H232 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE January 13, 2015 May God rest in peace those who PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE North Carolina; Mr. Bucshon; Mr. Flores; have died at the hands of terrorists, Mrs. Brooks of Indiana; Mr. Mullin; Mr. Hud- The SPEAKER pro tempore. Will the son; Mr. Collins of New York; and Mr. and we ask for a unified global re- gentleman from Louisiana (Mr. BOU- sponse. Cramer. STANY) come forward and lead the COMMITTEE ON FINANCIAL SERVICES: Mr. f House in the Pledge of Allegiance. King of New York; Mr. Royce; Mr. Lucas; Mr. Mr. BOUSTANY led the Pledge of Al- Garrett; Mr. Neugebauer; Mr. McHenry; Mr. RECESS legiance as follows: Pearce; Mr. Posey; Mr. Fitzpatrick; Mr. Westmoreland; Mr. Luetkemeyer; Mr. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the ant to clause 12(a) of rule I, the Chair Huizenga of Michigan; Mr. Duffy; Mr. Hurt of United States of America, and to the Repub- Virginia; Mr. Stivers; Mr. Fincher; Mr. declares the House in recess until noon lic for which it stands, one nation under God, Stutzman; Mr. Mulvaney; Mr. Hultgren; Mr. today. indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. Ross; Mr. Pittenger; Mrs. Wagner; Mr. Barr; Accordingly (at 10 o’clock and 48 f Mr. Rothfus; Mr. Messer; Mr. Schweikert; minutes a.m.), the House stood in re- ELECTING MEMBERS TO CERTAIN Mr. Dold; Mr. Guinta; Mr. Tipton; Mr. Wil- cess. liams; Mr. Poliquin; Mrs. Love; and Mr. Hill. STANDING COMMITTEES OF THE COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN AFFAIRS: Mr. Smith f HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES of New Jersey; Ms. Ros-Lehtinen; Mr. Rohr- b 1200 Mr. MESSER. Mr. Speaker, by direc- abacher; Mr. Chabot; Mr. Wilson of South tion of the Republican Conference, I Carolina; Mr. McCaul; Mr. Poe of Texas; Mr. AFTER RECESS Salmon; Mr. Issa; Mr. Marino; Mr. Duncan of offer a privileged resolution and ask South Carolina; Mr. Brooks of Alabama; Mr. The recess having expired, the House for its immediate consideration. Cook; Mr. Weber of Texas; Mr. Perry; Mr. was called to order by the Speaker pro The Clerk read the resolution, as fol- DeSantis; Mr. Meadows; Mr. Yoho; Mr. Claw- tempore (Mr. POE of Texas) at noon. lows: son of Florida; Mr. DesJarlais; Mr. Ribble; Mr. Trott; Mr. Zeldin; and Mr. Emmer of f H. RES. 29 Resolved, That the following named Mem- Minnesota. COMMITTEE ON HOMELAND SECURITY: Mr. PRAYER bers be, and are hereby, elected to the fol- Smith of Texas; Mr. King of New York; Mr. lowing standing committees of the House of The Chaplain, the Reverend Patrick Rogers of Alabama; Mrs. Miller of Michigan; Representatives: J. Conroy, offered the following prayer: Mr. Duncan of South Carolina; Mr. Marino; COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE: Mr. Good- Mr. Palazzo; Mr. Barletta; Mr. Perry; Mr. Almighty God, we give You thanks latte; Mr. Lucas; Mr. King of Iowa; Mr. Clawson of Florida; Mr. Katko; Mr. Hurd of for giving us another day. Neugebauer; Mr. Rogers of Alabama; Mr. Texas; Mr. Carter of Georgia; Mr. Walker; Bless the Members of this people’s Thompson of ; Mr. Gibbs; Mr. Mr. Loudermilk; Ms. McSally; and Mr. House. Help them to walk in the light, Austin Scott of Georgia; Mr. Crawford; Mr. Ratcliffe. DesJarlais; Mr. Gibson; Mrs. Hartzler; Mr. to share their strengths, and to build COMMITTEE ON THE JUDICIARY: Mr. Sensen- upon their common desire for the good Benishek; Mr. Denham; Mr. LaMalfa; Mr. brenner; Mr. Smith of Texas; Mr. Chabot; of our Nation that they might better Rodney Davis of ; Mr. Yoho; Mrs. Mr. Issa; Mr. Forbes; Mr. King of Iowa; Mr. attend to the important issues of our Walorski; Mr. Allen; Mr. Mike Bost of Illi- Franks of ; Mr. Gohmert; Mr. Jordan; nois; Mr. Rouzer; Mr. Abraham; Mr. Emmer day. Mr. Poe of Texas; Mr. Chaffetz; Mr. Marino; of Minnesota; Mr. Moolenaar; and Mr. Mr. Gowdy; Mr. Labrador; Mr. Farenthold; May they think clearly, speak con- Newhouse. fidently, and act courageously to make Mr. Collins of Georgia; Mr. DeSantis; Mrs. COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS: