTION ON both the bipartisan Congressional Coa- (H.R. 5448) to amend the John F. Ken- IMMIGRATION lition on Adoption and Congressional Caucus on Foster Youth, I will con- nedy Center Act to authorize appro- (Mr. VARGAS asked and was given tinue to work with my colleagues to priations for the John F. Kennedy Cen- permission to address the House for 1 help create a better foundation for ter for the Performing Arts. minute and to revise and extend his re- these precious children to thrive, grow, The Clerk read the title of the bill. marks.) and flourish into independent and suc- The text of the bill is as follows: Mr. VARGAS. Mr. Speaker, I rise cessful adults. H.R. 5448 today to urge President Obama to take executive action on immigration. f Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Rep- resentatives of the United States of America in I would have loved to have been here b 1230 Congress assembled, today to celebrate the passage of com- NO SOCIAL SECURITY FOR NAZIS SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. prehensive immigration reform in this ACT This Act may be cited as the ‘‘John F. Ken- House, but this House has refused to nedy Center Reauthorization Act of 2014’’. (Mr. BECERRA asked and was given hold a single vote. SEC. 2. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. Fifteen months ago, the Senate permission to address the House for 1 Section 13 of the John F. Kennedy Center passed a comprehensive immigration minute and to revise and extend his re- Act (20 U.S.C. 76r) is amended by striking bill in a bipartisan manner. This bill marks.) subsections (a) and (b) and inserting the fol- would have addressed many of the Mr. BECERRA. Mr. Speaker, today, lowing: practices with our immigration poli- 160 million Americans pay into Social ‘‘(a) MAINTENANCE, REPAIR, AND SECU- cies that are simply unsustainable and Security every day that they work, and RITY.—There is authorized to be appropriated contrary to our values. as a result, they know that they and to the Board to carry out section 4(a)(1)(H)— By the end of today, about 1,000 peo- their families will be protected if they ‘‘(1) $22,200,000 for fiscal year 2015; die, become disabled, or retire. ‘‘(2) $23,000,000 for fiscal year 2016; ple will have been removed from this ‘‘(3) $24,000,000 for fiscal year 2017; country and from their families. Be- For most of the 58 million Americans ‘‘(4) $26,000,000 for fiscal year 2018; and cause of this, I call on President who currently receive Social Security, ‘‘(5) $27,000,000 for fiscal year 2019. Obama to take bold and meaningful ac- a Social Security benefit check is their ‘‘(b) CAPITAL PROJECTS.—There is author- tion on immigration. This action will most important source of income. We ized to be appropriated to the Board to carry inevitably provide a boost to our na- recently learned that some Nazi war out subparagraphs (F) and (G) of section tional and local economies while help- criminals and collaborators slipped 4(a)(1)— ing to promote strong communities through a loophole in our law and are ‘‘(1) $12,200,000 for fiscal year 2015; in fact receiving these very same So- ‘‘(2) $16,000,000 for fiscal year 2016; and family unity. ‘‘(3) $13,000,000 for fiscal year 2017; The President can act within his cial Security benefits. ‘‘(4) $13,000,000 for fiscal year 2018; and legal authority—just like President I am pleased to join with my dear ‘‘(5) $14,000,000 for fiscal year 2019.’’. friend and colleague from Texas, Mr. Ronald Reagan did exactly on this The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- SAM JOHNSON, to introduce the No So- issue—to ensure that thousands of ant to the rule, the gentleman from mothers and fathers are no longer sepa- cial Security for Nazis Act, which Florida (Mr. MICA) and the gentleman rated from their children. The Presi- tightly closes this very loophole. from Indiana (Mr. CARSON) each will As the chairman and the ranking dent must act and act boldly now. control 20 minutes. member of the Social Security Sub- f The Chair recognizes the gentleman committee, Mr. JOHNSON and I have the from Florida. NATIONAL ADOPTION DAY responsibility to safeguard Social Se- (Ms. KUSTER asked and was given curity, and I believe this bill is the GENERAL LEAVE permission to address the House for 1 right way to do that. Mr. MICA. Mr. Speaker, I ask unani- minute and to revise and extend her re- Like past Congresses, we believe that mous consent that all Members may marks.) there is no place for the Holocaust per- have 5 legislative days in which to re- Ms. KUSTER. Mr. Speaker, every No- petrators in the United States of Amer- vise and extend their remarks and in- vember, we celebrate National Adop- ica, and if there is no place for them in clude extraneous materials on H.R. tion Month and National Adoption Day our country, then there is certainly no 5448. to help build awareness of the many place for them in our crown jewel, So- The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there children in foster care who are waiting cial Security. objection to the request of the gen- to find permanent, loving families. I hope we can move quickly to enact tleman from Florida? Sadly, more than 100,000 children are this legislation before Social Security There was no objection. currently waiting for permanent fami- is required to pay another dime to a Mr. MICA. Mr. Speaker, I yield my- lies and have waited for years in foster Nazi war criminal. self as much time as I may consume. care. Every year, dozens age out of the I thank Chairman JOHNSON for his Mr. Speaker and my colleagues, I system without ever finding a perma- tireless work on this issue, and I urge bring up a bill which is a simple reau- nent home. As an adoption attorney for my colleagues to join Chairman JOHN- thorization bill, and I am very pleased 25 years, I know firsthand how impor- SON and me in sponsoring the No Social to be here actually on behalf of the tant it is to adopt and provide a stable Security for Nazis Act. gentleman from Pennsylvania (Mr. environment for children. Every child f BARLETTA), and we wish him well. He deserves loving parents, and adoption has had some medical issues. He chairs is a great way to unite a child who ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE SPEAKER the Subcommittee on Transportation. needs a home with a loving family. PRO TEMPORE He actually has a cosponsorship with Yesterday, I was proud that the New The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. the gentleman from Indiana (Mr. CAR- Hampshire bureau of Community and DUNCAN of Tennessee). Pursuant to SON), who you will be hearing from in a

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The question was taken; and (two- thank again the current leader of the (Mr. CARSON of Indiana asked and thirds being in the affirmative) the Transportation Committee, the gen- was given permission to revise and ex- rules were suspended and the bill was tleman from Pennsylvania (Mr. SHU- tend his remarks.) passed. STER), for his leadership on this issue Mr. CARSON of Indiana. Mr. Speak- A motion to reconsider was laid on and for also moving this legislation er, I thank my very esteemed colleague the table. forward, and as I said, Mr. BARLETTA from Florida, Chairman MICA. f and Mr. CARSON from Indiana have also Mr. Speaker, I am very pleased to be STELA REAUTHORIZATION ACT OF taken the lead on this measure. an original cosponsor of H.R. 5448, 2014 The building, of course, is a national which reauthorizes the Kennedy Center monument. It is our national cultural through fiscal year 2019 for operations, Mr. UPTON. Mr. Speaker, I move to center. In fact, it is owned and main- repairs, and capital projects. The au- suspend the rules and pass the bill tained by the Federal Government, and thorization levels in this bill are de- (H.R. 5728) to amend the Communica- it is a memorial to the late John F. rived from the Kennedy Center’s 2014 tions Act of 1934 and title 17, United Kennedy. comprehensive building plan and are States Code, to extend expiring provi- Now, I want to cite in the RECORD, to supported by the Kennedy Center. sions relating to the retransmission of let folks know this because most peo- The Kennedy Center is, first and fore- signals of television broadcast stations, ple don’t know this, that the idea that most, a Presidential memorial. We and for other purposes. came forth for the Kennedy Center was have a responsibility to fund its main- The Clerk read the title of the bill. not so much by President Kennedy, but tenance, consistent with the dignity of The text of the bill is as follows: it was the foresight and vision of Presi- a memorial to the 35th President of the H.R. 5728 dent Eisenhower. President Eisenhower United States of America. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Rep- actually proposed a national cultural Now, I strongly believe, Mr. Speaker, resentatives of the United States of America in center when he was President. that allocating funding for proactive Congress assembled, When they renovated the Eisenhower maintenance and repairs is in the best SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. Theater several years ago, some of the interest of our taxpayers. The Kennedy (a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the ‘‘STELA Reauthorization Act of 2014’’. Eisenhower family was there, and they Center is one of the Nation’s busiest (b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of con- actually showed clips of President Ei- arts facilities. It presents more than tents for this Act is as follows: senhower proposing a national cultural 2,000 performances annually and hosts Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. center, so it was his idea and his vi- thousands of theatergoers, visitors, and Sec. 2. No additional appropriations author- sion. tourists. ized. It was named for our slain and great To Chairman MICA’s point, the Ken- TITLE I—COMMUNICATIONS PROVISIONS President Kennedy, but the vision for nedy Center also provides educational Sec. 101. Extension of authority. the national cultural center again programs for teachers and students Sec. 102. Modification of television markets came from Dwight David Eisenhower, from prekindergarten through college to further consumer access to our President. I actually saw an old across the U.S. This includes a variety relevant television program- film of him describing his vision for of events and activities across the ming. great Hoosier State of Indiana. Sec. 103. Consumer protections in retrans- what we have. mission consent. The other thing I wanted to say is, These programs are supported by per- Sec. 104. Delayed application of JSA attribu- since we built the Kennedy Center— formance fees and donations and in- tion rule. and this is a reauthorization. Some clude professional development for Sec. 105. Deletion or repositioning of sta- several years ago, I had the oppor- arts, teachers, specially-designed con- tions during certain periods. tunity to introduce legislation for the certs, phenomenal training programs Sec. 106. Repeal of integration ban. first real expansion, which I under- for talented young musicians, and Sec. 107. Report on communications impli- cations of statutory licensing stand is now underway, the plans and other outreach projects. modifications. some of the preliminary design. The Kennedy Center is providing tre- Sec. 108. Local network channel broadcast When they built the Kennedy Center, mendous value to taxpayers through reports. it was a performing arts center, but it educational opportunities and perform- Sec. 109. Report on designated market areas. never had an educational component. ances, promoting their mission of being Sec. 110. Update to cable rates report. It never had the space that they need. a national cultural center. Sec. 111. Administrative reforms to effective President Kennedy once said, ‘‘After competition petitions. So of all the legislation I have partici- Sec. 112. Definitions. pated in, I couldn’t be more proud than the dust of centuries has passed over TITLE II—COPYRIGHT PROVISIONS helping to author the first expansion our cities, we will be remembered not for our victories or defeats in battle or Sec. 201. Reauthorization. since we constructed that building. Sec. 202. Termination of license. This measure, however, is a reauthor- in politics, but for our contributions to Sec. 203. Local service area of a primary ization for some of their operations and the human spirit.’’ transmitter. their capital repairs which is part of In conclusion, I urge my colleagues Sec. 204. Market determinations. our responsibility as the Federal Gov- to join us in supporting the John F. TITLE III—SEVERABILITY ernment, so capital programs are crit- Kennedy Reauthorization Act of 2014, Sec. 301. Severability. ical. so we can continue this phenomenal SEC. 2. NO ADDITIONAL APPROPRIATIONS AU- I might say that in the expansion work. THORIZED. there is no Federal public money, that I yield back the balance of my time, No additional funds are authorized to carry it is all money that is raised privately. Mr. Speaker. out this Act, or the amendments made by It is also important that we pass this Mr. MICA. In conclusion, Mr. Speak- this Act. This Act, and the amendments legislation because it provides effective er, I ask for my colleagues to join us in made by this Act, shall be carried out using amounts otherwise authorized or appro- and efficient building operations for the approval of a bipartisan piece of priated. the next 5 years. legislation that again authorizes the TITLE I—COMMUNICATIONS PROVISIONS The amounts authorized in the legis- capital repair costs and maintenance lation will help address building ineffi- for the John F. Kennedy Center for the SEC. 101. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY. Section 325(b) of the Communications Act ciencies that we currently have. It will Performing Arts. of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 325(b)) is amended— assure that the building can continue I have no further requests for time, (1) in paragraph (2)(C), by striking ‘‘Decem- to operate cost-effectively and will also and I yield back the balance of my ber 31, 2014’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, reduce costs for the taxpayers, so those time. 2019’’; and

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(IV) as subclauses (IV) and (V), respectively; significantly viewed, within the meaning of (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 338 of the Com- (C) by inserting after subclause (II) the fol- section 76.54 of title 47, Code of Federal Reg- munications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 338) is lowing: ulations, or any successor regulation, or any amended by adding at the end the following: ‘‘(III) whether modifying the market of the other television broadcast signal such dis- ‘‘(l) MARKET DETERMINATIONS.— television station would promote consumers’ tributor is authorized to carry under section ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Following a written re- quest, the Commission may, with respect to access to television broadcast station signals 338, 339, 340, or 614 of this Act, unless such a particular commercial television broadcast that originate in their State of residence;’’; stations are directly or indirectly under station, include additional communities and common de jure control permitted by the within its local market or exclude commu- (D) by amending subclause (V), as redesig- Commission.’’. nities from such station’s local market to nated, to read as follows: (c) GOOD FAITH.—Not later than 9 months better effectuate the purposes of this sec- ‘‘(V) evidence of viewing patterns in house- after the date of the enactment of this Act, tion. holds that subscribe and do not subscribe to the Commission shall commence a rule- the services offered by multichannel video making to review its totality of the cir- ‘‘(2) CONSIDERATIONS.—In considering re- quests filed under paragraph (1), the Com- programming distributors within the areas cumstances test for good faith negotiations mission— served by such multichannel video program- under clauses (ii) and (iii) of section ‘‘(A) may determine that particular com- ming distributors in such community.’’; and 325(b)(3)(C) of the Communications Act of munities are part of more than one local (2) by moving the margin of clause (iv) 2 1934 (47 U.S.C. 325(b)(3)(C)). (d) MARGIN CORRECTIONS.—Section 325(b) of market; and ems to the left. the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. ‘‘(B) shall afford particular attention to (c) MARKET MODIFICATION PROCESS.—The 325(b)) is further amended— the value of localism by taking into account Commission shall make information avail- (1) in paragraph (3)(C), by moving the mar- such factors as— able to consumers on its website that ex- gin of clause (iii) 4 ems to the left; and ‘‘(i) whether the station, or other stations plains the market modification process, in- (2) by moving the margin of paragraph (7) located in the same area— cluding— 2 ems to the left. ‘‘(I) have been historically carried on the (1) who may petition to include additional (e) DEADLINE FOR REGULATIONS.—Not later cable system or systems within such commu- communities within, or exclude communities than 9 months after the date of the enact- nity; or from, a— ment of this Act, the Commission shall pro- ‘‘(II) have been historically carried on the (A) local market (as defined in section mulgate regulations to implement the satellite carrier or carriers serving such 122(j) of title 17, United States Code); or amendments made by this section. community; (B) television market (as determined under ‘‘(ii) whether the television station pro- section 614(h)(1)(C) of the Communications SEC. 104. DELAYED APPLICATION OF JSA ATTRI- vides coverage or other local service to such Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 534(h)(1)(C))); and BUTION RULE. community; (2) the factors that the Commission takes A party to a joint sales agreement (as de- ‘‘(iii) whether modifying the local market into account when responding to a petition fined in Note 2(k) to section 73.3555 of title of the television station would promote con- described in paragraph (1). 47, Code of Federal Regulations) that is in ef- sumers’ access to television broadcast sta- (d) IMPLEMENTATION.— fect on the effective date of the amendment tion signals that originate in their State of (1) DEADLINE FOR REGULATIONS.—Not later to Note 2(k)(2) to such section made by the residence; than 9 months after the date of the enact- Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking and ‘‘(iv) whether any other television station ment of this Act, the Commission shall pro- Report and Order adopted by the Commis- that is eligible to be carried by a satellite mulgate regulations to implement this sec- sion on March 31, 2014 (FCC 14–28), shall not carrier in such community in fulfillment of tion and the amendments made by this sec- be considered to be in violation of the owner- the requirements of this section provides tion. ship limitations of such section by reason of news coverage of issues of concern to such (2) MATTERS FOR CONSIDERATION.—As part the application of the rule in such Note community or provides carriage or coverage of the rulemaking required by paragraph (1), 2(k)(2) (as so amended) to such agreement be- of sporting and other events of interest to the Commission shall ensure that procedures fore the date that is 6 months after the end the community; and for the filing and consideration of a written of the period specified by the Commission in ‘‘(v) evidence of viewing patterns in house- request under sections 338(l) and 614(h)(1)(C) such Report and Order for such a party to holds that subscribe and do not subscribe to of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. come into compliance with such ownership the services offered by multichannel video 338(l); 534(h)(1)(C)) fully effectuate the pur- limitations. programming distributors within the areas poses of the amendments made by this sec- SEC. 105. DELETION OR REPOSITIONING OF STA- served by such multichannel video program- tion, and update what it considers to be a TIONS DURING CERTAIN PERIODS. ming distributors in such community. community for purposes of a modification of (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 614(b)(9) of the ‘‘(3) CARRIAGE OF SIGNALS.— a market under section 338(l) or 614(h)(1)(C) Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. ‘‘(A) CARRIAGE OBLIGATION.—A market de- of the Communications Act of 1934. 534(b)(9)) is amended by striking the second termination under this subsection shall not SEC. 103. CONSUMER PROTECTIONS IN RETRANS- sentence. create additional carriage obligations for a MISSION CONSENT. (b) REVISION OF RULES.—Not later than 90 satellite carrier if it is not technically and (a) JOINT RETRANSMISSION CONSENT NEGO- days after the date of the enactment of this economically feasible for such carrier to ac- TIATIONS.—Section 325(b)(3)(C) of the Com- Act, the Commission shall revise section complish such carriage by means of its sat- munications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 76.1601 of its rules (47 C.F.R. 76.1601) and any ellites in operation at the time of the deter- 325(b)(3)(C)) is amended— note to such section by removing the prohi- mination. (1) in clause (ii), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the bition against deletion or repositioning of a ‘‘(B) DELETION OF SIGNALS.—A satellite car- end; local commercial television station during a rier shall not delete from carriage the signal (2) in clause (iii), by striking the period at period in which major television ratings of a commercial television broadcast station the end and inserting a semicolon; and services measure the size of audiences of during the pendency of any proceeding under (3) by adding at the end the following: local television stations. this subsection. ‘‘(iv) prohibit a television broadcast sta- SEC. 106. REPEAL OF INTEGRATION BAN. ‘‘(4) DETERMINATIONS.—Not later than 120 tion from coordinating negotiations or nego- (a) TERMINATION OF EFFECTIVENESS.—The days after the date that a written request is tiating on a joint basis with another tele- second sentence of section 76.1204(a)(1) of filed under paragraph (1), the Commission vision broadcast station in the same local title 47, Code of Federal Regulations, termi- shall grant or deny the request. market (as defined in section 122(j) of title nates effective on the date that is 1 year ‘‘(5) NO EFFECT ON ELIGIBILITY TO RECEIVE 17, United States Code) to grant retrans- after the date of the enactment of this Act. DISTANT SIGNALS.—No modification of a com- mission consent under this section to a mul- (b) REMOVAL FROM RULES.—Not later than mercial television broadcast station’s local tichannel video programming distributor, 545 days after the date of the enactment of market pursuant to this subsection shall unless such stations are directly or indi- this Act, the Commission shall complete all have any effect on the eligibility of house- rectly under common de jure control per- actions necessary to remove the sentence de- holds in the community affected by such mitted under the regulations of the Commis- scribed in subsection (a) from its rules. modification to receive distant signals pur- sion; and’’. (c) PRESERVATION OF WAIVERS.—Any waiv- suant to section 339, notwithstanding sub- (b) PROTECTIONS FOR SIGNIFICANTLY VIEWED er of section 76.1204(a)(1) of title 47, Code of section (h)(1) of this section.’’. AND OTHER TELEVISION SIGNALS.—Section Federal Regulations, in effect as of the date (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Section 325(b)(3)(C) of the Communications Act of of the enactment of this Act or granted after 614(h)(1)(C) of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 325(b)(3)(C)) is further amend- such date shall be extended through Decem- 1934 (47 U.S.C. 534(h)(1)(C)) is amended— ed by adding at the end the following: ber 31, 2015.

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(d) WORKING GROUP.— carrier has submitted 5 reports under such section, the Commission shall complete a (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 45 days paragraph. rulemaking to establish a streamlined proc- after the date of the enactment of this Act, (b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section— ess for filing of an effective competition peti- the Chairman of the Commission shall estab- (1) the terms ‘‘local market’’ and ‘‘satellite tion pursuant to this section for small cable lish a working group of technical experts carrier’’ have the meaning given such terms operators, particularly those who serve pri- representing a wide range of stakeholders, to in section 339(d) of the Communications Act marily rural areas. identify, report, and recommend perform- of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 339(d)); and ‘‘(2) CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this sub- ance objectives, technical capabilities, and (2) the term ‘‘television broadcast station’’ section shall be construed to have any effect technical standards of a not unduly burden- has the meaning given such term in section on the duty of a small cable operator to some, uniform, and technology- and plat- 325(b)(7) of the Communications Act of 1934 prove the existence of effective competition form-neutral software-based downloadable (47 U.S.C. 325(b)(7)). under this section. security system designed to promote the SEC. 109. REPORT ON DESIGNATED MARKET ‘‘(3) DEFINITION OF SMALL CABLE OPER- competitive availability of navigation de- AREAS. ATOR.—In this subsection, the term ‘small vices in furtherance of section 629 of the (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 18 months cable operator’ has the meaning given the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 549). after the date of the enactment of this Act, term in subsection (m)(2).’’. (2) REPORT.—Not later than 9 months after the Commission shall submit to the appro- SEC. 112. DEFINITIONS. the date of the enactment of this Act, the priate congressional committees a report In this title: working group shall file a report with the that contains— (1) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMIT- Commission on its work under paragraph (1). (1) an analysis of— TEES.—The term ‘‘appropriate congressional (3) COMMISSION ASSISTANCE.—The Chairman (A) the extent to which consumers in each committees’’ means the Committee on En- of the Commission may appoint a member of local market have access to broadcast pro- ergy and Commerce and the Committee on the Commission’s staff— gramming from television broadcast stations the Judiciary of the House of Representa- (A) to moderate and direct the work of the located outside their local market, including tives and the Committee on Commerce, working group under this subsection; and through carriage by cable operators and sat- Science, and Transportation and the Com- (B) to provide technical assistance to ellite carriers of signals that are signifi- mittee on the Judiciary of the Senate. members of the working group, as appro- cantly viewed (within the meaning of section (2) COMMISSION.—The term ‘‘Commission’’ priate. 340 of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 means the Federal Communications Com- (4) INITIAL MEETING.—The initial meeting U.S.C. 340)); and mission. of the working group shall take place not (B) whether there are technologically and TITLE II—COPYRIGHT PROVISIONS later than 90 days after the date of the enact- economically feasible alternatives to the use ment of this Act. of designated market areas to define mar- SEC. 201. REAUTHORIZATION. SEC. 107. REPORT ON COMMUNICATIONS IMPLI- kets that would provide consumers with Chapter 1 of title 17, United States Code, is CATIONS OF STATUTORY LICENSING more programming options and the potential amended— MODIFICATIONS. impact such alternatives could have on lo- (1) in section 111(d)(3)— (a) STUDY.—The Comptroller General of calism and on broadcast television locally, (A) in the matter preceding subparagraph the United States shall conduct a study that regionally, and nationally; and (A), by striking ‘‘clause’’ and inserting analyzes and evaluates the changes to the (2) recommendations on how to foster in- ‘‘paragraph’’; and carriage requirements currently imposed on creased localism in counties served by out- (B) in subparagraph (B), by striking multichannel video programming distribu- of-State designated market areas. ‘‘clause’’ and inserting ‘‘paragraph’’; and tors under the Communications Act of 1934 (b) CONSIDERATIONS FOR FOSTERING IN- (2) in section 119— (47 U.S.C. 151 et seq.) and the regulations CREASED LOCALISM.—In making rec- (A) in subsection (c)(1)(E), by striking promulgated by the Commission that would ommendations under subsection (a)(2), the ‘‘2014’’ and inserting ‘‘2019’’; and be required or beneficial to consumers, and Commission shall consider— (B) in subsection (e), by striking ‘‘2014’’ such other matters as the Comptroller Gen- (1) the impact that designated market and inserting ‘‘2019’’. eral considers appropriate, if Congress imple- areas that cross State lines have on access to SEC. 202. TERMINATION OF LICENSE. mented a phase-out of the current statutory local programming; (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 119 of title 17, licensing requirements set forth under sec- (2) the impact that designated market United States Code, as amended in section tions 111, 119, and 122 of title 17, United areas have on local programming in rural 201, is amended by adding at the end the fol- States Code. Among other things, the study areas; and lowing: shall consider the impact such a phase-out (3) the state of local programming in ‘‘(h) TERMINATION OF LICENSE.—This sec- and related changes to carriage requirements tion shall cease to be effective on December would have on consumer prices and access to States served exclusively by out-of-State designated market areas. 31, 2019.’’. programming. ONFORMING MENDMENT SEC. 110. UPDATE TO CABLE RATES REPORT. (b) C A .—Section (b) REPORT.—Not later than 18 months 107(a) of the Satellite Television Extension after the date of the enactment of this Act, Section 623(k) of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 543(k)) is amended to read and Localism Act of 2010 (17 U.S.C. 119 note) the Comptroller General shall submit to the is repealed. appropriate congressional committees a re- as follows: port on the results of the study conducted ‘‘(k) REPORTS ON AVERAGE PRICES.— SEC. 203. LOCAL SERVICE AREA OF A PRIMARY TRANSMITTER. under subsection (a), including any rec- ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Commission shall Section 111(f)(4) of title 17, United States ommendations for legislative or administra- annually publish statistical reports on the Code, is amended, in the second sentence— tive actions. Such report shall also include a average rates for basic cable service and (1) by inserting ‘‘as defined by the rules discussion of any differences between such other cable programming, and for converter and regulations of the Federal Communica- results and the results of the study con- boxes, remote control units, and other equip- ducted under section 303 of the Satellite Tel- ment of cable systems that the Commission tions Commission,’’ after ‘‘television sta- evision Extension and Localism Act of 2010 has found are subject to effective competi- tion,’’; (124 Stat. 1255). tion under subsection (a)(2) compared with (2) by striking ‘‘comprises the area within 35 miles of the transmitter site, except that’’ SEC. 108. LOCAL NETWORK CHANNEL BROAD- cable systems that the Commission has CAST REPORTS. found are not subject to such effective com- and inserting ‘‘comprises the designated (a) REQUIREMENT.— petition. market area, as defined in section (1) IN GENERAL.—On the 270th day after the ‘‘(2) INCLUSION IN ANNUAL REPORT.— 122(j)(2)(C), that encompasses the community date of the enactment of this Act, and on ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Commission shall of license of such station and any commu- each succeeding anniversary of such 270th include in its report under paragraph (1) the nity that is located outside such designated day, each satellite carrier shall submit an aggregate average total amount paid by market area that is either wholly or par- annual report to the Commission setting cable systems in compensation under section tially within 35 miles of the transmitter site forth— 325. or,’’; and (A) each local market in which it— ‘‘(B) FORM.—The Commission shall publish (3) by striking ‘‘the number of miles shall (i) retransmits signals of 1 or more tele- information under this paragraph in a man- be 20 miles’’ and inserting ‘‘wholly or par- vision broadcast stations with a community ner substantially similar to the way other tially within 20 miles of such transmitter of license in that market; comparable information is published in such site’’. (ii) has commenced providing such signals report.’’. SEC. 204. MARKET DETERMINATIONS. in the preceding 1-year period; and SEC. 111. ADMINISTRATIVE REFORMS TO EFFEC- Section 122(j)(2) of title 17, United States (iii) has ceased to provide such signals in TIVE COMPETITION PETITIONS. Code, is amended— the preceding 1-year period; and Section 623 of the Communications Act of (1) by moving the margins of subpara- (B) detailed information regarding the use 1934 (47 U.S.C. 543) is amended by adding at graphs (B), (C), and (D) 2 ems to the left; and and potential use of satellite capacity for the the end the following: (2) by adding at the end the following: retransmission of local signals in each local ‘‘(o) STREAMLINED PETITION PROCESS FOR ‘‘(E) MARKET DETERMINATIONS.—The local market. SMALL CABLE OPERATORS.— market of a commercial television broadcast (2) TERMINATION.—The requirement under ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days station may be modified by the Federal Com- paragraph (1) shall cease after each satellite after the date of the enactment of this sub- munications Commission in accordance with

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SEVERABILITY. year. lose access to broadcast programming If any provision of this Act, an amendment This will provide time for the FCC to when the current satellite television made by this Act, or the application of such hold a working group on successor so- law expires at the end of this year and provision or amendment to any person or lutions to CableCARD without unduly to make some targeted reforms to the circumstance is held to be unconstitutional, delaying the benefits to consumers who video marketplace. The bill before us the remainder of this Act, the amendments choose to lease equipment from their today represents a compromise with made by this Act, and the application of such provision or amendment to any person cable provider. our colleagues from the Senate, and I or circumstance shall not be affected there- The bill also evens the playing field look forward to working with them to by. for all video providers. It seeks regu- quickly see it passed into law. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- latory parity for cable and satellite In July, the House passed H.R. 4572, ant to the rule, the gentleman from providers when it comes to protecting to reauthorize the expiring commu- broadcast signals during Nielsen nications and copyright law that al- Michigan (Mr. UPTON) and the gen- sweeps. It also provides satellite opera- lows households across America, but tleman from Texas (Mr. GENE GREEN) each will control 20 minutes. tors and broadcasters with the oppor- especially those in rural areas, access The Chair recognizes the gentleman tunity to modify local markets, like to broadcast content. In addition, the from Michigan. cable operators already have the abil- Energy and Commerce Committee on ity to do. which I serve was able to come to GENERAL LEAVE b 1245 agreement on several key reforms to Mr. UPTON. Mr. Speaker, I ask unan- our video laws to benefit the TV- imous consent that all Members may We hope that in our updated Commu- watching public. have 5 legislative days in which to re- nications Act that we can find addi- H.R. 5728 maintains these bipartisan vise and extend their remarks and in- tional ways to eliminate regulatory provisions from the bill we adopted in sert extraneous materials on the bill differences that no longer serve a July, in particular addressing the into the RECORD. meaningful, technical purpose or that abuses in the retransmission consent The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there distort business and consumer incen- process. The bill prevents two non- objection to the request of the gen- tives. commonly owned broadcasters from tleman from Michigan? The bill provides other positive, bi- colluding to jointly negotiate for re- There was no objection. partisan reforms, and it is our intent transmission consent. Mr. UPTON. Mr. Speaker, I yield my- that as we update the Communications The Energy and Commerce Com- self such time as I might consume. Act in the coming Congress that it con- mittee heard extensive testimony Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to offer tinue along that very same path. That about how this practice drives up yet another outstanding example of bi- being said, the matter before us is the prices for consumers and potentially partisanship and thoughtful policy- reauthorization of these provisions for threatens access to local broadcast making from the Energy and Com- the millions of satellite viewer sub- content. I also want to emphasize that merce Committee. scribers that depend on them. The this language does not permit broad- The STELA Reauthorization Act is clock is ticking, and the bill will en- cast stations that are deemed ‘‘com- an important piece of legislation that sure when folks flip on their TVs, yes, monly owned’’ as a result of the joint ensures that millions of satellite TV their favorite show will be available sales agreement to negotiate jointly subscribers continue to receive broad- when they want to watch it. for retransmission consent. cast TV programming from their cho- Mr. Speaker, I urge all my colleagues Our colleagues on the Senate Com- sen satellite provider. to vote for the bill as this Congress is merce Committee proposed additional We have reached across party lines quickly drawing to a close. pro-consumer reforms, and I am and across the two houses of Congress I particularly want to thank Sub- pleased that we were able to include to craft a compromise for this must- committee on Communications and those in H.R. 5728. Mr. Speaker, these pass legislation that will improve the Technology Chair GREG WALDEN, Rank- provisions include an FCC rulemaking video marketplace for TV viewers ing Members HENRY WAXMAN and ANNA to assess the standard for determining across the country. ESHOO, and Judiciary Chairman BOB whether parties are negotiating in good In addition to reauthorizing the dis- GOODLATTE, as well as our respective faith for retransmission consent, a pro- tant signals offered by satellite pro- staffs for their bipartisan and hard hibition on broadcasters preventing viders, we were able to include targeted work on this very important legisla- significantly viewed signals from being reforms that in fact will enhance the tion. I also want to thank our Senate carried in local markets, and greater video marketplace and allow con- colleagues JAY ROCKEFELLER and JOHN transparency for consumers by includ- sumers to access the programming that THUNE for their willingness to work ing retransmission consent payments they want when they want it. with us to find common ground. in the FCC’s report on cable rates. These reforms are prime examples of I am proud of our committee’s record H.R. 5728 also makes further changes the kinds of deregulatory changes that of bipartisan results. As we work to- to the provisions that were heavily de- we are looking at as we work to replace ward the Communications Act update bated in the House during consider- the 80-year-old Communications Act. next year to modernize our Nation’s ation of H.R. 4572. The bill now extends They are going to spur investment in communication laws for the innovation by 6 months the deadline for broad- communications networks, promote era, continued cooperation will be crit- casters to unwind certain joint sales competition, and, yes, create needed ical to that success. Without this bill, agreements, a rule which the FCC American jobs. without this reauthorization being tightened earlier this year to address For example, the bill eliminates the moved forward, satellite viewers—mil- concerns that broadcaster coordination costly CableCARD integration ban that lions of Americans—will have those in local markets were undermining lo- has increased the cost of cable-leased sets turned off. It is important that we calism, competition, and diversity. set-top boxes and makes them less en- reauthorize this bill, and I am pleased Finally, H.R. 5728 reflects further ergy efficient. Ultimately, this is a to do so in a very bipartisan way. compromise on the FCC’s cable set-top double whammy for consumers be- Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of box rules. The FCC’s integration ban— cause, after being forced to pay for an my time. the rule written to promote competi- unnecessary and antiquated tech- Mr. GENE GREEN of Texas. Mr. tion in the cable set-top box market— nology, consumers then have to pay a Speaker, I yield myself as much time will sunset in 1 year. This well-inten- penalty in the form of higher electric as I may consume. tioned rule has not resulted in the kind bills. Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of H.R. of competition Congress envisioned and Although we eliminated the whole 5728, the Satellite Television Extension has actually caused significant energy mandate in our original bill that we and Localism Act Reauthorization. inefficiencies in cable set-top boxes.

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I support further ef- have just heard from, for their minutes to the distinguished gen- forts to promote competition in the thoughtful, bipartisan work on lifting tleman from Louisiana (Mr. SCALISE), set-top box market and look forward to the integration ban. the Republican whip and a member of engaging with the working group and Now, the bill offers a glide path for the Committee on Energy and Com- the FCC on this issue. those companies that currently rely on merce. I want to thank Chairman UPTON and CableCARD and urges the consumer Mr. SCALISE. Mr. Speaker, I want to Chairman WALDEN, and on the Senate electronics manufacturers and MVPDs thank Chairman UPTON for yielding side, Chairman ROCKEFELLER and to work together to find a next-genera- and for his leadership, as well as Chair- Ranking Member THUNE, also our rank- tion solution for a competitive set-top man WALDEN of the subcommittee and ing members on our side of the aisle, box market. the ranking members, for bringing a Ranking Members WAXMAN and ESHOO, Our bill also opens up the ability for good bipartisan bill to the floor that and other Democrats on our com- satellite operators and broadcasters to addresses some real problems and mittee. modify local markets so that con- starts to lay some groundwork for im- Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of sumers can receive programming that portant future discussions about the my time. is relevant to their communities. video marketplace. Mr. UPTON. Mr. Speaker, may I ask Broadcasters have long had the ability Let me first say, Mr. Speaker, that how much time remains? to reach such agreements with cable the STELA Reauthorization Act will The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gen- systems, and this bill creates parity, give certainty and ensure that 1.5 mil- tleman from Michigan has 16 minutes allowing broadcasters to ensure their lion satellite consumers across the remaining. programming is reaching the right country don’t have to fear losing their Mr. UPTON. Mr. Speaker, at this communities via satellite, regardless of signal at the end of this year, which time I yield 3 minutes to the gen- DMA boundaries. Our bill also provides will happen without passage of this leg- tleman from Oregon (Mr. WALDEN), the parity by removing a government re- islation. So it is very important that distinguished chairman of the Tele- striction on cable’s ability to drop immediately we get this resolved so communications Subcommittee. broadcast signals during the Nielsen that we don’t create that uncertainty Mr. WALDEN. Mr. Speaker, I thank sweeps. Additionally, the bill ensures across the country. the chairman of the committee. that consumers will be able to access Also, Mr. Speaker, why this bill is Mr. Speaker, last July the House of locally relevant broadcasts from out- important is it finally starts to imple- Representatives passed H.R. 4572, the side their local markets without inter- ment some important and much-needed STELA Reauthorization Act, by unani- ference from local broadcasters. reforms to our video marketplace laws. mous vote. Today, after extensive con- Mr. Speaker, we have also sought to I have been saying this a long time: If sultation with our colleagues in the stabilize the retransmission consent re- you look at the laws that we have on Senate, we are offering a second gime. This bill prohibits broadcast sta- the books, we have a 21st century mar- version of STELA’s reauthorization, tions in single markets from negoti- ketplace, we have a dynamic industry which will extend the copyright and re- ating jointly with cable and satellite that has evolved and grown, and the transmission consent provisions for operators. The bill also seeks to allow technology has advanced in a dramatic distant signals retransmitted by com- policymakers to gather more informa- way over the last few decades, but, un- mercial satellite providers for 5 years. tion on retransmission consent by re- fortunately, the laws have not changed Now, if we don’t act to extend these quiring cable operators to report annu- to reflect the current marketplace. We provisions by the end of this Congress, ally on their payments for broadcast have started that conversation with a there will be 1.5 million subscribers to programming. This bill also asks the few of the provisions in this bill, and I satellite television, including many in FCC to reexamine the meaning of was happy to work with the chairman, my home State of Oregon, that just ‘‘good faith’’ in retransmission consent the ranking member, and others on won’t have access to broadcast net- negotiations, but, importantly, it does some of those provisions; and we also work programming come New Year’s not predetermine any outcomes for talked about the need to have a deeper Day. that rulemaking. conversation about a Communications This bill represents the best of how The STELA Reauthorization Act is Act update next year in the new Con- Congress can work together and get yet another example of true bipartisan- gress. things done. Today’s version of ship with support from all sectors of Mr. Speaker, I look forward to work- STELAR is a compromise bill that in- the communications industry. This ing with my colleagues on that as well. corporates the previously passed provi- type of collaboration has long been the But in the meantime, it is important sions—these were passed unanimously hallmark of our committee, and I am that we pass this bill and that we urge by the House earlier this year—with pleased to see the legislative result be- the Senate to move quickly as well to the provisions that passed by voice fore us today. As this Congress is draw- create that certainty for those cus- vote out of the Senate Committee on ing to a close quickly, I urge my col- tomers all across the country that are Commerce, Science, and Transpor- leagues to join me in getting this im- counting on us to get this done. tation. Now, by coming together to portant legislation onto the Presi- Again, I congratulate the chairman produce legislation with strong, bipar- dent’s desk and signed into law before and ranking member for working in a tisan, bicameral support, we have dem- the authorization ends at the end of bipartisan way to bring this bill to the onstrated our clear commitment to the the year. House floor and pass it along. continued availability of broadcast Now, it takes many hands to make Mr. GENE GREEN of Texas. Mr. programming to millions of subscribers light work, and this bill is no different. Speaker, I continue to reserve the bal- and to some targeted and, in some In particular, Mr. Speaker, I would like ance of my time. cases, much-needed reforms to our to commend the staff from the House Mr. UPTON. Mr. Speaker, at this communications laws. Commerce Committee’s staff, David point I yield 2 minutes to the gen- Specifically, Mr. Speaker, this bill Redl, Ray Baum, Grace Koh, Shawn tleman from Ohio (Mr. LATTA), the vice sets a date for the sunset of the FCC’s Chang, Margaret McCarthy, and David chair of the subcommittee. integration ban on cable-leased set-top Grossman; as well as Senate Commerce Mr. LATTA. Mr. Speaker, I appre- boxes. That clears the way for innova- staff Ellen Doneski, John Branscome, ciate the gentleman from Michigan tion and new investment by lifting an Shawn Bone, David Quinalty, and Hap (Mr. UPTON), the chairman of the full unnecessary regulatory burden that Rigby. They spent many hours working committee, for yielding. has cost the cable industry and its con- to find common ground on this bill, Mr. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in support sumers $1 billion. One billion dollars, Speaker, and their effort has paid off of H.R. 5728, the STELA Reauthoriza- Mr. Speaker, since 2007 it has cost. for consumers. tion Act of 2014. I am pleased to see the

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Mr. ject of extensive negotiations here in the tion underscores a commitment to en- Speaker, I yield such time as he may House earlier this year. suring that our communication laws consume to the gentleman from Cali- The bill alters a provision we included to ad- maximize the potential for investment, fornia (Mr. WAXMAN), the ranking dress concerns about implementation of new innovation, and consumer choice. member on the Energy and Commerce FCC limits on broadcaster coordination Mr. Speaker, I am especially pleased Committee. through Joint Sales Agreements. We now pro- this bill incorporates a bipartisan and (Mr. WAXMAN asked and was given vide a simple six month extension for broad- pro-consumer provision to eliminate permission to revise and extend his re- casters required to unwind those agreements the current set-top box integration marks.) under the new FCC rule. ban, similar to the one that I, along Mr. WAXMAN. Mr. Speaker, I thank Second, the bill delays by one year the sun- the gentleman for yielding to me. with Congressman GENE GREEN, spon- set of the FCC’s ‘‘integration ban,’’ which is a Mr. Speaker, I am a strong supporter sored in the House. Repealing this out- rule intended to stimulate competition in the of science-based policies. Throughout dated technological mandate will fos- cable set top box market. my career, I have always welcomed ex- ter greater investment and innovation We also added another good idea from the pert scientific advice and relied upon in the set-top box market. It is clear Senate bill by creating a working group tasked facts and scientific evidence to legis- that the integration ban is simply un- with identifying a successor solution. The well- late. But the bill we are considering necessary and does not reflect the tech- intentioned integration ban has had the per- today is not a sound science bill; it is nological advancements or consumer verse effect of hindering energy efficiency in actually an anti-science bill. It would demands of today, which have been set top boxes. take away the ability of decision- agreed upon and supported on a bipar- Removing the integration ban from the makers to rely on published, peer-re- tisan level, even by the Progressive FCC’s rule books does not eliminate the sepa- viewed studies to protect our health Policy Institute. rable security requirement that ensures com- and our planet. petitive access to cable companies’ own Mr. Speaker, I urge my colleagues to Mr. Speaker, that is why I am op- decryption technology for set top boxes. But it vote ‘‘yes’’ and support this bipartisan posed to the next bill that we will con- does allow for innovation in the delivery of legislation. Again, I thank the gen- sider. tleman for yielding. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Does the cable TV in ways that will increase energy effi- Mr. GENE GREEN of Texas. I con- gentleman from Texas continue to ciency. tinue to reserve the balance of my yield time on this legislation, H.R. I support further efforts to promote competi- time, Mr. Speaker. 5728? tion in this area and know that my colleagues Mr. UPTON. Mr. Speaker, I yield 2 Mr. GENE GREEN of Texas. Mr. will be actively engaged with the working minutes to the gentleman from Penn- Speaker, I continue to yield such time group next year. sylvania (Mr. MARINO), a member of as he may consume to the gentleman I urge my colleagues to join with me in sup- the Judiciary Committee. from California. porting H.R. 5728. Mr. GENE GREEN of Texas. Mr. b 1300 Mr. WAXMAN. Mr. Speaker, I want Members to know I am going to put a Speaker, I have no further speakers, Mr. MARINO. Mr. Speaker, this statement in the RECORD supporting and I yield back the balance of my afternoon the House will consider joint this legislation and urging all of our time. Judiciary and Energy and Commerce colleagues to support it. Mr. UPTON. Mr. Speaker, I yield Committee legislation, H.R. 5728, the Mr. Speaker, I rise today in support of H.R. back the balance of my time. STELA Reauthorization Act of 2014, to 5728, the Satellite Television Extension and Ms. ESHOO. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in ensure that all of our constituents con- Localism Act Reauthorization. The House support of H.R. 5728, the STELA Reauthoriza- tinue to have access to network chan- passed H.R. 4572 in July, a bill that extends tion Act of 2014. nels on America’s two satellite car- the expiring satellite television law and makes Nearly four months ago, the House passed riers. targeted reforms to the video marketplace. legislation to reauthorize the Satellite Tele- Title II of the legislation extends the Since that time, we have engaged in bi- vision Extension and Localism Act of 2010 expiring section 119 copyright license cameral, bipartisan negotiations that produced (STELA). The language before the House for another 5 years, as this committee the compromise bill before us today. today reflects a compromise reached with the has done on previous occasions, most First and foremost, H.R. 5728 ensures that leadership of the Senate Commerce Com- recently in 2010. This license ensures 1.5 million satellite subscribers across the mittee and paves the way for an extension of that when our constituents do not have country will not lose access to broadcast con- STELA prior to the expiration of the statute on access to a full complement of local tent when current law expires at the end of the December 31, 2014. network television stations, they can year. Like the bill passed by voice vote in July, have access through satellite television H.R. 5728 maintains the key provisions de- H.R. 5728 reauthorizes STELA for a period of carriers to distant network television signed to address abuses in the video market- five years, ensuring that approximately 1.5 mil- stations. This helps ensure that con- place that received bipartisan support in the lion satellite subscribers can continue access- sumers in rural areas, like mine in Energy and Commerce Committee. In par- ing broadcast television signals. Reflecting my Pennsylvania’s 10th Congressional Dis- ticular, it prohibits the collusive practice of joint belief that our video laws are outdated and in trict, have the same access to news and retransmission consent negotiations by two or some cases are even being abused, H.R. entertainment options that consumers more broadcasters in the same market. 5728 requires the FCC to re-examine its ‘good in urban areas enjoy. I want to note that the language is carefully faith’ rules to ensure retransmission consent Without enactment of this legisla- crafted to ensure it does not become a loop- negotiations are conducted fairly and in a tion, many of our constituents would hole for broadcasters who are deemed ‘‘com- timely manner. potentially lose access to certain net- monly owned’’ under the Joint Sales Agree- To better understand how retransmission works altogether on December 31, when ment attribution rules to continue to jointly ne- consent fees impact a consumer’s monthly bill, the current license expires. gotiate retransmission consent deals with dis- H.R. 5728 requires the FCC to include aggre- I would like to point out that al- tributors. gate data as part of its annual report on cable though numerous stakeholders inter- Further, we adopt additional reforms pro- rates. This provision will bring about much ested in video issues have contacted posed by our colleagues in the Senate Com- needed transparency because retransmission the committee on a variety of issues, merce Committee. consent fees are estimated to rise from $4.3 they all agree that this license should For example, the FCC must re-examine its billion this year to an estimated whopping $5.1 not expire at the end of this year. standard for determining whether parties are billion in 2015.

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This is an im- from Texas (Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHN- Commerce, and dozens of experts and portant step toward rebalancing the playing SON) each will control 30 minutes. organizations all support this bill. field and ultimately protecting consumers from The Chair recognizes the gentleman A letter from more than 80 scientists unacceptable blackouts and increased rates. from Arizona. and academics stated that: Finally, H.R. 5728 improves on language in- Mr. SCHWEIKERT. Mr. Chairman, I Complying with H.R. 4012 can be accom- cluded in the bill adopted in July by delaying yield such time as he may consume to plished without imposing unnecessary bur- repeal of the cable set-top box ‘integration the gentleman from Texas (Mr. SMITH), dens, discouraging research, or raising con- ban’ by one year and establishing a stake- chairman of the Science, Space, and fidentiality concerns. holder working group tasked with developing a Technology Committee. The signatories include professors, successor solution. Importantly, this provision Mr. SMITH of Texas. Mr. Chairman, I two former chairs of EPA science com- does not negate a cable operator’s obligation thank the gentleman from Arizona for mittees, medical doctors, statisticians, to promote the competitive availability of set- yielding me this time. deans of major universities, and envi- top boxes under Section 629 of the Commu- H.R. 4012, the Secret Science Reform ronmental scientists. nications Act. While I continue to believe re- Act, is a short, commonsense bill. It re- The Secret Science Reform Act pro- peal of the ban should be conditioned on an quires the Environmental Protection hibits the disclosure of confidential or industry-wide adoption of a successor to the Agency to base its regulations on pub- proprietary information protected by CableCARD, this is a compromise I support. lic information. I thank the gentleman the law. Instead, it stops EPA’s use of With an eye to the future, we can fulfill a goal from Arizona (Mr. SCHWEIKERT), the unverifiable science. chairman of the Environment Sub- I set out to achieve nearly 20 years ago and b 1315 that is to give consumers an alternative to committee, for introducing this bill. having to rent a set-top box from their local Costly environmental regulations For those who are concerned about cable company every month. should only be based upon data that is the regulations already on the books, For all these reasons, I urge my colleagues available to independent scientists and the act is not retroactive. It applies to join me in supporting H.R. 5728. the public. However, the EPA does not only to new future regulations issued The SPEAKER pro tempore. The adhere to this practice. In fact, nearly by the Agency. question is on the motion offered by every major air-quality regulation The act requires the EPA to base its the gentleman from Michigan (Mr. from this administration has been jus- decisions on information to which all UPTON) that the House suspend the tified by data that it has kept secret. scientists will have access. This will rules and pass the bill, H.R. 5728. This means the Agency’s claims about allow the EPA to focus its limited re- The question was taken; and (two- the benefits of its rules cannot be sources on quality science that all re- thirds being in the affirmative) the verified by independent scientists. searchers can examine. This will pro- rules were suspended and the bill was This includes the recent plan to regu- mote sound science and confidence in passed. late our entire electric system. This the EPA decisionmaking process. A motion to reconsider was laid on proposal will kill thousands of jobs and This bill ensures the transparency the table. increase electricity costs, all for no and accountability that the American discernible effect on global tempera- people want and deserve. f tures. I urge my colleagues to support the SECRET SCIENCE REFORM ACT OF This also includes upcoming ozone bill. 2014 regulations, which even the adminis- Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of GENERAL LEAVE tration admits will be the most expen- Texas. Mr. Chair, I yield myself such Mr. SCHWEIKERT. Mr. Speaker, I sive in history. Unachievable standards time as I may consume. ask unanimous consent that all Mem- will result in economic hardship, Mr. Chair, this bill does not permit bers have 5 legislative days within stalled new road projects, and burdened me to mince words. This bill is an in- which to revise and extend their re- local governments. sidious attack on EPA’s ability to use marks and include extraneous mate- Unfortunately, EPA clearly sees the best science to protect public rials on H.R. 4012. transparency and accountability as a health, and its consideration on the The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. threat. Speaking before the National House floor today is the culmination of HULTGREN). Is there objection to the Academy of Sciences, EPA Adminis- one of the most anti-science and anti- request of the gentleman from Ari- trator Gina McCarthy said that her health campaigns I have witnessed in zona? agency needed to keep the science my 22 years as a Member of Congress. There was no objection. ‘‘from those not qualified to analyze The genesis of this legislation is the The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- it.’’ But the public deserves better, and Republicans’ longstanding obsession ant to House Resolution 756 and rule this administration promised more. In with two seminal scientific studies XVIII, the Chair declares the House in 2012, the President’s science adviser conducted by Harvard University and the Committee of the Whole House on testified: the American Cancer Society. the state of the Union for the consider- Absolutely, the data on which regulatory These studies link air pollution with ation of the bill, H.R. 4012. decisions are based should be public. increased illnesses and death; more- The Chair appoints the gentleman The chair of EPA’s own Science Advi- over, those results were confirmed by from Tennessee (Mr. DUNCAN) to pre- sory Board testified that EPA’s advis- multiple independent researchers and side over the Committee of the Whole. ers recommend ‘‘that literature and organizations including the National data used by EPA be peer reviewed and Research Council and the Health Ef- b 1310 made available to the public.’’ fects Institute. IN THE COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE Americans agree. A recent poll from The Republican majority has har- Accordingly, the House resolved the Institute for Energy Research assed EPA for more than 2 years in an itself into the Committee of the Whole found that 90 percent of Americans be- attempt to get access to the raw data House on the state of the Union for the lieve that studies and data used to used in those studies, presumably in an consideration of the bill (H.R. 4012) to make Federal Government decisions attempt to cast doubt on the conclu- prohibit the Environmental Protection should in fact be made public. sion that air pollution is bad for the Agency from proposing, finalizing, or Reforms to the EPA’s regulatory health of Americans and to prevent disseminating regulations or assess- process are consistent with the data EPA from trying to keep the air we ments based upon science that is not access requirements of major scientific breath clean. transparent or reproducible, with Mr. journals, the White House scientific in- The EPA told my Republican col- DUNCAN of Tennessee in the chair. tegrity policy, and the recommenda- leagues that since the studies involved The Clerk read the title of the bill. tions of independent groups like the the personal health information of

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COMMITTEE ON ENERGY AND COMMERCE, EPA provided the Science Committee This is not a position that I can sup- Washington, DC, August 22, 2014. Hon. LAMAR SMITH, with all of the ‘‘de-identified’’ data port. Let me be clear: this bill is an at- within its possession, which ran to Chairman, Committee on Science, Space, and tempt to constrain the EPA under the Technology, Rayburn House Office Build- hundreds of pages of data rolled in like guise of promoting transparency. a grocery cart. This was not enough for ing, Washington, DC. A diverse set of voices from the sci- DEAR CHAIRMAN SMITH: I write concerning my colleagues, and so they have de- entific, public health, legal, and envi- H.R. 4012, the ‘‘Secret Science Reform Act of cided to pursue this pernicious piece of ronmental communities agree with me 2014.’’ As you are aware, the bill was referred legislation. and have criticized this legislation. I to the Committee on Science, Space, and Rather than explain the problems have received letters from more than 50 Technology, but the Committee on Energy with this legislation myself, I will sim- organizations expressing their concern and Commerce has a jurisdictional interest ply quote from a letter we received in the bill and has requested a sequential re- with H.R. 4012, including the American from the American Lung Association ferral. Lung Association, the American Tho- and the American Thoracic Society, Given the implications of H.R. 4012 for racic Society, the American Associa- two leading and trusted public health agencies within its jurisdiction, the Com- mittee on Energy and Commerce remains organizations. They state: tion for the Advancement of Science, the Union of Concerned Scientists, the committed to working on scientific trans- The legislation will compel the U.S. Envi- parency. However, because of our mutual in- ronmental Protection Agency to either ig- Association of Public and Land-grant Universities, the Association of Amer- terest in having this important legislation nore the best science by prohibiting the considered by the House before the end of the Agency from considering peer-reviewed re- ican Universities, the Natural Re- 113th Congress, I will not insist on a sequen- search that is based on confidential patient sources Defense Council, and the Envi- tial referral of H.R. 4012. I do so with the un- information or force EPA to publicly release ronmental Defense Fund. derstanding that, by foregoing such a refer- confidential patient information, which Whatever views my fellow Members ral, the Committee on Energy and Commerce would violate Federal law. may have about specific EPA rules and does not waive any jurisdictional claim on This is an untenable outcome that would this or similar matters, and the Committee completely undermine the ability of the EPA regulations, I would hope that they reserves the right to seek the appointment of to perform its responsibilities under the will see this bill for what it is, a mali- conferees. Clean Air Act and myriad other Federal cious assault on EPA’s ability to pro- I would appreciate your response to this laws. The legislation will not improve EPA’s tect public health. Limiting or prohib- letter confirming this understanding, and actions; rather, it will stifle public health iting what science EPA uses as part of ask that a copy of our exchange of letters on protections. its rulemaking would be a consequence this matter be included in the Congressional My colleagues on the other side of of this bill. The American people de- Record during consideration of H.R. 4012 on the aisle will wrongly claim that this serve better. the House floor. legislation is consistent with the re- I strongly urge my colleagues to op- Sincerely, quirements of major scientific jour- pose this legislation, and I reserve the FRED UPTON, nals, the White House’s policy to pro- balance of my time. Chairman. mote public access to federally-funded Mr. SCHWEIKERT. Mr. Chairman, at research, and recommendations from the end of my opening remarks, I will HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, COM- MITTEE ON SCIENCE, SPACE, AND independent groups like the Adminis- enter into the RECORD an exchange of TECHNOLOGY, trative Conference of the United letters between the chairmen of the Washington, DC, August 27, 2014. States. This is simply not true. Committee on Science, Space, and Hon. FRED UPTON, All of those entities recognize the Technology and the Committee on En- Chairman, Committee on Energy and Commerce, balance between making data public ergy and Commerce. Rayburn House Office Building, Wash- and protecting confidentiality and per- Mr. Chairman, I yield myself such ington, DC. sonal privacy. They do not paint sci- time as I may consume. DEAR CHAIRMAN UPTON: Thank you for entists or the EPA into a corner and I continue to be stunned at some of agreeing to withdraw your request for a se- tell them that the only way their re- the hyperbolic language that seems to quential referral of H.R. 4012, the Secret Science Reform Act of 2014. search can be used or considered is if be moving around this piece of legisla- I agree that forgoing further action on this all of that data is available in a form— tion. bill does not in any way diminish or alter let me quote from the bill—‘‘that is Transparency, it is an incredibly the jurisdiction of your Committee, or preju- sufficient for independent analysis and powerful concept and a fairly simple dice its jurisdictional prerogatives on this substantial reproduction.’’ one in this aspect: if you are going to bill or similar legislation in the future. I That phrase is critical to under- make public policy, do it by public would support your effort to seek appoint- standing the implications of H.R. 4012. data and public data for the concept of ment of an appropriate number of conferees According to a letter from the Amer- refinement and creation of public pol- to any House-Senate conference involving ican Cancer Society to EPA, they ‘‘are this legislation. icy. I will insert copies of this exchange into not aware of any way to create a de- Is there anyone in this body when we the Congressional Record during consider- identified version of the Cancer Pre- all ran for office that did not commit ation of H.R. 4012 on the House floor. I appre- vention Study II data set sufficient to to transparency? Well, H.R. 4012 is part ciate your cooperation regarding this legis- protect confidentiality of the partici- of that commitment. If you have faith lation. pants while at the same time allowing in our higher learning institutions, if Sincerely, a true replica of the studies.’’ you have faith in the American people, LAMAR SMITH, Because legitimate researchers like this data belongs to them. Chairman. the American Cancer Society must Partially, one side belief I have is, as Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of publish their peer-reviewed results in a the crowd has the opportunity to ana- Texas. Mr. Chairman, I yield 4 minutes de-identified form, if this bill becomes lyze and collect and look at data, to the gentleman from California (Mr. law, the EPA will not be able to rely on whether they be from the right, the WAXMAN), the ranking member of the those important studies to protect pub- left, or just academic, we will end up Energy and Commerce Committee. lic health and the environment. with finer-crafted solutions. Mr. WAXMAN. Mr. Chairman, I am I would like to quote Dr. Ellen How would any of us know if the EPA not a member of the Science Com- Silbergeld from Johns Hopkins Univer- has set optimal rule sets? Well, one of mittee, so I wasn’t part of the delibera- sity, a witness at a hearing the Science the ways you discover this is by having tions, but when a bill is presented as Committee held on this bill. She lots of voices in the mix. This bill being about transparency and openness states: keeps that commitment, and I have no and relying on science, I ask myself:

VerDate Sep 11 2014 09:29 Jan 07, 2015 Jkt 079060 PO 00000 Frm 00016 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\RECORD14\NOV 2014\H19NO4.REC H19NO4 ejoyner on DSK2VPTVN1PROD with CONG-REC-ONLINE November 19, 2014 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H8089 ‘‘Well, of course, why would there be tial information that served as the Americans also believe in clear laws any partisan difference on something basis for some of the scientific conclu- and a fair judicial system where both like that?’’ sions, but the scientific conclusions sides can state their case and an ade- Then you start looking at different were not refuted. In fact, they were re- quate resolution can be found. This is things that make you wonder if that is affirmed in other studies. They are not why this closed-door regulatory ap- what this is really about. This is a bill scientifically invalid. proach is so frightening. that came out of the Science Com- If this bill passed, the conclusions When someone accuses you of a crime mittee, and I looked at the list of the based on the evidence which cannot be in a court of law, they must stand be- supporters. There is not a Democrat on made public because it interferes with fore that court and make that claim. the list. As I understand it, the vote people’s confidential information Your deposition is given to both sides, was on a party-line basis. Would that would not be available. and you cannot hide behind secret tes- mean that Democrats don’t believe in The CHAIR. The time of the gen- timony which is only given to the pros- these things? Or is something else tleman has expired. ecutor. This is what we have now hap- going on? Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of pening at EPA. I submit that Republicans don’t have Texas. I yield an additional minute to EPA legislates through regulations, a lot of credibility when they talk the gentleman. and the defendant has no chance to see about wanting more science because I b 1330 where EPA’s claims are coming from. have seen so many areas where Repub- Mr. WAXMAN. So what we are seeing It is time for the American people to licans have tried to ignore the science, is something that sounds good from a see behind the curtain, and it is unjust deny the science. party that has no credibility to say to continue using claims from the The best example of this irony is that that they are for more science informa- Agency that cannot be contested only when Republicans are claiming they tion. What they would do is limit what because they cannot be seen. are for sound science, they have had so EPA would be able to use to determine, I would also like to correct un- many anti-science proposals on the based on the science, what the regula- founded claims made by opponents of House floor. I think even the Flat tions and their other pronouncements this legislation. Nothing disallows EPA Earth Society recognizes that there is could be. They would keep information from using the most up-to-date sci- some overwhelming consensus on some away from EPA and keep EPA from entific information to make public things like climate change or that man acting. health decisions. It would certainly be is causing climate change and that it is I want to urge my colleagues to op- my hope that the research institutions a serious threat to our planet. Repub- pose this bill, and I underscore that would make this available, but it licans undercut their statement of sup- this is not pro-science policy. It seems would ultimately be their decision port for science when they have voted to me it is anti-science and making it whether or not EPA could use their repeatedly to deny that climate change difficult for government to act to stop data. If I dedicated my life to studying exists. pollution, which can hurt people’s these complex issues, I would want to Well, we have a Republican majority health and destroy the atmosphere on make sure it could be used. here. It is even a larger majority for our planet. The other claim is that this bill will the next year. They may be able to Mr. SCHWEIKERT. Mr. Chairman, I make public personal health care infor- write our Nation’s laws, but they can’t yield 3 minutes to the gentleman from mation, which would be against the rewrite the laws of nature. Illinois (Mr. HULTGREN). law. This legislation makes clear that The list of anti-science votes in this Mr. HULTGREN. I thank my col- nothing in this bill requires the ‘‘public body that this body has cast is embar- league. dissemination of information, the dis- rassing. House Republicans voted to Mr. Chairman, I rise today in support closure of which is prohibited by law.’’ defund the U.S. contribution to the of H.R. 4012, and I thank the gentleman The data sets must only be made avail- Intergovernmental Panel on Climate from Arizona and the chairman of the able in a manner that is ‘‘sufficient for Change, the leading international body Science Committee for bringing this independent analysis and substantial assessing the science of climate important legislation to the floor. reproduction of research results.’’ change. H.R. 4012 is a critical step in restor- Numerous congressional hearings and They voted to bar U.S. funding for ing the public trust necessary for EPA testimony from experts have made it the Global Climate Change Initiative to accomplish its core mission. Trans- clear that this information can easily which funds U.S. efforts to understand parency was a major campaign promise be made anonymous. This is how data climate change. They voted to elimi- the current President made to the sets are presented to the peer-review nate funding for EPA’s greenhouse gas American people, and here is a way we community and published for journals reporting rules so scientists would not can help the President finally follow already. be able to track emissions. through on one of his goals. This This is the transparency the Amer- House-passed budgets have repeat- should be a strong bipartisan effort for ican people deserve. They should no edly slashed funding for our Nation’s anyone that believes their government longer be held guilty from data they leading science-based agencies like has a duty to be accountable to the can’t see or black box economic anal- NIH; the National Science Foundation; American public we serve. yses deemed proprietary. That is why I and ARPA–E, which invests in cutting- H.R. 4012 follows a basic tenet that urge my colleagues to support this bill. edge energy research. The Energy and nearly all Americans agree on: public Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of Commerce Committee, despite requests policy should be dictated by public Texas. Mr. Chairman, I yield 2 minutes that were repeatedly made to the science. Unfortunately, transparency, to the gentlewoman from California chairman of the full committee and the along with oversight by the American (Ms. LOFGREN), the second most senior chairman of the Energy Subcommittee, people’s duly-elected representation, member of the full committee on the they wouldn’t even allow a hearing has been something EPA scoffs at. This Democratic side. where scientists could come in and talk must change. Ms. LOFGREN. Mr. Chairman, I op- about the issue of climate change. The President continues to use his pose this bill. I really believe that the Now, we have a bill where the Repub- regulatory agencies to bypass the will so-called Secret Science Act is in fact licans are saying they want science, of the legislature in a number of cases, a direct attack on American science. they want more transparency, they and policy from EPA has been one of I am a very strong supporter of trans- want more openness. the worst offenders. Everyone here be- parency in government, as well as in I looked into this, and this is a fight lieves in clean air, clean water, and science, and in Silicon Valley, where I about something quite controversial necessary regulations, but what we am from, we believe more data in more that happened some years ago at EPA, have now is a regulatory agency at- hands benefits everybody, but I think when those who were against EPA ac- tempting to put in place legislation this bill is not in fact an open data bill. tion claimed that EPA shouldn’t rely which this Congress previously rejected It will be a data reduction bill. on the science unless all the informa- in prior sessions. This is not a govern- It doesn’t give the EPA greater au- tion were put out, including confiden- ment that is working for you. thority to provide the raw data it uses.

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Private organizations, public charities, re- I want to thank Chairman SMITH and currently be publicly released. search universities, the National Institutes That sounds reasonable except that Congressman SCHWEIKERT for bringing of Health, the Centers for Disease Control in fact there is some data that you this important legislation to the floor and Prevention, the Centers for Medicare can’t actually release under current today. and Medicaid Services, the Department of law—medical records, confidential Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of Veterans Affairs, corporations and many business data, trade secrets—all of Texas. Mr. Chairman, before I yield to other entities conduct medical research. which, if made publicly available, my next speaker, I would like to enter Many of these organizations compile large would run afoul of various provisions of in the RECORD a series of letters from longitudinal data sets that track patients of a period of time. These data serve as the law. outside groups opposed to this legisla- tion, including the American Lung As- basis of many studies that permit epi- I believe that we could work together demiologists to track disease and risk factor on a bipartisan basis to figure out how sociation, the American Association information for large patient populations. to fix the barriers to release of data for the Advancement of Science, The published peer-reviewed information while maintaining necessary confiden- League of Conservation Voters, and from such data often may inform regulatory tiality for some data. I think we should many others. decision making at the EPA and other fed- all agree on that. In addition, I would also like to place eral agencies and inform future research. I want to point out another way that a Statement of Administration Policy Not only do these data inform regulatory ac- threatening a veto of this bill into the tion, they help inform efforts to educate the the bill is a problem, and that is the public about the magnitude of a disease, risk additional cost that is going to be in- RECORD. factors and steps individuals can take to im- curred per study. The estimate, accord- AMERICAN LUNG ASSOCIATION, prove their health. In order for EPA to set ing to CBO, is that there will be an ad- AMERICAN THORACIC SOCIETY, the most appropriate standards it must be ditional $10,000 to $30,000 added per November 17, 2014. informed by the best information. study. That means that if this bill were House of Representatives, Understanding the impact of air pollution to become law, it would cost an addi- Washington, DC. on human health and the magnitude of harm DEAR REPRESENTATIVE: We are writing to tional $500 million to $1.5 billion a year caused by pollution at specific levels helps express our opposition to H.R. 4012 the Se- the agency meet its obligations under the to do science studies. cret Science Reform Act of 2014. The Amer- Clean Air Act. Absent these data, it is un- I would love to be disappointed, but I ican Lung Association is the oldest vol- clear upon what basis the agency could make don’t believe that the Republicans in- untary health organization in the United sound decisions. tend to add additional funding to the States. The Lung Association mission is to We urge the House of Representatives to EPA to cover the cost of the science save lives by improving lung health and pre- reject H.R. 4012. studies that this bill would create. In venting lung disease. We achieve our mission Sincerely, fact, this bill does not address that through research, advocacy and education. HAROLD WIMMER, The American Thoracic Society is a medical National President & issue. professional society dedicated to the preven- CEO, American What this would do would be to actu- tion, detection, treatment and cure of pul- Lung Association. ally cut the number of science studies monary disease, critical care illness and STEPHEN C. CRANE, PhD, that the EPA is able to do. I think that sleep disordered breathing through research, MPH, that is a result that would be very un- education and advocacy. Executive Director, fortunate for the country. What we Science is the bedrock of sound regulatory American Thoracic need is more science, not less. decision making. The best science under- Society. scores everything our organizations do to Mr. SCHWEIKERT. Mr. Chairman, I improve health. We strongly believe in a AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR THE yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from transparent and open regulatory process. A ADVANCEMENT OF SCIENCE, Texas (Mr. WEBER). vital element of research is patient confiden- Washington, DC, July 31, 2014. Mr. WEBER of Texas. I thank the tiality. Physicians and researchers have Hon. KEVIN MCCARTHY, gentleman from Arizona. earned by trust of their patients by stead- House Majority Whip, House of Representatives, Mr. Chairman, our constituents have fastly maintaining patient confidentiality. Washington, DC. a right to know whether EPA’s regula- Patient confidentiality is a clear legal obli- DEAR REPRESENTATIVE MCCARTHY: As lead- tions are based on sound science and do gation and a sacred vow. ing U.S. science, engineering, and academic The legislation before the Congress will these regulations actually benefit the institutions, we are writing to express our compel the U.S. Environmental Protection concerns regarding the Secret Science Re- American public. Agency to either ignore the best science by form Act of 2014 (H.R. 4012). As the new The Secret Science Reform Act, prohibiting the agency from considering House Majority Leader we encourage you which I have cosponsored, is a simple peer-reviewed research that is based on con- and your colleagues to take additional time and straightforward message to gov- fidential patient information or force EPA to to evaluate the unintended consequences of ernment bureaucrats that they cannot publicly release confidential patient infor- this bill before considering it on the House propose costly new regulations without mation, which would violate federal law. floor. the transparency that the American This is an untenable outcome that would The research community is concerned people deserve. completely undermine ability the U.S. Envi- about how some of the key terms in the bill ronmental Protection Agency to perform its could be interpreted or misinterpreted, espe- It makes you kind of wonder if the responsibilities under the Clean Air Act and cially terms such as ‘‘materials,’’ ‘‘data,’’ opponents of this legislation believe, myriad other federal laws. The legislation and ‘‘reproducible.’’ Would the Environ- like Mr. Gruber, that the American will not improve EPA’s actions, rather it mental Protection Agency (EPA) be excluded people are too stupid to understand the will stifle public health protections. from utilizing research that involved phys- cost of the EPA overreaching regula- We note that the kind of information dis- ical specimens or biological materials that tions. Trust me when I say Americans closure envisioned in this legislation exceeds are not easily accessible? How would the are not stupid, and they deserve and that required by peer reviewed journals. We agency address research that combines both believe much of the intent of this legislation public and private data? demand the truth from the start. is already achieved through the current peer With respect to reproducibility of research, When given a bad prognosis from review process required by all academic jour- some scientific research, especially in areas their doctor, I wonder how many of the nals. The vast majority of peer reviewed of public health, involves longitudinal stud- proponents of the bill would say they journals require manuscript authors to reg- ies that are so large and of great duration don’t really care about the details or ister any trial using human subjects with that they could not realistically be repro- the data. That is interesting. clinicaltrials.gov. This public registry col- duced. Rather these studies are replicated, EPA’s regulatory agenda should not lects key information on the study popu- utilizing statistical modeling. The same may be based on secret science and 30-year- lation, research goals and methods that be true for scientific data from a one-time old data in order to sell it to the Amer- allow outside reviewers and scientists to ei- event (e.g., Deepwater Horizon Gulf oil spill) ther challenge or attempt to reproduce study where the data are being gathered in real ican people. It is long past time that results. Additionally, the peer review process time. We could foresee a situation whereby Congress increases the transparency of and publication of results invites the broader the EPA would be constrained from making the EPA. This legislation will do ex- scientific community to debate study find- a proposal or even disseminating public in- actly that by prohibiting the EPA from ings. Trial registry and manuscript publica- formation in a timely fashion.

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The bill fort on those recipients of federal research the Scientific Advisory Board, while pre- would deny EPA the ability to rely upon grants where the research results are ex- venting subject experts from being included. peer-reviewed medical studies that involve pected to be ‘‘relied on to support a covered Additionally, new burdens imposed on the commitments to patient confidentiality, action.’’ The bill is not clear on whether it is Board would needlessly delay necessary pub- when the agency carries out its statutory re- the EPA’s or the research institution’s re- lic health and environmental protections. sponsibilities to safeguard public health and sponsibility to cover the costs associated H.R. 4012, the so-called Secret Science Re- the environment. Further, this bill would ef- with sharing and archiving this information. form Act of 2014 would endanger public fectively amend numerous environmental The America COMPETES Reauthorization health by preventing the EPA from using the statutes by forbidding EPA to use certain best available science. The bill contains fa- Act of 2010 required that the Office of kinds of studies in setting health standards. vorable exemptions for industry and would Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) work It would also make it impossible for EPA to severely restrict the health studies that the with federal agencies to establish access to use many kinds of economic models it rou- data policies that relate ‘‘to the dissemina- EPA is able to use by prohibiting the use of peer-reviewed studies with confidential tinely relies on because those models are tion and long-term stewardship of the results proprietary. This marks a radical departure of unclassified research, including digital health information. These types of studies from longstanding practices. Its end result data and peer-reviewed scholarly publica- are the basis for the best research on pollu- would be to make it much more difficult to tions.’’ Agencies are expected to finalize tion’s effects on people. This legislation crip- protect the public by forcing EPA to ignore their data access policies by the end of the ples the EPA’s ability to develop effective key scientific studies. year, and given the complexities associated public health safeguards. with access to research data as outlined H.R. 4795, the so-called Promoting New HR 1422 would attack EPA’s scientific above we suggest that the Congress wait to Manufacturing Act is an attack on clean air process in a different way. This bill would review the agency policies before imposing protections. This bill would create unclear significantly weaken the content and credi- new statutory requirements via H.R. 4012. procedural requirements and loopholes that bility of the Scientific Advisory Board (SAB) could allow newly permitted industrial fa- reviews—a textbook example of making a American Anthropological Association; cilities to be exempted from the most recent American Association for the Advance- government program function poorly to the national air quality standards set by the benefit of polluting industries and at the ex- ment of Science; American Geo- EPA. This legislation effectively creates am- physical Union; American Geosciences pense of public health and independent nesty for new facilities while delaying the science. The bill will add unnecessary new Institute; American Meteorological So- permitting process and threatening public ciety; American Physical Society (APS burdens on the SAB, distorting its mission health. and altering its process with no benefit to Physics); American Political Science We urge you to REJECT H.R. 1422 H.R. EPA or the public. The worst provision Association; American Society for 4012, and H.R. 4795, a collective attack on sci- would mandate allowing the participation of Microbiology (ASM); American Society entific integrity and public health. We will scientists with financial conflicts of interest, of Agronomy; American Society of strongly consider including votes on these as long as those conflicts are disclosed. This Civil Engineers; Association for the bills in the 2014 Scorecard. If you need more is inconsistent with a set of nearly univer- Sciences of Limnology and Oceanog- information, please call Tiernan Sittenfeld, raphy; Association of American Sara Chieffo or Alex Taurel in my office at sally accepted scientific principles to elimi- Geographers; Association of American (202) 785–8683. nate or limit financial conflicts. The bill Universities; Association of Public and Sincerely, also significantly broadens the scope of the SAB and creates a comment process that Land-grant Universities (APLU); Bard GENE KARPINSKI, Center for Environmental Policy; Bio- President. will add needless delay to the Board’s work. physical Society; Brown University; The result would be further stalling and un- Consortium for Ocean Leadership; Con- BLUEGREEN ALLIANCE; CENTER FOR dermining of important public health, safe- sortium of Social Science Associations; BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY; CENTER ty, and environmental protections. Cornell University; Crop Science Soci- FOR EFFECTIVE GOVERNMENT; Lastly, HR 4795 is a substantive attack on ety of America. CLEAN WATER ACTION; COMMU- our nation’s right to clean air protections. It Duke University; Ecological Society of NICATIONS WORKERS OF AMERICA; would grant amnesty from national clean air America; Entomological Society of DEFENDERS OF WILDLIFE; health standards, create red tape and cause America; Harvard University; Indiana EARTHJUSTICE; ENVIRONMENT unintended burdens to local businesses. The University; Massachusetts Institute of AMERICA; ENVIRONMENTAL DE- bill would exacerbate air pollution nation- Technology; National Council for FENSE FUND; INTERNATIONAL wide, causing harm to public health and Science and the Environment; Society UNION, UNITED AUTOMOBILE, making the jobs of state and local officials for Conservation Biology; Soil Science AEROSPACE & AGRICULTURAL IM- harder to perform. Newly permitted indus- Society of America; Stanford Univer- PLEMENT WORKERS OF AMERICA trial facilities would be allowed to operate in sity; Stony Brook University; The Ohio (UAW); LEAGUE OF CONSERVATION violation of national health standards, while State University; The University of VOTERS; NATURAL RESOURCES DE- other local businesses and local communities Texas at Austin; University of Cali- FENSE COUNCIL; PUBLIC CITIZEN; would have to ‘‘pick up the slack’’ and be pe- fornia System; University of Cali- SIERRA CLUB; SOUTHERN ENVIRON- nalized for the new facility’s amnesty and fornia, Davis; University of California, MENTAL LAW CENTER (SELC); pollution. In so doing, the bill repeals a Irvine; University of California, River- SOUTHERN OREGON CLIMATE AC- health safeguard in place for nearly 40 years side; University of California, Santa TION NOW; UTILITY WORKERS under the Clean Air Act, making it more dif- Barbara; University of Maryland; Uni- UNION OF AMERICA (UWUA); WE versity of Michigan; University of Or- ficult for states to permit new facilities ACT FOR ENVIRONMENTAL JUS- while also keeping their air clean. egon; University of Pennsylvania. TICE. DEAR REPRESENTATIVE: On behalf of our This legislation will obstruct the imple- LEAGUE OF CONSERVATION VOTERS, millions of members and supporters we mentation and enforcement of critical envi- Washington, DC, November 17, 2014. strongly urge you to oppose the trio of anti- ronmental statutes, undermine the EPA’s Re Oppose H.R 1422, H.R. 4012, and H.R. 4795: EPA bills hitting the floor this week: the ability to consider and use science, and jeop- An Attack on Scientific Integrity and ‘‘Secret Science Reform Act of 2014’’ (HR ardize public health. For these reasons, we Public Health 4012), the ‘‘EPA Science Advisory Board Re- urge you to oppose these bills. House of Representatives, form Act of 2013’’ (HR 1422), and the ‘‘Pro- Sincerely, Washington, DC. moting New Manufacturing Act’’ (HR 4795). BlueGreen Alliance; Center for Biologi- DEAR REPRESENTATIVE: The League of Con- Collectively, these misleadingly named bills cal Diversity; Center for Effective Gov- servation Voters (LCV) works to turn envi- would radically diminish EPA’s ability to ernment; Clean Water Action; Commu- ronmental values into national priorities. protect public health. Under these bills, EPA nications Workers of America; Defend- Each year, LCV publishes the National Envi- would be required to ignore significant ers of Wildlife; Earthjustice; Environ- ronmental Scorecard, which details the vot- science; the Scientific Advisory Board would ment America; Environmental Defense ing records of members of Congress on envi- be required to ignore conflicts of interest; Fund; International Union, United ronmental legislation. The Scorecard is dis- and enforcement officials would be required Automobile, Aerospace & Agricultural tributed to LCV members, concerned voters to ignore pollution emitted in violation of Implement Workers of America (UAW); nationwide, and the media. the law. These bills are broadly written and League of Conservation Voters; Nat- LCV urges you to vote NO on HR. 1422, would have damaging impacts far in excess ural Resources Defense Council; Public H.R. 4012, and H.R. 4795. of what their sponsors will admit. Citizen; Sierra Club; Southern Environ- H.R. 1422, the so-called EPA Science Advi- The ‘‘Secret Science Reform Act,’’ HR 4012, mental Law Center (SELC); Southern sory Board Reform Act would undermine the is based on a faulty premise. Its notion of Oregon Climate Action Now; Utility ability of the Science Advisory Board to pro- ‘‘secret science,’’ based on claims about stud- Workers Union of America (UWUA); vide independent scientific advice to the En- ies of fine soot pollution conducted almost WE ACT for Environmental Justice.

VerDate Sep 11 2014 09:29 Jan 07, 2015 Jkt 079060 PO 00000 Frm 00019 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\RECORD14\NOV 2014\H19NO4.REC H19NO4 ejoyner on DSK2VPTVN1PROD with CONG-REC-ONLINE H8092 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE November 19, 2014 STATEMENT OF ADMINISTRATION POLICY on health problems. Those results are able to participate in this process. H.R. 4012—SECRET SCIENCE REFORM ACT OF 2014 very clear. They have been replicated, They want to know that the regula- (Rep. Schweikert, R–AZ, and 53 cosponsors, they have been peer-reviewed, and the tions that are being foisted upon them Nov. 17, 2014) EPA has issued regulations accord- from Washington, D.C., at least are The Administration strongly supports reg- ingly. based on good science and are not ulatory transparency, but strongly opposes But the data in these studies cannot based on bumper stickers and other H.R. 4012. The bill would impose arbitrary, be made public without risking the vio- nonsense. They want to make sure that unnecessary, and expensive requirements lation of the privacy of Americans who the decisionmaking is transparent and that would seriously impede the Environ- mental Protection Agency’s (EPA’s) ability voluntarily participated in them by re- that it makes sense. to use science to protect public health and leasing their personal health informa- This is a great bill. We should all the environment, as required under an array tion. Rather than argue with the indis- vote for it. of environmental laws, while increasing un- putable facts on air pollution—a losing b 1345 certainty for businesses and States. bet—this bill attempts to discredit the H.R. 4012 could be used to prevent EPA science as ‘‘secret,’’ when in fact there Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of from finalizing regulations until legal chal- is nothing secret about it. Texas. Mr. Chairman, I yield 2 minutes lenges about the legitimate withholding of The only secret here is the true in- to the gentleman from New Jersey (Mr. certain scientific and technical information tent of this bill, a dangerous attack on HOLT), the one scientist we have with a are resolved. The bill also could prevent EPA Ph.D. in physics in our body who is re- from making crucial decisions, including science itself. For this reason, I have those concerning the cleanup of contami- cosponsored an amendment proposed tiring and, as of next year, will become nated sites, if the data supporting those deci- by Mr. KENNEDY. The amendment clari- the CEO of AAAS. sions cannot, for legitimate reasons, be made fies that nothing in this bill will pre- Mr. HOLT. Mr. Chairman, I thank publicly available. For example, some sci- vent the EPA from using sound peer-re- the gentlelady, my good friend from entifically-important data is not made viewed science to issue regulations. Texas, and I rise in opposition to this broadly available in order to protect the pri- One cannot oppose that without oppos- legislation. vacy of test subjects or Confidential Busi- The bill concerns me, not only about ness Information, and H.R. 4012 could pre- ing science itself. Science has brought us to the Moon, the interference with protection of vent EPA from taking actions based on pro- public health, but also the harm it tected data. In short, the bill would under- it has brought us the electric lightbulb, mine EPA’s ability to protect the health of and yes, it demonstrates a link be- would do to science and the science Americans, would impose expensive new tween air pollution and asthma. The process. In sum, H.R. 4012 would pro- mandates on EPA, and could impose substan- American people rely on us to make de- hibit the EPA from using any scientific tial litigation costs on the Federal govern- cisions based on facts, not to legislate studies that are not publicly available ment. It also could impede EPA’s reliance on away facts that are politically incon- and cannot be independently repro- the best available science. venient. duced. Instead of an overly broad bill that would Now, while this sounds virtuous and tie EPA’s hands, the Administration urges Mr. SCHWEIKERT. Mr. Chairman, Congress to support the Administration’s ef- may I inquire on the time remaining? laudable, it is, at best, a blatant mis- forts to make scientific and technical infor- The CHAIR. The gentleman from Ari- understanding of how scientists oper- mation more accessible and regulations zona has 191⁄2 minutes remaining, and ate, of the peer review process, and a more transparent. A bill consistent with the the gentlewoman from Texas has 14 violation of health privacy laws and an principles expressed in the Administration’s minutes remaining. affront to science. Executive Order 13563 ‘‘Improving Regula- Mr. SCHWEIKERT. Thank you, Mr. Now, I see the other side saying, oh, tion and Regulatory Review’’ and the De- Chairman. no, it is not a violation of health pri- cember 2010 Office of Science and Technology vacy laws because anything that vio- Policy (OSTP) Memorandum on Scientific Mr. Chairman, I yield 2 minutes to Integrity, as well as implementation of the the gentleman from Illinois (Mr. ROS- lates the health privacy laws won’t be Administration’s recent open data and public KAM). used. Well, that is the point. access initiatives (e.g., OSTP’s February 2013 Mr. ROSKAM. I thank the gentleman Mr. Chairman, I will enter into the policy memorandum on Increasing Access to from Arizona for yielding. RECORD a letter from the Federation of the Results of Federally Funded Scientific It is interesting to listen to this de- American Societies for Experimental Research) would greatly benefit the Amer- bate. You hear one hyperbolic state- Biology, dated November 4, which says, ican people. EPA also has embarked on sev- ment after the other from our friends ‘‘the proposed legislation is so broad eral initiatives that enhance access to and on the other side. Two Members have that it could be used to prevent the im- transparency of data and science used to in- plementation of nearly any regulation form policy and regulatory decisions. used the claim that this is anti-science. If the President were presented with H.R. One Member just said this is a wolf in by the Environmental Protection 4012, his senior advisors would recommend sheep’s clothing. Agency.’’ that he veto the bill. Mr. Chairman, it makes you wonder, These are not partisans who are talk- Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of doesn’t it, why the defensiveness about ing about this. These are people who Texas. Mr. Chairman, I yield 2 minutes transparency, why the defensiveness want the science used so that we have to the gentlewoman from Massachu- about the truth, why the defensiveness good regulations. They are not trying setts (Ms. CLARK). about more participation as it relates to interfere with EPA’s work. Ms. CLARK of Massachusetts. Mr. to science, and here is the answer: they Consider epidemiology. This is the Chairman, the bill before us today is a have got to defend something, Mr. science that investigates the patterns wolf in sheep’s clothing. It is a dan- Chairman, and they have got to defend in disease and health, like trying to gerous attack on the power of knowl- something that is indefensible. understand the spread of diseases like edge. What they have to defend is the or- Ebola, or in understanding why smok- Supposedly, this bill prevents the En- thodoxy that allowed the other side to ing causes cancer. Now, not surpris- vironmental Protection Agency from create ObamaCare. The architect of ingly, collecting these epidemiological using secret science to issue regula- ObamaCare, Jonathan Gruber, said this data requires getting information that tions. Supposedly, by requiring the is a tortured way to make sure CBO is legally prohibited from disclosure EPA to only consider publicly avail- scores it this way and so forth and so under the health privacy legislation, able data when drafting regulations, on, and they basically had to trick and data about illness and treatment and this bill will make the EPA more manipulate and so forth. family history and so forth. transparent. The irony is that the very folks who So when H.R. 4012 says EPA must use Mr. Chairman, nothing could be fur- are claiming to shroud themselves in studies where the information is pub- ther from the truth. Science has shown the truth are actually doing the exact lic, it is saying EPA may not use over and over that air pollution causes opposite. many, perhaps most, epidemiological health problems, such as asthma. This Here is the point: I represent manu- studies because the researchers are is not a disputable fact. facturers. I represent all kinds of peo- prohibited legally from making their Scientists have spent years com- ple who are in business and science, data publicly available. There is no paring data on air pollution with data Mr. Chairman. What they want is to be question that H.R. 4012 strips EPA of

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Mr. Chairman, I yield the gen- tablishing the transparency, integrity, and In fact, Mr. Chairman, I will intro- tleman 1 additional minute. utility of information used and published by duce into the RECORD a memorandum Mr. HOLT. Were it to become law, the agency. This extensive and comprehen- from the President’s own OMB to the studies that might be used on regula- sive set of regulations more than ensures executive heads of departments and tions to keep drinking water safe or to that the science upon which EPA bases regu- agencies that encourages more trans- prevent exposure to dangerous pes- lations is of the highest technical merit, transparent, and reproducible. parency. This is a May 9, 2013, memo- ticides or other chemicals would be Steps to enhance and put back trans- randum. null and void. parency across all disciplines of science are Clearly, we have the same goals with Let’s be honest. The not-so-hidden already underway at several other federal the administration, so I don’t under- motivations behind this are to restrict agencies. For instance, the National Insti- stand why the other side is against the availability of academic inde- tutes of Health (NIH) is developing a train- this. In fact, this memorandum from pendent science and to strengthen the ing module for graduate students to enhance the President’s own OMB says, ‘‘Mak- experimental design to increase the repro- hand of biased industry input. It is en- ing information resources accessible, titled the ‘‘Secret Science Act,’’ which ducibility and transparency of research find- ings. Funding agencies, including NIH and discoverable, and usable by the public is a direct aspersion on science and the the National Science Foundation, require in- can help fuel entrepreneurship, innova- peer review process. It suggests that clusion of data management plans as part of tion, and scientific discovery—all of scientists are conspirators in lab coats the grant application. These efforts enhance which improve Americans’ lives and trying to pull one over and bring in un- work already being done by the agencies to contribute significantly to job cre- necessary regulations. ensure the transparency, availability, and ation.’’ reproducibility of data produced by feder- Everyone wants transparency, repro- But are they worried? Are they wor- ducibility, accountability. The science ally-funded research. As working scientists, we are dedicated to ried that you can’t release data, that community, the publications, the uni- the open circulation of our work, much of you will violate somebody’s privacy or versities, the funding agencies are which is funded by federal agencies that re- confidentiality? working on this all the time. They quire dissemination, including the EPA, No, they are not. In fact, the Presi- don’t need this help, so to speak, from NIH, the National Science Foundation and dent’s own OMB Director references Congress. the Department of Energy. We are equally the standards that we have. This is Science is a system of progress to- committed to seeing that our research re- sults contribute to the good of the Nation, what science is about. It is about ward knowing what is right. It is better standards. It is about units of measure. than the private marketplace or indus- including the quality of its environment and the health of its people. Establishing unrea- It is about numbers. And we have trial manipulation. Let’s let science sonably broad and burdensome requirements standards for this. The NIST has stand- work. for the implementation of already well-sup- ards for guidelines and definitions for FEDERATION OF AMERICAN SOCIETIES ported regulations, as H.R. 4012 appears to releasing data while maintaining con- FOR EXPERIMENTAL BIOLOGY, do, could weaken the scientific foundations fidentiality, integrity, and avail- Bethesda, MD, November 4, 2014. of government policy, contrary to the stated ability. So they are clearly hiding be- Hon. KEVIN MCCARTHY, goals of the bill. House of Representatives, For these reasons, FASEB opposes the Se- hind a false narrative. Washington, DC. cret Science Reform Act in its present form. The EPA Administrator, Ms. McCar- Hon. NANCY PELOSI, Sincerely, thy, said in a March 7, 2014, letter to House of Representatives, JOSEPH R. HAYWOOD, PhD, Congress that the Agency’s efforts ulti- Washington, DC. FASEB President. mately resulted in the CDC reaching DEAR MAJORITY LEADER MCCARTHY AND MI- Mr. SCHWEIKERT. Mr. Chairman, I the conclusion that all of the research NORITY LEADER PELOSI: The Federation of yield 3 minutes to the gentleman from data could be provided without the American Societies for Experimental Biol- ogy (FASEB) would like to express its oppo- Kentucky (Mr. MASSIE), my buddy who need for de-identification. sition to H.R. 4012, the Secret Science Re- actually went to MIT and knows some- So there is really a false narrative form Act of 2014. As a federation of 27 sci- thing on the subject. here. I don’t know how the other side, entific and engineering societies, rep- Mr. MASSIE. Mr. Chairman, I rise who purports to be for science—and I resenting more than 120,000 biomedical re- today in support of H.R. 4012, the Se- am for science, with my background. I searchers, we clearly understand and support cret Science Reform Act. don’t know how the other side can the principle that federal regulations must Before I came to Washington, I spent make these arguments with a straight be based on sound science. We are, however, 6 years studying science, math, and en- face. concerned that the language of the proposed gineering at MIT. We were taught I would just say the American people legislation is so broad that it could be used there and we learned very well that to prevent the implementation of nearly any would be better served with access to regulation by the Environmental Protection transparency and reproducibility are this data. I support the bill. the basic tenets of science. In fact, one Agency (EPA) and, by precedent, lead to OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET, similar restrictions on other agencies. We of my favorite things that I learned— Washington, DC, May 9, 2013. agree that federal agencies should base regu- and this comes from engineering, MEMORANDUM FOR THE HEADS OF EXECUTIVE lations on sound science. However, we are where you apply science—is, without DEPARTMENTS AND AGENCIES concerned that this legislation will not in- facts, all you have is an opinion. crease transparency, and is, in fact, duplica- Subject: Open Data Policy—Managing Infor- That is what the other side needs to mation as an Asset tive of existing policies. learn today. They are hiding behind According to a March 9, 2009 Memorandum From: Sylvia M. Burwell, Director; Steven from the White House on the subject of Sci- this false narrative, unfortunately, VanRoekel, Federal Chief Information entific Integrity, ‘‘when scientific or techno- that the EPA will be unable to use cer- Officer; Todd Park, U.S. Chief Tech- logical information is considered in policy tain data because they would have to nology Officer; Dominic J. Mancini, Act- decisions, the information should be subject release confidential or private informa- ing Administrator, Office of Information to well-established scientific processes.’’ Ad- tion. This is patently untrue. and Regulatory Affairs. ditionally, under Section (d), unless informa- Look, the FDA, the CFPB, the Cen- Information is a valuable national resource tion is prevented from being disclosed by sus Bureau, which one of those organi- and a strategic asset to the Federal Govern- statute or other regulation, ‘‘an agency zations does not collect data that has ment, its partners, and the public. In order should make available to the public the sci- sensitive and private information in it? to ensure that the Federal Government is entific or technological findings or conclu- taking full advantage of its information re- sions considered or relied on in policy deci- Yet they still use the data. They can sources, executive departments and agencies sions.’’ In accordance with this Memo- still disclose the data, and it is trans- (hereafter referred to as ‘‘agencies’’) must randum, the EPA has its own Scientific In- parent, and we can look at it. manage information as an asset throughout tegrity Policy. As the policy notes, the EPA This is a solvable problem. In fact, its life cycle to promote openness and inter- is in compliance with the 2002 Office of Man- the National Academy of Sciences, in operability, and properly safeguard systems

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Mr. Chairman, I yield 3 minutes cess to valuable government information. and stacks and stacks of data and in- Making information resources accessible, to the gentlewoman from Oregon (Ms. formation—and apparently that was discoverable, and usable by the public can BONAMICI), who is ranking member on not enough. Now the Secret Science help fuel entrepreneurship, innovation, and the Environmental Subcommittee. Reform Act is going further, with scientific discovery—all of which improve Ms. BONAMICI. Mr. Chairman, I rise chilling consequences for the EPA and Americans’ lives and contribute signifi- in strong opposition to H.R. 4012, the for every American who deserves to cantly to job creation. For example, decades Secret Science Reform Act of 2014, a enjoy clean air and clean water. ago, the Federal Government made both short bill with a long list of problems. weather data and the Global Positioning Let’s bring back common sense. System (GPS) freely available to anyone. Now, I applaud the sponsor of the Using the personal health information Since then, American entrepreneurs and bill, Mr. SCHWEIKERT, the chairman of of Americans as a bargaining chip is innovators have used these resources to cre- the Environment Subcommittee, for unacceptable. I strongly urge my col- ate navigation systems, weather newscasts his goal on transparency. Transparency leagues on both sides of the aisle to op- and warning systems, location-based applica- is something our constituents care pose this legislation. tions, precision farming tools, and much about and deserve. But transparency is Let’s go back to the drawing board, more. something we should accomplish Pursuant to Executive Order of May 9, 2013, work collaboratively to make this a Making Open and Machine Readable the New through collaboration with and input better bill, and let the EPA go back to Default for Government Information, this from the scientific community. This protecting the public health of Ameri- Memorandum establishes a framework to bill, unfortunately, passed out of the cans. help institutionalize the principles of effec- Science Committee on a party-line Mr. SCHWEIKERT. Mr. Chairman, tive information management at each stage vote and is opposed, for good reason, by may I inquire into the time remaining? of the information’s life cycle to promote research institutions and scientists The CHAIR. The gentleman from Ari- interoperability and openness. Whether or from across the country. zona has 15 minutes remaining. The not particular information can be made pub- As the cornerstone of its regulatory lic, agencies can apply this framework to all gentlewoman from Texas has 8 minutes information resources to promote efficiency process, the EPA relies on peer-re- remaining. and produce value. viewed science conducted by the Mr. SCHWEIKERT. Mr. Chairman, I Specifically, this Memorandum requires brightest minds at our Nation’s univer- yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from agencies to collect or create information in sities and other research organizations. Ohio (Mr. JOHNSON). a way that supports downstream information The EPA already publicly discloses the Mr. JOHNSON of Ohio. Mr. Chair- processing and dissemination activities. This studies that support regulatory action. man, today I rise in strong support of includes using machine-readable and open Large cohort studies like the Amer- H.R. 4012, the Secret Science Reform formats, data standards, and common core and extensible metadata for all new informa- ican Cancer Society and Harvard Six Act of 2014. tion creation and collection efforts. It also Cities studies, which made an associa- This much-needed legislation will fi- includes agencies ensuring information stew- tion between air pollution and mor- nally start to shed light for the Amer- ardship through the use of open licenses and tality, are vital to the Agency as it ican people on the underlying science review of information for privacy, confiden- pursues its mission of protecting public that the EPA uses to justify their new tiality, security, or other restrictions to re- health. These studies that were peer re- rules and regulations. Not only would lease. Additionally, it involves agencies viewed have, since they were con- the EPA have to share the evidence building or modernizing information systems ducted, been subject to reanalysis with they are using or the science they are in a way that maximizes interoperability and information accessibility, maintains in- their findings confirmed. using on the rules, but they would have ternal and external data asset inventories, This Secret Science Reform Act, to specify the need for the rule. But enhances information safeguards, and clari- which looks simple on its face, will ac- most importantly, the results of the fies information management responsibil- tually encumber, if not eradicate, the EPA’s analysis would have to provide ities. EPA’s ability to perform its most fun- enough information so that the public The Federal Government has already made damental duty: protecting Americans can independently reproduce the re- significant progress in improving its man- from significant risks to human health sults so that we can check the EPA’s agement of information resources to in- and the environment. The EPA would crease interoperability and openness. The work. President’s Memorandum on Transparency only, under this bill, be able to rely on As I travel up and down my district and Open Government instructed agencies to publicly available data and studies visiting small, medium, and large man- take specific actions to implement the prin- that are reproducible, making it vir- ufacturing companies, I hear a common ciples of transparency, participation, and tually impossible to use many reports theme over and over again. At almost collaboration, and the Office of Management and other sources of scientific data. every stop these companies are telling and Budget’s (OMB) Open Government Direc- I want to add that this act also per- me they are dealing with new or pro- tive required agencies to expand access to in- petuates the incorrect notion that the posed rules coming out of the EPA. formation by making it available online in science relied on by the EPA is some- Whether it is a mom-and-pop brick open formats. OMB has also developed poli- cies to help agencies incorporate sound in- how hidden. It is not. This misconcep- manufacturing company, an inter- formation practices, including OMB Circular tion is based on conflating the mean- national steel manufacturing company, A–130 and OMB Memorandum M–06–02. In ad- ings of ‘‘secret’’ and ‘‘confidential.’’ or a coal-fired power plant, they are all dition, the Federal Government launched One thing should be made clear in this dealing with new and very costly new Data.gov, an online platform designed to in- debate. None of the information used EPA rules. If the EPA and environ- crease access to Federal data assets. The by the EPA is secret. Some informa- mentalists get their way, some of these publication of thousands of data assets tion may be confidential if it includes, companies will simply go out of busi- through Data.gov has enabled the develop- for example, the personal health infor- ness because the rules are unattainable ment of numerous products and services that benefit the public. mation of millions of Americans who and they apparently don’t really move To help build on these efforts, the Presi- participated in a study about air qual- the needle toward improvements in dent issued a Memorandum on May 23, 2012 ity. public health. entitled Building a 21st Century Digital Gov- Finally, another concern about this I say ‘‘apparently’’ because we don’t ernment that charged the Federal Chief In- act is that it attempts to block access have all the facts and data that the formation Officer (CIO) with developing and to good science, in part, because the EPA is using to justify these new rules, implementing a comprehensive government- Science Committee majority has not and we can’t validate and verify what wide strategy to deliver better digital serv- been able to obtain data it requested ices to the American people. The resulting they are telling the public. Digital Government Strategy outlined an in- through a subpoena, data containing Thousands of direct jobs and tens of formation-centric approach to transform the personal health information of mil- thousands of indirect jobs are at risk how the Federal Government builds and de- lions of Americans that was part of the because of these proposed and pending livers digital services, and required OMB to Harvard Six and American Cancer rules. We owe it to these hardworking

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The fact of the matter Mr. Chairman, I urge all of my col- and you have heard some things that, is our Nation—our country—and our leagues to vote for this legislation. shall we say, start to get your blood world is made up of really smart people Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of pressure moving a bit, but let me see if who have the right and the ability to Texas. Mr. Chairman, I reserve the bal- I can do this without being hyperbolic give us input to do this better. ance of my time. and then walk through some of the re- I beg of my fellow Members here to Mr. SCHWEIKERT. Mr. Chairman, I alities of the information that is laid stop being afraid of true transparency. yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from out in front of me right here. Stop defending the incumbent class North Dakota (Mr. CRAMER). First, I do want to respond to some- that thinks it has the only legitimate Mr. CRAMER. I thank Chairman thing that Ranking Member JOHNSON scientists who have the right to put SCHWEIKERT for yielding. said. I want to first caveat that she has forward what our future looks like. Mr. Chairman, my colleagues and the always been very kind to me, but we I may be behind this microphone in a sponsor have done a good job of de- have the confirmation from the EPA, couple of years from now if this bill scribing what the bill is and what it itself—and we will put the documents passes, saying: I never knew we weren’t going far enough. You may be behind does and why it is necessary. I want to into the RECORD—that they are per- that microphone over there, saying: talk a little bit about what is at stake. fectly capable of blinding anything The crowd analysis of the data says I think the first thing that we have that is confidential, anything that is there was a dramatically better way. to consider that is at stake is the uni- personal. I mean, we have the com- But we need to pass this bill to have lateral disarmament of the American ments from Administrator McCarthy that opportunity. economy by virtue of destroying, real- on March 7 walking us through that Mr. Chairman, I yield back the bal- ly, our global competitiveness. It is an they can do this, and they didn’t see it ance of my time. interesting time to talk about it. as a real problem. THE ADMINISTRATOR OF THE ENVI- Our President just came back from Let me walk through something else RONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY, making a deal in China, a climate deal that I am finding sort of absurd, and I Washington, DC, March 7, 2014. in China, where the Chinese are al- am having a little trouble finding the Hon. LAMAR SMITH, lowed to continue to pollute for 16 best way to articulate this. We spent Chairman, Committee on Science, Space, and years, create more jobs of their own about an hour in our office sort of just Technology, House of Representatives, and take some of ours, while we put searching the Internet on this subject. Washington, DC. standards and requirements, emissions If you go back about a decade ago, a DEAR MR. CHAIRMAN: Thank you for your letter of February 14, 2014, regarding the requirements on our industries that number of our friends on the left were United States Environmental Protection won’t be able to keep up and put our demanding something almost identical Agency’s (EPA’s) response to a subpoena jobs at risk. to this. So what is different? It duces tecum (subpoena) from the Committee In my home State of North Dakota, wouldn’t happen to be a different phi- on Science, Space, and Technology (Com- there are 4,000 megawatts of low-cost losophy, a different President, a dif- mittee). electricity—the jobs that producing ferent party in the White House, would As you note in your letter, during and im- mediately after my November 14, 2013, ap- that electricity creates and the com- it? pearance before your Committee, we agreed petitiveness that that electricity pro- Let me back up and say: Why do I to additional dialogue regarding the EPA’s vides for our economy—that is at embrace this Secret Science bill, H.R. response to the subpoena. I understand that stake, all based on EPA rules that are 4012? our staffs have had several discussions since based on some 1970s, decades-old data I genuinely, in every fiber of my that date, and made significant progress to- and studies that are only available to being, believe that we will get better ward a common understanding of this mat- the bureaucrats. policy, better design, more creative ter. I want to thank you and your staff for ideas because, whether you are on the your willingness to engage in these discus- b 1400 sions, as I believe they have been both pro- left, the right, or are just an active ad- ductive and constructive. We have, for example, in western dition, you do not know whether the Your subpoena sought data from the Amer- North Dakota a brick plant in Hebron, EPA rule sets are optimal. You may ican Cancer Society and Harvard Six Cities Hebron Brick, that is subject to the believe they are, but we are doing it on cohorts, as well as analyses and re-analyses MACT rule, which is a rule based on faith. Peer review is wonderful except of that data. In particular, the subpoena studies that are tightly held, again, for the fact that the peer reviewers sought data from studies that utilized data and only visible to the bureaucrats. We from the American Cancer Society and Har- don’t see the underlying data. The vard Six Cities cohorts. Once the EPA re- have countless acres of private farm- beauty of this piece of legislation is ceived the subpoena, we conducted a diligent land and ranch land in our State and in that neither you nor I right now search for data, as well as analyses and re- the States around us that have been knows, in the absolute collective anal- analyses of that data that were already in owned privately for generations. It is ysis, whether the EPA is even going far our possession, custody, or control that up for grabs if this Waters of the U.S. enough or whether it is going too far or would be responsive to the subpoena. In addi- rule continues to go forward, a rule whether there is another approach that tion, we considered what data, as well as that really took forceful inquiry by the analyses and re-analyses of that data, were would be dramatically more efficient. not in our possession, custody, or control on Science, Space, and Technology Com- What happens when that researcher the date we received the subpoena, but that mittee to find, to get, to reveal the se- gets his hands on a linear data set and may still be within the scope of the Commit- cret maps that the EPA was creating matches it up with something else that tee’s subpoena. For data, as well as analyses as part of this massive land grab. no one had thought of putting in there and re-analyses of that data, that were not It really comes down to this, Mr. and, all of a sudden, discovers the noise in the EPA’s possession, custody, or control Chairman: we are at a time in our in the data that there are opportuni- but that could still be considered within the country when there is very, very low ties to do it better, faster, more effi- scope of the subpoena, the EPA sought to identify a legal authority for the agency to confidence by the public in our govern- ciently, to save lives, or to maybe even obtain that information so that it could be ment. I am just saying let’s restore do it cheaper? provided to the Committee. In this case, the America’s confidence in America’s gov- You will not know that until the Shelby Amendment (Public Law 105–277) pro- ernment, and let’s provide the one cabal that right now has the franchise vides the EPA with the authority to obtain great safeguard to corruption that we on the information, on the brokerage certain research data that was not in the can provide, and that is transparency. of the data, is broken up. What is so agency’s possession, custody, or control on Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of stunningly disheartening here is that the date we received the subpoena, and the Texas. Mr. Chairman, I yield back the much of this concept, if you go back EPA utilized that authority to obtain that data. balance of my time. and look at the speeches from the The actions taken in response to the sub- Mr. SCHWEIKERT. Mr. Chairman, I President in 2007 and 2008, and at poena are detailed in an enclosure (Enclo- yield myself the balance of my time. memos from the President 18 months sure 1) to this letter, and included multiple

