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Vol. 159 WASHINGTON, FRIDAY, AUGUST 2, 2013 No. 114 House of Representatives The House met at 9 a.m. and was PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE sured that the legislation and edu- called to order by the Speaker. The SPEAKER. Will the gentleman cation of Members improved with it. Carla was laid to rest in her beloved f from Illinois (Mr. SHIMKUS) come forward and lead the House in the Pledge North Dakota. She will be missed by us and the first responder community PRAYER of Allegiance. throughout this country. The Chaplain, the Reverend Patrick Mr. SHIMKUS led the Pledge of Alle- J. Conroy, offered the following prayer: giance as follows: f Dear Lord, we give You thanks for I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the IN TRIBUTE TO CAPTAIN PATRICK giving us another day. United States of America, and to the Repub- LEFERE We come to You as a Nation in the lic for which it stands, one nation under God, (Mr. GARCIA asked and was given indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. midst of great uncertainty and worry. permission to address the House for 1 As people look for causes and solu- f minute and to revise and extend his re- tions, the temptation is great to seek ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE SPEAKER marks.) ideological position. The SPEAKER. The Chair will enter- Mr. GARCIA. Mr. Speaker, I rise We ask that You might send Your tain up to five requests for 1-minute today to pay tribute to Captain Lefere, spirit of peace and reconciliation, that speeches on each side of the aisle. who recently retired after 27 years of instead of ascendancy over opponents, service in the United States Navy. the Members of this people’s House, f Captain Lefere has a proven commit- and all elected to represent our Nation, IN MEMORY OF CARLA ANDERSON ment of valor to his country by fight- might work together, humbly, recog- (Mr. SHIMKUS asked and was given ing for freedom and democracy nizing the best in each other’s hopes, permission to address the House for 1 throughout the world. In his 27 years of to bring stability and direction toward minute and to revise and extend his re- service, he completed four different deployments and will be remembered in a strong future. marks.) the service for his strong character, This Chamber will soon be silent, Mr. SHIMKUS. Mr. Speaker, I rise to work ethic, and love of country. Members gone for the August recess. remember and recall the life of Carla It is with pleasure that we can say The weather continues to damage Anderson. Carla passed away on July 23 crops, the economy continues to strug- that Captain Lefere will continue his after a month-long fight against an in- career in public service as a director of gle, sequestration threatens interests fection. She was 52, a loving mother, of all Americans from a myriad of operations and planning in the Monroe devoted wife, and the successful deputy County School Board. points of view. executive director of the Next Genera- During these coming weeks, may all Mr. Speaker, I would like to extend tion 9–1-1 Institute. It was in this ca- my best wishes to Captain Lefere on Americans find respite from their pacity that I had the real privilege to struggles, and may all Members of this his retirement and in particular to his work with her. family and to his wife, Wendy. Our people’s House find rest and resolve to The 9–1-1 Institute became the Next return to the service of these United thanks for his continuing contribution Generation 9–1-1 Institute as tech- to our country and our community. States as citizens empowered by their nology continued to move forward. constituents to address the needs of f Congresswoman ANNA ESHOO and I the Nation. worked closely with the institute in COMBATING SEX TRAFFICKING May all that is done be for Your our position as cochairs of the congres- (Mr. PAULSEN asked and was given greater honor and glory. sional E911 Caucus. permission to address the House for 1 Amen. Carla’s hard work played a vital role minute and to revise and extend his re- f in the passage and enactment of sig- marks.) nificant legislation passed by Congress Mr. PAULSEN. Mr. Speaker, I rise THE JOURNAL to advance 911 services. In so doing, today to bring attention to the sad The SPEAKER. The Chair has exam- many lives have been saved, as first re- truth about sex trafficking in the ined the Journal of the last day’s pro- sponders throughout the country can- United States. The Department of Jus- ceedings and announces to the House not only receive calls, but identify the tice reports that between 2008 and 2010, his approval thereof. location of the call. In the first re- 83 percent of sex trafficking victims Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Jour- sponder community, time saves lives; found in this country were U.S. citi- nal stands approved. and as technology improved, Carla en- zens and 40 percent of cases involved

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VerDate Mar 15 2010 01:59 Aug 03, 2013 Jkt 029060 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A02AU7.000 H02AUPT1 pwalker on DSK7TPTVN1PROD with HOUSE H5352 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE August 2, 2013 the sexual exploitation of children. ing jobs. Last year, the administration nounce the very first recipient of my Just this week, the FBI rescued 105 enacted 1,172 new regulations, which is Citizen Hero Award. I’m so blessed to children from exploitation in 76 U.S. 16 percent more than 2011. At the cur- represent the great people of the 14th cities, including one from my home rent rate the administration operates, District of Illinois. State in Minnesota. increasing regulations have become the I created this award to honor exem- Sadly, this is an all-too-common oc- new normal. plary constituents in my district who currence. The FBI has identified the House Republicans have a plan to inspire others with their meritorious Twin Cities as one of the Nation’s 13 stop the record-breaking volume of red actions. It’s my distinct pleasure to an- largest centers for child prostitution. tape on small businesses. This week, nounce Pingree Grove’s Adam That is why I’ve introduced the Child House Republicans passed legislation Castellanos as the award’s first recipi- Sex Trafficking Data and Response Act to address this government abuse. ent. For over 6 years, he has served as with Congresswoman SLAUGHTER, my America’s job creators should be more a TSA officer at Chicago O’Hare Inter- colleague. We need to improve data concerned about creating jobs than national Airport. systems that track missing children, as worrying about complying with con- While on duty last month, Adam well as provide proper designation to fusing mandates. American taxpayers Castellanos, along with his Transpor- ensure that the victims receive the should be able to keep their hard- tation Security Administration col- care and help they need. earned money, provide for their fami- leagues, Jacob Neal and Marvin Jack- Through increased awareness and a lies rather than facing the burden of son, helped save a passenger’s life. better understanding of this issue, as higher taxes. Upon discovering the passenger had well as compassion for the victims of It’s time to put our economy back on passed out and was unconscious, Adam sex trafficking, we can take real steps track to job creation. It’s my hope that grabbed the closest AED unit and to make sure we stop the abuse of our the President and Senate will join with brought it to the man’s side while his most vulnerable. us to make full-time job creation the colleagues called paramedics and per- new normal. formed CPR. I commend their quick- f In conclusion, God bless our troops, thinking teamwork to save the man’s GOING HOME IS UNACCEPTABLE and we will never forget September the life. 11th in the global war on terrorism. (Mr. WALZ asked and was given per- Mr. Castellanos, thank you for your mission to address the House for 1 f service. It is my pleasure to represent minute and to revise and extend his re- MEDICARE you, and I extend my heartfelt grati- marks.) (Mr. CICILLINE asked and was given tude with this award. Mr. WALZ. Mr. Speaker, I have a permission to address the House for 1 f simple question: Why are we going minute.) JOBS AND JUSTICE home in August? It’s really not a rhe- Mr. CICILLINE. Mr. Speaker, 48 torical question. years ago this week, President Lyndon (Ms. KELLY of Illinois asked and was All across southern Minnesota and Johnson signed into law legislation given permission to address the House across this country, farmers and ranch- that formally established Medicare and for 1 minute.) ers have been up for hours quietly Medicaid—promises to seniors that fol- Ms. KELLY of Illinois. Mr. Speaker, going about their business of feeding, lowing a lifetime of hard work, they’d this month, America celebrates the clothing, and powering the world; and be able to retire with economic secu- 50th anniversary of the historic March here we sit a year later without a farm rity and peace of mind and always have on Washington where men and women bill to give them the certainty they’ve access to the guarantee of quality, af- of all backgrounds rallied for the cause asked for. fordable health care. of jobs and freedom. We disagreed on how the farm bill For nearly half a century, Medicare The march proved instrumental in was done here, but this House passed has provided critical benefits and advancing civil rights in America and one, the Senate passed one; and just health care services for seniors in my helped in passing the Civil Rights Act like that Saturday morning cartoon, home State of Rhode Island and all of 1964 and the Voting Rights Act of ‘‘I’m just a bill sitting on Capitol Hill,’’ across this country. Today, nearly 1965. we have to get together to finish that. 200,000 Rhode Islanders receive Medi- In remembering that the march was That’s called a conference. The Senate care benefits. Despite it’s remarkable about jobs, it’s important that we re- appointed their conferees. All you have success, the promise made through member that this Congress has yet to to do, Mr. Speaker—very seldom do Medicare has come under attack in re- bring a jobs bill to the floor. As we re- you get this simple choice—is appoint cent years from my friends on the call what the march did to advance conferees and finish our business for other side of the aisle. freedom, we should remember that the America or go on vacation. That’s the This week, instead of working with recent Supreme Court ruling on voting choice you get today. Democrats to address the many chal- rights left it up to Democrats and Re- I taught sixth grade for many years. lenges facing our country, House Re- publicans in Congress to work out a bi- The rule in our class was you don’t go publicans are holding their 40th vote to partisan path to protect voters from to recess until you finish your work. I undermine the Affordable Care Act, a discrimination and from being disen- often hear from my friends that we historic health care reform that franchised. need to run government like a busi- strengthens Medicare and ensures it The need for folks to come together ness. What business owner shuts the can continue to serve seniors today and on behalf of jobs and justice is as im- door and goes home before finishing for generations to come. portant now as it was 50 years ago. Our critical work? Our constituents deserve better. Nation is made better when we march Appoint conferees, finish the farm Let’s set aside partisan politics and together to overcome the challenges of bill, give certainty, do your work that commit to preserving Medicare so it our times. I urge my colleagues to we’re being paid for, and finish the will continue to provide critical bene- unite and pass a jobs bill that is good farm bill. fits for hardworking seniors in my for American workers and to take the f home State of Rhode Island and all steps necessary to protect every Amer- ican’s right to vote. ADMINISTRATION REGULATIONS across this great Nation. The march continues. DESTROY JOBS f f (Mr. WILSON of South Carolina CITIZEN HERO AWARD asked and was given permission to ad- (Mr. HULTGREN asked and was JOBS dress the House for 1 minute and to re- given permission to address the House (Mr. WILLIAMS asked and was given vise and extend his remarks.) for 1 minute and to revise and extend permission to address the House for 1 Mr. WILSON of South Carolina. Mr. his remarks.) minute.) Speaker, overreaching regulations are Mr. HULTGREN. Mr. Speaker, it is Mr. WILLIAMS. Mr. Speaker, in the stifling economic growth and destroy- with great privilege I rise today to an- President’s pivot back to jobs last

VerDate Mar 15 2010 01:59 Aug 03, 2013 Jkt 029060 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K02AU7.002 H02AUPT1 pwalker on DSK7TPTVN1PROD with HOUSE August 2, 2013 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H5353 week, he told a crowd that America has House on the state of the Union for the DeSantis Kline Rogers (AL) fought its way back 5 years after the further consideration of the bill (H.R. DesJarlais Labrador Rogers (KY) Diaz-Balart LaMalfa Rogers (MI) start of the Great Recession. 367) to amend chapter 8 of title 5, Duffy Lamborn Rohrabacher Five years ago, unemployment was United States Code, to provide that Duncan (SC) Lance Rokita at 5 percent; today it’s as 61⁄2. Five major rules of the executive branch Duncan (TN) Lankford Rooney Ellmers Latham Ros-Lehtinen years ago, the national poverty rate shall have no force or effect unless a Enyart Latta 1 Roskam was at 12 ⁄2 percent; today it exceeds 15 joint resolution of approval is enacted Farenthold LoBiondo Ross percent. Five years ago, 30 million into law, with Mr. WOMACK (Acting Fincher Long Rothfus Americans received food stamps; today Chair) in the chair. Fitzpatrick Lucas Royce Fleischmann Luetkemeyer Runyan 47.8 million are enrolled. The Clerk read the title of the bill. Fleming Lummis Ryan (WI) We are no way back to where we were Flores Marchant The Acting CHAIR. When the Com- Salmon Forbes Marino before the 2008 collapse, and it’s the mittee of the Whole rose on Thursday, Sanford President’s economic agenda that is Fortenberry Massie August 1, 2013, a request for a recorded Foxx Matheson Scalise pushing us further into danger. vote on amendment No. 12 printed in Franks (AZ) McCarthy (CA) Schock As a business owner for 42 years, I’ve part B of House Report 113–187, offered Frelinghuysen McCaul Schweikert been on the receiving end of these job- Gardner McClintock Scott, Austin by the gentlewoman from Wisconsin Sensenbrenner killing policies, and I know what it will Garrett McHenry (Ms. MOORE) had been postponed. Gerlach McIntyre Sessions take to get the economy back on track. Shimkus ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE ACTING CHAIR Gibbs McKeon We need true tax reform, we need to Gibson McKinley Shuster The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to get the government out of health care, Gingrey (GA) McMorris Sinema clause 6 of rule XVIII, proceedings will Gohmert Rodgers Smith (MO) we need to energize the energy busi- now resume on those amendments Goodlatte Meadows Smith (NE) ness, and we need to make sure our printed in part B of House Report 113– Gosar Meehan Smith (NJ) military remains fully funded, well Gowdy Messer Smith (TX) 187 on which further proceedings were equipped, and the best in the world. Granger Mica Southerland Graves (GA) Miller (MI) We should never accept 7.6 percent as postponed, in the following order: Stewart Amendment No. 1 by Mr. SCALISE of Graves (MO) Miller, Gary Stivers the normal level for unemployment or Griffin (AR) Mullin Louisiana. Stockman a 15 percent poverty rate; and we Griffith (VA) Mulvaney Stutzman should never accept an economy that Amendment No. 3 by Mr. SMITH of Grimm Murphy (PA) Terry Missouri. Guthrie Neugebauer Thompson (PA) creates more food stamps than jobs. Hall Noem Thornberry In God we trust. Amendment No. 4 by Mr. LATHAM of Hanna Nugent Iowa. Tiberi f Harper Nunes Tipton Amendment No. 6 by Mr. NADLER of Harris Nunnelee Turner SHARED ACT New York. Hartzler Olson Upton Hastings (WA) Palazzo Valadao (Ms. SCHAKOWSKY asked and was Amendment No. 7 by Mr. JOHNSON of Heck (NV) Paulsen Vela Hensarling Pearce given permission to address the House Georgia. Wagner Holding Perry for 1 minute.) Amendment No. 8 by Ms. JACKSON Walberg Hudson Peterson Walden Ms. SCHAKOWSKY. Mr. Speaker, LEE of Texas. Huelskamp Petri last year I met with a fourth grade Amendment No. 12 by Ms. MOORE of Huizenga (MI) Pittenger Walorski Hultgren Pitts Walz constituent named Lily McSheffery. Wisconsin. Weber (TX) Lily was concerned about the impact of Hunter Poe (TX) The Chair will reduce to 2 minutes Hurt Pompeo Webster (FL) oil and gas drilling on sources of drink- the minimum time for any electronic Issa Posey Wenstrup ing water, and she was determined to vote after the first vote in this series. Jenkins Price (GA) Westmoreland Johnson (OH) Radel Whitfield do something about it. She urged me to AMENDMENT NO 1 OFFERED BY MR SCALISE OF . . Johnson, Sam Rahall Williams introduce a law that would protect LOUISIANA Jones Reed Wilson (SC) consumers from contamination associ- The Acting CHAIR. The unfinished Jordan Reichert Wittman ated with drilling operations. business is the demand for a recorded Joyce Renacci Wolf Today, I will introduce the Safe Hy- Kelly (PA) Ribble Womack vote on the amendment offered by the King (IA) Rice (SC) Woodall dration is an American Right in En- gentleman from Louisiana (Mr. SCA- King (NY) Rigell Yoder ergy Development, or SHARED, Act. LISE) on which further proceedings Kingston Roby Yoho The bill would require testing of water were postponed and on which the ayes Kinzinger (IL) Roe (TN) Young (IN) sources near hydraulic fracturing oper- prevailed by voice vote. NOES—176 ations and the public disclosure of the The Clerk will redesignate the results of that testing. The SHARED Andrews Davis (CA) Himes amendment. Bass Davis, Danny Hinojosa Act would improve the lives of people The Clerk redesignated the amend- Beatty DeFazio Honda all over this country, making sure Lily ment. Becerra Delaney Hoyer and future generations of kids have ac- Bera (CA) DeLauro Huffman RECORDED VOTE Bishop (NY) DelBene Israel cess to safe, clean water. Blumenauer Deutch Jackson Lee I am inspired by Lily’s dedication to The Acting CHAIR. A recorded vote has been demanded. Bonamici Dingell Jeffries this issue, and I urge my colleagues to Brady (PA) Doggett Johnson, E. B. join as cosponsors of the SHARED Act. A recorded vote was ordered. Braley (IA) Duckworth Kaptur The vote was taken by electronic de- Brown (FL) Edwards Keating f vice, and there were—ayes 237, noes 176, Brownley (CA) Ellison Kelly (IL) Bustos Engel Kennedy REGULATIONS FROM THE EXECU- not voting 20, as follows: Butterfield Eshoo Kildee TIVE IN NEED OF SCRUTINY ACT [Roll No. 437] Capps Esty Kilmer OF 2013 Capuano Farr Kind AYES—237 Ca´ rdenas Fattah Kirkpatrick The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. Aderholt Bonner Chaffetz Carney Foster Kuster HULTGREN). Pursuant to House Resolu- Alexander Boustany Coble Carson (IN) Frankel (FL) Larsen (WA) tion 322 and rule XVIII, the Chair de- Amash Brady (TX) Coffman Cartwright Fudge Larson (CT) Amodei Bridenstine Cole Castor (FL) Gabbard Lee (CA) clares the House in the Committee of Bachmann Brooks (AL) Collins (NY) Castro (TX) Gallego Levin the Whole House on the state of the Bachus Brooks (IN) Conaway Chu Garamendi Lewis Union for the further consideration of Barber Broun (GA) Cook Cicilline Garcia Lipinski the bill, H.R. 367. Barletta Buchanan Cotton Clarke Grayson Loebsack Barr Bucshon Cramer Clay Green, Al Lofgren Will the gentleman from Arkansas Barrow (GA) Burgess Crawford Cohen Green, Gene Lowenthal (Mr. WOMACK) kindly take the chair. Benishek Calvert Crenshaw Connolly Grijalva Lowey Bentivolio Camp Cuellar Conyers Gutie´rrez Lujan Grisham b 0914 Bilirakis Cantor Culberson Cooper Hahn (NM) ´ IN THE COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE Bishop (GA) Capito Daines Costa Hanabusa Lujan, Ben Ray Bishop (UT) Carter Davis, Rodney Courtney Hastings (FL) (NM) Accordingly, the House resolved Black Cassidy Denham Crowley Heck (WA) Lynch itself into the Committee of the Whole Blackburn Chabot Dent Cummings Higgins Maffei

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Titus Tsongas Michaud Rush Foxx Lummis Runyan Neal Sanchez, Loretta Tonko Van Hollen Moore Ryan (OH) Franks (AZ) Marchant Ryan (WI) Negrete McLeod Sarbanes Tsongas Vargas Moran Sa´ nchez, Linda Frelinghuysen Marino Salmon Nolan Schakowsky Murphy (FL) T. Van Hollen Gardner Massie Sanford O’Rourke Schiff Veasey Nadler Sanchez, Loretta Vargas Garrett Matheson Scalise Owens Schneider Vela´ zquez Napolitano Sarbanes Veasey Gerlach McCarthy (CA) Schock Pascrell Schrader Visclosky Neal Schakowsky Vela´ zquez Gibbs McCaul Schweikert Pastor (AZ) Schwartz Walz Negrete McLeod Schiff Visclosky Gingrey (GA) McClintock Scott, Austin Payne Scott (VA) Wasserman Nolan Schneider Wasserman Gohmert McHenry Sensenbrenner Pelosi Scott, David Schultz O’Rourke Schrader Schultz Goodlatte McIntyre Sessions Perlmutter Serrano Waters Owens Schwartz Waters Gosar McKeon Shimkus Peters (CA) Sewell (AL) Watt Pascrell Scott (VA) Watt Gowdy McKinley Shuster Peters (MI) Shea-Porter Waxman Pastor (AZ) Scott, David Waxman Granger McMorris Simpson Pingree (ME) Sherman Welch Payne Serrano Welch Graves (GA) Rodgers Smith (MO) Pocan Sinema Wilson (FL) Pelosi Sewell (AL) Wilson (FL) Graves (MO) Meadows Smith (NE) Polis Sires Yarmuth Perlmutter Shea-Porter Yarmuth Griffin (AR) Messer Smith (NJ) Price (NC) Slaughter Peters (CA) Sherman Griffith (VA) Mica Smith (TX) Grimm Miller (MI) Southerland NOT VOTING—21 NOT VOTING—20 Guthrie Miller, Gary Stewart Barton DeGette Miller (FL) Barton Herrera Beutler Miller, George Hall Mullin Stivers Buchanan Doyle Miller, George Campbell Holt Pallone Hanna Mulvaney Stockman Campbell Herrera Beutler Pallone Cleaver Horsford Richmond Harper Murphy (PA) Stutzman Cleaver Holt Price (GA) Clyburn Johnson (GA) Simpson Harris Neugebauer Terry Clyburn Horsford Richmond Collins (GA) Langevin Young (AK) Hartzler Noem Thompson (PA) Collins (GA) Langevin Young (AK) DeGette McCarthy (NY) Young (FL) Hastings (WA) Nugent Thornberry Crenshaw McCarthy (NY) Young (FL) Doyle Miller (FL) Heck (NV) Nunes Tiberi Hensarling Nunnelee Tipton ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE ACTING CHAIR Holding Olson Turner b 0941 The Acting CHAIR (during the vote). Hudson Palazzo Upton There is 1 minute remaining. Ms. BONAMICI, Messrs. CARNEY, Huelskamp Paulsen Valadao Huizenga (MI) Pearce Vela RANGEL, and WELCH changed their Hultgren Perry Wagner b 0946 vote from ‘‘aye’’ to ‘‘no.’’ Hunter Peterson Walberg So the amendment was agreed to. Messrs. WEBSTER, SCHWEIKERT, Hurt Petri Walden The result of the vote was announced and ALEXANDER changed their vote Issa Pittenger Walorski Jenkins Pitts Weber (TX) as above recorded. from ‘‘no’’ to ‘‘aye.’’ Johnson (OH) Poe (TX) Webster (FL) Stated for: So the amendment was agreed to. Johnson, Sam Pompeo Wenstrup Mr. PRICE of Georgia. Mr. Chair, on rollcall The result of the vote was announced Jones Posey Westmoreland Jordan Radel Whitfield No. 438, I was unavoidably detained and not as above recorded. Joyce Reed Williams able to vote. Had I been present, I would have AMENDMENT NO. 3 OFFERED BY MR. SMITH OF Kelly (PA) Reichert Wilson (SC) voted ‘‘yes.’’ MISSOURI King (IA) Renacci Wittman PERSONAL EXPLANATION The Acting CHAIR. The unfinished King (NY) Ribble Wolf Kingston Rice (SC) Womack Mr. MEEHAN. Mr. Chair, on rollcall vote No. business is the demand for a recorded Kinzinger (IL) Rigell Woodall 438, I voted ‘‘nay.’’ It was my intention to vote vote on the amendment offered by the Kline Roby Yoder Labrador Roe (TN) Yoho ‘‘aye.’’ gentleman from Missouri (Mr. SMITH) LaMalfa Rogers (AL) Young (IN) on which further proceedings were AMENDMENT NO. 4 OFFERED BY MR. LATHAM postponed and on which the ayes pre- NOES—185 The Acting CHAIR. The unfinished business is the demand for a recorded vailed by voice vote. Andrews Davis, Danny Hoyer The Clerk will redesignate the Barber DeFazio Huffman vote on the amendment offered by the amendment. Bass Delaney Israel gentleman from Iowa (Mr. LATHAM) on The Clerk redesignated the amend- Beatty DeLauro Jackson Lee which further proceedings were post- Becerra DelBene Jeffries poned and on which the ayes prevailed ment. Bera (CA) Deutch Johnson (GA) by voice vote. RECORDED VOTE Bishop (GA) Dingell Johnson, E. B. Bishop (NY) Doggett Kaptur The Clerk will redesignate the The Acting CHAIR. A recorded vote Blumenauer Duckworth Keating amendment. has been demanded. Bonamici Edwards Kelly (IL) Brady (PA) Ellison Kennedy The Clerk redesignated the amend- A recorded vote was ordered. ment. The Acting CHAIR. This is a 2- Braley (IA) Engel Kildee Brown (FL) Enyart Kilmer RECORDED VOTE minute vote. Brownley (CA) Eshoo Kind The vote was taken by electronic de- Bustos Esty Kirkpatrick The Acting CHAIR. A recorded vote vice, and there were—ayes 227, noes 185, Butterfield Farr Kuster has been demanded. Capps Fattah Larsen (WA) not voting 21, as follows: A recorded vote was ordered. Capuano Foster Larson (CT) The Acting CHAIR. This is a 2- [Roll No. 438] Ca´ rdenas Frankel (FL) Lee (CA) Carney Fudge Levin minute vote. AYES—227 Carson (IN) Gabbard Lewis The vote was taken by electronic de- Aderholt Brady (TX) Cole Cartwright Gallego Loebsack vice, and there were—ayes 263, noes 152, Alexander Bridenstine Collins (NY) Castor (FL) Garamendi Lofgren Amash Brooks (AL) Conaway Castro (TX) Garcia Lowenthal not voting 18, as follows: Amodei Brooks (IN) Cook Chu Gibson Lowey [Roll No. 439] Bachmann Broun (GA) Cotton Cicilline Grayson Lujan Grisham Bachus Bucshon Cramer Clarke Green, Al (NM) AYES—263 Barletta Burgess Crawford Clay Green, Gene Luja´ n, Ben Ray Aderholt Benishek Bridenstine Barr Calvert Culberson Cohen Grijalva (NM) Alexander Bentivolio Brooks (AL) Barrow (GA) Camp Daines Connolly Gutie´rrez Lynch Amash Bilirakis Brooks (IN) Benishek Cantor Davis, Rodney Conyers Hahn Maffei Amodei Bishop (GA) Broun (GA) Bentivolio Capito Denham Cooper Hanabusa Maloney, Bachmann Bishop (UT) Buchanan Bilirakis Carter Dent Costa Hastings (FL) Carolyn Bachus Black Bucshon Bishop (UT) Cassidy DeSantis Courtney Heck (WA) Maloney, Sean Barber Blackburn Burgess Black Chabot DesJarlais Crowley Higgins Matsui Barletta Bonner Calvert Blackburn Chaffetz Diaz-Balart Cuellar Himes McCollum Barr Boustany Camp Bonner Coble Duffy Cummings Hinojosa McDermott Barrow (GA) Brady (TX) Cantor Boustany Coffman Duncan (SC) Davis (CA) Honda McGovern Barton Braley (IA) Capito

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Napolitano Slaughter Delaney Larsen (WA) Ruppersberger Kaptur Neal Collins (NY) Jordan Rice (SC) Smith (WA) DeLauro Larson (CT) Rush Conaway Joyce Rigell Keating Negrete McLeod DelBene Lee (CA) Speier Ryan (OH) Cook Kelly (PA) Roby Kelly (IL) Nolan Deutch Levin Swalwell (CA) Sa´ nchez, Linda Costa Kilmer Roe (TN) Kennedy O’Rourke Dingell Lewis Takano T. Cotton King (IA) Rogers (AL) Kildee Pascrell Doggett Lipinski Thompson (CA) Sanchez, Loretta Cramer King (NY) Rogers (KY) Kind Pastor (AZ) Duckworth LoBiondo Sarbanes Crawford Kingston Rogers (MI) Kirkpatrick Payne Thompson (MS) Edwards Loebsack Tierney Schakowsky Crenshaw Kinzinger (IL) Rohrabacher Kuster Pelosi Ellison Lofgren Schiff Larsen (WA) Pingree (ME) Titus Cuellar Kline Rokita Engel Lowenthal Schneider Lee (CA) Pocan Tonko Culberson Labrador Rooney Enyart Lowey Schrader Daines LaMalfa Levin Polis Tsongas Eshoo Lujan Grisham Ros-Lehtinen Schwartz Davis, Rodney Lamborn Roskam Lewis Price (NC) Van Hollen Esty (NM) Scott (VA) Delaney Lance Ross Lofgren Quigley Vargas Farr Luja´ n, Ben Ray Scott, David Denham Lankford Rothfus Lowenthal Rangel Veasey Fattah (NM) Serrano Dent Latham Royce Lowey Roybal-Allard ´ Foster Lynch Velazquez Sewell (AL) DeSantis Latta Ruiz Lujan Grisham Ruppersberger Frankel (FL) Maloney, Visclosky Shea-Porter DesJarlais Lipinski Runyan (NM) Rush Wasserman Fudge Carolyn ´ Sherman Diaz-Balart LoBiondo Ryan (WI) Lujan, Ben Ray Ryan (OH) Schultz Gabbard Maloney, Sean (NM) ´ Sinema Duckworth Loebsack Salmon Sanchez, Linda Waters Gallego Matheson Duffy Long Lynch T. Garamendi Matsui Sires Sanford Watt Duncan (SC) Lucas Scalise Maloney, Sanchez, Loretta Garcia McCollum Slaughter Waxman Duncan (TN) Luetkemeyer Schneider Carolyn Sarbanes Gibson McDermott Smith (WA) Welch Ellmers Lummis Schock Matsui Schakowsky Grayson McGovern Speier Eshoo Maffei Schrader McDermott Schiff Wilson (FL) Green, Al McNerney Swalwell (CA) Farenthold Maloney, Sean Schweikert McGovern Schwartz Yarmuth Green, Gene Meng Takano Fincher Marchant Scott, Austin Grijalva Michaud Thompson (CA) Fitzpatrick Marino Sensenbrenner NOT VOTING—18 Gutie´rrez Moore Thompson (MS) Fleischmann Massie Sessions Campbell Herrera Beutler Miller (FL) Hahn Moran Tierney Fleming Matheson Shimkus Cleaver Holt Miller, George Hanabusa Murphy (FL) Titus Flores McCarthy (CA) Shuster Clyburn Horsford Pallone Hastings (FL) Nadler Tonko Forbes McCaul Simpson Collins (GA) Langevin Richmond Heck (WA) Napolitano Tsongas Fortenberry McClintock Sinema DeGette Larson (CT) Young (AK) Higgins Neal Van Hollen Foster McCollum Smith (MO) Doyle McCarthy (NY) Young (FL) Himes Negrete McLeod Vargas Foxx McHenry Smith (NE) Hinojosa Nolan Veasey Franks (AZ) McIntyre Smith (NJ) ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE ACTING CHAIR Honda O’Rourke Vela Frelinghuysen McKeon Smith (TX) The Acting CHAIR (during the vote). Hoyer Owens Vela´ zquez Gabbard McKinley Southerland There is 1 minute remaining. Huffman Pascrell Visclosky Gallego McMorris Stewart Israel Pastor (AZ) Walz Garcia Rodgers Stivers Jackson Lee Payne Wasserman Gardner Meadows Stockman b 0950 Jeffries Pelosi Schultz Garrett Meehan Stutzman So the amendment was agreed to. Johnson (GA) Peters (CA) Waters Gerlach Messer Terry Johnson, E. B. Peters (MI) Watt Gibbs Mica Thompson (PA) The result of the vote was announced Joyce Pingree (ME) Waxman Gibson Miller (MI) Thornberry as above recorded. Kaptur Pocan Welch Gingrey (GA) Miller, Gary Tiberi Keating Polis Wilson (FL) PERSONAL EXPLANATION Gohmert Mullin Tipton Kelly (IL) Price (NC) Yarmuth Goodlatte Mulvaney Turner Mr. LANGEVIN. Mr. Chair, I was unavoid- Gosar Murphy (FL) Upton ably detained on rollcall votes 437, 438, and NOES—229 Gowdy Murphy (PA) Valadao Granger Neugebauer Vela 439. Had I been present, I would have voted Aderholt Cramer Hanna Graves (GA) Noem Wagner ‘‘no’’ on each of those questions. Alexander Crawford Harper Amash Crenshaw Harris Graves (MO) Nugent Walberg AMENDMENT NO. 6 OFFERED BY MR. NADLER Griffin (AR) Nunes Walden Amodei Culberson Hartzler Griffith (VA) Nunnelee Walorski The Acting CHAIR. The unfinished Bachmann Daines Hastings (WA) Grimm Olson Walz business is the demand for a recorded Bachus Davis, Rodney Heck (NV) Guthrie Owens Weber (TX) vote on the amendment offered by the Barletta Denham Hensarling Hall Palazzo Webster (FL) Barr Dent Holding gentleman from New York (Mr. NAD- Hanna Paulsen Wenstrup Barrow (GA) DeSantis Hudson Harper Pearce Westmoreland LER) on which further proceedings were Barton DesJarlais Huelskamp Harris Perlmutter Whitfield postponed and on which the noes pre- Benishek Diaz-Balart Huizenga (MI) Bentivolio Duffy Hultgren Hartzler Perry Williams vailed by voice vote. Hastings (WA) Peters (CA) Wilson (SC) Bilirakis Duncan (SC) Hunter Heck (NV) Peters (MI) Wittman The Clerk will redesignate the Bishop (GA) Duncan (TN) Hurt Hensarling Peterson Wolf amendment. Bishop (UT) Ellmers Issa Holding Petri Womack Blackburn Farenthold Jenkins The Clerk redesignated the amend- Bonner Fincher Johnson (OH) Hudson Pittenger Woodall ment. Huelskamp Pitts Yoder Boustany Fitzpatrick Johnson, Sam Huffman Poe (TX) Yoho RECORDED VOTE Brady (TX) Fleischmann Jones Huizenga (MI) Pompeo Young (IN) Bridenstine Fleming Jordan The Acting CHAIR. A recorded vote Brooks (AL) Flores Kelly (PA) NOES—152 has been demanded. Brooks (IN) Forbes King (IA) A recorded vote was ordered. Broun (GA) Fortenberry King (NY) Andrews Chu Ellison Buchanan Foxx Kingston Bass Cicilline Engel The Acting CHAIR. This is a 2- Bucshon Franks (AZ) Kinzinger (IL) Beatty Clarke Enyart minute vote. Burgess Frelinghuysen Kline Becerra Clay Esty The vote was taken by electronic de- Butterfield Gardner LaMalfa Bera (CA) Cohen Farr vice, and there were—ayes 186, noes 229, Calvert Garrett Lamborn Bishop (NY) Connolly Fattah Camp Gerlach Lance Blumenauer Conyers Frankel (FL) not voting 18, as follows: Cantor Gibbs Lankford Bonamici Cooper Fudge [Roll No. 440] Capito Gingrey (GA) Latham Brady (PA) Courtney Garamendi Carter Gohmert Latta Brown (FL) Crowley Grayson AYES—186 Cassidy Goodlatte Long Brownley (CA) Cummings Green, Al Andrews Braley (IA) Castor (FL) Chabot Gosar Lucas Bustos Davis (CA) Green, Gene Barber Brown (FL) Castro (TX) Chaffetz Gowdy Luetkemeyer Butterfield Davis, Danny Grijalva Bass Brownley (CA) Chu Coble Granger Lummis Capps DeFazio Gutie´rrez Beatty Bustos Cicilline Coffman Graves (GA) Maffei Capuano DeLauro Hahn Becerra Capps Clarke Cole Graves (MO) Marchant Ca´ rdenas DelBene Hanabusa Bera (CA) Capuano Clay Collins (NY) Griffin (AR) Marino Carson (IN) Deutch Hastings (FL) Bishop (NY) Ca´ rdenas Cohen Conaway Griffith (VA) Massie Cartwright Dingell Heck (WA) Blumenauer Carney Connolly Cook Grimm McCarthy (CA) Castor (FL) Doggett Higgins Bonamici Carson (IN) Conyers Costa Guthrie McCaul Castro (TX) Edwards Himes Brady (PA) Cartwright Cooper Cotton Hall McClintock

VerDate Mar 15 2010 01:59 Aug 03, 2013 Jkt 029060 PO 00000 Frm 00005 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A02AU7.004 H02AUPT1 pwalker on DSK7TPTVN1PROD with HOUSE H5356 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE August 2, 2013 McHenry Radel Smith (TX) Dingell Larson (CT) Rangel Miller, Gary Rogers (AL) Stivers McIntyre Reed Southerland Doggett Lee (CA) Roybal-Allard Mullin Rogers (KY) Stockman McKeon Reichert Stewart Duckworth Levin Ruiz Mulvaney Rogers (MI) Stutzman McKinley Renacci Stivers Edwards Lewis Rush Murphy (PA) Rohrabacher Terry McMorris Ribble Stockman Ellison Lipinski Ryan (OH) Neugebauer Rokita Thompson (PA) Rodgers Rice (SC) Stutzman Engel Loebsack Sa´ nchez, Linda Noem Rooney Thornberry Meadows Rigell Terry Enyart Lofgren T. Nugent Ros-Lehtinen Tiberi Meehan Roby Thompson (PA) Eshoo Lowenthal Sanchez, Loretta Nunes Roskam Tipton Meeks Roe (TN) Thornberry Esty Lowey Sarbanes Nunnelee Ross Turner Messer Rogers (AL) Olson Rothfus Tiberi Farr Lujan Grisham Schakowsky Upton Mica Rogers (KY) Fattah (NM) Palazzo Royce Tipton Schiff Valadao Miller (MI) Rogers (MI) Foster Luja´ n, Ben Ray Paulsen Runyan Turner Schneider Wagner Miller, Gary Rohrabacher Frankel (FL) (NM) Pearce Ruppersberger Upton Walberg Mullin Rokita Fudge Maloney, Schwartz Perry Ryan (WI) Valadao Walden Mulvaney Rooney Gabbard Carolyn Scott (VA) Peterson Salmon Wagner Walorski Murphy (PA) Roskam Gallego Maloney, Sean Scott, David Petri Sanford Walberg Weber (TX) Neugebauer Ross Garamendi Matheson Serrano Pittenger Scalise Walden Noem Rothfus Garcia Matsui Sewell (AL) Pitts Schock Webster (FL) Walorski Nugent Royce Gibson McCollum Shea-Porter Poe (TX) Schrader Wenstrup Weber (TX) Nunes Ryan (WI) Grayson McDermott Sherman Pompeo Schweikert Westmoreland Webster (FL) Nunnelee Salmon Green, Al McGovern Sinema Posey Scott, Austin Whitfield Olson Sanford Wenstrup Green, Gene McIntyre Sires Price (GA) Sensenbrenner Williams Palazzo Scalise Westmoreland Grijalva McNerney Slaughter Radel Sessions Wilson (SC) Paulsen Schock Whitfield Gutie´rrez Meeks Smith (WA) Reed Shimkus Wittman Pearce Schweikert Williams Hahn Meng Speier Reichert Shuster Wolf Perry Scott, Austin Wilson (SC) Hanabusa Michaud Swalwell (CA) Renacci Simpson Womack Peterson Sensenbrenner Wittman Hastings (FL) Moore Takano Ribble Smith (MO) Woodall Petri Sessions Wolf Heck (WA) Moran Thompson (CA) Rice (SC) Smith (NE) Yoder Womack Pittenger Shimkus Higgins Murphy (FL) Thompson (MS) Rigell Smith (NJ) Yoho Woodall Pitts Shuster Himes Nadler Tierney Roby Smith (TX) Young (AK) Yoder Poe (TX) Simpson Hinojosa Napolitano Titus Roe (TN) Southerland Young (IN) Yoho Pompeo Smith (MO) Honda Neal Tonko Posey Smith (NE) Young (AK) NOT VOTING—16 Hoyer Negrete McLeod Tsongas Price (GA) Smith (NJ) Young (IN) Huffman Nolan Van Hollen Campbell Herrera Beutler Pallone Israel O’Rourke Vargas Cleaver Holt Richmond NOT VOTING—18 Jackson Lee Owens Clyburn Horsford Veasey Stewart Black Doyle Miller (FL) Jeffries Pascrell Collins (GA) McCarthy (NY) Vela Young (FL) Campbell Herrera Beutler Miller, George Johnson (GA) Pastor (AZ) DeGette Miller (FL) Vela´ zquez Cleaver Holt Pallone Johnson, E. B. Payne Doyle Miller, George Clyburn Horsford Perlmutter Kaptur Pelosi Visclosky Collins (GA) Labrador Richmond Kelly (IL) Perlmutter Walz ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE ACTING CHAIR DeGette McCarthy (NY) Young (FL) Kennedy Peters (CA) Wasserman The Acting CHAIR (during the vote). Schultz Kildee Peters (MI) There is 1 minute remaining. ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE ACTING CHAIR Kilmer Pingree (ME) Waters The Acting CHAIR (during the vote). Kind Pocan Watt There is 1 minute remaining. Kirkpatrick Polis Waxman b 0956 Kuster Price (NC) Welch Langevin Quigley Wilson (FL) So the amendment was rejected. b 0953 Larsen (WA) Rahall Yarmuth The result of the vote was announced So the amendment was rejected. NOES—235 as above recorded. AMENDMENT NO. 8 OFFERED BY MS. JACKSON The result of the vote was announced Aderholt Davis, Rodney Huizenga (MI) LEE as above recorded. Alexander Denham Hultgren Amash Dent Hunter AMENDMENT NO. 7 OFFERED BY MR. JOHNSON OF The Acting CHAIR. The unfinished Amodei DeSantis Hurt business is the demand for a recorded GEORGIA Bachmann DesJarlais Issa The Acting CHAIR. The unfinished Bachus Diaz-Balart Jenkins vote on the amendment offered by the business is the demand for a recorded Barletta Duffy Johnson (OH) gentlewoman from Texas (Ms. JACKSON vote on the amendment offered by the Barr Duncan (SC) Johnson, Sam LEE) on which further proceedings were Barrow (GA) Duncan (TN) Jones postponed and on which the noes pre- gentleman from Georgia (Mr. JOHNSON) Barton Ellmers Jordan on which further proceedings were Benishek Farenthold Joyce vailed by voice vote. postponed and on which the noes pre- Bentivolio Fincher Keating The Clerk will redesignate the Bilirakis Fitzpatrick Kelly (PA) amendment. vailed by voice vote. Bishop (UT) Fleischmann King (IA) The Clerk will redesignate the Black Fleming King (NY) The Clerk redesignated the amend- amendment. Blackburn Flores Kingston ment. Blumenauer Forbes Kinzinger (IL) RECORDED VOTE The Clerk redesignated the amend- Bonner Fortenberry Kline ment. Boustany Foxx Labrador The Acting CHAIR. A recorded vote RECORDED VOTE Brady (TX) Franks (AZ) LaMalfa has been demanded. Bridenstine Frelinghuysen Lamborn A recorded vote was ordered. The Acting CHAIR. A recorded vote Brooks (AL) Gardner Lance has been demanded. Brooks (IN) Garrett Lankford The Acting CHAIR. This is a 2- A recorded vote was ordered. Broun (GA) Gerlach Latham minute vote. The Acting CHAIR. This is a 2- Buchanan Gibbs Latta The vote was taken by electronic de- Bucshon Gingrey (GA) LoBiondo vice, and there were—ayes 185, noes 232, minute vote. Burgess Gohmert Long The vote was taken by electronic de- Butterfield Goodlatte Lucas not voting 16, as follows: vice, and there were—ayes 182, noes 235, Calvert Gosar Luetkemeyer [Roll No. 442] Camp Gowdy Lummis not voting 16, as follows: Cantor Granger Lynch AYES—185 [Roll No. 441] Capito Graves (GA) Maffei Andrews Capuano Cuellar Carter Graves (MO) Marchant Barber Ca´ rdenas Cummings AYES—182 Cassidy Griffin (AR) Marino Bass Carney Davis (CA) Andrews Capps Conyers Chabot Griffith (VA) Massie Beatty Carson (IN) Davis, Danny Barber Capuano Cooper Chaffetz Grimm McCarthy (CA) Becerra Cartwright DeFazio Bass Ca´ rdenas Costa Coble Guthrie McCaul Bera (CA) Castor (FL) Delaney Beatty Carney Courtney Coffman Hall McClintock Bishop (GA) Castro (TX) DeLauro Becerra Carson (IN) Crowley Cole Hanna McHenry Bishop (NY) Chu DelBene Bera (CA) Cartwright Cuellar Collins (NY) Harper McKeon Blumenauer Cicilline Deutch Bishop (GA) Castor (FL) Cummings Conaway Harris McKinley Bonamici Clarke Dingell Bishop (NY) Castro (TX) Davis (CA) Cook Hartzler McMorris Brady (PA) Clay Doggett Bonamici Chu Davis, Danny Cotton Hastings (WA) Rodgers Braley (IA) Cohen Duckworth Brady (PA) Cicilline DeFazio Cramer Heck (NV) Meadows Brown (FL) Connolly Edwards Braley (IA) Clarke Delaney Crawford Hensarling Meehan Brownley (CA) Conyers Ellison Brown (FL) Clay DeLauro Crenshaw Holding Messer Bustos Cooper Engel Brownley (CA) Cohen DelBene Culberson Hudson Mica Butterfield Courtney Enyart Bustos Connolly Deutch Daines Huelskamp Miller (MI) Capps Crowley Eshoo

VerDate Mar 15 2010 01:59 Aug 03, 2013 Jkt 029060 PO 00000 Frm 00006 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A02AU7.007 H02AUPT1 pwalker on DSK7TPTVN1PROD with HOUSE August 2, 2013 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H5357 Esty Lofgren Rush Nunnelee Rooney Terry Grijalva Maffei Sa´ nchez, Linda Farr Lowenthal Ryan (OH) Olson Ros-Lehtinen Thompson (PA) Gutie´rrez Maloney, T. Fattah Lowey Sa´ nchez, Linda Palazzo Roskam Thornberry Hahn Carolyn Sanchez, Loretta Foster Lujan Grisham T. Paulsen Ross Tiberi Hanabusa Maloney, Sean Sarbanes Frankel (FL) (NM) Sanchez, Loretta Pearce Rothfus Tipton Hastings (FL) Matheson Schakowsky Fudge Luja´ n, Ben Ray Sarbanes Perry Royce Turner Heck (WA) Matsui Schiff Gabbard (NM) Schakowsky Peterson Runyan Upton Higgins McCollum Schneider Gallego Lynch Schiff Petri Ryan (WI) Valadao Himes McDermott Schrader Garamendi Maloney, Schneider Pittenger Salmon Wagner Hinojosa McGovern Schwartz Pitts Sanford Garcia Carolyn Schrader Walberg Honda McIntyre Scott (VA) Grayson Maloney, Sean Poe (TX) Scalise Hoyer McNerney Scott, David Schwartz Walden Green, Al Matheson Pompeo Schock Huffman Meeks Serrano Scott (VA) Walorski Green, Gene Matsui Posey Schweikert Israel Meng Sewell (AL) Scott, David Weber (TX) Grijalva McCollum Price (GA) Scott, Austin Jackson Lee Michaud Shea-Porter Webster (FL) Gutie´rrez McDermott Serrano Radel Sensenbrenner Jeffries Moore Sherman Wenstrup Hahn McGovern Sewell (AL) Reed Sessions Johnson (GA) Moran Sinema Hanabusa McIntyre Shea-Porter Reichert Shimkus Westmoreland Johnson, E. B. Murphy (FL) Sires Hastings (FL) McNerney Sherman Renacci Shuster Whitfield Jones Nadler Slaughter Heck (WA) Meeks Sinema Ribble Simpson Williams Kaptur Napolitano Smith (WA) Higgins Meng Sires Rice (SC) Smith (MO) Wilson (SC) Keating Neal Speier Himes Michaud Slaughter Rigell Smith (NE) Wittman Kelly (IL) Negrete McLeod Swalwell (CA) Hinojosa Moore Smith (WA) Roby Smith (NJ) Wolf Kennedy Nolan Takano Honda Moran Speier Roe (TN) Smith (TX) Womack Kildee O’Rourke Thompson (CA) Hoyer Murphy (FL) Swalwell (CA) Rogers (AL) Southerland Woodall Kilmer Owens Thompson (MS) Huffman Nadler Takano Rogers (KY) Stewart Yoder Kind Pascrell Tierney Israel Napolitano Thompson (CA) Rogers (MI) Stivers Yoho Kirkpatrick Pastor (AZ) Titus Jackson Lee Neal Thompson (MS) Rohrabacher Stockman Young (AK) Kuster Payne Tonko Jeffries Negrete McLeod Tierney Rokita Stutzman Young (IN) Langevin Pelosi Tsongas Johnson (GA) Nolan Larsen (WA) Perlmutter Van Hollen Titus NOT VOTING—16 Johnson, E. B. O’Rourke Tonko Larson (CT) Peters (CA) Vargas Kaptur Owens Tsongas Campbell Herrera Beutler Pallone Lee (CA) Peters (MI) Veasey Keating Pascrell Levin Pingree (ME) Vela Van Hollen Cleaver Holt Perlmutter Kelly (IL) Pastor (AZ) Lewis Pocan Vela´ zquez Vargas Clyburn Horsford Richmond Kennedy Payne Collins (GA) McCarthy (NY) Lipinski Polis Visclosky Veasey Young (FL) Kildee Pelosi DeGette Miller (FL) Loebsack Price (NC) Walz Vela Kilmer Peters (CA) Lofgren Quigley Wasserman ´ Doyle Miller, George Kind Peters (MI) Velazquez Lowenthal Rahall Schultz Kirkpatrick Pingree (ME) Visclosky ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE ACTING CHAIR Lowey Rangel Waters Kuster Pocan Walz The Acting CHAIR (during the vote). Lujan Grisham Roybal-Allard Watt Wasserman Langevin Polis There is 1 minute remaining. (NM) Ruiz Waxman Larsen (WA) Price (NC) Schultz Luja´ n, Ben Ray Ruppersberger Welch Waters Larson (CT) Quigley 0959 (NM) Rush Wilson (FL) Lee (CA) Rahall Watt b Lynch Ryan (OH) Yarmuth Levin Rangel Waxman So the amendment was rejected. Lewis Roybal-Allard Welch The result of the vote was announced NOES—226 Lipinski Ruiz Wilson (FL) Loebsack Ruppersberger Yarmuth as above recorded. Aderholt Ellmers Labrador Alexander Farenthold LaMalfa AMENDMENT NO. 12 OFFERED BY MS. MOORE NOES—232 Amash Fincher Lamborn The Acting CHAIR. The unfinished Amodei Fitzpatrick Lance Aderholt DeSantis Issa business is the demand for a recorded Bachmann Fleischmann Lankford Alexander DesJarlais Jenkins Bachus Fleming Latham Amash Diaz-Balart Johnson (OH) vote on the amendment offered by the Barletta Flores Latta Amodei Duffy Johnson, Sam gentlewoman from Wisconsin (Ms. Barr Forbes LoBiondo Bachmann Duncan (SC) Jones MOORE) on which further proceedings Barrow (GA) Fortenberry Long Bachus Duncan (TN) Jordan were postponed and on which the noes Barton Foxx Lucas Barletta Ellmers Joyce Benishek Frelinghuysen Luetkemeyer Barr Farenthold Kelly (PA) prevailed by voice vote. Bentivolio Gardner Lummis Barrow (GA) Fincher King (IA) The Clerk will redesignate the Bilirakis Garrett Marchant Barton Fitzpatrick King (NY) amendment. Bishop (UT) Gerlach Marino Benishek Fleischmann Kingston Black Gibbs Massie Bentivolio Fleming Kinzinger (IL) The Clerk redesignated the amend- Blackburn Gingrey (GA) McCarthy (CA) Bilirakis Flores Kline ment. Bonner Gohmert McCaul Bishop (UT) Forbes Labrador RECORDED VOTE Boustany Goodlatte McClintock Black Fortenberry LaMalfa Brady (TX) Gosar McHenry Blackburn Foxx Lamborn The Acting CHAIR. A recorded vote Bridenstine Gowdy McKeon Bonner Franks (AZ) Lance has been demanded. Brooks (AL) Granger McKinley Boustany Frelinghuysen Lankford A recorded vote was ordered. Brooks (IN) Graves (GA) McMorris Brady (TX) Gardner Latham Broun (GA) Graves (MO) Rodgers Bridenstine Garrett Latta The Acting CHAIR. This is a 2- Buchanan Griffin (AR) Meadows Brooks (AL) Gerlach LoBiondo minute vote. Bucshon Griffith (VA) Meehan Brooks (IN) Gibbs Long The vote was taken by electronic de- Calvert Grimm Messer Broun (GA) Gibson Lucas vice, and there were—ayes 190, noes 226, Camp Guthrie Mica Buchanan Gingrey (GA) Luetkemeyer Cantor Hall Miller (MI) Bucshon Gohmert Lummis not voting 17, as follows: Capito Hanna Miller, Gary Burgess Goodlatte Maffei [Roll No. 443] Carter Harper Mullin Calvert Gosar Marchant Cassidy Harris Mulvaney Camp Gowdy Marino AYES—190 Chabot Hartzler Murphy (PA) Cantor Granger Massie Andrews Castor (FL) Dingell Chaffetz Hastings (WA) Neugebauer Capito Graves (GA) McCarthy (CA) Barber Castro (TX) Doggett Coble Heck (NV) Noem Carter Graves (MO) McCaul Bass Chu Duckworth Coffman Hensarling Nugent Cassidy Griffin (AR) McClintock Beatty Cicilline Edwards Cole Holding Nunes Chabot Griffith (VA) McHenry Becerra Clarke Ellison Collins (NY) Hudson Nunnelee Chaffetz Grimm McKeon Bera (CA) Clay Engel Conaway Huelskamp Olson Coble Guthrie McKinley Bishop (GA) Cohen Enyart Cook Huizenga (MI) Palazzo Coffman Hall McMorris Bishop (NY) Connolly Eshoo Cotton Hultgren Paulsen Cole Hanna Rodgers Blumenauer Conyers Esty Cramer Hunter Pearce Collins (NY) Harper Meadows Bonamici Cooper Farr Crawford Hurt Perry Conaway Harris Meehan Brady (PA) Costa Fattah Crenshaw Issa Peterson Cook Hartzler Messer Braley (IA) Courtney Foster Culberson Jenkins Petri Costa Hastings (WA) Mica Brown (FL) Crowley Frankel (FL) Daines Johnson (OH) Pittenger Cotton Heck (NV) Miller (MI) Brownley (CA) Cuellar Fudge Davis, Rodney Johnson, Sam Pitts Cramer Hensarling Miller, Gary Bustos Cummings Gabbard Denham Jordan Poe (TX) Crawford Holding Mullin Butterfield Davis (CA) Gallego Dent Joyce Pompeo Crenshaw Hudson Mulvaney Capps Davis, Danny Garamendi DeSantis Kelly (PA) Posey Culberson Huelskamp Murphy (PA) Capuano DeFazio Garcia DesJarlais King (IA) Price (GA) Daines Huizenga (MI) Neugebauer Ca´ rdenas Delaney Gibson Diaz-Balart King (NY) Radel Davis, Rodney Hultgren Noem Carney DeLauro Grayson Duffy Kingston Reed Denham Hunter Nugent Carson (IN) DelBene Green, Al Duncan (SC) Kinzinger (IL) Reichert Dent Hurt Nunes Cartwright Deutch Green, Gene Duncan (TN) Kline Renacci

VerDate Mar 15 2010 01:59 Aug 03, 2013 Jkt 029060 PO 00000 Frm 00007 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A02AU7.008 H02AUPT1 pwalker on DSK7TPTVN1PROD with HOUSE H5358 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE August 2, 2013 Ribble Schweikert Upton The Clerk read as follows: what we did in New Hampshire when Rice (SC) Scott, Austin Valadao Ms. Kuster moves to recommit the bill my constituents raised concerns with Rigell Sensenbrenner Wagner Roby Sessions Walberg H.R. 367 to the Committee on the Judiciary the impact that new regulations could Roe (TN) Shimkus Walden with instructions to report the same back to have on our small State’s family and Rogers (AL) Shuster Walorski the House forthwith, with the following organic farms. Rogers (KY) Simpson Weber (TX) amendments: As we speak, the Food and Drug Ad- Rogers (MI) Smith (MO) Webster (FL) Add, at the end of the bill, the following: Rohrabacher Smith (NE) Wenstrup ministration is developing new rules to Rokita Smith (NJ) SEC. 6. PROTECTING JOBS, ECONOMIC GROWTH, Westmoreland improve the safety of our food supply, Rooney Smith (TX) AND THE HEALTH AND SAFETY OF Ros-Lehtinen Southerland Whitfield THE AMERICAN PUBLIC. a goal that we can all support. But the Roskam Stewart Williams The exemption for certain classes of major FDA needs to work with Congress to Ross Stivers Wilson (SC) rules (special rules) created under section ensure that these rules do not burden Wittman Rothfus Stockman 804(3) of title 5, United States Code (as farmers with a one-size-fits-all man- Royce Stutzman Wolf amended by this Act), is intended to protect Womack date that does not make sense for New Runyan Terry rules that create jobs or economic growth, Woodall Ryan (WI) Thompson (PA) reduce the deficit, and protect the health England farms. That’s why I led 20 Sen- Salmon Thornberry Yoder ators and Representatives, both Repub- Sanford Tiberi Yoho and safety of the American public. Scalise Tipton Young (AK) Page 20, line 10, insert after ‘‘means any licans and Democrats, in pushing the Schock Turner Young (IN) rule’’ the following: ‘‘(other than a special FDA to work with farmers and find rule)’’. NOT VOTING—17 common ground. Because of our efforts, Page 21, line 2, insert before the period at the agency will soon be holding a Burgess Doyle Miller (FL) the end the following: ‘‘, and includes any forum in New Hampshire to hear from Campbell Franks (AZ) Miller, George special rule’’. Cleaver Herrera Beutler Pallone Page 22, after line 8, insert the following: local farmers about ways to improve Clyburn Holt Richmond ‘‘(6) The term ‘special rule’ means any rule these rules. That is the right approach: Collins (GA) Horsford Young (FL) DeGette McCarthy (NY) that would— bringing people together from both ‘‘(A) create jobs or economic growth; parties to thoughtfully solve problems, b 1003 ‘‘(B) reduce the deficit and long-term debt; not thoughtlessly obstructing reforms So the amendment was rejected. ‘‘(C) prevent the outsourcing of United across the board. The result of the vote was announced States jobs; The bill we will soon vote on would as above recorded. ‘‘(D) protect Medicare guaranteed benefits and Medicaid; hold progress hostage by requiring ad- The Acting CHAIR. The question is ‘‘(E) protect the health and safety of chil- ditional acts of Congress for new major on the amendment in the nature of a dren, women, seniors, and veterans; rules, even though this Congress has substitute, as amended. ‘‘(F) guarantee equal pay for women; seen more gridlock than almost any The amendment was agreed to. ‘‘(G) restrict exposure to toxic substances, other. The Acting CHAIR. Under the rule, protect safe drinking water, or promote the After partisanship led to the dou- the Committee rises. safe disposal of hazardous waste; bling of student loan rates on the 1st of Accordingly, the Committee rose; ‘‘(H) close corporate tax loopholes; ‘‘(I) prevent waste, fraud, and abuse in gov- July, it took a full month for this Con- and the Speaker pro tempore (Mr. gress to provide students and middle DENHAM) having assumed the chair, Mr. ernment contracts; ‘‘(J) prevent financial or health care fraud; class families with the relief that they WOMACK, Acting Chair of the Com- ‘‘(K) prevent child sex trafficking and child deserve. Do we want to subject eco- mittee of the Whole House on the state pornography; nomic opportunity for the middle class of the Union, reported that that Com- ‘‘(L) protect the American public from ter- to that same partisan gridlock? What mittee, having had under consideration rorist attacks; or about Medicare protection for our sen- the bill (H.R. 367) to amend chapter 8 of ‘‘(M) prevent discrimination based on race, iors? What about the health and safety title 5, United States Code, to provide religion, national origin, or any other legally protected characteristic.’’. of our veterans? What about the safety that major rules of the executive and well-being of our children? No, we Ms. KUSTER (during the reading). branch shall have no force or effect un- certainly do not. less a joint resolution of approval is en- Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent We don’t need more gridlock. We acted into law, and, pursuant to House to dispense with the reading. need bipartisan solutions. That’s why I Resolution 322, he reported the bill The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there am offering my amendment, which back to the House with an amendment objection to the request of the gentle- would exempt rules from this bill if adopted in the Committee of the woman from New Hampshire? they would advance the priorities that Whole. There was no objection. we can all support, like creating jobs The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gen- and economic growth, reducing the def- the rule, the previous question is or- tlewoman from New Hampshire is rec- icit and long-term debt, and protecting dered. ognized for 5 minutes. the health and safety of America’s chil- Is a separate vote demanded on the Ms. KUSTER. Mr. Speaker, this is dren, our seniors, and our veterans. amendment to the amendment re- the final amendment to the bill, which Surely we can all agree that reforms to ported from the Committee of the will not kill the bill or send it back to advance these priorities should not Whole? the committee. If adopted, the bill will If not, the question is on the amend- immediately proceed to final passage, face additional hurdles in Congress. ment in the nature of a substitute, as as amended. I urge support for my amendment to amended. Mr. Speaker, we can all agree on the improve this bill and ensure that it The amendment was agreed to. need for targeted regulatory relief. Too does not harm job creation, economic The SPEAKER pro tempore. The often, well-intentioned rules lead to growth, the health and well-being of question is on the engrossment and harmful, unintended consequences for our constituents, or other bipartisan third reading of the bill. our constituents. We need Congress and priorities that we can all agree upon. The bill was ordered to be engrossed the Federal agencies to work together Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance and read a third time, and was read the to thoughtfully tailor new rules and to of my time. third time. review, revise, or repeal regulations Mr. GOODLATTE. Mr. Speaker, I rise MOTION TO RECOMMIT that impose an undue burden on our in opposition to the motion to recom- Ms. KUSTER. Mr. Speaker, I have a economy. mit. motion to recommit at the desk. With today’s divided government, The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gen- The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is the this collaborative approach is the only tleman from Virginia is recognized for gentlewoman opposed to the bill? way to move forward—not by scoring 5 minutes. Ms. KUSTER. I am opposed in its political points or passing bills that Mr. GOODLATTE. Mr. Speaker, on current form. will go nowhere, but by working to- the floor of this House in 2011, the The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gether. That’s what the American peo- President of the United States prom- Clerk will report the motion to recom- ple expect, and that’s what the Amer- ised the American people that ‘‘to remit. ican people deserve. That’s exactly duce barriers to growth and investment

VerDate Mar 15 2010 01:59 Aug 03, 2013 Jkt 029060 PO 00000 Frm 00008 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A02AU7.009 H02AUPT1 pwalker on DSK7TPTVN1PROD with HOUSE August 2, 2013 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H5359 . . . when we find rules that put an un- soring this legislation. I urge all of my Tsongas Visclosky Waxman necessary burden on businesses, we will colleagues to support this bill, reject Van Hollen Walz Welch Vargas Wasserman Wilson (FL) fix them.’’ this motion to recommit, and show Veasey Schultz Yarmuth That very month, the President America that Congress can act for the Vela Waters issued an executive order that said good of job creators and Main Street Vela´ zquez Watt ‘‘our regulatory system . . . must pro- Americans who desperately want and NOES—229 mote economic growth, innovation, need jobs. Aderholt Granger Peterson competitiveness, and job creation.’’ He I yield back the balance of my time. Alexander Graves (GA) Petri said our regulatory system ‘‘must iden- The SPEAKER pro tempore. Without Amash Graves (MO) Pittenger tify and use the . . . least burdensome Amodei Griffin (AR) Pitts objection, the previous question is or- Bachmann Griffith (VA) Poe (TX) tools for achieving regulatory ends.’’ dered on the motion to recommit. Bachus Grimm Pompeo He said our regulatory system ‘‘must There was no objection. Barletta Guthrie Posey take into account benefits and costs.’’ The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Barr Hall Price (GA) He was right. When our regulatory Barrow (GA) Hanna Radel question is on the motion to recommit. Barton Harper Reichert system doesn’t do these things, it kills The question was taken; and the Benishek Harris Renacci jobs, suppresses growth, and locks us Speaker pro tempore announced that Bentivolio Hartzler Ribble ever further into economic stagnation. Bilirakis Hastings (WA) Rice (SC) the noes appeared to have it. Bishop (UT) Heck (NV) But, Mr. Speaker, those were just the Rigell RECORDED VOTE Black Hensarling Roby President’s words. His actions have Blackburn Holding Roe (TN) been starkly different. Ms. KUSTER. Mr. Speaker, I demand Bonner Hudson Rogers (AL) Since 2011—indeed, throughout the a recorded vote. Boustany Huelskamp Rogers (KY) A recorded vote was ordered. Brady (TX) Huizenga (MI) Rogers (MI) President’s administration—a flood of Bridenstine Hultgren The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- Rohrabacher new major regulations have been bury- Brooks (AL) Hunter Rokita ing America’s job creators and house- ant to clause 9 of rule XX, this 5- Brooks (IN) Hurt Rooney holds at record levels. As a result, eco- minute vote on the motion to recom- Broun (GA) Issa Ros-Lehtinen mit will be followed by a 5-minute vote Buchanan Jenkins Roskam nomic growth is down; America’s com- Bucshon Johnson (OH) Ross petitiveness is down; job creation is on passage of the bill, if ordered. Burgess Johnson, Sam Rothfus down. Regulatory costs are up. The vote was taken by electronic de- Calvert Jones Royce Camp Jordan Runyan The President isn’t reducing barriers vice, and there were—ayes 185, noes 229, Cantor Joyce not voting 19, as follows: Ryan (WI) to growth and investment. He isn’t fix- Capito Kelly (PA) Salmon Carter King (IA) ing unnecessary burdens on business. [Roll No. 444] Sanford Cassidy King (NY) Scalise He’s piling them on. To make matters AYES—185 Chabot Kingston Schock worse, when Congress now declines to Chaffetz Kinzinger (IL) Andrews Gallego Meeks Schweikert Coble Kline legislate the President’s misguided Barber Garamendi Meng Scott, Austin Coffman Labrador policies for him, he increasingly is re- Bass Garcia Michaud Sensenbrenner Cole LaMalfa Beatty Grayson Moore Sessions sorting to unilateral regulatory ac- Collins (NY) Lamborn Becerra Green, Al Moran Shimkus tions to legislate by executive fiat. Conaway Lance Bera (CA) Green, Gene Murphy (FL) Shuster Cook Lankford Mr. Speaker, the time is right to pass Bishop (GA) Grijalva Nadler Simpson Cotton Latham the REINS Act. The REINS Act, in one Bishop (NY) Gutie´rrez Napolitano Smith (MO) Blumenauer Hahn Neal Cramer Latta fell swoop, assures that Congress—the Crawford LoBiondo Smith (NE) Bonamici Hanabusa Negrete McLeod Smith (NJ) body to which the Constitution assigns Brady (PA) Hastings (FL) Nolan Crenshaw Long Culberson Lucas Smith (TX) the power to legislate—will at last Braley (IA) Heck (WA) O’Rourke Southerland Brown (FL) Higgins Owens Daines Luetkemeyer stand accountable for the most signifi- Davis, Rodney Lummis Stewart Brownley (CA) Himes Pascrell Stivers cant legislative decisions imposed on Bustos Hinojosa Pastor (AZ) Denham Marchant Dent Marino Stockman the American people through regula- Butterfield Honda Payne Stutzman Capps Hoyer Pelosi DeSantis Massie tion. And in that same fell swoop, the DesJarlais McCarthy (CA) Terry Capuano Huffman Perlmutter Thompson (PA) REINS Act puts an end to Presidential ´ Diaz-Balart McCaul Cardenas Israel Peters (CA) Thornberry end runs around Congress through leg- Carney Jackson Lee Duffy McClintock Peters (MI) Tiberi Carson (IN) Jeffries Pingree (ME) Duncan (SC) McHenry islation cloaked as regulation. Tipton Cartwright Johnson (GA) Pocan Duncan (TN) McKeon Instead of helping REINS Act sup- Turner Castor (FL) Johnson, E. B. Polis Ellmers McKinley Upton porters to seize this moment for the Castro (TX) Kaptur Price (NC) Farenthold McMorris Valadao benefit of Main Street families and Chu Keating Quigley Fincher Rodgers Wagner Cicilline Kelly (IL) Rangel Fitzpatrick Meadows small businesses, opponents of the bill Walberg Clarke Kennedy Roybal-Allard Fleischmann Meehan Walden offer this motion to recommit. Clay Kildee Ruiz Fleming Messer Walorski Cohen Kilmer Ruppersberger Flores Mica b 1015 Weber (TX) Connolly Kind Rush Forbes Miller (MI) Webster (FL) But the motion seeks only to distract Conyers Kirkpatrick Ryan (OH) Fortenberry Miller, Gary Wenstrup from the need to reform our regulatory Cooper Kuster Sa´ nchez, Linda Foxx Mullin Costa Langevin T. Franks (AZ) Mulvaney Westmoreland system and reduce unnecessary bur- Courtney Larsen (WA) Sanchez, Loretta Frelinghuysen Murphy (PA) Whitfield dens on the public. Crowley Larson (CT) Sarbanes Gardner Neugebauer Williams Worse, it seeks to distract from the Cuellar Lee (CA) Schakowsky Garrett Noem Wilson (SC) Gerlach Nugent Wittman need for Members of Congress to stand Cummings Levin Schiff Davis (CA) Lipinski Schneider Gibbs Nunes Wolf accountable for the regulatory actions Davis, Danny Loebsack Schrader Gibson Nunnelee Womack committed in its name. I ask my col- Delaney Lofgren Schwartz Gingrey (GA) Olson Woodall leagues: Why should any Member of DeLauro Lowenthal Scott (VA) Gohmert Palazzo Yoder DelBene Lowey Scott, David Goodlatte Paulsen Yoho Congress be afraid to stand account- Deutch Lujan Grisham Serrano Gosar Pearce Young (AK) able for the most costly legislative de- Dingell (NM) Sewell (AL) Gowdy Perry Young (IN) Doggett Luja´ n, Ben Ray Shea-Porter cisions that the government imposes NOT VOTING—19 on the American people? Duckworth (NM) Sherman Edwards Lynch Sinema Campbell Herrera Beutler Pallone This motion to recommit represents Ellison Maffei Sires Cleaver Holt Rahall the politics of diversion and division. It Engel Maloney, Slaughter Clyburn Horsford Reed takes virtually every major legislative Enyart Carolyn Smith (WA) Collins (GA) Lewis Richmond area off the table from the REINS Act. Eshoo Maloney, Sean Speier DeFazio McCarthy (NY) Young (FL) Esty Matheson Swalwell (CA) DeGette Miller (FL) It weakens the country. The politics of Farr Matsui Takano Doyle Miller, George courage and accountability is what is Fattah McCollum Thompson (CA) needed to build this country up. Foster McDermott Thompson (MS) ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE Frankel (FL) McGovern Tierney I want to commend the gentleman Fudge McIntyre Titus The Acting CHAIR (during the vote). from Indiana (Mr. YOUNG) for spon- Gabbard McNerney Tonko There are 2 minutes remaining.

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Beatty Hanabusa Pastor (AZ) Becerra Hastings (FL) Payne following titles: RECORDED VOTE Bera (CA) Heck (WA) Pelosi H.R. 267. An act to improve hydropower, Mr. CONYERS. Mr. Speaker, I de- Bishop (NY) Higgins Perlmutter and for other purposes. Blumenauer Himes Peters (CA) mand a recorded vote. Bonamici Hinojosa H.R. 678. An act to authorize all Bureau of Peters (MI) Reclamation conduit facilities for hydro- A recorded vote was ordered. Brady (PA) Honda Pingree (ME) The SPEAKER pro tempore. This is a Braley (IA) Hoyer Pocan power development under Federal Reclama- 5-minute vote. Brown (FL) Huffman Polis tion law, and for other purposes. Brownley (CA) Israel H.R. 1171. An act to amend title 40, United The vote was taken by electronic de- Price (NC) Bustos Jackson Lee Quigley States Code, to improve veterans service or- vice, and there were—ayes 232, noes 183, Butterfield Jeffries Rahall ganizations access to Federal surplus per- Capps Johnson (GA) not voting 18, as follows: Rangel sonal property. Capuano Johnson, E. B. Roybal-Allard [Roll No. 445] Ca´ rdenas Kaptur H.R. 2576. An act to amend title 49, United Ruiz States Code, to modify requirements relat- AYES—232 Carney Keating Ruppersberger Carson (IN) Kelly (IL) Rush ing to the availability of pipeline safety reg- Aderholt Gibbs Miller, Gary Cartwright Kennedy Ryan (OH) ulatory documents, and for other purposes. Alexander Gibson Mullin Castor (FL) Kildee Sa´ nchez, Linda Amash Gingrey (GA) Mulvaney Castro (TX) Kilmer The message also announced that the T. Amodei Gohmert Murphy (PA) Chu Kind Senate has passed with an amendment Sanchez, Loretta Bachus Goodlatte Neugebauer Cicilline Kirkpatrick Sarbanes in which the concurrence of the House Barletta Gosar Noem Clarke Kuster Schakowsky Barr Gowdy Nugent Clay Langevin is requested, bills of the House of the Schiff Barrow (GA) Granger Nunes Cohen Larsen (WA) following titles: Schneider Barton Graves (GA) Nunnelee Connolly Larson (CT) Schrader H.R. 1344. An act to amend title 49, United Benishek Graves (MO) Olson Conyers Lee (CA) Bentivolio Griffin (AR) Palazzo Schwartz States Code, to direct the Assistant Sec- Cooper Levin retary of Homeland Security (Transpor- Bilirakis Griffith (VA) Paulsen Costa Lewis Scott (VA) Bishop (GA) Grimm Pearce Courtney Lipinski Scott, David tation Security Administration) to provide Bishop (UT) Guthrie Perry Crowley Loebsack Serrano expedited air passenger screening to severely Black Hall Peterson Cummings Lofgren Sewell (AL) injured or disabled members of the Armed Blackburn Hanna Petri Davis (CA) Lowenthal Shea-Porter Forces and severely injured or disabled vet- Sherman Bonner Harper Pittenger Davis, Danny Lowey erans, and for other purposes. Boustany Harris Pitts DeFazio Lujan Grisham Sinema Brady (TX) Hartzler Poe (TX) Sires H.R. 2642. An act to provide for the reform Delaney (NM) and continuation of agricultural and other Bridenstine Hastings (WA) Pompeo DeLauro Luja´ n, Ben Ray Slaughter Brooks (AL) Heck (NV) Posey DelBene (NM) Smith (WA) programs of the Department of Agriculture Brooks (IN) Hensarling Price (GA) Deutch Lynch Speier through fiscal year 2018, and for other pur- Broun (GA) Holding Radel Dingell Maffei Swalwell (CA) poses. Buchanan Hudson Reed Takano Doggett Maloney, The message also announced that the Bucshon Huelskamp Reichert Duckworth Carolyn Thompson (CA) Burgess Huizenga (MI) Renacci Edwards Maloney, Sean Thompson (MS) Senate insists upon its amendment to Calvert Hultgren Ribble Ellison Matheson Tierney the bill (H.R. 2642) ‘‘An Act to provide Camp Hunter Rice (SC) Engel Matsui Titus for the reform and continuation of ag- Cantor Hurt Rigell Enyart McCollum Tonko Capito Issa Roby Eshoo McDermott Tsongas ricultural and other programs of the Carter Jenkins Roe (TN) Esty McGovern Van Hollen Department of Agriculture through fis- Cassidy Johnson (OH) Rogers (AL) Farr McNerney Vargas cal year 2018, and for other purposes,’’ Chabot Johnson, Sam Rogers (KY) Fattah Meeks Veasey requests a conference with the House Chaffetz Jones Rogers (MI) Foster Meng Vela´ zquez Coble Jordan Rohrabacher Frankel (FL) Michaud Visclosky on the disagreeing votes of the two Coffman Joyce Rokita Fudge Moore Wasserman Houses thereon, and appoints, on Au- Cole Kelly (PA) Rooney Gabbard Moran Schultz gust 1, 2013, Ms. STABENOW, Mr. LEAHY, Collins (NY) King (IA) Ros-Lehtinen Gallego Murphy (FL) Waters Conaway King (NY) Roskam Garamendi Nadler Watt Mr. HARKIN, Mr. BAUCUS, Mr. BROWN, Cook Kingston Ross Garcia Napolitano Waxman Ms. KLOBUCHAR, Mr. BENNET, Mr. COCH- Cotton Kinzinger (IL) Rothfus Grayson Neal Welch RAN, Mr. CHAMBLISS, Mr. ROBERTS, Mr. Cramer Kline Runyan Green, Al Wilson (FL) Negrete McLeod BOOZMAN, and Mr. HOEVEN, to be the Crawford Labrador Ryan (WI) Green, Gene Nolan Yarmuth Crenshaw LaMalfa Salmon conferees on the part of the Senate. Cuellar Lamborn Sanford NOT VOTING—18 The message also announced that the Culberson Lance Scalise Bachmann Doyle Miller, George Senate has agreed to without amend- Daines Lankford Schock Campbell Herrera Beutler Pallone Davis, Rodney Latham Schweikert Cleaver Holt Richmond ment a concurrent resolution. Denham Latta Scott, Austin Clyburn Horsford Royce H. Con. Res. 41. Concurrent Resolution en- Dent LoBiondo Sensenbrenner Collins (GA) McCarthy (NY) Walz couraging peace and reunification on the Ko- DeSantis Long Sessions DeGette Miller (FL) Young (FL) DesJarlais Lucas Shimkus rean Peninsula. Diaz-Balart Luetkemeyer Shuster ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE The message also announced that the Duffy Lummis Simpson The SPEAKER pro tempore (during Senate has passed bills of the following Duncan (SC) Marchant Smith (MO) the vote). There are 2 minutes remain- Duncan (TN) Marino Smith (NE) titles in which the concurrence of the Ellmers Massie Smith (NJ) ing. House is requested: Farenthold McCarthy (CA) Smith (TX) 1028 S. 233. An act to designate the facility of Fincher McCaul Southerland b the United States Postal Service located at Fitzpatrick McClintock Stewart Mr. VEASEY changed his vote from Fleischmann McHenry Stivers 815 County Road 23 in Tyrone, New York, as ‘‘aye’’ to ‘‘no.’’ the ‘‘Specialist Christopher Scott Post Office Fleming McIntyre Stockman So the bill was passed. Flores McKeon Stutzman Building’’. Forbes McKinley Terry The result of the vote was announced S. 256. An act to amend Public Law 93–435 Fortenberry McMorris Thompson (PA) as above recorded. with respect to the Northern Mariana Is- Foxx Rodgers Thornberry A motion to reconsider was laid on lands, providing parity with Guam, the Vir- Franks (AZ) Meadows Tiberi the table. Frelinghuysen Meehan Tipton gin Islands, and American Samoa. Gardner Messer Turner Stated for: S. 668. An act to designate the facility of Garrett Mica Upton Mr. ROYCE. Mr. Speaker, had I been the United States Postal Service located at Gerlach Miller (MI) Valadao present on rollcall No. 445, passage of H.R. 14 Main Street in Brockport, New York, as

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Forces since 1974, and has led to increased High Commissioner for Refugees to provide S. 885. An act to designate the facility of cooperation in regional and global counter- for the needs of vulnerable refugee popu- the United States Postal Service located at terrorism efforts; lations, including clean water, food, shelter, 35 Park Street in Danville, Vermont, as the Whereas Jordan has provided key security health care, and education: Now, therefore, ‘‘Thaddeus Stevens Post Office’’. and humanitarian support in both Afghani- be it S. 1093. An act to designate the facility of stan and Iraq; Resolved, That the House of Representa- the United States Postal Service located at Whereas Jordan hosted a United States-de- tives— 130 Caldwell Drive in Hazlehurst, Mississippi, veloped training program for the Palestinian (1) commends the people and Government as the ‘‘First Lieutenant Alvin Chester National Security Forces on human rights, of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan for Cockrell, Jr. Post Office Building’’. proper use of force, and civil disturbances to their continued friendship with the United further enhance peace and security in the States and commitment to peace, security, f West Bank; and stability in the Middle East; PERMISSION FOR MEMBER TO BE Whereas in 1996, the United States des- (2) commends the Government of Jordan ignated Jordan as a major non-NATO ally, for its response to the Syrian humanitarian CONSIDERED AS FIRST SPONSOR recognizing Jordan as a close ally with a OF H.R. 666 crisis by hosting and caring for refugees flee- strategic working relationship; ing violence from the conflict with the al- Ms. HANABUSA. Mr. Speaker, I ask Whereas the Jordanian Armed Forces are a Assad regime; and unanimous consent that I may here- proven reliable contributor to the inter- (3) expresses a firm commitment to sup- national community, particularly as a mem- port the Government of Jordan as it faces re- after be considered to be the first spon- ber of the United Nations, contributing 57,000 sor of H.R. 666, a bill originally intro- gional challenges and works toward a more troops to 18 different United Nations peace- peaceful and stable Middle East. duced by Representative MARKEY of keeping missions, most notably in Haiti Massachusetts, for the purposes of add- where Jordan endured multiple casualties AMENDMENT OFFERED BY MR. ROYCE ing cosponsors and requesting during such missions; Mr. ROYCE. Mr. Speaker, I have an reprintings pursuant to clause 7 of rule Whereas Jordan signed the historic Jor- amendment to the text of the resolu- XII. dan–Israel Peace Treaty on October 26, 1994, tion at the desk. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there normalizing relations between Jordan and The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Israel by resolving territorial disputes and objection to the request of the gentle- establishing a partnership towards peaceful Clerk will report the amendment. woman from Hawaii? relations; The Clerk read as follows: There was no objection. Whereas King Abdullah II has been a key Strike all after the resolving clause and in- advocate of peace between the Israelis and sert the following: f Palestinians, often reiterating the urgent That the House of Representatives— REMOVAL OF NAME OF MEMBER need for peaceful reconciliation and offering (1) commends the people and Government AS COSPONSOR OF H.R. 2134 to serve as a mediator and host for peace ne- of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan for gotiations; their continued friendship with the United Mrs. BROOKS of Indiana. Mr. Speak- Whereas Jordan is a leader for progress and States and commitment to peace, security, er, I ask unanimous consent to have tolerance in the Arab world and recently and stability in the Middle East; the name of Mr. DUNCAN of South Caro- held parliamentary elections, as part of a po- (2) commends the Government of Jordan lina removed as a cosponsor of H.R. litical reform movement; for its response to the Syrian humanitarian 2134. Whereas the economic partnership between crisis and encourages its continued hosting the United States and Jordan was further The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there and caring for refugees fleeing violence from strengthened through the signing of the the conflict with the al-Assad regime; and objection to the request of the gentle- United States–Jordan Free Trade Agreement (3) expresses a firm commitment to sup- woman from Indiana? by President Bill Clinton and King Abdullah port the Government of Jordan as it faces re- There was no objection. II on October 24, 2000, and fully implemented gional challenges and works toward a more on January 1, 2010; f peaceful and stable Middle East. Whereas in 2008, the United States and Jor- Mr. ROYCE (during the reading). I dan signed a 5-year Memorandum of Under- RECOGNIZING THE LONG-TERM ask unanimous consent to dispense PARTNERSHIP AND FRIENDSHIP standing in the amount of $360,000,000 in economic support funds and $300,000,000 per year with the reading. BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES in foreign military financing to further bol- The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there AND JORDAN ster the United States–Jordan strategic rela- objection to the request of the gen- Mr. ROYCE. Mr. Speaker, I ask unan- tionship; tleman from California? imous consent that the Committee on Whereas the United States is strongly There was no objection. Foreign Affairs be discharged from fur- committed to the continued development The amendment was agreed to. and progress of the Jordanian people, civil ther consideration of the resolution (H. society, and political institutions, specifi- The resolution, as amended, was Res. 222) recognizing the long-term cally in the areas of democracy assistance, agreed to. partnership and friendship between the water and energy preservation, education AMENDMENT TO THE PREAMBLE OFFERED BY United States and the Hashemite King- services, and economic development; MR. ROYCE dom of Jordan, working together to- Whereas the al-Assad regime continues to Mr. ROYCE. Mr. Speaker, I have an wards peace and security in the Middle fuel a humanitarian crisis within the region amendment to the preamble at the East, and ask for its immediate consid- through attacks against innocent civilians, desk. eration in the House. resulting in the loss of approximately 70,000 The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Syrian lives and the displacement of ap- The Clerk read the title of the resolu- proximately 5,500,000 civilians and over Clerk will report the amendment. tion. 1,300,000 women, children, and men who have The Clerk read as follows: The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there fled Syria; Strike the preamble and insert the fol- objection to the request of the gen- Whereas the international community, led lowing: tleman from California? by the United Nations, has issued dire warn- Whereas the United States and the There was no objection. ings regarding the severity of the growing Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan have main- The text of the resolution is as fol- humanitarian crisis, calling for the inter- tained official diplomatic relations since lows: national community to use all available re- 1949, and during this partnership spanning sources to end the crisis that is destroying over 6 decades, the United States and Jordan H. RES. 222 families, homes, and cities; have developed a close relationship in secu- Whereas the United States and the Whereas the Government of Jordan has rity, economic development, and counterter- Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan have main- maintained open borders with Syria, despite rorism cooperation; tained official diplomatic relations since a heavy burden of hosting and providing for Whereas a United States–Jordanian Joint 1949, and during this partnership spanning the security and basic needs of approxi- Military Commission facilitates bilateral over 6 decades, the United States and Jordan mately 500,000 refugees, with that number consultations between the United States De- have developed a close relationship in secu- growing by 2,000 to 4,000 persons per day; partment of Defense and Jordanian Armed

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Is there abusing its power to tax and to audit veloped training program on human rights, objection to the request of the gen- the activities of honest, hardworking proper use of force, and civil disturbances to tleman from California? Americans. The IRS has betrayed the further enhance peace and security in the There was no objection. trust of the American people. Yet West Bank; The amendment to the preamble was ObamaCare granted the IRS 47 new Whereas in 1996, the United States des- agreed to. powers, including giving confidential ignated Jordan as a major non-NATO ally, A motion to reconsider was laid on taxpayer information to other depart- recognizing Jordan as a close ally with a the table. strategic working relationship; ments and applying new taxes and pen- Whereas the Jordanian Armed Forces are f alties. Well before the IRS started get- proven reliable contributors to the inter- KEEP THE IRS OFF YOUR HEALTH ting involved in your health care and national community, particularly as a mem- CARE ACT OF 2013 sharing your information and forcing ber of the United Nations, contributing 57,000 people to pay even more taxes, let’s troops to 18 different United Nations peace- Mr. CAMP. Mr. Speaker, pursuant to first look at the job the IRS is already keeping missions, most notably in Haiti House Resolution 322, I call up the bill where Jordan endured multiple casualties doing. (H.R. 2009) to prohibit the Secretary of Back in 2011, I investigated claims during such missions; the Treasury from enforcing the Pa- Whereas Jordan signed the historic Jor- that the IRS was threatening with dan–Israel Peace Treaty on October 26, 1994, tient Protection and Affordable Care higher taxes donors to conservative normalizing relations between Jordan and Act and the Health Care and Education causes. It turned out to be true. The Israel by resolving territorial disputes and Reconciliation Act of 2010, and ask for IRS was abusing its authority, and it establishing a partnership towards peaceful its immediate consideration. was harassing conservatives; but that relations; The Clerk read the title of the bill. was just the tip of the iceberg. We soon Whereas King Abdullah II has been a key The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- learned of more accusations about how advocate of peace between the Israelis and ant to House Resolution 322, the bill is Palestinians, often reiterating the urgent the IRS was targeting Americans for considered read. their political beliefs. What we have need for peaceful reconciliation and offering The text of the bill is as follows: to serve as a mediator and host for peace ne- found so far—and we just have 3 per- gotiations; H.R. 2009 cent of the documents from the IRS Whereas Jordan is a leader for progress, Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Rep- that we have requested—is that the tolerance, and moderation in the Arab and resentatives of the United States of America in IRS did leak confidential taxpayer in- Muslim worlds; Congress assembled, formation, that they did delay applica- Whereas the economic partnership between SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. the United States and Jordan was further This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Keep the tions of groups supporting conservative strengthened through the signing of the IRS Off Your Health Care Act of 2013’’. causes, and that they did threaten con- United States–Jordan Free Trade Agreement SEC. 2. FINDINGS. servatives with higher taxes. by President Bill Clinton and King Abdullah Congress finds the following: And Democrats want to give this II on October 24, 2000, and fully implemented (1) On May 10, 2013, the Internal Revenue agency more power and authority? on January 1, 2010; Service admitted that it singled out advo- They want this agency involved in Whereas in 2008, the United States and Jor- cacy groups, based on ideology, seeking tax- Americans’ health care? No way. dan signed a 5-year Memorandum of Under- exempt status. Even the agency’s own watchdog says standing in the amount of $360,000,000 in eco- (2) This action raises pertinent questions nomic support funds and $300,000,000 per year the IRS cannot handle the job. Less about the agency’s ability to implement and than 2 weeks ago, the independent in foreign military financing to further bol- oversee Public Law 111–148 and Public Law ster the United States–Jordan strategic rela- 111–152. Treasury Inspector General stated that tionship; (3) This action could be an indication of fu- they are not confident about the IRS’s Whereas the United States is strongly ture Internal Revenue Service abuses in rela- ability to protect confidential taxpayer committed to the continued development tion to Public Law 111–148 and Public Law information or to prevent fraud. Well, and progress of the Jordanian people, civil 111–152 given that it is their responsibility to society, and political institutions, specifi- neither am I; and by every indication, enforce a key provision, the individual man- cally in the areas of democracy assistance, neither are the American people. date. water and energy preservation, education It has been 3 years since the health (4) Americans accept the principle that pa- services, and economic development; care law was passed, and in less than 2 tients, families, and doctors should be mak- Whereas the al-Assad regime, backed by months, the administration claims it ing medical decisions, not the Federal Gov- Iran and Hizballah, has brutally suppressed will be fully ready to implement the dissent, conducting a campaign of violence ernment. SEC. 3. PROHIBITING ENFORCEMENT OF PPACA law; but in the face of all of these fail- that has fueled sectarian tensions and ures, of all of these breaches of the sparked a civil war in Syria; AND HCERA. Whereas the conflict in Syria has resulted The Secretary of the Treasury, or any dele- public trust, more Americans than ever in the loss of nearly 100,000 Syrian lives and gate of the Secretary, shall not implement want this law to be repealed. the displacement of approximately 4,250,000 or enforce any provisions of or amendments Why? It’s simple: ObamaCare has civilians, including nearly 1,800,000 who have made by Public Law 111–148 or 111–152. brought increased health care costs to fled Syria; The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gen- families and individuals; it has stifled Whereas the Syrian conflict has contrib- tleman from Michigan (Mr. CAMP) and businesses from expanding; and it has uted to sectarian conflict, extremism, and the gentleman from Michigan (Mr. forced American job creators to cut instability throughout the region; LEVIN) each will control 30 minutes. jobs, wages, and hours. Whereas the Government of Jordan has ac- The Chair recognizes the gentleman Just yesterday, at a hearing in the cepted a heavy burden of hosting and pro- from Michigan (Mr. CAMP). viding for the security and basic needs of ap- Ways and Means Committee, a key of- proximately 500,000 refugees, with that num- GENERAL LEAVE ficial from Health and Human Services ber growing every day; Mr. CAMP. Mr. Speaker, I ask unani- could not confirm that the health care Whereas three-quarters of the refugees are mous consent that all Members have 5 law would lower the health care costs women and children, and 1 in 5 refugees is legislative days in which to revise and for hardworking families in my home under the age of 4; extend their remarks and to include ex- State of Michigan. Whereas the severity of the humanitarian traneous material on H.R. 2009. But wasn’t this the signature prom- crisis and the large number of refugees in The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there ise of this administration, that pre- Jordan places significant economic and social hardships on the country; and objection to the request of the gen- miums would be $2,500 lower? And now Whereas the Government of Jordan has tleman from Michigan? the administration cannot make good worked in partnership with the international There was no objection. on that promise. community to provide for the needs of vul- Mr. CAMP. Mr. Speaker, I yield my- With so little time before the ex- nerable refugee populations, including clean self such time as I may consume. changes are set to open and for families

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Health and Human Services will have thing, that there is no reason the IRS The House Republican alternative to access to medical records or other per- would want that information anyway. the Democrats’ health care law, which sonal history—no access whatsoever. The fact of the matter is that that’s I authored, was the only legislation Five weeks of recess await Repub- exactly what they said about what scored by the nonpartisan Congres- licans when they adjourn this House they did for the tax-exempt groups. sional Budget Office as meeting the top today. I hope when they return they They said, Well, it wasn’t necessary for health priority of American families will at last turn their attention to the them to get that information about po- because it was the only bill that actu- pressing economic issues that Ameri- litical ideology or beliefs or prayers ally lowered the cost of health insur- cans expect the Congress to address. that prayer groups were offering. That ance premiums, and it didn’t give the I reserve the balance of my time. wasn’t necessary either. IRS a single new power. It kept the Mr. CAMP. At this time, I yield such So, if that were not necessary, Mr. IRS out of your health care, which is time as he may consume to the gen- Speaker, how can the American people exactly what this bill will do—keep the tleman from Georgia, Dr. PRICE, a dis- have faith and confidence that the IRS IRS off and out of your health care. tinguished member of the Ways and won’t do something that also is unnec- We should be cutting the IRS, not ex- Means Committee. essary, and that is to engage in imple- panding it. We should reduce its power Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous con- menting themselves into that trusted and authority and its ability to harass sent that the gentleman from Georgia relationship between patients and phy- and abuse Americans. That’s exactly (Mr. PRICE) control the remainder of sicians? what this bill does. I urge my col- my time. b 1045 leagues to join me in voting ‘‘yes’’ on The SPEAKER pro tempore. Without this legislation. objection, the gentleman from Georgia Then another piece of evidence, Mr. I reserve the balance of my time. will control the time? Speaker, I would suggest is the indi- Mr. LEVIN. Mr. Speaker, I yield my- There was no objection. vidual who’s running the IRS division self such time as I may consume. Mr. PRICE of Georgia. I want to com- that is charged with the enforcement We are now 7 months into this House mend the chairman for his work on of the Affordable Care Act. Mr. Speak- Republican session. It has been nothing this and in so many vital areas of the er, that individual is Sarah Hall more than a bridge to nowhere. No- issue of health care on our committee, Ingram. You don’t have to look too far where on jobs. Nowhere on immigra- and I want to thank him for the time back in her biography to recognize that tion reform. Nowhere on a budget and the opportunity to bring this bill she was the individual who was, in fact, agreement. Nowhere on most appro- forward. in charge of the tax exempt group in priations bills. Mr. Speaker, the Republicans’ goal in the IRS at the time when the chal- Instead, House Republicans today health care is to make certain that we lenges to the IRS had been focused. continue their obsession—so vividly have the highest quality health care in Mr. Speaker, the overwhelming per- embraced by the chairman of our com- the world. That’s our desire. We simply cent of the American people under- mittee in his words—with trying to de- want it to be patient-centered health stand and appreciate that the IRS stroy the bridge built by the President care, not government-centered health should not be involved in the health and the Democratic Congress to some- care. We believe that patients and fam- care of this Nation. We believe patients where vital—putting all Americans in ilies and doctors ought to be making and families and doctors ought to be charge of their own health care. medical decisions, not Washington, making medical decisions, not Wash- This bill before us is nothing more D.C. So this bill, H.R. 2009, grows out of ington, D.C., and certainly not the In- than a continuation of the Repub- the IRS’s activities that have come to ternal Revenue Service. licans’ blind obsession with repealing light in this country over the past I reserve the balance of my time the Affordable Care Act. This is how number of months. As the chairman Mr. LEVIN. I yield 2 minutes to the Republicans have chosen to spend the mentioned, we’ve been doing a lot of gentleman from Washington (Mr. last day here before they recess this oversight hearings in our committee. MCDERMOTT), another member of the House for 5 weeks. The American people have drawn a committee. It’s so clear. The Republican mission conclusion about the IRS at this point, (Mr. MCDERMOTT asked and was is to destroy, not implement, health and that conclusion is that it cannot given permission to revise and extend care reform. Rather than help leading be trusted now. The chairman men- his remarks.) on the issue, House Republicans have tioned that the IRS has targeted Mr. MCDERMOTT. Mr. Speaker, I spent the last 2-plus years trying to groups that have come to the IRS ask- would remind my distinguished col- mislead Americans about health care ing for a tax-exempt status. It has tar- league from Georgia of a story in the rights under the ACA. Now we can ex- geted groups for their political ide- Bible about a king who was very fa- pect more misinformation, and the ology. The IRS has leaked donor infor- mous and one day noticed on the wall statement of our chairman is loaded mation to those groups, and many of us some writing. He had someone come in with it. believe—and I think it will come out— and interpret for him, and the writing Thirteen States, for example, pub- that the IRS has, in fact, targeted do- said: ‘‘Your days are numbered upon lished preliminary premiums for mar- nors to those groups for audits to those the Earth.’’ ketplace coverage. Within those individual Americans. Your days are numbered on this States, Americans will be able to pur- Mr. Speaker, this is chilling activity issue. You have 59 more days. I’m sure chase insurance at a price that is, on from the Internal Revenue Service, so you can bring up a bill every single day average, 20 percent below what the the American people have lost their to try and repeal it. The Speaker has CBO estimated; and in Michigan, there faith and trust in the Internal Revenue announced there will be two more, but will be 14 insurance carriers in the Service. That’s why this bill is so im- it will not work. This is going to be the marketplace—and someone comes up portant. law on 1 October, and it’s going to go here and says health care reform is This is a very simple piece of legisla- into effect. The Supreme Court has failing. tion—two pages, in fact. All it says, spoken. The Speaker has actually said, So, to the American people, be pre- simply, is what the American people ‘‘It’s the law of the land.’’ Yet we see pared for more scare tactics and other believe, and that is that the IRS should this hopeless strategy—it’s worse than misguided efforts from Republicans to not be charged and have the authority hopeless. It’s weak and it’s mean. What convince constituents that applying for to either implement or enforce the Af- you’re saying is you want to take away

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from people what they already have, I’m now pleased to yield 11⁄2 minutes We have not seen any attempt to im- guaranteed issue, coverage for their to the gentleman from Texas (Mr. CAR- prove, to refine. What we have seen is kids to age 26, and lifetime limits will TER). an unprecedented effort to sabotage be gone. All of that you want to take Mr. CARTER. I thank the gentleman legislation, to make it not work for the away. for yielding, and I thank him for bring- American people, to confuse, to under- Have a great break, because you’re ing this bill forward. cut. This is something that is unprece- going to go back to your districts and Mr. Speaker, I’d be willing to bet if dented, to the best of my knowledge, in explain for 38 days why you will not you took a poll in any household in what we have had in Congress in the provide health care coverage for the America and asked, Who do you trust, past. What more fitting illustration of people of America. I hear there’s a the IRS or your doctor, doctors would a group that’s bankrupt of ideas and mythical bill with 141 signatures. The overwhelmingly be trusted; the IRS bent on simply attempting to force Republicans have been running the would be overwhelmingly distrusted. their way for an agenda that is so ex- Ways and Means Committee for 16 out I don’t understand when we actually treme that they cannot agree to bring of the last 18 years, and we have never pass laws in this Congress restricting it to the floor to vote on it. the access to health care information had a bill put in front of us for a vote. I urge rejection of this charade. and putting severe penalties on our It’s never been through the Rules Com- Mr. PRICE of Georgia. Mr. Speaker, I health care providers for releasing mittee. It’s never been out to the floor. now insert into the RECORD a letter You have no plan. You have a piece health care information and these from the group Let Freedom Ring that of paper that you wave around, but you HIPAA laws—they’ve been around a endorses H.R. 2009. won’t go out and defend it. The Presi- while now, I’d say—and then we write a dent came and put a bill out here, and bill that turns the entire health care LET FREEDOM RING, July, 2013. we passed it, and we’re defending it, system administration over to the one agency that the American people hate DEAR FRIEND: You have no doubt heard by and it’s going to go into effect and pro- now that senior members of the United vide what all Americans want: security more than any other agency. States Internal Revenue Service were in- if they get sick; they want to know Some of the Democrats like it be- volved in a politically-motivated effort to they’ll be covered; they want to know cause they like to get other people’s blunt the impact of the tea party movement they won’t be bankrupted. money and spend it. The reality is the and other organizations not in sync with Vote ‘‘no’’ again today, and we’ll be IRS is not trusted, and it wasn’t trust- President Barack Obama’s agenda for Amer- back after the break for a few more ed before the events that have been de- ica. ‘‘no’’ votes. scribed here today. Today they’re to- We don’t yet know all the facts but we do The SPEAKER pro tempore. Mem- tally distrusted. In fact, they are to- know that some groups had their applica- bers are advised to direct their re- tally feared because of what they can tions for non-profit status ‘‘slow walked’’ marks to the Chair. do to the private lives of American through the process, existing groups were Mr. PRICE of Georgia. Mr. Speaker, I subjected to comprehensive audits, many citizens. This bill speaks for the Amer- were loaded down with intrusive and inap- insert into the RECORD a letter from ican people, and they say don’t let the propriate questions about the prayers of The Seniors Coalition in support of IRS get their hands on our health care. their members and other activities, and that H.R. 2009. They will destroy us. tax returns of major donors and conservative THE SENIORS COALITION, Remember, they’re the one agency operatives were audited. Washington, DC, July 30, 2013. that doesn’t have to meet a burden of Things are so bad that one senior IRS offi- Hon. DR. TOM PRICE, proof. They require the public to meet cial who appears to have been involved ‘‘took Cannon House Office Building, the burden of proof. the fifth’’ before a congressional inves- Washington, DC. Don’t let the IRS get their hands on tigating committee. DEAR CONGRESSMAN PRICE: I am writing to our health care. If that were not enough, some of the same you today on behalf of the over four million Mr. LEVIN. Mr. Speaker, I yield my- people that look to have been involved in the members and supporters of The Seniors Coa- effort to politically harass potential oppo- lition in support of your bill H.R. 2009, ‘‘The self 15 seconds. Saying that the entire administra- nents of the president’s agenda have now Keep the IRS Off Your Health Care Act.’’ been put in charge of expansion of the IRS’s The Seniors Coalition was originally founded tion of health care is turned over to role in monitoring individual and corporate as a public advocacy group fighting to repeal the IRS is a big lie. The IRS will not compliance with Obamacare. the Medicare Catastrophic Coverage Act. have access to the medical records or Our good friend Dr. Tom Price, who rep- Since 1990, TSC has grown rapidly and ex- personal health history of a single resents Georgia’s 6th Congressional District, panded its advocacy to include any issue American. is taking the bull by the horns—but he needs that concerns America’s senior citizens. I now yield 2 minutes to a distin- our help. He has introduced a bill—H.R. Today the Coalition is one of the largest guished colleague of mine from Oregon 2009—that would prohibit the Internal Rev- grassroots advocacy organizations in Wash- (Mr. BLUMENAUER). enue Service from implementing or enforc- ington, D.C. in terms of number of sup- ing any provisions of the president’s health porters nationwide. TSC currently has over Mr. BLUMENAUER. Mr. Speaker, this is a fitting conclusion to a week care law. four million supporters representing every Congress needs to act—now—and they need state in the union. that has shown the collapse of the Re- pressure from you to do so. They need to get The Obama Administration, including the publican legislative agenda. Remem- behind Dr. Price’s bill before the IRS can do IRS, has betrayed the trust of the American ber, this is the time we were supposed even more damage. Will you please take a people. Allowing the IRS to enforce to be voting on budgets, but the Repub- ObamaCare is opening up the door to more moment to write to your member of Con- abuse, more targeting and more harassment licans cannot even bring themselves to gress and your two Senators and urge them of American citizens. The vast majority of allow a vote on the budget that they to support Dr. Price’s legislation? Tell them the American people do not support themselves have mandated. We’re not to cut off funding for the expansion of the ObamaCare, and President Obama is ignoring voting on the Transportation-HUD; IRS for Obamacare unless and until the the will of the people. we’re not voting on Interior. They American people have all the answers about That is why The Seniors Coalition is writ- how President Obama and his subordinates refuse to allow a conference committee politicized the IRS to harass their political ing today to fully support H.R. 2009. Clearly, to be appointed so that we can rec- the IRS has proven itself either unwilling or opponents. unable to prudently and impartially enforce oncile differences on the budget, set- The whole business is suspicious, espe- the law, and we certainly cannot trust them ting up a showdown over a shutdown of cially since the IRS has for the last three with our health care. the government next month. years been denying to Congress that any Thank you for all your hard work Dr. Now we’re dealing with health care such activity or any activity like it was oc- Price, and please don’t hesitate to contact for arguably the 40th time that they curring. Congress is now asking questions me directly if there is anything that The are going to ‘‘repeal’’ it. The bill is not and the Obama Administration has become Seniors Coalition and its over four million going anywhere. They repeatedly dem- evasive—despite a report by the IRS’s own inspector general that the agency had com- members and supporters in all 50 states can onstrated at our hearing yesterday in do to assist you in your effort to de-fund/re- mitted wrongdoing. peal ObamaCare. Ways and Means that my Republican The IRS can no longer be trusted to behave Sincerely, colleagues don’t even understand how in a non-partisan manner. It should not be SEAN FERRITOR, the bill that they are so adamantly op- given extra authority until it can prove once Executive Director. posed to works. again that it will not abuse the public trust.

