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Vol. 159 WASHINGTON, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 2013 No. 161 House of Representatives The House met at 10 a.m. and was Dayton Development Coalition; Chris and potentially result in a loss of 13,000 called to order by the Speaker pro tem- Kershner of the Dayton Chamber of jobs. The loss of jobs, matched with re- pore (Mrs. HARTZLER). Commerce; and Carl Francis of Dayton ductions in spending, could cost our f Defense, a nonprofit group that is an community in Dayton roughly $8.6 bil- advocacy group for the defense commu- lion. DESIGNATION OF SPEAKER PRO nity in Dayton, Ohio. Each of these While it is important to note the im- TEMPORE local leaders explained how sequestra- pacts to Dayton, we must also take The SPEAKER pro tempore laid be- tion has affected our community in into consideration the impacts to our fore the House the following commu- 2013, and what the effect would be if national security and the future of our nication from the Speaker: the sequester continues. For a commu- country. The President promised se- nity like Dayton with such a strong re- quester would not happen, and yet, the WASHINGTON, DC, Department of Defense suffers under November 13, 2013. lationship to Wright-Patterson Air I hereby appoint the Honorable VICKY Force Base, Ohio’s largest single-site the effects of these drastic cuts. As HARTZLER to act as Speaker pro tempore on employer, the message was dev- many of the experts pointed out, se- this day. astating. questration will greatly compromise JOHN A. BOEHNER, The Budget Control Act of 2011, military readiness and modernization Speaker of the House of Representatives. which I voted against, was signed into for years to come. Without a ready and f law on August 2, 2011. The Budget Con- able force, our military will no longer trol Act established a series of spend- possess the capabilities necessary to MORNING-HOUR DEBATE ing caps and forced reductions designed rapidly and effectively respond to con- The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- to indiscriminately reduce government flicts around the globe. During recent testimony before the ant to the order of the House of Janu- spending by nearly $2 trillion over 10 House Armed Services Committee, the ary 3, 2013, the Chair will now recog- years. These forced reductions, also various service chiefs have made nu- nize Members from lists submitted by known as sequestration, greatly im- merous statements outlining the dev- the majority and minority leaders for pact our national security by requiring morning-hour debate. astating effects. Of note, the Army has the Department of Defense to reduce been forced to cancel all combat train- The Chair will alternate recognition its budget by roughly $500 billion. Al- between the parties, with each party ing center rotations for those brigade ready in its second year, this poorly combat teams not slated to deploy to limited to 1 hour and each Member conceived and flawed process continues other than the majority and minority Afghanistan or to be part of the global to compromise our defense capabilities response force. That means that we leaders and the minority whip limited and greatly impacts military commu- only have two out of 42 combat Army to 5 minutes each, but in no event shall nities like Dayton, Ohio. brigades fully trained and ready to de- debate continue beyond 11:50 a.m. Reducing Federal spending is impor- ploy in a crisis. f tant, but the sequester, as proposed by The Navy has canceled multiple ship President Obama, applies 50 percent of deployments as a result of the dev- DEVASTATING EFFECTS OF the cuts to less than 18 percent of the SEQUESTRATION astating budget cuts, including the spending. The Department of Defense USS Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike The SPEAKER pro tempore. The represents less than 18 percent of over- Group that was scheduled to deploy to Chair recognizes the gentleman from all Federal spending. Due to the Presi- the Middle East earlier this year. Due Ohio (Mr. TURNER) for 5 minutes. dent’s sequester, this year roughly to the cuts in training and mainte- Mr. TURNER. Madam Speaker, yes- 14,000 Air Force civilian men and nance, we have had to reduce deterrent terday in Dayton, I hosted a commu- women have been furloughed in the presence in order to retain the ability nity forum regarding the impacts of se- State of Ohio as a direct result of the to surge our ships if needed in a crisis. questration on Wright-Patterson Air sequester. These forced furloughs have Important modernization efforts are Force Base in the Dayton community. not only cost our State tens of millions also taking a hit as a result of seques- We had a distinguished group of local of dollars in lost revenue but have neg- tration. Air Force leaders have told leaders who participated in the event. atively impacted nearly 30,000 men and Congress that ‘‘modernization fore- The expert panel included Colonel women who work at Wright-Patterson casts are bleak.’’ These modernization Cassie B. Barlow, 88th Air Base Wing and reside in our community. If al- efforts are critical as many of the as- and installation commander; Jeffrey C. lowed to continue, I fear the effects of sets in our current inventory are dec- Hoagland, president and CEO of the sequestration will devastate the region ades old.

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But time is already running enforcing salvage plans that fully pro- malpractice for this Congress to con- out. Within a year, the value of the tect the environment. tinue to put our Nation at greater risk. timber rapidly declines as the wood is The left wants a policy of benign ne- The President needs to come to this devoured by insects and rot. That’s the glect: let a quarter-million acres of de- Congress with a proposal to offset se- problem: cumbersome environmental stroyed timber rot in place, surrender questration in a responsible manner so reviews and the litigation that inevi- the ravaged land to beetles, and watch the Department of Defense can be re- tably follows will run out the clock on contentedly as the forest ecosystem is stored, our national security protected, this valuable asset until it becomes replaced by scrub land. Yes, without and the community of Dayton, Ohio, worthless. human intervention the forests will no longer suffers the effects of seques- Indeed, it becomes worse than worth- eventually return, but not in the life- tration. less—it becomes hazardous. Bark and times of ourselves, our children, or our f wood-boring beetles are already mov- children’s children. SAFE CLIMATE CAUCUS ing in to feast on the dead and dying If we want to stop the loss of this for- timber, and a population explosion of est land and if we want to control the The SPEAKER pro tempore. The pestilence can be expected if those dead beetle infestation before it explodes Chair recognizes the gentleman from trees remain. The beetles won’t confine out of control, the dead timber has to New Jersey (Mr. HOLT) for 5 minutes. themselves to the fire areas, posing a come out soon. If we take it out now, Mr. HOLT. Madam Speaker, I rise mortal threat to the surrounding for- we can generate the funds necessary to today as a member of the Safe Climate ests in the years ahead. suppress brush buildup, plant new seed- Caucus to say that climate change is By the time the normal bureaucratic lings, and restore these forests for the making extreme weather worse and reviews and lawsuits have run their use and enjoyment of our children. If costing us in lives and dollars. course, what was once forest land will Last week, Typhoon Haiyan, the we wait for the normal bureaucratic re- have already begun converting to brush strongest storm to make landfall in re- views and delays, we will have lost land, and by the following year, refor- corded history, struck the Philippines these forests to the next several gen- estation will become infinitely more with sustained winds of almost 200 erations. That is a choice. Congress difficult and expensive. miles per hour. Thousands are reported must make that choice now, or nature Within 2 years, several feet of brush will make that choice for us. dead and missing. will have built up, and the smaller Haiyan, Sandy, Irene, Katrina, f trees will begin toppling on this tinder. wildfires, floods, droughts. It is not possible to build a more per- HONORING PUERTO RICO’S If you flip a coin 20 times, it is pos- MILITARY VETERANS sible that an honest coin will land on fect fire stack than that. Intense, sec- heads every time, but you should start ond-generation fires will take advan- The SPEAKER pro tempore. The to suspect that there is something tage of this fuel, sterilizing the soil, Chair recognizes the gentleman from wrong with that coin. eroding the landscape, fouling the wa- Puerto Rico (Mr. PIERLUISI) for 5 min- Sure, the recent extreme weather tersheds, and threatening the sur- utes. event might be coincidence, but as rounding forest for many years to Mr. PIERLUISI. Madam Speaker, superstorms continue again and again, come. Monday was Veterans Day, when our you should suspect that something is Without timely salvage and reforest- Nation pays tribute to those who have wrong with our climate. We should ation, we know the fate of the Sierras served honorably in the Armed Forces. begin fixing our broken world, not be because we have seen the result of be- Today, I rise to express my gratitude pretending that all is well. nign neglect after previous fires. The to the soldiers, sailors, airmen, and This week marks the beginning of trees don’t come back for many genera- marines from Puerto Rico, both those the 19th U.N. climate change con- tions. Instead, thick brush takes over who are living and those who have left ference in Warsaw, where representa- the land that was once shaded by tow- us. tives from more than 190 nations will ering forests. The brush quickly over- Since World War I almost a century be discussing climate change and how whelms any seedlings struggling to ago to Afghanistan today, American the world should be responding. make a start. It replaces the diverse citizens from Puerto Rico have built a For international climate negotia- ecosystems supported by the forests rich record of military service. If you tions to succeed, the U.S. should take with scrub brush. visit any U.S. base, you will see war- the lead, and leading internationally For this reason, I have introduced riors from Puerto Rico fighting to keep will require us to start here at home. H.R. 3188, which waives the time-con- this Nation safe, strong, and free. They suming environmental review process f serve as officers and enlisted personnel; and prevents the endless litigation that as special operators; in infantry, artil- TIME IS RUNNING OUT FOR THE always follows. It authorizes Federal lery, and armored units; as pilots and SIERRAS forest managers, following well-estab- aviation technicians; in intelligence; The SPEAKER pro tempore. The lished environmental protocols for sal- on ships and submarines; in combat Chair recognizes the gentleman from vage, to sell the dead timber and to su- support positions; and in every mili- California (Mr. MCCLINTOCK) for 5 min- pervise its careful removal while there tary specialty. utes. is still time. In his book, ‘‘Puerto Rico’s Future: A Mr. MCCLINTOCK. Madam Speaker, The hundreds of millions of dollars Time to Decide,’’ former U.S. Attorney this summer the biggest fire in the his- raised can then be directed toward re- General Dick Thornburgh observed: planting the region before layers of tory of the Sierra Nevada Mountains Historically, Puerto Rico has ranked burned 400 square miles of forest land. brush choke off any chance of forest re- alongside the top five States in terms of per The fire left behind an unprecedented growth for generations to come. It is capita military service. swath of environmental devastation modeled on legislation authored by that threatens the loss of not only the Democratic Senator Tom Daschle for b 1015 affected forest land for generations but salvaging dead and dying trees in the In the forward to that book, former sets events in motion that could Black Hills National Forest, a measure President George H.W. Bush noted: threaten the surrounding forests for credited with speeding the preservation This patriotic service and sacrifice of many years to come. and recovery of that forest. Americans from Puerto Rico touched me all The fire also left behind as much as a This legislation has spawned lurid the more deeply for the very fact they have billion board feet of dead timber on tales from the activist left of uncon- served with such devotion, even while denied