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The lating the privacy of individuals. undermine the scientific process generally agency sought the assistance of the Centers As a member of the Science Committee, I and EPA’s work specifically. We also agree for Disease Control in this inquiry as well, in have supported increased public access to with the point that it would be prudent to an effort to ensure the privacy of the sub- scientific data in science journals. However, see the EPA’s data access policy—in accord- jects of the data was not compromised. there are exceptions to the types of data that ance with the America COMPETES Reau- Through its efforts, the EPA located with- can be shared publicly. EPA studies often rely thorization Act of 2010—expected by year’s in its possession, custody, or control, or ob- end before further action on H.R. 4012. tained through its authority, the data for on personal health records or proprietary com- puter models to characterize the harmful ef- Our nation should be striving for trans- five studies listed in the subpoena. Any other parency in government and, as noted above, data, as well as analyses and re-analyses of fects of pollutants. We must not mistake data accessibility, but these goals also must that data, that may be within the scope of EPA’s legally-mandated shielding of personally be balanced with the necessity to protect in- the subpoena, whether specifically listed in identifiable information as dubious ‘‘secret dividuals’ and businesses’ privacy. The bill’s the subpoena or not, are not (and were not) science.’’ language of ‘‘publicly available’’ except in the possession, custody, or control of the These studies undergo a rigorous review when ‘‘prohibited by law’’ acknowledges this EPA, nor are they within the authority to process including peer review and sometimes balance, but that language is vague and may obtain data that the agency identified. How- replication. If the goal is more replication, Con- be insufficient to protect individuals and ever, the issuance of the subpoena does not businesses. In particular, some data sets may provide the agency with any additional au- gress should provide funds to conduct addi- tional studies, not throw out studies that de- not fall under ‘‘prohibited by law,’’ yet the thority to obtain data, as well as analyses data are still collected under a pledge to pro- and re-analyses of that data, that we other- pend on sensitive information. The Congres- tect the identifiability and confidentiality of wise do not have the authority to obtain. sional Budget Office estimates that up to 50 the reported values. For example, the gov- All responsive data, as well as analyses and percent of the studies that EPA uses rely on ernment, as well as private and nonprofit re-analyses of that data, located or obtained such sensitive materials. Through these stud- sectors, routinely collects data—including during our efforts to respond to the subpoena private business information and private have been provided to the Committee. The ies, we gain a deeper understanding of our health information—under strict pledges to EPA provided that data to the Committee natural environment that is invaluable to in- protect confidentiality. In some studies, this through letters sent prior to our receipt of forming public health policy. This bill would is backed up with penalties for violating the subpoena, and then our letters respond- eliminate these insightful scientific studies those pledges. Such data should not be pub- ing to the subpoena of August 19, 2013, Sep- from being used to protect our clean air and licly available to every person who might tember 16, 2013, and September 30, 2013. The drinking water. ask for them. Rather, data subjects’ con- EPA provided the Committee with the data This bill could also dangerously impact par- fidentiality should be protected, for example for these five studies in exactly the same for- ticipation in future public health studies if pri- by policies and procedures that provide data mat the data were provided to us. Impor- access to trusted users (i.e., approved users tantly, the agency was able to work through vacy of study participants cannot be ensured. committed to appropriate protections of the the various privacy concerns so that we It is unclear how EPA would make data ‘‘pub- confidentiality of study participants) while would not need to de-identify any of the licly available in a manner that is sufficient for discouraging breaches of confidentiality and/ data. As of the EPA’s letter of September 30, independent analysis and substantial repro- or by data redaction techniques developed in 2013, the agency has provided the Committee duction of research results,’’ without divulging the statistical and computer science commu- with all of the data covered by the subpoena identities. With the large amount of personal nities. Under the current wording, a choice that the agency has obtained or has the au- information available on the internet and in may have to be made between maintaining thority to obtain under the Shelby Amend- public archives, it can be relatively easy to data confidentiality and issuing needed regu- ment. Additionally, the EPA has not with- lations. held any data in our possession that is re- identify an individual based on limited informa- To emphasize the challenges and impor- sponsive to the subpoena. Thus, the EPA has tion. tance of confidentiality protection, we note completed its response to the subpoena. The Our businesses, our environment, and our that simple but necessary de-identification EPA acknowledges, however, that the data families depend on EPA to work with the best methods—like stripping names and other provided are not sufficient in themselves to available science to protect the air we breathe personally identifiable information (PII)— replicate the analyses in the epidemiological and the water we drink. I cannot support a often do not suffice to protect confiden- studies, nor would they allow for the one to piece of legislation that impedes their ability to tiality. Statisticians and computer scientists one mapping of each pollutant and ecological do so. have repeatedly shown it can be possible to variable to each subject. For the reasons ex- Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of Texas. link individuals to publicly available plained in our previous letters on this topic, sources, even with PII removed. Thus, allow- these acknowledgements do not call into Mr. Chair, I submit the following letters. ing unrestricted public access without appro- question the EPA’s reliance on these studies AMERICAN STATISTICAL ASSOCIATION, priate controls could result in unintended for regulatory actions. Alexandria, VA, September 5, 2014. Your February 14, 2014, letter also requests Hon. KEVIN MCCARTHY, disclosures. These could cause significant the grant agreements related to the studies Majority Leader, House of Representatives, harm to the advancement of science and the covered by the subpoena, and those docu- Washington, DC. federal government—especially the federal ments are being provided with this letter. DEAR MAJORITY LEADER MCCARTHY, As statistical system—as people may be less These EPA grant agreements span from 1998 president-elect of the American Statistical willing to provide their data if highly pub- to 2006 and contain a variety of data access Association, with 19,000 members, I write re- licized breaches occur. provisions. Despite that variation, the EPA garding H.R. 4012, the ‘‘Secret Science Re- In short, any requirements for making has reviewed each of the agreements and de- form Act.’’ We generally applaud the idea data available should carefully consider the termined that each grant agreement con- that researchers and federal agencies strive complexities, challenges, and potential rami- tained data access provisions that are con- to make data available to others—under fications. We hope you will address these sistent with the EPA grant regulations at strict pledges to maintain confidentiality of concerns, which would require major modi- the time of the award. The EPA’s current data provided by individuals and establish- fications to the bill. We would be happy to be practice is to incorporate into our grant ments where necessary—and to encourage re- of any assistance. agreements a reference to the agency’s regu- producible research. Access to data and re- Sincerely, lations regarding access to research data producibility of research are crucially im- DAVID MORGANSTEIN, funded by the grant. portant for science to advance. President-Elect, Thank you again for the opportunity to ex- While H.R. 4012’s intent is to make data American Statistical Association. plain the actions the EPA took in responding more widely available, we have several con- to your subpoena. cerns and urge the bill to be revised signifi- NOVEMBER 17, 2014. Sincerely, cantly before further consideration. Our con- DEAR REPRESENTATIVE: The undersigned GINA MCCARTHY. cerns include those voiced by others (espe- individuals and organizations working on Mr. LIPINSKI. Mr. Chair, I hope we can all cially the American Association for the Ad- public health and science-informed regula- vancement of Science) that the bill’s state- tion strongly oppose HR 4012, the Secret agree that it is in the nation’s best interest to ments do not account for the complexities Science Reform Act, and HR 1422, the EPA allow EPA to use the best available science to common to the scientific process on research Science Advisory Board Reform Act, up for a protect our health and well-being. This means that involves biological materials or phys- House vote as early as November 18. the science that EPA uses should be held to ical specimens not easily accessible, com- Both bills would severely undermine the the same standards as any other science. I binations of public and private data, longitu- ability of the Environmental Protection

VerDate Sep 11 2014 09:29 Jan 07, 2015 Jkt 079060 PO 00000 Frm 00024 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\RECORD14\NOV 2014\H19NO4.REC H19NO4 ejoyner on DSK2VPTVN1PROD with CONG-REC-ONLINE November 19, 2014 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H8097 Agency (EPA) to use the best available sci- Center for Medical Consumers; Institute for The Acting CHAIR (Mr. POE of entific evidence when making decisions re- Ethics and Emerging Technologies; National Texas). All time for general debate has garding the protection of public health and Center for Health Research; National Physi- expired. safety and the environment. cians Alliance; Our Bodies, Ourselves; Physi- HR 4012, the erroneously named Secret cians for Social Responsibility; Public Cit- Pursuant to the rule, the bill shall be Science Reform Act, would tie the EPA’s izen; The TMJ Association; Woodymatters; considered for amendment under the 5- hands by restricting the information it can Susan F. Wood, PhD, Associate Professor, minute rule. use to develop protective regulations. The Director, Jacobs Institute of Women’s It shall be in order to consider as an EPA could only regulate based on publicly Health, The George Washington University, original bill for the purpose of amend- available scientific data. This restriction Milken Institute School of Public Health; ment under the 5-minute rule an would block the agency’s use of many dif- John H. Powers, MD, Associate Clinical Pro- amendment in the nature of a sub- ferent types of public health data, such as fessor of Medicine, The George Washington University School of Medicine. stitute consisting of the text of Rules those for which public release would violate Committee Print 113–57. That amend- privacy protections, or data from corpora- tions that are designated as confidential UNION OF CONCERNED SCIENTISTS, ment in the nature of a substitute shall business information. Cambridge, MA, November 17, 2014. be considered as read. It also would restrict the use of scientific DEAR REPRESENTATIVE: I am writing in The text of the amendment in the na- data that is not ‘‘reproducible.’’ This provi- strong opposition to H.R. 4012, the Secret ture of a substitute is as follows: Science Reform Act of 2014, up for a vote in sion seems to adopt a very narrow view of H.R. 4012 scientific information solely based on lab- the House as early as Nov. 18. The legislation Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Rep- oratory experiments. As major scientific so- represents a solution in search of a problem, resentatives of the United States of America in cieties including the American Association and would greatly impede the agency’s mis- Congress assembled, for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) have sion to protect public health and the envi- noted, such a restriction would eliminate the ronment. SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. use of most epidemiological and public The EPA already makes the data, method- This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Secret Science health data, such as those regarding the pub- ology, and peer-reviewed research it relies on Reform Act of 2014’’. in its rule-making processes as transparent lic health impacts of air pollution, because SEC. 2. DATA TRANSPARENCY. as possible. Moreover, the additional restric- these data are collected in long-term studies Section 6(b) of the Environmental Research, tions imposed by this proposed bill would following individuals longitudinally. Development, and Demonstration Authorization Not only do privacy concerns arise, but make it almost impossible to base public Act of 1978 (42 U.S.C. 4363 note) is amended to such studies are not inherently reproduced protections on the best available scientific read as follows: in the way a laboratory experiment or a clin- information. In particular, if enacted, the ‘‘(b)(1) The Administrator shall not propose, language appears to indicate that the agency ical trial may be. It would be unethical to finalize, or disseminate a covered action unless would be inhibited by the following chal- deliberately expose adults or children to air all scientific and technical information relied on lenges: to support such covered action is— pollution merely to determine whether the The EPA wouldn’t be able to use most ‘‘(A) specifically identified; and increased rates of asthma and heart attacks health studies. The agency would likely be ‘‘(B) publicly available in a manner that is caused by such exposures can be duplicated, prevented from using any study that uses sufficient for independent analysis and substan- or to encourage teenagers to smoke to re-as- personal health data. The confidentiality of tial reproduction of research results. sess the toxic effects of tobacco. such data is usually protected by institu- HR 1422, the EPA Science Advisory Board ‘‘(2) Nothing in the subsection shall be con- tional review boards (IRB); thus, the data strued as requiring the public dissemination of Reform Act would greatly weaken the EPA’s could not be made publicly available as de- information the disclosure of which is prohibited advisory process, ensuring that recommenda- manded. Since many EPA rules are health- tions from its independent Science Advisory based standards, this rule would severely re- by law. Board (SAB) will be dominated by corporate strict the ability of the agency to base rules ‘‘(3) In this subsection— special interests. While the bill has been im- on science. ‘‘(A) the term ‘covered action’ means a risk, proved by several amendments offered by mi- The EPA wouldn’t be able to draw from in- exposure, or hazard assessment, criteria docu- nority members of the House Science Com- dustry data sources. The agency would be ment, standard, limitation, regulation, regu- mittee, it still remains unacceptable. prevented from using data provided by indus- latory impact analysis, or guidance; and This bill opens the door to increased cor- try to the agency. Since information from ‘‘(B) the term ‘scientific and technical infor- porate influence on the Board, both by en- industry sources is often not publicly avail- mation’ includes— couraging the EPA to accept more SAB pan- able, a law requiring as such would prevent ‘‘(i) materials, data, and associated protocols elists with corporate ties, and disqualifying the agency from utilizing industry data, a necessary to understand, assess, and extend some of the nation’s leading experts. source of information that often provides conclusions; The bill’s overly broad restriction that a otherwise unknown data to inform EPA rule- ‘‘(ii) computer codes and models involved in member of the SAB cannot participate in a making. the creation and analysis of such information; discussion that cites the member’s own work The EPA wouldn’t be able to use new and ‘‘(iii) recorded factual materials; and is counterproductive, and goes far beyond innovative science. New scientific methods ‘‘(iv) detailed descriptions of how to access the common-sense limits imposed by the Na- and data may be restricted by intellectual and use such information.’’. tional Academies. Of course, a scientist with property protections or industry trade secret The Acting CHAIR. No amendment expertise on topics the SAB addresses likely exemptions. This proposed bill would limit to that amendment in the nature of a will have done peer-reviewed studies and EPA’s ability to rely on the best available substitute shall be in order except other work on that topic. That makes the science including novel approaches that may scientist’s evaluation more valuable, not not yet be publicly available. those printed in part B of House Report less. Long-term and meta- analyses would be 113–626. Each such amendment may be Even worse, the bill requires the SAB to unavailable. Many of EPA’s health-based offered only in the order printed in the remain in an endless loop soliciting public standards rely on long-term exposure studies report, by a Member designated in the comment about the ‘‘state of the science’’ that assess the link between chronic dis- report, shall be considered read, shall touching on every major advisory activity it eases/mortality and pollutants; or on meta- be debatable for the time specified in undertakes and responding to nearly every analyses that include many different studies comment before moving forward, without and locations to provide a more robust look the report, equally divided and con- being limited by any time constraints. At at the science. In HR 4012, the provision that trolled by the proponent and an oppo- best, the SAB will be reduced to busy work. studies be conducted ‘‘in a manner that is nent, shall not be subject to amend- At worst, the SAB’s assessments will address sufficient for independent analysis and sub- ment, and shall not be subject to a de- the concerns of corporations, not the desires stantial reproduction of research’’ may pre- mand for division of the question. of citizens for science-informed regulation vent use of these vital studies by the EPA, as AMENDMENT NO. 1 OFFERED BY MR. GOSAR that protects public health. it is unclear whether such spatially and tem- These bills together will greatly impede porally comprehensive studies would be con- The Acting CHAIR. It is now in order the ability of EPA, and potentially other sidered ‘‘sufficient for substantial reproduc- to consider amendment No. 1 printed in agencies, to utilize the best available tion.’’ part B of House Report 113–626. science, independently reviewed, to inform I strongly urge you to oppose the Secret Mr. GOSAR. Mr. Chairman, I have an regulations crucial to public health and the Science Reform Act of 2014. The proposed bill amendment at the desk. environment. would inhibit the EPA’s ability to carry out The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will We strongly urge you to vote No on HR its science-based mission to protect human designate the amendment. 4012 and HR 1422. health and the environment Sincerely, Sincerely, The text of the amendment is as fol- Center for Science and Democracy at the ANDREW A. ROSENBERG, Ph.D., lows: Union of Concerned Scientists; Annie Director, Center for Science and Page 1, line 13, insert ‘‘online’’ after ‘‘pub- Appleseed Project; Breast Cancer Action; Democracy, Union of Concerned Scientists. licly available’’.

VerDate Sep 11 2014 09:29 Jan 07, 2015 Jkt 079060 PO 00000 Frm 00025 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\RECORD14\NOV 2014\H19NO4.REC H19NO4 ejoyner on DSK2VPTVN1PROD with CONG-REC-ONLINE H8098 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE November 19, 2014 The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to Again, all my simple, one-word These are all important questions House Resolution 756, the gentleman amendment does is require that the which this legislation and, sadly, this from Arizona (Mr. GOSAR) and a Mem- scientific and technical information re- debate have not addressed, so I stand ber opposed each will control 5 min- quirements in the underlying bill be alongside thousands of my colleagues utes. posted online. I urge my colleagues to in science in opposition to the Secret The Chair recognizes the gentleman vote in favor of my commonsense Science Reform Act and in support of from Arizona. amendment, and I urge the passage of what has been referred to in this de- Mr. GOSAR. Mr. Chairman, I rise the underlying bill. bate as ‘‘so-called peer review.’’ Let us today to offer a commonsense, one- I reserve the balance of my time. scientists set the scientific standards word amendment to H.R. 4012, the Se- Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of and not Washington politicians. cret Science Reform Act. Texas. Mr. Chairman, I rise in opposi- Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of My simple amendment adds the word tion to the amendment. Texas. Mr. Chairman, I yield back the ‘‘online’’ to the disclosure require- The Acting CHAIR. The gentlewoman balance of my time. ments found in this legislation. is recognized for 5 minutes. Mr. GOSAR. Mr. Chairman, I am a The Congressional Budget Office has Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of scientist and I am a dentist, so I under- determined that my amendment would Texas. Mr. Chairman, I appreciate Mr. stand both science and HIPAA. not score and would not affect direct GOSAR’s amendment. At least it clari- Provision 2 of section 2 of H.R. 4012 spending or revenues. My amendment fies the underlying intent of this bill in protects personal and confidential in- is supported by the chairman of the that this information relied on by the formation and has a provision that Science, Space, and Technology Com- EPA should be thrown up on the Web makes clear such information will not site. mittee, LAMAR SMITH. My amendment be disclosed as a result of this act. My The peer-reviewed science relied on also has the support of the sponsor, Mr. amendment would not conflict with by the EPA often involves personal SCHWEIKERT. I would like to thank such policy. health information and other confiden- both the chairman, Mr. SMITH, and tial data that is legally protected from b 1415 Congressman SCHWEIKERT for their ef- disclosure. No legitimate researcher forts on this legislation and for their So you are telling me that President would violate the law and leak con- support of my amendment. Obama and members of the Democratic fidential information—for example, to As a result of my simple, good gov- Party can yell and scream for the last make a trade secret or information ernance amendment, the EPA will be couple of weeks about the need to protected by HIPAA accessible to any- required to make all scientific and make all information available for free one who has an Internet connection. at the same speed to everyone on the technical information relied upon for This amendment only makes the un- rulemaking available online before pro- Internet, the net neutrality issue, but derlying problems with the bill that you all have a problem with making posing or finalizing new regulations. much more obvious, and I urge my col- I strongly support H.R. 4012, and I am the science about which the APA justi- leagues to oppose this amendment. fies the regulations available online for proud to cosponsor this commonsense Mr. Chairman, I yield the remainder peer review and reproduction? bill offered by my good friend and fel- of my time to the gentleman from Illi- Wow, we are really the party of se- low Arizonan, DAVID SCHWEIKERT. The nois (Mr. FOSTER). cret science. Can we all say ‘‘Jonathan underlying bill would require the Envi- Mr. FOSTER. I would like to thank ronmental Protection Agency to utilize the ranking member for her leadership Gruber’’? And do videos count? This is actual science when formulating regu- on this issue. an absurd objection from an adminis- lations, and it requires that the science Mr. Chairman, we frequently hear my tration that claims that they were be made available for peer review and colleagues across the aisle say, ‘‘I am going to be the most transparent ad- reproduction. not a scientist,’’ in response to a ministration in the history of this A recent poll from the Institute for stance they may be taking on a matter country. Energy Research found that approxi- which has a strong technical or sci- I yield to my friend from Arizona mately 90 percent of all Americans sup- entific aspect to it. Well, I am a sci- (Mr. SCHWEIKERT). port making studies and data utilized entist, and that is why I am standing Mr. SCHWEIKERT. Mr. Chairman, I by the Federal Government available today in strong opposition to the Se- thank you for having two Members to the general public. By the way, the cret Science Reform Act. from Arizona up here. general public is not stupid. The intent Even my colleagues in the House who I am prepared to accept the amend- of the bill is transparency, and I be- are not scientists, when they have a ment as the sponsor of the bill. lieve the best way to accomplish that question of law, they will consult a Mr. GOSAR. I yield back the balance goal is to require this information to lawyer, but that doesn’t seem to be the of my time. be posted online. case where science is concerned. I Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of For far too long, the EPA has used think that it would be good if in this Texas. I yield back the balance of my secret studies and so-called ‘‘peer re- House we spent a little while listening time. views’’ from biased sources to justify to the scientists who are concerned The Acting CHAIR. The question is regulations that fit their job-killing with these issues. on the amendment offered by the gen- agenda. Not only does this practice re- Today, a letter was introduced into tleman from Arizona (Mr. GOSAR). The amendment was agreed to. sult in a lack of transparency, it also the RECORD from the American Asso- leads to hundreds of thousands of jobs ciation for the Advancement of AMENDMENT NO. 2 OFFERED BY MR. KENNEDY being destroyed across the country by Science, signed by 42 organizations rep- The Acting CHAIR. It is now in order unreasonable and unnecessary regula- resenting scientific organizations and to consider amendment No. 2 printed in tions. research universities. In the letter, part B of House Report 113–626. A requirement similar to my amend- they state that the research commu- Mr. KENNEDY. Mr. Chairman, I have ment was adopted by this body when nity is concerned about how some of an amendment at the desk. the House passed H.R. 4315 this past the key terms in this bill could be in- The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will July. A provision found in H.R. 4315 re- terpreted or misinterpreted, especially designate the amendment. quired that data used by Federal agen- terms such as ‘‘materials,’’ ‘‘data,’’ and The text of the amendment is as fol- cies for Endangered Species Act listing ‘‘reproducible.’’ lows: decisions be made publicly available Would the Environmental Protection At the end of the bill, add the following: and accessible through the Internet. Agency, for example, be excluded from SEC. 3. ENSURING THE USE OF THE BEST Finally, H.R. 4012 protects personal utilizing research that involved phys- SCIENCE. and confidential information and has a ical specimens or biological materials Nothing in this Act shall prevent the Ad- ministrator of the Environmental Protection provision that makes clear such infor- that are not easily accessible? How Agency from considering or relying upon any mation will not be disclosed as a result would the Agency address research peer-reviewed scientific publication even if of this act. My amendment would not that combines both public and nec- such publication is based on data that is pro- conflict with such policy. essarily private data? hibited from public disclosure.

VerDate Sep 11 2014 09:29 Jan 07, 2015 Jkt 079060 PO 00000 Frm 00026 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\RECORD14\NOV 2014\H19NO4.REC H19NO4 ejoyner on DSK2VPTVN1PROD with CONG-REC-ONLINE November 19, 2014 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H8099 The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to this amendment would ensure that the best essary protections for confidential in- House Resolution 756, the gentleman available science is the foundation for the formation. from Massachusetts (Mr. KENNEDY) and EPA’s important work. The Acting CHAIR. The time of the a Member opposed each will control 5 Mr. Chairman, I would now like to gentleman has expired. minutes. submit that letter for the RECORD. Mr. KENNEDY. I yield myself an ad- The Chair recognizes the gentleman CONFERENCE OF BOSTON ditional 20 seconds. from Massachusetts. TEACHING HOSPITALS, I would also like to thank my col- Mr. KENNEDY. Mr. Chairman, I Boston, MA, November 18, 2014. leagues from Massachusetts, Congress- yield myself 4 minutes. Representative JOSEPH KENNEDY, man JIM MCGOVERN and Congress- Mr. Chairman, I would like to echo Longworth House Office Building, woman KATHERINE CLARK, for sup- the comments of my colleagues, par- Washington, DC. porting this amendment. ticularly the gentleman from Arizona DEAR REPRESENTATIVE KENNEDY: On behalf I reserve the balance of my time. of the Conference of Boston Teaching Hos- (Mr. SCHWEIKERT), about the impor- Mr. SCHWEIKERT. Mr. Chairman, I pitals, I would like to thank you for your in- tance of transparency. An open govern- rise in opposition to the amendment. troduction of the amendment to H.R. 4012 The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman ment with transparent rules and regu- and offer our full support for the amend- lations is at the core of our democracy, ment. from Arizona is recognized for 5 min- but I also believe in the unassailable As currently drafted, H.R. 4012, The Secret utes. value of science. Science Reform Act of 2014, would greatly Mr. SCHWEIKERT. Mr. Chairman, as When this country’s greatest minds impede the EPA’s mission to protect public I approach the mike here, I want to come together to tackle our greatest health and the environment by making it make it clear that my friend on the problems, we are a stronger Nation. nearly impossible to develop policies founded other side, who is speaking for this Whether we are talking about advance- on the best available scientific information. amendment, has been very kind to me Research conducted at our hospitals, while ments and achievements in cancer and my office, but the amendment ulti- not originally undertaken for environmental mately doesn’t do what we just heard. treatment or clean water, science protection purposes, is sometimes relied makes us healthier, stronger, and rich- Let’s walk through the sentence. upon by the EPA and other federal agencies ‘‘Any peer-reviewed.’’ It doesn’t say er. to develop scientifically based policies. Much Unfortunately, the bill we are consid- of this research uses personal health data ‘‘highest and best.’’ ering today takes science off the table which is protected by both federal law and Okay. Let’s walk through the next for the EPA, the very Agency en- our institutional review board guidelines. portion of this. Peer review, if you ac- trusted with keeping our air clean, our Under the proposed law, this valuable re- tually look at the methodology and the water safe, and our homes clear from search would not be able to be used when de- mechanics, is the study plausible, cred- veloping EPA policies. By allowing the EPA ible? They don’t get the underlying toxic substances. The bill before us to consider peer-reviewed scientific publica- leaves the EPA with unworkable stand- data set. tions in its work, this amendment would en- Do we all remember our Statistics ards, prohibiting it from using certain sure that the best available science is the 101 class? The multiple parts of an studies simply because they contain in- foundation of the EPA’s important work. equation that the sample sets are formation that, by law, cannot be made Thank you again for your leadership on where so many of the difficulties actu- public. My amendment would fix this this important issue. ally are; yet we are going to rely on oversight. Sincerely, The Kennedy-McGovern-Clark JOHN ERWIN, peer review, for peer reviewers that amendment clarifies that the EPA can Executive Director. never see the underlying data. The fact of the matter is if any of and should use the best scientific infor- Mr. KENNEDY. Furthermore, CBO, you have Web access right now, there mation available, so long as that data in its analysis of the bill, made some is Web site after Web site after Web complies with the highest academic troubling conclusions. For each sci- site right now talking about the re- peer-review protocols. entific study used, the EPA could incur The Congressional Budget Office esti- additional costs of up to $30,000. traction of peer-reviewed articles. You are willing to hand hundreds of mates the EPA relies on roughly 50,000 If the EPA continues to operate as it billions of dollars of potential costs scientific studies every year. As writ- does today, this bill could cost tax- and regulations, you are willing to ten, H.R. 4012 would drastically shrink payers an additional $1.5 billion every hand the health of Americans over and this number. The bill before us could year, so this bill ensures that the EPA not be willing to trust transparency even prohibit the EPA from using would have to spend more money, use where there is an egalitarian nature, other government-funded research, like fewer studies, all without being able to where my university, your university, NIH studies linking toxic substances to use the best science available. a researcher here, a researcher maybe premature births or CDC research on There are several protections in place on the other side of the world, someone mitigating the impact of natural disas- already to ensure that the science that that just happens to be darn good at ters and human health. the EPA uses is the best science avail- Imagine if we took this approach able and that it is credible. math, and has some other data sets out across the whole of government. The First, any and all studies go through there and matches it, but they are ex- results could be catastrophic. You a significant peer-review process that cluded because they don’t meet the def- don’t just have to take my word for it. includes an independent analysis. inition of the official science, official I have got here, Mr. Chair, a letter Second, the Office of Science and reviewers, and even the official review- from the Conference of Boston Teach- Technology Policy is already working ers never see the underlying data. This amendment does not say the fin- ing Hospitals who write: to ensure that all publicly-funded re- est and the best and the most highest Research conducted at our hospitals, while search is available online. standard of review. It says, ‘‘any peer- not originally undertaken for environmental Third, public comment periods allow reviewed.’’ protection purposes, is sometimes relied for anyone, an individual or organiza- upon by the EPA and other Federal agencies With that, Mr. Chairman, I request tion, to submit evidence supporting or my brothers and sisters here in this to develop scientifically-based policies. opposing a proposed regulation. How- Much of this research uses personal health building to vote ‘‘no’’ on this amend- data which is protected by both Federal law ever, this bill puts limits on the public ment. and our institutional review board guide- comment period. It would prohibit the I yield back the balance of my time. lines. EPA from taking into consideration Mr. KENNEDY. Mr. Chairman, I Why would we want to lose research valuable studies that come to light yield the balance of my time to my col- by the best and brightest minds in along the way during that open com- league from Massachusetts (Mr. medicine that could protect the Amer- ment period if they provide private in- MCGOVERN). ican people? formation. Mr. MCGOVERN. I thank my col- I am proud to say that the Con- Mr. Chairman, this makes no sense. I league from Massachusetts for the ference supports my amendment, stat- urge the House to accept my amend- time. ing: ment to clarify that the EPA may use Mr. Chairman, there used to be a By allowing the EPA to consider peer-re- the best science that is peer reviewed time when our Republican friends re- viewed scientific publications in its work, and published, while upholding the nec- spected science. There used to be a

VerDate Sep 11 2014 09:29 Jan 07, 2015 Jkt 079060 PO 00000 Frm 00027 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\RECORD14\NOV 2014\H19NO4.REC H19NO4 ejoyner on DSK2VPTVN1PROD with CONG-REC-ONLINE H8100 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE November 19, 2014 time when people like Vern Ehlers, a Pelosi Sanchez, Loretta Thompson (CA) NOT VOTING—10 Perlmutter Sarbanes Thompson (MS) physicist from Michigan, was wel- Campbell Johnson (GA) Negrete McLeod Peters (CA) Schakowsky Tierney Cassidy Maloney, Smith (WA) comed in the Republican Conference. Peters (MI) Schiff Titus Duckworth Carolyn Vela´ zquez Sadly, those times are long gone. If we Peterson Schneider Tonko Hall McCarthy (NY) can’t agree on basic scientific prin- Pingree (ME) Schrader Tsongas ciples, then there isn’t much hope for Pocan Schwartz Van Hollen b 1451 Polis Scott (VA) Vargas us to agree on much else. Price (NC) Scott, David Veasey Mr. MULVANEY, Mrs. LUMMIS, Mr. I will remind my colleagues, for the Quigley Serrano Vela MULLIN, Mrs. HARTZLER, and Mrs. record, up is up, down is down, gravity Rangel Sewell (AL) Visclosky WAGNER changed their vote from exists, the Earth orbits the Sun, and Richmond Shea-Porter Walz ‘‘aye’’ to ‘‘no.’’ climate change is real. It doesn’t mat- Roybal-Allard Sherman Wasserman Mr. HORSFORD, Ms. SHEA-POR- Ruiz Sinema Schultz ter whether the data is private or pub- Ruppersberger Sires Waters TER, Messrs. AL GREEN of Texas, lic. What matters is whether the find- Rush Slaughter Waxman HUFFMAN, and Ms. CLARKE of New ings are peer reviewed and can with- Ryan (OH) Speier Welch York changed their vote from ‘‘no’’ to stand scientific scrutiny. Sa´ nchez, Linda Swalwell (CA) Wilson (FL) ‘‘aye.’’ Scientists understand that the real T. Takano Yarmuth So the amendment was rejected. litmus test for supporting a finding is NOES—230 The result of the vote was announced independent confirmation, using a as above recorded. Aderholt Graves (MO) Perry completely independent method. Amash Griffin (AR) Petri The Acting CHAIR. The question is I urge my colleagues on both sides of Amodei Griffith (VA) Pittenger on the amendment in the nature of a the aisle to support this commonsense Bachmann Grimm Pitts substitute, as amended. Bachus Guthrie Poe (TX) amendment. Barletta Hanna Pompeo The amendment was agreed to. Mr. KENNEDY. I yield back the bal- Barr Harper Posey The Acting CHAIR. Under the rule, ance of my time. Barton Harris Price (GA) the Committee rises. Benishek Hartzler Rahall Accordingly, the Committee rose; The Acting CHAIR. The question is Bentivolio Hastings (WA) Reed on the amendment offered by the gen- Bilirakis Heck (NV) Reichert and the Speaker pro tempore (Mr. tleman from Massachusetts (Mr. KEN- Bishop (UT) Hensarling Renacci SIMPSON) having assumed the chair, NEDY). Black Herrera Beutler Ribble Mr. POE of Texas, Acting Chair of the Blackburn Holding Rice (SC) The question was taken; and the Act- Boustany Hudson Rigell Committee of the Whole House on the ing Chair announced that the noes ap- Brady (TX) Huelskamp Roby state of the Union, reported that that peared to have it. Brat Huizenga (MI) Roe (TN) Committee, having had under consider- Bridenstine Hultgren Rogers (AL) ation the bill (H.R. 4012) to prohibit the RECORDED VOTE Brooks (AL) Hunter Rogers (KY) Mr. KENNEDY. Mr. Chairman, I de- Brooks (IN) Hurt Rogers (MI) Environmental Protection Agency mand a recorded vote. Broun (GA) Issa Rohrabacher from proposing, finalizing, or dissemi- Buchanan Jenkins Rokita A recorded vote was ordered. nating regulations or assessments Bucshon Johnson (OH) Rooney based upon science that is not trans- The vote was taken by electronic de- Burgess Johnson, Sam Ros-Lehtinen vice, and there were—ayes 194, noes 230, Byrne Jolly Roskam parent or reproducible, and, pursuant Calvert Jones Ross not voting 10, as follows: to House Resolution 756, he reported Camp Jordan Rothfus the bill back to the House with an [Roll No. 526] Capito Joyce Royce Carter Kelly (PA) Runyan amendment adopted in the Committee AYES—194 Chabot King (IA) Ryan (WI) of the Whole. Adams DelBene Kilmer Chaffetz King (NY) Salmon The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under Barber Deutch Kind Clawson (FL) Kingston Sanford Barrow (GA) Dingell Kirkpatrick Coble Kinzinger (IL) Scalise the rule, the previous question is or- Bass Doggett Kuster Coffman Kline Schock dered. Beatty Doyle Langevin Cole Labrador Schweikert Is a separate vote demanded on any Becerra Edwards Larsen (WA) Collins (GA) LaMalfa Scott, Austin amendment to the amendment re- Bera (CA) Ellison Larson (CT) Collins (NY) Lamborn Sensenbrenner Bishop (GA) Engel Lee (CA) Conaway Lance Sessions ported from the Committee of the Bishop (NY) Enyart Levin Cook Lankford Shimkus Whole? Blumenauer Eshoo Lewis Cotton Latham Shuster If not, the question is on the amend- Bonamici Esty Lipinski Cramer Latta Simpson Brady (PA) Farr Loebsack Crawford LoBiondo Smith (MO) ment in the nature of a substitute, as Braley (IA) Fattah Lofgren Crenshaw Long Smith (NE) amended. Brown (FL) Foster Lowenthal Culberson Lucas Smith (NJ) The amendment was agreed to. Brownley (CA) Frankel (FL) Lowey Daines Luetkemeyer Smith (TX) The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Bustos Fudge Lujan Grisham Davis, Rodney Lummis Southerland Butterfield Gabbard (NM) Denham Marchant Stewart question is on the engrossment and Capps Gallego Luja´ n, Ben Ray Dent Marino Stivers third reading of the bill. Capuano Garamendi (NM) DeSantis Massie Stockman The bill was ordered to be engrossed Ca´ rdenas Garcia Lynch DesJarlais McAllister Stutzman Carney Gibson Maffei Diaz-Balart McCarthy (CA) Terry and read a third time, and was read the Carson (IN) Grayson Maloney, Sean Duffy McCaul Thompson (PA) third time. Cartwright Green, Al Matheson Duncan (SC) McClintock Thornberry MOTION TO RECOMMIT Castor (FL) Green, Gene Matsui Duncan (TN) McHenry Tiberi Castro (TX) Grijalva McCollum Ellmers McKeon Tipton Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of Chu Gutie´rrez McDermott Farenthold McKinley Turner Texas. Mr. Speaker, I have a motion to Cicilline Hahn McGovern Fincher McMorris Upton recommit at the desk. Clark (MA) Hanabusa McIntyre Fitzpatrick Rodgers Valadao Clarke (NY) Hastings (FL) McNerney Fleischmann Meadows Wagner The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is the Clay Heck (WA) Meeks Fleming Meehan Walberg gentlewoman opposed to the bill? Cleaver Higgins Meng Flores Messer Walden Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of Clyburn Himes Michaud Forbes Mica Walorski Texas. I am in its present form. Cohen Hinojosa Miller, George Fortenberry Miller (FL) Weber (TX) Connolly Holt Moore Foxx Miller (MI) Webster (FL) The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Conyers Honda Moran Franks (AZ) Miller, Gary Wenstrup Clerk will report the motion to recom- Cooper Horsford Murphy (FL) Frelinghuysen Mullin Westmoreland mit. Costa Hoyer Nadler Gardner Mulvaney Whitfield Courtney Huffman Napolitano Garrett Murphy (PA) Williams The Clerk read as follows: Crowley Israel Neal Gerlach Neugebauer Wilson (SC) Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas moves Cuellar Jackson Lee Nolan Gibbs Noem Wittman to recommit the bill H.R. 4012 to the Com- Cummings Jeffries Norcross Gingrey (GA) Nugent Wolf mittee on Science, Space, and Technology Davis (CA) Johnson, E. B. O’Rourke Gohmert Nunes Womack with instructions to report the same back to Davis, Danny Kaptur Owens Goodlatte Nunnelee Woodall DeFazio Keating Pallone Gosar Olson Yoder the House forthwith, with the following DeGette Kelly (IL) Pascrell Gowdy Palazzo Yoho amendment: Delaney Kennedy Pastor (AZ) Granger Paulsen Young (AK) Add at the end of the proposed subsection DeLauro Kildee Payne Graves (GA) Pearce Young (IN) (b) the following:

VerDate Sep 11 2014 09:29 Jan 07, 2015 Jkt 079060 PO 00000 Frm 00028 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\RECORD14\NOV 2014\H19NO4.REC H19NO4 ejoyner on DSK2VPTVN1PROD with CONG-REC-ONLINE November 19, 2014 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H8101 ‘‘(4) This subsection shall not apply to any As another example of how this bill So what has changed? Seriously, covered action that is in response to an could affect emergency response, EPA what has changed here with the left on emergency with the potential to harm the could be prevented from providing transparency? Is it just the fact that health and safety of a community, includ- guidance during toxic chemical spills we now have a Democrat in the White ing— ‘‘(A) a disease outbreak such as Ebola or like the one that occurred earlier this House? the pandemic flu; year in West Virginia. If that guidance So let’s actually walk through what ‘‘(B) a release of toxic chemicals into pub- to local emergency responders were we have all campaigned on in here. Is lic drinking water supplies; and based on confidential business informa- there a Member here that, when you ‘‘(C) a nuclear, biological, or terrorist at- tion, which is oftentimes the case when got in front of your constituents, did tack.’’. dealing with registered chemicals, then not promise more transparency in gov- Mr. SCHWEIKERT. Mr. Speaker, I re- the EPA would be prohibited from dis- ernment? That is what this is about. If serve a point of order. seminating vital information to the you are going to create rule sets that The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gen- local authorities. What is remarkable affect every American’s life, their tleman from Arizona reserves a point is that the Natural Resources Defense health, their economic future, don’t of order. Council warned the committee of this they have the right to see the under- The gentlewoman from Texas is rec- exact issue in a letter back in Feb- lying data? ognized for 5 minutes. ruary, but the majority chose to ignore And think of the arrogance that is Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of those warnings. That is plain irrespon- going on right here. If you believe that Texas. Mr. Speaker, let me begin by sible. the EPA is the sole keeper of all great saying that this is the final amend- My amendment would fix this prob- knowledge, that their cabal is the only ment to the bill, which will not kill the lem by exempting any response to an one qualified to be creative, to under- bill or send it back to the committee. emergency that could harm the health stand is there a better way, a more effi- If adopted, the bill will immediately and safety of a community. The cient way, a healthier way, then vote proceed to final passage as amended. amendment won’t fix all of the prob- against the bill. But if you believe in I have already spoken at some length lems with this bill, but it will prevent the American people, if you believe in about the problems with the under- one of the more morally objectionable our institution, if you believe there is lying bill. The bill would prevent the outcomes of this legislation. amazing knowledge all over this coun- I urge adoption of this amendment, Environmental Protection Agency try and all over this world, this is the and I yield back the balance of my from using the best science in its mis- transparency that makes us healthier, sion to protect public health. time. Mr. SCHWEIKERT. Mr. Speaker, I that makes us more efficient, that However, this motion to recommit wish to withdraw my reservation, and I makes decisionmaking coming out of highlights a specific and very troubling rise in opposition to the motion. the EPA much more rational. This is aspect of this bill. As written, the bill The SPEAKER pro tempore. The res- what we all campaigned on. This is would prevent EPA from proposing, fi- ervation is withdrawn. what we promised. Let’s go vote for it. nalizing, or disseminating risk, expo- The gentleman from Arizona is rec- I yield back the balance of my time. sure, or hazard assessments or guid- ognized for 5 minutes. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Without ance based on nonpublic information. Mr. SCHWEIKERT. Mr. Speaker, I objection, the previous question is or- I and my Democratic colleagues are yield myself such time as I may con- dered on the motion to recommit. concerned about how this language sume. There was no objection. would impede the EPA’s ability to re- On this particular occasion, on this The SPEAKER pro tempore. The spond to emergencies and disasters. motion to recommit, this MTR, it does question is on the motion to recommit. I will give you an example. In my win a point on creativity. But if we ac- The question was taken; and the hometown of Dallas, we had a well-pub- tually just heard part of it, you are Speaker pro tempore announced that licized case of a man named Thomas telling me that the EPA, when they re- the noes appeared to have it. Duncan tragically dying after being in- spond to a spill, they are showing up RECORDED VOTE fected with the Ebola virus. This gen- embracing secret information on how Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of tleman was originally sent home from they are responding. It is absurd. Texas. Mr. Speaker, I demand a re- the Texas Health Presbyterian Hos- Maybe even the motion may be well- corded vote. pital when his symptoms were not ini- meaning, but when you start using A recorded vote was ordered. tially identified as Ebola. definitions of ‘‘emergency,’’ ‘‘commu- The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- After Ebola was identified, great ef- nity,’’ ‘‘including’’ with a long dash, we ant to clause 9 of rule XX, the Chair forts were made to disinfect areas the all know where that leads, and it leads will reduce to 5 minutes the minimum gentleman had contact with while he both to chaos, inefficiency, and actu- time for any electronic vote on the ally doesn’t make a lot of drafting was infected with Ebola. question of passage. sense. So let’s actually move on to I have a picture displayed here. This is a 5-minute vote. what we are really here about: the un- Here in my hand is EPA’s list of dis- The vote was taken by electronic de- infectants for use against Ebola virus. derlying bill. I have been shocked at sort of the vice, and there were—ayes 196, noes 230, The EPA disseminates this critically not voting 8, as follows: important information on its Web site. crazy hyperbole that we have heard today about the secret science bill. [Roll No. 527] b 1500 This bill is actually very simple. All it AYES—196 However, under this bill, the EPA does is provide transparency substan- Adams Carson (IN) Davis, Danny could be prevented from disseminating tially as President Obama campaigned Barber Cartwright DeFazio Barrow (GA) Castor (FL) DeGette this type of information because EPA- on. Bass Castro (TX) Delaney registered disinfectants are frequently Walk through the mechanics. We Beatty Chu DeLauro supported by legally protected infor- were having a little debate in our office Becerra Cicilline DelBene mation or confidential business infor- whether I should hold these up. This Bera (CA) Clark (MA) Deutch Bishop (GA) Clarke (NY) Dingell mation. here is a stack of letters, memos, de- Bishop (NY) Clay Doggett In my hometown, not my district, mands from folks on the left. It just Blumenauer Cleaver Doyle two nurses who work at the Texas happened to be there was a Republican Bonamici Clyburn Edwards Brady (PA) Cohen Ellison Health Presbyterian Hospital con- President, and even some of these when Braley (IA) Connolly Engel tracted Ebola. As a former nurse who they were in the majority here, de- Brown (FL) Conyers Enyart worked in Dallas, I think it would be manding disclosure of the underlying Brownley (CA) Cooper Eshoo appalling to put our frontline health data from the EPA. There is even part Bustos Costa Esty Butterfield Courtney Farr care workers, as well as the general of here where the former then-chair- Capps Crowley Fattah public, at risk of the deadly Ebola man was demanding the data and say- Capuano Cuellar Foster virus or any other infectious disease all ing if he didn’t get it he was going Ca´ rdenas Cummings Frankel (FL) so we can take a political shot at EPA. after contempt. Carney Davis (CA) Fudge

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Pompeo Scalise Wagner LaMalfa Perry Smith (NE) ´ Posey Schock Walberg Lamborn Peterson Gutierrez Maloney, Sean Sanchez, Loretta Smith (NJ) Hahn Matheson Sarbanes Price (GA) Schweikert Walden Lance Petri Smith (TX) Hanabusa Matsui Schakowsky Reed Scott, Austin Walorski Lankford Pingree (ME) Southerland Hastings (FL) McCollum Schiff Reichert Sensenbrenner Weber (TX) Latham Pittenger Heck (WA) McDermott Schneider Renacci Sessions Webster (FL) Latta Pitts Stewart Higgins McGovern Schrader Ribble Shimkus Wenstrup LoBiondo Poe (TX) Stivers Himes McIntyre Schwartz Rice (SC) Shuster Westmoreland Long Pompeo Stockman Hinojosa McNerney Scott (VA) Rigell Simpson Whitfield Lucas Posey Stutzman Holt Meeks Scott, David Roby Smith (MO) Williams Luetkemeyer Price (GA) Terry Honda Meng Serrano Roe (TN) Smith (NE) Wilson (SC) Lummis Rahall Thompson (PA) Horsford Michaud Sewell (AL) Rogers (AL) Smith (NJ) Wittman Marchant Reed Thornberry Hoyer Miller, George Shea-Porter Rogers (KY) Smith (TX) Wolf Marino Reichert Tiberi Huffman Moore Sherman Rogers (MI) Southerland Womack Massie Renacci Tipton Israel Moran Sinema Rohrabacher Stewart Woodall Matheson Ribble Turner Jackson Lee Murphy (FL) Sires Rokita Stivers Yoder McAllister Rice (SC) Upton Jeffries Nadler Slaughter Rooney Stockman Yoho McCarthy (CA) Rigell Valadao Johnson (GA) Napolitano Speier Ros-Lehtinen Stutzman Young (AK) McCaul Roby Wagner Johnson, E. B. Neal Swalwell (CA) Roskam Terry Young (IN) McClintock Roe (TN) Walberg Kaptur Nolan Takano McHenry Rogers (AL) NOT VOTING—8 Walden Keating Norcross Thompson (CA) McKeon Rogers (KY) Walorski Kelly (IL) O’Rourke Thompson (MS) Campbell Hall Smith (WA) McKinley Rogers (MI) Weber (TX) McMorris Rohrabacher Kennedy Owens Tierney Cassidy McCarthy (NY) Walz Webster (FL) Kildee Pallone Titus Rodgers Rokita Duckworth Negrete McLeod Wenstrup Kilmer Pascrell Tonko Meadows Rooney Westmoreland Kind Pastor (AZ) Tsongas Meehan Ros-Lehtinen Whitfield Kirkpatrick Payne Van Hollen b 1513 Messer Roskam Williams Kuster Pelosi Vargas Mica Ross Langevin Perlmutter Veasey So the motion to recommit was re- Miller (FL) Rothfus Wilson (SC) Larsen (WA) Peters (CA) Vela jected. Miller (MI) Royce Wittman Larson (CT) Peters (MI) Vela´ zquez The result of the vote was announced Miller, Gary Runyan Wolf Womack Lee (CA) Peterson Visclosky as above recorded. Mullin Ryan (WI) Levin Pingree (ME) Wasserman Mulvaney Salmon Woodall Lewis Pocan Schultz The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. POE Murphy (PA) Sanford Yoder Lipinski Polis Waters of Texas). The question is on the pas- Neugebauer Scalise Yoho Loebsack Price (NC) Waxman sage of the bill. Noem Schock Young (AK) Lofgren Quigley Welch Nugent Schweikert Young (IN) Lowenthal Rahall Wilson (FL) The question was taken; and the Lowey Rangel Yarmuth Speaker pro tempore announced that NOES—190 the ayes appeared to have it. Adams Eshoo Lowey NOES—230 Barber Esty Lujan Grisham RECORDED VOTE Bass Farr (NM) Aderholt Duffy Jolly Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of Beatty Fattah Luja´ n, Ben Ray Amash Duncan (SC) Jones Becerra Foster (NM) Amodei Duncan (TN) Jordan Texas. Mr. Speaker, I demand a re- Bera (CA) Frankel (FL) Lynch Bachmann Ellmers Joyce corded vote. Bishop (GA) Fudge Maffei Bachus Farenthold Kelly (PA) A recorded vote was ordered. Bishop (NY) Gabbard Maloney, Barletta Fincher King (IA) Blumenauer Gallego Carolyn Barr Fitzpatrick King (NY) The SPEAKER pro tempore. This is a Bonamici Garamendi Maloney, Sean Barton Fleischmann Kingston 5-minute vote. Brady (PA) Garcia Matsui Benishek Fleming Kinzinger (IL) The vote was taken by electronic de- Braley (IA) Gibson McCollum Bentivolio Flores Kline vice, and there were—ayes 237, noes 190, Brown (FL) Grayson McDermott Bilirakis Forbes Labrador Brownley (CA) Green, Al McGovern Bishop (UT) Fortenberry LaMalfa not voting 7, as follows: Bustos Green, Gene McIntyre Black Foxx Lamborn [Roll No. 528] Butterfield Grijalva McNerney Blackburn Franks (AZ) Lance Capps Gutie´rrez Meeks Boustany Frelinghuysen Lankford AYES—237 Capuano Hahn Meng Brady (TX) Gardner Latham Aderholt Collins (GA) Gibbs Ca´ rdenas Hanabusa Michaud Brat Garrett Latta Amash Collins (NY) Gingrey (GA) Carney Hastings (FL) Miller, George Bridenstine Gerlach LoBiondo Amodei Conaway Gohmert Carson (IN) Heck (WA) Moore Brooks (AL) Gibbs Long Bachmann Cook Goodlatte Cartwright Higgins Moran Brooks (IN) Gibson Lucas Bachus Costa Gosar Castor (FL) Himes Murphy (FL) Broun (GA) Gingrey (GA) Luetkemeyer Barletta Cotton Gowdy Castro (TX) Hinojosa Nadler Buchanan Gohmert Lummis Barr Cramer Granger Chu Holt Napolitano Bucshon Goodlatte Marchant Barrow (GA) Crawford Graves (GA) Cicilline Honda Neal Burgess Gosar Marino Barton Crenshaw Graves (MO) Clark (MA) Horsford Nolan Byrne Gowdy Massie Benishek Cuellar Griffin (AR) Clarke (NY) Hoyer Norcross Calvert Granger McAllister Bentivolio Culberson Griffith (VA) Clay Huffman O’Rourke Camp Graves (GA) McCarthy (CA) Bilirakis Daines Grimm Cleaver Israel Pallone Capito Graves (MO) McCaul Bishop (UT) Davis, Rodney Guthrie Clyburn Jackson Lee Pascrell Carter Griffin (AR) McClintock Black Denham Hanna Cohen Jeffries Pastor (AZ) Chabot Griffith (VA) McHenry Blackburn Dent Harper Connolly Johnson (GA) Payne Chaffetz Grimm McKeon Boustany DeSantis Harris Conyers Johnson, E. B. Pelosi Clawson (FL) Guthrie McKinley Brady (TX) DesJarlais Hartzler Cooper Kaptur Perlmutter Coble Hanna McMorris Brat Diaz-Balart Hastings (WA) Courtney Keating Peters (CA) Coffman Harper Rodgers Bridenstine Duffy Heck (NV) Crowley Kelly (IL) Peters (MI) Cole Harris Meadows Brooks (AL) Duncan (SC) Hensarling Cummings Kennedy Pocan Collins (GA) Hartzler Meehan Brooks (IN) Duncan (TN) Herrera Beutler Davis (CA) Kildee Polis Collins (NY) Hastings (WA) Messer Broun (GA) Ellmers Holding Davis, Danny Kilmer Price (NC) Conaway Heck (NV) Mica Buchanan Farenthold Hudson DeFazio Kind Quigley Cook Hensarling Miller (FL) Bucshon Fincher Huelskamp DeGette Kirkpatrick Rangel Cotton Herrera Beutler Miller (MI) Burgess Fitzpatrick Huizenga (MI) Delaney Kuster Richmond Cramer Holding Miller, Gary Byrne Fleischmann Hultgren DeLauro Langevin Roybal-Allard Crawford Hudson Mullin Calvert Fleming Hunter DelBene Larsen (WA) Ruiz Crenshaw Huelskamp Mulvaney Camp Flores Hurt Deutch Larson (CT) Ruppersberger Culberson Huizenga (MI) Murphy (PA) Capito Forbes Issa Dingell Lee (CA) Rush Daines Hultgren Neugebauer Carter Fortenberry Jenkins Doggett Levin Ryan (OH) Davis, Rodney Hunter Noem Chabot Foxx Johnson (OH) Doyle Lewis Sa´ nchez, Linda Denham Hurt Nugent Chaffetz Franks (AZ) Johnson, Sam Edwards Lipinski T. Dent Issa Nunes Clawson (FL) Frelinghuysen Jolly Ellison Loebsack Sanchez, Loretta DeSantis Jenkins Nunnelee Coble Gardner Jones Engel Lofgren Sarbanes DesJarlais Johnson (OH) Olson Coffman Garrett Jordan Enyart Lowenthal Schakowsky Diaz-Balart Johnson, Sam Palazzo Cole Gerlach Joyce

VerDate Sep 11 2014 09:29 Jan 07, 2015 Jkt 079060 PO 00000 Frm 00030 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\RECORD14\NOV 2014\H19NO4.REC H19NO4 ejoyner on DSK2VPTVN1PROD with CONG-REC-ONLINE November 19, 2014 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H8103 Schiff Slaughter Veasey gress on July 24, 2014, including all portions This Mutual Defense Agreement is the Schneider Speier Vela thereof (hereinafter in this section referred framework through which this partner- Schrader Swalwell (CA) Vela´ zquez to as the ‘‘Amendment’’), may be brought Schwartz Takano Visclosky ship takes place. It enables the ex- into effect on or after the date of the enact- Scott (VA) Thompson (CA) Walz change of nuclear materials, tech- ment of this Act as if all the requirements in Scott, David Thompson (MS) Wasserman nology, and information that has been Serrano Tierney Schultz such section 123 for consideration of the Sewell (AL) Titus Waters Amendment had been satisfied, subject to renewed many times. Actually, this Shea-Porter Tonko Waxman subsection (b) of this section. goes back to 1958. The bill that we will Sherman Tsongas Welch (b) APPLICABILITY OF ATOMIC ENERGY ACT renew here will take it for another dec- Sinema Van Hollen Wilson (FL) OF 1954 AND OTHER PROVISIONS OF LAW.— Sires Vargas Yarmuth ade to ensure that our full cooperation Upon coming into effect, the Amendment on defense can continue uninterrupted. NOT VOTING—7 shall be subject to the provisions of the So I urge my colleagues to support Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2011 et Campbell Hall Smith (WA) the bill to demonstrate our unwavering seq.) and any other applicable United States Cassidy McCarthy (NY) commitment to the United Kingdom: a Duckworth Negrete McLeod law as if the Amendment had come into ef- fect in accordance with the requirements of friend, a partner and enduring ally. b 1521 section 123 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954. Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of So the bill was passed. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- my time. Mr. ENGEL. Mr. Speaker, I yield my- The result of the vote was announced ant to the rule, the gentleman from self such time as I may consume. as above recorded. California (Mr. ROYCE) and the gen- I rise in strong support of H.R. 5681. A motion to reconsider was laid on tleman from New York (Mr. ENGEL) This legislation approves an amend- the table. each will control 20 minutes. ment, as the chairman said, to the Stated against: The Chair recognizes the gentleman United States-United Kingdom Mutual from California. Ms. PINGREE of Maine. Mr. Speaker, I Defense Agreement. voted ‘‘yes’’ on H.R. 4012, the Secret Science GENERAL LEAVE I want to begin by thanking Chair- Mr. ROYCE. Mr. Speaker, I ask unan- Reform Act of 2014. I would like to express man ED ROYCE for his bipartisan lead- that I intended to vote ‘‘no’’ on H.R. 4012. imous consent that all Members may ership on this legislation, which I am f have 5 legislative days within which to proud to cosponsor. revise and extend their remarks and in- ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE SPEAKER clude extraneous materials on the bill. b 1530 PRO TEMPORE The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there Since 1958, the U.S.-U.K. Mutual De- The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- objection to the request of the gen- fense Agreement has underpinned co- ant to clause 8 of rule XX, the Chair tleman from California? operation between our two countries will postpone further proceedings There was no objection. on defense-related nuclear technology. today on additional motions to suspend Mr. ROYCE. Mr. Speaker, I yield my- The U.K. is the only country with the rules on which a recorded vote or self such time as I may consume. which we share this sensitive nuclear I will share with the Members here the yeas and nays are ordered, or on technology. It reflects the special rela- that I rise in strong support of this leg- which the vote incurs objection under tionship that binds our countries to- islation to extend for another 10 years clause 6 of rule XX. gether. the United States-United Kingdom Mu- Any record votes on postponed ques- Every 10 years, this agreement has tual Defense Agreement. This agree- tions will be taken later. been extended to stay up to date with ment has governed our nuclear co- new technologies and build new areas f operation with the United Kingdom for of cooperation. Now, normally, these ATOMIC ENERGY COOPERATION 50 years. extensions go into effect automatically AGREEMENT AMENDMENT As always, I appreciate the coopera- 60 legislative days after the updated tion of our ranking member, Mr. ENGEL agreement is submitted to Congress. Mr. ROYCE. Mr. Speaker, I move to of New York, for bringing this legisla- However, this agreement will lapse on suspend the rules and pass the bill tion to the floor. By acting today, we December 31, before we reach that 60- (H.R. 5681) to provide for the approval will ensure that this vital cooperation day mark. If that were to happen, the of the Amendment to the Agreement with Great Britain continues uninter- revised agreement would have to be re- Between the Government of the United rupted. submitted in the next Congress, the 60- States of America and the Government Mr. Speaker, the United States has day clock would reset, and, most im- of the United Kingdom of Great Britain no closer ally than the United King- portantly, there would be no legal au- and Northern Ireland for Cooperation dom. We all know that. Our societies thority to continue defense-related nu- on the Uses of Atomic Energy for Mu- are founded on a shared belief in free- clear work with the U.K. for some pe- tual Defense Purposes. dom and universal human rights. As a riod of time. The Clerk read the title of the bill. result, our close consultation on major What would that mean? The text of the bill is as follows: foreign policy issues has long been rou- First, the regular scheduled transfer H.R. 5681 tine; and coordinated action, frankly, of nuclear material between the U.S. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Rep- is the norm between us and the U.K. and the U.K. would grind to a halt. resentatives of the United States of America in We share an unprecedented defense re- Secondly, ongoing work on sub- Congress assembled, lationship. The advantage of that is it marine propulsion would be inter- SECTION 1. APPROVAL OF THE AMENDMENT TO has helped us secure our shared inter- rupted, which would affect the deploy- THE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE ests and values since the World Wars of GOVERNMENT OF THE UNITED ment of our ally’s nuclear deterrent. STATES OF AMERICA AND THE GOV- the last century. We have fought side Thirdly, exchange of sensitive infor- ERNMENT OF THE UNITED KINGDOM by side in conflicts from World War I to mation that benefits both of our na- OF GREAT BRITAIN AND NORTHERN Afghanistan. Today, we have joined tions would be delayed, including infor- IRELAND FOR COOPERATION ON THE USES OF ATOMIC ENERGY FOR forces, along with other partners, to mation related to threats from other MUTUAL DEFENSE PURPOSES. battle ISIL. Our intelligence coopera- countries. (a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding the pro- tion is unique. Mr. Speaker, we cannot allow this visions for congressional consideration of a We are both founding members of agreement to lapse. Passing this bill proposed agreement for cooperation in sub- NATO. We have shouldered a dispropor- will protect these critically important section d. of section 123 of the Atomic En- tionate share of the burden in NATO. defense programs with one of our clos- ergy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2153), the amend- We do that because we understand that est allies. ments to the Agreement Between the Gov- the world remains a very dangerous I urge my colleagues to support this ernment of the United States of America and important bill. I just want to reiterate the Government of the United Kingdom of place, but also because we know if we Great Britain and Northern Ireland for Co- do not do so and we do not lead, no one the importance of passing this bipar- operation on the Uses of Atomic Energy for else will. tisan, noncontroversial legislation to Mutual Defense Purposes, done at Wash- Our cooperation on defense includes a ensure that there is no lapse in the ington, July 22, 2014, and transmitted to Con- unique partnership on nuclear security. U.S.-U.K. Mutual Defense Agreement.

VerDate Sep 11 2014 09:29 Jan 07, 2015 Jkt 079060 PO 00000 Frm 00031 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\RECORD14\NOV 2014\H19NO4.REC H19NO4 ejoyner on DSK2VPTVN1PROD with CONG-REC-ONLINE H8104 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE November 19, 2014 I thank the chairman, as always, for (3) Even though most countries do have and most important life event to be reg- his cooperation. birth registration laws, nearly one-third of istered; Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance all children under the age of 5 worldwide (2) promote programs that build the capac- of my time. have never had their births registered. More- ity of developing countries’ national and over, an estimated 45 percent of children local legal and policy frameworks to prevent Mr. ROYCE. Mr. Speaker, I thank under the age of 5 worldwide (about 290 mil- discrimination against girls; Mr. ENGEL. lion children) do not possess a birth certifi- (3) support programs to help increase prop- I think, by moving quickly here, we cate. erty rights, social security, and home owner- can send this bill to the President’s (4) A nationally recognized proof of birth is ship, land tenure security, and inheritance desk. the key to determining a child’s citizenship, rights for women; and I am proud to note, I will add, that nationality, place of birth, parentage and (4) assist key ministries in the govern- we recognize this special relationship age, without which a passport, drivers li- ments of developing countries, including in the House with the British American cense, or national identification card are im- health, interior, youth, and education min- Parliamentary Group, which was possible to obtain. Those who lack such doc- istries, to ensure that girls from poor house- umentation are often prevented from offi- holds obtain equitable access to social pro- formed shortly after World War II, and cially participating in and benefitting from grams. each year Members of Congress and the formal economic, legal, and political sec- (b) COORDINATION WITH MULTILATERAL OR- Members of Parliament convene to dis- tors in their countries. GANIZATIONS.—The Secretary shall coordi- cuss our partnership. (5) The lack of birth registration among nate with the World Bank, relevant United Last year, Congress dedicated a bust girls worldwide is particularly concerning as Nations agencies and programs, and other of Winston Churchill that is promi- it exacerbates their disproportionate vulner- relevant organizations to urge and work nently displayed in this Capitol. We ability to trafficking, child marriage, and with countries to enact, implement, and en- just had an unveiling today of the bust lack of access to health and education serv- force laws that specifically collect data on ices. girls and establish registration and identi- for Vaclav Havel, and it will stand next (6) A lack of birth registration among fication laws to ensure girls are active par- to that of Winston Churchill. women and girls can also aggravate what in ticipants in the social, economic, legal and Mr. Speaker, the United Kingdom re- many places amounts to an already reduced political sectors of society in their coun- mains our closest ally and most impor- ability to seek employment, participate in tries. tant security partner, and the Mutual civil society or purchase or inherit land and (c) COORDINATION WITH PRIVATE SECTOR Defense Agreement is a key element of other assets. AND CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONS.—The Sec- our unmatched special relationship, as (7) Girls undertake much of the domestic retary and the Administrator should work Churchill used to call it. labor needed for poor families to survive: with United States, international, and local carrying water, harvesting crops, tending private sector and civil society organizations By renewing this agreement, Con- livestock, caring for younger children, and to advocate for the registration and docu- gress will ensure the uninterrupted doing chores. mentation of all girls and boys in developing continuation of our close nuclear co- (8) Accurate assessments of access to edu- countries to prevent exploitation, violence, operation with the U.K. and reinforce cation, poverty levels, and overall census ac- and other abuses. our joint ability to provide strategic tivities are hampered by the lack of official SEC. 5. REPORT. security. So I urge my colleagues to information on women and girls. Without The Secretary and the Administrator shall support the legislation. this rudimentary information, assessments include in relevant evaluations and reports Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance of foreign assistance and domestic social to Congress the following information: welfare programs cannot be accurately (1) To the extent practicable, United of my time. gauged. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The States foreign assistance and development (9) To ensure that women and girls are assistance beneficiaries by age, gender, mar- question is on the motion offered by fully integrated into United States foreign ital status, location, and school enrollment the gentleman from California (Mr. assistance policies and programs, that the status. ROYCE) that the House suspend the specific needs of girls are, to the maximum (2) A description of how United States for- rules and pass the bill, H.R. 5681. extent possible, addressed in the design, im- eign assistance and development assistance The question was taken; and (two- plementation, and evaluation of develop- benefits girls. thirds being in the affirmative) the ment assistance programs, and that women (3) Specific information on programs that rules were suspended and the bill was and girls have the power to affect the deci- address the particular needs of girls. sions that affect their lives, all girls should passed. SEC. 6. DEFINITIONS. be counted and have access to birth certifi- In this Act: A motion to reconsider was laid on cates and other official documentation. the table. (1) ADMINISTRATOR.—The term ‘‘Adminis- SEC. 3. STATEMENT OF POLICY. trator’’ means the Administrator of the f It is the policy of the United States to— United States Agency for International De- GIRLS COUNT ACT OF 2014 (1) encourage countries to uphold the Uni- velopment. versal Declaration of Human Rights and (2) FOREIGN ASSISTANCE.—The term ‘‘for- Mr. ROYCE. Mr. Speaker, I move to enact laws that ensure girls and boys of all eign assistance’’ has the meaning given the suspend the rules and pass the bill ages are full participants in society, includ- term in section 634(b) of the Foreign Assist- (H.R. 3398) to authorize the Secretary ing requiring birth certifications and some ance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2394(b)). of State and the Administrator of the type of national identity card to ensure that (3) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ United States Agency for International all citizens, including girls, are counted; means the Secretary of State. (2) enhance training and capacity-building Development to provide assistance to SEC. 7. SUNSET. to developing countries, local nongovern- This Act shall expire on the date that is 5 support the rights of women and girls mental organizations, and other civil society in developing countries, and for other years after the date of the enactment of this organizations to effectively address the Act. purposes, as amended. needs of birth registries in countries where The Clerk read the title of the bill. girls are undercounted; The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- The text of the bill is as follows: (3) include organizations representing chil- ant to the rule, the gentleman from H.R. 3398 dren and families in the design, implementa- California (Mr. ROYCE) and the gen- tion, and monitoring of programs under this Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Rep- tleman from New York (Mr. ENGEL) Act; and each will control 20 minutes. resentatives of the United States of America in (4) mainstream into the design, implemen- Congress assembled, The Chair recognizes the gentleman tation, and evaluation of policies and pro- from New York. SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. grams at all levels an understanding of the This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Girls Count distinctive impact that such policies and GENERAL LEAVE Act of 2014’’. programs may have on girls. Mr. ROYCE. Mr. Speaker, I ask unan- SEC. 2. FINDINGS. SEC. 4. UNITED STATES ASSISTANCE TO SUP- imous consent that all Members may Congress makes the following findings: PORT COUNTING OF GIRLS IN THE have 5 legislative days to revise and ex- (1) According to the United States Census DEVELOPING WORLD. tend their remarks and also to include Bureau’s 2013 international figures, 1 person (a) AUTHORIZATION.—The Secretary and the any extraneous material for the in 12—or close to 900,000,000 people—is a girl Administrator are authorized to— or young woman age 10 through 24. (1) support programs that will contribute RECORD on the bill. (2) The data also asserts that young people to improved and sustainable Civil Registra- The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there are the fastest growing segment of the popu- tion and Vital Statistics Systems (CRVS) objection to the request of the gen- lation in developing countries. with a focus on birth registration as the first tleman from California?

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Mr. Speaker, I yield my- such time as he may consume to the on this important piece of legislation. self as much time as I may consume, gentleman from Ohio (Mr. CHABOT), Now, what this does is it aims to in- and I rise in strong support of H.R. chairman of the Foreign Affairs Sub- crease birth registration rates in devel- 3398, the Girls Count Act of 2014. committee on Asia and the Pacific, and oping countries. And usually the births Mr. Speaker, first of all, I would like the author of this particular bill. which are not being registered are in- to thank Representative CHABOT and Mr. CHABOT. Mr. Speaker, I want to fant females. Representative MCCOLLUM for author- thank Chairman ROYCE for his leader- Nearly one-third of all children ing this important legislation. It is ship on this important issue, and I also around the world have never had their very good legislation, it is very impor- want to thank my friends and col- births registered by their country’s tant legislation, and I am proud to be leagues, Mr. ENGEL and Ms. MCCOLLUM, civil registries. Almost hard for us to a part of it. for their leadership and their support recognize here—one-third. Around the world, nearly 230 million as well. A child whose birth is not recorded children under the age of 5 have never Mr. Speaker, it is no secret that we has no birth certificate to prove her had their birth registered or been are living in challenging times. The age or his age or parentage or citizen- issued a birth certificate. Most of these international community is having to ship, making these children especially unregistered children are girls, and all confront new evils it seems like every vulnerable to violations of their basic of them face serious vulnerabilities. day. It is critical that we confront rights. The lack of birth registration makes these evils with determination and re- The lack of a birth certificate usu- it much harder to get official docu- solve and intelligence. This bill, the ally prevents individuals from acquir- mentation and, as a result, these chil- one before us today, really actually ing essential pieces of identification dren often become targets for child does this. With this bill, Congress has the op- that you are going to need in life—like labor, abuse, human and sex traf- portunity to address an injustice that a driver’s license, like a passport—and ficking, child marriage, recruitment is holding girls back from fully partici- can also impede any financial trans- into militant groups, and other forms pating in society but, worse, exposing action you are going to make—taking of exploitation. them to the particularly horrific evils out a loan, taking out a mortgage. Ba- Unregistered children are often pre- of human trafficking. sically, these girls, tragically, don’t vented from access to health care, in- There are 230 million children around count. cluding necessary child immunizations, the globe under the age of 5 who have For girls in particular, this lack of and from enrolling in school. Down the never been recognized as being born. documentation can undercut existing line, many of these children will be un- Their births were simply never re- legal protections against girls being able to inherit land or money, start a corded. trafficked or made child brides. And as business, or even open a bank account. In eastern and southern Africa, for they grow up, girls without an official This sort of marginalization often example, only 38 percent of children identity face high barriers to work, hits women the hardest. Unregistered are registered by their fifth birthday. high barriers to education or political women are more likely to be confined So think of that; nearly two-thirds of participation, and all of this in places to their homes and invisible to the out- the children born in those regions in where we need women and girls to be side world. Lack of registration limits Africa are not registered. There is no actively shaping their country’s future, their choices and opportunities and im- recording of their birth. They, in es- to improve prospects for development, pedes the long-term development of sence, don’t exist to the government. to oppose extremism in their commu- their communities. These children, a majority of whom nities. H.R. 3398 will enhance efforts to get are girls, become invisible members of That is why I am pleased that the more children registered. It reaffirms society and miss a critical first step in House is acting on H.R. 3398, because our strong support for programs aimed securing their fundamental human this bill supports efforts to increase at addressing the undercounting of rights. Being recognized by your gov- birth registration by encouraging the girls in the developing world. It en- ernment is necessary, for example, for State Department and USAID to work courages countries to support pro- determining identity and citizenship with countries on improving their civil grams that expand the rights of and age and obtaining access to edu- registries. women, especially property ownership cation and health care and many other The bill promotes the development of and Social Security rights. things. laws and policies to prevent discrimi- The legislation authorizes the Sec- When a girl is not counted at birth, it nation against girls and improve prop- retary of State and the Administrator is difficult, if not impossible, for her to erty and inheritance rights for women. of USAID to support important civil own land or start her own business or And lastly, the legislation requires the registration and vital statistics pro- vote, and she is at risk of being con- State Department and USAID to pro- grams focusing on birth registration, fined to home and, oftentimes, left un- vide more relevant breakdowns of for- and allows them to work with local paid. eign assistance whenever possible so government ministries to ensure equal Lack of a birth certificate keeps girls that we can be sure women and girls access to these programs. This com- from fully participating in society. It are from benefiting from our efforts. plements the work of organizations increases the risk of child marriage, So this bill complements other work around the world that are engaged in forced labor, recruitment into militant that the House has done this Congress, the important work of protecting vul- groups, human trafficking, and sexual particularly our efforts to combat child nerable children and puts pressure on exploitation. trafficking and to promote safe inter- other governments to act. The Girls Count Act would help put national adoptions. Ensuring that While improving birth registration an end to these horrors. The bill di- every boy and girl is counted can pre- systems helps the most vulnerable pop- rects the Department of State and vent children from being trafficked or ulations, it has positive ripple effects USAID to work with our international prevent them from being exploited or across a whole society. Governments partners to support the issuance of denied a loving home. with better records can provide better birth certificates in developing coun- I am proud of the House’s work thus services, tailor more effective policies, tries. The bill will ensure that the far to address this critical issue. I be- and bring more people into full partici- most important step in a new citizen’s lieve that this bill in particular is an- pation in their economies. This basic life, the registration and recognition of other step in advancing this agenda, practice can help make entire coun- their very birth by their government, and that is why I would just like to tries stronger. actually occurs.

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RES. 754 With that, I urge my colleagues to direct result of sex-selection abortion, Whereas Iran is a member of the United support this legislation. and that discrimination of the girl Nations and a signatory to both the Uni- I want to once again thank Mr. child has profound implications for the versal Declaration of Human Rights and the International Covenant on Civil and Polit- ROYCE and Mr. ENGEL for their support region and for the world and, of course, ical Rights, among other international and leadership in this. for all of those girls who have lost human rights treaties, without reservation; Mr. ENGEL. Mr. Speaker, I yield my- their lives. Whereas in violation of these and other self such time as I may consume. Again, I want to thank Mr. CHABOT international obligations, officials of the I want to again thank the chairman for this important legislation and Government of Iran continue to perpetrate and thank Mr. CHABOT. BETTY MCCOLLUM. This is a very im- gross violations of the fundamental human Getting children registered at birth portant step forward in making sure we rights of the Iranian people; helps to get them off to a good start. know where the girls are after being Whereas Iranian women are increasingly counted so they can fully participate in subject to heinous acid attacks, either con- This bill encourages governments to doned by, or sponsored by, the Government enact laws and policies that give all society. of Iran, through the Basij and other vigi- children, including girls, a chance to be Mr. ENGEL. Mr. Speaker, I will close lante groups; full participants in society. So I now, and I will urge my colleagues to Whereas the Parliament of Iran recently strongly support this bill and urge my vote for this important bill. enacted a law providing legal protection to colleagues to do so as well. I thank the chairman, Mr. CHABOT, private citizens to enforce a strict Islamic Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of Mr. SMITH, and Ms. MCCOLLUM. dress code and other behavior prescribed under Sharia law, emboldening the Basij and my time. This is a bipartisan, important piece of legislation, and I urge my colleagues other vigilante groups; b 1545 on both sides of the aisle to support it. Whereas the Government of Iran ‘‘manipu- lates the electoral process’’, according to the Mr. ROYCE. Mr. Speaker, before I I yield back the balance of my time. Mr. ROYCE. Mr. Speaker, I yield my- United States Department of State’s Coun- close, I would like to also mention the try Reports on Human Rights Practices for contributions of Congresswoman BETTY self the balance of my time. 2013, ‘‘severely limit[ing] citizens’ right to MCCOLLUM and Congressman CHRIS The point I would make in closing is change their government peacefully through SMITH. that, in the wake of the horrors we free and fair elections’’; CHRIS SMITH is the chairman of the have seen perpetrated by ISIS against Whereas following voting irregularities Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Afri- women and Boko Haram against that resulted in the election of President schoolgirls—kidnapping and enslaving Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, the Government of ca, Global Health, Global Human Iran brutally suppressed peaceful political Rights, and International Organiza- them and robbing them of their free- dom—we had one of these girls testify dissent from wide segments of civil society tions. He is also an original cosponsor during the Green Revolution in 2009 in a cyn- of this bill. before our committee. She had nar- ical attempt to retain its undemocratic grip Mr. Speaker, I yield 3 minutes to the rowly escaped Boko Haram but lost her on power; gentleman from New Jersey (Mr. mother and her father. Whereas the Government of Iran has kept I know so many of us are deeply con- the principal leaders of the Green Revolu- SMITH). cerned about the plight of women and tion, Mir Hussein Moussavi and Mehdi Mr. SMITH of New Jersey. I want to Karroubi, under house arrest since February thank the distinguished chairman for girls around the world, and this bill recognizes the suffering and aims to 2011; yielding and for his leadership in help- Whereas the United States Department of ing to bring this legislation to the empower those who have been cast into State consistently finds that Iranian au- the shadows of their society. Birth reg- floor, and especially Chairman CHABOT thorities have ‘‘limited freedom of associa- for his Girls Count Act of 2013. I am istration is one of the first steps in the tion through threats, intimidation, the im- happy and thankful to be an original fight to preserve an individual’s basic position of arbitrary requirements on organi- cosponsor and to urge the House to rights under the law. It is also a crit- zations, and the arrests of group leaders and ical means to ensuring the full partici- members’’; vote for it. Whereas the United States Department of Mr. Speaker, in many parts of the pation of women and of girls in com- munities and schools. Let’s help girls State’s Virtual Embassy Tehran website world, girls are discriminated against highlights human rights violations and simply for being female. Indeed, this count. That is what this does. abuses in Iran on a weekly basis; Again, I want to thank Mr. CHABOT blatant disregard for the value of the Whereas the Government of Iran continues and BETTY MCCOLLUM and Mr. CHRIS girl child often begins in the womb, es- to restrict freedom of speech and peaceful as- SMITH of New Jersey, as well, for their pecially in countries such as China and sembly, particularly for journalists and leadership on this measure, which I en- human rights activists; India, where we see the horrific prac- courage all Members to support. Whereas the United Nations Special tice of sex-selection abortion. This I yield back the balance of my time. Rapporteur on the Situation of Human cruel practice, in turn, has led to a The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Rights in the Islamic Republic of Iran found gender imbalance that has fed other question is on the motion offered by in its August 2014 report that the laws and policies of the Government of Iran ‘‘continue crimes against women, especially sex the gentleman from California (Mr. trafficking, which has risen exponen- to place overly broad restrictions on the ROYCE) that the House suspend the rights to freedom of expression and access to tially in the People’s Republic of China rules and pass the bill, H.R. 3398, as because of the missing daughters, be- information’’, including ‘‘severe content re- amended. strictions, intimidation and prosecution of cause of this discrimination against The question was taken; and (two- Internet users and limitations on Internet the girl child in utero. thirds being in the affirmative) the access through throttling and filtering’’; Let me point out that, in her book, rules were suspended and the bill, as Whereas the ability of religious freedom ‘‘Unnatural Selection: Choosing Boys amended, was passed. and human rights activists to freely express over Girls, and the Consequences of a A motion to reconsider was laid on themselves, and mobilize civil society, is ac- World Full of Men,’’ Mara Hvistendahl the table. tively thwarted by the Government of Iran; Whereas the Special Rapporteur found that traces the history of sex selection to f population control. Again, we don’t the Government of Iran continues to apply capital punishment to offenders convicted of count the girl as being of meaning. Of CONDEMNING IRAN FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS crimes below the international human rights course, this is talking about a physical law threshold of ‘‘most serious crimes’’; po- count, so we have a record of these Mr. ROYCE. Mr. Speaker, I move to litical prisoners; and juvenile offenders, in- young ladies, of these young girls, but suspend the rules and agree to the reso- cluding 8 individuals in 2014 believed to be

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Jabbari’s execution and calling on Iran to tions on officials of the Government of Iran ‘‘respect the fair trial guarantees afforded to and other individuals directly responsible for The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- its people under Iran’s own laws and its human rights abuses, engaging in censorship, ant to the rule, the gentleman from international obligations’’; or engaging in the diversion of goods in- California (Mr. ROYCE) and the gen- Whereas the United States Commission on tended for the people of Iran: Now, therefore, tleman from New York (Mr. ENGEL) International Religious Freedom found in its be it each will control 20 minutes. 2014 Annual Report that the Government of Resolved, That the House of Representa- The Chair recognizes the gentleman Iran ‘‘continues to engage in systematic, on- tives— going, and egregious violations of religious (1) calls on the Government of Iran to from California. freedom, including prolonged detention, tor- abide by all of its international and domestic GENERAL LEAVE ture, and executions based primarily or en- obligations with respect to human rights and Mr. ROYCE. Mr. Speaker, I ask unan- tirely upon the religion of the accused’’; civil liberties, including freedoms of assem- imous consent that all Members may Whereas the Government of Iran per- bly, speech, and press; secutes such religious minority groups as the (2) deplores the dramatic rise in executions have 5 legislative days to revise and ex- Baha’is, Christians, Sufi, Sunni, and dis- of Iranian citizens by authorities since the tend their remarks and include any ex- senting Shi’a Muslims (such as imprisoned election of President Hassan Rouhani in traneous material on this resolution. Ayatollah Hossein Kazemeyni Boroujerdi) June 2013; The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there through harassment, arrests, and imprison- (3) condemns, in particular, the recent objection to the request of the gen- ment, during which detainees have routinely cruel execution of Reyhaneh Jabbari, an Ira- tleman from California? been beaten, tortured, and killed; nian woman convicted of killing a man she Whereas since 1999, the United States De- said she stabbed in self-defense during a sex- There was no objection. partment of State has repeatedly designated ual assault; Mr. ROYCE. Mr. Speaker, I yield my- Iran as a ‘‘country of particular concern’’ for (4) deplores the Government of Iran’s mis- self such time as I may consume. severe violations of religious freedom pursu- treatment of its religious minorities, includ- I rise today in support of this resolu- ant to the International Religious Freedom ing through the deprivation of life, liberty, tion, which condemns the Government Act of 1998 (Public Law 105–292), most re- and property; of Iran for its gross human rights vio- cently on July 28, 2014; (5) condemns, in particular, the Govern- Whereas the Government of Iran has long ment of Iran for its relentless persecution of lations. persecuted with particular intensity the its Baha’i minority; This bipartisan resolution, which I Baha’i community, the largest non-Muslim (6) calls on the Government of Iran to re- have introduced together with my good religious minority in Iran, who number at lease all political prisoners and prisoners of friend from New York—the ranking least 300,000, and are viewed as ‘‘heretics’’, conscience; member of the Foreign Affairs Com- (7) notes that the Administration has des- and therefore are subjected to repression on mittee, ELIOT ENGEL—comes at a very ignated only one Iranian person for the com- the grounds of apostasy; important moment. The administra- Whereas according to the United States mission of serious human rights abuses Commission on International Religious Free- under the Comprehensive Iran Sanctions, Ac- tion, together with the world’s powers, dom, since 1979, Iranian authorities have countability, and Divestment Act, as amend- is seeking a diplomatic solution to killed or executed more than 200 Baha’i lead- ed, since May 30, 2013; Iran’s nuclear program. We all want ers; (8) urges the President to increase the uti- this outcome, though, at this point, it Whereas ordinary Iranian citizens who be- lization of all available authorities, includ- is unclear how an agreement that is in long to the Baha’i faith are disproportion- ing the Comprehensive Iran Sanctions, Ac- the long-term national security inter- ately targeted, interrogated, and detained countability, and Divestment Act of 2010, to ests of the United States can be under the pretext of national security; impose sanctions on officials of the Govern- Whereas senior governmental, military, ment of Iran and other individuals directly reached. and public security officials in Iran are re- responsible for serious human rights abuses, One thing is clear: we can have no il- sponsible for ordering, controlling, and com- including by freezing those individuals’ as- lusions about the true nature of the mitting gross human rights violations that, sets and barring their entry into the United Iranian regime. The history of rogue in many cases, represent national policies of States; regimes teaches us that the manner in the Iranian regime; (9) urges the United States Government to which these governments treat their Whereas the United States Department of adopt and implement the following rec- own people is a pretty good indicator of the Treasury, pursuant to section 413 of the ommendations of the United States Commis- Iran Threat Reduction and Syria Human sion on International Religious Freedom how they will treat their neighbors and Rights Act of 2012 (22 U.S.C. 8753), issued a with respect to Iran— of whether they will abide by inter- General License in September 2013 to permit (A) continue to seek that violations of national agreements. This is a regime the exportation of services and the transfer freedom of religion or belief and related that has systematically violated the of funds for activities related to human human rights are part of multilateral or bi- fundamental human rights of large seg- rights and democracy building projects in lateral discussions with the Government or ments of Iranian society since embark- Iran, which facilitate United States non- Iran whenever possible, and continue to ing upon the Revolution that brought governmental organizations’ activities that work closely with European and other allies it to power in 1979. It is a regime that increase Iranian access to information and to apply pressure through a combination of freedom of expression; advocacy, diplomacy, and targeted sanc- rules by force, preventing the people of Whereas since 2010, the United States De- tions; Iran from choosing their own govern- partment of the Treasury, in consultation (B) continue to speak out publicly and fre- ment. with the United States Department of State, quently at the highest levels about the se- The world saw the undemocratic na- has sanctioned 19 Iranian officials and 18 Ira- vere religious freedom abuses in Iran, press ture of this regime back in 2009 when nian entities for their involvement or com- for and work to secure the release of all pris- millions of Iranians took to the streets plicity in serious human rights abuses or in oners of conscience, and highlight the need to peacefully protest a stolen election. restricting the freedom of expression or as- for the international community to hold au- Not many are going to forget the im- sembly of the Iranian people; thorities accountable in specific cases; and Whereas the most recent designation was (C) continue to call on Iran to cooperate ages of the young girl bleeding to death for Morteza Tamaddom, former Governor- fully with the United Nations Special in the capital city there, and today, General of Tehran Province, designated May Rapporteur on the Human Rights Situation the leaders of the Green Revolution op- 23, 2014, under Executive Order 13628 for his in Iran, including allowing the Special position movement are confined to

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Since 2010, the administration has minorities. But what I want to focus on I reserve the balance of my time. sanctioned 19 Iranian officials and 18 today is the plight of women, who, in Mr. ENGEL. Mr. Speaker, I yield my- Iranian entities. We have gone after particular, face heinous treatment. self such time as I may consume. them for their involvement or com- Recently, the parliament in Iran en- I rise in strong support of H. Res. 754, plicity in serious human rights abuses acted a law. What they were respond- a resolution condemning the Govern- or in restricting the basic freedoms of ing to were acid attacks that had oc- ment of Iran for its gross human rights the Iranian people. I am proud of the curred because young men in this Basij violations. role that Congress has provided in put- militia had taken it on their own re- When President Hassan Rouhani was ting forth these sanctions. sponsibility to go up to women who elected in June 2013, he came to office The most recent designation was for were uncovered and throw acid in their with a reputation as a so-called ‘‘mod- Morteza Tamaddon. He was the gov- faces. The reason for the enactment of erate.’’ Some hoped that the human ernor-general of Tehran Province. On the law—which followed the harass- rights situation inside Iran would im- May 23 of this year, we singled him out ment and arrest of a human rights ac- prove. A year later, we know that was for his involvement in censorship and tivist, a woman who protested the fact a false hope. In fact, on so many fronts, other activities that limit the freedom that young men were themselves tak- things have gotten worse. of expression and the freedom of assem- ing on this responsibility of enacting It is interesting when people say bly of Iran’s citizens. This designation shari’a law, and doing it sometimes by Rouhani is a moderate. No moderates occurred even while the P5+1 is negoti- motorcycle, driving by and throwing were allowed to run for President in ating with Iran on its illicit nuclear the acid, sometimes by walking up to the Iranian election. There were six program. Even as those negotiations the women—was that they were doing hard-liners at the end who were al- continue, we cannot and must not turn this with impunity. The state, the gov- lowed to run. Rouhani may be the most a blind eye to the horrific abuses tak- ernment, was not coming in. The argu- moderate of those six hard-liners, but ing place in Iran every single day. ment that these young men were mak- he is still a hard-liner, and I think we b 1600 ing was, it is shari’a law that they do are seeing it time and time and time this, so this is our enforcement mecha- again. In fact, we don’t even really The resolution we are now consid- nism. know that he has the power to make ering urges the administration to use What strikes me is the brutality of decisions. Supreme Leader Khamenei is every tool at its disposal to target, ex- the law passed by parliament that the one who really makes all of those pose, and punish those who violate the would enact a law providing legal pro- decisions. So, while we can hope for human rights of the Iranian people be- tection to citizens to enforce a strict certain things, I think we have to deal cause, at the end of the day, Mr. Islamic dress code and other behavior with things, unfortunately, as they are Speaker, despite the sharp differences prescribed under shari’a law. In other and not as we wish they were. between our governments, we have no words, it is cover for these young men. For example, Iranian authorities ill will toward the people of Iran, to It says if you are going to go out there have dramatically escalated the num- the citizens of Iran. and if you are going to enforce the Is- ber of executions of Iranian citizens. They are, unfortunately, oppressed lamic revolution, and you are going to This is from the so-called ‘‘moderate’’ by a government that calls itself their do it by throwing acid, you now have Rouhani regime. According to the U.N., government, but it is really a brutal protection under the courts to do it. there were 852 executions between July oppressor of the Iranian people. This law will embolden these Basij. It 2013 and June 2014. On the contrary, I believe the people will embolden them and other vigilante Last month, Iran executed Reyhaneh of our two nations should be natural groups, who in recent months have Jabbari. She was convicted of killing a friends. Iran would be the natural U.S. prowled the streets of Iran’s cities, man whom she apparently stabbed in ally in the region, but because of the conducting these cruel acid attacks on self-defense while she was being sexu- Iranian regime, this of course cannot innocent women. I was going to hold up ally assaulted. That evidence wasn’t al- happen and will not happen as long as one of these pictures today, but I lowed to be a part of her trial. While they are in power. thought better of it. I think what we she was in prison, awaiting execution, I hope that this resolution will dem- should do is appeal to reason here and she was tortured. onstrate to the people of Iran, who are make an appeal to the parliament in We all remember the massive pro- our friends—not the government, but Iran and say, Reverse this law. Reverse tests, as the chairman mentioned, after the people of Iran—that we join them this act. You are only going to encour- the fraudulent 2009 Iranian elections. in seeking a future for their country age more acid attacks. We all remember the images of tens of based on respect for democracy, human Let me underscore this point: today, thousands of Iranians—brave Iranian rights, and the rule of law. Iranian women face the terror of know- citizens—taking to the streets, and we I urge my colleagues to support this ing that state-sanctioned vigilantes all remember how the Iranian govern- resolution. may attack them by dousing them ment responded—sending the Basij mi- I thank the chairman, as always, for with corrosive acid, disfiguring them litia to brutally beat peaceful pro- his cooperation, and I reserve the bal- and blinding them. This is an unspeak- testers. The leaders of that Green Rev- ance of my time. able reality there. In 2014, the women olution remain under house arrest to Mr. ROYCE. Mr. Speaker, I yield 3 of Iran, frankly, are under siege, not by this very day. minutes to the gentleman from New an external force but by their own the- Religious minorities also face con- Jersey (Mr. SMITH), the chairman of ocratic government. This is not the stant danger in Iran. This is especially the Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on history of Cyrus the Great. Iran was true for members of the Baha’i faith. Africa, Global Health, Global Human the home of the first human rights doc- The Baha’i people are frequently de- Rights, and International Organiza- ument thousands of years ago. That tained and interrogated by Iranian se- tions. was Persian culture. What is this? curity forces. Since 1979, hundreds of Mr. SMITH of New Jersey. Mr. We who live in freedom have a moral Baha’i leaders have been executed. Speaker, I rise in strong support of H. responsibility to condemn this brutal The United States has helped to Res. 754, condemning the government regime and insist that it treat its peo- shine a light on Iran’s human rights of Iran for its gross human rights vio- ple with the dignity and respect that violations. We have pushed the U.N. lations, authored by my good friend they deserve. This resolution stands for Human Rights Council to continue the and colleague, Chairman ED ROYCE of the principle that U.S. foreign policy work of the Special Rapporteur on California.

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Mr. Speaker, I thank their repeated denials of Israel’s right Ironically, Iran wants the world to Chairman ROYCE for this legislation, to exist spell potential disaster here, I lift sanctions and trust them with nu- and I offer my strongest support be- am afraid. Let’s not trust the clear capabilities, despite ongoing cause, if nothing else, it reminds us of untrustworthy. reckless and violent disregard for even what the Iranian regime really is at its This dilemma reminds me of a scor- the most basic of human rights of its foundational core, what its essence is. pion and the frog fable that my friend own citizens, as well as U.S. citizens. With much of today’s focus on the from Arkansas, TOM COTTON, recently U.N. special rapporteur for human prospects of a nuclear deal with Iran used. A frog is about to cross a river rights in Iran, Dr. Ahmed Shaheed, and the potential military cooperation when he is asked for a ride by a scor- noted in a March 2014 statement that of our Nation with theirs against ISIS, pion. Now, the frog knew that scor- hundreds of individuals remain in some we absolutely cannot and must not for- pions are poisonous and untrustworthy. form of confinement for exercising get the unacceptable and appalling He knew that, if the scorpion stung their basic rights, including 179 Baha’i, human rights abuses the Iranian re- him on the way across the river, they would both drown. 97 Sunni Muslims, 49 Christians, and 14 gime commits on a daily basis. When the frog asked for assurance Dervish Muslims. Just today, a U.N. resolution con- from the scorpion, the scorpion replied, Mr. Speaker, it has now been nearly demned Iran’s numerous human rights 1 ‘‘Of course, I won’t sting you. If I do, 2 ⁄2 years since American pastor Saeed abuses, which include an ‘‘alarmingly Abedini has seen or hugged his chil- we will both drown.’’ Halfway across high frequency’’ of the use of the death the river, of course, the scorpion dren, Rebecca and Jacob, or his wife, penalty, the persecution and imprison- Naghmeh; and she has been a tireless struck, and as they were both headed ment of religious and ethnic minori- for their demise, the frog asked, ‘‘Why advocate on his behalf. She was back ties, and the suppression of multiple here yesterday on Capitol Hill, plead- did you sting me?’’ The scorpion re- individual freedoms, and the list just sponded, ‘‘Because it is my nature.’’ ing for her husband. goes on. Members will recall that Pastor Even though the frog knew that the Firsthand reports continue to Abedini was arrested in Iran in Sep- safe way to go was to say ‘‘no’’ to the emerge, describing how, of the over 800 tember of 2012. He was in Iran to help scorpion, he caved in, dismissed better documented executions over the past orphans. Orphans. He was arrested judgment, and the result was tragic. year, 80 percent were for drug offenses, while he was there, and he was there Let us not repeat the mistake of the and legal due process was almost never with the full knowledge and consent of frog. We cannot give Iran a free ride given to defendants. We don’t even the Iranian Government. across the Rubicon to nuclear weapons. I have chaired two congressional know if the defendants committed any We must not hand the keys of nuclear hearings on Saeed Abedini. His wife offenses whatsoever. proliferation to a scorpionlike regime testified at both, and to hear this Also, disturbingly, in 2014 alone, at that cannot be trusted. noble, brave, and loving wife present least eight people under the age of 18 at So what do we do? We can’t do a bad her husband’s case brings tears to your the time they allegedly committed deal. We can’t walk away, but we also can’t trust Iran. What must Iran do to eyes. their crimes were executed. gain our trust? Treat its people right. She testified at a hearing that FRANK Mr. Speaker, President Hassan Treat its neighbors right. Treat Israel WOLF had chaired previous to the two Rouhani promised to improve the Ira- that I had, and you could heard a pin nian regime’s human rights record. right, with dignity and respect. I think drop when she told her story and told Really? Does anybody take that seri- we have many rivers to cross before we about the agony that both she and her ously at all? Realistically, the Iranian get to that state. As we work on this Iranian nuclear family—especially her two young chil- regime has only ramped up the oppres- dilemma, which will take years, we dren—experience, knowing that their sion of its citizens. need to see concrete progress toward father has now been given an 8-year We absolutely must remain clear- the civil liberties that have been men- sentence and has been subjected to tor- eyed when dealing with this extremist tioned today. They must stop the ture of many, many kinds. regime in all accounts, whether it is a We are also concerned about Robert nuclear deal, whether it is in coopera- crimes against humanity exposed in Chairman ROYCE’s resolution. Levinson, a retired agent of the FBI. tion against ISIS, and certainly when it comes to their human rights viola- To gain our trust, Iran must ac- His daughter lives in my district. That knowledge the right of Israel to exist. family is in utter agony. He got 7 tions. Mr. ENGEL. I reserve the balance of The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. years. MARCHANT). The time of the gentleman Amir Hekmati, a 31-year-old retired my time. Mr. ROYCE. Mr. Speaker, I yield 3 has expired. U.S. Marine, disappeared while visiting Mr. ROYCE. Mr. Speaker, I yield the minutes to the gentleman from Florida his grandmother in Iran in 2011. He got gentleman an additional 30 seconds. 10 years. (Mr. CLAWSON), a member of the Com- Mr. CLAWSON of Florida. I thank Now, recently, Jason Rezaian, a mittee on Foreign Affairs and the Com- the chairman. Washington Post reporter, has dis- mittee on Homeland Security. Mr. Speaker, in the 1930s, the world appeared. Mr. CLAWSON of Florida. I thank trusted a scorpion, thinking that we Mr. Speaker, this resolution sends a the chairman. had achieved peace in our time, and clear message to the Iranians and to Mr. Speaker, I am here in support of millions paid the price for that mis- the world that we care about human H. Res. 754, and I wholeheartedly sup- take with their lives. Let’s not stand rights, but I would also ask that the port this resolution, and I commend here someday and admit that we President of the United States invite Chairman ROYCE for his important messed up because we trusted an Ira- to the White House the family mem- work and leadership on this issue. nian scorpion. bers of these Americans unjustly held Any successful negotiation must be Mr. ENGEL. Mr. Speaker, I yield 2 captive in Iran and to ask, petition, based on mutual trust and respect. minutes to the gentleman from Min- push for, and link to our negotiations Trusting and respecting the Iranian re- nesota (Mr. ELLISON). the release of these Americans and for gime as an equal member of the world’s Mr. ELLISON. I thank the gentleman a fuller expression of human rights in community of nuclear power producers from New York for the time. Iran. would be a tragic mistake, in my view. Mr. Speaker, I have said time and I thank Chairman ROYCE for yielding Iran has not earned our trust or time again that the Iranian Govern- the time. Israel’s trust or the world’s trust. For ment must improve the status of

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That assumption was I don’t know what is going to happen ing that the Iranian regime has chosen wrong. on November 24, and I suspect the peo- to pass legislation that would protect In a new report, the U.N. Special ple who do know aren’t telling the pub- those young men in the Basij who Rapporteur has documented an alarm- lic just yet, but I do know that we have carry out these acid attacks against ing increase in the number of execu- made substantial progress and that we women. One of the reasons I am bring- tions, including political prisoners, ju- are close. ing this bill to the floor is because I am veniles, and religious minorities, such The context is important that we concerned about what it tells us about as the peaceful Baha’i, since President should stand with the people of Iran a regime that, rather than come to the Rouhani took office in August of 2013. and stand for their human rights. I ab- defense of these women who admittedly The motif of this regime is becoming a solutely believe that that is the right were in violation of the dress code in religious dissident swinging by the thing to do; therefore, I ask for a ‘‘yes’’ terms of their facial, in terms of their neck from a crane, if you watch the vote on this. mode of dress, to allow individuals in a news coming out of Iran. I have to ask the question: Is this the theocratic country to make the deci- I won’t again articulate my concerns most well-timed time for this resolu- sions that they are the arbitrator of about these acid attacks that are going tion? I do worry that we could under- what is shari’a law and then to exon- on, but this comes, I think, at a time mine the negotiations, but the four erate them by saying it is the right of when millions of Iranians yearn for corners of this resolution are right, so the individual to step in against an- basic freedoms—basic freedoms—that I am a ‘‘yes’’ vote. other and enforce shari’a law rather we in the West take for granted. I think today’s resolution, which than have the state do it, this is a the- Mr. Speaker, I think it is incumbent highlights the human rights abuses in ocratic state that is taking a principle upon all of us, as the House is doing Iran, also could be improved if it in- against the individual, against indi- today, to stand with the people of Iran cluded words and language about the vidual freedom, and especially against who suffer under this theocracy and to best way to bring those abuses to an rights of women to an extra step that speak out. end. is so injurious to human liberty, but I yield back the balance of my time. I believe improving human rights in also the fact that they would do this The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Iran is much more likely if we secure a now and that they would be so uncon- question is on the motion offered by nuclear agreement. The best way to cerned that we might not even respond the gentleman from California (Mr. empower human rights leaders within to this or that the international com- ROYCE) that the House suspend the Iran is to engage, not isolate. munity would have a reaction to this, rules and agree to the resolution, H. Increased sanctions and the threat of I think it demands a reaction. Because Res. 754. war hurts human rights activists be- if we do not, in the court of inter- The question was taken; and (two- cause it allows the hard-liners in Iran national opinion, hold them to account thirds being in the affirmative) the to claim that they are under imminent for these kinds of acts in their Par- rules were suspended and the resolu- threat and, therefore, there is no time liament, what is the message that is tion was agreed to. or space or room for human rights. I given to those who are encouraged to A motion to reconsider was laid on believe that a nuclear agreement will further violate women’s rights and mi- the table. actually increase the likelihood for nority rights in Iran? That is why I am f human rights advocacy. I don’t want to see us go back to the pushing this bill today. MALALA YOUSAFZAI days when we talked in terms of the Mr. Speaker, I had a conversation a SCHOLARSHIP ACT ‘‘axis of evil.’’ It didn’t improve the set little over a week ago with a group of Mr. ROYCE. Mr. Speaker, I move to freedom and security of Americans or Iranian American women about their suspend the rules and pass the bill anyone. I liked the fact that we have experiences in Iran and their reaction (H.R. 3583) to expand the number of embarked on the path of diplomacy. to this parliamentary act and their re- scholarships available to Pakistani The SPEAKER pro tempore. The action to the acid attacks which are in- women under the Merit and Needs- time of the gentleman has expired. creasing in number to a truly alarming Based Scholarship Program, as amend- Mr. ENGEL. I yield the gentleman an percentage. There have been over a ed. additional 1 minute. dozen of these now. So that is why the The Clerk read the title of the bill. Mr. ELLISON. President Rouhani has timing of the legislation. It is in re- The text of the bill is as follows: prioritized diplomacy, and I think this sponse to this. In the process, it cata- H.R. 3583 is an important opportunity that we logs the other abuses that the regime Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Rep- should pursue. recently has undertaken under Presi- resentatives of the United States of America in In the final analysis, human rights dent Rouhani at a time when we Congress assembled, are what the United States should al- thought they might put a different foot SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. ways stand for, and we in this Congress forward to the international commu- This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Malala should never not stand for human nity. Yousafzai Scholarship Act’’. rights. I am proud that we are clear on Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of SEC. 2. FINDINGS. my time to close. (a) FINDINGS.—Congress makes the fol- human rights in this resolution. lowing findings: I simply want to admonish and warn Mr. ENGEL. Mr. Speaker, in closing, (1) On October 9, 2012, Malala Yousafzai us that taking action that could under- I want to send a message of support to was shot in the head by Pakistani Taliban on mine very delicate negotiations may the Iranian people that they build a her way home from school. not be the best timing that we have better future for themselves and their (2) In late 2008, Malala began writing a blog ever pursued and that for the last 30 children. Today this House exposes the for BBC Urdu under a pseudonym pressing years—and I hope for the next 30 gross violations of human rights by the the case for access to education for women years—we will always raise the banner Iranian regime. The Iranian people de- and girls despite objections from the Paki- of human rights whenever and wher- serve better. Mr. Speaker, I urge my stani Taliban. (3) Malala’s advocacy for the education of ever, but I think we should be sensitive colleagues to support this resolution. women and girls made her a target of the of the reality of the moment that we I yield back the balance of my time. Taliban. are in. Mr. ROYCE. Mr. Speaker, there were (4) The Taliban called Malala’s efforts to Let me just say thank you to the observers that were tempted to believe highlight the need for education for women brave souls who stand up for human that Iran’s President Rouhani would and girls an ‘‘obscenity’’.