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Yet ObamaCare contains more COLIN HANNA, been able to repeal anything, and they than 20 tax increases and gives the IRS President. can’t enact legislation. unprecedented authority to collect per- 1 I’m pleased to yield 1 ⁄2 minutes to a There have been 12 bills, I think, that sonal health information from more Member from the great State of Michi- this Congress has sent to the White than 300 million Americans. gan, Dr. BENISHEK, and a fellow physi- House, and there is small prospect of ObamaCare requires all insurance cian. anything more coming from here. It’s companies to report to the IRS the Mr. BENISHEK. Mr. Speaker, I rise interesting to note they can’t move a name, address, identification number, today in support of H.R. 2009, the Keep budget; they can’t do legislation on and type of insurance policy purchased the IRS Off Your Health Care Act, and jobs; they’re incapable of seeing to it by every customer, along with a deter- urge my colleagues to support this nec- that we do the other things that are mination of whether or not the insur- essary legislation. necessary to help the middle class. Yet ance was ‘‘government approved.’’ The bill will keep the Internal Rev- we keep coming over here with non- I’m very proud to be a co-author of enue Service from implementing any sense like this. Dr. PRICE’s legislation that will pro- aspect of the President’s health care The Republican Party is like the hibit the IRS from collecting our per- law. With the recent revelations that Bourbons of France: they forget noth- sonal health care information. The IRS employees of the IRS targeted U.S. ing because they never learned any- has proven they cannot be trusted by citizens based on their political views, thing. targeting organizations based on their it’s imperative that we keep the IRS Mr. PRICE of Georgia. Mr. Speaker, I political affiliation. Since the IRS has from being further involved than it al- now insert into the RECORD a letter admitted this, I’ve heard from so many ready is in the lives of the American from the group Americans for Pros- constituents who are members of patri- people. perity which endorses H.R. 2009. otic organizations. They’ve stepped up This legislation would repeal both AMERICANS FOR PROSPERITY, for the first time in their lives to get the individual mandate and the em- Arlington, VA, July 15, 2013. involved in politics and organizations ployer mandate, while at the same DEAR REPRESENTATIVE PRICE: On behalf of like the Texas Tea Party, the Katy Tea time helping to shrink the IRS. more than two million Americans for Pros- perity activists in all 50 states, I applaud you Party, and the King Street Patriots. As a doctor, I’ve been taking care of For standing up as patriots and trying patients for the last 30 years. I know for introducing the Keep the IRS Off Your Health Care Act (H.R. 2009), which would to do the right thing for the right rea- that putting the Federal Government prohibit the Internal Revenue Service from sons, they were targeted by the IRS between patients and doctors will be implementing the President’s health care and harassed. disastrous. Many families in northern law. Today the IRS is spending 80 percent Michigan agree, and they want to see The health care law grants the IRS an of its budget trying to implement this law repealed. This legislation is a alarming expansion of new power, essentially granting the agency the authority to oversee ObamaCare, and Treasury Secretary good step toward rolling back this mas- Jack Lew recently testified the IRS sive expansion of Federal Government every American’s health insurance decisions. The IRS will be responsible for enforcing the has approximately 700 full-time staff power. health insurance mandates on individuals working on ObamaCare implementa- I am proud to be a cosponsor of this and employers, collecting the 21 new taxes tion. Now the IRS wants to hire an ad- legislation, and I urge all of my col- created in the law, and cross-referencing in- ditional 2,000 bureaucrats to continue leagues to join me in voting in favor of dividuals’ health insurance exchange appli- to implement ObamaCare. it. cations with IRS records. I urge my colleagues to support this Mr. LEVIN. It’s now a special pleas- AFP is deeply concerned that all Ameri- cans will now be asked to turn over the pri- important bill. ure for me to yield such time as he Mr. LEVIN. I now yield 2 minutes to may consume to the gentleman who vate health insurance information about their children and families to a disgraced or- the gentleman from New Jersey (Mr. presided over the passage of Medicare ganization that has admitted to abusing its ANDREWS), who has been a leader on 48 years ago and has worked on health power and processing applications in a bi- this issue. care issues his entire historic career, ased, political manner. How can the Amer- (Mr. ANDREWS asked and was given Mr. DINGELL from the State of Michi- ican people trust that the IRS won’t also tar- permission to revise and extend his re- gan. get American citizens who disagree with the marks.) (Mr. DINGELL asked and was given President when enforcing the health care permission to revise and extend his re- law? b 1100 Your legislation also affirms the common- marks.) sense principle that control over health care Mr. ANDREWS. Colleagues, some- Mr. DINGELL. I thank my beloved decisions should remain between American where in America today a family is friend for yielding me this time, Mr. families and their doctors, not Washington going to get the devastating news you Speaker. bureaucrats like the IRS. Americans for all dread about your children: they’re I rise to ask: Aren’t you embarrassed Prosperity is proud to support H.R. 2009, going to hear that that lump in their to go a 40th time in a fruitless, hope- your legislation to prohibit the IRS from en- daughter’s stomach is cancer. And less act? This is the 40th time we’ve forcing provisions of the health care law. I they’re going to go home and they’re tried to kill the legislation. It costs us urge your colleagues to support its passage, going to have all the agony and they’re and I look forward to working with you in $1.5 million every time, none of which the future. going to have all of the unthinkable have been successful. Sincerely, thoughts that parents are going to My Republican colleagues have never CHRISTINE HARBIN HANSON, have in that situation, but they are come forward with a proposal which Policy Analyst, Americans for Prosperity. going to be faced with another problem they have presented to this House, but Mr. Speaker, I’m pleased to yield 11⁄2 because they have no health insurance. they sit over there railing and com- minutes to the gentleman from Texas Both the mom and the dad work. They plaining about what is going on. (Mr. CULBERSON), a gentleman who’s a make about $40,000 a year between the They’re going to take the rights of the member of the Appropriations Com- two of them. They don’t get coverage American people for protection against mittee, a fellow who has led on this at work, and they can’t afford health pre-existing condition, bans on their issue for his entire career. insurance. So their agony is not just insurance. They’re going to take away Mr. CULBERSON. Mr. Speaker, I ap- being worried about the health of their from the American people all kinds of preciate very much the gentleman child, they are worried about the fact protections which we have in the Af- from Georgia filing this important leg- that if they give the child the care that fordable Care Act. islation. I feel my day is not complete she needs, they’ll lose everything that The Speaker the other day said the if we don’t get a chance to vote to cut they have and wind up in bankruptcy Republicans were the party of repeal. I spending and abolish ObamaCare. court. think he’s right. I suspect we don’t We were sent here by our constitu- The Affordable Care Act says to that want to call them the Republicans any- ents to protect the Treasury and do ev- couple that starting January 1, for

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Scare tactics to say that tleman from Georgia (Mr. PRICE) for bill should also be prepared to answer somehow Republicans on our side of his hard work on this issue, and I the following question: If you want to the aisle don’t care about people’s strongly urge my colleagues to support say to that family that their concern health care are just not true. We don’t this bill. isn’t important enough, what’s your believe in omnibus Washington-engi- Mr. LEVIN. I now yield 2 minutes to plan? What’s your answer to them? neered health care. That’s what’s going the gentleman from Texas (Mr. DOG- Now, we’ll hear that people have in- on here—Washington bureaucrats de- GETT), another distinguished member troduced bills and sent around letters. ciding what kind of health care you of our committee. Here are the facts. It has been almost can have, which doctors you can see, Mr. DOGGETT. The majority leader 1,000 days that the Republican Party how much those doctors and hospitals is absolutely right about scare tactics. has been back in control of the House are going to get paid, and how the in- If you are an uninsured American and of Representatives. The number of bills surance companies have to act. All of you get a diagnosis of cancer this they have voted on to replace this law that is in the hands of Washington bu- morning or you are hit in a head-on is zero. Zero. Forty times to repeal it; reaucrats under ObamaCare, which is collision this afternoon or you have a zero times to replace it. why this bill and this law is suffering child born with a disability, you ought This debate is not about Republicans so much in the minds of the public. to be very scared. He’s also absolutely and Democrats; it’s about that family This is not the right way to go. right about the need for patient-cen- with that daughter that has no health We believe in patient-centered care. tered health care. We’re concerned insurance if you repeal this law and Republicans believe that it ought to be about that. We’re concerned that pa- pass this bill. This is no plan, this is no about the doctor-patient relationship, tients without insurance today are cen- responsibility, and this is no way to not between the bureaucrats and the tered—they’re centered right into deal with the concerns of middle class doctor. It ought not be about the bu- bankruptcy court. More and more Americans. reaucrats and the insurance companies. Americans are faced with a health care Vote ‘‘no.’’ It ought to start with the patients and crisis. Mr. PRICE of Georgia. Mr. Speaker, I their families. This bill has nothing to do with the insert into the RECORD a letter of sup- So these scare tactics, really, Mr. Internal Revenue Service or the Treas- port for H.R. 2009 from the organization Speaker, are not relevant to this dis- ury Department or restricting their Restore America’s Voice. cussion; and they are just that, scare rights. It’s about restricting your RESTORE AMERICA’S VOICE tactics. We care about the health and rights. Now that we finally have a FOUNDATION, well-being of the American people, chance to protect Americans from in- Houston, TX, July 12, 2013. which is why this bill is coming to the surance monopoly price gouging, from DEAR REPRESENTATIVE PRICE: Our more than two million supporters are grateful for floor. fine print in the contract for those who your efforts to strip the IRS of any authority Recently, Mr. Speaker, we’ve learned do have insurance that denies rights at over the Affordable Care Act as embodied in that the IRS has been abusing its the very time that you need them the H.R. 2009 which you have introduced. Our or- power by targeting and punishing most, that kind of protection about to ganization fully endorses this legislation. American citizens for their political go into effect, along with the right of We note with discomfort that this agency beliefs and then recklessly spending so many Americans who are uninsured seems not only beyond the control of those taxpayer dollars on lavish conferences to go to a competitive private insur- tasked with oversight but willfully resists full disclosure of questionable practices and and bonuses for its employees. This ance marketplace and pick the policy abusive methods in Congressional testimony. kind of government abuse must stop. that is best for their family, and for We have concluded, based on the evidence at The last thing we should do now is to many Americans to have a premium hand, that this agency is being cynically allow the IRS to play such a central tax credit, a tax credit that they want used for political purposes to frustrate and role in our health care. to deny to you. intimidate law-abiding citizens who disagree The IRS has a role in nearly 50 dif- And what alternative do they offer? with Administration policies. ferent aspects of ObamaCare. The agen- Well, the best source is the official Re- This distortion of the proper role and func- cy’s involvement is so extensive that publican Web site. I urge you—al- tioning of the IRS makes turning over responsibility for the Affordable Care Act sub- there is a designated office within the though you will find plenty of misin- sidies, penalties and, significantly, access to IRS just to implement ObamaCare. The formation there—to go to GOP.gov be- private insurance and medical records, a IRS will have access to the American cause you’ll find one very revealing frightening prospect. We are therefore in people’s protected health care informa- fact. When you look there to see what complete agreement with the purpose of H.R. tion. Given that this same agency has the Republicans have to offer as an al- 2009 and fully support passage as the only re- illegally disclosed protected taxpayer ternative to ObamaCare, it says two sponsible and prudent course of action. information, the privacy concerns words: ‘‘in progress.’’ It’s been in Thank you for leadership and hard work in raised by many are legitimate. This is developing this legislation and for rep- progress since 2 and a half years ago, resenting the best interests of not only your nothing short of an unwelcome, Big when they voted the first time to re- constituents but the American people. Government overreach into the most peal ObamaCare, right up to today, Respectfully and gratefully yours, personal aspect of our lives. when they vote for the 40th time to do KEN HOAGLAND, ObamaCare is bad for the economy it. Chairman. and for working middle class families. They have only one alternative to Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to yield 1 It increases costs, impedes innovation, ObamaCare, and it’s called minute to the gentleman from Virginia and we know is now turning full-time NothingCare. It’s called do nothing but (Mr. CANTOR), the majority leader of jobs into part-time jobs, which is why allow these insurance monopolies to the House of Representatives. so many on both sides of the political continue to deny rights to our people. Mr. CANTOR. Mr. Speaker, I thank spectrum are now beginning to realize, The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. the gentleman from Georgia. in the words of three Democratic union HASTINGS of Washington). The time of Mr. Speaker, I rise today to support leaders, that this law is creating night- the gentleman has expired. the Keep the IRS Off Your Health Care mare scenarios in the health and well- Mr. LEVIN. I yield an additional 15 Act, and I want to congratulate the being of millions of hardworking Amer- seconds to the gentleman. gentleman from Georgia in his leader- icans. Mr. DOGGETT. The folks that I rep- ship in bringing this bill to the floor. I The legislation before us today will resent, the working families from San think it is not only a timely bill, but a at least prevent the unnecessary intru- Antonio to Austin, they deserve to bill that is essential to the health and sion of the IRS into our health care. have some assistance. We have pro- well-being of all Americans. Members of both parties should be fo- vided it to them with guaranteed

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The porting H.R. 2009 from the group doctor-patient relationship, and do time of the gentleman has expired. FreedomWorks. what is needed to make sure that gov- Mr. LEVIN. I yield the gentleman an FREEDOMWORKS, ernment overreach is not involved in additional 30 seconds. Washington, DC, American health care. Mr. HOYER. Mr. Speaker, this bill DEAR FREEDOMWORKS MEMBER: As one of Mr. LEVIN. It is now my pleasure to makes all those folks pawns in Repub- our millions of FreedomWorks members na- yield 3 minutes to the gentleman from licans’ single-focused quest to undo tionwide, I urge you to contact your rep- health care reform at the expense of Maryland (Mr. HOYER), the minority resentative and urge him or her to co-spon- every other pressing challenge we face sor H.R. 2009, the ‘‘Keep the IRS Off Your whip, who has devoted so much time to health care during his career. as a Nation. Health Care Act’’. Introduced by Rep. Tom It’s shameful, Mr. Speaker, that this Mr. HOYER. Mr. Speaker, I thank Price (R–GA), this bill would stop the Inter- House continues to waste the American the gentleman for yielding. nal Revenue Service or any other Treasury people’s times on health care repeal department from enforcing any part of What a perfect bill this is. Our Re- votes that won’t go anywhere, and they ObamaCare. publican friends don’t like taxes, they know it. The Senate will not pass this Currently, the IRS will be the most crucial don’t like the collection of taxes, and, bill and the President will not sign it. department for actually enacting and enforc- of course, none of us do. And they don’t ing ObamaCare. The premium subsidies that We have pressing business before us are supposed to help individuals purchase like affordable care for our citizens, that needs immediate attention: fin- health insurance through the exchanges are quality care for our citizens, accessible ishing appropriations bills, completing actually tax credits, distributed by the IRS. care for our citizens. So, with this our work on the budget that provides a And most significantly, the IRS is respon- stroke, they can attack both. balanced alternative to the sequester, sible for administering the ‘‘tax’’ upon indi- The gentleman who just spoke as- ensuring America can pay its bills, and viduals who refuse to purchase a govern- serts that the American people know. taking action to create jobs. That’s ment-approved insurance plan—the indi- Republicans have made an assertion vidual mandate. what we ought to be doing, not this More ominously, ObamaCare requires the about the oversight of taxpayers to see continued foolishness. whether or not they are committing IRS to collect a vast amount of sensitive in- b 1115 formation about the kind of insurance cov- fraud, i.e., claiming to be social welfare erage you have, and will store this informa- organizations when everybody in Mr. PRICE of Georgia. Mr. Speaker, tion in a massive new database. America knows they are solely polit- may I inquire as to the time remaining ObamaCare’s supporters, of course, claim ical organizations; and the Republicans on each side? that the IRS would never share the medical never mention it was across the board, The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gen- information they collect, and that the agen- not targeted. And the Affordable Care tleman from Georgia has 16 minutes re- cy would only collect the exact data nec- maining, and the gentleman from essary to determine eligibility for premium Act, they don’t like that either. They Michigan has 131⁄2 minutes remaining. subsidies. And yet, a lawsuit filed in Cali- would, as my friend from Texas said, fornia alleges that the IRS illegally seized still like to have the insurance compa- Mr. PRICE of Georgia. Mr. Speaker, 1 the medical records of 10 million individuals nies in charge—not the patient, not the I’m pleased to yield 1 ⁄2 minutes to the in that state. doctor, but the insurance companies. gentleman from Oklahoma (Mr. Having the same organization that is both Mr. Speaker, less than 2 weeks ago, BRIDENSTINE), a freshman Member. targeting political opponents and stealing Republicans were on this floor for the Mr. BRIDENSTINE. Mr. Speaker, it people’s medical records in charge of people’s 38th and 39th times to repeal the Af- is interesting that the minority whip health care seems like a recipe for disaster. would like Republicans to help in fix- Rep. Price’s bill would stop the IRS in its fordable Care Act, the accessible care act, the quality care act. Now we have ing this bill, considering that they tracks, completely erasing their role in weren’t interested at all in Republican ObamaCare. the 40th time we’ve been at this. I urge you to contact your representative The American people, of course, want input when they passed it in the middle and urge him or her to co-sponsor H.R. 2009, to see us working on jobs. They want of the night with a pure party-line the Keep the IRS Off Your Health Care Act to see us working on investment and vote. I think everybody understood that today. education. They want to see us being Sincerely, the promise of ObamaCare has been able to compete with the world. But MATT KIBBE, thoroughly discredited, but the worst President and CEO, what do we do? We continue to beat is yet to come. FreedomWorks. this horse. And contrary to my Repub- The authors of the bill promised that Mr. Speaker, I yield 11⁄2 minutes to lican friends’ assertion, Americans say, it would bring down the cost of health the gentleman from Minnesota (Mr. overwhelmingly, when asked do you care, but premiums have gone up sub- PAULSEN), a fellow member of the Ways want repeal or do you want a fix, make stantially. They promised that if you and Means Committee. it better, do things better, make it like your health care plan and the doc- Mr. PAULSEN. Mr. Speaker, I thank more efficient, they opt for the latter tor you have, you can keep it. the gentleman for yielding. overwhelmingly. Now, when you go to the President’s Mr. Speaker, the health decisions of But as the gentleman from Texas healthcare.gov Web site, it says that individual Americans should be made just said, you go to the Web site—and ‘‘Depending on the plan you choose in between patients and their doctors. not 21⁄2 years; not 21⁄2 years, I tell my the marketplace, you may be able to The Internal Revenue Service should friend from Texas, it has been 7 years, keep your current doctor.’’ not be a part of that equation. since 2006 when we started working on Many supporters promised that the We all know, all Americans know this—but there’s no fix, no fix on the bill would actually create jobs, but now, that the IRS has inappropriately Web site, no fix on this floor. even Teamsters Union President James used its authority to target and intimi- Today, their newfound populism is Hoffa has now said that the bill will date certain individuals and organiza- nowhere to be seen as they vote to re- ‘‘destroy the foundation of the 40-hour tions based on their personal beliefs. peal tax credits and subsidies designed workweek.’’ With 2,000 more IRS agents, more to make health care more affordable A small group of Members, in 2010, Washington bureaucrats, we’ll open the for those same people—working fami- led by former Congressman Bart Stu- door to more abuse under ObamaCare— lies and small businesses—who haven’t pak, had the chance to inviolably pro- more targeting, more harassment of been able to get insurance and are left hibit any funds in ObamaCare from American citizens. at risk without the security of it. being used to pay for abortions or abor- Physicians know the best care for Suddenly, the party that never met a tion-inducing drugs. Unfortunately, their patients, not unelected bureau- tax break it didn’t like is pursuing a they caved.

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Mr. Speaker, I powers the IRS has acquired under the First Amendment. appreciate the comments from my Obamacare law. We here at ATR have point- The IRS, too, has irrefutably proven friend from Wisconsin. His chastising ed out time and again the 20 new or higher the political nature and intimidation us for voting to repeal or change por- taxes that are contained in Obamacare. With tactics of the work it performs every tions of the Affordable Care Act is curi- a new scandal coming out of the IRS seem- day, an attitude that will, beyond a ous, in light of the fact that the gen- ingly every day, the last thing that agency should be doing is snooping into the personal shadow of a doubt, carry over into its tleman, himself, I believe, supported one of our efforts just 2 weeks ago on health care lives of over 300 million Ameri- tag-team partnership with HHS in en- cans. forcing ObamaCare. delaying the employer mandate. But hope springs eternal that he’ll be able Yet that’s just what the IRS is about to do. Let’s pass H.R. 2009 and start putting They will be the agency tasked with imple- a stop to this madness before it gets to support our efforts in this endeavor menting the individual mandate and the em- even worse. on H.R. 2009. ployer mandate. They will force all of us to I reserve the balance of my time. Mr. LEVIN. I yield 2 minutes to the disclose our personal health identification Mr. LEVIN. Mr. Speaker, I yield 11⁄2 information to them when we file our 1040s gentleman from Wisconsin (Mr. KIND), minutes to the gentleman from Cali- another distinguished member of our every April. They will be talking to our in- fornia (Mr. THOMPSON), another distin- surance companies and the Department of committee. guished member of our committee. Health and Human Services about our health Mr. KIND. Mr. Speaker, I thank my Mr. THOMPSON of California. I insurance packages. friend from Michigan for yielding. thank the gentleman for yielding. This is outrageous. The IRS should have Mr. Speaker, what turned out to be a Mr. Speaker, I rise in opposition to nothing to do with our health care. Passage silly exercise has suddenly turned into this misnamed piece of legislation. It of H.R.. 2009 would ensure that the agency an insane exercise. We find ourselves, actually should be called The 40th which gave us Star Trek videos and Tea for the 40th time in the House of Rep- Party harassment keeps its hands off our Time We’ve Wasted the Taxpayers’ health care. resentatives, debating repeal of the Af- Time and Money Act. fordable Care Act. This is a bill that’s not new to us. Mr. LEVIN. Mr. Speaker, I yield 11⁄2 We understand they don’t like it. But We’ve seen it before. We’ve seen this minutes to the gentleman from New I beseech my colleagues on the other movie before, 39 times as a matter of York (Mr. CROWLEY), another member side to start working with us to im- fact, and we know how it ends. of our committee. prove a system that’s in desperate need This is just another attempt to dis- Mr. CROWLEY. Mr. Speaker, I rise in of reform, and make changes and ad- mantle the Affordable Care Act, and support of America’s working families, justments along the way as we learn we’ve wasted too much time and too and against this bill. what’s working and what isn’t. That’s much money on this already. What we I’m just baffled as to why we would the only way this can work. should be doing is working to make the take away tax credits that help work- But let me just inject a few facts into ACA better, or spending our time trying families, for the first time in many this debate, especially for the benefit ing to help pass some jobs legislation. instances, afford insurance, particu- of the previous speaker. Since the pas- This bill is particularly cruel because larly as this majority seems to have sage of the Affordable Care Act, U.S. it hits the poorest among us the hard- never met a tax break they didn’t like. health care spending grew at 3.9 per- est, and we’ve seen that movie before Well, at least not until today. cent for the last 3 years, the lowest also. And we saw it play out—that’s Time after time, the Republican ma- growth rate in over 50 years. why we have this piece of legislation. jority defends special interest tax Medicare per beneficiary spending This is in response to a national cri- breaks, tax breaks provided to owners rose just 0.4 percent last year, the low- sis. This just didn’t come about by of corporate jets, subsidies for Big Oil, est rate since it was created in 1965. itself. Hospitals and doctors and clinics tax writeoffs for big corporations, even Medicaid per beneficiary spending in all of our districts, they provided as they’re laying off American work- dropped by 1.9 percent in 2012. And ac- $100 billion a year in uncompensated ers, and moving more of their oper- cording to the Congressional Budget care. Families were one layoff away ations overseas. Office, Medicare and Medicaid will now from not having access to health care. But where is that same zeal today in spend $1 trillion less over the next 10 People with preexisting conditions that defending middle class tax cuts for years than previously projected. occurred through no fault of their own, middle class Americans? Nearly $15 billion in fraudulent Medi- maybe they had bad luck with having Maybe I shouldn’t be surprised. After care payments have been recovered and cancer, or gave birth through a C-sec- all, this majority has repeatedly tried recaptured under the Affordable Care tion, a preexisting condition, and they to undermine this tax credit since its Act. Hospital readmissions under Medi- could not get coverage. People in all of inception. They’ve even sought to re- care have fallen for the first time on our districts were hitting the lifetime quire hardworking Americans to pay record, resulting in 70,000 fewer re- cap on their health care. the entire credit back if they get a admissions in the second half of last This was no accident. It was in re- slight increase in pay or a bonus for year alone. sponse to a crisis. good work. Let’s get to work. Let’s get this And more than 250 new Accountable My colleagues, the majority has thing improved. Let’s put people back Care Organizations, under the Afford- crossed some bizarre threshold today, to work and stop messing around with able Care Act, serving over 4 million going from principled opposition to this foolishness. dangerous obsession. Medicare beneficiary enrollees are get- Mr. PRICE of Georgia. Mr. Speaker, I Now, I know some Republicans will ting paid now according to the quality will insert a letter in support of H.R. say they’re doing this because they of health care being delivered, and no 2009 from the Americans for Tax Re- longer the quantity of services being have issues with the IRS. Should we form into the RECORD. rendered. I reserve the balance of my time. expect a bill on the floor when we come Finally, the growth in private plan [From Americans for Tax Reform, June 20, back after the August break to stop premiums has also slowed, Mr. Speak- 2013] the IRS from sending people their in- er. Annual premiums for employer- ATR SUPPORTS H.R. 2009, THE ‘‘KEEP THE IRS come tax refunds? sponsored family health care increased OFF YOUR HEALTH CARE ACT OF 2013’’ No, because this is just an excuse by only 4 percent in 2012, the smallest (By Ryan Ellis) they’re using. increase in the last 13 years. ATR supports H.R. 2009, the ‘‘Keep the IRS This bill is 100 percent about denying We still have more work to do, but Off Your Health Care Act of 2013,’’ sponsored Americans access to affordable health this debate and effort to delay and to by Cong. Tom Price (R–Ga.) care.

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My colleagues, I am the gentlewoman from California (Ms. tired of this dog-and-pony-show. Yes, for Tax Reform. JEFF MAZZELLA, PELOSI), the person who led our efforts, Members return to their districts for a President, Center for and the health care reform is a testi- few weeks, but political red meat is not Individual Freedom. mony to her career, our leader. what this country needs. CARRIE LUKAS, Ms. PELOSI. Mr. Speaker, I thank We need a Congress with a vision for Managing Director, the gentleman for yielding, and for his tomorrow, a vision focused on creating Independent Wom- leadership of importance to the Amer- jobs and strengthening our economy, en’s Forum. ican people, the creation of jobs, grow- not a 40th vote on a new, even more SETON MOTLEY, President, Less Gov- ing our economy and, in the case of dangerous way to repeal the Affordable ernment. what is on the floor today, the 40th at- Care Act. PETE SEPP, tempt—the 40th attempt—to harm the Mr. PRICE of Georgia. Mr. Speaker, I Executive Vice Presi- health and financial well-being of the will include into the RECORD a letter dent, National Tax- American people. endorsing H.R. 2009 from a group of six payers Union. Forty is a number that is fraught taxpayer advocate organizations. Mr. LEVIN. Mr. Speaker, could I ask with meaning in the Bible: 40 hours, 40 Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of for the amount of time on both sides, days, 40 years in the desert, but it’s my time. please? fraught with nothing when it comes to AUGUST 2, 2013. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gen- overturning the Affordable Care Act, as Hon. TOM PRICE, tleman from Michigan has 8 minutes they’re trying to do for the 40th time Cannon House Office Building, remaining. The gentleman from Geor- today. Washington, DC. gia has 14 minutes remaining. When our Republican colleagues vote DEAR REPRESENTATIVE PRICE, We the un- Mr. PRICE of Georgia. Mr. Speaker, I for this bill, they will vote to put in- dersigned groups, representing millions of would tell the gentleman that I have surance companies back in charge of Americans, strongly support your legisla- other speakers that may be coming, people’s health. When they vote for tion, H.R. 2009, the Keep the IRS Off Your but at this point, I have no other this bill, they will be voting for an ini- Health Care Act of 2013. This bill would pro- speakers on the floor. I am prepared to tiative that deprives patients of their hibit the U.S. Treasury Department from en- rights, of making a preexisting condi- forcing any provision of the Affordable Care close at any point. Act (aka Obamacare), ensuring that the In- Mr. LEVIN. Okay. We have other tion a reason for discrimination. That’s ternal Revenue Service (IRS) would be re- speakers. Thank you. what a vote for this does. moved from implementing or enforcing any Mr. Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to the That’s the joy of the Affordable Care component of Obamacare. gentlewoman from New York (Ms. Act. No longer will being a woman be a The last several months have proven to be VELA´ ZQUEZ), who is the ranking mem- preexisting condition. People with pre- an eye opening experience for those who are ber on the Small Business Committee. existing conditions can no longer be de- concerned with the growing power of the fed- Ms. VELA´ ZQUEZ. I thank the gen- nied coverage. Annual or lifetime lim- eral government, especially the IRS. Re- tleman for yielding. its are eliminated. peated and systemic encroachment into the Mr. Speaker, I rise in opposition to lives of American citizens by targeting the the bill before us today. Sadly, we find b 1130 very thing they cherish the most, the free- ourselves in another redundant and un- Insurance companies must spend dom of speech, is a cause of great concern productive debate over the Affordable their money on insurance, and they among many people from all sides of the po- must do it in a way that focuses on litical spectrum. It is imperative to take Care Act. The estimated cost of today’s steps to ensure we rein in the power of an or- vote is over $1 million, paid by hard- health care, not on CEO pay, adver- ganization that has proven to be incapable of working taxpayers. But instead of fo- tising, and the rest. It’s an 80–20 ratio. handling the authority they have right now cusing on jobs and economic growth, Many people in our country have re- with the responsibility and dignity the we’re wasting time and money on deny- ceived some of the money insurance American people expect. New developments ing health coverage to small businesses companies have had to refund because on the unnerving offenses have been uncov- and their employees. they were spending too much on them- ered on a regular basis for the last few Not even half of the appropriations selves and not enough on policyholders. months and it is time to make certain that So here we are for the 40th time. the IRS is unable to extend these offenses bills have been passed, and yet, Repub- into the lives of citizens when it comes to licans continue their attempt to under- What is really sad about it is the vio- their health care. mine health reform. This obsession lence that it does to the health of the This legislation makes explicitly clear must end. It is time to move on and American people and to a policy that that the neither the Treasury Department, start tackling the challenges the enables them to have prevention and nor ‘‘any delegate’’ shall have the power to American people care about—jobs, jobs, wellness. It’s about the health of Amer- enforce any provision or amendment from jobs, the economy. ica, not just the health care. What’s Obamacare at anytime going forward as the Blocking the IRS from implementing sad about it is that for those 40 times Administration moves to implement the law. provisions of the Affordable Care Act we’ve lost the opportunity to bring a It is paramount that this legislation passes, jobs bill to this floor—a jobs bill that is with overwhelming support, as it is clear does nothing to help our Nation’s small that the American people have no desire to businesses. Rather, today’s bill will very needed—a jobs bill that says, have the IRS involved in the decisions they keep small employers from taking ad- Let’s make it in America, manufacture and their families are making when it comes vantage of the small business health in America, build the infrastructure of to their health care. We have already seen care tax credit, which has already America, strengthen our communities the consequences of the President’s health helped over 360,000 small employers and with education and public safety. care law on premiums and job creation and it 2 million workers. Instead of even passing appropria- would be catastrophic to allow the IRS to This bill prevents these businesses tions bills, the Republicans are on this contribute to the chaos, considering their re- from utilizing the 50 percent tax credit aimless path of taking us into chaos as cent record of abuses and mismanagement. in the new SHOP exchanges next year. we go into August. In September, the The American people deserve to be trusted moment of truth will be here. The fis- with their own decision making when it That is why today’s vote is irrespon- comes to their lives, including their health sible and out of touch with American cal year will end on September 30. In- care choices. The last thing anyone wants is firms. stead of preparing for that, the Repub- to have an agency they are already afraid of We must continue to ensure quality licans are, once again, on this fools’ er- to be granted more. health coverage is available and uti- rand of making matters worse for the

VerDate Mar 15 2010 05:22 Aug 03, 2013 Jkt 029060 PO 00000 Frm 00019 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K02AU7.041 H02AUPT1 pwalker on DSK7TPTVN1PROD with HOUSE H5370 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE August 2, 2013 American people, putting insurance conditions, because their employer months by the uncovered political targeting companies in charge of people’s health, doesn’t provide it to them, or because by the IRS of Tea Party and other free mar- and depriving patients of their rights. they otherwise couldn’t afford it? It ket groups. The IRS should not be anywhere This budget challenge that we have is will give people in the middle class near people’s medical decisions until this black cloud of political scandal has been lift- a very serious one. We shouldn’t even choices. And with competition between ed. be leaving here today because we choices of health insurance, the prices Unfortunately, the GAO reports that the haven’t done the work necessary to will drop, the quality will improve. IRS has no fewer than 47 powers to imple- prepare us for the end of the fiscal This whole health care bill was based ment Obamacare. That’s 47 too many. Allow- year. Instead, we are wasting the tax- on Republican ideas, including a re- ing the IRS to enforce Obamacare is opening payers’ time and money. quirement that everybody get health up the door to more abuse, more targeting, I urge our colleagues to vote ‘‘no’’ on insurance. That was endorsed by The and more harassment of American citizens. this legislation. I urge the America Heritage Foundation. The myriad of new taxes the IRS will impose under the guise of health care reform will de- people to insist that we get down to So I’m astounded that we’re back stroy jobs, stifle economic growth, and im- the people’s business of job creation here today and this is the last thing pede medical innovation in this country. and to find a budget that will not de- we’re going to do before we go take our With Obamacare coming fully online in stroy and question the full faith and recess, our vacation, and go home and 2014, now is the time to stop the IRS from be- credit of the United States of America; tell people, Sorry, we can’t help you. coming a full partner in our families’ to find a budget that will create jobs, We’re trying again in the House of Rep- healthcare decisions. House efforts to pre- grow the economy, and reduce the def- resentatives to repeal one bill that has vent this from happening are welcome and icit. all Members of Congress should support been passed that can mean so much to these efforts. If we shut down government, as some so many. Sincerely, on the Republican side have said, un- I urge that we defeat this legislation. Grover Norquist, Americans for Tax Re- less we repeal the Affordable Care Act, Mr. PRICE of Georgia. I continue to form; Dean Clancy, Freedom Works; Al what does that mean to you? It means reserve the balance of my time. Cardenas, American Conservative to you that the success of your 401(k) is Mr. LEVIN. I now yield 1 minute to Union; Amy Kremer, Tea Party Ex- in jeopardy. It means if you have mort- the gentleman from Washington (Mr. press; Jenny Beth Martin, Tea Party gage interest payments, you will prob- MCDERMOTT), the ranking member on Patriots; Heather Higgins, Independent ably pay more. Your credit card bills the Health Subcommittee of our com- Womens’ Voice; Steven J. Duffield, Crossroads GPS; Brandon Arnold, Na- will probably go up because of the in- mittee. tional Taxpayers Union; Colin Hanna, crease in interest. (Mr. MCDERMOTT asked and was Let Freedom Ring; Jim Martin, 60 Plus It’s just not right for what it does. It given permission to revise and extend Association; Grace-Marie Turner, does not understand the economic chal- his remarks.) Galen Institute; Phil Kerpen, American lenges faced by America’s families who Mr. MCDERMOTT. Mr. Speaker, as I Commitment; Penny Nance, Concerned want jobs, want to educate their chil- listened to Mr. WAXMAN, it’s clear he Women for America; Ken Hoagland, Re- dren, want to maintain their homes, was talking about obsession. And you store America’s Voice; John Tate, and want to have secure pensions for might ask, Well, why is this happening Campaign for Liberty; Peter Ferrara, the future. It’s just silliness, and it National Center for Policy Analysis; here and what’s going on? Ari Winkour, Harbour League; Gregory does not deserve even the time we’re This has happened before. This is the T. Angelo, Log Cabin Republicans; taking on the floor, much less rise to worst nightmare for the Republican Mark Schiller, MD, Doctor-Patient the dignity of deserving a vote by Party. In 1964, the American Medical Medical Association; Betsy Members of Congress. Association was flat out against the in- McCaughey, Ph.D, author of Beating I urge a ‘‘no’’ vote. stitution of Medicare. When I was in Obamacare; Brian Baker, Ending Mr. PRICE of Georgia. I continue to medical school, the president said, Spending; David Wallace, Restore reserve the balance of my time. Boys, there isn’t going to be any medi- America’s Mission. Mr. LEVIN. Mr. Speaker, as I think cine in this country. We’re having that (Signatures are for information purposes everybody knows, the two committees, socialized medicine come in. It’s a ter- only). Energy and Commerce and Ways and rible thing. Mr. LEVIN. Mr. Speaker, how much Means, work closely together, and as And you know what happened? They time is remaining? chairs, Mr. WAXMAN and I were able to, made the people so afraid that when The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gen- with others, work so closely. they went out to enroll people in Medi- tleman from Michigan (Mr. LEVIN) has I yield 2 minutes to the gentleman care, people said, Well, I don’t want 2 minutes remaining. The gentleman from California (Mr. WAXMAN), the any of that government medicine in from Georgia (Mr. PRICE) has 14 min- ranking member on Energy and Com- my house. Look at Medicare today. No- utes remaining. merce. body on that side would dare take out Mr. LEVIN. I yield 1 minute to the Mr. WAXMAN. Mr. Speaker, this is a Medicare because the American people gentleman from New Jersey (Mr. AN- do-nothing Congress. It is absolutely found out that what they were told in DREWS). pathetic. There are millions of people the advertising campaign leading up to (Mr. ANDREWS asked and was given unemployed. Are we working to create it was not true. And that’s what you permission to revise and extend his re- jobs for them? No. If they don’t have are getting here today—untruths. marks.) jobs, we’re not trying to help them. Vote ‘‘no’’ on this. Mr. ANDREWS. Mr. Speaker, I’ve sat But what we’re doing today for the 40th Mr. PRICE of Georgia. Mr. Speaker, I and listened to the debate this morning time is to make sure they can’t get will submit a letter from 22 organiza- and heard a lot of the slogans that we health insurance. tions from around the country endors- hear on this repeated again and again This is an obsession on the part of ing H.R. 2009, and I reserve the balance and again. I would simply return to the the Republicans. I was commenting on of my time. point that I made earlier: for a family it the other day in committee, and I that makes $40,000 a year, has two AUGUST 1, 2013. said there’s such opposition that the DEAR CONGRESSMEN: We, the undersigned adults working, and two children, that law has become the Republicans’ great organizations and free market leaders write doesn’t get coverage at work, which is white whale. They’ll stop at nothing to in united support of House efforts this week true for many, many Americans— kill it. to get the IRS out of Obamacare. maybe 35 million Americans have a sit- And so here we are with their 40th at- The House will consider a measure on Fri- uation something like that—the Af- tempt to repeal the Affordable Care day sponsored by Congressman Tom Price fordable Care Act says that starting Act. I think it’s a disgrace. Is this all (R-Ga.) to remove the IRS from any role in January 1, for about $40 a week they we have to do—spend 40 separate times the implementation of the Obamacare law. can buy health insurance from a pri- It’s a basic belief of most Americans that trying to repeal a law that is going to patients, families, and doctors—not IRS bu- vate insurance company as good as the bring health care to millions of Ameri- reaucrats—should be making health care de- Members of Congress have. cans who have been denied health care cisions. While this has always been the case, What is the plan from the other side, opportunities because of preexisting its importance has been heightened in recent since they’re repealing this? This bill

VerDate Mar 15 2010 05:22 Aug 03, 2013 Jkt 029060 PO 00000 Frm 00020 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K02AU7.043 H02AUPT1 pwalker on DSK7TPTVN1PROD with HOUSE August 2, 2013 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H5371 takes that away. What is the plan from by the United States Senate, and The SPEAKER pro tempore. All time the other side to provide for that fam- signed into law by President Obama— for debate has expired. ily? that either repealed or defunded por- Pursuant to House Resolution 322, Now, they’ll talk about bills they tions of his own health care law. the previous question is ordered. have introduced and letters they have H.R. 4 repealed the small business pa- The question is on the engrossment written. There’s not been one bill, one perwork mandate; H.R. 1473 cut $2.2 bil- and third reading of the bill. vote, one day that would answer that lion from the ‘‘stealth public plan’’ and The bill was ordered to be engrossed question. After a thousand days of the froze the IRS budget; H.R. 674 saved and read a third time, and was read the Republican majority, the American taxpayers $13 billion by adjusting eligi- third time. people eagerly await that answer. bility for ObamaCare programs; H.R. b 1145 Mr. LEVIN. I yield myself the bal- 2055 made more reductions to the Inde- ance of my time. pendent Payment Advisory Board and MOTION TO RECOMMIT From the outset, I made clear my re- the IRS; H.R. 3630 slashed billions of Mr. NOLAN. Mr. Speaker, I have a action to IRS mismanagement that dollars from ObamaCare slush funds; motion to recommit at the desk. called for relieving of duties of two H.R. 4348 saved another $670 million The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is the people. But what the Republicans from the boondoggle, ‘‘the Louisiana gentleman opposed to the bill? today are doing is using the IRS as a Purchase,’’ that was included in the Mr. NOLAN. I am opposed. bootstrap to express their hatred of original bill; and H.R. 8 repealed the The SPEAKER pro tempore. The health care reform. unsustainable CLASS programs. Clerk will report the motion to recom- I want to say this and challenge any- All of those repealed or changed por- mit. body to refute it: assertions that the tions of the Affordable Care Act signed The Clerk read as follows: IRS will have access to personal health into law by the President of the United Mr. Nolan moves to recommit the bill H.R. information are wrong and are delib- States. 2009 to the Committee on Ways and Means erately misleading. The IRS will only We’ve heard heart-wrenching stories with instructions to report the same back to receive routine information—name, ad- from our friends on the other side the House forthwith with the following dress, family size, incomes, coverage about health challenges and illnesses. amendment: SEC. 4. PROTECTING MIDDLE CLASS FAMILIES status—needed to provide tax credits. And, yes, Mr. Speaker, there are real AND SMALL BUSINESSES FROM TAX That’s it. The rest are falsehoods. challenges out there. As a physician, I INCREASES. I yield back the balance of my time. can attest to that, having spent over 20 Nothing in this Act shall be construed to Mr. PRICE of Georgia. Mr. Speaker, I years taking care of patients. But the alter, impact, delay, or weaken— yield myself such time as I may con- American people don’t want Wash- (1) section 1401 of the Patient Protection sume. ington deciding what kind of health and Affordable Care Act that provides tax Again, it’s important for folks to ap- care they must have or can’t have. We credits for middle class families (earning up preciate that the Republican goal in need patients and families and doctors to $94,200 for a family of four) for the pur- health care is to make certain that chase of health insurance coverage in Ex- making those medical decisions. changes; and every single American has the highest And then there’s the preposterous as- (2) section 1421 of the Patient Protection quality health care. We simply believe sertion from the other side that Repub- and Affordable Care Act that provides tax it ought to be patient-centered health licans don’t like affordable care, qual- credits to small businesses (up to 50 percent care. And my friends on the other side ity care, accessible care. Nonsense, Mr. of the cost of coverage for two years begin- of the aisle talk about patient-centered Speaker. Nonsense. What we want is ning in 2014; up to 35 percent for prior years) health care, but what they support is the highest quality of care that re- for the purchase of health insurance cov- health care with Washington making spects the principles of affordability erage for employees. decisions. We believe patients and fam- and accessibility and quality and Mr. PRICE of Georgia. Mr. Speaker, I ilies and doctors ought to be making choices and responsiveness and innova- reserve a point of order against the mo- medical decisions. tion. We simply want patients and fam- tion to recommit. Now, what have we heard in opposi- ilies and doctors to be in charge of The SPEAKER pro tempore. A point tion to this piece of legislation today? health care, not Washington, D.C., and of order is reserved. We’ve heard that Republicans have no not the IRS. The gentleman from Minnesota is plan. Well, on the contrary, Mr. Speak- I urge support of H.R. 2009, and I recognized for 5 minutes on his motion er, we have multiple pieces of legisla- yield back the balance of my time. to recommit. tion. I, in fact, have H.R. 2300, which is Mr. GINGREY of Georgia. Mr. Speaker, I Mr. NOLAN. Mr. Speaker, my final a patient-centered bill that makes cer- rise today in support of H.R. 2009, the Keep amendment would protect important tain that everybody has affordable cov- the IRS Off Your Health Care Act of 2013. tax credits and tax breaks for middle- erage; that they are able to have the fi- The IRS was granted 46 new powers in income families and for small busi- nancial feasibility to purchase the cov- Obamacare including the collection of 21 new nesses. It will not kill or send this bill erage that they want, not that the gov- taxes, the distribution of 13 new subsidies, 6 back to committee. It will allow us to ernment forces them to buy. And port- new information collection responsibilities, and proceed with final passage, should it ability is solved. You don’t lose your an additional 6 new powers to enforce compli- pass. insurance if you change your job or ance. As the Treasury Inspector General said Now, to the heart of what this is real- you lose your job. We solve the whole earlier this year, ‘‘It is unprecedented in recent ly all about, I thought our colleague challenge of preexisting illnesses and history, the amount of responsibility the IRS is from California (Mr. THOMPSON) here a injuries, but in a patient-centered way, being given in an area that most people don’t few minutes ago characterized it quite not a way that the government forces think of as an IRS function.’’ well when he said this should be called you to purchase what they want you to Mr. Speaker, the bill before us today will the ‘‘40th Waste of Taxpayers Time and purchase. And it would provide insur- seek to rectify this situation and force this Money Act,’’ not an alternative to the ance for every single American. Congress to think of better options to reform Affordable Care Act. Second, we’ve heard this isn’t a re- our health system. Obamacare has given the The fact is that the Republican oppo- sponsible piece of legislation. Mr. American people the largest tax increase in sition here is engaged in their 40th po- Speaker, let me suggest that the Amer- our country’s history and will take over 80 mil- litical attempt to undo the Affordable ican people think this is a responsible lion hours annually to follow the law. This bill Care Act and offering us no alter- piece of legislation, where over 80 per- will get the IRS out of health care, thereby natives to the time when 46 million cent don’t think the IRS ought to have allow businesses to focus on creating jobs and Americans have no insurance, when a thing to do with their health care. succeeding as opposed to trying to comply health care and insurance rates were We’ve heard that this bill isn’t going with overreaching regulatory enforcement by rising at a rate of 20 percent per year. anywhere at all. Why do it? It’s a futile the federal government, and stop the imple- Mr. Speaker, my colleagues, ‘‘no’’ is attempt. Well, I’ll remind my col- mentation of the misguided health care bill. not a plan; ‘‘no’’ is not an answer. leagues of seven pieces of legislation— I urge my colleagues to vote in favor of H.R. President Harry Truman was fond of bills passed in this House, bills passed 2009. saying—and forgive me for quoting him

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Lipinski Payne Smith (WA) are you really serious when you come The gentleman from Michigan is rec- Loebsack Peters (CA) Speier before us here and you say you really, ognized for 5 minutes. Lofgren Peters (MI) Swalwell (CA) Lowenthal Peterson Takano truly want to increase taxes on fami- Mr. CAMP. I yield myself such time Lowey Pingree (ME) Thompson (CA) Lujan Grisham Pocan lies and small businesses, as this bill as I may consume. Thompson (MS) (NM) Polis would do? Are you really serious when Tierney Mr. Speaker, I would just say there’s Luja´ n, Ben Ray Price (NC) Titus you say you want to take away from nothing in this bill that prevents mid- (NM) Quigley students the right to stay on their par- dle class families or individuals from Lynch Rahall Tonko Maffei Rangel Tsongas ents’ insurance policy while they’re receiving subsidies to which they’re en- Van Hollen struggling with the difficulties of the Maloney, Roybal-Allard titled. So I think it’s just important to Carolyn Ruiz Vargas increased cost of education? The Amer- understand what the facts are. But Matheson Ruppersberger Veasey ican people don’t want that. What is Matsui Rush Vela what we want to do is keep the IRS out ´ your plan? McCollum Ryan (OH) Velazquez of control of your health care. Talk McDermott Sa´ nchez, Linda Visclosky Mr. Speaker, are you really serious about unpopular items. McGovern T. Walz when you say you want to deny people Look, businesses have gotten a waiv- McNerney Sanchez, Loretta Wasserman with preexisting conditions the right er from the mandate—1,300 organiza- Meeks Sarbanes Schultz to have health insurance? The Amer- Meng Schakowsky Waters tions, businesses, unions have gotten Michaud Schiff Watt ican public doesn’t want that. What is waivers from this law. What about in- Moore Schneider Waxman your plan? dividuals? What about American fami- Moran Schrader Welch Are you really serious when you want Murphy (FL) Schwartz Wilson (FL) lies? Nadler Scott (VA) Yarmuth to continue this de facto notion that If you want to keep the IRS out of women somehow, by definition, are liv- control of your health care, vote ‘‘no’’ NOES—230 ing with preexisting conditions and are on this motion to recommit. Aderholt Foxx Massie charged more for the exact same poli- I yield back the balance of my time. Alexander Franks (AZ) McCarthy (CA) cies as men would pay for? The Amer- The SPEAKER pro tempore. Without Amash Frelinghuysen McCaul Amodei Gardner McClintock ican people are not. What is your plan? objection, the previous question is of- Mr. Speaker, I ask my colleagues, are Bachmann Garrett McHenry fered on the motion to recommit. Bachus Gerlach McIntyre you really serious when you want to There was no objection. Barletta Gibbs McKeon vote to eliminate free prevention care, Barr Gibson McKinley The SPEAKER pro tempore. The which saves lives, which helps save Barton Gingrey (GA) McMorris question is on the motion to recommit. costs in our medical system? The Benishek Gohmert Rodgers The question was taken; and the Bentivolio Goodlatte Meadows American people are not. What is your Speaker pro tempore announced that Bilirakis Gosar Meehan plan? Bishop (UT) Gowdy Messer the ayes appeared to have it. Mr. Speaker, I ask my colleagues, are Black Granger Mica RECORDED VOTE Blackburn Graves (GA) Miller (MI) you really serious when you say you Bonner Graves (MO) Miller, Gary want to remove the cap on insurance Mr. CAMP. Mr. Speaker, I demand a Boustany Griffin (AR) Mullin companies’ liabilities, the very cap recorded vote. Brady (TX) Griffith (VA) Mulvaney A recorded vote was ordered. Bridenstine Grimm Murphy (PA) that forces people with serious acci- Brooks (AL) Guthrie Neugebauer dents and illnesses into bankruptcy? The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- Brooks (IN) Hall Noem The American people don’t want that. ant to clause 9 of rule XX, the Chair Broun (GA) Hanna Nugent What is your plan? will reduce to 5 minutes the minimum Buchanan Harper Nunes time for any electronic vote on the Bucshon Harris Nunnelee Last but not least, Mr. Speaker, are Burgess Hartzler Olson you prepared to vote to deny senior question of passage. Calvert Hastings (WA) Palazzo citizens the relief from the increased The vote was taken by electronic de- Camp Heck (NV) Paulsen costs in pharmaceuticals as a result of vice, and there were—ayes 186, noes 230, Cantor Hensarling Pearce Capito Holding Perry that doughnut hole? The seniors in this not voting 17, as follows: Carter Hudson Petri country are not. Again I ask you, what [Roll No. 446] Cassidy Huelskamp Pittenger is your plan? Chabot Huizenga (MI) Pitts AYES—186 Chaffetz Hultgren Poe (TX) Mr. Speaker, that’s what’s at heart Andrews Connolly Gallego Coble Hunter Pompeo here. We have had 40 attempts to re- Barber Conyers Garamendi Coffman Hurt Posey peal this bill, and we haven’t seen one Barrow (GA) Cooper Garcia Cole Issa Price (GA) single plan offered forward here. Bass Costa Grayson Collins (NY) Jenkins Radel Beatty Courtney Green, Al Conaway Johnson (OH) Reed This is a waste of time. Let us get se- Becerra Crowley Green, Gene Cook Johnson, Sam Reichert rious. Let us start to show some bipar- Bera (CA) Cuellar Grijalva Cotton Jones Renacci tisanship. And let’s start with it here Bishop (GA) Cummings Gutie´rrez Cramer Jordan Ribble Bishop (NY) Davis (CA) Hahn Crawford Joyce Rice (SC) today by passing my amendment. Blumenauer Davis, Danny Hanabusa Crenshaw Kelly (PA) Rigell Mr. Speaker, it’s no secret; the public Bonamici DeFazio Hastings (FL) Culberson King (IA) Roby has weighed in on this. This Congress Brady (PA) DeGette Heck (WA) Daines King (NY) Roe (TN) is acknowledged by all parties and all Braley (IA) Delaney Higgins Davis, Rodney Kingston Rogers (AL) Brown (FL) DeLauro Himes Denham Kinzinger (IL) Rogers (KY) spectrums as the most unproductive Brownley (CA) DelBene Hinojosa Dent Kline Rogers (MI) Congress in the history of this country. Bustos Deutch Honda DeSantis Labrador Rohrabacher That’s shameful. Polls show us 25 Butterfield Dingell Hoyer DesJarlais LaMalfa Rokita points behind cockroaches in popu- Capps Doggett Huffman Diaz-Balart Lamborn Rooney Capuano Duckworth Israel Duffy Lance Ros-Lehtinen larity, 23 percentage points behind— Ca´ rdenas Edwards Jackson Lee Duncan (SC) Lankford Roskam what was the last one?—oh, root ca- Carney Ellison Jeffries Duncan (TN) Latham Ross nals. We’re just slightly ahead of Gen- Carson (IN) Engel Johnson (GA) Ellmers Latta Rothfus Cartwright Enyart Johnson, E. B. Farenthold LoBiondo Royce ghis Khan and the Communist Party in Castor (FL) Eshoo Kaptur Fincher Long Runyan popularity. Castro (TX) Esty Keating Fitzpatrick Lucas Ryan (WI) It’s time that we put an end to this Chu Farr Kelly (IL) Fleischmann Luetkemeyer Salmon nonsense, put this Congress to work, Cicilline Fattah Kennedy Fleming Lummis Sanford Clarke Foster Kildee Flores Maloney, Sean Scalise postpone/cancel this recess. Let’s put Clay Frankel (FL) Kilmer Forbes Marchant Schock an end to this nonsense, get America Cohen Gabbard Kind Fortenberry Marino Schweikert

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Mica Rohrabacher Upton NOT VOTING—17 Miller (MI) Rokita The result of the vote was announced Valadao Miller, Gary Rooney as above recorded. Campbell Herrera Beutler Pallone Wagner Cleaver Holt Mullin Ros-Lehtinen Pelosi Walberg A motion to reconsider was laid on Clyburn Horsford Mulvaney Roskam Perlmutter Walden the table. Collins (GA) McCarthy (NY) Murphy (PA) Ross Richmond Walorski Doyle Miller (FL) Neugebauer Rothfus PERSONAL EXPLANATION Young (FL) Weber (TX) Fudge Miller, George Noem Royce Mrs. MCCARTHY of New York. Mr. Speak- Nugent Runyan Webster (FL) b 1216 Nunes Ryan (WI) Wenstrup er: I was unavoidably absent during the week Nunnelee Salmon Westmoreland of July 29, 2013. If! were present, I would Messrs. NUGENT, DENHAM, SAN- Olson Sanford Whitfield have voted on the following: Williams FORD, and BISHOP of Utah changed Palazzo Scalise Rollcall No. 419: Gallego of Texas Amend- their vote from ‘‘aye’’ to ‘‘no.’’ Paulsen Schock Wilson (SC) Pearce Schweikert Wittman ment, ‘‘aye’’; Messrs. VISCLOSKY and HUFFMAN Perry Scott, Austin Wolf Rollcall No. 420: Young of Alaska Amend- changed their vote from ‘‘no’’ to ‘‘aye.’’ Peterson Sensenbrenner Womack ment, ‘‘aye’’; So the motion to recommit was re- Petri Sessions Woodall Rollcall No. 421: Grayson of Florida Amend- jected. Pittenger Shimkus Yoder Pitts Shuster Yoho ment, ‘‘no’’; The result of the vote was announced Poe (TX) Simpson Young (AK) Rollcall No. 422: McClintock of California as above recorded. Pompeo Smith (MO) Young (IN) Amendment No. 4, ‘‘no’’; The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Rollcall No. 423: First Hastings of Florida NOES—185 question is on the passage of the bill. Amendment, ‘‘aye’’; The question was taken; and the Andrews Garcia Nadler Rollcall No. 424: Second Hastings of Florida Speaker pro tempore announced that Barber Grayson Napolitano Bass Green, Al Neal Amendment, ‘‘no’’; the ayes appeared to have it. Beatty Green, Gene Negrete McLeod Rollcall No. 425: Third Hastings of Florida RECORDED VOTE Becerra Grijalva Nolan Amendment, ‘‘no’’; Bera (CA) Gutie´rrez O’Rourke Rollcall No. 426: Motion to Concur in the Mr. LEVIN. Mr. Speaker, I demand a Bishop (GA) Hahn Owens recorded vote. Bishop (NY) Hanabusa Pascrell Senate Amendment to H.R. 1911—Smarter A recorded vote was ordered. Blumenauer Hastings (FL) Pastor (AZ) Solutions for Students Act, ‘‘yea’’; The SPEAKER pro tempore. This is a Bonamici Heck (WA) Payne Rollcall No. 427: H.R. 850 Nuclear Iran Pre- Brady (PA) Higgins Pelosi 5-minute vote. Braley (IA) Himes vention Act, ‘‘yea’’; Peters (CA) Rollcall No. 428: Waxman of California The vote was taken by electronic de- Brown (FL) Hinojosa Peters (MI) vice, and there were—ayes 232, noes 185, Brownley (CA) Honda Pingree (ME) Amendment No. 1, ‘‘yea’’; Bustos Hoyer not voting 16, as follows: Pocan Rollcall No. 429: Connolly of Virginia Butterfield Huffman Polis [Roll No. 447] Capps Israel Amendment No. 3, ‘‘yea’’; Price (NC) Rollcall No. 430: Murphy of Pennsylvania Capuano Jackson Lee Quigley AYES—232 Ca´ rdenas Jeffries Rahall Amendment No. 6, ‘‘nay’’; Aderholt Crawford Hall Carney Johnson (GA) Rangel Rollcall No. 431: Motion to Recommit with Alexander Crenshaw Hanna Carson (IN) Johnson, E. B. Roybal-Allard Amash Culberson Harper Cartwright Kaptur Instructions for H.R. 1582, ‘‘yea’’; Ruiz Amodei Daines Harris Castor (FL) Keating Rollcall No. 432: Final Passage H.R. 1582— Ruppersberger Bachmann Davis, Rodney Hartzler Castro (TX) Kelly (IL) Rush Energy Consumers Relief Act, ‘‘nay’’; Bachus Denham Hastings (WA) Chu Kennedy Ryan (OH) Rollcall No. 433: Motion on Ordering the Barletta Dent Heck (NV) Cicilline Kildee Sa´ nchez, Linda Barr DeSantis Hensarling Clarke Kilmer Previous Question on the Rule providing for T. Barrow (GA) DesJarlais Holding Clay Kind Sanchez, Loretta consideration of H.R. 2879, H.R. 367, and Barton Diaz-Balart Hudson Cohen Kirkpatrick Sarbanes H.R. 2009, ‘‘nay’’; Benishek Duffy Huelskamp Connolly Kuster Bentivolio Duncan (SC) Huizenga (MI) Conyers Langevin Schakowsky Rollcall No. 434: H. Res. 322—Rule Pro- Bilirakis Duncan (TN) Hultgren Cooper Larsen (WA) Schiff viding for consideration of H.R. 367, H.R. Bishop (UT) Ellmers Hunter Costa Larson (CT) Schneider Schrader 2009, and H.R. 2879, ‘‘nay’’; Black Farenthold Hurt Courtney Lee (CA) Rollcall No. 435: H.R. 1897—Vietnam Blackburn Fincher Issa Crowley Levin Schwartz Bonner Fitzpatrick Jenkins Cuellar Lewis Scott (VA) Human Rights Act of 2013, ‘‘yea’’; Boustany Fleischmann Johnson (OH) Cummings Lipinski Scott, David Rollcall No. 436: H.R. 2879—Stop Govern- Brady (TX) Fleming Johnson, Sam Davis (CA) Loebsack Serrano Sewell (AL) ment Abuse Act, ‘‘nay’’; Bridenstine Flores Jones Davis, Danny Lofgren Rollcall No. 437: Scalise of Louisiana Brooks (AL) Forbes Jordan DeFazio Lowenthal Shea-Porter Brooks (IN) Fortenberry Joyce DeGette Lowey Sherman Amendment, ‘‘no’’; Broun (GA) Foxx Kelly (PA) Delaney Lujan Grisham Sinema Rollcall No. 438: Smith of Missouri Amend- Buchanan Franks (AZ) King (IA) DeLauro (NM) Sires ment, ‘‘no’’; Bucshon Frelinghuysen King (NY) DelBene Luja´ n, Ben Ray Slaughter Burgess Gardner Kingston Deutch (NM) Smith (WA) Rollcall No. 439: Latham of Iowa Amend- Calvert Garrett Kinzinger (IL) Dingell Lynch Speier ment, ‘‘no’’; Camp Gerlach Kline Doggett Maffei Swalwell (CA) Rollcall No. 440: Nadler of New York Cantor Gibbs Labrador Duckworth Maloney, Takano Amendment, ‘‘aye’’; Capito Gibson LaMalfa Edwards Carolyn Thompson (CA) Carter Gingrey (GA) Lamborn Ellison Maloney, Sean Thompson (MS) Rollcall No. 441: Johnson of Georgia Cassidy Gohmert Lance Engel Matsui Tierney Amendment, ‘‘aye’’; Chabot Goodlatte Lankford Enyart McCollum Titus Rollcall No. 442: Jackson-Lee of Texas Chaffetz Gosar Latham Eshoo McDermott Tonko Amendment, ‘‘aye’’; Coble Gowdy Latta Esty McGovern Tsongas Coffman Granger LoBiondo Farr McNerney Van Hollen Rollcall No. 443: Moore of Wisconsin Cole Graves (GA) Long Fattah Meeks Vargas Amendment, ‘‘aye’’; Collins (NY) Graves (MO) Lucas Foster Meng Veasey Rollcall No. 444: Motion to Recommit With Conaway Griffin (AR) Luetkemeyer Frankel (FL) Michaud Vela Instructions for HR 367, ‘‘aye’’; Cook Griffith (VA) Lummis Gabbard Moore Vela´ zquez Cotton Grimm Marchant Gallego Moran Visclosky Rollcall No. 445: Final Passage of HR 367, Cramer Guthrie Marino Garamendi Murphy (FL) Walz ‘‘no’’;

VerDate Mar 15 2010 01:59 Aug 03, 2013 Jkt 029060 PO 00000 Frm 00023 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 9920 E:\CR\FM\A02AU7.029 H02AUPT1 pwalker on DSK7TPTVN1PROD with HOUSE H5374 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE August 2, 2013 Rollcall No. 446: Motion to Recommit with The time to act is now. I encourage REINS ACT Instructions for HR 2009, ‘‘aye’’; my colleagues to begin to address this (Mr. DAINES asked and was given Rollcall No. 447: Final Passage of HR 2009, issue right away. permission to address the House for 1 ‘‘no’’; f minute and to revise and extend his re- f PROMOTING CIVIC EDUCATION marks.) Mr. DAINES. Mr. Speaker, earlier BENEFITS OF NATURAL GAS DE- (Mr. GIBSON asked and was given this week I held a tele-townhall meet- VELOPMENT FOR PENNSYLVA- permission to address the House for 1 ing and had the opportunity to talk NIANS minute and to revise and extend his re- with several thousand Montanans marks.) (Mr. THOMPSON of Pennsylvania about the House’s efforts to bring need- asked and was given permission to ad- Mr. GIBSON. Mr. Speaker, during my time in the military, I had the privi- ed accountability to Washington and dress the House for 1 minute and to re- the regulatory burdens that are hurt- vise and extend his remarks.) lege of serving as an assistant professor of American Government at the United ing Montana families and job creators. Mr. THOMPSON of Pennsylvania. States Military Academy at West Montanans are tired and frustrated Mr. Speaker, this week, I have shared Point. The opportunity to educate by the EPA’s ever-changing rules and multiple accounts of testimony deliv- young minds about our democracy, our unreasonable compliance costs. The ered before the bipartisan Natural Gas Constitution, our exceptional way of status quo is not acceptable. That’s Caucus during a field hearing last week life was one of the greatest privileges I why I’m proud to have voted in support in Williamsport, Pennsylvania. While I ever had. of the REINS Act, which will bring have discussed the extensive job The continuation of our Nation relies much needed accountability to the reg- growth and revenue increases for the upon the engagement of an informed ulatory process. Commonwealth, today I rise to share citizenry. In a time when education This isn’t a Republican issue or a the benefits to property owners who funding is being stretched thin at the Democrat issue. This is about doing have leases above the vast Marcellus Federal, State, and local levels, civics the right thing for the American people natural gas play. and history are often among the first and the future of our country. Between 2008 and 2010, landowners in subjects to be pared down or even It’s time to rein in Washington’s two rural, northern tier counties in eliminated. overbearing, costly regulations and Pennsylvania earned over $550 million. I’m proud of the work of my col- provide Montana families, business As of July 2013, the lifetime royalties leagues such as Representative HONDA owners, and hardworking taxpayers for wells already drilled in these coun- and Representative COLE and what with the relief they deserve. ties are projected to exceed $7 billion. they’re doing to promote civic edu- f Property values in these counties have cation. One of my own constituents, CLIMATE CHANGE increased to a level greater than 47 per- Jonathan Estrin from Columbia Coun- cent of the national average increase ty, has been helping them. I’m proud of (Mr. WAXMAN asked and was given between 2006 and 2012, which was dur- him, as well. permission to address the House for 1 ing the height of the recession. Though it is the role of the State and minute and to revise and extend his re- Perhaps most importantly, there are local governments to establish cur- marks.) now, more than ever, greater prospects ricula, I support Federal efforts to as- Mr. WAXMAN. Mr. Speaker and my for future generations of Pennsylva- sist States and localities who wish to colleagues, in an op-ed in The New nians. Natural gas development has al- empower their students by civic edu- York Times this morning, four former lowed Pennsylvania’s young workers to cation. EPA administrators appeal for action find high-paying, family sustaining I look forward to working with my on climate change, stating: jobs in the Keystone State, where they colleagues to ensure future generations The United States must move now on sub- can continue to live and build stronger come to learn about our Nation’s his- stantive steps to curb climate change. communities. tory and remain engaged as citizens. I think this House could learn a f f thing or two from the authors of this article. b 1230 GIVE ME A BREAK These former EPA administrators CLIMATE CHANGE (Mr. MCGOVERN asked and was worked for four Republican Presidents: given permission to address the House Nixon, Reagan, George Bush, and (Ms. LEE of California asked and was for 1 minute and to revise and extend George W. Bush. They say that ‘‘there given permission to address the House his remarks.) is no longer any credible scientific de- for 1 minute.) Mr. MCGOVERN. Mr. Speaker, re- bate’’ about climate change, and they Ms. LEE of California. Mr. Speaker, I portedly the Republican leadership has also point out that our window for ac- rise today on behalf of the Safe Cli- drafted a bill that doubles the level of tion is shrinking. mate Caucus to once again direct our cuts to food stamps over what was in- They say they support the actions attention to the serious threat of cli- cluded in the farm bill that failed to that the President is now taking under mate change. Republicans continue to pass this House in June. the Clean Air Act to reduce carbon pol- ignore this issue and instead waste our That’s right: it doubles the cuts. lution, and they call on Congress to valuable time once again attempting More than 50 million people are hungry start the overdue debate about what to repeal the Affordable Care Act. in America, 17 million are kids, and the bigger steps are needed domestically Yesterday, our Interior appropria- Republicans think cutting $40 billion and internationally. tions markup ended up with no real from the most important program that They conclude with this very power- timetable for when we can finish this prevents mass hunger in America is ful statement: bill. Worse yet, the funding levels in somehow a good thing? Give me a the Interior bill were absolutely irre- The only uncertainty about our warming break. world is how bad the changes will get, and sponsible. The Republican bill would They have already tried to cut $20 how soon. What is most clear is that there is abandon our commitment to the envi- billion from food stamps. They failed. no time to waste. ronment, to our national parks, to the Any rational person would say they f public health and safety, and most im- went too far, we need to compromise. portant to climate change mitigation Instead, the Republican leadership de- HOLDING ATTORNEY GENERAL programs. cided to double down on the crazy. HOLDER ACCOUNTABLE It is sad and shameful that we are If House Republicans insist on mov- (Mr. GOSAR asked and was given about to adjourn for a 5-week district ing forward with this awful proposal, I permission to address the House for 1 work period leaving critical business to will fight it with every ounce of energy minute and to revise and extend his re- create jobs, pass comprehensive immi- I can muster. We should not, we must marks.) gration reform, and fight climate not, we cannot allow this mean-spir- Mr. GOSAR. Mr. Speaker, I rise change. ited, cold-hearted proposal to pass. today to address Attorney General

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Did any- nesses, and hardworking Americans These are the same people in charge body tell Attorney General Holder? across my district who all have the of enforcing ObamaCare and penalizing I can’t say it better than Texas Gov- same message—this law is a train Americans that are forced to be under ernor Rick Perry, whose efforts to im- wreck. ObamaCare. This is the same abusive, plement commonsense election stand- That is why one of my very first scandalous IRS that uses power to pun- ards are under attack from Mr. Holder: votes in Congress was to repeal ish political opponents. Once again, the Obama administration is ObamaCare. That’s why I’ve voted to The IRS taxocrats don’t want the law demonstrating utter contempt for our coun- repeal it nearly 40 times over the last to apply to them; they want it to apply try’s system of checks and balances, not to 3 years. That is why I introduced a con- to us. More arrogance of power. Their mention the U.S. Constitution. stitutional amendment to restore the policy is: laws for thee, but not for me. If Holder continues to go unchecked right of the American people to refuse Ironic, don’t you think? and if he is not held accountable, what this bad law. That is also why I firmly The real truth, to be clear, Mr. sort of precedent does that set? As Su- believe we must defund ObamaCare in Speaker, is the IRS wants to be ex- preme Court Justice Brandeis said: a continuing resolution this body will empted from ObamaCare and so do In a government of laws, the existence of take up later this year. Americans. the government will be imperiled if it fails I believe this is a fight worth fighting And that’s just the way it is. to observe the law scrupulously. If govern- for Mississippi, and I believe it’s a fight ment becomes a lawbreaker, it breeds con- worth fighting for the American peo- f tempt for law: it invites every man to be- ple. come a law unto himself. It invites anarchy. CALLING FOR THE RESIGNATION I’m calling on my colleagues to join OF ATTORNEY GENERAL ERIC So I ask you, has the Attorney Gen- me in this fight to stand strong, to HOLDER AND DIRECTOR OF NA- eral invited anarchy? I will continue to stand together, and let’s defund TIONAL INTELLIGENCE JAMES make my case here in the people’s ObamaCare. CLAPPER House at the people’s pulpit. f I will be back. (Mr. FLORES asked and was given CONGRESS SHOULD NOT ADJOURN permission to address the House for 1 f (Ms. SHEA-PORTER asked and was minute and to revise and extend his re- LET THE PEOPLE DRAW THE given permission to address the House marks.) LINES ACT for 1 minute and to revise and extend Mr. FLORES. Mr. Speaker, I rise (Mr. LOWENTHAL asked and was her remarks.) today to address the delicate yet much- given permission to address the House Ms. SHEA-PORTER. Mr. Speaker, needed balance between our national for 1 minute and to revise and extend here we are Friday afternoon. We have security and the constitutionally pro- his remarks.) a lot of people around the country who tected liberties of our citizens. In order Mr. LOWENTHAL. Mr. Speaker, I are going home for the weekend, but to maintain those liberties, I call for come to the House floor today to intro- expecting to go back to their work- the immediate terminations of Direc- duce my first bill as a Member of Con- place on Monday. Congress is not com- tor of National Intelligence James gress. It’s Let the People Draw the ing back until September. Clapper and Attorney General Eric Lines Act, or H.R. 2978. Did we get everything done? No, we Holder. To that extent, I am sending a My bill does exactly what that title did not. We did manage to vote against letter to President Obama asking that says: it lets people, not politicians, ObamaCare 40 times, and basically that he immediately call for their termi- draw the district lines for the United means we have voted against the peo- nations and/or resignations. States House of Representatives. My ple of this country and their right to Mr. Speaker, I do believe that our bill empowers the States to create health insurance 40 times. Nation’s surveillance programs have independent redistricting commissions, We did not cancel the sequester, helped thwart terrorist attacks be- much like we have in my home State of which is hurting people. I delivered cause of the NSA and FBI personnel California. meals last week to a 101-year-old man that work on these security activities The Let the People Draw the Lines who has had his meals cut because of every day and who are working hard to Act will remove redistricting from the sequester. We didn’t pass any jobs bill, comply with the law to protect our political process. It will provide clear not one, not a single jobs bill. All we’ve constitutional liberties and to keep and uniform redistricting criteria that managed to do in this body is to try to America safe. give all communities a fair and equal take health care away from American In contrast to the efforts of those voice in the political process. This en- citizens. hardworking, law-abiding personnel, tire process will be transparent and I urge Congress to stay here. I urge Americans have serious reservations open to the public, the way it should the Speaker to call us back and make about Attorney General Holder and be. us do the job the American public sent DNI Clapper, who are ultimately re- If my bill becomes law, Mr. Speaker, us here to do. sponsible for the management of these political gerrymandering will finally f programs. We remain gravely con- become a closed chapter in our Na- cerned about their lack of commitment tion’s journey towards a more perfect IRS: LAWS FOR THEE, BUT NOT to follow the law, to be forthright with democracy. FOR ME the American people and with Con- Let the people draw the lines, Mr. (Mr. POE of Texas asked and was gress, and their commitment to protect Speaker. America deserves true rep- given permission to address the House our constitutionally guaranteed lib- resentation. for 1 minute and to revise and extend erties. f his remarks.) Continued congressional oversight Mr. POE of Texas. Mr. Speaker, every coupled with the terminations of Clap- DEFUNDING OBAMACARE year, millions of Americans across the per and Holder will help restore trust (Mr. PALAZZO asked and was given fruited plains send their tax returns to in these important programs to fight permission to address the House for 1 the IRS. Some claim exemptions so terrorism without compromising our minute and to revise and extend his re- they can keep more of their money; liberties or creating gaps in our intel- marks.) now the IRS wants an exemption of its ligence structure. In addition, their re- Mr. PALAZZO. Mr. Speaker, I’m not own. moval may start the healing process to a fan of government mandates, and nei- IRS employees want an exemption restore American trust in our Federal ther are my constituents in Mis- from participating in—guess what— Government.