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Since the attacks of 9/11, is- today to honor the 75th anniversary of Before I close, I ask that all Ameri- land residents have deployed about the city of College Station, Texas. cans continue to pray for our country 35,000 times in overseas contingency College Station has been and is the during these difficult times and for the operations. Many have deployed on home to tens of thousands of Texas military men and women and first re- multiple occasions. Each time they go, families, students, businesses, and resi- sponders who protect her. God bless the they leave behind spouses, children, dents throughout the years, and I am American people, and God bless College and parents. As veterans will tell you, proud to offer my congratulations on Station, Texas. military life requires enormous sac- this milestone. f rifice from their loved ones, those College Station was an unincor- quiet heroes who support our uni- IN HONOR OF MARTYL porated community for over 60 years LANGSDORF formed personnel who must live and before officially being incorporated as work in their absence and who pray for a city on October 19, 1938. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The their safe return. On Veterans Day, we In 1869, the Houston and Texas Cen- Chair recognizes the gentleman from honor not only those who fought, but tral Railway was built through the Illinois (Mr. FOSTER) for 5 minutes. their families, as well. area; and in 1871, College Station was Mr. FOSTER. Madam Speaker, I rise There is a frame on my office wall chosen as the location for what would today to honor Martyl Langsdorf, who containing photographs of servicemem- eventually become one of the largest created the image of the now iconic bers from Puerto Rico that have fallen public universities in the Nation, Texas Doomsday Clock for the June 1947 in the last 12 years. I often look at A&M University. cover of the bulletin of the Atomic Sci- those photos, row after row of young The city got its name because the entists. faces, usually posing in their dress uni- A&M campus was the focal point of The Bulletin was founded by a group forms against the backdrop of the community development at the time. of University of Chicago scientists who American flag. Those images make me In 1877, the area was designated College had worked on the Manhattan Project, sad, but they also give me strength. Station, Texas, by the postal service, including Martyl’s husband, physicist They inspire me to keep working for deriving its name from the train sta- Alexander Langsdorf. my people. They remind me what cour- tion located to the west of the campus. Martyl’s clock remains a singular re- age is and what sacrifice means. And Since incorporation in 1938, College minder of the risks that we face from they help me remember why rep- Station’s population has grown to over nuclear weapons and the effects of cli- resenting Puerto Rico in Congress is 97,000 today. Over the past 75 years, mate change. the greatest honor I have ever known. College Station has served as a vibrant, A renowned landscape painter and I have met many veterans from Puer- longtime resident of Schaumburg, Illi- to Rico. I have found that they value supportive, and safe community for thousands of families. nois, Martyl died at the age of 96 on deeds over words. They expect their March 26, 2013, and will be remembered elected leaders to produce results, or at Texas A&M University is still the tomorrow at the Bulletin of the Atom- least to work tirelessly towards that city’s main focal point and the largest ic Scientists’ Fifth Annual Doomsday end. employer in the city. The university is I am proud of the record we have rich in tradition and history; and due Clock Symposium here in our Nation’s compiled on behalf of veterans from to its supportive fan base, sporting Capital. Puerto Rico. We have obtained funding events bring in hundreds of thousands Fittingly titled ‘‘Communicating Ca- to renovate the VA hospital in San of tourists each year. tastrophe,’’ the symposium will reflect Juan, to improve existing clinics and College Station is also the home to Martyl’s sensitivity to the urgency of build new clinics throughout the is- the George Bush Presidential Library existential threats and her brilliance in land, and to provide vehicles so that and Museum, one of the region’s most using art and design ‘‘to move past the residents of our State veterans home popular tourist attractions. numbness and create new ways of feel- can visit their families and travel to College Station is a fast-growing city ing, just as we tap science for new ways medical appointments. We also with a thriving economy. It has re- of knowing,’’ in the words of Bulletin achieved Puerto Rico’s inclusion in a cently been recognized as one of the Executive Director Kennette Benedict. Federal initiative to encourage the hir- Nation’s best places for businesses, Martyl’s legacy continues as mem- ing of unemployed veterans. jobs, families, and retirees. College bers of the Bulletin’s science and secu- And I am working to honor a mili- Station prides itself on having the fifth rity board annually assess the state of tary unit that perhaps best exemplifies lowest property tax rate among simi- world affairs and use the hands of the the service that residents of Puerto lar-sized communities in the State of clock to signal humanity’s capacity to Rico have rendered to this Nation. Con- Texas, and the city was recently meet challenges of nuclear weapons gressman BILL POSEY of Florida and I ranked No. 5 nationally on Forbes’ list and climate change. have introduced legislation to award of the best small places for businesses World attention to the Doomsday the Congressional Gold Medal to the and careers. Clock confirms the impact of what de- 65th Infantry Regiment known as the College Station is among the safest, signer Michael Beirut, in a 2010 tribute Borinqueneers, a unit composed mostly the most family-friendly places in to Martyl entitled ‘‘Designing the Un- of soldiers from Puerto Rico that over- Texas, maintaining one of the best thinkable,’’ called ‘‘the most powerful came discrimination and won admira- safety ratings in the State. College piece of information design of the 20th tion for their performance in the Ko- Station has also been a community century.’’ rean war. Our bill has nearly 160 bipar- that comes together and shows support Madam Speaker, I ask my colleagues tisan cosponsors, and there is a com- when needed, whether it was the col- to join me in honoring the late Martyl panion bill in the Senate that has also lapse of the Aggie bonfire in 1999 or the Langsdorf for raising the world’s garnered strong support. I hope all my loss of one of our constables in August awareness about grave threats and also colleagues will join me in honoring of last year. Our community comes to- the Bulletin of Atomic Scientists for this special group of veterans. gether in the midst of terrible adversi- providing information and rational This Veterans Day, I renewed my ties to support one another. analysis that points to a safer world. commitment to fight for the men and The residents and leadership of Col- To close on a personal note, it was at women who have fought so valiantly lege Station work hard to make their one of Martyl Langsdorf’s annual for us, and I thank them from the bot- city one of the best places in Texas to peony parties at her garden in tom of my heart for their service. I do work, live, and maintain an enjoyable Schaumburg, during a long conversa- so again today. and fulfilling life. It is my honor to tion with wise old lawyer and Bulletin

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Of course, you have OBAMACARE CANCELATIONS a notice that her monthly premium for got Secretary Sebelius who is running The SPEAKER pro tempore. The a family of four is going from $624 a the President’s health care law and all Chair recognizes the gentleman from month to $1,207 a month. This is as of these broken promises that we are North Carolina (Mr. HOLDING) for 5 much as their mortgage payment. Now hearing about. I said, What would you minutes. her family is forced to pay the steep in- tell Shaun, Madam Secretary, who has Mr. HOLDING. Madam Speaker, crease or choose a plan that includes a now lost the good health care he has President Obama promised the Amer- smaller premium, but with fewer bene- for his family when you promised him ican people that if you liked your fits and much higher deductibles. So that he would be able to keep that health care plan, you could keep your much for keeping the health care plan health care? health care plan. Period. No excep- she liked. b 1030 tions. Another constituent from Cary wrote Now, as the ObamaCare exchanges that a difference in cost between his Unfortunately, all we got was a smug have opened and enrollment has begun, current BlueCross BlueShield plan and response from a bureaucrat in Wash- there are hundreds of thousands of peo- the lowest option under ObamaCare is ington, and her response to Shaun was, ple in North Carolina who are finding about $700 a month, tripling his cur- Well, you can just go shop around in that the President’s promise doesn’t rent rate. How is this comparable to the health care exchange. hold true. According to the North the plan he already has and now cannot Well, first of all, that is not the Carolina Department of Insurance, keep? promise that she and the President over 183,000 policies have already been Madam Speaker, these are real peo- made to Shaun. The President prom- terminated, impacting over 473,000 peo- ple who have real problems with ised Shaun he could keep his health ple and their families across the State. ObamaCare. President Obama needs to care if he liked it. And Shaun likes his When ObamaCare supporters talk listen to North Carolinians and Amer- health care and doesn’t want to lose it about the new health care law, they ican families across the country. Sto- and, even more, doesn’t want to have focus on the number of people who pre- ries like this indicate that what Presi- to go to some Web site that doesn’t viously did not have health care and dent Obama said simply wasn’t true. even work to go buy a plan that his will now be covered. What you don’t People are being forced into plans that family doesn’t need. What Shaun con- hear them talk about is the people who include coverage they don’t need or veyed to me after that interaction with already had health care and are losing want, and they are not being able to the Secretary was that what he is it now. They don’t talk about the can- keep the doctors and plans they had for being presented now are options that celed policies and the alternative plans years. ObamaCare gives little choice are even more expensive and don’t in- offered that are vastly more expensive and puts many in an impossible finan- clude the kind of coverage that his and far from comparable. This is ex- cial situation. family wants. tremely misleading, Madam Speaker, Madam Speaker, this is simply not So I think what is most insulting to and this administration has dem- right. The American people want to be Americans is not only now that they onstrated a lack of transparency when able to keep their doctors and health are losing that health care, that Presi- it comes to the real impacts of care plans that they were promised, dent Obama broke that promise, that ObamaCare. and they were promised this by the sacred promise between a doctor and a Madam Speaker, I have heard from President. That promise should be patient, but now you are hearing this hundreds of constituents whose health upheld. elitist Washington politician response care plans are going up in cost or being where you have got these bureaucrats canceled altogether. A man in his six- f and politicians in Washington telling ties from Zebulon, North Carolina, OBAMACARE people like Shaun, We didn’t think wrote to my office that his wife’s cur- your plan was good enough. rent plan, which costs $292 a month, The SPEAKER pro tempore. The So not only have they broken the will be discontinued because it does not Chair recognizes the gentleman from promise, but now they are deciding comply with ObamaCare standards. Louisiana (Mr. SCALISE) for 5 minutes. what they think is good enough for a She will be moved to a comparable Mr. SCALISE. Madam Speaker, we patient and their doctor. And so a fam- plan that doubles her monthly pay- all have heard the promise over and ily in a place like Covington, Lou- ment. On top of the increased cost, the over again: isiana, that I represent, or all around new plan is not tailored to their needs. If you like what you have, you can keep it. the country, that had good health in- The couple is in their sixties, retired, It is probably the most often re- surance, that liked the plan that they and their children are adults; yet their peated promise since Barack Obama had, is being told not only that they new plan includes newborn care, plus has been President. For 5 years now, can’t keep it, but that some Wash- dental and vision for dependent chil- that promise has been made, and unfor- ington bureaucrat didn’t think their dren. tunately, now millions of Americans plan was good enough, even though A constituent from Cary, North Caro- are realizing that that promise has they thought their plan was good lina, wrote in with similar concerns. been broken over and over again. Over enough. He and his wife currently pay about 100,000 Louisiana families are seeing So this is what is wrong with govern- $715 a month for their health care plan that broken promise. ment-run health care. This is why we and were informed that it was being In fact, we had a social media site fought this bill back in 2009 when it canceled. Their new plan will cost called Share with Steve where we was going through the Energy and them double annually and will no asked people in Louisiana’s First Con- Commerce Committee and here on the longer include vision care, but they are gressional District to share their sto- House floor when you had then-Speak- now both covered for maternity care. ries with me, and the stories that I er NANCY PELOSI saying you have got He wrote that his present policy is bet- have heard have been compelling and to pass the bill to find out what is in it. ter and more suited for two people in heartbreaking. In fact, I started shar- Of course American families are now their sixties, and ‘‘it just doesn’t seem ing some of those stories with the Sec- seeing what is in it, and they don’t like quite fair that two people who have al- retary of Health and Human Services. what they are seeing in this bill. ways been responsible and done with- When Secretary Sebelius was before us Later this week, we are bringing up a out things in order to afford health in the House Energy and Commerce bill on the House floor that I am proud care insurance and save enough to re- Committee just a little over a week to cosponsor that allows you to keep

