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Vol. 159 WASHINGTON, WEDNESDAY, JULY 24, 2013 No. 107 House of Representatives The House met at 10 a.m. and was With only 5 legislative days remain- After speaking of force posture, what called to order by the Speaker pro tem- ing before the Congress departs for Au- have we done to ensure that if another pore (Mr. WEBSTER). gust recess, I’m increasingly concerned incident were to happen this Sep- f that none of these questions will be an- tember 11 that we’re prepared to re- swered by the one-year anniversary of spond? DESIGNATION OF SPEAKER PRO the Benghazi attack. We’re less than 2 months away from TEMPORE According to a recent excerpt in the the 9/11 anniversary, but the American The SPEAKER pro tempore laid be- forthcoming book, ‘‘Under Fire: The people don’t know whether we’re any fore the House the following commu- Untold Story of the Attack in more capable of responding to an inci- nication from the Speaker: Benghazi,’’ which was published in this dent in North Africa or the Middle WASHINGTON, DC, month’s Vanity Fair magazine, Ambas- East. July 24, 2013. sador Stevens made several calls for The American people have lost con- I hereby appoint the Honorable DANIEL help after reaching what he believed fidence in this investigation. We can WEBSTER, to act as Speaker pro tempore on was a safe room on the consulate com- help restore it with a bipartisan select this day. pound. committee. JOHN A. BOEHNER, As we well know now, one call was f Speaker of the House of Representatives. placed to his Deputy Chief of Mission, f Gregory Hicks, who was at the U.S. EFFECTS OF THE SEQUESTER The SPEAKER pro tempore. The MORNING-HOUR DEBATE Embassy in Tripoli. In May, Hicks pro- vided powerful testimony about that Chair recognizes the gentleman from The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- final conversation with Stevens. Maryland (Mr. HOYER) for 5 minutes. ant to the order of the House of Janu- He also called ‘‘local militia and pub- Mr. HOYER. Mr. Speaker, I’ve come ary 3, 2013, the Chair will now recog- lic-security commanders in Benghazi, to this floor nearly every week since nize Members from lists submitted by pleading for help.’’ the sequester took effect in March to the majority and minority leaders for What I found interesting in the Van- highlight its dangerous consequences morning-hour debate. ity Fair excerpt is that Stevens also to our national security, its harmful The Chair will alternate recognition made calls to ‘‘nearby consulates’’ on impact on our economy, and the pain it between the parties, with each party the BlackBerry of someone on his secu- is causing the most vulnerable people limited to 1 hour and each Member rity detail. Assuming the authors are in our country. other than the majority and minority correct, the government must have the Now, with the sequester in its 21st leaders and the minority whip limited phone records from Stevens’ calls to week, this Congress has still not to 5 minutes each, but in no event shall the militia and foreign consulates that achieved the big, balanced and bipar- debate continue beyond 11:50 a.m. night. tisan solution to deficits that we need f This raises the important question of to replace the sequester and put Amer- what foreign consulates did he call, and ica back on a sound fiscal path. THE SEVENTH UNANSWERED how did these consulates respond? Only such an agreement, Mr. Speak- QUESTION If Stevens was calling foreign con- er, can provide a viable alternative to The SPEAKER pro tempore. The sulates, it also begs the question, did the irrational cuts this sequestration Chair recognizes the gentleman from U.S. officials in Tripoli or Washington has imposed. Those cuts are already ex- Virginia (Mr. WOLF) for 5 minutes. call any allies with assets in Libya to acerbating the many challenges we Mr. WOLF. Mr. Speaker, today I’ve help respond to the attack? face as a Nation. come to the floor to raise the seventh Furthermore, did the Pentagon con- Later this week, I will be delivering in a series of critical but unanswered nect any NATO allies with military as- meals to seniors in my district with questions about the terrorist attacks sets in the region that could have pro- the Meals on Wheels program, which on the U.S. consulate and annex in vided assistance that night? could be delivering 4 million fewer Benghazi last September 11. Given how close many of the Euro- meals nationwide as a result of the se- Despite a year of investigation in a pean allies are to the Mediterranean, quester. number of committees, the American wouldn’t they have planes or response One small business owner from my people still do not know the answers to teams stationed in locations in or near- district recently reached out to my these questions, nor do they know if by the region that could have mobi- staff to say that he was personally im- they have even been asked. lized upon a request from Washington? pacted by Meals on Wheels when the

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VerDate Mar 15 2010 00:59 Jul 25, 2013 Jkt 029060 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A24JY7.000 H24JYPT1 jbell on DSK7SPTVN1PROD with HOUSE H4982 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE July 24, 2013 grandmother who raised him was diag- who are being forced to stay home from I’m so proud of the legislation that nosed with cancer and came to rely on work without pay. They were certainly we’ve passed that would move America Meals on Wheels during the final part concerned about their families’ fi- to energy independence and create hun- of her life. nances. dreds of thousands of jobs. He couldn’t believe that after all the But Mr. Speaker, these hardworking But in one very critical area we’re se- good work the Prince George’s County and patriotic public servants were far riously off track. Our calendar does not Meals on Wheels office had done, that more worried about furloughs’ effect on reflect the challenges and the top pri- they were being forced to reduce their our military readiness and support for orities of our country. Specifically, operations significantly as a result of our troops in the field on those Fridays we’re not on track to pass all 12 appro- the sequester. when many are forced to stay home, priations bills that fund the Federal Surely, Mr. Speaker, the richest and not at their post. Legally, they Government for 2014. country on the face of the Earth does can’t even come to work and volunteer The fact is, we’re not even close to not need to leave people, particularly their time. passing those bills. And with our cur- seniors who can’t get out, hungry. The sequester is hurting morale and rent congressional calendar, I cannot Other harmful effects on the most putting our security at risk, Mr. possibly see a way that we can pass vulnerable Americans include an 11 Speaker, at a moment when our troops those bills by September 30, which is percent cut to emergency unemploy- are still in harm’s way every single the end of the current fiscal year. ment insurance payments and 125,000 day, Fridays, otherwise known as fur- This is not without consequence. It fewer rental assistance vouchers. lough days, included. damages our economy, job creation. It Mr. Speaker, as many as 70,000 chil- I’ll be going to another installation damages our military in a very real dren could be kicked out of Head in Maryland’s Fifth District on Friday, way. And ultimately, it hurts hard- Start—they’re only going to be 4 Mr. Speaker, the Naval Surface War- working American families. once—including approximately 800 fare Center at Indian Head, to meet Now, let’s look at the status of the 12 children in my own State. with civilian employees there. I will bills, and then look at the time that re- I read on Monday in The Washington tell them that Congress has the ability mains on the congressional calendar to Post about the Whitney Young Head to end the furloughs they are experi- debate and pass those bills in time to Start Center in Yonkers, New York, encing now. avoid what’s referred to as a con- Mr. Speaker, which has served pri- We have the ability to keep those tinuing resolution. marily Hispanic families for more than kids from losing Head Start, and our And make no mistake here. A con- 12 years, teaching kids English and seniors from losing meals. We have tinuing resolution is wholly inadequate providing them medical services and that ability now. We can do so by com- as a financial vehicle to fund this gov- meals. It closed down on Friday, a vic- ing together in a bipartisan way to re- ernment. It has serious adverse con- tim of sequestration. place the sequester with a balanced al- sequences, and that’s why this topic And on Monday, an article in the ternative that includes spending cuts merits the careful attention of this Huffington Post drew attention to an and, yes, revenues. body, and that’s why it merits a change effect of the sequester that represents This is what Budget Committee in our congressional calendar. a dangerous undermining of justice, Ranking Member CHRIS VAN HOLLEN Well, here are the 12 bills that must and that is the cut to public defenders has put forward seven times, Mr. be passed. We’ve passed four of them. who represent defendants in the Fed- Speaker, only to see it prevented by Well, that leaves eight. My math’s eral court system who cannot afford the majority from receiving a vote. pretty good—there are 12 bills, 4 have their own attorneys. This fulfills the The Speaker says, let the House work been completed. Constitutional requirement that every- its will. Well, perhaps this is the will of Now, they’re not past due right now, one is entitled to legal representation. the House. I hope not. but they surely will be, at least some It can’t be waived. I urge my colleagues to work to- of them. That report in The Washington Post gether across the aisle so we can end As I mentioned, this has serious re- says, ‘‘The Public Defender system the sequester and restore fiscal dis- percussions. I’ve spent a tremendous hasn’t just been stripped bare by se- cipline in a way that does not harm our amount of time in our district listen- questration, its bones have been chis- security, our economy, the most vul- ing to the hardworking men and eled away as well.’’ nerable in our country, or America women who keep our country safe and Mr. Speaker, can we risk delaying itself. those who support them. justice for victims and their families f Every time we pass a continuing res- because our country can’t afford public olution, our military reels with uncer- defenders? ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE tainty. We have a deep obligation to Do we want cases dismissed against the young men and women around the people who have done wrong because The SPEAKER pro tempore. Mem- world who are keeping this country the Constitution says they have to bers are reminded not to traffic in the safe to use every dollar wisely to en- have a defense that we can’t afford, ap- well while another Member is under sure that we get the very best equip- parently? recognition. ment and support to each of them. I met yesterday with Maryland Dis- f That’s why I feel so strongly about trict Court judges, about eight of them, FEAR OF MAN IS A SNARE this issue, and it burdens me when we and they raised this issue as one of fail the American people in this re- critical importance. And one of the The SPEAKER pro tempore. The spect. judges, a Reagan appointee, was obvi- Chair recognizes the gentleman from Well, let’s look on at the calendar ously very animated at how we were Virginia (Mr. RIGELL) for 5 minutes. and see what we’ve got to work with undermining the very essence of the ju- Mr. RIGELL. Mr. Speaker, I come to here. dicial system. Surely no one on this the floor this morning to call for a floor intends to do that. change in the House calendar. At the Defense Department, 650,000 Mr. Speaker, leaders set priorities. b 1015 civilian workers are already being fur- They identify the challenges and op- Mr. Speaker, we have 15 calendar loughed 2 days a month. That’s an ef- portunities that face their organiza- days. They’re indicated right here in fective cut in pay of 20 percent for tion, then they assess them and put the teal green color. These areas here hardworking people on whom we rely them in the right order, and then they represent constituent work periods. I to maintain the national security of align their organization’s calendar to work really hard in our constituent our country. make sure that those top priorities get work periods. I know that every Mem- On July 2, I visited with civilian de- addressed. That’s what the American ber here does. It’s important that we’re fense workers from Pax River Naval people rightfully expect of each of us. in our districts. There’s value to that— Air Station in St. Mary’s County, and Overall, our calendar and the prior- to listen and to be accountable to the I heard from my constituents there ities of the House are right on track. good folks who sent us here.

VerDate Mar 15 2010 00:59 Jul 25, 2013 Jkt 029060 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K24JY7.003 H24JYPT1 jbell on DSK7SPTVN1PROD with HOUSE July 24, 2013 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H4983 That said, a principle function and Last summer, I had a fascinating RULE OF LAW what the American people are expect- conversation with my friend Ken The SPEAKER pro tempore. The ing of us is that we pass these 12 appro- Burns, who pointed out that his six Chair recognizes the gentleman from priations bills. So if what is referred to projects in the pipeline would never Arizona (Mr. GOSAR) for 5 minutes. as the August recess is brought to this have been made, let alone be seen, Mr. GOSAR. Mr. Speaker, I rise body for a vote, I will vote ‘‘no.’’ I’ll without funding for the Corporation for today to shed light on Attorney Gen- encourage every Member of this body Public Broadcasting. So I hope you en- eral Eric Holder’s blatant disregard for to vote ‘‘no,’’ Democrat and Repub- joyed his show last fall about the Dust the rule of law. Mr. Holder’s violations lican. When an organization is facing Bowl, because if the Republicans have of the law are egregious, and he should profound challenges, you do what you their way, you will never see his pro- not be immune from prosecution or must do to set it on a better course. It grams about the Roosevelts, Jackie given license to act without restraint. may be House tradition to break, but I Robinson, Vietnam, or Hemingway. An ordinary citizen would go to jail submit that it’s not wise. Remember how well it worked for for selling guns to Mexican drug car- Mr. Speaker, I really believe we Governor Romney when he singled out tels. An ordinary citizen would go to ought to be in session 6 days a week, broadcasting as one of the five projects jail for secretly obtaining phone starting at 8 a.m.—earlier, if it were up that he would defund? The Repub- records and emails. An ordinary citizen to me—and then end around 7 p.m. Six would go to jail for lying to Congress days a week. I’m convinced that just licans, sadly, pander to a tiny fraction of the American public that is even a about an investigation. What would that pressure alone would help us to happen to an ordinary citizen for lying find some common ground that I know minority in their own party. Polls show two-thirds of Republicans sur- to a judge? This is just a small part of exists in this place. That’s why I call what Attorney General Eric Holder is for a change in the calendar. veyed would either keep funding for public broadcasting where it is or in- responsible for. f crease it. What resonates with some As Supreme Court Justice Brandeis THE FUTURE OF PUBLIC Republican primary voters is not what said: BROADCASTING America wants, needs, or believes. In a government of laws, the existence of the government will be imperiled if it fails The SPEAKER pro tempore. The The unprecedented threat comes at to observe the law scrupulously. If govern- Chair recognizes the gentleman from exactly the time when America needs ment becomes a lawbreaker, it breeds con- Oregon (Mr. BLUMENAUER) for 5 min- public broadcasting the most. ‘‘NPR tempt for law. It invites every man to be- utes. News,’’ the object of the greatest Re- come a law unto himself. It invites anarchy. Mr. BLUMENAUER. Mr. Speaker, I publican scorn, is the most trusted I ask you, has Attorney General Eric listened to my friend from Virginia. I brand in American news media. PBS Holder invited anarchy? respect his opinion; but with all due re- shows like ‘‘Sesame Street’’ have I will continue to make this case spect, I think we’ve got a more funda- helped three generations of parents here in the people’s House at the peo- mental problem than the calendar. The raise their children with effective, ple’s pulpit. Folks, I will be back. Republican leadership refuses to allow commercial-free educational program. f a conference committee on the budget between the House and the Senate to Locally owned news is becoming only COAL ASH AND ENERGY reconcile our differences. We can be a memory for most America, as large The SPEAKER pro tempore. The here 24 hours a day, 7 days a week; but corporations buy up local stations and Chair recognizes the gentleman from if the Republican leadership refuses to newspapers. There’s no money to be Illinois (Mr. QUIGLEY) for 5 minutes. allow the process to work, we’re not made by commercial stations that Mr. QUIGLEY. Mr. Speaker, we can going to get anywhere. And that’s cater to the special needs of rural and do better. When it comes to legisla- where we are right now. small-town America. Luckily, public tively establishing a national energy My friends on the Appropriations broadcasting is there because their policy to address climate change, we Committee refuse to deal with the mission is to inform and serve, not just can and must do better. But we’re not. budget level that was passed into law 2 make money. As Members of this body, we’re not years ago that fixed us on a course. We must stop the attack on this crit- doing anything. Why? They have a level of funding that is lit- ical service, especially for rural and We are hamstrung by our inability to erally slashing and burning Federal small-town America. It’s time for the work together to do great, important, spending. The latest manifestation of 170 million Americans who depend on vital things here in this Chamber: this battle is putting in jeopardy the public broadcasting every month to things like addressing our national very existence of public broadcasting. again fight back and for Congress to fi- debt, tackling comprehensive immigra- I would have hoped that we were past nally listen. The radical proposal to tion reform, and to ever, in the history that when the last Congress targeted slash public broadcasting, defund NPR, of this Nation, establish a national en- NPR and tried to defund the Corpora- to terminate public broadcasting as we ergy plan. The only way forward is to tion for Public Broadcasting. Luckily, know it is a powerful signal of how far establish a national energy plan to ad- the 170 million Americans who don’t out of step the Republican leadership is dress climate change, something this just listen or watch public broad- from the country they’re supposed to great Nation has always lacked, and to casting, but depend on it, unleashed an represent. work with public and private entities unprecedented show of support. As a alike to get this done. result, the Republican leadership There’s no reason to make public For the climate doubters out there walked it back. broadcasting, which Republicans in- who still question climate change, I re- One good thing about that budget cluding Barry Goldwater, helped mind them that over 200 peer-reviewed battle 2 years ago was that it called for launch, into a partisan issue. Public scientific studies have said that cli- a study to look for alternatives for the broadcasting has broad support from mate change is real and that man con- 14 percent of Federal money that sup- Republicans, independents, and Demo- tributes significantly to it. And zero ports public broadcasting. The study is crats alike. That’s why PBS and its scientific peer-reviewed studies have in and it clearly shows there’s no via- member stations were named number said the opposite. ble alternative to those 14 cents on the one in public trust and an excellent use So we must craft a plan that focuses dollar. of tax dollars for 10 years in a row. on working with the business commu- Many of the proposals that have been It’s time for the people who believe nity hand-in-hand to be competitive suggested would actually result in less in public broadcasting to stand up to internationally. We must go toe-to-toe money, overall, for public broadcasting this extremism and settle the question with India and China. We must craft a in the long term. Yet the House appro- once and for all about the future of plan that focuses on public transpor- priations bill, we’re told, is going to public broadcasting. Unless we fight tation and green infrastructure. We eliminate Corporation for Public now, there may be nothing left to de- must pass a multiyear transportation Broadcasting funding. fend. bill. We must focus on conservation, as

VerDate Mar 15 2010 00:59 Jul 25, 2013 Jkt 029060 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K24JY7.004 H24JYPT1 jbell on DSK7SPTVN1PROD with HOUSE H4984 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE July 24, 2013 demonstrated so adeptly by our own the House and Energy and Commerce tion into the rewrite of the coal regula- President’s increase in Corporate Aver- Committee states: tion and failed to comply with multiple age Fuel Economy standards and his This bill fails to establish minimum na- subpoenas. call to action on climate just a few tional safeguards, fails to establish Federal Similar to the Director’s testimony, weeks ago. Above all, we must com- backstop authority, fails to define what fa- the entire rulemaking process for this promise and work together and be in- cility the bill applies to, fails to contain any new regulation has lacked trans- ventive and creative. minimum Federal requirement to protect parency. What we do know is that the I’m not calling on the President for health and the environment. administration has failed to even con- another executive order. I’m not call- It’s time this body became a relevant sider the new rule’s economic impact ing on the Senate to move one more advocate and participant in solving the on local economies, such as those in piecemeal energy bill that lies holed up great questions that plague our Nation my home State of Pennsylvania. in committee. I’m calling on this today before we lose a chance to have Unfortunately, the conduct of OSM is House. a tomorrow. emblematic of the Obama administra- I know what the critics will say, and f tion’s complete disregard for the my argument is the same as theirs: it’s health of our economy. As many as ENERGY about jobs. Setting standards for car- 220,000 jobs are at risk in the Appa- bon-pollution limits for coal plants The SPEAKER pro tempore. The lachia region alone as a consequence of under the Clean Air Act will not shut- Chair recognizes the gentleman from the proposed rule. Thousands more are ter all U.S. plants. On the contrary, it Pennsylvania (Mr. THOMPSON) for 5 at stake nationally. will set achievable standards for exist- minutes. DOI regulations require that OSM ing plants until we can use a patch- Mr. THOMPSON of Pennsylvania. collaborate ‘‘to the fullest extent pos- work solution to transition to cleaner Mr. Speaker, it’s been a tough week for sible’’ with the States developing this sources. American consumers. Yesterday, it was rule. DOI regulations also require that Still others will say the Clean Air reported that under the Federal Bureau OSM collaborate with States ‘‘at the Act is a draconian doctrine that kills of Land Management’s new proposed earliest possible time’’ so that all job, slows down American progress, and onshore hydraulic fracturing regula- stakeholders can evaluate the rule and sets us back as a technology-advanced tions, businesses will suffer—as will consider possible alternatives. Yesterday, when asked whether or Nation. Right? Wrong. The Clean Air the rate of production in developing not States have been provided with in- Act has been the impetus for the only our Nation’s plentiful natural gas. Yes, formation regarding the new rule and existing technologies that currently a clean and affordable resource. related changes, the OSM Director exist for power plants, having been re- Reuters News reports: stated he does not believe that there quired to reduce emittance by 90 per- The Obama administration hopes the rules have been any contacts during the last cent by 2015. Without such directives on public lands will serve as a model for year with the impacted States. When coming out of the EPA over the past 40 State oversight of drilling on private lands. further pressed as to whether his office years, such advancements by polluting This plan is no secret. U.S. Interior had made any contact with States and power plants would never have been Secretary Sally Jewell said as much in other cooperating agencies, the Direc- her testimony before the House Nat- voluntarily made. tor stated that he was unaware of any We can transition with incentives ural Resources Committee in July. such communications. and a patchwork approach—and com- Make no mistake: these Federal regu- Mr. Speaker, this White House will promise. lations are being developed as a model stop at no end to assault the fossil Several weeks ago, when the Presi- to be used across the country. fuels industry along with the millions dent made a major drive on combating The development of our Nation’s do- of jobs it supports and the low energy climate change, it’s too bad he had to mestic energy resources has been one costs that it provides. bypass Congress to do it. But as a of the few bright spots in a struggling Mr. Speaker, protecting the environ- Member of this body, I don’t blame economy. It’s very clear how and why ment and developing our abundant nat- him. I would love to say we here in this this era of growth and innovation came ural resources, such as coal and nat- Chamber would be part of the solution, to be. Take a look at the production ural gas, are not mutually exclusive, but I understand why he believes we rates on State and private lands versus but this is not something that this ad- cannot. Federal lands and you will see why. ministration would like to admit. Since Congress has abdicated its de- Production is up on the former and This week, the administration con- sire to pass climate legislation, natural way down on the latter. Unfortunately, tinued to move ahead with policies gas has become a panacea for fossil the administration wants to close this that will cost more jobs and further fuel. It’s dirt cheap and ‘‘cleaner,’’ they gap by putting the Federal Govern- harm family budgets through higher say. But it’s brought about a renais- ment in control and imposing costly electricity rates. This week, the ad- sance of dirty extraction like new mandates everywhere that produc- ministration continued to grossly un- hydrofracking or extracting gas from tion is taking place. derestimate the cumulative impact of shale in an oftentimes negligent and b 1030 their regulatory actions. And this week toxic manner. was another tough week for the Amer- Also, our nuclear energy can’t com- It’s bad for business, Mr. Speaker. ican consumer. pete with China’s solar energy. China What’s worse, it’s bad for consumers by f provided over half the solar panel cells making the cost of heating their homes in the U.S. That’s over $3.1 billion that much more expensive. ISSUES FACING AMERICA within our domestic market—$3.1 bil- And it doesn’t stop with natural gas. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The lion we could be capitalizing on, infus- Coal is also in the administration’s Chair recognizes the gentlewoman from ing small and mid-sized solar compa- crosshairs. Only with coal, the White Texas (Ms. JACKSON LEE) for 5 minutes. nies across the country, creating and House has a hair trigger, a scope, and a Ms. JACKSON LEE. Mr. Speaker, I retaining green jobs. silencer. Case in point: a sweeping new listened to many of my good friends Our attempt to deregulate or fight coal regulation quietly being put for- and to colleagues. We are, in fact, good rules promulgated from the EPA isn’t ward by the administration known as friends and colleagues hoping to do working either. Take the bill we’re the Stream Buffer Zone Rule. what is right on behalf of the American considering this week, the Coal Residu- Yesterday, Joseph Pizarchik, Direc- people. I always appreciate and respect als Reuse and Management Act, which tor of the Federal Office of Surface those individuals who have chosen to would set up a separate management Mining Reclamation and Enforcement serve the Nation, so I take issue very stream which would bypass the EPA. at the U.S. Department of the Interior, briefly with my good friend and col- Per the Congressional Research Serv- testified before the House Natural Re- league about the criminal acts of one ice, this standard, as established by the sources Committee on the new rule. of the most honest and forthright At- bill, pays no mind to public health. The The Interior Department has largely torney Generals of the United States of CRS memo, written at the request of stonewalled the Committee’s investiga- America.

VerDate Mar 15 2010 00:59 Jul 25, 2013 Jkt 029060 PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K24JY7.005 H24JYPT1 jbell on DSK7SPTVN1PROD with HOUSE July 24, 2013 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H4985 Attorney General Holder has not Then I want to offer a disagreement, town of Cleveland, Tennessee. He grad- been charged with criminal activity, Mr. Speaker. I know the Senate is uated from McCallie High School with except for the aggressive and desperate going to vote on a student loan pro- a 4.1 GPA and was a star athlete. actions of our Republican friends. He gram. They say it’s a compromise. Eric’s drive and unabashed patriot- has been noted for his great leadership Well, I’ve got to tell my students, be- ism exemplify the best of our country. on civil rights and criminal justice cause I’ve held campus meetings, we’ve I wish him the best of luck and know issues. He’s been a leader on the pro- met, I’ve got to tell them and I’ve got that he will make us all proud. hibiting and fighting against human to tell the parents, yes, they’re going f trafficking. And certainly he has been to get a low interest rate today, but one who has stood up for our children watch out for tomorrow because it’s a END HUNGER NOW #19—CHEFS in this Nation, and also the many law trigger. Before you know it, they may FIGHTING HUNGER enforcement officers who are on the be paying 10 percent. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The front lines protecting us here in Amer- They say it’s a cap, but I don’t know Chair recognizes the gentleman from ica. I hope that we can respect those what the cap is going to be as it relates Massachusetts (Mr. MCGOVERN) for 5 who offer themselves to the service of to whether a student can pay 6 percent minutes. this Nation for as long as Attorney or 7 percent, when they can stay at 3.4 Mr. MCGOVERN. Mr. Speaker, for General Eric Holder has done. percent. As someone said, why should the 19th time this year, I rise to talk I have listened to friends as well the Federal Government be making about my effort to End Hunger Now. speak about the devastation of the se- money on the backs of students? I’m Nearly every week this year, I’ve stood quester. I again suggest to my col- concerned about that. on this floor and talked about hunger leagues that, through H.R. 900, a simple Finally, Mr. Speaker, let me say in America and how we can End Hun- bill that eliminates the sequester and there has been a lot of discussion this ger Now. goes back to the budget reconciliation week about issues of race, issues of the Today, I want to talk about a group of 2011 and, as well, to force or to push tragedy of Trayvon Martin. I intend to of people who are fighting hunger this Republican majority to move to introduce the Justice Exists for All around this country. At first, they may conference, would be the better ap- Act, a review, as Senator MCCAIN has seem like an unlikely group of proach. suggested, of the Stand Your Ground antihunger advocates; but look deeper, I, too, have gone and delivered meals legislation across America. It will in- and it’s easy to see how their connec- for Meals on Wheels, and I’ve seen the crease public safety. It will reduce the tion to good, healthy food makes them faces of seniors who will now face seri- incidence of gun violence, among other natural allies in our effort to End Hun- ous cuts in this effort. I see the loss of things, by providing incentives for any ger Now. 750,000 jobs. I see the impact on the State with the Stand Your Ground law Mr. Speaker, I’m talking about economy, where the unemployment has to amend it to require a duty to re- America’s chefs, the culinary artists stayed somewhat static. But when you treat. For States that do not require a who cook for all of us, whether we’re go into the business community and duty to retreat, we will question their eating at a neighborhood restaurant or the hesitation, even though Wall Federal funding and assess their Jus- fine dining establishments. America’s Street is thriving, it all points to the tice Department funding and reduce it chefs have recognized that hunger and fact of the sequester. It has become a by 20 percent. obesity are problems in America, and dirty word. It has become one that has We will also decrease the incidence of they know how important access to victimized the American pubic: it has gun violence resulting from vigilantes healthy food is for proper development victimized young families; it has vic- by reducing by 20 percent the funds no matter what age a hungry or mal- timized college students; it has victim- that would otherwise be allocated for nourished person is. ized seniors; it has victimized those that fiscal year to any State that does Chefs across this country, including not require local neighborhood watch who are ill. And yet we continue to, White House Chef Sam Kass, have ral- programs be registered with a local en- piece by piece, fix the FAA problem but lied behind First Lady Michelle forcement agency, and require the At- do not address the 70,000 children that Obama’s Let’s Move Campaign, and es- torney General, Mr. Speaker, to study are suffering and losing seats in Head pecially the healthy eating component Stand Your Ground laws. of her campaign. They understand that Starts. Let’s speak to the pain of the Amer- I remember, as the Head Start seats healthy food is critical for healthy bod- ican people. Let’s look at ways of fix- were being lost, fathers crying when ies and minds. But what’s less well ing the law. they were told by their Head Start fa- known is that these same chefs have cility that their child would no longer f also picked up the mantle of hunger in have a seat. It seems sad that we would COMMENDING ERIC WOLF ON HIS America. They realize that hunger and cut Head Start or disaster aid by $1 bil- ACCEPTANCE TO THE U.S. obesity are the opposite sides of the lion because we have Head Start, or the NAVAL ACADEMY same coin—that it’s possible to be hun- Department of Transportation, $1.9 bil- The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gry and obese simply because you lack lion, when many of us know that those Chair recognizes the gentleman from money to buy healthy foods; and, in are the basic reasons for job creation is Tennessee (Mr. DESJARLAIS) for 5 min- many cases, healthier options, includ- building America’s infrastructure. utes. ing fresh fruits and vegetables, simply As we plod along with sequester and Mr. DESJARLAIS. Mr. Speaker, I rise aren’t available. we see good public workers not being today to commend an extraordinary That’s why these chefs have been able to work—and might I just say, let young man from Tennessee’s Fourth working on eliminating food deserts, me thank our own staff, which gets Congressional District. Eric Wolf was those areas, both urban and rural, condemned all the time. You work for accepted to and is now attending the where there isn’t access to low-cost, a U.S. Member of Congress, and every United States Naval Academy in An- healthy, and nutritious foods. And day our staff fights to help some con- napolis, Maryland. they’ve been working with food banks stituent keep their house from being Since middle school, Eric has been and other antihunger organizations on foreclosed on or keep a Medicare re- preparing for a career in the military. ways to provide food to poor and needy cipient continuing to get their benefits He follows the path of both his grand- Americans. This includes vigorously or veterans, and yet we are furloughing fathers—one who was a marine, and the defending SNAP and the child nutri- them. We are cutting people that are other a World War II veteran. tion programs. mere workers, that are working for us. Eric said that he felt the call to serve One of the great leaders on hunger They can’t make ends meet. They’re his country after reading the book from the culinary industry is Tom getting second jobs. It’s a disgrace. It’s ‘‘Lone Survivor,’’ which led him to Colicchio, someone I’m proud to call a an absolute disgrace. I am not going to look at what he was doing to give back friend and ally. Tom wears several condemn our staff—committee staff, to our great Nation. hats: he’s a successful restauranteur government staff. They are working for In addition to his appointment, Eric with restaurants across this country the American people. built a solid reputation in his home- from Los Angeles to New York, and

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Mr. Speaker, today I rise to on that same path and is struggling the opportunity to eat at one of his honor the life of Lillian Kawasaki, who every day to provide basic services in restaurants, Tom is an advocate for the proudly served the Los Angeles com- an increasing period of fiscal stress. hungry and for those who are trying to munity for more than three decades, Detroit’s bankruptcy should be a call improve their lives. working tirelessly to protect our envi- to action to have a much bigger con- He was a vocal supporter of the Child ronment. versation in this country about how we Nutrition Reauthorization Act that in- Lillian was an inspiration and a support and fund our cities and our creased funding for school meals in trailblazer. In 1990, she was named gen- great metropolitan areas. Cities are order to improve the nutritional qual- eral manager of the Department of En- where our creativity takes place and ity of food served at schools. But he’s vironmental Affairs for the City of Los where much of our wealth has been also a producer of the documentary ‘‘A Angeles, becoming the first Asian generated in the past, and that can and Place at the Table,’’ a beautifully American in city history to be ap- should be the future for America’s cit- filmed, heart-wrenching movie about pointed a department chief. ies. Let me be clear: bankruptcy for hunger in America. His role in our It is because of Lillian’s leadership Detroit will not be a solution to its fight to End Hunger Now cannot be un- and her vision that Los Angeles problems or for any other city. derstated, and his efforts are needed launched major initiatives in air and While it is arguable that this bank- and appreciated. water quality protection and environ- ruptcy may be necessary, it will not be Then there is my dear friend, Chef mental cleanup. Local businesses sufficient to solve the problem. It may Jose Andres, who brings a passion and began investing in renewable energy bring order to an otherwise chaotic sit- a commitment to ending hunger. He thanks to Lillian Kawasaki. uation, but it will not solve the prob- has dedicated himself to raising aware- I had the privilege of working with lem itself, and it will have real con- ness, challenging policymakers, and Lillian when she served as board direc- sequences for people in Detroit and giving back to the community in ways, tor for the Water Replenishment Dis- southeastern Michigan and the entire both large and small, that have really trict. It would be hard to find a public State. made a difference to ending hunger in official more involved in her commu- You can simply dissolve a corpora- America and around the world. nity than Lillian was. tion through bankruptcy, but you can’t And he’s not alone. Chefs like Mark On a personal note, it was an honor dissolve a city, which is a place where Murray, Rachael Ray, Bryan hundreds of thousands of people, in this Voltaggio, and Charlie Palmer, just to for me to call her a close friend. Lillian was an extraordinarily giving person. case, live and raise their families. name a few, all lend their names, their Lots of factors have contributed to restaurants, and themselves to the She always remembered birthdays and anniversaries. She asked me often how the decline of a whole subset of Amer- fight to End Hunger Now. Working ica’s cities—population laws, trade pol- through antihunger organizations like my family and my son were doing be- cause she truly cared. icy that moves jobs out of those com- Share Our Strength, founded and run munities overseas or out of those cities by my good friend Billy Shore, these b 1045 into the metropolitan areas through chefs are reducing hunger in so many I offer my condolences to Lillian’s land use practices, a municipal finance different and unique ways. husband, to her family, and to her system that fails to recognize the reali- But it’s not just the famous celebrity loved ones. She was a tremendous pub- ties of the 21st century. This is a big chefs who are helping. Share Our lic servant, a shining example for oth- issue, and it is one that calls for a Strength has a program called Cooking ers, and a generous and truly kind much larger national conversation Matters, where chefs teach low-income human being, and I will miss her great- about how we support our cities. families healthier ways to cook food. ly. First, Mr. Speaker, we have to make Together with their Shopping Matters sure to do no harm to these places that program, where these same families f are struggling. The Republican budget can learn how to navigate their local DETROIT BANKRUPTCY that will come to this floor within the markets to purchase the healthiest The SPEAKER pro tempore. The next few weeks proposes deep cuts to food they can afford, these programs Chair recognizes the gentleman from programs like the Community Develop- are fighting hunger at local levels. And Michigan (Mr. KILDEE) for 5 minutes. ment Block Grant program and the the chefs involved, from Arkansas to Mr. KILDEE. Mr. Speaker, last week, Colorado to Massachusetts, are using HOME program—a 40 percent cut for the city of Detroit, Michigan, became their expertise to teach these families programs that are intended to help the largest municipality in our Na- the healthiest ways to cook food. communities reposition themselves in Chefs are just one of the nontradi- tion’s history to file for bankruptcy. this challenged economy. Yet, at a tional groups that are out in the real Without a doubt, the situation in De- time when cities are facing distress, world fighting hunger. They are lead- troit is extreme. Their problems in like the city of Detroit, my hometown ing by example. And their actions need part have been driven by local mis- of Flint, and many others, when the to be highlighted not just on the House management. But it would be an over- Federal Government could provide floor, but at the White House, at a simplification, and I think a dangerous some help that would be in our na- White House conference on food and oversimplification, for folks to con- tional interest, we see cuts proposed to nutrition. Chefs should absolutely be tinue to lay the entire responsibility these really important programs. part of such a conference where they for Detroit’s situation on the failure of So whether at the State or Federal can talk about their efforts and ways management. level, we all have a role to play. It is they can help low-income families im- Since last week, Detroit has been on time that all levels of government prove their cooking and eating habits. the front page of America’s newspapers start thinking about the long-term sus- These chefs and the organizations and has become the recent, I guess, tainability of our cities not because it they partner with are a key part of our poster child of municipal decline and is good for those places, but because it fight to End Hunger Now. I commend insolvency. But for the few cities like is in our national interest. Detroit’s them for their dedication, and I look Detroit that have actually filed bank- bankruptcy should be a day of reck- forward to working with them in this ruptcy, there are many other legacy oning for all of us, not just for the resi- effort. cities in this country that continue to dents of the Motor City, but for every- f struggle day in and day out to provide body. basic services for their residents. Rethinking the way we support our HONORING THE LIFE OF LILLIAN Many municipalities are facing not cities and our metropolitan areas is KAWASAKI just fiscal insolvency but service level not an easy conversation for us to The SPEAKER pro tempore. The challenges, perhaps not on the same have. It will be tough. It will cause us Chair recognizes the gentlewoman from scale as Detroit, but that does not to challenge conventional thinking and

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It is important for our Nation, Remember when the nonpartisan The SPEAKER pro tempore. The it is important for our people, it is im- Congressional Budget Office estimated Chair recognizes the gentleman from portant for our competitiveness, it is that sequestration would reduce eco- Puerto Rico (Mr. PIERLUISI) for 5 min- important for our economy, it is im- nomic growth and cost about 750,000 utes. portant that we be a competitive place. jobs? Well, they were right. We are see- Mr. PIERLUISI. Mr. Speaker, as we And the only way we do that is with ing the effect of that today. The se- approach the birthday of the late Dr. vital and rich growing communities, quester was the largest cause of the Jose Celso Barbosa, the father of the and we have to get places like Detroit negative growth numbers in the fourth statehood movement in Puerto Rico, I and Flint and Saginaw and Pontiac and quarter of last year. rise to update my colleagues on the other places that are important to this According to the Bureau of Economic progress that has been made to resolve economy back on that trajectory. Analysis, the economy is growing far the territory’s political status. Last November, Puerto Rico held a f slower than expected, despite the fact that personal consumption and busi- referendum. As I described in a floor UNEMPLOYMENT AND JOBS ness inventory spending has increased speech the following week, the results The SPEAKER pro tempore. The recently. You would think that if con- show that a majority of the U.S. citi- Chair recognizes the gentlewoman from sumer and business spending is up, we zens of Puerto Rico do not support the Ohio (Ms. KAPTUR) for 5 minutes. would see strong GDP growth, given current territory status, a super- Ms. KAPTUR. Mr. Speaker, I rise that our economy is based on consumer majority favor statehood among the today to draw attention to the recent spending. three alternative options, and more rising unacceptable unemployment Unfortunately, this is where the se- voters want statehood than any other numbers in some regions of our Nation. quester and the Republican policy of option, including the current status. The fact is Republicans control this cut and run, cut and run, cut and run These results are now part of the his- House, and they are not only doing comes into play. Government spending torical record, and they cannot be dis- nothing to create jobs in America, they has declined in 11 of the last 13 quar- missed or diminished by those who find are actually creating more unemploy- ters since the first quarter of 2010. them inconvenient. ment. We may have seen robust growth if Now that American citizens living in In my home State of Ohio, the unem- we took a sensible, long-term approach an American territory have informed ployment rate jumped up to 7.2 per- to deficit reduction instead of using their national government, in a free cent. In the city of Cleveland, the un- the Republican shortsighted sequester and fair vote, that they do not consent employment rate rose from 9 percent and steep unfair budget cuts. They are to a political status that deprives them to 10.1 percent over the past month. In even kicking thousands of mentally ill of the most basic democratic rights, it the city of Lorain, unemployment dra- citizens out of their assisted housing— is incumbent upon the Federal Govern- matically rose from 8.7 to 10.6 percent. thousands—over 27,000 people who can’t ment to take appropriate action in re- In the city of Toledo, we saw an in- make it on their own being kicked out sponse. For the President and Congress crease in unemployment from 8.7 to 9.3 of their humble shelters across this to do otherwise would be to contravene percent. country. the principles that have made this Nationally, the unemployment rate With the Republicans refusing to re- country a light to the world. remains stalled, stuck, at 7.6 percent. place their mindless sequester, 600,000 Today, I can report that positive But in too many neighborhoods across civilian defense workers are currently steps have been taken. In April, the ad- our country unemployment is a daily being furloughed. The economic impact ministration requested an appropria- reality. of these defense furloughs will be the tion of $2.5 million, which would be When you incorporate labor under- loss of over an estimated $2 trillion for provided to the Puerto Rico Elections utilization, the real national unem- our economy; just in Ohio 22,000 fur- Commission to conduct the first feder- ployment rate is actually 14.3 percent. loughs in the civilian defense sector. ally-funded status vote in the terri- There are currently 11.8 million, nearly The policies of this Republican House tory’s history, with the specific pur- 12 million, unemployed people in this are hampering robust economic growth pose of resolving this issue. The admin- country—4.3 million people have been across our country. istration’s action was favorably re- jobless for 27 weeks or more and are The Federal Reserve agrees with ceived by Members of Congress from considered long-term unemployed. what I am saying. In a recent hearing both sides of the aisle, who rarely find New Federal Government employ- the chair of the Fed said, ‘‘the eco- common ground. Earlier this month, ment has declined by 65,000 persons nomic recovery has continued at a thanks to the leadership of Congress- over the past 12 months—65,000 more moderate pace in recent quarters de- men WOLF, FATTAH, and SERRANO, that people spit out. spite the strong headwinds created by funding was approved by the Appro- The unemployment rate for the con- Federal fiscal policy.’’ priations Committee, confirming that struction industry is 9.8 percent. Manu- Unfortunately, Republicans will like- the effort to secure fair treatment for facturing employment has declined in ly continue to refuse to compromise Puerto Rico is not, and should never the past 4 straight months. and focus on slowing the economy even become, a partisan issue. Do those job numbers sound like an further. Congress has already cut The committee’s report endorses the economic recovery to you? What is the spending by $2.5 trillion. That has real conditions proposed by the administra- Republican response to these dubious impacts on job creation. Discretionary tion stating that Federal funding will unemployment and jobs numbers? spending is at its lowest level in 45 not be obligated until DOJ has cer- Block the President. years. The Federal deficit is projected tified that the ballot and voter edu- So what do they do? Let’s repeal the to be at its lowest level in recent mem- cation materials are compatible with Affordable Care Act 38 times. And ory. And the Treasury has actually U.S. laws and policies, thereby ensur- they’ve tried again and again to do even recently made payments on the ing that the vote will deal with one or that. national debt. more status options that can actually Let’s not appoint budget conferees so We need a jobs bill here, not more be implemented and that would settle we can negotiate a budget deal that reckless cuts. The President has a plan; the issue. puts people to work and strengthens the Republicans don’t. I would urge my I will continue to fight for the ap- the middle class. No. Sequestration is Republican colleagues, bring to the proval of this appropriation by the full

VerDate Mar 15 2010 02:21 Jul 25, 2013 Jkt 029060 PO 00000 Frm 00007 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K24JY7.009 H24JYPT1 jbell on DSK7SPTVN1PROD with HOUSE H4988 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE July 24, 2013 House and for its retention in any con- Nation. We ask Your forgiveness in RESIGNATION FROM THE HOUSE ference negotiation with the Senate. every area where we have failed You. OF REPRESENTATIVES There is additional progress to report I pray these honorable Representa- The SPEAKER pro tempore laid be- on another front in this struggle. In tives elected to serve You here in this fore the House the following resigna- May, I introduced stand-alone legisla- House will seek, find, and follow Your tion from the House of Representa- tion that proceeds from the indis- wisdom. You can give simple solutions tives: putable premise that statehood ob- to complex problems. Our country HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, tained more votes than any other op- needs a revival of solutions. Washington, DC, July 23, 2013. tion in the November referendum. The I pray, also, for the needs of all in the Hon. JOHN BOEHNER, bill outlines the rights and responsibil- House today. Bless them, their fami- The Capitol, ities of statehood and asks voters in lies, and their constituents with Your Washington, DC. DEAR MR. SPEAKER: In light of the fact Puerto Rico whether they accept those loving care and protection. that I have been working with Alabama Gov- terms. Please bless and protect those serv- ernor Robert Bentley to find the earliest pos- ing in our military striving to main- b 1100 sible date for the special election which will tain the peace and freedom we enjoy. occur following my resignation, so that my If a majority says ‘‘yes,’’ the bill pro- May we not neglect nor abuse those successor can be seated at the earliest pos- vides for the President to submit legis- blessings. sible time during the 113th Congress, I wish lation to admit Puerto Rico as a State My Father, at Your instruction, I to inform you that I will resign my seat ef- fective 11:59 p.m., August 2, 2013. after a transition period. pray for all those in authority over me. Two months after its introduction, Sincerely, I ask that You help Your people to be JO BONNER, this bill already enjoys support from good citizens for Your glory and the Member of Congress. 100 Members of Congress from both par- good of this Nation. ties and from every region of this coun- In Jesus’ name I pray. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, try despite the predictable opposition Amen. Washington, DC, July 23, 2013. Hon. ROBERT BENTLEY, of the status quo party in Puerto Rico f and its allies in Congress. I always find Governor, State Capitol, it ironic when some of my colleagues THE JOURNAL Montgomery, Alabama. DEAR GOVERNOR BENTLEY: Pursuant to our from the States, who, along with their The SPEAKER. The Chair has exam- conversations, I am notifying you that I will constituents, enjoy all the benefits of ined the Journal of the last day’s pro- resign from Congress at 11:59 p.m. on August statehood, seek to prevent my con- ceedings and announces to the House 2, 2013. I share your view that the seat should stituents from exercising those same his approval thereof. be vacant for as short a time as possible, and rights and responsibilities. I have con- Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Jour- I am pleased the August 2nd date will allow cluded that these forces cannot be rea- nal stands approved. the special election to be completed during 2013. soned with. They must simply be de- Mr. DAINES. Mr. Speaker, pursuant I remain grateful to the people of the First feated, and they will be. to clause 1, rule I, I demand a vote on District of Alabama for allowing me the Next week, I will appear as a witness agreeing to the Speaker’s approval of honor of representing them. Thank you for at a Senate hearing on the November the Journal. your leadership. referendum and the Federal response to The SPEAKER. The question is on Sincerely, that vote. Just as I told a United Na- the Speaker’s approval of the Journal. JO BONNER, tions committee last month, I will tes- The question was taken; and the Member of Congress. tify that I have faith that the Federal Speaker announced that the ayes ap- f Government will fulfill its obligation peared to have it. WELCOMING PASTOR JOHN to facilitate Puerto Rico’s transition Mr. DAINES. Mr. Speaker, I object to REYNOLDS to a democratic and dignified status the vote on the ground that a quorum The SPEAKER. Without objection, but that deeds, not words, are required. is not present and make the point of the gentleman from Florida (Mr. MICA) Much work remains to be done, and order that a quorum is not present. is recognized for 1 minute. like any civil rights struggle, it will The SPEAKER. Pursuant to clause 8, There was no objection. not be easy; but through our sound and rule XX, further proceedings on this Mr. MICA. Mr. Speaker, it’s a great steady action, we are closer than ever question will be postponed. honor today to introduce to the House to finally realizing Dr. Barbosa’s dream The point of no quorum is considered our Guest Chaplain, Dr. John Reynolds of equality for the U.S. citizens of withdrawn. of Orange City, Florida. Puerto Rico. f To our good fortune in Florida, he f was invited by four families to found a PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE church in Orange City, Florida, in 1996. RECESS The SPEAKER. Will the gentleman It now has 1,500 members—one of the The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- from South Carolina (Mr. DUNCAN) largest congregations in Volusia Coun- ant to clause 12(a) of rule I, the Chair come forward and lead the House in the ty in central Florida—and supports declares the House in recess until noon Pledge of Allegiance. hundreds of missionaries worldwide. In today. Mr. DUNCAN of South Carolina led addition to his pastoral work, Dr. Rey- Accordingly (at 11 o’clock and 1 the Pledge of Allegiance as follows: nolds has preached at conferences minute a.m.), the House stood in re- I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the across the Nation and foreign coun- cess. United States of America, and to the Repub- tries. His leadership and willingness to lic for which it stands, one nation under God, f help others is an inspiration to us all. indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. Dr. Reynolds graduated in 1964 from b 1200 f Tennessee Temple College in Chat- tanooga and started his church min- AFTER RECESS ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE SPEAKER istry. He returned to Temple Baptist The recess having expired, the House The SPEAKER. The Chair will re- Seminary and graduated in 1968. His was called to order by the Speaker at mind the House that on July 24, 1998, at life experiences include many posi- noon. 3:40 p.m., Officer Jacob J. Chestnut and tions, which include president of a f Detective John M. Gibson of the United Christian recording company, vice- States Capitol Police were killed in the president of development at his alma PRAYER line of duty defending the Capitol mater, and minister of music. Reverend John Reynolds, Volusia against an intruder armed with a gun. Dr. Reynolds married his lovely wife, County Baptist Church, Orange City, At 3:40 p.m. today, the Chair will rec- Becky, in 1964. They have four chil- Florida, offered the following prayer: ognize the anniversary of this tragedy dren, two of whom are preachers. Father, we are humbly grateful for by observing a moment of silence in Mr. Speaker, I ask my colleagues to Your blessings on our lives and on our their memory. join me in welcoming Dr. Reynolds and

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In addition, the Con- f and safer for us all. gressional Budget Office estimates that On this day—and every day—let us fixing our broken immigration system ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE SPEAKER remember the heroic sacrifice of Detec- will reduce the Federal deficit by about PRO TEMPORE tive Gibson and Officer Chestnut and $200 billion over the next 10 years and The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. let us appreciate the dedicated and about $700 billion in the decade after DENHAM). The Chair will entertain 15 often unsung service of the United that. further requests for 1-minute speeches States Capitol Police personnel, who For far too many years, Congress has on each side of the aisle. stand watch every hour over our safe- failed the American people on this ty, our lives, and our ability to perform issue. I urge my colleagues on both f our duties without fear of violence. sides of the aisle to do what is right for PRESIDENT SPEAKS ON THE May God bless their families and our country and for families all across ECONOMY keep us safe. America and fix our broken immigra- (Mr. BOEHNER asked and was given f tion system. permission to address the House for 1 FOURTH AMENDMENT f minute.) (Mr. DUNCAN of South Carolina SUPPORT CANCER RESEARCH Mr. BOEHNER. Mr. Speaker, I was asked and was given permission to ad- (Mr. GIBBS asked and was given per- interested today to hear that the Presi- dress the House for 1 minute and to re- mission to address the House for 1 dent was going to give a speech about vise and extend his remarks.) minute.) the economy. After all, Republicans Mr. DUNCAN of South Carolina. Mr. Mr. GIBBS. Mr. Speaker, I come to have a plan for growth and jobs. We’ve Speaker, in the run-up to the American the floor today to talk about the bene- been focused on that plan, and we cer- Revolution, American colonialists were fits of cancer research and the impor- tainly welcome the President’s ideas. concerned over the English Govern- tance of the National Institutes of But the White House says not to ex- ment’s use of general warrants—giving Health, or NIH. pect any new proposals in this speech. British authorities the right to enter In my home State of Ohio, over 66,000 The President himself said it isn’t into private homes or businesses with- people will be diagnosed with cancer going to change any minds. All right, out evidence of wrongdoing—to search this year and over 25,000 will lose their so exactly what will change? What’s for and seize anything they considered battle with this devastating disease. the point? What’s it going to accom- contraband under English laws and Like every State, Ohio receives essen- plish? I’ve probably got the answer: taxation. This led to the Founding Fa- tial funding from the NIH each year. nothing. It’s a hollow shell. It’s an thers including this in the United The NIH funds lifesaving medical re- Easter egg with no candy in it. States Constitution: search leading to the development of If the President wants to help, he Amendment IV. The right of people to be ought to approve the Keystone pipeline secure in their persons, houses, papers, and innovative ways to prevent, diagnose, that has bipartisan support here in the effects, against unreasonable search and sei- and treat cancer. This research takes House. He ought to work with the bi- zures, shall not be violated and no warrants place at universities, hospitals, cancer partisan majority to delay the health shall be issued but upon probable cause, sup- centers, and labs across my State, in- care bill to give the American people, ported by oath or affirmation, particularly cluding the Case Comprehensive Can- their families, and individuals the describing the place to be searched and the cer Center and the James Cancer Cen- persons or things to be seized. same break he wants to give to big ter at Ohio State University. businesses. And he ought to stop That is why this debate over NSA In addition to the benefits of com- threatening to shut down the govern- programs is so important. Americans bating cancer and so many other dis- ment unless we raise taxes. Because should be secure in their private pa- eases, NIH funding also produces tens Americans aren’t asking, Where are pers—electronic or otherwise—against of billions of dollars in new economic the speeches? They’re asking, Where unreasonable searches and seizures. activity across the country. According are the jobs? f to the Ohio Council of Medical Deans, IMMIGRATION REFORM every dollar invested in biomedical re- f search translates to a $2.21 investment (Mr. CICILLINE asked and was given ANNIVERSARY OF DEATHS OF in the local economy. In 2012 alone, permission to address the House for 1 CAPITOL POLICE OFFICERS JOHN Ohio received almost $800 million in minute and to revise and extend his re- GIBSON AND JACOB CHESTNUT NIH funding, which supported more marks.) than 13,000 jobs. (Mr. HOYER asked and was given Mr. CICILLINE. Mr. Speaker, earlier Cancer is a disease that does not dis- permission to address the House for 1 this year, the United States Senate criminate against age or race. Many minute and to revise and extend his re- passed a bipartisan immigration bill people have friends or loved ones who marks.) that brings each of our 50 States under have been affected by this terrible dis- Mr. HOYER. Mr. Speaker, as Speaker the umbrella of a single, uniform im- ease. I urge my colleagues to support BOEHNER has said, later today Members migration policy that is easy to under- cancer research. and staff from both parties will come stand, is fair, focuses on uniting fami- together to remember the tragic shoot- lies, protects new immigrants from ex- f ing that occurred 15 years ago in this ploitation, secures our borders, and b 1215 Capitol when a lone gunman tried to creates a path to citizenship for new enter the building through what we Americans. It’s critical for us to seize DEVASTATING FUNDING CUTS TO now know as the Memorial Door. U.S. this moment. COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT Capitol Police Detective John Gibson A group of Republicans and Demo- BLOCK GRANT PROGRAM and Officer Jacob Chestnut—Gibson crats are working to craft a bipartisan (Mr. HIGGINS asked and was given from Virginia and Chestnut from Mary- House proposal that establishes a road- permission to address the House for 1 land—courageously placed themselves map that is achievable and accom- minute.) between the gunman and not only all panied by a demonstration of the re- Mr. HIGGINS. Mr. Speaker, the 2014 of us who serve here but all of us who sponsibilities of citizenship for the mil- Transportation, Housing and Urban De- visit here. lions of men and women already living velopment appropriations bill, which is They gave their lives, Mr. Speaker, here today to aspire to become citizens currently awaiting consideration on to protect this institution that is the of this great Nation. The American the House floor, has a devastating 50 foundation of our democracy. They people deserve a vote on comprehensive percent cut to the Community Devel- died protecting the many people who immigration reform. opment Block Grant program. These

VerDate Mar 15 2010 01:16 Jul 25, 2013 Jkt 029060 PO 00000 Frm 00009 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K24JY7.015 H24JYPT1 jbell on DSK7SPTVN1PROD with HOUSE H4990 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE July 24, 2013 grants provide eligible communities children that have no place in our pub- gle vote on serious legislation to ad- with funding to increase economic ac- lic discourse. These words offend dress our unemployment crisis. tivity and create jobs. DREAMers, who have been brought to Amidst the distractions, amidst the Many regions, including western New this country through no fault of their scandals, amidst the tragedies, the sin- York, have benefited from the avail- own, and they offend our entire Nation. gle overriding focus of the American ability of Community Development In talking about DREAMers, Rep- people remains the same: jobs and the Block Grants to support neighborhood resentative STEVE KING said: economy. The polls speak volumes. reinvestment, affordable housing, and For every one who’s a valedictorian, Mr. Speaker, today I’m taking an im- economic development. there’s another 100 out there who weigh 130 portant step to end distractions and Mr. Speaker, this program has a pounds, and they’ve got calves the size of get the Congress back to work for the strong history of bipartisan support cantaloupes because they are hauling 75 people, for the unemployed, for the suf- since its creation by President Gerald pounds of marijuana across the desert. fering. Today, I am reintroducing Ford in 1974. Shamefully, the amount Mr. Speaker, I don’t know what’s President Obama’s American Jobs Act, funded this year is actually $1 billion more disappointing, that the most ex- which expired last year without even less than what was allocated to the treme voices in the Republican Con- reaching the House floor. The Amer- program 39 years ago. ference continue to make appalling ican Jobs Act is popular for a reason: I’m proud to have joined over 100 of comments about the Hispanic commu- independent analysts have shown it my House colleagues to express con- nity or that the rest of my Republican would create 1.9 million jobs. cern with this funding cut and urge colleagues are silent on this kind of of- Mr. Speaker, bring this bill to a vote Community Development Block Grant fensive and outrageous rhetoric. and you will restore public trust in the funding to be fully restored. These At a time when we should be working Congress of the United States of Amer- cuts, that come at the expense of our together to address our broken immi- ica. The American Jobs Act deserves a local communities, would have a nega- gration system, these hateful words vote. Mr. Speaker, our mantra should tive impact on the national economy. only seek to divide rather than bring be: jobs, jobs, jobs. f people together to find common f ground. OBAMACARE EMPLOYMENT It’s no wonder that the American OBAMACARE (Mr. PITTS asked and was given per- people continue to see House Repub- (Mr. COTTON asked and was given mission to address the House for 1 licans as out of touch when comments permission to address the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his re- like these are made. minute and to revise and extend his re- marks.) f marks.) Mr. PITTS. Mr. Speaker, every week Mr. COTTON. Mr. Speaker, more I hear from constituents who are being ENERGY VISION 2020 than 100,000 Arkansans work in retail, hurt by the implementation of the Af- (Mr. JOHNSON of Ohio asked and restaurant, lodging, and other service fordable Care Act. The law is imposing was given permission to address the sectors. These service industries have new costs on businesses and workers, House for 1 minute and to revise and helped keep the American economy reducing take-home pay, reducing the extend his remarks.) afloat in recent years. number of jobs available, and reducing Mr. JOHNSON of Ohio. Mr. Speaker, From restaurants like U.S. Cafe in the number of hours employees are Energy Vision 2020, it’s an all-Amer- Dardanelle, where I flipped burgers and working. ican, all-of-the-above energy vision fried fish as a teenager, to the conven- Survey after survey confirms that that puts our Nation on the path to en- tion hotels in Hot Springs, Arkansans the anecdotes I hear from back home ergy independence and security. rely on service industries every day as are true for Americans across the coun- How? We don’t take anything off the both employees and customers. try. A survey of 300 accountants finds table. We harvest and explore all of our Unfortunately, the Obama adminis- that employers are holding back on energy options, not stifle them. We do tration’s many failed policies are im- hiring workers and that some are even this through real regulatory reform, periling our service sector. Nowhere is paring back their payrolls. cutting red tape, and empowering pri- this more true than with ObamaCare. CNBC reports that doctors are skep- vate market innovation. Service-oriented companies often have tical and confused about the implemen- We work to keep our projects and large and shifting workforces, they op- tation of the law. Workers, doctors, technologies safe. If a venture is dan- erate on extremely thin margins, and and employers have every right to be gerous or environmentally unsafe, then they cannot thrive on uncertainty. confused since the Affordable Care Act say ‘‘no.’’ But the key is, ‘‘no’’ can’t be ObamaCare brings nothing but uncer- is being implemented haphazardly and the final answer. tainty. without regard to the law as it is writ- Regulatory agencies must become The House took an important step ten. Beneficiaries will sign up for sub- partners in progress with America’s in- last week by voting to delay both the sidies without income verification. dustries and businesses, striving to employer and the individual mandates We don’t truly know what we’ll get reach our full potential and finding the in ObamaCare, but the only real solu- until October, but we can say with con- answers we need to get there. tion is to repeal this awful law. Other- fidence that it won’t be what the Presi- There will be opponents to progress. wise, service-sector employees and dent promised years ago. Americans Environmental extremists will throw businesses will suffer continued set- won’t be saving $2,500 a year, many will their tired rhetoric around with no backs, which means our economy will lose the coverage they have, and others basis in scientific fact. But we can’t sit suffer yet another blow. will have to switch to a new doctor. idly by, letting America remain de- f Many promises have already been pendent on foreign energy sources and DEFENDING FREEDOMS PROJECT: broken, and more disappointment is letting other countries seize our busi- NABEEL RAJAB bound to happen. nesses and innovation opportunities. f Energy 2020 will get us focused. It’s (Mr. MCGOVERN asked and was the next great horizon of American given permission to address the House OFFENSIVE REMARKS ABOUT exceptionalism. for 1 minute and to revise and extend DREAMERS f his remarks.) (Mr. BEN RAY LUJA´ N of New Mex- Mr. MCGOVERN. Mr. Speaker, I rise ico asked and was given permission to AMERICAN JOBS ACT to discuss a Bahraini prisoner of con- address the House for 1 minute and to (Ms. WILSON of Florida asked and science, Nabeel Rajab, a prominent revise and extend his remarks.) was given permission to address the human rights activist and the presi- Mr. BEN RAY LUJA´ N of New Mexico. House for 1 minute.) dent of the Bahrain Center for Human Mr. Speaker, recently, one of our Re- Ms. WILSON of Florida. Mr. Speaker, Rights. Nabeel Rajab was sentenced to publican colleagues made remarks it’s now been 934 days since I came to 3 years in jail simply for engaging in about the Hispanic community and Congress and there has not been a sin- nonviolent political protests.

VerDate Mar 15 2010 01:16 Jul 25, 2013 Jkt 029060 PO 00000 Frm 00010 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K24JY7.017 H24JYPT1 jbell on DSK7SPTVN1PROD with HOUSE July 24, 2013 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H4991 Nabeel Rajab is not alone. Scores of Saint Anne was founded in 1860 as a try. They expect us to represent vir- prisoners are incarcerated in Bahrain mission in the old Alvarado District tues of tolerance, respect, and intel- because they have called for meaning- before the city of Union City even ex- ligence. Generalizations about chil- ful reforms. Nabeel Rajab’s abusive isted. The current parish was estab- dren, about entire races of people are treatment by Bahraini security forces lished in 1973 and has been serving the intolerant, disrespectful, and not very starkly contradicts Bahrain’s pro- surrounding community ever since. intelligent. Our country expects better nouncements of full-fledged support for Today, Saint Anne is one of the larg- from us. Recent comments made by human rights. est parishes in my congressional dis- one colleague across the aisle are far I ask for the immediate release of trict, with over 5,000 parishioners, led below those expectations. Nabeel Rajab and seek the full support by my friend, Father Geoffrey Baraan. Forget for a moment that the of Congress and the Obama administra- With Father Geoffrey’s guidance, Saint DREAM Act is the right thing to do tion. Anne helps serve the ethnically and and will help grow our economy. For- Nabeel Rajab is a focus of the Defend- culturally diverse community of Union get that most DREAMers are the best ing Freedoms Project, a collaborative City, and it helps ensure that the and the brightest of our country, and initiative spearheaded by the Tom Lan- church lives up to its core mission, to that passing the DREAM Act will in- tos Human Rights Commission that in- ‘‘lead with compassion.’’ crease DREAMers’ earnings by an ag- vites Members of Congress to stand up Through its parishioners, youth min- gregate of 19 percent, totaling $148 bil- for prisoners of conscience around the istry, and hardworking staff, Saint lion in wages by 2030, triggering more world through various actions. Today, Anne continues to help the homeless spending on goods and services I invite my colleagues to take part in and the hungry of its community. This throughout our economy and gener- this important nonpartisan oppor- annual festival serves as a celebration ating $181 billion in increased economic tunity. Our voices can make a dif- and a reminder of the hard work and growth by 2030, creating millions of ference in the release of these pris- selfless service that went into building jobs for Americans. Forget that pro- oners. Saint Anne’s. The funds raised during viding a strong incentive for DREAM- f the festival will help the church con- ers to further their education will add DAINES SPEAKS IN SUPPORT OF tinue to serve with collaboration, fel- 223,000 college diplomas to the work- AMASH AMENDMENT lowship, and stewardship. force and open doors to better paying (Mr. DAINES asked and was given I wish Saint Anne all the best and jobs. Forget all that, and remember permission to address the House for 1 hope they have a great 40th anniver- that these are children and young minute and to revise and extend his re- sary festival. adults. These are human beings. They marks.) f deserve better than the derogatory statements of my Republican col- Mr. DAINES. Mr. Speaker, after LACEY ACT spending 12 years in the technology league. The American people deserve sector—more specifically, cloud com- (Mr. FLEMING asked and was given better. puting—I know firsthand the power permission to address the House for 1 that data holds. I also understand the minute.) f Mr. FLEMING. Mr. Speaker, an potential for abuse and the threats to American can be tried in a U.S. court Americans’ civil liberties that come b 1230 and sent to an American prison for vio- with mass collections of data. lating an obscure foreign law. Yes, you Recent reports of the NSA blanket COLLEGE AFFORDABILITY AND heard that right. That has already hap- collection of Americans’ phone records ACCESSIBILITY demonstrate the serious need for re- pened under a little-known provision in the Lacey Act. (Ms. FOXX asked and was given per- forms to protect liberty and prevent mission to address the House for 1 abuse. That’s why I’m proud to support The Lacey Act became the law in 1900 as a good protection against poachers, minute.) Congressman AMASH’s amendment to Ms. FOXX. Mr. Speaker, the Federal prevent the NSA from using the Pa- but it’s been expanded since. Now, if you unknowingly import a product Government is not the master pup- triot Act to collect the records of peteer of higher education, though a Americans who are not subject to a Pa- that violates a regulation from an ex- porting country, you can end up in a litany of burdensome regulations sug- triot Act investigation. gest that’s what it’s angling for. This amendment helps protect law- U.S. Federal courtroom and sent to a We all want college to be more af- abiding Americans from government Federal prison. fordable and we want to ensure stu- overreach. The status quo is not unac- One seafood importer spent 6 years in dents throughout the country who ceptable, and I hope this amendment jail for importing lobsters that vio- work hard have the opportunity to at- will be a driving force for much-needed lated a regulation in Honduras. A few tend a high-quality school. But Federal reforms and greater transparency and lobster tails were too small, and they attempts to regulate those goals into accountability. were shipped in plastic instead of card- We’ve seen what Big Government board. Even the Honduran Government existence unilaterally are counter- looks like. No one would have thought said these rules were obsolete. productive and costly. that the IRS would turn against the Then Gibson Guitar had to pay Restrictive regulations stifle pio- American people, and yet here we are. $350,000 to settle Federal charges that neering institutions at a time when We must always be vigilant and guard- the company bought wood from Mada- forward-thinking solutions are des- ed against the overreach of power. gascar that was a sixth of an inch too perately needed to meet the changing I will continue fighting to defend lib- thick. demands of an increasingly diverse erty. I urge my colleagues to support It’s time to end unreasonable and un- American student body. this amendment and stand for Ameri- constitutional prosecutions of Ameri- With less punitive Federal interven- cans’ Fourth Amendment protections. cans on American soil for obscure for- tion, Congress will be able to work carefully with students, families, edu- f eign laws. The Lacey Act violates the rule of law and it needs to be changed. cators, and higher learning institutions SAINT ANNE CATHOLIC PARISH f to address the issues of college afford- 40TH ANNIVERSARY ability, accountability, and trans- (Mr. SWALWELL of California asked DEROGATORY STATEMENTS parency during the reauthorization of and was given permission to address REGARDING DREAMERS the Higher Education Act. the House for 1 minute and to revise (Mr. HINOJOSA asked and was given The administration should think out- and extend his remarks.) permission to address the House for 1 side the box with us so that education Mr. SWALWELL of California. Mr. minute.) can be more accessible and affordable. Speaker, this weekend, Saint Anne Mr. HINOJOSA. Mr. Speaker, Amer- We should start by reducing the size of Catholic Parish in Union City is cele- ica expects Members of Congress to ex- the costly regulatory footprint in high- brating its 40th anniversary festival. emplify what is great about our coun- er education.

VerDate Mar 15 2010 02:21 Jul 25, 2013 Jkt 029060 PO 00000 Frm 00011 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K24JY7.019 H24JYPT1 jbell on DSK7SPTVN1PROD with HOUSE H4992 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE July 24, 2013 CUTS TO EPA FUNDING REPRESENTATIVE STEVE KING’S minute and to revise and extend her re- (Mrs. CAPPS asked and was given DISGRACEFUL REMARKS marks.) permission to address the House for 1 (Mr. SIRES asked and was given per- Ms. TITUS. Mr. Speaker, this past minute and to revise and extend her re- mission to address the House for 1 weekend, I was shocked to hear the marks.) minute.) new standard for productivity, leader- Mrs. CAPPS. Mr. Speaker, yesterday, Mr. SIRES. Mr. Speaker, I rise today ship, and good governance set here in I was dismayed to see the Interior, En- to speak on the disgraceful remarks re- the House of Representatives. Rather vironment Appropriations Sub- cently made by another Member of this than looking at the success of the committee approve a 2014 funding bill body. American people, the Speaker of the that cuts EPA funding by 34 percent. My parents brought me to this coun- House said we should be judged by the Such a drastic, unnecessary cut would try at the age of 11. They brought me number of laws we repeal. This isn’t a standard; this is an ex- prevent EPA from addressing critical here for the freedoms, they brought me cuse for failure. Good governance is not air quality, water quality, and climate here for the opportunities, and they measured by the 38 times that we voted change issues that have direct impacts never told me to strap 75 pounds of to repeal health care. It is measured by on human health. marijuana on my thighs so we can sell the ability to compromise and create As everyone knows by now, we are al- it in America. It is disgraceful that a Member of substantial solutions to the issues fac- ready feeling the impacts of climate this body would demean this House and ing this country. change—stronger storms, more severe what this country represents when you While House Republicans continue to droughts, hotter heat waves. But it’s make remarks like that. I recognize obstruct, repeal, and repeat, 11 million our children and our grandchildren who that not all Members of this body feel undocumented immigrants remain in will bear the brunt of these impacts in the same way. the shadows; 7 million students bear the future. I represent Ellis Island and the Stat- the burden of high student loan rates; Children are especially vulnerable to ue of Liberty, two monuments that 16.7 million children risk going to bed the effects of climate change. We’ve al- symbolize the history of America as a hungry; and every single woman in this ready seen that there are higher rates Nation of immigrants. So when you country makes 77 cents to the dollar of asthma and infectious diseases in make remarks like one of the Members made by a man. children. These proposed cuts to EPA made, it’s not only ignorant, but quite I say it is time that we need a new will only make things worse. frankly stupid, not recognizing the his- agenda and certainly a new standard Mr. Speaker, we have the oppor- tory of this country. for success. tunity and the responsibility to act f f now to protect our children and our grandchildren from the impacts of cli- CALLING ATTENTION TO PRIS- RECOGNIZING HELEN SILLIMAN mate change. ONER OF CONSCIENCE ZHU YUFU AND FLOSSIE BRAGG I urge my colleagues, let’s stop these (Mr. HULTGREN asked and was (Mr. COLLINS of New York asked shortsighted political games and start given permission to address the House and was given permission to address taking action to address climate for 1 minute and to revise and extend the House for 1 minute.) change and protect the long-term his remarks.) Mr. COLLINS of New York. Mr. health of future generations. Mr. HULTGREN. Mr. Speaker, I rise Speaker, I come to the House floor to f today to bring attention to the plight recognize the contributions of two of Zhu Yufu. great women from New York’s 27th KILAH DAVENPORT CHILD Today, Zhu Yufu has been in prison Congressional District. PROTECTION ACT in China for 520 days. He is a prisoner Tonight, Helen Silliman and the late (Mr. PITTINGER asked and was of conscience, unable to enjoy the fun- Flossie Bragg will be honored in South given permission to address the House damental freedoms enshrined in the Wales for becoming the first female for 1 minute and to revise and extend Universal Declaration of Human firefighters in Erie County 50 years his remarks.) Rights. ago. Mr. PITTINGER. Mr. Speaker, I rise An advocate for democracy, Chris- It was back in 1963 when Helen and today to ask once more that my col- tian dissident and poet Zhu Yufu Flossie decided to join the ranks of leagues in Congress will help protect helped found the unrecognized Democ- what was then an all-male department. children by cosponsoring the Kilah racy Party of China. For this, he was In doing so, they made history in not Davenport Child Protection Act. arrested for ‘‘inciting subversion of only South Wales, but all of Erie Coun- Until recent changes by the North state power.’’ ty. Zhu Yufu cannot speak for himself, As a result, Helen and Flossie became Carolina legislature, the punishment so others, including myself, must advo- pioneers for women in the fire service for someone who caused permanent, se- cate on his behalf. My own efforts in in western New York, leading the way vere, mental and physical injury to a support of Zhu Yufu are part of a for women to join the ranks of volun- child in our State was just 4 to 6 years. project created by the Tom Lantos teer fire companies, which is now com- Sadly, inadequate, and ambiguous Human Rights Commission through monplace. child abuse laws are not unique to which Members of Congress can bring Today, it is estimated there are 35- to North Carolina. attention to the plight of prisoners of 40,000 women involved in volunteer fire My little friend Kilah was severely conscious. services across this great country. abused by her caretaker, who smashed Through this work, we seek to pierce I want to thank and acknowledge her head against a wall, leaving her the darkness and shatter the silence Helen and Flossie for helping to lead with minimal function for the rest of that has enveloped Zhu Yufu and oth- the way. her life. As a father and a grandfather, ers like him. f I was deeply moved by her situation, as Silence is not an option. Silence I’m sure you are. means Zhu Yufu likely will remain in HOUSE REPUBLICAN LEADERS’ Now is the time to find an appro- prison and the Government of China ‘‘TO DON’T’’ LIST priate response to ensure the safety will elude accountability for its deplor- (Mr. DEUTCH asked and was given and the protection of our most precious able human rights violations. permission to address the House for 1 treasures—America’s children. This I call on all people of conscience to minute.) new legislation focuses on child abus- raise their voices in support of Zhu Mr. DEUTCH. Mr. Speaker, a new ers guilty of the most heinous acts of Yufu. NBC poll says that 83 percent of Ameri- abuse. Those who destroy a child’s fu- f cans disapprove of the job Congress is ture should receive much more than a doing. But that shouldn’t be surprising slap on the wrist. WE NEED A NEW AGENDA when we are not doing any job at all. May God bless Kilah and her family (Ms. TITUS asked and was given per- House Republican leaders are work- and all whom we seek to protect. mission to address the House for 1 ing off of a ‘‘to don’t’’ list: don’t pass

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That is why I have intro- before we can proceed with any jobs that could create new jobs; and don’t duced with MARSHA BLACKBURN H.R. legislation. 863, a bill to create such a museum. pass a green energy bill that could fi- b 1245 nally tackle climate change. Join it and make your mother proud. It doesn’t have to be this way, but f Over 3 months ago—I think nearly 4 when your agenda is to do nothing, it’s months ago—the Senate passed a budg- REPRESENTATIVE STEVE KING’S et bill—again, a blueprint for job cre- easy to get nothing done when you op- IGNORANT COMMENTS erate off of a ‘‘to don’t’’ list. Solving ation, deficit reduction, growth in the problems and reaching compromise (Mr. RUIZ asked and was given per- economy. The minute the Senate may be hard work, but it’s the work mission to address the House for 1 passed the bill, the Republicans said, the American people sent us here to do. minute and to revise and extend his re- Never mind. marks.) Never mind? No. It is our business to f Mr. RUIZ. Mr. Speaker, Representa- mind, to mind this Congress to make FIGHTING FOR AMERICAN JOBS tive KING’s recent comments about sure that we create solutions, that we children of immigrants are a disgrace (Mr. MCKINLEY asked and was given get results, that we are in the business permission to address the House for 1 to this institution. These comments of job creation in the public and pri- minute.) are unacceptable and just plain wrong vate sectors with public and private on so many levels. Mr. MCKINLEY. Mr. Speaker, later partnerships. With no budget and with We may not all agree on the best way today, the President will once again no jobs bill, that cannot happen. to fix our Nation’s broken immigration refocus his efforts on jobs. Well, House So when the Speaker of the House system, but we can all agree that it’s Republicans never lost our focus on comes to the floor and makes demands broken. on the President—and the President jobs. Comments like Representative We have a plan to create jobs, grow has made offer, after offer, after offer. KING’s don’t do anything to solve prob- He has extended the hand of coopera- our economy, and to secure our future lems or bring us closer to a true bipar- for all Americans by expanding oppor- tion so many times that I want to tisan solution on immigration. They count his fingers to see how intact his tunity, not expanding government. only exacerbate the problem of ex- Our plan holds government account- hand is because of the reaction from treme partisanship and inject needless able to hardworking taxpayers; our the Republicans. The Republicans’ re- divisiveness into the conversation on plan reins in runaway government sponse to the President’s offer of co- how to best reform our immigration spending; our plan combats waste and operation? Nothing. system. ‘‘Nothing’’ is our agenda. abuse in government; our plan pro- This sort of ideologically driven and Does ‘‘nothing’’ work for you, Mr. motes an all-of-the-above all-American hateful rhetoric has no place in this in- President? energy strategy that will create jobs, stitution, and it must stop. It is time Our timetable: ‘‘Never.’’ lower energy costs, and strengthen our for both parties to put down the par- Does ‘‘never’’ work for you? Because national security. tisan talking points and make a good that’s the only time that we are going These are commonsense solutions faith effort to work together to have a to work together with you to pass a that the American people deserve. It is conversation and not a confrontation. not fair that Washington liberals keep We need to act, and we need to act jobs bill. offering up only more spending and po- now. We don’t have time for this par- Previous speakers talked about jobs litical games. Real solutions to real tisan gamesmanship. We must reduce being created. Why? By giving tax cuts problems, that’s the American commit- our deficit by passing this comprehen- to the wealthiest people in our coun- ment. sive immigration reform. try? f I am so glad that the President is out f there today, saying that we are going WOMEN’S HISTORY MUSEUM CREATE JOBS AND GROW THE to build jobs and build our economy (Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALONEY of ECONOMY from the middle class out. It’s really New York asked and was given permis- (Ms. PELOSI asked and was given important that the prosperity of our sion to address the House for 1 minute permission to address the House for 1 country is enjoyed by many more peo- and to revise and extend her remarks.) minute.) ple and, in fact, is inspired by their in- Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALONEY of New Ms. PELOSI. Mr. Speaker, on the genuity, by their creativity, by their York. Mr. Speaker, did you know that floor today we’ve heard some of our entrepreneurship; and we have to have last Sunday marked the anniversary of colleagues in the majority, starting policies that incentivize that. the day in 1917 when 16 women de- with the Speaker of the House, demand Today, the President will put more manded the right to vote in front of the President work with Congress to ideas on the table to grow our econ- the White House? They were sentenced create jobs and grow the economy. If omy. He recognizes—and I think we on to 60 days in the workhouse for de- Republicans were willing to spend time the Democratic side all agree—that the manding universal suffrage for women. on these issues, that would really be economy best works when it grows Did you know that tomorrow is the good news. from the middle out, not by the trickle day when in 1892 Doris Fleischman I think it is necessary for us to have down, top down. Bernays was born? She was to become a reality check. In the 6 months of this Our friends on the Republican side the first married woman to get a pass- Congress, with the Republicans in the said, Trickle down, what’s wrong with port in her own name and to get her majority, there has been no jobs bill that? If it trickles down, it could cre- name on her daughter’s birth certifi- brought to the floor; there has been no ate jobs. If that happens, that’s great. cate. budget bill brought to the floor. The If it doesn’t, that’s the free market. If Or did you know that the famous budget is the blueprint for job creation, it doesn’t create jobs, in their words, so Ginger Rogers-Fred Astaire partner- for deficit reduction, for growing the be it. ship ended in part because she was economy, for creating jobs, for keeping So be it? No, I don’t think so. angry over gender pay standards? She America competitive, for making sure Our country has come a long way grew tired of being paid half of what that America is number one. since the depths of the Great Reces- her male colleagues were paid in films At the beginning of the year, the Re- sion, which was caused by these very in which she was starring. publicans said, we want regular order, same trickle-down policies. Tax cuts

VerDate Mar 15 2010 01:16 Jul 25, 2013 Jkt 029060 PO 00000 Frm 00013 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K24JY7.022 H24JYPT1 jbell on DSK7SPTVN1PROD with HOUSE H4994 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE July 24, 2013 for the rich, that is the Republican jobs And when I talk about what hap- ‘‘Never’’ doesn’t work for us. program. pened 5 years ago, what’s interesting to f Do you know what is interesting to me is that the Republicans still have REVISIONIST HISTORY me? Coming up in September is the 5- the nerve to be asking the question: year anniversary of the meltdown, of Are you better off now than you were 5 (Mr. BURGESS asked and was given the announcement of the meltdown years ago? permission to address the House for 1 during the Bush administration. Under Five years ago, we weren’t going to minute and to revise and extend his re- the trickle-down policies and the lais- have an economy by Monday. We marks.) sez, laissez, laissez, laissez, laissez, weren’t going to have an economy by Mr. BURGESS. Madam Speaker, I laissez-faire attitudes of the Repub- Monday under their policies. The Presi- will be happy to address some of the re- licans in Congress and in the White dent has led us out of that Great Reces- visionist history. House, we were facing a great melt- sion. He did so in the first 2 years with If we want to talk about reality test- down of our financial institutions, a a Democratic Congress that had a re- ing, how about the fact that, in Sep- great recklessness by some—not all— covery package and initiatives to grow tember of 2008, Democrats had con- on Wall Street, causing joblessness on the economy. Since then, it has been, trolled every level of power in the Main Street. again, the ‘‘never, nothing’’ timetable United States Congress for some 20 And what’s interesting about it is, and agenda of the Republicans. How months, but we didn’t hear a peep out when we were notified finally—when much faster our economy could be of them until Lehman Brothers failed? we asked, what’s going on here? and growing if the Republicans would co- And, oh, by the way, who was on they finally told us what was hap- operate with their ideas and the Presi- watch at the New York Fed when that pening—no less a person than the dent’s, working together in a bipar- happened? Timothy Geithner. He was Chairman of the Fed said, in response tisan way to get the job done for the rewarded by becoming President to a description given by the Secretary American people. Obama’s Treasury Secretary. of the Treasury, Secretary Paulson, While I’m at it, I want to put in a For the first 2 years of the Obama ad- about the seriousness of the meltdown word for our agenda for America’s ministration, it was so anti-employer that was occurring—and this was women and families. that no wonder the recovery was, in- Thursday night—that we could, by When women succeed, America suc- deed, a jobless recovery and that it has Monday, have no economy. ceeds. It’s an agenda that recognizes continued in that mode until today. Have no economy? That is the place and values the work of women in the And don’t get me started about the that these trickle-down policies—this workplace by having pay equity, by Affordable Care Act. That has been a laissez-faire attitude toward no regula- raising the minimum wage, by reward- wet blanket on job creation in this tion and no supervision—took us in our ing work. It’s an agenda that helps economy. The President knows it, economy coming up 5 years ago in Sep- women balance home and work by say- which is why he revised things last tember. ing—and we will be celebrating the 20- week. That’s why it’s really important for year anniversary of the implementa- And, oh, by the way, if he wants to the President to be out there and for tion of family medical leave—that we reach out his hand to us, how about the public to understand, not so that need some paid sick leave as well and sending people from the agencies to our we can create divisions between Demo- paid maternity leave as well. Third is committees who at least will stop the crats and Republicans, but so that we the need—and a bigger issue that will propensity for prevarication when they can come together as a people and take a longer time in facing the chal- will not admit to the fact that they make the decisions here about a budget lenge—for affordable quality child care have contingency plans in place for de- that does grow the economy by cre- for all of America’s families so that our laying and downsizing the implementa- ating jobs while reducing the deficit at children can be learning while their tion of the Affordable Care Act as they the same time, keeping America num- parents are earning. An important were, in fact, planning that very meas- ber one—that we build the infrastruc- component of it is the entrepreneur- ure when those people came to the ture of America, that we make it in ship of women in the workplace. Wom- committee and spoke under oath. America by giving incentives for jobs en’s business ownership is the fastest f to stay here rather than, as the Repub- growing rate of small business growth WE MUST ACT NOW ON licans suggest, to give tax breaks to in our country, minority women-owned IMMIGRATION REFORM businesses that send jobs overseas. businesses as well. Building the infrastructure of America. So we do believe that our economy (Mr. DENHAM asked and was given Make It In America. Have our commu- will grow, that our families will pros- permission to address the House for 1 nities suggest how they would like to per, that our Nation will continue to be minute.) grow with the proper education of our number one to the extent that we in- Mr. DENHAM. Madam Speaker, first, children, with the safety of our neigh- vest in the middle class and in those I would like to extend some thanks to borhoods, with the security of our peo- aspiring to it, and that we should place Chairman GOWDY and Ranking Member ple. a special emphasis on women in the LOFGREN, not only for giving me the So, really, it’s almost like another workplace, because, again, when Amer- privilege and the honor to speak before universe to listen to the Republicans ican women succeed, America succeeds. their Subcommittee on Immigration talk about the economy when they That’s how we want to ignite the yesterday, but as well to have con- have had a complete ‘‘never, nothing’’ American Dream—to build ladders of versations in my district and to have agenda and timetable for bringing a opportunity for all who want to work conversations in my State with a num- jobs bill to the floor that really does hard, play by the rules, and take re- ber of constituents that are affected by address the challenges that working sponsibility. our immigration policy. families in our country face. We have work to do. Let’s do it in- This is something we have to act on On the positive side, I am very stead of living in a world of illusion in now. This is something for which we pleased that the President’s strategy which the leadership won’t bring a real need to make sure we’ve got a top-to- for growth, of course, which is centered jobs bill to the floor that can be en- bottom approach. It is an issue on around the middle class, ensures that acted into law. The Speaker has said which Republicans and Democrats can every American has the opportunity to that it isn’t a measure of success as to actually come together that is vitally have a good job that pays enough to how many bills you can enact; it’s important to our economy and to the support a middle-income life, a strong about how much law you can repeal. greatness of our country: making sure education that equips our youth for the You haven’t even succeeded in that. that our border security is actually se- job market, a home that is not at risk You haven’t repealed anything. So let’s cure, not only with a fence and greater of being taken away as it was 5 years get to work on the positive side to cre- law enforcement, but by actually rede- ago, a retirement free of financial anx- ate jobs. That’s the best thing that we ploying the security technology and iety, secure health care with decent can do for the American people, and surveillance equipment from Afghani- benefits, a higher minimum wage. let’s do it soon. stan; making sure that we’ve got the

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At any time after the adoption of Resolution 315 provides for consider- actually have a temporary worker pro- this resolution the Speaker may, pursuant to ation of two pieces of legislation gram so that we can address our ag clause 2(b) of rule XVIII, declare the House passed by the Committee on Energy resolved into the Committee of the Whole economy. and Commerce. The first, H.R. 2218, the Let’s make sure that we have a top- House on the state of the Union for consider- ation of the bill (H.R. 1582) to protect con- Coal Residuals Reuse and Management to-bottom approach. So I ask that this sumers by prohibiting the Administrator of Act of 2013 introduced by my friend on body address this in a bipartisan fash- the Environmental Protection Agency from the committee, Mr. MCKINLEY from ion. promulgating as final certain energy-related West Virginia, passed out of committee f rules that are estimated to cost more than $1 with a strong bipartisan vote with 54 billion and will cause significant adverse ef- bipartisan cosponsors. The second piece PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION fects to the economy. The first reading of of legislation, H.R. 1582, the Energy the bill shall be dispensed with. All points of OF H.R. 2218, COAL RESIDUALS Consumers Relief Act of 2013, was in- REUSE AND MANAGEMENT ACT order against consideration of the bill are waived. General debate shall be confined to troduced by my friend Mr. CASSIDY OF 2013, AND PROVIDING FOR the bill and shall not exceed one hour equal- from Louisiana. CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 1582, EN- ly divided and controlled by the chair and The rule before us today provides for ERGY CONSUMERS RELIEF ACT ranking minority member of the Committee 1 hour of general debate on each of the OF 2013 on Energy and Commerce. After general de- bills included in the rule. A total of Mr. BURGESS. Madam Speaker, by bate the bill shall be considered for amend- ment under the five-minute rule. In lieu of nine amendments were made in order direction of the Committee on Rules, I the amendment in the nature of a substitute between the two bills, six on the Demo- call up House Resolution 315 and ask recommended by the Committee on Energy cratic side and three on the Republican for its immediate consideration. and Commerce now printed in the bill, it side. Further, the minority is afforded The Clerk read the resolution, as fol- shall be in order to consider as an original the customary motion to recommit, al- lows: bill for the purpose of amendment under the lowing for yet another opportunity to five-minute rule an amendment in the na- H. RES. 315 amend each piece of legislation before ture of a substitute consisting of the text of Resolved, That at any time after the adop- Rules Committee Print 113-19. That amend- it’s final vote. tion of this resolution the Speaker may, pur- ment in the nature of a substitute shall be H.R. 2218, the Coal Residuals Reuse suant to clause 2(b) of rule XVIII, declare the considered as read. All points of order and Management Act of 2013, is a prod- House resolved into the Committee of the against that amendment in the nature of a uct of hours of work over the course of Whole House on the state of the Union for substitute are waived. No amendment to the past few years that the gentleman consideration of the bill (H.R. 2218) to amend that amendment in the nature of a sub- subtitle D of the Solid Waste Disposal Act to from West Virginia (Mr. MCKINLEY) has stitute shall be in order except those printed put in to perfect this legislation. In- encourage recovery and beneficial use of coal in part B of the report of the Committee on combustion residuals and establish require- Rules accompanying this resolution. Each deed, the legislation includes numerous ments for the proper management and dis- such amendment may be offered only in the provisions offered by Democrats and posal of coal combustion residuals that are order printed in the report, may be offered even reflects input by President protective of human health and the environ- only by a Member designated in the report, Obama’s own Environmental Protec- ment. The first reading of the bill shall be shall be considered as read, shall be debat- tion Agency. dispensed with. All points of order against able for the time specified in the report This legislation was prompted by a consideration of the bill are waived. General equally divided and controlled by the pro- debate shall be confined to the bill and shall ponent and an opponent, shall not be subject move in June of 2010 by the Environ- not exceed one hour equally divided and con- to amendment, and shall not be subject to a mental Protection Agency to regulate trolled by the chair and ranking minority demand for division of the question in the coal combustion residuals. In this rule, member of the Committee on Energy and House or in the Committee of the Whole. All the Environmental Protection Agency Commerce. After general debate the bill points of order against such amendments are set out three proposals for coal residu- shall be considered for amendment under the waived. At the conclusion of consideration of als, commonly referred to as coal ash. five-minute rule. It shall be in order to con- the bill for amendment the Committee shall Coal residuals are often recycled in an rise and report the bill to the House with sider as an original bill for the purpose of environmentally sound fashion and amendment under the five-minute rule the such amendments as may have been adopted. amendment in the nature of a substitute rec- Any Member may demand a separate vote in repurposed for use in roads, parks, golf ommended by the Committee on Energy and the House on any amendment adopted in the courses, and any other number of safe Commerce now printed in the bill. The com- Committee of the Whole to the bill or to the manners. Unfortunately, many in the mittee amendment in the nature of a sub- amendment in the nature of a substitute industry viewed these proposed Envi- stitute shall be considered as read. All points made in order as original text. The previous ronmental Protection Agency regula- of order against the committee amendment question shall be considered as ordered on tions as placing barriers to the contin- in the nature of a substitute are waived. No the bill and amendments thereto to final ued use or recycling of coal ash. amendment to the committee amendment in passage without intervening motion except the nature of a substitute shall be in order one motion to recommit with or without in- In response to these concerns, Mr. except those printed in part A of the report structions. MCKINLEY’s bill would provide for min- of the Committee on Rules accompanying The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. imum Federal standards but allow this resolution. Each such amendment may DENHAM). The gentleman from Texas is States to craft a permitting program be offered only in the order printed in the re- recognized for 1 hour. that could be tailored to the needs in port, may be offered only by a Member des- each individual State. The bill makes ignated in the report, shall be considered as b 1300 clear that it does not provide the Envi- read, shall be debatable for the time speci- Mr. BURGESS. Mr. Speaker, for the ronmental Protection Agency with new fied in the report equally divided and con- trolled by the proponent and an opponent, purpose of debate only, I yield the cus- rulemaking authority. Further, it re- shall not be subject to amendment, and shall tomary 30 minutes to the gentleman quires the Environmental Protection not be subject to a demand for division of the from Florida (Mr. HASTINGS), pending Agency to defer to the States with re- question in the House or in the Committee of which I yield myself such time as I spect to the regulation of coal ash. the Whole. All points of order against such may consume. During consideration of This would allow Sates to protect amendments are waived. At the conclusion this resolution, all time yielded is for human health and the environment by of consideration of the bill for amendment the purpose of debate only. adapting an existing solid waste regu- the Committee shall rise and report the bill GENERAL LEAVE latory program for coal ash. To ensure to the House with such amendments as may have been adopted. Any Member may de- Mr. BURGESS. Mr. Speaker, I ask adequate safety measures for human mand a separate vote in the House on any unanimous consent that all Members health, the bill requires installation of amendment adopted in the Committee of the have 5 legislative days to revise and ex- groundwater monitoring at all struc- Whole to the bill or to the committee tend their remarks. tures that receive coal ash.

VerDate Mar 15 2010 01:51 Jul 25, 2013 Jkt 029060 PO 00000 Frm 00015 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K24JY7.025 H24JYPT1 jbell on DSK7SPTVN1PROD with HOUSE H4996 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE July 24, 2013 The second bill included in today’s racy imposing cost after cost on the light of day in the other body. This one rule has been carefully designed to pro- American people. Today’s legislation is ain’t going to either. tect consumers from a runaway Envi- yet another few arrows in the quiver to These bills today show what I’ve been ronmental Protection Agency which, in stop the Federal Government from tak- saying for quite some time now, and my experience as a member of the ing more money out of Americans’ it’s that my Republican colleagues Committee on Energy and Commerce, pockets. really are not manifesting interest in constantly uses some pretty strange As I encourage my colleagues to vote actually fixing our country’s problems. figures and some funny math in depict- ‘‘yes’’ on the rule and ‘‘yes’’ on the two In fact, it seems that they’re more ing the so-called benefits of its rules underlying bills, I reserve the balance happy to simply bring Congress to a and rarely fully admits to the full cost of my time. standstill and call that success. of the rules it promulgates. Mr. HASTINGS of Florida. Mr. Mr. Speaker, political victories are Since the beginning of President Speaker, I thank the gentleman from not victories for struggling families. In Obama’s, Lisa Jackson’s, and Gina Texas (Mr. BURGESS) for yielding me case these bills are not clear enough McCarthy’s tenure with the Federal the customary 30 minutes, and I yield evidence, my friends recently released Government, the Environmental Pro- myself such time as I may consume. their messaging plan for the August tection Agency has promulgated regu- I would like to begin my remarks by work period in our respective districts. lations imposing billions of dollars in correcting my friend from Texas with That plan is called ‘‘Fighting Wash- costs on our critical power infrastruc- reference to his 1-minute statement ington for All Americans.’’ Wow. De- ture. Famously, the Environmental previous to the time that we began the spite the irony, I would almost want to Protection Agency has been so out of rule. call it hypocrisy of sitting Members of control that the President himself was As I understood him, he said that for Congress trying to paint themselves as required to intervene and pull the the last 20 months, Democrats have outsiders and reformers while ignoring ozone rule in August of 2011, knowing controlled every level of power. Some- their key role in creating the gridlock. that the cost to the country far out- where along the line, I think my friend Fighting Washington for All Americans weighed the benefits that the Environ- must be very confused about what the urges Members to consider Washington mental Protection Agency was claim- responsibilities of the United States as a place where nothing good happens, ing. House of Representatives is and are. so the less governing that gets done, In response to this out-of-control That said, my recollection is that in the better. Yet these two bills today agency, Dr. CASSIDY has carefully this Congress, which has consumed 6 completely contradict those ideas. crafted H.R. 1582, the Energy Con- months, and in the previous one, which H.R. 1582 gives the Department of En- sumers Relief Act, which would add an- took 2 years, that my friends in the Re- ergy unprecedented authority to veto other measure of protection for con- publican Party have controlled the Environmental Protection Agency-re- sumers legitimately frightened of House of Representatives. Unless there lated regulations. Not only does the bill prevent the EPA from finalizing whether or not they will be able to af- is no longer one level of power in Wash- critical public health and environ- ford their air-conditioning this summer ington, something is misunderstood by mental rules, it instructs the Depart- or their heating this fall, or even to me. ment of Energy to conduct a duplica- turn on their lights at nighttime. Mr. Speaker, the House faces a num- The bill is straightforward. It re- ber of pressing issues that have bipar- tive and convoluted analysis without quires that, before promulgating a tisan support and that we could be ad- any new resources. These are the peo- final rule that would impose an aggre- dressing in our limited time before the ple that say bureaucracy is a problem, and yet they’re creating additional bu- gate cost of $1 billion on the American August recess. For example, we could reaucracy within the framework of people, the Environmental Protection be reforming in a comprehensive man- these two measures. Agency must consult with the Sec- ner our Nation’s immigration system. retary of Energy, a Cabinet member We could be ending the sequester. I b 1315 who will be working for the very same have not met a Democrat or a Repub- I said yesterday in the Rules Com- President as the Administrator at the lican that did not say that the seques- mittee I would be astounded at how Environmental Protection Agency. The ter was a bad idea. We could be ad- much time it’s going to take the En- Energy Secretary must then determine dressing the doubling of student loan ergy Department and the EPA to co- that the rule before him would not interest rates. We could be having a ordinate their efforts. Evidently, these cause significant adverse effects to the conference on a farm bill, or we could people haven’t been trying to talk to economy or to electric reliability, as is be appointing—something that I still these bureaucrats the way that I have his job. That’s what his mission state- find very strange—we could be appoint- over the course of time, and it requires, ment is as the top energy official for ing budget conferees. this measure does, extra examination, our country. It used to be that having a con- despite the Office of Management and For too long, the Environmental Pro- ference around this place was a real op- Budget’s interagency review of all reg- tection Agency has dictated our energy portunity for Members, and Members ulations, which includes the Depart- policy rather than simply our environ- sought to be on the conference. I know ment of Energy, in the review of EPA mental policy. Former Energy Sec- my first experience I was fascinated by rules. retary Steven Chu seemed to have no the fact that I’m on a conference with I did a little research, Mr. Speaker, problem passively delegating his job to the other body, the United States Sen- on how many times over the course of Lisa Jackson. I suppose he was too ate. Little did I know that their rules the time that I’ve been here that Mem- busy losing America’s money to solar provided for them to vote by proxy, but bers on the other side have offered companies. The era of the Environ- I came to learn that perhaps it wasn’t measures, that did not become law, to mental Protection Agency dictating as important as I thought it was, but it abolish the Department of Energy. energy policy must end, and this bill is is important to the process. Hear me loud and clear: to abolish the a solid step toward that goal. But for any of these important issues Department of Energy. Mr. Speaker, American consumers to be addressed, Members would have Now we come today, after that hav- are struggling. They watch the cost of to work together to resolve their dif- ing been done numerous times, we food as it rises right before their eyes. ferences. Instead, we’re spending our come today and the Energy Depart- They watch the gas prices. Where are time on two bills that my friends ment is the answer. These same people they going? Nowhere but up. They across the aisle know will never be- wanted to, I guess everything with an watch their electricity bills. They are come law. I don’t have to be a betting ‘‘E’’ that’s in the Cabinet, they wanted also going up. There is no relief in person to bet anybody in this institu- the Department of EPA to be abolished sight on the horizon under this Presi- tion that what we are discussing here at one time, the Department of Edu- dent and this administration. today will not become the law of the cation. They need to change their acro- House Republicans have not aban- land. The reason that I know that is nyms over there or else they’ll find doned their promises to protect con- we’ve already done it four times, this themselves abolished, if they don’t get sumers from an out-of-control bureauc- same measure, and it didn’t see the past A, B, C, D—E.

VerDate Mar 15 2010 01:51 Jul 25, 2013 Jkt 029060 PO 00000 Frm 00016 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K24JY7.027 H24JYPT1 jbell on DSK7SPTVN1PROD with HOUSE July 24, 2013 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H4997 Not only does the bill prevent the like health care measures. And I con- to prevent pollution. We had 55 votes EPA from finalizing critical public tinue to ask everybody, tell me the targeted at the Department of Energy. health and environmental rules, it in- day, before there was anything called We had 57 votes to defund or repeal structs the Department of Energy to ObamaCare, tell me the day when your clean energy initiatives. We had 47 do, as I said, duplicative measures. insurance rates for health went down. votes to promote offshore drilling. We As for H.R. 2218, the Coal Residuals Tell me the day that your utilities had 81 votes targeted at the Depart- Reuse and Management Act, the second went down. I don’t recall any period ment of the Interior. We had 87 votes bill being considered under this rule where that happened; and somewhere to undermine protections for public today, it encourages, in my view, a along the line, we need to address these lands and wilderness. We had 53 votes race to the bottom, where the State things in meaningful ways. to block actions that address climate Different standards in each State willing to have the least protections change. We had 38 votes to dismantle provide an economic incentive to send will become the dumping ground for the Clean Water Act. So 317 repeal coal ash to the State with the lowest the entire country. votes. I’ve changed you-all’s name. It’s I said last night that I would be mad level of regulation. This bill will not no longer the Republicans; it’s the today. I tempered myself with my pas- ensure the safe disposal of coal ash or ‘‘Repealicans.’’ You must be people sion over my reflections of my com- make current law any stronger. that just repeal. ments in the Rules Committee, but I Fighting Washington—that’s what cannot but return to them when I you’re getting ready to say in August— And over in the other body, they’re think of the community that I live in, does not keep our air and water clean. ‘‘Republistructionists’’ because their and have lived in for now coming up on Fighting Washington does not provide whole objective—and that gets ignored 51 years, where every one of the Super- the sick with medical treatment. here when we start talking about who’s fund Brownfields was in the minority Fighting Washington does not keep responsible for what. It gets ignored community. Every dump that ever Wall Street from preying on the Amer- that the minority in the other body has dumped anything in Broward County ican people. Fighting Washington does arcane rules that permit them to block was in minority communities—treat- not provide student loans for children everything, and that’s what they’ve ment waste across the street from who aren’t going to be able to return to done, everything you haven’t blocked where I live, and I guess perhaps these school this year because of the prohibi- or sought to repeal. Here we have been people have not had those experiences. tive costs. trying to get health care for people, While there are certainly inefficien- Fighting Washington does not pro- and you-all are voting to repeal health cies within the Federal Government— vide immigration reform in a com- care 39 different times. and they are numerous—the 2008 coal prehensive manner. And somewhere along the line we have to understand I’m tired of voting on that kind of ash spill in Kingston, Tennessee, is evi- stuff. I want to vote on something dence that the Environmental Protec- there are more than 11 million people in this country that are here illegally. that’s going to provide some jobs for tion Agency has an important role to America. I want to vote on something play in protecting our Nation’s public And I can point to you people that work right around this Capitol—and a that’s going to help some students health. have some jobs when they get out of This bill would allow States to un- few that are in it—that we rely upon, school. I want to vote on something dertake permitting programs for the that we need to straighten this law out that’s going to allow for technology management of coal ash; and let me about. But we prefer to fight Wash- and innovation to catch up with what’s talk about what’s in coal ash. People ington. Fighting Washington doesn’t help the going on in the world. I want to make seem to think that coal ash is all of Centers for Disease Control prevent us this great stuff. Coal ash has in it mer- sure that we exact our responsibilities, from having diseases. At Robert E. Lee particularly with reference to edu- cury, lead, cadmium, hexavalent chro- High School in Fairfax County, one of mium, if you can say that. These are cation. the best counties for education in this I just left a meeting with homeless things that are poisonous. And yes, it country, they’ve had a recall of stu- providers and nonprofits. I want to is true that we have managed under dents for tuberculosis, something I make sure that there’s Meals on the regulations to constrain ourselves thought we had pretty much abolished. Wheels. I want to vote on something to with many of these products that have But when we can’t find the necessary been utilized for benefit, but do not research money and we can’t find the make sure that every child has an mistake arsenic and cadmium and lead necessary provisions—largely because equal opportunity for a very good edu- for anything other than harmful prod- we’re fighting Washington—then we’re cation in this country. I want to vote ucts. going to have other outbreaks like that on something that’s going to look 50 The Federal environmental standards that we have to contend with. years down the road to what America that are put forward here do not take Fighting Washington doesn’t provide looks like, and not 50 months from into contemplation how important it is the National Institutes of Health the now, or not 1 month from now in Au- to establish uniform protections for things to do to provide women’s health gust when you’re going to be fighting our Nation’s health and environment. and male research in order for us to Washington. Let me return to the Kingston, Ten- better the health of the United States I’m going to be up here with you in nessee, situation. The Tennessee Val- of America. Washington, and we are consummate ley Authority is still paying in excess Fighting Washington makes for great insiders, and it’s ridiculous for you to of $1 billion, somewhere in the neigh- talking points, and might even make go home and try to tell somebody borhood of $1.2 billion for taking this for great fundraising. It might make you’re anything other than that. And stuff and dumping it in Uniontown, for a good bumper sticker, but it is far you do control one-third of the legisla- Alabama, 100 feet from where people from a serious strategy to actually live; and, I suggest, as is the case in tive body. And you do have exacting re- make this country better. A better sponsibilities given to you under Arti- the community that I am privileged to title than ‘‘Fighting Washington for serve, where people that are friends of cle I that you’re not exercising. You Americans’’ would be ‘‘Washington have the Ways and Means’ ability. You mine have died as a result of not coal Fighting for Americans.’’ ash but dumps being in their commu- Now this do-nothing Congress, and have the numbers to undertake to do nities and incinerators burning it, and I’ve been here 21 years, is giving new those things. it’s the same in many respects. meaning to do nothing. And all of this So, yeah, I’m mad. And I think many I compliment Florida Power & Light, repealing things didn’t just start this in America are mad, too, with a Con- the largest utility in my State, for de- year. Next week, we’ll be back here on gress that’s doing nothing. stroying their two coal ash plants in the floor talking more repeal. We’re I reserve the balance of my time. Fort Lauderdale, and we still find that going to have something called the Mr. BURGESS. Mr. Speaker, I yield Florida Power & Light still manages REINS Act. We’re real good up here at myself 1 minute for a couple of brief re- their business well enough to make naming things—R-E-I-N-S. We’re going sponses. handsome profits. to be doing some more repealing. As far as electric rates going up, I But in the 112th Congress—I looked First off, I don’t know whether the would suggest to my friend, it’s sort of back—we had 137 votes to block actions gentleman misheard or only caught me

VerDate Mar 15 2010 02:21 Jul 25, 2013 Jkt 029060 PO 00000 Frm 00017 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K24JY7.029 H24JYPT1 jbell on DSK7SPTVN1PROD with HOUSE H4998 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE July 24, 2013 in midsentence. I was responding to the erated, and to ensure that wastes are man- close after alternative disposal capac- minority leader’s statement about this aged in an environmentally sound manner. ity is available at the same site. Well, September is the 4-year anniversary of b 1330 many of these facilities don’t have the the crash in the economy, and the pre- space for additional capacity at the ceding 20 months, from September of For the first time, there will be a same site. That means that the pollu- 2008, in the Congress, all of the levers uniform national standard for dis- tion can go on for years, or even indefi- of power were handled by the Demo- posing of coal ash. However, as you nitely. crats. just heard, you hear opponents of this This bill is the worst version of coal Now, on this issue of fighting Wash- legislation state this legislation does ash legislation yet. That’s why all the ington, good strategy, bad strategy, I not protect human health and the envi- environmental groups oppose this leg- can’t address that. But I do know ronment. But quite frankly, that’s not islation. They even sent a letter to the what’s going on out in this country— the case. House today that states, ‘‘This bill is people are frightened of Washington. H.R. 2218 not only includes nine dif- more dangerous to human health and They’re not fighting Washington; they ferent references and sections of RCRA environment than previous versions of are scared. Why are they scared? What which protect human health and envi- this legislation.’’ are they seeing with the NSA? What do ronment, but also incorporates the ex- Mr. Speaker, I’m very sad today. One they see with the TSA when they go to isting RCRA part 258 regulation. of my college classmates is being the airport? What are they seeing with To use the words of the EPA, ‘‘EPA funeralized, or has been funeralized as the IRS? Nobody likes the IRS to start believes that part 258 criteria rep- we are speaking. Her funeral was at 11 with, but now people are concerned resents a reasonable balance ensuring o’clock. She lives in a community that their First Amendment rights are the protection of human health and the called Golden Heights. In Golden going to be trampled by an out-of-con- environment.’’ Heights, in a 2-square mile radius from trol Federal agency. And I have to tell The opponents of this measure seem a dump that dumped into that commu- you what, Mr. Speaker, it all devolves to lack a fundamental understanding, nity for a considerable period of time, back to the administration. Yeah, the Mr. Speaker. There are jobs at stake the incidence of cancer of dear friends Congress has its own problems, but the here, 316,000 jobs across America. It’s of mine, male and female, is inordi- administration is actually what is driv- really that simple. nately high by comparison to any ing the frightening of America, not the A compromise is available. Anyone other place in the State of Florida. fighting of America. who opposes this rule will continue to Something is wrong with the picture I now yield 5 minutes to the gen- support the status quo. If we do noth- of continuing to pollute and to not be tleman from West Virginia (Mr. MCKIN- ing, coal ash, which is generated every mindful of who are the victims of that LEY). day in 48 of the 50 States, will continue pollution. Mr. MCKINLEY. Mr. Speaker, I rise to be disposed of. The status the way Mr. Speaker, I make the distinction today in support of the rule. it’s been since the 1950s and ’60s and that I was not talking about coal ash, For over 33 years, Congress has wres- the unwarranted stigma that’s associ- and I’m glad I don’t live near one of tled unproductively on how to deal ated with recycled materials will con- those places where they are dumping with coal ash, which is an unavoidable tinue. like in Uniontown, Alabama. by-product of burning coal. Fortunately, finally, today, after lis- If we defeat the previous question, The bill before us today provides a tening and compromising and working resolution, finally, to this issue and I’m going to offer an amendment to the together, there appears to be an emerg- rule to bring up H.R. 2070, Representa- avoids kicking the can down the road. ing consensus to allow for the bene- H.R. 2218 has two parts. The first part tive TIM BISHOP’s bill to protect con- ficial recycle of coal ash, and the con- codifies the previous EPA studies that sumers from price gouging at the gas cerns raised by a previous Congress were conducted in 1993 and 2000 under pump. have been addressed. Bill Clinton, both of them. I have cop- To discuss his bill, I would like now Mr. Speaker, after 33 years of fussing ies of it here. And perhaps those that to yield 3 minutes to the distinguished with this issue, it’s time to put it to need to read those reports would under- gentleman from New York (Mr. rest. stand that in the 1993 and in the 2000 BISHOP), my friend. reports, they concluded that coal ash is Mr. HASTINGS of Florida. Mr. Mr. BISHOP of New York. Mr. Speak- a nonhazardous material and should be Speaker, I yield myself such time as I er, I thank the gentleman for yielding. beneficially recycled for use in prod- may consume. I rise in opposition to the rule, and ucts such as concrete block, brick, And would the Speaker be kind urge my colleagues to defeat the pre- wallboard, and used in our roads and enough to tell both sides how much vious question so that the House can bridges across America. time we have remaining? consider pro-consumer, job-protecting The second part, unfortunately The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gen- legislation, the Federal Price Gouging they’re not aware of it yet, but if tleman from Florida has 131⁄2 minutes Prevention Act, which would deter the they’d read the bill, they would find remaining. The gentleman from Texas sale of gasoline at excessive prices. that it has been significantly rewritten has 171⁄2 minutes remaining. I introduced this legislation so that since last year. We listened to what Mr. HASTINGS of Florida. Mr. my constituents and Long Island busi- people were saying. We listened to the Speaker, I yield myself such time as I nesses are not harmed by unscrupulous EPA, we listened to the administra- may consume. business practices designed solely to tion, and incorporated those into this Several of our colleagues, including increase profit margins. bill, so that this second part now pro- the previous speaker, are suggesting My constituents are facing rising vides for all new and existing landfills that this bill is better than previous prices at nearly every turn, on top of to be State run, using a Federal law versions. But this is actually the worst stagnated wage growth. They’re wor- known as RCRA, which in and of itself version yet from a public health and ried about paying for college, paying incorporates the Federal guidelines for environmental perspective. the mortgage, saving for retirement, or protecting ‘‘human health and the en- All you have to do is look at the just paying for groceries. They’re also vironment.’’ Statement of Administration Policy to wondering what Congress is doing for Consequently, disposal requirements see how this bill has gotten worse. The them to create jobs and to raise their under H.R. 2218 will require composite administration is concerned that standard of living. liners, dust control, groundwater moni- there’s no clear and appropriate au- AAA estimates gas prices are ex- toring, financial assurances, emer- thority for taking corrective action on pected to increase as the summer con- gency action plans, inspections, and unlimited or leaking impoundments or tinues. In fact, AAA reports that the structural stability, just to name a units. average price per gallon is up to $4 on few. In fact, the EPA states that Unlike H.R. 2273, from the last Con- Long Island from $3.87 a week ago. This RCRA’s primary goals are to: gress, this says that an unlined im- comes as Americans are heading to Protect human health and the environ- poundment that is found to be con- Long Island’s beaches, historic vil- ment, to reduce the amount of waste gen- taminating groundwater only has to lages, and open spaces. Excessive gas

VerDate Mar 15 2010 01:51 Jul 25, 2013 Jkt 029060 PO 00000 Frm 00018 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K24JY7.030 H24JYPT1 jbell on DSK7SPTVN1PROD with HOUSE July 24, 2013 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H4999 prices will cost Long Island businesses And guess what? and to have the administration oppose and jobs, and that’s something that we Coal ash was one of those construc- and vice versa. cannot let happen on Long Island or tion materials that was used to Mr. Speaker, both of these bills be- anywhere else in this country. strengthen this dam, and to also have fore us today are so tilted toward com- The east coast is also in the midst of it stand the test of time. mercial operations that they reflect a hurricane season, which can bring out So, I think the regulatory uncer- warped sense of what is important to the unscrupulous who would take ad- tainty that’s been around for years the people in this great country of vantage of hardworking families, as we about what to do about coal ash has ours. These bills undermine environ- witnessed in the aftermath of Sandy. really cut the use of coal ash by mil- mental laws that have been proven to In fact, just this week a New York lions of tons. But also, wouldn’t we protect communities and provide for State judge fined one Long Island gas rather be recycling and reusing this in the development of energy to run station, and two others have reached a productive measure, rather than in- America. settlements with the New York Attor- creasing the impoundments and in- While we need to develop laws that ney General’s Office for price gouging. creasing any kind of risk to the envi- promote energy and commerce, snide This Congress should protect those ronment? commentary regarding failed policies harmed by natural disasters so they This bill just makes perfect sense. at the Department of Energy ignores don’t have to worry about price And the second bill addresses the the number of successes through the gouging while they rebuild their growing number of billion-dollar EPA years under different administrations homes, communities, businesses, and rules. In my view, billion-dollar EPA and this one that the Department of livelihoods. Let’s do it now before the rules have two major costs: costs of Energy has put forward. next crisis erupts. jobs, and the cost to seniors and those We cannot, in many respects, develop Mr. Speaker, I urge my colleagues to on fixed incomes and the folks who are laws that promote energy and com- defeat the previous question, support trying to heat their homes or cool merce and ignore the consequences of consumers and jobs, and support the their homes to be able to meet the high those activities. Pollution is not equiv- Federal Price Gouging Prevention Act. cost of electricity. So these make great alent to progress. Mr. BURGESS. Mr. Speaker, let me sense to me. Mr. Speaker, I urge my colleagues to yield myself 30 seconds for response, I’m very proud of my colleague from oppose this rule and the underlying pending which I’m going to yield 2 min- West Virginia for bringing this to the bills, and I ask unanimous consent to utes to the gentlelady from West Vir- floor for the fifth time, and it will pass insert the text of my amendment to ginia. again. In the brief 7 months that I have the rule in the RECORD, along with ex- Mr. HASTINGS of Florida. Mr. spent on the Rules Committee in this traneous material immediately prior Speaker, I yield myself such time as I Congress, there’s only one time where to the vote on the previous question. may consume. the administration has not issued a The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there The previous speaker is a person veto threat to legislation we were con- objection to the request of the gen- that, there are few in Congress that I sidering under the Rules Committee. tleman from Florida? have greater respect for. I certainly un- This is H.R. 2218, Mr. MCKINLEY’s bill. There was no objection. derstand the dynamics of living in They voiced problems, but they did not Mr. HASTINGS of Florida. Mr. communities. In my judgment, she’s issue a veto threat. That is a red letter Speaker, I urge my colleagues to vote absolutely correct that what we should day in this institution. ‘‘no’’ and to stop being ‘‘Repealicans’’ Every other piece of legislation be doing is everything we can to con- and be about the business of trying to that’s come to the floor has done so structively make sure that we are do something constructive in this under a threat of a veto by the admin- about the business of ensuring the House of Representatives. istration. health of the communities that we live I would ask them to vote ‘‘no’’ and I yield 2 minutes to the gentlewoman in. defeat the previous question. I urge a from West Virginia (Mrs. CAPITO). So, to that degree, while I stand by ‘‘no’’ vote on the rule, and I yield back Mrs. CAPITO. Mr. Speaker, I rise my position that I’m glad I don’t live the balance of my time. today in strong support of the rule and next to these facilities, unfortunately, Mr. BURGESS. Mr. Speaker, I yield the two underlying energy bills that I live close to, and have for some time, myself the balance of my time. the House will consider today. I’m a facilities that have been harmful that Mr. Speaker, we all know, in order proud cosponsor of both of these bills claimed that they were protecting the for this economy to flourish, energy because they will protect West Virginia health and the environment of people. has to be available and energy has to jobs and prevent increases in elec- Mr. Speaker, yesterday in the Rules be affordable. Unfortunately, the situa- tricity costs for many of those millions Committee, my friend from Illinois tion we’ve seen in recent years is any- of folks across this country that can- (Mr. SHIMKUS) said something that I thing but that. not afford it. would like to correct. He’ll be down The Department of Energy was cre- My colleague, Mr. MCKINLEY, has here, I’m sure, later today or whenever ated back in the 1970s in response to worked tirelessly to see that H.R. 2218 this measure comes up. He noted that the Arab oil embargo. The Department has met the demands and answered the the Environmental Protection Agency of Energy was created to deal with the questions. testified ‘‘that they do not oppose’’ situation of scarcity. And to my colleague from Florida, this coal ash bill. when he stated that he’s glad he I want to make sure that everyone b 1345 doesn’t live in these areas, guess what? knows that the Environmental Protec- Unfortunately, the Department of We do. So it’s exceedingly important to tion Agency said that because they are Energy has not evolved since that us that we do this the right way. And not permitted to take a position on time. And where do we find ourselves that’s why I’m supporting the frame- legislation, only the administration is today? We find ourselves right on the work for state regulation that will en- allowed to say they support or oppose threshold, right on the horizon of sure that coal ash will be used produc- legislation. And in the administration America being an energy exporter, tively. position last night, they did not say again, for the first time in a couple of I visited the Sutton Dam in my dis- that they don’t support the coal ash decades. That’s a huge change. trict for its 50-year anniversary. And I bill, nor was it a veto threat. Has the Department of Energy can tell you, I was there when it was I would urge my colleague from changed and kept pace with the reality built, and I was there 50 years later. As Texas to point me to the time that that is going on in development of en- they were describing the Sutton Dam Barack Obama has vetoed something. ergy in State lands, private lands, and, and how successful it’s been—and it’s One of the things, I’ve been on that yes, some Federal lands? Have they still a fortress of strength, holding the committee—he’s been there 7 months. kept pace with the development within water back—they started talking about I’ve been there years, and I’ve been the industry? I submit they have not. I the construction materials used 50 there with other Presidents, and it is submit that they have been an impedi- years ago. not uncommon for Congress to propose ment.