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Mr. Speaker, I rise review the enormous number of con- agencies finalized nearly 3,000 rules and today to honor the life of a brave tractors that are being used to give top over 60 major regulations in 2007. That young Ohio soldier who made the ulti- secret credibility and, as well, to do same year, Congress enacted 138 public mate sacrifice in defense of this great our outsourcing of our work. laws. country, Army Staff Sergeant Sonny C. I have introduced a bill dealing with To this end, one of the first bills I co- Zimmerman. the FISA Court, to release the FISA sponsored upon being sworn in as a Sonny graduated from Waynesfield- Court opinions, because I believe it is Member of Congress was the REINS Goshen High School in 2005 and served important for the American people to Act, H.R. 367, and I’m pleased to have his first tour in Afghanistan 2006. His know and be protected in their civil voted for it today. The bill increases fellow soldiers knew him as a leader liberties. accountability and creates trans- and spoke freely of the times he helped Finally, ObamaCare is one that I am parency in the Federal regulatory proc- them, stood up for them, and sacrificed proud to be supporting because it helps ess by requiring Congress to approve for them. small businesses. It helps those who all new major regulations. With the don’t have care, and it provides for Chaplain Brian Fruchey mentioned REINS Act, no longer will bureaucrats young people to have health coverage. how Sonny always said, ‘‘I have to in the fourth branch go unchecked, and ObamaCare serves the American peo- bring my guys home,’’ and noted that the constitutional balance our Found- ple. he always put himself last. ers deliberately drafted would be re- Sonny Zimmerman was a decorated f stored. hero who served with courage and SUPPORT HELPING HEROES FLY I will continue to fight for a govern- honor. He died on Tuesday, July 16, ACT ment that is smaller, more efficient, 2013, in Afghanistan. He is survived by (Mr. HUDSON asked and was given more streamlined, and more responsive his wife, Morgan; daughter, Riley; par- to hardworking taxpayers. ents, Chris and Michelle; stepfather, permission to address the House for 1 David; two sisters; and other loving minute and to revise and extend his re- f family. marks.) HELPING HEROES FLY ACT Mr. HUDSON. Mr. Speaker, I re- I was touched to see how many of cently heard a story about one of our Mr. HUDSON. Mr. Speaker, I ask Sonny’s friends, family, and neighbors wounded soldiers being forced to par- unanimous consent to take from the came together in his hometown of ticipate in a lengthy and uncomfort- Speaker’s table the bill (H.R. 1344) to Waynesfield to honor his life and sac- able security screening at the airport. I amend title 49, United States Code, to rifice. immediately contacted the head of the direct the Assistant Secretary of He volunteered to serve. He loved the TSA to express my outrage and dis- Homeland Security (Transportation Army, loved his country, and fought to appointment that one of our Nation’s Security Administration) to provide promote freedom. For this, each and heroes would be forced to go through expedited air passenger screening to se- every American owes him and his fam- such an ordeal. verely injured or disabled members of ily a debt of gratitude. I believe one of the most solemn re- the Armed Forces and severely injured Sonny Zimmerman will be deeply sponsibilities of our government is to or disabled veterans, and for other pur- missed, but the strength of his char- care for our veterans and those who poses, with the Senate amendment acter and the courage he demonstrated have been injured in the line of duty. thereto, and concur in the Senate through his service will live on. We must remember that even little amendment. f things can be cumbersome and dif- The Clerk read the title of the bill. WORKING TOGETHER FOR ficult. The last thing our heroes need is The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. RICE SOLUTIONS to face a long line or be forced to an- of South Carolina). The Clerk will re- swer endless questions about their con- port the Senate amendment. (Ms. JACKSON LEE asked and was ditions when all they want to do is The Clerk read as follows: given permission to address the House board a plane and fly home to be with Senate amendment: for 1 minute.) their loved ones. Ms. JACKSON LEE. Mr. Speaker, the Strike all after the enacting clause and in- As chairman of the Transportation sert the following: American people want us to work to- Security Subcommittee, I’ve had an gether. You can poll any one of them SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. active role in working with TSA, the This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Helping Heroes that is coming through these halls as administrator, and my colleague, Ms. Fly Act’’. tourists, as Americans, and I know GABBARD, the author of this legisla- SEC. 2. OPERATIONS CENTER PROGRAM FOR SE- they want us to work together. tion, to adopt protocols that will in- VERELY INJURED OR DISABLED I think it is important that we an- MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES crease accessibility and privacy and AND SEVERELY INJURED OR DIS- nounce to the American people that we offer less invasive screening for those will immediately get rid of sequester ABLED VETERANS. with severe combat-related injuries. (a) IN GENERAL.—Subchapter I of chapter 449 and stop the laying off of valuable De- I urge my colleagues to help pass the of title 49, United States Code, is amended by fense Department workers and Health Helping Heroes Fly Act, as amended, adding at the end the following: and Human Services workers, people by unanimous consent today. I am ‘‘§ 44927. Expedited screening for severely in- who help generate the economy be- proud of this legislation because it jured or disabled members of the Armed cause of the work that they do in shows an example of Republicans and Forces and severely injured or disabled vet- places beyond the beltway, government Democrats working together to find so- erans workers who are servants of the people. lutions for the American people. ‘‘(a) PASSENGER SCREENING.—The Assistant We need to get rid of sequester and Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary of f begin to fund those child care seats Defense, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, and that have been lost, those Meals on REINS ACT organizations identified by the Secretaries of Wheels, and Medicare resources for our (Mr. WENSTRUP asked and was Defense and Veteran Affairs that advocate on seniors. We need to stop playing behalf of severely injured or disabled members of given permission to address the House the Armed Forces and severely injured or dis- around with the budget. for 1 minute and to revise and extend abled veterans, shall develop and implement a We need to insist that the bills of the his remarks.) process to support and facilitate the ease of American people be paid through rais- Mr. WENSTRUP. Mr. Speaker, we are travel and to the extent possible provide expe- ing the debt ceiling, and not in an at a point where an unannounced, un- dited passenger screening services for severely

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RESENTATIVES individual districts and hear from our ‘‘(b) OPERATIONS CENTER.—As part of the The SPEAKER pro tempore laid be- constituents. process under subsection (a), the Assistant Sec- There are a number of us that have retary shall maintain an operations center to fore the House the following privileged provide support and facilitate the movement of concurrent resolution. constituents that have guided this country in the right direction, that severely injured or disabled members of the S. CON. RES. 22 Armed Forces and severely injured or disabled have given considerable contribution Resolved by the Senate (the House of Rep- veterans through passenger screening prior to to this Nation, and I think it is an ap- resentatives concurring), That when the Sen- boarding a passenger aircraft operated by an air ate recesses or adjourns on any day from propriate time for us to commemorate carrier or foreign air carrier in air transpor- Thursday, August 1, 2013, through Sunday, some of those individuals as well as tation or intrastate air transportation. August 11, 2013, on a motion offered pursuant highlight some important agenda mov- ‘‘(c) PROTOCOLS.—The Assistant Secretary to this concurrent resolution by its Majority ing into the other side of Labor Day. shall— Leader or his designee, it stand recessed or To begin that process, I am pleased ‘‘(1) establish and publish protocols, in con- adjourned until 12:00 noon on Monday, Au- to yield to the gentleman from Texas sultation with the Secretary of Defense, the Sec- gust 12, 2013, or such other time on that day (Mr. FLORES) to address this topic mat- retary of Veterans Affairs, and the organiza- as may be specified by its Majority Leader or ter. tions identified under subsection (a), under his designee in the motion to recess or ad- Mr. FLORES. Mr. Speaker, on July journ; and that when the Senate recesses or which a severely injured or disabled member of 30, our Nation lost Ronnie Jackson, a the Armed Forces or severely injured or disabled adjourns on Monday, August 12, 2013, it stand veteran, or the family member or other rep- adjourned until 12:00 noon on Monday, Sep- community treasure of Bryan, Texas. resentative of such member or veteran, may con- tember 9, 2013, or such other time on that Mr. Jackson was a long-time public tact the operations center maintained under day as may be specified by its Majority servant in the role of Neighborhood subsection (b) and request the expedited pas- Leader or his designee, or until the time of and Youth Services Director for our senger screening services described in subsection any reassembly pursuant to section 2 of this city. Mr. Jackson passed away at the (a) for that member or veteran; and concurrent resolution, whichever occurs age of 63 after fighting lung cancer for ‘‘(2) upon receipt of a request under para- first; and that when the House adjourns on 17 months. graph (1), require the operations center to notify any legislative day from Friday, August 2, Mr. Jackson spent his life as an edu- 2013, through Friday, September 6, 2013, on a the appropriate Federal Security Director of the cator and worked tirelessly for many request for expedited passenger screening serv- motion offered pursuant to this concurrent resolution by its Majority Leader or his des- organizations, including the MHMR ices, as described in subsection (a), for that Authority of Brazos Valley, the Boys member or veteran. ignee, it stand adjourned until 2:00 p.m. on Monday, September 9, 2013, or until the time and Girls Club of Brazos Valley, Big ‘‘(d) TRAINING.—The Assistant Secretary shall of any reassembly pursuant to section 2 of Brothers and Big Sisters of Brazos Val- integrate training on the protocols established this concurrent resolution, whichever occurs ley. He also spent time volunteering at under subsection (c) into the training provided first. to all employees who will regularly provide the programs for youth, seniors, and in SEC. 2. The Majority Leader of the Senate neighborhoods throughout the commu- passenger screening services described in sub- and the Speaker of the House, or their re- section (a). spective designees, acting jointly after con- nity. Mr. Jackson was recognized for ‘‘(e) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this sultation with the Minority Leader of the his service when he was a 2010 national section shall affect the authority of the Assist- Senate and the Minority Leader of the finalist for the Jefferson Award, which ant Secretary to require additional screening of House, shall notify the Members of the Sen- is the Nobel Prize for community and a severely injured or disabled member of the ate and House, respectively, to reassemble at public service. Armed Forces, a severely injured or disabled vet- such place and time as they may designate He was well known in Bryan and im- eran, or their accompanying family members or if, in their opinion, the public interest shall pacted the lives of many throughout nonmedical attendants, if intelligence, law en- warrant it. the community. Ever selfless, even forcement, or other information indicates that The concurrent resolution was con- additional screening is necessary. while battling cancer, Mr. Jackson still curred in. made time to work and serve in his ‘‘(f) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after the A motion to reconsider was laid on community. He was described by many date of enactment of this section, and annually the table. thereafter, the Assistant Secretary shall submit as hardworking, devoted, and a kind to Congress a report on the implementation of f man. In fact, Bryan City Secretary Mary Lynne Stratta said in a news- this section. Each report shall include each of APPOINTMENT OF MEMBER TO the following: paper interview earlier this summer CONGRESSIONAL AWARD BOARD ‘‘(1) Information on the training provided that Mr. Jackson was the heartbeat of under subsection (d). The SPEAKER pro tempore. The the programs that he led. ‘‘(2) Information on the consultations between Chair announces the Speaker’s ap- My thoughts and prayers are with the Assistant Secretary and the organizations pointment, pursuant to section 803(a) the family and friends of Mr. Ronnie identified under subsection (a). of the Congressional Recognition for Jackson. He will forever be remem- ‘‘(3) The number of people who accessed the Excellence in Arts Education Act (2 bered as an outstanding husband and a operations center during the period covered by U.S.C. 803(a)), and the order of the community servant. Bryan, Texas, and the report. House of January 3, 2013, of the fol- all of the Brazos Valley are a better ‘‘(4) Such other information as the Assistant lowing Member on the part of the community because of him. God bless Secretary determines is appropriate.’’. House to the Congressional Award his family and our community as we (b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sec- Board: mourn his passing. tions at the beginning of subchapter I of chapter Mr. HUDSON, North Carolina Mr. Speaker, before I close, I ask 449 of title 49, United States Code, is amended f that all Americans continue to pray for by inserting after the item relating to section our country during these difficult 44926 the following new item: DIRECTION OF OUR COUNTRY times and for our military and first re- ‘‘44927. Expedited screening for severely injured The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under sponders who protect us abroad and at or disabled members of the Armed the Speaker’s announced policy of Jan- home. Forces and severely injured or dis- uary 3, 2013, the gentleman from Iowa Mr. Speaker, on July 26, our Nation abled veterans.’’. (Mr. KING) is recognized for 60 minutes lost a great American, Mr. George P. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there as the designee of the majority leader. Mitchell. Mr. Mitchell was a revolu- objection to the request of the gen- Mr. KING of Iowa. Mr. Speaker, it is tionary energy pioneer, philanthropist, tleman from North Carolina? my privilege and honor to be recog- and Texas A&M graduate, class of 1940. nized to address you here on the floor He was 94 years old and passed away on There was no objection. of the United States House of Rep- July 26, 2013. A motion to reconsider was laid on resentatives and to be able to cover Mr. Mitchell was a native of Texas, the table. some of the subject matter that sets born in Galveston, and later attended

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How can the Congress know the sur- Throughout his life, Mr. Mitchell According to CNN: vivors don’t want to speak with Con- upheld the Aggie core values of excel- Since January, some CIA operatives in- gress if they can’t learn who they are lence, integrity, leadership, loyalty, re- volved in the agency’s missions in Libya and ask them? spect, and selfless service. have been subjected to frequent, even month- Are we really to take the administra- After attending Texas A&M Univer- ly polygraph examinations, according to a source with deep inside knowledge of the tion’s word for it? sity, Mr. Mitchell served as a captain agency’s workings. The goal of the ques- Nearly every day, for the past 3 in the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers tioning, according to sources, is to find out weeks, I’ve come to the floor to ask during World War II. He later built his if anyone is talking to the media or talking questions that should be answered by own company, Mitchell Energy & De- to Congress. now. These have ranged from whether velopment, which was responsible for This report confirms what I have there was an intelligence failure that over 550 significant oil and gas discov- been saying for months: survivors of night to who was responsible for the eries. the attack are being silenced. By fail- U.S. response—the State Department, Mr. Mitchell led the way in the en- ing to have public hearings over the Defense Department, or the CIA, to ergy business with his groundbreaking last year, the Congress has empowered just why we had such a large CIA pres- innovations which contributed to the the government to silence the eye- ence operating in Benghazi in the first expanded application of hydraulic frac- witnesses from the attack. This is un- place. turing and horizontal drilling. In addi- acceptable. The failure to provide answers to the tion, he is the catalyst behind many The CIA says that the agency ‘‘em- American people, despite nearly a year significant improvements to these ployees are always free to speak to of investigations, makes clear the need technologies for over three decades. He Congress if they want.’’ However, the for a new approach. I believe the best is the man behind this energy revolu- reported monthly polygraphs clearly path forward is a dedicated, bipartisan tion we have today that is putting us contradict these assertions. House select committee with full sub- on the path to energy security in Just listen to the following com- poena authority to hold public hear- America. ments reported by CNN. ‘‘You don’t ings and issue a public final report. jeopardize yourself, you jeopardize In addition to his pioneering influ- One hundred sixty two of our col- your family as well,’’ one CIA source ence in the energy sector, Mr. Mitchell leagues, nearly three-quarters of the told CNN. provided leadership in community de- majority, agree, and that is why they velopment and service. He developed ‘‘You have no idea the amount of pressure being brought to bear on any- have cosponsored H. Res. 36, to create a the Woodlands, a 27,000-acre commu- bipartisan select committee. nity north of Houston. He used $50 mil- one with knowledge of this operation,’’ another said. This effort has been supported by the lion of his personal money to renovate family members of the Benghazi vic- landmarks in Galveston and founded According to a separate report by Fox News this morning, ‘‘At least five tims, the special operations commu- the Houston Advanced Research Cen- CIA employees were forced to sign ad- nity, the Federal Law Enforcement Of- ter, which is a nonprofit scientific and ditional nondisclosure agreements this ficers Association, which represents research facility. He has also benefited past spring in the wake of the Benghazi the diplomatic security officers that higher education through his family’s attack,’’ confirming what I said on the were in Benghazi, as well as the edi- gifts of tens of millions of dollars to House floor on July 18. torial page of The Wall Street Journal. our alma mater, Texas A&M Univer- Four Americans were killed in a ter- With such a broad range of support, sity. rorist attack on two U.S. facilities. it begs the question, why not? My thoughts and prayers are with Seven Americans were wounded, some What are we afraid of from a full in- the family and friends of Mr. George severely. Another two-dozen could have vestigation and public hearings? Mitchell. He will forever be remem- been killed that night, but for the sac- The House ‘‘interim progress report’’ bered as an outstanding husband, out- rifices made by Ty Woods, Glen on Benghazi was released on April 23. standing father, an outstanding Texas Doherty, Dave Ubben and untold others When will the final report be released? Aggie, a Texas businessman, an Amer- who deserve to be recognized for their H. Res. 36 would mandate a final re- ican energy leader, and a community heroic acts. port within 90 days. It would also have servant. Why are these heroes being told not full subpoena authority to compel b 1300 to talk? sworn testimony from all witnesses. It What is the administration afraid of? would bring together the best inves- Mr. KING of Iowa. Reclaiming my What is it protecting? tigators from all the committees in the time, I thank the gentleman from Nearly 6 months ago, I wrote Sec- House, and it would use existing re- Texas for bringing these two individ- retary Kerry, asking for the names and uals before this Congress and com- contact information of the State De- sources. memorating their contributions and partment employees who were in It would not duplicate effort. It their lives to this country. Benghazi last September. The Depart- would build on the work that’s already And one individual that has been ment refused to provide this informa- been done over the past year. Iron making a contribution in each of his tion, or even confirm the number of sharpens iron. days and years here in Congress is the those wounded and the nature of their When we return from August recess gentleman from Virginia (Mr. WOLF), injuries. there will only be 2 days, 2 days until who, Mr. Speaker, has taken the lead I again made this request to Sec- the 1-year anniversary of the Benghazi on the Benghazi issue. And he has con- retary Kerry earlier this month and, attacks. Can any Member here consistently, persistently and relentlessly once again, the Department refused. fidently say they know what happened illuminated the reasons for us to take During a July 24 State Department that night? a much closer look and dig into the press briefing, the Department spokes- Can any Member honestly say, with bottom of Benghazi. man again made excuses for not pro- reports like the one CNN did yesterday, I’d be happy to yield as much time as viding this information to Congress that this Congress has done everything the gentleman from Virginia may con- and, once again, used the FBI as an ex- it can to allow the survivors to come sume to address that topic. cuse not to cooperate, stating, ‘‘we forward and tell their story? Mr. WOLF. I want to thank the gen- have serious concerns about the sur- Witnesses need to be subpoenaed. I’m tleman from Iowa (Mr. KING) for the vivors’ welfare and want to be careful talking about friendly subpoenas to the time. I am very grateful. Thank you. not to interfere with the FBI’s inves- survivors and those career Federal em- Mr. Speaker, last evening, CNN re- tigation of the attack.’’ ployees in theater and in Washington ported startling new revelations about And then asserting, ‘‘There are no who witnessed the response or lack efforts by the CIA to prevent agency Department employees who want to thereof that night.

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And they need to in the Korean War, he served in the of Iowa together with a shotgun, stop- speak publicly, because speaking be- Vietnam War, he became a prisoner of ping to rest, talking politics, talking hind closed doors offers them no pro- war, and was repatriated and brought history, talking the history of war, re- tection. back to the United States and to his fighting some wars while we were at it. My congressional district includes family in 1973. But the beginning of his life was Feb- the CIA and a number of other intel- Bud Day received the Medal of ruary 24, 1925. Colonel Day was then, of ligence agencies. Throughout my ca- Honor, he received 70-some other med- course, George Bud Day, born in River- reer, I have talked to and worked with als. Every available combat medal that side, Iowa, which is a suburb of Sioux countless career Federal employees was available to him in the theaters City. And he went to Central High and contractors working for intel- that he fought in in World War II, School in Sioux City. ligence agencies. I know the pressure Korea, and Vietnam had been awarded When he learned that the Japanese they’re under to stay silent, even if to Bud Day. attacked Pearl Harbor, and he saw that they have information that the Con- Bud Day was the one who, in the in 1942—remember that was December gress and the American people need to Hanoi Hilton—his and one other POW’s 7, 1941. In 1942, when he heard there was hear. cell is where they brought JOHN going to be a draft, Bud Day decided They need the protection of a sub- MCCAIN when JOHN MCCAIN was in a that he would go down and sign up. poena. There is no other way. body cast, and, as has been expressed, And he saw the Marine recruiter and Until we hear in public from these was rattling around inside a body cast, became a Marine. witnesses what happened that night, weighing about 75 pounds. They And then from that point, he served we’ll never be able to answer the many brought JOHN MCCAIN in and threw him 21⁄2 years in the South Pacific. And he unanswered questions I have raised on Bud Day’s bunk. And the two indi- came back home in 1945 and went to daily on the House floor over the past viduals began to heal JOHN MCCAIN college at Morningside College there in 3 weeks, which I’m submitting together back to health. Sioux City. And shortly after that, today for the RECORD. This life of this man is full of service, went up to the University of South Da- September 11 is fast approaching. service in three wars, and he served our kota in Vermillion, South Dakota, and Will we continue on our current path country through, as I add them up, received his law degree up there. and learn from forthcoming books through the decade of the forties, in By 1949, Marine Bud Day had an un- written by survivors and sanitized by World War II, the decade of the fifties, dergraduate degree at Morningside Col- the CIA? in the Korean War, the decade of the lege and a juris doctorate law degree Or will we create a select committee sixties and the early seventies, in the from the University of South Dakota, to subpoena witnesses to testify under Vietnam War. where he thought he would go and oath at public hearings? He came back and continued to serve practice law. I thank the gentleman for yielding his country up until nearly the eighties But he also served in the Iowa Na- the time. in the service, and then went back, tional Guard from 1950, then he at- f went into service in practicing law in tended flight school because he wanted Florida. So that would be through the to fly. So therefore, in 1951, the Air HONORING THE LIFE AND SERVICE nineties. Force called Bud Day to active duty, OF COLONEL GEORGE ‘‘BUD’’ DAY And as recently as just a few days and he was a fighter pilot in the Ko- Mr. KING of Iowa. Mr. Speaker, re- ago, he won another case shortly before rean War. claiming my time, and this time here he died. today, I’ve switched to a topic. Bud Day was a fighter. He was a b 1315 But first I want to address that I’ve scrapper. He was an American patriot. He served two tours as a fighter pilot been very, very supportive of Congress- And, Mr. Speaker, I come here to the in the Korean war. That experience man WOLF’s initiative for a select com- floor today to tell a more thorough growing up in Sioux City anchored him mittee and bringing these witnesses in narrative of Colonel Bud Day. And I to the 185th Air Guard that is based under subpoena so that we can get to want to point out first that much of today in Sioux City. He maintained his the bottom of this, because America’s that narrative is in one of two books relationships with the airmen that legacy and America’s history is at that are of and about Bud. This one is served out of the 185th in Sioux City. stake. by him. And when you read it, it’s Sioux City was always his home. He And when I think about America’s ‘‘Duty, Honor, Country: Colonel George kept his contacts there; but he trans- legacy and America’s history, this day Bud Day, Warrior, Lawyer.’’ ferred his family down to the area of I come to the floor with my eyes and And when you read ‘‘Duty, Honor, Pensacola, Florida, because there’s a my memory and my heart full of the Country,’’ you hear the flavor and the lot of military down there and it’s a last 2 days of saying goodbye to Amer- thread of his conversation. You know, great place to live. I came back from ica’s greatest living hero, up until the you’ll see and read books that are writ- there last night, having joined in the time of his death, Colonel Bud Day. ten by ghost writers, and they’ll go in funeral and the procession to the ceme- Colonel Bud Day, this is one image I and interview the extraordinary person tery for Colonel Bud Day. would point out, Mr. Speaker, of the and put that into a narrative form. And After his Korean war experience, Bud Day that I knew, the man that I you can read the book, and when you where he served two tours, he decided had the privilege to call a friend, the read that you don’t always get the feel to make the Air Force a career. One of man that I admired. and the favor of the character. the things he did was be deployed to a In our time, a living American hero, In this one I see the language that base at Niagara, New York, which he Colonel Bud Day was, up until the time Bud Day used constantly coming up. euphemistically called ‘‘Nigeria.’’ But of his death, the most decorated living And it’s flowery language. It’s actually they loved it up there and he built American hero. I believe we had to go almost always very tasteful language. good, strong bonds with people. He back to General MacArthur to find But he saw images that were, I’ll say took his flying hours up. With those someone who was more decorated than captured in his mind’s eye that he kept flying hours that he had, he became Bud Day. in his memory for years, and he ex- one of the most experienced pilots to To put this in a short capsule, Mr. pressed them in this book. be deployed to Vietnam. Speaker, Colonel Bud Day served in Going back to read it a second time He anticipated that he would retire three wars. He volunteered as a high upon the occasion of his death, the per- in 1968; but then-Major Day volun- school senior when he heard that there sonality of Bud Day emerges in this teered for a tour in Vietnam and was was going to be a draft. He abhorred book, Mr. Speaker. assigned to the 31st Tactical Fighter

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And if I have my dates right, Not very long after that, he was fly- sions, by far, were over North Vietnam. it was in 2002 that Congress passed ing out of a base in England. The name On a mission over North Vietnam in TRICARE. We’ve had a good number of of the base, I think, is a pretty impor- an F–100, they were spotting and locat- debates on TRICARE since then. I tant one. The name of the base was ing Russian surface-to-air missiles that don’t believe we would have TRICARE Wethersfield Station in England. The had freshly been placed there that had at all if it weren’t for Colonel Bud Day. uniqueness of that was pretty inter- the capability of taking down B–52s. As Yesterday, I parted with his wife, esting. they located the Russian surface-to-air Dorie, whom he affectionately called As Bud Day flew out of England, he missile site, they were hit by enemy ‘‘the Viking.’’ I read in his book when had another situation where he had an fire. Some say it was an enemy missile. he talked about her ice blue eyes. I saw engine fire at low altitude. There was In Bud’s book, he says he thinks he them sad yesterday, but they’re still no ability to set the plane down. He got took a direct hit from a 37-millimeter bright and they’re still ice blue and it on a course where it would be away antiaircraft weapon. there’s still a sparkle behind the tears. from a populated area. As he was at a In any case, it hit the fuselage of the The family is strongly together, with lower altitude—around 500 or so feet— F–100 and took their flight down. And Steve, George, Jr., Sandra, Sonja, and the only choice he really had was to he had to, as he said, ‘‘punch out.’’ fourteen grandchildren. It was a cere- eject. There, he was imprisoned. He was im- mony and a service like no other for a So he ejected. And he looked up and mediately captured by the North Viet- man that there will never be another he said, Where’s the chute? There was namese and was imprisoned for 5 years like Colonel Bud Day. no chute, no opening, no orange blos- and 7 months. He became the highest I’ve looked through a number of arti- som. He joked that fighter pilots or ranking officer in that prison. He com- cles, and recognizing, Mr. Speaker, plane pilots will often argue if your manded people like JOHN MCCAIN dur- that I probably can’t be the best author shoot doesn’t work, just take it back. ing that period of time. to commemorate the life of a great And here is a man in a no-chute bailout Throughout that long ordeal that our iconic man that has captured this of a jet aircraft, trailing down through American prisoners of war served in country, but I will take you down skies with the chute not opening, with what they used to euphemistically call through a bit of a narrative from his no blossom, and just trailing down. He the Hanoi Hilton, Bud maintained his story. went through the pine timber in Eng- spirit and strength. He gave encourage- Here’s one of the things that Bud Day land. ment to the others who were there. He did. I’ll just take you through the nar- If any of us, Mr. Speaker, remember defied his captors in a way that I think rative of the way he treated death mul- when Rambo jumped out of the heli- amazed the people that served there tiple times. copter and went through the trees and with him. Remember, this is a man that signed survived that fall, I don’t know where When he was released on March 14, up for the Marine Corps in 1942, Mr. the inspiration came from that scene 1973, he was reunited with his wife, Speaker, and was able to come back in Rambo, but I think of this hap- Dorie, and their four children, Steven, from 21⁄2 years of being deployed in the pening to Colonel Bud Day, and this George, Jr., Sandra, and Sonja. Then South Pacific and get his college man survived a no-chute bailout. As he was presented the Medal of Honor under-grad degree and his law degree. the chute wouldn’t open and as it by President Ford in 1976. In all, as I He went into the Iowa Guard because strung down through the skies, he went said, he received over 70 medals. He had he wanted to fly. He did fly. He volun- into the pine trees and bounced off the a combat medal from each field that he teered to go to Korea. There, he served branches. And as those branches began served in, each war, each theatre, and two tours flying a bomber over Korea. to break his fall, some of the cords he was the only person to be awarded Then, while he was flying training mis- slowed down a little bit on the both the Medal of Honor and the Air sions, he was deployed different places branches and he hit the ground hard. Force Cross. like Georgia, for example, and at a base He broke his ankle. He was injured in Bud Day then retired from active in England. And here are the number of other places. But he was alive. duty in 1977 and resumed practicing times that Bud Day cheated death. He was the first person to survive a law in Florida. One of the issues that The first one that I recall is when he no-chute bailout of a jet aircraft. He he took on was TRICARE. In the nine- was flying out of a base in Georgia. The did so in England in 1957. It was the ties, he saw that the Clinton adminis- fighter aircraft had the fuel doors open, second time he cheated death. tration was starting to back away from and he had a leak. There was a plane The third time he cheated death was the commitment that if you served 20 that was flying next to him that said, in a zero-zero landing. It was only 5 years in the Armed Forces, you would You’ve got a leak. It looked like it was months after he had gone through his receive half your pay as your pension a fatal mechanical error. He didn’t no-chute bailout. Remember, this is a for life and medical care for life. That have enough altitude to bail out, and man that had the presence of mind to was the deal. That was the agreement, he didn’t have enough power to land. put the nose down in a fighter aircraft and he was appalled that the Federal He wasn’t going to be able to sustain and head toward the ground, knowing Government was starting to move his power to land. that if he didn’t reach that speed—170 away from that agreement. And I’ll give you an example of what knots—he was not going to be able to So Bud Day, ever the fighter, ever he was going to be able to do for a life- survive that flight. And he had to pull the scrapper, ever the lawyer, went to time and, that is, quick thinking. It’s it up right above the trees and have the court and put together a class action the kind of thing that pilots would air speed that he needed to get the lawsuit to force the Federal Govern- likely be trained on this after they sucker doors closed to stabilize the air- ment to keep their word with our war- found out what Bud Day had done. He craft and to land it. riors. Most of that was designed to ben- did the only thing he could do that And then here we are, not that much efit America’s Greatest Generation, would save his life. He put the nose of later, flying in England, and having to the World War II veterans. We’ve lost that plane down, knowing that if he bail out of a burning aircraft and go so many of them since that period of could get to 170 knots, those ‘‘sucker through not having your chute open. time. doors’’ would close. And if they closed, And what did he say? Well, he ex- But Bud Day drove that lawsuit and it would shut off the risk of the fire. pressed that it was an old Royal Air worked his way up through the courts. So he put that nose down in a coura- Force expression. He said: He got all the way to the Supreme geous way; and right before he got to I thought I bought the farm. What a lousy Court, where they refused to hear the the treetops, he was able to reach 170 way to go.

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It was He said: I didn’t want to bail out tied his legs together with a cord and the first in Air Force history that any- again; my leg and back are still sore they left him there. Bud Day knew one survived. Colonel Bud Day said, from the last bailout. And you know, that within hours, or a day or so, they God must be saving me for something. Bill, we may be the only pilots living were going to come and get him. And In fact, his wife said, God must be sav- today that have made a zero visibility, once he went to the next stage of his ing you for something. zero ceiling landing. captivity, each day that goes by gets It was less than 6 months later that And I think that turned out to be harder and harder to escape. he was flying out of Wethersfield Royal true. So as the guard went over to talk to Air Force Station in England. They Later on, Bud Day volunteered then his friend and had his back turned, Bud took off to go get some parts. The for combat duty in Vietnam, where we Day was able to untie the cords that weather cleared. It was supposed to went on to command the squadron tied his legs together, even though he open up and stay open across Europe at there. As they were flying over that only had one arm to do it and the other the alternate landing forces they had. SAM site—that service-to-air missile one broken in three places. When he Instead, the fog socked in. The visi- site—his captain was Corwin did that, he had to pick a time that he bility went down to zero. The ceiling Kippenharn of Amana, Iowa—two thought the guard was as relaxed as went to zero. Bud Day said the weather Iowans together in that flight as they possible. He got out of that hole, and was so bad, not even the birds flew. But were hit and shot down on that date. he headed out through the jungle to try they flew that F–80C and were hoping They punched out, but Day was taken to get down to the DMZ—the demili- the weather would reverse itself. His prisoner immediately. tarized zone—and to try to get, then, copilot was Bill Moore, known affec- That was the third time he cheated across the DMZ, cross a river, swim tionately as Billy Moore. death, when they took a direct hit on across a river, and then try to get into So they had a choice. With every- the fuselage of that plane. As he bailed American hands. That looked like it thing socked in, they decided to go out, this time his chute did open, but was going to be a long trip, and it was. back to the Wethersfield air strip be- when it opened, it settled him down in Bud Day had a canteen. He had some cause that’s the one they knew the the location where he was immediately water in it. He was able to refill that best. That’s the one that didn’t have a taken captive. sometimes from water that was cap- lot of urban areas or housing around it. His copilot—Kip, as he was known— tured from rainwater and banana They had pretty much clear approach was rescued right away. And as Bud leaves when he would stop and refill his to landing. And if they didn’t make it, Day is on the ground looking up, there canteen. He went for days without eat- it was less likely that they would kill was an American helicopter that was ing, days without thinking about eat- other people other than themselves. hovering off at a close distance. They ing. He was so focused on avoiding ‘‘the So they turned and went back to were looking for him. He was in the V,’’ as he called them, the North Viet- Wethersfield. Bud Day is thinking, I trees and they couldn’t see him, but namese military, but also the Viet don’t want to bail out of this plane Bud could see the helicopter. And Cong. again. My ankle is just healing up from standing in the side of that helicopter As he’s traveling through North Viet- the last time my chute didn’t open. I door was his copilot with a rifle in his nam, traveling through enemy terri- want to come in and land this, and hand. They were looking to go get Bud tory, he had to be ever alert to main- Billy Moore agreed that it was the best Day. If they would have seen him, they tain hiding and travel at night part of choice that they could make. would have been able to recover him. the time for the first couple, three days So they approached the landing strip. But of course that didn’t happen, and of his trip because that was the only This is a complete instrument landing, he was put into captivity. way it would be safe. But to try to with zero visibility and zero ceiling. It So three times he cheated death. As navigate at night through the canopy was black as it could be. On the first they beat him and as they tortured of the jungle and try to follow trails approach, Bud said to his copilot, Billy him, as they put him in a hole, he had that you don’t know where they go is a Moore, You take the controls, I’ll his arm broken in three places. He had very, very difficult task. watch. And if I can see the runway, I’ll other injuries from the bailout. He had To keep his mind on task as he got take the controls from you the instant hit the side of the plane on the way out weaker and weaker was a struggle. right before we land, and I’ll land it. and suffered those injuries. But they That is something that is so impressive Because Bud, sitting in the front, was drove him and marched him through to see that he was able to hold it to- the one that can see the runway. the villages in what they would liked gether. And he wouldn’t have said that And so as they made that first ap- to have called a ‘‘march of shame.’’ he held it together. He went up and proach, right before touch down on im- But he was put under guard by a down through delirium. He would dis- pact was unknown, right before they young Vietnamese teenager whom Bud cipline his mind back to focusing on touch down, Bud Day saw they were off Day feigned that he was—he was hurt staying alive because he remembered the side of the runway. He saw a light badly and it was hard for him to walk; his beloved wife, Dorie. He remembered on the side of the runway and said, his knee was bad; his arm was broken his children. He remembered the people Pull it back up. So they pulled it back three places. But he feigned that he that he flew with—the Misty pilots and up and they went back around again was worse than he was. He noticed that the Misty team that was out there. and they adjusted their radar again. As his captor would go off and talk to an- He prayed to God to come and save they approached, it was a complete in- other guard because he believed that him. The 23rd Psalm was his favorite strument landing, zero ceiling, zero Bud could not move, could not get out Psalm. When he didn’t know what else visibility. Right before impact, right of the hole that he was in, and that he to pray, he prayed the 23rd Psalm. It before they touched, Bud said to Billy wouldn’t be able to travel. So he was a happens to also be my mother’s and Moore, Pull it back up. That instant he relaxed kind of a guard that wasn’t mine. realized they were lined up and within really paying attention. Bud recog- As he worked his way down south and just an instant of making contact with nized that, he exploited that, and he was able to build himself the equiva- the runway, Bud Day took the controls feigned his injuries to be—it was bad, lent of a little bamboo raft and go into and set that plane down. And it was the but he feigned them to be worse than that river—and the river that he said first zero-zero landing that they had they were. As he did so, the guard got was equivalent to—and Bud Day grew survived. more and more relaxed. And after sev- up on the Missouri River and played He said to Bill Moore, his copilot: eral days, Bud saw his opportunity. out there on the Missouri River, where

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That’s about what the As he ran—he made it a ways. He got and insist that they were going to do river flows around up in Sioux City, through the jungles a ways, but as they prayer sessions. As the Vietnamese Iowa, today. shot at him, he took a bullet through marched them off, the first one to be It took him downstream fast, but he the thigh and a bullet through the marched off was beaten and bloodied was able to get across the other side hand. He continued to run to evade his and being hauled off, and what does with arm broken in three places and captors, who nearly didn’t find him, Bud Day do? Stood up on his bunk and all. As he emerged from the river, he but at the last minute, as they hap- sang the national anthem at the top of had to struggle his way through the pened to find themselves standing next his lungs. That voice of him singing jungle, starving, hungry, weak from to him, not realizing it, they captured the national anthem echoed across hunger. He found a cache of U.S. mili- him. They captured him and they these cellblocks. They couldn’t all see tary—we would call them today MREs. pressed him back again and sent him each other, Mr. Speaker, but they He thought: I found the mother lode of back to Hanoi to the Hanoi Hilton, could hear. They echoed it across the food; now I can reenergize myself. I can where all of these days of disciplining cellblocks. They all stood up and sang store up with food. I can get my energy his mind and himself, the resolve that the national anthem at the top of their back, and I’ll be able to go on. was there went away, because he lost lungs. But each can that he picked up had all of those days and went back into They asked that prisoner, What did been bayonetted because it was likely the Hanoi Hilton. that make you feel like? And he said, U.S. Marines who couldn’t carry all of This is the man whose spirit held to- It made me feel like I was 9 feet tall, the food with them; they ate their fill. gether. And when they began to torture ready to hunt bear with a switch. And And in that jungle, if you poke a hole him in an even more sophisticated and the statue of Bud Day that commemo- in a can, it only takes a little while even more relentless fashion—they rates the Bud Day Airstrip in Sioux and that food is spoiled. So it was all would hang him by his feet for hours. City is a bronze statue, 9 feet tall. spoiled. But he was glad to see that the They would beat him with fan belts. He I remember the day that his twin marines were following the due dili- said that—here’s an expression from daughters unveiled that statue from gence in their combat training that the 15th chapter of his autobiography. the roof of the airport building, where they’d had. This chapter is titled, ‘‘Crucifixion.’’ they pulled the tarp off and showed us Throughout this, you will hear his He vividly details the most violent and the statue of Colonel Bud Day, the man voice kind of go up in despair, and then barbaric tortures he endured. He called who cheated death time after time he would check himself and say: What them ‘‘rope tricks.’’ That gives you a after time, the man whom a lot of us are you complaining about, Bud? It’s a sense of Bud Day’s sense of humor. wouldn’t have believed that his life would end, even that he could cheat na- great day. The sun came up in a bright There were ‘‘rope tricks’’ that literally dis- way this morning. You had good located shoulders and tore muscles, flesh- ture. I thought he might have been weather to travel with. piercing leg irons, torture cuffs, and kneel- able to do that. He found a way to find a blessing in ing on sharp objects for days on end until the I listened to the remarks made by thing after thing. He was shelled and knees became raw, bloody stumps. JOHN MCCAIN on the floor of the Senate escaped death then. U.S. bombs were They beat him with fan belts. And he this Monday, and I was impressed by dropping around him at a close area. would pray, ‘‘Yea, though I walk that delivery, by the poignant mo- He escaped death then. He had to go through the valley of the shadow of ments that JOHN MCCAIN captured. I barefoot across the craters of a bomb death, I will fear no evil.’’ will just hit some of those highlights field where some of the sand turns into This is something that I think needs because I think it’s so important and I glass. It cut his feet. His feet were to go into the RECORD verbatim, Mr. was so impressed with his presentation. swollen. He was wounded from some of Speaker. Bud Day, ever the warrior, I think it’s very close to the delivery that. And of course an arm broken in prayed: that he gave yesterday at the service. He said that Bud’s lifetime ‘‘could three places. Jesus, if I survive this nightmare, I will Ten to 12 days he wandered across have divine understanding. I am your broth- have supplied enough experiences, ex- the desert, always renavigating, always er, in blood and deed. I am being crucified! I citement, and satisfaction for 10 life- resetting himself, always disciplining know Satan. I have seen the deepest rings of times.’’ hell. I am in the pit, Lord, and I am fading. ‘‘He knew terror and suffering. He himself to stay on task: Stay on task. My strength is waning. Give me strength, knew joy and deliverance. He knew sol- God is saving you for something. Dear God, strength. I cannot bear the Throughout those days, those days of idarity, self-respect, and dignity.’’ thought of my wife or children hearing that This is JOHN MCCAIN still: courage, he was faced multiple times I am a traitor. I cannot live in disgrace with ‘‘We met in 1967 when the Viet- with North Vietnamese military that, my fellow prisoners. namese left me to die in the prison cell at any slipup—if he hid in the wrong Can you imagine, Mr. Speaker, the Bud shared with Major Norris Overly. place, if they looked in the wrong spirit of a man who feared he would Bud and Norris wouldn’t let me die. place, if he made a motion, he would disgrace his fellow prisoners? He They bathed me, fed me, nursed me, en- have been captured. couldn’t bear the thought of becoming couraged me, and ordered me back to Outside of Khe Sanh, which was a a traitor. He couldn’t bear the thought life.’’ marine base about 2 kilometers or per- of not seeing his beloved wife, Dorie, Norris did much of the work because haps 2 miles from there, Bud Day’s and the kids again. This was Colonel Bud had healing of his own to do, to luck ran out. He was encountered by a Bud Day. This is the spirit of the man paraphrase. But to continue the quote: couple of young North Vietnamese who who gave courage and inspiration to all ‘‘Bud showed me how to save my self- were either preparing to assault Khe of those in the Hanoi Hilton. respect and my honor, and that is a Sanh or trying to assault any supply I recall the day we commemorated debt I can never repay.’’ From JOHN chains that would be coming to it. the statue of Bud Day at the airport in MCCAIN. They discovered Bud Day, who then, Sioux City, where we got together and Continuing to quote: when he realized he was discovered— named the airstrip after Colonel Bud ‘‘Bud was a fierce—and I mean really now, remember, he lost about 25 Day. There’s a statue there of Bud fierce—resister. He could not be broken pounds. He went into this weighing Day—it’s a bronze statue that I’ll de- in spirit no matter how broken he was about 150. Maybe at this time it’s less scribe in a moment, Mr. Speaker. in body.’’ than 125 pounds. He’s weak from hun- Bud Day’s defiance to his captors— ‘‘He defied men who had the power of ger. He’s eaten frogs and drank some they would point a rifle at his head and life and death over us. To witness him

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They were wives that were there, the people in hunt and to shoot and to stop and rest called the Mistys, named for Bud’s fa- that room, the four stars on shoulders and talk philosophy and history and vorite song.’’ On August 26, 1967, Bud time after time. And as I looked politics and what we need to do. Day was one of the casualties over around that room and I saw all that I would like to put into the RECORD, Vietnam. brass, I thought: there are at least Mr. Speaker, that the rallies that we b 1345 enough stars here for a constellation at did here to battle ObamaCare were in- this funeral, probably enough for a gal- spired by Bud Day, on top of one of the Continuing the quote of Senator axy if you look at all the people whose bluffs up in Plymouth County, Iowa, MCCAIN: lives he touched. And in the four legs where he said: Call everybody into the Bud was the bravest man I ever knew, and of my journey down there, in three of Capitol, surround the place, jam the I have known more than a few. He was great company too and made it possible to actu- them someone approached me and said: place, don’t let anybody in, don’t let ally have fun in prison once in a while. Did you know Bud Day? Are you on anybody out. If you just get so many An extraordinary statement to make, your way to the funeral, are you from people there that say: Keep your hands knowing the pain, the agony, and the the funeral? Here is how he touched my off my health care, they will have to torture that they all went through life. give up. That was Bud Day. That there in Hanoi Hilton, in that prisoner In the last leg of the journey, a brought tens of thousands of people of war camp. young man across the aisle from me here. Mr. Speaker, I want to relate, asked me if I was on my way back from But in conclusion, Mr. Speaker, I though, the Bud Day that I knew. We the funeral. I said yes, and we talked a want to put JOHN MCCAIN’s description see him here, the Bud Day of his later little bit. I don’t know that he knew of heaven into the RECORD, because I years—the happy face, the sparkle in I’m a Member of Congress. I asked him see it the same way. I’m glad he said it, his eyes, that look, that smile. Any- what he did. He said, I’m an aviator. A and I’m glad he wrote it. He said, body that knew Bud Day understood little bit later he pulled up a picture of speaking of Bud Day, Colonel Bud Day: this man by looking at this picture. It some of the pilots standing there to- But he’s gone now to a heaven I expect he captured him. It literally actually cap- gether with Colonel Day in the middle imagined would look like an Iowa cornfield tured the real man that was there. This taken recently, within the last couple in early winter filled with pheasants. is the Bud Day that I knew. of years, with a great big beaming This, Mr. Speaker, is a shot, I be- He loved to hunt and fish; he loved smile on the face of Bud Day and those lieve, of the last hunt in Iowa as Colo- the outdoors. As busy as he was and as proud pilots all standing in a row. nel Bud Day walked off the field, taken active in his law practice up until the We exchanged cards as we stepped off by my youngest son, Jeff, who did so last day’s of his life, he still made time the plane. I put it in my pocket, my because he wanted to commemorate to go out to the field. He made time to front pocket, so I would look at it that moment fearing that it might be come back to Iowa and South Dakota, later, because without my glasses it’s the last time. As I look at this picture that area that he grew up in that he better to shake hands and smile and of Colonel Bud Day, America’s greatest knew so well and loved so much. He al- read it later. When I got home last hero, Medal of Honor recipient, 70-some ways kept his home connections with night, I pulled it out. This man is a other medals, every combat medal his home territory. Blue Angels pilot, proud and honored available to him in three wars, serving As we went out in the field year after to have his picture taken with Colonel our country, giving us TRICARE, giv- year and hunted pheasants together Bud Day. I’m proud and honored to ing us inspiration to battle primarily—South Dakota and Iowa—I have had the privilege of knowing him, ObamaCare, with a smile on his face will tell a little narrative. Now, think admiring him, stepping up to do some and a glint in his eye and a sense of of this fighter pilot who has been work to honor him. humor and a way to express that ex- through so much, who could fly up The honor that they gave him yester- traordinary life that he lived, JOHN through that Valley of Death and tell day as we went on a 48.1-mile proces- MCCAIN said, as I do: you the narrative of all the anti-air- sional from the funeral service to the I will hunt the field with him again. God craft that was being fired at them and cemetery in Pensacola, every mile had bless his life. the surface-to-air missiles that were mourners standing out there. For the I yield back the balance of my time. fired at them and, of course, small first 15 or so miles it was almost shoul- f arms fire that they would fire at them der to shoulder. I have never, Mr. constantly. Here is how Bud Day would Speaker, seen so many flags and um- JULY WRAP-UP explain it: It was really exciting. Can brellas in the same place in my life. The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. you imagine a man with the kind of You would see families, full families, MEADOWS). Under the Speaker’s an- courage that would be facing death by standing there holding flags, waving nounced policy of January 3, 2013, the expressing, It was really exciting? them, hands over their hearts. You gentleman from Maryland (Mr. HOYER) This is a man that loved the out- might see someone in shorts and a T- is recognized for 60 minutes as the des- doors, he loved to hunt, he loved to shirt standing at full salute as the pro- ignee of the minority leader. shoot. We would put together hunts— cessional went by—hundreds of cars on Mr. HOYER. Mr. Speaker, as the and we’ll do another one this fall—it’s the way to the cemetery. Speaker knows, I am also the minority going to be the ‘‘Bud Day Pheasant When we entered the cemetery, there whip. As the minority whip, at the Hunt.’’ stood airmen in full salute for the first close of the week we normally have a But this is the sparkle in his eye—he leg down through the cemetery, per- colloquy between the majority leader always wore the sunglasses out there— haps a half of mile of airmen stretched and myself. That colloquy is to discuss but I know this sparkle in his eye. out. That is something that grabs your the schedule for the week to come; it is That smile on his face anybody would heart. When we turned the corner, we to discuss the priorities that each side know. The people that knew Bud Day turned the corner and then it was ma- believes ought to be considered by this would smile. rines in full dress saluting all the way House. We do not have that colloquy If you hold your hand like this and down to the burial ceremony. It was when the week to come does not have you stretch it out, you know that’s the something that puts your heart up in a session. action of him stretching the tendons in your throat and moved people to tears We have now adjourned, or will soon his injured hand that he did constantly and to emotions that they had not seen adjourn, for a period of 5 weeks when at rest. That hand would always be all day by that great, great level of we will not be in session. We have ad- stretching those tendons back out. love, appreciation, and respect for journed without doing the people’s

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So we leave here with much of priorities that the Senate has acted omy, and make our country more sta- the business of America undone, unat- upon and sent to this House, or if they ble. tended, without an effort to reach compromise. haven’t sent them to this House have b 1400 passed them and are ready to respond Mr. Speaker, additionally, as you to our initiatives. Mr. Speaker, that’s There is a general agreement—I know, on September 30, the authoriza- unfortunate. would say an almost unanimous agree- tion for the operations of government Mr. Speaker, I will be talking about ment—that we need to keep our bor- and the funding thereof will come to an in this hour—and I probably won’t take ders secure, that people whom we do end, so it will be necessary for us to the whole hour—but I will be talking not authorize should not be allowed to come to an agreement. I hope—but I about some of the things that we have come into the country. We all agree on know of none—that there are being not done that we ought to be doing, that. So we are working to make sure plans made to utilize these next 5 some of the things that we ought to be that our borders are even more secure. weeks to try to reach a compromise, an doing rather than taking a 5-week There is unanimity on that issue. In agreement, a way forward to ensure break. fact, the Senate appropriated a large the funding of our government and the But let me quickly add: I’m one of number of dollars to accomplish that operations so critical to so many mil- the Democratic leaders. I do not criti- objective. We have not taken up an im- lions not only here but around the cize the Republicans for this 5-week migration bill in this House; and, cer- world. break, because we normally take a tainly, because we have not, we haven’t Mr. Speaker, we began the July work break in August so that Members and gone to conference. period with a measure of optimism. their families can take some time, so Then, Mr. Speaker, we took up a With 4 full weeks of session in July and that Members can be home to talk to farm bill on the floor of this House, sig- the first few days of August, we have not met that optimism. There was their constituents, seek their advice, nificantly, after the Senate had passed much reason to hope that this House seek their counsel, explain what is hap- a bipartisan bill dealing with agri- could make serious headway on appro- pening here in Washington to, at this culture and dealing with assistance to priations bills and reach a compromise point in time, a rightfully angry group those in America—the richest country on student loans. Now, we passed that of Americans who see their board of di- on the face of the Earth—who are going student loan compromise this Wednes- rectors that we call the Congress of the hungry, a large number of whom are day. That was a good thing to do, and United States not working very well, children who live in America. The it was along the lines that the Presi- not attendant to the significant issues Committee on Agriculture passed out a bipartisan bill in the last Congress, and dent proposed some months ago. My that confront us. Republican colleagues would rightfully The House passed a budget. It passed it was never brought to the floor by my say it was along the lines that they had a budget about 125 days ago. The Sen- Republican friends. This year, the com- proposed and passed this House, and of ate passed a budget about 123 days ago. mittee also passed out a bipartisan bill course our Senate colleagues will say it The way the process is supposed to that was brought to this floor. It could is the compromise that the Senate work is the way it works in your fami- have and should have been passed with a bipartisan vote, not because I agreed formed and that we passed. lies, Mr. Speaker, and in my family. But in this time, the majority’s with all of it, but because it was appro- When we have a dispute, we sit down, strategy for moving appropriations priate to have a bill to go to conference we talk about it and we try to come to bills through this House has utterly a resolution. Some call that resolution with on this important subject. Our and completely failed. The Ryan budg- a ‘‘compromise,’’ a recognition that Republican friends added three amend- et—or the ‘‘Ryan retreat,’’ as I call it— you have a perspective, I have a per- ments which we thought were clearly has failed. With 4 full, consecutive spective; if we are going to move for- harmful to those in need in America. weeks in which to get things done, we ward, we need to harmonize those per- As a result, we didn’t vote for it, but have not enacted a single appropria- spectives. That is what democracy is that’s not why it failed, Mr. Speaker. tions bill that was consistent with ei- all about—bringing together disparate It failed because 62 Republicans voted ther the Budget Control Act of 2011 or views from various geographic loca- against the bill reported out with every this year’s Ryan budget. tions with various interests at heart Republican voting in committee for it; In fact, we haven’t enacted a single and try to resolve those differences and but as Mr. LUCAS, the chairman of the appropriations bill—period. Now, we’ve move our country forward. committee observed, it apparently passed bills through this House, but we Notwithstanding that, Mr. Speaker, wasn’t good enough for those 62 Repub- haven’t been able to get to com- notwithstanding the fact that the licans. Compromise seems very dif- promise, and that’s not unusual. We’ve Speaker says that—and said during the ficult for some people in this House, found the appropriations process dif- campaign—he wanted to make sure but I again remind us all it is abso- ficult over the past few years, but it is that: a) the House worked its will; b) lutely essential. still an indication of failure to attempt that we pursued regular order; and c) We then passed a farm bill which to reach compromise that we have not that he wanted the Senate to pass a said, unlike the last half a century, we gone to a budget conference to deter- budget, they did so. But the House has would drop food assistance to the mine what numbers we will use, be- refused to go to conference. That’s un- needy in America. Mr. Speaker, my cause, if you can’t agree on a number fortunate, but it is not unique in this faith tells me to try to feed the hun- or numbers, it is impossible to agree on House. gry, house the homeless, clothe the legislation. The Senate also passed an immigra- naked, attend the least of these. The Frankly, Mr. Speaker, I sadly note tion bill. That immigration bill tries to bill that we passed for the first time in that my friends in the majority have deal with one of the most vexing chal- a half a century left out the neediest in not even had the courage or, in my lenges that confronts our country. It is America. opinion, the intellectual honesty to go an issue that has a large amount of In the course of passing that bill, the to conference on the budget to resolve agreement outside this institution. The chairman of the Rules Committee, Mr. these differences. Why? Because I be- United States Chamber of Commerce, Speaker, said we are passing this bill lieve that Mr. RYAN believes that any representing much of business in Amer- so that we can go to conference with compromise he would make would not ica, and the AFL–CIO, representing or- the clear implication at that point in be supported by his party because they ganized labor, have agreed that this time—because the Senate bill does don’t want to compromise, which is immigration bill should be supported. take care of the neediest who are hun- anathema to many of our Republican The agriculture community from Cali- gry, adults and children, along with colleagues. ‘‘Regular order,’’ it seems, fornia to Florida to Maine to Arizona the needs of our farmers, who produce means simply ‘‘their order.’’

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I know that Chair- bill has been sent to the President’s what the sequester says. man ROGERS is not the only Member of desk. A bill that we were considering Having said that, we have offered his party who is fed up with the Tea this week, which was supposed to be amendments seven times in the last 6 Party faction and their extreme agen- the principal item of business this months to set aside the sequester da. As we prepare to go home to our week, was taken from the floor because while, at the same time, reducing the districts over the month of August and it did not have the support of the ma- deficit by the same amount. Seven hear their concerns about jobs and our jority party. This is not a recipe for re- times we were refused by the majority economy and the pain of sequester’s sponsible governance by the majority. party the opportunity to even offer senseless cuts, I have spoken to hun- It is a recipe for another manufactured that amendment to have, as the Speak- dreds of employees who work in our de- crisis and threat of a government shut- er says he wants, the House work its fense establishment who are lamenting down. will. If they didn’t agree with our the fact that not only are they being Mr. Speaker, our economy, our busi- amendment, they could have voted forced to take off 1 day a week for no nesses, and our middle class families against it; but they didn’t want to deal pay and they can’t even volunteer to cannot and ought not endure further with our amendment because they like work, who are lamenting the fact that uncertainty as a result of this Con- the sequester, because the sequester those at the point of the spear in Af- gress’ failure to do its job. The most gets them to their number without ghanistan and other troubled parts of egregious manifestation of the major- their having to make a decision on cut- the word, they cannot take off Friday. ity’s failure to govern has been the ir- ting a single thing. They need the support that we give rational sequester policy that they not As I predicted then, when theory them from here in this country and, in- only refused to prevent but have now turns to practice in the Ryan budget, deed, around the world in the civilian fully embraced. Why do I say they’ve even Republicans, themselves, cannot workforce, in DOD, the Department of fully embraced it? Because it gets to live with the policies. Their own chair- Defense, all the time, not just 4 days a their number included in the Ryan man of the Appropriations Committee week. budget without their having to make characterized just the other day—this As we prepare to go home to our dis- one single choice of cutting a single was Chairman ROGERS of Kentucky, a tricts over the month of August, as I item. It simply says, This is the num- conservative Republican, my friend said, and hear their concerns and the ber. Meet it—no prioritization, no with whom I’ve worked for many, pain of the sequester’s senseless cuts, I choice, no decision. The Ryan budget many years as a member of the Appro- hope that we can turn the page of the passed this House in March without a priations Committee—he characterized July work period and return in a dif- single Democratic vote—an endorse- the cuts included in the Ryan budget ferent spirit. See, September need not ment, in theory, of this Republican as ‘‘unrealistic and ill-conceived.’’ be July’s second act. Congress of cuts even deeper than the In the short time we have left, just 9 b 1415 sequester imposes. legislative days before the fiscal year Now, let me say parenthetically that That’s the Republican chairman of ends, I would urge the Speaker to take a lot of my Republican colleagues will the Appropriations Committee saying a different path. Instead of taking the stand at that podium or at one of these of the Republican budget, known as the familiar road of partisanship, posturing podiums and say, This is the Presi- Ryan budget, ‘‘unrealistic and ill-con- and spin, let us embrace the path of dent’s sequester. Mr. Speaker, America ceived.’’ Their policy of sequester re- compromise and shared accomplish- needs to know that is not true, and I mains, Mr. Speaker, an albatross ment, one we in this Congress might believe too many who make that state- around the neck of the American peo- call, as the poet Robert Frost said, the ment know it not to be true. We passed ple and of our economy. road less traveled by. It’s a wonderful legislation in this House in the middle If there were not a single Democrat poem by one of America’s greatest of July of 2011 which said we’re going in this House or in the Senate, not a poets. He said: to reach certain numbers, and if we single Democrat, Mr. Speaker, it is my I shall be telling this with a sigh don’t, we’re going to have a sequester. belief that the Ryan budget could not Somewhere ages and ages hence: Mr. Speaker, you may recall that that pass this Congress. Two roads diverged in a wood, and I—I took was the Republican Cut, Cap, and Bal- The Republican pro-sequester spend- the one less traveled by, ance bill, whose policy was to have a ing-cuts-only approach simply does not And that has made all the difference. sequester if the numbers set forth were work, and this week’s Transportation- We have difficult and pressing chal- not reached. That was before it was in- HUD appropriation debacle proves it. I lenges to address in a short time: pass- cluded in the bill which was a com- want to quote again the chairman of ing a budget; replacing the sequester promise to reach resolution so that the committee: with a balanced alternative; and avert- America did not default on its bills. With this action, the House has declined to ing a default on our debt, a default I was not for the sequester. The proceed on the implementation of the very which would be catastrophic for Amer- President was not for the sequester, budget it adopted just 3 months ago. ica, for its people, for its economy, and and we Democrats voted overwhelm- Let me make it clear. No Democrat would have ramifications throughout ingly—almost unanimously, perhaps had the opportunity to vote on this; no the world. unanimously—against that Cut, Cap, Democrat voted against this. We We can begin, Mr. Speaker, by going and Balance bill and its sequester. weren’t for it—make no mistake—but to conference on the budget and allow- Why? Because cutting across the board the decision was made completely on ing both sides to sit down and start the highest priority and the lowest pri- the majority side of the aisle that they working on an agreement. That seems ority by exactly the same percentage is didn’t have the votes for their bill. to be, Mr. Speaker, the road less trav- an irrational policy. No family in They could not implement the very eled by; a road forward; a road that America would do it. budget that was adopted just 3 months leads to positive, constructive, sup- Mr. Speaker, the example I use is ago. portable results, not backward; a road that somebody in the family loses his ‘‘Thus, Mr. Speaker, I believe the to constructive compromise, not de- job. The family income goes down. House has made its choice,’’ said Chair- structive confrontation; and to results They have a budget. They have a budg- man ROGERS. ‘‘Sequestration and its that benefit our people and our econ- et for food, and they have a budget for unrealistic and ill-conceived discre- omy. Mr. Speaker, such a road would movies. The sequester says take 10 per- tionary cuts must be brought to an surely make all the difference for this cent from food and 10 percent from end,’’ so said HAL ROGERS, Republican, Congress and for this country.

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Mr. Speaker, we need to work to- House, talking about the need for bi- bill. And I wondered when I got here 81⁄2 gether. Newt Gingrich, a former Speak- partisanship, the importance of bipar- years ago why was food stamps part of er with whom I served, reached a com- tisanship, the importance of working the agriculture bill. It was explained to promise with President Clinton. There together. The deepest regret I experi- me that this is strictly for political were a lot of people on his side of the enced in listening to that wonderful purposes, because there are not enough aisle that didn’t want to see an agree- speech by my friend from Maryland farmers that have enough representa- ment between President Clinton and was that I didn’t have a transcript of tion in Congress to ever get a farm bill Speaker Gingrich. It was on the fund- that speech to read him every single passed by itself, and that there’s ing of government, the basic responsi- week that the Democrats were in the enough people concerned about the bility this Congress has, or any board majority here on this floor and every waste in the food stamp program and of directors of any enterprise has. single time that they came forward the abuses in the food stamp program Mr. Gingrich stood at that podium, with a closed rule allowing no amend- that it might have a hard time just Mr. Speaker, and talked to what he re- ments. In fact, each time that it came passing on its own without having a lot ferred to as his perfectionist caucus, to the floor, the Democratic majority, of restructuring and efforts to clean up people who wanted it their way and during those 4 years between January the waste, fraud, and abuse. So by put- were not prepared to compromise from of 2007 and January of 2011, it was the ting them together, you combine a road other than their way. He said, most closed Congress in the history of enough votes from both sides of the Mr. Speaker, to that perfectionist cau- the country, with the least number of aisle to get a farm bill with food cus, Look, I know this is not exactly open rules, the least amount of biparti- stamps passed. But if you separate what you want, but the American peo- sanship. They rammed through the them, you won’t pass either one, at ple have elected a President of another most destructive bill in American his- least not in that current form. So it was really historic what was party, Bill Clinton, and they’ve elected tory in the last 100 years, that being done and why a number of us voted for a Senate with a lot of Democrats in the ObamaCare bill, without a single the agriculture bill without the food there who don’t agree with us, and, yes, Republican vote. There was no biparti- stamps attached. But we kept making some Republicans who don’t agree with sanship. it very clear, we’re not out to end the us. They also elected a lot of Demo- Anyway, I thoroughly enjoyed the food stamp program. We know there crats to the House of Representatives. comments from my friend, the former are people who need food help and we He said, Obviously, a majority of the majority leader. Gosh, I wish I could want to help them, so we are not for Members of the House were Repub- have read that back to him over and taking food out of the mouths of chil- licans. But if the country was going to over during the 4 years they were in dren that can’t feed themselves, even move forward, if there was going to be the majority. He has such a great sense though we were continually told that a positive resolution to the conflict of humor, Mr. Speaker. I know he by people on the other side of the aisle. that existed between differing points of would have laughed over and over as I It broke my heart because I had a view, that there would need to be com- read it to him. In fact, there was a bunch of good friends, even though promise. He admonished that perfec- time that the majority leader was com- they’re at one end of the political spec- tionist caucus to understand that this ing down the aisle and we were about trum and I’m at the other, but they’d was a democracy, not a dictatorship, to vote on the card check bill, which come to the floor and say something and that agreement and compromise was going to eliminate secret ballots that they surely, surely, I hope they was the essence of what democracy for elections. The secret ballot would didn’t mean. But they did say it, that meant. have been eliminated for elections to Republicans are trying to take food out Mr. Speaker, I hope that over the 5 be a unionized group or not to be. I was of the mouths of children. Well, that weeks that are to come that Members kidding around with my friend from was rather tragic of them to say that will reflect, communicate with our Maryland as he came by, and I said, since that was simply not true. And the citizens, and come to an understanding Word here on the floor is that you’re heartbreak of having friends come of the necessity to act not just our way about to vote against your party and down and make allegations that abso- or my way, not just to reflect what I against the card check bill so that lutely, unequivocally were not true want, but to reflect what we as a coun- you’re not going to be in agreement to came rushing back as I heard our try working together can accomplish. eliminate secret ballots. He’s so intel- former majority leader say that we Mr. Speaker, if we do that, America ligent and has such a great sense of were trying to eliminate food to the will continue to be the greatest coun- humor. He said, The odds of that hap- hungry when we made the point over try on the face of the Earth, providing pening are infinitesimal. I said, It’s and over. opportunity for our children and our just that everybody here on the floor I know it is tough being in the lead- families, our workers and our seniors, knows that before NANCY PELOSI be- ership of either party. You’re con- and continuing to be that shining city came Speaker, she had promised John stantly doing stuff. He probably didn’t on a hill of which Ronald Reagan spoke Murtha would be the majority leader. hear where we said over and over, so glowingly And if you hadn’t had a secret ballot, We’re not eliminating the food stamp Mr. Speaker, let us hope in these 5 John Murtha would have been the ma- program; we’re separating it from the weeks we learn how to work together. jority leader instead of you. He ag bill, that’s all. So I will make sure That’s what our people want. As impor- laughed. He has a great sense of humor. that our friend understands and gets tantly, that is what our people need. So I’m sure if I were able to go back the message. We actually were not out Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance in time and read our former majority to eliminate the food stamp program, of my time. leader’s comments today about the im- but we sure do need to clean it up. f portance of bipartisanship, he would I took grief for just telling of a con- probably laugh as he did when he voted stituent that had mentioned that he IN REGARDS TO BIPARTISANSHIP to end the secret ballot for union elec- was standing in line at the grocery The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under tions, even though the secret ballot is store behind somebody who had crab the Speaker’s announced policy of Jan- what got him elected as majority lead- legs, and he was wishing he could af- uary 3, 2013, the Chair recognizes the er. ford to have crab legs and he was look- gentleman from Texas (Mr. GOHMERT) ing at his ground meat. Anyway, then 1430 for 30 minutes. b when that person in front of him got Mr. GOHMERT. Mr. Speaker, it’s al- But are some amazing things going ready to pay for the crab legs, he ways such an honor to speak here on on. It was huge when this Congress did pulled out a food stamp card. the floor. Some have said that you’ll something a few weeks ago that people I forget which Washington rag it was, regret being in Congress. Well, it’s said couldn’t be done and that was with but one of them—and it may not have where the fight for America is. regard to the agriculture bill and that been a Washington rag. But the left I appreciated so much the comments, was many years ago, the agriculture wing went nuts talking about how I am as I sat here for some time listening to bill, which was quite small, compara- accusing people of squandering pre- the former majority leader of the tively, combined with the food stamp cious food stamp money on crab legs

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It’s a little humorous if you like come.’’ through the House and Senate, uncon- sick irony. All these speeches about if Breitbart, I’ve got so many great stitutionally because it included a tax you like your insurance—they’re just friends there, brilliant people, and even and raised revenue that did not origi- quoting the President—you can keep though they’re really brilliant, they nate in the House, and hopefully we’ll it, turns out they’re all wrong and like me okay. They ran with the story get the Supreme Court’s action on that every Member of Congress is going to about how the left wing made a big and they’ll do the right thing unless lose their insurance come January 1, deal out of it, and all they had to do somebody knows something about unless they retire before January 1, was go to a seafood place. Chief Justice Roberts that I don’t. then they actually can keep their in- Anyway, I also saw a picture that Anyway, it didn’t originate in the surance. was not in the paper, massive crab legs, House. I think we should ultimately And then we find out today that ac- and there was that red sign that they get it struck down for that reason. tually there is an issue because the take food stamps. So, obviously, it They took a bill from the House, de- way ObamaCare was addressed, it did would seem that the left wing blogs, in leted every single word and substituted prevent the leaders of both parties, as their attempt to smear me, actually therein about 2,500 pages is what my I read it, and committee staffs from exposed, once again, their ignorance. copy was, for a tax credit for first time having to be under ObamaCare. So the So there are a lot of things that need home buyers who were veterans or in leaders, they’re protected. They don’t to be fixed up. We want to help people the military. So, obviously, it was not have to be under ObamaCare, and the that need food that can’t provide for germane, and hopefully the Supreme committee staffs won’t have to. But all themselves. But if they can work, it is Court will still do the right thing and the rest of us, all the rest of the Mem- a good thing to push people to reach strike it down. bers of Congress, the rank and file, their God-given potential. But in the meantime, people are hav- we’ll be under it. The problem with that, especially for ing to make preparation to live under And now we find out there is a huge African Americans—and I think it. That includes Congress. Except for ambiguity because it doesn’t say they’re the worst hit group in all of the leaders and the committee staff whether or not the Federal Govern- America with regard to unemployment. members, all of us in Congress are ment can continue to pay the 72 per- This President’s policies have abso- going to be forced into the ObamaCare cent of the health care costs, the lutely devastated African American exchanges come January. health insurance costs for Members of communities in this country with a So I’ve heard the President’s speech- Congress. Right now Members of Con- massive, high unemployment rate. And es about caring so deeply about the gress, we are on Social Security, de- so I sure hope that we can change middle class, and our former majority spite what the email that has been things because the unemployed of leader was talking about the middle going around for 20 years says. We pay whatever race, creed, color, gender, class and what we need to do for them. Social Security tax. Despite all this they deserve an opportunity. They de- But here again, I keep coming back to stuff about a golden parachute and you serve a chance at pursuing happiness. ObamaCare. I was shocked when I read can retire and get every dime you But these policies of this administra- in the ObamaCare bill that if you can- make, I think that changed during tion are making that increasingly dif- not afford to buy the minimum health Ronald Reagan’s time as President. So ficult. care mandated by the Federal Govern- you don’t have a golden parachute. I That’s why it really focused people’s ment in ObamaCare, then you’re ini- think most Members have a 401(k)-type attention recently when the President tially going to have a 1 percent income thing where the government will came out in full support and actually tax, but then it is going to go to 2.5 by match up to 5 or 6 percent of what you made it happen and said: You know 2016. I thought, that’s crazy. My friends put in, but it is the same retirement what, I am just going to speak into across the aisle, President Obama, program that every single Federal being new law and cancel old law. I’ve they’re always talking about how they worker across America has. said before, some of the things that care so deeply about those who are People forget that Newt Gingrich— this administration, this President struggling and doing everything they and I appreciate my friend from Mary- have done are so unconstitutional. One can to get by. It just is shocking to land bringing up Newt Gingrich. He’s of the things that ought to end up re- come to realize they have no clue an amazing guy. He is a big idea guy, sulting is a massive class action by all about the suffering that somebody and I like the way he thinks. We don’t of the people who took his constitu- making $14,000 is going to have thrust agree on all his big ideas, and he tional law course to want their money on them by ObamaCare when they doesn’t agree with all of my big ideas, back, because for any President to say can’t—if they’re only making $14,000, it but he comes up with some good ideas. I rammed through ObamaCare without is unlikely their employer is going to In the Contract With America, one of a single Republican vote, we didn’t get be able to pay $7,000 for an insurance the big ideas that was immensely pop- any input from those people, we didn’t policy, so they will be on their own. ular, way over 70 percent popular, was want it. But you know what, it is such We have heard over and over that that Members of Congress ought to live a disaster, and I’m hearing from people employers are trying to get down below under the same laws that everybody that I’ve called fat cats before, big 50 employees. I know a restaurant back else in America does. And that passed. business folks, they’re saying it’s going in Tyler, my hometown, they indicated That was part of the contract, and they to devastate their businesses. So tell they are going to sell off a couple of lived up to it. It became law, and so you what, I am going to postpone for a their restaurants to get under 50 be- Members of Congress have to live under year the big business requirement, big cause they can’t afford to meet the the same laws as everybody else does. business being anything over 50 em- mandate. So a lot of people are losing That’s why, after I’ve been cooking ployees, I’m going to postpone their re- their insurance, despite the President’s ribs to share in a bipartisan manner— quirements to follow the law, just assurance you wouldn’t. That’s hap- and not many days go by when I don’t choose not to enforce the law so they pening all over the place. have somebody on either side of the can get away with not following it for And it is happening, ironically—and aisle ask, Louie, when are we going to a year. this is kind of rich. It really is rich, get ribs again? Well, the Architect of Well, I have listened to some of the and I hope America can see the humor. the Capitol found out. I thought he was President’s incredible, amazing elo- So many of our friends across of the a little overzealous, but he feels like I quence, some right here from this sec- aisle said over and over at these micro- violate some of the codes that every- ond podium here, expressing concerns phones, If you like your insurance, you body else in America has to live under,

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And of course there’s been a denial, tioning, according to sources, is to find out President Bush liked my ribs. just like there was during Watergate, if anyone is talking to the media or to Con- gress. b 1445 but we’ll see what the truth is, even It is being described as pure intimidation, though there’s a lot of obfuscation in with the threat that any unauthorized CIA People on both sides of the aisle do. the process. employee who leaks information could face They may not vote for anything I’m But with regard to the IRS, the the end of his or her career. for, but they love my ribs. And it was thing’s very clear: we should not have In an exclusive communications obtained a nice time. the IRS involved in our health care at by CNN, one insider writes, ‘‘You don’t jeop- But the reason I can’t cook ribs any- all, ever. And yet they are a central ardize yourself, you jeopardize your family more is because we’re living under the part of ObamaCare. as well.’’ Another says, ‘‘You have no idea the same laws as everybody else did. And And then we find out this week, read- apparently there’s a law that said you amount of pressure being brought to bear on ing the story, it’s changed some, but anyone with knowledge of this operation.’’ can’t have a fire within 10 feet of wood basically, a couple were wondering why Agency employees typically are in a building structure, so they shut law enforcement showed up at their polygraphed every 3 or 4 years, never more me down. We’re living under the same home, when they had just looked on- than that,’’ said former CIA operative and law as everybody else is. line for a pressure cooker and a back CNN analyst Robert Baer. In other words, And then it comes to ObamaCare, pack. Turns out, apparently, at work the rate of the kind of polygraphs alleged by and the decision by the—and it wasn’t one of them had looked at something sources is rare. by Congress. I was grilling our Repub- else. They were no threat to anybody. So says the CNN article. lican leaders just earlier about exactly But the question keeps arising, wait ‘‘If somebody is being polygraphed what’s happening. a minute; who’s monitoring every Web every month or every 2 months, it’s The Office of Personnel Management, site that every American goes to? called an issue polygraph, and that under the Obama administration, has Well, must be the NSA, apparently. means the polygraph division suspects decided that the Federal Government But I did attend a classified briefing, so something, or they’re looking for will go ahead and, come January, we I can’t go into anything there. something, or they’re on a fishing ex- won’t keep our same insurance. I’ve But it appeared, before the briefing, pedition, but it’s absolutely not rou- got a health savings account. They very clear to me, and I still feel this tine at all to be polygraphed monthly made sure I’m not going to get to keep way, that when you blind yourself as to or bimonthly,’’ said Baer. my insurance, and we can’t figure out who the enemy is, as we have, purging A source now tells CNN that the what happens to the HSA. all kinds of material from our FBI number, talking about the number of I’d like to drop ObamaCare insurance training material, State Department, people at Benghazi mission, was 35, and just put money into a health sav- intelligence material, as to who radical with as many as seven wounded, some ings account. But they’ve even screwed Islamists really are and what they ac- seriously. While it is still not known us over with ObamaCare to prevent tually believe, you blind our law en- how many of them were CIA, a source that kind of thing from happening. forcement, our security people, from tells CNN that 21 Americans were So, anyway, it looks like the decision the ability to see our enemy, we’re not working in the building known as the by the Obama administration will be protected. annex, believed to be run by the agen- that Members of Congress will have 72 And then when you have an open bor- cy, talking about the CIA. percent of our health insurance paid by der where people are coming across at He goes down, and he talks about the taxpayers, and what we have to will, and Border Patrolmen have told Congressman FRANK WOLF, a dear borrow from China, of course, or other us three to five times faster than they friend. He says, WOLF has repeatedly places. ever have since we started talking gone to the House floor asking for a se- Well, that’s nice, but if America is about just handing out legal status, lect committee to be set up, a Water- not playing under those same rules, it anybody that happened to be here by a gate-style probe involving several In- doesn’t seem fair for us. And I’m hope- certain date, all this talk about am- telligence Committee investigators as- ful, when we get back, maybe we can nesty, citizenship, all these other signed to get to the bottom of the fail- get a bipartisan bill through that just things being talked, do they get bene- ures that took place in Benghazi, and says everybody in America can opt out fits, not get benefits, all this talk has find out just what the State Depart- of ObamaCare and not pay a fine, not increased the number of people coming ment and CIA were doing there. pay a tax or whatever you want to call in by about three to five times. More than 150 fellow Republican it, and provide what they feel like is The border’s not secure. When you Members of Congress have signed his appropriate. But it all ought to be fair don’t control what kind of terrorists request. And just this week, eight Re- across the board. may be coming into your country, and publicans sent a letter to the new head And now, the issue has gotten rather you don’t train your law enforcement, of the FBI, James Comey, asking that large since we find out the IRS truly your terrorist-discerning folks who it he brief Congress within 30 days. has been targeting, after 2010, when the is that are the terrorists, and you keep In the aftermath of the attack, WOLF President said, you know, how much pulling back our ability to see who our said he was contacted by people closely they wanted to stop the Tea Party; he enemy really is, then it appears the so- tied with the CIA operatives and con- felt they were a threat to America. lution is to have the Federal Govern- tractors who wanted to talk. Then sud- They were a blessing to America. They ment more intrusive than any of us denly, there was silence. And I can were a threat to an oppressive govern- ever dreamed it would be. verify that problem as well from some ment, because everybody I’ve run into, And then, you couple that with what of the people that were going to talk to I’ve talked to people of all kinds of na- we found out yesterday, and this arti- me and then all of a sudden they went tional origins, all races, from both gen- cle’s dated August 1, 2013, and it’s ti- silent and said, no, I’m not going to ders, I mean, all kinds of folks at Tea tled ‘‘Exclusive: Dozens of CIA talk. Party events. And the only thing I can Operatives on the Ground During ‘‘Initially they were not afraid to find they have in common: they’re all Benghazi Attack.’’ And in part it come forward. They wanted the oppor- paying income tax. They’re all paying points out CNN has learned the CIA is tunity, and they wanted to be subpoe- income tax. involved in what one source calls an naed, because if you’re subpoenaed it And the President felt like this group unprecedented attempt to keep the spy sort of protects you. You’re forced to needed to be gone after, and he made agency’s Benghazi secrets from ever come before Congress. That’s all comments to that effect. And some- leaking out: changed,’’ said WOLF. body, and we need to find out whom, Since January, some CIA operatives in- Speculation on Capitol Hill has in- was the top person in the administra- volved in the agency’s mission in Libya have cluded the possibility that U.S. agen- tion, but it appears it at least goes been subjected to frequent, even monthly cies operating in Benghazi were se- back to the President’s own hand- polygraph examinations, according to a cretly helping to move surface-to-air-

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A letter from the Acting Under Sec- The State Department told CNN in Building’’; to the committee on Oversight retary, Department of Defense, transmitting an email that it was only helping the and Government Reform. a letter on the approved retirement of Vice new Libyan government destroy weap- S. 885. An act to designate the facility of Admiral William E. Landay III, United ons deemed ‘‘damaged, aged, or too un- the United States Postal Service located at States Navy, and his advancement to the grade of vice admiral on the retired list; to safe to retain,’’ and that it was not in- 35 Park Street in Danville, Vermont, as the ‘‘Thaddeus Stevens Post Office’’; to the com- the Committee on Armed Services. volved in any transfer of weapons to mittee on Oversight and Government Re- 2558. A letter from the Attorney, Legal Di- other countries. form. vision, Bereau of Consumer Financial Pro- But the State Department also clear- S. 1093. An act to designate the facility of tection, transmitting the Bureau’s final rule ly told CNN they ‘‘can’t speak for any the United States Postal Service located at — Amendments to the 2013 Mortgage Rules other agencies.’’ And the CIA would 130 Caldwell Drive in Hazlehurst, Mississippi, Under the Real Estate Settlement Proce- not comment on whether it was in- as the ‘‘First Lieutenant Alvin Chester dures Act (Regulation X) and the Truth in Lending Act (Regulation Z) [Docket No. volved in the transfer of weapons or Cockrell, Jr. Post Office Building’’; to the committee on Oversight and Government Re- CFPB-2013-0010] (RIN: 3170-AA37) received not. form. July 26, 2013, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. So perhaps that was going on, but we 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Financial f still have got to get to the bottom of Services. why four great, heroic Americans were ADJOURNMENT 2559. A letter from the Attorney, Legal Di- vision, Bureau of Consumer Financial Pro- allowed to be killed, were put in a situ- Mr. GOHMERT. Mr. Speaker, pursu- ation like that. tection, transmitting the Bureau’s final rule ant to Senate Concurrent Resolution — Electronic Fund Transfers (Regulation E) What difference does it make at this 22, 113th Congress, I move that the [Docket No.: CFPB-2012-0050] (RIN: 3170- point? House do now adjourn. AA33) received July 26, 2013, pursuant to 5 It makes a difference at this point, or The motion was agreed to; accord- U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Fi- a year from now, or 2 years from now, ingly (at 2 o’clock and 57 minutes nancial Services. 1 2560. A letter from the Secretary, Securi- or 3 ⁄2 years from now because people p.m.), the House adjourned until Mon- ties and Exchange Commission, transmitting need to understand, they need to un- day, September 9, 2013, at 2 p.m. derstand clearly. the Commission’s final rule — Broker-Dealer f Reports [Release No.: 34-70073; File No. S7-23- When somebody’s life is taken, nor- EXECUTIVE COMMUNICATIONS, 11] (RIN: 3235-AK56) received July 31, 2013, mally, if a criminal law is involved, the pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Com- statute of limitations are a lot longer. ETC. mittee on Financial Services. And Eric Holder, I can assure you, will Under clause 2 of rule XIV, executive 2561. A letter from the Deputy Secretary, not be Attorney General for the next 4 communications were taken from the Securities and Exchange Commission, trans- years. Three and one-half years from Speaker’s table and referred as follows: mitting the Commission’s final rule — Fi- nancial Responsibility Rules for Broker- now we’ll have a new administration. 2551. A letter from the Director, Regu- Dealers [Release No.: 34-70072; File No. S7-08- And we will hopefully get to the bot- latory Management Division, Environmental 07] (RIN: 3235-AJ85) received July 31, 2013, tom of these scandals. Protection Agency, transmitting the Agen- pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Com- And they’re not phony. We know that cy’s final rule — National Pollutant Dis- mittee on Financial Services. because the President has assured us, charge Elimination System Regulation Revi- 2562. A letter from the Secretary, Depart- sion: Removal of the Pesticide Discharge ment of Health and Human Services, trans- back when they first arose, he was Permitting Exemption in Response to Sixth going to get to the bottom of it. And mitting the Department’s Community Serv- Circuit Court of Appeals Decision [EPA-HQ- ices Block Grant Report to Congress for Fis- unlike what one of the family members OW-2003-0063; FRL-9829-2] received June 26, cal Year 2009; to the Committee on Edu- of those killed at Benghazi told me, 2013, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the cation and the Workforce. there, at the ceremony, Secretary Clin- Committee on Agriculture. 2563. A letter from the Secretary, Depart- ton said we’re going to get the guy that 2552. A letter from the Director, Regu- ment of Health and Human Services, trans- did the video. And all they wanted was latory Management Division, Environmental mitting a report to the President and the to get justice from those who caused Protection Agency, transmitting the Agen- Congress on Medicaid Home and Community- cy’s final rule — Streptomycin; Pesticide Based Alternatives to Psychiatric Residen- the death of their loved one. Tolerances for Emergency Exemptions [EPA- We owe that to them, Mr. Speaker. tial Treatment Facilities Demonstrations; to HQ-OPP-2011-0852; FRL-9385-3] received May the Committee on Energy and Commerce. I yield back the balance of my time. 15, 2013, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 2564. A letter from the Secretary, Depart- f the Committee on Agriculture. ment of Health and Human Services, trans- 2553. A letter from the Director, Regu- mitting the FY 2012 Performance Report to SENATE BILLS REFERRED latory Management Division, Environmental Congress for the Food and Drug Administra- Bills of the Senate of the following Protection Agency, transmitting the Agen- tion’s Office of Combination Products re- titles were taken from the Speaker’s cy’s final rule — Dinotefuran; Pesticide Tol- quired by the Medical Device User Fee and table and, under the rule, referred as erances for Emergency Exemptions; Tech- Modernization Act of 2002; to the Committee nical Amendment [EPA-HQ-OPP-2012-0755; follows: on Energy and Commerce. FRL-9384-9] recevied August 2, 2013, pursuant 2565. A letter from the Secretary, Depart- S. 233. An act to designate the facility of to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on ment of Health and Human Services, trans- the United States Postal Service located at Agriculture. mitting the Thrid Progress Report of the Im- 815 County Road 23 in Tyrone, New York, as 2554. A letter from the Director, Regu- plementation of Section 3507 of the Patient the ‘‘Specialist Christopher Scott Post Office latory Management Division, Environmental Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010; Building’’; to the committee on Oversight Protection Agency, transmitting the Agen- to the Committee on Energy and Commerce. and Governemtn Reform. cy’s final rule — Data Requirements for 2566. A letter from the Director, Regula- S. 256. An act to amend Public Law 93–435 Antimicrobial Pesticides [EPA-HQ-OPP-2008- tions Policy and Management Staff, Depart- with respect to the Northern Mariana Is- 0110; FRL-8886-5] (RIN: 2070-AD30) received ment of Health and Human Services, trans- lands, providing parity with Guam, the Vir- May 1, 2013, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); mitting the Department’s final rule — Tur- gin Islands, and American Samoa; to the to the Committee on Agriculture. tles Intrastate and Interstate Requirements committee on Natural Resources, and in ad- 2555. A letter from the Director, Regu- [Docket No.: FDA-2013-N-0639] received Au- dition to the committee on Education and latory Management Division, Environmental gust 2, 2013, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); the Workforce for a period to be subse- Protection Agency, transmitting the Agen- to the Committee on Energy and Commerce. quently determined by the Speaker, in each cy’s final rule — Imidacloprid; Pesticide Tol- 2567. A letter from the Secretary, Depart- case for consideration of such provisions as erances [EPA-HQ-QPP-2012-0204; FRL-9387-9] ment of Health and Human Services, trans- fall within the jurisdiction of the committee received June 4, 2013, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. mitting a report on Premarket Approval of concerned. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agri- Pediatric Uses of Devices — FY 2009-2011; to S. 668. An act to designate the facility of culture. the Committee on Energy and Commerce. the United States Postal Service located at 2556. A letter from the Acting Director, Of- 2568. A letter from the Program Analyst, 14 Main Street in Brockport, New York, as fice of Management and Budget, transmit- Department of Transportation, transmitting

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A letter from the Director, Regu- Vehicle Theft Prevention Standard; Final cy’s final rule — Approval and Promulgation latory Management Division, Environmental Listing of 2014 Light Duty Truck Lines Sub- of Air Quality Implementation Plans; West Protection Agency, transmitting the Agen- ject to the Requirements of This Standard Virginia; The 2002 Base Year Emissions In- cy’s final rule — Approval and Promulgation and Exempted Vehicle Lines for Model Year ventory for the West Virginia portion of the of State Implementation Plan Revisions; In- 2014 [Docket No.: NHTSA-2013-0027] (RIN: Steubenville-Weirton, OH-WV Nonattain- frastructure Requirements for the 1997 and 2127-AL42) received July 26, 2013, pursuant to ment Area for the 1997 Fine Particulate Mat- 2006 PM2.5 National Ambient Air Quality 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on ter National Ambient Air Quality Standard Standards; Preventions of Significant Dete- Energy and Commerce. [EPA-R03-OAR-2012-0369; FRL-9803-2] re- rioration Requirements for PM2.5 Incre- 2569. A letter from the Director, Regu- ceived April 12, 2013, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. ments and Major and Minor Source Baseline latory Management Division, Environmental 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and Dates; State Board Requirements; North Da- Protection Agency, transmitting the Agen- Commerce. kota [EPA-R08-OAR-2011-0726; FRL-9839-9] re- cy’s final rule — Approval and Promulgation 2578. A letter from the Director, Regu- ceived July 24, 2013, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. of State Implementation Plans; State of latory Management Division, Environmental 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and Montana; Interstate Transport of Pollution Protection Agency, transmitting the Agen- Commerce. for the 2006 PM2.5 NAAQS [EPA-R08-OAR- cy’s final rule — Designation of Area for Air 2587. A letter from the Director, Regu- 2012-0347; FRL-9839-1] received July 30, 2013, Quality Planning Purposes; State of Nevada; latory Management Division, Environmental pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Com- Total Suspended Particulate [EPA-R09-OAR- Protection Agency, transmitting the Agen- mittee on Energy and Commerce. 2013-014; FRL 9802-6] received April 12, 2013, cy’s final rule — Significant New Use Rules 2570. A letter from the Director, Regu- pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Com- on Certain Chemical Substances [EPA-HQ- latory Management Division, Environmental mittee on Energy and Commerce. OPPT-2013-0100; FRL-9384-8] (RIN: 2070-AB27) Protection Agency, transmitting the Agen- 2579. A letter from the Director, Regu- received May 7, 2013, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. cy’s final rule — Modification of Significant latory Management Division, Environmental 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and New Uses of Ethaneperoxoic Acid, 1,1- Protection Agency, transmitting the Agen- Commerce. Dimethylpropyl Ester [EPA-HQ-OPPT-2012- cy’s final rule — Methyl Jasmonate; Exemp- 2588. A letter from the Director, Regu- 0864; FRL-9392-4] (RIN: 2070-AB27) received tion from the Requirement of a Tolerance latory Management Division, Environmental July 30, 2013, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. [EPA-HQ-OPP-2012-0134; FRL-9382-6] received Protection Agency, transmitting the Agen- 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and April 12, 2013, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. cy’s final rule — Spirotetramat; Pesticide Commerce. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and Tolerances [EPA-HQ-OPP-2012-0107; FRL- 2571. A letter from the Director, Regu- Commerce. 9382-8] received May 7, 2013, pursuant to 5 latory Management Division, Environmental 2580. A letter from the Director, Regu- U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on En- Protection Agency, transmitting the Agen- latory Management Division, Environmental ergy and Commerce. cy’s final rule — Promulgation of State Im- Protection Agency, transmitting the Agen- 2589. A letter from the Director, Regu- plementation Plan Revisions; Infrastructure cy’s final rule — Approval and Promulgation latory Management Division, Environmental Requirements for the 1997 and 2006 PM2.5 Na- of Air Quality Implementation Plans; Lou- Protection Agency, transmitting the Agen- tional Ambient Air Quality Standards; Mon- isiana; Approval of Section 110(a)(1) Mainte- cy’s final rule — Approval and Promulgation tana [EPA-R08-OAR-2011-0724; FRL-9839-2] re- nance Plan for the 1997 8-Hour Ozone Stand- of State Implementation Plans; State of ceived July 30, 2013, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. ard for the Parish of Pointe Coupee [EPA- North Dakota; Interstate Transportation of 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and R06-OAR-2007-0206; FRL-9809-4] received May Pollution for the 2006 PM2.5 NAAQS [EPA- Commerce. 7, 2013, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to R08-OAR-2012-0348; FRL-9839-8] received July 2572. A letter from the Director, Regu- the Committee on Energy and Commerce. 24, 2013, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to latory Management Division, Environmental 2581. A letter from the Director, Regu- the Committee on Energy and Commerce. Protection Agency, transmitting the Agen- latory Management Division, Environmental 2590. A letter from the Director, Regu- cy’s final rule — Pyroxasulfone; Pesticide Protection Agency, transmitting the Agen- latory Management Division, Environmental Tolerances [EPA-HQ-OPP-2012-0439 and EPA- cy’s final rule — Approval and Promulgation Protection Agency, transmitting the Agen- HQ-OPP-2012-0514; FRL-9393-6] received July of Air Quality Implementation Plans; Char- cy’s final rule — Sulfoxaflor; Pesticide Tol- 30, 2013, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to lotte, Raleigh/Durham and Winston Salem erances [EPA-HQ-OPP-2010-0889; FRL-9371-4] the Committee on Energy and Commerce. Carbon Monoxide Limited Maintenance Plan received May 7, 2013, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 2573. A letter from the Director, Regu- [EPA-R04-OAR-2012-0961; FRL-9802-8] re- 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and latory Management Division, Environmental ceived April 12, 2013, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. Commerce. Protection Agency, transmitting the Agen- 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and 2591. A letter from the Director, Regu- cy’s final rule — Trifluralin; Pesticide Toler- Commerce. latory Management Division, Environmental ance [EPA-HQ-OPP-2012-0304; FRL-9393-5] re- 2582. A letter from the Director, Regu- Protection Agency, transmitting the Agen- ceived July 30, 2013, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. latory Management Division, Environmental cy’s final rule — Guar hydroxypropyltri 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and Protection Agency, transmitting the Agen- methyl ammonium chloride; Exemption Commerce. cy’s final rule — Approval and Promulgation from the Requirement of a Tolerance [EPA- 2574. A letter from the Director, Regu- of Air Quality Implementation Plans; West HQ-OPP-2012-0558; FRL-9387-2] received May latory Management Division, Environmental Virginia; Prevention of Significant Deterio- 29, 2013, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to Protection Agency, transmitting the Agen- ration [EPA-R03-OAR-2013-0113; FRL-9810-7] the Committee on Energy and Commerce. cy’s final rule — Approval and Promulgation received May 7, 2013, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 2592. A letter from the Director, Regu- of Air Quality Implementation Plans; Illi- 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and latory Management Division, Environmental nois; Small Container Exemption from VOC Commerce. Protection Agency, transmitting the Agen- Coating Rules [EPA-R05-OAR-2012-0073; FRL- 2583. A letter from the Director, Regu- cy’s final rule — Approval and Promulgation 9790-4] received April 12, 2013, pursuant to 5 latory Management Division, Environmental of Implementation Plans; Tennessee: New U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on En- Protection Agency, transmitting the Agen- Source Review-Prevention of Significant De- ergy and Commerce. cy’s final rule — Imazosulfuron; Pesticide terioration [EPA-R04-OAR-2012-0894; FRL- 2575. A letter from the Director, Regu- Tolerances [EPA-HQ-OPP-2012-0419; FRL- 9837-1] received July 24, 2013, pursuant to 5 latory Management Division, Environmental 9390-2] received July 24, 2013, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on En- Protection Agency, transmitting the Agen- U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on En- ergy and Commerce. cy’s final rule — Approval and Promulgation ergy and Commerce. 2593. A letter from the Director, Regu- of Air Quality Implementation Plans; Alas- 2584. A letter from the Director, Regu- latory Management Division, Environmental ka: Mendenhall Valley Nonattainment Area latory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the Agen- PM10 Limited Maintenance Plan and Redes- Protection Agency, transmitting the Agen- cy’s final rule — Approval and Promulgation ignation Request [EPA-R10-OAR-2009-034 0; cy’s final rule — Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans: Atlanta, Georgia FRL-9794-2] received May 7, 2013, pursuant to of Implementation Plans; North Carolina; 1997 8-Hour Ozone Nonattainment Area; Rea- 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Control Techniques Guidelines and Reason- sonable Further Progress Plan [EPA-R04- Energy and Commerce. ably Available Control Technology; [EPA- OAR-2013-0223; FRl-9837-2] received July 24, 2576. A letter from the Director, Regu- R04-OAR-2009-0140; FRL-9810-8] received May 2013, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the latory Management Division, Environmental 7, 2013, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to Committee on Energy and Commerce. Protection Agency, transmitting the Agen- the Committee on Energy and Commerce. 2594. A letter from the Director, Regu- cy’s final rule — Approval and Promulgation 2585. A letter from the Director, Regu- latory Management Division, Environmental of Air Quality Implementation Plans; Dela- latory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the Agen- ware, State Board Requirements [EPA-R03- Protection Agency, transmitting the Agen- cy’s final rule — Oklahoma: Final Authoriza- OAR-2013-0091; FRL-9803-3] received April 12, cy’s final rule — Mancozeb; Pesticide Toler- tion of State Hazardous Waste Management 2013, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the ances [EPA-HQ-OPP-2012-0628; FRL-9393-2] Program Revision [EPA-R06-RCRA-2012-0821; Committee on Energy and Commerce. received July 24, 2013, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. FRL-9817-6] received May 29, 2013, pursuant 2577. A letter from the Director, Regu- 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on latory Management Division, Environmental Commerce. Energy and Commerce.