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They are the most powerful weapons. growth in Pakistan, will be a critical ele- who dropped out of school due to retaliation One child, one teacher, one book, and one ment of a successful United States program for seeking an education, to the extent that pen can change the world. Education is the to promote greater access to education for such information is available. only solution.’’. women and girls. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- (6) According to the United Nation’s 2012 SEC. 3. SENSE OF CONGRESS. ant to the rule, the gentleman from Education for All Global Monitoring Report, (a) IN GENERAL.—It is the sense of Congress California (Mr. ROYCE) and the gen- ‘‘Pakistan has the second largest number of that— children out of school [in the world]’’ and (1) every individual should have the oppor- tleman from New York (Mr. ENGEL) ‘‘nearly half of rural females have never been tunity to pursue an education; each will control 20 minutes. to school.’’. (2) every individual, regardless of gender, The Chair recognizes the gentleman (7) According to the World Bank, ‘‘The ben- should have the opportunity to pursue an from California. efits of women’s education go beyond higher education without fear of discrimination; GENERAL LEAVE productivity for 50 percent of the population. (3) educational exchanges promote institu- Mr. ROYCE. Mr. Speaker, I ask unan- More educated women also tend to be tional linkages between the United States healthier, participate more in the formal imous consent that all Members may and Pakistan; and have 5 legislative days to revise and ex- labor market, earn more income, have fewer (4) recipients of scholarships referred to in children, and provide better health care and section 4 should commit to improving their tend their remarks and include extra- education to their children, all of which local communities. neous material. eventually improve the well-being of all indi- (b) CONTINUED SUPPORT FOR EDUCATIONAL The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there viduals and lift households out of poverty. INITIATIVES IN PAKISTAN.—Congress encour- objection to the request of the gen- These benefits also transmit across genera- ages the Department of State and the United tleman from California? tions, as well as to their communities at States Agency for International Develop- There was no objection. large.’’. ment to continue their support for initia- Mr. ROYCE. Mr. Speaker, I yield my- (8) According to United Nation’s 2012 Edu- tives led by the Government of Pakistan and cation For All Global Monitoring Report, self such time as I may consume. Pakistani civil society that promote edu- Mr. Speaker, I rise in strong support ‘‘education can make a big difference to cation in Pakistan, especially education for women’s earnings. In Pakistan, women with women. of the Malala Yousafzai Scholarship a high level of literacy earned 95 percent SEC. 4. MERIT AND NEEDS-BASED SCHOLARSHIP Act. I really want to thank the chair- more than women with no literacy skills.’’. PROGRAM. man emeritus of the Foreign Affairs (9) In January 2010, Secretary of State Hil- (a) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator of the Committee, Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN. She au- lary Rodham Clinton stated, ‘‘We will open United States Agency for International De- thored this bill along with the gentle- the doors of education to all citizens, but es- velopment (referred to in this Act as the woman from Texas (Ms. GRANGER) and pecially to girls and women . . . We are doing ‘‘USAID Administrator’’) shall award at our colleague from New York (Mrs. all of these things because we have seen that least 50 percent of the number of scholar- when women and girls have the tools to stay ships under the Merit and Needs-Based LOWEY). healthy and the opportunity to contribute to Scholarship Program (referred to in this Act Earlier this year, the Foreign Affairs their families’’ well-being, they flourish and as the ‘‘Program’’) to women for each of the Committee held a hearing on women’s so do the people around them. calendar years 2014 through 2016. education which underscored the point (10) The United States provides critical for- (b) LIMITATIONS.— at the heart of the bill: a modest in- eign assistance to Pakistan’s education sec- (1) CRITERIA.—The scholarships available vestment in educating women and girls tor to improve access to and the quality of under subsection (a) may only be awarded in basic and higher education. in the developing world, particularly in accordance with other scholarship eligibility areas beset by poverty and radicalism, (11) The Merit and Needs-Based Scholar- criteria already established by USAID. ship Program administered by the United (2) ACADEMIC DISCIPLINES.—Scholarships can pay long-term dividends that help States Agency for International Develop- authorized under subsection (a) shall be stabilize societies, promote market- ment (USAID) awards scholarships to aca- awarded for a range of disciplines to improve based economic growth, and advance demically talented, financially needy Paki- the employability of graduates and to meet U.S. national security objectives. stani students from all regions, including re- the needs of the scholarship recipients. I have for years expressed concern mote areas of the country, to pursue bach- (3) OTHER SCHOLARSHIPS.—The USAID Ad- about the appalling state of education elor’s or master’s degrees at participating ministrator shall make every effort to award Pakistani universities. in places like Afghanistan and Paki- 50 percent of the scholarships available stan and the subsequent rise of (12) Fifty percent of the 974 Merit and under the Program to Pakistani women. Needs-Based Scholarships awarded during (c) LEVERAGING INVESTMENT.—The USAID madrasas, those that prey upon the dis- fiscal year 2013 were awarded to Pakistani Administrator shall, to the greatest extent enfranchised and breed radicalism. And women. Historically, only 25 percent of such practicable, consult with and leverage in- what I am speaking of now are the scholarships have been awarded to women. vestments by the Pakistani private sector Deobandi schools, not the other Starting in the fall of 2013, USAID has com- and Pakistani diaspora communities in the madrasa, but the Deobandi ones in par- mitted to provide 50 percent of all scholar- United States as part of USAID’s greater ef- ticular. ships to women. fort to improve the quality of, expand access The situation for women in areas (13) The United Nations declared July 12, to, and ensure sustainability of education 2013, as ‘‘Malala Day’’—a global day of sup- programs in Pakistan. where access to education is actively port for and recognition of Malala’s bravery SEC. 5. ANNUAL CONGRESSIONAL BRIEFING. suppressed is particularly grim. In and courage in promoting women’s edu- (a) IN GENERAL.—The USAID Adminis- Pakistan’s northwest frontier province cation. trator shall designate appropriate USAID of- and in Balochistan, for example, lit- (14) On October 10, 2014, Malala Yousafzai ficials to brief the appropriate congressional eracy among women is between 3 and 8 became the co-recipient of the Nobel Peace committees, not later than 1 year after the percent—under 8 percent. I visited all- Prize for her ‘‘struggle against the suppres- date of enactment of this Act, and annually girl schools in Pakistan up in the sion of children and young people and for the thereafter for the next 3 years, on the imple- northwest frontier only to learn later, right of all children to education’’. mentation of section 4. (15) On December 10, 2012, the United Na- (b) CONTENTS.—The briefing described in when I came back for another visit, tions and the Government of Pakistan subsection (a) shall include, among other rel- that they had been destroyed and it launched the ‘‘Malala Fund for Girls’ evant information, for the most recently was no longer possible to visit that Education″’’ to improve girls’ access to edu- concluded fiscal year— site. cation worldwide, with Pakistan donating (1) the total number of scholarships that It is therefore fitting that this bill the first $10,000,000 to the Fund. were awarded through the Program, includ- was named after Malala Yousafzai, who (16) More than 1,000,000 people around the ing a breakdown by gender; at the age of 15 dared to defy the world have signed the United Nations Spe- (2) the disciplines of study chosen by the Taliban and survived a brutal assas- cial Envoy for Global Education petition scholarship recipients; calling on the Government of Pakistan to (3) the percentage of the scholarships that sination attempt, and ultimately in- enroll every boy and girl in primary school. were awarded to students seeking a bach- spired a generation of women and girls (17) Pakistani civil society organizations elor’s degree or a master’s degree, respec- to demand their fundamental right to collected almost 2,000,000 signatures from tively; be educated. She is known today for

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She was recently awarded an increased respect for human rights, made available through its existing the Nobel Peace Prize. As a teenager, it leads to a rise in prosperity and well- Merit and Needs-Based Scholarship Malala became a vocal advocate for all being, and a more peaceful and stable Program in Pakistan to women. It adds girls to have the right to an education society. no new money to the program, but it at a time when the Taliban in Afghani- Everyone wins. A society in which provides support and policy guidance stan prohibited access to education for women have unfettered access to the to make sure that these scholarships girls. When she wouldn’t follow their education system expands the horizons are now going half to women. orders, the Taliban shot her in the not just for the girls and women in- The bill also emphasizes the impor- head for defying them. After recov- volved, but for everyone in their com- tance of working with the Pakistani di- ering—thankfully—from the violent at- munity and their nation. These coun- aspora, those communities in the tack on her life, Malala’s passionate tries that limit access to education for United States who already are doing so calls for universal education inspired young girls and women are missing much back in Pakistan relating to edu- millions—I know she inspired me—and out. They are missing out on the un- cation and to the medical colleges and spurred action around the world. tapped potential of nearly half of their population. universities. Tapping into this vast In the speech she gave at the U.N. in Imagine how much more productive pool of expertise and resources will July of 2013, Malala said of the Taliban: They thought that the bullets would si- and how much better off some of these prove invaluable to our long-term com- nations would be if they promoted a mitment to promote educational op- lence us. But they failed. And then, out of that silence came thousands of voices. more inclusive society. portunity for girls in Pakistan and Mr. Speaker, the positive impact of What are they afraid of? It is no coin- elsewhere. cidence that the countries that are Mr. Speaker, again, I want to thank these voices will only continue to grow in Pakistan and around the world as most susceptible to human trafficking my colleague from Florida (Ms. ROS- and exploitation or the trappings of ex- LEHTINEN) for her leadership on this more and more girls are given the op- portunity to get an education. There- tremism and terrorism are also those issue, and I reserve the balance of my countries that restrict a woman’s ac- time. fore, Mr. Speaker, I urge my colleagues to support this legislation. cess to education. Mr. ENGEL. Mr. Speaker, I rise in Education is the most important fac- strong support of H.R. 3583, the Malala I thank Chairman ROYCE once again for working with us and for being a tor in empowering young girls and Yousafzai Scholarship Act, and I yield women to become successful members myself such time as I may consume. vocal voice in all these important reso- lutions, and I reserve the balance of my of our society, protecting them from Mr. Speaker, I would like to begin by the ignorance that enables abuse, thanking my good friend, the chairman time. Mr. ROYCE. Mr. Speaker, I yield radicalization, and exploitation. of the Middle East Subcommittee, Con- And that is precisely the case in such time as she may consume to the gresswoman ILEANA ROS-LEHTINEN, for Pakistan, a country which has one of gentlewoman from Florida (Ms. ROS- her commitment to girls’ education the highest number of children out of LEHTINEN), the chairwoman of the For- and for authoring this bill. ILEANA school already. They are not going to eign Affairs Subcommittee on the Mid- works hard at everything she does, and school. Two-thirds of all children out dle East and North Africa, the author I am very proud of her, as usual, for of school are girls. of this measure, but also, herself, a her good work in this bill. The numbers are troubling. Barely former educator who understands only I also want to thank Mrs. LOWEY for half of all girls in Pakistan are en- too well the importance of this bill. the hard work she has put into this rolled in primary schools. And that fig- through the years. She has always been b 1630 ure drops to 30 percent for secondary a good force on the Appropriations Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN. Mr. Speaker, I schools. These numbers are even lower in rural areas where poverty is ever in- Committee with earmarks pushing for want to thank Chairman ROYCE and creasing and girls have even less access these very, very important things that Ranking Member ENGEL not only for we are putting forward here in this res- helping bring this bill, H.R. 3583, to the to schools. A lot of this has to do with the olution. floor today, but for working in such a Taliban, Mr. Speaker, that radical ter- I want to also thank my fellow New smooth, bipartisan manner throughout ror group that seeks to impose Shari’a Yorkers, GRACE MENG and JERROLD their time over 2 years—and beyond, to law and forbids women, forbids girls NADLER, who are cosponsors of this infinity—and helping bring all of our from access to education. bill, as well as NITA LOWEY, as well. Members together on incredibly vexing That is why this bill is so important. Mr. Speaker, some of the most effec- issues. Whether it is Iraq or Iran or We need to help ensure that we can tive programs we funded in Pakistan in ISIS or you name it, our committee counter the Taliban’s efforts to deny the years since 9/11 are those that sup- works in a very smooth way. And it is fundamental rights to women and limit port education, and particularly edu- thanks to the leadership at the top. their contributions to Pakistani soci- cation for girls. The legislation before I also want to thank Congresswoman ety. us today ensures that at least 50 per- GRANGER, KAY GRANGER, and Ranking The United States provides Merit and cent of the scholarships that USAID Member NITA LOWEY of the State For- Needs-Based Scholarships to Pakistani provides in Pakistan are made avail- eign Operations Subcommittee. They children. But this bill will ensure that able to girls and women. As the Presi- joined me in introducing this bill. This at least half of those scholarships go to dent has said, if a country is ‘‘edu- bill is as much theirs as it is mine. women. There is still much more to be cating its girls, if women have equal Also, Senator BOXER, on the Senate done to ensure access to education for rights, that country is going to move side, for her leadership on this issue. all women in Pakistan and indeed forward. But if women are oppressed As Chairman ROYCE so nicely put it, throughout the world. and abused and illiterate, then they are I am a former Florida certified teacher. Doing so would mean a safer society, going to fall behind.’’ That is what I used to do in my real a healthier society, a more stable and The World Bank’s top economist has life. And I am a lifelong student and secure world, and so it would be in our said that financing women’s education one of the most senior women in Con- national security interest to make it yields the highest rate of return of any gress today. I have been around a long so. investment in the developing world. time. So I hold the issue of education This is but a small step in the right But there is another compelling reason very near and dear to my heart. direction. I urge my colleagues to sup- for the U.S. to support female edu- We know that access to education is port this bill. I thank again my chair- cation in Pakistan and in other coun- a game changer for any society, Mr. man, Chairman ROYCE of California,

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By Chairman ROYCE for working closely The Malala Yousafzai Scholarship Act would preserving the Lincoln train station, I with us on all these pieces of legisla- require the U.S. Agency for International De- hope to inspire my fellow citizens to tion, and thank ILEANA ROS-LEHTINEN velopment to award 50 percent of its Merit and learn and appreciate the significance of for her hard work and her collegiality Needs-Based Scholarship Program scholar- the Gettysburg Campaign, the Gettys- as well. The legislation that we are passing ships to Pakistani women each year through burg Address, the Civil War, and the now and the three pieces of legislation 2016. bravery of the soldiers who, in Presi- Mr. Speaker, Malala Yousafzai is the heroic that we passed beforehand makes me dent Lincoln’s powerful words, gave Pakistani girl who rose to prominence as she very, very proud to be the ranking the last full measure of devotion. stood against the oppressive policies imposed member of the Committee on Foreign Affairs. I think we do good work on the on the citizens of Pakistan by the Taliban. f She is the youngest Nobel Peace Prize win- committee. I think we do good bipar- ner, and was awarded the honor for her strug- tisan work on the committee. It is on HONORING OHIO CITIZENS gle against the suppression of children and issues like this that it is really very (Ms. KAPTUR asked and was given young people and for the right of all children crucial and very important for the permission to address the House for 1 to education. powers that be all over the world to see Malala’s devoted service to education, jus- minute.) that foreign policy in America is bipar- tice, and equality in Pakistan is deserving of Ms. KAPTUR. Mr. Speaker, as we tisan, that we are strongest when we recognition, which is why I introduced H.R. 60 come to the season of Thanksgiving, a work together, that we are strongest in to award a Congressional Gold Medal to time to celebrate the precious gifts of tackling foreign policy issues when we Malala Yousafzai. family, friends, community, and coun- do it in a bipartisan nature—and we The Congressional Gold Medal is one of the try, please allow me to pay special have done it in the Committee on For- highest civilian awards in the United States, tribute of gratitude to some out- eign Affairs. So I want to tell the and Malala’s legacy of inspiring young women standing northwest Ohio citizens whose chairman how proud I am to work with around the world is truly commendable and lives made a significant contribution him. worthy of this honor. to building a better community and Mr. Speaker, humanity will never America. reach its full potential until all chil- It is fitting that this act, the Malala Yousafzai Scholarship Act, is named in Malala’s honor, We honor them for who they were dren, especially girls, are given the op- and what they contributed to the bet- portunity to get an education. Edu- as she is a symbol of hope in a country long beset by violence, and her actions dem- terment of our lives together in what cated women and girls make critical some have called our beloved commu- economic contributions, stabilize onstrate the impact one person can have on the entire world. nity. whole communities, and serve as bul- In particular, let me recognize busi- warks against extremism. This impor- I urge my colleagues to join me in sup- porting H.R. 3583 to help change the lives of ness leader Barry Greenblatt, his mag- tant legislation would ensure girls and nificent, ebullient personality as women be given at least 50 percent of Pakistani women, like Malala Yousafzai, by opening doors to education, justice, and founder of Barry Bagels and a work the scholarships we provide in Paki- ethic like no other. stan, a nation that continues to face equality. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Mrs. Jean Overton was a pioneering enormous challenges, including the woman who gladly assumed the role of threat of terrorism. question is on the motion offered by Again, I want to thank everybody. I the gentleman from California (Mr. mother for our community. urge my colleagues to join me in sup- ROYCE) that the House suspend the The former Mayor of Waterville, porting this legislation. I yield back rules and pass the bill, H.R. 3583, as Ohio, three terms, Chuck Peyton, who the balance of my time. amended. lived as a man for others, a Navy vet- Mr. ROYCE. Mr. Speaker, Mr. ELIOT The question was taken; and (two- eran who logged four decades of public ENGEL did something especially thirds being in the affirmative) the service. impactful. He quoted from the speech rules were suspended and the bill, as Sheryl Shipman, who dedicated her before the United Nations last year of amended, was passed. career to ensuring recreational oppor- Malala, in her own words. I thought I A motion to reconsider was laid on tunities for children, older adults, and would just close by making her closing the table. people with special needs. Oh, she was argument, which was: f a leader, and how people trusted her in The extremists are afraid of books HOUR OF MEETING ON TOMORROW Toledo. and pens. The power of education Finally, Sam Szor, ‘‘Mr. Music.’’ frightens them. They are afraid of Mr. PERRY. Mr. Speaker, I ask unan- Born in Toledo’s Birmingham neigh- women. The power of the voice of imous consent that when the House ad- borhood, for more than 60 years under women frightens them. That is why journs today, it adjourn to meet at 9 his baton delighting hundreds of thou- they are blasting schools every day. a.m. tomorrow. sands of people in his incredible music The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there Because they were and they are afraid that floated over our community in objection to the request of the gen- of change, afraid of the equality that free concerts for decade after decade we will bring into our society. tleman from Pennsylvania? There was no objection. after decade. I ask for an ‘‘aye’’ vote. What magnificent Americans these Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance f individuals were. of my time. GETTYSBURG ADDRESS Mr. Speaker, it is my great honor to Ms. JACKSON LEE. Mr. Speaker, as one of ANNIVERSARY lay their life stories in the CONGRES- the co-sponsors and Co-Chair of both the SIONAL RECORD. Children’s Caucus and the Pakistan Caucus, I (Mr. PERRY asked and was given rise in strong support of H.R. 3583, the Malala permission to address the House for 1 Mr. Speaker, as we come to this Season of Yousafzai Scholarship Act. minute and to revise and extend his re- Thanksgiving, a time to celebrate the precious Mr. Speaker, the passage of H.R. 3583 marks.) gifts of family, friends, community, and coun- would provide numerous educational opportu- Mr. PERRY. Mr. Speaker, today is an try, please allow me to pay special tribute of nities to Pakistani women in situations similar important anniversary. On November gratitude to some outstanding Northwest Ohio to Malala Yousafzai. 19, 1863, President Abraham Lincoln de- citizens whose lives made a significant con- According to the United Nation’s Education livered the Gettysburg Address. Prior tribution to building a better community and for All Global Monitoring Report, Pakistan has to this famous address, Lincoln arrived America. We honor them for who they were the second-largest number of children not at- at the Gettysburg train station. Ear- and what they contributed to the betterment of tending school, and nearly half of rural girls lier this year, the House passed my bill our lives together in what some have called have never been to school. to permanently preserve this historic our beloved community.

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His impri- duced a business, founded in 1972, that an- equipped him with harrowing and adventure- matur in our community is everywhere as his chored Toledo and Southeast Michigan in their some tales. career was writ large. The gifts he gave us are very hearts. Without question, Barry Bagels Committed to public transit, and under- truly priceless and we will long remember our are the best in America. His deli counter be- standing the needs of the disabled as he bore very own ‘‘Mr. Music.’’ came part of the Toledo and Ann Arbor lifetime mobility challenges from an accident, f scenes, appreciated and always dependable. he served 18 years as a trustee for the Toledo THE NORTHERN LONG-EARED BAT Barry’s generosity extended far beyond the Area Regional Transit Authority for eighteen walls of his business. His charity was as years. His public service also included various (Mr. THOMPSON of Pennsylvania boundless as his broad smile. He was always county positions and administration in the asked and was given permission to ad- collecting for some needy cause—sick chil- Ohio Department of Transportation’s North- dress the House for 1 minute and to re- vise and extend his remarks.) dren, peace in the Middle East, local ball clubs west Ohio district office. Mr. THOMPSON of Pennsylvania. Chuck Peyton knew how to achieve and youth groups. He worked in his business, Mr. Speaker, this week the U.S. Fish progress. He was always thinking forward, hands on, year after year. He was indefati- and Wildlife Service announced that whether it was modernizing regional public gable. He made an effort to employ local the agency is reopening the comment transit or visioning the new U.S. 24 route be- youth and touched the lives of thousands of period for an additional 30 days for the our fellow citizens with his good humor and tween Ohio and Indiana to relieve dangerous public comment period on their pro- community-minded. What a likable human conditions on the old Route 24. Our commu- posal to list the northern long-eared being was he. Customers could often find nity is better because Chuck Peyton lived bat as endangered. Barry behind the counter, his happy banter in- among us, and cared about us. May his lovely This species can be found in 38 fectious. wife Diane, family, and friends draw comfort States, and if listed under the Endan- Quick to lend a hand, participate in an from their memories of his living legacy of love gered Species Act, the consequences event, lead an effort or help a friend, Barry and devotion to duty. could have significant impacts on Greenblatt was held in high esteem by all who Robert O’Connell was ‘‘an icon of local ten- farmers, foresters, landowners, and the were lucky to know him. He was the perfect nis.’’ He was a history teacher and renowned States themselves. example of a compassionate businessman tennis coach at Ottawa Hills High School, retir- The underlying issue is that neither whose focus was on his family, his employees ing in 1988. A master of the game, he habitat loss nor human activities have and his community. We shall always remem- coached many young people to outstanding played a role in the losses. The north- ber Barry’s smiling face and golden heart. May high school and college careers, imbuing them ern long-eared bat is suffering from a his wife, children and grandchildren draw with a love of the game. A testament to his fungal disease known as White-nose strength from his legacy achievements. We character and his coaching is the high regard Syndrome, which wakes subterranean join our spirits with theirs and shall deeply with which his athletes still hold him. In 2006, cave-roosting bats out of hibernation miss him. the Ottawa Hills tennis courts were named in in winter. Once awake, these bats leave Mrs. T. Jean Overton was a pioneering Robert O’Connell’s honor. Even with all of the the cave in search of food and, unfortu- woman who gladly assumed the role of Moth- local and statewide accolades, Robert nately, starve or die during the colder er for our Community. Jean never stopped giv- O’Connell’s greatest legacy is his family. We months. ing—to her family, her church, her neighbor- shall not forget this champion. Rather than placing a limitation on hood, her community, and to every person Sheryl Shipman dedicated her career to en- land use that has nothing to do with whose path she crossed. A talent and broad- suring recreational opportunities for children, the spread of a disease, I would encour- cast pioneer and graduate of the University of older adults and people with special needs. age the Fish and Wildlife Service to Toledo, in 1952 Jean was the first African She served as a supervisor and manager in focus on research into countering the American woman to broadcast on Toledo area Toledo’s Recreation Department until illness White-nose Syndrome. airwaves. She went on to work for many more overcame her. Through several city adminis- The American people deserve as years in broadcasting and public relations, but trations and many budget challenges, Sherrie much. also moved into public service. fought for the initiatives she developed for f Following the Civil Rights movement of the people to play in Toledo’s pools, parks, ice IRAN NUCLEAR DEAL 1960’s, Jean assumed leadership roles in rinks, baseball diamonds and community cen- (Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN asked and was Model Cities and other programs to revitalize ters. One of her colleagues explained, ‘‘She given permission to address the House Toledo’s neighborhoods, with a particular dedi- felt all the children of Toledo were her chil- for 1 minute and to revise and extend cation to North Toledo. Jean was a leader. Al- dren. That’s what allowed her to be a force to her remarks.) ways with grace, she attended community be reckoned with.’’ Sherrie Shipman’s tireless Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN. Mr. Speaker, meetings, founded organizations, counseled efforts on behalf of others earned her respect tomorrow at 1 p.m. Congressman TED youth, testified at public forums, fought the and admiration and will not soon be forgotten. DEUTCH and I will convene a hearing on abuses of poverty and discrimination, and min- Her son summed it up by saying, ‘‘She was a the threats that an Iran nuclear deal istered to forgotten people and places. Her leader, and people trusted her.’’ will have for global security. spirituality, perseverance, and genuine con- Finally, Samuel Szor, ‘‘Mr. Music.’’ Born in We are just 5 days away from the cern were evident and made a difference. Ap- Toledo’s Birmingham neighborhood, Sam’s deadline, and this is what is airing pointed to the Ohio Public Health Council in musical talents were soon recognized. A high right now on Iranian State-run tele- 1971, Jean led an effort to organize an asso- school standout, Sam performed as part of the vision: ‘‘Iran will not even go back one ciation for people with sickle cell anemia. Jean University of Michigan Marching Band while step from the research and develop- was also a neighborhood activist throughout earning two degrees. He came home to teach, ment and the enrichment of uranium.’’ her life. As her son succinctly described Jean, inspiring students and community alike. Sam This leading ayatollah also threatens ‘‘She would want to be remembered as a began Toledo’s famed outdoor summer con- U.S. military bases and Israel saying mother, first and foremost. And someone who cert series, ‘‘Music Under the Stars’’ in the To- that Iranian ballistic missiles can ‘‘hit would rather give than receive, to be honest. ledo Zoo’s amphitheater. For more than sixty and raze to the ground anyplace in She was a mother to Toledo.’’ Toledo is a bet- years under his baton, Sam delighted and Israel as well as any American base in ter place because Jean Overton made her life dazzled summer concertgoers with this bril- the region.’’ State-run television. here with us. May God grant her a peaceful liance. An accomplished musician in this own Iran continues to make these overt rest and bring comfort to her dear family and right, Sam performed with the Toledo Sym- threats to us and to our ally, the demo- all those who loved her. phony Orchestra, eventually leading it himself cratic Jewish state of Israel, yet Presi- Chuck Peyton truly was a man for others. in the Casual Concerts program of popular dent Obama engages this evil regime as As a Navy veteran, councilman, municipal ad- and classical music. He also conducted the if the nuclear program exists in a vacu- ministrator and then three term mayor of Perrysburg Symphony Orchestra for twenty um.

VerDate Mar 15 2010 05:35 Jul 14, 2015 Jkt 079060 PO 00000 Frm 00042 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\RECORD14\NOV 2014\H19NO4.REC H19NO4 bjneal on DSK2TWX8P1PROD with CONG-REC-ONLINE November 19, 2014 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H8115 Mr. Speaker, this is an obtuse and I am for balanced trade, but I am not nesota, who were laid off when the dangerous way to approach the great- for trade that puts our country in this Starkey Laboratories factory moved to est threat to global security, and Con- kind of an economic hole. Mexico and China. gress must not allow any deal with This is just one example—and we will Every American listening knows a Iran to leave in place the possibility go back to it a little bit later—this is company or more that has done exactly that the regime can obtain a nuclear the most recent agreement that the the same thing. If you go down to those weapon. United States signed called the Korea countries and you see how the people f Free Trade Agreement. We were sup- live, you couldn’t stomach it; you sim- posed to be able to sell 50,000 cars in ply couldn’t. I have gone down to the AMERICAN JOBS Korea. maquiladoras in Mexico. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under Guess what. We have been able to I have asked the workers in those the Speaker’s announced policy of Jan- ship—here is our piddly little shipment factories, ‘‘Take me to where you uary 3, 2013, the gentlewoman from over there—750,000 cars. Guess how live,’’ and they do. It is truly sad to see Ohio (Ms. KAPTUR) is recognized for 60 many they have sent over here. Look a tiny little crate barrel house powered minutes as the designee of the minor- at this arrow compared to that little by a lightbulb connected to a battery, ity leader. tiddlywink there. Imported vehicles and this is what development brings Ms. KAPTUR. Mr. Speaker, I rise from Korea, over 561,000 compared to them. Come now. Come now. The world today because the American people 7,450. can do better than that. keep asking: Where have all the good So when you start wondering where 13,000 citizens of our congressional jobs gone? And I truly appreciate my your job has gone, think about what district in Ohio had jobs shifted over- colleagues, Congresswoman LOUISE has happened to these trade agree- seas, outsourced to someplace else. Oh, SLAUGHTER of New York and Congress- ments and how they have put us deeper they know this tale all too well. I would ask my dear colleague from man PAUL TONKO of New York, for join- and deeper in the trade hole and then ing me tonight. in the budget deficit hole. New York—New York has been bat- We are talking about jobs that can When I ask individual Americans how tered, just like Ohio has been bat- create a middle-class way of life for the their life is going under the corporate tered—Congressman PAUL TONKO, one globalization model that has been ac- of the greatest leaders on economic people who occupy them as well as celerated by the so-called free trade growth for our country, who has taken local businesses, jobs that produce liv- agreements, if they answer honestly time tonight during a very busy week ing wages, that produce good health and if they are not a multimillionaire to join us here, thank you so very benefits and pensions and 401(k)s you investor, consistently, the response is much for coming to the floor tonight. can depend upon. one of great disappointment and too Mr. TONKO. Thank you very much, b 1645 frequently one of great distress. The Representative KAPTUR. Thank you for Now, since the 1980s, unlike any pe- middle class in America is in trouble. leading us in this discussion. We are riod following World War II, because It is safe to say that this is a direct going to be joined in a minute with our the United States is importing more result of the long list of free trade representative from Rochester, New than we are exporting, we actually deals that have benefited only the York, Representative LOUISE SLAUGH- have lost millions and millions of jobs. wealthiest in the global environment TER, and she and I, we can suggest, live People complain about a budget def- in which we live, wealthy investors along the Erie Canal Corridor, she at icit. The reason we have a budget def- who can survive anywhere. In fact, the western end of upstate New York, I icit is because we have a trade deficit. they have a lot of houses—Paris, Gene- at the eastern end. That corridor became the birthplace In fact, since the mid-1970s, every sin- va, you name it—but each of us has a of a necklace of communities dubbed gle trade agreement the United States house that is our most important asset. We come from little communities ‘‘mill towns’’ with the development of has signed of any consequence has re- across this country, and we have a the Erie Canal. Product activity, prod- sulted in more and more and more red right to a good life. Our people have a uct discovery, product development ink. right to a good life because they work was the theme ongoing in that region. Go to any store in this country. I so hard. Trade policy is the major rea- People tethered their American dream don’t care if you are trying to buy a son, in my opinion, that America can- in these mill towns. They came, they suit or an automobile or curtains, I not employ all Americans seeking worked their fingers to the bone, they really don’t care what it is, if you can work. came up with product ideas, and that find something made in America, that I wanted to allow my colleagues to was the pulse of our community. Manu- is a discovery. also speak this evening. Let me just facturing was alive and well. What does that mean? It means that give you a couple examples, practical Then we saw this onslaught of what rather than exporting more than we examples—actually, the list could go was called a trade negotiations process, import, we have been driving down the all across this floor if I were to roll it where we would get into this concept of living standard of most Americans dec- out. Fort Smith, Arkansas, ask the providing for negotiations, but those ade after decade. Jobs here disappear 1,860 workers who lost jobs at Whirl- negotiations have grown a far distance while capital moves abroad and ex- pool when production was shifted to from trade barriers and negotiations on ploits penny wage workers who have no Mexico. tariffs. It became a way to encourage hope for a better life because they live How about the 300 people who worked public policy in a very veiled kind of in places that have no Democratic val- at the Vise-Grip plant in DeWitt, Ne- concept, so that you were addressing ues. braska, a town of only 572 residents, far beyond the tariff measures and the It is a shocking number to put on the who all lost their jobs, and some would trade burdens. record, but since the mid-1990s, this say their town identity, when the com- What we have today, as you indi- country has amassed over $4.3 trillion pany moved to China to keep the name cated, is trillions of dollars in trade in trade deficit—and that is a conserv- competitive. deficit where these manufacturing jobs ative estimate—amounting to a job How about Maytag from Newton, have left our home communities in up- loss of over 8.5 million good jobs. That Iowa—one of America’s iconic prod- state New York and are now, in many is what this red ink is all about. It is a ucts—shut down, moved to Monterrey, situations, in underdeveloped nations shocking figure. The American people, Mexico. If you look at the census sta- or newly developing nations. they sort of know it innately, but when tistics from the time that happened When we look at the Trans-Pacific you really put it up there they go, over a decade and a half ago until Partnership that is looming as one of ‘‘Yeah.’’ That is what happened. today, poverty in Newton has risen up the largest, if not the largest, most If you look here, this shows that, to a level of 25 percent. complex trade negotiation ever, you with more imports, you get fewer jobs. This is happening across this coun- are going to look at situations where When the trade deficit keeps getting try. you have a minimum wage of 25 cents, worse, if you are out of a job yet, keep How about the 535 workers who made for instance, in Vietnam, or an average buying foreign. I am not against trade, hearing aids in Eden Prairie, Min- hourly salary of 75 cents.

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We are holding down the workers’ does the market yield you really? how want to reach a Member of Con- rights, the human rights, of these peo- What I worry about is the work ethic gress on some very arcane amendment ple in developing nations by agreeing itself because I talk to many employ- that they wanted. to these sorts of agreements. ers now and they say, ‘‘MARCY, do you I am talking about the average per- I think that we can do better. We know what, if we have to hire 40 peo- son who will never come to Wash- must do better. I stand for fair trade. ple,’’ let’s say, for part-time jobs in a ington, who has a belief in this coun- This free trade concept where we sac- retail store, they say, ‘‘you can’t be- try, but it is starting to erode at the rifice American workers, we find the lieve how many people we have to go edges because their economic future is rusting of manufacturing towns as a through until we find people who really so uncertain. result, is not what the doctor ordered want to work.’’ b 1700 for the American economy. Well, one of the things that is hap- I want to call on a real fighter for the We need to be fair to the middle pening across this country is large American people, who has been a stal- class. This is the great many of us who numbers of people don’t believe work- wart protagonist of enormous dimen- have found our American prosperity ing counts because they have seen sion here for jobs in America and for developed in manufacturing centers what has happened in their own fami- the fair treatment of workers every- where we were able to raise a family lies. We stand to lose the work ethic where, Congresswoman LOUISE SLAUGH- and grow a community and develop a itself among major segments of this TER, the ranking member of the Rules neighborhood simply by a just salary, population. That is very worrisome to Committee. She is such a gifted mem- sound benefits, and the security of me, and we see related social problems ber. knowing that your job was your and rising poverty. Thank you for being here tonight. grounding in that community. I mentioned in the Maytag situation Ms. SLAUGHTER. Thank you so Free trade has taken away that in Newton, Iowa—and I am not just much for putting this together. It is so American Dream for far too many, and picking on Newton, Iowa—but there important. I hope that people listening we need to do better. We cannot con- was a community that absolutely lived to us will understand that some of us tinue to endure these trade deficits for that company. It was invented here have been trying for years to try that are of the trillions of dollars and there. to save American jobs from bad trade watch the many, many millions of jobs Fred Maytag is buried right there, policy. lost in the ensuing efforts because it is looking over his town and parks he en- Every time the Congress debates a an unsustainable outcome. dowed and all the people whose lives he trade agreement, they make these I have watched as so many manufac- helped to elevate. To see poverty in- grand promises. I remember NAFTA. turing centers left our area. I represent crease 25 percent of the total commu- They said 250,000 brand-new jobs were the Mohawk Valley Capital District re- nity tells you where we are headed. going to be coming to Rochester, New gion of New York. We witnessed a huge That is just one place, but it is all York. None of it ever happened. We exodus of jobs. I have people telling me across our country. were promised this great, bright future today, as they are closing down fac- Before I call on Congresswoman that didn’t show up. tories, they cannot compete with situa- SLAUGHTER to add her eloquent words Frankly, over my career here, which tions in China, for instance, where this evening, I wanted to mention has been nice and prosperous and cre- there are many conditions that favor Norma McFadden, who worked in my ative, I have never yet seen a trade pol- those businesses because of these sound district, one of 150 employees who icy that came out of this Congress of partnerships that they have with their made crayons for a company called the United States that benefited in any government, where they will buy the Dixon Ticonderoga, one of Ohio’s oldest way the American manufacturer or the factory and, perhaps, pay the utility manufacturers dating back to 1835, be- American worker. bill and then further manipulate the fore the factory was closed and I come from a district that was dev- currency. offshored to Mexico in 2002. astated by NAFTA, and I want to tell There is a lot of work to be done on Norma, along with many of her col- you a story about Eastman Kodak. these issues. We need to make certain leagues, took advantage of what was Kodak, one of the great commercial in- we go forward and have a sound over- then called ‘‘trade adjustment assist- stitutions and innovators of the 20th view by Congress, so that there is an ance,’’ which since has been elimi- century, once had over 60,000 jobs in investment by Congress and we are not nated, and she got an alternative de- the Rochester area. Now, there are circumventing our responsibilities and gree as a phlebotomist. only a few thousand left, and this is going forth with sound policy that will Many of the jobs of her fellow co- the trend all across the country. strengthen the great many of us called workers—there were no jobs for them Eastman Kodak is a name that ev- the ‘‘middle class of America,’’ provide to go to. That poor factory in San- erybody knows, with Kodachrome and for the American dream to be tethered dusky, Ohio, just shuttered. The prop- everything that they have done for mo- in these mill towns, where we have erty hasn’t been reused. These were tion pictures. A study was done once manufacturing opportunities that are people who made a good product, they that showed that the word ‘‘Kodak,’’ paying sound salaries, providing great worked for years, they were proud of stated to people that heard it, that it benefits, and not destroying workers’ their community, they were proud of was solid, it was good and dependable— rights. their company, and all of a sudden, it Eastman Kodak, the backbone, basi- I thank you for leading us in this dis- was all jerked away. I can guarantee cally, of Rochester, New York. cussion and look forward to exchanging you that the people who are working They were great patrons of the art, many thoughts here in the ensuing those jobs outside of Mexico City do education, everything that they did. hour. not earn a living wage. Actually, George Eastman made sure Ms. KAPTUR. Congressman TONKO, What are we doing? What are we that every soldier that went away to thank you so much for coming to the doing to this country and what hope do the first World War got a camera. It floor this evening. we provide to the people of other coun- was in a day that you had to send the I grew up in a family where the work tries that their work matters? I say camera back to the factory to be ethic was really respected, and we be- what we are yielding is social insta- opened and developed. All these sol- lieved in it because you could get bility, instability. diers sent them back and forth while somewhere. You worked long hours. If you look at the murders around they were overseas fighting—or even in Sometimes, you worked 7 days a week, this country and what is happening the country. They had this Eastman but you could save a little bit of with the drug epidemic in this country, Kodak camera going back and forth money. don’t think there isn’t a connection be- every month. Now, you try to save money and the tween hopelessness and what is hap- It would take me all night here to banks pay you .07 percent interest or pening, not to some of the wealthy peo- talk about how this is the company

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They they have started up some smaller with all of that—we rebuilt their econ- can sue us because we enforced our own companies, for which we have great omy, we saved their country—that clean air standards and our clean water hope. they might sell American cars? standards and our food safety stand- In fact, the laser beam that took What we have seen and what we tried ards. I will tell you it boggles the mind down the three Somali pilots that were to say on this floor, the three of us all just simply to think about it. holding Captain Phillips—if you re- talking about it, is you are buying a What we are asking—and we have let member, they shot simultaneously off pig in a poke here. This is not going to the President know and the whole a major rocking boat, a big one. Cap- work because the simple reason is we world that we are trying to get to un- tain Phillips and the pirates were in a never had enforcement on a single one derstand—is that this Congress of the smaller one. of our trade bills. We simply reduce our United States will not stand by for They shot simultaneously and killed tariff. Everything comes flooding in Fast Track, and to have a bill come up the three pirates with a laser beam here. here that will decimate, again, parts of from Rochester. The night vision gog- It is not tariffs that keeps our goods this country in the United States, gles that everybody is so concerned from selling in other countries. It is threaten our food safety laws, and not about and the Navy SEALs used to the unseen trade barriers. They don’t have the ability to read the thing, have take down Obama bin Laden are com- like the bumper. The steering wheel is committee action on it, and to amend ponent parts from Rochester. We have wrong. The window doesn’t fit. Or they it, all that would be gone under Fast all that ability there, but we took the simply let it sit at ports, on docks, rot- Track, and we would only be able to jobs right out from under them. ting and rusting and whatever, but vote up or down. This debate comes down to a thing they don’t sell, and we have not a sin- I will tell you we have had such dev- called Fast Track, which isn’t going to gle thing to do about it. astating losses from playing the game mean much to anybody, but in the sev- I have a bill that I am going to re- that way that it would boggle the mind enties, we were the largest manufac- introduce in January—I am hoping we that we would stand by and watch that turers in the world, and we were pretty can get a lot more attention on it— happen yet again in cases where it darn sure we would be forever. which is a bipartisan bill with a lot of would be even worse. I am so pleased to be here tonight We saw no end to that great pros- outside support that simply says that and join with my friends who try to perity because people were innovators, trade agreements being negotiated by fight the good fight. This is a magnifi- and we saw the wonderful things we the United States of America would cent country, and all of us certainly were able to do. Generations of families also be accompanied by an enforcement have benefitted from it. Just to be able would work at these major companies part, which would be a person in the to be a Representative in the Congress in all of our districts, and it was solid Labor Department who would do it, not of the United States is remarkable, but as a rock, and you knew it was always the people who wrote those bills. with that goes a heck of a responsi- going to be there, until it wasn’t. The people who write those bills have bility. Fast Track came up in the seventies such pride of authorship. I don’t know That responsibility is to leave this when we were the largest manufac- of a single time—maybe once or twice place better than we found it. We can’t turer, and the idea was that since we with the WTO—where we have tried to do that with this trade bill, so I urge were so good and we wanted to help re- do something about unfair labor prac- all my colleagues, everybody listening, build the economies of other countries tices, but we don’t really worry about to pay attention to what is going on and that we would allow the President that. We just take it—or our people here and help us to get people that rep- and whoever negotiated the trade to take it—those who have lost all the resent you to join us in the fight to simply bring the agreement, once they jobs. stop this trade agreement in its tracks. were finished with it, to the Congress The bill we have says we can also do As everybody else has said—and I of the United States, with no com- what we call ‘‘snap back,’’ that Con- think it goes without saying—I have no mittee action whatever. We are not gress can stop that until they do away problems with free trade—well, free even told what is in those trade agree- with the unfair barriers that prevent trade I have got a lot of troubles with. ments. I personally have tried, on be- our goods from being sold in their Let me back that up. half of Hickey Freeman, to find that countries, as the agreement stated I have no trouble with international out about textiles and could not. they would be. trade. It is the wave of the future. We The idea was we would simply vote We are about to do another one, if are doing it. Free trade has always up or down, no amendment, no noth- you can believe it. This one is a hum- meant that people come in here free ing—just a quick vote and go—taking dinger. This one goes over 11 countries. and eat our lunch. Fair trade is a whole away the whole reason for our exist- Again, we have no idea what is in it, as other issue. Let’s have a little fair ence here to represent the people who I told you. They are trying to get it trade for a change. It would do us a sent us here and to do what we could to through Fast Track. We have a good world of good. keep the United States prosperous and start, I think, on stopping that. Thank you very much, Marcy, for forward looking. I am trying to get the number here. letting me be here. When I was chair of the Rules Com- We have, I think, 30 Republicans that Ms. KAPTUR. I want to thank the mittee briefly—because it came under have signed on not to do Fast Track. gentlelady, as busy as you are, for join- the purview of the Rules Committee— We have about a total of 150 Members ing us this evening and fighting for we were able to get rid of it. Unfortu- of the House who will not and, cer- jobs for America’s workers from coast nately, the Korea Free Trade Agree- tainly, the Senate. We have let the to coast. Thank you so very, very ment was filed before we were able to President of the United States as well much. get rid of it, so Korea was done under as the trade negotiator know that Fast Ms. SLAUGHTER. It is a pleasure. Fast Track, and I appreciate so much Track won’t work here. Ms. KAPTUR. We appreciate your what you have shown us with that. It Food safety is a real crucial issue. contributions this evening. was very troubling to me about Korea. One of my colleagues, ROSA DELAURO, Following on what Congresswoman South Korea, as we pointed out, said that when you read about delta SLAUGHTER has stated, I can guarantee shows 7,450 cars. There are 26 dealers in shrimp, you are probably reading about you that, according to polls done by South Korea that will sell American the Mekong Delta shrimp. The food the Pew Research Center, which is a cars, but during the same period that safety issue is so bad, as we understand national polling organization, over half we sold 78,000, they sold 561,626 here. it in this trade bill, that if we cause of Americans say that free trade has We obviously wanted South Korea to them to lose any money when they been about U.S. job losses. They have prosper. We lost so many lives there. bring in bad fish—which, in the first experienced it. They know that wheth- We fought very hard for their freedom. place, frankly, is not tested nearly er it is NAFTA, whether it is the China

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Not only is not a fair outcome, and fair trade is more, more secure pensions, more se- have they lost their jobs, but because where it ought to be. cure and higher benefits? That is, I the economy hasn’t grown as fast, we We need to go forward. I agree with think, ultimately the ladder up. are seeing that there is a downward the comments made by Representative I will give you an example where we pressure on wages in this country. SLAUGHTER. We need to make certain got this right. We had an opportunity I see people being hired in plants in there is not a Fast Track opportunity in Youngstown, Ohio, and Girard, Ohio, my district now in the auto industry, where we circumvent the responsibil- for an expansion of a new steel mill, up which is doing better because we refi- ities of Congress, where we should have to a billion dollars. And we needed to nanced it a couple of years ago, but be- debate, where we should allow for do some site preparation work, and we fore, people used to be able to go in amendments, and not just move to a were able to get $20 million from the there and earn $20, $30 an hour. single up-or-down vote. stimulus package. Then the company Now, they are starting them at a lit- 1715 said, You need to level the playing tle above minimum wage. They are b field with China. working them 7 days a week, 10 hours That is dangerous, that is far reduc- a day. They are working two and three ing the involvement of Congress. It is And so the President put tariffs on times as hard because there is this relinquishing Congress of its respon- the steel tubing coming in from China. downward pressure on wages. sibilities and its duties and the em- And in Youngstown, Ohio, we have a I mentioned Norma McFadden having powerment that it can bring to the billion dollar steel mill that put our worked at Dixon Ticonderoga in Ohio. I American worker. building trades to work for a year and can tell you two out of every five of the So there is much work that needs to a half to 2 years, over 1,000, 1,500-plus displaced manufacturing workers who be done here. And as one who rep- workers to build the facility, 350 new were actually able to be rehired had resents many manufacturing towns jobs, investments back in the commu- wage reductions of more than 20 per- that in their heyday provided for great nity. cent. jobs and great opportunity and for the That is when we get it right, when we Congressman TONKO. tethering of the American Dream, we level the playing field, when we put the Mr. TONKO. I was just going to add need to move forward with progressive tariffs on their dumped products com- to that statement, Representative, responses rather than this attack on ing into the United States. That, to that there was a GAO study, a report working families in this country and me, is what this is all about. that was called for by Representative around the world. You go down the Ohio River, north GEORGE MILLER and Representative Ms. KAPTUR. Congressman TONKO, on the turnpike over to Toledo and SANDY LEVIN. That report clearly indi- thank you so very, very much for your Chicago and into the Great Lakes. You cated that the provisions of these trade comments. And obviously, New York go east on 90, and you go through agreements have not been carefully has been battered, as so many other Pennsylvania and into New York. and well-enough monitored and en- places in our Nation. These are the regions of the country forced. Also, violations that were dis- Mr. Speaker, I yield to the gentleman that, if we want America to not feel so covered which require investigations from Youngstown, Ohio (Mr. RYAN). He insecure economically, we have got to were not done expeditiously. There are fights every minute of every day for get these reinvestments back into huge delays. the people of our country, and cer- these communities. That ought to raise some concern to tainly for the people of his district in We can’t just give a blank check and Members of Congress who might just northeastern Ohio, a leader here, a ris- ignore what needs to be negotiated. casually dismiss this authority that we ing leader nationally, and we thank Our opportunity here, our job here, I should have to review these agree- him so much for joining us tonight. think, is to lift all of these other coun- ments. These agreements, again, are Mr. RYAN of Ohio. Thank you. tries up and not exploit and then have far beyond tariffs and trade barriers. All these fights are side by side with the bad food come back to the United They include public policy compo- my friends from Toledo and upstate States or the cheap products come nents that would range from worker New York. And you look, upstate New back to the United States, whether we protection to environmental concerns York with Ms. SLAUGHTER, the Great are talking about drywall or baby food to food safety to consumer protection. Lakes States, I think we are the ones or whatever the story is from the last These are all given dynamics that who have seen over the course of the couple of years. should not first and foremost be part of last two or three decades really what I think we have an opportunity to these agreements, but because they has happened to our manufacturing right the ship. We have got to have a are, can have devastating con- base. I think both of you have hit the coalition here in Congress that is will- sequences. nail on the head. Again, I think this effort here is And you look at the politics and the ing to do that, and we do have an op- about greed. It is about providing for elections, from 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, portunity. Just think about this. those that can control and manipulate 2014, in my estimation, these are all I know my friend from Minnesota that economy at the expense of dimin- about economics. These are about aver- wants to speak a little bit as well. ishing the worker. We have seen what age people not feeling like they have If we had a national manufacturing has happened here as we have lost opportunity to latch on to the Amer- policy in the United States, if we said American jobs in our manufacturing ican Dream. we are going to rebuild the United base. I think when we talk about these States, how many Members of this The people who have been displaced trade agreements, the issue inevitably Congress, if we said, how much is your from the manufacturing centers are comes down to manufacturing. How combined sewer that you are going to now working in jobs that are providing can we reinvigorate manufacturing in have to invest in the next 10 years? A for far less dollars—remuneration—for the United States again? billion? Some big cities are a billion the hard work that they invest into And it is not just the trade agree- dollars; hundreds of millions in small- that new job. ments, but it is what other progressive to mid-sized towns like the ones I rep- We are also watching the developing policies do we have with the Tax Code, resent, getting close to actually bil- nations and their workers getting paid with investments and infrastructure, lions of dollars. with a minimum wage of 25 cents or an research and development, renewable If we put people back to work and average hourly rate of 75 cents. That is energy. made the investment and our building really destroying the workers not only You talk about windmills. You have trades all went back to work, union this in country, but around the world. got to make everything that is in that workers, good contracts, good wages,

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When you get the renewable energies so that we can but when other countries are dumping, into the legal right to sue and you look make the solar panels, make the wind- when they are manipulating their cur- at what has happened to our country mills and we move in this direction, we rency, when all types of crazy things under these trade agreements—I don’t could light up the United States again are happening like that, then we are know about Minnesota, but in our part with a few key changes. But I think not talking about fair trade. We are of the country, we have something having a trade policy that Congress has talking about free trade, and free trade called the emerald ash borer that has input on, that levels the playing field, is free-for-all trade, and free-for-all is eaten through all of our ash trees. It is does not sacrifice our clean air, our not going to be good. a multibillion dollar problem. Cities clean water, our food, is the way to go I can assure you that when the trade like Toledo and Cleveland are losing 10 about it. deal comes that really does support percent of their tree cover—10 per- So I just wanted to stop in, thank my labor standards and environmental cent—and those all have to be re- friends, thank the dean of our delega- standards in the right way, I won’t be planted. And that critter got in here in tion in Ohio, Ms. KAPTUR, for this lead- standing against it. But until then, I packing material. But who gets taken ership. We have got to keep pushing have to stand against it. to court from the other country for back. So I want to thank you for the I just also want to say that there has sending in dirty soil here? There is no opportunity to be here with you and been a lot of talk recently because of legal recourse. look forward to hopefully beating this this Trans-Pacific Partnership, this If you look at the U.S. Department of thing back. deal that has been negotiated over the Agriculture budget, in the invasive spe- Ms. KAPTUR. Congressman RYAN, last several months, and there is a lot cies account, you will find it sky- thank you so very much for your time of concern about it. But before people rocketing as American taxpayers are this evening, for your leadership, for get really worried about the Trans-Pa- being charged to try to clean up some the great voice that you give to Amer- cific Partnership, which is the new of this mess that is happening across ica’s economic future and to all of trade deal, the new NAFTA, I think our country. those who work to make it possible. they ought to worry about something It isn’t just the emerald ash borer. It Thank you for the respect you show called Fast Track or Trade Promotion is critters like the Asian beetle, which them and for the amount of time that Authority, because here is the thing. came in on Chinese packing crate ma- you devote to Make It In America and Whether you like these trade deals or terial and is eating hardwoods all toward manufacturing in America. you don’t like them, I doubt that you across our country. The damage is Thank you so very, very much. believe that they are perfect as they enormous, and there is no court. There Mr. Speaker, we have marvelous come out of the hands of the U.S. is no place where we can go to hold the leaders who have joined us tonight Trade Representative and all these importer and the exporter responsible from across the country, obviously, other countries. I doubt you believe within the laws of our country. from our sister State of Minnesota, a that they couldn’t benefit from any ne- What kind of a crazy system is this Great Lakes State that has received its gotiation or any amendment, because where we tie the hands of the American fair share of battering over the years, around here, we have never seen a per- people? and a great, great Member, KEITH ELLI- fect piece of legislation. Even the best Under NAFTA, we were told that we SON, the leader in our Progressive Cau- can be improved. Yet, if we grant Trade would have 200,000 more jobs in our cus, as well as, obviously, a leader in Promotion Authority, we will only country. But when NAFTA was passed, the Minnesota delegation. have an up-or-down vote. We will lit- we fell into trade deficit with Mexico; Thank you so very much for being erally abandon our national sov- and actually, we lost nearly 700,000 jobs with us this evening. ereignty to other countries who will be just to Mexico because of NAFTA. So I yield to the gentleman from Min- able to sue American companies for these trade agreements, they say they nesota (Mr. ELLISON). lost profits. are one thing, but they actually come Mr. ELLISON. Mr. Speaker, let me I don’t mind dealing in an American back and turn negative numbers, nega- thank the gentlewoman for yielding. I court, but I do have a problem being in tive numbers. certainly appreciate it. And I want to an international court just because we I look at this Korean account. We thank her for taking up this important want to ban smoking, just because we were supposed to have 50,000 cars here, issue of trade agreements, trade gen- want better environmental regulation, and all we have gotten is a handful— erally and trade promotion authority. just because we want to take care of 7,000. The Koreans have managed to I just want to say that Minnesota has our people. We may then be sued for sell over a half a million here. had its experience with trade agree- lost profits by some foreign company. If you go to those countries and you ments. According to policy experts, if Of course, one of the problems is that look at how they keep our vehicles out you look at the North American Free we don’t know what the Trans-Pacific and how they promote their exports of Trade Agreement, which lifted tariffs Partnership really is. People have seen parts here—the automotive repair deal- and other trade barriers between North pieces of it here and there, but we don’t ers were in here a few weeks ago. I ran American countries, it has led to the know because it has been negotiated in into them in the hallway. Why were outsourcing of over 30,000 Minnesota secret. And my constituents say, Well, they here? Because when they try to jobs. It also did bring in some jobs; but KEITH, you send me—Congressman, you repair a car and the part comes in from the net outcome, after you take the send me a copy of that Trans-Pacific a foreign country—let’s say you are lost jobs and the gained jobs together, Partnership. I want to know what it putting the hood on. The car was in an is a loss of 13,700 jobs. says. accident and you have to replace the So the thing is that some people say, And I say, Mr. Constituent, I can’t hood. The fit isn’t as good. The metal well, trade will help. It will help some send it to you because I don’t have it. is more thin. It isn’t as good a quality people. But when you look at every- They haven’t let me see it, not in its metal, and they can’t make it fit the body, it has not been a job gainer for entirety. They send you pieces of it. repair. So then the customer in our us, as it was promised to be. And I You can look at this chapter or that country gets mad. think that is very important. chapter, but you can’t look at the These replacement parts are coming I am glad that Congressman RYAN whole thing. in from all over the world. It is an infe- and you and others have been speaking So they are going to basically, after rior product. It makes our repair deal- in a local framework. I am glad to hear they get their Trade Promotion Au- ers look like they are not doing a good about New York and Ohio. thority, they are going to give us a few job. It is not their fault, for heaven’s I can just tell you from my own weeks to basically look it over, and sake. They are caught in this system State of Minnesota, we are not afraid then we can only vote it up or down. that doesn’t work for them, and it of trade. We believe we have got the Ms. KAPTUR. I say to the gen- doesn’t work for us. We have got to fig- best workers in the world and we can tleman, these agreements are so power- ure out a better way.

VerDate Sep 11 2014 09:29 Jan 07, 2015 Jkt 079060 PO 00000 Frm 00047 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\RECORD14\NOV 2014\H19NO4.REC H19NO4 ejoyner on DSK2VPTVN1PROD with CONG-REC-ONLINE H8120 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE November 19, 2014 I think Congressman TONKO wanted issues, consumer protection, public even take Yugos, for heaven’s sake, to add a remark. I yield to the gen- safety. All of these items are tossed when those things were on the market. tleman from New York. into these agreements where there You are facing closed markets abroad. You are facing mammoth trade b 1730 isn’t the appropriate discussion and where the worker is held down—25 imbalances. The most important things Mr. TONKO. As we continue to ban- cents for the minimum wage in Viet- those brilliant people over at the Na- ter on this importance of trade—of free nam, 75 cents for the average hourly tional Security Council economic divi- trade versus fair trade—I can’t help but wage, and then tossing people out of sion should do is pay attention to the be reminded of the pioneer spirit that the American Dream here that they United States of America for a change has taken this Nation to moments of wanted to tether. and ask themselves: Why isn’t this for- greatness, where that greatness was That pioneer spirit needs to be fed. mula working? written by the American worker, often- That pioneer spirit needs to be nur- Do you know what? Your decisions times by the immigrant who came to tured. That pioneer spirit needs to be are hurting the American people, who this country to pursue the American respected. That pioneer spirit needs to are funding your operation over there Dream. be revered. When we do that with on the executive side. Somebody had What we need to do here is have his- sound trade opportunities, we will better pay attention to these mam- tory instruct us. Let us understand prosper because we have the intellec- moth, mammoth hemorrhages because what the greatness of this Nation is tual capacity as a nation—we have the I will tell you what—this recent elec- about. Our best days lie ahead of us if work ethic as a nation; we have the tion I don’t view as an ideological one. we do that, if we are willing to take creative genius as a nation—to prosper. The American people are trying to find lessons from American history, where Give us the fair opportunities to grow a way to start getting a little traction our sons and daughters who, as our an- our economy and allow for trade policy in their economic way of life. They are cestors—many of them immigrants— to initiate a new era of greatness for having trouble, and this city isn’t lis- tening. The structures that are there came to these shores. It was their cre- this country. That is when we are to help the American people are com- ative genius. It was their integrity. It going to respond in justice and in fair- pletely out of kilter, and they have was their ingenuity. It was their work ness—in social and economic justice— been out of kilter for a long time. It is ethic. It was their passion as they teth- that will allow us again to write these not fair to the American people. It is ered that American Dream that grew new annals of history that will show simply not fair. these opportunities of manufacturing yet another era of greatness for the in our mill towns. They were undeni- We have to raise our voices here. I American worker. know there are living rooms out there ably the impetus. Ms. KAPTUR. Congressman TONKO, that are listening to us tonight, and Today, we need to be instructed by thank you for your passion, for the they are cheering what we are saying that pioneer spirit. We need to under- voice that you give to millions and stand that, if given a fair shot, we can because they have lived it. They have millions of people across this country lived the job loss. They have scratched continue to grow upon that greatness, on the floor of Congress. We know we and tried to get two and three jobs to but if we suffocate that American have our finger on the heart of where try to hold their families and their Dream, if we suffocate the American the American people are. It is just this households together. We have seen worker, if we deny just remuneration city that is out of sync with where the families split up because of the lack of for their sweat equity as they pour public is, and we have to get them income, and it isn’t their fault. They themselves into that job, if they are aligned once and for all. are trying. They are trying to get a denied that job because of these trade You would think that a place that foothold. deals, these negotiated outcomes that has been amassing mammoth trade I remember one President. I didn’t are denying again the worker across deficits because of trade policies over like what he said, but he said, Walk the world, then we all lose. It is impor- the last 25 years would not be brain with your feet. If you have got a prob- tant for us to understand that we need dead, but, apparently, some people are lem, move somewhere else. to invest in the manufacturing base. brain dead over on the executive side, Do you know what? Where we live, This is a walking away from history. and they have allowed America’s com- our communities, our homes, our fami- This is allowing greed to take over munities to sink further and further lies, our neighbors—the communities the equation of job creation. This is into debt—into trade debt—and job we have built together—really mean about providing for greed for a very loss. They are completely connected. something. It is us. We have invested few. Look at the relationship between If you go to these other countries— our lives there—our parents, our grand- the worker and the owner, the manager and I had this chart up here about parents. It isn’t so easily cast away. I of these situations. We have reduced Korea, but Japan is the same. If you hope that is not an old-fashioned the worker. We see what the average look at the number of vehicles coming American idea, but people have labored income is looking like. We see what here versus our vehicles going there, for years to build our libraries, to build the household income is looking like. we are dealing with closed markets. It our museums, to build our zoos, our We have destroyed this. We have put is not like these other places like our marinas, all of our parks. You just people into lower-paying jobs as they stuff. They figure out thousands of don’t so easily walk away. Our homes have lost those manufacturing sector ways to block our products from going mean something to us. It isn’t fair to jobs. We have not allowed for the job in. Oh, gosh. Twenty or 30 years ago, I the people who have contributed so growth. went to Japan to figure out: Why much to the betterment of this country We look at the chart that Represent- weren’t they buying U.S. cars and U.S. to have it so rough, and it isn’t their ative KAPTUR has displayed for us here auto parts? I brought free spark plugs, fault. this evening. It is overwhelmingly con- and I said to the head of Toyota and to For all of the people I meet who are vincing. When you look at the activity the head of Honda and to all of these homeless, for all of the people who in one direction versus the activity in companies, Please, we will give you have fallen on tough times, they want the opposite direction, it is absolutely, free spark plugs. These were the best to work. These are workers. Why blatantly, obvious that we need to do plugs we made in our country. Just try should workers have to go on food better, and we don’t do that. We don’t them out. In those days, the Japanese stamps, for heaven’s sake, in the begin by relinquishing the role of Con- would only accept about 2 percent of United States of America? What an em- gress in this process. A Fast Track, as automobiles in their market from any- barrassment that is for this country. it has been talked about here this place else in the world, okay? When our Then we have certain people here in evening, denies the opportunity for fair market was open, over half the vehicles the Congress who say, Oh, just cut debate. It denies the opportunity for on our streets were from every place them off. What are they supposed to amendments. It requires a simple up- else in the world—made there rather do? Where are they supposed to go or-down vote. We don’t need to put than here, okay? Today, 30 years later, when their jobs have been royally public policy in for worker protection, it is the same in Japan. They may be 3 outsourced elsewhere? This is not a few environmental standards, child labor percent of their market. They didn’t jobs but millions and millions.

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Congressman Frenzel these places, then, all of a sudden, it American economy? represented Minnesota’s Third Con- becomes clear: oh, somebody is making Ms. KAPTUR. Congressman TONKO, gressional District for 20 years, first a whole lot of money off of the out- your service gives us hope, and I know elected in 1970 and retiring in 1990. sourcing of jobs. Do you know what? It it gives the people of your district Actually, Mr. Speaker, many of us wasn’t the people in my community. It hope. Thank you for joining us this tonight had already planned to speak wasn’t the workers. It wasn’t even the evening. today to express our love and apprecia- small business people. It is the capital- I am going to yield to Congressman tion to Bill from this floor, even before ists who take the money—those people KEITH ELLISON of Minnesota, who has we learned of his death. who are rich enough to own these com- spent the evening here with us. Now, it just feels too late, in a way, panies—and who then figure out they Thank you so much for working over- but one of the benefits of extolling the can outsource it so they can make time on behalf of your constituents and virtues of people greater than ourselves more money, not work with the people all of America. is that we become better still, so we in these communities who have given Mr. ELLISON. Let me thank the gen- are keeping with that plan tonight. their lives, their sweat for these places. tlewoman. I must admit, Mr. Speaker and my It is so disrespectful. It is un-Amer- Again, I just want to point out that colleagues, that as I stand here in this Chamber, where Bill did some of his ican. It is un-American what they are President Obama correctly said that best work, my heart is more full of doing. income inequality is the defining issue Mr. TONKO. The gentlewoman talks of our time. I think he was right when emotions than my head is full of ideas, about the ownership—the pride of de- he said that. and there are many facts that I could veloping community and neighborhood, When you look at why do we have the recite about the service of Bill Frenzel; the investment that the worker made flat and declining wages that the Con- instead, I am going to try to capture in growing a family, developing a gressman from New York, PAUL TONKO, the man that I knew, the man that we household, building a neighborhood in just mentioned and that you have men- all knew, and the man that we all truly loved and respected. a strong and powerful and meaningful tioned—why? What are the components When I received the news that Bill way. Those are the mill town memo- of this?—I can tell you that it is clear passed away on Monday, there was a ries. Those memories guide my heart that we have not invested in public in- frastructure, which would put people to scrap of paper hanging on my wall in and soul. my Washington office and also a scrap I am from a mill town. I still live in work and improve productivity. It is of paper hanging on my Minnesota wall that mill town and represent that mill clear that we have cut the taxes of the that became my prized possessions. town here in the House of Representa- wealthiest and the most privileged peo- ple in our society, and, literally, we They are two vintage Frenzel doodles. tives, and it was the clamor of that as- There are hundreds of them out have added them onto people in the sembly line that resonated to people of there—whimsical, fantastically de- middle, and we have failed to educate all ages in that mill town. It was the tailed little drawings that Bill Frenzel people properly. Yet one of the compo- activity. It was the hustle and bustle of did while he was on the phone, while he nents that we can never forget is this manufacturing that resonated, that be- was in committee meetings, listening trade policy. You cannot intelligently came the pulse of manufacturing, and to testimony, or during debates. Such claim that you want to do something that became the heart of a mill town. was the hyperactivity of this brilliant about income inequality and pass these You knew which day the mill was mind, that when he was required to sit shut—there was silence—but now the trade deals which ship jobs overseas still, his drawing hand had to be mov- silence is deafening, and we need to and put downward pressure on wages ing. bring back that resurgence, that oppor- here. I say that to convey the idea that tunity which meant the American This is a key part of how we get the Bill Frenzel was just more alive than Dream, meant an opportunity to earn a American middle and working classes most people that you meet. He was al- paycheck—the dignity to earn that back to getting raises again. ways thinking. He was always creating. Ms. KAPTUR. I thank the gentleman paycheck—and to be able to raise a He was always pushing positive ideas, so much for that excellent point. family and develop and maintain a and in the interactions that I had with I take it, by the signal, our time has household. That is what it is all about. him, it was like he was always leaning expired. We thank all of those for lis- It is about economic and social justice. forward at you at an angle, like a per- So we have work to do, and I believe tening who are present. Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance son walking boldly into a stiff wind. that Washington needs to listen to Bill Frenzel was a serious legislator, of my time. small-town mill town across this coun- often pouring over line by line of the try, to the middle-income community f Federal budget. In fact, that practice that reminds us it is about the dignity b 1745 continued after he left Congress. Every of work; that they want to invest their year, he would make a phone call to skill set, that they want to invest their REMEMBERING CONGRESSMAN BILL FRENZEL my office, requesting his copy of the professionalism, they want to invest annual Federal budget. their work ethic in building a product, The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. It is amazing to me that anyone allowing us to taste that greatness of JOYCE). Under the Speaker’s announced would even want this massive docu- manufacturing. policy of January 3, 2013, the gen- ment sitting on their bookshelf, but We look at the data that are assem- tleman from Minnesota (Mr. PAULSEN) what is truly amazing is that Bill bled that should guide us here, and we is recognized for 60 minutes as the des- would actually go through this budget see CEO salaries and productivity ris- ignee of the majority leader. line by line for decades after he left ing steeply upward. Meanwhile, flat- GENERAL LEAVE this institution. tened, if not dipping south, is the aver- Mr. PAULSEN. Mr. Speaker, I ask Bill believed in and dedicated his life age worker’s salary. Something is fun- unanimous consent that all Members to doing the greatest good for the damentally unjust about that outcome. may have 5 legislative days in which to greatest number of people, and for Bill, Something is fundamentally revise and extend their remarks and in- the way that he did the greatest good unsustainable about that outcome. If clude extraneous materials on the sub- for the greatest number of people was we are going to enjoy prosperity, every ject of my Special Order. by promoting and advancing inter- strata of the income ladder is affected The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there national trade. if we are not dealing with worker fair- objection to the request of the gen- I suppose it began by looking at the ness. Then and only then, if we address tleman from Minnesota? great good being done around the world

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I shall always be world. any of us to try to do a Bill Frenzel forever grateful for his mentoring and Bill believed—and he was absolutely imitation because there will never be his guidance, and that was something right—that there is no force in the another like him. he did for anyone who had the good modern world that has done more to For me, Bill absolutely inspires me judgment to take advantage of it be- raise people out of poverty, to foster to be the best that I can be and search cause he was always open. He was al- the spread of human rights, or to ex- for ways that I can do the greatest ways available. He was always there pand democracy than international good to help the greatest numbers of for you, and he was always so incred- trade. people. ibly well-prepared. Within Bill’s own lifetime, the I offer my condolences tonight, Mr. The thing I liked most about Bill was United States and Germany and Japan Speaker, to the Frenzel family; to his that he was so respectful of everyone were mortal enemies, doing terrible vi- wife, Ruthy, who was always by his else and their ideas, and you knew if olence to each other’s lands and peo- side; and to his three daughters, you had an idea—whether it was a good ples, but through the experience of Debbie, Pam, and Mitty. one or a bad one—you were going to being trading partners, they have be- I also want to give thanks to Min- get a hearing with Bill Frenzel, and if come our best friends and our best al- nesota’s Third Congressional District it was a bad idea, of course, he would lies. voters for electing him in the first be the first to tell you and tell you For three decades, there was no place and for giving me an amazing set why. stronger advocate for international of shoulders to try to stand upon, as Quite frankly, more often than not, trade that was more persuasive than well as my thanks to God for the life he was right, and that was just such an Congressman Bill Frenzel. He was the and service and the example of Con- important lesson that he gave to all of indispensable man, in many ways, in gressman Bill Frenzel. us and inspired us all. When it came to the passage of the North American Mr. Speaker, I yield to the Congress- things like—Erik mentioned the budg- Free Trade Agreement, which has bene- man from the Eighth Congressional et. Most Members will maybe read the fited all of the people of our continent District of Minnesota, Mr. RICK NOLAN. summary. Bill Frenzel, he read that immeasurably and has been the model Congressman NOLAN has a very unique thing in its entirety. of our agreements now for all over the perspective on his friendship with Bill He knew where every nickel and world. Frenzel, serving with him both in Con- every dime was going, and he under- Just last month, in October, Bill re- gress, as well as in the State legisla- stood the consequences of it. When it ceived the Mexican Order of the Aztec ture in Minnesota. came to trade policy, the same thing. Eagle—that is the highest honor of the I will just say that, as two public He knew of all of its implications. He nation of Mexico that can be given to a servants of Minnesota for a number of understood international trade. noncitizen—in appreciation of his work years, both in and out of office, their In fact, in many ways, he was an in- on the North American Free Trade paths crossed many times, and their spiration to me outside of politics as Agreement. friendship exemplifies, I think, Bill’s well, in no small measure to the bene- In 2000, he also received the Order of friendly nature and willingness to work fits that he articulated to trade be- the Rising Sun, Gold and Silver Star, with people on both sides of the aisle to cause when I left this Congress—what, from the Emperor of Japan for his ef- get things done for the country and our some 34 years ago—I went into export forts to advance trade and the U.S. re- State. trading because I had heard Bill Fren- lationship with Japan. Mr. NOLAN. Thank you, Representa- zel talk about the incredible oppor- He deserves America’s highest honors tive PAULSEN, and thank you for help- tunity that we had with our tech- as well. He worked across the aisle as a ing to organize this tribute to a truly nology, our ability to produce food, our consensus seeker because he under- great native son of Minnesota, who ability to produce good consumer stood that relationships matter, that made us all so proud in so many ways goods, our ability to produce things relationships make a difference, espe- that, as you said, Erik, it is hard to that improve the lives of people all cially on the big issues like Social Se- enumerate all of them. over the world and why not get out curity reform, budget reform, tax re- When it came to public service, when there and aggressively export those form, welfare reform, and, of course, it came to governance, when it came to goods and those services, which is what trade agreements. bipartisanship, when it came to doo- I ended up doing for 32 years before I After retiring from Congress in 1991, dling, when it came to baseball—I had the weak moment and came back he became a guest scholar in economic mean, the list just goes on and on. He to this institution—no, I am just kid- studies at The Brookings Institution, truly made us proud in so many ways. ding. I am delighted and thrilled to be and he remained very active in public I too want to recognize other friends back here. policy, being appointed to govern- of the Frenzel family who are here. As For Bill Frenzel, I feel so much bet- mental panels by Presidents on both you said, Bill and Ruthy were insepa- ter prepared than I was, quite frankly, sides of the aisle. rable. They were clearly a team, and when I served years ago, thanks in no Just 2 months ago—in fact, in Sep- that can be so valuable and so impor- small part to Bill Frenzel. tember, President Obama reappointed tant to the success of a legislator, a When it came to the rules of the him to the White House Advisory Com- great public servant, and Bill was so House, Bill understood the importance mittee for Trade Policy and Negotia- proud of his family and the girls, of the integrity of this institution bet- tions. That is a position that he was Debbie and Pam and Mitty. He talked ter than anyone, and I suspect Bill first appointed to by President George about them often. would be on the floor here today, from W. Bush in the year 2002. I want to thank the family for being time to time, calling for the reestab- He also cochaired the Committee for there for Bill and for helping to give lishment of regular order because Bill a Responsible Federal Budget, a bipar- him the strength to carry on and do all was never afraid of anyone else’s ideas. tisan organization dedicated to edu- the great things that he did. In fact, he welcomed them. cating the public about the impact of As Erik mentioned, we served to- Bill and I and others, we served in a fiscal policies. gether in the State House of Represent- time when, if anyone had a good idea, I will just tell you, personally, Mr. atives. Bill had been there before me. I they could offer it to the rest of the Speaker and Members, that I will miss followed him to the Congress. Again, Chamber in the form of an amendment, my conversations with Bill Frenzel. I obviously, he had been there before me, and we could debate it, and we could got together with him every 3 or 4 but he was always such a good friend, argue it, and we did it in committee, in months over coffee, where he would offering all kinds of guidance and help full committee. We did it in conference share his years of wisdom, his experi- negotiating the ways of the State committee.

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And that relation- of us to do: make their country better. get to know one another and build re- ship continued after Bill’s retirement Mr. Speaker, I rise with Mr. PAULSEN spect for one another and learn where as both had a passion for working on to honor an American who served his those areas for common agreement and the Federal budget and bridging the country well, an American of whom we fixing things and getting things done gap between Republicans and Demo- can all be proud, of which his family comes from, and we have Bill Frenzel crats when it comes to our country’s clearly is proud, and rightfully so. But to thank for that. spending and tax policies. his colleagues were proud of him on I would be remiss if I didn’t talk Mr. Speaker, Congressman HOYER I both sides of the aisle. about his doodling. You know, it was think often pointed out Bill’s willing- I want to say to his wife, Ruth, we amazing. You would be in a committee ness to put all things on the table when send our sympathies, but we share with or you would be in a hearing, and Bill it comes to the budget to find common you that pride in Bill Frenzel’s con- would be busy doodling away. You ground with his counterparts on the tribution to his country, to this insti- would think he wasn’t paying any at- other side of the aisle. I am happy to tution, and to each of us. tention at all. yield to the gentleman. Mr. Speaker, I rise to pay tribute to a friend Suddenly, he would rise, and he Mr. HOYER. Mr. Speaker, I thank and former member of the House who passed would have a question, and it was like my friend, Congressman PAULSEN, who away on Monday. the best question that anybody asked. represents the district that Bill Fren- Bill Frenzel served the people of Min- He obviously had a two-track brain. zel represented. nesota’s Third District for twenty years. One hand was doodling, but, boy, he I came here, Mr. Speaker, in 1981. Bill Bill was a Republican. never missed a thing. He never missed Frenzel was a Member of Congress at I am a Democrat. a thing, and that was Bill Frenzel. that point in time, and as Congressman That difference did not stand in the way of Speaking of those doodles—and, boy, PAULSEN pointed out, we served to- the respect I had for him or our friendship as they are treasured. To have a Bill gether for the following 10 years. But colleagues in this House. Frenzel doodle that has been auto- as he also pointed out, we continued to Though we did not agree on every issue, graphed, I mean, in this town, that is work thereafter because of joint inter- Bill and I found common ground on our shared like having a Picasso. These were great ests that we had. concern for fiscal sustainability and the neces- doodles, as you have seen, the intricacy I think Congressman NOLAN caught sity of compromise to achieve bipartisan and the geometry and the creativity of the essence of Bill Frenzel very well, progress. them. It is just amazing, and how he and I would associate myself with his As a Korean War veteran, a businessman, could do that was amazing as well. remarks. But I would also add that the and a legislator, Bill exemplified the highest Of course, he was a great Minnesota American people want us to work to- American values of service to community and sports fan, the Vikings, the Twins, the gether. What I have said since the elec- country. North Stars, you name it. He was one tion is, look, all 435 of us share two In the years following his retirement from of the stars on the Republican baseball things in common: one, we are all the House, where he had served as ranking team. He always showed up in those Americans; two, our people all sent us member on the Budget Committee, he contin- games with his Minnesota Twins jersey here to make America better. Those ued his service by remaining a powerful voice on. They used to win a lot of games two things we share in common. And for bipartisan budget solutions and a more back in the day. we share the expectations of the Amer- sustainable fiscal future at the Brookings Insti- Then Marty Sabo came along and ican people that we will do that which tution. started managing the Democrats, and we can agree on together and not allow He also served as a co-chair of the Com- things turned on them, but Bill was a that on which we do not agree to un- mittee for a Responsible Federal Budget. great ballplayer. He loved Minnesota. dermine our ability to work on that on We need more people in Washington like He loved Minnesota sports, and he was which we do agree. Bill Frenzel got Bill who believe strongly in the importance of just a wonderfully good friend. that message. Bill Frenzel lived that bipartisan compromise when it comes to our As I said in the beginning, whether it kind of life. Bill Frenzel was that kind budget and making the tough choices nec- was governing, whether it was baseball, of Member of Congress. essary to afford the investments we need to whether it was doodling, whether it Bill Frenzel could be pretty sharp. I make in a more competitive economic future was family, whether it was bipartisan- don’t mean bright, I mean sharp- and greater opportunities for our people. ship, advising Presidents, welcoming tongued, if he thought if you were you I join in offering condolences to his wife new Members, advising and helping were going off, as Congressman NOLAN Ruth and their three daughters—Deborah, others, there was just no greater men- said, in the wrong direction. I am Pamela, and Melissa—their grandchildren, and tor, no greater public servant that happy to say that I was never the ob- the entire extended Frenzel family. Minnesota ever had in the wonderful ject of that, but Bill Frenzel wanted May Bill’s memory inspire greater bipartisan Bill Frenzel. you to be candid, be straightforward, cooperation in this House in the months and His life will continue to be an inspi- be intellectually honest and not play years ahead. ration for all of us going forward. games. He was prepared and, in fact, Mr. PAULSEN. I thank the gen- Truly, our State, our Nation is a better did the same. tleman for offering his perspective, as place for Bill Frenzel. Bill Frenzel in his private life work- well, in those unique stories and reflec- ing with Brookings continued his pub- tions from a bipartisan basis on a truly b 1800 lic life’s commitment to rational, re- great American, as Mr. HOYER had His inspiration will enable all of us sponsible government. As Congressman mentioned. to continue that great tradition for- PAULSEN pointed out, I am a very big With that, Mr. Speaker, I will yield ward and continue to make this great advocate of fixing our debt, fixing it in to the gentleman from Texas, KEVIN Nation of ours a better place to live. many ways through the kind of policies BRADY, my colleague and a good friend Mr. Speaker, I thank my fellow Mem- that Bill Frenzel recommended, poli- who is a very distinguished member of bers for the opportunity to stand here cies which say to both sides, look, we the House Ways and Means Committee. and pay homage to a great Minnesotan both have interests; we have got to ac- He is also the former chairman and a and a great public servant for our commodate those interests, but we member of the Subcommittee on State and our Nation. have got to accommodate a bottom Trade. Congressman BRADY is another Mr. PAULSEN. Well, I thank the line. Be real, in other words. Member of Congress that benefited gentleman for sharing his perspective, Mr. Speaker, Bill Frenzel was a Re- greatly from the wealth of wisdom that his stories, and some fond memories. I publican, I am a Democrat, but we Bill Frenzel imparted on important

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So his pleasure of reading about Bill Frenzel bers of the Ways and Means Committee leadership on trade, his fingerprints on since he left us for his reward, and I when I say that the work that Bill did all things trade can be found not only knew well of him before that. at The Brookings Institution, as well here in the United States but in foreign But I will simply say that there are as the Committee for a Responsible capitals around the world where his many people in this world whom we Federal Budget, has been beneficial to counsel was sought by many and he owe a great debt of gratitude to, who all of us. was respected by all. paved the way and carved a path for us, I yield to the gentleman. Mr. Speaker, Bill’s contributions to whom we never had a chance to thank Mr. BRADY of Texas. Congressman our Nation and to this body will always personally. As a man who believes in PAULSEN, thank you for allowing me to be remembered, and he leaves a tow- reality beyond this one, I just hope join you tonight. ering trade legacy on which we can all that Bill Frenzel knows that I am Mr. Speaker, I rise tonight to honor build economic prosperity for genera- grateful to him, and I thank him for our late colleague and friend, Bill tions to come. I hope his family under- his great service while here. Frenzel, who faithfully and with great stands how special he is that so many Mr. PAULSEN. I thank the gen- distinction served his constituents in of us who you may not have known be- tleman because those words he men- Minnesota for 20 years and, I would fore, we all consider ourselves Bill’s tioned about being hardworking and say, served his country for a lifetime. fans and friends. thoughtful certainly reflect Bill Fren- As you can tell from my accent, I am Mr. PAULSEN. I thank the gen- zel’s spirit which we need to continue not from Minnesota. I am from Texas. tleman. As he mentioned, the members to embody on this House floor. I had a chance to meet Bill when I of the Ways and Means Committee ab- Mr. Speaker, next I will yield to the started on the Ways and Means Com- solutely do look at Bill Frenzel as an Congresswoman from Minnesota, mittee where I now serve with Mr. important role model and inspiration MICHELE BACHMANN, my colleague and PAULSEN, who is one of our, frankly, as we look to tackle continued prob- good friend. She is the Representative most respected members, and his pred- lems and opportunities down the road. from Minnesota’s Sixth Congressional ecessor, Jim Ramstad, as well, all fol- With that, Mr. Speaker, I will yield District and somebody who, like me, lowing in the Bill Frenzel mold. to my colleague from Minnesota (Mr. has served after Bill Frenzel’s congres- When I started on Ways and Means, I ELLISON), another Member, like Bill, sional career came to a conclusion but just came quickly to appreciate his who is committed to serving the people has benefited also, I think, from Bill’s willingness to share his vast wealth of of Minnesota in the Fifth Congres- service. As we know, she will also be knowledge on trade issues, big and sional District, his constituents. leaving our delegation and retiring small. Even though he was no longer Bill Frenzel, as was mentioned, was from Congress, and we are thankful for an elected official, I was always struck always someone that was willing to her service to Minnesota. I know that by Bill’s just endless willingness to work across the aisle to get things she will look to the example that was give of himself, of finding ways to ad- done and accomplished here in Wash- also set by Bill Frenzel and stay very vance the cause of free trade and eco- ington. I think all of us in the Min- active and involved in public policy nomic freedom throughout the world. nesota delegation are thankful for the issues that face our country even after I think it is important to note that example set by Bill for working to- her House tenure comes to an end soon. historically in Congress, trade has al- gether, and we see that example still With that, Mr. Speaker, I yield to the ways been a bipartisan issue, Repub- today. I know I have worked with Con- gentlewoman. licans and Democrats working to- gressman ELLISON on similar issues for Mrs. BACHMANN. I want to say gether; and throughout his career, our constituents back home, and I thank you to my wonderful colleague, Bill’s constructive work across the think that we can thank Bill Frenzel ERIK PAULSEN, who has exemplified the aisle exemplified the best of this ideal. for setting that spirit of cooperation spirit of Bill Frenzel in the Third Con- Everyone knew he was open to new that preceded us both. gressional District seat; and it really is ideas, was a straight shooter, respected With that, Mr. Speaker, I yield to the because our former colleague, Bill others, and worked hard to get people gentleman. Frenzel, set a standard. to come and arrive at a consensus. Mr. ELLISON. I thank the gentleman Mr. Speaker, we would like to think Quite simply, Mr. Speaker, Bill was for yielding. in Minnesota that we are a trendsetter, elected to do a job, and he just wanted Congressman PAULSEN, I appreciate and we have often called ourselves the to get things done. And, boy, did he get your holding down this Special Order Brainpower State. Well, could the things done in the trade world. From tonight. Brainpower State have ever been better working on GATT, the Uruguay Round, Mr. Speaker, I think it is absolutely exemplified than by a man like Bill normal trading relations with China, true that all of us owe a debt of grati- Frenzel? He really was a thinking NAFTA, and helping set the foundation tude to people who walked before us man’s person. He also was an indi- for the World Trade Organization, Bill even if we never had the pleasure of vidual who was completely willing to was at the center of the trade world as knowing them and meeting them. open himself to new ideas from other a respected Member of Congress and as I am one who believes I owe Bill Members. I think it is very evident a thought leader on international trade Frenzel even though I never had the from the Members that we heard from when he retired from public life. opportunity to get to know him. But it this evening on both sides of the aisle The truth is Bill Frenzel believed in doesn’t matter, because Bill Frenzel that this was a complete, unfettered economic freedom. He believed in our served the people of the State of Min- outpouring of not just admiration, but right to buy, sell, and compete around nesota. He got up every day, and he did love—love and appreciation for what the world with as little government in- his best by them. He has a reputation this man did. terference as possible. He believed fam- for reading the bills, understanding the As Representative PAULSEN had just ilies should have choices, but no gov- issues, and arguing with passion for said, I will, too, soon be leaving this ernment anywhere should decide what values that he held in the best inter- House floor. This will be one of the last is on that grocery shelf and what price ests of the people whom he represented. speeches that I ever give from this you paid for it. That was your choice. For that, I always have to take my hat privileged well. There is no greater bas- That was your economic freedom. off to a man such as Bill Frenzel. tion of a few square yards of freedom He knew that while America was Bill Frenzel made a good reputation than this area. We are allowed to do free, we would see so many ‘‘America for Members of Congress who would this. I am allowed to speak here to- need not apply’’ signs around the come to Minnesota before I ever got night because I was privileged to be world; and he knew if we tore them here. Before I ever got here, people like given an election certificate just like down and gave our American busi- Bill Frenzel made it so that our col- Bill Frenzel. He earned the trust, he nesses and workers—our Minnesota leagues would greet us and expect us to earned the admiration, and Bill earned businesses and workers—a chance to be thoughtful and hardworking like he the respect of the people in the Third compete, in fact, we would not just was, because he laid down that path be- District. One thing I can tell you, Bill

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I am Means. made our way over to the Third Con- thankful for what he did. Mr. Speaker, on Monday, we lost a gressional District, because in the The Holy Scriptures say: ‘‘Greater true leader, a true role model who rep- Third Congressional District resided a love hath no man than this, but that he resented the absolute and very best in lot of the people who paid for the cam- would lay down his life for his friend.’’ public service. Bill Frenzel was a paigns in the State of Minnesota. And Bill Frenzel willingly put himself on statesman who continues to be an in- everyone knew Bill Frenzel. the line so that he could do that. spiration in many ways to the folks in So I would meet and have lunch, Thank goodness, his life wasn’t re- this body and on this House floor and breakfast, and dinner, and lunch, quired and he came back to serve in all of those who continue to be focused breakfast, and dinner, and coffees and this distinguished body. As a distin- on issues like tax reform, welfare re- coffees with people in the Third Con- guished man, he singularly served this form, budget reform, and advancing a gressional District. When it came to body. trade agenda and economic freedom finding those who wanted to get behind And so with great humility I want to throughout the world. efforts in Minnesota in running for say again to Ruthy, to the three girls, And so tonight, as we close, we close campaigns on either side of the aisle, it to the grandchildren: Be so proud of noting that we are honoring an Amer- was usually out of the Third Congres- the legendary Bill Frenzel. His name ican that contributed greatly to giving sional District. will not be forgotten in this institu- the greatest good to the greatest num- Mr. Speaker, this is what I want the tion. His work won’t be forgotten in ber of people. I yield back the balance family, who this evening—for those this institution. of my time. As one who is about to depart, I can who are watching across the Nation on Mr. RYAN of Wisconsin. Mr. Speaker, this tell you, you think about that: What I C–SPAN, it is important to know that past week, we lost one of our former col- did here, did it matter? The speeches I Bill was so highly loved. His family is leagues, Bill Frenzel. Bill served in the House gave, the work I did, the late nights, here this evening. They are joined here for 20 years, during which he gained a vast the early mornings, the weekends—the in the gallery, and they are able to amount of knowledge and an even greater sacrifices that he made and the sac- hear what every family needs to hear. amount of respect. He was a leading voice for rifices that you as a family made. fiscal responsibility, serving as the ranking b 1815 Bill would be the first one to say, I member of the House Budget Committee. He Yes, there is sorrow at the passing of couldn’t have done this without Ruthy, also served on the House Ways and Means a loved one, but there is also great joy. I wouldn’t have done this without the Committee, specifically the Subcommittee on Joy that is made in reliving memories, girls, I couldn’t have done it without Trade. He took on the work with relish, serving memories of those we admired, those those who loved me. He would be the as a congressional representative to the Gen- we served with, those that we loved. It one to say that. is good to remember them forever. It So I thank the family, Mr. Speaker, eral Agreement on Tariffs and Trade in Gene- helps to deepen in our memory book who are in the gallery, for what you va for 15 years. He was so knowledgeable on the importance of what this life meant; did to support this legendary man be- the topic that he was indispensable—so much Bill’s meant something. Bill contrib- cause he made a distinct contribution, so that after he left Congress, three succes- uted, Bill was a positive force for good, and he couldn’t have done it without sive presidents sought his counsel. not just for the Third District, not just you making that sacrifice. Bill’s hard work won him respect in the for Minnesota, but for the Nation. It So I am very grateful for what they House and around the world. After he retired was his character, first of all. That is did. I thank God our country is a better from the House, he kept active on fiscal what I want the family to know. place because of Bill Frenzel. issues, serving as co-chair of the Committee When I sat down in coffee after cof- Mr. PAULSEN. I thank my col- for a Responsible Federal Budget. In 2000, fee, breakfast after breakfast, inevi- league. As you mentioned, he was a the emperor of Japan awarded him the Order tably, Bill’s name came up. I am sure veteran, a public servant, a thinker, of the Rising Sun, Gold and Silver Star. And that ERIK PAULSEN would agree. Bill’s opening himself to new ideas and cer- just this year, Bill received the Mexican Order name came up. Why? Because people tainly offering ideas himself. of the Aztec Eagle. I think other countries saw would say to me, ‘‘MICHELLE, you know There is sadness, but, as you men- in Bill the same thing we did—a man who Bill Frenzel, don’t you? Bill is a friend tioned, great joy as we reflect on the loved his country and wanted it to be a force of mine.’’ I heard that over and over opportunities to be a role model to help for good in the world. He understood that and over: ‘‘Bill is a friend of mine.’’ He others. So I thank the gentlelady for trade wasn’t a form of competition so much as was a respected colleague, yes; a think- her comments tonight. a form of collaboration—of countries working er, yes. But he was people’s friend. Mr. Speaker, I also want to note that together to build a better life. He understood So people would always speak with several Members were unable to attend that the free world was stronger when we Bill in the terms of raising the bar and and be with us on the floor tonight, but banded together, and he wanted to strengthen setting a standard. they will be submitting statements for those bonds. I hope that I was able live up to that the RECORD. These Members include We’ll remember his know-how. We’ll re- standard of a Bill Frenzel for my brief Congressman PAUL RYAN from Wis- member his wit. (He once called gridlock the 8 years in Congress. I give Bill a lot of consin. He is the next chairman to the best thing since indoor plumbing.) But most of credit. He served for 8 years in the Min- Committee on Ways and Means. Al- all, we’ll remember his character. He served nesota House of Representatives. He though their time in Congress did not his country in both war and peace. He spent served for 20 here in the United States overlap, I know that Congressman his life in public service. He was a Mid- Congress. Think of that: 28 years of RYAN valued his friendship with Bill westerner, a man of the House, a voice for fis- public service. That is amazing. I was Frenzel and often sought his counsel on cal responsibility—an American through and able to put in 8 here. Think of 20 years trade and other matters while he was through. here, pouring out his life on behalf of still learning his ropes on the Com- Mr. KLINE. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to rec- this Nation. It really is an accomplish- mittee on Ways and Means. In fact, ognize one of Minnesota’s true dedicated pub- ment. when we had our coffees together, he lic servants: former Congressman Bill Frenzel. To think that during all of those would often reflect and ask questions For twenty years, Bill represented the Third years it wasn’t that Bill just had 1 good about Congressman RYAN and his fu- District of Minnesota in the U.S. House of year or 2 good years, Bill had 20 great, ture. Representatives with distinction. During his fabulous years that not only can the Congressman DAVE CAMP, the current time in this chamber, he established himself family be proud of but that our Nation, chair of the Committee on Ways and as an expert in fiscal responsibility and trade

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He was instrumental in My prayers go out to them during this time of including its raids and its bombings the passage of NAFTA as a special adviser to grief and loss. across Nigeria, its systematic abduc- President Clinton and worked with President Mr. Speaker, I rise to honor Bill’s life and tion of young schoolgirls, as young as George W. Bush on the Social Security Com- legacy, as he was truly a giant in Washington 12, who are said to be raped every day mission and Advisory Committee. and the U.S. Congress. It is in that sense that in their months of captivity; As we honor his career and service, it is I invite my colleagues to join me in remem- If we are shocked at the activities of easy to see that Bill truly worked to represent bering his service, and that we may all serve al Shabaab, whose attacks have killed all he served by crossing the aisle, time and to honor his work. hundreds upon hundreds of civilians, again, to produce solutions for Minnesotans The SPEAKER pro tempore. The including teenage girls lined up before and all Americans. Chair would remind Members that the firing squads as well as the numerous Mr. Speaker, I join my colleagues today in rules do not permit references to those suicide bombings and other such hor- sending prayers to Bill’s wife, Ruthy; his in the gallery. rific methods; daughters Debby, Pam, and Mitty; and the en- f If we recoil at the thought of groups tire Frenzel family. IRAN AND DEVELOPMENTS FOL- such as the Taliban, whose atrocious Mr. PETERSON. Mr. Speaker, I rise today LOWING THE JOINT PLAN OF AC- violations of basic human rights, road- to honor the life and service of Bill Frenzel, TION side bombings, and suicide attacks U.S. Representative of the 3rd District of Min- marked so much of the United States’ The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under nesota from the 92nd through the 101st Con- early struggle in Afghanistan; gress, who sadly passed away on Monday, the Speaker’s announced policy of Jan- If we recall, as so many of us do, pre- November 17th at the age of 86. Bill retired uary 3, 2013, the Chair recognizes the cisely where we were when we learned gentleman from Arizona (Mr. FRANKS) from Congress right as I was elected to office of al Qaeda’s attack on September 11 for 30 minutes. to serve Minnesota, but I was lucky enough to that claimed thousands of innocent Mr. FRANKS of Arizona. Mr. Speak- have gotten to know him during my tenure in er, I come to the floor tonight because American lives, just one of those sense- the Minnesota Senate and later serving as the I know that in a short period of time it less attacks by that group; Representative from the 7th District on Min- Mr. Speaker, if we are stunned and appears that the President of the nesota. He left a great legacy and was an outraged at this rise of militant Islam United States will issue an executive honorable public servant. order related to immigration that in the world, then, sir, how will we feel Born in St. Paul in 1928, Bill attended Dart- could very well be outside the constitu- if we allow President Barack Obama to mouth College where he received both his tional limits of his authority. stand idly by and watch the world’s Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees. Following And I believe that is going to create largest state sponsor of terrorism, this graduation, Bill served as a lieutenant in the a great reaction in this country, Mr. deranged Islamist regime in Iran, lay United States Naval Reserve during the Ko- Speaker. As important as it may be, it hold upon nuclear weapons? rean War from 1951 to 1954. Prior to his elec- is also going to coincide with the date Mr. Speaker, shortly before the mid- tion to the U.S. Congress, Bill served for 8 of November 24, when the interim term elections earlier this month, years in the Minnesota House of Representa- agreement that this President signed President Obama penned a so-called tives, amongst other boards and executive with the nation of Iran will essentially letter of collaboration to Iran’s Su- committees. Bill had a successful career rep- expire. Then it will either be renewed preme Leader, Ayatollah Ali resenting Minnesotans during his tenure in or some type of agreement will be Khamenei. Congress. Rising to Ranking Member on the reached—or the effort will be aban- This is the same Ayatollah Ali House Budget Committee, and a long tenure doned. Khamenei who just a couple of days on the House Ways and Means Committee, I am deeply concerned that the im- ago released his detailed, nine-step he became known around Washington as an portance of this event could be ob- plan on how to wipe Israel off of the expert in budget and fiscal policy. He served scured by the media frenzy that poten- map. as a Congressional Representative to the tially will follow this President’s exec- Mr. Obama’s incredibly naive at- General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade utive order on immigration. tempt at collaboration is with a man (GATT) for 15 years. After serving 10 terms, So I come to the floor tonight to whose sermons have included such edi- Bill decided to retire, telling the Star Tribune, speak to that issue, Mr. Speaker, be- fying lines as ‘‘The Zionist cancer is ‘‘You ought to go out when you’re hitting .300, cause the pursuit of nuclear weapons gnawing into the lives of Islamic na- rather than deteriorating.’’ by the nation of Iran is an issue of the tions.’’ Following his retirement from Congress, Bill most profound significance to the na- This is just one of the recent very did not slow down. He served as Chairman of tional security of this country and to telling glimpses at just how out of the Ripon Society until 2004, and has been a the peace and security of the entire touch with reality this President truly guest scholar at the Brookings Institution since world. is as Iran continues its sprint toward a his retirement, serving as a director of the It seems very important to me that nuclear weapons capability. Brookings Governmental Affairs Institute. In we do not let that issue be obscured by The Obama State Department was re- 1993, President Bill Clinton appointed Bill as a others, as important as they may be. cently confronted by the somehow special adviser to help work with the Repub- Mr. Speaker, those of us in this body shocking revelation that Iran was now lican party to pass the North American Free are all too familiar with the endless pa- defying the interim agreement by feed- Trade Agreement. Subsequently, President rade of terror groups that have seem- ing uranium into the IR5, the most George W. Bush appointed Bill to the Social ingly come onto the world stage in re- technologically advanced centrifuge Security Commission, and to the Advisory cent years. currently available in the world. Committee on Trade Policy and Negotiations. But if we are startled by the rapid Inexplicably, Mr. Speaker, the ad- Up until his death, Bill continued to chair nu- rise of ISIS and its subsequent march ministration responded with the sort of merous boards and commissions, furthering across the Middle East, during which it naivete that has become so char- his legacy as a devoted public servant and has beheaded, raped, crucified, and sold acteristic of Obama foreign policy, policy maker. into sex slavery scores of men, women, stating: ‘‘We raised that issue with Not only a brilliant mind, Bill had a knack for and children alike; if we are concerned Iran as soon as the International lighting up a room around him. He had an about the crushing video of the inno- Atomic Energy Agency reported it. The engrained sense of integrity that he embodied cent woman whose hands and feet were Iranians have confirmed that they will throughout his life and career. Known around tied to two cars that subsequently not continue that activity as cited in Washington for his ‘‘doodles,’’ Bill was able to drove in opposite directions and ripped the IAEA report, so it’s been resolved.’’ maintain a sense of lightness and humor, her in half, or the Christians who were To rephrase that, upon learning that while navigating difficult policy negotiations. beheaded and whose decapitated heads the world’s largest state sponsor of ter- Bill Frenzel leaves behind a monumental leg- were used as soccer balls; rorism had defied an agreement on

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America and Israel. heartwarming on an elementary school Mr. Speaker, what part of this ap- Mr. Speaker, very simply, the Obama playground, but on the world stage, proach is supposed to convince the foreign policy is a gutless political cor- when this President seems poised to jihadist Iranian leadership that they rectness on the global stage. It is the personally usher in an age of nuclear should reconsider their current course? cynical pursuit of legacy without re- terrorism, it becomes a very grave Is it our concession to their nuclear gard for the cause of human freedom. It thing indeed. rights? Is it our help in facilitating an is the belief that tepid appeals to some Mr. Speaker, this administration’s economic windfall for them? hollow concept of tolerance are all that attempted punitive measures have Just last week, a Wall Street Journal are necessary to tame the most savage been so halfhearted and demonstrably op-ed revealed that an upcoming Lon- of beasts. ineffective that they have at times ac- don forum will bring together Iranian The entire Obama legacy, Mr. Speak- tually benefited the world’s largest firms with a range of international er, rests on the desperate hope that state sponsor of terrorism. counterparts—ranging from law offices, history will hand out an award for For instance, last week, the organi- telecom operations, business blind trust in the promises of jihadists. zation United Against Nuclear Iran re- consultancies, and even art auction leased its updated analysis of the joint Mr. Speaker, former Ambassador to houses—to explore how capital might the United Nations John Bolton once plan of action. That is the plan agreed be moved into Iran as the country upon by this administration and the said: transitions into a ‘‘post-sanctions’’ en- Iranian regime. The Iranian govern- Diplomacy is not an end in itself if it does vironment. not advance U.S. interests. ment reported a 4.6 percent increase in This is hardly the face of an Iran This President’s take on that prin- their gross domestic product for the that fears the effect Mr. Obama’s sanc- ciple seems to be: first quarter of the current Iranian cal- tions will have on what looks to be a endar year compared to that same pe- very lucrative future. U.S. interests be damned, so long as every- riod last year. Mr. Speaker, perhaps we could see one considers me diplomatic. According to the Central Bank of some method to this madness if, for ex- It is for all of the above reasons that Iran, this is the first time the Iranian ample, the President had managed to I am pleased to join my colleague in economy has experienced positive secure other concessions from the Ira- the Senate, Senator TED CRUZ, in in- growth in more than 2 years. nian Government, a commitment per- troducing H.R. 5709, the Sanction Iran, b 1830 haps to address its atrocious human Safeguard America Act of 2014. Meanwhile, Iran’s inflation is down rights record; instead, the election of The bill would eliminate many of Mr. 24 percent since July 2013, from an esti- Hassan Rouhani—again, a man her- Obama’s waiver authorities over sanc- mated 45 percent to 21.1 percent at the alded by many on the left as a har- tions and would oppose severe sanc- end of September. In fact, Mr. Speaker, binger of a more reasonable era in tions on Iran once again. Included in the entire Iranian Stock Exchange has Iran—what has transpired has been de- the legislation are sanctions on Iranian seen a 57 percent increase since rough- scribed by some as an ‘‘execution crude oil, oil transportation, financial ly this time last year. binge,’’ with nearly two executions oc- institutions, petroleum—including Mr. Speaker, how bitterly ironic that curring every day, often performed as a sanctions on the purchase, acquisition, this President has done more to benefit public spectacle as a punishment for sale, transport, and marketing of pe- the Tehran Stock Exchange than he such times as refusing to convert to troleum products—and the Iranian has done to benefit the New York Islam. automotive sector, among others. Stock Exchange. In fact, since Rouhani’s election last The bill also includes a prohibition These statistics directly controvert year, over 900 such executions have on funding for any additional negotia- assertions made by administration offi- taken place. Meanwhile, Mr. Rouhani’s tions with Iran until a joint resolution cials that, despite the sanctions relief promise to ease Internet restrictions of approval by Congress is passed, cer- provided under the joint plan of action, remains unfulfilled. An American pas- tifying that all Iranian-held American Iran would still find itself even deeper tor and a citizen of the United States prisoners of conscience are released; in the economic hole. That is what of America remains in prison in Iran, the IAEA has determined Iran has dis- they told us, Mr. Speaker. where he has been tortured for his mantled its nuclear program, ceased Let us not forget that Iran’s eco- Christian faith. enrichment activities, and released all nomic bounce, which is occurring in Mr. Speaker, no matter how one may stockpiles of enriched uranium; the the midst of what are supposedly sanc- try to give this President the benefit of Central Bank of Iran is no longer con- tions designed to punish its economy, the doubt, there is simply no way to sidered a primary money laundering follows an agreement, the meaning of make the Obama approach make any concern under the PATRIOT Act; and which neither party can even agree reasonable sense. Iran has renounced their state sponsor- upon. If the goal has been to keep Iran from ship of terrorism designation by admit- The Iranian regime has publicly stat- being able to obtain a nuclear weapon, ting to participation in terrorist acts. ed its belief that the agreement—which then Mr. Obama has failed. If the goal Mr. Speaker, I would adjure this body specifically references an ‘‘inalienable has been to punish the Iranian econ- that we must legislatively fill, insofar right’’ to use nuclear energy—guaran- omy for the regime’s radical pursuit of as it is possible, this vacuum of leader- tees Iran’s right to continue enriching nuclear weapons, then Mr. Obama has ship left by a President who is asleep uranium. That is contrary to all of the failed. at the wheel while radical terrorists U.N. Council resolutions saying that If the goal has been to have an im- move toward placing their fingers on they had to dismantle such capability. pact on Iran’s human rights record, the nuclear trigger under his paralyzed The White House, meanwhile, has stat- then Mr. Obama has failed. If the goal stare. ed that it doesn’t understand the was to reduce the chances of the With that, Mr. Speaker, I yield back agreement to mean that. world’s children stepping into the shad- the balance of my time.