VerDate Mar 15 2010 01:51 Jul 25, 2013 Jkt 029060 PO 00000 Frm 00019 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K24JY7.031 H24JYPT1 jbell on DSK7SPTVN1PROD with HOUSE H5000 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE July 24, 2013 Yes, I’d be happy to work on improv- For that reason, I urge an ‘‘aye’’ vote they have always said. Listen to the Repub- ing where the Department of Energy on the previous question, an ‘‘aye’’ lican Leadership Manual on the Legislative could be, in fact, a facilitator rather vote on the rule, and an ‘‘aye’’ vote on Process in the United States House of Rep- than an obstruction for developing en- the two underlying bills. resentatives, (6th edition, page 135). Here’s ergy for our economy. Because we The material previously referred to how the Republicans describe the previous question vote in their own manual: ‘‘Al- by Mr. HASTINGS of Florida is as fol- know without available and affordable though it is generally not possible to amend energy, the promise that the economy lows: the rule because the majority Member con- can create the number of jobs that it AN AMENDMENT TO H. RES. 315 OFFERED BY trolling the time will not yield for the pur- needs to create—not just to replace MR. HASTINGS OF FLORIDA pose of offering an amendment, the same re- those jobs that have been lost, but all At the end of the resolution, add the fol- sult may be achieved by voting down the pre- of those people who are getting to the lowing new sections: vious question on the rule. . . . When the age where they expect a job to be there SEC. 3. Immediately upon adoption of this motion for the previous question is defeated, for them—and without that energy pro- resolution the Speaker shall, pursuant to control of the time passes to the Member duction, it’s not going happen. clause 2(b) of rule XVIII, declare the House who led the opposition to ordering the pre- Now, I do want to talk about the resolved into the Committee of the Whole vious question. That Member, because he House on the state of the Union for consider- then controls the time, may offer an amend- other bill that’s before us today, Dr. ation of the bill (H.R. 2070) to protect con- CASSIDY’s bill, H.R. 1582. Let’s think ment to the rule, or yield for the purpose of sumers from price-gouging of gasoline and amendment.’’ about this for a minute. The Congress other fuels, and for other purposes. The first works its will on a bill. It becomes law. reading of the bill shall be dispensed with. In Deschler’s Procedure in the U.S. House That law then goes to the regulatory All points of order against consideration of of Representatives, the subchapter titled agency. They work their will on the the bill are waived. General debate shall be ‘‘Amending Special Rules’’ states: ‘‘a refusal to order the previous question on such a rule bill. And we all know the story. A confined to the bill and shall not exceed one [a special rule reported from the Committee thousand-page bill here on the floor of hour equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the on Rules] opens the resolution to amend- the House can generate 10,000 pages of Committee on Energy and Commerce. After ment and further debate.’’ (Chapter 21, sec- regulation in the Federal Register. general debate the bill shall be considered tion 21.2) Section 21.3 continues: ‘‘Upon re- I don’t know about you, Mr. Speaker, for amendment under the five-minute rule. jection of the motion for the previous ques- but it’s hard to discipline myself to All points of order against provisions in the tion on a resolution reported from the Com- wake up every morning and read what bill are waived. At the conclusion of consid- mittee on Rules, control shifts to the Mem- was written in the Federal Register the eration of the bill for amendment the Com- ber leading the opposition to the previous day before. The American people who mittee shall rise and report the bill to the question, who may offer a proper amendment are out there creating and producing House with such amendments as may have or motion and who controls the time for de- been adopted. The previous question shall be bate thereon.’’ certainly don’t have time to do that. considered as ordered on the bill and amend- But when these rules are then visited ments thereto to final passage without inter- Clearly, the vote on the previous question upon the people, what happens then? vening motion except one motion to recom- on a rule does have substantive policy impli- Well, they just simply have to accept mit with or without instructions. If the cations. It is one of the only available tools the effect of those rules. Congress did Committee of the Whole rises and reports for those who oppose the Republican major- that a couple of years ago. They are that it has come to no resolution on the bill, ity’s agenda and allows those with alter- not playing in that arena any longer. then on the next legislative day the House native views the opportunity to offer an al- ternative plan. Here’s what Dr. CASSIDY says. He shall, immediately after the third daily says that before promulgating a final order of business under clause 1 of rule XIV, Mr. BURGESS. I yield back the bal- rule that would impose an aggregate resolve into the Committee of the Whole for further consideration of the bill. ance of my time, and I move the pre- cost of $1 billion on the American peo- SEC. 4. Clause 1(c) of rule XIX shall not vious question on the resolution. ple, the Administrator of the EPA has apply to the consideration of H.R. 2070. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The to consult with the Secretary of En- THE VOTE ON THE PREVIOUS QUESTION: WHAT IT question is on ordering the previous ergy. This seems like a logical and REALLY MEANS question. straightforward maneuver. In fact, we This vote, the vote on whether to order the will talk about the REINS Act in the previous question on a special rule, is not The question was taken; and the weeks to come. And they have to come merely a procedural vote. A vote against Or- Speaker pro tempore announced that back to Congress and get us to either dering the previous question is a vote the ayes appeared to have it. say ‘‘yes’’ or ‘‘no’’ on that regulation against the Republican majority agenda and Mr. HASTINGS of Florida. Mr. that is going to have such a profound a vote to allow the Democratic minority to offer an alternative plan. It is a vote about Speaker, on that I demand the yeas effect on the American people. what the House should be debating. and nays. Mr. Speaker, I’ve been in business be- Mr. Clarence Cannon’s Precedents of the The yeas and nays were ordered. fore. I’ve made investments before. I House of Representatives (VI, 308–311), de- know very well if someone comes to in- scribes the vote on the previous question on The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- vestors with a cash call and says you’re the rule as ‘‘a motion to direct or control the ant to clause 9 of rule XX, the Chair going to have to pony up a lot more consideration of the subject before the House will reduce to 5 minutes the minimum money here, the very least that the in- being made by the Member in charge.’’ To time for any electronic vote on the vestor expects at that point is a pro defeat the previous question is to give the question of adoption of the resolution. opposition a chance to decide the subject be- forma, a profit and loss sheet, or some fore the House. Cannon cites the Speaker’s The vote was taken by electronic de- reasonable expectation that there can ruling of January 13, 1920, to the effect that vice, and there were—yeas 224, nays be a return on investment. ‘‘the refusal of the House to sustain the de- 191, not voting 18, as follows: You say, Wait a minute, nobody’s mand for the previous question passes the coming to the American people with a control of the resolution to the opposition’’ [Roll No. 399] cash call. Well, it’s called April 15. And in order to offer an amendment. On March YEAS—224 15, 1909, a member of the majority party of- it is a cash call. And we owe them that Aderholt Brooks (AL) Cook scrutiny. The Congress owes them that fered a rule resolution. The House defeated the previous question and a member of the Alexander Brooks (IN) Cotton scrutiny; the Department of Energy Amash Broun (GA) Cramer opposition rose to a parliamentary inquiry, owes them that scrutiny. I would as- Amodei Buchanan Crawford asking who was entitled to recognition. Bachmann Bucshon Crenshaw sert we owe them an up-or-down vote Speaker Joseph G. Cannon (R–Illinois) said: Bachus Burgess Culberson on those regulations that are going to ‘‘The previous question having been refused, Barr Calvert Daines have such a profound effect on the the gentleman from New York, Mr. Fitz- Barton Camp Davis, Rodney economy. gerald, who had asked the gentleman to Benishek Cantor Denham Mr. Speaker, today’s rule provides yield to him for an amendment, is entitled to Bentivolio Capito Dent Bilirakis Cassidy DeSantis for the consideration of two critical the first recognition.’’ The Republican majority may say ‘‘the Bishop (UT) Chabot DesJarlais bills ensuring that the American peo- Black Chaffetz Diaz-Balart vote on the previous question is simply a Blackburn Coffman Duffy ple are not further penalized by out-of- vote on whether to proceed to an immediate control policies coming out of the En- Bonner Cole Duncan (SC) vote on adopting the resolution . . . [and] Boustany Collins (GA) Duncan (TN) vironmental Protection Agency. Con- has no substantive legislative or policy im- Brady (TX) Collins (NY) Ellmers sumers need relief, it is clear. plications whatsoever.’’ But that is not what Bridenstine Conaway Farenthold

VerDate Mar 15 2010 05:15 Jul 25, 2013 Jkt 029060 PO 00000 Frm 00020 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K24JY7.033 H24JYPT1 jbell on DSK7SPTVN1PROD with HOUSE July 24, 2013 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H5001 Fincher Lance Rogers (KY) McNerney Price (NC) Smith (WA) Gerlach Marchant Ros-Lehtinen Fitzpatrick Lankford Rogers (MI) Meeks Quigley Swalwell (CA) Gibbs Marino Roskam Fleischmann Latham Rohrabacher Meng Rahall Takano Gibson Massie Ross Fleming Latta Rooney Michaud Rangel Thompson (CA) Gingrey (GA) Matheson Rothfus Flores LoBiondo Ros-Lehtinen Miller, George Richmond Thompson (MS) Gohmert McCarthy (CA) Royce Forbes Long Roskam Moore Roybal-Allard Tierney Goodlatte McCaul Runyan Fortenberry Lucas Ross Moran Ruiz Titus Gosar McClintock Ryan (WI) Foxx Luetkemeyer Rothfus Murphy (FL) Ruppersberger Tonko Gowdy McHenry Salmon Nadler Ryan (OH) Franks (AZ) Lummis Royce Tsongas Granger McIntyre Sanford Frelinghuysen Marchant Runyan Napolitano Sa´ nchez, Linda Van Hollen Graves (GA) McKeon Scalise Gardner Marino Ryan (WI) Neal T. Graves (MO) McKinley Vargas Schock Garrett Massie Salmon Negrete McLeod Sanchez, Loretta Green, Gene McMorris Veasey Schweikert Gerlach McCarthy (CA) Sanford Nolan Sarbanes Griffin (AR) Rodgers Vela Scott, Austin Gibbs McCaul Scalise O’Rourke Schakowsky Griffith (VA) Meadows Vela´ zquez Sensenbrenner Gibson McClintock Schweikert Owens Schiff Guthrie Meehan Visclosky Sessions Gingrey (GA) McHenry Scott, Austin Pascrell Schneider Hall Messer Shimkus Pastor (AZ) Schrader Walz Gohmert McKeon Sensenbrenner Hanna Mica Shuster Goodlatte Payne Schwartz Wasserman McKinley Sessions Harper Miller (FL) Sinema Gosar McMorris Shimkus Pelosi Scott (VA) Schultz Harris Miller (MI) Smith (MO) Gowdy Rodgers Shuster Perlmutter Scott, David Waters Hartzler Miller, Gary Smith (NE) Granger Meadows Simpson Peters (CA) Serrano Watt Hastings (WA) Mullin Smith (NJ) Graves (GA) Meehan Smith (MO) Peters (MI) Shea-Porter Waxman Heck (NV) Mulvaney Smith (TX) Graves (MO) Messer Smith (NE) Peterson Sherman Welch Hensarling Murphy (PA) Southerland Griffin (AR) Mica Smith (NJ) Pingree (ME) Sinema Wilson (FL) Holding Neugebauer Griffith (VA) Miller (FL) Smith (TX) Pocan Sires Stewart Yarmuth Hudson Noem Stivers Guthrie Miller (MI) Southerland Polis Slaughter Huelskamp Nugent Hall Miller, Gary Stewart Stockman NOT VOTING—18 Huizenga (MI) Nunes Stutzman Hanna Mullin Stivers Hultgren Nunnelee Harper Mulvaney Stockman Barletta Cohen Rokita Terry Hunter Olson Thompson (PA) Harris Murphy (PA) Stutzman Bustos Grimm Rush Palazzo Hurt Thornberry Hartzler Neugebauer Terry Campbell Herrera Beutler Schock Issa Paulsen Tiberi Hastings (WA) Noem Thompson (PA) Ca´ rdenas Horsford Sewell (AL) Jenkins Pearce Turner Heck (NV) Nugent Thornberry Carter McCarthy (NY) Speier Johnson (OH) Perry Upton Hensarling Nunes Tiberi Coble Pallone Whitfield Johnson, Sam Petri Holding Valadao Nunnelee Tipton Jones Pittenger Hudson Wagner Olson Turner Jordan Pitts Huelskamp b 1413 Walberg Palazzo Upton Joyce Poe (TX) Huizenga (MI) Walden Paulsen Valadao Messrs. MCINTYRE and LARSON of Kelly (PA) Pompeo Hultgren Pearce Wagner King (IA) Posey Walorski Hunter Connecticut, Ms. MENG, and Mr. Perry Walberg King (NY) Price (GA) Weber (TX) Hurt GARAMENDI changed their votes from Petri Walden Kingston Radel Webster (FL) Issa Pittenger Walorski ‘‘yea’’ to ‘‘nay.’’ Kinzinger (IL) Rahall Wenstrup Jenkins Pitts Weber (TX) Messrs. GRAVES of Missouri and Kline Reed Westmoreland Johnson (OH) Poe (TX) Webster (FL) Labrador Reichert Whitfield Johnson, Sam CULBERSON changed their votes from Pompeo Wenstrup LaMalfa Renacci Williams Jones Posey Westmoreland ‘‘nay’’ to ‘‘yea.’’ Lamborn Ribble Wilson (SC) Jordan Price (GA) Williams So the previous question was ordered. Lance Rice (SC) Wittman Joyce Radel Wilson (SC) Lankford Rigell Wolf Kelly (PA) The result of the vote was announced Reed Wittman Latham Roby Womack King (IA) as above recorded. Reichert Wolf Latta Roe (TN) Woodall King (NY) Renacci Womack Stated against: LoBiondo Rogers (AL) Yoder Kingston Ribble Woodall Long Rogers (KY) Yoho Kinzinger (IL) Mr. COHEN. Mr. Speaker, I was unavoid- Rice (SC) Yoder Lucas Rogers (MI) Young (AK) Kline ably detained during rollcall vote 399, if Rigell Yoho Luetkemeyer Rohrabacher Young (FL) Labrador Roby Young (AK) present, I would have voted ‘‘no.’’ Lummis Rooney Young (IN) LaMalfa Roe (TN) Young (FL) The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Lamborn Rogers (AL) Young (IN) question is on the resolution. NOES—188 NAYS—191 The question was taken; and the Andrews DeGette Johnson (GA) Barrow (GA) Delaney Johnson, E. B. Andrews DeGette Israel Speaker pro tempore announced that Bass DeLauro Kaptur Barber Delaney Jackson Lee the ayes appeared to have it. Beatty DelBene Keating Barrow (GA) DeLauro Jeffries RECORDED VOTE Becerra Deutch Kelly (IL) Bass DelBene Johnson (GA) Bera (CA) Dingell Kennedy Beatty Deutch Johnson, E. B. Mr. HASTINGS of Florida. Mr. Bishop (GA) Doggett Kildee Becerra Dingell Kaptur Speaker, I demand a recorded vote. Bishop (NY) Doyle Kilmer Bera (CA) Doggett Keating A recorded vote was ordered. Blumenauer Edwards Kind Bishop (GA) Doyle Kelly (IL) Bonamici Ellison Kirkpatrick Bishop (NY) Duckworth Kennedy The SPEAKER pro tempore. This Brady (PA) Engel Kuster Blumenauer Edwards Kildee will be a 5-minute vote. Braley (IA) Enyart Langevin Bonamici Ellison Kilmer The vote was taken by electronic de- Brown (FL) Eshoo Larsen (WA) Brady (PA) Engel Kind vice, and there were—ayes 232, noes 188, Brownley (CA) Esty Larson (CT) Braley (IA) Enyart Kirkpatrick Butterfield Farr Lee (CA) Brown (FL) Eshoo Kuster not voting 13, as follows: Capps Fattah Levin Brownley (CA) Esty Langevin [Roll No. 400] Capuano Foster Lewis Butterfield Farr Larsen (WA) Ca´ rdenas Frankel (FL) Lipinski Capps Fattah Larson (CT) AYES—232 Carney Fudge Loebsack Capuano Foster Lee (CA) Aderholt Bucshon Denham Carson (IN) Gabbard Lofgren Carney Frankel (FL) Levin Alexander Burgess Dent Cartwright Gallego Lowenthal Carson (IN) Fudge Lewis Amash Calvert DeSantis Castor (FL) Garamendi Lowey Cartwright Gabbard Lipinski Amodei Camp DesJarlais Castro (TX) Garcia Lujan Grisham Castor (FL) Gallego Loebsack Bachmann Cantor Diaz-Balart Chu Grayson (NM) Castro (TX) Garamendi Lofgren Bachus Capito Duckworth Cicilline Green, Al Luja´ n, Ben Ray Chu Garcia Lowenthal Barber Carter Duffy Clarke Grijalva (NM) Cicilline Grayson Lowey Barr Cassidy Duncan (SC) Clay Gutie´rrez Lynch Clarke Green, Al Lujan Grisham Barton Chabot Duncan (TN) Cleaver Hahn Maffei Clay Green, Gene (NM) Benishek Chaffetz Ellmers Clyburn Hanabusa Maloney, Cleaver Grijalva Luja´ n, Ben Ray Bentivolio Coffman Farenthold Cohen Hastings (FL) Carolyn Clyburn Gutie´rrez (NM) Bilirakis Cole Fincher Connolly Heck (WA) Maloney, Sean Connolly Hahn Lynch Bishop (UT) Collins (GA) Fitzpatrick Conyers Higgins Matsui Conyers Hanabusa Maffei Black Collins (NY) Fleischmann Cooper Himes McCollum Cooper Hastings (FL) Maloney, Blackburn Conaway Fleming Costa Hinojosa McDermott Costa Heck (WA) Carolyn Bonner Cook Flores Courtney Holt McGovern Courtney Higgins Maloney, Sean Boustany Cotton Forbes Crowley Honda McNerney Crowley Himes Matheson Brady (TX) Cramer Fortenberry Cuellar Hoyer Meeks Cuellar Hinojosa Matsui Bridenstine Crawford Foxx Cummings Huffman Meng Cummings Holt McCollum Brooks (AL) Crenshaw Franks (AZ) Davis (CA) Israel Michaud Davis (CA) Honda McDermott Brooks (IN) Culberson Frelinghuysen Davis, Danny Jackson Lee Miller, George Davis, Danny Hoyer McGovern Broun (GA) Daines Gardner DeFazio Jeffries Moore DeFazio Huffman McIntyre Buchanan Davis, Rodney Garrett

VerDate Mar 15 2010 05:15 Jul 25, 2013 Jkt 029060 PO 00000 Frm 00021 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A24JY7.004 H24JYPT1 jbell on DSK7SPTVN1PROD with HOUSE H5002 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE July 24, 2013 Moran Ruiz Takano Amendment No. 51 by Mr. LAMALFA Sires Tierney Welch Murphy (FL) Ruppersberger Thompson (CA) of California. Slaughter Tonko Westmoreland Nadler Rush Thompson (MS) Smith (NJ) Tsongas Yarmuth Napolitano Ryan (OH) Tierney Amendment No. 55 by Mr. MULVANEY Southerland Upton Yoder Neal Sa´ nchez, Linda Titus of South Carolina. Speier Walden Yoho Negrete McLeod T. Tonko Amendment No. 60 by Mr. STOCKMAN Stockman Walz Young (AK) Nolan Sanchez, Loretta Tsongas of Texas. Stutzman Waters O’Rourke Sarbanes Van Hollen Thompson (CA) Waxman Pascrell Schakowsky Vargas Amendment No. 62 by Mrs. WALORSKI Pastor (AZ) Schiff Veasey of Indiana. Payne Schneider NOES—246 Vela Pelosi Schrader Amendment No. 65 by Ms. BONAMICI Aderholt Gowdy Pascrell Vela´ zquez Perlmutter Schwartz of Oregon. Andrews Granger Pearce Visclosky Peters (CA) Scott (VA) The Chair will reduce to 2 minutes Bachmann Graves (MO) Pelosi Walz Peters (MI) Scott, David Bachus Green, Al Perlmutter Wasserman the time for each electronic vote in Peterson Serrano Barber Griffin (AR) Peters (CA) Schultz this series. Pingree (ME) Sewell (AL) Barr Guthrie Peters (MI) Waters Pocan Shea-Porter AMENDMENT NO. 48 OFFERED BY MR. JONES Barrow (GA) Hanabusa Pittenger Polis Sherman Watt Barton Harper Pompeo Price (NC) Sires Waxman The Acting CHAIR. The unfinished Beatty Hartzler Price (NC) Quigley Slaughter Welch business is the demand for a recorded Benishek Hastings (FL) Rahall Rangel Smith (WA) Wilson (FL) vote on the amendment offered by the Bentivolio Hastings (WA) Reed Richmond Speier Yarmuth gentleman from North Carolina (Mr. Roybal-Allard Swalwell (CA) Bera (CA) Heck (NV) Reichert JONES) on which further proceedings Bishop (GA) Heck (WA) Renacci NOT VOTING—13 were postponed and on which the noes Bishop (UT) Holding Rice (SC) Barletta Herrera Beutler Rokita prevailed by voice vote. Black Hoyer Richmond Blackburn Hudson Rigell Bustos Horsford Simpson The Clerk will redesignate the Campbell McCarthy (NY) Tipton Bonner Huffman Roby Coble Owens amendment. Brady (TX) Huizenga (MI) Roe (TN) Grimm Pallone The Clerk redesignated the amend- Bridenstine Hunter Rogers (AL) Brooks (AL) Hurt Rogers (KY) ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE ment. Brooks (IN) Israel Rogers (MI) The SPEAKER pro tempore (during RECORDED VOTE Brown (FL) Issa Rooney the vote). There are 2 minutes remain- The Acting CHAIR. A recorded vote Brownley (CA) Jackson Lee Ros-Lehtinen ing. has been demanded. Bucshon Jeffries Roskam A recorded vote was ordered. Butterfield Jenkins Rothfus b 1422 Calvert Johnson (GA) Royce The Acting CHAIR. This will be a 2- Mr. LOEBSACK changed his vote Cantor Johnson, Sam Ruiz minute vote. Capito Joyce Runyan from ‘‘present’’ to ‘‘no.’’ The vote was taken by electronic de- Capps Kaptur Ruppersberger So the resolution was agreed to. vice, and there were—ayes 177, noes 246, Ca´ rdenas Kelly (IL) Ryan (OH) The result of the vote was announced Carney Kelly (PA) Schiff not voting 10, as follows: as above recorded. Carson (IN) Kildee Schneider A motion to reconsider was laid on [Roll No. 401] Carter Kilmer Schock AYES—177 Cartwright Kind Schwartz the table. Castor (FL) King (IA) Schweikert f Alexander Gibbs Mica Castro (TX) King (NY) Scott, Austin Amash Gibson Michaud Clyburn Kingston Scott, David Amodei Gohmert Miller (MI) DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE Collins (NY) Kinzinger (IL) Sewell (AL) Bass Gosar Miller, George APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2014 Conaway Kline Shea-Porter Becerra Graves (GA) Moore Connolly LaMalfa Shuster The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. Bilirakis Grayson Mulvaney Cook Lamborn Simpson NUGENT). Pursuant to House Resolu- Bishop (NY) Green, Gene Nadler Blumenauer Griffith (VA) Napolitano Cooper Lance Smith (MO) tion 312 and rule XVIII, the Chair de- Bonamici Grijalva Neal Costa Langevin Smith (NE) clares the House in the Committee of Boustany Gutie´rrez Negrete McLeod Cotton Lankford Smith (TX) the Whole House on the state of the Brady (PA) Hahn Neugebauer Cramer Larsen (WA) Smith (WA) Braley (IA) Hall Nolan Crawford Latham Stewart Union for the further consideration of Broun (GA) Hanna Nugent Crenshaw Latta Stivers the bill, H.R. 2397. Buchanan Harris O’Rourke Crowley Levin Swalwell (CA) Will the gentleman from Illinois (Mr. Burgess Hensarling Pastor (AZ) Cuellar LoBiondo Takano HULTGREN) kindly take the chair. Camp Higgins Paulsen Culberson Long Terry Capuano Himes Payne Davis, Danny Lowey Thompson (MS) b 1425 Cassidy Hinojosa Perry Davis, Rodney Luetkemeyer Thompson (PA) Chabot Holt Peterson Delaney Lujan Grisham Thornberry IN THE COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE Chaffetz Honda Petri DelBene (NM) Tiberi Accordingly, the House resolved Chu Huelskamp Pingree (ME) Denham Luja´ n, Ben Ray Tipton Cicilline Hultgren Pitts itself into the Committee of the Whole Dent (NM) Titus Clarke Johnson (OH) Pocan DeSantis Maloney, Turner House on the state of the Union for the Clay Johnson, E. B. Poe (TX) further consideration of the bill (H.R. Cleaver Jones Polis Deutch Carolyn Valadao 2397) making appropriations for the De- Coffman Jordan Posey Diaz-Balart Maloney, Sean Van Hollen Cohen Keating Price (GA) Duckworth Marchant Vargas partment of Defense for the fiscal year Cole Kennedy Quigley Duncan (SC) Marino Veasey ending September 30, 2014, and for Collins (GA) Kirkpatrick Radel Ellmers Matheson Vela other purposes, with Mr. HULTGREN Conyers Kuster Rangel Engel McCarthy (CA) Vela´ zquez (Acting Chair) in the chair. Courtney Labrador Ribble Enyart McCaul Visclosky Cummings Larson (CT) Rohrabacher Fattah McCollum Wagner The Clerk read the title of the bill. Daines Lee (CA) Ross Fincher McHenry Walberg The Acting CHAIR. When the Com- Davis (CA) Lewis Roybal-Allard Fitzpatrick McKeon Walorski mittee of the Whole rose on Tuesday, DeFazio Lipinski Rush Fleischmann McMorris Wasserman July 23, 2013, amendment No. 66 printed DeGette Loebsack Ryan (WI) Fleming Rodgers Schultz DeLauro Lofgren Salmon Flores McNerney Watt in House Report 113–170 offered by the ´ DesJarlais Lowenthal Sanchez, Linda Forbes Meehan Weber (TX) gentlewoman from Hawaii (Ms. Dingell Lucas T. Fortenberry Meeks Webster (FL) Doggett Lummis Sanchez, Loretta HANABUSA) had been disposed of. Foster Miller (FL) Wenstrup Doyle Lynch Sanford Foxx Miller, Gary Whitfield ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE ACTING CHAIR Duffy Maffei Sarbanes Frankel (FL) Moran Williams The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to Duncan (TN) Massie Scalise Franks (AZ) Mullin Wilson (FL) clause 6 of rule XVIII, proceedings will Edwards Matsui Schakowsky Ellison McClintock Schrader Frelinghuysen Murphy (FL) Wilson (SC) now resume on amendments printed in Eshoo McDermott Scott (VA) Fudge Murphy (PA) Wittman House Report 113–170 on which further Esty McGovern Sensenbrenner Gallego Noem Wolf proceedings were postponed, in the fol- Farenthold McIntyre Serrano Garcia Nunes Womack lowing order: Farr McKinley Sessions Gardner Nunnelee Woodall Gabbard Meadows Sherman Gerlach Olson Young (FL) Amendment No. 48 by Mr. JONES of Garamendi Meng Shimkus Gingrey (GA) Owens Young (IN) North Carolina. Garrett Messer Sinema Goodlatte Palazzo

VerDate Mar 15 2010 03:20 Jul 25, 2013 Jkt 029060 PO 00000 Frm 00022 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A24JY7.007 H24JYPT1 jbell on DSK7SPTVN1PROD with HOUSE July 24, 2013 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H5003 NOT VOTING—10 Olson Ros-Lehtinen Thompson (PA) NOT VOTING—10 Palazzo Roskam Thornberry Barletta Grimm Pallone Barletta Grimm Pallone Paulsen Ross Tiberi Bustos Herrera Beutler Rokita Bustos Herrera Beutler Rokita Campbell Horsford Pearce Rothfus Tipton Campbell Horsford Coble McCarthy (NY) Perry Royce Turner Coble McCarthy (NY) Peters (MI) Runyan Upton ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE ACTING CHAIR Peterson Rush Valadao ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE ACTING CHAIR The Acting CHAIR (during the vote). Petri Ryan (WI) Vargas The Acting CHAIR (during the vote). There is 1 minute remaining. Pittenger Salmon Wagner There is 1 minute remaining. Pitts Sanford Walberg b 1429 Poe (TX) Scalise Walden b 1433 Pompeo Schock Walorski Mr. LAMALFA changed his vote from Posey Schweikert Weber (TX) Ms. DUCKWORTH changed her vote ‘‘aye’’ to ‘‘no.’’ Price (GA) Scott, Austin Webster (FL) from ‘‘no’’ to ‘‘aye.’’ So the amendment was rejected. Radel Sensenbrenner Wenstrup So the amendment was agreed to. Rahall Sessions Westmoreland The result of the vote was announced Reed Shimkus Whitfield The result of the vote was announced as above recorded. Reichert Shuster Williams as above recorded. AMENDMENT NO. 51 OFFERED BY MR. LAMALFA Renacci Simpson Wilson (SC) AMENDMENT NO. 55 OFFERED BY MR. MULVANEY Ribble Smith (MO) Wittman The Acting CHAIR. The unfinished Rice (SC) Smith (NE) Wolf The Acting CHAIR. The unfinished business is the demand for a recorded Rigell Smith (NJ) Womack business is the demand for a recorded vote on the amendment offered by the Roby Smith (TX) Woodall vote on the amendment offered by the gentleman from California (Mr. Roe (TN) Southerland Yoder gentleman from South Carolina (Mr. LAMALFA) on which further pro- Rogers (AL) Stewart Yoho MULVANEY) on which further pro- Rogers (KY) Stivers Young (AK) ceedings were postponed and on which Rogers (MI) Stockman Young (FL) ceedings were postponed and on which the noes prevailed by voice vote. Rohrabacher Stutzman Young (IN) the ayes prevailed by voice vote. The Clerk will redesignate the Rooney Terry The Clerk will redesignate the amendment. amendment. The Clerk redesignated the amend- NOES—188 The Clerk redesignated the amend- ment. Amash Grayson Negrete McLeod ment. Andrews Green, Al Nolan RECORDED VOTE Barber Green, Gene O’Rourke RECORDED VOTE The Acting CHAIR. A recorded vote Bass Grijalva Owens The Acting CHAIR. A recorded vote has been demanded. Beatty Gutie´rrez Pascrell has been demanded. A recorded vote was ordered. Becerra Hahn Pastor (AZ) A recorded vote was ordered. Bentivolio Hanabusa Payne The Acting CHAIR. This will be a 2- Bera (CA) Hastings (FL) Pelosi The Acting CHAIR. This is a 2- minute vote. Bishop (GA) Heck (NV) Perlmutter minute vote. The vote was taken by electronic de- Bishop (NY) Heck (WA) Peters (CA) The vote was taken by electronic de- vice, and there were—ayes 235, noes 188, Blumenauer Higgins Pingree (ME) vice, and there were—ayes 215, noes 206, Bonamici Himes not voting 10, as follows: Pocan not voting 12, as follows: Brady (PA) Hinojosa Polis [Roll No. 402] Braley (IA) Holt Price (NC) [Roll No. 403] AYES—235 Brown (FL) Honda Quigley AYES—215 Brownley (CA) Hoyer Rangel Aderholt Duckworth Jones Amash Deutch Kaptur Butterfield Huffman Richmond Alexander Duffy Jordan Andrews Dingell Keating Capps Israel Roybal-Allard Amodei Duncan (SC) Joyce Barton Doggett Kelly (IL) Capuano Jackson Lee Ruiz Bachmann Duncan (TN) Kelly (PA) Bass Doyle Kennedy Ca´ rdenas Jeffries Ruppersberger Bachus Ellmers King (IA) Carney Johnson (GA) Beatty Duckworth Kildee Barr Farenthold King (NY) Ryan (OH) Becerra Duncan (SC) Kilmer Carson (IN) Johnson, E. B. Barrow (GA) Fincher Kingston Sa´ nchez, Linda Bera (CA) Edwards Kind Cartwright Kaptur Barton Fleischmann Kinzinger (IL) T. Bishop (GA) Ellison Kirkpatrick Castor (FL) Keating Benishek Fleming Kline Sanchez, Loretta Bishop (NY) Engel Kuster Castro (TX) Kelly (IL) Bilirakis Flores Labrador Sarbanes Blumenauer Enyart Labrador Bishop (UT) Forbes LaMalfa Chu Kennedy Schakowsky Bonamici Eshoo Lance Black Fortenberry Lamborn Cicilline Kildee Schiff Braley (IA) Esty Langevin Blackburn Foxx Lance Clarke Kilmer Schneider Broun (GA) Farr Larsen (WA) Bonner Franks (AZ) Lankford Clay Kind Schrader Brown (FL) Foster Larson (CT) Boustany Frelinghuysen Latham Cleaver Kirkpatrick Schwartz Brownley (CA) Frankel (FL) Lee (CA) Clyburn Brady (TX) Garamendi Latta Kuster Scott (VA) Buchanan Fudge Levin Cohen Langevin Bridenstine Gardner LoBiondo Scott, David Butterfield Garamendi Lewis Connolly Larsen (WA) Brooks (AL) Garrett Long Serrano Capps Garcia Lipinski Brooks (IN) Gerlach Conyers Larson (CT) Capuano Garrett Lucas Sewell (AL) Loebsack Broun (GA) Gibbs Luetkemeyer Cooper Lee (CA) Ca´ rdenas Goodlatte Lofgren Shea-Porter Buchanan Gibson Lummis Costa Levin Carney Gosar Lowenthal Sherman Bucshon Gingrey (GA) Maloney, Sean Courtney Lewis Carson (IN) Gowdy Lowey Sinema Burgess Gohmert Marchant Crowley Lipinski Castor (FL) Grayson Lujan Grisham Sires Calvert Goodlatte Marino Cuellar Loebsack Castro (TX) Green, Al (NM) Slaughter Camp Gosar Massie Cummings Lofgren Chabot Green, Gene Luja´ n, Ben Ray Smith (WA) Cantor Gowdy Matheson Davis (CA) Lowenthal Chaffetz Griffith (VA) (NM) Speier Capito Granger McCarthy (CA) DeFazio Lowey Chu Grijalva Lummis Swalwell (CA) ´ Carter Graves (GA) McCaul DeGette Lujan Grisham Cicilline Gutierrez Lynch Takano Cassidy Graves (MO) McClintock Delaney (NM) Clarke Hahn Maffei Chabot Clay Griffin (AR) McHenry DeLauro Luja´ n, Ben Ray Thompson (CA) Hanabusa Maloney, Chaffetz Griffith (VA) McIntyre Cleaver Harris Carolyn DelBene (NM) Thompson (MS) Coffman Guthrie McKeon Clyburn Hastings (FL) Massie Deutch Lynch Tierney Cole Hall McKinley Coffman Heck (WA) Matheson Dingell Maffei Titus Collins (GA) Hanna McMorris Cohen Higgins Matsui Maloney, Tonko Collins (NY) Harper Rodgers Doggett Collins (GA) Himes McClintock Carolyn Tsongas Conaway Harris Meadows Doyle Connolly Hinojosa McCollum Edwards Matsui Van Hollen Cook Hartzler Meehan Veasey Conyers Holt McDermott Cotton Hastings (WA) Messer Ellison McCollum Cooper Honda McGovern Vela Cramer Hensarling Mica Engel McDermott Costa Hoyer McNerney Vela´ zquez Crawford Holding Miller (FL) Enyart McGovern Courtney Huelskamp Meeks Visclosky Crenshaw Hudson Miller (MI) Eshoo McNerney Crowley Huffman Meng Culberson Huelskamp Miller, Gary Esty Meeks Walz Cuellar Huizenga (MI) Mica Daines Huizenga (MI) Mullin Farr Meng Wasserman Cummings Israel Michaud Davis, Danny Hultgren Mulvaney Fattah Michaud Schultz Davis (CA) Issa Miller, George Davis, Rodney Hunter Murphy (PA) Fitzpatrick Miller, George Waters Davis, Danny Jackson Lee Moore Denham Hurt Neugebauer Foster Moore Watt DeFazio Jeffries Moran Dent Issa Noem Frankel (FL) Moran Waxman DeGette Johnson (GA) Mulvaney DeSantis Jenkins Nugent Fudge Murphy (FL) Welch Delaney Johnson, E. B. Murphy (FL) DesJarlais Johnson (OH) Nunes Gabbard Nadler Wilson (FL) DeLauro Jones Nadler Diaz-Balart Johnson, Sam Nunnelee Gallego Napolitano Yarmuth DelBene Jordan Napolitano Garcia Neal

VerDate Mar 15 2010 03:20 Jul 25, 2013 Jkt 029060 PO 00000 Frm 00023 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A24JY7.008 H24JYPT1 jbell on DSK7SPTVN1PROD with HOUSE H5004 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE July 24, 2013 Neal Ryan (OH) Speier Herrera Beutler McCarthy (NY) Rokita Blumenauer Heck (NV) Peters (MI) Negrete McLeod Sa´ nchez, Linda Stutzman Horsford Pallone Rush Bonamici Heck (WA) Peterson Nolan T. Swalwell (CA) Bonner Hensarling Petri ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE ACTING CHAIR O’Rourke Sanchez, Loretta Thompson (CA) Boustany Higgins Pingree (ME) Pascrell Sanford Thompson (MS) The Acting CHAIR (during the vote). Brady (PA) Himes Pittenger Payne Sarbanes Tierney There is 1 minute remaining. Brady (TX) Hinojosa Pocan Pelosi Scalise Tonko Braley (IA) Holt Polis Perlmutter Schakowsky Tsongas Brooks (AL) Honda Pompeo Peters (CA) Schiff b 1438 Van Hollen Brown (FL) Hoyer Price (NC) Peters (MI) Schneider Brownley (CA) Huffman Quigley Veasey Messrs. GRAVES of Georgia and Peterson Schrader Buchanan Israel Radel Vela´ zquez POSEY changed their vote from ‘‘aye’’ Petri Schwartz Butterfield Jackson Lee Rahall Walz Pingree (ME) Scott (VA) to ‘‘no.’’ Calvert Jeffries Rangel Pocan Scott, David Wasserman So the amendment was agreed to. Camp Johnson (GA) Reichert Schultz Poe (TX) Sensenbrenner The result of the vote was announced Cantor Johnson, E. B. Ribble Polis Serrano Waters Capps Johnson, Sam Richmond Price (NC) Sewell (AL) Watt as above recorded. Capuano Joyce Rigell Quigley Shea-Porter Waxman AMENDMENT NO. 60 OFFERED BY MR. STOCKMAN Ca´ rdenas Kaptur Roby Radel Sherman Welch The Acting CHAIR. The unfinished Carney Keating Rogers (AL) Rangel Sinema Westmoreland Carson (IN) Kelly (IL) Rogers (KY) Richmond Sires Wilson (FL) business is the demand for a recorded Carter Kennedy Rogers (MI) Rohrabacher Slaughter Woodall vote on the amendment offered by the Cartwright Kildee Roskam Roybal-Allard Smith (WA) Yarmuth gentleman from Texas (Mr. STOCKMAN) Cassidy Kilmer Roybal-Allard Ruppersberger Southerland Castor (FL) Kind Ruiz on which further proceedings were Castro (TX) King (NY) Runyan NOES—206 postponed and on which the noes pre- Chaffetz Kinzinger (IL) Ruppersberger Aderholt Graves (GA) Posey vailed by voice vote. Chu Kline Rush Alexander Graves (MO) Price (GA) The Clerk will redesignate the Cicilline Kuster Ryan (OH) Clarke LaMalfa Salmon Amodei Griffin (AR) Rahall amendment. Bachmann Guthrie Reed Clay Lamborn Sa´ nchez, Linda Bachus Hall Reichert The Clerk redesignated the amend- Cleaver Lance T. Barber Hanna Renacci ment. Clyburn Langevin Sanchez, Loretta Barr Harper Ribble Cohen Lankford Sanford RECORDED VOTE Barrow (GA) Hartzler Rice (SC) Cole Larsen (WA) Sarbanes Benishek Hastings (WA) Rigell The Acting CHAIR. A recorded vote Collins (GA) Larson (CT) Schakowsky Bentivolio Heck (NV) Roby has been demanded. Conaway Latham Schiff Connolly Lee (CA) Schneider Bilirakis Hensarling Roe (TN) A recorded vote was ordered. Bishop (UT) Holding Rogers (AL) Conyers Levin Schock Black Hudson Rogers (KY) The Acting CHAIR. This will be a 2- Cook Lewis Schrader Blackburn Hultgren Rogers (MI) minute vote. Cooper Loebsack Schwartz Bonner Hunter Rooney The vote was taken by electronic de- Costa Lofgren Scott (VA) Boustany Hurt Ros-Lehtinen Cotton Long Scott, Austin Brady (PA) Jenkins Roskam vice, and there were—ayes 137, noes 286, Courtney Lowenthal Scott, David Brady (TX) Johnson (OH) Ross not voting 10, as follows: Cramer Lowey Serrano Crenshaw Lucas Sewell (AL) Bridenstine Johnson, Sam Rothfus [Roll No. 404] Brooks (AL) Joyce Royce Crowley Lujan Grisham Shea-Porter Brooks (IN) Kelly (PA) Ruiz AYES—137 Cuellar (NM) Sherman Cummings Luja´ n, Ben Ray Simpson Bucshon King (IA) Runyan Aderholt Gohmert Mica Davis (CA) (NM) Sires Burgess King (NY) Ryan (WI) Amodei Goodlatte Mullin DeGette Lummis Slaughter Calvert Kingston Salmon Bachmann Gowdy Neugebauer Delaney Lynch Smith (TX) Camp Kinzinger (IL) Schock Barber Graves (GA) Palazzo DeLauro Maloney, Smith (WA) Cantor Kline Schweikert Barr Graves (MO) Pearce DelBene Carolyn Speier Capito LaMalfa Scott, Austin Barrow (GA) Griffin (AR) Pitts Denham Maloney, Sean Stivers Carter Lamborn Sessions Barton Griffith (VA) Poe (TX) Deutch Matsui Swalwell (CA) Cartwright Lankford Shimkus Bentivolio Guthrie Posey Dingell McCarthy (CA) Takano Cassidy Latham Shuster Bilirakis Hall Price (GA) Doggett McCollum Terry Cole Latta Simpson Bishop (UT) Harris Reed Doyle McDermott Thompson (CA) Collins (NY) LoBiondo Smith (MO) Black Holding Renacci Duckworth McKeon Thompson (MS) Conaway Long Smith (NE) Bridenstine Hudson Rice (SC) Duffy McNerney Thornberry Cook Lucas Smith (NJ) Brooks (IN) Huelskamp Roe (TN) Edwards Meehan Tierney Cotton Luetkemeyer Smith (TX) Broun (GA) Huizenga (MI) Rohrabacher Ellison Meeks Titus Cramer Maloney, Sean Stewart Bucshon Hultgren Rooney Ellmers Meng Tonko Crawford Marchant Stivers Burgess Hunter Ros-Lehtinen Engel Michaud Tsongas Crenshaw Marino Stockman Capito Hurt Ross Enyart Miller (FL) Turner Culberson McCarthy (CA) Takano Chabot Issa Rothfus Eshoo Miller (MI) Upton Daines McCaul Terry Coffman Jenkins Royce Esty Miller, Gary Valadao Davis, Rodney McHenry Thompson (PA) Collins (NY) Johnson (OH) Ryan (WI) Farr Miller, George Van Hollen Denham McIntyre Thornberry Crawford Jones Scalise Fattah Moore Vargas Dent McKeon Tiberi Culberson Jordan Schweikert Forbes Moran Veasey DeSantis McKinley Tipton Daines Kelly (PA) Sensenbrenner Fortenberry Mulvaney Vela DesJarlais McMorris Titus Davis, Danny King (IA) Sessions Foxx Murphy (FL) Vela´ zquez Diaz-Balart Rodgers Turner Davis, Rodney Kingston Shimkus Frankel (FL) Murphy (PA) Visclosky Duffy Meadows Upton DeFazio Kirkpatrick Shuster Frelinghuysen Nadler Walberg Duncan (TN) Meehan Valadao Dent Labrador Sinema Fudge Napolitano Walden Ellmers Messer Vargas DeSantis Latta Smith (MO) Gabbard Neal Walorski Farenthold Miller (FL) Vela DesJarlais Lipinski Smith (NE) Gallego Negrete McLeod Walz Fattah Miller (MI) Visclosky Diaz-Balart LoBiondo Smith (NJ) Garamendi Noem Wasserman Fincher Miller, Gary Wagner Duncan (SC) Luetkemeyer Southerland Garcia Nolan Schultz Fitzpatrick Mullin Walberg Duncan (TN) Maffei Stewart Gosar Nugent Waters Fleischmann Murphy (PA) Walden Farenthold Marchant Stockman Granger Nunes Watt Fleming Neugebauer Walorski Fincher Marino Stutzman Grayson Nunnelee Waxman Flores Noem Weber (TX) Fitzpatrick Massie Thompson (PA) Green, Al O’Rourke Welch Forbes Nugent Webster (FL) Fleischmann Matheson Tiberi Green, Gene Olson Wenstrup Fortenberry Nunes Wenstrup Fleming McCaul Tipton Grijalva Owens Whitfield Foxx Nunnelee Whitfield Flores McClintock Wagner Gutie´rrez Pascrell Wilson (FL) Franks (AZ) Olson Williams Foster McGovern Weber (TX) Hahn Pastor (AZ) Wilson (SC) Frelinghuysen Owens Wilson (SC) Franks (AZ) McHenry Webster (FL) Hanabusa Paulsen Wittman Gabbard Palazzo Wittman Gardner McIntyre Westmoreland Hanna Payne Womack Gallego Pastor (AZ) Wolf Garrett McKinley Williams Harper Pelosi Woodall Gardner Paulsen Womack Gerlach McMorris Wolf Hartzler Perlmutter Yarmuth Gerlach Pearce Yoder Gibbs Rodgers Yoder Hastings (FL) Perry Young (FL) Gibbs Perry Yoho Gibson Meadows Yoho Hastings (WA) Peters (CA) Young (IN) Gibson Pittenger Young (AK) Gingrey (GA) Messer Young (AK) Gingrey (GA) Pitts Young (FL) Granger Pompeo Young (IN) NOES—286 NOT VOTING—10 Alexander Bass Bera (CA) Barletta Grimm Pallone NOT VOTING—12 Amash Beatty Bishop (GA) Bustos Herrera Beutler Rokita Barletta Campbell Gohmert Andrews Becerra Bishop (NY) Campbell Horsford Bustos Coble Grimm Bachus Benishek Blackburn Coble McCarthy (NY)

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ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE ACTING CHAIR Pitts Ryan (WI) Tiberi ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE ACTING CHAIR The Acting CHAIR (during the vote). Poe (TX) Salmon Tipton The Acting CHAIR (during the vote). Pompeo Sanford Turner There is 1 minute remaining. Posey Scalise Upton There is 1 minute remaining. Price (GA) Schock Valadao b 1447 b 1443 Radel Schweikert Wagner Reed Scott, Austin Walberg So the amendment was agreed to. Ms. LINDA T. SA´ NCHEZ of Cali- Reichert Sensenbrenner Walden The result of the vote was announced Renacci Sessions Walorski fornia changed her vote from ‘‘aye’’ to Ribble Shimkus as above recorded. ‘‘no.’’ Weber (TX) Stated against: Rice (SC) Shuster Webster (FL) So the amendment was rejected. Rigell Simpson Wenstrup Mr. TAKANO. Mr. Chair, on rollcall vote No. Roby Sinema The result of the vote was announced Westmoreland 405, I inadvertently voted ‘‘aye.’’ I intended to Roe (TN) Smith (MO) Whitfield as above recorded. Rogers (AL) Smith (NE) vote ‘‘no.’’ Williams AMENDMENT NO. 62 OFFERED BY MRS. WALORSKI Rogers (KY) Smith (NJ) (By unanimous consent, Mr. DENT Wilson (SC) The Acting CHAIR. The unfinished Rogers (MI) Smith (TX) was allowed to speak out of order.) Rohrabacher Southerland Wittman WASHINGTON KASTLES CHARITY CLASSIC business is the demand for a recorded Rooney Stewart Wolf vote on the amendment offered by the Ros-Lehtinen Stivers Womack Mr. DENT. Mr. Chairman, do you see gentlewoman from Indiana (Mrs. Roskam Stockman Woodall this trophy before us? We’ve been on Ross Stutzman Yoder WALORSKI) on which further pro- this House floor many times to cele- Rothfus Takano Yoho ceedings were postponed and on which Royce Terry Young (AK) brate baseball victories, football vic- the ayes prevailed by voice vote. Ruiz Thompson (PA) Young (FL) tories, or, I should say, baseball The Clerk will redesignate the Runyan Thornberry Young (IN) debacles in our case. But we celebrate amendment. a lot of things, also golf. NOES—185 The Clerk redesignated the amend- I want to point out that we had a ment. Amash Garcia Negrete McLeod wonderful experience last week, Thurs- Andrews Grayson Nolan RECORDED VOTE Bass Green, Al O’Rourke day night, with the Washington The Acting CHAIR. A recorded vote Beatty Green, Gene Pascrell Kastles, who are seated up in the Mem- has been demanded. Becerra Grijalva Pastor (AZ) bers’ gallery. We had a wonderful bi- Bera (CA) Gutie´rrez Payne partisan game of tennis between, obvi- A recorded vote was ordered. Bishop (GA) Hahn Pelosi ously, the Members, Republican and The Acting CHAIR. This will be a 2- Bishop (NY) Hanabusa Perlmutter minute vote. Blumenauer Hastings (FL) Peters (CA) Democrat intermixed, as well as mem- Bonamici Heck (NV) Pingree (ME) bers of the media. The vote was taken by electronic de- Brady (PA) Heck (WA) Pocan Braley (IA) Higgins I’m pleased to report to you that vice, and there were—ayes 238, noes 185, Polis Brown (FL) Himes there were two teams, the Stars and not voting 10, as follows: Price (NC) Brownley (CA) Hinojosa Quigley the Stripes. My colleagues here, Mr. [Roll No. 405] Butterfield Holt Rahall WATT, Ms. EDWARDS, and SHELLEY AYES—238 Capps Honda Capuano Hoyer Rangel MOORE CAPITO, were on the Stripes, and Aderholt Ellmers Kinzinger (IL) Ca´ rdenas Huffman Richmond I’ll introduce the Stars team in a mo- Alexander Farenthold Kirkpatrick Roybal-Allard Carney Israel ment. Mr. BISHOP will do that. We had Amodei Fincher Kline Carson (IN) Jackson Lee Ruppersberger Bachmann Fitzpatrick Labrador Cartwright Jeffries Rush a wonderful game. Bachus Fleischmann LaMalfa Castor (FL) Johnson (GA) Ryan (OH) We should also let you know, too, Barber Fleming Lamborn Castro (TX) Johnson, E. B. Sa´ nchez, Linda that members of the media played. I Barr Flores Lance Chu Kaptur T. should let you know that part of Barrow (GA) Forbes Lankford Cicilline Kelly (IL) Sanchez, Loretta Barton Fortenberry Latham Clarke Kennedy Sarbanes Stripes’ team included David Gregory Benishek Foxx Latta Clay Kildee Schakowsky of ‘‘Meet the Press.’’ He’s a bigger Bentivolio Franks (AZ) Lipinski Cleaver Kilmer Schiff problem on the tennis court than he is Bilirakis Frelinghuysen LoBiondo Clyburn Kind Schneider Bishop (UT) Gardner Long in an interview on ‘‘Meet the Press.’’ I Cohen Kuster Schrader Black Garrett Lucas Connolly Langevin Schwartz also want you to know he’s got a big Blackburn Gerlach Luetkemeyer Conyers Larsen (WA) Scott (VA) serve. You’ve got to watch him. Our Bonner Gibbs Lummis Cooper Larson (CT) Scott, David Boustany Gibson Maloney, Sean coach was Leander Paes, who’s seated Costa Lee (CA) Serrano Brady (TX) Gingrey (GA) Marchant in the gallery, a professional. Our team Courtney Levin Sewell (AL) Bridenstine Gohmert Marino Crowley Lewis also included former Senator John Brooks (AL) Goodlatte Matheson Shea-Porter Cuellar Loebsack Sherman Breaux; SHELLEY MOORE CAPITO, a Di- Brooks (IN) Gosar McCarthy (CA) Cummings Lofgren Broun (GA) Gowdy McCaul Sires vision I player from Duke. Did I say, Davis (CA) Lowenthal Slaughter Buchanan Granger McClintock Davis, Danny Lowey ‘‘Go Lehigh’’? That’s basketball. Sorry. Bucshon Graves (GA) McHenry Smith (WA) DeFazio Lujan Grisham Speier There was also Peter Cook from Burgess Graves (MO) McIntyre DeGette (NM) Swalwell (CA) Bloomberg; myself; DONNA EDWARDS, Calvert Griffin (AR) McKeon Delaney Luja´ n, Ben Ray Thompson (CA) Camp Griffith (VA) McKinley DeLauro (NM) who received the Good Sportsmanship Thompson (MS) Cantor Guthrie McMorris DelBene Lynch Award; MEL WATT, who I must say was Tierney Capito Hall Rodgers Deutch Maffei Titus one of the most feisty players I’ve seen; Carter Hanna Meadows Dingell Maloney, Cassidy Harper Meehan Doggett Carolyn Tonko Mark Ein, the owner of the Washington Chabot Harris Messer Doyle Massie Tsongas Kastles, who’s also here; David Greg- Chaffetz Hartzler Mica Duckworth Matsui Van Hollen ory; Jonathan Karl from ABC News; Coffman Hastings (WA) Miller (FL) Vargas Edwards McCollum and Hans Nichols from Bloomberg—a Cole Hensarling Miller (MI) Ellison McDermott Veasey Collins (GA) Holding Miller, Gary Engel McGovern Vela very competitive individual, I might Collins (NY) Hudson Mullin Enyart McNerney Vela´ zquez add. It was a great time had by all. Conaway Huelskamp Mulvaney Eshoo Meeks Visclosky I know it’s never appropriate to gloat Cook Huizenga (MI) Murphy (PA) Esty Meng Walz Cotton Hultgren Neugebauer Farr Michaud Wasserman when you win, but we’ll do it anyway Cramer Hunter Noem Fattah Miller, George Schultz since we’re Members of Congress. Crawford Hurt Nugent Foster Moore Waters Here’s our trophy. Stripes beat the Crenshaw Issa Nunes Frankel (FL) Moran Watt Stars. Culberson Jenkins Nunnelee Fudge Murphy (FL) Waxman Daines Johnson (OH) Olson Gabbard Nadler Welch At this time, I yield to the gen- Davis, Rodney Johnson, Sam Owens Gallego Napolitano Wilson (FL) tleman from New York (Mr. BISHOP). Denham Jones Palazzo Garamendi Neal Yarmuth Dent Jordan Paulsen Mr. BISHOP of New York. Thank you very much. I appreciate my friend for DeSantis Joyce Pearce NOT VOTING—10 DesJarlais Keating Perry yielding, although I must point out I Diaz-Balart Kelly (PA) Peters (MI) Barletta Grimm Pallone don’t remember Coach DOYLE gloating Duffy King (IA) Peterson Bustos Herrera Beutler Rokita Duncan (SC) King (NY) Petri Campbell Horsford like that when we won the baseball Duncan (TN) Kingston Pittenger Coble McCarthy (NY) game.

VerDate Mar 15 2010 05:15 Jul 25, 2013 Jkt 029060 PO 00000 Frm 00025 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K24JY7.047 H24JYPT1 jbell on DSK7SPTVN1PROD with HOUSE H5006 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE July 24, 2013 We had a great night, and I was were postponed and on which the noes Smith (TX) Tsongas Waters Southerland Valadao Webster (FL) pleased to play with my fellow Mem- prevailed by voice vote. Speier Van Hollen Welch bers: JIM COSTA, MIKE MCINTYRE, and The Clerk will redesignate the Stewart Vargas Westmoreland CHERI BUSTOS. We had two members of amendment. Stivers Veasey Whitfield the press from Fox News: Ed Henry and Stutzman Vela Williams The Clerk redesignated the amend- Swalwell (CA) Visclosky Wilson (FL) Bret Baier. We had two people from the ment. Takano Wagner Woodall Thompson (CA) Walden Yarmuth White House: Gene Sperling and Alan RECORDED VOTE Krueger. We had Ben Olsen from D.C. Thompson (MS) Walorski Yoho The Acting CHAIR. A recorded vote Tiberi Walz Young (AK) United. We had Ambassador Dino has been demanded. Tierney Wasserman Young (FL) Djalal, and we were joined by three A recorded vote was ordered. Titus Schultz Young (IN) members of the Kastles: Murphy Jen- NOES—154 sen, Martina Hingis, and Anastasia The Acting CHAIR. This will be a 2- minute vote. Amash Graves (MO) Olson Rodionova. Amodei Grayson Paulsen Mr. DENT. Now I yield to the gen- The vote was taken by electronic de- Bachus Green, Gene Payne tleman from California (Mr. COSTA). vice, and there were—ayes 264, noes 154, Barber Griffin (AR) Pearce Mr. COSTA. Thank you very much. not voting 15, as follows: Barrow (GA) Gutie´rrez Perlmutter Benishek Hanna Peters (MI) I, too, want to thank my colleagues [Roll No. 406] Bentivolio Heck (NV) Pittenger who participated with the Stars and AYES—264 Bishop (NY) Holding Pitts Stripes. Fun was had by all. We raised Bishop (UT) Holt Polis Aderholt Frankel (FL) McGovern a good amount of money for charity. I Black Honda Pompeo Alexander Frelinghuysen McIntyre Brady (TX) Hudson Radel want to thank the Kastles for their Andrews Fudge McKinley Braley (IA) Huizenga (MI) Reed wonderful hospitality. I got a tennis Bachmann Gabbard McMorris Brooks (AL) Hultgren Renacci lesson from my partner, Martina Barr Gallego Rodgers Buchanan Hurt Ribble Barton Garamendi McNerney Cantor Jenkins Rice (SC) Hingis. Bass Garcia Meadows Carson (IN) Johnson (OH) Rigell But I do have, from a reliable source, Beatty Gerlach Messer Chabot Johnson, Sam Roby that the Stripes, our opposition, pulled Becerra Gibson Mica Chaffetz Joyce Rogers (KY) Bera (CA) Gohmert Michaud in two ringers from the Main Street Chu Kelly (IL) Rohrabacher Bilirakis Goodlatte Miller (MI) Clay Kelly (PA) Roskam media with NBC’s David Gregory and Bishop (GA) Gosar Miller, Gary Coffman King (IA) Rothfus Bloomberg’s Hans Nichols. These two Blackburn Granger Miller, George Collins (GA) King (NY) Royce failed to disclose their professional Blumenauer Graves (GA) Mullin Collins (NY) Kingston Ryan (OH) Bonamici Green, Al Napolitano Conaway Kinzinger (IL) Ryan (WI) tennis status in an amateur charitable Bonner Griffith (VA) Neal Connolly Kirkpatrick Schock tournament. So much for press ethics Boustany Guthrie Negrete McLeod Conyers Kline Schweikert under full disclosure. Brady (PA) Hahn Noem Cooper Lamborn Scott, Austin Mr. DENT. I now yield to the gen- Bridenstine Hall Nolan Cotton Levin Sessions Brooks (IN) Hanabusa Nugent Crawford Long Shuster tleman from North Carolina (Mr. MCIN- Broun (GA) Harper Nunes Crenshaw Lujan Grisham Sinema TYRE). Brown (FL) Harris Nunnelee Culberson (NM) Slaughter Mr. MCINTYRE. Mr. Chairman, when Brownley (CA) Hartzler Owens Cummings Lummis Smith (NE) Bucshon Hastings (FL) Palazzo you talk about helping with education, Davis (CA) Maffei Smith (NJ) Burgess Hastings (WA) Pascrell DeSantis Maloney, Smith (WA) when you talk about helping food Butterfield Heck (WA) Pastor (AZ) Doggett Carolyn Stockman banks, and when you talk about help- Calvert Hensarling Pelosi Duffy Marchant Terry ing our military families, it really was Camp Higgins Perry Duncan (SC) Marino Thompson (PA) Capito Himes Peters (CA) Duncan (TN) Matheson Thornberry worth raising a racket about. That’s Capps Hinojosa Peterson Edwards McClintock Tipton what happened down at the Kastle sta- Capuano Hoyer Petri Ellmers McHenry Tonko dium. We want to thank them for their Ca´ rdenas Huelskamp Pingree (ME) Fleischmann McKeon Turner Carney Huffman Pocan hospitality. Fleming Meehan Upton Carter Hunter Poe (TX) Flores Meng Vela´ zquez Tennis is a lifetime sport, but this of- Cartwright Israel Posey Forbes Miller (FL) Walberg fers a lifeline to those in need in our Cassidy Issa Price (GA) Fortenberry Moore Watt schools, those who are hungry, and also Castor (FL) Jackson Lee Price (NC) Foster Moran Weber (TX) Castro (TX) Jeffries Quigley to our military families. We appreciate Franks (AZ) Mulvaney Wenstrup Cicilline Johnson (GA) Rahall Gardner Murphy (FL) Wilson (SC) the great opportunity. It truly was a Clarke Johnson, E. B. Rangel Garrett Murphy (PA) Wittman great time to have the ball in our court Cleaver Jones Reichert Gibbs Nadler Wolf to do something in a positive way. Clyburn Jordan Richmond Gingrey (GA) Neugebauer Womack Cohen Kaptur Roe (TN) Gowdy O’Rourke Yoder Mr. DENT. Reclaiming my time, I Cole Keating Rogers (AL) just wanted to say, in conclusion, it Cook Kennedy Rogers (MI) NOT VOTING—15 was a wonderful cause. Many charities Costa Kildee Rooney Barletta Grimm Meeks Courtney Kilmer Ros-Lehtinen Bustos Herrera Beutler Pallone were supported. Cramer Kind Ross Campbell Horsford Rokita I should also let you know the Wash- Crowley Kuster Roybal-Allard Coble Luja´ n, Ben Ray Waxman ington Kastles are playing tonight Cuellar Labrador Ruiz Doyle (NM) down at the waterfront. Get down there Daines LaMalfa Runyan Grijalva McCarthy (NY) Davis, Danny Lance Ruppersberger and watch them. It’s not tennis any- Davis, Rodney Langevin Rush ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE ACTING CHAIR one; it’s tennis everyone. So get out DeFazio Lankford Salmon The Acting CHAIR (during the vote). there and do it. DeGette Larsen (WA) Sa´ nchez, Linda There is 1 minute remaining. Mr. Chairman, I yield back the bal- Delaney Larson (CT) T. DeLauro Latham Sanchez, Loretta b 1457 ance of my time. DelBene Latta Sanford ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE ACTING CHAIR Denham Lee (CA) Sarbanes So the amendment was agreed to. The Acting CHAIR. The Chair re- Dent Lewis Scalise The result of the vote was announced DesJarlais Lipinski Schakowsky as above recorded. minds Members that the rules do not Deutch LoBiondo Schiff allow references to occupants of the Diaz-Balart Loebsack Schneider b 1500 gallery. Dingell Lofgren Schrader Duckworth Lowenthal Schwartz AMENDMENT NO. 67 OFFERED BY MR. KILMER AMENDMENT NO. 65 OFFERED BY MS. BONAMICI Ellison Lowey Scott (VA) The Acting CHAIR. It is now in order The Acting CHAIR. Without objec- Engel Lucas Scott, David to consider amendment No. 67 printed tion, 2-minute voting will continue. Enyart Luetkemeyer Sensenbrenner Eshoo Lynch Serrano in House Report 113–170. There was no objection. Esty Maloney, Sean Sewell (AL) Mr. KILMER. Mr. Chairman, I have The Acting CHAIR. The unfinished Farenthold Massie Shea-Porter an amendment at the desk. business is the demand for a recorded Farr Matsui Sherman The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will vote on the amendment offered by the Fattah McCarthy (CA) Shimkus Fincher McCaul Simpson designate the amendment. gentlewoman from Oregon (Ms. Fitzpatrick McCollum Sires The text of the amendment is as fol- BONAMICI) on which further proceedings Foxx McDermott Smith (MO) lows:

VerDate Mar 15 2010 03:20 Jul 25, 2013 Jkt 029060 PO 00000 Frm 00026 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K24JY7.050 H24JYPT1 jbell on DSK7SPTVN1PROD with HOUSE July 24, 2013 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H5007 At the end of the bill (before the short is not a good risk for a security clear- ment, which is probably poorly writ- title), insert the following: ance. ten; and we would like to work with SEC. 10002. None of the funds made avail- I reserve the balance of my time. the gentleman to write it in such a way able by this Act may be used to issue to a ci- Mr. KILMER. Mr. Chairman, I yield 1 that it doesn’t cause us great distress. vilian employee of the Department of De- fense a denial of a security clearance pursu- minute to the gentleman from Wash- But I just don’t want to see someone ant to Department of Defense Directive ington (Mr. HECK). who should be denied a security clear- 5220.6 that lists in the notice of specific rea- Mr. HECK of Washington. Mr. Chair- ance given one because of a techni- sons of the clearance decision (as defined in man, I want to thank Congressman cality. section 3.2 of such Directive) financial hard- KILMER for offering this amendment I yield back the balance of my time. ships because of a ‘‘furlough caused by se- today and, frankly, for his tireless ad- The Acting CHAIR. The question is questration’’. vocacy on behalf of our men and on the amendment offered by the gen- The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to women in our civil service who support tleman from Washington (Mr. KILMER). House Resolution 312, the gentleman our servicemembers and veterans every The question was taken; and the Act- from Washington (Mr. KILMER) and a day. Without this amendment, hard- ing Chair announced that the noes ap- Member opposed each will control 5 working men and women who live in peared to have it. minutes. the district I represent and who work Mr. KILMER. Mr. Chairman, I de- The Chair recognizes the gentleman at Joint Base Lewis-McChord risk los- mand a recorded vote. from Washington. ing their security clearance through The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to Mr. KILMER. Mr. Chairman, this furloughs that are no fault of their clause 6 of rule XVIII, further pro- amendment seeks to protect the con- own, thus complicating their employ- ceedings on the amendment offered by tinued employment of needed and ment situation. We should not let that the gentleman from Washington will be trusted Department of Defense civilian happen. postponed. employees. DOD civilian employees The issue this amendment aims to re- AMENDMENT NO. 69 OFFERED BY MR. NADLER who are critical to our national secu- solve is yet another in a long series of The Acting CHAIR. It is now in order rity mission may be in danger of losing issues that show why budgeting by se- to consider amendment No. 69 printed their security clearances and their jobs questration is bad policy. I don’t think in House Report 113–170. if financial hardships from being fur- anyone in this Chamber actually Mr. NADLER. Mr. Chairman, I have loughed result in financial delin- thinks civilian employees should lose an amendment at the desk. quencies. their security clearance because they The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will Right now, the DOD has issued vague were furloughed, but the way seques- designate the amendment. guidance that they will take into ac- tration was designed makes that a very The text of the amendment is as fol- count the impact that sequestration is real possibility. lows: having on servicemembers’ financial This is a good amendment to fix a At the end of the bill (before the short situation. bad policy. I strongly urge my col- title) insert the following: While I appreciate those efforts, I be- leagues to support it. SEC. lll. None of the funds made avail- lieve that Congress should strengthen Mr. YOUNG of Florida. Mr. Chair- able in this Act may be used for the contin- our commitment to our servicemem- ued detention of any individual who is de- man, I continue to reserve. tained, as of the date of the enactment of bers by ensuring no funds are used to Mr. KILMER. Mr. Chairman, I appre- this Act, by the United States at United deny the renewal of security clearances ciate the remarks on the specific lan- States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, to workers who are only experiencing guage of the amendment, and I do hope Cuba, and who has been approved for release financial hardship as a result of seques- that we will continue to work through or transfer to a foreign country. tration. the conference process to address any The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to I believe this is a commonsense concerns about the language because House Resolution 312, the gentleman amendment, and it is my hope that it we can all agree that this is a serious from New York (Mr. NADLER) and a will receive strong support. I urge my issue. It is extremely important that Member opposed each will control 5 colleagues to support this amendment. the DOD continues to grant security minutes. I reserve the balance of my time. clearances to employees who are The Chair recognizes the gentleman Mr. YOUNG of Florida. Mr. Chair- charged with doing critical and sen- from New York. man, I claim the time. sitive work. Mr. NADLER. Mr. Chairman, I yield The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman is There are many factors that DOD myself 2 minutes. recognized for 5 minutes. considers when determining if an indi- Mr. Chairman, this amendment pro- Mr. YOUNG of Florida. Mr. Chair- vidual can do these important jobs and hibits funds from being used to detain man, I understand the gentleman’s in- to ensure that an employee is trust- cleared individuals held at Guanta- tense interest in trying to protect worthy. Sequestration-related fur- namo. Of the 166 people currently being these folks who would be affected by loughs and any financial hardships held there, 86 have been cleared for re- sequestration, but awarding or grant- that come from sequestration are not lease; that is, they have not been ing or giving a national security clear- an employee’s fault. No civilian em- charged with any offense. They have ance is not a simple thing and it should ployee should be denied a security been found guilty of nothing, and they not be taken lightly. If the Department clearance because of Congress’ inabil- have been judged by our military to of Defense or government agency de- ity to undo sequestration. pose no threat to the United States if cides that a person doesn’t really qual- I urge my colleagues to support this released. We should release them now. ify, they feel that they don’t deserve a amendment and support DOD civilians Holding these 86 people who have been national security clearance, if the and the work they do for our country. cleared for release is against every- phrase ‘‘furlough caused by sequestra- I yield back the balance of my time. thing we claim to stand for. tion’’ is included in the denial, then Mr. YOUNG of Florida. Mr. Chair- In response to this very situation, the denial is null and void. You can’t man, again I sympathize with what the President Obama asked: Is this who we deny it if it is claimed that it’s due to gentleman is trying to do. It’s just the are? sequestration, and that’s not fair. problem in the denial, if they use the I hope today we will answer: No, we That’s not fair to our national secu- phrase ‘‘furlough caused by sequestra- are better than that. rity. It’s not fair, actually, to the De- tion,’’ they can’t deny that request for I hope we support this amendment fense Department, and I just think this a security clearance, and there may be and move expeditiously to support the is not a good idea. a lot of good reasons why that person release of these detainees. It is truly But I know what the gentleman should be denied. astonishing that in 2013 the United wants to accomplish and would like to And so it’s a question of do we pro- States continues to hold people indefi- work with him to figure out how to do tect the national security by giving the nitely who have not been charged, let this without denying the Defense De- Defense Department the authority to alone convicted of any crime, who ad- partment the right to deny a security deny regardless of what the furlough mittedly do not pose any threat to the clearance to someone that they think language is, or do we allow this amend- United States. They should be released.

VerDate Mar 15 2010 03:20 Jul 25, 2013 Jkt 029060 PO 00000 Frm 00027 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A24JY7.014 H24JYPT1 jbell on DSK7SPTVN1PROD with HOUSE H5008 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE July 24, 2013 Guantanamo is an affront to America What’s wrong with that? There’s Mr. NADLER. I yield myself the bal- and to the founding principle of the nothing wrong with that, so why ance of the time. United States that no person should be change it? Why turn these people loose Mr. Chairman, it would serve a pur- deprived of liberty without due process to go back to the battlefield, which pose if people actually read the amend- of law. Our continuing to hold pris- many of them that have been released ment. The amendment says none of the oners indefinitely, without charge and have already done, causing additional funds made available may be used to without trial, is a rebuke to our pro- harm to our troops. So I’m strongly op- detain an individual who has been ap- fessed support of liberty. posed to this amendment. proved for release or transfer to a for- If they’ve been judged not to pose a I reserve the balance of my time. eign country. threat and we hold them anyway, what b 1515 We hear from the gentleman from kind of message are we sending? By Mr. NADLER. I yield 2 minutes to Florida, these people are there for a what claim of right do we hold people the gentleman from Virginia (Mr. reason. Yes, when we arrest somebody, in jail who have been charged with MORAN). a murder is committed, a rape is com- nothing, whom we’re not bringing to Mr. MORAN. I thank the gentleman mitted, we arrest somebody. But then, trial, and who we have decided pose no from our Judiciary Committee for the grand jury says, no, we’re not going threat to us? What are we saying about yielding. to indict this person; there’s not the United States and our values? We And I want to say to my very good enough evidence. must change course and we ought to friend from Florida, the chair of the Do we hold them in jail indefinitely, support this amendment. Defense Appropriations Committee, Now, I know some will say these are forever, even though there’s no charge, whom I greatly respect, I’m afraid even though the District Attorney says dangerous terrorists. No, they’re not. there’s a misunderstanding. This They’re people who were captured in we made a mistake; it’s somebody else; amendment is only about those detain- they didn’t do it? No. some way who have been judged by our ees who have been cleared for release Because maybe they’ll commit a military not to pose a threat to the or transfer. This is not about the entire crime? That’s antithetical to every no- United States, who have not been 166 people who are there. charged as terrorists, who have not These are the people who, after a tion of what the United States is been judged as terrorists. Some of very careful review, have been cleared about. These are 86 people who are not them may be simply victims to the fact for release by the intelligence commu- charged as terrorists, who we have no that we paid bounties to people in Af- nity and by the Joint Chiefs of Staff. evidence are terrorists, and who have ghanistan to turn in people who they So we’re holding these people without been judged by the military and the said were terrorists. The Hatfields cause. We’re holding them because Joint Chiefs of Staff and the intel- turned in the McCoys because—why we’ve let our rhetoric get ahead of our- ligence community to pose no threat to not?—we were giving them a couple of selves. us. thousand dollars. The fact is that they would be re- By what claim of right do we hold So anyone who has not been charged leased to their countries of origin. them in jail? The United States, at this with a crime, who has not been con- Their countries of origin are going to point, is no better than a kidnapper if victed, and who we have already de- watch them. But these are people who it holds in jail people whom it charges cided poses no threat ought to be re- we have found we have nothing to with no crime and judges safe for re- leased. And, therefore, this amendment charge them with, and we have deter- lease. says no funds may be used to continue mined that they are not a threat to the Approve the amendment. their confinement. I urge its adoption. United States or to anyone else. They I yield back the balance of my time. I reserve the balance of my time. shouldn’t have been rounded up. They Mr. YOUNG of Florida. Mr. Chair- Mr. YOUNG of Florida. Mr. Chair- shouldn’t have been detained. And man, I claim time in opposition to the man, I don’t think it can be said any they’ve been detained for 12 years. stronger or needed to be said any more amendment. 46 detainees are now having to be The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman is often. These detainees are bad, bad peo- tube-fed. They’re strapped down and a recognized for 5 minutes. ple. They hate America. They’ve sworn Mr. YOUNG of Florida. Mr. Chair- tube is forced down their nose and into to kill Americans, and, in fact, they man, the amendment would allow, and their stomach. They’re strapped down have done so on the battlefield, and probably require, that a very large for 2 hours so the liquid gets digested. that’s why, when they were captured, People that have been cleared for re- number of detainees from Guantanamo they were sent to Guantanamo. That’s lease, how can we justify doing this to are sent back home to their home where they should stay unless the cur- them? country or a country that they might And what’s the end game of our cur- rent law is abided by, and that is, to have come to. They’re detainees for a rent policy? ensure that the remaining Gitmo de- reason. They are detainees because Are we going to keep them until they tainees who are most judged as the they inflicted harm or danger or die in prison? People who have been most dangerous will not be released or threats or death to our American inter- cleared for release and transfer, and brought into the homeland where U.S. ests, our American soldiers. They came we’re just going to keep detaining citizens could be threatened. from the battlefield. them until they die? Second, they ensure that prior to re- Now, we know that two of the former Because that’s the only result of the leasing Guantanamo detainees to a for- detainees who have been sent back to current policy. eign country a careful and deliberate their country established a group Once they get cleaned, they should be assessment must be made that the de- that’s run by those two former Gitmo released. tainee is not likely to re-engage in ter- detainees, and so I don’t think it’s a Who are we, as a Nation to detain rorist activities and the foreign gov- good idea. I think we should keep the people indefinitely, without legal ernment can maintain control over the detainees that are dangerous. Until cause? individual. What’s wrong with that such time as they meet the require- It doesn’t make sense. It’s not Amer- law? ments of the law, they should stay at ican. It’s a complete violation of our It protects Americans. It protects Guantanamo. They would have to en- Constitution, of our most fundamental America, and it keeps the bad guys sure that the remaining Gitmo detain- principle of equal justice under the where they need to be kept. And in this ees, whom most judge as the most dan- law. particular case, it’s at Guantanamo. gerous, will not be released or other- Mr. YOUNG of Florida. I continue to Mr. Chairman, I yield back the bal- wise brought into the homeland where reserve the balance of my time. U.S. citizens could be threatened. Mr. NADLER. Mr. Chairman, how ance of my time. Second, the present law ensures that, much time do I have left? How much The Acting CHAIR. The question is prior to releasing Guantanamo detain- time does the gentleman have left? on the amendment offered by the gen- ees to a foreign country, a careful and The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman tleman from New York (Mr. NADLER). deliberate assessment must be made from New York has 1 minute remain- The question was taken; and the Act- that the detainee is not likely to re- ing. The gentleman from Florida has ing Chair announced that the noes ap- engage in terrorist activities. 21⁄2 minutes remaining. peared to have it.

VerDate Mar 15 2010 03:54 Jul 25, 2013 Jkt 029060 PO 00000 Frm 00028 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K24JY7.055 H24JYPT1 jbell on DSK7SPTVN1PROD with HOUSE July 24, 2013 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H5009 Mr. NADLER. Mr. Chairman, I de- There’s a separate dispute whether presence at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, for mand a recorded vote. that should be an Article III court or a our own military purposes. The 4th The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to military tribunal. I prefer an Article Fleet is headquartered there and has clause 6 of rule XVIII, further pro- III court, but either way, put them on been there for many years. Allied ship- ceedings on the amendment offered by trial in front of a court or in front of a ping, allied Navy facilities, allied the gentleman from New York will be military tribunal and let them be tried. forces move through Guantanamo Bay postponed. Perhaps most of them will be guilty on a fairly regular basis. I don’t know AMENDMENT NO. 70 OFFERED BY MR. NADLER and put them in jail for long periods of that they have any specific requests The Acting CHAIR. It is now in order time. Maybe some will be innocent. right now for any kind of construction, to consider amendment No. 70 printed That’s what the justice system is but I don’t think we want to deny it in in House Report 113–170. about. the event that the Defense Department Mr. NADLER. Mr. Chairman, I have Are we really going to say that Guan- finds it important to do a construction an amendment at the desk. tanamo is separate? Anyone who is un- project there. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will lucky enough to be sent there because So, understand, Guantanamo Bay, designate the amendment. at one time we thought maybe they Cuba, has been part of the United The text of the amendment is as fol- were dangerous should stay there in- States military facility since 1903, and lows: definitely until they die without a so I don’t think this amendment is a trial? good amendment because it would deny At the end of the bill (before the short The assessment has been made for 86 title) insert the following: our troops, our forces not even in- SEC. ll. None of the funds made available of them. They have been judged not to volved with Guantanamo detainees the in this Act may be used to construct any new be guilty, not to be a terrorist, and not right for military construction, or the Department of Defense facility at United to be a threat. That assessment has right for whatever needs to be spent. States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, been made according to law, and these So, again, I just have to oppose this Cuba, or to expand any existing Department people ought to be released. The other amendment. of Defense facility at such Naval Station. 80 ought to be tried and, if convicted, I reserve the balance of my time. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to ought to be put in prison in the United Mr. NADLER. Mr. Chairman, how House Resolution 312, the gentleman States. We have hundreds of terrorists much time do we have left? from New York (Mr. NADLER) and a in maximum security prisons in the The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman Member opposed each will control 5 United States. There’s no reason a few from New York has 11⁄4 minute remain- minutes. more couldn’t be put there, and we ing. The gentleman from Florida has The Chair recognizes the gentleman could save $249 million. 23⁄4 minutes remaining. Guantanamo was originally set up from New York. Mr. NADLER. I yield 45 seconds to because it was thought by the Bush ad- Mr. NADLER. Mr. Chairman, this the gentleman from Virginia (Mr. ministration that if we held people in amendment would prohibit any funds MORAN). Guantanamo they could be tried or in the bill from being used to construct Mr. MORAN. Mr. Chairman, we just handled without having the constitu- or expand detention facilities at Guan- approved $260 million in the defense au- tanamo. tional rights of someone in the United States, but the Supreme Court said no. thorization bill for Guantanamo. In ad- The bill contains $249 million to con- dition, we approved another $186 billion vert temporary detention facilities The people in Guantanamo have the same rights as if they were held in the to construct a new temporary facility, into more permanent structures. But almost half a billion dollars, in addi- the administration wants to close United States. So it doesn’t change what will happen to them, whether tion to what we’re now spending. We’ve Guantanamo and to release or transfer spent this year alone $2,670,000 per the detainees. So why waste $429 mil- they’re kept in prison in the United States or in Guantanamo. Guantanamo detainee. Eighty-six of lion to construct facilities that will them have been cleared for release. We not be used? Because many in Congress So let’s release the 86 who ought to be released because they’ve been ad- have no reason to keep them. And yet, want to keep the detainees in Guanta- we spend that much money on each of namo forever. judged that they should be released by the Joint Chiefs and by the intelligence them. Now, we have, we know, 166 detainees In U.S. prisons we spend $34,000 per in Guantanamo; 86 should be released agencies. Let’s try the others, and let’s keep them in jail if they’re adjudged year per maximum security prisoner. immediately. The gentleman from Imagine the discrepancy. We have now Florida says that they’re bad people; guilty. Let’s proceed with American justice notions and do ourselves proud, convicted 300 terrorists in U.S. prisons. they are terrorists; they’re there for a and let’s stops wasting billions of dol- They’re being held at 98 Federal pris- reason. No, they’re not. They’re there lars on Guantanamo. ons for a fraction of the money. And we for different reasons. Some because So this amendment says don’t have no convictions at Guantanamo they were handed over for bounties by permanentize what should be and will that haven’t been overturned. rival militias or rival clans. Some be- be temporary, however temporary it is. Mr. YOUNG of Florida. Mr. Chair- cause a mistake was made. Some be- Don’t waste $249 million on making man, I think the gentleman just made cause they’re terrorists. But we make these facilities permanent. my case. We don’t really need a lot distinctions. I reserve the balance of my time. more money for construction for Guan- The gentleman says we shouldn’t re- Mr. YOUNG of Florida. Mr. Chair- tanamo detainees. We’ve already spent lease them until a careful assessment man, I rise in opposition to the amend- a lot of money there. has been made. Well, a careful assess- ment. The point is, we don’t want to deny ment has been made: 86 of them, half of The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman is the ability of the Defense Department those in Guantanamo, have been recognized for 5 minutes. to provide whatever is needed for our cleared for release. That is to say, the Mr. YOUNG of Florida. Mr. Chair- own military forces at Guantanamo Joint Chiefs of Staff and the intel- man, as I read the amendment, I’m as- Bay, Cuba, not part of the Guantanamo ligence agencies have determined that suming that the gentleman is trying to detainees. these 86 people were not terrorists and prevent any further construction or I think we’ve talked this one to were not likely to pose a threat to the money of that type for the Guanta- death. We’re repeating ourselves now. United States if released. So they’re namo detainees. And I can understand So, in the interest of time, I’m going to guilty of nothing. They have been tried that because we have just recently yield back the balance of my time. for nothing. We don’t say that people spent a lot of money building two are bad people, we ought to hold them brand new prisons, air-conditioned, b 1530 in jail indefinitely without a trial nor- comfortable, and we’ve already spent Mr. NADLER. I yield myself the bal- mally, except here. So we ought to re- that money, so maybe we don’t need to ance of my time. lease the 86 who have been cleared for spend any money there. Mr. Chairman, the $249 million in the release immediately, and the others we But what the amendment doesn’t rec- budget is for expansion and making ought to try, put on trial. ognize is that since 1903, we have had a permanent detention facilities. I have

VerDate Mar 15 2010 03:54 Jul 25, 2013 Jkt 029060 PO 00000 Frm 00029 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K24JY7.058 H24JYPT1 jbell on DSK7SPTVN1PROD with HOUSE H5010 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE July 24, 2013 no objection to construction of other enable DOD to remove unexploded ord- This potentially tragic incident under- military facilities at Guantanamo Bay. nance from land in Culebra, Puerto scores the need for congressional ac- I don’t know whether that makes sense Rico, which was used as a military tion. or not. But the $249 million we’re talk- training range for seven decades. This amendment would ensure that ing about here is for more detention fa- In 1974, Congress enacted legislation the 1974 act ceases to function as an ob- cilities. That’s a pure waste of money. directing the Navy to cease operations stacle to implementation of current And I’ll be happy to clarify, if this in Culebra. A provision stated that the Federal policy, as reflected in CERCLA amendment passes, that it should present bombardment area shall not be and SARA. The amendment simply en- apply only to detention facilities. utilized for any purpose that would re- sures that Culebra will receive the So if you’re opposed to wasting $249 quire decontamination at the expense same treatment as other former de- million more on detention facilities so of the United States. fense sites in the FUDS program. The we can spend hundreds of thousands of In 1982, the Federal Government con- citizens in Culebra sacrificed so our dollars a year per prisoner instead of veyed land in Culebra to the Govern- military could receive the training it $34,000 per year per prisoner in the ment of Puerto Rico, including a 400- needed. Congress, in turn, should take United States, if you think that’s a acre parcel within the former bombard- this small step to remove the barrier good idea to waste all this money, then ment area. The deed provided that, in that is preventing DOD from address- vote against this amendment. I hope accordance with the 1974 act, the Gov- ing safety hazards that remain on the rational people who don’t want to ernment of Puerto Rico would not hold island. waste a quarter of a billion dollars for the Federal Government liable for de- I reserve the balance of my time. permanent detention facilities will contamination of the land. Mr. FRELINGHUYSEN. Mr. Chair- vote for this amendment. Four years later, in 1986, Congress en- man, I rise to claim time in opposition. The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman I yield back the balance of my time. acted SARA, which amended the 1980 from New Jersey is recognized for 5 The Acting CHAIR. The question is CERCLA law. SARA states that DOD is responsible for cleaning up contamina- minutes. on the amendment offered by the gen- Mr. FRELINGHUYSEN. Certainly I tleman from New York (Mr. NADLER). tion it caused on current and former military sites and established the De- appreciate the gentleman’s passion on The question was taken; and the Act- this issue and agree that is an impor- ing Chair announced that the noes ap- fense Environmental Restoration Pro- gram for DOD to carry out these re- tant issue that needs to be addressed. peared to have it. As he is aware, Mr. Chairman, the De- Mr. NADLER. Mr. Chairman, I de- sponsibilities. That program is funded partment estimates it will take mul- mand a recorded vote. by the bill under consideration today. tiple years and a significant invest- The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to SARA directed DOD to clean up ment to properly address these con- clause 6 of rule XVIII, further pro- former defense sites conveyed to third taminated sites in Puerto Rico. ceedings on the amendment offered by parties prior to 1986. These sites are el- igible for Federal funding, even though We look forward to working with the the gentleman from New York will be gentleman. We understand that he may postponed. there were no specific authorities ena- bling their cleanup at the time they be considering withdrawing his amend- AMENDMENT NO. 71 OFFERED BY MR. PIERLUISI ment so we can continue to work with The Acting CHAIR. It is now in order were decommissioned and conveyed. Nevertheless, DOD contends that the him to address this problem, which sig- to consider amendment No. 71 printed nificantly has impacted the Common- in House Report 113–170. 1974 law and the 1982 deed that tracks it prohibits the use of Federal funds to wealth. Mr. PIERLUISI. Mr. Chairman, I I will yield to the gentleman. have an amendment at the desk. decontaminate the 400-acre parcel on Mr. PIERLUISI. I look forward to The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will Culebra, and these prohibitions were working with the majority. designate the amendment. not superceded by SARA. As a result of Mr. FRELINGHUYSEN. I yield to the The text of the amendment is as fol- this restrictive interpretation, Culebra gentleman from Indiana (Mr. VIS- lows: is the only former defense site in the CLOSKY). At the end of the bill (before the short Nation that DOD contends it is barred Mr. VISCLOSKY. I appreciate my title), insert the following: by statute from decontaminating. friend yielding to me. SEC. ll. None of the funds made available This makes no sense. The 1974 act I simply want to rise in support of by this Act may be used to implement, ad- and the 1982 deed may have been con- the gentleman’s amendment. The minister, or enforce— sistent with Federal policy at that agreement that was reached—and I (1) the first sentence of section 204(c) of the time since there was no legal frame- think some people used the agreement Military Construction Authorization Act, work in place that would have enabled as an excuse to do nothing—is 40 years 1974 (Public Law 93–166; 87 Stat. 668); the Federal Government to pay for the old. It was entered into in 1973. Well, (2) the first sentence of section 9 of the cleanup of the conveyed property. How- quitclaim deed of December 20, 1982 (trans- they agreed to it. I graduated from law ferring property on the Northwest Peninsula ever, they’re now squarely at odds with school in 1973. The world is a much dif- of Culebra to the government of Puerto Federal policy that has been in place ferent place today. People have Rico), or, with respect to such sentence, sec- for more than 25 years under SARA. changed. I certainly think our environ- tion 10 of the quitclaim deed; or Accordingly, there’s no principled basis mental consciousness has improved and (3) with respect to a response action re- to treat Culebra differently from thou- our consciousness of our responsibility quired under section 2701(c)(1)(B) of title 10, sands of other former defense sites con- in this has improved. And I do think United States Code, with respect to property veyed out of Federal hands prior to 1986 this is an opportunity to rectify that. transferred by the quitclaim deed described which the Federal Government is obli- in paragraph (2)— I serve on the Energy and Water Sub- (A) section 2(d)(15) of the enclosure 3 ac- gated to decontaminate. committee of this great committee. companying Department of Defense Manual The status quo poses a threat to The chairman chairs that Energy and No. 4715.20, dated March 9, 2012 (relating to human safety since this parcel con- Water Subcommittee. Unfortunately, ‘‘DERP Eligibility—Ineligible Activities’’); tains beaches, walkways, and camp- in the Formerly Used Defense Sites or grounds visited by over 300,000 people a that were cited by the gentleman, we (B) section 8074 of this Act. year. A recent DOD report found that have over 10,000 properties, which is The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to since 1995, there have been 70 incidents one of the problems I think the gen- House Resolution 312, the gentleman in which members of the public en- tleman alludes to as far as the costs we from Puerto Rico (Mr. PIERLUISI) and a countered unexploded munitions that have to deal with. All the more reason, Member opposed each will control 5 could have caused great harm. In fact, I believe, that we ought to be very as- minutes. in March of this year, a young girl vis- siduous and active in beginning to ad- The Chair recognizes the gentleman iting a Culebra beach suffered burns dress these sites. from Puerto Rico. after she picked up an artillery shell So I appreciate the gentleman raising Mr. PIERLUISI. Mr. Chairman, this containing white phosphorous. The FBI it, and I certainly support his position. budget-neutral amendment, which I responded and found six other muni- Mr. FRELINGHUYSEN. Reclaiming offer with Mr. YOUNG of Alaska, would tions which it detonated and removed. my time, it was my understanding with

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That’s absolutely nologies. my colleague—I wonder if that was right. So I will withdraw my amend- The Congressional Research Service FOX News. I wonder if he saw that on ment. But let me just say that, again, estimates the United States has spent the Colbert Report recently. I wonder this is one property. It’s only one prop- approximately $153 billion on missile if that was on the John Stewart pro- erty out of thousands of properties fac- defense. Roughly 90 percent of that $153 gram. ing these circumstances. So I hope we billion, or $140 billion, has been spent I was watching CNN, and I didn’t see can work it out. It’s not going to be on hit-to-kill technology. any report of that yesterday; although, costly. It makes sense to clean it up. I ask the House to support this I saw that a baby was born in another I yield back the balance of my time. amendment to preserve America’s lead country. Despite the world coming Mr. FRELINGHUYSEN. I yield back in missile defense technologies, protect apart, that was the headline news. I the balance of my time. America’s investment of billions of dol- didn’t see MSNBC, and I don’t know if MOMENT OF SILENCE IN MEMORY OF OFFICER lars, and ensure the viability of current that was it. Perhaps it was even on a JACOB J. CHESTNUT AND DETECTIVE JOHN M. and future missile defense tech- BBC telecast. But I’m wondering what GIBSON nologies. media outlets are providing this inside The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to the I reserve the balance of my time. information as to the deliberations of Chair’s announcement of earlier today, Mr. VISCLOSKY. I rise to claim time the President of the United States to the House will now observe a moment in opposition to the gentleman’s give away these cherished secrets. of silence in memory of Officer Jacob amendment. I reserve the balance of my time. J. Chestnut and Detective John M. Gib- The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman Mr. BROOKS of Alabama. Mr. Chair- son. from Indiana is recognized for 5 min- man, I would submit that the appro- Will all present please rise for a mo- utes. priate way to gather the requested in- ment of silence. Mr. VISCLOSKY. Mr. Chairman, I formation is simply for the gentleman AMENDMENT NO. 72 OFFERED BY MR. BROOKS OF had my breath taken away with the as- to Google what I have just stated. ALABAMA sertion that the President of the This issue arose in 2011 with numer- The Acting CHAIR. It is now in order United States might give away the ous comments by the White House that to consider amendment No. 72 printed most intimate defense secrets of this were reported in numerous outlets. By in House Report 113–170. country to Russia, and that we are de- way of background, my source is not Mr. BROOKS of Alabama. Mr. Chair- bating an amendment to Defense ap- FOX News in this particular instance, man, I have an amendment at the desk. propriations, with all of the other prob- but all he has to do is Google it and he The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will lems we face and all the threats we can find it. designate the amendment. face in this country, based on the as- Also, there were numerous reports in The text of the amendment is as fol- sumption that the President of the 2012 where the President indicated—in lows: United States might give away the what turned out to be an open mic— At the end of the bill (before the short most intimate defense secrets of this that once the elections were over with, title), insert the following: country to Russia. he could more freely negotiate or give SEC. l. None of the funds made available away information to the Russians. in this Act may be used by the Department I would simply ask my colleagues to think about the underlying assump- Those aren’t the exact words used by of Defense— the President. Unfortunately, I don’t (1) to implement or execute any agreement tions based in the gentleman’s amend- with the Russian Federation pertaining to ment and vote ‘‘no,’’ and I reserve the have perfect recall, but it was words to missile defense other than a treaty; or balance of my time. that effect. (2) to provide the Government of the Rus- Mr. BROOKS of Alabama. There have I would emphasize that this House sian Federation with any information about been numerous occasions in which the has visited this issue previously. This the ballistic missile defense systems of the media has reported that the adminis- has passed with bipartisan support. So United States that is classified or unclassi- I would urge this body to again, as a fied by the Department or component there- tration is considering, as a part of ne- gotiations or other things, divulgence precautionary measure, adopt this of. amendment to prevent the sharing of The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to of our sensitive hit-to-kill technology to the Russian federation. our hit-to-kill technology with the House Resolution 312, the gentleman Russian Federation to the extent that from Alabama (Mr. BROOKS) and a b 1545 risk becomes a reality. Member opposed each will control 5 I am thankful that my colleague With that, I reserve the balance of minutes. across the aisle says that it takes away my time. The Chair recognizes the gentleman his breath, and I hope with that that he Mr. VISCLOSKY. I reserve the bal- from Alabama. will support this amendment. ance of my time, and I understand I Mr. BROOKS of Alabama. Mr. Chair- Mr. FRELINGHUYSEN. Will the gen- have the right to close. man, my amendment prohibits funds to tleman yield? Mr. BROOKS of Alabama. I yield implement or execute any non-treaty Mr. BROOKS of Alabama. I yield to back the balance of my time. executive agreement with Russia re- the gentleman from New Jersey. Mr. VISCLOSKY. Mr. Chairman, the garding missile defense or to provide Mr. FRELINGHUYSEN. I thank the gentleman indicated, in query to my Russia with information about Amer- gentleman for yielding. rhetorical question, that all I have to ica’s ballistic missile defense systems, We support your amendment. As you do is Google and I will discover the in- both classified and unclassified. The said, it is similar to what the bill car- formation that will lead to our knowl- reason the amendment says classified ried last year and what was a provision edge that the President of the United and unclassified is to prohibit the ad- in the armed services bill, so we are States is considering giving away this ministration from declassifying missile supportive of it. We’re obviously mind- very sensitive information. defense technology to skirt the law. A ful and respectful of the ranking mem- It comes to mind, when the gen- similar amendment was passed last ber’s position, but the majority of Con- tleman suggests I should Google it, year, with bipartisan support, and is gress felt the way you and I do and the how many different encounters I have included in the current continuing res- committee did as well. had with members of the public who olution that is funding our government Mr. BROOKS of Alabama. I reserve said, ‘‘I saw it on the Internet; it must during this fiscal year. the balance of my time. be true.’’ For example, Members of Multiple news sources over the years Mr. VISCLOSKY. Mr. Chairman, the Congress, after serving one term, re- have reported that the Obama adminis- gentleman responds to my concern by ceive a full salary pension for the rest

VerDate Mar 15 2010 05:15 Jul 25, 2013 Jkt 029060 PO 00000 Frm 00031 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K24JY7.065 H24JYPT1 jbell on DSK7SPTVN1PROD with HOUSE H5012 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE July 24, 2013 of their lives; and Members of Congress should expire concurrent with the end not going to fund anything through the receive free health care for the rest of of our combat role in Afghanistan. Department of Defense pursuant to their lives; and Members of Congress, In addition to this amendment, I that AUMF. for the last 4 years in a row, have re- have introduced bipartisan legislation, Now, I’ve got to say, I have been and ceived significant pay increases be- H.R. 2324, which sunsets the AUMF ef- continue to be for updating that AUMF cause they Googled it on the Internet, fective the same date, December 31, to better reflect the way that al Qaeda and so they secured very specific, accu- 2014, and calls on the administration to has evolved over the last decade or so. rate information. Perhaps we should go work with Congress together to deter- Unfortunately, that has been resisted to Facebook or LinkedIn or reddit, or mine what new authority, if any, is by the administration, as the gen- maybe we should tweet each other. necessary to protect the country after tleman just pointed out. Again, in very serious concern, I that time. Of course we all want this war would suggest my colleagues abso- The Constitution vests the Congress against terrorists and other wars to lutely reject this amendment. I would with the power to declare war and the end, but, unfortunately, the enemy ask for their vote against it, and I responsibility of appropriating funds to gets a vote. So for us to unilaterally yield back the balance of my time. pay for it. It is our most awesome re- say, because of the calendar, we’re The Acting CHAIR. The question is sponsibility and central to our military done, and, oh, maybe we’ll pass some on the amendment offered by the gen- efforts overseas. We owe it to the men new authority—but maybe not—in tleman from Alabama (Mr. BROOKS). and women we send into combat to order to protect this country, I think, The amendment was agreed to. properly define and authorize their is dangerous. It’s shortsighted. It is AMENDMENT NO. 73 OFFERED BY MR. SCHIFF mission, and my amendment will effec- putting hopes above reality. The Acting CHAIR. It is now in order tively give Congress the next 16 So I hope my colleagues reject this. to consider amendment No. 73 printed months to do so. We can do better in fighting terrorists in House Report 113–170. In his recent speech at National De- in a variety of ways. But to bury our Mr. SCHIFF. Mr. Chairman, I have fense University, President Obama spe- head in the sand and say it’s all going an amendment at the desk. cifically called on Congress to work to be over on a certain date is not the The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will with him: way to protect this country, and I be- designate the amendment. I look forward to engaging Congress and lieve it forfeits our most essential re- The text of the amendment is as fol- the American people in efforts to refine, and sponsibilities under the Constitution. lows: ultimately repeal, the AUMF’s mandate, and With that, I reserve the balance of At the end of the bill (before the short I will not sign any laws designed to expand my time. title), add the following: this mandate further. Our systematic effort Mr. SCHIFF. I want to yield to my to dismantle terrorist organizations must SEC. l. None of the funds made available colleague from Indiana. Before I do, under this Act may be obligated or expended continue, but this war, like all wars, must two quick points. pursuant to the Authorization for Use of end. No one is suggesting, of course, that Military Force (Public Law 107–40; 50 U.S.C. This amendment is a prudent first terrorism is going to go away in 16 1541 note) after December 31, 2014. step towards meeting the President’s months or all of our problems will be The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to challenge, a call that we must em- over. But what we are saying with this House Resolution 312, the gentleman brace, not as Republicans or Demo- amendment is that the authorization from California (Mr. SCHIFF) and a crats, but as Members of Congress we passed that authorizes force against Member opposed each will control 5 sworn to defend the Constitution. those who planned, authorized, and minutes. I urge a ‘‘yes’’ vote and reserve the committed the 9/11 attacks shouldn’t The Chair recognizes the gentleman balance of my time. be used to go after groups like al from California. Mr. THORNBERRY. Mr. Chairman, I Shabaab, which may not even have Mr. SCHIFF. Mr. Chairman, my claim the time in opposition to the been in existence at the time of 9/11. amendment would prohibit funding the amendment. This AUMF is now outdated; and un- use of force pursuant to the Authoriza- The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman less we have a sunset date, we’re going tion for Use of Military Force, or from Texas is recognized for 5 minutes. to continue to rely on an AUMF that AUMF, effective on December 31, 2014, Mr. THORNBERRY. Mr. Chairman, no longer describes the nature of the when the last American combat troops in some ways I’m somewhat sympa- conflict we’re in. will rotate out of Afghanistan and the thetic to the hopes that underlie this With that, I yield to the gentleman responsibility for security will have amendment. I hope that terrorism has from Indiana (Mr. VISCLOSKY). passed to the Afghan people after more gone away by December 31, 2014. I hope Mr. VISCLOSKY. I appreciate the than 13 years of war in that country. that Zawahiri and the others respon- gentleman yielding and rise in strong New Year’s Day 2015 should not only sible for 9/11 and those who authorized, support of his amendment. bring about a new relationship between committed, or aided the terrorist at- The gentleman who is in opposition the United States and Afghanistan, it tack or harbored them are all brought mentions that the administration men- should also mark the end of a conflict to justice in the next 14 months. I hope tions the United States Constitution. that was begun in our skies on that that our country and other countries The fact is we have a constitutional re- September morning and which was for- around the world no longer have to sponsibility. With the passage of more malized days later when the Congress worry about terrorists hiding bombs than a decade and a changing world— passed the AUMF. inside their clothing or inside their and I would agree with the gentleman, That legislation provided the Presi- bodies, trying to kill as many innocent something else may be in store—we dent with the authority to use ‘‘force people as possible. And I hope that ought to revisit that issue. We ought to against those nations, organizations, military and civilians who serve our exercise our constitutional, congres- or persons he determines planned, au- Nation all around the world, and others sional prerogative and have a full de- thorized, committed, or aided the ter- in the private sector, are no longer the bate. rorist attacks that occurred on Sep- target for suicide bombings and assas- Again, the gentleman is providing tember 11, 2001, or harbored such orga- sinations and the other sorts of things over 11⁄2 years. In such a serious issue, nizations or persons, in order to pre- that we’ve seen since 9/11. I think even this Congress could come vent any future acts of international But, Mr. Chairman, what if my hopes to grips with that type of fundamental terrorism against the United States by don’t come to pass? What if the world issue and resolve the future. such nations, organizations, or per- has something else in store? What if So I strongly support what the gen- sons.’’ terrorism still exists by December 31, tleman is doing and appreciate his The 2001 AUMF was never intended to 2014? Well, then it seems to me that amendment. authorize a war without end, and it this amendment doesn’t make a lot of Mr. SCHIFF. I reserve the balance of now poorly defines those who pose a sense. Because this amendment says no my time. threat to our country. That authority matter what—not just in Afghanistan, Mr. THORNBERRY. Mr. Chairman, I and the funding that goes along with it but anywhere around the world—we’re just point out to my colleagues, this

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I don’t remem- can’t take that risk. sexual assault-related offenses. ber how the particular gentleman Therefore, I urge my colleagues to re- My amendment realigns funds from voted on that, but the House has passed ject this amendment, and yield back the Operations and Maintenance De- it. The Senate has not gone along. But the balance of my time. fense-wide account and shifts $5 mil- there has been an effort to update the The Acting CHAIR (Ms. ROS- lion to Army Operations and Mainte- language to better reflect the way that LEHTINEN). The question is on the nance, $2.5 million to Air Force Oper- the threat has changed, but that’s a far amendment offered by the gentleman ations and Maintenance, and $2.5 mil- different thing from saying, okay, from California (Mr. SCHIFF). lion to Navy Operations and Mainte- The question was taken; and the Act- we’re just going to make this go away nance, which are accounts that pay for ing Chair announced that the noes ap- and hope that in the meantime we can training investigators. do something better. I think that is peared to have it. Ensuring that assaults are inves- terribly risky. Mr. SCHIFF. Madam Chair, I demand tigated properly is the first step for I reserve the balance of my time. a recorded vote. holding perpetrators accountable. Mr. SCHIFF. I would only say to my The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to colleague, through the Chair, that this clause 6 of rule XVIII, further pro- I reserve the balance of my time. institution has proved that unless we ceedings on the amendment offered by Mr. YOUNG of Florida. Madam have a deadline, we simply refuse to the gentleman from California will be Chairman, I claim the time. act. postponed. The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman is What the President has said in terms AMENDMENT NO. 74 OFFERED BY MS. SPEIER recognized for 5 minutes. of any new authorization for use of The Acting CHAIR. It is now in order Mr. YOUNG of Florida. Madam force—and it’s something I agree to consider amendment No. 74 printed Chairman, this is an issue that we wholeheartedly with the White House— in House Report 113–170. can’t sweep under the rug any longer. is that he won’t support a new author- Ms. SPEIER. Madam Chair, I have an We have got to face it square on. The ization that is broader than the one amendment at the desk. gentlelady’s amendment helps do that. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will that we seek to sunset. That, I think, The subcommittee when preparing designate the amendment. is a problem with some of the drafts this legislation was extremely con- The text of the amendment is as fol- which the majority has proposed. cerned about the issue, and we have in- lows: We don’t want an expanded war. We cluded considerable amounts of money do want an authorization that reflects Page 9, line 6, after the dollar amount, in- to deal with sexual predators and sex- the precise nature of the threat, and sert ‘‘(reduced by $65,000,000) (increased by $65,000,000)’’. ual assaults in the military, especially that threat has changed since 9/11. It demanding that the military do a bet- The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to no longer comes as much from the core ter job at enforcing the rules, the laws, House Resolution 312, the gentlewoman of al Qaeda, which has been decimated; to protect the rights of those who are from California (Ms. SPEIER) and a rather, it comes now from a group of sexually abused. franchises, loosely affiliated organiza- Member opposed each will control 5 I thank the gentlelady for offering tions that sometimes, as a product of minutes. this amendment, and we do support the convenience, will associate with al The Chair recognizes the gentle- amendment. Qaeda for financing or legitimacy. But woman from California. it is now a far-flung terrorist chal- Ms. SPEIER. Madam Chair, my I yield back the balance of my time. lenge, and any authorization ought to amendment addresses a current issue Ms. SPEIER. I thank the gentleman. reflect the changing nature of threat. that is undermining an already weak- Madam Chair, I’ve got goose bumps With that, I yield back the balance of ened system of justice in our military. that I actually have an amendment my time. Any JAG will tell you that it is im- that my colleagues on the other side Mr. THORNBERRY. Mr. Chairman, possible to effectively prosecute a case support. may I inquire as to how much time I if the investigation was improperly I would like to yield as much time as have remaining? handled. That is why the DOD Inspec- he may consume to the gentleman The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman tor General report released last week from Indiana (Mr. VISCLOSKY). 1 was so troubling. from Texas has 1 ⁄4 minutes remaining. Mr. VISCLOSKY. I appreciate the It uncovered that of the 501 inves- Mr. THORNBERRY. Mr. Chairman, gentlewoman for yielding and the tigations of sexual assault offenses the bottom line is you have to read the chairman’s support. amendment and the words that are in they audited, all but 83 had some sort of deficiency. That means that less Madam Chair, the amendment does it. The amendment says we can spend seek to target an important part of the no money for any part of the Depart- than 20 percent were completed with- out error. Fifty-six cases, 11 percent of process when prosecuting a sexual as- ment of Defense pursuant to the AUMF sault—the investigation of the inci- after December 31, 2014. the cases, had serious deficiencies. And 399 of these cases had interview and dent. b 1600 post-interview deficiencies. They also As the Congresswoman pointed out, Now, we can have a very interesting found weaknesses in collecting evi- the Inspector General found this par- discussion about how the AUMF should dence, not developing leads, and ticular part of the process lacking in be updated, about different authority photographing the scene. This in large terms of interviewing victims, inves- that could take its place, but none of part is a result of inadequate training tigating crime scenes, and notifying that is before us. What is before us is in how to properly investigate these the sexual assault response coordi- that it basically says, no funding shall complex cases. nator. The funding proposed would pro- be used. It essentially repeals the A February IG report found that vide the means to include special train- AUMF. criminal investigators want and need ing for tactics and techniques when in- Now, I realize the gentleman is try- more training on conducting sexual as- vestigating crimes of these natures. I ing to precipitate further debate, but sault investigations. For example, would join the chairman of the com- the fact is terrorism is not going away. criminal investigators for the Air mittee in thanking her for raising the This prohibits any U.S. military ac- Force told the IG they wanted more issue and strongly support it. tion, not only in Afghanistan, but any- training on the psychology of inter- I thank the gentlewoman for yield- where in the world that al Qaeda or its viewing victims and evidence collec- ing.

VerDate Mar 15 2010 03:48 Jul 25, 2013 Jkt 029060 PO 00000 Frm 00033 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K24JY7.071 H24JYPT1 jbell on DSK7SPTVN1PROD with HOUSE H5014 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE July 24, 2013 Ms. SPEIER. Madam Chair, let me With each of their experiences, there who have been separated from the mili- just say in closing, we all now recog- is a unique nature to them. But many tary on grounds of a disorder need to nize 26,000 cases a year of sexual as- of these survivors that decided to re- have their records corrected if informa- sault and rape. This is not sexual har- port these crimes have had a very simi- tion indicates that that should be done. assment, I might point out; this is un- lar experience after they reported: they Sexual assault victims have already wanted sexual contact. Of those cases, were retaliated against, ostracized, and suffered a great deal. They deserve to only 3,000 are actually reported. The involuntarily separated from the mili- have their military records accurately fear of reporting, the fear of reprisal is tary on the grounds of a personality or reflect their military service. Those so great, that very few of them, less adjustment disorder. victims who were improperly dis- than 20 percent, actually report them. Mental health diagnoses are grossly charged on the grounds of a personality Then when you report these cases, to misused to administratively discharge disorder deserve to have those records have them improperly or inadequately or retaliate against survivors of sexual corrected. investigated, that then results in a assault and other servicemembers. We do support the amendment. This handful of actual courts-martial, and Since 2001, the military has discharged bill already provides substantial fund- then even smaller, some 250 convic- more than 31,000 servicemembers on ing to provide these services. tions out of some 3,000 that are re- the grounds that they were subject to a I notice a very distinguished gen- ported suggests that we have a lot of personality disorder. tleman rising who would like me to work to do. A GAO investigation found that 22 to yield, and I yield to the gentleman I thank my colleagues for the sup- 60 percent of the time personality dis- from Indiana (Mr. VISCLOSKY). port, and I yield back the balance of orders were either not diagnosed by a Mr. VISCLOSKY. I appreciate the my time. trained psychiatrist or psychologist, or gentleman for yielding and would like Mr. KEATING. Madam Chair, I would like to there was undue command influence. to associate myself with his kind re- thank my colleague, Ms. SPEIER for offering This pattern has become a potent les- marks, and appreciate the gentle- this amendment. Frequently, sexual-assault son to servicemembers that are as- woman for offering the amendment and victims in the military are referred to Uni- saulted: report and get kicked out of would like to indicate my support for formed mental-health experts. From there, the military with a personality dis- the amendment as well. they are all too often subsequently diagnosed order diagnosis. This designation Mr. YOUNG of Florida. Madam with ‘‘personality disorders’’ and separated amounts to a scarlet letter, pinned Chairman, needless to say, we support from the military. While the military is making where their medals should be, and fol- this amendment. We have already some positive steps to correct the improper lows them for the rest of their lives. robustly financed sexual assault pro- processes surrounding sexual assault cases, it These servicemembers are re-victim- grams. We fully fund the President’s is impossible to know how many veterans of ized every time they apply for a job request for sexual assault prevention the military have disputed their personality dis- and submit their DD214s. It also makes and response programs at the service order discharges and it is even more difficult it virtually impossible to retain a secu- level and at the Department of Defense to know how many victims of sexual assault rity clearance. Sexual Assault Prevention and Re- did not come forward in fear of being labeled My amendment aims to address this sponse program office. or scapegoated. Instead of sweeping these clear pattern of retaliation against vic- I would like to emphasize ‘‘preven- crimes under the rug, this amendment will re- tims who report a crime of rape or sex- tion.’’ If we can prevent these sexual view these cases and identify individuals that ual assault. The amendment provides assaults, then the other problems go were improperly separated from the military funds to correct their service record away. So it is important that we do subsequent to reporting a sexual assault and and provide them with the benefits pay attention to prevention. correct their record. I urge support for this im- they have earned. My amendment re- In addition, our bill provides $25 mil- portant way forward in addressing sexual aligns $65 million within the Oper- lion to the Department and the serv- crimes. ations and Maintenance Defense-wide ices, including the Guard and Reserve, The Acting CHAIR. The question is account to dedicate these funds to to implement a Sexual Assault Special on the amendment offered by the gen- identifying and correct the service Victims program, such as the Air Force tlewoman from California (Mr. SPEIER). record of servicemembers who were Special Victims Counsel program, to The amendment was agreed to. summarily discharged from the mili- provide all victims with specially AMENDMENT NO. 75 OFFERED BY MS. SPEIER tary following reports of a sexual as- trained legal assistance throughout the The Acting CHAIR. It is now in order sault. This amendment requires the investigation and prosecution process— to consider amendment No. 75 printed Department of Defense to review all fair play. That’s important. in House Report 113–170. separations of individuals that made an We also support a number of policy Ms. SPEIER. Madam Chair, I have an unrestricted report of sexual assault changes that were including the FY amendment at the desk. and determine if they were discharged, 2014 National Defense Authorization The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will and on what grounds—including per- Act. I think our bill goes a long way on designate the amendment. sonality and adjustment disorders. My this issue, and this amendment goes The text of the amendment is as fol- amendment will also direct the Sec- even further, so we enthusiastically lows: retary of Defense to correct their support it. Page 8, line 2, after the dollar amount, in- records of service—to right this I yield back the balance of my time. wrong—and provide them with any sert ‘‘(increased by $5,000,000)’’. b 1615 Page 8, line 11, after the dollar amount, in- compensation and services they sert ‘‘(increased by $2,500,000)’’. weren’t able to receive as a con- Ms. SPEIER. I thank the chairman Page 8, line 24, after the dollar amount, in- sequence of this error. and the ranking member for their sert ‘‘(increased by $2,500,000)’’. This is the very least we can do for unanimous support of this effort and of Page 9, line 6, after the dollar amount, in- these brave survivors. It is the first this particular amendment. sert ‘‘(reduced by $10,000,000)’’. step in addressing the systemic re-vic- Madam Chair, let me just close by The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to timization of courageous men and saying that the GAO says 20 to 60 per- House Resolution 312, the gentlewoman women who were brave enough to come cent of these personality disorder des- from California (Ms. SPEIER) and a forward. ignations are either done improperly or Member opposed each will control 5 I reserve the balance of my time. are done with undue influence. Cer- minutes. Mr. YOUNG of Florida. Madam tainly, those who have been victimized The Chair recognizes the gentle- Chairman, I claim the time. deserve to be able to have that designa- woman from California. The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman is tion erased from their DD–214 forms so Ms. SPEIER. Madam Chair, since I recognized for 5 minutes. that they are not in a position of hav- began working on this issue of military Mr. YOUNG of Florida. Again, ing to then in the civilian world ex- sexual assault 3 years ago, I’ve had the Madam Chairman, this is a good plain why they have this designation opportunity to speak to over 100 coura- amendment. Those who are subject to on their discharge papers. geous survivors of rape. sexual assaults, sexual attacks, and I yield back the balance of my time.

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What we are saying So I say, again, thank you for the view by the IG of military sexual assault cases is: Mr. President, if you want to go to initiative that you have offered here revealed that over three-quarters (83%) of the war, you go through us. today. 501 investigations conducted, were not prop- Don’t get me wrong. My heart goes Mr. VISCLOSKY. Madam Chair, I erly investigated, and had significant defi- out to the innocent families who have would make an additional observation ciencies, such as a failure to collect key evi- been victimized and caught up in this on the gentleman’s amendment. dence; incomplete interviews; and only partial fierce civil war in Syria, but that’s ex- There are political and diplomatic crime scene investigations. As a former Dis- actly what it is—a civil war—and we issues of Russia’s relationship with the trict Attorney, I was stunned by these findings. cannot be the police of the world. If Assad regime. Altering this relation- I have worked to protect victims of abuse and you thought that the situations in Iraq ship over the long run may become an violence throughout my career and know that and Afghanistan were complicated, the objective of U.S. foreign policy. Maybe. Maybe not. However, entering into an such sloppy investigative work will only cause situation in Syria has history going armed conflict with this relationship in further injury to victims and their families. To back 1,000 years with deep and pro- mind is a dangerous step, among many add insult to injury, these victims are the very found complexities. We cannot just go other dangerous steps, and it renews men and women who have devoted their lives into Syria and pick and choose who to the prospect of a more openly hostile to the lives of others. With this amendment, arm. Too many times we have seen relationship with a country that other- we will be returning the favor of their commit- those we arm often turn their own wise had ended the Cold War. So it’s ment to our country’s security and ensure ad- weapons against us, weapons that we certainly an additional reason as to my ditional funding and training to close the harm- have provided. We do not have to use appreciation for the gentleman offering ful loops that exist in the military’s investiga- military force around the world to be a the amendment. leader for democracy. tive processes related to sexual assaults. This I reserve the balance of my time. amendment is a vital step towards ensuring an This amendment is about Congress Mr. RADEL. I thank the gentleman. environment where there is justice for all vic- doing its job instead of following the Madam Chair, I now yield 2 minutes tims. I urge support of our amendment. President’s cloudy, unclear foreign pol- to my neighbor up north, the gen- The Acting CHAIR. The question is icy. This is about the House of the peo- tleman from Florida (Mr. ROONEY). on the amendment offered by the gen- ple making decisions for the people— Mr. ROONEY. I want to thank my tlewoman from California (Ms. SPEIER). for our young men and women in the friend from Florida (Mr. RADEL) for The amendment was agreed to. military who are serving our country bringing this amendment to the floor The Acting CHAIR. It is now in order today. today. to consider amendment No. 84 printed With that, I reserve the balance of Madam Chair, I would have liked to in House Report 113–170. my time. have seen something that went specifi- AMENDMENT NO. 97 OFFERED BY MR. RADEL Mr. VISCLOSKY. Madam Chair, I cally to not arming the so-called The Acting CHAIR. It is now in order rise to claim the additional 10 minutes ‘‘rebels’’ in Syria, but I think it’s im- to consider amendment No. 97 printed on the amendment. portant that we also address this issue in House Report 113–170. The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman of the President of the United States Mr. RADEL. Madam Chair, I have an from Indiana is recognized for 10 min- and what his obligations are to this amendment at the desk. utes. Congress and to the American people The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will Mr. VISCLOSKY. I appreciate the under the War Powers Act. designate the amendment. gentleman for offering the amendment. The Founding Fathers didn’t want The text of the amendment is as fol- Madam Chair, I would point out in one person to be able to take us to lows: my opening remarks that I think the these wars in foreign lands. They want- At the end of the bill (before the short fundamental responsibility of this body ed there to be debate, deliberation, and title), add the following: is to be engaged in these types of situa- SEC. l. None of the funds made available for the President to have to come and by this Act may be used with respect to tions and to make determinations rel- make the argument to the American Syria in contravention of the War Powers ative to our constitutional responsi- people through their representation as Resolution (50 U.S.C. 1541 et seq.), including bility, particularly in dangerous situa- to why something is such an important for the introduction of United States forces tions when it involves military action. part of our national interests that he into hostilities in Syria, into situations in Syria, for example, is reported to have would send our men and women into Syria where imminent involvement in hos- the fourth most sophisticated, inte- harm’s way to potentially die for us in tilities is clearly indicated by the cir- grated air defense of any nation on the that land. cumstances, or into Syrian territory, air- planet Earth. Reports in the media in- space, or waters while equipped for combat, In this case, we have Assad, who is a in contravention of the Congressional con- dicate that Russia has kept these sys- dangerous dictator in the Middle East. sultation and reporting requirements of sec- tems resupplied and up to date techno- On the other hand, we have the rebels, tions 3 and 4 of that law (50 U.S.C. 1542 and logically. who are infiltrated by al Qaeda and 1543). It is but one of many things that we other bad actors—the same people The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to have to consider as far as the safety we’ve been fighting, by the way, over House Resolution 312, the gentleman and well-being of those who are in our the last 10 years. from Florida (Mr. RADEL) and a Mem- military forces, as well as, ultimately, So whose side are we on—Sunni? ber opposed each will control 10 min- what our national interests are. Shia? It’s a civil war in the Middle utes. At this point, I reserve the balance of East. What is our national interest? The Chair recognizes the gentleman my time. Ladies and gentlemen, if you can’t from Florida. Mr. RADEL. Madam Chair, I yield 1 answer that question, if you’re not ab- Mr. RADEL. Madam Chair, this minute to the gentleman from Florida solutely sure—as the President needs amendment should serve as a reminder (Mr. YOUNG). to make us sure through the War Pow- to the President that he does not have Mr. YOUNG of Florida. Madam ers Act and through authorization, the authority to unilaterally send our Chairman, first of all, I want to con- which this amendment requires—then children to war. In fact, it was Senator gratulate our colleague from Florida you cannot support sending our men Obama who in 2007 said: for having a very successful first few and women or getting involved in Syria History has shown us time and again, how- months in the Congress. He has done a or even sending weapons to the so- ever, that military action is most successful really good job. called ‘‘rebels’’ over there. when it is authorized and supported by the I am happy to rise in support of this Support the Radel amendment. Make legislative branch. amendment. It is a responsible ap- the President make the case for Syria. Here we are, again, seeing that Sen- proach to a critical national security Come to Congress, and let the people ator Obama and President Obama are issue. We appreciate the gentleman decide.

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Madam Chair, we have a dire situa- responsibility, what is more impor- Madam Chair, there are now 100,000 tion in Syria, and everyone’s heart tant? people dead from this conflict. What breaks for the suffering of the Syrian We all talk about how much we ad- began as a hopeful exercise of civic en- people. Over 100,000 people are getting mire the troops for their willingness to gagement by the Syrian people against slaughtered by the leader of their own sacrifice—and all of us do—but do you the brutal Assad regime has now be- government. It’s absolutely uncon- know what? All Americans admire the come a wanton slaughter. We don’t scionable. So the questions for us are: troops, but 435 Americans in this know who is who among this Syrian What can we practically do? Whatever Chamber have the responsibility to rebel movement. No one there is safe, it is that we do do, does Congress have make certain that, when we take ad- and no happy projections of democratic a say in the ‘‘yes’’ or ‘‘no’’ of military vantage of the willingness of these ideals will make this better. We do not action? young men and women to serve and to have control over the Syrian battle I thank the gentleman for this sacrifice, including to give up their space. Americans must not be amendment because there are two lives, we are the ones who must make complicit in this killing field. questions here. the decision about the policy. Our re- Mr. VISCLOSKY. Madam Chair, from One is as to the policy itself, the use sponsibility—all of ours—is to make my perspective, I would also make it of military force, arming the rebels. Is certain that whatever policy it is we clear that what we’re talking about at that a wise policy? Will it make things are asking them to pursue be worthy of this point is the use of military force. better or will it make things worse? their willingness to sacrifice. That has There is no question that there is a sig- The second question is: Whatever the to be done at the beginning. nificant and tragic humanitarian crisis policy is, is it the responsibility of Once our troops are in the field, yes, taking place. those of us who have been elected to we have to support them. Then, once It is estimated that about 6.8 million represent Americans as Members of they’re in the field, we find ourselves people are in need of various types of Congress—and we all do—to be ac- conflicted about having a discussion humanitarian assistance in Syria countable in making that enormously about how it is they got there. Do you itself. There are about 4.25 million peo- important and consequential decision know what? They got there because we ple displaced within that country. We that has the potential to send our sent them there. Sometimes we do it have 1.78 million Syrians displaced to troops into combat? consciously. Sometimes we stumble neighboring countries. There were Let me talk briefly about the policy. into it. That’s not right. There are 435 486,972, as of the latest count, that are The military situation there is cha- of us in this House who are united by a refugees in Jordan; 607,908 are refugees otic. The rebels are united loosely in common responsibility to the soldiers in Lebanon; 412,789 are refugees in Tur- an effort to bring down Assad, but dis- and sailors who serve and to the citi- key; 161,014 are refugees in Iraq, and tinguishing between the ‘‘good rebels’’ zens whom we represent. 92,367 in Egypt. It’s one reason why and the ‘‘bad rebels’’ is impossible. In So I thank the gentleman as I see today it’s estimated that about $814 fact, we are reading reports right now this as an opportunity for Members of million of U.S. humanitarian aid has of how rebels who are having disputes this House on both sides of the aisle, been expended for good purposes. with fellow rebels are settling them by who share a common admiration for That’s certainly not what we’re talk- beheading them. That’s literally what’s the people who serve in the military ing about here today, and I certainly happening. So the notion that we can and who share a common sense of duty would want to make our colleagues un- have a micromanaged approach and to the people we represent, to be ac- derstand that as well. pick the good guys and arm them and countable for any policy that has the I reserve the balance of my time. not have any reasonable and, actually, potential to send our soldiers into com- inevitable expectation that the arms Mr. RADEL. Madam Chair, this is ex- bat. cellent bipartisan discussion; whereas, will get into bad hands, I think, is Mr. RADEL. Madam Chair, how naive. this country tends to be a little war much time do I have remaining? weary these days, but we see where the Also, General Dempsey, who is a The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman hard-headed thinker about military 1 United States can have a role, most es- from Florida has 6 ⁄2 minutes remain- matters, testified and laid out very pecially when it comes to humani- ing. tarian aid, with our allies in the region clearly, if we just want to arm the Mr. RADEL. I would like to thank and how exactly we can help. rebels, that it’s going to be like $500 the gentleman from Vermont as well. Once again, our colleagues on the million, or it could be into the billions. Madam Chair, it is times like these other side of the aisle have highlighted If we want to do standoff attacks, as we debate this that we realize the just how deeply profound these com- which supposedly will be surgical, that heavy weight we carry on our shoul- plexities are in Syria. We’re not only could be in the $1 billion-a-month ders. We are talking about people’s confused when it comes to who the range. If we want to actually have a lives as we approach this. Once again, rebels are—I don’t even know if they’re no-fly zone, it will take hundreds of this re-asserts the fact that this is the good or bad anymore. We simply don’t ships and aircraft in order to imple- people’s House and that we want to know what rebel factions are playing a ment that—over $1 billion a month. have a say in our foreign policy. part in this. You’ve got Hezbollah, That’s a consequential decision that we At this point, I yield 1 minute to the you’ve got al Qaeda, and then you have can’t stumble into. gentleman from Nebraska (Mr. FOR- the state players in this; and we know Then the second question, Madam TENBERRY). Chair, is the congressional responsi- that we have sensitive relationships bility to act. One of the frustrations b 1630 with Russia, with China, who also po- that, I think, Americans have with all Mr. FORTENBERRY. Madam Chair, I tentially, at least diplomatically, are of us is the sense that we are not ac- thank the gentleman from Florida for involved in this. countable. Do you know what? If we yielding and for this important amend- Again, I just want to commend our allow an action to be taken that has ment. Madam Chair, not only should colleagues here. This is excellent dis- the potential to send troops into com- there be no American troops sent to cussion. bat and if we haven’t actually stood up Syria, there should be no American At this point, I yield such time as she and voted ‘‘yes’’ or ‘‘no,’’ then they are weapons sent to Syria. may consume to the gentlewoman from right. We have a job to do under the Several weeks ago, a Catholic priest Minnesota (Mrs. BACHMANN). Constitution. This amendment is really named Father Francois Murad was Mrs. BACHMANN. Madam Chair, I saying to all of us here in Congress on murdered in northern Syria. Who thank the gentleman for yielding.

VerDate Mar 15 2010 03:48 Jul 25, 2013 Jkt 029060 PO 00000 Frm 00036 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K24JY7.082 H24JYPT1 jbell on DSK7SPTVN1PROD with HOUSE July 24, 2013 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H5017 I feel very strongly about this issue, them, and we’re going to provide mate- The amendment was agreed to. Madam Chair. I believe without a shad- riel support to them? Not my vote. AMENDMENT NO. 98 OFFERED BY MR. MASSIE ow of a doubt this is one of the most Madam Chair, former President The Acting CHAIR. It is now in order insane policies that borders on mad- Morsi, who was formerly the head of to consider amendment No. 98 printed ness. For the United States to give the Muslim Brotherhood, which was in House Report 113–170. funding, training, and arms most likely outlawed under Mubarak in Egypt, he Mr. MASSIE. Madam Chair, I have an to al Qaeda in Syria doesn’t make any supported the call from hardline Egyp- amendment at the desk. sense. tian clerics who called for Egyptians to The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will Can we realize what it is we’re talk- go fight jihad in Syria. So you see, designate the amendment. ing about right now? This is Islamic there’s a common thread here. All the The text of the amendment is as fol- jihad, which has declared war on the wrong guys on the wrong team are all lows: United States and declared war on our calling for jihadists to go to Syria and At the end of the bill (before the short ally Israel. And we’re now in a position fight. It was reported that over 2,500 title), add the following: when we’re authorizing arming, train- Egyptians have already gone to Syria SEC. l. No funds made available by this ing, and funding for allies of al Qaeda, to fight jihad. Act may be used by the Department of De- and al Qaeda themselves, in Syria? Pakistan Taliban fighters have left fense to fund military operations in Egypt, Pakistan to join the fight in Syria, and nor may funds made available by this Act be This is absolute madness. used by the Department of Defense to fund You see, Madam Chair, the decision they’re working with al Qaeda-affili- ated groups in Syria. individuals, groups, or organizations engaged to arm the Syrian rebels by the Obama in paramilitary activity (as that term is administration just this week will like- On Monday, al Qaeda’s Iraq-affiliated used in section 401 of title 10, United States ly have catastrophic consequences for attack on the Abu Ghraib prison helped Code) in Egypt. 500 inmates escape, most of whom were our United States national security The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to part of senior positions in al Qaeda. and the national security of our ally House Resolution 312, the gentleman These prisoners included trained fight- Israel. The Syrian rebels that the from Kentucky (Mr. MASSIE) and a ers and ideological extremists who are President wants to arm consist mostly Member opposed each will control 10 expected to travel to Syria to join the of al Qaeda members that we’ve spent minutes. fight with the rebels. the last decade fighting a war against. The Chair recognizes the gentleman Have we forgotten the thousands of The Acting CHAIR. The time of the gentlewoman has expired. from Kentucky. Americans that were killed on Sep- Mr. VISCLOSKY. I yield the gentle- Mr. MASSIE. Madam Chairman, I tember 11 in the horrific Twin Towers woman as much time as she may con- yield myself such time as I may con- attack and here in this city at the Pen- sume. sume. tagon? We lost over 3,000 Americans Mrs. BACHMANN. Madam Chair, I There’s been some misunderstanding that day. Are we forgetting who we thank the gentleman on the other side about what my amendment does. I wel- fought in Iraq and in Afghanistan? It’s of the aisle, my friend. come the opportunity to clarify the in- my opinion, Madam Chair, that this is These prisoners included trained tention of the amendment. insanity to aid those who’ve taken the fighters and ideological extremists who I realize that Members of the House lives of Americans with impunity and are expected to travel to Syria to join have different views about the current continue to do so. the fight with the rebels. U.S. relationship with the Egyptian Just take note that the leader of al The Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Government and the Egyptian mili- Qaeda is an individual named Zawahiri. Staff, the top military officer in the tary. This amendment is not designed Zawahiri called on Muslims from United States, Martin Dempsey, has to affect the current military-to-mili- around the world to make their way to warned us that intervening in Syria tary relationship with Egypt. It is not Syria and support the rebels and, in could assist Islamist extremists, help- intended to prevent U.S. participation fact, become the rebels who are seek- ing them gain access to chemical weap- in the Multinational Forward Observer ing to overthrow Assad. ons and biological weapons and further mission in the Sinai, in other words, We don’t have a great track record, erode United States military readiness the peacekeeping mission. It is not in- Madam Chair, of putting arms into the already suffering from sharp defense tended to curtail the activities of the hands of terrorists. Take a look at the budget cuts. He has said that using Office of Military Cooperation. It is not Fast and Furious program in Mexico force is ‘‘no less than an act of war,’’ intended to prevent U.S. military exer- and the terrorists who received arms and stated that some of the military cises with the Egyptian military. And from the United States. Take a look at options for Syria may not be feasible it is certainly not intended to prevent Benghazi and the tens of thousands of without compromising U.S. security U.S. marines from providing security weapons, MANPADS, that went into elsewhere. at our diplomatic facilities in Egypt. the hands of al Qaeda after Benghazi. He made reference to the chaos in My amendment is quite simple. It’s And now we’re intentionally going to Iraq after the fall of Saddam Hussein intended to prevent the U.S. military make a decision to send money, train- and Libya after Qadhafi. He warned of from engaging in offensive operations ing, and arms to al Qaeda? the unintended consequences if Assad in Egypt and to prevent the Defense How about a referendum with the fell without having a viable opposition. Department from providing assistance American people? I think this would be He said ‘‘we could inadvertently em- to Egyptian paramilitary or terrorist more than a 90 percent issue. Don’t do power extremists or unleash the very groups. it. That’s why we’re standing here chemical weapons we seek to control.’’ I reserve the balance of my time. today. Don’t do it. This is a hub for jihadist activity. Mr. WOMACK. I claim time in oppo- The top spiritual leader of the Mus- The American taxpayer has no obliga- sition. lim Brotherhood is a man named tion. In fact, I say this body must pro- The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman Qaradawi. He has been outlawed from tect the American taxpayer from being from Arkansas is recognized for 10 min- the United States because he’s a ter- involved in arming al Qaeda in Syria. utes. rorist. Also, he was outlawed from We must defeat this effort, and that’s Mr. WOMACK. Madam Chair, I’m so Egypt because he’s a terrorist. He has why I’m in support of this today. pleased to hear my friend from Ken- called for jihad in Syria, and he has Again, we have the major general tucky further discuss the true intent of said: from the Israeli military intelligence, what his amendment does; and respect- Every Muslim trained to fight and capable and he said that right before our eyes fully, I recognize that, in order for the of doing that must make himself available. the center of global jihad is developing; amendment to be made in order, it has So you have the head of al Qaeda and let’s not do it. I agree with him. to be written broadly. And because it the head of the terrorist organization Mr. VISCLOSKY. I yield back the was written broadly, there were con- the Muslim Brotherhood both calling balance of my time. cerns expressed by a number of people on Islamic jihadists to go to Syria to The Acting CHAIR. The question is on both sides of the aisle about what fight and be the rebels. And we’re going on the amendment offered by the gen- an amendment written this way might to arm them, and we’re going to train tleman from Florida (Mr. RADEL). do that would negatively affect a lot of

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I would say 1 minute to the gentleman from Indi- kansas with the Arkansas National this is not a stable environment, and so ana (Mr. VISCLOSKY), the ranking mem- Guard, that I was called to duty to lead my constituents have concerns that we ber. a task force of infantry soldiers and don’t escalate military activity in the Mr. VISCLOSKY. I appreciate the other personnel of over 500 men and region. gentleman yielding. women to the Sinai in Egypt to become My good friend is correct about the Either to yourself or possibly for the the U.S. battalion so that other forces intention of the amendment that I author of the amendment, the question of the 18th Airborne Corps could go have offered. My amendment, again, is I have, because there has been a lot of prosecute missions elsewhere in sup- intended to prevent the U.S. military talk, it is ‘‘not the intent of the port of the war on terror. from engaging in offensive operations amendment’’ to interfere with any The gunslingers of Arkansas distin- in Egypt and to prevent the Defense intercooperation we have today with guished themselves by going to the Department from providing assistance the Egyptians. It is not our intent not Sinai in Egypt on very short notice and to the Egyptian paramilitary or ter- to be involved in the Sinai, but the executed that mission, the U.S. bat- rorist groups. It’s certainly not in- amendment reads no funds, and then talion in the South Sinai Peninsula tended to prevent the peacekeeping goes on to fund military operations in that does the observe-and-report mis- missions or the current military mis- Egypt. sion, consistent with all of the proto- sions there or, most of all, protecting If I am an adviser, if I am a member cols that were established with the our embassies. We want to make sure of the uniformed services, how is the Treaty of Peace in 1979. In fact, our that we allow the service of our good intent met under the particular re- unit was there during the 20th anniver- marines over there in Egypt. strictions of the amendment? That sary of the MFO. Since that time, With that, I yield back the balance of would be my question. other State National Guard units have my time. Mr. WOMACK. Reclaiming my time, I followed this mission and have been Mr. WOMACK. I yield as much time don’t want to put words in the mouth doing it consistently—Oregon, Okla- as she may consume to the gentle- of the author of the amendment, but I homa, and others—until, because of se- woman from Texas (Ms. GRANGER), the would yield to the gentleman from questration, the active component has distinguished chair of the Sub- Kentucky to further clarify, as I under- accepted responsibility for that mis- committee on State, Foreign Oper- stand it, his willingness to make sure sion once again. So we’ve had a lot of ations. that we make the appropriate adjust- our men and women across the country Ms. GRANGER. Madam Chair, situa- ments to this amendment in a con- into the Sinai to do the mission of the tions in Egypt have been problematic, ference. MFO. and we’re all dealing with that and try- I yield such time as he may consume On top of that, our country has had a ing to come to terms. But I want to re- to the gentleman from Kentucky. number of exercises called Bright Star, mind Members that one reason we have Mr. MASSIE. I thank the gentleman which is, if not the largest, one of the a relationship with Egypt is the Israel- from Arkansas. largest military training exercises that Egypt Peace Treaty. We helped forge To allay your concerns and the con- takes place on a biennial basis. peace between Egypt and Israel, a cerns of the gentlelady who spoke, the peace that has held for over 30 years. intentions are the intentions that have b 1645 Our military-to-military relationship been mentioned here, and the verbiage Now it didn’t happen in 2011 because has been a key component to keeping that was allowed in the amendment of unrest in Egypt, but my under- that peace. Since the signing of the process was very difficult to convey the standing is that Bright Star is cer- treaty, the Egyptian military has been intention. It would be our intention to tainly going to occur again. a reliable partner and ally. Throughout work through the process going for- So it is our hope, and as I said, I’m all the changes and turmoil, the Egyp- ward in conference or otherwise to glad that my friend from Kentucky has tian military has upheld our security ameliorate the language and to amelio- further clarified the intent of his arrangements, including the peace rate your concerns. amendment, that it is not designed to treaty. They’ve also maintained pri- Mr. VISCLOSKY. If the gentleman affect the Multinational Forward Ob- ority access for U.S. ships through the will yield, as a Member of the House server, nor is it designed to affect the Suez Canal and allowed U.S. military and the committee, I would want to training exercises that would happen planes to use their airspace. We cannot participate in that to ensure we do not with a Bright Star operation, nor does underestimate the importance of this. disrupt the very positive interchange it affect what goes on with the Office of Furthermore, since July 3, the Egyp- that is taking place. Military Cooperation or the Defense tian military has successfully closed Mr. WOMACK. Reclaiming my time, I Attache program or, as he has indi- nearly 80 percent of the tunnels used to thank the gentleman from Kentucky cated, our marine security to outposts smuggle goods and arms into the Gaza for his further clarification of the in- in that region. Strip. This is an important part of our tent going forward beyond this. So again, I am very, very pleased, partnership and how we’ve worked to- I yield 1 minute to the gentleman and we can breathe a bit of a sigh of re- gether. The relationship between the from New Jersey (Mr. FRELINGHUYSEN). lief that there is no intent in here at United States and Egypt has never The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman all to abandon, Madam Chair, the Trea- been more critical than it is now. This from Arkansas has 1 minute remaining. ty of Peace that was famously signed amendment could jeopardize our abil- Mr. WOMACK. I yield 45 seconds to in 1979, and everybody has the vivid re- ity to help Egypt and Israel secure the the gentleman from New Jersey. minder of that picture with Jimmy Sinai if the intent were other than it Mr. FRELINGHUYSEN. Madam Carter in the middle and Anwar Sadat has been explained just a few minutes Chair, it is in our interest that we have and Menachem Begin signing over that ago. It could harm our efforts to secure a strong, stable, moderate, and truly peace treaty. the Libyan border with Egypt, which is democratic Egypt. It’s in the best in- I reserve the balance of my time. used to smuggle weapons to be used terests of both our countries. We’ve Mr. MASSIE. Madam Chair, I appre- against Israel. had a 30-year relationship, and those ciate the words from my good col- It’s vital to the United States na- interests would be damaged if we de- league from Arkansas, and I certainly tional security that we maintain our cide to in any way disengage from appreciate the service that he’s pro- long-standing relationship with the Egypt and its people in their quest for vided to our country and the service Egyptian military. I’m not going to op- a true democracy or reduce current that others have provided there in the pose this amendment as long as the in- levels of support for the Egyptian mili- mission of keeping the peace. tent is not to interfere with this 30- tary. This is a country of 80 million

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Madam Chair, let me Enyart Levin Rogers (MI) Wagner Eshoo Lewis Mullin Royce just say in conclusion, I do appreciate Rothfus Walberg Esty Lipinski Roybal-Allard Mulvaney Ryan (WI) my friend from Kentucky for further Murphy (PA) Salmon Walden Farenthold Loebsack Ruiz clarifying this intent of his amend- Neugebauer Scalise Walorski Farr Lofgren Runyan Fattah Long Nunes Schock Weber (TX) ment. It is something that I believe we Ruppersberger Fitzpatrick Lowenthal Nunnelee Schweikert Webster (FL) can work with so long as we can make Rush Fleming Lowey Paulsen Sensenbrenner Wenstrup Ryan (OH) the proper adjustments once we get to Flores Lujan Grisham Perry Sessions Whitfield Sa´ nchez, Linda conference. Forbes (NM) Petri Shimkus Womack T. Fortenberry Luja´ n, Ben Ray Pittenger Simpson Yoder With that, I yield back the balance of Sanchez, Loretta Foster (NM) Pitts Smith (MO) Yoho my time. Sanford Foxx Lynch Pompeo Smith (NE) Young (AK) Sarbanes The Acting CHAIR. The question is Frankel (FL) Maffei Posey Smith (TX) Young (FL) Schakowsky on the amendment offered by the gen- Fudge Maloney, Price (GA) Southerland Young (IN) Schiff tleman from Kentucky (Mr. MASSIE). Gabbard Carolyn Radel Stewart Gallego Maloney, Sean Schneider The amendment was agreed to. Garamendi Marino Schrader NOT VOTING—14 Schwartz ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE ACTING CHAIR Garcia Massie Barletta Herrera Beutler Pallone Scott (VA) The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to Gibbs Matheson Bonner Horsford Reed Gibson Matsui Scott, Austin Bustos Joyce Rokita clause 6 of rule XVIII, proceedings will Gohmert McCollum Scott, David Campbell McCarthy (NY) Vela now resume on those amendments Goodlatte McDermott Serrano Coble Olson printed in House Report 113–170 on Grayson McGovern Sewell (AL) Green, Al McIntyre Shea-Porter b 1722 which further proceedings were post- Green, Gene McKeon Sherman poned, in the following order: Griffin (AR) McKinley Shuster Messrs. PERRY and YOHO changed Amendment No. 67 by Mr. KILMER of Griffith (VA) McMorris Sinema their vote from ‘‘aye’’ to ‘‘no.’’ Grijalva Rodgers Sires Messrs. ELLISON and STIVERS, Washington. Grimm McNerney Slaughter Amendment No. 69 by Mr. NADLER of Guthrie Meadows Smith (NJ) Mrs. CAPITO, Mr. HUIZENGA of New York. Gutie´rrez Meehan Smith (WA) Michigan, Mrs. MCMORRIS RODGERS, Hahn Amendment No. 70 by Mr. NADLER of Meeks Speier Messrs. UPTON, PEARCE, GRIFFIN of Hall Meng Stivers Arkansas, MESSER, LEWIS, THOMP- New York. Hanabusa Messer Swalwell (CA) Amendment No. 73 by Mr. SCHIFF of Hanna Michaud Takano SON of Mississippi, BROOKS of Ala- California. Hastings (FL) Miller, George Thompson (CA) bama, GIBBS, DENT, GUTHRIE, The Chair will reduce to 2 minutes Heck (WA) Moore Thompson (MS) BISHOP of Utah, and RODNEY DAVIS Higgins Moran Tierney of Illinois changed their vote from the time for any electronic vote after Himes Murphy (FL) Titus the first vote in this series. Hinojosa Nadler Tonko ‘‘no’’ to ‘‘aye.’’ Holt Napolitano Tsongas So the amendment was agreed to. AMENDMENT NO. 67 OFFERED BY MR. KILMER Honda Neal Turner The result of the vote was announced Hoyer Negrete McLeod The Acting CHAIR. The unfinished Upton Hudson Noem as above recorded. business is the demand for a recorded Van Hollen Huelskamp Nolan Vargas AMENDMENT NO. 69 OFFERED BY MR. NADLER vote on the amendment offered by the Huffman Nugent Veasey gentleman from Washington (Mr. KIL- Huizenga (MI) O’Rourke The Acting CHAIR (Mr. TERRY). The Vela´ zquez MER) on which further proceedings Hurt Owens unfinished business is the demand for a Israel Palazzo Visclosky were postponed and on which the noes Walz recorded vote on the amendment of- Jackson Lee Pascrell fered by the gentleman from New York prevailed by voice vote. Jeffries Pastor (AZ) Wasserman The Clerk will redesignate the Johnson (GA) Payne Schultz (Mr. NADLER) on which further pro- Waters amendment. Johnson (OH) Pearce ceedings were postponed and on which Johnson, E. B. Pelosi Watt the noes prevailed by voice vote. The Clerk redesignated the amend- Jones Perlmutter Waxman ment. Kaptur Peters (CA) Welch The Clerk will redesignate the Keating Peters (MI) Westmoreland amendment. RECORDED VOTE Kelly (IL) Peterson Williams The Clerk redesignated the amend- The Acting CHAIR. A recorded vote Wilson (FL) Kennedy Pingree (ME) ment. has been demanded. Kildee Pocan Wilson (SC) A recorded vote was ordered. Kilmer Poe (TX) Wittman RECORDED VOTE Kind Polis Wolf The Acting CHAIR. A recorded vote The vote was taken by electronic de- King (NY) Price (NC) Woodall vice, and there were—ayes 277, noes 142, Kirkpatrick Quigley Yarmuth has been demanded. not voting 14, as follows: A recorded vote was ordered. NOES—142 The Acting CHAIR. This is a 2- [Roll No. 407] Aderholt Crenshaw Hartzler minute vote. AYES—277 Alexander Culberson Hastings (WA) The vote was taken by electronic de- Andrews Brooks (IN) Cohen Amash Daines Heck (NV) vice, and there were—ayes 176, noes 242, Bachus Broun (GA) Cole Amodei Denham Hensarling Barber Brown (FL) Connolly Bachmann DeSantis Holding not voting 15, as follows: Barr Brownley (CA) Conyers Barton DesJarlais Hultgren [Roll No. 408] Barrow (GA) Butterfield Cooper Bentivolio Diaz-Balart Hunter Bass Camp Costa Boustany Duffy Issa AYES—176 Beatty Capito Courtney Brady (TX) Ellmers Jenkins Amash Ca´ rdenas Crowley Becerra Capps Cramer Buchanan Fincher Johnson, Sam Andrews Carney Cummings Benishek Capuano Crowley Bucshon Fleischmann Jordan Bass Cartwright Davis (CA) Bera (CA) Ca´ rdenas Cuellar Burgess Franks (AZ) Kelly (PA) Beatty Castor (FL) Davis, Danny Bilirakis Carney Cummings Calvert Frelinghuysen King (IA) Becerra Castro (TX) DeFazio Bishop (GA) Carson (IN) Davis (CA) Cantor Gardner Kingston Bishop (GA) Chu DeGette Bishop (NY) Cartwright Davis, Danny Carter Garrett Kinzinger (IL) Bishop (NY) Cicilline Delaney Bishop (UT) Castor (FL) Davis, Rodney Cassidy Gerlach Kline Blumenauer Clarke DeLauro Black Castro (TX) DeFazio Chabot Gingrey (GA) Labrador Bonamici Clay DelBene Blackburn Chu DeGette Chaffetz Gosar LaMalfa Brady (PA) Cleaver Deutch Blumenauer Cicilline Delaney Collins (GA) Gowdy Lance Braley (IA) Clyburn Dingell Bonamici Clarke DeLauro Collins (NY) Granger Latta Brown (FL) Cohen Doggett Brady (PA) Clay DelBene Conaway Graves (GA) LoBiondo Brownley (CA) Connolly Doyle Braley (IA) Cleaver Dent Cook Graves (MO) Lucas Butterfield Conyers Duckworth Bridenstine Clyburn Deutch Cotton Harper Luetkemeyer Capps Cooper Duncan (TN) Brooks (AL) Coffman Dingell Crawford Harris Lummis Capuano Costa Edwards

VerDate Mar 15 2010 05:25 Jul 25, 2013 Jkt 029060 PO 00000 Frm 00039 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K24JY7.088 H24JYPT1 jbell on DSK7SPTVN1PROD with HOUSE H5020 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE July 24, 2013 Ellison Larson (CT) Quigley Paulsen Rothfus Stutzman Garamendi Luja´ n, Ben Ray Ryan (OH) Engel Lee (CA) Rangel Pearce Royce Terry Garcia (NM) Sa´ nchez, Linda Enyart Levin Richmond Perry Runyan Thompson (PA) Grayson Lynch T. Eshoo Lewis Roybal-Allard Petri Ruppersberger Thornberry Green, Al Maffei Sanford Esty Loebsack Ruiz Pittenger Ryan (OH) Tiberi Grijalva Maloney, Sarbanes Farr Lofgren Rush Pitts Ryan (WI) Tipton Gutie´rrez Carolyn Schakowsky Fattah Lowenthal Sa´ nchez, Linda Poe (TX) Salmon Turner Hahn Massie Schiff Frankel (FL) Lowey T. Pompeo Scalise Upton Hanabusa Matsui Schneider ´ Posey Schneider Valadao Fudge Lujan, Ben Ray Sanchez, Loretta Hastings (FL) McCollum Schwartz Gabbard (NM) Sanford Price (GA) Schock Wagner Heck (NV) McDermott Scott (VA) Garamendi Lynch Sarbanes Radel Schwartz Walberg Heck (WA) McGovern Sensenbrenner Garcia Maffei Schakowsky Rahall Schweikert Walden Higgins McNerney Grayson Maloney, Schiff Reed Scott, Austin Walorski Himes Meeks Serrano Green, Al Carolyn Schrader Reichert Sensenbrenner Weber (TX) Hinojosa Meng Sewell (AL) Green, Gene Massie Scott (VA) Renacci Sessions Webster (FL) Holt Michaud Shea-Porter Grijalva Matsui Scott, David Ribble Sherman Wenstrup Honda Miller, George Sherman Gutie´rrez McCollum Serrano Rice (SC) Shimkus Westmoreland Hoyer Moore Sires Hahn McDermott Sewell (AL) Rigell Shuster Whitfield Huffman Moran Slaughter Hanabusa McGovern Shea-Porter Roby Simpson Williams Israel Murphy (FL) Smith (WA) Hanna McNerney Sires Roe (TN) Sinema Wilson (SC) Jackson Lee Nadler Speier Hastings (FL) Meeks Slaughter Rogers (AL) Smith (MO) Wolf Jeffries Napolitano Swalwell (CA) Heck (WA) Meng Smith (WA) Rogers (KY) Smith (NE) Womack Johnson (GA) Neal Takano Higgins Michaud Swalwell (CA) Rogers (MI) Smith (NJ) Woodall Johnson, E. B. Negrete McLeod Thompson (CA) Himes Miller, George Takano Rohrabacher Smith (TX) Yoder Jones Nolan Thompson (MS) Hinojosa Moore Thompson (CA) Rooney Southerland Yoho Kaptur O’Rourke Tierney Holt Moran Thompson (MS) Ros-Lehtinen Stewart Young (AK) Keating Pascrell Titus Honda Nadler Tierney Roskam Stivers Young (FL) Kelly (IL) Pastor (AZ) Tonko Hoyer Napolitano Titus Ross Stockman Young (IN) Kennedy Payne Tsongas Huffman Neal Tonko Kildee Pelosi Van Hollen Israel Negrete McLeod Tsongas NOT VOTING—15 Kilmer Perlmutter Vargas Jackson Lee Nolan Van Hollen Barletta Johnson (GA) Rokita Kind Peters (CA) Veasey Jeffries O’Rourke Vargas Bustos Lujan Grisham Speier Kuster Peters (MI) Vela Johnson, E. B. Pascrell Veasey Campbell (NM) Waters Langevin Peterson Vela´ zquez Jones Pastor (AZ) Vela Coble McCarthy (NY) Wittman Larsen (WA) Petri Kaptur Payne Vela´ zquez Herrera Beutler Olson Larson (CT) Pingree (ME) Visclosky Keating Pelosi Visclosky Horsford Pallone Lee (CA) Pocan Walz Kelly (IL) Perlmutter Walz Levin Polis Wasserman Kennedy Peters (CA) Wasserman b 1727 Lewis Price (NC) Schultz Kildee Peters (MI) Schultz Lipinski Quigley Waters Kilmer Peterson Watt So the amendment was rejected. Loebsack Rangel Watt Kind Pingree (ME) Waxman The result of the vote was announced Lofgren Richmond Waxman Kuster Pocan Welch as above recorded. Lowenthal Roybal-Allard Welch Langevin Polis Wilson (FL) Stated for: Lowey Ruiz Wilson (FL) Larsen (WA) Price (NC) Yarmuth Lujan Grisham Ruppersberger Yarmuth Ms. MICHELLE LUJAN GRISHAM of New (NM) Rush NOES—242 Mexico. Mr. Chair, on rollcall No. 408, Nadler NOES—237 Aderholt DesJarlais Jordan (NY) amendment No. 69, had I been present, Alexander Diaz-Balart Joyce I would have voted ‘‘yes.’’ Aderholt Diaz-Balart Johnson, Sam Amodei Duffy Kelly (PA) Alexander Duffy Jordan Bachmann Duncan (SC) King (IA) AMENDMENT NO. 70 OFFERED BY MR. NADLER Amodei Duncan (SC) Joyce Bachus Ellmers King (NY) The Acting CHAIR. The unfinished Bachmann Ellmers Kelly (PA) Barber Farenthold Kingston business is the demand for a recorded Bachus Farenthold King (IA) Barr Fincher Kinzinger (IL) Barber Fincher King (NY) Barrow (GA) Fitzpatrick Kirkpatrick vote on the amendment offered by the Barr Fitzpatrick Kingston Barton Fleischmann Kline gentleman from New York (Mr. NAD- Barrow (GA) Fleischmann Kinzinger (IL) Benishek Fleming Labrador LER) on which further proceedings were Barton Fleming Kirkpatrick Bentivolio Flores LaMalfa postponed and on which the noes pre- Benishek Flores Kline Bera (CA) Forbes Lamborn Bentivolio Forbes Labrador Bilirakis Fortenberry Lance vailed by voice vote. Bilirakis Fortenberry LaMalfa Bishop (UT) Foster Lankford The Clerk will redesignate the Bishop (UT) Foster Lamborn Black Foxx Latham amendment. Black Foxx Lance Blackburn Franks (AZ) Latta Blackburn Franks (AZ) Lankford Bonner Frelinghuysen Lipinski The Clerk redesignated the amend- Bonner Frelinghuysen Latham Boustany Gallego LoBiondo ment. Boustany Gallego Latta Brady (TX) Gardner Long RECORDED VOTE Brady (TX) Gardner LoBiondo Bridenstine Garrett Lucas Bridenstine Garrett Long Brooks (AL) Gerlach Luetkemeyer The Acting CHAIR. A recorded vote Brooks (AL) Gerlach Lucas Brooks (IN) Gibbs Lummis has been demanded. Brooks (IN) Gibbs Luetkemeyer Broun (GA) Gibson Maloney, Sean A recorded vote was ordered. Buchanan Gibson Lummis Buchanan Gingrey (GA) Marchant Bucshon Gingrey (GA) Maloney, Sean Bucshon Gohmert Marino The Acting CHAIR. This is a 2- Burgess Gohmert Marchant Burgess Goodlatte Matheson minute vote. Calvert Goodlatte Marino Calvert Gosar McCarthy (CA) The vote was taken by electronic de- Camp Gosar Matheson Camp Gowdy McCaul vice, and there were—ayes 187, noes 237, Cantor Gowdy McCarthy (CA) Cantor Granger McClintock Capito Granger McCaul Capito Graves (GA) McHenry not voting 9, as follows: Carter Graves (GA) McClintock Carson (IN) Graves (MO) McIntyre [Roll No. 409] Cassidy Graves (MO) McHenry Carter Griffin (AR) McKeon Chabot Green, Gene McIntyre Cassidy Griffith (VA) McKinley AYES—187 Chaffetz Griffin (AR) McKeon Chabot Grimm McMorris Amash Carson (IN) DeGette Coffman Griffith (VA) McKinley Chaffetz Guthrie Rodgers Andrews Cartwright DeLauro Cole Grimm McMorris Coffman Hall Meadows Bass Castor (FL) DelBene Collins (GA) Guthrie Rodgers Cole Harper Meehan Beatty Castro (TX) Deutch Collins (NY) Hall Meadows Collins (GA) Harris Messer Becerra Chu Dingell Conaway Hanna Meehan Collins (NY) Hartzler Mica Bera (CA) Cicilline Doggett Cook Harper Messer Conaway Hastings (WA) Miller (FL) Bishop (GA) Clarke Doyle Costa Harris Mica Cook Heck (NV) Miller (MI) Bishop (NY) Clay Duckworth Cotton Hartzler Miller (FL) Cotton Hensarling Miller, Gary Blumenauer Cleaver Duncan (TN) Cramer Hastings (WA) Miller (MI) Courtney Holding Mullin Bonamici Clyburn Edwards Crawford Hensarling Miller, Gary Cramer Hudson Mulvaney Brady (PA) Cohen Ellison Crenshaw Holding Mullin Crawford Huelskamp Murphy (FL) Braley (IA) Connolly Engel Cuellar Hudson Mulvaney Crenshaw Huizenga (MI) Murphy (PA) Broun (GA) Conyers Enyart Culberson Huelskamp Murphy (PA) Cuellar Hultgren Neugebauer Brown (FL) Cooper Eshoo Daines Huizenga (MI) Neugebauer Culberson Hunter Noem Brownley (CA) Courtney Esty Davis, Rodney Hultgren Noem Daines Hurt Nugent Butterfield Crowley Farr Delaney Hunter Nugent Davis, Rodney Issa Nunes Capps Cummings Fattah Denham Hurt Nunes Denham Jenkins Nunnelee Capuano Davis (CA) Frankel (FL) Dent Issa Nunnelee Dent Johnson (OH) Owens Ca´ rdenas Davis, Danny Fudge DeSantis Jenkins Olson DeSantis Johnson, Sam Palazzo Carney DeFazio Gabbard DesJarlais Johnson (OH) Owens