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A letter from the Director, Regu- Protection Agency, transmitting The Agen- latory Management Division, Environmental latory Management Division, Environmental cy’s final rule — Revisions to the California Protection Agency, transmitting the Agen- Protection Agency, transmitting the Agen- State Implementation Plan, South Coast Air cy’s final rule — Approval and Promulgation cy’s final rule — Determination of Attain- Quality Management District [EPA-R09- of Air Quality Implementation Plans; Wis- ment for the Sacramento Nonattainment OAR-2012-0728; FRL-9799-2] received May 21, consin; Disapproval of PM2.5 Permitting Re- Area for the 2006 Fine Particle Standard; 2013, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the quirements [EPA-R05-OAR-2011-0502; FRL- California; Determination Regarding Appli- Committee on Energy and Commerce. 9838-1] received July 24, 2013, pursuant to 5 cability of Clean Air Act Requirements 2614. A letter from the Director, Regu- U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on En- [EPA-R09-OAR-2012-0799; FRL-9833-2] re- latory Management Division, Environmental ergy and Commerce. ceived July 12, 2013, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. Protection Agency, transmitting the Agen- 2596. A letter from the Director, Regu- 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and cy’s final rule — Approval and Promulgation latory Management Division, Environmental Commerce. of Air Quality Implemention Plans; Wis- Protection Agency, transmitting the Agen- 2605. A letter from the Director, Regu- consin; Prevention of Significant Deteriora- cy’s final rule — Approval and Promulgation latory Management Division, Environmental tion Greenhouse Gas Tailoring and Biomass of Implementation Plans and Designation of Protection Agency, transmitting the Agen- Deferral Rule [EPA-R05-OAR-2011-0467; EPA- Areas for Air Quality Planning Purposes; cy’s final rule — State of Kansas; Authoriza- R05-OAR-2012-0538; FRL-9808-9] received May State of California; Redesignation of San tion of State Hazardous Waste Management 21, 2013, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to Diego County to Attainment for the 1997 8- Program [EPA-R07-RCRA-2013-0447; FRL- the Committee on Energy and Commerce. Hour Ozone Standard [EPA-R09-OAR-2012- 9833-7] received July 12, 2013, pursuant to 5 2615. A letter from the Director, Regu- 0971; FRL-9818-1] received May 29, 2013, pur- U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on En- latory Management Division, Environmental suant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Com- ergy and Commerce. Protection Agency, transmitting the Agen- mittee on Energy and Commerce. 2606. A letter from the Director, Regu- cy’s final rule — Approval and Promulgation 2597. A letter from the Director, Regu- latory Management Division, Environmental of Implementation Plans; Arizona; Motor Ve- latory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the Agen- hicle Inspection and Maintenance Programs Protection Agency, transmitting the Agen- cy’s final rule — Hexythiazox; Pesticide Tol- [EPA-R09-OAR-2011-0552; FRL-9780-9] re- cy’s final rule — Approval and Promulgation erances [EPA-HQ-OPP-2013-0412; FRL-9391-3] ceived May 21, 2013, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. of Air Quality Implementation Plans; West received July 12, 2013, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and Virginia; Update to Materials Incorporated 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce. by reference [WV104-6042; FRL-9828-8] re- Commerce. 2616. A letter from the Director, Regu- ceived July 24, 2013, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 2607. A letter from the Director, Regu- latory Management Division, Environmental 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and latory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the Agen- Commerce. Protection Agency, transmitting the Agen- cy’s final rule — 1,3-Propanediol; Exemptions 2598. A letter from the Director, Regu- cy’s final rule — Azoxystrobin; Pesticide from the Requirement of a Tolerance [EPA- latory Management Division, Environmental Tolerances [EPA-HQ-OPP-2012-0282; FRL- HQ-OPP-2012-0921; FRL-9386-8] received June Protection Agency, transmitting the Agen- 9384-2] received April 23, 2013, pursuant to 5 6, 2013, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to cy’s final rule — Azoxystrobin; Pesticide U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on En- the Committee on Energy and Commerce. Tolerance; Technical Correction [EPA-HQ- ergy and Commerce. 2617. A letter from the Director, Regu- OPP-2012-0283; FRL-9387-4] received May 29, 2608. A letter from the Director, Regu- latory Management Division, Environmental 2013, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the latory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the Agen- Committee on Energy and Commerce. Protection Agency, transmitting the Agen- cy’s final rule — Approval and Promulgation 2599. A letter from the Director, Regu- cy’s final rule — National Priorities List, of Implemenation Plans Atlanta, Georgia latory Management Division, Environmental Final Rule No. 56 [EPA-HQ-SFUND-2012-0064, 1997 8-Hour Ozone Nonattainment Area; Rea- Protection Agency, transmitting the Agen- 0598, 0599, 0600, 0601, 0602, 0603, 0604, 0606, 0607, sonable Further Progress Plan [EPA-R04- cy’s final rule — Approval and Disapproval of and 0647; FRL 9815-1] received May 21, 2013, OAR-2013-0147; FRL-9816-6] received May 21, Air Quality State Implementation Plans; Ar- pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Com- 2013, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the izona; Regional Haze and Interstate Trans- mittee on Energy and Commerce. Committee on Energy and Commerce. port Requirements [EPA-R090-OAR-2012-0904; 2609. A letter from the Director, Regu- 2618. A letter from the Director, Regu- FRL-9838-4] received July 24, 2013, pursuant latory Management Division, Environmental latory Management Division, Environmental to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Protection Agency, transmitting the Agen- Protection Agency, transmitting the Agen- Energy and Commerce. cy’s final rule — Bacillus mycoides isolate J; cy’s final rule — Approval and Promulgation 2600. A letter from the Director, Regu- Time-Limited Exemption from the Require- of Air Quality Implementation Plans; Mary- latory Management Division, Environmental ment of a Tolerance [EPA-HQ-OPP-2012-0397; land; Low Emission Vehicle Program [EPA- Protection Agency, transmitting the Agen- FRL-9383-1] received April 23, 2012, pursuant R03-OAR-2012-0511; FRL-9822-6] received June cy’s final rule — Approval and Promulgation to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 6, 2013, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to of Air Quality Implementation Plans; Dis- Energy and Commerce. the Committee on Energy and Commerce. trict of Columbia; Volatile Organic Com- 2610. A letter from the Director, Regu- 2619. A letter from the Director, Regu- pounds Emissions Reductions Regulations latory Management Division, Environmental latory Management Division, Environmental [EPA-R03-OAR-2012-0965; FRL-9806-6] re- Protection Agency, transmitting the Agen- Protection Agency, transmitting the Agen- ceived April 23, 2013, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. cy’s final rule — 1-Naphthaleneacetic acid; cy’s final rule — Triforine; Pesticide Toler- 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and Pesticide Tolerances [EPA-HQ-OPP-2012-0203; ances [EPA-HQ-OPP-2011-0780; FRL-9387-1] Commerce. FRL-9386-1] received May 21, 2013, pursuant received May 21, 2013, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 2601. A letter from the Director, Regu- to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and latory Management Division, Environmental Energy and Commerce. Commerce. Protection Agency, transmitting the Agen- 2611. A letter from the Director, Regu- 2620. A letter from the Director, Regu- cy’s final rule — Administrative Revisions to latory Management Division, Environmental latory Management Division, Environmental EPAAR [EPA-HQ-OARM-2013-0294; FRL-9837- Protection Agency, transmitting the Agen- Protection Agency, transmitting the Agen- 4] received July 24, 2013, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. cy’s final rule — Approval and Promulgation cy’s final rule — Methyl 5-(dimethylamino)- 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and of Air Quality Implementation Plans; Illi- 2-methyl-5-oxopentanoate; Exemption from Commerce. nois; Air Quality Standards Revision [EPA- the Requirement of a Tolerance [EPA-HQ- 2602. A letter from the Director, Regu- R05-OAR-2012-0540; FRl-9805-5] received May OPP-2012-0461; FRL-9385-9] received May 21, latory Management Division, Environmental 21, 2013, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 2013, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Protection Agency, transmitting the Agen- the Committee on Energy and Commerce. Committee on Energy and Commerce. cy’s final rule — Approval and Promulgation 2612. A letter from the Director, Regu- 2621. A letter from the Director, Regu- of Implementation Plans; Oregon: Open latory Management Division, Environmental latory Management Division, Environmental Burning and Enforcement Procedures [EPA- Protection Agency, transmitting the Agen- Protection Agency, transmitting the Agen- R10-OAR-2008-0903; FRL-9793-5] received April cy’s final rule — Federal Plan Requirements cy’s final rule — Dinotefuran; Pesticide Tol- 23, 2013, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to for Hospital/Medical/Infectious Waste Incin- erances [EPA-HQ-OPP-2012-0092; FRL-9381-5] the Committee on Energy and Commerce. erators Constructed On or Before December received April 10, 2013, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 2603. A letter from the Director, Regu- 1, 2008, and Standards of Performance for 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and latory Management Division, Environmental New Stationary Sources: Hospital/Medical/ Commerce. Protection Agency, transmitting the Agen- Infectious Waste Incinerators [EPA-HQ- 2622. A letter from the Director, Regu- cy’s final rule — Approval and Promulgation OAR-2011-0405 and EPA-HQ-OAR-2006-0534; latory Management Division, Environmental of Implementation Plans; Tennessee: New FRL-9802-3] (RIN: 2060-AR11 and RIN: 2060- Protection Agency, transmitting the Agen- Source Review-Prevention of Significant De- A004) received April 23, 2013, pursuant to 5 cy’s final rule — Approval and Promulgation terioration [EPA-R04-OAR-2012-0894; FRL- U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on En- of Air Quality Implementation Plans; Ohio; 9837-1] received July 24, 2013, pursuant to 5 ergy and Commerce. 1997 8-Hour Ozone Maintenance Plan Revi- U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on En- 2613. A letter from the Director, Regu- sion; Motor Vehicle Emissions Budgets for ergy and Commerce. latory Management Division, Environmental the Ohio Portion of the Wheeling Area [EPA-

VerDate Mar 15 2010 03:53 Aug 03, 2013 Jkt 029060 PO 00000 Frm 00041 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\L02AU7.000 H02AUPT1 pwalker on DSK7TPTVN1PROD with HOUSE H5392 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE August 2, 2013 R05-OAR-2012-0969; FRL-9821-3] received June 2631. A letter from the Director, Regu- 2013, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 6, 2013, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to latory Management Division, Environmental Committee on Energy and Commerce. the Committee on Energy and Commerce. Protection Agency, transmitting the Agen- 2640. A letter from the Director, Regu- 2623. A letter from the Director, Regu- cy’s final rule — Air Quality Designations latory Management Division, Environmental latory Management Division, Environmental for the 2010 Sulfur Dioxide (SO2) Primary Protection Agency, transmitting the Agen- Protection Agency, transmitting the Agen- National Ambient Air Quality Standard cy’s final rule — Forchlorfenuron; Tem- cy’s final rule — Approval and Promulgation [EPA-HQ-OAR-2012-0233; FRL-9841-4] (RIN: porary Pesticide Tolerances [EPA-HQ-OPP- of State Plans for Designated Facilities and 2060-AR18) received July 31, 2013, pursuant to 2013-0010; FRL-9391-9] received July 31, 2013, Pollutants: Connecticut; 111(d)/129 Revised 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Com- State Plan for Large and Small Municipal Energy and Commerce. mittee on Energy and Commerce. Waste Combustors [EPA-R01-OAR-2013-0109; 2632. A letter from the Director, Regu- 2641. A letter from the Director, Regu- A-1-FRL-9800-1] received April 10, 2013, pursu- latory Management Division, Environmental latory Management Division, Environmental ant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee Protection Agency, transmitting the Agen- Protection Agency, transmitting the Agen- on Energy and Commerce. cy’s final rule — Approval and Promulgation cy’s final rule — Sorbitan monooleate ethyl- 2624. A letter from the Director, Regu- of Air Quality Implementation Plans; Penn- ene oxide adduct; Exemption from the Re- latory Management Division, Environmental sylvania; Update to Materials Incorporated quirement of a Tolerance [EPA-HQ-OPP- Protection Agency, transmitting the Agen- by Reference [PA200-4204; FRL-9811-9] re- 2012-0908; FRL-9389-8] received July 31, 2013, cy’s final rule — Approval and Promulgation ceived July 31, 2013, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Com- of Air Quality Implementation Plans; Or- 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and mittee on Energy and Commerce. egon: Eugene-Springfield PM10 Nonattain- Commerce. 2642. A letter from the Director, Regu- ment Area Limited Maintenance Plan and 2633. A letter from the Director, Regu- latory Management Division, Environmental Redesignation Request [Docket No.: EPA- latory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the Agen- R10-OAR-2012-0193; FRL-9738-5] received April Protection Agency, transmitting the Agen- cy’s final rule — Air Quality: Revision to 10, 2013, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to cy’s final rule — Approval and Promulgation Definition of Volatile Organic Compounds — the Committee on Energy and Commerce. of Air Quality Implementation Plans; State Exclusion of trans 1-chloro-3,3,3- 2625. A letter from the Director, Regu- of Colorado; Second 10-Year Carbon Mon- trifluoroprop-1-ene [Solstice 1233zd(E)] [EPA- latory Management Division, Environmental oxide Maintenance Plan for Colorado Springs HQ-OAR-2012-0393; FRL-9800-8] (RIN: 2060- Protection Agency, transmitting the Agen- [EPA-R08-OAR-2011-0659; FRL-9840-7] re- AQ38) received April 17, 2013, pursuant to 5 cy’s final rule — Approval and Promulgation ceived July 31, 2013, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on En- of Air Quality Implementation Plans; Ohio; 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and ergy and Commerce. Lima 1997 8-Hour Ozone Maintenance Plan 2643. A letter from the Director, Regu- Commerce. Revision to Approved Motor Vehicle Emis- 2634. A letter from the Director, Regu- latory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the Agen- sions Budgets [EPA-R05-OAR-2013-0050; FRL- latory Management Division, Environmental cy’s final rule — Approval and Promulgation 9821-5] received June 6, 2013, pursuant to 5 Protection Agency, transmitting the Agen- of Air Quality Implementation Plans; Indi- U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on En- cy’s final rule — Approval and Promulgation ana; Particulate Matter Air Quality Stand- ergy and Commerce. of Air Quality Implementation Plans; State 2626. A letter from the Director, Regu- ards [EPA-R05-OAR-2013-0083; FRL-9804-6] re- of Colorado; Second Ten-Year Carbon Mon- latory Management Division, Environmental ceived April 17, 2013, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. oxide Maintenance Plan for Greeley [EPA- Protection Agency, transmitting the Agen- 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and R08-OAR-2011-0658; FRL-9840-9] received July cy’s final rule — Approval and Promulgation Commerce. 31, 2013, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to of Implementation Plans; Ohio; Volatile Or- 2644. A letter from the Director, Regu- ganic Compound Emission Control Measures the Committee on Energy and Commerce. latory Management Division, Environmental 2635. A letter from the Director, Regu- for the Cleveland Ozone Nonattainment Area Protection Agency, transmitting the Agen- latory Management Division, Environmental [EPA-R05-OAR-2011-0595; FRL-9790-3] re- cy’s final rule — Approval and Promulgation Protection Agency, transmitting the Agen- ceived April 10, 2013, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. of Air Quality Implementation Plans; Illi- cy’s final rule — Approval and Promulgation 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and nois; Consumer Products and AIM Rules of Air Quality Implementation Plans; Wis- Commerce. [EPA-R05-OAR-2010-0394; EPA-R05-OAR-2012- 2627. A letter from the Director, Regu- consin; Permit Exemption Rule [EPA-R05- 0786; FRL-9436-2] received April 17, 2013, pur- latory Management Division, Environmental OAR-2080-0402; FRL-9834-4] received July 31, suant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Com- Protection Agency, transmitting the Agen- 2013, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the mittee on Energy and Commerce. cy’s final rule — Approval and Promulgation Committee on Energy and Commerce. 2645. A letter from the Director, Regu- of Air Quality Implementation Plans; Vir- 2636. A letter from the Director, Regu- latory Management Division, Environmental ginia; Revision to the Classification and Im- latory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the Agen- plementation of the 2008 Ozone National Am- Protection Agency, transmitting the Agen- cy’s final rule — Propiconazole; Pesticide bient Air Quality Standards for the Northern cy’s final rule — Approval and Promulgation Tolerances [EPA-HQ-OPP-2012-0246; FRL- Virginia Nonattainment Area [EPA-R03- of Implementation Plans; State of Cali- 9381-8] received April 17, 2013, pursuant to 5 OAR-2013-0289; FRL-9822-3] received June 6, fornia, San Joaquin Valley Unified Air Pol- U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on En- 2013, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the lution Control District, New Source Review ergy and Commerce. Committee on Energy and Commerce. [EPA-R09-OAR-2010-0062; FRL-9837-5] re- 2646. A letter from the Director, Regu- 2628. A letter from the Director, Regu- ceived July 31, 2013, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. latory Management Division, Environmental latory Management Division, Environmental 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and Protection Agency, transmitting the Agen- Protection Agency, transmitting the Agen- Commerce. cy’s final rule — Revisions to the California cy’s final rule — Approval and Promulgation 2637. A letter from the Director, Regu- State Implementation Plan, Imperial County of Implementation Plans; Maryland; Revi- latory Management Division, Environmental Air Pollution Control District [EPA-R09- sions to the State Implementation Plan Ap- Protection Agency, transmitting the Agen- OAR-2012-0960; FRL-9799-3] received April 17, proved by EPA through Letter Notice Ac- cy’s final rule — Approval and Promulgation 2013, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the tions [EPA-R03-OAR-2013-0033; FRL-9822-5] of Implementation Plans; Infrastructure Re- Committee on Energy and Commerce. received June 6, 2013, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. quirements for the 1997 and 2006 Fine Partic- 2647. A letter from the Director, Regu- 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and ulate Matter and 2008 Ozone National Ambi- latory Management Division, Environmental Commerce. ent Air Quality Standards [EPA-R10-OAR- Protection Agency, transmitting the Agen- 2629. A letter from the Director, Regu- 2011-0884; FRL-9841-1] received July 31, 2013, cy’s final rule — Supplemental Determina- latory Management Division, Environmental pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Com- tion for Renewable Fuels Produced Under Protection Agency, transmitting the Agen- mittee on Energy and Commerce. the Final RFS2 Program From Grain Sor- cy’s final rule — Direct Final Approval of 2638. A letter from the Director, Regu- ghum; Correction [EPA-HQ-OAR; FRL-9803-6] Sewage Sludge Incinerators State Plan for latory Management Division, Environmental received April 17, 2013, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. Designated Facilities and Pollutants; Indi- Protection Agency, transmitting the Agen- 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and ana [EPA-R05-OAR-2013-0372; FRL-9821-1] re- cy’s final rule — Complex Polymeric Commerce. ceived June 6, 2013, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. Polyhydroxy Acids; Exemption from the Re- 2648. A letter from the Director, Regu- 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and quirement of a Tolerance [EPA-HQ-OPP- latory Management Division, Environmental Commerce. 2009-0917; FRL-9391-2] received July 31, 2013, Protection Agency, transmitting the Agen- 2630. A letter from the Director, Regu- pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Com- cy’s final rule — Approval and Promulgation latory Management Division, Environmental mittee on Energy and Commerce. of State Air Quality Plans for Designated Protection Agency, transmitting the Agen- 2639. A letter from the Director, Regu- Facilities and Pollutants; District of Colum- cy’s final rule — Indiana: Final Authoriza- latory Management Division, Environmental bia; Control of Emissions from Existing Hos- tion of State Hazardous Waste Management Protection Agency, transmitting the Agen- pital/Medical/Infectious Waste Incinerator Program Revision [EPA-R05-RCRA-2012-0377; cy’s final rule — Conditional Exclusions Units [EPA-R03-OAR-2013-0434; FRL-9829-6] FRL-9817-9] received June 6, 2013, pursuant to from Solid Waste and Hazardous Waste for received June 28, 2013, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Solvent-Contaminated Wipes [EPA-HQ- 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and Energy and Commerce. RCRA-2003-0004; FRL-9838-2] received July 31, Commerce.

VerDate Mar 15 2010 03:53 Aug 03, 2013 Jkt 029060 PO 00000 Frm 00042 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\L02AU7.000 H02AUPT1 pwalker on DSK7TPTVN1PROD with HOUSE August 2, 2013 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H5393 2649. A letter from the Director, Regu- Protection Agency, transmitting the Agen- of Implementation Plans for Tennessee: Re- latory Management Division, Environmental cy’s final rule — Approval and Promulgation visions to Volatile Organic Compound Defi- Protection Agency, transmitting the Agen- of Implementation Plans Tennessee: Revi- nition [EPA-R04-OAR-2012-0888; FRL-9802-9] cy’s final rule — Delegation of Authority to sions to Volatile Organic Compound Defini- received April 12, 2013, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. the Southern Ute Indian Tribe to Implement tion [EPA-R04-OAR-2012-0888; FRL-9814-3] re- 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and and Enforce National Emissions Standards ceived May 15, 2013, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. Commerce. for Hazardous Air Pollutants and New 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and 2668. A letter from the Director, Regu- Source Performance Standards [EPA-R08- Commerce. latory Management Division, Environmental OAR-2012-0764; FRL-9828-6] received June 28, 2659. A letter from the Director, Regu- Protection Agency, transmitting the Agen- 2013, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the latory Management Division, Environmental cy’s final rule — Novaluron; Pesticide Toler- Committee on Energy and Commerce. Protection Agency, transmitting the Agen- ances [EPA-HQ-OPP-2012-0291; FRL-9387-7] 2650. A letter from the Director, Regu- cy’s final rule — Fenpyroximate; Pesticide received June 28, 2013, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. latory Management Division, Environmental Tolerances [EPA-HQ-OPP-2012-0716; FRL- 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and Protection Agency, transmitting the Agen- 9388-2] received July 12, 2013, pursuant to 5 Commerce. cy’s final rule — Ethalfluralin; Pesticide U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on En- 2669. A letter from the Director, Regu- Tolerances [EPA-HQ-OPP-2012-0303; FRL- ergy and Commerce. latory Management Division, Environmental 9391-7] received June 26, 2013, pursuant to 5 2660. A letter from the Director, Regu- Protection Agency, transmitting the Agen- U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on En- latory Management Division, Environmental cy’s final rule — Approval and Promulgation ergy and Commerce. Protection Agency, transmitting the Agen- of Air Quality Implementation Plans; Indi- 2651. A letter from the Director, Regu- cy’s final rule — Bacillus pumilus strain BU ana; Consent Decree Requirements [EPA- latory Management Division, Environmental F-33; Exemption from the Requirement of a R05-OAR-2012-0650; FRL-9809-1] received May Protection Agency, transmitting the Agen- Tolerance [EPA-HQ-OPP-2012-0264; FRL-9389- 1, 2013, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to cy’s final rule — Approval and Promulgation 2] received July 12, 2013, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. the Committee on Energy and Commerce. of Air Quality Implementation Plans; Illi- 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and 2670. A letter from the Director, Regu- nois [EPA-R05-OAR-2013-0343; FRL-9824-9] re- Commerce. latory Management Division, Environmental ceived June 26, 2013, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 2661. A letter from the Director, Regu- Protection Agency, transmitting the Agen- 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and latory Management Division, Environmental cy’s final rule — Approval and Promulgation Commerce. Protection Agency, transmitting the Agen- of Air Quality Implementation Plans; Texas; 2652. A letter from the Director, Regu- cy’s final rule — Approval and Promulgation Approval of Texas Low Emission Diesel Fuel latory Management Division, Environmental of Implementation Plans; New Jersey; Infra- Rule Revisions [EPA-R06-OAR-2012-0766; Protection Agency, transmitting the Agen- structure SIP for the 1997 8-Hour Ozone and FRL-9808-4] received May 1, 2013, pursuant to cy’s final rule — Approval and Promulgation the 1997 and 2006 Fine Particulate Matter 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on of Implementation Plans; Designation of Standards [EPA-R02-OAR-2013-0130; FRL- Energy and Commerce. 2671. A letter from the Director, Regu- Areas for Air Quality Planning Purposes; 9824-1] received July 12, 2013, pursuant to 5 latory Management Division, Environmental California; South Coast Air Basin; Approval U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on En- of PM10 Maintenance Plan and Redesigna- Protection Agency, transmitting the Agen- ergy and Commerce. cy’s final rule — Approval and Promulgation tion to Attainment for the PM10 Standard 2662. A letter from the Director, Regu- of Air Quality Implementation Plans; Texas; [EPA-R09-OAR-2013-0007; FRL-9826-4] re- latory Management Division, Environmental Revisions to Control of Air Pollution from ceived June 26, 2013, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. Protection Agency, transmitting the Agen- Nitrogen Compounds from Stationary 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and cy’s final rule — Approval and Promulgation Sources [EPA-R06-OAR-2011-0494; FRL-9808-2] Commerce. of Implementation Plans; Tennessee; 2653. A letter from the Director, Regu- received May 1, 2013, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 110(a)(1) and (2) Infrastructure Requirements latory Management Division, Environmental 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and for the 2008 Lead National Ambient Air Qual- Protection Agency, transmitting the Agen- Commerce. ity Standards [EPA-R04-OAR-2012-0582; FRL- cy’s final rule — Approval and Promulgation 2672. A letter from the Director, Regu- of Air Quality Implementation Plans; Vir- 9820-7] received July 12, 2013, pursuant to 5 latory Management Division, Environmental ginia; Removal of Consumer and Commercial U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on En- Protection Agency, transmitting the Agen- Products Rules [EPA-R03-OAR-2013-0376; ergy and Commerce. cy’s final rule — Georgia: Final Authoriza- 2663. A letter from the Director, Regu- FRL-9828-2] received June 26, 2013, pursuant tion of State Hazardous Waste Management latory Management Division, Environmental to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Program Revisions [EPA-R04-RCRA-2009- Protection Agency, transmitting the Agen- Energy and Commerce. 0961; FRL-9806-9] received May 1, 2013, pursu- 2654. A letter from the Director, Regu- cy’s final rule — North Carolina: Final Au- ant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee latory Management Division, Environmental thorization of State Hazardous Waste Man- on Energy and Commerce. Protection Agency, transmitting the Agen- agement Program Revisions [EPA-R04- 2673. A letter from the Director, Regu- cy’s final rule — Sulfoxaflor; Pesticide Tol- RCRA-2012-0173; FRL-9823-1] received July 12, latory Management Division, Environmental erances; Technical Correction [EPA-HQ- 2013, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Protection Agency, transmitting the Agen- OPP-2010-0889; FRL-9391-4] received June 26, Committee on Energy and Commerce. cy’s final rule — Glyphosate; Pesticide Tol- 2013, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the 2664. A letter from the Director, Regu- erances [EPA-HQ-OPP-2012-0132; FRL-9384-3] Committee on Energy and Commerce. latory Management Division, Environmental received May 1, 2013, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 2655. A letter from the Director, Regu- Protection Agency, transmitting the Agen- 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and latory Management Division, Environmental cy’s final rule — Method for the Determina- Commerce. Protection Agency, transmitting the Agen- tion of Lead in Total Suspended Particulate 2674. A letter from the Director, Regu- cy’s final rule — Heavy-Duty Engine and Ve- Matter [EPA-HQ-OAR-2012-0210; FRL-9822-1] latory Management Division, Environmental hicle, and Nonroad Technical Amendments (RIN: 2060-AP89) received June 28, 2013, pur- Protection Agency, transmitting the Agen- [EPA-HQ-OAR-2012-0102; NHTSA-0152; FRL- suant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Com- cy’s final rule — Significant New Use Rule 9772-3] received May 15,2013, pursuant to 5 mittee on Energy and Commerce. on Ethoxylated, Propoxylated Diamine U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on En- 2665. A letter from the Director, Regu- Diaryl Substituted Phenylmethane Ester ergy and Commerce. latory Management Division, Environmental with Alkenylsuccinate, Dialkylethanolamine 2656. A letter from the Director, Regu- Protection Agency, transmitting the Agen- Salt [EPA-HQ-OPPT-2011-0577; FRL-9385-1] latory Management Division, Environmental cy’s final rule — Delegation of New Source (RIN: 2070-AB27) received May 1, 2013, pursu- Protection Agency, transmitting the Agen- Performance Standards and National Emis- ant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee cy’s final rule — Approval and Promulgation sion Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants on Energy and Commerce. of Implementation Plans; Georgia; State Im- for the States of Arizona, California, and Ne- 2675. A letter from the Director, Regu- plementation Plan Miscellaneous Revisions vada [EPA-R09-OAR-2011-0981 FRL- 9806-3] re- latory Management Division, Environmental [EPA-R04-OAR-2013-0223; FRL-9813-8] received August 2, 2013, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. Protection Agency, transmitting the Agen- ceived May 15, 2013, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and cy’s final rule — Acetamiprid; Pesticide Tol- 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and Commerce. erances [EPA-HQ-OPP-2012-0626; FRL-9391-2] Commerce. 2666. A letter from the Director, Regu- received June 19, 2013, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 2657. A letter from the Director, Regu- latory Management Division, Environmental 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and latory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the Agen- Commerce. Protection Agency, transmitting the Agen- cy’s final rule — Fenbuconazole; Pesticide 2676. A letter from the Director, Regu- cy’s final rule — Approval and Promulgation Tolerances [EPA-HQ-OPP-2012-0520; FRL- latory Management Division, Environmental of Implementation Plans; Tennessee; Trans- 9390-5] received June 28, 2013, pursuant to 5 Protection Agency, transmitting the Agen- portation Conformity Revisions [EPA-R04- U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on En- cy’s final rule — Approval and Promulgation OAR-2013-0044 (a); FRL-9814-5) received May ergy and Commerce. of Air Quality Implementation Plans; Char- 15, 2013, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 2667. A letter from the Director, Regu- lotte, Raleigh/Durham and Winston-Salem the Committee on Energy and Commerce. latory Management Division, Environmental Carbon Monoxide Limited Maintenance Plan 2658. A letter from the Director, Regu- Protection Agency, transmitting the Agen- [EPA-R04-OAR-2012-0961; FRL-9824-5] re- latory Management Division, Environmental cy’s final rule — Approval and Promulgation ceived June 19, 2013, pursuant to 5 U.S.C.

VerDate Mar 15 2010 05:22 Aug 03, 2013 Jkt 029060 PO 00000 Frm 00043 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\L02AU7.000 H02AUPT1 pwalker on DSK7TPTVN1PROD with HOUSE H5394 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE August 2, 2013 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and Protection Agency, transmitting the Agen- tion Control District [EPA-R09-OAR-2013- Commerce. cy’s final rule — Propamocarb; Pesticide 0362; FRL-9815-5] received June 19, 2013, pur- 2677. A letter from the Director, Regu- Tolerances [EPA-HQ-OPP-2008-0887; FRL- suant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Com- latory Management Division, Environmental 9388-1] received June 4, 2013, pursuant to 5 mittee on Energy and Commerce. Protection Agency, transmitting the Agen- U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on En- 2695. A letter from the Director, Regu- cy’s final rule — Approval and Promulgation ergy and Commerce. latory Management Division, Environmental of Air Quality Implementation Plans; Con- 2686. A letter from the Director, Regu- Protection Agency, transmitting the Agen- necticut; Reasonably Available Control latory Management Division, Environmental cy’s final rule — Triforine, Pesticide Toler- Technology for the 1997 8-Hour Ozone Stand- Protection Agency, transmitting the Agen- ances; Technical Correction [EPA-HQ-OPP- ard [EPA-R01-OAR-2009-0449; A-1-FRL-9797-2] cy’s final rule — Diisopropyl adipate; Ex- 2011-0780; FRL-9389-9] received June 19, 2013, received June 19, 2013, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. emption from the Requirement of a Toler- pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Com- 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and ance [EPA-HQ-OPP-2012-0469; FRL-9387-8] re- mittee on Energy and Commerce. Commerce. ceived June 4, 2013, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 2696. A letter from the Acting Assistant 2678. A letter from the Director, Regu- 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and Secretary, Legislative Affairs, Department latory Management Division, Environmental Commerce. of State, transmitting A Memorandum of Protection Agency, transmitting the Agen- 2687. A letter from the Director, Regu- Justification regarding Cooperative Threat cy’s final rule — Approval and Promulgation latory Management Division, Environmental Reduction activites; to the Committee on of Implementation Plans; New York; Infra- Protection Agency, transmitting the Agen- Foreign Affairs. structure SIP for the 1997 8-Hour Ozone and cy’s final rule — Cyproconazole; Pesticide 2697. A letter from the Acting Assistant the 1997 and 2006 Fine Particulate Matter Tolerances [EPA-HQ-OPP-2012-0177; FRL- Secretary, Legislative Affairs, Department Standards [EPA-R02-OAR-2013-0274; FRL- 9387-3] received June 19, 2013, pursuant to 5 of State, transmitting pursuant to section 9825-1] received June 19, 2013, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on En- 3(d) of the Arms Export Control Act, as U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on En- ergy and Commerce. amended, certification regarding the pro- ergy and Commerce. 2688. A letter from the Director, Regu- posed transfer of major defense equipment 2679. A letter from the Director, Regu- latory Management Division, Environmental (Transmittal No. DDTC 13-086); to the Com- latory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the Agen- mittee on Foreign Affairs. Protection Agency, transmitting the Agen- cy’s final rule — Approval and Promulgation 2698. A letter from the Acting Assistant cy’s final rule — Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans; Penn- Secretary, Legislative Affairs, Department of Implementation Plans; Oregon: Heat sylvania; Allegheny County Reasonably of State, transmitting Transmittal No. DDTC 13-109, pursuant to the reporting re- Smart Program and Enforcement Procedures Available Control Technology Under the 8- quirements of Section 36(c) of the Arms Ex- [EPA-R10-OAR-2012-0494; FRL-9802-7] re- Hour Ozone National Ambient Air Quality port Control Act; to the Committee on For- ceived June 19, 2013, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. Standard [EPA-R03-OAR-2013-0055; FRL-9820- 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and eign Affairs. 3] received June 4, 2013, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 2699. A letter from the Acting Assistant Commerce. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and 2680. A letter from the Director, Regu- Secretary, Legislative Affairs, Department Commerce. latory Management Division, Environmental of State, transmitting Transmittal No. 2689. A letter from the Director, Regu- Protection Agency, transmitting the Agen- DDTC 13-102, pursuant to the reporting re- latory Management Division, Environmental cy’s final rule — Approval and Promulgation quirements of Section 36(c) of the Arms Ex- Protection Agency, transmitting the Agen- of Implementation Plans; Revised Format port Control Act; to the Committee on For- cy’s final rule — Interim Final Determina- for Materials Being Incorporated by Ref- eign Affairs. tion to Defer Sanctions; California; South erence for Florida; Approval of Recodifica- 2700. A letter from the Acting Assistant Coast Air Quality Management District tion of the Florida Administrative Code; Cor- Secretary, Legislative Affairs, Department [EPA-R09-OAR-2013-0384; FRL-9826-3] re- recting Amendments [EPA-R04-OAR-2012- of State, transmitting Transmittal No. ceived June 19, 2013, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 0385; FRL-9824-2] received June 19, 2013, pur- DDTC 13-065, pursuant to the reporting re- 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and suant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Com- quirements of Section 36(c) of the Arms Ex- mittee on Energy and Commerce. Commerce. port Control Act; to the Committee on For- 2681. A letter from the Director, Regu- 2690. A letter from the Director, Regu- eign Affairs. latory Management Division, Environmental latory Management Division, Environmental 2701. A letter from the Acting Assistant Protection Agency, transmitting the Agen- Protection Agency, transmitting the Agen- Secretary, Legislative Affairs, Department cy’s final rule — Approval and Promulgation cy’s final rule — Approval and Promulgation of State, transmitting Transmittal No. of Implementation Plans; State of Kansas; of Air Quality Implementation Plans; Dela- DDTC 13-033, pursuant to the reporting re- Infrastructure SIP Requirements for the 1997 ware, District of Columbia, Maryland, Penn- quirements of Section 36(c) of the Arms Ex- and 2006 Fine Particulate Matter National sylvania, Virginia, and West Virginia; Re- port Control Act; to the Committee on For- Ambient Air Quality Standards [EPA-R07- moval of Obsolete Regulations and Updates eign Affairs. OAR-2013-0233; FRL-9825-6] received June 19, to Citations to State Regulations Due to Re- 2702. A letter from the Acting Assistant 2013, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the codification [EPA-R03-OAR-2012-0955; FRL- Secretary, Legislative Affairs, Department Committee on Energy and Commerce. 9819-6], pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to of State, transmitting Transmittal No. 2682. A letter from the Director, Regu- the Committee on Energy and Commerce. DDTC 13-099, pursuant to the reporting re- latory Management Division, Environmental 2691. A letter from the Director, Regu- quirements of Section 36(c) of the Arms Ex- Protection Agency, transmitting the Agen- latory Management Division, Environmental port Control Act; to the Committee on For- cy’s final rule — Approval and Promulgation Protection Agency, transmitting the Agen- eign Affairs. of Implementation Plans; State of Missouri; cy’s final rule — National Emission Stand- 2703. A letter from the Acting Assistant Infrastructure SIP Requirements for the 1997 ards for Hazardous Air Pollutants From Pe- Secretary, Legislative Affairs, Department and 2006 Fine Particulate Matter National troleum Refineries [EPA-HQ-OAR-2003-0146; of State, transmitting Transmittal No. Ambient Air Quality Standards [EPA-R07- FRL-9751-4] (RIN: 2060-AP84) received June DDTC 13-094, pursuant to the reporting re- OAR-2013-0208; FRL-9825-7] received June 19, 19, 2013, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to quirements of Section 36(c) of the Arms Ex- 2013, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the the Committee on Energy and Commerce. port Control Act; to the Committee on For- Committee on Energy and Commerce. 2692. A letter from the Director, Regu- eign Affairs. 2683. A letter from the Director, Regu- latory Management Division, Environmental 2704. A letter from the Acting Assistant latory Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the Agen- Secretary, Legislative Affairs, Department Protection Agency, transmitting the Agen- cy’s final rule — Sedaxane; Pesticide Toler- of State, transmitting Transmittal No. cy’s final rule — Approval and Promulgation ances [EPA-HQ-OPP-2012-0704; FRL-9386-9] DDTC 13-106, pursuant to the reporting re- of Implementation Plans; Kentucky: Ken- received June 4, 2013, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. quirements of Section 36(c) of the Arms Ex- tucky Portion of Cincinnati-Hamilton, Revi- 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and port Control Act; to the Committee on For- sion to the Motor Vehicle Emissions Budgets Commerce. eign Affairs. [EPA-R04-OAR-2013-0062; FRL-9820-1] re- 2693. A letter from the Director, Regu- 2705. A letter from the Acting Assistant ceived June 4, 2013, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. latory Management Division, Environmental Secretary, Legislative Affairs, Department 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and Protection Agency, transmitting the Agen- of State, transmitting Transmittal No. Commerce. cy’s final rule — Significant New Use Rules DDTC 13-097, pursuant to the reporting re- 2684. A letter from the Director, Regu- on Certain Chemical Substances [EPA-HQ- quirements of Section 36(c) of the Arms Ex- latory Management Division, Environmental OPPT-2010-0279; FRL-9390-6] (RIN: 2070-AB27) port Control Act; to the Committee on For- Protection Agency, transmitting the Agen- received June 19, 2013, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. eign Affairs. cy’s final rule — Chance of Address for Re- 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Energy and 2706. A letter from the Acting Assistant gion 7; Technical Correction [EPA-R07-OAR- Commerce. Secretary, Legislative Affairs, Department 2013-0410; FRL-9825-5] received June 19, 2013, 2694. A letter from the Director, Regu- of State, transmitting Transmittal No. pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Com- latory Management Division, Environmental DDTC 13-093, pursuant to the reporting re- mittee on Energy and Commerce. Protection Agency, transmitting the Agen- quirements of Section 36(c) and 36(d) of the 2685. A letter from the Director, Regu- cy’s final rule — Revisions to the California Arms Export Control Act; to the Committee latory Management Division, Environmental State Implementation, San Diego Air Pollu- on Foreign Affairs.

VerDate Mar 15 2010 03:53 Aug 03, 2013 Jkt 029060 PO 00000 Frm 00044 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\L02AU7.000 H02AUPT1 pwalker on DSK7TPTVN1PROD with HOUSE August 2, 2013 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H5395 2707. A letter from the Acting Assistant Transmittal of D.C. ACT 20-112, ‘‘Vending patient Rehabilitation Facility Prospective Secretary, Legislative Affairs, Department Regulation Temporary Amendment Act of Payment System for Federal Fiscal Year of State, transmitting Transmittal No. 2013’’; to the Committee on Oversight and 2014 [CMS-1448-F] (RIN: 0938-AR66) received DDTC 13-015, pursuant to the reporting re- Government Reform. August 2, 2013, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. quirements of Section 36(c) and 36(d) of the 2721. A letter from the Chairman, Council 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Arms Export Control Act; to the Committee of the District of Columbia, transmitting Means. on Foreign Affairs. Transmittal of D.C. ACT 20-118, ‘‘Workers’ 2731. A letter from the Acting Director, Of- 2708. A letter from the Acting Assistant Compensation Statute of Limitations Tem- fice of Management and Budget, transmit- Secretary, Legislative Affairs, Department porary Amendment Act of 2013’’; to the Com- ting OMB’s final sequestration report for fis- of State, transmitting Transmittal No. mittee on Oversight and Government Re- cal year 2013; (H. Doc. No. 113–53); to the DDTC 13-108, pursuant to the reporting reform. Committee on the Whole House on the State quirements of Section 36(c) and 36(d) of the 2722. A letter from the Director, Regu- of the Union and ordered to be printed. Arms Export Control Act; to the Committee latory Management Divison, Environmental 2732. A letter from the Under Secretary, on Foreign Affairs. Protection Agency, transmitting the Agen- Department of Defense, transmitting a letter 2709. A letter from the Acting Assistant cy’s final rule — EPAAR Clause for Printing regarding the verification of employment of Secretary, Legislative Affairs, Department [EPA-HQ-OARM-2012-0196; FRL-9008-6] re- Iraqi nationals; jointly to the Committees on of State, transmitting Transmittal No. ceived April 12, 2013, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. Armed Services and Foreign Affairs. DDTC 13-048, pursuant to the reporting re- 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Oversight 2733. A letter from the Regulations Coordi- quirements of Section 36(c) and 36(d) of the and Government Reform. nator, Department of Health and Human Arms Export Control Act; to the Committee 2723. A letter from the Division Chief, Reg- Services, transmitting the Department’s on Foreign Affairs. ulatory Affairs, Department of the Interior, ‘‘Major’’ final rule — Medicare Program; 2710. A letter from the Acting Assistant transmitting the Department’s final rule — Prospective Payment System and Consoli- Secretary, Legislative Affairs, Department Application Procedures, Execution and Fil- dated Billing for Skilled Nursing Facilities of State, transmitting pursuant to section ing of Forms: Correction of State Office Ad- for FY 2014 [CMS-1446-F] (RIN: 0938-AR65) re- 3(d) of the Arms Export Control Act, as dress for Filings and Recordings, Including amended, certification regarding the pro- ceived August 2, 2013, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. Proper Offices for Recording of Mining 801(a)(1)(A); jointly to the Committees on posed transfer of major defense equipment Claims; New Mexico/Oklahoma/Texas/Kansas (Transmittal No. RSAT-12-3037); to the Com- Energy and Commerce and Ways and Means. [LLNM910000-L102000000. H0000] (RIN: 1004- 2734. A letter from the Regulations Coordi- mittee on Foreign Affairs. AE33) received August 2, 2013, pursuant to 5 2711. A letter from the Acting Assistant nator, Department of Health and Human U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Nat- Secretary, Legislative Affairs, Department Services, transmitting the Department’s ural Resources. of State, transmitting the Department’s ‘‘Major’’ final rule — Medicare Program; FY 2724. A letter from the Paralegal Spe- final rule — Amendment to the International 2014 Hospice Wage Index and Payment Rate cialist, Department of Transportation, trans- Traffic in Arms Regulations: Libya and Update; Hospice Quality Reporting Require- mitting the Department’s final rule — Adop- UNSCR 2095 (RIN: 1400-AD41) received Au- ments; and Updates on Payment Reform tion of Statutory Prohibition on the Oper- gust 2, 2013, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); [CMS-1449-F] (RIN: 0938-AR64) received Au- ation of Jets Weighing 75,000 Pounds or Less to the Committee on Foreign Affairs. gust 2, 2013, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); 2712. A letter from the Chairman, Council that are not Stage 3 Noise Compliant [Dock- jointly to the Committees on Ways and of the District of Columbia, transmitting et No.: FAA-2013-0503; Amdt. No. 91-328] (RIN: Means and Energy and Commerce. Transmittal of D.C. ACT 20-119, ‘‘Telehealth 2120-AK25) received July 26, 2013, pursuant to 2735. A letter from the Regulations Coordi- Reimbursement Act of 2013’’; to the Com- 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on nator, Department of Health and Human mittee on Oversight and Government Re- Transportation and Infrastructure. Services, transmitting the Department’s form. 2725. A letter from the Paralegal Spe- ‘‘Major’’ final rule — Medicare Program; 2713. A letter from the Chairman, Council cialist, Department of Transportation, trans- Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment of the District of Columbia, transmitting mitting the Department’s final rule — Flight Systems for Acute Care Hospitals and the Transmittal of D.C. ACT 20-120, ‘‘Testing Data Recorder Airplane Parameter Speci- Long-Term Care Hospital Prospective Pay- Intergrity Act of 2013’’; to the Committee on fication Omissions and Corrections [Docket ment Systems and Fiscal Year 2014 Rates; Oversight and Government Reform. No.: FAA-2013-0579; Amendment Nos. 91-329, Quality Reporting Requirements for Specific 2714. A letter from the Chairman, Council 121-364 and 125-62] (RIN: 2120-AK27) received Providers; Hospital Conditions of Participa- of the District of Columbia, transmitting July 26, 2013, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. tion; Payment Policies Related to Patient Transmittal of D.C. ACT 20-121, ‘‘Closing of a 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transpor- Status [CMS-1599-F] [CMS-1455-F] (RIN: 0938- Public Street and Alley and Elimination of tation and Infrastructure. AR53 and 0938-AR73) received August 2, 2013, 2726. A letter from the Paralegal Spe- Building Restriction Lines in and abutting pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); jointly to cialist, Department of Transportation, trans- Squares 5641 and N-5641, S.O. 07-2117, Act of the Committees on Ways and Means and En- mitting the Department’s final rule — Pilot 2013’’; to the Committee on Oversight and ergy and Commerce. Government Reform. Certification and Qualification Require- 2715. A letter from the Chairman, Council ments for Air Carrier Operations [Docket f of the District of Columbia, transmitting No.: FAA-2010-0100; Amdt. Nos. 61-130; 121-365; REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON Transmittal of D.C. ACT 20-122, ‘‘Delta 135-127; 141-1; 142-9] (RIN: 2120-AJ67) received PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS Sigma Theta Way Designation Act of 2013’’; July 26, 2013, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. to the Committee on Oversight and Govern- 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transpor- Under clause 2 of rule XIII, reports of ment Reform. tation and Infrastructure. committees were delivered to the Clerk 2716. A letter from the Chairman, Council 2727. A letter from the Paralegal Spe- for printing and reference to the proper of the District of Columbia, transmitting cialist, Department of Transportation, trans- calendar, as follows: Transmittal of D.C. ACT 20-123, ‘‘Atlas Court mitting the Department’s final rule — Com- Mr. UPTON: Committee on Energy and Alley Designation Act of 2013’’; to the Com- bined Drug and Alcohol Testing Programs Commerce. H.R. 1407. A bill to amend the mittee on Oversight and Government Re- [Docket No.: FAA-2012-0688; Admt. No. 120-1] Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to reform. (RIN: 2120-AK01) received August 2, 2013, pur- 2717. A letter from the Chairman, Council suant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Com- authorize user fee programs relating to new of the District of Columbia, transmitting mittee on Transportation and Infrastruc- animal drugs; with amendments (Rept. 113– Transmittal of D.C. ACT 20-134, ‘‘Board of ture. 188). Referred to the Committee of the Whole Elections Petition Circulation Requirements 2728. A letter from the Director, Regu- House on the state of the Union. Amendment Act of 2013’’, pursuant to 5 latory Management Division, Environmental f U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Protection Agency, transmitting the Agen- Oversight and Government Reform. cy’s final rule — Nonpoint Source Program PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS 2718. A letter from the Chairman, Council and Grants Guidelines for States and Terri- Under clause 2 of rule XII, public of the District of Columbia, transmitting tories received April 17, 2013, pursuant to 5 bills and resolutions of the following Transmittal of D.C. ACT 20-135, ‘‘Dimitar U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on titles were introduced and severally re- Peshev Plaza Designation Act of 2013’’; to Transportation and Infrastructure. the Committee on Oversight and Govern- 2729. A letter from the Counsel, Depart- ferred, as follows: ment Reform. ment of Veterans Affairs, transmitting the By Mr. LOWENTHAL: 2719. A letter from the Chairman, Council Department’s final rule — Patient Access to H.R. 2978. A bill to require States to con- of the District of Columbia, transmitting Records (RIN: 2900-AO61) received July 26, duct Congressional redistricting through Transmittal of D.C. ACT 20-136, ‘‘Capitol Hill 2013, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the independent commissions, and for other pur- Business Improvement District Amendment Committee on Veterans’ Affairs. poses; to the Committee on the Judiciary. Act of 2013’’; to the Committee on Oversight 2730. A letter from the Regulations Coordi- By Mr. DOGGETT (for himself, Mr. and Government Reform. nator, Department of Health and Human DANNY K. DAVIS of Illinois, Ms. BASS, 2720. A letter from the Chairman, Council Services, transmitting the Department’s Mr. LEWIS, Mr. RANGEL, Mr. of the District of Columbia, transmitting ‘‘Major’’ final rule — Medicare Program; In- MCDERMOTT, and Mr. BLUMENAUER):

VerDate Mar 15 2010 03:53 Aug 03, 2013 Jkt 029060 PO 00000 Frm 00045 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\L02AU7.000 H02AUPT1 pwalker on DSK7TPTVN1PROD with HOUSE H5396 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE August 2, 2013 H.R. 2979. A bill to amend part E of title IV and Affordable Care Act; to the Committee H.R. 2995. A bill to amend the Patient Pro- of the Social Security Act to preserve the on Ways and Means. tection and Affordable Care Act to eliminate eligibility of a child for kinship guardianship By Mr. MCGOVERN (for himself, Mr. the limitation on deductibles for employer- assistance payments when the guardian is LEWIS, Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, Mr. sponsored health plans; to the Committee on replaced by a successor legal guardian FITZPATRICK, Mr. CONYERS, Mr. Energy and Commerce. named in the kinship guardianship assist- MICHAUD, Mr. ELLISON, Mr. GRIJALVA, By Mr. REED (for himself and Mr. KEN- ance agreement; to the Committee on Ways Ms. MOORE, Ms. EDWARDS, Ms. NEDY): and Means. MCCOLLUM, Mr. DEFAZIO, Ms. H.R. 2996. A bill to require the Secretary of By Mrs. MCMORRIS RODGERS: CLARKE, Mr. NADLER, Mr. HONDA, Mr. Commerce to establish the Network for Man- H.R. 2980. A bill to require certain certifi- DANNY K. DAVIS of Illinois, Ms. ufacturing Innovation and for other pur- cations before funds may be awarded for the DELAURO, Mr. CLAY, Ms. LEE of Cali- poses; to the Committee on Science, Space, operation of a Navigator program under the fornia, Ms. ESHOO, Mr. BISHOP of New and Technology, and in addition to the Com- Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, York, Mr. FARR, Ms. WATERS, Mr. mittee on Appropriations, for a period to be and for other purposes; to the Committee on WELCH, Mr. POCAN, Mr. PRICE of subsequently determined by the Speaker, in Energy and Commerce. North Carolina, Mr. BLUMENAUER, each case for consideration of such provi- By Mr. COLLINS of New York (for him- Ms. SLAUGHTER, Mr. TONKO, Mr. sions as fall within the jurisdiction of the self, Mr. KILMER, Mr. SMITH of Texas, PAYNE, Mr. GEORGE MILLER of Cali- committee concerned. Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of Texas, fornia, Mr. YARMUTH, Ms. WILSON of By Mr. MCCAUL (for himself, Mr. WIL- Mr. BUCSHON, and Mr. LIPINSKI): Florida, Mr. TIERNEY, Mr. SERRANO, LIAMS, Mr. THORNBERRY, Ms. JENKINS, H.R. 2981. A bill to support innovative ap- Mr. MCDERMOTT, Mr. POLIS, Mr. RAN- Mr. CONAWAY, Mr. RICE of South proaches to technology transfer, and for GEL, Mr. WAXMAN, and Mr. DOGGETT): Carolina, Mr. PEARCE, Mr. NEUGE- H.R. 2989. A bill to suspend the authority other purposes; to the Committee on Small BAUER, and Mr. COOK): for the Western Hemisphere Institute for Se- Business, and in addition to the Committee H.R. 2997. A bill to require each agency to curity Cooperation (the successor institution on Science, Space, and Technology, for a pe- repeal two existing regulations before to the United States Army School of the riod to be subsequently determined by the issuing a new regulation, and for other pur- Americas) in the Department of Defense, and Speaker, in each case for consideration of poses; to the Committee on Oversight and such provisions as fall within the jurisdic- for other purposes; to the Committee on Armed Services. Government Reform, and in addition to the tion of the committee concerned. Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to ´ By Mr. DOGGETT (for himself, Mr. By Mr. CARDENAS (for himself and be subsequently determined by the Speaker, KING of New York, Mr. BLUMENAUER, Mr. POLIS): in each case for consideration of such provi- Mr. CONNOLLY, Mr. DEFAZIO, Ms. H.R. 2982. A bill to direct the Secretary of sions as fall within the jurisdiction of the Education to award grants to State edu- DEGETTE, Mr. ELLISON, Mr. GENE ´ committee concerned. cational agencies to develop comprehensive GREEN of Texas, Mr. GUTIERREZ, Mr. LANGEVIN, Mr. LOEBSACK, Mr. By Mr. ELLISON: plans to strengthen elementary and sec- H.R. 2998. A bill to amend the Securities ondary computer science education, and for MCDERMOTT, Mr. MORAN, Ms. NOR- TON, Mr. PIERLUISI, Mr. RANGEL, Ms. Exchange Act of 1934 to prohibit mandatory other purposes; to the Committee on Edu- pre-dispute arbitration agreements, and for cation and the Workforce, and in addition to SCHAKOWSKY, Ms. SLAUGHTER, Ms. TSONGAS, Mr. VAN HOLLEN, Mr. WAX- other purposes; to the Committee on Finan- the Committee on Science, Space, and Tech- cial Services. nology, for a period to be subsequently deter- MAN, Ms. DELAURO, Mr. LYNCH, Mr. By Mr. ELLISON (for himself, Ms. NOR- mined by the Speaker, in each case for con- MATHESON, Mr. NADLER, Mr. MCGOV- TON, Mr. RANGEL, Mr. SCOTT of Vir- sideration of such provisions as fall within ERN, Mr. FARR, Ms. LEE of California, ginia, and Mr. THOMPSON of Mis- the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. Ms. ROYBAL-ALLARD, Mr. TIERNEY, Mr. WELCH, Mr. LEVIN, Mr. ANDREWS, sissippi): By Ms. SCHAKOWSKY (for herself, Mr. Mr. LEWIS, Ms. BASS, Mr. GARAMENDI, H.R. 2999. A bill to amend title 28, United CARTWRIGHT, Mr. BLUMENAUER, Mr. Mrs. CAPPS, Mr. HONDA, Ms. CLARKE, States Code, to provide for procedures ensur- CONYERS, Mr. HUFFMAN, and Mr. NAD- Mrs. DAVIS of California, and Ms. ing accuracy in employment-related ex- LER): changes of records and information, and for H.R. 2983. A bill to amend the Safe Drink- KAPTUR): H.R. 2990. A bill to amend the Internal Rev- other purposes; to the Committee on the Ju- ing Water Act to require testing of under- enue Code of 1986 to reduce tobacco smug- diciary. ground sources of drinking water in connec- gling, and for other purposes; to the Com- By Mr. ADERHOLT: tion with hydraulic fracturing operations, mittee on Ways and Means. H.R. 3000. A bill to amend the Immigration and for other purposes; to the Committee on By Mr. DAINES: and Nationality Act to provide for additional Energy and Commerce. H.R. 2991. A bill to extend the Federal rec- investment visas for aliens investing in rural By Mr. CHAFFETZ (for himself and ognition to the Little Shell Tribe of Chip- areas; to the Committee on the Judiciary. Mr. JEFFRIES): pewa Indians of Montana, and for other pur- By Mr. ANDREWS: H.R. 2984. A bill to rename the Bureau of poses; to the Committee on Natural Re- Prisons as the Bureau of Corrections; to the H.R. 3001. A bill to amend the Food, Agri- sources. culture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 Committee on the Judiciary. By Mr. SENSENBRENNER (for him- By Mr. CHAFFETZ (for himself, Mr. to permit commercial applicators of pes- self, Mr. GOODLATTE, Mr. SCOTT of ticides to create, retain, submit, and convey COBLE, and Mr. SALMON): Virginia, Mr. BACHUS, Mr. CHABOT, H.R. 2985. A bill to amend section 505 of the pesticide application-related records, re- Mr. DUNCAN of South Carolina, Mr. ports, data, and other information in elec- Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to JORDAN, and Mr. HASTINGS of Flor- provide incentives for the development of tronic form; to the Committee on Agri- ida): culture. new combination drugs; to the Committee on H.R. 2992. A bill to regulate certain State By Mr. BARR (for himself, Mr. SCA- Energy and Commerce. taxation of interstate commerce, and for LISE, Mr. FLEMING, Mr. ROE of Ten- By Ms. BONAMICI (for herself and Mr. other purposes; to the Committee on the Ju- JONES): diciary. nessee, Mr. BROOKS of Alabama, Mr. H.R. 2986. A bill to amend title XIX of the By Mr. OLSON: LABRADOR, Mr. STUTZMAN, Mrs. Social Security Act to extend the temporary H.R. 2993. A bill to require States to report BLACKBURN, Mr. SALMON, Mr. WEBER Medicare payment rate floor for primary information on Medicaid payments to abor- of Texas, Mr. RIBBLE, Mr. POSEY, and care services of primary care physicians to tion providers; to the Committee on Energy Mr. CONAWAY): nurse practitioners, clinical nurse special- and Commerce. H.R. 3002. A bill to prohibit the provision of ists, physician assistants, and certified By Mr. REED (for himself, Mr. RANGEL, Federal funds to State and local govern- nurse-midwives under the Medicaid program, Mr. ROSKAM, Mr. THOMPSON of Cali- ments for payment of obligations, to pro- and for other purposes; to the Committee on fornia, Mr. BRADY of Texas, Ms. hibit the Board of Governors of the Federal Energy and Commerce. LINDA T. SA´ NCHEZ of California, Mr. Reserve System from financially assisting By Mr. FITZPATRICK: GRIFFIN of Arkansas, Mr. BOUSTANY, State and local governments, and for other H.R. 2987. A bill to amend the Internal Rev- Mr. KIND, Mr. NEAL, Ms. JENKINS, Mr. purposes; to the Committee on Oversight and enue Code of 1986 to phasedown the credit for LARSON of Connecticut, Mr. WATT, Government Reform, and in addition to the electricity produced from wind; to the Com- Mr. MCGOVERN, Mr. RIBBLE, Mr. Committee on Financial Services, for a pe- mittee on Ways and Means. CAPUANO, Mr. TURNER, and Mr. riod to be subsequently determined by the By Mr. LIPINSKI (for himself, Mr. BUCHANAN): Speaker, in each case for consideration of BARROW of Georgia, Ms. DUCKWORTH, H.R. 2994. A bill to amend the Internal Rev- such provisions as fall within the jurisdic- Mr. MATHESON, Mr. MCINTYRE, Mr. enue Code of 1986 to extend for 1 year the ex- tion of the committee concerned. PETERSON, and Mr. SCHRADER): clusion from gross income of discharges of By Mrs. BEATTY (for herself, Ms. H.R. 2988. A bill to amend the Internal Rev- qualified principal residence indebtedness; to FUDGE, Mr. ENYART, Mr. VEASEY, and enue Code of 1986 to modify the definition of the Committee on Ways and Means. Mr. KILDEE): full-time employee for purposes of the em- By Mr. REED (for himself, Mr. THOMP- H.R. 3003. A bill to amend the State Small ployer mandate in the Patient Protection SON of California, and Mr. TIBERI): Business Credit Initiative Act of 2010 to

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A bill to provide grants to cities to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in System develops and maintains the nec- with high unemployment rates to provide job addition to the Committee on Energy and essary information technology infrastruc- training, public works, and economic devel- Commerce, for a period to be subsequently ture to support the operation of the System, opment programs, and for other purposes; to determined by the Speaker, in each case for and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Committee on Ways and Means, and in consideration of such provisions as fall with- Ways and Means. addition to the Committees on Transpor- in the jurisdiction of the committee con- By Mr. BURGESS (for himself and Ms. tation and Infrastructure, Financial Serv- cerned. SPEIER): ices, and Education and the Workforce, for a By Mr. GIBSON: H.R. 3005. A bill to amend chapter V of the period to be subsequently determined by the H.R. 3025. A bill to amend the Internal Rev- Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to Speaker, in each case for consideration of enue Code of 1986 to increase the amount of permit the sale of, and access to, ‘‘research such provisions as fall within the jurisdic- the low-income housing credit that may be use only‘‘ products in diagnostic tests; to the tion of the committee concerned. allocated in States damaged in 2011 by Hurri- Committee on Energy and Commerce. By Mr. COOK (for himself and Mr. cane Irene or Tropical Storm Lee; to the By Mr. CALVERT (for himself, Mr. SALMON): Committee on Ways and Means. H.R. 3017. A bill to amend the Internal Rev- RUIZ, Mr. GOSAR, and Mr. GRIJALVA): By Mr. GOHMERT (for himself, Mr. H.R. 3006. A bill to authorize a land ex- enue Code of 1986 to extend the energy credit FRANKS of Arizona, Mr. WESTMORE- change involving the acquisition of private for certain property under construction; to LAND, Mr. LAMBORN, Mr. SAM JOHN- the Committee on Ways and Means, and in land adjacent to the Cibola National Wildlife SON of Texas, Mr. FARENTHOLD, Mr. addition to the Committee on Natural Re- Refuge in Arizona for inclusion in the refuge STOCKMAN, Mr. OLSON, Mr. WEBER of sources, for a period to be subsequently de- in exchange for certain Bureau of Land Man- Texas, Mr. THORNBERRY, Mr. BRADY termined by the Speaker, in each case for agement lands in Riverside County, Cali- of Texas, Mr. NEUGEBAUER, Ms. consideration of such provisions as fall with- fornia, and for other purposes; to the Com- GRANGER, Mr. CARTER, Mr. CUELLAR, in the jurisdiction of the committee con- mittee on Natural Resources. Mr. SMITH of Texas, Mr. SALMON, Mr. cerned. By Mr. CALVERT: LATTA, Mr. HARRIS, Mr. LANKFORD, By Mr. DANNY K. DAVIS of Illinois H.R. 3007. A bill to amend title 38, United Mr. KELLY of Pennsylvania, and Mr. (for himself and Mr. PASCRELL): States Code, to require States to recognize FLEMING): H.R. 3018. A bill to amend the Internal Rev- the military experience of veterans when H.R. 3026. A bill to amend title 37, United enue Code of 1986 to increase the excise tax issuing licenses and credentials to veterans, States Code, to provide for the continuance and special occupational tax in respect of and for other purposes; to the Committee on of pay and allowances for members of the firearms and to increase the transfer tax on Veterans’ Affairs. Armed Forces, including reserve components any other weapon, and for other purposes; to By Mrs. CAPPS: thereof, during lapses in appropriations; to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in H.R. 3008. A bill to provide for the convey- the Committee on Armed Services. addition to the Committees on Natural Re- ance of a small parcel of National Forest By Mr. GOSAR (for himself, Mr. BAR- sources, the Judiciary, Energy and Com- System land in Los Padres National Forest BER, Mr. ISSA, Ms. SINEMA, Mr. GRI- merce, and Education and the Workforce, for in California, and for other purposes; to the JALVA, Mr. PASTOR of Arizona, Mr. a period to be subsequently determined by Committee on Natural Resources. the Speaker, in each case for consideration FRANKS of Arizona, Mr. SALMON, and By Mr. CAPUANO: of such provisions as fall within the jurisdic- Mrs. KIRKPATRICK): H.R. 3009. A bill to protect investors in fu- H.R. 3027. A bill to designate the facility of tion of the committee concerned. tures contracts; to the Committee on Agri- the United States Postal Service located at By Ms. DELAURO (for herself, Mrs. culture. 442 Miller Valley Road in Prescott, Arizona, LOWEY, Mr. CONYERS, Mr. HONDA, and By Mr. CAPUANO: as the ‘‘Barry M. Goldwater Post Office’’; to H.R. 3010. A bill to direct the Securities Mr. ELLISON): H.R. 3019. A bill to amend chapter V of the the Committee on Oversight and Govern- and Exchange Commission to require that Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to en- ment Reform. repurchase-to-maturity transactions be hance the requirements for pharmacies that By Mr. HECK of Nevada (for himself treated as secured borrowings; to the Com- compound drug products; to the Committee and Mr. GRIJALVA): mittee on Financial Services. H.R. 3028. A bill to amend the hold harm- on Energy and Commerce. By Mr. CAPUANO: less provision for career and technical edu- By Mr. DENT (for himself and Mr. AN- H.R. 3011. A bill to direct the Securities cation assistance grants to States; to the DREWS): and Exchange Commission to require any H.R. 3020. A bill to amend the Employee Committee on Education and the Workforce. person subject to accounting principles or Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, the By Mr. HURT (for himself and Mr. standards under the securities laws to show Public Health Service Act, and the Internal DELANEY): all transactions of such person on the bal- Revenue Code of 1986 to provide parity under H.R. 3029. A bill to direct the Securities ance sheet of such person; to the Committee group and individual health plans and group and Exchange Commission to revise certain on Financial Services. and individual health insurance coverage for rules relating to the status of qualified pre- By Mr. CAPUANO (for himself, Mr. the provision of benefits for prosthetics and paid tuition programs under the securities LYNCH, Mr. HIMES, and Mr. DELANEY): custom orthotics and benefits for other med- laws; to the Committee on Financial Serv- H.R. 3012. A bill to establish the Securities ical and surgical services; to the Committee ices. and Derivatives Commission in order to com- on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to By Mr. KIND: bine the functions of the Commodity Futures the Committees on Education and the Work- H.R. 3030. A bill to amend the Internal Rev- Trading Commission and the Securities and force, and Ways and Means, for a period to be enue Code of 1986 to treat Indian tribal gov- Exchange Commission in a single inde- subsequently determined by the Speaker, in ernments in the same manner as State gov- pendent regulatory commission; to the Com- each case for consideration of such provi- ernments for certain Federal tax purposes, mittee on Financial Services, and in addi- sions as fall within the jurisdiction of the and for other purposes; to the Committee on tion to the Committee on Agriculture, for a committee concerned. Ways and Means, and in addition to the Com- period to be subsequently determined by the By Mr. FINCHER: mittee on Education and the Workforce, for Speaker, in each case for consideration of H.R. 3021. A bill to provide for the personal a period to be subsequently determined by such provisions as fall within the jurisdic- liability of certain Federal officers and em- the Speaker, in each case for consideration tion of the committee concerned. ployees of the Internal Revenue Service, and of such provisions as fall within the jurisdic- By Mr. CASSIDY (for himself, Mr. for other purposes; to the Committee on the tion of the committee concerned. PALAZZO, Mr. ALEXANDER, Mr. BOU- Judiciary. By Mr. LANGEVIN (for himself, Mr. STANY, Mr. SCALISE, Mr. NUNNELEE, By Mr. FORTENBERRY (for himself BLUMENAUER, Ms. BONAMICI, Mr. Mr. JONES, and Mr. GRIMM): and Mr. POLIS): CICILLINE, and Mr. HOLT): H.R. 3013. A bill to reform the National H.R. 3022. A bill to amend the National H.R. 3031. A bill to require a portion of Flood Insurance Program, and for other pur- Trails System Act to include national dis- closing costs to be paid by the enterprises poses; to the Committee on Financial Serv- covery trails, and to designate the American with respect to certain refinanced mortgage ices. Discovery Trail, and for other purposes; to loans, and for other purposes; to the Com- By Mr. COHEN: the Committee on Natural Resources. mittee on Financial Services. H.R. 3014. A bill to permit expungement of By Mr. GARDNER (for himself, Mr. By Mr. LANGEVIN (for himself, Mr. records of certain nonviolent criminal of- MATHESON, and Mr. STEWART): CASTRO of Texas, Mr. RUPPERS- fenses, and for other purposes; to the Com- H.R. 3023. A bill to amend the Internal Rev- BERGER, Ms. LORETTA SANCHEZ of mittee on the Judiciary. enue Code of 1986 to facilitate water leasing California, Mr. POCAN, Mr. ANDREWS,

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Mr. LARSEN of Washington, and Mrs. States, and for other purposes; to the Com- By Mr. REED: DAVIS of California): mittee on the Judiciary. H.R. 3048. A bill to direct the Secretary of H.R. 3032. A bill to amend chapter 35 of By Mr. MCCARTHY of California (for Transportation to conduct a study of eco- title 44, United States Code, to create the himself and Mr. POSEY): nomically beneficial uses of the rights-of- National Office for Cyberspace, to revise re- H.R. 3038. A bill to streamline the process way associated with certain highways, and quirements relating to Federal information of commercial space launch licensing and to for other purposes; to the Committee on security, and for other purposes; to the Com- establish demonstration projects involving Transportation and Infrastructure. mittee on Oversight and Government Re- the use of experimental aircraft in direct and By Mr. ROONEY (for himself, Mr. CAR- form, and in addition to the Committee on indirect support of commercial space launch TER, Mr. GRIFFIN of Arkansas, Mr. Homeland Security, for a period to be subse- activities; to the Committee on Science, WILLIAMS, Mr. WOLF, and Mr. quently determined by the Speaker, in each Space, and Technology. MCCAUL): case for consideration of such provisions as By Mr. MCDERMOTT (for himself, Mr. H.R. 3049. A bill to treat members of the fall within the jurisdiction of the committee MORAN, and Mr. BLUMENAUER): Armed Forces who were killed or wounded in concerned. H.R. 3039. A bill to amend the Internal Rev- the November 5, 2009, attack at Fort Hood, By Mr. LATTA (for himself, Mr. enue Code of 1986 to require that the Sec- Texas, or the June 1, 2009, attack at Little MCKINLEY, Mr. COFFMAN, Mr. retary of the Treasury provide a Tax Receipt Rock, Arkansas, as if the members were HUELSKAMP, Mr. WESTMORELAND, Mr. to each taxpayer who files a Federal income awarded the Purple Heart, to clarify the eli- LONG, and Mr. HUIZENGA of Michi- tax return; to the Committee on Ways and gibility of such members for combat-related gan): Means. special compensation, and for other pur- H.R. 3033. A bill to enhance energy security By Mr. MICHAUD (for himself and Ms. poses; to the Committee on Armed Services. ´ by expanding access to domestic energy re- PINGREE of Maine): By Ms. LINDA T. SANCHEZ of Cali- sources, boost employment opportunities in H.R. 3040. A bill to provide for the min- fornia (for herself, Ms. NORTON, Ms. the energy sector, and provide consumers re- imum size of crews of freight trains, and for SCHWARTZ, Mr. HIGGINS, Mr. BRADY of lief from artificial price increases; to the other purposes; to the Committee on Trans- Pennsylvania, Mr. HIMES, Mr. MORAN, Committee on Natural Resources, and in ad- portation and Infrastructure. Ms. HANABUSA, Mr. GRIJALVA, Ms. dition to the Committees on the Judiciary, By Mr. MURPHY of Pennsylvania: SCHAKOWSKY, Ms. CHU, Ms. TSONGAS, Energy and Commerce, and Oversight and H.R. 3041. A bill to prevent the Internal Ms. DEGETTE, Mr. ELLISON, Mrs. Government Reform, for a period to be sub- Revenue Service from unnecessarily seizing CAPPS, Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALONEY of sequently determined by the Speaker, in protected health information; to the Com- New York, Mr. SCHIFF, Mr. QUIGLEY, each case for consideration of such provi- mittee on Ways and Means. Ms. LEE of California, Mr. CAPUANO, sions as fall within the jurisdiction of the By Mr. MURPHY of Pennsylvania: Ms. PINGREE of Maine, Mr. LANGEVIN, committee concerned. H.R. 3042. A bill to prohibit the use of the Ms. WASSERMAN SCHULTZ, Ms. CASTOR By Mr. LOEBSACK (for himself, Mr. social cost of carbon in any regulatory im- of Florida, Ms. KUSTER, Mr. SERRANO, BRALEY of Iowa, Mr. COOPER, Mr. AN- pact analysis until a Federal law is enacted Mr. HASTINGS of Florida, Ms. LOF- DREWS, and Mr. ISRAEL): authorizing such use; to the Committee on GREN, Mr. SMITH of Washington, Mr. H.R. 3034. A bill to establish a National Oversight and Government Reform, and in HONDA, Mr. DEFAZIO, Mr. HOLT, Mr. Flood Research and Education Center to pro- addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, O’ROURKE, Mrs. DAVIS of California, vide research, data, and recommendations on for a period to be subsequently determined Mr. TAKANO, Mr. SWALWELL of Cali- physical science, social science, economic by the Speaker, in each case for consider- fornia, Mr. CICILLINE, Mr. POLIS, Mr. analysis, policy analysis, risk analysis, mon- ation of such provisions as fall within the ju- MCGOVERN, Mr. WELCH, Mr. DEUTCH, itoring, predicting, and planning as they re- risdiction of the committee concerned. Mr. LEVIN, Mr. BISHOP of New York, late to flooding and flood related issues; to By Mr. NUNES (for himself, Ms. JEN- Mr. CLAY, Mr. LOWENTHAL, Mr. the Committee on Science, Space, and Tech- KINS, Mr. KIND, Mr. GERLACH, Mr. VARGAS, Ms. HAHN, Mr. FARR, Ms. nology, and in addition to the Committee on REICHERT, Mr. BOUSTANY, Mr. COLE, SPEIER, Ms. ESHOO, Mr. POCAN, Mr. Transportation and Infrastructure, for a pe- Ms. MOORE, Ms. DELBENE, Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia, Mr. CARTWRIGHT, riod to be subsequently determined by the CA´ RDENAS, Mr. KILMER, Mr. VALADAO, Mr. HUFFMAN, Mr. LARSON of Con- Speaker, in each case for consideration of Ms. MCCOLLUM, Mr. MULLIN, and Mr. necticut, Ms. ESTY, Mr. CA´ RDENAS, such provisions as fall within the jurisdic- GOSAR): Mr. SCHNEIDER, Mr. KEATING, Mr. tion of the committee concerned. H.R. 3043. A bill to amend the Internal Rev- ISRAEL, Ms. BROWNLEY of California, By Ms. LOFGREN (for herself, Mr. enue Code of 1986 to clarify the treatment of Mr. CONYERS, Mr. PASCRELL, Mr. CHAFFETZ, Mr. CONYERS, Mr. NADLER, general welfare benefits provided by Indian LEWIS, Ms. MOORE, Mr. PALLONE, Ms. Mr. FARENTHOLD, Ms. DELBENE, Mr. tribes; to the Committee on Ways and BONAMICI, Mr. MICHAUD, Ms. POE of Texas, Mr. POLIS, Mr. AMASH, Means. DELAURO, Ms. MATSUI, Mr. GEORGE and Mr. MASSIE): By Mr. NUNNELEE (for himself, Mr. MILLER of California, Ms. SINEMA, H.R. 3035. A bill to permit periodic public HARPER, Mr. PALAZZO, and Mr. Ms. WILSON of Florida, Ms. MCCOL- reporting by electronic communications pro- THOMPSON of Mississippi): LUM, Mr. TONKO, Mr. PERLMUTTER, viders and remote computer service pro- H.R. 3044. A bill to approve the transfer of Mr. KENNEDY, Mr. RANGEL, Mr. MUR- viders of certain estimates pertaining to re- Yellow Creek Port properties in Iuka, Mis- PHY of Florida, Mr. ENGEL, Mr. quests or demands by Federal agencies under sissippi; to the Committee on Transportation LYNCH, Mrs. NAPOLITANO, Mr. WAX- the provisions of certain surveillance laws and Infrastructure. MAN, Mr. DOYLE, Mr. HINOJOSA, Ms. where disclosure of such estimates is, or may By Mr. O’ROURKE (for himself, Mr. SHEA-PORTER, Mr. PETERS of Cali- be, otherwise prohibited by law; to the Com- COFFMAN, Mr. WALZ, Mr. STEWART, fornia, Ms. MICHELLE LUJAN GRISHAM mittee on the Judiciary, and in addition to Ms. GABBARD, Mr. RUIZ, Mr. BLU- of New Mexico, Ms. TITUS, Ms. the Committees on Intelligence (Permanent MENAUER, Mr. CONYERS, Mr. SABLAN, VELA´ ZQUEZ, Mr. BLUMENAUER, Ms. Select), and Financial Services, for a period Mr. GALLEGO, Mr. ROONEY, Mr. CLARKE, Mr. SARBANES, Mr. DINGELL, to be subsequently determined by the Speak- ENYART, and Mr. MICHAUD): Ms. ROYBAL-ALLARD, Mr. RYAN of er, in each case for consideration of such pro- H.R. 3045. A bill to amend title 10, United Ohio, Mr. YARMUTH, Ms. FRANKEL of visions as fall within the jurisdiction of the States Code, to ensure that the Secretary of Florida, Ms. DUCKWORTH, Mr. committee concerned. Defense provides each member of the Armed VEASEY, Mr. AL GREEN of Texas, Mr. By Mr. LUETKEMEYER (for himself Forces, before the member separates from GARAMENDI, Mr. GRAYSON, Mr. and Mr. BACHUS): the Armed Forces, with an electronic copy of MEEKS, Mr. MCDERMOTT, Mr. KILMER, H.R. 3036. A bill to amend the Dodd-Frank the medical records of the member and a Mr. RUSH, Mr. NEAL, and Mr. FOS- Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protec- physical examination; to the Committee on TER): tion Act to specify when bank holding com- Armed Services. H.R. 3050. A bill to amend title II of the So- panies may be subject to certain enhanced By Mr. PALLONE: cial Security Act to provide for treatment of supervision, and for other purposes; to the H.R. 3046. A bill to amend the Internal Rev- permanent partnerships between individuals Committee on Financial Services. enue Code of 1986 to expand and simplify the of the same gender as marriage for purposes By Mrs. LUMMIS (for herself, Mr. credit for employee health insurance ex- of determining entitlement to benefits under GOSAR, Mr. CONAWAY, Mr. COFFMAN, penses of small employers; to the Committee such title; to the Committee on Ways and Mr. FRANKS of Arizona, Mr. SMITH of on Ways and Means. Means. Nebraska, Mr. NUNES, Mr. SIMPSON, By Mr. POCAN: By Mr. SANFORD: Mr. DUNCAN of South Carolina, Mr. H.R. 3047. A bill to authorize borrowers of H.R. 3051. A bill to extend State jurisdic- STEWART, Mr. TIPTON, Mr. WALDEN, loans under the William D. Ford Federal Di- tion over submerged lands and to allow Mr. CHAFFETZ, and Mr. PEARCE): rect Loan Program to modify the interest States to grant oil and natural gas leases in H.R. 3037. A bill to amend titles 5 and 28, rate of such loans to be equal to the interest the extended area; to the Committee on the United States Code, with respect to the rate for such loans at the time of modifica- Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee award of fees and other expenses in cases tion; to the Committee on Education and the on Natural Resources, for a period to be sub- brought against agencies of the United Workforce. sequently determined by the Speaker, in

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each case for consideration of such provi- Mr. MCCAUL, Mr. NEUGEBAUER, Mr. Mr. MCGOVERN, Mr. PIERLUISI, Mr. sions as fall within the jurisdiction of the OLSON, Mr. POE of Texas, Mr. SES- PETERS of Michigan, Mr. THOMPSON committee concerned. SIONS, Mr. SMITH of Texas, Mr. of Mississippi, Ms. SPEIER, Mr. VAN By Mr. SCHWEIKERT: STOCKMAN, Mr. THORNBERRY, Mr. HOLLEN, Mr. VARGAS, Mr. VELA, Mr. H.R. 3052. A bill to require that the Gov- WEBER of Texas, Mr. CASTRO of SCHNEIDER, Mr. GARCIA, Mr. CON- ernment prioritize all obligations on the Texas, Mr. CUELLAR, Mr. DOGGETT, NOLLY, and Ms. SLAUGHTER): debt held by the public in the event that the Mr. GALLEGO, Mr. AL GREEN of Texas, H. Res. 328. A resolution condemning the debt limit is reached, to require the sale of Mr. GENE GREEN of Texas, Mr. HINO- discrimination, hate crimes, racism, bigotry, Federal assets, and for other purposes; to the JOSA, Ms. JACKSON LEE, Ms. EDDIE bullying, and brutal violence perpetrated Committee on Ways and Means, and in addi- BERNICE JOHNSON of Texas, Mr. against Sikh-Americans, and all acts of van- tion to the Committees on Oversight and O’ROURKE, Mr. VEASEY, and Mr. dalism against Sikh Gurdwaras in the United Government Reform, Financial Services, and VELA): States, and remembering the tragedy that Appropriations, for a period to be subse- H.R. 3060. A bill to designate the facility of occurred at the Sikh Gurdwara of Wisconsin quently determined by the Speaker, in each the United States Postal Service located at one year ago; to the Committee on the Judi- case for consideration of such provisions as 232 Southwest Johnson Avenue in Burleson, ciary. fall within the jurisdiction of the committee Texas, as the ‘‘Sergeant William Moody Post By Mr. FRANKS of Arizona (for him- concerned. Office Building’’; to the Committee on Over- self, Mr. SIRES, Mr. PITTS, and Mr. By Ms. SINEMA (for herself and Mr. sight and Government Reform. HOLT): ROE of Tennessee): By Ms. WILSON of Florida (for herself, H. Res. 329. A resolution calling for the H.R. 3053. A bill to amend title 38, United Mr. CONNOLLY, Mr. LEWIS, Mr. BEN support of the fundamental rights of all States Code, to extend the authority of the RAY LUJA´ N of New Mexico, Mr. Egyptian citizens, equal access to justice and Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out COHEN, Mr. LOEBSACK, and Mr. due process of law, and transparent and ac- the Department of Veterans Affairs Health FATTAH): countable governance in Egypt; to the Com- Professional Scholarship Program; to the H.R. 3061. A bill to amend the Workforce mittee on Foreign Affairs. Committee on Veterans’ Affairs. Investment Act of 1998 to provide for the es- By Mr. GOHMERT (for himself, Mr. By Mr. SMITH of New Jersey (for him- tablishment of Youth Corps programs and KING of Iowa, Mr. FLEMING, Mr. HAR- self and Mr. DOYLE): provide for wider dissemination of the Youth RIS, Mr. DUNCAN of Tennessee, Mr. H.R. 3054. A bill to establish a health and Corps model; to the Committee on Education WILSON of South Carolina, Mr. education grant program related to autism and the Workforce. STOCKMAN, Mr. POSEY, Mr. ROE of spectrum disorders, and for other purposes; By Mr. WITTMAN (for himself, Mr. Tennessee, Mr. BROOKS of Alabama, to the Committee on Foreign Affairs. MILLER of Florida, Mr. CASSIDY, Mr. Mr. BENTIVOLIO, Mr. YOHO, Mr. By Mr. SOUTHERLAND (for himself, CRAMER, Mr. LAMBORN, Mr. WEBER of Texas, Mr. MCCLINTOCK, Mr. REED, Ms. JENKINS, Mr. AUSTIN BUCHANAN, Mr. MASSIE, Mr. BRADY of and Mrs. BACHMANN): SCOTT of Georgia, Mr. BENTIVOLIO, Texas, Mr. SENSENBRENNER, Mrs. H. Res. 330. A resolution expressing the Mr. PRICE of Georgia, Mr. WESTMORE- BLACKBURN, Mr. LANKFORD, Mr. sense of the House of Representatives that LAND, Mrs. BLACKBURN, and Mr. KING- PEARCE, Mr. LATTA, Mr. HUNTER, until the United States southern border is STON): Mrs. BACHMANN, Mr. RIGELL, Mr. secured as confirmed by the governors and H.R. 3055. A bill to reform the Federal sup- FORBES, Mr. WALBERG, Mr. POMPEO, the legislatures jointly of the four southern plemental nutrition assistance program Mr. JOHNSON of Ohio, Mr. WOLF, Mr. border states, the House of Representatives (SNAP) so that States have the option of POE of Texas, and Mr. PITTS): shall not bring any legislation including any conducting pilot projects to require that H.R. 3062. A bill to require assurances that conference report regarding immigration to able-bodied individuals participate in work certain family planning service projects and the floor of the House for a vote; to the Com- activities as a condition of receiving benefits programs will provide pamphlets containing mittee on Rules. under such program; to the Committee on the contact information of adoption centers; By Mr. PETERS of California (for him- Agriculture. to the Committee on Energy and Commerce. self, Mr. GEORGE MILLER of Cali- By Mr. TAKANO (for himself and Ms. By Mr. WITTMAN: fornia, Mr. HANNA, Mr. HONDA, Ms. BROWNLEY of California): H.R. 3063. A bill to amend the Magnuson- SCHWARTZ, Ms. BORDALLO, Mrs. H.R. 3056. A bill to direct the Secretary of Stevens Fishery Conservation and Manage- NAPOLITANO, Ms. CLARKE, Mr. Veterans Affairs to carry out a pilot pro- ment Act to require the Secretary of Com- VARGAS, Mr. TAKANO, Mr. POLIS, Mr. gram on the provision of outreach and sup- merce to develop a plan to conduct stock as- MATHESON, Mr. LIPINSKI, Ms. KUSTER, port services to veterans pursuing higher sessments for all stocks of fish for which a Ms. JACKSON LEE, Mr. CONYERS, Mr. education under the Post 9/11 Educational fishery management plan is in effect under MCDERMOTT, and Mrs. BEATTY): Assistance Program of the Department of that Act, and for other purposes; to the Com- H. Res. 331. A resolution expressing support Veterans Affairs; to the Committee on Vet- mittee on Natural Resources. for designation of September 18 as ‘‘National erans’ Affairs. By Mr. BROUN of Georgia: Innovation in Education Day’’; to the Com- By Mr. TONKO (for himself and Mr. H. Res. 326. A resolution expressing the mittee on Education and the Workforce. GIBSON): sense of the House of Representatives that By Mr. REED (for himself, Ms. CLARKE, H.R. 3057. A bill to amend the Internal Rev- any immigration reform proposal adopted by Mr. COLLINS of New York, Mr. HIG- enue Code of 1986 to modify the credit for Congress should not legalize, grant amnesty GINS, Mr. KING of New York, Mr. qualified fuel cell motor vehicles and to for, or confer any other legal status HANNA, and Mr. GIBSON): allow the credit for certain off-highway vehi- condoning the otherwise unlawful entry or H. Res. 332. A resolution recognizing the cles, and for other purposes; to the Com- presence in the United States of any indi- 200th anniversary of the Howard Flats Farm mittee on Ways and Means. vidual; to the Committee on the Judiciary. in Hornell, New York; to the Committee on By Mr. VALADAO (for himself, Mr. By Mr. BENTIVOLIO: Agriculture. MCCARTHY of California, Mr. COSTA, H. Res. 327. A resolution expressing the By Mr. STOCKMAN: and Mr. NUNES): sense of the House of Representatives regard- H. Res. 333. A resolution expressing the H.R. 3058. A bill to provide for additional ing China’s membership in the United Na- firm conviction of the House of Representa- Federal district judgeships for the eastern tions Human Rights Council (UNHRC); to tives that any continuing resolution or debt district of California, and for other purposes; the Committee on Foreign Affairs. ceiling increase it may approve for the dura- to the Committee on the Judiciary. By Mr. CROWLEY (for himself, Mr. tion of the 113th Congress shall affirmatively By Mr. WHITFIELD (for himself, Mr. BERA, Ms. MENG, Ms. BROWNLEY of include a provision specifically prohibiting STIVERS, and Mr. DEFAZIO): California, Ms. MOORE, Mr. CAPUANO, the expenditure of any federal funds in sup- H.R. 3059. A bill to provide a biennial budg- Mr. MORAN, Mr. CARTWRIGHT, Mr. port of or in implementation or effectuation et for the United States Government; to the MEEKS, Mr. COHEN, Ms. JACKSON LEE, or enforcement of any provision of the Af- Committee on the Budget, and in addition to Mr. COURTNEY, Mrs. CAROLYN B. fordable Care Act (‘‘ObamaCare’’); to the the Committees on Oversight and Govern- MALONEY of New York, Mr. DEFAZIO, Committee on Appropriations, and in addi- ment Reform, and Rules, for a period to be Mr. LEWIS, Mr. DEUTCH, Mr. MURPHY tion to the Committee on Ways and Means, subsequently determined by the Speaker, in of Florida, Mr. DOYLE, Mr. NADLER, for a period to be subsequently determined each case for consideration of such provi- Ms. GABBARD, Mr. PASCRELL, Ms. by the Speaker, in each case for consider- sions as fall within the jurisdiction of the HAHN, Mr. POCAN, Mr. HASTINGS of ation of such provisions as fall within the ju- committee concerned. Florida, Mr. PRICE of North Carolina, risdiction of the committee concerned. By Mr. WILLIAMS (for himself, Mr. Mr. HINOJOSA, Mr. RANGEL, Mr. By Mr. VALADAO (for himself, Ms. BARTON, Mr. BRADY of Texas, Mr. HONDA, Mr. RUSH, Mr. ISRAEL, Ms. CHU, Mr. RYAN of Wisconsin, Mr. GRI- BURGESS, Mr. CARTER, Mr. CONAWAY, LINDA T. SA´ NCHEZ of California, Mr. JALVA, Mr. COSTA, Ms. MATSUI, Mr. Mr. CULBERSON, Mr. FARENTHOLD, Mr. KENNEDY, Mr. SERRANO, Mr. KIND, HONDA, Ms. LEE of California, Mr. FLORES, Mr. GOHMERT, Ms. GRANGER, Mr. SIRES, Mr. BEN RAY LUJA´ N of MCNERNEY, Mr. CONYERS, Mr. HOLT, Mr. HALL, Mr. HENSARLING, Mr. SAM New Mexico, Mr. SWALWELL of Cali- Ms. LOFGREN, Mr. NUNES, Mr. JOHNSON of Texas, Mr. MARCHANT, fornia, Mr. MCDERMOTT, Ms. NORTON, LAMALFA, Mr. KIND, Mr. RIBBLE, Mr.