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Mr. Speaker, we got expand temporary protections to millions of ing to get in, increases. word earlier this afternoon that Presi- undocumented immigrants, according to sev- The number of people wishing to get eral individuals who have been briefed on the dent Obama intends to issue an oral de- lost in the masses from Central Amer- decision. Obama will travel to Las Vegas on ica and Mexico coming in from coun- cree followed by a written decree—as the heels of that announcement to rally sup- any good monarch would—indicating port for his initiative on Friday. tries where radical Islamic activities that he has decided to change the law abound are coming in, in greater num- It shouldn’t be a surprise. While the bers. regarding immigration. President slept and four heros—includ- An article here from The Washington Interestingly, the White House has ing one ambassador—in Benghazi were Post has a quote from Secretary Jeh shown it has the ability to foment a killed, he got up and headed for Las Johnson, the Secretary of Homeland crisis unilaterally, and then by foment- Vegas. Security, which he says: ing the crisis unilaterally, justify the ‘‘Legislative action is always preferable,’’ b 1845 crisis they created to usurp congres- sional authority granted to Congress Johnson said, ‘‘but we have waited for Con- Now, he is going to announce this gress to act, and the Congress has not acted. and no one else in the Constitution. The President has waited.’’ constitutional crisis he is creating by There is an article from my dear deciding to legislate and then take off That is what leaders in places like friend, Senator TED CRUZ. ‘‘The Con- for Las Vegas again, gambling with the Venezuela—many places historically stitution designs a system of checks jobs of Americans as he goes. where that statement has been made, and balances for our Nation, and execu- Getting back to the article again, it we have waited for parliament or the tive amnesty for illegal immigrants says: legislature or Congress to change the unilaterally decreed by the White law. They didn’t do as we dictated to Congress will receive official details on the House would seriously undermine the move Thursday, according to a senior Demo- rule of law. Congress they had to do, and therefore, cratic Party official. we have decided to change the law. Even before final confirmation of the ‘‘Our Founders repeatedly warned This President is creating a constitu- President’s plans, outside advocates began about the dangers of unlimited power tional crisis, and it happens when a readying events to promote the administra- within the executive branch. Congress President is allowed to continue push- tion’s immigration policy. should heed those words as the Presi- ing the envelope and pushing the enve- ‘‘We hear there will be a primetime Thurs- dent threatens to grant amnesty to lope and exceeding the envelope, and day evening announcement, to preview, and millions of people who have come to you have an incorrigible opinion writ- full unveiling in Vegas on Friday,’’ immigra- our country illegally. ten—as the majority for the Supreme tion advocate Dawn Le wrote in an email to ‘‘To be clear, the dispute over execu- other activists, which was later inadvert- tive amnesty is not between President Court did on ObamaCare—that is the ently sent to a group of reporters Wednesday height of hypocrisy. morning. ‘‘Can folks begin to work and plan Obama and Republicans in Congress; it How the Supreme Court majority watch parties for Thursday and/or Friday? is a dispute between President Obama could say, on page 14 and 15, that the Unclear whether Thursday night content and the American people. The Demo- mandated penalty in ObamaCare was will be what is ‘celebratory,’ but Friday will crats suffered historic losses in the not a tax—the Supreme Court said if it be where we need a lot of energy guaran- midterm elections largely over the were a tax, of course, under the anti-in- teed.’’ prospects of the President’s executive junction statute many decades old, we That is, of course, while the Presi- amnesty. President Obama was correct: would not have jurisdiction—plaintiffs dent is in Las Vegas, gambling away his policies were on the ballot across wouldn’t have standing. American jobs. the Nation in 2014. The elections were a But since clearly the penalty is just The article goes on: referendum on amnesty, and the voters that—it is a penalty—then it is not a Obama launched his push for immigration soundly rejected it. There was no ambi- tax because, if it were a tax, we reform in January 2013 in Las Vegas, out- guity. wouldn’t have jurisdiction, plaintiffs lining a plan that would allow many of the ‘‘Undeterred, President Obama ap- wouldn’t have standing, and we would Nation’s 11 million undocumented immi- pears to be going forward. It is lawless. all be out of luck, and we wouldn’t be grants to earn citizenship. It is unconstitutional. He is defiant able to issue an opinion, but since it is Now, it is important to note the arti- and angry at the American people. If not a tax, it is a penalty, then we will cle goes on to say: he acts by executive diktat, President go forward and be able to issue an opin- Johnson said the administration has con- Obama will not be acting as a Presi- ion. cluded it has ‘‘wide latitude’’ to take action. dent, he will be acting as a monarch. Then you get over about 40 pages, ‘‘It can’t be that we are not allowed to lift a ‘‘Thankfully, the Framers of our and the opinion says, since it is a tax finger to fix our broken immigration sys- Constitution, wary of the dangers of after all—even though 40 pages or so tem,’’ he said. ‘‘And we will.’’ monarchy, gave the Congress tools to ago it wasn’t—now, we found that it is, That is what creates the constitu- rein in abuses of power. They believed therefore, it is constitutional. tional crisis, Mr. Speaker. Jefferson if the President wants to change the So we have had all three branches once recommended that we shouldn’t law, he cannot act alone; he must work help create a constitutional crisis. The bring up a bill for a vote until it has with Congress. President on one hand, by continuing had a year on file for people to review. ‘‘He may not get everything he to overstep the boundaries of the Con- That would eliminate all these legis- wants, but the Constitution requires stitution as he usurps more and more lating-by-crises situations, but we have compromise between the branches. power; the Supreme Court by issuing seen crises generated. ‘‘A monarch, however, does not com- decisions that are nonsensical; and We know the former Chief of Staff for promise. As Alexander Hamilton ex- Congress, if we continue not to use the the President of the United States once plains in Federalist 69, a monarch de- powers of the purse to stop the lawless- quipped that you never want to let a crees, dictates, and rules through fiat ness by this administration. good emergency go to waste; obviously, power, which’’—as TED CRUZ points The Supreme Court has had opportu- there is a feeling that this would be the out—‘‘is what President Obama is at- nities to stop it—they have stopped it time to usurp congressional authority. tempting. When the President em- on many occasions—set a record for Now, the sad thing is the crisis is not braces the tactics of a monarch, it be- numbers of Supreme Court opinions as bad right now as it has been in the comes incumbent on Congress to wield ruling against an administration past. Any time the President talked the constitutional power it has to stop unanimously, so the President does about amnesty or legal status, Border it.’’ have that part of his legacy going, but Patrolmen—some on the record, some He goes on to make good points.

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I hope that he will also provide an will let the President know, in person, They lost work. apology to the Hispanics and people through email, through phone calls, Oh, I know the books have gotten from different places around the world that American citizens still need jobs. cooked, and we are told that the unem- that my office is trying to help achieve Why don’t you help the economy get ployment rate is dramatically better, visas, achieve citizenship legally, some going stronger so that we need more but a big reason that the American taking years. people to come in and have those jobs? voters did not indicate that at the polls I am sure the President is not going Our oath is to the American people, is they don’t feel it, and the reason to feel like apologizing. Apparently, and when you have nearly a third of they don’t feel that the employment the indication is he wants to celebrate the United States, or getting close to numbers are better is because they per- the unconstitutional actions he is half of people eligible to work that sonally know they are not. They are going to announce in Las Vegas, but have even completely given up on look- not better. somebody with the government needs ing for jobs, the economy is not good. In fact, this article is from Sep- to apologize to the American people Americans are suffering. Now the President wants to bring in, tember 5 from CNS News: that 92 million-plus Americans are not just provide amnesty to people who even looking for a job any more when A record 92,269 million Americans 16 and will then be able to compete and put older did not participate in the labor force in they are eligible for jobs, they could American citizens out of work. It real- August, as the labor force participation rate have jobs, most of them would like to matched a 36-year low of 62.8 percent, ac- ly is heartbreaking. have jobs, but they have given up. Now, if you stay aboard, say, an Air cording to the Bureau of Labor and Statis- They have lost their dreams under this tics. Force One and you only go to rallies or administration. The labor force participation rate has golf courses where everybody is doing As the President announces making great, wealthy, you only talk to high- been as low as 62.8 percent in 6 of the millions of more people who have come last 12 months, but prior to last Octo- tech industry people that are just illegally eligible to take American citi- knocking down billions of dollars, it is ber had not fallen that low since 1978, zens’ jobs in the next 2 days, I hope which, hypothetically or parentheti- easy to start feeling like things are that our Congress on both sides of the going great. But if you go to Sabine cally, was during the august—I say sar- aisle will do what is right and say, castically for those on the left that County, Texas; San Augustine, Texas; ‘‘Wait a minute. Secure the border, Mr. Shelby County, Texas; Angelina Coun- don’t know sarcasm—days of the Amer- President. That is what is exclusively ican economy during President ty; Nacogdoches County; Rusk County; within your control.’’ Panola County; Harrison County; Carter’s glorious years as President. The Supreme Court has said States This article goes on: Gregg County; Smith County; Wood and local authorities can’t secure the County; Upshur County—those are BLS employment statistics are based on border. It is up to the administration, counties all within my district. And in the civilian noninstitutional population, and the mere fact is that this adminis- which consists of all people 16 or older who some of those counties, people are real- are not in the military or an institution such tration has turned their back on pro- ly getting desperate. They don’t need as a prison, mental hospital, or nursing tecting Americans from the illegal to compete with 5 million more people home. aliens that have come in and killed for jobs. They would just like a job In August, the civilian noninstitutional Americans, raped Americans. Thank themselves. population was 248,229 million, according to God most of them don’t do those If the Obama administration will the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Of that 248 things. take the foot off of the throat of this million, 155,959 million, or 62.8 percent, par- economy, will help us roll back and re- ticipate in the labor force, meaning they ei- b 1900 ther had a job or had actively sought one in peal ObamaCare. But for the millions of people who I got notice again of another hospital the past 4 weeks. have been the victims of crimes by peo- The 92,269 million who did not participate in my district this week, there in in the labor force are those in the civilian ple who have come in illegally, those Gilmer where my nephew was born. noninstitutional population who did not crimes would never have occurred if we Gilmer hospital, where my nephew was have a job and did not actively seek one in had had an administration that secured born, is now going to be closed. They the last 4 weeks. Because they did not seek the border so people who came across are not going to be able to handle the a job, then the administration did not count with criminal records in their past in continued cuts that ObamaCare has them as unemployed. the countries they came from would created. There are numerous reasons, Mr. Speaker, as the President intends not be allowed in here, and those but that is a death knell. to announce tomorrow—and party in crimes they committed in America Hospitals are closing. People are Las Vegas—going into more detail would not have been committed. hurting. So for the 92, between 92 and about how many Americans are going Those that have been deported and 93 million people that have given up to be displaced from their jobs by peo- come back in after they committed hope, how sad, because the Obama ad- ple the President is going to provide crimes here and commit more crimes, ministration will not secure our bor- amnesty to, somebody needs to be as I personally saw as a judge happen ders. speaking up for that union member in Smith County, Texas, those I want immigrants coming in. I love that would love to pay union dues if he wouldn’t be happening if we had an ad- the fact that we allow more legal im- just had a job, or for the single moms ministration that would properly se- migrants in than anybody. I love that. that have approached me in tears, say- cure the border. That is wonderful. But when you don’t ing they got forced into part-time work The Clinton administration didn’t do have secure borders and millions come because of ObamaCare and the change it. The Bush administration didn’t do in, millions upon millions, then you in the law that was entailed in the it. And now, this administration has are moving toward a day when nobody ObamaCare bill. set records for how poorly they have is going to want to come in because There are people hurting across prevented people from coming in ille- you didn’t have a logical immigration America that are American citizens gally, the damage that has been done process. They overwhelmed the system. that once had a dream. Maybe we to American citizens, crushing dreams, They broke the system, and now that should label the President’s unconsti- taking dreams. shining light on a hill has gone out. tutional actions as the American cit- I hope and pray the President will re- We are moving in that direction: the izen dream killer, instead of any type member his oath, that this precursor military becoming too small to ade- of DREAMer act. that was released today about the dam- quately protect us, people around the

VerDate Sep 11 2014 09:29 Jan 07, 2015 Jkt 079060 PO 00000 Frm 00057 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\RECORD14\NOV 2014\H19NO4.REC H19NO4 ejoyner on DSK2VPTVN1PROD with CONG-REC-ONLINE H8130 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE November 19, 2014 world in hostile environments deciding relating to traumatic brain injury and to partment of Defense, transmitting the De- that America can be pushed around, trauma research. partment’s final rule—Defense Federal Ac- radical Islamists deciding this is the S. 2583. An Act to promote the non-exclu- quisition Regulation: Ocean Transportation time to move, Iran figuring out that sive use of electronic labeling devices li- by U.S.-Flag Vessels (DFARS Case 2014–D012) censed by the Federal Communications Com- (RIN: 0750–AI38) received October 15, 2014, they have an administration that can mission. pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Com- be duped over and over again until they f mittee on Armed Services. have the atomic weapons and the abil- 7762. A letter from the Director, Naval Re- ity to carry them, which they have al- ADJOURNMENT actors, transmitting executive summaries of ready got. They can do it with ships, Mr. GOHMERT. Mr. Speaker, I move the Naval Nuclear Propulsion Program’s lat- est report on environmental monitoring and enough to take out the Great Satan, that the House do now adjourn. which is the United States, according radioactive waste disposal, radiation expo- The motion was agreed to; accord- sure, and occupational safety and health; to to them, and the Little Satan, Israel. ingly (at 7 o’clock and 8 minutes p.m.), the Committee on Armed Services. And this President is going to have a under its previous order, the House ad- 7763. A letter from the Chairman and Presi- good time out in Las Vegas. Las Vegas journed until tomorrow, Thursday, No- dent, Export-Import Bank, transmitting a can be fun, but not when the President vember 20, 2014, at 9 a.m. report on transactions involving U.S. exports says he is going to sign a law—wouldn’t to China Eastern Airlines of Shanghai, China f it be ironic if he decided to sign it at pursuant to Section 2(b)(3) of the Export-Im- Caesars Palace, because the real EXECUTIVE COMMUNICATIONS, port Bank Act of 1945, as amended; to the ETC. Committee on Financial Services. Caesar’s palace used to see that kind of 7764. A letter from the Chairman, National thing on a regular basis, you know, a Under clause 2 of rule XIV, executive Credit Union Administration, transmitting dictator, or Caesar just signing a law communications were taken from the the Administration’s annual report for FY as he saw fit. Speaker’s table and referred as follows: 2013 prepared in accordance with the Notifi- cation and Federal Employee Antidiscrimi- But in this case, you would think a 7753. A letter from the Congressional Re- nation and Retaliation Act of 2002 (No FEAR Caesar would not sign a law that would view Coordinator, Department of Agri- Act); to the Committee on Financial Serv- provide the ability to displace millions culture, transmitting the Department’s final ices. rule—Importation of Fresh Unshu Oranges of Americans who have jobs and force 7765. A letter from the Comptroller, Office From Japan Into the United States [Docket them into the eventuality where 92 of the Comptroller of the Currency, trans- No.: APHIS–2013–0059] (RIN: 0579–AD85) re- million Americans are. They have mitting the Annual Report to Congress: ceived October 29, 2014, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. given up hope. They have given up on Preservation of Minority National Banks 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agri- their dreams. and Federal Savings Associations; to the culture. If you believe the Bible, as I do, it Committee on Financial Services. 7754. A letter from the Director, Issuances 7766. A letter from the Secretary, Depart- makes clear that the government is Staff, Department of Agriculture, transmit- here to protect people, to protect ment of Education, transmitting the Depart- ting the Department’s final rule—Electronic ment’s final rule—William D. Ford Federal against evil, to encourage good con- Import Inspection Application and Certifi- Direct Loan Program [Docket ID: ED–2014– duct. That means following the law. cation of Imported Products and Foreign Es- OPE–0082] (RIN: 1840–AD17) received October You provide a protected environment tablishments; Amendments to Facilitate the 29, 2014, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to in which people can be peacemakers Public Health Information System (PHIS) the Committee on Education and the Work- and be meek and loving and kind and and Other Changes to Import Inspection Reg- force. ulations [Docket No.: FSIS–2009–0022] (RIN: 7767. A letter from the Secretary, Depart- turn the other cheek. 0583–AD39) received October 9, 2014, pursuant But that is not for the government. ment of Education, transmitting the Depart- to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on ment’s final rule—Program Integrity: Gain- The government’s role is to enforce the Agriculture. ful Employment [Docket ID: ED–2014–OPE– law as it is. And may God plant the 7755. A letter from the Acting Under Sec- 0039] (RIN: 1840–AD15) received November 3, seeds of wisdom in the right people in retary, Department of Defense, transmitting 2014, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the this administration so they will quit a letter regarding the report on the payment Committee on Education and the Workforce. harming Americans who just want a of a Foreign Language Skill Proficiency 7768. A letter from the Director, Division of job. Bonus to members of precommissioning pro- Regulations, Legislation, and Interpretation, grams; to the Committee on Armed Services. Department of Labor, transmitting the De- Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance 7756. A letter from the Under Secretary, of my time. partment’s ‘‘Major’’ final rule—Establishing Department of Defense, transmitting author- a Minimum Wage for Contractors (RIN: 1235– f ization of Colonel Brian P. Cummings, AA10) received November 14, 2014, pursuant United States Army, to wear the insignia of to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on SENATE ENROLLED BILL SIGNED the grade of brigadier general; to the Com- Education and the Workforce. The Speaker announced his signature mittee on Armed Services. 7769. A letter from the Assistant General 7757. A letter from the Under Secretary, to enrolled bills of the Senate of the Counsel for Legislation, Regulation and En- Department of Defense, transmitting a letter ergy Efficiency, Department of Energy, following titles: on the approved retirement of General transmitting the Department’s final rule— S. 885. An Act to designate the facility of Gilmary M. Hostage III, United States Air Green Building Certification Systems for the United States Postal Service located at Force, and his advancement on the retired Federal Buildings [Docket No.: EE-RM/STD– 35 Park Street in Danville, Vermont, as the list to the grade of general; to the Com- 02–112] (RIN: 1904–AC13) received October 14, ‘‘Thaddeus Stevens Post Office’’. mittee on Armed Services. 2014, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the S. 1093. An Act to designate the facility of 7758. A letter from the Under Secretary, Committee on Energy and Commerce. the United States Postal Service located at Department of Defense, transmitting a letter 7770. A letter from the Secretary, Depart- 130 Caldwell Drive in Hazlehurst, Mississippi, on the approved retirement of Lieutenant ment of Health and Human Services, trans- as the ‘‘First Lieutenant Alvin Chester General David S. Fadok, United States Air mitting a report entitled ‘‘Update on the Cockrell, Jr. Post Office Building’’. Force, and his advancement on the retired Adoption of Health Information Technology S. 1499. An Act to designate the facility of list to the grade of lieutenant general; to the and Related Efforts to Facilitate the Elec- the United States Postal Service located at Committee on Armed Services. tronic Use and Exchange of Health Informa- 278 Main Street in Chadron, Nebraska, as the 7759. A letter from the Under Secretary, tion’’; to the Committee on Energy and Com- ‘‘Sergeant Cory Mracek Memorial Post Of- Department of Defense, transmitting author- merce. fice’’. ization of Major General John W. Nicholson, 7771. A letter from the Director, Regu- S. 1512. An Act to designate the facility of Jr., United States Army, to wear the author- latory Management Division, Environmental the United States Postal Service located at ized insignia of the grade of lieutenant gen- Protection Agency, transmitting the Agen- 1335 Jefferson Road in Rochester, New York, eral; to the Committee on Armed Services. cy’s final rule—AAAPD and AAASD; Toler- as the ‘‘Specialist Theodore Matthew Glende 7760. A letter from the Under Secretary, ance Exemption [EPA-HQ-OPP–2014–0467; Post Office’’. Department of Defense, transmitting a letter FRL–9917–03] received October 28, 2014, pursu- S. 2141. An Act to amend the Federal Food, on the approved retirement of General James ant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee Drug, and Cosmetic Act to provide an alter- F. Amos, United States Marine Corps, and on Energy and Commerce. native process for review of safety and effec- his advancement on the retired list to the 7772. A letter from the Director, Regu- tiveness of nonprescription sunscreen active grade of general; to the Committee on Armed latory Management Division, Environmental ingredients and for other purposes. Services. Protection Agency, transmitting the Agen- S. 2539. An Act to amend the Public Health 7761. A letter from the Director, Defense cy’s final rule—Approval and Promulgation Service Act to reauthorize certain programs Procurement and Acquisition Policy, De- of Air Quality Implementation Plans; Ohio;

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A letter from the Director, Regu- Transportation, transmitting a report pursu- Protection Agency, transmitting the Agen- latory Management Division, Environmental ant to the Federal Vacancies Reform Act of cy’s final rule—Arkansas: Final Authoriza- Protection Agency, transmitting the Agen- 1998; to the Committee on Oversight and tion of State Hazardous Waste Management cy’s final rule—Approval and Promulgation Government Reform. Program [EPA-R06–RCRA–2014–0366; FRL– of Air Quality Implementation Plans; Wis- 7793. A letter from the Senior Procurement 9918–56–Region 6] received October 28, 2014, consin; Revisions to PSD and NNSR Pro- Executive, General Services Administration, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Com- grams [EPA-R05–OAR–2014–0242; FRL–9915– transmitting the Administration’s final mittee on Energy and Commerce. 94–Region 5] received October 3, 2014, pursu- rule—General Services Administration Ac- 7774. A letter from the Director, Regu- ant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee quisition Regulation; (GSAR); Qualifications latory Management Division, Environmental on Energy and Commerce. of Offerors [(Change 59); GSAR Case 2013– Protection Agency, transmitting the Agen- 7783. A letter from the Director, Regu- G501; Docket No.: 2014–0010; Sequence No. 1] cy’s final rule—Identification of Nonattain- latory Management Division, Environmental (RIN: 3090–AJ46) received October 29, 2014, ment Classification and Deadlines for Sub- Protection Agency, transmitting the Agen- pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Com- mission of State Implementation Plan (SIP) cy’s final rule—Pseudomonas fluorescens mittee on Oversight and Government Re- Provisions for the 1997 Fine Particle (PM2.5) strain D7; Exemption from the Requirement form. National Ambient Air Quality Standard of a Tolerance [EPA-HQ-OPP–2013–0569; FRL– 7794. A letter from the Archivist, National (NAAQS) and 2006 PM2.5 NAAQS; Correction 9916–13] received October 3, 2014, pursuant to Archives, transmitting Archives’ FY 2014 [EPA-HQ-OAR–2013–0694; FRL–9917–96–Region 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Commercial and Inherently Governmental 2] received October 28, 2014, pursuant to 5 Energy and Commerce. Activities Inventory, as required by the U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on En- 7784. A letter from the Director, Regu- FAIR Act and OMB Circular A–76; to the ergy and Commerce. latory Management Division, Environmental Committee on Oversight and Government 7775. A letter from the Director, Regu- Protection Agency, transmitting the Agen- Reform. latory Management Division, Environmental cy’s final rule—Revisions to the California 7795. A letter from the Director, Office of Protection Agency, transmitting the Agen- State Implementation Plan, Imperial County Management and Budget, transmitting a re- cy’s final rule—National Emission Standards Air Pollution Control District [EPA-R09– port entitled ‘‘Statistical Programs of the for Hazardous Air Pollutants; Delegation of OAR–2014–0592; FRL–9917–02–Region 9] re- United States Government: Fiscal Year Authority to Arkansas [EPA-R06–OAR–2012– ceived October 3, 2014, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 2015’’, pursuant to 44 U.S.C. 3504(e)(2); to the 0765; FRL–9918–61–Region 6] received October 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and Committee on Oversight and Government 28, 2014, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to Commerce. Reform. the Committee on Energy and Commerce. 7785. A letter from the Director, Regu- 7796. A letter from the Acting Auditor, Of- 7776. A letter from the Director, Regu- latory Management Division, Environmental fice of the District of Columbia Auditor, latory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the Agen- transmitting a report entitled ‘‘The D.C. Protection Agency, transmitting the Agen- cy’s final rule—Revisions to the California Lottery and Charitable Games Control Board cy’s final rule—Paraquat Dichloride; Pes- State Implementation Plan, Lake County was Substantially in Compliance with the ticide Tolerance [EPA-HQ-OPP–2013–0729; Air Quality Management District [EPA-R09– D.C. Official Code for Fiscal Year 2013 but FRL–9917–15] received October 28, 2014, pursu- OAR–2014–0412; FRL–9912–71–Region 9] re- Action is Required for Full Compliance’’; to ant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee ceived October 3, 2014, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. the Committee on Oversight and Govern- on Energy and Commerce. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and ment Reform. 7777. A letter from the Director, Regu- Commerce. 7797. A letter from the Acting Auditor, Of- latory Management Division, Environmental 7786. A letter from the Director, Regu- fice of the District of Columbia Auditor, Protection Agency, transmitting the Agen- latory Management Division, Environmental transmitting a report entitled ‘‘ANC 8B Fi- cy’s final rule—Prallethrin; Pesticide Toler- Protection Agency, transmitting the Agen- nancial Operations Were Not Fully Compli- ances [EPA-HQ-OPP–2013–0659; FRL–9917–30] cy’s final rule—Revisions to the California ant with Law’’; to the Committee on Over- received October 28, 2014, pursuant to 5 State Implementation Plan, Placer County sight and Government Reform. U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on En- Air Pollution Control District [EPA-R09– 7798. A letter from the Acting Auditor, Of- ergy and Commerce. OAR–2014–0615; FRL–9916–95–Region 9] re- fice of the District of Columbia Auditor, 7778. A letter from the Director, Regu- ceived October 3, 2014, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. transmitting a report entitled ‘‘The Depart- latory Management Division, Environmental 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and ment of Motor Vehicles’ Performance Meas- Protection Agency, transmitting the Agen- Commerce. ures Were Effective but Lacked Proper Con- cy’s final rule—Approval and Promulgation 7787. A letter from the Director, Regu- trols’’; to the Committee on Oversight and of Implementation Plans; Commonwealth of latory Management Division, Environmental Government Reform. Kentucky: New Source Review for Fine Par- Protection Agency, transmitting the Agen- 7799. A letter from the Acting Auditor, Of- ticulate Matter [EPA-R04–OAR–2013–0486; cy’s final rule—Significant New Use Rule on fice of the District of Columbia Auditor, FRL–9918–68–Region 4] received October 28, Certain Chemical Substances; Technical Cor- transmitting a report entitled ‘‘District of 2014, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the rection [EPA-HQ-OPPT–2012–0727; FRL–9917– Columbia Agencies’ and Contractors’ Com- Committee on Energy and Commerce. 25] received October 3, 2014, pursuant to 5 pliance with Subcontracting Requirements 7779. A letter from the Director, Regu- U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on En- Needs Significant Improvement’’; to the latory Management Division, Environmental ergy and Commerce. Committee on Oversight and Government Protection Agency, transmitting the Agen- 7788. A letter from the Secretary, Depart- Reform. cy’s final rule—Approval and Promulgation ment of Commerce, transmitting a certifi- 7800. A letter from the Chair, Securities of Air Quality Implementation Plans; Illi- cation of export to China; to the Committee and Exchange Commission, transmitting the nois; Amendments to Gasoline Volatility on Foreign Affairs. strategic plan for fiscal years 2014–2018; to Standards and Motor Vehicle Refinishing Re- 7789. A letter from the Assistant Secretary, the Committee on Oversight and Govern- quirements for Illinois [EPA-R05–OAR–2013– Homeland Defense and Global Security, De- ment Reform. 0273; FRL–9914–97–Region 5] received October partment of Defense, transmitting a Report 7801. A letter from the Executive Sec- 3, 2014, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to on Proposed Obligations for Cooperative retary, U.S. Agency for International Devel- the Committee on Energy and Commerce. Threat Reduction; to the Committee on For- opment, transmitting a report pursuant to 7780. A letter from the Director, Regu- eign Affairs. the Federal Vacancies Reform Act of 1998; to latory Management Division, Environmental 7790. A letter from the Director, Inter- the Committee on Oversight and Govern- Protection Agency, transmitting the Agen- national Cooperation, Department of De- ment Reform. cy’s final rule—Approval and Promulgation fense, transmitting Pursuant to Section 27(f) 7802. A letter from the Secretary, Depart- of Air Quality Implementation Plans; Illi- of the Arms Export Control Act and Section ment of Health and Human Services, trans- nois; Revision to the Chicago 8–Hour Ozone 1(f) of Executive Order 13637, Transmittal No. mitting the Department’s determination on Maintenance Plan [EPA-R05–OAR–2014–0274; 11–14 informing of an intent to sign the a petition on behalf of workers employed at FRL–9917–33–Region 5] received October 3, Memorandum of Agreement with the Repub- Simonds Saw and Steel Co. in Lockport, New 2014, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the lic of Singapore; to the Committee on For- York, to be added to the Special Exposure Committee on Energy and Commerce. eign Affairs. Cohort (SEC), pursuant to the Energy Em- 7781. A letter from the Director, Regu- 7791. A letter from the Assistant Legal Ad- ployees Occupational Illness Compensation latory Management Division, Environmental viser, Office of Treaty Affairs, Department of Program Act of 2000 (EEOICPA); to the Com- Protection Agency, transmitting the Agen- State, transmitting a report prepared by the mittee on the Judiciary. cy’s final rule—Approval and Promulgation Department of State concerning inter- 7803. A letter from the Assistant Attorney of Air Quality Implementation Plans; Ohio; national agreements other than treaties en- General, Department of Justice, transmit- Infrastructure SIP Requirements for the 2008 tered into by the United States to be trans- ting a copy of the report ‘‘Tribal Crime Data

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Collection Activities, 2014’’; to the Com- ting a response to the Speaker’s letter sent By Mr. HOLT (for himself, Mr. LARSON mittee on the Judiciary. on May 20, 2014 regarding a Transportation of Connecticut, Ms. MATSUI, Mrs. 7804. A letter from the Assistant Attorney Security Administration rule; to the Com- NAPOLITANO, Ms. KAPTUR, Ms. General, Department of Justice, transmit- mittee on Homeland Security. EDWARDS, Mr. GENE GREEN of Texas, ting the Department’s quarterly report from 7816. A letter from the Secretary, Depart- Ms. BROWN of Florida, Ms. PINGREE of the Office of Privacy and Civil Liberties for ment of Health and Human Services, trans- Maine, Mr. ISRAEL, Mr. ELLISON, Mr. the first quarter of fiscal year 2014 (October mitting the report entitled ‘‘Fifth Report to COHEN, Mrs. LOWEY, Mr. GRIJALVA, 1, 2013—December 31, 2013); to the Committee Congress on the Evaluation of the Medicare Mrs. MCCARTHY of New York, Ms. on the Judiciary. Coordinated Care Demonstration (MCCD)— NORTON, Mr. SCOTT of Virginia, Mr. 7805. A letter from the Assistant Attorney Findings over 10 Years’’ as required by Sec- BLUMENAUER, Mr. SERRANO, Mr. General, Department of Justice, transmit- tion 4016(c) of Public Law 105–33, the Bal- SCHIFF, Mr. WAXMAN, Mr. SARBANES, ting a report entitled, ‘‘Debt Collection Re- anced Budget Act of 1997; jointly to the Com- Mr. MCDERMOTT, Mrs. BEATTY, Mr. covery Activities of the Department of Jus- mittees on Energy and Commerce and Ways CAPUANO, Mr. RICHMOND, Ms. LEE of tice for Civil Debts Referred to the Depart- and Means. California, Ms. MCCOLLUM, Mr. ment for Collection Annual Report for Fiscal f HONDA, Mr. CUMMINGS, Mr. O’ROURKE, Year (FY) 2013’’; to the Committee on the Mr. GARAMENDI, Mr. MEEKS, Mr. Judiciary. REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON POCAN, Mr. TONKO, Mr. HASTINGS of 7806. A letter from the Secretary, Depart- PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS Florida, Mr. RANGEL, Ms. WASSERMAN ment of Transportation, transmitting the Under clause 2 of rule XIII, reports of SCHULTZ, Mr. MORAN, Mr. LARSEN of National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems committees were delivered to the Clerk Washington, Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia, (NPIAS) report, 2015–2019, pursuant to 49 Mr. POLIS, and Ms. DEGETTE): U.S.C. app. 2203(b)(1); Public Law 97–248, sec- for printing and reference to the proper H.R. 5741. A bill to amend the Help Amer- tion 504(b)(1); to the Committee on Transpor- calendar, as follows: ica Vote Act of 2002 to require a voter- tation and Infrastructure. Mr. UPTON: Committee on Energy and verified permanent paper ballot under title 7807. A letter from the Secretary, Depart- Commerce. H.R. 2689. A bill to amend the Na- III of such Act, and for other purposes; to the ment of Energy, transmitting the Depart- tional Energy Conservation Policy Act to en- Committee on House Administration, and in ment’s report entitled ‘‘Department of En- courage the increased use of performance addition to the Committee on Science, ergy FY 2013 Methane Hydrate Program’’; to contracting in Federal facilities; with an Space, and Technology, for a period to be the Committee on Science, Space, and Tech- amendment (Rept. 113–627). Referred to the subsequently determined by the Speaker, in nology. Committee of the Whole House on the state each case for consideration of such provi- 7808. A letter from the Secretary, Depart- of the Union. sions as fall within the jurisdiction of the ment of Labor, transmitting the Depart- f committee concerned. ment’s report entitled ‘‘The Department of By Mr. MCKEON: Labor’s 2013 Findings on the Worst Forms of PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS H.R. 5742. A bill to provide to the Secretary Child Labor’’; to the Committee on Ways and Under clause 2 of rule XII, public of the Interior a mechanism to cancel con- Means. bills and resolutions of the following tracts for the sale of materials CA–20139 and 7809. A letter from the Federal Register Li- CA–22901, and for other purposes; to the Com- aison Officer, Department of the Treasury, titles were introduced and severally re- mittee on Natural Resources. transmitting the Department’s final rule— ferred, as follows: By Mr. MORAN (for himself, Mr. RUSH, Establishment of the Adelaida District, By Mr. KELLY of Pennsylvania (for Mr. GEORGE MILLER of California, Mr. Creston District, El Pomar District, Paso himself and Mr. MCCAUL): SCOTT of Virginia, Mr. VAN HOLLEN, Robles Estrella District, Paso Robles Gen- H.R. 5737. A bill to prohibit the National Mr. HOLT, Mr. SENSENBRENNER, Mr. eseo District, Paso Robles Highlands Dis- Telecommunications and Information Ad- RUNYAN, Mr. DENT, Mr. CA´ RDENAS, trict, Paso Robles Willow Creek District, ministration from relinquishing responsibil- and Mr. MCGOVERN): San Juan Creek District, San Miguel Dis- ities with respect to Internet domain name H.R. 5743. A bill to establish a commission trict, Santa Margarita Ranch, and functions unless it certifies that it has re- to identify and examine issues of national Templeton Gap District Viticultural Areas ceived a proposal for such relinquishment concern related to the conduct of intercolle- [Docket No.: TTB–2013–0009; T.D. TTB–125; that meets certain criteria, and for other giate athletics, to make recommendations Ref: Notice No. 140] (RIN: 1513–AB68) received purposes; to the Committee on Energy and for the resolution of the issues, and for other October 23, 2014, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. Commerce. purposes; to the Committee on Education 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and By Mr. BENTIVOLIO: and the Workforce. Means. H.R. 5738. A bill making supplemental ap- By Mr. PAYNE (for himself and Mr. 7810. A letter from the Trade Representa- propriations for the Department of Home- THOMPSON of Mississippi): tive, Executive Office of the President, land Security for purposes of establishing H.R. 5744. A bill to amend the Homeland transmitting a letter regarding a new trade and maintaining mobile hospital units for re- Security Act of 2002 to require recipients of agreement in the World Trade Organization sponding to an epidemic, and for other pur- State Homeland Security Grant Program aimed at eliminating tariffs on a wide range poses; to the Committee on Appropriations. funding to preserve and strengthen inter- of environmental goods; to the Committee By Mr. SAM JOHNSON of Texas (for operable emergency communications capa- on Ways and Means. himself, Mr. BECERRA, Mr. CAMP, Mr. bilities, and for other purposes; to the Com- 7811. A letter from the Chief, Publications LEVIN, Mrs. BLACK, Mr. BLUMENAUER, mittee on Homeland Security. and Regulations Branch, Internal Revenue Mr. BUCHANAN, Mr. CROWLEY, Mr. By Mr. TERRY: Service, transmitting the Service’s final DANNY K. DAVIS of Illinois, Mr. DOG- H.R. 5745. A bill to direct certain actions of rule—Applicable Federal Rates—November GETT, Mr. GERLACH, Mr. GRIFFIN of the United States Government with respect 2014 (Rev. Rul. 2014–28) received October 20, Arkansas, Ms. JENKINS, Mr. KELLY of to recognizing the service and sacrifice of 2014, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Pennsylvania, Mr. LARSON of Con- veterans of the Korean Constabulary, and for Committee on Ways and Means. necticut, Mr. LEWIS, Mr. NUNES, Mr. other purposes; to the Committee on Foreign 7812. A letter from the Acting Commis- PASCRELL, Mr. RANGEL, Mr. Affairs, and in addition to the Committees sioner, Social Security Administration, REICHERT, Ms. LINDA T. SA´ NCHEZ of on Veterans’ Affairs, and Armed Services, for transmitting the November 2014 Annual Re- California, Mr. SCHOCK, Ms. a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration port of Payment Recapture Audits in Com- SCHWARTZ, Mr. THOMPSON of Cali- of such provisions as fall within the jurisdic- pliance with Section 2(h)(2)(D)(ii) of the Im- fornia, Mr. TIBERI, Mr. BURGESS, Ms. tion of the committee concerned. proper Payments Elimination and Recovery CLARKE of New York, Mr. COHEN, Mr. By Mr. CARTER: Act of 2010; to the Committee on Ways and DIAZ-BALART, Ms. ESTY, Mr. FINCHER, H. Res. 759. A resolution recognizing Sur- Means. Ms. FUDGE, Mr. JOYCE, Mr. LANCE, vivors Victory Day to celebrate and honor 7813. A letter from the Commissioner, So- Mr. SMITH of Missouri, and Ms. the victims and survivors of trauma; to the cial Security Administration, transmitting SPEIER): the annual report on the Administration’s H.R. 5739. A bill to amend the Social Secu- Committee on Oversight and Government processing of continuing disability reviews rity Act to provide for the termination of so- Reform. for FY 2012; to the Committee on Ways and cial security benefits for individuals who By Ms. SCHAKOWSKY: H. Res. 760. A resolution expressing support Means. participated in Nazi persecution, and for for designation of October 2, 2014, as World 7814. A letter from the Chief Privacy Offi- other purposes; to the Committee on Ways MRSA Day; to the Committee on Oversight cer, Department of Homeland Security, and Means. and Government Reform. transmitting a report entitled ‘‘DHS Privacy By Mr. FORTENBERRY: Office 2014 Annual Report to Congress’’; to H.R. 5740. A bill to amend title 38, United f the Committee on Homeland Security. States Code, to increase the maximum age MEMORIALS 7815. A letter from the Administrator, Of- for children eligible for medical care under fice of Information and Regulatory Affairs, the CHAMPVA program; to the Committee Under clause 3 of rule XII, memorials Office of Management and Budget, transmit- on Veterans’ Affairs. were presented and referred as follows:

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327. The SPEAKER presented a memorial fense and general welfare of the United H.R. 4577: Mr. CRENSHAW. of the Legislature of the State of Alaska, rel- States.’’ H.R. 4693: Mr. GIBSON, Mr. NUGENT, and Mr. ative to Senate Joint Resolution 15, opposing By Mr. FORTENBERRY: HECK of Nevada. any international designation of Alaska land H.R. 5740. H.R. 4717: Mr. RUSH. or water as an international park, world her- Congress has the power to enact this legis- H.R. 4720: Ms. KUSTER and Mr. COLLINS of itage site, biosphere reserve, Ramsar site, or lation pursuant to the following: Georgia. other classification of land or water that af- Article I, Section 8, Clause I of the United H.R. 4793: Mr. LIPINSKI, Mr. O’ROURKE, and fects the use of land or water by the state or States Constitution Mr. DEUTCH. an Alaska Native corporation without ap- By Mr. HOLT: H.R. 4826: Ms. MATSUI. proval by the U.S. Congress and the Alaska H.R. 5741. H.R. 4930: Mr. MCCAUL, Mr. CAPUANO, Mr. State Legislature; to the Committee on For- Congress has the power to enact this legis- HOLT, Mr. PITTS, Mr. MCKINLEY, Ms. SPEIER, eign Affairs. lation pursuant to the following: and Mr. LOBIONDO. 328. Also, a memorial of the Legislature of Article I of the U.S. Constitution H.R. 4962: Mr. ROGERS of Alabama. By Mr. MCKEON: the State of Alaska, relative to House Joint H.R. 5065: Mr. RYAN of Ohio. H.R. 5742. Resolution 26, urging Congress to provide a H.R. 5130: Mr. LANGEVIN. means for consistently and equitably sharing Congress has the power to enact this legis- H.R. 5213: Mr. CLAWSON of Florida. with all oil and gas producing states a por- lation pursuant to the following: H.R. 5241: Mr. PERRY and Mr. CICILLINE. tion of revenue generated from oil and gas Article IV, Sec. 3 refers to the managerial H.R. 5262: Mr. NUNNELEE and Mr. DUNCAN of development on the outer continental shelf; authority over property owned by the Fed- Tennessee. to the Committee on Natural Resources. eral Government H.R. 5269: Mr. SWALWELL of California. 329. Also, a memorial of the Legislature of By Mr. MORAN: H.R. 5320: Mrs. BLACK. the State of Alaska, relative to Senate Joint H.R. 5743. Resolution 15, opposing any international Congress has the power to enact this legis- H.R. 5324: Mr. HASTINGS of Florida, Mr. designation of Alaska land or water as an lation pursuant to the following: MCGOVERN, and Mr. CARSON of Indiana. international park, world heritage site, bio- Article I, Section 8, Clause 1 H.R. 5381: Mr. SCHOCK. sphere reserve, Ramsar site, or other classi- The Congress shall have Power to . . . pro- H.R. 5403: Mr. ROTHFUS, Ms. WASSERMAN fication of land or water that affects the use vide for the . . . general Welfare of the SCHULTZ, and Ms. TITUS. of land or water by the state or an Alaska United States; . . . H.R. 5503: Mr. JEFFRIES. Native corporation without approval by the By Mr. PAYNE: H.R. 5504: Mr. HANNA, Mr. LANCE, Ms. NOR- U.S. Congress and the Alaska State Legisla- H.R. 5744. TON, Mr. FITZPATRICK, Mr. HASTINGS of Flor- ture; to the Committee on Natural Re- Congress has the power to enact this legis- ida, and Mr. RODNEY DAVIS of Illinois. sources. lation pursuant to the following: H.R. 5505: Mr. MASSIE and Mr. DUNCAN of 330. Also, a memorial of the Legislature of Article I, Section 8 Tennessee. the State of Alaska, relative to Senate Joint By Mr. TERRY: H.R. 5547: Ms. NORTON. Resolution 24, relating to certain holiday H.R. 5745. H.R. 5578: Mr. YODER. practices at federal Veterans Health Admin- Congress has the power to enact this legis- H.R. 5589: Mr. LOBIONDO, Mrs. DAVIS of istration facilities; to the Committee on lation pursuant to the following: California, Mr. LOEBSACK, Mr. MURPHY of Veterans’ Affairs. Art. I, Sec. 8, Cl. 3—To regulate Commerce Florida, Mr. HASTINGS of Florida, Mr. with foreign Nations, . . . f CICILLINE, Mrs. KIRKPATRICK, Ms. BROWNLEY Art. I, Sec. 8, Cl. 14—To make Rules for the of California, Ms. TITUS, Mr. VEASEY, Mr. CONSTITUTIONAL AUTHORITY Government and Regulation of the land and CONYERS, Mr. DEUTCH, and Mr. JOLLY. STATEMENT naval Forces H.R. 5632: Mr. GUTHRIE. Art. I, Sec. 8, Cl. 18—To make all Laws Pursuant to clause 7 of rule XII of H.R. 5646: Ms. DEGETTE. which shall be necessary and proper for H.R. 5650: Mr. LIPINSKI. the Rules of the House of Representa- carrying into Execution the foregoing H.R. 5656: Ms. DELAURO, Ms. BASS, Mr. tives, the following statements are sub- Powers, . . . CICILLINE, Ms. WASSERMAN SCHULTZ, and Mr. mitted regarding the specific powers f COHEN. granted to Congress in the Constitu- H.R. 5658: Mr. GIBBS. ADDITIONAL SPONSORS tion to enact the accompanying bill or H.R. 5661: Ms. CLARK of Massachusetts. joint resolution. Under clause 7 of rule XII, sponsors H.R. 5693: Mr. BURGESS, Mr. JORDAN, Mr. By Mr. KELLY of Pennsylvania: were added to public bills and resolu- POSEY, and Mr. COOK. H.R. 5737. tions, as follows: H.R. 5697: Mr. MCCAUL. H.R. 5706: Mr. HINOJOSA and Mr. HASTINGS Congress has the power to enact this legis- H.R. 543: Mr. JEFFRIES. of Florida. lation pursuant to the following: H.R. 1041: Mr. POCAN. H.R. 5733: Mr. BLUMENAUER. Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 of the United H.R. 1074: Mr. KIND, Mr. CARTWRIGHT, Mr. H.J. Res. 126: Mr. FLORES. States Constitution. POMPEO, Mr. RODNEY DAVIS of Illinois, and. OHNSON By Mr. BENTIVOLIO: Mrs. CAPPS. H. Con. Res. 91: Mr. J of Georgia, ´ H.R. 5738. H.R. 1563: Mr. FRANKS of Arizona and Mr. Ms. LINDA T. SANCHEZ of California, Ms. WIL- Congress has the power to enact this legis- VELA. SON of Florida, Mr. ENGEL, Mr. COOPER, Mr. lation pursuant to the following: H.R. 1761: Ms. WASSERMAN SCHULTZ. RUSH, Mr. CARTWRIGHT, Mr. JONES, and Ms. ‘‘All Bills for raising Revenue shall origi- H.R. 2073: Mr. JOYCE. MENG. nate in the House of Representatives; but the H.R. 2139: Mr. BOUSTANY. H. Res. 72: Ms. HAHN. Senate may propose or concur with amend- H.R. 2330: Mr. HUNTER. H. Res. 596: Mr. RIGELL. ments as on other Bills.’’—U.S. Constitution, H.R. 2417: Mr. CULBERSON. H. Res. 688: Ms. VELA´ ZQUEZ, Mrs. NOEM, Mr. Article I, section 7, clause 1 H.R. 2591: Mr. SMITH of New Jersey and Mr. COURTNEY, Mr. MCNERNEY, and Mr. TONKO. ‘‘No Money shall be drawn from the Treas- CLEAVER. H. Res. 711: Mr. NADLER. ury, but in Consequence of Appropriations H.R. 2794: Mrs. NOEM. H. Res. 714: Mr. STOCKMAN. made by Law; and a regular Statement and H.R. 2945: Ms. BONAMICI, Mr. MAFFEI, and H. Res. 728: Ms. SHEA-PORTER, Mr. RUIZ, Account of the Receipts and Expenditures of Ms. BROWNLEY of California. Ms. DELBENE, Mr. LATHAM, Ms. MENG, Ms. all public Money shall be published from H.R. 2994: Mr. MARCHANT, Mr. FITZPATRICK, LORETTA SANCHEZ of California, Mrs. KIRK- time to time.’’—U.S. Constitution, Article I, Mr. LYNCH, and Mrs. NAPOLITANO. PATRICK, Mrs. BACHMANN, and Ms. CLARKE of section 9, clause 7 H.R. 3331: Mr. FITZPATRICK. New York. By Mr. JOHNSON of Texas: H.R. 3410: Mr. CULBERSON. H. Res. 755: Mr. DEUTCH, Mr. HUFFMAN, Ms. H.R. 5739. H.R. 3708: Mr. KELLY of Pennsylvania. ROYBAL-ALLARD, Ms. BONAMICI, Mrs. BEATTY, Congress has the power to enact this legis- H.R. 3742: Mr. CARTWRIGHT. Mr. WALZ, Mr. KILMER, Mr. KING of New lation pursuant to the following: H.R. 3877: Mr. MCCAUL. York, Mr. MCGOVERN, Mr. LEVIN, and Ms. Clause 1 of section 8 of article I of the Con- H.R. 4351: Mr. LAMBORN. BROWNLEY of California. stitution, to ‘‘provide for the common de- H.R. 4440: Mr. GRIMM. H. Res. 758: Mr. STOCKMAN.

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Vol. 160 WASHINGTON, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 2014 No. 142 Senate The Senate met at 9:30 a.m. and was The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. MAR- SCHEDULE called to order by the President pro KEY). Mr. REID. Mr. President, following tempore (Mr. LEAHY). Without objection, it is so ordered. my remarks and those of the Repub- f lican leader, the Senate will be in a pe- Mr. REID. Mr. President, I further riod of morning business, with Sen- PRAYER ask unanimous consent that—we had ators allowed to speak for up to 10 min- The Chaplain, Dr. Barry C. Black, of- some nominations on which cloture utes each. The time from 1:00 p.m. to fered the following prayer: was filed last night—there be 2 minutes 2:00 p.m. will be under the control of Let us pray. for debate prior to each vote and that the Republicans, and the majority will Eternal God, we acknowledge today all rollcall votes after the first vote in control from 2:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. that without Your protection, we labor each sequence be 10 minutes in length; As a reminder, there will be an all- in vain. Give rest to the weary and joy further, with respect to the nomina- Senators briefing on ISIS at 4:30 p.m. to those who work for liberty. tions in this agreement, that if any this afternoon in the regular location. Lord, use our Senators to join You in nomination is confirmed, the motion to f bringing deliverance to captives and reconsider be considered made and laid sight to the morally and ethically upon the table and the President be im- LEGISLATIVE PROCESS blind. Grant that our lawmakers will mediately notified of the Senate’s ac- Mr. REID. Mr. President, I am glad focus more on donation than duration tion. that for a few minutes the President as You remind them of their account- pro tem is here in this body and pre- ability to You. May looking to You for The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. siding over the Senate. help become their first option. For years I have heard from Senate We pray in Your marvelous Name. Mr. REID. I now ask unanimous con- Republicans that they simply wanted Amen. sent that following the cloture vote on to do some legislating; they were tired f Executive Calendar No. 1034, the Sen- of being shut out of the legislative PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE ate consider Executive Calendar Nos. process; they were not able to debate 596, 699, 957, 1044, 1045, and 1056; that legislation and amendments. They The President pro tempore led the there be 2 minutes for debate equally have assured the American people they Pledge of Allegiance, as follows: divided between the two leaders or want to be wholly dedicated to open I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the their designees prior to each vote; that and robust debate on legislation on the United States of America, and to the Repub- lic for which it stands, one nation under God, upon the use or yielding back of time, Senate floor. indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. the Senate proceed to vote without in- Yesterday a bill that was bipartisan tervening action or debate on the in nature and came out under the aus- f nominations in the order listed; that pices of the chairman of the Judiciary RECOGNITION OF THE MAJORITY any rollcall votes following the first in Committee, after actually years of con- LEADER the series be 10 minutes in length; that sternation, debate, and work by so The PRESIDENT pro tempore. The if any nomination is confirmed, the many different people, came to the majority leader is recognized. motion to reconsider be considered floor. That was blocked yesterday, f made and laid upon the table with no blocked from even having a hearing intervening action or debate; that no here on the Senate floor. That is UNANIMOUS CONSENT AGREE- further motions be in order to the nom- wrong. This is a very important piece MENTS—EXECUTIVE CALENDAR ination; that any statements related to of legislation. It protects Americans’ Mr. REID. Mr. President, I ask unan- the nomination be printed in the rights to privacy without sacrificing imous consent that at 3:00 p.m. today, RECORD; that the President be imme- the U.S. intelligence community’s abil- the Senate proceed to executive session diately notified of the Senate’s action ity to gather information. and vote on cloture on Executive Cal- and the Senate then resume legislative I also say through the Chair to my endar Nos. 928, 930, 1032, 1033, 1034; fur- session. friend the President pro tem of the ther, that if cloture is invoked on any Senate that it does not matter if you of those nominations, that on Thurs- The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without agree with the statement I just made. day, November 20, at 2:00 p.m., all objection, it is so ordered. Maybe some people disagree with this postcloture time be expired and the Mr. REID. Mr. President, we expect legislation. Certainly there are people Senate proceed to vote on confirmation these nominations I just listed to be who disagree with it. But shouldn’t we of the nominations in the order above. confirmed by voice vote. at least be able to debate the issue here

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We were ready to legislate in also the privacy and individual lib- Badge. good faith. We have been ready to leg- erties of Americans. And we would not Josh’s life may have been tragically islate for the last 4 years. We have been do it under a deadline. So it was unfor- cut short, but it was full of promise. He prevented numerous times from doing tunate last night that there was a par- excelled as a student. He scored a 34 that. tisan effort to stop it. There was some out of 36 on the ACT standardized test The Republican leader and his caucus of the worst fear-mongering I have in high school, putting his score in the will have to do more than just pay lip- heard on this floor in 40 years. But I 99th percentile. Friends and teachers service to an open, bipartisan legisla- say this as more of a way to thank the from Johnson Central High School, tive process. At some point they must distinguished majority leader for his where Josh graduated in 2011, remem- practice what they preach. Maybe that steadfast support. ber how very bright he was. will be the case come January. Mr. REID. Mr. President, the reason I ‘‘Josh was a very high-end student. Last night, just after the vote on feel—and I have made my remarks re- He was an amazing kid,’’ says John Keystone, I heard the Republican lead- garding the Senator from Vermont. Robinson, one of Josh’s teachers. ‘‘He er say he will bring this same legisla- There has been no one in modern his- was very super-smart. He was always tion to the Senate floor early next tory who has done more to protect the looking something up. He always had year. So we look forward to coming to civil liberties of people than the senior this thirst for knowledge—computers, the floor early next year. I would hope Senator from Vermont. This legisla- math, science and technology. He was we can have an open amendment proc- tion was drafted toward that effect, to always more than willing to do work. ess and ample debate on that legisla- make sure we were able to do the nec- He often came to me with questions— tion that the Republican leader for essary work for this country as it re- or answers.’’ months on record has wholeheartedly lates to what was in this bill but also Josh’s fascination with computers endorsed. to protect the liberties of Americans. led him to salvage an old, massive IBM I feel very bad that the chairman of I have such admiration for my friend server that he brought to school to tin- our Judiciary Committee has worked from Vermont, for his work on land- ker with. John Robinson remembers so hard during the time—when we were mines. At the time he started the con- the unit was so heavy it should have in recess, we talked several times versation on landmines, he was it, but required two people to carry it. John about the importance of this legisla- of course there are now people all over said: tion and how we were going to try to the world who are following his lead on He was carrying it around like it was noth- move it forward. We determined yes- the maiming, people who have been ing. He left it here. I still have it. terday we are not going to move for- killed, thousands of people. Thousands Josh was known around school for ward even without a debate or a vote of people, as we speak, are still being carrying something else around—Mr. on anything. That is really too bad. killed by landmines from wars past. So Waddles, his stuffed penguin and con- f the fact that we were not able to get to stant companion. Though Josh carried this legislation does not in any way the stuffed penguin at first for laughs, RESERVATION OF LEADER TIME take away from the legacy of this good it soon became his trademark. As Tim The PRESIDING OFFICER. Under man who has done so much to protect Adams, district director of operations the previous order, the leadership time the individual liberties of the people in for Johnson County Schools, said: is reserved. Vermont and across the country. He took Mr. Waddles everywhere with him. Mr. LEAHY. I suggest the absence of It started out as a joke, but then it just f a quorum. caught on. Mr. Waddles became part of the MORNING BUSINESS The PRESIDING OFFICER. The class. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Under clerk will call the roll. Joshua participated on the Johnson the previous order, the Senate will be The assistant legislative clerk pro- Central High School academic team in a period of morning business, with ceeded to call the roll. and the SkillsUSA team. Popular with Senators permitted to speak therein Mr. MCCONNELL. I ask unanimous his classmates, he was also named for up to 10 minutes each. consent that the order for the quorum prom king and voted ‘‘Most Unforget- THE PRESIDING OFFICER. The call be rescinded. table’’ by his senior class. Lindsey Patrick, a classmate of Josh- Senator from Vermont. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. ua’s, stated: f f He could have done anything with his life, USA FREEDOM ACT he was one of the most brilliant people I’ve RECOGNITION OF THE MINORITY ever met, and [service] is what he chose to do Mr. LEAHY. Mr. President, I appre- LEADER and give his life. That is why he is so unfor- ciate the kind words of the majority gettable. THE PRESIDING OFFICER. The Re- leader. He and I have been friends for Josh was also musically gifted as publican leader is recognized. decades. He worked with me and was in well. Angie Carriere, his former music touch with me throughout the recent f teacher, remembers Josh’s musical tal- effort on the NSA reform bill, the USA HONORING OUR ARMED FORCES ent: FREEDOM Act of 2014. He knew we had He was in my violin/fiddle class. He never cosponsors, Republicans and Demo- PRIVATE FIRST CLASS JOSHUA A. GRAY wanted to learn to read music, instead he in- crats, from across the political spec- Mr. MCCONNELL. Mr. President, I sisted on playing music ‘by ear.’ Actually, he trum. This was an effort to do what rise this morning to celebrate the life never really needed the [sheet] music; he was best for America and do it at a and mourn the loss of a soldier from could just listen to the song and play it. time when we would not be under ur- Kentucky who died while serving in Josh joined the Army in November of gent deadlines. Several of the authori- uniform. PFC Joshua Gray of Van 2012. He completed training at Fort ties we were trying to amend expire on Lear, KY, lost his life on February 10, Jackson, SC, and was assigned to Head- June 1 of next year. 2014, at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, quarters and Headquarters Battalion, We had a piece of legislation that from a noncombat-related incident. 10th Mountain Division, based out of began in the House of Representatives Private First Class Gray was 21 years Fort Drum, NY, as a satellite commu- by a Republican chairman. We added to old. For his service in uniform, Private nications system operator and main- the bill in the Senate. There was a very First Class Gray received several med- tainer. He deployed to Afghanistan in

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Why wouldn’t we We are thinking of Josh’s family as I thinking about a manufacturing job or be moving the country forward in a recount his story for my Senate col- any other job as a job creator, if they better way? leagues, including his parents Seth have that utility bill they can pay, if Ignoring the voters is an incredible William Gray and Robin Rena Gray, they have the delivery system they can tragedy in a democracy. Ignoring the his brother Dustin Mollett, his sister rely on, the country is much more like- law is an even more incredible tragedy Delaney Mollett, his maternal grand- ly to make things again, the country is in a constitutional democracy. parents Andy and Kathleen Price, his much more likely to compete, and the According to reports, the President is paternal grandmother, Irene Gray, and American people understand that. considering two requirements deciding many other beloved family members Even if we ask specifically about this on the 11 million people who are here and friends. one small part of that puzzle—the Key- without documents who either came il- PFC Joshua A. Gray was truly a tal- stone Pipeline—the American people legally or stayed illegally and what to ented and bright young man who could say yes. Six years is enough. The State do about that. The President is looking have done many things. The fact that Department has evaluated this over at the length of time as a qualifier. No- he chose to serve his country in the and over again under two different Sec- where in the law is that a qualifier. U.S. Army is a testament to his char- retaries of State. Both times they have The President is looking at the ties acter and his patriotism. I hope the said there is no problem moving for- people might have to others in the family of Private First Class Gray ward with this. I was disappointed that country. These requirements, depend- knows that we in the Senate honor his we didn’t. ing on how broadly they are drawn, choice to serve and we are grateful for Even the White House suggesting could wind up with the President’s an- his sacrifice. they would veto that if it was sent to nouncement as early as Friday, leaving I suggest the absence of a quorum. them seems to continue to indicate to another 5 million people in the country The PRESIDING OFFICER. The me that nobody is listening to what in a status I don’t quite understand and clerk will call the roll. the people we all work for are saying. they will not either. The assistant legislative clerk pro- The President said he wasn’t on the When someone is here based on an ceeded to call the roll. ballot but his policies were. If his poli- Executive order, that is totally depend- Mr. BLUNT. Mr. President, I ask cies were on the ballot, as he said they ent on one thing: Who is the Execu- unanimous consent that the order for were, those policies were widely re- tive? the quorum call be rescinded. jected—not just to change next year in When someone is here based on the The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without the body we get to serve in here, but law, that is very dependent on every- objection, it is so ordered. also two-thirds of the legislative thing having to come together that f Houses in the country are no longer changes the law before their status will run by the President’s party, and 60 change. KEYSTONE PIPELINE AND percent-plus of the Governors are no Why would we put people in that ENFORCING THE LAW longer run by the President’s party. kind of jeopardy? Why would we send Mr. BLUNT. Mr. President, it is good People are trying to send a message. that kind of mixed message? to be here. It would be a good idea if the White After legislation overhauling the im- I was disappointed yesterday to see House would get on the receive and migration process died in the Congress, that we weren’t able to move forward begin to figure out what that message the President said he is going to act on on the Keystone Pipeline. It has be- is and what is wrong with those poli- his own. I can’t find that part of the come symbolic in many ways of wheth- cies that the American people don’t Constitution which allows that to hap- er we are willing to embrace the oppor- like. I don’t think it is because they pen. In fact, in statements made more tunities of more American energy. don’t understand them. I know there than one time, he couldn’t find it ei- The American people clearly have a would be one sense probably most ther—statements made more than one sense that it is to their advantage for closely held at the White House: If they time where the President said: I can’t us to take advantage of those opportu- just understood what we were trying to do this on my own. We are a nation of nities, for us to deal with not only our do, they would be for what we are try- laws. That is his observation about who own economy, with the energy we can ing to do. we are, not my observation about who produce but even with our next-door I think it is not that way, even we are. neighbors. Canada is our greatest trad- though the President might like to I know there will be people on this ing partner, and Mexico continues to think it would be. In fact, the clear side of the Capitol Building who will play a bigger and bigger role as a trad- message is that people are concerned say: We sent something over there, I ing partner—I think now No. 4 and No. about costly energy policies, they are didn’t vote for it, but it doesn’t mean I 5 of all the countries in the world we concerned about the President’s recent am not aware that it was sent to the have economic exchanges with—but overreach on a topic we wouldn’t even House. But the House sent a bill over friendly neighbors in North America think people would have engaged on, here too. Apparently both the House that can produce energy in ways that but they have: net neutrality, where and the Senate are so far from where meet every logical standard. even the Chairman of the FCC, nomi- the other side is that neither is willing I heard some discussions about the nated by the President and confirmed to take up the other bill. pipeline, that once this is built, even by this Senate—even the Chairman of But that is the Constitution. The though it may create tens of thousands the FCC said: I think the President is Constitution is designed so that when of jobs in building the pipeline, it will headed in the wrong direction there, we change law, we do that in a fairly only take three dozen or so people to and we need to do something different cumbersome way, but that has served run the pipeline. Of course that is than that. our country pretty well for a long right; it is a pipeline. It is an efficient, The SBA recently called on the EPA time, and it is not up to the President safe way to transport the energy we to withdraw one of their proposals and to decide that can be suspended on a need. But I think it is important to un- try again because it had too much neg- topic he thinks is important and a derstand that just the jobs to run the ative impact on the economy. topic he in fact has previously said he pipeline have nothing to do in many I can’t think of a similar situation couldn’t do on his own. ways with the job potential that is cre- ever, where an administration finds As he was talking about this the last ated when we embrace the energy po- itself so often in conflict even with several months, not just Republicans tential we have. If we ask about that itself, even having the administration but Republicans and Democrats—and I

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Ebola. in Congress, my friend TOM soon will Recently, a union representing thou- We have a Centers for Disease Con- leave behind the Halls of the U.S. Cap- sands of Federal immigration officers trol and Prevention, and when we have itol. He also will leave behind a legacy raised an alarm that the U.S. Govern- a disease control problem we have to of fiery floor speeches, passionately de- ment had ordered supplies to create put somebody else in charge. What is livered on behalf of individuals with millions of blank work permits and wrong with that? disabilities, also for Iowa farmers, also green cards. According to reports fol- That is why I introduced the EN- for the elderly, also for child laborers, lowing that union report, the new Fed- FORCE the Law Act in March, a bill and for many causes that he cham- eral contract proposal for Homeland that would allow Congress to authorize pioned such as early childhood edu- Security would allow the government a legal case to be brought against a cation, nutrition and wellness, con- to buy enough supplies to make as President if he fails to uphold the law servation, renewable energy and the many as 34 million immigrant work as written. environment, and probably lots of oth- permits and residency cards over the This bill would restore the system of ers. But those are things everybody next 5 years. checks and balances reiterated in the knows that he has worked hard on. We issue immigrant work permits all Constitution. The ENFORCE the Law Throughout the years TOM and I have the time but not at the level that is Act removes the procedural barriers served side-by-side in Washington for being talked about here. Nobody has and then would allow the House or Sen- the good of our home State. For three contended, by the way, that we just got ate or both together to jointly adopt terms we worked together in the U.S. a particularly good opportunity to buy the resolution that just says we don’t House of Representatives. It was here a lot of card stock. I haven’t heard that believe the law is being enforced. in the Senate our shared commitment given as the reason. There is a set of regulations out now to give rural America a voice at the So these people who work with that on the Clean Water Act which did au- policymaking table was sown, and for every day are saying: What is going on thorize the Federal Government, the many years we worked together on the here? The President of the National EPA, to monitor and have some au- Senate agriculture committee, looking Citizenship and Immigration Services thority over the navigable waters of out for the millions of Americans who Council—the union representing 12,000 the United States. I don’t have any choose to work and earn a living in immigration service agents—called re- doubt that in the 1970s when that hap- rural America. We worked together to ports about planned Executive action pened, people thought navigable waters advocate for rural infrastructure and dangerous, people who deal with this meant the same thing they thought investment, access to health care, every day—his words—said it would in- navigable waters meant when it was housing, technology, and transpor- crease exponentially the health risks, first put into Federal law in the 1880s. tation. For the last three decades we have the threats to national security, and Suddenly, navigable waters in the new served alongside one another in this expense to taxpayers that he said are rule means any water anywhere that distinguished body, the U.S. Senate, an on the rise because of lax enforcement could ever become part of water that institution that both of us hold near of immigration laws already. could become part of water that could and dear to our hearts. Although some Article II, section 3 of the Constitu- become navigable. This is a case that of our silver-tongued critics over the tion declares that the President ‘‘shall can easily be litigated sooner rather years may have ascribed TOM’S views take Care that the Laws be faithfully than later, long before people try to as those of a bleeding-heart liberal or executed.’’ comply with an area where the Federal mine mischaracterized as that of a Simply put, these constitutional re- Government will turn out not to have cold-hearted conservative, we both, quirements are just that. They are re- control, as they did in a number of TOM and I, know that our hearts have quirements the President shall take areas this year. So I hope we will look always been in the right place. care that the laws are faithfully exe- at that again. The House has passed it Neither of us was born with a silver cuted, to execute the acts of the Con- in a bipartisan manner. The Congress spoon in our mouth and we learned gress, to enforce the law as written. should be concerned about enforcing early on to appreciate the work ethic Signed into law by some President and the law as written. As the Constitution of our parents and grandparents. Each never changed by the current President says, both the Members of the Congress of us raised our families with the hopes would indicate that is what the law is and the President of the United States that our children and grandchildren and the President is supposed to en- should be concerned about enforcing would achieve the promise of Amer- force the law. the law as written. ica’s prosperity and grow up to enjoy Yet President Obama continues to I thank the Presiding Officer for the the pursuits of happiness. refuse in this and other areas to show time and yield the floor. As Iowa’s U.S. Senators, we have a willingness to try to convince the The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- worked to keep alive the dream of Congress to change the law rather than ator from Iowa. hard-working Iowan families. assume: If the Congress doesn’t do this, f Now of course it is true that we have I will. vastly different views on the govern- TRIBUTE TO SENATOR TOM As I said earlier, and will say again, ment’s influence on America’s ladder HARKIN I am still trying to find that phrase in of opportunity. However, we do whole- the Constitution that says: If the Con- Mr. GRASSLEY. Mr. President, I rise heartedly agree it is an honor and a gress doesn’t do this, the President today to celebrate the 75th birthday of privilege to serve the people of our can. Whether it is issuing waivers to my friend and longtime colleague from State. For some reason our respective States from the work requirements our home State of Iowa, Senator TOM reelections every 6 years have actually contained in the bipartisan Welfare Re- HARKIN. confounded political observers. Many form Act of 1996 or announcing another As the Presiding Officer knows, Sen- couldn’t seem to square the notion change in the President’s health care ator HARKIN will be retiring from pub- that Iowans would continue to elect law—and I have lost count of how lic office in a few weeks. At the end of two U.S. Senators from opposite sides many changes on his own the President the 113th Congress, Senator HARKIN of the political spectrum for the last has had the administration do—they will then close a chapter on public three decades. continue to look for ways to cir- service that spans more than a half So to explain—or perhaps I don’t cumvent what the law says: a nation of century, including four decades in Con- have to because it is widely under- laws, respect for the laws. gress. He also served 27 years in the stood—Iowans are not casual political

VerDate Sep 11 2014 05:59 Nov 20, 2014 Jkt 049060 PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 4624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\G19NO6.054 S19NOPT1 smartinez on DSK4TPTVN1PROD with SENATE November 19, 2014 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S6111 observers. Our electorate takes pride in time—six House seats all went Demo- and I find liberals and I may have a retail politicking and it is first in the cratic except one, and that was the more conservative view of something Nation’s political caucuses. We cer- seat that CHUCK GRASSLEY won that else. So the people of Iowa, as my tainly have given Iowan voters a night- year, bucking the trend—the tide—in friend has said, think a lot about these and-day choice between these two U.S. 1974. things, and they take these things into Senators. So while we may not see eye- So it is kind of a funny thing, consideration. to-eye on politics and ideology, we do CHUCK,—I speak to my friend across My friend has said, well, a lot of peo- see eye-to-eye when it comes to work- the aisle here—that a lot of times peo- ple say how can Iowans elect someone ing for Iowa’s best interests. Although ple, this year, have said, ‘‘All you Wa- who is conservative and someone who our voting records may reflect night- tergate babies are gone now, you and is liberal. I think that is because there and-day positions on some public pol- MAX BAUCUS, and CHRIS DODD and on are common strains of that wave itself icy, you wouldn’t see the light of day the House side GEORGE MILLER and to the people of Iowa in so many ways between us when we worked together HENRY WAXMAN. So this is the last of where there is a cross of conflicts of on matters that are of most impor- the Watergate babies.’’ maybe a conservative approach and a tance to Iowans, including but not lim- I said, ‘‘No, there is one left.’’ liberal approach. ited to natural disasters such as the ‘‘Well, who is that,’’ they say. I say to my friend, I value his friend- tremendous floods of 1993 and 2008, I say, ‘‘It is a Republican.’’ ship and his counsel through all these Iowa farmers and agriculture, notably ‘‘A Republican? Who is that?’’ years, even though, again, as my friend recovering from the farm crisis. Re- I say, ‘‘My colleague from Iowa, said, we approach things maybe from a newable energy and rural infrastruc- CHUCK GRASSLEY, is sort of, shall I say, different philosophical standpoint. ture have been our mutual interest. We the last man standing from that class That is fine. That is okay. But we have have also enjoyed welcoming economic of 1974.’’ never let a disagreement on philosophy development leaders and constituents Again, it is a tribute to Senator ever be the last word between us or the to the Nation’s Capital. GRASSLEY that through all these years final word or anything like that. It is Between the famous Siouxland steak he has won the hearts and minds of the always, well, that is that. What is dinner in Washington and the Harkin people of Iowa, been elected and re- next? And the one thing I really appre- steak fry in Indianola, there is no elected. Of course he came to the Sen- ciate that my friend said is that when doubt TOM will miss staking out ate before I did. He came in 1981 and I it comes to Iowa, you don’t find any Iowans to discuss politics and policy. came in 1984. So I like to think we at daylight when it comes to a disaster on However, I have no doubt my home least share in common bucking the what we can do for Iowa and Iowans. State colleague will continue to cham- trend a little bit—the tide—because in We have had a wonderful relationship pion the causes for which he has de- 1984 someone said, ‘‘Harkin ought to through all these years and it is one voted a lifetime of service. In fact, I run for the Senate in 1984 because there that I have cherished very much. have read in news media about his re- will be a big Democratic landslide,’’ I heard my friend, in making some tirement of what he intends to pursue, and so I ran. The tide was just the op- notes, say that sometimes they say he and so I have no doubt he is going to posite. There was a Reagan landslide is a cold-hearted conservative and I am pursue out of the Senate what he has here. But I was fortunate enough to a bleeding-heart liberal. I am going to pursued in the Senate. win the election. So I think the two of set the record straight. He is not a To his credit, my colleague’s legacy us share the bucking of the tide, so to cold-hearted conservative, he is a car- reflects the priorities he set out to speak, getting into office when we ran. ing conservative. He cares deeply about achieve decades ago, to make a dif- But it has been a great association all people. He cares deeply about the peo- ference for those on the downside of ad- these years. ple of Iowa, too. And I hope I am not a vantage. As I stand here today on my 75th bleeding-heart liberal. I hope I am a My wife Barbara and this Senator ex- birthday, I guess when you are this liberal who believes in individual re- tend our warmest wishes to TOM and age, I think I have two kinds of emo- sponsibility—individual responsibility. his wife Ruth, and of course to the en- tions. One, I wonder where the heck did My friend has been a very caring con- tire Harkin family, as he starts life’s all the years go and how did they go by servative through all these years. I next chapter. I see my colleague on the so fast. And sometimes I say, gosh, think together we have achieved im- floor, so I can look at him. sometimes I wish I could turn the portant things for our State: economic As you start life’s next chapter, may clock back and do it all again. The development, rural development, agri- you enjoy the blessings of hearth and other emotion is sort of my Irish side culture, energy, all these things we home, health and happiness. Although of me. The Irish have a saying that any worked together on for Iowa. I am TOM is retiring from public office, I am time you are on this side of the grass is proud of the fact that in Iowa right confident he is not retiring from serv- a good day. So I am sure happy that I now with regard to energy production, ing the public interest. From one con- made it this far. 25 percent of our energy comes from stituent to another, I thank you for I again want to say that since the wind energy in Iowa. We produce the your lifetime of public service and I time we took our oath of office on Jan- blades and turbines and everything in wish you good luck and Godspeed. uary 4, 1975, we have served together Iowa and all the jobs there. That is I yield the floor. both in the House and in the Senate. A something we have worked together on The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- lot of the time we were on the same through all these years. ator from Iowa. committee, the agriculture committee, Again, people have asked me why I f working on a lot of different agri- am leaving the Senate. Well, it was my culture bills. I remember back in the decision. At the time—almost 2 years A GREAT ASSOCIATION 1980s working on the credit bill at that ago—I said, you will never hear me Mr. HARKIN. Mr. President, first let time when so many farmers were un- ever say bad things about the Senate me thank my friend and colleague for derwater. As the Senator said, it has or denounce the Senate or say terrible his lifetime characteristic which is been a great honor and a privilege to things. I love the Senate. This is a being very gracious and very generous represent the people of Iowa. wonderful institution. Yes, we hit a few in his remarks. As he mentioned, we belong to dif- bumps in the road once in a while, but CHUCK GRASSLEY and I have served ferent parties, we have different phi- that is to be expected in a legislative together since 1974. I like to tell people losophies of approach in government, process that represents 300 million peo- that in 1974, that was a big wave of but I like to think we share a common- ple in this country. But working to- Democrats who came in. They called us sense Iowa way of looking at the world. gether you form friendships and alli- the Watergate babies. We came in a big We are not monolithic out in Iowa. We ances. wave, won a lot of elections. In fact in are not all one philosophy or all the I have often said that as a progres- Iowa that year they elected a Demo- other philosophy. Sometimes I find sive, I want to go this far this fast and cratic U.S. Senator and every House very conservative friends of mine and I the conservatives want to go this far seat—I think there were six at that may have a liberal view of one thing this slow, but by working together, you

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I know we are not supposed to make their dreams come true. more to screen and help foster youth say this on the Senate floor; we are al- Since the first National Adoption who may be trafficked. We must con- ways supposed to speak in the third Day in 2000, nearly 50,000 children have tinually examine how the system is person. But I never wanted to follow all joined ‘‘forever families’’ during Na- treating youth and whether the poli- of the rules anyway. So I wish to speak tional Adoption Day. In 2013 alone, cies in place are strengthening fami- directly and say: Thank you very adoptions for 4,500 children were final- lies. much, CHUCK GRASSLEY, for your ized through 400 National Adoption There are many youth who will cele- friendship, your counsel, and for work- Day events across the country. brate this holiday season without a ing together through all these years. I These are impressive numbers—num- permanent family. Hopefully, our cele- will miss that relationship—working bers that make us proud of the work bration of National Adoption Month on the Senate floor. being done to help children in foster will raise awareness of the issues they I will be in Iowa. I will be working care find loving families. But there is face and the need to find them a mom with the Harkin Institute at Drake always more work to be done. and a dad. We need to keep working to- University. I will be spending a lot of Today, there are over 102,000 children gether to break down the barriers to time on the disability policies and ad- in the foster care system. Iowa alone adoption. vancing the cause of people with dis- has over 6,200 children in foster care, So today, I thank all those who have abilities in some way, shape or form. I many of whom are waiting for a loving adopted or who have fostered children don’t know how but in some way. It is family to adopt them. who needed it, and I thank the many a nonpartisan institute, and we have a There are so many issues facing fos- individuals and organizations that great board of directors. The former ter youth—in addition to being torn work to make permanency possible for chair of the Iowa Republican Party is apart from their families. They face se- children. I know many dreams will on the board of the Harkin Institute, rious trauma. They are likely to be come true this Saturday, and I wish and I want to keep it nonpartisan. treated differently and don’t get to do the very best to the youth as they I ask that my friend come and the same activities as other kids. They begin their journey with their new speak—and perhaps lead a discussion at transition from home to home and families. some time—at the institute at Drake school to school. They don’t know nor- I yield the floor and suggest the ab- University. I would be honored if my malcy, and they may never know per- sence of a quorum. friend would do that sometime down manency. And, after years of chal- The legislative clerk proceeded to the road. I don’t know when, but some- lenges, some are forced to transition to call the roll. time when we can work it out. I know adulthood on their own. Unfortunately, The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- my friend will be well received, and I each year over 23,000 youth age out of ator from Minnesota. think the young people at Drake need care in the U.S. Ms. KLOBUCHAR. Mr. President, I to hear the conservative side of the Too many older children in foster ask unanimous consent that the order story as well as the liberal side of the care, especially those with special for the quorum call be rescinded. story. They need to have that kind of needs, are often the ones who wait the The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without input. I hope we can work it out. longest to leave foster care. Foster objection, it is so ordered. I say again that I know in the future youth simply desire to have what so f my friend and his wonderful wife Bar- many of us were blessed to have—a NATIONAL ADOPTION MONTH bara, a great and wonderful person, and home with caring, loving parents and Ruth and I will maintain friendships siblings. These kids are less likely than Ms. KLOBUCHAR. Mr. President, I and our connections as we move into younger children to find ‘‘forever rise in recognition of National Adop- the future. If there is any way we can homes.’’ tion Month, and I know our great col- work together for the benefit of That is why I helped form the Senate league Senator LANDRIEU will be here Iowans, just let me know, and I will be Caucus on Foster Youth. I wanted to to also address this important month. glad to be the Senator’s lieutenant in draw attention to the challenges that She has been such a great leader in the field out there in Iowa sometime. older foster youth face. The caucus has fighting for this cause. She has lit- Again, I thank my friend so much for allowed congressional leaders to be- erally gone to Guatemala to make sure so many years of counsel and friend- come more aware of the issues faced by that children who are awaiting loving ship and working together. Thank you, young people and families who are in- homes in our country get to come to CHUCK. volved in the foster care system. those homes. She literally knows the I yield the floor. The caucus cannot function without names of those kids and is hands-on Mr. GRASSLEY. I thank my col- the input and insight from foster every step of the way and has been the league for his kind remarks and for youth. These children are the experts leader in Congress. being here and for serving the people of on the foster care system. They tell us She established the Congressional Iowa. what works or what needs to change. Coalition on Adoption, which has Mr. President, I wish to take 4 more They share their experiences and pro- brought together Senators and Mem- minutes to speak on another subject. vide us with real world stories about bers of Congress on behalf of children The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. how our policies truly affect them. who need loving homes and families COONS). Is there objection? The caucus and the youth who share who want to welcome them home. We Without objection, it is so ordered. their experiences remind us that no are very pleased with her leadership. f child is unadoptable. No child should Senator LANDRIEU is joining us right be without a mom and dad, and we now, and I will be able to flip it over to NATIONAL ADOPTION DAY must remember that foster care should my friend at any time it is appropriate. Mr. GRASSLEY. Mr. President, on be a layover, not a destination. But I do wish to speak about National Saturday, many children and families November is National Adoption Adoption Month. It is especially impor- around the country will celebrate Na- Month, a time to raise national aware- tant in my home State of Minnesota. tional Adoption Day. It’s a day that ness of adoption and celebrate families, Many people don’t know this, but many adoptions are finalized and youth advocates, and volunteers involved in Minnesota actually has the highest find their forever families. adoption. It’s also a time to devote rate of international adoptions in the It’s very comforting and fitting that more attention to policies and prac- country. Minnesota families have this day helps kick off the holiday sea- tices that protect the safety and well- opened their homes and their hearts to son. Families will be formed and being for all children. children from all over the world—from

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Mr. President, yes- had jurisdiction over foster care and make a decision: Were they going to terday we had a very different topic— adoption. I actually worked to speed up strand those two kids who held the the Keystone XL Pipeline—on the floor those adoptions. I remember saying we family together, leave them in the of the Senate. That fight is over for need to eliminate this delay and reduce Philippines, and take the other chil- now, but the fight for adoption, foster the time it takes for a child who has dren? It was like Sophie’s choice. That care children, and all children in the been going from foster care home to was their choice. world who are in desperate need of par- foster care home in half, and we were They decided there was a better way. ents to love them and to nurture them able to do that because people under- They came to Congress. I led the bill in goes on. stood the need for children to have a the Senate with the help of Senator I could not be surrounded with a bet- permanent home. LANDRIEU, Senator SESSIONS, Senator ter team than Senator GRASSLEY, who I know Senator LANDRIEU is here INHOFE, as well as House Members, and has been fighting for this in the Senate right now and has a busy schedule, and we were able to pass a bill that allowed since before I arrived—and 18 years ago I will turn it over to her as soon as I kids who had reached an age where when I got here, I quickly joined with finish. they were not legally allowed to be him to continue the fight—and then In the United States, nearly 400,000 adopted, to be adopted if a younger sib- AMY KLOBUCHAR joined us a few years children are living without permanent ling had been adopted. That means ago and has become an extraordinary, families in the foster care system. Over that retroactively, thanks to the work effective, and willing soldier to go to 100,000 of these children are eligible for of Senator LANDRIEU, 10 million chil- the frontlines of this battle. I can’t adoption, but too many of them will dren all across the world were allowed thank the Senator from Minnesota wait for years and years to be adopted. to be adopted into loving families. And enough. She brings tremendous experi- Some will not be adopted at all. how fun was it to be in the Makorises’ ence as a former prosecutor, which I Last night I attended an event called living room and see all nine children, didn’t have and I don’t think Senator Kidsave. It is about children who are like some Minnesota version of ‘‘The GRASSLEY had, and she really under- older and in other countries. This Sound of Music,’’ with a place for all of stands the inner workings of the court group has actually set up an incredible their winter boots and their coats. systems in a way that has brought a system where the kids come to our They came from the Philippines in the lot of value to our coalition. country for a few weeks and many of middle of the winter to Minnesota; yet In addition, as she said, we are so them end up being adopted. As the kids they were still as happy and as warm proud of Minnesota as the State in our get older, it becomes harder and harder as can be because now they have par- Union that has the highest per capita for them to become adopted. ents who love them. rate of international adoptions. So the Senator LANDRIEU and I are aware The Senator from Maine understands leaders in Minnesota of all political that as some of these countries, such how important adoption is because it parties and stripes as well as the faith- as Russia, completely close their doors has touched his own family. This has based community really understand to adoption, there will actually be touched every Member of the Senate. this issue and have stood up time and more and more children who are older As we focus on National Adoption time again. I wish to recognize Min- that will need to be adopted. We hope Month, we have to continue to look at nesota’s leadership and particularly the system changes and they do even- policies and changes we can make to Senator KLOBUCHAR. tually open up their doors. our laws to make them better. We This month is November. It is a great Around the world it is estimated that passed that law to allow those older month. It is Thanksgiving month. We nearly 18 million orphans who have siblings to be adopted. We passed a law give thanks for so many things in our lost parents are living in orphanages or to allow vaccinations to be allowed in country. It is a wonderful celebration— are on the streets and lack the care our country to make sure they are safe I think in some ways even better than and attention required for healthy de- and that they are actually done. But Christmas because we are not so much velopment. As a nation, we must open there is more work to do with these focused on gifts; we are focused on real- our arms to these children. Just last intercountry adoptions, and I can ly understanding the blessings we have night at this event, I had the oppor- think of no one better to lead that received. One of those great blessings is tunity to hear the story of Jennifer charge than the Senator from Lou- a family. Baumann, a 17-year-old girl from Co- isiana, Ms. LANDRIEU. I am so fortunate to have been born lombia. She spent years in a broken So I am here to acknowledge the into one of the most remarkable fami- home and then in a broken foster care work we have done with the adoption lies—not rich when I was born into my system in that country. She was ex- tax credit, which we have gotten into family and still not rich, and when I posed to violence. She would go to bed law, and the work we have done to was born into my family we were not hungry. make sure it is easier for these inter- at all famous either, but we have two At age 14, she was still in foster care national adoptions. Every single family extraordinary parents, and to this day and had lost hope for her future. She out there knows there are problems they continue to teach all 9 of us, 37 was considered too old to be adopted. right now with international adop- grandchildren, and now 5 great-grand- As she said in her own words, she tions. A lot of them stem from people children the value of family. ‘‘cried for a year.’’ such as Vladimir Putin. By the way, I have said many times, and Senator But then, miraculously, she had the the reason Senator LANDRIEU was KLOBUCHAR has shared this with me, chance to visit a family here in Amer- banned from going to Russia is because governments do a lot of things well, ica as part of the program that Kidsave of the work she is doing for kids, being but raising children isn’t one of them. organized. The family fell in love with willing to take Putin on because of the I will repeat that. Governments do a her, she fell in love with them, and in fact that he was closing the doors to lot of things well, but raising children 2011 she was adopted into a loving kids and using them as pawns for polit- isn’t one of them. Actually, we were home. We have seen this time and time ical gain. That is an amazing story, created and wired for one human to again in my State, and that is why I and that shows a fighter. raise another. It just doesn’t happen got involved in legislation with my (Mr. KING assumed the Chair.) any other way. Our faith tells us that. mentor, MARY LANDRIEU. I thank the Presiding Officer for his But now, interestingly, some really One of the things we found out is—we work with adoption and his personal extraordinary science is being done by had a family called the Makorises, and story, as well as all the Members on some of the most brilliant scientists in they were adopting nine children from both sides of the aisle who have de- the world and sociologists, and one of

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We walk into a room as big as Huffington Post has a great picture— try and put millions of children in or- this—sometimes smaller, but I have and my colleagues can go online and phanages—Charlie was one of the been in ones as large as this—with see this—of many of the most remark- Americans who got on the plane with cribs everywhere, and the infants just able adoption stories on Adoption Day. me and went to Romania, and he has sit there, those who can sit up, and These are all children I am going to never left. He stayed—not physically they stare into space and they just show you, and I am going to tell you a the whole time, but his colleagues rock themselves. The scientists say little bit about them. This is a domes- stayed and did the most extraordinary that is their last desperate attempt to tic adoption out of foster care. This is science on the planet of what happens console an inconsolable emptiness. So the Michael family. The parents are to a child who is detached from their they just rock and they stare. They Tiffanie and Adebayo Michael from birth parent or from a loving care- don’t cry. The reason they don’t cry is New York. The couple fostered two sib- giver—just detached. because they cried incessantly for the lings, a boy and a girl who are pictured They also did the leading study in first 30 or 60 days of their lives, and here. After 2 years and 4 months, the the world on institutionalization. The then when no one came they just couple adopted these two children out findings are remarkable in such a way stopped because little babies are really of foster care on National Adoption that if they can’t make us change the smart. Contrary to popular belief, they Day. You can see the smiles. way we think—group homes are not are literally born with an exceedingly It is so amazing to see these stories sufficient. No matter how well run, brilliant brain, but the more toxic, the that happen all over the country. On they are not sufficient. No institution, more distorted it gets. So by the time National Adoption Day, this Saturday, many of the judges—this was started no matter how beautifully it is run, no a child is 3—not 13, not 30, but 3—their by a judge in California. I want to give orphanage in the world, no matter how brain is like a muscle that kind of—it magnificently it is run, how clean and him credit. His name is Judge Nash. just doesn’t function. It doesn’t form Judge Nash started this 20 years ago brightly painted—nothing can sub- correctly. And we can see this on this stitute for what an infant and a toddler because he was in his courtroom. He new imaging. was so frustrated—as Amy has been as and a young child and a teenager and I know there are those who think a prosecutor—that no one was proc- an adult, amazingly, but particularly this is a soft issue. People look at AMY essing these adoption cases that he de- an infant need when they are born. and they look at me and they look at cided. This was how simple this was. They actually need it before they are CHUCK GRASSLEY and think, why do He said: You know what. I am tired of born, and that is a whole other story. these people keep talking about this? the backlog. I am going to come in on But when they are born, it says that It is like nothing. Well, it is a lot. It is Saturday. That is what he did. He said: the brain literally reacts physically to not nothing. It is very serious science, I am just tired of it. So staff, we are the fact that there is no caregiver who and it is very serious community devel- coming in on Saturday. We are going is consistent, and that is what happens opment, and it is very important for to process 25 adoptions, 30 adoptions when a child is abandoned. They go this world to get this and get it quick- when we are not distracted and where through what they are calling now this ly. we can get people in. toxic stress. We wonder why prisons are filled. We This is how National Adoption Day The way I like to describe it—and I wonder why psychiatric wards are started. Judge Nash is my hero. Na- know maybe I only have 10 minutes, filled. It is not because people are born tional Adoption Day was started 20 but it is worth talking about. Every bad because even though—I won’t even years ago by one judge in one court- adult in this world within the listening go into mortal sin and my Catholic room, and then lots of other organiza- of my voice knows what stress is to an background. Let’s just say forget that. tions joined in. Now it is really a big adult. We can literally feel it. Some Children are actually born beautifully movement. people go out for a run. Some people made because God made them, and it is This is a happy picture. This is a pic- have a couple of glasses of wine. Some what we do to them in the time of their ture of parents from Baltimore who people have long talks with their birth and the few years after that real- adopted an infant with a cleft palate friends. We can feel that we have to do ly shapes what they are going to be. from China in 2012. When this little in- something. An infant feels that but in So, in my view, as a leader, that is fant was born—I know something multiples, and an infant can’t go out why I have spent a great deal of my about what happens in China and many for a run, and a toddler doesn’t know time on this subject. It is not a soft countries. If an infant is born in almost what to do. So that toxic stress goes issue. It is as hard and as important as any country in the nondeveloped world right inside of them and they cannot any Army or any trade policy, and I and they have anything wrong with release it. They don’t know how. So it am never going to stop talking about it them like a finger is missing or they begins to affect the development of because it is so clearly the truth that I have a cleft palate or, particularly, if their brain. just can’t stop talking about it. they have something like spina bifida These scientists are saying that when So, again, this is National Adoption or a leg missing, in some countries a child doesn’t have, from the moment Month. We have put a resolution on the they are literally put in rooms called it is born, a constant, caring, confident floor. We always get a remarkable dying rooms. They just leave them be- touch and talk the way that loving amount of support from our Members. cause they don’t have the same under- parents demonstrate—as we know, as I want to also give a special shout- standing that we do in the United we hold our infant children in our out to Senator BLUNT, who has a child States about A, the dignity of every arms, we give them strength. I used to and who is very engaged in this issue, life, which our faith in this country think they just needed food and and he has really stepped up. He has a teaches us; and B, in some countries warmth, but that is not what the child who was adopted, as do I and as they actually think it is a curse by God science says. The science says it is so do other Members who have adopted if a child is born with a defect, so they much beyond that. We should have children or grandchildren. ROSA just sort of take it as if God never known this by our faith, but sometimes DELAURO has been a remarkable leader meant for this child to have a life. we doubt. So now the science is step- in the House. Her grandchild was I don’t know what would have hap- ping up and saying exactly what we adopted from Guatemala. She has be- pened to this little boy. Trust me; it know by faith, which is that it is im- come an extraordinary voice. SUSAN would not have been happy. The only perative that children have a loving, BONAMICI, the Congresswoman from Or- little problem with him is he had a safe place. egon, has also been a great leader. And cleft palate. I have been to orphanages all over I just can’t say again how happy I am This couple traveled a long distance. this world, and I will never forget some that AMY KLOBUCHAR has been here to Under the law now, they would prob- of the visions I have seen. This is the help. ably have to go back two or three

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He sat encamped, nally brought him home. help. intense, preparing for battle, and never The next picture is the Haden family. I want to show you the last picture going forward. This is my favorite picture. They have because this is our challenge. Domestic Lincoln, in his frustration, under- two adopted children. Crew is a 1-year- adoption—I am very proud to have stood as he waited that the Confed- old. He was adopted from Niger in 2013. moved this line. I want to give Sec- erate forces were getting stronger and Shepherd was 2 years old and was retary Hillary Clinton a shout-out— the opportunities were slipping away. adopted from the DRC in 2012. Senator Clinton—who helped to move Lincoln sent a message to General The most amazing thing is the bio- this line. She really did remarkable McClellan. His message was this: If you logical children, which you can see, work since 1999—basically 2000 to 2014. are not going to use your Army, would were the ones who received the chil- We now have more children being you send it my way so I can use it? dren when they came. I have hardly adopted domestically than ever before I am reminded of that story when I seen a more beautiful picture than this at all ages—infants, teenagers, et address this issue on the floor of the that represents what the future could cetera. Senate this morning because the issue be if we would do our jobs. Our challenge is international adop- I am going to address is the issue of The fourth picture is the Williams tions have dropped precipitously. I am immigration. family. Jeff and Kelley Williams are going to come back to the floor and I come to this issue with personal from Nashville, Tennessee. Their faith give a speech about why this is hap- and family experience, as so many called them to adopt in 2012. They pening and what we have tried to do— Members of Congress do when it comes brought daughter Haley home to Nash- a few of us—to turn it around, but our to an issue. In this circumstance, my ville from an orphanage in Ethiopia. voices are hitting the wall and bounc- mother was an immigrant to this coun- try, and she was brought here at the This is how many relatives gathered to ing off because the State Department age of 2 from Lithuania. Somehow my meet her. The most amazing thing is not listening. We will continue the grandmother, with my aunt and uncle, about this picture is how tightly her fight. This number is going down dra- made it across the ocean to Baltimore, father is holding her. matically. landing in 1911, and then catching a The fifth is a picture of the There are children such as that little train heading for the land of oppor- Hardbarger family. They are angels boy in China with a cleft palate who tunity—East St. Louis, IL, which is this year. They are from Shreveport. will rot for the rest of their lives. If where many Lithuanian families gath- They are an amazing family from Lou- you want to wonder where terrorists ered and where my grandfather was isiana. Chad is a pastor of a church. He come from, I will tell you where they waiting. is the senior pastor at Emmanuel Bap- come from. They come from families That was the city of my birth. My tist Church in Shreveport. They formed that are dysfunctional, and they come mother grew up there speaking Lithua- an adoption ministry because they be- from places where there is no hope, no nian and English—an immigrant fam- came so moved by their own experience love, and no faith. That is where ter- ily who worked hard and struggled. in adopting. rorists come from. If you want to stop From family stories, I know they had They adopted all of these children. it, I would suggest we start turning little or nothing in their lives but the Monique is 19, Chris is 14, Bryce is 11, this line the other way. hope that the next generation, their Jordan is 9, Bailey is 8, and Gavin is 7. I yield the floor. children, would have a better life. He is a pastor of a really wonderful The PRESIDING OFFICER (Ms. That is my story. That is my fam- church. They have now taken this as a HEITKAMP). The Senator from Min- ily’s story, but that is America’s story, ministry and are developing—I see the nesota. too. leader on the floor. Ms. KLOBUCHAR. Madam President, If we chart immigration as an issue I will wrap up in 2 minutes. a lot of these adoptions wouldn’t have in the course of America, we will find They are developing a wonderful min- happened without Senator LANDRIEU. something very interesting. Political istry in Shreveport, and many of our When we go anywhere in this country parties that become anti-immigrant churches in Louisiana are really step- on the adoption issue and mention her parties eventually wither and dis- ping up to do this. name, we see nodding of heads of so appear. Why? Because they are denying You may not believe this because many parents because they actually the fundamentals of America. They are this is a very famous family. They are know what she has done to fight for do- saying that we are going to close the admired—or otherwise—depending on mestic adoptions and foster kids and doors and pull up the ladder, and we what circles, so I have a lot of respect also on the international level. There don’t need any more of those people. for the ‘‘Duck Dynasty’’ family in this is so much more work to be done. We do need more of those people be- area of what they have done. Willie and Thank you so much. I will be there cause the immigrant families who Korie Robinson have five children, when you give your speech. come to this country bring more than three biological, one adopted, and one The PRESIDING OFFICER. The as- just determination and strength and a fostered. The couple adopted Willie, sistant majority leader. work ethic. They bring a level of cour- often called little Will, through a pri- Mr. DURBIN. Madam President, let age that many families can’t muster. vate adoption agency when he was me add my voice in this chorus because These are families in different parts of born. They have a foster daughter from it is true. Senator LANDRIEU, more the world who say at some point we are Taiwan named Rebecca. Since becom- than any Member of the Congress, has going to America. We may not speak ing rich and famous, which they made adoption her cause. We are re- the language, we may not even know weren’t always—just a little simple minded by Senator LANDRIEU what a what will happen to us once we arrive, family making duck calls, but now difference it makes in the lives of chil- but we are going to America—and they they are one of the most famous fami- dren and their families and the world. do. The vast majority of them who lies in the world. They were our na- I want to commend her. Senator LAN- come to this country stay and make a tional angel 2 years ago, and they have DRIEU is the best. difference. They sacrifice. They work continued to promote adoption, both As the grandfather of an adopted night and day, but their moment comes domestic and international. child, I know the difference, the joy, when they become part of America. I wanted to just show a few of the the importance of that moment in our They are proud of where they came most extraordinary families, both fa- family life. I thank her for continuing from but even more proud of the fact mous and not so famous, who are doing this battle to make certain that we un- that they are part of the United States this great work. derstand the importance of adoption. of America.

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I was part of a group 2 years ago. We publican-led House of Representatives That is not bad enough. That over- sat down—four Democratic Senators has not only failed to have a hearing whelming vote that they cast, that and four Republican Senators—and we on this bill, it has refused to bring this hateful vote that they cast—they were worked for months to write a com- bill to the floor, it has refused to bring so proud of themselves, that after vot- prehensive immigration reform bill. I any immigration bill to the floor. They ing they stood and applauded them- will tell you the names of the Senators refuse to address the obvious. We have selves. What a great moment in their so you know there was no secret deal a broken immigration system. We need minds for the House of Representa- here. JOHN MCCAIN led the Republicans, to come up with a fair solution to it. tives. the former Republican candidate for They refuse to act. It is within their The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- President of the United States. By his power to call that bill today, as it has ator’s time has expired. side was LINDSEY GRAHAM, Republican been every day since June 27, 2013, but Mr. DURBIN. I ask unanimous con- from South Carolina—it was not ex- for a year and a half the House Repub- sent to speak for an additional 5 min- actly viewed as a liberal State but a lican leadership has refused to act. Oh, utes. very conservative one—and MARCO they tempted us. They teased us time The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without RUBIO of Florida, whose father and and again: We are thinking about it. objection, it is so ordered. mother were immigrants to this coun- We are going to put out a list of prin- Mr. DURBIN. What a terrible mo- try, refugees from Cuba; and JEFF ciples that we Republicans believe in, ment in the history of this Nation. The FLAKE of Arizona, a conservative Re- in the House of Representatives. We President of the United States, having publican by every measure. That was are going to tell you that maybe we waited for a year and a half, having the team on the Republican side of the would support something like the heard all of the promises of the House table. DREAM Act—maybe. We are going to Republicans, that they would move for- On our side of the table we were led tell you we want strong border enforce- ward and finally call this bill, having by CHUCK SCHUMER, from the State of ment, which of course the bill already been promised privately and even pub- New York, chairman of the immigra- has. licly by many of those Republicans tion subcommittee of the Judiciary They have said all of those things that they were going to do something, Committee. I joined him as a member and have done nothing. I am reminded now the President has said: I am going of the Judiciary Committee and some- of President Lincoln saying to General to use my authority, my authority one that has been involved in some of McClellan: If you are not going to use under the law, to try to fix at least these issues for a long time. There was your Army, may I borrow it? The some part of this broken immigration BOB MENENDEZ, the head of the Demo- House Republicans have refused to ad- system. cratic Hispanic Caucus, which is a cau- dress the immigration issue almost en- We are expecting, any day now, for cus of one at this point, by himself, the tirely, with one exception. They did the President to announce his Execu- son of Cuban refugees who came to the call one immigration matter to the tive order. He will not be the first United States; and MICHAEL BENNET of floor. It was one of the most hateful President to do this. Past administra- Colorado. The eight of us sat down for pieces of legislation which I have seen. tions, Democratic and Republican, months, literally for months, hours at Here is what it said. Before they ad- have stopped the deportation of low- a time, sometimes angry and ready to journed in August, the Republicans in priority cases in our country. Every walk out of the room. the House of Representatives passed a President of the United States—every We wrote a bill, a 200-page bill to re- measure with only four of their Mem- President of the United States since write the immigration laws in Amer- bers refusing to vote for it. Here is Dwight David Eisenhower has used his ica, to fix the broken immigration sys- what it said. We have created an oppor- Executive authority to improve our tem. Then we took it to committee, tunity for about 2 million children immigration system by Executive and the chairman of the Senate Judici- brought to this country who have lived order, every single one of them. ary Committee, PATRICK LEAHY, had good lives, finished school, have no President George H.W. Bush issued a open hearings and allowed any amend- problems with the law and want to be- family fairness policy allowing 1.5 mil- ment to be offered that anyone wished. come part of America. The President lion people in America to apply for de- Then we brought it to the floor after has created an Executive order giving ferred action and work permits. It is it was reported from the committee. these children a chance to come for- clear that Presidents have the author- We again gave an opportunity for ward, register with the government, ity to do this. Yet the Republicans in amendments to be offered. Significant pay their filing fee, and not be de- the Senate and House have threatened amendments were offered. Senator ported. this President that if he uses his Exec- CORKER of Tennessee offered an amend- Madam President, 600,000 of them utive authority, as every President ment to even strengthen what was a have taken advantage of that. This is since President Eisenhower has done: very strong border security section of called DACA. The President’s Execu- We are going to hold it against you and this bill. The net result of that of tive order gives them a chance to live you are going to pay a price, President course was we brought it to a vote. in America, to go to school in America, Obama. I will tell you, it was an incredible to get a job in America, to make this a I hope the President pays little or no day, because on June 27 of 2013 we better nation. So 600,000 have done it. attention to that kind of threat. What passed, on the floor of the Senate, com- We believe 1.4 million more are eligi- is at stake is the future of millions of prehensive immigration reform by a ble. They have not signed up yet. family members who are now subject vote of 68 to 32. Fourteen Republicans So the Republican House of Rep- to deportation. What is at stake is joined the Democrats in a bipartisan resentatives, in August, before they ad- whether the Republican Party will effort to fix our broken immigration journed, passed a measure which said: come into the 21st century in this land system. It was a proud moment. We The remaining 1.6 million who may be of immigrants and join us in a bipar- had the support of the U.S. Chamber of eligible for this protection cannot be tisan effort to fix this broken immigra- Commerce. We had the support of orga- allowed to be part of the DACA Pro- tion system. nized labor. We had every major reli- gram. Those 1.6 million young people What is at stake are literally the fu- gious group in America supporting our should be subject to deportation—de- tures of millions of families who just efforts. We had the ultraconservative portation. want a chance. That is all they are Grover Norquist supporting this and Think about that for a moment; asking for, to earn their way into legal liberals as well came together and said: brought here at the age of 2 or 3 as in- status in America. It is almost 13 years

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It will be a narrow category, who support this unprecedented Execu- were going to do, to come to this coun- not as broad as we would like it—at tive action by the President that is try and eventually find their way to least some of us would like it—but it going to be announced on Friday, they legal status. will be consistent with what every have given up. They have given up. At one point even the House Repub- President of the United States has What the Senator from Illinois did licans said they supported this so- done since President Eisenhower. not say is even the President’s deferred called DREAM Act. Time and again we It is fair. It is just. It recognizes our action order involving these young peo- have faced filibusters stopping the birthright as Americans, as a nation of ple—by the way, I support providing DREAM Act from passing in the Sen- immigrants. It says we are willing to them an opportunity to become Amer- ate, but it was part of comprehensive stand and fight for fairness. I would ican citizens and productive members immigration reform. This DREAM Act hope—I would just hope that a few Re- of society. I think we are all better all started with this young lady, publicans will stand and acknowledge off—these young people who are not Tereza Lee, Korean, brought to the this. I hope a few of them will join us culpable, they did not commit any of- United States at the age of 2, grew up in a bipartisan recognition that our fense or crime, they came with their in a poor family in Chicago, had an broken immigration system cannot be parents, and we are much better off. amazing musical talent and was ac- fixed if the Congress of the United They are much better off. Their fami- cepted to the Manhattan Conservatory States—particularly the Republican lies are much better off. of Music and the Julliard School of House—refuses to even call the bill for Our country is better off if we find a Music. Because she was undocumented a year and a half. solution—which I am confident we she had no place to go. Instead, the President is using his could do. But the message the Presi- Her mother called our office. Her authority and doing the best he can to dent has given and our Democratic mother, who incidentally worked night make this Nation of immigrants proud friends have given is: We give up. We and day in a dry cleaning establish- again that we are welcoming a new are not going to do our job as legisla- ment in Chicago said: What can we do? generation of people who will make us tors. The law had no real answer, other than even stronger in the future. We are going to let the President, to say to this then-18-year-old girl: Go f with the stroke of a pen, provide an Ex- back to where you came from for 10 ecutive amnesty to millions of people UNANIMOUS CONSENT AGREE- and create an awful lot of harm in the years and try to come here legally. MENT—EXECUTIVE CALENDAR That was the law. I introduced the process. Mr. DURBIN. Madam President, I ask The tragedy is we are a nation of im- DREAM Act. Since then we have seen a unanimous consent that the previous migrants and proud of it. Our rich, di- growth in support for this because it is order be modified so that the following verse heritage would not have been the only fair. We cannot, should not, hold nominations be added following Execu- same without the contribution of im- children responsible for the decisions tive Calendar No. 1056: Executive Cal- migrants who have come from around and wrongdoing of their parents. These endar Nos. 966 and 967, with all the the world, contributions that have be- kids deserve a chance. That is what the other provisions of the previous order come part of the very fabric of our President’s Executive action is about. remaining in effect. lives and our society. That is why the action by the House The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without Millions of foreign-born immigrants Republicans was so reprehensible. objection, it is so ordered. who have come to the United States le- Tereza Lee, incidentally made it. She Mr. DURBIN. I yield the floor. gally have become successful, patriotic went to the Manhattan Conservatory The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Re- citizens of the United States. We have of Music. She ended up not only get- publican whip. been the beneficiary because of the op- ting a bachelor’s degree, she did not re- Mr. CORNYN. Madam President, I portunities that our Nation provides ceive any government assistance. She ask unanimous consent to speak for up that nowhere else on Earth provides, had friends and sponsors who stepped to 15 minutes in morning business. and that is the opportunity to pursue in to pay for it. She played at Carnegie The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without the American dream. Hall. She is now working on her Ph.D. objection, it is so ordered. But part of what makes the Amer- in music. f ican dream possible is the rule of law. She is now an American citizen, by It is our Constitution. It is not Presi- IMMIGRATION REFORM virtue of the fact that she married this dents getting frustrated with Congress, young American jazz musician. They Mr. CORNYN. Madam President, I issuing an Executive order, defying the are living in New York and recently am glad I got to the floor to listen to Constitution, and ignoring his oath to had a baby. my friend, the Senator from Illinois, uphold and defend the Constitution of I could not be prouder of Tereza Lee the majority whip, make his remarks. the United States. That undermines and what she has done with her life. It reminds me of his great passion and the American Dream. There is a picture with her mom and commitment to the DREAMers and to So I listened to my colleague and dad. Her dad passed away. He had a se- the cause of repairing our broken im- friend from Illinois saying that this is rious medical illness that could not be migration system. a question about: Are immigrants good treated adequately because he does not While he and I differ on the details, for America or not? qualify for any kind of government and the feasibility of passing com- I stipulate they are good for Amer- health insurance. They did not have prehensive immigration reform, we ica. As a matter of fact, my ancestors the money to provide him the care he have been trying to do this for—labor- weren’t born in the United States. We needed. ing with this for at least the 10 or 11 all came from somewhere else. But Tereza Lee’s story is one that in- years that I have been here. We have This is really, at bottom, whether spires me every day to come to this been unsuccessful. What does that tell the President, when he put his hand on floor and remind my colleagues on both us? It tells us we need to try something the Bible and he took a sacred oath to sides of the aisle, these are real human different. We need to break this down uphold and defend the Constitution and beings we are talking about. These are into smaller pieces. In the House, the laws of the United States, whether not political pawns. These are young Speaker BOEHNER I know has made this he really meant it or whether he had people who deserve a chance to become pledge to the President and others. I his fingers crossed behind his back. part of the future of America. Some- know Senator MCCONNELL, the new in- Like many of my colleagues, I have time soon, I hope very soon, maybe coming majority leader, believes immi- had the privilege of participating in even this Friday, the President of the gration reform is important and we naturalization ceremonies all across United States is going to announce his ought to use our best efforts to make my State, where I have seen individ- Executive order. progress. uals from Vietnam, India, Mexico, and

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The is what the President is proposing to spiring and heartwarming occasion 60,000 unaccompanied children that do. and, of course, many of them have came from Central America that were So in other words, if the President taken that oath while wearing the uni- part of this humanitarian crisis we had were willing to negotiate in good form of the U.S. military, where they last summer continue to come, and the faith—and, yes, when your proposal is have served with honor and dignity as criminal organizations that continue that I want everything I want or I want they await approval of their citizen- to profit from this money-making op- nothing, you frequently get nothing. ship. eration are continuing to get rich. It You always get nothing because no- One of the first bills I passed when I encourages children to take a perilous body gets everything they want, and it came to the Senate was with Ted Ken- journey, for many of whom it ends in requires genuine compromise and it re- nedy of Massachusetts, the liberal lion kidnapping, sexual assault or death to quires hard work. Nothing sustainable of the Senate. What we did is we passed get to the U.S. border. or meaningful will ever be done in this a simple piece of legislation that expe- The worst part is we just had a na- place without bipartisan support. We dited the process whereby immigrants tional election, as we do every 2 years. have learned that lesson time and time who serve in the military can become I have been in Congress when my side again. American citizens. That was one of the of the aisle wins elections, and we have But the President seems absolutely first bills I was a part of that passed had a pretty good election. I have been allergic—allergic—to good-faith nego- when I came to the Senate. here when we lost, as we did in 2008. tiating and genuine compromise. In Of course, these naturalization cere- But that doesn’t mean we can give up fact, I am not even sure he likes the monies represent a proud day, not only on our job, which is to legislate. job he ran so hard to get elected to, be- for these new Americans but for all One of the saddest parts about what cause that is part of his job—to work Americans and for our Nation as a the President is going to do is he will with Congress in a bipartisan way to whole, where we welcome new citizens poison the well and make it much achieve genuine consensus and com- with open arms to this country to find harder, if not impossible, for us to do promise where possible. a better life for themselves, for their the sorts of things for which a bipar- family and, in the process, for all of us. tisan, bicameral commitment exists to He is claiming now, apparently, on But the President has now threat- do, which is to make serious progress Friday in Las Vegas, a right that no ened—and he is the one who has made on our broken immigration system. I other President has claimed and, in the threat: If you don’t do it on my am not sure whether we will be able to fact, that he said he did not have, time timetable, according to the terms I do as much as I would like to do or the and time again. prefer, I am going to do it myself. Senator from Illinois would like to do, I know the White House Counsel’s of- He said that time and time again. but we all know the status quo is unac- fice is preparing a convoluted legal There is no President who has abused ceptable. case to justify the President’s actions. the authority to issue Executive orders The President seems intent on pro- Most Americans will correctly view more than the current occupant of the voking a constitutional crisis by adopt- this as an abuse of power. White House. All Presidents have ing policies that he previously said Earlier, I asked the President to issued Executive orders since President were illegal. He said he didn’t have the think about the human costs of encour- George Washington, but no one has authority to do it time and time again. aging another massive wave of illegal held Congress and the Constitution in Now he has totally done a flip-flop of immigration. My State is dispropor- such contempt that they feel as if Con- 180 degrees saying: I have discovered I tionately affected, given our 1,200-mile gress is irrelevant—except when I need now do have the authority. I was wrong common border with Mexico. It is not them to appropriate money or to help when I said I didn’t have the authority only people coming from Mexico; it is them serve my purposes. to do it. He seems intent on exacer- from Central America and around the But the President is going to take bating partisan polarization and weak- world. But I urged him to think about steps in the coming days that would ening democratic accountability. all the men, women, and children from send men and women—such as those I We are the ones who are responsible Guatemala, Honduras, and El Salvador have mentioned—who came, playing by for making these decisions, and we are who have suffered terrible violence the rules, pursuing legal immigration accountable to our electorate, our vot- and, indeed, some have died during to the United States. He is going to ba- ers. Unfortunately, it is going to make their long journey through Mexico sically tell those folks: Get to the back it much harder for us to make nec- from Central America. of the line. essary progress on a number of dif- I urged him to think again about We are the most generous country in ferent matters next year. whether what he is doing inadvertently the world when it comes to naturaliza- The President says we haven’t acted rewards and helps fund the criminal or- tion—almost 1 million people a year. on his timetable in a way that he pre- ganizations that are creating such But the President is going to tell the fers, so he is going to go it alone. But havoc in Mexico and in parts of Central people who have been waiting patiently just think for a moment about the America. in line, playing by the rules: Get in the larger implications of that argument. I can only hope the President will re- Every President in history has back of the line. I am going to put mil- consider. I certainly am not optimistic clashed with Congress. That is part of lions of people ahead of you in front of because now the White House is leak- what we do. That is what the separa- the line who have not played by the ing press reports about this announce- tion of powers is all about. It forces us rules. ment on Friday. But I believe his uni- Well, it is a sure way to send a mes- to build consensus as opposed to pur- lateral action, which is unconstitu- sage to the rest of the world that our suing our own agendas, and that is im- tional and illegal, will deeply harm our country does not enforce its own laws, portant. That is essential. But failing prospects for immigration reform. It which is an essential part of who we to get your way in Congress doesn’t will be deeply harmful to our Nation’s are, and where everybody, from the mean the President can simply over- tradition of the rule of law and deeply humblest to the most exalted in our ride Congress with the stroke of his harmful to the future of our democ- country, are all bound by the same pen. racy. laws, whether you are President of the There is broad support for passing a United States or whether you are one series of commonsense immigration re- Many Democrats believe, as I do, of these new Americans who takes an form bills. I know the Speaker has said that this is a mistake. The President oath to uphold and defend the laws and that publicly. The majority leader in should heed their advice, stop making the Constitution of the United States. the House, Congressman MCCARTHY, I threats, and respect the Constitution. I have to say, because I come from a believe, believes that, and I certainly I yield the floor. big State that sees disproportionate do. The incoming majority leader, Sen- The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- negative consequences of illegal immi- ator MCCONNELL, has told me he does ator from Washington.