VerDate Mar 15 2010 03:48 Jul 25, 2013 Jkt 029060 PO 00000 Frm 00040 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A24JY7.027 H24JYPT1 jbell on DSK7SPTVN1PROD with HOUSE July 24, 2013 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H5021 Palazzo Rothfus Thornberry Kind Murphy (FL) Sarbanes Schneider Smith (WA) Walden Paulsen Royce Tiberi Kuster Nadler Schakowsky Schock Southerland Walorski Pearce Runyan Tipton Labrador Napolitano Schiff Schwartz Stewart Walz Perry Ryan (WI) Turner Larsen (WA) Negrete McLeod Schrader Scott, Austin Stivers Weber (TX) Pittenger Salmon Upton Larson (CT) Nolan Schweikert Scott, David Stutzman Webster (FL) Pitts Sanchez, Loretta Valadao Lee (CA) Nugent Scott (VA) Sessions Terry Wenstrup Poe (TX) Scalise Wagner Levin O’Rourke Sensenbrenner Sewell (AL) Thompson (PA) Westmoreland Pompeo Schock Walberg Lewis Pascrell Serrano Shea-Porter Thornberry Whitfield Posey Schrader Sherman Tiberi Williams Walden Loebsack Pastor (AZ) Sires Price (GA) Schweikert Lofgren Payne Shimkus Tipton Wilson (SC) Walorski Slaughter Radel Scott, Austin Lowenthal Pelosi Shuster Turner Wittman Weber (TX) Speier Rahall Scott, David Lowey Perlmutter Simpson Upton Wolf Webster (FL) Reed Sessions Lujan Grisham Peters (MI) Stockman Sinema Valadao Womack Reichert Shimkus Wenstrup (NM) Peterson Swalwell (CA) Smith (MO) Vargas Yoder Renacci Shuster Westmoreland Luja´ n, Ben Ray Petri Takano Smith (NE) Vela Yoho Ribble Simpson Whitfield (NM) Pingree (ME) Thompson (CA) Smith (NJ) Wagner Young (FL) Rice (SC) Sinema Williams Lynch Pocan Thompson (MS) Smith (TX) Walberg Young (IN) Rigell Smith (MO) Wilson (SC) Maffei Poe (TX) Tierney Roby Smith (NE) Wittman Maloney, Polis Titus NOT VOTING—12 Roe (TN) Smith (NJ) Wolf Carolyn Posey Tonko Barletta Herrera Beutler Neal Rogers (AL) Smith (TX) Womack Maloney, Sean Price (GA) Tsongas Bustos Horsford Pallone Rogers (KY) Southerland Woodall Massie Price (NC) Van Hollen Campbell McCarthy (NY) Rokita Rogers (MI) Stewart Yoder Matsui Quigley Veasey Coble Meng Young (AK) Rohrabacher Stivers McClintock Rahall ´ Yoho Velazquez 1737 Rooney Stockman Young (AK) McCollum Rangel Visclosky b Ros-Lehtinen Stutzman Young (FL) McDermott Rohrabacher Wasserman So the amendment was rejected. Roskam Terry Young (IN) McGovern Rooney Schultz Ross Thompson (PA) McIntyre The result of the vote was announced Roybal-Allard Waters McNerney Ruiz as above recorded. Watt NOT VOTING—9 Meeks Rush Waxman AMENDMENT NO. 99 OFFERED BY MR. POMPEO Barletta Coble McCarthy (NY) Michaud Ryan (OH) Welch The Acting CHAIR. It is now in order Bustos Herrera Beutler Pallone Miller, George Sa´ nchez, Linda Campbell Horsford Rokita Moore T. Wilson (FL) to consider amendment No. 99 printed Moran Sanchez, Loretta Woodall in House Report 113–170. Yarmuth b 1732 Mulvaney Sanford Mr. POMPEO. Mr. Chairman, I rise as the designee of Mr. NUGENT to offer the So the amendment was rejected. NOES—236 Nugent amendment. The result of the vote was announced Aderholt Fincher Lipinski as above recorded. Alexander Fitzpatrick LoBiondo PARLIAMENTARY INQUIRIES Amodei Fleischmann Long Mr. POLIS. Mr. Chairman, I have a AMENDMENT NO. 73 OFFERED BY MR. SCHIFF Andrews Fleming Lucas point of parliamentary inquiry. The Acting CHAIR. The unfinished Bachus Flores Luetkemeyer The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman business is the demand for a recorded Barber Forbes Lummis Barr Fortenberry Marchant may state his parliamentary inquiry. vote on the amendment offered by the Barrow (GA) Foster Marino Mr. POLIS. Mr. Chairman, is it in gentleman from California (Mr. SCHIFF) Barton Foxx Matheson order for a designee to offer an amend- on which further proceedings were Bentivolio Franks (AZ) McCarthy (CA) ment on behalf of its sponsor on this postponed and on which the noes pre- Bera (CA) Frelinghuysen McCaul Bilirakis Fudge McHenry bill? vailed by voice vote. Bishop (GA) Gallego McKeon The Acting CHAIR. Would the gen- The Clerk will redesignate the Bishop (UT) Garcia McKinley tleman please restate the parliamen- amendment. Black Gardner McMorris Blackburn Garrett Rodgers tary inquiry. The Clerk redesignated the amend- Bonner Gerlach Meadows Mr. POLIS. Mr. Chairman, is it in ment. Boustany Gibbs Meehan order for a designee to offer an amend- RECORDED VOTE Brady (TX) Gingrey (GA) Messer ment on behalf of its sponsor on this Bridenstine Goodlatte Mica The Acting CHAIR. A recorded vote Brooks (AL) Gosar Miller (FL) rule? has been demanded. Brooks (IN) Gowdy Miller (MI) The Acting CHAIR. Under the terms A recorded vote was ordered. Brownley (CA) Granger Miller, Gary of House Report 113–170, the named Bucshon Graves (MO) Mullin sponsor of an amendment may name a The Acting CHAIR. This is a 2- Butterfield Griffin (AR) Murphy (PA) minute vote. Calvert Grimm Neugebauer designee. The vote was taken by electronic de- Camp Guthrie Noem Mr. POLIS. Mr. Chairman, point of vice, and there were—ayes 185, noes 236, Cantor Hall Nunes further parliamentary inquiry. Capito Hanna Nunnelee The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman not voting 12, as follows: Carter Harper Olson [Roll No. 410] Cartwright Harris Owens may state his inquiry. Cassidy Hartzler Palazzo Mr. POLIS. Does the gentleman from AYES—185 Chabot Hastings (WA) Paulsen Kansas have a formal designation of Amash Cohen Grayson Chaffetz Heck (NV) Pearce Bachmann Connolly Green, Al Cole Hensarling Perry the gentleman from Florida (Mr. Bass Conyers Green, Gene Collins (GA) Holding Peters (CA) NUGENT)? Beatty Cooper Griffith (VA) Collins (NY) Hoyer Pittenger The Acting CHAIR. The Chair has Becerra Courtney Grijalva Conaway Hudson Pitts been made aware that the gentleman Benishek Crowley Gutie´rrez Cook Huizenga (MI) Pompeo Bishop (NY) Cummings Hahn Costa Hultgren Radel from Kansas is the designee of the gen- Blumenauer Davis, Danny Hanabusa Cotton Hunter Reed tleman from Florida. Bonamici DeFazio Hastings (FL) Cramer Hurt Reichert Mr. POLIS. I thank the Chair. Brady (PA) DeGette Heck (WA) Crawford Issa Renacci The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will Braley (IA) DeLauro Higgins Crenshaw Jenkins Ribble Broun (GA) DelBene Himes Cuellar Johnson (OH) Rice (SC) designate the amendment. Brown (FL) Deutch Hinojosa Culberson Johnson, Sam Richmond The text of the amendment is as fol- Buchanan Doggett Holt Daines Jordan Rigell lows: Burgess Doyle Honda Davis (CA) Joyce Roby At the end of the bill (before the short Capps Duncan (TN) Huelskamp Davis, Rodney Kelly (PA) Roe (TN) Capuano Edwards Huffman Delaney King (IA) Rogers (AL) title), add the following: Ca´ rdenas Ellison Israel Denham King (NY) Rogers (KY) SEC. ll. None of funds made available by Carney Enyart Jackson Lee Dent Kingston Rogers (MI) this Act may be used by the National Secu- Carson (IN) Eshoo Jeffries DeSantis Kinzinger (IL) Ros-Lehtinen rity Agency to— Castor (FL) Esty Johnson (GA) DesJarlais Kirkpatrick Roskam (1) conduct an acquisition pursuant to sec- Castro (TX) Farr Johnson, E. B. Diaz-Balart Kline Ross tion 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveil- Chu Fattah Jones Dingell LaMalfa Rothfus lance Act of 1978 for the purpose of targeting Cicilline Frankel (FL) Kaptur Duckworth Lamborn Royce a United States person; or Clarke Gabbard Keating Duffy Lance Runyan Clay Garamendi Kelly (IL) Duncan (SC) Langevin Ruppersberger (2) acquire, monitor, or store the contents Cleaver Gibson Kennedy Ellmers Lankford Ryan (WI) (as such term is defined in section 2510(8) of Clyburn Gohmert Kildee Engel Latham Salmon title 18, United States Code) of any elec- Coffman Graves (GA) Kilmer Farenthold Latta Scalise tronic communication of a United States

VerDate Mar 15 2010 03:48 Jul 25, 2013 Jkt 029060 PO 00000 Frm 00041 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A24JY7.028 H24JYPT1 jbell on DSK7SPTVN1PROD with HOUSE H5022 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE July 24, 2013 person from a provider of electronic commu- b 1745 Mr. Chairman, sometimes it is a nication services to the public pursuant to challenge for those of us on the Intel- section 501 of the Foreign Intelligence Sur- Mr. VISCLOSKY. Mr. Chair, I yield 1 ligence Committee to talk openly veillance Act of 1978. 1 ⁄2 minutes to the gentleman from New about this—even the safeguards—in The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to York (Mr. NADLER). Mr. NADLER. Mr. Chairman, this some of these programs. But this House Resolution 312, the gentleman amendment has been described and of- amendment helps make it clear and re- from Kansas (Mr. POMPEO) and a Mem- fered as an alternative to the Amash- assures Americans about some of the ber opposed each will control 71⁄2 min- Conyers amendment that we will con- things they may have read or heard utes. The Chair recognizes the gentleman sider next. It is not. that is occurring with NSA. But at the This amendment restates the exist- from Kansas. same time, this amendment is not an Mr. POMPEO. Mr. Chairman, the ing ban on the intentional targeting of overreaction that actually increases amendment I offer this evening clari- United States persons under section the danger that Americans face from fies and confirms the scope of two pro- 702. It also places into law for the next terrorism around the world. grams that Mr. Snowden illegally ex- fiscal year the Obama administration’s This amendment says clearly that posed while sitting in a hotel room in current ban on collecting the contents NSA cannot acquire information for Communist China. of the communications of U.S. persons the purpose of targeting Americans, First, the amendment clarifies that under section 215. I agree with these and it says clearly that NSA may not under section 702 no U.S. citizen or per- prohibitions. But they have nothing to acquire, monitor, or store the content son in the U.S. can be targeted, period. do with the current misuse of section of the communication of any Ameri- I say again, no U.S. person under sec- 215 to engage in the suspicionless, bulk cans. tion 702 may be targeted in any way by collection of Americans’ telephone I think the key point that Members the United States Government. While records. need to know is there are multiple lay- there are other specific authorities the The dragnet collection under section ers of safeguards to make sure that U.S. person may be subject to an inves- 215 telephone metadata program re- these programs operate exactly in the tigation, the U.S. Government may not veals call information—including all way that the FISA Court has laid them do so under section 702. That’s what numbers dialed, all incoming phone out to operate. this amendment intends to clarify. numbers and call duration—but not the The Intelligence Committees of both The second part of the amendment content of communications. Therefore, the House and Senate do a considerable clarifies section 215, also known as sec- this amendment would have no impact amount of oversight, get regular re- tion 501 of FISA. The amendment clari- whatsoever on this misuse of section ports. Even if somebody accidentally fies that no content of communications 215. Metadata reveals highly personal punches a ‘‘2’’ versus a ‘‘3’’ on their can be stored or collected by the Na- and sensitive information, including, keyboard, we get a report about that. tional Security Agency—that’s no for example, when and how often one And it even goes so far as members of emails, no video clips, no Skype. No calls the doctor, a journalist, or the the Intelligence Committee can go sit record of the actual conversation or local Tea Party or ACLU affiliate. By next to the analysts and watch what the contents thereof may be recorded tracing the pattern of calls, the gov- they are doing. or collected by the National Security ernment can paint a detailed picture of But it is not just the Intelligence Agency. I can’t repeat that enough. anyone’s personal, professional, and po- Committees. The FISA Court has over- That’s the intent of this amendment. litical associations and activities. sight of the same sorts of reports. They I want to make clear to everyone Congress never authorized this type can change the guidelines that it oper- that, contrary to the suggestions of of unchecked, sweeping surveillance of ates under. But in addition to that, some, the NSA has not been acting out- our citizens. It is this problem—the in- there are internal inspector general side of the scope of its authorities. The discriminate, bulk collection of monitoring of these. So you get every metadata under section 215—that we Meta-Data program is carefully de- branch of government involved in mak- need to fix right now. signed with program layers of over- ing sure that the safeguards are in The Amash-Conyers amendment does sight by all three branchs of govern- place and those same safeguards will be ment. This is precisely the way our so by restoring the required reasonable relationship between the collection of in place to make sure that the provi- government ought to operate, with sions of the gentleman’s amendment input from Article I and Article II and records and specific persons being in- vestigated under section 215. The are followed as well. Article III of the United States Con- Some, however, Mr. Chairman, would Amash-Conyers amendment ensures stitution. do away with these programs. No It is, of course, our duty to ensure that this standard is not ignored by the amount of safeguards are good for that the NSA stays within these legal administration or by the FISA Court, them. But they never say what would bounds here in Congress, and this as is happening now. replace them, they never say what amendment makes those boundaries This amendment does not fix the would fill the gap in meeting our re- perfectly clear for everyone to know problem with 215. The Amash-Conyers sponsibilities to defend Americans. and understand. amendment does. However you vote on And we shouldn’t mislead the Amer- this amendment, and I intend to vote They would just have them go away, ican people into thinking that the NSA in favor of it, it is imperative that we and I guess assume that somehow or has been acting illegally. There is per- also vote in favor of the Amash-Con- other that Americans could be made haps no program in the United States yers amendment because this amend- safe. Government that is as carefully mon- ment, although doing no harm, does The truth is, we had been incredibly itored and overseen as the programs not solve the problems that Congress successful and somewhat lucky since 9/ this amendment attempts to clarify. and Mr. SENSENBRENNER and many oth- 11 as far as preventing further terrorist To the extent that some in this ers have articulated with respect to the attacks on our homeland. That is be- Chamber wish to review or provide misuse of section 215 of the PATRIOT cause of the work of the military, in- more protections and controls for these Act. telligence professionals, law enforce- programs, we should proceed through a Mr. POMPEO. Mr. Chairman, I re- ment and, as I say, a fair amount of carefully considered and debated legis- serve the balance of my time. luck. lative process so that the full implica- Mr. VISCLOSKY. Mr. Chairman, I But these programs at NSA have tions for our security are clearly un- yield 3 minutes to the gentleman from made a crucial contribution to that derstood. Texas (Mr. THORNBERRY). success over the last decade. It seems Mr. Chairman, I reserve the balance Mr. THORNBERRY. I thank the gen- to me it would be foolhardy to toss of my time. tleman from Indiana for yielding, and I them away, as some would want to do. Mr. VISCLOSKY. Mr. Chairman, I thank the gentleman from Kansas for I think this amendment strikes the rise in opposition to the amendment. offering this amendment, because it right approach. I also believe, Mr. The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman helps focus on what concerns most Chairman, The Wall Street Journal from Indiana is recognized for 71⁄2 min- Americans and it clarifies what really makes a good point in today’s editorial utes. is and is not happening. when it says:

VerDate Mar 15 2010 03:48 Jul 25, 2013 Jkt 029060 PO 00000 Frm 00042 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A24JY7.050 H24JYPT1 jbell on DSK7SPTVN1PROD with HOUSE July 24, 2013 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H5023 The last thing Congress should do is kill a from the State of California (Ms. LOF- and I yield back the balance of my program in a rush to honor the reckless GREN). time. claims of Mr. Snowden and his apologists. Ms. LOFGREN. Thank you, Mr. VIS- The Acting CHAIR. The question is Mr. POMPEO. Mr. Chairman, I am CLOSKY. on the amendment offered by the gen- happy to yield 3 minutes to the rank- Mr. Chairman, I urge a ‘‘no’’ vote on tleman from Kansas (Mr. POMPEO). ing member of the House Intelligence the amendment. Why? Because it re- The question was taken; and the Act- Committee, the gentleman from Mary- states current law, and current law has ing Chair announced that the ayes ap- land (Mr. RUPPERSBERGER). been interpreted by the administration peared to have it. Mr. RUPPERSBERGER. Thank you, in a way that is, frankly, contrary to Mr. POMPEO. Mr. Chairman, I de- Mr. POMPEO. the intent of the crafters of the PA- mand a recorded vote. Mr. Chairman, I rise in support of the TRIOT Act. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to Pompeo amendment. Section 215 of the PATRIOT Act says clause 6 of rule XVIII, further pro- This amendment strongly reaffirms that you can obtain information that ceedings on the amendment offered by that in America, privacy and security is relevant to a national security inves- the gentleman from Kansas will be must coexist together. This amend- tigation. postponed. ment states in no uncertain terms that Now, what has happened since Con- AMENDMENT NO. 100 OFFERED BY MR. AMASH the government cannot use section 702 gress enacted that provision? It is a The Acting CHAIR. It is now in order of the Foreign Intelligence Surveil- low bar, but under the NSA’s interpre- to consider amendment No. 100 printed lance Act, FISA, to intentionally tar- tation, it is no bar at all. Because, as in House Report 113–170. get an American for surveillance. has been widely reported, they are col- Mr. AMASH. Mr. Chairman, I have an This important amendment also reaf- lecting the information about every amendment at the desk. firms that phone conversations cannot phone call made by every American. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will be collected through section 215 of the Clearly, that is not relevant to a ter- designate the amendment. PATRIOT Act. It makes the intentions rorist investigation. The text of the amendment is as fol- of Congress very clear. I think it is important to note that lows: business records that are the subject of I believe the Pompeo amendment At the end of the bill (before the short makes a powerful statement that NSA 215 include a lot of sensitive informa- title), insert the following new section: cannot target Americans for the collec- tion. What are business records? phone SEC. ll. None of the funds made available tion or listen to their phone calls. I records? Internet records? credit card by this Act may be used to execute a Foreign urge my colleagues to vote ‘‘yes.’’ How- records? medical records? Are these Intelligence Surveillance Court order pursu- ever, I do understand the concerns of things that we would voluntarily give ant to section 501 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 (50 U.S.C. 1861) that the American people and of Congress up to the government? No. They are in- credibly sensitive, and that’s why they does not include the following sentence: when it comes to these programs. ‘‘This Order limits the collection of any tan- On the House Intelligence Com- are being sought. I do think it is important to note gible things (including telephone numbers mittee, we are reviewing and evalu- dialed, telephone numbers of incoming calls, ating potential ways to change the that the amendment that will follow and the duration of calls) that may be au- FISA Act that will provide the intel- after this one doesn’t end the ability of thorized to be collected pursuant to this ligence community with the tools it the government to pursue terrorism. Order to those tangible things that pertain needs to keep our country safe while We are all for that. It merely requires to a person who is the subject of an inves- tigation described in section 501 of the For- also protecting privacy and civil lib- that the government adhere to the law, which requires that there be relevance eign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 (50 erties. We are committed to having U.S.C. 1861).’’. this important discussion. However, I to a terrorist investigation. I certainly do not challenge the moti- The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to do have concerns about the amendment vation of the gentleman who has of- House Resolution 312, the gentleman we will debate next. fered this amendment, but I do think if from Michigan (Mr. AMASH) and a The Amash amendment is an on/off you think that this provides a remedy, Member opposed each will control 71⁄2 switch for section 215 of the PATRIOT then you are wrong. This provides a fig minutes. Act. It will have an immediate oper- leaf. The Chair recognizes the gentleman ational impact and our country will be We should vote against it, and I hope from Michigan. more vulnerable to terrorist attacks. that we will move on to the Amash Mr. AMASH. Mr. Chairman, I yield This authority has helped prevent ter- amendment and solve the problem myself 1 minute. rorist attacks on U.S. soil. A planned today. We are here today for a very simple attack on the New York City subway Mr. POMPEO. Mr. Chairman, I am reason: to defend the Fourth Amend- system was stopped because of section prepared to close. I reserve the balance ment, to defend the privacy of each and 215. of my time. every American. But the Amash amendment passes Mr. VISCLOSKY. Mr. Chairman, I As the Director of National Intel- this authority and it will end it. This yield back the balance of my time. ligence has made clear, the govern- amendment goes too far, too fast, on Mr. POMPEO. Mr. Chairman, I would ment collects the phone records with- the wrong legislative vehicle. We need just like to correct a couple of things. out suspicion of every single American to debate the scope of this program, This legislation is not a fig leaf. It is in the United States. and we are, but this is an extreme intended to clarify some things that My amendment makes a simple, but knee-jerk reaction to the situation. have been said, some beliefs that peo- important change. It limits the govern- This program has been authorized ple hold, about what section 215 au- ment’s collection of the records to and reauthorized by Congress. It re- thorizes and what section 702 author- those records that pertain to a person ceives extensive oversight by the Intel- izes. who is the subject of an investigation ligence Committee and is a vital tool It is intended to make crystal clear pursuant to section 215. for our intelligence community to pro- to everyone here, as well as to the tect our Nation. Remember, 9/11 hap- American public, the boundaries of b 1800 pened in part because we failed to con- these two important national security Opponents of this amendment will nect the dots. One of the critical tools programs. These laws have been in use the same tactic that every govern- we now have and use to connect those place and interpreted by multiple ad- ment throughout history has used to dots is section 215 of the PATRIOT Act. ministrations in the same way. There justify its violation of rights—fear. Remember, this is just phone records— was no change in this law when this They will tell you that the government just phone numbers—no conversations. President came into office, and we must violate the rights of the Amer- I respectfully urge a ‘‘no’’ vote on the should continue to support these pro- ican people to protect us against those Amash amendment and a ‘‘yes’’ vote on grams regardless of who is the Com- who hate our freedoms. They will tell the Pompeo amendment. mander in Chief for the United States. you there is no expectation of privacy Mr. VISCLOSKY. Mr. Chairman, I Mr. Chairman, I would ask my col- in documents that are stored with a yield 2 minutes to the gentlewoman leagues to support this amendment, third party. Tell that to the American

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It’s not theoretical. Fifty-four use of PATRIOT Act and FISA authorities to Chairman, I rise to claim the time in times this and the other program conduct terrorism and intelligence investiga- opposition to the gentleman’s amend- stopped and thwarted terrorist attacks tions. All this amendment is intended to do is ment. both here and in Europe—saving real curtail the ongoing dragnet collection and stor- The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman is lives. This isn’t a game. This is real. It age of the personal records of innocent Ameri- recognized for 71⁄2 minutes. will have a real consequence. This is cans. It does not defund the NSA, and it Mr. YOUNG of Florida. I am very hard. would continue to allow them to conduct full happy to yield 3 minutes to the very Think about the people who came fledged surveillance as long as it relates to an distinguished chairman of the House here before us in this great body— actual investigation. Intelligence Committee, the gentleman Madison, Lincoln, Kennedy served Our joining together on this bipartisan from Michigan (Mr. ROGERS). here—and about the issues they dealt amendment demonstrates our joint commit- Mr. ROGERS of Michigan. I thank with and about the politics of ‘‘big’’ ment to ensuring that our fight against ter- the gentleman. and of moving America forward while rorism and espionage follows the rule of law Mr. Chairman, I think the American upholding the article I mandate to this and the clear intent of the statutes passed by people and, certainly, some well-inten- House in that we must provide for the Congress. I urge my colleagues on both sides tioned Members in this Chamber have general defense of the United States. of the aisle to vote for this amendment to legitimate concerns. They should be Think of those challenges. Think of demonstrate our bipartisan commitment to addressed. We should have time and those challenges that they met. protecting individual liberty. education on what actually happens in Are we so small that we can only Mr. YOUNG of Florida. I am very the particular program of which we look at our Facebook ‘‘likes’’ today in happy to yield 21⁄2 minutes to the gen- speak. this Chamber, or are we going to stand tlelady from Minnesota (Mrs. BACH- I will pledge to each one of you today up and find out how many lives we can MANN). and give you my word that this fall, save? Mrs. BACHMANN. I thank the gen- when we do the Intel authorization Let us get back to the big politics of tleman from Florida. bill, that we will work to find addi- protecting America and of moving Madam Chair, this is a very impor- tional privacy protections with this America forward. Soundly reject this tant issue that we are taking up today program which have no email, no amendment. Let’s do this right in the because the number one duty of the phone calls, no names, and no address- Intel authorization bill. Federal Government is the safety of es. Mr. AMASH. I yield 1 minute to the the American people—of our constitu- Fourteen Federal judges have said, gentleman from Michigan (Mr. CON- ents and of our own skins, the skins of yes, this comports with the Constitu- YERS). each one of us in this Chamber today. tion; 800 cases around the 1979 case Mr. CONYERS. I thank the gen- As we know all too well, national secu- have affirmed the underpinnings of the tleman for yielding to me. rity is a real and present danger, and it legality of this case—800. So 14 judges Ladies and gentlemen of the House, is something that we have to take are wrong, and 800 different cases are this amendment will not stop the prop- quite seriously. We can’t deal in false wrong. The legislators on both Intel- er use of the PATRIOT Act or stop the narratives. ligence committees—Republicans and FISA authorities from conducting ter- A false narrative has emerged that Democrats—are all wrong. rorism and intelligence investigations. the Federal Government is taking in Why is it that people of both parties I’d never block that. the content of Americans’ phone calls. came together and looked at this pro- All this amendment is intending to It’s not true. It’s not happening. gram at a time when our Nation was do is to curtail the ongoing dragnet A false narrative has emerged that under siege by those individuals who collection and storage of the personal the Federal Government is taking in wanted to bring violence to the shores records of innocent Americans. It does the content of the American people’s of the United States? not defund the NSA, and it will con- emails. It’s not true. It’s not hap- It is that those who know it best sup- tinue to allow them to conduct full- pening. port the program because we spend as fledged surveillance as long as it re- We need to deal in facts. The facts much time on this to get it right, to lates to an actual investigation. are real, and the facts are these: make sure the oversight is right. No Our joining together on this bipar- The only people who have benefited other program has the legislative tisan amendment demonstrates our from the revelation of classified infor- branch, the judicial branch, and the ex- joint commitment to ensure that our mation by someone who worked for ecutive branch doing the oversight of a fight against terrorism and espionage this government—who intentionally program like this. If we had this in the follows the rule of law and the clear in- and without authorization declassified other agencies, we would not have tent of the statutes passed by this Con- some of the most sensitive national se- problems. gress. I urge my colleagues on both curity information that we have—are Think about who we are in this body. sides of the aisle to vote for this those who are engaged in Islamic jihad. Have 12 years gone by and our memo- amendment. They will have been benefited, and ries faded so badly that we’ve forgotten I rise in support of this amendment, which I those whom we seek to protect will what happened on September 11? am cosponsoring with my colleague from have not. This bill turns off a very specific pro- Michigan, Representative JUSTIN AMASH. Consider this: gram. It doesn’t stop so-called ‘‘spy- This amendment will prevent mass collec- There is more information about ing’’ and other things that this has tion of personal records, such as phone calling each one of us contained in the phone been alleged to do. That’s not what’s information, under Section 215 of the USA book that sits at home on your kitchen happening. It’s not a surveillance bill. PATRIOT Act. When Congress passed and counter than information that is in the It’s not monitoring. It doesn’t do any later revised this provision, we did not intend National Security Database that we’re of those things. for it to authorize the bulk, indiscriminate col- talking about today. Your name, your What happened after September 11 lection of personal information of individuals address are in the phone book. Your that we didn’t know on September 10— not under investigation. name, your address are not in this Na- again, passing this amendment takes However, we have learned that this law has tional Security Database. us back to September 10, and after- been misused to allow the collection of call No other nation in the world has the wards we said, wow, there is a seam, a detail information on every phone call made in advantage that the United States of gap—was somebody leading up to the the United States under a bizarre interpreta- America has on national security—no

VerDate Mar 15 2010 03:48 Jul 25, 2013 Jkt 029060 PO 00000 Frm 00044 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K24JY7.102 H24JYPT1 jbell on DSK7SPTVN1PROD with HOUSE July 24, 2013 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H5025 other nation—and we by this amend- Mr. AMASH. I yield 30 seconds to the counterterrorism purposes. Aspects of this ment today would agree to handcuff gentleman from South Carolina (Mr. program remain classified, and there are ourselves and our allies by restricting MULVANEY). limits to what can be said about it in an un- ourselves? Let it not be. Let us not Mr. MULVANEY. Madam Chair, here classified letter. Department of Justice and Intelligence Community staff are available deal in false narratives. Let us deal in is the question: to provide you a briefing on the program at facts that will keep the American peo- It’s a question of balancing privacy your request. ple safe. versus security. It’s a question beyond In your letter, you asked whether this in- When you look at an envelope, when that. It’s a question of who will do the telligence collection program is consistent a letter is put in the mail, is there a balancing. with the requirements of section 215 and the privacy right as to what has been writ- Right now, the balancing is being limits of that authority. Under section 215, ten on that envelope? No, there isn’t. done by people we do not know, by peo- the Director of the FBI may apply to the There is a privacy right as to what is ple we do not elect and, in large part FISC for an order directing the production of contained inside that envelope. That’s any tangible things, including business right now, by somebody who has ad- records, for investigations to protect against a Fourth Amendment right. mitted lying to this body at a hearing. Is there a Fourth Amendment right international terrorism. To issue such an That’s wrong. order, the FISC must determine that (1) to the record that you called someone We should be doing the balancing. We there are reasonable grounds to believe that on a certain day? No, there isn’t— were elected to do that. We need to the things sought are relevant to an author- that’s a record—but there is a Fourth pass this amendment so that we can do ized investigation, other than a threat as- Amendment right to what’s in that the balancing, not the folks who are sessment; (2) the investigation is being con- phone call. Let’s deal in reality, not in not elected and whom we do not know. ducted under guidelines approved by the At- torney General under Executive Order 12333; false narratives. Mr. YOUNG of Florida. I continue to Mr. AMASH. I yield 1 minute to the and (3) if a U.S. person is the subject of the reserve the balance of my time. gentleman from Wisconsin (Mr. SEN- investigation, the investigation is not being Mr. AMASH. May I inquire of the SENBRENNER). conducted solely upon the basis of First Mr. SENSENBRENNER. Madam Chair how much time remains. Amendment protected activities. In addi- Chair, I rise in strong support of the The Acting CHAIR (Ms. ROS- tion, the FISC may only require the produc- tion of items that can be obtained with a Amash amendment. I do so as the per- LEHTINEN). The gentleman from Michi- 1 grand jury subpoena or any other court order son who was the principal author of the gan has 3 ⁄2 minutes remaining. Mr. AMASH. Madam Chair, I yield 30 directing the production of records or tan- PATRIOT Act in 2001, who got that law gible things. Finally, the program must, of through quickly after 9/11 and who sup- seconds to the gentlewoman from Cali- course, comport with the Constitution. ported and managed its 2006 reauthor- fornia (Ms. LOFGREN). The telephony metadata program satisfies ization. Ms. LOFGREN. I want to talk about each of these requirements. The lawfulness Let me make this perfectly clear the much ballyhooed oversight. of the telephony metadata collection pro- that unlike what we have heard from Every year, there is a report to the gram has repeatedly been affirmed by the speakers on the other side of this issue, Judiciary Committee, an annual re- FISC. In the years since its inception, mul- port, on section 215. This year, the re- tiple FISC judges have granted 90–day exten- this amendment does not stop the col- sions of the program after concluding that it lection of data under section 215—the port was eight sentences—less than a full page. To think that the Congress meets all applicable legal requirements. people who are subject to an investiga- Of particular significance to your question tion of an authorized terrorist plot. has substantial oversight of this pro- is the relevance to an authorized inter- What it does do is to prevent the col- gram is simply incorrect. I cannot national terrorism investigation of the te- lection of data of people who are not match Mr. SENSENBRENNER’s brilliant lephony metadata collected through this subject to an investigation. remarks; but I do agree that when we program. First, it is critical to understand Now, relevance is required in any wrote the PATRIOT Act relevance had the program in the context of the restric- type of a grand jury subpoena or in a a meaning. tions imposed by the court. Those restric- criminal collection of data for a crimi- Madam Chair, I submit for the tions strictly limit the extent to which the data is reviewed by the government. In par- RECORD a letter to Mr. SENSENBRENNER nal trial. This goes far beyond what the ticular, the FISC allows the data to be NSA is doing. The time has come to from the Department of Justice, which queried for intelligence purposes only when stop it, and the way we stop it is to ap- basically says, because 300 inquiries there is reasonable suspicion, based on spe- prove this amendment. were made, the records of every single cific facts, that a particular query term, Mr. YOUNG of Florida. I reserve the American became relevant. That’s a such as a telephone number, is associated balance of my time. joke. with a specific foreign terrorist organization Mr. AMASH. I yield 30 seconds to the U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, that was previously identified to and ap- gentleman from Colorado (Mr. POLIS). OFFICE OF LEGISLATIVE AFFAIRS, proved by the court. NSA has reported that Mr. POLIS. I thank the gentleman Washington, DC, July 16, 2013. in 2012, fewer than 300 unique identifiers from Michigan for his leadership on Hon. F. JAMES SENSENBRENNER, Jr., were used to query the data after meeting this standard. This means that only a very this important issue. House of Representatives, Washington, DC. small fraction of the records is ever reviewed Madam Chair, reports of the NSA DEAR REPRESENTATIVE SENSENBRENNER: by any person, and only specially cleared surveillance program have broad and This responds to your letter to the Attorney counterterrorism personnel specifically far-reaching consequences. General date June 6, 2013, regarding the trained in the court-approved procedures can Many Americans feel that our funda- ‘‘business records’’ provision of the Foreign access the records to conduct queries. The mental liberties as a country and our Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA), 50 information generated in response to these constitutional rights are threatened. In U.S.C. § 1861, enacted as section 215 of the limited queries is not only relevant to au- addition, it has ruined and hurt our USA PATRIOT Act. thorized investigations of international ter- reputation abroad—threatening our As you know, on June 5, 2013, the media re- rorism, but may be especially significant in trade relationships with allies, threat- ported the unauthorized disclosure of a clas- helping the government identify and disrupt sified judicial order issued under this provi- terrorist plots. ening American jobs as a result, and sion that has been used to support a sen- The large volume of telephony metadata is putting in danger our cooperative secu- sitive intelligence collection program. Under relevant to FBI investigations into specific rity relationships that we need to fight this program, which has been briefed to Con- foreign terrorist organizations because the the war on terror. gress and repeatedly authorized by the For- intelligence tools that NSA uses to identify The responsible thing to do is to eign Intelligence Surveillance Court (FISC), the existence of potential terrorist commu- show some contrition. Let’s pass this the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) nications within the data require collecting amendment. Let’s make sure that we obtains authorization to collect telephony and storing large volumes of the metadata to can have a practical approach that metadata, including the telephone numbers enable later analysis. If not collected and shows that protecting our liberties and dialed and the date, time and duration of held by NSA, the metadata may not con- calls, from certain telecommunications serv- tinue to be available for the period that NSA securities are consistent and critical ice providers. The National Security Agency has deemed necessary for national security for the United States of America. I (NSA), in turn, archives and analyzes this in- purposes because it need not be retained by urge a ‘‘yes’’ vote. formation under carefully controlled cir- telecommunications service providers. More- Mr. YOUNG of Florida. I continue to cumstances and provides leads to the FBI or over, unless the data is aggregated by NSA, reserve the balance of my time. others in the Intelligence Community for it may not be possible to identify telephony

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The bulk collec- tees again in February 2011 in connection Madam Chair, amendment IV: tion of telephony metadata—i.e. the collec- with the reauthorization that occurred later The right of the people to be secure in tion of a large volume and high percentage of that year. their persons, house, papers, and effects, information about unrelated communica- Finally, we do not agree with the sugges- against unreasonable searches and seizures, tions—is therefore necessary to identify the tion in your letter that the Department’s shall not be violated, and no warrants shall much smaller subset of terrorist-related te- March 9, 2011 public testimony on section 215 issue, but upon probable cause, supported by lephony metadata records contained within conveyed a misleading impression as to how oath or affirmation, and particularly de- the data. It also allows NSA to make connec- this authority is used. Quoting a portion of scribing the place to be searched, and the tions related to terrorist activities over time that testimony, your letter states that it persons or things to be seized. and can assist counterterrorism personnel to ‘‘left the committee with the impression discover whether known or suspected terror- that the Administration was using the busi- Those who choose to trade liberty for ists have been in contact with other persons ness records provision sparingly and for spe- security will find they have neither. who may be engaged in terrorist activities, cific materials. The recently released FISA Mr. AMASH. Madam Chair, I yield 30 including persons and activities inside the order, however, could not have been drafted seconds to the gentleman from Texas United States. Because the telephony more broadly,’’ In fact, key language in the metadata must be available in bulk to allow (Mr. POE). testimony in question noted that orders Mr. POE of Texas. Warrants need to NSA to identify the records of terrorist com- issued pursuant to section 215 ‘‘have also munications, there are ‘‘reasonable grounds been used to support important and highly be particular and specific about the to believe’’ that the data is relevant to an sensitive intelligence collection operations, place to be searched and the items to authorized investigation to protect against on which this committee and others have be seized. international terrorism, as section 215 re- been separately briefed.’’ We hope that the No judge would ever sign a general quires, even though most of the records in explanation above regarding the use of this search warrant like the British did, al- the dataset are not associated with terrorist authority to identify specific terrorism-re- lowing the police to search every house activity. lated telephony metadata records helps to The program is consistent with the Con- on the block, much less seize clarify the point. everybody’s phone records, but this is stitution as well as with the statute. As The recent unauthorized disclosure of this noted above, the only type of information ac- and other classified intelligence activities what has happened under section 215 quired under the program is telephony has caused serious harm to our national se- under the government. metadata, not the content of any commu- curity. Since the disclosure of the telephony The government has gone too far in nications, not the identity, address or finan- metadata collection program, the Depart- the name of security and the Fourth cial information of any party to the commu- ment of Justice and the Intelligence Commu- nication, and not geolocational information. Amendment has been bruised. nity have worked to ensure that Congress Rein in government invasion. No Under longstanding Supreme Court prece- and the American people understand how the dent, there is no reasonable expectation of more dragnet operations. Get a specific program operates, its importance to our se- warrant based on probable cause, or privacy with respect to this kind of informa- curity, and the rigorous oversight that is ap- tion that individuals have already provided plied. As part of this effort, senior officials stay out of our lives. to third-party businesses, and such informa- from ODNI, NSA, DOJ and FI31 provided a And that’s just the way it is. tion therefore is not protected by the Fourth classified briefing for all House Members on Mr. AMASH. I yield 30 seconds to the Amendment. See Smith v. Maryland, 442 U.S. June 11, 2013 and separate classified briefings gentleman from New York (Mr. NAD- 735, 739–42 (1979). to the House Democratic Caucus and the Moreover, it is important to bear in mind LER). House Republican Conference on June 26, that activities carried out pursuant to FISA, Mr. NADLER. Madam Chairperson, 2013. including those conducted under this pro- this amendment stops the government The Department of Justice is committed to gram, are subject to stringent limitations from misusing section 215, to engage in ensuring that our efforts to protect national and robust oversight by all three branches of security are conducted lawfully and respect the dragnet collection of all of our per- government. As noted above, by order of the the privacy and civil liberties of all Ameri- sonal telephone records. Congress did FISC, the Government is prohibited from in- cans. We look forward to continuing to work not grant the executive the authority discriminately sifting through the telephony with you and others in the Congress to en- metadata it acquires. Instead, all informa- to collect everything it wants so long sure that we meet this objective. tion that is acquired is subject to strict, as it limits any subsequent search of We hope this information is helpful. Please court-imposed restrictions on review and that data. do not hesitate to contact this office if we handling that provide significant and reason- This amendment restores the re- may provide additional assistance with this able safeguards for U.S. persons. The basis or any other matter. quirement that records sought are rel- for a query must be documented in writing Sincerely, evant to an authorized foreign intel- in advance and must be approved by one of a PETER J. KADZIK, ligence or terrorist investigation. It re- limited number of highly trained analysts. Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General. stores the minimal relevant standard The FISC reviews the program approxi- mately every 90 days. Mr. AMASH. I yield 30 seconds to the required by Congress but ignored by The Department of Justice conducts rig- gentleman from Texas (Mr. BARTON). successive administrations. orous oversight to ensure the telephony (Mr. BARTON asked and was given No administration should be per- metadata is being handled in strict compli- permission to revise and extend his re- mitted to operate above or beyond the ance with the FISC’s orders, and the Depart- marks.) law as they have done in this respect. I ment of Justice and The Office of the Direc- therefore urge all of my colleagues to tor of National Intelligence (ODNI) conduct Mr. BARTON. I thank the gentleman. Madam Chair, this is not about how vote in favor of the Amash-Conyers thorough and regular reviews to ensure the amendment. program is implemented in compliance with sincere the NSA people are in imple- the law. menting this technique. It is not about Mr. AMASH. I yield 30 seconds to the The program is also subject to extensive how careful they are. It is whether gentleman from Virginia (Mr. GRIF- congressional oversight. The classified de- they have the right to collect the data FITH). tails of the program have been briefed to the in the first place on every phone call Mr. GRIFFITH of Virginia. General Judiciary and Intelligence Committees on warrants, writs of assistance, that’s many occasions. In addition, in December on every American every day. The PATRIOT Act did not specifi- what we’re looking at, and the Found- 2009, the Department of Justice worked with ing Fathers found that to be anathema. the Intelligence Community to provide a cally authorize it. Section 215 talks classified briefing paper to the House and about tangible things that are relevant What they’re doing does violate the Senate Intelligence Committees to be made to an authorized security investiga- Fourth Amendment. We took an oath available to all Members of Congress regard- tion. In the NSA’s interpretation of to uphold the Constitution, and we’re ing the telephony metadata collection pro- that, ‘‘relevant’’ is all data all the supposed to rely on a secret agency gram. It is our understanding that both In- time. That is simply wrong. We should that deals with a secret court that telligence Committees made this document deals with a selective secrecy com- available to all Members prior to the Feb- support the Amash amendment and vote for it. mittee; and Members of Congress are ruary 2010 reauthorization of section 215. limited to their access to the actions of That briefing paper clearly explained that b 1815 the government and the FISC had inter- that committee, but we’re supposed to preted Section 215 to authorize the collection Mr. AMASH. Madam Chair, I yield 15 trust them. of telephony metadata in bulk. An updated seconds to the gentleman from South Folks, we’ve got a job to do. Vote version of the briefing paper was provided to Carolina (Mr. DUNCAN). ‘‘yes.’’

VerDate Mar 15 2010 05:15 Jul 25, 2013 Jkt 029060 PO 00000 Frm 00046 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A24JY7.044 H24JYPT1 jbell on DSK7SPTVN1PROD with HOUSE July 24, 2013 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H5027 Mr. AMASH. Madam Chair, may I in- What is it, metadata? It sounds kind adopted in accordance with the pre- quire as to how much time remains? of scary. It’s nothing more than an vious voice vote thereon. The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman Excel spreadsheet with five columns: AMENDMENT NO. 99 OFFERED BY MR. POMPEO from Michigan has 45 seconds remain- called to, called from, date, time, and The Acting CHAIR. The unfinished ing, and the gentleman from Florida the duration. Five columns, billions of business is the demand for a recorded has 2 minutes remaining. rows. It’s in a lockbox. It can’t be vote on the amendment offered by the Mr. AMASH. I yield 30 seconds to the searched unless you have specific sus- gentleman from Kansas (Mr. POMPEO) gentlelady from Hawaii (Ms. GABBARD). picion of a number being used by a ter- on which further proceedings were Ms. GABBARD. Madam Chairwoman, rorist. Only then do they go into that postponed and on which the ayes pre- countless men and women from my database and do they run a search for vailed by voice vote. State of Hawaii and all across the what that number has been calling. The Clerk will redesignate the country have worn the uniform and put Why do you need it? Verizon, AT&T, amendment. their lives on the line to protect our other companies will not keep this The Clerk redesignated the amend- freedoms and our liberties. I cannot in data for the years necessary. Secondly, ment. good conscience vote to take a single you need it quickly. When I was in Iraq RECORDED VOTE dollar from the pockets of hardworking as a platoon leader with the 101st Air- The Acting CHAIR. A recorded vote taxpayers from across the country to borne, if we rolled up a bad guy and we has been demanded. pay for programs which infringe on the found a cell phone or we found a thumb A recorded vote was ordered. very liberties and freedoms our troops drive, we would immediately upload The vote was taken by electronic de- have fought and died for. that data so intelligence professionals vice, and there were—ayes 409, noes 12, Ben Franklin said: could search it so they could go roll up not voting 12, as follows: They who give up essential liberty to ob- another bad guy, because you only tain a little temporary safety deserve nei- have a few hours to stop a terrorist [Roll No. 411] ther liberty nor safety. once you catch another terrorist. AYES—409 Mr. AMASH. Madam Chair, I yield Folks, we are at war. You may not Aderholt Cotton Graves (MO) myself such time as I may consume. like that truth. I wish it weren’t the Alexander Courtney Grayson Amash Cramer Green, Al We’re here to answer one question for truth. But it is the truth. We’re at war. Amodei Crawford Green, Gene the people we represent: Do we oppose Do not take this tool away from our Andrews Crenshaw Griffin (AR) the suspicion list collection of every warriors on the frontline. Bachmann Crowley Griffith (VA) American’s phone records? Mr. YOUNG of Florida. I yield back Bachus Cuellar Grimm Barber Culberson Guthrie When you had the chance to stand up the balance of my time. Barr Cummings Gutie´rrez for Americans’ privacy, did you? The Acting CHAIR. The question is Barrow (GA) Daines Hahn Please support the Amash amend- on the amendment offered by the gen- Barton Davis (CA) Hall Bass Davis, Danny Hanabusa ment and oppose the NSA’s blanket tleman from Michigan (Mr. AMASH). Benishek Davis, Rodney Hanna surveillance of our constituents. The question was taken; and the Act- Bentivolio DeFazio Harper I yield back the balance of my time. ing Chair announced that the noes ap- Bera (CA) DeGette Harris Mr. YOUNG of Florida. Madam peared to have it. Bilirakis Delaney Hartzler Bishop (GA) DeLauro Hastings (FL) Chairwoman, I yield 2 minutes for the Mr. AMASH. Madam Chair, I demand Bishop (NY) DelBene Hastings (WA) closing argument to the gentleman a recorded vote. Bishop (UT) Denham Heck (NV) from Arkansas (Mr. COTTON). The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to Black Dent Heck (WA) Mr. COTTON. Madam Chairwoman, I clause 6 of rule XVIII, further pro- Blackburn DeSantis Hensarling Blumenauer DesJarlais Higgins rise to strongly urge opposition to the ceedings on the amendment offered by Bonamici Deutch Himes Amash amendment. the gentleman from Michigan will be Bonner Diaz-Balart Hinojosa This program has stopped dozens of postponed. Boustany Dingell Holding Brady (PA) Doggett Hoyer terrorist attacks. That means it’s ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE ACTING CHAIR Brady (TX) Doyle Hudson saved untold American lives. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to Braley (IA) Duckworth Huelskamp This amendment is not simple. It clause 6 of rule XVIII, proceedings will Bridenstine Duffy Huffman does not limit the program. It does not Brooks (AL) Duncan (SC) Huizenga (MI) now resume on those amendments Brooks (IN) Duncan (TN) Hultgren modify it. It does not constrain the printed in House Report 113–170 on Broun (GA) Ellison Hunter program. It ends the program. It blows which further proceedings were post- Brown (FL) Ellmers Hurt it up. Some of you’ve heard the anal- poned, in the following order: Brownley (CA) Engel Israel ogy that if you want to search for a Buchanan Enyart Issa Amendment No. 24 by Mr. TERRY of Bucshon Eshoo Jackson Lee needle in a haystack, you have to have Nebraska. Burgess Esty Jeffries the haystack. This takes a leaf blower Amendment No. 99 by Mr. POMPEO of Butterfield Farenthold Jenkins and blows away the entire haystack. Kansas. Calvert Farr Johnson (GA) Camp Fattah Johnson (OH) You will not have this program if this Amendment No. 100 by Mr. AMASH of Cantor Fincher Johnson, E. B. amendment passes. And it does so, de- Michigan. Capito Fitzpatrick Johnson, Sam spite all of the safeguards you have al- The Chair will reduce to 2 minutes Capps Fleischmann Jones ready heard. the time for any electronic vote after Ca´ rdenas Fleming Jordan Carney Flores Joyce This program is constitutional under the first vote in this series. Carson (IN) Forbes Kaptur Supreme Court precedent—not recent AMENDMENT NO. 24 OFFERED BY MR. TERRY Carter Fortenberry Keating precedent. Precedent goes back to 1979, The Acting CHAIR. The unfinished Cartwright Foster Kelly (IL) Cassidy Foxx Kelly (PA) just 2 years after I was born, the year business is the demand for a recorded Castor (FL) Frankel (FL) Kennedy that one of the young sponsors of this vote on the amendment offered by the Castro (TX) Franks (AZ) Kildee amendment was born. This program is gentleman from Nebraska (Mr. TERRY) Chabot Frelinghuysen Kilmer approved by large bipartisan majorities Chaffetz Gabbard Kind on which further proceedings were Chu Gallego King (IA) of this body on the statute—text that postponed and on which the ayes pre- Cicilline Garamendi King (NY) they approved, not their secret intents vailed by voice vote. Clarke Garcia Kingston or wishes. The Clerk will redesignate the Clay Gardner Kinzinger (IL) Cleaver Garrett Kirkpatrick It is overseen by article III judges amendment. Clyburn Gerlach Kline who have been confirmed by the Senate The Clerk redesignated the amend- Coffman Gibbs Kuster and are independent of the executive ment. Cole Gibson Labrador branch. It is reviewed by the Intel- Mr. TERRY. Madam Chair, I with- Collins (GA) Gingrey (GA) LaMalfa Collins (NY) Gohmert Lamborn ligence Committees, and it is executed draw my request for a recorded vote on Conaway Goodlatte Lance primarily by military officers, not gen- amendment No. 24. Connolly Gosar Langevin erals, but the majors and the colonels The Acting CHAIR. The request for a Cook Gowdy Lankford Cooper Granger Larsen (WA) who have been fighting and bleeding recorded vote on amendment No. 24 is Costa Graves (GA) Larson (CT) for this country for 12 years. withdrawn, and the amendment stands

VerDate Mar 15 2010 05:15 Jul 25, 2013 Jkt 029060 PO 00000 Frm 00047 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K24JY7.106 H24JYPT1 jbell on DSK7SPTVN1PROD with HOUSE H5028 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE July 24, 2013 Latham Pascrell Sherman The result of the vote was announced Walz Weber (TX) Yarmuth Latta Pastor (AZ) Shimkus as above recorded. Waters Welch Yoder Lee (CA) Paulsen Shuster Watt Williams Yoho Levin Payne Simpson AMENDMENT NO. 100 OFFERED BY MR. AMASH Waxman Wilson (SC) Young (AK) Lewis Pearce Sinema The Acting CHAIR. The unfinished Lipinski Pelosi NOES—217 Sires business is the demand for a recorded LoBiondo Perlmutter Slaughter Aderholt Hanna Peters (CA) Loebsack Perry Smith (MO) vote on the amendment offered by the Alexander Harper Peters (MI) Long Peters (CA) Smith (NE) gentleman from Michigan (Mr. AMASH) Andrews Hartzler Peterson Lowenthal Peters (MI) Smith (NJ) on which further proceedings were Bachmann Hastings (WA) Pittenger Lowey Peterson Barber Heck (NV) Pitts Smith (TX) postponed and on which the noes pre- Lucas Petri Smith (WA) Barr Heck (WA) Pompeo Luetkemeyer Pingree (ME) Southerland vailed by voice vote. Barrow (GA) Hensarling Price (NC) Lujan Grisham Pittenger Speier The Clerk will redesignate the Benishek Higgins Quigley (NM) Pitts Stewart Bera (CA) Himes Reed Luja´ n, Ben Ray Pocan amendment. Stivers Bilirakis Hinojosa Reichert (NM) Poe (TX) Stockman The Clerk redesignated the amend- Bishop (GA) Holding Renacci Lummis Pompeo Bishop (NY) Hoyer Stutzman ment. Rigell Lynch Posey Boehner Hudson Swalwell (CA) Roby Maffei Price (GA) RECORDED VOTE Bonner Hunter Takano Rogers (AL) Maloney, Price (NC) Boustany Hurt Terry The Acting CHAIR. A recorded vote Rogers (KY) Carolyn Quigley Brady (TX) Israel Thompson (CA) has been demanded. Rogers (MI) Maloney, Sean Radel Brooks (AL) Issa Rooney Marchant Rahall Thompson (MS) A recorded vote was ordered. Brooks (IN) Jackson Lee Thompson (PA) Ros-Lehtinen Marino Reed The Acting CHAIR. This will be a 2- Brown (FL) Johnson (GA) Roskam Massie Reichert Thornberry Brownley (CA) Johnson, E. B. Tiberi minute vote. Royce Matheson Renacci Bucshon Johnson, Sam Ruiz Matsui Ribble Tierney The vote was taken by electronic de- Butterfield Joyce Runyan McCarthy (CA) Rice (SC) Tipton vice, and there were—ayes 205, noes 217, Calvert Kaptur Ruppersberger McCaul Richmond Titus not voting 12, as follows: Camp Kelly (IL) Ryan (OH) McClintock Rigell Tonko Cantor Kelly (PA) Ryan (WI) McCollum Roby Tsongas [Roll No. 412] Capito Kennedy Schakowsky McDermott Roe (TN) Turner AYES—205 Carney Kilmer Schneider McGovern Rogers (AL) Upton Carter Kind Amash Schwartz McHenry Rogers (KY) Valadao Fudge Moore Castor (FL) King (IA) Amodei Scott, Austin McIntyre Rogers (MI) Van Hollen Gabbard Moran Castro (TX) King (NY) Bachus Scott, David McKeon Rohrabacher Vargas Garamendi Mullin Cole Kinzinger (IL) Barton Sessions McKinley Rooney Veasey Gardner Mulvaney Collins (GA) Kirkpatrick Bass Garrett Nadler Sewell (AL) McMorris Ros-Lehtinen Vela Collins (NY) Kline Becerra Gibson Napolitano Shimkus Rodgers Roskam Vela´ zquez Conaway Kuster Bentivolio Gohmert Neal Shuster McNerney Ross Visclosky Cook Lance Bishop (UT) Gosar Nolan Simpson Meadows Rothfus Wagner Cooper Langevin Black Gowdy Nugent Sinema Meehan Roybal-Allard Walberg Costa Lankford Blackburn Sires Meeks Royce Graves (GA) O’Rourke Cotton Larsen (WA) Walden Blumenauer Slaughter Meng Ruiz Grayson Owens Crawford Latham Walorski Bonamici Smith (NE) Messer Runyan Green, Gene Pascrell Crenshaw Latta Walz Brady (PA) Smith (TX) Mica Ruppersberger Griffin (AR) Pastor (AZ) Cuellar Levin Wasserman Braley (IA) Smith (WA) Michaud Rush Griffith (VA) Pearce Culberson Lipinski Schultz Bridenstine Miller (FL) Ryan (OH) Grijalva Perlmutter Davis (CA) LoBiondo Stivers Waters Broun (GA) Miller (MI) Ryan (WI) Hahn Perry Delaney Long Stutzman Watt Buchanan Miller, Gary Salmon Hall Petri Denham Lowey Terry Waxman Burgess Miller, George Sa´ nchez, Linda Harris Pingree (ME) Dent Lucas Thompson (CA) Weber (TX) Capps Moore T. Hastings (FL) Pocan Diaz-Balart Luetkemeyer Thornberry Webster (FL) Capuano Moran Sanchez, Loretta Holt Poe (TX) Duckworth Maloney, Sean Tiberi Welch Ca´ rdenas Mullin Sanford Honda Polis Ellmers Marino Titus Wenstrup Carson (IN) Mulvaney Sarbanes Huelskamp Posey Engel Matheson Turner Westmoreland Cartwright Murphy (FL) Scalise Huffman Price (GA) Enyart McCarthy (CA) Upton Whitfield Cassidy Murphy (PA) Schakowsky Huizenga (MI) Radel Esty McCaul Valadao Williams Chabot Nadler Schiff Hultgren Rahall Flores McIntyre Van Hollen Wilson (FL) Chaffetz Napolitano Schneider Jeffries Rangel Forbes McKeon Vargas Chu Neal Schrader Wilson (SC) Jenkins Ribble Fortenberry McKinley Veasey Cicilline Neugebauer Schwartz Wittman Johnson (OH) Rice (SC) Foster McNerney Visclosky Clarke Noem Schweikert Wolf Jones Richmond Foxx Meehan Wagner Clay Nolan Scott (VA) Womack Jordan Roe (TN) Frankel (FL) Meeks Walberg Cleaver Nugent Scott, Austin Woodall Keating Rohrabacher Franks (AZ) Meng Walden Clyburn Nunes Scott, David Yarmuth Kildee Ross Frelinghuysen Messer Walorski Coffman Nunnelee Sensenbrenner Yoder Kingston Rothfus Gallego Miller (FL) Wasserman Cohen O’Rourke Serrano Yoho Labrador Roybal-Allard Garcia Miller (MI) Schultz Connolly Olson Sessions Young (AK) LaMalfa Rush Gerlach Murphy (FL) Webster (FL) Conyers Owens Sewell (AL) Young (FL) Lamborn Salmon Gibbs Murphy (PA) Wenstrup Courtney ´ Palazzo Shea-Porter Young (IN) Larson (CT) Sanchez, Linda Gingrey (GA) Neugebauer Westmoreland Cramer Lee (CA) T. Goodlatte Noem Whitfield Crowley NOES—12 Lewis Sanchez, Loretta Granger Nunes Wilson (FL) Cummings Loebsack Sanford Becerra Edwards Honda Graves (MO) Nunnelee Wittman Daines Lofgren Sarbanes Capuano Fudge Lofgren Green, Al Olson Wolf Davis, Danny Lowenthal Scalise Cohen Grijalva Polis Grimm Palazzo Womack Davis, Rodney Lujan Grisham Schiff Conyers Holt Rangel Guthrie Paulsen Woodall DeFazio (NM) Schrader Gutie´rrez Payne Young (FL) DeGette ´ NOT VOTING—12 Lujan, Ben Ray Schweikert Hanabusa Pelosi Young (IN) DeLauro (NM) Scott (VA) Barletta Coble Negrete McLeod DelBene Lummis Sensenbrenner NOT VOTING—12 Beatty Herrera Beutler Pallone DeSantis Lynch Serrano Barletta Coble Negrete McLeod Bustos Horsford Rokita DesJarlais Maffei Shea-Porter Beatty Herrera Beutler Pallone Campbell McCarthy (NY) Schock Deutch Maloney, Sherman Bustos Horsford Rokita Dingell Carolyn Smith (MO) Campbell McCarthy (NY) Schock Doggett Marchant Smith (NJ) b 1847 Doyle Massie Southerland b 1851 Messrs. COLLINS of New York, Duffy Matsui Speier Duncan (SC) McClintock Stewart Mr. CICILLINE changed his vote GALLEGO, HASTINGS of Florida, Mrs. Duncan (TN) McCollum Stockman BACHMANN, Ms. SHEA-PORTER, Mr. Edwards McDermott Swalwell (CA) from ‘‘no’’ to ‘‘aye.’’ DOYLE, Ms. LEE of California, Ms. Ellison McGovern Takano So the amendment was rejected. Eshoo McHenry Thompson (MS) KELLY of Illinois, Ms. DEGETTE, The result of the vote was announced Farenthold McMorris Thompson (PA) Messrs. MCGOVERN, MCDERMOTT, Farr Rodgers Tierney as above recorded. GRIMM, LEWIS, PEARCE, PAYNE, Fattah Meadows Tipton PERSONAL EXPLANATION ANDREWS, and CARSON of Indiana Fincher Mica Tonko Mrs. BEATTY. Mr. Chair, on rollcall Nos. Fitzpatrick Michaud Tsongas changed their vote from ‘‘no’’ to ‘‘aye.’’ Fleischmann Miller, Gary Vela 411—Pompeo amendment #99, ‘‘yes’’ and So the amendment was agreed to. Fleming Miller, George Vela´ zquez 412—Amash amendment #100, ‘‘No.’’

VerDate Mar 15 2010 05:15 Jul 25, 2013 Jkt 029060 PO 00000 Frm 00048 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A24JY7.033 H24JYPT1 jbell on DSK7SPTVN1PROD with HOUSE July 24, 2013 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H5029 PERSONAL EXPLANATION this summer for all of their efforts on of Texas) having assumed the chair, Mrs. NEGRETE MCLEOD. Mr. Chair, on our behalf: Craig, Morgan, Deepa, and Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN, Acting Chair of the rollcall Nos. 411, ‘‘yes’’ and 412, ‘‘yes.’’ Matt. Committee of the Whole House on the The Acting CHAIR. It is now in order Finally, I want to thank all of my state of the Union, reported that that to consider a final period of general de- colleagues. We did work our way Committee, having had under consider- bate. through 100 amendments. From my ation the bill (H.R. 2397) making appro- The gentleman from Florida (Mr. perspective, this is exactly how this in- priations for the Department of De- YOUNG) and the gentleman from Indi- stitution should work, to have issues fense for the fiscal year ending Sep- ana (Mr. VISCLOSKY) each will control 5 and disagreement, to have discussions, tember 30, 2014, and for other purposes, minutes. to have votes, and to have a conclusion directed her to report the bill back to The Chair recognizes the gentleman to the process, and to report a bill. the House with sundry amendments from Indiana. So, again, I thank my colleagues, and adopted in the Committee of the Mr. VISCLOSKY. Madam Chair, I I thank the chair and the colleagues I Whole, with the recommendation that would rise to enter into a colloquy work with every day on the Defense the amendments be agreed to and that with my colleague from Washington Subcommittee. the bill, as amended, do pass. (Mr. HECK) and I yield to the gen- I yield back the balance of my time. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under tleman. Mr. YOUNG of Florida. Madam Chair, House Resolution 312, the previous Mr. HECK of Washington. I thank the I’d like to use my time to say thank question is ordered. gentleman from Indiana. you to the House and all of the Mem- Is a separate vote demanded on any Madam Chair, every summer, Joint bers who participated in some vigorous amendment reported from the Com- Base Lewis-McChord in Washington’s debate, for having conducted the af- mittee of the Whole? If not, the Chair 10th Congressional District hosts near- fairs of the House in a most profes- will put them en gros. ly 6,000 ROTC cadets from all across sional way, proving to our constituents The amendments were agreed to. the Nation. These cadets conduct an that we can work things out, that we The SPEAKER pro tempore. The assessment exercise we call Warrior can work together. question is on the engrossment and Forge. The exercise is an invaluable third reading of the bill. b 1900 tool in shaping our next generation of The bill was ordered to be engrossed Army officers. I just want to say thank you to Mr. and read a third time, and was read the For 40 years, this course has honed VISCLOSKY, who is handling the minor- third time. the skills, provided the cohesion, and ity leadership on this bill for the first MOTION TO RECOMMIT fostered the knowledge necessary to time. I think he deserves a lot of credit Ms. FRANKEL of Florida. Mr. Speak- create the Army’s next leaders. I have and a lot of applause for the good job er, I have a motion to recommit at the visited this program, and you need not that he did in keeping this schedule on desk. have a single doubt about the quality track. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is the of the next generation of military lead- PETER, thank you very much. gentlewoman opposed to the bill? ers in our Nation. While it seems a long time ago, it Ms. FRANKEL of Florida. I am op- Yet, Madam Chair, an effort is afloat was only Monday night that we finally posed in its current form. to radically change this proven system, received the 100 amendments that The SPEAKER pro tempore. The without the knowledge or input from would be filed and considered during Clerk will report the motion to recom- this Congress. Members of this body, the debate. We had to analyze those mit. including myself, the ranking member amendments by Tuesday—yesterday— The Clerk read as follows: of the House Armed Services Com- so that we could begin the debate on Ms. FRANKEL of Florida moves to recom- mittee, and the former ranking mem- this bill. Our staff did an outstanding mit the bill H.R. 2397 to the Committee on ber of the House Appropriations Com- job in working late into the night Mon- Appropriations with instructions to report mittee have been requesting from the day night analyzing these amendments the same back to the House forthwith, with Army a simple brief and cost-benefit so that we could consider where we the following amendment: would be on those amendments. Page 86, line 21, after the dollar amount, analysis of this proposed radical trans- insert ‘‘(increased by $25,000,000)’’. formation. And for over 2 years, those I would like to read the names of the Page 86, line 22, after the dollar amount, requests have repeatedly been delayed members of our staff, headed by Tom insert ‘‘(increased by $20,000,000)’’. and dismissed and denied. McLemore as staff director and Paul Page 87, line 9, after the dollar amount, in- Now, while my preference would have Juola in a similar position for Mr. VIS- sert ‘‘(increased by $5,000,000)’’. been to offer a limiting amendment to CLOSKY. Also, Becky Leggierri, Brook The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gen- this legislation, I asked the ranking Boyer, Ann Reese, Megan Rosenbush, tlewoman is recognized for 5 minutes. member and the chair if, in this in- Tim Prince, Walter Hearne, B.G. Ms. FRANKEL of Florida. Mr. Speak- stance, we could work together to seek Wright, Paul Terry, Maureen Holohan, er, this is the final amendment to the from the Army a timely report so that Jennifer Miller, Adrienne Ramsay, and bill, which will not kill the bill or send Congress and the relevant committees Sherry Young. They are a professional it back to committee. If adopted, the can do our job, which is to ensure prop- staff. It’s hard to find any more of a bill will re-appropriate resources in er oversight. professional staff than those that I just areas critical to our national security Mr. VISCLOSKY. I appreciate the mentioned. and to defend Israel, our most impor- gentleman raising the issue. I am Madam Chairman, I yield back the tant ally in the Middle East. aware of it, and would gladly work balance of my time. The motion to recommit adds $20 with him to get the answers on this The Acting CHAIR. All time has ex- million in funding for Israel’s Iron proposal. pired. Dome defense program and $5 million Mr. HECK of Washington. I thank the The Clerk will read. for the Arrow defense program in order ranking member very much. The Clerk read as follows: to bolster protection against short- and Mr. VISCLOSKY. Madam Chair, I This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Department long-range missile attacks. simply want to take this time to thank of Defense Appropriations Act, 2014’’. Now here’s something on which we someone I have a profound respect for, Mr. YOUNG of Florida. Madam can all agree. Defending Israel is in the as we all do, my chairman, our chair- Chairman, I move that the Committee interest of our national security. The man, BILL YOUNG from Florida, for the do now rise and report the bill back to bond between the United States and masterful job he has done leading us to the House with sundry amendments, Israel is rooted in our shared national this point. And I would ask that he be with the recommendation that the interest and our common values of de- given a round of applause. amendments be agreed to and that the mocracy, rule of law, and basic human I want to thank the members of the bill, as amended, do pass. rights. Israel’s security is our security. subcommittee and the staff. And I The motion was agreed to. The same forces threatening Israel would also want to thank four young Accordingly, the Committee rose; jeopardize the United States. And this people who’ve worked in our offices and the Speaker pro tempore (Mr. POE is not a partisan issue.

VerDate Mar 15 2010 05:15 Jul 25, 2013 Jkt 029060 PO 00000 Frm 00049 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A24JY7.049 H24JYPT1 jbell on DSK7SPTVN1PROD with HOUSE H5030 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE July 24, 2013 All of us who have been to Israel are The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Black Harper Pompeo struck by how close Israelis live to question is on the motion to recommit. Blackburn Harris Posey Bonner Hartzler Price (GA) neighbors who want to destroy them. The question was taken; and the Boustany Hastings (WA) Radel As a former mayor of a city, I ran a Speaker pro tempore announced that Brady (TX) Heck (NV) Reed city where we had real problems like the noes appeared to have it. Bridenstine Hensarling Reichert Brooks (AL) Holding gangs and crimes; but never did I have Renacci RECORDED VOTE Brooks (IN) Hudson Ribble to worry about the towns next door Broun (GA) Huelskamp Ms. FRANKEL of Florida. Madam Rice (SC) shooting rockets at my residents. I Buchanan Huizenga (MI) Rigell Speaker, I demand a recorded vote. can’t imagine what it would be like to Bucshon Hultgren Roby A recorded vote was ordered. Burgess Hunter be the mayor of Sderot. Roe (TN) Calvert Hurt Rogers (AL) In 2008, before we had Iron Dome, a The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- Camp Issa ant to clause 8 and clause 9 of rule XX, Rogers (KY) surge in Hamas rocket attacks forced Cantor Jenkins Rogers (MI) Capito Johnson (OH) this 5-minute vote on the motion to re- Rohrabacher Israel to launch a ground operation Carter Johnson, Sam commit will be followed by 5-minute Rooney that, tragically, claimed over a thou- Cassidy Jordan Ros-Lehtinen votes on passage of the bill; and ap- Chabot Joyce sand Israeli and Palestinian lives. Roskam proval of the Journal, if ordered. Chaffetz Kelly (PA) Fast forward to last November. In Ross The vote was taken by electronic de- Coffman King (IA) just 1 week, over 1,500 rockets were Cole King (NY) Rothfus fired at Israel again by terrorist groups vice, and there were—ayes 192, noes 231, Collins (GA) Kingston Royce not voting 10, as follows: Collins (NY) Kinzinger (IL) Runyan in Gaza. Thankfully, this time, Iron Ryan (WI) [Roll No. 413] Conaway Kline Dome intercepted over 80 percent of Cook Labrador Salmon the deadly attacks, preventing war and AYES—192 Cotton LaMalfa Sanford Cramer Lamborn Scalise saving lives. Andrews Green, Al Owens Crawford Lance Schock I know that we can all agree that Barber Green, Gene Pascrell Crenshaw Lankford Schweikert Barrow (GA) Grijalva Pastor (AZ) support for Israel’s missile defense pro- Culberson Latham Scott, Austin Bass Hahn gram is not merely a favor we do for Payne Daines Latta Sensenbrenner Beatty Hanabusa Pelosi Davis, Rodney LoBiondo Sessions Israel. Our political and military lead- Becerra Hastings (FL) Perlmutter Denham Long Shimkus Bera (CA) Heck (WA) ers have long praised the strategic sig- Peters (CA) Dent Lucas Shuster Bishop (GA) Higgins nificance of Israel’s powerful military Peters (MI) DeSantis Luetkemeyer Simpson Bishop (NY) Himes Peterson DesJarlais Lummis Smith (MO) advancing our interests in the region, Blumenauer Hinojosa Pingree (ME) Diaz-Balart Marchant Smith (NE) saving our Nation billions of dollars on Bonamici Holt Pocan Duffy Marino Brady (PA) Honda Smith (NJ) military personnel and equipment that Polis Duncan (SC) Massie Braley (IA) Hoyer Smith (TX) we might otherwise be forced to de- Price (NC) Duncan (TN) McCarthy (CA) Brown (FL) Huffman Southerland Quigley Ellmers McCaul ploy. Brownley (CA) Israel Stewart Rahall Farenthold McClintock Butterfield Jackson Lee Stivers Looking at Israel’s neighborhood, Rangel Fincher McHenry Capps Jeffries Stockman never has this situation been so urgent Richmond Fitzpatrick McKeon Capuano Johnson (GA) Stutzman Roybal-Allard Fleischmann McKinley for both our countries, with increased Ca´ rdenas Johnson, E. B. Terry Ruiz Fleming McMorris threats from Iran, Hamas, Hezbollah, Carney Jones Thompson (PA) Ruppersberger Flores Rodgers Carson (IN) Kaptur Thornberry and al Qaeda, and instability in Syria, Rush Forbes Meadows Cartwright Keating Tiberi Egypt, and Jordan. We must do all we Ryan (OH) Fortenberry Meehan Castor (FL) Kelly (IL) Tipton Sa´ nchez, Linda Foxx Messer can to strengthen Israel’s defenses, and Castro (TX) Kennedy Turner T. Franks (AZ) Mica Chu Kildee Upton that is why this amendment to in- Sanchez, Loretta Frelinghuysen Miller (FL) Cicilline Kilmer Valadao crease funding for these defense sys- Sarbanes Gabbard Miller (MI) Clarke Kind Wagner Schakowsky Gardner Miller, Gary tems is so timely and so necessary. Clay Kirkpatrick Walberg Schiff Garrett Moran Support for Israel has always enjoyed Cleaver Kuster Walden Schneider Gerlach Mullin Clyburn Langevin overwhelming bipartisan support. So I Schrader Gibbs Mulvaney Walorski Cohen Larsen (WA) urge my Democratic and Republican Schwartz Gibson Murphy (PA) Weber (TX) Connolly Larson (CT) Scott (VA) Gingrey (GA) Neugebauer Webster (FL) colleagues to come together on this Conyers Lee (CA) Scott, David Gohmert Noem Wenstrup important amendment to support Cooper Levin Goodlatte Nugent Westmoreland Costa Lewis Serrano Israel and promote stability in the Gosar Nunes Whitfield Courtney Lipinski Sewell (AL) Gowdy Nunnelee Williams Middle East. Crowley Loebsack Shea-Porter Granger O’Rourke Wilson (SC) I yield back the balance of my time. Cuellar Lofgren Sherman Graves (GA) Olson Wittman Cummings Lowenthal Sinema Mr. YOUNG of Florida. Madam Graves (MO) Palazzo Wolf Davis (CA) Lowey Sires Speaker, I rise in opposition to the mo- Griffin (AR) Paulsen Womack Davis, Danny Lujan Grisham Slaughter Griffith (VA) Pearce Woodall tion. DeFazio (NM) Smith (WA) Grimm Perry Yoder The SPEAKER pro tempore (Ms. ROS- DeGette Luja´ n, Ben Ray Speier Guthrie Petri Yoho Delaney (NM) Swalwell (CA) LEHTINEN). The gentleman is recog- Gutie´rrez Pittenger Young (AK) DeLauro Lynch Takano nized for 5 minutes. Hall Pitts Young (FL) DelBene Maffei Thompson (CA) Hanna Poe (TX) Young (IN) Mr. YOUNG of Florida. There’s no Deutch Maloney, Thompson (MS) Tierney doubt that Iron Dome is an extremely Dingell Carolyn NOT VOTING—10 effective missile defense system. And Doggett Maloney, Sean Titus Doyle Matheson Tonko Barletta Herrera Beutler Pallone because of that, the committee fully Duckworth Matsui Tsongas Bustos Horsford Rokita funded this bill at $220 million for Iron Edwards McCollum Van Hollen Campbell McCarthy (NY) Dome, which is fully in line with the Ellison McDermott Vargas Coble Neal President’s request and the recently Engel McGovern Veasey Enyart McIntyre Vela passed defense authorization bill. Eshoo McNerney Vela´ zquez b 1915 Additionally, this is the third year of Esty Meeks Visclosky Messrs. STEWART and RICE of Farr Meng Walz consecutive funding for a 4-year com- South Carolina changed their vote mitment. The truth of the matter is Fattah Michaud Wasserman Foster Miller, George Schultz from ‘‘aye’’ to ‘‘no.’’ they really can’t spend it any faster or Frankel (FL) Moore Waters So the motion to recommit was re- any more effectively. Fudge Murphy (FL) Watt So as is so often the case, this mo- Gallego Nadler Waxman jected. tion is purely a political statement, Garamendi Napolitano Welch The result of the vote was announced Garcia Negrete McLeod Wilson (FL) as above recorded. and I urge its rejection. Grayson Nolan Yarmuth I yield back the balance of my time. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The The SPEAKER pro tempore. Without NOES—231 question is on the passage of the bill. objection, the previous question is or- Aderholt Bachmann Benishek Under clause 10 of rule XX, the yeas Alexander Bachus Bentivolio dered on the motion to recommit. Amash Barr Bilirakis and nays are ordered. There was no objection. Amodei Barton Bishop (UT) This is a 5-minute vote.

VerDate Mar 15 2010 04:04 Jul 25, 2013 Jkt 029060 PO 00000 Frm 00050 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K24JY7.114 H24JYPT1 jbell on DSK7SPTVN1PROD with HOUSE July 24, 2013 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H5031 The vote was taken by electronic de- Southerland Van Hollen Westmoreland Postsecondary Education Data to conduct a vice, and there were—yeas 315, nays Stewart Vargas Whitfield study on improvements to postsecondary Stivers Veasey Williams education transparency at the Federal level, 109, not voting 9, as follows: Stockman Vela Wilson (SC) Stutzman Visclosky and for other purposes. [Roll No. 414] Wittman Terry Wagner Wolf f Thompson (PA) Walberg YEAS—315 Womack AUTHORIZING THE CLERK TO Thornberry Walden Woodall Aderholt Frelinghuysen McKeon Tiberi Walorski Yoder MAKE CORRECTIONS IN EN- Alexander Gabbard McKinley Tipton Walz Yoho GROSSMENT OF H.R. 2397, DE- Amodei Gallego McMorris Titus Wasserman Young (AK) Andrews Garamendi Rodgers Tsongas Schultz PARTMENT OF DEFENSE APPRO- Bachmann Garcia McNerney Turner Weber (TX) Young (FL) PRIATIONS ACT, 2014 Bachus Gardner Meadows Upton Webster (FL) Young (IN) Barber Garrett Meehan Valadao Wenstrup Mr. YOUNG of Florida. Madam Barr Gerlach Messer Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that Barrow (GA) Gibbs Mica NAYS—109 the Clerk be authorized to make tech- Barton Gingrey (GA) Miller (FL) Amash Gutie´rrez Neal Beatty nical corrections in the engrossment of Gohmert Miller (MI) Bass Hahn Nolan Benishek Goodlatte Miller, Gary Becerra Hastings (FL) Payne H.R. 2397, including corrections in Bentivolio Gosar Moran Blumenauer Himes Pelosi spelling, punctuation, section and title Bera (CA) Gowdy Mullin Bonamici Hinojosa Perlmutter Bilirakis numbering, cross-referencing, con- Granger Mulvaney Capps Holt Pingree (ME) Bishop (GA) forming amendments to short titles, Graves (GA) Murphy (FL) Capuano Honda Pocan Bishop (NY) Graves (MO) Murphy (PA) Carney Huelskamp Polis and the insertion of appropriate head- Bishop (UT) Green, Al Negrete McLeod Carson (IN) Huffman Quigley ings. Black Green, Gene Neugebauer Cartwright Jeffries Rangel Blackburn The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there Griffin (AR) Noem Castor (FL) Johnson (GA) Richmond Bonner Griffith (VA) Nugent Chu Jones Rohrabacher objection to the request of the gen- Boustany Grimm Nunes Cicilline Keating Roybal-Allard tleman from Florida? Brady (PA) Guthrie Nunnelee Clarke Kelly (IL) Rush Brady (TX) There was no objection. Hall O’Rourke Clay Kennedy Sa´ nchez, Linda Braley (IA) Hanabusa Olson Cleaver Kildee T. f Bridenstine Hanna Owens Cohen Kind Sarbanes Brooks (AL) GENERAL LEAVE Harper Palazzo Conyers Lee (CA) Schakowsky Brooks (IN) Harris Pascrell Cooper Levin Schiff Mr. YOUNG of Florida. Madam Broun (GA) Hartzler Pastor (AZ) Crowley Lewis Schrader Brown (FL) Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that Hastings (WA) Paulsen Cummings Lofgren Serrano Brownley (CA) Heck (NV) Pearce Davis, Danny Lowenthal Sires all Members may have 5 legislative Buchanan Heck (WA) Perry DeFazio Lynch Slaughter days in which to revise and extend Bucshon Hensarling Peters (CA) DeGette Maloney, Speier Burgess their remarks and include extraneous Higgins Peters (MI) DeLauro Carolyn Swalwell (CA) Butterfield material on the further consideration Holding Peterson Deutch Massie Takano Calvert Hoyer Petri Doyle Matsui Thompson (CA) of H.R. 2397. Camp Hudson Pittenger Duncan (TN) McClintock Thompson (MS) The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there Cantor Huizenga (MI) Pitts Edwards McDermott Tierney Capito objection to the request of the gen- Hultgren Poe (TX) Ellison McGovern Tonko Ca´ rdenas Hunter Pompeo Eshoo Meeks Vela´ zquez tleman from Florida? Carter Hurt Posey Farr Meng Waters There was no objection. Cassidy Israel Price (GA) Frankel (FL) Michaud Watt Castro (TX) f Issa Price (NC) Fudge Miller, George Waxman Chabot Jackson Lee Radel Gibson Moore Welch Chaffetz HOUR OF MEETING ON TOMORROW Jenkins Rahall Grayson Nadler Wilson (FL) Clyburn Johnson (OH) Reed Grijalva Napolitano Yarmuth Mr. YOUNG of Florida. Madam Coffman Johnson, E. B. Reichert Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that Cole Johnson, Sam Renacci NOT VOTING—9 Collins (GA) Jordan Ribble when the House adjourns today, it ad- Barletta Coble McCarthy (NY) Collins (NY) Joyce Rice (SC) journ to meet at 9 a.m. tomorrow. Bustos Herrera Beutler Pallone Conaway Kaptur Rigell Campbell Horsford Rokita The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there Connolly Kelly (PA) Roby objection to the request of the gen- Cook Kilmer Roe (TN) b 1930 Costa King (IA) Rogers (AL) tleman from Florida? Cotton King (NY) Rogers (KY) So the bill was passed. There was no objection. Courtney Kingston Rogers (MI) The result of the vote was announced Cramer Kinzinger (IL) Rooney f as above recorded. Crawford Kirkpatrick Ros-Lehtinen PERSONAL EXPLANATION Crenshaw Kline Roskam A motion to reconsider was laid on Cuellar Kuster Ross the table. Mr. BUTTERFIELD. Madam Speak- Culberson Labrador Rothfus er, during the final vote series last Daines LaMalfa Royce f Davis (CA) Lamborn Ruiz night, I inadvertently voted ‘‘no’’ on Davis, Rodney Lance Runyan THE JOURNAL the DeLauro amendment No. 44 that Delaney Langevin Ruppersberger The SPEAKER pro tempore. The un- would prohibit the use of funds to train DelBene Lankford Ryan (OH) Denham Larsen (WA) Ryan (WI) finished business is the question on the Afghan Special Mission Wing. I Dent Larson (CT) Salmon agreeing to the Speaker’s approval of would say for the record that I support DeSantis Latham Sanchez, Loretta the Journal, which the Chair will put the amendment offered by Ms. DesJarlais Latta Sanford DELAURO, and had I voted correctly, I Diaz-Balart Lipinski Scalise de novo. Dingell LoBiondo Schneider The question is on the Speaker’s ap- would have voted for the amendment. Doggett Loebsack Schock proval of the Journal. f Duckworth Long Schwartz Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Jour- Duffy Lowey Schweikert REMOVAL OF NAMES OF MEM- Duncan (SC) Lucas Scott (VA) nal stands approved. BERS AS COSPONSORS OF H.R. Ellmers Luetkemeyer Scott, Austin f 2641 Engel Lujan Grisham Scott, David Enyart (NM) Sensenbrenner MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE Mr. MARINO. Madam Speaker, I ask Esty Luja´ n, Ben Ray Sessions unanimous consent to remove as co- Farenthold (NM) Sewell (AL) A message from the Senate by Ms. Fattah Lummis Shea-Porter Curtis, one of its clerks, announced sponsors Congressman CAPUANO and Fincher Maffei Sherman that the Senate has passed with an Congressman PALLONE from my bill, Fitzpatrick Maloney, Sean Shimkus H.R. 2641, the Responsibly and Profes- Fleischmann Marchant Shuster amendment a bill of the House of the Fleming Marino Simpson following title: sionally Invigorating Development Flores Matheson Sinema H.R. 1911. An act to amend the Higher Edu- (RAPID) Act of 2013. Forbes McCarthy (CA) Smith (MO) cation Act of 1965 to establish interest rates The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there Fortenberry McCaul Smith (NE) objection to the request of the gen- Foster McCollum Smith (NJ) for new loans made on or after July 1, 2013, Foxx McHenry Smith (TX) to direct the Secretary of Education to con- tleman from Pennsylvania? Franks (AZ) McIntyre Smith (WA) vene the Advisory Committee on Improving There was no objection.

VerDate Mar 15 2010 05:18 Jul 25, 2013 Jkt 029060 PO 00000 Frm 00051 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K24JY7.118 H24JYPT1 jbell on DSK7SPTVN1PROD with HOUSE H5032 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE July 24, 2013 AMERICA DESERVES AN CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE, ploying U.S. armed forces to Afghanistan in ECONOMIC RECOVERY Washington, DC, July 10, 2013. 2001 to oust the Taliban from power and MEMORANDUM eliminate al Qaeda training sites and safe (Mr. HARRIS asked and was given To: Honorable Barbara Lee. harbors in the country. In addition, Presi- permission to address the House for 1 From: Matthew Weed, Analyst in Foreign dents Bush and Obama have invoked the minute and to revise and extend his re- Policy Legislation. AUMF to use U.S. armed forces or engage in marks.) Subject: The 2001 Authorization for Use of other actions to: counter the terrorist threat Military Force: Background in Brief. against the United States following 9/11; de- Mr. HARRIS. Madam Speaker, the ploy and direct such forces, or report on on- This memorandum responds to your re- going use of such forces in: Afghanistan; the President said today that it is time for quest for information on presidential utiliza- Philippines; Georgia; Yemen; Djibouti; the House to lay out our ideas to give tion of the Authorization for Use of Military Kenya; Ethiopia; Eritrea; Iraq; and Somalia. the middle class a better shot. He said Force (AUMF; P.L. 107–40; 50 U.S.C. 1541 Engage terrorist groups ‘‘around the it is time to move past stale debates. note), enacted in response to the September world’’. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks on the United Madam Speaker, the only reason Engage terrorist groups ‘‘on the high States, to justify and undertake military seas’’. these debates are stale is because the and other action. It contains very brief dis- Detain individuals at Guantanamo Bay, House bills that have been passed to cussions of the relevant provisions of the Cuba, and to take other actions related to create jobs in America are stalled in AUMF, and the use of U.S. armed forces and detainment decisions; and Conduct trials of the Senate and by the President. other actions initiated under AUMF author- terrorist suspects in military commissions. This isn’t difficult. We need to cut ity. Material in this memorandum may be used in other Congressional Research Service 1 See Appendix for information on each no- burdensome regulations that stop job (CRS) products. tification. Based on notifications from the creation. The President needs to agree President concerning deployments of U.S. 2001 AUMF USE OF FORCE PROVISION to build the Keystone pipeline. The armed forces in the Federal Register and Section 2(a) of the AUMF authorizes the Compilation of Presidential Documents. It is President needs to agree to explore for use of force in response to the September 11 possible that actions have been taken under American energy to lower the price of attacks: gas and diesel. The President needs to Resolved by the Senate and House of Rep- the AUMF without being disclosed in these agree to permanently delay all of resentatives of the United States ofAmerica in publications, and may have been disclosed to Congress through other means. ObamaCare. America deserves an eco- Congress assembled nomic recovery. * * * * * APPENDIX SEC. 2. AUTHORIZATION FOR USE OF UNITED Table 1, below, provides dates and subject matter of each of the presidential notifica- f STATES ARMED FORCES. (a) IN GENERAL.—That the President is au- tions located by CRS that reference the thorized to use all necessary and appropriate AUMF as authority for the deployment or REPEAL THE AUTHORIZATION FOR force against those nations, organizations, or use of U.S. armed forces or other activities. USE OF MILITARY FORCE persons he determines planned, authorized, In many cases, the notifications indicate the committed, or aided the terrorist attacks continuation of a given deployment or activ- (Ms. LEE of California asked and was that occurred on September 11, 2001, or har- ity. given permission to address the House bored such organizations or persons, in order for 1 minute and to revise and extend to prevent any future acts of international TABLE I—LIST OF PRESIDENTIAL NOTIFICATIONS her remarks.) terrorism against the United States by such REFERENCING AUMF nations, organizations or persons. Ms. LEE of California. Mr. Speaker, ANALYSIS Relevant country, geographic area, targeted group, or Date type of action first, let me just commend Congress- Scope: The authorizing language is broad man SCHIFF and the 185 Members who in its scope concerning the prevention of any 9/24/2001 ...... Afghanistan; the Taliban. 10/9/2001 ...... al Qaeda; other terrorist organizations. voted today to restrict the authoriza- future acts of terrorism that might be per- 11/13/2001 ...... Military detention and trial of terrorist suspects. tion for the use of military force. petrated against the United States, but is 9/20/2002 ...... Afghanistan; Philippines; Georgia; Yemen; Guantanamo circumscribed by authorizing the targeting Bay. Today’s vote is a very important step 3/20/2003 ...... Yemen; Djibouti; Guantanamo Bay. only of those nations, organizations, or per- 9/19/2003 ...... Afghanistan; Philippines; Georgia; Yemen; Guantanamo in our effort to repeal this overly broad sons determined to be involved in perpe- Bay. blank check to wage war anywhere, at trating the September 11 attacks or har- 3/20/2004 ...... Afghanistan; Guantanamo Bay; Georgia; Djibouti; Yemen; Kenya; Ethiopia; Eritrea; high seas. any time, and for any length, which of boring those who perpetrated the attacks. 11/4/2004 ...... Afghanistan; Guantanamo Bay; Iraq; Yemen; Ethiopia; course I could not vote for September War Against Non-State Actors: The AUMF Kenya; Eritrea; Djibouti; high seas. 14, 2001. is considered groundbreaking as it (1) em- 5/20/2005 ...... Afghanistan; Guantanamo Bay; Iraq; Djibouti; Yemen; powered the President to target non-state Kenya; Ethiopia; Eritrea; high seas. 12/7/2005 ...... Afghanistan; Guantanamo Bay; Iraq; Djibouti; Yemen; I have a bipartisan bill which would actors, even to the individual level, as well Kenya; Ethiopia; high seas. repeal the authorization to use mili- as states, and (2) did not specify which states 6/15/2006 ...... Afghanistan; Guantanamo Bay; Iraq; Djibouti; Yemen; and non-state actors were included under the high seas. tary force, and doing so would provide 12/15/2006 ...... Afghanistan; Guantanamo Bay; Iraq; Djibouti; Yemen; Congress an opportunity finally, a long authorization. high seas. overdue opportunity, to have a mean- Current Debate: After nearly 12 years in 2/14/2007 ...... Executive Order 13425: includes Military Commissions. force, executive branch reliance on the 6/15/2007 ...... Afghanistan; Guantanamo Bay; Iraq; Horn of Africa; ingful debate about our constitutional Somalia; high seas. AUMF has raised a number of concerns for a 7/20/2007 ...... Executive Order 13440: includes detention and interro- role in declaring war. number of commentators and Members of gation of terrorist suspects. Last week, I released a public report Congress. These concerns relate to 12/14/2007 ...... Afghanistan; Guantanamo Bay; Iraq; global counterter- rorism; Horn of Africa; high seas. from the Congressional Research Serv- Congress’s constitutional role in exercising 6/13/2008 ...... Afghanistan; Guantanamo Bay; Iraq; global counterter- ice citing 30 instances where this reso- its war power, as well as several types of ex- rorism; Horn of Africa; high seas. ecutive branch activities to counter ter- 12/16/2008 ...... Afghanistan; Guantanamo Bay; Iraq; global counterter- lution has been invoked. Most Ameri- rorism; Horn of Africa; high seas. rorism that are perceived as problematic. In cans, and of course my colleagues in 6/15/2009 ...... Afghanistan; Guantanamo Bay; Iraq; global counterter- contrast, Obama Administration officials rorism; Horn of Africa; high seas. Congress, would be surprised to know have testified that the legal framework for 12/15/2009 ...... Presidential Memorandum includes Guantanamo Bay that these activities include deploying issues. the current conflict against Al Qaeda and as- 12/16/2009 ...... Afghanistan; Guantanamo Bay; Iraq; global counterter- groups in Ethiopia, Djibouti, Georgia, sociated forces, which includes the AUMF, rorism; Horn of Africa; high seas. Yemen, Kenya, the Philippines, Soma- remains valid and effective in meeting the 6/15/2010 ...... Afghanistan; Guantanamo Bay; Djibouti; Horn of Africa; global counterterrorism; high seas. lia—I could go on and on. It also in- U.S. military’s requirements for conducting 12/15/2010 ...... Afghanistan; Guantanamo Bay; global counterterrorism; cludes justifying detentions at Guanta- counterterrorism operations. high seas. 3/7/2011 ...... Executive Order 13567: includes detention at Guanta- namo Bay and warrantless surveillance ACTIONS TAKEN UNDER AUMF AUTHORITY namo Bay. activities. CRS has located 30 occurrences of a pub- 6/15/2011 ...... Afghanistan; Guantanamo Bay: global counterterrorism; licly disclosed presidential reliance on the high seas. Finally, let me just say it is time to 12/15/2011 ...... Afghanistan; Guantanamo Bay; global counterterrorism; AUMF to take or continue military or re- high seas. repeal this authorization and rein in lated action (including non-military action 2/28/2012 ...... Military detention of terrorist suspects. the overly broad and deeply troubling like detentions and military trials).1 Of the 6/15/2012 ...... Afghanistan; Guantanamo Bay; global counterterrorism Somalia; Yemen; high seas. NSA domestic spying program. 30 occurrences, 18 were made during the Bush 12/14/2012 ...... Afghanistan; Guantanamo Bay; global counterterrorism; Administration, and 12 have been made dur- Somalia: Yemen; high seas. I urge all Members to join our con- ing the Obama Administration. 6/14/2013 ...... Afghanistan; Somalia; Yemen; Guantanamo Bay; high tinuing efforts and cosponsor my bill, Pursuant to the AUMF, President George seas. H.R. 198, to repeal the AUMF. W. Bush notified Congress that he was de- Sources: Federal Register; Compilation of Presidential Documents.

VerDate Mar 15 2010 05:15 Jul 25, 2013 Jkt 029060 PO 00000 Frm 00052 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K24JY7.121 H24JYPT1 jbell on DSK7SPTVN1PROD with HOUSE July 24, 2013 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H5033 39TH ANNIVERSARY OF TURKEY’S Arredondo, an inspiring woman who to expansion. They simply cannot af- INVASION OF CYPRUS embodied the spirit of love and com- ford it. At a recent small business (Mr. BILIRAKIS asked and was given passion. roundtable, one Georgia business owner permission to address the House for 1 Beatriz, or ‘‘Nena’’ as she was called said to me, I want to provide health minute and to revise and extend his re- by her loved ones, passed away on June care insurance for my employees. marks.) 28, 2013. ObamaCare has forced me to choose be- Mr. BILIRAKIS. Mr. Speaker, I rise Beatriz was born on January 16, 1943, tween that and hiring new people. For instance, one common deterrent today to mark an anniversary that has in Tamaulipas, Mexico. At a very to growth that is often cited by small pained the Cypriot and Hellenic com- young age, she knew that she wanted businesses is the 50 employee thresh- munities for 39 years. to be a loving wife and mother, and she dreamed of one day seeing her grand- old, at which point a business must On July 20, 1974, in blatant violation provide insurance to its employees of international law, Turkey violently children. She accomplished these goals magnificently. once the 50th full-time employee is invaded Cyprus and captured the hired. This misguided provision has re- northern part of the island. Fifty-four years ago, she met Ernesto Arredondo, Sr. and they were married peatedly forced different hiring prac- Since the invasion, Turkey has estab- tices by these companies. lished a heavily armed military occu- for 46 years. They have four beautiful children—Ernesto, Jr., Edoardo, I heard that Heatco, a company pation that continues to control nearly which specializes in the design and 40 percent of Cyprus and has forced Everardo, and Elizabeth. Beatriz is survived by her husband, manufacture of world-class heating so- 160,000 Greek Cypriots from their lutions, which is located in my district homes. her children, and her 10 grandchildren. As is said in St. Paul’s Second Letter in Bartow County, Georgia, had looked Mr. Speaker, it is not impossible to to Timothy: into expanding. The thing is that it conceive a unified Cyprus that respects currently has—you guessed it, Mr. the human rights and fundamental She fought the good fight. She finished the race. She kept the faith. Speaker—49 employees, and due to the freedoms of all Cypriots. added ObamaCare cost, to expand by She is now in God’s arms. Cyprus has long been a strong and adding an additional employee, it will Our prayers are with the Arredondo faithful ally of the United States, and cost more than automating some of family. we owe our support for both peace and their processes. the end of this illegal occupation. f The administration cannot say with f GOP DOCTORS CAUCUS a straight face that businesses are more concerned with reporting require- The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. SARATOGA RACE COURSE ments rather than with the over- COOK). Under the Speaker’s announced (Mr. TONKO asked and was given bearing costs that ObamaCare will add policy of January 3, 2013, the gen- permission to address the House for 1 to their bottom lines. tleman from Georgia (Mr. GINGREY) is minute and to revise and extend his re- President Obama’s announcement recognized for 60 minutes as the des- marks.) doesn’t reduce the harmful effects that ignee of the majority leader. the mandate will have on employers as Mr. TONKO. Mr. Speaker, ‘‘and Mr. GINGREY of Georgia. Mr. Speak- they’re off.’’ That traditional refrain as we move forward. It could, however, er, I am joined this evening with my provide cover. Let me repeat that: it horses come out of the gate ushered in colleagues in the House GOP Doctors yet another Saratoga season just days could, however, provide cover for Caucus, and other Republican Mem- Democrats during an election year. ago—this time a very special season. bers, to talk about this most, most im- I recognize Saratoga Race Course as This political calculation protects portant subject, and that is this recent them from voter backlash and from the it celebrates 150 years of thoroughbred delay of the employer mandate. racing in Saratoga Springs, New York. reality that ObamaCare—their law—is The Obama administration’s an- to blame for an economy that is lit- On August 3, 1863, a son of Irish im- nouncement that it will delay imple- migrants, John Morrissey, who served erally hemorrhaging jobs. mentation of the employer mandate This is yet another example of the two terms in this body, staged the first due to the enormous regulatory burden horse race at what is now known as the Obama administration’s replacing the on businesses, Mr. Speaker, is proof rule of law with partisan, raw politics. Oklahoma Track, giving birth to the positive that the Affordable Care Act is oldest continually active sporting This unilateral decision is an abuse of a job killer. executive power; and in my opinion, it venue in the United States. The administration’s excuse for the Notable sportswriter Red Smith once is a clear demonstration that President delay was to simplify reporting re- Obama will disregard for political gain said of the Saratoga Race Course, quirements for small businesses. But the laws he has signed. ‘‘From New York City you drive north employers haven’t been against the In 2010, Democrats in Congress deter- for about 175 miles, turn left on Union mandate solely due to its burdensome mined that the enforcement of the Avenue and go back 100 years.’’ reporting requirements. egregious employer mandate would Racing in Saratoga produces over b 1945 begin on January 1, 2014. As bad as the 2,000 jobs, nearly $15 million in tax rev- law may be, the administration does enue and an economic boost of $200 mil- While it’s estimated that ObamaCare not have the power to rewrite the law. lion to the surrounding region each will require American job creators, That responsibility belongs—where?— year. families, and health care providers to right here in Congress. Just look at I am honored to recognize 150 years spend more than 127 million hours a your Constitution, which I keep in my of tradition and community spirit that year on complying with the law, a far pocket. It’s somewhere deep inside my come to life in a most unique and ex- greater concern to business owners is pocket, but I guarantee you that it’s in citing way, that have a special place in the impact the mandate will have on here, because I put it in here every sin- our American story. job creation. The cost of the health in- gle day. Let me close, Mr. Speaker, the fol- surance and of ObamaCare’s fines will Legalities aside, postponing the man- lowing way: ‘‘And down the stretch drive up the costs of labor and will con- date for 1 year is not enough. It simply they come.’’ Happy 150th, Saratoga. tinue to be a drag on this economy. delays the inevitable. When it’s eventu- f This is further evidence that the ad- ally enacted, Mr. Speaker, hours will ministration does not get how the law still be cut, and pay will still be re- BEATRIZ ARREDONDO will impact the economy. duced. Businesses hovering just under (Mr. VARGAS asked and was given The U.S. Chamber reported that 72 the 50 employee threshold will still permission to address the House for 1 percent of small business executives have to weigh the costs of expansion; minute and to revise and extend his re- would have a harder time hiring be- and because of the requirement, many marks.) cause of ObamaCare. The employer will be unable to grow. It is just fur- Mr. VARGAS. Mr. Speaker, I rise mandate has been cited by business ther proof that the administration does today in the memory of Beatriz owners repeatedly as a major obstacle not understand how business works.

VerDate Mar 15 2010 04:14 Jul 25, 2013 Jkt 029060 PO 00000 Frm 00053 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K24JY7.122 H24JYPT1 jbell on DSK7SPTVN1PROD with HOUSE H5034 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE July 24, 2013 The lack of response from this ad- not what Americans expect—that’s not person, exactly the ones who have to be ministration is also increasingly frus- what Americans deserve—and that signed up for the ObamaCare scheme to trating. House Republicans have held problem won’t be solved until that work, it’s as high as a 150 percent in- numerous hearings, asking for more in- mandate goes away, not just delayed crease. formation as to how this decision was but goes away. Mr. Speaker, if we can’t get healthy reached. We have sent letters to the The doctor talked about the costs per young people to buy insurance now, Secretary of the Treasury, and we have employee when the employee pays. how in the world are we going to con- sent letters to the Secretary of Health What the doctor hadn’t mentioned is vince them to buy insurance in Mary- and Human Services. We have asked the cost if you go on the individual land when it costs almost twice as witnesses in order for us to gain a bet- market, because that’s the other mar- much? ter insight into this ruling, but have ket created under the President’s Af- We can run all the taxpayer-financed continuously been rebuffed, in other fordable Care Act, or ObamaCare. ads, because that’s what it’s going to words, no response to our requests. It’s You’ve also heard much in the past be. All of the people watching who have offensive to the American people that week because the President has gone televisions will see what happens this the administration cannot offer clear around, pointing to New York and say- fall as we spend millions and millions guidance on a central piece of its ing, Do you see, premiums are going to of taxpayer dollars to try to convince ObamaCare fiasco. go down 50 percent—the wonders of healthy young people to buy a plan This delay will also affect the verifi- ObamaCare. that’s way too overpriced. cation of individuals in this insurance Mr. Speaker, the truth is that the Let’s look at California. Maybe the exchange. It’s amazing that the admin- President can only talk about New big States are different. New York is istration is suggesting that we will York because, in virtually every other expensive. Maybe California is dif- rely on the honor system to determine State, there will be huge increases. So ferent. In California, the average cost Federal payments. This is truly out- we have to examine why the decrease of that plan for a healthy young person rageous. According to the law, you in New York is 50 percent. It’s because is $2,200, or about $200 a month. Why, aren’t eligible for ObamaCare subsidies they start with such a high premium it’s less than half of the cost in New if your employer has offered you what that, even at half the cost, they’re still York. Sure enough, in figures released the government considers to be afford- multiples of the premiums of those in last month in California, the costs of able coverage. This is spelled out clear- the other States. the ObamaCare individual plan will in- ly in the law. With the delay of the em- For instance, let’s take a look at crease by 64 to 146 percent. So that ployer mandate, however, the govern- what the average premium in New $200-a-month premium is now going to ment won’t be able to verify whether York right now is for a healthy 30- be $400 a month. the individual has been offered cov- year-old nonsmoker who is buying a Mr. Speaker, young people who are erage, and this will open the door— policy, because the President and the entering the job market are entering at wide open—for enormous fraud and Secretary of HHS and everyone who relatively low levels of pay. Where in abuse, and the costs will skyrocket. has screened this plan has said, unless the world are they going to find $400 to We’ve seen the same thing in other you get healthy young people to buy pay for an overpriced plan that they’ve entitlement programs that rely on this insurance, the whole plan falls apart. seen advertised on their local NBA so-called honor system. It’s clear that So let’s look at what it will cost for game—and, of course, with the ads paid what we are seeing is a tactic of ‘‘sub- that 30-year-old nonsmoking male—the for with taxpayer dollars? sidize first, ask questions later.’’ people who are among the highest of This is why this house of cards will Remember the old phrase ‘‘pay and the uninsured, the highest in number. collapse. We are in for a rough time chase’’ on Medicare claims? It is the This is the average plan. The median- this fall. People in America who de- administration’s goal to enroll as priced plan in New York is $5,750 a pend on their health care insurance are many people in the ObamaCare ex- year, or about $500 a month right now. in for a really rough time. The costs changes as they can and as soon as Now, that median-priced plan in the are going to go up, and the confusion they can, i.e., in this year of delay, so President’s home State of Illinois is will be immense. Mr. Speaker, Ameri- that we will never be able to repeal $1,450, or about $1,300 a month—about cans deserve better, so that’s why we this bill. The Federal takeover of one- one-fourth the price of the New York have called on the President. Forget sixth of the economy raises taxes on policies, because New York has the 1-year delay of the mandate on em- small business owners and on middle ObamaCare-type regulations in place. ployers only. We need a permanent class families. It guts Medicare, sen- That’s why their costs are so high right delay on the entire plan, and the time iors—it guts Medicare—and it will ir- now. In fact, ObamaCare is not quite as for it is now. The President today made reparably harm the doctor-patient re- regulated as is the New York market, a big deal on his pivot to jobs. lationship. so the prices can come down a little Mr. President, I would suggest stop- Instead, we need State-based reforms bit, but do you know, if it comes down ping the $100 million trips to Africa that will lower costs, give patients from $500 to $250, it’s still twice the and go talk to some of our small busi- more control of their own health insur- cost of that policy in Illinois right ness employers and ask them what are ance policies, increase access, and en- now. their concerns. How will they create sure a higher standard of care. Maybe we should look at the Vice jobs? This is what they would tell the With that, Mr. Speaker, I yield to my President’s State of Delaware where President, Mr. Speaker. They would colleague, the gentleman from Mary- the average 30-year-old male’s policy tell the President to get rid of that land, Dr. HARRIS, who was an anesthe- price is about $1,380, or let’s round to ObamaCare. That’s a weight hanging siologist by profession before coming $1,200 a month. That’s about one-fourth over my business’s head that I can’t af- to Congress. the price of the current policy in New ford, that I can’t predict, and that is Mr. HARRIS. I thank the gentleman York, and even with those tremendous stopping me from hiring people; and for from Georgia for yielding. ObamaCare savings, it will be half the the people I have now, it’s making me Mr. Speaker, the doctor is absolutely price of the policy in New York, the shift them to part-time jobs. right. That employer mandate will in- ObamaCare policy. crease the costs for employers, which Let’s look at what has happened in b 2000 means we’re going to get less job cre- some other States other than New So we’ve come full circle, Mr. Speak- ation and less job growth in an econ- York. I’ll talk about my home State of er. If what we want is a part-time econ- omy that can’t do with any less job Maryland, which is the largest non- omy, let’s barrel ahead with creation. In fact, as the doctor prob- profit insurer. Yes, Mr. Speaker. I said ObamaCare. America deserves much ably knows, since January, virtually the ‘‘nonprofit’’ insurer, because you better than part-time jobs. We deserve all of the jobs created in this country can’t blame profit as the reason for a to create full-time, good paying jobs by because of this mandate have been high cost. The largest nonprofit insurer the small businesses and large busi- part-time jobs. We are rapidly con- said that the average price increase is nesses in this country that are just verting to a part-time economy. That’s 25 percent; and for a young healthy waiting to show economic growth. We

VerDate Mar 15 2010 04:14 Jul 25, 2013 Jkt 029060 PO 00000 Frm 00054 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K24JY7.123 H24JYPT1 jbell on DSK7SPTVN1PROD with HOUSE July 24, 2013 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H5035 have got to remove this lead weight workers. This law encourages employ- turned down, exactly what we’re doing from around their neck. ers to cut workers’ hours, pare back here. I thank the doctor from Georgia for their numbers of workers, and move What happened to that market? yielding the time. workers from existing health insurance Within 10 years, that market all but Mr. GINGREY of Georgia. I thank plans onto the exchange. evaporated in New York. There were the gentleman. Well, I’m glad to see the administra- 120,000. It dropped by 90 percent. Today, Before I yield time to the gentleman tion is finally paying attention to the in a State with almost 20 million peo- from Kentucky, colleagues, I want you disastrous consequences of this law. It ple, there are 31,000 people—that’s .0016 to look at this first poster because a is disappointing that they expect fami- or so percent of the people—who are in lot of what the gentleman from Mary- lies and small business owners to com- that State that get their insurance land, Mr. Speaker, was talking about ply with the crushing mandates while through that market. in regard to costs shows it pretty sim- they give big businesses a break. Im- What is it? Not only did they basi- ply here. The change in the cost per proving access to health care and mak- cally ruin that market, it’s now one of employee, because of the health care ing it more affordable should be the the most expensive in the United law, if you have 49 employees, as we’ve goal and the outcome. I will continue States, and the only way it’s going to talked about, there is no increase in to fight for full repeal of this law, but come down is for those premiums to be the cost of health care because you in the interim, I’m glad the House subsidized by young, healthy people. As don’t have to provide the government- moved last week to delay the imple- Dr. HARRIS said, young people like my mandated expensive coverage. So there mentation of the crushing mandates. three children, who just got out of col- is no increase. That’s why, of course, Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentleman lege and are starting their families, they keep the employee rate at 49 and from Georgia for yielding. cannot afford something that basically don’t hire those extra employees. Mr. GINGREY of Georgia. Mr. Speak- they’re not paying for. I wanted to If you’re at 50, though, and you are er, I thank the gentleman from Ken- point that out. I thought it was very under the mandate, the increase is $800 tucky. Although he is not a member of important to understand how we got per employee; if you are at 75 employ- the House GOP Doctors Caucus, I think there and to why we think this won’t ees, the increase is $1,200 per employee; that we might take a vote here on the happen again. 100 employees, a $1,400 increase; and House floor. The cochair of the House Let’s go back, Dr. GINGREY and Mr. 150, a $1,600 per year increase per em- GOP Doctors Caucus is here with me, Speaker, to how we got here. Basically, ployee. That’s why so many of these and I’m going to recognize him in just the health care debate started because small businesses are right there, my a second. So he and I are cochairs; so, health care needed reform in this coun- colleagues, at 49, with no increase be- Mr. GUTHRIE, we may indeed make you try. The reason it needed reform is we cause no job growth or employees that an honorary member. Thank you very had costs going up more than infla- are hired at 29 hours a week. Try to much. We appreciate your input. tion—no question that was occurring— support yourself, much less a family, Clearly, Mr. Speaker, the issue is not and we had a group of our people in on 29 hours a week. just about the doctor-patient relation- this country who work every day who I now yield to the gentleman from ship. The reason we’re giving this pres- were uninsured. We needed to do that. Kentucky (Mr. GUTHRIE). entation tonight and the leadership has We had people with preexisting condi- Mr. GUTHRIE. I thank my friend asked us to talk about this issue, the tions that couldn’t get health insur- from Georgia for yielding. I appreciate members of the House GOP Doctors ance. You and I saw them. It was him letting me be a part of the Doctors Caucus—and it includes medical doc- maybe a woman who had developed Caucus for tonight. tors, I think about 16 of us. It includes breast cancer, dropped out of the job I don’t want to pretend that I am a dentists. It includes a clinical psychol- market, and on the way back in doctor. I certainly am not, but I appre- ogist. It includes a hospital adminis- couldn’t find it. So there’s no argu- ciate the opportunity to be here, Mr. trator—formerly, before becoming a ment from us that we needed to have Speaker, to talk about the health care Members of Congress—advanced prac- health care reform. bill. It’s nice that this has been orga- tice nurses, bachelor of science nurses, So what did we have? We had a Doc- nized so we can be here tonight to talk people in the health care space that tors Caucus at that time that had nine about a topic that is critical to the know of what they speak. And in that physicians, and not one of us was asked American people, and that’s the crush- regard, I can’t think of anybody, Mr. one thing about this health care bill. I ing mandates in ObamaCare. Speaker, who knows this issue better brought 31 years of experience to the As we know, last week, Mr. Speaker, than my cochairman of the House GOP House floor and experience with health the House considered two bills to re- Doctors Caucus and fellow OB/GYN care reform in Tennessee where we lieve the American people of these physician, Dr. PHIL ROE from Ten- tried to reform our Medicaid program, mandates: the Authority for Mandate nessee. called TennCare. Delay Act would give large employers a Mr. ROE of Tennessee. Mr. Speaker, I How is this supposed to work? The reprieve from compliance with thank the gentleman for yielding, as I idea was we’re going to expand cov- ObamaCare’s employer mandate until want to talk about what Dr. HARRIS erage and make it more affordable. 2015, and the Fairness for American just spoke about a minute ago. I want What was the President’s promise, Families Act would grant individuals to do that before I actually explain Mr. Speaker? The promise was, if you until 2015 to comply with the law’s in- how we got where we are to our view- like your doctor, you can keep your dividual mandate. ers. doctor. If you like your health insur- This one-size-fits-all health care law What Dr. HARRIS didn’t say is that in ance coverage, you can keep your is a train wreck. It’s been quoted as a the small group market in New York in health insurance coverage, and we’re train wreck by members of the other 1992, there were 1.2 million people who going to make the costs go down. party who voted for it in the other got their insurance through the small What is the reality? People are losing body. The administration has clearly group market. At that point in time, their doctors for a variety of reasons, realized its employer mandate will Governor Cuomo initiated no pre- the cost has gone up dramatically, as hinder businesses in their ability to existing conditions in the small group Dr. HARRIS pointed out. Let me also grow and, just a few weeks ago, an- market community rating. And ‘‘com- point out about what sectors are in- nounced their decision to delay the im- munity rating,’’ for those who don’t volved and who in health insurance. It plementation of this bill. know what that means, it means that is complicated. I appreciate being here tonight be- your sickest patient or your sickest In ERISA-approved plans, if you cause I come from a small business customer can’t be charged more than work for a company that provides manufacturing background that pro- three times what a well person is. So health insurance coverage, that covers vides health care at a low cost to our they’re not actually paying the cost of about 60 percent of the people in this employees. I believe I understand the their care; someone else is paying that country. About 160 million people work complexities that an employer faces in cost. So that’s community rating. And under that. Let’s say in my practice we providing health insurance for their ‘‘guaranteed issue’’ means you can’t be have 400-plus employees in my medical

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That’s who leagues out there have been prevented down 2 percent to 58 percent, instead of it needs to be in. from cuts by the action of this body going up as it usually does in most re- I think the ObamaCare plan started right here and the sustainable growth coveries. Number two, Medicare, and this way: How do we fund this plan? rate in Medicare. number three, Medicaid. Well, they knew it was going to be ex- Mr. GINGREY of Georgia. Reclaim- So all of this entire debate about—re- pensive because of all the tax subsidies ing my time just for a second, Mr. member, preexisting conditions are not that were going to go out. Speaker, the gentleman is bringing up an issue in that group of people, and Where did the money come from? The a subject that is so important that our we’re looking at over 80 percent. So money came from about a $700 billion colleagues understand on both sides of this 2,700-page bill really had to do grab from Medicare, a plan that’s al- the aisle, this IPAB, the Independent ready underfunded, Mr. Speaker. Mr. with less than 20 percent of the popu- Payment Advisory Board that Dr. ROE lation. I think we could have done Speaker, we have a plan now in Medi- is talking about, it’s 15 bureaucrats. something much simpler, much less ex- care where for every dollar placed in Well, none of them have been ap- that plan—and I’m on Medicare, as Dr. pensive, and certainly much easier to pointed yet. Not one. Nada. And the GINGREY is. Every dollar we spend, the explain. law says that if the Secretary doesn’t recipient gets $3 out. We know that’s We’re going to spend an hour here to- appoint, or these 15 are not appointed— not sustainable. We have as many as night, Mr. Speaker, in trying to break and, yes, they are going to make about 10,000 people a day entering Medicare this down to where the average person $175,000 a year—then she, and it’s a age, which means that every year we’re can understand it, understand how it ‘‘she’’ right now, the Secretary of going to have 3 million people who turn affects me and my family. I’m going to Health and Human Services, or whom- 65 years of age as the baby boomers hit. hopefully share some of those things ever in the future, they don’t have to We have an already underfunded Medi- with you. have that board; one individual bureau- care plan adding in the next 10 years 30 I chair the Subcommittee on Health, crat can make these cuts, these, really, Employment, Labor, and Pensions in to 36 million people onto a plan that we’re taking $700 billion out of. rationing cuts is what it is. the Education and the Workforce Com- I yield back to my colleague. mittee. I’ve held three hearings around How do we control that cost, Mr. Mr. ROE of Tennessee. I thank the the country. I held one in Evansville, Speaker? We pass a part of that bill gentleman for pointing that out. It will Indiana, one in Butler, Pennsylvania, called the Independent Payment Advi- put the power in one person and take and recently in Concord, North Caro- sory Board. Wow. What is that? Well, I think that’s one the power away from this body right lina. What happened is we had busi- of the most egregious parts of this en- here, which is why we have a bipar- nesses come in. Remember, the market tire health care plan, and it’s an inter- tisan bill to overturn this and reclaim that wasn’t functioning was a small esting little thing. the power which the people gave us. We group market and the individual mar- You have 15 unelected bureaucrats are accountable to the people, and ket. And let me explain how the indi- proposed by the President, approved by right now when you make those cuts, vidual market works. the Senate, paid $164,000 or $165,000 a we would have almost no way to fix it. When I left my practice 5 years ago year to a 6-year term accountable to no to run for Congress, after 31 years of I think that is a great point, and I one. The courts can’t do anything practice, I left the practice, I had group appreciate, Mr. Speaker, Dr. GINGREY about it. We have to have 60 votes in insurance covered under ERISA, that pointing that out. the Senate to overturn what they do or 160 million people in my family. I left So we have that board, the money agree with what they do, and you that, and I then am on the individual grabbed from Medicare. couldn’t get 60 people in the Senate to market. Because I’m treated dif- Number two, 21 new taxes to pay for agree that the sun was coming up in ferently tax-wise, the day before, I had this bill. One of them is a medical de- the east tomorrow. So don’t worry a tax-deductible health plan. The next vice tax. Let me assure, you as a physi- about them worrying about your day, I could buy that plan, but guess cian, I have been the recipient, as health care. many of my patients have been, from what? It was much more expensive be- What can they do? Basically what cause it was not tax deductible. That’s all of the incredible improvements in they can do, they start out—and this laparoscopic surgery. I watched it start how individuals find themselves. So board is now supposed to be appointed those are the people we were trying to from its infancy, learned my first this year, and they have a budget, laparoscopic procedure when I was a help. which we’ve tried to cut the funding What’s happened to them? Well, I’ll captain at Fort Eustis, Virginia, in 1974 for because, as I said, I think it’s the give you an example. In our State of in the military after having returned most egregious part of this plan. Tennessee—Dr. HARRIS spoke about from Korea. I learned how to use a several States. I spoke to our State in- b 2015 laparoscope, and I watched all of this surance commissioner just recently, What can they do? Well, they can wonderful new equipment occur to and in the individual market, someone withhold and cut providers. And when where we are doing absolutely mar- out there who is a young person going you cut providers enough, and that’s velous things, minimally invasive to out to get insurance, they’ve just fin- doctors and hospitals and medical pro- patients, and it has improved patient ished college or whatever—we’ll talk viders, they will refuse to see those pa- care dramatically. about the under 26-year-olds in a little tients. I’ve had it pointed out a thou- There will be taxes on that new inno- bit, about what the bill actually did. sand times. Oh, it says in the bill, you vation. What I’m fearful of, in my Those rates are going up between 45 cannot ration care. State, the single biggest export we percent and 75 percent in my State; in Well, there is a very good article— have is medical devices, that this will the small group market—that’s where and I still read my medical journals— be pushed offshore, and the thing we small businesses go out and select their in the New England Journal of the have been the shining star in the world insurance—50 percent to 55 percent. Medicine, one of the most prestigious is medical innovation. There’s no ques- Does that sound like rates are going journals in this country, that reviewed tion about it, and we do not want to down? And this story is all over the the Independent Payment Advisory lose that. country. State after State after State Board and looked back over the past 25 So we have 21 new taxes. And there you see this in. years. are taxes on health care plans; the I wanted this plan to work because, Mr. Speaker, 21—and this analysis of mandates are taxes. So we have the as I said, we did need health care re- the Independent Payment Advisory taxes.

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Number two, the individual man- a tough year for us having to defend So what will he have to do? He’ll ei- date—that’s what I’m getting around this train wreck? I think that’s what ther have to cut his salaries, he’ll have to—the mandates that occur because the Senator from Montana said. Of to cut the benefits, or he won’t hire we have to have young, healthy people course, he’s going to retire rather than someone or he won’t be able to make subsidizing others to make the indi- face the music. I can’t say that I blame needed investments. vidual market work; and him. Let’s go to my hometown of Johnson Number three, the mandate on busi- That’s what’s going on here. People City, Tennessee, where I was mayor be- ness. are not dumb. I think they can read be- fore I came here. My political job there And last week in a blog from the tween the lines. I hope my colleague was being mayor of our local commu- Treasury, not in an announcement can stay awhile longer. I’d like to yield nity. I just talked to our city manager not long ago, and we’re going to get a from the White House, just a blog came to him at this point. bill in our community of 60,000 for out and said, hey, we are not going to Mr. ROE of Tennessee. I thank the $177,000, of which we get absolutely have the business mandate for a year. gentleman for yielding. nothing because it is on the self-in- And I applaud the President for that. It You always hear, Mr. Speaker, that sured market. And anybody who is self- is not something that I disagree with. Republicans have no ideas for health insured, and a lot of major businesses, The disagreement is it’s the law of the care. Well, we had plenty of ideas; they and I talked to one who’s going to get land. I don’t see how you can unilater- just weren’t heard. We had 80 amend- ments to this bill. None—and I want a $25 million—and I won’t mention who ally decide I’m going to enforce this it is. It’s a major company. Everyone part of the law because I can’t make it the people who hear this, to show you how frustrating this process has been, in this room will know who it is. They work right now, or the individual man- write a $25 million check. That could date, and we voted last week, as the now that we’re looking at this almost incomprehensible bill, is that we had 80 be to hire new employees. It could be Speaker knows and I believe the for new plant and equipment. It could Speaker supported, both of the bills amendments to the Affordable Care Act taken to the Rules Committee. I be to grow their business. It’s a glob- that Mr. GUTHRIE talked about. ally competitive company that has to think I had 10. Not one—not one— Mr. GINGREY of Georgia. Reclaim- compete around the world. amendment was ruled in order. Not ing my time just for a second, Sunday Let me introduce another person it was, on the Sunday morning ‘‘Meet one. here, Sonny’s Real Pit Bar-B-Q. That’s Dr. HARRIS was here a moment ago the Press,’’ and that’s what this next a famous restaurant in the Charlotte and talked about the price of an indi- poster shows, yesterday, on NBC’s area. We had the field hearing over vidual insurance policy in the State of ‘‘Meet the Press,’’ Senate Majority there, and we sampled Sonny’s bar- New York, and then he talked about Leader HARRY REID, the Democrat ma- becue the night before we had the field the price of an insurance policy in jority leader from Nevada, proclaimed hearing. It was great. What that com- that: Delaware and Illinois. Think about if a pany is doing is that they found out ObamaCare has been wonderful for Amer- person in New York, an employer, a that 70 percent—since the recession, 70 ica. person in a small business, an indi- percent of people changed their eating- vidual there, hey, I’d like to buy my Well, let’s just take a look at some of out habits by reducing or even elimi- plan in Illinois. If I could buy it across the headlines from this past week on nating dining out. And increasing State lines, I could save myself a lot of just how wonderful it has been. menu prices, which is what they’ll tell Investors Business Daily says: money, and I can guarantee you the you to do, people quit coming to your price in New York State would come restaurant and you go out of business. ObamaCare mandate delay, employers down or people would buy those plans keep job cuts. For many workers, the 1-year What they are finding out is they have delay in ObamaCare’s employer mandate was somewhere else. That’s why empow- had to cut, as Dr. GINGREY clearly too little too late. ering the free market system will help pointed out, they’re looking at cutting Reuters says analysis: and work in health care. their employees’ hours to 29 or under Let me go to the real world, Mr. so that many full-time employees will ObamaCare struggles to meet make-or- Speaker. Let me go to Concord, North break deadline. With time running out, now be part-time employees so they’ll United States officials are struggling to cope Carolina, and I held a field hearing go under that threshold of 49. with the task of launching the new online there. I want to introduce you to a The community college where we health insurance exchanges at the heart of business owner there, Mr. Horne, who held the hearing made a very eloquent President Barack Obama’s signature health has a textile manufacturing business. statement that they were going to reforms by an October 1 deadline. He has 350 employees. If you are in the have to not allow adjunct faculty. Time magazine: textile business, you’re a pretty good What most community colleges do, ObamaCare increases cost and complica- businessman if you’re in business about 65 percent of their faculty are tions. The Obama administration’s recent today, as difficult as that is. He pro- full-time, but the others are people in announcement that the Affordable Care vided 80 percent of all the health care the community, Mr. Speaker, maybe Act’s employer mandate will kick in a year costs for his employees. They covered like Dr. GINGREY, who would teach a late could ripple beyond the brief extension, 20. He covers all preventive services, health class or a class on whatever increasing costs and complicating implemen- everything. If you need a colonoscopy, issue would be in his specialty. tation of other vital parts of the law. if you need a mammogram, he covers Well, now, because of what the IRS Think the exchanges as an example. all of that. In addition to that, he has has said, you can only teach three And then CNN Money says this: a health nurse at his business to help if classes or you hit the 29-hour thresh- Delay in the ObamaCare employer man- you have issues there. So he has a pre- old. How does that happen? Well, for date has simply put off rules businesses had vention and wellness program. He’s every hour you’re in the classroom, already started to adjust to. done everything right. they count 2 hours outside the class- That’s the reality here, Mr. Speaker. So what exactly does he get for this? room. I think it’s called the Cambridge My colleague from Tennessee knows it. What he gets for this, when the fiscal hour. So you can only teach three I think my colleagues on the Demo- cliff bill was passed, because of the way classes. It will mean in their commu- cratic side of the aisle know it, and his company was set up, he got an in- nity college that they won’t be able to that’s why, in my opening remarks, crease in his personal tax rate. He got offer certain classes on time. It’ll delay Mr. Speaker, I mentioned that, hey, is that. Number two, he got a $62 per per- students getting out. The State of Vir- it really the employers, the small busi- son, not per policy but per person, ginia has 7,000 part-time workers, and

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She has a employer decides not to offer coverage. went on to attack his Presidential pri- health insurance policy. She’s going to If a tax credit is obtained by at least mary opponents—think HC—for sup- lose her health insurance policy, and one of those full-time employees in an porting the requirement, only to they are going to cut her hours to 29, exchange, then the annual penalty to change his mind once again shortly which means that for every month, she that employer is $2,000 for the year— thereafter. loses an entire week of wages. not just for that one, but for every sin- I could go on and on. I think we’ve made our point here tonight, and b 2030 gle employee that he or she employs. It could be hundreds; it could be thou- maybe we can yield back a little time. So she now has got to go find a sec- sands. I will yield to my colleague, and he can ond job to pay her bills, Mr. Speaker. Mr. ROE of Tennessee. Above 30. yield back to me for closing. And I can go on and on with examples Mr. GINGREY of Georgia. They get a Mr. Speaker, colleagues on both sides like this that I’ve heard in testimony. break for 30, yes. of the aisle, we’re here to get it right. Just yesterday, we had testimony on Again, we just have maybe a little I’ve always said this—and I truly be- the mandate. Certain of the businesses bit of time left, and I wanted to point lieve it—the politics will take care of appreciate the year of reprieve. We out some things to our colleagues. itself. The people will decide. We don’t voted here on the House floor in a bi- I want to call this ‘‘ObamaCare Shot need term limits. They term-limit us. partisan manner, Mr. Speaker, I might and Chaser.’’ Bear with me a little bit Let’s quit worrying about the politics, add, to also take individuals. My good- because I think this is interesting and and let’s do the policy. Let’s get the ness, here’s a person out here that just cute at the same time. policy right. graduated from college, got their first ObamaCare has been a train wreck A 2,700-page bill crammed down the job, and we’re taxing them if they since its inception. March 23, 2010, al- throats of the American people will don’t buy this insurance. And let me 1 most 3 ⁄2 years ago, the Democrats never work. It never has worked. It point out how quickly the young peo- passed it to see what’s in it. And now never will work. And that’s why we’re ple will figure this out. families, taxpayers, and job creators here tonight, taking pains to explain I did something rather unique, as Dr. are paying one steep price. Between its and make sure that anybody within GINGREY did. I heard here on the House skyrocketing cost, unsustainable and earshot understands that we’re sincere floor we should pass the bill and then wasteful programs, and job-strangling about this. It’s not partisan. We need read it and find out what’s in it. Well, policies, a majority of Americans dis- to get rid of this law, and we need to guess what? I did just the opposite. I approve of this law—and they dis- replace it with something that truly read the bill and found out some approve of it today. will effect those changes that Dr. ROE things. I went back and checked to be On top of that, implementation of was talking about in regard to the cost sure I was correct on this. ObamaCare has become a full-fledged of health care and the accessibility. We But here’s what happens if you don’t disaster, as we’ve pointed out this didn’t even talk about accessibility and pay the penalty. Let’s say you’re a evening. Some of its biggest supporters about whether or not there will be any young individual out there and you agree with us—and not news media doctors there to see these patients. say, I just can’t afford $400 or $300 a publications that are considered par- So I yield to my friend from Ten- month out of my paycheck. I’ve got ticularly conservative. nessee. student loans and other things to pay As for the President, he just can’t Mr. ROE of Tennessee. People ask me for. I’m trying to get into my first seem to make up his mind on the em- if there are things in the bill I like. Ab- apartment. The penalty is this: it’s $95 ployer mandate. He was against it in solutely. You can’t write a 2,700-page for the first year. 2009 before he was for it in 2010. After bill and not put some things in there So what can the IRS do to collect signing the mandate into law, the ad- that are positive. There are positive that money? They can’t garnish your ministration announced earlier this things in the bill. We should have wages. They can’t do that. There’s no month it would delay the employer re- worked together in a bipartisan way to civil or criminal penalty so there’s quirement for 1 year. When the House look at those positive things we agreed nothing they have to come after you. of Representatives acted last week to to and then things we didn’t agree to. I think the approval rating now for The only thing they can do is if you really make it constitutional—because the Affordable Care Act is at 35 per- have overpaid your taxes or if you have he didn’t have the right to do that—but cent. Is this objection just Repub- a refundable credit coming in like an when we voted to allow him to do that, licans? Are just Republicans out there? earned income tax credit or child tax the same White House issued a veto credit, they can withhold your refund. Well, let me read to you just a little threat on the bill. The thing that he bit here. This came up in testimony That’s the only recourse they have. had done and that we made it legal for Young people will figure it out. And yesterday in my subcommittee hear- him to do, he’s going to veto that. ing. The letter was from James P. why will they figure it out and not buy So the shot: it? Why is this going to collapse? It’s Hoffa, general president of the Inter- We have heard concerns about the com- going to collapse because these young national Brotherhood of Teamsters; Jo- plexity of the employer mandate require- seph Hansen, international president of people are going to pay the $95, not the ment and the need for more time to imple- $300 a month or $200 a month that ment them effectively. We have listened to the United Food and Commercial they’re going to pay. They’ll pay the your feedback and we are taking action. The Workers Union; and Donald D. Taylor, one-time penalty, if the IRS can ever administration is announcing that it will president of UNITE-HERE, a union rep- figure out how to collect it. That’s provide an additional year before the Afford- resenting hotel, airport, food service, what they’re going to do. And if you able Care Act mandatory employer mandate gaming and textile workers. This is to don’t have all these young, healthy and insurer reporting requirements begin. then-Speaker PELOSI, now minority people paying in, it doesn’t work. The chaser. That was the bill that we leader: Mr. GINGREY of Georgia. I’ve got passed, H.R. 2667. Employer mandate When you and the President sought our one last poster that I wanted to point delay is unnecessary. These are the support for the Affordable Care Act, you out, Mr. Speaker, to my colleagues. It’s words of the administration: pledged that if we liked the health plans, we could keep them. Sadly, that promise is Enacting this legislation would undermine a little complicated. I’ll try to make it under threat. Perverse incentives are caus- key elements of the health law. as simple as I can. ing nightmare scenarios. First, the law cre- Basically, let’s start right here with That was stated July 17 by the White ates an incentive for employers to keep em- the employer. Under that, in this dia- House veto threat. President Obama’s ployees’ work hours below 30 hours a week.

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Constitution was originally ratified, Well, Mr. Speaker, the fact of the So it’s not just Republicans, Mr. the right to vote was specifically not matter is this crisis of voter fraud is a Speaker. It’s the public beginning to guaranteed. In fact, it was an incred- fraud in and of itself. As the Brennan focus on this now, because this bill is ibly restrictive law. Only white male Center for Justice points out, you are becoming the law of the land January property owners above the age of 21 more likely to be killed by lightning 1. I wish it had worked as smooth as it could vote. That was less than 20 per- than you are to commit voter fraud in could. It has not. And it has not be- cent of the country’s population at the your lifetime. To be killed by lightning cause it’s not doing what it promised, time. Many of our Founders specifi- is more common than voter fraud in which was the single most important cally did not want to expand the fran- this country. thing, which is cut the cost of care so chise of voting, believing most in soci- Now, in Wisconsin, we’re very proud more of us out there could afford to ety were unqualified for the privilege. that we’re one of the top three States have it. In fact, John Adams famously wrote: for voter participation—Maine, Min- nesota, and Wisconsin—and we’re Mr. GINGREY of Georgia. Mr. Speak- It is dangerous to open so fruitful a source er, in closing, I want to thank all of of controversy and altercation as would be known for our clean and effective elec- the members of the House GOP Doctors opened by attempting to alter the qualifica- tions. Our chief elections officer found Caucus who participated tonight. If I tions of voters. There will be no end of it. that since the year 2000 in statewide tried to add up the number of years of Mr. Speaker, since that time, our Na- elections the State has seen about 20 clinical experience in our group of tion’s attitudes towards voting have instances of voter fraud out of more about 21 members on the Republican changed slowly but very progressively. than 6 million votes cast. Most of those side of the aisle in this caucus, it would But the fact that we have needed con- instances of voter fraud involved felons probably be 600-plus years. So we really stitutional amendments prohibiting who were ineligible to vote but voted— do know of what we speak. We don’t discrimination based on race, gender, a problem that doesn’t get fixed with a have every answer, but we know of and age demonstrates that we possess photo ID. So why did the Wisconsin Legislature what we speak; and we want to get it no guaranteed right to vote in our Con- believe we needed to combat against right. That’s what this is all about. stitution. voter fraud? What does it mean when With that, Mr. Speaker, I yield back Meanwhile, these accomplishments you have a cure in search of a disease? the balance of my time. have oftentimes been accompanied by a Well, in my experience, there’s usually f myriad of tactics, laws, and strategies an ulterior motive. And in the case of PROTECTING THE RIGHT TO VOTE meant to suppress the vote: literacy restrictive voting laws, the design is to tests, poll taxes, grandfather clauses, suppress the vote, to encourage lower The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. voter intimidation. LAMALFA). Under the Speaker’s an- voter turnout in the hopes of influ- nounced policy of January 3, 2013, the b 2045 encing elections. In other words, it’s gentleman from Wisconsin (Mr. POCAN) These targets of discriminatory ef- about elected officials trying to pick is recognized for 60 minutes as the des- forts have changed as well. Our first their voters rather than the voters ignee of the minority leader. literacy tests were adopted to keep picking their elected officials. Mr. POCAN. Mr. Speaker, I am proud Irish-Catholic immigrants from voting. Now, in Wisconsin, we’re very fortu- to rise on behalf of the Congressional Then we saw a wide array of efforts to nate because our State constitution specifically guarantees the right to Progressive Caucus. Tonight, the Con- stop African Americans from going to vote. Because of this provision, the gressional Progressive Caucus would the polls. suppressive voting laws that have been like to talk about voting rights and Now, today, the bills introduced to introduced in our State have largely how important that is to this country restrict the right to vote may be a lit- and to every single person in our coun- been blocked by the courts. tle less obvious and voters lawmakers But what I did realize is that, while try. wish to suppress are a little harder to Wisconsin had a strong amendment Last week, both the Senate and define, but these efforts are nonethe- that protected our right to vote, our House Judiciary Committees held hear- less discriminatory. U.S. Constitution does not. Unfortu- ings on the Voting Rights Act and We have seen burdensome registra- nately, without a guaranteed Federal what steps we need to take forward to tion requirements and reduced early right to vote, we will continue to see protect the right to vote in this coun- voting opportunities, which are often the types of disenfranchising efforts try. There’s potentially no right that is critical for low-income Americans who that have become a plague on our mod- more important, no issue that is more cannot take off work on Election Day. ern society. important to this country that we African Americans and Latinos, in par- Mr. Speaker, that takes us to today should consider than our right to vote. ticular, have utilized early voting days and last month’s Supreme Court deci- It should be our most fundamental in very high numbers. sion that struck down section 4 of the right. It’s the right that preserves all College students have been the tar- Voting Rights Act. Section 4 was the other liberties that Americans hold gets of a number of efforts to decrease act’s preclearance formula, the for- dear. their participation, from disallowing mula that determined which States When aspiring Americans take the student IDs as an acceptable form of and counties needed to get Federal ap- citizenship test, they’re asked, What is voter identification, to stricter resi- proval before they make voting law the most important right granted to dency requirements, to limited polling changes. The Court ruled that the for- U.S. citizens? And the correct answer: locations on campuses. mula was outdated and, thus, unconsti- the right to vote. Protecting this right Voter ID and burdensome registra- tutional. should be the primary concern of our tion requirements often make it harder Now, I think the Court may have for- democracy. So you would think that for senior citizens also to be able to gotten that when we reauthorized the when that question is asked, What are vote. In Wisconsin, we’ve had this issue Voting Rights Act, overwhelmingly, our most important rights, and the an- before us. Many senior citizens no just from 2006, we had 390 supporters in swer is, The right to vote, it would be longer carry their driver’s license be- the House of Representatives and a something that’s enshrined in our U.S. cause they no longer drive, and yet unanimous 98–0 vote in the Senate. Constitution and you would think that’s one of the very things that they Clearly, there was strong support in there is explicitly a right to vote. I cer- may need to go vote with a photo ID. the legislative body for the Voting tainly thought that. But you would be I myself didn’t realize the full extent Rights Act that was now turned aside wrong. It’s startling to think, at first. of the attack on our right to vote until by the Supreme Court.