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GARAMENDI, Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN, Mr. All legislative powers herein granted shall By Mr. REED: BERA, Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, Mr. VAN be vested in a Congress of the United States, H.R. 2995. HOLLEN, Mr. PETRI, Mr. TAKANO, and which shall consist of a Senate and House of Congress has the power to enact this legis- Mr. SENSENBRENNER): Representatives. lation pursuant to the following: H. Res. 334. A resolution condemning the By Ms. SCHAKOWSKY: Article 1 Section 8; The Congress shall attack that occurred at the Oak Creek Sikh H.R. 2983. have the power to provide for the common Gurdwara on August 5, 2012, and honoring Congress has the power to enact this legis- defense and general welfare of the United the memory of those who died in the attack; lation pursuant to the following: States. to the Committee on Oversight and Govern- Article I, Section VIII By Mr. REED: ment Reform. By Mr. CHAFFETZ: H.R. 2996. H.R. 2984. Congress has the power to enact this legis- f Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: MEMORIALS lation pursuant to the following: Article 1 Section 8; The Congress shall Article 1, Section 8, Clauses 3 and 18 Under clause 3 of rule XII, memorials have a Power to lay and collect Taxes, Du- By Mr. CHAFFETZ: ties, Imposts and Excises, to pay the Debts were presented and referred as follows: H.R. 2985. and provide for The Congress shall have the Congress has the power to enact this legis- 125. The SPEAKER presented a memorial power for the common defense and general of the House of Representatives of the State lation pursuant to the following: Clause 3 of Section 8 of Article I of the welfare of the United States of Illinois, relative to House Resolution No. Constitution: To regulate Commerce with By Mr. MCCAUL: 290 urging the Congress, the Department of H.R. 2997. foreign Nations, and among the several the Army, and the Department of Defense to Congress has the power to enact this legis- States, and with the Indian Tribes; again review Captain Albracht’s heroic ac- Clause 18 of Section 8 of Article I of the lation pursuant to the following: tions at Firebase Kate; to the Committee on Constitution: To make all Laws which shall Article 1, Section8, Clause 3. Armed Services. be necessary and proper for carrying into By Mr. ELLISON: 126. Also, a memorial of the Senate of the H.R. 2998. Execution the foregoing Powers, and all State of Ohio, relative to Senate Concurrent Congress has the power to enact this legis- other Powers vested by this Constitution in Resolution No. 15 urging the Subcommittee lation pursuant to the following: the Government of the United States, or in on Communications and Technology to hold Congress has the power to enact this legis- any Department or Officer thereof. regular hearings regarding the nationwide lation pursuant to Article I, Section 8, By Ms. BONAMICI: broadband public safety network; to the H.R. 2986. Clause 1. Committee on Energy and Commerce. Congress has the power to enact this legis- By Mr. ELLISON: f lation pursuant to the following: H.R. 2999. Clause 1 of Section 8 of Article I of the Congress has the power to enact this legis- CONSTITUTIONAL AUTHORITY Constitution lation pursuant to the following: STATEMENT By Mr. FITZPATRICK: Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following clause of Pursuant to clause 7 of rule XII of H.R. 2987. Congress has the power to enact this legis- the United States Constitution: the Rules of the House of Representa- lation pursuant to the following: This bill is enacted pursuant to the power tives, the following statements are sub- Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 granted to Congress under Article I, Section mitted regarding the specific powers By Mr. LIPINSKI: 8 of the United States Constitution and its granted to Congress in the Constitu- H.R. 2988. subsequent amendments, and further clari- tion to enact the accompanying bill or Congress has the power to enact this legis- fied and interpreted by the Supreme Court of joint resolution. lation pursuant to the following: the United States. Clause 1 of Section 8 of Article I of the By Mr. ADERHOLT: By Mr. LOWENTHAL: Constitution of the United States grants the H.R. 3000. H.R. 2978. Congress the power to enact this law. Congress has the power to enact this legis- Congress has the power to enact this legis- By Mr. MCGOVERN: lation pursuant to the following: lation pursuant to the following: H.R. 2989. Article I, Section 8, Clause 4, which states (1) the authority granted to Congress Congress has the power to enact this legis- that Congress has the power to establish a under article I, section 4 of the Constitution lation pursuant to the following: uniform Rule of Naturalization. of the United States gives Congress the Article I, Section 8, Clauses 1, 14 and 18 By Mr. ANDREWS: power to enact laws governing the time, By Mr. DOGGETT: H.R. 3001. place, and manner of elections for Members H.R. 2990. Congress has the power to enact this legis- of the House of Representatives; and Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: (2) the authority granted to Congress lation pursuant to the following: Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 of the United under section 5 of the fourteenth amendment Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 of the Con- States Constitution. to the Constitution gives Congress the power stitution of the United States. By Mr. BARR: to enact laws to enforce section of such By Mr. DAINES: H.R. 3002. amendment, which requires Representatives H.R. 2991. Congress has the power to enact this legis- Article 1, Section 8, Clause 3 of the Con- to be apportioned among the several States lation pursuant to the following: stitution of the United States according to their number. Article I, Section 9, clause 7, which states By Mr. SENSENBRENNER By Mr. DOGGETT: that, ‘‘No money shall be drawn from the H.R. 2979. H.R. 2992. Congress has the power to enact this legis- Treasury, but in consequence of appropria- Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: tions made by the law.’’ lation pursuant to the following: Article I, Section 1 of the United States By Mrs. BEATTY: Article I, Section 8, Clause 1 of the United Constitution, Article I, Section 8 of the H.R. 3003. States Constitution, to ‘‘provide for the com- United States Constitution, including, but Congress has the power to enact this legis- mon Defence and general Welfare of the not limited to, Clauses 1, 3 and 18. lation pursuant to the following: United States.’’ By Mr. OLSON: The constitutional authority on which this By Mrs. MCMORRIS RODGERS: H.R. 2993. bill rests is the power of Congress to regulate H.R. 2980. Congress has the power to enact this legis- Commerce with foreign Nations, and among Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: the several States, and with the Indian lation pursuant to the following: Article 1, Section 8, Clause 18. The Con- Tribes, as enumerated in Article I, Section 8, This bill is enacted pursuant to Congress’ gress shall have Power To . . . make all Clause 3 of the United States Constitution. legislative powers under Article I, Section 8, Laws which shall be necessary and proper for By Mr. BERA of California : clause 3 to regulate Commerce among the carrying into Execution the foregoing Pow- H.R. 3004. several States. ers, and all other Powers vested by this Con- Congress has the power to enact this legis- By Mr. COLLINS of New York: stitution in the Government of the United lation pursuant to the following: H.R. 2981. States, or in any Department or Officer Article I, Section 8 of the United States Congress has the power to enact this legis- thereof. (Necessary and Proper Regulations Constitution lation pursuant to the following: to Effecctuate Powers.) By Mr. BURGESS: Article 1, Section 8, Clause 3 By Mr. REED: H.R. 3005. Article 1, Section 8, Clause 18 H.R. 2994. Congress has the power to enact this legis- By Mr. CA´ RDENAS: Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: H.R. 2982. lation pursuant to the following: The attached bill is constitutional under Congress has the power to enact this legis- Article I, Section 8, which states ‘‘The Article I, Section VIII: ‘‘The Congress shall lation pursuant to the following: Congress shall have Power To lay and collect have Power To regulate Commerce with for- Aritcle 1, Section 1. Taxes,’’ eign Nations, and among the several States.’’

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This clause pro- tion, specifically clause 1 and clause 18, and Article I, Section 8, Clause 1—The Con- vides: The Congress shall have Power ‘‘To es- Article IV, section 3, clause 2. gress shall have Power to lay and collect tablish post offices and post roads’’ By Mr. CALVERT: Taxes, Duties, Imposts and Excises, to pay By Mr. HECK of Nevada: H.R. 3007. the debts and provide for the common H.R. 3028. Congress has the power to enact this legis- Defence and general Welfare of the United Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: States; but all Duties, Imposts and Excises lation pursuant to the following: The constitutional authority of Congress shall be uniform throughout the United Article I, Section 8, Clause 1: The Congress to enact this legislation is provided by Arti- States. shall have Power To lay and collect Taxes, cle I, section 8 of the United States Constitu- By Ms. DELAURO: Duties, Imposts and Excises, to pay the tion, specifically clause 18 (relating to the H.R. 3019. Debts and provide for the common Defence power to make all laws necessary and proper Congress has the power to enact this legis- and general Welfare of the United States . . . for carrying out the powers vested in Con- lation pursuant to the following: By Mr. HURT: gress). Article I Section 8, Clause 3 of the United H.R. 3029. By Mrs. CAPPS: States Constitution and Article I, Section 8, Congress has the power to enact this legis- H.R. 3008. Clause 1 of the United States Constitution. lation pursuant to the following: Congress has the power to enact this legis- By Mr. DENT: Article I, Section 8 lation pursuant to the following: H.R. 3020. By Mr. KIND: Article 1, Section 8, Clause 1 and Article 4, Congress has the power to enact this legis- H.R. 3030. Section 3, Clause 2 lation pursuant to the following: Congress has the power to enact this legis- By Mr. CAPUANO: Article I, Section 8 of the U.S. Constitu- lation pursuant to the following: H.R. 3009. tion. Article I Section 8. Congress has the power to enact this legis- By Mr. FINCHER: By Mr. LANGEVIN: lation pursuant to the following: H.R. 3021. H.R. 3031. Article I, section 8, clause 3 (relating to Congress has the power to enact this legis- Congress has the power to enact this legis- the power to regulate interstate commerce). lation pursuant to the following: lation pursuant to the following: By Mr. CAPUANO: Article I, Section 8. Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 H.R. 3010. By Mr. FORTENBERRY: Article I, Section 8, Clause 18 Congress has the power to enact this legis- H.R. 3022. By Mr. LANGEVIN: lation pursuant to the following: Congress has the power to enact this legis- H.R. 3032. Article I, section 8, clause 3 (relating to lation pursuant to the following: Congress has the power to enact this legis- the power to regulate interstate commerce). The constitutional authority for this bill is lation pursuant to the following: By Mr. CAPUANO: pursuant to Article I, Section 8, Clause 18 of The constitutional authority on which this H.R. 3011. the United States Constitution. bill rests is the power of Congress to make Congress has the power to enact this legis- By Mr. GARDNER: all laws necessary and proper for executing lation pursuant to the following: H.R. 3023. powers vested by the Constitution in the Article I, section 8, clause 3 (relating to Congress has the power to enact this legis- Government of the United States, as enu- the power to regulate interstate commerce). lation pursuant to the following: merated in Article I, Section 8, Clause 18 of By Mr. CAPUANO: Clause 1, Section 8 of Article I of the the United States Constitution. H.R. 3012. Congress has the power to enact this legis- United States Constitution which reads: By Mr. LATTA: ‘‘The Congress shall have Power to lay and H.R. 3033. lation pursuant to the following: Article I, section 8, clause 3 (relating to collect Taxes, Duties, Imposts, and Excises, Congress has the power to enact this legis- the power to regulate interstate commerce). to pay the Debts, and provide for the com- lation pursuant to the following: Article I, Section 8, cl. 3 By Mr. CASSIDY: mon Defense and General Welfare of the H.R. 3013. United States; but all Duties and Imposts The Congress shall have the power . . . to Congress has the power to enact this legis- and Excises shall be uniform throughout the regulate commerce with foreign nations, and lation pursuant to the following: United States.’’ among the states, and with Indian Tribes; This bill is introduced pursuant to the By Mr. GERLACH: Article IV, Section 3, cl. 2 powers granted to Congress under the Gen- H.R. 3024. The Congress shall have Power to dispose eral Welfare Clause (Art. 1 Sec. 8 Cl. 1), the Congress has the power to enact this legis- of and make all needful Rules and Regula- Commerce Clause (Art. 1 Sec. 8 Cl. 3), and lation pursuant to the following: tions respecting the Territory or other Prop- the Necessary and Proper Clause (Art. 1 Sec. The Congress enacts this bill pursuant to erty belonging to the United States; 8 Cl. 18). Further, this statement of constitu- Clause 18 of Section 8 of Article I of the By Mr. LOEBSACK: tional authority is made for the sole purpose United States Constitution. H.R. 3034. of compliance with clause 7 of Rule XII of By Mr. GIBSON: Congress has the power to enact this legis- the Rules of the House of Representatives H.R. 3025. lation pursuant to the following: and shall have no bearing on judicial review Congress has the power to enact this legis- Congress has the power to enact this legis- of the accompanying bill. lation pursuant to the following: lation pursuant to Clause 1 of Section 8 of By Mr. COHEN: Clause 1 of Section 8 of Article I Article I of the Constitution. H.R. 3014. By Mr. GOHMERT: By Ms. LOFGREN: Congress has the power to enact this legis- H.R. 3026. H.R. 3035. lation pursuant to the following: Congress has the power to enact this legis- Congress has the power to enact this legis- Clauses 1 and 3 of Article I, Section 8 of the lation pursuant to the following: lation pursuant to the following: United States Constitution. Article I, Section 9, Clause 7 of the U.S. U.S. Constitution, Article 1, Section 8. By Mr. COHEN: Constitution sets forth the power of appro- By Mr. LUETKEMEYER: H.R. 3015. priations and states that ‘‘No Money shall be H.R. 3036. Congress has the power to enact this legis- drawn from the Treasury but in Consequence Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: of Appropriations made by Law. . . .’’ lation pursuant to the following: Article 1, section 8, clause 3 (relating to In addition, Article I, Section 8, Clause 1 The constitutional authority on which this the power to interstate commerce). states that ‘‘The Congress shall have the bill rests lies in Article 1, Section 7, Clause By Mr. COHEN: Power . . . to pay the Debts and provide for 2 of the Constitution, which allows for every H.R. 3016. the common Defence and general Welfare of bill passed by the House of Representatives Congress has the power to enact this legis- the United States. . . .’’ and the Senate and signed by the President lation pursuant to the following: Also, Article I, Section 8, Clauses 12 and 13 to be codified into law; and therefore implic- Article I, Section 8, Clause 1 of the United states that Congress shall have power ‘‘to itly allows Congress to repeal any bill that States Constitution, known as the General raise and support Armies . . .’’ and ‘‘to pro- has been passed by both chambers and signed Welfare Clause.’’ This provision grants Con- vide and maintain a Navy.’’ into law by the President. gress the broad power ‘‘to pay the Debts and Together, these specific constitutional pro- Additionally, the Constitution grants to provide for the common defense and general visions establish the congressional power of Congress the explicit power to regulate com- welfare of the United States.’’ the purse, granting Congress the authority merce in and among the states, as enumer- By Mr. COOK: to appropriate funds in order to ensure that ated in Article 1, Section 8, Clause 3, the H.R. 3017. U.S. servicemembers will not lose pay. Commerce Clause.

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Receipts and Expenditures of all public Article I Section 8: to make rules for the Congress has the power to enact this legis- Money shall be published from time to time. government and Regulation of the land and lation pursuant to the following: Article 4, Section 3: The Congress shall naval forces. The constitutional authority on which this have Power to dispose of and make all need- By Ms. LINDA T. SA´ NCHEZ of Cali- bill rests is power of Congress to establish ful Rules and Regulations respecting the fornia: Post Offices and post roads, as enumerated Territory or other Property belonging to the H.R. 3050. in Article I, Section 8, Clause 7 of the United United States; and nothing in this Constitu- Congress has the power to enact this legis- States Constitution. tion shall be so construed as to Prejudice lation pursuant to the following: By Ms. WILSON of Florida: any Claims of the United States, or of any Article I, Section 8, Clause 1 H.R. 3061. particular State. Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 Congress has the power to enact this legis- By Mr. MCCARTHY of California: By Mr. SANFORD: lation pursuant to the following: H.R. 3038. H.R. 3051. Article I, Section 8, Clause 1. Congress has the power to enact this legis- Congress has the power to enact this legis- By Mr. WITTMAN: lation pursuant to the following: lation pursuant to the following: H.R. 3062. Article I, section 8, clause 3 of the Con- Article IV Section. 3. ‘‘The Congress shall Congress has the power to enact this legis- stitution of the United States. have Power to dispose of and make all need- lation pursuant to the following: Article I, section 8, clause 18 of the Con- ful Rules and Regulations respecting the Article I, section 8, Clause 18 of the Con- stitution of the United States. Territory or other Property belonging to the stitution of the United States grants Con- By Mr. MCDERMOTT: United States; and nothing in this Constitu- gress the authority to enact this bill. H.R. 3039. tion shall be so construed as to Prejudice By Mr. WITTMAN: Congress has the power to enact this legis- any Claims of the United States, or of any H.R. 3063. lation pursuant to the following: particular State.’’ Congress has the power to enact this legis- Article I of the Constitution The clause is relevant to the ‘‘Coastal lation pursuant to the following: By Mr. MICHAUD: States Extension Act of 2013’’ because it in- Article I, section 8 of the Constitution of H.R. 3040. volves an adjustment in determining states’ Congress has the power to enact this legis- the United States grants Congress the au- rights in the Territory belonging to the thority to enact this bill. lation pursuant to the following: United States. Article I, Section 8, By Mr. SCHWEIKERT: f By Mr. MURPHY of Pennsylvania: H.R. 3052. H.R. 3041. Congress has the power to enact this legis- ADDITIONAL SPONSORS Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: lation pursuant to the following: Under clause 7 of rule XII, sponsors Article 1, Section 8 of the Constitution. Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 of the Con- were added to public bills and resolu- By Ms. SINEMA: stitution tions as follows: H.R. 3053. By Mr. MURPHY of Pennsylvania: Congress has the power to enact this legis- H.R. 7: Mr. BILIRAKIS. H.R. 3042. lation pursuant to the following: H.R. 23: Mr. BILIRAKIS. Congress has the power to enact this legis- The constitutional authority on which this H.R. 25: Mr. MARCHANT. lation pursuant to the following: bill rests is the power of Congress to make H.R. 32: Mr. AUSTIN SCOTT of Georgia, Mrs. Article I, section 8, clauses 3 and 18, of the all Laws which shall be necessary and proper LOWEY, Ms. KELLY of Illinois, Mr. HECK of United States Constitution. for carrying into Execution the foregoing Washington, and Mr. PALAZZO. By Mr. NUNES: Powers, and all other Powers vested by this H.R. 36: Mr. TIBERI. H.R. 3043. H.R. 46: Mr. YOHO. Congress has the power to enact this legis- Constitution in the Government of the United States, or in any Department or Offi- H.R. 60: Mr. POCAN. lation pursuant to the following: H.R. 107: Mr. GOSAR and Mr. POMPEO. Clause 3 of Section 2 of Article I of the cer thereof; as enumerated in Article I, Sec- tion 8. H.R. 127: Mr. CONAWAY. United States Constitution H.R. 147: Mr. POMPEO. Clause 3 of Section 8 of Article I of the By Mr. SMITH of New Jersey: H.R. 3054. H.R. 148: Ms. SHEA-PORTER. United States Constitution H.R. 166: Mr. TIBERI and Mr. ROSKAM. Section 2 of the XIV Amendment to the Congress has the power to enact this legis- H.R. 198: Mr. BROUN of Georgia. United States Constitution lation pursuant to the following: H.R. 259: Mr. BENTIVOLIO, Mr. RADEL, Mr. By Mr. NUNNELEE: Article 1, Section 8, Clause 3 GRAVES of Georgia, and Mr. PALAZZO. H.R. 3044. By Mr. SOUTHERLAND: H.R. 262: Mr. GIBSON. Congress has the power to enact this legis- H.R. 3055. H.R. 269: Ms. SHEA-PORTER. lation pursuant to the following: Congress has the power to enact this legis- H.R. 274: Mr. BRALEY of Iowa, Mr. GIBSON, Article IV, Section 3, clause 2 and Article lation pursuant to the following: and Mr. WALZ. I, Section 8, clause 18. The constitutional authority on which this H.R. 279: Ms. JENKINS and Mr. COOK. By Mr. O’ROURKE: legislation is based is found in Article I Sec- H.R. 301: Mr. POMPEO. H.R. 3045. tion 8, Clause 1 of the Constitution which Congress has the power to enact this legis- grants Congress the power to provide for the H.R. 310: Mr. RICE of South Carolina. lation pursuant to the following: general Welfare of the United States. H.R. 333: Mr. HECK of Washington and Mr. Article I, Section 8 By Mr. TAKANO: HASTINGS of Florida. By Mr. PALLONE: H.R. 3056. H.R. 351: Mr. WEBER of Texas. H.R. 3046. Congress has the power to enact this legis- H.R. 354: Mrs. LOWEY. Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: H.R. 401: Mr. CARSON of Indiana. lation pursuant to the following: Article 1, Section 8 of the Constitution of H.R. 436: Mr. CHAFFETZ, Mr. ROHRABACHER, Article 1, section 8 the United States. Mr. PAULSEN, Mr. GOHMERT, Mr. CHABOT, By Mr. POCAN: By Mr. TONKO: Mrs. ELLMERS, and Mr. PITTS. H.R. 3047. H.R. 3057. H.R. 460: Ms. FRANKEL of Florida. Congress has the power to enact this legis- Congress has the power to enact this legis- H.R. 495: Mrs. CAPPS, Mr. TIBERI, Mr. lation pursuant to the following: lation pursuant to the following: THORNBERRY, Mr. MARCHANT, Mr. ROE of Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 Article I, Section 1, Tennessee, and Mr. MCINTYRE. The Congress shall have Power . . . To reg- All legislative Powers herein granted shall H.R. 506: Ms. BROWN of Florida. ulate Commerce with foreign Nations, and be vested in a Congress of the United States, H.R. 508: Mr. DIAZ-BALART and Mr. RODNEY among the several States, and with the In- which shall consist of a Senate and House of DAVIS of Illinois. dian Tribes. Representatives. H.R. 526: Ms. SHEA-PORTER, Ms. ESTY, and By Mr. REED: By Mr. VALADAO: Mr. CAPUANO. H.R. 3048. H.R. 3058. H.R. 543: Mr. MURPHY of Pennsylvania, Mr. Congress has the power to enact this legis- Congress has the power to enact this legis- RICE of South Carolina, and Mr. WEBSTER of lation pursuant to the following: lation pursuant to the following: Florida. Article 1 Section 8; The Congress shall Article I Section 8 Clause 9 and Article III H.R. 556: Mr. SCHWEIKERT. have a Power to lay and collect Taxes, Du- Section 1 of the United States Constitution. H.R. 589: Mr. BILIRAKIS.

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H.R. 610: Mr. KEATING and Mr. POSEY. H.R. 1199: Mrs. MCCARTHY of New York, Mr. H.R. 1920: Mr. CAPUANO and Mr. BRALEY of H.R. 611: Mr. KEATING and Mr. POSEY. O’ROURKE, and Mr. COURTNEY. Iowa. H.R. 628: Mr. CUELLAR, Mr. SERRANO, Ms. H.R. 1201: Mr. OLSON. H.R. 1921: Mr. KILMER. LINDA T. SA´ NCHEZ of California, Mr. GIBSON, H.R. 1250: Mr. YOUNG of Alaska and Mr. H.R. 1940: Mrs. MCCARTHY of New York. and Mr. CLAY. BISHOP of New York. H.R. 1943: Mr. CARTWRIGHT. H.R. 630: Mr. DINGELL and Ms. HANABUSA. H.R. 1252: Mr. RODNEY DAVIS of Illinois, H.R. 1962: Mr. KILMER. H.R. 647: Ms. GRANGER, Mr. BISHOP of New Mrs. WAGNER and Mr. NOLAN. H.R. 1971: Mr. SMITH of Missouri. York, Mr. FRANKS of Arizona, Mr. CLEAVER, H.R. 1284: Ms. KUSTER. H.R. 1984: Mr. LOEBSACK. Mr. MEEKS, Mr. LEWIS, Mr. JOYCE, Mr. H.R. 1309: Mr. JOHNSON of Ohio. H.R. 1991: Mr. ENGEL. COBLE, and Mr. VISCLOSKY. H.R. 1321: Mr. MURPHY of Florida. H.R. 1995: Ms. SCHAKOWSKY. H.R. 664: Mrs. BEATTY and Mr. WATT. H.R. 1337: Mr. POMPEO. H.R. 1998: Ms. CHU and Mr. ISRAEL. H.R. 679: Mr. COFFMAN and Mr. COLLINS of H.R. 1354: Mr. BILIRAKIS, Mr. MURPHY of H.R. 2000: Mr. LARSEN of Washington, Mr. New York. Florida, Mr. DANNY K. DAVIS of Illinois, and MCNERNEY, Mr. DELANEY, and Mr. CARSON of H.R. 683: Mr. POLIS. Mr. PEARCE. Indiana. H.R. 685: Mr. KEATING, Mr. LARSON of Con- H.R. 1426: Ms. DELBENE. H.R. 2013: Mr. POMPEO. necticut, Mr. LUETKEMEYER, Mr. GRAVES of H.R. 1428: Mr. SMITH of New Jersey. H.R. 2016: Mr. MICHAUD, Mr. GRIMM, and Missouri, Mr. HONDA, Mr. ROGERS of Ala- H.R. 1429: Mr. COURTNEY and Mr. ENYART. Mr. KENNEDY. bama, Mr. NEUGEBAUER, Mrs. WAGNER, Mrs. H.R. 1461: Mr. DENT. H.R. 2019: Ms. BORDALLO and Mr. LONG. BLACKBURN, Mr. SCHWEIKERT, Ms. DELBENE, H.R. 1462: Mr. DENT. H.R. 2026: Ms. KUSTER. Mr. DUFFY, and Mr. GUTHRIE. H.R. 1473: Mr. VARGAS. H.R. 2028: Mr. COHEN and Mr. DEFAZIO. H.R. 688: Mr. CONYERS. H.R. 1528: Ms. ESTY. H.R. 2041: Mrs. MCCARTHY of New York, Mr. H.R. 713: Mr. GOSAR, Mr. COOK, Mr. NOLAN, H.R. 1531: Mr. YARMUTH, Mr. TAKANO, Mr. BISHOP of New York, Mr. SHERMAN, and Mr. Mr. PEARCE, Mr. DUFFY, and Mr. LEWIS. HINOJOSA, Ms. FRANKEL of Florida, Ms. THOMPSON of California. H.R. 721: Mr. SESSIONS and Mr. HUFFMAN. CLARKE, and Mr. POCAN. H.R. 2044: Ms. CHU and Mr. SCHIFF. H.R. 763: Mr. GARCIA. H.R. 1551: Mr. SHUSTER. H.R. 2051: Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia. H.R. 764: Mr. CARTWRIGHT. H.R. 1552: Mr. ROE of Tennessee. H.R. 2053: Mrs. ELLMERS. H.R. 776: Ms. MICHELLE LUJAN GRISHAM of H.R. 1563: Mr. ENYART, Mr. BISHOP of New H.R. 2084: Mr. SHIMKUS, Mrs. CAROLYN B. New Mexico. York, Mr. ROGERS of Alabama, and Mr. MALONEY of New York, Mr. VALADAO, Mr. H.R. 778: Mr. SIRES. DUFFY. PERLMUTTER, and Mr. HECK of Nevada. H.R. 792: Mrs. MILLER of Michigan and Mr. H.R. 1590: Mr. BISHOP of New York. H.R. 2085: Mr. SESSIONS, Mr. WELCH, and RICE of South Carolina. H.R. 1591: Mr. BILIRAKIS. Mr. HECK of Washington. H.R. 794: Mr. BISHOP of Utah. H.R. 1601: Mr. MCGOVERN and Mr. ENYART. H.R. 2107: Mr. COHEN. H.R. 795: Mr. NEUGEBAUER. H.R. 1620: Mr. SCOTT of Virginia, Mr. PRICE H.R. 2116: Mr. COHEN and Mr. MICHAUD. H.R. 845: Ms. SHEA-PORTER. of North Carolina, Ms. PINGREE of Maine, Mr. H.R. 2119: Ms. TSONGAS. H.R. 847: Mr. BERA of California and Mr. WALDEN, and Mr. HASTINGS of Florida. H.R. 2134: Mr. DUNCAN of Tennessee and Mr. PERLMUTTER. H.R. 1645: Mr. PERLMUTTER. BLUMENAUER. H.R. 851: Mr. MURPHY of Florida. H.R. 1661: Mr. NOLAN. H.R. 2146: Mr. LOEBSACK and Mr. HIMES. H.R. 853: Ms. LINDA T. SA´ NCHEZ of Cali- H.R. 1666: Mr. HASTINGS of Florida. H.R. 2189: Mrs. WALORSKI. fornia. H.R. 1667: Ms. SCHAKOWSKY. H.R. 2199: Mr. KEATING. H.R. 855: Mr. GALLEGO. H.R. 1690: Mr. CARSON of Indiana. H.R. 2201: Mr. LOWENTHAL and Mr. CART- H.R. 858: Ms. DELBENE. H.R. 1717: Mr. RICE of South Carolina, Mr. WRIGHT. H.R. 863: Mr. FRELINGHUYSEN. REED, Mr. FRELINGHUYSEN, and Ms. ESTY. H.R. 2203: Mr. LATHAM, Mr. SIMPSON, Mr. H.R. 901: Mr. MAFFEI. H.R. 1726: Mrs. MCCARTHY of New York. LOBIONDO, Mr. WHITFIELD, Mr. VALADAO, MR. H.R. 903: Mr. POMPEO. H.R. 1731: Mr. ISRAEL and Mr. GRIMM. RODNEY DAVIS of Illinois, Mr. FRELING- H.R. 924: Mr. KENNEDY, Mr. LYNCH, and Mr. H.R. 1733: Mr. MARINO and Mr. CAMP. HUYSEN, Mr. TERRY, Mr. MICA, Mr. BARR, Mr. KILMER. H.R. 1739: Ms. TSONGAS. VARGAS, Mr. NUNES, Mr. MCCAUL, Mr. RUN- H.R. 938: Ms. KUSTER. H.R. 1750: Ms. SEWELL of Alabama. YAN, Mr. KING of New York, Mr. SESSIONS, H.R. 942: Mr. NUNES, Mr. CLAY, Ms. H.R. 1761: Mr. RODNEY DAVIS of Illinois, Mr. Mr. KELLY of Pennsylvania, Mr. GERLACH, DEGETTE, Mr. JOYCE, Mr. DEUTCH, and Mr. JOHNSON of Ohio, and Ms. TSONGAS. Mr. FORTENBERRY, Mr. CRENSHAW, Mr. BRADY JOHNSON of Ohio. H.R. 1771: Mr. GRAVES of Missouri, Mr. of Texas, Mr. WALDEN, Mr. RYAN of Ohio, Mr. H.R. 946: Mr. HOLDING, Mrs. NOEM, Mr. COBLE, Mr. SIMPSON, Mr. PETERS of Michi- BRADY of Pennsylvania, Mr. RAHALL, Mr. GOWDY, and Mr. RIBBLE. gan, Mr. HECK of Nevada, and Mr. WENSTRUP. LOEBSACK, Mr. MEEKS, Mr. DEUTCH, Mr. MUR- H.R. 949: Mr. BLUMENAUER. H.R. 1773: Mr. SESSIONS. PHY of Florida, Mr. ISRAEL, Mr. JORDAN, Mr. H.R. 952: Mr. COHEN. H.R. 1775: Mr. GRAYSON, Mr. TAKANO, and LATTA, Mr. WENSTRUP, and Mr. GIBBS. H.R. 956: Mrs. CAPITO and Mr. VALADAO. Mr. VAN HOLLEN. H.R. 2241: Mr. POSEY and Mr. BISHOP of H.R. 961: Ms. WATERS. H.R. 1779: Mr. FRANKS of Arizona. New York. H.R. 984: Mr. GIBSON. H.R. 1780: Mrs. BLACKBURN, Mr. DESANTIS, H.R. 2273: Mr. LIPINSKI. H.R. 997: Mr. SCALISE. Mr. SMITH of Missouri, and Mrs. LUMMIS. H.R. 2283: Mr. POE of Texas and Mr. MEE- H.R. 1014: Mrs NOEM. H.R. 1787: Mr. PERLMUTTER, Mr. BISHOP of HAN. H.R. 1015: Mr. GIBSON. New York, and Mr. NOLAN. H.R. 2288: Mr. COURTNEY. H.R. 1019: Mr. TAKANO and Ms. ESTY. H.R. 1795: Mrs CAROLYN B. MALONEY of New H.R. 2302: Mr. ELLISON. H.R. 1020: Mr. MEEKS. York. H.R. 2305: Mr. RODNEY DAVIS of Illinois. H.R. 1027: Ms. CHU. H.R. 1796: Mr. POLIS. H.R. 2309: Mr. MILLER of Florida and Mrs. H.R. 1030: Mr. MCINTYRE. H.R. 1801: Ms. MCCOLLUM. MILLER of Michigan. H.R. 1077: Mrs WAGNER. H.R. 1812: Mr. ISRAEL. H.R. 2311: Mr. HONDA. H.R. 1091: Mr. HARPER, Mrs. MILLER of H.R. 1821: Mrs. MCCARTHY of New York, Mr. H.R. 2315: Mr. PERLMUTTER, Mr. OWENS, Michigan, Mr. BILIRAKIS, Mr. SCALISE, and BRALEY of Iowa, and Mr. BEN RAY LUJA´ N of and Mr. MURPHY of Florida. Mr. BACHUS. New Mexico H.R. 2324: Mr. BROUN of Georgia. H.R. 1094: Ms. WASSERMAN SCHULTZ. H.R. 1824: Ms. KELLY of Illinois. H.R. 2328: Mr. POMPEO and Mr. OLSON. H.R. 1095: Mr. NUNNELEE. H.R. 1825: Mr. LUETKEMEYER. H.R. 2330: Mr. WITTMAN. H.R. 1098: Mr. CAPUANO. H.R. 1827: Mr. ISRAEL. H.R. 2346: Mr. POMPEO. H.R. 1101: Mr. BISHOP of New York. H.R. 1837: Mr. PAYNE and Ms. ESTY. H.R. 2368: Ms. CHU. H.R. 1125: Mr. OWENS. H.R. 1838: Mr. KIND. H.R. 2399: Mr. BARTON, Mr. SERRANO, and H.R. 1143: Mr. THOMPSON of Pennsylvania H.R. 1851: Mr. AL GREEN of Texas. Mr. GARAMENDI. and Mr. BURGESS. H.R. 1869: Mr. BARR and Mr. HULTGREN. H.R. 2408: Mr. POMPEO. H.R. 1146: Mr. CAPUANO and Mr. THOMPSON H.R. 1878: Mr. CARTWRIGHT and Mr. H.R. 2415: Mr. OLSON, Mr. JOHNSON of Ohio, of California. LOEBSACK. and Mr. RANGEL. H.R. 1148: Mr. NOLAN. H.R. 1890: Ms. SHAKOWSKY. H.R. 2419: Mr. CA´ RDENAS, Mr. TAKANO, Ms. H.R. 1173: Mr. ELLISON. H.R. 1900: Mr. WILSON of South Carolina. CHU, and Mr. COHEN. H.R. 1175: Mr. KILMER. H.R. 1905: Ms. SHEA-PORTER, Mr. KING of H.R. 2422: Mr. COHEN. H.R. 1179: Mr. BISHOP of New York and Mr. New York, and Mr. HUFFMAN. H.R. 2424: Ms. SCHAKOWSKY and Mr. COURT- HUFFMAN. H.R. 1906: Mr. MORAN, Mr. TIERNEY, Ms. NEY. H.R. 1180: Mr. NADLER, Mr. PETERS of Cali- EDWARDS, Mr. ELLISON, Ms. SLAUGHTER, Mr. H.R. 2429: Mr. NEUGEBAUER. fornia, Mr. MAFFEI, Mr. DEFAZIO, Mr. SMITH of Washington, Mr. LYNCH, and Mr. H.R. 2439: Mr. CARSON of Indiana. HUFFMAN, Mr. O’ROURKE, Mr. ISRAEL, Mr. HOLT. H.R. 2445: Mr. YOHO. BISHOP of New York, Ms. MENG, and Mr. H.R. 1907: Mr. GEORGE MILLER of California H.R. 2446: Mr. SCHWEIKERT. PERLMUTTER. and Mr. TIERNEY. H.R. 2453: Mrs. MCMORRIS RODGERS. H.R. 1186: Mr. MCCARTHY of California. H.R. 1910: Mr. POSEY. H.R. 2454: Mr. LIPINSKI.

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H.R. 2456: Mr. SCHWEIKERT. H.R. 2773: Mr. MAFFEI, Mr. JOHNSON of H.R. 2917: Mr. ELLISON. H.R. 2457: Mr. KILMER and Ms. DELBENE. Ohio, and Mr. VISCLOSKY. H.R. 2924: Mr. SAM JOHNSON of Texas. H.R. 2463: Mr. WELCH. H.R. 2774: Mr. COLE. H.R. 2925: Mr. MARCHANT. H.R. 2474: Mr. MAFFEI, Ms. KELLY of Illi- H.R. 2775: Mr. MARINO, Mr. POE of Texas, H.R. 2931: Mr. DAVID SCOTT of Georgia. nois, Mr. COHEN, and Mr. POCAN. Mr. NUNNELEE, Mr. JONES, Mr. PEARCE, Mr. H.R. 2932: Mr. KING of New York. H.R. 2475: Mr. DEUTCH, Mr. BISHOP of Utah, MESSER, Mr. FARENTHOLD, Mr. LANCE, Mr. H.R. 2933: Ms. NORTON. and Ms. NORTON. DAINES, and Mr. COOK. H.R. 2936: Ms. CLARKE, Mr. TAKANO, and H.R. 2479: Mr. HIMES, Mr. BERA of Cali- H.R. 2776: Mr. KINZINGER of Illinois, Mr. Mr. VEASEY. fornia, Ms. BASS, and Mr. PERLMUTTER. WALBERG, and Mr. POE of Texas. H.R. 2937: Mr. MAFFEI. H.R. 2480: Mr. GRIJALVA and Mr. SCHRADER. H.R. 2780: Mr. LEWIS, Mr. CONYERS, Ms. H.R. 2939: Mr. WAXMAN. ILSON ORAN C OV H.R. 2483: Mr. MCGOVERN. W of Florida, Mr. M , Mr. M G - H.R. 2955: Mr. CICILLINE and Mr. TAKANO. ERN, Ms. MOORE, Ms. CASTOR of Florida, Mr. H.R. 2502: Mr. HUFFMAN, Ms. TITUS, Ms. H.R. 2956: Ms. CASTOR of Florida, Ms. SERRANO, Mr. COURTNEY, Ms. LOFGREN, and ESHOO, Mr. HONDA, Mr. PERLMUTTER, and Mr. BROWN of Florida, and Mr. POLIS. Mr. TIERNEY. PETERS of Michigan. H.R. 2958: Mr. HUFFMAN. H.R. 2785: Mr. FITZPATRICK. H.R. 2504: Ms. NORTON, Mr. BARLETTA, Ms. H.R. 2967: Mr. YOUNG of Indiana. H.R. 2789: Mr. JONES, Mr. BURGESS, and Mr. KUSTER, and Mr. MCGOVERN. H.R. 2975: Mr. COHEN, Mr. MCGOVERN, and LAMALFA. H.R. 2506: Mr. KILMER. Ms. KUSTER. H.R. 2797: Ms. FRANKEL of Florida, Mr. H.R. 2510: Mrs. MCCARTHY of New York. H.R. 2976: Mr. COHEN, Mr. MCGOVERN, and CARSON of Indiana, Mr. O’ROURKE, Mr. CART- H.R. 2512: Ms. SCHAKOWSKY. Ms. KUSTER. WRIGHT, Mr. GRIJALVA, Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, Mr. H.R. 2523: Mr. KIND. H.J. Res. 1: Mr. POMPEO. KILMER, and Ms. WATERS. H.R. 2537: Mr. LONG. H.J. Res. 2: Mr. POMPEO. H.R. 2799: Mr. COBLE. H.R. 2542: Mr. LONG. H.J. Res. 16: Mr. YOHO. H.R. 2801: Mr. LOEBSACK, Mr. MICHAUD, and H.R. 2560: Mr. VAN HOLLEN. Mr. DUFFY. H.J. Res. 43: Mr. THOMPSON of California. H.R. 2561: Mr. WALBERG and Ms. LEE of H.R. 2805: Mrs. WAGNER and Mr. OLSON. H.J. Res. 46: Mr. MCGOVERN and Mr. BILI- California. RAKIS. H.R. 2806: Mr. BRADY of Texas, Mr. SAM H.R. 2575: Mr. GIBBS, Mr. LANCE, Mr. STIV- JOHNSON of Texas, Mr. KELLY of Pennsyl- H.J. Res. 51: Mr. WILSON of South Carolina ERS, Mr. HENSARLING, Mr. RUNYAN, Mr. BAR- vania, and Mr. GRIFFIN of Arkansas. and Mrs. BACHMANN. TON, and Mr. HARPER. H.R. 2809: Mr. BOUSTANY, Mr. PALAZZO, Mr. H.J. Res. 55: Mr. DUNCAN of South Carolina H.R. 2578: Mr. NOLAN. MASSIE, Mr. MCKINLEY, Mr. FRANKS of Ari- and Mr. SMITH of Missouri. H.R. 2582: Mr. HUFFMAN, Mr. PETERS of zona, Mr. MULVANEY, Mr. ROE of Tennessee, H.J. Res. 56: Mr. SWALWELL of California. California, Ms. HAHN, Mr. GEORGE MILLER of Mr. WEBER of Texas, Mr. SCHWEIKERT, Mr. H. Con. Res. 16: Mr. ANDREWS, Mr. BACHUS, California, Mr. SWALWELL of California, Ms. COTTON, Ms. JENKINS, Mr. WESTMORELAND, Mr. BROOKS of Alabama, Mr. BUCHANAN, Mr. WATERS, Mrs. NAPOLITANO, and Mr. SHER- Mrs. ELLMERS, Mr. SAM JOHNSON of Texas, CRAWFORD, Mr. HUNTER, Mr. MAFFEI, Mrs. MAN. Mr. OLSON, Mr. FLEMING, Mr. GOHMERT, Mr. MILLER of Michigan, and Mr. SALMON. H.R. 2588: Mr. STEWART. COBLE, Mrs. BACHMANN, Mr. MCCLINTOCK, Mr. H. Con. Res. 24: Mr. COLLINS of New York, H.R. 2591: Mr. KING of New York and Mr. FARENTHOLD, Mr. BENTIVOLIO, Mr. Mr. THORNBERRY, and Mr. MURPHY of Penn- GEORGE MILLER of California. DESJARLAIS, Mr. CULBERSON, Mr. MARCHANT, sylvania. H.R. 2607: Mrs. MILLER of Michigan and Mr. Mr. DUNCAN of South Carolina, Mr. ROGERS H. Con. Res. 34: Mr. AL GREEN of Texas and PITTENGER. of Alabama, Mr. ALEXANDER, Mr. SMITH of Mr. PALLONE. H.R. 2614: Mr. YOHO. New Jersey, Mr. LUCAS, Mr. POE of Texas, H. Con. Res. 39: Mr. THORNBERRY. H.R. 2653: Mr. DOYLE. Mr. LAMALFA, Mr. ADERHOLT, Mr. H. Res. 36: Mr. SIMPSON. H.R. 2656: Ms. NORTON, Mr. O’ROURKE, Mr. SOUTHERLAND, Mr. ROTHFUS, Mr. ROHR- H. Res. 72: Mr. OLSON. VEASEY, Mr. LOWENTHAL, and Mr. COHEN. ABACHER, Mr. SHIMKUS, Mr. GRIFFIN of Ar- H. Res. 101: Mr. PASCRELL. H.R. 2663: Mr. JOHNSON of Ohio. kansas, Mr. STIVERS, Mr. BROOKS of Ala- H. Res. 109: Mr. PERLMUTTER. H.R. 2671: Mr. BACHUS. bama, Mr. DUNCAN of Tennessee, Mr. KING- H. Res. 112: Mr. CAPUANO. STON, and Mr. FLEISCHMANN. H.R. 2679: Mr. MARINO. H. Res. 119: Mr. HURT. H.R. 2810: Mr. BARTON, Mr. WHITFIELD, Mr. H.R. 2682: Mr. GOWDY, Mr. ROTHFUS, Mr. H. Res. 147: Mrs. WALORSKI. LANCE, Mr. HOLDING, and Mr. WESTMORE- LUCAS, Mr. TIPTON, Mr. GARRETT, Mr. ALEX- H. Res. 188: Mr. POE of Texas, Mr. MARINO, LAND. ANDER, Mr. FINCHER, Mr. LATTA, Mr. Mr. SIRES, Mr. DEUTCH, Mr. ROONEY, and Mr. H.R. 2821: Ms. CHU, Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALO- RENACCI, Mr. SMITH of Nebraska, Mr. WILSON of South Carolina. NEY of New York, Mr. POCAN, Mr. COHEN, and LUETKEMEYER, Mr. HOLDING, Mr. HURT, Mr. H. Res. 208: Mr. POLIS, Mr. CONNOLLY, Mr. Mr. YARMUTH. ROYCE, Mr. GOODLATTE, and Ms. GRANGER. MCGOVERN, and Ms. BORDALLO. H.R. 2822: Mr. ENGEL. H.R. 2686: Mr. MICHAUD. H. Res. 218: Mr. LOWENTHAL. H.R. 2823: Mr. LONG. H.R. 2692: Mr. ELLISON. H. Res. 231: Mr. PERLMUTTER and Mr. BILI- H.R. 2824: Mr. CRAMER and Mrs. LUMMIS. H.R. 2700: Mr. OLSON. RAKIS. H.R. 2825: Mr. KILMER and Ms. CHU. H.R. 2702: Mr. PERLMUTTER, Mr. LOEBSACK, H. Res. 250: Mr. GOHMERT. H.R. 2826: Mr. HECK of Nevada and Mr. Mr. BLUMENAUER, and Mr. MICHAUD. H. Res. 254: Ms. SCHAKOWSKY and Mr. BACH- KLINE. H.R. 2717: Mr. BENTIVOLIO and Mr. OLSON. US. H.R. 2837: Mr. BENTIVOLIO, Mr. COTTON, Mr. H.R. 2720: Ms. PINGREE of Maine. H. Res. 281: Mr. CHAFFETZ, Mr. LOWENTHAL, COBLE, and Mr. DUFFY. H.R. 2725: Mr. OLSON, Mr. JOHNSON of Ohio, Mr. TIERNEY, Mr. LUETKEMEYER, Mr. OLSON, Mr. NUNNELEE, and Mrs. ELLMERS. H.R. 2839: Mr. HUFFMAN, Mr. FOSTER, and Mr. ISRAEL, Mr. RODNEY DAVIS of Illinois, Ms. WATERS. H.R. 2727: Mr. COURTNEY. Mrs. BLACKBURN, Mrs. WALORSKI, and Mr. H.R. 2845: Mr. LOEBSACK and Mr. AUSTIN H.R. 2738: Mr. KILDEE and Mr. KEATING. POSEY. SCOTT of Georgia. H.R. 2740: Mr. POCAN. H. Res. 285: Mr. POLIS, Mr. BRALEY of Iowa, H.R. 2848: Mr. FALEOMAVAEGA. H.R. 2757: Mrs. CHRISTENSEN, Ms. BASS, Ms. and Mr. SERRANO. H.R. 2849: Mr. HIMES. CLARKE, Ms. FUDGE, Mr. BUTTERFIELD, Ms. H. Res. 293: Mr. VARGAS. EFFRIES JACKSON LEE, Ms. EDWARDS, Mr. PAYNE, Mr. H.R. 2851: Mr. J . H. Res. 301: Ms. SHEA-PORTER. RICHMOND, Mr. CLYBURN, Mr. THOMPSON of H.R. 2852: Mr. SWALWELL of California. H. Res. 302: Mr. TURNER and Mr. HUIZENGA Mississippi, Mr. LEWIS, Mr. AL GREEN of H.R. 2854: Mr. COHEN. of Michigan. Texas, Ms. WILSON of Florida, Mr. DANNY K. H.R. 2865: Mr. ELLISON. H. Res. 304: Mr. ISRAEL. DAVIS of Illinois, Ms. KELLY of Illinois, Mrs. H.R. 2870: Mr. SCHOCK. H. Res. 307: Mr. LOEBSACK and Mr. PERL- BEATTY, Ms. SEWELL of Alabama, Mr. JOHN- H.R. 2875: Mr. SERRANO. MUTTER. SON of Georgia, Mr. CARSON of Indiana, Ms. H.R. 2878: Mr. COHEN and Mr. TAKANO. H. Res. 308: Ms. TSONGAS, Mr. COURTNEY, MOORE, and Mr. WATT. H.R. 2882: Mr. ROE of Tennessee. Mr. LARSEN of Washington, Mr. BISHOP of H.R. 2761: Mr. DEUTCH and Ms. MATSUI. H.R. 2884: Ms. NORTON. New York, Mr. TIERNEY, Mr. CA´ RDENAS, Mr. H.R. 2764: Mr. COLE. H.R. 2887: Mr. FATTAH. LIPINSKI, and Mr. WAXMAN. H.R. 2765: Mr. COFFMAN. H.R. 2889: Mr. ELLISON. H. Res. 313: Mr. HARPER. H.R. 2766: Mr. HUFFMAN. H.R. 2901: Ms. BASS, Mr. CHABOT, and Mr. H. Res. 314: Mr. TAKANO. H.R. 2770: Mr. COHEN. HASTINGS of Florida. H. Res. 319: Mr. CARTWRIGHT, Mr. HASTINGS H.R. 2772: Ms. GABBARD, Mr. TONKO, Mr. H.R. 2907: Mr. RUNYAN, Mr. LOEBSACK, and of Florida, Mr. BISHOP of Georgia, Mr. CLAY, TAKANO, Mr. CICILLINE, Mr. SCOTT of Vir- Ms. BORDALLO. Mr. PAYNE, Mr. CLEAVER, Mr. MORAN, and ginia, Mr. NADLER, and Ms. KAPTUR. H.R. 2913: Mr. RUNYAN. Mr. NADLER.

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Vol. 159 WASHINGTON, FRIDAY, AUGUST 2, 2013 No. 114 Senate The Senate met at 11:45 and 59 sec- The legislative clerk read the fol- Mr. LEAHY thereupon assumed the onds a.m., and was called to order by lowing letter: Chair as Acting President pro tempore. the Honorable MARK R. WARNER, a Sen- U.S. SENATE, f ator from the Commonwealth of Vir- PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE, ginia. Washington, DC, August 2, 2013. ADJOURNMENT UNTIL TUESDAY, To the Senate: AUGUST 6, 2013, AT 10:30 A.M. f Under the provisions of rule I, paragraph 3, The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- APPOINTMENT OF ACTING of the Standing Rules of the Senate, I hereby pore. Under the previous order, the PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE appoint the Honorable MARK R. WARNER, a Senate stands adjourned until 10:30 The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from the Commonwealth of Vir- a.m., Tuesday, August 6, 2013. clerk will please read a communication ginia, to perform the duties of the Chair. Thereupon, the Senate, at 11:46 and 29 to the Senate from the President pro PATRICK J. LEAHY, seconds a.m., adjourned until Tuesday, President pro tempore. tempore (Mr. LEAHY). August 6, 2013, at 10:30 a.m.

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TRIBUTE TO CHEF VINCENT HEN- sioned to return to D.C. in 2010 to cater a they serve and to grow their reach to serve DERSON, MOBILE’S CULINARY meal for Surgeon General Regina Benjamin. every individual who currently lacks regular AMBASSADOR These prestigious examples of Vince’s work access to a health care home. are merely a scratch on the surface of all of It is fitting, Mr. Speaker, that Health Deliv- HON. JO BONNER the people who had the privilege of enjoying ery’s anniversary falls close to National Health OF ALABAMA Vince, and his delectable meals, throughout Center Week. National Health Center Week IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES his years. offers the opportunity to recognize America’s Mr. Speaker, on behalf of the people of health centers, their staff, board members, Friday, August 2, 2013 South Alabama, I would like to personally ex- and all those responsible for the continued Mr. BONNER. Mr. Speaker, I rise to pay tend my condolences to Vince’s beloved success and growth of the program since its tribute to a local legend, who—through his brothers, sisters, nieces, nephews, and mul- creation almost 50 years ago. many talents—introduced the culinary treas- titudes of friends for their loss. You are all in During National Health Center Week, we ures of Mobile, Alabama to the world. On July our thoughts and prayers. recognize the multitude of ways in which 5, 2013, we lost Chef Vincent Henderson, but f America’s Health Centers are transforming we will always fondly remember his warm care in local communities. I encourage every smile, passion for living and the best creole CONGRATULATIONS TO HEALTH Member of Congress to visit their local health DELIVERY INC. FOR 44 YEARS OF cooking on the Gulf Coast. centers and celebrate the important role they DEDICATED SERVICE—HEALTH A native of Mobile, ‘‘Vince’’ Henderson grew play in serving our communities. up surrounded by an appreciation for cooking. DELIVERY, INC. IS RECOGNIZED DURING NATIONAL HEALTH CEN- His father owned the original Best Grill in Mo- f bile. In an account published in the Mobile’s TER WEEK FOR 44 YEARS OF Lagniappe newspaper, Chef Henderson talked SERVICE CONGRATULATING DR. CHRIS COO- about those early days that had such an influ- PER ON RECEIVING THE UNIVER- ence upon his life as Mobile’s culinary ambas- HON. DANIEL T. KILDEE SITY OF NORTH CAROLINA sador. ‘‘As a young child, on Saturdays some OF MICHIGAN BOARD OF GOVERNORS AWARD of my brothers and sisters, we would sit down IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES FOR EXCELLENCE IN TEACHING with a 100-pound box of shrimp. It would take Friday, August 2, 2013 us all day, outside, to wash and sort the HON. MARK MEADOWS shrimp into three sizes. We knew which ones Mr. KILDEE. Mr. Speaker, I ask the House OF NORTH CAROLINA to put aside for frying, for gumbo and other of Representatives to join me in congratulating uses.’’ and recognizing a locally-owned small busi- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Not only did Vince continue to glean cook- ness in my district, Health Delivery Inc., for 44 Friday, August 2, 2013 ing knowledge from his father’s restaurant years of dedicated service. Mr. MEADOWS. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to business throughout his childhood, but he also Health Delivery Inc. is a community health congratulate Chris Cooper, associate pro- widened his experience by engaging in var- center located in the Fifth Congressional Dis- fessor and head of the Department of Political ious other jobs, ranging from waiting at mul- trict. For 44 years this community health cen- Science and Public Affairs at Western Caro- tiple restaurants to washing dishes in Mobile’s ter has helped many residents of the Fifth lina University (WCU), for receiving the Uni- first Chinese restaurant. He managed to have Congressional District and I ask the 113th versity of North Carolina Board of Governors multiple side jobs throughout his vigorous pur- Congress to join me in recognizing them for Award for Excellence in Teaching. suit of the math and chemistry degree he their hard work and dedication. earned during college, showing his determina- Health centers are located in underserved A faculty member at WCU since 2002, Dr. tion and his love for the culinary world. These areas and locally-controlled by patient–major- Cooper regularly wins rave reviews from his jobs were merely the beginning for Vince. ity boards, making each health center respon- students and praise from his faculty col- Due to his persistence and his vast gusta- sive to the needs of the individual community leagues for his engaging and dynamic teach- tory experience, Vince rapidly ascended up it serves. The health center model has been ing style. the ranks of the culinary world. His exquisite proven to be an effective means of over- In addition to his innovative teaching tech- Cajun cooking allowed him to quickly become coming barriers to access for the medically niques in the classroom, Dr. Cooper is known a notable name, particularly in Washington, underserved and in doing so, improving health for playing an instrumental role in imple- D.C. Alexis Herman, former Secretary of care outcomes and reducing health care menting a new master’s-level capstone experi- Labor and friend of Vince’s, commissioned costs. ence at WCU where students demonstrate him to cater events for the Democratic Na- As locally owned and operated small busi- their competence in public affairs by working tional Committee. This entre gave Vince the nesses, health centers also serve as critical directly with community partners. opportunity to expose many other prominent economic engines helping to power local An active researcher, Dr. Cooper has writ- figures and organizations to his authentic, cre- economies. In these difficult economic times, ten numerous articles, including editorial col- ole cooking. He was hired to prepare his health centers are economic drivers in their umns for newspapers across the state, and unique Gulf Coast delicacies for the events of communities. This year, over 400 communities made many television and radio appearances the Congressional Black Caucus, the former nationwide submitted applications seeking a due to his expertise on political issues. First Lady Hillary Clinton, and a famous bas- health center, for an anticipated 25 awards. Dr. Cooper won the WCU Distinguished ketball player, Dikembe Motombo. One of the This vividly demonstrates an overwhelming Scholar Award in 2011 and the WCU most notable highlights of Vince’s career, he demand for access to comprehensive primary Chancellor’s Award for Engaged Teaching in was the first African American caterer to serve care across the nation. 2007. inside the White House. The services provided by Health Delivery Mr. Speaker, on behalf of the entire 11th Vince eventually returned to his native Mo- Inc. greatly benefit Michigan and the Fifth District of North Carolina, I congratulate Dr. bile after distinguishing himself as one of the Congressional District by delivering com- Cooper on being named one of the best most prominent chefs the city has ever seen. prehensive, high quality and accessible health teachers in the University of North Carolina Requests for his culinary talents were unceas- care. Health Delivery Inc., is committed to ex- system and thank him for his commitment to ing upon his return, and he was even commis- panding to meet the needs of the communities the students of Western Carolina University.

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It is dur- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES early wedding anniversary gift from their loving ing this assignment that I had the opportunity children Becky, Penny, Dennis, and Marcie to to get to know both General Owens and his Friday, August 2, 2013 help them celebrate their 65th anniversary to- wife Teresa. During his tenure as the Wing Mr. KILMER. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to gether on August 28, an astonishing feat on Commander he was responsible for the con- recognize the service of Private First Class its own. duct of the Pacific Command’s Continuous James Chester Mohn who went missing in ac- Their devotion over the years is a testimony Bomber Presence, Theater Security Pack- tion in the Himalayan Mountains on June 6, to their love of our county, to each other, and ages, numerous exercises supporting the re- 1943. I am honored to share these brief re- their family. As they gather with family and gion, and contingency response operations marks as part of his final farewell, today, Au- friends to celebrate this occasion, may they be from Andersen Air Force Base. General gust 4, 2013. blessed by their wisdom and learn from their Owens was responsible for the well-being of James Chester Mohn was a Tacoma area experiences. I congratulate them on their ac- more than 8,000 military and civilian personnel native. Growing up in the Fern Hill area, he complishing their long sought–after goal and on Andersen AFB and also was tasked to en- graduated from Lincoln High School with the their many years together. I wish them many sure the successful employment, deployment, class of 1939. Shortly thereafter, he was draft- more. integration, and enabling of air and space ed in the Army Air Corps and worked as a ra- f forces from the most forward sovereign U.S. dioman on C47–A cargo transport planes. Air Force base in the Pacific. His leadership Loaded with munitions, Mohn and his crew left RECOGNIZING LIEUTENANT GEN- was critical during the stand-up of Joint Re- Lalmanirhat, India on the 25th of May, 1943 ERAL DOUGLAS H. OWENS ON gion Marianas and during the planning phases and they were reported missing in action on THE OCCASION OF HIS RETIRE- for the realignment of Marines from Okinawa June 6, 1943. MENT FROM THE UNITED to Guam. He also continued to ensure suc- In November of 2010, nearly 70 years after STATES AIR FORCE AFTER cessful implementation of certain portions of the cargo plane was last seen, remnants of MORE THAN 33 YEARS OF FAITH- the current Pacific Airpower Resiliency strat- the plane were discovered and the plane was FUL SERVICE egy. Additionally, his support of the local com- identified. Now, we join Gladys Terry, the sis- munity on Guam was extraordinary, and I am ter of James Mohn and Virgil James Holman, HON. MADELEINE Z. BORDALLO very thankful for the lasting relationships he Mohn’s nephew, in celebration of his life while OF GUAM built between the military and civilian commu- paying respect for his ultimate sacrifice. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES nity which remain strong today. Mr. Speaker, I am honored to help VFW Friday, August 2, 2013 I again congratulate Lieutenant General Post 91 and the greater Tacoma community in Owens on the occasion of his retirement. I join their acknowledgement of this local service- Ms. BORDALLO. Mr. Speaker, I rise today the people of Guam in commending him for man. In addition, I am grateful to the Lincoln to commend and congratulate Lieutenant Gen- his exceptional service to our great nation and High School R.O.T.C. and the Puyallup Tribe eral Douglas H. Owens on the occasion of his thanking him for his contributions to our com- Veterans Committee for their participation on retirement from the United States Air Force munity. Although General Owens and Teresa this occasion. after more than 33 years of faithful service. will be greatly missed, I wish them both all the With the final farewell of James Mohn, we Lieutenant General Owens will retire on Octo- best as they transition to the next stage of are reminded of the enormous sacrifices that ber 1, 2013, concluding his duty as the Vice their life and enjoy a long and happy retire- the servicemen and women of our armed Commander of Air Education and Training ment together. Command, Joint Base San Antonio–Randolph, forces make each day for the safety of Ameri- f cans at home and abroad. While it is with Texas. heavy hearts that we recognize this unfortu- General Owens is a command pilot with IN HONOR OF THE APTOS HIGH nate loss of life, this occasion also gives us more than 3,100 hours in various aircraft, in- SCHOOL ROBOTICS CLUB the opportunity to again thank the men and cluding the T–37, T–38, T–41, T–6 and A/OA– women who help protect and defend our na- 10. He flew combat missions in the first A–10 HON. SAM FARR tion and our way of life. squadron deployed to operations Desert OF CALIFORNIA I am pleased to recognize James Chester Shield and Desert Storm. He has commanded IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES at the squadron, group and wing levels, and Mohn and all of our servicemen and women Friday, August 2, 2013 today, who continue to honor our nation with served in a variety of operational and staff po- their bravery, loyalty, and devotion. sitions. These include assignments in the Mr. FARR. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to Headquarters U.S. Air Force Checkmate Divi- honor the Aptos High School Robotics Club— f sion and Operations Directorate on the Joint winners of the 2013 International Marine Ad- CONGRATULATING MR. AND MRS. Staff, supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom, Op- vanced Technology Education (MATE) Under- MARCINE AND NITA LOU WEBB eration Enduring Freedom, and other oper- water Robotics Competition. The club, which ations worldwide. He has also served as a independently designed, built, operated, and HON. K. MICHAEL CONAWAY numbered air force vice commander and as competed with their remote operated vehicle OF TEXAS deputy commander of a joint task force for Pa- (ROV) in this year’s competition, has won the IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES cific Command. General Owens has served MATE competition for the second time in three five tours in the Pacific, including an assign- years. This year’s original design, ‘‘The Friday, August 2, 2013 ment as the Vice Commander of Pacific Air Kracken″, is a deep–water ROV engineered to Mr. CONAWAY. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to Forces supporting combat readiness, theater maintain ocean observing systems. This fully recognize the extraordinary accomplishments security cooperation, enhanced force posture functional submersible, a collaborative effort of Mr. and Mrs. Marcine and Nita Lou Webb and presence throughout the theater. by fourteen bright and young scientific minds, of San Angelo, Texas. Over the past three General Owens is a 1980 graduate of the demonstrates that people of all ages have decades, Mr. and Mrs. Webb have made it U.S. Air Force Academy, and obtained his much to contribute to the science and tech- their mission to visit all 50 state capitol build- Masters Degree from the University of Phoe- nology necessary to better understand our ings throughout the United States. Their 35- nix in 1988. He is a graduate of Squadron Of- treasured oceans. year journey culminated in June when they ficer School, Air Command and Staff College, The MATE competition challenges K–12, traveled to Augusta, Maine. and National War College where he earned a community college, and university students Their adventure took them from the dusty second Masters degree in 1998. General and from all over the world to design and build West Texas plains to every corner of this na- Mrs. Owens have two adult children: John and ROVs to tackle missions modeled after real tion. It has given them the opportunity to wit- Michael, and four grandchildren. Both John world modern science scenarios. The competi- ness firsthand the vast beauty found through- and Michael have continued the family tradition requires students to think of themselves

VerDate Mar 15 2010 06:36 Aug 03, 2013 Jkt 029060 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 0626 Sfmt 9920 E:\CR\FM\K02AU8.018 E02AUPT1 jbell on DSK7SPTVN1PROD with REMARKS August 2, 2013 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks E1207 as ‘‘entrepreneurs’’ and transform their teams nities. National Farmer’s Market Week recog- more difficult to recruit and train the next gen- into companies that manufacture, market and nizes the important role that farmer’s markets eration of scientists and bio-engineers. sell ‘‘products.’’ play in our food system, and I ask my col- The science and research community is In addition to engineering their ROVs, the leagues to join me in celebrating the nearly sounding the alarm. Congress needs to pro- students are required to prepare technical re- 8,000 farmer’s markets across our great na- vide strong, stable funding for NIH in order for ports, poster displays and engineering presen- tion. our global leadership in science and bio- tations that are delivered to working profes- f medical research to continue and for our re- sionals. This structure allows competitors to searchers’ discoveries to benefit patients as experience the ‘‘real world’’ aspects of bring- SEQUESTRATION’S EFFECT ON soon as possible. Let’s not allow ideological ing such products to the marketplace; not only PANCREATIC CANCER RESEARCH budget battles to jeopardize our country’s in- highlighting the importance of ocean observa- vestments in the health of our citizens any tion and exploration, but also the intrapersonal HON. HENRY A. WAXMAN longer. I urge my colleagues to listen to the and professional skills needed to effectively OF CALIFORNIA experts, work together, and take action to re- contribute in a professional environment. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES place the arbitrary cuts of sequestration with a balanced plan that reflects public priorities and Mr. Speaker, I am immensely proud of Friday, August 2, 2013 these talented and hardworking young oceans common sense. leaders from my congressional district and Mr. WAXMAN. Mr. Speaker, earlier this year f President Obama signed into law The Recal- congratulate them on their remarkable RECOGNIZING THE DISTINGUISHED achievement. These students have proven, on citrant Cancer Research Act. This law takes an important step to accelerate research on SERVICE OF THE HONORABLE JO an international level, that the innovative mind BONNER and entrepreneurial spirit is alive and well in pancreatic cancer and other cancers with the all generations of Americans. Constituents in highest mortality rates and for which there has my district have long recognized the value of been little progress on diagnosis or treatment. HON. JEFF MILLER OF FLORIDA our oceans and coasts and the Aptos High In recent decades, steady progress has been IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Robotics Team has developed an important made in improving the survival rate for many prototype that will help scientists gather more forms of cancer, but today only 6% of individ- Friday, August 2, 2013 ocean observing data. I commend the team uals diagnosed with pancreatic cancer will sur- Mr. MILLER of Florida. Mr. Speaker, I rise for their efforts and encourage them to con- vive more than five years. This staggering sta- today to recognize the distinguished service of tinue to pursue their passion for ocean tistic, which has not improved in 40 years, my good friend and colleague from Alabama, science and exploration. only begins to tell the story of the enormous JO BONNER. Both JO and I are privileged to toll this disease has taken on these patients f represent portions of the Gulf Coast. Our con- and their families. stituents in Alabama’s First Congressional Dis- RECOGNIZING NATIONAL Under the new law, the National Cancer In- trict and Florida’s First Congressional District FARMER’S MARKET WEEK stitute at the NIH will develop a scientific share inextricable bonds built on family, friend- framework to attack pancreatic, lung and other ship and faith. HON. ANN M. KUSTER deadly cancers. The NCI has started this proc- I have had the opportunity to work closely OF NEW HAMPSHIRE ess by convening a working group of experts with JO over the past decade, and I can truly IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES in the field of pancreatic cancer research and say that he is one of the hardest working law- releasing an initial report with recommenda- makers here in Washington. He is also a man Friday, August 2, 2013 tions about high–priority research areas. When of unimpeachable character, and his integrity Ms. KUSTER. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to fully implemented, this law holds promise to as a public servant was reflected in his tenure recognize National Farmer’s Market Week, lay the foundation for the development of bet- as Chairman of the House Ethics Committee. which will take place August 4, 2013 through ter diagnostics and treatments that pancreatic Serving as Chairman of such an important August 10, 2013. cancer patients desperately need. House committee is a great challenge, but JO In New Hampshire, the agricultural industry Now, sequestration is putting this progress has served in some of the most challenging contributes nearly one billion dollars to our in doubt. In one fell swoop, the sequester roles here in the House, including as a mem- local economy every year. With over 400,000 chopped $1.55 billion from the NIH budget. ber of the Appropriations Committee and as acres of land across the Granite State devoted Even before these cuts took effect in the mid- Assistant Whip. to everything from timber operations and dle of this fiscal year, the threat of the seques- Despite taking on demanding leadership greenhouses to dairy farms and apple or- ter caused NIH to delay or trim down the size roles in Congress, JO has never stopped fight- chards, agriculture is an integral part of our of research grants. Now that it is in effect, the ing on behalf of his constituents to help lure landscape and history. I am proud to be the sequester has impacted every area of medical economic development to the Gulf Coast. JO first Representative from New Hampshire to research and every Institute and Center within helped lead the Gulf effort to bring the newly serve on the House Agriculture Committee in NIH. NIH-funded researchers in labs across opened Airbus A320 assembly plant to Mobile, seventy years. the country will receive 700 fewer research which is the company’s first American produc- Farmer’s markets are a vital part of our grants this year than last year. And the bite of tion facility. The thousands of jobs that the Air- communities in New Hampshire, connecting the Budget Control Act’s cuts to NIH could bus plant has brought to the Gulf Coast come the farmers who grow our food with the fami- deepen next year if Congress does not correct on top of other efforts led by JO to promote lies who consume it. In fact, farmer’s markets it. the Gulf Coast as a region open for business. could be found in New England all the way The Director of NIH, Dr. Francis Collins, has In 2007, JO was a crucial figure in the con- back to colonial times. Currently, there are said that ‘‘if the Budget Control Act—imposed struction of the $4.8 billion ThyssenKrupp nearly one hundred farmer’s markets through- caps on discretionary programs continue, and Steel plant, which brought thousands of jobs out the Granite State, from small summertime NIH funding is reduced proportionally over the to the area, and he has also helped already gatherings to year-round markets—and the next 10 years, funding will decline by about established businesses, such as Austal USA, number is still growing. Many of these markets $19 billion. The consequences will be harmful expand and create new jobs. JO’s unwavering were created by individual citizens with a pas- to scientific progress and to American leader- efforts helped businesses create thousands of sion for serving their community and the will- ship in science.’’ jobs for both his constituents and mine, and ingness to roll up their sleeves and make it The erosion of NIH’s budget represents bad the entire Gulf Coast region will continue to happen. policy and missed opportunities. Advance- benefit from these projects for decades to Farmer’s markets strengthen our commu- ments in science and health care take time come. nities by supporting local farmers and pro- and sustained funding. Breakthroughs occur JO has been a leader in the Gulf community viding consumers with fresh, nutritious food. only after years of incremental gains. The se- in good times, helping to promote economic It’s a win for our economy, a win for our quester is disrupting and delaying the efforts growth and job creation; however, he has also health, and a win for the environment. That’s of our nation’s leading researchers and sci- been there during devastating disasters such the New Hampshire way. entists who are toiling to understand complex as the recovery from Hurricane Ivan in 2005, The growing number and popularity of these and unsolved medical problems. The squeeze and, most recently, the BP Deepwater Horizon markets is truly a testament of the commit- of the sequester is also jeopardizing the future Oil Spill in 2010. JO worked closely with fed- ment that Granite Staters have to our commu- biomedical research workforce by making it eral, state, and local authorities to coordinate

VerDate Mar 15 2010 06:36 Aug 03, 2013 Jkt 029060 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 0626 Sfmt 9920 E:\CR\FM\K02AU8.006 E02AUPT1 jbell on DSK7SPTVN1PROD with REMARKS E1208 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks August 2, 2013 the emergency response efforts, while simulta- Mr. Carmichael began his work in the coun- They want to take away preventive services neously working to hold BP accountable ty in 1977, when he was hired as the chief from Americans like mammograms and through the Gulf Coast Claims Facility. Here in lender for Kitsap Bank. By 1985, he was its colonoscopies. Washington, JO and I worked closely with President and Chief Operating Officer. Kitsap They want to take away health care pre- other members from the Gulf states to draft Bank has thrived under his stewardship, ex- miums that are actually spent on medical care and pass the RESTORE Act, which will bring panding throughout the region and creating instead of advertising. billions of dollars of fine money from the oil good, living-wage jobs. Due to the foresight They want to take away the right to plain spill back to the impacted communities for and judgment of Jim Carmichael, Kitsap Bank language explanations of plan benefits. economic and ecological restoration. JO’s con- successfully navigated the worst economic And most of all, they want to take away the stant leadership and work on behalf of his downturn since the Great Depression. rights of my constituents to health insurance constituents have left an indelible mark on his Mr. Speaker, as an active member of the for those with preexisting conditions. district, and his tireless work has helped as- Kitsap Economic Development Alliance, and Thomas Jefferson said in 1808 that ‘‘great sure a more prosperous future for citizens as its former board president, Mr. Carmichael innovations should not be forced on slender along the Gulf. worked to foster local entrepreneurship, attract majorities.’’ I think an overwhelming number of American people would say they are in favor We will all be sad to see JO leave the business to the region, and educate the com- House, and I will particularly miss his community about the benefits of development. As of the rights they have under the Affordable monsense approach to legislating, but we also a board member of the YMCA, he worked to Care Act, versus going back to a time of dis- know that his service to the people of the promote the well-being of some of our most criminatory practices of private insurers. vulnerable citizens. As the head of Kitsap State of Alabama is far from over. JO’s new f Bank, Mr. Carmichael ensured the availability position as vice chancellor of government rela- of lending opportunities, making our commu- THE IMPACT OF U.S. INTER- tions and economic development for the Uni- nities stronger, healthier, and more self-reliant. NATIONAL WATER PROGRAMS versity of Alabama System will allow him to Mr. Carmichael has always been someone ON HEALTH continue his distinguished service to the peo- that leaders throughout our community and ple of Alabama. Although as a University of state—including yours truly—could contact to HON. CHRISTOPHER H. SMITH Florida graduate, I think I can speak for the better understand financial issues, economic OF NEW JERSEY entire SEC, when I say that the last thing that development opportunities, or other civic mat- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES the University of Alabama needs is more ters. Friday, August 2, 2013 world–class talent. JO’s track record of suc- Mr. Speaker, it is because of these great cess here in the House will no doubt be an in- accomplishments that he has received this Mr. SMITH of New Jersey. Mr. Speaker, two valuable asset to the University of Alabama special award. Today, I can say with con- years ago, the subcommittee that I chair held system and its students. fidence that the careful judgment of Mr. Car- a hearing on U.S. Africa programs and found Mr. Speaker, on behalf of the whole House michael, and his extraordinary commitment to that the unitary water budget line item had I extend my deep gratitude to JO for his years the promotion of the public good, has made been ‘‘zeroed out.’’ Needless to say, members of distinguished service on behalf of his con- our state a better place to live and do busi- of our subcommittee were astonished that stituents and the entire Gulf Coast that we call ness. I am pleased to recognize his service such an important segment of our foreign pol- home. My wife Vicki and I wish JO, his wife today. icy was seemingly being abandoned. We were assured that the money for international water Jane, their daughter Lee, and their son Robins f all the best as they begin this new chapter in programs did not disappear, but was merely their lives. THE 40TH VOTE TO REPEAL redistributed among several programs. The f AFFORDABLE CARE ACT hearing that we held yesterday was intended to look at how effective this strategy has been PERSONAL EXPLANATION HON. ANNA G. ESHOO and to look at how our government’s inter- OF CALIFORNIA national water programs will be implemented HON. MICHELE BACHMANN IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES in the future. OF MINNESOTA Friday, August 2, 2013 Water is undeniably important to health and IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES the very survival of human beings. Water com- Ms. ESHOO. Mr. Speaker, there is some- prises more than two thirds of human body Friday, August 2, 2013 thing extraordinary taking place. Not only are weight, and without water, we would die in a Mrs. BACHMANN. Mr. Speaker, during roll we implementing the Affordable Care Act few days. The human brain is 95% water, No. 445, on the passage of H.R. 367, the across 50 states benefitting hundreds of mil- blood is 82% and lungs 90%. A mere 2% drop Regulations from the Executive in Need of lions of people in our country, but there is si- in our body’s water supply can trigger signs of multaneously an effort in the House of Rep- Scrutiny Act of 2013, I was called away from dehydration: fuzzy short-term memory, trouble resentatives to repeal the law for the 40th the floor for official business and was unable with basic math, and difficulty focusing on time. smaller print, such as a computer screen. to vote on the final passage. I intended to vote Imagine. . .this is not the fourth time, but the Water is important to the mechanics of the ’’aye.’’ 40th time that Republicans are moving to take human body. The body cannot work without it, f away rights to which Americans are legally entitled. These are the rights signed into law by just as a car cannot run without gas and oil. RECOGNIZING JIM CARMICHAEL’S It is, therefore, troubling that so many peo- the President and confirmed by the United COMMITMENT AND SERVICE TO ple in the world do not have ready access to States Supreme Court. THE KITSAP COUNTY REGION OF water. According to a 2012 report released by WASHINGTON STATE There’s never been such an effort in Con- gress in the history of our country where a the World Health Organization (WHO) and the measure has been taken up 40 times. I be- United Nations Children’s Fund, roughly 780 HON. DEREK KILMER lieve my friends on the other side of the aisle million people around the world lack access to OF WASHINGTON are on the wrong side of history. clean drinking water, and an estimated 2.5 bil- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES I would like to highlight this phenomenon lion people (roughly 40% of the world’s population) are without access to safe sanitation fa- Friday, August 2, 2013 through the lens of constituents and the rights they have and the rights that my Republican cilities. Tainted water and unsanitary practices Mr. KILMER. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to colleagues want to take away from them. are at the root of many health problems in the recognize Jim Carmichael, a recent recipient They want to reopen the prescription drug developing world and are hindering U.S. and of the Kitsap Economic Development Alli- donut hole that was created through the pro- international global health efforts. ance’s Lifetime Achievement Award. For 30 gram that they supported, costing seniors In a June 27th hearing on neglected dis- years, Mr. Carmichael has worked to advance thousands of out-of-pocket expenses a year. eases, the subcommittee heard testimony on the economic interests of Kitsap County They want to take away from children the the WHO list of 17 neglected tropical dis- through steadfast service to his community. As ability to stay on their parents’ insurance pol- eases—three of which are primarily water- a result of his dedication, Mr. Carmichael has icy up to the age of 26. borne. However, there are dozens of other had a profound influence on the economic de- They want to take away lifetime limit caps diseases transmitted through contaminated velopment of Kitsap County and the sur- on insurance policies. How can anyone argue water, including botulism, cholera, dysentery, rounding region. that lifetime limit caps were ever good policy? hepatitis A, polio and SARS.

VerDate Mar 15 2010 06:36 Aug 03, 2013 Jkt 029060 PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 0626 Sfmt 9920 E:\CR\FM\K02AU8.009 E02AUPT1 jbell on DSK7SPTVN1PROD with REMARKS August 2, 2013 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks E1209 WHO estimates that more than 14,000 peo- Board of Controls approved the site for the months, he and Athletics Director Jack ple die daily from water-borne illnesses, which university near the Orange and Seminole O’Leary approved the development of the cause: Counties’ line on January 24, 1964. However, UCF football program to become part of More than 1 billion cases of intestinal the future site of the university would remain NCAA Division III. On September 22, 1979, worms, 1.4 million child diarrheal deaths and untouched for years as the Florida legislature UCF traveled to play its first football game 500,000 deaths from malaria. struggled to provide construction funds. against St. Leo University and won 21–0. Con- Moreover, water is at the root of inter- In December 1965, Dr. Charles Millican be- tinuing UCF’s intercollegiate athletic develop- national conflict. A growing number of conflicts came the university’s first and only employee. ment, the Wayne Densch Sports Center was are exacerbated by limited access to water. Dr. Millican and the university’s first offices dedicated to UCF on October 22, 1986. Years Increasing demand and greater variability in were above a drugstore located in downtown later, in 1996, UCF’s athletics would move to rainfall can inflame tensions, such as the con- Orlando at the corner of Church Street and NCAA Division 1–A. And, ten years after mov- cern Egypt has expressed about the impact of Orange Avenue. On January 17, 1966, the ing to NCAA Division 1–A, the University of the Nile’s flow due to Ethiopia’s proposed university was named Florida Technological Central Florida Cheerleading Squad would be- Grand Renaissance Dam. University (FTU), and three days later on Jan- come National Champions. Although water circulates, returning to avail- uary 20, 1966, the first prospective student in- In March of 1992, Dr. John C. Hitt became ability through various natural processes as quiry arrived via postcard from Gaithersburg, the third President of the University of Central evaporation, clouds and rain, only about 2.5 Maryland. The following year on March 19, Florida, and has been serving the UCF com- percent of the planet’s water is fresh rather 1967, Florida Governor Claude Kirk and over munity as President for over 20 years. I had than salty, and less than half that amount is 2,000 supporters formally inaugurated the the personal honor of working with Dr. Hitt available in rivers, lakes and underground groundbreaking of FTU. while serving as a member of the Board of aquifers. Pollution consumes some of the In April 1968, the official seal, the Pegasus, Trustees for UCF. Under Dr. Hitt’s leadership, available water from industrial or agricultural was approved as the university’s logo and UCF has planned and won approval for a new runoff. An estimated 40 percent of U.S. rivers FTU received their first research grant from college of medicine, doubled enrollment while and 46 percent of U.S. lakes are considered NASA for $12,500. Opened on June 24, 1968, enhancing the quality of academic offerings, unfit for fishing, swimming or drinking, and we FTU’s library became the first functioning increasing the number of doctoral degrees are a developed country with significant re- building on campus and housed the adminis- awarded each year, and expanded research sources. Developing countries too often don’t tration, staff offices, library and classrooms. In funding. Continuing their development, on May 1, keep adequate track of the extent of pollution the fall of 1968, the first four residence halls 1993, UCF became an official member of the nor have the ability to adequately do some- opened to 432 students. The Student Union nation’s oldest higher education association, thing about it. Other constraints on the global would not be constructed until twelve years the National Association of State Universities supply of water include efforts to privatize later in 1980. and Land–Grant Colleges. In 1994, President water systems in the developing world and the On January 31, 1968, FTU’s first catalog Hitt formed a committee to create a new de- encroachment of salt water into fresh water was published. A few months later on October sign for UCF’s mascot, and thus ‘‘Knightro’’ systems. 7, 1968, FTU’s first edition of their student was born. ‘‘Knightro’’ made his first appear- The challenges to ensuring that clean water newspaper, later named ‘‘The FuTUre,’’ pub- ance as the university’s new mascot at a foot- is available to people in developing countries lished that FTU had fifty–five degree pro- ball game on November 19, 1994. The fol- are serious. That is why new legislation is grams, 1,948 enrolled students, 90 instructors lowing November, the first UCF Spirit Splash and 150 staff members. The Orlando Sentinel being developed—The Senator Paul Simon would take place when students entered the went on to report that October 7, 1968, will Water for the World Act of 2013—intended to forbidden Reflecting Pond on campus during forever be remembered as the day that support the original 2005 act by strengthening homecoming festivities. Today, the UCF Spirit changed Orlando and Central Florida. In 1969, and refining its implementation. The new bill Splash is considered to be one of the best col- the university received its first computer, a calls on USAID to continue to observe the legiate traditions in Florida. Water for the Poor Act of 2005 in the imple- ‘‘Model 1200,’’ that was operated by Dr. Harry At the new student convocation in August mentation of its Water and Development Strat- Poole. 2001, President John C. Hitt debuted the Uni- Walter Komanksi ran unopposed and was egy. The bill would elevate the positions of our versity of Central Florida Creed and began a elected as the first Student Government Presi- first two witnesses today—the USAID Global new tradition for the university. The UCF Water Coordinator and the State Department dent on March 9, 1969. In November 1969, Creed developed a value system for the stu- Special Advisor for Water Resources to report the first formal Greek life rush was held for dents, faculty and staff to adopt, share and in- directly to the Administrator of USAID and FTU’s first sorority, Phi Beta Phi, and first fra- corporate into all aspects of university life. Six Secretary of State respectively. Among other ternity, Pi Kappa Epsilon. On November 21, years later in September 2007, the grand provisions, the bill requires local consultation 1969, the university’s basketball team re- openings of the UCF Arena and the Bright on water management and usage and encour- corded its first win when they defeated House Networks Stadium took place just in ages local contracting on water, sanitation and Massey Institute, 99–38. The following sum- time for the 2007–2008 athletic seasons. hygiene projects. I am co-sponsoring this leg- mer, on June 14, 1970, FTU conducted their During the 2013 State of Florida Legislative islation because water is life, and we must be first commencement ceremony for 423 grad- Session, Florida Senate Resolution 1780 ex- as efficient as possible in our efforts to provide uating seniors. tended congratulations to the faculty, adminis- clean water to those in need worldwide. On December 7, 1970, FTU changed their tration, staff, student, and alumni of the Uni- f logo and announced that the Knights of the versity of Central Florida on the occasion of Pegasus would become the university’s new their 50th anniversary and recognized March RECOGNIZING THE UNIVERSITY OF mascot. The Alumni Association was estab- 20, 2013, as ‘‘UCF Day’’ in Florida. CENTRAL FLORIDA’S 50TH ANNI- lished the following year on March 5, 1971, Today, with over 190,000 alumni and as a VERSARY and the first Distinguished Alumni Award leader in academics and research, the Univer- would be awarded eight years later in March sity of Central Florida is the largest university HON. DANIEL WEBSTER 1979 to Dick Batchelor, Class of 1971. Six in the state of Florida and the second largest OF FLORIDA days after the Alumni Association was estab- university in the United States. UCF students IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES lished, on March 11, 1971, FTU celebrated its and alumni have come from all fifty states na- first homecoming at a basketball game against tionwide and over 145 countries. As one of the Friday, August 2, 2013 the Florida Institute of Technology. Five years nation’s most dynamic universities offering 212 Mr. WEBSTER of Florida. Mr. Speaker, I later, on December 1, 1976, students buried a degree programs and 18 study abroad pro- rise today to acknowledge a special occasion bicentennial time capsule on campus. The grams, the University of Central Florida’s qual- for the University of Central Florida (UCF). time capsule is to be opened in 2026. ity of academic offerings is remarkable. The University of Central Florida celebrated Florida Governor Reubin Askew signed leg- I commend UCF for their leadership, dedica- their 50th anniversary on June 10, 2013. islation on December 6, 1978, which changed tion and accomplishments. On behalf of the On June 10, 1963, during the state of Flor- the name of FTU to the University of Central people of Central Florida, it is my pleasure to ida’s thirty–ninth legislative session, Florida Florida (UCF). Following the university’s name recognize and congratulate UCF on this mo- Governor Farris Bryant signed Legislative Bill change, on January 15, 1979, Trevor mentous occasion. May their 50 years of dedi- 125 that officially created a new state univer- Colbourn was inaugurated as UCF’s second cation to the classroom and the community in- sity in the east central section of Florida. The president. During President Colbourn’s first spire many to follow in their footsteps.