Mr. Mimi Walters of California; Mr. Buck; Mr. our Nation better today than it was Frelinghuysen; Mr. Aderholt; Ms. Granger; Ratcliffe; Mr. Trott; and Mr. Bishop of yesterday. If it be Your will, we ask Mr. Simpson; Mr. Culberson; Mr. Crenshaw; Michigan. that men and women of good will from Mr. Carter of Texas; Mr. Calvert; Mr. Cole; COMMITTEE ON NATURAL RESOURCES: Mr. both sides of the political aisle might Mr. Diaz-Balart; Mr. Dent; Mr. Graves of Young of Alaska; Mr. Gohmert; Mr. Lam- cooperate in the forming of law and Georgia; Mr. Yoder; Mr. Womack; Mr. For- born; Mr. Wittman; Mr. Fleming; Mr. tenberry; Mr. Rooney of Florida; Mr. policy. McClintock; Mr. Thompson of Pennsylvania; Fleischmann; Ms. Herrera Beutler; Mr. Mrs. Lummis; Mr. Benishek; Mr. Duncan of May we be forever grateful for the Joyce; Mr. Valadao; Mr. Harris; Mrs. Roby; blessings our Nation enjoys and appro- South Carolina; Mr. Gosar; Mr. Labrador; Mr. Amodei; Mr. Stewart; Mr. Rigell; Mr. Mr. LaMalfa; Mr. Byrne; Mr. Denham; Mr. priately generous with what we have to Jolly; Mr. Young of Iowa; and Mr. Jenkins of Cook; Mr. Westerman; Mr. Graves of Lou- help those among us who are in need. West Virginia. isiana; Mr. Newhouse; Mr. Zinke; Mr. Jody May all that is done this day be for COMMITTEE ON ARMED SERVICES: Mr. Jones; Hice of Georgia; Mrs. Radewagen; Mr. Mac- Your greater honor and glory. Mr. Forbes; Mr. Miller of Florida; Mr. Wilson Arthur; Mr. Mooney of West Virginia; and Amen. of South Carolina; Mr. LoBiondo; Mr. Bishop Mr. Hardy. of Utah; Mr. Turner; Mr. Kline; Mr. Rogers of COMMITTEE ON OVERSIGHT AND GOVERNMENT f Alabama; Mr. Franks of Arizona; Mr. Shu- REFORM: Mr. Mica; Mr. Turner; Mr. Duncan ster; Mr. Conaway; Mr. Lamborn; Mr. Witt- THE JOURNAL of Tennessee; Mr. Jordan; Mr. Walberg; Mr. man; Mr. Hunter; Mr. Fleming; Mr. Coffman; Amash; Mr. Gosar; Mr. DesJarlais; Mr. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Mr. Gibson; Mrs. Hartzler; Mr. Heck of Ne- Gowdy; Mr. Farenthold; Mrs. Lummis; Mr. Chair has examined the Journal of the vada; Mr. Austin Scott of Georgia; Mr. Massie; Mr. Meadows; Mr. DeSantis; Mr. last day’s proceedings and announces Palazzo; Mr. Brooks of Alabama; Mr. Nugent; Mulvaney; Mr. Buck; Mr. Walker; Mr. Blum; Mr. Cook; Mr. Bridenstine; Mr. Wenstrup; Mr. of Georgia; Mr. Russell; Mr. to the House his approval thereof. Mrs. Walorski; Mr. Byrne; Mr. Graves of Mis- Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Jour- Carter of Georgia; Mr. Grothman; Mr. Hurd souri; Mr. Zinke; Ms. Stefanik; Ms. McSally; of Texas; and Mr. Palmer. nal stands approved. Mr. Knight; and Mr. MacArthur. COMMITTEE ON SCIENCE, SPACE, AND TECH- Mr. LAMALFA. Mr. Speaker, pursu- COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION AND THE WORK- NOLOGY: Mr. Sensenbrenner; Mr. Rohr- ant to clause 1, rule I, I demand a vote FORCE: Mr. Wilson of South Carolina; Ms. abacher; Mr. Lucas; Mr. Neugebauer; Mr. on agreeing to the Speaker’s approval Foxx; Mr. Hunter; Mr. Roe of Tennessee; Mr. McCaul; Mr. Palazzo; Mr. Brooks of Ala- of the Journal. Thompson of Pennsylvania; Mr. Walberg; Mr. bama; Mr. Hultgren; Mr. Posey; Mr. Massie; The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Salmon; Mr. Guthrie; Mr. Rokita; Mr. Mr. Bridenstine; Mr. Weber of Texas; Mr. Barletta; Mr. Heck of Nevada; Mr. Messer; question is on the Speaker’s approval Johnson of Ohio; Mr. Moolenaar; Mr. Knight; Mr. Byrne; Mr. Brat; Mr. Carter of Georgia; Mr. Babin; Mr. Westerman; Mrs. Comstock; of the Journal. Mr. Bishop of Michigan; Mr. Grothman; Mr. Mr. Newhouse; Mr. Palmer; and Mr. The question was taken; and the Russell; Mr. Curbelo of Florida; Ms. Loudermilk. Speaker pro tempore announced that Stefanik; and Mr. Allen. COMMITTEE ON SMALL BUSINESS: Mr. King the ayes appeared to have it. COMMITTEE ON ENERGY AND COMMERCE: Mr. of Iowa; Mr. Luetkemeyer; Mr. Hanna; Mr. Mr. LAMALFA. Mr. Speaker, on that Barton; Mr. Whitfield; Mr. Shimkus; Mr. Huelskamp; Mr. Rice of South Carolina; Mr. I demand the yeas and nays. Pitts; Mr. Walden; Mr. Murphy of Pennsyl- Gibson; Mr. Brat; Mrs. Radewagen; Mr. The yeas and nays were ordered. vania; Mr. Burgess; Mrs. Blackburn; Mr. Sca- Knight; Mr. Hurd of Texas; Mr. Curbelo of lise; Mr. Latta; Mrs. McMorris Rodgers; Mr. Florida; Mr. Mike Bost of Illinois; and Mr. