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E PL UR UM IB N U U S Congressional Record United States th of America PROCEEDINGS AND DEBATES OF THE 111 CONGRESS, SECOND SESSION Vol. 156 WASHINGTON, TUESDAY, JUNE 8, 2010 No. 85 House of Representatives The House met at 2 p.m. and was I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the thorize appropriations for fiscal year called to order by the Speaker pro tem- United States of America, and to the Repub- 2011 for military activities of the De- pore (Ms. ZOE LOFGREN of California). lic for which it stands, one nation under God, partment of Defense, for military con- indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. f struction, and for defense activities of f the Department of Energy, to prescribe DESIGNATION OF THE SPEAKER COMMUNICATION FROM THE SER- military personnel strengths for such PRO TEMPORE GEANT AT ARMS OF THE HOUSE fiscal year, and for other purposes.’’. The SPEAKER pro tempore laid be- There was no objection. The SPEAKER pro tempore laid be- fore the House the following commu- f nication from the Speaker: fore the House the following commu- nication from Sarah Gerber, Office of FISCAL DISCIPLINE WASHINGTON, DC, June 8, 2010. the Sergeant at Arms: (Mrs. KIRKPATRICK of Arizona I hereby appoint the Honorable ZOE OFFICE OF THE SERGEANT AT ARMS, asked and was given permission to ad- LOFGREN to act as Speaker pro tempore on HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, dress the House for 1 minute and to re- this day. Washington, DC, June 3, 2010. vise and extend her remarks.) NANCY PELOSI, Hon. NANCY PELOSI, Mrs. KIRKPATRICK of Arizona. Speaker of the House of Representatives. Speaker, House of Representatives, Madam Speaker, the administration is Washington, DC. f DEAR MADAM SPEAKER: This is to notify acknowledging what I and folks across PRAYER you formally, pursuant to Rule VIII of the the country have been saying for Rules of the House of Representatives, that I months: The time for business as usual The Chaplain, the Reverend Daniel P. have been served with a trial subpoena in Washington is over and the time to Coughlin, offered the following prayer: issued by the Superior Court of the District cut spending is right now. Our demands God of wisdom and love, You are the of Columbia for testimony in a criminal for action are finally being heard. source of life and have gifted us with case. I have repeatedly called on the White many blessings. After consultation with the Office of Gen- House to crack down on this kind of eral Counsel, I have determined that compli- Open our minds and hearts to receive waste. If done right, this push could graciously the art of patience and the ance with the subpoena is consistent with the precedents and privileges of the House. mean real progress toward a balanced discipline of prudence. Sincerely, budget. But this is Washington, and ev- May all our decisions set us on the SARAH GERBER, eryone knows it’s easier to talk about path of truth and all our actions mani- Chamber Support Services. eliminating inefficiency than to make fest Your goodness. f the tough choices required to actually To You be honor and glory both now get it done. ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE SPEAKER and forever. Amen. We need to hold this plan to its PRO TEMPORE f promises. The Federal Government has The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- to fully commit to doing more with THE JOURNAL ant to clause 4 of rule I, the following less. Agencies must be creative and ag- The SPEAKER pro tempore. The enrolled bill was signed by the Speaker gressive, using 5 percent cuts at a min- Chair has examined the Journal of the on Monday, May 31, 2010: imum and not a final goal. This Con- last day’s proceedings and announces H.R. 5330, to amend the Antitrust gress should also play an active role in to the House her approval thereof. Criminal Penalty Enhancement and finding cost-effective ways to achieve Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Jour- Reform Act of 2004 to extend the oper- our goals. This is an opportunity that nal stands approved. ation of such Act, and for other pur- cannot be allowed to slip by. f poses. f PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE f CONGRESS MUST ACT TO AVERT A The SPEAKER pro tempore. Will the TITLE AMENDMENT TO H.R. 5136, DEBT CRISIS gentlewoman from North Carolina (Ms. NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZA- (Ms. FOXX asked and was given per- FOXX) come forward and lead the House TION ACT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2011 mission to address the House for 1 in the Pledge of Allegiance. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Without minute.) Ms. FOXX led the Pledge of Alle- objection, the title to H.R. 5136 is Ms. FOXX. Madam Speaker, we’ve giance as follows: amended so as to read: ‘‘A bill to au- got a debt problem in America. The b This symbol represents the time of day during the House proceedings, e.g., b 1407 is 2:07 p.m. Matter set in this typeface indicates words inserted or appended, rather than spoken, by a Member of the House on the floor. H4217 . VerDate Mar 15 2010 03:19 Oct 09, 2010 Jkt 089060 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\RECORD10\RECFILES\H08JN0.REC H08JN0 mmaher on DSK69SOYB1PROD with CONG-REC-ONLINE H4218 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE June 8, 2010 Federal Government keeps spending Daniels came and addressed the Con- Mr. BUCHANAN. Madam Speaker, money and running up the national gressional Health Care Caucus. He gave the national debt now exceeds $13 tril- credit card at a record clip: $8.5 trillion us some particular insights as to lion. It took 206 years to get the first over 10 years. Congress can’t just cross what’s been happening in his State of trillion dollars of national debt; the its fingers and hope everything works Indiana with regards to health care last trillion it took 6 months. If you out. That will only make the debt cri- costs. took 13 trillion dollars and stacked sis that much more severe for our chil- But, in particular, he expressed how them next to each other, you could go dren and grandchildren. distressed he was over the health care to Jupiter and back. We must start cutting spending and bill that this Congress passed in March. We talk about Greece and their chal- reducing the deficit now. To do other- He described it as a ‘‘lost opportunity lenges. We are the next Greece if we wise and watch as our national debt of historic proportions that perpet- don’t balance the budget and get seri- prepares to overtake us is reckless. It uates and extends the problems of the ous about our national debt and our is as if we are on the Titanic; we know existing system.’’ The plan is adminis- deficits. Last year, $1.4 trillion in def- there is an iceberg ahead of us in the tratively complex, and States, in fact, icit; this year, we are expected to ex- darkness, but we refuse to change have no hope of complying. In fact, the ceed $1.5 trillion. We need to balance course. No amount of denying our debt cost to States, the significant financial the budget now. crisis will change the fact that this ice- burden proposed to the States are truly My first year, 31⁄2 years ago, I intro- berg exists. We can avert disaster, but going to be obstacles. duced a balanced budget amendment we must act quickly to restore fiscal It’s odd. You know, every time con- that just says we don’t spend more responsibility before it is too late. sumer-directed health care posts a win, than we take in. We need to do that or we find a way not to recognize the suc- we are going to be the next Greece. f cess, but Governor Daniels has. He de- RECOGNIZING DETROIT TIGERS scribed us as heading at warp speed f PITCHER ARMANDO down a dead-end road with a debt bur- DAY 50 OF THE GULF OIL GALARRAGA’S NEAR PERFECT den that threatens the actual vitality DISASTER GAME of our Republic. There is a better way. The simple (Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN asked and was (Mr. DINGELL asked and was given given permission to address the House permission to address the House for 1 truth is that something magic happens when people spend their own money. for 1 minute and to revise and extend minute and to revise and extend his re- her remarks.) marks.) Governor Daniels, employing a system of consumer-directed health care in his Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN. Madam Speak- Mr. DINGELL. Madam Speaker, I er, in the last 50 days, approximately 35 rise today to honor the Detroit Tigers State of Indiana, has held health care costs down by 11 percent in the past million gallons of oil have spewed into and the pitcher Armando Galarraga for the gulf, resulting in the worst envi- his spectacular performance against year. I wish Medicare and Medicaid could say the same. ronmental disaster in American his- the Cleveland Indians last week. Dur- tory. The oil spill has destroyed wild- ing a game on June 2, Galarraga threw f life, wreaked havoc on our marine eco- 82⁄3 innings perfectly against Cleveland, MISTAKEN SUDAN POLICY systems, and debilitated thousands of without giving up a hit, walk, or error. (Mr. WOLF asked and was given per- families who depend on fishing and On what would have been his 27th mission to address the House for 1 tourism for their way of life.