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Let that their right to vote has been in- things that may fall a little bit under me just read you a couple quotes from fringed. If you live in a State right the radar but actually matter a great a couple of these States. now, you have to prove that that State, deal to the people of not only the Ninth Texas—this was really quick. This is in changing voting laws, has somehow District, but to the people of the the headline: ‘‘That was quick: Texas infringed your ability to vote in order United States. moves forward with voter ID law after to have success. Instead, under our Up here, we can get, many times, lost Supreme Court ruling.’’ That’s from constitutional amendment, the burden in what I’ll call the big picture items the National Journal on June 25: of proof would go to the States, and the or the latest of what’s hot, so to speak, The Texas law requires voters to show States would have to demonstrate that and tonight I want to talk about our photo identification to vote—a measure that any new law they put in place would local pharmacists. was blocked by the Justice Department, ar- not burden any of their citizens’ ability I have a little pharmacist I go to. We guing the law would discriminate against ra- to have a right to vote. have several, but one of the main ones cial minorities. At the time, Attorney Gen- Now, our vote is the great equalizer I go to is Woody’s Pharmacy, Kevin eral Eric Holder called the law a ‘‘poll tax.’’ in this country. My brother and I have Woody. And I go in there and I know And that’s where Texas went as soon one thing in common with the Koch that when I ask him about the drugs as that Supreme Court decision hap- brothers: we each come with one single for myself, for my wife, my kids, he pened. vote. The average person in the world, gives me answers. He helps me know In Mississippi, the headline: ‘‘Mis- you may not have billions of dollars why they interact, what goes on. We’ve sissippi’s Secretary of State Moves to like Sheldon Adelson, but the one got pharmacists in all kinds of settings Enforce Voter ID Law.’’ Their new thing that you have in common with that do that every day for folks. But voter ID law may seem innocuous, but Sheldon Adelson is that you each have our local pharmacies, and especially more than one out of 10 of every eligi- one single vote. our community pharmacies, right now ble voters do not have a government- Now, I understand that ratifying the are under attack. issued ID, clearly making it harder for Constitution is not an easy task, but I’m going to be joined, hopefully, people to vote in the State of Mis- on this measure, it’s a deeply impor- here in a little bit by the gentleman sissippi. tant one. We can, and we must, build a from Pennsylvania to talk about the Finally, just another example is in grassroots movement needed to ensure challenges facing independent commu- the State of North Carolina. The head- our most fundamental right is not sub- nity pharmacies. You see, local phar- line: ‘‘Senate Republicans Unveil ject to the partisan whims of State leg- macists play a vital role in America’s Stricter North Carolina Voter ID Bill.’’ islatures. neighborhoods and communities, par- I am holding in my hand pages and Again, according to the article from ticularly in the more rural areas of pages of people across the country who the Charlotte Observer, Republican northeast Georgia. They provide unpar- support a national right to vote con- lawmakers are emboldened in their ef- alleled guidance, assistance, and re- stitutional amendment. Over 28,000 fort to push a photo identification re- sources for families, including my own. people have signed petitions. They’re quirement for in-person voting after I’m committed to protecting access to circulated by U.S. Action and PCCC, the U.S. Supreme Court struck down a independent and community phar- Bold Progressives that have got signa- key part of the 1965 Voting Rights Act. macists and helping to level the play- tures saying we need to make our Con- The ruling means the bill would no ing field through effective and robust stitution work for every single Amer- longer need Justice Department ap- ican, that every single person has that oversight of pharmacy benefit man- proval before it becomes law. right to vote. This has 28,000 names agers, or PBMs. So we’re seeing in State after State It’s a tough enough task to survive in right here of people who support this after State that was protected by the this economy, and the overregulation most fundamental right. Voting Rights Act that States now are Mr. Speaker, at the end of the day, by the administration is only making trying to change those laws and make the right to vote is not a Republican it more difficult. I am committed to it harder for people to have that ability right or a Democratic right, it’s an working with my colleagues, particu- to go out and vote. American right. And if the recent Vot- larly the gentleman from Pennsyl- Now, I happen to agree with the ing Rights Act decision demonstrates vania, to promote legislation that will Court that the formula was outdated. anything, it’s that we need to do every- provide consumers with greater choice As I previously detailed, it doesn’t re- thing we can to help protect that right. of pharmacies, require fair standards flect the current attempts to restrict Mr. Speaker, I would like to reinforce for PBM pharmacies, support access to the right to vote. In fact, it underesti- that the Congressional Progressive diabetes testing supplies, protect tradi- mates them. Caucus is going to do everything that tional pharmacy compounding, and en- Let’s look at it this way: under the we can to make sure that every Amer- sure that our military families can Voting Rights Act, nine entire States ican has the right to vote, and that a enjoy the many benefits that commu- and certain counties in six others were right to vote amendment to the U.S. nity pharmacies provide. covered, but just this year already, Constitution is the most sure, most ef- In many cases, independent and com- more than 80 restrictive voting laws in fective way to get that done. munity pharmacists have dedicated 31 States have been introduced. Mr. Speaker, with that, I yield back their careers to providing quality pa- Given my experience in Wisconsin the balance of my time. tient care. However, they’ve been con- and what I’m seeing in States across tinuously cut by unfair reimburse- f the country, I knew that we had to ments, overbearing audits, and a take- take action at the national level. So I CHALLENGES FACING INDE- it-or-leave-it approach to contracts. got together with Congressman KEITH PENDENT AND COMMUNITY Over the next 30 minutes, I look for- ELLISON from Minnesota and we PHARMACISTS ward to discussing the challenges fac- worked with FairVote to work on a The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under ing independent and community phar- right to vote amendment to the U.S. the Speaker’s announced policy of Jan- macists and the important role they Constitution that would guarantee an uary 3, 2013, the Chair recognizes the play in the lives of many of our con- affirmative right to vote for every sin- gentleman from Georgia (Mr. COLLINS) stituents. gle American. for 30 minutes. Although we cannot sufficiently Our amendment is as simple as it is Mr. COLLINS of Georgia. Well, it’s cover these issues in the next half necessary. It says that every American good to be here at the end of a day in hour, I hope this will be the first of

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And as the doc- ing: ‘‘I’m having difficulty finding a in our lives and they’re often over- tors were speaking earlier tonight on new provider; I can’t make sense of looked. the floor, talking about how we can do this; I’m forced to change my provider; When we deal many times on this preventive medicine and make sure and the quality and service are poor.’’ floor, and I have spoken of it before, is that the health of our constituents is We need to take a look at what’s going how do we deal with and what is the taken care of, community pharmacists on. cost of regulation and how they are af- do just that. Another pressing issue from my local fecting our everyday lives, this is one One of the first challenges facing our pharmacists is the lack of oversight of the areas, especially with our com- local pharmacists I want to discuss and transparency when it comes to the munity pharmacists, that they’re af- here tonight relates to diabetic testing pharmacy benefit managers. PBMs are fecting right now. It’s affecting how supplies and the competitive bidding actually one of the least regulated seg- they do business. process. Earlier this year, I wrote the ments of the health care market, yet As one community pharmacist told Comptroller General Gene Dodaro ex- they are the cause of numerous frivo- me recently, that if something doesn’t pressing concern about the impact that lous audits that local pharmacies are change soon, that in my area of north- the Medicare Competitive Bidding subjected to. east Georgia, which has a vibrant com- Process will have on patient access to Now, supporting strong PBM trans- munity pharmacy along with PBM diabetic testing supplies. parency requirements is key to deliv- pharmacists and others, that within 10 Seniors in northeast Georgia, and ering real savings to patients. Unlike years there may not be a community across the State, rely on their ability my local pharmacist, and those across pharmacist left in northeast Georgia. to get the testing supplies from their the Nation, PBMs do not have a real That’s a scary thought, Mr. Speaker. local pharmacists. Many have written relationship with patients. In fact, it is When you think about that for a sec- to me expressing their concerns that not uncommon for them to secretly re- ond, when you look at an industry that applying competitively bid pricing to tain most manufacturer payments— many of us grow up and you have sto- independent community pharmacies e.g. rebates, discounts and other fees— could negatively impact their access to ries going back to when many phar- instead of passing the savings on to pa- these essential supplies. macists had soda stands; they had just tients. In more rural communities, such as Additionally, PBMs have been known a full-service place where you could go. northeast Georgia, an independent to switch plan members from low- to Even my pharmacist today still has the community pharmacy may be the only high-cost drugs and manipulate generic scoops of ice cream. One of the ways available option for seniors. Their local pricing. At the end of the day, the data my kids want to come with me to the pharmacist helps them properly use points to the fact the PBM market is store is they say, I’ll go with you if their test strips and meters and pro- broken. I can speak to this from my you’re going to Woody’s because I want vide much needed resource and guid- own personal experience. As I’ve shared a scoop of ice cream. ance in managing their disease. So it’s a family place. It’s something A 72 percent reduction in reimburse- before, I believe when we talk about that I think brings back a sense of ment for retail pharmacies that are problems, we need to relate it to what Americana, but it also hits at the very currently supplying these items to people can understand. For this, I can idea of what we’ll just take as just Medicare beneficiaries was announced understand it through my family, but good old-fashioned entrepreneurship— on January 30, 2013. This reduction in also through my parents, who have businesses that mean something to our reimbursement took effect on July 1 of talked about how their drugs have been community but also provide a service this year. changed, or they’ve been given short that is invaluable. Right now I think Here are some of the feedback that notice of changes, or when they get those are under attack, and those are Georgians have given about the impact them from their doctor, who gives the things that just concern me. that this reimbursement reduction is them the prescription to take them to When we look at that possibility, as having on their quality of life and ac- their pharmacy, they have a problem the pharmacist told me, he said that cess to care. We’ve heard things like: because they’re not going to be cer- there possibly may not even be commu- ‘‘I’ve had difficulty finding a new pro- tified because there’s been a change nity pharmacists in our area within vider; my product of choice was un- just in the last little bit in what drug the next 10 years, that really struck available; I’ve been forced to change the coverage will make, and the PBMs my attention; and it’s made me, before providers; the quality of my care and have had a large part in that. I was even elected, begin to look at services is poor; my cost has increased; What I believe is, their conduct is what are the problems and how can we I’ve experienced poor communication anticompetitive and anticonsumer, and address those as we go along. from CMS; I’m confused about the independent community pharmacists are often left vulnerable to their mar- b 2100 changes.’’ Independent community pharmacists ket power. I can give examples. And I bet almost typically sell diabetic testing supplies But there are solutions to this prob- every Member here on both sides of the to provide a service to patients, not to lem. For example, allowing the smaller aisle can come in and talk about their make money. Even before the reduc- to collectively negotiate will help level pharmacist, wherever they may work, tion in reimbursement rates, the profit the playing field. but a community pharmacist who they margins on these supplies were very The threat of antitrust liability in can call on and ask about. My par- low. the status quo prevents these collec- ents—I have watched them grow up and Now, pharmacists have to choose be- tive negotiations, and I believe an anti- they get older, and when we have ques- tween keeping their business open or trust exemption is appropriate and tions about their medicines I know giving their patients the supplies and consistent with past exemptions en- that I can call my pharmacist and ask care they need. This isn’t a choice they acted by this Congress. him questions. I know that many of should be forced to make. In an area It is with that that I am proud to be you—and maybe even you, Mr. Speak- and a time in which our economy and an original cosponsor of what is known er—have that person that you can talk jobs are suffering, this is another ex- as the ‘‘Protecting our Hometown Inde- to about the drugs and the issues that ample of a business that is fighting pendent Pharmacies Act of 2013,’’ just keep us healthy. against the world, so to speak, to stay which I believe achieves this goal. One of the things that they also help in business and to employ those 3 or 4 The author of this bill, Mr. MARINO, us do, and community pharmacists do, or 5 or up to 10 or 15 people that take and I have had several conversations is provide that preventive care that care of the people in our communities, discussing his examples and what keeps us from getting into these long- Mr. Speaker. brought him into an understanding of

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Just a small reminder. light Members who have brought for- say your local pharmacist fills a $500 I can stand here all evening and tell ward pieces of legislation that I believe prescription for you that you called in you story after story of the unfair and matter to our constituents and they over the phone or you had called in almost unbelievable auditing practices matter to the American people. from the doctor’s office. The phar- that my local independent folks have This is a conservative piece of legis- macist dispensed the correct drug in had to deal with. lation that brings forward and high- the correct amount and provided you One local pharmacist told me about lights a problem with our community the correct directions for taking the how they had already been audited pharmacists, who are reliable business- drug. Mr. Speaker, do we have a prob- three times that year, and they were men in their communities. And by lem at this point? I don’t think so. preparing for their fourth. Mr. Speak- doing so and taking that part, Mr. You’re getting the right drug in the er, do you know when he told me that? MARINO has helped bring forth a piece right amount in the right container March. He had been audited three of legislation that I am glad to support with the right label. Everything is times, getting ready for a fourth, and and look forward to moving forward, there on what your doctor had wanted it was January, February, March. This hopefully through the committee proc- you to have. seems to be a problem. ess and onto this floor and eventually But if the pharmacist makes a mis- Interestingly enough, the audits signed into law. take in his personal records in his don’t focus, as I’ve already said, on ge- Now, understand, there’s a lot of dis- checking off—instead of checking the neric drugs. The audits typically look cussion that needs to be had here. PBM ‘‘called in over the phone’’ box he at administrative errors on high-priced takes their fair share of blame, and checks ‘‘the faxed in’’ box—a PBM drugs. there are a lot of problems in this situ- could then during their audit of the This comes as no surprise. We know ation. It is something that we need to pharmacy find the mistake and take that the PBMs are looking to take discuss because it matters to the peo- back the entire $500. Not just the money, line their pockets, and not care ple back home, it matters to the very copay, and not just the profit the phar- for patients. They don’t sponsor base- ball teams, they don’t participate in essence of health and health care, macy received; they take back the en- chili cook-offs, and they sure aren’t which we come down to this well and tire cost of the drug. Now, I’ve said before, there are a lot going to any tomato festivals. Patient we talk about all the time. We talk of things that make me scratch my care takes a back seat to profit mar- about costs, we talk about the prob- head. This is one of them. It’s one gins. lems with access. This is an area where thing to come in and be audited, it’s I believe that Congress should take a I believe we can continue to move for- one thing to find a mistake in which closer look at PBMs because, in the ward. there’s a clerical error—and there status quo, after a pharmacy has been There’s also another pressing matter needs to be some correction to that audited, recoupment funds go back to facing independent community phar- clerical error. But let me go back, Mr. the PBM. This is unacceptable. In macists, particularly in northeast Speaker, and remind you that it was other words, you’re auditing, and the Georgia, and that is abusive audit tac- dispensed properly in the correct fines that you get, the penalties that tics. I believe, like many Americans, amount with the correct drug and the you get, go to you. Again, there seems that pharmacy audits should be fo- correct facility with the correct direc- to be an incentive problem here. You’re cused on uncovering actual fraud and tions on there. But, however, on the pa- dealing with the high-cost drugs, abuse. Audits play an important role in perwork on how the call came in, how you’re missing the generics, you’re ensuring high-quality patient care and they took the prescription down, they looking for clerical errors on correctly services. were audited and deemed for that, and dispensed drugs. The patient never had Unfortunately, PBMs are leveraging they were not just deemed for the a problem, but yet the pharmacist was their power to abuse the auditing proc- amount of their copay or their profit deemed. ess. They’re singling out expensive even; they were deemed for the entire I’m committed to working with my drugs and using typographical and amount of the drug. colleagues to make sure that Medicare other trivial errors to recoup from What’s really interesting about this is getting its fair share of funds back. pharmacies significant amounts of is I’ve also had several of my phar- There is one word we hear a great deal money—not to return to Medicare, but macists say it is eerily interesting to on this floor. No matter the debate to line their own pockets. them that when they’re audited, it’s topic it is bound to come up at least Now, this is where I’m going to use not the generics that are audited, it is once. And that word is ‘‘transparency.’’ an example that I had a few months the brand names that seem to be au- But there are few areas in which this ago. I had a number of pharmacists, my dited, the higher cost drugs that find concept is more important. You see, local pharmacists all over northeast their way onto the audit list. I think transparency saves money and helps Georgia, came in and they met with that’s really interesting because what markets work better. It helps it work me. All I did was, I sent out a note be- happens is if one mistake comes, you’re as it was intended to work. cause I had been hearing about this talking about a major cost for these Transparency allows plans and pay- from my local pharmacist and from pharmacists. This is not something ers, including large corporations and others, and I said, come talk to me they can continue to eat. governments, to confirm that a PBM about what you’re experiencing. Now, it can be said they can appeal is, in fact, providing the service it was Like a lot of times—and Mr. Speaker, it, and they can go through the proc- hired to do: to secure low drug costs. maybe you’ve done a similar thing ess, but it is something over and over. Now, remember, in this world of reg- with businesses—you expect maybe They don’t get to appeal it and hold ulation—and for those who know me in three or four people to show up. In my the money. They have to send the my short time up here in Washington, conference room I had a full house. money in and then appeal. Now, does this is one of the issues that I have fo- Pharmacists who left and drove, some that sound fair? I don’t think so. cused like a laser on, regulation. In as many as 2 hours, to come to that of- I think what we’ve got to do here is fact, tomorrow morning, I encourage fice to sit down and talk about the begin to look at this problem in its en- Members if they are not busy and they problems that they were facing. What tirety. The PBM could pocket the en- want to come to a regulatory reform that told me in the middle of the day tire cost of a correctly dispensed drug, caucus breakfast, come see us. We’ll was that the issues and the problems even what the pharmacy paid whole- have breakfast there for them, and that they have were more important to sale. This leaves me baffled. Obviously, we’re going to discuss the effects of them than spending time at their shop an auditing measure should be in place, regulatory reform and why this mat- that morning, and were finding some- but for transparency and account- ters. body to cover their shop so they could ability, not to financially penalize Many times, we in the elected office, come talk about this because it’s af- one’s competitors. we talk about regulatory reform and

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But again, what were the PBMs sup- lady come up to the counter, she asked As more independent pharmacies are posed to do? They were supposed to se- Kevin about some issues that she was forced to close their doors, I am in- cure low drug costs. They were sup- having with her drugs. She was trying creasingly concerned about the impact posed to secure a better way for our to figure out what was going on, and that this will have on American fami- Medicare savings. This is not what is Kevin took the time to talk with her lies, especially on those in rural areas happening. like my district in northeast Pennsyl- Unfortunately, under today’s policy, and to explain, No, this is not what’s really happening. This is what you vania. Not only does their closure jeop- the plan’s sponsor has no way to verify ardize the local drug supply, but it also that their PBM is sharing manufac- need to do, and this is the medicine you need to take. He took the time to has dangerous consequences for the turer rebates or that the PBM is nego- surrounding areas’ medical providers— tiating the lowest possible cost for spe- care. Pharmacists all across this country— that’s right—dangerous consequences cific drugs. In fact, recent data indi- and I want to make this very clear; for the surrounding areas’ medical pro- cate the exact opposite is occurring. viders. For example, TRICARE anticipates a this has nothing to do with phar- macists individually. Pharmacists, One of the biggest dangers to local savings of $1.67 billion by negotiating independent pharmacies is the phar- whether they work in large shops or its own drug prices and rebates for its macy benefit managers industry, or small shops, in community stores or 9 million beneficiaries rather than PBMs. Over the past few years, the large box stores, are wonderfully dedi- going through a PBM. Let me state PBMs’ power has become concentrated cated professionals who do a wonderful that one more time, Mr. Speaker. in the hands of a few, enabling them to job. They work hard in helping their TRICARE anticipates saving $1.67 bil- dominate over their competition. Inde- customers, and they work hard at help- lion by negotiating its own drug prices pendent pharmacies are at a competi- ing those who have come in between. and rebates for its 9 million bene- tive disadvantage, which prevents When we deal with this kind of envi- ficiaries rather than going through a them from providing their customers ronment, we make sure that our local PBM. with vital prescriptions at a reasonable pharmacies are the ones that can have I happened to be on this floor for the cost. last couple days and in that chair, lis- a chance to continue to grow and to I have heard from a number of phar- tening to discussions on our DOD ap- prosper in their communities. When we macists that PBMs have an incredible propriations and on the struggles that have our community pharmacies oper- market power over independent phar- we’re having with our funding for our ating as they should, then we are going macists. Even worse, the political vital services in our defenses. Don’t to be able to continue the process of power of only a handful of companies you think that this is something that making sure that our communities has enabled them to grow and to swal- we can afford, not only in defense, but have the pharmacies that they can de- low their competition, which is only in other areas as well? I believe it is. pend on and also a transparency that expected to intensify if ObamaCare is The State of Texas estimates it could comes with dealing with these PBMs fully implemented. save $265 million by switching to a and with the auditing practices which This is why I, along with my col- transparent PBM contract. This is no have been really tearing apart our league to my right and JUDY CHU of chump change we’re talking about here pharmacies and community phar- California, introduced H.R. 1188, the tonight. macies as a whole. Preserving Our Hometown Independent Although my time draws to a close, I I go back to that one statement that Pharmacies Act of 2013. This bipar- am pleased that the conversations are my local pharmacist said to me. He tisan, commonsense legislation pro- just beginning. The challenges facing was sitting there, and he was looking vides a limited exemption for inde- independent community pharmacies across, and he was explaining what I’ve pendent community pharmacists from are great, but the important role they talked about here tonight about the antitrust laws. My bill would level the play in our towns and States is even auditing practices. He said that, if this playing field by enabling the mom-and- greater. It is coming to a time and a doesn’t change, our pharmacists will be pop pharmacies to work together in place like this in which we can look out of business, that there won’t be any order to negotiate better contract forward to solutions that matter. I did pharmacies left in the community terms from the large drug companies not come to Washington, D.C., simply world. For northeast Georgia, that and pharmacy benefit managers, or to watch things happen and to wonder would be a tragedy. PBMs. The unchecked practice of why. I came to be part of a solution. I am pleased tonight to also see my PBMs has gone on for too long, and it’s Like you, Mr. Speaker, we are part of good friend from Pennsylvania (Mr. time we passed H.R. 1188 in order to a freshman class that came here believ- MARINO), who has been a real leader in stop these harmful practices. ing, as I’ve said before, that this is a this area, and I am a proud cosponsor Mr. COLLINS of Georgia. I appre- place to which people still look to of his legislation, the Preserving Our ciate that. make this country continually the Hometown Independent Pharmacies As our time draws to a close tonight, greatest country on Earth, and people Act of 2013. I would love to yield to him I am pleased that we can begin these look to us for solutions and answers. now to share further on what we’ve ex- conversations. That’s what I want to The way they do that is by looking at perienced during this time. have with the American people and commonsense legislation. They look at Mr. MARINO. Thank you. with our body here, bringing out and commonsense solutions that affect Mr. Speaker, today, independent highlighting legislation and the work them every day. pharmacists are facing an increasing that I believe is being done here, be- For many, many people in this coun- number of challenges that threaten cause I believe there are great things try—and especially in my home of their very livelihoods. These are the that can happen when we pull together northeast Georgia—local pharmacies independent mom-and-pop pharmacies and when we find the things that mat- are a place that sponsor those football that all Americans have come to know ter to Main Street. When we do that— teams and baseball teams. They are the and to love. They are the neighborhood Congressman MARINO and others as we places where senior citizens go as I staples that you have come to rely on. pull forward like this—we are actually have watched many times in the phar- They are where you can go for basic bringing ideas to the forefront that macies that I go to whether it be my medical advice, and they are where new help and build our economy, that talk own pharmacy or not. parents can have their children’s pre- about those jobs, that keep those jobs Just the other day, I went in and saw scriptions filled. On average, inde- in the community, and provide a great a sweet little senior citizen lady I’d pendent pharmacies fill over 200 pre- public service.

VerDate Mar 15 2010 04:21 Jul 25, 2013 Jkt 029060 PO 00000 Frm 00063 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K24JY7.135 H24JYPT1 jbell on DSK7SPTVN1PROD with HOUSE H5044 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE July 24, 2013 When we are looking at a health care foreigners or illegal aliens who were al- American citizens, and we applaud. I situation and an aging population, our lowed to come into the United States have been to naturalization cere- community pharmacists need to be a as immigrants. monies, proudly welcoming individuals vital player in that market, making Now, we’re all immigrants. I’m an in. immigrant. Mr. Speaker, I imagine sure that our health and our well-being b 2130 are taken care of in a kind and caring you’re an immigrant. All of us are de- and compassionate way. The challenges scended from immigrants. This is a Today I was in a cab just before I facing independent community phar- good thing. We’re not here bashing im- came over here. A man from Pakistan macists are great, but the important migrants. If we didn’t have immi- was thrilled to be an American citizen. role they play in our towns and States grants, we wouldn’t have a country. We I shook his hand. I said, I’m so grateful is even greater still. love immigrants. What we love also is that you’re here, and I’m grateful that I want to thank the gentleman from the rule of law. We believe in the rule you came into our Nation legally. I’m Pennsylvania for his leadership, and I of law. grateful. Welcome. We’re happy you’re want to thank him for joining me here That’s what this Chamber is. In fact, here. tonight and for being a part of dis- this Chamber, Mr. Speaker, is sur- I married a family of immigrants. My cussing real solutions and real answers rounded. There are medallions above in-laws came here through the legal of why a conservative agenda is impor- every door in this Chamber, and those process. Why is this important? It’s im- tant to America, because it matters to medallions have the faces of law- portant because we as a Nation of laws Main Street, because it matters to real makers over the time of recorded must observe those laws. Now we’re people in everyday life situations. human history. Each one of these is a looking at changing that status by re- Mr. Speaker, with that, I yield back silhouette, and they contributed to the warding people who broke laws and the balance of my time. rule of law by adding to the certainty putting them at the head of the line in front of people who stood by the law f for mankind—for good rules and a good society that we can live under. In this and did everything they could to follow THE RULE OF LAW Chamber, many of the American people the law to become legal citizens. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under may not know that our motto, ‘‘In God If you look at every nation in the the Speaker’s announced policy of Jan- We Trust,’’ is written above the stand, world and their immigration policy, uary 3, 2013, the Chair recognizes the Mr. Speaker, where you’re standing and if you look at the numbers of peo- gentlewoman from Minnesota (Mrs. today just above the American flag. ple of every single nation of the BACHMANN) for 30 minutes. Just opposite from ‘‘In God We Trust’’ world—remember, Mr. Speaker, the Mrs. BACHMANN. Mr. Speaker, is a lawmaker unique among all of the United States is not the most popu- thank you, and thank you to the Con- lawmakers in this Chamber. That law- lated country—there are more people stitution, the Declaration of Independ- maker is Moses. Moses faces the in China than there are in the United ence and to the rules of this body that Speaker, and you’ll note, Mr. Speaker, States, and yet the United States is allow for Members to come down to that Moses is the only lawmaker who such a generous group of people, we this well in the most important place has a full face. allow more legal immigration in one where free speech is allowed, and I am Why would that be? Why would year than the rest of the world. Every extremely grateful for that oppor- Moses be given a status different than country of the world combined, we tunity to be here tonight. all of the other lawmakers in this allow more legal immigrants, a million One subject that I would like to focus Chamber? people a year. on this evening is the issue that is Mr. Speaker, I believe it’s for this Yet we still have 4 million people on being taken up here in Washington, reason. I believe it is because of the a waiting list doing everything right, D.C. It has gotten some attention in re- great English jurist Blackstone, who is trying to come into the country le- cent weeks—certainly with a bill that the mentor to the Founders of this Na- gally. So why, I ask, Mr. Speaker, came through the United States Sen- tion. Blackstone wrote that English would we put to the front of the line ate—and that was a bill that granted common law and all of law in England lawbreakers, people who decided we’re amnesty to illegal aliens. That bill is based upon the foundation bedrock not going to pay attention to the law passed through the United States Sen- of the Ten Commandments as given to the lawgivers of history, to Moses ate. Unfortunately, that bill does noth- through Moses, and Moses is the full who gave the original Ten Command- ing about the main problem that we face—the most important lawgiver— ments? We’re going to break this law deal with in immigration, and that’s because all of the law you see, all of in this body where law is made; we’re border security. the subsequent lawmakers down going to break this law. And for some Twenty-seven years ago, Ronald throughout the recorded annals of reason this body would choose to ben- Reagan made a deal with the American human history rest on the foundation efit those who broke our laws? I say no, people, Mr. Speaker. He said this, that of law and the rule of law as given by because the real problem with immi- we’re going to have a onetime deal. Moses and as given by God—according gration, Mr. Speaker, is that we need We’re going to deal with immigration to the holy Torah and to the Bible—to to keep it legal and make it legal. right now. Moses, and all of law descends from That’s why our very first consideration It kind of sounds like very familiar there. and only consideration should be com- rhetoric that we’re getting today— Why that history lesson? Why that plete border security first. we’re going to deal with this issue once lesson on talking about law and a law- Border security for America first. and for all. We’re going to take this giver while we’re in the middle of talk- Why? Because amnesty for illegal issue off the table. Then President ing about immigration? aliens is incredibly expensive. The esti- Reagan said, We’re going to secure the It’s because, right now, Mr. Speaker, mate, Mr. Speaker, is $6 trillion of ad- borders. We’re going to make that hap- the Senate bill and also the proposed ditional debt for our children, $6 tril- pen, but we’re also going to grant am- House bill, the so-called DREAM Act, lion in redistribution of wealth with nesty to the illegal aliens who are here are premised upon the condition that amnesty for illegal aliens. Nearly half in the United States. He estimated people who came into the United of that number, Mr. Speaker, about 1 million illegal aliens would be States by breaking the law would re- shockingly would be for retirement here in the United States. ceive an unparalleled benefit, much benefits for illegal aliens. So while you Once the bill was passed, the Amer- more so than the benefit of those who and I and millions of Americans have ican people found out it wasn’t 1 mil- come into America legally. How many been working and paying in over the lion illegal aliens. It was 3.6 million il- people come into America legally every decades to Social Security and to legal aliens who were granted amnesty year? It’s shocking. People think we’re Medicare, while we’ve been paying in status. Once that amnesty status was not allowing people in. A million peo- and while people who are baby boomers granted, the United States had a policy ple a year, Mr. Speaker, are allowed like myself are just about at that time of dealing with chain migration, and into the United States legally. They go to draw down on our Social Security pretty soon that turned into 15 million through the process, and they become and our Medicare benefits, now we

VerDate Mar 15 2010 04:21 Jul 25, 2013 Jkt 029060 PO 00000 Frm 00064 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K24JY7.137 H24JYPT1 jbell on DSK7SPTVN1PROD with HOUSE July 24, 2013 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H5045 would open the door wide, we would this issue in Congress, talking about and the President issued an order and benefit and grant citizenship, a legal making sure that we, the American used our precious resources to go back protected status, and immediate access people, recognize what we’re going and comb through the records again, to Social Security and Medicare, into. and that directive said, Look at them ObamaCare, Medicaid, 80 different You see, we had the ObamaCare bill. on an individual basis. The reason they means-tested welfare programs. Why The former Speaker, NANCY PELOSI, do that is because they claim they would we do this? Is it because we have said we had to read the bill to know have prosecutorial discretion. If they an abundance of money that’s over- what was in it. It’s a travesty. It’s deal with individuals, then they cannot flowing from our Treasury and we have bankrupting America. Also, with the enforce the law. But If they have to put absolute no idea what to do with it? I so-called DREAM Act, which, let’s face it into classes of people, then they don’t think so. Just in my brief time in it, it is three-quarters of the cost of the know that they don’t have prosecu- Congress, we have doubled the national terrible fake border security bill in the torial discretion from a legal point. debt. That’s one bill, essentially full-on Senate. So you’ve got this terrible full- So they use resources to comb amnesty, perpetual amnesty, with no on amnesty bill in the Senate. Mr. through those 400,000 names of people means of deportation ever, with no bor- Speaker, the DREAMers bill takes you to find ways they can waive the appli- der security ever. That’s the fake bill three-quarters of the way to the full-on cation of the law. That’s amnesty by that is coming out of the Senate. amnesty bill. So when you take these executive edict, and it’s using re- What is the House of Representatives two bills and you put them in con- sources to grant that. It didn’t matter looking to take up? It is a different ference committee, you can have either that they were young or old. If they bill. It’s called the DREAMers bill, and 100 percent amnesty or you can have 75 hadn’t committed a felony and been we’re all told that what we need to do percent amnesty. When you split the caught at it, or if they didn’t commit is get behind this effort to reward in- difference on that, where are you? and been caught at these three mys- stant legalization status to children of You’ve got amnesty. That’s the prob- terious misdemeanors, they were going illegal aliens. I want to put this on the lem, Mr. Speaker. It’s a fake, no-border to get the application of the law, which floor for the American people. The security, but it’s a total authentic, was removal. They were just waiting children of illegal aliens very well may nearly 100 percent amnesty bill. for their final removal order, and so make up the largest subset of illegal I’d like to ask Representative STEVE the President believed that he had the aliens in the United States, but we KING to speak to that now as I yield to constitutional authority to grant this need to recognize this is fake, back- the gentleman. amnesty. door amnesty. Mr. KING of Iowa. I thank the gen- Now, this was just the precursor to This isn’t feeling sorry for kids or tlelady from Minnesota for yielding, the balance of the Morton Memos, trying to deal with people through no and I appreciate the delivery you make which are the DREAM Act lite, so to fault of their own who are here in the and understanding in driving this speak, this executive edict for the United States illegally. This is what issue. If a few of us don’t stand up and DREAM Act. And it then sets up four we’re talking about. We’re talking drive this issue and remind, Mr. Speak- categories of people, generally young about millions of individuals who er, that the American people observe people, but now we see, according to would be given instantaneous legal sta- what we do here—and they are the Gang of Eight’s bill, age up to 35. If tus. But it isn’t just the children, Mr. thoughtful, they’re intelligent, they’re up to age 35, if you want to test that Speaker. Because they would be given analytical, and they understand the you came to America, say, before your amnesty, they would immediately have history of this country, and they don’t 16th birthday or your 18th birthday, de- the right to apply, and it would be want to have somebody feed them a pending on which policy you want to granted, for their parents to have legal line. They want to know the squared- take—now, it really wasn’t your fault; permanent status. away truth. That’s why I dig down into it was your parents’ decision. We aren’t just talking about millions a bill like S. 744, the Gang of Eight’s Well, it reminds me of a long shirt- of kids, Mr. Speaker. We’re talking bill in the Senate, and take it apart tail relation who found himself in jail about all their parents, too. So take all and analyze it and put it back together on Christmas Eve, and his father de- of the kids, and then double the num- and come down with this conclusion. cided he would bail him out and bring ber for their biological parents. Then, From the beginning, I called it the him home for Christmas Eve, Christ- if there is a waiting period—let’s say 5 Always is, Always Was, and Always mas Day, Christmas dinner, and take years until they get their full legal sta- Will Be Amnesty Act. The reason I say him back to the jail where he belonged tus—then the parents can apply for that is because you’d have to just kind again. When his father showed up, let legal status for their parents. And it of have a little bit of license with our me say this uncooperative son was so goes from there. Very likely what we grammar. But if you is in America, you resentful that he said to his father, It’s will see is a family reunification, chain get to stay. If you was in America, you not my fault, Dad, it’s your fault be- migration, and rather than tens of mil- get an invitation to come back. And if cause you controlled everything. You lions of illegal aliens, some have esti- you ever get here, you always will get controlled my genes and you controlled mated as much as over 100 million ad- to stay here. So it’s the Always Is, Al- my environment. I didn’t control ei- ditional illegal aliens would be given ways Was, and Always Will Be Am- ther one. I’m a product of nature and amnesty in addition to the generosity nesty Act. nurture, and you are the one who pro- of every year. If that doesn’t trip your biblical trig- duced the nature and nurture; there- Why is this important? Again, be- ger, then I can describe it this way in fore it’s your fault that I’m in jail. I cause we hate immigrants? Absolutely, more secular terms. It is the Perpetual can tell you what his father said: You 1,000 percent no. That’s not true. Num- and Retroactive Amnesty Act, which can stay in jail if you think it’s not ber one, the rule of law. We need to ob- means it was on forever and it also in- your responsibility and think it over. serve the law. Number two, dealing vites the people who have been de- Well, I heard this new theory come in with our debt and with the cost. It ported in the past. It says, We really the committee here just yesterday, I costs a fortune to have illegal immi- didn’t mean it. If we deported you in guess it was, that young people can’t gration. Here’s the third reason: it’s the past, it was by a mistake that we form intent. I wondered about that. because we will never solve this prob- didn’t realize because our President That was a bit of a new theory for me. lem. You see, all we will have done, Mr. hadn’t been elected yet, and he hadn’t We do prosecute intent in this country Speaker, is made sure that we will in- decided that he was going to violate his and we prosecute intent of juveniles. crease this problem, and we will have it constitutional oath and grant this ex- Mrs. BACHMANN. Reclaiming my with us forever because we will have ecutive edict that’s called the ‘‘Morton time, Mr. Speaker, Representative ongoing perpetual amnesty. Memos’’ that legalizes the people that KING had stated that in the committee I would like to ask to join me right are here. they were told that young people could now, my fellow colleague, Representa- I would remind you, Mr. Speaker, not form intent. And my question tive STEVE KING from Iowa, who has that we had 400,000 people that were ad- would be, under the proposed DREAM been essentially the leading voice on judicated for removal in this country, Act that we have looked at so far,

VerDate Mar 15 2010 04:21 Jul 25, 2013 Jkt 029060 PO 00000 Frm 00065 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K24JY7.138 H24JYPT1 jbell on DSK7SPTVN1PROD with HOUSE H5046 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE July 24, 2013 we’re looking at that from age zero to the experts, Mr. Speaker, Robert Rec- Speaker, he said we worked hard for a 35. These people would be given auto- tor from the Heritage Foundation, we 40-hour workweek, and now the new matic amnesty from being an illegal asked him: What is the average age of norm is 30 hours a week or less, and no alien. Then, of course, we know their the average illegal immigrant into the benefits package. So where’s the jobs? parents would immediately be able to United States? He said it is age 34. Isn’t Where’s the wages? Where’s the bene- come in as legal permanent residents, it a coincidence, Mr. Speaker, that the fits packages? Are the jobs all fleeing as well. So my question would be: Do legislation being proposed is to grant to illegal aliens that we’re making we consider that you are not legally amnesty to anyone 35 or below. And legal? Or are we going to think about capable of forming an intent when again, they would instantaneously be our senior citizens who are Americans you’re age 35? able to apply for legal permanent resi- who fought and bled and died for this I yield back to the gentleman. dence for their parents, and it would be country, for the workers of this coun- Mr. KING of Iowa. I thank the gen- granted automatically. try, and for the people that we are tlelady for yielding, as that is my So we are talking not about a tiny about to hand the baton to, the next point. subset. We’re talking about a tremen- generation, who are going to take over We know that young people can form dously huge subset. But here’s the this country? intent. That’s why we discipline them other identifying feature that Mr. Rec- I yield to the gentleman from Iowa. at a young age; 2-year-olds get a little tor had said: the average age being Mr. KING of Iowa. I thank the gen- discipline because they have intent; 3- about 34, the average education level tlelady. year-olds have a little more intent, and being something less than 10th grade. I think we have some intelligent and they get a little more discipline. By Now, that’s not to make fun of anyone some responsible Members of Congress the time they get to be 7 or 8, they are that they don’t have the education that probably haven’t contemplated actually disciplined. So I think that’s level, but I’m talking about the impact something that I’m about to say. I hear an argument that moves us off the tar- now not on the illegal immigrant, I’m them talking about they’re okay with get. Regardless of whether they have talking about the impact on the Amer- increasing the workforce, especially in intent when they’re 1 day old, 1 week ican people, on American citizens who the low-skilled categories because they old, 1 month old, 1 year old, or 10 years are senior citizens, American citizens believe that agriculture needs laborers old, whenever that time comes, when who are in the working age population, and food processing needs laborers. I they become of age and they realize and also the young people who will hear that from agriculture and I hear that they’re unlawfully present in the shoulder the burden for all of the debt that from food processors, too. But United States, the law requires that that is being handed to them right here are the facts. The double-digit un- they remove themselves. It’s just the now. employment, the highest unemploy- law. So we expect them to accept this I’m thinking also, Mr. Speaker, ment levels that we have, are in the responsibility, whether it was the in- about the fact that when an individual lowest skilled jobs. tent that they had when they came in comes into this country and they have So when you go into double-digit un- or the intent that they have to stay to- less than a 10th grade education, the employment and the low-skilled people morrow. If we don’t do that, then we’ve statistics bear it out, Mr. Speaker, ac- are in oversupply, you have to believe absolved a whole class of people from a cording to Heritage Foundation, that that labor is a commodity like corn or responsibility and rewarded them with those individuals over the course of beans or gold or oil, and it is deter- the objective of their crime. their lifetime are revenue consumers. mined by supply and demand in the These are the things that trouble me. In other words, they take more out of marketplace. And if you have an over- If we destroy the rule of law, an essen- the United States Treasury than they supply of people that are willing to tial pillar of American pay in. work in unskilled or underskilled jobs, exceptionalism—we could not be a And so if we allow the DREAM Act, then the wages go down and get sup- great Nation without the rule of law. If which is three-fourths of the way am- pressed. we destroy that even in the narrower nesty, which is backdoor amnesty, for An example would be like this. In the version of immigration or the even nar- all practical purposes full-on amnesty, packing plant in the town where I was rower version of the DREAM kids, if we if we allow that, we are bringing into born, people that worked in the pack- do that, then it expands into all people this country legally tens of millions of ing plant 25 or perhaps 30 years ago that are here illegally because age is individuals who would be taking out of made equivalent to the salary of a col- the only difference, and you cannot the Treasury at the worst possible lege-educated teacher working in the draw a bright line. time—when we have pensions to pay, same town, and they could raise their Furthermore, then you have ex- when we have health care to pay, when family and pay for a modest home. panded the amnesty throughout all im- we have education to pay for, police, Those children would have an oppor- migration, and you’ve destroyed the fire protection. And the estimate is tunity to go to college, if they chose, rule of law. And if we can’t restore it in that we’re looking at over $30,000 a and they could live a happy life by this time, since we’ve been struggling year in annual subsidy, direct payout punching the clock and going to work to do so since the 1986 Amnesty Act, we for the average illegal alien that’s every day and cashing the check and could not restore the rule of law with coming into the United States. paying the bills. regard to immigration for all time. Now, they do pay taxes. They might Today, people working in the same And we could therefore, then, not con- pay about $10,000 in taxes, but they are plant are making about half of what trol immigration in this country any a net minus. They are a cost to the the teachers are making; and the longer, only by trying to keep people Treasury of about $10,000. Why is this teachers aren’t overpaid in that com- out by barriers at the borders. But we important? Because we are talking munity, either. That’s what we’re deal- then couldn’t enforce the law against about people. Yes, we are, Mr. Speaker. ing with. The difference is that the anybody that got in. We’re talking about American people, people who used to work in that plant American senior citizens who worked 30 years ago, they’re not there any- b 2145 their whole life for their Social Secu- more. But people who came to work in Can you imagine, turning over the rity and their Medicare and who are the plants have been recruited from immigration law in the United States nervous about the fact that we are foreign countries and put into that to everybody but those who are in going into bankruptcy. workforce, and there has been such an America? If you’re not in America, you And yes, Mr. Speaker, we are talking oversupply that they’ve driven the get to decide immigration law; and if about people all right. We’re talking wages down—supply and demand. you’re in America, you don’t get to de- about the American worker, 22 million So why would we as a Nation, when cide immigration law. That’s what of whom can’t find full-time employ- we have an oversupply of people who we’re dealing with. ment. And now we have James Hoffa are willing to do low and unskilled Mrs. BACHMANN. Thank you so from the Teamsters Union who wrote a work, and the wages are suppressed and much. One thing that I wanted to men- letter this last week, and he said, Mr. the unemployment rate is up, why tion as well, in speaking with one of President, what’s wrong with you? Mr. would we go out and legalize another 11

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We have a great country year-old boy born in San Diego and known different means-tested welfare benefits, still, and we can be a greater country only as ‘‘El Ponchis’’ was arrested in Decem- and instead we’re going to go over here yet, but we must reanchor and reestab- ber 2010 in central Mexico and told reporters he had been kidnapped at age 11 and forced and import tens of millions of people to lish ourselves to the principles and the do this work, then realize that you’ve to work for a cartel. He said he participated pillars of American exceptionalism. We in at least four beheadings. got a double liability here because peo- cannot do it without holding the rule The number of youths 18 and younger de- ple working in the lower skilled jobs of law intact. tained for drug-related crimes in Mexico has can’t sustain themselves in this society [From the Associated Press] climbed from 482 in 2006, when President with the wages that they’re getting be- Felipe Calderon launched his offensive MEXICO CHILDREN USED AS ‘‘MULES’’ BY DRUG against drug traffickers, to 810 by 2009. The cause they’re suppressed by over- GANGS supply. And on the other side of this, latest available numbers indicate 562 youths (By Omar Millan) you’ve got these 100 million people, a under age 18 were arrested in the first eight lot of them are drawing from the public TIJUANA, MEXICO.—Luis Alberto is only 14 months of 2010. but has the wizened gaze of a grown-up hard- In Tijuana, officials grew aware of the Treasury and we’re paying them not to ened by life. He never met his father, worked growing involvement of young people at the work. You put that all together, we’ve as a child, was hired by a gang to sell drugs end of 2008 as more and more youths turned got a double liability here instead of a and then got addicted to them. In October he up at drug rehab centers and told their sto- double asset. checked into Cirad, a rehab center west of ries, said Jose Luis Serrano, director of the I spent part of my life in the truck- this border city that handles about 500 drug El Mezon rehab center. ing business. We always say we want a addicts at a time, a fifth of them younger Serrano said that on average 70 adoles- payload both ways. We don’t want to than 17. cents come to his center each month with ‘‘They brought me here because I was addiction problems, and about a tenth of go empty two directions. We want a them have also worked in the drug trade. payload both ways. using and selling ‘criloco,’ ’’ Luis Alberto said, referring to methamphetamine, the Jose Ramon Arreola, director of the de- Mrs. BACHMANN. That’s true. partment for children and adolescents at the Mr. Speaker, I don’t think that we drug of choice for 90 percent of adolescents in detox because of its low cost and easy Cirad center, has seen a similar trend. can underscore enough the fact that availability. ‘‘There are a lot of drugs on the street; any- when we are looking at the DREAM Luis Alberto is just one of an increasing body can tell you how easy it is to get Act, people think we are talking about number of young people being used as some,’’ he said. Serrano said drugs became extremely a very small group of people. This is a ‘‘mules’’ to ferry drugs across the border cheap by the end of 2008, with methamphet- into the U.S. or sell them in nearby Mexican large group of people, and we’re talking amine easily available and selling for about towns, said Victor Clark, an anthropologist about amnesty, three-quarters of the 15 pesos (a little over $1). who studies drug trafficking. way of amnesty. So the Senate bill is Due to increased border vigilance, ‘‘it be- ‘‘Minors are cheap labor and expendable for 100 percent amnesty for all illegal came harder for the drug traffickers to cross organized crime in an area where there are the border into the U.S., and they started aliens in the United States. The few job opportunities or places for recre- paying their employees with merchandise, DREAM Act is three-fourths of the way ation, and where the distribution and con- which the employees then had to distribute toward full amnesty. It isn’t just chil- sumption of drugs have grown fast,’’ Clark along the border. That was when we noted an dren. We’re talking about 35-year-olds, said. increase in teen drug use, mainly crystal Mexican authorities say they are aware of with the average age being 34 of an ille- (methamphetamine),’’ Serrano said. gal alien, and we’re talking about them the problem, but there are no official figures According to the National Survey on Ad- having an immediate ability to make on the number of adolescents detained for dictions, Tijuana has Mexico’s worst meth- their parents legal. selling or distributing drugs because the law amphetamine addiction problem. The Ti- So the $6 trillion cost is pretty darn forbids keeping criminal records for minors. juana Psychiatric Institute says it has about The U.S. Immigration and Customs En- 22,000 meth addicts. close with the DREAM Act as well. forcement says that between 2008 and 2011, Again, just realize politically what Serrano and Arreola point to outdated the number of youths aged 14 to 18 caught laws as one reason gangs have recruited happens here. We’re looking at 100 per- trying to cross the border between Tijuana young people to help push drugs. In Baja cent amnesty in conference committee and San Diego to sell drugs has grown ten- California, children under 17 can be jailed for with three-quarters of the way am- fold. Lauren Mack, spokeswoman for ICE in no more than seven years even if they are nesty in conference committee. Does San Diego, said 19 minors were arrested in convicted of serious crimes such as murder, anybody think we’re going to have 2008, 165 in 2009, 190 in 2010 and 190 again last violent robbery or involvement in a drug car- anything less than full-on 100 percent year. tel. Most of them were high school students Tijuana was one of the first cities to which amnesty and no border security. who carried drugs, usually methamphet- I yield to the gentleman from Iowa. Calderon sent troops to fight the cartels five amine or cocaine, hidden in their bodies or in years ago, yet hundreds of kilos of drugs still Mr. KING of Iowa. I think the gentle- their cars, Mack said. lady has described it very accurately. arrive each week for local consumption or Clark said similar things are being seen all for sale in other cities, military and police We have to be very careful what vehi- along the border, at Mexican cities like officials said. cles get sent over to the United States Nogales, Ciudad Juarez and Reynosa. ‘‘It’s The Sinaloa cartel, considered Mexico’s Senate that could eventually be turned growing at a worrying pace,’’ he said. most powerful crime organization, is mainly into a conference report. Officials at drug rehab centers across Ti- responsible for bringing in heroin, cocaine I know that we have an assurance juana estimate that of the approximately 500 and marijuana, said Gen. Gilberto Landeros, that it’s not going to be such a thing, adolescents now undergoing treatment, the military official in charge of Baja Cali- but we also know that there are things about a tenth of them are like Luis Alberto, fornia. Other gangs from Jalisco and not only addicted to a drug but also used by that come up that surprise us. So I ask Michoacan bring in mainly methamphet- cartels to sell it. amine, he said. people that are advocating for different Luis Alberto, whose last name cannot be ‘‘We are fighting the supply but not the de- pieces of legislation that would come published because he is a minor, said he mand, and as long as there is demand, there off of this floor, paint for me the path started selling drugs about two years ago in will be people producing and distributing the through which enforcement legislation a neighborhood of east Tijuana along with drugs,’’ said Jose Hector Acosta, director of could get to the President’s desk with- other minors who were hired by ‘‘a boss.’’ He the treatment department at the Youth Inte- out amnesty attached. And even if it made about 200 pesos ($16) a day, which he gration Center, an organization that has did get to the President’s desk with the says he spent on food and drugs. been treating drug addicts for 37 years. ‘‘Between me and my friends we sold about best enforcement model that you could 40 packets a day. My boss kept 1,100 pesos John: ‘‘A moment ago you mentioned the imagine, that amnesty attached, the (about $88) per packet and the rest was for issue of amnesty here, and this seems to be President would sign it and he us. Sometimes there were about three or a big sticking point in the House on what to wouldn’t enforce the law; he would just four packets left over and we just divided do moving forward. Would you describe am- grant the amnesty. them among ourselves,’’ he said. nesty as anything that allows people who are

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Granting amnesty to those who broke SK: ‘‘That’s pretty close, John, I mean you strengthening our nation. the law and putting them on a path to citi- know I defined it as a pardon and a reward A properly structured lawful immigration zenship would be unfair, would encourage for immigration lawbreakers coupled with system holds the potential to drive positive more bad behavior and would impose signifi- the reward of the objective of their crime. I economic growth and job creation. But am- cant costs on American families. think that your definition’s very close to nesty for those here unlawfully is not nec- f that of mine. essary to capture those benefits. That doesn’t mean there aren’t groups of We estimate that when those who broke LEAVE OF ABSENCE people in this country that I have sympathy our laws to come here start having access to for, I do. And there are kids that were the same benefits as citizens do—as is called By unanimous consent, leave of ab- brought into this country by their parents for by the Senate ‘‘Gang of Eight’’ immigra- sence was granted to: unknowing that they were breaking the law. tion bill—the average unlawful immigrant Mr. BARLETTA (at the request of Mr. And they will say to me and others who de- household will receive nearly $3 in benefits CANTOR) for today and July 25 on ac- fend the rule of law ‘‘we have to do some- for every dollar in taxes paid. The net annual count of a family emergency. cost is $28,000 per unlawful immigrant house- thing about the 11 million.’’ And some of Mr. HORSFORD (at the request of Ms. them are valedictorians—well my answer to hold. Given the U.S. debt of $17 trillion, the fis- PELOSI) for today on account of med- that is—and by the way their parents cal effects detailed in our study should be at ical-mandated recovery. brought them in. It wasn’t their fault. It’s the forefront of legislators’ minds as they true in some cases, but they aren’t all val- f consider immigration reform. edictorians. They weren’t all brought in by Already, illegal immigrants impose costs ADJOURNMENT their parents. on police, hospitals, schools and other serv- For everyone who’s a valedictorian, there’s ices. Putting them on a path to citizenship Mrs. BACHMANN. Mr. Speaker, I another 100 out there that they weigh 130 means that within a few years, they will move that the House do now adjourn. pounds—and they’ve got calves the size of qualify for the full panoply of government The motion was agreed to; accord- cantaloupes because they’re hauling 75 programs: more than 80 means-tested welfare pounds of marijuana across the desert. ingly (at 9 o’clock and 55 minutes programs, as well as Social Security, Medi- p.m.), under its previous order, the Those people would be legalized with the care and Obamacare. The lifetime fiscal cost same act. And until the folks that want to (benefits received minus taxes paid) for the House adjourned until tomorrow, open the borders and grant this amnesty can average unlawful immigrant after amnesty Thursday, July 25, 2013, at 9 a.m. define the difference between the innocent would be around $590,000. Who is going to pay f ones who have deep ties with America and that tab? those who have been, I’ll say have been un- Our government is now in the business of EXECUTIVE COMMUNICATIONS, dermining our culture and civilization and redistribution. As Nicholas Eberstadt, an ETC. profiting from criminal acts, until they can economist at the American Enterprise Insti- define that difference they should not advo- tute, has pointed out, federal transfer pay- Under clause 2 of rule XIV, executive cate for amnesty for both good and evil.’’ ments, or taking from one American to give communications were taken from the Mrs. BACHMANN. Mr. Speaker, I to another, grew from 3 percent of spending Speaker’s table and referred as follows: thank the gentleman from Iowa, and I in 1935 to about two-thirds of all spending in 2323. A letter from the Principal Deputy 2010. Adding millions of unlawful immigrants am grateful that he is putting into the Assistant Attorney General, Department of to U.S. programs will have a massive nega- Justice, transmitting the 2012 Annual Report RECORD the pillars of American tive fiscal effect. regarding the Department’s enforcement ac- exceptionalism. That is our Nation. Our findings are based on empirical re- tivities under the Equal Credit Opportunity Again, what we are concerned about is search and reflect common sense. Unlawful Act, pursuant to 15 U.S.C. 1691f; to the Com- America first; the American people immigrants have relatively low earning po- mittee on Financial Services. first; American jobs first; American tential because, on average, they have 10th- 2324. A letter from the Chairman, Board of wages first; American benefits first. grade educations and low skills. Heads of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, households like that, whether from the Mid- And unfortunately, a study came out transmitting the Board’s semiannual Mone- west or Central America, will receive, on av- tary Policy Report pursuant to Pub. L. 106- in April from Harvard that said illegal erage, about four times as much in govern- aliens have contributed to a loss of in- 569; to the Committee on Financial Services. ment services and benefits as they pay in 2325. A letter from the Secretary, Securi- taxes. Adding millions more to bloated wel- come of $1,300 a year. Let’s not drive ties and Exchange Commission, transmitting fare and overburdened entitlement programs that number any further. So I am very the Commission’s final rule — Rescission of would deepen the fiscal hole our country is grateful to have had this opportunity Supervised Investment Bank Holding Com- in. to discuss this with the American peo- In addition to costing taxpayers, amnesty pany Rules [Release No.: 34-69979] (RIN: 3235- ple this evening. is unfair to those who came to this country AL35) received July 16, 2013, pursuant to 5 I yield back the balance of my time. lawfully. More than 4 million people are U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Fi- nancial Services. WHAT AMNESTY FOR ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS waiting to come to the United States law- 2326. A letter from the Program Manager, WILL COST AMERICA fully, but our dysfunctional bureaucracy makes it easier to break the law than to fol- Department of Health and Human Services, (By Jim DeMint and Robert Rector, Heritage transmitting the Department’s ‘‘Major’’ Foundation) low it. Our cost estimates are in some ways very final rule — Medicaid and Children’s Health The economist Milton Friedman warned conservative: The $6.3 trillion figure does not Insurance Programs: Essential Health Bene- that the United States cannot have open bor- factor in the waves of unlawful immigrants fits in Alternative Benefit Plans, Eligibility ders and an extensive welfare state. He was who could pour into this country hoping for Notices, Fair Hearing and Appeal Process, right, and his reasoning extends to amnesty another future amnesty. As scholars at the and Premiums and Cost Sharing; Exchanges: for the more than 11 million unlawful immi- Heritage Foundation and elsewhere have ex- Eligibility and Enrollment [CMS-2334-F] grants in this country. In addition to being plained, the comprehensive immigration bill (RIN: 0938-AR04) received July 10, 2013, pur- unfair to those who follow the law and en- being considered in the Senate differs little suant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Com- couraging more unlawful immigration in the from previous empty promises to secure our mittee on Energy and Commerce. future, amnesty has a substantial price tag. borders and enforce immigration laws on the 2327. A letter from the Deputy Bureau An exhaustive study by the Heritage Foun- books. When amnesty was granted under a Chief, Wireline Competition Bureau, Federal dation has found that after amnesty, current similar plan in 1986, there were about 3 mil- Communications Commission, transmitting unlawful immigrants would receive $9.4 tril- lion unlawful immigrants; now we have more the Commission’s final rule — Connect lion in government benefits and services and than 11 million. America Fund [WC Docket No.: 10-90] re- pay more than $3 trillion in taxes over their Instead of forcing through a complicated, ceived July 19, 2013, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. lifetimes. That leaves a net fiscal deficit lengthy bill, Congress ought to advance 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and (benefits minus taxes) of $6.3 trillion. That piece-by-piece immigration solutions that Commerce. deficit would have to be financed by increas- enjoy broad support and build trust with the 2328. A letter from the Director, Defense ing the government debt or raising taxes on American people. We should move to stream- Security Cooperation Agency, transmitting U.S. citizens. line our legal immigration system, encour- Transmittal No. 13-39, Notice of Proposed For centuries immigration has been vital age patriotic assimilation to unite new im- Issuance of Letter of Offer and Acceptance, to our nation’s health, and it will be essen- migrants with America’s vibrant civil soci- pursuant to Section 36(b)(1) of the Arms Ex- tial to our future success. Yet immigrants ety, fulfill promises to secure our borders port Control Act, as amended; to the Com- should come to our nation lawfully and and strengthen workplace enforcement. mittee on Foreign Affairs.

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2329. A letter from the Acting Assistant to the Committee on Transportation and In- ENYART, Ms. ESHOO, Ms. ESTY, Mr. Secretary, Legislative Affairs, Department frastructure. FARENTHOLD, Mr. FITZPATRICK, Mr. of State, transmitting the Department’s No 2340. A letter from the Director of Regula- FLEISCHMANN, Mr. FORTENBERRY, Mr. FEAR Report to Congress for Fiscal Year tion Policy and Management, Office of the FRELINGHUYSEN, Mr. GARAMENDI, Mr. 2012; to the Committee on Oversight and General Counsel, Department of Veterans Af- GARDNER, Mr. GARRETT, Mr. GIBSON, Government Reform. fairs, transmitting the Department’s final Mr. GOODLATTE, Mr. GRIFFIN of Ar- 2330. A letter from the Deputy Archivist of rule — Medications Prescribed by Non-VA kansas, Mr. GRIMM, Mr. GUTHRIE, Ms. the United States, National Archives and Providers (RIN: 2900-AO77) received July 16, HANABUSA, Mr. HANNA, Mr. HARPER, Records Administration, transmitting the 2013, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Mr. HOLT, Mr. HONDA, Mr. HUFFMAN, Administration’s final rule — Use of Meeting Committee on Veterans’ Affairs. Mr. HURT, Mr. ISRAEL, Mr. JOHNSON Rooms and Public Spaces [FDMS No.: 2341. A letter from the Chairman, Inter- of Ohio, Ms. KAPTUR, Mr. KEATING, NARA-13-0001] [Agency No.: NARA-2013-033] national Trade Commission, transmitting Mr. KIND, Mr. KING of New York, Mr. (RIN: 3095-AB77) received July 12, 2013, pursu- the Commission’s report ‘‘The Year in Trade KING of Iowa, Ms. KUSTER, Mr. ant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee 2012’’; to the Committee on Ways and Means. LANCE, Mr. LANGEVIN, Mr. LARSON of on Oversight and Government Reform. f Connecticut, Ms. LEE of California, 2331. A letter from the Assistant Secretary, Mr. LEWIS, Mr. LOEBSACK, Ms. LOF- Indian Affairs, Department of the Interior, REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON GREN, Mr. LUETKEMEYER, Mr. BEN transmitting the annual report on the Con- PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS RAY LUJA´ N of New Mexico, Mrs. LUM- tract Support Costs of Self-Determination MIS, Mr. SEAN PATRICK MALONEY of Under clause 2 of rule XIII, reports of Awards; to the Committee on Natural Re- New York, Mr. MATHESON, Ms. sources. committees were delivered to the Clerk MCCOLLUM, Mr. MCGOVERN, Mr. 2332. A letter from the Director, Adminis- for printing and reference to the proper MCINTYRE, Mr. MEADOWS, Mr. MEE- trative Office of the U.S. Courts, transmit- calendar, as follows: HAN, Mr. MICHAUD, Mr. MILLER of ting the Office’s report on applications for Mr. SHUSTER: Committee on Transpor- Florida, Mr. MORAN, Mr. MURPHY of orders authorizing or approving the intercep- tation and Infrastructure. H.R. 1961. A bill to Florida, Mr. NADLER, Mrs. NAPOLI- tion of wire, oral, or electronic communica- amend title 46, United States Code, to extend TANO, Mr. NEAL, Mrs. NEGRETE tions and the number of orders and exten- the exemption from the fire-retardant mate- MCLEOD, Ms. NORTON, Mr. NUNNELEE, sions granted or denied during calendar year rials construction requirement for vessels Mr. OLSON, Mr. PERLMUTTER, Mr. 2012, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. 2519(3); to the operating within the Boundary Line (Rept. PETERS of Michigan, Mr. ROE of Ten- Committee on the Judiciary. 113–175). Referred to the Committee of the nessee, Mr. PETRI, Mr. PIERLUISI, Ms. 2333. A letter from the Ombudsman for the Whole House on the state of the Union. PINGREE of Maine, Mr. PITTS, Mr. Energy Employees Occupational Illness POLIS, Mr. PRICE of North Carolina, f Compensation Programs, Department of Mr. RANGEL, Mr. ROGERS of Ken- Labor, transmitting the Department’s 2012 PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS tucky, Mr. ROGERS of Alabama, Mr. Annual Report of the Ombudsman for the ROKITA, Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN, Mr. RUN- Energy Employees Occupational Illness Under clause 2 of rule XII, public YAN, Mr. RUPPERSBERGER, Ms. SCHA- Compensation Program; to the Committee bills and resolutions of the following KOWSKY, Mr. SCHIFF, Mr. SCHOCK, Mr. on the Judiciary. titles were introduced and severally re- SCHRADER, Ms. SCHWARTZ, Mr. AUSTIN 2334. A letter from the Attorney Advisor, ferred, as follows: SCOTT of Georgia, Mr. SCOTT of Vir- Department of Homeland Security, transmit- ginia, Mr. SERRANO, Ms. SHEA-POR- ting the Department’s final rule — Safety By Mr. HOLDING (for himself, Mr. TER, Mr. SIMPSON, Ms. SLAUGHTER, Zone; City of Martinez Fourth of July Fire- BACHUS, Mr. COBLE, Mr. FRANKS of Mr. SMITH of Texas, Ms. SPEIER, Mr. works Display, Carquinez Strait, Martinez, Arizona, Mr. CHABOT, Mr. MARINO, TERRY, Mr. THORNBERRY, Mr. TIER- CA [Docket No.: USCG-2013-0345] (RIN: 1625- Mr. COLLINS of Georgia, Mr. SMITH of NEY, Mr. TIPTON, Ms. TSONGAS, Mr. AA00) received July 18, 2013, pursuant to 5 Missouri, and Mr. LAMALFA): TURNER, Mr. VAN HOLLEN, Mr. WALZ, U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on H.R. 2804. A bill to amend title 5, United Mr. WATT, Mr. WAXMAN, Mr. WELCH, Transportation and Infrastructure. States Code, to require the Administrator of Mr. WILSON of South Carolina, Mr. 2335. A letter from the Attorney Advisor, the Office of Information and Regulatory Af- WITTMAN, Mr. WOMACK, Mr. YAR- Department of Homeland Security, transmit- fairs to publish information about rules on the Internet, and for other purposes; to the MUTH, and Mr. YOUNG of Alaska): ting the Department’s final rule — Safety H.R. 2807. A bill to amend the Internal Rev- Zone; San Diego Symphony Summer POPS Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committee on enue Code of 1986 to make permanent the Fireworks 2013 Season, San Diego, CA [Dock- special rule for contributions of qualified et Number: USCG-2013-0388] (RIN: 1625-AA00) the Judiciary, for a period to be subse- quently determined by the Speaker, in each conservation contributions; to the Com- received July 18, 2013, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. mittee on Ways and Means. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transpor- case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee By Mr. MATHESON: tation and Infrastructure. H.R. 2808. A bill to designate certain Na- concerned. 2336. A letter from the Attorney Advisor, tional Forest System land in the Uinta- By Mr. POE of Texas (for himself, Mrs. Department of Homeland Security, transmit- Wasatch-Cache National Forest in Salt Lake CAROLYN B. MALONEY of New York, ting the Department’s final rule — Safety County, Utah, as wilderness, to facilitate a Ms. GRANGER, and Mr. NOLAN): Zone; Execpro Services Fireworks Display, land exchange involving certain land in such Lake Tahoe, Incline Village, NV [Docket H.R. 2805. A bill to amend title 18, United National Forest, and for other purposes; to No.: USCG-2013-0383] (RIN: 1625-AA00) re- States Code, to clarify the range of conduct the Committee on Natural Resources. ceived July 18, 2013, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. punished as sex trafficking, and for other By Mrs. BLACKBURN (for herself, Mr. purposes; to the Committee on the Judici- 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transpor- MEADOWS, Mr. WILSON of South Caro- ary. tation and Infrastructure. lina, Mr. PRICE of Georgia, Mr. By Mr. MARCHANT (for himself and 2337. A letter from the Attorney Advisor, YODER, and Mr. HARRIS): Department of Homeland Security, transmit- Mr. KIND): H.R. 2809. A bill to delay the application of ting the Department’s final rule — Safety H.R. 2806. A bill to amend the Tariff Act of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Zone; Fifth Coast Guard District Fireworks 1930 to provide that importation of certain Act; to the Committee on Energy and Com- Displays, Barnegat Bay; Barnegat Township, containers containing de minimis residual merce, and in addition to the Committees on NJ [Docket No.: USCG-2013-0431] (RIN: 1625- matter shall be excepted from the Customs Ways and Means, Education and the Work- AA00) received July 12, 2013, pursuant to 5 laws of the United States; to the Committee force, the Judiciary, Natural Resources, U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on on Ways and Means. Rules, House Administration, and Appropria- Transportation and Infrastructure. By Mr. GERLACH (for himself, Mr. tions, for a period to be subsequently deter- 2338. A letter from the Attorney Advisor, THOMPSON of California, Mr. BACHUS, mined by the Speaker, in each case for con- Department of Homeland Security, transmit- Mr. BISHOP of New York, Mrs. BLACK, sideration of such provisions as fall within ting the Department’s final rule — Special Mrs. BLACKBURN, Mr. BLUMENAUER, the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. Local Regulations; Red Bull Flugtag Na- Ms. BORDALLO, Ms. BROWN of Florida, By Mr. BURGESS (for himself, Mr. tional Harbor Event, Potomac River; Na- Ms. BROWNLEY of California, Mrs. PALLONE, Mr. UPTON, Mr. WAXMAN, tional Harbor Access Channel, MD [Docket CAPPS, Mr. CARTWRIGHT, Mr. Mr. PITTS, and Mr. DINGELL): No.: USCG-2013-0114] (RIN: 1625-AA08) re- CICILLINE, Mr. COFFMAN, Mr. COHEN, H.R. 2810. A bill to amend title XVIII of the ceived July 18, 2013, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. Mr. CONAWAY, Mr. CONNOLLY, Mr. Social Security Act to reform the sustain- 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transpor- COSTA, Mr. CRAWFORD, Mr. CREN- able growth rate and Medicare payment for tation and Infrastructure. SHAW, Mr. RODNEY DAVIS of Illinois, physicians’ services, and for other purposes; 2339. A letter from the Deputy Adminis- Ms. DEGETTE, Ms. DELAURO, Ms. to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, trator, Department of Transportation, trans- DELBENE, Mr. DENT, Mr. DESJARLAIS, and in addition to the Committees on Ways mitting the Transportation Statistics An- Mr. DIAZ-BALART, Mr. DINGELL, Mr. and Means, and the Judiciary, for a period to nual Report 2012, pursuant to 49 U.S.C. 111(f); DUFFY, Mr. ELLISON, Mr. ENGEL, Mr. be subsequently determined by the Speaker,

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in each case for consideration of such provi- RENACCI, Mr. JOYCE, Mrs. BEATTY, Texas, Mr. GOWDY, and Mr. sions as fall within the jurisdiction of the Mr. LATTA, Mr. JORDAN, Mr. RYAN of MULVANEY): committee concerned. Ohio, Mr. WENSTRUP, Mr. STIVERS, H.J. Res. 54. A joint resolution proposing By Mr. COHEN (for himself, Mr. Mr. TIBERI, Ms. FUDGE, Ms. KAPTUR, an amendment to the Constitution of the HUFFMAN, and Mr. GRIJALVA): and Mr. GIBBS): United States relating to the use of foreign H.R. 2811. A bill making supplemental ap- H.R. 2819. A bill to designate the facility of law as authority in Federal courts; to the propriations for the National Institutes of the United States Postal Service located at Committee on the Judiciary. Health for the fiscal year ending September 275 Front Street in Marietta, Ohio, as the By Mr. CROWLEY (for himself and Mr. 30, 2013, and for other purposes; to the Com- ‘‘Veterans Memorial Post Office Building’’; ROSKAM): mittee on Appropriations. to the Committee on Oversight and Govern- H. Res. 316. A resolution expressing heart- By Ms. JACKSON LEE (for herself, Mr. ment Reform. felt condolences and support to the people of CUMMINGS, Ms. BASS, Mr. ELLISON, By Mr. RIBBLE (for himself and Mr. India and all those affected in the aftermath Mr. LEWIS, Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia, HARRIS): of the deadly flash floods and landslides trig- Mr. GUTIE´ RREZ, Ms. HAHN, Mr. H.R. 2820. A bill to amend the Internal Rev- gered by massive monsoons of June 2013, LOWENTHAL, and Mr. COHEN): enue Code of 1986 to provide for equity relat- which devastated many states in northern ing to medical costs; to the Committee on H.R. 2812. A bill to encourage States to India; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs. prohibit ‘‘stand your ground’’ laws and re- Ways and Means. By Ms. HAHN (for herself, Mr. KEN- quire neighborhood watch programs to reg- By Ms. WILSON of Florida (for herself, NEDY, Mr. HOYER, Ms. BROWNLEY of ister with local law enforcement agencies Ms. PELOSI, Mr. CLYBURN, Ms. FUDGE, California, Mrs. NAPOLITANO, Ms. and the Department of Justice, to direct the Mr. CICILLINE, Mr. ENYART, Ms. ROYBAL-ALLARD, Ms. LINDA T. Attorney General to study such laws, and for HANABUSA, Ms. NORTON, Ms. BASS, SA´ NCHEZ of California, Mr. CA´ RDENAS, other purposes; to the Committee on the Ju- Mr. BUTTERFIELD, Ms. SEWELL of Ala- Mr. LOWENTHAL, Mr. MCCARTHY of diciary. bama, Mr. RICHMOND, Mr. CONYERS, California, Mr. MCKEON, Mr. ROYCE, By Mr. COTTON: Ms. BROWN of Florida, Mrs. Ms. WATERS, Ms. CHU, Mr. SHERMAN, H.R. 2813. A bill to amend the Water Sup- CHRISTENSEN, Mr. CA´ RDENAS, Ms. LEE Mr. WAXMAN, Ms. BASS, Mrs. ply Act of 1958 to establish a mechanism to of California, Mr. TAKANO, Mrs. NEGRETE MCLEOD, Mr. BECERRA, and permit State and local interests to release to NAPOLITANO, Ms. DELAURO, Ms. Mr. SCHIFF): the United States future water storage FRANKEL of Florida, Ms. CLARKE, Mr. H. Res. 317. A resolution celebrating the rights associated with Corps of Engineers BRADY of Pennsylvania, Ms. SCHA- reservoir projects; to the Committee on KOWSKY, Mr. TONKO, Ms. SHEA-POR- upcoming 2015 Special Olympics World Transportation and Infrastructure. TER, Mr. GRIJALVA, Mr. HOLT, Mr. Games in Los Angeles, California; to the By Mr. CRAWFORD (for himself, Mr. SABLAN, Mr. CARTWRIGHT, Ms. Committee on Foreign Affairs. COTTON, Mr. GRIFFIN of Arkansas, WASSERMAN SCHULTZ, Mr. NADLER, f and Mr. WOMACK): Mr. LARSON of Connecticut, Mr. H.R. 2814. A bill to designate the facility of PAYNE, Mr. MCGOVERN, Ms. EDDIE MEMORIALS the United States Postal Service located at BERNICE JOHNSON of Texas, Mr. RUSH, Under clause 3 of rule XII, 100 North Main Street in Strawberry, Arkan- Ms. MOORE, Mr. VEASEY, Mrs. 109. The SPEAKER presented a memorial sas, as the ‘‘Noel Austin Harris, Jr. Post Of- BEATTY, Ms. KELLY of Illinois, Mr. AL fice’’; to the Committee on Oversight and of the Legislature of the State of Maine, rel- GREEN of Texas, Mr. SCOTT of Vir- ative to a Joint Resolution opposing section Government Reform. ginia, Mr. DAVID SCOTT of Georgia, 9 of H.R. 1919; to the Committee on Energy By Mr. AL GREEN of Texas (for him- Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia, Ms. and Commerce. self, Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALONEY of EDWARDS, Mr. RANGEL, Ms. JACKSON New York, Mr. DANNY K. DAVIS of Il- LEE, Mr. JEFFRIES, Mr. BISHOP of f linois, Mr. CARSON of Indiana, Mr. Georgia, Mr. CLEAVER, Mr. DANNY K. CONSTITUTIONAL AUTHORITY PERLMUTTER, and Ms. MOORE): DAVIS of Illinois, Mr. THOMPSON of STATEMENT H.R. 2815. A bill to authorize a pilot pro- Mississippi, Mr. CARSON of Indiana, gram to improve asset recovery levels, asset Ms. WATERS, Mr. WATT, Mr. LEWIS, Pursuant to clause 7 of rule XII of management, and homeownership retention Mr. GUTIE´ RREZ, Mr. CLAY, Mr. CUM- the Rules of the House of Representa- with respect to delinquent single-family MINGS, Mr. GARCIA, Ms. MCCOLLUM, mortgages insured under the FHA mortgage tives, the following statements are sub- Mr. ELLISON, Mr. FATTAH, Mr. mitted regarding the specific powers insurance programs by providing for in-per- DEUTCH, Mr. MEEKS, Ms. HAHN, Mr. granted to Congress in the Constitu- son contact outreach activities with mortga- CARNEY, and Mr. KEATING): gors under such mortgages, and for other H.R. 2821. A bill to provide tax relief for tion to enact the accompanying bill or purposes; to the Committee on Financial American workers and businesses, to put joint resolution. Services. workers back on the job while rebuilding and By Mr. HOLDING: By Mr. AL GREEN of Texas (for him- modernizing America, and to provide path- H.R. 2804. self, Ms. CHU, Mr. HINOJOSA, Mr. ways back to work for Americans looking for Congress has the power to enact this legis- DANNY K. DAVIS of Illinois, Mr. CAR- jobs; to the Committee on Ways and Means, lation pursuant to the following: SON of Indiana, Mr. CLEAVER, Mr. and in addition to the Committees on Small Article I, Section 1 of the United States PERLMUTTER, and Ms. MOORE): Business, Education and the Workforce, the Constitution, in that the legislation con- H.R. 2816. A bill to extend the pilot pro- Judiciary, Transportation and Infrastruc- cerns the exercise of legislative powers gen- gram under section 258 of the National Hous- ture, Financial Services, House Administra- erally granted to Congress by that section, ing Act that establishes an automated proc- tion, Oversight and Government Reform, and ess for providing alternative credit rating in- including the exercise of those powers when the Budget, for a period to be subsequently delegated by Congress to the Executive; Ar- formation for mortgagors and prospective determined by the Speaker, in each case for ticle I, Section 8 of the United States Con- mortgagors under certain mortgages; to the consideration of such provisions as fall with- stitution, in that the legislation concerns Committee on Financial Services. in the jurisdiction of the committee con- the exercise of specific legislative powers By Mr. HARRIS: cerned. granted to Congress by that section, includ- H.R. 2817. A bill to amend title XXVII of By Mr. CULBERSON (for himself, Mr. ing the exercise of those powers when dele- the Public Health Service Act to remove the CUELLAR, and Mr. BISHOP of Utah): non-discrimination requirements relating to H.J. Res. 52. A joint resolution proposing gated by Congress to the Executive; and, Ar- health care providers; to the Committee on an amendment to the Constitution of the ticle I, Section 8, clause 18 of the United Energy and Commerce. United States allowing the States to call a States Constitution, in that the legislation By Mr. HOLT: limited convention solely for the purposes of exercises legislative power granted to Con- H.R. 2818. A bill to repeal the USA PA- considering whether to propose a specific gress by that clause ‘‘to make all Laws TRIOT Act and the FISA Amendments Act amendment to the Constitution; to the Com- which shall be necessary and proper for car- of 2008, and for other purposes; to the Com- mittee on the Judiciary. rying into Execution the foregoing Powers, mittee on the Judiciary, and in addition to By Mr. CULBERSON (for himself, Mr. and all other Powers vested by this Constitu- the Committees on Intelligence (Permanent BISHOP of Utah, Mr. SAM JOHNSON of tion in the Government of the United States, Select), Financial Services, Foreign Affairs, Texas, Mr. GOWDY, Mr. MULVANEY, or in any Department or Officer thereof’’ Energy and Commerce, Education and the and Mr. PRICE of Georgia): By Mr. POE of Texas: Workforce, Transportation and Infrastruc- H.J. Res. 53. A joint resolution proposing H.R. 2805. ture, and Armed Services, for a period to be an amendment to the Constitution of the Congress has the power to enact this legis- subsequently determined by the Speaker, in United States regarding the effect of trea- lation pursuant to the following: each case for consideration of such provi- ties, Executive orders, and agreements with Article 1, Section 8 sions as fall within the jurisdiction of the other nations or groups of nations; to the By Mr. MARCHANT: committee concerned. Committee on the Judiciary. H.R. 2806. By Mr. JOHNSON of Ohio (for himself, By Mr. CULBERSON (for himself, Mr. Congress has the power to enact this legis- Mr. CHABOT, Mr. TURNER, Mr. BISHOP of Utah, Mr. SAM JOHNSON of lation pursuant to the following:

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This trade related bill is addressed under Article I of the Constitution of the United H.R. 900: Ms. MICHELLE LUJAN GRISHAM of the Constitution’s Commerce Clause; Article States. New Mexico. 1, Section 8, Clause 3 of the U.S. Constitu- By Mr. JOHNSON of Ohio H.R. 920: Mr. CASTRO of Texas and Mr. tion, which gives Congress the power ‘‘to H.R. 2819. SCHRADER. regulate commerce with foreign nations, and Congress has the power to enact this legis- H.R. 921: Mr. FRELINGHUYSEN. among the several states, and with the In- lation pursuant to the following: H.R. 985: Ms. KAPTUR. dian tribes.’’ Congress has the authority to establish H.R. 1001: Mr. HUDSON. By Mr. GERLACH: post offices and post roads, as enumerated in H.R. 1020: Mr. WILSON of South Carolina H.R. 2807. Article I, Section, 8, Clause 7 of the United and Mr. SOUTHERLAND. Congress has the power to enact this legis- States Constitution. H.R. 1024: Mrs. ELLMERS, Mr. LONG, and Ms. lation pursuant to the following: By Mr. RIBBLE: MICHELLE LUJAN GRISHAM of New Mexico. The Congress enacts this bill pursuant to H.R. 2820. H.R. 1095: Mr. WITTMAN and Mr. LONG. Clause 1 of Section 8 of Article I of the Congress has the power to enact this legis- H.R. 1150: Ms. WATERS and Mr. COHEN. United States Constitution. lation pursuant to the following: H.R. 1250: Mr. ROONEY and Mr. COFFMAN. By Mr. MATHESON: Article I, Section 8, clause 1 of the U.S. H.R. 1281: Mrs. BEATTY. H.R. 2808. Constitution. H.R. 1286: Mr. ENYART. Congress has the power to enact this legis- By Ms. WILSON of Florida: H.R. 1318: Ms. BROWNLEY of California. lation pursuant to the following: H.R. 2821. H.R. 1340: Mr. CARTWRIGHT. Article IV, Section 3, Clause 2 of the U.S. Congress has the power to enact this legis- H.R. 1354: Mr. CARTWRIGHT. Constitution lation pursuant to the following: H.R. 1389: Mr. THOMPSON of California. By Mrs. BLACKBURN: The Commerce clause and provisions to H.R. 1409: Ms. BASS. H.R. 2809. provide for the general welfare. H.R. 1416: Mr. CHABOT. Congress has the power to enact this legis- By Mr. CULBERSON: H.R. 1579: Mr. CAPUANO and Mr. TAKANO. lation pursuant to the following: H.J. Res. 52. H.R. 1621: Ms. MICHELLE LUJAN GRISHAM of Article I, Section 8 of the United States Congress has the power to enact this legis- New Mexico. Constitution lation pursuant to the following: H.R. 1634: Mr. POLIS. By Mr. BURGESS: Article V. H.R. 1652: Ms. MENG. H.R. 2810. The Congress, whenever two thirds of both H.R. 1726: Ms. DELAURO. Congress has the power to enact this legis- Houses shall deem it necessary, shall propose H.R. 1734: Mr. CARTWRIGHT. lation pursuant to the following: Amendments to this Constitution, or, on the H.R. 1755: Mr. DAVID SCOTT of Georgia. Article 1, Section 8, Clause 1: The Congress H.R. 1771: Mrs. NAPOLITANO. shall have Power to lay and collect Taxes, Application of the Legislatures of two thirds of the several States, shall call a Convention H.R. 1775: Mr. BISHOP of New York and Mr. Duties, Imposts and Excises, to pay the MEEKS. Debts and provide for the common Defense for proposing Amendments, which, in either Case, shall be valid to all Intents and Pur- H.R. 1787: Mr. BARLETTA, Mr. SHUSTER, Mr. and general Welfare of the United States; but TONKO, and Mr. PETERSON. all Duties, Imposts and Excises shall be uni- poses, as Part of this Constitution, when ratified by the Legislatures of three fourths H.R. 1805: Mr. BARBER and Mr. LOWENTHAL. form throughout the United States. H.R. 1816: Mr. O’ROURKE. By Mr. COHEN: of the several States, or by Conventions in three fourths thereof, as the one or the other H.R. 1825: Mr. LONG, Mr. GRAVES of Geor- H.R. 2811. gia, and Mr. SAM JOHNSON of Texas. Congress has the power to enact this legis- Mode of Ratification may be proposed by the Congress; Provided that no Amendment H.R. 1827: Mr. BLUMENAUER, Ms. SPEIER, lation pursuant to the following: and Ms. MATSUI. Article 1, Section 8 of the Constitution which may be made prior to the Year One thousand eight hundred and eight shall in H.R. 1845: Ms. SHEA-PORTER. By Ms. JACKSON LEE: H.R. 1851: Mr. COHEN. H.R. 2812. any Manner affect the first and fourth H.R. 1867: Mr. CARTWRIGHT. Congress has the power to enact this legis- Clauses in the Ninth Section of the first Ar- H.R. 1920: Ms. SCHAKOWSKY. lation pursuant to the following: ticle; and that no State, without its Consent, H.R. 1931: Mr. COSTA. The Commerce Clause Art I Sec. 8 and the shall be deprived of its equal Suffrage in the H.R. 1980: Mr. BRALEY of Iowa, Mr. DEUTCH, fifth Amendment. Senate. and Ms. SINEMA. By Mr. COTTON: By Mr. CULBERSON: H.R. 1982: Mr. NEAL. H.R. 2813. H.J. Res. 53. H.R. 1998: Mrs. NAPOLITANO. Congress has the power to enact this legis- Congress has the power to enact this legis- H.R. 2000: Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi and lation pursuant to the following: lation pursuant to the following: Mr. BISHOP of New York. Article I, Section 8, Clause 3—The Com- Article V of the Constitution. H.R. 2009: Mrs. ROBY. merce Clause provides for regulatuon of com- By Mr. CULBERSON: H.R. 2019: Mr. BROOKS of Alabama, Mr. merce between the states. H.J. Res. 54. MICA, Mr. KING of Iowa, Mr. JONES, Mr. Article II, Section 3, Clause 2—The Prop- Congress has the power to enact this legis- BRADY of Texas, Mr. LAMALFA, Mr. PERRY, erty Clause allows Congress to manage the lation pursuant to the following: and Mr. MEADOWS. lands under its control, including water re- Article V of the Constitution. H.R. 2084: Mr. OWENS and Mr. PERRY. sources. H.R. 2099: Mr. STOCKMAN. By Mr. CRAWFORD: f H.R. 2116: Ms. TITUS, Mr. CICILLINE, Mr. H.R. 2814. ADDITIONAL SPONSORS Congress has the power to enact this legis- POCAN, Mr. LANGEVIN, and Mr. HONDA. lation pursuant to the following: Under clause 7 of rule XII, sponsors H.R. 2144: Mr. COOK. The constitutional authority on which this were added to public bills and resolu- H.R. 2146: Mr. MURPHY of Florida and Mr. SCHNEIDER. bill rests is the power of Congress to estab- tions as follows: lish Post Offices and post roads, as enumer- H.R. 2149: Mr. CARTWRIGHT. H.R. 102: Mr. RANGEL. ated in Article I, Section 8, Clause 7 of the H.R. 2150: Ms. SINEMA. H.R. 129: Mr. CLEAVER. United States Constitution. H.R. 2224: Ms. MCCOLLUM, Mr. BISHOP of H.R. 176: Mr. DUNCAN of Tennessee. By Mr. AL GREEN of Texas: New York, Ms. SHEA-PORTER, Ms. GABBARD, H.R. 279: Ms. MCCOLLUM. H.R. 2815. and Mr. MCNERNEY. Congress has the power to enact this legis- H.R. 301: Mr. PEARCE. H.R. 2264: Mr. BARLETTA. lation pursuant to the following: H.R. 366: Mr. CAPUANO and Mr. PALLONE. H.R. 2273: Mr. MAFFEI. Necessary and Proper Clause (Art. 1 sec. 8 H.R. 506: Mr. SWALWELL of California and H.R. 2288: Ms. LEE of California. cl. 18) Mr. HASTINGS of Florida. H.R. 2310: Mr. LAMBORN. By Mr. AL GREEN of Texas: H.R. 508: Mr. FRELINGHUYSEN. H.R. 2315: Mr. PAULSEN. H.R. 2816. H.R. 647: Mr. SCHWEIKERT, Ms. WILSON of H.R. 2332: Mr. RANGEL, Mr. MAFFEI, and Congress has the power to enact this legis- Florida, Mr. DAVID SCOTT of Georgia, Mr. Mr. COOK. lation pursuant to the following: ROKITA, Mr. NUGENT, Mr. POLIS, Mr. ROSS, H.R. 2366: Mr. CLAY and Mr. GARAMENDI. Necessary and Proper Clause (Art. 1 sec. 8 Mr. RIGELL, and Mr. WALDEN. H.R. 2399: Ms. SHEA-PORTER, Mr. NUGENT, cl. 18) H.R. 676: Mr. CAPUANO. and Mr. HUFFMAN. By Mr. HARRIS: H.R. 680: Mr. COOK. H.R. 2401: Mr. LAMALFA. H.R. 2817. H.R. 685: Mr. SMITH of Texas and Mrs. H.R. 2403: Mr. GRAVES of Georgia. Congress has the power to enact this legis- NAPOLITANO. H.R. 2418: Mr. RENACCI and Mr. KELLY of lation pursuant to the following: H.R. 721: Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN. Pennsylvania. U.S. Const. Art. I, Sec. 8. H.R. 752: Ms. WATERS. H.R. 2429: Mrs. BLACK. By Mr. HOLT: H.R. 760: Mr. COSTA. H.R. 2449: Mr. PEARCE. H.R. 2818. H.R. 822: Mr. MCNERNEY. H.R. 2453: Mr. SHUSTER and Mr. HINOJOSA. Congress has the power to enact this legis- H.R. 850: Mr. MCCARTHY of California. H.R. 2456: Mr. HUDSON. lation pursuant to the following: H.R. 855: Mr. SCHRADER. H.R. 2468: Mr. LOBIONDO and Ms. TITUS.

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H.R. 2476: Mr. MICHAUD. H.R. 2646: Mr. HECK of Washington. H.J. Res. 19: Mr. MILLER of Florida. H.R. 2542: Mr. ISSA. H.R. 2682: Mr. SOUTHERLAND, Mrs. H.J. Res. 34: Ms. WILSON of Florida. H.R. 2553: Mr. BISHOP of New York and Mr. HARTZLER, Mr. YODER, Mr. MARCHANT, Mr. H.J. Res. 44: Mr. CUMMINGS and Ms. BASS. COHEN. HARPER, Mr. MESSER, Mr. ROONEY, Mr. PRICE H.J. Res. 51: Mr. FORBES, Mr. BOUSTANY, OHNSON H.R. 2557: Mr. MULVANEY, Mrs. BLACKBURN, of Georgia, Mr. J of Ohio, and Mr. and Mr. HUNTER. EBER ES ARLAIS BENISHEK. Mr. W of Texas, Mr. D J , Mr. H. Con. Res. 41: Mr. O’ROURKE. PEARCE, and Mr. HUIZENGA of Michigan. H.R. 2692: Ms. SHEA-PORTER and Ms. ROY- H. Res. 285: Mr. SEAN PATRICK MALONEY of H.R. 2575: Mr. SHUSTER, Mr. DIAZ-BALART, BAL-ALLARD. New York, Mr. GRAYSON, Mr. WEBSTER of Mr. BARLETTA, and Mr. YOUNG of Florida. H.R. 2700: Mr. LONG. Florida, Mr. TAKANO, and Mr. SCHIFF. H.R. 2581: Mr. ROE of Tennessee, Mr. H.R. 2708: Mr. BRADY of Texas, Mr. BOU- STANY OSKAM H. Res. 293: Mr. O’ROURKE. DENHAM, Mr. LAMALFA, and Mr. PEARCE. , and Mr. R . H.R. 2709: Mr. BRADY of Texas, Mr. BOU- OFFMAN OE H.R. 2586: Mr. WELCH. H. Res. 307: Mr. C and Mr. R of STANY, Mr. ROSKAM, and Mr. MCDERMOTT. H.R. 2607: Mr. WOLF, Mr. BUCHANAN, and Tennessee. H.R. 2717: Mr. NUNNELEE and Mr. LONG. Mr. ROE of Tennessee. H. Res. 314: Ms. LOFGREN. H.R. 2720: Mr. CA´ RDENAS, Mrs. BLACKBURN, H.R. 2613: Mr. ENYART, Mr. COOPER, Mr. Mr. WILSON of South Carolina, Mr. YOHO, Mr. MICHAUD, Mr. CARTWRIGHT, Mr. HIGGINS, and KELLY of Pennsylvania, and Mr. RENACCI. f Mrs. BUSTOS. H.R. 2721: Ms. TITUS and Mr. TAKANO. H.R. 2614: Mr. CARTWRIGHT. H.R. 2750: Mr. SCHRADER and Mr. TERRY. DELETIONS OF SPONSORS FROM H.R. 2619: Mr. COHEN. H.R. 2771: Mr. HALL. H.R. 2633: Mr. HONDA, Mr. PAYNE, Mr. H.R. 2775: Mrs. BLACKBURN, Mr. MEADOWS, PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS SCOTT of Virginia, Mr. VEASEY, Mr. CAPUANO, Mr. WILSON of South Carolina, Mr. HARRIS, Under clause 7 of rule XII, sponsors Ms. WATERS, Ms. SEWELL of Alabama, Mr. and Mr. HECK of Nevada. were deleted from public bills and reso- MCGOVERN, and Mrs. BUSTOS. H.R. 2776: Mr. COLLINS of Georgia, Mr. ROE H.R. 2641: Mr. PETERSON. of Tennessee, Mr. SOUTHERLAND, and Mr. lutions as follows: H.R. 2643: Mr. YOUNG of Indiana. CRAMER. H.R. 2641: Mr. CAPUANO and Mr. PALLONE.

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Vol. 159 WASHINGTON, WEDNESDAY, JULY 24, 2013 No. 107 Senate The Senate met at 9:30 a.m. and was Senator from the Commonwealth of Massa- siding Officer knows, Police Officer called to order by the Honorable ED- chusetts, to perform the duties of the Chair. Jacob Chestnut and Detective John WARD J. MARKEY, a Senator from the PATRICK J. LEAHY, Gibson were killed trying to prevent a Commonwealth of Massachusetts. President pro tempore. crazy man from entering the Capitol. Mr. MARKEY thereupon assumed the We will have at 3:40 p.m. a moment of PRAYER chair as Acting President pro tempore. silence in memory of these two good The Chaplain, Dr. Barry C. Black, of- f men. And, of course, every year their fered the following prayer: RECOGNITION OF THE MAJORITY families are there. Let us pray. LEADER I really appreciate the work of the Capitol Police to make this building Lord of life, as Senators deal with to- The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- day’s challenges, purge their hearts of safe for us, staff, and all the visitors, pore. The majority leader is recog- and there is no time more directed to- anything that does not honor You. Re- nized. move that which divides them, uniting ward that than events like this. But f them in the common task of doing because of the sacrifice those two men what is best for our Nation and world. SCHEDULE made, the Capitol is a safer place as a result of the Visitor Center, which now When they are tempted to doubt, Mr. REID. Mr. President, following allows people to come into the Capitol steady their faith. When they feel de- leader remarks there will be 1 hour of in an orderly fashion. They can have spair, infuse them with hope. When morning business, with the first half their bags checked and everything so they don’t know what to do, open their controlled by the Republicans and the very quickly. In addition, there are minds to a wisdom that can change and second half controlled by the majority. shape our times according to Your Following morning business the Sen- restrooms and meeting halls. So the plan. Lord, empower them to trust You ate will resume consideration of the sacrifices made by these two men have more fully, live for You more com- Transportation appropriations bill. made this place safer. It is just tragic that it took both their lives to do that. pletely, and serve You more willingly. Senators MURRAY and COLLINS have We pray in Your strong Name. Amen. done good work. We hope to wrap up f this bill in the next 24 hours. We hope RESERVATION OF LEADER TIME f to vote in relation to the Portman The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE amendment sometime this morning. pore. Under the previous order, the We also expect to consider the student leadership time is reserved. The Presiding Officer led the Pledge loan legislation today. Under the or- f of Allegiance, as follows: ders that have been entered, we have I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the the ability to vote on the student loan MORNING BUSINESS United States of America, and to the Repub- bill, which is so important. There are The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- lic for which it stands, one nation under God, several hours of debate—4 hours plus indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. pore. Under the previous order, the other time on various amendments—so Senate will be in a period of morning f I think Members should consider that business for 1 hour, with Senators per- at about 4 p.m. this afternoon or there- mitted to speak therein for up to 10 APPOINTMENT OF ACTING abouts, we could have a series of votes. minutes each, with the time equally di- PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE We also have other nominations that vided and controlled between the two The PRESIDING OFFICER. The are subject to vote. So we should have leaders or their designees, with the Re- clerk will please read a communication a number of votes today. I hope that, publicans controlling the first half. to the Senate from the President pro in fact, is the case. The Senator from Illinois. tempore (Mr. LEAHY). I admire and appreciate the work, as f I have already mentioned, on the ap- The assistant legislative clerk read MEASURE PLACED ON THE the following letter: propriations bill. Hopefully we can wrap it up soon. CALENDAR—H.R. 2668 U.S. SENATE, Mr. DURBIN. Mr. President, I under- PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE, f Washington, DC, July 24, 2013. stand that H.R. 2668 is at the desk and OFFICER CHESTNUT AND due for a second reading. To the Senate: DETECTIVE GIBSON Under the provisions of rule I, paragraph 3, The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- of the Standing Rules of the Senate, I hereby Mr. REID. Mr. President, it is hard to pore. The clerk will read the bill by appoint the Honorable EDWARD J. MARKEY, a believe that 15 years ago, as the Pre- title for the second time.

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Mr. President, I now warning about, and it has been even such as Greece and Detroit, and some object to any further proceedings on longer since the House passed a bill who cannot face up to the logical the bill at this time. similar to the one they are actually endpoints of their own ideology, who The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- now agreeing to. But at least Demo- cannot accept the terrible pain their pore. Objection is heard. The bill will crats have finally stopped obstructing own ideas inevitably inflict on the be placed on the calendar subject to and arguing. At least now they are weakest in our society. It is between those who understand the provisions of rule XIV. ready to put their partisan political fix the necessity of empowering of private Mr. DURBIN. Mr. President, my un- aside and join President Obama and enterprise if we are ever going to drive derstanding is that the minority has congressional Republicans in enacting a sustained recovery for middle-class the first half of morning business. real permanent reform for all stu- The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- families and some who can’t seem to dents—the only real reform on the let go of ivory tower economic theo- pore. The Senator is correct. table that is designed to help every ries, even after 41⁄2 years of an economy Mr. DURBIN. Mr. President, I sug- middle-class family. gest the absence of a quorum. literally treading water. I would like to thank the sponsors of Speaking of ivory tower theories, The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- this bill for their hard work: Senators pore. The clerk will call the roll. here is another difference. Some of us MANCHIN, KING, ALEXANDER, BURR, and believe it is actually possible to act as The assistant legislative clerk pro- COBURN. They may come from different ceeded to call the roll. good stewards of the environment political parties, but they all really without declaring war on vulnerable Mr. MCCONNELL. Mr. President, I care about students, and this bill cer- groups of Americans. I know a lot of ask unanimous consent that the order tainly proves it. people here in Washington who think for the quorum call be rescinded. There is something else this bill of Appalachia as fly-over country, but The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- proves too: that Democrats can work many in my State have another word pore. Without objection, it is so or- with Republicans when they actually for it. They call it home. When these dered. want to—when they check their par- struggling families hear one of the f tisan take-it-or-leave-it approaches at White House climate advisers say a war the door and actually talk with rather RECOGNITION OF THE MINORITY on coal is exactly what is needed, can than at us. LEADER you imagine how that makes them That is why it is really disheartening feel? It makes them feel as though they The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- to hear about the partisan speech pore. The Republican leader is recog- are expendable, as though Washington President Obama plans to give today, does not understand them or, frankly, nized. the one the White House can’t stop simply doesn’t care. ‘‘[It is] like going f talking about. With all the buildup, to some of these big cities and shutting REMEMBERING OFFICER CHEST- you would think the President was un- Wall Street down,’’ is how a coal work- NUT AND DETECTIVE GIBSON veiling the next Bond film or some- er from eastern Kentucky recently put thing, but in all likelihood it will be it.’’See how it affects everything,’’ he Mr. MCCONNELL. Mr. President, this more like a midday rerun of some 1970s morning I would like to start by re- said. ‘‘Coal is our Wall Street.’’ B movie because we have heard it all This is just one of the many reasons membering the sacrifice of two 18-year before. It is really quite old. Republicans have long called for an veterans of the Capitol Police, Detec- These speeches are just so formulaic, ‘‘all of the above’’ strategy. We under- tive John Gibson and Officer Jacob and they are usually more notable for stand that traditional sources can be Chestnut. On this date in 1998, Gibson what they leave out than what they developed in tandem with new alter- and Chestnut paid the ultimate price contain. Here is what I mean. We all native energies and technologies and while standing in defense of the U.S. know the President will bemoan the that there is no other sane strategy Capitol. We know these men fell de- state of the economy in his speech, but anyway, since it is basically physically fending more than just the structure, he won’t take responsibility for it. He impossible, even putting the cata- though. We know they fell defending will criticize Republicans for not strophic economic consequences aside more than just the Members sent here rubberstamping his policies but will here for a moment, to even come close or even the staffs who help each of us leave out the fact that for 2 years to meeting our energy needs with re- better serve constituents and our coun- Democrats did just that, and yet the newables today. We cannot even come try. No, these men died while pro- economic recovery is still stagnant. close. tecting everything this building rep- He won’t talk about the fact that What are we going to do in the mean- resents—our democratic way of life, since he lost control of the House and time, power our country with foreign the freedom granted to each of us by a his ability to have things exactly the energy or American energy? This creator we often thank but never see. way he wanted, he has refused to en- should be a no-brainer, but then again We honor these men for their lives, gage with seemingly anyone in Con- we are talking about Washington here. and we honor them for the final act of gress on ways to get the economy mov- That is why it is so frustrating when heroism that ended those lives. That is ing. A perfect illustration of that is the the administration drags its feet on why a plaque inside the Capitol com- fact that instead of working with us on projects such as the Keystone Pipeline. memorates their sacrifice. That is why solutions, he is out giving speeches. The North American oil that Keystone the Capitol Police headquarters bears And here is the kicker: Instead of tak- would bring is basically going to come both of their names. That, I know, is of ing responsibility for his failure to out of the ground whether we take it or little solace to the wives, children, and lead, he will probably try to cast this not. So will the administration take it friends left behind, but it is a small as some titanic struggle between those and the jobs that would come along way of saying ‘‘we remember’’ when who believe in ‘‘investing’’ in the coun- with it or surrender it to places such as the scale of the debt owed can never try and those who supposedly want to China? The White House will not say. truly be repaid in full. eliminate paved roads or stop signs or The President’s spokesman was asked So today the Senate honors John whatever ridiculous straw man he in- for a decision again yesterday. You Gibson and J.J. Chestnut for their sac- vents this time. know what his answer was? Don’t look rifice, and the Senate sends its condo- Give me a break. There is a real phil- to us. lences and its gratitude to those who osophical debate going on in our coun- Look, this pipeline has been under re- loved them most. try, but it is not anything like how he view for years and years. It is basically

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The Bureau of Labor Sta- The administration itself has implic- likes to talk about. tistics publishes something they call itly acknowledged this by saying the It is time for him to choose between the labor participation rate. We know employer mandate; that is, the require- his political friends and the middle- the percentage of people in the work- ment for people who employ 50 people class families who stand to benefit force is the lowest it has been for more or more, is stifling job creation and from the jobs, growth, and energy that than 30 years. That is a tragedy. Add it prompting many companies to take Keystone would bring. Keystone is just all up and we have been experiencing full-time jobs and turn them into part- one example of a project the President the weakest economic recovery and the time jobs. Between March and June, could work with both parties to imple- longest period of high unemployment the number of Americans working part ment right now, that would help our since the Great Depression in the 1930s. time jumped from 7.6 million to 8.2 economy. There is a lot more we can Even by the President’s own meas- million. I think the administration saw get done if he would actually pick up a uring stick, by his own standards, his that number and it scared them a little telephone and try to work with us economic record has been a huge dis- bit, as it should. Hence, they delayed every once in a while. I know Demo- appointment. Hence, his repetitive piv- the employer mandate for another crats would love to hear from him ots to the economy, time and time year, unilaterally. every now and then as well, because again, particularly at a time when his A new survey finds that in response every time he goes out and gives one of administration is having to answer a to ObamaCare, 74 percent of small busi- these speeches, it generates little more lot of hard questions about various nesses are going to reduce hiring, re- than a collective bipartisan eye roll. scandals. But I am with Speaker BOEH- duce worker hours, or replace full-time It is such a colossal waste of time NER. I say: Welcome, Mr. President. employees with part-time employees. and energy, resources that would actu- Let’s talk about the economy. Let’s I am not suggesting those of us who ally be better spent working with both talk about what works and what does did not vote for ObamaCare should be parties in Congress to grow the econ- not work. rejoicing in this development. Indeed, I omy and to create jobs. I know that is I think we know now what does not think it is a sad moment. But even its what my constituents in Kentucky ex- work, which is another government most ardent advocates are finding out pect and, frankly, they should expect program that raises taxes, increases that their hopes and their dreams and that. regulations, and creates uncertainty on their wishes for this government take- I yield the floor. the job creators upon whom we are de- over are not turning out the way they The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- should. Again, this is not a time for pore. The Republican whip is recog- pending to put America back to work. As a Washington Post correspondent anyone to spike the ball or to rejoice in nized. the failure of this program. This is a Mr. CORNYN. Mr. President, I come noted this past week: time for us to work together to say: to the floor to follow the remarks of The President promised 1 million new man- OK, there are people who opposed our Republican leader on the Presi- ufacturing jobs by the end of 2016. But fac- tory employment has fallen for the last 4 dent’s pivot to the economy. Over the ObamaCare. They ended up being right months, and on net is only 13,000 jobs toward in their predictions. There were those last 4 years, the Obama administration that goal. has given us one of the biggest eco- who supported ObamaCare and unfortu- There is some good news. I was on nomic experiments in American his- nately for the country it did not work the floor yesterday, admittedly brag- tory. The numbers tell the story. out the way they had hoped. Now is the ging a little bit about the economic Under this President, the Federal Gov- perfect time for us to come together growth in my State, in Texas, and one ernment has increased the Federal debt and say: What do we do next to prevent of the reasons is because we are taking by $6.1 trillion, raised taxes by $1.7 tril- the failure of this health care takeover lion, and imposed $518 billion worth of advantage of the innovation and the by the Federal Government hurting the new regulations. The President, when technology boom in the energy produc- very people it was supposed to help? he came to office, when he had a Demo- tion business and we are actually see- This is an opportunity for us to work cratic Senate and a Democratic ing a huge movement back onshore, to together to do that. House—in other words, his party con- the United States, of a lot of manufac- We need to do something different. trolled all branches of the legislative turing because of the low price of nat- Someone said a long time ago that the and executive branch—got virtually ev- ural gas. But, unfortunately, the Presi- definition of insanity is doing the same erything he wanted. dent does not seem to recognize the thing over and over and expecting dif- He got a $1 trillion stimulus package. benefits of producing our own domestic ferent results. It is not going to happen He wanted a government takeover of natural energy and what that would so we need to do something different. America’s health care system and that mean in terms of bringing jobs back We need to do something different in is what he got. He wanted extensive onshore and creating more manufac- terms of delivering access to quality new regulations for the financial indus- turing jobs. health care and making it affordable. try and he got that too. He wanted to The President has promised to in- Instead of more tax increases and more impose, through the Environmental crease net take-home pay and expand temporary tax gimmicks, we need fun- Protection Agency, radical environ- the middle class. You may recall par- damental tax reform. This is some- mental regulations and that is what he ticularly on the health care bill he said thing that Republicans and Democrats got as well. it would reduce health care premiums I think all agree on. The President From 2009 through 2010, until the vot- by $2,500 for a family of four. Unfortu- himself said he believes we need to do ers spoke in November 2010, our friends nately, he proved to be wrong because revenue-neutral corporate tax reform on the other side of the aisle controlled the cost has actually gone up $2,400 for that lowers the rates, broadens the the White House, the House of Rep- a family of four, not down. We know base, and gives us a revenue system resentatives under Speaker PELOSI, and from Labor Department statistics that that is more conducive to strong eco- the Senate. They got virtually every- median earnings for American families nomic growth. thing they wanted. That was their have fallen by 4 percent since the re- Instead of having people in politics great experiment, to see whether a cession ended. pick winners and losers in the economy growing and intrusive and expanding I think even its most ardent advo- or pick which parts of the law to en- Federal Government was the answer to cates now are coming to the realization force and which parts to waive, we need our economic challenges and high un- that ObamaCare is not working out the to dismantle what is left of ObamaCare employment. way they had hoped. Indeed, I was on and replace it with sensible, patient- We now know what the results have the floor a few days ago with a letter centered alternatives that will lower been. America’s unemployment rate from three union leaders who said that costs, improve access to quality, and

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The law defines ‘‘full time’’ as 30 hours economy, we need to expand domestic ers who were among the law’s biggest a week or more. energy production by eliminating mis- supporters. The heads of three major This isn’t a business worried about a guided Federal regulations. Instead of labor unions put out a letter recently bottom line, this is the State of Vir- adopting energy policies that hamper that warned of the damage the health ginia. job creation, we need to adopt policies care law is doing to the middle class. Virginia’s situation provides a good lens on that help promote jobs such as approv- They wrote: why. The state has more than 37,000 part- ing the Keystone Pipeline from Canada The unintended consequences of the ACA time hourly wage employees, with as many and not trying to overregulate some- are severe. Perverse incentives are already as 10,000 working more than 30 hours a week. thing that is already subject to State creating nightmare scenarios. Remember, 30 hours is the key num- regulation, such as fracking. Perverse incentives are already cre- ber. Here in Washington, people act as ating nightmare scenarios. That is Offering coverage to those workers, who though this horizontal drilling and this what the law’s supporters are saying. include nurses— fracking process is something new. We They wrote that the health care law An important part of our economy have been doing it in Texas for 60 years ‘‘will shatter not only our hard-earned and important as far as the needs of and it has been regulated by the oil and health benefits but destroy the founda- our country— gas regulator in our State. They pro- tion of the 40-hour workweek that is park rangers and adjunct professors, would tected the water supply and benefited the backbone of the American middle have been prohibitively expensive, state offi- job creation and economic growth for a class.’’ cials said, costing as much as $110 million long time. If the President wants to talk about annually. I understand it is hard for those of us what it means to be middle class in ‘‘It was all about the money,’’ said Sarah who were wrong about their pre- America, he needs to explain why his Redding Wilson, director of Virginia’s De- partment of Human Resource Management. dictions for many of these policies to policies are destroying the backbone of say: You know what. It did not work the middle class. That is what the The health laws have an unintended out the way we planned. None of us are union leaders are saying. They are see- impact on part-timers, and as a result relishing the failure of some of these ing, just like the rest of us, that the it is hurting the middle class. policies, but we need to work together job numbers are not good for America. Middle-class Americans are also wor- and get outside of our ideological com- In June, the number of people work- ried about their health insurance pre- fort zone and address the problem of ing part time who want to work full miums—and they have a right to chronic high unemployment, the fact time soared by 322,000. There are more worry. The McClatchy News Service that our young people are graduating than 8.2 million Americans working ran this headline last week: ‘‘Obama from college and they cannot find jobs. part-time jobs because their hours were boasts of health care saves, but costs They know they are going to be bur- either cut back or because they can’t likely to rise for many.’’ dened by the debt we continue to rack find the full-time work they seek. The article went on to say: The White House conceded that the up, and that our economy is bouncing Experts predict that premiums on indi- law was a problem for employers when vidual plans will increase in most states be- along the bottom. I am afraid if we it said they needed relief from the cause of the new consumer protections this continue with the policies of the last 4 logistical mess the law has created. sweeping legislation requires. years we will create a lost generation That is why the Obama administration ‘‘Consumer protections’’ is just the of young Americans who cannot find decided to delay the so-called employer White House’s way of saying more red- good, full-time jobs. None of us—Re- mandate. That was one of the signa- tape. That includes all of the new, re- publicans and Democrats alike—wants ture parts of the President’s health quired services people have to have in that to happen, but it is time we did care law. Under the law, every em- their Washington-mandated, Wash- something about it. ington-approved health insurance. It is I yield the floor. ployer with 50 people who were work- The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- ing 30 hours a week or more was going all of the health care services people pore. The Senator from Wyoming. to have to offer expensive government- have to pay for in advance whether Mr. BARRASSO. Mr. President, later mandated health insurance. Now we they need them, whether they want today President Obama is scheduled to have a 1-year delay on this extremely them, or whether they will ever use give the first in a series of speeches unpopular and damaging Washington them. Those requirements are a big about the economy. He is pivoting one mandate. part of the reason—and another rea- more time to turn his attention to the If the law is so bad for businesses son—that health insurance costs are millions of Americans who are still that they can’t handle it in 2014, it is still going up even though Washington struggling 4 years after the recession still going to be bad for them in 2015, Democrats promised the health care ended. The reason I say ‘‘one more and that was just one regulation. The law would have the opposite effect. time’’ is because this morning one of President’s health care law has already It is happening all across the coun- the reporters said this is about the created more than 20,000 pages of new try. Indiana was the latest State to an- tenth time the President has pivoted to regulations. Well, those regulations nounce that premiums are going to go the economy. concern middle-class families I hear up next year—not down. Last Friday A White House adviser said on Sun- from in Wyoming, and it is not just the State insurance department—this day that the President is going to Wyoming. The front page of the Wash- is not just somebody looking around— speak about ‘‘what it means to be mid- ington Post has a headline that reads said the average rates for people buy- dle class in America.’’ Well, I hope ‘‘Health law’s unintended impact on ing individual plans will go up 72 per- President Obama will talk about how part-timers.’’ cent. That announcement follows big his own policies have harmed and con- For Kevin Pace, the president’s health-care increases in Ohio, Maryland, Idaho, tinue to harm the middle class in law could have meant better health insur- Missouri, and Kentucky. ance. Instead, it produced a pay cut. In one State after another, rates for America. I hope he will talk about the Like many of his colleagues, the adjunct harm that his health care law has done music professor at Northern Virginia Com- next year are being announced, and to hard-working families. I hope the munity College managed to assemble a hefty they are much higher than they were President will finally start talking course load despite his official status as a before the President’s health care law about these things because the Amer- part-time employee. But his employer, the went into effect. When President ican people have been talking about state— Obama gives his speech today and over them for a long time now. The State of Virginia is his em- the next few weeks he should tell his I hear it every time I go home to Wy- ployer. This is not some company, it is audience the truth about what is hap- oming—almost every weekend. It the State of Virginia— pening to the rates and why. He should

VerDate Mar 15 2010 04:37 Jul 25, 2013 Jkt 029060 PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 0624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\G24JY6.004 S24JYPT1 rfrederick on DSK6SPTVN1PROD with SENATE July 24, 2013 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S5855 also talk to middle-class Americans The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- come down to one basic decision we about what might happen as far as pore. Without objection, it is so or- have to make as a body, Democrats and their access to their family doctor dered. Republicans. It can be simply stated, under his health care law. Mr. DURBIN. Mr. President, are we and here is what it is: Should the stu- Remember when the President said: in morning business at this point? dent loan interest rate—currently at If you like your doctor, you can keep The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- 6.8 percent for most students—stay at your doctor? That was something the pore. Yes, we still are. 6.8 percent or be reduced to 3.8 percent? unions wrote about in their letter. It is f That is the question. a promise they think the President STUDENT LOAN DEBT If we pass the Bipartisan Student now isn’t going to keep. Well, I think Loan Certainty Act, which I have they are right. Mr. DURBIN. Mr. President, later worked with Republicans and Demo- Now the Health and Human Services today we will consider a student loan crats to craft, the interest rate for un- Department admits that individuals bill that will affect 11 million students dergraduate students—that is almost may not be able to keep their doctors. across America. two-thirds of all students—goes down 3 On July 1 the interest rate paid by This comes from the Web site the De- percent, from 6.8 percent to 3.8 percent. students for their student loans dou- partment set up to try to answer ques- I won’t mislead my colleagues. It is bled; it went from 3.4 percent to 6.8 per- tions people have been asking about based on a 10-year Treasury rate and cent. We know students are graduating the health care law. The Department’s will be projected over a period of time. with more and more debt. We also Web site now says if you get your cov- As general interest rates go up, so will know the cost of that debt—the inter- erage through the government’s new the student loan interest rate from 3.8 insurance marketplace ‘‘you may be est rate—makes a big difference in their lives. Sometimes they postpone percent, but we put a cap on it and say able to keep your current doctor.’’ that rate can go no higher than 8.25 That is a long way from when the important life decisions because of stu- dent loan debt. percent in a 10-year period of time, pro- President of the United States stood up tecting students even if interest rates and promised—actually he used the My daughter has a business in New York with two employees who are pay- go up dramatically. So there it is. word ‘‘guarantee’’—you will be able to The final vote will be whether to re- keep your doctor. It is that kind of ing off student loans. She said the big- gest worry they have from month to duce the student loan interest rate backpedaling and broken promises that from 6.8 to 3.8 and to cap it for two- has union leaders worried. It has them month is making that payment. I un- derstand that too. After taking a look thirds of the students at 8.25 percent— worried, it has job creators hesitant, no higher than that—for the next 10 and it has middle-class Americans all at the increase in debt, we find that student loan debt has now surpassed years. Students who are receiving sub- across this country concerned. sidized loans won’t have to pay the in- Of course, the health care law is just credit card debt in America. It is more terest while they are in school, and one of the areas where overregulation than $1 trillion, and it is growing faster they will have some other benefits at is hurting the economy. Another exam- than any other form of debt. It is an in- the end of the day. What we are setting ple is President Obama’s announce- dication of an indebtedness we need to ment last month of tighter regulations take seriously. We will have a chance out to do is to make student loans af- on powerplants. That is on top of the to do that this afternoon. fordable for students and to make sure excessive redtape the administration There are many different points of families are not burdened with loans has already put in place that makes it view on what to do with student loans. they can’t pay back. I hope my colleagues, no matter what harder and much more expensive for Some people say that the government their philosophy on student loans— America to produce American energy. should be involved but it really should Last week I introduced a bill to block be a market-based system. Others say, whether they believe they should be President Obama from going around no, the government should be involved market-based or government-sub- Congress to implement his national en- and it should be a subsidy. We should sidized—realize that at the end of the ergy tax through regulations. The help students go to school. We should day we have a very clear choice to American people have repeatedly told find ways to keep the cost of education make: Stick with the 6.8 percent inter- Washington to focus on jobs, not to roll affordable, and lowering interest rates est rate or lower it to 3.8 percent. out more redtape that increases energy is one way to do it. What does that mean for students, bills and decreases economic opportu- We will have two amendments this the 3-percent difference? We calculated nities. afternoon. Senator JACK REED and Sen- it. We looked at the average under- The President promised that he cared ator ELIZABETH WARREN are offering an graduate student in America, and here about hard-working, middle-class fami- amendment that will cap the interest is what it means: If we don’t lower it to lies, but his policies, one after another, rate on student loan debts at 6.8 per- 3.8 percent, if we keep it at 6.8 percent, are hurting those families and are cent for most debts affecting under- it means that student, over the course making their lives much more dif- graduate students and 7.9 percent for of 4 years of undergraduate education, ficult. other loans. To put a cap on that inter- will pay an additional $2,000 in inter- President Obama needs to stop the est rate means we have to subsidize. In est. Why would we want to do that? Washington spin and tell the truth other words, as we project out what the Why at the end of the day would we about his health care law and the truth cost of student loans will be based on want to keep interest rates at 6.8 per- about his other failed policies. Then he market interest rates, a subsidy is nec- cent and penalize students with $2,000 needs to come back to Washington, put essary to honor that cap. in interest over the next 4 years? That aside his tired, old rhetoric and work The second proposal will be from is the wrong thing to do. with the Republicans to do the right Senator SANDERS of Vermont, and his I urge my colleagues, when the bipar- thing for the American people. That approach is a little different. He basi- tisan alternative comes up, to vote for means coming up with a replacement cally says we ought to sunset any it. Even if my colleagues believe it health care plan to finally give people changes we make to student interest should be a government subsidy, which what they were asking for all along: rates today after 2 years and then re- we have not been able to enact, or if The care they need from a doctor they vert back to the current 6.8 percent they believe it should be market- choose at a lower cost. rate. That ends up costing about $20 based—either way, this is a better out- I yield the floor and suggest the ab- billion. Senator SANDERS may or may come. sence of a quorum. not offer a means to pay for that. I be- Personally, I hope this isn’t the end The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- lieve, from some statements he has of the story. Senator TOM HARKIN of pore. The clerk will call the roll. made publicly, he believes that should Iowa chairs the HELP Committee—the The legislative clerk proceeded to be a debt of the government, but I will education committee—and he is going call the roll. leave it to him to make his expla- to come to the floor soon to start Mr. DURBIN. Mr. President, I ask nation. working on the reauthorization of unanimous consent that the order for At the end of the day, after those two higher education. We understand it is the quorum call be rescinded. amendments are considered, we will more than the interest rate that is

VerDate Mar 15 2010 04:37 Jul 25, 2013 Jkt 029060 PO 00000 Frm 00005 Fmt 0624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\G24JY6.006 S24JYPT1 rfrederick on DSK6SPTVN1PROD with SENATE S5856 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE July 24, 2013 causing a problem for students; it is so listen carefully. Twelve percent of great place to start. Those jobs are all the cost—the cost—of higher edu- all students coming out of high school over my State and all over America. cation. go to for-profit schools. Twenty-five So let’s focus on affordability in I went to Georgetown Law School. I percent of all Federal aid to education higher education, on training for voca- couldn’t get in there today with the goes to for-profit schools. Forty-seven tional skills that give people a chance standards they have. Currently, I am percent of all student loan defaults are to become skilled apprentices and be- told it costs over $50,000 a year to go to students at for-profit schools. So what yond, and let’s make sure today that this law school—$50,000 a year for 3 is the message there? They are raking we do not miss this opportunity to re- years, in addition to undergraduate in Federal dollars at twice the rate duce interest rates. debt. Well, a person better get a darn they should, and their students are A ‘‘no’’ vote on the bipartisan plan good job at a Wall Street firm after- failing at a rate greater than any other will keep interest rates for students at ward because they will face a mountain category of schools. Their students are 6.8 percent. A ‘‘yes’’ vote will lower the of debt. They are not alone. All across failing to get a job, failing to graduate, interest rates for two-thirds of stu- the United States we are seeing tuition failing to pay back their loans. dents to 3.8 percent and save those stu- rates go up—even at public univer- For-profit schools are a national dents $2,000 over the next 4 years. It sities—to record levels. scandal. We need to deal with them in caps that interest rate at 8.25 percent. We have to find a better way to pre- the higher education reauthorization. I That is a guarantee that no matter pare the next generation of leaders in know Senator HARKIN has held hear- what happens to interest rates, these America. The old model of 4 years of ings on these schools, and he under- students will be protected. undergraduate and then graduate stands this. We need to take an honest This is a pretty basic choice. We need school and professional school has gone look at the schools that are misleading a strong bipartisan vote. Regardless of beyond the reach of most students and our students and their families. These your philosophy on what student loans families. schools aren’t worth the accreditation, should look like, keep these families Keep in mind, too, that student loans they certainly aren’t worth the time, and students in mind. If you are frus- are different from most other debt. and they aren’t worth the debt they are trated with the legislative process, Student loans are not dischargeable in pushing on students. frustrated that Congress is not doing it bankruptcy. The debt a 19-year-old stu- Let me make a marketing pitch, if I exactly the way you want to have it dent and his family sign up for is a may. I say it in Illinois, and I will say done, do not take it out on the stu- debt that can trail them to the grave. it anywhere. If you are graduating dents and their families. Give them a We have cases where people are signing from high school and not sure where to break today with a ‘‘yes’’ vote for the up to basically guarantee the loans of go, what you want to do, what you bipartisan bill. granddaughters to make sure their want to major in, your safest bet is I yield the floor. granddaughter can go to college, and your community college. It is nearby. The PRESIDING OFFICER (Ms. then the granddaughter either drops It is affordable. It offers many options. HEITKAMP). The Senator from Wash- out or can’t find a job and defaults on In most States the hours are transfer- ington. the student loan, and they proceed to able to other colleges. It is a good way Mrs. MURRAY. Madam President, collect it from grandma. I am not mak- to start your college education. Also, what is the pending business? ing this up. They are garnishing the for vocational training, community The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- grandmother’s Social Security benefits college is a smart investment. When it ate is currently in morning business. to pay for student loans she guaranteed Mrs. MURRAY. Madam President, I comes to these for-profit schools, ex- for her granddaughter. That is how yield back the remaining time in ruthless this industry is and how tough actly the opposite is true. So when we reauthorize higher edu- morning business. this debt is. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without We have a chance today to make this cation, let’s come up with a good stu- dent loan approach that builds on what objection, it is so ordered. debt more affordable for students now, f to reduce the interest rate from 6.8 per- we can vote for today, but let’s also cent to 3.8 percent and cap it over the start looking at the overall cost of CONCLUSION OF MORNING next 10 years at 8.25 percent. I won’t higher education, sensitive to the BUSINESS mislead my colleagues. In some debt needs of families today to make sure The PRESIDING OFFICER. Morning categories of borrowing—graduate stu- their kids have a fighting chance for business is closed. the best jobs in America. dents and parent PLUS loans—in the f second 4 years the interest rates go up I travel all around my State, and I go more, and many of those who borrow in to businesses. I asked my staff: Find TRANSPORTATION, HOUSING AND those categories are going to find 5 me businesses that have done well in URBAN DEVELOPMENT, AND RE- years from now that they are facing a the recession and are hiring today. I LATED AGENCIES APPROPRIA- much tougher debt situation. I won’t find a lot of good businesses, including TIONS ACT, 2014 mislead my colleagues on that at all. Kraft Foods in Champaign, IL. Each The PRESIDING OFFICER. Under I think we can’t leave the conversa- year they need over 100 industrial the previous order, the Senate will re- tion today and say we are finished and maintenance engineers—people to keep sume consideration of S. 1243, which we don’t need to talk about it any- the assembly lines running—who un- the clerk will report. more. Let’s give the students and fami- derstand how to repair things, under- The legislative clerk read as follows: lies the help they need today, but let’s stand computers, and are good employ- A bill (S. 1243) making appropriations for not stop on this issue. On the higher ees. The starting wage for those em- the Departments of Transportation, and education reauthorization bill, we will ployees, by and large, is $50,000 a year. Housing and Urban Development, and related have a chance to address overall stu- That is the average wage in my State. agencies for the fiscal year ending Sep- dent indebtedness and affordability for Think about it—a starting wage. tember 30, 2014, and for other purposes. families. Well, what is holding them back? The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- Let me close by saying that the Why didn’t they fill the jobs? The stu- ator from Washington. worst offenders—the worst offenders— dents coming out of high school are not Mrs. MURRAY. Madam President, for when it comes to college loans are the ready. They do not have the math the information of all Senators, we are for-profit schools. People may not skills or the computer skills. But if now back on the transportation and know much about them unless a person they go to Parkland Community Col- housing appropriations bill. My col- is 18 or 19 years old and they can’t es- lege in Champaign, they can acquire it league and I, Senator COLLINS from cape them when they go on the Inter- affordably. Maine, will be here all day working our net. They are trying to sign up stu- That makes sense. That is a way to way through any amendments that our dents to for-profit schools, many of bring a student out of high school with Members have to offer. We encourage which are worthless—worthless. a year or two of good training at a Members to come to the floor and let The numbers to remember are three, community college and have a good job us know what those are so we can get and they are going to be on the final, and opportunity for a lifetime. It is a this done in a timely fashion.

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What it does call up amendment No. 1749 and send a efficient way possible, and that is what is it clarifies that when the Depart- modification of my amendment to the this amendment is all about. Let’s be ment of Transportation awards funding desk and ask for its immediate consid- sure we target the limited resources we under Bridges in Critical Corridors, pri- eration. have in a way that addresses our Na- ority should be given to structurally The PRESIDING OFFICER. The tion’s bridges that are outdated and deficient and functionally obsolete clerk will report the amendment. often at risk. bridges. The legislative clerk read as follows: This amendment narrows the number The Federal Highway Administration The Senator from Ohio, [Mr. PORTMAN] for of bridges that receive priority consid- uses those terms to talk about the sta- himself, Mr. BROWN, and Mr. MCCONNELL, eration by 75 percent, and does so by tus of the bridges across the country. proposes an amendment numbered 1749, as focusing these resources on function- So when a bridge is ‘‘structurally defi- modified. ally obsolete and structurally deficient cient,’’ its condition has deteriorated Mr. PORTMAN. Madam President, I bridges throughout the country that over time. And when a bridge is ‘‘func- ask unanimous consent that reading of need the funding. These are the bridges tionally obsolete,’’ its design does not the amendment be dispensed with. with problems that if left unaddressed meet today’s standards. Both situa- The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without could be in tomorrow’s headlines. tions, obviously, can be a serious con- objection, it is so ordered. We do not have to just deal with cern. The amendment is as follows: hypotheticals, it is happening. We have In the underlying bill itself, I took (Purpose: To prioritize certain projects all seen recent accounts of this func- the initiative to include an additional under the bridges in critical corridors pro- tionally obsolete Skagit River Bridge $500 million for these bridge invest- gram) on Interstate 5 in Washington State ments so that we can address these se- On page 26, line 12, after ‘‘benefits’’ insert that collapsed in May. I know Senator rious concerns across our country and ‘‘, and projects shall be carried out on make sure our transportation network MURRAY was very involved in respond- bridges that the Federal Highway Adminis- ing to this. It was struck by a truck is safe and reliable. tration has classified as structurally defi- So I support this amendment. I urge that exceeded the bridge’s height limit. cient or functionally obsolete’’. our colleagues to vote for it. The good news is there were no direct Mr. PORTMAN. Madam President, I would ask the Senator from Ohio if fatalities, unbelievably—at least in thank you for allowing me to offer this he wants a voice vote and would allow this instance there were not. The bad amendment today, and I thank my col- us to move forward on it now or if he news is there are a lot of bridges that leagues from Maine and Washington requires a rollcall vote. are functionally obsolete or struc- State for agreeing to work with us on The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- turally deficient around the country. this important amendment. I also ator from Ohio. There are thousands of them, and we thank them for the way they are con- Mr. PORTMAN. Madam President, I need to be sure that, again, they are ducting this appropriations bill by al- would defer to the chairwoman. I would prioritized in this legislation. lowing amendments to come forward like a voice vote, if that is what the One of those bridges happens to be chairwoman would prefer. But it might and having debate. the Brent Spence Bridge in my home- This amendment is one that I think be a good amendment to have a re- town of Cincinnati, OH. The bridge is corded vote on. will be relatively noncontroversial. located at the critical intersection of This is an amendment to the under- What is the chairwoman’s pref- I–75 and I–71—an important artery— erence? lying Transportation and Housing and and it is a bridge between southwest Urban Development appropriations Mrs. MURRAY. Madam President, it Ohio and northern Kentucky. is completely up to the Senator from bill. It simply says that our nation’s This Brent Spence Bridge was built Ohio. As I said, if the Senator offers us bridges that need repairs the most nearly 50 years ago, and it was de- a voice vote right now, I can guarantee ought to be prioritized. signed to carry 80,000 vehicles every its adoption quickly. How long does the There are bridges that are classified day. As of this year, it is carrying more by the Federal Highway Administra- Senator want to wait to vote? than double that number every day. It Mr. PORTMAN. Madam President, I tion as ‘‘functionally obsolete’’ or is expected to exceed 200,000 vehicles think I will take the Senator up on her ‘‘structurally deficient,’’ and we want per day by 2025. offer. to be sure they receive priority consid- To facilitate the increased traffic and Mrs. MURRAY. A wise choice and a eration under the section of the bill congestion on the bridge, the engineers good example for those Senators who that provides for Bridges in Critical actually removed the bridge’s emer- follow the Senator in offering an Corridors. This is a fund that is estab- gency shoulders, so there are no emer- amendment. lished under the appropriations bill. In gency shoulders on the bridge any- The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- this way, we are helping to ensure that more. They also had to narrow the ator from Maine. fund in question actually accomplishes lanes to 11 feet rather than the 12 feet Ms. COLLINS. Madam President, I its objective. recommended by the Federal Highway just want to commend the Senator for We all know the Federal Govern- Administration. So this makes it haz- his amendment. The fact is that 25 per- ment’s highway trust fund dollars are ardous for drivers. It also has not alle- cent of our Nation’s bridges are either stretched very thin and, frankly, there viated the congestion much because it structurally deficient or functionally are not enough dollars that are making continues to result in an average of 3.6 obsolete, as described by the Senator their way to the core infrastructure million hours of delay for passenger ve- from Ohio. needs we have in this country. In fact, hicles every year. In my home State of Maine, nearly a in 2008, the fund got in trouble, and So Brent Spence is one example of an third of our 2,408 bridges are deficient. since that time it has been bailed out endangered bridge this amendment Senator PORTMAN’s amendment targets four times from the Treasury’s general could help. We need to ensure that these funds to ensure that they are fund, and a fifth bailout is now sched- bridges such as Brent Spence receive awarded to structurally deficient or uled for fiscal year 2014. Clearly, the the priority access to the funds in the functionally obsolete projects in an ef- funds are very limited, and we have to Bridges in the Critical Corridors sec- fort to respond to our Nation’s crum- be very careful and resourceful in how tion of this legislation. bling infrastructure. we spend those funds. So for this reason, I would urge my Like Senator MURRAY, I support this This appropriations bill does include, colleagues to support this common- amendment, and I too am prepared to as I said earlier, a separate funding sense amendment. accept it on a voice vote.