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- Harper; Mr. Lance; Mr. Guthrie; Mr. Olson; Hardy. ant to clause 8, rule XX, further pro- Mr. McKinley; Mr. Pompeo; Mr. Kinzinger of COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION AND INFRA- ceedings on this question will be post- Illinois; Mr. Griffith; Mr. Bilirakis; Mr. STRUCTURE: Mr. Young of Alaska; Mr. Dun- poned. Johnson of Ohio; Mr. Long; Mrs. Ellmers of can of Tennessee; Mr. Mica; Mr. LoBiondo;

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As Members, we must always Mr. Massie; Mr. Rice of South Carolina; Mr. As Mr. Grant prepares to retire on Meadows; Mr. Perry; Mr. Rodney Davis of Il- stay connected with our constituents linois; Mr. Sanford; Mr. Woodall; Mr. Rokita; Thursday, I wish him many days that without falling prey to special inter- Mr. Katko; Mr. Babin; Mr. Hardy; Mr. Cos- reflect his outstanding service to ests. tello of Pennsylvania; Mr. Graves of Lou- Craighead County agriculture. Mr. It is not always the most popular of isiana; Mrs. Mimi Walters of California; Mrs. Speaker, please join me and all of choices, but I was sent to Washington Comstock; Mr. Curbelo of Florida; Mr. northeast Arkansas in honoring the to serve the people, and I believe that Rouzer; and Mr. Zeldin. service of Eric Grant and wishing him term limits are needed to ensure that COMMITTEE ON VETERANS’ AFFAIRS: Mr. a happy retirement. we never lose sight of why we are here. Lamborn; Mr. Bilirakis; Mr. Roe of Ten- nessee; Mr. Benishek; Mr. Huelskamp; Mr. f f Coffman; Mr. Wenstrup; Mrs. Walorski; Mr. THE SECURE RURAL SCHOOLS RAISE THE MINIMUM WAGE NOW Abraham; Mr. Zeldin; Mr. Costello of Penn- PROGRAM NEEDS TO BE REAU- (Mr. HIGGINS asked and was given sylvania; Mrs. Radewagen; and Mr. Mike THORIZED Bost of Illinois. permission to address the House for 1 COMMITTEE ON WAYS AND MEANS: Mr. Sam (Mr. KILMER asked and was given minute.) Johnson of Texas; Mr. Brady of Texas; Mr. permission to address the House for 1 Mr. HIGGINS. Mr. Speaker, 29 Nunes; Mr. Tiberi; Mr. Reichert; Mr. Bou- minute.) States, including my home State of stany; Mr. Roskam; Mr. Tom Price of Geor- Mr. KILMER. Mr. Speaker, I rise New York, and the District of Colum- gia; Mr. Buchanan; Mr. Smith of Nebraska; today to call for the House to imme- bia guarantee a minimum wage higher Mr. Schock; Ms. Jenkins of Kansas; Mr. diately take up legislation to reauthor- than that required by Federal law. Paulsen; Mr. Marchant; Mrs. Black; Mr. ize the Secure Rural Schools program. These States recognize that $7.25 an Reed; Mr. Young of Indiana; Mr. Kelly of For more than 100 years, the Federal hour is not enough to support an indi- Pennsylvania; Mr. Renacci; Mr. Meehan; Government has recognized the finan- Mrs. Noem; Mr. Holding; and Mr. Smith of vidual or a family of four’s basic needs. Missouri. cial stresses that national forest land No American who works full time puts on local communities. The failure should have to live in poverty. Mr. MESSER (during the reading). of Congress to reauthorize this pro- Because the minimum wage has not Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent gram at the end of the last Congress kept pace with inflation, today, it that the resolution be considered as has resulted in significant budget gaps holds less buying power than it did in read and printed in the RECORD. and enormous uncertainty for county 1981. This is unacceptable. Raising the The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there governments in my State and through- minimum wage will not only increase objection to the request of the gen- out the country. earnings for millions, but it will also tleman from Indiana? School districts across the country increase consumer demand by bol- There was no objection. are poring over their books, figuring stering the purchasing power of low-in- The resolution was agreed to. out