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Congressional Record United States Th of America PROCEEDINGS and DEBATES of the 112 CONGRESS, FIRST SESSION E PL UR UM IB N U U S Congressional Record United States th of America PROCEEDINGS AND DEBATES OF THE 112 CONGRESS, FIRST SESSION Vol. 157 WASHINGTON, THURSDAY, MARCH 3, 2011 No. 31 House of Representatives The House met at 10 a.m. and was Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Jour- eral Government cannot afford to be called to order by the Speaker pro tem- nal stands approved. throwing away the people’s money on pore (Mr. POE of Texas). f wasteful programs. Efficiency should f be at the forefront of all Federal spend- PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE ing to promote small-business job cre- DESIGNATION OF THE SPEAKER The SPEAKER pro tempore. Will the ation. I commend the efforts of Senator PRO TEMPORE gentleman from South Carolina (Mr. TOM COBURN of Oklahoma for being a The SPEAKER pro tempore laid be- WILSON) come forward and lead the driving force behind the study to un- fore the House the following commu- House in the Pledge of Allegiance. cover the overlapping of these pro- nication from the Speaker: Mr. WILSON of South Carolina led grams. WASHINGTON, DC, the Pledge of Allegiance as follows: In conclusion, God bless our troops, March 3, 2011. I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the and we will never forget September the I hereby appoint the Honorable TED POE to United States of America, and to the Repub- 11th in the global war on terrorism. act as Speaker pro tempore on this day. lic for which it stands, one nation under God, JOHN A. BOEHNER, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. Speaker of the House of Representatives. f f f ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE SPEAKER REPUBLICAN BUDGET PRAYER PRO TEMPORE (Mr. BACA asked and was given per- The Chaplain, the Reverend Daniel P. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The mission to address the House for 1 Coughlin, offered the following prayer: Chair will entertain up to 10 requests minute.) Lord God, so caught up in the prob- for 1-minute speeches on each side of Mr. BACA. Mr. Speaker, creating lems and responsibilities of human life the aisle. jobs and strengthening the economy and the common good of the Nation, f must be the number one priority in Congress takes a moment to turn to Congress. Unemployment across the You. GAO STUDY: BILLIONS OF Nation remains far too high. In my dis- Our selective memory recalls only DOLLARS GOING TO WASTE trict, unemployment still remains near pieces of the past. With limited vision (Mr. WILSON of South Carolina 14 percent. Yet instead of focusing on of the future, we glimpse only some of asked and was given permission to ad- creating jobs, the Republican budget the consequences of our actions or our dress the House for 1 minute and to re- plan passed last month would cause failure to act today. vise and extend his remarks.) 700,000 Americans to lose their jobs. But in You is found the beginning Mr. WILSON of South Carolina. Mr. They will struggle to put food on the and the end of everything. Be present Speaker, Damian Paletta of the Wall table. to us in this our day. Street Journal reported on the study As we try to handle as much as we by the Government Accountability Of- This budget is an assault on middle- are able, free us by renewed faith in fice revealing bloated budgets in gov- and low-income families. Thousands of Your guidance and goodness. In this ernment programs. The study exam- teachers will be laid off, job training ever-changing world, help us to place ined a number of Federal agencies and programs across the country will be our trust in You, Heavenly Father. For found duplicative overlaps leading to eliminated, Pell Grants will be slashed You manage all natural events and wasteful spending of the taxpayers’ for low-income college students, and human affairs to achieve Your holy money. The GAO found inefficiencies investment in education will decrease. will for us and all Your children both with 82 Federal programs to improve And now the Republicans are pro- now and forever. teacher quality, 56 programs to help posing yet another tax on middle class Amen. people gain a working knowledge of fi- families to pay for the 1099 reporting f nances, and 47 Federal programs for job fix. training and employment. The study I urge my Republican friends to THE JOURNAL concluded that the effectiveness of stand with the American middle class The SPEAKER pro tempore. The many of these programs has not been families and break free from the right- Chair has examined the Journal of the assessed. wing extremists. Let’s work together last day’s proceedings and announces At a time when the President pro- on a real budget that creates jobs and to the House his approval thereof. poses trillion-dollar deficits, the Fed- responsibly lowers the deficit. 