VerDate Mar 15 2010 04:37 Jul 25, 2013 Jkt 029060 PO 00000 Frm 00007 Fmt 0624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\G24JY6.009 S24JYPT1 rfrederick on DSK6SPTVN1PROD with SENATE S5858 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE July 24, 2013 The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without about roads, bridges, and the other in- the men and women who served and the objection, the question is on agreeing frastructure areas in this bill, safety is taxpayers who have to pay it for many to the amendment offered by the Sen- our No. 1 priority. years to come. ator from Ohio. No. 2, when you are building or re- But as we look at this, what they The amendment (No. 1749), as modi- pairing a bridge in Maryland, Maine, fought for is for America. Now we have fied, was agreed to. Washington State, or North Dakota, to think about rebuilding America. I Mrs. MURRAY. Madam President, I those people are working in the United am glad we gave it a try in Iraq. OK. move to reconsider the vote. States of America, and, hopefully, the We gave it a try in Afghanistan. But Ms. COLLINS. I move to lay that mo- supply chain involved—whether it is come home, America. As the troops tion on the table. asphalt to steel—is made in the good come home, and hopefully the money The motion to lay on the table was old USA. So what we would do is im- comes back home, we begin to show re- agreed to. prove the safety rates and lower the sults there. If we rebuild our infra- Mrs. MURRAY. Madam President, I unemployment rate and at the end of structure, focus on compelling human thank the Senator from Ohio for bring- the day have something to show for it. needs, I think we will not only serve ing his amendment before us and set- So many of the American people are the Nation well but people will begin to ting a good example for all Members, frustrated with us when it comes to have trust in us that through smart ap- as we now move forward, to bring their spending because they think if they proaches, restrained spending, we can amendments to the floor. We will work give us $1, we will spend $2 and not get there. our way through them. We hope every- have spit to show for it. But yet in this I am proud of what this bill does in body can contact myself and Senator bill, at this time, we have a legislative Maryland. It does create jobs. It helps COLLINS as quickly as possible so we framework, and a restrained fiscal with infrastructure. This bill is abso- can get these amendments up. framework, to be able to move on im- lutely crucial to Maryland. First, the AMENDMENT NO. 1760 portant transportation infrastructure THUD bill provides $40 billion for high- With that, Madam President, I call needs and on housing. ways and nearly $9 billion for mass up Senator CARDIN’s amendment No. The appropriate role for the Federal transit. We need that. This means 1760. Government to be involved in is hous- Maryland will receive in fiscal year The PRESIDING OFFICER. The ing: those things that are involved in, 2014 $700 million. clerk will report. No. 1, promoting economic develop- We are not waiting only for the Fed- The legislative clerk read as follows: ment in blighted areas, regardless of eral Government. The Maryland Gen- The Senator from Washington [Mrs. MUR- whether you are in an urban State or a eral Assembly recently increased the RAY], for Mr. CARDIN, proposes an amend- rural State. The needs of North Dakota gas tax—very controversial—because of ment numbered 1760. are different than the needs of Mary- our compelling needs. Governor Mrs. MURRAY. Madam President, I land. Even in my very dear State of O’Malley and our general assembly ask unanimous consent that reading of Maryland, we have different needs in wanted to rise to the occasion, but the amendment be dispensed with. different parts of the State. The robust they want us to rise to the occasion as The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without Baltimore corridor, which is more well. objection, it is so ordered. urban, requires one framework for the As we look at some of these projects, The amendment is as follows: community development block grant they affect not only the State of Mary- (Purpose: To require the Secretary of Trans- money. land but they affect the region and the portation to submit to Congress a report If you go to Garrett County, in the Nation. The Presiding Officer was not relating to the condition of lane miles and western part of my State, that was hit here when we had a horrific accident in highway bridge deck) by a blizzard during Hurricane Sandy 2009 on the Metro. The Metro suffered a On page 38, between lines 17 and 18, insert or you go down to the Eastern Shore, terrible crash: brakes failed, safety sys- the following: Somerset County, that was hit by a tems failed, a lot failed—nine people SEC. 127. The Secretary shall submit to hurricane, literally flooding to dan- lost their lives. Congress a report describing the percentages gerous proportions—those two counties We said we were going to create a of lane miles and highway bridge deck in each State that are in good condition, fair have as high a poverty rate as Balti- safety culture and turn to our National condition, and poor condition, and the per- more City. Transportation Safety Board to be able centage of Federal amounts each State ex- So when we talk about the great to do it. I made two promises to fami- pends on the repair and maintenance of high- things in this bill, what I like about it lies: that I would do everything I could way infrastructure and on new capacity con- is it is local—it is money that will to see what were appropriate Federal struction. come for local needs. The needs of Gar- safety standards and to put money in Mrs. MURRAY. I suggest the absence rett County and Somerset County are the Federal checkbook to improve that of a quorum. different than the needs of Baltimore safety. I demanded reforms at Metro The PRESIDING OFFICER. The City. But what we do know is that we management to a culture of safety. clerk will call the roll. need jobs and we need to be able to ad- So where are we now? Guess what. The legislative clerk proceeded to dress the needs of the people who want We have put money in the Federal call the roll. to be middle class and are looking for checkbook, $150 million to continue to Ms. MIKULSKI. Madam President, I an opportunity to get there and also buy the important crash-resistant cars ask unanimous consent that the order for the compelling needs particularly that will be able to help them. The for the quorum call be rescinded. of the elderly and disabled. money will be used for signal improve- The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without Again, we in the Senate know be- ment, rail car maintenance to make objection, it is so ordered. cause we are urban and rural and sub- sure we are improving this. Ms. MIKULSKI. Madam President, as urban. You meet different needs ac- Safety is the No. 1 obsession with me. the chair of the full Committee on Ap- cording to the locale. In Baltimore In addition to working on Metro, I propriations, I rise today to comment City, it is a high concentration of el- know this bill deals with FAA’s con- on this bill, but also to thank and ac- derly in certain areas. We can meet tract tower program, a subject of much knowledge the really important role those needs through a combined effort debate during last year’s continuing that Senators Murray and Collins have of housing, Meals On Wheels, helping funding resolution. I remember real de- played. Really, it has been the way the people be able to receive coordinated bate with Senator MORAN on how we Senate should operate. They have held services to keep them independent and could keep those airports open. extensive hearings in the sub- healthy. When you get to the rural They are the first to be hit by the se- committee on America’s needs in parts, that is even harder. quester. I have five of them. They are transportation—an ever-piling up back- So what I like about this bill is it is, in communities called Easton—by the log that we need to address. first of all, focused on rebuilding Amer- way, Secretary Rumsfeld is down It would accomplish several good, ica. I so salute our troops. We have there. Cheney would come by as well— agreed-upon public policy goals. No. 1, been in a 10-year war. The con- the Frederick Municipal Airport that safety. Because when we are talking sequences of that war will be felt by the President uses periodically for

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The Senator from Oklahoma and I land safely and take off safely and aid I cite that example because as I re- have an excellent relationship. We the commerce to our communities. view the facts of this case and consult have agreed on many things, and we You have heard me also speak about with the State, I too am considering have duked it out on others. We did housing and community development. joining with the American Automobile promise an open amendment process, When I got started in Congress, we had Association to ask for the NTSB to re- and we intend to keep it. something called revenue sharing that view the accidents on the bridge and Again, I apologize. I invite him to was started by President Nixon so the give us recommendations in terms of come back to the floor. Let’s have a local communities would get formula- what we need so it does not happen discussion and let’s keep it going. based funding to help them rebuild again. I suggest the absence of a quorum. their communities or strengthen them You cannot fall 40 feet. It could have The PRESIDING OFFICER. The in the area of economic development. been someone elderly. There could clerk will call the roll. That changed. That ended. That have been babies in that car. It does The legislative clerk proceeded to ended during the Gingrich era. But we not matter. You cannot fall 40 feet off call the roll. came up with community development the bridge being rear-ended by a trick Ms. MIKULSKI. I ask unanimous block grant money. Again, that money and think it is OK. You cannot have a consent that the order for the quorum comes locally to meet local needs. The head-on collision and think it is OK. I call be rescinded. criteria are: eliminate blight, improve do not think it is OK what is happening The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without employment opportunities, and be able on the Bay Bridge. objection, it is so ordered. to create a sustainable infrastructure I now want to work with my Gov- Ms. MIKULSKI. Madam President, I that will not need government sub- ernor and consider what are the best wish to add some further comments on sidies so the community can be able to steps forward. But as of today, I am the bill while we are waiting for Sen- sustain itself and build on that to cre- very strongly recommending a review ators to return to the floor to offer ate jobs. by the National Transportation Safety amendments. I note the gentlelady We are very impressed with this. Board to look at it. It is not only what from Maine is returning. Again, this legislation meets needs for is happening in Maryland. It is what is I suggest the absence of a quorum. seniors and housing. I could go on happening all over America. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The about it. But this bill is a very impor- I see on the floor the Senator from clerk will call the roll. tant accomplishment for the State of Oklahoma. I am going to yield the The legislative clerk proceeded to Maryland. When I talk about safety, I floor so others can speak. But before I call the roll. note the Portman amendment. I note do, I wish to compliment Senators Ms. BALDWIN. I ask unanimous con- Senator CARDIN has an amendment on MURRAY and COLLINS and the way they sent that the order for the quorum call a report on the highway deck. have been moving this bill. I think it is be rescinded. I wish to say something else. We had important. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without some tough things happen in my State I suggest the absence of a quorum. objection, it is so ordered. over the last couple of days on the Bay Mr. COBURN. I wanted to speak for a Ms. BALDWIN. I ask unanimous con- Bridge. Many of the people in this Sen- moment about—— sent to speak as in morning business. ate travel the Bay Bridge, some to go Ms. MIKULSKI. Wait a moment, I The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without to their State. We are a next-door suggested the absence of a quorum. objection, it is so ordered. neighbor with our pals from Delaware, The PRESIDING OFFICER. The STUDENT LOANS Senators CARPER and COONS, who rep- clerk will call the roll. Ms. BALDWIN. Making college af- resent the Delmarva Peninsula, a won- The legislative clerk proceeded to fordable is one of the most important derful place. We hope the Presiding Of- call the roll. steps we can take toward completing ficer comes over sometime and actu- Mr. COBURN. Madam President, I our economic recovery and ensuring a ally sees real water, oceans and rivers ask unanimous consent that the order path to the middle class for all Ameri- and crabs and so on, the Senator from for the quorum call be rescinded just to cans. As a Nation, we are still working North Dakota. talk about the THUD bill. to recover from the largest economic But this bridge, we now have two of Ms. MIKULSKI. I object. downturn since the Great Depression. them because of the volume, and then, The PRESIDING OFFICER. Objec- Access to student loans at affordable second, the way people travel on it, the tion is heard. The clerk will continue interest rates represents an incredibly velocity has increased. Last Friday, we the call of the roll. important piece of this vital recovery. had a terrible situation where a truck The legislative clerk continued the I often use a quote of President tailgated a passenger vehicle and call of the roll. Obama that he included in his State of pushed it off the bridge—off the bridge. Ms. MIKULSKI. I ask unanimous the Union Address a couple of years The car fell 40 feet. consent that the order for the quorum ago. It says to win the future, we must Thank God the passenger survived, a call be rescinded. outeducate, outinnovate, and outbuild young lady who—the impact was so The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without the rest of the world. I believe we do hard, the windshield broke, so she was objection, it is so ordered. this best by supporting our students able to get out. She is a fitness instruc- Ms. MIKULSKI. Madam President, and investing in their future. tor. So she had the robust and physical my colleague from Oklahoma was wait- Unfortunately, the Student Loan vigor to be able to swim to safety. We ing to offer amendments, but filling in Certainty Act on the floor today is a thank God for her survival. But we are for Senator MURRAY, I was trying to step in the wrong direction. A college now scared on the Bay Bridge. get a sense what that meant. The rea- education should be a path to pros- Yesterday, we had another head-on son I wanted the quorum to go on was perity, a path to the middle class, not collision on the bridge. The AAA, the so I could have a chance to talk to the a path to indebtedness. American Automobile Association, has Senator from Oklahoma. Wherever he As many of my colleagues have de- called upon the National Transpor- is, I want him to know that if he scribed, the bill before us today offers tation Safety Board to review the con- thinks I was trying to stifle him or not students and families lower student ditions on our bridge. Are the barriers allow him to have his rights on the loan interest rates in the near term, high enough? Should we be using two- Senate floor, I apologize. What I was but we can fully expect higher student way traffic now to alleviate the traffic trying to do was create an orderly loan interest rates in the years to jams because transportation is chang- process so we could keep this excellent come.

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The teacher who earned her edu- interest rate for a few years, but a cur- Society was a path to the middle class cation through the Pell Grant Program rent freshman in high school will end through a college education. The High- wants the same opportunity for her up with rates much higher than the cap er Education Act of 1965 gave us the students. The mother who attended contained in current U.S. law. Federal student loan program, known college through the Stafford Loan Pro- Not only does this legislation raise today as the Stafford Loan Program, gram does not want to see her savings long-term interest rate loans for stu- and the Educational Opportunity for retirement depleted or her children dents, it fails to close tax loopholes. It Grant Program, known today as the sapped with debt. does not ask the wealthy to pay their Pell Grant Program. This generation of I reject sacrificing the progress of the fair share, and it burdens students who American lawmakers lived in trying next generation because we are unwill- can least afford it with deficit reduc- times—winning a war, fulfilling the ing to do the hard work and make the tion. dream of the civil rights movement— hard choices now. I reject short- The bill before us lacks a true vision yet they still had the foresight to changing the next generation of young for outeducating the rest of the world. make the hard choices, the choices Americans by making college more ex- It doesn’t ask our country to invest in necessary to invest in the future—our pensive and then using the profits from the future, nor does it offer a com- future. their high interest rates to pay down prehensive solution to college afford- Legislation I supported as a Member the deficit, particularly when we ask ability. Rather, it offers a poor perma- of the House of Representatives built the wealthiest to contribute nothing. nent fix and slaps students and their on this investment and lowered the If we are to win the future, we must families with the bill. subsidized Stafford loan rate to 3.4 per- make the hard important choices now. I remind my colleagues that there cent, which was the rate at which stu- For this reason and for the hard-work- were multiple alternative solutions dents borrowed until July 1. We recog- ing people of Wisconsin, I oppose this proposed before Congress slumped over nized that investing in students is im- bill, and I urge my colleagues to do the the July 1 deadline that doubled the in- portant, and lowering rates is a part of same. terest rates on student loans. I sup- that investment. I yield the floor. Ms. MIKULSKI. Well said. ported two measures offered by my col- The fact that State investment in The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- league from Rhode Island, Senator higher education has declined signifi- cantly over the past decades has exac- ator from Maine. REED, that would have paid for lower Ms. COLLINS. Madam President, we interest rates for students by closing erbated the problem. Particularly as States struggle to balance their budg- have had a good discussion about how tax loopholes for the very wealthy in ets in these tough economic times, to proceed with this bill. The chairman our country. The Senate twice voted on their investments in students have de- of the full committee has been ex- Senator REED’s proposals and they re- creased, meaning higher tuition, fewer tremely constructive in exercising her ceived a majority vote each time. grants, and fewer scholarships. leadership. She very much wants a new We are also making a good-faith ef- I hear regularly from Wisconsin stu- approach, and I commend her for bring- fort to address the shortcomings of the dents that the cost of higher education ing bills individually to the Senate bill before us to work toward a deal in my State puts college out of reach floor. that would be a true win for students for some. Thirty years ago under- What we are going to propose—and and their families. The Reed-Warren graduate tuition at the University of through the Chair I would like to en- amendment, which I proudly cospon- Wisconsin-Madison was about $1,000. gage in a colloquy with the chairman sor, would impose a lower cap to pro- Today it is well over $8,000. And it is of the full committee—is that, as tect student borrowers. Why on Earth not just my home State of Wisconsin. usual, we would go back and forth, one would we wish to expose our students Across the country tuition at public 4- side then the other, in considering to higher rates? year colleges has tripled. This means amendments but that we would allow Senator SANDERS’ amendment would more students are borrowing through Senator COBURN to file a series of sunset the current deal in 2 years and Federal student loan programs to cover amendments at this point. They are al- allow for a return to regular order so the higher cost of higher education. ready filed, but he will call them up Congress can rightly deal with interest For students at the University of Wis- and make them pending, with the un- rates and a host of other issues that af- consin System, unmet needs after derstanding that we would set aside in- fect college costs. These amendments grants and scholarships is over $9,000— dividual amendments so we could keep are sound improvements to the under- nearly doubling in the last decade. Yet going back and forth and so that other lying bill that would allow us to invest the Federal Government limits on sub- colleagues on the Republican side who in students and families, rather than sidized loans have remained relatively have amendments would not be shut obfuscate the student loan and debt stagnant over the past 30 years. In out but, rather, would be accommo- problem. I am disappointed that we many cases the limits on what a stu- dated as well. have reached the point where debates dent can borrow through the Stafford Is that the understanding of the about the future of college afford- Loan Program means their loans will chairman of the Appropriations Com- ability are less about the lives of stu- not even cover the cost of their tuition. mittee? dents and their families and more This is what it all comes down to—a Ms. MIKULSKI. I thank the Senator, about protecting loopholes for corpora- series of choices. Are we going to sac- and I wish to respond to the ranking tions and the wealthy. rifice the progress of our next genera- member of THUD to say this: No. 1, It wasn’t always this way. In 1944, tion because we are unwilling to do the yes, that is our understanding. As we starting with the compact to returning hard work and make those tough move ahead on this bill, remember that soldiers from World War II made choices now? Are we going to gradually this is the first appropriations bill on through the GI bill, our Nation made a chip away at the ladders of opportunity the floor in 2 years and the first time commitment to future progress by in- put in place by the generations before THUD has been on the floor in 4 years. vesting in education. Between 1944 and to lift Americans into the middle class The Senator from Maine and Senator 1951, 8 million veterans received edu- and out of poverty; do we ask the MURRAY are to be commended. The old- cation benefits, including many former wealthy to pay a little bit more; do we school way—old school, with respect— distinguished Members of this body. ask corporations to pay their fair was an open amendment process with In 1958, President Dwight Eisen- share. Or do we say to students: You alternating amendments back and hower, a Republican, signed the Na- are on your own; sink or swim. forth. Old school was never to bring up tional Defense Education Act, pro- I say to students across Wisconsin 12 or 15 amendments at one time; it viding loans for college students and and this great country: We should all was usually 1 amendment.

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So proposes an amendment numbered 1750. I do concur with the Senator from about amendment No. 1750. Mr. COBURN. I ask unanimous con- This bill has a prohibition in it that Maine. sent that reading of the amendment be We also understand, in addition to I think is long overdue and very good. dispensed with. What it does is it prohibits the transfer his amendments, alternating among The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without the ranking member, the chair, and the of funds for Federal assistance in the objection, it is so ordered. bill to corporations with delinquent chairman of the subcommittee, there The amendment is as follows: might also be other intervening amend- taxes. I believe that is a great step in (Purpose: To prohibit funds from being di- ments; is that correct? the right direction. rected to federal employees with unpaid Companies that are contracting with, Ms. COLLINS. I would say through Federal tax liability) the Presiding Officer that is my under- doing business with the Federal Gov- On page 185, lines 9 and 10, strike ‘‘or pro- standing as well. And I think this was ernment have an obligation to pay vide a loan or loan guarantee to, any cor- their taxes, but I also believe our Fed- a very good example of everyone oper- poration’’ and insert ‘‘provide a loan or loan ating in good faith. guarantee to, provide an annual salary to, or eral employees ought to be paying I, for one, am prepared for the Sen- provide any other federal funding to, any their taxes as well. We have $5 billion ator from Oklahoma to proceed, but I Federal employee, any individual, or any due to the Federal Treasury from Fed- would note that the Cardin amendment corporation’’. eral employees where the cases have is the pending amendment. AMENDMENT NO. 1751 been adjudicated. They are not under Ms. MIKULSKI. I yield the floor. Mr. COBURN. I ask unanimous con- question any longer. There is no ques- The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- sent that the pending amendment be tion about whether the money is owed. ator from Oklahoma. set aside and that I be allowed to bring They have run through all their ap- Mr. COBURN. Madam President, first up amendment No. 1751. peals. All this amendment would do is of all, I thank the chairman of the full The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without to strike the same balance for both committee and the chairman and the objection, it is so ordered. independent contractors, which is not a ranking member of the subcommittee. The clerk will report the amendment. part of the Senate bill as presently on I first want to give them some praise. The assistant legislative clerk read floor, and individual Federal employees Although I don’t agree with the total as follows: who have a tax obligation. numbers in this bill, I do recognize the The Senator from Oklahoma [Mr. COBURN] When the average Federal compensa- significant changes they have made to proposes an amendment numbered 1751. tion fully absorbed is calculated, it is the bill with ideas we had 2 years ago, Mr. COBURN. I ask unanimous con- in excess of $134,000 a year. That in- and I am very appreciative of the fact sent that amendment be considered as cludes all the benefits and everything that the slumlord problem is being read. else. That is twice the per capita me- taken care of, the count on vehicles for The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without dian family income in America. So the the Federal Government is being taken objection, it is so ordered. fact that we have this large of an out- care of, and the conferences are being The amendment is as follows: standing amount—it is about $1 bil- taken care of. Almost all of my con- lion—with current active Federal em- cerns have been addressed very faith- (Purpose: To prohibit Federal funding of ployees, I believe there ought to be union activities by Federal employees) fully in looking at those issues we some consequence for Federal employ- raised and actually including them in At the appropriate place, insert the fol- ees who have a tax obligation but lowing: the underlying language, and I am very aren’t paying it and whom we continue lll appreciative of that. SEC. . to keep in our employ and continue to None of the funds made available under In terms of getting amendments up, this Act may be used to pay an employee (as pay them with no payment back to the my desire is just to get them up and that term is defined in section 7103 of title 5, Federal Treasury. pending and to be flexible with the United States Code) for any period of official In one division of the Federal Gov- chairman and the ranking member on time (as that term is used in section 7131 of ernment—the Internal Revenue Serv- which ones they will accept, which title 5, United States Code). ice—if, in fact, an individual is found in ones they do not want to take a vote AMENDMENT NO. 1754 a situation such as this, they lose their on, and then talk about that and not to Mr. COBURN. I ask unanimous con- job. It is grounds for termination. So ramrod the process. It is only a matter sent that the pending amendment be this is a simple improvement that of efficiency for me. If their pleasure is set aside and that we bring up amend- would say what is good for American for me to do one or two or three and ment No. 1754. taxpayers is also good for Federal em- then come back later and do it again, The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without ployees and what is good for businesses as long as we have an open amendment objection, it is so ordered. that do business with the Federal Gov- process, I don’t have any problem with The clerk will report the amendment. ernment is good for Federal employees. it. The assistant legislative clerk read And what is good for the businesses I do think we have some ideas to im- as follows: ought to also be good for independent prove this bill, and I think the amend- The Senator from Oklahoma [Mr. COBURN] contractors who owe the Federal Gov- ments ought to be considered. So I proposes an amendment numbered 1754. ernment money. thank them for their consideration and Mr. COBURN. I ask unanimous con- So I would be happy to have any allowing me to make some amend- sent that reading of the amendment be modifications the committee might ments pending, and I will talk with dispensed with. recommend to this as well, but in both the chairman and the ranking The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without terms of fairness and running a $17 tril- member about when and what we will objection, it is so ordered. lion debt and running $600 billion in do with the disposition of those amend- The amendment is as follows: deficits, we ought to be aggressive ments. about collecting the taxes owed to us (Purpose: To prohibit Federal funds from AMENDMENT NO. 1750 being used to meet the matching require- that there aren’t any questions about. Madam President, I call up amend- ments of other Federal Programs) The principle the committee used in ment No. 1750, and I ask unanimous On page 104, line 12, strike ‘‘Provided fur- terms of businesses that deal with the consent that the pending amendment ther’’ and all that follows through ‘‘use of Federal Government ought to be ap- be set aside for the purposes of calling any such funds’’ on line 18, and insert ‘‘Pro- plied to individual contractors and in- up this amendment. vided further, That for all match require- dividuals as well.

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The Sen- construction jobs a year while it is affordable transportation, in particular ator from Delaware. being built. This new center will give here in the eastern region. Mr. COONS. Madam President, Presi- folks in New Castle County new op- At his funeral, Vice President BIDEN dent Barack Obama today is in the tions for public transportation, cutting said that, ‘‘If it wasn’t for Frank, Am- Midwest talking to folks about how im- down on the number of cars on I–95 and trak wouldn’t be what it is today.’’ He portant it is that Congress return its our local roads, and strengthening the is right. And, of course, our Vice Presi- focus to our Nation’s economic recov- community. dent famously rode Amtrak down to ery. I couldn’t agree more. Flustered TIGER grants are a core part of our Washington every morning and home by filibusters and paralyzed by politics, Nation’s infrastructure strategy, and to Delaware every night that he served Washington has gotten off track, and it they will be at risk if we don’t move as a Senator, as I do now. I took the is time that changes. this bill forward. 6:25 down, and I hope, God willing, to The Senate this week has an oppor- The new Bridges in the Critical Cor- be on the 7:00 home. We will see. tunity to pass an appropriations bill. I ridors Program is another significant Amtrak, in this region in particular, am grateful for the leadership of Sen- part of our infrastructure strategy, and isn’t a luxury, it is a fundamental and ator MURRAY of Washington and rank- I commend Senator MURRAY for her ef- critical part of the economy, not just ing member Senator COLLINS of Maine forts to ensure that our Nation’s in my home State of Delaware and at in bringing this appropriations bill to bridges are safe. At home in Delaware, least a dozen States on the Atlantic the floor. I am still fairly new here, rel- one out of five bridges is deemed struc- seaboard but across the country for atively speaking, but I am told it turally deficient or functionally obso- communities that rely on passenger wasn’t an unusual or shocking occur- lete. Let me repeat that. One out of rail to connect with the Nation’s major rence back in the day for the two par- five bridges in my little home State of economic centers. ties to come together to negotiate and Delaware is structurally deficient or Senator Lautenberg once said, pass a bipartisan spending bill. functionally obsolete. They may have If we shut down the Northeast Corridor rail The bill in front of us would fund the major defects and need major repairs service, you’d have to build seven new lanes Departments of Transportation and or may have been built so long ago on Interstate 95 just to carry all the trav- Housing and Urban Development. that they are not up to current code. elers that use these trains every day. While I think to most people these Either way, I think we would agree In the last fiscal year, Amtrak agencies aren’t especially related to that this Nation, our constituents, our achieved a new milestone of 31.2 mil- their daily lives, both are actually fun- communities need our bridges to work, lion riders. In fact, they had record rid- damentally about investing in our Na- and work safely. ership 9 out of the last 10 years, and tion and its critical infrastructure—the We also need and rely on our high- Amtrak continues to make steady roads we drive on, the homes we live ways. The Federal-Aid Highway Pro- progress in reliability, capacity, and in, the trains and planes we ride on, gram uses the highway trust fund to on-time performance. How could we the ports our goods are shipped help States and local governments to possibly afford to replace this vital through. This bill is about infrastruc- help plan, build, and repair our Na- service with, as Senator Lautenberg ture. We know that when we invest in tion’s needed roadways. It is a true suggested, seven new lanes of inter- America’s infrastructure, we are actu- Federal-State-local partnership and state running up the entire length of ally investing in America’s commu- has helped ensure consistent quality the east coast? nities and in America’s future. and safety standards on highways Now is not the time, in my view, This bill is about building the infra- across our country for nearly a cen- given all these standards of progress structure for the long-term strength tury. that they have met, to gut Amtrak, as and stability of our communities and I shouldn’t have to explain to this our counterparts in the House seem de- our country, and it is about putting body why having functional roads is termined to do. Now is the time to help Americans back to work. This bill will important to businesses, to families, or Amtrak build on its steady gains and put Americans back to work on a wide even to the public’s safety, but I will progress and continue to grow. Amtrak range of major transportation projects say this: There are more vehicles on is a vital part of dozens, even hundreds, in communities across our country. the roads year over year than ever be- of communities across this country. So The programs in this bill have meant fore. Part of our responsibility is to in my view, to invest in Amtrak is to an enormous amount to my home make sure those roads work—and work invest in those communities and their State of Delaware, as I know they have safely. Another part is to offer our citi- future. to the Presiding Officer’s. They can zens other options to reduce the traffic The other major portion of this bill continue to have an important, posi- burden on those roads. that we consider today is housing, the tive impact on communities across our This bill also contains two new pro- transportation and housing appropria- country, but only if we can come to- grams to do just that, that I think are tions bill. As our economy continues to gether to fund them. worth highlighting. The New Starts recover, people in communities all The so-called TIGER grants program Transit Program supports projects to across our country are looking to us to helps States and local governments pay provide new or expanded public trans- help them grow. Housing infrastruc- for new highways and bridges, public portation services. The passenger rail ture is just as important a part of the transit projects, railways and port in- grants, of particular interest to me, are foundation of our country and our com- frastructure. It is a competitive, highly focused more narrowly on intercity munities as is transportation. In low- sought-after program. For the current passenger rail services designed to re- income neighborhoods, restoring com- fiscal year, the Department of Trans- duce traffic congestion. munity infrastructure is the founda- portation received nearly 600 applica- How are we going to move this coun- tion for future economic growth. That tions from across all 50 States, the Dis- try forward if we can’t move around is why this bill’s strong investment in trict of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Guam, within this country? As a Congress, we the Community Development Block and American Samoa—$9 billion in re- have to do more to strengthen our Na- Grant Program, one of HUD’s longest quests for just $470 million in available tion’s infrastructure, and that is a big running and in many ways most suc- funds. That competition helped focus part of what this bill does. cessful programs, is so critical. these resources where they were best I recently joined the Appropriations As the Presiding Officer knows, I leveraged and where they would have Committee after the passing of a great served as a county executive before the best impact. In my view, our com- senior Senator—Senator Frank Lau- joining the Senate. In that role, our

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Is there ments that work all over this country, Dedicated organizations, such as objection? that are controlled in many ways at NCALL and Interfaith Community Without objection, the clerk will re- the local level, and that enable com- Housing of Delaware, have leveraged port the bill by title. munities to rehabilitate buildings, Federal funding such as this to help The assistant legislative clerk read streets, and sewer systems that lit- with mortgages, loan modifications, as follows: erally lay the groundwork for new and private capital to help put more A bill (H.R. 1911) to amend the Higher Edu- business growth and vibrant revitalized than 1,000 families each year in Dela- cation Act of 1965 to establish interest rates for new loans made on or after July 1, 2013, communities. As the hardest hit Amer- ware into better housing. Their serv- icans work tirelessly to get back to to direct the Secretary of Education to con- ices include workshops, foreclosure vene the Advisory Committee on Improving work and back on their feet, housing prevention services, and counseling. programs, also included in this vital Postsecondary Education Data to conduct a study on improvements to postsecondary bill, ensure they can keep a roof over Another constituent who contacted me, Eva from Rehoboth, was in danger education transparency at the Federal level, their heads or that they have the possi- and for other purposes. of losing her home when she met with bility of safe, clean, sanitary, afford- There being no objection, the Senate able housing in their future. a foreclosure prevention counselor to discuss her personal situation. A coun- proceeded to consider the bill. In Delaware, nearly 4,000 people were Mr. HARKIN. Madam President, I selor helped her to develop a plan to homeless in our small State at least suggest the absence of a quorum. once last year, and more than 200 of stabilize her finances and to modify her The PRESIDING OFFICER. The them were veterans. All over this coun- mortgage into a more affordable inter- clerk will call the roll. try, I know many of our colleagues are est rate. Because of a counseling pro- The assistant legislative clerk pro- concerned about the number of our vet- gram funded by this bill, Eva avoided ceeded to call the roll. erans who fought for us overseas and foreclosure and was able to save her Mr. HARKIN. Madam President, I now face and endure homelessness here home. ask unanimous consent the order for at home. For those who felt the despair The National Foreclosure Mitigation the quorum call be rescinded. and loss and loneliness of homeless- Counseling Program, administered The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without ness, those who lived with this fear through NeighborWorks, has helped objection, it is so ordered. that they will one day experience it as hundreds of households in Delaware to Mr. HARKIN. Madam President, we well, the housing programs funded in avoid the pain, loss, and dislocation of are now on the student loan bill, so to this bill are a lifeline. I want to par- foreclosure. Last year, counselors from speak. There is going to be a few hours ticularly thank Senator MURRAY for NCALL, First State, and YWCA con- of debate on the bill itself—actually 3 her leadership on ensuring that we end ducted more than 5,000 home ownership hours. As I understand it, there will be the scourge of veteran homelessness in counseling and education activities, in- three amendments in order under the our country. cluding one-on-one counseling appoint- rule on this bill. So we will probably be Homeless assistance grants, another ments, workshops, and homebuyer on this bill for some time this after- key provision in this bill, help Dela- fairs. Funding from this program will noon. But we do want to finish it. I ware organizations, and organizations allow them to reach even more Dela- know the leader wants to finish it. all over this country, to offer perma- wareans in need in the year ahead. Both the majority leader and Repub- nent and transitional housing to once- lican leader want to get this finished We may have made some progress as homeless persons, while providing serv- today, so we will be working on this a Chamber last week in getting ices including job training, health care, bill for probably the better part of this through the executive branch nomina- mental health counseling, substance afternoon. tions that had been the subject of a abuse treatment, and childcare. I would like to set the stage for it by And last, the HOME Investment number of filibusters and quite a bit of talking about the situation with stu- Partnerships Program helps to expand contention, and I was pleased that this dent loans and why we are where we the supply and affordability of housing bill earned six Republican votes in the are right now. First of all, I would like to low-income families and individuals, Appropriations Committee when taken to say the bill before us basically is the many of whom are elderly or disabled. up and considered. Surely it can earn House bill. There will be a Manchin- In my home State of Delaware, a re- enough votes in this full Senate to Burr amendment that will be offered as cent grant from the Project Rental As- move forward to debate, to consider- a substitute. I will be supporting that. sistance Demonstration Program will ation, and, I hope, to final passage. It That is the compromise bill. That is create and sustain 170 units of afford- is the challenge of this Chamber to lis- the compromise we reached through able housing over 5 years for persons ten to each other, to work together, several weeks of negotiations between with disabilities. and to provide the vital investments in the Republicans on the Senate side and For millions of Americans and for infrastructure and in housing that en- the Democrats on the Senate side and thousands of Delaware families, the sure a steady recovery and a brighter the White House. It was a three-party key to a better home lies in good coun- future. negotiation that went on, and this is seling, in home ownership, and in these Senator Lautenberg once said that the compromise that was reached. So sorts of investments in a stable, afford- his career in business taught him that the bill before us represents a number able housing market. if you want to be successful tomorrow, of compromises that were made on Elisa, one of my constituents from you have to lay the foundation today. both sides to produce legislation that Middletown, did not believe she would That is exactly what this bill does. would give certainty to students who ever be able to purchase a home for That is what we are voting on—the borrow money from the Federal Gov- herself and two children, but a feder- foundation of tomorrow’s success for ernment to attend college this fall. ally funded class called Preparing for America’s families and communities. As we all know, we have debated sev- Home Ownership helped her navigate I earnestly hope we will come to- eral different measures related to stu- the housing market and find a home gether to pass this bill, to create jobs, dent loan interest rates for several that she could afford. She is now spend- and to invest in our country’s future. weeks. This is the closest we have got- ing less on her three-bedroom home ten to an agreement that represents at than she had on her two-bedroom rent- Madam President, I yield the floor. least two core Democratic principles, al, and her children have a backyard of The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- our side’s principles, related to student their own for the first time. ator from Washington. loan interest rates.

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We will be tackling the sequence, on July 1, the interest rates port to Congress within 4 months, de- many pieces that go into the reauthor- on subsidized loans snapped back from tailing what the actual cost to the Fed- ization of the Higher Education Act so 3.4 to 6.8 percent. We have been work- eral Government of administering the we can address the whole issue of col- ing hard to try to keep students from Federal student loan program is and lege affordability. paying that 6.8 percent interest and on what the appropriate interest rate When I am in Iowa, I hear from stu- how we could reach some agreement, should be to avoid generating any un- dents and parents about the financial and that is what this bill does that is necessary revenue. Again, I am sure squeeze they are facing from the spi- before us. people referred to it. There was an edi- raling costs of college and their anx- The two core principles we fought for torial in the New York Times this iety about student loan debt. were that the front-end caps—they morning talking about the fact that I have charts here. The first chart have front-end caps to ensure that un- the government should not be gener- shows the increase in the cost of a pub- dergraduate students taking out Staf- ating revenue off the backs of students. lic 4-year education over time. It has ford loans will not pay above 8.25 per- We all agree with that. That is why we tripled since the 1980s. If we look at cent interest even if there are extreme tried to get this as close to budget neu- that chart, we can see that from 1980 to fluctuations in the market. I point out trality as possible. As some will point today the cost of a college education that 8.25 percent is exactly the caps we out, under the system the way it is set has tripled. That is the red line. The had on student loans in the 1990s. This up over the next 10 years, the CBO esti- blue line is the Consumer Price Index. is not something new or out of line mates the Federal Government will As we can see, our current system is with what we have done before. We had make more than $180 billion on Federal out of step with the marketplace. student loans. 8.25 percent in the nineties, and I The cost of that degree has sky- I might just say, deriving savings rocketed for students across the coun- might add five times in the nineties we was not the intended purpose of the bumped up against that cap, so that try. The costs have risen far higher and Federal student loan program when it faster than the rate of inflation. Why is cap protected students five times in began in the 1960s, and it should not be the nineties from going above 8.25 per- this happening? Why has it gone up so a purpose of it now. The purpose should rapidly? If we look at 1990 to 1991, it cent. be to keep interest rates as low as pos- Graduate students taking out these just shot up. From about 2000 to now, it sible for students and their families. So Stafford loans will have a cap of 9.5 has really skyrocketed. I think it is le- in 4 months, when the GAO submits its gitimate for us to ask this question: percent in interest. Parents and grad- report to Congress, I plan to use that Why is that happening? It is not just uate students taking out PLUS loans, information to inform us on the reau- student loan interest rates causing these are the parent loans, will never thorization of the Higher Education that. We have had low student loan in- pay above 10.5 percent. That is the first Act—I will have more to say about terest rates, so that cannot be the sole principle, to have these upfront caps. that in a second—to get a loan system Second, the principle we had is to get cause. Something else is going on. that does not generate money for the as close to budget neutral as possible. Again, that is why we need to examine government. This debate on student The composition of this bill places us that in the Higher Education Act—so loan interest rates will continue, and I about as close to budget neutrality as we can find out why that has happened. hope my colleagues will join us in that possible, meaning that billions of dol- The second chart I have shows what discussion as we move to the Higher lars will not be generated off the backs is happening to our students. The aver- Education Act reauthorization next of students to reduce our budget def- age loan debt for a bachelor’s degree year. As I said, I will have more to say icit, something that was included in has doubled since the 1990s. In the 1990s about that in a second. the version of this legislation that I have cosponsored this bill that is the cumulative debt a student would passed the House and which was a key before us. I will vote for its passage. I have after going to college would be feature on an earlier Republican bill will oppose other amendments because $9,350. Today it is $26,660. That is over that received a vote in the Senate—not we have an agreement to move ahead. a 20-year period. Why has that gone up a passing vote, it received a vote. I believe this was the best deal we so much? That is why we have to get Again, these are the compromises could get for students at this time. into the whole panoply of issues that made on the Republican side. They had The bill before us is supported by a affect college affordability. several billions of dollars to raise on number of groups, including the United In light of this crisis, I have chaired the student loans in the future. We did States Student Association, the Amer- a series of hearings in our committee not. So we compromised down. Basi- ican Council on Education, Rock the focused on what is being done to curb cally, it is $715 million over 10 years. Vote, Center for American Progress the cost and how we can have strate- Since there is going to be over $1 tril- and Generation Progress, Generational gies to help keep the dream of higher lion over 10 years, $715 billion is not Alliance, the National Association of education alive for students without much compared to the $1 trillion in Student Financial Aid Administrators, giving them a ton of debt when they student loans that will be taken out and the Committee for a Responsible graduate. To date, we have examined over the next 10 years. That comes Federal Budget. Also, this morning we promising strategies employed by inno- down to about $71 million a year. That received a letter from the Leadership vative colleges and universities to curb is just about as close as we can get it Conference on Civil and Human Rights costs while improving student out- to budget neutrality. that supports this with a ‘‘yes’’ vote on comes. We have looked at State poli- What does this mean for students? It the bill before us. cies for improving affordability and means this fall all undergraduate stu- I wish to make it clear that I plan to State barriers to innovation, effi- dents, subsidized or unsubsidized, will revisit the issue of student loan inter- ciency, and effectiveness. There is only have to pay 3.86 percent interest. est rates, along with other facets of the much room for progress and improve- That is down from 6.8, down to 3.86 per- higher education system, in order to ment when it comes to our system of cent. That means they will have that address the whole issue of college af- higher education. I believe a consensus interest rate for the life of the loan. fordability. This fall the Senate HELP is emerging on the need to break away That is locked in. It will not vary. Committee, which I chair, will start from business as usual. We cannot keep Graduate students will see a 1.4-per- consideration on the reauthorization of going on the way we have been doing cent rate decrease from what it would the Higher Education Act that expires over the last 20 years in funding for be and parents will see a 1.5-percent this year. higher education. rate decrease, so in all cases a de- The interest rates—what we are talk- Among the many ideas we have heard crease. That means real savings for ing about here today—we attach to in these hearings, three major themes

VerDate Mar 15 2010 04:37 Jul 25, 2013 Jkt 029060 PO 00000 Frm 00014 Fmt 0624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\G24JY6.023 S24JYPT1 rfrederick on DSK6SPTVN1PROD with SENATE July 24, 2013 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S5865 have emerged. First, States are cutting and my ranking member and good rect a question to the Senator from funding to public universities, shifting friend Senator ALEXANDER have person- Iowa. I respect the leadership he has the costs to students, their families, ally committed to working with us as shown on this issue and so many issues, and Federal financial aid programs. In we take up the reauthorization of the whether it is health, education, or dis- all of our hearings—and we have looked Higher Education Act in the coming abilities. He has been the voice of lead- at all that goes into these charts, such year so we can address all the issues af- ership in the Senate for a long time. I as the increase in costs to students and fecting our entire higher education sys- know this is his last term as a Senator, the cost of college—the single largest tem and hopefully enact much needed but I also know he still has one big job correlative factor has been the de- reforms. ahead of him, and he has talked about crease in State support for higher edu- We all understand how serious and it—the reauthorization of the Higher cation. important the issue of affordability is Education Act. We are going to hold What has become clear—at least to for a higher education. I look forward the Senator to that because we need this Senator—is that State legislators to working with Senator ALEXANDER, his voice and leadership in that room have figured it out. They can cut their members of our committee on both or it won’t happen. budgets and cut their support for pub- sides, and the White House in the I saw his leadership on this par- lic universities, shift the burden back months ahead to come up with a High- ticular issue. Senator HARKIN came to on students and their families, the stu- er Education Act reauthorization bill this negotiation with conservative dents come to the Federal Government that is comprehensive and really gets Democrats and Republicans and sat and borrow more money, we increase to the bottom of college affordability down and said: There are some basics Pell grants, and the burden on the stu- so we can start to break away from the we are going to have to include in this dent grows because their debt grows. way we have been doing things in the before I will sign off. Yet the colleges themselves are not past. As I said, we cannot continue on I remember this—No. 1, keep the in- stepping in to do anything. There are the way we have been doing this. terest rates as low as possible for stu- some colleges doing innovative things, There are many who have been in- dents so that students and their fami- but they are not doing enough to con- volved in negotiating the legislation lies don’t have an increased burden. trol the costs. Something has to be before us today. Compromises are As he said, in the next 2 years—what- done about the States backing off of tough sometimes. I have said before— ever category of a student loan we are their support. and I know my friend from Illinois said talking about—this bill is a break. For The second theme that emerged was this at our press conference last week— undergraduate students, it saves $2,000 that many of our more than 7,000 de- if I were to write this bill and if I could in interest over the next 4 years that gree-granting institutions are not have it my way, this would not be what they otherwise would pay if this bill making college affordability a priority. I would write. I understand that. It fails to pass. It is just not a priority. They are fo- wouldn’t be what my friends on the The second thing he said: We want a cused on chasing rankings, investing in other side would write either. And that cap on interest rates so that if some- efforts unrelated to academic success, is the art of compromise—to bring both thing unforeseen happens, if all the and they are failing to respond to a sides together and get the best agree- economic predictors are wrong and the rapidly changing higher education ment we can. This is a good agreement. base interest rate on 10-year Treasurys landscape. It is good for undergraduate students, goes up faster than we thought, there The third theme that emerged was it is good for graduate students, and it will be a cap to protect the students. that students and families are not em- is good for their families. He insisted on it, and we put it in powered with accurate, clear, and ac- I thank President Obama for his lead- there. For undergraduate students, it cessible information about the com- ership in negotiating this bill. I would is 8.25 percent. That is a guarantee that parative costs, quality, and value when also like to thank my friends and col- it will not go to the high heavens. And shopping for a college education. While leagues. I thank Senator DURBIN, who 8.25 percent has been a traditional ceil- college affordability is a complex issue was a great leader in bringing this ing cap. with no easy answers, there is much about. I thank Senator MANCHIN, Sen- The third thing—and I want to make that all stakeholders—the Federal Gov- ator KING, Senator CARPER, as well as a point of this because it is likely to ernment, State governments, institu- Senator ALEXANDER, Senator COBURN, come up in debate. This is an inter- tions, families, and students—can do to Senator BURR, and their staffs for all esting compromise. We would dream up increase college access and success and the hard work and diligence in putting scenarios. Well, what if we put the cap keep the costs down regardless of a stu- this proposal together. at this number? What would happen to dent or family background. As I said, this might not have been the interest rates? When it is all over, Again, we are going to have to look the bill I would have written, and I if we calculate it over 10 years, do we at this in the higher education bill. In- think everybody who has been involved break even? We don’t want to make a terest rates are just one piece of it, and in this would say the same. But it is penny off of students and their families that is what we are addressing today, the best we could do. Quite frankly, it on student loans. We don’t. We tried to but there is a lot more going on than is going to lower interest rates this avoid it. just interest rates. We have to look at year. For undergraduate students, for I think the best effort of the Senator our system of accreditation. We have the next 4 years it will be lower than from Iowa netted some $600 million to to look at our campus-based aid pro- 6.8 percent. In the fifth year it goes up the Treasury over 10 years. This bill is grams, the financing of Pell grants, just a little bit. As I said, as we look at in the range of $715 million. and the regulation of the for-profit col- the Higher Education Act and as we Mr. SANDERS. Madam President, leges that my friend from Illinois is al- get this back from GAO in 4 months, will my friend from Illinois yield? ways consistently pointing out here. we are all going to work together to Mr. DURBIN. I am asking a question We need to look at the structure that see what exactly is the best path for- of Senator HARKIN and then I will be supports our Federal loan system, from ward. happy to yield. the loan origination process to the We can keep the interest rates low What I would like to put in perspec- servicing done by private and nonprofit for students this year and into the fu- tive is $715 million to the Treasury contractors after students have com- ture, and I support this bipartisan Stu- over 10 years. Over a 10-year period of pleted their course of study, and debt dent Loan Certainty Act. I encourage time, CBO estimates the government collection should they default. The sys- all of my colleagues to vote in favor of will make $1.4 trillion worth of student tem we have is complex. I will repeat its passage. loans. This $715 million, when com- that the interest rate on student loans I am glad to yield for my friend Sen- pared against that, comes out to .005 is only one piece of this jigsaw puzzle. ator DURBIN. percent. So we cut it as close as we It is an important piece to be sure and The PRESIDING OFFICER. The as- could. one we are addressing today. sistant majority leader. What does it mean to the students? It Throughout the discussions about the Mr. DURBIN. Madam President, means to the students, according to interest rates, both President Obama through the Chair I would like to di- the way they factored it out, that for

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SHORT TITLE. lish such rate in the Federal Register as soon way this place works, that was hard to This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Bipartisan as practicable after the date of determina- achieve. I thank the Senator from Iowa Student Loan Certainty Act of 2013’’. tion. for dedicating himself to those things. SEC. 2. INTEREST RATES. ‘‘(F) RATE.—The applicable rate of interest I wish to address him in the form of (a) INTEREST RATES.—Section 455(b) of the determined under this paragraph for a Fed- a question, to be complicit with the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. eral Direct Stafford Loan, a Federal Direct rules of the Senate: If we fail to pass 1087e(b)) is amended— Unsubsidized Stafford Loan, or a Federal Di- (1) in paragraph (7)— rect PLUS Loan shall be fixed for the period the bipartisan approach we are bring- of the loan.’’. ing to the floor, what will be the imme- (A) in the paragraph heading, by inserting ‘‘AND BEFORE JULY 1, 2013’’ after ‘‘ON OR AFTER (b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments diate impact on students and families JULY 1, 2006’’; made by subsection (a) shall take effect as if in the United States? (B) in subparagraph (A), by inserting ‘‘and enacted on July 1, 2013. Mr. HARKIN. Again, I thank my before July 1, 2013,’’ after ‘‘on or after July SEC. 3. BUDGETARY EFFECTS. friend from Illinois for his great leader- 1, 2006,’’; (a) PAYGO SCORECARD.—The budgetary ef- ship. Before I get right to the answer, (C) in subparagraph (B), by inserting ‘‘and fects of this Act shall not be entered on ei- I would point out the art of com- before July 1, 2013,’’ after ‘‘on or after July ther PAYGO scorecard maintained pursuant promise, which we did. The Republican 1, 2006,’’; and to section 4(d) of the Statutory Pay- As-You- Go Act of 2010. proposal we had before us a few weeks (D) in subparagraph (C), by inserting ‘‘and (b) SENATE PAYGO SCORECARD.—The budg- ago raised $15.6 billion over 10 years. So before July 1, 2013,’’ after ‘‘on or after July 1, 2006,’’; etary effects of this Act shall not be entered they have compromised a long way too. (2) by redesignating paragraphs (8) and (9) on any PAYGO scorecard maintained for We have gotten it down to $715 million, as paragraphs (9) and (10), respectively; and purposes of section 201 of S. Con. Res. 21 over 10 years, from $15.6 billion. The (3) by inserting after paragraph (7) the fol- (110th Congress). Senator is absolutely right. We are lowing: SEC. 4. STUDY ON THE ACTUAL COST OF ADMIN- looking at close to $1.5 trillion over the ‘‘(8) INTEREST RATE PROVISIONS FOR NEW ISTERING THE FEDERAL STUDENT LOAN PROGRAMS. next 10 years, and that kind of puts LOANS ON OR AFTER JULY 1, 2013.— ‘‘(A) RATES FOR UNDERGRADUATE FDSL AND Not later than 120 days after the date of that $715 million in perspective. enactment of this Act, the Comptroller Gen- If we don’t pass this today, there is FDUSL.—Notwithstanding the preceding para- graphs of this subsection, for Federal Direct eral of the United States shall— one sure effect: Student loans will be Stafford Loans and Federal Direct Unsub- (1) complete a study that determines the almost twice what they would be under sidized Stafford Loans issued to under- actual cost to the Federal Government of this bill—this year, almost twice—for graduate students, for which the first dis- carrying out the Federal student loan pro- them and their families. bursement is made on or after July 1, 2013, grams authorized under title IV of the High- Mr. DURBIN. Interest rates. the applicable rate of interest shall, for loans er Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1070 et Mr. HARKIN. And that would be true disbursed during any 12-month period begin- seq.), which shall— (A) provide estimates relying on accurate for this year and next year and the ning on July 1 and ending on June 30, be de- termined on the preceding June 1 and be information based on past, current, and pro- year after, almost—not quite—this is jected data as to the appropriate index and 3.86, it would be 6.8. So they would be equal to the lesser of— ‘‘(i) a rate equal to the high yield of the 10- mark-up rate for the Federal Government’s paying 6.8 percent on every loan they year Treasury note auctioned at the final cost of borrowing that would allow the Fed- take out this year rather than 3.86 per- auction held prior to such June 1 plus 2.05 eral Government to effectively administer cent, which I might point out also cov- percent; or and cover the cost of the Federal student ers both subsidized and unsubsidized ‘‘(ii) 8.25 percent. programs authorized under title IV of the loans. That is a good deal. ‘‘(B) RATES FOR GRADUATE AND PROFES- Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1070 Again, I say to the Senator that by SIONAL FDUSL.—Notwithstanding the pre- et seq.) under the scoring rules outlined in ceding paragraphs of this subsection, for the Federal Credit Reform Act of 1990 (2 keeping the rates like that—and this is U.S.C. 661 et seq.); another good point to make and I Federal Direct Unsubsidized Stafford Loans issued to graduate or professional students, (B) provide the information described in think people should understand. A stu- for which the first disbursement is made on this section in a way that separates out ad- dent borrowing this year at 3.86 per- or after July 1, 2013, the applicable rate of in- ministrative costs, interest rate, and other cent locks that in for the lifetime of terest shall, for loans disbursed during any loan terms and conditions; and the loan—locks that in. It doesn’t go to 12-month period beginning on July 1 and end- (C) set forth clear recommendations to the 8.25 percent. That 8.25 is a cap in case ing on June 30, be determined on the pre- relevant authorizing committees of Congress interest rates start going up. ceding June 1 and be equal to the lesser of— as to how future legislation can incorporate ‘‘(i) a rate equal to the high yield of the 10- the results of the study described in this sec- I would point out to my friend from tion to allow for the administration of the Illinois that 8.25 is what we had in the year Treasury note auctioned at the final auction held prior to such June 1 plus 3.6 per- Federal student loan programs authorized 1990s, and five times in the 1990s we hit cent; or under title IV of the Higher Education Act of that cap, so we protected students five ‘‘(ii) 9.5 percent. 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1070 et seq.) without gener- times in the 1990s at that 8.25 percent. ‘‘(C) PLUS LOANS.—Notwithstanding the ating any additional revenue to the Federal I say to my friend we have to pass preceding paragraphs of this subsection, for Government except revenue that is needed to this bill to keep students from paying Federal Direct PLUS Loans, for which the carry out such programs; and 6.8 percent on their loans this year. first disbursement is made on or after July 1, (2) prepare and submit a report to the Com- mittee on Health, Education, Labor, and AMENDMENT NO. 1773 2013, the applicable rate of interest shall, for loans disbursed during any 12-month period Pensions of the Senate and the Committee On behalf of Senator MANCHIN, I call beginning on July 1 and ending on June 30, on Education and the Workforce of the up his amendment which is at the desk. be determined on the preceding June 1 and House of Representatives setting forth the The PRESIDING OFFICER (Ms. be equal to the lesser of— conclusions of the study described in this BALDWIN). The clerk will report. ‘‘(i) a rate equal to the high yield of the 10- section in such a manner that the rec- The bill clerk read as follows: year Treasury note auctioned at the final ommendations included in the report can in- form future reauthorizations of the Higher The Senator from Iowa [Mr. HARKIN], for auction held prior to such June 1 plus 4.6 per- Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001 et seq.). Mr. MANCHIN, Mr. BURR, Mr. KING, Mr. cent; or COBURN, Mr. CARPER, Mr. ALEXANDER, Mr. ‘‘(ii) 10.5 percent. Mr. HARKIN. Madam President, I HARKIN, and Mr. DURBIN, proposes an amend- ‘‘(D) CONSOLIDATION LOANS.—Notwith- yield the floor. ment numbered 1773. standing the preceding paragraphs of this AMENDMENT NO. 1774 Mr. HARKIN. I ask unanimous con- subsection, any Federal Direct Consolidation Loan for which the application is received on The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- sent that the reading of the amend- or after July 1, 2013, shall bear interest at an ator from Vermont. ment be dispensed with. annual rate on the unpaid principal balance Mr. SANDERS. Madam President, I The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without of the loan that is equal to the weighted av- call up my amendment which is at the objection, it is so ordered. erage of the interest rates on the loans con- desk.

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Unfortunately, com- Mrs. GILLIBRAND, Mr. SCHATZ, Mr. MURPHY, interest rates now and prevent student pared to much of the industrialized Ms. HIRONO, Mr. BLUMENTHAL, and Mr. interest rates from soaring into the fu- world, we are doing very little to make WYDEN, proposes an amendment numbered ture. that happen. 1774. The very sad truth of the matter is In June, the OECD—the Organization Mr. SANDERS. I ask unanimous con- that in a number of ways, our govern- for Economic Cooperation and Develop- sent that the reading of the amend- ment—Congress, the White House—is ment—released its annual snapshot on ment be dispensed with. failing young Americans today, at all the state of education in developed na- The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without ages. We have the highest rate of child- tions. The report showed the United objection, it is so ordered. hood poverty of any major country on States is losing ground to other na- The amendment is as follows: Earth. Almost 22 percent of our kids tions that have made sustained com- (Purpose: To provide a sunset date) live in poverty. mitments to funding higher education At the end of the amendment, add the fol- I think every working American un- opportunities. We are losing ground, lowing: derstands that our childcare system is and the legislation on the floor today, SEC. 5. SUNSET. a disaster. If a person is a working- which will result over a period of years (a) IN GENERAL.—The amendments made by class mom or dad in Vermont, or I sus- in a strong likelihood that interest this Act shall be effective for a 2-year period pect any other place in this country, it rates for student loans will go up, mak- beginning on July 1, 2013. is hard to get the quality childcare ing it harder for moderate and low-in- (b) REPEAL.—The amendments made by come kids to go to college, will only this Act shall be repealed on July 1, 2015, and they need, so that many kids today, be- section 455(b) of the Higher Education Act of cause of inadequate childcare from zero accelerate those losses. 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1087e(b)) shall be applied as if to 3 and 4, enter kindergarten or first The United States once led the world this Act the amendments made by this Act grade already years behind where they in college graduates. Thirty, forty had never been enacted. should be intellectually and emotion- years ago, we led the world in the per- The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- ally. We are failing our young children. centage of our people who were college ator from Vermont. We are failing our teenage young peo- graduates. In fact, as a result, today Mr. SANDERS. Madam President, I ple as well. Today, the unemployment those people between age 55 and 64 in have a lot of affection for my friend rate for high school graduates is close the United States still lead their peers from Iowa Senator HARKIN and Senator to 20 percent. That is the official rate. in other nations in the percentage with DURBIN from Illinois, but I must re- For real unemployment, counting college degrees—about 41 percent. So if spectfully disagree with them and rise those who have given up looking for a person is between 55 and 64, compared in opposition to the bill. work and those who are working part to the rest of the world, that age group I ask for support for an amendment I time when they want to work full time, has the highest percentage of people am offering which is being cosponsored it is even higher than that. What does who are college graduates. Tragically, over the years, we have by a number of Senators. I wish to that mean for millions of kids who lost substantial ground. In 2008—and thank Senator LEAHY, Senator WYDEN, graduate high school, can’t get a job this is a very sad story indeed, some- Senator WHITEHOUSE, Senator GILLI- their first year out of school, their sec- thing that should concern every Mem- BRAND, Senator BLUMENTHAL, Senator ond year out of school, and their third ber of Congress and every American— SCHATZ, Senator MURPHY, and Senator year out of school? What does this the same percentage of Americans aged HIRONO for their support for this mean for their entire lives? We are not 25 to 34—the same percentage of that amendment. I also wish to thank the dealing with that issue. younger group—has a degree compared largest educational organization in I had passed an amendment as part of to the older group of 55 to 64. What America, the National Educational As- the immigration bill to provide 400,000 does that mean? What it means is that sociation, for their support of this jobs over a 2-year period for young peo- for the last 30 years, every President, amendment, and I thank the American ple. That is a start. We have to go a lot every Governor, every Member of Con- Federation of Teachers for their sup- further than that. By and large, we are gress, virtually every parent in Amer- port of this amendment. failing working-class, middle-class ica has said to our young people: The The truth is that if the bill on the young people today who are des- world is changing. Technology is ex- floor is passed without amendment, it perately searching for jobs. ploding. A high school degree no longer would be a disaster for the young peo- For minority youth—for African- will do it if you are going to make it ple of our country who are looking for- American youth—if my colleagues can into the middle class. ward to going to college and for the believe this, the official unemployment That is what everybody has said for parents who are helping them pay their rate for ages 16 to 19 is over 43 per- the last 30 years. But 30 years later, bills. The job of the Congress, it seems cent—over 43 percent, African-Amer- nothing has changed. The percentage of to me, is to improve upon the dismal ican young people, unable to find jobs. Americans who have a college degree situation we face today in terms of stu- That is unacceptable. today is no higher than it was 30 years dent indebtedness and college afford- Our goal must be to make sure the ago. The result is that other countries ability. These are major crises in this youth of this country, if they graduate have significantly surpassed us in country. Millions of kids leaving high school and they want to go out terms of the percentage of their young- school are deeply in debt and parents into the workforce, are able to get de- er people who now have college de- are borrowing at high interest rates to cent jobs or if they choose to go to col- grees. send their kids to college. We have a lege, to be able to afford to go to col- In terms of the percentage of college crisis. This bill makes a bad situation lege, and to make sure our young peo- graduates, we lag behind Australia, worse, not better. ple do not end up on street corners Belgium, Canada, Denmark, France, I ask my colleagues to support the doing drugs—not in jail, not in self-de- Ireland, Israel, Japan, South Korea, amendment I have offered which would structive activity. That is our job, to Luxembourg, New Zealand, Norway, provide a 2-year sunset to this bill—an make sure those who have the ability Sweden, and the United Kingdom. In approach which would prevent student and capability are able to go to college other words, where we were once first interest rates from soaring and allow and others are able to get meaningful in the world in terms of percentage of us the time, through the reauthoriza- work. Frankly, we are failing in both college graduates, we are now 15th in tion of the Higher Education Act, to of those areas. When we do that, we fail the world. deal with the issue of student indebted- not only the young people of this coun- How do we compete in a global econ- ness in a constructive long-term man- try but the future of this country be- omy if we have descended from first to ner. This issue is too important not to cause the future by definition is with fifteenth in the world in terms of peo- go through a hearing process, not to go our young people. ple with college degrees? That is why

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Interest rates go up; student graduate Stafford loans, and 7.1 per- that is the argument out there: Our loans go up. cent for the PLUS program. It is not people do not have the education. Does So let’s look at what will happen ideal by any means, but it is a lot bet- anyone believe in any serious way the with student loans under this legisla- ter than what will likely take place in bill on the floor today is beginning—be- tion. The good news is that because in- years to come. So we take the best of ginning—to address the issue of mak- terest rates are low now, for the next this bill and sunset it at the end of 2 ing it easier for kids in this country to few years the interest rate for the sub- years. go to college? The answer is nobody sidized Stafford loans will be, in 2013, So if people say there is no option to does because, according to CBO projec- 3.8 percent; in 2014, 4.6 percent; in 2015, going forward as opposed to 6.8 percent, tions, interest rates are going to go up, 5.4 percent; in 2016, 6.2 percent; in 2017, I say: Sorry, you are wrong. There is an and, in fact, it is going to be harder for 7 percent, in 2018, 7.2 percent. That is option. That is what we have done. We families to send their kids to college. I for undergraduates. have a 2-year sunset on this bill that will get into that in a moment. For the graduate Stafford loans, would be at least a reasonable com- The other very important point to be under this proposal on the floor today, promise to give us the opportunity to made—and I think a lot of people do in 2015, 6.9 percent; in 2016, 7.8 percent; take a hard look at the higher edu- not understand this—according to the in 2017, 8.5 percent; in 2018, 8.8 percent. cation bill and figure out two issues: Congressional Budget Office, the U.S. For the PLUS loans—those are for how we create low-interest loans over a Government is making huge profits— parents who are helping their kids—in long period of time and, second of all, huge profits—from college loans. In 2015, 7.9 percent; in 2016, 8.8 percent; in how we, in fact, make college more af- fact, according to the CBO, the esti- 2017, 9.5 percent; in 2018, 9.8 percent. fordable than it currently is. mate is that the U.S. Government will Now, does anybody really believe Let me be a little bit political, as I make about $184 billion in profits over that at a time when families and young finish my remarks, and say this: I re- the next 10 years. people are having an enormously dif- spect everybody’s point of view, and So what do we have? We have a mid- ficult time paying for college that there are different points of view here. dle class which is disappearing. We these interest rates make any sense But I think what a lot of Americans have poverty at a level as high as it whatsoever? They do not. They are are asking themselves—they say: Well, has been in the last 60 years. We have going to put an increased burden on let’s see. We just had elections in No- millions and millions of families strug- working families and young people. vember, and we were told elections gling to be able to send their kids to Today, the average student grad- matter. We had a candidate for Presi- college. My parents did not go to col- uating from a 4-year college leaves dent of the United States, Barack lege. My brother and I were the first in school $27,000 in debt. If you are paying Obama, who won a very decisive vic- our family to go to college. Millions of interest rates of 7 percent or 8.5 per- tory, who ran on the platform of say- families are in the same boat. cent for graduate school, there is no ing: Hey, I am going to stand up for the What is the U.S. Government doing doubt in my mind that indebtedness middle class. I am going to stand up for now? We are helping to balance the will rise. working families. budget not by asking multinational Furthermore, not only is it a ques- We had an election in which Demo- corporations—that make billions of tion of families and young people crats, Independents, retained control of dollars a year in profit and pay nothing struggling with enormous debt—on my the Senate. Now there are 54 votes in in Federal income taxes—to pay their Web site I asked Vermonters and peo- the Democratic caucus, and almost fair share of taxes; no, that is not what ple all over the country to tell me what without exception Democratic can- we are doing. We are saying to work- the impact would be on their lives of didates—I ran—Independents stand for ing-class and middle-class families: Oh, student indebtedness. We heard just working families, stand for the middle you want to send your kids to college? enormously painful stories from people class. You want to borrow money from the who said: You know what. My husband So what I do not understand is, when government? Well, over the next 10 and I wanted to have a baby. We can- we have a Democratic President, a years we are going to make $184 billion not have a baby right now because we Democratically-controlled Senate, why in profits off of you. do not have the funds. We are paying we are producing a bill which is basi- Let me go on record as saying I think off our student debt. cally a Republican bill—very close to that is a very counterproductive idea. We heard from people who are going what the House Republicans passed. It is a dumb idea. We have to get out of into professions they really did not As most people know, the House Re- the business of making profits off of want to go into because they just have publicans are perhaps the most con- struggling families who want nothing to make a whole lot of money to pay servative majority in the House that more than to be able to send their kids off their debt rather than doing what we have seen maybe ever—the most to college. was the love of their life, what they conservative body. They say: This is a Let’s be very clear about what the studied to do. So what we have is a bad pretty good bill. We will accept it. legislation on the Senate floor would situation which, if the CBO is correct, Well, if the most rightwing Congress do. According to CBO—and I fully will only make that situation worse. in American history thinks this is a agree; I do not know what interest My amendment is not my preferred pretty good bill, I would hope that rates are going to be tomorrow, next option. My preferred option would be many Democrats would say maybe year. You do not. Nobody does. And the to do what a majority of the Members there is something wrong with this CBO is by no means infallible. But the in the Senate voted to do, which is to bill; maybe we can do something better CBO and most economists believe we freeze interest rates for another year than that. are leaving this period where interest at 3.4 percent while we come up with a The other point I would make, as I rates have been historically low. Are long-term solution. My Republican col- did a moment ago—and people have to they absolutely right? I do not know. leagues, as they do on virtually every understand this—a majority of the Could they be wrong? Quite possibly. piece of major legislation, chose to fili- Members of the Senate voted to keep But that is what the CBO is esti- buster that bill, and we needed 60 interest rates at 3.4 percent for another mating. This is what the CBO says. votes. I think we only got 51. A major- year. Fifty-one Members voted for The CBO says the 10-year Treasury ity spoke for the American people, for that. Most people assume that 51 out of note on which this entire legislation is the young people, for working families, 100 is a majority. But we were unable based is now at 1.8 percent. In 2014 it but we could not get the 60 votes. That to pass that legislation because of a will be at 2.57 percent; in 2015 it will be was my preferred option. Republican filibuster.

VerDate Mar 15 2010 04:37 Jul 25, 2013 Jkt 029060 PO 00000 Frm 00018 Fmt 0624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\G24JY6.031 S24JYPT1 rfrederick on DSK6SPTVN1PROD with SENATE July 24, 2013 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S5869 What we have seen on virtually every of college and those who are grad- the 6.8-percent interest rates will stand single important piece of legislation is uating from college deeply in debt. as current law. that the majority does not rule in the It impacts our entire Nation. It is in- I think today we are going to vote for Senate. We need to have a super- sane to me that we are conceding to a bipartisan compromise to keep stu- majority of 60 votes. The result is leg- other countries around the world and dent loan interest rates low this year. islation like this, which could well end saying: OK, you are graduating large I plan to vote for that compromise, but up raising interest rates for students numbers of people. You are allowing I have some concerns about it. I do and their families to an absolutely un- them to go to college. But we in this want to thank my colleagues who have acceptable level. great country, we cannot do that. It spent many hours coming to an agree- So let me conclude by saying we have makes no sense to me at all. It is bad ment that can pass this body. This is a a huge crisis in this country. The crisis for the future of this country, bad for bipartisan compromise, and I think it is that today hundreds of thousands of our economy, bad for millions of fami- is very important we work together to bright young people who have grad- lies. address this issue. While the com- uated from high school are now say- The legislation on the floor today promise isn’t perfect, our undergrads ing—now saying—I would love to go to only makes a bad situation worse. It is and our graduate students will be able college. I can do it. I would like to be based on variable interest rates. It is, to go to college this fall with peace of a professional. I would like to be a doc- according to the CBO, likely that those mind knowing the interest rates are tor. I would like to be a nurse. I would interest rates will rise. In 2018, we are well below those they would otherwise like to do one of many professions. I talking about subsidized Stafford loans face. would love to do it. I am smart enough at 7.25; graduate rates, 8.8; PLUS loans, In fact, this compromise will save $30 to do it. I have the drive to do it. I just 9.8. Can anybody really come to the billion in interest debt for students come from a family that does not have floor and tell me this is where we want over the next 4 years. Undergraduates the money to send me to college. to go as a country? So we have a bad borrowing this year will save about So for those hundreds of thousands of situation which we have to address, not $2,000 over the course of their studies, young people whose dream it was to go make it worse. and graduates could save between to college, this legislation only makes Once again, I wish to thank all of the $4,000 and $9,000. Today, assuming it is offered, I also that situation worse because it will Senators who have cosponsored this plan to vote for the Reed-Warren make college even more unaffordable. legislation: Senators LEAHY, WYDEN, amendment to lower the cap on inter- Let’s be clear: This is a loss not only to WHITEHOUSE, GILLIBRAND, BLUMENTHAL, est rates. I would have supported Sen- those families and to those young peo- SCHATZ, MURPHY, and HIRONO. I want to ator MURRAY’s effort to allocate any ple; it is a loss to our country. thank the NEA, the largest educational resulting savings to shore up Pell A couple months ago I had the Am- organization in the country, for their grants, which would help fund those bassador from Denmark come to the support, and the American Federation students who need it the most, but I State of Vermont to do some town of Teachers for their support. understand we are not going to be able meetings with me. Let’s stand tall today for the work- The Presiding Officer may or may to vote on that amendment. ing families of this country who be- While today’s vote is important to not know the cost of college education lieve in the American dream, and that keep student rates low for this year’s in Denmark in terms of out-of-pocket dream is significantly about the desire students, I wish to be very clear I do costs. It is zero. It is zero. It is not just of our young people to do better than not consider this compromise to be a Denmark, there are a number of coun- we have done. That was the dream my permanent fix for our students. In- tries around the world that have the parents had. It is the dream that mil- cluded in the bill is a requirement for intelligence to understand that the lions of families have had. An impor- a study to be conducted by the non- most important thing they can do is tant part of that dream is to work hard partisan and independent Government invest in their young people. So they as a parent to enable my kid to get a Accountability Office which will ana- say to their young people: You do well college degree. lyze the cost of running the student in school, regardless of your income, We are failing millions of families loan program. Once we have the results and you are going to be able to go to right now. This legislation will make a of the study, we should use the infor- the best colleges we have. Not only the bad situation worse. We can do better. mation to determine what course of ac- best colleges but graduate school, med- We can do better. Let’s stand with the tion is best for our students. ical school, law school, and your cost working families of our country today. One thing is very clear: Any solution will be zero. Let’s reject the underlying amend- should not come at the expense of our You know what. I think that is pret- ment, and let’s pass the Sanders students. Affordable higher education ty smart. I think investing in our amendment. is one of the best investments we can young people is investing in the future With that, I ask unanimous consent make in our country. It is essential to of our country. That is what some the time during quorum calls be growing this Nation’s economy, to cre- countries do. They make college edu- charged equally. ating jobs, and to protecting the mid- cation free in terms of out-of-pocket The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without dle class. Our businesses need educated cost. Other countries do not go that objection, it is so ordered. workers to compete in the new global far. Mr. SANDERS. I suggest the absence knowledge-based economy. I live an hour away from the Cana- of a quorum. In an immigration bill the Senate re- dian border. They heavily subsidize col- The PRESIDING OFFICER. The cently passed, which I voted for, we in- lege. So we are seeing many American clerk will call the roll. creased the number of highly skilled kids now going off to fine colleges and The legislative clerk proceeded to workers businesses could bring in be- universities in Canada, where even for call the roll. cause there is currently a shortage in people from the United States college Mrs. SHAHEEN. Madam President, I this country of those highly skilled costs are less than they are in the ask unanimous consent that the order workers. I supported that, but that is a United States. for the quorum call be rescinded. crutch, a short-term fix. We should be In terms of what we are demanding of The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without educating American students for these young people and parents in out-of- objection, it is so ordered. high-skilled jobs. pocket expenses, there is no country in Mrs. SHAHEEN. Madam President, In my home State of New Hampshire, the industrialized world that asks more we all know that on July 1 interest the student loan debate is a very im- than we do. The result is that we have rates for subsidized Stafford loans dou- portant one. Last year a survey found seen virtually no gain in the last 30 bled from 3.4 percent to 6.8 percent. I our State had the highest average stu- years in terms of the percentage of our have twice voted to extend the 3.4-per- dent debt in the Nation, at $31,408 per people graduating from college. cent rates to protect our Nation’s stu- student. Nearly three-quarters of New We have a crisis. It is a crisis which dents. Unfortunately, both times we Hampshire students have some amount impacts millions of young people: had those votes the extensions were de- of student loan debt—the second high- those who have given up on the dream feated. Without congressional action, est percentage of students with debt in

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SURTAX ON MILLIONAIRES. lies out of a college education. unanimous consent at this time that (a) IN GENERAL.—Subchapter A of chapter 1 Studies show adults with degrees my amendment, which is at the desk, of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is from 2- and 4-year colleges have far be called up. amended by adding at the end the following higher family incomes than adults who The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without new part: have high school degrees. In fact, ac- objection, it is so ordered. ‘‘PART VIII—SURTAX ON MILLIONAIRES cording to a recent study from George- The clerk will report the amendment. ‘‘Sec. 59B. Surtax on millionaires. town University, people with bach- The assistant legislative clerk read ‘‘SEC. 59B. SURTAX ON MILLIONAIRES. elor’s degrees earn about $1 million as follows: ‘‘(a) GENERAL RULE.—In the case of a tax- payer other than a corporation for any tax- more over their lifetimes than those The Senator from Rhode Island [Mr. REED], who don’t have a college degree. We able year beginning after 2013, there is here- for himself and Ms. WARREN, Mrs. MURRAY, by imposed (in addition to any other tax im- need to get rid of any barrier that Mr. LEAHY, Mrs. GILLIBRAND, Mrs. BOXER, posed by this subtitle) a tax equal to 0.55 per- stops students who want to pursue de- Ms. STABENOW, Mr. WHITEHOUSE, Mr. HEIN- cent of so much of the modified adjusted grees. RICH, Mr. BLUMENTHAL, Mr. FRANKEN, Mr. gross income of the taxpayer for such tax- Recently, I met a woman named SCHATZ, Mr. MERKLEY, Ms. HIRONO, Ms. able year as exceeds $1,000,000 ($500,000, in the Anne, from Manchester, who had been BALDWIN, Mrs. SHAHEEN, Mr. BROWN, Ms. case of a married individual filing a separate KLOBUCHAR, Mr. WYDEN, and Mr. MURPHY, a recipient of student loans. She was return). proposes an amendment numbered 1778 to ‘‘(b) INFLATION ADJUSTMENT.— able to go to school and get a degree amendment No. 1773. because of Pell grants. Anne will ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—In the case of any tax- Mr. REED. I ask unanimous consent able year beginning after 2014, each dollar quickly tell you that without aid she that the reading of the amendment be amount under subsection (a) shall be in- would never have even thought about dispensed with. creased by an amount equal to— pursuing a college degree. She is now The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without ‘‘(A) such dollar amount, multiplied by working in a professional capacity and ‘‘(B) the cost-of-living adjustment deter- objection, it is so ordered. mined under section 1(f)(3) for the calendar she is contributing to her community The amendment is as follows: in so many ways. Unfortunately, Anne year in which the taxable year begins, deter- is now worried about her daughter, a (Purpose: To provide for interest rate caps mined by substituting ‘calendar year 2012’ for certain Federal student loans) single mother who works part-time and for ‘calendar year 1992’ in subparagraph (B) Beginning on page 3, strike line 9 and all thereof. who has limited options to pursue her that follows through line 13 on page 5 and in- ‘‘(2) ROUNDING.—If any amount as adjusted own dream job because of the high cost sert the following: under paragraph (1) is not a multiple of of education. Anne told me: ‘‘(ii) 6.8 percent. $10,000, such amount shall be rounded to the These kids are our future. We cannot limit ‘‘(B) RATES FOR GRADUATE AND PROFES- next highest multiple of $10,000. them in this way; student loans should not SIONAL FDUSL.—Notwithstanding the pre- ‘‘(c) MODIFIED ADJUSTED GROSS INCOME.— be an obstacle that is insurmountable. ceding paragraphs of this subsection, for For purposes of this section, the term ‘modi- She is right. We need to make it easi- Federal Direct Unsubsidized Stafford Loans fied adjusted gross income’ means adjusted issued to graduate or professional students, gross income reduced by any deduction (not er and more affordable for Americans taken into account in determining adjusted to go to college, not harder and more for which the first disbursement is made on or after July 1, 2013, the applicable rate of in- gross income) allowed for investment inter- expensive. terest shall, for loans disbursed during any est (as defined in section 163(d)). In the case I also heard from a woman named Pa- 12-month period beginning on July 1 and end- of an estate or trust, adjusted gross income tricia. She is 45, a single mother with ing on June 30, be determined on the pre- shall be determined as provided in section three children under 18 years of age. ceding June 1 and be equal to the lesser of— 67(e). She is currently a student at Granite ‘‘(i) a rate equal to the yield of the 10-year ‘‘(d) SPECIAL RULES.— State College who is relying on loans Treasury note auctioned at the final auction ‘‘(1) NONRESIDENT ALIEN.—In the case of a held prior to such June 1 plus 3.6 percent; or nonresident alien individual, only amounts to get her degree. For the past 10 years, taken into account in connection with the she and her family have been in and ‘‘(ii) 6.8 percent. ‘‘(C) PLUS LOANS.—Notwithstanding the tax imposed under section 871(b) shall be out of homeless shelters. She grew up preceding paragraphs of this subsection, for taken into account under this section. as the youngest of nine children in a Federal Direct PLUS Loans, for which the ‘‘(2) CITIZENS AND RESIDENTS LIVING family where the option of college was first disbursement is made on or after July 1, ABROAD.—The dollar amount in effect under never even considered or discussed. Pa- 2013, the applicable rate of interest shall, for subsection (a) shall be decreased by the ex- tricia has an incredibly tight family loans disbursed during any 12-month period cess of— budget. Student loans are critical to beginning on July 1 and ending on June 30, ‘‘(A) the amounts excluded from the tax- be determined on the preceding June 1 and payer’s gross income under section 911, over her getting a degree and ultimately ‘‘(B) the amounts of any deductions or ex- being able to provide for her family. be equal to the lesser of— ‘‘(i) a rate equal to the yield of the 10-year clusions disallowed under section 911(d)(6) Sadly, any increase in student loan in- Treasury note auctioned at the final auction with respect to the amounts described in terest rates could limit Patricia’s abil- held prior to such June 1 plus 4.6 percent; or subparagraph (A). ity to continue her education. ‘‘(ii) 7.9 percent. ‘‘(3) CHARITABLE TRUSTS.—Subsection (a) The bottom line is clear. We all know ‘‘(D) CONSOLIDATION LOANS.—Notwith- shall not apply to a trust all the unexpired it. We have to make college more af- standing the preceding paragraphs of this interests in which are devoted to one or fordable. It is essential for our stu- subsection, any Federal Direct Consolidation more of the purposes described in section dents, it is essential for their futures, Loan for which the application is received on 170(c)(2)(B). or after July 1, 2013, shall bear interest at an ‘‘(4) NOT TREATED AS TAX IMPOSED BY THIS and it is essential for the future of this CHAPTER FOR CERTAIN PURPOSES.—The tax country. If we expect to compete in annual rate on the unpaid principal balance of the loan that is equal to the weighted av- imposed under this section shall not be this global economy, we have to make erage of the interest rates on the loans con- treated as tax imposed by this chapter for sure we have the high-skilled work- solidated, rounded to the nearest higher one- purposes of determining the amount of any force we need, and that means making eighth of one percent. credit under this chapter or for purposes of sure those young people who want to ‘‘(E) CONSULTATION.—The Secretary shall section 55.’’. go to college can afford to get that de- determine the applicable rate of interest Mr. REED. Madam President, I am gree. It is just too important for our under this paragraph after consultation with pleased to offer this amendment, along country’s future to fail at this. the Secretary of the Treasury and shall pub- with Senator WARREN and 18 of our col- I thank the Chair, and I would just lish such rate in the Federal Register as soon leagues. Our amendment would provide note that I will be voting for the bill, as practicable after the date of determina- the kind of certainty students deserve tion. but as I said, I certainly hope we are ‘‘(F) RATE.—The applicable rate of interest and that they will not receive under all committed to making greater determined under this paragraph for a Fed- the proposed bipartisan Student Loan progress and making college education eral Direct Stafford Loan, a Federal Direct Certainty Act as it is currently draft- more affordable. Unsubsidized Stafford Loan, or a Federal Di- ed.

VerDate Mar 15 2010 04:37 Jul 25, 2013 Jkt 029060 PO 00000 Frm 00020 Fmt 0624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\G24JY6.042 S24JYPT1 rfrederick on DSK6SPTVN1PROD with SENATE July 24, 2013 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S5871 Simply put, our amendment will en- higher than our threshold. We can do I think what we should be doing as a sure that students and parents will not better. We want to protect students Nation is not shifting the burden to be any worse off than they would be from these high interest rates. students but investing through stu- under the current fixed rates of 6.8 per- In Rhode Island, roughly 49,000 stu- dents in our future. We know if stu- cent or 7.9 percent. To illustrate this, dents will borrow for this coming aca- dents are able to go on to college and let me present a chart. demic year. They would benefit from to postgraduate education, they are Under the underlying legislation, this approach, but their brothers and going to make more money, they are Stafford loans for students are essen- sisters, who may be freshmen in high going to contribute more to the econ- tially subject to the same interest school, will be taking out loans when omy, we are going to be more globally rates, and they are depicted here. the interest rates will be exceeding the competitive, and we will be in a much These are the undergraduate loans in current rates. better position. yellow and the graduate loans in white. Adopting the Reed-Warren amend- Frankly, that was the wise judgment We can see in the first year for the un- ment means students can benefit from our parents and grandparents made dergraduate loans it is just under 4 per- these low rates initially, but then we when, in the 1950s, 1960s, and the 1970s, cent, and that is less than the 6.8-per- will have the existing statutory cap in they decided to invest in the future of cent current statutory limit. For the place for future generations. As it ex- America by investing in higher edu- graduate loans, they are up roughly ists now, if you are a senior in high cation. about 51⁄2 percent, which, again, is school and you are going to college I daresay there are very few people in below that. But very quickly, by 2015, next year, you are going to get the ben- this Chamber who in one way or an- the graduate loans exceed this 6.8-per- efit of the rate, but your younger other did not directly benefit from that cent threshold. That is the current law. brother or sister, who may be a fresh- investment. But now we are saying Then it keeps going up and up and up. man or junior in high school, and your today, No, it is on the students, they Actually, this chart does not rep- parents are paying for it in the future, are going to pay market rate pre- resent the entire impact because the and will be paying indefinitely. miums, and, according to CBO num- last bar represents the estimates not As my colleague Senator WARREN has bers, we will be generating about $184 just for 1 year but for 5 years. So we pointed out, they are doing it in a situ- billion—the difference between our bor- can see these increments—the white in- ation in which the government is mak- rowing costs and what the students and crements for the graduate loans—keep ing billions of dollars a year on these families are paying. That is not the going up and up and up indefinitely. loans. This is not a question of putting way to grow a strong, prosperous This is permanent legislation. This is subsidies in. Contrary to the history America. not a 5-year fix or a 10-year fix. It is and purpose of the student loan pro- Because there have been elaborate permanent legislation. A similar proc- grams, we are actually reversing the studies, we also understand that we ess is that the undergraduate Stafford subsidy. We are saying, No, the stu- have a jobs gap already between highly loans go up and up and up and up. dents pay. educated individuals and the jobs. By Our legislation will simply say if you Education is so important to the fu- 2020, there will be about a 5-million- want to provide an incentive and a ben- ture of America, yet we are no longer jobs gap between those jobs requiring efit for students who are today going going to invest in it as a Nation. We higher education and the projected to school, that is commendable, but at are going to let students pay. That is graduates in the next several years some point we are going to have a the way this whole approach has been going forward. much worse deal for students than we structured. They picked as their bench- So we have to do much more, and I have just with the current law. So we mark the 10-year Treasury bill. Typi- think we also have to look at the issue are proposing, very simply, to cap at cally, we use the 91-day Treasury bill. in a comprehensive way. We have to 6.8 percent the Stafford loans and then Just in the baseline, there is a higher build in incentives for lower costs at at 7.9 percent for the parent PLUS interest rate. Then they picked a pre- colleges and universities. That is not loans. mium to put on top to compensate the being done in this legislation, and I This is a projection of the percentage government for potential risk of loss. think once we pass it, the likelihood of interest rates for parent loans. Again, As some of my colleagues suggested, getting on to that issue is diminished. 2013, it is below the present 7.9-percent we are not quite sure what the pre- We also have to try to come up with statutory limit, but quickly, by 2015, it mium should be, and we feel very ways in which students can refinance is above, and then it is indefinite. strongly that premium is much too loans. A trillion dollars of student debt From 2018 to 2023 and beyond, it goes high for the actual risks and costs of has surpassed credit card and auto- up and up and up and up. Our amend- the program. So this proposal has mobile debt as the second biggest ment simply says if we want to give ev- baked in higher interest rates for some household debt in the country, and erybody a benefit in the next several students after the first 2 years, and for that is going to grow. It will particu- years of lower rates, do it, but let us all students and parents in the long larly grow under the underlying pro- give real certainty that rates will not run. posal. We have to figure out a creative exceed the current statutory rates. I believe what we are doing in the way to do that. And, by the way, that As I have indicated previously in my Reed-Warren amendment makes a is going to cost money. So if one of the remarks, I wish to commend the au- great deal of sense. Many people are principles and premises of this whole thors at least for putting in caps on struggling in many different ways, and legislation is we will spend no addi- rates. particularly students are struggling tional money for higher education sup- Some of the original proposals com- with student debt. We should ensure port, how are we going to fix that issue ing from the Senate Republicans and that the new rate structure does not of students and families who are deeply other places had no real caps in place. leave students worse off—and not just in debt—not just those who are car- At least now we have caps. for the first 2 years, but let’s be real- rying the debt today but those who are I want to particularly thank Chair- istic and serious. Let’s look down the going to accumulate the debt going for- man HARKIN, because he committed road. This road is taking us to higher ward? himself to ensuring that all these loan and higher interest rates for students. I I urge my colleagues to vote yes on programs have a cap. Our point, think we can do better. I think we the Reed-Warren amendment. This will though, is the caps are so large that ef- must do better. be the certainty that is proclaimed in fectively students and parents in a I would point out that we have paid the title of the underlying legislation. very short period of time will be paying for this amendment by putting a very Madam President, I yield the floor. much more than they are today. These small surcharge of 0.55 percent on in- The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- caps are too high. They could go as comes over $1 million, so this is fully ator from Massachusetts. high as 8.25 percent for undergraduate paid for, and it will give students the Ms. WARREN. Madam President, I Stafford loans, 9.5 percent for graduate real certainty that they will not see in- want to start by saying to Senator Stafford loans, and 10.5 percent for terest rates go beyond the present stat- REED how much I appreciate his leader- PLUS loans. Those are significantly utory limits. ship in putting forth this amendment

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Senator KING, Leader REID, all of in the next decade. But I have spent A vote against this amendment is a whom have worked very hard and made months talking to families in Massa- vote in favor of higher interest rates best efforts under very difficult cir- chusetts, and it doesn’t look small to for our students. A vote against this cumstances. We had a better bill that them—families who are already amendment is a vote in favor of mak- passed the Senate, but it was filibus- squeezed by the economy and who are ing profits off the backs of our stu- tered by Republicans and, as a result, fighting to put kids through college, dents. I don’t believe that is how we we are where we are now. young graduates who are struggling to build a future. I believe we build it to- Today the Senate will vote on a plan buy a home, buy a car, or to put away gether. that would fundamentally change the a little bit of savings in the future. I support Senator REED’s amend- way government sets interest rates on That money should stay in their pock- ment, and I urge my colleagues to do student loans. My colleagues who sup- ets, not go to the government. These the same. port this proposal say it will lower in- students don’t think that $184 billion in I suggest the absence of a quorum. terest rates on loans for this year, and profits is small change. These students The PRESIDING OFFICER. The that is all that matters. That is the don’t think adding another $715 million clerk will call the roll. same thing credit card companies said on top of these already huge profits can The assistant legislative clerk pro- when they sold zero-interest credit be ignored as rounding errors. These ceeded to call the roll. cards, and it is the same thing numbers are not abstractions, they are Mr. MANCHIN. Madam President, I subprime mortgage lenders said when real dollars coming out of the pockets ask unanimous consent that the order they sold teaser-rate mortgages. In all of hard-working Americans. Middle- for the quorum call be rescinded. these cases, the bill comes due. Nobody class families work hard and pay their The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without disputes the fact that within a few taxes, and now they have to pay an objection, it is so ordered. years, according to our best estimates, extra tax—an extra $184 billion tax to The Senator from West Virginia. all students will end up paying far put their kids through college. Mr. MANCHIN. Madam President, as higher interest rates on their loans Meanwhile, this plan asks for noth- we know, Congress has trouble with than they do right now. ing from our biggest corporations deadlines. That is why we always seem I want lower interest rates for stu- which take advantage of loopholes in to be missing them. When we have dents. With more than $1 trillion in ex- the Tax Code to avoid paying their fair trouble finding a permanent solution, isting student loans, our students are share. It asks for nothing from million- we seem to kick the can down the road, drowning in debt. We must find a way aires and billionaires who get away hoping to find a solution later. to address this crisis by lowering the with paying less taxes than their secre- We are here today trying to fix the interest rates, refinancing existing stu- taries. It asks for nothing from the problem we have with the government dent loan debt, and bringing down the enormously profitable companies that student loan programs because we cost of college. But I cannot support a get billions of dollars in subsidies from kicked the can down the road last year, plan that asks tomorrow’s students to the government every year. It is our and if we do not stop and start fixing pay more in order to finance lower kids—our kids who are trying to get an things, we will continue to do it. That rates today. And I cannot support a education—who will pay more. breeds a lot of uncertainty into the Senator JACK REED has introduced an plan that raises interest rates on stu- minds of the families and the children amendment that would change this. dents in the long term while the gov- who are trying to go on and better His amendment would substantially ernment continues to make a profit off themselves. The result was that on improve the plan before us today. His July 1 rates on government-subsidized of them. idea is a simple one: It would cap inter- According to official government es- undergraduate Stafford loans doubled est rates on all Federal loans at their timates, the Federal Government will to 6.8 percent. That is a fact. That is current levels. These caps would allow make $184 billion in profits off student what we know we are dealing with, and students to get a good deal right now loans over the next 10 years under cur- we are trying to reverse that. while the interest rates are low. But rent law. This is obscene. Students Not surprisingly, it set off alarms. the caps would also ensure that when should not be used to generate profits My goodness, we all got excited about interest rates go up in a few years, as this. What are we going to do? We had for the government. We should be doing we all expect them to, our students a year to do it, but we didn’t do any- everything we can to invest in students will still be protected. and to offer them the best deal we can The Reed amendment is the only way thing; we just extended it—3.4 percent on student loans, not find more ways to to ensure that no students will be and only for the Stafford subsidized make money off them. worse off under the new plan than if loans and nothing for other loans peo- I am a realist about this. I know that Congress did nothing at all. It makes ple were taking. When you consider eliminating those $184 billion in profits sure we don’t pit our students against that 11 million students who are trying is going to be hard. The government each other, making tomorrow’s stu- to better themselves are borrowing and our Republican friends liked hav- dents pay more so today’s students can money every year, we were only talk- ing that money to spend. I know that it get a break. ing about 1 million. That was all we will take time to wring the profits out Senator REED’s amendment creates were trying to help. We forgot about of the system, and I know it will take these protections for students by tak- everything else. compromise. But the plan before the ing a chunk of profit out of the student It is time to fix it today with a ‘‘yes’’ Senate today is not a compromise, and loan system and replacing it with 55/ vote on the bipartisan compromise we it doesn’t remove a single dime of prof- 100th of 1 percent—about one-half of 1 worked out. It is really tripartisan— its from the student loan program. percent—surtax on people whose an- Democrat, Republican and Inde- That is not an accident. It was de- nual income is more than $1 million. pendent. That is pretty special around signed that way, on purpose, with the This amendment would turn this bill here, if you can get everybody agreeing high interest rates in the future, to into a true compromise. It does not and moving in the right direction. preserve every penny of that $184 bil- come close to taking all the profits out Let me explain what the bill does and lion in profits. I want a compromise of the student loan system, as I would what this bipartisan compromise will that actually saves some money for our like to see, but it is a very good first do. We can lower the rate for all under- students. step in that direction. graduates—all of them—from 6.8 per- In fact, the plan we will vote on Like most of the things we do around cent, which is where it is right now, to makes even more money off the backs here, this is a choice. Anyone who says 3.8 percent. So we understand, that

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Everybody bene- rate than they have to. that it does not just run wild with fits. That is what we tried to do. Let’s look at the amount of people them. It has a cap of 8.25 percent, Our plan keeps in place the IBR, we are talking about, and the money. which has been historic for some time. which is the income-based repayment This is what we are actually talking We kept that cap. plan. about. We ensured that the government did Let’s say you graduate after years The legislation, the bipartisan plan, not profit or lose money on the loans. and you borrowed a lot of money. You has been scored and we know this first I think that was a big thing, that we have a lot of debt. You get a job that year saves $8.1 billion that students all came to agreement. Some of the pays $40,000, and you have two kids will not have to pay in interest. That bills we had, had anywhere up to $16 now. We put in a protection that basi- we know. For the first 4 years of this billion of profit built into them. That cally says they can only charge you— plan, 2013 through 2016, it is $31.8 bil- money was going to go to debt reduc- you only have to pay 10 percent of your lion. By doing nothing, that is what we tion. We said basically that every disposable income. With a $40,000 in- are leaving. We are making the stu- penny we can reduce in the interest, come, with two children, that can be as dents pay that much more by doing that money should go right back to- low as $142 a month. Now, $142 a nothing. Anything else we do other ward education for the student, and we month—let’s say that with the econ- than the bipartisan, this is the type of have done that. omy, the job you have that is where money they will be paying in higher in- I admit there is no legislation that is your heart and desires are—after 20 terest rates and more obligations on perfect. I have been around this process years it is completely forgiven. After 20 the families. for many years, and I have never voted years, you made a good effort and All of us understand the importance on a perfect piece of legislation. But I maybe 50 percent of your loan is still of education. It is what has made tried to get the best we possibly could owed. The taxpayers are picking up America the land of opportunity. All of that made a difference and made sure that. When people are saying that we us want to help students go as far as we can get it passed, and we have that are not helping, that we should be sub- they can with their talent, as far as today. It is a good piece of legislation. sidizing higher education, we are doing their talent is going to take them. Anything else that we think needs to that and I think with tremendous help. That is what brought so many of us to- be fixed that we have talked about, we The Congressional Budget Office said gether to come up with the tripartisan can do that when we do the reauthor- our bipartisan proposal will save the fix, if you will, for the student loan ization of the Higher Education Act government $715 billion over 10 years program. under Chairman HARKIN, which will be with $1.4 trillion of money that will be We all understand that the student looking at everything. borrowed, and $700 million—that is loan rates are only one piece to the Here is how good this bipartisan— over 10 years, and that is $70 million a issue of making college more accessible tripartisan—compromise is. The under- year. That is about as close as they are and more affordable for all Americans graduate Stafford loans, both sub- able to come. What that really who want to further their education. sidized and unsubsidized, are based amounts to—let me give it to you this We will get to the other pieces when we around the 10-year T-bill plus 2.05 per- way. It might be better. Over the 10 debate the reauthorization of the High- cent, which would yield a 3.86-percent years, $715 million means that the Fed- er Education Act, on which Senator rate for this year. The current rate is eral Government—if someone says: Oh, HARKIN has been working so hard. I 6.8 percent; now we are at 3.8 percent. but they are making a profit, over 10 truly look forward to having those dis- Let me show another chart. Nearly 8 years the Federal Government will cussions, but today we have to know out of 10 undergraduate borrowers will make $2.76 on each loan. If we can get what we are dealing with. We are deal- have both sub and un-sub loans, while it to zero, we will take it to zero. We ing today with something that has an only 1 out of 10 will have subsidized don’t make a penny. That is about as immediate impact on the pocketbook loans. That is how many students will close as we can get working with the of student borrowers and their fami- have just the subsidized loans. That is numbers we have. lies—people who need to borrow money what we thought we were fixing when We should not deny students starting to go to school. That is what is in front we froze it at 3.4—that is all the people college this fall $2,000 in savings for the of us. We talked all over and around it. we helped. I don’t think a lot of us un- sake of a principle. You say we are We are talking about accounting prin- derstood. Some people thought it making $2.76 over 10 years, so they ciples. We are talking about everything helped everybody, and it did not. Only should not have the $2,000 in savings? It that needs to be looked at. But it is not subsidized is this, the Stafford sub- doesn’t make sense to me. going to change what we are dealing sidized. Those who borrow only unsub- Chart No. 3. This indicates that the with today because this bipartisan sidized is this. But if you look at those average freshman in 2013 who grad- agreement truly has savings that fami- who needed both, this is what we are uates in 4 years will save over $2,000 on lies need. talking about—6.5 million more stu- our plan—$22,000 versus current law, As I said, it is probably more accu- dents we are helping and serving $24,000. In the years ahead, the interest rate to call our proposal tripartisan, through this bipartisan—tripartisan— rates on newly issued Federal student and I am proud to do that with all of us piece of legislation, the compromise. loans will be tied to the U.S. Treasury working together. If you think biparti- This is what we worked to do. How 10-year borrowing rates plus add-ons to sanship is hard work and hard to get could we help? You want to help the offset costs associated with defaults, around here, tripartisanship is like hit- middle class? This is where the middle collections, deferments, forgiveness, ting the trifecta; that is the mega- class is. This is where the people are and delinquencies. bucks. We are doing something really who need to have the assistance, this is What we are talking about is—what right when we can get all three sides where they come in, and I think we they are saying is that rates are going going in the same direction. have done a very good job at doing to go up. CBO projects this. They pro- This legislation is a long-term fix that. jected it before. If everything that you that is fair, it is equitable, and it is fis- We still have the PLUS loans. We are hearing—and they say that rates cally responsible. We all agreed on a have the graduate unsubsidized loans. will go up; that is where the difference set of priorities when we began our ne- Right now the graduate unsubsidized of about $500 comes in. That is the dif- gotiations—that is everybody: Demo- Stafford loans are paying 6.8 percent. ference. That is in the worst-case sce- crats, Republicans, my colleagues on Under our legislation they will be pay- nario that the $500 would come in. Set- my side of the aisle, the Democratic ing 5.4 percent. If you look at the ting the rates to the market borrowing

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Depending on the ing college remains affordable and ac- tect us are willing to make. methods of accounting that you use— cessible for this generation and future The other thing I would like to say is you heard how much money we are generations of Americans is the right that in light of all of that, this build- making on this and that. Let me ex- thing to do. There simply is no better ing was kept open for people who were plain a little bit about the accounting investment we can make than the edu- not only from the United States but procedure. The student loan program cation of our children and grand- from all over the world to come and either generates $184 billion, if you children. see. One of the things Congress appro- used the Federal Credit Reform Act— We will count on today’s students to priately never talked about after that and I will say the Federal Credit Re- be the driving force of American cre- tragedy was: What do we do to keep form Act has been the way the CBO has ativity and innovation in the years people out of this building? The discus- scored for the last 23 years. For 23 ahead. Some bedrock values define sion was: What do we do to let people years that is the way it has been done. America, and one of them is pretty fun- continue to be in this building, and we If you use fair value accounting, which damental: We believe in opportunity. will be remembering that day. some have basically supported and We believe everyone who wants to THE ECONOMY want us to change to—even CBO has work hard and play by the rules should Mr. BLUNT. Mr. President, I rise pointed toward that—there would be a have a shot to succeed. To make good principally to talk about the fact that $95 billion loss. There is a $280 billion on that American promise—the prom- today President Obama is pivoting swing between what some people say ise of the American dream—we must do back to jobs and the economy in a se- we are making in excess profit; others all we can to ensure that students can ries of speeches in Illinois, Florida, and say we will be losing money, it is not have an affordable education. in my State of Missouri. paying for itself, and we are still sub- With a vote today on this bipar- He will be speaking at the University sidizing at the $95 billion rate. tisan—more appropriately a of Central Missouri at Warrensburg That is a tremendous swing. We are tripartisan—agreement to lower the in- today, and I am glad he is. I was there not going to fix that. Senator HARKIN terest rates on all student loans, we recently. This campus always hosts will look at all of this, and we will be will take a large step in the right di- Girls State and Boys State. It is one of able to address all of this in the com- rection. That is why I urge all of my our great schools. Warrensburg is a prehensive bill. We should all agree it colleagues to support this bipartisan, great community. I am glad he is is simply not fair to make a profit on tripartisan, agreed-upon legislation there, and I am glad the President is the backs of students, and we agree on that helps students in the future. going to get to see that. that, and that is why no matter what With that, I yield the floor. These speeches the President is giv- happens in the market in the long- The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. ing sound an awful lot like the 2012 term, the Senate compromise—and we HEINRICH). The Senator from Missouri. campaign speeches. I think we need to fought hard for this—on the front end, Mr. BLUNT. Mr. President, I rise in move beyond that. We need to not just the Senate compromise includes an in- support of the effort that my friend pivot to the economy, but we need to terest rate cap of 8.25 percent. Much of Senator MANCHIN has done to reach a stick with the economy. Missourians this is important because there will be conclusion. I hope we reach that con- and all Americans are concerned about approximately $140 billion in new loans clusion today. the economy and for good reason. issued every year, which means $1.4 I was a university president for 4 In June, a Gallup poll found Ameri- trillion in loans will be issued over the years before coming to the Congress. cans continuing to say the economy is next 10 years. There are 11 million families—between In just a few short weeks students now and the start of the school year— the biggest problem facing the country. will be returning to school, and they who will be making decisions on how Certainly, if we look at what we ought will have plenty to worry about: what these programs work, so they are very to be focused on in our domestic agen- books to buy, where their classes are, impacted by what we do. Working to- da of what we are going to do for Amer- how to haul all their stuff to all the gether to make this happen is impor- ica, private sector jobs have to be at rooms, and much more. tant, and I will be supporting that. the top. There has been so much discussion I am glad to be a cosponsor of this The President has pivoted—and I and argument. We will be voting on bill that deals with scholarships, but I think usually the press and maybe amendments that are based on what wish to talk quickly about one other even the administration were pivoting will happen after 4 years. topic and then I have another topic I to jobs and the economy—to the econ- This chart shows what the CBO said came to the floor to talk about. omy and has done that a lot over the the interest rates would be. In 2003, we REMEMBERING OFFICERS CHESTNUT AND GIBSON last several years. It is sort of like he start at around 4 percent. They felt Mr. BLUNT. Fifteen years ago this goes to this issue and then he goes they would go up to 5.8, to 5.9 percent, week, we had two of our Capitol Police away from it. I believe that when he is and level off for the past decade, which officers killed in this building. Officer there, he is talking about the right is from 2003 to 2013. This is actually Jacob Chestnut and Detective John thing, but he has to talk about the what happened. If we locked into some Gibson were killed. An intruder came right thing all the time if he wants the of the amendments some of my col- into the building, and these two people, right thing to happen. leagues, whom I respect, are telling us trying to protect and defend others, There is an old saying that even a to lock into, no one would ever be able were killed. Later today there will be a stopped clock is right twice a day. The to take advantage of these historic moment of silence in honor of them President and the administration’s lows. We are able to adjust that based and at the same time remembering all focus seems to be like that. Occasion- on the market rate rather than just a of those who do this every day for us. ally, we come around to the right fixed rate. I happened to be working in this topic, but then we quickly get to other These are the things we don’t know, building on 9/11. I was one of the last topics. but we know we are going to score $31 people to leave the building that morn- In May of this year, the President billion in savings in the first 4 years. ing, and I remember the people who pivoted to jobs during his middle-class We do know that. This is how far they were still here when I left were the jobs and opportunity tour. In February, have been off before, so there is no Capitol Police. I remember one of the he pivoted to jobs during a State of the science in this. If anyone thinks this is policewomen I saw as I was going out Union Message. In June of last year, he the gospel, it is not. the door—Isabelle said: You need to get pivoted to jobs during a campaign With a ‘‘yes’’ vote on our legislation out of the building as quick as you can. speech in Cleveland, OH. Aides said he today, there is one less thing students But she was still here. was framing the speech but didn’t have

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He $447 billion jobs package. ican energy equals more American made a very interesting point. In August of 2011, the President jobs. The President and administration He said: Angus, if you look back over pivoted to jobs during a speech at the need to embrace that concept of more the last 40 or 50 years, the cost of a pri- White House following a Senate debt American energy. vate college education in the United ceiling vote, and then he had a Midwest Republicans in the Senate and House States has almost exactly tracked the bus tour. are united in calling for progrowth cost of a new Ford automobile. In the In January of 2010, he pivoted to jobs policies such as replacing the Presi- 1950s, $1,500 bought a car and a college amid news that unemployment reached dent’s health care plan with something education. In the 1960s, about $3,000 10 percent in the wake of what I think that will work. Encouraging more bought a car and a college education. was clearly a failed stimulus plan. It American energy of all kinds—from re- That relationship continued into the was a stimulus plan that didn’t work. newables to solar to wind—is impor- 1990s. Then something happened be- During the speech, he announced there tant. We need to also understand that cause today a new Ford is about $18,000 would be more tax credits for clean en- traditional sources of energy will be and a private college is approaching ergy jobs. the main source of energy for the fore- $60,000, something like $58,000. The December before that, he pivoted seeable future and that will grow our That is a real problem for all of us. It to jobs during a White House forum for economy—approving things such as the is a problem for parents. It is a prob- business leaders. I think I read some- Keystone XL Pipeline, stop overregu- lem for students. It is a problem for the where this morning that we could lating in ways that hold our national government that supplies the loans. It count as many as 18 pivots to jobs. We energy policy back. is a problem for Pell grants. It is a need to pivot to jobs and stay with it. Obviously, we need to rein in waste- problem for all of us. It is one we need When the President is talking about ful government spending, give Ameri- to discuss. But that is not the issue be- private sector jobs, he is talking about cans more economic certainty, and fore us today. the right thing, but what he says after simplify. There is much we can do. We There has been some discussion in pivoting to jobs is what matters. Hope- need to simplify the Tax Code. There is this bigger debate about college costs fully, tomorrow the President will still a lot we can do. and what the Federal role should be. be talking about jobs. Hopefully, the I say to the President, it is time to Should it be to support and help stu- President will talk about jobs every keep talking about jobs. I hope today is dents go to college? Indeed, we have day in the next week and longer until the first of lots of days in a row when had this discussion for the last 25 or 30 we get this done. We need to stay on we are talking about jobs but also years, going back to the time of Pell grants, which were designed to help the economy until we get it done. doing the things that help create pri- Action speaks louder than words, and vate sector jobs, doing the things that students—particularly low-income stu- unfortunately the record is not as good help create an environment where peo- dents—go to school. We have had var- as we would like it to be. We have lag- ple want to take the chance to create ious iterations of the student loan pro- gram. At first it was lodged in the ging job creation and devastating man- an opportunity because our society banks, and it was a guaranteed student ufacturing loss. The economy is now needs to be about that. loan. Then some years ago it was made adding jobs again but barely enough to By the way, it is the private sector exclusively a Federal loan. keep up with the numbers of people jobs that do that. The public sector jobs are fine, and I am glad to have one I can make the arguments—and we going into the workforce. Manufac- have heard some of them on the floor, turing has been particularly hard hit, right here, but public sector jobs don’t pay the bill. They are the bill. Private including from the Senator from despite the President’s goal of adding 1 Vermont, who very eloquently made million new manufacturing jobs by the sector jobs are where we need to go, and I encourage the President to stick the argument that we need to make end of the second term. I would like to college accessible. We should do that, see that happen. If the President stays with the pivot this time. I note the absence of a quorum. but not in the context of the discussion focused on that as the premier domes- we are having today about student 1 The PRESIDING OFFICER. The tic topic every day for the next 3 ⁄2 loans. It is a larger issue. I am sure years, it might, but it will not if he clerk will call the roll. The bill clerk proceeded to call the Senator HARKIN and his committee are doesn’t. roll. going to take that up in the reauthor- We have too much debt, and that The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- ization of the Higher Education Act doesn’t help in adding jobs. We have ator from Maine. later this year. added $6 trillion in debt and saw a Mr. KING. Mr. President, I ask unan- I can be very passionate and persua- stimulus plan that added a lot of that imous consent that the order for the sive about the importance of the af- debt and didn’t appear to create the quorum call be rescinded. fordability of college. In fact, I would jobs it was supposed to create. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without argue that the GI bill, back in the As far as the health care law, the objection, it is so ordered. early 1950s and late 1940s, is one of the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Of- Mr. KING. Mr. President, I rise to most important economic development fice estimates 7 million people will lose speak on the student loan issue, and investments this country ever made be- their coverage because of the health my time should be allocated to the cause it sent a whole generation of care law. The Chamber of Commerce time of Senator ALEXANDER. young Americans to college, and it was said that more than 70 percent of small The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- the mainspring of our great economic businesses say the health care law ator is recognized. growth in the 1950s and 1960s. makes it harder and less likely for Mr. KING. Mr. President, we have The problem now, though, if we are them to hire new employees. The Con- been hearing really two debates around talking about massive new Federal gressional Budget Office says the here the last few days—in fact, over support for higher education—it runs health care law will not reduce the the last few days and months—about into three problems, it seems to me, number of uninsured below 30 million student loans. Both are important, but that we are going to have to examine Americans, but it is going to cost a lot they are separate, and I think they and think about as we move forward in of money in holding back full-time need to be separate and thought of as this debate. One is financial, another is jobs. two separate debates as we consider political, and the final one is economic. I read articles every day in different the issue before us this afternoon. The financial problem is we are papers that people are looking at part- The first and larger issue is the cost broke. Every dollar we spend—in addi- time jobs rather than full-time jobs be- of college. It is too high. Everyone tion to what is being spent now; in

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Yes, PER speak yesterday about this. doesn’t mean we can’t get things done, there are market rates, but it is the 10- He said: Do we really want to say, it just means we can’t always get our year Treasury bill, which is one of the OK, we are going to cut Head Start in way, and compromise has to be part of lowest rates in the country. This isn’t order to give funds to students? Are we our lexicon. the prime rate. This isn’t LIBOR. This going to cut somewhere else? How are The final issue about whether we is one of the lowest borrowing rates we we going to make those kinds of alloca- want to create a massive new support can ever have. It is the borrowing rate tions? program for college education is eco- for the U.S. Government, which here- Every dollar must be borrowed, and nomics. I am not saying this is a dis- tofore anyway has had a pretty good that is just the financial reality we are positive argument, but I think it is credit rating. Therefore, the students in today. something we have to think about. The are guaranteed that they will always The political reality is we are in a explosion of college costs I talked be below the outside market. If they situation of divided government. The about that started in the 1990s cor- went to a bank for a loan with no col- central reality of our political times is responded, to a large extent, to the lateral, no cosigning, no job, the rates nothing happens in this city without availability of additional money for would be much higher than what we votes from both parties. It is simple scholarships and loans and grants, and are talking about. arithmetic. We have a President who is the colleges essentially ate it up. We By the way, it is important to under- a Democrat. We have a House of Rep- can go through great effort to find stand, because there has been so much resentatives that is controlled by Re- money to increase Pell grants by $1,000, discussion about this, that this is not publicans, and we have a Senate with a and we will all feel good that we have an adjustable rate mortgage. If we can majority of Democrats but with impor- done something for the students. But if manage to pass this bill and get it tant powers to the minority party. So the colleges increase their costs by through the House and get it to the the bottom line from all that is noth- $1,000, nobody wins. The Federal Gov- President in the next week to 10 days, ing happens without bipartisan votes. ernment and the taxpayers are out once a student signs up for a loan this So as much as we—or any group, $1,000. The students are in exactly the fall their rate for that loan will be whether it is the Democrats, the Re- same position they were in before. fixed at 3.86 percent for the term of the publicans, or our two Independents—as They still have to find the difference loan—for the term of the loan. much as we might want something, if because the money has just been eaten It is true that the following year, if it doesn’t have bipartisan support, it is up by the increases in costs. they need another loan, that rate will simply not going to happen. That is the I think that is why we have to be be the T-bill plus 2.05 percent for the reality. thinking about what the implications term of that loan. In other words, the That is indeed the reality that drove are of the actions we take. Just saying loan rate doesn’t change each year ac- JOE MANCHIN and I to begin these dis- we want to give more money to stu- cording to the rates. I think that is an cussions about 6 weeks ago when we dents for college—if, indeed, that important distinction. I think there were talking about student loans. money immediately turns into higher has been some confusion about that. In There was a Democratic proposal costs and higher tuition, nobody has addition, there are provisions in cur- which didn’t get enough votes, there gained, least of all the students be- rent law which this bill doesn’t change was a Republican proposal which didn’t cause they end up with this huge debt that allow for forgiveness of student get enough votes, and everybody burden. loans under certain circumstances, de- walked away. I was haunted by the ex- We can and should have this discus- pending upon how long the loan has perience of the sequester, where the sion. It is an important one. But it is been in place and the employment a same thing happened: Democratic pro- not the discussion before us today. The person has, as well as limits on how posal, Republican proposal, everybody discussion before us today is pretty much a person has to pay as a percent- hates the sequester, but it is hap- simple: Do we want to continue a pro- age of their income. pening. gram that has fixed rates at 6.8 percent As I said before, I don’t believe Con- So we believed we had to open some when currently rates are running more gress should be setting rates. discussions because we have to find a in the 3-percent range? Let’s talk about the effect of this way to get enough votes to get a pro- In other words, do we want to bal- proposal on students. The first effect is posal through the Congress so students ance the Federal budget for the next 4 that it will cut almost in half the rates aren’t facing way higher interest rates or 5 years on the backs of our students? students are going to have to pay for this month than they should be. No ac- I don’t think we should do that. I think their loans this year, from 6.8 percent tion, make no mistake about it, means we have come up with a proposal that to 3.86 percent, as this side of the chart students will be paying dramatically doesn’t do that—that dramatically shows. So a freshman going to college higher interest rates than they should benefits students as long as interest starting in 2013—this year—this is what be, given the current cost of money. rates are where they are, and it pro- they would pay for their total loans Why? Because Congress fixed an inter- tects students on the upside. under this proposal. est rate. I try to always think about problems It says ‘‘bipartisan’’; it should say I would argue the last thing Congress as if we didn’t have all of the history ‘‘nonpartisan.’’ This is what they will should ever do is fix an interest rate. It and we simply had a blank sheet of pay under current law. That is a dra- will always be wrong—either wrong for paper and said: How should we go about matic difference. That is money out of the students as it is now, dramatically, this? How should we structure a stu- the pockets—billions of dollars out of or wrong for the taxpayers at some dent loan program in the Federal Gov- the pockets of students over the next 2 point in the future. We can’t predict ernment if we didn’t have all the back- or 3 years. what interest rates can or should be, and-forth and the history and the fixed Everybody says, well, what if rates and fixing a rate, which is what we are rates and all of those things? go up? Rates might go up. They might facing now—6.8 percent—is always—at It would seem to me if we sat down in stay the same. They might go down. this point, as I said, is dramatically a room with a group of bright people, But even if they go up, under the pro- wrong for students. they would say: Well, No. 1, the govern- jections of the Congressional Budget In terms of the political realities ment is going to have to borrow this Office, here is a student starting col- around here, my dad was a lifelong money that it then lends to the stu- lege in 2017, and they would pay a little poker player. One of the things I dents because we are broke. Therefore, bit more under our proposal—it is the learned from him—one of the guiding in order to be fair to the taxpayers and difference between $24,800 and 24,295— principles of my life—is you have to the students, the students should pay about $500. This difference is about

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I think For the one who has a lower income I think this is a great deal for stu- that is a very honest discussion. level, as Senator KING said, they qual- dents. No. 1, it dramatically lowers the But this is called the student loan ify for Pell grants, for education tax rates in the early years. No. 2, thanks program. It is about loans. And the im- credits, for loan forgiveness, for a lot of to the hard work of TOM HARKIN, who plication of a loan is that it is to be different things. But from the stand- negotiated like a tiger, there is a cap paid back with some reasonable rate of point of the rate the Federal Govern- on the upside. So students aren’t sub- interest. Pell grants are grants, and we ment charges them to borrow money to jected, if rates happen to go way up—as have tax credit programs that are, in go to school, we treat them the same. they have occasionally but not very effect, grants. This is one part of the I think that is what we are supposed to often in our recent history—into dou- student aid puzzle, and what we have do. ble digits, there is a cap of 8.25 percent. before us today is a prudent, sensible, If we did not treat them the same— So the students enjoy the benefit of beneficial program for the students. let me back up for a second—and we the low rates, but their exposure to the I will conclude by saying the choice were treating this one at 3.4 percent upper rates, to too-high rates, is is very clear because if we do not act and this one at 6.8 percent, understand capped. I think that is a sensible and on this bipartisan proposal that we be- that this one can only borrow $3,500 at prudent and beneficial proposal for stu- lieve will have a receptive ear in the a subsidized rate. Well, you are not dents. House of Representatives—we know the going to enter any college today for The savings to students next year President supports it and is ready to $3,500. It is not going to happen. So you will be something like $8 billion or $9 sign it tomorrow—if we do not move are going to have to borrow a little billion; otherwise, if we do nothing this this bill, nothing happens, nothing hap- more. If you borrowed the maximum week, that is the amount they are pens during August, students are sign- you can get, it is $5,500 in your fresh- going to have to pay. ing up for loans at almost double the man year. So you are going to get The future is uncertain, but I think rate they should be. I think that is un- $3,500 over here, and you are going to it is important to talk about projec- fair to students, and I think they sent get $2,000 over here but you are going tions of interest rates because a lot of us here to solve problems. This is one I to pay 6.8 percent. the discussion is that the students are believe we can tackle. We can and have What the bipartisan or nonpartisan going to have to pay so much more be- solved it. bill does is it provides every under- cause the CBO projects interest rates I yield the floor. graduate with, this year, 3.86 percent. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- to go up. By the way, even on the In the case of the subsidized student, ator from North Carolina. CBO’s projections for undergraduates, Mr. BURR. Mr. President, I would they are not, as before, borrowing at a the rates would never hit the cap. They like to be recognized on the student lower rate for some money and a high- would be in the low 7s—very close to loan bill. The time can come out of the er rate for other money, actually sub- where the present rate is. Manchin-Burr amendment. I am not sidizing themselves. And for the under- But let’s just talk about CBO inter- sure exactly how we are allocating graduate who is not subsidized, they est rate projections because that is time. are not paying way more than they what is driving a lot of the anxiety Let me take this opportunity to should for their college loan. around here. Here is the CBO. Let’s thank the cosponsors of the bill: Sen- So what did we do? We used the 10- pretend it is 2003—10 years ago—and we ator ALEXANDER, Senator COBURN, Sen- year bond, with market forces. I am go to the CBO and say: What are you ator CARPER, Senator KING, and Sen- not sure there is a fairer way to do it— projecting for interest rates—just as ator MANCHIN. Without this bipartisan fairer for the student, fairer for the in- we did a few weeks ago? Here is what approach, we would not be here today. stitution, fairer for the American tax- they projected. They said: Well, inter- It has not been lost on me that four of payer. We tied it to the 10-year bond, est rates are at about 4 percent, but we the six cosponsors are former Gov- and we got an add-on which is reflec- think they are going to go up around 5, ernors. They recognize the importance tive of the cost to run the program and 5.5, 6 percent. That is the projection of education. They recognize the im- the risk of the loan. We hope every stu- CBO used in 2003. OK. portance of students having access to dent pays it back, but that does not al- The good news is, we know what ac- that education. I think all of them are ways happen. What we tried to be is tually happened. Again, starting in stalwarts as it relates to good edu- good fiduciaries for the American tax- 2003, here is the actual cost of interest cation, and I think they recognize, as payer. rates. Look at the difference. If we do Senator COBURN and I, that this is a Within that, as Senator KING said, were basing our decisions on projected good bill. It is good policy, the they are capped. If you are an under- interest rates, look at the huge dif- Manchin-Burr-King-Alexander-Coburn- graduate, it is capped at 8.25 percent. It ference that took place, and all of this Carper bill. came out a little higher than that. But represents money in the students’ Let me take a minute to share with the tradeoff for doing that, in compari- pockets as opposed to fixing the rate. my colleagues or remind my colleagues son to what my colleagues in the House So, yes, the projections are that they where we are today. Senator KING just have done, is that when you take out a will go up, but we do not know that. I did it. Under current law we are at 6.8 loan this year at 3.86 percent, that is would take money in hand anyday percent for all undergraduate students. your interest rate for the life of the against a possibility that there might It is higher for graduate students. It is loan. We do not readjust it on an an- be a payment later on. And we do not higher for PLUS loans. A month ago, nual basis. This is like getting a 15- or know that. It could go either way. we had a bifurcated system where some 30-year amortized loan for a home If interest rates go way up, as I said, undergraduates paid 6.8 percent and mortgage. We are not going to come in the cap kicks in. The cap of 8.25 per- other undergraduates, who were con- and change the rules on you and say: cent is very close to the 6.8 percent we sidered subsidized, paid 3.4 percent. I Well, the United States wants more in- have now. It results in about—I do not would suggest that is morally wrong. I terest in the future. But it does mean, know—$20 a month difference between think collectively what we did was we just like in a home mortgage purchase, the cap and the 6.8 percent, if, indeed, said: How can we come up with a sys- if you buy one this year, the likelihood we go all the way to the cap. tem that shows the equity we believe is, the one you buy next year might I think this is a prudent and respon- in and that provides a financial benefit have a different interest rate because sible proposal. It is the best of all to all students who participate? the market has changed. worlds for the students because they So I say to my colleagues, I want to I think the American people can deal get low rates now, and they get a cap if point out the single most important with that because it is predictable. It

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So I sat over here trying to think of just and not prejudge it and say: Let’s cut we faced these periods like right now the one phrase I would say to my col- it off in 2 years. where the program has expired, so the leagues is the primary reason they I am going to conclude because my rate for Stafford loans is 6.8 percent. should support this bill and provide colleagues are here to speak on the Under this program, that goes to 3.86 this benefit for the American people. I program as well. I thank the cospon- percent this year—3.86 percent com- wrote down two words: financially sus- sors—the four Governors and Senator pared to 6.8 percent. tainable. You see, in 2007, Congress cre- COBURN. Without their help we would The same thing for unsubsidized ated the current student loan program not be to this point. I thank the leader- Stafford loans. Now 60 percent of the rate. A year ago—after we had ex- ship on both sides of the institution— borrowers, the undergraduate bor- tended the program because it ran out the majority leader and the minority rowers, borrow unsubsidized Stafford for 2 years—we said: Well, we are going leader and those who have brokered the loans. A lot of the lower income stu- to fix it. We are going to have a long- ability for us to be here today. Without dents who borrow subsidized loans also term solution. Then, all of a sudden, we them, we would not be considering borrow unsubsidized loans. They were did a 1-year extension. The Senator what I think is the best piece of legis- paying that 6.8 percent even before the from West Virginia was the most vocal lation to address the challenges we program expired. For all of those un- person. He said: What happened? We have for students in need of loans for dergraduate students, the rate goes were going to fix it. We did not fix it. college this year and future years. down to 3.68 percent. That is a big-time Thank goodness that is why, when it With that, I yield the floor. savings for undergraduate students. came up this year, there was such out- The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- Furthermore, the program is capped at ator from North Dakota. cry over the fact that now is the time 8.25 percent, so they have the certainty Mr. HOEVEN. I come to the floor to fix it if we are going to do it. Let’s of a cap as well. They save money now. today to speak again in support of the As was pointed out by my colleagues, go ahead and fix it. permanent solution to the student loan Well, what is the test of: Did we fix they save money now and they have program. Like my colleague from the it? I would suggest to my colleagues, it the certainty of a cap as well. great State of North Carolina, I think is financial sustainability. Can this There are caps for both the graduate that is exactly what we have with the withstand the test of time? Today we students and for the PLUS loans that bipartisan Student Loan Certainty need that certainty from the stand- parents take out as well. In addition to Act. the caps, there is another safety net in point of Federal spending, from the I want to acknowledge all of those standpoint of the American taxpayer. who worked so hard to come together the program. The other safety net in But we also need it from the stand- and support this legislation. It is actu- the bill is the income-based repayment point of America’s children. ally not bipartisan, it is tripartisan. level. Under the income-based repay- We are speaking as much to the 10- Former Governor King is an Inde- ment level provisions, student loan year-old as we are to the 18-year-old. pendent, so you have Republicans, payments are limited to 15 percent of The 18-year-old may be a freshman Democrats, and Independents all in income. Any balance remaining on the next year. The 10-year-old has aspira- support of this legislation. That is loan after 25 years is forgiven. So you tions, down the road 8 more years, that what it takes. It takes people coming have both safety nets. You have the they are going to have the ability to go together across the aisle doing good caps and you have the repayment limit to college. We want to provide them work. That is what they have done here provision to protect borrowers. with the certainty that there is going to put this legislation together. I am This program is designed solely for to be a student loan program out there pleased to be supporting it. students and their families. Let me re- that is equitable and fair that they can I come today to call on all of our col- peat that. This program is designed participate in and not question wheth- leagues to support it as well. The plan solely for students and their families. er, in fact, it will exist. I think with provides students with dependable low- Unlike the existing student loan pro- the option we have on the table, we cost financing on a long-term basis. gram, it does not subsidize Federal will be able to say that from one gen- That is the key. This is a long-term fix. health care or any other program. It is eration to the next. It is called the Student Loan Certainty for the students and their families I know we will consider this after- Act because it provides just that, it alone, period. Again, as my colleagues noon a couple of different options. I provides certainty for students and for noted, a year ago we extended the stu- want to urge my colleagues. I think families. dent loan program. I was actually a there will be two options from the Again, let’s take a minute to review member of the conference committee standpoint of plans you can choose. If how the plan works. The plan would tie for MAP–21, the Department of Trans- you believe equitable treatment is all student loan rates to the 10-year portation reauthorization legislation. right, then the bipartisan bill is the Treasury note rate to reflect both cur- In that legislation we not only reau- one you need to support. If you believe rent market and employment condi- thorized the DOT budget, we also reau- financial sustainability is important, tions. For this year that rate index thorized Federal flood insurance as then the bipartisan bill is the one you would be 1.81 percent. Then both sub- well. need to support. sidized and unsubsidized Stafford loans In addition, we extended for 1 year I think if you tick down all the would be 2.05 percent over that rate. the reauthorization of the student loan things you probably ought to look at— Graduate student rates would be 3.6 program. The reason we extended the what makes it most affordable; what is percent over the 10-year Treasury rate, student loan program for 1 year was so best for the students—I think what you PLUS loans would be 4.6 percent over we could come up with a permanent so- will find is it is the bipartisan bill. the Treasury rate. lution, not so we could come up with There has been a lot of work put into It is important to note that the rate another short-term extension but spe- making it a long-term solution. I want on those loans is then fixed, so you cifically so we could come up with a to urge my colleagues. Congress have that certainty when you take out permanent solution. That is exactly changes every 2 years. That is the the loan. You know what the rate on what this is. length of ‘‘long term.’’ But let’s not that loan is going to be for the life of The bipartisan Student Loan Cer- put into law a sunset on this in 2 years. the loan. It is important for our bor- tainty Act provides that certainty for That is the other amendment. Why rowers. students, for families. It is a long-term would we say we have come up with a Let’s take a minute to compare this permanent fix for our students. So I great plan, one that sort of passes the program with the existing student loan join with my colleagues and I call on

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It is on top of a student loan With that, again, I thank everyone loans for the taxpayers. They have system with a lot of cash going in and who has worked so hard on this legisla- done that. out of it, $100 billion going out this tion. It is fair to students because we also year in new loans, maybe about as I yield the floor. asked the Congressional Budget Office much coming back in, being repaid The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- to do the same thing for students. They from old loans. There are two ways of ator from Tennessee. said, we are loaning more than $100 bil- accounting for that cash back and Mr. ALEXANDER. I ask unanimous lion a year over $1 trillion over 10 forth to determine whether it benefits consent that after I speak for about 10 years, so help us find a formula that the taxpayers or whether it benefits minutes, the Senator from California comes as close to zero as practical so the students. be recognized for up to 30 minutes, and we do not overcharge students and Under the law, we have something following her, the Senator from Oregon make money on the backs of students. called the Federal Credit Reform Act, be recognized, Mr. MERKLEY. They came within seven-tenths of 1 which says the taxpayers are bene- The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without percent in their estimates, which is fiting to the tune of about $185 billion objection, it is so ordered. Mr. ALEXANDER. Mr. President, I only an estimate, and for all practical over 10 years. That is correct. That is think the Senator from Maine, the purposes that is a rounding error. That exactly what it says. Not from what we Independent Senator from Maine, prob- is a good-faith effort to get to zero in are voting on today but for the under- ably said it best when he observed on terms of fairness to the taxpayers and lying system that already exists. the floor and in private conversation students. But the Congressional Budget Office that if you took four or five of us and But I would want to say to those who has said that is not the way they rec- said forget that you are elected to pub- suggest it is not fair to students, let’s ommend measuring how we count the lic office, here is a problem to be keep in mind a few things. First, cost to the government of loaning solved, we would have come up with thanks to Senator HARKIN and many of money. To be specific, the Congres- something similar to the solution that the Democratic Members of the Sen- sional Budget Office says the Federal the President, the House of Represent- ate, there are caps on the loans. So if Credit Reform Act estimates do not atives, and the bipartisan proposal on rates go up too high, there is a limit on provide a comprehensive measure of the floor today. This is a very good so- how high they can go. what Federal programs actually cost lution on a very big problem that af- Second, there is, as has been men- the government, because they do not fects millions of families and about 9 tioned, the income repayment plan take into consideration the market million undergraduate students who which means that under the existing risk. are headed to college this year. law today, if you take out a student CBO says that adopting a fair value The bipartisan proposal makes it loan and then you get a job, you only approach would provide a more com- cheaper, simpler, and fairer for stu- have to pay back about 10 percent of prehensive way to measure the cost to dents going to college. It makes their your disposable income. That is not all the Federal credit programs and would loans more certain, because it locks in of your income, that is after you sub- permit more level comparisons be- a rate for the life of the loan. It ends tract your living expenses and your tween those costs and the costs of the political football game which we taxes, about 10 percent of what is left. other forms of Federal assistance. The play every other year, it seems, on stu- If that is not enough, after paying it Congressional Budget Office says: We dent interest rates and solves the prob- back over 10 or 20 years, depending on already use that fair value approach, lem permanently. whether you have a public or private which includes taking into account the It is based upon an idea rec- sector job, the government forgives it. market risk with such things as the ommended by President Obama, passed So there is that cap on there as well. International Monetary Fund, the IMF, by the House of Representatives, and Then there is the interest subsidy. the Troubled Asset Relief Program, the endorsed by the bipartisan group that About 40 percent of the loans are sub- bailouts, as we called them in 2008. has been working on it. I wish all of sidized for lower income students, CBO uses those with Fannie Mae and the major problems that came before which means the government, the tax- Freddie Mac. us could be solved in this way. As far as payer, pays the interest while you are In other words, the nonpartisan cost goes, it is a big difference. Two- in college. So if you are a low-income group we rely on to advise us about thirds of all federal loans are under- student at the University of Tennessee, money says that if we actually use the graduate loans. There are about 11 mil- you take out a loan, the government right accounting tools, the current stu- lion borrowers who will take out about will pay your interest the whole time dent loan system benefits students to 18 million loans, because students take you are in college. the tune of about $95 billion over the out more than one loan. Then there is the Pell grant. We next 10 years, not taxpayers. So there For all of the undergraduate loans, spend about $35 billion a year of tax- is another benefit to students. It is not about two-thirds of the loans, the rate payer money on Pell grants which go true that under the recommended form of the loan will be cut about in half, to low-income students. So a student of evaluating the cost to the govern- which means if you get a loan this year at the University of Tennessee may ment that taxpayers come out better at a 3.86-percent rate, that is the rate have a Pell grant of up to about $5,500 than students. that is locked in for the entire life of or so. They might have a Hope scholar- One other thing I would like to say— the loan. It is simpler and fairer be- ship in the State another $3,000. The or two other things. One is, I would cause there is a single rate for all un- tuition at the University of Tennessee like to compliment those who have dergraduates. Before, we had one rate is about $8,000 or $9,000. At the commu- worked on this. My colleague Senator for a subsidized loan and another rate nity college it is about $3,000 or $4,000. HARKIN, who is chairman of the Edu- for the unsubsidized loan. That is con- So you can see there is relatively a lot cation Committee here in the Senate, fusing. It was unfair, because 80 per- of financial aid out there before stu- argued forcefully for caps. I congratu- cent of the lower income students who dents borrow these low-rate student late the President for including this had the subsidized loan also had an un- loans that taxpayers are making avail- idea in the budget and forcefully sup- subsidized loan. So now everybody who able to 9 million students at a rate of porting it. shows up at the University of Ten- 3.86 percent for undergraduates. I congratulate the House of Rep- nessee and borrows money, if they are Then there is one other aspect in resentatives. I suppose it is not lost on undergraduates, all of their loans will which this is favorable to students; anyone the Senate is run by Democrats have the same rate. that is, the accounting system that we and the House is run by Republicans.

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It stops listening to this debate because it is and Senator DURBIN for his leadership this annual business of political foot- very important. I am going to read in putting this together. ball with the student interest rates. It some of the criticisms of this bipar- As most speakers have said, it is true gives students a low interest rate that tisan deal that come from outside that we have a larger question before they can lock in over time and a cap at groups. us. Do we need to make some changes the top so that if rates spiral through The first is the National Association in student loans? It is a lot of money— the roof, student loans won’t spiral of Graduate-Professional Students. $100 billion a year. That is a lot of through the roof. It is done in the con- This is what they said: money. We need to make sure that it is text of a larger system that includes This bill falls short in preventing higher available in the right way and that stu- Pell grants and interest subsidies for student loan interest rates, especially for dents aren’t borrowing too much. low-income students. If it were based graduate and professional students. A cap of Right now, if you are 20-year-old and upon an accounting system that is rec- 9.5 percent for graduate and professional stu- you show up at the University of Ten- ommended by the Congressional Budg- dents offers no guarantees that our rates nessee in Knoxville and you want et Office, it would tilt the whole pro- won’t significantly increase in the future. $5,500, you get it. The university can’t gram to the advantage of students to We should be encouraging students to enter say to you: I am sorry, Lamar, we don’t the tune of an additional $95 billion higher education to help keep our economy think given your circumstances you growing, not deterring them with higher in- over the next 10 years. terest rates. are going to be able to pay that back in I congratulate all those who have 10 years. I can say: Give me my money. worked on it, from the bipartisan spon- The Young Invincibles also oppose This is what the law says. Maybe we sors, to the Republican leadership in this bill, writing: need to take a look at that and we need the House, to the Democratic President Even as the Federal Government makes to be careful about our facts. of the United States. $184 billion off the Federal loan program, The Federal Reserve, for example, I hope that we adopt it by a big vote students and families will be forced to pay more under this bill than current law. says that 70 percent of borrowers with and that the 9 million students going student loans today—we are in the to college this fall will have the advan- If you let the current law exist, at year 2012, in the fourth quarter—have a tage of planning their long-term fu- the end of the day, because of the dif- balance of less than $25,000. Seventy tures with the lowest possible interest ference in caps, students will be better percent of all student loans at the end rate on 18 million student loans. off in the outyears and into the future. of last year had a balance of less than I yield the floor. For anyone who says this is temporary, $25,000. Forty percent had a balance of The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- make no mistake about it—Repub- less than $10,000. ator from California. licans have said this is permanent. We The trend is going in the wrong di- Mrs. BOXER. Mr. President, I rise in may revisit other things, and I hope we rection. Some students are borrowing opposition to the so-called bipartisan do because there is a lot we should look too much money. But the average un- deal. I have very strong reasons for op- at, such as the ability of students to dergraduate loan debt is about $25,000— posing it and supporting the alter- refinance their loans. There are many that is the average debt—and the un- native, which is the Reed-Warren alter- other things I hope we can work on. dergraduate student can’t really bor- native. But this particular deal, if you look at row more than $31,000, and that is two- The Senator from Tennessee said he the Republicans’ own words, is a per- thirds of the loans. likes the sound of bipartisan deals. So manent deal. So while there may be some problems do I. It feels good to get things done U.S. Public Interest Group says: with the student loan program—and I, around here in a bipartisan way. But We oppose S. 1334, the Bipartisan Student for one, think some students borrow that doesn’t mean, because it is called Loan Certainty Act, because it is worse than more than they should—we have 6,000 bipartisan, it is the right thing to do. current student loan policy. Current law in- institutions out there, from the Nash- Sometimes Democrats will have the cludes an unjustifiable 10-year revenue ville Diesel College, to Harvard, to right idea, sometimes Republicans will stream of $184 billion flowing directly from Notre Dame, to the University of Ten- student borrowers to the Federal Govern- have the right idea, and we debate it. ment. [This bill] does not address this prob- nessee, and we need to be careful that I think it was interesting to hear lem. Instead, it exacerbates it, generating an we understand exactly what the prob- Senator ALEXANDER’s comments. It additional $715 million in new revenue off the lem is, that we focus in on it, we don’t was a very interesting speech because backs of student loan borrowers to pay down apply a lot of mandates from Wash- it was part of—you know, saying that the deficit. ington, and that we work with the col- it is wonderful and we are going to help They close their comments by say- leges and universities. We need to find students on the one hand; on the other ing, ‘‘Enough is enough.’’ those universities, such as Tennessee hand, he talks about changing the way I am sure people listening to this de- Tech University, where they have a we are doing our accounting to crack bate could be a bit confused about ex- very low level of student loans and oth- down on students; and then he says actly what we are talking about. I am ers where they may have loan rates that in his State a student can get a going to try to go through some of the that are too high. We need to make $5,500 loan even though it only costs facts surrounding this debate. I think sure students don’t saddle themselves $3,000. What about the books they have it is important that we understand with too much debt. to buy? What about transportation? what students are feeling out there. I But when we have a 20-year-old in What about all the other out-of-pocket am going to read a few. Knoxville showing up who is entitled to expenses? In California, Amy and Christian $5,500 in loans for a community college So I listened to my friend from Ten- Diede owe over $82,000 in student loans. tuition that only costs $3,000 and he or nessee, and I know he is a leader on Amy, who has a master’s degree in psy- she can put the other $2,500 in his or education, but I think he had kind of a chology, and Christian, a cardio- her pocket and the community college dual message: On the one hand, it is vascular nurse, say: can’t say no, well, that is one of the wonderful to help our students. Well, reasons many community colleges It’s like carrying a big backpack filled maybe it is just too much of a risk. with bricks all over the place, and I can’t have gotten out of the loan business— I have to say that according to the ever let it go. It’s always there. I may get rid because they think that is wrong for information I have from my experts, it of a few bricks, but there’s always going to the student. If this is the case, then we is pretty tough when you take out a be more. I don’t see the student loans going in the Senate ought to look at that. student loan. The Federal Government, away.