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The stituents, as a result of this flawed law. should have been if Barack Obama Chair recognizes the gentleman from Madam Speaker, the time I have likes your plan you can keep it, be- Pennsylvania (Mr. THOMPSON) for 5 been granted on this floor is not suffi- cause that is the only way you can minutes. cient for me to share the growing num- keep your plan is if the Federal Gov- Mr. THOMPSON of Pennsylvania. ber of voices from the Fifth District of ernment approves of it even if you like Madam Speaker, millions of Americans Pennsylvania who are having their it and you lose it. are now experiencing firsthand the fail- policies canceled and being forced to buy insurance that they can’t afford, What we are also seeing, of course, ures of a massive undertaking to roll that they don’t want and they don’t over on the Senate side, and even here out the Affordable Care Act. While need. on the House floor, many people who well-intentioned, our colleagues who Those at the White House that mas- voted for the President’s health care had a Democrat supermajority in the terminded this catastrophic attack on law are acting as if they had no idea White House, the Senate, and this House pushed through a partisan bill insurance affordability and choice re- this was going to happen. Of course leased their preliminary numbers for they knew this was going to happen. If ignoring warnings of those like myself who have worked in the health care winners and losers yesterday. Nation- you read the bill, you could tell that wide, roughly 100,000 have obtained in- people would lose the good health care field for decades. Prior to being elected to Congress, I surance policies through the national they liked. There were reports coming and State exchanges combined. Many out in 2010 that said millions of Ameri- spent nearly three decades in a non- profit health care setting, serving my of these individuals, unfortunately, are cans will lose the health care they like, now experiencing the sticker shock of and yet now you have Senators over neighbors who were facing life-chang- ing disease and disability. When it was significant costs when premiums and there and even some House Members deductible expenses are combined and who voted for the President’s health time to weigh in on public policy, Members like me were muzzled. We considered. The sad part is that these care law acting like they had no idea are the winners. That is just how bad this was going to come to pass. Of were told to pass a bill to see what was in it. Well, that is exactly what hap- this health care law is. Americans de- course they knew that millions of serve access to health insurance that Americans would lose the good health pened, despite our continued dissent. Phones are ringing off the hooks in they choose and can afford. care that they like. They just didn’t Members’ offices. Constituents who Madam Speaker, a large block of think maybe that people would realize have lost their health insurance poli- Members in this body are standing up that it was the President’s health care cies and experienced unaffordable pre- and putting forward solutions to these law that caused it and hold them ac- mium hikes are angry. They were made failures, including some of my col- countable. And so now people are start- a promise by the President that they leagues on the other side of the aisle. ing to be held accountable, as they could keep their health plans. Now, re- Senator MARY LANDRIEU, a Democrat should. portedly, more than 5 million individ- from Louisiana, recently announced But, Madam Speaker, there is a bet- uals have lost their policies. Undoubt- she would propose legislation to ensure ter way. In fact, I am proud to have led edly, this is just the beginning of all Americans could keep their existing an effort to bring forward the Amer- Americans not being able to keep the insurance coverage under ObamaCare. ican Health Care Reform Act, a true al- insurance that they like. But ‘‘it’s not just red-State Demo- ternative to the President’s health care One of my constituents, Sam, from crats,’’ as Politico reports today. Sen- law that actually starts addressing the Erie County, Pennsylvania, has been ator DIANNE FEINSTEIN, a Democrat problems to lower costs, to allow peo- affected. He has been on the same pol- from California, yesterday announced ple to keep the good health care plans icy that has provided him with ade- she would support the bipartisan effort that they like, and to give people real quate coverage, exactly what he was to allow Americans to keep the plans options. looking for, for years. He no longer has they know and like. In fact, our bill has over 100 cospon- access to that coverage. Unfortunately, Madam Speaker, sors now, including medical doctors Or Lisa and her husband, both self- these proposals that are being put for- who serve in Congress who helped draft employed and hailing from Punx- ward by my Democratic colleagues this bill, who understand that the doc- sutawney in Jefferson County, Penn- mean that we would have to change the tor-patient relationship should con- sylvania. They have five children—two law. Unfortunately, Senate Leader tinue to be maintained and be that sa- in college, one in high school, and two REID doesn’t like the optics of having cred relationship that it used to always working. After receiving notice that this debate on its merits, even if it be before the government started com- their effective and affordable health in- would help Americans keep the insur- ing in between people’s health care, be- surance policy was canceled, they have ance they know and like, as the Presi- fore IRS agents started coming in be- now been saddled with cost increases of dent repeatedly promised. tween people’s health care. over $20,000 a year. I want to thank the growing number How about John from Clearfield of my colleagues for doing what is So this bill allows people to buy in- County, who emailed my congressional right and placing good policy before surance across State lines, giving peo- office this week after being informed politics. This law is flawed. It is sink- ple real flexibility, real choice, real by his insurer that, due to changes ing by its own weight. Now we must competition in health care, where peo- under the Affordable Care Act, his pol- act to fix its fatal flaws. If we don’t, ple will be competing for your business icy is now canceled. He owns a small those who want to protect the political to dramatically lower costs, to allow business that no longer qualifies for reputation of the White House will people to have the option to buy their the group plan under the law’s require- allow it to continue, no matter how own health care instead of going ments. much harm is caused upon the Amer- through their company, and they will Then there is Sonya from northeast ican people. be able to have the same tax benefits Pennsylvania, right on the shores of Madam Speaker, the American peo- that a company gets. So if they buy a Lake Erie. She has had the same policy ple deserve better. health care plan on their own that is for the last 4 years, and it is being can- f better than what their employer pro- celed. She stated that it is unfair she vides, they will be able to deduct that should have to buy more expensive in- RECESS cost, which they can’t do today. It al- surance; not to mention, she says, it The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- lows small businesses and even individ- will cost much more over the long run ant to clause 12(a) of rule I, the Chair uals to pool together and get the buy- when you factor in her new deductible. declares the House in recess until noon ing power of a large corporation. This Madam Speaker, this is an outrage. today. is the way we should be doing this, These are just several of countless ex- Accordingly (at 10 o’clock and 40 Madam Speaker, not this government- amples—I want to say ‘‘endless exam- minutes a.m.), the House stood in re- run approach. ples’’—of real harm being experienced cess.

VerDate Mar 15 2010 03:11 Dec 15, 2014 Jkt 079060 PO 00000 Frm 00005 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\RECORD13\RECFILES\NOV2013\H13NO3.REC H13NO3 bjneal on DSK2TWX8P1PROD with CONG-REC-ONLINE H7006 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE November 13, 2013 b 1200 I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the The only problem is that now we have two United States of America, and to the Repub- premiums to pay, two deductibles to meet, AFTER RECESS lic for which it stands, one nation under God, and an additional thing to worry about while The recess having expired, the House indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. we are trying to raise kids and be responsible was called to order by the Speaker at f adults. noon. These real-life problems are affecting WELCOMING RABBI JOSHUA all American families. We must stop f GRUENBERG the damage by passing the Keep Your PRAYER The SPEAKER. Without objection, Health Plan Act to assist families and the gentleman from Pennsylvania (Mr. Rabbi Joshua Gruenberg, Congrega- promote jobs. FITZPATRICK) is recognized for 1 tion Beth El Yardley, Yardley, Penn- In conclusion, God bless our troops, minute. and we will never forget September the sylvania, offered the following prayer: There was no objection. Our God and God of our ancestors, 11th in the global war on terrorism. Mr. FITZPATRICK. Mr. Speaker, I Our prayers are for the people in the Everlasting Spirit of the Universe, may rise today to honor and introduce a it be Your will that the Members of Philippines for typhoon recovery. good friend and community leader in f this House faithfully represent all citi- my home district, Rabbi Joshua zens of this great Nation. As they Gruenberg, and to thank him for offer- TYPHOON HAIYAN strive to govern this land, guide them, ing today’s invocation. (Mrs. DAVIS of California asked and O Lord, with the pillars of humility Rabbi Gruenberg made the trip here was given permission to address the and respect. to the Nation’s Capital with his wife, House for 1 minute.) Help them to live up to the legacy of Elissa, and his two children, Kayla and Mrs. DAVIS of California. Mr. Speak- those who have come before and to al- Samuel. I am proud and pleased to wel- er, the typhoon in the Philippines has ways honor those men and women who come the rabbi and his family to the left a wake of unimaginable devasta- have made the ultimate sacrifice to House of Representatives. tion. keep this Nation strong and free. Rabbi Gruenberg is the chief spir- Those living in the areas hardest hit Remind all citizens of our great Na- itual leader at Temple Beth El in by the storm are embarking on the ex- tion to put people over politics, to ele- Yardley, Pennsylvania. Since he joined cruciating process of trying to pick up vate democracy over dogma, to value the temple in 2011, I have gotten to the pieces. Members of the San Diego discussion over discord, and to cul- know the rabbi quite well. He has par- region’s large Filipino community are tivate compromise instead of convic- ticipated in several of my local round- determined to send aid to their native tion. table discussions on issues, including country. They are collecting clothing, Bless the Members of this hallowed Israel and the Middle East, and has food, and encouraging cash donations. body with the knowledge that what come down to Washington to visit with The feeling of helplessness from my binds us together is stronger than what me and to offer counsel. constituents that have family living in may pull us apart, that serving You is Rabbi Gruenberg is a warm and wel- the area where the typhoon hit is pro- best accomplished by serving others. coming Bucks County leader. He has found. It is important that people un- Dear God, please allow Your blessing helped build on a strong foundation at derstand where their efforts are most of health and of peace to envelop our Temple Beth El that will last for dec- needed and where their donations will great Nation. ades to come. be best used. Amen. I am proud of the work he has done in It is in these difficult moments like f our community and am privileged to this where we witness unbridled com- THE JOURNAL call him my friend. passion and empathy, and I am pleased f that the humanitarian efforts, which The SPEAKER. The Chair has exam- our military and aid communities do so ined the Journal of the last day’s pro- ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE SPEAKER well, are under way, and at least 13 ceedings and announces to the House PRO TEMPORE other countries have joined the effort his approval thereof. The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. as well. Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Jour- HULTGREN). The Chair will entertain 15 The help is not arriving as fast as nal stands approved. further requests for 1-minute speeches those suffering from hunger, cold, ill- Mr. POE of Texas. Mr. Speaker, pur- on each side of the aisle. ness, and homelessness need. suant to clause 1, rule I, I demand a f The Filipino Americans in our dis- vote on agreeing to the Speaker’s ap- tricts are looking to us to continue our proval of the Journal. OBAMACARE HURTS FAMILIES role as leaders in humanitarian aid. The SPEAKER. The question is on (Mr. WILSON of South Carolina Let’s continue to help those most in the Speaker’s approval of the Journal. asked and was given permission to ad- need. The question was taken; and the dress the House for 1 minute and to re- f Speaker announced that the ayes ap- vise and extend his remarks.) peared to have it. Mr. WILSON of South Carolina. Mr. OBAMACARE HURTS THE Mr. POE of Texas. Mr. Speaker, I ob- Speaker, millions of Americans have HARDWORKING MIDDLE CLASS ject to the vote on the ground that a received cancellation notices for their (Mrs. WAGNER asked and was given quorum is not present and make the insurance policies as a result of permission to address the House for 1 point of order that a quorum is not ObamaCare’s failed legislation. The minute and to revise and extend her re- present. Wall Street Journal anticipates this marks.) The SPEAKER. Pursuant to clause 8, number to reach 10 million by January Mrs. WAGNER. Mr. Speaker, in re- rule XX, further proceedings on this 1. cent weeks, I have received far too question will be postponed. Citizens living in the Second District many heartbreaking stories from the The point of no quorum is considered of South Carolina are experiencing the people of Missouri’s Second District withdrawn. brunt of the administration’s decep- about how government-run health care f tion. Becky from West Columbia is is impacting their lives. shocked that her world-class cancer Today, I rise to put a face on the hor- PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE care is at risk. Frank from Lexington rors of ObamaCare and tell Jim and The SPEAKER. Will the gentle- will be forced to buy new health insur- Kim Curtis’ story, who hail from Ar- woman from Missouri (Mrs. WAGNER) ance with higher premiums of 33 per- nold, Missouri. come forward and lead the House in the cent. Joe from Aiken has been notified This is their story in their own Pledge of Allegiance. that his wife will be removed from words: Mrs. WAGNER led the Pledge of Alle- their current health care plan January We, the working middle class, are the ones giance as follows: 1. He writes: who are being hurt by this law. We struggle

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If the government can’t even Mr. Speaker, I urge the park service Now we have to find an extra $500 to $600 get the Web site right, how will govern- to reject changing management prac- minimum per month to cover the insurance ment get health care right for the tices on the Ozark National Scenic that is comparable to what we had before. I American people? Riverways so that my constituents can have no idea how we will afford that kind of ObamaCare has the compassion of continue enjoying their rivers. money and pay our bills and mortgage each month. the IRS, the competence of FEMA, and f the efficiency of the post office. Mr. Speaker, this is just one of mil- OBAMACARE And that’s just the way it is. lions of examples of real people being f (Mrs. BEATTY asked and was given hurt by ObamaCare. permission to address the House for 1 f TYPHOON YOLANDA minute.) TYPHOON HAIYAN (Mr. SABLAN asked and was given Mrs. BEATTY. Mr. Speaker, many of my Republican colleagues are still ob- (Ms. BORDALLO asked and was permission to address the House for 1 sessed with ending health care for the given permission to address the House minute and to revise and extend his re- American citizen. for 1 minute.) marks.) Ms. BORDALLO. Mr. Speaker, I rise Mr. SABLAN. Mr. Speaker, the peo- I come here today to tell you the ad- in solidarity with the people of the ple of the Northern Mariana Islands ministration, experts, and my col- Philippines in the wake of the devasta- know the terror when a typhoon leagues in Congress are working on tion caused by Super Typhoon Haiyan. strikes. We know how difficult are the making sure that all Americans have I just returned yesterday from my days and months of recovery after, but insurance. district, Guam, where we have a large none of us has known a storm with the I say to you while they talk about Filipino population trying to reach rel- power and intensity of Typhoon Yo- ‘‘glitch, glitch, glitches,’’ yes, we are atives, all to no avail. Remember, we landa. all disappointed with that. When they are the closest neighbors to the Phil- So our hearts and our prayers go out talk about the face of the stories, let ippines. to the people of the Philippines who me tell you that last week during our The images that we see on TV are are suffering through this terrible trag- week at home, I held a tele-townhall horrific and unimaginable. We are edy that swept down upon them. conference, and many of my constitu- strong allies with the Philippines and We have families and friends there. ents called in and asked questions have deep historic and cultural ties. Some, thank God, we know are safe. about the Affordable Care Act. Do you As we have done in the past, we will The fate of others we wait to learn and know why? Because they had a college stand by our allies in need, and I com- whether their homes are standing, student who can stay on their insur- mend the Obama administration for whether they have food, water. All we ance. Do you know why? Because there rushing to the aid of the Filipino peo- know for certain is the people of the were women who had pre-existing con- ple. Also, I commend the efforts of the Philippines need our help. America is ditions now that can be covered. Do Filipino community of Guam, the Gov- rising quickly to assist. Our govern- you know why? They were seniors. ernment of Guam, and the local non- ment immediately committed $20 mil- They were mothers. They were parents. profits and businesses for mobilizing to lion. Disaster teams are on the way. That is what the Affordable Care Act is provide resources to their counter- Much more will be needed from our about. parts. Like Operation Tomodachi, we government and from individuals alike, So I say to you to listen closely, are rushing to the aid of the Phil- but I am sure we will all do whatever America, because the Affordable Care ippines. This is how we demonstrate we can to assist the survivors who have Act will make a difference, and that is our commitment to the Pacific part- lost so much and now face the long what we should have in this wonderful ners. task of rebuilding their homes and America that we live in. I appreciate and commend the efforts lives. f of our Federal Government to send sig- nificant resources to the impacted f b 1215 areas of the Philippines, and I urge this OZARK NATIONAL SCENIC OBAMACARE’S CANCELATION Congress to reaffirm this commitment RIVERWAYS GENERAL MANAGE- NOTICES to the Philippines and to support pro- MENT PLAN (Mr. MCHENRY asked and was given viding resources necessary to help (Mr. SMITH of Missouri asked and permission to address the House for 1 them recover. was given permission to address the minute.) f House for 1 minute and to revise and Mr. MCHENRY. Mr. Speaker, since HERE A GLITCH, THERE A GLITCH extend his remarks.) the Affordable Care Act was first intro- Mr. SMITH of Missouri. Mr. Speaker, (Mr. POE of Texas asked and was duced, President Obama claimed time on Friday, the National Park Service given permission to address the House and time again, if you like your insur- released a draft general management for 1 minute and to revise and extend ance, you can keep it. Yet, over the plan for the Ozark National Scenic his remarks.) last six weeks, I have heard from nu- Mr. POE of Texas. Mr. Speaker, Riverways in Missouri’s Eighth Con- merous constituents across western ObamaCare has been nothing short of a gressional District. The general man- North Carolina that that, in fact, was painful government illness. agement plan seeks to limit my con- not what they were experiencing; that, On the first day Americans were due stituents’ access to the rivers that they unfortunately, they had canceled poli- to enroll in their health care plan, they have enjoyed for generations. cies because of ObamaCare. just couldn’t do it. Errors flashed This plan from the National Park Steve, a pastor in Hickory, received across their computer screens. It was a Service would shut down public access notice his plan with a premium of $695 glitch here, a glitch there, everywhere points to the rivers, eliminate motor- was being canceled. His new plan’s pre- a glitch, glitch, glitch. ized boat traffic from certain areas, mium? $1,500. Out of the 500,000 Americans that further restrict boat motor horsepower Marsha in Claremont had her current should have been enrolled by now, only in other areas, close several gravel plan canceled. The replacement plan a handful were able to sign up thanks bars, and propose additional areas to be was 133 percent more in cost. to technical incompetence, negligence, designated as Federal wilderness. Milton, a retiree from Denver, had and those glitches. The outcry I have heard from my his policy canceled. The replacement Americans will be penalized if they constituents is unanimous. They be- not only has higher deductibles and can’t sign up, but how are you supposed lieve the Ozark National Scenic copays, but it also precludes him from to when the Web site doesn’t work? Riverways are already overmanaged seeing his current doctor.

VerDate Mar 15 2010 03:11 Dec 15, 2014 Jkt 079060 PO 00000 Frm 00007 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\RECORD13\RECFILES\NOV2013\H13NO3.REC H13NO3 bjneal on DSK2TWX8P1PROD with CONG-REC-ONLINE H7008 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE November 13, 2013 I heard from Terri, a self-employed ganization that utilizes peer-to-peer that, someone needs to be held ac- woman in Newton, whose premiums methods to teach language and culture. countable for allowing an environment were $359 a month until ObamaCare I commend Vance for his commit- to grow up where citizens of this coun- canceled these plans, and her new pre- ment to preserving and increasing try are afraid to have their name spo- mium is $759 a month. awareness of this important part of his ken on the floor of this House for fear I ask my colleagues on the other side tribe’s culture and history, and I con- of retribution from their government. of the aisle to join with us in passing gratulate him on his well-deserved We will deal with health care. We the Keep Your Health Care Plan to award. will do the very best that we can. But hold the President to his word that, if Vance Home Gun, well done. beyond that, we need to figure out a you like your plan, you can keep it. f way to create an environment where f people are free to speak their minds on ACA IMPLEMENTATION issues such as this. NOVEMBER IS NATIONAL ALZ- HEIMER’S DISEASE AWARENESS (Ms. KUSTER asked and was given f MONTH permission to address the House for 1 WE STAND IN SUPPORT OF THE minute and to revise and extend her re- PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES (Mr. HIGGINS asked and was given marks.) permission to address the House for 1 Ms. KUSTER. Mr. Speaker, despite (Ms. HAHN asked and was given per- minute.) my significant frustration with the mission to address the House for 1 Mr. HIGGINS. Mr. Speaker, I rise rollout of the Affordable Care Act, I re- minute.) today to recognize November as Na- main committed to increasing access Ms. HAHN. Mr. Speaker, following tional Alzheimer’s Disease Awareness to affordable health care for every one of the worst natural disasters to Month. Granite Stater. To that end, I support hit landfall, we stand as a world com- Over 5 million Americans nationwide efforts to ensure that folks who like munity in support of the people of the are living with Alzheimer’s, a disease their current health plan can keep Philippines. that afflicts the victim but also the them for another year. Last week, Typhoon Yolanda tore family, a disease whose origins are un- In New Hampshire, Granite Staters through the Philippines, tragically known but whose end is absolutely cer- already have the option of renewing taking thousands of lives and leaving tain. It is a disease that takes your their current plans; and I believe that millions without food, water, or shel- mind, your dignity, and, eventually, families across the country should be ter. The road ahead will be difficult, your life. In 2013, Alzheimer’s will cost able to do the same, and I will support but the resilient spirit of the Filipino the Nation $203 billion. This number is good-faith efforts to do that. community far and near will overcome expected to rise to $1.2 trillion by 2015. But the Affordable Care Act is not a this challenge. Mr. Speaker, I commend the work of perfect law, and I am committed to im- As the representative of one of the the Western New York Alzheimer’s As- proving it. Make no mistake; we can- largest Filipino communities in the sociation and local advocate Nancy not go back to the days when insurance United States, my heart goes out to Swiston, who worked so hard this companies were free to deny insurance the families in my communities whose month and year-round to highlight the coverage for people with preexisting loved ones suffered through this dread- effects of Alzheimer’s disease. conditions, or simply because they ful storm. My office is working to con- Alzheimer’s disease is a public health were female and their rates would be nect families with the State Depart- crisis that can’t be ignored. I urge my higher, or to drop people from their ment to help them