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E PL UR UM IB N U U S Congressional Record United States th of America PROCEEDINGS AND DEBATES OF THE 111 CONGRESS, SECOND SESSION Vol. 156 WASHINGTON, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 2010 No. 25 House of Representatives The House met at 10 a.m. and was I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the IN RECOGNITION OF BLACK called to order by the Speaker pro tem- United States of America, and to the Repub- HISTORY MONTH pore (Mr. PASTOR of Arizona). lic for which it stands, one nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. (Mr. TERRY asked and was given f permission to address the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his re- DESIGNATION OF THE SPEAKER f PRO TEMPORE marks.) Mr. TERRY. Mr. Speaker, I rise The SPEAKER pro tempore laid be- ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE SPEAKER today during Black History Month to fore the House the following commu- PRO TEMPORE recognize many important contribu- nication from the Speaker: The SPEAKER pro tempore. The tions African Americans have made to WASHINGTON, DC, Chair will entertain up to 10 requests our Nation. We especially honor the ex- February 25, 2010. for 1-minute speeches on each side of traordinary people who continue to I hereby appoint the Honorable ED PASTOR shape our community and our great to act as Speaker pro tempore on this day. the aisle. Nation. The Omaha area is blessed with NANCY PELOSI, Speaker of the House of Representatives. f thousands of successful and talented African Americans, and today I would f like to recognize four individuals: PRAYER CONGRESS IS BEGINNING TO Frank Hayes, Phyllis Hicks, Dr. Mary WORK TOGETHER The Chaplain, the Reverend Daniel P. Clinkscale and Dr. Herb Rhodes. Coughlin, offered the following prayer: (Mr. ALTMIRE asked and was given Frank Hayes is a CPA who owns his Lord God, our strength and our salva- permission to address the House for 1 own business. He is also a founding tion, touch us with the flame of Your minute.) member and the first president of the love. Let it burn out self-interest, that Mr. ALTMIRE. Mr. Speaker, the 100 Black Men organization, which is our heartfelt dedication to public serv- American people have demanded that dedicated to improving the lives of ice of Your people may be transformed Congress begin working together to youth. Since 1967 Phyllis Hicks has run the into deeper commitment. solve this Nation’s problems, and we Salem Stepping Drill Team and con- Free this Congress to be Your sterile have done just that. On Monday, our friends across the tinues to be a volunteer and chief fund- instrument to heal this Nation and re- raiser for this group. Through her out- store its vitality. Capitol, in the other body as we say, passed their version of the jobs bill by reach, she has helped many youth over- May our accomplishments give You come obstacles. alone, Lord, all the glory, both now a vote of 70–28. We, in this House, have already passed a different version, and Mary Clinkscale, Dr. Mary and forever. Clinkscale, or Dr. C, as she’s commonly yesterday we passed by an over- Amen. referred to, is the administrator of the whelming bipartisan vote of 406–19 a f Great Beth-el Temple where she has long overdue elimination of the anti- planned, produced and directed more THE JOURNAL trust exemption that health insurers than 250 theatrical productions and The SPEAKER pro tempore. The have enjoyed for decades. We hope our presentations, including a performance Chair has examined the Journal of the friends in the other body will join us in to prelude The Tuskegee Airmen. last day’s proceedings and announces a similarly bipartisan vote to send that Dr. Herb Rhodes is a lifetime member to the House his approval thereof. bill to the President. of the Omaha business community. He Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Jour- And today a bipartisan group of con- was featured in 1975 in Ebony magazine nal stands approved. gressional leaders meets at the White which highlighted successful African f House to discuss ways to bring down Americans who were leading the way in the cost of health care for every family business. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE and every business in America. While f The SPEAKER pro tempore. Will the we’re not yet finished, and there’s gentleman from Texas (Mr. POE) come clearly much work yet to be done, Con- OUR HEALTH CARE SYSTEM forward and lead the House in the gress this week has made great strides (Mr. WALZ asked and was given per- Pledge of Allegiance. in moving forward on the issues that mission to address the House for 1 Mr. POE of Texas led the Pledge of are of most concern to the American minute and to revise and extend his re- Allegiance as follows: people. marks.) b This symbol represents the time of day during the House proceedings, e.g., b 1407 is 2:07 p.m. Matter set in this typeface indicates words inserted or appended, rather than spoken, by a Member of the House on the floor. H835 . VerDate Nov 24 2008 01:09 Feb 26, 2010 Jkt 089060 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A25FE7.000 H25FEPT1 dcolon on DSK2BSOYB1PROD with HOUSE H836 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE February 25, 2010 Mr. WALZ. Mr. Speaker, I rise today Sounds like ‘‘private health care for HUMANITARIAN AID FOR HAITI to applaud the House, the Senate and me, but not for thee.’’ (Mr. HIMES asked and was given per- the President for having the courage to And that’s just the way it is. mission to address the House for 1 attack the important issue of health f minute and to revise and extend his re- care. I also want to recognize that the HONORING THE LIFE OF PETER marks.) legislation passed by this House in No- STRAUSS Mr. HIMES. Mr. Speaker, despite the vember takes a huge leap forward in economic pain felt by so many Amer- addressing the issue of paying for value (Mr. DRIEHAUS asked and was given ican families, we’ve seen something in health care. permission to address the House for 1 truly amazing in the extent to which The current payment system rewards minute and to revise and extend his re- Americans have come together to ad- volume and quantity rather than qual- marks.) dress the tragedy of our brothers and Mr. DRIEHAUS. Mr. Speaker, last ity and outcomes. We waste hundreds sisters in Haiti. of billions of dollars every year on week Cincinnati lost a committed pub- I’m proud to stand here this morning tests and procedures that do not im- lic servant and a valued friend when to highlight two organizations based in prove patient health. We need to Pete Strauss passed away. my district who have done wonderful Pete served on the Cincinnati City change the incentive system. We need work. Save the Children, Westport, Council from 1981 until 1993, serving doctors and hospitals to work together Connecticut, run by Charlie McCor- part of that time as the city’s vice mack, has 50 people on the ground that to coordinate care based around pa- mayor. More than just a politician, have touched half a million Haitians tient need. Pete was a leader, a person who truly In my district in southern Min- with medical, food and other sorts of embodied the virtues of leadership. He aid. Americare is based in Stanford, nesota, the Mayo Clinic has done ex- sought office not out of personal ambi- Connecticut, and run by Curt Welling. actly that. There are other institutions tion, but from a desire to improve the The earthquake had barely stopped be- around the country that also provide lives of those in our community. He fore they had teams on the ground pro- high-quality, low-cost, efficient care. served Cincinnati, not with a political viding medical relief; and they have This is the one issue that both sides or partisan agenda, but to get results pledged $50 million to rebuild the Hai- can agree on. for the people and city he represented. Yesterday in Roll Call, led by the When I was a young man with a tian health care system. I rise today to highlight, to honor Mayo Clinic, the Chamber of Com- growing interest in government, I and and to thank these two wonderful orga- merce, Cleveland Clinic and other in- many others like me looked up to Pete nizations and to urge them to keep up surers, they stated: reforming health Strauss as the kind of public servant the good work. Thank you, Save the care in America will not become easier we have since aspired to become. Children, thank you, Americare, for all with the passage of time. We encourage Pete’s character was beyond ques- that you have done. all stakeholders, government officials, tion, and his bravery was exhibited in patients, families, insurers, doctors his courageous fight against Parkin- f and nurses to work together to pass re- son’s. He will be dearly missed by his HONORING RESERVE OFFICERS forms that provide quality, affordable wife, Kitty, his sons, Mike and Matt, ASSOCIATION’S CHAPLAIN OF health care for Americans. This is the and all of the city that he loved and THE YEAR path to true health care reform that served for so long. Thank you, Pete. (Mr. CAO asked and was given per- will strengthen our economy, take care f mission to address the House for 1 of America’s families, and grow jobs.