VerDate Mar 15 2010 04:37 Jul 25, 2013 Jkt 029060 PO 00000 Frm 00030 Fmt 0624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\G24JY6.047 S24JYPT1 rfrederick on DSK6SPTVN1PROD with SENATE July 24, 2013 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S5881 I have met people who are still pay- include valuing our students. So let’s $14,000 more. Some people don’t even ing off their student loans and they are go back. make $14,000 in half a year. on Social Security. George H.W. Bush: Let’s look at what happens to grad- Last year, Tammy Brown of Redding, Think about every problem, every chal- uate students, and this is why the grad- CA, said the government has been tak- lenge, we face. The solution to each starts uate students are speaking out against ing $179 out of her Social Security dis- with education. this. Look at this: If you pay back your ability check each month for the past 5 How right he was when he said that. graduate loan in 10 years—and we all years. Brown, 52, became disabled in Bill Clinton: know the caps are going to be 1986 after being involved in a car acci- When we make college more affordable, we reached—you pay $2,500 more for a dent. Unable to work, she fell behind make the American Dream more achievable. $15,000 loan, $4,200 more for a $25,000 on her student loan payments. She said How right he was to say that. loan, $8,500 more with a $50,000 loan, the Social Security check is too small George W. Bush: and for a $100,000 loan you pay $17,000 to cover her food and medical bills, so Our country must focus our education sys- more under the so-called bipartisan she quit taking prescription pain pills. tem on helping workers learn the new skills deal compared to the Reed amendment. She said, ‘‘It’s kind of hard to live on of the 21st century so we can increase the job So what we are seeing now is a this amount of money.’’ This is a base of this country. breakdown of why we say it is going to woman on Social Security disability, And Barack Obama: mean $715 million more in debt on the and what are we doing in the bipar- The jobs of the future are increasingly backs of our students. I am showing tisan deal? We are laying on top of going to be those with more than a high how it breaks down for a family. what we already make from student school degree. We all want Americans get- This is worth looking at. If you are a loans an additional $715 million. ting those jobs in the future. So we are going graduate student—and I know the Pre- Joseph Luka of Portland, ME, start- to have to make sure that they’re getting siding Officer probably has a doc- ed college as a pre-med student, but he the education they need. torate—and you had to go borrow switched to mechanical engineering be- OK. So how about charging our stu- money under this bipartisan deal, if cause the thought of graduating with dents $715 million more? That really your loan amount was $30,000, you more than $100,000 in student loans helps us do what these Presidents have would pay $16,000 more than you would after medical school was too daunting. called us to do, which is to value our under the Reed-Warren amendment. If I will return to some of the com- children, to value education. Two you had a $50,000 loan, you would pay ments at the close of my time. Democrats, two Republicans. A clear $26,000. We have to ask a few questions. Why message. And, believe me, that is hard Look at this: If you have a $100,000 are we piling another $715 million of to find on a lot of issues. Education is loan, which many people have—you debt on the backs of our students—so key. Our students are important. They hear about what the cost is, and many we could stand here and say we did a need the education to get the jobs. people who go to graduate school have bipartisan deal? And I know how hard I am going to show exactly what this this—you will pay $53,000 more under it was. Yes, there are great improve- bipartisan bill is going to cost. I al- the so-called bipartisan deal. ments from where it started. I appre- ready said it is $715 million over the Let’s take a look at the parents—the ciate that, but we have a better deal. It course of time to the government. parents who will have the misfortune is called Reed-Warren. It matches Let’s look at how much more each fam- of having to live under this. Look at those low rates you see in the bipar- ily will have to pay under this so-called the cap. Under the Reed-Warren cap it tisan deal for the first 3 years. It ‘‘deal’’ compared with the Reed-Warren is a 7.9-percent cap for the parent loan. matches them, and then it keeps the substitute. Under the so-called bipartisan deal it is rates down. I am going to show just First, let’s take a look at the 10-year a 10.5-percent cap. So what does this how much money we save students in loan. Now, what we do on all these mean? The additional money for a 10- the Reed-Warren legislation because it charts is we go out to the cap because year loan would be $2,500 for a $15,000 keeps the rates down. we know the caps will all be reached. loan, $4,200 for a $25,000 loan, $8,400 for Did students put two wars on a credit All one has to do is look to the experts. a $50,000 loan, and $16,000 for a $100,000 card? Is that why they have to be pun- They have told us the caps will be loan. That is how much more the par- ished? Were students running the reached. Take the 30-year average rate ents of the students would pay. banks that placed huge bets on Wall of the 10-year note, add on the sur- The last chart, to bring it home to Street, leading up to the crash? Did charge, and, bingo, the caps will be everyone, is the parents who are going students create a drug benefit in the reached in a few years. to live with this bipartisan deal unless Medicare Program without paying for Let’s look at the Reed amendment we pass Reed-Warren are going to have it? Did students create and sell toxic versus the deal. If you have a $15,000 to pay, over 25 years—because their cap mortgages, swaps, and securities? Oh, loan for 10 years, under the deal you is 10.5 percent under this great bipar- no, they didn’t do any of that, but ap- pay $1,363 more than you would under tisan deal—$16,000 more on a $30,000 parently we are forcing students to pay the Reed amendment. If you have a loan, $26,000 more on a $50,000 loan, for that by tacking another $715 mil- $25,000 loan, over 10 years you pay and—hold on to your pocketbook— lion on their backs. $2,271 more under the bipartisan deal. $53,000 more on a $100,000 loan. I have to say, when it comes to the If you have a $50,000 loan—and you can Why would we not support the Reed- banks, oh, hundreds of billions of dol- get those, by the way—for 10 years, you Warren bill? Did it cost us a few bucks? lars, no problem; too big to fail. It is pay $4,500 more. Yes. So we paid for the few bucks it very hard to explain to people and to So let’s say you decided you wanted cost us by putting in a millionaire’s students. We say we love our children to take 25 years to pay back that un- surtax of 1⁄2 percent. OK? But because and we want them to succeed. And yes, dergraduate loan. Let’s say you have the bipartisan deal expects students to we do, but we don’t follow our words decided you want to take 25 years. You pay, and is putting the deficit burden with actions because if we followed our will pay, for a $30,000 loan amount, on the students, their cap ranges up to words with actions, we would embrace $8,400 more under this so-called bipar- over 10 percent for the parent loans. the Reed-Warren solution. But the tisan deal than you would under the So you might hear: Oh, Senator handwriting is clearly on the wall, and Reed-Warren amendment. You will pay BOXER, it will never reach the cap. We we are not going to have the votes to $14,000 more over the course of a 25- will not get to the cap. Well, I will use do that, so we are going to ask our stu- year loan if you have a $50,000 loan a—well, I will not go there. That is dents to continue to pay more and amount. simply not true. We will get to the cap. more. So I am saying to the American peo- Why? I said before, the average for the We ought to look at what past Presi- ple who might be watching this, the 10-year Treasury bond over the past 30 dents have said about the importance bad deal is the bipartisan deal and the years is 6.22 percent. That is what it is. of education. good deal is the Reed deal. Look at how The bipartisan deal plugs us into the I feel I must point out that Ameri- much more money an individual has to 10-year Treasury bond and adds a few cans have always said that our values pay for a $50,000 loan over 25 years— dollars, a few percentage points for

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Who are we fight- a host of issues that we speak to on the The cap will be hit. The cap will be hit. ing for? How can we make one more floor. If somewhere across America So where does this leave us? We have speech on the floor of the Senate say- someone violently disagrees with us, if a stark choice to make. We can go with ing our students are our future? We they decide they want to not engage in a bipartisan deal that people worked have an immigration bill that is let- democracy but engage in violence, they very hard on—and I compliment them ting in high-tech workers because we might come to the Capitol, and our for all the work they put into it, be- don’t have enough trained American wonderful force protects us and gives lieve me. We can go with that deal that workers to fill the jobs. Yet we are us the ability to speak our hearts and puts debt on the backs of our stu- going to make it easier on students by minds on this floor on behalf of our dents—an additional $715 million worth piling on another $715 million of debt constituents every single day. of debt—or we can go with the Reed- on their backs and on the backs of So not only are we paying respect Warren alternative that says to stu- their families? today to the officer and detective, but dents: You are already paying enough. Emmanuel Tellez’s mother is a laid- we are also paying respect to the entire We are not going to lay this on you. We off factory worker, and $120 from her delegation of security forces who work figured out a way to do it so that you $300 unemployment check is garnished at the Capitol. are capped at a much lower rate. to pay the Federal PLUS student loan I am going to be brief in order to This is what we are talking about. she took out for her son. pause appropriately for that moment of This is what we are talking about. The Aren’t we proud, Federal Govern- silence and tell you that the conversa- deal will take $715 million out of our ment? This is great. We are garnishing tion we are having today is part of a students’ pockets over the next 10 Emanuel Tellez’s mother, her unem- broader conversation about how to years, and anyone who thinks that is ployment check, because she took out build the middle class in America. fair should vote for the deal. Anyone a Federal PLUS student loan for her There are some core pathways to the who can look into the eyes of a student son. Why don’t we talk about refi- middle class, and one of those is fair who is already struggling, who is al- nancing these loans? Why don’t we talk mortgages. Indeed, when we were hav- ready working, who is already asking about making it easier for people to ing a debate on Dodd-Frank in 2009 and their parents for help and trying to put pay back these loans instead of having 2010, we decided to put an end to pay- it all together in a package, anyone a so-called bipartisan deal that adds ments in which mortgage originators who thinks that is fair, then vote for $715 million to students; that puts it on were steering people from fair loans the deal. But don’t kid yourself. This their backs? into predatory loans and getting big $715 million is going right onto the Deanne Loonin, a staff attorney at bonuses for doing so. backs of our families. I have shown the the National Consumer Law Center in Today, the Director of the Consumer charts. This is a permanent deal. Boston, said she has been working with Financial Protection Bureau an- Senator COBURN: I am pleased Sen- an 83-year-old veteran—Mr. President, nounced that they are bringing a case ators agreed on a permanent principled an 83-year-old veteran—whose Social against a company that was doing ex- solution. On Friday, the Republican Security benefits have been reduced for actly this, paying $6,000 to $8,000 per leader called this bill a permanent re- the past 5 years. mortgage to an originator so they form that ties interest rates to market The client fell behind on a Federal would betray their customer and not rates. From the Republican HELP loan that he signed up for in the 1990s put them in the best mortgage they Committee, Senator ALEXANDER called to help his son with tuition costs. qualified for but into a much higher in- this a long-term market-based solu- Loonin said the government’s cuts terest mortgage. tion. They are not going to revisit this have left the client without enough I am delighted that in this Chamber issue. cash to pay for medicine for his heart we decided to end such practices. I am I have to compliment Senators REED problems. delighted we proceeded to confirm the and WARREN. They deserve praise be- This is a national problem, and part first Senate-confirmed Director just cause they have come up with a plan of it is a national disgrace. So what is last week so that this agency can do its that works, that is fair, and that will the solution? A so-called deal that job. Its announcement today shows it give solace to our students. For the un- makes it worse. dergraduate and graduate loans, we is hard at work in this critical area of Last year, the Federal Reserve Bank will see them capped out at 6.8, and for fair home mortgages. of New York reported that Americans Another key pathway to the middle the parent loans the cap is 7.9 com- 60 and older still owe $36 billion in stu- class is living-wage jobs. We are going pared to over 10 percent in the so- dent loans. Social Security checks are to have a lot of debate about what cre- called bipartisan deal. Now, I promised I was going to re- being garnished and debt collectors are ates and destroys those jobs in Amer- visit some of the stories, and I am harassing borrowers in their eighties ica because there is no program that going to close with those stories. over decades-old student loans. We substitutes in terms of a foundation for Sandy Barnett, 58 years old, of Illi- can’t do this. a family more than a living-wage job. nois took out a $21,000 loan to pay for There was a recession, the worst one Another key pathway is education. graduate school in the late 1980s. But since the Great Depression. Yes, people Now, this is very personal to me. I even after earning her master’s degree, lost their jobs. Yes, people had prob- grew up in a working-class community. Barnett struggled to find a job that lems. So why aren’t we dealing with My dad was a mechanic. I still live in paid more than $25,000 a year. She fell the underlying issues and making it that same community today, and I am behind on her payments. She suffered easier for our families, instead of hav- surrounded by families that are strug- through a layoff, a stretch of unem- ing a deal that is cut—I wasn’t part of gling with near minimum wage jobs ployment, and the death of her hus- it, that is for sure—that hurts our stu- with often no benefits, hoping and band while her student loan ballooned dents and their families. praying that their children will be able to $54,000. Mr. President, I yield the floor. to get the education necessary to have So what are we saying to Sandy The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. one of those remaining living-wage Barnett? Oh, great news, we had a bi- COONS). The Senator from Oregon. jobs. They are hoping we will do our partisan breakthrough and now we are REMEMBERING OFFICERS CHESTNUT AND GIBSON job in Congress to help steer the eco- going to add $715 million to student Mr. MERKLEY. Mr. President, in ap- nomics of this Nation so there will be debt. proximately 8 minutes from now we are more of those living-wage jobs. But the When Michelle Bisutti, a 41-year-old going to have a moment of silence for viewpoint from the street is it doesn’t family practitioner in Columbus, OH, Officer Jacob Chestnut and Detective look as though there are going to be a

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But let’s step hang like a millstone around their chance to go to graduate school, and back and ask ourselves, sustaining the neck and haunt them the rest of their there I was able to prepare for working situation when we are charging ex- life. here on strategic nuclear policy. travagant fees to generate extravagant My colleague from California has Education took me into realms that profits and lock them in for 10 years, is just spoken eloquently to this issue. matter to our Nation, to our world, and that a good idea? She has just been sharing stories of matter in terms of creating the founda- There are a couple of proposals that people on the ground and what they are tion to be able to have a living wage. would make this a much better pro- facing in the context of how these big So this is critically important to our gram. One is to say, no, we are not massive loans for school are weighting children. going to have this big spread with a down the opportunities for our chil- The proposal we have before us is high cap of 8.25 percent on under- dren. that we are going to set up a loan pro- graduate loans and 9.5 percent on grad- In addition, it is discouraging our gram, and the loan program is going to uate loans and 10.5 on parent loans. But children from believing that they can take the cost of funds that are lent out we are going to cap it at 6.8 percent. even get that education. If they don’t and put on an additional 2.05-percent That makes a lot of sense. I applaud believe that, then they don’t put in the cap or add-on in interest for those who my colleague from Rhode Island who work in high school to prepare them- are getting undergraduate loans. For has come to the floor to speak for that selves to get that higher education to those who are getting graduate loans, proposal, and certainly I will be sup- fulfill their potential. it is going to add a 3.6-percent spread, porting that proposal. I grew up from a small child with as it is called. And for parents who are Senator SANDERS has said: You know President Kennedy speaking of a vision getting loans to help finance their what. This is a pretty good solution for in which we could aspire to great kids’ education, it is going to add on a a 2-year period, so let’s sunset this things, of fulfilling the maximum op- 4.6-percent spread. after 2 years so we can have this debate portunity for ourselves and for our This 2-percent spread on undergradu- again. Because if we lock this in for 10 families and for our Nation. But right ates, 3.6-percent spread on graduates, years and if we maintain the pay-for now, on the ground there is an under- and 4.6-percent spread on parents pro- rules of the Senate in which if you current of deep discouragement, almost duces a lot of profits. I had my team eliminate the profit margin in one area desperation, not seeing a broad boule- consult with CBO to make sure the net you have to increase the profit margin vard into the middle class but seeing a profits of this program over the next 10 in another, we might never be able to cooked, broken path complete with years are going to be $185 billion, and unlock this and we will continue treat- tricks and traps. That is what this con- make sure we understand that they are ing college loans as a profit center for versation is about: How do we create taking the profits that come from the U.S. Government, so let’s termi- that broad path into the middle class? those spreads, the higher interest nate this after 2 years. Let’s sunset I am going to stop here, and I will charged over the cost of money, and this and rethink this. come back later and talk specifically they are subtracting out the fact that That is a pretty good idea too. I en- about the loan program. some loans will be defaulted on. They courage my colleagues to consider Mr. President, I yield the floor. are subtracting out the cost of admin- doing that. I certainly will be sup- MOMENT OF SILENCE istering the program, and they end up porting that. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Under with a net profit. How much is that net Nick writes to me from Oregon. He the previous order, the Senate will now profit? It is $185 billion. says: observe a moment of silence in mem- That means we are providing a serv- After receiving paperwork the other day ory of Officer Jacob J. Chestnut and ice to our students, not at cost, but we from DoE servicer ‘‘Direct Loans,’’ I dove are building in an equivalent of a mas- into my student loan [application] to see Detective John M. Gibson of the United what I was filling out an application for. States Capitol Police. sive $185 billion fee on the children of I took out $5,500 my Freshman year of col- (Moment of silence.) working families who are aspiring to lege, $6,500 my second year, $7,500 in my The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- get an education. That is not a great third, and $7,500 to finish my senior year. So ator from Oregon. deal. In fact, it is a terrible framework. in total I borrowed $27,000. Mr. MERKLEY. Mr. President, on be- My colleagues who have worked to In January I deferred payment on my loan half of so many of my colleagues, I put this together point out that right because I had not found full time employ- ment. want to thank the security forces at now this may be the only option com- With a stroke of luck, in February I landed the Capitol for the incredible job they pared to locking in the 6.8 percent for two part-time jobs making a whopping $12 do in protecting these rooms where de- the next 10 years. In the first few years per hour doing manual labor to supplement bates and democracy take place. it produces a lower interest for our un- my $10 per hour part time gig in the health The debate that we are engaged in dergraduates than they would other- care field. right now is about how to create a wise get. That is an important point to Since March I’ve been full-time with the broad path to access education, as edu- observe, that for a couple of years the healthcare company, and earned a $1 raise. I’ve gained a lot of experience on the job, but cation is one of the key factors in de- loans our students will be getting will from a monetary perspective, I wish I could veloping and realizing the dream of be at a significantly lower rate under be earning more so I could pay off my loans. middle-class jobs in America. the deal that is being proposed today. My loans are currently at 6.8 percent with I was starting to share that this is But over the course of the 10 years, the a total owed as of today: $32,266. very personal to me because I come best estimate from CBO of the profits That is up from the $27,000 he had from a working-class family. My par- generated is still $185 billion, in fact $1 owed before. He continues, saying: ents and my grandparents had not gone billion more, rounding off, than it is At 6.8 percent my loans are accruing over to college. I didn’t know people on my under the existing program. $1,800 in interest each year. That’s about $150 street who had gone to college. I didn’t To those who believe this is a great per month. have siblings who had gone to college. long-term solution, I disagree. Is it bet- That is just the interest. Then when I didn’t know anything about college. ter in the next couple of years? Yes, it he is able to stop deferring and start But it was a scholarship, a loan, and is. But I ask you, exactly why do we be- making payments and include the cap- jobs that enabled me to attend a uni- lieve that adding on $185 billion in fees ital being paid off it will be much versity and pursue an education that as a profit center for the U.S. Govern- more, and on a near minimum wage job took me into this realm of public pol- ment is a great idea if our goal is to that is extraordinarily difficult. icy, the realm that we are still in right create an affordable pathway to higher Here is a letter from a mother in Or- now. education? I have yet to have anyone egon, Melissa.

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Students and graduates in my In Hawaii in the 2013–2014 academic sible for our son, who is now 2, to ever have State are already heavily in student year, the U.S. Department of Edu- a college experience. loan debt. Two out of every three Mis- cation predicts that over 20,000 under- Please do the right thing and help make souri students will leave college with graduate students, over 3,300 graduate education accessible to everyone. student loan debt. At a time when a students, and over 2,300 parent bor- That is the plea of Melissa, to do the higher education is vital to expanded rowers will take out Federal student right thing. The right thing would be opportunity for so many young people loans. to cap the interest in this program so and with a 21st Century economy that Today’s bill changes Federal student it doesn’t go over 6.8 percent. The right increasingly demands workers with the loans to variable interest rates, and thing to do would be to sunset this pro- skills earned as part of a college edu- raises caps above current law. While gram after 2 years. Both of those cation, we cannot make it even more this bill will keep student loan interest amendments will be available to all of difficult for young people to financially rates low in 2013, the Congressional us here on the floor. I encourage my achieve a college education. We need to Budget Office—CBO—projects that by colleagues to support those amend- act. 2017, the rates for undergraduate stu- ments. While not perfect, the Manchin dent loans will rise above current law. Our students already face $1 trillion amendment is the product of bipartisan The American Association of State in debt. It is weighing them down. It compromise, forged and supported by Colleges and Universities—AASCU— means they are postponing getting Members from both sides of the aisle. I American Association of University married, they are postponing having am proud to be a cosponsor of this leg- Women—AAUW; Education Trust, The children, they are perhaps postponing islation because it will provide relief to Institute for College Access and Suc- moving out on their own because they our Nation’s students by lowering in- cess—TICAS; United States Public In- cannot afford an apartment with this terest rates for America’s student loan terest Research Group, Young debt. It is hurting the economy and it borrowers. This relief will not only Invincibles, and other groups oppose is hurting our future because children apply to subsidized Stafford loans; it this bill. are discouraged about the possibility of will apply to loans to undergraduates, Under today’s bill, undergraduates going to college. graduate students, and the parents of would see their student loan interest That is not the vision we want to students seeking to pay for their edu- rate caps increase from 6.8 percent have for America, where our children cation. Importantly, this legislation today to the higher cap of 7.25 percent do not believe there is a path to the also includes interest rate caps; with- by 2018. Graduate students would see American dream for them. Today, if out this feature, I would not have been their rate caps increase from 6.8 per- these amendments fail, it will be a very able to support this bill. cent in 2013 to a new, higher cap of 9.5 difficult choice, a very difficult choice I would have also supported the sec- percent. Parents using Federal PLUS between a couple of years of interest ond-degree amendment put forth by loans would see their rates increase that is better than the status quo but Senators REED and WARREN because it from 7.9 percent in 2012 to a new, high- a program that locks in a profit center is consistent with my commitment to er cap of 10.5 percent. At these levels, for college loans, and we will have a keeping rates low. The Reed-Warren future students will pay thousands of very uncertain prospect about whether amendment would provide certainty to dollars more over the life of their we can unlock that program a couple of students and families by ensuring that loans. interest rates will go no higher than years from now. I hope we pass those I am a cosponsor of two of my col- they would under the fixed rates in amendments. leagues’ amendments that would im- I am not sure, frankly, which side I current law without adding to our def- prove this bill. To avoid hurting future icit. I believe this is a responsible will come out on if we fail in that ef- students, I support an amendment by measure that deserves bipartisan sup- fort. But I will tell you this. If this Senators JACK REED and ELIZABETH port. WARREN that would allow students to deal becomes law we must return to To be clear, addressing the issue of take advantage of the benefits of to- this floor time and time again because student loan interest rates is only one day’s short-term low interest rates, but adding $185 billion in fees so we can piece of the puzzle of ensuring that have a profit off working-class students higher education is affordable and at- would keep the same cap as current trying to find a pathway to the middle tainable to those who seek it. We must law. This amendment is fully offset by class is wrong and deeply damaging to also examine the issues of the rising a surcharge on millionaires. I also sup- the American dream. costs of college attendance and the port Senator SANDERS’ amendment to I yield the floor. sunset today’s bill in 2 years to prevent ∑ rapid growth of the proprietary college Mrs. MCCASKILL. Mr. President, on sector, where the share of Federal stu- interest rates from exceeding current Wednesday, the Senate will take votes dent aid payments and loan defaults is law and to foster a better long-term so- in relation to the Manchin amendment disproportionately and alarmingly lution to college affordability. in the nature of a substitute to H.R. high. Government should not be making 1911, the Smarter Solutions for Stu- I will continue to work with my col- money on the backs of students. Under dents Act. I was unable to be present leagues on all of these issues. Congress current law, the Federal government for this vote, due to a pre-scheduled has an important role in helping Amer- already overcharges students for their commitment in my home State for ican students attain the higher edu- student loans, to the tune of over $180 which my attendance was confirmed cation opportunities they seek, to en- billion over the next 10 years. This bill before the timing of these votes was sure that our Nation remain a global locks in that profit, plus it brings an set. Because my presence would not leader in the 21st century economy.∑ extra $715 million to the Treasury. It is have changed the outcome of either Ms. HIRONO. Mr. President, I appre- encouraging that today’s bill requires vote, I honored my previous commit- ciate the hard work of my colleagues the Government Accountability Office ment. Had I been present I would have who reached today’s compromise stu- to study the actual cost of the Federal voted in support of Senator MANCHIN’s dent loan plan. However, I will oppose Student Loan Program. However, only amendment. this bill, and I want to explain my rea- after getting this information can Con- We are facing a crisis. On July 1, in- soning. gress make an informed decision to set terest rates on new subsidized Stafford The bill before us may be a good deal student loan interest rates with just student loans doubled, from 3.4 to 6.8 for current students in the short term, enough markup to make the program percent. Already, officials at the Fed- but it hurts their younger brothers and self sufficient. Without knowing the eral Reserve, the Department of the sisters in just a few years. true costs of the student loan program,

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One of the best things these would provide a temporary exten- this legislation than they are today. you can do to help people is make sure sion of a 3.4 percent interest rate on We also have considered an amendment they have a job. subsidized Stafford loans, completely by Senator SANDERS, which will sunset One of the ways to strengthen our paid for by closing tax loopholes. Such this agreement after 2 years, ensuring economy is to make sure we are mak- an extension would give Congress time that Congress continues the important ing smart investments with Federal, to work toward a broader reauthoriza- conversation at how best to reduce col- State, and local moneys as well as pub- tion of the Higher Education Act that lege costs for students and their fami- lic funds. One of the ways we create can address many other important as- lies. I very much hoped that these that nurturing environment is to make pects of college affordability and com- amendments could have been adopted. sure we have a world-class workforce; pletion all at once, beyond just this in- This legislation is a mere patch on a that folks coming out of our high terest rate debate. much larger problem. We must have a schools can read, write, think, do In sum, I do not support today’s bill comprehensive debate at lowering col- math, have science skills, technology because it makes future students worse lege costs through the Higher Edu- skills, a good work ethic. off than current law. Instead, I look cation Act reauthorization this fall. As Other parts of the nurturing environ- forward to working on other initiatives part of that debate I dearly hope we ad- ment include access to capital; that is, to improve college accessibility and af- dress the abuses of for-profit colleges to money, commonsense regulations, fordability for our young people. and the raw deal they are giving to far some certainty with respect to the Tax BIPARTISAN STUDENT LOAN CERTAINTY ACT too many students. While these schools Code—a Tax Code that makes sense, is Mr. LEAHY. Mr. President, more are turning a profit and filling the air- not burdensome—access to elected offi- than 3 weeks have passed since interest waves with paid advertising, many of cials, modern infrastructure, broadly rates on subsidized Stafford loans have their students are defaulting on their defined. Those are some of the ele- doubled for students next year. Unfor- federal loans because these schools by ments. tunately, this rate increase has taken and large do not offer an adequate edu- But if we are going to be successful effect despite numerous attempts by cation that prepares students for the as a country in this century, we need the Senate to extend the lower rates working world. Some of these schools to invest, among other places, in a while we debate a comprehensive solu- are swindling our students, and we can- world-class workforce, those kinds of tion to the high cost of college, includ- not adequately address college afford- skill sets. That is not just college, not ing student loan interest rates. Few if ability without better regulating for- just in postsecondary, it is almost from any bills that make their arduous way profit schools. the cradle well into their lives. through the legislative process are per- This legislation is not what I would A second area where it is important fect, but the legislation we are consid- have drafted. Under the new student for us to invest is infrastructure, ering today is, in too many ways, too loan bill, the Federal Government will broadly defined: roads, highways, imperfect. Even after our attempts to make an additional $715 million in bridges, rail, ports, airports, water, win approval of better options, this leg- profits over the next decade, and all of wastewater, broadband deployed all islation, in its final form, does not the profit is coming from the pocket- across the country—those are the offer enough to protect our future stu- books of students and their families. kinds of investments that will pay dents from needlessly paying higher in- While I am pleased the legislation in- great dividends in the form of a strong- terest rates. cludes a GAO study within 4 months to er economy. Education is a path out of poverty, a help us better understand the costs to A third area we need to invest in is road to personal growth, and an access the government of running the student research and development. We were re- ramp to professional accomplishment loan program, so that we can better set minded by Dr. Francis Collins, head of and economic security. No student appropriate student loan interest rates the National Institutes of Health, of should be denied the benefits of a col- that do not generate revenue for the the kind of impact sequestration is lege education because of the cost, but Federal Government, it does not go far having on our abilities to invest in all unfortunately that is happening all too enough to protect our students. kinds of health-related areas and phar- often. In recent years, average college This conversation is not completed. maceutical areas, medical areas. They tuition rates have been increasing fast- The challenge and the obligation of are finding it difficult to make the er than inflation and outpacing student making college affordable certainly re- kind of investments needed to be made. financial aid. Tuition rates today are mains. We have a responsibility to Part of what we need to do is invest in going beyond the ability of most fami- families across America to not only the kind of research that can be com- lies to pay. As a result, students and keep student loan interest rates low in mercialized and turned into goods and their parents take on significant stu- the years ahead, as they plan their fi- products we can sell not just in Amer- dent loan debt in order to have the op- nances and manage their households, ica but all over the world. portunity at a college education. but to make fundamental reforms to That is sort of the context. In my I believe that the Federal Govern- help students and their families man- view, in the end this is how we ment has an obligation to support age college costs. I am counting on strengthen our economy, how do we these students by subsidizing loans for that debate, and I know America’s stu- grow the economic pie for our country the lowest income students and offer- dents are, too. and citizens. ing programs like Pell Grants to help The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- Going back to the first item I men- students who never thought they could ator from Rhode Island. tioned is a world-class workforce. It afford college. While the bill lowers in- Mr. REED. I ask unanimous consent doesn’t start when people graduate terest rates for 11 million students in at the conclusion of Senator CARPER’s from high school and go off to college, the near term, students and their par- remarks I be recognized to use the time whether junior college or whether it is ents by as soon as 2015 will likely pay allotted to me under the motion. a certificate program. It is what we do higher interest than they pay under The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without before they ever go the to first grade, current law. Debt from student loans is objection, it is so ordered. the kinds of investments that are made climbing to new heights and out- The Senator from Delaware. before kids ever go into kindergarten, standing student loan debt in the Mr. CARPER. Mr. President, I think at the age of 5 in most States. United States has reached nearly $1 what I would like to do is try to set But today’s debate is on college trillion. this discussion this afternoon in con- loans. I will focus on that. Let me re- This debate has included consider- text if I can. One of the things I focus mind us, the investments we do not ation of two amendments that I am on a lot—I know the Presiding Officer make in the lives of children when they

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A roughly half the kids who are eligible chance to have the ability to go to col- permanent, assigned rate would not be for what is called title I, special edu- lege and get a college education—be in effect when the loan is taken out. cation programs in our schools to more productive in our society. Somebody graduates and they go to make sure that, if they are way behind, A lot is being said about the different work. In this example, they find a job they have a chance to at least catch up rates. that pays $25,000. That is one person a little bit. We fund half the kids eligi- There are two numbers we ought to who has no spouse or kids. Let’s say ble. keep in mind. People have said that in that person has $45,000 worth of debt. Some of my colleagues said we years to come interest rates will go up. How much can they be compelled to should provide free college education I suspect they probably will go up since pay in interest starting the year after for people; that should be our policy. they are pretty low at this time, but they graduate? The answer is not $1,000 We are not even meeting our obligation we don’t know. We have had Senators a month or $500 a month. The answer is to fund Head Start for half the kids in come to the floor and say the interest $97 a month, and that is it. There is a the country, fund special education rates will be this amount or that mathematical formula where we take title I for half the kids in the country amount. Who knows. We don’t know. their income, less what the poverty who are eligible. We have a $750 billion What we do know is that under the level is for that person, multiplied by budget deficit this year. It is down current law right now and unless we 0.15 percent. In this case it is $97 a from $1.4 trillion a couple of years ago, pass something and get bipartisan sup- month. but it is large. It is going to come down port as well as the support of the Presi- Then we have this example. Let’s say for a while and then jump back up a dent, the interest rate is going to be 6.8 Sally gets married, has a child, and has number of years down the line. percent for some time. If we adopt the a family of three. Let’s say the family I think for us the question is how do bipartisan proposal that a number of us of three is making $40,000 a year and we get a better result for less money in are offering—it is a tripartisan pro- they have $45,000 worth of loans. How almost everything we do. In a way col- posal, actually, with the support of the much can they be compelled to pay in lege loans are the symptom of the President—the rate for the student interest? Again, there are three people problem but not the underlying prob- loans this year will not be 6.8 percent, in the family with $45,000 in loans. How lem. The underlying problem is less the it will be 3.86 percent. much can they be compelled to pay? It Federal student loan program, it is If the student takes a loan this year, turns out to be about $120 a month. Not more the cost of education, what we that rate doesn’t go up. Even if inter- many people realize this is the law, and are spending. My wife and I put two est rates go up, they will owe 3.86 per- it is going to stay the law under the boys through college in the last half cent on the loan that students take out tripartisan proposal. dozen or so years and we have a pretty this year. If they take out another loan How about if somebody goes to work good idea of what it costs to go to in the following school year and the for the Federal Government or State school these days. They got a good edu- rate is 4.1 percent, or whatever that government or local government or cation but, boy, it costs a whole lot. rate is, that is what they will pay on they go to work for a nonprofit and One of the things we need to be focused that second loan for the balance of the they do so at some sacrifice. Maybe on when we have this debate is what loan, whether it is 5 years, 10 years, 15 they could make more money in the can we do to make sure our young peo- years, or 20 years. private sector, but they have this urge ple get a good education but how do we As interest accrues on these student or compulsion for public service. After make sure it is done in a cost-effective loans over the next 2, 3, and 4 years 10 years, their loan will be forgiven. If way. while someone is in school, a reason- they are current on their loan, their There is some interesting work going able question to ask is: Who pays for loan will be forgiven after 10 years of on in places such as MIT, Harvard, the accrued interest? If the student is public service. That has been the law Stanford, that I think is informing us in school, as most of us have been, the and that would remain the law. all in that discussion. interest accrues. In the past, we have How about if they don’t work in pub- Let’s talk about the program before had subsidized loans for low-income lic service? What if they don’t work for us today, the student loan program. students and unsubsidized loans for the State, local or Federal Govern- For a number of years we set the rate those who have a higher income. For a ment? What if they don’t work for a cap at 6.8 percent and then during the number of years, the student who had nonprofit with a 501(c) designation? great recession we lowered that cap so the subsidized loan—the lower income Let’s say they are current on their the top rate students would pay on student—would accrue interest on loan. After 25 years, their loan is for- their student loans, Federal student their loan for year 1, year 2, year 3, given as well. loans, was 3.4 percent. That period of year 4, and year 5. We can argue about the rate we use time expired more than a year ago, As for the subsidized student, the to determine what graduates, under- June 30 of last year, and so the rate Federal Government has paid the ac- graduates or families would pay on was supposed to pop back up to 6.8 per- crued interest. Then when they grad- their loan after the student graduates cent where it had been previously as a uate from school and walk away, they and whether it makes sense to peg or cap on what could be charged to stu- don’t owe that interest. It has been key that rate off the 10-year Treasury dents. paid for—forgiven, if you will. note. I think the 10-year Treasury the June 30 a year ago we were not sure For the unsubsidized higher income President has recommended is a rea- what to do and we said let’s kick the student, the Federal Government de- sonable place to begin. can down the road and put it off a year, fers the interest, but eventually inter- Some have said we should use the the date of decision, and we will decide est—eventually it has to be paid by the Fed funds rate. What is the Fed funds by June 30, 2013, what the new policy higher income student. We don’t rate? That is the rate that is charged should be. We got here on June 30, 2013, change that. We leave that in effect. overnight when one bank loans money and some were willing to kick the can Who pays the accrued interest for the to another bank overnight. Some peo- down the road for another year and lower income students? The Federal ple say that should be the rate. This is deal with it then. Government. When they graduate not an overnight loan from one finan- The President said we cannot do school, then they have an obligation to cial institution to another, so I don’t that. We can’t keep doing that. The pay that interest and the principal on think the Fed funds rate is appro- President said we need to put in place their own. priate. a policy, a commonsense policy that is As I have talked to my colleagues, I Some people said we should use a 90- fiscally responsible but also that is find that not everybody knows what I day T-bill rate. This is not a 9-day morally responsible to the least of just mentioned about the lower rate. loan. A 90-day T-bill rate may make

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We are starting use a rate that might be charged for a significant limits on how much inter- at the low point of interest rates, and 3- or 4-year car loan? This is not a car est they can be compelled to pay in a then inevitably we are moving up. We loan that is collateralized with a car. year. are moving up as the economy recov- This is not a 20-, 25-, or 30-year mort- If somebody goes to work for the ers. We will also move up as the Fed- gage that is collateralized with a Federal Government, State govern- eral Reserve limits their very aggres- house. This is a long-term loan that is ment, local government, nonprofit or sive quantitative easing program, not collateralized. public service, after 10 years—if they where they have been buying securities What the President has said—and I are current on their loan—it is for- to depress the rates. and our bipartisan group agree—is that given. For a person who doesn’t go into If we look at the CBO projections, it makes sense to use a 10-year Treas- public service but is current on their parents and graduate students will ury note and peg the rate off of that loan and still owes a ton of money begin paying more than the current and add to that a modest fee—in this after 25 years, their loan is forgiven. fixed rate of 6.8 percent and 7.9 percent case close to 1.5 points—to make sure That is not heartless or unfair. I think by 2015. That is not a long time. That the program is soundly run and doesn’t it is pragmatic and reasonable. I think means the young freshman who is make the deficit larger. it makes sure we meet our fiscal obli- going into college next year might ben- We have heard about some large gation for the taxpayers. At the same efit from this proposal, but the young- numbers assigned as to what this time, we are meeting our moral obliga- er brother or sister who is a freshman amounts to in terms of a transfer from tion for those who need to borrow in high school will be paying much students to the Federal Government. money to go to college. more. I think collectively, over time, The President’s original proposal had a I think there was a UC request—as I since this is a permanent proposal, the very large amount, under his initial was beginning to speak—from a Sen- debts that will accumulate to Amer- proposal, going from students to the ator from a State smaller than Dela- ican families and American students Treasury, and he was going to use that ware. I believe he had a unanimous will be significant. money to pay for Pell grants. We would consent request to speak immediately We are essentially adopting a new ap- actually cover the cost of the Pell following my remarks. proach to Federal policy on higher edu- grant increases. We don’t do that in I yield with great pleasure for my cation. We are not subsidizing it; we our program. Army buddy, the Senator from Rhode are not making it below market rates. What we tried to do is to take the Island, JACK REED. We are shifting the costs on to stu- very large transfer of money in the The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. dents. That is because one of the prem- President’s proposal to the Treasury BROWN). The senior Senator from ises in this proposal, quite obviously, is and to change that and scale that down Rhode Island is recognized. that there will be no cost to the gov- and come as close as we could to elimi- Mr. REED. Mr. President, I recognize ernment, and we are starting with the nating it. This is about a $1.2 trillion it is a much larger State. The nice principle of a rate of 6.8 percent over college loan program, and that is about thing about the Senate is that we all time. So as we decrease rates for the as close as we could come to elimi- have two Senators. first few years, just simple arithmetic nating the transfer, if you will, from There has been a great deal of work tells us we have to raise rates going students to the government to about put together by so many people here: forward. $600 million to $700 million. That is a Senator CARPER, Senator MANCHIN, Also, I think the way this is struc- lot of money, but out of $1.2 trillion, Senator ALEXANDER, Senator HARKIN, tured has to be considered. We have somebody told me it works out to $2.50 Senator KING, and Senator BURR. I chosen not a short-term T-bill rate—a per student who is getting a loan. If we could go on. They have been trying—in 91-day rate—which is low; we have cho- can bring it down to zero from $600 mil- a principled way—to help students. sen a 10-year rate which, in itself, is lion or $700 million, that would be They provided short-term help, but the higher. So we have begun our recon- great. major criticism I have of the legisla- struction of the rate structure by pick- Let me conclude with these thoughts: tion is that it locks us into the long- ing a much higher baseline than has Should we have a Federal student loan run, predictable rate increases and will been consistent in the past, even with program? I am sure some people think add further to the burden that students variable rates, and we have had vari- we shouldn’t, but I think we should. and families are bearing to send their able rates in the past. Then we have Should it be one where we use the Gov- children, and themselves, to college added a premium to that to cover our ernment’s purchasing power to make it and beyond. costs—the cost of default, the cost of possible for people to access credit so Despite these great efforts, I just do the administration of the program. they can go to school? I think we not believe this approach, if Interestingly enough, in this pro- should. Should we allow people to use unamended, is going to be the way we posal, there is a study the GAO is or- the Federal money the Government want to move forward. dered to do to tell us if our cost esti- borrows—should we let them have that Mark Kantrowitz is a well-known ex- mates are in any way close to the real money at below Government cost? pert on student aid. His comments are cost to the Federal Government. I When we do that, it makes the deficit particularly telling. think the factor is significantly suffi- go up and it makes us squeeze pro- It’s still going to be, effectively, an inter- cient that the premium—the delta, if grams such as Head Start and the Title est rate increase masquerading as a decrease. you will—we are charging students is I Program. It is like robbing Peter to Students currently enrolled will benefit from much higher than the real cost, even pay Paul. the low interest rates, but as the economy including default rates, to the Federal I think this is a good proposal. This recovers and rates rise, today’s high school Government. proposal will use the Government’s students could end up paying more than 6.8 I think this is a proposal that, again, borrowing power and will be able to percent. It’s far from a permanent solution. was generated with great sincerity and provide a lower-than-market rate for a I think he is right. I wish to empha- great diligence, but over time it does lot of students. Students will be able to size the fact that as the economy re- not meet the test of consistency with lock in the lower rate. It will then pro- covers and rates rise, one of the fal- our previous support for higher edu- vide some help—with the Federal Gov- lacies of the CBO projections is that cation. We actually subsidized higher ernment paying for the accrued inter- back in early 2000s they suggested that education, and we did it at below-mar- est—for the lower income students who interest rates would stay very high. ket rates. We did it because we be- have the subsidized loans. During the They did not anticipate the collapse in lieved we had to give students a chance time they are in school, the Govern- 2008 and 2009 of our economy. to educate themselves not only for

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Most re- ting those caps—to say we will go back Chamber I have said this before—di- cently, the market-based rates for stu- and fix it fundamentally ignores one of rectly or indirectly, every one of my dent loans from July 1, 1998, and June the principles that underlies this pro- colleagues who is of a certain age has 30, 2006, was yield on a 91-day Treasury posed legislation—that there be no fur- benefited from subsidized student bill plus 1.7 percent while the student ther costs to the government. To fix loans. If they didn’t, then a brother or was in school and plus 2.3 percent while the interest rate several years from a sister or someone did. Yet we are say- the student was in repayment. This now, when it is 8 percent, again, will ing that was good for us, but it is not rate was capped at 8.25 percent, and it cost a lot more than staying with the good for this generation of students. applied to all Stafford loans—sub- current 6.8 percent fixed rate and 7.9 They should bear the risk of interest sidized, unsubsidized, and graduate. percent fixed rate. rate increases. For parent PLUS loans, the rate was So for that reason, I will be opposing They should bear the full cost. This the yield on the 91-day Treasury bill the underlying legislation unless we is at a time when we have to be much plus 3.1 percent, capped at 9 percent. can make significant progress with re- more cognizant of the centrality of Those rates were a good deal for bor- spect to at least capping the rates at higher education in terms of the life- rowers. Students who are repaying 6.8 percent and 7.9 percent. time wages and earnings of individuals their loans under this system have a With that, I reserve the remainder of my time, and I yield the floor. and in terms of our economic competi- rate of 2.35 percent this year and par- The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- tiveness across the globe. ents are paying 3.15 percent. That is be- We all have reached a point that un- ator from Alabama. cause interest rates have come down Mr. SESSIONS. Mr. President, I wish less we adopt the amendment I pro- dramatically. One of the reasons for to speak for a few minutes about the pose, we are locking ourselves into in- that—perhaps the primary reason—is loan program and concerns I have creasing rates that go way beyond the because we faced an economic poten- about it, particularly the scoring con- current statutory rate of 6.8 percent for tial catastrophe in 2008 and 2009. Eco- ventions used by the Congressional Stafford loans and 7.9 percent for PLUS nomic activity shrunk, rates fell, and Budget Office in its cost analysis of loans. Even with these rates—the cur- the Federal Reserve took a very ag- these student loans. It is something I rent rates—6.8 and 7.9 percent—CBO gressive program of quantitative eas- have looked at for some time as the has estimated that the government ing to deliberately lower interest rates. ranking member of the Budget Com- will generate about $184 million in rev- Instead of using the 91-day Treasury mittee. We have asked CBO to analyze enues. That is the difference between bill, what this underlying proposal uses these issues and have offered the hon- the cost of funding and the return. It is is the 10-year Treasury bill. This deci- est Budget Act, which deals with all just what it costs the government to sion results in a rate that in and of kinds of loans, and the improper way borrow and what they are getting in itself is 1.76 percentage points higher CBO scores them—not that they do it revenue from students, accounting for for this year alone. If we use the 91-day on their own, but because we require defaults and borrower benefits. So in- T-bill rate, we could lower rates even them to score it that way. stead of investing in students, we are further, but we are using the 10-year In sum, I would say the loans that basically profiting from them, and that rate, so we are already building in al- have been referred to today do not point has been made by my colleagues, most 2 percentage points of interest for make money for the government. They particularly Senator WARREN, over students who will be subject to this just do not. They are going to cost time. legislation. money. It is simply—and that would be As we move to this new form of rate Since May 1 we have already seen the a subsidy to the borrower. We are talk- structure—10-year Treasury bills plus a rates on the 10-year Treasury bill climb ing about 2.05 percent above the 10-year premium; they are capped, but they are nearly 1 percent. Those rates are head- Treasury note, and that is a good way capped at high rates—the government ed upward, and the CBO has projected to figure what the interest rates are. will, in fact, be making even more them to rise. That is consistent, by the When they rise, the cost of money money. way, with an economic recovery. So rises. It rises for the U.S. Treasury as What I would like to do and what we the good news is if the economy recov- well as for the people who borrow from have tried to do is to propose that we ers, interest rates will rise except it is the U.S. Treasury. initially freeze rates at 3.4 percent and not good news for students because But the Federal Credit Reform Act, then spend the time to fix this problem their interest payments will rise. If or FCRA, requires CBO to score these as best we can completely. We need to CBO is wrong, that means we will prob- loans in a way that gives the impres- develop a rate structure that does not ably have an economic shock ahead of sion that they do, in fact, make money. provide a huge profit, as defined be- us which will be bad news for everyone. In a recent report on student loans, the tween the cost of funding and the rev- So I think we have to be very cog- CBO wrote to us that FCRA—this is enue to the Federal Government, nizant of the fact that there is a much the law that tells them how they ana- incentivize colleges to lower tuition— better way to do this, and there should lyze the cost: and that will be a very difficult and be a comprehensive approach. FCRA accounting does not consider some challenging endeavor—and think seri- What we are suggesting, and in the costs borne by the government. In par- ously about refinancing because right amendment Senator WARREN and I are ticular, it omits risks taxpayers face because now we have students and families fac- proposing, is that we at least cap the federal receipts from interest and principal payments on student loans tend to be low ing $1 trillion in debt, and they are suf- interest rates for the Stafford loans— when economic and financial conditions are fering under this situation. for the undergraduate loans—at 6.8 per- poor and resources therefore are more valu- We want to take a comprehensive ap- cent, which is the current rate, and for able. Fair-value accounting methods account proach, but this is not the approach. the PLUS loans at 7.9 percent so no for such risk. . . . This is simply fixing rates. The one one, regardless of whether one starts Fair value accounting methods aren’t certainty in this legislation is that the college next fall or 4 years from now, being used with these loans. In fact, rates will go up—not right away, but will be worse off than the current situ- CBO utilized a fair value accounting they will go up—and they could go up ation with the fixed interest rate. I system—please get this, colleagues: very quickly, and they could reach the think that would be an improvement. I They used that system to analyze these limits very quickly, and that is an ad- think, if we don’t adopt such an ap- loans in addition to the system re- ditional burden on students. As a re- proach, then we are locking students quired by law, and that would show sult, it will begin to make college more and families into a very costly and pre- that student loans actually lose money expensive, less affordable, less of an op- dictably increasingly costly structure. for the American taxpayer. So often tion for many families and youngsters, We are not making any reforms with around here we have scores that indi- and it will hurt us in the long run in respect to the cost of college. We are cate one thing, and Senators advocate terms of our economic competitiveness not dealing with the issue of refi- that they say one thing, when the and our ability to grow our economy. nancing. truth is it costs us money.

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Oh, there were termined based on accounting rules ficial analysis based on the require- loans given to GIs coming back from specified by the Federal Credit Reform ments that Congress gave them, but the war, but this was a program avail- Act. Under the guidelines set forth they acknowledge the market risk is a able to those who were not veterans. there, the cost of Federal loans are re- better analysis. What did they say that They called it the National Defense corded in the year in which the loans would do? Education Act. It was all about Amer- are made. The net cost of a student The methodological difference be- icas defense. What they said was: We loan includes the estimated future re- tween FCRA—the current system—and will loan money to students across payment of principal and interest—the the fair-value accounting system pro- America to go to college. I think their estimate of what would be repaid. The duces alarmingly different results— rationale was sound. If more Ameri- value of these future repayments are alarmingly different. Under the FCRA, cans went to college and got educated, adjusted to reflect certain risks—the CBO estimates that the student loan we would have the engineers and sci- risk of default and the risk of inflation. program will reduce the deficit by $37 entists we need to make this a strong CBO cannot, however, include an ad- billion in fiscal year 2013 and save $184 nation from a defense point of view and justment for market risk, such as if billion over 10 years. With those re- from our economy point of view. the country has a bad financial crisis, sults, of course, the program looks So I thank the Russians for launch- which periodically happens. good. ing Sputnik, and I thank the Congress Examples of market risk include the But under the fair-value accounting for creating the National Defense Edu- current fiscal situation: Our Nation’s procedure that CBO says is preferable, cation Act because a kid from East St. current unemployment rate is 7.6 per- CBO estimates that direct student Louis, IL, whose parents had eighth cent with 11.8 million people unem- loans issued between 2013 and 2023 grade educations, got a chance to go to ployed. Some want to continue to bring would cost the government $95 billion— college, and he is standing here today in millions of people to take those jobs cost the government $95 billion. Sud- in the Senate. from abroad while we have 11 million denly, the student loan program, when It was a pretty good deal too. The people unemployed, and it is time for adjusted more accurately for market National Defense Education Act said: us to reevaluate that policy, in my risk, is a deficit creator rather than an You can borrow money to go to school, opinion. income producer. and you do not have to pay it back According to the Bureau of Labor As I say, I wish that were not so. I until a year after you graduate—10 Statistics, June 2013 figures, the unem- hate to report that. But we have been equal payments at 3-percent interest. I ployment rate among college students looking at these numbers for some remember these because I was fright- shows about 1.9 million unemployed time. I urge my colleagues. I know we ened to death in 1969, when I finished college students. All of these factors need to do something about student law school and added up all my student lead to lower loan repayment rates and loans. We need to get it done now. I am loans, and they said to me: You owe higher collection costs for the govern- not here to try to say we should not $8,500. I went home to my wife, and I ment. With an interest rate well over 7 pass anything. But what I am saying is, said: We are doomed. We can’t pay that percent and college students struggling colleagues, we have to end this fooling back—$850 a year. It is impossible. It to find work, default rates are going to ourselves system. We have to go to an was not impossible. We did it. And increase. honest system that the private mar- many others did too. Because the FCRA method of ac- kets utilize and the Federal Govern- What happened as a result of that counting for student loans does not ment should be utilizing. I am going to satellite and that student loan pro- take into account all of the risks that continue to push for that. gram was a dramatic change in higher are associated with making a loan, the We will continue to work on this education in America in the 1960s and government should require that CBO issue. I know we have a situation that ever since. We democratized higher adopt the fair-value accounting meth- is very painful for students, many of education. It used to be the only folks od. As I said, unrelated specifically to whom have overborrowed. They did not who went to college were the sons and this legislation, I offered legislation 2 understand the significance of what daughters of alumni and those who years ago to do just that because the they were doing and they ran up more were supersmart and rich. Well, kids American people need to know what debt than they should have. As a re- like myself got a chance all across the cost to the Treasury will be when sult, they are in a painful cir- America. we make loans, and we know, and CBO cumstance, for sure. But when we do So now here we are today, many acknowledges, that this method they our policy for the future, and we ana- years later—some 50 years later—and are using required by law is not accu- lyze what it costs to make a loan pro- we are talking about student loans for rate. gram—what it costs the taxpayers—we this generation of students. We have According to a June 2013 CBO report need to have accurate accounting. many choices before us. I happen to made for the Senate Budget Committee If the matter is accurately ac- like the National Defense Education entitled ‘‘Options to Change Interest counted, using best accounting proce- Act. I like holding interest rates at 3 Rates and Other Terms on Student dures, this bill, as now presented, percent. I like the payback terms. But Loans’’ that I requested in my capacity would actually cost the taxpayers the number of students taking out as ranking member of the Budget Com- money rather than make them money. loans and the cost of higher education mittee, CBO admitted and acknowl- I thank the Presiding Officer and have reached a point where we cannot edged that its current scoring rules yield the floor. do that without some serious commit- failed to adequately account for the The PRESIDING OFFICER. The as- ment of resources at the Federal level cost of these loans. sistant majority leader is recognized. at a time when our budget problems do That is just a fact. I wish it were not Mr. DURBIN. Mr. President, I ask not give us much latitude and much so. I wish we could cut these rates even unanimous consent to speak for 10 min- opportunity. lower than they are. But I have to say, utes. So I sat down with a number of my it is not accurate to say the Federal The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without colleagues—ANGUS KING, a new Senator Government is going to make a bunch objection, it is so ordered. from Maine, an Independent who sits of money off of it. Mr. DURBIN. Mr. President, we are on the Democratic side; JOE MANCHIN, It goes on to say: debating student loans. We are here a Democrat from West Virginia; TOM [U]sing fair-value methodology represents having this debate because of Russia. CARPER, a Democrat from Delaware; a broader measure of cost that includes the How did that happen? It was October of and TOM HARKIN, who is the chairman cost of market risk. 1957. The Russians launched a satellite of the Health, Education, Labor, and

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The swer to dealing with student loans that the next 4 years. With friends like that, clerk will call the roll. will be the last vote today. We will students and their families—I will not The legislative clerk proceeded to have a series of votes. That, I think, is finish the sentence. But people ought call the roll. Mr. HARKIN. Mr. President, I ask the right answer because I think we to think twice about this. We are giv- unanimous consent that the order for have struck the right balance. There ing students a lower interest rate and a the quorum call be rescinded. are many of my colleagues in the guaranteed cap. It is not just for undergraduates. In The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without Democratic caucus who are still op- objection, it is so ordered. posed to this bipartisan approach. the next 4 years, those who are in the graduate loan programs will save over Mr. HARKIN. Mr. President, I spoke Some of them believe—and I do not on the floor earlier today about the quarrel with it—we should go back to $4,000 in interest with the bipartisan approach; and those in the parent loans proposal that is before us. I wish to re- the old days of the National Defense will save over $2,000 in interest paid. So iterate what I said then: I cannot stress Education Act. We should be sub- for 4 years this is a solid winner. enough that this bill represents a num- sidizing the interest rates. We ought to In the effort of full disclosure and ber of compromises made on both sides be putting a substantial amount of honesty, after 4 years, in the second 4 to come to a solution on how to keep money into keeping the cost of higher years, interest rates, we project, will interest rates low for students in the education low in terms of interest be going up, and the cost of these loans coming years. The compromise we will rates. go up. be voting on shortly is the closest we I do not quarrel with that. I am a My position is, let’s vote for this have gotten to a deal that represents beneficiary of that type of approach now, roll up our sleeves and make sure two core Democratic principles related and philosophy. But we have tried to that 4 years from now we can replace it to student loan interest rates: No. 1, pass that in the Senate several times with something that is as good or bet- the inclusion of hard, upfront caps for with the leadership of JACK REED of ter. But why stick people with 6.8 per- students, so should we experience high Rhode Island, and we cannot come up cent, when we can bring the loan rate interest rates in the future, they will with 60 votes. We cannot come up with down to 3.8 percent? be protected from those high rates. the supermajority we need to make At the end of the day, the groups Let me repeat. Under this plan, un- this a viable alternative. that are supporting this bill are sub- dergraduates in this country will never So now we have to ask ourselves a stantial: the American Council on Edu- pay more than 8.25 percent. That is very basic question: What will we do if cation, the American Association of what we had in the 1990s, and five we cannot have a subsidized Federal Community Colleges, the National As- times we bumped up against that in program? Well, I think what we have sociation of Independent Colleges and the 1990s. History could well repeat come up with is a good approach. What Universities, Rock the Vote, the itself in that regard. we have come up with says basically United States Student Association, and We have a hard cap. Graduate stu- we are capping the interest rate any the Committee for a Responsible Fed- dents will pay no more than 9.5 per- student will ever have to pay in under- eral Budget, because, you see, we are cent; parents and graduate students graduate loans at 8.25 percent—8.25 per- not adding to our budgetary woes here. taking out PLUS loans, no more than cent—capped, no matter what happens We found out this program actually 10.5 percent—hard cap. to interest rates. And we are saying we generates about $715 million more than Secondly, we wanted this to come as are going to start at an interest rate the actual cost of loans, as we project close to deficit neutral as possible, and that is even dramatically lower than them. I wish it were zero. But put it in this is what we have done. the interest rate paid by students as of perspective: $715 million over 10 years To show how we made compromises this moment. So if you vote against against the student loan program that around here, I will say that the Repub- the bipartisan alternative on student will cost us $1.4 trillion. licans’ initial proposal that we had loans, you are voting against an effort My colleague Senator KING did an voted on here—and it went down, as to bring student loan interest rates analysis, and I think he calculated it well as the initial Democratic Senate down from 6.8 percent to 3.8 percent at .005 percent or somewhere in that proposal went down—the Senate Re- and you are voting against the cap on range. publicans’ initial proposal raised $15.6 Mr. KING. Three zeroes. interest rates at 8.25 percent. I do not Mr. DURBIN. So .0005 percent. Do billion in deficit reduction over 10 see how that is going to benefit stu- you know what it means to the cost of years. We negotiated down to $715 mil- dents. If you were offered a new home a student loan—that $715 million I am lion over 10 years. Put that in context. mortgage, reducing your interest rate talking about? Mr. President, on aver- Over the next 10 years the student loan by 3 percent, you could not wait to go age $2.76 for each loan over the ten program will probably loan out some- to closing—right?—because the inter- year period. So if you borrow $2,000 or where in the neighborhood of $1.4 to est you are going to pay on your home $3,000, over the life of the loan you will $1.5 trillion. What we are talking about goes down dramatically. pay $2.76 more, but you will save $2,000 is only $715 million over the next 10 Our bipartisan approach is going to to $3,000 in interest. years. That is the closest we could reduce the interest rates paid by 11 For those who argue that $715 million come to zero and at the same time million students and for about two- is a deal killer, it is not. I wish it were have hard caps and keep interest rates thirds of them by 3 percent. And those zero, but it should not stop us. If you low. who vote no, those who vote no to that are frustrated with the current situa- I can’t stress enough that this is a approach, are saying: Keep it at 6.8 per- tion, if you think there ought to be a true compromise. If I were to write it, cent. How can that be good for students different student loan program, work I would write it differently, and I have or their families? A cap of 8.25 percent to change it. But do not be supporting expressed myself in votes on the Sen- on student loans for 10 years is a pro- a position which raises interest rates ate floor in the past. But we have to tection that says to students in the fu- on the students who are struggling to deal with the art of the possible and ture: The highest interest rate you face get by. Do not be voting against the bi- reach compromises that answers both is 8.25 percent. partisan bill that puts a cap on these what the Republicans sought to do and What does it mean in terms of sav- student loan interest rates. what we sought to do. ings? Our approach in the bipartisan Let’s roll up our sleeves in the next 4 I would also reiterate that this is not bill means if you are an undergraduate years. Let’s make sure we continue af- the end of the conversation. It is the student in America, over the next 4 fordable interest rates for students. beginning.

VerDate Mar 15 2010 04:37 Jul 25, 2013 Jkt 029060 PO 00000 Frm 00040 Fmt 0624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\G24JY6.062 S24JYPT1 rfrederick on DSK6SPTVN1PROD with SENATE July 24, 2013 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S5891 As important as student loans are— they sound nice, they would be nice in CARPER, who worked so hard through Stafford loans so students are able to a perfect world, but we have to deal so many days and weeks to get this get an education and their parents with CBO estimates. Quite frankly, the pulled together. Of course, I thank my being able to afford it—as important as cost of those amendments, as judged by ranking member and good friend Sen- that is, it is only one part of the jigsaw CBO, is something we can’t do. Again, ator ALEXANDER, who has been here puzzle that is college affordability. they sound nice, they look nice, they from day one trying to find that sweet In 4 months, when the GAO report might feel nice, but we can’t do it. So spot that we could all agree on and comes back—and I will again repeat I will be opposing those amendments. I vote on. I thank Senator COBURN, Sen- that one of the elements we got in this will be opposing them because we can’t ator BURR, and all their staffs for all of compromise was a requirement that do that at this time. their hard work and diligence in put- the GAO do a study on student loans, What we can do is do the compromise ting this proposal together. I thank what the real cost is to the govern- we have reached. That is what we can President Obama and his team and Sec- ment, what the real cost is to admin- do. And don’t let anyone tell you this retary Duncan and his team for work- ister that, and get that back to us in 4 is a bad deal for students. This is not a ing together, and all of our staffs. months. When we are in our committee bad deal for students. If we don’t pass This is the best we could do on a reauthorizing the Higher Education this, undergraduate students this year compromise for students given all the Act, we can take that into account. will pay 6.8 percent on their loans. various priorities of this side, that My good friend from Maine, who has With this bill, they will pay 3.86 per- side, the White House, and everybody been so instrumental in working out cent. Tell me which is the best deal. else. This is a good deal. We shouldn’t this agreement, has said many times Next year it is 4.26 percent, the year turn it down. that the rule book we have to go on is after that it is 5.4 percent, and the year I will vote against the amendments CBO estimates. I have been here long after that it is 6.29 percent. It doesn’t offered by Senator REED and Senator enough to see how many mistakes CBO get up to 7 percent for 4 years, if CBO SANDERS, well meaning though they has made in the past. We don’t know if is right. In any case, for the next 4 are. As I said, they sound nice and they they are right. We have no way of years it is going to be lower than 6.8 look pretty, but don’t be lured into knowing that. We also don’t know what percent for every undergraduate stu- thinking that somehow that is going to those interest rates are going to be in dent in college. happen. It is not. We have to stick with the future, and we don’t know if a 2.05 Don’t let anybody tell you this isn’t this compromise and get a good deal add-on or 3.6 add-on is the right thing. a good deal for students. It is a good for the students, even though you may We don’t know. That is why we have deal for students. This is why today we not think it is perfect. It is a good deal. required the GAO to give us an in- received an endorsement by the United I support the Bipartisan Student depth study so we can have a better States Student Association endorsing Loan Certainty Act. I encourage all of handle on the cost to the government, this bill, endorsing the compromise. my colleagues to vote in favor of its what it costs to administer the pro- They are not walking away from it. passing and against amendments that gram and all of its elements. We will The Leadership Conference on Civil would detract from it. take that into account. and Human Rights has endorsed this Mr. President, I ask unanimous con- I was pleased to hear, again, Senator bill. Any way you look at it, this is a sent that all time be yielded back with ALEXANDER, my good friend and rank- good deal for students, and it is a good the exception of 2 minutes equally di- ing member on our committee, earlier deal for their families. Don’t let any- vided prior to each vote. today on the floor. He expressed the body tell you otherwise. The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. same commitment he has expressed to Could there be a better deal? Well, I BLUMENTHAL). Without objection, it is me personally that I mentioned today; suppose. How about free money? That so ordered. that is, working together to get a reau- is always a good deal, free money. AMENDMENT NO. 1778 thorization of the Higher Education There is always something better out The PRESIDING OFFICER. Under Act done in this Congress. Senator there. I say to my friends on the Demo- the previous order, there will be 2 min- ALEXANDER is committed to that, and cratic side, don’t let the perfect be the utes of debate equally divided prior to so am I. enemy of the good. Yes, there is prob- the vote in relation to amendment No. I might also add that I am pleased ably a more perfect thing we could do. 1778, offered by the Senator from Rhode that President Obama has also said he We can’t afford it. We don’t have the Island, Mr. REED. is personally committed to working CBO scoring that would allow us to do The Senator from Rhode Island. with us to get a Higher Education Act that. Plus, we need the votes of our Mr. REED. The Reed-Warren amend- through and working with us to look at colleagues on the Republican side, so ment would provide students and fami- all of the college affordability issues. that is why we have to have a com- lies with certainty by ensuring that in- This was displayed in his speech today. promise. That is the way this place terest rates will go no higher than they This is just one element—an impor- should run—on compromises. Legiti- would under the current fixed rates in tant element but only one element. mate, yes, hard-fought-out, but good present law—6.8 percent for student I look forward to working with Sen- compromises. loans and 7.9 percent for PLUS loans. ator ALEXANDER, the White House, Sec- What Senator MANCHIN and Senator The amendment is fully paid for by a retary Duncan, the Department of Edu- BURR have offered is that com- very small—about one-half of 1 per- cation, and members of my committee promise—a good bill, a good, solid com- cent—surcharge on income over $1 mil- on the Democratic side to really look promise, one that will make sure inter- lion. at all aspects of college affordability est rates for undergraduate students We should do this for students all and how we are going to address this will be lower for the next 4 years and across the country, and we should do it issue comprehensively. under 6.8 percent. As Senator ALEX- not only for the students who might be I again want to point out for the ANDER worked so hard to make sure we going to college next year but for those Record—because soon we will be vot- got into this compromise, when stu- who are in high school today and will ing—that there are two amendments dents get these loans at 3.68 percent face, as we know, predictably higher that will be voted on. I think one is by this year, that is it for the life of the rates. Senator REED of Rhode Island and the loan—that is a good deal—or next year A young man from Rhode Island other is by Senator SANDERS of at 4.26 percent or the next year at 5.24 wrote a letter to me. He said: Vermont, and then we will have our percent. That is a good deal. So don’t My brother, who is in college, will be pay- final passage, if I am not mistaken. I let what you might think would be ing a lot of money for college and he’s wor- know the two amendments that have more perfect take you away from vot- ried he will have a hard time paying the loan. I’m afraid that by the time I go to col- been offered—one by Senator SANDERS ing for this bill. This is a good bill. lege, loans will be so expensive that I will and one by Senator REID—look very Again, I thank so many who are re- not be able to pay it off. My parents help nice, and I know many on my side will sponsible for putting this together. I with paying for college but they might not be tempted to vote for them, but I will thank Senator DURBIN, Senator be able to help with a loan that big. I really not be voting for them. They look nice, MANCHIN, Senator KING, and Senator want to be able to go to college.

VerDate Mar 15 2010 04:37 Jul 25, 2013 Jkt 029060 PO 00000 Frm 00041 Fmt 0624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\G24JY6.065 S24JYPT1 rfrederick on DSK6SPTVN1PROD with SENATE S5892 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE July 24, 2013 For those young men and women who Landrieu Nelson Tester changes to student loan interest rates are in high school today or who are Leahy Reed Udall (CO) before they become too high. Let me Levin Reid Udall (NM) going to high school, we have to at Markey Rockefeller Warner remind everyone, in the 1990s we had least vote for this Reed-Warren amend- Menendez Sanders Warren an 8.25-percent cap. We hit it five ment to make sure interest rates stay Merkley Schatz Whitehouse times. We got back in this agreement Mikulski Schumer Wyden at least within the present bounds. Murphy Shaheen an 8.25-percent absolute cap. With that, I urge a ‘‘yes’’ vote. Murray Stabenow Beyond that, for the next 4 years every student—subsidized and unsub- The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- NAYS—53 ator from Iowa. sidized—in college will have a lower in- Alexander Enzi McCain Mr. HARKIN. The Senator from terest rate than 6.8 percent. In the out- Ayotte Fischer McConnell years, who knows what the interest Rhode Island knows I have the highest Barrasso Flake Moran respect and affection for him. I might Blunt Graham Murkowski rates are going to be. We don’t know Boozman Grassley say that he makes excellent points. Paul that, and neither does CBO. But we do Burr Harkin Portman know what they are going to be this As I said earlier, this amendment Carper Hatch Pryor year and probably next year, and the looks good, looks pretty, sounds pret- Chambliss Heller Risch Chiesa Hoeven Roberts students get a much better deal under ty, and might be nice in a perfect Coats Inhofe Rubio the compromise. world, but that is not where we are. Coburn Isakson Scott So I say, don’t support the Sanders Like my colleagues, like Senator REED, Cochran Johanns Sessions amendment. Let’s vote and let’s keep I want to make sure we are only asking Collins Johnson (WI) Corker Kaine Shelby the compromise in place and give our students and families to pay as much Cornyn King Thune students a good deal, this year and Toomey interest as needed in order to properly Crapo Kirk next year and the year after and keep administer the program and no more. Cruz Lee Vitter Donnelly Manchin Wicker that 8.25-percent cap that we nego- Student loans should not be a profit tiated. center for the Federal Government. As NOT VOTING—1 The PRESIDING OFFICER. The I said earlier, that is why we put into McCaskill question is on agreeing to the amend- our underlying bill, the Manchin-Burr The PRESIDING OFFICER. Under ment. bill, a requirement that GAO report the previous order requiring 60 votes Mr. SANDERS. I ask for the yeas and back to us in 4 months as to what it ac- for the adoption of this amendment, nays. tually costs. My good friend from the amendment is rejected. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The yeas Rhode Island doesn’t know what it AMENDMENT NO. 1774 and nays have been requested. Is there costs. I don’t know what it costs. No Under the previous order, there will a sufficient second? one really knows what the cost of this There appears to be a sufficient sec- now be 2 minutes of debate equally di- is. ond. vided prior to a vote on amendment The clerk will call the roll. As Senator ALEXANDER said earlier, No. 1774, offered by the Senator from we are going to be looking at all of this The legislative clerk called the roll. Vermont [Mr. SANDERS]. Mr. DURBIN. I announce that the in the Higher Education Act, what col- Mr. SANDERS. Mr. President, I want lege affordability is. Senator from Missouri (Mrs. MCCAS- to thank Senators LEAHY, WYDEN, Let me repeat. Under the bill before KILL) is necessarily absent. BROWN, WHITEHOUSE, GILLIBRAND, The PRESIDING OFFICER. Are there us, students pay less interest rates MERKLEY, BLUMENTHAL, SCHATZ, MUR- any other Senators in the Chamber de- than 6.8 percent until 2017. PHY, and HIRONO for supporting this siring to vote? While the Reed bill may sound good, amendment. I also wish to thank the The result was announced—yeas 34, we are not there. We are not there to NEA and the AFT, the two largest nays 65, as follows: move on the Reed bill yet or anything teachers organizations in the country, [Rollcall Vote No. 184 Leg.] like it. Plus, the offset he has for that, for supporting this amendment. YEAS—34 even though he has fully paid for it, is This amendment is very simple. It Baldwin Johnson (SD) Rockefeller not acceptable to a lot of people here in sunsets this legislation after 2 years, Baucus Klobuchar Sanders the Senate Chamber. takes advantage of current, relatively Begich Leahy Schatz Blumenthal Levin Stick with the underlying bill and low interest rates, and gives us the Schumer defeat the Reed amendment. Boxer Markey Shaheen time to reauthorize the Higher Edu- Brown Menendez Stabenow The PRESIDING OFFICER. Under cation Act and come up with sensible Cantwell Merkley Udall (NM) the previous order, the question is on Cardin Mikulski Warren long-term solutions to the crisis of stu- Coons Murphy agreeing to the Reed-Warren amend- Whitehouse dent indebtedness and college afford- Franken Nelson Wyden ment. ability. Gillibrand Reed Mr. REED. I ask for the yeas and According to the CBO, by the year Hirono Reid nays. 2018, under this legislation under- NAYS—65 The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there a graduate Stafford loans will be 7.25 per- Alexander Feinstein McCain sufficient second? cent, graduate Stafford loans will be 8.8 Ayotte Fischer McConnell There appears to be a sufficient sec- percent, and parent loans will be 9.7 Barrasso Flake Moran ond. Bennet Graham Murkowski percent. We have a crisis right now in Blunt Grassley Murray The clerk will call the roll. student indebtedness. We need to solve Boozman Hagan Paul The legislative clerk called roll. that crisis, not make it worse. Burr Harkin Portman Mr. DURBIN. I announce that the Carper Hatch Pryor I ask for support of this amendment. Casey Heinrich Risch Senator from Missouri (Mrs. MCCAS- The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- Chambliss Heitkamp Roberts KILL) is necessarily absent. Chiesa Heller ator from Iowa. Rubio The PRESIDING OFFICER. Are there Mr. HARKIN. Mr. President, I can’t Coats Hoeven Coburn Inhofe Scott any other Senators in the Chamber de- support this amendment. By sunsetting Cochran Isakson Sessions siring to vote? this effort 2 years because CBO uses a Collins Johanns Shelby The result was announced—yeas 46, 10-year window, the amendment would Corker Johnson (WI) Tester Cornyn Kaine Thune nays 53, as follows: cost an estimated above $20 billion, and Crapo King Toomey [Rollcall Vote No. 183 Leg.] there is no offset to pay for it. So, Cruz Kirk Udall (CO) Vitter YEAS—46 again, the lack of that offset would vio- Donnelly Landrieu late the agreement we made under our Durbin Lee Warner Baldwin Cantwell Gillibrand Enzi Manchin Wicker Baucus Cardin Hagan bipartisan agreement of trying to get Begich Casey Heinrich as close to deficit neutrality as pos- NOT VOTING—1 Bennet Coons Heitkamp sible. McCaskill Blumenthal Durbin Hirono Boxer Feinstein Johnson (SD) Like Senator SANDERS, I also want to The PRESIDING OFFICER. Under Brown Franken Klobuchar make sure we make any needed the previous order requiring 60 votes

VerDate Mar 15 2010 05:55 Jul 25, 2013 Jkt 029060 PO 00000 Frm 00042 Fmt 0624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\G24JY6.066 S24JYPT1 rfrederick on DSK6SPTVN1PROD with SENATE July 24, 2013 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S5893 for the adoption of this amendment, But, I do want to thank both the dis- I ask unanimous consent to extin- the amendment is rejected. tinguished majority and minority lead- guish the previous order requiring a 60- The majority leader. ers for their kind words this evening vote threshold for this amendment. Mr. REID. We will likely have one and for being gracious enough to take The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there more vote tonight, and then Senator the time to mark this occasion. I have objection? Without objection, it is so MURRAY and Senator COLLINS will de- known these good Senators a long time ordered. termine what is going to happen on the and I am proud to call both of them my The question is on agreeing to the appropriations bill that is before us. friends. amendment. ORRIN HATCH’S13,000TH VOTE I am grateful for all of the friends The amendment (No. 1773) was agreed Mr. President, I rise now to honor and colleague I have made here in the to. our colleague ORRIN HATCH. The next Senate. They make it a great place to The PRESIDING OFFICER. Under vote cast will be ORRIN HATCH’s 13,000th work. the previous order, there will be 2 min- utes of debate equally divided prior to vote. This is a tremendous accomplish- AMENDMENT NO. 1773 ment. It speaks to his dedication to the a vote on passage of H.R. 1911, as The PRESIDING OFFICER. Under amended. State of Utah, his constituents, the the previous order, there will be 2 min- Senate, and our country. He is the Re- Who yields time? utes of debate prior to a vote in rela- The Senator from Iowa. publicans’ most senior Member. He is tion to amendment No. 1773, offered by now serving in his seventh term in the Mr. HARKIN. Mr. President, the vote the Senator from Iowa, Mr. HARKIN. comes on what we are going to do and Senate. Before running for the Senate, The Senator from Rhode Island. Senator HATCH received a bachelor’s that is—as my good friend Senator Mr. REED. Mr. President, a point of degree from Brigham Young Univer- MANCHIN said—to keep interest rates order. I believe we are prepared to sity, a law degree from the University low for students. voice vote this, and at the proper time of Pittsburgh, and was in private prac- What this means for our students is I ask that such a motion be made. tice for a number of years. that the student loans for all under- The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- He is the ranking member on the Fi- graduate students will be reduced from ator from West Virginia. nance Committee today. As we know, 6.8 percent to 3.86 percent this year. It he made a reputation for himself when Mr. MANCHIN. Mr. President, we can will be lower than 6.8 percent for the next 41⁄2—almost 5—years. he was chair of the Judiciary Com- fix our student loan program with a Do our students and our families a mittee. We worked together with him ‘‘yes’’ vote on the bipartisan legisla- favor. Vote for final passage. Keep the for those many years. He serves on the tion to lower interest rates for all stu- interest rates low and make sure our HELP Committee and the Joint Com- dent borrowers. The bipartisan Student students are not paying a 6.8-percent mittee on Taxation. He has truly had a Loan Certainty Act is a long-term fix interest rate this year, next year, and significant impact on the Senate. that is fair, equitable, financially sus- the year beyond. He is a dedicated member of the tainable, and fiscally responsible. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- board of directors of the Holocaust Me- This compromise will save students ator from Rhode Island. morial Museum. He has done amazing $8 billion in interest this school year Mr. REED. Mr. President, as I indi- work throughout his career. which translates to $31 billion in sav- ings over the next 4 years. That means cated previously with respect to the His No. 1 accomplishment for me is amendment proposed by Senator not how many terms he has served in a savings of $2,000 in interest for the MANCHIN, this proposal will provide the Senate but his accomplishment for average freshman student who starts college this year. A ‘‘no’’ vote will pre- short-term rate relief but lock in long- his wonderful family. His wife Elaine term rate pain for thousands of fami- has been a great helpmate for him for vent our students from realizing this savings. lies and students across the country. It these many decades. He has 23 grand- also represents the fundamental shift children, 6 children, and now 10 great- There is simply no better investment we can make than the education of our in our approach to student lending. It grandchildren. goes from investing in students and in Although ORRIN and I occasionally children and grandchildren. I urge my colleagues to make that investment our future economy to making those disagree on substantive issues, I have students be profit centers for the Fed- great respect for him. I am so grateful and vote to support this long-term bi- partisan fix. eral Government. There is an esti- to him over the years for always ex- mated $184 billion over 10 years of prof- The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- pressing concern about me personally it in the current baseline. It is the dif- and his kindness and concern to my ator from Rhode Island. ference between the cost of funding and family, especially to Landra. Mr. REED. Mr. President, I oppose the revenue paid by the students to the Congratulations. the proposed amendment. It is short- Federal Government. This proposal The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Re- term rate relief, but it is long-term adds $715 million to that. publican leader. rate pain for thousands of students and Also, we have done nothing to ad- Mr. MCCONNELL. The senior Sen- families across the country. We can do dress the $1 trillion of outstanding debt ator from Utah will not be known for much better than that. In a few mo- that students face today. This measure the quantity of his votes but for the ments, we will have an opportunity will add to that debt. quality of his work. He is a man of ex- after the voice vote to have another Education has always been the en- traordinary character. We are happy to small discussion prior to final passage. gine of opportunity in this country. have this intermission to congratulate Again, I believe this amendment is With this legislation, that engine will him on yet another accomplishment in not—despite the best work and best in- leave the station with many fewer stu- a long and outstanding career in the tentions and great effort by my col- dents aboard. Senate. leagues—the best work we can do with I urge a ‘‘no’’ vote. ORRIN HATCH’S13,000TH VOTE IN THE SENATE respect to students and families. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Under Mr. HATCH. Mr. President, I have The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- the previous order, the clerk will read just cast 13,000th vote here in the Sen- ator from West Virginia. the title of the bill for a third time. ate. I have to admit that I never Mr. MANCHIN. First of all, I respect The amendment was ordered to be thought I would cast so many votes, my colleague, and we just have a dif- engrossed and the bill to be read a but I’m grateful that I have had the op- ference of opinion, but we are still third time. portunity to serve the good people of going to work together on everything The bill was read a third time. Utah long enough to reach this mile- we possibly can to make it better. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The bill stone. It is my understanding that we will having been read the third time, under That said, I am not really one to be able to adopt the amendment by a the previous order the question is, dwell on the past. I have a lot more voice vote since we will be having a Shall the bill pass? work here to do and a lot more votes to rollcall vote on passage of the bill as Mr. REID. Mr. President, I ask for cast before I am done. amended with this language. the yeas and nays.

VerDate Mar 15 2010 05:55 Jul 25, 2013 Jkt 029060 PO 00000 Frm 00043 Fmt 0624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\G24JY6.068 S24JYPT1 rfrederick on DSK6SPTVN1PROD with SENATE S5894 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE July 24, 2013 The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there a (C) in subparagraph (B), by inserting ‘‘and (b) SENATE PAYGO SCORECARD.—The budg- sufficient second? before July 1, 2013,’’ after ‘‘on or after July 1, etary effects of this Act shall not be entered on There is a sufficient second. 2006,’’; and any PAYGO scorecard maintained for purposes The clerk will call the roll. (D) in subparagraph (C), by inserting ‘‘and of section 201 of S. Con. Res. 21 (110th Con- The bill clerk called the roll. before July 1, 2013,’’ after ‘‘on or after July 1, gress). 2006,’’; Mr. DURBIN. I announce that the SEC. 4. STUDY ON THE ACTUAL COST OF ADMIN- (2) by redesignating paragraphs (8) and (9) as ISTERING THE FEDERAL STUDENT Senator from Missouri (Mrs. MCCAS- paragraphs (9) and (10), respectively; and LOAN PROGRAMS. KILL) is necessarily absent. (3) by inserting after paragraph (7) the fol- Not later than 120 days after the date of en- The PRESIDING OFFICER. Are there lowing: actment of this Act, the Comptroller General of any other Senators in the Chamber de- ‘‘(8) INTEREST RATE PROVISIONS FOR NEW the United States shall— siring to vote? LOANS ON OR AFTER JULY 1, 2013.— (1) complete a study that determines the ac- The result was announced—yeas 81, ‘‘(A) RATES FOR UNDERGRADUATE FDSL AND tual cost to the Federal Government of carrying out the Federal student loan programs author- nays 18, as follows: FDUSL.—Notwithstanding the preceding para- graphs of this subsection, for Federal Direct ized under title IV of the Higher Education Act [Rollcall Vote No. 185 Leg.] Stafford Loans and Federal Direct Unsubsidized of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1070 et seq.), which shall— YEAS—81 Stafford Loans issued to undergraduate stu- (A) provide estimates relying on accurate in- Alexander Fischer Mikulski dents, for which the first disbursement is made formation based on past, current, and projected Ayotte Flake Moran on or after July 1, 2013, the applicable rate of data as to the appropriate index and mark-up Barrasso Franken Murkowski interest shall, for loans disbursed during any 12- rate for the Federal Government’s cost of bor- Baucus Graham Murray month period beginning on July 1 and ending on rowing that would allow the Federal Govern- Begich Grassley Nelson June 30, be determined on the preceding June 1 ment to effectively administer and cover the cost Bennet Hagan Paul and be equal to the lesser of— of the Federal student programs authorized Blunt Harkin Portman under title IV of the Higher Education Act of Boozman Hatch Pryor ‘‘(i) a rate equal to the high yield of the 10- Burr Heinrich Reid year Treasury note auctioned at the final auc- 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1070 et seq.) under the scoring Cantwell Heitkamp Risch tion held prior to such June 1 plus 2.05 percent; rules outlined in the Federal Credit Reform Act Carper Heller Roberts or of 1990 (2 U.S.C. 661 et seq.); Casey Hoeven Rockefeller ‘‘(ii) 8.25 percent. (B) provide the information described in this Chambliss Inhofe Rubio ‘‘(B) RATES FOR GRADUATE AND PROFESSIONAL section in a way that separates out administra- Chiesa Isakson Schatz tive costs, interest rate, and other loan terms Coats Johanns Schumer FDUSL.—Notwithstanding the preceding para- graphs of this subsection, for Federal Direct Un- and conditions; and Coburn Johnson (SD) Scott (C) set forth clear recommendations to the rel- Cochran Johnson (WI) Sessions subsidized Stafford Loans issued to graduate or evant authorizing committees of Congress as to Collins Kaine Shaheen professional students, for which the first dis- how future legislation can incorporate the re- Coons King Shelby bursement is made on or after July 1, 2013, the sults of the study described in this section to Corker Kirk Tester applicable rate of interest shall, for loans dis- Cornyn Klobuchar Thune allow for the administration of the Federal stu- bursed during any 12-month period beginning Crapo Landrieu Toomey dent loan programs authorized under title IV of on July 1 and ending on June 30, be determined Cruz Levin Udall (CO) the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1070 on the preceding June 1 and be equal to the less- Donnelly Manchin Vitter et seq.) without generating any additional rev- Durbin McCain Warner er of— enue to the Federal Government except revenue Enzi McConnell Wicker ‘‘(i) a rate equal to the high yield of the 10- that is needed to carry out such programs; and Feinstein Merkley Wyden year Treasury note auctioned at the final auc- (2) prepare and submit a report to the Com- tion held prior to such June 1 plus 3.6 percent; NAYS—18 mittee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pen- or Baldwin Hirono Reed sions of the Senate and the Committee on Edu- ‘‘(ii) 9.5 percent. Blumenthal Leahy Sanders cation and the Workforce of the House of Rep- ‘‘(C) PLUS LOANS.—Notwithstanding the pre- Boxer Lee Stabenow resentatives setting forth the conclusions of the ceding paragraphs of this subsection, for Fed- Brown Markey Udall (NM) study described in this section in such a manner Cardin Menendez Warren eral Direct PLUS Loans, for which the first dis- that the recommendations included in the report Gillibrand Murphy Whitehouse bursement is made on or after July 1, 2013, the can inform future reauthorizations of the High- applicable rate of interest shall, for loans dis- NOT VOTING—1 er Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001 et seq.). bursed during any 12-month period beginning McCaskill on July 1 and ending on June 30, be determined The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- The PRESIDING OFFICER. The 60- on the preceding June 1 and be equal to the less- ator from Arkansas. vote threshold having been achieved on er of— f ‘‘(i) a rate equal to the high yield of the 10- this bill, the bill, as amended, is MORNING BUSINESS passed. year Treasury note auctioned at the final auc- The bill (H.R. 1911), as amended, is as tion held prior to such June 1 plus 4.6 percent; Mr. PRYOR. Mr. President, if it is in or follows: order, I ask unanimous consent that ‘‘(ii) 10.5 percent. the Senate proceed to a period of morn- H.R. 1911 ‘‘(D) CONSOLIDATION LOANS.—Notwith- ing business, with Senators permitted Resolved, That the bill from the House of standing the preceding paragraphs of this sub- Representatives (H.R. 1911) entitled ‘‘An Act section, any Federal Direct Consolidation Loan to speak therein for up to 10 minutes to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to for which the application is received on or after each. establish interest rates for new loans made July 1, 2013, shall bear interest at an annual The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without on or after July 1, 2013, to direct the Sec- rate on the unpaid principal balance of the loan objection, it is so ordered. retary of Education to convene the Advisory that is equal to the weighted average of the in- The Senator from Arkansas. Committee on Improving Postsecondary terest rates on the loans consolidated, rounded f Education Data to conduct a study on im- to the nearest higher one-eighth of one percent. provements to postsecondary education ‘‘(E) CONSULTATION.—The Secretary shall de- THUD APPROPRIATIONS transparency at the Federal level, and for termine the applicable rate of interest under this Mr. PRYOR. Mr. President, I rise other purposes.’’, do pass with the following paragraph after consultation with the Secretary today to speak in favor of the THUD amendment: of the Treasury and shall publish such rate in Strike all after the first word and insert the Federal Register as soon as practicable after appropriations bill that is on the floor the following: the date of determination. this week. I know all of us have lis- 1. SHORT TITLE. ‘‘(F) RATE.—The applicable rate of interest tened to the speeches and the com- This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Bipartisan Stu- determined under this paragraph for a Federal mentators, and we hear a lot of people dent Loan Certainty Act of 2013’’. Direct Stafford Loan, a Federal Direct Unsub- around Washington say: Cut, cut, cut. SEC. 2. INTEREST RATES. sidized Stafford Loan, or a Federal Direct PLUS Well, I am for cutting our spending, (a) INTEREST RATES.—Section 455(b) of the Loan shall be fixed for the period of the loan.’’. and I think we need to tighten our belt, Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. (b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made but we need to do it in a smart way, 1087e(b)) is amended— by subsection (a) shall take effect as if enacted on July 1, 2013. and we need to do things such as cut (1) in paragraph (7)— programs that do not work. We need to SEC. 3. BUDGETARY EFFECTS. (A) in the paragraph heading, by inserting also make smart and targeted invest- ‘‘AND BEFORE JULY 1, 2013’’ after ‘‘ON OR AFTER (a) PAYGO SCORECARD.—The budgetary effects JULY 1, 2006’’; of this Act shall not be entered on either ments in our future. The question is, (B) in subparagraph (A), by inserting ‘‘and PAYGO scorecard maintained pursuant to sec- how do we do that? before July 1, 2013,’’ after ‘‘on or after July 1, tion 4(d) of the Statutory Pay- As-You-Go Act Well, one of the ways we do that is by 2006,’’; of 2010. supporting this legislation today. By

VerDate Mar 15 2010 05:55 Jul 25, 2013 Jkt 029060 PO 00000 Frm 00044 Fmt 0624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\G24JY6.069 S24JYPT1 rfrederick on DSK6SPTVN1PROD with SENATE July 24, 2013 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S5895 working together and investing in our The Airport Improvement Program is the 40th time, to urge my colleagues to future, we can do great things for this also part of this, the Contract Tower wake up to the threat of climate country, and that is what the THUD Program, the Community Development change. bill is about. Block Grants. Every mayor, every I am very pleased to be joined today Yesterday, the FAA announced seven elected official in the counties, the by our colleague Senator BRIAN SCHATZ airports in our State would receive a Governors—they all know how impor- of Hawaii, who is a champion of renew- total of $4.8 million from the FAA for tant the CDBG money is. able energy and energy efficiency. As infrastructure upgrades. That is part of The other great thing about sup- Hawaii’s Lieutenant Governor, he co- what the bill is about. Some of these porting this legislation is that it is one authored his State’s net metering rule, are runway rehabilitations, some are step in the right direction headed back which encourages renewable energy, new lighting systems, some may be to what we call regular order, trying to and he led the design of the State’s Re- drainage improvements. These not only get things done in the Senate the way newable Energy Portfolio, which is on promote safety—and certainly they they ought to be done, with us working track to be No. 1 in the Nation. He has make air travel safer in this country, together, going through the committee pushed commonsense ways to boost en- and that is extremely important—but process, coming to the floor with a bill, ergy security and battle climate also they are a way to spur economic having amendments, having debate, change, and it is no wonder he has been activity. It is a great way to reinvest sometimes fussing and fighting with called Hawaii’s ‘‘Ambassador of En- Federal tax dollars into my State and one another, but nonetheless getting it ergy.’’ into the other 49 States to create jobs. done, and this is a great way to do We are here today in the wake of a Let me give Arkansas as an example of that. hearing last week in the Committee on this. I believe moving our country forward Environment and Public Works. The In Arkansas—and I know we are only with new jobs and a stronger economy premise of that hearing was simple— about 1 percent of the population, so is something we all should be able to ‘‘Climate Change: It’s Happening you can kind of do the math here— agree on. All of us should be able to Now.’’ Disappointingly, again, allies of commercial and general aviation air- agree on this, maybe with a little dif- the fossil fuel industry attempted to ports actually support 29,000 jobs and ference here and there. But I hope a big discount or downplay that straight- contribute $2.5 billion every year in number of Senators will support this forward call to action. Of the climate scientists on hand, ev- economic activity. legislation. eryone—even the minority witnesses— Our airports are important, but it is Lastly, let me say a few words about agreed that carbon dioxide causes cli- only actually a piece of the puzzle. We Chairwoman MIKULSKI and her ranking mate change. That is physics 101. And need to remember that we have other member Senator SHELBY. Senator MI- all but one agreed that climate change great infrastructure we need to invest KULSKI has been amazing in her leader- is a real problem. The only academic in, such as waterways and ports and ship of the Appropriations Committee. who did not, Dr. Roy Spencer, is affili- highways, and rural communities—we Everybody on the committee knows ated with the industry-backed George have to make sure they are not left be- she is a breath of fresh air. She is so C. Marshall Institute and the Heart- hind—such as rural housing, but also energetic and so knowledgeable and so land Institute. rural broadband. good at what she does. We are so ex- Regrettably, Dr. Spencer played a So there are a lot of ways we can in- cited to have her there as chair of that tried-and-true trick of the climate vest to make this country stronger. committee. She is going to go down in deniers: deselecting data that does not That is why I believe it is very impor- history as one of the all-time greats. support your conclusions. Scientists tant to support this THUD appropria- We are so proud she is pushing so hard around the world have been collecting tions bill. to get these bills out of the committee high-quality surface temperature data The bill passed in committee on a bi- and get them to the Senate floor and, for more than 100 years. To Dr. Spen- partisan vote 22 to 8. I was proud to hopefully, get them done on the Senate cer, however, the only data that mat- vote for it. I was glad to see it get such floor, so we can send them over to the ters are satellite and balloon readings a large bipartisan vote in the Senate House and get them conferenced. of atmospheric temperatures in the subcommittee. I certainly hope my col- Also, I have to say thank you to Sen- tropics. Why ignore data outside the leagues will do this again on the floor ator MURRAY, who is the chair of this tropics? Why ignore surface tempera- in a very bipartisan way. subcommittee, and also Senator COL- ture data? Why ignore ocean data, This bill includes things such as the LINS. I think Senator COLLINS is a great when the oceans cover two-thirds of Federal-Aid Highway Program. This is legislator. She knows how to get it the globe? Well, when you look at all a program that helps support inter- done. She knows how all the bits and the data, it shows the Earth warming state maintenance, bridge repairs, pieces work around here. She knows at a much faster rate than his data in highway safety. After all, how many the process. She has great relations on isolation. reports do we have to read that talk both sides of the aisle. One thing I like Other minority witnesses played about the distressed infrastructure of about SUSAN COLLINS is a lot of times similar games. our highways? So if we want to replace she will take on the hard items. She Ms. Furchtgott-Roth, who is not a these bridges that are beyond their gets the hard work done. We need more climate scientist, testified. She ap- lifespan, this is the way to do it. Senators like her around here. pears to be a sort of all-purpose wit- Every $1 billion in Federal highway Certainly Senator MURRAY is incred- ness-of-all-trades for the Republicans and transit investment supports 13,000 ible. She does so much good in the Sen- on topics that range from job training American jobs. ate and for the country and for her to health insurance to constitutional This bill also includes popular pro- State. law, even to Samoan fisheries. She grams that have been put to good use, With that, I encourage my colleagues claimed that climate change has such as TIGER. I could go through sev- to look at this bill. I know we are stopped. eral of the TIGER grants my State has going to have some amendments, we Well, if you look at the past decade, received, but one of those I am proud of are going to have some more debate. you can convince yourself that climate is the TIGER grant for West Memphis, That is part of it. That is great. But change has stopped. Actually, on this AR, to develop their port. It is an let’s get up-or-down votes and let’s get chart I have in the Chamber, you can intermodal facility on the Mississippi this through the system. convince yourself that climate change River, right across from Memphis, With that, I yield the floor. has stopped five different times. But which is crowded. West Memphis has The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- when you look at the whole picture, all the same attributes that Memphis ator from Rhode Island. the only conclusion is that the Earth is has, it just happens to be on the Arkan- f getting warmer. The past 10 years were sas side of the river, and that invest- warmer than the 10 years before that. ment there is going to explode develop- CLIMATE CHANGE In fact, the past 10 years were warmer ment and do great things up and down Mr. WHITEHOUSE. Mr. President, I than any other 10 years in recorded his- the Mississippi River. am here once again, actually now for tory.

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Mr. President, more greenhouse gasses would warm noring and misconstruing the science in an tide gauges in Newport, RI, show an in- our planet at an even faster pace. Our attempt to convince [lawmakers] and the crease in average sea level of nearly 10 oceans and the life in them pay a price public that either human-caused climate inches since 1930. That is a big deal for for all of this carbon. change isn’t happening, or that it’s nothing Rhode Islanders when we think about Increasing carbon dioxide creates a to worry about. how devastating our great hurricane of chemical reaction that raises the acid- Well, I am sure Senator SCHATZ is 1938 was and what worse would now be- ity of the sea water. This is called aware that observations around the fall us with 10 more inches of sea for ocean acidification. So that is a tech- world, including in his home State, storms to hammer against our shores. nical term, but what does it mean as a show climate change is indeed real and Those measurements show that the practical matter? In plain terms, ocean already happening. rate of sea level rise is also increasing. acidification makes it difficult for The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- This matches reports that since 1990, shellfish, corals, sea urchins, and other ator from Hawaii. sea level has been rising faster than creatures to form the shells that they Mr. SCHATZ. Thank you, Mr. Presi- the rate predicted by the Intergovern- need in order to live. As a result, fewer dent. mental Panel on Climate Change. Part survive, which means entire popu- I want to thank the Senator from of what has caused sea level rise is lations are put at risk. Acidification Rhode Island for his kind words. He is ocean warming, as described by Sen- negatively affects crucial parts of the a real expert and a leader on climate ator SCHATZ. ocean food chain from shellfish and change, and I look forward to con- When fluids get warm, including coral reefs to fisheries. tinuing to work together with him and ocean water, they expand and therefore So what does this mean for human our colleagues on this important issue. rise. During last week’s EPW hearing, beings? Ocean acidification has real He has just discussed the overwhelming we heard about the heat, significant economic consequences for commu- evidence that global temperatures are amounts of heat, that oceans are now nities that depend on the ocean for rising. I would like to build on his re- absorbing. Even if atmospheric warm- food, for jobs, and for tourism, such as marks and add that temperature is not ing had hit another temporary level, my home State of Hawaii. Further the only indicator that climate change the ocean is still warming, and ocean acidification and warming will hurt is real and it is happening now. warming hits ocean ecosystems. our local fishing and tourism indus- We see the changes in Hawaii and all Dr. Margaret Leinin testified at the tries, industries that make up the over the world. One only need to look hearing last week about a study that backbone of our economy. All the fish to the top of the world, where Arctic showed economically important species and the seafood we depend upon may Sea ice is melting faster than sci- such as cod, haddock, yellowtail, and become scarcer and likely more expen- entists had predicted originally. Just winter flounder shifting northward sive. last summer, the ice covering the Arc- over the last four decades. The study If we continue to burn fossil fuels at tic Ocean retreated to its smallest size suggests that the fish are moving to lo- our current rate, our oceans may be- in recorded history, shrinking by cations within their preferred tempera- come 150 percent more acidic by the 350,000 square miles—an area about the ture range. end of this century. That is a higher size of Venezuela. Scientists have begun to tease out level of acidity than has been seen in Glaciers continue to retreat. The how what seem like small changes in the last 20 million years. Greenland ice sheet provides a stark average temperature are important to Today, more than 1 billion people example of the rapid recession of the fish and other animals in the ocean. In worldwide rely on food from the ocean world’s ice. For several days in July of Narragansett Bay, we have a contin- as their primary source of protein. So 2012, Greenland’s surface ice cover uous temperature record going back to without solving the problem of ocean melted more than at any time in 30 1959, along with data on what is living acidification, we will leave people, in- years of satellite observation. During in the water. We know water tempera- dustries and entire economies, vulner- that month an estimated 97 percent of ture is rising. One study found on aver- able, especially in developing coun- the ice sheet thawed. age winter temperatures are up almost tries. Climate change is threatening Some types of severe weather are 4 degrees since the 1960s in Narragan- the basic foundation of many of our also on the rise. While climate sci- sett Bay, and that is not good for the economies and especially the State of entists are extremely careful not to at- winter flounder. Hawaii. The Hawaii economy, culture, tribute any single weather event to cli- NOAA scientists working in Rhode and history are derived from the ocean. mate change, there is no doubt that in- Island found that winter flounder incu- So any dramatic changes to our ocean creased climate change has ‘‘loaded the bated in warmer water are smaller environment will impact our lives es- dice,’’ which means extreme weather when they hatch than those incubated pecially. events are increasingly likely. in colder water. Juvenile winter floun- As I mentioned before, sea level rise Extreme weather events cost us in der need time to settle to the bottom threatens our beachfront property from lives and in money. Of course, the sea of the bay and to grow larger before Waikiki to Ka’anapali to the North level continues to rise. As water abundant bottom feeders such as the Shore of Kauai. These beaches are im- warms, its volume expands. Scientists sand shrimp arrive. It looks like warm- portant for Hawaii tourism and our have observed that the top layer of the er water brings the shrimp in earlier economy and to local people across the world’s oceans has stored an enormous while the flounder are still small State. Each year, Hawaii hosts an esti- amount of heat, raising sea levels in enough to eat, making them easier mated 8 million visitors, with many of many parts of the world. This ocean prey. them drawn to our beaches. Tourist re- warming has contributed to an esti- So the evidence is that warmer ceipts alone made up almost $12 billion mated one-third to one-half of the in- waters load the dice against winter in revenues last year. So climate crease in sea level rise to date. flounder in Narragansett Bay, and the change could also usher in a period of Sea level rise is a serious challenge fisherman who relied upon this fishery more frequent and severe weather, for my home State of Hawaii in par- paid the price. Catches are down to less which could make Hawaii’s commu- ticular. Just a 3-foot rise in sea level, than one-tenth of what they once were. nities increasingly vulnerable to flood- which scientists project for this cen- Fishermen in Hawaii are paying the ing and storm damage. tury, will flood many parts of Hono- price as well. Climate change threatens more than lulu, including the iconic hotels and Mr. SCHATZ. As Senator WHITE- our economy. Our national security in- businesses along Waikiki Beach, leav- HOUSE has described, our oceans show stitutions face a similar risk from sea

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Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, face know how to do it. Congress may not Rhode Island’s Department of Health, similar threats from sea level rise that enact comprehensive climate legisla- with a grant from the Centers for Dis- could leave parts of the base flooded, tion this year, but it can still take ac- ease Control and Prevention, is pre- requiring millions of dollars in costly tion to make a difference. As I see it, paring us for the health effects associ- upgrades. we have an opportunity for common ated with climate change. But it is not With the United States rebalancing ground in three areas: energy effi- enough for individual States to have to to the Asia-Pacific region, sustaining ciency, tax incentives, and innovative act alone. That is why Senator SCHATZ our naval capabilities and ensuring financing structures to promote clean and I, along with our colleagues in the that they too can weather the effect of energy deployment. House, Representatives WAXMAN and climate change will be increasingly im- Perhaps the greatest opportunity for BLUMENAUER, have put forward a dis- cussion draft for a fee on carbon pollu- portant for Hawaii and for our Nation. compromise is in energy efficiency, the commonsense idea that we ought to tion. I know the Senator from Rhode Is- It is clear when we consider the dam- save money and reduce pollution at the land has concerns about his own State. age climate change will cause, indeed same time by simply consuming less I yield to him. already has begun to cause, there is a energy to perform the same tasks. Sen- Mr. WHITEHOUSE. As the Senator social cost of carbon pollution. It is not ators SHAHEEN and PORTMAN have from Hawaii said, it is not just Hawaii, factored into the price of fossil fuel. it is not just Rhode Island actually, it taken this up and are writing excellent That is a market failure, and our ap- is all of our States that will be af- legislation to improve and enhance en- proach would correct that market fail- fected. Dr. Leinin, who testified at our ergy efficiency across the Nation. ure. EPW hearing, is from Florida Atlantic Their bill includes sensible measures We wish to discuss with our Demo- University. She highlighted how sen- that will help to achieve significant re- cratic and Republican colleagues how sitive Florida will be to climate duction in energy use. Buildings use best to implement this solution, what change. close to 40 percent of the energy used the price should be, how fast it should In her testimony, Dr. Leinin said: in the United States. This bill will con- rise, and how to return the proceeds The Caribbean/Florida region has shown tain provisions that will update the back to Americans. A market solution sea surface temperature increases of about building codes, increase efficiency like this should be right up Repub- . . . [2 degrees Fahrenheit] per decade con- goals for Federal facilities, and provide licans’ alley. This is why Republicans current with losses of viable coral reef area incentives to industrial facilities, com- such as Art Laffer and George Shultz of between 5.5 percent and 9.2 percent per mercial buildings, and homes. are talking about it. year. Western Atlantic reefs have the high- In recent weeks, we have been hear- A fee on carbon can reduce emissions. est percentage area affected by bleaching of ing that Shaheen-Portman may come One option, to use the proceeds to re- any reefs worldwide. to the floor. We are encouraged by duce taxes, should be attractive to our Not so great for Florida’s diving and that. We encourage both the majority Republican colleagues. snorkeling economy. Dr. Leinin point- leader and the minority leader, as well To give one example, with the major- ed out that Florida’s population ‘‘is as the managers of this legislation, to ity of the carbon pollution fee pro- heavily concentrated, with almost 14 move it to the floor expeditiously so ceeds, setting a little reserve aside for million people living along our coast. that we can take care of it before the the lowest income people, putting the In South Florida, Miami, the seventh August break. rest of it to work lowering corporate largest city in the country, the Florida Second, I urge my colleagues to sup- income taxes, and just with that you Keys, coastal and inland portions of port tax incentives for clean energy, can reduce the top of the American Broward County, the Florida Ever- many of which expire at the end of this corporate income tax rate from 35 to 28 glades and Ft. Lauderdale are all below year. Senators on both sides of the percent, that is a pretty considerable 2 feet in elevation.’’ aisle have repeatedly worked together value to those businesses that are still The effects of sea level rise that we to extend these incentives, especially considering paying the top rate, and discussed for Hawaii and Rhode Island the wind credit. We can build on this that should be worth something during appear to be more evident in Florida. common ground to support sensible so- negotiations. Dr. Leinin told us: Although sea level lutions. We not only have the oppor- As I have said before in these talks, rise has only risen these few inches in tunity to extend clean energy incen- it is time to wake up. It is time to get 50 years, that rise has been sufficient tives as a part of tax reform but to im- to work. I wish to thank my friend Senator to prevent drainage systems from prove upon them. We should focus on working during lunar high tides and SCHATZ for his leadership in the effort creating credits that reward perform- to protect Americans from the harms during storms. The streets of Miami ance and innovation and do not pick Beach are now routinely flooded at of climate change. winners and losers. They should help I turn to him now for his final re- peak high tide. The addition of storm industries scale up, bring costs down, marks and welcome Senator surges to these higher sea levels means and become competitive on their own. BLUMENTHAL, who will be joining us in that drainage systems no longer work Finally, the Federal Government this colloquy. reliably, causing seawater to move into must do more to help new and innova- Mr. SCHATZ. I wish to thank Sen- storm sewer systems forcing water in- tive technologies reach the market- ator WHITEHOUSE for being a leader for land. place. New technologies face signifi- so long, for being so forceful and so fac- So South Florida is ground zero for cant barriers to market entry; barriers tual on this issue. I applaud his leader- sea level rise. As Senator SCHATZ said that focused government intervention ship and look forward to continuing to earlier, this is one of the effects of cli- such as loan guarantees and other fi- work together on this important issue. mate change. Sea level rise has not nancing mechanisms can help over- Climate change is real. Climate stopped or slowed down, especially not come. change is caused by humans, and cli- in South Florida. It is time to wake up The Senator from Rhode Island may mate change is solvable. and get to work slowing these changes also have thoughts on other common- I wish to end on a note of optimism. where we can, and adapting our com- sense solutions. I yield to him for any The urgency of this situation creates a munities to their inevitable effects. comments he may have. real opportunity. We have a chance to Mr. SCHATZ. Commonsense solu- Mr. WHITEHOUSE. Mr. President, start a second Industrial Revolution tions to the threat of climate change Rhode Island is preparing for climate that will drive our economy for decades are everywhere. We have been talking a change. We are doing it in common- to come.

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The Senator from Con- looking forward to attending the leagues who have highlighted an issue necticut. Rocky Mountain College of Art and De- that concerns the whole country, not f sign in the fall. He wanted to be an art just Hawaii, Rhode Island—and no two GUN VIOLENCE teacher and wanted to teach others the States are farther apart geographi- joy he felt for art. Mr. MURPHY. On July 20, a few days cally—but we share this very dire and He was known as a big personality, so ago, we had a pretty somber anniver- dangerous problem, often characterized much so that after he was killed in sary in this country. Senator BENNET as climate change. I think it is climate that movie theater in Aurora, over came down to acknowledge the occa- disruption. It is global destruction. 1,000 people came to his funeral. Among sion. It was the 1-year anniversary of One of the myths that surrounds this those mourners were his girlfriend who the shooting in Aurora, CO, in which a area that my two colleagues have was there in the theater the day he was young man killed 12 individuals and sought to expose is the supposed in- wounded 58 others when he walked into shot. compatibility of reducing destruction Matthew McQuinn was one of the he- a crowded movie theater at a midnight of our planet and, at the same time, roes that day. He was there with his showing of ‘‘The Dark Knight Rises.’’ growing our economy. Often, economic This, once again, showed the vulnera- girlfriend Samantha and her brother growth is thought to be in conflict bility of this Nation when the Congress Nick Yowler. When the shooter came with environmental protection and re- refuses to act on the issue of pre- into the theater and started spraying sponsibility. venting gun violence. bullets, Matthew, as well as Nick, at- In fact, ecology and economy go to- I have come down virtually every tempted to shield Samantha from the gether. We can expand our economy by week—not, frankly, as often or as regu- bullets. developing new sources of fuel, renew- larly as Senator WHITEHOUSE has on Samantha survived but Matthew did ables such as wind and solar, but also the issue of climate change, but in the not. He was working in a Target, which fuel cells, which in my State of Con- short time I have been in the Senate I is where he actually met his girlfriend necticut are a growing source of energy have tried to come down to the floor when they were working at another responsibility and economic growth. virtually every week to talk about the Target. He was remembered by his co- Far from being incompatible, these victims of gun violence. Today it is an workers very fondly. He died that day two goals are complementary. More apt moment to recognize the victims in saving a life. jobs, more economic growth, can be the Aurora, who now have been lost for Also a victim that day was PO3 John result of controlling carbon pollution. over a year. Thomas Larimer. He was one of two In fact, the President’s program for This number represents something Active-Duty servicemembers who died controlling carbon pollution, which different. On December 14, our world in as a result of that mass shooting. His would dramatically cut the magnitude Connecticut was absolutely shattered girlfriend Kelley Vojtsek, whose life of our air contamination and make us by a global tragedy in which 26 people, was saved, said this: a more responsible nation, will in- adults and children, including 7-year- John and I were seated in the middle area. crease jobs and economic growth. It olds, died in a splatter of gunfire at When the violence occurred, John imme- will also put us in a position of leader- Sandy Hook Elementary School, as diately and instinctively covered me and ship around the globe and enable us to well as six of the professionals who brought me to the ground in order to protect regain the position of trust and leader- were charged with protecting them. me from any danger. ship that we have exercised on so many What has happened since December In that act, he saved his girlfriend, other issues. We cannot be a leader if 14 is, frankly, in a lot of ways even but he was struck with a bullet that we don’t lead ourselves. more egregious, even more unconscion- ended his life. We cannot tell others what to do able, even more difficult to swallow Alex Sullivan was 27 years old. His when we don’t follow the example that than what happened on that day, and friends called him a gentle giant. He we should be setting. It should be and that is that 6,497 people have died from was ringing in his 27th birthday, in it must be leadership by example. guns since December 14 in, frankly, fact, by going to the premier of ‘‘The My colleague Senator MURPHY and every manner. Dark Knight Rises.’’ His family said he I—and he will be shortly speaking There have been more mass shoot- always had a glowing smile on his face. about another subject—brought to- ings, accidental deaths, and suicides. He made friends with everybody. He gether a very powerful coalition in There have been instances of one-on- was a huge movie buff, a comic book Connecticut last week to highlight this one urban violence, suburban violence, geek—as his family called him—and issue of climate change and to drama- and family-on-family violence. What the New York Mets. The Sunday fol- tize how many different interests and has happened is this country has be- lowing his attack would have been his ages have commonality in this goal: come kind of numb to it. We have to 1-year wedding anniversary. labor leaders, environmental activists, accept that every day we are going to Micayla Medek was called Cayla by young people wearing T-shirts and car- be able to pick up a paper, and some- her friends. She loved her friends and rying signs. where across this country there is going out with her friends. That is They get it. They know. The science going to be upward of 30 or 40 people what she was doing when she went out is there. The reality is pressing, ur- who have died at the hands of guns at that evening to see this movie. Her gent, and we must address it. a rate that we can’t find anywhere else family didn’t find out she had been I wish to thank all of my colleagues in the civilized world. We just kind of killed that day until 20 hours after the who are uniting on this historic cause. accept it. shooting. They had spent that evening I hope we can join together in col- The number is startling. Since De- and morning driving from hospital to loquies going forward. cember 14, almost 6,500 people have hospital hoping to get news she had The Presiding Officer has been a died of gun violence. But we just can’t survived. leader in the House and will be now in settle on that number. We have to talk Veronica Moser-Sullivan was the the Senate; most especially, my friend about who these people are. I am try- youngest of the 12 people who were and colleague Senator WHITEHOUSE, ing to lend some voice to the victims of shot. She was 6 years old, not unlike who literally week after week, in many gun violence every week on the floor of the 20 6-year-old and 7-year-old chil- different themes and widely diverse the Senate to try to spur the Senate to dren killed in Newtown. She was de- ways, has brought our attention, riv- action because I have become resolved scribed as beautiful and innocent, ex- eting our minds, on this very impor- that the numbers aren’t enough. cited about life. She was there that

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She was going to start significant progress, when adjusted to That is why 4 years after the last swimming lessons the following week. current dollars the value of the min- minimum wage increase, it is time to James Holmes walked into that imum wage has actually declined by act again. I am a cosponsor of the Fair movie theater with an AR–15-style 12.1 percent. Had the minimum wage Minimum Wage Act introduced by Sen- rifle, which we have heard talked about kept pace with inflation, it would be ator HARKIN in the Senate and Rep- over and over and over—the weapon of $10.74 an hour today. resentative GEORGE MILLER in the choice in mass shootings in this coun- But the minimum wage for tipped House. The Fair Minimum Wage Act try. But just as important, he was workers is even worse. The current will increase the minimum wage from armed with 100-round drums of ammu- minimum wage for tipped workers is $7.25 to $10.10 per hour in three, 95-cent nition. Why on Earth does this Senate $2.13, and that has not gone up since annual increments, and index it to in- allow for the continued legal sale of 1991. Employers paying the tipped min- flation annually thereafter. The bill 100-round drums of ammunition? What imum wage now pay just 21 percent of will also gradually raise the minimum possible legal reason could there be for what that employee would make at wage for tipped workers from the cur- the possession of 100-round drums of minimum wage. This forces workers to rent $2.13 per hour to a level that is ammunition that go into an automatic use more and more of their tips simply 70% of the regular minimum wage. weapon other than to kill as many peo- to make up the difference between the If we pass the Fair Minimum Wage ple as possible as quickly as possible? tipped minimum wage and the standard Act that same full-time worker being There is no reason a hunter or sport minimum wage. paid minimum wage I mentioned ear- shooter needs a 100-round drum of am- Working 40 hours per week at $7.25 lier that makes $15,080 a year—will munition. Yet we can’t even get the per hour translates to just $15,080 per make $21,000. That can be the dif- votes to ban the sale of those deadly year. That’s about $400 less than the ference for a family that is getting by accessories to semiautomatic weapons. Federal poverty level guidelines for a and one that is living in poverty. I I get it. These 6,497 people didn’t die family of two. Last week, The Atlantic hope my colleagues on both sides of the at the hands of an assault weapon, they ran an article that showed a budget aisle will join me in cosponsoring the didn’t die at the hands of a 100-round chart produced by McDonald’s to help Fair Minimum Wage Act. drum, never mind a 30-round magazine, its employees better manage their fi- Mr. HARKIN. Mr. President, 4 years but these mass shootings are going to nances. And while I commend McDon- ago today, July 24, 2009, was the last continue to happen. Frankly, the one ald’s for trying to help workers better time the minimum wage was increased. that happened in Santa Monica not manage money, the budget tells a sad It rose from $6.55 an hour to $7.25 an long ago barely made the headlines in story. hour. And it has been stuck there ever this country. Three or four people According to the chart, someone since. Four years is too long. It is time dying at the hands of a semiautomatic making the minimum wage and work- to raise the minimum wage. weapon is nothing these days. Now ing 40 hours a week at McDonald’s To that end, I have introduced legis- there have to be 20 or 30 people die in would have to work a second job to lation along with Rep. GEORGE MILLER order for it to be a big story. Expecta- make ends meet. But to be clear for in the House. The Fair Minimum Wage tions have changed because these this budget to be accurate, a worker Act will gradually increase the min- shootings are becoming regular, nor- must hold nearly two full time jobs. imum wage to $10.10 an hour in three mal occurrences. But we can’t let this According to the Washington Post’s annual steps. Our bill will also link fu- country become numb to mass shoot- Wonkblog, a worker making the min- ture increases in the minimum wage to ings in the way I would argue we have imum wage would to have work 75 the cost of living, using the Consumer become numb to the 6,500 people who hours a week to have the after-tax in- Price Index, so that people who are try- have died since December 14. come in the McDonalds sample budget. ing to get ahead don’t fall behind as I understand we tried and failed to Working 75 hours a week at minimum our economy grows. Finally, our bill— get legislation passed through the Sen- wage with no vacation days and lim- for the first time in more than 20 ate—supported by 90 percent of Ameri- ited benefits—if any—one can make years—will raise the minimum wage cans—that would extend background $24,720 a year, after tax. for workers who earn tips, from a pal- checks to more sales of weapons, to How does a person do that if they are try $2.13 per hour, today, to a level that make sure criminals don’t have weap- a single parent? They can’t. There are is 70 percent of the regular minimum ons, to make gun trafficking a crime in not enough hours in the day to raise a wage. This will be gradually phased in a way that it is not, to provide some family working that many hours. And over the course of 6 years, which will more mental health resources, but we there certainly aren’t enough dollars in give businesses time to adjust while shouldn’t give up. We shouldn’t give up the income to provide child care. providing more fairness for hard- because there is going to be another The sample budget drawn up for working people in tipped industries. Aurora, there will be another Sandy McDonald’s employees might as well While millions of workers have been Hook if we do nothing, and 30 to 40 peo- include a line for Federal and State as- without a raise these past 4 years, ple will still die every day if we stand sistance. Families living on the min- costs have continued to climb. Between by and continue to allow this kind of imum wage have few alternatives but 2009 and 2012, rent has gone up 4%, auto regular, everyday gun violence to be to turn to programs such as SNAP, repair costs have climbed 6%, food is the background noise of this Nation. housings assistance, and Medicaid to 8% more expensive, child care costs 9% Maybe if the numbers don’t move survive. These are the same programs more, and public transportation takes people, the stories of the victims will. that are regularly attacked by the a 13% bigger bite out of workers’ wal- Maybe that will be enough to finally ultra-conservative for growing too lets. prompt the Senate and the House of quickly. For those who insist that I do not need to tell you that when Representatives to action. working be a requirement for receiving you are taking in $1,000 a month, even I yield the floor. public assistance, shouldn’t they also a few dollars more at the grocery f insist that if you are working full time checkout line is a hardship. The tens of you shouldn’t need public assistance? millions of working poor and low-wage THE MINIMUM WAGE Wouldn’t that be a good definition of a Americans and their families know Mr. DURBIN. Mr. President, 4 years minimum wage? this. They know that the minimum ago today, the Federal minimum wage If we increase the minimum wage to wage, for many, is a poverty wage; it increased to $7.25 per hour. That was $10.10, more than 30 million workers pays $3,000 less per year than what is the final phase of a minimum wage in- would receive a raise. And while some needed to lift a family of three above

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And it will create business will be at a competitive dis- viral on the Internet. It seems that, as 140,000 new jobs over that same period. advantage. the folks at The Atlantic said, It’s simple: more money in con- Also, my proposal is in line percent- ‘‘McDonald’s can’t figure out how its sumers’ pockets means more spending, age wise with previous increases in the workers survive on minimum wage.’’ which means more economic activity, minimum wage. Decades of solid eco- Let’s talk about McDonald’s. which means more jobs. nomic research shows us that these in- McDonald’s is the third-largest em- In fact, the financial and economic creases have not caused job losses. In ployer of low-wage workers in the experts know this already. I have seen fact, businesses stand to benefit from country, with 860,000 U.S. workers. Ac- article after article, interview after increased wages, because raises result cording to Glassdoor, the average wage interview from financial experts saying in significantly lower turnover rates, for a cashier is $7.72 and for a crew that we need more consumer spending which in turn saves those businesses member is $7.68. That is just pennies in order to get our economy really money. above the minimum. Even managers going. Just last month, the Wall Street Four years without a raise is 3 years only make around $9.50 per hour, some- Journal interviewed the president of too many. We have to make sure that times less. Naroff Economic Advisors. He analyzed working families can keep up with the The McDonald’s budget brochure a recent consumer spending report and economy. That is why linking future shows workers how to add up their said, ‘‘We’re in a situation where we increases in the minimum wage to the monthly expenses to determine their need much stronger increases in wages cost of living is so crucial. Small an- monthly household budget. But wages and salaries if households are going to nual increases will be easy to absorb, at McDonald’s are so paltry that its have the money to spend and the but will make a big difference to Amer- sample budget had to assume that its economy’s going to grow faster.’’ He ican families. And it will help our busi- employees work two full-time jobs to added: nesses on Main Street as well as our earn $2,000 a month. Never mind that We need wages to grow significantly faster. national economy. most fast food jobs are part-time, and They’re coming up from where they have Mr. President, it is time to raise the finding two jobs would be very difficult been, but we need them to really begin to minimum wage and link it to inflation in today’s economy with so many un- pick up. We need stronger job growth, but for the future. It is the right thing to employed and part-time workers look- more importantly we also need average sala- do, and it is the responsible thing to ing for full-time jobs. ries and hourly wages to grow faster. Those do. And it will give a much needed have been largely flat and that’s the prob- On top of requiring two jobs, this lem. Right now, income’s growing because boost to both local economies and our budget’s estimated costs are either out we’re creating more jobs, not because people national economy. I urge my col- of sync with reality or simply missing. are making more money. We need the aver- leagues to support this long-overdue It estimated rent at $600 a month, when age person to see their salaries go up before legislation. in reality rent costs $783 for a one-bed- they can spend more and drive this economy f room apartment and $977 for a two-bed- forward. room, according to the National Low- Well, we can raise wages in this coun- TRIBUTE TO FRANK J. Income Housing Coalition. Those are try, and we can provide those raises to SAMMARTINO national figures; rent is much higher in the people who need it most—not to Mrs. MURRAY. Mr. President, I rise many parts of the country. The CEOs but to the people serving our along with my colleague, the Ranking McDonald’s budget also doesn’t include food, watching our children, helping us Member of the Budget Committee, Sen- necessities like child care or food. And when we call customer service, and as- ator SESSIONS, to pay tribute to Frank I don’t know where someone is going to sisting us at our local stores. These are J. Sammartino, who is retiring this get health insurance for $20 a month. the people who are earning wages so week after 33 years of distinguished Even McDonald’s charges $54 a month low, they work two jobs and still can’t Federal service, including 26 years for its most basic plan for one em- make ends meet. And these are people serving the Congress at the Congres- ployee with no dependents, and that is who will go out and spend just about sional Budget Office and the Joint Eco- after a year of working there. With just every dime in their local stores, boost- nomic Committee. one dependent, it is $140 a month. And ing their local economies. Mr. Sammartino began his Federal that basic plan still has deductibles Minimum wage workers want to sup- career in 1978, working in the office of and copays on top of the premium. port themselves. Ninety percent of the the assistant secretary for planning This just shows how difficult it is for people who would benefit from my leg- and evaluation at the U.S. Department tens of millions of people—folks who do islation are adults, not teenagers. They of Health and Human Services, where some of the most demanding work in are often parents. In fact, one in five he worked until 1985. He left HHS for our country—to make ends meet. But working parents in this country will the Tax Analysis Division in the Con- it’s not just low-wage workers who are get a raise under my bill, and a third of gressional Budget Office, where he has hurt when they can’t keep up with single parents. A total of 18 million worked for most of his remaining ca- costs. This hurts our communities and children have parents who would get a reer. While at CBO, Mr. Sammartino our local businesses as well. When our raise. Think about that. All of those has risen up through the ranks to his neighbors can’t afford to go to the gro- millions of families with a little more current position of assistant director cery store or the auto repair shop or money to spend. What a help that will for Tax Analysis, the director’s top the hardware store, all of those busi- be to those growing kids. person on all tax policy and budget nesses suffer. They lose customers and We owe it to millions of low-wage matters. In addition to his work at sales. families struggling to just have a CBO, he has also served Congress as the But imagine if the lowest wage work- glimpse of the American Dream, to chief economist and deputy director at ers all got raises. They would take make sure that they get a raise and the Joint Economic Committee. their car in for that long-needed repair. can support their families. But we also As head of the Tax Analysis Division They would pick up a few extra items owe it to ourselves, to our economy. at CBO, Mr. Sammartino has worked at the store. They would buy a new Our system works best when everyone tirelessly to ensure the Congress has pair of shoes for their growing son or has the opportunity to support them- quality and timely analysis of tax pol- daughter. And those local stores would selves, to be productive, and to partici- icy and budget issues. He has directly all benefit. pate in our larger economy. contributed to and overseen numerous And when we see that 30 million peo- Raising the minimum wage is a sim- baseline projections, policy studies, ple across the country will get a raise ple and effective way to do this. And and cost estimates. In fact, early on at

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Mr. f eral, his expertise on a wide range of McHugh will step down on December public policy issues has served as a val- 31, 2013, after 13 years of dedicated EXECUTIVE MESSAGE REFERRED uable resource for Members and staff. service. As in executive session the Presiding Mr. Sammartino exemplifies CBO’s Mr. McHugh began his career in pub- Officer laid before the Senate a mes- high standards of professionalism, ob- lic service in 1966 as a teacher in the sage from the President of the United jectivity, and nonpartisanship, and has East Baton Rouge Parish School Sys- States submitting a nomination which received the highest awards for out- tem after receiving a Bachelor’s degree was referred to the Committee on standing service while at both CBO and in education from Louisiana State Uni- Armed Services. HHS. As chairman, I greatly appreciate versity. In 1989, Mr. McHugh was elect- (The message received today is print- the sacrifices that he—as well as his ed mayor-president of the City of ed at the end of the Senate pro- family, including his wife, Ellen, and Baton Rouge and Parish of East Baton ceedings.) Rouge and served three terms in this children, Frank and Lulu—have made f in assisting the Budget Committee and position. Under his leadership, East Congress. Baton Rouge Parish experienced its MESSAGE FROM THE HOUSE I would like to turn to my colleague, greatest years of growth and pros- At 6:48 p.m., a message from the perity. Through his years of service as Senator SESSIONS, for his remarks. House of Representatives, delivered by an elected official, Mr. McHugh created Mr. SESSIONS. I thank the chairman Mr. Novotny, one of its reading clerks, enduring changes in a wide breadth of and join her in commending Mr. announced that the House has passed programs to impact and improve the Sammartino for his many years of the following bill, in which it requests lives of every individual within and dedicated and distinguished service to the concurrence of the Senate: throughout his community. CBO, the Congress, and the American Mr. McHugh has worked tirelessly for H.R. 5. An act to support State and local people. We wish him and his family accountability for public education, protect 13 years as executive director of the State and local authority, inform parents of well in his retirement from Federal Louisiana Municipal Association to service. the performance of their children’s schools, maintain and promote the independ- and for other purposes. We hope our colleagues will join us in ence and self-sufficiency of Louisiana’s f thanking Mr. Sammartino—and really municipalities while strengthening the all of the hard-working employees at relationship between the local, State, MEASURES REFERRED the Congressional Budget Office—for and Federal levels of government. He The following bill was read the first his and their service. created municipal structures in which and the second times by unanimous ENERGY SUBCOMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS all people are taken care of, no matter consent, and referred as indicated: Mr. WYDEN. Mr. President, I ask their situation in life. Mr. McHugh had H.R. 5. An act to support State and local unanimous consent that the Sub- a vision to reach the lives of the citi- accountability for public education, protect committee Assignments of the Com- zens he vigorously worked to improve State and local authority, inform parents of mittee on Energy and Natural Re- through dynamic enhancement models the performance of their children’s schools, and for other purposes; to the Committee on sources be printed in the RECORD. that provided quality management and Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. There being no objection, the mate- services at all levels of government. rial was ordered to be printed in the Mr. McHugh also worked continuously f to build a strong economic agenda to RECORD, as follows: MEASURES DISCHARGED ensure the prosperity of Louisiana’s ENERGY municipalities and communities for The following measure was dis- Al Franken, Chairman generations to come. charged from the Committee on Energy Tim Johnson, Mary L. Landrieu, Maria Mr. McHugh’s distinguished career and Natural Resources and referred as Cantwell, Bernard Sanders, Debbie Stabe- includes many prestigious recogni- indicated: now, Mark Udall, Joe Manchin, III, Martin tions. Among them are memberships to S. 1294. A bill to designate as wilderness Heinrich, Tammy Baldwin. the United States Conference of May- certain public land in the Cherokee National James E. Risch, Ranking, Dean Heller, Jeff ors, the National League of Cities, and Forest in the State of Tennessee, and for Flake, Lamar Alexander, Rob Portman, John the governing boards of the Louisiana other purposes; to the Committee on Agri- Hoeven. Conference of Mayors and the Lou- culture, Nutrition, and Forestry. PUBLIC LANDS, FORESTS, AND MINING isiana Municipal Association. Mr. f Joe Manchin, III, Chairman McHugh’s career leaves a legacy of ac- MEASURES PLACED ON THE Tim Johnson, Mary L. Landrieu, Maria complishment and dedication to his CALENDAR Cantwell, Mark Udall, Al Franken, Brian family and all those who are a part of Schatz, Martin Heinrich, Tammy Baldwin. the educational systems and munici- The following bill was read the sec- John Barrasso, Ranking, James E. Risch, palities that he served. Together with ond time, and placed on the calendar: Mike Lee, Dean Heller, Jeff Flake, Tim his high school sweetheart, Betty H.R. 2668. To delay the application of the Scott, Lamar Alexander, John Hoeven. Schilling McHugh, Mr. and Mrs. individual health insurance mandate, to delay the application of the employer health NATIONAL PARKS McHugh are the proud parents and insurance mandate, and for other purposes. Mark Udall, Chairman grandparents of three children and f Mary L. Landrieu, Bernard Sanders, eight grandchildren, all of whom have Debbie Stabenow, Brian Schatz, Martin continued to inspire Mr. McHugh as a EXECUTIVE AND OTHER Heinrich, Tammy Baldwin. professional, a father, and a grand- COMMUNICATIONS Rob Portman, Ranking, John Barrasso, father. The following communications were Mike Lee, Lamar Alexander, John Hoeven. Mr. McHugh has been and continues laid before the Senate, together with to be an inspiration to all of those who WATER AND POWER accompanying papers, reports, and doc- have been impacted by his tireless ef- Brian Schatz, Chairman uments, and were referred as indicated: forts. It is with my heartfelt and great- Tim Johnson, Maria Cantwell, Bernard est sincerity that I ask my colleagues EC–2374. A communication from the Con- Sanders, Debbie Stabenow, Joe Manchin, III, gressional Review Coordinator, Animal and Al Franken. to join me along with Mr. McHugh’s Plant Health Inspection Service, Department Mike Lee, Ranking, John Barrasso, James family in recognizing the life and many of Agriculture, transmitting, pursuant to E. Risch, Dean Heller, Jeff Flake, Tim Scott. accomplishments of this incredible law, the report of a rule entitled ‘‘Importa- Ron Wyden and Lisa Murkowski are ex leader and his impact in so many com- tion of Fresh Citrus Fruit From Uruguay, In- officio members of all the Subcommittees. munities. cluding Citrus Hybrids and Fortunella spp.,

VerDate Mar 15 2010 04:37 Jul 25, 2013 Jkt 029060 PO 00000 Frm 00051 Fmt 0624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\G24JY6.081 S24JYPT1 rfrederick on DSK6SPTVN1PROD with SENATE S5902 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE July 24, 2013 Into the Continental United States’’ Bank, transmitting, pursuant to law, a re- of the Senate on July 16, 2013; to the Com- ((RIN0579–AD59) (Docket No. APHIS–2011– port relative to transactions involving U.S. mittee on Environment and Public Works. 0060)) received in the Office of the President exports to Singapore; to the Committee on EC–2395. A communication from the Chief of the Senate on July 11, 2013; to the Com- Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. of the Endangered Species Listing Branch, mittee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and For- EC–2386. A communication from the Sec- Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the estry. retary of the Securities and Exchange Com- Interior, transmitting, pursuant to law, the EC–2375. A communication from the Chief mission, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ‘‘Endangered and of the Planning and Regulatory Affairs report of a rule entitled ‘‘Disqualification of Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Designation Branch, Food and Nutrition Service, Depart- Felons and Other ‘‘Bad Actors’’ from Rule of Critical Habitat for Buena Vista Lake ment of Agriculture, transmitting, pursuant 506 Offerings’’ (RIN3235–AK97) received in the Shrew’’ (RIN1018–AW85) received in the Of- to law, the report of a rule entitled ‘‘Na- Office of the President of the Senate on July fice of the President of the Senate on July tional School Lunch Program and School 11, 2013; to the Committee on Banking, Hous- 16, 2013; to the Committee on Environment Breakfast Program: Nutrition Standards for ing, and Urban Affairs. and Public Works. All Foods Sold in School as Required by the EC–2387. A communication from the Presi- EC–2396. A communication from the Direc- Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010’’ dent and Chief Operating Officer, Financing tor of Congressional Affairs, Nuclear Regu- (RIN0584–AE09) received in the Office of the Corporation, transmitting, pursuant to law, latory Commission, transmitting, pursuant President of the Senate on July 9, 2013; to the Corporation’s Statement on the System to law, the report of a rule entitled ‘‘Revi- the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, of Internal Controls and the 2012 Audited Fi- sion of Fee Schedules; Fee Recovery for Fis- and Forestry. nancial Statements; to the Committee on cal Year 2013’’ (RIN3150–AJ19) received in the EC–2376. A communication from the Assist- Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. Office of the President of the Senate on July ant Secretary for Export Administration, EC–2388. A communication from the Presi- 18, 2013; to the Committee on Environment Bureau of Industry and Security, Depart- dent and Chief Operating Officer, Resolution and Public Works. ment of Commerce, transmitting, pursuant Funding Corporation, transmitting, pursu- EC–2397. A communication from the Direc- to law, the report of a rule entitled ‘‘Revi- ant to law, the Corporation’s Statement on tor of Congressional Affairs, Nuclear Regu- sions to the Export Administration Regula- the System of Internal Controls and the 2012 latory Commission, transmitting, pursuant tions Based on the 2012 Missile Technology Audited Financial Statements; to the Com- to law, the report of a rule entitled ‘‘Service Control Regime Plenary Agreements’’ mittee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Af- Limits and Loading Combinations for Class 1 (RIN0694–AF81) received in the Office of the fairs. Linear Type Supports’’ (Regulatory Guide President of the Senate on July 18, 2013; to EC–2389. A communication from the Spe- 1.124, Revision 3) received in the Office of the the Committee on Banking, Housing, and cial Inspector General for the Troubled Asset President of the Senate on July 18, 2013; to Urban Affairs. Relief Program, transmitting, the January the Committee on Environment and Public EC–2377. A communication from the Acting 2013 Quarterly Report to Congress of the Spe- Works. Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting, cial Inspector General for the Troubled Asset EC–2398. A communication from the Direc- pursuant to law, a six-month periodic report Relief Programs; to the Committee on Bank- tor of Congressional Affairs, Nuclear Regu- on the national emergency that was declared ing, Housing, and Urban Affairs. latory Commission, transmitting, pursuant in Executive Order 13441 with respect to Leb- EC–2390. A communication from the Presi- to law, the report of a rule entitled ‘‘Service anon; to the Committee on Banking, Hous- dent and Chief Executive Officer, United Limits and Loading Combinations for Class 1 ing, and Urban Affairs. States Enrichment Corporation, transmit- Plate-and-Shell-Type Supports’’ (Regulatory EC–2378. A communication from the Presi- ting the Corporation’s eighteenth annual re- Guide 1.130, Revision 3) received in the Office dent of the United States, transmitting, pur- port regarding its activities as Executive of the President of the Senate on July 18, suant to law, a report relative to the con- Agent for the U.S. government in the imple- 2013; to the Committee on Environment and tinuation of the national emergency with re- mentation of the 20-year contract to pur- Public Works. spect to significant transnational criminal chase low enriched uranium derived from EC–2399. A communication from the Direc- organizations that was established in Execu- dismantled Russian nuclear weapons; to the tor of Congressional Affairs, Nuclear Regu- tive Order 13581 on July 24, 2011; to the Com- Committee on Energy and Natural Re- latory Commission, transmitting, pursuant mittee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Af- sources. to law, the report of a rule entitled ‘‘Prepa- fairs. EC–2391. A communication from the Chief ration of Environmental Reports for Nuclear EC–2379. A communication from the Asso- of the Branch of Listing, Fish and Wildlife Power Plant License Renewal Applications’’ ciate Director, Financial Reporting and Ac- Service, Department of the Interior, trans- (Regulatory Guide 4.2, Supplement 1, Revi- counting Policy, Federal Home Loan Bank of mitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule sion 1) received in the Office of the President Des Moines, transmitting, pursuant to law, entitled ‘‘Endangered and Threatened Wild- of the Senate on July 18, 2013; to the Com- the 2012 Statement on the System of Inter- life and Plants; Critical Habitat Map for the mittee on Environment and Public Works. nal Controls of the Federal Home Loan Bank Fountain Darter’’ (RIN1018–AZ68) received in EC–2400. A communication from the Direc- of Des Moines and accompanying reports; to the Office of the President of the Senate on tor of the Regulatory Management Division, the Committee on Banking, Housing, and July 16, 2013; to the Committee on Environ- Environmental Protection Agency, transmit- Urban Affairs. ment and Public Works. ting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule en- EC–2380. A communication from the Presi- EC–2392. A communication from the Chief titled ‘‘Community Right-to-Know; Direct dent and Chief Executive Officer, Federal of the Endangered Species Listing Branch, Final Rule to Adopt 2012 North American In- Home Loan Bank of Seattle, transmitting, Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the dustry Classification System (NAICS) Codes pursuant to law, the Bank’s 2012 Manage- Interior, transmitting, pursuant to law, the for Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) Report- ment Report; to the Committee on Banking, report of a rule entitled ‘‘Endangered and ing’’ (FRL No. 9825–8) received in the Office Housing, and Urban Affairs. Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Determina- of the President of the Senate on July 18, EC–2381. A communication from the Chair- tion of Endangered Species Status for Six 2013; to the Committee on Environment and man of the Board of Governors, Federal Re- West Texas Aquatic Invertebrates’’ (RIN1018– Public Works. serve System, transmitting, pursuant to law, AX70) received in the Office of the President EC–2401. A communication from the Direc- the Board’s semiannual Monetary Policy Re- of the Senate on July 16, 2013; to the Com- tor of the Regulatory Management Division, port to Congress; to the Committee on Bank- mittee on Environment and Public Works. Environmental Protection Agency, transmit- ing, Housing, and Urban Affairs. EC–2393. A communication from the Chief ting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule en- EC–2382. A communication from the Chair- of the Endangered Species Listing Branch, titled ‘‘Protection of Stratospheric Ozone; man and President of the Export-Import Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the The 2013 Critical Use Exemption from the Bank, transmitting, pursuant to law, a re- Interior, transmitting, pursuant to law, the Phaseout of Methyl Bromide’’ (FRL No. 9809– port relative to transactions involving U.S. report of a rule entitled ‘‘Endangered and 7) received in the Office of the President of exports to Ireland; to the Committee on Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Designation the Senate on July 18, 2013; to the Com- Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. of Critical Habitat for Six West Texas Aquat- mittee on Environment and Public Works. EC–2383. A communication from the Chair- ic Invertebrates’’ (RIN1018–AZ26) received in EC–2402. A communication from the In- man and President of the Export-Import the Office of the President of the Senate on spector General of the Department of Health Bank, transmitting, pursuant to law, a re- July 16, 2013; to the Committee on Environ- and Human Services, transmitting, pursuant port relative to transactions involving U.S. ment and Public Works. to law, a report entitled ‘‘Part D Plans Gen- exports to Israel; to the Committee on Bank- EC–2394. A communication from the Chief erally Include Drugs Commonly Used by ing, Housing, and Urban Affairs. of the Foreign Species Branch, Fish and Dual Eligibles: 2013 (OEI–05–13-00090)’’; to the EC–2384. A communication from the Chair- Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior, Committee on Finance. man and President of the Export-Import transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of EC–2403. A communication from the Chair- Bank, transmitting, pursuant to law, a re- a rule entitled ‘‘Endangered and Threatened man of the United States International port relative to transactions involving U.S. Wildlife and Plants; Listing One Distinct Trade Commission, transmitting, pursuant exports to Mexico; to the Committee on Population Segment of Broad-Snouted to law, a report entitled ‘‘The Year in Trade Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. Caiman as Endangered and a Second as 2012’’; to the Committee on Finance. EC–2385. A communication from the Chair- Threatened with a Special Rule’’ (RIN1018– EC–2404. A communication from the Chief man and President of the Export-Import AT56) received in the Office of the President of the Publications and Regulations Branch,

VerDate Mar 15 2010 04:37 Jul 25, 2013 Jkt 029060 PO 00000 Frm 00052 Fmt 0624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A24JY6.016 S24JYPT1 rfrederick on DSK6SPTVN1PROD with SENATE July 24, 2013 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S5903 Internal Revenue Service, Department of the Programs, Department of Labor, transmit- PETITIONS AND MEMORIALS Treasury, transmitting, pursuant to law, the ting, pursuant to law, the Department of La- The following petitions and memo- report of a rule entitled ‘‘Media Space, Inc. bor’s fiscal year 2011 Office of Workers’ Com- v. Commissioner’’ (AOD 2012–08) received pensation Programs annual report; to the rials were laid before the Senate and during adjournment of the Senate in the Of- Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and were referred or ordered to lie on the fice of the President of the Senate on July Pensions. table as indicated: 22, 2013; to the Committee on Finance. EC–2414. A communication from the Sec- POM–44. A joint resolution adopted by the EC–2405. A communication from the Chief retary of Health and Human Services, trans- Legislature of the State of Nevada urging of the Publications and Regulations Branch, mitting, pursuant to law, a report entitled Congress to pass the Marketplace Fairness Internal Revenue Service, Department of the ‘‘Health, United States, 2012’’; to the Com- Act; to the Committee on Finance. Treasury, transmitting, pursuant to law, the mittee on Health, Education, Labor, and SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 5 report of a rule entitled ‘‘Applicable Federal Pensions. Rates—August 2013’’ (Rev. Rul. 2013–13) re- Whereas, In the case of National Bellas EC–2415. A communication from the Asso- ceived during adjournment of the Senate in Hess, Inc. v. Department of Revenue, 386 U.S. ciate General Counsel for General Law, Of- the Office of the President of the Senate on 753 (1967), the United States Supreme Court fice of the General Counsel, Department of July 22, 2013; to the Committee on Finance. held, in relevant part, that Congress alone EC–2406. A communication from the Chief Homeland Security, transmitting, pursuant has the power to regulate and control the of the Publications and Regulations Branch, to law, a report relative to a vacancy in the taxation of commerce which is conducted be- Internal Revenue Service, Department of the position of Deputy Secretary, Department of tween a business that is located within one Treasury, transmitting, pursuant to law, the Homeland Security, received in the Office of state, and a customer who is located in an- report of a rule entitled ‘‘Update of Weighted the President of the Senate on July 9, 2013; other state and who communicates with and Average Interest Rates, Yield Curves, and to the Committee on Homeland Security and purchases from the business using only re- Segment Rates’’ (Notice 2013–46) received in Governmental Affairs. mote means; and the Office of the President of the Senate on EC–2416. A communication from the Gen- Whereas, The United States Supreme July 18, 2013; to the Committee on Finance. eral Counsel, Office of Management and Court established in Quill Corp. v. North Da- EC–2407. A communication from the Chief Budget, Executive Office of the President, kota, 504 U.S. 298 (1992), that a state govern- of the Publications and Regulations Branch, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report rel- ment cannot, of its own accord, require out- Internal Revenue Service, Department of the ative to a vacancy in the position of Deputy of-state retailers to collect sales tax on sales Treasury, transmitting, pursuant to law, the Director, Office of Management and Budget, within the state; and report of a rule entitled ‘‘Revised Timeline received in the Office of the President of the Whereas, The United States Supreme and Other Guidance Regarding the Imple- Senate on July 18, 2013; to the Committee on Court also announced in Quill that Congress mentation of FATCA’’ (Notice 2013–43) re- Homeland Security and Governmental Af- could exercise its authority under the Com- ceived in the Office of the President of the fairs. merce Clause of the United States Constitu- Senate on July 18, 2013; to the Committee on EC–2417. A communication from the Direc- tion to decide whether, when and to what ex- Finance. tor of the Diversity and Inclusion Division, tent the states may require collection of EC–2408. A communication from the Chief Office of the Secretary, Department of sales tax on remote sales; and Whereas, The State of Nevada and munici- of the Publications and Regulations Branch, Health and Human Services, transmitting, palities within this State receive significant Internal Revenue Service, Department of the pursuant to law, the Department’s fiscal operating revenue from sales taxes collected Treasury, transmitting, pursuant to law, the year 2012 annual report relative to the Noti- by brick-and-mortar businesses and online report of a rule entitled ‘‘Expanded Eligi- fication and Federal Employee Antidiscrimi- vendors with a nexus to the State and from bility for Temporary Housing for Individuals nation and Retaliation Act of 2002 (No FEAR use taxes on purchases made online through Displaced by Severe Storms, Flooding, and Act); to the Committee on Homeland Secu- vendors without a brick-and-mortar location Tornadoes in Oklahoma’’ (Notice 2013–47) re- rity and Governmental Affairs. ceived in the Office of the President of the in the State; and EC–2418. A communication from the Senior Senate on July 18, 2013; to the Committee on Whereas, Remittance of use taxes not col- Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Finance. lected by a vendor from online purchases EC–2409. A communication from the Chief Potomac Electric Power Company, transmit- puts an undue burden and widely unknown of the Publications and Regulations Branch, ting, pursuant to law, the Company’s Bal- obligation on consumers; and Internal Revenue Service, Department of the ance Sheet as of December 31, 2012; to the Whereas, The unequal taxation schemes as Treasury, transmitting, pursuant to law, the Committee on Homeland Security and Gov- between online and traditional retailers cre- report of a rule entitled ‘‘Updated Static ernmental Affairs. ate a disadvantage for Nevada-based retail- Mortality Tables for the Years 2014 and 2015’’ EC–2419. A communication from the Direc- ers, who are rooted and invested in the Ne- (Notice 2013–49) received in the Office of the tor, Court Services and Offender Supervision vada community and employ residents of President of the Senate on July 18, 2013; to Agency for the District of Columbia, trans- this State; and the Committee on Finance. mitting, pursuant to law, the Agency’s fiscal Whereas, The tax collection loophole for EC–2410. A joint communication from the year 2012 annual report relative to the Noti- online retailers deprives local governments Secretary of Labor, Chair of the Board and fication and Federal Employee Antidiscrimi- of revenue that could be used to fund neces- the Director, Pension Benefit Guaranty Cor- nation and Retaliation Act of 2002; to the sities such as schools, police and fire depart- poration, transmitting, pursuant to law, the Committee on Homeland Security and Gov- ments, and other important infrastructure; Corporation’s fiscal year 2012 actuarial eval- ernmental Affairs. and uation of the expected operations and status EC–2420. A communication from the Sec- Whereas, The Marketplace Fairness Act, S. of the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation retary of Commerce, transmitting, pursuant 336, 113th Cong. (2013), and H.R. 684, 113th funds; to the Committee on Health, Edu- to law, the Department of Commerce’s Per- Cong. (2013), proposes to provide states with cation, Labor, and Pensions. formance and Accountability Report for fis- the authority to require out-of-state retail- EC–2411. A communication from the Direc- cal year 2012; to the Committee on Homeland ers, such as online and catalog retailers, to tor of Regulations and Policy Management Security and Governmental Affairs. collect and remit sales tax on purchases Staff, Food and Drug Administration, De- EC–2421. A communication from the Chair- shipped into the state; and partment of Health and Human Services, Whereas, The State of Nevada has enacted man and Members of the Federal Labor Rela- transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of the Simplified Sales and Use Tax Adminis- tions Authority, transmitting, pursuant to a rule entitled ‘‘Food Additives Permitted in tration Act, chapter 360B of NRS, which is in law, the Office of Inspector General Semi- Feed and Drinking Water of Animals; Ammo- compliance with the Marketplace Fairness annual Report for the period of October 1, nium Formate’’ (Docket No. FDA–2008–F– Act, S. 336, 113th Cong. § 2 (2013) and H.R. 684, 2012 through March 31, 2013; to the Com- 0151) received in the Office of the President 113th Cong. § 2 (2013): Now, therefore, be it mittee on Homeland Security and Govern- of the Senate on July 18, 2013; to the Com- Resolved by the Senate and Assembly of the mental Affairs. mittee on Health, Education, Labor, and State of Nevada, Jointly, That the members of Pensions. EC–2422. A communication from the Chair- the 77th Session of the Nevada Legislature EC–2412. A communication from the Direc- man of the Consumer Product Safety Com- urge Congress to pass the Marketplace Fair- tor of Regulations and Policy Management mission, transmitting, pursuant to law, the ness Act without delay; and be it further Staff, Food and Drug Administration, De- Semi-Annual Report of the Inspector Gen- Resolved, That the Secretary of the Senate partment of Health and Human Services, eral for the period from October 1, 2012 prepare and transmit a copy of this resolu- transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of through March 31, 2013; to the Committee on tion to the Vice President of the United a rule entitled ‘‘Animal Feeds Contaminated Homeland Security and Governmental Af- States as the presiding officer of the United With Salmonella Microorganisms’’ (Docket fairs. States Senate, the Speaker of the House of No. FDA–2013–N–0253) received in the Office EC–2423. A communication from the Direc- Representatives, each member of the Nevada of the President of the Senate on July 18, tor, National Security Agency, transmitting Congressional Delegation and the Executive 2013; to the Committee on Health, Education, a report relative to classified information Director of the Department of Taxation; and Labor, and Pensions. sharing and safeguarding efforts on com- be it further EC–2413. A communication from the Acting puter networks; to the Select Committee on Resolved, That this resolution becomes ef- Director, Office of Workers’ Compensation Intelligence. fective upon passage.