locate and get news colleagues to raise awareness about plans because they got sick, or to drop about their loved ones. Alzheimer’s in their own communities people from their plans because they I am pleased by the significant hu- and to support the bipartisan HOPE for grew older and were not living in their manitarian efforts from both my home Alzheimer’s Act to improve diagnosis own home with the family. district and around the world. We are a and treatment of Alzheimer’s disease. I will continue to work with anybody Nation founded and guided by the prin- f who is serious about making this law ciples of humanity. We must not forget our brothers and CONGRATULATING MONTANA work and to ensure that Granite sisters in the Philippines, for far too CHAMPION OF CHANGE VANCE Staters have access to the quality, af- many are still without food, water, and HOME GUN fordable health care that they deserve. shelter. If the infrastructure is down, (Mr. DAINES asked and was given f come on. Let’s start thinking outside permission to address the House for 1 FREEDOM TO SPEAK YOUR MIND of the box and do everything in our minute and to revise and extend his re- WITHOUT FEAR OF RETRIBUTION power to provide food and water and marks.) critical support today. (Mr. MULVANEY asked and was Mr. DAINES. Mr. Speaker, today I f rise to congratulate Vance Home Gun, given permission to address the House a member of the Confederated Salish for 1 minute.) RHODE ISLAND NURSES and Kootenai Tribes from Arlee, Mon- Mr. MULVANEY. Mr. Speaker, I got INSTITUTE tana. a letter from someone in my district. It (Mr. CICILLINE asked and was given Vance was recently recognized as the says: permission to address the House for 1 2013 Center for Native American Youth You have probably heard about health care minute.) ‘‘Champion of Change’’ for his work to reform and wondered what it means to you. Mr. CICILLINE. Mr. Speaker, I rise preserve the Salish language in his This letter is to let you know that your today to recognize the achievements of MyChoice health insurance plan from school and his community. I had the BlueChoice HealthPlan is non-grandfathered. the Rhode Island Nurses Institute Mid- opportunity to meet with Vance just This means you purchased it or made signifi- dle College Charter High School, the last night and learned more about the cant changes to it after March 23, 2010—the first middle college established in work he is doing on the Flathead Res- day the Affordable Care Act became law. As Rhode Island, and the first American ervation. a result, the law requires that your insur- charter school that is dedicated to the Vance was introduced to a Salish lan- ance plan expire. nursing profession. guage camp by his aunt when he was This is not the saddest part of this My grandmother Lucy Cicilline was a just 11 years old and has been deter- letter, the fact that this woman was proud nurse at St. Joseph’s Hospital for mined ever since to become a fluent made a promise that no one is keeping many years. speaker in his tribe’s language. He has to her. The saddest part of this letter is As a 4-year program, this institution been working with tribal departments, she asked me not to use her name here helps to bridge the gap between high organizations, and youth groups for the today. school and college, providing students past 6 years to help preserve the Salish Someone does need to be held ac- who have graduated ninth grade with language. Vance teaches language countable for making promises to citi- an innovative learning experience that classes at high schools and leads an or- zens that are not kept. But beyond allows them to graduate with a high

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We know that our military gram at current funding levels. today provides a quality education for has shown that its humanitarian and Type 1 diabetes among Americans 272 young people from my home State disaster relief capabilities are bar under the age of 20 rose by 23 percent of Rhode Island. none, and they showed that on March between 2001 and 2009. People with type If we are serious about getting our 11, 2011, when the Tohoku earthquake 1 diabetes, including one of my con- economy back on the right track, we hit Japan. stituents, 8-year-old Charlie, need daily need to find new, innovative ways to Mr. Speaker, Members of Congress finger sticks and insulin injections to make sure that young people have the must stand ready to support the efforts stay alive. opportunity to go to college or begin to aid the people in the Philippines. As part of the Juvenile Diabetes Re- their careers equipped with the skills Hawaii’s Filipino community is the search Foundation’s ‘‘Promise to Re- they need to compete in a global econ- largest minority that we have, and member Me’’ campaign, I recently met omy. The Nursing Institute Middle Col- many have relatives from the area. Ty- with Charlie and his father and another lege is showing us one way to achieve phoon Haiyan ripped through the constituent, Nancy, whose 17-year-old this goal. Visayan area, which is where our first daughter also has type 1 diabetes, to I want to applaud the work of Chief immigrants came from. discuss their daily struggle with the Executive Officer Pamela McCue, their We need to show the world, Mr. disease and their hopes for better entire faculty, staff, and all of the stu- Speaker, that the United States is treatment options and, someday, a dents. again the great Nation that it is be- cure. f cause it does not turn its back on peo- The Special Diabetes Program has THE AFFORDABLE CARE ACT ple in need. delivered groundbreaking research for (Mr. YARMUTH asked and was given f type 1 diabetes, including artificial pancreas systems, a revolutionary permission to address the House for 1 SHIA KILLINGS IN PAKISTAN minute.) technology in the research pipeline Mr. YARMUTH. Mr. Speaker, oppo- (Mr. ELLISON asked and was given that will automatically control blood nents of the Affordable Care Act in permission to address the House for 1 sugar levels, keep patients healthier, Congress have spent the past few weeks minute.) and help avoid many dangerous and reveling in the problems of the Federal Mr. ELLISON. Mr. Speaker, the rela- costly long-term complications due to exchange Web site, healthcare.gov. tionship between the United States and diabetes. In my State of Kentucky, where we Pakistan has been a long and mutually Mr. Speaker, I urge support of the have created our own exchange, we beneficial relationship, in general. But program. I rise today, based on the representa- have had tremendous success. As of f last week, nearly 415,000 people had ex- tions of many of my constituents, to 1230 plored the Web site and assessed their raise concerns about the status of reli- b options. More than 42,000 are now en- gious minorities. PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION rolled in health plans, many of them I support a strong U.S.-Pakistan re- OF H.R. 2655, LAWSUIT ABUSE for the first time; and 843 small busi- lationship, and I have experienced REDUCTION ACT OF 2013, AND nesses have begun applying for cov- kindness and generosity from the Paki- PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION erage for their employees, with 309 of stani people myself and their beautiful OF H.R. 982, FURTHERING ASBES- them already able to offer coverage to diversity. TOS CLAIM TRANSPARENCY their workers. In addition to Pakistan’s Sunni Mus- (FACT) ACT OF 2013 We are 6 weeks into a 6-month open lim majority, there are Shia Muslims, Ahmadi Muslims, Christians, Hindus, Mr. WOODALL. Mr. Speaker, by di- enrollment period, and while the fail- rection of the Committee on Rules, I ures of the Federal health care Web and others. Pakistan is a country with rich religious diversity. call up House Resolution 403 and ask site are frustrating, they are far from for its immediate consideration. fatal. The true danger to the more than However, the situation for many reli- gious minorities is of grave concern, The Clerk read the resolution, as fol- 42,000 Kentuckians who have gained lows: coverage under the law—and the hun- and this is particularly true for Shia H. RES. 403 dreds of thousands more who will—is Muslims, although all have expressed what opponents of the law are pro- concern. Shias face daily discrimina- Resolved, That upon adoption of this reso- lution it shall be in order to consider in the posing in its place: a return to the bro- tion at work, school, and in the polit- ical process. House the bill (H.R. 2655) to amend Rule 11 of ken system that failed tens of millions the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure to im- of Americans each year. According to the Human Rights Com- prove attorney accountability, and for other Mr. Speaker, I encourage my col- mission of Pakistan, more than 500 purposes. All points of order against consid- leagues and the American people to people were killed last year in sec- eration of the bill are waived. The bill shall keep a healthy perspective. We did not tarian attacks against Muslim sects, be considered as read. All points of order enact the Affordable Care Act to mainly Shias. This year, nearly three against provisions in the bill are waived. The launch a Web site. We did it to ensure Shias have been killed every single previous question shall be considered as or- that every American has access to af- day; three people have been killed sim- dered on the bill and on any amendment ply because of how they practice their thereto to final passage without intervening fordable, quality care, and we should motion except: (1) one hour of debate equally all work together to accomplish that faith. divided and controlled by the chair and rank- goal. Mr. Speaker, this is a crisis, and ing minority member of the Committee on f something must be done. I urge the the Judiciary; and (2) one motion to recom- people of Pakistan and their leadership mit. SUPPORT FOR THE TYPHOON to do something about it now. SEC. 2. At any time after adoption of this VICTIMS f resolution the Speaker may, pursuant to (Ms. HANABUSA asked and was clause 2(b) of rule XVIII, declare the House given permission to address the House THE IMPORTANCE OF THE resolved into the Committee of the Whole for 1 minute.) SPECIAL DIABETES PROGRAM House on the state of the Union for consider- Ms. HANABUSA. Mr. Speaker, I join (Mr. SCHIFF asked and was given ation of the bill (H.R. 982) to amend title 11 of the United States Code to require the pub- my colleagues from California, Guam, permission to address the House for 1 lic disclosure by trusts established under and CNMI in expressing our support for minute.) section 524(g) of such title, of quarterly re- those devastated by superstorm Ty- Mr. SCHIFF. Mr. Speaker, I rise ports that contain detailed information re- phoon Yolanda/Haiyan. today to recognize the importance of garding the receipt and disposition of claims

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This struc- the bill and shall not exceed one hour equal- Speaker, but when it was discovered all ly divided and controlled by the chair and tured rule provides for H.R. 982, which of the health damage done by asbestos, ranking minority member of the Committee is the Furthering Asbestos Claim the lawsuits began immediately and on the Judiciary. After general debate the Transparency Act, the FACT Act; and would have driven every one of those bill shall be considered for amendment under it brings a closed rule for H.R. 2655, the companies that either used asbestos or the five-minute rule. The bill shall be consid- Lawsuit Abuse Reduction Act of 2013. produced asbestos into bankruptcy, ered as read. All points of order against pro- I want to say, Mr. Speaker, I was just leaving no money at all for victims visions in the bill are waived. No amendment talking with a group about what the who had health problems that they to the bill shall be in order except those Rules Committee does, and I have printed in the report of the Committee on then sought compensation for. talked about the importance of an open So federally we created, within Fed- Rules accompanying this resolution. Each process and how closed rules don’t give such amendment may be offered only in the eral bankruptcy courts, these asbestos order printed in the report, may be offered folks as much opportunity to express trust funds that allowed these compa- only by a Member designated in the report, their views on the floor. nies, these manufacturers of asbestos, shall be considered as read, shall be debat- It is going to be a closed rule on the these folks who utilized processes that able for the time specified in the report Lawsuit Abuse Reduction Act, H.R. included asbestos, to deposit money equally divided and controlled by the pro- 2655, because for 11 days, Mr. Speaker, into a trust fund and not go out of ponent and an opponent, shall not be subject the Rules Committee solicited amend- to amendment, and shall not be subject to a business but to provide certainty that ments from the entire body. It asked victims would be able to recover from demand for division of the question in the anyone who had any ideas about how to House or in the Committee of the Whole. All those funds in the future. improve this legislation to submit There is some concern, Mr. Speaker, points of order against such amendments are those amendments so that we could waived. At the conclusion of consideration of that the process, as it exists today, the bill for amendment the Committee shall consider them in the Rules Committee, does not allow for folks to see who is rise and report the bill to the House with and over that period of 11 days, Mr. getting those dollars and whether or such amendments as may have been adopted. Speaker, not one Member of this body not the victims who have the most ur- offered any ideas about how to improve The previous question shall be considered as gent needs are receiving those dollars ordered on the bill and amendments thereto this bill. We would have liked to have first. Our great concern, Mr. Speaker, to final passage without intervening motion made amendments in order for this is that when those trust funds are de- except one motion to recommit with or with- bill, but none were submitted. So while pleted, they are gone forever. As you out instructions. we say this is a closed rule on H.R. know, asbestos-related illnesses often The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gen- 2655, it is only because no amendments don’t present themselves for years tleman from Georgia is recognized for 1 were submitted to improve upon it. hour. Now on H.R. 982, the FACT Act, Mr. down the road, so we have a steward- Mr. WOODALL. Mr. Speaker, for the Speaker, we had five amendments sub- ship obligation to these trust funds to purpose of debate only, I yield 30 min- mitted, all Democrat amendments. One keep them protected for future claim- utes to my friend from Florida (Mr. was withdrawn. So there were only four ants. HASTINGS), pending which I yield my- that were in order for our meeting last This bill requires a degree of trans- self such time as I may consume. Dur- night. One was confessed to actually parency, a quarterly report from the ing consideration of this resolution, all just try to eliminate the effectiveness trustees of these trust funds to see who time yielded is for the purpose of de- of the bill altogether. So we excluded is making claims on these funds, who is bate only. that one because if folks don’t like the receiving claims out of these funds, GENERAL LEAVE bill, they can just vote ‘‘no.’’ They again, just so we can be good stewards Mr. WOODALL. Mr. Speaker, I also don’t have to destroy the bill from of those trust funds and ensure they ask unanimous consent that all Mem- within; they can just vote ‘‘no’’ on are available for future years. bers may have 5 legislative days to re- final passage. But all of the other I don’t sit on the Judiciary Com- vise and extend their remarks. amendments that were submitted we mittee, Mr. Speaker, but I heard from The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there made in order. Now these are not the ranking member of the Constitu- objection to the request of the gen- amendments that I intend to support tion Subcommittee last night. I heard tleman from Georgia? on the floor, Mr. Speaker, but I do from the chairman of the full com- There was no objection. think it is important that people’s mittee last night in the Rules Com- Mr. WOODALL. Mr. Speaker, I think voices be heard. mittee as we held a hearing on both of back to a time when I was a teenager So, again, three amendments are these bills. I am glad that we are able and I came into the gallery, and I am made in order. That is 75 percent of all to bring them to the floor today, Mr. convinced that I came in during a rule the amendments that were submitted, Speaker. Two bills, a structured rule. because the reading clerk was standing and they are all amendments offered by One rule is closed because no amend- there, reading line after line after line my friends on the Democratic side of ments were provided. The other bill is of material I didn’t understand at all, the aisle. The Rules Committee receiving 75 percent of all of the and I thought, Why in the world is line thought it was important to make amendments that were submitted. Just by line by line the legislation being those amendments in order. one amendment was excluded by that read? Haven’t the Members already Now we will talk a lot, Mr. Speaker, rule. looked at that legislation? Haven’t in the debate that comes after the rule With that, I reserve the balance of they already had time to study it? about the content of these bills. One my time. What I know now, Mr. Speaker, 3 deals with frivolous litigation and Mr. HASTINGS of Florida. I thank years with the voting card of the peo- whether or not judges will be required my good friend from Georgia for yield- ple of the Seventh District of Georgia, to allow folks who had to defend ing me the customary 30 minutes, and is that the rule is the only piece of leg- against frivolous lawsuits to recover I yield myself such time as I may con- islation in this entire body that has to the costs of those suits. sume. be read word for word here on the floor Today, Mr. Speaker, if someone files Mr. Speaker, I listened to the gen- of the House. a frivolous lawsuit against you, you tleman, and he was very clear about, My colleague from Florida and I can have that lawsuit tossed out, but one, the process and, two, the basic spend a lot of hours up there in the you have to go back to the court a sec- substance of both measures that are on Rules Committee sorting those things ond time to recover all of the costs the floor today. To a relative degree, I out, but the rules matter. The process that it took you to have the frivolous agree with much of what he has said. I matters. lawsuit tossed out. It is a tremendous know that my friend from Georgia is I will be able to confess to you, Mr. burden on small businesses in our Na- an advocate of an open process, and Speaker—and I think sometimes we get tion. This bill seeks to solve that. with all due respect to him and the

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Well, that However, in this particular case, he is judges about these proposed changes. hot coffee doesn’t sound so silly when correct that of the five amendments Eighty-seven percent of the judges you look at it from that standpoint. that were offered by Members of my asked prefer the existing rule 11 to the Speaking of bills opposed by the peo- party, three of them were made in 1983 version; 85 percent of them support ple they supposedly help, the second order, and none were offered on the the safe harbor provisions; 91 percent portion of this rule, H.R. 982, the FACT first of the two measures. oppose mandatory sanctions for every Act, is ironically titled because it was Mr. Speaker, with only 15 days left in rule 11 violation; 84 percent think that drafted without regard to any of the this session of the 113th Congress, we attorneys’ fees should not be awarded facts. There is no evidence of systemic are here yet again doing more of the for every rule 11 violation. And here is fraud or that systemic failures encour- same, which is nothing. It has been re- the big one: 85 percent believe the age fraud. The GAO in its study was ported that some among my friends amount of groundless litigation has unable to identify endemic and overt across the aisle have even joked that not grown since promulgation of the instances of fraud that would justify the House shouldn’t be in session in 1993 rule. these kinds of changes. December at all. These are men and women who face Most of the information supporters Instead of addressing our Nation’s se- these issues on a daily basis. They seek is available through the standard rious immigration needs—and I might know better than most—and almost discovery process. add a footnote there. There is a sub- anyone in this House of Representa- This bill seriously compromises the stantial loss to our economic under- tives—and believe that rule 11 has plen- privacy of victims in order to provide takings by virtue of us failing to do the ty of teeth as is. offenders with litigation shortcuts. things that we can and should do either This bill would substitute the judg- Claims of wanting to increase trans- comprehensively or step by step to deal ment of Congress for that of our parency are really laughable, since the with the immigration circumstances of judges. When the Judicial Conference offenders involved in these suits are al- this great Nation. We could be passing of the United States opposes the lowed to maintain their privacy. This ENDA, as the Senate did last week, changes in this bill, you would have to bill further victimizes people who have where we could end discrimination in wonder who the bill is really bene- already been through so much. the workplace. fiting. Human error is not fraud. Isolated in- Or we could do something that all of It is not just the judges who oppose cidents are troubling, but fraud preven- us know needs to be done: we could this bill. There is a long list of groups tion procedures are already in place work on ending sequestration. I was at that include attorneys, consumer pro- and functioning adequately. two meetings this morning, one dealing tection groups, civil rights organiza- Asbestos victims oppose this bill. My with homelessness and the other deal- tions, and public interest advocates, all friends across the aisle would have ing with the need for food, and in each in opposition to this bill. known, if they had provided victims an instance, the parties that were the ex- As late as this morning, I received an opportunity; but they did not provide perts cited how sequestration has im- additional letter from the National that opportunity. I asked the chair of pacted their nonprofit organizations in Employment Lawyers Association. In this committee last evening whether or trying to assist the homeless and the sum and substance, they feel that they not the victims had been afforded an needy as it pertains to food. So we represent farms, fields, schools, fac- opportunity to make a presentation. could be working on trying to stop this tories, executive offices, military serv- When I pointed out to him that staff meat-ax approach that is set in mo- ices, hospitals, and many others; and had allowed that they could have a pri- tion. Yet we find ourselves passing bills they feel that they are a unique voice vate meeting, but they did not have an that won’t do anything and aren’t in this category. They stand in opposi- opportunity to testify during the pro- going to go anywhere. tion because they think it will pro- ceedings, he agreed with me. In fact, H.R. 2655, as my colleague liferate the amount of litigation that is That seems to be a favorite tactic of has pointed out, no Member offered any unnecessary in our overburdened my Republican friends. They have done amendment to it. It is so bad that no- courts as it is. this to asbestos victims, and they have body even wanted to fix it. The bill is The court already has discretion to done it to judges. nothing more than a partisan solution award sanctions, attorneys’ fees, and When it came to shutting down the to a problem that doesn’t exist. expenses. Mr. Speaker, H.R. 2655 will government, they ignored the over- The American Bar Association, the create more hurdles with which deep- whelming desire of hardworking and preeminent bar association among law- pocketed businesses can drag out liti- working-poor Americans. They contin- yers in every category in the United gation that is already too expensive ued to ignore economists and the down- States of America, wrote the following: and time consuming. grading of our credit rating over the debt ceiling. They disregard the No serious problem has been brought to My friends across the aisle have pro- the Rules Committee’s attention. There is no duced a number of anecdotes in support science of climate change, despite er- need to reinstate the 1983 version of rule 11 of this bill; but most of the cases cited ratic, catastrophic weather patterns that proved contentious and diverted so are demand letters or State law cases, and rising sea levels. much time and energy of the bar and bench. neither of which are subject to the Fed- I am sure that all of us recognize the The ABA continued that the bill ‘‘is eral Rules of Civil Procedure. most recent typhoon that has dev- not based on an empirical foundation, Furthermore, lawsuits are too com- astated the Philippines. I am hopeful and the proposed amendments ignore plicated to explain with a quip of care- that we, along with others in the lessons learned.’’ fully selected and characterized facts. world, will hasten to the rescue. Amer- Just because a particular fact pattern ica is always to be commended for our b 1245 is entertaining or seemingly silly does efforts when tragedies strike other na- The proposed changes would ‘‘impede not mean the case is without merit. tions, and I would call on other nations the administration of justice by en- Just because a case makes for a good who have not done so to become adher- couraging additional litigation and in- headline doesn’t mean that real people ent to the kind of philosophy that we creasing court costs and delays.’’ weren’t really injured. have. And I hope that we can help This bill not only prevents judges The most famous example that I can those in the Philippines to recover rap- from calling balls and strikes; it forces think of is the woman who sued idly. members of the bench to call balks on McDonald’s for her coffee being too If my friends continue to ignore the every pitch before the ball can even hot. When you say it like that, it world as it is in favor of the red-tinted reach the plate. sounds like you want coffee to be hot paradise they believe it to be, they will The Judicial Conference, the pre- when you get it. But what is skipped have no one to blame but themselves eminent conference of the United over when we say it that way is that when the country decides it is time to States courts in this country that is the coffee caused third-degree burns, ignore them.