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(The remarks of Mr. WHITEHOUSE per- nomic issues before us, and that is the supporting thousands of jobs across our taining to the introduction of S. 2940 issue of Net neutrality. country. are printed in today’s RECORD under We face a pivotal moment in the So today we want to make sure the ‘‘Statements on Introduced Bills and fight to preserve an open and fair Internet is not under attack by those Joint Resolutions.’’) Internet. Last week, the President who would prefer a pay-for-play sys- tem. The biggest telecom companies Mr. WHITEHOUSE. I thank my col- called on the FCC to protect the bed- league for allowing me the extra time, rock principle of Net neutrality. are trying to write the rules of the road that would crowd out some of and I yield the floor. A strong, open Internet is one of the The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- these opportunities for unique entre- best ways to protect the innovation ator from Kansas. that supports millions of American preneurs to continue to grow the appli- Mr. MORAN. Madam President, I ask jobs. It is one of the best ways to pro- cation economy of the future. That is unanimous consent to address the Sen- tect the competitiveness of the digital why we can’t allow Internet service ate for up to 15 minutes. economy. providers to set up fast lanes for those The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without Now the FCC is working on formu- who can pay and slow lanes for those objection, it is so ordered. who can’t. Our innovation economy de- lating ways to protect a robust Inter- f net. We know that the FCC received pends on equal access for ideas. over 4 million comments on the issue Between 2007 and 2012, development RETIREMENT OF STEVE BACCUS, of Net neutrality, and it registered of applications for smart phones and PRESIDENT OF KANSAS FARM many concerns by the public in making tablets created over 466,000 high-tech BUREAU sure that we protect what has been a jobs and generated more than $20 bil- Mr. MORAN. Madam President, agri- great resource for them. lion in annual revenue. A tiered Inter- culture is the lifeblood of my home They have spoken. They want to pro- net system would put all of that at State of Kansas. It drives our economy, tect innovation, and they want to pro- risk. It would allow Internet service but more importantly, it offers our tect a free Internet. providers to cut back from the deals to citizens a way of life that is unique in Consumers should know for a fact determine what information America today’s world. that their Internet service is being held can access on line. Within that industry I often encoun- to the same standards as everywhere We live in an economy based on ter thoughtful, committed men and else. But we know now there are con- speed, and a tiered Internet system women who work every day to raise cerns about the concentration of play- would give the power to set speed lim- their families, run their businesses, ers in the cable and large telephone its to those few Internet service pro- serve their neighbors, and provide a market as it continues to develop. viders and what they wanted to do. better future for the next generation. Maybe two providers will provide as This has a major ripple effect. Imagine Those qualities are found in Steve much as 85 percent of the provider mar- your doctor examining a patient via Baccus, who for the past 17 years has ket, which raises concerns to many telemedicine or a student trying to ac- served on the Kansas Farm Bureau consumers. cess a report through a university serv- Board of Directors and for the last 12 Today I am calling on the FCC to er, all of this put at challenge by served as its president. take forceful action that adopts the whether they have fast access. Kansas Farm Bureau is our State’s strongest rule possible to provide max- As an editorial in the Seattle Times largest general farm organization, with imum protection for consumers—max- said: America’s democracy is in trouble nearly 105,000 members. Under Steve’s imum flexibility to promote the Inter- when information is throttled or con- leadership, the organization has influ- enced policy and politics, promoted net economy. trolled by a few. The FEC must reverse I encourage the FCC to adopt robust this shameful trend. rural values, and worked to show an in- and durable rules to prevent locking, What they are really trying to say is creasingly urban population how food is produced and why technology is in- throttling, fast lanes, and to safeguard that creating additional barriers is tantamount, in my mind, to creating a dispensable to feeding a hungry world. transparency for consumers. These Steve is a native Kansan, a veteran, tax on the Internet. A tiered Internet rules should apply both to the wired a husband, a father of five, and a provider would have the range of con- and wireless broadband networks so grandfather. His fourth-generation trol, and it means that individual users that your Web browser, your personal family farm in Ottawa County pro- computer, your apps on your phone, all could be challenged. Strong Net neu- duces wheat, corn, soybeans, and occa- are treated in the same way. trality rules will help maintain the sionally a sunflower or a bit of sor- This important policy would provide same Internet we have today, and that ghum. certainty to startup and business com- is why the FEC should act. I met Steve now many years ago munities the same way as it will to Across the country, innovators, en- when he was on his local farm bureau support the Fortune 500 companies. In trepreneurs, are experimenting with board, and we grew to be friends over other words, we will treat an entre- different app designs and different con- the years. He was always someone I preneur who started their company in tent creation and they rely on this could count on to give trustworthy ad- their garage the same way we treat a open Internet to pursue those new busi- vice and counsel. big multinational corporation. ness models. Nearly every startup re- As agricultural issues repeatedly We need to send a clear message: We lies on understanding that their prod- come to the forefront of debate in do not want artificial toll lanes on the uct can reach any user connected to Washington, DC—from trade and en- innovation economy of the future. It is the Internet. So allowing Internet serv- ergy, to the economy, overregulation, my hope the FEC arrives at a conclu- ice providers to erect toll lanes would and the farm bill—Steve has worked to sion next year and issues these rules. threaten the fundamental nature of the make certain the voices of Kansas The Internet has been an engine for un- Internet and every business plan of farmers and ranchers are heard in the precedented economic growth for our every startup that relies on the con- Nation’s Capital. country. Today, the text-up sector rep- sumer’s ability for equal access to con- Steve’s passion for improving the resents 3.9 millions jobs, according to tent. lives of Kansans and advocating for the Pew Research, and it is continuing to We must do better than what has future of our rural State has always grow. It really does represent the been done so far, and I encourage this impressed me. His service on the Kan- American entrepreneurial spirit. body to make sure we too are going to sas Farm Bureau board was inspired by YouTube was created in a garage in stand up and protect the American Steve’s deeply held belief that there is San Mateo; Facebook launched in a spirit of entrepreneurship by making a better future ahead for Kansas agri- dorm room in Cambridge, MA; Ama- sure that Net neutrality is the law of culture and for our State. He has al- zon—when Jeff Bezos came to Bellevue, the land. ways been selfless in his service, often

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My friendship with Ross Beach comfortable seeking his help. until his death in 2010. certainly opened doors for me in busi- In addition to his service as president Ross Beach was a pioneer in banking, ness and politics, but more impor- of the Kansas Farm Bureau, Steve has radio and television, and oil and gas, tantly, it gave me the confidence to re- led multiple boards and organizations, and Marianna was a support system be- alize that this smalltown Kansas kid including the Board of the American hind all that success. Ross was the could one day be able to serve here Farm Bureau Federation and the Farm president of Kansas National Gas Com- with my colleagues in the Senate. Bureau Mutual Insurance Company, pany and chairman of the board of the While my family and I are saddened whose board he currently chairs. He Douglas County Bank, and with by the death of Marianna Beach, we has led trade missions, presented testi- Marianna by his side Ross created eco- take comfort knowing that the legacy mony before Congress and State legis- nomic opportunities for many Kansans. of the Beach family will endure far be- lative committees, and has championed But the Beaches’ business success was yond our generation. While Marianna the cause of agriculture for much of his overshadowed by Ross and Marianna’s and Ross Beach donated their talents adult life. generosity. and treasure, it is their character and Steve embodies many traits we can Marianna Beach worked hard to generous souls that I and many others all admire, including a deep love for make certain education and the arts will miss the most. the great State of Kansas and grati- would be a priority of Kansans. She Marianna was loved by all who knew tude for the many hard-working fami- and her husband assisted with the for- her but especially by her family. I ex- lies who provide food, fuel, and fiber on mation of the Beach-Schmidt Per- tend my heartfelt sympathies to her which Americans and the world rely. forming Arts Center and the Sternberg daughters Mary, Terry, and Jane, as These traits have earned Steve the re- Museum of Natural History at Fort well as her brother Lee, sister Janet, spect of his peers across the country. Hays State University. Marianna was a and eight grandchildren and six great- Steve has been a true public servant to member of the Mid-America Arts Alli- grandchildren. I know you loved your agriculture, and he did it for all the ance, president of the Hays Arts Coun- mother, grandmother, and sister dear- right reasons. Not often do you find cil, and wrote a column on art and city ly, and she will be greatly missed. I someone who has such good and clear beautification for the Hays Daily News hope you find comfort in knowing that intentions of service. Kansas farmers for more than 20 years. she and Ross are united in their Heav- and ranchers found that in Steve For the Beaches’ 50th wedding anni- enly home. We are told that to whom much is Baccus in spades. He is a tremendous versary, Marianna convinced her hus- given, much is expected. Ross and role model for all of us who want to band to establish the Marianna Kistler Marianna Beach more than fulfilled make a difference in the lives of oth- Beach Museum of Art on the campus of any expectations. I am thankful for ers. Kansas State University to ensure that having the good fortune of knowing Steve, we congratulate you for your art is accessible to all Kansans. My wife Robba and I have had the honor to them for more than 40 years. service and wish you and your wife Pa- God bless Marianna and Ross Beach serve on the board of visitors of this tricia well in the next chapter of your for their life together and let them be museum that bears their name. We are life as you retire as president of Kansas a role model for all of us. Farm Bureau. able to witness firsthand the positive Thank you, Madam President, and I f consequences of the passion and com- yield the floor. mitment Ross and Marianna had for REMEMBERING ROSS AND The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- culture and for the arts in our State. ator from Michigan. MARIANNA BEACH Marianna’s priorities were guided by Mr. MORAN. Madam President, last a belief in the value of each individual, f Sunday I was at a funeral service in which was illustrated by her lifelong IMMIGRATION REFORM Manhattan, KS, because Kansas lost commitment to supporting and uplift- Ms. STABENOW. Thank you very one of its greatest philanthropists and ing individuals with special needs. Sup- much, Madam President. education advocates when Marianna ported by her husband, Marianna There is a lot of talk here in Wash- Kistler Beach passed away on Novem- worked tirelessly to maximize the po- ington and across our country right ber 1, 2014. tential of handicapped individuals, now about how to fix a very broken im- Marianna and her late husband Ross serving on the President’s Committee migration system. The message the Beach—who passed away in 2010—were on Mental Retardation from 1969 to American people sent us earlier this residents of my hometown of Hay, KS, 1975. She was also actively involved at month was very clear. I don’t think for more than 60 years before moving the local level. She did everything per- anybody should miss it. They want us to Lawrence. This devoted couple was sonally. In fact, the Beach Center on to work together, and they want us to well known and well loved for their Disability at the University of Kansas get things done for the country and acts of service and kindness to others. is named in her honor. The research move things forward. They know we Because of Marianna and Ross Beach, done there focuses on disability policy, can still do big things when we put numerous Kansans have been inspired employment, family support, and early aside partisan politics and sit down to- through the arts, and individuals with childhood services. gether and work in the best interests of disabilities and their families have The Beaches’ level of generosity will the country. lived healthier, more productive lives. truly live on for generations to come. I know that firsthand because of the Marianna was born on November 24, Despite their stature in our commu- farm bill. It was not easy. It was com- 1919, in Lincoln, KS, and Marianna nity and State, Marianna and Ross plicated. There were regional dif- learned the importance of empower- Beach always treated every person ferences. There were partisan dif- ment through education at a young age they encountered with respect and dig- ferences. There were differences be- from her parents. Elmer and Myrtle nity. As a young newlywed couple tween the House and the Senate. But Kistler moved their family from Lin- starting a new life in Hays, the first in- we wanted to get it done. We stuck coln—including their 15-year-old vitation Robba and I received was to with it, we worked hard, and in the daughter Marianna—to Manhattan, come to Ross and Marianna’s home for end, a lot of people working together KS, in 1934 in order to give their chil- dinner. There was never a more gra- made that happen. So we know how to dren the opportunity for a college edu- cious, caring couple than the Beaches, do that. cation during the Great Depression. who wanted to make sure everyone was We know how to do that in the Sen- Marianna graduated from Manhattan included. ate on immigration as well because a

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His life ple worked in a very complicated situa- done that desperately needs to be done. is one to be admired. tion, they worked together, and ulti- Just vote. It is in their hands. As one of his teachers wrote to his mately, after a lot of amendments and We cannot afford to wait another 510 parents: ‘‘Peter’s life is evidence that slogging it through on the floor, just as days to begin to address this urgent he’s been right all along; one person we did on the farm bill, we achieved problem, which is why if the House will can make a difference.’’ that. We achieved that. We achieved not act the President has no choice but While we mourn the loss of our fellow that 510 days ago. to act. But the good news is that we Hoosier in America, we are rightfully So 510 days ago we passed over- don’t have to wait. angry about his murder and we hunger whelmingly—I believe it was 68 votes— Americans didn’t send us here to talk for justice, but we are challenged to a comprehensive immigration reform about impeachment or shutting down face the fact that there are others still bill and sent it to the House of Rep- the government again. They sent us being held by these terrorists, and we resentatives—510 days ago. What has here to get things done. They sent us must work and pray for those who con- the Republican House of Representa- here to create opportunities for them tinue to be held against their will. tives done with that comprehensive, bi- to work hard and get in the middle Today I want to talk about Abdul- partisan bill that was sent to them 510 class and stay in the middle class, Rahman—Peter. I know his wonderful days ago? Nothing. A great big zero. which is harder and harder to do every parents Paula and Ed. They are ex- They have done nothing. They refused day. traordinary people. I was not lucky to even have a vote on it. They refused So I would say to Speaker BOEHNER: enough to meet Peter before he headed to suggest changes to the bill and work Let the House vote. Let’s get the bipar- over to Syria to help provide emer- on the opportunity to bring their ideas tisan immigration bill on the Presi- gency medical care there. However, to the table. They refused to even de- dent’s desk today. This isn’t about the through his folks and these many bate the bill. Why? Amazingly—amaz- President waving a red flag in front of months, I feel as though I have gotten ingly—it is because the Speaker and a bull, by the way—which is, frankly, a to know his spirit through his words, the Republicans and the House know it lot of bull—this is about waving the his actions, and the many stories from would pass if they brought it up. And bill in front of the House of Represent- those who loved him. Some stories can the public looks at that and says: atives. be told, some stories can’t be told, but What? Are you crazy? You don’t want Yoo-hoo, Mr. Speaker, you have a he is an extraordinary young man in to bring up a bill because you know it bill. You have a bill. It passed with 68 every way. would actually pass on a bipartisan votes in the Senate. It will pass in the This was a selfless, courageous young vote? House of Representatives. It will avoid man with a big heart who saw suffering But that is exactly what is hap- what you say is going to be a big fight and wanted to help, and ultimately he pening. In fact, that is how it is sup- and legal challenges. Just vote. It is laid down his life in service to others. posed to work. There was a tremendous that simple. If you look at these pictures, this is amount of effort by this body and by Let’s show the American people that Peter at the ambulance that he worked leaders on both sides of the aisle, who we can put aside our differences, that on as an emergency medical techni- should feel very proud of the work that we can work together and do what is cian, and all he did was try to make was done. It was sent to the House of best for the country. It is as simple as other people’s lives better by helping Representatives 510 days ago, and noth- having a vote. them when they were injured and ing has been done. Zero has been done. Thank you, Madam President, and I wounded. You will hear that when his So I have a very simple message for yield the floor. organization ran out of money, he took Speaker BOEHNER: Let the House vote. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- his own money out of his own pocket Let the House vote. The time is now. ator from Indiana. to buy bandages, equipment, and gas The time is now to solve this problem, f for the van. That is the kind of guy he and it can be solved today if people was. TRIBUTE TO ABDUL-RAHMAN want to do that. He was a son of Indiana, growing up House Republicans still have an op- ‘‘PETER’’ KASSIG near Broad Ripple as the only child of portunity to show the American people Mr. DONNELLY. Madam President, Paula and Ed. He graduated from Indi- that they can be trusted to do the work this is a speech I hoped to never give anapolis North Central High School, that people sent them to do—sent all of and one I give with an incredibly heavy spending his high school days as many us to do. They can do it today. They heart. I wish to speak about a young kids in Wisconsin do—the home State can do it tomorrow. They can get this man from my home State of Indiana, of the Presiding Officer—running cross done before Thanksgiving. Everyone Abdul-Rahman Kassig, known to many country and track and playing his gui- knows that the bipartisan Senate im- who loved him as Peter or Pete. He was tar. He then served in the U.S. Army migration bill would pass right now a Hoosier, a son of Indiana, and we with a brief time in Iraq before being with both Democrats and Republicans could not feel more proud of him or honorably discharged and enrolling in supporting it if Speaker BOEHNER lucky about the fact that he was one of Hanover College back home in Indiana. would simply let the House vote. us. Abdul-Rahman was described as an As we in the Senate showed over a Abdul-Rahman was a son of the intense young man who was always year ago, people on both sides of the United States of America who served ready to help his friends in need. One aisle want to fix this broken system our country and also served the world. classmate from Hanover said, ‘‘From that hurts families, workers, busi- He was a man of peace and healing and the moment you meet Abdul-Rahman, nesses, and farmers. I could tell you caring. Abdul-Rahman was with us for you know that he is a man that is des- story after story of crops being left in 26 years, and what he gave us during tined for great things.’’ the field because of a broken immigra- his life is so much greater and so much Abdul-Rahman left Hanover in 2009 tion system. This is an urgent problem, more important than how he died. The for training and then certification as and the time to act is now. intensity and focus and desire to make an emergency medical technician, fol- If our Republican colleagues in the a difference was the hallmark of lowed by attending Butler University. House don’t want President Obama to Peter’s life, and it stands in stark con- It was during his time as a student at use his authority to help fix the broken trast to the cruelty and disdain for Butler that Pete traveled over to Bei- immigration system—just as every human life of the ISIL terrorists who rut during spring break in 2012. While President, by the way, since President took Peter from us. other kids were heading to Florida and

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Folks to his family and friends at that time here, if in fact that is the case then I figured around the world and every American about the decision he made. These are it was time to say a few things that need will miss you terribly, but we will Peter’s words: saying before I have to go. never forget how kind you were to the The first thing I want to say is thank you. I do not know much, every day that I am sick and injured people you cared for Both to you and mom for everything you here I have more questions and less answers, and the sick and injured people you have both done for me as parents; for every- but what I do know is that I have a chance made well, and everyone whose hearts thing you have taught me, shown me, and to do something here, to take a stand. To experienced with me. you filled with love and passion and make a difference. Yesterday my life was I cannot imagine the strength and commit- laughter. laid out on a table in front of me. With only ment it has taken to raise a son like me but This was a man all Hoosiers and ev- hours left before my scheduled flight back your love and patience are things I am so eryone else was so proud of, who home to the United States, I watched people deeply grateful for. touched more people and helped more dying right in front of me. I had seen it be- Secondly, I want you to know about things fore and I had walked away before . . . folks in his 26 years than most of us do here and what I’ve been through straight I am staying in the region indefinitely. I in a lifetime. from me so you don’t have to wonder, guess, am formally requesting that I be withdrawn I will close with something that or imagine (often this is worse than the re- from my courses for the remainder of the se- Paula Kassig said on Monday: ality). All in all I am alright. Physically I mester. I have had the conversation with my Our hearts are battered, but they will am pretty underweight but I’m not starved, parents and it was the easiest one we ever mend. The world is broken, but it will be & I have no physical injuries, I’m a tough had. They knew simply from the sound of my healed in the end. And good will prevail . . . kid and still young so that helps. voice. I have never been freer, more alive, Mentally I am pretty sure this is the hard- Abdul-Rahman spent the last years happier, or better received than in this place. est thing a person can go through, the stress of this life working for good, serving There is too much work to be done here. and fear are incredible but I am coping as those in the greatest need in the most Too many people in need of immediate help best I can. I am not alone. I have friends, we ... dangerous of situations because his fel- laugh, we play chess, we play trivia to stay This decision isn’t one that everyone low citizens of the world needed him. sharp, and we share stories and dreams of would make, most people wouldn’t I guess, He truly believed good would prevail. home and loved ones. I can be hard to deal but those of you that really know me under- Let us keep the Kassigs and those with, you know me. My mind is quick and stand that this is what I was made to do. My my patience thinner than most. who are still currently being held whole life has led me to this point in time. But all in all I am holding my own. I cried against their will and their families in In May of 2012, Abdul-Rahman moved a lot in the first few months, but a little less our prayers and thoughts. to Lebanon to work as a volunteer now. I worry a lot about you and mom and Abdul-Rahman, we have been hum- emergency medical technician, serving my friends. bled by your generosity and your love. in a hospital in the region there. They tell us you have abandoned us and/or May God bless you and may God bless By September 2012, Abdul-Rahman, don’t care but of course we know you are the United States of America. still in his young twenties, formed his doing everything you can and more. Don’t I yield back and suggest the absence worry Dad, if I do go down, I won’t go think- own nongovernmental organization to of a quorum. ing anything but what I know to be true. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The even better help those in need around That you and mom love me more than the him. It was called the Special Emer- clerk will call the roll. moon & the stars. The legislative clerk proceeded to gency Relief and Assistance, or SERA. I am obviously pretty scared to die but the In the summer of 2013, Abdul- hardest part is not knowing, wondering, hop- call the roll. Mr. THUNE. Madam President, I ask Rahman moved SERA’s headquarters ing and wondering if I should even hope at unanimous consent that the order for to Gaziantep, Turkey, where the orga- all. I am very sad that all this has happened the quorum call be rescinded. nization provided first response assist- and for what all of you back home are going through. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without ance to refugees fleeing the Syrian If I do die, I figure at least you and I can objection, it is so ordered. civil war. seek refuge and comfort in knowing that I f SERA provided food and medical sup- went out as a result of trying to alleviate plies to the refugee camps on both suffering and helping those in need. NEW REPUBLICAN MAJORITY sides of the border. SERA also provided In terms of my faith, I pray everyday and AGENDA primary trauma care and first-aid I am not angry about my situation in that Mr. THUNE. Madam President, today sense. I am in a dogmatically complicated training to civilians in Syria so others is our first full week back in session could also provide that same care. situation here, but I am at peace with my be- lief. since the election 2 weeks ago. While When fundraising was not going as I wish this paper would go on forever and we haven’t had the change of control well as needed, Abdul-Rahman donated never run out and I could just keep talking yet in the Chamber—it doesn’t happen his own money, giving not only his to you. Just know I’m with you. Every until next year—Republicans are set- time and his talent, but everything he stream, every lake, every field and river. In ting out our priorities for the new Con- had financially to keep it going and as- the woods and hills, in all the places you gress and looking forward to getting to sist those suffering around him. He was showed me. I love you. work. working on a project for SERA when he If you look at the pictures, you can Two weeks ago the American people was detained on October 1, 2013. see Peter and his mom in this picture spoke. They sent a clear message to When he was detained, he was trav- and Peter and his dad off fishing in In- Washington that they are tired of the eling in the back of an ambulance on diana. This is the story of Abdul- status quo, tired of gridlock, tired of his way to Deir Ezzour in eastern Syria Rahman Kassig. Nothing you have seen obstruction. They are tired of Wash- to help provide medical care. He was in on TV over the past 3 or 4 days is the ington wasting their money. They the back of an ambulance when he was story of Abdul-Rahman Kassig. This is want change, and on election day, they taken. the story. Those are his parents and asked Republicans to make that hap- Peter showed incredible strength this is what he did—he devoted his life pen. while in captivity—demonstrating his to others. Republicans are humbled by the trust love for his parents while reflecting on He was a young man who was taken the American people have placed in us, the possibility that he might not make from us in the most barbaric way, yet and we are not going to let them down. it home. whose life stands for all that is good in We look forward to setting a positive In a letter written while he was in our world. and a constructive agenda and getting captivity, and received by his parents Abdul-Rahman, we will miss you the Senate working again for the in early 2014, Abdul-Rahman wrote: catching more fish than your dad Ed American people.

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That means that very little time Divided government has been histori- year per family under his health care has been spent on American families’ cally a time when great things have law. NANCY PELOSI, the former Speaker priorities. been accomplished. We can go back to of the House, went on ‘‘Meet the Press’’ Even many Democrats have grown Social Security reform in 1983 when we at one point and said everyone’s rates frustrated with the highly partisan di- had a Republican President working would go down—everyone, she said. rection the Senate has taken under with a Democratic House or tax reform What does the President have to say Democratic leadership. Republicans in- in 1986 when we had a Republican now? What will he tell those people tend to chart a different course. President working with a Democratic whose rates have continued to go up? Starting in January, we will ensure House or 1996 when we had a Demo- What does he say to this real estate that the Senate returns to the com- cratic President working with a Repub- broker in Tennessee who can’t absorb a mittee process and that the Senate lican Congress on welfare reform. 20-percent increase? floor once again becomes a forum for There are lots of examples throughout In Anchorage, AK, a typical plan is debate and amendments and votes. I our history where divided government going to cost 28 percent more next am encouraged that this week a num- has led to big accomplishments and big year. That is for the second cheapest ber of rank-and-file Democrats aban- results for the American people. silver plan, what they call the bench- doned their leadership and joined Re- I submit that we can do that again. mark plan. publicans to support legislation to ap- The American people are counting on In Minneapolis rates are going up al- prove the Keystone Pipeline and the us. Republicans are ready to roll up our most 19 percent, and that is just for the more than 42,000 jobs it will create. Re- sleeves and get to work, and we invite premiums. For many people their publicans hope we can continue to have Democrats and the President to join copays are going up and their that kind of collaboration in the new us. deductibles are going up as well. In Congress. I yield the floor. some parts of Georgia 70 percent of the Americans have had a rough time The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- plans sold on the exchange have over the past several years, including a ator from Wyoming. deductibles of at least $2,500. Is that af- weak economy, few jobs, high prices on f fordable for people? Millions of Ameri- everything from health care to elec- cans will be paying more in premiums tricity, and the list goes on and on. Our PRESIDENT’S HEALTH CARE LAW as well as more out of their pocket— first priority in the 114th Congress will Mr. BARRASSO. Madam President, millions of people such as Bob Sorey, be enacting policies that will help cre- this past Saturday the open enrollment the real estate broker in Tennessee, ate jobs and increase economic oppor- period for the Obama health care law who, as he said, just can’t absorb the tunity for American families. A good opened in terms of the health care ex- cost. place to start is the dozens of House- change. People who bought health in- These skyrocketing premiums may passed jobs bills that have been gath- surance through healthcare.gov or explain why the President’s health care ering dust on the Senate Democratic through their State’s exchange are fi- law is more unpopular right now than leader’s desk. Many of these bills nally allowed to see how much their in- ever before. passed the House with bipartisan sup- surance is going to cost next year. According to the latest Gallup poll, port, and it is high time they get a Things were pushed back beyond the only 37 percent of Americans approve vote in the Senate so they can get on election so people wouldn’t be able to of the law. It was supposed to get more the President’s desk. find out before the election what it was popular. That is what the Democrats We hope the President will work with going to cost. So the Obama adminis- on this floor told people across the us on priorities such as expanding tration had all of this information for country and told us. Instead, the oppo- trade to open new markets for Amer- awhile, but they intentionally kept it site has happened. People see how ican agriculture and manufacturing secret until after election day. Now much their costs have increased be- overseas. people get to see the prices, and many cause of the law, and many people are I have to say I am a little concerned people across the country are abso- learning that having coverage under that the President has indicated his in- lutely in shock at the increased costs the law is not the same as having care. tention of continuing to operate on his of the health care law. There is a difference between coverage own. The American people made it Millions of Americans are learning and care. clear on election day that they have re- their health insurance is going to cost That is what USA Today found out. jected his policies, and I hope the them a lot more. As a matter of fact, They had a front-page article last Fri- President will take that message to when the exchanges opened November day with the headline: ‘‘Rural Hos- heart and rethink his plans to go it 15, on the front page of the New York pitals in Critical Condition.’’ alone on important issues such as im- Times: ‘‘Cost of Coverage Under Care So not just the cost of coverage migration. Act Set to Increase.’’ The article says: under the care act set to increase, but Finally, Republicans will get to work The Obama administration on Friday un- rural hospitals are in critical condi- on some of the big-ticket items that veiled data showing that many Americans tion. need to get done in Washington, includ- with health insurance bought under the Af- Obama critics say the law is speeding ing issues such as reforming our Tax fordable Care Act could face substantial up the demise of rural facilities, of Code to make it simpler and fairer and price increases next year—in some cases as rural hospitals. That is the problem. to make us more competitive in the much as 20 percent. The article talks about a small hos- global marketplace, eliminating the Substantial price increases, 20 per- pital in Georgia that had to close in hundreds of inefficient regulations that cent. the spring of last year because of all are driving up prices for American fam- For some people it is going to be even the new burdens of the health care law. ilies and killing jobs, and issues such higher than that. People in that town now have to travel as conducting oversight of the execu- The Wall Street Journal took a look many miles to get to another hospital tive branch to ensure that the cycle of at it and they had a large story with a in another town. One of those people abuses such as the IRS scandal and the picture on Friday and the headline is: was Bill Jones. He was a peanut and Veterans Affairs scandal stops now. ‘‘Consumers Still Confused Ahead of cotton farmer who lived about 9 miles Republicans understand the oppor- Insurance Sign-ups.’’ away from the old hospital. Bill suf- tunity we have been given and we don’t The article describes a man named fered a heart attack 1 month after the intend to waste it. We are going to Bob Sorey, who is a real estate sales- hospital had to close. The ambulance make Washington work again, we are person in Mount Juliet, TN. He had a had to take him to another hospital in

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But the hospital is gone now and ing for Americans who have been tion policies that would do so much it is gone because of the President’s harmed by the President’s health care good for our economy? health care law. For people living in law. We are going to keep offering the It is no secret that trial lawyers and rural States such as Georgia and my real solutions that people wanted all others told the current majority leader own State of Wyoming, this is a terri- along—access to the care they need not to bring patent troll reform up for fying prospect. from a doctor they choose at lower a vote. We all know when the trial law- The article says that since January cost. That is what the American people yers say ‘‘jump,’’ the only answer for of 2010, more than 40 rural hospitals are demanding, and that is what they some of my Democratic colleagues is have closed across the country. There deserve. It is what Republicans are ‘‘how high.’’ is a map of the country of all the going to give them. While I am disappointed the Senate places where hospitals have closed. I thank the Presiding Officer, I yield failed to act during this Congress, I in- Ezekiel Emanuel, who worked on the the floor, and I suggest the absence of tend to help ensure we pass legislation health care law, says that 40 hospitals a quorum. next year. Fortunately, combating pat- is not enough. He is one of the archi- The PRESIDING OFFICER. The ent trolls is a priority for incoming tects of course of the President’s clerk will call the roll. Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman health care law. He says that over the The assistant legislative clerk pro- CHUCK GRASSLEY and House Judiciary next 6 years, more than 1,000 hospitals ceeded to call the roll. Committee Chairman BOB GOODLATTE. I look forward to working with them will close. In more than 1,000 American Mr. HATCH. Madam President, I ask and others who are committed to mak- communities, people will be further unanimous consent that the order for ing long overdue reforms to our patent away from medical care. That is pre- the quorum call be rescinded. laws—including mandatory fee shift- cious lost time for people who have The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. ing, heightened pleading and discovery heart attacks or for women with high- standards, demand letter reforms, and risk pregnancies who are further from f a mechanism to enable recovery of fees the help they need to deliver a healthy INNOVATION AGENDA FOR THE against shell companies or those who baby. They may have coverage under 114TH CONGRESS are behind them. the President’s health care law, but In addition, we must improve the that is not the same as getting the care Mr. HATCH. Madam President, I rise today to emphasize the importance of quality of patents issued by the U.S. they need. Patent and Trademark Office. Low- We are also seeing that for people keeping our technology industry in the forefront of our global economy. Amer- quality patents are essential to a pat- whom the law has pushed into Med- ent troll’s business model. I am opti- ica has made extraordinary strides in icaid—because Medicaid, of course—the mistic we can reach agreement on how innovation. For decades we have been President’s goal was to push more and best to improve our patent process. more people into Medicaid—that pays the world’s leader in developing new We also need a high-functioning and less for services than traditional insur- technologies and advancing the Inter- well-funded USPTO. A fully funded pat- ance companies pay. A lot of doctors net age, but we are not the only nation ent office would, at the very least, and other providers can’t afford to take in this hunt. mean more and better trained patent new Medicaid patients. Across the globe, and particularly in examiners, more complete libraries of There was a front-page story in the China and other parts of Asia, our prior art, and greater access to modern Wall Street Journal last Friday that international competitors are working information technologies to address says as more join Medicaid, health care furiously to catch up. If the United the Agency’s growing needs. All of systems feel strained. States is to enjoy continued success in these improvements would lead to As more join Medicaid—the Presi- the technology arena, the policy- higher quality patents that are granted dent’s goal—health systems feel the makers must ensure that we have a more quickly. The good news is we can strain. The article says that about one- legal and regulatory landscape that make these changes at no cost to tax- third of all primary care physicians will enable our innovators to thrive. payers since the USPTO is a fee-gener- aren’t taking new Medicaid patients. As chairman of the Senate Repub- ating agency. One of them is Dr. Holly Abernathy. lican High-Tech Task Force, I have Now, there are some who argue here She is a family physician in Farm- been working with colleagues and that patent troll legislation is not nec- ington, NM, and she says she just can’t stakeholders to develop an innovation essary in light of the Supreme Court’s afford to take any new patients under agenda for the coming Congress. Today decisions in the Octane Fitness and the program. She says: ‘‘I would love to I would like to highlight several bipar- Highmark cases. Ms. Charlene Morrow see every Medicaid patient that comes tisan initiatives that we should and Mr. Brian Lahti, however, writing through my door.’’ She also says: ‘‘If prioritize early next year to help en- in the BNA’s Patent, Trademark & you give people coverage, they should sure the continued success of our high- Copyright Journal confirm that ‘‘noth- be able to utilize it.’’ tech economy. ing in these cases addresses the pro- Premiums are going up, out-of-pock- First, Congress must act to protect posed reforms to make the real parties et costs are going up. Hospitals are America’s innovation and inventive- in interest who are managing patent closing. Doctors are having to turn ness. An essential part of fostering in- assertion entities responsible for fees away patients—all because of the novation is protecting legitimate intel- and costs.’’ This is something I worked President’s health care law. lectual property rights. In particular, on for quite a few months. As these ex- ObamaCare was too long, too com- we must enact legislation to combat perienced practitioners acknowledge plicated, too expensive, and it took abusive patent litigation. such legislation is essential to address away too much from the people who Patent trolls—which are often shell fee-collection concerns faced by defend- like the care and the coverage they had companies that do not make or sell ants in present patent litigation. One before the law was passed. That is why anything—are crippling innovation and of the legislative approaches Ms. Mor- Republicans are going to vote to repeal growth across all sectors of our econ- row and Mr. Lahti proposed is to make the entire health care law. omy. It is estimated that abuse of pat- bonding more readily available at an Meanwhile, we will also vote to strip ent litigation costs our economy over early stage of litigation. I could not away the worst and most destructive $60 billion every year. With so much on agree more. parts of the law—parts such as the em- the line, how can we afford not to act? We must ensure that those who de- ployer mandate, the arbitrary 30-hour Yet the current Senate did exactly fend against abusive patent litigation

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They stand to prosecutors to protect their rights. munication sitting on your desk. benefit if their plaintiff shell company The multi-State procedural and juris- Those conflicting standards should forces a settlement and are protected dictional issues that arise in such cases cause great concern to everyone who from any liability if they lose. are costly and complicated, and the De- values personal privacy. Now to make It is a win-win situation for them and partment of Justice lacks the resources matters more complicated, ECPA is si- a lose-lose situation for America’s to prosecute many such cases. These lent on the privacy standard for access- innovators. Since we cannot force par- systemic issues put companies at a ing data stored abroad. Storing digital ties outside of a court’s jurisdiction to great disadvantage, since the victims information around the world, a prac- join in a case, we must incentivize of trade secret theft need to recover in- tice that did not exist when ECPA be- those interested parties to do the right formation quickly before it crosses came law, is now routine. Moreover, thing. State lines or leaves the country. the Federal Government has taken ad- That is the whole purpose behind my Unfortunately, in today’s global in- vantage of this statutory silence to recovery-of-award provision. Under formation age, there are endless exam- apply its own standard, requiring ac- this provision, those who are deemed ples of how easy and rewarding it can cess to data abroad if the company interested parties may either volun- be to steal trade secrets. While the storing it has a presence in the United tarily submit to the court’s jurisdic- maximum penalty for trade secrets States. tion and become liable for any theft is 10 years in prison and a $250,000 For that reason alone, Congress unsatisfied fees awarded in the case or fine, few of these thefts actually result should amend the law. That is why, to- they may opt out by renouncing any in Federal prosecutions. While $250,000 gether with Senators CHRIS COONS and meaningful interest in the litigation. If may sound like a steep penalty, most DEAN HELLER, I introduced the Law interested parties stand aside and do stolen trade secrets amount to tens or Enforcement Access to Data Stored nothing, the original plaintiff must even hundreds of millions of dollars in Abroad Act. The LEADS Act would re- post a bond to ensure that any shifted lost profits and sales. Even when thefts quire a warrant when the government fees are paid. are prosecuted, victim companies rare- demands customer communications Bottom line: Without such bonding ly recover the full extent of their from third-party service providers. measures, all defendants have is a losses. Such a warrant would only apply to toothless joinder provision that can be We have made some progress in mov- data stored in the United States, un- easily circumvented by bad actors with ing forward trade secret legislation. less the data is owned by a U.S. cor- no intention of paying the court- Earlier this year, the Senate Judiciary poration, citizen or lawful permanent awarded fees for their abusive lawsuits. Subcommittee on Crime and Terrorism resident. I have said this before but it bears re- held a hearing on the importance of To provide additional protections, peating. Fee shifting without such a re- creating a private right of action for the bill requires courts to modify or covery provision is like writing a trade secret theft. The House Judiciary vacate such warrants if they would re- check on an empty account. You are Committee reported its bill—by voice quire the service provider to violate purporting to convey something that vote—on September 17. Although we the laws of a foreign country. The prac- isn’t there. Only fee shifting coupled did not get the bill across the finish tice of extending warrants with this recovery provision will stop line this Congress, we are well posi- extraterritorially presents unique chal- patent trolls from litigating-and-dash- tioned to move the trade secret legisla- lenges for a number of industries which ing. tion early next year. increasingly face a conflict between The House has already demonstrated It is past time to enable U.S. compa- American law and the laws of the coun- that Members from both sides of the nies to protect their trade secrets in tries where the electronic data is aisle can come together to craft and Federal court. stored. pass commonsense legislation to com- Another bipartisan initiative ready Additionally, if the United States ex- bat abusive patent lawsuits. President for congressional action relates to our pects to extend its warrants Obama supports such efforts. It is past privacy laws. I speak about the need to extraterritorially, we should not be time the Senate does its part. We update the Electronic Communications surprised if other countries, including ought to get rid of this phony attitude Privacy Act or ECPA to require a war- China and Russia, seek to do the same of obeisance to the personal injury law- rant for all email content within the for the emails of Americans and others yers and trial lawyers in this country. United States and to safeguard data stored in this country. I am determined to make such patent stored abroad from improper govern- Congress must ensure that law en- reform a priority early next year and ment access. forcement has the tools to execute to make sure we send the President a Enacted in 1986, ECPA prohibits com- search warrants where necessary so bill that he can sign into law for the munication service providers from long as officials comply with the laws good of all American innovation. intercepting or disclosing email, tele- of the foreign country where the elec- In addition to patent troll legisla- phone conversations or data stored tronic data is stored. tion, there is strong bipartisan, bi- electronically, unless such disclosure is The LEADS Act also provides needed cameral support for creating a har- authorized. Virtually everyone agrees improvements to the mutual legal as- monized, uniform Federal standard for that Americans should enjoy the same sistance treaty process, which are for- protecting trade secrets. privacy protections in their online mal agreements for sharing evidence Here in the Senate, Senator CHRIS communications that they do in their between the United States and foreign COONS and I introduced the Defend offline communications. countries in international investiga- Trade Secret Act on April 29, 2014. In But Congress has not adequately up- tions. Currently, the MLAT process is the House of Representatives, Rep- dated the law since its enactment, and slow and unreliable, sometimes taking resentative GEORGE HOLDING intro- technological developments have re- several months to access data held by duced the Trade Secrets Protection Act sulted in disparate treatment. As cur- foreign jurisdictions. on July 29, 2014. Through our collective rently written, ECPA requires law en- The Department of Justice not only efforts we have shed light on an often forcement to obtain a warrant for needs additional funds to hire more overlooked form of intellectual prop- emails that are less than 6 months old people to handle MLAT requests, but erty. but only a subpoena to access older reforms to the underlying program are Trade secrets, such as customer lists, electronic communications. needed to improve transparency and ef- formulas, and manufacturing processes Think about your own email account. ficiency. The legislation recognizes, are an essential form of intellectual You may have hundreds of emails that through a sense of Congress, that data

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I ask unanimous consent intend to do everything in my power to community who are earning money that I be permitted to finish my re- enact protechnology, pro-innovation they spend in the same community. marks. policies that will ensure the continued They are paying property tax. I would The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without success of our high-tech economy. be willing to bet that none of the on- objection, it is so ordered. I yield the floor. line companies, unless they are local, Mr. HATCH. Such requirements are The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- are participating in the community the incompatible with the borderless na- ator from Wyoming. way those businesses are. ture of the Internet. They are an im- f Of course, additionally, sales taxes go pediment to online innovation and directly to State and local govern- MARKETPLACE FAIRNESS ACT they are unnecessary to meet the needs ments, which brings in the needed rev- of law enforcement. It is time to act to Mr. ENZI. Madam President, I rise to enue for maintaining our schools, fix- update our electronic communications voice my continued support for the en- ing our roads, supporting local law en- privacy laws. actment of the Marketplace Fairness forcement, fire departments, and emer- Finally, there is widespread con- Act this year. There have been a num- gency management crews. An inter- sensus and real opportunity for bipar- ber of editorials and letters and emails esting part of that is the smaller the tisan bicameral reform of our outdated and other messages lately that have visa system for economically essential town, the more important that is. left out part of the story and have In Wyoming the smaller towns rely high-skilled immigrants. For too long some of the other parts of the story on their sales tax to provide police pro- our country has been unable to meet wrong. I am not sure the people behind tection and fire protection. People in the ever-increasing demand for workers these messages have read the bill. small towns in Wyoming are some- trained in the science, technology, en- Last year the Senate passed this bill gineering, and mathematics or STEM times surprised to find out that sales with a strong bipartisan vote of 69 taxes support these services, but real- fields. Members. I believe that now is the As a result, some of our Nation’s top ize then that they ought to be paying time to get this issue done. I have been technology markets are in desperate this sales tax. The smaller the town, working on this sales tax fairness issue need for qualified STEM workers. We the bigger the impact. since joining the Senate in 1997, be- face a high-skilled worker shortage If Congress fails to let States collect cause as a former State legislator, that has become a national crisis. In taxes on remote sales this year, we are mayor and small business owner, I be- April, for the second year in a row, the implicitly blessing a situation where lieve it is important to level the play- Federal Government reached its cur- States will be forced to maybe raise ing field for all retailers—in-store, rent H–1B quota just 5 days after it other taxes, such as income or property began accepting applications. catalog, and online—so an outdated taxes, to offset the growing loss of Employers submitted 172,500 peti- rule for sales tax collection does not sales tax revenue. Do we want this to tions for just 85,000 available visas, adversely impact small business and happen? meaning American companies were un- Main Street retailers. There is another side to this too; that able to hire nearly 90,000 high-skilled In the last century, the Supreme is, that some of the people, some of the workers essential to help grow their Court challenged us to solve this prob- Governors and legislatures have said: If domestic businesses, develop innova- lem. We have been working on it. that passes, we will reduce another tax tive technologies at home rather than Thanks to a suggestion by Senator because sales tax is a more constant abroad, and compete internationally. ALEXANDER, we made this bill a States flow of dollars that we can rely on This is one of the principal reasons rights bill. The States passed laws a more than virtually anything else we why I, together with Senators AMY long time ago that required the collec- do. KLOBUCHAR, MARCO RUBIO, and CHRIS tion of sales tax. And those laws say So now is the time for Congress to COONS, introduced the bipartisan Immi- that if the tax is not collected by the complete action on this issue by enact- gration Innovation or I-Squared Act. retailer out of State, it has to be paid ing the Marketplace Fairness Act this To date the legislation has 26 bipar- directly by the purchaser in state. year. Today I want to spend a few min- tisan cosponsors. Among other things, Most people do not even know about utes debunking some of the myths and the I-Squared Act provides a thought- that requirement, but I do understand allegations that have been raised ful, lasting legislative framework that in Wyoming we collect about $1.5 mil- against the bill. First, some opponents would increase the number of H–1 visas lion from people voluntarily realizing argue the bill is unfairly burdensome based on annual market demand to at- the law and complying with it. to online retailers by forcing them to tract highly skilled workers and But that is a minority of people. comply with the various sales tax rates innovators. The bill also reforms fees Right now, thousands of local busi- across the country. on H–1B visas and employment-based nesses are forced to do business at a In response, I would first note that green cards for funding a grant-based competitive disadvantage because they the Marketplace Fairness Act includes State program to promote STEM edu- have to collect sales and use taxes and a small seller exemption. It is set at $1 cation and worker retraining. remote sellers do not, which in some million in remote sales each year. The I-Squared Act addresses the im- States can mean that 5 to 10 percent Until they pass that $1 million mark in mediate short-term needs to provide advantage. a given year, states cannot make them American employees with greater ac- I recently talked with a fellow who comply with sales tax laws. If they do cess to high-skilled workers, while also had a camera store. A person came in. pass the million-dollar mark, then the addressing long-term needs to invest in He was interested in this $2,000 camera Marketplace Fairness Act requires that America’s STEM education. I am con- and accessories. So of course the store the State provide the sellers with soft- fident this two-step approach will en- owner helped him to figure it all out ware, free of charge, that can calculate able our country to thrive and help us and gave him instructions on the cam- the sales and use tax due on each compete in today’s global economy. No era. Then the guy pulled out his smart transaction at the time the transaction doubt, a concrete legislative victory, phone and clicks on the bar code of the is completed. It would also file the when there is already considerable con- camera and said he could get it cheap- sales and use tax returns and be up- sensus, would help build trust and good er. Of course the owner of the store dated to reflect any rate changes. will among those who disagree sharply wondered how much cheaper. It hap- So all they have to know, to be able over other areas of immigration policy. pened to be exactly the amount of sales to do is, is the purchaser’s ZIP Code. It would mark a critical first step tax. The small business owner lost the They are going to have to know the along the path to broader reform. sale. ZIP Code if they are sending something

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Mike Pence, the conservative Governor rately collect and remit State and Additionally, the Marketplace Fair- of Indiana; Governor Gary Herbert; local sales and use taxes. ness Act does not tax Internet use. I re- Governor Robert Bentley; former Gov- In addition, opponents of the Market- peat that it does not tax Internet use. ernor Mitch Daniels; and former Gov- place Fairness Act argue that our bill It doesn’t even tax Internet services. ernor Jeb Bush, you might say: What violates States rights by setting tax For many years I have worked with all do they have in common? rates. In fact, our bill does not change the interested parties to find a mutu- Well, they are Republicans; that is State law. It does not require States to ally agreeable legislative package to right. They are conservatives; that is do anything. The bill does not create enact this bill. true. But the other thing we could say new taxes or increase existing taxes. It This Congress, I’ve worked with Sen- is they all support the Marketplace simply gives the States the ability to ator DURBIN, Senator ALEXANDER, who Fairness Act or the principles that un- collect the taxes owed, to enforce their as I mentioned inserted the States derlie it. own sales and use tax laws. rights approach to this issue that re- Why is that? Because the Market- Our bill is a States rights bill, which duced the bill from about 35 pages place Fairness Act is a 12-page bill is why the National Governors Associa- down to about 9 pages, and Senator about two words, which are States’ tion, the National Conference of State HEITKAMP, who has been involved in rights. If I am the Governor of Ten- Legislatures, the National Association the court case as all of these e-fairness nessee—which I once was—and I am of Counties, and the National League challenges have progressed. sitting down there thinking: Well, we of Cities support the bill. Wyoming When the Supreme Court heard this have a State sales tax in Tennessee passed a law in 1934. It says: If someone challenge and realized there are some such as almost every State has, and buys something out of State and they other things coming along that could the way we collect it is this—let’s say do not pay sales tax on it, by the end greatly distress States if they don’t I am in my home town of Marysville, of the month they have to fill out a take some action because of what the TN, and I want to buy a television set. form which they have and submit the courts could do, I worked together with I can go downtown to buy it from one money. Our bill makes it easier for the three colleagues I mentioned and 26 of my local stores. They collect the Wyomingites to comply with this law. of our Senate colleagues to produce a State sales tax, which in our State, in- Most people don’t realize this, but it is bipartisan bill that helps sellers, cluding State and local taxes, is nearly much easier if the person who collects States, and local governments to sim- 10 percent. They send it to the State. If I go online or into a catalog and the sales tax is the one who sells the plify sales and use tax collection and order the same television set, the seller item. administration. does not collect it. This bill is about al- Opponents of the Marketplace Fair- We are working with our House sup- lowing the State of Tennessee to decide ness Act also suggest it benefits big porters, including House of Representa- whether it wants to require the out-of- business at the expense of small online tive Members STEVE WOMACK, JACKIE state sellers to do the same thing that retailers. Remember I mentioned that SPEIER, PETER WELCH, and JOHN CON- instate sellers do, whether it wants to $1 million exemption if a business sells YERS, and have found common ground prefer some distant seller over the less than $1 million online? They are on this important issue that is sup- local man and woman on Main Street, not subject to this bill. That is to give ported by more than 200 groups. I pub- the mom-and-pop stores. That is the small businesses a chance to grow into licly commend all of my Senate and decision. big businesses—and we do hope they do House colleagues in taking a leadership Whatever decision they would make, pass that $1 million threshold. In fact a role in working on this important pol- the question is this. Do you think we $2 million threshold would be fine with icy issue. should be deciding that for Tennessee? me. I strongly encourage my colleagues Our Governor doesn’t think so, our But the exemption already protects to support the goals of States rights Lieutenant Governor doesn’t think so, small businesses. Last year a Small and a level playing field for all busi- our legislature doesn’t think so. They Business Administration study deter- nesses—making sure the revenue that don’t trust Washington to make the de- mined that the small seller exemption is owed particularly for small towns cision. They trust themselves to make included in the Marketplace Fairness makes it to the small towns—by push- that decision. Act would exempt 99.96 percent of all ing for the enactment of the Market- Ohio doesn’t think so. Ohio has al- sellers from the bill’s requirements. So place Fairness Act this year. ready taken a look at this subject and it is just the big ones that fall into this I yield the floor for my colleague, said: We would prefer to collect our bill. Senator ALEXANDER, who has done an sales tax from everybody who owes it. Opponents of marketplace fairness outstanding job on this subject. Rather than have everybody in Ohio suggest it creates a massive new tax The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- fill out a form every time they go on- requirement. The truth is the bill that ator from Tennessee. line to order from a catalog, Ohio passed the Senate with an over- Mr. ALEXANDER. Senator ENZI has wants to require the out-of-State sell- whelming bipartisan vote of more than been a leading proponent of the Mar- ers do the same thing in-State sellers two-thirds of the Senate last year does ketplace Fairness Act. I congratulate do, and that is to collect the tax when not create any new taxes. him for his persistence in recognizing they sell it. Ohio has said if they do Consumers already owe the sales and its importance. that, they will lower taxes. use taxes on the goods they purchase if I will make three points in support of Ohio has already passed a law and they reside in a State that has a sales what he said: No. 1, why conservatives says if Congress passes the Market- tax—whether those purchases are made support it; No. 2, why it is easy to do; place Fairness Act taxes in Ohio will over the phone, by mail or by the that is, to comply with it; and No. 3 is go down. Internet. Unfortunately, as I men- to ask the basic question, which is: Do Madam President, I ask unanimous tioned, most consumers are unaware you trust Washington or do you trust consent to have printed in the RECORD that they are required to pay the tax your Governor and your State legisla- following my remarks a list of conserv- when the retailer does not collect it at ture to decide what your State taxes atives and Republican Governors who the time of the purchase. ought to be? Do you trust Washington support e-fairness and why they do so. Marketplace fairness provides States or do you trust people closer to home? The other point is how complicated is the authority to reduce the burden of I will begin with why conservatives this for somebody who might sell on- self-reporting from consumers and support it. If I were to ask the ques- line? Well, as Senator ENZI said, it ex- allow States to enforce the existing tion, what do the following people have empts 99 percent of all out-of-state

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It must not be too hard be- lect the sales tax. How is he going to necticut is willing to compete with the com- pany in Massachusetts, but does not like it if cause you could also go on eBay, I am do it? Well, he is going to have to start assured, and you can purchase software out-of-state businesses are, in practical auditing everybody. terms, subsidized; that’s what the non-tax from eBay that costs $15 or $20 and it If you buy online—which everybody amounts to. Local concerns are complaining will do the work for you. In other almost does today; just think of the about traffic in mattresses and books and words, if you are selling something on- Christmas season coming up—you records and computer equipment which, or- line and you are selling it to Maryville, would have to write down every single dered through the Internet, come in, so to TN, they will put the zip code in and thing you bought. You would have to speak, duty free.’’ (William F. Buckley, ‘‘Get tell you the tax. You can collect it and put the tax down, and you would have That Internet Tax Right,’’ National Review remit it to the State government. It is Online, 10/19/01) to send it in—that is the law. That is a Arthur B. Laffer, Wall Street Journal: ‘‘In- about as easy as what I do every morn- very difficult thing to do and most peo- state retailers collect sales taxes at the time ing. ple don’t do it. of purchase. When residents purchase from I go to my computer, I type in So the easy way to do this and the retailers out of state (including over the ‘‘Google,’’ put my zip code in, and I put right way to do this is for Congress to Internet) they are supposed to report these ‘‘weather.’’ I want to know it is 24 de- pass the Marketplace Fairness Act, purchases and pay the sales taxes owed— which are typically referred to as a ‘‘use grees in Washington, DC, this morning. which is a 12-page bill about two It tells me in an instant. tax.’’ As you can imagine, few people do. The words—States rights—and say to Ten- result is to narrow a state’s sales-tax base. It If you are selling online—unless you nessee, Wisconsin or Wyoming, of are selling more than $1 million in out also leads to several inefficiencies that, on course you should make your own deci- net, diminish potential job and economic of state sales it doesn’t affect you at sion about how to collect your taxes. growth. Exempting Internet purchases from all. If you need some help to figure Let them decide, as Ohio decided. They the sales tax naturally encourages con- that out, you can get software that fig- will collect the State sales tax which is sumers to buy goods over the Web; worse, ures out the tax for you. already owed from everybody who owes the exemption incentivizes consumers to use But remember, all we are asking—we in-state retailers as a showroom before they it. The collectors of the tax will be are not even saying that we think if do so. This increases in-state retailers’ over- anyone who sells into Ohio or Ten- you sell online or if you sell by catalog all costs and reduces their overall produc- nessee or Wisconsin or Wyoming. that you ought to be made to collect tivity.’’ (Arthur B. Laffer, ‘‘Tax Internet the tax when you sell. We are just say- That is the fair thing to do. That is Sales, Stimulate Growth,’’ The Wall Street the right thing to do. That is what re- Journal, 4/17/13) ing we think States should make the Al Cardenas, former Chairman of the decision about their own tax policy spects our constitutional federalism and the 10th Amendment to the Con- American Conservative Union (ACU): ‘‘When which is consistent with the 10th it comes to sales tax, it is time to address Amendment to our Constitution. stitution. It shows that we in Wash- the area where prejudice is most egregious— That leads me to my last point. The ington, DC, aren’t so arrogant to think our policy towards Internet sales. At issue is real issue here is two words. You can that we should make those state tax the federal government exempting some make a lot of good conservative rea- decisions. Internet transactions from sales taxes while I conclude by saying I just had the requiring the remittance of sales taxes for sons why this bill attracted half the identical sales made at brick and mortar lo- support of Republicans and passed with pleasure of going through a reelection campaign. A lot of Members, about cations. It is an outdated set of policies in 69 votes when it was considered by the today’s super information age, when families Senate, and why it has so much sup- one-third of the body, were in an elec- every day make decisions to purchase goods port from Governors and mayors of all tion this year. I was trying to remem- and services online or in person. Moreover, political persuasions across the coun- ber this morning if one single person it’s unfair, punitive to some small businesses try. But the bottom line is all we pro- came up to me in the past 2 years and and corporations and a boon for others.’’ (Al posed to do is to let States make deci- said: I just wish you would give Wash- Cardenas, ‘‘The Chief Threat To American Competitiveness: Our Tax Code,’’ National sions about their own tax policy. ington more control over how Ten- nessee collects its taxes. Review Online, 11/8/11) The Supreme Court more than 20 Charles Krauthammer: ‘‘The real issue years ago said it was too complicated I don’t think one single person said here is the fairness argument—that if you’re to require businesses to collect, but that to me. But I will guarantee that an old fashioned store, you have to have they invited Congress to create a way about every other person said to me: I your customers and you pay the sales tax that was simple enough to do that. wish you would stop Washington from and online you don’t. Which, I mean, you’re Twenty years has gone by, software is telling us to do things or decide things already at a disadvantage if you’re an old already available, the Internet is ad- that we should be deciding for our- fashioned store: you have to have, you have selves. to cover rent, you have to cover insurance vanced, and so today it is very easy to and all that. So I think you want to have do. That is what this bill is about. This something that will level the playing field. There is no reason in the world for bill empowers every State to make its You can do it one of two ways. You abolish Senators to say: You know, I just flew own decision about how to collect its all sales taxes for real stores and nobody from Nashville today. It took me an taxes—to do what Ohio did, to do what pays. Or you get the Internet people to pay hour. That makes me a lot smarter other Governors have said. We are the sales tax as well. I think the second one than the Governor of Tennessee, so I going to collect it from everybody who is the only way to do it, obviously.’’ (‘‘Friday am going to decide for Tennessee already owes it and, when we do, we Lightning Round: Internet sales tax bill,’’ whether it can collect all the taxes are going to lower everyone’s taxes. Fox News Special Report with Bret Baier, 4/ 26/13) that are already owed. I am going to That would be a very happy result. Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker: ‘‘Since say I am going to let the Governor of We have 2 or 3 weeks left in the ses- taking office, it has been my priority, and Tennessee make that decision. If I were sion. This Senate has fully considered the priority of a number of members of the the Governor of Tennessee, I would col- this. The bill is in the House of Rep- legislature, to provide tax relief to middle lect it, and I might lower the taxes for resentatives. I very much hope that the class families, and to foster an environment everybody. I don’t think it is fair to Speaker and the Members of the House that promotes job creation. I want to make say to shopkeepers in Maryville, TN, will decide that it is time to pass the clear, should federal Marketplace legislation become law, my intention would be for any that you have to collect the tax and Marketplace Fairness Act and recog- resulting additional revenue be used to pro- send it to the State, but to say to some nize the principle of States rights in vide individual income tax relief for Wiscon- seller in Illinois or some catalog seller the spirit of the 10th Amendment of sin’s taxpayers.’’ (Letter to Wisconsin Con- in North Dakota that you don’t have to our Constitution. gressional Delegation, 5/15/2013)

VerDate Sep 11 2014 05:59 Nov 20, 2014 Jkt 049060 PO 00000 Frm 00022 Fmt 4624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\G19NO6.048 S19NOPT1 smartinez on DSK4TPTVN1PROD with SENATE November 19, 2014 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S6129 New Jersey Governor Chris Christie: Gov- online sales tax bills would improve the a letter sent Thursday, Branstad encouraged ernor Chris Christie: ‘‘I just want to make state’s fiscal situation, and stressed that the his home-state senators to support a solu- clear that I have been working on this issue legislation would not create a new tax. ‘The tion that he said would close a longstanding in my role on the executive committee of the bills will give Alabama the authority to col- loophole. ‘I understand that the coalition National Governors Association because it is lect sales taxes—as we currently do from supporting this legislation is now very broad an important issue to all the nation’s gov- local brick-and-mortar retailers—that are which gives me hope that, under your leader- ernors. And I too—along with governors like already owed from online retailers,’ Bentley ship, this legislation can be passed yet this Governor Daniels and others—urge the fed- wrote in a letter dated April 19. ‘Allowing us year,’ Branstad wrote to Sens. Chuck Grass- eral government and the Congress in par- to effectively close this sales tax loophole ley (R) and Tom Harkin (D). ‘The Internet is ticular to get behind Senator Lamar Alexan- would help both our state’s finances and our now a robust, mature and dynamic market- der’s legislation to allow states to be able to state’s small businesses.’’’ (Bernie Becker, place that does not warrant special protec- make these choices for themselves. And I ‘‘Alabama Governor Gets Behind Online tions,’ he added. ‘The application of sales think Senator Alexander’s legislation would Sales Tax Push,’’ The Hill, 4/25/12) taxes only to ‘brick-and-mortar’ retailers, be a great step forward in that regard. It South Dakota Governor Dennis Daugaard: many of which are small businesses, puts would give states options to decide how they ‘‘On March 11, South Dakota enacted S.B. those very entities at a competitive dis- want to deal with this and not have to any 146, sales tax legislation that requires out-of- advantage.’’’ (Bernie Becker & Kevin longer deal with the federal prohibition on state retailers that sell to in-state residents Bogardus, ‘‘GOP Governors Bolster Sales dealing with it. So, it would allow us to do it to notify their customers of their personal Tax Push,’’ The Hill, 6/10/12) in a much more uniform and broader way. use tax obligation. Under the law, online Former Indiana Governor Mitch Daniels: So, I’m with Governor Daniels on this and sellers are required to provide clear notice to ‘‘[S]ales taxes that [states] impose ought to other Republican governors—Governor Sny- consumers during the checkout process that be paid, and paid by everybody equally and der of Michigan and others who feel strongly a South Dakota use tax is due.’’ (Rosemary collected by everybody in the retail business about it. And we’ve been working on it at the Hawkins, ‘‘Sales Tax Bills Pass In Arkansas . . . We’re not talking about an additional or National Governors Association and I know And South Dakota,’’ American Booksellers new tax here—we’re talking about the collec- we will continue to and hope to get some Association, 3/3/11) tion of a tax that’s existed a long time.’’ type of resolution to it by the end of this Maine Governor Paul LePage: ‘‘Last week, (Jeremy Hobson, ‘‘Indiana Makes A Deal year.’’ (Press Conference, Governor Chris Gov. Paul LePage, R–Maine, wrote his With Amazon On Sales Taxes,’’ Marketplace Christie, 5/31/12) state’s two U.S. senators, Republicans Susan Business, 1/12/12) Utah Governor Gary Herbert: ‘‘On March Collins and Olympia Snowe, to urge them to Former Mississippi Governor Haley 24, 2012, Utah Governor Gary Herbert signed back legislation introduced by Sens. Mike Barbour: ‘‘. . .[E]-commerce has grown, and into law an affiliate nexus bill that will re- Enzi, R–Wyo., Dick Durbin, D–Ill., and there is simply no longer a compelling rea- quire certain remote sellers to collect and Lamar Alexander, R–Tenn., that would close son for government to continue giving online remit Utah sales tax, effective July 1, 2012. a loophole left by a 1992 Supreme Court deci- retailers special treatment over small busi- An out-of-state seller will be considered to sion. The high court ruled that states can’t nesses who reside on the Main Streets across have nexus in Utah if the seller holds a sub- require retailers such as catalog and now on- Mississippi and the country. The time to stantial ownership interest in, or is owned in line retailers to collect sales taxes from cus- level the playing field is now . . .’’ (Letter whole or in substantial part, by a related tomers in states where those companies have To Sens. Enzi And Alexander Endorsing S. seller, and the seller sells the same or a sub- no physical presence. ‘There’s no denying 1832, The Marketplace Fairness Act, 11/29/11) stantially similar line of products as the re- that passing the bill would give thousands of Former Florida Governor Jeb Bush: ‘‘It lated seller and does so under the same or a small Maine businesses a real boost,’ LePage seems to me there has to be a way to tax substantially similar business name, or the wrote. ‘Through no fault of their own, fed- sales done online in the same way that sales place of business of the related seller or an eral policy now gives some out-of-state cor- are taxed in brick and mortar establish- in-state employee of the related seller is porations an unfair advantage over other ments. My guess is that there would be hun- used to advertise, promote, or facilitate Maine retailers.’’’ (Juliana Gruenwald, ‘‘Tea dreds of millions of dollars that then could sales by the seller to the purchaser.’’ (‘‘Utah Party Governor Is Backing Net Sales Tax be used to reduce taxes to fulfill campaign Enacts Affiliate Nexus Bill,’’ Sales Tax Insti- Bill,’’ National Journal, 3/20/12) promises.’’ (Letter To Florida Governor Rick tute, 3/24/12) Nevada Governor Brian Sandoval: ‘‘ ‘The Scott, 1/2/11) Tennessee Governor Bill Haslam: ‘‘The Na- only way to completely resolve this issue is tional Governors Association applauds your for Congress to enact legislation that, within Mr. ALEXANDER. I yield the floor. efforts to level the playing field between a simplified nationwide framework, grants The PRESIDING OFFICER. The ma- Main Street retailers and online sellers by states the right to require collection by all jority leader. introducing S. 1832, the ‘Marketplace Fair- sellers,’ Sandoval said in a statement.’’ (Ed Mr. REID. I know the block of time ness Act.’ This common sense approach will Vogel, ‘‘Gov. Sandoval Reaches Sales Tax for the majority leader starts at 2 allow states to collect the taxes they are Deal With Amazon,’’ Las Vegas Review-Jour- o’clock, but I wanted to say while Sen- owed, help businesses comply with different nal, 4/24/12) ator ENZI and the senior Senator from state laws, and provide fair competition be- Idaho Governor C.L. ‘‘Butch’’ Otter: ‘‘Gov. Tennessee are on the floor how much I C.L. ‘Butch’ Otter backs taxing Internet tween retailers that will benefit consumers.’’ appreciate and admire their advocacy (National Governors Association Letter To sales to level the playing field between vir- Sens. Durbin, Enzi, Tim Johnson And Alex- tual businesses and brick-and-mortar estab- for marketplace fairness. ander Endorsing S. 1832, The Marketplace lishments on Idaho’s Main Street. Otter It is so unfair. I go home to Nevada Fairness Act, 11/28/11) made the remarks to Idaho chamber of com- and I see in those little strip malls Indiana Governor Mike Pence: ‘‘I don’t merce leaders meeting in Boise on Monday.’’ ‘‘For Lease.’’ One reason they are for think Congress should be in the business of (‘‘Idaho Governor Supports Internet Sales lease and they are not operating is be- picking winners and losers. Inaction by Con- Tax,’’ The Associated Press, 1/30/12) cause people who can go online don’t South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley: gress today results in a system today that want to pay the taxes that support the does pick winners and losers.’’ (House Judici- ‘‘ ‘And I will tell you regardless of what hap- ary Committee, Hearing On ‘‘Constitutional pens with Amazon, we want them. I have people of the State of Nevada. Limitations On States’ Authority To Collect told them we want you to do business in this It is so wrong, what is going on, and Sales Taxes In E-Commerce,’’ 11/30/11) state, but we want you to do it on a level I can’t imagine why we can’t move this Michigan Governor Rick Snyder: ‘Tech- playing field. They got free property, they legislation forward. This has taken nology currently exists to quickly and effec- got tax incentives, they got plenty of things. years and years. It is so unfair. tively calculate taxes due on sales and can Don’t ask us to give you sales tax relief Many businesses have gone bankrupt, be easily be integrated into online retailers’ when we’re not giving it to the book store out of business as a result of not hav- operations,’ wrote Snyder, a onetime venture down the street or we’re not giving it to the ing a level playing field. It is very un- capitalist and former executive at the com- other stores on the other side of town, it’s puter company Gateway. ‘It is time for Con- just not a level playing field.’’’ (Press Con- fortunate we are having problems get- gress to grant states the authority to enforce ference, Governor Nikki Haley, 4/28/11) ting this done. sales tax and use laws on all retailers doing Iowa Governor Terry Branstad Supports I do not understand the House—why business in their state.’ (Bernie Becker, Federal E-Fairness Legislation: ‘‘Gov. Terry they feel the way they do. I don’t un- ‘‘Michigan Governor Joins Online Sales Tax Branstad of Iowa this week became the lat- derstand it, but they do, and I think it Chorus,’’ The Hill, 5/11/12) est in a string of top Republican state offi- is unfair. Alabama Governor Robert Bentley: ‘‘Ala- cials to back federal legislation giving states I don’t think we are getting the sup- bama’s Republican governor has urged law- more freedom to collect online sales taxes. port we should from retail people. They makers from his state to support online sales Branstad’s letter of support, obtained exclu- tax legislation, adding to the growing roster sively by The Hill, comes not long after an- have to talk to their Members when we of GOP officials who are on board with the other prominent Republican governor, Chris go home and talk to Senators. Of idea. Gov. Robert Bentley told Alabama’s Christie of New Jersey, also urged Congress course, there are people in town who two senators and seven House members the to get moving on sales tax legislation . . . In make a lot of money representing these

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Madam President, the hour of 2 fact that their husbands had lost their We can’t give these people their o’clock is almost here. Please explain jobs, they were being deported, and green cards and put them on the path to me and the people who are watching they had little American boys and girls to citizenship immediately. Only Con- what happens at 2 o’clock. there with them. These were boys and gress can and must finish the job in The PRESIDING OFFICER. Under girls who had been born in the United overhauling and rewriting these laws. I the previous order, the time until 3 States. I thought, gee, that is terrible. want to be clear that Executive action p.m. will be under the control of the I mean the suffering and the sadness. I is important, but it is not a substitute majority. have never forgotten that, and that is for legislation, and the Speaker should The majority leader. one of the main reasons I have worked understand that. f so hard on immigration reform. Yes, we passed a bill. The President In light of the Republicans’ inaction, will be happy to sign such a bill. But IMMIGRATION REFORM and our action and our advocacy of this because Republicans have refused to Mr. REID. Madam President, today issue, it seems to me what the Presi- legislate, President Obama is taking marks the 510th day as so well rep- dent said at his State of the Union Ad- what steps he can to keep these fami- resented on the poster the Senator dress is really applicable here. Here is lies together and enforce the laws. The from California had on display. That is what he said: If the Republicans con- President is acting within his legal au- how long it has been since we passed an tinue to do nothing, I am going to be thority to use his Executive power to immigration reform bill—comprehen- forced as the President of the United improve the immigration system. sive immigration reform. The House of States to do something by Executive Did he just dream this up one night Representatives simply has refused to order. And I am glad. I am glad he is meeting with his staff? Did someone address this issue. They have refused to going, in the next couple of days for suddenly come to him and say, I have address the fact that we have a broken sure, to use his constitutionally estab- a great idea. Why don’t we try to do immigration system that needs to be lished authority to fix as much of our something different? He is going to do fixed. All the Speaker would have to do broken immigration system as is pos- something that has been tried 39 times is bring this up for a vote and it would sible. He told everybody he was going since Dwight Eisenhower was Presi- pass. The bill that passed here 510 days to do it in his State of the Union and dent. Virtually every President since ago would pass the House overwhelm- he has waited and waited and nothing Eisenhower was President has done Ex- ingly. But he refuses to bring it up. has happened. ecutive actions as relates to immigra- In this bill we passed 73 weeks ago, Some Republicans are threatening to tion. we were able to pass comprehensive shut down the government. They have I would also say to my Republican immigration reform because Senate done it once before, so I guess we friends who are always talking about, Democrats and Republicans recognized should take their threat seriously. boy, we have to do something impor- that our immigration laws are failing They want to shut down the govern- tant financially for the good of this the American people. We sent that ment because of what the President country, why not pass this bill? It same bipartisan bill to the House 17 said he is going to do and what he is would benefit our country to the tune months ago. For the last 17 months, going to do. But this isn’t about the of $1 trillion. the House Republicans, led by a small, Republicans and President Obama, this I strongly support the steps the vocal, really radical group, has forced is about where the Republicans stand President is going to take. I support the Speaker, I assume, not to do any- with the immigrant community. him, and I hope he does it as soon as thing. They have neglected to tackle My father-in-law, my wife’s dad, was possible, because his Executive action the real issues affecting our immigra- an immigrant. He was born in Russia. will help keep families together and tion system. He came to the United States to escape focus law enforcement resources on We have talked about 510 days, we the oppression in Russia. So this whole real criminals. have talked about 73 weeks, and we issue is about how Republicans stand We have waited a long time for House have talked about 17 months. That is with the immigrant community. Republicans. Since they won’t act, the enough time for them to consider the The immigrant community is what President will, and he should act. bill the Senate considered and passed has made this country what it is. Those The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. in just a few weeks, but they still who will come forward under this Exec- COONS). The Senator from New York. refuse to do anything, even as families utive action the President is going to Mr. SCHUMER. Mr. President, I rise across the country have been ripped take are, with rare exception, hard- today to remind my colleagues that it apart. working immigrant dads and moms has been over 500 days since the Senate I have been present at meetings, who are supporting their families. passed a strong bipartisan bill to fix meetings—I remember one of the last They came to America for the same our broken immigration system. at the White House—where the Repub- reasons early immigrants came to There is a lot of hand-wringing going lican leaders of the House and Senate America, just like my father-in-law, on on the other side of the aisle about have said: Give us some time, give us Earl Gould, did. By the way, he the President taking Executive action, some time. We have given them time— changed his name when he came to the as he has now announced he intends to 510 days, to be exact. And they are al- United States. He came here as Israel do. Republicans are saying that any- ways saying: Let’s do something. Well, Goldfarb, and he changed his name, as thing and everything is on the table to something is not enough, they need to many immigrants have done. stop the President from taking Execu- do comprehensive immigration reform, As my father-in-law did, the people tive action. Well, if the bounds are any- and they refuse to do that. who are going to come here under this thing and everything, I have a sugges- So in light of the fact that families Executive order can build a better life tion. Pass our bill. It is a very simple are being ripped apart—and there is no for themselves and their families. They suggestion. question they are. The first time I saw have deep ties in America. They work If the House votes on our bipartisan this, where I really felt it in my heart, hard. As I have indicated, they have bill, the discussion about Executive ac- Bill Richardson, with whom I served in spouses and children. Under our broken tion would be made moot. It is the the House—he was Secretary of Energy immigration system, there is no line other body of Congress that has led us and Ambassador to the United Na- for these people to get into, no process to the point where we are today. The tions—he came to Las Vegas, and he for them to sign up for, and no way to only reason the administration has to said: Let’s go out to the Rafael Rivera remedy this situation. They are in take Executive action is because the

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Just put the bill on the bipartisan bill with support from every Many of our labor friends are for this floor, Speaker BOEHNER. You don’t corner of the political map—business, bill. The construction trades, which have to twist a single arm. It has the labor, evangelicals, Catholics—and it probably suffer more from illegal im- votes to pass. It will do America so has been sitting on the shelf gathering migration than any other, are strongly much good. dust for 500 days. So it is the absolute for our bill. The bill clears the employ- I love America. I want to see us stay height of hypocrisy for House leader- ment and visa backlogs so American No. 1 in every way and economically ship to say that now Congress should businesses can have access to the work- above all. This bill will do it more than be in the driver’s seat on immigration ers they need and their families will be anything else we could do. reform when they refused to take the united, decreases family wait times at I would say to my colleagues, don’t wheel. our bridges and ports of entry. It is be afraid of the Tea Party. They are And let me say this, Mr. President. I great for the tourism industry, making afraid of the word ‘‘amnesty,’’ even don’t think anyone has any faith that it easier for foreign travelers to spend though the bill is not amnesty at all as if they were given another 3 months or their dollars here instead of somewhere I mentioned. But Rush Limbaugh says 6 months or 9 months that they would else and, finally, a tough but fair path- ‘‘amnesty’’ incessantly, and I know my come to any kind of real bill. They way to citizenship. Republican colleagues—I am a political can’t. They have the tea party. Such a The other side says it is amnesty. guy in some ways—they are afraid pri- high percentage of their primary voters They are listening to Rush Limbaugh— mary voters that skew far right believe strongly argue against doing a bill. In amnesty, amnesty, amnesty. Amnesty it is amnesty. The Tea Party may be a fact, many of those tea party types are means you get away with it without sliver of the American public, but they saying shut down the government. paying a price. Here is the price some- are a huge percentage of primary vot- The dithering and dawdling on the one has to pay if they cross the border ers in too many Republican districts House side is particularly perplexing illegally: No. 1, they have to pay all and that is what they are afraid of. because our bill would achieve so many their back taxes; No. 2, they have to Talk about courage. Talk about loving goals the Republicans claim are part of keep working; No. 3, they have to the country. Talk about doing the admit wrongdoing; No. 4, they have to their agenda. It would secure the bor- right thing. We have to pass the bill. der, create jobs, add economic growth, pay a fine; No. 5, they have to learn The real Republican Party position and cut the deficit. English; No. 6, they have to go to the on immigration is pretend to be pro- The bipartisan bill that passed the back of the line, which is what our col- immigration reform rhetorically but leagues on the other side of the aisle Senate provides more than $40 billion never allow immigration reform to have always asked for. to secure our border. This would mean come to a vote. That is the bad news. This system was set up by none other more than doubling the Border Patrol The good news is there is still time than MARCO RUBIO in our Gang of 8, presence on our Southwest border, to fix it. So I urge my colleagues, avoid and it says: If somebody crossed the completing the border fence, setting up this conundrum, avoid your dilemma border illegally in 2008, but someone much more surveillance technology— that you will create. Pass the bill, and else has waited patiently at the Em- sensors, drones, many of which are so bassy since 2007, the 2007 person gets to we will not even have to debate Execu- good they can detect—these are the come into this country before the 2008 tive action. drones that surveil, not shoot—they I yield the floor. person. can detect the difference when a deer Because of all this, here is what the The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- or a person crosses the border. They bill does: ator from Washington. are not on the border now. First, it would grow the economy by Mrs. MURRAY. Mr. President, I have Yes, the border needs help. Blocking 3.3 percent over the next 10 years and come to the floor to talk about one of our bill, not passing our bill, keeps the 5.5 percent over 20. No Republican tax the most important issues facing our status quo, which nobody likes. Pass- cut, no Democratic spending program Nation as we have been hearing for the ing our bill solves the problem. With a would have that effect—and without past 15 minutes; that is, our long- Republican amendment authored by any cost to the deficit. In fact, at the standing, desperate need to finally fix the Senator from Tennessee, Senator same time we are growing our economy our Nation’s broken immigration sys- CORKER, and the Senator from North with this proposal—this is CBO, not tem. Dakota, Senator HOEVEN, that tightens CHUCK SCHUMER—we reduce the deficit Too often in the debate about immi- up the border tougher than it has ever by $150 billion in the next 10 years and gration it is difficult for some people been. $900 billion over the next 20 years. So to understand that the millions of un- The bipartisan bill also strengthens $1 trillion in savings, as we benefit documented families in our country are interior enforcement of our immigra- America. already an important part of our com- tion laws. So many of my colleagues on The bill has unprecedented support: munities. Immigrants work hard and the other side of the aisle keep saying the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, the they pay their taxes, they send their E-Verify, E-Verify, E-Verify. Well, it is guardian of business interests; the children to American schools, and they in the bill to crack down on unscrupu- AFL–CIO, the protector of American make up a critical part of the fabric of lous employers requiring an entry-exit workers; the faith community, our society. They are Americans in all tracking system at our airports and evangelicals, Protestants, Mormons. but name. seaports to catch people who overstay The liberal and conservative religious So when we talk about immigration their visas, and reforming and clari- sectors in America are for our bill, reform, we are not talking about some fying the list of violent crimes that America’s farmers, growers, and Amer- vague philosophical issue. This is an make an immigrant deportable so law ican farmworkers, law enforcement, issue that impacts families, it impacts enforcement officials have the tools the immigrant rights community. our businesses, it impacts our national they need to keep us safe. So the historic coalition came to- security, and it impacts what we stand For America to remain competitive, gether because again this bill strength- for as Americans. we must have a legal immigration sys- ens our borders and national security, It is not a new issue either. It is tem that works. Right now we have it provides an enormous boost for the something we have been debating and backwards. We turn away people who American economy, fairly and conclu- arguing about for more than a decade, would create jobs. Our bipartisan bill sively addresses the status of people but it is something we have never been will change all that for farm workers, here illegally, and prevents future able to tackle, and that is not for the tech firms, entrepreneurs, and so many waves of illegal immigrants. lack of trying.

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I am ready and willing to work the Senate we passed a real bipartisan ment humane, nondiscriminatory, and with them if they do, and I know my coalition of 68 Republicans and Demo- respectful of due process; and, finally, I Democratic colleagues are as well. I crats, a comprehensive immigration re- have asked the President to improve know our country will be stronger for form bill that would finally start to fix the legal immigration system to keep it now and for decades to come. our broken immigration system. immigrant families together, to pro- I yield the floor. As we heard from the Senator from tect our workers, and to provide em- The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- New York, it would improve our secu- ployers—from agricultural producers ator from California. Mrs. BOXER. Mr. President, I thank rity, provide businesses with the cer- to high-tech firms—certainty in a sys- my colleague from Washington for her tainty they need, and provide a real tem that has often left them without strong statement. It makes so much path to citizenship for the millions of answers. undocumented immigrants who are But I also want to be very clear that sense. We have this poster here, ‘‘510 Days.’’ forced to live in the shadows. administrative action is not a long- That is how long ago the Senate passed Not only was this bill a step toward term solution. Plain and simple, the the bipartisan immigration bill that fixing our broken immigration system, only way for us to permanently and ef- Senator MURRAY talked about and Sen- it was good for our economy. The Con- fectively fix our broken immigration ator SCHUMER talked about. That is 17 gressional Budget Office estimated laws is through comprehensive immi- months; 510 days is 17 months. that the Senate bill would reduce the gration reform legislation. Administra- So here is the deal. The Republicans deficit by nearly $1 trillion over the tive action is a bandaid, but it is better in the House refuse to take up the Sen- next two decades. than nothing, and nothing is what the ate bill, which strengthens the border So we sent the bill to the House of House Republicans are offering. while giving a pathway of legality to Representatives knowing the path for- So I also wish to say it has been hard-working immigrants here who are ward there might not be easy, but we deeply disappointing to hear that some undocumented. heard from Members of the House on of my Republican colleagues are now It is pretty simple but comprehen- both sides of the aisle that they also threatening to shut down the govern- sive—common sense. Here is the thing: knew immigration reform had to hap- ment just to keep families from get- They will not take up the bill. So then pen this Congress. ting some initial relief from the pain we say: What is your idea? Where is Back then, in June of 2013, we knew our broken immigration system is your bill? They don’t have one. we had time on our side. Speaker BOEH- causing. That is the latest example of So then President Obama, knowing NER had a full year and a half to do one extreme Republicans creating uncer- we have 11 million undocumented im- simple thing, bring the bipartisan Sen- tainty and threatening to hurt our migrants living in America, realizes he ate bill up for a vote. We knew then economy if they don’t get their way, can’t let this matter go on. He has what we still know today; that if the and it is the exact opposite of the ap- waited 100 days, 200 days, 300 days, 400 Speaker brought that bill up for a vote, proach Congress needs to take going days, 500 days. The country has waited it would pass with bipartisan support forward. for 17 months. and become law. We all know what happens when Tea So the President is going to do what But instead of doing that, the Speak- Party Republicans go down this road. Presidents are supposed to do, which is er sided with the Tea Party and refused We saw it just last year when we had a look at a problem that is hurting the to move our country forward. He has 16-day government shutdown that country and do his best to fix it. The made it very clear that the House will brought the day-to-day workings of the President has said to the House he refuse to act this Congress and ignore government and businesses across the would be thrilled to sign the bipartisan the historic opportunity we have. country to a screeching halt. That immigration bill the Senate passed. For years and years millions of im- shutdown, we all know, was bad for our Take it up and pass it. migrant families who have played by economy. It hit workers’ paychecks, it Oh, no. Do you know what their an- the rules—paid their taxes, raised their made families across our country ques- swer is? To verbally threaten the Presi- children in the United States—have tion whether their elected officials dent and, frankly, the American people waited and waited for action. They could get anything done at all. It was by such comments as—this is one that have organized, they have hoped and all because of a failed Tea Party polit- I heard the Republican leader MITCH they have prayed and they have trust- ical effort to repeal the Affordable Care MCCONNELL say: If he does this, if he ed the system would eventually work. Act for the umpteenth time. takes this action, if he takes action on The system has failed. So now it is Look. Even children understand that immigration, it would be like waving a time to act. flipping the table over doesn’t help win red flag in front of a bull. President Obama has made it clear the game. It just means someone has to No, it wouldn’t be. It would be a that because the House refuses to act— pick up the mess they just made. When President who understands that action because the House refuses to act—he it comes to Tea Party political tactics, is needed. Guess what. Eleven other will take administrative action before we have seen more than enough of that Presidents, Republican and Democrat, the end of the year to improve our im- in this Congress. have taken Executive action on immi- migration system, and I support his de- As we all remember, the budget deal gration. I never in all my years ever cision to do that. I reached with Chairman RYAN wasn’t heard one Republican take to task any The President’s authority to take ac- perfect—I know Chairman RYAN would of those other Presidents, and I will tion is well established. In fact, every say the same thing—but it was an im- give you the list of who they are: Presi- President since Eisenhower, including portant step away from brinkmanship dents Eisenhower, Kennedy, Johnson, Presidents Reagan and George H.W. and toward bipartisanship on the budg- Nixon, Ford, Carter, Reagan, George Bush, has used his authority to im- et. Bush, Sr., Bill Clinton, George W. prove the administration of our immi- In the next week Republican leaders Bush, and President Obama used his gration system and to focus enforce- are going to have an important choice authority for the DREAMers. ment resources on serious criminals to make. They can choose bipartisan- The charts are being held up to show rather than on hard-working immi- ship and continue to push the Tea you how many actions have been grants with deep roots in our commu- Party aside and work with Democrats taken. We have these two charts here nities. on issues such as the budget and fixing that show a lot of Executive actions by When the President does act, I have our broken immigration system or Presidents on immigration. encouraged him to do several things: they can go back to Tea Party-style What is wrong with my Republican expand the already successful imple- governing by crisis, which hurts fami- friends? Do they not know history or

VerDate Sep 11 2014 05:59 Nov 20, 2014 Jkt 049060 PO 00000 Frm 00026 Fmt 4624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\G19NO6.063 S19NOPT1 smartinez on DSK4TPTVN1PROD with SENATE November 19, 2014 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S6133 are they just blindly attacking this children separated, and that, I guess, I was in the House when President President because they are annoyed doesn’t fall under the definition. Reagan signed into law a major immi- that he got reelected? It has been 17 months since we passed gration bill legalizing 3 million immi- Step up to the plate, smell the roses, our bill and either they are too lazy to grants in 1986, and then the Congress look at the reality. The reality is all take it up or they don’t want to take it didn’t do the next step. They didn’t these other Presidents have taken ac- up. They would rather threaten this take the next step. So he took Execu- tion. Look what the immigration coun- President. I just have to tell them, we tive action to stop deportations that cil says, the American Immigration have a Congress, we have a court sys- would interfere with family reunifica- Council said: tem, and we have a President. We don’t tion. President Reagan—I didn’t hear Past Republican presidents have not been have President McConnell, we don’t one Republican threaten to impeach shy to use the White House’s power to retool have President Boehner, we don’t have the President, sue the President, take immigration policy. In fact, Obama could President Reid, we don’t have Presi- action, shut down the government, learn a lot from Presidents Ronald Reagan’s dent Boxer. We have President Obama, make life miserable for the American and George H.W. Bush’s Executive actions to and he has to do his job. If you don’t people. No. But they are doing it now. preserve the unity of immigrant families and like it, that is fine. Lord knows I have In 1990, President George Herbert move past congressional refusal to enact im- served with five Presidents. I didn’t Walker Bush directed his Attorney migration reform. agree with them half the time, but I General to halt deportations of an esti- So, Earth to the Republicans: You didn’t threaten to shut down the gov- mated 190,000 Salvadorans who were refuse to take up the bipartisan Senate ernment or impeach them or sue them. fleeing the civil war there, and he used bill which strengthens our border while Now here is the deal: Why can’t they his power to halt the deportation of up giving a legal path to citizenship or le- find time to take up our bill? They to 1.5 million spouses and children. I gality to our undocumented, making have voted 50 times to repeal the Af- did not hear one Republican—not one— sure that those who commit crimes are fordable Care Act—50 times—but they threaten to sue the President, threaten deported. We look at what is happening cannot find time to debate or pass a to take him to court, threaten to im- in our ag community and fix that. bill to reform our Nation’s immigra- peach him, threaten to shut down the They won’t do it. tion laws. government and make life miserable I served in the House for 10 years. So they are stamping their foot and for the American people. saying what President Obama wants to The rules in the House are easy. It is President Bush’s family fairness pol- do is unconstitutional. Excuse me, un- nothing like the Senate where you icy Executive action was sweeping. It constitutional? Presidents Reagan, need unanimous consent to do any- affected more than 40 percent of the Bush, Clinton, Eisenhower—I read the thing, to even open up the Senate. In undocumented population in the list. They never said that before. They the House, if the majority, who are United States at the time. He thought never said that before. Carter, Ken- now the Republicans, wants to intro- big—George Bush, Sr.—he thought big, duce a bill, all they have to do is intro- nedy, Johnson, Nixon, Ford, Clinton, and this President should think big. Bush, Sr., Reagan, George W., and duce a bill. I will tell you why. If you ask eco- They won’t do it. It has been 17 Obama. Now they say to the Presi- nomic experts what are the best meas- months. Then the President says, oh, dent—and I don’t have the exact quote. ures we can do for our economy, they my God, we have got an issue here. Ev- We heard a comment from the Repub- are clear about it. They say one meas- eryone agrees we have 11 million un- lican leader. What they are basically ure we should implement is to raise the documented immigrants here. We have saying to the President is, If you do minimum wage. We Democrats are try- issues at the border. We have issues at your job, we are going to be mad. And ing to do that and we will never give up detention facilities. We have issues in what the President has said to them is, trying to do that. Reforming immigra- the ag industry. We have issues of fam- Please do your job. If you do your job, tion is another measure that is one of ilies being torn apart. The President is I won’t have to take Executive action. going to do what he can do, just as 10 the best ways to stimulate our econ- I would prefer to have this in legisla- other Presidents have done previously. omy and create jobs, and it is all laid tion. And as Senator MURRAY has said, So what does he get in response from out in a USC study which shows that that is the preferable road. But they ei- our Republican friends? Nothing that immigration reform with a path to ther won’t do it or they don’t want to would allay our concerns. They don’t citizenship would inject $8 billion into do it or they want another confronta- say, Mr. President, we understand your my State’s economy—my State of Cali- tion with the President. frustration. Don’t worry, we will get a fornia—each year—$8 billion each year. I think it was JOHN BOEHNER, the Re- bill done. It may not be the same as Nationwide it would increase our gross publican Speaker, who said if the the Senate. We have other ideas. They domestic product by $1.5 trillion over President takes this Executive action, do nothing. They are do-nothing and 10 years, increase wages for workers, which as I have shown you many other they want our President to be do-noth- and lead to between 750,000 to 900,000 Presidents have done, he will ‘‘poison ing when it comes to immigration. new jobs. That is almost a million new the well.’’ He is telling the President Frankly, if our President did not jobs created, according to the Center that if the President does his job—my take action, it would be a terrible mis- for American Progress. words—as 11 Presidents have done, it take. I have already established that So help me out here, Republicans. will ‘‘poison the well.’’ he is within his constitutional rights. What is your problem? You never com- And what are they going to do about He would be joining 10 other Presidents plained when Republican Presidents it? Who knows. Are they going to try who, by the way, acted on 40 occasions took Executive action to fix a broken to impeach the President or sue the over the last 60 years. So here is a immigration system. You say you are President? I guess they have to im- group of Republicans threatening to for jobs and the economy and business, peach 10 others. impeach the President, sue the Presi- and if you look at the support for im- And by the way, I wrote the Presi- dent, shut down the government over migration reform, it runs right dent a letter and asked him to take Ex- something that 11 Presidents have done through our society from the Chambers ecutive action. In my view, it is abso- over the past 60 years on 40 occasions. of Commerce to labor and everybody in lutely necessary, because if you follow I never ever, ever heard one Republican between. And if we don’t act, the dire the law, 11 million people could be de- or Democrat threaten to shut down the situation of undocumented immigrants ported—our neighbors, our friends, government when a President took ac- will only get worse. Families will con- families would be split up. tion over immigration. tinue to be torn apart. People will con- I thought Republicans were the party The Republicans won’t act. So what tinue to live in the shadows. The rea- of family values. Family values—I have do they think is going to happen, sta- son our economy will be thriving once been lectured on family values. Some- tus quo? The status quo doesn’t work. people get out of the shadows is they how if one supports a woman’s right to It is not working at the border. It is are not afraid to come out. They are choose and to get health care, it is not not working for our families. It is not not afraid to buy a house. They are not following family values, but one can working at the workplace. It is not afraid to spend money. They are not break up families and have parents and working in our communities. afraid to start new businesses. They

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EXECUTIVE ACTION ON IMMIGRATION from Connecticut is here, and I want to ‘‘The audacity of this president to think he (By Mark Noferi) yield the floor, there are two priorities can completely destroy the rule of law with that are at stake: a healthy economy— the stroke of a pen is unfathomable to me,’’ Congressional Republicans are outraged said GOP Rep. Steve King of Iowa, an out- that President Obama may take executive and I have laid that out—and family action on immigration reform after the mid- values. The American people, including spoken opponent of relaxing U.S. immigra- tion law. ‘‘It is unconstitutional, it is cyn- term elections—perhaps by deferring depor- the people of California, support bold ical, and it violates the will of the American tations and providing work authorization to and compassionate action on immigra- people.’’ millions of unauthorized immigrants with tion reform. We have already estab- Some Republicans have even raised the strong family ties to the United States. How- lished that the President has the legal possibility of impeachment. ever, past Republican presidents have not authority to act just as other Presi- Here’s a timeline of then and now: been shy to use the White House’s power to dents of both parties have in the past. 1986. Congress and Reagan enacted a sweep- retool immigration policy. In fact, Obama I say to the President today, as I ing overhaul that gave legal status to up to could learn a lot from presidents Ronald 3 million immigrants without authorization Reagan’s and George H. W. Bush’s executive have said to him in writing, if you act to be in the country, if they had come to the actions to preserve the unity of immigrant you will have my strong support and U.S. before 1982. Spouses and children who families, and move past Congressional re- you will have the support of so many could not meet that test did not qualify, fusal to enact immigration reform. people across this country. You will which incited protests that the new law was The story begins on November 6, 1986, when keep our families together, you will breaking up families. Reagan signed the last comprehensive legal- strengthen our economy, and you will 1987. Early efforts in Congress to amend ization bill to pass Congress. The Immigra- make our country stronger. the law to cover family members failed. Rea- tion Reform and Control Act (IRCA) gave up I say to the House again, while you gan’s Immigration and Naturalization Serv- to 3 million unauthorized immigrants a path ice commissioner announced that minor to legalization if they had been ‘‘continu- are still here in Washington, if you children of parents granted amnesty by the ously’’ present in the U.S. since January 1, don’t want the President to fill the law would get protection from deportation. 1982. But the new law excluded their spouses void for your lack of action, then take Spouses and children of couples in which one and children who didn’t qualify. As the Sen- up and pass the Senate immigration parent qualified for amnesty but the other ate Judiciary Committee stated at the time, bill. Get to work. If you don’t like that did not remained subject to deportation, ‘‘the families of legalized aliens . . . will be bill, then make another bill, but take leading to efforts to amend the 1986 law. required to ‘‘wait in line’. care of this problem because if you con- 1989. By a sweeping 81–17 vote, the Senate Immediately, these split-eligibility fami- tinue to be a do-nothing House when it in July voted to prohibit deportations of lies became the most polarizing national im- family members of immigrants covered by migration issue. U.S. Catholic bishops criti- comes to immigration, I can assure you the 1986 law. The House failed to act. cized the government’s ‘‘separation of fami- this President will not follow your lead 1990. In February, President George H.W. lies,’’ especially given Reagan’s other pro- and be a do-nothing President when it Bush, acting through the Immigration and family stances. In early 1987, members of comes to immigration. That would be Naturalization Service, established a ‘‘fam- Congress introduced legislation to legalize terribly wrong. It would be wrong not ily fairness’’ in which family members living family members, but without success. only for our immigrant community but with a legalizing immigrant and who were in Shortly after Congress’ failure, Immigra- for every single one of us. the U.S. before passage of the 1986 law were tion and Naturalization Service (INS) com- Mr. President, I ask unanimous con- granted protection from deportation and au- missioner Alan Nelson announced he was thorized to seek employment. The adminis- ‘‘exercising the Attorney General’s discre- sent to have two articles printed in the tration estimated up to 1.5 million people tion’’ to assure that children would ‘‘be cov- RECORD, along with an article in the would be covered by the policy. Congress in ered’’ by legalization. The administration National Journal that details the num- October passed a broader immigration law granted a blanket deferral of deportation ber of times Presidents have used their that made the protections permanent. (logistically similar to today’s Deferred Ac- authority to act on immigration. 2012. In July, the Obama administration tion for Childhood Arrivals program) for There being no objection, the mate- announces a new policy curbing deportations children under 18 who were living in a two- rial was ordered to be printed in the for certain immigrants brought illegally to parent household with both parents legal- the country as kids. The policy, Deferred Ac- izing, or with a single parent who was legal- RECORD, as follows: tion for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), applies izing. [From huffingtonpost.com, Nov. 15, 2014] to people younger than 30 who were brought Lawmakers and advocates, however, urged REAGAN, BUSH ALSO ACTED WITHOUT CON- to the U.S. before they turned 16 and meet Reagan to go further. Spouses and some chil- GRESS TO SHIELD IMMIGRANTS FROM DEPOR- other criteria such as graduating high dren who had one parent able to legalize but TATION school. It has now granted two-year deporta- not the other remained unprotected. A Cali- (By Andrew Taylor) tion reprieves and work permits to nearly fornia immigrants’ rights group called this WASHINGTON (AP).—Two presidents have 600,000 people. ‘‘contrary to the American tradition of keep- acted unilaterally on immigration—and both 2013–2014 (Congress). After months of work, ing families together.’’ And as Rep. Howard were Republican. Ronald Reagan and his suc- the Senate in June 2013 passes, 68–32, a huge Berman (D-Calif.) told the INS, ‘‘If you have cessor George H.W. Bush extended amnesty immigration overhaul bill that includes a the discretion to protect children, why not a to family members who were not covered by path to citizenship for immigrants who meet family?’’ the last major overhaul of immigration law strict criteria. The House fails to act. In a In July 1989, the Senate moved to protect in 1986. televised interview with Telemundo, Obama a bigger group—all spouses and children of Neither faced the political uproar widely says expanding the DACA program to cover those who legalized under IRCA. The Senate anticipated if and when President Barack the parents of children allowed to remain in passed legislation 81–17 that prohibited the Obama uses his executive authority to pro- the country under the program ‘‘would be ig- administration from deporting family mem- tect millions of immigrants from deporta- noring the law in a way that I think would bers of immigrants in the process of legal- tion. be very difficult to defend legally. So that’s izing and directed officials to grant them Reagan’s and Bush’s actions were con- not an option.’’ work authorization. The House failed to act ducted in the wake of a sweeping, bipartisan 2014 Frustrated by Congress’ inability to on the Senate’s bill. immigration overhaul and at a time when act on immigration, Obama announces in George Bush Sr. then responded in Feb- ‘‘amnesty’’ was not a dirty word. Their ac- June that he’ll use executive powers to ad- ruary 1990 by administratively implementing tions were less controversial because there dress other elements of the flawed immigra- the Senate bill’s provisions himself. As was a consensus in Washington that the 1986 tion system. Like Bush, Obama is expected Bush’s INS Commissioner, Gene McNary, law needed a few fixes and Congress was to extend deportation protections to families stated: ‘‘It is vital that we enforce the law poised to act on them. Obama is acting as of U.S. citizens or permanent residents. against illegal entry. However, we can en- the country—and Washington—are bitterly Obama’s anticipated action would not award force the law humanely. To split families en- divided over a broken immigration system legal status, but it would offer temporary courages further violations of the law as and what to do about 11 million people living protection from deportation to up to 5 mil- they reunite.’’ Under Bush’s ‘‘family fair- in the U.S. illegally. lion people, as well as the possibility of ob- ness’’ policy, applicants had to meet certain Obama wants to extend protection from de- taining a work permit. He delayed action criteria, and reapply to the INS every year portation to millions of immigrant parents until after Election Day. On Monday, Demo- for extensions.