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. H1527 . VerDate Mar 15 2010 02:54 Mar 04, 2011 Jkt 099060 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A03MR7.000 H03MRPT1 smartinez on DSKB9S0YB1PROD with HOUSE H1528 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE March 3, 2011 FOREIGN CRIMINALS WON’T GO PORT OF SAVANNAH This is not a gay rights issue. This is HOME (Mr. BARROW asked and was given a separation of powers issue. (Mr. POE of Texas asked and was permission to address the House for 1 f given permission to address the House minute and to revise and extend his re- HONORING THE NOGALES for 1 minute.) marks.) APACHES ON WINNING THE ARI- Mr. POE of Texas. Mr. Speaker, there Mr. BARROW. Mr. Speaker, I rise ZONA STATE HIGH SCHOOL DIVI- are thousands of foreign criminals in today in support of America’s ports, es- SION 4A–1 BASKETBALL CHAM- the United States prisons. Up to 19 per- pecially the one in Savannah, Georgia. PIONSHIP cent of our jails house criminal aliens. After spending last week touring the (Mr. GRIJALVA asked and was given These do not include immigration vio- rural areas of my district, it’s hard to permission to address the House for 1 lations either. They have been con- overstate the Savannah port’s impor- minute.) victed of everything from rape, robbery tance, even for areas outside of Savan- Mr. GRIJALVA. Mr. Speaker, I rise and murder. Then, after they serve nah. today to congratulate the Nogales their sentence, when we try to deport The Port of Savannah—the fastest Apaches on winning the Arizona State them, many of their native countries growing port in the Nation and the sec- High School Division 4A–1 basketball won’t take them back. ond largest on the east coast—supports championship. The number of foreign criminals in more than 295,000 jobs and contributes The Apaches’ victory over Scottsdale this situation is staggering. There are over $15 billion in income to Georgia’s Saguaro to win the title on Saturday over 140,000 of these outlaws that have economy. It’s also a major economic came after their upset victory of the been sent home but won’t go back. So hub for a 26-State region that stretches top-ranked Glendale Kellis team on what do we do? By law they get a get- deep into the Midwestern part of the Thursday. This win marked the first out-of-jail-free card to live in the country. time in 28 years that a Nogales school United States because we cannot per- Farmers, manufacturers, and miners has reached a championship game in manently keep these misfits in jail. ship product in and out of the port. any sport. So this is a particularly The worst offending countries in- And for thousands of small businesses gratifying victory. clude Cuba, China, India, Jamaica and around the country, the Savannah port Coach Ricardo De La Riva deserves a Pakistan. Maybe we should stop for- is their sole access to the rest of the great deal of credit for leading his eign aid altogether or refuse to issue world. team through the season, through the legal visas to these countries that Let’s make sure our goods can reach upset victories, and through the long refuse to take back their criminals. international markets and get America process of building a successful and co- There must be unpleasant con- back to work. I urge my colleagues to hesive team. sequences for countries that refuse to invest in our ports so that we can com- pete in today’s economy and the econ- This is a group that truly plays with take their convicted nationals back heart. It represents the best of the home. omy of the future. f community, as shown by the seven bus- And that’s just the way it is. loads of fans who traveled for several DEFENSE OF MARRIAGE ACT hours from Nogales to Glendale for the f (Mr. FARENTHOLD asked and was championship game. As Coach De La Riva told the Ari- THE PATIENCE OF AMERICA IS given permission to address the House zona Daily Star after the game: ‘‘This WEARING THIN, AND SO IS MINE for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.) is a true team. We don’t have stars. We (Mr. PENCE asked and was given per- Mr. FARENTHOLD. Mr. Speaker, on don’t have egos.
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