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Mr. Speaker, I yield Seventy percent of judges, Mr. Speak- evening. myself such time as I may consume. er, utilize this provision that we are Well, lo and behold, last evening and I say to my friend that I absolutely trying to bring back into being to pun- this morning, before I left to attend share his passion for privacy protec- ish filers of frivolous lawsuits. meetings, the Comcast system is down tion. In fact, I had to leave a hearing This is not a bill for Big Business, and it is not working. I was told that I we were having in the Oversight and Mr. Speaker. This is a bill that has would get a phone call yesterday; and I Government Reform Committee today, been key voted by the National Federa- didn’t get any phone call. So I called Mr. Speaker, where we were looking at tion of Independent Businesses. If you this morning and I was told I would get the ObamaCare Web site and talking to know NFIB—and I know most of my a phone call today, but I missed the the chief information officers and the colleagues do—this is the trade asso- game last night. Incidentally, the Heat chief technology officers about how ciation that represents the mom-and- won. I did see that in the paper this this Web site had gone live without pop shops, Mr. Speaker. These aren’t morning. having been fully vetted for security the big, working-out-of-a-glass-build- But I am concerned about the pri- protections; talking about how, even as ing-downtown folks that you think are vacy measures because when I called we sit here today, we have not fully out to get the consumer. These are our Comcast, after giving them my account run through those security processes. friends and neighbors. These are folks number and after telling them who I I share the gentleman’s concern. The who are employing our sons and daugh- was and what my address was—and this gentleman is an attorney as well. I re- ters. These are folks who create most is through three different automatic member when I was in law school and of the jobs in this country. systems—then the young man came they gave you access to the LexisNexis And they don’t key vote a lot of bills, over the telephone. And when he came database when you showed up to law Mr. Speaker. You can go to their Web school. You could dial up anybody in over the telephone after doing all of site—NFIB—and see the number of the country. It is giving you a credit this—the account, my name, where I bills that they key vote. But they have report and showing you Social Security live again—he then asked me for the picked this one out. numbers. last four digits of my Social Security We really do have to have a national b 1300 number. conversation, Mr. Speaker, about My colleague from Florida says that The wife of a former colleague of ours where we are headed. Those last four some people believe it is so bad that it who died of mesothelioma, Bruce digits that were once my private can’t be fixed. They have heard from Vento, has written actively, along with knowledge are out there all over the lawyer association, after lawyer asso- others, for us to see how this identity Internet today. My birthday is broad- ciation, after lawyer association which problem might persist if we pursue this cast everywhere on the Internet. My says it doesn’t like it, but we are hear- course. mother’s maiden name is out there. All ing from the mom-and-pop shops which This bill would make the private in- of those things that folks used to ask can’t defend against it. formation of asbestos poisoning vic- me to protect me have now become Understand, Mr. Speaker, that today, tims readily available on the Internet, part of the public domain. And what if a frivolous lawsuit is filed against and therein lies the difference. Dif- the gentleman says about a need to you—and I don’t mean ‘‘frivolous’’ be- ferent now is that any information focus on that and protect folks is abso- cause I think it is silly. There are lots anybody needs is already in the court- lutely right, and we absolutely need to of those out there. That is going to be house. And they can go to the court- do that. a much higher number. I mean ‘‘frivo- house and achieve that information. There was only one amendment last lous’’ because the judge in the case But this is part of what we mean when night that was offered to deal with pri- says it has absolutely no merit on ei- we say this bill ‘‘re-victimizes’’ asbes- vacy. It was going to give a unique ther the facts or the law. When the tos victims all over again. identifier to folks, instead of listing judge says it has no merit whatsoever, If an employer or identity thief names, so that we could have the but you have had to pay to defend wants to get the information in a reg- transparency to see if folks were trying yourself against it, this bill says the ular lawsuit, they have to physically to game the system and take opportu- fellow who filed it ought to make you now go to every courthouse in the nities away from future victims. That whole. country and look through paper amendment was withdrawn. We didn’t Punitive damages are something we records. But with this bill, if ALCEE have an opportunity to talk about often hear about from the trial lawyer HASTINGS applies for a job at X Cor- that. bar. This bill doesn’t have punitive poration, the manager at X can search But my great hope is that this bill damages. This bill doesn’t say, if you for my name on the Internet, learn will pass the House today and that we try to bankrupt the mom-and-pop com- that I got money from an asbestos will be able to have a similar bill come pany that is down the street from me, trust, and then decide, if he or she out of the Senate. If regular order has we are going to punish you. I think wanted, not to hire me out of some a chance to prevail on Capitol Hill, probably it should, but they didn’t misplaced fear that I am someone who conference committees will give us an- want to go that far. They said, if you just goes around suing their employer. other chance to take a bite at that are trying to destroy, with a frivolous Or they could refuse to hire me because apple. lawsuit, the mom-and-pop company they fear I will be sick a lot or drive up I think the gentleman brings up very down the street, you have to make it their group health insurance. real concerns; and, again, we will have whole. If a judge decides that your case An identity thief could learn the last an opportunity to talk about those has no merit—not a possibly of merit, four digits of my Social Security num- today. but no merit—on either the facts or the ber. That is the same piece of informa- The gentleman says, Mr. Speaker, law, the poor small business owner who tion that I gave to Comcast yesterday there are some bills that are just so is being harassed by that lawsuit and that my bank and credit card com- bad, nobody wants to fix them. I want should at least have the chance to be panies use to verify my identity during to say to the gentleman that I am sym- made whole at the end of that process. customer service calls. pathetic to that sentiment. There are a The National Federation of Inde- What part of that do you not under- few that I could rattle off right now pendent Business—small mom-and-pop stand that, if you put it on the Inter- that are so bad, I wonder if it is even shops—is who cares about this legisla- net, then anybody can utilize it? possible to fix them. tion. Risking employment discrimination But the bill the gentleman was talk- Again, folks are going to vote ‘‘yes,’’ and identity theft for asbestos poi- ing about was the bill to eliminate friv- and folks are going to vote ‘‘no,’’ but I

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There really are important things in a responsible way, step by step, the company concealed what it knew about that we need to have on the floor of throughout the summer. We could use the dangers of asbestos. In fact, the com- this House, but if you are the small pany’s conduct was even worse than conceal- a little partnership from the other side ment; it also included intentional and know- business owner who is about to lose of the Hill, but I hope we will focus on ing misrepresentations concerning the dan- your entire lifetime of work because what we have before us here today, Mr. gers of its asbestos-containing product. someone has filed a frivolous lawsuit Speaker—an opportunity to make a That is who we are talking about, against you, I promise you there is no difference for future victims who are and those are the types of companies more important bill in your life than applying to the trust fund and an op- that will benefit from this legislation. the one that is before us today. portunity to make a difference today Now, any suggestion that people are I also have to say, Mr. Speaker, to for small businesses which are being getting paid more than once is abso- my friend who talks about sequester victimized by frivolous litigation. lutely absurd. The fact of the matter that I think that is an important With that, I reserve the balance of is, because of the bankruptcies, most of thing. I happen to be the Rules Com- my time. them are not getting anywhere close to mittee designee to the Budget Com- ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE what they actually would have been mittee, and I happen to be the chair- The SPEAKER pro tempore. The awarded, and the bill before us does not man of the Republican Study Com- Chair will remind all persons in the help those victims. It actually hurts mittee Budget and Spending Task gallery that they are here as guests of them. Force. In fact, we are having a meeting the House and that any manifestation The bill is nothing but a scheme to with Maya MacGuineas on the Fix the of approval or disapproval of pro- delay the proceedings and to allow the Debt campaign next Monday afternoon ceedings is in violation of the rules of victims to get even less than they get to talk about what those options are the House. now. Because of the delay, many of the for dealing with long-term problems. Mr. HASTINGS of Florida. Mr. victims will die before they get to The Budget Committee right now is in Speaker, at this time, I yield 31⁄2 min- court. This helps the guilty corpora- conference with the Senate, trying to utes to the distinguished gentleman tions that have inflicted this harm on find a way to restore funding to discre- from Virginia (Mr. SCOTT), my class- innocent victims because, if the plain- tionary spending programs that we all mate, colleague, and good friend. tiffs die before they get to court, their believe have been ham-handedly re- Mr. SCOTT of Virginia. I thank the pain and suffering damages are extin- duced. Instead, they are trying to find gentleman from Florida for yielding guished. If you can delay cases enough savings on which we can agree on those time. so that the plaintiffs will die before long-term mandatory spending pro- Mr. Speaker, I rise in opposition to they get to trial, the corporations will grams that rarely, Mr. Speaker, have this bill. not only get to delay their payments, an opportunity to see aggressive over- I am acutely aware of the dev- but when they finally have to pay, they sight, to see the things that can im- astating impact that asbestos exposure will have to pay much less. prove them, to see the things that can has had on working men and women in These people are the ones who made preserve their long-term fiscal viabil- this country because I represent an those conscious and cold-blooded busi- ity. area with several shipyards. In the last ness decisions. They are the ones who I would say, finally, Mr. Speaker, to few decades, in my district alone, sev- will benefit from the bill at the ex- my friend from Florida that, as the eral thousand local shipyard workers pense of the innocent, hardworking vic- designee to the Budget Committee and have developed asbestosis, lung cancer, tims. Regrettably, many of those vic- as the chairman of the Budget and and mesothelioma from asbestos expo- tims are our veterans because they Spending Task Force, I don’t believe it sure that occurred between the 1940s were working on Navy ships. is the failure to raise the debt ceiling and the 1970s. Hundreds of these work- For these reasons, Mr. Speaker, I en- that threatens America’s credit rating. ers have already died, and asbestos courage my colleagues to oppose the I think it is out-of-control spending deaths and disabilities are continuing rule and the underlying bill. that threatens America’s credit rating. due to the long latency period associ- Mr. WOODALL. Mr. Speaker, I con- It only takes a stroke of a pen here for ated with the illness. tinue to reserve the balance of my us to raise the credit limit to infinity, Now, I believe that we cannot con- time. but I promise you that that is not in sider legislation affecting victims of Mr. HASTINGS of Florida. Mr. the best interests of the American asbestos exposure without remem- Speaker, if we defeat the previous ques- economy. bering exactly who caused the problem. tion, I am going to offer an amendment We all know we have spending chal- to the rule to bring up H.R. 3383, which lenges in this country. We all know Court findings show that companies made willful and malicious decisions to is my good friend Representative that we have made promises to vet- ESTY’s measure, the Caregivers Expan- erans, to seniors, to the infirm, to the expose their employees to asbestos. There are several examples: sion and Improvement Act of 2013. poor that we don’t have the money to To discuss her bill, I now yield 21⁄2 In one case in 1986, after hearing both keep. I think that is immoral. If you minutes to the distinguished gentle- sides, the New Jersey Supreme Court don’t want to help somebody, then say woman from Connecticut (Ms. ESTY). you don’t want to help somebody, but declared: Ms. ESTY. Thank you to the gen- do not promise someone that you will It is, indeed, appalling to us that the com- tleman from Florida. be there for him in his time of need and pany had so much information on the haz- Mr. Speaker, last week, when I was ards of asbestos workers as early as the mid- back in my district, I didn’t hear about pull the rug out from under him when 1930s and that it not only failed to use that he needs the promise to be fulfilled the information to protect the workers, but asbestos. I didn’t hear about rule 11 most. We can do better. This body has more egregiously, it also attempted to with- sanctions. I heard about how harmful done better. hold this information from the public; the government shutdown was, about In 1983, Republicans and Democrats A few years earlier, the Superior the need to pass comprehensive immi- came together and extended the fiscal Court, Appellate Division of New Jer- gration reform and of the hope that lifetime of Social Security by not sey held in the same case: this Congress would focus on job-cre- doing things that hurt seniors in that ating measures, but I also heard from The jury here was justified in concluding day but by doing things that raised the that both defendants, fully appreciating the folks in my district about the costs retirement age for me—I was 13 at the nature, extent, and gravity of the risk, nev- they face in caring for their beloved time—from 65 to 67. That is a pretty ertheless made a conscious and cold-blooded family members—veterans, who have modest step that made a big impact in business decision, in utter and flagrant dis- proudly served our country.