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Congress then passed family fairness program could help enormous questioned the executive authority it oper- the Chinese Student Protection Act in 1992, numbers of immigrants—up to 1.5 million ated under. three years following the initial executive family members, which amounted to over 40 After the war ended, President Truman action, making the students eligible for percent of the 3.5 million unauthorized im- used his executive authority to permit green cards. migrants in the U.S. at the time. 250,000 people from Europe to enter or stay in OK, but major exercises of prosecutorial After the Bush administration moved, the the U.S. outside normal immigration chan- discretion have been used only for foreign House followed. In March 1990, 33 House nels. It was only three years after this exer- policy reasons, right? Wrong again. Execu- members introduced legislation with similar cise of discretion that Congress passed the tive actions have been used by every modern provisions to stay deportation of family Displaced Persons Act, permitting some administration on more than a dozen occa- members. In October, Congress then passed a 400,000 additional entries. sions to further purely domestic policy ob- combined Immigration Act of 1990, with a In April 1975, at the end of the Vietnam jectives. After domestic emergencies—the permanent ‘‘Family Unity’’ provision. The War, President Ford used parole authority to San Francisco earthquake, the 9/11 attack, Act broadened Bush’s family fairness policy authorize the evacuation of 200,000 South Vi- Hurricanes Katrina and Ike, and others—im- to include children under 21 and increased etnamese to this country; it was not until a migration officials relaxed enforcement ef- family immigration visas, ultimately pro- month later that the Indochina Migration forts to advance public health and safety. viding more families a path to citizenship. and Refugee Act of 1975 was enacted, pro- Beginning with President Carter in 1980, If voters thought Bush overstepped his au- viding resettlement funding for 130,000 of every administration has instructed immi- thority, the midterm elections didn’t show those parolees. Full legislative authorization gration officials to reduce enforcement ef- it. In 1990, the Republicans lost a scant nine to resettle those fleeing Indochina did not forts during the census. House seats and one Senate seat (out of 33 up come until 1980, when Congress passed the Other exercises of discretion went beyond for election)—far lower than average mid- Refugee Act, resulting in permanent reset- specific emergencies or events. In 1977, Car- term losses by a president’s party. Bush then tlement of 1.4 million Indochinese in the ter administration Attorney General Griffin signed the Act in November, hailing it as U.S.. Although most entered as bona fide ref- Bell suspended deportation of about 250,000 continuing ‘‘support for the family as the es- ugees, hundreds of thousands were paroled people unfairly denied visas by a quirk in the sential unit of society’’ and ‘‘our tradition of into the country when statutorily authorized allocation process. It was not until nearly a family reunification.’’ (Bush did issue a sign- numbers proved inadequate. decade later, via IRCA in 1986, that all of ing statement reserving the ‘‘authority of But these broad exercises of discretion these cases were resolved. In 1990, INS Commissioner Gene McNary the executive branch to exercise prosecu- were limited to refugees fleeing wars a long issued a ‘‘Family Fairness’’ policy deferring torial discretion in suitable immigration time ago, right? Wrong. Presidents have ex- the deportation of 1.5 million immediate cases.’’) ercised their discretion more than 20 times family members of people receiving legaliza- The success of the Reagan-Bush family since the mid-1970s to permit people already tion under IRCA, building on a more-limited fairness policy serves as a strikingly similar in the U.S. from being deported. Some exercise of discretion in 1987 by Edwin historical precedent for Obama. Bush Sr. sought to avoid return to a Soviet bloc coun- Meese. Three years after Meese’s original ex- ‘‘went big’’ to treat families fairly—defer- try. Iranians in the 1980s sought protection ecutive action, Congress codified the action ring deportations for over 40 percent of unau- from the regime that overthrew the shah and occupied the American Embassy there. Af- in the Immigration Act of 1990. thorized immigrants. Reportedly, Obama’s In 1997, President Clinton provided DED ghans in the U.S. in the 1980s and 1990s were actions could be similarly broad and help up status to some 40,000 Haitians previously pa- protected first from the Soviet puppet state to 5 million immigrants—over 40 percent of roled into the U.S. At the end of the 105th and later from the Taliban. Others would today’s unauthorized population. Bush Sr.’s Congress a year later, legislation passed al- have been returned to face civil war or nat- actions gave immigrants a safe haven and lowing these Haitians to permanently adjust ural disasters abroad. Not until 2003, several spurred the House to act without negative their status. impacts in the subsequent midterms. And decades after the practice of country-specific The record is clear: Presidents of both par- the Reagan-Bush fairness policy deferred de- relief from deportation was first deployed, ties have used discretionary powers on mul- portations to protect families, compared to did Congress codify the practice known as tiple occasions to protect various groups previous uses of presidential authority to ‘‘temporary protected status.’’ from deportation for an enormously wide va- protect war refugees or immigrants stranded The record also shows that Congress made riety of reasons. Except for temporary condi- by a foreign policy crisis. many executive orders of temporary relief tions, Congress acted later—often years We don’t know what executive action permanent, often years after the fact. As later—to ratify the president’s decisions. Obama will take. But we can say with cer- Fidel Castro took power in Cuba in 1959, Looking back now, would we reverse any of tainty that presidents Ronald Reagan and more than 900,000 Cubans fled to the United these executive actions? Should we have re- George H. W. Bush led the way. States, the vast majority paroled into the turned Eastern Europeans to behind the Iron country by Presidents Eisenhower, Kennedy, Curtain, Cambodians to the killing fields, CRITICS SAY EXECUTIVE ACTION ON IMMIGRA- and Johnson. Not until 1966, some seven Ethiopians to a brutal civil war, Iranians to TION WOULD BE UNPRECEDENTED. THEY FOR- years after the influx began, was the Cuban the arms of the ayatollah, or Chinese stu- GET THEIR HISTORY Adjustment Act passed. dents to face the tanks in Tiananmen In 1980, 130,000 Mariel Cubans and nearly PRESIDENTS HAVE ALMOST ALWAYS ACTED Square? Would we be better off without the 40,000 Haitians arrived in South Florida. FIRST TO PERMIT IMMIGRATION OR PREVENT Cubans and Haitians who revitalized South Most, but not all, of the Cubans were paroled DEPORTATION—WITH CONGRESS RATIFYING Florida over the past 40 years? Were we into the U.S. by President Carter. Haitians THOSE ACTIONS LATER ON. wrong to prevent the separation of 1.5 mil- initially were protected from deportation by (By Charles Kamasaki) lion people from family members getting litigation challenging the denials of their right with the law under IRCA’s legaliza- The president’s announcement that he asylum claims; most of these Haitians, and tion? would soon take executive action to ‘‘to do some Cubans whose entry had been chal- Many of these actions were controversial what he could’’ to fix a broken immigration lenged, eventually received discretionary when first announced. But Congress later af- system in the absence of legislation has ‘‘Cuban-Haitian entrant status’’ in the firmed virtually all of them—without explic- prompted critics to assert that this would be Reagan administration. Six years later, the itly reversing any of them—suggesting that unprecedented unless first authorized by Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986 eventually they were widely accepted. Dec- Congress. In fact, the record demonstrates provided lawful permanent resident status ades from now, people looking back on Presi- the opposite. For at least the last 70 years, for Cuban-Haitian entrants. dent Obama’s imminent announcement of presidents have routinely acted first to per- In 1987, Reagan administration Attorney broad-scale executive action will see that he mit the entry of people outside normal chan- General Edwin Meese directed the Immigra- prevented the separation of families, began nels or to protect large numbers of people tion and Naturalization Service not to de- fixing a badly broken immigration system, from deportation, with legislation ratifying port an estimated 200,000 Nicaraguans in the and improved wages, housing, and education the executive action coming later. United States without authorization, includ- for those receiving legal status, thus im- During World War II, the Roosevelt admin- ing those whose asylum claims had been de- measurably enriching the economy. They’ll istration negotiated a temporary worker ar- nied. In 1990, President George H.W. Bush in- likely see that Congress later ratified his ac- rangement with the Mexican government, structed his attorney general to provide ‘‘de- tions, as happened so often before. later known as the Bracero program, an ac- ferred enforced departure’’ status to an esti- And, they’ll wonder: what was all the fuss tion Congress ratified a year later. When the mated 190,000 Salvadorans fleeing civil war. about? authorization expired in 1947, the Truman In 1997, a decade after Meese’s initial action, Mrs. BOXER. I say to my colleagues administration continued the program until Congress passed legislation permitting these who have come to the floor this after- it was reauthorized in 1951. Before it ended in groups’ adjustment to permanent residence. 1964, millions of workers entered the United In 1989, the Bush administration provided noon and are still to come to the floor, States under the auspices of the Bracero pro- DED status to 80,000 Chinese students in the thank you. gram, hundreds of thousands under execu- U.S. who feared returning to the strife that Republicans have threatened to close tive—not legislative—authority. The pro- eventually led to the Tiananmen Square down this government. They are hav- gram was rightly criticized for numerous massacre and later issued an executive order ing a temper tantrum and refuse to act

VerDate Sep 11 2014 05:59 Nov 20, 2014 Jkt 049060 PO 00000 Frm 00029 Fmt 4624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A19NO6.037 S19NOPT1 smartinez on DSK4TPTVN1PROD with SENATE S6136 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE November 19, 2014 on immigration and want to paralyze In 1990 President George H.W. Bush immigrants who have lived in this the Presidency. took Executive action to defer removal country for years—5 or 10 years or It is time to get behind this Presi- and grant work permits to roughly 1.5 longer—and are working hard, paying dent. It is time to get behind the Amer- million undocumented individuals— taxes, abiding by the law, and contrib- ican people. It is time to take a stand nearly half the undocumented popu- uting and giving back to their commu- for this economy and for family values. lation at the time. Think about that nities are forced to live in fear that I thank the Presiding Officer and for a moment. Out of 3 million people, they will have to leave everything they yield the floor. President Bush decided that 1.5 million have worked so hard to build and ev- The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- of them should, in effect, not be pros- erything that means so much to ator from Connecticut. ecuted. He set law enforcement prior- them—their families, their homes, and Mr. BLUMENTHAL. Mr. President, I ities. That was his job, and that is the country they have come to love. am grateful for the strong and eloquent President Obama’s job. They appreciate the freedoms of this words that were said by my colleague Many of us—and I am very much in country and the opportunities it offers Senator BOXER. I am grateful to so this camp—would prefer to address this in ways we routinely take for granted. many of my colleagues on this side of situation through legislation. I worked For them, this country is a beacon of the aisle for supporting the President hard, along with the distinguished hope and opportunity which they ap- as he considers Executive action that chairman of the Judiciary Committee preciate so deeply and fervently that would essentially enforce the law on and Members on both sides of the aisle they are willing to lay down their lives immigration more rationally and effec- of the Judiciary Committee and of this for it and, in fact, sometimes do as tively, which is what prosecutorial dis- body, to approve legislation. It was re- members of our armed services. cretion means. solved and written up after several The lack of action on immigration As a former U.S. attorney as well as days of detailed and painstaking mark- reform hurts everyone. When busi- the State attorney general in my own State for 20 years, I know about pros- up. I was told that is the way legisla- nesses employ workers under the table, ecutorial discretion. I know that in ex- tion used to be routinely done in this our economy and our Nation are de- ercising his discretion, the President is body—Members trading ideas, exchang- prived of their taxes. They are often aware that there is simply no way ing views and perspectives, drilling ducking regulations and taxes, which every undocumented person in the down on facts, and arriving at a bipar- in turn drives down wages for every United States of America can be de- tisan solution that eventually was ap- working American. Immigrants should be able to come ported tomorrow, let alone this year— proved by 68 Members of this body from out of the shadows not just for their probably ever. both sides of the aisle. That is a matter There are 11.5 million undocumented of history. sake but for the Nation’s sake. They people who live in the shadows, and the My hope was and still is that we have are a resource that can be used so question is, How do we use the re- legislation along the lines of what was much more fully to the benefit of our sources of the Federal Government approved by the Senate. That legisla- Nation. When they come out of the most rationally and effectively to tion was far from perfect. In my view, shadows, they should be forced to un- serve the public interest and uphold it was way short of the ideal immigra- dergo background checks, obtain work the rule of law? tion reform I would favor, but the good permits and proof that they are abiding The question is, essentially, How cannot be the enemy of the perfect and by the law. That is necessary to show should law enforcement use its re- the perfect cannot be the enemy of the they are not a threat to public safety. sources? That question arises every good. What we need now is a practical When immigrants live in fear, law en- day in the United States when there is approach to this problem through leg- forcement can’t know who lives in the a Federal or State prosecution. It islation. The House refused to take up communities they police. Immigrants arises every day on our borders when the Senate bill. It didn’t even consider who live in fear are simply not going to the agents of our Federal administra- it and never voted on it. be as willing to report individuals liv- tive law enforcement apparatus make The President has a responsibility, ing near them and represent a real decisions about law enforcement. As I and his job is to take actions that are threat to public safety because they have learned from my experience in within his legal authority to address a feel uncomfortable reporting crimes law enforcement, it best serves citizens system that is broken and takes a toll and cooperating with authority when when it uses those resources effi- on human lives that is intolerable. It they feel they may then be the object ciently, effectively, and humanely in a threatens to divide families, to put of enforcement. Getting more people concerted effort to address a direct people out of work—not just undocu- who are already living in this country threat to public safety. Law enforce- mented immigrants out of work but into the system will allow law enforce- ment has a job to do, and it can’t do citizens of this country because they ment to go after the truly bad actors— everything all the time everywhere. work for businesses that are owned and serious criminals, serious national se- Decisions are necessary in the real operated by those immigrants who curity threats, and people who seri- world in practical circumstances to might be deported. I have seen that ously should not be in this country. preserve public order and protect pub- firsthand in Connecticut, and I know it As the American people wait for leg- lic safety, and that is what the Presi- is true around the country. islative action and wait for the House dent is doing by issuing an Executive This measure is not only good for to act on the Senate bill and perhaps order which, in effect, directs Federal human lives, it is good for our econ- wait on the Senate to act again, Presi- resources to deport undocumented im- omy. It is essential to make sure our dent Obama has both the authority and migrants who represent a threat to immigration system—a broken, failed the moral responsibility to institute this country by virtue of their criminal system—is at least prepared in the these reforms. These reforms are cru- activity or criminal background or short term while we work toward legis- cial. He has the authority under law to other circumstances that justify that lation that is absolutely necessary to exercise his discretion. He has the rational and selective approach to law comprehensively revise and reform moral responsibility to fix this broken enforcement. that system. system as long and as well as he can This approach is hardly novel, and it Every day that the Federal Govern- using that responsibility. is highly unoriginal. In fact, President ment fails to act on immigration re- I am encouraged to hear that the Obama’s authority to direct how Fed- form, people in this country are forced President intends to focus his author- eral immigration resources will be to live in fear and the anxiety and ap- ity on serious criminals, not law-abid- marshaled in the service of protecting prehension that children suffer when ing individuals. At a minimum, my public safety is very much in the tradi- they are afraid they will lose their par- hope is that he will ease the minds of tion and history of this office. Every ents and siblings. Connecticut citizens children and put to rest the anxiety President since Dwight Eisenhower, live in fear of losing their neighbors children feel when they fear they may whether Democratic or Republican, has and their employers, their congregates lose their parents. Whether they are done exactly what President Obama is in church, and members of their imme- DREAMers or U.S. citizens, they doing in this Executive order. diate and extended families. Millions of should be spared that apprehension and

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Is there Chambliss Heller Roberts the DOCA program from achieving its objection? Coats Hoeven Rubio Coburn Inhofe Scott full purpose—restrictions like the cut- Without objection, all time is yielded Cochran Isakson Sessions off age. back. Corker Johanns Shelby As he acts to exercise his prosecu- Cornyn Kirk Thune torial discretion with respect to depor- f Crapo Lee Toomey Cruz McCain Wicker tation, he should also consider his ad- ministration’s policies with respect to CLOTURE MOTION NOT VOTING—3 detention. As I wrote to the President The PRESIDING OFFICER. Pursuant Hagan Landrieu Vitter earlier this year, along with my col- to rule XXII, the Chair lays before the The PRESIDING OFFICER. On this league and friend Chairman LEAHY, I Senate the pending cloture motion, vote, the yeas are 58, the nays are 39. believe the administration’s decision which the clerk will state. The motion is agreed to. to dramatically expand the detention The legislative clerk read as follows: f of whole families, many of whom have CLOTURE MOTION NOMINATION OF PAMELA PEPPER shown a credible fear of being returned We, the undersigned Senators, in accord- to dangerous situations in their home TO BE UNITED STATES DISTRICT ance with the provisions of rule XXII of the JUDGE FOR THE EASTERN DIS- countries, is counterproductive and Standing Rules of the Senate, hereby move harmful. Migrants must be given an to bring to a close debate on the nomination TRICT OF WISCONSIN adequate opportunity to show they of Pamela Pepper, of Wisconsin, to be United The PRESIDING OFFICER. The have a valid claim as refugees. States District Judge for the Eastern Dis- clerk will report the nomination. The policy of indiscriminately hold- trict of Wisconsin. The assistant legislative clerk read ing families in enormous, privately run Harry Reid, Patrick J. Leahy, Robert the nomination of Pamela Pepper, of facilities leads to inhumane living con- Menendez, Patty Murray, Debbie Sta- Wisconsin, to be United States District benow, Benjamin L. Cardin, Amy Klo- ditions. Violence against women and buchar, Kirsten E. Gillibrand, Chris- Judge for the Eastern District of Wis- children and simply inefficient use of topher Murphy, Brian Schatz, Richard consin. resources are more the rule than the J. Durbin, Richard Blumenthal, Tom The PRESIDING OFFICER. Under exception. Warehousing young children Harkin, Angus S. King, Jr., Tom Udall, the previous order, there will be 2 min- in complexes that are little more than Mazie K. Hirono, Sheldon Whitehouse. utes of debate equally divided prior to jails is deeply incompatible with our The PRESIDING OFFICER. By unan- a vote on the motion to invoke cloture national values and it serves none of imous consent, the mandatory quorum on the Sannes nomination. the goals of an effective immigration call has been waived. The Senator from New York. system. The question is, Is it the sense of the Mr. SCHUMER. I yield back all time. Tomorrow marks the 25th anniver- Senate that debate on the nomination The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there sary of the U.N. Convention on the of Pamela Pepper, of Wisconsin, to be objection? Rights of the Child. Faith leaders and United States District Judge for the Without objection, all time is yielded community members from around the Eastern District of Wisconsin, shall be back. country will be doing vigils and telling brought to a close? f the stories of children and mothers The yeas and nays are mandatory CLOTURE MOTION who are spending this holiday season under the rule. behind bars. Yes, in the greatest coun- The clerk will call the roll. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Pursuant try in the history of the world, chil- The legislative clerk called the roll. to rule XXII, the Chair lays before the dren and their moms will be spending Mr. DURBIN. I announce that the Senate the pending cloture motion, Thanksgiving behind bars. Senator from North Carolina (Mrs. which the clerk will state. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The time HAGAN) and the Senator from Lou- The legislative clerk read as follows: of the Senator has expired. isiana (Ms. LANDRIEU) are necessarily CLOTURE MOTION Mr. BLUMENTHAL. I ask unanimous absent. We, the undersigned Senators, in accord- consent for 1 additional minute. Mr. CORNYN. The following Senator ance with the provisions of rule XXII of the The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without is necessarily absent: the Senator from Standing Rules of the Senate, hereby move to bring to a close debate on the nomination objection, it is so ordered. Louisiana (Mr. VITTER). Mr. BLUMENTHAL. These families of Brenda K. Sannes, of New York, to be The PRESIDING OFFICER. Are there United States District Judge for the North- are not flight risks and they are not any other Senators in the Chamber de- ern District of New York. dangerous. We owe it to them to do siring to vote? Harry Reid, Patrick J. Leahy, Robert better. I am proud of standing with my The yeas and nays resulted—yeas 58, Menendez, Patty Murray, Debbie Sta- colleagues on calling on the President nays 39, as follows: benow, Benjamin L. Cardin, Amy Klo- to keep families together, target re- [Rollcall Vote No. 283 Ex.] buchar, Kirsten E. Gillibrand, Chris- topher Murphy, Brian Schatz, Richard sources effectively, and run an immi- YEAS—58 gration system that reflects America’s J. Durbin, Richard Blumenthal, Tom Ayotte Franken values and builds a stronger future. Mikulski Harkin, Angus S. King, Jr., Tom Udall, Baldwin Gillibrand Murkowski Mazie K. Hirono, Sheldon Whitehouse. Mr. President, I yield the floor. Begich Harkin Murphy The PRESIDING OFFICER. By unan- f Bennet Heinrich Murray Blumenthal Heitkamp Nelson imous consent, the mandatory quorum CONCLUSION OF MORNING Booker Hirono Pryor call has been waived. Boxer Johnson (SD) BUSINESS Reed The question is, Is it the sense of the Brown Johnson (WI) Reid Cantwell Kaine The PRESIDING OFFICER. Morning Rockefeller Senate that debate on the nomination Cardin King business is now closed. Sanders of Brenda K. Sannes, of New York, to Carper Klobuchar Schatz f Casey Leahy be United States District Judge for the Collins Levin Schumer Northern District of New York, shall EXECUTIVE SESSION Coons Manchin Shaheen be brought to a close? Stabenow The PRESIDING OFFICER. Under Donnelly Markey The yeas and nays are mandatory Durbin McCaskill Tester the previous order, the Senate will now Feinstein Menendez Udall (CO) under the rule. proceed to executive session. Flake Merkley The clerk will call the roll.

VerDate Sep 11 2014 06:54 Nov 20, 2014 Jkt 049060 PO 00000 Frm 00031 Fmt 4624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\G19NO6.070 S19NOPT1 smartinez on DSK4TPTVN1PROD with SENATE S6138 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE November 19, 2014 The assistant legislative clerk called Senate the pending cloture motion, The motion is agreed to. the roll. which the clerk will state. Mr. DURBIN. I announce that the The assistant legislative clerk read f Senator from North Carolina (Mrs. as follows: HAGAN) and the Senator from Lou- CLOTURE MOTION NOMINATION OF MADELINE COX isiana (Ms. LANDRIEU) are necessarily We, the undersigned Senators, in accord- ARLEO TO BE UNITED STATES absent. ance with the provisions of rule XXII of the DISTRICT JUDGE FOR THE DIS- Mr. CORNYN. The following Senator Standing Rules of the Senate, hereby move to bring to a close debate on the nomination TRICT OF NEW JERSEY is necessarily absent: the Senator from of Madeline Cox Arleo, of New Jersey, to be The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Louisiana (Mr. VITTER). United States District Judge for the District clerk will report the nomination. The PRESIDING OFFICER (Ms. of New Jersey. The assistant bill clerk read the HEITKAMP). Are there any other Sen- Harry Reid, Patrick J. Leahy, Robert nomination of Madeline Cox Arleo, of Menendez, Patty Murray, Debbie Sta- ators in the Chamber desiring to vote? New Jersey, to be United States Dis- The yeas and nays resulted—yeas 55, benow, Benjamin L. Cardin, Amy Klo- trict Judge for the District of New Jer- nays 42, as follows: buchar, Kirsten E. Gillibrand, Chris- topher Murphy, Brian Schatz, Richard sey. [Rollcall Vote No. 284 Ex.] J. Durbin, Richard Blumenthal, Tom The PRESIDING OFFICER. Under YEAS—55 Harkin, Angus S. King, Jr., Tom Udall, the previous order, there will be 2 min- Baldwin Heinrich Pryor Mazie K. Hirono, Sheldon Whitehouse. utes of debate prior to a vote to invoke Begich Heitkamp Reed The PRESIDING OFFICER. By unan- cloture on the Beetlestone nomination. Bennet Hirono Reid imous consent, the mandatory quorum Who yields time? Blumenthal Johnson (SD) Rockefeller Booker Kaine Sanders call has been waived. The senior Senator from Pennsyl- Boxer King Schatz The question is, Is it the sense of the vania is recognized. Brown Klobuchar Schumer Senate that debate on the nomination Mr. CASEY. Mr. President, I rise to Cantwell Leahy Shaheen of Madeline Cox Arleo, of New Jersey, speak about this nomination. This is Cardin Levin Stabenow Carper Manchin to be United States District Judge for the nomination of Wendy Beetlestone Tester Casey Markey the District of New Jersey, shall be to be U.S. district court judge for the Udall (CO) Collins McCaskill brought to a close? Eastern District of Pennsylvania. She Coons Menendez Udall (NM) The yeas and nays are mandatory Donnelly Merkley Walsh has great qualifications. She is a grad- Warner under the rule. uate of the University of Pennsylvania Durbin Mikulski The clerk will call the roll. Feinstein Murkowski Warren The legislative clerk called the roll. Law School, an honors graduate in her Franken Murphy Whitehouse Mr. DURBIN. I announce that the undergraduate institution. She has Gillibrand Murray Wyden Harkin Nelson Senator from North Carolina (Mrs. worked now for 19 years at the law firm HAGAN) and the Senator from Lou- of Hangley Aronchick Segal Pudlin & NAYS—42 isiana (Ms. LANDRIEU) are necessarily Schiller, has 19 years of experience in Alexander Enzi McCain absent. litigation in a wide variety of matters. Ayotte Fischer McConnell Mr. CORNYN. The following Senators Barrasso Flake Moran She worked in education law and has Blunt Graham Paul are necessarily absent: the Senator broad experience there. She worked as Boozman Grassley Portman from Georgia (Mr. CHAMBLISS) and the a journalist as well before she was a Burr Hatch Risch Senator from Louisiana (Mr. VITTER). lawyer and, during her time working in Chambliss Heller Roberts The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. Philadelphia as a lawyer, as a great ad- Coats Hoeven Rubio BROWN). Are there any other Senators Coburn Inhofe Scott vocate for people who don’t have a Cochran Isakson Sessions in the Chamber desiring to vote? voice and also someone who brings a The yeas and nays resulted—yeas 56, Corker Johanns Shelby wide experience to the Federal bench. Cornyn nays 40, as follows: Johnson (WI) Thune I am honored to be working with Crapo Kirk Toomey [Rollcall Vote No. 285 Ex.] Senator TOOMEY on this nomination, Cruz Lee Wicker AYES—56 working together to get these nomina- NOT VOTING—3 Ayotte Harkin Nelson tions through, and I am so grateful for Hagan Landrieu Vitter Baldwin Heinrich Pryor Begich Heitkamp Reed the work of the Judiciary Committee The PRESIDING OFFICER. On this Bennet Hirono Reid and especially Chairman LEAHY mov- vote, the yeas are 55, the nays are 42. Blumenthal Johnson (SD) Rockefeller ing these nominations through. The motion is agreed to. Booker Kaine Sanders I yield to my colleague from Pennsyl- Boxer King f Schatz vania. Brown Klobuchar Schumer Cantwell Leahy The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- NOMINATION OF BRENDA K. Shaheen Cardin Levin SANNES TO BE UNITED STATES Stabenow ator from Pennsylvania is recognized. Carper Manchin Tester Mr. TOOMEY. Mr. President, I wish DISTRICT JUDGE FOR THE Casey Markey NORTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW Collins McCaskill Udall (CO) to say briefly that I thank Senator YORK Coons Menendez Udall (NM) CASEY for the terrific cooperative Donnelly Merkley Walsh working relationship he and I have. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Durbin Mikulski Warner When Wendy Beetlestone is confirmed, clerk will report the nomination. Feinstein Murkowski Warren Franken Murphy Whitehouse that will make the 11th Federal judge The assistant legislative clerk read who has been confirmed as a result of the nomination of Brenda K. Sannes, of Gillibrand Murray Wyden NAYS—40 the work we have done together. New York, to be United States District Wendy is an outstanding candidate, Judge for the Northern District of New Alexander Flake Moran Barrasso Graham Paul and I think she will make a great Fed- York. eral judge. I urge my colleagues to sup- The PRESIDING OFFICER. Under Blunt Grassley Portman Boozman Hatch Risch port her nomination. the previous order, there will be 2 min- Burr Heller Roberts I yield the floor. utes of debate equally divided prior to Coats Hoeven Rubio Coburn Inhofe the vote on the motion to invoke clo- Scott f Cochran Isakson Sessions ture on the nomination of Madeline Corker Johanns Shelby Cox Arleo. Cornyn Johnson (WI) Thune CLOTURE MOTION Crapo Kirk Mr. MENENDEZ. I yield back all Toomey Cruz Lee The PRESIDING OFFICER. Pursuant time. Wicker The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without Enzi McCain to rule XXII, the Chair lays before the Fischer McConnell objection, all time is yielded back. Senate the pending cloture motion, NOT VOTING—4 f which the clerk will state. Chambliss Landrieu The legislative clerk read as follows: CLOTURE MOTION Hagan Vitter CLOTURE MOTION The PRESIDING OFFICER. Pursuant The PRESIDING OFFICER. On this We, the undersigned Senators, in accord- to rule XXII, the Chair lays before the vote, the yeas are 56, the nays are 40. ance with the provisions of rule XXII of the

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Gillibrand, Chris- The assistant bill clerk read the [Rollcall Vote No. 287 Ex.] topher Murphy, Brian Schatz, Richard nomination of Wendy Beetlestone, of J. Durbin, Richard Blumenthal, Tom YEAS—51 Harkin, Angus S. King, Jr., Tom Udall, Pennsylvania, to be United States Dis- Baldwin Gillibrand Murray Mazie K. Hirono, Sheldon Whitehouse. trict Judge for the Eastern District of Begich Harkin Nelson Pennsylvania. Bennet Heinrich Pryor The PRESIDING OFFICER. By unan- The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- Blumenthal Hirono Reed imous consent, the mandatory quorum Booker Johnson (SD) Reid ate will come to order. Boxer Kaine Rockefeller call has been waived. The majority leader is recognized. Brown King Schatz The question is, Is it the sense of the Mr. REID. Mr. President, we will Cantwell Klobuchar Schumer Senate that debate on the nomination Cardin Leahy Shaheen have one more vote. As soon as that is Carper Levin Stabenow of Wendy Beetlestone, of Pennsylvania, turned in, we will go to recess subject Casey Markey Udall (CO) to be United States District Judge for to the call of the Chair for a briefing Collins McCaskill Udall (NM) the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, which everyone should go to, and we Coons Menendez Walsh shall be brought to a close? Donnelly Merkley Warner will come back and do some wrap-up. Durbin Mikulski Warren The yeas and nays are mandatory This is the last vote. Feinstein Murkowski Whitehouse under the rule. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Under Franken Murphy Wyden The clerk will call the roll. the previous order, there will be 2 min- NAYS—44 The assistant bill clerk called the utes of debate prior to a vote on the Alexander Flake McConnell roll. motion to invoke cloture on the Bolden Ayotte Graham Moran Mr. DURBIN. I announce that the nomination. Barrasso Grassley Paul Blunt Hatch Senator from North Carolina (Mrs. Who yields time? Portman Mr. REID. Mr. President, I yield back Boozman Heitkamp Risch HAGAN) and the Senator from Lou- Burr Heller Roberts isiana (Ms. LANDRIEU) are necessarily all time. Coats Hoeven Rubio The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without Coburn Inhofe Scott absent. Cochran Isakson objection, all time has been yielded Sessions Mr. CORNYN. The following Senators Corker Johanns Shelby back. Cornyn Johnson (WI) are necessarily absent: the Senator Tester Crapo Kirk from Georgia (Mr. CHAMBLISS) and the f Cruz Lee Thune Senator from Louisiana (Mr. VITTER). CLOTURE MOTION Enzi Manchin Toomey Fischer McCain Wicker The PRESIDING OFFICER. Are there The PRESIDING OFFICER. Pursuant any other Senators in the Chamber de- to rule XXII, the Chair lays before the NOT VOTING—5 siring to vote? Senate the pending cloture motion, Chambliss Landrieu Vitter The yeas and nays resulted—yeas 58, which the clerk will state. Hagan Sanders nays 38, as follows: The assistant bill clerk read as fol- The PRESIDING OFFICER. On this [Rollcall Vote No. 286 Ex.] lows: vote, the yeas are 51, the nays are 44. YEAS—58 CLOTURE MOTION The motion is agreed to. Ayotte Harkin Pryor We, the undersigned Senators, in accord- Baldwin Heinrich Reed ance with the provisions of rule XXII of the f Begich Heitkamp Reid Standing Rules of the Senate, hereby move Bennet Hirono Rockefeller to bring to a close debate on the nomination Blumenthal Johnson (SD) Sanders of Victor Allen Bolden, of Connecticut, to be NOMINATION OF VICTOR ALLEN Booker Kaine Schatz BOLDEN TO BE UNITED STATES Boxer King United States District Judge for the District Schumer of Connecticut. DISTRICT JUDGE FOR THE DIS- Brown Klobuchar Shaheen Cantwell Leahy Harry Reid, Patrick J. Leahy, Robert Stabenow TRICT OF CONNECTICUT Cardin Levin Tester Menendez, Patty Murray, Debbie Sta- Carper Manchin The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Toomey benow, Benjamin L. Cardin, Amy Klo- Casey Markey clerk will report the nomination. Udall (CO) buchar, Kirsten E. Gillibrand, Chris- Collins McCaskill topher Murphy, Brian Schatz, Richard The assistant bill clerk read the Coons Menendez Udall (NM) Donnelly Merkley Walsh J. Durbin, Richard Blumenthal, Tom nomination of Victor Allen Bolden, of Durbin Mikulski Warner Harkin, Angus S. King, Jr., Tom Udall, Connecticut, to be United States Dis- Feinstein Murkowski Warren Mazie K. Hirono, Sheldon Whitehouse. trict Judge for the District of Con- Flake Murphy Whitehouse The PRESIDING OFFICER. By unan- Franken Murray Wyden necticut. Gillibrand Nelson imous consent, the mandatory quorum under rule XXII has been waived. f NAYS—38 The question is, Is it the sense of the Alexander Fischer McConnell Senate that debate on the nomination RECESS SUBJECT TO THE CALL OF Barrasso Graham Moran of Victor Allen Bolden, of Connecticut, Blunt Grassley Paul THE CHAIR Boozman Hatch Portman to be United States District Judge for Burr Heller Risch the District of Connecticut, shall be Mr. BLUMENTHAL. Mr. President, I Coats Hoeven Roberts brought to a close? ask unanimous consent that the Sen- Coburn Inhofe Rubio The yeas and nays are mandatory ate stand in recess subject to the call Cochran Isakson Scott Corker Johanns of the Chair. Sessions under the rule. Cornyn Johnson (WI) Shelby The clerk will call the roll. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there Crapo Kirk Thune objection? Cruz Lee The bill clerk called the roll. Enzi McCain Wicker Mr. DURBIN. I announce that the Without objection, it is so ordered. Senator from North Carolina (Mrs. Thereupon, the Senate, at 4:46 p.m., NOT VOTING—4 HAGAN), the Senator from Louisiana recessed subject to the call of the Chair Chambliss Landrieu (Ms. LANDRIEU), and the Senator from and reassembled at 6:31 p.m. when Hagan Vitter Vermont (Mr. SANDERS) are necessarily called to order by the Presiding Officer The PRESIDING OFFICER. On this absent. (Mr. BLUMENTHAL). vote, the yeas are 58, the nays are 38. Mr. CORNYN. The following Senators Mr. REID. Mr. President, what is the The motion is agreed to. are necessarily absent: the Senator business before the body?

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HOLLA- NOMINATION OF MICHELE JEANNE United States of America to the Union DAY TO BE CHIEF FINANCIAL SISON, A CAREER MEMBER OF of the Comoros; Michele Jeanne Sison, OFFICER, DEPARTMENT OF AG- THE SENIOR FOREIGN SERVICE, of Maryland, a Career Member of the RICULTURE CLASS OF CAREER MINISTER, TO Senior Foreign Service, Class of Career BE THE DEPUTY REPRESENTA- Minister, to be the Deputy Representa- TIVE OF THE UNITED STATES OF tive of the United States of America to NOMINATION OF MAUREEN ELIZA- AMERICA TO THE UNITED NA- the United Nations, with the rank and BETH CORMACK, A CAREER TIONS, WITH THE RANK AND status of Ambassador Extraordinary MEMBER OF THE SENIOR FOR- STATUS OF AMBASSADOR EX- and Plenipotentiary, and the Deputy EIGN SERVICE, CLASS OF MIN- TRAORDINARY AND PLENI- Representative of the United States of ISTER-COUNSELOR, TO BE AM- POTENTIARY, AND THE DEPUTY America in the Security Council of the BASSADOR EXTRAORDINARY REPRESENTATIVE OF THE United Nations; and Michele Jeanne AND PLENIPOTENTIARY OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA IN Sison, of Maryland, a Career Member UNITED STATES OF AMERICA TO THE SECURITY COUNCIL OF THE of the Senior Foreign Service, Class of BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA UNITED NATIONS Career Minister, to be Representative of the United States of America to the Sessions of the General Assembly of the United Nations, during her tenure NOMINATION OF ALLAN P. MUS- NOMINATION OF MICHELE JEANNE of service as Deputy Representative of TARD, A CAREER MEMBER OF SISON, A CAREER MEMBER OF the United States of America to the THE SENIOR FOREIGN SERVICE, THE SENIOR FOREIGN SERVICE, United Nations. CLASS OF CAREER MINISTER, TO CLASS OF CAREER MINISTER, TO VOTE ON HOLLADAY NOMINATION BE AMBASSADOR EXTRAOR- BE REPRESENTATIVE OF THE The PRESIDING OFFICER. Under DINARY AND PLENIPOTENTIARY UNITED STATES OF AMERICA TO the previous order, there will be 2 min- OF THE UNITED STATES OF THE SESSIONS OF THE GENERAL utes of debate equally divided prior to AMERICA TO TURKMENISTAN ASSEMBLY OF THE UNITED NA- TIONS, DURING HER TENURE OF a vote on the Holladay nomination. SERVICE AS DEPUTY REP- Mr. REID. I yield back the time, with RESENTATIVE OF THE UNITED the Chair’s permission. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without STATES OF AMERICA TO THE NOMINATION OF EARL ROBERT objection, all time is yielded back. MILLER, A CAREER MEMBER OF UNITED NATIONS The question is, Will the Senate ad- THE SENIOR FOREIGN SERVICE, The PRESIDING OFFICER. Under vise and consent to the nomination of CLASS OF COUNSELOR, TO BE the previous order, the Senate will pro- Jon M. Holladay, of Virginia, to be AMBASSADOR EXTRAORDINARY ceed to the following nominations, Chief Financial Officer, Department of AND PLENIPOTENTIARY OF THE which the clerk will report. Agriculture? UNITED STATES OF AMERICA TO The legislative clerk read the nomi- The nomination was confirmed. THE REPUBLIC OF BOTSWANA nations of Jon M. Holladay, of Vir- VOTE ON CORMACK NOMINATION ginia, to be Chief Financial Officer, De- The PRESIDING OFFICER. The partment of Agriculture; Maureen Eliz- question is, Will the Senate advise and abeth Cormack, of Virginia, a Career consent to the nomination of Maureen NOMINATION OF JUDITH BETH Member of the Senior Foreign Service, Elizabeth Cormack, of Virginia, a Ca- CEFKIN, A CAREER MEMBER OF Class of Minister-Counselor, to be Am- reer Member of the Senior Foreign THE SENIOR FOREIGN SERVICE, bassador Extraordinary and Pleni- Service, Class of Minister-Counselor, to CLASS OF MINISTER-COUN- potentiary of the United States of be Ambassador Extraordinary and SELOR, TO BE AMBASSADOR EX- America to Bosnia and Herzegovina; Plenipotentiary of the United States of TRAORDINARY AND PLENI- Allan P. Mustard, of Washington, a Ca- America to Bosnia and Herzegovina? POTENTIARY OF THE UNITED reer Member of the Senior Foreign The nomination was confirmed. STATES OF AMERICA TO THE Service, Class of Career Minister, to be VOTE ON MUSTARD NOMINATION REPUBLIC OF FIJI, AND TO Ambassador Extraordinary and Pleni- The PRESIDING OFFICER. The SERVE CONCURRENTLY AND potentiary of the United States of question is, Will the Senate advise and WITHOUT ADDITIONAL COM- America to Turkmenistan; Earl Robert consent to the nomination of Allan P. PENSATION AS AMBASSADOR Miller, of Michigan, a Career Member Mustard, of Washington, a Career EXTRAORDINARY AND PLENI- of the Senior Foreign Service, Class of Member of the Senior Foreign Service, POTENTIARY OF THE UNITED Counselor, to be Ambassador Extraor- Class of Career Minister, to be Ambas- STATES OF AMERICA TO THE dinary and Plenipotentiary of the sador Extraordinary and Pleni- REPUBLIC OF KIRIBATI, THE RE- United States of America to the Repub- potentiary of the United States of PUBLIC OF NAURU, THE KING- lic of Botswana; Judith Beth Cefkin, of America to Turkmenistan? DOM OF TONGA, AND TUVALU Colorado, a Career Member of the Sen- The nomination was confirmed. ior Foreign Services, Class of Minister- VOTE ON MILLER NOMINATION Counselor, to be Ambassador Extraor- The PRESIDING OFFICER. Under dinary and Plenipotentiary of the the previous order, the question is, Will NOMINATION OF ROBERT T. United States of America to the Repub- the Senate advise and consent to the YAMATE, A CAREER MEMBER OF lic of Fiji, and to serve concurrently nomination of Earl Robert Miller, of THE SENIOR FOREIGN SERVICE, and without additional compensation Michigan, a Career Member of the Sen- CLASS OF MINISTER-COUN- as Ambassador Extraordinary and ior Foreign Service, Class of Counselor, SELOR, TO BE AMBASSADOR EX- Plenipotentiary of the United States of to be Ambassador Extraordinary and TRAORDINARY AND PLENI- America to the Republic of Kiribati, Plenipotentiary of the United States of POTENTIARY OF THE UNITED the Republic of Nauru, the Kingdom of America to the Republic of Botswana? STATES OF AMERICA TO THE Tonga, and Tuvalu; Robert T. Yamate, The nomination was confirmed. REPUBLIC OF MADAGASCAR, of California, a Career Member of the VOTE ON CEFKIN NOMINATION AND TO SERVE CONCURRENTLY Senior Foreign Service, Class of Min- The PRESIDING OFFICER. Under AND WITHOUT ADDITIONAL COM- ister-Counselor, to be Ambassador Ex- the previous order, the question is, Will PENSATION AS AMBASSADOR traordinary and Plenipotentiary of the the Senate advise and consent to the EXTRAORDINARY AND PLENI- United States of America to the Repub- nomination of Judith Beth Cefkin, of POTENTIARY OF THE UNITED lic of Madagascar, and to serve concur- Colorado, a Career Member of the Sen- STATES OF AMERICA TO THE rently and without additional com- ior Foreign Service, Class of Minister- UNION OF THE COMOROS pensation as Ambassador Extraor- Counselor, to be Ambassador Extraor- dinary and Plenipotentiary of the dinary and Plenipotentiary of the

VerDate Sep 11 2014 05:59 Nov 20, 2014 Jkt 049060 PO 00000 Frm 00034 Fmt 4624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\G19NO6.088 S19NOPT1 smartinez on DSK4TPTVN1PROD with SENATE November 19, 2014 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S6141 United States of America to the Repub- on confirmation of Executive Calendar Bill also played a key role in UK’s lic of Fiji, and to serve concurrently No. 1034, the Senate consider Calendar Markey Cancer Center being awarded a and without additional compensation Nos. 955, 1054, 639, 641, 999, 998, 1028, 953, National Cancer Institute designation. as Ambassador Extraordinary and 696, 540, and 962; that there be 2 min- With NCI designation, UK is better po- Plenipotentiary of the United States of utes of debate equally divided between sitioned to recruit researchers, receive America to the Republic of Kiribati, the two leaders or their designees, grants, and to develop new break- the Republic of Nauru, the Kingdom of prior to each vote; that upon the use or through treatments to lead the fight Tonga, and Tuvalu? yielding back of time the Senate pro- against cancer. This means that fewer The nomination was confirmed. ceed to vote without intervening ac- Kentuckians will have to travel out of VOTE ON YAMATE NOMINATION tion or debate on the nominations in State to find the most advanced care The PRESIDING OFFICER. Under the order listed; that any rollcall and clinical trials, and instead will be the previous order, the question is, Will votes, following the first in the series, able to find it within the Common- the Senate advise and consent to the be 10 minutes in length; that if any wealth, which is critical as Kentucky nomination of Robert T. Yamate, of nomination is confirmed, the motion to suffers from the highest combined can- California, a Career Member of the reconsider be considered made and laid cer mortality rate in the country. Senior Foreign Service, Class of Min- upon the table with no intervening ac- Bill has worked actively to help ister-Counselor, to be Ambassador Ex- tion or debate; that no further motions maintain congressional support for stu- traordinary and Plenipotentiary of the be in order to the nomination; that any dent financial aid, which is so impor- United States of America to the Repub- statements related to the nomination tant to many Kentucky students. He lic of Madagascar, and to serve concur- be printed in the RECORD; and that the has worked tirelessly to ensure his rently and without additional com- President be immediately notified of school’s visibility here in Washington, pensation as Ambassador Extraor- the Senate’s action and the Senate DC and to fight for legislation that is dinary and Plenipotentiary of the then resume legislative session. important to UK. And he is fiercely United States of America to the Union The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without loyal to the University of Kentucky. of the Comoros? objection, it is so ordered. Bill is not just an employee of UK, The nomination was confirmed. Mr. REID. For the information of all he’s also an alumnus. Bill earned his Senators, we expect these votes to be VOTE ON SISON NOMINATION bachelor’s degree in anthropology from such that we can confirm them by The PRESIDING OFFICER. Under the University of Kentucky in 1969 and voice vote. the previous order, the question is, Will his master’s degree, also in anthro- the Senate advise and consent to the f pology, from UK in 1978. nomination of Michele Jeanne Sison, of MORNING BUSINESS In his youth he served in the Peace Maryland, a Career Member of the Sen- Mr. REID. Mr. President, I ask unan- Corps in Guatemala, and he also served ior Foreign Service, Class of Career imous consent that the Senate proceed as the past president of the Society of Minister, to be Deputy Representative to a period of morning business, with Research Administrators, Inter- of the United States of America to the Senators permitted to speak therein national from 1997 to 1998. Bill pre- United Nations, with the rank and sta- for up to 10 minutes each. viously served as UK’s director of spon- tus of Ambassador Extraordinary and The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without sored program development in the 1980s Plenipotentiary, and the Deputy Rep- objection, it is so ordered. and ’90s before becoming the director of resentative of the United States of Federal relations in July of 1994. f America in the Security Council of the Bill has been a leader in the Science United Nations? TRIBUTE TO BILL SCHWERI Coalition, a nonprofit, nonpartisan or- The nomination was confirmed. Mr. MCCONNELL. Mr. President, I ganization of more than 50 of the Na- VOTE ON SISON NOMINATION rise today to pay tribute to a friend of tion’s leading research universities The PRESIDING OFFICER. Under mine and a great friend to the Blue- dedicated to sustaining the Federal the previous order, the question is, Will grass State and the University of Ken- Government’s investment in scientific the Senate advise and consent to the tucky, Mr. Bill Schweri. Bill recently research. He has also been actively in- nomination of Michele Jeanne Sison, of retired from the University of Ken- volved in the Council on Governmental Maryland, a Career Member of the Sen- tucky after dedicating over 40 years to Affairs of the Association of Public and ior Foreign Service, Class of Career working at the university, the last two Land Grant Universities. Minister, to be Representative of the decades of which were spent as the di- Bill is well known and highly re- United States of America to the Ses- rector of Federal relations. spected among his colleagues in Fed- sions of the General Assembly of the It has been Bill’s job to serve as a li- eral relations at other research univer- United Nations, during her tenure of aison between the university and its sities, just as he is throughout the service as Deputy Representative of faculty and the executive and legisla- Commonwealth of Kentucky. I wish to the United States of America to the tive branches of State and Federal personally thank Bill for his service to United Nations? Government. I am a proud graduate of the University of Kentucky and to our The nomination was confirmed. UK’s College of Law, and Bill has rep- State. Although his retirement is well The PRESIDING OFFICER. Under resented my alma mater exceedingly earned, he will certainly be missed, by the previous order, the motions to re- well over the years. me, by my staff, and by the many peo- consider are considered made and laid Bill has been a staunch advocate for ple across Kentucky who have bene- upon the table. The President will be new research initiatives at the univer- fited from his efforts. I ask my U.S. immediately notified of the Senate’s sity in fields as varied as agriculture, Senate colleagues to join me in bidding action. biotechnology, clean coal technology, a fond farewell to Mr. Bill Schweri. f energy, engineering, and transpor- tation. He has helped transform UK f LEGISLATION SESSION into one of the most prominent eco- The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- nomic drivers in the State. LETTERS IN RELATION TO ate will now resume legislative session. He has been instrumental in bringing RESIGNATION Mr. REID. I express my appreciation about such UK achievements as the to the Senator from Iowa for joining Marty Driesler Cancer Project, the ex- Mr. COBURN. Mr. President, I ask me. pansion of a teaching space in the Col- unanimous consent to have printed in f lege of Nursing, the creation of a the RECORD letters related to my res- bioinformatics core in the university’s ignation as a Member of the U.S. Sen- UNANIMOUS CONSENT AGREE- medical center, and Fedtrak, a project ate. MENT—EXECUTIVE CALENDAR with the Transportation Security Ad- There being no objection, the mate- Mr. REID. Mr. President, I ask unan- ministration to track sensitive mate- rial was ordered to be printed in the imous consent that following the vote rial shipments. RECORD, as follows:

VerDate Sep 11 2014 06:54 Nov 20, 2014 Jkt 049060 PO 00000 Frm 00035 Fmt 4624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\G19NO6.090 S19NOPT1 smartinez on DSK4TPTVN1PROD with SENATE S6142 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE November 19, 2014 U.S. SENATE, As a young House staffer, I noted that ADDITIONAL STATEMENTS November 12, 2014. numerous Congressmen respected Phil Hon. JOSEPH R. BIDEN, for his early advocacy of conservative President of the U.S. Senate. principles and his ties to the early days TRIBUTE TO JOHN R. BALLENTINE DEAR VICE PRESIDENT BIDEN, please find the attached document officially notifying of the modern conservative movement. ∑ Mr. BOOZMAN. Mr. President, I wish Oklahoma Governor Mary Fallin of my in- If you want to get a feel of Phil, then to honor John R. Ballentine, who will tent to resign my Senate seat on January 3, read his 1976 book ‘‘The Sum of Good retire as the Alma City Mayor after 2015. I further note that my resignation will Government.’’ more than two decades of public serv- be effective at 11:59 AM on that date. Phil Crane fought tirelessly as a sen- ice to the citizens of Arkansas in this Thank you for your service to our nation. ior member of the House Ways and elected position. Sincerely, Means Committee for his conservative As Alma City Mayor, John was a con- TOM A. COBURN, M.D. principles, including for lower taxes stant advocate for services, programs U.S. SENATE, and increasing trade. One of his great- and improvements for Alma residents. January 17, 2014. est legislative achievements was the After leading the city out of debt, John Governor MARY FALLIN, North American Free Trade Agree- oversaw the construction and financing Oklahoma City, OK. ment, which created the world’s largest of the city’s first waterpark. In 2000, DEAR GOVERNOR FALLIN, serving as Okla- free trade zone, linking up billions of John opened the Alma Aquatic Center, homa’s senator has been, and continues to be, one of the great privileges and blessings dollars annually. which has become a centerpiece of the of my life. But, after much prayer and con- With the passing of Phil Crane, Illi- city bringing in more than 50,000 people sideration, I have decided that I will leave nois and Washington have lost one of annually. What started as an idea the Senate before the end of my term. its greats. Thank you, Phil Crane, for dreamed up while baling hay became a I am therefore resigning my Senate seat ef- your service to the State of Illinois and significant contributor to the City of fective January 3, 2015. I am giving you sub- to our country. Alma’s economy. stantial advance notice with the hope that John fought hard to enhance existing you will be able to schedule a special elec- f public facilities and finance the new tion concurrent with the existing election CONGRATULATING JOHN COX schedule and not impose any undue burden construction of amenities including on Oklahoma taxpayers. Mr. BARRASSO. Mr. President, I area parks, a $4 million water treat- Thank you for your service to our great wish to recognize and congratulate ment plant, an annual Independence state. John Cox the Director of the Wyoming Day fireworks show, and the annual Sincerely, Department of Transportation. On No- Alma flying disk golf tournament TOM A. COBURN, M.D. vember 24, 2014, Director Cox will be which brings in over 100 participants f elected as president of the American every November. REMEMBERING PHILIP CRANE Association of State Highway and John’s passion for public service ex- Transportation Officials, AASHTO. Mr. KIRK. Mr. President, Illinois lost tends beyond his most recent position John is currently serving as the asso- its longest-serving Member of the as Alma’s longest standing mayor since ciation’s vice-president and has worked House of Representatives and this 1872. In addition, John served on the country lost one of the great leaders of his way to the top through various po- Alma City Council for 4 years, as a the conservative movement last week sitions in AASHTO. member of the Crawford County Since 2005, he has continually served when Philip Crane passed away at the Quorum Court for 10 years, and in the Wyoming as the WYDOT director. The age of 84. U.S. Army Reserves for 21 years. For 35 years Phil Crane represented respect for John is deep and wide- I congratulate John for his commit- Chicago’s northwest suburbs, a region I spread. He was appointed by Democrat ment to public service. We are all know well. He was first elected to Con- Governor Dave Freudenthal and re- grateful for his years of service and gress in 1969, winning a special elec- appointed by our current Republican leadership to Alma, Crawford County tion, and ultimately became the long- Governor Matt Mead. and Arkansas. John is truly a public est-serving House Republican when he John Cox is not your traditional servant. I wish him continued success was finally defeated in 2004. While I State Department of Transportation in his future endeavors.∑ served with Congressman Phil Crane in director. Director Cox has a 28-year f the House of only 4 years, our districts background in law enforcement. As a young patrolman, John patrolled thou- CONGRATULATING THE STAMFORD were adjacent to each other and to- JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER gether we fought for many issues im- sands of miles on the rural roads of ∑ portant to suburban Chicago and Illi- Wyoming. Director Cox’s law enforce- Mr. MURPHY. Mr. President, I would nois. ment background provided him with a like to take this opportunity to con- Before conservative principles were unique perspective on the needs of gratulate the Stamford Jewish Com- fashionable, Phil was leading the way rural States like Wyoming. John un- munity Center for being the 2014 for conservatism, working for Barry derstands rural transportation. He also S.T.R.I.V.E., Sports Teach Respect Ini- Goldwater in 1964 in Illinois. When understands that our transportation tiative Values and Excellence, Organi- some said Phil’s politics of small gov- system must be whole. I believe his ex- zation of the Year. Each year the Na- ernment and low taxes were backward perience and leadership will be key to tional Council of Youth Sports, NCYS, looking, he responded with gusto, argu- the success of AASHTO and its mem- recognizes five finalist organizations ing in support of free markets and bers over the next year. that most meet the ‘‘kids first’’ ap- trade, prudent economics policies, a Director Cox and I have worked proach, evidenced by their implemen- strong national defense, and tradi- closely together for over a decade. tation of best practices and policies tional values. When I was in the Wyoming Legisla- that protect kids and promote safety. Phil was courageous and had fore- ture, I chaired the Senate Transpor- Those five finalist organizations are sight. In 1976 he was the first sitting tation and Military Affairs Committee. then put on the NCYS website for vot- Congressman to publicly support In the Wyoming Legislature, we ing by the public. The award, sponsored Reagan in his effort to defeat President worked to improve our State’s high- by AIG, is presented to organizations Gerald Ford. He also founded the Re- ways. In the U.S. Senate, we worked on that exhibit heartfelt passion and show publican Study Committee, which still the 2012 highway reauthorization bill. a committed spirit to helping kids suc- exists today in the House of Represent- In 2014, Director Cox and I focused on ceed in sports, while maintaining a atives. He also was deeply involved in improving the current law by cutting commitment to safety procedures. the early days of two of the most influ- Washington redtape and providing Since opening its doors in 1916, the ential conservative think tanks, the flexibility and equity for rural States Stamford JCC has become a valuable Heritage Foundation and the American like Wyoming. community resource, especially well- Conservative Union. I look forward to continuing to work known for its continuum of safe, sup- In 1980 Phil took a run for President, with Director Cox as all of America can portive, and inclusive health and fit- ultimately falling to Ronald Reagan. now benefit from his leadership. ness programs for children and youth

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An act to amend the Public Health accompanying papers, reports, and doc- tributes as teamwork, community en- Service Act to reauthorize certain programs uments, and were referred as indicated: gagement, and sportsmanship. relating to traumatic brain injury and to EC–7782. A communication from the Board NCYS is the largest known organiza- trauma research. Chair and Chief Executive Officer, Farm tion in America representing the youth S. 2583. An act to promote the non-exclu- Credit Administration, transmitting, pursu- sports industry, and this award is an sive use of electronic labeling for devices li- ant to law, the Administration’s Semiannual important recognition that the Stam- censed by the Federal Communications Com- Report of the Inspector General and the ford JCC is excelling at helping kids in mission. Semiannual Management Report on the Sta- our community. Comprised of the The enrolled bills were subsequently tus of Audits for the period from April 1, 2014 who’s who in the youth sports indus- signed by the President pro tempore through September 30, 2014; to the Com- mittee on Homeland Security and Govern- (Mr. LEAHY) try, NCYS was founded in 1979, and its mental Affairs. membership represents more than 200 EC–7783. A communication from the Assist- organizations/corporations serving At 1:44 p.m., a message from the ant Secretary, Office of Legislative Affairs, 60,000,000 registered participants in or- House of Representatives, delivered by Department of Homeland Security, transmit- ganized youth sports programs. Its Mr. Novotny, one of its reading clerks, ting, pursuant to law, a report relative to In- members include organizations such as announced that the House has passed ternal Affairs Investigations for the period of the American Association of the following bill, in which it requests January 2014 through June 2014; to the Com- the concurrence of the Senate: mittee on Homeland Security and Govern- Cheerleading Coaches and Administra- mental Affairs. tors—Cheer Safe, American Legion H.R. 1422. An act to amend the Environ- EC–7784. A communication from the Chair- Baseball, American Youth Soccer Orga- mental Research, Development, and Dem- man of the Council of the District of Colum- nization, Jewish Community Centers onstration Authorization Act of 1978 to pro- bia, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report vide for Scientific Advisory Board member Association of North America, YMCA on D.C. Act 20–441, ‘‘Business Improvement qualifications, public participation, and for Districts Amendment Act of 2014’’; to the of America, Pop Warner, Special Olym- other purposes. pics North America, and the U.S. Ten- Committee on Homeland Security and Gov- f ernmental Affairs. nis Association. EC–7785. A communication from the Chair- Again, I commend the Stamford JCC MEASURES REFERRED man of the Council of the District of Colum- for this wonderful achievement, and bia, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report the great work they are doing in the The following bill was read the first on D.C. Act 20–424, ‘‘Fiscal Year 2015 Budget city of Stamford.∑ and the second times by unanimous Support Act of 2014’’; to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Af- f consent, and referred as indicated: H.R. 1422. An act to amend the Environ- fairs. EC–7786. A communication from the Chair- MESSAGES FROM THE PRESIDENT mental Research, Development, and Dem- man of the Council of the District of Colum- onstration Authorization Act of 1978 to pro- Messages from the President of the bia, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report vide for Scientific Advisory Board member United States were communicated to on D.C. Act 20–437, ‘‘Voter Registration Ac- qualifications, public participation, and for the Senate by Mr. Pate, one of his sec- cess and Modernization Amendment Act of other purposes; to the Committee on Envi- retaries. 2014’’; to the Committee on Homeland Secu- ronment and Public Works. f rity and Governmental Affairs. f EC–7787. A communication from the Chair- EXECUTIVE MESSAGES REFERRED man of the Council of the District of Colum- In executive session the Presiding Of- ENROLLED BILLS PRESENTED bia, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report ficer laid before the Senate messages on D.C. Act 20–442, ‘‘Extension of Time to The Secretary of the Senate reported Dispose of the Strand Theater Temporary from the President of the United that on today, November 19, 2014, she Amendment Act of 2014’’; to the Committee States submitting sundry nominations had presented to the President of the on Homeland Security and Governmental Af- and a withdrawal which were referred United States the following enrolled fairs. to the appropriate committees. bills: EC–7788. A communication from the Chair- (The messages received today are man of the Council of the District of Colum- S. 885. An act to designate the facility of bia, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report printed at the end of the Senate pro- the United States Postal Service located at ceedings.) on D.C. Act 20–443, ‘‘Medical Marijuana Ex- 35 Park Street in Danville, Vermont, as the pansion Temporary Amendment Act of 2014’’; f ‘‘Thaddeus Stevens Post Office’’. to the Committee on Homeland Security and S. 1093. An act to designate the facility of MESSAGES FROM THE HOUSE Governmental Affairs. the United States Postal Service located at EC–7789. A communication from the Chair- ENROLLED BILLS SIGNED 130 Caldwell Drive in Hazlehurst, Mississippi, man of the Council of the District of Colum- At 10:40 a.m., a message from the as the ‘‘First Lieutenant Alvin Chester bia, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report House of Representatives, delivered by Cockrell, Jr. Post Office Building’’. on D.C. Act 20–440, ‘‘Special Election Reform S. 1499. An act to designate the facility of Amendment Act of 2014’’; to the Committee Mrs. Cole, one of its reading clerks, an- the United States Postal Service located at nounced that the Speaker has signed on Homeland Security and Governmental Af- 278 Main Street in Chadron, Nebraska, as the fairs. the following enrolled bills: ‘‘Sergeant Cory Mracek Memorial Post Of- EC–7790. A communication from the Chair- S. 885. An act to designate the facility of fice’’. man of the Council of the District of Colum- the United States Postal Service located at S. 1512. An act to designate the facility of bia, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report 35 Park Street in Danville, Vermont, as the the United States Postal Service located at on D.C. Act 20–439, ‘‘Critical Infrastructure ‘‘Thaddeus Stevens Post Office’’. 1335 Jefferson Road in Rochester, New York, Freedom of Information Amendment Act of S. 1093. An act to designate the facility of as the ‘‘Specialist Theodore Matthew Glende 2014’’; to the Committee on Homeland Secu- the United States Postal Service located at Post Office’’. rity and Governmental Affairs. 130 Caldwell Drive in Hazlehurst, Mississippi, S. 2141. An act to amend the Federal Food, EC–7791. A communication from the Chair- as the ‘‘First Lieutenant Alvin Chester Drug, and Cosmetic Act to provide an alter- man of the Council of the District of Colum- Cockrell, Jr. Post Office Building’’. native process for review of safety and effec- bia, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report S. 1499. An act to designate the facility of tiveness of nonprescription sunscreen active on D.C. Act 20–438, ‘‘Workers’ Compensation the United States Postal Service located at ingredients and for other purposes. Statute of Limitations Amendment Act of 278 Main Street in Chadron, Nebraska, as the S. 2539. An act to amend the Public Health 2014’’; to the Committee on Homeland Secu- ‘‘Sergeant Cory Mracek Memorial Post Of- Service Act to reauthorize certain programs rity and Governmental Affairs. fice’’. relating to traumatic brain injury and to EC–7792. A communication from the Chair- S. 1512. An act to designate the facility of trauma research. man of the Council of the District of Colum- the United States Postal Service located at S. 2583. An act to promote the non-exclu- bia, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report 1335 Jefferson Road in Rochester, New York, sive use of electronic labeling for devices li- on D.C. Act 20–425, ‘‘Small and Certified as the ‘‘Specialist Theodore Matthew Glende censed by the Federal Communications Com- Business Enterprise Development and Assist- Post Office’’. mission. ance Waiver Certification Temporary

VerDate Sep 11 2014 05:59 Nov 20, 2014 Jkt 049060 PO 00000 Frm 00037 Fmt 4624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\G19NO6.095 S19NOPT1 smartinez on DSK4TPTVN1PROD with SENATE S6144 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE November 19, 2014 Amendment Act of 2014’’; to the Committee mitting, pursuant to law, a semiannual re- motion, Consumer Education and Industry on Homeland Security and Governmental Af- port entitled, ‘‘Acceptance of Contributions Information Order; Late Payment and Inter- fairs. for Defense Programs, Projects, and Activi- est Charges on Past Due Assessments’’ EC–7793. A communication from the Chair- ties; Defense Cooperation Account’’; to the (Docket No. AMS–FV–12–0023) received dur- man of the Council of the District of Colum- Committee on Armed Services. ing adjournment of the Senate in the Office bia, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report EC–7803. A communication from the Admi- of the President of the Senate on November on D.C. Act 20–423, ‘‘Sustainable Solid Waste ral, Naval Reactors, transmitting, pursuant 14, 2014; to the Committee on Agriculture, Management Amendment Act of 2014’’; to the to law, reports relative to the Naval Nuclear Nutrition, and Forestry. Committee on Homeland Security and Gov- Propulsion Program’s reports on environ- EC–7813. A communication from the Chief ernmental Affairs. mental monitoring and radioactive waste of the Publications and Regulations Branch, EC–7794. A communication from the Chair- disposal, radiation exposure, and occupa- Internal Revenue Service, Department of the man of the Council of the District of Colum- tional safety and health; to the Committee Treasury, transmitting, pursuant to law, the bia, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report on Armed Services. report of a rule entitled ‘‘Allocation of Basis on Council Resolution 20–624, ‘‘Transfer of EC–7804. A communication from the Assist- in All Cash D Reorganizations’’ ((RIN1545– Jurisdiction of a Portion of Reservation 497 ant Secretary of Defense (Homeland Defense BJ21) (TD 9702)) received in the Office of the (Square 3712, Lots 101–104) Approval Resolu- and Global Security), transmitting, pursuant President of the Senate on November 12, tion 2014’’; to the Committee on Homeland to law, a report relative to a consolidated 2014; to the Committee on Finance. Security and Governmental Affairs. budget justification display that includes all EC–7814. A communication from the Chief EC–7795. A communication from the Direc- programs and activities of the Department of of the Publications and Regulations Branch, tor, Policy and Planning Analysis, Office of Defense combating terrorism program; to Internal Revenue Service, Department of the Personnel Management, transmitting, pursu- the Committee on Armed Services. Treasury, transmitting, pursuant to law, the ant to law, the report of a rule entitled EC–7805. A communication from the Chair- report of a rule entitled ‘‘Allocation of Earn- ‘‘Federal Employees Health Benefits Pro- man, Consumer Product Safety Commission, ings and Profits in Tax-Free Transfers from gram Modification of Eligibility to Certain transmitting, pursuant to law, a report rel- One Corporation to Another; Acquiring Cor- Employees on Temporary Appointments and ative to a violation of the Antideficiency poration for Purposes of Section 381’’ Certain Employees on Seasonal and Inter- Act; to the Committee on Appropriations. ((RIN1545–BK73 and RIN1545–BL80) (TD 9700)) mittent Schedules’’ (RIN3206–AM86) received EC–7806. A communication from the Ad- received in the Office of the President of the during adjournment of the Senate in the Of- ministrator of the Environmental Protection Senate on November 12, 2014; to the Com- fice of the President of the Senate on No- Agency, transmitting, pursuant to law, a re- mittee on Finance. vember 3, 2014; to the Committee on Home- port entitled ‘‘Fiscal Year 2013 Superfund EC–7815. A communication from the Chief land Security and Governmental Affairs. Five-Year Review Report to Congress’’; to of the Publications and Regulations Branch, EC–7796. A communication from the Assist- the Committee on Environment and Public Internal Revenue Service, Department of the ant Attorney General, Office of Legislative Works. Treasury, transmitting, pursuant to law, the Affairs, Department of Justice, transmit- EC–7807. A communication from the Direc- report of a rule entitled ‘‘2015 Limitations ting, pursuant to law, a report entitled ‘‘2013 tor, Office of Surface Mining Reclamation Adjusted As Provided in Section 415(d), etc.’’ Annual Report of the National Institute of and Enforcement, Department of the Inte- (Notice 2014–70) received during adjournment Justice’’; to the Committee on the Judiciary. rior, transmitting, pursuant to law, the re- of the Senate in the Office of the President EC–7797. A communication from the Acting port of a rule entitled ‘‘Excess Spoil, Coal of the Senate on September 19, 2014; to the Chief of the Regulation Policy and Manage- Mine Waste, Diversions, and Buffer Zones for Committee on Finance. EC–7816. A communication from the Assist- ment Office of the General Counsel, Veterans Perennial and Intermittent Streams’’ ant General Counsel, General Law, Ethics, Health Administration, Department of Vet- ((RIN1029–AC69) (Docket ID OSM–2012–0010)) and Regulation, Department of the Treasury, erans Affairs, transmitting, pursuant to law, received during adjournment of the Senate transmitting, pursuant to law, a report rel- the report of a rule entitled ‘‘Technical Cor- in the Office of the President of the Senate ative to a vacancy in the position of Mem- rections Based on Public Law 104–262’’ on November 14, 2014; to the Committee on ber, IRS Oversight Board, received during (RIN2900–AO93) received in the Office of the Energy and Natural Resources. adjournment of the Senate in the Office of President of the Senate on November 12, EC–7808. A communication from the Sec- the President of the Senate on November 14, 2014; to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs. retary of Energy, transmitting, pursuant to 2014; to the Committee on Finance. EC–7798. A communication from the Acting law, a report entitled ‘‘Fiscal Year 2013 EC–7817. A communication from the Sec- Chief of the Regulation Policy, Tracking, Methane Hydrate Program’’; to the Com- retary of the Treasury, transmitting, pursu- and Control Office of the General Counsel, mittee on Energy and Natural Resources. ant to law, a six-month periodic report on EC–7809. A communication from the Chief Veterans Health Administration, Depart- the national emergency with respect to of Staff, U.S. Agency for International De- ment of Veterans Affairs, transmitting, pur- Yemen that was originally declared in Exec- suant to law, the report of a rule entitled velopment (USAID), transmitting, pursuant utive Order 13611 on May 16, 2012; to the Com- ‘‘Designee for Patient Personal Property’’ to law, a report relative to a vacancy in the mittee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Af- (RIN2900–AO41) received in the Office of the position of Inspector General, U.S. Agency fairs. President of the Senate on November 12, for International Development (USAID), re- EC–7818. A communication from the Sec- 2014; to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs. ceived during adjournment of the Senate in retary of the Treasury, transmitting, pursu- EC–7799. A communication from the Acting the Office of the President of the Senate on ant to law, a six-month periodic report on Director of the Regulation Policy and Man- November 14, 2014; to the Committee on For- the national emergency with respect to agement Office of the General Counsel, Vet- eign Relations. Syria that was declared in Executive Order erans Health Administration, Department of EC–7810. A communication from the Chair- 13338 of May 11, 2004; to the Committee on Veterans Affairs, transmitting, pursuant to man, Farm Credit System Insurance Cor- Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. law, the report of a rule entitled ‘‘Expanded poration, transmitting, pursuant to law, the EC–7819. A communication from the Sec- Access to Non-VA Care through the Veterans Corporation’s annual report for calendar retary of the Treasury, transmitting, pursu- Choice Program’’ (RIN2900–AO24) received year 2013; to the Committee on Agriculture, ant to law, a six-month periodic report on during adjournment of the Senate in the Of- Nutrition, and Forestry. the national emergency with respect to the fice of the President of the Senate on No- EC–7811. A communication from the Asso- Central African Republic that was declared vember 4, 2014; to the Committee on Vet- ciate Administrator of the Fruit and Vege- in Executive Order 13667 of May 12, 2014; to erans’ Affairs. table Programs, Agricultural Marketing the Committee on Banking, Housing, and EC–7800. A communication from the Acting Service, Department of Agriculture, trans- Urban Affairs. Director of the Regulation Policy and Man- mitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule EC–7820. A communication from the Assist- agement Office of the General Counsel, Vet- entitled ‘‘Marketing Order Regulating the ant Secretary for Export Administration, erans Health Administration, Department of Handling of Spearmint Oil Produced in the Bureau of Industry and Security, Depart- Veterans Affairs, transmitting, pursuant to Far West; Revision of the Salable Quantity ment of Commerce, transmitting, pursuant law, the report of a rule entitled ‘‘Exempting and Allotment Percentage for Class 1 to law, the report of a rule entitled ‘‘Clari- Mental Health Peer Support Services from (Scotch) Spearmint Oil for the 2014–2015 Mar- fications and Corrections to the Export Ad- Copayments’’ (RIN2900–AP11) received during keting Year’’ (Docket No. AMS–FV–13–0087; ministration Regulations (EAR): Control of adjournment of the Senate in the Office of FV14–985–1A IR) received during adjourn- Spacecraft Systems and Related Items the the President of the Senate on November 14, ment of the Senate in the Office of the Presi- President Determines No Longer Warrant 2014; to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs. dent of the Senate on November 14, 2014; to Control Under the United States Munitions EC–7801. A communication from the Assist- the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, List (USML)’’ (RIN0694–AF87) received in the ant Secretary of Defense (Legislative Af- and Forestry. Office of the President of the Senate on No- fairs), transmitting, legislative proposals EC–7812. A communication from the Asso- vember 13, 2014; to the Committee on Bank- relative to the ‘‘National Defense Authoriza- ciate Administrator of the Fruit and Vege- ing, Housing, and Urban Affairs. tion Act for Fiscal Year 2015’’; to the Com- table Programs, Agricultural Marketing EC–7821. A communication from the Assist- mittee on Armed Services. Service, Department of Agriculture, trans- ant Secretary for Export Administration, EC–7802. A communication from the Under mitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule Bureau of Industry and Security, Depart- Secretary of Defense (Comptroller), trans- entitled ‘‘Softwood Lumber Research, Pro- ment of Commerce, transmitting, pursuant

VerDate Sep 11 2014 05:59 Nov 20, 2014 Jkt 049060 PO 00000 Frm 00038 Fmt 4624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A19NO6.011 S19NOPT1 smartinez on DSK4TPTVN1PROD with SENATE November 19, 2014 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S6145 to law, the report of a rule entitled ‘‘Ven- mittee on Homeland Security and Govern- law, a report relative to ten audit reports ezuela: Implementation of Certain Military mental Affairs. issued during fiscal year 2014 relative to the End Uses and End Users License Require- EC–7831. A communication from the Acting Agency and the Thrift Savings Plan; to the ments under the Export Administration Reg- District of Columbia Auditor, transmitting, Committee on Homeland Security and Gov- ulations’’ (RIN0694–AG31) received in the Of- pursuant to law, a report entitled ‘‘Outcomes ernmental Affairs. fice of the President of the Senate on No- of the Temporary Assistance to Needy Fami- EC–7842. A communication from the Acting vember 13, 2014; to the Committee on Bank- lies Employment Program’’; to the Com- District of Columbia Auditor, transmitting, ing, Housing, and Urban Affairs. mittee on Homeland Security and Govern- pursuant to law, a report entitled ‘‘Audit of EC–7822. A communication from the Assist- mental Affairs. the Anacostia River Clean Up Protection ant General Counsel, General Law, Ethics, EC–7832. A communication from the Chair- Fund’’; to the Committee on Homeland Secu- and Regulation, Department of the Treasury, man of the Council of the District of Colum- rity and Governmental Affairs. transmitting, pursuant to law, four (4) re- bia, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report EC–7843. A communication from the Ad- ports relative to vacancies in the Depart- on D.C. Act 20–451, ‘‘Rent Control Hardship ministrator and Chief Executive Officer, ment of the Treasury, received during ad- Petition Limitation Temporary Amendment Bonneville Power Administration, Depart- journment of the Senate in the Office of the Act of 2014’’; to the Committee on Homeland ment of Energy, transmitting, pursuant to President of the Senate on November 14, Security and Governmental Affairs. law, the Administration’s Annual Report for 2014; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, EC–7833. A communication from the Chair- fiscal year 2014; to the Committee on Home- and Urban Affairs. man of the Council of the District of Colum- land Security and Governmental Affairs. EC–7823. A communication from the Chief bia, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report EC–7844. A communication from the Direc- Counsel, Federal Emergency Management on D.C. Act 20–453, ‘‘Tenant Opportunity to tor of the Regulations, Legislation, and In- Agency, Department of Homeland Security, Purchase Temporary Amendment Act of terpretation Division, Wage and Hour Divi- transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of 2014’’; to the Committee on Homeland Secu- sion, Department of Labor, transmitting, a rule entitled ‘‘Suspension of Community rity and Governmental Affairs. pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled Eligibility’’ ((44 CFR Part 64) (Docket No. EC–7834. A communication from the Chair- ‘‘Establishing a Minimum Wage for Contrac- FEMA–2014–0002)) received during adjourn- man of the Council of the District of Colum- tors’’ (RIN1235–AA10) received in the Office ment of the Senate in the Office of the Presi- bia, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report of the President of the Senate on November dent of the Senate on November 14, 2014; to on D.C. Act 20–452, ‘‘Georgia Avenue Great 13, 2014; to the Committee on Homeland Se- the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Streets Neighborhood Retail Priority Area curity and Governmental Affairs. Urban Affairs. Amendment Act of 2014’’; to the Committee EC–7845. A communication from the Assist- EC–7824. A communication from the Spe- on Homeland Security and Governmental Af- ant Secretary, Office of Legislative Affairs, cial Inspector General for the Troubled Asset fairs. Department of Homeland Security, transmit- Relief Program, transmitting, pursuant to EC–7835. A communication from the Chair- ting, pursuant to law, a report entitled ‘‘An- law, the October 2014 Quarterly Report to man of the Council of the District of Colum- nual Report on the Use of Special Immigrant Congress of the Special Inspector General for bia, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report Status for Citizens or Nationals of Afghani- the Troubled Asset Relief Program; to the on D.C. Act 20–458, ‘‘Protecting Pregnant stan or Iraq: Combined Fiscal Years 2012 and Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Workers Fairness Act of 2014’’; to the Com- 2013’’; to the Committee on the Judiciary. Affairs. mittee on Homeland Security and Govern- EC–7846. A communication from the Direc- EC–7825. A communication from the Assist- mental Affairs. tor of Congressional Activities (Intel- ant Secretary, Employee Benefits Security EC–7836. A communication from the Direc- ligence), Office of the Under Secretary of De- Administration, Department of Labor, trans- tor, Office of Personnel Management, trans- fense, transmitting, pursuant to law, a re- mitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule mitting, pursuant to law, a report entitled port of a delay in submission of a report rel- entitled ‘‘Amendments to Excepted Bene- ‘‘U.S. Office of Personnel Management ative to data mining; to the Committee on fits’’ (RIN1210–AB60) received during ad- (OPM) Annual Privacy Activity Report to the Judiciary. journment of the Senate in the Office of the Congress for Fiscal Year 2014’’; to the Com- EC–7847. A communication from the Assist- President of the Senate on September 30, mittee on Homeland Security and Govern- ant Attorney General, Office of Legislative 2014; to the Committee on Health, Education, mental Affairs. Affairs, Department of Justice, transmit- Labor, and Pensions. EC–7837. A communication from the Direc- ting, pursuant to law, a report entitled ‘‘2013 EC–7826. A communication from the Dep- tor, Retirement Services, Office of Personnel Annual Report of the National Institute of uty Director, Centers for Medicare and Med- Management, transmitting, pursuant to law, Justice’’; to the Committee on the Judiciary. icaid Services, Department of Health and the report of a rule entitled ‘‘Federal Em- EC–7848. A communication from the Fed- Human Services, transmitting, pursuant to ployees’ Retirement System; Present Value eral Liaison Officer, Patent and Trademark law, the report of a rule entitled ‘‘Amend- Conversion Factors for Spouses of Deceased Office, Department of Commerce, transmit- ments to Excepted Benefits’’ ((RIN0938–AS16) Separated Employees’’ (RIN3206–AM99) re- ting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule en- (CMS–9946-F)) received during adjournment ceived during adjournment of the Senate in titled ‘‘Changes to Continued Prosecution of the Senate in the Office of the President the Office of the President of the Senate on Application Practice’’ (RIN0651–AC92) re- of the Senate on September 29, 2014; to the November 7, 2014; to the Committee on ceived during adjournment of the Senate in Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Homeland Security and Governmental Af- the Office of the President of the Senate on Pensions. fairs. November 14, 2014; to the Committee on the EC–7827. A communication from the Sec- EC–7838. A communication from the Under Judiciary. retary of Health and Human Services, trans- Secretary of Defense (Comptroller), trans- EC–7849. A communication from the Fed- mitting, pursuant to law, a report entitled mitting, pursuant to law, a report relative to eral Liaison Officer, Patent and Trademark ‘‘Targeted Grants to Increase the Well-Being the Department of Defense Agency Financial Office, Department of Commerce, transmit- of, and to Improve the Permanency Out- Report (AFR) for fiscal year 2014; to the ting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule en- comes for, Children Affected by Meth- Committee on Homeland Security and Gov- titled ‘‘Changes to Permit Delayed Submis- amphetamine or Other Substance Abuse: ernmental Affairs. sion of Certain Requirements for Prioritized Fourth Annual Report to Congress’’; to the EC–7839. A communication from the Acting Examination’’ (RIN0651–AC93) received dur- Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Commissioner of Social Security, transmit- ing adjournment of the Senate in the Office Pensions. ting, pursuant to law, the Agency Financial of the President of the Senate on November EC–7828. A communication from the Under Report for Fiscal Year 2014; to the Com- 14, 2014; to the Committee on the Judiciary. Secretary of Defense (Comptroller), trans- mittee on Homeland Security and Govern- EC–7850. A communication from the Trial mitting, pursuant to law, a report relative to mental Affairs. Attorney, Federal Railroad Administration, the Department of Defense Agency Financial EC–7840. A communication from the Acting Department of Transportation, transmitting, Report (AFR) for fiscal year 2014; to the Chief Counsel, Federal Emergency Manage- pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled Committee on Homeland Security and Gov- ment Agency, Department of Homeland Se- ‘‘Training, Qualification, and Oversight for ernmental Affairs. curity, transmitting, pursuant to law, the re- Safety-Related Railroad Employees’’ EC–7829. A communication from the Sec- port of a rule entitled ‘‘Disaster Assistance; (RIN2130–AC06) received during adjournment retary of Housing and Urban Development, Fire Management Assistance Grant (FMAG) of the Senate in the Office of the President transmitting, pursuant to law, the Depart- Program—Deadline Extensions and Adminis- of the Senate on November 14, 2014; to the ment’s fiscal year 2013 annual report relative trative Correction’’ ((RIN1660–AA78) (44 CFR Committee on Commerce, Science, and to the Notification and Federal Employee Parts 204 and 206) (Docket No. FEMA–2013– Transportation. Antidiscrimination and Retaliation Act; to 0004)) received during adjournment of the EC–7851. A communication from the Gen- the Committee on Homeland Security and Senate in the Office of the President of the eral Attorney, Office of the General Counsel, Governmental Affairs. Senate on November 14, 2014; to the Com- Consumer Product Safety Commission, EC–7830. A communication from the Chair- mittee on Homeland Security and Govern- transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of man, Merit Systems Protection Board, mental Affairs. a rule entitled ‘‘Final Rule: Safety Standard transmitting, pursuant to law, a report enti- EC–7841. A communication from the Execu- for Magnet Sets’’ (CPSC Docket No. CPSC– tled ‘‘Veterans’ Employment Redress Laws tive Director, Federal Retirement Thrift In- 2012–0050) received during adjournment of the in the Federal Civil Service’’; to the Com- vestment Board, transmitting, pursuant to Senate in the Office of the President of the

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A communication from the Chief tration, Department of Transportation, Department of Transportation, transmitting, of Staff, Media Bureau, Federal Communica- transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of pursuant to law, a report relative to a va- tions Commission, transmitting, pursuant to a rule entitled ‘‘Environmental Impact and cancy in the position of Administrator, Pipe- law, the report of a rule entitled ‘‘Amend- Related Procedures—Programmatic Agree- line and Hazardous Materials Safety Admin- ment of Section 73.622(i), Post-Transition ments and Additional Categorical Exclu- istration, Department of Transportation, re- Table of DTV Allotments, Television Broad- sions’’ (RIN2125–AF59) received during ad- ceived during adjournment of the Senate in cast Stations. (Rome, Georgia)’’ ((MB Dock- journment of the Senate in the Office of the the Office of the President of the Senate on et No. 14–141) (DA 14–1577)) received in the Of- President of the Senate on October 9, 2014; to October 20, 2014; to the Committee on Com- fice of the President of the Senate on No- the Committee on Commerce, Science, and merce, Science, and Transportation. vember 12, 2014; to the Committee on Com- Transportation. EC–7860. A communication from the Ad- merce, Science, and Transportation. EC–7853. A communication from the Para- ministrator, Transportation Security Ad- EC–7867. A communication from the Chief legal Specialist, Federal Transit Administra- ministration, Department of Homeland Se- of Staff, Media Bureau, Federal Communica- tion, Department of Transportation, trans- curity, transmitting, pursuant to law, a re- tions Commission, transmitting, pursuant to mitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule port relative to the Administration’s deci- law, the report of a rule entitled ‘‘Amend- entitled ‘‘Emergency Relief Program’’ sion to enter into a contract with a private ment of Section 73.622(i), Post-Transition (RIN2132–AB13) received during adjournment security screening company to provide Table of DTV Allotments, Television Broad- of the Senate in the Office of the President screening services at Orlando Sanford Inter- cast Stations. (Kansas City, Missouri)’’ ((MB of the Senate on October 9, 2014; to the Com- national Airport (SFB); to the Committee on Docket No. 14–140) (DA 14–1578)) received in mittee on Commerce, Science, and Transpor- Commerce, Science, and Transportation. the Office of the President of the Senate on tation. EC–7861. A communication from the Asso- November 12, 2014; to the Committee on EC–7854. A communication from the Para- ciate Bureau Chief, Wireline Competition Commerce, Science, and Transportation. legal Specialist, Federal Transit Administra- Bureau, Federal Communications Commis- EC–7868. A communication from the Chief tion, Department of Transportation, trans- sion, transmitting, pursuant to law, the re- of Staff, Media Bureau, Federal Communica- mitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule port of a rule entitled ‘‘Special Access for tions Commission, transmitting, pursuant to entitled ‘‘Environmental Impact and Related Price Cap Local Exchange Carriers; AT and law, the report of a rule entitled ‘‘Amend- Procedures—Programmatic Agreements and T Corporation Petition for Rulemaking to ment of Section 73.202(b), Table of Allot- Additional Categorical Exclusions’’ Reform Regulation of Incumbent Local Ex- ments, FM Broadcast Stations. (Centerville, (RIN2132–AB14) received during adjournment change Carrier Rates for Interstate Special Texas); Station KKEE, Centerville, Texas’’ of the Senate in the Office of the President Access Services’’ ((WC Docket No. 05–25) (DA ((MB Docket No. 14–56) (DA 14–1360)) received of the Senate on October 9, 2014; to the Com- 14–1327)) received during adjournment of the during adjournment of the Senate in the Of- mittee on Commerce, Science, and Transpor- Senate in the Office of the President of the fice of the President of the Senate on Octo- tation. Senate on October 20, 2014; to the Committee ber 6, 2014; to the Committee on Commerce, EC–7855. A communication from the Fed- on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Science, and Transportation. eral Register Liaison Officer, Alcohol and EC–7862. A communication from the Legal EC–7869. A communication from the Chief Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau, Department Advisor, Wireless Telecommunications Bu- of Staff, Media Bureau, Federal Communica- of the Treasury, transmitting, pursuant to reau, Federal Communications Commission, tions Commission, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ‘‘Establish- transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of law, the report of a rule entitled ‘‘Amend- ment of the Eagle Peak Mendocino County a rule entitled ‘‘Acceleration of Broadband ment of Section 73.202(b), Table of Allot- Viticultural Area and Realignments of the Deployment by Improving Wireless Facili- ments, FM Broadcast Stations. (Toquerville, Utah); New FM Station, Peach Springs, Ari- Mendocino and Redwood Valley Viticultural ties Siting Policies; Acceleration of zona’’ ((MB Docket No. 14–54) (DA 14–1361)) Areas’’ (RIN1513–AB96) received during ad- Broadband Deployment: Expanding the received during adjournment of the Senate journment of the Senate in the Office of the Reach and Reducing the Cost of Broadband in the Office of the President of the Senate President of the Senate on October 27, 2014; Deployment by Improving Policies Regard- on October 6, 2014; to the Committee on Com- to the Committee on Commerce, Science, ing Public Rights of Way and Wireless Fa- merce, Science, and Transportation. and Transportation. cilities Siting; 2012 Biennial Review of Tele- EC–7870. A communication from the Sec- EC–7856. A communication from the Fed- communications Regulations’’ ((WT Docket retary of Transportation, transmitting, pur- eral Register Liaison Officer, Alcohol and No. 13–238; WT Docket No. 11–59; WT Docket suant to law, a report relative to rec- Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau, Department No. 13–32) (FCC 14–153)) received during ad- ommendations of the Advisory Committee of the Treasury, transmitting, pursuant to journment of the Senate in the Office of the on Aviation Consumer Protection; to the law, the report of a rule entitled ‘‘Establish- President of the Senate on November 3, 2014; Committee on Commerce, Science, and ment of the Adelaida District, Creston Dis- to the Committee on Commerce, Science, Transportation. trict, El Pomar District, Paso Robles and Transportation. EC–7871. A communication from the Sec- Estrella District, Paso Robles Geneseo Dis- EC–7863. A communication from the Chief retary of Transportation, transmitting, pur- trict, Paso Robles Highlands District, Paso of Staff, Media Bureau, Federal Communica- suant to law, a report entitled ‘‘National Robles Willow Creek District, San Juan tions Commission, transmitting, pursuant to Plan of Integrated Airport Systems (NPIAS) Creek, San Miguel District, Santa Margarita law, the report of a rule entitled ‘‘Amend- 2015–2019’’; to the Committee on Commerce, Ranch, and Templeton Gap District ment of Section 73.202(b), Table of Allot- Science, and Transportation. Viticultural Areas’’ (RIN1513–AB68) received ments, FM Broadcast Stations. (Pearsall, EC–7872. A communication from the Dep- during adjournment of the Senate in the Of- Texas)’’ ((MB Docket No. 13–23) (DA 13–1603)) uty Assistant Administrator for Regulatory fice of the President of the Senate on Octo- received in the Office of the President of the Programs, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, ber 27, 2014; to the Committee on Commerce, Senate on November 12, 2014; to the Com- Department of Commerce, transmitting, pur- Science, and Transportation. mittee on Commerce, Science, and Transpor- suant to law, the report of a rule entitled EC–7857. A communication from the Chief tation. ‘‘Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation of the Mobility Division, Wireless Tele- EC–7864. A communication from the Chief and Management Act Provisions; Fisheries communications Bureau, Federal Commu- of Staff, Media Bureau, Federal Communica- of the Northeastern United States; Atlantic nications Commission, transmitting, pursu- tions Commission, transmitting, pursuant to Surfclam and Ocean Quahog Fishery’’ ant to law, the report of a rule entitled law, the report of a rule entitled ‘‘Amend- (RIN0648–BE26) received during adjournment ‘‘Amendment of Parts 1, 2, 22, 24, 27, 90 and 95 ment of Section 73.202(b), Table of Allot- of the Senate in the Office of the President of the Commission’s Rules to Improve Wire- ments, FM Broadcast Stations. (Altamont, of the Senate on October 30, 2014; to the Com- less Coverage Through the Use of Signal Oregon); Station KYSF(FM), (Bonanza, Or- mittee on Commerce, Science, and Transpor- Boosters’’ ((WT Docket No. 10–4) (FCC 14– egon)’’ ((MB Docket No. 11–167) (DA 13–2003)) tation. 138)) received during adjournment of the received in the Office of the President of the EC–7873. A communication from the Acting Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on November 12, 2014; to the Com- Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, De- Senate on October 22, 2014; to the Committee mittee on Commerce, Science, and Transpor- partment of Commerce, transmitting, pursu- on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. tation. ant to law, the report of a rule entitled EC–7858. A communication from the Chief EC–7865. A communication from the Chief ‘‘Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone of the Policy Division, International Bureau, of Staff, Media Bureau, Federal Communica- Off Alaska; Several Groundfish Species in Federal Communications Commission, trans- tions Commission, transmitting, pursuant to the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Manage- mitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule law, the report of a rule entitled ‘‘Amend- ment Area’’ (RIN0648–XD535) received during entitled ‘‘Reform of Rules and Policies on ment of Section 73.622(i), Post-Transition adjournment of the Senate in the Office of Foreign Carrier Entry Into the U.S. Tele- Table of DTV Allotments, Television Broad- the President of the Senate on October 30, communications Market’’ (FCC 14–48) re- cast Stations. (Mount Vernon, Illinois)’’ 2014; to the Committee on Commerce, ceived during adjournment of the Senate in ((MB Docket No. 14–139) (DA 14–1579)) re- Science, and Transportation.