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A joint resolution adopted by the Whereas, additional amendments adopted pose of assisting states with funding to en- Legislature of the State of Nevada express- in 1990 expanded the Clean Air Act by allow- sure safe public drinking water; and ing support for wild horses and burros in Ne- ing the EPA to address acid rain, ozone de- Whereas in 2010 the Department of Human vada; to the Committee on Energy and Nat- pletion, gasoline formulation and evapo- Services determined that $44 million would ural Resources. rative emissions; and be needed in order to fund projects for pro- SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 1 Whereas, in April 2009, the EPA issued an tecting existing sources of public drinking Whereas, Wild horses and burros are an in- endangerment finding, declaring that cur- water in Oregon; and tegral part of the ecosystem and rangelands rent and future greenhouse gas emissions Whereas in 2010 the final amount of fund- of the United States and the State of Ne- pose a serious threat to public health and ing from the Drinking Water State Revolv- vada; and safety, allowing the agency to regulate car- ing Fund available for use on Oregon priority Whereas, Wild horses and burros helped to bon dioxide emissions; and projects was $9,752,311, representing less than build this nation and are living symbols of Whereas, as written, the Clean Air Act 25 percent of the amount needed; and freedom and our American Western heritage, gives states, not the federal government, the Whereas according to the United States as represented by the depiction of wild primary role in establishing and carrying Environmental Protection Agency, approxi- horses on the Nevada State quarter; and out plans to comply with EPA regulations; mately 45 percent of the investment needs in Whereas, Wild horses and burros are nat- and Oregon for public water infrastructure are in ural resources and cultural assets, and have Whereas, as written, the Clean Air Act re- communities with a population of less than the potential to promote tourism and job quires the EPA to consider the economic im- 10,000; and creation in this State; and pact of its proposed regulations; and Whereas the Title VI provisions of the fed- Whereas, Building eco-sanctuaries that en- Whereas, in spite of these provisions, re- eral Clean Water Act created the Clean able the public to view and photograph wild cent actions by the EPA reflect a disturbing Water State Revolving Fund in 1987 for the horses and burros may provide a much need- and legally questionable shift away from purpose of assisting states with funding to ed boost to the Nevada economy; and state and towards federal primacy; and ensure clean water resources and wastewater Whereas, Wild horses and burros depend on Whereas, these actions include the EPA’s systems and treatment facilities for the pub- the understanding, cooperation and fairness recent rejection of Arizona’s State Imple- lic; and of all interested parties: Now, therefore, be it mentation Plan for Regional Haze, which Whereas in 2011 the Department of Envi- Resolved by the Senate and Assembly of the may cost Arizona consumers as much as one ronmental Quality determined that State of Nevada, Jointly, That the Nevada billion dollars for new technology that will $380,821,000 will be needed in order to fully Legislature: make an imperceptible improvement in air fund projects for maintaining clean water re- 1. Supports the preservation and protec- quality compared to the state’s plan; and source programs and wastewater systems tion of our iconic wild horses and burros in Whereas, while Americans support efforts and treatment facilities to protect the public the State of Nevada as living symbols of to improve air quality, such efforts should be and Oregon water resources; and freedom, the pioneer spirit of the West and carefully balanced to ensure that the cost of Whereas in 2011 the funding from the Clean America’s heritage, as well as valuable nat- new regulations on the economy do not ex- Water State Revolving Fund predicted to be ural resources and cultural assets; ceed potential benefits; and Wherefore your available for use on Oregon priority projects 2. Supports the development of wild horse memorialist, the Senate of the State of Ari- was $23,017,000, representing six percent of and burro related ecotourism in the State of zona, the House of Representatives concur- the amount needed; and Nevada; ring, prays: Whereas 50 percent of Oregon priority 3. Encourages the State Department of Ag- 1. That the United States Congress amend projects for funding from the Clean Water riculture to enter into cooperative agree- the Clean Air Act to further clarify that the State Revolving Fund would serve commu- ments with local wild horse and burro advo- states, not the EPA, have the primary role in nities with a population of less than 5,000; cacy groups pursuant to NRS 569.031 con- developing plans for regulating air pollut- and cerning wild horses and burros living on pri- ants and fully consider the impact of new Whereas the current levels of funding for vate lands that are under the jurisdiction of regulations on the state and national econ- the Drinking Water State Revolving Fund the State Department of Agriculture; and omy before approval or implementation of and the Clean Water State Revolving Fund 4. Encourages a spirit of cooperation, col- new regulations. are not sufficient to ensure that Oregon’s laboration and fairness among wild horse 2. That the Secretary of State of the State public drinking water and wastewater sys- and burro advocacy groups, private land of Arizona transmit copies of this Memorial tems and treatment facilities are maintained owners and the State Department of Agri- to the President of the United States Senate, and protected to benefit the health and safe- culture; and be it further the Speaker of the United States House of ty of Oregon residents and benefit Oregon Resolved, That the Secretary of the Senate Representatives and each Member of Con- water resources; prepare and transmit a copy of this resolu- gress from the State of Arizona. Whereas investing in Oregon’s public tion to the Vice President of the United drinking water and wastewater systems and States as the presiding officer of the United POM–47. A joint memorial adopted by the treatment facilities will create and support States Senate, the Speaker of the House of Legislative Assembly of the State of Oregon family wage jobs for Oregon workers; and Representatives, each member of the Nevada urging Congress to increase investment in Whereas according to the National Utility Congressional Delegation, the Governor and the Drinking Water State Revolving Fund Contractors Association, for every $1 billion the Director of the State Department of Ag- and Clean Water State Revolving Fund; to that is invested nationally in water infra- riculture; and be it further the Committee on Environment and Public structure, almost 27,000 jobs are created; and Resolved, That this resolution becomes ef- Works. Whereas it is critical for Oregon students fective upon passage. to have access to safe and clean drinking HOUSE JOINT MEMORIAL 7 water; and POM–46. A concurrent memorial adopted To the President of the United States and Whereas there is currently no dedicated by the Legislature of the State of Arizona the Senate and the House of Representatives federal funding available for updating and urging the United States Congress to amend of the United States of America, in Congress repairing drinking water systems in public the Clean Air Act and to fully consider the assembled: schools; and impact of the new regulations; to the Com- We, your memorialists, the Seventy-sev- Whereas protecting the public drinking mittee on Environment and Public Works. enth Legislative Assembly of the State of water and wastewater systems and treat- SENATE CONCURRENT MEMORIAL 1001 Oregon, in legislative session assembled, re- ment facilities in the nation’s communities To the Congress of the United States of spectfully represent as follows: is of crucial importance and requires an on- America: Whereas generations of Oregonians have going federal funding commitment: Now, Your memorialist respectfully represents: enjoyed access to safe, reliable and acces- therefore, be it Whereas, the Clean Air Act is a federal law sible public water, but a lack of investment Resolved by the Legislative Assembly of the designed to minimize air pollution nation- in critical water systems that are relied State of Oregon: wide; and upon to bring clean, accessible water to com- (1) The Seventy-seventh Legislative As- Whereas, the Clean Air Act requires the munities and the aging of public water infra- sembly of the State of Oregon urges the Con- Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to structure pose significant threats to the gress of the United States of America to in- enforce regulations intended to protect the quality, safety, reliability and accessibility crease investment in the Drinking Water public from air pollutants believed to be haz- of public water; and State Revolving Fund to upgrade and repair ardous to public health; and Whereas water is widely viewed in Oregon the nation’s aging public drinking water sys- Whereas, in 1970, Congress amended the as a public trust to be managed for the com- tems in order to ensure that all citizens have Clean Air Act by mandating comprehensive mon good of the public at large; and access to safe, clean and affordable drinking state and federal regulations for both sta- Whereas approximately 80 percent of Or- water. tionary and non-stationary sources of pollu- egon residents get their drinking water from (2) The Seventy-seventh Legislative As- tion; and public water systems; and sembly urges the Congress of the United Whereas, the 1970 amendments dramati- Whereas the federal Safe Drinking Water States to increase investment in the Clean cally expanded the EPA’s regulatory author- Act Amendments of 1996 created the Drink- Water State Revolving Fund to upgrade and ity; and ing Water State Revolving Fund for the pur- repair the nation’s aging public water and

VerDate Mar 15 2010 05:55 Jul 25, 2013 Jkt 029060 PO 00000 Frm 00054 Fmt 0624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A24JY6.020 S24JYPT1 rfrederick on DSK6SPTVN1PROD with SENATE July 24, 2013 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S5905 wastewater treatment systems in order to of Illinois as Promise Neighborhoods; to the the Tucson City Council work directly with ensure the health and safety of the nation’s Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Tucson’s congressional delegation and com- urban and rural environments and water re- Pensions. munity members to frame a campaign to sources. HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 0154 protect the vital jobs at Cherrybell; and Whereas, Pima County Recorder F. Ann (3) The Seventy-seventh Legislative As- Whereas, The Promise Neighborhoods pro- Rodriguez, objects to the closure of sembly urges the Congress of the United gram was founded in 2010 on the premise of Cherrybell and firmly believes this change States to ensure that federal funding is significantly improving the educational and will clearly impact the activities of the state available for public water systems in both developmental outcomes of children and and county elections officials in Arizona and large and small communities and ensure that youth in distressed communities by pro- will cause a detrimental impact to voters. dedicated funding is made available for up- viding access to great schools and strong The information provided to the public by dating and repairing drinking water systems systems of community support to aid in the the United States Postal Services is based in the nation’s public schools. transition from childhood to career; and (4) A copy of this memorial shall be sent to Whereas, The Promise Neighborhoods entirely on economic considerations with no the President and Vice President of the grant program consists of planning grants apparent regard for the impact of the change United States, to the Senate Majority Lead- and implementation grants; and on the fundamental right to vote of all citi- er, to the Speaker of the House of Represent- Whereas, The United States Department of zens and, in particular, the significant addi- atives and to each member of the Oregon Education proposed to fund Promise Neigh- tional detrimental impact to Native Amer- Congressional Delegation. borhoods through the legislative authority ican voters in the region; and of the Fund for the Improvement of Edu- Whereas, 600 people attended the public POM–48. A joint resolution adopted by the cation Program in 2010; the level and alloca- hearing, which was scheduled three days Legislature of the State of California memo- tion of planning and implementation funds after Christmas, and 6,000 people wrote let- rializing the President and Congress of the are contingent upon each fiscal year’s final ters and signed online petitions urging the United States to enact appropriate legisla- budget; and United States Postal Service Board of Gov- tion reauthorizing the federal Older Ameri- Whereas, The Promise Neighborhoods ernors not to close Cherrybell. cans Act of 1965; to the Committee on grant program is expected to continue in 2013 Wherefore your memorialist, the House of Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. with another round of applications and Representatives of the State of Arizona, the Senate concurring, prays: SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 4 award winners: Now, therefore, be it 1. That the Congress of the United States Resolved, by the House of Representatives of Whereas, In 2006, Congress reauthorized the protest the proposed closing of Cherrybell the Ninety-Eighth General Assembly of the State federal Older Americans Act of 1965 in its en- Postal Processing and Distribution Center. of Illinois, that we urge the Congress of the tirety, effective through the 2011 fiscal year; 2. That the Secretary of State of the State United States, the President of the United and of Arizona transmit copies of this Memorial States, and the United States Department of Whereas, The federal Older Americans Act to the President of the United States Senate, Education to consider communities in this of 1965 has not been reauthorized since 2006, the Speaker of the United States House of State, including communities in the City of although it was updated in 2009 and funding Representatives and each Member of Con- Chicago, as Promise Neighborhoods and for its programs has been authorized since gress from the State of Arizona. that date on an annual basis; and award grants as such; and be it further Resolved, That suitable copies of this reso- Whereas, The congressional appropriations POM–51. A memorial adopted by the Legis- lution be delivered to the President pro tem- staff continue to stress the tight spending lature of the State of Arizona urging the pore of the U.S. Senate, the Speaker of the caps on discretionary programs imposed by United States to propose an amendment to U.S. House of Representatives, each member the Balanced Budget Act of 1997; and the Constitution of the United States to pro- of the Illinois congressional delegation, the Whereas, A substantial number of older vide rights to victims of crime; to the Com- President of the United States, and the U.S. Americans living in the State of California mittee on the Judiciary. will be at risk if there are significant reduc- Secretary of Education. HOUSE MEMORIAL 2002 tions in allocated funds for the programs funded by the act; and POM–50. A concurrent memorial adopted To the Congress of the United States of Whereas, Further delay in the reauthoriza- by the Legislature of the State of Arizona America: tion of the federal Older Americans Act of urging the United States Congress to protest Your memorialist respectfully represents: Whereas, criminal defendants are afforded 1965 will erode the capacity of the act’s var- against the closure of the Cherrybell Postal numerous federal rights and procedural pro- ious structures to deliver services to meet Processing and Distribution Center; to the tections; and the needs of older Americans; and Committee on Homeland Security and Gov- Whereas, victims of crime are not afforded Whereas, The federal Older Americans Act ernmental Affairs. any federal constitutional rights or protec- of 1965 should immediately be reauthorized HOUSE CONCURRENT MEMORIAL 2007 tions; and to preserve the aging network’s role in To the Members of the United States Con- Whereas, the people of this state believe in home- and community-based services, main- gress: the individual rights and liberties of all per- tain the advocacy and consumer directed Your memorialist respectfully represents: sons and have amended the Constitution of focus of the act, and give area agencies on Whereas, the Cherrybell Postal Processing Arizona to provide crime victims with aging increased flexibility in planning and and Distribution Center (Cherrybell) serves rights, and yet it is clear that without fed- delivering services to vulnerable older Amer- the entire southern portion of Arizona cov- eral constitutional rights, crime victims’ icans; and ering the counties of Pima, Santa Cruz and rights are less meaningful and enforceable. Whereas, The federal Older Americans Act Cochise. Currently, Southern Arizona is fac- Wherefore your memorialist, the House of of 1965 should be funded in the same manner ing a potential economic downfall due to the Representatives of the State of Arizona, in which the act has been funded for the past initial decision made by the United States prays: 48 years: Now, therefore, be it Postal Service Board of Governors to close 1. That the Congress of the United States Resolved by the Senate and the Assembly of Cherrybell; and propose to the people an amendment to the the State of California, jointly, That the Legis- Whereas, more than 1.8 million people and Constitution of the United States that pro- lature memorializes the President and the 23,197 businesses use the Cherrybell postal vides rights to crime victims and that em- Congress of the United States to enact ap- services. According to United States Postal bodies the following principles: propriate legislation that would reauthorize Service officials, over 3 million pieces of (a) The right to be informed of and not ex- the federal Older Americans Act of 1965; and mail go through Cherrybell each day as it is cluded from any public proceedings relating be it further the 15th largest facility serving the 33rd to the crime. Resolved, That the Secretary of the Senate largest population area in our nation. Thus, (b) The right to be heard regarding any re- transmit copies of this resolution to the the processing and sorting operations at lease from custody. President and Vice President of the United Cherrybell that are being proposed to be (c) The right to consideration for the safe- States, to the Speaker of the House of Rep- moved to Phoenix affect approximately 280 ty and privacy of the victim, the victim’s in- resentatives, to the Majority Leader of the jobs in Southern Arizona; and terest in avoiding unreasonable delay and Senate, to the Chairman of the Senate Spe- Whereas, Southern Arizona, which includes the victim’s interest in restitution. cial Committee on Aging, to each Senator both the Tohono O’odham nation and Pasqua (d) The right to be heard regarding any ne- and Representative from California in the Yaqui tribal lands, encompasses the Cali- gotiated plea or sentence. Congress of the United States, and to the au- fornia and Arizona border at Yuma south to (e) The right to receive notice of release or thor for appropriate distribution. Nogales, across to Douglas and Bisbee in escape. Cochise County and the military installa- 2. That any amendment to the Constitu- POM–49. A resolution adopted by the House tions located at Fort Huachuca and Davis tion of the United States to establish rights of Representatives of the State of Illinois Monthan, depends on the Cherrybell Post of- for crime victims grant standing to victims relative to urging the Congress of the United fice; and of crime to assert all rights established by States, the President of the United States, Whereas, Council Member Richard Fimbres the Constitution. and the United States Department of Edu- went on record opposing the closure of 3. That the Secretary of State of the State cation to consider communities in the State Cherrybell Post Office and requested that of Arizona transmit copies of this Memorial

VerDate Mar 15 2010 04:37 Jul 25, 2013 Jkt 029060 PO 00000 Frm 00055 Fmt 0624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A24JY6.021 S24JYPT1 rfrederick on DSK6SPTVN1PROD with SENATE S5906 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE July 24, 2013 to the President of the United States Senate, try for the purpose of doing harm to this na- Whereas, It is universally recognized that the Speaker of the United States House of tion, from entering or remaining in the adequate border security is a fundamental Representatives and each Member of Con- United States; and prerequisite for successful and lasting immi- gress from the State of Arizona. Whereas, Comprehensive immigration re- gration reform; and form must include a funding stream to ad- Whereas, America’s current immigration POM–52. A joint resolution adopted by the dress the entire spectrum of fiscal impacts system is widely recognized as dysfunctional Legislature of the State of Nevada urging that will be experienced by state govern- because it harms our economy and does not Congress to enact comprehensive immigra- ments as a result of programs for guest reflect Colorado’s values; and tion reform; to the Committee on the Judici- workers, earned legalization and increases in Whereas, A well-designed and efficiently ary. the number of immigrants; and enforced immigration system is a federal re- sponsibility, and a comprehensive approach SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 15 Whereas, Our federal elected officials must create an immigration process that strength- to solve our broken immigration system Whereas, The United States is predomi- ens our nation’s economy and allows aspir- would strengthen Colorado’s and the nation’s nantly a nation of immigrants that draws ing citizens to continue making contribu- economy and would free aspiring citizens to strength from the diversity of its residents; tions to our communities, our State and our make an even greater contribution to our and nation: Now, therefore, be it communities; and Whereas, Hardworking persons who aspire Resolved by the Senate and Assembly of the Whereas, The federal government’s inabil- to become citizens of the United States have State of Nevada, Jointly, That the members of ity to enact immigration reform has created contributed to the prosperity of the State of the 77th Session of the Nevada Legislature severe economic, cultural, and political Nevada in extraordinary ways through the hereby urge Congress to enact comprehen- strains in communities across Colorado and years; and has led to a patchwork of state laws that in- sive immigration reform as outlined in this Whereas, The operation of a strong and vi- adequately address immigration-related resolution which addresses: (1) earned legal brant democracy is likely to be impeded un- problems; and residency accompanied by a clear path to less all men and women, regardless of their Whereas, Immigration reform must occur citizenship; (2) the future immigration of race, creed, color, ethnicity or birthplace, in a comprehensive, thoughtful manner that families and workers; (3) improved immigra- are able to participate meaningfully in the builds the strength and unity of working tion enforcement and border security that is political process with full rights and the people, keeps families together wherever consistent with our nation’s values; and (4) a equal protection attendant thereto; and possible, and guarantees the same rights, ob- funding stream to address the entire fiscal Whereas, We believe in the human dignity ligations, and basic fairness for all lawful impacts on state governments; and be it fur- of all residents of the United States, regard- workers, no matter where they come from; ther less of their immigration status, and recog- and Resolved, That the Secretary of the Senate nize the importance of the many contribu- Whereas, Comprehensive immigration re- prepare and transmit a copy of this resolu- tions that immigrants have made to the so- form must provide a fair, equitable, and real- tion to the President of the United States, cial and economic fabric of Nevada; and istic mechanism for aspiring citizens who the Vice President of the United States as Whereas, A comprehensive approach to fix- have grown up in this country to become the presiding officer of the United States ing our broken immigration system would citizens and be able to fully contribute to Senate, the Speaker of the House of Rep- strengthen the economy of our State and our our joint future; and resentatives and each member of the Nevada nation, and would free aspiring citizens to Whereas, Comprehensive immigration re- Congressional Delegation; and be it further make even greater contributions to our com- form must update the legal immigration sys- Resolved, That this resolution becomes ef- munities, our State and our nation; and tem so that the future flow of legal guest fective upon passage. Whereas, We support immigration reform workers more realistically matches our na- that keeps families together, upholds our tion’s labor needs and is structured to pro- POM–53. A joint memorial adopted by the values as a nation, promotes economic tect the employment, wages, and working General Assembly of the State of Colorado growth and provides long-term solutions to conditions of U.S. and lawful immigrant urging Congress to adopt comprehensive im- the current problems resulting from our im- workers; and migration reform; to the Committee on the migration system; and Whereas, Comprehensive immigration re- Judiciary. Whereas, Comprehensive immigration re- form must strengthen the small business form must include a significant reduction in SENATE JOINT MEMORIAL 13–003 workforce and customer base, reward initia- the often unreasonable wait times and arbi- Whereas, Unlike most nations, America tive with the American promise of oppor- trary rules that keep families separated has a long and rich heritage of generous im- tunity, promote productivity, reduce red from their loved ones; and migration laws; and tape, and strengthen the American economy; Whereas, Comprehensive immigration re- Whereas, Many employers are faced with and form must include a realistic pathway to an insufficient number of visas for workers Whereas, Any new guest worker visa pro- citizenship for all hardworking and tax- to support the needs of the United States gram must provide for strict compliance paying aspiring citizens who live in this economy, with arbitrary visa caps creating with United States labor standards and wage country and meet reasonable requirements; backlogs, frequent exploitation by employers and hour standards, portability of visas so and through wage and workplace violations, and that workers can change jobs under pre- Whereas, Comprehensive immigration re- inadequate government infrastructure to ef- scribed circumstances, and the ability for form must provide a mechanism for aspiring ficiently administer our numerous guest workers to petition for permanent residency; citizens who have grown up in this country worker programs; and and Whereas, Comprehensive immigration re- to become citizens and be better able to fully Whereas, Colorado’s identity is defined by form must aim to reduce the unreasonable contribute to our joint future; and its promise of equal opportunity, esteem for wait times and overly complex rules that Whereas, The reform of our nation’s immi- diversity and commitment to innovation; keep families unreasonably separated from gration system must occur in a thoughtful and their loved ones; and manner which builds the strength and unity Whereas, Coloradans have prospered be- Whereas, Colorado citizens support a com- of working people, and guarantees the same cause of the contributions of hardworking prehensive immigration reform that keeps rights, obligations and basic fairness for all immigrants who aspire to citizenship; and families together wherever possible, upholds workers, no matter their country of birth or Whereas, We believe in the human dignity our values as a state and nation, promotes origin; and of all Colorado residents, regardless of immi- small business and economic growth, and Whereas, Comprehensive immigration re- gration status, and recognize the importance provides long-term, practicable and enforce- form must include a new temporary worker of immigrants’ many contributions to the able solutions to our broken immigration program that provides for strict compliance social and economic fabric of the state of system: Now, therefore, be it with the labor standards and wage and hour Colorado; and Resolved by the Senate of the Sixty-ninth requirements of the United States, port- Whereas, Becoming a citizen of the United General Assembly of the State of Colorado, the ability of work visas so that workers may States means taking a solemn oath to up- House of Representatives concurring herein: change jobs and the ability of workers to pe- hold our nation’s Constitution and to for- That we urge the 113th Congress to enact tition for permanent residency; and sake allegiance to other nations; and comprehensive immigration reform as out- Whereas, The enforcement provisions Whereas, Citizenship is the legal embodi- lined in this Joint Memorial; and be it fur- which accompany comprehensive immigra- ment and symbol of full membership and ther tion reform must restore respect for the law participation in society that should be en- Resolved, That a copy of this Joint Memo- by promoting strict adherence to our na- couraged for all who can meet the lawful rial shall be delivered to the U.S. Speaker of tion’s values, including due process, civil and standards for citizenship; and the House, President of the U.S. Senate, human rights, accountability and propor- Whereas, Keeping families together not members of Colorado’s Congressional delega- tionality; and only is the correct and moral thing to do but tion, members of Colorado’s General Assem- Whereas, The focus of law enforcement, is also good for the economy because fami- bly, and the Governor of Colorado. both within and at the borders of the United lies provide a base of support that increases States, should be to prevent criminals, and worker productivity and spurs entrepreneur- POM–54. A joint resolution adopted by the those persons attempting to enter the coun- ship; and City of Sumter, Sumter County Council, and

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A bill to amend the Improper Pay- community financial institutions to foster lage School District of the State of Ohio urg- ments Elimination and Recovery Improve- economic growth and serve their commu- ing Congress and the Administration to miti- ment Act of 2012, including making changes nities, boost small businesses, increase indi- gate across-the-board cuts to education that to the Do Not Pay initiative, for improved vidual savings, and for other purposes; to the are scheduled to occur March 1, 2013; to the detection, prevention, and recovery of im- Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and proper payments to deceased individuals, and Affairs. Pensions. for other purposes; to the Committee on By Mr. BOOZMAN (for himself and Mr. POM–56. A resolution adopted by the Mu- Homeland Security and Governmental Af- PRYOR): nicipal Assembly of San Juan, Puerto Rico fairs. S. 1350. A bill to exclude from gross income expressing the San Juan Municipal Legisla- By Mr. MURPHY: compensation provided for victims of the ture’s deepest rejection of the application of S. 1361. A bill to direct the Secretary of March 29, 2013, pipeline oil spill in the death penalty by the United States Dis- Homeland Security to accept additional doc- Mayflower, Arkansas; to the Committee on trict Court for the District of Puerto Rico; umentation when considering the applica- Finance. to the Committee on the Judiciary. tion for veterans status of an individual who By Mr. THUNE (for himself, Mr. KAINE, POM–57. A resolution adopted by the Gov- performed service as a coastwise merchant Mr. PORTMAN, and Mr. COONS): erning Body of the City of Santa Fe, New seaman during World War II, and for other S. 1351. A bill to provide for fiscal gap and Mexico expressing support for the Uniting purposes; to the Committee on Veterans’ Af- generational accounting analysis in the leg- American Families Act; to the Committee fairs. islative process, the President’s budget, and on the Judiciary. f POM–58. A resolution adopted by the Board annual long-term fiscal outlook reports; to of Aldermen of the Town of Carrboro, North the Committee on the Budget. ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS Carolina supporting the Uniting American By Ms. CANTWELL (for herself, Mr. S. 20 Families Act and the inclusion of LGBT fam- BARRASSO, Mr. JOHNSON of South Da- ilies in comprehensive immigration reform; kota, Mr. TESTER, Mr. UDALL of New At the request of Mr. VITTER, the to the Committee on the Judiciary. Mexico, Mr. FRANKEN, Mr. BEGICH, name of the Senator from Mississippi Ms. HEITKAMP, Ms. HIRONO, and Mr. f (Mr. WICKER) was added as a cosponsor SCHATZ): of S. 20, a bill to repeal the Dodd-Frank REPORTS OF COMMITTEES S. 1352. A bill to reauthorize the Native American Housing Assistance and Self-De- Wall Street Reform and Consumer Pro- The following reports of committees termination Act of 1996, and for other pur- tection Act. were submitted: poses; to the Committee on Indian Affairs. S. 134 By Mr. MENENDEZ, from the Committee By Mr. ROCKEFELLER (for himself At the request of Mr. ROCKEFELLER, on Foreign Relations, with amendments: and Mr. THUNE): the name of the Senator from Arkansas S. 960. A bill to foster stability in Syria, S. 1353. A bill to provide for an ongoing, (Mr. PRYOR) was added as a cosponsor and for other purposes (Rept. No. 113–79). voluntary public-private partnership to im- By Mr. MENENDEZ, from the Committee prove cybersecurity, and to strengthen cy- of S. 134, a bill to arrange for the Na- on Foreign Relations, with an amendment in bersecurity research and development, work- tional Academy of Sciences to study the nature of a substitute and with an force development and education, and public the impact of violent video games and amended preamble: awareness and preparedness, and for other violent video programming on chil- S. Res. 156. A resolution expressing the purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, dren. sense of the Senate on the 10-year anniver- Science, and Transportation. S. 409 sary of NATO Allied Command Trans- By Mr. CORNYN (for himself and Ms. At the request of Mr. BURR, the name formation. KLOBUCHAR): By Mr. SCHUMER, from the Committee on S. 1354. A bill to amend title 18, United of the Senator from South Dakota (Mr. Rules and Administration, without amend- States Code, to clarify the range of conduct THUNE) was added as a cosponsor of S. ment: punished as sex trafficking, and for other 409, a bill to add Vietnam Veterans Day S. 375. A bill to require Senate candidates purposes; to the Committee on the Judici- as a patriotic and national observance. to file designations, statements, and reports ary. S. 411 in electronic form. By Mr. INHOFE (for himself, Mr. At the request of Mr. ROCKEFELLER, f BEGICH, Mr. BLUNT, and Mr. CASEY): S. 1355. A bill to provide regulatory parity the name of the Senator from Mary- EXECUTIVE REPORTS OF among alternative fuel vehicles, and for land (Mr. CARDIN) was added as a co- COMMITTEES other purposes; to the Committee on Com- sponsor of S. 411, a bill to amend the The following executive reports of merce, Science, and Transportation. Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend nominations were submitted: By Mrs. MURRAY (for herself, Mr. and modify the railroad track mainte- ISAKSON, Mr. HARKIN, and Mr. ALEX- By Mr. HARKIN for the Committee on nance credit. ANDER): Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. S. 1356. A bill to amend the Workforce In- S. 425 * Kent Yoshiho Hirozawa, of New York, to vestment Act of 1998 to strengthen the At the request of Ms. STABENOW, the be a Member of the National Labor Relations United States workforce development sys- name of the Senator from West Vir- Board for the term of five years expiring Au- tem through innovation in, and alignment ginia (Mr. ROCKEFELLER) was added as gust 27, 2016. and improvement of, employment, training, * Nancy Jean Schiffer, of Maryland, to be a a cosponsor of S. 425, a bill to amend and education programs in the United Member of the National Labor Relations title XI of the Social Security Act to States, and to promote individual and na- Board for the term of five years expiring De- improve the quality, health outcomes, tional economic growth, and for other pur- cember 16, 2014. poses; to the Committee on Health, Edu- and value of maternity care under the By Mr. SCHUMER for the Committee on cation, Labor, and Pensions. Medicaid and CHIP programs by devel- Rules and Administration. oping maternity care quality measures * Davita Vance-Cooks, of Virginia, to be By Mr. BAUCUS (for himself and Ms. Public Printer. COLLINS): and supporting maternity care quality S. 1357. A bill to extend the trade adjust- collaboratives. * Nomination was reported with rec- ment assistance program; to the Committee S. 462 ommendation that it be confirmed sub- on Finance. ject to the nominee’s commitment to By Ms. KLOBUCHAR (for herself and At the request of Mrs. BOXER, the respond to requests to appear and tes- Ms. COLLINS): name of the Senator from Montana tify before any duly constituted com- S. 1358. A bill to establish an advisory of- (Mr. BAUCUS) was added as a cosponsor mittee of the Senate. fice within the Bureau of Consumer Protec- of S. 462, a bill to enhance the strategic tion of the Federal Trade Commission to pre- partnership between the United States f vent fraud targeting seniors, and for other and Israel. purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, INTRODUCTION OF BILLS AND S. 491 JOINT RESOLUTIONS Science, and Transportation. By Mr. DURBIN: At the request of Mr. UDALL of New The following bills and joint resolu- S. 1359. A bill to amend the Federal Water Mexico, the names of the Senator from tions were introduced, read the first Pollution Control Act to establish national Hawaii (Ms. HIRONO), the Senator from

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S. 1292 ify provisions relating to grants, and S. 1128 At the request of Mr. CRUZ, the for other purposes. At the request of Mr. TOOMEY, the names of the Senator from Ohio (Mr. S. 865 name of the Senator from Mississippi PORTMAN) and the Senator from South (Mr. WICKER) was added as a cosponsor At the request of Mr. WHITEHOUSE, Dakota (Mr. THUNE) were added as co- the name of the Senator from Cali- of S. 1128, a bill to clarify the orphan sponsors of S. 1292, a bill to prohibit drug exception to the annual fee on fornia (Mrs. FEINSTEIN) was added as a the funding of the Patient Protection cosponsor of S. 865, a bill to provide for branded prescription pharmaceutical and Affordable Care Act. manufacturers and importers. the establishment of a Commission to S. 1306 S. 1143 Accelerate the End of Breast Cancer. At the request of Mr. REED, the name At the request of Mr. MORAN, the of the Senator from New York (Mrs. S. 888 name of the Senator from Arkansas GILLIBRAND) was added as a cosponsor At the request of Mr. JOHANNS, the (Mr. BOOZMAN) was added as a cospon- of S. 1306, a bill to amend the Elemen- name of the Senator from Ohio (Mr. sor of S. 1143, a bill to amend title tary and Secondary Education Act of PORTMAN) was added as a cosponsor of XVIII of the Social Security Act with 1965 in order to improve environmental S. 888, a bill to provide end user exemp- respect to physician supervision of literacy to better prepare students for tions from certain provisions of the therapeutic hospital outpatient serv- postsecondary education and careers, Commodity Exchange Act and the Se- ices. and for other purposes. curities Exchange Act of 1934. S. 1149 S. 1310 S. 967 At the request of Mr. NELSON, the At the request of Mrs. GILLIBRAND, name of the Senator from New York At the request of Mr. PORTMAN, the the names of the Senator from Illinois (Mrs. GILLIBRAND) was added as a co- name of the Senator from Mississippi (Mr. KIRK) and the Senator from Colo- sponsor of S. 1149, a bill to reauthorize (Mr. COCHRAN) was added as a cospon- rado (Mr. BENNET) were added as co- the ban on undetectable firearms, and sor of S. 1310, a bill to require Senate sponsors of S. 967, a bill to amend title to extend the ban to undetectable fire- confirmation of Inspector General of 10, United States Code, to modify var- arm receivers and undetectable ammu- the Bureau of Consumer Financial Pro- ious authorities relating to procedures nition magazines. tection, and for other purposes. for courts-martial under the Uniform S. 1182 S. 1334 Code of Military Justice, and for other At the request of Mr. UDALL of Colo- At the request of Mr. MANCHIN, the purposes. rado, the name of the Senator from names of the Senator from Nevada (Mr. S. 983 New Mexico (Mr. HEINRICH) was added HELLER), the Senator from North Da- At the request of Mr. CORNYN, the as a cosponsor of S. 1182, a bill to mod- kota (Mr. HOEVEN), the Senator from name of the Senator from Wisconsin ify the Foreign Intelligence Surveil- Wyoming (Mr. ENZI) and the Senator (Mr. JOHNSON) was added as a cosponsor lance Act of 1978 to require specific evi- from Georgia (Mr. ISAKSON) were added of S. 983, a bill to prohibit the Sec- dence for access to business records as cosponsors of S. 1334, a bill to estab- retary of the Treasury from enforcing and other tangible things, and provide lish student loan interest rates, and for the Patient Protection and Affordable appropriate transition procedures, and other purposes. Care Act and the Health Care and Edu- for other purposes. S. 1343 cation Reconciliation Act of 2010. S. 1188 At the request of Mr. JOHANNS, his S. 1007 At the request of Ms. COLLINS, the name was added as a cosponsor of S. names of the Senator from North Da- 1343, a bill to protect the information At the request of Mr. KING, the names of the Senator from Minnesota kota (Mr. HOEVEN), the Senator from of livestock producers, and for other Arkansas (Mr. BOOZMAN), the Senator purposes. (Mr. FRANKEN) and the Senator from from South Carolina (Mr. GRAHAM) and AMENDMENT NO. 1749 Vermont (Mr. SANDERS) were added as the Senator from Missouri (Mr. BLUNT) cosponsors of S. 1007, a bill to amend At the request of Mr. MCCONNELL, his were added as cosponsors of S. 1188, a the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to in- name was added as a cosponsor of bill to amend the Internal Revenue clude biomass heating appliances for amendment No. 1749 proposed to S. Code of 1986 to modify the definition of tax credits available for energy-effi- 1243, an original bill making appropria- full-time employee for purposes of the cient building property and energy tions for the Departments of Transpor- individual mandate in the Patient Pro- property. tation, and Housing and Urban Devel- tection and Affordable Care Act. opment, and related agencies for the S. 1064 S. 1215 fiscal year ending September 30, 2014, At the request of Mr. BROWN, the At the request of Mr. LEAHY, the and for other purposes. name of the Senator from New Mexico name of the Senator from New Mexico At the request of Mr. PORTMAN, the (Mr. HEINRICH) was added as a cospon- (Mr. HEINRICH) was added as a cospon- name of the Senator from Ohio (Mr. sor of S. 1064, a bill to amend title sor of S. 1215, a bill to strengthen pri- BROWN) was added as a cosponsor of XVIII of the Social Security Act to vacy protections, accountability, and amendment No. 1749 proposed to S. provide for treatment of clinical psy- oversight related to domestic surveil- 1243, supra. chologists as physicians for purposes of lance conducted pursuant to the USA f furnishing clinical psychologist serv- PATRIOT Act and the Foreign Intel- ices under the Medicare program. ligence Surveillance Act of 1978. STATEMENTS ON INTRODUCED S. 1072 S. 1236 BILLS AND JOINT RESOLUTIONS At the request of Ms. KLOBUCHAR, the At the request of Mrs. FEINSTEIN, the By Mr. BOOZMAN (for himself name of the Senator from Arkansas name of the Senator from Massachu- and Mr. PRYOR): (Mr. PRYOR) was added as a cosponsor setts (Mr. MARKEY) was added as a co- S. 1350. A bill to exclude from gross of S. 1072, a bill to ensure that the Fed- sponsor of S. 1236, a bill to repeal the income compensation provided for vic- eral Aviation Administration advances Defense of Marriage Act and ensure re- tims of the March 29, 2013, pipeline oil the safety of small airplanes and the spect for State regulation of marriage. spill in Mayflower, Arkansas; to the continued development of the general S. 1279 Committee on Finance. aviation industry, and for other pur- At the request of Ms. LANDRIEU, the Mr. BOOZMAN. Mr. President, on poses. names of the Senator from Kansas (Mr. March 29, 2013, the ExxonMobil pipeline

VerDate Mar 15 2010 04:37 Jul 25, 2013 Jkt 029060 PO 00000 Frm 00058 Fmt 0624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A24JY6.034 S24JYPT1 rfrederick on DSK6SPTVN1PROD with SENATE July 24, 2013 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S5909 ruptured spilling an estimated 147,000 threats by having the National Insti- Sec. 302. Federal cyber scholarship-for-serv- gallons of oil into Mayflower, Arkan- tute of Standards and Technology, ice program. sas. Victims of this oil spill are right- NIST, a world-class, non-regulatory Sec. 303. Study and analysis of education, agency within the Department of Com- accreditation, training, and fully being compensated by certification of information in- ExxonMobil, but the Internal Revenue merce—facilitate and support the de- frastructure and cybersecurity Service has said that compensatory velopment of voluntary, industry-led professionals. payments will be considered taxable in- standards and best practices to reduce TITLE IV—CYBERSECURITY AWARENESS come. These families should not have cyber risks to critical infrastructure AND PREPAREDNESS to pay taxes on this disaster relief as- and all businesses. Sec. 401. National cybersecurity awareness sistance. The Mayflower Oil Spill Tax Our bill will give NIST the perma- and preparedness campaign. Relief Act of 2013 prohibits compensa- nent authority it needs to continue the SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. tion to Mayflower oil spill victims standards development process initi- In this Act: from being taxed by treating it as ‘‘a ated by the President’s Executive (1) CYBERSECURITY MISSION.—The term ‘‘cy- qualified disaster relief payment’’ Order on Improving Critical Infrastruc- bersecurity mission’’ means activities that encompass the full range of threat reduction, under current law. My colleague Sen- ture Cybersecurity to ensure such ef- forts remain industry led and vol- vulnerability reduction, deterrence, inter- ator PRYOR joins me in introducing national engagement, incident response, re- this important legislation. I would also untary. It will also make sure that the Fed- siliency, and recovery policies and activities, like to thank Representative TIM GRIF- including computer network operations, in- eral Government supports cutting edge formation assurance, law enforcement, diplo- FIN for his support and leadership on research, works to increase public the House companion version of the macy, military, and intelligence missions as awareness, and improves our workforce such activities relate to the security and sta- Mayflower Oil Spill Tax Relief Act of to better address cyber threats. 2013. bility of cyberspace. Our country’s future economic suc- (2) INFORMATION INFRASTRUCTURE.—The Mr. President, I ask unanimous con- cess and security demands prompt at- term ‘‘information infrastructure’’ means sent that the text of the bill be printed tention to the cyber threat. It demands the underlying framework that information in the RECORD. we all pull together to face the reality systems and assets rely on to process, trans- There being no objection, the text of of cyber intrusions into every aspect of mit, receive, or store information electroni- the bill was ordered to be printed in our nation’s business, our electric grid, cally, including programmable electronic de- the RECORD, as follows: our trade secrets, our water supply, vices, communications networks, and indus- S. 1350 trial or supervisory control systems and any and so much more. The stakes are associated hardware, software, or data. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of great. This is about our national secu- (3) INFORMATION SYSTEM.—The term ‘‘infor- Representatives of the United States of America rity—3 Directors of National Intel- mation system’’ has the meaning given that in Congress assembled, ligence have said cyber attacks are the term in section 3502 of title 44, United States SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. number 1 national security threat to Code. This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Mayflower our country. That is why we have to SEC. 3. NO REGULATORY AUTHORITY. Oil Spill Tax Relief Act of 2013’’. find a way to reach a consensus that Nothing in this Act shall be construed to SEC. 2. MAYFLOWER, ARKANSAS OIL SPILL COM- allows us to responsibly legislate. confer any regulatory authority on any Fed- PENSATION EXCLUDED FROM GROSS eral, State, tribal, or local department or INCOME. This bill is a very good start. There agency. For purposes of the Internal Revenue Code is a lot more we can and should do to of 1986— protect our critical infrastructure, in- TITLE I—PUBLIC-PRIVATE (1) the March 29, 2013, pipeline rupture and cluding promoting more sharing of pri- COLLABORATION ON CYBERSECURITY oil spill in Mayflower, Arkansas, shall be SEC. 101. PUBLIC-PRIVATE COLLABORATION ON vate sector threat information. I will CYBERSECURITY. treated as a qualified disaster under section certainly keep looking for ways to 139(c) of such Code, and (a) CYBERSECURITY.—Section 2(c) of the Na- (2) any compensation provided to or for the work with my colleagues to provide tional Institute of Standards and Technology benefit of a victim of such disaster shall be this nation with the tools and re- Act (15 U.S.C. 272(c)) is amended— treated as a qualified disaster relief payment sources we need to take on this threat. (1) by redesignating paragraphs (15) under section 139(b) of such Code. Again, I thank Senator THUNE for through (22) as paragraphs (16) through (23), dedicating his time, talent, and energy respectively; and By Mr. ROCKEFELLER (for him- to this legislation, and his fine staff. (2) by inserting after paragraph (14) the fol- lowing: self and Mr. THUNE): Mr. President, I ask unanimous con- S. 1353. A bill to provide for an ongo- sent that the text of the bill be printed ‘‘(15) on an ongoing basis, facilitate and support the development of a voluntary, in- ing, voluntary public-private partner- in the RECORD. dustry-led set of standards, guidelines, best ship to improve cybersecurity, and to There being no objection, the text of practices, methodologies, procedures, and strengthen cybersecurity research and the bill was ordered to be printed in processes to reduce cyber risks to critical in- development, workforce development the RECORD, as follows: frastructure (as defined under subsection and education, and public awareness S. 1353 (e));’’. and preparedness, and for other pur- Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Rep- (b) SCOPE AND LIMITATIONS.—Section 2 of poses; to the Committee on Commerce, resentatives of the United States of America in the National Institute of Standards and Technology Act (15 U.S.C. 272) is amended by Science, and Transportation. Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. adding at the end the following: Mr. ROCKEFELLER. Mr. President, ‘‘(e) CYBER RISKS.— the cybersecurity legislation Senator (a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Cybersecurity Act of 2013’’. ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—In carrying out the ac- THUNE and I introduce today is built (b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of con- tivities under subsection (c)(15), the Direc- upon several years of bipartisan hard tents of this Act is as follows: tor— work on the Senate Commerce, Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. ‘‘(A) shall— Science, and Transportation Com- Sec. 2. Definitions. ‘‘(i) coordinate closely and continuously mittee. I am proud of that fact and Sec. 3. No regulatory authority. with relevant private sector personnel and entities, critical infrastructure owners and proud of our work product. TITLE I—PUBLIC-PRIVATE COLLABORATION ON CYBERSECURITY operators, sector coordinating councils, In- I would like to sincerely thank Sen- formation Sharing and Analysis Centers, and Sec. 101. Public-private collaboration on cy- ator THUNE for working closely with other relevant industry organizations, and bersecurity. me on this legislation. Senator THUNE incorporate industry expertise; appreciates the gravity of the cyberse- TITLE II—CYBERSECURITY RESEARCH ‘‘(ii) consult with the heads of agencies curity threat to our national security AND DEVELOPMENT with national security responsibilities, sec- and our economy—a genuine threat to Sec. 201. Federal cybersecurity research and tor-specific agencies, State and local govern- development. the free flow of commerce. He has been ments, the governments of other nations, Sec. 202. Computer and network security re- and international organizations; laser focused in finding workable, pri- search centers. ‘‘(iii) identify a prioritized, flexible, re- vate sector led solutions to mitigate TITLE III—EDUCATION AND WORKFORCE peatable, performance-based, and cost-effec- this existential threat. DEVELOPMENT. tive approach, including information secu- Our bill will go a long way to better Sec. 301. Cybersecurity competitions and rity measures and controls, that may be vol- secure our nation from ongoing cyber challenges. untarily adopted by owners and operators of

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(d) COORDINATION WITH OTHER RESEARCH services; or (B) PRIVATE SECTOR EFFORTS.—In devel- INITIATIVES.—In accordance with the respon- ‘‘(iii) that information or communications oping, implementing, and updating the Fed- sibilities under section 101 of the High-Per- technology products or services be designed, eral cybersecurity research and development formance Computing Act of 1991 (15 U.S.C. developed, or manufactured in a particular plan, the Director of the Office of Science 5511), the Director the Office of Science and manner. and Technology Policy shall work in close Technology Policy shall coordinate, to the ‘‘(2) LIMITATION.—Information shared with cooperation with industry, academia, and extent practicable, Federal research and de- or provided to the Institute for the purpose other interested stakeholders to ensure, to velopment activities under this section with of the activities described under subsection the extent possible, that Federal cybersecu- other ongoing research and development se- (c)(15) shall not be used by any Federal, rity research and development is not dupli- curity-related initiatives, including research State, tribal, or local department or agency cative of private sector efforts. being conducted by— to regulate the activity of any entity. (3) TRIENNIAL UPDATES.— (1) the National Science Foundation; ‘‘(3) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection: (A) IN GENERAL.—The Federal cybersecu- (2) the National Institute of Standards and ‘‘(A) CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE.—The term rity research and development plan shall be Technology; ‘critical infrastructure’ has the meaning updated triennially. (3) the Department of Homeland Security; given the term in section 1016(e) of the USA (B) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—The Director of (4) other Federal agencies; PATRIOT Act of 2001 (42 U.S.C. 5195c(e)). the Office of Science and Technology Policy (5) other Federal and private research lab- ‘‘(B) SECTOR-SPECIFIC AGENCY.—The term shall submit the plan, not later than 1 year oratories, research entities, and universities; ‘sector-specific agency’ means the Federal after the date of enactment of this Act, and (6) institutions of higher education; department or agency responsible for pro- each updated plan under this section to the (7) relevant nonprofit organizations; and viding institutional knowledge and special- Committee on Commerce, Science, and (8) international partners of the United ized expertise as well as leading, facilitating, Transportation of the Senate and the Com- States. or supporting the security and resilience pro- mittee on Science, Space, and Technology of grams and associated activities of its des- the House of Representatives. (e) NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION COM- ignated critical infrastructure sector in the (b) CYBERSECURITY PRACTICES RESEARCH.— PUTER AND NETWORK SECURITY RESEARCH all-hazards environment.’’. The Director of the National Science Foun- GRANT AREAS.—Section 4(a)(1) of the Cyber TITLE II—CYBERSECURITY RESEARCH dation shall support research that— Security Research and Development Act (15 AND DEVELOPMENT (1) develops, evaluates, disseminates, and U.S.C. 7403(a)(1)) is amended— (1) in subparagraph (H), by striking ‘‘and’’ SEC. 201. FEDERAL CYBERSECURITY RESEARCH integrates new cybersecurity practices and AND DEVELOPMENT. concepts into the core curriculum of com- at the end; (a) FUNDAMENTAL CYBERSECURITY RE- puter science programs and of other pro- (2) in subparagraph (I), by striking the pe- SEARCH.— grams where graduates of such programs riod at the end and inserting a semicolon; (1) IN GENERAL.—The Director of the Office have a substantial probability of developing and of Science and Technology Policy, in coordi- software after graduation, including new (3) by adding at the end the following: nation with the head of any relevant Federal practices and concepts relating to secure ‘‘(J) secure fundamental protocols that are agency, shall build upon programs and plans coding education and improvement pro- integral to inter-network communications in effect as of the date of enactment of this grams; and and data exchange; Act to develop a Federal cybersecurity re- (2) develops new models for professional de- ‘‘(K) secure software engineering and soft- search and development plan to meet objec- velopment of faculty in cybersecurity edu- ware assurance, including— tives in cybersecurity, such as— cation, including secure coding development. ‘‘(i) programming languages and systems (A) how to design and build complex soft- (c) CYBERSECURITY MODELING AND TEST that include fundamental security features; ware-intensive systems that are secure and BEDS.— ‘‘(ii) portable or reusable code that re- reliable when first deployed; (1) REVIEW.—Not later than 1 year after the mains secure when deployed in various envi- (B) how to test and verify that software date of enactment of this Act, the Director ronments; and hardware, whether developed locally or the National Science Foundation, in coordi- ‘‘(iii) verification and validation tech- obtained from a third party, is free of signifi- nation with the Director of the Office of nologies to ensure that requirements and cant known security flaws; Science and Technology Policy, shall con- specifications have been implemented; and (C) how to test and verify that software duct a review of cybersecurity test beds in ‘‘(iv) models for comparison and metrics to and hardware obtained from a third party existence on the date of enactment of this assure that required standards have been correctly implements stated functionality, Act to inform the grants under paragraph met; and only that functionality; (2). The review shall include an assessment ‘‘(L) holistic system security that— (D) how to guarantee the privacy of an in- of whether a sufficient number of cybersecu- ‘‘(i) addresses the building of secure sys- dividual, including that individual’s iden- rity test beds are available to meet the re- tems from trusted and untrusted compo- tity, information, and lawful transactions search needs under the Federal cybersecurity nents; when stored in distributed systems or trans- research and development plan. ‘‘(ii) proactively reduces vulnerabilities; mitted over networks; (2) ADDITIONAL CYBERSECURITY MODELING ‘‘(iii) addresses insider threats; and (E) how to build new protocols to enable AND TEST BEDS.— ‘‘(iv) supports privacy in conjunction with the Internet to have robust security as one (A) IN GENERAL.—If the Director of the Na- improved security; of the key capabilities of the Internet; tional Science Foundation, after the review ‘‘(M) monitoring and detection; (F) how to determine the origin of a mes- under paragraph (1), determines that the re- ‘‘(N) mitigation and rapid recovery meth- sage transmitted over the Internet; search needs under the Federal cybersecurity ods; (G) how to support privacy in conjunction research and development plan require the ‘‘(O) security of wireless networks and mo- with improved security; establishment of additional cybersecurity bile devices; and (H) how to address the growing problem of test beds, the Director of the National ‘‘(P) security of cloud infrastructure and insider threats; Science Foundation, in coordination with services.’’.

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(f) RESEARCH ON THE SCIENCE OF CYBERSE- (6) other groups or individuals that the scholarship under the program, shall enter CURITY.—The head of each agency and de- Secretary of Commerce, Director of the Na- into an agreement under which the recipient partment identified under section 101(a)(3)(B) tional Science Foundation, and Secretary of agrees to work in the cybersecurity mission of the High-Performance Computing Act of Homeland Security determine appropriate. of a Federal, State, local, or tribal agency 1991 (15 U.S.C. 5511(a)(3)(B)), through existing (c) AFFILIATION AND COOPERATIVE AGREE- for a period equal to the length of the schol- programs and activities, shall support re- MENTS.—Competitions and challenges under arship following receipt of the student’s de- search that will lead to the development of a this section may be carried out through af- gree. scientific foundation for the field of cyberse- filiation and cooperative agreements with— (1) Federal agencies; (e) HIRING AUTHORITY.— curity, including research that increases un- (1) APPOINTMENT IN EXCEPTED SERVICE.— derstanding of the underlying principles of (2) regional, State, or school programs sup- porting the development of cyber profes- Notwithstanding any provision of chapter 33 securing complex networked systems, en- of title 5, United States Code, governing ap- ables repeatable experimentation, and cre- sionals; (3) State, local, and tribal governments; or pointments in the competitive service, an ates quantifiable security metrics. agency shall appoint in the excepted service SEC. 202. COMPUTER AND NETWORK SECURITY (4) other private sector organizations. (d) AREAS OF SKILL.—Competitions and an individual who has completed the aca- RESEARCH CENTERS. demic program for which a scholarship was Section 4(b) of the Cyber Security Re- challenges under subsection (a)(1)(A) shall be designed to identify, develop, and recruit ex- awarded. search and Development Act (15 U.S.C. ceptional talent relating to— (2) NONCOMPETITIVE CONVERSION.—Except 7403(b)) is amended— (1) ethical hacking; as provided in paragraph (4), upon fulfill- (1) by striking ‘‘the center’’ in paragraph (2) penetration testing; ment of the service term, an employee ap- (4)(D) and inserting ‘‘the Center’’; and (3) vulnerability assessment; pointed under paragraph (1) may be con- (2) in paragraph (5)— (4) continuity of system operations; verted noncompetitively to term, career-con- (A) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of sub- (5) security in design; ditional or career appointment. paragraph (C); (6) cyber forensics; (3) TIMING OF CONVERSION.—An agency may (B) by striking the period at the end of (7) offensive and defensive cyber oper- noncompetitively convert a term employee subparagraph (D) and inserting a semicolon; ations; and appointed under paragraph (2) to a career- and (8) other areas the Secretary of Commerce, conditional or career appointment before the (C) by adding at the end the following: Director of the National Science Foundation, term appointment expires. ‘‘(E) the demonstrated capability of the ap- and Secretary of Homeland Security con- (4) AUTHORITY TO DECLINE CONVERSION.—An plicant to conduct high performance com- sider necessary to fulfill the cybersecurity agency may decline to make the non- putation integral to complex computer and mission. competitive conversion or appointment network security research, through on-site (e) TOPICS.—In selecting topics for com- under paragraph (2) for cause. or off-site computing; petitions and challenges under subsection (f) ELIGIBILITY.—To be eligible to receive a ‘‘(F) the applicant’s affiliation with pri- (a)(1), the Secretary of Commerce, Director vate sector entities involved with industrial scholarship under this section, an individual of the National Science Foundation, and Sec- shall— research described in subsection (a)(1); retary of Homeland Security— ‘‘(G) the capability of the applicant to con- (1) be a citizen or lawful permanent resi- (1) shall consult widely both within and dent of the United States; duct research in a secure environment; outside the Federal Government; and ‘‘(H) the applicant’s affiliation with exist- (2) demonstrate a commitment to a career (2) may empanel advisory committees. in improving the security of information in- ing research programs of the Federal Gov- (f) INTERNSHIPS.—The Director of the Office frastructure; and ernment; of Personnel Management may support, as (3) have demonstrated a high level of pro- ‘‘(I) the applicant’s experience managing appropriate, internships or other work expe- public-private partnerships to transition new rience in the Federal Government to the ficiency in mathematics, engineering, or technologies into a commercial setting or winners of the competitions and challenges computer sciences. the government user community; and under this section. (g) REPAYMENT.—If a scholarship recipient ‘‘(J) the capability of the applicant to con- SEC. 302. FEDERAL CYBER SCHOLARSHIP-FOR- does not meet the terms of the program duct interdisciplinary cybersecurity re- SERVICE PROGRAM. under this section, the recipient shall refund search, such as in law, economics, or behav- (a) IN GENERAL.—The Director of the Na- the scholarship payments in accordance with ioral sciences.’’. tional Science Foundation, in coordination rules established by the Director of the Na- TITLE III—EDUCATION AND WORKFORCE with the Director of the Office of Personnel tional Science Foundation, in coordination DEVELOPMENT. Management and Secretary of Homeland Se- with the Director of the Office of Personnel curity, shall continue a Federal Cyber Schol- SEC. 301. CYBERSECURITY COMPETITIONS AND Management and Secretary of Homeland Se- CHALLENGES. arship-for-Service program to recruit and curity. train the next generation of information (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Com- technology professionals, industrial control (h) EVALUATION AND REPORT.—The Director merce, Director of the National Science system security professionals, and security of the National Science Foundation shall Foundation, and Secretary of Homeland Se- managers to meet the needs of the cyberse- evaluate and report periodically to Congress curity shall— curity mission for Federal, State, local, and on the success of recruiting individuals for (1) support competitions and challenges tribal governments. scholarships under this section and on hiring under section 105 of the America COMPETES (b) PROGRAM DESCRIPTION AND COMPO- and retaining those individuals in the public Reauthorization Act of 2010 (124 Stat. 3989) or NENTS.—The Federal Cyber Scholarship-for- sector workforce. any other provision of law, as appropriate— Service program shall— SEC. 303. STUDY AND ANALYSIS OF EDUCATION, (A) to identify, develop, and recruit tal- (1) provide scholarships to students who ented individuals to perform duties relating ACCREDITATION, TRAINING, AND are enrolled in programs of study at institu- CERTIFICATION OF INFORMATION to the security of information infrastructure tions of higher education leading to degrees INFRASTRUCTURE AND CYBERSECU- in Federal, State, and local government or specialized program certifications in the RITY PROFESSIONALS. agencies, and the private sector; or cybersecurity field; (B) to stimulate innovation in basic and (a) STUDY.—The Director of the National (2) provide the scholarship recipients with Science Foundation and the Secretary of applied cybersecurity research, technology summer internship opportunities or other development, and prototype demonstration Homeland Security shall undertake to enter meaningful temporary appointments in the into appropriate arrangements with the Na- that has the potential for application to the Federal information technology workforce; information technology activities of the tional Academy of Sciences to conduct a and comprehensive study of government, aca- Federal Government; and (3) provide a procedure by which the Na- (2) ensure the effective operation of the demic, and private-sector education, accredi- tional Science Foundation or a Federal agen- tation, training, and certification programs competitions and challenges under this sec- cy, consistent with regulations of the Office tion. for the development of professionals in infor- of Personnel Management, may request and mation infrastructure and cybersecurity. (b) PARTICIPATION.—Participants in the fund security clearances for scholarship re- competitions and challenges under sub- The agreement shall require the National cipients, including providing for clearances Academy of Sciences to consult with sector section (a)(1) may include— during internships or other temporary ap- (1) students enrolled in grades 9 through 12; coordinating councils and relevant govern- pointments and after receipt of their de- mental agencies, regulatory entities, and (2) students enrolled in a postsecondary grees. program of study leading to a baccalaureate nongovernmental organizations in the course (c) SCHOLARSHIP AMOUNTS.—Each scholar- of the study. degree at an institution of higher education; ship under subsection (b) shall be in an (3) students enrolled in a amount that covers the student’s tuition and (b) SCOPE.—The study shall include— postbaccalaureate program of study at an in- fees at the institution under subsection (b)(1) (1) an evaluation of the body of knowledge stitution of higher education; and provides the student with an additional and various skills that specific categories of (4) institutions of higher education and re- stipend. professionals in information infrastructure search institutions; (d) SCHOLARSHIP CONDITIONS.—Each schol- and cybersecurity should possess in order to (5) veterans; and arship recipient, as a condition of receiving a secure information systems;

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(11) those frequently untreated cruise ship laborative cybersecurity curriculum develop- (c) STRATEGIC PLAN.—The Director, in co- discharges deliver nutrients, hazardous sub- ment activities that leverage industry and operation with relevant Federal agencies and stances, pharmaceuticals, and human patho- government needs, resources, and tools; other stakeholders, shall build upon pro- gens, including viruses and bacteria, directly (D) the proposed metrics to assess progress grams and plans in effect as of the date of into the marine environment; toward improving cybersecurity education; enactment of this Act to develop and imple- (12) in the final report of the United States and ment a strategic plan to guide Federal pro- Commission on Ocean Policy, that Commis- (E) the descriptions of the content of cy- grams and activities in support of the na- sion found that cruise ship discharges, if not bersecurity courses in undergraduate com- tional cybersecurity awareness and prepared- treated and disposed of properly, and the cu- puter science curriculum; ness campaign under subsection (a). mulative impacts caused when cruise ships (4) an analysis of any barriers to the Fed- (d) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after repeatedly visit the same environmentally eral Government recruiting and hiring cy- the date of enactment of this Act, and every sensitive areas, ‘‘can be a significant source bersecurity talent, including barriers relat- 5 years thereafter, the Director shall trans- of pathogens and nutrients with the poten- ing to compensation, the hiring process, job mit the strategic plan under subsection (c) tial to threaten human health and damage classification, and hiring flexibility; and to the Committee on Commerce, Science, shellfish beds, coral reefs, and other aquatic (5) an analysis of the sources and avail- and Transportation of the Senate and the life’’; ability of cybersecurity talent, a comparison Committee on Science, Space, and Tech- (13) pollution from cruise ships not only of the skills and expertise sought by the Fed- nology of the House of Representatives. has the potential to threaten marine life and eral Government and the private sector, an human health through consumption of con- examination of the current and future capac- By Mr. DURBIN: taminated seafood, but also poses a health ity of United States institutions of higher S. 1359. A bill to amend the Federal risk for recreational swimmers, surfers, and education, including community colleges, to Water Pollution Control Act to estab- other beachgoers; provide current and future cybersecurity lish national standards for discharges (14) according to the Environmental Pro- tection Agency, ‘‘Sewage may host many professionals, through education and train- from cruise vessels; to the Committee pathogens of concern to human health, in- ing activities, with those skills sought by on Commerce, Science, and Transpor- cluding Salmonella, Shigella, Hepatitis A the Federal Government, State and local en- tation. and E, and gastro-intestinal viruses. Sewage tities, and the private sector. Mr. DURBIN. Mr. President, I ask contamination in swimming areas and shell- (c) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after unanimous consent that the text of the fish beds poses potential risks to human the date of enactment of this Act, the Na- health and the environment by increasing tional Academy of Sciences shall submit to bill be printed in the RECORD. the rate of waterborne illnesses’’; the President and Congress a report on the There being no objection, the text of (15) the nutrient pollution from human results of the study. The report shall in- the bill was ordered to be printed in sewage discharges from cruise ships can con- clude— the RECORD, as follows: tribute to the incidence of harmful algal (1) findings regarding the state of informa- S. 1359 blooms; tion infrastructure and cybersecurity edu- Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Rep- (16) algal blooms have been implicated in cation, accreditation, training, and certifi- resentatives of the United States of America in the deaths of marine life, including the cation programs, including specific areas of Congress assembled, deaths of more than 150 manatees off the deficiency and demonstrable progress; and SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. coast of Florida; (2) recommendations for further research This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Clean Cruise (17) in a 2005 report requested by the Inter- and the improvement of information infra- Ship Act of 2013’’. national Council of Cruise Lines, the Science structure and cybersecurity education, ac- SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES. Panel of the Ocean Conservation and Tour- creditation, training, and certification pro- (a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds that— ism Alliance recommended that— grams. (1) cruise ships carry millions of passengers (A) ‘‘[a]ll blackwater should be treated’’; TITLE IV—CYBERSECURITY AWARENESS through North American waters each year, (B) treated blackwater should be ‘‘avoided AND PREPAREDNESS showcase some of the most beautiful ocean in ports, close to bathing beaches or water SEC. 401. NATIONAL CYBERSECURITY AWARE- and coastal environments in the United bodies with restricted circulation, flushing NESS AND PREPAREDNESS CAM- States, and provide opportunities for pas- or inflow’’; and PAIGN. sengers to relax and enjoy oceans and marine (C) blackwater should not be discharged (a) NATIONAL CYBERSECURITY AWARENESS ecosystems; within 4 nautical miles of shellfish beds, AND PREPAREDNESS CAMPAIGN.—The Director (2) the natural beauty and health of the coral reefs, or other sensitive habitats; of the National Institute of Standards and ocean and coastal environment is what (18) that Science Panel further rec- Technology (referred to in this section as the draws passengers to travel along these wa- ommended that graywater be treated in the ‘‘Director’’), in consultation with appro- terways by ship; same manner as blackwater and that sewage priate Federal agencies, shall continue to co- (3) protecting the natural environment is sludge be off-loaded to approved land-based ordinate a national cybersecurity awareness beneficial to both the environment and to facilities; and preparedness campaign, such as— the cruise industry; (19) in a summary of recommendations for (1) a campaign to increase public aware- (4) the number of cruise passengers con- addressing unabated point sources of pollu- ness of cybersecurity, cyber safety, and tinues to grow, making the cruise industry 1 tion, the Pew Oceans Commission states cyber ethics, including the use of the Inter- of the fastest growing tourism sectors in the that, ‘‘Congress should enact legislation that net, social media, entertainment, and other world; regulates wastewater discharges from cruise media to reach the public; (5) in 2010, more than 10,000,000 passengers ships under the Clean Water Act by estab- (2) a campaign to increase the under- departed from North America on thousands lishing uniform minimum standards for dis- standing of State and local governments and of cruise ships; charges in all State waters and prohibiting private sector entities of— (6) as of 2010, the average annual growth discharges within the U.S. Exclusive Eco- (A) the benefits of ensuring effective risk rate of cruise passengers is 7.5 percent; nomic Zone that do not meet effluent stand- management of the information infrastruc- (7) during the 2 decades preceding the date ards.’’; and ture versus the costs of failure to do so; and of enactment of this Act, the average cruise (20) a comprehensive statutory regime for (B) the methods to mitigate and remediate ship size has increased at a rate of approxi- managing pollution discharges from cruise vulnerabilities; mately 90 feet every 5 years; vessels, applicable throughout the United (3) support for formal cybersecurity edu- (8) an average-sized cruise vessel generates States, is needed— cation programs at all education levels to millions of gallons of liquid waste and many (A) to protect coastal and ocean areas from prepare skilled cybersecurity and computer tons of solid waste; pollution generated by cruise vessels; science workers for the private sector and (9) in just 1 week, a 3000-passenger cruise (B) to reduce and better regulate dis- Federal, State, and local government; and ship generates approximately 200,000 gallons charges from cruise vessels; and

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(C) to improve monitoring, reporting, and ‘‘(K) NEW VESSEL.—The term ‘new vessel’ graph, no cruise vessel departing from, or enforcement of standards regarding dis- means a vessel, the construction of which is calling on, a port of the United States may charges. initiated after promulgation of standards discharge treated or untreated sewage, (b) PURPOSE.—The purpose of this Act is to and regulations under this subsection. graywater, or bilge water into a no-discharge amend the Federal Water Pollution Control ‘‘(L) NO-DISCHARGE ZONE.— zone. Act (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.) to establish na- ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘no-discharge ‘‘(C) SAFETY EXCEPTION.— tional standards and prohibitions for dis- zone’ means an area of ecological impor- ‘‘(i) SCOPE OF EXCEPTION.—Subparagraphs charges from cruise vessels. tance, whether designated by Federal, State, (A) and (B) shall not apply in any case in SEC. 3. CRUISE VESSEL DISCHARGES. or local authorities. which— Section 402 of the Federal Water Pollution ‘‘(ii) INCLUSIONS.—The term ‘no-discharge ‘‘(I) a discharge is made solely for the pur- Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1342) is amended by zone’ includes— pose of securing the safety of the cruise ves- adding at the end the following: ‘‘(I) a marine sanctuary; sel or saving human life at sea; and ‘‘(s) CRUISE VESSEL DISCHARGES.— ‘‘(II) a marine protected area; ‘‘(II) all reasonable precautions have been ‘‘(1) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection: ‘‘(III) a marine reserve; and taken to prevent or minimize the discharge. ‘‘(A) BILGE WATER.— ‘‘(IV) a marine national monument. ‘‘(ii) NOTIFICATION.— ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘bilge water’ ‘‘(M) PASSENGER.—The term ‘passenger’ ‘‘(I) IN GENERAL.—If the owner, operator, means wastewater. means any person (including a paying pas- master, or other person in charge of a cruise ‘‘(ii) INCLUSIONS.—The term ‘bilge water’ senger and any staff member, such as a crew vessel authorizes a discharge described in includes lubrication oils, transmission oils, member, captain, or officer) traveling on clause (i), the person shall notify the Admin- oil sludge or slops, fuel or oil sludge, used board a cruise vessel. istrator and the Commandant of the decision oil, used fuel or fuel filters, and oily waste. ‘‘(N) SEWAGE.—The term ‘sewage’ means— to authorize the discharge as soon as prac- ‘‘(B) COMMANDANT.—The term ‘Com- ‘‘(i) human and animal body wastes; and ticable, but not later than 24 hours, after au- mandant’ means the Commandant of the ‘‘(ii) wastes from toilets and other recep- thorizing the discharge. Coast Guard. tacles intended to receive or retain human ‘‘(II) REPORT.—Not later than 7 days after ‘‘(C) CRUISE VESSEL.— and animal body wastes. the date on which a discharge described in ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘cruise vessel’ ‘‘(O) SEWAGE SLUDGE.— clause (i) occurs, the owner, operator, mas- means a passenger vessel that— ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘sewage sludge’ ‘‘(I) is authorized to carry at least 250 pas- means any solid, semi-solid, or liquid residue ter, or other person in charge of a cruise ves- sengers; and removed during the treatment of on-board sel, shall submit to the Administrator and ‘‘(II) has onboard sleeping facilities for sewage. the Commandant a report that describes— ‘‘(aa) the quantity and composition of each each passenger. ‘‘(ii) INCLUSIONS.—The term ‘sewage sludge’ ‘‘(ii) EXCLUSIONS.—The term ‘cruise vessel’ includes— discharge authorized under clause (i); does not include— ‘‘(I) solids removed during primary, sec- ‘‘(bb) the reason for authorizing each such ‘‘(I) a vessel of the United States operated ondary, or advanced wastewater treatment; discharge; by the Federal Government; ‘‘(II) scum; ‘‘(cc) the location of the vessel during the ‘‘(II) a vessel owned and operated by the ‘‘(III) septage; course of each such discharge; and government of a State; or ‘‘(IV) portable toilet pumpings; ‘‘(dd) such other supporting information ‘‘(III) a vessel owned by a local govern- ‘‘(V) type III marine sanitation device and data as are requested by the Com- ment. pumpings (as defined in part 159 of title 33, mandant or the Administrator. ‘‘(D) DISCHARGE.—The term ‘discharge’ Code of Federal Regulations (or a successor ‘‘(III) DISCLOSURE OF REPORTS.—Upon re- means the release, escape, disposal, spilling, regulation)); and ceiving a report under subclause (II), the Ad- leaking, pumping, emitting, or emptying of ‘‘(VI) sewage sludge products. ministrator shall make the report available bilge water, graywater, hazardous waste, in- ‘‘(iii) EXCLUSIONS.—The term ‘sewage to the public. cinerator ash, sewage, sewage sludge, trash, sludge’ does not include— ‘‘(3) EFFLUENT LIMITS.— or garbage from a cruise vessel into the envi- ‘‘(I) grit or screenings; or ‘‘(A) EFFLUENT LIMITS FOR DISCHARGES OF ronment, however caused, other than— ‘‘(II) ash generated during the incineration SEWAGE, GRAYWATER, AND BILGE WATER.— ‘‘(i) at an approved shoreside reception fa- of sewage sludge. ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year cility, if applicable; and ‘‘(P) TRASH.—The term ‘trash’ means solid after the date of enactment of this sub- ‘‘(ii) in compliance with all applicable Fed- waste from vessel operations and passenger section, the Administrator shall promulgate eral, State, and local laws (including regula- services, even if shredded, ground, processed, effluent limits for sewage, graywater, and tions). or treated to comply with other regulations. bilge water discharges from cruise vessels. ‘‘(E) EXCLUSIVE ECONOMIC ZONE.—The term ‘‘(2) PROHIBITIONS.— ‘‘(ii) REQUIREMENTS.—The effluent limits ‘exclusive economic zone’ has the meaning ‘‘(A) PROHIBITION ON DISCHARGE OF SEWAGE shall— given the term in section 2101 of title 46, SLUDGE, INCINERATOR ASH, AND HAZARDOUS ‘‘(I) be consistent with the capability of United States Code (as in effect on the day WASTE.— the best available technology to treat efflu- before the date of enactment of Public Law ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided by ent; 109–304 (120 Stat. 1485)). subparagraph (C), no cruise vessel departing ‘‘(II) take into account the best available ‘‘(F) FUND.—The term ‘Fund’ means the from, or calling on, a port of the United scientific information on the environmental Cruise Vessel Pollution Control Fund estab- States may discharge sewage sludge, inciner- effects of sewage, graywater, and bilge water lished by paragraph (11)(A)(i). ator ash, or hazardous waste into navigable discharges, including conventional, ‘‘(G) GARBAGE.—The term ‘garbage’ means waters, including the contiguous zone and nontoxic, and toxic pollutants and petro- solid waste from food preparation, service the exclusive economic zone. leum; and disposal activities, even if shredded, ‘‘(ii) OFF-LOADING.—Sewage sludge, incin- ‘‘(III) take into account marine life and ground, processed, or treated to comply with erator ash, and hazardous waste described in ecosystems, including coral reefs, shell fish other requirements. clause (i) shall be off-loaded at an appro- beds, endangered species, marine mammals, ‘‘(H) GRAYWATER.— priate land-based facility. seabirds, and marine ecosystems; ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘graywater’ ‘‘(B) PROHIBITION ON DISCHARGE OF SEWAGE, ‘‘(IV) take into account conditions that means galley water, dishwasher, and bath, GRAYWATER, AND BILGE WATER.— will affect marine life, ecosystems, and shower, and washbasin water. ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided by human health, including seamounts, conti- ‘‘(ii) INCLUSIONS.—The term ‘graywater’ in- subparagraph (C), no cruise vessel departing nental shelves, oceanic fronts, warm core cludes, to the extent not already covered from or calling on, a port of the United and cold core rings, and ocean currents; and under provisions of law relating to hazardous States may discharge sewage, graywater, or ‘‘(V) require compliance with all relevant waste— bilge water into navigable waters, including Federal and State water quality standards. ‘‘(I) spa, pool, and laundry wastewater; the contiguous zone and the exclusive eco- ‘‘(iii) MINIMUM LIMITS.—The effluent limits ‘‘(II) wastes from soot tanker or econo- nomic zone, unless— promulgated under clause (i) shall require, at mizer cleaning; ‘‘(I) the sewage, graywater, or bilge water a minimum, that treated sewage, treated ‘‘(III) wastes from photo processing; is treated to meet all applicable effluent lim- graywater, and treated bilge water effluent ‘‘(IV) wastes from vessel interior surface its established under this section and is in discharges from cruise vessels, measured at cleaning; and accordance with all other applicable laws; the point of discharge, shall, not later than ‘‘(V) miscellaneous equipment and process ‘‘(II) the cruise vessel is underway and pro- the date described in subparagraph (C)— wastewater. ceeding at a speed of not less than 6 knots; ‘‘(I) satisfy the minimum level of effluent ‘‘(I) HAZARDOUS WASTE.—The term ‘haz- ‘‘(III) the cruise vessel is more than 12 nau- quality specified in section 133.102 of title 40, ardous waste’ has the meaning given the tical miles from shore; and Code of Federal Regulations (or a successor term in section 6903 of the Solid Waste Dis- ‘‘(IV) the cruise vessel complies with all regulation); and posal Act (42 U.S.C. 6903). applicable standards established under this ‘‘(II) with respect to the samples from the ‘‘(J) INCINERATOR ASH.—The term ‘inciner- Act. discharge during any 30-day period— ator ash’ means ash generated during the in- ‘‘(ii) NO-DISCHARGE ZONES.—Notwith- ‘‘(aa) have a geometric mean that does not cineration of solid waste or sewage sludge. standing any other provision of this para- exceed 20 fecal coliform per 100 milliliters;

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Commandant and maintained in an onboard and testing; and ‘‘(cc) to monitor and comply with record- ‘‘(D) SAMPLING, MONITORING, AND REPORT- record book; and ing requirements; ING.— ‘‘(III) requiring those receipts to be signed ‘‘(v) require that operating manuals be on ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator shall and dated by the owner, operator, master, or require sampling, monitoring, and reporting other person in charge of the discharging the cruise vessel and accessible to all crew to ensure compliance with— vessel and the authorized representative of members; ‘‘(I) the effluent limitations promulgated the receiving facility. ‘‘(vi) require the posting of the phone num- under subparagraph (A); ‘‘(v) REGULATIONS.—Not later than 18 ber for a toll-free whistleblower hotline on ‘‘(II) all other applicable provisions of this months after the date of enactment of this all ships and at all ports using language like- Act; subsection, the Administrator, in consulta- ly to be understood by international crews; ‘‘(III) any regulations promulgated under tion with the Commandant, shall promulgate ‘‘(vii) require any owner, operator, master, this Act; regulations that, at a minimum, implement or other person in charge of a cruise vessel, ‘‘(IV) other applicable Federal laws (in- the sampling, monitoring, and reporting pro- who has knowledge of a discharge from the cluding regulations); and tocols required by this subparagraph. cruise vessel in violation of this subsection, ‘‘(V) all applicable international treaty re- ‘‘(4) INSPECTION PROGRAM.— including regulations promulgated under quirements. ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator shall this subsection, to report immediately the ‘‘(ii) RESPONSIBILITIES OF PERSONS IN establish an inspection program to require discharge to the Administrator and the Com- CHARGE OF CRUISE VESSELS.—The owner, op- that— mandant; erator, master, or other person in charge of ‘‘(i) regular announced and unannounced ‘‘(viii) require the owner, operator, master, a cruise vessel, shall at a minimum— inspections be conducted of any relevant as- or other person in charge of a cruise vessel ‘‘(I) conduct sampling or testing at the pect of cruise vessel operations, equipment, to provide, not later than 1 year after the point of discharge on a monthly basis, or or discharges, including sampling and test- date of enactment of this subsection, to the more frequently, as determined by the Ad- ing of cruise vessel discharges; Administrator, Commandant, and on-board ministrator; ‘‘(ii) each cruise vessel that calls on a port observers (including designated representa- ‘‘(II) provide real-time data to the Admin- of the United States be subject to an unan- tives), a copy of cruise vessel plans, includ- istrator, using telemetric or other similar nounced inspection at least once per year; ing— technology, for reporting relating to— and ‘‘(I) piping schematic diagrams; ‘‘(aa) discharges of sewage, graywater, and ‘‘(iii) inspections be carried out by the En- ‘‘(II) construction drawings; and bilge water from cruise vessels; vironmental Protection Agency or the Coast ‘‘(III) drawings or diagrams of storage sys- ‘‘(bb) pollutants emitted in sewage, Guard. tems, processing, treating, intake, or dis- graywater, and bilge water from cruise ves- ‘‘(B) COAST GUARD INSPECTIONS.—If the Ad- charge systems, and any modifications of sels; and ministrator and the Commandant jointly those systems (within the year during which ‘‘(cc) functioning of cruise vessel compo- agree that some or all inspections are to be the modifications are made); and nents relating to fuel consumption and con- carried out by the Coast Guard, the inspec- ‘‘(ix) inhibit illegal discharges by prohib- trol of air and water pollution; tions shall— iting all means of altering piping, tankage, ‘‘(III) ensure, to the maximum extent prac- ‘‘(i) occur outside the Coast Guard matrix pumps, valves, and processes to bypass or ticable, that technologies providing real- system for setting boarding priorities; circumvent measures or equipment designed time data have the ability to record— ‘‘(ii) be consistent across Coast Guard dis- to monitor, sample, or prevent discharges. ‘‘(aa) the location and time of discharges tricts; and ‘‘(D) DISCLOSURE OF LOGBOOKS.—The log- from cruise vessels; ‘‘(iii) be conducted by specially-trained en- book described in subparagraph (C)(ii) shall ‘‘(bb) the source, content, and volume of vironmental inspectors. be submitted to the Administrator and the the discharges; and ‘‘(C) REGULATIONS.—Not later than 18 Commandant. ‘‘(cc) the operational state of components months after the date of enactment of this ‘‘(5) CRUISE OBSERVER PROGRAM.— relating to pollution control technology at subsection, the Administrator, in consulta- ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 18 the time of the discharges, including wheth- tion with the Commandant, shall promulgate months after the date of enactment of this er the components are operating correctly; regulations that, at a minimum— subsection, the Commandant, in consulta- ‘‘(IV) establish chains of custody, analysis ‘‘(i) designate responsibility for conducting tion with the Administrator, shall establish protocols, and other specific information inspections; and carry out a program for the hiring and necessary to ensure that the sampling, test- ‘‘(ii) require the owner, operator, master, placement of 1 or more trained, independent, ing, and records of that sampling and testing or other person in charge of a cruise vessel observers on each cruise vessel. are reliable; and to maintain and submit a logbook detailing ‘‘(B) PURPOSE.—The purpose of the cruise ‘‘(V) maintain, and provide on a monthly the times, types, volumes, flow rates, ori- observer program established under subpara- basis to the Administrator, electronic copies gins, and specific locations of, and expla- graph (A) is to monitor and inspect cruise of required sampling and testing data. nations for, any discharges from the cruise vessel operations, equipment, and discharges ‘‘(iii) REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.—The Ad- vessel not otherwise required by the Inter- to ensure compliance with— ministrator shall require the compilation national Convention for the Prevention of ‘‘(i) this subsection (including regulations and production, and not later than 1 year Pollution from Ships, 1973 (done at London promulgated under this subsection); and after the date of enactment of this sub- on November 2, 1973; entered into force on ‘‘(ii) all other relevant Federal and State section and biennially thereafter, the provi- October 2, 1983), as modified by the Protocol laws and international agreements. sion to the Administrator and the Com- of 1978 relating to the International Conven- ‘‘(C) REGULATIONS.—Not later than 18 mandant in electronic format, of documenta- tion for the Prevention of Pollution from months after the date of enactment of this

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subsection, the Commandant, in consulta- subsection, the Commandant, in consulta- ‘‘(10) STATUTORY OR COMMON LAW RIGHTS tion with the Administrator and the Attor- tion with the Administrator, shall imple- NOT RESTRICTED.—Nothing in this sub- ney General, shall promulgate regulations ment a program to provide support to ob- section— that, at a minimum— servers, including, at a minimum— ‘‘(A) restricts the rights of any person (or ‘‘(i) specify that the Coast Guard shall be ‘‘(i) training for observers to ensure the class of persons) to regulate or seek enforce- responsible for the hiring of observers; ability of the observers to carry out this ment or other relief (including relief against ‘‘(ii) specify the qualifications, experience, paragraph; the Administrator or Commandant) under and duties of the observers; ‘‘(ii) necessary equipment and analytical any statute or common law; ‘‘(iii) specify methods and criteria for resources, such as laboratories, to carry out ‘‘(B) affects the right of any person (or Coast Guard hiring of observers; the responsibilities established under this class of persons) to regulate or seek enforce- ‘‘(iv) establish the means for ensuring con- subsection; and ment or other relief with regard to vessels stant observer coverage and allowing for ob- ‘‘(iii) support relating to the administra- other than cruise vessels under any statute server relief and rotation; and tion of the program and the response to any or common law; or ‘‘(v) establish an appropriate rate of pay to recalcitrant cruise vessel personnel. ‘‘(C) affects the right of any person (or ensure that observers are highly trained and ‘‘(G) REPORT.—Not later than 3 years after class of persons) under any statute or com- retained by the Coast Guard. the date of establishment of the program mon law, including this Act, to regulate or ‘‘(D) RESPONSIBILITIES.—Cruise observers under this paragraph, the Commandant, in seek enforcement or other relief with regard participating in the program established consultation with the Administrator, shall to pollutants or emission streams from under subparagraph (A) shall — submit to Congress a report describing— cruise vessels that are not otherwise regu- ‘‘(i) observe and inspect— ‘‘(i) the results of the program in terms of lated under this subsection. ‘‘(I) onboard liquid and solid handling and observer effectiveness, optimal coverage, en- ‘‘(11) ESTABLISHMENT OF FUND; FEES.— processing systems; vironmental benefits, and cruise ship co- ‘‘(A) CRUISE VESSEL POLLUTION CONTROL ‘‘(II) onboard environmental treatment operation; FUND.— systems; ‘‘(ii) recommendations for increased effec- ‘‘(i) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established ‘‘(III) use of shore-based treatment and tiveness, including increased training needs in the general fund of the Treasury a sepa- storage facilities; and increased equipment needs; and rate account, to be known as the ‘Cruise Ves- ‘‘(IV) discharges and discharge practices; ‘‘(iii) other recommendations for improve- sel Pollution Control Fund’ (referred to in and ment of the program. this paragraph as the ‘Fund’). ‘‘(V) documents relating to environmental ‘‘(6) REWARDS.— ‘‘(ii) AMOUNTS.—The Fund shall consist of compliance, including— ‘‘(A) PAYMENTS TO INDIVIDUALS.— such amounts as are deposited in the Fund ‘‘(aa) sounding boards, logs, and logbooks; ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator or a under subparagraph (B)(vi). ‘‘(bb) daily and corporate maintenance and court of competent jurisdiction, as the case ‘‘(iii) AVAILABILITY AND USE OF AMOUNTS IN engineers’ logbooks; may be, may order payment, from a civil FUND.—Amounts in the Fund shall be— ‘‘(cc) fuel, sludge, slop, waste, and ballast penalty or criminal fine collected for a viola- ‘‘(I) available to the Administrator and the tank capacity tables; tion of this subsection, of an amount not to Commandant as provided in appropriations ‘‘(dd) installation, maintenance, and oper- exceed 1⁄2 of the amount of the civil penalty Acts; and ation records for oily water separators, in- or criminal fine, to any individual who fur- ‘‘(II) used by the Administrator and the cinerators, and boilers; nishes information that leads to the pay- Commandant only for purposes of carrying ‘‘(ee) piping diagrams; ment of the civil penalty or criminal fine. out this subsection. ‘‘(ff) e-mail archives; ‘‘(ii) MULTIPLE INDIVIDUALS.—If 2 or more ‘‘(B) FEES ON CRUISE VESSELS.— ‘‘(gg) receipts for the transfer of materials, individuals provide information described in ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—The Commandant and including waste disposal; clause (i), the amount available for payment the Administrator shall establish and collect ‘‘(hh) air emissions data; and as a reward shall be divided equitably among from each cruise vessel a reasonable and ap- ‘‘(ii) electronic and other records of rel- the individuals. propriate fee for each paying passenger on a evant information, including fuel consump- ‘‘(iii) INELIGIBLE INDIVIDUALS.—No officer cruise vessel voyage, for use in carrying out tion, maintenance, and spares ordering for or employee of the United States, a State, or this subsection. all waste processing- and pollution-related an Indian tribe who furnishes information or ‘‘(ii) ADJUSTMENT OF FEE.— equipment; renders service in the performance of the of- ‘‘(I) IN GENERAL.—The Commandant and ‘‘(ii) have the authority to interview and ficial duties of the officer or employee shall the Administrator shall biennially adjust the otherwise query any crew member with be eligible for a reward payment under this amount of the fee established under clause knowledge of cruise vessel operations; paragraph. (i) to reflect changes in the Consumer Price ‘‘(iii) have access to all data and informa- ‘‘(B) PAYMENTS TO INDIAN TRIBES.—The Ad- Index for All Urban Consumers published by tion made available to government officials ministrator or a court of competent jurisdic- the Department of Labor during the most re- under this subsection; tion, as the case may be, may order pay- cent 2-year period for which data are avail- ‘‘(iv) immediately report any known or ment, from a civil penalty or criminal fine able. suspected violation of this subsection or any collected for a violation of this subsection, ‘‘(II) ROUNDING.—The Commandant and the other applicable Federal law or international to an Indian tribe providing information or Administrator may round an adjustment agreement to— investigative assistance that leads to pay- under subclause (I) to the nearest 1/10 of a ‘‘(I) the owner, operator, master, or other ment of the penalty or fine, of an amount dollar. person in charge of a cruise vessel; that reflects the level of information or in- ‘‘(iii) FACTORS IN ESTABLISHING FEES.— ‘‘(II) the Commandant; and vestigative assistance provided. ‘‘(I) IN GENERAL.—In establishing fees ‘‘(III) the Administrator; ‘‘(C) PAYMENTS DIVIDED AMONG INDIAN under clause (i), the Commandant and Ad- ‘‘(v) maintain inspection records to be sub- TRIBES AND INDIVIDUALS.—In a case in which ministrator may establish lower levels of mitted to the Commandant and the Adminis- an Indian tribe and an individual under sub- fees and the maximum amount of fees for trator on a semiannual basis; and paragraph (A) are eligible to receive a re- certain classes of cruise vessels based on— ‘‘(vi) have authority to conduct the full ward payment under this paragraph, the Ad- ‘‘(aa) size; range of duties of the observers within the ministrator or the court shall divide the ‘‘(bb) economic share; and United States territorial seas, contiguous amount available for the reward equitably ‘‘(cc) such other factors as are determined zone, and exclusive economic zone. among those recipients. to be appropriate by the Commandant and ‘‘(E) PROGRAM EVALUATION.—The cruise ob- ‘‘(7) LIABILITY IN REM.—A cruise vessel op- the Administrator. server program established and carried out erated in violation of this subsection or any ‘‘(iv) FEE SCHEDULES.—Any fee schedule es- by the Commandant under subparagraph (A) regulation promulgated under this sub- tablished under clause (i), including the level shall include— section— of fees and the maximum amount of fees, ‘‘(i) a method for collecting and reviewing ‘‘(A) shall be liable in rem for any civil shall take into account— data relating to the efficiency, sufficiency, penalty or criminal fine imposed for the vio- ‘‘(I) cruise vessel routes; and operation of the cruise observer pro- lation; and ‘‘(II) the frequency of stops at ports of call gram, including— ‘‘(B) may be subject to a proceeding insti- by cruise vessels; and ‘‘(I) the ability to achieve program goals; tuted in any United States district court of ‘‘(III) other applicable considerations. ‘‘(II) cruise vessel personnel cooperation; competent jurisdiction. ‘‘(v) COLLECTION OF FEES.—A fee estab- ‘‘(III) necessary equipment and analytical ‘‘(8) PERMIT REQUIREMENT.—A cruise vessel lished under clause (i) shall be collected by resources; and may operate in the waters of the United the Administrator or the Commandant from ‘‘(IV) the need for additional observer States, or visit a port or place under the ju- the owner or operator of each cruise vessel training; and risdiction of the United States, only if the to which this subsection applies. ‘‘(ii) a process for adopting periodic revi- cruise vessel has been issued a permit under ‘‘(vi) DEPOSITS TO FUND.—Notwithstanding sions to the program based on the data col- this section. any other provision of law, all fees collected lected under clause (i). ‘‘(9) NONAPPLICABILITY OF CERTAIN PROVI- under this paragraph, and all penalties and ‘‘(F) OBSERVER SUPPORT.—Not later than 18 SIONS.—Paragraphs (6)(A) and (12)(B) of sec- payments collected for violations of this sub- months after the date of enactment of this tion 502 shall not apply to any cruise vessel. section, shall be deposited in the Fund.

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‘‘(12) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— MANCHIN (for himself, Mr. BURR, Mr. KING, SA 1789. Mr. UDALL of Colorado (for him- There are authorized to be appropriated to Mr. COBURN, Mr. CARPER, Mr. ALEXANDER, self and Mr. BENNET) submitted an amend- the Administrator and the Commandant Mr. HARKIN, and Mr. DURBIN)) to the bill H.R. ment intended to be proposed by him to the such sums as are necessary to carry out this 1911, supra. bill S. 1243, supra; which was ordered to lie subsection for each of fiscal years 2010 SA 1775. Mr. VITTER submitted an amend- on the table. through 2014.’’. ment intended to be proposed by him to the SA 1790. Mr. UDALL of Colorado (for him- f bill S. 1243, making appropriations for the self and Mr. BENNET) submitted an amend- Departments of Transportation, and Housing ment intended to be proposed by him to the AMENDMENTS SUBMITTED AND and Urban Development, and related agen- bill S. 1243, supra; which was ordered to lie PROPOSED cies for the fiscal year ending September 30, on the table. 2014, and for other purposes; which was or- SA 1791. Mr. FLAKE submitted an amend- SA 1760. Mr. CARDIN (for himself and Mrs. dered to lie on the table. ment intended to be proposed by him to the GILLIBRAND) submitted an amendment in- SA 1776. Mr. VITTER submitted an amend- bill S. 1243, supra; which was ordered to lie tended to be proposed by him to the bill S. ment intended to be proposed by him to the on the table. 1243, making appropriations for the Depart- bill S. 1243, supra; which was ordered to lie SA 1792. Mr. MURPHY submitted an ments of Transportation, and Housing and on the table. amendment intended to be proposed by him Urban Development, and related agencies for SA 1777. Mr. WICKER submitted an amend- to the bill S. 1243, supra; which was ordered the fiscal year ending September 30, 2014, and ment intended to be proposed by him to the to lie on the table. for other purposes. bill S. 1243, supra; which was ordered to lie SA 1793. Mr. BOOZMAN submitted an SA 1761. Mr. WHITEHOUSE (for himself on the table. amendment intended to be proposed by him and Mrs. BOXER) submitted an amendment SA 1778. Mr. REED (for himself, Ms. WAR- to the bill S. 1243, supra; which was ordered intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. REN, Mrs. MURRAY, Mr. LEAHY, Mrs. GILLI- to lie on the table. 1243, supra; which was ordered to lie on the BRAND, Mrs. BOXER, Ms. STABENOW, Mr. SA 1794. Mr. COCHRAN (for himself and table. WHITEHOUSE, Mr. HEINRICH, Mr. BLUMENTHAL, Mr. WICKER) submitted an amendment in- SA 1762. Mr. CORNYN (for himself and Mr. Mr. FRANKEN, Mr. SCHATZ, Mr. MERKLEY, Ms. tended to be proposed by him to the bill S. JOHNSON of Wisconsin) submitted an amend- HIRONO, Ms. BALDWIN, Mrs. SHAHEEN, Mr. 1243, supra; which was ordered to lie on the ment intended to be proposed by him to the BROWN, Ms. KLOBUCHAR, Mr. WYDEN, and Mr. table. bill S. 1243, supra; which was ordered to lie MURPHY) proposed an amendment to amend- SA 1795. Mr. FLAKE submitted an amend- on the table. ment SA 1773 proposed by Mr. HARKIN (for ment intended to be proposed by him to the SA 1763. Mr. SCHUMER (for himself, Mrs. Mr. MANCHIN (for himself, Mr. BURR, Mr. bill S. 1243, supra; which was ordered to lie ILLIBRAND ENENDEZ ARDIN G , Mr. M , and Mr. C ) KING, Mr. COBURN, Mr. CARPER, Mr. ALEX- on the table. submitted an amendment intended to be pro- ANDER, Mr. HARKIN, and Mr. DURBIN)) to the SA 1796. Mr. FLAKE (for himself and Mr. posed by him to the bill S. 1243, supra; which bill H.R. 1911, of 1965 to establish interest COBURN) submitted an amendment intended was ordered to lie on the table. rates for new loans made on or after July 1, to be proposed by him to the bill S. 1243, SA 1764. Mr. FLAKE submitted an amend- 2013, to direct the Secretary of Education to supra; which was ordered to lie on the table. ment intended to be proposed by him to the convene the Advisory Committee on Improv- SA 1797. Mr. CORNYN (for himself and Mr. bill S. 1243, supra; which was ordered to lie ing Postsecondary Education Data to con- GRAHAM) submitted an amendment intended on the table. duct a study on improvements to postsec- to be proposed by him to the bill S. 1243, SA 1765. Mr. FLAKE submitted an amend- ondary education transparency at the Fed- supra; which was ordered to lie on the table. ment intended to be proposed by him to the eral level, and for other purposes. f bill S. 1243, supra; which was ordered to lie SA 1779. Mrs. GILLIBRAND (for herself and on the table. Mr. SCHUMER) submitted an amendment in- TEXT OF AMENDMENTS SA 1766. Mr. FLAKE submitted an amend- tended to be proposed by her to the bill S. SA 1760. Mr. CARDIN (for himself ment intended to be proposed by him to the 1243, making appropriations for the Depart- and Mrs. GILLIBRAND) submitted an bill S. 1243, supra; which was ordered to lie ments of Transportation, and Housing and on the table. amendment intended to be proposed by Urban Development, and related agencies for him to the bill S. 1243, making appro- SA 1767. Mr. FLAKE (for himself and Mr. the fiscal year ending September 30, 2014, and MCCAIN) submitted an amendment intended for other purposes; which was ordered to lie priations for the Departments of to be proposed by him to the bill S. 1243, on the table. Transportation, and Housing and supra; which was ordered to lie on the table. SA 1780. Mr. MCCAIN submitted an amend- Urban Development, and related agen- SA 1768. Mr. FLAKE submitted an amend- ment intended to be proposed by him to the cies for the fiscal year ending Sep- ment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 1243, supra; which was ordered to lie tember 30, 2014, and for other purposes; bill S. 1243, supra; which was ordered to lie on the table. as follows: on the table. SA 1781. Mr. BLUMENTHAL submitted an On page 38, between lines 17 and 18, insert SA 1769. Mr. FLAKE submitted an amend- amendment intended to be proposed by him the following: ment intended to be proposed by him to the to the bill S. 1243, supra; which was ordered SEC. 127. The Secretary shall submit to bill S. 1243, supra; which was ordered to lie to lie on the table. Congress a report describing the percentages on the table. SA 1782. Mr. BLUMENTHAL submitted an of lane miles and highway bridge deck in SA 1770. Mr. INHOFE submitted an amend- amendment intended to be proposed by him each State that are in good condition, fair ment intended to be proposed by him to the to the bill S. 1243, supra; which was ordered condition, and poor condition, and the per- bill S. 1243, supra; which was ordered to lie to lie on the table. on the table. SA 1783. Mr. MURPHY (for himself, Mr. centage of Federal amounts each State ex- pends on the repair and maintenance of high- SA 1771. Mr. INHOFE submitted an amend- ROCKEFELLER, and Mr. BLUMENTHAL) sub- ment intended to be proposed by him to the mitted an amendment intended to be pro- way infrastructure and on new capacity con- bill S. 1243, supra; which was ordered to lie posed by him to the bill S. 1243, supra; which struction. on the table. was ordered to lie on the table. SA 1772. Mr. FLAKE submitted an amend- SA 1784. Mr. JOHNSON of Wisconsin (for SA 1761. Mr. WHITEHOUSE (for him- ment intended to be proposed by him to the himself and Mr. VITTER) submitted an self and Mrs. BOXER) submitted an bill S. 1243, supra; which was ordered to lie amendment intended to be proposed by him amendment intended to be proposed by on the table. to the bill S. 1243, supra; which was ordered him to the bill S. 1243, making appro- SA 1773. Mr. HARKIN (for Mr. MANCHIN (for to lie on the table. priations for the Departments of himself, Mr. BURR, Mr. KING, Mr. COBURN, SA 1785. Mr. BOOZMAN submitted an Transportation, and Housing and Mr. CARPER, Mr. ALEXANDER, Mr. HARKIN, amendment intended to be proposed by him Urban Development, and related agen- and Mr. DURBIN)) proposed an amendment to to the bill S. 1243, supra; which was ordered cies for the fiscal year ending Sep- the bill H.R. 1911, of 1965 to establish interest to lie on the table. rates for new loans made on or after July 1, SA 1786. Mr. JOHNSON of Wisconsin (for tember 30, 2014, and for other purposes; 2013, to direct the Secretary of Education to himself, Mr. VITTER, and Mr. HATCH) sub- which was ordered to lie on the table; convene the Advisory Committee on Improv- mitted an amendment intended to be pro- as follows: ing Postsecondary Education Data to con- posed by him to the bill S. 1243, supra; which On page 169, between lines 22 and 23, insert duct a study on improvements to postsec- was ordered to lie on the table. the following: ondary education transparency at the Fed- SA 1787. Mr. BENNET (for himself and Mr. SEC. 2ll. BUDGET-NEUTRAL DEMONSTRATION eral level, and for other purposes. FLAKE) submitted an amendment intended to PROGRAM FOR ENERGY AND WATER SA 1774. Mr. SANDERS (for himself, Mr. be proposed by him to the bill S. 1243, supra; CONSERVATION IMPROVEMENTS AT LEAHY, Mr. WHITEHOUSE, Mrs. GILLIBRAND, which was ordered to lie on the table. MULTIFAMILY RESIDENTIAL UNITS. Mr. SCHATZ, Mr. MURPHY, Ms. HIRONO, Mr. SA 1788. Mr. COONS submitted an amend- (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary of BLUMENTHAL, Mr. WYDEN, and Mr. BROWN) ment intended to be proposed by him to the Housing and Urban Development (referred to proposed an amendment to amendment SA bill S. 1243, supra; which was ordered to lie in this section as the ‘‘Secretary’’) shall es- 1773 proposed by Mr. HARKIN (for Mr. on the table. tablish a demonstration program under

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Transportation, and Housing and mines to be appropriate under which the en- (3) This action could be an indication of fu- Urban Development, and related agen- tities shall carry out projects for energy or ture Internal Revenue Service abuses in rela- cies for the fiscal year ending Sep- water conservation improvements at multi- tion to the Patient Protection and Afford- tember 30, 2014, and for other purposes; family residential units participating in— able Care Act and the Health Care and Edu- which was ordered to lie on the table; (1) the project-based rental assistance pro- cation Reconciliation Act of 2010, given that as follows: gram under section 8 of the United States it is their responsibility to enforce a key On page 55, strike lines 11 through 13. Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437f); or provision, the individual mandate. (2) the supportive housing for the elderly (4) Americans accept the principle that pa- SA 1767. Mr. FLAKE (for himself and program under section 202 of the Housing tients, families, and doctors should be mak- Mr. MCCAIN) submitted an amendment Act of 1959 (12 U.S.C. 1701q). ing medical decisions, not the Federal Gov- (b) REQUIREMENTS.— ernment. intended to be proposed by him to the (1) PAYMENTS CONTINGENT ON SAVINGS.— (b) The Secretary of the Treasury, or any bill S. 1243, making appropriations for (A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall pro- delegate of the Secretary, shall not imple- the Departments of Transportation, vide to an entity a payment under an agree- ment or enforce any provisions of or amend- and Housing and Urban Development, ment under this section only during applica- ments made by the Patient Protection and and related agencies for the fiscal year ble fiscal years for which an energy or water Affordable Care Act (Public Law 111–148) or cost savings is achieved with respect to the ending September 30, 2014, and for the Health Care and Education Reconcili- other purposes; which was ordered to applicable multifamily portfolio of prop- ation Act of 2010 (Public Law 111–152). erties, as determined by the Secretary, in ac- lie on the table; as follows: cordance with subparagraph (B). SA 1763. Mr. SCHUMER (for himself, On page 38, between lines 17 and 18, insert (B) PAYMENT METHODOLOGY.— Mrs. GILLIBRAND, Mr. MENENDEZ, and the following: (i) IN GENERAL.—Each agreement under Mr. CARDIN) submitted an amendment SEC. 1lllll. The Secretary of Trans- this section shall include a pay-for-success intended to be proposed by him to the portation shall submit to Congress an annual provision— report that lists for programs carried out (I) that will serve as a payment threshold bill S. 1243, making appropriations for under chapter 2 of title 23, United States for the term of the agreement; and the Departments of Transportation, Code, the total amounts made available to (II) pursuant to which the Department of and Housing and Urban Development, carry out— Housing and Urban Development shall share and related agencies for the fiscal year (1) each section of that chapter; and a percentage of the savings at a level deter- ending September 30, 2014, and for (2) as applicable, each eligible project type mined by the Secretary. other purposes; which was ordered to under that chapter. (ii) LIMITATION.—A payment made by the lie on the table; as follows: Secretary under an agreement under this SA 1768. Mr. FLAKE submitted an On page 26, line 4, insert ‘‘bridge’’ before section shall not exceed the utility savings amendment intended to be proposed by ‘‘projects’’. achieved during the term of the agreement On page 26, line 5, insert ‘‘and title 49’’ him to the bill S. 1243, making appro- as a result of the improvements made under after ‘‘title 23’’. priations for the Departments of the agreement. On page 26, line 9, insert ‘‘to carry out pro- Transportation, and Housing and (2) TERM.—The term of an agreement under grams under title 23, United States Code, or this section shall be not longer than 12 fiscal Urban Development, and related agen- transfer funds under this heading to other cies for the fiscal year ending Sep- years. Federal agencies to carry out programs (c) FUNDING.—For each fiscal year during tember 30, 2014, and for other purposes; under title 49, United States Code, as appli- which an agreement under this section is in cable’’ after ‘‘States’’. which was ordered to lie on the table; effect, the Secretary may use to carry out On page 26, line 14, strike ‘‘of such title’’ as follows: this section any funds appropriated to the and insert ‘‘of title 23 or subtitle V of title On page 101, line 2, strike ‘‘$1,000,000,000, to Secretary for— 49, United States Code, as applicable,’’. remain available until September 30, 2016: (1) project-based rental assistance under Provided’’ and insert ‘‘$950,000,000, to remain section 8 of the United States Housing Act of SA 1764. Mr. FLAKE submitted an available until September 30, 2016: Provided, 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437f); and That the Comptroller General of the United (2) the supportive housing for the elderly amendment intended to be proposed by States shall conduct a study of the HOME in- program under section 202 of the Housing him to the bill S. 1243, making appro- vestment partnerships program under title II Act of 1959 (12 U.S.C. 1701q). priations for the Departments of of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Afford- (d) EVALUATION AND REPORT.—Not less fre- Transportation, and Housing and able Housing Act (42 U.S.C. 12721 et seq.) to quently than once every 5 years after the Urban Development, and related agen- date on which an initial agreement is en- determine the adequacy and effectiveness of cies for the fiscal year ending Sep- such program and that upon the completion tered into under this section, and not later tember 30, 2014, and for other purposes; than 2 years after the date of expiration of of the study, the Comptroller General shall the final agreement in effect under this sec- which was ordered to lie on the table; submit a report to the Committee on Bank- tion, the Secretary shall— as follows: ing, Housing, and Urban Affairs of the Sen- (1) conduct an evaluation of the program On page 52, after line 24, add the following: ate and the Committee on Financial Services under this section; and SEC. 155. None of the funds made available of the House of Representatives setting forth (2) submit to Congress a report describing under this Act may be used to subsidize costs the findings and conclusions of the study: each evaluation conducted under paragraph related to food and beverage and first class Provided further’’. (1). services on any route operated by the Na- tional Railroad Passenger Corporation. SA 1769. Mr. FLAKE submitted an SA 1762. Mr. CORNYN (for himself amendment intended to be proposed by and Mr. JOHNSON of Wisconsin) sub- SA 1765. Mr. FLAKE submitted an him to the bill S. 1243, making appro- mitted an amendment intended to be amendment intended to be proposed by priations for the Departments of proposed by him to the bill S. 1243, him to the bill S. 1243, making appro- Transportation, and Housing and making appropriations for the Depart- priations for the Departments of Urban Development, and related agen- ments of Transportation, and Housing Transportation, and Housing and cies for the fiscal year ending Sep- and Urban Development, and related Urban Development, and related agen- tember 30, 2014, and for other purposes; agencies for the fiscal year ending Sep- cies for the fiscal year ending Sep- which was ordered to lie on the table; tember 30, 2014, and for other purposes; tember 30, 2014, and for other purposes; as follows: which was ordered to lie on the table; which was ordered to lie on the table; At the appropriate place, insert the fol- as follows: as follows: lowing: At the appropriate place, insert the fol- On page 52, after line 24, add the following: SEC. ll. The Comptroller General of the lowing: SEC. 155. Not later than 180 days after the United States shall conduct a study of, and SEC. lll (a) Congress finds the following: date of the enactment of this Act, Amtrak prepare a report on— (1) On May 10, 2013, the Internal Revenue shall submit to Congress a report on profits (1) the extent to which U.S. Customs and Service admitted that it singled out advo- and losses related to food and beverage and Border Protection (referred to in this sub- cacy groups, based on ideology, seeking tax- first class services, with the data aggregated section as ‘‘CBP’’) uses nonfederal roads exempt status. by route or rail line. along the Southern border, including State,

VerDate Mar 15 2010 04:37 Jul 25, 2013 Jkt 029060 PO 00000 Frm 00067 Fmt 0624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A24JY6.046 S24JYPT1 rfrederick on DSK6SPTVN1PROD with SENATE S5918 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE July 24, 2013 county, or locally-maintained primitive KING, Mr. COBURN, Mr. CARPER, Mr. auction held prior to such June 1 plus 4.6 per- roads; ALEXANDER, Mr. HARKIN, and Mr. DUR- cent; or (2) the places where CBP use represents a BIN)) proposed an amendment to the ‘‘(ii) 10.5 percent. significant percentage of the use of the roads bill H.R. 1911, of 1965 to establish inter- ‘‘(D) CONSOLIDATION LOANS.—Notwith- described in paragraph (1); standing the preceding paragraphs of this (3) the extent to which the CBP use of such est rates for new loans made on or subsection, any Federal Direct Consolidation roads causes increased degradation and in- after July 1, 2013, to direct the Sec- Loan for which the application is received on creased maintenance costs for State, county, retary of Education to convene the Ad- or after July 1, 2013, shall bear interest at an or local entities; and visory Committee on Improving Post- annual rate on the unpaid principal balance (4) possible ways for CBP to assist State, secondary Education Data to conduct a of the loan that is equal to the weighted av- county, and local entities with the mainte- study on improvements to postsec- erage of the interest rates on the loans con- nance of the nonfederal roads adversely af- ondary education transparency at the solidated, rounded to the nearest higher one- fected by CBP use. Federal level, and for other purposes; eighth of one percent. ‘‘(E) CONSULTATION.—The Secretary shall SA 1770. Mr. INHOFE submitted an as follows: determine the applicable rate of interest amendment intended to be proposed by Strike all after the first word and insert under this paragraph after consultation with him to the bill S. 1243, making appro- the following: the Secretary of the Treasury and shall pub- priations for the Departments of 1. SHORT TITLE. lish such rate in the Federal Register as soon Transportation, and Housing and This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Bipartisan as practicable after the date of determina- Student Loan Certainty Act of 2013’’. tion. Urban Development, and related agen- ‘‘(F) RATE.—The applicable rate of interest cies for the fiscal year ending Sep- SEC. 2. INTEREST RATES. (a) INTEREST RATES.—Section 455(b) of the determined under this paragraph for a Fed- tember 30, 2014, and for other purposes; Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. eral Direct Stafford Loan, a Federal Direct which was ordered to lie on the table; 1087e(b)) is amended— Unsubsidized Stafford Loan, or a Federal Di- as follows: (1) in paragraph (7)— rect PLUS Loan shall be fixed for the period On page 42, between lines 20 and 21, insert (A) in the paragraph heading, by inserting of the loan.’’. the following: ‘‘AND BEFORE JULY 1, 2013’’ after ‘‘ON OR AFTER (b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments SEC. 1llll. None of the funds made JULY 1, 2006’’; made by subsection (a) shall take effect as if available under this Act shall be made avail- (B) in subparagraph (A), by inserting ‘‘and enacted on July 1, 2013. able to the Secretary of Transportation to before July 1, 2013,’’ after ‘‘on or after July SEC. 3. BUDGETARY EFFECTS. carry out activities of the Federal Motor 1, 2006,’’; Carrier Safety Administration unless the (C) in subparagraph (B), by inserting ‘‘and (a) PAYGO SCORECARD.—The budgetary ef- Secretary extends the application of the ex- before July 1, 2013,’’ after ‘‘on or after July fects of this Act shall not be entered on ei- ception described in section 395.1(d)(2) of 1, 2006,’’; and ther PAYGO scorecard maintained pursuant title 49, Code of Federal Regulations (relat- (D) in subparagraph (C), by inserting ‘‘and to section 4(d) of the Statutory Pay- As-You- ing to on-duty time not including waiting before July 1, 2013,’’ after ‘‘on or after July Go Act of 2010. time at a natural gas or oil well site) to the 1, 2006,’’; (b) SENATE PAYGO SCORECARD.—The budg- operators of commercial motor vehicles (2) by redesignating paragraphs (8) and (9) etary effects of this Act shall not be entered transporting supplies, equipment, or mate- as paragraphs (9) and (10), respectively; and on any PAYGO scorecard maintained for rials (including produced fluids, drilling and (3) by inserting after paragraph (7) the fol- purposes of section 201 of S. Con. Res. 21 completion fluids, and any other fluids or lowing: (110th Congress). materials used in the drilling, completion, ‘‘(8) INTEREST RATE PROVISIONS FOR NEW and production of an oil or gas well) to or LOANS ON OR AFTER JULY 1, 2013.— SEC. 4. STUDY ON THE ACTUAL COST OF ADMIN- from a natural gas or oil well site, regardless ‘‘(A) RATES FOR UNDERGRADUATE FDSL AND ISTERING THE FEDERAL STUDENT LOAN PROGRAMS. of whether the operators have received spe- FDUSL.—Notwithstanding the preceding para- cial training or operate vehicles specially graphs of this subsection, for Federal Direct Not later than 120 days after the date of constructed to service wells. Stafford Loans and Federal Direct Unsub- enactment of this Act, the Comptroller Gen- sidized Stafford Loans issued to under- eral of the United States shall— SA 1771. Mr. INHOFE submitted an graduate students, for which the first dis- (1) complete a study that determines the amendment intended to be proposed by bursement is made on or after July 1, 2013, actual cost to the Federal Government of him to the bill S. 1243, making appro- the applicable rate of interest shall, for loans carrying out the Federal student loan pro- priations for the Departments of disbursed during any 12-month period begin- grams authorized under title IV of the High- ning on July 1 and ending on June 30, be de- er Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1070 et Transportation, and Housing and termined on the preceding June 1 and be seq.), which shall— Urban Development, and related agen- equal to the lesser of— (A) provide estimates relying on accurate cies for the fiscal year ending Sep- ‘‘(i) a rate equal to the high yield of the 10- information based on past, current, and pro- tember 30, 2014, and for other purposes; year Treasury note auctioned at the final jected data as to the appropriate index and which was ordered to lie on the table; auction held prior to such June 1 plus 2.05 mark-up rate for the Federal Government’s as follows: percent; or cost of borrowing that would allow the Fed- ‘‘(ii) 8.25 percent. eral Government to effectively administer On page 26, line 18, insert ‘‘: Provided fur- ‘‘(B) RATES FOR GRADUATE AND PROFES- and cover the cost of the Federal student ther, That not less than 20 percent of the SIONAL FDUSL.—Notwithstanding the pre- programs authorized under title IV of the funds provided under this heading shall be ceding paragraphs of this subsection, for Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1070 for projects located in rural areas’’ before Federal Direct Unsubsidized Stafford Loans et seq.) under the scoring rules outlined in the period at the end. issued to graduate or professional students, the Federal Credit Reform Act of 1990 (2 Mr. FLAKE submitted an for which the first disbursement is made on U.S.C. 661 et seq.); SA 1772. or after July 1, 2013, the applicable rate of in- (B) provide the information described in amendment intended to be proposed by terest shall, for loans disbursed during any this section in a way that separates out ad- him to the bill S. 1243, making appro- 12-month period beginning on July 1 and end- ministrative costs, interest rate, and other priations for the Departments of ing on June 30, be determined on the pre- loan terms and conditions; and Transportation, and Housing and ceding June 1 and be equal to the lesser of— (C) set forth clear recommendations to the Urban Development, and related agen- ‘‘(i) a rate equal to the high yield of the 10- relevant authorizing committees of Congress cies for the fiscal year ending Sep- year Treasury note auctioned at the final as to how future legislation can incorporate tember 30, 2014, and for other purposes; auction held prior to such June 1 plus 3.6 per- the results of the study described in this sec- which was ordered to lie on the table; cent; or tion to allow for the administration of the ‘‘(ii) 9.5 percent. Federal student loan programs authorized as follows: ‘‘(C) PLUS LOANS.—Notwithstanding the under title IV of the Higher Education Act of On page 52, after line 24, add the following: preceding paragraphs of this subsection, for 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1070 et seq.) without gener- SEC. 155. Not later than 180 days after the Federal Direct PLUS Loans, for which the ating any additional revenue to the Federal date of the enactment of this Act, Amtrak first disbursement is made on or after July 1, Government except revenue that is needed to shall submit to Congress a report on profits 2013, the applicable rate of interest shall, for carry out such programs; and and losses related to food and beverage and loans disbursed during any 12-month period (2) prepare and submit a report to the Com- first class services, with the data aggregated beginning on July 1 and ending on June 30, mittee on Health, Education, Labor, and by route or rail line. be determined on the preceding June 1 and Pensions of the Senate and the Committee be equal to the lesser of— on Education and the Workforce of the SA 1773. Mr. HARKIN (for Mr. ‘‘(i) a rate equal to the high yield of the 10- House of Representatives setting forth the MANCHIN (for himself, Mr. BURR, Mr. year Treasury note auctioned at the final conclusions of the study described in this

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Mr. WICKER submitted an subsection, any Federal Direct Consolidation GILLIBRAND, Mr. SCHATZ, Mr. MURPHY, amendment intended to be proposed by Loan for which the application is received on or after July 1, 2013, shall bear interest at an Ms. HIRONO, Mr. BLUMENTHAL, Mr. him to the bill S. 1243, making appro- priations for the Departments of annual rate on the unpaid principal balance WYDEN, and Mr. BROWN) proposed an of the loan that is equal to the weighted av- amendment to amendment SA 1773 pro- Transportation, and Housing and erage of the interest rates on the loans con- posed by Mr. HARKIN (for Mr. MANCHIN Urban Development, and related agen- solidated, rounded to the nearest higher one- (for himself, Mr. BURR, Mr. KING, Mr. cies for the fiscal year ending Sep- eighth of one percent. COBURN, Mr. CARPER, Mr. ALEXANDER, tember 30, 2014, and for other purposes; ‘‘(E) CONSULTATION.—The Secretary shall Mr. HARKIN, and Mr. DURBIN)) to the which was ordered to lie on the table; determine the applicable rate of interest bill H.R. 1911, of 1965 to establish inter- as follows: under this paragraph after consultation with the Secretary of the Treasury and shall pub- est rates for new loans made on or On page 188, after line 24, insert the fol- lish such rate in the Federal Register as soon lowing: after July 1, 2013, to direct the Sec- as practicable after the date of determina- SEC. 4lll. None of the funds made avail- retary of Education to convene the Ad- tion. able by this Act may be used to require the visory Committee on Improving Post- ‘‘(F) RATE.—The applicable rate of interest use of a green buildings certification system determined under this paragraph for a Fed- secondary Education Data to conduct a to construct or modify a building other than eral Direct Stafford Loan, a Federal Direct study on improvements to postsec- a green buildings certification system that— Unsubsidized Stafford Loan, or a Federal Di- ondary education transparency at the (1) is based on voluntary consensus stand- rect PLUS Loan shall be fixed for the period Federal level, and for other purposes; ards that have an American National Stand- of the loan.’’. as follows: ard Institute (ANSI) designation or were de- (b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments At the end of the amendment, add the fol- veloped by an ANSI-audited designator; and made by subsection (a) shall take effect as if lowing: (2) only excludes a building material if the enacted on July 1, 2013. exclusion is well-founded and based on ro- SEC. 5. SUNSET. SEC. 2A. SURTAX ON MILLIONAIRES. bust scientific data and risk assessment (a) IN GENERAL.—The amendments made by (a) IN GENERAL.—Subchapter A of chapter 1 this Act shall be effective for a 2-year period principles. of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is beginning on July 1, 2013. amended by adding at the end the following (b) REPEAL.—The amendments made by SA 1778. Mr. REED (for himself, Ms. new part: this Act shall be repealed on July 1, 2015, and WARREN, Mrs. MURRAY, Mr. LEAHY, ‘‘PART VIII—SURTAX ON MILLIONAIRES section 455(b) of the Higher Education Act of Mrs. GILLIBRAND, Mrs. BOXER, Ms. STA- ‘‘Sec. 59B. Surtax on millionaires. 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1087e(b)) shall be applied as if BENOW, Mr. WHITEHOUSE, Mr. HEINRICH, ‘‘SEC. 59B. SURTAX ON MILLIONAIRES. this Act the amendments made by this Act Mr. BLUMENTHAL, Mr. FRANKEN, Mr. ‘‘(a) GENERAL RULE.—In the case of a tax- had never been enacted. SCHATZ, Mr. MERKLEY, Ms. HIRONO, Ms. payer other than a corporation for any tax- BALDWIN, Mrs. SHAHEEN, Mr. BROWN, able year beginning after 2013, there is here- SA 1775. Mr. VITTER submitted an Ms. KLOBUCHAR, Mr. WYDEN, and Mr. by imposed (in addition to any other tax im- amendment intended to be proposed by MURPHY) proposed an amendment to posed by this subtitle) a tax equal to 0.55 per- him to the bill S. 1243, making appro- amendment SA 1773 proposed by Mr. cent of so much of the modified adjusted priations for the Departments of gross income of the taxpayer for such tax- HARKIN (for Mr. MANCHIN (for himself, Transportation, and Housing and able year as exceeds $1,000,000 ($500,000, in the Mr. BURR, Mr. KING, Mr. COBURN, Mr. Urban Development, and related agen- case of a married individual filing a separate CARPER, Mr. ALEXANDER, Mr. HARKIN, return). cies for the fiscal year ending Sep- and Mr. DURBIN)) to the bill H.R. 1911, ‘‘(b) INFLATION ADJUSTMENT.— tember 30, 2014, and for other purposes; of 1965 to establish interest rates for ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—In the case of any tax- which was ordered to lie on the table; new loans made on or after July 1, 2013, able year beginning after 2014, each dollar as follows: amount under subsection (a) shall be in- to direct the Secretary of Education to creased by an amount equal to— In title I, under the heading ‘‘DEPART- convene the Advisory Committee on MENT OF TRANSPORTATION’’ under the ‘‘(A) such dollar amount, multiplied by Improving Postsecondary Education heading ‘‘OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY’’ under ‘‘(B) the cost-of-living adjustment deter- the heading ‘‘NATIONAL INFRASTRUCTURE IN- Data to conduct a study on improve- mined under section 1(f)(3) for the calendar VESTMENTS’’ , strike the period at the end ments to postsecondary education year in which the taxable year begins, deter- and insert ‘‘: Provided further, That the Sec- transparency at the Federal level, and mined by substituting ‘calendar year 2012’ retary shall publish on a publicly available for other purposes; as follows: for ‘calendar year 1992’ in subparagraph (B) thereof. Internet site any criteria, including any re- Beginning on page 3, strike line 9 and all quired documentation, of the Secretary in ‘‘(2) ROUNDING.—If any amount as adjusted that follows through line 13 on page 5 and in- under paragraph (1) is not a multiple of selecting projects and awarding amounts sert the following: under this heading: Provided further, That $10,000, such amount shall be rounded to the ‘‘(ii) 6.8 percent. next highest multiple of $10,000. not later than 2 days after the date on which ‘‘(B) RATES FOR GRADUATE AND PROFES- the Secretary awards funding under this ‘‘(c) MODIFIED ADJUSTED GROSS INCOME.— SIONAL FDUSL.—Notwithstanding the pre- For purposes of this section, the term ‘modi- heading, the Secretary shall publish on a ceding paragraphs of this subsection, for publicly accessible Internet site the amount fied adjusted gross income’ means adjusted Federal Direct Unsubsidized Stafford Loans gross income reduced by any deduction (not of that award and identify the Federal con- issued to graduate or professional students, taken into account in determining adjusted gressional district in which the project is lo- for which the first disbursement is made on gross income) allowed for investment inter- cated.’’. or after July 1, 2013, the applicable rate of in- est (as defined in section 163(d)). In the case terest shall, for loans disbursed during any Mr. VITTER submitted an of an estate or trust, adjusted gross income SA 1776. 12-month period beginning on July 1 and end- shall be determined as provided in section amendment intended to be proposed by ing on June 30, be determined on the pre- 67(e). him to the bill S. 1243, making appro- ceding June 1 and be equal to the lesser of— ‘‘(d) SPECIAL RULES.— priations for the Departments of ‘‘(i) a rate equal to the yield of the 10-year ‘‘(1) NONRESIDENT ALIEN.—In the case of a Transportation, and Housing and Treasury note auctioned at the final auction nonresident alien individual, only amounts Urban Development, and related agen- held prior to such June 1 plus 3.6 percent; or taken into account in connection with the cies for the fiscal year ending Sep- ‘‘(ii) 6.8 percent. tax imposed under section 871(b) shall be tember 30, 2014, and for other purposes; ‘‘(C) PLUS LOANS.—Notwithstanding the taken into account under this section. preceding paragraphs of this subsection, for ‘‘(2) CITIZENS AND RESIDENTS LIVING which was ordered to lie on the table; Federal Direct PLUS Loans, for which the ABROAD.—The dollar amount in effect under as follows: first disbursement is made on or after July 1, subsection (a) shall be decreased by the ex- In title I, under the heading ‘‘DEPART- 2013, the applicable rate of interest shall, for cess of— MENT OF TRANSPORTATION’’ under the loans disbursed during any 12-month period ‘‘(A) the amounts excluded from the tax- heading ‘‘FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRA- beginning on July 1 and ending on June 30, payer’s gross income under section 911, over TION’’ under the heading ‘‘BRIDGES IN CRIT- be determined on the preceding June 1 and ‘‘(B) the amounts of any deductions or ex- ICAL CORRIDORS’’, strike the period at the end be equal to the lesser of— clusions disallowed under section 911(d)(6)

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(3) the Committee on Environment and means an individual who— ‘‘(4) NOT TREATED AS TAX IMPOSED BY THIS Public Works of the Senate; ‘‘(1) is a member of— CHAPTER FOR CERTAIN PURPOSES.—The tax (4) the Committee on Homeland Security ‘‘(A) the uniformed services (as defined in imposed under this section shall not be and Governmental Affairs of the Senate; section 101 of title 10, United States Code); or treated as tax imposed by this chapter for (5) the Committee on Armed Services of ‘‘(B) the National Guard in State status purposes of determining the amount of any the House of Representatives; under title 32, United States Code; or credit under this chapter or for purposes of (6) the Committee on Energy and Com- ‘‘(2) was discharged or released from serv- section 55.’’. merce of the House of Representatives; ice in the uniformed services (as so defined) (7) the Committee on Homeland Security or the National Guard in such status under SA 1779. Mrs. GILLIBRAND (for her- of the House of Representatives; and conditions other than dishonorable.’’. self and Mr. SCHUMER) submitted an (8) the Committee on Transportation and (b) DISCRIMINATION IN THE SALE OR RENTAL Infrastructure of the House of Representa- amendment intended to be proposed by OF HOUSING AND OTHER PROHIBITED PRAC- tives. her to the bill S. 1243, making appro- TICES.—Section 804 of the Fair Housing Act priations for the Departments of (42 U.S.C. 3604) is amended— Transportation, and Housing and SA 1781. Mr. BLUMENTHAL sub- (1) in subsection (a), by inserting ‘‘or be- Urban Development, and related agen- mitted an amendment intended to be cause the person is a member of the uni- cies for the fiscal year ending Sep- proposed by him to the bill S. 1243, formed services’’ after ‘‘national origin’’; tember 30, 2014, and for other purposes; making appropriations for the Depart- (2) in subsection (b), by inserting ‘‘or be- ments of Transportation, and Housing cause the person is a member of the uni- which was ordered to lie on the table; formed services’’ after ‘‘national origin’’; as follows: and Urban Development, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending Sep- (3) in subsection (c), by inserting ‘‘or be- At the appropriate place, insert the fol- cause a person is a member of the uniformed lowing: tember 30, 2014, and for other purposes; services,’’ after ‘‘national origin,’’; and SEC. lll. None of the funds appropriated which was ordered to lie on the table; (4) in subsection (d), by inserting ‘‘, or be- by this Act or by Public Law 113-2 shall be as follows: cause the person is a member of the uni- prohibited from use by a Community Devel- On page 169, between lines 22 and 23, insert formed services,’’ after ‘‘national origin’’. opment Block Grant Disaster Recovery the following: (c) DISCRIMINATION IN RESIDENTIAL REAL grantee to reimburse owners of residential ESTATE-RELATED TRANSACTIONS.—Section 805 SEC. 244. (a) None of the funds appropriated buildings for the uncompensated costs of re- or otherwise made available under this title of the Fair Housing Act (42 U.S.C. 3605) is habilitation projects for such residential may be used by any recipient of such funds amended— buildings that were completed after Hurri- to discriminate against any person because (1) in subsection (a), by inserting ‘‘or be- cane Sandy, provided that the grantee com- that person is a member of the uniformed cause the person is a member of the uni- pletes an environmental review before com- services. formed services’’ after ‘‘national origin’’; and mitting to reimburse such an owner for the (2) in subsection (c), by striking ‘‘, or fa- (b) For purposes of this section, the term rehabilitation that was contracted for or milial status’’ and inserting ‘‘familial status, ‘‘member of the uniformed services’’ means performed prior to the submission of the or whether a person is a member of the uni- an individual who— homeowner’s application to the grantee re- formed services’’. (1) is a member of— questing such reimbursement for the reha- (d) DISCRIMINATION IN THE PROVISION OF (A) the uniformed services (as defined in bilitation activity, regardless of whether the BROKERAGE SERVICES.—Section 806 of the section 101 of title 10, United States Code); or cost to rehabilitate such residential struc- Fair Housing Act (42 U.S.C. 3606) is amended (B) the National Guard in State status tures met or exceeded 50 percent of the value by inserting ‘‘or because a person is a mem- under title 32, United States Code; or of the structure. ber of the uniformed services’’ after ‘‘na- (2) was discharged or released from service tional origin’’. SA 1780. Mr. MCCAIN submitted an in the uniformed services (as so defined) or (e) RELIGIOUS ORGANIZATION OR PRIVATE amendment intended to be proposed by the National Guard in such status under con- CLUB EXEMPTION.—Section 807(a) of the Fair ditions other than dishonorable. Housing Act (42 U.S.C. 3607(a)) is amended, in him to the bill S. 1243, making appro- (c)(1) Nothing in this section may be con- priations for the Departments of the first sentence by inserting ‘‘or to persons strued to prohibit any recipient of funds ap- who are not members of the uniformed serv- Transportation, and Housing and propriated or otherwise made available ices’’ after ‘‘national origin’’. Urban Development, and related agen- under this title from— (f) ADMINISTRATION.—Section 808(e)(6) of cies for the fiscal year ending Sep- (A) making available to an individual a the Fair Housing Act (42 U.S.C. 3608(e)(6)) is tember 30, 2014, and for other purposes; benefit with respect to a dwelling, a residen- amended, in the first sentence, by inserting which was ordered to lie on the table; tial real estate-related transaction (as de- ‘‘(including whether such persons and house- as follows: fined in section 805 of the Fair Housing Act holds are or include a member of the uni- (42 U.S.C. 3605)), or a service described in sec- formed services)’’ after ‘‘persons and house- On page 12, between lines 12 and 13, insert tion 806 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 3606) because holds’’. the following: the individual is a member of the uniformed (g) PREVENTION OF DISCRIMINATION.—Sec- SEC. 1 . (a) None of the funds made ll services; or tion 901 of the Civil Rights Act of 1968 (42 available under this Act to the Department (B) selling or renting a dwelling only to U.S.C. 3631) is amended— of Transportation for cyber security may be members of the uniformed services. (1) in subsection (a), by inserting ‘‘, or be- obligated or expended until the Secretary of (2) For purposes of this subsection, the cause the person is a member of the uni- Transportation submits to each of the com- term ‘‘benefit’’ includes a term, condition, formed services (as such term is defined in mittees described in subsection (b) a detailed privilege, promotion, discount, or other fa- section 802 of this Act),’’ after ‘‘national ori- plan describing how the funding will be allo- vorable treatment (including an advertise- gin’’; cated and for what purposes, including a de- ment for such treatment) having the purpose (2) in subsection (b)(1), by inserting ‘‘or be- tailed description of— or effect of providing an advantage to a cause a person is a member of the uniformed (1) how the cyber security funding will be member of the uniformed services. services (as such term is defined in section obligated or expended; 802 of this Act),’’ after ‘‘national origin,’’; (2) the programs and activities that will re- SA 1782. Mr. BLUMENTHAL sub- and ceive cyber security funding; (3) in subsection (c), by inserting ‘‘or be- (3) if and how the use of the funding com- mitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 1243, cause a person is a member of the uniformed plies with the Federal Information Security services (as such term is defined in section Management Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 101 et making appropriations for the Depart- 802 of this Act),’’ after ‘‘national origin,’’. seq.)and any other applicable Federal law; ments of Transportation, and Housing (h) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—The Fair (4) the performance metrics that will be and Urban Development, and related Housing Act (42 U.S.C. 3601 et seq.) is amend- used to measure and determine the effective- agencies for the fiscal year ending Sep- ed by adding at the end the following: ness of cyber security plans and programs; tember 30, 2014, and for other purposes; ‘‘SEC. 821. RULE OF CONSTRUCTION RELATING and which was ordered to lie on the table; TO THE TREATMENT OF MEMBERS (5) the strategy that will be employed to OF THE UNIFORMED SERVICES. procure goods and services associated with as follows: ‘‘(a) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in the cyber security objectives of the Depart- At the appropriate place, insert the fol- this Act may be construed to prohibit any ment of Transportation. lowing: person from—