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Mr. Speaker, I rise today to tions, is just the latest example of projects that honor the Vail School District on the high have occurred under Allan’s leadership. Mr. KILMER. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor of receiving a ‘‘Straight A’’ report card While Allan’s work at Wayne State is im- recognize Ed Stern, Kitsap Economic Devel- from the Arizona Department of Education. pressive, it is just his most recent endeavor; opment Alliance’s 2013 Economic Develop- This is an extraordinary accomplishment. prior to his tenure as Wayne State’s President, ment Champion of the Year. Mr. Stern’s vision Vail School District was founded over one Allen worked for Ford Motor Company for al- and tireless service have created substantive hundred years ago as a one-room school- most forty years. Allan’s story is one of dedi- opportunities for local, regional and statewide house in the middle of a ranching community cation and hard work, that saw him grow from development. Mr. Stern has spent his entire adult life at a water stop on the Southern Pacific Rail- a Financial Analyst when he joined Ford in working for the benefit of his community. For road. Over the last century, the district has 1960 to become Ford Motor Company’s Chief over 25 years, he has spearheaded economic grown to serve a population over a four hun- Financial Officer from 1986 to 1987 and then development in the region. Mr. Stern currently dred square mile area in southern Arizona. It again from March 2002 to July 2003. During serves on Poulsbo’s City Council, sits on the currently serves twelve thousand and con- his time at Ford he also served as its Presi- boards of the Kitsap Economic Development tinues to expand, with an eighteenth school dent from March 1990 to January 1993. In his Alliance and the Association of Washington under construction. leadership positions at Ford, Allan made a tre- Cities, and serves the Puget Sound Regional The Vail community has shown strong sup- mendous impact on an organization whose Council as chair of the Central Puget Sound port of its schools, staff, and teachers. This products are vital to continued economic vital- Economic Development District. has played an important role in helping the ity of our nation. Mr. Speaker, 2012 was a busy year for Mr. district achieve its remarkable success. Even with all of his professional success Stern. He led a large, active delegation of The mission of the Vail School District is to and the impact he has made on Michigan in Kitsap leaders in crafting the Regional Eco- provide parents with safe and nurturing school his professional roles, nowhere has Allan’s nomic Strategy, a comprehensive blueprint for communities where their children can obtain a commitment to his neighbors, friends, and his economic reform and development aimed at quality education. Such a dedication to proven state been greater than in his philanthropic en- securing long term, sustainable economic instructional practices and great care for the deavors. Currently, Allan serves a Chairman health in the region. He championed state leg- students has led to the accolades we cele- for the Community Foundation of Southeast islation that would revitalize local retail cores brate today. Michigan, taking a leadership role in a non- by helping cities renovate abandoned build- This success would not have been possible profit that has invested substantial resources ings. He also worked to provide citizens of without the exceptional leadership of Super- into the revitalization of the Greater Detroit re- Poulsbo with free, high-speed internet, cour- intendent Calvin Baker; the school board, gion. Allan also serves on boards for the De- tesy of a large antenna on Fourth Avenue. It Claudia Anderson, Randy Kinkade, Margaret troit Regional Chamber of Commerce, the is precisely because of these accomplish- Burkholder, Jim Coulter, and Debbie King; and Downtown Detroit Partnership, the Detroit Zoo, ments that Ed Stern has received this award the dedicated staff and teachers of the district. the Karmanos Cancer Institute, and Midtown from the Kitsap Economic Development Alli- I am proud to represent such an outstanding Detroit. Each of these organizations is dedi- ance. He has driven real change for his com- public school district which is a model of what cated to improving the lives of Michigan resi- munity members, for their regional neighbors, can be accomplished by providing an environ- dents and vitality of Southeast Michigan. With ment and education that prepares our children and for the citizens of Washington State. his experience and expertise, Allan continues As I close, I can say with confidence that Ed for future success. to be a strong and effective advocate for the Stern, with his limitless energy, has made sig- f people, businesses and communities of Michi- nificant contributions to our region and its citi- gan. ON THE OCCASION OF ALLAN zens. I am pleased to recognize his service Mr. Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join me GILMOUR’S RETIREMENT FROM today in the United States Congress. today in recognizing the profound impact Allan THE PRESIDENCY OF WAYNE f Gilmour has made on Michigan and, specifi- STATE UNIVERSITY cally, the Greater Detroit region. I am fortunate A TRIBUTE TO LINDA to count Allan as a friend, and even more for- GRANDQUIST HON. GARY C. PETERS tunately as a trusted advisor. I wish Allan and OF MICHIGAN his partner, Eric Jergens, well as he enters a HON. TOM LATHAM IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES new chapter in his life, and I know that he will OF IOWA Friday, August 2, 2013 continue changing the lives of Michigan resi- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES dents for many years to come. Mr. PETERS of Michigan. Mr. Speaker, I Friday, August 2, 2013 rise today to honor my friend, Allan Gilmour, f Mr. LATHAM. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to the President of Wayne State University in De- congratulate and recognize Linda Grandquist troit, Michigan, for his lifetime of service to the PERSONAL EXPLANATION for being named a 2013 Women of Influence people of Michigan in both the public and pri- honoree by the award-winning central Iowa vate sectors. In August, Allan will be stepping HON. DENNIS A. ROSS publication, Business Record. down from the presidency of Wayne State, OF FLORIDA Each year, Business Record undertakes an where he has been since his appointment as IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES exhaustive review to identify a standout group Interim President on January 18, 2011. of women in the Greater Des Moines area In his more than two-year tenure as Wayne Friday, August 2, 2013 who, as the publication notes, ‘‘have made a State’s President, he has focused on trans- Mr. ROSS. Mr. Speaker, I hereby submit difference.’’ An impressive group of inspiring forming the school’s position within the Great- clarification for the Official Record regarding female leaders are selected annually for this er Detroit community. Among his top initiatives my recorded vote for Amendment No. 6, of- prestigious distinction, which is based on com- have been to enhance the quality of education fered by my colleague Mr. MURPHY of Penn- bined criteria of community involvement, ca- both in academic and practical settings, in- sylvania, to H.R. 1582 on Thursday August 1, reer success, and being a role model for other crease interdisciplinary research, and strength- 2013. My recorded vote was ‘‘no’’, which was women to emulate. The 2013 Women of Influ- en Wayne State’s ties to Michigan’s business done in error. I would like to clarify that my in- ence honorees join an impressive roster of community. Having worked in the private sec- tended vote on Amendment No. 6 to H.R. more than 130 women who have changed and tor for many decades, Allan understands the 1582, the Energy Consumers Relief Act, was are continuing to change our communities for significant connections between academic in- a ‘‘yes’’. the better.

VerDate Mar 15 2010 06:36 Aug 03, 2013 Jkt 029060 PO 00000 Frm 00006 Fmt 0626 Sfmt 9920 E:\CR\FM\K02AU8.014 E02AUPT1 jbell on DSK7SPTVN1PROD with REMARKS August 2, 2013 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks E1211 Linda Grandquist has never forgotten the in- RECOGNIZING AUGUST 7TH AS We owe a sincere debt of gratitude to the spiration and influence derived from her NATIONAL LIGHTHOUSE DAY Buffalo Lighthouse Association for its steward- grandmother’s place as a female doctor. It ship and vision because when the South Buf- was this that led Ms. Grandquist and a friend HON. BRIAN HIGGINS falo Lighthouse project is completed it will be to start a business in the 1960s that was es- OF NEW YORK paired with the restoration of the 1833 Buffalo sentially a temp service for female medical as- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Lighthouse at the northern end of the harbor, sistants or dental assistants—a rare venture. Friday, August 2, 2013 providing local, national, and international visi- In the late 1970s, she embarked upon a real tors the unique chance to tour cultural and his- Mr. HIGGINS. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to toric bookends along Western New York’s estate career and had a sales volume exceed- recognize August 7th as National Lighthouse ing a million dollars her first year, cementing Outer Harbor. Day, and to stress the important role of light- Mr. Speaker, thank you for allowing me a her as one of the few women in the ‘‘million houses in our Nation’s history and the values dollar club.’’ Additionally, Ms. Grandquist re- few moments to appreciate the function and that they represent. beauty of the lighthouse and the good works cently has joined the Prairie Meadows board On August 7th, 1789, Congress passed an of those dedicated to these structures. These of directors, where she serves on the legacy Act regarding the establishment and support structures and their legacy deserve to be hon- grant committee and reads each of the some of lighthouses, beacons, buoys, and public ored for their historical and symbolic signifi- 500-plus grant applications the organization piers. This early acknowledgement of their sig- cance in our national narrative. I recognize nificance demonstrates the central part light- receives. She also serves on the board at August 7th as National Lighthouse Day, and houses play in America’s growth and develop- UnityPoint Health, volunteers with the Animal commend the efforts of the Buffalo Lighthouse Rescue League of Iowa, and serves on the ment, from its inception to the present. Throughout our Nation’s history, lighthouses Association and all those who strive to pre- Blank Park Zoo board. She prefers to do it all serve, restore, and educate the public about without seeking the spotlight. have provided guidance for ships carrying economic goods and hopeful travelers into these magnificent structures. Mr. Speaker, it is a profound honor to rep- and out of the country, and protected our larg- f resent leaders like Linda Grandquist in the est entry point, our coasts, from danger. Their HONORING THE CAREER OF JOHN United States Congress, and I am pleased to shining lights embrace newcomers as they ar- PILIOS recognize her for working to better both her rive on shore, and wish those departing fare- community and the great state of Iowa. I invite well. my colleagues in the House to join me in con- In my hometown of Buffalo, we are fortunate HON. KEVIN McCARTHY gratulating her on receiving this esteemed to have lighthouses that remain standing OF CALIFORNIA designation, thanking those at Business today. ‘‘Chinaman’s Lighthouse’’ is Buffalo’s IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Record for their great work, and wishing each oldest building still standing on its original Friday, August 2, 2013 foundation. Lit in 1833, our Buffalo Light is member of the 2013 Women of Influence Mr. MCCARTHY of California. Mr. Speaker, class continued success. one of the oldest on the Great Lakes and is a landmark along Buffalo’s Outer Harbor Wa- I rise today to recognize my good friend, John Pilios, who will be retiring as news director at f terfront. Buffalo’s lighthouses are key cultural com- KGET Channel 17 in Bakersfield, California after dedicating 35 years of his life to the Cali- CONGRATULATING SHERIFF KEVIN ponents of our efforts to revitalize our region’s waterfront as a destination for western New fornia broadcast industry. FRYE FOR BEING ELECTED Joining the world of radio broadcasting in PRESIDENT OF THE NORTH Yorkers and tourists alike. The light that once welcomed immigrants as they landed on the 1977 as a Disc Jockey with KSEE Radio in CAROLINA SHERIFFS’ ASSOCIA- Santa Maria, John has done it all. From Pro- TION shores of Lake Erie now serves to encourage people to enjoy the new recreational opportu- gram Director with KLOM Radio in Lompoc to nities on the waterfront. News Anchor with KSMA Radio, John eventu- The Buffalo Light like many others had fall- ally went on to serve as a reporter with KCOY HON. MARK MEADOWS en into disrepair for years. To save this impor- and, in 1990, became its News Director. In OF NORTH CAROLINA tant structure, the Buffalo Lighthouse Associa- 1999, he joined the KGET family and in 2001 became the News Director. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES tion was established in 1985 dedicated to restoring and promoting this vital link to our his- As one of the longest serving news directors Friday, August 2, 2013 tory, heritage, and future. in California, John is well known for his impec- Due to post-9/11 security requirements the cable character and carries a reputation for Mr. MEADOWS. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to Buffalo Lighthouse, which sits on land adja- high standards—standards that have helped congratulate Sheriff Kevin Frye on being elect- cent to the U.S. Coast Guard Sector Buffalo make KGET the most watched station in the ed president of the North Carolina Sheriffs’ station, was not accessible to the public for region. Yet, beyond these accomplishments is Association. over a decade. Working in conjunction with a truly admirable quality: his passion and com- His new role as president follows years of then-Senator Hillary Clinton, we secured $6.1 mitment to community service. It is clear to me and thousands of Kern service to the North Carolina Sheriffs’ Associa- million to upgrade and consolidate Coast County residents that John’s love for the Ba- tion, as Sheriff Frye has served as both the Guard facilities while opening up access to the kersfield community is genuine. Under his second vice president and first vice president historic lighthouse once again. Restoration, including masonry repair and leadership at KGET, the station’s viewers for this esteemed body. stonework, was completed in 2011 on the have raised hundreds of thousands of dollars Sheriff Frye is an outstanding leader, father, Lighthouse with funding I was pleased to play that went to those most in need. From assist- and public servant. He has dedicated himself a part in securing through the New York ing our veterans and the elderly, to finding lost to serving the people of Avery County, and Power Authority relicensing agreement funds animals and helping the homeless, to his sup- now he will serve our great state of North awarded by the Erie Canal Harbor Develop- port for the annual Red Cross Real Heroes Carolina with distinction. ment Corporation. event, John’s efforts have made our commu- The North Carolina Sheriffs’ Association is The dedicated volunteers at the Buffalo nity healthier and stronger. Lighthouse Association are now focusing their the statewide organization of our state’s 100 I firmly believe that John’s commitment to attention on its recently acquired Buffalo South the highest standards of journalism has not sheriffs. Through this association, the sheriffs Entrance Light Station, more commonly known only enriched our community, but carries on work to strengthen the professional law en- as the South Buffalo Lighthouse. This station the American ideal that an informed public is forcement services their offices provide to the dates back to 1903 and while its condition is the most important element of a free society. people of North Carolina. deteriorating, the Buffalo Lighthouse Associa- Though John’s tenure at KGET is coming to Mr. Speaker, on behalf of the entire 11th tion is bringing its expertise and commitment an end, his ideas, values, and standards can District of North Carolina, I congratulate to pursuing the resources necessary to restore be found in the work of reporters and journal- Sherriff Frye on his new position as president and repurpose the station for public tours with ists across the country who credit their suc- of the North Carolina Sheriffs’ Association and historic interpretation, educational opportuni- cess to him. And, as he enters this new chap- thank him for his years of service to the peo- ties for our youth, and a facility for shoreline ter in his life, I know he is looking forward to ple of Avery County. and bird habitat studies. spending more time with his wife, Cindy,

VerDate Mar 15 2010 06:36 Aug 03, 2013 Jkt 029060 PO 00000 Frm 00007 Fmt 0626 Sfmt 9920 E:\CR\FM\K02AU8.023 E02AUPT1 jbell on DSK7SPTVN1PROD with REMARKS E1212 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks August 2, 2013 daughter Dawn, and grandchildren, Landen IN RECOGNITION OF DENSO INTER- partners, Denso has been recognized by com- and Paige. I know I join thousands of others NATIONAL AMERICA FOR TWEN- munities that have benefited from the work of in thanking John for his contribution to our TY–FIVE YEARS OF OPERATION its foundation, which supports disaster relief community and wish him well in retirement. IN MICHIGAN and science education programs. Mr. Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join me f HON. GARY C. PETERS in recognizing Denso International America for OF MICHIGAN twenty–five years of excellence in manufac- PERSONAL EXPLANATION IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES turing, in leadership on being a corporate Friday, August 2, 2013 steward of the environment and on the tre- HON. BARBARA LEE mendous impact it has made in each of the Mr. PETERS of Michigan. Mr. Speaker, I OF CALIFORNIA communities its facilities call home. I am hon- rise today to recognize Denso International IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ored to have such an outstanding company America as it celebrates twenty–five years of headquartered in my district, and I look for- Friday, August 2, 2013 operation. Two and a half decades ago, ward to continuing my work with Denso to Ms. LEE of California. Mr. Speaker, on Denso opened the doors of its North American support advanced manufacturing techniques Wednesday, July 31, 2013, I cast a ‘‘no’’ vote Headquarters and Technical Center in the that will revitalize the economy of Michigan. on the Motion to Concur in the Senate heart of Southfield, Michigan, and became part of the business community in the Greater Amendment to H.R. 1911—Bipartisan Student f Loan Certainty Act of 2013 (roll call vote 426). Detroit region. Founded internationally in 1949, the heart of While I was pleased that there was a bipar- RECOGNIZING THE EFFORTS OF Denso’s business strategy is its work force, tisan effort to maintain low interest rates on THE QUINAULT INDIAN NATION which it describes as a core element of its subsidized student loans, unfortunately this IN HOSTING THE ‘‘PADDLE TO global organization. In its primary function, compromise will ultimately increase interest QUINAULT’’ 2013 CANOE JOURNEY Denso believes that its first business is the de- rates on all Federal Direct Loans, including velopment of people and from the develop- subsidized loans. As a proud original co-spon- ment of people it achieves its goal of making HON. DEREK KILMER sor of H.R. 1979, the Bank on Students Loan products which improve the world. As a firm Fairness Act, I believe students should be al- OF WASHINGTON that is heavily invested in its work force, lowed to borrow funds at the same low rate IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Denso seeks to ensure that it achieves excel- that banks borrow from the Federal Reserve. lence by encouraging its employees to har- Friday, August 2, 2013 It’s essential that our students come out of ness their creative power and work coopera- college with not only good skills, but without Mr. KILMER. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to tively to achieve personal growth. the burden of manageable debt so that they recognize the Quinault Indian Nation and the With a commitment to its employees’ devel- can get good jobs and truly thrive. I look for- Quinault Canoe Society in their efforts to host opment serving as the foundation of its organi- ward to working to make college more afford- the 2013 Canoe Journey. This annual event zation, Denso is committed to creating high able and financial aid more accessible for stu- revitalizes the cultural practice of canoeing for quality products for use in automobiles. The dents. Indian Nations and communities throughout extent of Denso products to the automotive in- the Salish Sea Region. Our region is a strong- dustry include radiators, driving control sys- f er region because of its diversity and its rich tems, fuel pumps, electronic fuel injection sys- history. It is important to come together to cel- HONORING DR. JULIET V. GARCIA tems, and wiper systems, all manufactured ebrate not only what we do but who we are with the principle of smaller, lighter and more and where we’ve been. efficient design. As its business has grown, HON. FILEMON VELA Denso has dramatically increased its footprint In 1989, Emmit Oliver, a Quinault Tribal OF TEXAS in North America, bringing high skilled jobs to elder, organized the ‘‘Paddle to Seattle’’ as a IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES communities in Michigan, where it currently part of the Washington State Centennial Cere- mony. This event celebrated Tribal canoe cul- Friday, August 2, 2013 operates five major facilities, and across the United States, with twenty–five facilities in tures that once traveled and hunted using Mr. VELA. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to rec- total. dugout canoes. The success of the event in- ognize Dr. Juliet V. Garcia who is being hon- Denso’s commitment to excellence for em- spired the annual Canoe Journey, which offi- ored with the 9th annual Award of Distinction ployees is one that it also extends into its own cially began in 1995. Since then, Tribal lead- from the Girl Scouts of Greater South Texas. activities in the communities where it operates. ers and community members have traveled This award recognizes her service and com- On numerous occasions Denso has been from along the West Coast each year to con- mitment to making the local community a bet- cited as a model for implementing environ- tinue this celebration of past traditions. Today, ter place, most notably as an advocate for in- mentally conscious policies, while creating I am honored to help Quinault Indian Nation creased access to higher education. manufacturing techniques that increase pro- President Fawn Sharp in welcoming the 2013 Dr. Garcia became the first Mexican-Amer- ductivity. In 1993, Denso was recognized for fleet of canoes into Point Grenville. ican woman in the nation to serve as the its work by the U.S. Environmental Protection Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to support the ef- president of a college or university when she Agency (EPA) as a corporate leader in pro- fort to revitalize and maintain the cultural prac- was named president of Texas Southmost tecting the ozone layer with the Stratospheric tices of Indian Nations. This year, Tribal dele- College in 1986. She is now president of the Ozone Protection Award. Just five years later, gations hailing from the Western United University of Texas at Brownsville where she Denso voluntarily moved to ISO 14001 certifi- States, Canada, Hawaii, and New Zealand will continues to exemplify an extraordinary com- cation for its manufacturing in Michigan, take part in this historic journey. Upwards of mitment to both the university and the commu- choosing to adhere to a high standard of ex- 10,000 people are estimated to await the in- nity. cellence to decrease its environmental impact. coming paddlers and partake in the subse- A tireless advocate, Dr. Garcia’s public serv- As further recognition of its efforts to be a quent ceremonies. The festivities will serve to ice includes chairing the Advisory Committee good corporate partner and custodian to the teach younger generations the skill of canoe- to Congress on Student Financial Assistance communities it employs, Denso was awarded ing, to strengthen and instill pride, and rein- as well as serving on the White House Initia- the EPA’s Climate Protection Award in 2002. force cultural knowledge. I applaud all the ef- tive on Educational Excellence for Hispanic Denso’s leadership has not only been rec- forts of members of the Quinault Indian Na- Americans. She is currently a member of the ognized by the government, but also by many tion, neighboring Tribes, and the greater boards of the Ford Foundation, the Public of its business partners. In 2012, it was recog- Grays Harbor Community who have made this Welfare Foundation, the Robert Wood John- nized by Caterpillar as a Platinum Supplier year’s Canoe Journey possible. son Foundation, Humanities Texas, and Raise and by John Deere with its Achieving Excel- As I close, I can say with certainty that the Your Hand Texas. lence Award. Over the last few years Denso ‘‘Paddle to Quinault’’ has greatly benefited our Mr. Speaker, I appreciate having this oppor- has been recognized by each of the Big 3: community and I am pleased to recognize the tunity to honor Dr. Juliet V. Garcia, one of the Ford, General Motors and Chrysler for its out- efforts of all involved during this weeklong remarkable people I have the privilege of rep- standing work as a supplier to each of them. celebration, today, in the United States Con- resenting. In addition to its recognition from its corporate gress.

VerDate Mar 15 2010 06:36 Aug 03, 2013 Jkt 029060 PO 00000 Frm 00008 Fmt 0626 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K02AU8.034 E02AUPT1 jbell on DSK7SPTVN1PROD with REMARKS August 2, 2013 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks E1213 A TRIBUTE TO SHARON KRAUSE This misguided legislation would overturn consideration the bill (H.R. 367) to amend the long-established process for the promulga- chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, to HON. TOM LATHAM tion of major federal policy rules and tie the provide that major rules of the executive health, environment, and economy of our na- branch shall have no force or effect unless a OF IOWA joint resolution of approval is enacted into tion to the ability of Congress to act. Consid- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES law, with Mr. Hultgren in the chair. ering we are working through the 113th Con- Friday, August 2, 2013 gress—which is on pace to be the least pro- Ms. MCCOLLUM. Mr. Chair, I rise to strongly oppose the REINS Act (H.R. 367). This Mr. LATHAM. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to ductive Congress in history—this is a terrible idea. reckless legislation would put American fami- congratulate and recognize Sharon Krause for lies at risk while doing nothing to create jobs. being named a 2013 Women of Influence hon- Federal agencies issue rules to implement laws that are passed by Congress and signed If enacted, H.R. 367 would delay and pos- oree by the award-winning central Iowa publi- sibly block agency rulemaking in critical areas cation, Business Record. by the President. Federal agencies cannot issue rules on policies Congress has not au- of public health and safety. This legislation Each year, Business Record undertakes an thorized them to act on, and the very laws the would require that any ‘‘major’’ new rule be exhaustive review to identify a standout group Congress passes explain in detail the authority approved by Congress and the President with- of women in the Greater Des Moines area of the agency to issue rules and often man- in 70 legislative days. If Congress fails to act who, as the publication notes, ‘‘have made a date the very rule the agency must issue. The by the deadline, the proposed rule could not difference.’’ An impressive group of inspiring purpose of this process is to allow the policy be reviewed again until the next Congress. My female leaders are selected annually for this experts at those agencies to conduct the re- Republican colleagues do not deny this cum- prestigious distinction, which is based on com- search, seek the public input, and craft the bersome process would prevent many new bined criteria of community involvement, ca- most efficient and effective way to issue the rules from taking effect. They argue preventing reer success, and being a role model for other rules to implement the legislation that Con- new rules is necessary to stimulate hiring and women to emulate. The 2013 Women of Influ- gress has passed. This bill would insert par- strengthen the economy. ence honorees join an impressive roster of tisan politics into this deliberative and complex Bruce Bartlett, a former advisor to Repub- more than 130 women who have changed and process, undermining the ability of these lican Presidents Ronald Reagan and George are continuing to change our communities for agencies to protect the public’s health and H.W. Bush, said congressional Republicans’ the better. safety. anti-regulatory fervor has nothing to do with Sharon Krause has been a do-it-all profes- Besides ignoring the fact that the agencies jobs. Bartlett recently wrote: ‘‘Regulatory un- sional—and it stems from her commitment to are simply issuing rules to implement the stat- certainty is a canard invented by Republicans turning her passions into her livelihood. She utes that the Congress has enacted, sup- that allows them to use current economic became Des Moines’ Firestone Agricultural porters of this legislation forget that there al- problems to pursue an agenda supported by Tire Co.’s first female engineer, helped coordi- ready exists a mechanism through which Con- the business community year in and year out. nate Metro Waste Authority’s Curb It! recycling gress can review and reject rules issued by In other words, it is a simple case of political program, worked in business development at executive agencies. Under the Congressional opportunism, not a serious effort to deal with Kum & Go LC, and has gone on to lead a Review Act, the Congress can help reject a high unemployment.’’ Supporters of this legis- rule if it passes a joint resolution disapproving mostly one-person ranch operation, Dalla lation rely on a thoroughly debunked study any rule within 60 days of receiving the rule Terra Ranch LLC, where she runs livestock that claims regulations cost Americans in ex- (the President must also sign the resolution). and tends to the ample plant life. Given her cess of $1.75 trillion. Moreover, the inde- Additionally, Congress has considerable au- varied interests and work ethic, it should come pendent, nonpartisan Congressional Research thority over federal rulemaking through the ap- as no surprise that she turned a long series of Service (CRS) cited major flaws in the study’s violin lessons into a guest orchestra perform- propriations process, where it can restrict the use of funds to implement certain rules. Fi- methodology, noting that the bill’s authors ad- ance at this year’s annual Bravo Greater Des mitted that it was ‘‘not meant to be a decision- Moines Gala—which she chaired and for nally, the Congress can continue to pass legislation to reform the rulemaking process, such making tool for lawmakers or Federal regu- which she helped set a record number of ta- latory agencies to use in choosing the ‘right’ bles sold. as when it enacted the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act, the Regulatory Flexibility Act, and level of regulation’’ and that they made ‘‘no at- Mr. Speaker, it is a profound honor to rep- tempt to estimate the benefits’’ of regulations. resent leaders like Sharon Krause in the the Paperwork Reduction Act. This legislation would cause any major rule H.R. 367 will fail to create jobs and expose United States Congress, and I am pleased to American families and small businesses to recognize her for working to better both her issued by a federal agency to be automatically rejected unless Congress acts in approval new and unnecessary risks. President Obama community and the great state of Iowa. I invite has threatened to veto the bill, arguing it my colleagues in the House to join me in con- within 70 days. The legislation does not guarantee that there will be an up-or-down vote in would ‘‘delay and in many cases thwart’’ im- gratulating her on receiving this esteemed that time period; therefore, it leaves these implementation of important rules and increase designation, thanking those at Business portant rules vulnerable to partisan obstruction unnecessary confusion and uncertainty in the Record for their great work, and wishing each and inaction. Congressional Republicans ex- economy. The Coalition for Sensible Safe- member of the 2013 Women of Influence emplify the danger of this approach through guards warns that this legislation ‘‘would make class continued success. their repeated rejection of all compromise and it virtually impossible for federal agencies to f obstruction of efforts to move our country and ensure that American families are protected REGULATIONS FROM THE EXECU- our economy forward. Giving one chamber of from tainted food, unsafe drugs, predatory fi- TIVE IN NEED OF SCRUTINY ACT Congress de-facto veto-power over Executive nancial schemes, dirty air and water, and dan- OF 2013 Branch agencies would put at risk our environ- gerous workplaces.’’ ment, inject uncertainty into the economy for Abandoning Americans to an unregulated SPEECH OF our businesses, and endanger the health and marketplace is not a solution for economic well-being of the American people. growth—it is a sure threat to public safety. In HON. CHRIS VAN HOLLEN I urge my colleagues to vote against this recent years, many Americans have died as a OF MARYLAND legislation. result of E. coli and salmonella outbreaks in IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES f our food supply. A failure to enforce federal Thursday, August 1, 2013 REGULATIONS FROM THE EXECU- workplace safety standards resulted in the tragic deaths of 29 miners in West Virginia. Fi- The House in Committee of the Whole TIVE IN NEED OF SCRUTINY ACT nally, under-regulation allowed irresponsible House on the state of the Union had under OF 2013 consideration the bill (H.R. 367) to amend bankers and mortgage lenders to destroy the chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, to SPEECH OF education and retirement savings of millions of provide that major rules of the executive Americans. America is, in fact, facing a regu- branch shall have no force or effect unless a HON. BETTY McCOLLUM latory crisis. Not the crisis of ‘‘over-regulation’’ joint resolution of approval is enacted into OF MINNESOTA my Republican colleagues claim, but a series law, with Mr. Hultgren in the chair. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES of crisis resulting from a failure to enforce and Mr. VAN HOLLEN. Mr. Chair, I rise in oppo- Thursday, August 1, 2013 enact common-sense rules. sition to the so-called Regulations in Need of The House in Committee of the Whole Sensible regulation is necessary for an effi- Scrutiny (REINS) Act. House on the state of the Union had under cient, fair and innovative private market. But

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we should not be surprised that industry will gram; that is the job of the Congress. That Senator ELIZABETH WARREN has it right. Her not always support—and rarely ask—to be said, this Congress must get to work and pass plan would allow students to borrow at the regulated. History shows that industry groups a bill that deals with carbon with input from same rate Wall Street does, the discount rate, initially opposed new requirements for seat Members that represent diverse constituencies the low rate that banks pay. Why should Wall belts and air bags, limitations on mercury pol- nationwide. Cap and Trade legislation will not Street get to borrow money at the lowest inter- lution and even restrictions against child labor. pass this Congress, but I believe a solution est rate while college students pay more? In the short-term, narrow private interests can be found for controlling carbon emissions They shouldn’t. We will saddle with heavy often conflict with the broader public interest. by using nuclear and natural gas to generate debt the very people we want to go out and Over time, well-designed and consistently-en- electricity. build businesses and raise families and work forced rules often prove to be less costly and I encourage my colleagues to oppose this toward the American Dream. more beneficial than originally expected. amendment. This debate comes down to an important Democrats and Republicans should be f question of domestic policy and priorities. How working together to improve the federal regu- BIPARTISAN STUDENT LOAN important is it to us as a country to make col- latory structure. Our shared focus in Congress CERTAINTY ACT OF 2013 lege accessible for students so they can im- should be on reforming regulations to increase prove their lives and improve our country? We results and reduce costs. Partisan attempts to SPEECH OF do it by making college more affordable— weaken common sense rules and protections through increasing Pell Grants, by allowing will not make our economy—or our country— HON. RUSH HOLT students to borrow money at the same rates stronger. OF NEW JERSEY that Wall Street banks pay. We do it by not I urge my colleagues to reject H.R. 367 be- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES taking money from students to pay for the cause it undermines public safety and dis- Wednesday, July 31, 2013 mess that Wall Street caused in the first place. tracts Congress from the urgent task of cre- Mr. HOLT. Mr. Speaker, I oppose H.R. f ating jobs. 1911, the Senate bill called the ‘‘Bipartisan IN RECOGNITION OF SHARON f Student Loan Certainty Act’’. While some WILLIAMS argue the bill is better than the bill the House ENERGY CONSUMERS RELIEF ACT passed earlier this year, this bill fails to guar- OF 2013 antee that students can have affordable loans HON. JACKIE SPEIER OF CALIFORNIA SPEECH OF to go to college. It fails to take interest rates on college loans as low as we could or IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES HON. GENE GREEN should, and it allows the rates to grow to truly Friday, August 2, 2013 OF TEXAS unacceptable levels. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Wall Street, whose reckless policies caused Ms. SPEIER. Mr. Speaker, I rise to honor the remarkable Sharon Williams, the long-time Wednesday, July 31, 2013 the greatest fiscal crisis since the Depression, is able to borrow money at 0.75 percent inter- director of Menlo Park-based JobTrain. Shar- The House in Committee of the Whole est, yet under this bill, students will have to on is retiring after forty years of instilling opti- House on the state of the Union had under pay far more than that to borrow for their stud- mism in each JobTrain client and building life consideration the bill (H.R. 1582) to protect skills amongst an entire community. I have consumers by prohibiting the Administrator ies. Proponents of this bill claim that they are of the Environmental Protection Agency lowering interest rates for students, although watched with amazement over these many from promulgating as final certain energy- they do not lower them as low as the rate we years as Sharon has guided the JobTrain or- related rules that are estimated to cost more set several years ago and that was in effect ganization. than $1 billion and will cause significant ad- until last month. Worse, the bill allows rates to Sharon earned her BA in English from the verse effects to the economy, with Ms. Ros- go far higher than the already very high rates University of the Pacific in 1965 and her Lehtinen in the chair. that began in July. Why? Why should students teaching credential from San Francisco State Mr. GENE GREEN of Texas. Mr. Chair, I pay interest eight, nine, ten times higher than University in 1968. She joined JobTrain in rise today in opposition to the Scalise amend- the rate that Wall Street pays. This bill will 1973 as a GED teacher. She became Director ment to H.R. 367, the Regulations From the have some students paying interest rates as of Development in 1978 and a short time later Executive in Need of Scrutiny (REINS) Act. high as ten and a quarter percent. Ten and a took over as Executive Director. Conducting While Mr. Scalise may have the best inten- quarter percent! Maybe not this year, but in fu- job training classes and connecting people tions in trying to prevent the Administration ture years. Ten and a quarter percent! with jobs was very difficult in the late 1970s. from regulating carbon, the amendment actu- This is a very serious issue for our overall Sharon guided JobTrain and its clients through ally subjects any regulation that places a fee, economic health. Student loan debt now difficult financial times and built a stunningly price or levy on pollution to the Congressional stands at over $1 trillion. It is the second high- successful career and job education center. approval procedure mandated under the bill. est debt in the nation, only mortgage debt is With Sharon’s outstanding leadership, While some of my colleagues would still higher. Furthermore, to help our economy JobTrain has offered cutting-edge and tradi- definitely support that, there are some unin- grow we should be encouraging motivated, tional job training, everything from solar panel tended consequences to this approach. Take prepared students to go to college, not making installation classes to computer repair to cul- Houston, for example. it more expensive and inaccessible for them. inary arts to laboratory technician training for Houston has two programs that put a price The New York Federal Reserve has noted that biotechnology facilities. Knowing that life skills on nitrogen oxide and volatile organic com- the tremendous burden of student debt is are a large component of the training done by pound emissions. These market-based pro- slowing the economy. People strapped with JobTrain, Sharon and her staff insist that cli- grams have been successful in lowering smog debt cannot buy a house, they cannot spend ents learn how to show up on time to work, levels. Houston has had to have its programs money to improve our economy, and they can- become team members in the modern work approved by the Environmental Protection not make strides to further improve their qual- environment, and learn how to balance work Agency (EPA) as part of the state implementa- ity of life. and the demands of a family. tion plan (SIPs) under the Clean Air Act. The authors of the legislation passed earlier Mr. Speaker and Members, Sharon Williams Under the Scalise amendment, the EPA this year and of this bill are stuck on the idea has infused JobTrain with the same ‘‘can do’’ cannot approve state programs in SIPS that of trying to balance the budget on the backs attitude that she insists from her clients. I’ve would put a fee on emissions without an act of students and recent students. Why should visited JobTrain on several occasions, most of Congress. Houston’s program could remain they have to pay to restore the economy? recently in the last few months. in place, but if they ever wanted to strengthen, They are not in a good financial position to It’s a very busy place. JobTrain helps 8,000 relax or otherwise modify the program, it ap- pay for the misdeeds of Wall Street. Why persons per year, and 600 of them receive pears that the Scalise amendment would pre- shouldn’t those made wealthy by Wall Street’s full-time vocational training. At least 85 per- vent that from happening. That would require misdeeds pay; they can afford it. In the past cent of those who enroll complete their train- Houston to find another way to comply with year, the federal government has already ing. 75 percent of those persons are placed in the Clean Air Act, which would likely be less made more than $50 billion dollars in profit off jobs, and 12 months after placement, 84 per- flexible and more burdensome. student loan interest. Why should we continue cent are still working. JobTrain’s success is I want to be clear that I do not support the to squeeze more revenue for the government spelled out in these numbers. Sharon’s con- Administration devising a carbon control pro- out of students and former students? tributions to the Peninsula are not limited to

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Olalla Bluegrass & Beyond Festival today in should be taken seriously, and the inter- She has also previously served on the boards the United States Congress. national community has a responsibility to act. of the East Palo Alto Senior Center, the Boys f I have long supported sanctions efforts in and Girls Club of the Peninsula, Leadership Congress, and will continue to do so as long Mid-Peninsula, and the San Mateo County HONORING JOE’S STONE CRAB’S as Iran insists on pursuing its dangerous Workforce Investment Board. 100TH YEAR ANNIVERSARY course of action. Together with the inter- After forty years at the helm of JobTrain, it national community, we must increase the is time for Sharon Williams to bid her beloved HON. JOE GARCIA pressure on Iran’s authoritarian government to nonprofit goodbye and to head off in new di- OF FLORIDA give up its nuclear ambitions. Existing United rections. The only thing missing from IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES States and European Union measures have JobTrain’s smorgasbord of classes at the mo- already reduced Iran’s oil exports by more Friday, August 2, 2013 ment is a class on how to make eyeglasses. than half from pre-sanction levels of about 2.2 That’s not surprising. Sharon sees quite clear- Mr. GARCIA. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to million barrels per day, bpd. This new round of ly the need for human dignity through produc- recognize a legendary eatery serving the peo- sanctions cuts that number to near zero within tive work. Why would she believe that anyone ple of South Florida and beyond. a year, further crippling Tehran’s ability to fund else in the community needs glasses when For over 100 years, Joe’s Stone Crab has its nuclear program. her own sight is both perfect and prescient? been a prominent institution honored for its The United States must work with Iran’s Let us give Sharon the highest compliment unparalleled customer service and quality neighbors and our allies to hold a hard line that any employer can offer an employee. Let food. Started by Joseph Weiss in 1913, Joe’s against the acquisition of these dangerous, us say, ‘‘Job well done.’’ Stone Crab was one of the first eating estab- destabilizing weapons. At the same time, we f lishments on Collins Avenue in Miami Beach. must continue to support the Iranian people’s Over the years, Joe’s has hosted a list of the efforts to reform their government to respect RECOGNIZING THE OLALLA COM- ‘‘who’s who’’ of the world including celebrities, the rights of all citizens. Finally, it is essential MUNITY CLUB AND THE OLALLA politicians, and the like. that the United States remain supportive of BLUEGRASS & BEYOND FES- The love of food, friends, and family has Israel’s absolute right to defend itself and pro- TIVAL IN THE SOUTH KITSAP brought a countless number of people to- tect its citizens. REGION OF WASHINGTON STATE gether, making this restaurant a ‘‘must’’ on the Mr. Speaker, a nuclear-armed Iran is unac- list of places to visit in Miami. Joe’s Stone ceptable. It is my sincere hope that one day HON. DEREK KILMER Crab is the epitome of top notch restaurant all people in the region can live with dignity OF WASHINGTON service and food, and is undoubtedly one of and freedom in peace. Iran’s continued pursuit IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES our community’s most revered culinary institu- of nuclear weapons threatens that future. tions. Friday, August 2, 2013 f f Mr. KILMER. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to RECOGNIZING DR. KENNETH recognize the efforts of the Olalla Community RECOGNIZING THE UNBREAKABLE MOSSMAN Club for their unwavering support of the Olalla FRIENDSHIP BETWEEN THE community through the continuation of the UNITED STATES AND ISRAEL HON. KYRSTEN SINEMA Olalla Bluegrass & Beyond Festival into its OF ARIZONA 22nd year. HON. ALCEE L. HASTINGS IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES In 1906, the Olalla Hall was built to foster OF FLORIDA Friday, August 2, 2013 community involvement. It was deeded to the IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Olalla Community Club in 1937 and served Ms. SINEMA. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to the community for 45 years as a site for so- Friday, August 2, 2013 ask that my colleagues join me in recognizing cials, dances, and meetings. Unfortunately, Mr. HASTINGS of Florida. Mr. Speaker, I Dr. Kenneth L. Mossman for nomination to the hall closed in the 1980’s due to disuse and rise today in unwavering support of our na- membership of the Defense Nuclear Facilities disrepair. tion’s great friend and ally, the State of Israel. Safety Board. The Olalla Community Club was called to On July 31, 2013, I voted in favor of H.R. 850, Dr. Mossman has served for 23 years as action in 1992 in response to the struggle to the Nuclear Iran Prevention Act of 2013, which Professor of Health Physics at Arizona State save the Banner Forest from residential devel- overwhelmingly passed in the House of Rep- University and is internationally renowned as opment. As a result of that victory, the small resentatives by a vote of 400–20. I would like an expert in the field of ionizing radiation ex- force of the Olalla Community Club continued to take this opportunity to commend my col- posure. He has served in an advisory capacity its tireless work in an effort to reinvigorate the leagues, Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman to the National Institutes of Health, the U.S. community by restoring its local hall. The es- ED ROYCE and Ranking Member ELIOT ENGEL, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, the National tablishment of the Olalla Bluegrass & Beyond for introducing this important legislation, of Research Council of the National Academies, Festival in 1992 helped attain this goal. Today, which I am a proud co-sponsor. The bill tar- the Nuclear Energy Agency in Paris, and the all proceeds from the festival go right back gets human rights violators while increasing International Atomic Energy Agency in Vienna. into the Olalla community. This helps to main- effective sanctions to prevent Iran from acquir- Dr. Mossman presently serves as an Adminis- tain the 107-year old Olalla community hall. ing nuclear weapons capability. trative Judge for the Atomic Safety and Li- Also, the festival supports music programs at For more than half a century, the United censing Board of the United States Nuclear South Kitsap and Peninsula High Schools, the States and Israel have shared the common Regulatory Commission. Little League, local PTA, two food banks and bonds of democracy, economic vitality, and The Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board other local service organizations in the region. cultural affinity. These ties remain as strong provides a uniquely valuable service to the The word ‘‘Olalla,’’ derived from the native today as when President Harry Truman first American people as an independent watchdog Chinook word ‘‘olallie,’’ loosely translates to recognized the creation of a Jewish State in over the safety consequences of develop- ‘‘the place with many berries.’’ The community 1948. From religious kinships to shared inter- ments in the Department of Energy’s defense celebrates its roots by hosting the legendary ests, and from military strengths to commercial nuclear facilities. I can think of no better can- berry pie contest alongside family entertain- relations, the enduring friendship between the didate than Dr. Mossman to advise our na- ment, such as local and national bluegrass, United States and Israel is unbreakable. tion’s leaders of contingencies to protect pub- folk music, and handmade crafts for all However, Israel continues to face serious lic health and safety. I am proud that Dr. festivalgoers to enjoy. I can say with firsthand regional threats, concerns which are also Mossman represents my alma mater and my knowledge that this is a terrific—and tasty— shared by the United States. A nuclear-armed district at the highest level of competence and tradition. Iran represents a direct threat to Israel’s exist- governance in his field. Mr. Speaker, I would like to close by again ence, the stability of the region, and the secu- I have no doubt that Dr. Mossman will faith- applauding the dedication of the Olalla Com- rity of the entire global community. That is why fully serve the public interest in his role as munity Club in their effort to preserve and fur- we must stand firmly with Israel in the struggle member of the Defense Nuclear Facilities ther enrich the community of Olalla. I am against the Iranian regime’s ongoing pursuit of Safety Board and I ask my colleagues to join

VerDate Mar 15 2010 06:36 Aug 03, 2013 Jkt 029060 PO 00000 Frm 00011 Fmt 0626 Sfmt 9920 E:\CR\FM\A02AU8.005 E02AUPT1 jbell on DSK7SPTVN1PROD with REMARKS E1216 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks August 2, 2013 me in recognizing his dedication and accom- volved in the League of United Latin American fire SES employees without giving them ad- plishment. Citizens of Iowa, and the Latina Leadership vance notice or an opportunity to address the f Initiative of Greater Des Moines. allegations against them. The bill would place Mr. Speaker, it is a profound honor to rep- the burden of proof on SES employees by re- PERSONAL EXPLANATION resent leaders like Alba Perez in the United quiring them to prove their innocence when States Congress, and I am pleased to recog- seeking reinstatement. Democrats on the HON. RICHARD HUDSON nize her for working to better both her commu- House Committee on Oversight tried to amend OF NORTH CAROLINA nity and the great state of Iowa. I invite my the bill to preserve existing due process pro- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES colleagues in the House to join me in con- tections for these employees, but their efforts gratulating her on receiving this esteemed were rejected. Friday, August 2, 2013 designation, thanking those at Business Further, the bill would limit bonuses federal Mr. HUDSON. Mr. Speaker, on rollcall No. Record for their great work, and wishing each workers may receive to 5% of basic pay dur- 435, I was unavoidably detained at a personal member of the 2013 Women of Influence ing sequestration and limit the number of Sen- doctor’s appointment. class continued success. ior Executives who may receive performance Had I been present, I would have voted f awards to 33% of those eligible in each agen- ‘‘yes.’’ cy. If passed, this bill could further harm our f PERSONAL EXPLANATION government’s ability to attract the best and the brightest managers, make it more difficult to PERSONAL EXPLANATION HON. C.A. DUTCH RUPPERSBERGER retain current employees and exacerbate per- OF MARYLAND sonnel shortages in nursing, information tech- HON. JOHN LEWIS IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES nology, cybersecurity, and acquisition where OF GEORGIA shortages have been a major concern for Friday, August 2, 2013 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES some time. Mr. RUPPERSBERGER. Mr. Speaker, on Federal employees dedicate their lives to Friday, August 2, 2013 rollcall No. 428, I was unavoidably detained in the service of our nation. They protect our bor- Mr. LEWIS. Mr. Speaker, I was unable to a meeting off the Hill at the White House with ders, care for our wounded service members cast rollcall votes on May 23rd. Had I been the President. and work to discover treatments and cures for present, I would have cast the following votes: Had I been present, I would have voted diseases that touch virtually every American On rollcall 180, I would have voted ‘‘no;’’ on ‘‘yes.’’ family. With their diligence and unwavering de- rollcall 181, I would have voted ‘‘no;’’ on roll- f votion, they have earned the right to be treat- call 182, I would have voted ‘‘yes;’’ on rollcall ed with respect and they do not deserve to be 183, I would have voted ‘‘no.’’ STOP GOVERNMENT ABUSE ACT the target of arbitrary attacks seemingly just to f fill space on the legislative calendar. SPEECH OF f A TRIBUTE TO ALBA PEREZ HON. CHRIS VAN HOLLEN CELEBRATING NATIONAL HEALTH OF MARYLAND CENTER WEEK, 2013 HON. TOM LATHAM IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF IOWA Thursday, August 1, 2013 HON. JARED HUFFMAN IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Mr. VAN HOLLEN. Mr. Speaker, here we go OF CALIFORNIA Friday, August 2, 2013 again. It’s become a ritual with the House Re- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Mr. LATHAM. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to publican Leadership to devote the dying hours Friday, August 2, 2013 congratulate and recognize Alba Perez for of the legislative calendar to the task of beat- Mr. HUFFMAN. Mr. Speaker, it gives me being named a 2013 Women of Influence hon- ing up on federal employees. great pleasure to recognize National Health oree by the award-winning central Iowa publi- You’ll remember that the last time we found Center Week, celebrating the more than 1,200 cation, Business Record. ourselves in this position was on January 1, health centers providing vital health care for Each year, Business Record undertakes an 2013. As the clock ticked down the minutes 22 million individuals at more than 9,000 loca- exhaustive review to identify a standout group closing the 112th Congress, instead of ad- tions across the country. During the week of of women in the Greater Des Moines area dressing the host of pressing financial matters August 11–17th, celebrations of National who, as the publication notes, ‘‘have made a that threatened the fiscal health of this nation, Health Center Week will be taking place at difference.’’ An impressive group of inspiring my Republican colleagues chose to focus West County Health Centers and Petaluma female leaders are selected annually for this those precious minutes on legislation to claw- Health Center in my Congressional district. prestigious distinction, which is based on com- back the meager .5% COLA promised to fed- America’s community health centers are the bined criteria of community involvement, ca- eral employees when the Continuing Resolu- core of our health care system and the na- reer success, and being a role model for other tion expired in March of that year. tion’s social safety net, delivering high quality, women to emulate. The 2013 Women of Influ- As this country faced a wave of serious eco- cost-effective, and accessible primary and pre- ence honorees join an impressive roster of nomic difficulties, instead of spending the time ventative care to individuals regardless of their more than 130 women who have changed and focusing on legislation to address these chal- ability to pay. Health centers are located in are continuing to change our communities for lenges, Republicans in Congress turned their medically underserved areas and controlled lo- the better. attention to squeezing even more out of the cally by patient-majority boards, making each In her work, Alba Perez, presently the Exec- hard working federal employees who had al- health center responsive to the needs of the utive Officer of the Office of Latino Affairs at ready contributed $60 billion of their pay as individual community it serves. the Iowa Department of Human Rights, has part of a two-year pay freeze. By no fault of From the Marin Community Clinic to Cres- been inspired by advice she received as a their own, our dedicated federal workers have cent City Health Care Center, California’s Sec- child from her mother: ‘‘Leave things better become pawns in a ritualistic game fashioned ond Congressional District, which I am hon- than how you found them.’’ Ms. Perez has to distract the American public from the real ored to represent, is served by a network of spent much of her career trying to help challenges confronting our country. vibrant community health centers offering pa- Latinos and other underrepresented commu- This week, this body considers a number of tient-focused, coordinated healthcare that fam- nities, advocating for what she calls meaning- bills that again scapegoat federal employees. ilies and individuals need. ful inclusion or helping Latina women who I rise today to ask my colleagues not to fall for National Health Center Week offers us the struggle with English. In her 12 years at the this game again and to reject this gratuitous opportunity to recognize all those responsible Greater Des Moines Partnership, she man- and disrespectful attack on our federal work- for the continued success and growth of com- aged the diversity committee tasked with help- ers. munity health centers nationwide. Since this ing make Des Moines a more inclusive com- I ask my colleagues to join me in opposing program’s inception 50 years ago, health cen- munity. She also has helped launch Alianza: H.R. 2879, the Stop Government Abuse Act ters have served those in need with com- Latino Business Association , and the dance because the bill eliminates due process pro- prehensive, high quality, cost effective, and instruction organization now known as Salsa tections for members of the Senior Executive accessible health care, and I am grateful for Des Moines. Ms. Perez has been heavily in- Service (SES) by allowing agency heads to their role in the North Coast community.

VerDate Mar 15 2010 06:36 Aug 03, 2013 Jkt 029060 PO 00000 Frm 00012 Fmt 0626 Sfmt 9920 E:\CR\FM\A02AU8.008 E02AUPT1 jbell on DSK7SPTVN1PROD with REMARKS August 2, 2013 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks E1217 My staff and I look forward to participating and citizens from across the Commonwealth Gus is a member of the Public Law Section in community celebrations of National Health of Pennsylvania in celebrating this historic of the California State Bar Association, the Center Week, and I ask my colleagues to join event. Bay Area City Attorneys Association, the me in marking the occasion and sending The Borough of Baden has a rich history. Mann Public Agency Attorneys and an alter- America’s health centers our best wishes for Long before Christian Burkhardt founded it in nate board member of the California Joint another successful 50 years. 1838, settlers and Native Americans gathered Powers Risk Management Authority. In the f there to draft early treaties and hold councils. past, he served as a delegate at the State Bar The area also welcomed many French, Convention in Sacramento, as a section editor TRIBUTE TO JAMES KENDRICK English, and colonial traders as they traveled of the Municipal Law Handbook of the League BAKER to Pittsburgh to sell their wares. Baden grew of California Cities and as a member of the from a small village with only two boat-building board of governors of the San Joaquin County HON. TODD ROKITA yards and quarries into a bustling town with Bar Association. Gus has also lectured at the OF INDIANA steel mills, coal mines, and oil and gas wells. Delta Community College in Stockton and in IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Today, more than four thousand hard- the ‘‘Bridging the Gap’’ program. Last but not working men and women call the Borough of Friday, August 2, 2013 least, he has been a proud member of the Baden home. It is also home to an exceptional San Rafael Elks Club since 2006. Mr. ROKITA. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to volunteer fire department, a thriving American In his well deserved retirement, Gus is look- recognize and salute a remarkable individual, Legion Post 641, and the Sisters of St. Joseph ing forward to spending more time with his James Kendrick Baker, whom passed away who continue to serve folks in need in the wife of 25 years, their now 24-year-old twin on July 24, 2013. I wish to express my heart- greater Pittsburgh area. daughters Kate and Lindsey and their stepson felt gratitude and appreciation for his leader- Mr. Speaker, fellow Members, please join Chris. He will finally have more time to lose ship and service to our county. me in extending warm regards to residents of himself in his passion for California history, Mr. Baker, a born and bred Hoosier, grad- the Borough of Baden on the historic occasion hiking, travel, photography, reading and swim- uated cum laude from DePauw University of its 175th anniversary. ming. where he served as president of Sigma Chi f Mr. Speaker, I ask the House of Represent- fraternity. He also served our nation in the IN RECOGNITION OF CLARK E. ative to rise with me to honor Clark E. Guinan, U.S. Army before earning his Masters from GUINAN a man with a brilliant legal mind and a big Harvard Business School. Mr. Baker spent his heart who has protected the rights and safety entire career at Arvin Industries where he rose of the residents of Burlingame and other Bay to President and CEO and eventually Chair- HON. JACKIE SPEIER Area communities. OF CALIFORNIA man of the Board. Under his leadership, Arvin f transferred from a domestic conglomeration of IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES separate businesses into a global leader in the Friday, August 2, 2013 TRIBUTE TO ROBERT ‘‘BOBBY’’ automobile parts industry. Ms. SPEIER. Mr. Speaker, I rise to honor BRAMLETT Mr. Baker loved Indiana and the community Clark E. Guinan, better known as Gus, who is of Columbus. He was active on many boards retiring after a remarkable legal and public HON. TOM COLE including, but not limited to: Indiana National service career that spanned over three dec- OF OKLAHOMA Bank, PSI Resources, NBD First Chicago, ades. Gus was the City Attorney of the City of IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Cinergy Company, and DePauw University. Burlingame for the last four years. His devo- Friday, August 2, 2013 He was elected Chairman of the U.S. Cham- tion to justice and the Bay Area are reflected ber of Commerce and donated his time to im- in his work and passion for life. Mr. COLE. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to rec- proving the U.S. educational system. Mr. Gus, a native San Franciscan and third gen- ognize my good friend and fellow Sooner, Mr. Baker earned the Trailblazer Award from The eration Californian, was raised in Los Altos. Robert ‘‘Bobby’’ Bramlett, as he nears the end Tindley Accelerated School in Indianapolis, He enrolled in the seminary in Menlo Park at of his term as the 108th chairman of the na- and jointly received the Simms Leadership the young age of 13 and studied there through tion’s largest insurance association, the Inde- Award from IUPUC with his wife, Beverly. He high school and college until he was 24 years pendent Insurance Agents & Brokers of Amer- also received 4 Sagamores of the Wabash for old. He received his B.A. in Philosophy from ica, also known as the Big ‘‘I’’. He was in- the Indiana Governor’s Office. Sigma Chi hon- St. Patrick’s College. stalled as chairman of the Big ‘‘I’’ last Sep- ored him by naming him a Significant Sig and After eleven years in the seminary, Gus re- tember in Atlanta where I was personally later to the Order of the Constantine. alized that he had a different calling. He want- present for the ceremony, and over the past Mr. Baker is a fraternity brother of mine, one ed to follow in the footsteps of his grandfather year he has done an amazing job of piloting who I consider a mentor and friend. I would who was his hero and a prominent attorney in the association as the top agent in the nation. often seek his counsel while serving as Indi- the California Attorney General’s office. Gus Bobby has spent his career in the family in- ana Secretary of State and as a Member of started law school and earned his J.D. from surance business, starting with The Bramlett Congress. He has helped me tremendously in the University of Santa Clara. Agency in 1975. He has since purchased the my service to Indiana, and for that I will be for- Upon earning his degree, Gus became a agency, which was founded in 1948, from his ever grateful. He was a captain of industry, a deputy public defender in San Joaquin County parents, Jim and Janie Bramlett, and has Hoosier whom Indiana was lucky to have. from 1974–1984. Then he accepted the posi- served as its president and CEO since 1983. Mr. Baker always bestowed his wife of 54 tion of Senior Assistant City Attorney in Palo He is a graduate of St. John’s Military Acad- years, their three children and seven grand- Alto where he served for five years. emy, Delafield, Wis., and earned his Bachelor children with love and respect. This is James In 1989, he faced a difficult decision. He of Business Administration degree from the Kendrick Baker: a man truly committed to his and his wife Signe Harnett had adopted infant University of Oklahoma in 1974. He bleeds family, his community, his faith, and his coun- twin girls. They still lived in Stockton and the OU crimson, and is a fixture in Norman on try. Thank you, and rest in peace Mr. Baker. daily commute to Palo Alto would prevent Gus football game days. f from seeing his two babies grow up. He left Bobby married Nanette Potts in 1973. To- public service and became a litigation attorney gether they have strongly supported their com- CELEBRATING THE 175TH ANNI- with the law offices of Rishwain, Kakim and munity of Ardmore, the state of Oklahoma, VERSARY OF THE BOROUGH OF Ellis in Stockton from 1989–1991. Gus’ love small businesses, and the insurance industry BADEN for San Francisco drew the family back to the by serving in many capacities. He is past Bay Area and in 1991 they moved to Berkeley president of the Independent Insurance HON. KEITH J. ROTHFUS and he joined the law office of Barry Balamuth Agents of Oklahoma (IIAO) and past Big ‘‘I’’ OF PENNSYLVANIA in Orinda. director from Oklahoma. In 2008, Bobby re- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES In 1993, Gus returned to public service and ceived the association’s highest government accepted the position of Assistant City Attor- affairs award, ‘‘The Sydney 0. Smith National Friday, August 2, 2013 ney for the City of San Rafael where he Legislative Award.’’ He also was given IIAO’s Mr. ROTHFUS. Ms. Speaker, I rise to honor stayed until 2008 when he was appointed to highest award, ‘‘The Eagle of Excellence the Borough of Baden on the 175th anniver- his most recent position of City Attorney of Award,’’ in 2009. Also an avid golfer, he has sary of its founding. I join residents of Baden Burlingame. been heavily involved in the Trusted Choice

VerDate Mar 15 2010 06:36 Aug 03, 2013 Jkt 029060 PO 00000 Frm 00013 Fmt 0626 Sfmt 9920 E:\CR\FM\A02AU8.013 E02AUPT1 jbell on DSK7SPTVN1PROD with REMARKS E1218 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks August 2, 2013 Big ‘‘I’’ National Championship golf tournament Benghazi terrorist attack over the past three QUESTION OF THE DAY #6 (DELIVERED ON JULY which is one of the pre-eminent junior golf weeks. These questions remain unanswered 23, 2013) events in the country. despite nearly a year of investigations and that 1. Doesn’t it bother any of my colleagues In his community, Bobby serves as a First is why I continue to believe that a Select Com- that Gen. [Carter] Ham can speak publicly National Bank and Trust Company director, mittee is the only way to fully understand what about the military’s response at a forum in trustee of The Glen Foundation, and trustee of Aspen, Colorado—where tickets start at happened in Benghazi that night and the re- $1,200—yet his testimony before Congress St. John’s Northwestern Military Academy. sponse that followed. The Congress owes it to was behind closed doors? (Gen. Ham, who Bobby and Nanette are the proud parents of the families of the victims, the survivors of the was the head of U.S. forces in Africa the son, Jake, who is an agent in the agency; attack and the American people to find these night of attack, appeared at the Aspen Secu- daughter-in-law, Jennifer; and grandson, answers once and for all. It’s time for a Select rity Forum last weekend and spoke openly Bryce. They reside in Ardmore, Oklahoma. Committee. about the U.S. response to the Benghazi at- The state of Oklahoma is proud of Bobby tack.) QUESTION OF THE DAY #1 (DELIVERED ON JULY 2. If Gen. Ham’s command required no ad- Bramlett and wishes him well following his 16, 2013) successful year as chairman of the Big ‘‘I.’’ ditional authority to respond to what he 1. Why has not one person who was in then believed to be a hostage rescue situa- f Benghazi the night of the attack been sub- tion, why did it take another seven hours be- RECOGNIZING THE ZANIOS FAMILY poenaed to testify publicly before Congress, fore AFRICOM ordered a C–17 aircraft in and instead, some of the survivors will tell Germany to prepare to deploy to Libya to their stories through multi-million dollar evacuate Americans? Why did that plane not HON. MICHELLE LUJAN GRISHAM book deals? leave Germany for another eight hours after OF NEW MEXICO 2. Will any of the $3 million they are earn- that? IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ing from the book deal be shared with Ty 3. If the situation appeared to be deterio- Woods widow and child or the parents of Friday, August 2, 2013 rating throughout the night at the annex, Glen Doherty? why wasn’t there any additional effort to ac- Ms. MICHELLE LUJAN GRISHAM of New 3. Why has the Congress not asked, or sub- celerate air support or even planes to evac- Mexico. Mr. Speaker, I rise to honor several poenaed, these individuals to testify before uate American personnel directly from generous New Mexico residents who provided House committees that have been inves- Benghazi? a boy from Peru with the opportunity to re- tigating over the past year? 4. Given the betrayal by our supposed al- ceive a life-saving heart surgery in Albu- QUESTION OF THE DAY #2 (SUBMITTED FOR THE lied Libyan militia forces when calls to de- querque. RECORD ON JULY 17, 2013) fend the consulate went unheeded, why In true New Mexico spirit, Pamela Zanios, 1. Was there an intelligence failure in vet- would the Pentagon not move even faster to her husband James and their sons, Andres ting the true loyalty of the Libyan security ensure there was a reliable evacuation and and James, opened up their Los Ranchos guards for the U.S. consulate? Which agency hostage response force to assist the Ameri- was responsible for vetting the militias? cans in Benghazi? home to 14-year-old Flavio Liberti Gutierrez 2. Who provided the terrorists with details 5. Given that no American plane arrived in while he was in Albuquerque for the heart proof the consulate property? Was it the secu- Benghazi to support the evacuation, just cedure. The Zanios family gave Flavio the rity guards or someone in the Libyan gov- what planes were used to evacuate the Amer- comfort he needed while he was away from ernment who was notified about the ambas- icans the morning of Sept. 12? his own home in Calca, Peru. Heart surgery is sador’s visit? 6. The State Department’s Accountability a frightening experience for anyone, especially 3. Why did the guards in the car outside Review Board said two planes were used the for a teenager in a foreign country. But the the consulate not warn the U.S. staff of the transport Americans from Benghazi to Trip- Zanios family provided Flavio with the love gathering terrorists as they drove away a oli. We know that one was a Libyan Air Force C–130 that brought back the bodies of and moral support he needed to help him minute before the assault began? Were they complicit in the plot? Ambassador Stevens, Sean Smith, Ty Wood through the ordeal. and Glen Doherty, but the first to depart was Flavio got the opportunity for the heart sur- QUESTION OF THE DAY #3 (DELIVERED ON JULY 18, 2013) a private, ‘‘chartered’’ jet. It took off at 7:40 gery through the Healing the Children pro- a.m. with ‘‘evacuees, including all wounded 1. How many Benghazi survivors, including gram, which arranges for medical care to chil- personnel,’’ according to the unclassified federal employees, military personnel or version of the report. dren who otherwise would not receive it. I contractors, have been asked to sign addi- 7. Just who owned that jet? want to recognize this wonderful program, tional Non-Disclosure Agreements by the dif- 8. Was it the same jet that brought in the along with Dr. Carl Lagerstrom and his team ferent agencies relating to what happened in seven-person response team from Tripoli ear- at the Presbyterian Heart Group, which volun- Benghazi? lier that night? 2. Do these NDAs apply only to those under teered to perform the successful procedure. I 9. Was it really chartered or was it com- cover, or have non-covert State Department would also like to thank the staff at Pres- mandeered? and Defense Department employees been di- byterian for donating the hospital care, includ- 10. How many wounded were evacuated on rected to sign them too? ing operating staff, nursing staff and medica- that jet? tions. American Airlines generously provided QUESTION OF THE DAY #4 (DELIVERED ON JULY 11. Of the wounded, how many were State the air travel for Flavio as part of the com- 19, 2013) Department employees, CIA employees or se- pany’s longtime commitment to Healing the 1. Reports indicate that upwards of 100 ter- curity contractors? Children. rorists may have attacked the consulate and QUESTION OF THE DAY #7 (DELIVERED ON JULY I appreciate the generosity of all New Mexi- annex. After nearly a year of FBI investiga- 24, 2013) tions, why has the U.S. not located, appre- cans who go above and beyond to help their 1. According to an excerpt of the new book hended and brought to justice a single ter- Under Fire: The Untold Story of the Attack family, neighbors and especially a child from a rorist responsible for killing four Americans, foreign land who needed a helping hand. The in Benghazi, which was published in this including a sitting U.S. ambassador? month’s Vanity Fair magazine, on the night 2. Why has the Obama Administration not Albuquerque Journal’s Joline Gutierrez of the attack, Ambassador Stevens made sev- taken any apparent steps to apply pressure Krueger eloquently shared Flavio’s story with eral calls for help after reaching what he be- to countries that have refused to allow the the community. As a result, I was made aware lieved was a safe room on the consulate com- FBI access to terrorists responsible for the of the actions of the Zanios family, Dr. pound. Some of those calls were made to Benghazi attacks? Has the FBI had access to Lagerstrom and many others who deserve this ‘‘nearby consulates.’’ Assuming the authors any other suspects, in any country, other are correct, the government should have the special recognition. than their brief interview with Ali Harzi? phone records from that night. Which foreign f QUESTION OF THE DAY #5 (DELIVERED ON JULY consulates did he call? How did those con- A COMPILATION OF UNANSWERED 22, 2013) sulates respond? QUESTIONS ABOUT THE 1. Why was the CIA’s security team repeat- 2. If Stevens was calling foreign con- BENGHAZI TERRORIST ATTACK edly ordered to ‘‘stand down’’ for more than sulates, did U.S. officials in Tripoli or Wash- 30 minutes after the attack began? ington call any allies with assets in Libya to 2. Where did the order to stop the team help respond to the attack? HON. FRANK R. WOLF from responding originate? Was it directed 3. Did the Pentagon contact any NATO al- OF VIRGINIA by the CIA or someone else in Washington? lies with military assets in the region that IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 3. If the team had been allowed to respond could have provided assistance that night? Friday, August 2, 2013 immediately, could the lives of Ambassador 4. Given how close many of our European Stevens and Sean Smith been saved? allies are to the Mediterranean, wouldn’t Mr. WOLF. Mr. Speaker, I submit a compila- 4. Has anyone been held accountable for they have planes or response teams stationed tion of the questions I have asked about the obstructing the security team for so long? in locations in or nearby the region that

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DUTCH RUPPERSBERGER Ambassador is missing. A State Department of these, how many were direct agency em- OF MARYLAND Diplomatic Security Agent is dead. Are the ployees and how many were contractors? American people to believe the president is 3. What was the ratio of CIA staff to secu- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES briefed only once that entire night, at 5 p.m. rity contractors? Friday, August 2, 2013 Eastern Standard Time? 4. Above all, why was there a facility oper- 2. Where was the president the rest of the ated by the CIA in Benghazi? Mr. RUPPERSBERGER. Mr. Speaker, on night? 5. If indeed the CIA facility in Benghazi in- rollcall No. 434, I was unavoidably detained in 3. Did his national security team, includ- volved in the collection of $40 million in a meeting off the hill at the White House with ing John Brennan, Sec. Panetta and Gen. weapons from the U.S., as first reported by Dempsey, ever go back and brief the presi- the President. National Journal in 2011, where are they? Had I been present, I would have voted dent when the annex came under attack? If 6. The $40 million promised by Secretary so, what steps did he direct at that time? Clinton would buy a very large quantity of ‘‘no’’. 4. Did the president ever step foot in the weapons. Were they shipped out of Benghazi? White House Situation Room that night? Are they in warehouses on U.S. soil? Are f 5. Did he ever see the footage from the un- they in other allied countries? Or did they armed drone stationed over Benghazi moni- end up elsewhere? A TRIBUTE TO PATTY COWNIE toring the attacks? 6. Last evening, Fox News’ Catherine 7. Is it possible that the president’s intel- Herridge reported how Diplomatic Security ligence finding included an authorization for HON. TOM LATHAM the weapons collected in Libya to be trans- Agent David Ubben is still recovering at OF IOWA ferred to Syrian rebels? Was the CIA annex Walter Reed National Military Medical Cen- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ter—more than 10 months after the attack— being used to facilitate these transfers? If so, for injuries he sustained while repeatedly how did the weapons physically move from Friday, August 2, 2013 Libya to Syria? By plane? By ship? risking his life to save others that night. Has Mr. LATHAM. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to the president ever called or met with David 8. And, again, I ask, if these weapons were Ubben to thank him for his sacrifice? Has he not being transferred to other countries like congratulate and recognize Patty Cownie for ever called the others who were seriously Syria, where exactly did they end up? being named a 2013 Women of Influence hon- wounded that night, including the former 9. Was the CIA annex being used as a logis- oree by the award-winning central Iowa publi- Navy SEAL on the security team who sus- tics center to track and transfer these weap- cation, Business Record. tained significant injuries? ons? Each year, Business Record undertakes an 7. To Secretary of State John Kerry’s cred- 10. Was Ambassador Stevens’ visit to the CIA annex on September 10 associated with exhaustive review to identify a standout group it, I know that he has visited with Ubben at of women in the Greater Des Moines area Walter Reed. But did former Secretary of these operations? State Hillary Clinton ever meet with him 11. And if these activities were taking who, as the publication notes, ‘‘have made a during the six months she was still in office place, was this consistent with the presi- difference.’’ An impressive group of inspiring after the attack? dent’s intelligence finding? Was the Congress female leaders are selected annually for this 8. Did the president and his team ever even notified? prestigious distinction, which is based on com- consider cancelling his political fundraiser QUESTION OF THE DAY #11 (DELIVERED ON bined criteria of community involvement, ca- in Las Vegas the day after the attack to AUGUST 1, 2013) reer success, and being a role model for other monitor the situation in Benghazi? 1. Who in the White House knew what was women to emulate. The 2013 Women of Influ- 9. That night, when the ambassador was going on in the [CIA] annex [in Benghazi]? considered a potential hostage and nearly 30 ence honorees join an impressive roster of The president? The chief of staff? Then-dep- more than 130 women who have changed and Americans were under sustained attacks at uty national security advisor and current the CIA annex, did the president’s staff ever CIA director John Brennan? are continuing to change our communities for notify the campaign that he might not be the better. QUESTION OF THE DAY #12 (DELIVERED ON leaving the White House the next day? As a leading community volunteer, Patty AUGUST 2, 2013) 10. When he boarded Air Force One for Las Cownie has come to personify the idea of 1. Why are these heroes being told not Vegas, did the president know about the seri- ‘‘giving back’’ and working to help Des Moines ous injuries that some of the survivors had talk? What is the administration afraid of? sustained? Did he know what hospitals they What is it protecting? provide quality educational experiences for were being taken to? 2. How can the Congress know the sur- children and young adults. After college, Mrs. 11. Is there a parallel in American history vivors don’t want to speak with Congress if Cownie worked for two years as a social work- when the U.S. was under attack, Americans they can’t learn who they are and ask them? er, before parenting nine children became a were killed and a sitting U.S. ambassador 3. Are we really to take the administra- full-time job. But she always has remained was considered a potential terrorist hostage, tion’s word [that they aren’t being silenced]? highly active in the community, spending 10 but the president was not engaged with his 4. With such a broad range of support [for years on the Drake University board of trust- national security team? a Benghazi Select Committee], it begs the question: why not? What are we afraid of ees and being involved at Dowling Catholic QUESTION OF THE DAY #9 (DELIVERED ON JULY High School, which her children attended, as 30, 2013) from a full investigation and public hear- well as St. Augustin School, where she was 1. Who are the anonymous senior adminis- ings? tration officials who admitted ‘‘mistakes’’ in 5. The House ‘‘interim progress report’’ on the foundation board chair. She also has been their handling of the attack to CBS? Benghazi was released on April 23. When will president of the Des Moines Metro Opera 2. Why haven’t they testified to Congress the final report be released? board, and she has served on the Des Moines about these mistakes? 6. Can any member here confidently say Arts Festival committee, Civic Music Associa- 3. Why wasn’t the Foreign Emergency Sup- that they know what happened that night? tion board and Des Moines Performing Arts 7. Can any member honestly say—with report Team (FEST) deployed immediately? board. 4. Last week, Gen. Ham admitted that he ports like the one CNN did yesterday—that believed Ambassador Stevens may have been this Congress has done everything it can to Mr. Speaker, it is a profound honor to rep- taken hostage by terrorists. Given the FEST allow the survivors to come forward and tell resent leaders like Patty Cownie in the United team’s terrorism and hostage negotiation ex- their story? States Congress, and I am pleased to recog- pertise, who made the decision not to deploy 8. September 11 is fast approaching. Will nize her for working to better both her commu- them? we continue on our current path and learn nity and the great state of Iowa. I invite my 5. Why didn’t the White House convene the from forthcoming books written by the sur- colleagues in the House to join me in con- vivors and sanitized by the CIA, or will we Counterterrorism Security Group (CSG) that gratulating her on receiving this esteemed night to coordinate the interagency response create a Select Committee to subpoena wit- to the attack? If that group wasn’t respon- nesses to testify under oath at public hear- designation, thanking those at Business sible for coordination, who was? ings? Record for their great work, and wishing each 6. Which agency was leading the response 9. With news reports this morning that the member of the 2013 Women of Influence that night? U.S. will be closing all embassies in the Mid- class continued success.

VerDate Mar 15 2010 06:36 Aug 03, 2013 Jkt 029060 PO 00000 Frm 00015 Fmt 0626 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A02AU8.019 E02AUPT1 jbell on DSK7SPTVN1PROD with REMARKS E1220 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks August 2, 2013 BIPARTISAN STUDENT LOAN drive benefitting the San Francisco Food food in the last two decades; and the San CERTAINTY ACT OF 2013 Bank. In April 1995, the Pe’ah Garden started Francisco Interfaith Council’s recognition for raising vegetables for the Food Bank, Ham- encouraging green sustainability at the temple. SPEECH OF ilton Family Center, Dream House and Raph- Rabbi Pearce has been married to his wife HON. CHRIS VAN HOLLEN ael House. In February 2013, the Emanu-El Dr. Laurie Pearce for 36 years and they have OF MARYLAND Food Pantry on Geary Boulevard opened. In two children, Sarah and Michael Pearce. April 2004, he began a partnership with Dr. Mr. Speaker, I ask the House of Represent- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES William Cobb elementary school to improve lit- atives to rise with me to honor an exceptional Wednesday, July 31, 2013 eracy and later expanded it to a food pantry. human being, someone I admire greatly. His Mr. VAN HOLLEN. Mr. Speaker, student As you can see, once Dr. Pearce takes on an influence will forever be felt in San Francisco, loan debt in our country tops $1 trillion, bur- issue, his commitment is lasting. the Bay Area and across the country. Rabbi dening graduates with high repayment as they He also joined and won a drawn-out fight in Pearce has shaped his congregation and cre- begin their working lives and preventing them 1997 to preserve one of the last remaining ated a haven for collaborative worship, life- from making other purchases, like a home or old-growth redwood groves in California. He long education, social welfare and cultural of- a car. This is a problem that requires a com- organized an interfaith task force to help save ferings. He is retiring, but Rabbi Pearce is the prehensive solution that includes affordable fi- the Headwaters Forest in Humboldt from chain type of leader who never truly retires. We wish nancial assistance and collaboration with saws. The effort won him the nick name ‘‘Red- him well in his next adventure in life. states and colleges to keep costs down. wood Rabbi.’’ f Today’s bill, while imperfect, will prevent Under Rabbi Pearce’s long and distin- rates from doubling immediately on loans for guished leadership, congregation Emanu-El IN RECOGNITION OF COLONEL the neediest students. It locks in rates for established a preschool and an adult edu- ALAN ORR each new loan, providing more certainty than cation center, held fundraising concerts for vic- the House Republican proposal, which I op- tims of Hurricane Katrina, and for the work of HON. DUNCAN HUNTER posed when it passed the House earlier this American Jewish World Service in Darfur, OF CALIFORNIA year. It includes a cap, preventing rates from helped young adults transition out of foster IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES skyrocketing in the future. I remain concerned, care, participated in the Pride Parade, Friday, August 2, 2013 however, about increasing rates for students launched a pulpit exchange with the Muslim in the long-term, and would urge future action community, and was involved in countless Mr. HUNTER. Mr. Speaker. I rise today to on this issue as rates rise. other projects. recognize a true patriot and mentor, not only Ultimately, we must look at the alternatives Stephen Pearce was born in Manhattan in to myself, but to all the Marines that served available today. Had I been in the Senate, I 1946 and grew up in Brooklyn. He graduated with him, Colonel Alan Orr. Col Orr recently would have voted against this bill in an effort with a BA in Psychology from City College of retired from the United States Marine Corps to get a better long-term deal for students. New York in 1967 and was ordained at the last week on July 26, 2013. While he may be However, now that it has passed the Senate New York School of the Hebrew Union Col- hanging up his service uniform, Col Orr will and is before us on the House Floor with no lege-Jewish Institute of Religion in 1972. He continue to serve those who have sacrificed opportunity for amendment, we are faced with earned his PhD in Counselor Psychology at so much in defense of our country in his role a choice between keeping the doubled student St. John’s University in 1978 and was award- as President and Founder of Combat Marine loan rate or reducing it for this year’s students. ed an honorary DD by the Hebrew Union Col- Outdoors. Therefore, I will vote for this bill today, but will lege-Jewish Institute of Religion in 1997. Col Orr graduated from the University of seek to amend this law in the coming years Before Rabbi Pearce joined Congregation Michigan and then went off to Officer Can- should rates rise and further burden our na- Emanu-El, he served at Temple Sinai of Stam- didate School where upon completion he was tion’s students. ford, Connecticut for 16 years and Temple Isa- commissioned as an officer in the United Reauthorization of the Higher Education Act iah of Forest Hills, New York for five years. He States Marine Corps. Col Orr was an out- will provide a good opportunity to revisit this was a faculty member at the Rabbinic School standing artillery officer, commanding several issue and address college costs in a more of the Hebrew Union College for 20 years and Firing Batteries, a Marine Corps Recruiting comprehensive way, and I look forward to has also taught at the University of Con- Station, an Artillery Battalion, and an Artillery working with my colleagues on that effort. necticut, St. John’s University and the Univer- Regiment. It was during this period that I had the distinct honor of serving with Col Orr when f sity of San Francisco. He is a board member of Palo Alto Univer- he was my Battalion Commander in 2004. IN RECOGNITION OF STEPHEN S. sity and an advisory board member of the Col Orr went on to graduate from the Ma- PEARCE Taube Foundation for Jewish Life and Culture. rine Amphibious Warfare School in Quantico, He formerly served on the board of the Grad- Virginia, and the Field Artillery Officer Ad- HON. JACKIE SPEIER uate Theological Union and is a past president vanced Course in Fort Sill, Oklahoma. He is OF CALIFORNIA of the Northern California Board of Rabbis. also a graduate, with honors, from the Marine IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Rabbi Pearce is a renowned lecturer and Corps Command and Staff College, the Army has written a tremendous number of articles War College in Carlisle, PA, and holds several Friday, August 2, 2013 and poems for publications such as the New Masters degrees. In addition, Col Orr has nu- Ms. SPEIER. Mr. Speaker, I rise to honor York Times, the San Francisco Chronicle and merous combat tours from Operations Desert Dr. Stephen S. Pearce, the Richard and the Jewish Spectator. He is the author of Too Shield and Desert Storm, to Somalia and Op- Rhoda Goldman Senior Rabbi, who is retiring Short and Sweetness of Honey, two children’s eration Iraqi Freedom. after serving Congregation Emanu-El for 20 books, a psychology textbook, and the co- But just as he has distinguished himself in years. Rabbi Pearce’s inexhaustible empathy author of Building Wisdom’s House. He is the combat and with his Marines in distant battle- and commitment to others has touched and in- former editor of the Journal of the Central fields, his love for our Marines, sailors and sol- spired thousands of people across this coun- Conference of American Rabbis, wrote a col- diers extended from the front lines to the hos- try. It is for good reason that Newsweek has umn for the Jewish News Weekly of Northern pitals where our wounded warriors recover, recognized him as one of the 50 most influen- California and produced a weekly radio show and to life after the fighting has ended. Col tial rabbis in the U.S. on three successive oc- for KUSF. Orr, along with a group of devoted hunters, casions. His tireless engagement inside and outside ranch owners and patriots, has shown to our One of the issues Dr. Pearce is determined his congregational duties has earned him uni- wounded heroes that excitement and adven- to solve is hunger in the Bay Area. He re- versal admiration, utmost respect and many ture doesn’t end with their battle wounds. cently received an honorary Doctor of Humane awards, including the San Francisco Planning In 2005, after visiting wounded Marines from Letters at the University of San Francisco for and Urban Research Association’s Silver Spur the 1st Marine Division at Brooke Army Med- challenging the Emanu-El congregation and Award for interfaith community dialogue and ical Center, Col Orr and other founding mem- the community to address this pressing topic engagement; the national Jefferson Award for bers created Combat Marine Outdoors, an or- by reflecting on how faith is translated into ac- inspiring worshippers to fight hunger; the San ganization that not only accelerates the recov- tion. Dr. Pearce took on hunger soon after he Francisco Food Bank Community Partner ery process, but restores hope in our service- joined Emanu-El in July 1993. In September Award for inspiring member of Congregation men and women. In collaboration with thou- 1994, he initiated the High Holy Day food Emanu-El to donate over 90,000 pounds of sands of contributors and over 50 ranches, the

VerDate Mar 15 2010 06:36 Aug 03, 2013 Jkt 029060 PO 00000 Frm 00016 Fmt 0626 Sfmt 9920 E:\CR\FM\A02AU8.022 E02AUPT1 jbell on DSK7SPTVN1PROD with REMARKS August 2, 2013 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks E1221 Combat Marine Outdoors has provided well on the ground of ‘‘sex or marital status’’ is pro- On rollcall No. 429, the Connolly (VA) over 200 wounded veterans from Balboa Hos- hibited by the Equal Credit Opportunity Act of Amendment to H.R. 1582, had I been present, pital to Walter Reed with the opportunity to 1974. Mrs. Boggs also pushed for other wom- I would have voted ‘‘no.’’ hunt and fish. These outdoor experiences fos- en’s economic concerns, like equal pay for On rollcall No. 430, the Murphy (PA) ter the opportunity to engage in a challenging government jobs and equal access to govern- Amendment to H.R. 1582, had I been present, experience that promotes teamwork and ca- ment business contracts. I would have voted ‘‘aye.’’ In addition to champion equal rights, Lindy maraderie. In many cases, these excursions On rollcall No. 431, the Motion to Recommit facilitated a turning point in emotional recovery Boggs was a strong supporter of historic preservation. She also supported civil rights legis- for H.R. 1582, had I been present, I would through a challenging experience that helps have voted ‘‘no.’’ our wounded military men and women regain lation at a time when such support often met confidence through a sense of accomplish- with hostility in the part of the country she rep- On rollcall No. 432, Final Passage of H.R. ment. resented. Lindy Boggs also strongly supported 1582, had I been present, I would have voted Col Orr is an accomplished professional, the and defended antipoverty programs. She said: ‘‘aye.’’ most knowledgeable artillery officer I have You couldn’t want to reverse the injustices On rollcall No. 433, Ordering the Previous ever known. But his impact to those Marines of the political system and not include the Question on H. Res. 322, had I been present, on and off the battlefield is immeasurable. I blacks and the poor; it was just obvious. I would have voted ‘‘aye.’’ am honored to have served with Col Orr, a In 1991, a room that was being used as the On rollcall No. 434, Agreeing to H. Res. man who not only personifies military dis- House speakers’ office in the 19th century 322, had I been present, I would have voted cipline, but exudes the compassion and love was named in her honor as the ‘‘Lindy Clai- ‘‘aye.’’ borne Boggs Congressional Women’s Reading for our young warriors through a life of service On rollcall No. 435, On Motion to Suspend above self Room.’’ In 1994, Lindy Boggs was admitted to the Louisiana Political Museum and Hall of the Rules and Pass H.R. 1897, had I been I ask my colleagues join me in recognizing present, I would have voted ‘‘aye.’’ the exemplary military service of Col Alan Orr Fame and in 1997, President Bill Clinton appointed her Ambassador to the Holy See. In and his continued dedication to the young f men and women of our Armed Forces. 2006, she was awarded the Congressional Distinguished Service Award for her out- f CONGRATULATING THE ALPHA EP- standing service in the House of Representa- SILON PI INTERNATIONAL FRA- IN TRIBUTE TO AMBASSADOR tives. TERNITY LINDY BOGGS, DIPLOMAT, In addition to her remarkable career in pub- EQUAL RIGHTS ACTIVIST, AND lic service, perhaps Lindy Boggs’ greatest ac- FORMER MEMBER OF CONGRESS complishment are the wonderful children she HON. ELIOT L. ENGEL raised, each of whom has been quite success- OF NEW YORK HON. SHEILA JACKSON LEE ful in continuing the family legacy of service: Cokie Roberts, a Washington journalist for IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF TEXAS ABC and National Public Radio; Thomas Hale IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Friday, August 2, 2013 Boggs Jr., a leading lawyer and chairman of Friday, August 2, 2013 the noted firm of Patton Boggs; and Barabara Mr. ENGEL. Mr. Speaker, I extend my con- Ms. JACKSON LEE. Mr. Speaker, I rise to Boggs Sigmund, who served as Mayor of gratulations to the Alpha Epsilon Pi Inter- pay tribute to a great American and a former Princeton, New Jersey. national Fraternity on the celebration of its member of this House. Ambassador Corrine Madame Speaker, a great lady has finished centenary. With more than 177 active chapters ‘‘Lindy’’ Boggs was a diplomat, equal rights her course, run the great race, and gone on across the United States, Canada, the United champion, and a former Member of Congress to claim her great reward. We are deeply sad- Kingdom, France, and Israel, and over 9,000 from Louisiana. Lindy Boggs, who died on dened by the loss of this tireless champion for undergraduate brothers, there is certainly Saturday, July 27, 2013, was one of the most equal and civil rights. But her good works will much to celebrate. admired members of this body and was be- be with us for eternity. For that we can all be The fraternity is celebrating the largest loved by all who knew her. She will be truly grateful. event in its history—the Centennial Celebra- missed. All of us mourn her loss and extend Mr. Speaker, I ask a moment of silence in tion on August 8th honoring the first 100 years our condolences to her family and loved ones. memory of Lindy Boggs. of its existence and its success in cultivating Born Marie Corinne Morrison Claiborne f generations of Jewish leaders on college cam- Boggs on March 13, 1916 on a sugar planta- PERSONAL EXPLANATION puses across the world. tion in Louisiana, Lindy Boggs attended The first 100 years are said to be the hard- Sophie Newcomb College at Tulane University HON. RICHARD HUDSON est, but the success of Alpha Epsilon Pi is a in New Orleans, where she met and later mar- OF NORTH CAROLINA wonderful start. ried her husband Hale Boggs. After gradua- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES I wish the fraternity every success in the fu- tion, Lindy Boggs became a history and Friday, August 2, 2013 ture and look forward to seeing more leaders English teacher in Romeville, Louisiana. Her from Alpha Epsilon Pi take their place in the Mr. HUDSON. Mr. Speaker, on rollcall No. husband attended law school before being world. elected to Congress in 1940, rising to become 434 I was unavoidably detained at a personal AEPi was founded in 1913 at New York Uni- Majority Leader of the House of Representa- doctor’s appointment. versity, initially as a brotherhood of young men tives. Had I been present, I would have voted On October 16, 1972, a tragic event oc- ‘‘yes.’’ from similar backgrounds, but expanded in time with the goal of giving them the best col- curred. A plane carrying Congressmen Nick f lege and fraternity experience. Since then ap- Begich of Alaska and Majority Leader Hale PERSONAL EXPLANATION Boggs perished in the Alaska wilderness. Both proximately 100,000 men have been members were presumed dead, as their bodies were of the fraternity. never recovered. Lindy Boggs won the special HON. F. JAMES SENSENBRENNER, JR. More important is the leadership training OF WISCONSIN election and succeeded her husband in Con- provided by AEPi. Its members include Wolf IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES gress, becoming the first woman from Lou- Blitzer, Mark Zuckerberg, former Florida Con- isiana to be elected to the House. Mrs. Boggs Friday, August 2, 2013 gressman Ron Klein, National Hockey League was then elected to a full term in 1974 and re- Mr. SENSENBRENNER. Mr. Speaker, due Commissioner Gary Bettman, James Brooks, elected seven times before retiring at the end to my attendance at a meeting with President a producer/director of The Simpsons, Paul of her term in January 1991. In 1976, Lindy Barack Obama at the White House, I missed Simon and Art Garfunkel, and architect Frank Boggs became the first woman to preside over eight recorded votes on August 1, 2013. I sub- Gehry, plus numberless more. a Democratic National Convention. mit how I would have voted had I been Celebrating a Centennial is a rare event. The velvet Southern charm she had refined present for those votes. AEPi has contributed to the nation and the while growing up in Louisiana enabled her to On rollcall No. 428, the Waxman (CA) world for 100 years and if past performance is become a very effective legislator. It was be- Amendment to H.R. 1582, had I been present, any indication, this will continue for many gen- cause of her amendment that discrimination I would have voted ‘‘no.’’ erations to come.