VerDate Sep 11 2014 05:59 Nov 20, 2014 Jkt 049060 PO 00000 Frm 00040 Fmt 4624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A19NO6.013 S19NOPT1 smartinez on DSK4TPTVN1PROD with SENATE November 19, 2014 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S6147 EC–7874. A communication from the Acting partment of Commerce, transmitting, pursu- countability Measure and Closure for Gulf Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, De- ant to law, the report of a rule entitled King Mackerel in Western Zone’’ (RIN0648– partment of Commerce, transmitting, pursu- ‘‘Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone XD559) received in the Office of the President ant to law, the report of a rule entitled ‘‘At- Off Alaska; Reallocation of Pollock in the of the Senate on November 12, 2014; to the lantic Surfclam and Ocean Quahog Fisheries; Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands’’ (RIN0648– Committee on Commerce, Science, and 2015 Fishing Quotas for Atlantic Surfclams XD496) received during adjournment of the Transportation. and Ocean Quahogs; and Suspension of Min- Senate in the Office of the President of the EC–7889. A communication from the Direc- imum Atlantic Surfclam Limit’’ (RIN0648– Senate on November 14, 2014; to the Com- tor, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, Depart- XD515) received during adjournment of the mittee on Commerce, Science, and Transpor- ment of Commerce, transmitting, pursuant Senate in the Office of the President of the tation. to law, the report of a rule entitled ‘‘Inter- Senate on October 30, 2014; to the Committee EC–7882. A communication from the Acting national Fisheries; Pacific Tuna Fisheries; on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, De- 2014 Bigeye Tuna Longline Fishery Closure EC–7875. A communication from the Acting partment of Commerce, transmitting, pursu- in the Eastern Pacific Ocean’’ (RIN0648– Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, De- ant to law, the report of a rule entitled XD504) received in the Office of the President partment of Commerce, transmitting, pursu- ‘‘Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone of the Senate on November 12, 2014; to the ant to law, the report of a rule entitled Off Alaska; Greenland Turbot in the Bering Committee on Commerce, Science, and ‘‘Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Sea Subarea of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Transportation. Off Alaska; Reallocation of Atka Mackerel Islands Management Area’’ (RIN0648–XD577) EC–7890. A communication from the Direc- in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Man- received during adjournment of the Senate tor, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, Depart- agement Area’’ (RIN0648–XD542) received in the Office of the President of the Senate ment of Commerce, transmitting, pursuant during adjournment of the Senate in the Of- on November 14, 2014; to the Committee on to law, the report of a rule entitled ‘‘Fish- fice of the President of the Senate on Octo- Commerce, Science, and Transportation. eries of the Exclusive Economic Zone off ber 30, 2014; to the Committee on Commerce, EC–7883. A communication from the Acting Alaska; Pacific Cod by Trawl Catcher Ves- Science, and Transportation. Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, De- sels in the Central Regulatory Area of the EC–7876. A communication from the Acting partment of Commerce, transmitting, pursu- Gulf of Alaska’’ (RIN0648–XD566) received in Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, De- ant to law, the report of a rule entitled the Office of the President of the Senate on partment of Commerce, transmitting, pursu- ‘‘Fisheries of the Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, November 12, 2014; to the Committee on ant to law, the report of a rule entitled and South Atlantic; Reef Fish Fishery of the Commerce, Science, and Transportation. ‘‘Fisheries of the Northeastern United Gulf of Mexico; Extension of the 2014 Gulf of EC–7891. A communication from the Direc- States; Bluefish Fishery; Quota Transfer’’ Mexico Recreational Red Grouper Season’’ tor, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, Depart- (RIN0648–XD511) received during adjourn- (RIN0648–XD479) received during adjourn- ment of Commerce, transmitting, pursuant ment of the Senate in the Office of the Presi- ment of the Senate in the Office of the Presi- to law, the report of a rule entitled ‘‘Fish- dent of the Senate on October 30, 2014; to the dent of the Senate on November 14, 2014; to eries of the Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, and Committee on Commerce, Science, and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and South Atlantic; 2014 Accountability Meas- Transportation. Transportation. ures and Closure for Commercial Wrasses in EC–7877. A communication from the Dep- EC–7884. A communication from the Acting the U.S. Caribbean Off Puerto Rico’’ uty Assistant Administrator for Regulatory Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, De- (RIN0648–XD549) received in the Office of the Programs, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, partment of Commerce, transmitting, pursu- President of the Senate on November 12, Department of Commerce, transmitting, pur- ant to law, the report of a rule entitled 2014; to the Committee on Commerce, suant to law, the report of a rule entitled ‘‘Fisheries of the Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, Science, and Transportation. ‘‘Extension of Temporary Rule that Estab- and South Atlantic; Coastal Migratory Pe- EC–7892. A communication from the Acting lished Separate Annual Catch Limits and Ac- lagic Resources of the Gulf of Mexico and Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, De- countability Measures for Blueline Tilefish South Atlantic; Trip Limit Reduction’’ partment of Commerce, transmitting, pursu- in the South Atlantic Region’’ (RIN0648– (RIN0648–X100714b) received in the Office of ant to law, the report of a rule entitled BD87) received during adjournment of the the President of the Senate on November 12, ‘‘Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Senate in the Office of the President of the 2014; to the Committee on Commerce, Off Alaska; Pacific Ocean Perch, Northern Senate on October 30, 2014; to the Committee Science, and Transportation. Rockfish, and Dusky Rockfish in the West- on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. EC–7885. A communication from the Acting ern Regulatory Area of the Gulf of Alaska’’ EC–7878. A communication from the Dep- Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, De- (RIN0648–XD545) received during adjourn- uty Assistant Administrator for Regulatory Programs, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, partment of Commerce, transmitting, pursu- ment of the Senate in the Office of the Presi- Department of Commerce, transmitting, pur- ant to law, the report of a rule entitled dent of the Senate on October 30, 2014; to the suant to law, the report of a rule entitled ‘‘Coastal Migratory Pelagic Resources of the Committee on Commerce, Science, and ‘‘Fisheries of the Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, Gulf of Mexico and South Atlantic; 2014–2015 Transportation. EC–7893. A communication from the Para- and South Atlantic; Snapper-Grouper Fish- Accountability Measure and Closure for Gulf legal Specialist, Federal Aviation Adminis- ery Off the Southern Atlantic States; Regu- King Mackerel in the Florida West Coast tration, Department of Transportation, latory Amendment 21’’ (RIN0648–BD91) re- Northern Subzone’’ (RIN0648–XD586) received transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of ceived during adjournment of the Senate in in the Office of the President of the Senate the Office of the President of the Senate on on November 12, 2014; to the Committee on a rule entitled ‘‘Part 95 Instrument Flight October 30, 2014; to the Committee on Com- Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Rules; Miscellaneous Amendments (4); merce, Science, and Transportation. EC–7886. A communication from the Acting Amendment No. 516’’ (RIN2120–AA63) re- EC–7879. A communication from the Dep- Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, De- ceived during adjournment of the Senate in uty Assistant Administrator for Regulatory partment of Commerce, transmitting, pursu- the Office of the President of the Senate on Programs, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, ant to law, the report of a rule entitled November 14, 2014; to the Committee on Department of Commerce, transmitting, pur- ‘‘Snapper-Grouper Fishery of the South At- Commerce, Science, and Transportation. suant to law, the report of a rule entitled lantic; 2014 Recreational Accountability EC–7894. A communication from the Man- ‘‘Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation Measure and Closure for the South Atlantic agement and Program Analyst, Federal and Management Act Provisions; Fisheries Porgy Complex’’ (RIN0648–XD495) received in Aviation Administration, Department of of the Northeastern United States; Tilefish the Office of the President of the Senate on Transportation, transmitting, pursuant to Fishery; 2015–2017 Specifications’’ (RIN0648– November 12, 2014; to the Committee on law, the report of a rule entitled ‘‘Standard BE37) received in the Office of the President Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Instrument Approach Procedures, and Take- of the Senate on November 12, 2014; to the EC–7887. A communication from the Acting off Minimums and Obstacle Departure Proce- Committee on Commerce, Science, and Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, De- dures; Miscellaneous Amendments (113); Transportation. partment of Commerce, transmitting, pursu- Amdt. No. 3608’’ (RIN2120–AA65) received dur- EC–7880. A communication from the Acting ant to law, the report of a rule entitled ing adjournment of the Senate in the Office Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, De- ‘‘Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone of the President of the Senate on November partment of Commerce, transmitting, pursu- off Alaska; Reallocation of Halibut Prohib- 14, 2014; to the Committee on Commerce, ant to law, the report of a rule entitled ited Species Catch Allowances in the Bering Science, and Transportation. ‘‘Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area’’ EC–7895. A communication from the Man- Off Alaska; Pacific Ocean Perch in the Ber- (RIN0648–XD565) received in the Office of the agement and Program Analyst, Federal ing Sea Subarea of the Bering Sea and Aleu- President of the Senate on November 12, Aviation Administration, Department of tian Islands Management Area’’ (RIN0648– 2014; to the Committee on Commerce, Transportation, transmitting, pursuant to XD544) received during adjournment of the Science, and Transportation. law, the report of a rule entitled ‘‘Standard Senate in the Office of the President of the EC–7888. A communication from the Direc- Instrument Approach Procedures, and Take- Senate on November 14, 2014; to the Com- tor, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, Depart- off Minimums and Obstacle Departure Proce- mittee on Commerce, Science, and Transpor- ment of Commerce, transmitting, pursuant dures; Miscellaneous Amendments (42); tation. to law, the report of a rule entitled ‘‘Coastal Amdt. No. 3607’’ (RIN2120–AA65) received dur- EC–7881. A communication from the Acting Migratory Pelagic Resources of the Gulf of ing adjournment of the Senate in the Office Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, De- Mexico and South Atlantic; 2014–2015 Ac- of the President of the Senate on November

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(Mr. MENENDEZ) was added as a cospon- Transportation, transmitting, pursuant to f sor of S. 539, a bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to foster more ef- law, the report of a rule entitled ‘‘Standard INTRODUCTION OF BILLS AND Instrument Approach Procedures, and Take- fective implementation and coordina- JOINT RESOLUTIONS off Minimums and Obstacle Departure Proce- tion of clinical care for people with dures; Miscellaneous Amendments (81); The following bills and joint resolu- pre-diabetes and diabetes. Amdt. No. 3609’’ (RIN2120–AA65) received dur- tions were introduced, read the first S. 1011 ing adjournment of the Senate in the Office and second times by unanimous con- At the request of Mr. JOHANNS, the of the President of the Senate on November sent, and referred as indicated: 14, 2014; to the Committee on Commerce, names of the Senator from Iowa (Mr. Science, and Transportation. By Mr. WHITEHOUSE (for himself and HARKIN), the Senator from Tennessee EC–7897. A communication from the Man- Mr. SCHATZ): (Mr. CORKER), the Senator from Indi- S. 2940. A bill to provide for carbon dioxide agement and Program Analyst, Federal ana (Mr. COATS), the Senator from Ne- and other greenhouse gas emission fees; to Aviation Administration, Department of vada (Mr. HELLER), the Senator from Transportation, transmitting, pursuant to the Committee on Finance. North Dakota (Ms. HEITKAMP), the Sen- law, the report of a rule entitled ‘‘Standard By Mrs. FEINSTEIN (for herself and Instrument Approach Procedures, and Take- Mr. PORTMAN): ator from Minnesota (Mr. FRANKEN), off Minimums and Obstacle Departure Proce- S. 2941. A bill to combat human traf- the Senator from Montana (Mr. dures; Miscellaneous Amendments (48); ficking; to the Committee on the Judiciary. TESTER) and the Senator from Dela- Amdt. No. 3610’’ (RIN2120–AA65) received dur- By Mr. MARKEY (for himself and Mr. ware (Mr. COONS) were added as cospon- ing adjournment of the Senate in the Office PORTMAN): sors of S. 1011, a bill to require the Sec- of the President of the Senate on November S. 2942. A bill to establish a Hospital Fund retary of the Treasury to mint coins in 14, 2014; to the Committee on Commerce, for the treatment of individuals with Ebola or other specified infectious diseases; to the commemoration of the centennial of Science, and Transportation. Boys Town, and for other purposes. EC–7898. A communication from the Acting Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, De- Pensions. S. 1040 partment of Commerce, transmitting, pursu- By Mr. RUBIO (for himself, Ms. MUR- At the request of Mr. PORTMAN, the ant to law, the report of a rule entitled KOWSKI, Mr. INHOFE, Mr. VITTER, and names of the Senator from Kansas (Mr. Mr. WHITEHOUSE): ‘‘Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone ROBERTS), the Senator from Minnesota S. 2943. A bill to amend Public Law 110–299 off Alaska; ‘Other Rockfish’ in the Aleutian (Mr. FRANKEN), the Senator from Ari- Island Subarea of the Bering Sea and Aleu- to extend the time period during which per- zona (Mr. FLAKE), the Senator from tian Islands Management Area’’ (RIN0648– mits are not required for certain discharges XD537) received in the Office of the President incidental to the normal operation of ves- Virginia (Mr. WARNER) and the Senator of the Senate on November 12, 2014; to the sels; to the Committee on Environment and from Washington (Mrs. MURRAY) were Committee on Commerce, Science, and Public Works. added as cosponsors of S. 1040, a bill to Transportation. By Mr. HATCH: provide for the award of a gold medal S. 2944. A bill to amend the Social Security f on behalf of Congress to Jack Nicklaus, Act to provide for the termination of social in recognition of his service to the Na- REPORTS OF COMMITTEES security benefits for individuals who partici- tion in promoting excellence, good The following reports of committees pated in Nazi persecution, and for other pur- poses; to the Committee on Finance. sportsmanship, and philanthropy. were submitted: By Ms. MURKOWSKI: S. 1406 By Mr. HARKIN, from the Committee on S. 2945. A bill to repeal section 910 of the At the request of Ms. AYOTTE, the Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions, Violence Against Women Reauthorization name of the Senator from Missouri without amendment: Act of 2013; to the Committee on Indian Af- (Mrs. MCCASKILL) was added as a co- S. 2917. A bill to expand the program of pri- fairs. ority review to encourage treatments for By Mr. DURBIN (for himself, Mr. sponsor of S. 1406, a bill to amend the tropical diseases. CORKER, Mr. COONS, and Mr. FLAKE): Horse Protection Act to designate ad- f S. 2946. A bill to provide improved water, ditional unlawful acts under the Act, sanitation, and hygiene programs for high strengthen penalties for violations of EXECUTIVE REPORTS OF priority developing countries, and for other the Act, improve Department of Agri- COMMITTEES purposes; to the Committee on Foreign Rela- culture enforcement of the Act, and for The following executive reports of tions. other purposes. nominations were submitted: f S. 1695 By Mr. JOHNSON, of South Dakota, for SUBMISSION OF CONCURRENT AND At the request of Ms. CANTWELL, the the Committee on Banking, Housing, and SENATE RESOLUTIONS name of the Senator from Ohio (Mr. Urban Affairs. * Therese W. McMillan, of California, to be The following concurrent resolutions BROWN) was added as a cosponsor of S. Federal Transit Administrator. and Senate resolutions were read, and 1695, a bill to designate a portion of the * Lourdes Maria Castro Ramirez, of Cali- referred (or acted upon), as indicated: Arctic National Wildlife Refuge as wil- fornia, to be an Assistant Secretary of Hous- derness. By Mr. ISAKSON: ing and Urban Development. S. 2115 By Mr. HARKIN for the Committee on S. Res. 583. A resolution designating No- Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. vember 30, 2014, as ‘‘Drive Safer Sunday’’; to At the request of Mr. DURBIN, the * Mary Lucille Jordan, of Maryland, to be a the Committee on the Judiciary. name of the Senator from New York Member of the Federal Mine Safety and By Mr. REID (for himself and Mr. (Mr. SCHUMER) was added as a cospon- Health Review Commission for a term of six MCCONNELL): sor of S. 2115, a bill to provide for the years expiring August 30, 2020. S. Res. 584. A resolution commending Jer- establishment of a fund to provide for * Adri Davin Jayaratne, of Michigan, to be ald D. Linnell on his service to the United States Senate; considered and agreed to. an expanded and sustained national in- an Assistant Secretary of Labor. vestment in biomedical research. * P. David Lopez, of Arizona, to be General f Counsel of the Equal Employment Oppor- S. 2159 tunity Commission for a term of four years. ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS At the request of Mr. GRAHAM, the * Michael Young, of Pennsylvania, to be a S. 526 name of the Senator from Indiana (Mr. Member of the Federal Mine Safety and At the request of Mr. HATCH, the COATS) was added as a cosponsor of S. Health Review Commission for a term of six 2159, a bill to restore long-standing years expiring August 30, 2020. name of the Senator from Pennsyl- * Charlotte A. Burrows, of the District of vania (Mr. CASEY) was added as a co- United States policy that the Wire Act Columbia, to be a Member of the Equal Em- sponsor of S. 526, a bill to amend the prohibits all forms of Internet gam- ployment Opportunity Commission for a Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make bling, and for other purposes. term expiring July 1, 2019. permanent the special rule for con- S. 2689 * Nomination was reported with rec- tributions of qualified conservation At the request of Mrs. SHAHEEN, the ommendation that it be confirmed sub- contributions, and for other purposes. name of the Senator from New York

VerDate Sep 11 2014 05:59 Nov 20, 2014 Jkt 049060 PO 00000 Frm 00042 Fmt 4624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A19NO6.015 S19NOPT1 smartinez on DSK4TPTVN1PROD with SENATE November 19, 2014 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S6149 (Mr. SCHUMER) was added as a cospon- S. RES. 578 downstream property owners to clean sor of S. 2689, a bill to amend title At the request of Mr. MENENDEZ, the up your mess. Yet the big carbon pol- XVIII of the Social Security Act to name of the Senator from Illinois (Mr. luters transfer the costs—all those specify coverage of continuous glucose DURBIN) was added as a cosponsor of S. costs of climate change—onto everyone monitoring devices, and for other pur- Res. 578, a resolution supporting the else—all the rest of us. poses. role of the United States in ensuring The U.S. Government has done some S. 2746 children in the world’s poorest coun- estimating about what that social cost At the request of Ms. AYOTTE, the tries have access to vaccines and im- of carbon pollution is and their esti- name of the Senator from Illinois (Mr. munization through Gavi, the Vaccine mate is that it is around $40 per ton of KIRK) was added as a cosponsor of S. Alliance. carbon dioxide emitted, and that that 2746, a bill to amend the Public Health S. RES. 580 amount rises over time as carbon pol- Service Act to improve the health of At the request of Mr. INHOFE, the lution creates more and more harm and children and help better understand names of the Senator from Oregon (Mr. havoc. So a climbing $40 per ton is the and enhance awareness about unex- WYDEN) and the Senator from North cost, but the current effective price on pected sudden death in early life. Dakota (Mr. HOEVEN) were added as co- carbon pollution is zero. S. 2762 sponsors of S. Res. 580, a resolution ex- By making their carbon pollution At the request of Mr. FRANKEN, the pressing support for the goals of Na- free, we subsidize fossil fuel companies names of the Senator from Louisiana tional Adoption Day and National to the tune of hundreds of billions of (Mr. VITTER) and the Senator from Adoption Month by promoting national dollars annually. By making their car- Ohio (Mr. BROWN) were added as co- awareness of adoption and the children bon pollution free, we actually rig the sponsors of S. 2762, a bill to prevent fu- awaiting families, celebrating children game, giving polluters an unfair advan- ture propane shortages, and for other and families involved in adoption, and tage over newer and cleaner tech- purposes. encouraging the people of the United nologies. It is a racket. It is a form of cheating. And corporate polluters love S. 2828 States to secure safety, permanency, it because it gives them advantage, and At the request of Mr. CORKER, the and well-being for all children. name of the Senator from New Hamp- they fight tooth and nail to protect it f in this body. But it is wrong. shire (Ms. AYOTTE) was added as a co- As University of Chicago economics sponsor of S. 2828, a bill to impose STATEMENTS ON INTRODUCED professor Michael Greenstone recently sanctions with respect to the Russian BILLS AND JOINT RESOLUTIONS explained, this concept—that off- Federation, to provide additional as- loading social costs is wrong and that sistance to Ukraine, and for other pur- By Mr. WHITEHOUSE (for him- there should be a proper price on car- poses. self and Mr. SCHATZ): bon—is very widely accepted. Here is At the request of Mr. MENENDEZ, the S. 2940. A bill to provide for carbon what he said: name of the Senator from Michigan dioxide and other greenhouse gas emis- The media always reports that there’s near (Mr. LEVIN) was added as a cosponsor of sion fees; to the Committee on Fi- consensus among scientists about the fact S. 2828, supra. nance. that human activity impacts climate S. 2917 Mr. WHITEHOUSE. Mr. President, I change. What does not receive as much at- At the request of Mr. HARKIN, the am here now for the, I guess, 80th time tention is that there’s even greater con- names of the Senator from California in my weekly series of speeches about sensus among economists, starting from Mil- (Mrs. FEINSTEIN), the Senator from carbon pollution to ask the Senate and ton Friedman and moving into the most left- Alaska (Ms. MURKOWSKI), the Senator wing economists that you could find, that Congress to wake up to the growing the obvious correct public policy solution to from Georgia (Mr. CHAMBLISS), the Sen- threat from climate change, and today this is to put a price on carbon. It’s not con- ator from Virginia (Mr. WARNER), the I am also announcing the introduction troversial. Senator from New York (Mrs. GILLI- of the American Opportunity Carbon Mr. President, I ask unanimous con- BRAND), the Senator from Michigan Fee Act. sent to have printed in the RECORD, at (Ms. STABENOW), the Senator from New Carbon dioxide from burning fossil the conclusion of my remarks, an arti- Mexico (Mr. HEINRICH) and the Senator fuels is changing the atmosphere and cle from The Economist magazine. from New Hampshire (Mrs. SHAHEEN) the oceans. We see it everywhere. We The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without were added as cosponsors of S. 2917, a see it in storm-damaged homes and objection, it is so ordered. bill to expand the program of priority flooded cities. We see it in drought- Mr. WHITEHOUSE. The economics review to encourage treatments for stricken farms and raging wildfires. We editor of The Economist magazine— tropical diseases. see it in fish disappearing from warm- which is certainly no hotbed of left S. 2930 ing and acidifying waters. We see it in wing sentiment—Ryan Avent, has post- At the request of Mr. MCCAIN, the shifting habitats and migrating con- ed a comment on climate policy and names of the Senator from Alaska (Mr. tagions. his question is: ‘‘Do economists all fa- BEGICH), the Senator from Nevada (Mr. All of these things we see carry vour a carbon tax?’’ He says: HELLER) and the Senator from Kansas costs—real economic dollars-and-cents The economic solution is to tax the exter- (Mr. MORAN) were added as cosponsors costs—to homeowners, to business nality— of S. 2930, a bill to direct the Secretary owners, and to taxpayers. That cost is That is the offloaded cost. of Defense and the Secretary of Vet- described as the social cost of carbon. —so that the social cost of carbon is re- erans Affairs to provide for the conduct It is the damage that people and com- flected in the individual consumer’s decision. of an evaluation of mental health care munities suffer from carbon pollution The carbon tax is an elegant solution to a and suicide prevention programs of the and climate change. None of those complicated problem. Department of Defense and the Depart- costs from carbon pollution are So today I am introducing this bill to ment of Veterans Affairs, to require a factored into the price of the coal or put a price on carbon emissions. It is pilot program on loan repayment for the oil or the natural gas that releases simple. It will require the polluters to psychiatrists who agree to serve in the this carbon. The fossil fuel companies pay a per-ton fee for their pollution Veterans Health Administration of the that sell and burn those products have and all of the revenue generated by Department of Veterans Affairs, and taken those costs and offloaded them those payments will go back to the for other purposes. onto society—onto the rest of us. American people. S. RES. 570 That is not fair. If you rake your I want to thank Senator BRIAN At the request of Mr. MANCHIN, the lawn, you don’t get to dump all the SCHATZ of Hawaii for cosponsoring this name of the Senator from Maine (Mr. leaves over your neighbor’s fence and measure. He has been a great colleague KING) was added as a cosponsor of S. leave him or her the problem of clean- on environmental issues and on our Res. 570, a resolution designating Octo- ing up your leaves. If you are located discussion regarding climate change. ber 17, 2014, as ‘‘National Alternative on a river, you don’t get to dump your The bill that we introduce today estab- Fuel Vehicle Day’’. garbage in the river and leave it to the lishes an economy-wide fee on carbon

VerDate Sep 11 2014 05:59 Nov 20, 2014 Jkt 049060 PO 00000 Frm 00043 Fmt 4624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A19NO6.019 S19NOPT1 smartinez on DSK4TPTVN1PROD with SENATE S6150 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE November 19, 2014 dioxide and other greenhouse gas emis- efits for seniors, through transition as- Republicans must not shrink from this sions, tracking that social cost of car- sistance to workers in fossil fuel indus- issue. Risk management is a conservative bon, starting at $42 per ton and going tries, or even just a direct dividend principle. up by 2 percent per year, plus inflation. back to the American family. I am Secretary Paulson is not alone. Con- We know how much carbon dioxide looking forward to deciding with my servative figures such as George each unit of coal, oil, and natural gas colleagues on both sides of the aisle Shultz, who was Secretary of State produces, so we assess the fee on fossil what is the best way to return this rev- under President Reagan, emphatically fuel producers, processors, and import- enue, but I do believe every dollar support a carbon fee as the best way to ers. That makes it simple to admin- should go back to the American people address carbon pollution. ister. The whole bill is only 29 pages in some form. To use economic jargon, Art Laffer, one of the architects of long. this should be revenue neutral. President Reagan’s economic plan, had For other varieties of greenhouse This is one example to consider, just this to say about a carbon tax and re- lated payroll tax cut: gases and nonfossil fuel sources of CO2, a hypothetical: What could we do? We we assess our fees only on the very could cut the corporate tax rate in I think that would be very good for the largest emitters—those emitting more economy and as an adjunct, it would reduce America from 35 percent to 30 percent. also carbon emissions into the environment. than 25,000 tons a year. This is the That has been a bipartisan goal for a I ask unanimous consent that a 2013 same universe of companies that we al- long time. It was part of Romney’s New York Times op-ed be printed in ready require to monitor and report on Presidential campaign. We could ac- the RECORD at the conclusion of my re- their carbon emissions. complish it with this measure. A significant greenhouse gas concern marks. We would have enough money left to The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without is the methane that escapes through- go to the payroll tax and for every objection, it is so ordered. out production and distribution. To ad- worker rebate the first $500 they paid Mr. WHITEHOUSE. In this New York dress this, we require annual reports on in payroll tax. So every American Times op-ed, Bill Ruckelshaus, Chris- methane leakage and direct the Treas- worker who paid more than $500 in pay- tine Todd Whitman, Lee Thomas, and ury Secretary to adjust the fees on fos- roll tax would get a $500 check to spend William Reilly wrote: sil fuels to account for that leakage. on whatever they wanted. The first tax A market-based approach, like a carbon This fee will promote innovation and reduction at the corporate level uses tax, would be the best path to reducing help further reduce carbon emissions. about $600 billion to offset. This uses greenhouse-gas emissions. Fossil fuel companies that capture about $700 billion to offset. I know the big carbon polluters want and sequester or use carbon dioxide or Third, we could add to that a boost to this issue ignored. I know that. They innovate new ways to encapsulate it in the EITC—the earned income tax cred- want to squeeze one more quarter, one materials or products will get credits it—which supports many American more year of public subsidy for their to offset the carbon fee. families at the very low end of the eco- product from the rest of us. From their We also take care to ensure that nomic spectrum. We could do that by point of view, lunch is good when some- American manufacturers are not put at literally hundreds of dollars a year for one else is picking up the tab. But not- a competitive disadvantage globally. millions of lower income families. withstanding the power of the big car- Imports from nations that don’t price Again, there has been bipartisan sup- bon polluters, I still believe this is a emissions will face a tariff that the port for expanding the earned income problem we can solve. Treasury Secretary is authorized to tax credit. Not long ago this would have been a impose at the border. Likewise, the Three important goals, all reducing bipartisan bill. Not long ago leading Secretary is authorized to rebate taxes or adding to a tax credit—all voices on the Republican side agreed American producers on their exports. should have strong bipartisan support. with Democrats that the dangers of cli- I would note one thing. Since regula- The American Opportunity Carbon mate change were real. Not long ago tion is usually a response to market Fee Act has revenue that could make leading Republican voices agreed that failure, a well-designed carbon fee our companies more competitive, could carbon emissions were the culprit. And would also properly open a conversa- give every single worker a tax rebate, it was not long ago that leading Repub- tion about which and, indeed, whether and could boost benefits for struggling lican voices agreed that Congress had a carbon regulations are still needed. A low-income families. responsibility to act. One Republican carbon fee by itself is much more effi- Last month the Des Moines Register Senator won his party’s nomination for cient and predictable than complex ran a column titled ‘‘ ‘Carbon tax’ President on a solid climate change regulations, and I am open to that con- would help Iowa, planet.’’ The column platform. Other Republican colleagues versation. said this: in the Senate introduced, cosponsored, That is it. It is that simple. Make the The United States could take the lead by or voted for meaningful climate legis- polluters pay the full costs of their acting on its own, watch its economy grow, lation in the past. Some of the pro- products; end the cheating; level the and let the rest of the world catch up. posals were market-based, revenue- playing field for other forms of energy, In the process, the United States would neutral solutions aligned with Repub- such as wind and solar, to compete gain mastery of the sustainable-energy tech- lican free market values, just like my fairly; keep the fee mechanism simple; nology that will drive economic growth in bill today. and maintain a border adjustment that the future. The junior Senator from Arizona—a keeps American goods competitive. I ask unanimous consent that the ar- Republican—was an original cosponsor Twenty-nine pages. ticle be printed in the RECORD at the of a carbon fee bill when he served in On the flip side, the carbon fee will end of my statement. the House of Representatives. That generate significant new Federal rev- George W. Bush’s Treasury Secretary proposal, introduced with former Re- enue. The technicians are still working Hank Paulson gave the same message publican Congressman Bob Inglis, on the official revenue estimate for the earlier this year, saying: would have placed a $15-per-ton fee on bill, but it should be at least $1.5 tril- A tax on carbon emissions will unleash a carbon pollution in 2010, more than $20 lion and perhaps more than $2 trillion wave of innovation to develop technologies, in 2015, and $100 in 2040. At the time, over the 10-year budget periods we lower the costs of clean energy and create our colleague from Arizona had this to work with in Congress and on the jobs as we and other nations develop new en- say: ergy products and infrastructure. Budget Committee. If there’s one economic axiom, it’s that if Whatever the exact number is, all of Emphasizing that, coincidentally, is you want less of something, you tax it. it should be returned to the American an article in today’s New York Times Clearly, it’s in our interest to move away people. So the bill establishes an Amer- headed ‘‘A Carbon Tax Could Bolster from carbon. ican opportunity trust fund to hold the Green Energy.’’ As we all know, green We simply need conscientious Repub- revenue and return it to the American energy jobs are exploding in this coun- licans and Democrats to work together people. This could include through tax try, and we need more of them. in good faith on a platform of fact and cuts, through student loan debt relief, Treasury Secretary Paulson contin- common sense. We know this can be through increased Social Security ben- ued: done because it is being done.

VerDate Sep 11 2014 05:59 Nov 20, 2014 Jkt 049060 PO 00000 Frm 00044 Fmt 4624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\G19NO6.026 S19NOPT1 smartinez on DSK4TPTVN1PROD with SENATE November 19, 2014 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S6151 At the end of a speech about the way for electric car owners to begin paying [From the New York Times, August 1, 2013] American Revolution, the historian their share of highway maintenance. A REPUBLICAN CASE FOR CLIMATE ACTION David McCullough was asked by some- Electric cars contribute less for highway (By William D. Ruckelshaus, Lee M. Thomas, one in the audience why it was that our maintenance than gasoline- or diesel-burn- William K. Reilly and Christine Todd Founding Fathers had the courage to ing vehicles. (Electric cars don’t pay gaso- Whitman) pledge their lives, their fortunes, and line tax, but they do pay license fees and use Each of us took turns over the past 43 their sacred honor to the cause of inde- taxes.) In the future, if electric vehicles be- years running the Environmental Protection pendence when signing the Declaration come ubiquitous, it will be essential to have Agency. We served Republican presidents, some source of highway money beyond the was signing their own death warrant. but we have a message that transcends polit- gasoline tax. Having a carbon tax would put ical affiliation: the United States must move He had a very simple answer. He said: Iowa ahead of the game of paying for roads now on substantive steps to curb climate It was a courageous time. in an electric-car future. change, at home and internationally. Well, clearly in courageous times Additional revenue from a carbon tax, be- There is no longer any credible scientific Americans have done far more than yond that needed for roads, could be used to debate about the basic facts: our world con- simply stand up to polluters to serve lower other taxes, as in British Columbia. tinues to warm, with the last decade the hot- the interests of this great Republic. It Since the biggest burden of a carbon tax test in modern records, and the deep ocean only takes courage to make this a cou- would fall on low-income people, reductions warming faster than the earth’s atmosphere. Sea level is rising. Arctic Sea ice is melting rageous time too. or credits for low-income people should be years faster than projected. the first priority. Lowering for abolishing There being no objection, the mate- The costs of inaction are undeniable. The the corporation tax, as an incentive for busi- rial was ordered to be printed in the lines of scientific evidence grow only strong- nesses to locate in Iowa, might be the second RECORD, as follows: er and more numerous. And the window of choice. [From The Register, Oct. 4, 2014] time remaining to act is growing smaller: The idea of a carbon tax is to use market delay could mean that warming becomes ‘CARBON TAX’ WOULD HELP IOWA, PLANET forces to reduce the amount of carbon diox- ‘‘locked in.’’ (By Richard Doak) ide spewed into the atmosphere when fossil A market-based approach, like a carbon Six years ago, the Canadian province of fuels are burned. Economists use the term tax, would be the best path to reducing British Columbia decided to go it alone in carbon pricing. When the price of something greenhouse-gas emissions, but that is fighting climate change. It imposed a tax on goes up, people use less of it. A carbon tax is unachievable in the current political grid- fossil fuels—coal gasoline, diesel fuel, pro- intended to raise the price of fossil fuels lock in Washington. Dealing with this polit- pane and natural gas. enough to discourage consumption as well as ical reality, President Obama’s June climate By most accounts, the ‘‘carbon tax’’ has to create an incentive to find alternatives. action plan lays out achievable actions that been a success. It made fossil fuels more ex- would deliver real progress. He will use his As leader in biofuels and wind turbines, pensive, so British Columbians began to con- executive powers to require reductions in the Iowa should be for anything that serve them and use them more efficiently. amount of carbon dioxide emitted by the na- incentivizes the switch to alternatives. Revenue from the carbon tax allows other tion’s power plants and spur increased in- taxes to be reduced, so the province enjoys Perhaps Iowans should even be cheering for vestment in clean energy technology, which the lowest personal income tax rates in Can- a carbon tax to be imposed nationally, be- is inarguably the path we must follow to en- ada and some of the lowest corporate taxes cause, among the states, Iowa may be one of sure a strong economy along with a livable in the developed world. the best positioned to benefit from it. climate. Contrary to fears, the carbon tax did not Of course, a national carbon tax is off the The president also plans to use his regu- cause the economy of the province to col- table as long as Congress is full of climate- latory power to limit the powerful warming lapse. Economic growth is slightly better change deniers who are beholden to the fos- chemicals known as hydrofluorocarbons and than in the rest of Canada, and the forward- sil-fuel industries. But, outside of Congress, encourage the United States to join with looking energy policy gives British Columbia the carbon tax and other carbon-dioxide-re- other nations to amend the Montreal Pro- a reputation as a world leader in green entre- ducing strategies appear to be gaining credi- tocol to phase out these chemicals. The land- mark international treaty, which took effect preneurship. bility. Why can’t Iowa be like that? in 1989, already has been hugely successful in Indeed, Iowa should be like that, and cir- A number of major corporations, banks solving the ozone problem. cumstances might be right for Iowa to be- and institutions have begun to question the Rather than argue against his proposals, come the first American state to employ a conventional thinking that the economy our leaders in Congress should endorse them full-fledged carbon tax. would suffer if carbon dioxide emissions were and start the overdue debate about what big- Iowa and other states already have partial curbed. Most recently, the Global Commis- ger steps are needed and how to achieve carbon taxes. We pay them at the pump sion on the Economy and Climate, a group of them—domestically and internationally. when we buy gasoline or diesel fuel. heavyweight international leaders and As administrators of the E.P.A. under In Iowa, all gasoline and diesel fuel tax economists, issued a report showing that re- Presidents Richard M. Nixon, Ronald revenue is earmarked for highway construc- ducing carbon emissions would cost the Reagan, George Bush and George W. Bush, tion, maintenance and administration. Pay- economy very little and might actually we held fast to common-sense conservative ing the gas tax is how motorists pay for the stimulate economic growth. Other research principles—protecting the health of the bridges and highways. published by the International Monetary American people, working with the best After the November election, when can- Fund suggests that carbon taxes, rather than technology available and trusting in the in- didates are no longer afraid to talk about being a drag on an economy, can be a ben- novation of American business and in the taxes, a consensus will probably develop to efit. market to find the best solutions for the raise Iowa’s motor fuel taxes. The current least cost. It also appears that cutting carbon emis- gasoline tax of 21 cents per gallon (19 cents That approach helped us tackle major en- sions can help a country’s economy even if for ethanol blend) and diesel tax of 22.5 cents vironmental challenges to our nation and other countries don’t go along. British Co- bring in about $450 million but leave the the world: the pollution of our rivers, drama- lumbia has shown that a state can go it state an estimated $215 million short of tized when the Cuyahoga River in Cleveland alone without other states. what’s needed for highways every year. caught fire in 1969; the hole in the ozone Closing that gap would require raising Nationally, the United States is waiting layer; and the devastation wrought by acid motor fuel taxes by about 10 cents per gal- around for some big international agreement rain. lon. that will require all countries to reduce their The solutions we supported worked, al- Instead, why not abolish motor fuel taxes emissions in unison. That shouldn’t be nec- though more must be done. Our rivers no and replace them with a carbon tax? essary. The United States could take the longer burn, and their health continues to A carbon tax would apply to all fossil fuels, lead by acting on its own, watch its economy improve. The United States led the world not just gasoline and diesel fuel. The tax on grow, and let the rest of the world catch up. when nations came together to phase out each fuel would be based on its carbon con- ozone-depleting chemicals. Acid rain dimin- In the process, the United States would tent. Carbon-dense coal would be taxed more ishes each year, thanks to a pioneering, mar- gain mastery of the sustainable-energy tech- heavily than relatively carbon-light natural ket-based emissions-trading system adopted nology that will drive economic growth in gas. under the first President Bush in 1990. And the future. The carbon tax on gasoline and diesel fuel despite critics’ warnings, our economy has could be calibrated to bring in about the Sadly, the odds of the president and Con- continued to grow. same amount of revenue as the existing gress acting that boldly on climate change Climate change puts all our progress and motor fuel tax. Additional revenue to close are roughly nil. But maybe the little state of our successes at risk. If we could articulate the highway-funding gap could come from Iowa, out here in the heart of America, could one framework for successful governance, the carbon tax paid on coal and natural gas nudge the nation in the right direction by perhaps it should be this: When confronted used to generate electricity. This would be a setting an example on its own. by a problem, deal with it. Look at the facts,

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A carbon tax of $30 per limit agreed to by the world’s leaders to ful delay, which we should not tolerate. tonne of CO2 would only increase petrol avoid truly disruptive climatic upheaval. Mr. Obama’s plan is just a start. More will costs by about 9 cents per gallon. This is In the same report, however, the organiza- be required. But we must continue efforts to dwarfed by moves in the market price of pet- tion noted that other technologies—bio- reduce the climate-altering pollutants that rol. The vulnerability of the American econ- energy, geothermal and offshore wind—were threaten our planet. The only uncertainty omy to oil shocks argues for an increased tax lagging. And it pointed out that worldwide about our warming world is how bad the on petrol, but that’s a different policy de- investment in renewable power was slowing, changes will get, and how soon. What is most bate. Mr. Cowen seems to ignore the fact falling to $211 billion in 2013, 22 percent less clear is that there is no time to waste. that oil is just one small part of the Amer- than in 2011. ican economy’s fossil-fuel use. These wobbles underscore both the good [From the Economist, Sept. 19, 2011] A carbon tax would attract rent-seeking, news and the bad news about the world’s halting progress toward reducing the green- DO ECONOMISTS ALL FAVOUR A CARBON TAX? but arguably less than alternative policies, house gas emissions that are capturing heat (By R.A. Washington) like subsidies or a cap-and-trade system. Im- portantly, money spent on adaptation or in the atmosphere and changing the world’s Last week, a Twitter conversation broke post hoc climate-disaster relief is also sub- climate. out among a few economists concerning ject to rent-seeking and corruption issues. The good news is that humanity is devel- whether any serious economists opposed a Given that many poor countries with weak oping promising technologies that could put carbon tax. No, concluded the tweeters, but institutions are likely to feel the brunt of civilization on a low carbon path that might Tyler Cowen begged to differ. Mr. Cowen the impact of global warming first and are prevent climate disruption. These technologies allowed the Environ- writes that he personally favours a carbon likely to be poor spenders of the aid money mental Protection Agency to pass new rules tax but can imagine a number of principled that will invariably flow, a carbon tax looks aimed at achieving a 30 percent reduction in reasons other economists might not. like one of the policy solutions best suited to Why would we expect economists to sup- carbon dioxide emissions from American the minimisation of these ills. power plants by 2030, compared with 2005. port a carbon tax? Its very close to the eco- Mr. Cowen doesn’t mention what I see as nomic ideal. Global warming is a phe- They allowed President Obama last week one of the most important roles of a carbon to promise that the United States would nomenon associated with emissions of green- tax: as a check on other ill-advised pro- house gases over and above natural cycles— curb total greenhouse gas emissions by 26 to grammes. A carbon tax would have quickly 28 percent from 2005 levels by 2025—a big step largely those resulting from the burning of made the net dirtiness of corn-based ethanol carbon fuels humans have dug up out of the that, White House officials say, can be obvious (by helping to offset subsidies and achieved without further action from Con- ground. We expect normal economic activity making corn-based ethanol more expensive). to maximise social good because each indi- gress. And they allowed China to commit to It would be more difficult to roll out and sus- start cutting emissions after 2030. vidual balances costs and benefits when tain such misguided programmes with a car- making economic decisions. Carbon emis- The bad news is that civilization is mostly bon tax, and the ones that went ahead any- not yet on such a low carbon path. While sions represent a negative externality. When way would do less damage. A carbon tax is an individual takes an economic action with promising technologies to get there have also the easiest way to capture whatever been developed, it is unclear whether nations some fossil-fuel energy content—whether low-hanging emission-reduction fruit is out running a petrol-powered lawnmower, turn- will muster the political will and mobilize there. Right now, consumers are generally the needed investments to deploy them. ing on a light, or buying a bunch of grapes— indifferent between similarly-priced goods New energy technologies have become de- that person balances their personal benefits with wildly different carbon profiles. A car- cidedly more competitive. The United against the costs of the action. The cost to bon tax encourages consumers to realise the States’ Energy Information Administration them of the climate change resulting from easy carbon gains available from switching projects that the levelized cost of onshore the carbon content of that decisions, how- to good low-carbon substitutes wherever wind energy coming on stream in 2019—a ever, is effectively zero and is rationally ig- they exist. measure that includes everything from cap- nored. The decision to ignore carbon con- The biggest problem with a carbon tax is ital costs to operational outlays—could be as tent, when aggregated over the whole of hu- that America’s government seems unable to little as $71 per megawatt-hour measured in manity, generates huge carbon dioxide emis- deliver one. Attitudes may change, however, 2012 dollars, even without subsidies. This is sions and rising global temperatures. and near-uniform economist support for the $16 less than the lower cost projection four The economic solution is to tax the exter- policy (probably) doesn’t hurt its odds of years ago for wind energy coming online in nality so that the social cost of carbon is re- eventual passage. 2015. flected in the individual consumers decision. Similarly, projections for the levelized The carbon tax is an elegant solution to a [From the New York Times, Nov. 18, 2014] cost of energy from photovoltaic solar cells complicated problem, which allows the ev- A CARBON TAX COULD BOLSTER GREEN have tumbled by more than 40 percent, much eryday business of consumer decision mak- ENERGY faster than the cost projections of energy ing to do the work of emission reduction. It’s from coal or natural gas. by no means the only economically sensible (By Eduardo Porter) Challenges remain to relying on intermit- policy response to the threat of climate ECONOMIC SCENE tent energy sources like the sun or the wind change, but it is the one we’d expect econo- A couple of years ago, the smart money for power. Still, experts believe that hitching mists to embrace. was on wind. In 2012, 13 gigawatts worth of solar and wind plants to gas-fired generators, Mr. Cowen argues for caution on this point wind-powered electricity generation capac- and using new load management tech- for several reasons. A carbon tax will be less ity was installed in the United States, nologies to align demand for power with the effective if it’s not universally applied, po- enough to meet the needs of roughly three variable supply, offer a promising path for tentially leading to carbon leakage to coun- million homes. That was some 40 percent of aggressively reducing the amount of carbon tries with looser environmental rules. He all the capacity added to the nation’s power the power industry pumps into the atmos- worries that where carbon fees have been ap- grid that year, up from seven gigawatts phere, which accounts for nearly 40 percent plied innovation has not been quick to re- added in 2011 and just over five in 2010. of the nation’s total carbon dioxide emis- spond. He fears that good substitutes for car- But then a federal subsidy ended. Only one sions. bon fuels don’t exist, especially in the trans- gigawatt worth of wind power capacity was And new Energy Information Administra- port sector, and worries that higher fuel installed in 2013. In the first half of 2014, ad- tion projections to 2040 show prices for re- prices might harm the economy. He suggests ditions totaled 0.835 gigawatts. Facing a Con- newables falling even lower. By then, elec- that a ‘‘green-energy subsidies first’’ policy gress controlled by Republicans with little tricity from photovoltaic solar plants could might make more sense, and he talks about interest in renewable energy, wind power’s be generated for as little as $86.50 per mega- distributional and rent-seeking costs of the future suddenly appears much more uncer- watt-hour, without subsidies. In some areas policy. tain. wind-based plants could produce it for as lit- I think the weakness of these arguments is ‘‘Wind is competitive in more and more tle as $63.40. telling, and it’s not surprising that Mr. markets,’’ said Letha Tawney at the World Nuclear energy is also becoming more Cowen continues to support a carbon tax. Resources Institute. ‘‘But any time there is competitive. Without any subsidies, new- What if a carbon price doesn’t immediately uncertainty about the production tax credit, generation nuclear power coming on stream drive emission reductions? Then the tax will it all stops.’’ in 2040 could cost as little as $80 per mega- be an effective revenue raiser, much more ef- Wobbles on the road to a low-carbon future watt-hour, all costs considered. This is only ficient than a tax on income. Either way you are hardly unique to the United States. In marginally more expensive than electricity win. The worry about carbon leakage is a its latest Energy Technology Perspectives produced with coal or natural gas, even with- real one, but this dynamic also implies that report, the International Energy Agency out the added cost of capturing the carbon each new country that prices carbon in- noted that the deployment of photovoltaic dioxide.

VerDate Sep 11 2014 06:54 Nov 20, 2014 Jkt 049060 PO 00000 Frm 00046 Fmt 4624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A19NO6.027 S19NOPT1 smartinez on DSK4TPTVN1PROD with SENATE November 19, 2014 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S6153 And there are much more optimistic cost ability to develop the necessary technologies First, the bill would clarify that buy- assessments out there than the Energy Infor- but in our political will to deploy them. ers of sex acts from trafficking victims mation Administration’s. can be prosecuted under the federal But for all the optimism generated by By Mrs. FEINSTEIN (for herself commercial sex trafficking statute. cheaper renewable fuels, they do not, on and Mr. PORTMAN): their own, put the world on the low-carbon This provision would codify the Eighth S. 2941. A bill to combat human traf- Circuit’s decision in United States v. path necessary to keep climate change in ficking; to the Committee on the Judi- check. Jungers, which held that this statute Progress is faltering on several fronts. The ciary. encompasses buyers, in addition to precipitous fall in the prices of photovoltaic Mrs. FEINSTEIN. Mr. President, I sellers. Despite this favorable ruling, cells from 2008 to 2012 pretty much stopped am pleased to introduce, along with there is no guarantee that other courts in 2013, after rapid consolidation of the in- Senator PORTMAN, the Combat Human will follow this precedent. dustry. Trafficking Act of 2014. The International Energy Agency now Second, the bill would hold buyers Human trafficking is estimated to be and sellers of child sex acts account- projects that installed global nuclear capac- a $32 billion criminal enterprise, mak- ity in 2025 will fall 5 percent, to 24 percent able for their actions, even if they below what will be needed to stay on the safe ing it the second largest criminal in- claim they were unaware of the age of side of climate change. And carbon capture dustry in the world, behind the drug a minor victim. At times, it can be dif- technologies, which will be essential if the trade. Many steps need to be taken to ficult for a prosecutor to prove that a world is to keep consuming any form of fos- combat this problem. But we cannot buyer was aware of the victim’s age. sil fuel, remain hampered by high costs, escape this simple truth: without de- Successful cases can require the child meager investment and scant political com- mand for the services performed by mitment. victim to testify to this fact, sub- trafficking victims, the problem would jecting the victim to re-trauma- ‘‘The unrelenting rise in coal use without not exist. deployment of carbon capture and storage is tization. The bill would draw a clear fundamentally incompatible with climate The bill we are introducing today line: if you purchase sex from an under- change objectives,’’ noted the International would reduce the demand for human age child, you can be prosecuted. Pe- Energy Agency in its Technology Perspec- trafficking, particularly the commer- riod. tives report. cial sexual exploitation of children, by Third, the bill would grant judges Despite the falling costs of renewable en- holding buyers accountable and mak- greater flexibility to impose an appro- ergy in the United States, the Energy Infor- ing it easier for law enforcement to in- priate term of supervised release on sex mation Administration’s baseline assump- vestigate and prosecute all persons who tions project that in 2040 only 16.5 percent of traffickers. Current law contains an electricity generation will come from renew- participate in sex trafficking. anomaly: a person convicted of vio- able energy sources, up from some 13 percent Sex trafficking is not a victimless lating the commercial sex trafficking today. More than two-thirds will come from crime. In the United States, the aver- statute or attempting to violate the coal and gas. Without some carbon capture age age that a person is first trafficked statute may be subject to a longer and storage technology, drastic climate is between 12 and 14. Many of these term of supervised release than a per- change is almost certainly unavoidable. children continue to be exploited into son who is convicted of conspiring to What is necessary to get us on a safer adulthood. A study of women and girls path? violate the statute. Conspiring to traf- White House officials trust that the admin- involved in street prostitution in my fic underage children is as serious as istration has the tools, including fuel econ- hometown of San Francisco found that attempting to commit this crime and omy and appliance efficiency standards, the 82 percent had been physically as- should be punished the same. Environmental Protection Agency’s new saulted, 83 percent were threatened Fourth, the bill would require the limits on power plant emissions and regula- with a weapon, and 68 percent were Bureau of Justice Statistics to prepare tions to limit other greenhouse gases. raped. The overwhelming majority of annual reports on the number of ar- Yet the Energy Information Administra- sex trafficking victims are American rests, prosecutions, and convictions of tion’s projections suggest how hard the task citizens—83 percent by one estimate will be. Though they were developed before sex traffickers and buyers of sex from the Environmental Protection Agency issued from the Department of Justice. trafficked victims in the state court its new rules, they included hypothetical I am encouraged that Federal, State, system. Very little data is available on outlines that could mimic some of its ef- and local law enforcement agencies are the prosecutions made under anti-traf- fects. In one, coal power plants were decom- taking steps to combat human traf- ficking laws. This provision would pro- missioned more quickly; in another, sub- ficking. Between January and June of vide additional data and encourage sidies to renewable energy were kept until this year, the Federal Bureau of Inves- state and local governments to in- 2040. In another, the price of renewables fell tigation recovered 168 trafficking vic- crease enforcement against sellers and faster than expected. None of them did much tims and arrested 281 sex traffickers in to move the carbon dial. buyers of sex from trafficked victims. There is one tool available to trim carbon ‘‘Operation Cross Country.’’ Fifth, the Combat Human Traf- emissions on a relevant scale: a carbon tax. I commend these efforts, but more ficking Act would ensure that training That solution, however, remains off the needs to be done to target the perpetra- programs for federal and state law en- table. tors who are fueling demand for traf- forcement officers include components If a carbon tax were to be imposed next ficking crimes—the buyers of sex acts on effective methods to target and year, starting at $25 and rising by 5 percent from trafficking victims. Many buyers prosecute the buyers of sex acts from a year, the Energy Information Administra- of sex are ‘‘hobbyists’’ who purchase tion estimates, carbon dioxide emissions trafficked victims. This would equip from American power plants would fall to sex repeatedly. Because buyers are prosecutors with the tools they need to only 419 million tons by 2040, about one-fifth rarely arrested, much less prosecuted, target buyers, encouraging prosecution of where they are today. Total carbon diox- the demand for commercial sex con- of these perpetrators. ide emissions from energy in the United tinues unabated. Sixth, the bill would authorize fed- States would fall to 3.6 billion tons—1.8 bil- Without buyers, sex trafficking eral and state officials to seek a wire- lion tons less than today. By providing a would cease to exist. As Luis CdeBaca, tap to investigate and prosecute any monetary incentive, economists say, such a the U.S. Ambassador-at-Large for the human trafficking-related offense. tax would offer by far the most effective way Office to Monitor and Combat Traf- Under current law, a federal law en- to encourage business and individuals to re- duce their use of fossil fuels and invest in al- ficking in Persons, noted, ‘‘[n]o girl or forcement officer may seek a wiretap ternatives. woman would be a victim of sex traf- in an investigation under the commer- Is this enough? No. This proposal still ficking if there were no profits to be cial sex trafficking statute, but not leaves the United States short of the 8o per- made from their exploitation.’’ under a number of other statutes that cent cut in greenhouse gas emissions that The Combat Human Trafficking Act address human trafficking-related of- the White House is aiming for and that ex- of 2014 would address this problem, by fenses, such as forced labor and invol- perts consider necessary by 2050 to prevent incentivizing federal and state law en- untary servitude. Similarly, a state climatic havoc. But at least it’s in the same order of magnitude. forcement officers to target buyers and law enforcement officer may seek a Most important, perhaps, the Energy Infor- providing new authorities to prosecute wiretap to investigate a kidnapping of- mation Administration’s estimates make all who engage in the crime of sex traf- fense, but not an offense for human clear that the real constraint lies not in our ficking. trafficking, child sexual exploitation,

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(a)(1), the Government need not prove that ensure that each anti-human trafficking pro- the defendant knew, or recklessly dis- The bill would amend the Crime Vic- gram operated by the Department of Justice, regarded the fact, that the person recruited, including each anti-human trafficking train- tims’ Rights Act to provide victims enticed, harbored, transported, provided, ob- ing program for Federal, State, or local law with the right to be informed in a tained, maintained, patronized, or solicited enforcement officers, includes technical timely manner of any plea agreement had not attained the age of 18 years.’’. training on effective methods for inves- or deferred prosecution agreement. The (b) DEFINITION AMENDED.—Section 103(10) tigating and prosecuting individuals who ob- exclusion of victims in these early of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of tain, patronize, or solicit a commercial sex stages of a criminal case profoundly 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7102(10)) is amended by strik- act involving a person subject to severe ing ‘‘or obtaining’’ and inserting ‘‘obtaining, forms of trafficking in persons. impairs victims’ rights because, by the patronizing, or soliciting’’. nature of these events, there often is (c) POLICY FOR FEDERAL LAW ENFORCEMENT (c) MINIMUM PERIOD OF SUPERVISED RE- OFFICERS.—The Attorney General shall en- no later proceeding in which victims LEASE FOR CONSPIRACY TO COMMIT COMMER- sure that Federal law enforcement officers can exercise their rights. CIAL CHILD SEX TRAFFICKING.—Section are engaged in activities, programs, or oper- The bill would also ensure that crime 3583(k) of title 18, United States Code, is ations involving the detection, investiga- victims have access to appellate review amended by inserting ‘‘1594(c),’’ after ‘‘1591,’’. tion, and prosecution of individuals de- when their rights are denied in the SEC. 3. BUREAU OF JUSTICE STATISTICS REPORT scribed in subsection (b). ON STATE ENFORCEMENT OF SEX lower court. Regrettably, five appellate SEC. 5. WIRETAP AUTHORITY FOR HUMAN TRAF- TRAFFICKING PROHIBITIONS. FICKING VIOLATIONS. courts have mis-applied the Crime Vic- (a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section— Section 2516 of title 18, United States Code, tims’ Rights Act by imposing an espe- (1) the terms ‘‘commercial sex act’’, ‘‘se- is amended— cially high standard for reviewing ap- vere forms of trafficking in persons’’, (1) in paragraph (1)(c)— peals by victims, requiring them to ‘‘State’’, and ‘‘Task Force’’ have the mean- (A) by inserting before ‘‘section 1591’’ the ings given those terms in section 103 of the show ‘‘clear and indisputable error’’. following: ‘‘section 1581 (peonage), section Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 Four other circuits have applied the 1584 (involuntary servitude), section 1589 (22 U.S.C. 7102); correct standard: the ordinary appel- (forced labor), section 1590 (trafficking with (2) the term ‘‘covered offense’’ means the late standard of legal error or abuse of respect to peonage, slavery, involuntary ser- provision, obtaining, patronizing, or solic- vitude, or forced labor),’’; and discretion. This bill resolves the issue, iting of a commercial sex act involving a (B) by inserting before ‘‘section 1751’’ the setting a uniform standard for victims person subject to severe forms of trafficking following: ‘‘section 1592 (unlawful conduct in all circuits by codifying the more in persons; and with respect to documents in furtherance of victim-protecting rule, that the appel- (3) the term ‘‘State law enforcement offi- trafficking, peonage, slavery, involuntary late court ‘‘shall apply ordinary stand- cer’’ means any officer, agent, or employee servitude, or forced labor),’’; and of a State authorized by law or by a State ards of appellate review.’’ (2) in paragraph (2), by inserting ‘‘human government agency to engage in or supervise I am pleased that this bill has the trafficking, child sexual exploitation, child the prevention, detection, investigation, or support of numerous law enforcement pornography production,’’ after ‘‘kidnap- and anti-trafficking organizations: the prosecution of any violation of criminal law. (b) REPORT.—The Director of the Bureau of ping,’’. Federal Law Enforcement Officers As- Justice Statistics shall— SEC. 6. STRENGTHENING CRIME VICTIMS’ sociation, Shared Hope International, (1) prepare an annual report on— RIGHTS. ECPAT-USA, Coalition Against Traf- (A) the rates of— (a) NOTIFICATION OF PLEA AGREEMENT OR ficking in Women, CATW, Human (i) arrest of individuals by State law en- OTHER AGREEMENT.—Section 3771(a) of title Rights Project for Girls, Survivors for forcement officers for a covered offense; 18, United States Code, is amended by adding (ii) prosecution (including specific charges) at the end the following: Solutions, Sanctuary For Families, ‘‘(9) The right to be informed in a timely World Hope International, Prostitution of individuals in State court systems for a covered offense; and manner of any plea agreement or deferred Research & Education, MISSSEY, and (iii) conviction of individuals in State prosecution agreement.’’. Breaking Free. These groups are on the court systems for a covered offense; and (b) APPELLATE REVIEW OF PETITIONS RE- forefront in the fight against sex traf- (B) sentences imposed on individuals con- LATING TO CRIME VICTIMS’ RIGHTS.— ficking, and I am proud to have their victed in State court systems for a covered (1) IN GENERAL.—Section 3771(d)(3) of title support. offense; and 18, United States Code, is amended by insert- I urge my colleagues to join me and (2) submit the annual report prepared ing after the fifth sentence the following: ‘‘In deciding such application, the court of ap- Senator PORTMAN in supporting this under paragraph (1) to— peals shall apply ordinary standards of ap- bill. (A) the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives; pellate review.’’. Mr. President, I ask unanimous con- (2) APPLICATION.—The amendment made by sent that the text of the bill be printed (B) the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate; paragraph (1) shall apply with respect to any in the RECORD. (C) the Task Force; petition for a writ of mandamus filed under There being no objection, the text of (D) the Senior Policy Operating Group es- section 3771(d)(3) of title 18, United States the bill was ordered to be printed in tablished under section 105(g) of the Traf- Code, that is pending on the date of enact- the RECORD, as follows: ficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 (22 ment of this Act. S. 2941 U.S.C. 7103(g)); and By Mr. DURBIN (for himself, Mr. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Rep- (E) the Attorney General. resentatives of the United States of America in SEC. 4. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE TRAINING AND CORKER, Mr. COONS, and Mr. Congress assembled, POLICY. FLAKE): SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. (a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section— S. 2946. A bill to provide improved This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Combat (1) the terms ‘‘commercial sex act’’, ‘‘se- water, sanitation, and hygiene pro- Human Trafficking Act of 2014’’. vere forms of trafficking in persons’’, and grams for high priority developing ‘‘State’’ have the meanings given those SEC. 2. REDUCING DEMAND FOR SEX TRAF- countries, and for other purposes; to terms in section 103 of the Trafficking Vic- FICKING; LOWER MENS REA FOR SEX the Committee on Foreign Relations. TRAFFICKING OF UNDERAGE VIC- tims Protection Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7102); TIMS. (2) the term ‘‘Federal law enforcement offi- Mr. DURBIN. Mr. President, I ask (a) CLARIFICATION OF RANGE OF CONDUCT cer’’ has the meaning given the term in sec- unanimous consent that the text of the PUNISHED AS SEX TRAFFICKING.—Section 1591 tion 115 of title 18, United States Code; bill be printed in the RECORD. of title 18, United States Code, is amended— (3) the term ‘‘local law enforcement offi- There being no objection, the text of (1) in subsection (a)(1), by striking ‘‘or cer’’ means any officer, agent, or employee the bill was ordered to be printed in maintains’’ and inserting ‘‘maintains, pa- of a unit of local government authorized by the RECORD, as follows: tronizes, or solicits’’; law or by a local government agency to en- (2) in subsection (b)— gage in or supervise the prevention, detec- S. 2946 (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘or ob- tion, investigation, or prosecution of any Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Rep- tained’’ and inserting ‘‘obtained, patronized, violation of criminal law; and resentatives of the United States of America in or solicited’’; and (4) the term ‘‘State law enforcement offi- Congress assembled, (B) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘or ob- cer’’ means any officer, agent, or employee SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. tained’’ and inserting ‘‘obtained, patronized, of a State authorized by law or by a State This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Senator or solicited’’; and government agency to engage in or supervise Paul Simon Water for the World Act of 2014’’.

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PROMOTING THE MAXIMUM IMPACT AND It is the sense of Congress that— projects, USAID program planning and budg- LONG-TERM SUSTAINABILITY OF (1) water and sanitation are critically im- eting documents, and USAID country devel- USAID SAFE WATER, SANITATION, portant resources that impact many other AND HYGIENE-RELATED PROJECTS opment strategies reflect and seek to imple- AND PROGRAMS. aspects of human life; ment— Section 136 of the Foreign Assistance Act (2) the United States should be a global ‘‘(I) the safe water, sanitation, and hygiene of 1961, as redesignated and amended by this leader in helping provide sustainable access objectives established in the strategy re- Act, is further amended by adding at the end to clean water and sanitation for the world’s quired under subsection (j), including objec- the following: most vulnerable populations; and tives relating to the management of water ‘‘(f) PRIORITIES AND CRITERIA FOR MAXIMUM (3) the ‘‘USAID Water and Development resources; and IMPACT AND LONG TERM SUSTAINABILITY.— Strategy, 2013–2018’’, which was released by ‘‘(II) international best practices relating The Administrator of the United States the United States Agency for International Agency for International Development shall to— Development in May 2013— ensure that the Agency for International De- ‘‘(aa) increasing access to safe water and (A) improves USAID’s capacity to provide velopment’s projects and programs author- sustainable water, sanitation, and hygiene sanitation; ized under this section are designed to assistance; ‘‘(bb) conducting hygiene-related activi- achieve maximum impact and long-term sus- (B) advances implementation of portions of ties; and tainability by— the Senator Paul Simon Water for the Poor ‘‘(cc) ensuring appropriate management of ‘‘(1) prioritizing countries on the basis of Act of 2005 (Public Law 109–121; 119 Stat. water resources; and the following clearly defined criteria and in- 2533), and ‘‘(v) develop appropriate benchmarks, dicators, to the extent sufficient data are (C) should inform the Global Water Strat- measurable goals, performance metrics, and available— egy required under section 136(j) of the For- monitoring and evaluation plans for USAID ‘‘(A) the proportion of the population using eign Assistance Act of 1961, as added by sec- projects and programs authorized under this an unimproved drinking water source; tion 6 of this Act. section. ‘‘(B) the total population using an unim- SEC. 3. CLARIFICATION OF ASSISTANCE TO PRO- ‘‘(2) DEPARTMENT OF STATE SPECIAL COORDI- proved drinking water source; VIDE SAFE WATER AND SANITATION NATOR FOR WATER RESOURCES.— ‘‘(C) the proportion of the population with- TO INCLUDE HYGIENE. out piped water access; ‘‘(A) DESIGNATION.—The Secretary of State Chapter 1 of part I of the Foreign Assist- ‘‘(D) the proportion of the population using or the Secretary’s designee, who shall be a ance Act of 1961 is amended— shared or other unimproved sanitation facili- current employee of the Department of State (1) by redesignating section 135 (22 U.S.C. ties; 2152h), as added by section 5(a) of the Sen- serving in a career or non-career position in ‘‘(E) the total population using shared or ator Paul Simon Water for the Poor Act of the Senior Executive Service or at the level other unimproved sanitation facilities; 2005 (Public Law 109–121; 22 U.S.C. 2152h of a Deputy Assistant Secretary or higher, ‘‘(F) the proportion of the population prac- note), as section 136; and shall serve concurrently as the Department ticing open defecation; (2) in section 136, as redesignated— of State Special Advisor for Water Resources ‘‘(G) the total number of children younger (A) in the section heading, by striking (referred to in this paragraph as the ‘Special than 5 years of age who died from diarrheal ‘AND SANITATION’’ and inserting ‘‘, SANI- Advisor’). disease; TATION, AND HYGIENE’’; and ‘‘(B) SPECIFIC DUTIES.—The Special Advisor ‘‘(H) the proportion of all deaths of chil- (B) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘and sani- shall— dren younger than 5 years of age resulting tation’’ and inserting ‘‘, sanitation, and hy- ‘‘(i) provide direction and guidance to, co- from diarrheal disease; giene’’. ordinate, and oversee the projects and pro- ‘‘(I) the national government’s capacity, SEC. 4. IMPROVING COORDINATION AND OVER- grams of the Department of State authorized capability, and commitment to work with SIGHT OF SAFE WATER, SANITATION under this section; the United States to improve access to safe AND HYGIENE PROJECTS AND AC- ‘‘(ii) lead the implementation and revision, water, sanitation, and hygiene, including— TIVITIES. ‘‘(i) the government’s capacity and com- not less than every 5 years, of the Depart- Section 136 of the Foreign Assistance Act mitment to developing the indigenous capac- ment of State’s portion of the Global Water of 1961, as redesignated and amended by this ity to provide safe water and sanitation Act, is further amended by adding at the end Strategy required under subsection (j); without the assistance of outside donors; and the following: ‘‘(iii) prioritize and coordinate the Depart- ‘‘(ii) the degree to which such govern- ‘‘(e) COORDINATION AND OVERSIGHT.— ment of State’s international engagement on ment— ‘‘(1) USAID GLOBAL WATER COORDINATOR.— the allocation, distribution, and access to ‘‘(I) identifies such efforts as a priority; ‘‘(A) DESIGNATION.—The Administrator of global fresh water resources and policies re- and the United States Agency for International lated to such matters; ‘‘(II) allocates resources to such efforts; Development (referred to in this paragraph ‘‘(iv) coordinate with United States Agen- ‘‘(J) the availability of opportunities to le- as ‘USAID’) or the Administrator’s designee, cy for International Development and De- verage existing public, private, or other who shall be a current USAID employee serv- partment of State staff in each high priority donor investments in the water, sanitation, ing in a career or non-career position in the country designated pursuant to subsection and hygiene sectors, including investments Senior Executive Service or at the level of a (h) to ensure that United States diplomatic in the management of water resources; and Deputy Assistant Administrator or higher, efforts related to safe water, sanitation, and ‘‘(K) the likelihood of making significant shall serve concurrently as the USAID Glob- hygiene, including efforts related to manage- improvements on a per capita basis on the al Water Coordinator (referred to in this sub- ment of water resources and watersheds and health and educational opportunities avail- section as the ‘Coordinator’). able to women as a result of increased access the resolution of intra- and trans-boundary ‘‘(B) SPECIFIC DUTIES.—The Coordinator to safe water, sanitation, and hygiene, in- conflicts over water resources, are consistent shall— cluding access to appropriate facilities at ‘‘(i) provide direction and guidance to, co- with United States national interests; and primary and secondary educational institu- ordinate, and oversee the projects and pro- ‘‘(v) represent the views of the United tions seeking to ensure that communities grams of USAID authorized under this sec- States Government on the allocation, dis- benefitting from such projects and activities tion; tribution, and access to global fresh water develop the indigenous capacity to provide ‘‘(ii) lead the implementation and revision, resources and policies related to such mat- safe water and sanitation without the assist- not less frequently than once every 5 years, ters in key international fora, including key ance of outside donors; of USAID’s portion of the Global Water diplomatic, development-related, and sci- ‘‘(2) prioritizing and measuring, including Strategy required under subsection (j); entific organizations. through rigorous monitoring and evaluating ‘‘(iii) seek— ‘‘(3) ADDITIONAL NATURE OF DUTIES AND RE- mechanisms, the extent to which such ‘‘(I) to expand the capacity of USAID, sub- STRICTION ON ADDITIONAL OR SUPPLEMENTAL project or program— ject to the availability of appropriations, in- COMPENSATION.—The responsibilities and spe- ‘‘(A) furthers significant improvements cluding through the designation of a lead cific duties of the Administrator of the in— subject matter expert selected from among United States Agency for International De- ‘‘(i) the criteria set forth in subparagraphs USAID staff in each high priority country velopment (or the Administrator’s designee) (A) through (H) of paragraph (1); designated pursuant to subsection (h); ‘‘(ii) the health and educational opportuni- and the Secretary of State (or the Sec- ‘‘(II) to implement such programs and ac- ties available to women as a result of in- retary’s designee) under paragraph (2) or (3), tivities; creased access to safe water, sanitation, and respectively, shall be in addition to any ‘‘(III) to take advantage of economies of hygiene, including access to appropriate fa- scale; and other responsibilities or specific duties as- cilities at primary and secondary edu- ‘‘(IV) to conduct more efficient and effec- signed to such individuals. Such individuals cational institutions; and tive projects and programs; shall receive no additional or supplemental ‘‘(iii) the indigenous capacity of the host ‘‘(iv) coordinate with the Department of compensation as a result of carrying out nation or community to provide safe water State and USAID staff in each high priority such responsibilities and specific duties and sanitation without the assistance of out- country designated pursuant to subsection under such paragraphs.’’. side donors;

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‘‘(B) is designed, as part of the provision of ‘‘(B) DESIGNATIONS AFTER FISCAL YEAR ‘‘(i) carry out the duties and responsibil- safe water and sanitation to the local com- 2018.—Beginning with fiscal year 2019, des- ities assigned to the Special Coordinator for munity— ignations under paragraph (1) shall be Water Resources under subsection (e)(2); and ‘‘(i) to be financially independent over the made— ‘‘(ii) ensure that the Department’s activi- long term, focusing on local ownership and ‘‘(i) based upon the criteria set forth in ties authorized under this section are de- sustainability; subsection (f)(1); and signed— ‘‘(ii) to be undertaken in conjunction with ‘‘(ii) in furtherance of the strategy re- ‘‘(I) to improve management of water re- relevant public institutions or private enter- quired under subsection (j). sources and watersheds in countries des- prises; ‘‘(i) TARGETING OF PROJECTS AND PROGRAMS ignated pursuant to subsection (h); and ‘‘(iii) to identify and empower local indi- TO AREAS OF GREATEST NEED.— ‘‘(II) to prevent and resolve, to the greatest viduals or institutions to be responsible for ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 15 days degree possible, both intra- and trans-bound- the effective management and maintenance before the obligation of any funds for water, ary conflicts over water resources in such of such project or program; and sanitation, or hygiene projects or programs countries; and ‘‘(iv) to provide safe water or expertise or pursuant to this section in countries that are ‘‘(C) from other Federal departments and capacity building to those identified parties not ranked in the top 50 countries based agencies, as appropriate, that describes the or institutions for the purposes of developing upon the WASH Needs Index, the Adminis- contributions of the departments and agen- a plan and clear responsibilities for the effec- trator of the United States Agency for Inter- cies to implementing the Global Water tive management and maintenance of such national Development shall notify the appro- Strategy. project or program; priate congressional committees of the ‘‘(C) leverages existing public, private, or planned obligation of such funds. ‘‘(3) INDIVIDUALIZED PLANS FOR HIGH PRI- ORITY COUNTRIES.—For each high priority other donor investments in the water, sani- ‘‘(2) DEFINED TERM.—In this subsection and tation, and hygiene sectors, including invest- in subsection (j), the term ‘WASH Needs country designated pursuant to subsection ments in the management of water re- Index’ means the needs index for water, sani- (h), the Administrator of the United States sources; tation, or hygiene projects or programs au- Agency for International Development ‘‘(D) avoids duplication of efforts with thorized under this section that has been de- shall— other United States Government agencies or veloped using the criteria and indicators de- ‘‘(A) develop a costed, evidence-based, and departments or those of other nations or scribed in subparagraphs (A) through (H) of results-oriented plan that— nongovernmental organizations; subsection (f)(1).’’. ‘‘(i) seeks to achieve the purposes of this ‘‘(E) coordinates such efforts with the ef- SEC. 6. UNITED STATES STRATEGY TO INCREASE section; and forts of other United States Government APPROPRIATE LONG-TERM SUSTAIN- ‘‘(ii) meets the requirements under sub- agencies or departments or those of other ABILITY AND ACCESS TO SAFE section (f); and nations or nongovernmental organizations WATER, SANITATION, AND HYGIENE. ‘‘(B) include such plan in an appendix to directed at assisting refugees and other dis- (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 136 of the Foreign the Global Water Strategy required under placed individuals; and Assistance Act of 1961, as redesignated and paragraph (1). ‘‘(F) involves consultation with appro- amended by this Act, is further amended by ‘‘(4) FIRST TIME ACCESS REPORTING REQUIRE- priate stakeholders, including communities adding at the end the following: MENT.—The Global Water Strategy shall spe- directly affected by the lack of access to ‘‘(j) GLOBAL WATER STRATEGY.— cifically describe the target percentage of clean water, sanitation or hygiene, and other ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than October 1, funding for each fiscal year covered by such appropriate nongovernmental organizations; 2017, and every 5 years thereafter, the Presi- strategy to be directed toward projects ‘‘(3) seeking to further the ‘USAID Water dent, acting through the Secretary of State, aimed at providing first-time access to safe and Development Strategy, 2013–2018’ the Administrator of the United States water and sanitation. through 2018; and Agency for International Development, and ‘‘(5) PERFORMANCE INDICATORS.—The Global ‘‘(4) seeking to further the strategy re- the heads of other Federal departments and Water Strategy shall include specific and quired under subsection (j) after 2018. agencies, as appropriate, shall submit a sin- measurable goals, benchmarks, performance ‘‘(g) USE OF IMPROVED DATA COLLECTION gle government-wide Global Water Strategy metrics, timetables, and monitoring and AND REVIEW OF NEW STANDARDIZED INDICA- to the appropriate congressional committees evaluation plans required to be developed by TORS.— that provides a detailed description of how the Administrator of the United States ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator of the the United States intends— Agency for International Development pur- United States Agency for International De- ‘‘(A) to increase access to safe water, sani- suant to subsection (e)(1)(B)(v). velopment is authorized to use improved tation, and hygiene in high priority coun- ‘‘(6) CONSULTATION AND BEST PRACTICES.— data collection— tries designated pursuant to subsection (h), ‘‘(A) to meet the health-based including a summary of the WASH Needs The Global Water Strategy shall— prioritization criteria established pursuant Index and the specific weighting of data and ‘‘(A) be developed in consultation with the to subsection (f)(1); and other assumptions used to develop and rank heads of other appropriate Federal depart- ‘‘(B) to review new standardized indicators countries on the WASH Needs Index; ments and agencies; and in evaluating progress towards meeting such ‘‘(B) to improve the management of water ‘‘(B) incorporate best practices from the criteria. resources and watersheds in such countries; international development community. ‘‘(2) CONSULTATION AND NOTICE.—The Ad- and ‘‘(k) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ministrator shall— ‘‘(C) to work to prevent and resolve, to the ‘appropriate congressional committees’ ‘‘(A) regularly consult with the appro- greatest degree possible, both intra- and means— priate congressional committees; and trans-boundary conflicts over water re- ‘‘(1) the Committee on Foreign Relations ‘‘(B) notify such committees not later 30 sources in such countries. of the Senate; days before using improved data collection ‘‘(2) AGENCY SPECIFIC PLANS.—The Global ‘‘(2) the Committee on Appropriations of and review of new standardized indicators Water Strategy shall include an agency-spe- the Senate; under paragraph (1) for the purposes of car- cific plan— ‘‘(3) the Committee on Foreign Affairs of rying out this section. ‘‘(A) from the United States Agency for the House of Representatives; and ‘‘(h) DESIGNATION OF HIGH PRIORITY COUN- International Development that describes ‘‘(4) the Committee on Appropriations of TRIES.— specifically how the Agency for Inter- the House of Representatives.’’. ‘‘(1) INITIAL DESIGNATION.—Not later than national Development will— October 1, 2015, the President shall— ‘‘(i) carry out the duties and responsibil- (b) DEPARTMENT OF STATE AGENCY SPECIFIC ‘‘(A) designate, on the basis of the criteria ities assigned to the Global Water Coordi- PLAN.—Not later than 180 days after the date set forth in subsection (f)(1) and in further- nator under subsection (e)(1); of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of ance of the ‘USAID Water and Development ‘‘(ii) ensure that the Agency for Inter- State shall submit an agency-specific plan to Strategy, 2013–2018’, not fewer than 10 coun- national Development’s projects and pro- the appropriate congressional committees tries as high priority countries to be the pri- grams authorized under this section are de- mary recipients of United States Govern- signed to achieve maximum impact and (as defined in section 136(k) of the Foreign ment assistance authorized under this sec- long-term sustainability, including by imple- Assistance Act of 1961, as added by sub- tion during fiscal year 2016; and menting the requirements described in sub- section (a)) that meets the requirements of ‘‘(B) notify the appropriate congressional section (f); and section 136(j)(2)(B) of such Act, as added by committees of such designations. ‘‘(iii) increase access to safe water, sanita- subsection (a). ‘‘(2) ANNUAL DESIGNATIONS.— tion, and hygiene in high priority countries (c) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 6 of ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in designated pursuant to subsection (h); subparagraph (B), the President shall annu- ‘‘(B) from the Department of State that de- the Senator Paul Simon Water for the Poor ally make new designations pursuant to the scribes specifically how the Department of Act of 2005 (Public Law 109–121; 22 U.S.C. criteria set forth in paragraph (1). State will— 2152h note) is repealed.

VerDate Sep 11 2014 05:59 Nov 20, 2014 Jkt 049060 PO 00000 Frm 00050 Fmt 4624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A19NO6.020 S19NOPT1 smartinez on DSK4TPTVN1PROD with SENATE November 19, 2014 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S6157 SUBMITTED RESOLUTIONS Resolved, That the Senate expresses its ap- chapter includes confinement for more than preciation to Jerry Linnell and commends one year. him for his lengthy, faithful and outstanding (B) A conspiracy to commit an offense SENATE RESOLUTION 583—DESIG- service to the Senate. specified in subparagraph (A) as punishable NATING NOVEMBER 30, 2014, AS Resolved, That the Secretary of the Senate under section 881 of title 10, United States ‘‘DRIVE SAFER SUNDAY’’ shall transmit a copy of this resolution to Code (article 81 of the Uniform Code of Mili- Jerald D. Linnell. tary Justice). Mr. ISAKSON submitted the fol- f (C) A solicitation to commit an offense lowing resolution; which was referred specified in subparagraph (A) as punishable to the Committee on the Judiciary: AMENDMENTS SUBMITTED AND under section 882 of title 10, United States S. RES. 583 PROPOSED Code (article 82 of the Uniform Code of Mili- tary Justice). Whereas motor vehicle travel is the pri- SA 3949. Mrs. GILLIBRAND submitted an (D) An attempt to commit an offense speci- mary means of transportation in the United amendment intended to be proposed by her fied in subparagraphs (A) through (C) as pun- States; to the bill S. 2410, to authorize appropria- ishable under section 880 of title 10, United Whereas every individual traveling on the tions for fiscal year 2015 for military activi- States Code (article 80 of the Uniform Code roads and highways needs to drive in a safer ties of the Department of Defense, for mili- of Military Justice). manner to reduce deaths and injuries that tary construction, and for defense activities (3) EXCLUDED OFFENSES.—Paragraph (1) result from motor vehicle accidents; of the Department of Energy, to prescribe does not apply to an offense as follows: Whereas according to the National High- military personnel strengths for such fiscal (A) An offense under sections 883 through way Traffic Safety Administration, wearing year, and for other purposes; which was or- 917 of title 10, United States Code (articles 83 a seat belt saves as many as 15,000 lives each dered to lie on the table. through 117 of the Uniform Code of Military year; and Justice). Whereas the Sunday after Thanksgiving is f (B) An offense under section 933 or 934 of the busiest highway traffic day of the year: TEXT OF AMENDMENTS title 10, United States Code (articles 133 and Now, therefore, be it Resolved, That the Senate— SA 3949. Mrs. GILLIBRAND sub- 134 of the Uniform Code of Military Justice). (1) encourages— mitted an amendment intended to be (C) A conspiracy to commit an offense (A) high schools, colleges, universities, ad- proposed by her to the bill S. 2410, to specified in subparagraph (A) or (B) as pun- ishable under section 881 of title 10, United ministrators, teachers, primary schools, and authorize appropriations for fiscal year secondary schools to launch campus-wide States Code (article 81 of the Uniform Code 2015 for military activities of the De- of Military Justice). educational campaigns to urge students to partment of Defense, for military con- focus on safety when driving; (D) A solicitation to commit an offense (B) national trucking firms to alert their struction, and for defense activities of specified in subparagraph (A) or (B) as pun- drivers to be especially focused on driving the Department of Energy, to prescribe ishable under section 882 of title 10, United safely on the Sunday after Thanksgiving, military personnel strengths for such States Code (article 82 of the Uniform Code and to publicize the importance of the day fiscal year, and for other purposes; of Military Justice). through use of the Citizens Band Radio Serv- which was ordered to lie on the table; (E) An attempt to commit an offense speci- fied in subparagraph (A) through (D) as pun- ice and at truck stops across the United as follows: States; ishable under section 880 of title 10, United At the end of title V, add the following: (C) clergies to remind their congregations States Code (article 80 of the Uniform Code to travel safely when attending services and Subtitle I—Uniform Code of Military Justice of Military Justice). gatherings; Reform (4) REQUIREMENTS AND LIMITATIONS.—The disposition of charges pursuant to paragraph (D) law enforcement personnel to remind SEC. 591. SHORT TITLE. (1) shall be subject to the following: drivers and passengers to drive safely, par- This subtitle may be cited as the ‘‘Military (A) The determination whether to try such ticularly on the Sunday after Thanksgiving; Justice Improvement Act of 2014’’. charges by court-martial shall be made by a (E) motorists to drive safely, not just dur- SEC. 592. MODIFICATION OF AUTHORITY TO DE- ing the holiday season, but every time they commissioned officer of the Armed Forces TERMINE TO PROCEED TO TRIAL BY designated in accordance with regulations get behind the wheel; and COURT-MARTIAL ON CHARGES ON (F) all people of the United States to un- CERTAIN OFFENSES WITH AUTHOR- prescribed for purposes of this subsection derstand the life-saving importance of wear- IZED MAXIMUM SENTENCE OF CON- from among commissioned officers of the ing a seat belt and to use the Sunday after FINEMENT OF MORE THAN ONE Armed Forces in grade O–6 or higher who— YEAR. Thanksgiving as an opportunity to educate (i) are available for detail as trial counsel themselves about highway safety; and (a) MODIFICATION OF AUTHORITY.— under section 827 of title 10, United States (2) designates November 30, 2014, as ‘‘Drive (1) IN GENERAL.— Code (article 27 of the Uniform Code of Mili- Safer Sunday’’. (A) MILITARY DEPARTMENTS.—With respect tary Justice); to charges under chapter 47 of title 10, (ii) have significant experience in trials by f United States Code (the Uniform Code of general or special court-martial; and SENATE RESOLUTION 584—COM- Military Justice), that allege an offense (iii) are outside the chain of command of MENDING JERALD D. LINNELL specified in paragraph (2) and not excluded the member subject to such charges. ON HIS SERVICE TO THE UNITED under paragraph (3), the Secretary of Defense (B) Upon a determination under subpara- shall require the Secretaries of the military graph (A) to try such charges by court-mar- STATES SENATE departments to provide for the determina- tial, the officer making that determination Mr. REID of Nevada (for himself and tion under section 830(b) of such chapter (ar- shall determine whether to try such charges Mr. MCCONNELL) submitted the fol- ticle 30(b) of the Uniform Code of Military by a general court-martial convened under lowing resolution; which was consid- Justice) on whether to try such charges by section 822 of title 10, United States Code ered and agreed to: court-martial as provided in paragraph (4). (article 22 of the Uniform Code of Military (B) HOMELAND SECURITY.—With respect to Justice), or a special court-martial convened S. RES. 584 charges under chapter 47 of title 10, United under section 823 of title 10, United States Whereas Jerry Linnell, a native of Min- States Code (the Uniform Code of Military Code (article 23 of the Uniform Code of Mili- nesota, graduated from the court reporting Justice), that allege an offense specified in tary Justice). program of the Minnesota School of Business paragraph (2) and not excluded under para- (C) A determination under subparagraph in Minneapolis; graph (3) against a member of the Coast (A) to try charges by court-martial shall in- Whereas Jerry Linnell, joined the Official Guard (when it is not operating as a service clude a determination to try all known of- Reporters of Debate of the United States in the Navy), the Secretary of Homeland Se- fenses, including lesser included offenses. Senate in 1982 and became Chief Reporter in curity shall provide for the determination (D) The determination to try such charges 1999 supervising a staff of reporters and tran- under section 830(b) of such chapter (article by court-martial under subparagraph (A), scribers and producing the Senate’s portion 30(b) of the Uniform Code of Military Jus- and by type of court-martial under subpara- of the Congressional Record with remarkable tice) on whether to try such charges by graph (B), shall be binding on any applicable accuracy; court-martial as provided in paragraph (4). convening authority for a trial by court- Whereas Jerry Linnell has earned the re- (2) COVERED OFFENSES.—An offense speci- martial on such charges. spect and affection of the Senators, their fied in this paragraph is an offense as fol- (E) The actions of an officer described in staffs and all of his colleagues for his profes- lows: subparagraph (A) in determining under that sionalism, dedication and good humor; (A) An offense under chapter 47 of title 10, subparagraph whether or not to try charges Whereas Jerry Linnell now retires from United States Code (the Uniform Code of by court-martial shall be free of unlawful or the Senate after 32 years to spend more time Military Justice), that is triable by court- unauthorized influence or coercion. with his wife Jane, his four children and five martial under that chapter for which the (F) The determination under subparagraph grandchildren: Now, therefore, be it maximum punishment authorized under that (A) not to proceed to trial of such charges by

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general or special court-martial shall not op- (1) OFFICES REQUIRED.—Each Chief of Staff COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN RELATIONS erate to terminate or otherwise alter the au- of the Armed Forces or Commandant speci- Mr. DURBIN. Mr. President, I ask thority of commanding officers to refer such fied in paragraph (8) of section 822(a) of title unanimous consent that the Com- charges for trial by summary court-martial 10, United States Code (article 22(a) of the mittee on Foreign Relations be author- convened under section 824 of title 10, United Uniform Code of Military Justice), as amend- ized to meet during the session of the States Code (article 24 of the Uniform Code ed by subsection (a), shall establish an office of Military Justice), or to impose non-judi- to do the following: Senate on November 19, 2014, at 2:00 cial punishment in connection with the con- (A) To convene general and special courts- p.m. duct covered by such charges as authorized martial under sections 822 and 823 of title 10, The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without by section 815 of title 10, United States Code United States Code (articles 22 and 23 of the objection, it is so ordered. (article 15 of the Uniform Code of Military Uniform Code of Military Justice), pursuant COMMITTEE ON HEALTH, EDUCATION, LABOR, Justice). to paragraph (8) of section 822(a) of title 10, AND PENSIONS (5) CONSTRUCTION WITH CHARGES ON OTHER United States Code (article 22(a) of the Uni- Mr. DURBIN. Mr. President, I ask OFFENSES.—Nothing in this subsection shall form Code of Military Justice), as so amend- unanimous consent that the Com- be construed to alter or affect the disposi- ed, with respect to offenses to which section mittee on Health, Education, Labor, tion of charges under chapter 47 of title 10, 592(a)(1) applies. and Pensions be authorized to meet United States Code (the Uniform Code of (B) To detail under section 825 of title 10, Military Justice), that allege an offense tri- United States Code (article 25 of the Uniform during the session of the Senate on No- able by court-martial under that chapter for Code of Military Justice), members of vember 19, 2014, at 10 a.m. in room SD– which the maximum punishment authorized courts-martial convened as described in sub- 430 of the Dirksen Senate Office Build- under that chapter includes confinement for paragraph (A). ing. one year or less. (2) PERSONNEL.—The personnel of each of- The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without (6) POLICIES AND PROCEDURES.— fice established under paragraph (1) shall objection, it is so ordered. (A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretaries of the consist of such members of the Armed Forces COMMITTEE ON HOMELAND SECURITY AND military departments and the Secretary of and civilian personnel of the Department of GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS Homeland Security (with respect to the Defense, or such members of the Coast Guard Mr. DURBIN. Mr. President, I ask Coast Guard when it is not operating as a or civilian personnel of the Department of unanimous consent that the Com- service in the Navy) shall revise policies and Homeland Security, as may be detailed or as- procedures as necessary to comply with this signed to the office by the Chief of Staff or mittee on Homeland Security and Gov- subsection. Commandant concerned. The members and ernmental Affairs be authorized to (B) UNIFORMITY.—The General Counsel of personnel so detailed or assigned, as the case meet during the session of the Senate the Department of Defense and the General may be, shall be detailed or assigned from on November 19, 2014, at 10 a.m. to con- Counsel of the Department of Homeland Se- personnel billets in existence on the date of duct a hearing entitled ‘‘Preparedness curity shall jointly review the policies and the enactment of this Act. and Response to Public Health Threats: procedures revised under this paragraph in SEC. 594. DISCHARGE USING OTHERWISE AU- How Prepared Are We?’’ order to ensure that any lack of uniformity THORIZED PERSONNEL AND RE- The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without in policies and procedures, as so revised, SOURCES. objection, it is so ordered. among the military departments and the De- (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretaries of the COMMITTEE ON INDIAN AFFAIRS partment of Homeland Security does not military departments and the Secretary of render unconstitutional any policy or proce- Homeland Security (with respect to the Mr. DURBIN. Mr. President, I ask dure, as so revised. Coast Guard when it is not operating as a unanimous consent that the Com- (7) MANUAL FOR COURTS-MARTIAL.—The Sec- service in the Navy) shall carry out sections mittee on Indian Affairs be authorized retary of Defense shall recommend such 592 and 593 (and the amendments made by to meet during the session of the Sen- changes to the Manual for Courts-Martial as section 593) using personnel, funds, and re- ate on November 19, 2014, in room SD– are necessary to ensure compliance with this sources otherwise authorized by law. 628 of the Dirksen Senate Office Build- subsection. (b) NO AUTHORIZATION OF ADDITIONAL PER- ing, at 2:30 p.m. to conduct a hearing (b) EFFECTIVE DATE AND APPLICABILITY.— SONNEL OR RESOURCES.—Sections 592 and 593 entitled ‘‘Protecting our Children’s Subsection (a), and the revisions required by (and the amendments made by section 593) that subsection, shall take effect on the date shall not be construed as authorizations for Mental Health: Preventing and Ad- that is 180 days after the date of the enact- personnel, personnel billets, or funds for the dressing Childhood Trauma in Indian ment of this Act, and shall apply with re- discharge of the requirements in such sec- Country.’’ spect to charges preferred under section 830 tions. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without of title 10, United States Code (article 30 of SEC. 595. MONITORING AND ASSESSMENT OF objection, it is so ordered. the Uniform Code of Military Justice), on or MODIFICATION OF AUTHORITIES ON COMMITTEE ON VETERANS’ AFFAIRS after such effective date. COURTS-MARTIAL BY INDEPENDENT Mr. DURBIN. Mr. President, I ask SEC. 593. MODIFICATION OF OFFICERS AUTHOR- PANEL ON REVIEW AND ASSESS- IZED TO CONVENE GENERAL AND MENT OF PROCEEDINGS UNDER THE unanimous consent that the Com- SPECIAL COURTS-MARTIAL. UNIFORM CODE OF MILITARY JUS- mittee on Veterans’ Affairs be author- (a) IN GENERAL.—Subsection (a) of section TICE. ized to meet during the session of the 822 of title 10, United States Code (article 22 Section 576(d)(2) of the National Defense Senate on November 19, 2014, at 10:30 of the Uniform Code of Military Justice), is Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 (Pub- a.m. in room SR–418 of the Russell Sen- amended— lic Law 112–239; 126 Stat. 1762) is amended— ate Office Building. (1) by redesignating paragraphs (8) and (9) (1) by redesignating subparagraph (J) as The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without subparagraph (K); and as paragraphs (9) and (10), respectively; and objection, it is so ordered. (2) by inserting after paragraph (7) the fol- (2) by inserting after subparagraph (I) the lowing new paragraph (8): following new subparagraph (J): SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON AGING ‘‘(8) the officers in the offices established ‘‘(J) Monitor and assess the implementa- Mr. DURBIN. Mr. President, I ask pursuant to section 593(c) of the Military tion and efficacy of sections 592 through 594 unanimous consent that the Special Justice Improvement Act of 2014 or officers of the Military Justice Improvement Act of Committee on Aging be authorized to in the grade of O–6 or higher who are as- 2014, and the amendments made by such sec- meet during the session of the Senate signed such responsibility by the Chief of tions.’’. on November 19, 2014, in room SD–562 of Staff of the Army, the Chief of Naval Oper- f the Dirksen Senate Office Building at ations, the Chief of Staff of the Air Force, 2:15 p.m. to conduct a hearing entitled the Commandant of the Marine Corps, or the Commandant of the Coast Guard, but only AUTHORITY FOR COMMITTEES TO ‘‘Private Industry’s Role in Stemming with respect to offenses to which section MEET the Tide of Phone Scams.’’ 592(a)(1) of the Military Justice Improve- The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without COMMITTEE ON BANKING, HOUSING, AND URBAN ment Act of 2014 applies;’’. objection, it is so ordered. AFFAIRS (b) NO EXERCISE BY OFFICERS IN CHAIN OF f COMMAND OF ACCUSED OR VICTIM.—Such sec- Mr. DURBIN. Mr. President, I ask tion (article) is further amended by adding unanimous consent that the Com- PRIVILEGES OF THE FLOOR at the end the following new subsection: mittee on Banking, Housing, and Mr. GRASSLEY. Mr. President, I ask ‘‘(c) An officer specified in subsection (a)(8) Urban Affairs be authorized to meet unanimous consent that Mary Futcher, may not convene a court-martial under this during the session of the Senate on No- section if the officer is in the chain of com- a detailee on my staff from the Depart- mand of the accused or the victim.’’. vember 19, 2014, at 10 a.m. ment of Justice, be granted the privi- (c) OFFICES OF CHIEFS OF STAFF ON COURTS- The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without lege of the floor for the remainder of MARTIAL.— objection, it is so ordered. this session of Congress.

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Res. 584, what he called a year of action. Armed constitutional system; he becomes the very danger that the Constitution was designed to which was submitted earlier today. with pen and phone, he promised to avoid. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The take action where Congress wouldn’t. Against this backdrop, I asked the At the time, I warned that these clerk will report the resolution by President to defend the legal basis for threats were a gathering danger to the title. the actions he was threatening. In my separation of powers established in our The legislative clerk read as follows: letter I asked the Attorney General to Constitution. A resolution (S. Res. 584) commending Jer- direct the Justice Department’s Office The President is now threatening to ald D. Linnell on his service to the United of Legal Counsel to publicly disclose States Senate. implement a mass amnesty from our its opinions concerning the lawfulness immigration laws by Executive fiat. He There being no objection, the Senate of the Executive orders proposed by the plans to act without the support of proceeded to consider the resolution. President. That is what the Office of Congress or the American people. In Mr. REID. Mr. President, I ask unan- Legal Counsel does—it reviews all Ex- fact, he has conveniently waited until imous consent that the resolution be ecutive orders to determine whether agreed to, the preamble be agreed to, after the recent elections to do so in they are constitutional and lawful. and the motions to reconsider be laid order to avoid being punished at the Many of its opinions have been made upon the table with no intervening ac- ballot box. This Executive order will be public in the past. I hoped this trans- tion or debate. the culmination of his self-proclaimed parency would allow Congress and then The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without year of action. the American people to better under- objection, it is so ordered. The President may think of this Ex- stand the alleged legal basis for these The resolution (S. Res. 584) was ecutive action as a political victory in orders and challenge them, if nec- agreed to. a year filled with so many failures and essary. The preamble was agreed to. defeats for him and his party, but his- Providing Congress and the American (The resolution, with its preamble, is tory will surely view it as a serious people with the legal opinions sup- printed in today’s RECORD under ‘‘Sub- blow to the systems of checks and bal- porting his unilateral actions seemed mitted Resolutions.’’) ances established by the Framers. In like a reasonable request of a President reality, this was a year in which the f who had claimed to support ‘‘an un- President’s abuse of Executive power precedented level of openness’’ and ORDERS FOR THURSDAY, came into clear focus. transparency in government. But Feb- NOVEMBER 20, 2014 Today I would like to review Presi- ruary passed, March as well, April Mr. REID. Mr. President, I ask unan- dent Obama’s pattern of unconstitu- came and went, winter turned into imous consent that when the Senate tional Executive action this year. I spring, and summer was around the completes its business today, it ad- would like to explain why the mass corner. Finally, on May 20 I received a journ until 9:30 a.m. on Thursday, No- amnesty he has been threatening is response from the Justice Department. vember 20, 2014; that following the merely the latest in a long list of In summary, the Department told me prayer and pledge, the morning hour be abuses of his Executive authority. And no, they wouldn’t disclose these opin- deemed expired, the Journal of pro- I would like to offer a few thoughts ions to the public. However, the De- ceedings be approved to date, and the about what the Senate can do about partment assured me that if I had ques- time for the two leaders be reserved for these kinds of abuses. tions about particular Office of Legal their use later in the day; that fol- After the President’s State of the Counsel advice documents, it would as- lowing any leader remarks, the Senate Union Address, I wrote to the Attorney sist me in understanding them—in be in a period of morning business until General on January 31. I wrote that I their words—to the fullest extent pos- 2 p.m., with Senators permitted to was ‘‘gravely concerned that the sys- sible. In short, the administration speak therein for up to 10 minutes tem of checks and balances enshrined stonewalled legitimate questions from each. in the Constitution [was] threatened by Congress, as it often does, and stymied The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without the President’s determination to take this Congress from carrying out its objection, it is so ordered. unilateral action.’’ In short, I made constitutional responsibility of over- f clear that ‘‘while the President has a sight. pen and phone, we have a Constitution As it turned out, within a few weeks PROGRAM that places limits on his use of them to I and many others in Congress had very Mr. REID. For the information of issue Executive Orders.’’ Indeed, my serious questions about a specific Exec- Senators, there will be up to five roll- concern about the President’s threat to utive action and its effect on our na- call votes at 2 p.m. on confirmation of take action on his own was ‘‘height- tional security, and we had questions the Pepper, Sannes, Arleo, Beetlestone, ened by the administration’s record of about the advice provided by the Office and Bolden district judicial nomina- failing to discharge his constitutional of Legal Counsel. The American people tions. duties to ‘take Care that the Laws be had the same questions as well. I would ask of my friend, the Senator faithfully executed.’ ’’ In early June the President decided from Iowa, how long he is going to By then, President Obama had al- to release five Taliban detainees held speak. ready failed to execute the laws in at Guantanamo Bay in exchange for Mr. GRASSLEY. I will speak for 20 to many areas. For example, the adminis- SGT Bowe Bergdahl, a U.S. soldier who 25 minutes. tration was rewriting ObamaCare’s had been captured in 2009. The detain- Mr. REID. For up to 30 minutes. deadlines at will and was making little ees were reportedly senior-level f effort to enforce the Controlled Sub- Taliban commanders. Some had direct stances Act in some States. These links to Al Qaeda, and all were report- ORDER FOR ADJOURNMENT abuses rang like alarm bells—alarm edly determined to be a high risk to Mr. REID. If there is no further busi- bells in the night—even before the so- the United States and were rec- ness to come before the Senate, I ask called year of action began. ommended for continued detention. unanimous consent that it adjourn Indeed, in December of 2013 a liberal Nonetheless, President Obama decided under the previous order, following the law professor testified before the House to free these prisoners from Guanta- remarks of Senator GRASSLEY. Judiciary Committee that ‘‘despite the namo.

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In a letter to the Attorney Gen- words of the Constitution, ‘‘during the Under this statute, the notification eral dated June 5, I requested that he recess of the Senate’’ because the Sen- was required to include lots of detailed direct the Office of Legal Counsel to ate was still in session. information about the basis for the make public ‘‘its opinions, analyses, No President in history had ever transfer—why it was in our national se- and conclusions concerning the lawful- tried to make recess appointments curity interests and any actions taken ness’’ of the transfer without compli- when the Senate said it was in session, to prevent detainees from returning to ance with the statute that required but this President once again decided the battlefield. In fact, none of this in- congressional notification. I went on to to go around Congress. formation was provided to the Congress say: In June of this year, the Supreme before these detainees were released, as It is obviously too late for Congress to ex- Court struck down these appointments the very law requires. And perhaps not press its concerns about these transfers in as unconstitutional. It wasn’t a split coincidentally, this was information time to prevent them. However, this measure decision. It wasn’t 5 to 4 along party that Members of Congress and the of transparency will at least allow the Amer- lines. It was unanimous. Every Justice American people were very interested ican people to better understand the Admin- agreed—those appointed by both Re- in learning. There were and still are se- istration’s purported basis for ignoring the legal requirement that Congress be notified publicans and Democrats. That in- rious questions about whether releas- in advance, and shed additional light on this cluded two Justices appointed by Presi- ing these detainees from Guantanamo controversial decision. dent Obama himself. It was the Su- was a good idea. It is now 6 months later, and the At- preme Court’s biggest rebuke to any So the President decided to act torney General hasn’t given me the President since 1974, when it ordered alone, without regard to Congress’s courtesy of a response to my letter. We President Nixon to produce the Water- role in our system of checks and bal- still don’t know how the Department gate tapes. ances and directly contrary to a law justified the release of these detainees. This was a case where the Office of the President had recently signed. Legal Counsel’s opinion didn’t pass the Then the administration began We don’t know the legal basis or the underlying facts that were relied upon. laugh test again. So the Supreme Court changing its story about why it broke unanimously said: President Obama, the law. First, they said it was Ser- That should not be acceptable to any- one, but sadly it has become common- you broke the law. geant Bergdahl’s health that required So this purported year of action has his release—his release without noti- place with the Obama administration. It turns out that to this Justice De- brought into focus a President with lit- fying Congress. Then they said it was partment, assisting me ‘‘to the fullest tle respect for the roles of the coequal operational security surrounding the extent possible’’ is actually indistin- branches of government, unwilling to release itself. Then they said it was the guishable from ignoring my request explain the legal basis for his actions, nature of the negotiations with the completely. and rebuked by the courts and inde- Taliban. Shortly thereafter, in August, the pendent agencies for overstepping his But there was one point administra- Government Accountability Office con- bounds—quite out of character with tion officials were clear about—the De- cluded that the administration acted somebody who proudly says he is a pro- partment of Justice had provided legal illegally when it released these senior- fessor of constitutional law. advice that justified transferring these level Taliban commanders from Guan- Now, again, the President is threat- detainees from Guantanamo without tanamo without notifying Congress, as ening to act unilaterally on immigra- informing Congress as the law re- the law recently signed by the Presi- tion. If we thought this year’s events quired. This was difficult to square dent demanded. so far would have given the President with the limited powers of the Execu- Let’s be clear. That wasn’t a Member pause about his ‘‘go it alone’’ approach, tive established in the Constitution. of Congress reaching that conclusion. apparently we would be wrong. In Youngstown Sheet & Tube Com- It wasn’t a political operative or a Of course one of the reasons I oppose pany v. Sawyer, otherwise known as talking head on television. It was an mass amnesty is because it is bad pol- the steel seizure case, the Supreme independent, nonpartisan government icy. Immigration reform should begin Court set a clear precedent estab- agency. So the GAO effectively said: with securing our borders. Border secu- lishing what a President can and can- President Obama, you broke the law. rity is among the most basic respon- not do. In that case the Supreme Court So perhaps it makes sense that the sibilities of any country and somewhat held that President Truman’s Execu- Department of Justice couldn’t respond the definition of what sovereignty is tive order seizing steel mills to avoid a to my letter. Maybe even the very all about. strike during the Korean war was un- smart lawyers in the Office of Legal But this administration hasn’t done constitutional. In doing so, the Court Counsel couldn’t come up with a jus- that. To the contrary, according to re- emphasized that the Executive isn’t tification for what happened that could cent news reports it has freed alleged above the law as written by Congress. pass the laugh test. kidnappers, rapists, and murderers into The Founders of this Nation entrusted the But that wasn’t the only rebuke the communities in the United States rath- lawmaking powers to the Congress alone in President suffered this year after tram- er than deport them. It has sacrificed both good and bad times. It would do no good to recall the historical events, the fears of pling on Congress’s role under the Con- public safety in order to provide relief power and the hopes for freedom that lay be- stitution. The Supreme Court was for people who are here illegally. hind their choice. Such a review would but forced to rein in President Obama as But the President’s unilateral action confirm our holding that this seizure order well in a dispute over his powers to on immigration isn’t just bad policy, it cannot stand. make recess appointments. is contrary to the rule of law. It is un- Moreover, Justice Jackson empha- Article II, section 2 of the Constitu- constitutional for the executive branch sized that point here: tion provides for only two ways in to nullify or even unilaterally rewrite When the President takes measures incom- which Presidents may appoint certain the immigration laws that the people patible with the expressed or implied will of officers. First, it provides that the of the United States through their Congress, the authority of the President is President nominates and, with the ad- elected representatives have chosen to at its lowest [ebb]. vice and consent of the Senate, ap- enact. Just as the Supreme Court held that points various officers. Second, it per- We have been hearing about the pos- President Truman had unlawfully mits the President to make temporary sibility of an Executive action on im- seized the steel mills, President appointments when a vacancy in one of migration for many months. It will ap- Obama’s release of the Taliban detain- those offices happens when the Senate parently involve steps to allow mil- ees without a required notification ef- is in recess. lions of people illegally present in the fectively rewrote the law contrary to Back in 2012, President Obama made United States to live, work, and collect the will of Congress. four appointments to various executive benefits here.

VerDate Sep 11 2014 05:59 Nov 20, 2014 Jkt 049060 PO 00000 Frm 00054 Fmt 4624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\G19NO6.099 S19NOPT1 smartinez on DSK4TPTVN1PROD with SENATE November 19, 2014 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S6161 The Democratic leadership wants to forward the law won’t be applied to With his talk now of mass amnesty, compare what is being threatened here them. That is what President Obama is President Obama is threatening to to the Executive actions of past Presi- threatening to do. abandon his constitutional duty. He is dents on immigration, but the actions This shouldn’t only concern constitu- threatening to reassert royal powers of Presidents Reagan and Bush were tional scholars and lawyers. It is no ex- that even the Framers thought were merely tying up loose ends, carrying aggeration to say that the freedom of long abolished. He is threatening to out a law Congress at that time had the American people is at stake. That take our country backward a century just passed. They established policies is what the Framers believed. Listen to before the American Revolution. that were later put in the statute in Federalist Paper 51. James Madison When talking about immigration pol- 1990. President Obama is threatening to wrote that ‘‘separate and distinct exer- icy, the President has acknowledged act directly against the wishes of Con- cise of different powers of government’’ that he isn’t a King, so common sense gress and on a far greater scope and is ‘‘essential to the preservation of lib- tells me he shouldn’t act like one. scale. That is why I and 21 other Sen- erty.’’ During the President’s remaining 2 ators wrote to the President on April 24 Moreover, in the Steel Seizure case I years in office, how should the Senate to express our grave concerns about quoted, Justice Frankfurter warned respond to his illegal Executive action the lawfulness of what was reportedly that ‘‘the accretion of dangerous power on immigration or any other Executive under consideration, and apparently does not come in a day. It does come, abuses? In some cases we can use the our warnings were not heeded. however slowly, from the generative power of the purse to defund them. In Now, if the President acts after re- force of unchecked disregard of the re- other cases we may use our congres- peated calls by congressional leaders strictions that fence in even the most sional oversight tools to expose them. not to do so, it will severely damage disinterested assertion of authority.’’ In still other cases, we may be able to his relationship with the new Congress President Obama’s actions this year pass legislation to do away with them elected by the American people. wreak of unchecked disregard for the completely. These tools have been But the core issue is this: Under our restrictions of his authority. In his re- available to the Senate since President Constitution, the Congress makes the marks after the recent elections, Presi- Obama was elected. It should come as law. Under article II, section 3, the dent Obama repeatedly emphasized no surprise that the Democrats in the President is charged with taking care that his Executive actions would be majority didn’t use them to confront that these laws are faithfully executed. lawful, but, as this year has shown, he his abuses of power. So in the 114th But if President Obama effectively le- has repeatedly acted illegally even Congress, we Republicans intend to use galizes people who are here unlawfully, though the Department of Justice evi- that. no one will be able to reasonably argue dently had assured him otherwise. The The best course of action for the that he is faithfully executing our Office of Legal Counsel doesn’t appear President is this: Learn from President laws. Once again, that doesn’t pass the to be providing independent legal ad- Clinton. He lost control of the Congress laugh test. vice to the President; it is simply 2 years after he became President. He So, like the Government Account- rubberstamping whatever he wants to decided to show leadership and work ability Office and the Supreme Court do. So it is cold comfort for the Presi- with the Congress of the United States. earlier this year, I say: President dent to assure us that anything he will Great things happened with a Repub- Obama, if you take this Executive ac- do is legal. lican Congress and a Democratic Presi- tion on immigration, you will be Let’s go back to the bedrock prin- dent. We had welfare reform. We had 40 breaking the law, and even more than ciples of our country’s Founders. The percent of the people leave the welfare that, you will be violating the Con- Framers of the Constitution knew an rolls. We had tax reform. We had budg- stitution. abusive Executive when they saw one. ets that were balanced and paid down And the President knows this. Just a They sent the Declaration of Independ- $568 billion on the national debt. There few years ago he conceded: ence to a King who had ignored and are things we can do together very This notion that somehow I can just abused their legislatures and laws. The early. change the laws unilaterally is just not true. Framers would also have recognized The President wants patent trolling The fact of the matter is there are laws on the specific kinds of Executive abuses and corporate tax reform. There are a the books that I have to enforce. And I think as reflected in President Obama’s mass lot of things we can work on together. I have been led to believe that the there’s been a great disservice done to the amnesty. They would have referred to cause of getting . . . comprehensive [immi- President is very much a free trade them as the royal suspending and dis- gration] legislation passed by perpetrating person, and I believe he is. We could pensing powers. But George III didn’t the notion that somehow, by myself, I can go pass trade promotion authority. We even try to abuse colonists with these and do these things. It’s just not true. We could work together with the President live in a democracy. We have to pass bills powers. Why? Because Parliament had in the early months of next year and through the legislature, and then I can sign denied them to the King 100 years be- it. we could gain credibility. Under his fore the American Revolution. leadership, we could reform an immi- That is the end of a quote of the You see, the Kings of England had gration system that needs reform. But, President that speaks to exactly what traditionally asserted the power to sus- no, I think the President is going to pend the operation of certain laws or to the responsibilities of a President hap- take another route and retard the co- pen to be and how they should be grant dispensations prospectively ex- operation that is potentially available viewed and how he ought to be acting cusing particular individuals from to him just as it was when President now. The President was right then, compliance. But as deference to the Clinton was President. even if he doesn’t want to live by his King’s authorities eroded, these powers I hope the President will rethink own words now. There are no shortcuts became more controversial. what he wants to do and show the same to following the Constitution. As part of the Glorious Revolution in leadership that President Clinton did Now what we are likely to hear from the late 17th century, these royal pow- so we can get off to a very good start the administration is that this Execu- ers were terminated. The first two arti- next year. tive action is simply a lawful exercise cles in the English Bill of Rights of 1689 I yield the floor. of enforcement discretion. It is not. It made it illegal for the King to exercise f is simply not an exercise of enforce- the ‘‘pretended power of suspending the ment discretion. Lawful enforcement laws and dispensing with the laws.’’ ADJOURNMENT UNTIL 9:30 A.M. discretion is exercised on an individual This happened a century before our TOMORROW case-by-case basis. So whether enforce- own Constitutional Convention. So The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. ment action takes place is informed by when the Framers met in Philadelphia, HEINRICH). Under the previous order, a careful evaluation of the facts in a these were abuses long since remedied the Senate stands adjourned until 9:30 particular case as each case presents in England. Instead, the Framers a.m. tomorrow. itself. Lawful enforcement discretion charged the President with the con- Thereupon, the Senate, at 7:11 p.m., isn’t selecting entire categories of indi- stitutional duty to take care that the adjourned until Thursday, November viduals and telling them that going laws are faithfully executed. 20, 2014, at 9:30 a.m.