how to scale back essential serv- come Americans. A motion to reconsider was laid on ices that they provide to students, to Eighty-eight percent of those who the table. our kids, and to their families. would benefit from a Federal minimum f In Washington State, one county has wage increase are 20 years old or older ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE SPEAKER seen its budget for the sheriff’s office and 55 percent are women. While New PRO TEMPORE cut in half, making layoffs inevitable. York is on track to increase its min- The region I represent, Jefferson Coun- imum wage to $9 by 2016, State-by- The SPEAKER pro tempore. The ty, is now struggling to repair a key State increases are not enough. Six- Chair will entertain up to 15 requests access road that was washed out from a teen States remain at or below the for 1-minute speeches on each side of storm. Federal level, and disparities between the aisle. Without Secure Rural Schools fund- the States creates economic uncer- f ing to complete the repairs, the county tainty. HONORING ERIC GRANT ON HIS is left hoping a State emergency dec- The time to raise the Federal min- RETIREMENT laration will provide needed funds. imum wage is now. Other counties are facing similar (Mr. CRAWFORD asked and was f projects in limbo. given permission to address the House Mr. Speaker, let’s maintain our Fed- THE PRESIDENT’S IMMIGRATION for 1 minute.) eral obligation to rural and timber ACTIONS Mr. CRAWFORD. Mr. Speaker, I rise communities and work in a bipartisan (Mrs. WALORSKI asked and was today in recognition of my friend Eric fashion to pass legislation that reau- given permission to address the House Grant, an extension agent for the Uni- thorizes and funds this critical pro- for 1 minute and to revise and extend versity of Arkansas Division of Agri- gram as soon as possible. her remarks.) culture who will retire this week after f Mrs. WALORSKI. Mr. Speaker, I rise 28 years of service to agriculture in my today in support of our opportunity as home county, Craighead County. CONGRESS NEEDS TERM LIMITS a Congress to stop an unconstitutional For nearly three decades, Mr. Grant (Mr. WALKER asked and was given action by the President and allow Con- has faithfully dedicated himself to all permission to address the House for 1 gress to perform its constitutional re- aspects of agriculture, including row minute and to revise and extend his re- sponsibilities: to write and create the crops, livestock, horticulture, family marks.) laws of this great land. and consumer sciences, and 4–H. While Mr. WALKER. Mr. Speaker, it is a Article I, section 8 of the Constitu- Mr. Grant has rightfully earned a rep- true honor to be here today, and I am tion is clear. It is Congress’ responsi- utation throughout northeast Arkan- humbled to serve in Washington fol- bility to write the law; the President’s sas for knowing his trade, he has done lowing the Honorable Howard Coble. job is to simply enforce those laws. so while cultivating meaningful and Before ever arriving in these hallowed Unfortunately, President Obama has lasting relationships as well. Our re- Halls, I made a promise to always put initiated some of the largest executive gion’s agricultural producers and fami- the people before the politics. power grabs in American history by lies have not only contacted him seek- Each day upon entering this most unilaterally rewriting our Nation’s im- ing information from a trusted adviser, historic place, I am reminded that this migration laws. These actions have ig- they have also reached out to him as House belongs to the people. This past nored the will of the American people. friends. November, these same individuals This week, the House will address I can speak from experience about voiced their strong desire for change— those reforms and prevent the Presi- how Mr. Grant has helped me through- real change—with fresh faces and new dent and future Presidents from abus- out the years, whether it involved my ideas. ing that authority, breaking the law,

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