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August 1, 2012 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H5535 declares the House in recess until noon Dr. Catt has served as senior pastor DON’T FORGET THE LITTLE today. at Sherwood Baptist Church since 1989. PEOPLE Accordingly (at 11 o’clock and 11 The church has 3,000 members and has (Ms. HOCHUL asked and was given minutes a.m.), the House stood in re- averaged 100 baptisms each year. Thou- permission to address the House for 1 cess. sands have joined the church from Al- minute and to revise and extend her re- f bany and 29 surrounding communities. marks.) The church has evolved from a neigh- Ms. HOCHUL. Madam Speaker, b 1200 borhood church to a regional, multi- ‘‘Don’t forget the little people.’’ That’s AFTER RECESS ethnic congregation with members what a gentleman said as he grabbed from 11 nations. my hand and looked into my eyes at The recess having expired, the House Most notably, under Dr. Catt’s lead- the Sanborn Farm Museum French was called to order by the Speaker at ership, Sherwood Baptist developed an toast breakfast on Saturday morning. noon. out-of-the-box church outreach. Dr. ‘‘Don’t forget the little people.’’ f Catt’s goal is to change the world from Who are these little people? I’ll tell you right now, these are millions of PRAYER Albany, Georgia. While this may sound and seem like a radical or even ridicu- moms and dads sitting at their dinner Reverend Michael Catt, Sherwood lous statement from a pastor in south- table tonight trying to cover their wor- Baptist Church, Albany, Georgia, of- west Georgia, it has, in fact, become a ried expression from their kids as they fered the following prayer: reality through Sherwood Pictures. Dr. look over their family finances, won- Lord God, I give thanks to live in a Catt has served as executive producer dering whether Congress is going to free land, blessed by You. Since the of ‘‘Flywheel,’’ ‘‘Facing the Giants,’’ step up to the plate and give them the days of the Pilgrims who sought free- ‘‘Fireproof,’’ and ‘‘Courageous.’’ Each tax break they so desperately deserve. dom from religious and political tyr- of these major motion pictures serves Only in Washington will people tell anny, You have blessed this land. You to influence the world for Christ. you you need to address our growing have guided us through wars, recession, I am honored to call Dr. Catt a out-of-control deficit by spending a and prosperity. We owe our existence friend, and I look forward to how God trillion dollars on tax breaks for mil- to Your sovereign hand. continues to use Dr. Catt in the future. lionaires and billionaires. And not just that. That puts us into further debt May those elected to represent the I ask my colleagues to welcome Dr. with the Chinese. I’ve got a problem people follow the teachings of Your Catt and his family as he leads us with that. Word. We pray for all in authority that today in opening prayer. we may live in peace. Please guide the It seems simple to me. If we want to Congress, regardless of political per- f cut our deficit, we cut spending, and we suasion, to follow the words of Micah 6: also ask those who benefited from tax He has told you, O man, what is good. ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE SPEAKER breaks for the last decade to pay their What does the Lord require of you but to do PRO TEMPORE fair share. Like many of us, I’m with the little justice, to love kindness, and to walk hum- The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mrs. people and I’m with the middle people. bly before your God? The voice of the Lord MILLER of Michigan). The Chair will Let’s vote for a middle class tax cut will call to the city. It is sound wisdom to entertain 15 further requests for 1- fear Your name. today. minute speeches from both sides of the In the name of my Lord Jesus, I pray. aisle. f Amen. STOP THE TAX HIKES f f (Mr. SAM JOHNSON of Texas asked THE JOURNAL THE POWER TO TAX IS THE and was given permission to address the House for 1 minute and to revise The SPEAKER. The Chair has exam- POWER TO DESTROY and extend his remarks.) ined the Journal of the last day’s pro- (Mr. POE of Texas asked and was Mr. SAM JOHNSON of Texas. Madam ceedings and announces to the House given permission to address the House Speaker, let the countdown begin. his approval thereof. for 1 minute and to revise and extend Come January 1, the President and the Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Jour- his remarks.) Democrats plan to raise taxes on hard- nal stands approved. Mr. POE of Texas. Madam Speaker, working families and small business. f ‘‘The last thing you want to do is to That’s right. Instead of reining in raise taxes in the middle of a recession their out-of-control spending, the PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE because that would take more demand President wants all Americans to hand The SPEAKER. Will the gentleman out of the economy and put business in over even more of their hard-earned from Colorado (Mr. PERLMUTTER) come a further hole.’’ money to the Federal Government. It’s forward and lead the House in the That’s what the President said in not smart to raise taxes ever, and cer- Pledge of Allegiance. 2009, but that was then and this is now. tainly not in a struggling economy. Mr. PERLMUTTER led the Pledge of If Congress doesn’t act, Americans will With 3 years of sky-high unemploy- Allegiance as follows: face higher taxes when the clock ment across the country, record-break- I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the strikes midnight on December 31 of ing deficits, and countless new rules United States of America, and to the Repub- this year. The President’s solution is and mandates coming from the White lic for which it stands, one nation under God, to raise taxes on some. That would House, the solution is simple: Stop indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. eliminate 700,000 jobs in our country; these job-killing tax hikes. f 60,000 of those would be lost in my It’s time to rewrite the Tax Code, home State of Texas. The tax increase work on pro-growth tax reform, and WELCOMING REVEREND MICHAEL will cost the average American a year’s get this economy working again. Stop CATT worth of groceries—$4,000. the Democrats’ massive tax hikes to (Mr. SHULER asked and was given Madam Speaker, almost half of pay for their Big Government agenda. permission to address the House for 1 Americans pay no Federal income tax The American people want, need, and minute.) at all. What we need are more tax- deserve better. Mr. SHULER. Mr. Speaker, I rise payers, not more taxes. We need to f today to recognize today’s guest chap- renew the so-called ‘‘Kennedy-Reagan- b 1210 lain, Dr. Michael Catt. Dr. Catt is the Bush tax cuts.’’ No tax increases on senior pastor at Sherwood Baptist Americans. Because the power to tax is DISESTABLISHMENT OF THE Church in Albany, Georgia. I’m hon- the power to destroy, and the last POSTAL SERVICE ored to welcome Dr. Catt, his wife, thing we should do is raise taxes in a (Mr. KUCINICH asked and was given Terri, and his daughter, Hayley, to the recession. permission to address the House for 1 U.S. House of Representatives today. And that’s just the way it is. minute.) VerDate Mar 15 2010 02:03 Aug 02, 2012 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00009 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K01AU7.017 H01AUPT1 smartinez on DSK6SPTVN1PROD with HOUSE.