VerDate Mar 15 2010 06:36 Aug 03, 2013 Jkt 029060 PO 00000 Frm 00017 Fmt 0626 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A02AU8.024 E02AUPT1 jbell on DSK7SPTVN1PROD with REMARKS E1222 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks August 2, 2013 KIDNEY AWARENESS WEEK of women in the Greater Des Moines area al-Assad regime continues to fuel a humani- who, as the publication notes, ‘‘have made a tarian crisis through attacks against innocent HON. WILLIAM L. OWENS difference.’’ An impressive group of inspiring civilians. Over 100,000 Syrian lives have been OF NEW YORK female leaders are selected annually for this lost and approximately 1.8 million refugees IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES prestigious distinction, which is based on com- have fled Syria. Jordan is hosting over half a bined criteria of community involvement, ca- million refugees, which is almost 10% of Jor- Friday, August 2, 2013 reer success, and being a role model for other dan’s population. The government of Jordan is Mr. OWENS. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to women to emulate. The 2013 Women of Influ- partnering with the international community to recognize the great work of the American Ne- ence honorees join an impressive roster of care for the needs of this vulnerable popu- phrology Nurses Association (ANNA) and their more than 130 women who have changed and lation, providing shelter, food, water, health efforts to raise awareness about chronic kid- are continuing to change our communities for care and education. The burden of caring for ney disease (CKD). From August 5–9, the the better. such a large number of refugees places enor- ANNA is hosting Kidney Disease Awareness Karen Shaff began her career at what was mous economic and social pressures on the and Education week, where ANNA members then known as Bankers Life Co. in 1982. In country. are holding a series of events raising aware- the three decades since, she has ascended The United States has enjoyed a strong alli- ness of the growing health problems associ- the ladder to become executive vice president ance with Jordan for over six decades. The ated with kidney disease. and general counsel at Principal Financial Jordanians work closely with the United States CKD’s onset usually stems from the im- Group Inc., making her the highest ranking fe- in multiple areas, from cooperation in regional proper treatment of diabetes and high blood male officer of an organization whose reach and global counterterrorism efforts, to eco- pressure, when the kidneys fail to filter blood spans the globe. Coming from a family of pub- nomic development and humanitarian assist- properly. Overtime, the kidneys can lose their lic servants, she was well-acquainted with ance. King Abdullah II is an advocate for mod- functionality and as a result, increase one’s community involvement from an early age— ernization in the Arab world, and recognizes chances of kidney failure, cardiovascular dis- and it’s shown. Mrs. Shaff is president of the the potential opportunity for political reform in eases such as heart attacks and heart failure, Animal Rescue League of Iowa’s advisory Jordan. U.S.–Jordan relations are a key ele- along with other serious health issues. Unfor- council, has led the fundraising efforts for the ment of U.S. strategic interests in the Middle tunately, CKD impacts over 25 million adults in construction of the Science Center of Iowa, East. I am pleased to offer this resolution the United States. and is a member of the Grinnell College board commending the people and Government of The American Nephrology Nurses Associa- of trustees. She’s also involved with such or- Jordan for their continued friendship with the tion (ANNA), organized in 1969, is a nonprofit ganizations as Bravo Greater Des Moines and United States and commitment to peace, se- organization made of over 10,000 nephrology Hospice of Central Iowa. curity and stability in the Middle East. nurses whose mission is to educate the public Mr. Speaker, it is a profound honor to rep- f and improve the lives of those with kidney dis- resent leaders like Karen Shaff in the United ease. ANNA pursues this mission through States Congress, and I am pleased to recog- IN RECOGNITION OF DON DORNELL educational and advocacy programs encour- nize her for working to better both her commu- aging understanding of nephrology nursing. nity and the great state of Iowa. I invite my HON. JACKIE SPEIER Much is demanded of nephrology nurses. colleagues in the House to join me in con- OF CALIFORNIA They are required to handle many tasks at gratulating her on receiving this esteemed IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES once, while demonstrating extraordinary atten- designation, thanking those at Business Friday, August 2, 2013 tion to detail and dedication while also caring Record for their great work, and wishing each and comforting their patients. member of the 2013 Women of Influence Ms. SPEIER. Mr. Speaker, I rise to honor I want to thank America’s nephrology nurses class continued success. Fire Chief Don Dornell, who is retiring after nearly four decades of service to the people of for all they do, particularly those who serve my f constituents in the 21st Congressional district. Burlingame and San Mateo County. His dedi- I ask my colleagues to join me in recognizing RECOGNIZING JORDAN cation to public service is a credit to his com- the efforts of the American Nephrology Nurses munity and to his character as a leader. Association and Kidney Disease Awareness HON. GREGORY W. MEEKS Don Dornell is a Peninsula native, born in and Education week. OF NEW YORK San Francisco in 1951 and raised in Millbrae as the second of five children, and one of a f IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES pair of twins. He attended Capuchino High PERSONAL EXPLANATION Friday, August 2, 2013 School in San Bruno, then earned his asso- Mr. MEEKS. Mr. Speaker, today I urge my ciate degree in Political Science at the College HON. C.A. DUTCH RUPPERSBERGER colleagues to support House Resolution 222, of San Mateo in 1971. recognizing the long-term partnership and It was then that Chief Dornell’s career in OF MARYLAND friendship between the United States and the public service began. He served in the Army IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, working to- National Guard for six years, until 1977. Dur- Friday, August 2, 2013 gether towards peace and security in the Mid- ing that time, Chief Dornell trained as a Mr. RUPPERSBERGER. Mr. Speaker, on dle East. I would like to recognize the bipar- plumber, and he began working for the San rollcall No. 429 I was unavoidably detained in tisan support of my colleagues, including Carlos Parks Department. But from his first a meeting off the Hill at the White House with House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman day, he knew that the Parks Department was the President. Ed Royce and Ranking Member Eliot Engel. not for him—his real goal was serving as a Had I been present, I would have voted This resolution comes at a time of extreme un- firefighter. ‘‘yes.’’ rest and conflict in the region. After a brief stint in Piedmont, Chief Dornell f Since taking up the post of our country’s top was hired as a firefighter for the City of Bur- diplomat in February, Secretary of State John lingame in March 1977, a community he has A TRIBUTE TO KAREN SHAFF Kerry has traveled to Amman over six times. served diligently ever since. He has risen Close cooperation between our two nations is swiftly through the ranks, earning a promotion HON. TOM LATHAM critical to meet the challenges of the Middle to Fire Captain in 1985, and serving as the B- OF IOWA East region. Jordan plays a key role as the Shift Training Officer from 1985 to 1997 and IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES host and mediator in Middle East peace nego- codirector of the San Mateo County Fire Re- tiations between the Israelis and Palestinians. cruit Academy from 1996 to 1997. In January Friday, August 2, 2013 Jordan has maintained full, normalized diplo- 1997, he became Assistant Chief, and he took Mr. LATHAM. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to matic relations with Israel for almost 20 years over responsibility for training and overseeing congratulate and recognize Karen Shaff for since signing the historic 1994 Jordan-Israel line personnel. being named a 2013 Women of Influence hon- Peace Treaty. As an advocate for progress in More recently, Chief Dornell has worked oree by the award-winning central Iowa publi- the Middle East peace process, Jordan is a tirelessly to ensure successful transitions as cation, Business Record. stabilizing force for the region. local agencies consolidate fire protection to Each year, Business Record undertakes an The horrific violence in neighboring Syria strengthen the cohesiveness of service and exhaustive review to identify a standout group threatens to destabilize an entire region. The promote administrative efficiency. When the

VerDate Mar 15 2010 06:36 Aug 03, 2013 Jkt 029060 PO 00000 Frm 00018 Fmt 0626 Sfmt 9920 E:\CR\FM\A02AU8.029 E02AUPT1 jbell on DSK7SPTVN1PROD with REMARKS August 2, 2013 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks E1223 City of Burlingame and the Town of As you know, a devastating fungal menin- cision on making this drug available to the Hillsborough merged fire services in 2004, be- gitis outbreak last year was associated with children who would benefit from it. coming the Central County Fire Department, contaminated products from a compounding When you have had the privilege to be with he became the first Deputy Fire Chief of the facility in Massachusetts. Nearly 750 Ameri- wonderful kids like Gabe, you know that we new agency. This is a role he has embraced, cans became ill from these products and 61 must do everything possible to help them as he became the agency’s second Fire Chief perished. Unfortunately, this tragic outbreak progress through a healthy and happy child- in December 2006. Last year he took over re- and the others we have seen since are not hood. sponsibility for fire departments in Millbrae and anomalies. They are the result of a broken f San Bruno as well. system. My thoughts and prayers are with the Chief Dornell’s service to the community individuals and families whose lives have been HONORING INDUCTEES INTO THE has taken other forms as well. He is a long- affected by these contaminated products. SOUTH JERSEY FOOTBALL HALL standing Fire Technology Instructor at College Earlier this week the Government Account- OF FAME of San Mateo, administrator of the San Mateo ability Office released a report on drug County Fire Recruit Academy from 1997 to compounding. That report noted that ‘‘lack of HON. ROBERT E. ANDREWS 2006, and a Member of the San Mateo County consensus and differing FDA authority to over- OF NEW JERSEY Fire Chiefs Association, where he serves as li- see compounded drugs across the country IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES aison to a number of adjunct groups. Chief has resulted in gaps in oversight.’’ Gaps that Friday, August 2, 2013 Dornell is also the first inaugural chairman of clearly risk the public health. the Burlingame Adopt-a-Unit program, which Just this week a compounding pharmacy Mr. ANDREWS. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to since 2004 has supported hundreds of US sol- announced the recall of more than 125 dif- honor the seven new members of the South diers through their deployments to Iraq and Af- ferent types of sterile compounded products Jersey Football Coaches Association Hall of ghanistan. distributed nationally. Five days after the com- Fame. The inductees were Reggie Lawrence, In his retirement, Chief Dornell will be relo- pany began notifying its customers of the re- Phil Costa, Todd McNair, Brian Matera, Arnold cating to Calaveras County to enjoy hiking and call, a recall notice was published by the FDA. Byrd, Mike McDevitt, and Jim Doyle. outdoors activities in the Central Sierra, to These products are being recalled because of Reggie Lawrence has been a high school continue work on the home he has been re- a ‘‘question of sterility assurance.’’ Thankfully coach for sixteen years and is currently coach- building, and to spend some time travelling no illnesses have been identified, but it is im- ing at Willingboro. He has rebuilt the around the country with his wife Debra. He will perative that we act now and not wait for an- Willingboro program, which previously had a also continue his work as a volunteer for the other heart wrenching outbreak and ask our- 0–10 record, into a local power which last year Calaveras County Sheriffs Search and Rescue selves if we could have prevented it in the first qualified for the South Jersey Group 2 play- Team. place. offs. Mr. Lawrence has earned more than 100 Mr. Speaker, I ask you to join me in con- The bill I am introducing today should be victories during his coaching career at Cam- gratulating Fire Chief Don Dornell on a re- part of our work to fix the system. It would do den, Pennsauken, Jackson Liberty, and markable career. His contributions to our com- five things: clarify Federal authority of Willingboro. Coach Lawrence has not only had munity are an example of the best in public an extremely successful coaching career, but service, and his leadership and dedication will compounding pharmacies, improve patient and provider notification with accurate labeling, im- he was also a star athlete at Camden High be missed. We wish him the best in his retire- School. ment. prove communication between Federal and state regulators, seek additional information to Phil Costa starred at Holy Cross High f improve our understanding of the complexities School and was named to the All South Jer- OUR UNCONSCIONABLE NATIONAL related to compounded products, and sey team. He later excelled at the University DEBT strengthen penalties. of Maryland and now plays for the Dallas I urge my colleagues to support this bill. Cowboys. He started in every game for the Cowboys in 2011 and was one of the best HON. MIKE COFFMAN f centers in the NFL. Although he was injured OF COLORADO PROMOTE PROGRESS IN for the majority of the 2012 season, he re- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES DUCHENNE MUSCULAR DYS- cently signed a two-year contract extension Friday, August 2, 2013 TROPHY RESEARCH and will be back on the field for the 2013 sea- Mr. COFFMAN. Mr. Speaker, on January son. 20, 2009, the day President Obama took of- HON. SPENCER BACHUS Todd McNair played at Temple University fice, the national debt was OF ALABAMA and then professionally for the Houston Oilers $10,626,877,048,913.08. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES and the Kansas City Chiefs. In his career, Today, it is $16,738,599,194,294.87. We’ve McNair caught 254 passes with seven receiv- added $6,111,722,145,381.79 to our debt in 4 Friday, August 2, 2013 ing touchdowns, and rushed for 803 yards and and a half years. This is $6 trillion in debt our Mr. BACHUS. Mr. Speaker, it is an honor to three touchdowns. He also averaged 18.6 nation, our economy, and our children could talk about an opportunity before us to help yards per kickoff return. McNair ranks in the have avoided with a balanced budget amend- some courageous children with Duchenne top 20 among Chiefs receivers with over 1,800 ment. Muscular Dystrophy. receiving yards. After retirement from profes- f Duchenne affects nearly 20,000 babies a sional football, McNair coached at Camden THE INTRODUCTION OF THE year, arresting proper muscle development High School and was the running backs coach S.A.F.E. COMPOUNDED DRUG ACT during childhood. for both the Cleveland Browns and the Univer- Children with Duchenne, like young Gabe sity of Southern California. During his time at Griffin of Birmingham who I have personally USC, he was widely recognized as one of the HON. ROSA L. DeLAURO met, are full of strength, spirit, and hope. They most effective recruiters in college football. OF CONNECTICUT are an inspiration to all of us. Brian Matera is one of Pennsauken’s leg- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Thanks to medical research and the advo- endary players. He was the Indians starting Friday, August 2, 2013 cacy of Gabe’s parents, Scott and Traci Grif- linebacker for three years, earned All South Ms. DELAURO. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to fin, and many other parents including Joel and Jersey honors, and was nominated by Scho- introduce the Supporting Access to Formu- Dana Wood here in Washington, new thera- lastic Magazine as an All American. lated and Effective Compounded Drugs Act, or pies and treatments are being developed for He also played for the University of Mary- the S.A.F.E. Compounded Drug Act. My col- children with Duchenne. land in three bowl games. In 1980, he even leagues Congresswoman NITA LOWEY of New But we all want progress to come even fast- earned a tryout with the Philadelphia Eagles. York, Congressman CONYERS of Michigan, er. Tragically, Brian Matera passed away in 1990 and Congressman HONDA of California are co- The Food and Drug Administration is con- but his accomplishments will not be forgotten. sponsors of this legislation and I thank them sidering whether to allow accelerated use of a Arnold Byrd earned the Oaks Award, one of for their work on this issue. potential breakthrough therapy. It is a drug the highest academic awards for a male stu- This bill seeks to ensure that patients and called Eteplirsen. dent. He was also a member of the National health care providers across the country have While properly taking safety into account, it Honor Society, and made All State and All access to safe compounded drug products. is important for the FDA to reach a timely de- South Jersey for football. He received both

VerDate Mar 15 2010 06:36 Aug 03, 2013 Jkt 029060 PO 00000 Frm 00019 Fmt 0626 Sfmt 9920 E:\CR\FM\A02AU8.032 E02AUPT1 jbell on DSK7SPTVN1PROD with REMARKS E1224 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks August 2, 2013 athletic and academic scholarship to Rutgers CONGRATULATING HON. B. TODD A TRIBUTE TO DIANE and in 1960 he was recognized as their most JONES ON HIS CONFIRMATION BRIDGEWATER valuable football player. BY THE U.S. SENATE AS THE DI- Mike McDevitt is known as one of South RECTOR OF THE BUREAU OF AL- HON. TOM LATHAM Jersey’s top coaches. He currently serves as COHOL, TOBACCO, FIREARMS OF IOWA line coach at Haddonfield Memorial. He was AND EXPLOSIVES IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES previously an assistant line coach at Cherry Friday, August 2, 2013 Hill East, Pitman and Gloucester Catholic dat- ing back to 1987. Coach McDevitt also served HON. BETTY McCOLLUM Mr. LATHAM. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to congratulate and recognize Diane Bridgewater as Gloucester Catholic head coach from OF MINNESOTA 1989–1993, making two appearances in state for being named a 2013 Women of Influence championship games. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES honoree by the award-winning central Iowa publication, Business Record. Finally, I would like to personally congratu- Friday, August 2, 2013 Each year, Business Record undertakes an late Jim Doyle, a dear friend and coach of my exhaustive review to identify a standout group Alma Mater, Triton Regional High School. I am Ms. MCCOLLUM. Mr. Speaker, it is my of women in the Greater Des Moines area pleased to honor Coach Doyle for his distin- honor to congratulate my constituent and who, as the publication notes, ‘‘have made a guished service as coach and athletic director. friend, the Honorable B. Todd Jones, on his difference.’’ An impressive group of inspiring For 35 years he coached football and track at confirmation by the United States Senate to female leaders are selected annually for this Glassboro, Lenape, and Triton. As football be the director of the Bureau of Alcohol, To- prestigious distinction, which is based on com- coach, he earned a career record of 91–63– bacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF). As the bined criteria of community involvement, ca- 7 at Glassboro and Triton, including a perfect first permanent director since 2006, Director reer success, and being a role model for other 8- 0 record in the 1968 season at Triton. Two Jones knows the job well; he has been lead- women to emulate. The 2013 Women of Influ- of his top high school players went on to play ing this important federal law enforcement ence honorees join an impressive roster of football at the collegiate level for the University agency as ‘‘acting director’’ since 2011. While more than 130 women who have changed and of Virginia and Rutgers University. serving as acting director, Mr. Jones has also are continuing to change our communities for Mr. Speaker, the contributions of these been serving as the United States Attorney for the better. seven inductees to the football community and Minnesota. The hefty and time consuming re- Diane Bridgewater has always wanted her to South Jersey should not go unrecognized. sponsibility of leading two important federal of- work to benefit the community. And so since I join all of South Jersey in expressing our fices has proven to be a testament to Mr. she began her career at KPMG Peat Marwick gratitude for Reggie, Phil, Todd, Brian, Arnold, Jones’ commitment to public service, his stam- in 1985, she has held numerous positions and Mike, Jim, and their families as they celebrate board memberships to accomplish her goal. their induction into the South Jersey Football ina, and the gracious support of his wife, Mar- garet, and his children. Once at DuPont Pioneer for 18 years and now Coaches Association Hall of Fame. executive VP and chief financial and adminis- Nominated by President Obama to serve as trative officer for LCS, in which role she has f ATF’s permanent director in January 2013, Mr. worked to improve the lives of senior citizens, Jones endured a Senate confirmation process HONORING MR. SIMMIE JESSE this successful business executive also has that too often neglected the gun violence crisis HILL, JR. OF MIDLAND, PENN- served as a director at the United Way of in this country and instead degenerated into a SYLVANIA Central Iowa, ChildServe, Make-A-Wish Foun- partisan political smear campaign with un- dation of Central Iowa, Hospice of Central founded attacks on an outstanding public serv- Iowa, the UNI College of Business dean’s ad- HON. KEITH J. ROTHFUS ant. The Senate vote to confirm Mr. Jones visory board, Casey’s General Stores Inc., and OF PENNSYLVANIA was very partisan. The six Republicans who Bankers Trust Co. Mr. Speaker, it is a profound honor to rep- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES voted for cloture thus allowing an up or down vote on this nomination deserve to be com- resent leaders like Diane Bridgewater in the Friday, August 2, 2013 mended for their fairness. I also want to com- United States Congress, and I am pleased to recognize her for working to better both her Mr. ROTHFUS. Mr. Speaker, I rise to honor mend Minnesota’s two Senators, AMY KLO- community and the great state of Iowa. I invite the memory of Simmie Jesse Hill, Jr. of Mid- BUCHAR and AL FRANKEN, for shepherding this my colleagues in the House to join me in con- land, Pennsylvania. He was born on Novem- nomination through very difficult political ter- gratulating her on receiving this esteemed ber 14, 1946 and grew up to become one of rain. designation, thanking those at Business the greatest basketball players to come from There is no doubt that President Obama got Record for their great work, and wishing each Western Pennsylvania. it right when he tapped Mr. Jones to lead the member of the 2013 Women of Influence Simmie Hill starred on the 1965 Midland ATE. Todd’s career in public service is stel- class continued success. High School men’s basketball team, consid- lar—a Marine Corps infantryman, Marine f ered by many to be one of the best in Penn- Corps Judge Advocate, federal prosecutor, sylvania’s history. The Midland Leopards won and the U.S. Attorney for Minnesota in both PERSONAL EXPLANATION the State title that year, finishing the season the Clinton and Obama administrations. This 28–0. Mr. Hill scored over 650 points that sea- is a man of integrity, character, and deter- HON. RICHARD HUDSON son, and he led the team to victory with his mination who has never hesitated to serve his OF NORTH CAROLINA thirty-one points in the championship game. country when called upon. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES The Sporting News named Mr. Hill a First- Friday, August 2, 2013 Team All-American when he was a senior at As the director of ATF, B. Todd Jones will West Texas State University. Following his have the opportunity to strengthen and offer Mr. HUDSON. Mr. Speaker, on rollcall No. college career, Mr. Hill played four seasons of much needed stability to an agency that has 433 I was unavoidably detained at a personal professional basketball in the American Bas- been denied a permanent director by Repub- doctor’s appointment. Had I been present, I ketball Association and retired in 1974. In licans in Congress even when a nominee was would have voted ‘‘yes.’’ 2010, he was inducted into the Midland Sports put forth by President Bush. Both ATF staff f Hall of Fame. and law enforcement officials all across the IN RECOGNITION OF THE 30TH AN- Simmie Hill passed away in Pittsburgh on U.S. will have a partner and an advocate in NIVERSARY OF EAST PALO ALTO July 14, 2013 at the age of sixty-six. He is sur- the new director. As gun violence continues to vived by four daughters and nine grand- plague America’s cities, towns, families, and, children, and our thoughts and prayers are most tragically, our schools, ATF needs a HON. JACKIE SPEIER OF CALIFORNIA with his family. leader who will respect gun rights, but cham- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Mr. Speaker, Western Pennsylvania has a pion gun safety and safe communities. That’s strong sports legacy, and I am pleased to the kind of leader Todd Jones will be and I am Friday, August 2, 2013 honor the memory of one of our greatest bas- very proud of his on-going service to our Ms. SPEIER. Mr. Speaker, I rise to honor ketball players. country. the 30th anniversary of the City of East Palo

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Honeybuckets are a reality for which has a land area of only 2.5 square many communities in my state and pose se- miles, was incorporated on July 1, 1983 and versary of East Palo Alto as the city is cele- rious health risks for residents, particularly became the 20th city of San Mateo County. brating this occasion with a parade, commu- children. Thankfully USDA, the State of Voters elected the first city council of Barbara nity festival and fireworks. This diverse Bay Alaska, and the Alaska Native Tribal Health Mouton—the first mayor—Gertrude Wilks, Area community welcomes all residents and Consortium are working together through Frank Omowale Satterwhite, Ruben Abrica— neighbors with warmth and optimism—today the program to create better sanitation fa- the current mayor—and James Blakely, Jr. and every day. cilities in rural Alaska and help make I remember the days when the creation of honeybuckets a relic of the past. f I would like to bring this issue to your at- the city was quite uncertain. I was on the San tention and would greatly appreciate your Mateo County Board of Supervisors at the INTRODUCTION OF HOUSE RESO- LUTION CONDEMNING THE AT- assistance in Farm Bill conference negotia- time and supported incorporation. We had tions with the Senate to help reauthorize events in East Palo Alto to educate the public TACK AT THE OAK CREEK SIKH this important program. in advance of the vote. We had rallies and GURDWARA ON AUGUST 5, 2012 Thank You, voter registration drives. The election’s out- DON YOUNG, come is testament to the work of hundreds HON. PAUL RYAN Congressman for all Alaska. who went into their neighborhoods to explain OF WISCONSIN HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, why creating a city would help the residents of IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE, East Palo Alto to improve their lives. Friday, August 2, 2013 Washington, DC, August 1, 2013. East Palo Alto has made great progress in Hon. DON YOUNG, the three decades since its residents choose Mr. RYAN of Wisconsin. Mr. Speaker, Rayburn House Office Building, to create their own path to a better future. The today, my colleagues and I introduced a Washington, DC. town has many wonderful institutions such as House Resolution condemning the attack that DEAR CONGRESSMAN YOUNG, Thank you for its improving schools, social service agencies, occurred at the Oak Creek Sikh Gurdwara on your letter regarding the United States De- churches, and an outstanding public medical August 5, 2012, and honoring the memory of partment of Agriculture program that helps provide financing for water and waste water clinic, the Ravenswood Family Health Center. those who died in the attack. We remember all those affected by the senseless act of vio- systems in remote Alaska villages. I appre- Residents are very engaged in street improve- ciate you bringing this issue to my atten- ment, school safety and beautification lence that occurred one year ago in Oak tion. Given the urgency that you describe in projects. The wisdom of residents, local offi- Creek, Wisconsin. We call to mind the heroic your letter, I would be happy to work with cials, and law enforcement helped the city efforts of Lieutenant Brian Murphy and all the you during the Farm Bill conference regard- overcome a spike in crime in the 1980s and medical and law-enforcement officials who re- ing this public health need. 90s. sponded to the scene. We also recognize the Sincerely, What has not changed in the past 30 years public servants who helped our community FRANK D. LUCAS, is the fact that people are attracted to the area heal during this trying time. Chairman, House Committee on Agriculture. because of its centralized location, its prox- Since that fateful day, the people of Oak f imity to San Francisco Bay, its desirable Creek have come together. They refuse to let CONGRATULATIONS TO DESERT weather and its family-centered churches and violence shake their community. My thoughts VISTA H.S. HEALTH OCCUPA- schools. and prayers are with the victims and their fam- TIONS STUDENTS OF AMERICA For centuries, the original inhabitants were ilies, and I’m committed to continuing to help CLUB Ohlone Native Americans who lived along the the community overcome this tragedy. coast from San Francisco to Monterey Bay. In f HON. KYRSTEN SINEMA 1849, when the town was founded as EXCHANGE OF LETTERS OF ARIZONA Ravenswood, Isaiah Woods tried to make it a IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES major shipping town. In 1868 he sold his operation to Lester Cooley who built a brick fac- HON. DON YOUNG Friday, August 2, 2013 tory. After the brick factory, the city became a OF ALASKA Ms. SINEMA. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to farming community, largely based upon grow- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ask that my colleagues join me in recognizing ing flowers. A large Japanese population Friday, August 2, 2013 Desert Vista High School’s Health Occupa- dominated the flower growing market until the tions Students of America Club for their shameful World War II decision that forced Mr. YOUNG of Alaska. Mr. Speaker, I sub- achievement in the HOSA-Future Health Pro- 120,000 Japanese-Americans into internment mit the following exchange of correspondence fessionals National Leadership conference. camps. between myself and Agriculture Committee Desert Vista students won first place in After the war, many African-Americans Chairman FRANK LUCAS. three events and two national service awards, moved to East Palo Alto and made it the larg- HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, and took home numerous other top ten finest African American community on the penin- Washington, DC, August 1, 2013. ishes. Their record is astonishing for one Hon. FRANK LUCAS, sula. In fact, during the civil rights movement Chairman, House Committee on Agriculture, school, and is a testament to their school’s in 1968, the city was almost renamed Nairobi. Longworth House Office Building, Wash- leadership and the students’ effort. Katelyn Today, the city has a multi-ethnic population ington, DC. Miyaski and Gen Fitzgerald won national that is over 60% Hispanic, about 15% African DEAR CHAIRMAN LUCAS, I write today to championships in pharmacology and medical American, 7% Asian, 7% Caucasian and 11% highlight a program of significance to rural terminology, respectively, and the team of Jing Pacific Islander. Alaska and many of our Alaska Native vil- Liong, Anshuman Bakshi, Sung Kwon Park, Since the late 1990s, East Palo Alto has ex- lages. The United States Department of Ag- and Sanjeey Murty were national champions perienced significant economic development. riculture (USDA), through the Rural Utili- in biomedical debate. Alex Burton won the A quarter of the city’s buildings have been re- ties Service, helps provide financing for the construction of water and waste water sys- Barbara James Service Gold Award and the placed with new housing and retail space. tems in remote Alaska villages that face President’s Volunteer Service Award. This development is what the founders of the unique, significant obstacles to providing The students, many of whom hope to pur- city hoped for—a chance to create jobs for residents with potable water and safe sanita- sue higher education in the medical, residents within the community. In 2008, an- tion systems. These obstacles include Alas- healthcare, and biotechnology industries, are other step was taken as residents and local ka’s extreme climate and geography as well to be commended and encouraged in their businesses established the East Palo Alto as the fact that most villages are not con- pursuit of science and service, as well as for Community Farmers Market. The market is al- nected to the road system and are only ac- their comprehensive knowledge in their fields lied with the health center, providing whole- cessible by air. The water systems assisted of interest. Their dedication is reason for faith by the program are not a matter of conven- some food for residents at affordable prices. In ience for these communities, but meet a crit- in our country’s future, guided by such 2009, the first full service supermarket opened ical public health need. innovators and leaders. They represent their in the Ravenswood 101 shopping center. Currently, more than 30 villages in Alaska state and school well, and I am proud to rep- Once again, the residents of East Palo Alto still use ‘‘honeybuckets’’ as their method of resent them in Congress.

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Deter- Desert Vista High School’s Health Occupa- of women in the Greater Des Moines area mined to close this gap, he launched a pilot tions Students of America Club for their dedi- who, as the publication notes, ‘‘have made a program to detect Peripheral Arterial Disease cation and achievement. difference.’’ An impressive group of inspiring in its earliest stages. f female leaders are selected annually for this It was Dr. Lukaszewicz’s strong interest in prestigious distinction, which is based on com- public policy that got him involved in the San PERSONAL EXPLANATION bined criteria of community involvement, ca- Mateo County and California Medical Associa- reer success, and being a role model for other tions. He works closely with county and state HON. C.A. DUTCH RUPPERSBERGER women to emulate. The 2013 Women of Influ- health care leaders to find remedies to public OF MARYLAND ence honorees join an impressive roster of health issues that affect patients beyond his IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES more than 130 women who have changed and individual clinical practice. For example, he is Friday, August 2, 2013 are continuing to change our communities for committed to the Association’s active role in the better. Mr. RUPPERSBERGER. Mr. Speaker, on eradicating Hepatitis B in the Asian and Pa- Mrs. Borgen is part owner of Borgen Sys- cific Islander communities by providing regular rollcall No. 435 I was unavoidably detained in tems, a family-owned small business that a meeting at the White House with the Presi- screenings and vaccinations. manufactures display cases for a variety of Dr. Lukaszewicz is married to Nicole dent. products—but her professional pursuits hardly Had I been present, I would have voted Moayeri, a neurosurgeon at Kaiser’s Redwood end there. Her lifelong passion, improving ‘‘yes.’’ City facility. They have two children, Leila, 12, education, has led her to be a teacher, an ad- f and Gabriel, 10. As a devoted family man, he ministrator and a school board member, and works part-time so that he can remain in- ENERGY CONSUMERS RELIEF ACT in addition to holding state and national lead- volved in his children’s scholastic and athletic OF 2013 ership positions in education, she currently is activities. To stay physically and mentally president of the Des Moines Public Schools healthy, he enjoys hiking, cycling, sailing, SPEECH OF Foundation. She also founded the FINE Edu- kayaking, gardening, cooking and reading. cation Research Foundation in 2003, which le- Mr. Speaker, I ask the House of Represent- HON. KEITH ELLISON veraged $100,000 into $3 million of state fund- OF MINNESOTA atives to rise with me to honor an exceptional ing and matching private contributions for edu- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES physician and human being. Dr. Lukaszewicz’s cation research. In the community, she has work continues to benefit thousands of people Wednesday, July 31, 2013 served on the boards for the Des Moines A.M. in San Mateo County and beyond and sets an Rotary Club, Employee & Family Resources The House in Committee of the Whole admirable example of innovative, patient-cen- House on the state of the Union had under Foundation and the Greater Des Moines Lead- tered care. consideration the bill (H.R. 1582) to protect ership Institute. consumers by prohibiting the Administrator Mr. Speaker, it is a profound honor to rep- of the Environmental Protection Agency resent leaders like Margaret Borgen in the f from promulgating as final certain energy- United States Congress, and I am pleased to related rules that are estimated to cost more RETIREMENT OF FBI DIRECTOR than $1 billion and will cause significant ad- recognize her for working to better both her ROBERT MUELLER verse effects to the economy, with Ms. Ros- community and the great state of Iowa. I invite my colleagues in the House to join me in con- Lehtinen in the chair. HON. FRANK R. WOLF Mr. ELLISON. Madam Chair, this bill leads gratulating her on receiving this esteemed me to ask a question. designation, thanking those at Business OF VIRGINIA Who are we here to protect? The American Record for their great work, and wishing each IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES member of the 2013 Women of Influence people, or big business? Friday, August 2, 2013 If we don’t stand up to protect public health, class continued success. who will? Are we going to trust big oil, gas, f Mr. WOLF. Mr. Speaker, I rise to recognize and coal companies to look out for the public’s IN RECOGNITION OF DR. GREGORY and thank Robert Mueller for his service to our health? LUKASZEWICZ country. Mr. Mueller has served as director of This bill is just another give-away to big pol- the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) since luters. September 4, 2001, and will be retiring before As we just saw with the coal ash bill, this bill HON. JACKIE SPEIER the Congress returns in September. I have would further harm human health by tearing OF CALIFORNIA had the privilege of working with Director down the EPA. The EPA—not big business— IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Mueller as the chairman of the Appropriations is trying to protect Americans’ health. Friday, August 2, 2013 subcommittee that funds the FBI and firmly Take the Clean Air Act, for example. In its believe he is the best director in the more than Ms. SPEIER. Mr. Speaker, I rise to honor first 20 years, it prevented 205,000 premature hundred-year history of the Bureau. Dr. Gregory Lukaszewicz for his service as deaths and 18 million child respiratory ill- president of the San Mateo County Medical I want to also recognize his wife, Ann, and nesses. Association, which represents and educates his two daughters, Melissa and Cynthia, for The result? Billions of dollars in economic their sacrifice in countless nights and week- savings from prevented diseases and greater physicians and promotes quality medical care for the people of San Mateo County. Through- ends their husband and father spent serving worker productivity. our country over the last twelve years. This bill is yet another attempt to tear down out his career, Dr. Lukaszewicz has been a staunch advocate for preventative care and Director Mueller deserves much credit for the EPA. It’s immoral. I urge my colleague to skillfully responding to the 9/11 terrorist at- oppose this bill. patients’ access to care. Gregory Lukaszewicz grew up near Buffalo, tacks after just a week on the job and leading f New York. He earned his BA at Dartmouth the FBI’s transformation into an intelligence- A TRIBUTE TO MARGARET College and his medical degree at Harvard driven and threat-focused national security or- BORGEN Medical School. After completing his General ganization. The FBI today is a remarkably dif- Surgery Residency at the Massachusetts Gen- ferent agency than the one the director inher- HON. TOM LATHAM eral Hospital in Boston, he was awarded a ited in 2001. The changes made during his tenure have made our country safer and OF IOWA Fellowship in Vascular Surgery at UCSF. stronger, while also upholding and respecting IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Dr. Lukaszewicz then joined Kaiser Permanente in South San Francisco where he our Constitution. He has always been honest Friday, August 2, 2013 is a vascular and general surgeon. He is also and forthright with the Congress and the Mr. LATHAM. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to the smoking cessation champion at the hos- American people. congratulate and recognize Margaret Borgen pital. Three years ago he became a part-time It is hard to quantify the many lives that for being named a 2013 Women of Influence specialist in venous and lymphatic disorders, a have been saved thanks to FBI actions that honoree by the award-winning central Iowa change he calls transformative. He says his disrupted terror plots and other threats against publication, Business Record. experience has shown him just how complex the American people. I want to recognize the

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He If enacted in law, Representative MURPHY’s country. began his career as a physical education amendment would prevent the Environmental Bob Mueller’s service to our country began teacher, and has since held the positions of Protection Agency (EPA) and other federal long before he was sworn in as FBI Director. assistant principal, high school principal, exec- agencies from using the social cost of carbon He has had a long career of distinguished utive director of secondary education, assist- (SCC) to estimate the climate benefits of service to our country. He served as an officer ant superintendent, deputy superintendent, rulemakings. Contrary to the intentions of the in the Marine Corps, leading a rifle platoon in and most recently, superintendent of the St. amendment, I fully support the use of the SCC Vietnam. He is the recipient of the Bronze Vrain Valley School District. by the EPA and other federal agencies to esti- Star, two Navy Commendation Medals, the As Superintendent, Don has lead by exam- mate the climate benefits of rulemakings. The Purple Heart and the Vietnamese Cross of ple. His visionary leadership and ideas have SCC is important to interpret the impact of Gallantry. He later served in several U.S. At- helped significantly develop the public schools carbon dioxide emissions on agricultural pro- torneys’ offices and in private practice before in my district by championing educational re- ductivity, human health, increased flood risk, being appointed as the U.S. Attorney in San forms that included teacher evaluations and and other factors which are important to my Francisco in 1998. expanding public charter schools. He estab- constituents in eastern North Carolina. I wish the director and his family all the best lished the ‘‘Science, Technology, Engineering f in his next endeavors and thank him again for and Mathematics’’ Academy at Skyline High his service and sacrifice. He is a true patriot RECOGNIZING JESSICA BELMARES- School and opened the Medical and Science ORTEGA and a model public servant. Academy at Longmont High School to help f advance students to secondary education. HON. MICHELLE LUJAN GRISHAM COMMEMORATING THE 200TH ANNI- His reforms are an example of the common sense solutions school districts across the OF NEW MEXICO VERSARY OF THE HOWARD IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES FLATS FARM country can implement to better serve their students and families. Friday, August 2, 2013 Please join me today in congratulating Don Ms. MICHELLE LUJAN GRISHAM of New HON. TOM REED Hadad on his award and on his success as OF NEW YORK Mexico. Mr. Speaker, I rise to honor, Jessica superintendent of the St. Vrain Valley School IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Belmares-Ortega, an exceptional young New District. Mexican student. This summer, Jessica, a re- Friday, August 2, 2013 f cent graduate of Albuquerque High School, Mr. REED. Mr Speaker, I rise today in com- was awarded a prestigious Ronald McDonald PERSONAL EXPLANATION memoration of the 200th Anniversary of the House HACER scholarship to attend the Uni- Howard Flats Farm in Hornell, New York. As versity of New Mexico. One of only four stu- agriculture is a foundational part of our Amer- HON. BLAINE LUETKEMEYER dents in the nation to receive this scholarship, ican heritage, I am honored to recognize such OF MISSOURI she plans to use her $100,000 award to study a longstanding farm family. Agriculture is an IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES medicine so she can give back to her commu- important industry for New York as well as the Friday, August 2, 2013 nity and help the less fortunate in our state. country as a whole, providing a stable, safe A first-generation American who grew up in food supply. It is essential to recognize the Mr. LUETKEMEYER. Mr. Speaker, on roll- a Spanish-speaking environment, Jessica milestones of those families who have made call No. 429 I had to step out of the chamber plans to use her bilingual skills to improve substantial contributions to the economic vital- and missed the opportunity to vote on this health care access and delivery in rural com- ity of the Empire State. amendment. munities. As a volunteer at a local hospital, Had I been present, I would have voted The diversified farming operation at the Jessica frequently saw Spanish-speaking fami- ‘‘nay.’’ Howard Flats Farm, owned by Phil Bennett lies wait hours for a translator to arrive before and his wife Juanita Bennett, includes a log f getting a diagnosis or treatment. She believes home and nearby camping site that is rented PERSONAL EXPLANATION that having more bilingual medical profes- as lodging during hunting season and through- sionals will help mitigate this problem and im- out the year for recreational activities. Mr. HON. RICHARD HUDSON prove the overall health of patients all over Bennett is an active Rotarian and Farm Bu- New Mexico. OF NORTH CAROLINA reau member. He and his family also volun- Education has always played an important teer their time to many of Howard’s community IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES role in the Belmares-Ortega home. Although events and activities. Friday, August 2, 2013 Jessica’s parents, who are originally from The farm has been in the Bennett family for Mr. HUDSON. Mr. Speaker, on rollcall No. Mexico, did not attend college, they worked five generations and is now managed by Phil 432 I was unavoidably detained at a personal hard so that their children would have the op- and Juanita’s son, Jay Bennett. Howard Flats doctor’s appointment. portunity to pursue their dreams. They en- Farm totals around 700 acres and is the home Had I been present, I would have voted rolled Jessica and her two older siblings in to an average milking-herd of 150 cows. The ‘‘yes.’’ United States of America preschool so they farm has and continues to change and expand f would learn English at a young age. They also with time and is poised for success for many closely tracked their children’s progress to en- years to come. REGARDING REPRESENTATIVE sure they succeeded in school. With great pleasure, I acknowledge the suc- MURPHY’S (PA) AMENDMENT NO. Considering Jessica’s academic achieve- cess of this exceptional family and its contribu- 6 TO H.R. 1582 ON INTENDING TO ments, strong leadership skills and dedication tions to the local and State economies, fully VOTE NAY ON ROLL 430 ON AU- to her community, I am not surprised that the confident that it will continue to enjoy the suc- GUST 1, 2013 Ronald McDonald House chose to recognize cess it has experienced thus far. her success with this scholarship. At Albu- f HON. G. K. BUTTERFIELD querque High School, Jessica enrolled in the HONORING DON HADAD OF NORTH CAROLINA dual-language program, took advantage of nu- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES merous Advanced Placement and honors HON. CORY GARDNER courses and participated in a gifted Friday, August 2, 2013 mentorship program. In college, she plans to OF COLORADO Mr. BUTTERFIELD. Mr. Speaker, I rise to IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES maintain her busy schedule by enrolling in a express that I intended to vote ‘‘nay’’ but was medical laboratory program and working to ad- Friday, August 2, 2013 recorded as yea on Roll 430 on August 1, vance her Spanish fluency skills. Mr. GARDNER. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to 2013 on Representative MURPHY’s (PA) I’m honored to represent Jessica in the honor Don Hadad, superintendent of the St. Amendment No. 6 to H.R. 1582. United States House of Representatives, and

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Helen and her colleagues successfully OF NEBRASKA navigated these challenges, retaining the core PERSONAL EXPLANATION IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES purpose of the district to prepare students for four-year colleges and universities. San Mateo Friday, August 2, 2013 HON. C.A. DUTCH RUPPERSBERGER County has a stellar community college district OF MARYLAND Mr. TERRY. Mr. Speaker, I rise to honor the because of Helen Hausman’s dedication to IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES accomplishments of Susan Feistner. Susie re- educational quality and inclusiveness. cently retired from my congressional staff after Helen, a native of New York, earned her BA Friday, August 2, 2013 13 years of dedicated and excellent service to in Education from George Washington Univer- Mr. RUPPERSBERGER. Mr. Speaker, on the constituents of the Second Congressional sity where she was the only woman in her rollcall No. 430, I was unavoidably detained in District of Nebraska. I wish Susie all the hap- class. After graduation, she taught at a gram- a meeting off the Hill at the White House with piness in the world she embarks on the next mar school in Maryland. the President. stage of her life. While in Washington DC in 1945, Helen met Had I been present, I would have voted Susie served as my Senior Constituent Liai- Arthur Hausman who was in the Navy and ‘‘no’’. son in my Omaha Congressional Office. Susie who would soon become her husband. The f handles immigration issues, and this was no two of them moved to California in 1960 be- small task. Over the years, she muddled cause Arthur received what he calls ‘‘an offer 50TH ANNIVERSARY FOR THE through mounds of paperwork to find solutions he couldn’t refuse.’’ MARCH ON WASHINGTON FOR for people and in many cases reunited fami- Helen became heavily involved with PTAs JOBS AND FREEDOM lies, helped with adoptions of foreign-born chil- and held several leadership positions. Be- dren and obtained last-minute visas and pass- cause of her outstanding reputation she was HON. CORRINE BROWN ports. She also referred people to attorneys invited to fill a vacancy on the Sequoia Union OF FLORIDA for help in becoming legal citizens and helped High School Board and held that position for IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 13 years. many constituents navigate through the tangle Friday, August 2, 2013 of U.S. Immigration laws. Her tireless service She also has served on committees of the made a difference in thousands of lives. Association of Community College Trustees, Ms. BROWN of Florida. Mr. Speaker, as we Over the years, Susie has also been active Community College League of California and commemorate and celebrate the 50th anniver- in Republican Party politics and has worked the San Mateo County School Boards Asso- sary for the March on Washington for Jobs for candidates up and down and the ballot. ciation. She is currently a member of Amer- and Freedom (August 28, 1963), we do so Her involvement in our political process to ican Association of University Women. Helen with deep appreciation and profound gratitude spread the Republican message of lower is listed in Who’s Who of American Women, to those who sacrificed and made true their taxes and a strong national defense has been was inducted into the San Mateo County promise of working to make America a better greatly appreciated. She has also been a Women’s Hall of Fame, and was elected to Pi place for everyone. steadying hand in my District Office and the Lambda Theta, a national honor society for With the march taking place during the constituents of Nebraska’s Second Congres- educators. 100th year anniversary of the signing of the sional District have benefitted greatly. Helen is a longtime member of the San Emancipation Proclamation, Dr. Martin Luther I offer you a heartfelt thank you to Susie for Mateo County American Red Cross Council King Jr. delivered his famous ‘‘I Have a her dedication. I am extremely proud of her and serves as chair on the Bay Area Red Dream’’ speech on the steps of the Lincoln contributions over the past 13 years and I am Cross International Committee to help trace Memorial to over 250,000 people. As a result, blessed to have had such a professional and and reunite families separated as a result of the March on Washington remains one of the hard working individual on my team. armed conflict or disasters. Her passion for largest demonstrations for civil rights and eco- It is a privilege and an honor to have Susie this work started with the tracing project which nomic rights in American history. Not only was as a part of Team Terry. reunited family members of Holocaust sur- the crowd large on that day, but the enormous vivors. f impact it had on the struggle for equality and In her retirement, Helen is looking forward social justice is immeasurable. IN RECOGNITION OF HELEN to spending more time with her husband Ar- As the concept for a march of its magnitude HAUSMAN thur, son and daughter-in-law Ken and Hilary, began to unfold, American civil rights leaders daughter Catherine and grandchildren Sam as James Farmer, John Lewis, Martin Luther HON. JACKIE SPEIER and Sarah. King, Jr., Roy Wilkins, Whitney Young, and Mr. Speaker, I ask the House of Represent- OF CALIFORNIA Bayard Rustin all joined a broader coalition re- atives to rise with me to honor Helen IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES sponsible for organizing the march under the Hausman, a woman I have known and ad- leadership of its chairman, A. Phillip Randolph. Friday, August 2, 2013 mired for decades, for her common sense and Randolph, a onetime resident of Jackson- Ms. SPEIER. Mr. Speaker, I rise to honor no nonsense leadership. She has shaped edu- ville, FL, had been selected to lead this effort Helen Hausman who has dedicated her life to cation in the Bay Area for a generation and as he was one of the most widely known education and served on the San Mateo helped thousands of students build a founda- spokespersons for black working class inter- County Community College District Board of tion for successful careers. Her retirement is ests in the country. Just over twenty years Trustees for 23 years and before that on the well deserved, and her impact upon our lives prior he planned to use the support of nearly Sequoia Union High School Board for 13 will be enduring. 100,000 loyal Black citizens to march on years. Helen represents the best that San f Washington, D.C., to protest President Frank- Mateo County has to offer in education leader- PERSONAL EXPLANATION lin D. Roosevelt’s refusal to issue an Execu- ship. tive Order to ban discrimination against black Helen is the current board president and workers in the defense industry. However, just was a past president for four terms. During HON. JOHN LEWIS six days before the march was scheduled, OF GEORGIA her many years at the community college dis- Roosevelt issued Executive Order No. 8802 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES trict, she has always made it her priority to declaring ‘‘there shall be no discrimination in provide students with high-quality classroom Friday, August 2, 2013 the employment of workers in defense indus- instruction and an environment that nurtures Mr. LEWIS. Mr. Speaker, I was unable to tries or government because of race, creed, learning. Helen was instrumental in getting cast rollcall votes on July 17th. Had I been color, or national origin’’. bond measures passed to update the aging present, I would have cast the following votes: During the march on Washington in 1968, facilities and to create three state-of-the-art On rollcall 357, I would have voted ‘‘no’’; on the coalition presented a list of comprehensive campuses. She firmly believes that education rollcall 358, I would have voted ‘‘no’’; on roll- goals which included, a push to get passage

VerDate Mar 15 2010 07:10 Aug 03, 2013 Jkt 029060 PO 00000 Frm 00024 Fmt 0626 Sfmt 9920 E:\CR\FM\A02AU8.053 E02AUPT1 jbell on DSK7SPTVN1PROD with REMARKS August 2, 2013 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks E1229 of meaningful civil rights legislation, immediate Ltd., she leads a team of about 25 employees dinary ways, and the William Raymond Prom elimination of school segregation, a program that is known widely for its expertise in under- Memorial Bridge is a fitting tribute to one of of public works, increased job training for the writing and works with nearly 70 insurance these courageous Americans. I join all West- unemployed, a Federal law prohibiting dis- carriers. Her leadership in the industry is set ern Pennsylvanians in honoring Lance Cor- crimination in public or private hiring, a $2-an- to be rewarded in November as she assumes poral William Raymond Prom, a Marine who hour minimum wage nationwide, withholding the chairmanship of the National Association went above and beyond the call of duty in giv- Federal funds from programs that tolerate dis- of Independent Life Brokerage Agencies. She ing his life for his fellow Marines and his coun- crimination, enforcement of the 14th Amend- also is a founding partner of LifeMark Partners try. ment to the Constitution by reducing congres- Inc., one of the largest and most prestigious sional representation from States that dis- marketing groups in the insurance industry. In f enfranchise citizens, a broadened Fair Labor the community, Ms. Crowley is a generous TRIBUTE TO PAT WORLEY Standards Act to currently excluded employ- supporter of the Des Moines Performing Arts, ment areas, and authority for the Attorney in addition to Hope Ministries, Embrace Iowa, HON. CORY GARDNER General to institute injunctive suits when con- Iowa State University, the University of Iowa, OF COLORADO stitutional rights are violated. the John Stoddard Cancer Center, and the While we have made significant progress Iowa State Fair Foundation. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES since the March on Washington for Jobs and Mr. Speaker, it is a profound honor to rep- Friday, August 2, 2013 Freedom, we find ourselves dealing with many resent leaders like Barbara Crowley in the Mr. GARDNER. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to of the same issues that participants of the United States Congress, and I am pleased to honor the service of Pat Worley of Fort demonstration dealt with years ago. Today we recognize her for working to better both her Lupton, Colorado and congratulate her on her see unemployment in the African American community and the great state of Iowa. I invite retirement. community over 10%, today we see conserv- my colleagues in the House to join me in con- Since 1992, Pat has served as Assignable ative state legislatures across the country gratulating her on receiving this esteemed Clerk for the Colorado State House of Rep- passing restrictive laws that make it more dif- designation, thanking those at Business resentatives and has served as the Chief As- ficult for Americans to have access to the bal- Record for their great work, and wishing each signable Clerk since 2000. lot box, today we see people judge each other member of the 2013 Women of Influence Throughout her career, Pat has been dedi- based on the color of their skin, and as a re- class continued success. cated to ensuring the successful functioning of sult an unarmed teen in Florida lost his life, f the Colorado General Assembly. Her deter- and today, we find ourselves trying to piece mined work ethic and passion for her job were back what is left of the dismantled Voting HONORING LANCE CORPORAL WILLIAM RAYMOND PROM critical to the successful operation of state Rights Act of 1965, as the United States Su- government. preme Court has struck down Section 4 of the I know many of my former colleagues in the law, leaving the prized legislative victory of the HON. KEITH J. ROTHFUS legislature would agree that when Pat tells you Civil Rights movement without much power. OF PENNSYLVANIA to do something, you listen. And for all of us While we must take this time to celebrate IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES from ‘‘the other Colorado,’’ we appreciate her and appreciate the March on Washington for Friday, August 2, 2013 passion for all of Colorado. Jobs and Freedom, we must also continue to Not only is Pat an esteemed public servant, ensure that the goals of the march are fulfilled Mr. ROTHFUS. Mr. Speaker, I rise to recognize the exemplary military service of Lance her service to Colorado extends well beyond and Dr. King’s Dream becomes a reality. For her official job functions. While the Colorado there is much work to be done, and if we all Corporal William Raymond Prom. Lance Cor- poral Prom gave his life in service to our na- House of Representatives convenes on the join together, I am hopeful we can make social floor, Pat and her clerks devote their free-time justice and equality real in America, and all tion in Vietnam. The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania re- to sewing lap robes for disabled veterans. Her across the globe. generosity and commitment to helping those f cently renamed Pittsburgh’s 31st Street Bridge the William Raymond Prom Memorial Bridge who served our country have had an immeas- A TRIBUTE TO BARBARA in a fitting tribute to his sacrifice. urable impact on our State. CROWLEY Lance Corporal Prom began his tour of duty I congratulate her on her impressive career, in the Vietnam War on June 13, 1968, when and wish her all the best in the coming years HON. TOM LATHAM he was twenty years old. He served as a Ma- of her well-deserved retirement. I join the peo- chine Gun Squad Leader with Company I, ple of Colorado in thanking her for her dedica- OF IOWA tion, hard-work, compassion, and exemplary IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Third Battalion, Third Marines, Third Marine Division. career in public service. Friday, August 2, 2013 On February 9, 1969, Lance Corporal Prom f Mr. LATHAM. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to was participating in Operation Taylor Common congratulate and recognize Barbara Crowley near An Hoa, Vietnam when his platoon came TRIBUTE TO SOUTH NASHVILLE for being named the 2013 Women of Influence under intense fire, wounding many. Without LITTLE LEAGUE BASEBALL TEAM Business Owner of the Year by the award– concern for his own safety, Lance Corporal winning central Iowa publication, Business Prom provided cover fire while others adminis- HON. MARSHA BLACKBURN Record. tered vital first aid to his fellow Marines. OF TENNESSEE Each year, Business Record undertakes an Soon afterwards, his platoon came under at- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES exhaustive review to identify a standout group tack again. A wounded Lance Corporal Prom of women in the Greater Des Moines area returned fire, coming to the aid of a fellow Ma- Friday, August 2, 2013 who, as the publication notes, ‘‘have made a rine who was critically wounded. Unable to ef- Mrs. BLACKBURN. Mr. Speaker, I rise difference.’’ An impressive group of inspiring fectively return fire because of his wounds, today in honor of the South Nashville Little female leaders are selected annually for this Lance Corporal Prom courageously advanced, League baseball team. This past week, they prestigious distinction, which is based on com- in full view of the enemy, to direct other Ma- became the 2013 Tennessee State Cham- bined criteria of community involvement, ca- rines until he was killed. His heroic actions in- pions, and today they are currently rep- reer success, and being a role model for other spired his fellow Marines to launch a success- resenting Tennessee in Warner-Robbins, women to emulate. The 2013 Women of Influ- ful assault that crushed the enemy. Georgia. ence honorees join an impressive roster of For his exemplary service and heroic sac- The South Nashville Little League team’s more than 130 women who have changed and rifice, Lance Corporal Prom received the goal is to provide the youth of Middle Ten- are continuing to change our communities for Medal of Honor, the Purple Heart, the National nessee with a safe, clean, and fun environ- the better. Defense Service Medal, the Vietnam Service ment in which to learn the fundamentals of When she joined her late father in the insur- Medal, and the Republic of Vietnam Campaign baseball, with an emphasis of good sports- ance brokerage business in 1978, Ms. Crow- Medal. manship and fair play. These skills taught and ley notes that there were few women in the in- Mr. Speaker, we name our buildings, learned will be useful in many aspects of the dustry. Today, as President and CEO of West bridges, and monuments after those who have lives of these young men, beyond their base- Des Moines–based Brokers Clearing House served and sacrificed for our nation in extraor- ball careers.

VerDate Mar 15 2010 07:10 Aug 03, 2013 Jkt 029060 PO 00000 Frm 00025 Fmt 0626 Sfmt 9920 E:\CR\FM\A02AU8.058 E02AUPT1 jbell on DSK7SPTVN1PROD with REMARKS E1230 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks August 2, 2013 We are very proud of these champions, and Executive Director of Samaritan House who INDIA REGULATIONS HURT cheer them on as they represent Tennessee leaves the helm after 12 years of energetic AMERICAN BUSINESS today. Go get ’em! and creative leadership. We wish Kitty contin- f ued inspiring success as she moves on to HON. DAVID G. REICHERT lead First 5 San Mateo County. Her imprint on IN RECOGNITION OF KITTY LOPEZ OF WASHINGTON the community will only grow larger. Her leg- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES acy is therefore enduring, and this is perhaps HON. JACKIE SPEIER her greatest contribution of all to the commu- Friday, August 2, 2013 OF CALIFORNIA nity. Mr. REICHERT. Mr. Speaker, over the last IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES year, the Indian Government has taken trou- Friday, August 2, 2013 f bling actions which have come at the expense of American jobs and Indian consumers. India Ms. SPEIER. Mr. Speaker, I rise to honor a TRIBUTE TO JUDGE EDWARD in an important strategic partner and that’s remarkable leader in San Mateo County, Kitty HUGGINS JOHNSTONE why what has happened of late has been so Lopez, as she leaves Samaritan House, the concerning. linchpin of nonprofit social services in central India has not only imposed regulations that and southern San Mateo County. HON. ED WHITFIELD prevent many American businesses from en- For 12 years Kitty Lopez has guided Samar- OF KENTUCKY tering the Indian market but has failed to re- itan House placing it on solid footing and ex- spect internationally recognized intellectual IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES panding its efforts to help those who are strug- property rights. gling. Under her leadership over 12,000 resi- Friday, August 2, 2013 These policies hinder a growing trade rela- dents receive assistance with food, medical tionship that holds significant potential. For services, clothing, and counseling annually. Mr. WHITFIELD. Mr. Speaker, I rise today Washington, goods exports to India reached Kitty shepherded the expansion of a dental to pay tribute to a beloved Kentuckian, Judge $1.3 billion in 2012. If current barriers to trade clinic, and she has been equally adept at ex- Edward Huggins Johnstone, who passed away are removed, this number would be much panding the number of appointments available on June 26th of this year. higher. through the medical clinic at Samaritan House. When people speak of ‘‘The Greatest Gen- India represents a great opportunity, but in- This expansion took pressure off of the emer- eration,’’ they speak of men like Judge vestment cannot come at such a high cost to gency room of our county hospital and deliv- Johnstone. During World War II, Judge American businesses, farmers, and workers. ered quality examinations to thousands. Johnstone served with honor and distinction, A level playing field is truly in the best inter- Kitty’s spirit never seems to wane. She can seeing combat in the Battle of the Bulge and est of both of our economies. always be found smiling and trying to figure returning with a Bronze Star and a Silver Star f out a way to stretch a penny, even when it’s for gallantry while an infantry sergeant in Eu- someone else’s penny. For example, Kitty IT’S TIME TO FIND COMMON rope. forged a partnership between Samaritan GROUND IN CYPRUS House and the United Way of the Bay Area to Following his return, Johnstone married, provide tax preparation services to low income earned his law degree from the University of HON. STEVE CHABOT Kentucky College of Law, and raised four chil- residents of our county through volunteer tax OF OHIO dren in the small town of Princeton, Kentucky. preparers. She helped residents stretch their IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES pennies when she allowed Samaritan House After 27 years in private practice, he was ap- to organize an online listing of apartments and pointed in 1976 as a state Circuit Judge, and Friday, August 2, 2013 shared homes. Through the leadership team 16 months later was nominated by President Mr. CHABOT. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to at Samaritan House, these online listings are Jimmy Carter and confirmed to serve as a bring renewed attention to the ongoing difficul- gradually becoming the go-to place for resi- United States District Judge for the Western ties taking place on the island of Cyprus. dents who struggle to find a place for them- District of Kentucky. This decades-long struggle to find common selves and their families. Of course, each day Having long been woefully underserved by ground for an agreement between the two the food pantry of Samaritan House helps the federal judiciary, Judge Johnstone brought people on the island—Greek Cypriots and residents feed themselves and their children. a welcome change to the Western District of Turkish Cypriots—has frustrated many in the Many who use the food pantry are elderly, and Kentucky by ending the long-accepted tradi- United States and the international community. during the recession many newcomers made tion of cases being heard in Louisville. Before Cyprus occupies an important geo-political, their way to the door’s of Kitty’s facility, having him, federal judges preferred to live and hear economic and strategic region for the United heard that food and dignity were offered for cases far away from much of the Western Dis- States. free within its walls. trict which stretched from just east of Louisville As a member of the European Union, the is- One of the most significant undertakings of all the way to Tennessee. land of Cyprus remains divided. This is in Samaritan House is the operation of our coun- Judge Johnstone’s dedication to public serv- spite of the Turkish Cypriots approving 3 to 1, ty’s homeless shelter located in South San ice perhaps is best exemplified by his land- and the Greek Cypriots defeating by a similar Francisco. A 90 beds facility is available night- mark efforts to improve living conditions for in- margin, the United Nations Peace Plan of ly for persons who wish to make progress to- mates serving time in Kentucky prisons. In his 2004—which foresaw a comprehensive settle- wards self-sufficiency. Kitty’s dedication to book Voices from a Southern Prison, Lloyd ment to the decades-old dispute through a bi- sheltering the homeless is made concrete in Anderson quotes Judge Johnstone describing zonal, bi-communal federation based on the the way in which her team runs the shelter. his philosophy, ‘‘Even in the worst of people political equality of both sides. Instead of a fair This homeless shelter has rules and it is safe there is a good side. If we treat them with dig- and prosperous agreement for both sides, the and orderly. nity and respect it brings out the good and Turkish Cypriots remain isolated from the All services of Samaritan House are pro- suppresses the bad.’’ international community. vided free of charge to clients. Kitty insists Almost ten years have elapsed. And leaders upon accountability, and her staff tracks the As public servants we all strive to make our on both sides of the island offer promising outcomes of efforts to help residents find jobs, communities and our country a better place. hope for serious and substantial talks to take housing and to become self-sufficient. The $9 Judge Johnstone certainly demonstrated that place. Although previous talks were outlined million annual budget she has responsibility desire and managed to revitalize the Kentucky with difficulties, and a major push for peace over performs the work of an $18 million prison system along the way. failed in 2004, we must not let this deter our- budget in any other organization, and her ‘‘Big Ed’’ Johnstone’s size 14 shoes will be will to resolve an issue that is so important to team of 41 full-time staff and 31 part-time, hard to fill, but with a long line of people he American interests. seasonal employees make every client feel has influenced both inside and outside of the An agreement will take political courage welcomed. Kitty has consistently shown vision legal profession, and with the example of a life from both sides. But the United States should and accountability in operating this magnificent lived well and with the highest integrity to do—everything it can—to support both sides program. guide many more, I am sure Judge Johnstone in this process. The Eastern Mediterranean is Mr. Speaker, I ask the House of Represent- would agree that the goodness of Man will a region of key strategic importance to U.S. in- atives to rise with me to honor Kitty Lopez, the continue to shine through. terests, and a settlement in Cyprus with active

VerDate Mar 15 2010 07:10 Aug 03, 2013 Jkt 029060 PO 00000 Frm 00026 Fmt 0626 Sfmt 9920 E:\CR\FM\A02AU8.061 E02AUPT1 jbell on DSK7SPTVN1PROD with REMARKS August 2, 2013 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks E1231 American involvement and contribution will no IRS EMPLOYEE RESPONSIBILITY When Larry Buckmaster took over the Red- doubt set a long-deserved example of peace- ACT OF 2013 wood City-San Mateo County Chamber of ful relations and economic cooperation. Commerce it had a deficit and membership HON. STEPHEN LEE FINCHER lagged. He almost immediately turned it f OF TENNESSEE around and led the board to boost both membership and participation by members in var- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES PERSONAL EXPLANATION ious chamber events. Friday, August 2, 2013 Second, America needs leaders. It’s tough HON. RICHARD HUDSON Mr. FINCHER. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to to find them. Leadership means putting your discuss my bill, the IRS Employee Responsi- neck on the line and exposing yourself to criti- OF NORTH CAROLINA bility Act of 2013, which requires IRS employ- cism. Larry Buckmaster knew that Redwood IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ees who violate the law to be personally re- City and the San Francisco Peninsula needed a new generation of leadership. He founded Friday, August 2, 2013 sponsible for their own legal fees and personally responsible for any legal judgment award- the Leadership Redwood City/San Carlos/Bel- Mr. HUDSON. Mr. Speaker on rollcall No. ed. The hard-working American taxpayer mont program so that business and govern- 431, I was unavoidably detained at a personal should not be responsible for the cost of de- ment professionals would learn from each doctor’s appointment. fending IRS employees who break the law and other and hear from current leaders about are shouldn’t be responsible for any legal issues that are shaping the community. Most Had I been present, I would have voted importantly, Larry Buckmaster wanted stu- ‘‘no’’. judgment awarded in a civil suit. My legislation simply requires IRS employ- dents to be inspired to step up and become community leaders in their own right. The ees to take responsibility for their actions in f proof of Larry’s wisdom and his success is the same manner any private employee has to around us each day. Over 800 students have A TRIBUTE TO LAURA JACKSON when they are sued in civil court. heard from state legislators, members of Con- Mr. Speaker, despite what the President has gress, city council members, as well as the said, the targeting of conservative organiza- staff of local and state governments. Many HON. TOM LATHAM tions for extra scrutiny is a real scandal and is members of city councils, commissions, the OF IOWA simply reprehensible. The thin line of trust be- Board of Supervisors and the State Legisla- tween the individual and their government has IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ture were first inspired to public service by the been broken and we must work to rebuild it. Friday, August 2, 2013 leadership class created by Larry Buckmaster. I am strongly urging Congress to continue its Leadership by example is Larry Mr. LATHAM. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to investigation into the IRS and to make sure Buckmaster’s creed. Kainos is a non-profit congratulate and recognize Laura Jackson for those responsibly are held accountable to the dedicated to helping those with developmental being named a 2013 Women of Influence hon- fullest extent of the law. I am also joining other disabilities, and Larry’s leadership is exempli- oree by the award-winning central Iowa publi- Members of Congress calling on Treasury fied by the $750,000 raised over the years cation, Business Record. Secretary Jack Lew to investigate the actions through a golfing tournament held annually to Each year, Business Record undertakes an of the IRS. I am committed to making sure the benefit Kainos. Larry, an avid golfer with a exhaustive review to identify a standout group IRS is never again used as a political weapon hole in one to his credit, brought his love of of women in the Greater Des Moines area against any group, conservative or otherwise people and his skill as a golfer together to cre- who, as the publication notes, ‘‘have made a and my bill will ensure that if any employees ate this community benefit event. difference.’’ An impressive group of inspiring violate the law they are personally responsible The Progress Seminar is an annual event at female leaders are selected annually for this for their own legal fees and any judgment. which community leaders spend a weekend prestigious distinction, which is based on com- It is unfortunate that we have seen very little together thinking and talking about the major bined criteria of community involvement, ca- action from the Administration to punish these issues impacting our region. Larry Buckmaster reer success, and being a role model for other employees with at least one on paid leave. has grown this seminar into a sold-out event women to emulate. The 2013 Women of Influ- This body must Act to ensure this never hap- for many years, and ideas that sprout from the ence honorees join an impressive roster of pens again. seminar often become solutions via city coun- more than 130 women who have changed and Simply put, I believe when IRS employees cil and other activities, both public and private. are continuing to change our communities for are on the hook for their actions and know Mr. Speaker and members, Larry the better. there are real consequences, they make better Buckmaster has his quirks. He loves reading decisions. As a farmer and owner of a busi- his emails and rarely responds. His filing sys- Laura Jackson is motivated by the responsi- ness, I am responsible for my own actions and tem is a mess yet he can find everything. He bility of other people counting on her. As Ex- work to ensure I am following the law. It’s time is an avid reader who consumes one book per ecutive Vice President of Wellmark Blue Cross the IRS does the same. week, often military histories. Unfortunately, and Blue Shield, she takes this attitude with Mr. Speaker, I urge my colleagues in the Larry roots for the Chicago Bears. We in the her every day on the job while also focusing House (and Senate) to support me in passing San Francisco Bay Area adore Larry so much on being the best team player she can be. At the IRS Employee Responsibility Act of 2013 that we will forgive his choice of football each stage of her thriving career, Mrs. Jack- in order to ensure American families and tax- teams. It’s only explicable when you realize son can think of key advice from mentors that payers have trust in their government. that Larry was raised in Illinois and thus never guided her own decisions—which in turn has f really understood our wonderful 49ers until it helped her guide others as a human re- was too late in life to surgically correct his un- sources professional. She currently chairs the IN RECOGNITION OF LARRY fortunate allegiance to a different team. Wellness Council of Iowa and co-chairs the BUCKMASTER Thankfully, Larry has shown great judgment in Capital Crossroads Wellness Capital working other matters, eschewing party politics, petty group. She also serves on the boards of the HON. JACKIE SPEIER politics and self-aggrandizement. In fact, Larry Iowa Healthcare Collaborative, the Healthiest OF CALIFORNIA Buckmaster always points to the accomplish- State Initiative and the YMCA of Greater Des IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ments of his staff rather than to his own, dem- Moines. onstrating that he really is a great leader even Friday, August 2, 2013 Mr. Speaker, it is a profound honor to rep- if he is a poor judge of quality football teams. resent leaders like Laura Jackson in the Ms. SPEIER. Mr. Speaker, I rise to honor Larry Buckmaster is a natural athlete and United States Congress, and I am pleased to Larry Buckmaster who is retiring as the Presi- has coached over 500 children in softball and recognize her for working to better both her dent and CEO of the Redwood City-San soccer. He is proud when one of the former community and the great state of Iowa. I invite Mateo County Chamber of Commerce after 30 players says that Larry saw something great in my colleagues in the House to join me in con- years of outstanding service to our community. them as a child and that this turned around gratulating her on receiving this esteemed Larry is the type of person who creates a the life of the child. Larry and Joan, his wife designation, thanking those at Business community through performing multiple acts of of 48 years, have three children and six Record for their great work, and wishing each stewardship each and every day—he has grandchildren. It is said that his grandchildren member of the 2013 Women of Influence done so for decades. Let me give you just a turn him to mush, not too surprising given his class continued success. few examples. love of children.

VerDate Mar 15 2010 07:10 Aug 03, 2013 Jkt 029060 PO 00000 Frm 00027 Fmt 0626 Sfmt 9920 E:\CR\FM\A02AU8.065 E02AUPT1 jbell on DSK7SPTVN1PROD with REMARKS E1232 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks August 2, 2013 Mr. Speaker and Members, I know that we On rollcall vote No. 434, On Agreeing to H. Rollcall Vote No. 434—H. Res. 322, Resolu- often recognize Americans who have left their Res. 322, I would have voted ‘‘no.’’ tion Providing for the Consideration of H.R. mark upon their communities and it is appro- On rollcall vote No. 435, On the Motion to 367, H.R. 2009, and H.R. 2879, ‘‘aye’’. priate to do so. It is also appropriate to recog- Suspend the Rules and Pass H.R. 1897, I Rollcall Vote No. 435—H.R. 1897—Vietnam nize that some persons provide decades of would have voted ‘‘aye.’’ Human Rights Act of 2013, as amended, exemplary service to this nation not merely On rollcall vote No. 436, On Passage of ‘‘aye’’. because they are paid to do their job but be- H.R. 2879, I would have voted ‘‘no.’’ Rollcall Vote No. 436—H.R. 2879, Stop cause they are in love with their work and re- On rollcall vote No. 437, On the Scalise Government Abuse Act, ‘‘aye’’. ceive payment many times over by watching Amendment to H.R. 367, I would have voted Rollcall Vote No. 437—Scalise of Louisiana the fruits of their efforts flower for future gen- ‘‘no.’’ Amendment to H.R. 367, ‘‘aye’’. erations. Larry Buckmaster loves his job and On rollcall vote No. 438, On the Smith of Rollcall Vote No. 438—Smith of Missouri has now chosen to retire. I find it hard to be- Missouri Amendment to H.R. 367, I would Amendment to H.R. 367, ‘‘aye’’. lieve that we are going to let him leave. Let us have voted ‘‘no.’’ Rollcall Vote No. 439—Latham of Iowa honor a wonderful American, a great father On rollcall vote No. 439, On the Latham Amendment to H.R. 367, ‘‘aye’’. and husband, and a civic treasure. Larry Amendment to H.R. 367, I would have noted Rollcall Vote No. 440—Nadler of New York Buckmaster will be remembered for the lives ‘‘no.’’ Amendment to H.R. 367, ‘‘nay’’. that he improved, the leaders he inspired and On rollcall vote No. 440, On the Nadler Rollcall Vote No. 441—Johnson of Georgia the smiles that he brought to our faces. Let’s Amendment to H.R. 367, I would have voted Amendment to H.R. 367, ‘‘nay’’. wish him well on the golf course. He deserves ‘‘aye.’’ Rollcall Vote No. 442—Jackson Lee of a second hole in one. On rollcall vote No. 441, On the Johnson of Texas Amendment to H.R. 367, ‘‘nay’’. f Georgia Amendment to H.R. 367, I would Rollcall Vote No. 443—Moore of Wisconsin have voted ‘‘yes.’’ Amendment to H.R. 367, ‘‘nay’’. PERSONAL EXPLANATION On rollcall vote No. 442, On the Jackson- Rollcall Vote No. 444—H.R. 367, Motion to Lee Amendment to H.R. 367, I would have Recommit, ‘‘nay’’. HON. RUSH HOLT voted ‘‘aye.’’ Rollcall Vote No. 445—H.R. 367, Regula- OF NEW JERSEY On rollcall vote No. 443, On the Moore tions From the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act of 2013, ‘‘aye’’. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Amendment to H.R. 367, I would have voted ‘‘aye.’’ Rollcall Vote No. 446—H.R. 2009, Motion to Friday, August 2, 2013 On rollcall vote No. 444, On the Motion to Recommit, ‘‘nay’’. Mr. HOLT. Mr. Speaker, I missed the fol- Recommit H.R. 367, I would have voted Rollcall Vote No. 447—H.R. 2009, Keep the lowing votes during this week: ‘‘aye.’’ IRS Off Your Health Care Act of 2013, ‘‘aye’’. On rollcall vote No. 419, On agreeing to the On rollcall vote No. 445, On Passage of f Gallego Amendment to H.R. 2610, I would H.R. 367, I would have voted ‘‘no.’’ have voted ‘‘aye.’’ On rollcall vote No. 446, On Passage of ENHANCING THE U.S.-INDIA TRADE PARTNERSHIP On rollcall vote No. 420, On agreeing to the H.R. 2009, I would have voted ‘‘no.’’ Young Amendment H.R. 2610, I would have f voted ‘‘aye.’’ HON. MIKE KELLY On rollcall vote No. 421, On the Grayson PERSONAL EXPLANATION OF PENNSYLVANIA Amendment to H.R. 2610, I would have voted IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ‘‘no.’’ HON. C.A. DUTCH RUPPERSBERGER Friday, August 2, 2013 On rollcall vote No. 422, On the McClintock OF MARYLAND Mr. KELLY of Pennsylvania. Mr. Speaker, Amendment to H.R. 2610, I would have voted IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ‘‘no.’’ India has been our strategic partner for years On rollcall vote No. 423, On the Hastings of Friday, August 2, 2013 and we should continue to strengthen this re- Florida Amendment to H.R. 2610, I would Mr. RUPPERSBERGER. Mr. Speaker, on lationship. One way to do so is by enhancing have voted ‘‘no.’’ rollcall No. 431 I was unavoidably detained in our trade partnership. U.S.-India bilateral trade On rollcall vote No. 424, On the Second a meeting at the White House with the Presi- is nearly $100 billion—up from barely $15 bil- Hastings of Florida Amendment to H.R. 2610, dent. Had I been present, I would have voted lion in 2000, but we can do better. Unfortu- I would have voted ‘‘no.’’ ‘‘yes.’’ nately, India’s recent trend towards raising trade barriers has hampered this relationship, On rollcall vote No. 425, On the Third Has- f and both American firms and American work- tings of Florida Amendment to H.R. 2610, I ers have been on the losing end of these poli- would have voted ‘‘no.’’ PERSONAL EXPLANATION cies. On rollcall vote No. 426, On the Motion to These discriminatory policies jeopardize Suspend the Rules and Concur in the Senate HON. JEFF MILLER manufacturing and other jobs back at home in Amendment to H.R. 1911, I would have voted OF FLORIDA Pennsylvania. For example, India’s system of ‘‘no.’’ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES cascading tariffs, taxes, and other import On rollcall vote No. 427, On the Motion to Friday, August 2, 2013 charges is often cost-prohibitive. The pro- Suspend the Rules and Pass H.R. 850, I nounced disparity between bound rates (rates would have voted ‘‘aye.’’ Mr. MILLER of Florida. Mr. Speaker, due to that generally cannot be exceeded under On rollcall vote No. 428, On the Waxman attending the funeral of Colonel George E. WTO rules) and applied rates (the actual rates Amendment to H.R. 1582, I would have voted ‘‘Bud’’ Day, I missed the following rollcall charged) means that India’s average applied ‘‘aye.’’ Votes: No. 428–447 on August 1, 2013 and rate is among the highest in the world. Fur- On rollcall vote No. 429, On the Connolly August 2, 2013. thermore, India’s trade-weighted average tariff Amendment to H.R. 1582, I would have voted If present, I would have voted: rate is 8.2 percent versus the U.S. rate of 1.6 ‘‘aye.’’ Rollcall Vote No. 428—Waxman of Cali- percent, burdening U.S. manufacturers and On rollcall vote No. 430, On the Murphy of fornia Amendment to H.R. 1582, ‘‘nay’’. making U.S. exports cost-prohibitive for Indian Pennsylvania Amendment to H.R. 1582, I Rollcall Vote No. 429—Connolly of Virginia consumers. Lastly, India’s tariff schedule is would have voted ‘‘no.’’ Amendment to H.R. 1582, ‘‘nay’’. hard to find in one public place and this lack On rollcall vote No. 431, On the Motion to Rollcall Vote No. 430—Murphy of Pennsyl- of transparency and accessibility is also bur- Recommit to H.R. 1582, I would have vote vania Amendment to H.R. 1582, ‘‘aye’’. densome. ‘‘aye.’’ Rollcall Vote No. 431—H.R. 1582, Motion to By resolving these issues and seeking On rollcall vote No. 432, On Passage of Recommit, ‘‘nay’’. greater market-based reforms, we can H.R. 1582, I would have voted ‘‘no.’’ Rollcall Vote No. 432—H.R. 1582, Energy strengthen the U.S.-India trade relationship On rollcall vote No. 433, On Ordering the Consumers Relief Act, ‘‘aye’’. and unleash the economic energy that will cre- Previous Question to H. Res. 322, I would Rollcall Vote No. 433—H. Res. 322, On Or- ate prosperity for both the U.S. and India. This have voted ‘‘no.’’ dering the Previous Question, ‘‘aye’’. is a future worth striving towards.

VerDate Mar 15 2010 07:10 Aug 03, 2013 Jkt 029060 PO 00000 Frm 00028 Fmt 0626 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A02AU8.068 E02AUPT1 jbell on DSK7SPTVN1PROD with REMARKS August 2, 2013 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks E1233 PERSONAL EXPLANATION Montara resident inquiring about solutions for STATEMENT OF CONGRESSMAN Devil’s Slide. He outlined several options, in- BETO O’ROURKE INTRODUCING HON. EMANUEL CLEAVER cluding boring a tunnel. Ollie presented the THE HEALTHY TRANSITIONS FOR OF MISSOURI idea to Caltrans engineers in 1973, but they VETERANS ACT IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES dismissed it. The tunnel idea continued its Friday, August 2, 2013 lengthy legal and rocky path. In 1995, Devil’s HON. BETO O’ROURKE OF TEXAS Mr. CLEAVER. Mr. Speaker, due to family Slide lived up to its name and slid down five IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES commitment, I was unable to vote on H.R. feet. The road stayed closed for five months 1897. Had I been present I would have voted making life miserable for coastal residents and Friday, August 2, 2013 ‘‘aye’’. forcing local businesses to close. Mr. O’ROURKE. Mr. Speaker, I rise to intro- Due to this commitment, I was unable to The tunnelistas jumped into high gear, col- duce bipartisan legislation that will assist vote on H.R. 2879. Had I been present, I lected 34,000 signatures and put the issue on servicemembers as they transition back to ci- would have voted ‘‘no’’. the county ballot. San Mateo County was vilian life. We have a fundamental responsi- Had I been present for votes on H.R. 367, bility to provide for the needs of our veterans blanketed in yellow and black ‘‘Think Tunnel’’ I would have voted ‘‘no’’ on Amendment 1, who have sacrificed their comfort and safety bumper stickers. In 1996, Measure T passed ‘‘no’’ on Amendment 3, ‘‘no’’ on Amendment 4, for ours. The Healthy Transitions for Veterans ‘‘aye’’ on Amendment 6, ‘‘aye’’ on Amendment with 74% of the vote. Seventeen years and Act will help us meet that responsibility by re- 7, ‘‘aye’’ on Amendment 8, ‘‘aye’’ on Amend- countless hurdles later, the tunnel is finally requiring the Department of Defense (DoD) to ment 12, ‘‘aye’’ on the Motion to Recommit ality. David beat Goliath. Ollie’s good friend perform two simple and common sense tasks: H.R. 367, and ‘‘no’’ on H.R. 367. and tunnelista Zoe Kersteen-Tucker put it per- 1. Provide a comprehensive physical exam- Had I been present, I would have voted fectly at the opening ceremony: ‘‘It took an up- ination to all servicemembers of the active, ‘‘aye’’ on the Motion to Recommit H.R. 2009 rising of the people to think tunnel, vote tun- guard, and reserve components when they and ‘‘no’’ on H.R. 2009. nel, build tunnel and today, at last, to open separate from military service. f tunnel.’’ 2. Provide separating servicemembers with PERSONAL EXPLANATION an electronic copy of their complete medical Devil’s Slide was but one of many battles records. Ollie took on. She was a lifelong activist, vi- Currently, servicemembers in the Guard and HON. GEORGE MILLER sionary and intellectual. Born Olive Graham Reserve are not required to have physical ex- OF CALIFORNIA Hendricks in New Jersey in 1918, she was the aminations when separating from military serv- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES only woman in her class at Swarthmore Col- ice. This can result in a lack of documentation Friday, August 2, 2013 lege in Pennsylvania to earn her BS in engi- of service-connected injuries and medical con- Mr. MILLER of California. Mr. Speaker, on neer. She later received her Master’s degree ditions and is one of the reasons that former August 1 and 2, I was absent for personal rea- from the University of Michigan. Ollie was an Guard and Reserve members who file dis- sons and missed roll Nos. 428 through 447. ardent fighter for equal treatment of women ability claims with the VA are 4 times more likely to get an unfavorable decision than their Had I been present, I would have voted ‘‘aye’’ and freedom of speech. During the McCarthy on roll Nos. 428, 429, 431, 435, 440, 441, active duty counterpart. era, she provided support for victims of black- Providing all servicemembers the ability to 442, 443, 444, and 446. I would have voted listing and was under surveillance and inves- ‘‘nay’’ on roll Nos. 430, 432, 433, 434, 436, take ownership of their complete health record tigated by the FBI. She was among the early 437, 438, 439, 445, and 447. will also ensure a smoother transition into the peace activists opposing the war in Vietnam. f VA health care system as DoD and VA strug- She fought for racial and civil equality in the gle to make their systems interoperable. For IN RECOGNITION OF OLIVE G. 50s and 60s. In short, she was fearless and veterans who may apply for VA benefits, hav- MAYER determined to make the world a better place ing their full medical record from the military for everyone to enjoy. will make the application process more efficient. VA employees would not have to track HON. JACKIE SPEIER Ollie loved the outdoors and science. She OF CALIFORNIA down evidence or engage in time consuming met her late husband, Dr. Henry Mayer, while IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES correspondence with the applicant to locate hiking in Colorado. They married in 1941 and medical records from the DoD. This is good Friday, August 2, 2013 after World War II moved to Woodside, Cali- not just for the individual veteran, but for the Ms. SPEIER. Mr. Speaker, I rise to honor fornia. Ollie opened a machine shop in San entire VA system that continues to struggle to the late Olive G. Mayer, a dear friend and a Carlos and founded a business that made and reduce the claims backlog. pioneer in the environmental community of distributed model science projects, such as I have the honor of representing Fort Bliss California. She was one of the passionate dams and power plants, for middle and high and the 33,000 active duty soldiers stationed driving forces in protecting open spaces in school students. there. I also represent nearly 80,000 veterans. San Mateo County. All of these individuals, at one point in his or Sadly, Ollie missed the completion of one of Ollie was a tireless supporter of the Penin- her life, wrote a blank check made payable to her biggest achievements. She passed away sula Open Space Trust and played a signifi- ‘‘The United States of America’’ for an amount five days before the opening ceremony of the cant role in keeping areas on the Peninsula of ‘‘up to and including my life.’’ Our responsi- Devil’s Slide Tunnel on the San Mateo coast, undeveloped and accessible to the public. She bility to these men and women does not end a project she and her fellow tunnelistas had was the president of the Loma Prieta Chapter when we bring them home from war. I urge all been advocating for decades. The engineering of the Sierra Club and was honored with the of my colleagues to support this legislation marvel that most people said couldn’t be done John Muir Award for her lifetime work for con- and help guarantee our servicemembers make is now reality thanks in huge part to Ollie’s servation. She was also named a ‘‘Legend’’ by a healthy transition back to civilian life. passion and persistence. the Club, and she was appointed to the San f An engineer by training and Sierra Club member, she got her hands on the original Mateo County Women’s Hall of Fame, among CONCERNING JOHN R. PARKER construction plans for the massive seven mile a long list of other awards. long, six-lane wide highway bypass that Ollie is survived by her daughter Judith HON. STEVEN M. PALAZZO Caltrans had proposed to build across O’Brien; son Robert Mayer; and four grand- OF MISSISSIPPI Montara Mountain—plans Caltrans never re- children: Connor and Lauren O’Brien and Reid IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES leased to the public. Ollie shared them with and Drew Mayer. other environmentalists who formed a grass- Friday, August 2, 2013 roots movement determined to stop the by- Mr. Speaker, I ask the House of Represent- Mr. PALAZZO. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to pass and urban sprawl along the scenic coast- atives to rise with me to honor one of the most congratulate John R. Parker on his retirement al hills. extraordinary and giving environmentalists and and honor his thirteen years of service as The idea for a tunnel was born in the early human beings—a woman who found her true Chairman of the Jones County, Mississippi 70s when a USGS geologist responded to a north. Republican Party.