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SUPPORTING FUNDING FOR NIH cation will include staff offices, meeting rooms for cattle drives and its population grew mark- AND ALZHEIMER’S RESEARCH and a large training area that can be parti- edly. It is estimated that between 1874 and tioned off to accommodate a variety of training 1894, seven to 10 million longhorns and one HON. NIKI TSONGAS needs. The 10,600 square foot facility will also million horses were driven by 30,000 cowboys OF MASSACHUSETTS serve as the regional training center for the to a staging area near Bandera, a major gath- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Alabama Fire College and Personnel Stand- ering point connecting with the Western Trail. Wednesday, November 19, 2014 ards Commission. During this time, Bandera became known as a I am proud of the work Columbia Southern place where cowboys could relax and buy Ms. TSONGAS. Mr. Speaker, I rise to en- does to promote higher learning, and I take supplies. courage my colleagues to vote to fully fund pride in knowing they are located in the heart Dude ranching began in 1920 when the the National Institutes of Health as we con- of the First Congressional District. I know I join Buck Ranch took in paying summer guests, sider appropriations for FY2015. with many others in saying congratulations on with the Bruce Ranch taking the overflow. In Restoring the agency to its pre-sequestra- the new facility, and we look forward to contin- the 1930s, the dude ranching industry contin- tion spending level is critical to American ued growth and success. ued to expand and over 30 dude ranches health and medical innovation. The con- f were operating near Bandera. sequences of insufficient funding for the agen- Rodeos began in the 1920s when cowboys cy’s work are not always immediately apparent HONORING JOHN C. ADAMS who worked on ranches displayed the skills but are significant. Serious investments in re- they used at roundups and on cattle drives. search are required if we hope to develop new HON. SAM GRAVES The first advertised rodeo near Bandera was cures, treatments, and vaccines for complex OF MISSOURI held at Mansfield Park in 1924. Bandera cow- diseases such as cancer and Alzheimer’s. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES boys became rodeo world champions and Without this type of significant commitment, Wednesday, November 19, 2014 were inducted into the National Cowboy Hall the costs of Alzheimer’s to Americans in 2050 of Fame. Mr. GRAVES of Missouri. Mr. Speaker, I will be a predicted $1.2 trillion dollars. The citizens of Bandera are heirs to a rich proudly pause to recognize John C. Adams. As recent events have demonstrated, global western heritage. Today this charming town John is a very special young man who has ex- health is also becoming a national security continues on as a living testament to the cour- emplified the finest qualities of citizenship and issue. We have seen how research conducted age, talent, and vision of the men and women leadership by taking an active part in the Boy at the National Institutes of Health can be key who shaped the Old West. Since 1920 the Scouts of America, Troop 1261, and earning to protecting American health and playing our community has been a popular tourist destina- the most prestigious award of Eagle Scout. part as a global health leader. Restrictions on tion, each year drawing visitors from around John has been very active with his troop, research based on funding limitations can also the state and beyond to attractions that in- participating in many scout activities. Over the hinder our efforts to combat such health cri- clude area resorts, dude ranches, rodeos, and many years John has been involved with ses. hunting and camping areas. Mr. Speaker, as a world leader in research scouting, he has not only earned numerous The wild and rugged town of Bandera has and innovation we must dedicate the appro- merit badges, but also the respect of his fam- long displayed the qualities that earned it the priate level of funding to the National Institutes ily, peers, and community. Most notably, John designation, ‘‘Cowboy Capital of the World’’ in of Health. has contributed to his community through his 1948. f Eagle Scout project. Mr. Speaker, I ask you to join me in com- Mr. Speaker, I would like to recognize the CONGRATULATING COLUMBIA mending John C. Adams for his accomplish- rich history of Bandera, Texas and pay tribute SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY ON THE ments with the Boy Scouts of America and for to its citizens’ many contributions to the Lone GRAND OPENING OF THE CEN- his efforts put forth in achieving the highest Star State. TER FOR CONTINUING EDU- distinction of Eagle Scout. f CATION f HONORING DR. JULIAN CROCKER HON. BRADLEY BYRNE RECOGNIZING BANDERA, TEXAS OF ALABAMA AS THE COWBOY CAPITAL OF HON. LOIS CAPPS IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES THE WORLD OF CALIFORNIA IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Wednesday, November 19, 2014 HON. LAMAR SMITH Wednesday, November 19, 2014 Mr. BYRNE. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to OF TEXAS Mrs. CAPPS. Mr. Speaker, today I rise to congratulate Columbia Southern University on IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES the grand opening of their new Center for recognize and celebrate a dedicated public Continuing Education in Orange Beach, Ala- Wednesday, November 19, 2014 servant and a dear friend, Dr. Julian Crocker. bama. Mr. SMITH of Texas. Mr. Speaker, in 1852, Dr. Crocker has honorably served the edu- Established in 1993 by Dr. Robert Mayes, despite the danger posed by Indian raids at cational community for 50 years. He began his Columbia Southern University offers individ- the time, a group of entrepreneurs acquired career as a classroom teacher after earning uals with demanding schedules a way to land on a cypress-lined bend in the Medina both his undergraduate and graduate degrees achieve their dreams of higher education River. The following year, members of the from Vanderbilt University and later earning through online learning. By 2001, Columbia group surveyed the town of Bandera and his doctorate from Harvard University. He has Southern was granted accreditation through opened a sawmill and commissary. The town served school districts around the country, pri- the Distance Education and Training Council. quickly became a thriving settlement due to marily serving as the superintendent for mul- Columbia Southern went on to become one of the success of the founders’ water-powered tiple school districts over the course of his ca- the first United States universities to offer a lumber mill. reer including the San Mateo City School Dis- degree program in Vietnam. After Dr. Mayes’ In the years that followed, local farmers and trict, Palo Alto Unified School District, and the death in 2005, his son, Robert Mayes, Jr., was ranchers prospered, supplying products to Paso Robles Joint Unified School District. appointed President. Robert built on his fa- United States Cavalry troops at Camp Verde, This year marks 16 years of Dr. Crocker’s ther’s success and continued to expand Co- growing and ginning cotton, and raising cattle, remarkable career as the County Super- lumbia Southern’s footprint. sheep, and goats. intendent of Schools for the San Luis Obispo Mr. Speaker, the new Columbia Southern In the 1870s, as the threat of Indian attacks County Office of Education. Drawing upon his Education Group Center for Continuing Edu- receded, the county became a staging area distinguished career in education, Julian’s

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SMITH and early death. ployees, students, and youth of the Central OF NEW JERSEY The current situation cannot continue much Coast. As an active member and leader of IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES longer. Even with 13% of the world’s popu- lation, Africa represents only 4% of the world’s several educational associations throughout Wednesday, November 19, 2014 the state of California, he has earned the re- energy demand, but this situation is changing. spect and admiration of so many in the edu- Mr. SMITH of New Jersey. Mr. Speaker, in According to a report this year by the Inter- cational field. Julian has also served as an ad- the 21st century, energy has become vital to national Energy Agency (IEA), since 2000, junct faculty member of the Gevirtz Graduate modern societies. We no longer have to shop sub-Saharan Africa has seen rapid economic School of Education at the University of Cali- for food each day because refrigerators keep growth and a rise in energy use by 45%. fornia, Santa Barbara, as well as in the School food cold and preserved longer—whether in We often speak of the rise in African econo- of Education at California Polytechnic State our homes, in restaurants or during the proc- mies, but for that rise to be truly realized, the University, San Luis Obispo. ess of trade. Cell phones, computers, tele- rates of power generation and supply must As a military veteran, educator, and commu- visions and other electronics require electrical match the growing demand for power. Those nity leader, Julian’s commitment to helping power to allow us to lead more productive cell phones that are transforming all forms of others and strengthening our Central Coast lives in the modern world. As we have seen in commerce in Africa must be charged. The community is truly inspiring. I thank him for his the current Ebola epidemic, it is necessary consumer goods the growing African middle passion, dedication, and friendship and join that medicines and plasma be kept cold so class is purchasing need electricity. Africans our community in wishing him the best in re- that they do not lose their potency. are increasingly unwilling to accept the black- tirement and in future endeavors. It is both unfortunate and unnecessary that outs and power surges that have made life so difficult for so long. Africans who have traveled f more than half a billion Africans, especially in rural areas, live without electricity. or lived elsewhere know this doesn’t have to TRIBUTE TO TEXAS PANHANDLE Perhaps, the great irony is that Africa has be their lot in life. In fact, even those who HONOR FLIGHT more than enough energy capacity to join the don’t travel have seen how others live on their rest of the world in utilizing modern tech- televisions—when power is available for them HON. MAC THORNBERRY nologies that require regular energy supplies. to operate. During the colonial period in Africa, coun- OF TEXAS Ironically, 30% of global oil and gas discov- tries were limited in their industrialization, but IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES eries over the past five years have been in sub-Saharan Africa. Yet currently, only 290 that period is now long past. It must no longer Wednesday, November 19, 2014 million out of 914 million Africans have access be used as the reason why African countries Mr. THORNBERRY. Mr. Speaker, I rise to to electricity, and the total number lacking are behind in the process of industrialization recognize the 33 veterans from Texas who such access continues to rise. Bioenergy, or power generation. Today, this lag in power visited Washington, D.C., on October 10, mainly fuel wood and charcoal, is still a major generation is more due to inadequate or unre- 2014, through the Texas Panhandle Honor source of fuel. Hydropower accounts for about alistic regulation, lack of finance for significant Flight. My wife, Sally, and I had the distinct 20% of total power supply in the region, but power generation projects, underinvestment in pleasure of welcoming these heroes to the less than 10% of its estimated potential has power generation even when financing is Capitol. been utilized. available, the disconnection of rural popu- The veterans on this flight were: Brown, A hearing I convened last week examined lations from national and regional power grids, Jerry; Chambers, Obra Gerald; Crittenden, the current and prospective impact of U.S. high costs for electricity and other factors. These obstacles can be overcome, but they Max; Ediger, Walt; Elliott, Glenn; Godowic, government programs such as Power Africa will require international and national collabo- Paul; Hartley, Gary; Hickey, D.W.; Howell, and Electrify Africa, as well as private inter- ration, public-private partnerships and the will Jack; Hunter, Vaughn; Hutson, James; Jones, national energy projects. of governments and their citizens. We will not Dick; Keller, Walt; Kennedy, James; Kinser, Last year, Chairman ROYCE—backed by get to the point we believe is necessary over- David Wayne; Lewis, Carroll; Mantooth, Billy; Ranking Members ELIOT ENGEL and KAREN night, but we will not get there at all if we do McManaman, Dennis; Megert, Russell; BASS—and I introduced H.R. 2548—the Elec- not take serious measures now and implement Merrick, Jim; Morris, Jerry; Pollard, Patrick; trify Africa Act. This legislation seeks to build them faithfully and completely. Putnam, Julian; Runion, Thomas; Saiz, Jimmy; the African power sector—from increased pro- African people, like people everywhere, de- Schramm, Bert; Smith, Berry; Smith, Ben- duction to more effective provision of energy. serve the benefits that modern technology has jamin; Stratton, Henry; Swearengen, Gordon; H.R. 2548 passed the House this past May, produced. Africa has become a prized global White, Pete; Wilhelm, Tom; Williamson, Nor- but has languished in the Senate ever since. consumer market, but that market cannot be man. If no Senate action is taken during the remain- fully realized without electricity. Anyone visiting It was an honor to have the opportunity to ing days of this session of Congress, this leg- stores in Africa can see the many modern visit with these veterans and the volunteers islation will have to be reintroduced next year. technologies offered to African consumers who traveled with them and to show them a Days after the Electrify Africa Act was intro- today; they merely need guaranteed electricity symbol of their dedication to this country and duced in the House, the Administration an- for those goods to be useful. the democracy for which they fought. The will- nounced its Power Africa initiative and has With regular electricity, young students can ingness of the men and women in our military committed up to $7.81 billion in various types not only study under electrical light, but also to put their lives on the line to protect our of U.S. technical and credit assistance and use computers to advance their studies. country and all of the freedoms we enjoy de- other aid to build the capacity of the African Homemakers can keep food fresh longer with serves our utmost gratitude and respect. I power sector. refrigerators and can stretch household in- hope that their visit to Washington, D.C., and It seems that every few months, there is yet come farther. And hospitals can preserve the Capitol was a small token of our apprecia- another discovery of petroleum or natural gas blood plasma and medicines that can save tion for all they have given us throughout the in Africa. Nevertheless, African countries re- lives. years. main net importers of energy, and the distribu- The two panels at the hearing I held last Colleagues, please join me in thanking tion of power from the many new sources of week examined international and national pro- these veterans and their families for their ex- energy in Africa remains unfulfilled. This con- grams to achieve regular, sufficient electrical emplary dedication and service to this great strains trade and economic progress, social power in Africa and private projects to add to nation. I want to extend a significant thank you development and overall quality of life in Afri- the supply of energy on the continent. The fu- to the local communities, all of the volunteers, ca. Even now, one country—South Africa—ac- ture of energy in Africa is brighter than it has and America Supports You Texas for their ex- counts for two-thirds of Africa’s electricity gen- been in the past, but diligent actions must be tensive work in organizing this Honor Flight. eration. All of Africa produces less than 10% taken now to seize the opportunities that lay This trip would not have been possible without of the energy produced in the United States. before us.

VerDate Sep 11 2014 06:29 Nov 20, 2014 Jkt 049060 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 0626 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K19NO8.004 E19NOPT1 SSpencer on DSK4SPTVN1PROD with REMARKS November 19, 2014 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks E1631 HONORING LONE OAK UNITED it can use in drafting safeguards. If passed, Trustees. Judge Pittman is also a Fellow of METHODIST CHURCH this bill would exclude a host of important the Michigan Bar Association Foundation. data, including university research that is pro- For all of his work and commitment, on No- HON. RALPH M. HALL tected by privacy and confidentiality laws, as vember 22, 2014, Judge Pittman will be re- OF TEXAS well as proprietary business information. ceiving the Living Legends Award at the Mus- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Not to be outdone, H.R. 1422 would weaken kegon BEAT Awards Ceremony. I want to the EPA’s advisory process and make it easier congratulate Judge Pittman for receiving such Wednesday, November 19, 2014 for special interests to be appointed to and in- a prestigious reward, and thank him for his Mr. HALL. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to fluence the Science Advisory Board. Do we service to Muskegon County and the state of honor Lone Oak United Methodist Church, a really want to have the impartial analysis of Michigan. congregation that has been an integral part of our nation’s leading experts replaced by big f the Lone Oak community for generations. corporate interests? What could go wrong with The history of Lone Oak United Methodist that? HONORING DAUGHTERS OF Church can be traced back to 1854 when Unfortunately, the public has grown accus- PENELOPE eleven charter members gathered in the pri- tomed to the House majority’s repeated efforts vate home of Ruffus Elliott at the Sabine to gut important environmental safeguards that HON. CAROLYN B. MALONEY Forks, west of Lone Oak, forming the Lone protect public health. All told, my friends on OF NEW YORK Oak Methodist Episcopal Church South. The the other side of the aisle have voted more IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES members met in the home until 1858 when the than 200 times to block action to address cli- Wednesday, November 19, 2014 church was moved to the Hunt School Build- mate change, to halt efforts to reduce air and ing in Lone Oak where they continued to wor- water pollution, and to undermine protections Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALONEY of New York. ship until 1871, when the congregation for public lands, coastal areas, and the envi- Mr. Speaker, I rise today to join my colleagues merged with the Hall Church. ronment. The bills before us this week are from the bipartisan Hellenic Caucus to recog- The Hall Church, originally known as Hef- more of the same. nize the 85th Anniversary this week of the ner’s School or Chapel, was a building con- This know-nothing approach fails the public Daughters of Penelope. Founded on Novem- structed for the education of the children of we are sworn to protect and serve. As elected ber 16, 1929, this organization works to im- the community, but was also available to the officials, we have to recognize the valuable prove the well-being of women and afford circuit riders and itinerant Methodist ministers role science must play in making good public them the opportunity to make important con- and to the local Masonic lodge. Having been policy. Not anecdotes . . . not false narratives tributions to the United States. destroyed by fire in 1884, a new site was se- . . . science. The DOP is a preeminent international lected at 218 Main Street in Lone Oak. The I urge my colleagues to reject these bills, women’s organization and affiliate organization Vernacular Gothic Revival church structure abandon this war on science, so that we can of the American Hellenic Educational Progres- was completed in 1889 and continues to serve turn our attention to the pressing issues our sive Association (AHEPA), the nation’s leading the congregation today. country demands we address. association of American citizens of Greek her- In 1939, Lone Oak Methodist Episcopal f itage. Church South merged with other Methodist Since its founding, Daughters of Penelope Episcopal and Methodist Protestants meeting CONGRATULATING THE HONOR- has worked through its 250 worldwide chap- in Lone Oak to form the Lone Oak Methodist ABLE GREGORY C. PITTMAN FOR ters to promote the Greek ideals of philan- Church. In 1968, with the merging of the RECEIVING THE LIVING LEG- thropy, education, and civic responsibility. Methodist Church USA and the Evangelical ENDS AWARD Throughout its history, local chapters have United Brethren Church, the church became identified pressing needs and developed solu- Lone Oak United Methodist Church. HON. BILL HUIZENGA tions to make a difference in their commu- Mr. Speaker, it is my privilege to congratu- OF MICHIGAN nities. late the congregation of Lone Oak United IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Through DOP’s sponsorship of affordable housing for seniors, domestic violence shelters Methodist Church for 160 years of fellowship Wednesday, November 19, 2014 and worship, and 125 years in their present in Mobile, Alabama and Brockton, Mass., and building. May God continue to bless this con- Mr. HUIZENGA of Michigan. Mr. Speaker, I many other efforts, its members continue to gregation and their ministry. rise today to recognize the Honorable Gregory embody the best ideals of citizenship. C. Pittman and his commendable service to f As a co-founder and co-chair of the Con- Michigan’s Western District as a Muskegon gressional Caucus on Hellenic Issues, I have H.R. 4012 AND H.R. 1422 County Probate Judge. had the privilege to see the significant con- After graduating from Michigan State Uni- tributions of the Daughters of Penelope in the HON. GERALD E. CONNOLLY versity with his Bachelor’s Degree, Judge Pitt- Greek American community both in New York OF VIRGINIA man went to Indiana University to obtain his and across the country. I am proud to say that IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Juris Doctor. After receiving his law degree, DOP has lived up to its mission to contribute he returned to his birthplace in Muskegon, to the development of America through Hel- Wednesday, November 19, 2014 Michigan. On January 6, 1998, Governor John lenic ideals, and I look forward to its continued Mr. CONNOLLY. Mr. Speaker, one of the Engler appointed Judge Pittman to the Mus- success. last actions this chamber took before kegon County Probate Bench. Judge Pittman f recessing for the Elections wasn’t to act on has now served the Muskegon County Court Comprehensive Immigration Reform or pass a System for 16 years, and he currently serves HONORING NATHANIEL J. funding measure to avoid another Republican as the presiding Judge of the Muskegon BRANCATO Government Shutdown. We didn’t exercise County Family Court. Judge Pittman also pro- Congress’s constitutional role in debating motes the strengthening of Michigan families, HON. SAM GRAVES issues of war and peace and take up an Au- and in 2001, was awarded the Michigan Fam- OF MISSOURI thorization for Use of Military Force in re- ily Forum’s Champion of the Family award. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES sponse to the threat of ISIS. And we didn’t ad- Throughout his career, Judge Pittman has dress our nation’s crumbling infrastructure by been committed to serving his community, and Wednesday, November 19, 2014 passing a long-term transportation bill. this has led to him being active in many edu- Mr. GRAVES of Missouri. Mr. Speaker, I Sadly, just as they did then, the most anti- cational, social, and civic organizations. He proudly pause to recognize Nathaniel J. environmental House majority is once again has served as the President of the Muskegon Brancato. Nathaniel is a very special young engaging in science suppression and denial Heights Public Schools Board of Trustees, as man who has exemplified the finest qualities simply because they disagree with the findings well as a Trustee of the Muskegon Area Inter- of citizenship and leadership by taking an ac- and the responsible actions taken based on mediate School District. Judge Pittman cur- tive part in the Boy Scouts of America, Troop those findings to protect public health and pre- rently serves his community in many other 1261, and earning the most prestigious award serve the environment. ways as well. He is a member of the Hackley of Eagle Scout. H.R. 4012, for example, is an attempt to tie Hospital Board of Trustees, and the Commu- Nathaniel has been very active with his the EPA’s hands by restricting the information nity Foundation for Muskegon County Board of troop, participating in many scout activities.

VerDate Sep 11 2014 06:29 Nov 20, 2014 Jkt 049060 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 0626 Sfmt 9920 E:\CR\FM\K19NO8.008 E19NOPT1 SSpencer on DSK4SPTVN1PROD with REMARKS E1632 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks November 19, 2014 Over the many years Nathaniel has been in- the Ebola epidemic was real. Even now, it is RECOGNIZING THE FIRST AFRICAN volved with scouting, he has not only earned believed that despite the prevalence of burial METHODIST EPISCOPAL ZION numerous merit badges, but also the respect teams throughout Liberia, for example, some CHURCH, SAN JOSE FOR 150 of his family, peers, and community. Most no- families are reluctant to identify their suffering YEARS OF SERVICE tably, Nathaniel has contributed to his commu- and dead loved ones for safe burials, which nity through his Eagle Scout project. places family members and their neighbors at HON. ZOE LOFGREN Mr. Speaker, I ask you to join me in com- heightened risk of contracting this often fatal OF CALIFORNIA mending Nathaniel J. Brancato for his accom- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES plishments with the Boy Scouts of America disease when patients are most contagious. and for his efforts put forth in achieving the The porous borders of these three countries Wednesday, November 19, 2014 highest distinction of Eagle Scout. have allowed people to cross between coun- Ms. LOFGREN. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to f tries at will. This may facilitate commerce, but recognize and commend the First African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church, San Jose FIGHTING EBOLA: A GROUND it also allows for diseases to be transmitted re- gionally. As a result, the prevalence of Ebola for 150 years of service, fellowship and stew- LEVEL VIEW ardship to the San Jose community. in these three countries has ebbed and flowed The African Methodist Episcopal Zion HON. CHRISTOPHER H. SMITH with the migration of people from one country Church, the Mother Church, was founded in OF NEW JERSEY to another. Liberia remains the hardest hit of New York City, in October 1796. The African IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES the three countries, with more than 6,500 Methodist Episcopal Zion Church was named Ebola cases officially recorded. The number of Wednesday, November 19, 2014 the Freedom Church because it struggled infected and dead from Ebola could be as mightily for the dignity and emancipation of Mr. SMITH of New Jersey. Mr. Speaker, the much as three times higher than the official Black people in America. world community has known of the Ebola figure due to underreporting. In 1864, the First African Methodist Epis- Virus Disease, more commonly called just copal Zion Church, San Jose was founded in Organizations operating on the ground have Ebola, since it first appeared in a remote re- San Jose and has continued in the tradition of gion near the Democratic Republic of the told us over the past few months that despite the Mother Church to fight for the dignity, Congo in 1976. In previous outbreaks, Ebola the increasing reach of international and na- emancipation and rights of all people and has had been confined to remote areas in which tional efforts to contact those infected with been recognized by the City of San Jose as there was little contact outside the villages or Ebola, there remain many remote areas where the oldest Black church in San Jose. areas in which it appear. Unfortunately, this it is still difficult to find residents or gain suffi- On November 23, 2014 the First African outbreak, now an epidemic, spread from a vil- cient trust to obtain their cooperation. Con- Methodist Episcopal Zion Church will celebrate lage to an international center for regional sequently, the ebb and flow in infections con- 150 Years of service to the San Jose commu- trade and spread into urban areas in Guinea, tinues. Even when it looks like the battle is nity and is planning for the community service Liberia, and Sierra Leone that are crowded being won in one place, it increases in a demands of the future. with limited medical services and limited resi- f dent trust of government. The unprecedented neighboring country and then reignites in the west African Ebola epidemic has not only areas that looked to be successes. RECOGNIZING E. ROBERT killed more than 5,000 people, with more than The United States is focusing on Liberia, the CHAMBERLIN ON HIS RETIRE- 14,000 others known to be infected. This situ- United Kingdom is focusing on Sierra Leone, MENT FROM SOURCEAMERICA ation has skewed the planning for how to deal and France and the European Union are sup- with this outbreak. posed to focus on Guinea. In both Sierra HON. GERALD E. CONNOLLY In our two previous hearings on the Ebola Leone and Guinea, the anti-Ebola efforts are OF VIRGINIA epidemic, on August 7th and September 17th, IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES we heard about the worsening rates of infec- behind the pace of those in Liberia. This epi- tion and challenges in responding to this from demic must brought under control in all three Wednesday, November 19, 2014 government agencies such as USAID and if our efforts are to be successful. Mr. CONNOLLY. Mr. Speaker, I rise to rec- CDC and NGOs operating on the ground such Last week, I, along with Representatives ognize E. Robert Chamberlin on the occasion as Samaritan’s Purse and SIM. The hearing I KAREN BASS and MARK MEADOWS of the Sub- of his retirement from SourceAmerica at the held yesterday was intended to take testimony committee on Africa, Global Health, Global end of this year. Located in my district, from non-governmental organizations pro- Human Rights, and International Organiza- SourceAmerica is a national non-profit that viding services on the ground currently in the creates employment opportunities for people tions, introduced H.R. 5710, the Ebola Emer- affected countries, especially Liberia, so we with significant disabilities. As Chief Executive gency Response Act. This bill lays out the can better determine how proposed actions Officer, Mr. Chamberlin leads a network of are being implemented. steps needed for the U.S. government to ef- more than 500 affiliated non-profit agencies In its early stages, Ebola manifests the fectively help fight the west African Ebola epi- that participate in the AbilityOne Program, same symptoms as less immediately deadly demic, especially in Liberia—the worst-hit of which currently provides employment to more diseases, such as malaria, which means initial the three affected countries. This includes re- than 128,000 people in the United States who health care workers have been unprepared for cruiting and training health care personnel, es- are blind or have other significant disabilities. the deadly nature of the disease they have tablishing fully functional treatment centers, I, and more than 100 of my colleagues, are been asked to treat. This meant that too many conducting education campaigns among popu- proud to partner in these efforts as AbilityOne health care workers—national and inter- lations in affected countries and developing Congressional Champions. national—have been at risk in treating patients diagnostics, treatments and vaccines. Mr. Chamberlin joined SourceAmerica as who themselves may not know they have Vice President of Operations in December Ebola. Hundreds of health care workers have H.R. 5710 confirms U.S. policy in the anti- 1999, following a career with the U.S. Armed been infected and many have died, including Ebola fight and provides necessary authorities Forces, and he was appointed CEO in Janu- some of the top medical personnel in the three for the Administration to continue or expand ary 2001. During his Navy career, he achieved affected countries. anticipated actions in this regard. The bill en- the rank of Rear Admiral and held key posi- What we found quite quickly was that the courages U.S. collaboration with other donors tions afloat, overseas, and ashore. Later, as health care systems in these countries, de- to mitigate the risk of economic collapse and the Deputy Director of the Defense Logistics spite heavy investment by the United States civil unrest in the three affected countries. Fur- Agency at Fort Belvoir, Virginia, he served as and other donors, are quite weak. As it hap- thermore, this legislation authorizes funding of the Department of Defense’s representative on pens, these are three countries either coming the International Disaster Assistance account the AbilityOne Commission, the Federal agen- out of very divisive civil conflict or experi- cy which oversees the AbilityOne Program. at the higher FY2014 level to effectively sup- encing serious political divisions. Con- Throughout his career, Mr. Chamberlin has sequently, citizens have not been widely pre- port these anti-Ebola efforts. been tireless in his efforts to improve the em- pared to accept recommendations from their ployment opportunities for individuals with dis- governments. For quite some time, many peo- abilities. In addition to promoting the hundreds ple in all three countries would not accept that of thousands of individuals employed through

VerDate Sep 11 2014 06:29 Nov 20, 2014 Jkt 049060 PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 0626 Sfmt 9920 E:\CR\FM\K19NO8.011 E19NOPT1 SSpencer on DSK4SPTVN1PROD with REMARKS November 19, 2014 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks E1633 the SourceAmerica network, Mr. Chamberlin rather than one party or another. He has con- was preceded in death by his wife. They are has provided critical leadership on a number sistently promoted a moderate blend of Islam survived by their four children and 14 grand- of new employment initiatives, including the in a time of growing radicalism and is well children. establishment of the Institute for Economic known for his global network of educational Mr. Speaker, it is with great respect that I Empowerment, the Pathways to Careers Em- establishments, extending to over 140 coun- ask my colleagues to join me in honoring the ployment Initiative, and the AbilityOne Design tries. His views promote a tolerant Islam, em- life of Earl Smittcamp. Earl’s children, grand- Challenge for assistive technology. In addition, phasizing hard work and education, as well as children, relatives and many friends have an he has helped to expand SourceAmerica’s building bridges between the Muslim and outstanding role model that they will hold in outreach to the private sector through new Western world and science and religion. their hearts forever. His presence will be partnerships with large corporations and fran- While the global community looks to Turkey greatly missed but his legacy will surely live chise organizations. Those efforts are particu- with both growing concern and enduring hope, through the Smittcamp family’s deep commit- larly important for preserving work opportuni- it is my honor to commend Fethullah Gu¨len for ment to supporting the community and the uni- ties given the current constraints on federal his tireless efforts to promote the ideals of versity. agency budgets. peace, democracy, an educated electorate, f Mr. Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join me and the human rights of the Turkish people. in recognizing the distinguished military serv- f OUR UNCONSCIONABLE NATIONAL DEBT ice and career accomplishments of Mr. E. HONORING THE LIFE OF EARL Robert Chamberlin, and I want to personally SMITTCAMP commend him for his commitment to safe- HON. MIKE COFFMAN guarding the rights and opportunities for all HON. JIM COSTA OF COLORADO Americans, especially those with significant IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES disabilities. OF CALIFORNIA IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Wednesday, November 19, 2014 f Wednesday, November 19, 2014 Mr. COFFMAN. Mr. Speaker, on January HONORING JACOB P. COGLEY Mr. COSTA. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to 20, 2009, the day President Obama took of- honor the life of Earl Smittcamp who passed fice, the national debt was HON. SAM GRAVES away on the morning of October 20, 2014 at $10,626,877,048,913.08. OF MISSOURI the age of 96. Earl’s passion for farming and Today, it is $17,955,187,358,115.74. We’ve IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES education exemplify the meaning leadership. added $7,328,310,309,202.66 to our debt in 5 years. This is over $7.3 trillion in debt our na- Wednesday, November 19, 2014 Earl was a prominent agriculture business leader. He alongside his wife Muriel, founded tion, our economy, and our children could Mr. GRAVES of Missouri. Mr. Speaker, I Wawona Frozen Foods which currently leads have avoided with a balanced budget amend- proudly pause to recognize Jacob P. Cogley. the industry in development and distribution of ment. Jacob is a very special young man who has fruit and fruit products. A 1939 graduate of f exemplified the finest qualities of citizenship Fresno State, Earl recognized the value of HONORING BEULAH LAND DEVEL- and leadership by taking an active part in the hard work and education and spent his time Boy Scouts of America, Troop 1261, and earn- OPMENT CORPORATION ON ITS giving back to his community. PLATINUM ANNIVERSARY ing the most prestigious award of Eagle Scout. Earlier in his life, Earl honorably served our Jacob has been very active with his troop, country in the U.S. Marines Corps during participating in many scout activities. Over the World War II. Upon his return, he and his wife HON. ROSA L. DeLAURO many years Jacob has been involved with purchased her father’s 200 acre fruit ranch. OF CONNECTICUT scouting, he has not only earned numerous Their small business went on dominate the IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES merit badges, but also the respect of his fam- frozen food market, making Wawona Frozen Wednesday, November 19, 2014 ily, peers, and community. Most notably, Foods one of the oldest peach processors in Jacob has contributed to his community the U.S. Ms. DELAURO. Mr. Speaker, it gives me through his Eagle Scout project. Wawona Ranch flourished into a full agricul- great pleasure to rise today to join the New Mr. Speaker, I ask you to join me in com- tural operation ranging from fruit farming, Haven community and all of those gathered mending Jacob P. Cogley for his accomplish- packing, frozen-food production to food proc- this evening in celebration of the 20th Anniver- ments with the Boy Scouts of America and for essing. Earl’s sons Bob and Bill manage the sary of the Beulah Land Development Cor- his efforts put forth in achieving the highest business. The Smittcamp’s success made a poration—a remarkable milestone for this out- distinction of Eagle Scout. $2 million donation to Fresno State in 1997, standing organization. f possible. This generous donation helped es- Dedicated to making a difference in a dis- tablish the Smittcamp Family Honors College. tressed community, the Beulah Land Develop- IN RECOGNITION OF FETHULLAH ment Corporation was founded in 1994 with a ¨ The Honors College offers a rigorous aca- GULEN demic program for top students. The simple mission—to improve the quality of life Smittcamp Family Alumni Center was also for area residents through providing homeown- HON. MATT CARTWRIGHT later established and opened in early 2000. ership opportunities for families, the creation OF PENNSYLVANIA In addition to his businesses, Earl also re- of affordable housing for seniors, and sup- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ceived the following government appoint- porting innovative economic development ini- tiatives. BLDC also seeks to empower com- Wednesday, November 19, 2014 ments: Sixth Acting Disaster Governor of Cali- fornia by Governor Ronald Reagan from 1966 munity residents by providing or acting as a Mr. CARTWRIGHT. Mr. Speaker, today I to 1972, served on the California State Board gateway to programs and initiatives that pro- rise to honor the exceptional work of Fethullah of Agriculture from 1970 to 1972, was ap- vide education, technical and financial assist- Gu¨len. Mr. Gu¨len has long stood as a pillar of pointed by President Richard M. Nixon to the ance to repair and beautify their homes, im- peace and humanity and as a model for oppo- White House Conference on Food and Nutri- prove their economic status, and prepare for a sition in the face of rising dictatorship. tion in 1969, served as chairman of the Fed- sustainable future. A respected member of the Pennsylvania eral Farm Credit Board in 1971, and finally in Over the course of the last two decades, community, Fethullah Gu¨len has worn many 1976 Earl was appointed to the U.S. Advisory BLDC has invested millions in the revitaliza- hats throughout his life. A vocal leader of the Committee on Regulatory Programs. tion of blighted properties. The Orchard Street Turkish civic movement, Mr. Gu¨len has been In 1993 Earl’s hard work was recognized by Townhouses and additional revitalization of forced to live in a self-imposed exile in Penn- The Fresno Chamber of Commerce’s Leon S. several properties along Orchard and Henry sylvania for fear for his safety. Peters Award. Other awards include Clovis’ Streets have enabled first-time homebuyers to The founder of the ‘Gu¨len Movement,’ Outstanding Citizen in 1962, Fresno State’s realize their dreams. The Walter S. Brooks El- Fethullah Gu¨len has long been a voice of rea- Outstanding Alumnus in both 1963 and 1980. derly Homes, named in honor of one of the son in a world of turmoil. Widely known as a In addition, Earl was inducted into the Frozen founding members of BLDC, provides safe, af- highly-respected leader, he has encouraged Food Hall of Fame in 2005. fordable rental units for our seniors. Looking to Turkish citizens to vote for those who are re- Earl met his wife Muriel at Fresno State in the future, BLDC has recently worked to rede- spectful to democracy and the rule of law, 1940 and the two happily married. In 2009 he velop a brownfields site where they plan to

VerDate Sep 11 2014 06:29 Nov 20, 2014 Jkt 049060 PO 00000 Frm 00005 Fmt 0626 Sfmt 9920 E:\CR\FM\K19NO8.016 E19NOPT1 SSpencer on DSK4SPTVN1PROD with REMARKS E1634 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks November 19, 2014 provide accessible community based health nearly 400 students and offers a 2nd–8th end, Justice Baxter has made a lasting im- services. grade curriculum. The school was named in pression and we commend him for his hard Perhaps what is most special about BLDC honor of Merle Sidener, a prominent figure in work and dedication. is that it is a family affair. The Brooks family the Indianapolis community. After making a f have been and continue to be dedicated com- successful career in journalism, Sidener even- munity activists. Bishop Theodore Brooks and tually served as the President of the Indianap- HONORING AIXA TORRES his late brother, Walter, seeing a real need, olis Board of School Commissioners. ´ opened the doors of BLDC as a way to make As a member of the Education and the HON. NYDIA M. VELAZQUEZ a difference in the lives of their neighbors. Workforce Committee, I also want to acknowl- OF NEW YORK Today, BLDC is still led by President and CEO edge how important it is to our nation’s future IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Bishop Theodore Brooks and his son, Darrell, to encourage and raise a new generation of Wednesday, November 19, 2014 works tirelessly by his side. They understand Americans who have the skills and knowledge Ms. VELA´ ZQUEZ. Mr. Speaker, I rise to that a home is not simply a place to rest your to succeed both in and out of the classroom. honor Aixa Torres, a tireless advocate for New head—it is a source of comfort and security Students like those at the Sidener Academy York’s working families. Born in Santurce, Aixa for families. By making these investments, give me hope that we will accomplish this vital moved with her parents and sisters to New they are not only leading by example, they are mission. Their outstanding work is an inspira- York City in 1955. Attending public school, she empowering residents and inspiring a renewed tion to students, educators and parents across graduated from Central Commercial High pride in and commitment to their community. the nation. Once again, congratulations to the School as a certified Bookkeeper. She has For their many invaluable contributions to Sidener Academy. I am very proud of you. lived for over 50 years in the Lower East Side the Dixwell neighborhood and the New Haven f (LES) with her siblings Silvia, Aurea and Ar- community, I am honored to rise today to ex- thur. tend my heartfelt congratulations to Bishop RECOGNIZING THE SERVICE OF JUSTICE MARVIN BAXTER In 1971, Aixa married the late George Brooks, his son Darrell, the Brooks family and Carmona, Jr. and had two children, George III the staff and supporters of the Beulah Land and Liza Noemi. She still lives in the LES with Development Corporation as they celebrate HON. JIM COSTA her daughter and grandchildren Mia Noemi the organization’s platinum anniversary. I have OF CALIFORNIA and Elijah Michael Daniel. no doubt that even as they celebrate this spe- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Aixa has committed her life to caring for her cial occasion, their vision and leadership will Wednesday, November 19, 2014 community. For more than three decades she continue to make a difference in our commu- Mr. COSTA. Mr. Speaker, I rise today with assumed leadership roles on numerous com- nity and in the lives of others for many more mittees and boards for various organizations my colleagues Mr. NUNES and Mr. VALADAO to years to come. in the city including parent associations and f recognize Justice Marvin Baxter for his honor- able service to the state of California. For dec- Action for Progress Adult Day Care center. CONGRATULATING MERLE ades, Justice Baxter served as a dedicated For twenty-two years she has advocated for SIDENER ACADEMY FOR HIGH leader who willingly and unselfishly gave his District 1 families. Aixa was elected President of Alfred E. ABILITY STUDENTS, A BLUE RIB- time and talent to make our state a better Smith Resident Association in 2010, rep- BON SCHOOL place. resenting over 4,300 tenants in twelve build- Marvin Baxter was born in Fowler, California ings. Now serving her second term as presi- on January 9, 1940. He grew up on his family HON. SUSAN W. BROOKS dent, Aixa has stood out as a courageous, farm as a second generation American. All OF INDIANA committed and caring fighter for Smith resi- four of his grandparents emigrated from Arme- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES dents. She has worked to end neglect and nia in the early twentieth century. After grad- abuse by city agencies, helped stop attempts Wednesday, November 19, 2014 uating from Fresno State, he went on to the to develop luxury apartments on open spaces, Mrs. BROOKS of Indiana. Mr. Speaker, I University of California’s Hastings School of while caring for residents in the crisis of Hurri- rise today to congratulate an outstanding Law, where he earned his law degree in 1966. school in my district that is being honored as Justice Baxter began his lifelong career in cane Sandy. During her tenure as president she and the a 2014 National Blue Ribbon School. It is a law in 1967 as a Deputy District Attorney for association have received citations from the pleasure to congratulate the Merle Sidener Fresno County. Two years later, he continued New York City Council and recognition from Academy for High Ability Students in Indianap- on at a private practice focusing on civil law. the New York State Assembly and Senate for olis, Indiana in celebration of this special occa- Justice Baxter worked with the firm Andrews, her work on behalf of Smith residents. Aixa sion. Andrews, Thaxter, Jones & Baxter for 14 was honored by the New York City Council The National Blue Ribbon designation, given years before he moved back to public service Women’s Caucus at the Inagural by the U.S. Department of Education, is acting as Appointments Secretary to Governor #WOMENLEAD Celebration. awarded to both public and private schools George Deukmejian. In that capacity, Mr. Bax- Mr. Speaker, this month, Aixa will be retiring across our great nation. Started by President ter advised the Governor on judicial and exec- from her post as a District 1 Family Advocate. Reagan and given annually since 1982, the utive appointments. While she is leaving her position with the New award celebrates great American schools that After working in the Governor’s office for York City Department of Education, anyone achieve very high learning standards or are five years, Mr. Baxter was appointed by Gov- who knows Aixa recognizes she will certainly making significant improvements in the aca- ernor Deukmejian as Associate Justice of the remain an active and welcome voice in our demic achievements of their students. In my California Court of Appeal for the Fifth District. community. Today, I would ask all my col- district and across the country, the award rec- In 1991, he was appointed Associate Justice leagues to join me in saluting someone who ognizes the great educators, students and par- of the Supreme Court of California. Subse- has been a champion for New York residents ents who have worked so hard to ensure Indi- quently, in 2002, Justice Baxter was elected and a stalwart defender of our city’s families— ana’s children reach their full potential and by the California voters to serve an additional Aixa Torres. achieve academic success. 12 years as associate justice. For all of these reasons and many more, I Throughout his career, Justice Baxter has f am so proud that the Sidener Academy is re- been a part of many landmark decisions. He IN MEMORY OF RICK RICHARDSON ceiving this prestigious designation. It is a is known amongst his peers for being straight- wonderful acknowledgement of the school’s forward and clear headed in the courtroom. HON. PAUL C. BROUN commitment to providing young Hoosiers an Colleagues will miss the most senior Supreme OF GEORGIA exceptional education. While 420 schools na- Court justice for sound feedback they could IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES tionwide received nominations, only 287 were regularly count on. chosen as National Blue Ribbon Schools, Mr. Speaker, it is with great respect that Mr. Wednesday, November 19, 2014 making this recognition all the more impres- NUNES, Mr. VALADAO, and I ask our colleagues Mr. BROUN of Georgia. Mr. Speaker, I rise sive. in the U.S. House of Representatives to rec- today to pay tribute to a great American, a Since opening its doors in 2008 as a mag- ognize Justice Marvin Baxter for his service to great Georgian, patriot, and personal friend— net school for Indianapolis’ gifted and talented the state of California. Although his time on Rick Richardson, who passed away on No- students, the Sidener Academy has grown to the California Supreme Court has come to an vember 14th from a sudden stroke.

VerDate Sep 11 2014 06:29 Nov 20, 2014 Jkt 049060 PO 00000 Frm 00006 Fmt 0626 Sfmt 9920 E:\CR\FM\A19NO8.004 E19NOPT1 SSpencer on DSK4SPTVN1PROD with REMARKS November 19, 2014 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks E1635 Rick served the Georgia GOP for 25 years cronies. And one day, hopefully soon, we will cacy and awareness. I am particularly proud as the president and a national board member stand with them in Tehran to celebrate the of the work that the PHA Midwest Chapter is of the State Young Republicans, and 4th Dis- downfall of the Iranian regime. doing to provide support for people living with trict chairman. And that’s just the way it is. pulmonary hypertension and those who care He had a tremendous impact on his fellow f for them. Their efforts to raise awareness and staff, the chairmen of the State Party, and all push for research into improved treatments 159 counties in Georgia through his humble RECOGNIZING HONORARY CONSUL and, ultimately, a cure are critical. and hard-working attitude. BERJ K. APKARIAN PHA is a young organization that is chang- Rick was not only the party’s ‘‘go-to guy’’ for ing the history of this illness. From simple be- history on any level but a great friend to all HON. JIM COSTA ginnings—four women around a kitchen table who knew him. OF CALIFORNIA in Florida in 1990—PHA has evolved in size Rick’s father and mother should take great IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES and complexity. When the association was pride in raising a son who touched many lives Wednesday, November 19, 2014 founded, there were no support groups to help and will continue to do so in the days ahead. individuals and caregivers cope with this dis- In return, Rick, who lost his father at a Mr. COSTA. Mr. Speaker, I rise today with ease. Today, PHA serves more than 13,000 young age, stayed by his surviving mother of my colleagues Mr. NUNES and Mr. VALADAO to members and supporters with over 245 sup- 92, whom he cared for and loved. recognize Mr. Berj K. Apkarian upon his ap- port groups that provide knowledge, support, Today, may we reflect on Rick’s singular pointment as the first Honorary Consul of the hope and empowerment for the PH commu- character and the tremendous work he did for Republic of Armenia in Fresno. This is a mon- nity. PHA continues to work every day to find Georgia, his family, and country. umental occasion for not only Berj but for a cure for pulmonary hypertension and be- Let us not forget him—a proud son, faithful Fresno’s entire Armenian community. lieves that no one should face this disease servant, and example of what it means to be In 1979, Berj immigrated to Fresno, Cali- alone. a selfless leader. fornia, from Syria, and he has since been a On November 22, PHA Midwest and the PH f very active member of Fresno’s Armenian- community will mark Pulmonary Hypertension American community. He is the Executive Di- Month by hosting the inaugural O2 breathe IRANIAN GOVERNMENT IS INHU- rector of Physician Relations at Community Hearts PHor Hope Gala. The gala is an oppor- MAN, BARBARIC, AND A TERROR Medical Centers and is also a professor at tunity both to focus attention and to recognize ON THE IRANIAN PEOPLE California State University, Fresno, where he the accomplishments and advances made in leads the Armenian Studies Program and the the PH field, while honoring those who made HON. TED POE Center for Armenian Studies. these advances possible. This special evening OF TEXAS In 2009, the City of Fresno established a will honor Stuart Rich, MD, Clinical Professor IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES sister city partnership with the city of of Medicine at the University of Chicago Medi- Etchmiadzin in Armenia. The partnership en- Wednesday, November 19, 2014 cine with the 2014 Heart PHor Hope Legacy hances the bond between Fresno and Arme- Award. A dedicated researcher, passionate Mr. POE of Texas. Mr. Speaker, in Iran nia, and Berj was instrumental in forming the physician and continuous supporter of PHA, there is no freedom of speech or press. Criti- relationship. To further strengthen our city’s Dr. Rich has been a groundbreaking leader in cize the government of Iran and you can be ties with Armenia, the Honorary Consulate of the pulmonary hypertension field for more than arrested, tortured, and even killed. The MEK, the Republic of Armenia was established on three decades and continues to show his dedi- an opposition group that only wants freedom August 14, 2014. cation and support of the PH community. for the Iranian people, has seen that firsthand. As Honorary Consul, Berj will continue to The PHA Midwest Chapter is a valuable re- Hundreds of its members have been executed play an integral role in strengthening our Val- source, and I am grateful for the job that it is for doing nothing more than protesting the ley’s relationship with Armenia. In addition to doing to raise awareness through next week’s government. forming a stronger relationship with Armenia, gala and the annual marathon, to provide as- It isn’t just political dissidents who are per- Berj plans to take a team of medical profes- sistance, and to push for greater research and secuted in Iran. There is no freedom of reli- sionals to Armenia to educate and provide medical breakthroughs. gion in Iran. If you are not a Shiite Muslim, healthcare services for residents living in rural f you never know when you might be dragged communities. off to jail. Mr. Speaker, it is with great respect that Mr. HONORING THE LIFE OF MICHELE Just like religious minorities, women too are NUNES, Mr. VALADAO, and I ask our colleagues MARLENE VENABLE treated like second-class citizens and denied in the U.S. House of Representatives to rec- basic human rights. Domestic violence, that ognize Mr. Berj K. Apkarian as he begins to HON. DEBBIE WASSERMAN SCHULTZ evil tactic of cowardly men, is not illegal in serve as the first Honorary Consul of the Re- OF FLORIDA Iran. In October, a string of acid attacks in- public of Armenia in Fresno. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES jured women deemed ‘‘badly veiled.’’ Again, f the people rose up. But these protestors were Wednesday, November 19, 2014 also met with tear gas, violent beatings, and CELEBRATING PULMONARY HY- Ms. WASSERMAN SCHULTZ. Mr. Speaker, arrests. PERTENSION AWARENESS I rise today to honor the life of Michele Mar- But there’s a remarkable thing, Mr. Speaker, MONTH lene Venable and extend my condolences to about repression: it cannot suppress the in- her family. nate desire in all of us to be free. HON. JANICE D. SCHAKOWSKY Michele, a resident of Florida’s 23rd Con- In 2009, we saw the people of Iran fight OF ILLINOIS gressional District and a long-time constituent against tyranny. Thousands of Iranians IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES of mine from the city of Hollywood, tragically marched defiantly in the streets, protesting the passed away on November 8th after a battle Wednesday, November 19, 2014 fraudulent election of Ahmadinejad. with stomach cancer. In response, police on motorbikes ran over Ms. SCHAKOWSKY. Mr. Speaker, I rise to All of us that knew Michele could tell you protestors, fired tear gas, beat them with ba- join those celebrating the month of November that she represented the very best in our com- tons, tortured them, shot them. Over a hun- as Pulmonary Hypertension Awareness Month munity. dred protestors were murdered in the 2 weeks and to thank the Pulmonary Hypertension As- She was dedicated to selflessly helping oth- that followed the election. sociation for its work in furthering under- ers, putting her community first, and empow- Today, President Rouhani would like us to standing of this life-changing disease. ering the most vulnerable. believe that life in Iran has changed. The truth Pulmonary hypertension (PH) is a chronic, She was a beacon of light for so many. is that life in Iran has not changed. President complex, and life-threatening lung disease She will be tremendously missed, but never Rouhani’s words are empty lies. marked by elevated blood pressure in the forgotten by our South Florida community. The Iranians are freedom-loving people, and lungs. The Pulmonary Hypertension Associa- I will remember Michele most for her work they deserve the basic human rights. Today, tion (PHA) is a nonprofit organization that as Director of Social Services at the Jubilee with this bill we tell the people of Iran that they seeks ways to prevent and cure pulmonary Center of Broward County. do not fight alone. That we stand together with hypertension and to provide hope for the PH In this position, Ms. Venable coordinated them against the Supreme Leader and all his community through support, education, advo- delivering food, clothing, and vital personal

VerDate Sep 11 2014 06:29 Nov 20, 2014 Jkt 049060 PO 00000 Frm 00007 Fmt 0626 Sfmt 9920 E:\CR\FM\A19NO8.008 E19NOPT1 SSpencer on DSK4SPTVN1PROD with REMARKS E1636 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks November 19, 2014 items to Broward County’s homeless and RECOGNIZING JOHN HARRIS earned both a Bachelor’s and Master’s degree needy. in biology from Butler University. He then went She also worked to connect countless num- HON. JIM COSTA on to earn an Ed.D. in Educational Administra- bers of South Floridians with legal aid, vet- OF CALIFORNIA tion from Ball State University. eran’s services, Medicaid assistance, and IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Dr. Carter began his tenure on the Hamilton emergency shelters. County Council on January 1, 1983. Since She has capably led the Jubilee Center over Wednesday, November 19, 2014 then, he has been a leading contributor to the the past decade and raised it to new heights. Mr. COSTA. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to exceptional economic growth and develop- It is worth noting that Volunteer Broward re- recognize Mr. John Harris for being the recipi- ment Hamilton County has experienced. His cently honored the Center as the ‘‘Agency of ent of the 2014 Agriculturist of the Year award leadership played a critical role in endeavors the Year’’ for all volunteer groups serving from the Greater Fresno Area Chamber of such as the building of the County Judicial Broward County. Commerce. John has made countless con- Center, remodeling of the County Courthouse This is a tribute to Michele’s tireless and tributions to California’s agricultural economy, and the building of multiple transportation in- fierce leadership. and his efforts deserve to be honored. frastructure projects. She always demanded the best from herself John was born into a family with strong agri- Along with his academic achievements and and those around her in the service of others. cultural roots. His parents grew cotton and 32 years as an elected official, Dr. Carter is a Poverty and despair can be powerful forces grain on their family farm. John attended the fixture in the Hoosier education and develop- in society, but they certainly met their match University of California at Davis (UC Davis), ment communities. Dr. Carter taught for eight when confronted by Michele’s force of will to and later, founded Harris Ranch. Harris Ranch years in the public school system before com- bring hope to others. is one of the leading producers of agricultural pleting a 38 year distinguished tenure as a It is also not surprising that before her tire- goods in the nation. His products include: al- professor, administrator and chancellor with less efforts at the Jubilee Center, she served monds, pistachios, citrus, and various vege- Ivy Tech Community College. He also serves our community through her ministry work as a table crops. on the boards of JANUS Development Serv- pastor. Under John’s leadership, Harris Ranch has ices, Inc and Aspire Indiana. JANUS is an or- Anyone who has ever worked with her will been a leading beef producer in California’s ganization committed to providing individuals tell you that Michele was driven by an as- Central Valley for years. Additionally, Harris with disabilities the opportunity to join the tounding love for people. Ranch is the largest cattle feeder ranch in the workforce and play an active role in their com- I and many of my Congressional District Of- state, and it produces over 150 million pounds munity. Aspire Indiana provides comprehen- fice staff as well as my children, have had the of beef a year. sive community mental health services, work- honor of joining Michele every year to help the Harris Ranch also breeds thoroughbred rac- ing on issues ranging from youth and family Jubilee Center serve Thanksgiving dinner to ing horses. This year, Harris Ranch received services to helping people overcome sub- the less fortunate in our community—a job national media attention because of the racing stance abuse. Michele did with grace and pride. horse champion, California Chrome. With these accomplishments and many This year on Thanksgiving we will again John served as the president of the Cali- more, it is clear to see that Meredith Carter gather to help our community—Michele fornia Thoroughbred Breeders Association and has been a strong advocate for the people of Venable’s community. is currently a member of the executive com- Hamilton County and the State of Indiana. I I am sure that we will all be missing mittee in the association. John is also a mem- am proud to represent a district with a legacy Michele’s warm smile and bright disposition. But we honor her memory if we carry on her ber of the California Horse Racing Board and of dedicated public servants like Dr. Carter. Dr. Carter has dedicated his life in service amazing commitment to helping those less for- served as a chairman in 2004, 2005 and to Hamilton County, the state of Indiana and tunate in our community. 2009. He also is a member of the Jockey In this way her spirit of compassionate altru- Club, and is a very dedicated man to the sport the United States. I join the entire Hamilton ism lives on and inspires others to walk in her of horse racing. County community in thanking Dr. Carter for footsteps. John is an active community member, and his service and congratulating him on a re- In this time of Thanksgiving, I give thanks he is a strong supporter of Saint Agnes Med- markable career. Although his tenure as an for Michele Venable and a life well lived in ical, the California Cattlemen’s Association, elected official is coming to a close, Hamilton service to our South Florida community. and Western Growers Association. Addition- County looks forward to many more years of ally, he supports agricultural education and having Dr. Carter as a key figure in the com- f donates to UC Davis, California State Univer- munity. ACKNOWLEDGING THE ANNUAL sity, Fresno, and the California Polytechnic f COWBOY CHRISTMAS COOK-OFF State University, San Luis Obispo. Mr. Speaker, it is with great respect that I NATIONAL CAREER DEVELOPMENT HON. HENRY CUELLAR ask our colleagues in the U.S. House of Rep- MONTH OF TEXAS resentatives to recognize Mr. John Harris. He IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES is truly deserving of this recognition, and I HON. JAMES R. LANGEVIN thank him for all of the contributions he has OF RHODE ISLAND Wednesday, November 19, 2014 made to California’s San Joaquin Valley. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Mr. CUELLAR. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to f Wednesday, November 19, 2014 acknowledge the annual Cowboy Christmas Cook-Off which takes place each December, PAYING TRIBUTE TO DR. MERE- Mr. LANGEVIN. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in in Mission, Texas. DITH CARTER FOR HIS 32 YEARS honor of National Career Development Month. The Cowboy Christmas Cook-Off is an Inter- OF OUTSTANDING SERVICE TO In conversations with businesses across my national Barbeque Cookers Association state HAMILTON COUNTY, INDIANA home state of Rhode Island, I have been championship event; the occasion features a hearing a constant refrain: Employers have job festive combination of good music and good HON. SUSAN W. BROOKS openings but are unable to find local, skilled eating, with proceeds benefiting the Silver Rib- OF INDIANA workers with the expertise necessary to fill the bon Community Partners, who provide emer- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES open positions. Meanwhile, job seekers find it gency relief assistance and educational pro- hard to acquire these skills without the proper grams for seniors and individuals with disabil- Wednesday, November 19, 2014 training, a vicious cycle that continues to hold ities. Mrs. BROOKS of Indiana. Mr. Speaker, I back our economy. Talented barbeque chefs from Texas face rise today to honor the outstanding career and As Co-Chair of the bipartisan Career and off to see who can cook up the tastiest brisket, accomplishments of Dr. Meredith Carter. For Technical Education Caucus, closing the skills pork spareribs, and chicken. The Cowboy more than three decades, Dr. Carter has gap is one of my top priorities. In order to Christmas Cook-Off is an exciting time for served as an educator, nonprofit administrator, match students with the skills they need, I young and old alike and is a much-anticipated member of the Hamilton County Council and have introduced the bipartisan Counseling For gathering for residents of South Texas. so much more. Career Choice Act. This bill would help to Mr. Speaker, it is my honor to recognize this Born on May 27, 1939, in Cutler, Indiana, make sure that school counselors and stu- celebration of Lone Star-style food and music Dr. Carter is a lifelong Hoosier. After grad- dents know of the full range of options avail- and I thank you for this time. uating from Cutler High School, Dr. Carter able to them post-graduation. By tracking

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To date, the Time Travelers program Comprehensive career counseling is a vital Apart from his time spent in local govern- has hosted 22,000 students from throughout component of skills training and helps to better ment, Bill helped organize youth football in the San Joaquin Valley since its establish- align school curricula with local workforce Bartlett and created the Bartlett Park District. ment. This allows students to learn about his- trends and available post-secondary opportu- While he was Village President, he helped tory using a more interactive, unique perspec- nities. While not every job will require a col- preserve a town landmark by working to pur- tive, as opposed to solely reading about the lege degree, some sort of postsecondary edu- chase Bartlett Hills Golf Club with over- period in textbooks or watching videos. cation will be necessary. Whether it comes whelming support from the community. The Mr. Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join me from a community college, a skills training pro- Village now has a ‘‘Bill Tiknis Golf Classic’’ in in recognizing the outstanding accomplish- gram, or on-the-job-training, we need to his honor. ments of the Fresno Historical Society in its 25 change what it means to be college- and ca- Recently, the Village of Bartlett has named years of excellence in accurately reenacting reer-ready. We need to provide students with the seventh of April as Bill Tiknis Day and such an important point in American history. the knowledge and experience that will truly Hanover Township Administration Center re- f prepare them for what’s next. named their building the ‘‘Bill Tiknis Campus’’ THE DEDICATION OF A BUST OF However, we cannot neglect the skills gap at a ceremony attended by over 200 commu- ´ that remains for people already in the work- nity members and leaders. He is a true living VACLAV HAVEL IN THE UNITED force. Many workers need to learn new skills legend in the Village of Bartlett. STATES CAPITOL to advance their careers, and although they Mr. Speaker and Distinguished Colleagues, may not have the option to work with a school please join me in recognizing Mr. Bill Tiknis as HON. STENY H. HOYER counselor, they can foster connections with a wonderful example of citizenship and service OF MARYLAND career development professionals. and wishing him much success in his next IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Across the nation, career development pro- chapter. Wednesday, November 19, 2014 fessionals help students to achieve their goals f by providing professional development re- Mr. HOYER. Mr. Speaker, today, Democrats sources, scientific resources and advocacy. CELEBRATING THE 25TH ANNIVER- and Republicans from both the House and Each November, career development profes- SARY OF THE CIVIL WAR REVIS- Senate came together to dedicate a bust of sionals celebrate the achievements of their cli- ITED former Czech President Va´clav Havel that will ents with career-focused events and activities be displayed prominently in the U.S. Capitol including the National Career Development HON. JIM COSTA building. Association (NCDA) Poetry and Poster Con- OF CALIFORNIA President Havel was both a playwright and test. In fact, this year marks the 49th success- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES a freedom fighter. His literary works artfully undermined the totalitarian Communist system ful competition, which is appropriately titled, Wednesday, November 19, 2014 ‘‘Reimagining Life’s Possibilities: Celebrating under which Czechs languished from 1948– First Jobs Through Encore Careers.’’ Mr. COSTA. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to 1989, and he co-founded the Charter 77 NCDA represents a broad range of mem- recognize the 25th anniversary of the Fresno Movement that called out the Communist re- bers that provide career intervention and sup- Historical Society’s Civil War Revisited cele- gime for human rights violations as well as the port services. Members include school and bration, taking place on October 18–19, 2014. Committee for the Defense of the Unjustly college counselors, One Stop Career Center On September 29–30, 1990, more than Prosecuted, which supported dissidents. He counselors, Veterans Administration coun- 10,000 visitors in Fresno’s Kearney Park were was among the leaders of the Velvet Revolu- selors, and private practice counselors, coach- able to travel back in time to witness four bat- tion twenty-five years ago this month, which es and consultants. NCDA supports its mem- tles between Union and confederate soldiers ended Communist rule and finally opened the bers by providing research, advocacy and that originally took place in 1864 near Atlanta, door to democracy and freedom of expression. training. Last year, NCDA celebrated its 100th Georgia. Three hundred volunteers from To his credit, President Havel navigated the year of providing professional service to indi- throughout California were sponsored by the difficult process of fostering a democratic polit- viduals seeking career advancement and suc- Civil War Reenactment Society to assemble ical culture in the Czech Republic’s new insti- cess. and act in authentic Civil War battles complete tutions of government while instilling hope for I would like to thank all career development with cannon volleys, musket fire, rebel yells, the future in a people whose yearnings and professionals for their dedication to helping costumes, and charging horses. optimism had been suppressed for a genera- Americans improve their skillsets, find quality These volunteers were educated in depth tion. In office, he oversaw the first free and fair employment and achieve their professional about the lives of the characters they portray, elections in over four decades and worked to and personal goals. leaving visitors with a broader view of the build friendly ties with nations that had been shunned by the Communist bloc. When he re- f times and lives of people during the time pe- riod. Such authenticity allowed the audience, tired in 2003, the Czech Republic had devel- RECOGNIZING THE 55 YEARS OF and over 4,000 students to learn firsthand, oped a vibrant democracy, had joined NATO, SERVICE TO BARTLETT, IL BY vivid history lessons from conversations with and was on the cusp of entering the European MR. BILL ‘‘TIK’’ TIKNIS soldiers in the 1864 setting. Union. Over the 25 years of its existence, Civil War Va´clav Havel died in 2011, but his legacy HON. PETER J. ROSKAM Revisited has grown to be one of the largest continues to inspire freedom fighters and OF ILLINOIS civil war reenactments in the Western United democratic activists throughout the world. In IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES States. So much so, that it is often referred to an op-ed in the Washington Post earlier this as ‘‘an American history class for thousands.’’ week, Carl Gershman, President of the Na- Wednesday, November 19, 2014 In 2001, the event expanded by adding a tional Endowment for Democracy, wrote about Mr. ROSKAM. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to school day program called ‘‘Time Travelers at Havel’s affection for the United States and the recognize the service of Mr. Bill ‘‘Tik’’ Tiknis, the Civil War.’’ This program allows students values it embodies: ‘‘When he addressed a a resident of Bartlett, Illinois, in my Congres- to interact with historical figures such as Presi- joint session of Congress just three months sional district. dent Lincoln, Clara Barton, Walt Whitman and after the revolution, Havel spoke with deep Bill Tiknis moved with his family to Bartlett Harriet Tubman. Additionally, they are able to feeling about his country’s indebtedness to the in 1956 and dedicated his life in service to his speak with military re-enactors to learn about United States, including for President Wood- community. Bill gave a remarkable 55 years of life as a part of the war effort, but they are row Wilson’s great support for the founding of service in jobs including serving as Village also able to speak to blacksmiths and dress- Czechoslovakia in 1918, U.S. sacrifice and President, Village Trustee, and the Founder makers in order to get a glimpse into day to leadership in three wars—two hot and one and President of the Bartlett Chamber of Com- day life in the era. cold—to save freedom in Europe, and the merce. He was a volunteer Fire Fighter and A unique component of the school day pro- American founding documents that ‘inspire us later District Commissioner of the Bartlett Fire gram is a play, featuring a cast of students to be citizens.’ ’’ President Havel’s advocacy Protection District and was a Charter Member who bring the voices of children of the Civil on behalf of dissidents and freedom fighters

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Started by President growth and development can help prevent fu- President Havel once wrote: ‘‘The real test Reagan and given annually since 1982, the ture medical and developmental problems. of a man is not how well he plays the role he award celebrates great American schools that The Women, Infants, and Children Supple- has invented for himself, but how well he achieve very high learning standards or are mental Nutrition Program is a federally-funded plays the role that destiny has assigned to making significant improvements in the aca- health and nutrition program for women who him.’’ Va´clav Havel passed that test in sharp demic achievements of their students. In my are pregnant, breastfeeding, post-partum and contrast to another leader who today is failing district and across the country, the award rec- children under 5 years. it miserably. ognizes the great educators, students and par- Throughout the years, the caseload of the Russian President Vladimir Putin came into ents who have worked so hard to ensure Indi- EOC WIC has steadily risen to its present high office in 2000 with an opportunity and an obli- ana’s children reach their full potential and of 37,500 participants. WIC consists of 72 staff gation to help the people of his nation transi- achieve academic success. members made up of Registered Dieticians, tion from the ills of Soviet Communism and For all of these reasons and many more, I WIC Nutrition Assistants, Local Vendor Liai- foreign aggression to real democracy and am so proud that HSE Junior High is receiving sons, Breastfeeding peer counselors, and ad- peaceful coexistence with other nations. this prestigious designation. It is a wonderful ministrative support staff. Sadly, over the past fourteen years he has acknowledgement of the school’s commitment The goal of WIC is to enhance the quality sabotaged Russia’s democratic transition by to providing young Hoosiers an exceptional of life for women, infants and children by pro- suppressing dissent, fostering a cult of person- education. While 420 schools nationwide re- viding them with healthy food and the knowl- ality, and pursuing violent and aggressive ac- ceived nominations, only 287 were chosen as edge and opportunity to make healthy choices tions against Russia’s neighbors. National Blue Ribbon Schools, making this in an atmosphere of dignity and respect. This has been on full display over the past recognition all the more impressive. Women, Infants and Children has provided year in Ukraine, where one year ago coura- Serving more than 1,200 students in the 7th support for pregnant women, nursing mothers, geous protesters gathered in Kiev’s Maidan and 8th grades, HSE is one of the largest jun- and children under five years of age and their Square to reject Putin’s attempts to pull their ior high schools in Indiana’s 5th district. The mothers for nearly 40 years, and they will con- country closer into Russia’s orbit and away high level of performance displayed by HSE tinue to give them physical aid and knowledge from greater democracy and economic oppor- students is undoubtedly a product of the com- to help improve the quality of their lives. tunity. The Maidan protests and the regime’s munity’s dedication to educational excellence. Mr. Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join me violent response to them ushered in a new be- As a member of the Education and the in recognizing the outstanding work of the ginning for Ukrainian democracy, with free and Workforce Committee, I also want to acknowl- Women, Infants, and Children Supplemental fair elections held earlier this year. Unwilling to edge how important it is to our nation’s future Nutrition Program in providing aid and support accept the decision the Ukrainian people have to encourage and raise a new generation of to mothers and children who are in need. made about the future they want for their own Americans who have the skills and knowledge f nation, Putin’s Russia has violated Ukraine’s to succeed both in and out of the classroom. REMEMBERING CARL E. SANDERS sovereignty by illegally annexing Crimea as Students like those at HSE Junior High School well as sending troops and equipment across give me hope that we will accomplish this vital HON. PHIL GINGREY the border into southeastern Ukraine, much as mission. Their outstanding work is an inspira- OF GEORGIA it has done in the nation of Georgia. tion to students, educators and parents across IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Vladimir Putin could have used his leader- the nation. Once again, congratulations to ship of Russia to meet the challenge history Hamilton Southeastern Junior High School. I Wednesday, November 19, 2014 presented to him and his nation after the fall am very proud of you. Mr. GINGREY of Georgia. Mr. Speaker, I of Communism. Instead, he seeks to reverse f rise today to celebrate the life of former Gov- the course of history through his desire to re- ernor of Georgia and Chairman Emeritus of create an autocratic and expansionist Russian CELEBRATING THE 40TH ANNIVER- Troutman Sanders LLP, Carl E. Sanders, and empire. Putin might have played the role des- SARY OF THE ECONOMIC OPPOR- thank him for his service to country and com- tiny assigned him, but instead he crafted a TUNITIES COMMISSION AND THE munity. character that will surely be remembered as WOMEN, INFANTS AND CHIL- A Georgia native, Sanders excelled in ath- one of the chief antagonists of our age—not DREN PROGRAM letics and attended the University of Georgia only for the democratic world but for the Rus- on a football scholarship. In 1943, he enlisted sian people who yearn to be part of it. HON. JIM COSTA in the Army Air Corps to fight in World War II The world needs more leaders, philoso- OF CALIFORNIA and served honorably as a B–17 Flying For- phers, activists, and humble agents of positive tress bomber pilot. After the war he completed ´ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES change like Vaclav Havel, and not those like his degree and entered the University of Geor- Wednesday, November 19, 2014 Vladimir Putin who subvert democracy and gia Law School. In 1947, he received his LL.B. upend regional peace and security. I hope my Mr. COSTA. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to degree, was admitted to the bar, and married colleagues will join me in paying tribute to recognize the 40th anniversary of the partner- Betty Bird Foy. They settled in Augusta, where President Havel and remembering his extraor- ship between the Economic Opportunities their two children, Betty Foy and Carl Edward, dinary contributions to his nation, to Europe, Commission and the Women, Infants and Chil- Jr., were born. and to the world. dren (WIC) program. WIC provides care for Sanders’s political career began in 1954 f women with low to medium income, who are when he was elected to the Georgia House of CONGRATULATING HAMILTON pregnant or have a child who is less than five Representatives, and again two years later SOUTHEASTERN JUNIOR HIGH years old. when he advanced to the State Senate. In SCHOOL, A BLUE RIBBON In 1968, CBS aired a documentary titled 1962, Sanders became the first Georgia Gov- SCHOOL ‘‘Hunger in America,’’ that shed light on wide- ernor elected by popular vote. At the time, he spread malnutrition across low income com- was the youngest governor in the country at HON. SUSAN W. BROOKS munities. The following year, the White House 37. He substantially expanded and advanced formed a council to address the issue and a transportation and education, and supported OF INDIANA recommendation stemming from the council the Civil Rights movement in a place and in a IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES was to focus on providing nutritional food and time where the movement wasn’t as popular. Wednesday, November 19, 2014 education to low income pregnant women and After leaving the Governor’s office in 1967, Mrs. BROOKS of Indiana. Mr. Speaker, I children. Sanders founded the law firm now known as rise today to congratulate an outstanding When the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 was Troutman Sanders LLP, which has grown into school in my district that is being honored as amended in 1972, the WIC was authorized as an international firm with more than 600 attor- a 2014 National Blue Ribbon School. It is a a pilot program for two years. The EOC was neys. Sanders managed the firm for 25 years pleasure to congratulate Hamilton South- one of the agencies participating in the WIC and continued to serve the firm as Chairman eastern (HSE) Junior High School in Fishers, as a pilot program, and they issued the first Emeritus and as a partner—who continued to Indiana in celebration of this special occasion. WIC vouchers in the state of California. come to the office most days until his passing. The National Blue Ribbon designation, given In 1975, the EOC established WIC as a per- Sanders was a role model and community by the U.S. Department of Education, is manent program based on the premise that leader, his colleagues and friends will always

VerDate Sep 11 2014 06:29 Nov 20, 2014 Jkt 049060 PO 00000 Frm 00010 Fmt 0626 Sfmt 9920 E:\CR\FM\A19NO8.019 E19NOPT1 SSpencer on DSK4SPTVN1PROD with REMARKS November 19, 2014 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks E1639 remember Sanders as a mentor and inspira- ishes in the Archdiocese of New York before Most notably the church was essential to the tion to Georgians and Americans everywhere. he was invited to serve at St. Anthony Cro- lives of immigrants fleeing from fear of geno- Mr. Speaker, I extend my deepest condo- atian Church in Los Angeles, California; cide by the hands of the Ottoman Empire in lences to Carl E. Sanders’s wife of 67 years, Whereas Monsignor Diomartich served for 1915. The church continued these charitable Betty and the rest of his surviving friends and 36 years as an administrator and as a pastor efforts by providing aid and services to dis- family during this most difficult of times. at St. Anthony Croatian Church; placed persons during World War II, after the f Whereas Monsignor Diomartich supported fall of the Soviet Union, and wars in the Mid- organizations such as the St. Ann’s Altar Soci- dle East. THE U.S. AND UK HAVE A UNIQUE ety for Women and the Holy Name Society for Holy Trinity works daily to build upon a BOND ACROSS THE POND Men; strong community. The social hall, Sunday Whereas Monsignor Diomartich founded two school building, and Fresno’s first Armenian HON. TED POE new societies for American-born young adults day school are all resources used by individ- OF TEXAS called the Anthonians and the St. Anthony’s uals to connect with one another and dem- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Women’s Guild; onstrate their faith. Holy Trinity’s goal to keep Whereas Monsignor Diomartich’s other ac- Wednesday, November 19, 2014 the Armenian Apostolic tradition alive through complishments at the parish include the St. service to the Armenian and Fresno commu- Mr. POE of Texas. Mr. Speaker, the United Anthony’s Annual Picnic Festival, the building nity is greatly appreciated. States and Great Britain have come a long of a new rectory, and remodeling and expand- Mr. Speaker, it is with great respect that I way since we overthrew the tyranny of King ing the original parish hall; ask my colleagues in the U.S. House of Rep- George and claimed independence, liberty and Whereas Pope Paul VI awarded Monsignor resentatives to join me in recognizing Holy freedom. Today, both of our nations stand for Diomartich the title of Monsignor in 1978; Trinity Armenian Apostolic Church of Fresno, those three words. Whereas the Croatian National Association California as they celebrate their 100th anni- From the Nazis to the Soviets, throughout and Foundation awarded Monsignor versary. Holy Trinity’s outstanding history and the 20th century our two countries have fought Diomartich with its Lifetime Achievement service to the Fresno Community deserves to those who wanted to take away freedom from award in 2008; be honored. others. Whereas although Monsignor Diomartich f That fight continues today. Our troops has retired from its administration, he con- spilled blood together fighting al Qaeda and tinues to reside at the St. Anthony Croatian PERSONAL EXPLANATION the Taliban in Afghanistan. We oppose the Church, helping with masses and confessions; mullahs in Iran that want to build a nuclear Now, therefore, be it HON. ED PERLMUTTER weapon and use terrorism to kill Americans Resolved, That the House of Representa- OF COLORADO and Britons in Iraq. We decry the anti-semi- tives recognizes that Monsignor Diomartich IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES tism at the UN. We beat back the aggression through his passion of spreading the word of of the Russian bear. We fight for the freedom God, has inspired and guided the residents of Wednesday, November 19, 2014 of the Internet. Pick almost any conflict around Los Angeles and has brought unity and pride Mr. PERLMUTTER. Mr. Speaker, on Friday, the world and Great Britain has our back. to the Croatian community. November 14, 2014 I was not present to vote We have nuclear agreements with lots of f on H.R. 5682, legislation approving the Key- countries, but our agreement with the UK is stone XL Pipeline. Had I been present for roll the most comprehensive. That is fitting. It RECOGNIZING THE HOLY TRINITY call No. 519, I would have voted ‘‘YES.’’ ARMENIAN APOSTOLIC CHURCH shows how deep our relationship runs. f H.R. 5681 would extend the U.S.-UK nu- OF FRESNO clear agreement, which has to be renewed HONORING RAFFAELA CICARELLI every 10 years. HON. JIM COSTA ON HER 100TH BIRTHDAY I am an original cosponsor of this bill be- OF CALIFORNIA cause the UK is a strong ally of the United IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES HON. ROSA L. DeLAURO States. It is in the interest of the American Wednesday, November 19, 2014 OF CONNECTICUT people that the U.S. and UK continue to IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES strengthen one another. Mr. COSTA. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to Wednesday, November 19, 2014 f recognize Holy Trinity Armenian Apostolic Church (Holy Trinity) of Fresno, California in Ms. DELAURO. Mr. Speaker, it is my great A RESOLUTION HONORING celebration of their 100th anniversary. Holy pleasure to rise today to wish Raffaela MONSIGNOR FELIX S. DIOMARTICH Trinity’s service and dedication to bettering the Cicarelli a very happy 100th birthday! Rae, a quality of life in the Fresno community de- cousin of my mother Luisa, has been a very HON. JANICE HAHN serves to be recognized. special part of my family’s life and today she OF CALIFORNIA The Holy Trinity Armenian Apostolic Church joins my mom as a centenarian! IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES that stands today on the corner of Ventura Rae’s story is like that of many others of her and ‘‘M’’ Street was constructed in 1914. It generation. Born in Amalfi, Italy in November Wednesday, November 19, 2014 was the first church ever built in the tradition of 1914, her father left Italy for America when Ms. HAHN. Mr. Speaker, I submit the fol- of Armenian Church architecture in the United she was just a toddler. At the age of five, she, lowing resolution: States of America. The gorgeous brick church her mother and her uncle traveled to America Whereas Monsignor Felix S. Diomartich is was designed by Fresno’s first Armenian ar- to join him. Her family settled on Wooster the oldest priest in the City of Los Angeles chitect, Lawrence Karekin Cone. Upon its Street in New Haven, Connecticut. Along with and the Sˇ ibenik region of Croatia; completion, a handful of soil delivered from my grandparents, her parents ran Canestri’s Whereas Monsignor Diomartich was born on the Monastery of St. Krikor the Illuminator Pastry Shop above which both families lived. November 2, 1914 in Zlarin, Croatia making Erzeroum, Armenia, was placed in the infra- Rae received her education at Dante and him 100 years old; structure. Additionally, sacred objects from St. Columbus Schools in New Haven and when Whereas Monsignor Diomartich is cele- James Monastery in Jerusalem were brought she was old enough to work, she was em- brating 77 years of service in the priesthood; as a symbol to bridge the church with the ployed by Strouse Adler located in New Whereas Monsignor Diomartich began his homeland and Holy Land. Holy Trinity is the Haven, making garment labels for brassieres life’s journey at the parish of Vodice as the first and oldest Armenian Church in the west- and corsets. She worked at Strouse Adler for Associate Pastor; ern United States. It was added to the Na- thirty-two years. And, much like my own moth- Whereas Monsignor Diomartich earned two tional Register of Historic Places on July 31, er, after working her day job, Rae would come doctorate degrees theology and church law at 1986. home and work at the pastry shop as a sales the Gregorian University in Rome, Italy and For the past 100 years, Holy Trinity has person. obtained the title of the lawyer of the Sacra served the spiritual needs of Fresno’s Arme- At just twenty-six years old, Rae married in Romana Rota; nian community. The church has a strong his- St. Michael’s Church in the heart of Wooster Whereas after Monsignor Diomartich came tory of assisting the Armenian community by Square. After her wedding, she and her hus- to the United States and served at three par- providing various services to those in need. band settled in a home on Lighthouse Road

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In the beginning, she continue to expand the opportunities, status band passed away in 1979, Rae moved to had to overcome a few challenges, but in and well-being of women and their families Quinnipiac Avenue to live with her son. 1983, construction began, and the following around the globe. Congratulations to the When Rae was young, she enjoyed basket- year, the doors opened for Erna’s Elderberry Daughters of Penelope on reaching such a ball and baseball. At 100 years young, Rae House. Now, on October 19, 2014, she is milestone and I look forward to continuing to enjoys doing word search puzzles, and watch- celebrating the restaurant’s 30th anniversary. see the charitable efforts of such a dedicated ing and listening to her television. She is in- Erna takes pride not only in the food she group of people. volved in recreational activities such as exer- prepares, but also in the annual events that f cise groups, special events, entertainment and she holds, such as ‘‘A Night in Vienna’’ and RECOGNIZING THE FRESNO AREA playing games such as Bingo, Pokeno, trivia, Erna’s signature ‘‘Elderberry Harvest Dinner.’’ HISPANIC FOUNDATION FOR Five-Card Bingo and more. She is very active These events, along with the delicious meals BEING NAMED 2014 CHAMBER OF and recreates independently, praying the ro- she prepares daily, are the reason why so THE YEAR sary, and reading prayers daily. many tourists from Yosemite National Park Marking decades of hard work, this occa- and the surrounding areas make sure to visit sion reflects an important milestone in Rae’s the notable restaurant. HON. JIM COSTA OF CALIFORNIA life. Over the years, she has witnessed re- Guests continue to return to the restaurant IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES markable changes and extraordinary to experience the quality of food and service. progress—indeed, she has lived through some Only the freshest and most pristine ingredients Wednesday, November 19, 2014 of the most exciting times on our nation’s his- from local Central Valley farms are purchased Mr. COSTA. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to tory. I am honored to call her family and very for the unique cuisine that is on the menu. recognize the Fresno Area Hispanic Founda- proud to stand today to wish Raffaela Cicarelli They also work with the Maitre’d Hotel to en- tion for being selected as the 2014 Chamber a very happy 100th birthday! My very best sure flawless service and hospitality and with of the Year by the U.S. Hispanic Chamber of wishes for many more years of health and the Cellar Master to create an extraordinary Commerce. happiness. wine list, which complements the menu each The Fresno Area Hispanic Foundation f evening. (FAHF), a member of the national Hispanic RECOGNIZING PENNSYLVANIA For more than fifteen years, the restaurant Chamber, was selected from more than 200 STATE REPRESENTATIVE GENE has maintained the Elderberry House Cooking chambers for their exceptional service and commitment to promoting and supporting His- DIGIROLAMO School. It provides knowledge of the culinary arts to its patrons and transforms the res- panic businesses in the region. The award HON. MICHAEL G. FITZPATRICK taurant into a creative arena where inspired was announced at the U.S. Hispanic Chamber cooks can develop their skills under the guid- of Commerce’s national convention in Salt OF PENNSYLVANIA Lake City. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ance of the executive chef. Continuing upon her culinary dreams, Erna The Fresno Area Hispanic Foundation, led Wednesday, November 19, 2014 opened the enchanting Chateau du Sureau in by President/CEO Dora Westerlund, was Mr. FITZPATRICK. Mr. Speaker, Pennsyl- 1991, the elegant Villa Sureau in 1999, and founded in 2001 by a group of business own- ers determined to find effective and engaging vania State Representative Gene DiGirolamo the magical Spa du Sureau in October 2005. ways to address the needs of a dynamic and of Bensalem Township has been honored for Mr. Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join me emerging population. The FAHF, which is the more than a decade of legislative work to in recognizing 30 years of outstanding culinary only Hispanic Foundation west of the Mis- combat drug and alcohol addiction in Bucks experience created by Ms. Erna Kubin-Clanin. sissippi to own its facility—The Downtown County and across our commonwealth. For his She has undoubtedly made lasting contribu- Business Hub, has evolved into a one-stop commitment, Representative DiGirolamo is tions to the San Joaquin Valley and the entire being recognized by Steps to Recovery, a shop that offers an array of resources ranging state of California. from networking opportunities to micro-loan Bucks County behavioral health treatment f center. programs. In addition, the FAHF offers bilin- Amid rising problems of opiates, such as BERGEN 350TH ANNIVERSARY gual workshops on small business lending and heroin, and abuse of prescription pain medica- GALA courses on business licenses, market re- tions which have contributed to a sharp in- search, operations management, and financial crease in drug overdose deaths, Representa- statements, to name a few. HON. BILL PASCRELL, JR. The FAHF also has a very strong philan- tive DiGirolamo has remained an outspoken OF NEW JERSEY thropic presence in the San Joaquin Valley. advocate in the fight against these trends. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES His legislative advocacy led to Senate Bill Since its inception, the FAHF has focused on 1182, the ‘‘Good Samaritan’’ law. This law in- Wednesday, November 19, 2014 assisting underserved families in the region by providing academic scholarships and personal cludes provisions that give families and all Mr. PASCRELL. Mr. Speaker, I rise to com- emergency personnel access to the life-saving enrichment activities. Through their scholar- memorate the 85th Anniversary of the found- ship program, the FAHF has awarded more drug, Narcan, which is used to counteract the ing of the Daughters of Penelope, the leading than $200,000 in scholarships, and their Lend- deadly effects of a drug overdose. In Pennsyl- international women’s organization dedicated A-Hand program provides over 600 parents vania, the law also allows fire and police per- to promoting the ideals of ancient Greece. and 350 children with free food and toys dur- sonnel to have Narcan on hand for a drug Founded, November 16th 1929 in San Fran- ing the holidays. Additionally, the Fresno Area overdose emergency. cisco, California the Daughters of Penelope Hispanic Foundation, in conjunction with the Therefore, I congratulate my friend Rep- was established to improve the wellbeing of Mexican Consulate in Fresno, established the resentative DiGirolamo for his dedication, women through community service and vol- Plaza Comunitaria in 2003, which touches the compassion and outstanding leadership and unteerism. Especially, I would like to honor the lives of local children and families through the wish him continued success. Daughters of Penelope District 5 who rep- center’s annual events and fundraisers. f resent chapters in New Jersey for their tireless Mr. Speaker, I ask my colleagues in the RECOGNIZING ERNA’S efforts to improve the lives of women across U.S. House of Representatives to join me in ELDERBERRY HOUSE our great state. recognizing the Fresno Area Hispanic Founda- Nationally, one example of the great work tion for being selected as the 2014 Chamber HON. JIM COSTA done by the Daughters of Penelope can be of the Year by the U.S. Hispanic Chamber of found in the Penelope House, a shelter for Commerce. Their unwavering dedication to the OF CALIFORNIA battered women in Mobile, Alabama. The Pe- success and growth of Hispanic businesses in IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES nelope House focuses on the prevention of the San Joaquin Valley and their work to en- Wednesday, November 19, 2014 domestic violence through education and pub- rich the lives of local families is truly com- Mr. COSTA. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to lic awareness. The Penelope House helps vic- mendable. The Fresno Area Hispanic Founda- recognize Erna Kubin-Clanin, proprietress and tims of intimate partner violence to gain social tion has served as a catalyst for economic

VerDate Sep 11 2014 06:29 Nov 20, 2014 Jkt 049060 PO 00000 Frm 00012 Fmt 0626 Sfmt 9920 E:\CR\FM\A19NO8.027 E19NOPT1 SSpencer on DSK4SPTVN1PROD with REMARKS November 19, 2014 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks E1641 growth and sets the standard for Chambers of Meetings scheduled for Thursday, No- DECEMBER 2 Commerce throughout the nation. vember 20, 2014 may be found in the 9:30 a.m. Daily Digest of today’s RECORD. Committee on Armed Services f To hold hearings to examine the nomina- MEETINGS SCHEDULED tions of Robert M. Scher, of the Dis- SENATE COMMITTEE MEETINGS NOVEMBER 21 trict of Columbia, to be Assistant Sec- Title IV of Senate Resolution 4, 9:30 a.m. retary for Strategy, Plans, and Capa- agreed to by the Senate of February 4, Committee on Homeland Security and bilities, Elissa Slotkin, of the District 1977, calls for establishment of a sys- Governmental Affairs of Columbia, to be Assistant Secretary Permanent Subcommittee on Investiga- for International Security Affairs, tem for a computerized schedule of all tions meetings and hearings of Senate com- David J. Berteau, to be Assistant Sec- To continue hearings to examine Wall retary for Logistics and Material Read- mittees, subcommittees, joint commit- Street bank involvement with physical iness, Alissa M. Starzak, of New York, tees, and committees of conference. commodities, focusing on the extent to to be General Counsel of the Depart- This title requires all such committees which banks and their holding compa- nies own physical commodities like oil, ment of the Army, and Admiral Harry to notify the Office of the Senate Daily B. Harris, Jr., USN, for reappointment Digest—designated by the Rules Com- natural gas, aluminum and other in- dustrial metals, as well as own or con- to the grade of admiral and to be Com- mittee—of the time, place and purpose trol businesses like power plants, oil mander, United States Pacific Com- of the meetings, when scheduled and and gas pipelines, and commodity mand, all of the Department of De- any cancellations or changes in the warehouses. fense. meetings as they occur. SD–106 SH–216 As an additional procedure along 10 a.m. with the computerization of this infor- Committee on Banking, Housing, and mation, the Office of the Senate Daily Urban Affairs Digest will prepare this information for Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Protection printing in the Extensions of Remarks To hold hearings to examine improving section of the CONGRESSIONAL RECORD financial institution supervision, focus- on Monday and Wednesday of each ing on addressing regulatory capture. week. SD–538

VerDate Sep 11 2014 06:29 Nov 20, 2014 Jkt 049060 PO 00000 Frm 00013 Fmt 0626 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A19NO8.031 E19NOPT1 SSpencer on DSK4SPTVN1PROD with REMARKS Wednesday, November 19, 2014 Daily Digest Senate By 56 yeas to 40 nays (Vote No. 285), Senate Chamber Action agreed to the motion to close further debate on the Routine Proceedings, pages S6107–S6162 nomination. Page S6138 Measures Introduced: Seven bills and two resolu- Beetlestone Nomination: Senate continued consid- tions were introduced, as follows: S. 2940–2946, and eration of the nomination of Wendy Beetlestone, of S. Res. 583–584. Page S6148 Pennsylvania, to be United States District Judge for Measures Reported: the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. Pages S6138–39 S. 2917, to expand the program of priority review During consideration of this nomination today, to encourage treatments for tropical diseases. Senate also took the following action: Page S6148 By 58 yeas to 38 nays (Vote No. 286), Senate Measures Passed: agreed to the motion to close further debate on the nomination. Pages S6138–39 Commending Jerald D. Linnell: Senate agreed to S. Res. 584, commending Jerald D. Linnell on his Bolden Nomination: Senate continued consider- ation of the nomination of Victor Allen Bolden, of service to the United States Senate. Page S6159 Connecticut, to be United States District Judge for Resignation of Senator Tom Coburn: Senator the District of Connecticut. Page S6139 Tom A. Coburn, of Oklahoma, submitted a letter of During consideration of this nomination today, resignation from the United States Senate, effective Senate also took the following action: January 3, 2015. Pages S6141–42 By 51 yeas to 44 nays (Vote No. 287), Senate Pepper Nomination: Senate continued consider- agreed to the motion to close further debate on the ation of the nomination of Pamela Pepper, of Wis- nomination. Page S6139 consin, to be United States District Judge for the Pepper, Sannes, Arleo, Beetlestone, and Bolden Eastern District of Wisconsin. Page S6137 Nominations—Agreement: A unanimous-consent- During consideration of this nomination today, time agreement was reached providing that at 2 Senate also took the following action: p.m., on Thursday, November 20, 2014, all post- By 58 yeas to 39 nays (Vote No. 283), Senate cloture time be expired, and Senate vote on con- agreed to the motion to close further debate on the firmation of the nominations of Pamela Pepper, of nomination. Page S6137 Wisconsin, to be United States District Judge for Sannes Nomination: Senate continued consideration the Eastern District of Wisconsin, Brenda K. Sannes, of the nomination of Brenda K. Sannes, of New of New York, to be United States District Judge for York, to be United States District Judge for the the Northern District of New York, Madeline Cox Northern District of New York. Pages S6137–38 Arleo, of New Jersey, to be United States District During consideration of this nomination today, Judge for the District of New Jersey, Wendy Senate also took the following action: Beetlestone, of Pennsylvania, to be United States By 55 yeas to 42 nays (Vote No. 284), Senate District Judge for the Eastern District of Pennsyl- agreed to the motion to close further debate on the vania, and Victor Allen Bolden, of Connecticut, to nomination. Page S6138 be United States District Judge for the District of Arleo Nomination: Senate continued consideration Connecticut, in the order upon which cloture was in- of the nomination of Madeline Cox Arleo, of New voked; and that there be two minutes for debate Jersey, to be United States District Judge for the prior to each vote, and all roll call votes after the District of New Jersey. Page S6138 first vote in each sequence be 10 minutes in length. During consideration of this nomination today, Page S6107 Senate also took the following action: D1039

VerDate Sep 11 2014 07:13 Nov 20, 2014 Jkt 049060 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 0627 Sfmt 0627 E:\CR\FM\D19NO4.REC D19NOPT1 SSpencer on DSK4SPTVN1PROD with DIGEST D1040 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — DAILY DIGEST November 19, 2014 Nominations—Agreement: A unanimous-consent- concurrently and without additional compensation as time agreement was reached providing that fol- Ambassador to the Union of the Comoros. lowing the vote on confirmation of the nomination Pages S6140–41, S6162 of Victor Allen Bolden, of Connecticut, to be United Michele Jeanne Sison, of Maryland, to be the Dep- States District Judge for the District of Connecticut, uty Representative of the United States of America Senate begin consideration of the nominations of to the United Nations, with the rank and status of James D. Pettit, of Virginia, to be Ambassador to Ambassador, and the Deputy Representative of the the Republic of Moldova, Pamela Leora Spratlen, of United States of America in the Security Council of California, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Uz- the United Nations. Pages S6140–41, S6162 bekistan, Tamara Wenda Ashford, of Virginia, to be Michele Jeanne Sison, of Maryland, to be Rep- a Judge of the United States Tax Court for a term resentative of the United States of America to the of fifteen years, L. Paige Marvel, of Maryland, to be Sessions of the General Assembly of the United Na- a Judge of the United States Tax Court for a term tions, during her tenure of service as Deputy Rep- of fifteen years, Cary Douglas Pugh, of Virginia, to resentative of the United States of America to the be a Judge of the United States Tax Court for a United Nations. Pages S6140–41, S6162 term of fifteen years, Ramin Toloui, of Iowa, to be Nominations Received: Senate received the fol- a Deputy Under Secretary of the Treasury, Lisa Afua lowing nominations: Serwah Mensah, of Maryland, to be Under Secretary Mark R. Rosekind, of California, to be Adminis- of Agriculture for Rural Development, George Al- trator of the National Highway Traffic Safety Ad- bert Krol, of New Jersey, to be Ambassador to the ministration. Republic of Kazakhstan, Luis G. Moreno, of Texas, Matthew Stuart Butler, of Ohio, to be a Member to be Ambassador to Jamaica, Donald Lu, of Cali- of the Election Assistance Commission for a term ex- fornia, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Albania, piring December 12, 2015. and Brent Robert Hartley, of Oregon, to be Ambas- 1 Air Force nomination in the rank of general. sador to the Republic of Slovenia; that there be two 1 Navy nomination in the rank of admiral. minutes for debate equally divided between the two A routine list in the Army. Page S6162 Leaders, or their designees, prior to each vote; that Nomination Withdrawn: Senate received notifica- upon the use or yielding back of time, Senate vote, tion of withdrawal of the following nomination: without intervening action or debate, on confirma- Myrna Perez, of Texas, to be a Member of the tion of the nominations, in the order listed; that any Election Assistance Commission for a term expiring roll call votes, following the first in the series, be 10 December 12, 2015, which was sent to the Senate minutes in length; and that no further motions be on January 6, 2014. Page S6162 in order to the nominations. Page S6141 Messages from the House: Page S6143 Nominations Confirmed: Senate confirmed the fol- Measures Referred: Page S6143 lowing nominations: Enrolled Bills Presented: Page S6143 Jon M. Holladay, of Virginia, to be Chief Finan- cial Officer, Department of Agriculture. Executive Communications: Pages S6143–48 Pages S6140–41, S6162 Executive Reports of Committees: Page S6148 Maureen Elizabeth Cormack, of Virginia, to be Additional Cosponsors: Pages S6148–49 Ambassador to Bosnia and Herzegovina. Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions: Pages S6140–41, S6162 Allan P. Mustard, of Washington, to be Ambas- Pages S6149–57 sador to Turkmenistan. Pages S6140–41, S6162 Additional Statements: Pages S6142–43 Earl Robert Miller, of Michigan, to be Ambas- Amendments Submitted: Pages S6157–58 sador to the Republic of Botswana. Authorities for Committees to Meet: Page S6158 Pages S6140–41, S6162 Judith Beth Cefkin, of Colorado, to be Ambas- Privileges of the Floor: Pages S6158–59 sador to the Republic of Fiji, and to serve concur- Record Votes: Five record votes were taken today. rently and without additional compensation as Am- (Total—287) Pages S6137–39 bassador to the Republic of Kiribati, the Republic of Adjournment: Senate convened at 9:30 a.m. and Nauru, the Kingdom of Tonga, and Tuvalu. adjourned at 7:11 p.m., until 9:30 a.m. on Thurs- Pages S6140–41, S6162 day, November 20, 2014. (For Senate’s program, see Robert T. Yamate, of California, to be Ambas- the remarks of the Majority Leader in today’s Record sador to the Republic of Madagascar, and to serve on page S6159.)

VerDate Sep 11 2014 07:13 Nov 20, 2014 Jkt 049060 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 0627 Sfmt 0627 E:\CR\FM\D19NO4.REC D19NOPT1 SSpencer on DSK4SPTVN1PROD with DIGEST November 19, 2014 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — DAILY DIGEST D1041 H.R. 669, to amend the Public Health Service Committee Meetings Act to improve the health of children and help bet- (Committees not listed did not meet) ter understand and enhance awareness about unex- pected sudden death in early life; and BUSINESS MEETING The nominations of P. David Lopez, of Arizona, to be General Counsel, and Charlotte A. Burrows, of Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: the District of Columbia, to be a Member, both of Committee ordered favorably reported the nomina- the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, tions of Lourdes Maria Castro Ramirez, of California, Adri Davin Jayaratne, of Michigan, to be Assistant to be an Assistant Secretary of Housing and Urban Secretary of Labor for Congressional and Intergovern- Development, and Therese W. McMillan, of Cali- mental Affairs, and Mary Lucille Jordan, of Mary- fornia, to be Federal Transit Administrator, Depart- land, and Michael Young, of Pennsylvania, both to ment of Transportation. be a Member of the Federal Mine Safety and Health FEDERAL HOUSING FINANCE AGENCY Review Commission. AND THE MORTGAGE MARKET PROTECTING OUR CHILDREN’S MENTAL Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: HEALTH Committee concluded an oversight hearing to exam- Committee on Indian Affairs: Committee concluded an ine the Federal Housing Finance Agency, focusing oversight hearing to examine protecting our chil- on balancing stability, growth, and affordability in dren’s mental health, focusing on preventing and ad- the mortgage market, including an update on Fannie dressing childhood trauma in Indian country, after Mae, Freddie Mac, and the Federal home loan banks, receiving testimony from Robert L. Listenbee, Ad- after receiving testimony from Melvin L. Watt, Di- ministrator, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delin- rector, Federal Housing Finance Agency. quency Prevention, Office of Justice Programs, De- NOMINATION partment of Justice; Yvette Roubideaux, Acting Di- rector, Indian Health Service, and Kana Enomoto, Committee on Foreign Relations: Committee concluded Principal Deputy Administrator, Substance Abuse a hearing to examine the nomination of Antony and Mental Health Services Administration, both of Blinken, of New York, to be Deputy Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services; Rick State, after the nominee testified and answered ques- VandenPol, University of Montana National Native tions in his own behalf. Children’s Trauma Center, Missoula; and Verne PREPAREDNESS AND RESPONSE TO PUBLIC Boerner, Alaska Native Health Board, Anchorage. HEALTH THREATS VETERANS’ MENTAL HEALTH AND Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Af- SUICIDE fairs: Committee concluded a hearing to examine Committee on Veterans’ Affairs: Committee concluded a preparedness and response to public health threats, hearing to examine veterans’ mental health and sui- focusing on how ready we are, after receiving testi- cide, after receiving testimony from Harold Kudler, mony from Nicole Lurie, Assistant Secretary for Pre- Chief Mental Health Consultant, Veterans Health paredness and Response, and Tom Frieden, Director, Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, both of Colonel Elspeth Cameron Ritchie, USA (Ret.), Dis- the Department of Health and Human Services; R. trict of Columbia Department of Behavioral Health, Gil Kerlikowske, Commissioner, Customs and Bor- and The National Academies Institute of Medicine der Protection, and Kathryn Brinsfield, Chief Med- Committee on the Assessment of Ongoing Efforts in ical Officer, both of the Department of Homeland the Treatment of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Security; Nancy Lindborg, Assistant Administrator, Washington, DC.; Master Sergeant Vincent Vanata, Bureau of Democracy, Conflict and Humanitarian USMC (Ret.), Wounded Warrior Project, Cody, Wy- Assistance, Agency for International Development; oming; Blayne Smith, Team RWB, Chicago, Illinois; and David Lakey, Texas Department of State Health Susan Selke, Katy, Texas; and Valerie Pallotta, Services Commissioner, Austin. Colchester, Vermont. BUSINESS MEETING THE PRIVATE INDUSTRY AND PHONE Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: SCAMS Committee ordered favorably reported the following Special Committee on Aging: Committee concluded a business items: hearing to examine the private industry’s role in S. 2917, to expand the program of priority review stemming the tide of phone scams, after receiving to encourage treatments for tropical diseases; testimony from Steve Streit, Green Dot Corporation,

VerDate Sep 11 2014 07:13 Nov 20, 2014 Jkt 049060 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 0627 Sfmt 0627 E:\CR\FM\D19NO4.REC D19NOPT1 SSpencer on DSK4SPTVN1PROD with DIGEST D1042 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — DAILY DIGEST November 19, 2014 Pasadena, California; R.B. Rolling, International ings, Inc., Pleasanton, California; and Lisa LaBruno, Communications International, Inc., Atlanta, Geor- Retail Industry Leaders Association, Arlington, Vir- gia; William Tauscher, Blackhawk Network Hold- ginia. h House of Representatives Condemning the Government of Iran for its Chamber Action gross human rights violations: H. Res. 754, to con- Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 9 public demn the Government of Iran for its gross human bills, H.R. 5737–5745; and 2 resolutions, H. Res. rights violations; and Pages H8106–10 759–760, were introduced. Page H8132 Malala Yousafzai Scholarship Act: H.R. 3583, Additional Cosponsors: Page H8133 amended, to expand the number of scholarships Report Filed: A report was filed today as follows: available to Pakistani women under the Merit and H.R. 2689, to amend the National Energy Con- Needs-Based Scholarship Program. Pages H8110–13 servation Policy Act to encourage the increased use Secret Science Reform Act of 2014: The House of performance contracting in Federal facilities, with passed H.R. 4012, to prohibit the Environmental an amendment (H. Rept. 113–627). Page H8132 Protection Agency from proposing, finalizing, or dis- Speaker: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he seminating regulations or assessments based upon appointed Representative Black to act as Speaker pro science that is not transparent or reproducible, by a tempore for today. Page H8073 recorded vote of 237 ayes to 190 noes, Roll No. Recess: The House recessed at 10:33 a.m. and re- 528. Pages H8087–H8103 convened at 12 noon. Page H8076 Rejected the Eddie Bernice Johnson (TX) motion to recommit the bill to the Committee on Science, Suspensions: The House agreed to suspend the rules Space, and Technology with instructions to report and pass the following measures: the same back to the House forthwith with an John F. Kennedy Center Reauthorization Act of amendment by a recorded vote of 196 ayes to 230 2014: H.R. 5448, to amend the John F. Kennedy noes, Roll No. 527. Pages H8100–02 Center Act to authorize appropriations for the John Pursuant to the Rule, an amendment in the na- F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts; ture of a substitute consisting of the text of Rules Pages H8080–81 Committee Print 113–57 shall be considered as an STELA Reauthorization Act of 2014: H.R. original bill for the purpose of amendment under the 5728, to amend the Communications Act of 1934 five-minute rule. Page H8097 and title 17, United States Code, to extend expiring Agreed to: provisions relating to the retransmission of signals of Gosar amendment (No. 1 printed in part B of H. television broadcast stations; Page H8081–87 Rept. 113–626) that mandates that the EPA make Providing for the approval of the Amendment to all scientific and technical information relied upon an Agreement for Cooperation on the Uses of for rulemaking available online before proposing or Atomic Energy for Mutual Defense Purposes: H.R. finalizing new regulations. Pages H8097–98 5681, to provide for the approval of the Amendment Rejected: to the Agreement Between the Government of the Kennedy amendment (No. 2 printed in part B of United States of America and the Government of the H. Rept. 113–626) that would have allowed the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ire- EPA to use all peer-reviewed scientific publications land for Cooperation on the Uses of Atomic Energy (by a recorded vote of 194 ayes to 230 noes, Roll for Mutual Defense Purposes; Pages H8103–04 No. 526). Pages H8098–H8100 Girls Count Act: H.R. 3398, amended, to author- H. Res. 756, the rule providing for consideration ize the Secretary of State and the Administrator of of the bills (H.R. 1422), (H.R. 4012), and (H.R. the United States Agency for International Develop- 4795), was agreed to yesterday, November 18. ment to provide assistance to support the rights of Meeting Hour: Agreed by unanimous consent that women and girls in developing countries, and for when the House adjourns today, it adjourn to meet other purposes; Pages H8104–06 at 9 a.m. tomorrow, November 20. Page H8113

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plants, oil and gas pipelines, and commodity warehouses, ice and other executive agency employees to designate 9:30 a.m., SD–106. beneficiaries of their death benefits; H.R. 5241, the ‘‘Cri- Committee on the Judiciary: business meeting to consider mea Annexation Non-recognition Act’’; H.R. 5656, the S. 2520, to improve the Freedom of Information Act, ‘‘Feed the Future Global Food Security Act of 2014’’; H.R. 1447, to encourage States to report to the Attorney H.R. 5685, the ‘‘Rewards for Justice Congressional Noti- General certain information regarding the deaths of indi- fication Act of 2014’’; H.R. 5710, the ‘‘Ebola Emergency viduals in the custody of law enforcement agencies, and Response Act’’; H. Res. 714, reaffirming the peaceful and the nominations of Jorge Luis Alonso, and John Robert collaborative resolution of maritime and jurisdictional Blakey, both to be a United States District Judge for the disputes in the South China Sea and the East China Sea Northern District of Illinois, Allison Dale Burroughs, to as provided for by universally recognized principles of be United States District Judge for the District of Massa- international law, and reaffirming the strong support of chusetts, Jeanne E. Davidson, of Maryland, to be a Judge the United States Government for freedom of navigation of the United States Court of International Trade, Hay- and other internationally lawful uses of sea and airspace wood Stirling Gilliam, Jr., to be United States District in the Asia-Pacific region; and H. Res. 758, strongly con- Judge for the Northern District of California, Amos L. demning the actions of the Russian Federation, under Mazzant III, and Robert William Schroeder III, both to President Vladimir Putin, which has carried out a policy be a United States District Judge for the Eastern District of aggression against neighboring countries aimed at po- of Texas, Amit Priyavadan Mehta, to be United States litical and economic domination, 9:30 a.m., 2172 Ray- District Judge for the District of Columbia, Robert Lee burn. Pitman, to be United States District Judge for the West- November 20, Subcommittee on the Middle East and ern District of Texas, and Sarah R. Saldana, of Texas, to North Africa, hearing entitled ‘‘Examining What a Nu- be an Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security, 10 a.m., clear Iran Deal Means for Global Security’’, 1 p.m., 2172 SD–226. Rayburn. Committee on Rules and Administration: business meeting Committee on Natural Resources, November 20, Sub- to consider the nominations of Matthew Vincent committee on Fisheries, Wildlife, Oceans and Insular Af- Masterson, of Ohio, and Christy A. McCormick, of Vir- fairs, hearing entitled ‘‘Is the Midway Atoll National ginia, both to be a Member of the Election Assistance Wildlife Refuge Being Properly Managed?’’, 10 a.m., Commission, 2 p.m., S–216, Capitol. 1334 Longworth. Select Committee on Intelligence: to hold hearings to exam- Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, November 20, Sub- ine certain intelligence matters, 2:30 p.m., SD–562. committee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs, hearing entitled ‘‘Filipino Veterans Equity Compensation House Fund: Inquiry into the Adequacy of Process in Verifying Committee on Foreign Affairs, November 20, Full Com- Eligibility’’, 10 a.m., 334 Cannon. mittee, markup on the following legislative measures: Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, November 20, H.R. 2901, the ‘‘Senator Paul Simon Water for the Full Committee, hearing entitled ‘‘Cybersecurity Threats: World Act of 2013’’; H.R. 5206, to allow Foreign Serv- The Way Forward’’, 9 a.m., 2212 Rayburn.

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Next Meeting of the SENATE Next Meeting of the HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 9:30 a.m., Thursday, November 20 9 a.m., Thursday, November 20

Senate Chamber House Chamber Program for Thursday: After the transaction of any Program for Thursday: Consideration of H.R. 4795— morning business (not to extend beyond 2 p.m.), Senate Promoting New Manufacturing Act (Subject to a Rule). will have a series of up to 5 roll call votes and a series of voice votes on confirmation of nominations.

Extensions of Remarks, as inserted in this issue

HOUSE DeLauro, Rosa L., Conn., E1633, E1639 Perlmutter, Ed, Colo., E1639 Fitzpatrick, Michael G., Pa., E1640 Poe, Ted, Tex., E1635, E1639 Brooks, Susan W., Ind., E1634, E1636, E1638 Gingrey, Phil, Ga., E1638 Roskam, Peter J., Ill., E1637 Broun, Paul C., Ga., E1634 Graves, Sam, Mo., E1629, E1631, E1633 Schakowsky, Janice D., Ill., E1635 Byrne, Bradley, Ala.,E1629 Hahn, Janice, Calif., E1639 Smith, Christopher H., N.J., E1630, E1632 Capps, Lois, Calif., E1629 Hall, Ralph M., Tex., E1631 Cartwright, Matt, Pa., E1633 Hoyer, Steny H., Md., E1637 Smith, Lamar, Tex., E1629 Coffman, Mike, Colo., E1633 Huizenga, Bill, Mich., E1631 Thornberry, Mac, Tex., E1630 Connolly, Gerald E., Va., E1631, E1632 Langevin, James R., R.I., E1636 Tsongas, Niki, Mass., E1629 Costa, Jim, Calif., E1633, E1634, E1635, E1636, E1637, Lofgren, Zoe, Calif., E1632 Vela´ zquez, Nydia M., N.Y., E1634 E1638, E1639, E1640, E1640 Maloney, Carolyn B., N.Y., E1631 Wasserman Schultz, Debbie, Fla., E1635 Cuellar, Henry, Tex., E1636 Pascrell, Bill, Jr., N.J., E1640

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