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Mr. COONS submitted an dition, privilege, promotion, discount, or a vacancy occur in the position of Inspector amendment intended to be proposed by other favorable treatment (including an ad- General of the Federal Housing Finance him to the bill S. 1243, making appro- vertisement for such treatment) having the Agency, the President should act expedi- priations for the Departments of tiously to nominate a person to fill the posi- purpose or effect of providing an advantage Transportation, and Housing and to a member of the uniformed services.’’. tion on a permanent basis and should wait (i) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section shall be- no more than 210 days to nominate a person Urban Development, and related agen- come effective 120 days after the date of en- to serve in this position in the event of a va- cies for the fiscal year ending Sep- actment of this Act. cancy. tember 30, 2014, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; SA 1783. Mr. MURPHY (for himself, SA 1786. Mr. JOHNSON of Wisconsin as follows: Mr. ROCKEFELLER, and Mr. (for himself, Mr. VITTER, and Mr. On page 47, line 20, strike BLUMENTHAL) submitted an amendment HATCH) submitted an amendment in- ‘‘$1,452,000,000’’and insert ‘‘$1,565,000,000’’. intended to be proposed by him to the tended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 1243, making appropriations for bill S. 1243, making appropriations for SA 1789. Mr. UDALL of Colorado (for the Departments of Transportation, the Departments of Transportation, himself and Mr. BENNET) submitted an and Housing and Urban Development, and Housing and Urban Development, amendment intended to be proposed by and related agencies for the fiscal year and related agencies for the fiscal year him to the bill S. 1243, making appro- ending September 30, 2014, and for ending September 30, 2014, and for priations for the Departments of other purposes; which was ordered to other purposes; which was ordered to Transportation, and Housing and lie on the table; as follows: lie on the table; as follows: Urban Development, and related agen- On page 34, line 23, after ‘‘shall’’ insert ‘‘as- At the appropriate place, insert the fol- cies for the fiscal year ending Sep- sess the impact on domestic employment if lowing: tember 30, 2014, and for other purposes; such a waiver were issued and’’. SEC. ll. Except for assistance relating to which was ordered to lie on the table; a natural disaster, none of the funds made as follows: SA 1784. Mr. JOHNSON of Wisconsin available under this Act may be used to pre- vent a local government from being placed On page 52, after line 24, add the following: (for himself and Mr. VITTER) submitted SEC. 155. Not later than 180 days after the into receivership, to facilitate exit from re- an amendment intended to be proposed date of the enactment of this Act, the Ad- ceivership by a local government, or to pre- ministrator of the Federal Railroad Admin- by him to the bill S. 1243, making ap- vent a State government from defaulting on istration, in consultation with appropriate propriations for the Departments of its obligations. Transportation, and Housing and local government representatives, shall— Urban Development, and related agen- SA 1787. Mr. BENNET (for himself (1) evaluate existing regulations governing the use of locomotive horns at highway-rail and Mr. FLAKE) submitted an amend- cies for the fiscal year ending Sep- grade crossings to determine whether such tember 30, 2014, and for other purposes; ment intended to be proposed by him regulations should be revised; and which was ordered to lie on the table; to the bill S. 1243, making appropria- (2) submit a report to Congress that con- as follows: tions for the Departments of Transpor- tains the results of the evaluation conducted At the appropriate place, insert the fol- tation, and Housing and Urban Devel- pursuant to paragraph (1). lowing: opment, and related agencies for the SEC. ll. Except for assistance relating to fiscal year ending September 30, 2014, SA 1790. Mr. UDALL of Colorado (for a natural disaster, none of the funds made and for other purposes; which was or- himself and Mr. BENNET) submitted an available under this Act may be used to pre- dered to lie on the table; as follows: amendment intended to be proposed by vent a local government from being placed On page 24, between lines 16 and 17, insert him to the bill S. 1243, making appro- into receivership, to facilitate exit from re- the following: priations for the Departments of ceivership by a local government, or to pre- SEC. 119F. (a) The Administrator of the Transportation, and Housing and vent a State government from defaulting on Federal Aviation Administration shall— its obligations. Urban Development, and related agen- (1) expand the program established pursu- cies for the fiscal year ending Sep- ant to section 1097 of the National Defense SA 1785. Mr. BOOZMAN submitted an tember 30, 2014, and for other purposes; Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 (Pub- which was ordered to lie on the table; amendment intended to be proposed by lic Law 112–81; 125 Stat. 1608; 49 U.S.C. 40101 him to the bill S. 1243, making appro- note) to include 2 additional test ranges; and as follows: priations for the Departments of (2) not later than one year after the date On page 52, after line 24, add the following: Transportation, and Housing and on which the Administrator determines the SEC. 155. (a) The unobligated balance of Urban Development, and related agen- locations of the 6 test ranges required by amounts made available for projects de- cies for the fiscal year ending Sep- that section, the Administrator shall deter- scribed in section 1307(d)(2) of SAFETEA–LU (23 U.S.C. 322 note) is rescinded. tember 30, 2014, and for other purposes; mine the location of the 2 additional test ranges. (b)(1) There is appropriated to the Sec- which was ordered to lie on the table; (b) Of the 8 test ranges required under the retary of Transportation an amount equal to as follows: program established pursuant to section 1097 half of the amount rescinded under sub- At the appropriate place, insert the fol- of the National Defense Authorization Act section (a) to make grants to localities for lowing: for Fiscal Year 2012, as expanded pursuant to direct costs associated with projects to es- SEC. llll. (a) Congress finds the fol- subsection (a), at least 2 test ranges shall— tablish quiet zones as described in parts 222 lowing: (1) be located in States in which large and 229 of title 49, Code of Federal Regula- (1) The Housing and Economic Recovery wildfires that destroy significant amounts of tions. Act of 2008 established an Office of Inspector property regularly occur; and (2) The amount of a grant made to a local- General within the Federal Housing Finance (2) prioritize the monitoring, mitigation, ity under paragraph (1) for a project may not Agency (in this section referred to as the and suppression of wildfires, and other ac- exceed 50 percent of the cost of the project. ‘‘FHFA’’). tivities associated with preventing and con- (c) The amount rescinded under subsection (2) The President has nominated Steve A. taining wildfires, using unmanned aerial sys- (a) that remains after the appropriation of Linick, the current FHFA Inspector General, tems. the amount specified in subsection (b)(1) to be the next Inspector General of the De- (c) Not later than 180 days after the date shall be dedicated to the sole purpose of def- partment of State. on which the Administrator determines the icit reduction. (3) The nomination of Steve A. Linick to locations of the 2 additional test ranges re- be Inspector General of the Department of quired by subsection (a), the Administrator SA 1791. Mr. FLAKE submitted an State occurred on June 27, 2013, following a shall submit a report on privacy safeguards amendment intended to be proposed by

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Mr. COCHRAN (for himself (b) No funds appropriated or otherwise which was ordered to lie on the table; and Mr. WICKER) submitted an amend- made available under this Act may be made as follows: ment intended to be proposed by him available to a local governmental entity de- On page 101, line 2, strike ‘‘$1,000,000,000, to to the bill S. 1243, making appropria- scribed in subsection (c) that is exiting a remain available until September 30, 2016: tions for the Departments of Transpor- bankruptcy case under chapter 9 of title 11, Provided’’ and insert ‘‘$950,000,000, to remain United States Code, unless the local govern- tation, and Housing and Urban Devel- mental entity has demonstrated a commit- available until September 30, 2016: Provided, opment, and related agencies for the That the Comptroller General of the United ment to ensuring the solvency and generally States shall conduct a study of the HOME in- fiscal year ending September 30, 2014, sound financial condition of the local gov- vestment partnerships program under title II and for other purposes; which was or- ernmental entity. (c) A local governmental entity described of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Afford- dered to lie on the table; as follows: in this subsection is a city, county, town- able Housing Act (42 U.S.C. 12721 et seq.) to At the appropriate place, insert the fol- ship, borough, parish, village, or other gen- determine the adequacy and effectiveness of lowing: eral purpose political subdivision of a State such program and that upon the completion SEC. ll. No funds made available under that, on or after January 1, 2013, has de- of the study, the Comptroller General shall this Act may be used to enforce vehicle faulted on the obligations of such entity, or submit a report to the Committee on Bank- weight limits established under section 127 of is at risk of defaulting or is likely to default ing, Housing, and Urban Affairs and the title 23, United States Code, for any segment on the obligations of such entity absent as- Committee on Appropriations of the Senate of United States Route 78 in Mississippi that sistance from the Federal Government. and the Committee on Financial Services is designated as part of the Interstate Sys- and the Committee on Appropriations of the tem (as defined in section 101(a)(12) of title f House of Representatives setting forth the 23, United States Code) after the date of the NOTICE OF HEARING findings and conclusions of the study: Pro- enactment of this Act, with respect to the vided further’’. operation of any vehicle that could have le- Ms. CANTWELL. Mr. President, I gally operated on that segment before such would like to announce that the Com- SA 1792. Mr. MURPHY submitted an designation. mittee on Indian Affairs will meet dur- amendment intended to be proposed by ing the session of the Senate on July him to the bill S. 1243, making appro- SA 1795. Mr. FLAKE submitted an 31, 2013, in room SD–628 of the Dirksen priations for the Departments of amendment intended to be proposed by Senate Office Building, at 2:30 p.m., to Transportation, and Housing and him to the bill S. 1243, making appro- conduct a legislative hearing to receive Urban Development, and related agen- priations for the Departments of testimony on the following bills: S. 235, cies for the fiscal year ending Sep- Transportation, and Housing and to provide for the conveyance of cer- tember 30, 2014, and for other purposes; Urban Development, and related agen- tain property located in Anchorage, which was ordered to lie on the table; cies for the fiscal year ending Sep- Alaska, from the United States to the as follows: tember 30, 2014, and for other purposes; Alaska Native Tribal Health Consor- On page 169, between lines 22 and 23, insert which was ordered to lie on the table; tium; S. 920, to allow the Fond du Lac the following: as follows: Band of Lake Superior Chippewa in the SEC. 244. None of the funds appropriated or On page 101, line 2, strike ‘‘$1,000,000,000’’ State of Minnesota to lease or transfer otherwise made available by this Act may be and insert ‘‘$950,000,000’’. certain land; and S. ll, the Native used by the Department of Housing and American Housing Assistance and Self- Urban Development to reorganize or restruc- SA 1796. Mr. FLAKE (for himself and ture the Office of Multifamily Housing Pro- Mr. COBURN) submitted an amendment Determination Reauthorization Act of grams or the Office of Field Policy and Man- intended to be proposed by him to the 2013. agement unless the Secretary of Housing and bill S. 1243, making appropriations for Those wishing additional information may contact the Indian Affairs Com- Urban Development provides a detailed re- the Departments of Transportation, mittee at (202) 224–2251. port to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Housing and Urban Development, and Urban Affairs and the Committee on Ap- f propriations of the Senate and the Com- and related agencies for the fiscal year mittee on Financial Services and the Com- ending September 30, 2014, and for AUTHORITY FOR COMMITTEES TO mittee on Appropriations of the House of other purposes; which was ordered to MEET Representatives that includes, but is not lie on the table; as follows: COMMITTEE ON BANKING, HOUSING, AND URBAN limited to, the estimated costs, savings, ben- On page 52, after line 24, add the following: AFFAIRS efits, and risks of implementation of the re- SEC. 155. None of the funds made available Mrs. MURRAY. Mr. President, I ask organization and restructuring of such Of- under this Act may be used to subsidize costs fices. related to food and beverage and first class unanimous consent that the Com- services on any route operated by the Na- mittee on Banking, Housing, and SA 1793. Mr. BOOZMAN submitted an tional Railroad Passenger Corporation. Urban Affairs be authorized to meet amendment intended to be proposed by during the session of the Senate on him to the bill S. 1243, making appro- SA 1797. Mr. CORNYN (for himself July 24, 2013, at 10 a.m., to conduct a priations for the Departments of and Mr. GRAHAM) submitted an amend- hearing entitled ‘‘The FHA Solvency Transportation, and Housing and ment intended to be proposed by him Act of 2013.’’ Urban Development, and related agen- to the bill S. 1243, making appropria- The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without cies for the fiscal year ending Sep- tions for the Departments of Transpor- objection, it is so ordered. tember 30, 2014, and for other purposes; tation, and Housing and Urban Devel- COMMITTEE ON COMMERCE, SCIENCE, AND which was ordered to lie on the table; opment, and related agencies for the TRANSPORTATION as follows: fiscal year ending September 30, 2014, Mrs. MURRAY. Mr. President, I ask At the appropriate place, insert the fol- and for other purposes; which was or- unanimous consent that the Com- lowing: dered to lie on the table; as follows: mittee on Commerce, Science, and SEC. llll. None of the funds appro- At the appropriate place, insert the fol- Transportation be authorized to meet priated or otherwise made available in this lowing: during the session of the Senate on Act may be used the Federal Housing Admin- SEC. ll. (a) No funds appropriated or oth- July 24, 2013, at 10 a.m. in room 253 of istration, the Government National Mort- erwise made available under this Act may be the Russell Senate Office Building. gage Association, or the Department of used to provide assistance to any local gov- The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without Housing and Urban Development to insure, ernmental entity described in subsection (c), objection, it is so ordered. securitize, or guarantee— including — (1) any mortgage secured by a structure, (1) the purchase or guarantee of any asset COMMITTEE ON COMMERCE, SCIENCE, AND dwelling unit, or other real property that se- or obligation of the local governmental enti- TRANSPORTATION cures a residential mortgage loan that a ty; Mrs. MURRAY. Mr. President, I ask State, municipality, or other agency or po- (2) the issuance of a line of credit to the unanimous consent that the Com- litical subdivision thereof, seized, took, or local governmental entity; mittee on Commerce, Science, and

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Stronger Focus On Consumer Protec- ate on July 24, 2013, at 10 a.m., in room SUBCOMMITTEE ON SUPERFUND, TOXICS, AND tion.’’ SD–226 of the Dirksen Senate Office ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without Building, to conduct a hearing entitled Mrs. MURRAY. Mr. President, I ask objection, it is so ordered. ‘‘Judicial Nominations.’’ unanimous consent that the Sub- COMMITTEE ON ENERGY AND NATURAL The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without committee on Superfund, Toxics, and RESOURCES objection it is so ordered. Environmental Health of the Com- Mrs. MURRAY. Mr. President, I ask COMMITTEE ON RULES AND ADMINISTRATION mittee on Environment and Public unanimous consent that the Com- Mrs. MURRAY. Mr. President, I ask Works be authorized to meet during mittee on Energy and Natural Re- unanimous consent that the Com- the session of the Senate on July 24, sources be authorized to meet during mittee on the Rules and Administra- 2013, at 2 p.m., in room SD–406 of the the session of the Senate on July 24, tion be authorized to meet during the Dirksen Senate Office Building, to con- 2013. session of the Senate on July 24, 2013, duct a hearing entitled, ‘‘Cleaning Up The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without at 9:50 a.m. and Restoring Communities for Eco- objection, it is so ordered. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without nomic Revitalization.’’ COMMITTEE ON ENVIRONMENT AND PUBLIC objection it is so ordered. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without WORKS objection, it is so ordered. Mrs. MURRAY. Mr. President, I ask COMMITTEE ON RULES AND ADMINISTRATION Mrs. MURRAY. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Com- f mittee on Environment and Public unanimous consent that the Com- Works be authorized to meet during mittee on Rules and Administration be PRIVILEGES OF THE FLOOR authorized to meet during the session the session of the Senate on July 24, Mr. HARKIN. Mr. President, I ask 2013, at 10 a.m., in room SD–406 of the of the Senate on July 24, 2013, at 10 a.m. unanimous consent that Gabe Sandler, Dirksen Senate office building, to con- Madeline Walker, Katie Kasten, and duct a hearing, ‘‘Oversight Hearing on The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. Megan Miraglia of my staff be granted Implementation of MAP-21’s TIFIA floor privileges for the duration of to- COMMITTEE ON SMALL BUSINESS AND Program Enhancements.’’ day’s session. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without ENTREPRENEURSHIP Mrs. MURRAY. Mr. President, I ask The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. objection, it is so ordered. COMMITTEE ON FINANCE unanimous consent that the Com- Mrs. MURRAY. Mr. President, I ask mittee on Small Business and Entre- f unanimous consent that the Com- preneurship be authorized to meet dur- mittee on Finance be authorized to ing the session of the Senate on July PATRICIA CLARK BOSTON AIR meet during the session of the Senate 24, 2013, at 2:30 p.m. in room 428A of the ROUTE TRAFFIC CONTROL CENTER Russell Senate Office Building to con- on July 24, 2013, at 10:30 a.m., in room Mr. MURPHY. Mr. President, I ask duct a hearing entitled ‘‘Implementa- SD–215 of the Dirksen Senate Office unanimous consent that the Senate im- tion of the Affordable Care Act: Under- Building, to conduct a hearing entitled mediately proceed to Calendar No. 98, standing Small Business Concerns.’’ ‘‘Health Information Technology: H.R. 1092. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without Using it to Improve Care.’’ The PRESIDING OFFICER. The objection, it is so ordered. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without clerk will report the bill by title. objection it is so ordered. COMMITTEE ON VETERANS’ AFFAIRS The assistant legislative clerk read COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN RELATIONS Mrs. MURRAY. Mr. President, I ask as follows: unanimous consent that the Com- Mrs. MURRAY. Mr. President, I ask A bill (H.R. 1092) to designate the air route unanimous consent that the Com- mittee on Veterans’ Affairs be author- traffic control center located in Nashua, New mittee on Foreign Relations be author- ized to meet during the session of the Hampshire, as the ‘‘Patricia Clark Boston ized to meet during the session of the Senate on July 24, 2013, at 10:45 a.m. in Air Route Traffic Control Center.’’ Senate on July 24, 2013, at 9 a.m. room SR–418, of the Russell Senate Of- There being no objection, the Senate The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without fice Building. proceeded to consider the bill. objection it is so ordered. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without Mr. MURPHY. Mr. President, I ask COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN RELATIONS objection, it is so ordered. unanimous consent that the bill be Mrs. MURRAY. Mr. President, I ask SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON AGING read a third time and passed and the unanimous consent that the Com- Mrs. MURRAY. Mr. President, I ask motion to reconsider be considered mittee on Foreign Relations be author- unanimous consent that the Special made and laid upon the table, all with ized to meet during the session of the Committee on Aging be authorized to no intervening action or debate. Senate on July 24, 2013, at 2 p.m., to meet during the session of the Senate The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without hold a East Asia and Pacific Affairs on July 24, 2013, to conduct a hearing objection, it is so ordered. subcommittee hearing entitled, ‘‘Re- entitled ‘‘Payday Loans: Short-term The bill (H.R. 1092) was ordered to a balance to Asia III: Protecting the En- Solution or Long-term Problem?’’ The third reading, was read the third time, vironment and Ensuring Food and Committee will meet in room 562 of the and passed. Water Security in East Asia and the Dirksen Senate Office Building begin- Pacific.’’ ning at 2 p.m. f The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection it is so ordered. objection, it is so ordered. DISCHARGE AND REFERRAL—S. 1294 COMMITTEE ON HEALTH, EDUCATION, LABOR, SUBCOMMITTEE ON THE CONSTITUTION, CIVIL AND PENSIONS RIGHTS, AND HUMAN RIGHTS Mr. MURPHY. Mr. President, I ask Mrs. MURRAY. Mr. President, I ask Mrs. MURRAY. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Energy unanimous consent that the Com- unanimous consent that the Com- Committee be discharged from further mittee on Health, Education, Labor, mittee on the Judiciary, Sub- consideration of S. 1294 and the bill be and Pensions be authorized to meet committee on the Constitution, Civil referred to the Committee on Agri- during the session of the Senate on Rights, and Human Rights, be author- culture, Nutrition and Forestry. July 24, 2013, at 10 a.m., in room SD–430 ized to meet during the session of the The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without of the Dirksen Senate Office Building. Senate, on July 24, 2013, at 2 p.m., in objection, it is so ordered.

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GARRETT P. JENSEN STATES ARMY MEDICAL CORPS UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTIONS 531 AND 3064: pledge, the morning hour be deemed IN THE NAVY To be colonel expired, the Journal of proceedings be THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICER FOR APPOINTMENT IN THE UNITED STATES NAVY TO THE GRADE INDICATED FREDERICK C. LOUGH approved to date, and the time for the UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTION 624: two leaders be reserved for their use THE FOLLOWING NAMED INDIVIDUALS FOR REGULAR To be rear admiral (lower half) APPOINTMENT TO THE GRADES INDICATED IN THE later in the day; that following any UNITED STATES ARMY MEDICAL CORPS UNDER TITLE 10, leader remarks, the Senate be in a pe- CAPT. BRUCE L. GILLINGHAM U.S.C., SECTIONS 531 AND 3064: riod of morning business until 11 a.m., IN THE MARINE CORPS To be lieutenant colonel with the time equally divided and con- THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICER FOR APPOINTMENT ADMIRADO A. LUZURIAGA IN THE UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS TO THE GRADE trolled between the two leaders or INDICATED WHILE ASSIGNED TO A POSITION OF IMPOR- To be major their designees, with Senators per- TANCE AND RESPONSIBILITY UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTION 601: JON KIEV mitted to speak therein for up to 10 THE FOLLOWING NAMED INDIVIDUALS FOR REGULAR To be lieutenant general minutes each, with the majority con- APPOINTMENT TO THE GRADES INDICATED IN THE LT. GEN. THOMAS D. WALDHAUSER UNITED STATES ARMY MEDICAL CORPS UNDER TITLE 10, trolling the first 30 minutes and the U.S.C., SECTIONS 531 AND 3064: IN THE AIR FORCE Republicans controlling the second 30 To be colonel THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICER FOR APPOINTMENT minutes; that following morning busi- WILLIAM G. HUBER ness, the Senate resume consideration TO THE GRADE INDICATED IN THE UNITED STATES AIR FORCE UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTION 624: To be lieutenant colonel of S. 1243, the Transportation, Housing To be lieutenant colonel and Urban Development appropriations KAUSTUBH G. JOSHI JOSEPH M. MARKUSFELD To be major bill. THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICERS FOR APPOINTMENT The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without TO THE GRADE INDICATED IN THE UNITED STATES AIR PAUL E. BORNEMANN FORCE UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTION 624: MICHAEL D. DUPLESSIE objection, it is so ordered. MARK L. LEITSCHUH To be major f THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICER FOR APPOINTMENT DEONDRA P. ASIKE IN THE GRADE INDICATED IN THE RESERVE OF THE PROGRAM ANTHONY C. BROWN ARMY UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTION 12203: ELI N. COHEN To be colonel Mr. MURPHY. Mr. President, we will NICHOLAS J. DAVIS BLAZEN DRAGULJIC CURTIS J. ALITZ MATTHEW A. FRANK continue to work through amendments THE FOLLOWING ARMY NATIONAL GUARD OF THE KEVIN L. GRAY UNITED STATES OFFICER FOR APPOINTMENT IN THE RE- to the THUD appropriations bill tomor- LAUREN A. KANTER APPLEBAUM SERVE OF THE ARMY TO THE GRADE INDICATED UNDER DANIEL A. LARSON row. TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTIONS 12203 AND 12211: DAVID S. LEWIS f JUSTIN D. MANLEY To be major general KELLY M. MEEHAN ADJOURNMENT UNTIL 9:30 A.M. VILAS SALDANHA BRIG. GEN. KEVIN L. MCNEELY MATTHEW L. SARB THE FOLLOWING NAMED ARMY NATIONAL GUARD OF TOMORROW GREGORY C. TROLLEY THE UNITED STATES OFFICERS FOR APPOINTMENT TO IN THE ARMY THE GRADE INDICATED IN THE RESERVE OF THE ARMY Mr. MURPHY. If there is no further UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTIONS 12203 AND 12211: business to come before the Senate, I THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICER FOR APPOINTMENT To be colonel ask unanimous consent that it adjourn AS PERMANENT PROFESSOR AT THE UNITED STATES MILITARY ACADEMY IN THE GRADE INDICATED UNDER GUY R. BEAUDOIN under the previous order. TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTIONS 4333(B) AND 4336(A): FREDERICK T. CALKINS There being no objection, the Senate, To be colonel JACKIE R. RITTER WALLACE E. STEINBRECHER at 7:22 p.m., adjourned until Thursday, KARL F. MEYER REBECCA A. YOUNG July 25, 2013, at 9:30 a.m. THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICER FOR REGULAR AP- IN THE NAVY POINTMENT IN THE GRADE INDICATED IN THE UNITED f STATES ARMY DENTAL CORPS UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICER FOR APPOINTMENT SECTIONS 531 AND 3064: TO THE GRADE INDICATED IN THE UNITED STATES NAVY UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTION 624: NOMINATIONS To be major To be commander Executive nominations received by STEPHANIE M. PRICE the Senate: THE FOLLOWING NAMED INDIVIDUAL FOR REGULAR TIMOTHY C. MOORE, JR. APPOINTMENT TO THE GRADE INDICATED IN THE THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICER FOR APPOINTMENT IN THE ARMY UNITED STATES ARMY DENTAL CORPS UNDER TITLE 10, TO THE GRADE INDICATED IN THE UNITED STATES NAVY THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICER FOR APPOINTMENT U.S.C., SECTIONS 531 AND 3064: RESERVE UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTION 12203: IN THE UNITED STATES ARMY TO THE GRADE INDICATED To be major To be captain WHILE ASSIGNED TO A POSITION OF IMPORTANCE AND RESPONSIBILITY UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTION 601: GREGORY C. PEDRO PIERRE A. PELLETIER

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HONORING OFFICERS JACOB J. eight inches wide to wrestle both bombs out of Being both state and nationally recognized, CHESTNUT AND DETECTIVE the plane. For his bravery, he was awarded Marilyn’s hard work has not gone unnoticed, JOHN M. GIBSON the Distinguished Flying Cross. and it goes without saying, that this sort of ac- Buzz returned home a decorated war hero complishment is not reached overnight, but HON. JOHN A. BOEHNER to open a locksmith business—A&A Key through a career dedicated to exceptional Shop—which later turned into a building sup- work. I once again commend Marilyn for all OF OHIO ply company. Since then, Buzz steadily grew that she has done, and thank her for her serv- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES his company into the largest commercial real- ice to South Central Indiana, as she stands as Wednesday, July 24, 2013 estate and management company in Sac- testimony to Hoosier compassion and work ramento. ethic. Mr. BOEHNER. Mr. Speaker, members, offi- cers, and staff of the House, it was 15 years Buzz is also well-known in the community f ago today that Officers Jacob J. Chestnut and for his generous spirit, charitable giving and commitment to God and his Christian faith. IN HONOR OF STEPHEN John M. Gibson of the U.S. Capitol Police FREDERICK gave their lives in the line of duty, defending Thousands have worshipped in church build- the Capitol against an armed gunman. ings donated by Buzz and on the land he sold at a reduced rate. In the past several years, In the decade and a half since their sac- HON. MICHAEL G. FITZPATRICK he donated $2.5 million and one acre of land rifice, the memory of their heroism has never OF PENNSYLVANIA to Mercy Ministries, a group home for women. dimmed. The sacrifices they and their families IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES The group was able to open a home in Lin- made will never be forgotten by this institution coln, California where 40 women recovering Wednesday, July 24, 2013 or by the people of the nation we serve. from drug addiction, sexual abuse and other Mr. FITZPATRICK. Mr. Speaker, with sad- At 3:40 p.m., the House will observe a mo- problems, find sanctuary receiving free room, ness, we acknowledge the passing of Stephen ment of silence in memory of these officers. At board and counseling. Frederick, a talented music teacher and men- that time, leaders of the House and the Sen- Buzz has been honored with many awards tor who spent 29 of his 35 years in education ate will gather with their families for a wreath- throughout the years for his charitable con- in the North Penn School District as high laying ceremony at the Memorial Door. tributions, most recently in 2011 as the Trainor school band director and principal of North We give thanks for all the brave men and Fairbrook Humanitarian of the Year Award and Penn Junior High School and North Penn High women of the Capitol Police force who honor the Commercial Real Estate Women (CREW) School. Earlier, he was an elementary music the legacy of Officers Chestnut and Gibson on Fame Award in 2007. teacher in the Central Bucks School District, a daily basis through their service and commit- Buzz’s heroism, hard work, business acu- Bucks County, Pennsylvania. His career also ment to protecting our nation’s greatest sym- men, and his spirit of public service make him included conducting the Montgomery County bol of freedom and democracy. a man to be honored and admired. Mr. Speak- Concert Band. Although he retired as a high f er, I am proud to rise today to celebrate the school principal from the North Penn School 90th birthday of Mr. Buzz Oates and thank District, he later was welcomed back as a con- CELEBRATING THE 90TH BIRTH- him for his dedication to country and commu- sultant. A husband, father and grandfather, DAY OF MR. MARVIN ‘‘BUZZ’’ nity. Mr. Frederick had a rapport with students who OATES f recall his advice, and interest in their future: Never accept less than your own best effort— HON. TOM McCLINTOCK HONORING MARILYN E. HARRIS and often times the work is more important OF CALIFORNIA than the destination. Stephen Frederick leaves IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES HON. TODD C. YOUNG a personal legacy of achievement, his guid- OF INDIANA ance and grace, and the example he set for Wednesday, July 24, 2013 others to follow. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Mr. MCCLINTOCK. Mr. Speaker, I rise today f to celebrate the 90th birthday of Mr. Marvin Wednesday, July 24, 2013 ‘‘Buzz’’ Oates, a third-generation Californian. Mr. YOUNG of Indiana. Mr. Speaker, today PERSONAL EXPLANATION Buzz is the founder of The Buzz Oates Group I rise to congratulate Mrs. Marilyn Harris for of Companies, a $1.5 billion commercial real receiving the Rural Development Site Manager HON. TOM COTTON estate development company. But before his of the Year award for Elderly Projects. This OF ARKANSAS American dream was realized, Buzz was just award was presented to her on June 11th, IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES a boy with very humble beginnings and an en- 2013 at the Council for Affordable and Rural trepreneurial spirit. Even at a very young age, Housing Annual Meeting and Legislative Con- Wednesday, July 24, 2013 he earned money mowing lawns and col- ference in Arlington, Virginia. Mr. COTTON. Mr. Speaker, during a late- lecting bottles. Buzz graduated from Sac- Marilyn was nominated by her friends and night series of votes yesterday on amend- ramento High School in 1941. He then served colleagues at Richland Senior Citizens Hous- ments to the Department of Defense Appro- as a bombardier in World War II and attributes ing, Inc. in Ellettsville, Indiana. She was nomi- priations Act FY2014 (H.R. 2397), I intended much of his business success to time serving nated for not just being an exceptional prop- to vote ‘‘yes’’ on the Fleming amendment (roll- his country in the military. erty manager but also being a dear friend to call No. 392), but inadvertently voted ‘‘no.’’ Mr. Buzz survived a mid-air collision during those senior citizens who count on her for a FLEMING’s amendment prohibits funds from training in New Mexico and was eventually safe and comfortable living environment. She being used to appoint ‘‘non-theistic’’ military stationed in Asia flying missions over Japan in also enjoys the privilege of helping with sev- chaplains, which would contravene current a B–29 Superfortress. eral other properties that her company man- DOD policy. As I witnessed firsthand in Iraq When two bombs engaged to be dropped ages, including PRAC 811 properties for the and Afghanistan, chaplains are essential to from his jet at 23,000 feet failed to deploy, developmentally challenged and a Rural De- our Armed Forces and they minister to troops Buzz knew he had to act quickly. The two velopment property for families. As a Regional of all faiths—and none. I strongly support the 100-pound bombs hung on the rack of the B– Manager of these properties, she oversees the spiritual role of our military chaplains and I’m 29, and with no oxygen and the bomb-bay daily operations of these communities in Indi- pleased Mr. FLEMING’s amendment passed doors open, Buzz inched across a cat walk ana and Tennessee. with bipartisan support.

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For more than 35 years, Kirk Mrs. Louie as they are often referred—joined has served in this capacity, with the Wednesday, July 24, 2013 their son in his venture, bringing their family Owensboro Chamber of Commerce recog- Mr. PITTENGER. Mr. Speaker, greetings to recipes to BuffaLouie’s. BuffaLouie’s is truly a nizing him as ‘‘Member of the Year’’ three all those gathered to celebrate the 10th anni- family business, getting its name and com- times. versary of the NASCAR Technical Institute. pany logo from another member of the Lieser Serving in numerous Board of Director posi- For over sixty years, NASCAR has captured family, Jay’s grandfather Lou. This tradition of tions, it is evident that Kirk has dedicated his the hearts and minds of millions of Americans. family and service to the community has been career to serving the greater Owensboro com- Skilled mechanics and technicians are the life- carried on by the current owners, the husband munity—for both current and future genera- blood of the industry. The individuals grad- and wife team of Ed and Jamie Schwartzman. tions. Kirk recently accepted his latest role as uating from the NASCAR Technical Institute The Schwartzman’s have continued to build an ambassador for the Owensboro Convention each year are a crucial part of the teams that on the cornerstone of what makes Center. I couldn’t think of anyone better suited ensure the sport’s safety and continued suc- BuffaLouie’s great: working hard to ‘‘serve for this important role. Recently named an All– cess. quality food, prepared fresh and made to order America City with Kirk’s help, Owensboro is Additionally, the Institute is an important part using the finest ingredients in a family friendly fortunate to call Kirk one of its residents. of the Mooresville community and the entire atmosphere.’’ It is not uncommon to see both I look forward to seeing Kirk’s new endeav- region. NASCAR Tech consistently boasts ex- Mr. and Mrs. Schwartzman at the restaurant ors and would like to thank him for all he has ceptionally high graduation rates as well as helping serve customers and personally thank- and will continue to do on behalf of high rates of employment upon graduation. ing patrons for their business. It is this philos- Owensboro, Kentucky. You provide your students with many opportu- ophy and commitment that has garnered a f nities to learn and excel, such as partnerships loyal following of wing lovers in Bloomington. with some of the world’s best known manufac- BuffaLouie’s strengthened its local ties when IN HONOR OF CLINT G. QUILTER turers and access to state-of-the-industry tech- it relocated from its 17th street location to the nology. All of this enables graduates from this famous Gables building on Indiana Avenue. HON. SAM FARR Institute to transition easily from the classroom The Gables, once known as the ‘‘Book Nook,’’ OF CALIFORNIA to the workforce. often played host to the famous jazz musician IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Race City, USA, and NASCAR would not be and IU graduate Hoagy Carmichael. It is Wednesday, July 24, 2013 the same without the influence of the where the famous musician penned part of his NASCAR Technical Institute and its alumni. immortal song ‘‘Star Dust.’’ In keeping with Mr. FARR. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to The Institute’s growth and accomplishments in this tradition BuffaLouie’s hosts musical per- honor Clint G. Quilter on the occasion of his just ten years are amazing, and I look forward formances that allow customers to enjoy the retirement, with just shy of twenty-four years to watching your continued success in the historic venue. of service to the residents of Hollister. Since next ten years and beyond. BuffaLouie’s has become a landmark in he first began his service in 1989, he held Suzanne and I send our best wishes on this Bloomington, Indiana—exemplifying the spirit multiple posts with the city. Clint began as special occasion. of Hoosier small businesses across Indiana’s Public Works Inspector, where he was respon- sible for the upkeep of water, sewer, grading, f 9th district. The family friendly atmosphere and nationally recognized wings continue to storm drains and all city roads. In 1992 he HONORING BUFFALOUIE’S OF bring satisfied customers through the doors of was promoted to Assistant Engineer and the BLOOMINGTON, INDIANA the historic Gables building. I would like to following year to Associate Engineer. In 1997, congratulate BuffaLouie’s on more than 25 Clint assumed the Acting Director of Public HON. TODD C. YOUNG successful years in business and thank them Works position and within a matter of months OF INDIANA for the dedication they show their customers. was promoted to Acting Public Works Director/ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES I wish them continued success for many years City Engineer. Because of his fine work, the following summer he became the Public Wednesday, July 24, 2013 to come. f Works Director/City Engineer position where Mr. YOUNG of Indiana. Mr. Speaker, my he was responsible for the overall operation home state of Indiana takes pride in its long IN RECOGNITION OF JOHN ‘‘KIRK’’ and maintenance for the city’s entire infra- tradition of Hoosier innovation and small busi- KIRKPATRICK AND HIS CAREER structure. He became Interim City Manager on ness entrepreneurship. Hoosier businesses IN SERVICE TO OWENSBORO, May 10, 2004 and finally served as City Man- across Indiana’s 9th District strive to offer KENTUCKY ager from May 17, 2005 through July 19, quality products and services that become in- 2013. tegral parts of their local communities. One HON. BRETT GUTHRIE During his tenor as City Manager Clint dealt such small business is BuffaLouie’s, a popular OF KENTUCKY with a number of challenges in governing the restaurant in Bloomington, Indiana, which is IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES city but was dedicated to working with people known throughout the state for their amazing to find solutions. When Clint took the City selection of buffalo-style chicken wings and Wednesday, July 24, 2013 Manager position, the city was operating at a homemade sauces. Mr. GUTHRIE. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in $4 million deficit, but with time he was able to BuffaLouie’s has been a mainstay in Bloom- recognition of John ‘‘Kirk’’ Kirkpatrick. Born balance the budget. Clint also helped steer the ington since they first opened their doors in and raised in Owensboro, Kentucky, Kirk has city to a solution for its sewer treatment ca- 1987. It is a popular hangout for Indiana Uni- strived to better his surrounding community in pacity and out of the building moratorium. versity (IU) students and Bloomington resi- every way possible. I had the pleasure of working with Clint on dents alike, who come and enjoy great food in Kirk’s career began with Owensboro on the a number of federal projects and community a comfortable atmosphere. In fact, Air, Inc., where he served in a number of ca- events. In 2005, Clint assisted my office with BuffaLouie’s has such a strong reputation that pacities. Kirk also handled public relations for the plans for my annual ‘‘Proud to be An they earned national recognition from USA the city’s television system before joining Wax- American’’ Citizenship Ceremony held at the Today as one of the Top Ten Wing Joints in Works/VideoWorks in 1984. Kirk served as Veteran’s Memorial Building in downtown Hol- the country. President and CEO of the RiverPark Center lister. We had over 250 new citizens from Today, I commend BuffaLouie’s on the suc- Foundation for two years, working to help de- twenty-five different countries sworn-in as cess of their business, as well as their com- velop the riverfront. After facilitating major im- American citizens from the tri-county area. In mitment to improving the local Bloomington provements to The RiverPark Center, he re- the summer of 2009, Clint again facilitated the community. As part of my commitment to ac- turned to WaxWorks/VideoWorks to continue use of the Veteran’s Memorial Building for my knowledge Hoosier small businesses and the his career until his recent retirement. Hollister Health Care Town Hall meeting,

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PHIL GINGREY eral Aviation Administration (FAA) was leaning Madam Chair, again, I offer my thanks to OF GEORGIA to deny the Hollister Airport’s through-the- the Chairman and Ranking Member of the IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES fence access. With his help, the FAA issued a Subcommittee on Defense for their inclusion Tuesday, July 23, 2013 no objection letter to the through-the-fence ac- of this important language on the DP3 and for cess at the airport business park. This was a allowing me the opportunity to comment on The House in Committee of the Whole great accomplishment involving many but House on the state of the Union had under the important role that management compa- consideration the bill (H.R. 2397) making ap- Clint’s work was noteworthy and has opened nies play in the success of this program. propriations for the Department of Defense up other business opportunities as well as fed- f for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2014, eral funding to do upgrades including the air- and for other purposes: port taxiways. It was great having him on my DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE Mr. GINGREY of Georgia. Mr. Chair, I rise San Benito County team. APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2014 in strong support of the Flores/Gingrey/Con- Mr. Speaker, Clint has had a long and suc- away/Hensarling Amendment to H.R. 2397 cessful career with the City of Hollister and SPEECH OF that will prevent funds in this legislation from has gained the respect of his fellow workers HON. ELIZABETH H. ESTY being used to carry out Section 526 of the En- and members of the community as well as the OF CONNECTICUT ergy Independence and Security Act of 2007. business community. I extend my most sin- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES cere thanks and warmest wishes for her suc- Section 526 prohibits all federal agencies cess and much success and happiness in his Tuesday, July 23, 2013 from contracting for alternative fuels that emit higher levels of greenhouse gas emissions retirement. The House in Committee of the Whole than ‘‘conventional petroleum sources.’’ This f House on the state of the Union had under consideration the bill (H.R. 2397) making ap- means that if a federal agency—particularly DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE propriations for the Department of Defense the Department of Defense—has the ability to APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2014 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2014, utilize an alternative fuel that even has one and for other purposes: scintilla more of carbon emissions than con- SPEECH OF Ms. ESTY. Madam Chair, my amendment ventional fuels, it cannot be used. As a result, HON. ANDER CRENSHAW would add five million dollars for support serv- Section 526 severely stifles innovation from OF FLORIDA ices for members of the National Guard and DoD to improve clean carbon capture tech- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Reserve to the Defense-Wide Operations and nologies for alternative fuels, thereby increas- ing our dependence on foreign oil, and will Tuesday, July 23, 2013 Maintenance account in Title IX of the bill. To prevent an increase in spending, the only further increase fuel costs. The House in Committee of the Whole funding for suicide prevention is offset by re- Mr. Chair, I support a full repeal of Section House on the state of the Union had under 526 because the cost of refined product for consideration the bill (H.R. 2397) making ap- ducing the Afghanistan Security Forces Fund propriations for the Department of Defense by thirty-eight million dollars. This amendment DoD has increased by over 500 percent in the for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2014, is not only fiscally responsible, but urgent and last ten years when volume only increased by and for other purposes: timely. 30 percent. This amendment takes a very im- Mr. CRENSHAW. Madam Chair, I rise today The cover of Time Magazine from exactly portant step towards achieving this goal by in support of H.R. 2397, the Department of one year ago today described the tragedy of prohibiting funding to carry out Section 526 for Defense Appropriations Bill, for Fiscal Year military suicide with the simple headline: ‘‘One the upcoming fiscal year in the DoD. 2014 and to recognize the important role a Day.’’ It drew attention to the grim reality I urge my colleagues to support this amend- played by management companies in the suc- that military suicide rates were at record lev- ment. cessful operation of the Department of De- els. By year’s end, a record three-hundred- fense’s Defense Personal Property Program, and-fifty active duty troops committed suicide f or DP3. in 2012, amounting to almost one suicide per day. We lost more troops to suicide than we DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE I would like to thank Chairman YOUNG and APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2014 Ranking Member VISCLOSKY for including re- did to combat. One year later, these rates have barely port language I submitted to the Sub- SPEECH OF committee on Defense regarding the DP3 pro- budged. The Department of Defense reported gram. I am proud to note that one of the man- one-hundred-and-sixty-one potential suicides HON. CHRIS VAN HOLLEN agement companies that helps make this pro- among active-duty service members, reserv- OF MARYLAND ists and National Guard members through gram successful is located in my congres- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES sional district. April. This is a pace of one suicide every Both the Chairman and the Ranking Mem- eighteen hours. Tuesday, July 23, 2013 ber have long standing commitments to im- We owe far better to those who wear the The House in Committee of the Whole proving the quality of life of military members uniform and serve this nation. House on the state of the Union had under and their families. Our members of the military I thank the Chairman and Ranking Member consideration the bill (H.R. 2397) making ap- are required to make countless moves during for their leadership on this issue. Your tireless, propriations for the Department of Defense their military service. Providing high-quality bipartisan commitment to suicide prevention is for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2014, moves that provide satisfaction to the service reflected in the additional twenty-million dollars and for other purposes: member and his/her family is important to mo- for the Suicide Prevention Office provided in Mr. VAN HOLLEN. Mr. Chair, the Mulvaney, rale, well-being and retention. this bill. Van Hollen, Coffman, Murphy amendment The Department of Defense also under- My amendment seeks only to bolster your matches the President’s budget for Overseas stands the tremendous challenges associated efforts by strengthening outreach and aware- Contingency Operations, OCO, and also pro- with completing the countless number of de- ness programs to combat stigma and improve vides an additional $1.5 billion for National fense personal property moves. Because of access to resources. As the chairman has Guard and Reserve Equipment Modernization. dissatisfaction and nightmares associated with often reminded us, we should focus our efforts The amendment expressly protects all the previous military personal property movement on prevention. This amendment gives our out- funding increases made in the OCO account programs, the Department of Defense adopted reach and prevention programs greater sup- by the Appropriations Committee for the Na- the Defense Personal Property Program with port to assist service members in need. It is tional Guard and provides sufficient funding to the goal of achieving efficient, satisfactory, our job to serve our troops as well as they fully accommodate the President’s OCO re- and seamless military moves. serve us. We cannot—we must not—wait; it’s quest for National Guard military personnel, My purpose in speaking today is to note the up to us to act. operation and maintenance (including depot significant contributions that management I urge Members to support this amendment. maintenance), and counter drug activities.

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We must prioritize our investments and find Tuesday, July 23, 2013 These Marines could easily be located in ways to reduce our deficit. The House in Committee of the Whole Lajes, which is a safe environment that allows I urge Members to support this amendment. House on the state of the Union had under for forward basing at Rota, Spain, or f consideration the bill (H.R. 2397) makign ap- Sigonella, Italy, or if necessary, for the deploy- propriations for the Department of Defense ment of troops in Western and sub-Saharan THE 1965 LANIER HIGH SCHOOL for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2014, Africa. This amendment would give Defense BASKETBALL TEAM and for other purposes: Department planners the opportunity to think Mr. NUNES. Mr. Chair, I rise today to ad- outside the box. If they did, they would realize HON. BENNIE G. THOMPSON dress the crucial need for retaining the U.S. this solution would allow the Air Force to OF MISSISSIPPI military’s force structure at Lajes Field. scale-down at Lajes, provide maximum stra- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Due to Air Force planners’ short-sighted de- tegic flexibility for the Marines, and fully utilize Wednesday, July 24, 2013 cision to draw down at Lajes, the United the Lajes facility. States is poised to surrender a military asset The retention of Lajes was not an issue for Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi. Mr. Speak- of unparalleled strategic value. Located on the seventy years because prior planners never er, 1965 will always be remembered in Amer- Azores island chain between Europe and the contemplated giving up something so crucial ican History as a year of turmoil, unrest and United States, Lajes is like the Hawaii of the to U.S. interests. Because this Congress does great change. The Civil Rights Movement was Atlantic Ocean—only closer to the American not assume that Chinese and Russian subs in full swing, with marches, demonstrations mainland. The islands belong to Portugal, a will voluntarily stop sailing beneath the Atlantic and often dramatic confrontations by brave Af- strong U.S. ally since World War II that has Ocean or that jihadists will stop training in rican Americans that were attacked, beaten never prevented us from conducting oper- sub-Saharan Africa, we need the flexibility that and jailed as they struggled for equal rights. ational missions. Lajes’ unique location provides. Their struggles shocked the world and made The base at this crucial location has bol- As we reduce our European footprint—com- front page news and formented a change in stered the United States’ control of the Atlantic prising 110,000 personnel and dozens of mili- the deep south. since World War II, proving critical to our tary installations—we need to base our deci- Meanwhile as the war over civil rights tracking of Soviet submarines during the Cold sions on each site’s global strategic value and raged, few noticed a sports revolution in the War. It allows for U.S. access to Europe, the tactical and strategic flexibility. It would cost small city of Jackson, MS. They were seven Middle East, and western and sub-Saharan billions to build a base like Lajes today, and skinny kids from Lanier High School and they Africa, and enables the expeditionary move- we must understand that the decision by Air dared to take on all corners. Under Principal ment of warfighters, aircraft, ships, and global Force planners to draw down at Lajes means Luther Buckley and Assistant Principal Will communications to AFRICOM and closing the site and losing our access there. Anderson, legendary basketball coaches Har- CENTCOM’s joint, coalition, and NATO oper- Therefore, Mr. Chair, I encourage my col- rison Barnes and Orsmond Jordan, this team ations. leagues to vote for this amendment to retain honed their skills, speed and prowess and de- It is also a vital site for countering a major the current force structure at Lajes Field, and veloped into an unstoppable force whose regional threat, al-Qaeda in the Islamic to keep this crucial military asset fully staffed starters came to be known as the Lanier Mag- Maghreb, which has known ties to al-Qaeda in and fully operational. nificent Seven. Known for their quickness, the Arabian Peninsula and other violent f scoring offense and devastatingly tough de- groups. In fact, from Lajes, ten of the eighteen DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE fenses, this team ran up an amazing in-state African countries that hold State Department APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2014 record of 43 and 0 and averaged over 100 Travel Warnings can be reached within six points a game in eight minute quarters and hours. Further, Lajes is well-positioned to act SPEECH OF this was before the three point shot had been as a logistical hub not only for the Defense HON. ELIZABETH H. ESTY instituted into the game. With each game their record and legend grew and they not only won Department, but also for USAID, the State De- OF CONNECTICUT partment, and other agencies. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES the State championship, in March 1965 they Having engaged with Portuguese officials were invited to compete in the National Invita- for years on this issue, I know that the con- Tuesday, July 23, 2013 tion Interscholastic Basketball Tournament, the sequences of drawing down the base will be The House in Committee of the Whole NIIBT at Alabama State College in Mont- dire. Our strategic planners may believe we House on the state of the Union had under gomery Alabama. can leave a mere skeletal operation at Lajes consideration the bill (H.R. 2397) making ap- On March 6, 1965, those seven inner city propriations for the Department of Defense and retain access there, but in reality, the Air for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2014, kids from Jackson, MS took on the best in the Force’s decision to draw down at the base and for other purposes: Nation, the vaunted Bears from Booker T. Washington High School from Suffolk, Virginia. means a total end to the U.S. presence at Ms. ESTY. Mr. Chair, I thank my colleagues Lajes. This will severely impact the Azorean The Bears were a force to reckon with, with Mr. WALBERG (R–MI); Mr. COHEN (D–TN); Mr. economy, forcing Portugal to find a new tenant two fantastic guards and the team was de- RIGELL (R–VA) for crafting this smart, com- for the site. In light of the weak Portuguese monsense amendment which would simply re- scribed by some sportscasters as the ‘‘team of economy, we do not want to make Azoreans duce the Afghanistan Infrastructure Fund by the century.’’ While both teams were known choose between their alliance with the United $79 million and redirect those funds to the for their scoring prowess and dynamic of- States and their ability to feed their families. Spending Reduction Account, saving taxpayer fenses, the game was a defensive struggle While our strategic planners may not want dollars. from the very beginning. It featured heart-stop- to be in the Azores anymore, leaders of other This is a targeted and smart cut, at a time ping action, amazing shots and stellar defense nations feel differently. Several high ranking when we are asking all to do more with less. by both teams that dazzled the spectators and Chinese officials have visited the islands in re- And in fact, with this amendment, we would fans. The papers described it as an amazing cent years, including a sojourn by China’s Am- simply be funding this account at the level game between two titans of high school bas- bassador to Portugal just a few weeks ago, as which this body passed last year. ketball that featured great ball handling, tough well as a June 2012 visit to Terceira by then- Now more than ever, we need to make perimeter defense and some of the best high Premier Wen Jiabao. The Chinese did not di- smart investments in our own infrastructure to school players and most electric shooting vulge what all these delegates were doing create jobs and improve efficiency for our many had ever seen. At the buzzer the Lanier there, but I assure you they weren’t sipping businesses. High School Bulldogs prevailed 58 to 55 and port and enjoying the pleasant climate. A business owner in my district recently told had done it. They beat the team of the century In the wake of the decision to wind down me how his drivers lose two hours a day sit- and won the coveted National High School Lajes, we cannot assume the Portuguese will ting in traffic . . . Basketball Championship and were deemed

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Mr. Speaker, on January 2013, I was unavoidably detained and missed fans at Lanier High School, the city of Jackson 20, 2009, the day President Obama took of- the following rollcall votes: Nos. 375 for H.R. and the entire State of Mississippi never got fice, the national debt was 1542 and 376 for H. Con. Res. 44. Had I been their due. True champions, they held their $10,626,877,048,913.08. present, I would have voted ‘‘aye’’ on these heads high with their national championship Today, it is $16,738,116,336,111.15. We’ve two rollcall votes. trophy in their hands and placed it in the La- added $6,111,239,287,198.07 to our debt in 4 Additionally, on July 23, 2013, I was also nier Trophy Case where it has sat for 48 years and a half years. This is $6 trillion in debt our unavoidably detained and missed rollcall vote gathering dust and forgotten. But not anymore. nation, our economy, and our children could 377, on ordering the Previous Question on H. Thanks to the efforts of Jackson businessman have avoided with a balanced budget amend- Res. 312. Had I been present, I would have Johnny Morrow that has now changed. Mor- ment. voted ‘‘nay’’ on this vote. row demanded that these men be recognized and put his name and clout behind the effort. f f He organized and brought together city, coun- ty and State government entities, local busi- HONORING THE LIFE AND LEGACY IN MEMORY OF DAVID G. RICH OF MR. JOHN B. BOY nesses and talented individuals to help with his cause. He energized schools and local and HON. TOM REED even national media and forced this recogni- HON. ALCEE L. HASTINGS tion ceremony which he developed to right this OF NEW YORK OF FLORIDA long overdue wrong. And now due to his ef- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES forts they will be recognized. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Wednesday, July 24, 2013 Now is their time to be remembered and Wednesday, July 24, 2013 Mr. REED. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to cele- recognized. They have been called the best Mr. HASTINGS of Florida. Mr. Speaker, I team you never heard of. Well now you have. brate the life of David G. Rich, who left a last- rise today to honor the life and legacy of Mr. ing impact on the 23rd District of New York. Take pride Jackson. In 1965 seven inner city John B. Boy, the former President and C.E.O. young men took on the best in the Nation and After fighting a courageous battle against can- of the U.S. Sugar Corporation, who died on cer, David, of Falconer, New York, passed won. As we salute the accomplishments of Af- July 16, 2013 at the age of 96. He spent 41 rican Americans during Black History Month, away July 11, 2013, in the presence of his be- years at U.S. Sugar, serving as its President loved high school sweetheart and wife, Cindy, let us not forget our local heroes. Help us to for 17 years until his retirement. remember, congratulate and salute the 1965 as well as his friends and family. John held a degree in mechanical engineer- Lanier High School Basketball Team, the only Following graduation from Falconer Central ing from the Georgia Institute of Technology. School in 1961 and the completion of bach- Mississippi high school basketball team to Under his leadership, the Bryant Sugar House ever win a NATIONAL championship. elor’s, master’s, and superintendent’s degrees was built in Canal Point, Florida. Additionally, at the State University of New York at Fre- We invite everyone to come out and show John acquired the South Bay Growers vege- donia, David enlisted in the U.S. Army. He your love, support and admiration for what table and sugar cane operations, where he served as a first lieutenant in Vietnam, First these men accomplished. On January 23rd at began growing oranges and producing orange Air Cavalry Division, until he suffered critical 6 p.m. at the Mississippi Sports Hall, the State juice. Among his lasting contributions while wounds in action in 1968. After his honorable will finally salute and give their due to the serving as an engineer in his company’s agri- discharge, David taught Social Studies at 1965 Lanier High School Basketball team. cultural equipment shop, are the many impor- Cassadaga Valley Central School from 1970 Come and meet the men who accomplished tant mechanical advancements in Glades agri- to 1998. During this period, he volunteered as this amazing feat and learn of their daring, culture that are still used today. an adviser for the student council, the junior their courage and of their basketball domi- During World War II, John served in the and senior classes, the chess club, and he nance in 1965. Come and meet the only Mis- U.S. Navy, becoming captain of three ships. contributed to the production of school plays. sissippi High School Basketball Team to ever After the war, he moved from Ohio to David’s long tenure at Cassadaga allowed him win a national championship. Come and meet Clewiston, Florida, where he began his em- to positively impact the lives of generations of the men who were and are the Lanier High ployment in the sugar industry. John contrib- students. School Basketball Team Bulldogs of 1965. uted immeasurably to his community, and en- David’s community involvement stretched The National Champions. couraged employees at U.S. Sugar, as well as beyond his devotion to Cassadaga students. those around him, to do the same. Joe Usry Chrysler Dodge Jeep Ram is He served as a Distinguished President of the sponsoring the National Championship Rings As a measure of their appreciation for all Kiwanis Club of Falconer and went on to work to be presented to the surviving team mem- that he did for the sugar industry, Clewiston’s as the Lieutenant Governor and Foundation bers. Please join us on January 23rd at 6 p.m. civic auditorium, located within sight of the Coordinator of the Southwestern Division of at the Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame in Jack- U.S. Sugar plant, is named after him. New York Kiwanis. David also volunteered in son, Miss. Come and meet the Magnificent John is survived by his daughter, Betsy other clubs and organizations including the Seven and the other members of the 1965 La- Terrill (Jim); sons, John Boy, Jr. (Connie) and Falconer American Legion, the Eastern Star, nier Basketball Team! H. Lane Boy; grandchildren, Jamie Terrill, the Travel Club of Herons Glen, and the Viet- Christopher Smith, Jennifer Price, Suzanne nam Veterans of America. With an exceptional Coach Harrison Barnes and Assistant Boy, Stephanie Crawford, and Rachael Boy; affection for animals, David was also consid- Coach Orsmond Jordan and 10 great grandchildren. ered a ‘‘Legacy of Love’’ member of the Chau- Team Members: Marvin Scott, Cornell War- Mr. Speaker, words cannot express how tauqua County Humane Society. ner, Larry Hayes, Eddie Clanton, James Hud- deeply sorry I am for John’s passing. My Through his dedication to others, David G. son, Elliot Guinn, Mitchell Johnson, George thoughts and prayers go out to his family, Rich made his community a better place. Al- Amerson, Louis Tucker, Arthur Brown, James friends, and all of those in the sugar commu- though David will be greatly missed, his leg- Garland, Charles Dalley, Robert Mayberry, nity. I was privileged to know him and call him acy will continue for generations to come. I am Otha Mitchell, Henry Brown Jr. my friend. He will be dearly missed. proud to honor him here today.

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Mr. Speaker, on July 23, 2013, only 25 years old when he passed away in I was unavoidably detained and was not Bagram, Afghanistan on June 28, 2013. He HON. TED POE present for rollcall vote No. 389. Had I been leaves behind his wife, Stefanie, daughter, OF TEXAS present, I would have voted ‘‘no.’’ Nateli, and his mother and stepfather, Teresa IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES and Stan Vicki, who reside in Sgt. Rogers’ hometown of Barton, New York. Wednesday, July 24, 2013 f Sgt. Justin Rogers enlisted in the Army in Mr. POE of Texas. Mr. Speaker, I am al- CELEBRATING THE 24TH ANNUAL 2008 following his graduation at Tioga Central ways pleased to see my fellow Texans suc- BRONX DOMINICAN DAY PARADE High School. While attending Tioga Central, ceed. Today, I want to take a moment to rec- Rogers was a standout athlete and leader, ognize yet another accomplishment by the captaining both the football and wrestling University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer HON. JOSE´ E. SERRANO teams. He utilized these leadership skills in his Hospital. MD Anderson has been ranked as career as a soldier, earning multiple awards the top cancer treatment center by the latest OF NEW YORK during his service including, two Army US News & World Report’s ‘‘Best Hospitals’’ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Achievement Medals and an Army Good Con- study. Of course this should not come as a duct Medal. surprise considering that the hospital has been Wednesday, July 24, 2013 Sgt. Rogers was devoted to his country and ranked number one by the study for the last planned on making the Army a career. A few Mr. SERRANO. Mr. Speaker, it is with great six years in a row. weeks before his death, he had reenlisted to pleasure that I rise today to pay tribute to The accomplishments of MD Anderson do serve another three years as a horizontal con- twenty-fourth annual Bronx Dominican Day not stop there. In several subspecialties, the struction engineer with the 101st Airborne Di- Parade, La Gran Parada Dominicana del hospital has been ranked highly. In particu- vision based in Fort Campbell, Kentucky. larly, the Ears, Nose, and Throat subspecialty Bronx, which will take place on Sunday, July Today we remember the commitment and is ranked third. MD Anderson Hospital suc- 28, 2013. This celebration of heritage and cul- dedication of Sgt. Justin Rogers. He selflessly ceeds because of the dedicated people that ture is one that is eagerly anticipated by the served his country to protect our freedom and labor tirelessly every day with one shared pur- Dominican and Bronx communities each year. it is imperative that we honor his sacrifice. pose: fighting cancer. Under the direction and Under the leadership of Felipe Febles and f leadership of President Ronald DePinho, Rosa Ayala, the Bronx Dominican Day Parade 20,000 employees and 1,100 volunteers help has grown exponentially in size, scale, and PERSONAL EXPLANATION countless individuals through their expertise, significance over the years. It has morphed research and simple compassion. into the extraordinary cultural celebration that HON. MIKE COFFMAN MD Anderson has had a huge impact on it is today. For years the United States has OF COLORADO many children and gave them the hope of life largely recognized the Dominican-American IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES despite adversity. For Joey Nichols, he re- community for its success on the baseball dia- Wednesday, July 24, 2013 ceived a diagnosis of lymphocytic leukemia at mond, however, there are thousands of Do- Mr. COFFMAN. Mr. Speaker, on rollcall No. the young age of three. He couldn’t under- minican professionals and students that serve 383, I was unavoidably detained. Had I been stand what that meant or why he felt ill. as community leaders in the fields of govern- present, I would have voted ‘‘no.’’ Today, Joey acknowledges that he has no ment, law, media, science, and technology. f clear memories during his time at MD Ander- As the second largest Latino community in son, but he sees it as a defining moment in New York City, Dominicans have made invalu- A TRIBUTE TO CIVILIANS WHO his life. MD Anderson saved his life, and be- able contributions to the city, as well as to the HAVE SERVED IN DIFFICULT RE- cause of its work, Joey has aspirations to be- entire nation. Although the highest concentra- GIONS AROUND THE WORLD come a pediatric oncologist and to work at MD tion of Dominican New Yorkers live in North- Anderson one day. ern Manhattan, a significant, and growing, HON. FRANK R. WOLF MD Anderson’s dedication to fighting chil- number have enriched The Bronx with their OF VIRGINIA dren’s cancer should be acknowledged and unique culture, spirit, and drive to live the IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES celebrated. In a separate survey, the MD An- American Dream. I am grateful that so many Wednesday, July 24, 2013 derson Children’s Cancer Hospital was ranked have chosen to make The Bronx their home. 21st in the nation. MD Anderson’s services go Mr. WOLF. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to per- The Bronx Dominican Day Parade is a beyond the well-being of the patient. The chil- sonally thank and honor the civilians who unique event that celebrates the diversity of dren’s hospital provides support groups, activi- faithfully serve in war zones and high threat New York City, the distinct heritage of one of ties, and camps for families of children with security environments alongside our military in its most important communities, and the cancer. In a difficult time for a family, there is so doing further our national security and strong sense of unity that can be found in some comfort in knowing that we have such peacefully advance American interests. knowledgeable and compassionate people to celebrating our different cultures. As a New I am especially grateful to those civilians fight cancer alongside them. Yorker, I am very pleased to see this event who served side-by-side with members of our Mr. Speaker, these remarks only scratch the grow every year, and extremely proud to armed forces in Iraq and Afghanistan. surface of the accomplishments achieved by march alongside everyone celebrating the ac- These civilians, as well as contractors and the MD Anderson Cancer Hospital. I am con- complishments and contributions of Dominican former military who return as civilians work for fident that the hospital will continue to exceed men and women in our community. and with the U.S. military and varied U.S. gov- expectations and to remain as one of the top Mr. Speaker, I look forward to marching in ernment agencies, deploy into conflict zones cancer centers in the United States. I am the twenty-fourth annual Bronx Dominican Day such as Iraq and Afghanistan and into high proud to see such a prestigious hospital in the Parade, and I am confident that this event will threat security posts. great State of Texas—and the great City of exist as a cultural landmark celebration for Dr. Peter R. Mansoor, the Raymond E. Houston. many years to come. Mason Jr. Chair in Military History and the

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former Executive Officer to Gen. David as those who are. This new paradigm, often KENNEDY—who is continuing his family’s com- Petraeus, when he was commander of the referred to as asymmetrical warfare, places mitment to the Special Olympics—Representa- civilians assisting in the war effort in about multinational forces in Iraq had this to say tive HOYER, and the full bipartisan Los Ange- as much imminent danger as the traditional about civilian service: ‘‘The wars in Iraq and uniformed warrior . . . For. example, as a ci- les delegation. I hope our colleagues will join Afghanistan have been difficult ventures, but vilian department of State employee in Iraq us in supporting these games, and the the nation could not have achieved its objec- and as the U.S. Special Inspector General for achievements of those with intellectual disabil- tives in either conflict without the support of Afghanistan Reconstruction, I wore my mili- ities everywhere. American civilians, who came to the fight with tary flak jacket and helmet with more con- f a number of critical specialties and who shoul- sistency while conducting my work than I dered more of the load than their numbers did on active military duty in the Marine HONORING BORING, OREGON AND would suggest. The Nation owes our civilian Corps. DULL, SCOTLAND veterans a great deal of gratitude for their Unlike soldiers who are trained and pre- service in the nation’s wars since 9/11.’’ pared to face armed conflict, civilians who HON. EARL BLUMENAUER In September 2007 there were actually serve alongside them are often ill-equipped for OF OREGON more contractors in Iraq than combat troops. what they experience. This can have lasting IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES According to a 2013 report of the Special In- implications even after their return home. Wednesday, July 24, 2013 spector General for Iraq Reconstruction I am pleased to recognize We Served Too (SIGIR): ‘‘In September 2007, the United and commend their aim of supporting and Mr. BLUMENAUER. Mr. Speaker, I rise States had more than 170,000 combat per- honoring the civilians who served alongside today to celebrate two communities who, sonnel in Iraq as part of the counterinsurgency their military counterparts. though oceans apart, found a way to honor operation, with more than 171,000 contractors While we don’t often remember the sac- their shared identities. I am honored to rep- supporting the mission.’’ These contractors are rifices of civilian workers in conflict zones, we resent one of these communities in Congress: credited in the report for supporting ‘‘the coun- have an obligation to recognize that they too Boring, Oregon, a small community a few terinsurgency mission in unstable, yet strategi- sacrificially served this country and their serv- miles outside of the Portland Metro region. cally significant, areas such as Baghdad, ice is worthy of our gratitude. The other is Dull, Scotland, in the northern Anbar, and Babylon provinces.’’ f United Kingdom. More and more civilians are serving in con- These two communities share cultural and flict zone jobs traditionally held by the military. PERSONAL EXPLANATION geographic similarities, in addition to their This proximity to dangerous and unstable se- quirky names. Both communities lie at the curity situations has come with a cost. The HON. ANNA G. ESHOO base of prominent regional mountain ranges New York Times reported on February 11, OF CALIFORNIA and neighbor cherished farmland. The county 2012 that, ‘‘More civilian contractors working IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES surrounding Boring, Oregon, Clackamas County, plays a prominent role promoting and for American companies than American sol- Wednesday, July 24, 2013 diers died in Afghanistan last year for the first hosting equestrian events and I am told the time during the war,’’ reporting that ‘‘at least Ms. ESHOO. Mr. Speaker, I was not same is true of Dull, Scotland’s Perth and 430 employees of American contractors were present during rollcall vote No. 382 on July 23, Kinross Counties. reported killed in Afghanistan: 386 working for 2013, regarding an amendment to H.R. 2397 The Oregon Legislature recently passed the Defense Department, 43 for the United offered by Representative Blumenauer of Or- House Bill 2352 establishing August 9 as Bor- States Agency for International Development egon. I would have voted ‘‘yes.’’ ing & Dull Day. As a result of this alliance, and one for the State Department.’’ f both communities have received significant at- More recently, just last year four of these ci- tention and have seen growth in economic ac- 2015 SPECIAL OLYMPICS WORLD vilians became household names—U.S. Am- tivity and tourism. I was delighted to be con- GAMES RESOLUTION bassador Christopher Stevens, information of- tacted by the Boring Community Planning Or- ficer Sean Smith, and CIA security contractors ganization to share in a celebration honoring Tyrone Woods and Glen Doherty—when they HON. JANICE HAHN this occasion. It is my hope that this ‘‘Pair for were killed in Benghazi, Libya. Other civilian OF CALIFORNIA the Ages’’ thrive well into future. contractors were seriously wounded. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES f As with the military, casualties and serious Wednesday, July 24, 2013 RETIREMENT OF FRANK injuries only tell part of the story. There are SAMMARTINO other costs associated with prolonged wars, Ms. HAHN. Mr. Speaker, after over a dec- including PTSD, depression and traumatic be- ade abroad, the Special Olympics World reavement. Games are returning to the United States. HON. PAUL RYAN I was pleased to learn of the recent forma- Two years from today, thousands of athletes, OF WISCONSIN tion of an organization called We Served coaches, volunteers and supporters will de- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES scend on Los Angeles to see and cheer the Too—a group dedicated to honoring and sup- Wednesday, July 24, 2013 porting American and international civilian skills and accomplishments of people with in- service in conflict zones and high threat secu- tellectual disabilities. Mr. RYAN of Wisconsin. Mr. Speaker, I rity environments. The Special Olympics were started by Eu- would like to join with my ranking member, Writing in the Huffington Post, author and nice Kennedy Shriver, who saw how unjustly Congressman VAN HOLLEN in recognizing the professor Anne Speckhard reported that when and unfairly people with intellectual disabilities service of Frank Sammartino, who is retiring Major General Arnie Fields was asked to com- were treated, and how many children with in- on July 26th after 33 years of public service, ment on the founding of We Serve Too, he re- tellectual disabilities didn’t even have a place with 26 of those years in Congressional serv- marked on how the shift to asymmetrical war- to play. Her vision grew into the Special Olym- ice. Frank is currently the Assistant Director fare now places civilian workers in the same pics, and in 1968 the first International Special for Tax Analysis at the Congressional Budget danger that front line soldiers traditionally Olympics Summer Games were held in Chi- Office, where he has worked for most of his faced: cago. For 45 years, the Special Olympics has career. Frank’s first job in Washington was as The dynamics of war have considerably harnessed the power of sport to create a bet- a staff economist at the U.S. Department of changed in recent years. The past ten years ter world by fostering the acceptance and in- Health and Human Services in the Office of have been most significant. The parameters clusion of all people. the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Eval- that have heretofore defined the battlefield I could not be prouder that my city and my uation. While there, he designed and devel- or battle space have been dramatically al- country are hosting these games. And I want oped a microsimulation model to analyze poli- tered. Military commanders in Iraq and Af- the athletes, their loved ones, and those with cies affecting Social Security, taxes, and ghanistan have learned early on that the intellectual disabilities across the world to means-tested transfers. Frank brought that conventional ‘front’ and ‘rear’’, which in ear- lier wars defined the most dangerous areas of know that the United States House of Rep- modeling knowledge to CBO, where he devel- the battlefield and the safest, respectively, resentatives is with them. oped the first microsimulation model used by do not exist. The enemy’s threat is virtually So today, two years before the 2015 Special the agency for analyzing tax policy. That omnipresent. Soldiers not in direct pursuit Olympics World Games open, I am introducing model became the basis for CBO’s individual of the enemy are in almost as much danger a celebratory resolution with Representative income tax projections and its analysis of the

VerDate Mar 15 2010 05:54 Jul 25, 2013 Jkt 029060 PO 00000 Frm 00007 Fmt 0626 Sfmt 9920 E:\CR\FM\A24JY8.018 E24JYPT1 pwalker on DSK7TPTVN1PROD with REMARKS E1128 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks July 24, 2013 distribution of federal taxes. Frank also served nator of the Education Democracy Develop- Operations. Formerly, Marco served as the for two years as Chief Economist and Deputy ment Initiative for Africa, and the Chief for the Executive Assistant to the President (Chief of Director at the Joint Economic Committee. U.S. Agency for International Development’s Staff) at Alabama A & M University in Hunts- As leader of the Tax Analysis Division at Africa Bureau Office of Sustainable Develop- ville, Alabama. As a member of the Presi- CBO, Frank has led his staff in providing high ment, Education Division, among other notable dent’s cabinet, Marco was responsible for the quality and timely analysis of tax policy and positions. day-to-day operations of the Office of the budget issues. He has directly contributed to Dr. Moten’s continuous work on areas in- President. In addition, he was responsible for and overseen numerous baseline projections, cluding education, refugee affairs, diplomacy, the university’s strategic partnerships and leg- policy studies, and cost estimates. His exper- and economic development influenced count- islative affairs in which he assisted the univer- tise on a wide range of public policy issues less lives and earned her a reputation as one sity in receiving its largest state appropriation has been a valuable resource for members of the greatest champions for Africa. ever—$38 million. During his tenure as Asso- and staff. In addition, everyone who has For her work, Dr. Sarah Moten was award- ciate Director for Development at Jackson worked with Frank appreciates his warm man- ed the Medal of Freedom by the Foundation State, he was responsible for managing the ner, gentle sense of humor, and helpful spirit. for Democracy in Africa, the Worldwide Award university’s fundraising operations and pro- We wish him well in his retirement from CBO for Women in Education and Government by grams, which led to the institution securing and hope he will continue to contribute to our Swarthmore College, the Outstanding Partners more than $16 million in private support. Addi- understanding of public policy issues for years in Education Award by World Education, the tionally, he assisted as one of the principals in to come. Distinguished Leadership Award from Boston the development of the $50 million campaign f University’s African Presidential Archives and for Jackson State University. Research Center, and the John L. Withers Most recently, Marco served as International PERSONAL EXPLANATION Memorial Award from USAID, among other Executive Director for Phi Beta Sigma Frater- distinguished recognitions. nity, Incorporated, a role he officially assumed HON. MIKE COFFMAN During this time of bereavement, I hope all on July 16, 2007, and served until October 1, OF COLORADO who grieve find comfort and peace in remem- 2011. As the Chief Operating Officer of the or- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES bering the profound impact Dr. Moten had on ganization, whose membership is more than so many. Dr. Moten will live on through those 150,000 and headquartered in Washington, Wednesday, July 24, 2013 who knew her and through those who were District of Columbia, Marco was responsible Mr. COFFMAN. Mr. Speaker, on rollcall No. touched by her work. for the day-to-day operations of the almost 385, I inadvertently voted ‘‘yes.’’ I respectfully Mr. Speaker, today we remember and cele- 100-year-old men’s fraternity. Of the organiza- request that the record reflect my corrected brate the life of a generous and remarkable tion’s six COOs since its establishment in vote of ‘‘no.’’ woman. I send my thoughts and prayers to all 1914, Marco was by far the youngest person f who knew Dr. Sarah Moten and all who mourn to ever hold this top post in the fraternity. Dur- her loss. ing his tenure, Marco secured a half-million IN TRIBUTE TO DR. SARAH MOTEN f dollars ($500,000) for the organization includ- ing a federal contract for Phi Beta Sigma Fra- HON. DONNA F. EDWARDS TRIBUTE TO MARCO WATSON ternity, Inc., a first for the organization. Addi- OF MARYLAND MCMILLIAN tionally, he professionalized many of the orga- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES nization’s systems and procedures and intro- Wednesday, July 24, 2013 HON. BENNIE G. THOMPSON duced electronic voting for delegates at the or- OF MISSISSIPPI ganization’s 2011 national convention in At- Ms. EDWARDS. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES lanta, Georgia. Notably, Marco led the charge recognize and celebrate the life and work of Wednesday, July 24, 2013 for the organization’s first international service Dr. Sarah Moten, a woman who dedicated her project in Nigeria, South Africa; and was the life to furthering the causes of education and Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi. Mr. Speak- organization’s first and only Executive Director development in Africa. Dr. Moten passed away er, Marco Watson McMillian was born April 23, to travel internationally to visit a chapter Tuesday, July 9, 2013. Dr. Moten will be 1979, to the union of Airy McMillian, Jr., and (Seoul, Korea). missed, but her legacy lives on in the lives of Patricia Unger in Clarksdale, Mississippi. Previously, Marco served as Assistant to the those she touched through her work. Her pro- Marco accepted Christ at an early age at Vice President for Institutional Advancement at lific career in federal and international agen- the New Jerusalem M. B. Church under the Jackson State University where he was re- cies and organizations serves as an inspira- leadership of the late Reverend Johnny B. sponsible for the day-to-day operations of the tion for all of us who strive to impact others’ Woods, Sr. Division of Institutional Advancement. lives in a positive way. Marco was educated in the public schools of Prior to Jackson State University, Marco Dr. Sarah Moten was an accomplished aca- Clarksdale, Mississippi. He was an honor served as a program coordinator and class- demic. She earned a Bachelor’s degree in El- graduate of Clarksdale High School. He was a room instructor for Clarksdale Public School ementary Education from Hampton University, magna cum laude graduate of the W.E.B. District and Noxubee County School District, a Master’s in Education, Guidance, and Coun- DuBois Honors College at Jackson State Uni- respectively. As a program coordinator, he su- seling from George Washington University, versity. Marco received his master’s degree pervised 20 classroom teachers and revised and a Doctorate in Education, Administration from Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota in the district’s class-size reduction program. and Supervision from Clark Atlanta University. the area of Philanthropy and Development. Marco, who was honored by the Mississippi She was awarded honorary doctorates from Marco also held a certificate in fundraising Business Journal as one of the ‘‘Top 40 Lead- Elizabeth City State University, Chicago State management and was a graduate of the Fund- ers under 40,’’ was a lifetime member of the University, and the University of Massachu- raising School at Indiana University. Addition- NAACP, Coahoma County Branch; a former setts Boston. Dr. Moten also served as the Di- ally, he studied at Mississippi State University member of Arms of Love National Project; rector of International Affairs at the University in the area of Public Policy and Administration Community Bridge Builders, Incorporated; the of the District of Columbia. and Boston University in the area of Financial Mississippi School for the Blind Community Dr. Moten was dedicated to uplifting children Planning. Marco was a graduate of Huntsville/ Health Council, and the Kiwanis Club Inter- in Africa through education, with particular re- Madison County Leadership Connect Pro- national President’s Advisory Council. He was gard to equal access to education for girls. In gram, Youth Leadership Clarksdale, National also a former Student Government Association her decades-long career, Dr. Moten worked Young Leaders Conference of Washington, President for Jackson State University, a tirelessly as Country Director in Swaziland, DC, and the National Association of Student former International Second Vice President for Kenya and Sierra Leone and also as Special Affairs Professionals’ Leadership Program in Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Inc., and past Na- Assistant to the Africa Director for the U.S. Bowie, Maryland. tional Parliamentarian for the Jackson State Peace Corps. In addition, Dr. Moten served as Hailed by Ebony magazine in 2004 as one University National Alumni Association, Incor- the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Inter- of the nation’s 30 top leaders who are 30 and porated. national Refugee Assistance at the Depart- under, Marco was appointed as the Leader- Most recently, Marco, a certified grants spe- ment of State. She also served as Special As- ship Effectiveness Initiative Program Manager cialist, registered meeting planner and certified sistant to the President Emerita for the Na- for New Leaders Memphis and had since event planner, served as secretary for March tional Council of Negro Women, the Coordi- been promoted to Director of Recruitment and of Dimes, National Capital Area Chapter

VerDate Mar 15 2010 05:54 Jul 25, 2013 Jkt 029060 PO 00000 Frm 00008 Fmt 0626 Sfmt 9920 E:\CR\FM\A24JY8.022 E24JYPT1 pwalker on DSK7TPTVN1PROD with REMARKS July 24, 2013 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks E1129 Board of Directors; chair for the William E. Michelle Unger, all of Jackson, MS; ten un- and civilian personnel at Whiting Field and Doar, Jr. Public Charter School for the Per- cles, Rickey Minor, Clarksdale, MS; Dennis wishing them continued success in their mis- forming Arts in Washington, DC Board of (Jeanea) Butler, Houston, TX; Robert (Gail) sion to provide the best services and material Trustees; president for Pigtown Main Street, Wilkins, Atlanta, GA; Terry Taylor, Chicago, IL; support for training U.S. Navy, Marine Corps, Inc. in Baltimore, Maryland Board of Directors Ernest Taylor, Jr., Seoul, Korea; Donald Tay- Air Force, Coast Guard, and International stu- and was a member of the 100 Black Men of lor, LaPlace, LA; Ronald Taylor, Hattiesburg, dent aviators. Maryland, Inc., the Association of Fundraising MS; Michael Taylor, Atlanta, GA; James f Professionals and the Rotary Club of Wash- Unger, Clinton, MS; Charles Unger, Chicago, ington, DC. He was also a member of the Ex- IL; a special friend, Tinnia Holt, Jackson, MS; DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE ecutive Committee for the National Pan Hel- and a host of nieces, nephews, cousins, and APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2014 lenic Council; a member of the Eunice Ken- friends. SPEECH OF nedy Shiver National Institute of Child Health f & Human Development at NIH Community HON. LEE TERRY Ambassadors Council, and board member for CELEBRATING THE SEVENTIETH OF NEBRASKA the National Coalition on Black Civic Participa- ANNIVERSARY OF NAVAL AIR IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES STATION WHITING FIELD tion. Currently, Marco served as a member of Tuesday, July 23, 2013 the International Community Ambassadors Network (I! CAN). HON. JEFF MILLER The House in Committee of the Whole Marco was featured as one of 27 interesting House on the state of the Union had under OF FLORIDA consideration the bill (H.R. 2397) making ap- personalities in the Who’s Who in Black IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES propriations for the Department of Defense Washington, D.C. inaugural publication and Wednesday, July 24, 2013 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2014, was the recipient of the 2009 Thurgood Mar- and for other purposes: shall Prestige Award presented by the Mr. MILLER of Florida. Mr. Speaker, I rise Mr. TERRY. Mr. Chair, I rise today tell my Thurgood Marshall College Fund. He has also today to recognize the 70th anniversary of colleagues this amendment is very simple. It been featured in the Who’s Who in Black Naval Air Station Whiting Field. prohibits the Department of Defense (DOD) Washington, D.C. second edition and Who’s Rich in its military history, Northwest Florida from spending any appropriated funds in fiscal Who in Black Baltimore inaugural publication. is home to several military installations that year 2014 to enforce section 526 of the En- The Governor of the Commonwealth of Ken- continue to play an essential role in contrib- ergy Independence and Security Act of 2007. tucky, The Honorable Steve Beshear, commis- uting to our Nation’s defense, including Naval Section 526 of the Energy Independence sioned Marco as a Kentucky Colonel; the Air Station Whiting Field located in Santa and Security Act of 2007 (Public Law 110– Mayor of Augusta, Georgia, The Honorable Rosa County. For seventy years, Whiting Field 140) states in its entirety: Deke Copenhaver, recognized him for his out- has provided support and training for some of No Federal agency shall enter into a con- standing service to the community; the Mayor our military’s best aviation warfighters, and tract for procurement of an alternative or of Meridian, Mississippi, The Honorable Cheri Northwest Florida is grateful and proud of its synthetic fuel, including a fuel produced Barry, declared September 26, 2010, as service to our community and our Nation. from nonconventional petroleum sources, for Marco McMillian Day and the Mayor of Hunts- In 1943, just months after the death of its any mobility-related use, other than for re- ville, Alabama, The Honorable Tommy Battle, namesake, Captain Kenneth Whiting, Whiting search or testing, unless the contract speci- and City Council honored him for his contribu- Field was already turning into a key naval air fies that the lifecycle greenhouse gas emis- sions associated with the production and tions to the Tennessee Valley. Marco was also training facility. The need to quickly train elite aviators for missions led to Whiting Field be- combustion of the fuel supplied under the the recipient of President Barack Obama’s contract must, on an ongoing basis, be less Lifetime Volunteer Service Award. coming an efficient military flight school in a than or equal to such emissions from the Upon the former life member of Phi Beta matter of months. The commissioning cere- equivalent conventional fuel produced from Sigma Fraternity, Inc., Jackson State Univer- monies for NAS Whiting Field were held on conventional petroleum sources. sity National Alumni Association, Inc. and the July 16, 1943, only six days after the invasion This provision, which prevents the federal NAACP was bestowed the honor of being the of Sicily. Whiting Field then became a leading government from purchasing alternative and youngest member inducted into the Out- training facility for our Nation’s aviators that potentially cheaper fuels such as liquid coal, standing Sigmas of the Southern Region helped carry the United States to victory in could preclude the U.S. military from using Chapter, the highest honor granted to a mem- World War II. crude oil derived from Canadian oil sands. ber of the fraternity by his region. He was the Whiting Field’s storied history that includes This section doesn’t make sense when over youngest person featured in Phi Beta Sigma a pilot training grounds and prisoner-of-war 650,000 civilians are facing furloughs—includ- Fraternity’s 100+ Most Influential Members camp for German soldiers during World War ing the 4,400 employees, who serve Offutt Air publication, commemorating the organization’s II, a once home to the Blue Angels Flight Force Base, in just outside of my district. They centennial celebration. Marco had received Demonstration Team and the Navy’s first jet shouldn’t be used as political footballs when numerous other awards and accolades. training unit has today become the busiest we’re spending our limited resources on pro- Marco leaves to cherish fond memories: his Naval Aviation Station in the world where grams in Section 526. parents, Patricia (Amos) Unger and Airy more than twelve hundred service personnel Section 526 restricts fuel choices. It is McMillian, Jr., Clarksdale, MS; his brother, complete their essential flight training annually. vague, ambiguous, and doesn’t improve reli- Darius Jones, Atlanta, GA; his grandmother, It is situated on 12,000 acres, with 13 outlying ability of energy supplies, nor does it help our Louise Taylor, Clarksdale, MS; a surrogate fields and three separate and fully operational national security goals. Not to mention, expen- mother, Bertha (Samuel) Blackburn, Clarks- airfields. Whiting Field supports six Training sive. dale, MS; two godmothers, Daisy (John) Bur- Squadrons and two Instructor Squadrons, At a time when our nation is worried about nett, Clarksdale, MS and Bobby (Stanley) Mor- which comprises 141 T–6Bs and 124 TH–57s. its fiscal health, we should be advancing more ton, Lincoln, NE; godfather, Carter Womack, Eleven percent of all of U.S. Department of initiatives giving our military real flexibility in Columbus, OH; godson, Rustin Holt, Jackson, Defense’s flying hours are flown there, fuel choice, rather than having the Department MS; two godsisters, Ermalecia Johnson, Fort amounting to approximately 1.5 million annual of Defense to commit millions of taxpayers’ Worth, TX and Augusta Morton, Lincoln, NE; flight operations. In fact, the majority of naval dollars on more costly, less efficient options. stepsister, Pamela Unger, Clarksdale, MS; aviators can claim that they performed a sub- Section 526 goes against the intent of the stepbrother, Eligha (Celika) Keaton, New Orle- stantial portion of their initial flight training at Energy Policy Act of 2005, which declared that ans, LA; three godbrothers, Emanuel, Stanley, Whiting. Many helicopter students could say oil sands and other unconventional fuels are Jr. and Le Quan Morton, Lincoln, NE; thirteen the same, resulting in hundreds of flights oc- strategically important resources and directed aunts, Mary (Jessie) Tate and Annie (Elvin) curring each day. I am proud to have such a the Department of Defense (DOD) to develop Todd, Clarksdale, MS; Shirley (Leon) Pettis, wonderful facility in Northwest Florida that is a strategy to use these fuels to reduce the re- Oklahoma City, OK; Ouida Earl, Clarksdale, responsible for producing some of the best liance of oil from unstable regions of the MS; Vivian Whaley, Goose Creek, SC; Bea- aviators in the world. world. trice (Arthur) Sanders, Evans, GA; Diane On behalf of the United States Congress, I The Department of Defense is the govern- Marie Brewer, Stone Mountain, GA; Gloria am pleased to recognize Whiting Field for ment’s largest consumer of fuel. Haynes, Chicago, IL; Bennie Thomas, Balti- reaching this important milestone. My wife If we do not limit the use of Section 526, it more, MD; Shirley, Yvonne, Angela, and Vicki joins me in congratulating the military could increase fuel costs for our military and

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Had I been present, I would have money on these fuels, we would be able to re- of the Congressional Brain Injury Task Force, voted ‘‘no.’’ duce the effects of the politically motivated fur- I look forward to working with the DoD to Mr. Speaker, on rollcall No. 414 on the Final loughs and give DOD the resources it needs make sure these funds are used effectively to Passage of the Department of Defense Appro- to responsibly implement sequestration. address these invisible wounds. priations Act (H.R. 2397) I am not recorded. It is imperative to ensure that our nation, in f Had I been present, I would have voted ‘‘aye.’’ particular the military, is not inhibited from f using cheaper and more abundant fuels pro- PERSONAL EXPLANATION duced with oil from our friendly neighbor to the PERSONAL EXPLANATION north, Canada, which will reduce our reliance HON. VIRGINIA FOXX on imports from hostile areas of the world. OF NORTH CAROLINA HON. SUSAN A. DAVIS True national security rests when we can IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF CALIFORNIA make sure our DOD civilian employees are on Wednesday, July 24, 2013 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES the job by using a secure, diverse fuel supply Wednesday, July 24, 2013 for our armed forces. Ms. FOXX. Mr. Speaker, on the rollcall vote, No. 386, for Rep. POE’s amendment to H.R. f Mrs. DAVIS of California. Mr. Speaker, on 2397, I inadvertently voted ‘‘no,’’ when I in- Monday July 22, 2013, I missed the following DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE tended to vote ‘‘yes.’’ votes: APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2014 f H.R. 1542—WMD Intelligence and Informa- PERSONAL EXPLANATION tion Sharing Act of 2013. SPEECH OF Had I been present, I would have voted: HON. BILL PASCRELL, JR. HON. LOU BARLETTA ‘‘yes’’ on rollcall No. 375. OF NEW JERSEY H. Con. Res. 44—Authorizing the use of the OF PENNSYLVANIA IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Capitol Grounds for the District of Columbia IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Special Olympics Law Enforcement Torch Tuesday, July 23, 2013 Wednesday, July 24, 2013 Run. The House in Committee of the Whole Mr. BARLETTA. Mr. Speaker, on rollcall No. Had I been present, I would have voted: House on the state of the Union had under 399 on the previous question, I am not re- ‘‘yes’’ on rollcall No. 376. consideration the bill (H.R. 2397) making ap- corded. Had I been present, I would have f propriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2014, voted ‘‘aye.’’ PROTECTING AMERICANS’ and for other purposes: Mr. Speaker, on rollcall No. 400 on agreeing PRIVACY to the resolution, I am not recorded. Had I Mr. PASCRELL. Madam Chair, it has been been present, I would have voted ‘‘aye.’’ over 10 years since the start of the wars in Mr. Speaker, on rollcall No. 401 on agreeing HON. BRAD SHERMAN Iraq and Afghanistan and it is extremely im- to the Jones amendment, I am not recorded. OF CALIFORNIA portant that we continue to focus on address- Had I been present, I would have voted ‘‘no.’’ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ing traumatic brain injury, TBI, and psycho- Mr. Speaker, on rollcall No. 402 on agreeing Wednesday, July 24, 2013 logical health, PH, issues. Congress must to the LaMalfa amendment, I am not recorded. properly allocate funds to care for wounded Had I been present, I would have voted ‘‘aye.’’ Mr. SHERMAN. Mr. Speaker, I voted for the warriors and to improve research in these crit- Mr. Speaker, on rollcall No. 403 on agreeing Amash/Conyers amendment to the Depart- ical areas. to the Mulvaney amendment, I am not re- ment of Defense Appropriations Act because it As you know, TBI continues to be the signa- corded. Had I been present, I would have is the only means available to the House at ture wound of the wars in Iraq and Afghani- voted ‘‘no.’’ this time to seek to prevent the Executive stan with some 100,000 troops diagnosed Mr. Speaker, on rollcall No. 404 on agreeing Branch from having sole custody of over a tril- since 2003 with mild TBI. This number will to the Stockman amendment, I am not re- lion records regarding the phone calls of ordi- only increase as detection becomes more ac- corded. Had I been present, I would have nary Americans. I hope the Administration will curate. The Department of Defense has made voted ‘‘no.’’ soon put forward a proposal that would main- significant strides in improving assessment Mr. Speaker, on rollcall No. 405 on agreeing tain our national security, while including and diagnosis, but more needs to be done to to the Walorski amendment, I am not re- greater privacy protections. We need more evaluate troops’ ability to return to duty and to corded. Had I been present, I would have than a promise by the Executive Branch that follow them after exposure to blasts. Intensive voted ‘‘aye.’’ it will hold records but not look at them except and innovative rehabilitative care is also need- Mr. Speaker, on rollcall No. 406 on agreeing for ‘‘relevant’’ purposes. Possession is 9/10 of ed for those sustaining severe TBIs and left to the Bonamici amendment, I am not re- the law. Even a credible promise of the Ad- with varying levels of disorders of conscious- corded. Had I been present, I would have ministration may be less credible in future ad- ness. voted ‘‘aye.’’ ministrations. We cannot necessarily trust un- This year’s Defense Health Program re- Mr. Speaker, on rollcall No. 407 on agreeing known future administrations to maintain the ceives an increase above last year’s level. to the Kilmer amendment, I am not recorded. privacy commitments of this Administration. Specifically, the bill contains $33.6 billion— Had I been present, I would have voted ‘‘aye.’’ $858 million above the fiscal year 2013 en- Mr. Speaker, on rollcall No. 408 on agreeing f acted level—for the Defense Health Program to the Nadler amendment No. 69, I am not re- SENATE COMMITTEE MEETINGS to provide for the health of our troops and re- corded. Had I been present, I would have tirees. Increases above the request impor- voted ‘‘no.’’ Title IV of Senate Resolution 4, tantly include $125 million for traumatic brain Mr. Speaker, on rollcall No. 409 on agreeing agreed to by the Senate of February 4, injury and psychological health research, and to the Nadler amendment No. 70, I am not re- 1977, calls for establishment of a sys- $20 million for suicide prevention outreach corded. Had I been present, I would have tem for a computerized schedule of all programs. voted ‘‘no.’’ meetings and hearings of Senate com- Our men and women serving in uniform Mr. Speaker, on rollcall No. 410 on agreeing mittees, subcommittees, joint commit- must be given every possible opportunity for to the Schiff amendment, I am not recorded. tees, and committees of conference. the best medical care, rehabilitation and com- Had I been present, I would have voted ‘‘no.’’ This title requires all such committees munity reentry assistance that we as a nation Mr. Speaker, on rollcall No. 411 on agreeing to notify the Office of the Senate Daily can provide. It is important these funds be to the Pompeo (for Nugent) amendment, I am Digest—designated by the Rules Com- used wisely to ensure that our men and not recorded. Had I been present, I would mittee—of the time, place and purpose women in uniform are getting timely and prop- have voted ‘‘aye.’’ of the meetings, when scheduled and

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United States to the Pascua Yaqui States Code, to prohibit the rental of As an additional procedure along Tribe of Arizona, H.R. 862, to authorize motor vehicles that contain a defect with the computerization of this infor- the conveyance of two small parcels of related to motor vehicle safety, S. 1068, mation, the Office of the Senate Daily land within the boundaries of the to reauthorize and amend the National Coconino National Forest containing Oceanic and Atmospheric Administra- Digest will prepare this information for private improvements that were devel- tion Commissioned Officer Corps Act of printing in the Extensions of Remarks oped based upon the reliance of the 2002, S. 1072, to ensure that the Federal section of the CONGRESSIONAL RECORD landowners in an erroneous survey con- Aviation Administration advances the on Monday and Wednesday of each ducted in May 1960, and H.R. 876, to au- safety of small airplanes and the con- week. thorize the continued use of certain tinued development of the general Meetings scheduled for Thursday, water diversions located on National aviation industry, S. 1144, to prohibit July 25, 2013 may be found in the Daily Forest System land in the Frank unauthorized third-party charges on Digest of today’s record. Church-River of No Return Wilderness wireline telephone bills, S. 1254, to and the Selway-Bitterroot Wilderness amend the Harmful Algal Blooms and in the State of Idaho. MEETINGS SCHEDULED Hypoxia Research and Control Act of SD–366 1998, S. 1317, to authorize the programs JULY 30 Committee on the Judiciary of the National Aeronautics and Space Subcommittee on Antitrust, Competition 9:30 a.m. Administration for fiscal years 2014 Policy and Consumer Rights Committee on Armed Services through 2016, S. 1344, to promote re- To hold hearings to examine standard es- To hold hearings to examine the nomina- search, monitoring, and observation of sential patent disputes and antitrust tions of Admiral Cecil E.D. Haney, the Arctic, an original bill entitled, law. USN for reappointment to the grade of ‘‘Cyber’’, the nominations of Jannette SD–226 admiral and to be Commander, United Lake Dates, of Maryland, Bruce M. 10:30 a.m. States Strategic Command, and Lieu- Ramer, of California, Brent Franklin Committee on Appropriations tenant General Curtis M. Scaparrotti, Nelsen, of South Carolina, Howard Abel Subcommittee on Department of Defense Husock, of New York, and Loretta USA to be general and Commander, Business meeting to markup proposed United Nations Command/Combined Cheryl Sutliff, of Nevada, all to be a legislation making appropriations for Member of the Board of Directors of Forces Command/United States Forces fiscal year 2014 for the Department of Korea, both of the Department of De- the Corporation for Public Broad- Defense. casting, Thomas C. Carper, of Illinois, fense. SD–192 SD–G50 to be a Director of the Amtrak Board Committee on the Budget of Directors, Thomas Edgar Wheeler, of 10 a.m. To hold hearings to examine containing Committee on Banking, Housing, and the District of Columbia, to be a Mem- health care costs, focusing on recent ber of the Federal Communications Urban Affairs progress and remaining challenges. Commission, Mark E. Schaefer, of Cali- To hold hearings to examine mitigating SD–608 fornia, to be Assistant Secretary of systemic risk in financial markets 2:15 p.m. Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere, through Wall Street reforms. Committee on Foreign Relations and nominations for promotion in the SD–538 Business meeting to consider the nomi- United States Coast Guard. Committee on Energy and Natural Re- nation of Joseph Y. Yun, of Oregon, to SR–253 sources be Ambassador to Malaysia, Depart- Committee on Energy and Natural Re- Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests, ment of State; to be immediately fol- sources and Mining lowed by a hearing to examine the To hold hearings to examine S. 1240, to To hold hearings to examine S. 37, to sus- nominations of Steve A. Linick, of Vir- tain the economic development and ginia, to be Inspector General, Mat- establish a new organization to manage recreational use of National Forest thew Winthrop Barzun, of Kentucky, to nuclear waste, provide a consensual System land and other public land in be Ambassador to the United Kingdom process for siting nuclear waste facili- the State of Montana, to add certain of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, ties, ensure adequate funding for man- land to the National Wilderness Preser- Liliana Ayalde, of Maryland, to be Am- aging nuclear waste. vation System, to release certain wil- bassador to the Federative Republic of SD–366 derness study areas, to designate new Brazil, Kirk W.B. Wagar, of Florida, to Select Committee on Intelligence areas for recreation, S. 343, to provide be Ambassador to the Republic of To hold closed hearings to examine cer- for the conveyance of certain Federal Singapore, and Daniel A. Sepulveda, of tain intelligence matters. land in Clark County, Nevada, for the Florida, to be Deputy Assistant Sec- SH–219 environmental remediation and rec- retary for International Communica- lamation of the Three Kids Mine tions and Information Policy in the JULY 31 Project Site, S. 364, to establish the Bureau of Economic, Energy, and Busi- 10 a.m. Rocky Mountain Front Conservation ness Affairs and U. S. Coordinator for Committee on Health, Education, Labor, Management Area, to designate certain International Communications and In- and Pensions Federal land as wilderness, and to im- formation Policy, all of the Depart- Business meeting to consider an original prove the management of noxious ment of State. bill entitled, ‘‘Workforce Investment weeds in the Lewis and Clark National SD–419 Act of 2013’’, and any pending nomina- Forest, S. 404, to preserve the Green 2:30 p.m. tions. Mountain Lookout in the Glacier Peak Committee on Commerce, Science, and SD–430 Wilderness of the Mount Baker- Transportation Committee on Homeland Security and Snoqualmie National Forest, S. 753, to Business meeting to consider S. 134, to Governmental Affairs provide for national security benefits arrange for the National Academy of Business meeting to consider an original for White Sands Missile Range and Sciences to study the impact of violent bill entitled, ‘‘Federal Real Property Fort Bliss, S. 1169, to withdraw and re- video games and violent video pro- Asset Management Reform Act’’, an serve certain public land in the State gramming on children, S. Res. 157, ex- original bill entitled, ‘‘Improper Pay- of Montana for the Limestone Hills pressing the sense of the Senate that ments Agency Cooperation Enhance- Training Area, S. 1294, to designate as telephone service must be improved in ment Act of 2013’’, S. 994, to expand the wilderness certain public land in the rural areas of the United States and Federal Funding Accountability and Cherokee National Forest in the State that no entity may unreasonably dis- Transparency Act of 2006 to increase of Tennessee, S. 1300, to amend the criminate against telephone users in accountability and transparency in Healthy Forests Restoration Act of those areas, S. 267, to prevent, deter, Federal spending, an original bill enti- 2003 to provide for the conduct of stew- and eliminate illegal, unreported and tled, ‘‘BETTER Border Act’’, S. 1276, to ardship end result contracting projects, unregulated fishing through port State increase oversight of the Revolving S. 1301, to provide for the restoration of measures, S. 269, to establish uniform Fund of the Office of Personnel Man- forest landscapes, protection of old administrative and enforcement au- agement, strengthen the authority to growth forests, and management of na- thorities for the enforcement of the terminate or debar employees and con- tional forests in the eastside forests of High Seas Driftnet Fishing Morato- tractors involved in misconduct affect- the State of Oregon, S. 1309, to with- rium Protection Act and similar stat- ing the integrity of security clearance draw and reserve certain public land utes, S. 376, to reauthorize the National background investigations, enhance under the jurisdiction of the Secretary Integrated Drought Information Sys- transparency regarding the criteria of the Interior for military uses, H.R. tem, S. 839, to reauthorize the Coral utilized by Federal departments and 507, to provide for the conveyance of Reef Conservation Act of 2000, S. 921, to agencies to determine when a security

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Rivers System, H.R. 674, to authorize veterans service organizations access SD–G50 the Secretary of the Interior to study to Federal surplus personal property, 2:30 p.m. the suitability and feasibility of desig- S. 643, to strengthen employee cost Committee on Commerce, Science, and nating prehistoric, historic, and lime- savings suggestions programs within Transportation stone forest sites on Rota, Common- the Federal Government, S. 1045, to To hold hearings to examine energy wealth of the Northern Mariana Is- amend title 5, United States Code, to drinks, focusing on exploring concerns lands, as a unit of the National Park provide that persons having seriously about marketing to youth. System, H.R. 885, to expand the bound- delinquent tax debts shall be ineligible SR–253 ary of the San Antonio Missions Na- for Federal employment, S. 233, to des- Committee on Energy and Natural Re- ignate the facility of the United States sources tional Historical Park, H.R. 1033 and S. Postal Service located at 815 County Subcommittee on National Parks 916, bills to authorize the acquisition Road 23 in Tyrone, New York, as the To hold hearings to examine S. 398, to es- and protection of nationally significant ‘‘Specialist Christopher Scott Post Of- tablish the Commission to Study the battlefields and associated sites of the fice Building’’, S. 668, to designate the Potential Creation of a National Wom- Revolutionary War and the War of 1812 facility of the United States Postal en’s History Museum, S. 524, to amend under the American Battlefield Protec- Service located at 14 Main Street in the National Trails System Act to pro- tion Program, and H.R. 1158, to direct Brockport, New York, as the ‘‘Staff vide for the study of the Pike National the Secretary of the Interior to con- Sergeant Nicholas J. Reid Post Office Historic Trail, S. 618, to require the tinue stocking fish in certain lakes in Building’’, S. 796, to designate the fa- Secretary of the Interior to conduct the North Cascades National Park, cility of the United States Postal Serv- certain special resource studies, S. 702, Ross Lake National Recreation Area, ice located at 302 East Green Street in to designate the Quinebaug and and Lake Chelan National Recreation Champaign, Illinois, as the ‘‘James R. Shetucket Rivers Valley National Her- Area. Burgess Jr. Post Office Building’’, S. itage Corridor as ‘‘The Last Green Val- SD–366 885, to designate the facility of the ley National Heritage Corridor’’, S. 781, Committee on Finance United States Postal Service located at to modify the boundary of Yosemite Subcommittee on Energy, Natural Re- 35 Park Street in Danville, Vermont, as National Park, S. 782, to amend Public sources, and Infrastructure the ‘‘Thaddeus Stevens Post Office’’, S. Law 101–377 to revise the boundaries of To hold hearings to examine principles 1093, to designate the facility of the the Gettysburg National Military Park for energy tax reform. United States Postal Service located at to include the Gettysburg Train Sta- SD–215 130 Caldwell Drive in Hazlehurst, Mis- tion, S. 869, to establish the Alabama Committee on Indian Affairs sissippi, as the ‘‘First Lieutenant Alvin Black Belt National Heritage Area, S. To hold hearings to examine S. 235, to Chester Cockrell, Jr. Post Office Build- 925, to improve the Lower East Side provide for the conveyance of certain ing’’, and the nominations of John H. Tenement National Historic Site, S. property located in Anchorage, Alaska, Thompson, of the District of Columbia, 995, to authorize the National Desert from the United States to the Alaska to be Director of the Census, Depart- Storm Memorial Association to estab- Native Tribal Health Consortium, S. ment of Commerce, and Katherine lish the National Desert Storm and 920, to allow the Fond du Lac Band of Archuleta, of Colorado, to be Director Desert Shield Memorial as a com- of the Office of Personnel Management. memorative work in the District of Co- Lake Superior Chippewa in the State of SD–342 lumbia, S. 974, to provide for certain Minnesota to lease or transfer certain Committee on the Judiciary land conveyances in the State of Ne- land, and S. 1352, the Native American To hold hearings to examine strength- vada, S. 1044, to direct the Secretary of Housing Assistance and Self-deter- ening privacy rights and national secu- the Interior to install in the area of the mination Reauthorization Act of 2013. rity, focusing on oversight of the For- World War II Memorial in the District SD–628 eign Intelligence Surveillance Act of Columbia a suitable plaque or an in- (FISA) surveillance programs. scription with the words that President AUGUST 1 SD–226 Franklin D. Roosevelt prayed with the 9:30 a.m. Committee on Veterans’ Affairs United States on D–Day, June 6, 1944, Committee on Energy and Natural Re- To hold hearings to examine preserving S. 1071, to authorize the Secretary of sources the rights of servicemembers, veterans, the Interior to make improvements to To hold hearings to examine the Novem- and their families in the financial mar- support facilities for National Historic ber 6, 2012 referendum on the political ketplace. Sites operated by the National Park status of Puerto Rico and the Adminis- SR–418 Service, S. 1138, to reauthorize the tration’s response. 2 p.m. Hudson River Valley National Heritage SD–366 Committee on Homeland Security and Area S. 1151, to reauthorize the Amer- 2:30 p.m. Governmental Affairs ica’s Agricultural Heritage Partnership Select Committee on Intelligence Subcommittee on Emergency Manage- in the State of Iowa, S. 1157, to reau- To hold closed hearings to examine cer- ment, Intergovernmental Relations, thorize the Rivers of Steel National tain intelligence matters. and the District of Columbia Heritage Area, the Lackawanna Valley To hold hearings to examine how pre- National Heritage Area, the Delaware SH–219 pared the National Capital Region is and Lehigh National Heritage Corridor, for the next disaster. and the Schuylkill River Valley Na- SEPTEMBER 11 SD–342 tional Heritage Area, S. 1168, to amend 10:30 a.m. Commission on Security and Cooperation the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Committee on Appropriations in Europe Act of 1978 to limit overbroad surveil- Subcommittee on Financial Services and To hold hearings to examine implica- lance requests and expand reporting re- General Government tions for economic development in Cen- quirements, S. 1252, to amend the Wild To hold hearings to examine proposed tral Asia, focusing on if the govern- and Scenic Rivers Act to designate seg- budget estimates and justification for ment can create the necessary condi- ments of the Missisquoi River and the fiscal year 2014 for the Federal Commu- tions for more trade and exchange, in- Trout River in the State of Vermont, nications Commission. cluding infrastructure development, ef- as components of the National Wild SD–138

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HIGHLIGHTS Senate passed H.R. 1911, Smarter Solution for Students Act, as amended. The House passed H.R. 2397, Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2014. Senate to provide for interest rate caps for certain Federal Chamber Action student loans. (A unanimous-consent agreement was Routine Proceedings, pages S5851–S5924 reached providing that the amendment, having failed Measures Introduced: Thirteen bills were intro- to achieve 60 affirmative votes, the amendment was duced, as follows: S. 1349–1361. Page S5907 not agreed to.) Pages S5870–74, S5891–92 By 34 yeas to 65 nays (Vote No. 184), Sanders Measures Reported: Amendment No. 1774 (to Amendment No. 1773), S. 960, to foster stability in Syria, with amend- to provide a sunset date. (A unanimous-consent ments. (S. Rept. No. 113–79) agreement was reached providing that the amend- S. Res. 156, expressing the sense of the Senate on ment, having failed to achieve 60 affirmative votes, the 10-year anniversary of NATO Allied Command the amendment was not agreed to.) Transformation, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute and with an amended preamble. Pages S5866–70, S5892–93 S. 375, to require Senate candidates to file des- Patricia Clark Boston Air Route Traffic Control ignations, statements, and reports in electronic form. Center: Senate passed H.R. 1092, to designate the Page S5907 air route traffic control center located in Nashua, New Hampshire, as the ‘‘Patricia Clark Boston Air Measures Passed: Route Traffic Control Center’’. Page S5923 Smarter Solutions for Students Act: By 81 yeas Measures Considered: to 18 nays (Vote No. 185), Senate passed H.R. 1911, to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 Transportation, Housing and Urban Develop- to establish interest rates for new loans made on or ment, and Related Agencies Appropriations after July 1, 2013, to direct the Secretary of Edu- Act—Agreement: Senate continued consideration of cation to convene the Advisory Committee on Im- S. 1243, making appropriations for the Departments proving Postsecondary Education Data to conduct a of Transportation, and Housing and Urban Develop- study on improvements to postsecondary education ment, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending transparency at the Federal level, by the order of the September 30, 2014, taking action on the following Senate of Tuesday, July 23, 2013, 60 Senators hav- amendments proposed thereto: Pages S5856–63 ing voted in the affirmative, after taking action on Adopted: the following amendments proposed thereto: Portman Modified Amendment No. 1749, to Pages S5863–94 prioritize certain projects under the bridges in crit- Adopted: ical corridors program. Pages S5857–58 Harkin (for Manchin) Amendment No. 1773, to Pending: establish student loan interest rates. (A unanimous- Murray (for Cardin) Amendment No. 1760, to re- consent agreement was reached providing that the quire the Secretary of Transportation to submit to requirement of a 60 affirmative vote threshold, be Congress a report relating to the condition of lane vitiated.) Pages S5866, S5893–94 miles and highway bridge deck. Pages S5858–61 Rejected: Coburn Amendment No. 1750, to prohibit funds By 46 yeas to 53 nays (Vote No. 183), Reed from being directed to federal employees with un- Amendment No. 1778 (to Amendment No. 1773), paid Federal tax liability. Page S5861 D758

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VerDate Mar 15 2010 05:35 Sep 13, 2014 Jkt 079060 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 0627 Sfmt 0627 E:\RECORD13\RECFILES\JUL2013\D24JY3.REC D24JY3 bjneal on DSK6SPTVN1PROD with CONG-REC-ONLINE D760 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — DAILY DIGEST July 24, 2013 Subcommittee on Water and Power: Senators Schatz of Nigeria, Patricia Marie Haslach, of Oregon, to be (Chair), Johnson (SD), Cantwell, Sanders, Stabenow, Ambassador to the Federal Democratic Republic of Manchin, Franken, Lee, Barrasso, Risch, Heller, Ethiopia, Stephanie Sanders Sullivan, of New York, Flake, and Scott. to be Ambassador to the Republic of the Congo, Senators Wyden and Murkowski are ex officio Patrick Hubert Gaspard, of New York, to be Am- members of each subcommittee. bassador to the Republic of South Africa, who was TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE introduced by Senator Schumer, and Reuben Earl FINANCE AND INNOVATION ACT Brigety, II, of Florida, to be Representative of the United States of America to the African Union, with Committee on Environment and Public Works: Com- the rank and status of Ambassador, all of the De- mittee concluded an oversight hearing to examine partment of State, after the nominees testified and implementation of Moving Ahead for Progress in the answered questions in their own behalf. 21st Century’s (MAP–21) ‘‘Transportation Infrastruc- ture Finance and Innovation Act’’ (TIFIA) program REBALANCE TO ASIA enhancements, after receiving testimony from An- Committee on Foreign Relations: Subcommittee on East thony Foxx, Secretary of Transportation; James Bass, Asian and Pacific Affairs concluded a hearing to ex- Texas Department of Transportation Chief Financial amine rebalance to Asia III, focusing on protecting Officer, Austin; Geoffrey S. Yarema, Nossaman LLP, the environment and ensuring food and water secu- and Arthur T. Leahy, Los Angeles County Metro- rity in East Asia and the Pacific, after receiving tes- politan Transportation Authority, both of Los Ange- timony from Daniel A. Reifsnyder, Deputy Assistant les, California; Jim Roberts, Granite Construction Secretary of State for Oceans and International Envi- Inc., Watsonville, California, on behalf of The Asso- ronmental and Scientific Affairs; Gregory Beck, Dep- ciated General Contractors of America; and DJ uty Assistant Administrator for Asia, U.S. Agency Gribbin, Macquarie Capital, New York, New York. for International Development; Carter Roberts, ECONOMIC REVITALIZATION World Wildlife Fund, Washington, D.C.; and Eliza- Committee on Environment and Public Works: Sub- beth C. Economy, Council on Foreign Relations, committee on Superfund, Toxics and Environmental New York, New York. Health concluded a hearing to examine cleaning up BUSINESS MEETING and restoring communities for economic revitaliza- Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: tion, after receiving testimony from Mathy Stanislaus, Assistant Administrator, Office of Solid Committee ordered favorably reported the nomina- Waste and Emergency Response, Environmental Pro- tions of Kent Yoshiho Hirozawa, of New York, and tection Agency; Debbie O’Malley, Bernalillo County Nancy Jean Schiffer, of Maryland, both to be a Commissioner, Albuquerque, New Mexico; Kendra Member of the National Labor Relations Board. Kenyon, Idaho Council of Governments, Garden NOMINATIONS City; and Geoff Anderson, Smart Growth America, Committee on the Judiciary: Committee concluded a Washington, D.C. hearing to examine the nominations of Cornelia T. HEALTH INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY L. Pillard, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Committee on Finance: Committee concluded a hearing District of Columbia Circuit, Landya B. McCafferty, to examine health information technology, focusing to be United States District Judge for the District on using it to improve care, after receiving testi- of New Hampshire, who was introduced by Senator mony from Janet M. Marchibroda, Bipartisan Policy Shaheen, Brian Morris, and Susan P. Watters, both Center, Washington, D.C.; John P. Glaser, Siemens to be a United States District Judge for the District Healthcare, Malvern, Pennsylvania; Marty Fattig, of Montana, who were both introduced by Senator Nemaha County Hospital, Auburn, Nebraska; and Baucus, and Jeffrey Alker Meyer, to be United States Colin Banas, Virginia Commonwealth University District Judge for the District of Connecticut, who Medical Center, Richmond. was introduced by Senator Murphy, after the nomi- nees testified and answered questions in their own NOMINATIONS behalf. Committee on Foreign Relations: Committee concluded a hearing to examine the nominations of Linda CLOSING GUANTANAMO Thomas-Greenfield, of Louisiana, to be Assistant Sec- Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on the Con- retary for African Affairs, who was introduced by stitution, Civil Rights and Human Rights concluded Senators Schumer and Nelson, James F. Entwistle, of a hearing to examine closing Guantanamo, focusing Virginia, to be Ambassador to the Federal Republic on the national security, fiscal, and human rights

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Gaffney, Jr., Center for Security Policy, and Elisa S. 893, to provide for an increase, effective De- Massimino, Human Rights First, both of Wash- cember 1, 2013, in the rates of compensation for ington, D.C. veterans with service-connected disabilities and the NOMINATIONS rates of dependency and indemnity compensation for the survivors of certain disabled veterans; Committee on Rules and Administration: Committee S. 572, to amend title 38, United States Code, to concluded a hearing to examine the nominations of clarify the conditions under which certain persons Ann Miller Ravel, of California, and Lee E. Good- may be treated as adjudicated mentally incompetent man, of Virginia, both to be a Member of the Fed- for certain purposes; eral Election Commission, after the nominees testi- S. 373, to amend titles 10, 32, 37, and 38 of the fied and answered questions in their own behalf. United States Code, to add a definition of spouse for BUSINESS MEETING purposes of military personnel policies and military and veteran benefits that recognizes new State defini- Committee on Rules and Administration: Committee or- tions of spouse, with an amendment in the nature of dered favorably reported the following business a substitute; items: S. 287, to amend title 38, United States Code, to S. 375, to require Senate candidates to file des- expand the definition of homeless veteran for pur- ignations, statements, and reports in electronic form; poses of benefits under the laws administered by the and Secretary of Veterans Affairs, with an amendment in The nomination of Davita Vance-Cooks, of Vir- the nature of a substitute; ginia, to be Public Printer, Government Printing S. 131, to amend title 38, United States Code, to Office. improve the reproductive assistance provided by the IMPLEMENTATION OF THE AFFORDABLE Department of Veterans Affairs to severely wounded, CARE ACT ill, or injured veterans and their spouses, with an Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship: Com- amendment in the nature of a substitute; mittee concluded a hearing to examine implementa- S. 6, to reauthorize the VOW to Hire Heroes Act tion of the ‘‘Affordable Care Act’’, focusing on un- of 2011, to provide assistance to small businesses derstanding small business concerns, after receiving owned by veterans, to improve enforcement of em- testimony from J. Mark Iwry, Senior Advisor to the ployment and reemployment rights of members of Secretary of the Treasury, and Deputy Assistant Sec- the uniformed services, with an amendment in the retary for Retirement and Health Policy; Chiquita nature of a substitute; and Brooks-LaSure, Deputy Director, Policy and Regula- S. 851, to amend title 38, United States Code, to tion, Center for Consumer Information and Insurance extend to all veterans with a serious service-con- Oversight, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Serv- nected injury eligibility to participate in the family ices, Department of Health and Human Services; caregiver services program. Meredith K. Olafson, Small Business Administra- PAYDAY LOANS tion; Nancy Clark, Glen Group, Inc., North Conway, New Hampshire; Jim Houser, Hawthorne Special Committee on Aging: Committee concluded a Auto Clinic, Portland, Oregon; Lawrence K. Katz, hearing to examine payday loans, after receiving tes- Dots Diner, Metairie, Louisiana; Jamal Lee, Breasia timony from David M. Silberman, Associate Director Studios, Laurel, Maryland; Kevin Settles, Bardenay for Research, Markets, and Regulation, Consumer Fi- Restaurant and Distillery, Boise, Idaho, on behalf of nancial Protection Bureau; Mark Pearce, Director, the National Restaurant Association; and William J. Division of Depositor and Consumer Protection, Fed- Dennis, Jr., National Federation of Independent eral Deposit Insurance Corporation; Eric E. Wright, Business, Washington, D.C. Maine Bureau of Consumer Credit Protection, Au- gusta; Rebecca Borne, Center for Responsible Lend- BUSINESS MEETING ing, and Richard Hunt, Consumer Bankers Associa- Committee on Veterans’ Affairs: Committee ordered fa- tion, both of Washington, D.C.; W. Dennis Shaul, vorably reported the following business items: Community Financial Services Association of Amer- S. 944, to amend title 38, United States Code, to ica, Alexandria, Virginia; and Annette Smith, require courses of education provided by public in- Rocklin, California.

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VerDate Mar 15 2010 05:35 Sep 13, 2014 Jkt 079060 PO 00000 Frm 00005 Fmt 0627 Sfmt 0627 E:\RECORD13\RECFILES\JUL2013\D24JY3.REC D24JY3 bjneal on DSK6SPTVN1PROD with CONG-REC-ONLINE July 24, 2013 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — DAILY DIGEST D763 House of Representatives year ending September 30, 2014, by a yea-and-nay Chamber Action vote of 315 yeas to 109 nays, Roll No. 414. Consid- Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 18 pub- eration of the measure began yesterday, July 23rd. lic bills, H.R. 2804–2821; and 5 resolutions, H.J. Pages H5002–31 Res. 52–54; and H. Res. 316–317 were introduced. Rejected the Frankel (FL) motion to recommit the Pages H5049–51 bill to the Committee on Appropriations with in- Additional Cosponsors: Pages H5051–52 structions to report the same back to the House Report Filed: A report was filed today as follows: forthwith with an amendment, by a recorded vote of H.R. 1961, to amend title 46, United States 192 ayes to 231 noes, Roll No. 413. Pages H5029–30 Code, to extend the exemption from the fire-retard- Agreed to: ant materials construction requirement for vessels LaMalfa amendment (No. 51 printed in H. Rept. operating within the Boundary Line (H. Rept. 113–170) that was debated on July 23rd that pro- 113–175). Page H5049 vides that none of the funds made available in this act may be used to pay any fine assessed against a Speaker: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he military installation by the California Air Resources appointed Representative Webster to act as Speaker Board (by a recorded vote of 235 ayes to 188 noes, pro tempore for today. Page H4981 Roll No. 402); Page H5003 Recess: The House recessed at 11:01 a.m. and re- Mulvaney amendment (No. 55 printed in H. convened at 12 noon. Page H4988 Rept. 113–170) that was debated on July 23rd that Chaplain: The prayer was offered by the guest chap- reduces funds made available in the Overseas Contin- lain, Reverend John Reynolds, Volusia County Bap- gency Operations budget by $3,546,000,000 to bet- tist Church, Orange City, Florida. Page H4988 ter correspond with the President’s request. Protects Journal: The House agreed to the Speaker’s approval all amounts made available for the National Guard and Reserve Component Equipment modernization of the Journal by voice vote. Page H4988 shortfalls for homeland defense and emergency re- Member Resignation: Read a letter from Rep- sponse (by a recorded vote of 215 ayes to 206 noes, resentative Jo Bonner, wherein he resigned as Rep- Roll No. 403); Pages H5003–04 resentative for the First Congressional District of Walorski amendment (No. 62 printed in H. Rept. Alabama, effective 11:59 p.m., August 2, 2013. 113–170) that was debated on July 23rd that pro- Page H4988 hibits any funds made available by this Act from Coal Residuals Reuse and Management Act of being used to transfer or release detainees from 2013 and Energy Consumers Relief Act of Guantanamo Bay to Yemen (by a recorded vote of 2013—Rule for Consideration: The House agreed 238 ayes to 185 noes, Roll No. 405); Page H5005 to H. Res. 315, the rule that is providing for consid- Bonamici amendment (No. 65 printed in H. eration of H.R. 2218, to amend subtitle D of the Rept. 113–170) that was debated on July 23rd that Solid Waste Disposal Act to encourage recovery and prevents the retirement, divestment, transfer, or beneficial use of coal combustion residuals and estab- preparation to do so of C–23 aircraft used by the lish requirements for the proper management and National Guard and to designate $34 million for the disposal of coal combustion residuals that are protec- sustainment and operation of the C–23 aircraft in a tive of human health and the environment and H.R. viable state (by a recorded vote of 264 ayes to 154 1582, to protect consumers by prohibiting the Ad- noes, Roll No. 406); Page H5006 ministrator of the Environmental Protection Agency Brooks (AL) amendment (No. 72 printed in H. from promulgating as final certain energy-related Rept. 113–170) that prohibits funds from this Act rules that are estimated to cost more than $1 billion from being used to implement or execute any agree- and will cause significant adverse effects to the econ- ment with the Russian Federation concerning the omy, by a recorded vote of 232 ayes to 188 noes, missile defenses of the United States; Pages H5011–12 Roll No. 400, after the previous question was or- Speier amendment (No. 74 printed in H. Rept. dered by a yea-and-nay vote of 224 yeas to 191 nays, 113–170) that provides funds to identify individuals Roll No. 399. Pages H4995–H5002 who were separated from the military on the Department of Defense Appropriations Act, grounds of a disorder subsequent to reporting a sex- 2014: The House passed H.R. 2397, making appro- ual assault and, if appropriate, correcting their priations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal record; Pages H5013–14

VerDate Mar 15 2010 05:35 Sep 13, 2014 Jkt 079060 PO 00000 Frm 00006 Fmt 0627 Sfmt 0627 E:\RECORD13\RECFILES\JUL2013\D24JY3.REC D24JY3 bjneal on DSK6SPTVN1PROD with CONG-REC-ONLINE D764 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — DAILY DIGEST July 24, 2013 Speier amendment (No. 75 printed in H. Rept. Nadler amendment (No. 70 printed in H. Rept. 113–170) that provides $10 million in additional 113–170) that sought to prevent further construc- funds to increase training for investigators to prop- tion or expansion of existing facilities at Guanta- erly investigate sexual assault related offenses; namo Bay, Cuba (by a recorded vote of 187 ayes to Pages H5014–15 237 noes, Roll No. 409); Pages H5009–10, H5020–21 Radel amendment (No. 97 printed in H. Rept. Schiff amendment (No. 73 printed in H. Rept. 113–170) that prohibits the use of any funds with 113–170) that sought to prohibit funding the use of respect to military action in Syria to the extent such force pursuant to the Authorization for Use of Mili- action would be inconsistent with the War Powers tary Force (AUMF, PL 107–40) effective on Decem- Resolution; Pages H5015–17 ber 31, 2014—concurrent with the end of our com- Massie amendment (No. 98 printed in H. Rept. bat role in Afghanistan (by a recorded vote of 185 113–170) that provides that no funds made available ayes to 236 noes, Roll No. 410); and by this Act may be used to fund military or para- Pages H5012–13, H5021 military operations in Egypt; Pages H5017–19 Amash amendment (No. 100 printed in H. Rept. Kilmer amendment (No. 67 printed in H. Rept. 113–170) that sought to end authority for the blan- 113–170) that protects DoD civilians’ security clear- ket collection of records under the Patriot Act. Bars ances (by a recorded vote of 277 ayes to 142 noes, the NSA and other agencies from using Section 215 Roll No. 407); Pages H5006–07, H5019 of the Patriot Act to collect records, including tele- Terry amendment (No. 24 printed in H. Rept. phone call records, that pertain to persons who are 113–170) that was debated on July 23rd that in- not subject to an investigation under Section 215 creases Defense-wide O/M by $1 billion, while re- (by a recorded vote of 205 ayes to 217 noes, Roll ducing funding in the Afghanistan Security Forces No. 412). Pages H5023–27, H5028–29 Fund by $2.6 billion. The reduction would be in Withdrawn: order to give DoD more flexibility to offset civilian Pierluisi amendment (No. 71 printed in H. Rept. furloughs (agreed by unanimous consent to withdraw 113–170) that was offered and subsequently with- the earlier request for a recorded vote to the end that drawn that would have enabled the Department of the amendment stand adopted in accordance with Defense to respond to significant public safety haz- the previous voice vote thereon); and Page H5027 ards and fulfill its environmental restoration respon- Pompeo amendment (No. 99 printed in H. Rept. sibilities under CERCLA by removing unexploded 113–170) that ensures none of the funds may be ordnance from the Northwest Peninsula of the island used by the NSA to target a U.S. person or acquire of Culebra in Puerto Rico, which is a formerly used and store the content of a U.S. person’s communica- defense site where U.S. Navy ship-to-shore bombing tions, including phone calls and e-mails (by a re- and weapons training occurred from 1903 until corded vote of 409 ayes to 12 noes, Roll No. 411). 1975. Pages H5010–11 Pages H5021–23, H5027–28 Agreed that the Clerk be authorized to make Rejected: technical and conforming changes to reflect the ac- Jones amendment (No. 48 printed in H. Rept. tions of the House. Page H5031 113–170) that was debated on July 23rd that sought H. Res. 312, the rule providing for consideration to restrict the use of funds approved by this Act of the bills (H.R. 2397) and (H.R. 2610) was agreed from being used to carry out activities under the to yesterday, July 23rd. United States-Afghanistan Strategic Partnership Moment of Silence: The House observed a moment Agreement, without being approved by Members of of silence in honor of Officer Jacob J. Chestnut and Congress (by a recorded vote of 177 ayes to 246 Detective John M. Gibson of the United States Cap- noes, Roll No. 401); Pages H5002–03 itol Police who were killed in the line of duty de- Stockman amendment (No. 60 printed in H. fending the Capitol against an intruder armed with Rept. 113–170) that was debated on July 23rd that a gun on July 24, 1998. Page H5011 sought to prohibit participation by the People’s Re- Meeting Hour: Agreed that when the House ad- public of China in joint U.S. military exercises (by journs today, it adjourn to meet at 9 a.m. tomorrow, a recorded vote of 137 ayes to 286 noes, Roll No. July 25th. Page H5031 404); Pages H5004–05 Nadler amendment (No. 69 printed in H. Rept. Senate Message: Message received from the Senate 113–170) that sought to prevent the further deten- today appears on page H5031. tion of Guantanamo Bay detainees that have already Quorum Calls—Votes: Two yea-and-nay votes and been cleared for release (by a recorded vote of 176 14 recorded votes developed during the proceedings ayes to 242 noes, Roll No. 408); of today and appear on pages H5000–01, Pages H5007–09, H5019–20 H5001–02, H5002–03, H5003, H5003–04,

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Commission, Time to be announced, Room to be an- Joint Meetings nounced. AMERICA’S CRUMBLING INFRASTRUCTURE Committee on Foreign Relations: to hold hearings to exam- ine the crisis in Egypt, 10:30 a.m., SD–419. Joint Economic Committee: Committee concluded a Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the hearing to examine America’s crumbling infrastruc- nominations of David D. Pearce, of Virginia, to be Am- ture, and how to fix it, after receiving testimony bassador to Greece, John B. Emerson, of California, to be from former Pennsylvania Governor Edward G. Ambassador to the Federal Republic of Germany, John Rendell, Building America’s Future, Robert Puentes, Rufus Gifford, of Massachusetts, to be Ambassador to Brookings Institution, and Chris Edwards, Cato In- Denmark, Denise Campbell Bauer, of California, to be stitute, all of Washington, D.C.; and Robert W. Ambassador to Belgium, and James Costos, of California, Poole, Jr., Reason Foundation, Los Angeles, Cali- to be Ambassador to Spain and to serve concurrently and fornia. without additional compensation as Ambassador to An- dorra, all of the Department of State, 2:30 p.m., SD–419. f Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR THURSDAY, to hold hearings to examine the nomination of Alejandro Nicholas Mayorkas, of the District of Columbia, to be JULY 25, 2013 Deputy Secretary of Homeland Security, 11 a.m., (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated) SD–342. Committee on the Judiciary: business meeting to consider Senate S. 987, to maintain the free flow of information to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry: business public by providing conditions for the federally com- meeting to consider the nominations of Krysta L. Harden, pelled disclosure of information by certain persons con- of Georgia, to be Deputy Secretary, and Robert Bonnie, nected with the news media, and the nominations of Pa- of Virginia, to be Under Secretary Natural Resources and tricia Ann Millett, of Virginia, to be United States Cir- Environment, both of the Department of Agriculture, cuit Judge for the District of Columbia Circuit, Gregory Time to be announced, Room to be announced. Howard Woods, to be United States District Judge for Committee on Appropriations: business meeting to markup the Southern District of New York, Elizabeth A. proposed legislation making appropriations for fiscal year Wolford, to be United States District Judge for the 2014 for State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Western District of New York, and Debra M. Brown, to and Financial Services and General Government, 10 a.m., be United States District Judge for the Northern District SD–106. of Mississippi, 9:30 a.m., SD–226. Committee on Armed Services: to hold hearings to examine Select Committee on Intelligence: to hold closed hearings to the nominations of Stephen Woolman Preston, of the examine certain intelligence matters, 2:30 p.m., SH–219. District of Columbia, to be General Counsel, Jon T. Rymer, of Tennessee, to be Inspector General, Susan J. House Rabern, of Kansas, to be Assistant Secretary of the Navy Committee on Armed Services, Subcommittee on Seapower for Financial Management and Comptroller, and Dennis and Projection Forces, hearing entitled ‘‘Acquisition and V. McGinn, of Maryland, to be Assistant Secretary of the Development Challenges Associated with the Littoral Navy for Energy, Installations, and Environment, all of Combat Ship’’, 9:30 a.m., 2212 Rayburn. the Department of Defense, 9:30 a.m., SH–216. Committee on Energy and Commerce, Subcommittee on Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: Sub- Communications and Technology, markup on the ‘‘Fed- committee on Communications, Technology, and the eral Communications Commission Process Reform Act of Internet, to hold hearings to examine the state of wireline 2013’’; and the ‘‘Federal Communications Commission communications, 10:15 a.m., SR–253. Consolidated Reporting Act of 2013’’, 9 a.m., 2123 Ray- Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine improv- burn. ing cyber security, focusing on the partnership between Committee on Foreign Affairs, Subcommittee on Europe, National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Eurasia, and Emerging Threats, hearing entitled ‘‘Emerg- and the private sector, 2:30 p.m., SR–253. ing Threat of Resource Wars’’, 10 a.m., 2172 Rayburn. Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: to hold hear- Committee on the Judiciary, Subcommittee on Courts, In- ings to examine supplemental funding options to support tellectual Property and the Internet, hearing entitled ‘‘In- the National Park Service’s efforts to address deferred novation in America: The Role of Copyrights’’, 9:30 a.m., maintenance and operational needs, 9:30 a.m., SD–366. 2141 Rayburn. Subcommittee on Water and Power, to hold hearings Committee on Natural Resources, Subcommittee on Energy to examine the issues associated with aging water resource and Mineral Resources, hearing on the ‘‘Protecting States’ infrastructure in the United States, 2:30 p.m., SD–366. Rights to Promote American Energy Security Act’’, 9:30 Committee on Finance: business meeting to consider the a.m., 1334 Longworth. nominations of Michael B. Thornton, of Virginia, and Jo- Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, Oceans and Insu- seph W. Nega, of Illinois, both to be a Judge of the lar Affairs, hearing on H.R. 358, the ‘‘Strategic Response United States Tax Court, and F. Scott Kieff, of Illinois, to Asian Carp Invasion Act’’; H.R. 709, the ‘‘Upper Mis- to be a Member of the United States International Trade sissippi Conservation and River Protection Act of 2013’’;

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H.R. 1818, the ‘‘Polar Bear Conservation and Fairness Committee on Small Business, Subcommittee on Investiga- Act of 2013’’; H.R. 2158, the ‘‘Expedited Departure of tion, Oversight and Regulations, hearing entitled ‘‘Exam- Certain Snake Species Act’’; and H.R. 2463, the ‘‘Target ining the Small Business Investment Company Program’’, Practice and Marksmanship Training Support Act’’, 10 10 a.m., 2360 Rayburn. a.m., 1324 Longworth. House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, Full Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, Sub- Committee, hearing entitled ‘‘Ongoing Intelligence Ac- committee on Government Operations, hearing entitled tivities’’, 9 a.m., HVC–304. ‘‘Data Centers and the Cloud, Part II: The Federal Gov- ernment’s Take on Optimizing New Information Tech- Joint Meetings nologies Opportunities to Save Taxpayers Money’’, 9:30 a.m., 2154 Rayburn. Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe: to hold Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, Subcommittee hearings to examine improving cyber security, focusing on Energy, hearing entitled ‘‘The Future of Coal: Uti- on the partnership between National Institute of Stand- lizing America’s Abundant Energy Resources’’, 9:30 a.m., ards and Technology (NIST) and the private sector, 2:30 2318 Rayburn. p.m., SR–253.

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Next Meeting of the SENATE Next Meeting of the HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 9:30 a.m., Thursday, July 25 9 a.m., Thursday, July 25

Senate Chamber House Chamber Program for Thursday: After the transaction of any Program for Thursday: Consideration of H.R. 2218— morning business (not to extend beyond 11 a.m.), Senate Coal Residuals Reuse and Management Act of 2013 (Sub- will continue consideration of S. 1243, Transportation, ject to a Rule) and H.R. 1582—Energy Consumers Relief Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Act of 2013 (Subject to a Rule). Appropriations Act.

Extensions of Remarks, as inserted in this issue

HOUSE Esty, Elizabeth H., Conn., E1123, E1124 Pascrell, Bill, Jr., N.J., E1130 Farr, Sam, Calif., E1122 Pittenger, Robert, N.C., E1122 Barletta, Lou, Pa., E1130 Fitzpatrick, Michael G., Pa., E1121 Poe, Ted, Tex., E1126 Blumenauer, Earl, Ore., E1127 Foxx, Virginia, N.C., E1130 Reed, Tom, N.Y., E1125, E1126 Boehner, John A., Ohio, E1121 Gingrey, Phil, Ga., E1123 Ryan, Paul, Wisc., E1127 Coffman, Mike, Colo., E1125, E1126, E1126, E1128 Guthrie, Brett, Ky., E1122 Serrano, Jose´ E., N.Y., E1126 Cole, Tom, Okla., E1126 Hahn, Janice, Calif., E1127 Sherman, Brad, Calif., E1130 Cotton, Tom, Ark., E1121 Hastings, Alcee L., Fla., E1125 Terry, Lee, Nebr., E1129 Crenshaw, Ander, Fla., E1123 Kuster, Ann M., N.H., E1125 Thompson, Bennie G., Miss., E1124, E1128 Davis, Susan A., Calif., E1130 McClintock, Tom, Calif., E1121 Van Hollen, Chris, Md., E1123 Edwards, Donna F., Md., E1128 Miller, Jeff, Fla., E1129 Wolf, Frank R., Va., E1126 Eshoo, Anna G., Calif., E1127 Nunes, Devin, Calif., E1124 Young, Todd C., Ind., E1121, E1122

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