VerDate Mar 15 2010 07:10 Aug 03, 2013 Jkt 029060 PO 00000 Frm 00029 Fmt 0626 Sfmt 9920 E:\CR\FM\A02AU8.073 E02AUPT1 jbell on DSK7SPTVN1PROD with REMARKS E1234 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks August 2, 2013 Mr. Parker began his Chairmanship in 2000 which complement classroom learning. The Nov. 8, 2010, senior administration officials and has since worked diligently to protect and Humboldt State University faculty has estab- explicitly ‘decoupled’ Darfur from the larg- to promote conservative ideals and values in lished a strong reputation for excellence in est bilateral issue between Washington and Khartoum: the latter’s place on the U.S. list South Mississippi. He has proved to be not teaching and research. of state sponsors of terrorism.’’ only an outstanding Chairman, but also an A longstanding commitment to environ- While Reeves’ focus in the enclosed edi- asset in helping to grow the Republican Party. mental and social responsibility permeates the torial is on Darfur—that region is far from From local elections to the Governor’s race, Humboldt State University curriculum and being the only humanitarian and human Mr. Parker is well known throughout the State campus culture, which has enabled its alumni rights catastrophe in Sudan. Last year I vis- for his key involvement and noteworthy enthu- to make a difference wherever they live. ited Yida refugee camp in South Sudan. I heard harrowing stories from a growing ref- siasm. Mr. Speaker, I commend Humboldt State ugee population that had fled the Nuba Outside of his political work, Mr. Parker is University for its many academic achieve- Mountains, including indiscriminate aerial notorious within his community for his contin- ments and for the services it provides to many bombardments aimed at civilian popu- ued support of local charities and willingness students throughout the state and nation. I en- lations, the use of food as a weapon of war, to lend a hand to those in need. courage my colleagues and the North Coast people driven from their homes and targeted Mr. Parker is a true public servant and community to join me in celebrating the uni- for killing because of the color of their skin. versity’s centennial and in offering best wishes In short I heard echoes of my time spent in strong community leader dedicated to pro- Darfur as the first member of the House of viding a better future for our country. He has for its next 100 years. Representatives to visit in July 2004. been an invaluable part of the fabric of the f Last year I offered an amendment to the Jones County Republican Party, and his lead- State and Foreign Operations Appropriations ership will be truly missed. WHAT IS THIS ADMINISTRATION’S bill which would have cut non-humanitarian Mr. Parker, on behalf of the United States POLICY IN SUDAN? foreign assistance to any nation that allowed Congress, thank you for your hard work and Sudanese President Omar Bashir, an internationally indicted war criminal, into their commitment as Chairman of the Jones County HON. FRANK R. WOLF country without arresting him. The amend- Republican Party. I wish you all the best in OF VIRGINIA ment was adopted with bipartisan support by your future endeavors. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES voice vote. f Friday, August 2, 2013 The amendment I proposed would have effectively isolated Bashir and made him an PERSONAL EXPLANATION Mr. WOLF. Mr. Speaker, I rise to submit a international pariah as is befitting a man letter I sent today to President Obama regard- with blood on his hands. It is noteworthy HON. RICHARD HUDSON ing Sudan as well as a copy of my Darfur trip that the amendment garnered the support of report which I issued in July 2004 after having 70 prominent Holocaust and genocide schol- OF NORTH CAROLINA ars. Dr. Rafael Medoff, director of the been a part of the first Congressional delega- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Wyman Institute, which initiated a letter of tion to the region. Just months later then-Sec- support to the administration from these Friday, August 2, 2013 retary of State Colin Powell described what scholars, said: ‘‘Halting aid to those who Mr. HUDSON. Mr. Speaker, on rollcall No. was happening as genocide—a descriptor that host Bashir would be the first concrete step 430, I was unavoidably detained at a personal President Obama himself used as recently as the U.S. has taken to isolate the Butcher of doctor’s appointment. 2009. Darfur and pave the way for his arrest. If the And yet, the Sudan Special Envoy position Obama administration is serious about pun- Had I been present, I would have voted ishing perpetrators of genocide, it should ‘‘yes’’. remains vacant after nearly five months. Vio- support the Wolf Amendment.’’ f lence, displacement and atrocities continue in Sadly that support never materialized. In Darfur and the Nuba Mountains. And Suda- fact your administration actively sought to CELEBRATING HUMBOLDT STATE nese President Bashir continues to travel the remove this language from the final bill. UNIVERSITY’S CENTENNIAL YEAR globe with virtual impunity. Meanwhile, Bashir remains free to travel What is this administration’s policy in where he pleases, and the people of Sudan see Sudan? no end in sight to their suffering and U.S. HON. JARED HUFFMAN policy is in tatters. OF CALIFORNIA CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES, The FY 2014 State and Foreign Operations HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Appropriations bill, which just last week Washington, DC, August 2, 2013. passed out of the full committee, included Friday, August 2, 2013 Hon. BARACK H. OBAMA, language consistent with the amendment I Mr. HUFFMAN. Mr. Speaker, it gives me The President, The White House, Washington, offered last year. In seeking to isolate DC. great pleasure to recognize Humboldt State Bashir, our options are limited but far from DEAR MR. PRESIDENT: I have written you nonexistent. University’s Centennial Year. Founded in on more than one occasion about the per- Will your administration support this ef- 1913, Humboldt State University is the only sistent vacancy of the Sudan Special Envoy fort? Will Bashir be made to face some mod- state university in coastal Northern California post, which has been unfilled for nearly five icum of consequence for his actions? Will the and in my Congressional District. The univer- months. This is indefensible given the cur- special envoy position be filled before the sity has made major contributions to the intel- rent state of affairs in Sudan. fall? lectual life, culture and economy of the North I enclose for your reference a recent piece Professor Reeves’ piece featured this quote from you: ‘‘We can’t say ‘never again’ and Coast, California and the nation. that Sudan expert and advocate Professor Eric Reeves authored for the Washington then allow it to happen again, and as a presi- One hundred years ago, on June 16, 1913, Post. He paints a grim picture about the sit- dent of the United States, I don’t intend to North Coast citizens had the foresight to help uation in Darfur, lamenting that this geno- abandon people or turn a blind eye to slaugh- formally establish Humboldt State Normal cide, which once captured our collective na- ter.’’ I wish, and more importantly the suf- School and to pledge $12,000 and 12 acres of tional outrage, now seems to have dis- fering people of Sudan wish, we had seen an land to the school. Humboldt State University appeared from public view leaving us with ounce of that moral clarity and conviction formally opened on April 6, 1914, and has the misperception that the violence has sub- since you took office. Sudan has historically been a bipartisan issue. We may be from dif- since awarded more than 55,000 degrees to sided and the crisis resolved. Nothing could be further from the truth. ferent parties but I had thought, based on students from diverse economic and ethnic Reeves writes ‘‘. . . the slaughter has con- your campaign rhetoric, that this might be backgrounds. tinued in Darfur: Some 500,000 people have an area of common cause. Humboldt State University offers a broad died in the past 10 years from war-related Best wishes. array of academic programs and an out- causes. In 2009, as president, Obama again de- Sincerely, standing college experience for 8,000 students clared that ‘genocide’ was occurring in FRANK R. WOLF, each year, while contributing greatly to the re- Darfur, yet little followed from this.’’ He Member of Congress. continued, ‘‘But the people of Darfur have gional community. The annual economic im- [From the Washington Post] pact of Humboldt State University is estimated been left defenseless largely because of an unforgivable lack of attention and leadership CIVILIANS IN SUDAN’S DARFUR REGION FACE to be $190 million on the North Coast and by the United States. The policies of WHOLESALE DESTRUCTION $400 million statewide. Obama’s administration have hardly (By Eric Reeves) Humboldt State University is widely known matched his rhetoric. Indeed, in a bizarre re- After years of obscurity and little reliable for the personal attention faculty provide to prise of policies for which Obama had sharp- international reporting, the vast human ca- students, and for the hands-on experiences ly criticized the Bush administration, on tastrophe in Sudan’s Darfur region is again

VerDate Mar 15 2010 07:10 Aug 03, 2013 Jkt 029060 PO 00000 Frm 00030 Fmt 0626 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A02AU8.077 E02AUPT1 jbell on DSK7SPTVN1PROD with REMARKS August 2, 2013 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks E1235 in the news. It was regularly making head- president, Obama again declared that ‘‘geno- We heard countless stories about rape, lines before 2008, when the then-five-year-old cide’’ was occurring in Darfur, yet little fol- murder and plunder. genocide in Darfur had claimed hundreds of lowed from this. To be sure, much has inter- We even watched the barbarous men—Arab thousands of African lives, but a lack of sus- vened in the years since Obama was elected, militiamen called Janjaweed—who are car- tained mainstream attention meant that the including the Arab Spring, the drawdown rying out these attacks sitting astride cam- surging violence fell off the radar. from Afghanistan, rising tensions with China els and horses just a short distance from Few could have predicted that this remote and a collapsing world economy. These where young and old have sought what they and obscure region in western Sudan would issues, which impinge more directly on U.S. had hoped would be a safe harbor. galvanize American civil society. Then interests and obligations than does Darfur, Janjaweed is roughly translated in Arabic again, how could the loss of attention have have consumed much of the administration’s as ‘‘wild men on horses with G–3 guns.’’ been so rapid? energies. Ruthless, brutal killers, the Janjaweed The United Nations recently estimated But the people of Darfur have been left de- have instigated a reign of terror on Darfur— that 300,000 Darfuris had been displaced in fenseless largely because of an unforgivable a region about the size of Texas—for more the first five months of this year; more than lack of attention and leadership by the than a year. They kill men. They rape 1 million civilians have been displaced since United States. The policies of Obama’s ad- women. They abduct children. They torch the fall of 2008. Human Rights Watch re- ministration have hardly matched his rhet- villages. They dump human corpses and ani- cently reported that ‘‘satellite images con- oric. Indeed, in a bizarre reprise of policies mal carcasses in wells to contaminate the firm the wholesale destruction of villages in for which Obama had sharply criticized the water. Their mandate is essentially doing Central Darfur in an attack in April.’’ The Bush administration, on Nov. 8, 2010, senior whatever necessary to force the black Afri- attacks were directed by Ali Kushayb, who administration officials explicitly ‘‘decou- can Muslims from their land to never return. was indicted in 2007 by the International pled’’ Darfur from the largest bilateral issue It is clearly the intent of Janjaweed to Criminal Court for crimes against humanity. between Washington and Khartoum: the purge the region of darker-skinned African Radio Dabanga—an extraordinary news latter’s place on the U.S. list of state spon- Muslims, in particular members of the Fur, network organized by Darfuris both dis- sors of terrorism. That marked a shift in at- Zaghawa, and Massaleit tribes. placed and still in the region—provides daily, tention to South Sudan and implementation From where does this mandate come? The highly detailed accounts of events in Darfur. of the 2005 Comprehensive Peace Agreement, Government of Sudan disavows supporting Although rarely cited by news organizations, but the signal sent to Khartoum was that the Janjaweed. Some officials in Khartoum which themselves have no access to Darfur, the regime could resume genocidal counter- even deny the existence of a humanitarian Radio Dabanga has long reported brutal as- insurgency warfare in Darfur. The campaign crisis in the region. Yet the facts prove oth- saults on camps for the displaced, chronic has been more chaotic than the early years erwise. We witnessed the destruction. We breakdowns in the vast humanitarian effort of the genocide (2003 to 2005) but no less de- heard horrific accounts of violence and in- in Darfur, an epidemic of rape and the appro- structive, and with the continuing collapse timidation. We talked to rape victims. We priation of African lands by Arab militias, of humanitarian efforts because of growing saw the scars on men who had been shot. We which ensures continued instability and dis- insecurity, civilian destruction could be watched mothers cradle their sick and dying placement. wholesale. babies, hoping against all odds that their It’s time to ‘‘re-couple’’ Darfur to all bilat- The ethnic animus in the assaults remains children would survive. We saw armed eral issues between Washington and Khar- clear, although in recent years, conflicts Janjaweed waiting to prey on innocent vic- toum. among Arab tribes have become increasingly tims along the perimeter of refugee camps. destructive. The regime in Khartoum, which CONGRESSMAN FRANK R WOLF DARFUR TRIP To hear the vivid, heartrending descrip- cannot defeat the Darfuri rebels militarily REPORT (JULY 2004) tions of the attacks it is clear the Janjaweed and chooses not to address their legitimate It was just 10 years ago—in 1994—when the have the support—and the approval—of the grievances, has resumed its scorched-earth world stood by and watched as more than Government of Sudan to operate with impu- campaign, using Arab and non-Arab militias 800,000 ethnic Tutsis were systematically nity. The same stories were repeated at against anyone thought to be providing sup- murdered in Rwanda by rival extremist every camp we visited. The raids would hap- port to the rebels. Central Darfur’s Jebel Hutus. pen early in the morning. First comes the Marra region has been the site of a three- When the killing finally ended after 100 low rumble of a Soviet-made Antonov year humanitarian blockade and endless aer- days—and the horrific images of what had plane—flown by Sudanese pilots—to bomb ial bombardment by Russian-built cargo taken place were broadcast around the the village. Next come helicopter gunships— planes that have been crudely retrofitted to globe—world leaders acknowledged it was again, flown by Sudanese pilots—to strafe drop shrapnel-loaded barrel-bombs. Useless genocide, apologized for failing to intervene, the village with the huge machine guns against military targets, these attacks have and vowed ‘‘never again.’’ mounted on each side. Sometimes the heli- That pledge from the international com- caused countless civilian casualties while copters would land and unload supplies for munity is being put to the test today in also destroying property and livestock the Janjaweed. They would then be reloaded western Sudan, where an estimated 30,000 among the region’s primarily non-Arab Fur with booty confiscated from a village. One black African Muslims have been murdered people. man told us he saw cows being loaded onto Although violence has ebbed and flowed and more than 1 million have been driven from their tribal lands and forced to live in one helicopter. Moments later, the over the past decade, it has accelerated Janjaweed, some clad in government uni- sharply in the past year. Yet until recently, one of 129 refugee camps scattered across the western provinces of Darfur. More than forms, would come galloping in on horseback news coverage has been paltry and often and camels to finish the job by killing, rap- deeply misleading. In February 2012, the New 160,000 have fled across the border to Chad. The United Nations Convention on the Pre- ing, stealing and plundering. York Times declared from western Darfur Walking through the burned out villages that ‘‘one of the world’s most infamous convention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide describes genocide as acts com- we could tell the people living there had lit- flicts may have decisively cooled,’’ citing tle or no time to react. They left everything ‘‘returns’’ by the displaced as evidence. In mitted with intent to destroy, in whole or in part, national, ethnic, racial or religious they owned—lanterns, cookware, water jugs, fact, half a million people had been displaced pottery, plows—and ran for their lives. There in the preceding two years and violence was groups, as such: Killing members of the group; was no time to stop and bury their dead. unrelenting. Last August, western North Causing serious bodily or mental harm to The Janjaweed made certain that there Darfur became another arena of violence members of the group; would be nothing left for the villagers to during a tribal-based land grab for the Jebel Deliberately inflicting on the group condi- come home to. Huts were torched. Donkeys, Amir gold mines. The major town of Kutum tions of life calculated to bring about phys- goats and cows were stolen, slaughtered or was overrun by Arab militias that looted hu- ical destruction in whole or in part; dumped into wells to poison the water. Grain manitarian resources. Nearby Kassab camp Imposing measures intended to prevent containers destroyed. In one village we saw was also overrun and emptied of some 30,000 births within the group; where the Janjaweed even burned the people within a day. Forcibly transferring children of the group mosque. As a senator in 2004, Barack Obama called to another group. Only the lucky ones—mostly women and the atrocities in Darfur ‘‘genocide.’’ He said After just returning from spending three children—made it out alive. so again as a presidential candidate in 2007 days and two nights (June 27–29) in Darfur, and chided the Bush administration for its we believe what is happening there may very ETHNIC CLEANSING accommodation of Khartoum. Invoking well meet this test. What is happening in Darfur is rooted in Rwanda and Bosnia as justification for hu- During our trip we visited five refugee ethnic cleansing. Religion has nothing to do manitarian intervention in Darfur, Obama camps: Abu Shouk; Tawilah; Krinding; Sisi with what unfolded over the last year. said, ‘‘We can’t say ‘never again’ and then and Morney—all sprawling tent cities jam- No black African is safe in Darfur. Secu- allow it to happen again, and as a president packed with thousands of displaced families rity is non-existent. The Janjaweed are ev- of the United States, I don’t intend to aban- and fast becoming breading grounds for dis- erywhere. Outside the camps. Inside the don people or turn a blind eye to slaughter.’’ ease and sickness. camps. They walk freely through the mar- But the slaughter has continued in Darfur: We drove past dozens of pillaged villages ketplace in Geneina, a town in far western Some 500,000 people have died in the past 10 and walked through what was left of four Darfur, with guns slung over their shoulders. years from war-related causes. In 2009, as burned to the ground. One shopkeeper, we were told, was shot in

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The Dafuri farmers have missed an- crement will flow across the entire camp. regulars, police forces and government other planting season and will now be de- Mortality from diarrhea, which we were told ‘‘minders.’’ There have been reports that the pendent on grain and other food stuffs pro- represents one-third of the deaths in the government has been folding the Janjaweed vided by the international community for at camps, will only increase. into its regular forces as a way to disguise least another year. The impending rainy sea- To their credit, all the non-governmental and protect them. At two of the camps we son presents its own set of problems, making organizations (NGOs) that have been allowed visited, we were told the government had in- roads impassable for food deliveries and the to operate in Darfur have done—and con- serted spies to report on what was said or to likelihood of disease increasing dramatically tinue to do—a tremendous job under ex- threaten those who talked. We were told the with the heavy rains. tremely trying circumstances. The Govern- ‘‘minders’’ repeatedly scolded refugees and The potential for a crisis of catastrophic ment of Sudan has repeatedly thrown up told them in Arabic to shut up. Yet, even proportions is very real, especially since roadblocks to bringing in aid. It has denied with these restrictions, refugees in every none of the villagers we talked to at the ref- or slowed visa processing for relief workers. camp we visited were eager to tell their sto- ugee camps believed they will be able to go It has kept aid vehicles locked up in customs ries. back to their homes anytime soon. Having for weeks at a time. It has blocked relief It should be understood that the Janjaweed been brutally terrorized by the Janjaweed groups from bringing in radios. It has lim- are not ‘‘taking’’ the land from the black and fearing for their lives, they do not be- ited access to certain regions of the country. Muslim farmers they are terrorizing. The lieve Government of Sudan officials who say All this has made getting medicine, food and Janjaweed, whose historical roots are part of it is safe to return to their villages. We other humanitarian supplies like plastic the region’s roving nomads who have battled heard stories of some families who went back sheeting and water jugs an uphill battle. with the African farmers for generations, are to their villages only to return to the camps While the Government of Sudan plays its employing a government-supported scorched a week later for fear of being attacked again. games, people are dying as needed aid sits on earth policy to drive them out of the re- The attacks have traumatized thousands of tarmacs. As we approached the Morney camp on the gion—and perhaps to extinction. It also was young children. In an effort to cope with last day of our three-day trip, we were clear that only villages inhabited by black what they have endured, programs have been stopped by Government of Sudan soldiers African Muslims were being targeted. Arab established in the camps to help the young and security officers. They followed us villages sitting just next to African ones boys and girls deal with their psychological throughout the camp, watching with whom miles from the nearest towns have been left scars. Part of the program encourages them we talked. Amazingly, their presence did not unscathed. to draw pictures of what they have seen. The inhibit the refugees from recanting the hor- On our first day in the region, we met with crayon drawings are chilling. Huts on fire, rors from which they escaped—and for some, local Government of Sudan officials in the red flames shooting through the roof. Planes mostly women, continue to endure. town of El Fasher, a two-hour plane ride and helicopters flying overhead shooting bul- lets. Dead bodies, depictions, perhaps, of The men said while they feel somewhat se- west of Khartoum. They blame the crisis in cure inside the confines of the camps, they the region on two black African rebel their mother or father. We also saw a group of children who had dare not venture outside for fear of being groups—the Sudan Liberation Army (SLA) shot or killed by the Janjaweed. They and the Justice and Equality Movement made clay figures of men on camels and horseback attacking villages. There is no showed us scars on their arms and legs of the (JEM)—who started an uprising in February gunshot wounds they received while escaping 2003 over what they regarded as unjust treat- way to measure the impact of these atrocities on the thousands of children living in from their villages. They are despondent ment by the government in their struggle over the fact that they are unable to provide over land and resources with Arab country- these camps. Their lives are forever scarred. The first step in resolving this crisis is dis- food for their families because they cannot men. The rebel forces actually held El Fash- arming the Janjaweed. It must be done swift- farm their fields. They expressed utter sad- er for a short period last year. A cease-fire ly and universally. If not, the Janjaweed will ness and outrage about their wives and was agreed to in April 2004 between the rebel just bury their weapons in the sand, wait for daughters who venture outside the borders of groups and the Government of Sudan, but the pressure from the international commu- the camp to collect firewood and straw, the Janjaweed have continued to carry out nity to lift, then reinitiate their reign of ter- knowing the fate that awaits them at the attacks with the support and approval of ror. hands of the Janjaweed. Life and death deci- Khartoum. A system of justice overseen by outside sions are made every day: send the men out While local government officials in El monitors must also be implemented. The and risk death or send the women out and Fasher were adamant in saying there is no heinous, murderous acts carried out by the risk rape. connection between the Government of Janjaweed cannot go unpunished. War Rape is clearly another weapon being used Sudan and the Janjaweed, whom they called crimes and crimes against humanity clearly by the Janjaweed. Rapes, we were told, hap- ‘‘armed bandits,’’ the militiamen we saw did have been—and continue to be—committed. pen almost daily to the women who venture not look like skilled pilots who could fly Those responsible must be brought to jus- outside the confines of the camps in search planes or helicopters. tice. of firewood and straw. They leave very early We also were told the Janjaweed are well in the morning, hoping to evade their tor- DIFFICULT LIFE IN IDP CAMPS armed and well supplied. If they are tradi- mentors before they awake. With the camps tional nomads, how are they getting modern Abu Shouk was the first of five IDP (Inter- swelling in size and nearby resources dwin- automatic weapons, and, more importantly, nally Displaced People) camps we visited. dling, they often walk several miles. The far- from whom? They also are said to have sat- More than 40,000 people live in this sprawling ther the women go from the camp, the great- ellite phones, an astonishing fact considering tent city, created in April after El Fasher er the risk of being attacked by the most of the people in the far western prov- was overrun with displaced families. Me- Janjaweed. As we approached Mornay, we inces of Darfur have probably never even thodically laid out with water stations, a saw a number of Janjaweed resting with seen or walked on a paved road. health clinic, a supplemental feeding station their camels and horses along the perimeter The impunity under which the Janjaweed and crude latrines, it is being hailed as a of the camp, easily within walking distance. operate was most telling as we approached ‘‘model’’ by humanitarian relief workers in We heard the horrific story of four young the airport in Geneina on our last day in the the region. girls—two of whom were sisters—who had region for our flight back to Khartoum. In However, aid workers at Abu Shouck are been raped just days before we arrived. They plain sight was an encampment of Janjaweed deeply concerned. They observe that the had left the camp to collect straw to feed the within shouting distance of a contingent of malnutrition rate at this ‘‘model’’ camp is a family’s donkey when they were attacked. Government of Sudan regulars. No more staggering eight to nine deaths every day, They said their attackers told them they than 200 yards separated the two groups. Sit- and fear what is happening at the other were slaves and that their skin was too dark. ting on the tarmac were two helicopter camps, especially in the more remote areas As they were being raped, they said the gunships and a Russian-made Antonov plane. of Darfur that have not been reached by hu- Janjweed told them they were hoping to manitarian groups. make more lighter-skinned babies. WORLD’S WORST HUMANITARIAN CRISIS Life in the camps is difficult. Crude shel- One of the four women assaulted, too shy The situation in Darfur is being described ters made from straw and sticks and covered to tell her story in front of men, privately as the worst humanitarian crisis in the with plastic sheeting stretch as far as the told a female journalist traveling with us world today. We agree. But sadly, and with a eye can see. Families arriving at the camps— that if anyone were to find out she had been great sense of urgency, things are only going almost all after walking for days in the hot raped, she would never be able to marry. to worsen. Some say that even under the sun from their now abandon villages—are We were told that some of the rape victims best of circumstances, as many as 300,000 only given a tarp, a water jug, cookware and were being branded on their back and arms Darfuris forced from their homes are ex- a small amount of grain. by the Janjaweed, permanently labeling the pected to die from malnutrition and diarrhea The sanitary conditions are wretched. The women. We heard the chilling account of the or diseases such as malaria and cholera in sandy conditions make building latrines dif- rape of a 9-year-old girl.

VerDate Mar 15 2010 07:10 Aug 03, 2013 Jkt 029060 PO 00000 Frm 00032 Fmt 0626 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A02AU8.082 E02AUPT1 jbell on DSK7SPTVN1PROD with REMARKS August 2, 2013 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks E1237 We also received a letter during our trip their land and provide for their families—be We would like to thank everyone involved from a group of women who were raped. To too much for the conscience of the inter- in organizing, coordinating and imple- protect them further attacks, we purposely national community to bear? menting our trip. Representatives from the do not mention where they are from or list We sat with the victims. We heard their State Department, USAID and the NGOs their names. The translation is heart- mind-numbing stories. We saw their tears. both in Washington and Sudan deserve spe- breaking: Now the world has seen the pictures and cial thanks. We would also like to thank ‘‘Messrs Members of the US. Congress heard the stories. We cannot say we did not Sean Woo, general counsel to Senator ‘‘Peace and the mercy and the blessings of know when history judges the year 2004 in Brownback, and Dan Scandling, chief of staff God be upon you. Darfur. to Rep. Wolf, for accompanying us on the ‘‘We thank you for your help and for stand- RECOMMENDATIONS trip. They played a critical role in writing ing by the weak of the world, wherever they this report and took all the photographs. We THE GOVERNMENT OF SUDAN are found. We welcome you to the (. . .) re- would also like to thank Janet Shaffron, leg- gion, which was devastated by the The Government of Sudan should imme- islative director, and Samantha Stockman, Janjaweed, or what is referred to as the gov- diately implement key provisions of the foreign affairs legislative assistant, to Rep. ernment ‘horse- and camel-men,’ on Friday April 8 cease-fire agreement, including: the Wolf, and Brian Hart, communications direc- (. . . 2004), when they caused havoc by kill- cessation of attacks against civilians; dis- tor, and Josh Carter, legislative aide, of Sen- ing and burning and committing plunder and arming the Janjaweed; and removing all bar- ator Sam Brownback, for editing the report. rape. This was carried out with the help of riers to the admittance of international aid Colin Samples, an intern in Rep. Wolf’s of- the government, which used the (. . .) region into Darfur. There should be a strict time- fice, did the design and layout. as an airport and supplied the Janjaweed table holding the Government of Sudan ac- We also want to extend out thanks to Sec- with munitions and supplies. So we, the countable for implementing these provisions. retary of State Colin Powell and UN Sec- The Government of Sudan should renew a raped woman of the (. . .) region, would like retary General Kofi Annan for visiting the dialogue with the Sudan Liberation Army to explain to you what has happened and God region. Their personal involvement in work- and the Justice and Equality Movement to is our best witness. ing to resolve this crisis is critically impor- discuss the political, economic and social ‘‘We are forty-four raped women. As a re- tant. roots of the crisis. sult of that savagery, some of us became f pregnant, some have aborted, some took out THE AFRICAN UNION their wombs and some are still receiving Additional cease-fire observers should be IN RECOGNITION OF PHILIP D. medical treatment. Hereunder, we list the deployed and violations of the cease-fire re- WHITE names of the raped women and state that we ported immediately. The current number of have high hopes in you and the international 270 is inadequate to monitor the activity of HON. JACKIE SPEIER an area the size of Texas. community to stand by us and not to forsake OF CALIFORNIA us to this tyrannical, brutal and racist re- THE UNITED STATES IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES gime, which wants to eliminate us racially, The United States should publically iden- bearing in mind that 90 percent of our sisters tify those responsible for the atrocities oc- Friday, August 2, 2013 at (. . . ) are widows.’’ curring in Darfur, including officials and Ms. SPEIER. Mr. Speaker, I rise to honor ‘‘(Above) are the names of some of the other individuals of the Government of Fire Chief Philip D. White on the occasion of women raped in the (. . .) region. Some of Sudan, as well as Janjaweed militia com- his retirement after more than 30 years of ex- these individuals are now at (. . .), some are manders, and impose targeted sanctions that at Tawilah and some are at Abu Shouk cellent service at the South San Francisco include travel bans and the freezing of as- Fire Department, ten of them as chief. Chief camps. Everything we said is the absolute sets. truth. These girls were raped in front of our The President should instruct the U.S. White has saved many lives—human and ani- fathers and husbands. Representative to the United Nations to seek mal—and brought safety and peace of mind to ‘‘We hope that you and the international an official investigation and hold account- all residents. community will continue to preserve the able officials of the Government of Sudan He came to the South San Francisco Fire balance of the peoples and nations. and government-supported militia groups re- Department as a paramedic and firefighter in ‘‘Thank you. sponsible for the atrocities in Darfur. 1983. In 1992 he was promoted to Fire Cap- From: The raped women at (. . .).’’ THE UNITED NATIONS tain and in 1999 he advanced to Provisional These rape victims have nowhere to turn. Even if they report the attacks to the police, The United Nations should pass a strong Battalion Chief and Battalion Chief. In 2002 he they know nothing will happen. The police, Security Council Resolution condemning the was promoted to Deputy Chief and then finally the military and the Janjaweed all appear to Government of Sudan. It should call for: an to Fire Chief in 2003. be acting in coordination. immediate end to the attacks; the imme- During his distinguished career, Chief White diate disarming of the Janjaweed; the imme- DIRE SITUATION IS MAN-MADE has served with contagious enthusiasm and diate protection of civilians by beginning a The situation in Darfur is dire, and from earned a long list of awards and acknowledge- review of the security of refugees in Darfur; ments. For example, he was named 1992 what we could see, it is entirely man-made. the determination of the feasibility of send- These people who had managed to survive ing in UN protection forces; an immediate Firefighter of the Year by the South San Fran- even the severest droughts and famines dur- review of bringing legal action against those cisco Post of the Veterans of Foreign Wars. ing the course of their long history are now responsible for the policies of ethnic cleans- He received a commendation from FEMA for in mortal danger of being wiped out simply ing, crimes against humanity and war crimes urban search and rescue deployments during because of the darker shade of their skin in Darfur; and the imposition of targeted Hurricane Iniki, the Northridge earthquake, the color. sanctions that include travel bans and the World Trade Center and Hurricane Katrina. He Over the course of three days, we saw the freezing of assets. worst of man’s inhumanity to man, but we received a service award from the Peninsula The United Nations should immediately Council of Lions Clubs in 2001 and was also saw the best of what it means to be deploy human rights monitors to Darfur. human: mothers waiting patiently for hours The protection of civilians and access to named the 2003 City of South San Francisco in the hot sun so that they could try to save humanitarian aid should be a primary con- Employee of the Year. Also in 2003, he re- their babies; NGO aid workers and volunteer cern; the Security Council must be prepared ceived a special commendation from the doctors feeding and caring for the sick and to establish a no fly zone if the cease-fire United States Marine Corps for the ‘‘Yellow the dying, and the courage and bravery of continues to be violated. Ribbon’’ resolution passed in support of mili- men, women and children eager to talk to us The United Nations together with other or- tary families. In 2011 he was honored with the so that we would know their story. ganizations should continue to coordinate a California Commendation Medal for meri- The world made a promise in 1994 to never relief strategy for getting aid into those re- again allow the systematic destruction of a gions of Darfur that have yet to receive hu- torious service and support of soldiers and air- people or race. ‘‘Never again’’—words said, manitarian assistance. Alternative routes men of the California Army and Air National too, after the Holocaust. In Darfur, the and means of delivering aid should be consid- Guard. international community has a chance to ered if the Government of Sudan continues This long list of honors demonstrates Chief stop history from repeating itself. It also has to impede deliveries. White’s tireless energy and commitment to a chance to end this nightmare for those who The United Nations should take immediate others. He has made South San Francisco a have found a way to survive. If the inter- steps to seek the removal of Sudan from the better place to live by introducing ordinances national community fails to act, the next United Nations Commission on Human and programs that will serve residents for dec- cycle of this crisis will begin. The destiny Rights. ades to come. Chief White was instrumental in facing the people of Darfur will be death The United Nations should set a deadline from hunger or disease. for the Government of Sudan to comply to developing technical rescue, maritime and When will the death of innocent men, all obligations under the cease-fire and pre- emergency response programs. He helped women and children who want nothing more pare contingency plans in the event those make new buildings safer by requiring sprin- in this world than to be left alone to farm deadlines are not met. kler systems. His colleagues can also thank

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OWENS space rescue, rescue systems 1 & 2, authored OF NEW YORK the San Francisco Bay Area Maritime Fire, Emmit Ellis, Jr. was born in the small town IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Rescue and EMS Automatic Aid Agreement, of Homer, Louisiana to father Emmit Sr. and and he promoted the department’s participa- mother Mattie Ellis. Emmit Ellis, Jr. later Friday, August 2, 2013 tion in Urban Shield. adopted his stage name ‘‘Bobby Rush’’ out of Mr. OWENS. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to Chief White applied his ‘‘can do’’ attitude to respect for his father standing in the commu- recognize the 75th Anniversary Celebration of his volunteer and community service as well. nity as a minister. the Thousand Islands International Bridge. He served on several county committees re- After 16 months of construction, 20,700 viewing pre-hospital care issues at the ad- Bobby’s passion for music began early dur- cubic yards of concrete, 798 tons of rein- vanced life support level. Chief White also co- ing his childhood, as he built his first primitive forcing steel, 6,550 tons of structural steel, ordinated CPR training for citizens and he pro- guitar from a broom. At age 13, his family 555 tons of cable materials and 575,000 man moted outreach programs such as Day In The moved to Chicago, IL, where he formed his hours of labor, the bridge system opened 10 Park, Fire Prevention Week, Junior Fire Acad- own band and performed locally at ‘‘juke weeks ahead of schedule, on August 18, emy, Christmas Toy Drives, Jazz by the Bay joints’’ playing the guitar. He later incorporated 1938. At the dedication ceremony, with 25,000 and USO Bay Area. onlookers lining along the border, President His hard work and optimism have earned the harmonica into his repertoire of singing him the utmost respect and gratitude at the and guitar playing, thereby creating his own Franklin D. Roosevelt and Canadian Prime South San Francisco Fire Department. His fel- unique musical flair dubbed ‘‘folk-funk’’ music. Minister Mackenzie King shared the stage, low fire fighters credit him with the prevention highlighting the unique and special relationship His zeal for music and innate talent afforded of the U.S. and Canada. of layoffs and fire station closures, top-notch him the opportunity to perform with musical training facilities and outstanding moral. I was The U.S.-Canada relationship is not only an legends such as Muddy Waters, Howling Wolf, told they even promised Chief White that his economic one, but one shared in common fire station will be number 1 in Urban Shield and Ray Charles. His colorful style in music principles. While the U.S.-Canada trade rela- next year. was recognized when he became the only tionship is the largest one in the world, ac- In his well-deserved retirement, Chief White Blues artist to win the highest honor in both counting for nearly $700 billion in goods and is looking forward to spending more time with ‘‘Best Acoustic Artist of the Year’’ at the Blues services, our nations share representative de- his wife of 32 years, Donna, their four chil- Music Awards for his album Rush, and ‘‘Best mocracy, individual liberty, and a common in- dren, three grandchildren and his beloved Soul Blues Artist.’’ terest of opportunity for all. With nearly Labrador retriever Bella. He will also enjoy 2,000,000 crossings annually along the Thou- Mr. Rush also became a Grammy nominee more trips to our national parks. sand Islands International Bridge System, Mr. Speaker, I ask the House of Represent- in 2000 for his album Hoochie Mama. His pop- tourists from both the U.S. and Canada can atives to rise with me to honor Chief Philip D. ularity continues to this day: this year, he was explore the region’s unique geographic and White for his generous contributions and deep again nominated for ‘‘Male Soul Blues Artist’’ cultural offerings. Today, the bridge system commitment to South San Francisco residents. at the Blues Music Awards. continues to demonstrate the rare and longstanding common bond shared between the He will be missed but never forgotten. He is also an internationally recognized art- f two countries. ist, and, in fact, was the first artist to perform I rise today to recognize this time in history, PERSONAL EXPLANATION Blues at the Great Wall of China to an audi- and to also congratulate the Thousand Islands ence of 40,000. His dedication to promote Bridge Authority on this achievement and their HON. JOHN LEWIS peace through the language of music has not excellent work. OF GEORGIA gone unnoticed. He was recognized as the f IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Friendship Ambassador and Spokesperson to HONORING RICHARD (‘‘RICK’’) Friday, August 2, 2013 the Great Wall of China Foundation; and re- FOSTER Mr. LEWIS. Mr. Speaker, I was unable to ferred to as the ‘‘International Dean of the cast rollcall votes on August 1st. Had I been Blues’’. HON. DAVE CAMP present, I would have cast the following votes: In addition to performing at the Great Wall On rollcall No. 428, I would have voted OF MICHIGAN of China and other international venues, he ‘‘yes.’’ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES has also performed in the most esteemed con- On rollcall No. 429, I would have voted Friday, August 2, 2013 ‘‘yes.’’ cert halls in the United States including the On rollcall No. 430, I would have voted Kennedy Center and Carnegie Hall. Mr. CAMP. Mr. Speaker, today I rise with my colleague the Ranking Member of the ‘‘no.’’ Mr. Rush maintains strong relationships with On rollcall No. 431, I would have voted Ways and Means Committee SANDER LEVIN to his fans, often performing to purely share his ‘‘yes.’’ recognize and thank Richard (‘‘Rick’’) Foster, On rollcall No. 432, I would have voted passion for music with others. He has dem- the Chief Actuary at the Centers for Medicare ‘‘no.’’ onstrated his patriotism and charity by per- and Medicaid Services (CMS), for his service On rollcall No. 433, I would have voted forming for our troops in Iraq, Kuwait and Af- to the nation. Rick retired this year after nearly ‘‘no.’’ ghanistan, and has supported projects for pris- 40 years of public service, including the last On rollcall No. 434, I would have voted ons and at-risk youth. He also annually enter- 18 years as the chief actuary. ‘‘no.’’ tains veterans and active servicemen through Mr. Foster and his colleagues in the Office On rollcall No. 435, I would have voted his own Red, White and Blues Jam where he of the Actuary (OACT) have provided valuable ‘‘yes.’’ guidance through the years to Members of gives more than 2,000 free tickets to veterans On rollcall No. 436, I would have voted Congress and their staffs on both sides of the ‘‘no.’’ to attend. aisle as we have worked to improve Medicare, f He continues to perform locally, and plays Medicaid, and the Children’s Health Insurance HONORING MR. EMMIT ELLIS for charity events and mentors other artists. Program. OACT’s estimates are used to cal- The compassion and generosity that Mr. Rush culate key indices and other measures used consistently expresses are truly commendable. throughout Medicare’s payment systems. HON. BENNIE G. THOMPSON OACT also manages the widely used and OF MISSISSIPPI Mr. Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join me often cited National Health Expenditure (NHE) IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES in recognizing Mr. Emmit Ellis, Jr. (Bobby account data and projections, which measure Friday, August 2, 2013 Rush) for his outstanding talent, community national health spending trends in both public Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi. Mr. Speak- service, and dedication to sharing the Blues programs and the private sector. Whether reer, I rise today to honor Mr. Emmit Ellis, Jr., with the world. sponding to technical or confidential requests

VerDate Mar 15 2010 07:10 Aug 03, 2013 Jkt 029060 PO 00000 Frm 00034 Fmt 0626 Sfmt 9920 E:\CR\FM\A02AU8.084 E02AUPT1 jbell on DSK7SPTVN1PROD with REMARKS August 2, 2013 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks E1239 or engaging in the annual tasks required by RECOGNIZING ALEX BREGMAN I am a graduate of a Catholic girl’s high law and custom, Mr. Foster and his staff were school and I deeply believe that these institu- responsive and thoughtful as they offered their HON. MICHELLE LUJAN GRISHAM tions build character, leadership abilities and best professional efforts. OF NEW MEXICO self-esteem. Ms. Gleason shares those values Mr. Foster began his career in the Federal IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES and works tirelessly to ensure that every government in 1973 at the Social Security Ad- Friday, August 2, 2013 young woman who goes to Notre Dame achieves her fullest potential. Students are en- ministration (SSA), working on the develop- Ms. MICHELLE LUJAN GRISHAM of New couraged to become deeply involved in comment of Medicare payment rates for health Mexico. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor maintenance organizations when Medicare Alex Bregman, an exceptional New Mexican, munity service and Ms. Gleason models that was managed through the SSA. He later for his outstanding athletic achievements and commitment through her work with immigrants served as Deputy Chief Actuary at SSA for 13 for his contributions to the Albuquerque com- and the economically challenged. The young years before being selected as the CMS Chief munity. An Albuquerque Academy graduate, women of Notre Dame benefit from a rigorous Actuary in 1995. Alex recently completed his freshman year at curriculum sustained in part by the generosity Louisiana State University, where he was a of its alumni. These graduates give because OACT’s role is often behind-the-scenes, but Ms. Gleason is a continuing force in their own critically important. Mr. Foster has been widely standout on the baseball team. After a stellar career at Albuquerque Acad- lives many years after they leave the campus. recognized for his tireless efforts to ensure emy, Alex was selected by the Boston Red Rita Gleason is known as a person who lis- that Congress and the Administration have ac- Sox in the 2012 MLB Draft, but chose instead cess to high-quality, objective actuarial, eco- tens closely to students. The young women of to attend LSU. From the moment he stepped Notre Dame know that they have a confidante nomic, and statistical assistance, provided on the field in Baton Rouge, Alex has made a independently and on a nonpartisan basis and in Ms. Gleason, and a supporter who will work tremendous impact. with them if they want to work through their often with a dose of good humor. His adher- As the starting varsity shortstop this past difficult problems. At a recent conference that ence to the highest levels of professional inde- season, Alex batted .369, with 18 doubles, I helped to convene on the subject of gun vio- pendence and ethical conduct has been wide- seven triples, six home runs and 52 RBI, help- lence within communities, experts noted how ly acclaimed and is deeply appreciated. ing lead the LSU Tigers to a berth in the Col- important it is for students to have an adult in In addition to his exceptional actuarial and lege World Series. His 104 base hits ranked second in the entire nation. After a season like whom they can confide. At Notre Dame High other technical skills, Mr. Foster was an ac- School, the go-to adult is Rita Gleason. Every complished leader at CMS. He led OACT’s im- that, it is no wonder that the honors and awards started piling up for Alex. He was se- parent can have confidence that she will offer plementation of team-based operations in wisdom, compassion, and a steady set of val- 1995, based on the successful model devel- lected as a first-team All-American and the SEC Freshman of the Year. Baseball America, ues that will empower students through their oped by General Electric. He emphasized pro- difficult moments. fessional development for all staff, continuous Collegiate Baseball Magazine and the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association each improvement in all projects, a cordial, cooper- Great leaders have great staff and Ms. named Alex as their National Freshman of the ative work environment and a multi-disciplinary Gleason is no exception. Teachers want to Year. The College Baseball Hall of Fame rec- approach to work. Under his guidance, the Of- teach at Notre Dame because they know that ognized Alex as the 2013 Brooks Wallace Na- fice of the Actuary achieved the highest or they will be supported by a professionally- tional Shortstop of the Year. trained educator. Ms. Gleason has a creden- second-highest results in the annual human This summer, Alex played with the USA capital survey every year since its inception. tial in K–12 and adult education, a community Baseball Collegiate National Team, where he college credential, and a credential in History, batted .361, led the team in hits and total During his career, Mr. Foster has earned English and the Humanities. She graduated numerous prestigious awards, including the bases, and tied for the lead in doubles. with a BA from the College of Notre Dame University of Maryland, Baltimore County Out- Players, coaches, scouts and even oppo- and with two Master’s degrees—one in Edu- standing Alumnus of the Year in 1997, the nents are quick to praise Alex’s incredible cational Administration and the other in Coun- Presidential Meritorious Executive Award in work ethic and his insatiable desire to become seling. Her resume reads like a famous musi- 1998 from President Clinton, the Presidential a better ballplayer. He will often go out to the cian’s—every box indicating genius was Distinguished Executive Award in 2001 from baseball field at 10 o’clock at night to practice. checked during Ms. Gleason’s passionate pur- President Bush, the Secretary’s Award for Dis- Alex is not only a fantastic athlete; he is a suit of knowledge. tinguished Service in 2004, the College of fine young man. After winning the National Wooster Distinguished Alumni Award in 2006, Shortstop of the year award, Alex, ever hum- Befitting the Principal of a private high the Robert J. Myers Public Service Award ble, remarked, ‘‘This is a team award and I school, Ms. Gleason has long been involved in from the American Academy of Actuaries in have to thank all of my great teammates.’’ Be- the credentialing organization for private 2006, and the Society of Actuaries President’s cause of his commitment to setting and schools, governing councils for the schools of achieving high educational and personal Award in 2010. The readers of Modern the Archdiocese of San Francisco, and has goals, Alex serves as an unparalleled role Healthcare magazine voted him one of the served in administrative and guidance posi- model for other young people and for the en- 100 most influential persons in health care in tions at several Catholic schools in five states tire Albuquerque community. and the District of Columbia. In our community the U.S. for the last six years. Mr. Speaker, I am honored to represent from 1992 to the present, she has received no We are pleased to honor and commend Alex in the United States House of Represent- Rick Foster for his distinguished career in pub- atives, and I am proud to consider the entire less than seven honors or awards for commu- lic service and wish him all the best in retire- Bregman family my dear friends. nity service, including the Jefferson Award for Outstanding Public Service, an award given ment. f only to those who go well above and beyond IN RECOGNITION OF RITA f ordinary public service. GLEASON Mr. Speaker, Notre Dame High School will PERSONAL EXPLANATION soon be without the sight of Ms. Gleason’s HON. JACKIE SPEIER Navy Blue VW Bug in the parking lot, but what OF CALIFORNIA she stood for—Christian values, social justice, HON. RICHARD HUDSON IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES women’s leadership—will live on in all the Friday, August 2, 2013 OF NORTH CAROLINA young women who were educated at NDHS Ms. SPEIER. Mr. Speaker, I rise to honor during her tenure. There are some who warm IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Rita Gleason, the Principal of Notre Dame a seat and call themselves a leader, but there Friday, August 2, 2013 High School in Belmont California, upon her are others who lead by never being in their retirement after 22 years of service to the seat. Rita Gleason is the leader who never Mr. HUDSON. Mr. Speaker, on rollcall No. school and to our community. During her ten- sits and the listener who never hesitates to 429 I was unavoidably detained at a personal ure, Ms. Gleason has been an inspiration to open her heart. Notre Dame High School will doctor’s appointment. Had I been present, I 3,500 girls who have been educated at Notre long remember Rita Gleason, Principal for 22 would have voted ‘‘no.’’ Dame. years and a leader for all time.

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IN RECOGNITION OF CONGRESS- JO is keenly aware of the importance of the PERSONAL EXPLANATION MAN JO BONNER OF THE FIRST Gulf to the economy and identity of the Mobile DISTRICT OF ALABAMA area. He has been an ardent supporter of the HON. DOUG COLLINS Port of Alabama. After the devastation caused OF GEORGIA HON. SPENCER BACHUS by Hurricanes Ivan and Katrina, JO mobilized IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF ALABAMA the full resources of his office to bring needed Friday, August 2, 2013 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES relief to storm victims and accelerate eco- Mr. COLLINS of Georgia. Mr. Speaker, I Friday, August 2, 2013 nomic recovery. Our delegation turned to him submit the following: Mr. BACHUS. Mr. Speaker, on behalf of my for guidance after the disastrous BP-Deep- July 31—Mr. Speaker, on rollcall No. 426 on delegation colleagues—Congressman ROBERT water Horizon Oil Spill. JO’s skillful leadership HR 1911—Motion to Concur with the Senate ADERHOLT, Congressman MO BROOKS, Con- in navigating the RESTORE Act into public Amendment, I am not recorded because I was absent due to a medical emergency. Had I gresswoman MARTHA ROBY, Congressman law was a testament to his successful ability been present, I would have voted ‘‘yea’’. Mr. MIKE ROGERS, and Congresswoman TERRI SE- to move complex legislation in a thoughtful Speaker, on rollcall No. 427 on passage of HR WELL—it is with great respect and admiration and inclusive manner. The RESTORE ACT is that we recognize the service of Congressman 850, I am not recorded because I was absent a signature accomplishment that will have due to a medical emergency. Had I been JO BONNER to the First District of Alabama, his long-lasting benefits for the Gulf Coast econ- state, and his country. A determined and ef- present, I would have voted ‘‘yea’’. omy and help assure the environmental pro- August 1—Mr. Speaker, on rollcall No. 428 fective advocate for the people of Alabama, JO tection of the Gulf waters. on the Waxman amendment to HR 1582—, I BONNER has distinguished himself through his am not recorded because I was absent due to accomplishments in office, his integrity, and JO has taken special pride in providing the best level of service to his constituents. His a medical emergency. Had I been present, I his deep humility. The members of the Ala- would have voted ‘‘no’’. Mr. Speaker, on roll- high school workshops have touched thou- bama delegation have always worked together call No. 429 on the Connolly amendment to when the best interests of our state are in- sands of students in South Alabama. A stal- HR 1582, I am not recorded because I was volved and JO BONNER has been integral to wart supporter of veterans, JO helped estab- absent due to a medical emergency. Had I our cohesiveness. We have been honored to lish the Alabama State Veterans Cemetery in been present, I would have voted ‘‘no’’. Mr. serve with him as a colleague and count him Spanish Fort to honor the service of our men Speaker, on rollcall No. 430 on the Murphy as a friend. and women in uniform. He has placed an em- amendment to HR 1582—, I am not recorded JO’s calling to serve began early. The ethic phasis on open communications with his con- because I was absent due to a medical emer- was instilled by a close-knit family that valued stituents and the news media. gency. Had I been present, I would have the principles of hard work, honesty, and fair For the many of us who deeply care about voted ‘‘yea’’. Mr. Speaker, on rollcall No. 431 play. The many public officials and community on the Capps motion to recommit HR 1582, I this institution, JO has stood out as a Member leaders in his extended family included his fa- am not recorded because I was absent due to ther, Judge Josiah Robins Bonner of Wilcox dedicated to making the House of Representa- a medical emergency. Had I been present, I County, and his mother Imogene, who was an tives work as the American people rightfully would have voted ‘‘no’’. Mr. Speaker, on roll- Army nurse during World War II. expect. A principled conservative, he commit- call No. 432 on passage of HR 1582, I am not The decision JO made to attend the Univer- ment has been to a fair legislative process, to recorded because I was absent due to a med- sity of Alabama, where he earned a journalism bridging political divides, and to civility. JO was ical emergency. Had I been present, I would degree, began a love affair with a great institu- appointed to the important Appropriations have voted ‘‘yea’’. Mr. Speaker, on rollcall No. tion that has only strengthened over the years. Committee and entrusted to serve in the posi- 433 ordering the previous question on H. Res. An internship with Congressman Jack tion of Chairman of the Ethics Committee dur- 322, I am not recorded because I was absent Edwards gave JO his first intimate exposure to ing the 112th Congress. We have all gained due to a medical emergency. Had I been the U.S. House of Representatives. In a few present, I would have voted ‘‘yea’’. Mr. Speak- years, JO would return with Congressman enormously from his sound judgment and wise advice. er, on rollcall No. 434 on adoption of H. Res. Edwards’ successor, Sonny Callahan, ascend- 322, I am not recorded because I was absent ing to the position of Chief of Staff. JO will be the first to admit that none of his due to a medical emergency. Had I been Perhaps because he served for 18 years as achievements would have been possible with- present, I would have voted ‘‘yea’’. Mr. Speak- a staff member himself, JO BONNER has al- out the support of his lovely wife Janee and er, on rollcall No. 435 on HR 1897, I am not ways been known for hiring excellent people his children, Robin and Lee. We thank them recorded because I was absent due to a med- and treating his staff with professionalism and for sharing JO with us and our nation. ical emergency. Had I been present, I would respect. By doing so, he has developed a have voted ‘‘yea’’. Mr. Speaker, on rollcall No. Now, JO will be entering a new phase in loyal and experienced team—led most re- 436 on passage of HR 2879, I am not republic life as the Vice Chancellor for Economic cently by Chief of Staff Al Spencer—widely ac- corded because I was absent due to a med- knowledged as one of the hardest-working Development and Government Relations for ical emergency. Had I been present, I would and most effective on Capitol Hill. the University of Alabama System. His pres- have voted ‘‘yea’’. Upon his election to the House in 2002, JO ence and counsel will further strengthen an August 2—Mr. Speaker, on rollcall No. 437 faced enormous expectations in continuing the educational institution in which Alabamians on the Scalise amendment to HR 367—, I am legacy established by his two outstanding rightly take tremendous pride and which is an not recorded because I was absent due to a predecessors and mentors. But JO had lis- asset of incalculable value to our beloved medical emergency. Had I been present, I tened and observed closely over the years state. would have voted ‘‘yea’’. Mr. Speaker, on roll- and quickly established himself as a leader in call No. 438 on the Smith amendment to HR We will greatly miss JO BONNER as a col- our state’s delegation and the House, achiev- 367—, I am not recorded because I was ab- ing influence through his knowledge, attention league and friend, but know that he will consent due to a medical emergency. Had I been to detail, diligence, and ability to form personal tinue to work with all of his considerable tal- present, I would have voted ‘‘yea’’. Mr. Speak- relationships. ents and energy to improve the lives of the er, on rollcall No. 439 on the Latham amend- A constant passion of JO BONNER has been people of Alabama. ment to HR 367—, I am not recorded because to promote economic opportunity and thereby Our tribute today is just a small way of I was absent due to a medical emergency. improve the quality of life for citizens in the showing how much we appreciate JO and how Had I been present, I would have voted ‘‘yea’’. First District and the State of Alabama. He much he has meant to us and to the institution Mr. Speaker, on rollcall No. 440 on the Nadler played a key role in such seminal economic to which he has devoted so much of his life, amendment to HR 367—, I am not recorded development victories as the ThyssenKrupp because I was absent due to a medical emer- the United States House of Representatives. steel complex, the Austal contract for con- gency. Had I been present, I would have struction of new ships for the U.S. Navy, and On his last day of service representing Ala- voted ‘‘no’’. Mr. Speaker, on rollcall No. 441 the decision by Airbus to build its new plant in bama’s First Congressional District, we want on the Johnson amendment to HR 367—, I Mobile. These transformational projects will JO to know that he and his family have our am not recorded because I was absent due to provide a solid foundation for the South Ala- most heartfelt best wishes and will continue to a medical emergency. Had I been present, I bama economy and indeed the economy of be in our prayers as they enter an exciting would have voted ‘‘no’’. Mr. Speaker, on roll- our entire state for decades to come. new chapter in their lives. call No. 442 on the Jackson Lee amendment

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Mr. Speaker, on rollcall No. 444 Friday, August 2, 2013 the film Lost in Yonkers. The renovations from on the Kuster motion to recommit HR 367—, Mr. GINGREY of Georgia. Mr. Speaker, I the set creation allowed for the theatre to I am not recorded because I was absent due rise today to celebrate the 80th birthday of Dr. begin hosting movies. The theatre now serves to a medical emergency. Had I been present, Paul Payne, and thank him for his medical as a community center hosting weekly movie I would have voted ‘‘no’’. Mr. Speaker, on roll- service to the community of Marietta, Georgia. nights, traveling shows, plays, and musicals. call No. 445 on passage of HR 367, I am not Dr. Payne has led a most storied and pur- Again, I offer my congratulations to the Mur- recorded because I was absent due to a med- poseful life. In 1933, Dr. Payne was born in phy Theatre for celebrating its 95th anniver- ical emergency. Had I been present, I would New York, before moving to China at the age sary. The members of the community in Wil- have voted ‘‘yea’’. Mr. Speaker, on rollcall No. of two and starting school in Korea. But with mington have worked hard to preserve the 446 on the Nolan motion to recommit HR threats of war, he boarded the last boat back theatre throughout time and have played a 2009—, I am not recorded because I was ab- to America before China entered World War crucial role in helping the theatre adapt to the sent due to a medical emergency. Had I been Two in 1941. He settled in Atlanta, where he changing forms of entertainment throughout present, I would have voted ‘‘no’’. Mr. Speak- would finish high school at age 16, and fin- history. It is my honor to represent in Con- er, on rollcall No. 447 on passage of HR 2009, ished his undergraduate degree at Maryville gress such dedicated members of the commu- I am not recorded because I was absent due College in Tennessee in only three years be- nity. to a medical emergency. Had I been present, fore attending the Medical College of Georgia. f I would have voted ‘‘yea’’. After becoming an orthopedic surgeon, Dr. Payne helped to found Marietta Orthopedics in IN RECOGNITION OF THE MICHAEL f 1964, which was renamed Pinnacle in 1997. LOYDS’ 29 YEARS OF SERVICES Throughout his career, he has worked tire- IN LAW ENFORCEMENT CELEBRATING THE 100TH ANNI- lessly and passionately to help the sick get VERSARY OF THE NANTY GLO back to full health. With a truly inspiring atti- HON. JUAN VARGAS VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT tude, he maintains that the most gratifying part OF CALIFORNIA of his job is to fix people and watch them get IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES well. Notably, he loves working with children, Friday, August 2, 2013 HON. KEITH J. ROTHFUS and said that ‘‘when you love the work you do, OF PENNSYLVANIA then it is not considered work.’’ Mr. VARGAS. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to Among his many accomplishments, Dr. honor Michael Loyd for the outstanding com- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Payne performed the first total hip replace- mitment and dedication he has demonstrated Friday, August 2, 2013 ment in Cobb County, was named to the to the community and our nation throughout Wellstar Kennestone Hospital Board of Direc- his 29 years of service in law enforcement. Mi- Mr. ROTHFUS. Mr. Speaker, I rise to con- tors in 1984—where he remains today, re- chael Loyd began his law enforcement career gratulate the Nanty Glo Volunteer Fire Depart- ceived the NRCC Georgia Physician of the as a police officer with the El Cajon Police De- ment on its one hundredth anniversary, and to Year award in 2006, and received the 2007 partment. Soon after, Michael Loyd joined the thank our brave volunteers for their service. Congressional Order of Merit. Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control as The Nanty Glo Volunteer Fire Department But aside from his impressive professional an investigator, where he was one of the origi- was founded on June 14, 1913 in a garage life, he has remained one of the finest citizens nal investigators assigned to the Specialized with only a two-wheeled, hand-drawn cart. In and fathers that I know, and is a great com- Drug Enforcement Narcotics Team. In 1994, the one hundred years since its founding, the munity role-model. He has instilled great val- Michael Loyd joined the Attorney General’s of- fire department has grown to six vehicles and ues in his four wonderful children, and has re- fice as a Special Agent with the Bureau of many more volunteers. These volunteers pro- mained an active Rotary Club member for Narcotics Enforcement, first in the Orange vide critical services to their community includ- several years. County office, and later in the San Diego of- ing fire prevention, fire suppression, and emer- Mr. Speaker, on behalf of the 11th District of fice. In 2001, Michael Loyd began serving on gency rescue. Georgia, I would like to extend a very happy the Imperial County Narcotics Task Force, Mr. Speaker, it is truly an honor to recog- birthday to Dr. Payne, recognize him for his where he is currently the Senior Commander. nize the Nanty Glo Volunteer Fire Department exceptional work in the medical field, and Mr. Speaker, I would like to thank Michael on its one hundredth year of service. I join the thank him for being a great role-model for oth- Loyd for his selfless commitment to protecting residents of Nanty Glo, Pennsylvania in re- ers in the community. and serving our nation and commend him for membering the firefighters who have served f his long and distinguished service in law en- with this fire department through the past cen- forcement. RECOGNIZING 95TH ANNIVERSARY tury, and I extend my thanks, best wishes and f OF MURPHY THEATRE IN WIL- congratulations to the brave men and women MINGTON, OHIO IN RECOGNITION OF RITA who continue to serve their community with WILLIAMS pride, selflessness, and dedication. HON. STEVE STIVERS f OF OHIO HON. JACKIE SPEIER IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF CALIFORNIA PERSONAL EXPLANATION Friday, August 2, 2013 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Mr. STIVERS. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to Friday, August 2, 2013 HON. C.A. DUTCH RUPPERSBERGER recognize the 95th anniversary of the Murphy Ms. SPEIER. Mr. Speaker, I rise to honor Theatre in Wilmington, Ohio. Rita Williams, an exceptional journalist whose OF MARYLAND The Murphy Theatre was financed by Chi- image and voice have been beamed into Bay IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES cago Cubs owner and Wilmington native Area living rooms for four decades. She is re- Friday, August 2, 2013 Charles Webb Murphy. Many thought the con- tiring from KTVU after 35 years at the station. struction of a 1,000 seat theatre was much too Rita is a top-notch reporter and superb sto- Mr. RUPPERSBERGER. Mr. Speaker, on large for a town of 5,000, but the theatre soon ryteller. I know from first-hand experience that rollcall No. 432 I was unavoidably detained in became a hub of activity for the area. After its she is fair, professional and that she won’t a meeting at the White House with the Presi- completion in 1918, the Murphy Theatre give any elected official a pass. Rita has dent. Had I been present, I would have voted hosted many traveling shows and performers. earned the adoration and admiration from her ‘‘no.’’ Its popularity quickly grew, and the Murphy colleagues, her interviewees and her viewers.

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Mr. Speaker, energy is of vital For that reason, I am introducing the Tax- over 10 years says, ‘‘Her stories were always importance to our Nation. It is the cornerstone payer Receipt Act of 2013 to help clarify mis- the hardest for her editors to edit, because of our economy, allowing for the everyday conceptions. The Taxpayer Receipt Act re- each word was placed with such purpose and happenings of our lives to go uninterrupted. quires the Treasury Secretary to provide each precision.’’ Bill Drummond, journalist and hus- Because it is so critically important, we must taxpayer with an annual itemized ‘‘receipt’’ ex- band of the late Faith Fancher, Rita’s long- have steady and abundant sources of energy plaining how his or her tax liability was spent time friend and colleague, says, ‘‘With Rita the for our consumption. This is crucial not only to and include: tables reflecting the taxpayer’s in- reporting came first, and because of that com- our economy, but to our national security. come tax liability, the amount of the liability mitment, her stories transcended the usual Investments in our resources must be stra- spent on each category, and the actual federal limitations of the television news medium.’’ tegic, well thought out, and establish a stable outlays for each category; a table containing supply for our future. The only way to ensure the 10 costliest tax expenditures; and, an an- Rita grew up in Lubbock, Texas. She was both stability and abundance is through diver- nual budget review using CBO budget projec- the first in her family to earn a college degree. sification of our varying resources. Any finan- tions. After she graduated from Texas Tech Univer- cial expert would advise their clients that di- For an example of what a Taxpayer Receipt sity with a B.A. in journalism, she worked as versification is key when investing funds in our would look like, go to: http:// the press secretary for the late Texas Con- financial system. The same is true in regard to mcdermott.house.gov/images/ gressman George Mahon, chairman of the our energy sector. While Republicans continue pdtitaxpayerreceiptmockupv3.pdf House Appropriations Committee. She then to push bills targeted to a single resource, Nina Olson, the Taxpayer Advocate who is earned her Master’s degree in political they fail to come up with a strategic plan that an independent advocate for taxpayers within science/international affairs from George will encompass all forms of energy resources the IRS, supports this reform and the Wash- Washington University. including hydrocarbons and renewables. ington Post and the New York Times have While I believe that we cannot leave out any both featured articles that support the taxpayer Rita worked as a news reporter at KSAT– source in attempting to attain our energy receipt. In 2010, Third Way released an idea TV in Texas from 1975–1978 and then moved goals, bills such as H.R. 2231, the Offshore brief explaining the benefits of such a taxpayer to California. She was a reporter for KQED– Energy and Jobs Act leverage all our activity receipt. You can find the entire Third Way idea TV before she joined KTVU in 1980. From to one type of fuel, analogously, putting all of brief here: http://content.thirdway.org/publica- 1985–86, she was also a Knight Fellow and our eggs in one basket. I believe oil and gas tions/335/Third_Way_Idea_Brief_- taught broadcast news writing at Stanford. will continue to play a role in our economy in _A_Taxpayer_Receipt.pdf. When Rita entered the broadcast world, it the near future. I agree that responsible and Providing a receipt to taxpayers would be sensible drilling should continue to take place. inexpensive and simple to implement and was dominated by men. Surviving and even If we look at my home State of Texas, we can similar to the existing Social Security Adminis- thriving in this testosterone-driven environment see that oil and gas have been key to keeping tration statement provided each year. Most im- was no small accomplishment, but Rita did it our economy strong through the tumultuous portantly, this information provides the clarity with grace and tenacity. She calls herself the years of the Great Recession. But, oil and gas and transparency that the American people ‘‘first broadcast broad.’’ She opened KTVU’s are not the only fuel source we are able to uti- want and deserve. San Francisco bureau in the Hall of Justice. lize for energy production in Texas. In western f Rita has reported thousands of social, eco- Texas, winds howl through the fields and we nomic and political stories, treating each one have made use of this great natural resource HONORING THE 100TH ANNIVER- SARY OF THE NEBRASKA COL- as the most important story at the time. Her by placing wind farms on land to collect this LEGE OF TECHNICAL AGRI- work has earned her several Emmies, Tellies, type of kinetic energy. This is an example of CULTURE a PASS award from the National Council on how we can utilize hydrocarbon resources and Crime and Delinquency, a public service take advantage of clean renewable resources award from the Society of Professional Jour- at our disposal. HON. ADRIAN SMITH Let’s put aside partisan bickering and come OF NEBRASKA nalists and many other awards. She was one together on a true energy plan that will ad- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES of the lead investigative reporters in the Oak- dress our country’s future needs. Bills that Friday, August 2, 2013 land BART shooting stories that contributed to simply give lip-service to increasing our en- a prestigious Peabody award and Edward R. ergy supply such as the Offshore Energy and Mr. SMITH of Nebraska. Mr. Speaker, I rise Murrow award to KTVU. Jobs Act, will never be signed into law, and today to honor the Nebraska College of Tech- While Rita takes utmost pride in her profes- are not plausible for us to be considering. My nical Agriculture as they celebrate a Century of Ag Education. sion and work, she views her family as her no vote for the Offshore Energy and Jobs Act Established in 1913 as the Nebraska Agri- biggest accomplishment. Rita and her hus- was not a condemnation of drilling activities off of our shores, but rather a recognition that we culture School, high school age students from band of 37 years, Lindsey, are the proud par- across the state lived and learned in Curtis, ents of Brad who is now a law student in San need a comprehensive, responsible, and envi- ronmentally sound energy plan for our future Nebraska. By 1968, the school had Francisco. Brad and my children grew up that can be passed by the Senate and signed transitioned to a post-secondary agriculture around the same time, so Rita and I often by the President. technical school. compared notes and shared school referral Despite years of uncertainty and state fund- f options. ing cuts, the NCTA has emerged as a one of Mr. Speaker, I ask the House of Represent- THE TAXPAYER RECEIPT ACT OF the state’s most valued resources, serving not 2013 atives to rise with me to honor one of the fin- only the students and people of Nebraska, but also the nation and the world. est journalists and human beings I know. On Today the campus is located on 72-acres, in her last day on the air at KTVU, Rita humbly HON. JIM McDERMOTT addition to a 562-acre farm which serves as a thanked her viewers and said, ‘‘You have en- OF WASHINGTON IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES field laboratory, complete with grain storage trusted me with one of the biggest responsibil- facilities, cattle production facilities, and a ities anybody could ever have, to be a reporter Friday, August 2, 2013 completely diversified Maryland and irrigated and to be your eyes and ears. I hope that I Mr. MCDERMOTT. Mr. Speaker, taxes are a farming operation. have used that trust well and that you have civic duty essential to governance, yet very lit- The ‘‘ag school at Curtis’’ fortifies students learned something in return.’’ The answer to tle information about how that tax money is with an appreciation of Nebraska’s agriculture that hope is a resounding yes! spent is ever sent back to the American peo- industry and its role in the global economy,

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After friends and am honored to give him the rec- ka’s dynamic agriculture industry. helping with this case, Robert realized that his ognition that he deserves. f calling was to defend those accused of And that’s just the way it is. crimes. f PERSONAL EXPLANATION Since May 1975, Robert has represented IN RECOGNITION OF SEPI numerous people during his legal career. Of RICHARDSON HON. RICHARD HUDSON all of his clients, a highlight in Robert’s legal OF NORTH CAROLINA career was representing the late Marvin IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Zindler, as his personal lawyer for over 30 HON. JACKIE SPEIER Friday, August 2, 2013 years. Marvin Zindler was known for his con- OF CALIFORNIA IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Mr. HUDSON. Mr. Speaker, on rollcall no. sumer reporting—on ABC News on channel Friday, August 2, 2013 428, I was unavoidably detained at a personal 13—one of the first in the business to do so— doctor’s appointment. Had I been present, I letting the unsuspecting public in on the down Ms. SPEIER. Mr. Speaker, I rise to honor would have voted ‘‘no.’’ and dirty dealings of local businesses through- Sepi Richardson who is retiring after 15 years out Southeast Texas. Marvin was a fighter for f of service on the Brisbane City Council, in- the little man and defended those who were cluding two terms as mayor. Sepi may be ROBERT PELTON swindled or scammed—seeking retribution the leaving the council, but her spirit and impact best way he knew how, with a bright light, an on our city and community will be felt for many HON. TED POE all-seeing camera lens, and a television audi- years to come. OF TEXAS ence. It makes sense that Robert represented As mayor, Sepi was very involved in all as- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES this local legend. pects of planning and policy-level decisions Robert’s extensive knowledge of the justice while always looking after the financial health Friday, August 2, 2013 system and his incredible work ethic earned and welfare of the city. She oversaw the re- Mr. POE of Texas. Mr. Speaker, I would like the respect of his colleagues in the law profes- modeling of the community center, the com- to take this opportunity to recognize the re- sion. Over 50 of Robert’s felony criminal cases munity park and playground, Brisbane’s ma- markable career and outstanding community have resulted in no-bills due to the Grand Jury rina, the skate park, the teen center and the involvement of a great Texan, devoted public Defense presentations that his team worked Mission Blue Performing Art Center. She also servant and my good friend, Robert Pelton. It on. In 2012, he helped prove a wrong man dedicated much of her time and energy to pre- is an honor for me to recognize Robert, not had been arrested, which resulted in another serving open space and to creating rec- only for his numerous professional accom- capital murder case being dismissed. The im- reational and public spaces that benefit every- plishments and many contributions to our pact of Robert’s work is far reaching. one in the community, such as the community Houston community and the great state of Over his career, Robert has maintained a garden, the swimming pool, school fields, Texas, but also for his service to our country. strong focus on ethics and has received nu- Bayshore bike lane, the community meeting Robert and I met many years ago while I merous accolades. He is the Founder and room in City Hall and the farmer’s market. was working in the Harris County District At- Chairman of the Ethics Committee for the Sepi has been a tireless advocate for seniors torney’s Office as a prosecutor. Our friendship Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association and children. Under her leadership, Brisbane may have seemed unlikely as Robert, a crimi- and the Harris County Criminal Lawyers Asso- built the Senior Sunrise Room and senior nal defense attorney, was more often than not ciation. In 2011, he recognized a need for housing. defending the people I was prosecuting. Even criminal defense attorneys to have access to Sepi is a familiar face to most Brisbane resi- though we were on opposing sides, there was an ethics hotline and urged the Texas Criminal dents having served on about 20 county a mutual admiration among us that to this day, Defense Lawyers Association to create one. In boards and commissions. She was a board has not wavered. I am grateful to call Robert addition, Robert has been named by H-Texas member on the Airport Community Roundtable a friend. Magazine as one of Houston’s Best Criminal and the Association of Governments (C/CAG) Robert’s humble nature comes from his Defense Lawyers each year from 2004 to and a chair or vice chair on four committees small town roots and strong patriotic upbring- 2010 and as well as one of Houston’s ‘‘Top within those associations. In those capacities ing in Abilene, Texas. As a child growing up Lawyers for the People’’ each year from 2004 she was a leader on issues such as revenue in West Texas, Robert had a passion for read- to 2010. In 2012 and 2013, Robert received and taxation, employee compensation, benefit ing. The books Robert read made Texas his- the President’s Award from the Texas Criminal administration, transportation, energy effi- tory come alive and his fascination with Texas Defense Lawyers Association in recognition of ciency, sustainability, emergency prepared- legends and lawyers took root. He began to his excellent work during those years. In addi- ness and education. notice how folks less fortunate were mis- tion to these honors, Robert has recently been In addition to her county and region-wide treated and taken advantage of in his small named by the College of the State Bar of accomplishments, Sepi has left her mark on town. So, at the young age of 14, he made up Texas as the recipient of the Jim D. Bowmer the city of Brisbane. She served on the Fi- his mind to become a great lawyer, like the Professionalism Award for 2012. This high nance/Labor Negotiations, Public Information/ heroes he read about in his books. Robert still honor is awarded annually to an outstanding Technology, Planning, Parks and Recreation, likes classic old west movies about good guys College member based on achievement or Open Space and Ecology committees, was a and outlaws. contribution to professionalism. Robert con- liaison to the Chamber of Commerce and His West Texas roots taught him that his tinues to contribute to the legal profession by worked on education and arts funding and rec- word was his bond. He lives by that character authoring monthly columns in The Defender ognition. trait. and The Voice for Defense Magazines. He To understand how one person can be in- Like many honorable men, Robert wanted to also serves on the faculty of the Center for volved and effective in so many aspects of serve our nation and enlisted with the Texas American and International Law. public service, you must know Sepi. Her en- Army National Guard. He trained as a combat In addition, there are books written about ergy, enthusiasm and dedication are endless. infantryman, a job that is not for the weak of several of his high profile cases, including She loves her community and never hesitates heart, with the 36th Infantry Division. After Ashes to Ashes and another book about Pam to serve others. honorably serving from 1966 to 1972, Robert Perillo, who was eight hours away from execu- Sepi was born as the first of six siblings in was discharged with the rank of Sergeant (E– tion, but because of a writ hearing in Federal Tehran, Iran. She came to the United States 5). Still determined to become a lawyer, Rob- Court that Robert filed, her life was spared. in 1972. From 1975 to 1979 she went to Ger- ert enrolled with South Texas College of Law Several of his well-known cases, were docu- many where she earned her BA in Business after graduating from McMurry College in Abi- mented on national TV specials: ‘‘Women on Management from the University of Maryland lene. During law school, he served as Chief Death Row’’ and ‘‘Caught on Camera’’. on its Germany campus. She received her Prosecutor of the Honor Court and as a Jus- As a former prosecutor and then judge, I Master’s Degree in Educational Counseling tice on the Honor Court. And the rest is his- know how consuming this career can be. But, and Psychology from California State Univer- tory. I also know how meaningful and rewarding it sity San Bernardino.

VerDate Mar 15 2010 07:10 Aug 03, 2013 Jkt 029060 PO 00000 Frm 00039 Fmt 0626 Sfmt 9920 E:\CR\FM\A02AU8.102 E02AUPT1 jbell on DSK7SPTVN1PROD with REMARKS E1244 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks August 2, 2013 Mr. Speaker, I ask the House of Represent- We need to build innovation ecosystems derlying legislation, I am deeply disappointed atives to rise with me to honor an outstanding that sustain long-term and mutually beneficial that nearly all of the mandated across-the- public servant and friend. Sepi Richardson will collaborations between the public and private board cuts were shifted to other parts of our be missed and appreciated for all the lasting sectors. Just as we are seeking to commer- Federal budget, leaving the Pentagon rel- contributions she has made to the residents of cialize innovative ideas, we have to be willing atively unscathed. In fact, the bill provides Brisbane and beyond. to take innovative approaches to accelerate more funding than originally requested in the f technology transfer of federally funded re- President’s budget proposal, which further search. As the title of this bill states, accel- demonstrates the House Republicans’ mis- THE DEATH OF GEORGIA STATE erating technology transfer and research are placed budget priorities. REPRESENTATIVE WILLIAM key to sustaining our national security and fu- Mr. Speaker, I am serious about confronting QUINCY MURPHY ture economic vitality. the fiscal crisis facing America. Being an Ap- This is a good bipartisan bill that should as- propriator, I take seriously my job of elimi- HON. JOHN BARROW sist universities, research institutions, and na- nating unnecessary spending and ineffective OF GEORGIA tional labs help turn R&D into successful, prof- programs in every appropriations bill within IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES itable, and sustainable small businesses. every federal agency—including the Pentagon. Friday, August 2, 2013 I urge my colleagues to support the TRANS- This year’s process was unlike past budgeting Mr. BARROW. Mr. Speaker, I acknowledge FER Act. years. The House Appropriations Committee with sadness the passing of Representative f operated under the unreasonable constraints of the funding allocations imposed by House William Quincy Murphy. Mr. Murphy served PERSONAL EXPLANATION Augusta, Georgia, for 11 years in the Georgia Republicans, which needlessly starve the dis- State House of Representative. cretionary budget. These allocations force He was a lifelong public servant, a true HON. C.A. DUTCH RUPPERSBERGER Congress to make reckless trade-offs between statesman, and a good friend. OF MARYLAND adequately funding the Pentagon and pro- Our thoughts and prayers are with his wife IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES viding sufficient funding for the rest of our Dianne, his son Quincy III, and his daughter Friday, August 2, 2013 Federal government. This is not only economi- Jennifer Murphy Morgan. cally harmful, but also an irresponsible way to Mr. RUPPERSBERGER. Mr. Speaker, on operate as a legislative body. f rollcall no. 433 I was unavoidably in a meeting The exponential growth of the Pentagon off the Hill at the White House with the Presi- THE TECHNOLOGY AND RESEARCH Budget since 2001 is due primarily to the wars dent. Had I been present, I would have voted ACCELERATING NATIONAL SECU- in Iraq and Afghanistan. Now that the Iraq War ‘‘no’’. RITY AND FUTURE ECONOMIC has ended and as we withdraw our combat RESILIENCY (TRANSFER) ACT OF f troops from Afghanistan next year, it is time to 2013 PERSONAL EXPLANATION significantly reduce the size of the Pentagon budget in a responsible way. During consider- HON. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON ´ ation of this bill, I voted in favor of numerous OF TEXAS HON. LUIS V. GUTIERREZ common-sense amendments aimed at saving IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF ILLINOIS the government hundreds of billions of dollars. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Friday, August 2, 2013 With my support, the House passed two sepa- Friday, August 2, 2013 rate amendments that reduced the Afghani- Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of Texas. stan Security and Afghanistan Infrastructure Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of the Tech- Mr. GUTIE´ RREZ. Mr. Speaker, I was un- funds by nearly a half a billion dollars. In addi- nology and Research Accelerating National avoidably absent in the House Chamber for tion, I voted in favor of an amendment offered Security and Future Economic Resiliency Act votes on Tuesday, July 30. Had I been by Congressman VAN HOLLEN, which reduces of 2013—or the TRANSFER Act, and yield present, I would have voted ‘‘yea’’ on rollcall the Pentagon’s war funding account by $3.5 myself such time as I may consume. vote 419, ‘‘yea’’ on rollcall vote 420, and ‘‘nay’’ I am proud to be an original co-sponsor of on rollcall vote 421, ‘‘nay’’ on rollcall vote 422, billion over the next year. this legislation. It is a good bill that represents ‘‘yea’’ on rollcall vote 423, ‘‘yea’’ on rollcall We also debated and voted on important a bi-partisan effort to accelerate the transfer of vote 424, and ‘‘yea’’ on rollcall vote 425. amendments related to national security and technology from our universities and federal f civil liberties. The most notable of these being laboratories to the market—creating jobs from measures to curb the National Security Agen- federally funded research. DEFENSE APPROPRIATIONS FOR cy’s (NSA) blanket collection of Americans’ The federal government has strategically in- FISCAL YEAR 2014, H.R. 2397 telephone records. Since the Patriot Act origi- vested in R&D with the confidence derived nally passed under former President George from decades of results that it will yield back HON. BETTY McCOLLUM W. Bush, Congress has regularly reauthorized a return in the public good that betters the OF MINNESOTA it without subjecting the NSA and other government agencies to proper oversight. This lives of Americans. We cannot minimize the IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES role R&D has played in the prosperity of the enabled the NSA to abuse two of its provi- Friday, August 2, 2013 United States and we must continue these sions, Sections 702 and 215, by using them to critical investments. Ms. MCCOLLUM. Mr. Speaker, although the justify unwarranted surveillance of law-abiding The next great idea with applications in ad- legislation before us today is far from perfect, U.S. citizens both domestically and abroad. vanced energy, aeronautics, life sciences, and I rise in support of its passage. The Fiscal This is simply unacceptable. Congress has an defense technologies could be sitting on a Year 2014 Defense Appropriations Act (H.R. obligation to conduct strong oversight of our shelf, and this bill will help the academic com- 2397) will ensure that our brave men and national security policies and when necessary, munity and start-ups to bridge the gap be- women in uniform have the resources they take corrective action through the legislative tween an innovative idea and a commercially need to keep our country safe and secure. process viable technology. The bill also provides funding to support the That is why I welcomed the floor debate and One of the ways this bill helps bridge that U.S. industrial base. Lastly, H.R. 2397 in- supported the ‘‘Amash-Conyers’’ amendment, gap is by supporting translational research ac- cludes important provisions to assist our which aimed to restrict the NSA’s ability to col- tivities such as proof of concept. It will also troops and their families, including a pay-raise lect bulk telecommunications records pursuant help to bridge the gap by providing advice, of 1.8 percent, and strengthens the health to Section 215 of the Patriot Act. Furthermore, mentoring, and entrepreneurial education to care services available to all our service mem- it would have imposed stricter, more robust ju- our scientists and engineers. As one would bers. dicial oversight of the Federal government’s expect, most of our researchers do not have As a member of the House Appropriations surveillance programs. Even though the the project management and technology and Subcommittee on Defense, I have worked dili- amendment narrowly failed by a vote of 205– business development expertise needed to run gently this past year to ensure funding for 217, its strong bipartisan support sends a a business and exposure to this type of exper- members of the U.S. Military, preserve our clear message to the White House that Con- tise is important to creating a successful com- military readiness, and target wasteful Pen- gress is ready and willing to implement much pany. tagon programs. While I am in favor of the un- needed reforms. It is absolutely essential that

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Children from all of the city’s neighbor- eral necessary reforms to help eliminate the population after World War II. In 1952, total hoods came to Dunbar, drawn by its storied scourge of sexual assault in the military. I was enrollment from Kindergarten to the 8th grade reputation. That reputation was reinforced by proud to work with my colleagues on the Sub- had grown to 861. Father Meagher raised Dunbar’s record of graduating more distin- committee to fully fund the Sexual Assault funds to build an independent parish in guished African Americans than any high Prevention and Response programs at $157 Shoreview which was named St. Timothy as a school in the country. Among them were Ed- million and add an additional $25 million tribute to Monsignor Timothy Callaghan. Soon ward Brooke, the first black popularly elected above the request to implement a Sexual As- after that, the Western portion of St. Matthew United States Senator; Robert C. Weaver, the sault Special Victims Program. The bill also parish was detached with the establishment of first black Cabinet member; Benjamin O. reaffirms numerous provisions that were in- Bartholomew parish. Father Meagher’s suc- Davis, the first black general; Wesley Brown, cluded in the FY 2014 National Defense Au- cessor, Father Bernard C. Cronin, oversaw the the first black graduate of the Naval Academy; thorization Act, including those increasing pen- building of a new St. Matthew Church and Charles R. Drew, the discoverer of blood plas- alties for sexual assault, requiring trial by Rectory at Ninth Avenue and El Camino Real ma; and Mary Jane Patterson, the first African court-martial for such offenses, and limiting which opened in May 1966. The downtown American to achieve a college degree. Dunbar convening authority discretion regarding court- church also remained open. Father Cronin also drew teachers with advanced degrees martial findings and sentencing. was elevated to Right Reverend Monsignor in who would have been college professors, but Congress has a duty to take care of our 1972. for segregation. The school’s reputation for ex- men and women in uniform and as a member In 1979, Father James Ward, a graduate of cellence, in turn, attracted the most prominent of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on St. Matthew School, class of 1937, became its colleges and universities annually to visit Dun- Defense, I urge my colleagues to support the eighth pastor. Father James Ward was de- bar to recruit students. Dunbar is facing its underlying legislation. voted to the school and the students. During challenge with unflinching energy, but its new his tenure, the downtown church was demol- f facility will ease the way, and its proud history ished after suffering seismic damage. He and will guide Dunbar to new accomplishments. IN RECOGNITION OF THE 150TH AN- the archdiocese fought hard, yet unsuccess- Mr. Speaker, I ask the House of Represent- NIVERSARY OF ST. MATTHEW fully, for the vacated property that was eventu- atives to join me in celebrating the opening of CATHOLIC CHURCH ally leased to Walgreen Drug. Father Ward the new Paul Laurence Dunbar High School died from a leg infection in 1995. Monsignor on August 19, 2013, and in wishing the school HON. JACKIE SPEIER James McKay succeeded him and oversaw success in continuing its proud legacy in the OF CALIFORNIA fundamental renovations of the newer church District of Columbia. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES at El Camino Real and Ninth Avenue that are f still in place today. Friday, August 2, 2013 In 2004, the tenth and current pastor re- HONOR FLIGHT NORTHERN COLORADO Ms. SPEIER. Mr. Speaker, I rise to honor placed Monsignor McKay. Father Anthony the 150th anniversary of St. Matthew Catholic McGuire now oversees the St. Matthew parish Church in San Mateo, California. Since its of 2,500 and is credited with growing the di- HON. CORY GARDNER founding in 1863 the buildings, parishioners verse parish and attracting an ever increasing OF COLORADO and pastors have changed, but the church has number of Hispanic and Asian families. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES always been a place for comfort, solace, com- Mr. Speaker, I ask the House of Represent- Friday, August 2, 2013 munity and friendship for everyone. atives to rise with me to honor the rich history Mr. GARDNER. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to A century and a half ago, Archbishop of St. Matthew Church in San Mateo which honor the distinguished veterans of Honor Alemany sent Father Denis Dempsey to San has been a place of spiritual and social growth Flight Northern Colorado as they make their Mateo to establish the first parish in the coun- for thousands of families for 150 years. 10th trip to Washington, D.C. to visit the me- ty. A small wooden-steeple church was built f morials that stand in our nation’s capital. This on the corner of Third Avenue and A Street— OPENING OF THE NEW PAUL LAW- group includes veterans from multiple wars today Ellsworth Avenue—on a piece of land RENCE DUNBAR SENIOR HIGH and different generations, linked together by donated by Charles B. Polhemus, an investor SCHOOL their service to our nation. in the San Francisco—San Jose Railroad. Fa- Founded in 2005, The Honor Flight program ther Dempsey was the pastor for 18 years and HON. ELEANOR HOLMES NORTON was originally formed to honor veterans of earned the admiration and love of his parish- WWII but has since expanded to include those OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA ioners. It is said that his funeral mass was at- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES who have served in all other American en- tended by local officials and dignitaries from gagements. This program provides an oppor- throughout the state. Friday, August 2, 2013 tunity for veterans to fly to Washington, D.C. Sadly, the next pastor, Father William Bow- Ms. NORTON. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to free of cost to them and their families so that man, only had a tenure of seven months be- ask the House of Representatives to join me they may visit the national memorials dedi- fore he passed away. He was followed by Fa- in celebrating the opening of the new Paul cated to their service. Of the 122 veterans vis- ther Peter Birmingham who presided for three Laurence Dunbar Senior High School in the iting with its next flight; 51 will have served in years until he was transferred to San Fran- District of Columbia. Dunbar High School was WWII, 62 in Korea, and 9 in other conflicts. cisco. Longevity was the signature of the the first public high school for African Ameri- Though these memorials will honor our vet- fourth pastor, Father Timothy Callaghan. He cans in the United States, and has educated erans’ service for centuries to come, no statue served St. Matthew Church for 53 years. Dur- students in the District of Columbia for more or monument can truly express the level of ing his tenure, a parish cemetery was estab- than 140 years. gratitude we hold for those who courageously lished and a new church was built. The con- Dunbar started in a church basement and risked their life to preserve our inherent rights gregation was growing and the threat of a fire had no formal home for its first 20 years. The to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. destroying the old wooden church led to a fire new Dunbar High School is a green, state-of- We stand here today as a nation of laws, free- resistant brick church on Ellsworth between the-art building that will inspire the new strides dom, and liberty because our veterans an- Second and Third Avenues. The dedicating the school is making. Dunbar today is a neigh- swered the call of duty when our country mass was held in September of 1900. Father borhood high school in a tough D.C. neighbor- needed them the most. Today we honor those Callaghan was elevated to Right Reverend hood, unlike the magnet school that attracted who risked their lives to secure the blessings and witnessed continual growth of the parish. students from across the city to come to a endowed by our Creator for future genera- Father Henry J. Lyne became the fifth pas- high school known for its college preparatory tions. tor and established a parish school in 1931. curriculum. However, the school’s rich history Mr. Speaker, Please join me in honoring Seven Sisters of the Holy Cross taught 140 is an inspiration to the leaders of the school, Donald Benson, Joe Blossom, Hobert Bod- students in the first year. He is credited with students, and parents today. kins, Robert Bueker, George Carlson, Wayne

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Setting the highest Kooper, Raymond Kusmirek, Ralph Leckler, land, but there is some room for hope that dis- standards and goals for himself and his stu- George Lichter, Lyle Lukas, Alfred Marez, cussions can restart this fall. dents, Willy has surpassed his father’s dream. Richard Marquart, Maregito Martinez, LeRoy I rise today to urge this Administration to His coaching and mentorship has produced Marx, Hugh McGinty, Damon McMahan, Rob- promote such discussions and join in the ef- 1,200 national and international medal win- ert Minnick, Allen Oakley, Gerald Oakley, forts to reach a reunification agreement on the ners. He accepted the position of U.S. Olym- Vernon Rand, Gerald Rennels, Carol island of Cyprus that benefits both Cypriot pic Judo Coach in 1988 and of U.S. Rhoades, Elmer Rose, Donald Smith, Walter communities. Paralympic Judo Coach in 1999. In the 2000 Sparrow, George Stager, Clarence Streit, Such progress will be of great benefit to the Paralympic Games in Sidney, his team made Richard Tedesco Sr, Rueben Ulrich, Howard world community. It will also directly serve to world history and brought home two gold med- Walter, Raymond Yost, Robert Yost, Thomas remove a source of friction between two als, one silver medal and one bronze medal. Youree, Joseph Zito, Charles Adams, Joseph NATO allies, Turkey and Greece. It is my Four years later at the games in Athens, his Beaulieu, David Beldusm, John Bevins, James hope that a bizonal, bicommunal federation team won two silver and one bronze medals. Blue, William Cecil, Thomas Clements, Clifford agreement that establishes a strong, func- It is important to point out that since judo was Closson, Donald Dalton, Stanley Davies, Jerry tioning democracy can be reached in the near introduced as an Olympic discipline in 1964, Delcamp, Leonard Dickey Jr, Robert Eddy, future. no team—sighted or not sighted—had ever Dale Erickson, Ann Evans, Lemuel Evans, f won gold. Coach Cahill’s students have won Frank Faucett, Byron Foster, Kent Foutz, Jerry 75% of all medals in judo on the Olympics and Galpern, Wayne Gibb, Thomas Gordon, Oscar IN RECOGNITION OF WILLY Paralympics level. CAHILL Haake, Doyle Hall, William Harte, William Willy has been successful in making judo Hitchcock, Claire Hoffman, Raymond Horton, accessible to people of all ages and abilities. Carl Houkom, Bennett Houston, Eugene John- HON. JACKIE SPEIER In 2003, he cofounded the Blind Judo Founda- son, Richard Kekar, Marvin Kembel, Ralph OF CALIFORNIA tion. The non-profit provides blind and visually Knoll, Tom Mandis, George Mason, Alvin IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES impaired athletes the chance to train and com- Mosch, Doyle Myers, Richard Oversteg, David Friday, August 2, 2013 pete in judo. To advance to the Paralympic Owen, Johnnie Prock, Duane Purcell, Herbert Games these athletes often have to compete Reimer, John Rinne, John Rust Jr., Darrel Ms. SPEIER. Mr. Speaker, I rise to honor with sighted competitors. In judo, the same Shafer, Leonard Schmitz, Virgil Scott, Robert Willy ‘‘Clipper’’ Cahill who is being honored rules apply to the Olympics and the Scott, Herbert Shevins, Wayne Small, Frank today with a USA Judo Lifetime Achievement Paralympics. Stiver, Robert Stoll, Bernard Streit, Ernest Award. I can’t think of a more deserving per- In addition, Willy has trained U.S. Army Stumpf, Walter Sutton, Norman Swanson, Ar- son to receive this exceptional honor. Willy Green Berets, Navy Seals, US Secret Service, thur Trevarton, Junior Weisshaar, Raymond has empowered thousands of children and and Homeland Security. He is the judo coach Williams, George Willson, Harry Wisell, Jerol adults through an ancient art form that builds at Stanford and San Francisco State Univer- Arguello, Zachary Dinsmore, William Frank, confidence and enhances independence. sities and of the Junior Pan American Cham- Allen Laible, Dennis Lee, Lonnie Sebold, Allan I was one of those lucky children. Willy was pionships and Goodwill Games. Silk, Saxton Wiley and Salvador Velasquez. my judo teacher from third through sixth Willy has always led by example. He is a f grade. He was a fantastic role model, the em- bodiment of discipline, humility and grace. 10th Degree Black Belt in Jujitsu, the highest THE SITUATION IN CYPRUS His teachings have served me well through- rank, and an 8th Degree Black Belt in Judo. out my life. A few years ago, Stephen Colbert He has been inducted into the Black Belt Hall HON. SHEILA JACKSON LEE of Comedy Central’s Colbert Report came to of Fame and the Black Belt Coaches Hall of OF TEXAS Capitol Hill to interview me. He was, of Fame. He was recognized by three presidents IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES course, not interested in ordinary footage, in- at the White House. He received the U.S. Ju- Friday, August 2, 2013 stead he made me get on a skateboard and jitsu President’s Leadership Award and earned the title of Professor Willy Cahill from the U.S. Ms. JACKSON LEE. Mr. Speaker, I ask cruise through the halls of Congress. He goaded me about my judo experience and Jujitsu Federation. None of these prestigious unanimous consent to address the House for awards and accomplishments has tainted his one minute and to revise and extend my re- dared me to throw him onto the marble floor in the Capitol. Colbert ended up on the floor humility. He will not let others call him Pro- marks. fessor or Sensei, he simply wants to be called There is much happening in Cyprus. Turkish and so did the footage—on the cutting room Coach. His 10th Degree Black Belt entitles Cypriots completed their elections on Sunday, floor. Without my early lessons and Willy’s him to a red belt, but Coach always competes July 28, and a new government must now be guidance who knows what would have hap- in a black belt. The tenets of judo define formed. pened? I congratulate them for this exercise in the Willy was born in 1935 in Honolulu, Hawaii. Willy’s life. He has practiced for 65 years and democratic process, which has been a major He started his martial arts education under his at age 77 still does so five to six days a week. focus on the northern part of the island. Mean- father, Professor John Cahill, Sr. who had He has been married to his wife Ellie for 24 while, the Greek Cypriot government has been studied under Professor Okazaki’s Kodenkan years. He is the proud father of two children going through a period of economic turmoil System of Jujitsu in Hawaii. When Willy was from his first marriage, Carin Lockwood and and restructuring that has dominated public 12 years old, he was treated and cured of Curtis Cahill, who have given him four grand- debate. Polio. He walked out of the hospital—a mir- children. It is my hope that when matters settle down acle for which he credits Professor Okazaki. Mr. Speaker, I ask the House of Represent- in the months ahead, the two sides will be After graduating from South San Francisco atives to rise with me to honor Coach Willy able to resume productive reunification talks High School, Willy attended San Mateo Junior Cahill, an extraordinary teacher and human that resolve longstanding issues about the College. His father founded Cahill’s Judo being whose physical and spiritual embrace structure of government and the quality of life Academy in Daly City in 1948. Professor has enlightened thousands. Because of Willy, on the island of Cyprus. Cahill’s dream was to get one of his students the world is a better place.

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HIGHLIGHTS The House agreed to S. Con. Res. 22, Adjournment Resolution. Senate Chamber Action Committee Meetings Senate met at 11:45:59 a.m. in pro forma session, No committee meetings were held. and adjourned at 11:46:29 a.m. until 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday, August 6, 2013. h House of Representatives Congress before implementing a carbon tax (by a re- Chamber Action corded vote of 237 ayes to 176 noes, Roll No. 437); Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 86 pub- Pages H5353–54 lic bills, H.R. 2978–3063; and 9 resolutions, H. Smith (MO) amendment (No. 3 printed in part B Res. 326–334 were introduced. Pages H5395–H5400 of H. Rept. 113–187) that was debated on August Additional Cosponsors: Pages H5402–04 1st that requires congressional approval for all rules under the authority of the Affordable Care Act (by Report Filed: A report was filed today as follows: a recorded vote of 227 ayes to 185 noes, Roll No. H.R. 1407, to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and 438); and Page H5354 Cosmetic Act to reauthorize user fee programs relat- Latham amendment (No. 4 printed in part B of ing to new animal drugs, with amendments (H. H. Rept. 113–187) that was debated on August 1st Rept. 113–188). Page H5395 that clarifies that the report required to be sub- Regulations From the Executive in Need of mitted to Congress by Federal agencies promul- Scrutiny Act of 2013: The House passed H.R. 367, gating a rule under the Act must include a list of to amend chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, any other related regulatory actions taken by or that to provide that major rules of the executive branch will be taken by any other Federal agency with au- shall have no force or effect unless a joint resolution thority to implement the same statutory provision or of approval is enacted into law, by a recorded vote regulatory objective (by a recorded vote of 263 ayes of 232 ayes to 183 noes, Roll No. 445. Consider- to 152 noes, Roll No. 439). Pages H5354–55 ation of the measure began yesterday, August 1st. Rejected: Pages H5353–60 Nadler amendment (No. 6 printed in part B of H. Rejected the Kuster motion to recommit the bill Rept. 113–187) that was debated on August 1st that to the Committee on the Judiciary with instructions sought to exempt from the bill’s congressional ap- to report the same back to the House forthwith with proval requirement any rule pertaining to nuclear re- amendments, by a recorded vote of 185 ayes to 229 actor safety standards in order to prevent nuclear noes, Roll No. 444. Pages H5358–60 meltdowns like the one in Fukushima. The amend- Agreed to: ment would ensure enhanced nuclear safety protec- Scalise amendment (No. 1 printed in part B of H. tion requirements can go into effect (by a recorded Rept. 113–187) that was debated on August 1st that vote of 186 ayes to 229 noes, Roll No. 440); requires the Administration to receive approval from Pages H5355–56 D827

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Director, Fish and Wildlife Service; and public wit- tled ‘‘Examining the Skyrocketing Problem of Iden- nesses. tity Theft Related Tax Fraud at the IRS’’. Testimony MISSING WEAPONS AT THE NATIONAL was heard from Daniel Werfel, Acting Commis- PARK SERVICE: MISMANAGEMENT AND sioner, Internal Revenue Service; Michael McKenney, LACK OF ACCOUNTABILITY Deputy Inspector General for Audit, Treasury In- Committee on Oversight and Government Reform: Sub- spector General for Tax Administration; Nina E. committee on National Security; and Committee on Olson, National Taxpayer Advocate, Internal Rev- Natural Resources’ Subcommittee on Public Lands enue Service; and Douglas MacGinnitie, State Rev- and Environmental Regulation held a joint hearing enue Commissioner, State of Georgia. entitled ‘‘Missing Weapons at the National Park Joint Meetings Service: Mismanagement and Lack of Account- ability’’. Testimony was heard from Kim Thorsen, No joint committee meetings were held. Deputy Assistant Secretary for Public Safety, Re- f source Protection and Emergency Services, Depart- ment of Interior; Jonathan B. Jarvis, Director, Na- COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR TUESDAY, tional Park Service, Department of Interior; Chief AUGUST 6, 2013 Theresa Chamber, U.S. Park Police, Department of Interior; and Robert A. Knox, Assistant Inspector (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated) General for Investigations, Office of Inspector Gen- Senate eral, Department of Interior. No meetings/hearings scheduled. EXAMINING THE SKYROCKETING PROBLEM OF IDENTITY THEFT RELATED House TAX FRAUD AT THE IRS No hearings are scheduled. Committee on Oversight and Government Reform: Sub- committee on Government Operations hearing enti-

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Next Meeting of the SENATE Next Meeting of the HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 10:30 a.m., Tuesday, August 6 2 p.m., Monday, September 9

Senate Chamber House Chamber Program for Tuesday: Senate will meet in a pro forma Program for Monday: To be announced. session, unless the Senate receives a message that the House of Representatives has agreed to S. Con. Res. 22, Adjournment Resolution.

Extensions of Remarks, as inserted in this issue

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