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Congressional Record United States Th of America PROCEEDINGS and DEBATES of the 111 CONGRESS, SECOND SESSION 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, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 2010 No. 24 House of Representatives The House met at 10 a.m. and was MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE Riverfront in my district for recreation called to order by the Speaker. A message from the Senate by Ms. as well as for residential and economic f Curtis, one of its clerks, announced development. The fact that this project was one of just 61 projects funded out PRAYER that the Senate has agreed to without amendment a concurrent resolution of of 1,380 applications demonstrates the The Chaplain, the Reverend Daniel P. the House of the following title: substantial need for such infrastruc- Coughlin, offered the following prayer: H. Con. Res. 158. Concurrent resolution ex- ture investments nationally. With the psalmist who sang through My Democratic colleagues and I are turbulent times, let us pray for our pressing support for the designation of an Early Detection Month for breast cancer and working for innovative solutions to military and the Nation. all forms of cancer. create jobs, to promote clean and safe ‘‘I love You, Lord, my strength, my The message also announced that the communities in which we live and work rock, my fortress, my savior. My God and raise our families. is a cave where I take refuge; my Senate has passed a bill of the fol- f shield, my protection, my stronghold. lowing title in which the concurrence The Lord is worthy of all praise, as I of the House is requested: ANNIVERSARY OF BROTHERS TO call out to be saved from all enemies. S. 30. An act to amend the Communica- THE RESCUE SHOOTDOWN ‘‘The Lord came to me because I tions Act of 1934 to prohibit manipulation of caller identification information. (Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN asked and was stood aright. My hands were clean in given permission to address the House f his sight. You proved loving to those for 1 minute and to revise and extend who love you. You show Yourself right- ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE SPEAKER her remarks.) eous with the righteous. With the sin- The SPEAKER. The Chair will enter- Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN. Mr. Speaker, cere You show Yourself sincere, but the tain up to 15 1-minutes on each side of the cause for freedom suffered a deep cunning You outdo in cunning; for You the aisle. loss yesterday with the death of polit- save a humble people, but humiliate f ical prisoner Orlando Zapata Tamayo, the self-righteous. the latest victim of the Cuban tyranny. ‘‘You, O Lord, are like a lamp. My PHILADELPHIA TRANSPORTATION And today we sadly commemorate God enlightens my darkness. With You, GRANT WILL CREATE JOBS the 1996 murder by the Cuban regime of I can break through any barrier; with (Ms. SCHWARTZ asked and was Carlos Costa, Armando Alejandre, my God, I can scale any wall.’’ given permission to address the House Mario de la Pena, and Pablo Morales. Both now and forever. Amen. for 1 minute and to revise and extend As they searched for those who were f her remarks.) risking their lives in the Atlantic in THE JOURNAL Ms. SCHWARTZ. One year after its pursuit of freedom in the United enactment, the American Recovery and States, Cuban military jets mercilessly The SPEAKER. The Chair has exam- Reinvestment Act is creating jobs, shot them down in international air- ined the Journal of the last day’s pro- about 2 million nationally, and making space. ceedings and announces to the House smart investments in communities Some choose to ignore the brutality her approval thereof. across the Nation. Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Jour- of the Cuban dictatorship, introducing Last week, the City of Philadelphia nal stands approved. a bill this week to lift parts of the em- received a $17.2 million grant to de- bargo that would reward the regime. f velop an integrated, multicounty bicy- Instead, I ask that we honor the PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE cle and pedestrian network. This net- memory of those lost to the cause of The SPEAKER. Will the gentle- work will be a unique asset to the liberty in Cuba and redouble our efforts woman from the Virgin Islands (Mrs. Philadelphia region and will transform to turn their dream of a free Cuba into CHRISTENSEN) come forward and lead biking and pedestrian greenways in our a reality. the House in the Pledge of Allegiance. region. f Residents will benefit greatly from Mrs. CHRISTENSEN led the Pledge HEALTH CARE REFORM of Allegiance as follows: this network of trails and street im- I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the provements, using them to commute to (Mrs. CHRISTENSEN asked and was United States of America, and to the Repub- work, to go to school, to the local gro- given permission to address the House lic for which it stands, one nation under God, cery store, and it will create new op- for 1 minute and to revise and extend indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. portunities along the North Delaware her remarks.) 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. H757 . VerDate Nov 24 2008 01:00 Feb 27, 2010 Jkt 089060 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\RECORD10\H24FE0.REC H24FE0 mmaher on DSKD5P82C1PROD with CONG-REC-ONLINE H758 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE February 24, 2010 Mrs. CHRISTENSEN. Mr. Speaker, And that’s just the way it is. for 1 minute and to revise and extend we were so hopeful as this Congress f his remarks.) opened and seemed on track to enact Mr. KLEIN of Florida. Mr. Speaker, comprehensive health care reform to b 1015 today the House is going to consider provide access to health care for every HEALTH CARE REFORM the Health Insurance Fair Competition American. Act. This bill will level the playing Today, I am extremely disappointed (Mr. BACA asked and was given per- field by repealing the health insurance to stand here to voice my consterna- mission to address the House for 1 industry’s unfair advantage and help- tion and frustration over the unequal, minute.) ing encourage competition by bringing unjust, and inexcusable treatment of Mr. BACA. Mr. Speaker, American down costs for families and businesses. the millions of Americans living in the families in my district are struggling Everyone knows that competition U.S. territories that we see in the to make ends meet and pay for health drives our economy. Fair competition President’s proposal on health care re- care services. Unemployment is 16 per- is what encourages innovation, ensures form. cent. Foreclosure is the fourth in the quality service, and drives costs down, Rather than working to provide qual- Nation. and that applies to health insurance, ity, affordable care to all Americans, it The proposal released by President too. Unfortunately, health insurance would leave roughly 4.5 million, a dis- Obama this week is a step towards a companies are exempt from these fair proportionate number who would des- healthier future for families and small competition rules. This is like your perately want and need health care businesses. Health cost coverage should neighborhood pharmacy calling up its coverage, leave them out in the cold be a right, not a privilege for the few. competitor down the street and decid- without access to the health care ex- That means no loss of coverage when ing to set all of their prices at the change; without the same consumer you get sick; coverage for as many peo- exact same amount. You can’t do that. benefits that other Americans would ple as possible that is affordable; do It’s not fair to consumers, and no other receive; without adequate Medicaid away with unfair practices like dis- business in the United States is al- funding; and, thus, without the same crimination of preexisting conditions lowed to act that way. What’s fair for comfort and security that comes with and caps on coverage; lower drug costs every other business in this country is knowing that you and your family will for seniors and lower premiums for certainly fair for the health insurance have the quality health care when you early retirement; and better access and industry. need it, every time you need it. stronger protection for women. Health Today’s bill makes commonsense The men and women in the U.S. ter- care reform will create jobs and bring changes, and I look forward to voting ritories are the same as those from down the deficit. for it to make sure health insurance California to Vermont, from Florida to In my State of California, Anthem companies can no longer get away with Wyoming who love this Nation, who Blue Cross proposed to raise their pre- price-fixing and other anti-competitive bravely serve in war to defend it, and miums with double-digit percentages. practices. Let’s level the playing field. who deserve to be treated as first class This must stop. f citizens in every aspect of our democ- I urge my colleagues to work to HYDRAULIC FRACTURING racy. achieve health care reform. Let’s not This proposal fails them and, by ex- work with piecemeal solutions that (Mr. FLEMING asked and was given tension, fails every American who be- will go nowhere, but solve the problems permission to address the House for 1 lieves in equality and fairness.
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