VerDate Mar 15 2010 03:11 Dec 15, 2014 Jkt 079060 PO 00000 Frm 00013 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\RECORD13\RECFILES\NOV2013\H13NO3.REC H13NO3 bjneal on DSK2TWX8P1PROD with CONG-REC-ONLINE H7014 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE November 13, 2013 Many of these veterans receive care spending bill in this House back on Therefore, passing legislation just to at home, as they prefer, but some fami- June 4. On June 4, we passed it in this have portions of either of our bases sat- lies are simply not able to provide House with only four Members voting isfied is not my idea of something to home care for financial or other rea- ‘‘no.’’ Talk about things that bring you do. What we are doing here today is sons. Now, these veterans could seek together, Mr. Speaker, as opposed to nothing other than wasting time. long-term institutional care through divide you. That is the kind of commit- Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous con- the VA, but that is much more expen- ment that this institution has to our sent to insert the text of my amend- sive. The VA’s FY14 budget request es- veterans. ment to the resolution, along with ex- timates that long-term institutional I can’t tell you why we haven’t been traneous material, immediately prior care costs the VA over $116,000 per vet- able to get that signed into law. I know to the vote on the previous question. eran per year. Caregivers of the post- the Senate has not yet acted on that The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there 9/11 victims are eligible for a stipend, bill. I think it would be something that objection to the request of the gen- which costs much less than the cost of would bring them together, too, and I tleman from Florida? long-term care. More than 10,000 vet- would recommend that to them, but of There was no objection. Mr. HASTINGS of Florida. I urge my eran caregivers and their families have the 435 Members of this body, only four colleagues to vote ‘‘no’’ and defeat the been helped so far, and that is a very Members voted ‘‘no’’ on our bill to try previous question. I urge a ‘‘no’’ vote good thing, but there are more who to fulfill that commitment in order to on the rule and the underlying bills, should qualify. There are more vet- make sure our veterans—our returning and I yield back the balance of my erans in need, and we shouldn’t leave men and women—have the kinds of re- sources that not just they deserve but time. them behind. Mr. WOODALL. Mr. Speaker, I yield I introduced the Caregivers Expan- that we have committed to them. myself such time as I may consume to sion and Improvement Act, which With that, I reserve the balance of say to this body there are actually would expand the eligibility for vet- my time. Mr. HASTINGS of Florida. Mr. more that my friend from Florida and erans’ caregiver benefits to family I agree on than what we disagree on. I caregivers of all veterans. According to Speaker, I would advise my colleague at this time that I have no further might not say that at a townhall meet- the CBO, approximately 70,000 care- ing back home, but I will say that to givers of pre-9/11 veterans could be eli- speakers and that I am prepared to close if he is prepared to close. you here, because at its core we all gible for this program, and let’s stop Mr. WOODALL. I am prepared to share a vision of what this Nation can kidding ourselves into believing we are close. be, what this Nation should be; but we not already spending more taxpayer do get mired in the rhetoric. dollars to provide care through other b 1315 It is interesting that we have a bill VA programs. Mr. HASTINGS of Florida. Mr. today that those folks who represent Let’s work together on a solution for Speaker, I yield myself such time as I mom-and-pop businesses say is so im- all of our veterans, some of whom, in may consume. portant to them they are going to fact, were exposed to asbestos and suf- I understand why we are here. I un- make sure that every single Member of fer from mesothelioma. I urge my col- derstand that my friends across the this House knows that they are keep- leagues to defeat the previous question aisle evidently don’t mind wasting this ing score on this and they want a ‘‘yes’’ so that we can consider the Caregivers body’s time, their resources, and vote on that legislation. Yet we have Expansion and Improvement Act in money passing bills that are going to other bills here that the trial lawyers order to honor our obligation to care go nowhere. are saying are so important to them for our veterans, an obligation which In fact, later this week, I know we go that they are going to write letter did not end on Veterans Day. to the Rules Committee on Thursday after letter after letter saying this is Mr. WOODALL. Mr. Speaker, I yield on a provision that is going to take its not in the best interest of the country, myself such time as I may consume to 46th vote to defund, delay, or repeal we should move in a different direc- say to my colleague that I very much the Affordable Care Act and the pa- tion. appreciate her concern about the fam- tient protections and budget savings I will tell you, those are exactly the ily members of veterans. contained within it. kinds of bills that we ought to be work- So often, we craft a one-size-fits-all We have all got our roles to play. It ing on. Now, are there bigger-picture solution in this body, and if you want is a shame, in my judgment, that my bills out there? Absolutely there are. I to care for your loved one at home, friends across the aisle would rather would like to see a bill that solves So- there is very little help for you. Now, if reenact some of the same tired polit- cial Security forever, where we end you want to institutionalize your loved ical drama rather than actually accom- this business about Social Security is one—if you want to dump your loved plish something. We can do a great deal going to go bankrupt, and once and for one off on the State—then we have a more here in the House to address the all we solve that issue so no senior is program for you, but if you want to significant needs that our country has. ever concerned about that again. nurture your loved one but you just Let me tell you how this particular We don’t have that bill on the floor need a little help, if you want to keep measure is going to play out. The rule today. We have an opportunity to stop your loved one by your side but you is going to pass. It will be debated here frivolous lawsuits. just can’t do it alone, there are very on the House floor today, both meas- I would like to see a bill on the floor few opportunities that you have within ures having to do with asbestos and that balances the Federal budget. I am our Federal system today. One excep- with so-called lawsuit measures. After old fashioned that way, Mr. Speaker. I tion to that is the PACE program, they pass the House of Representa- think if you want to spend it, you which was championed by Bob Dole tives, then it is bound over to the ought to raise it. If you don’t want to back in the day, that allows you to United States Senate where nothing is raise it, then don’t spend it. bridge some of the different Federal going to take place. But we don’t have that bill on the programs that are available to you and Now, I am not prescient—I don’t have floor today. We have a bill to make to utilize those within your home, any way of predicting the future—but sure that trust funds intended to pro- within your family, rather than having this particular methodology for legis- tect victims of a horrible, horrible per- to institutionalize your loved one. lation back and forth is just as much a petration by industry have an oppor- I don’t think there is a man or a problem when the House passes some- tunity to collect what little money woman in this body, Mr. Speaker, who thing that the Senate doesn’t do any- there is left from those businesses that does not both have a tremendous thing about as when the Senate passes perpetrated those harms. I think we amount of respect and admiration for something that the House doesn’t do should support that bill today. our veterans but who also feels a debt anything about. I can calculate the Mr. Speaker, one step at a time we of service to our veterans. I will point numbers on both sides. I just person- really can make a difference. I have out that we always talk about the ally think it is wrong for us not to let been reading with great dismay that hyperpartisan U.S. House of Represent- this process work its will on behalf of some of the colleagues that I was elect- atives. We moved our Veterans Affairs’ the American people. ed with 3 years ago have decided they

VerDate Mar 15 2010 03:11 Dec 15, 2014 Jkt 079060 PO 00000 Frm 00014 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\RECORD13\RECFILES\NOV2013\H13NO3.REC H13NO3 bjneal on DSK2TWX8P1PROD with CONG-REC-ONLINE November 13, 2013 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H7015 are not going to run for reelection. the U.S. House of Representatives. We their diseases. Major asbestos producers re- They have been here 3 years, and they have a chance to announce our posi- fused to accept responsibility and most de- have found that while they came here tion, the House position, and move clared bankruptcy in an attempt to limit their to make America a better place, while that to the Senate and then, lo and future liability. In 1994 Congress passed spe- they came here to serve the men and bold, we have an opportunity to work cial legislation that allowed the asbestos com- women back home, while they came with the Senate not to adopt a Repub- panies to set up bankruptcy trusts to com- here to make sure their children grew lican position or a Democrat position, pensate asbestos victims and reorganize up with the same freedoms and oppor- but a congressional opinion, an article under the bankruptcy law. tunities that they grew up with, they I constitutional opinion that we then But these trusts don’t have adequate fund- have decided that it might not be hap- march down Pennsylvania Avenue and ing to provide just compensation, and accord- pening. say to the Executive, be he or she a Re- ing to a 2010 RAND study, the median pay- We can and we must do better. In publican or a Democrat, this is what ment across the trusts is only 25 percent of fact, we had a committee hearing last the people have to say; we need your the claim’s value. With compensation from night. My colleague from Florida (Mr. signature on that. They can say ‘‘yes’’ these trusts so limited, asbestos victims have WEBSTER) said, I think ‘‘comprehen- or ‘‘no.’’ sought redress from the manufacturers of sive’’ ought to be a dirty word. Com- We have set up these roadblocks, Mr. other asbestos products to which they were prehensive ought to be a dirty word, Speaker, where it is not House and exposed. because when I hear ‘‘comprehensive,’’ Senate; it is Republican and Democrat. Although the proponents of this legislation Mr. Speaker, what I hear is we are It does not serve this institution well. assert that it is intended to protect asbestos throwing everything in, and the kitch- It does not serve America well. victims, not a single asbestos victim has ex- en sink, and I want you to pass all or I hope we are going to have bipar- pressed support for H.R. 982. As the widow of nothing on the House floor. tisan votes on these two bills today, our former colleague Representative Bruce It doesn’t have to be that way. I Mr. Speaker. We are exercising a con- Vento (D–MN), who passed away from meso- promise you if you put together a 2,000- stitutional responsibility to direct the thelioma, stated H.R. 982 ‘‘does not do a sin- page bill, Mr. Speaker, there are going courts. We can vote ‘‘yes,’’ we can vote gle thing’’ to help asbestos victims and their to be parts of it that my constituency ‘‘no,’’ but it is not something that is families? does not believe are in the best interest peripheral to what we are about. It is H.R. 982 disturbs a reasonably well-func- of America. But if we pass bills 10 something that is essential to the re- tioning asbestos victim compensation process. pages at a time, 20 pages at a time, sponsibilities that the Constitution has Entities facing overwhelming mass tort liability maybe even 30 pages at a time, Mr. placed with us. for causing asbestos injuries may, under cer- Speaker, if we move one idea at a time, I promise my colleagues this institu- tain circumstances, shed these liabilities and we get a ‘‘yes’’ or ‘‘no’’ vote from both tion will be a better institution if we financially regain their stability in exchange for sides of the aisle, we send it to the Sen- pull out that rule book called the funding trusts established under Chapter II of ate, we pass it in the Senate, and the United States Constitution more often the Bankruptcy Code to pay the claims of their President puts a signature on it, we and start with those priorities that it victims, under certain circumstances. 3 H.R. can make a difference. has invested in us, not the priorities 982, however, interferes with this longstanding I believe that that momentum mat- that some interest group has invested process in two ways. The FACT Act would re- ters. I hope we get a ‘‘yes’’ vote on the in us, not the priorities that the news quire these trusts to: (1) file a publicly avail- rule. I hope we get a ‘‘yes’’ vote on media has invested in us, not the prior- able quarterly report with the bankruptcy court these underlying bills. I hope we get ities that a Republican Party or a that would include personally identifying infor- bills coming out of the farm bill con- Democratic Party have invested in us, mation about such claimants, including their ference. I hope we get bills coming out but the priorities the United States names, exposure history, and basis for any of the budget conference. I hope we get Constitution invests in us, we will re- payment made to them; and (2) provide any bills coming out of the Water Re- store the faith of the American people information related to payment from and de- sources and Reform Development Act in this institution. mands for payment from such trust to any conference. I hope we move these These two bills do that, Mr. Speaker. party to any action in law or equity concerning things before we begin to build that I encourage a strong ‘‘yes’’ vote on the liability for asbestos exposure. momentum. rule that has made in order all of the I urge my colleagues to vote against this ut- We are at a stumbling place, Mr. amendments that were offered, save terly intrusive legislation. Speaker. There is an impediment in one. Let this body work its will. Sup- The material previously referred to our way. I read some White House port this rule. Support the underlying by Mr. HASTINGS of Florida is as fol- sources this week that said they recog- bill. Vote your conscience on the lows: nize that we have not come through on amendments to make the bills better if the promise of ‘‘if you like your insur- you want to, but let’s get our constitu- AN AMENDMENT TO H. RES. 403 OFFERED BY MR. HASTINGS OF FLORIDA ance, you can keep it.’’ They were tional responsibilities done. looking for solutions, but they weren’t Ms. JACKSON LEE. Mr. Speaker, I rise in Strike all and insert the following: going to come to Congress to look for Resolved, That immediately upon adoption opposition to H.R. 982, The F.A.C.T. Act. of this resolution the Speaker shall, pursu- solutions. They were going to look for This intrusive legislation which misuses the ant to clause 2(b) of rule XVIII, declare the administrative solutions, and they word ‘‘transparency,’’ would invade the privacy House resolved into the Committee of the were going to try to fix it on their own. of asbestos victims by requiring the posting of Whole House on the state of the Union for As we have heard on this floor many personal exposure and medical information consideration of the bill (H.R. 3383) to amend times, the Affordable Care Act is the online and create new barriers to victims re- title 38, United States Code, to extend to all law of the land; ObamaCare is the law ceiving compensation for their asbestos dis- veterans with a serious service-connected in- of the land. An administrative branch eases. jury eligibility to participate in the family shouldn’t just be able to unilaterally We have witnessed decades of uncontrolled caregiver services program. The first reading of the bill shall be dispensed with. All points change the law of the land. The Con- use of asbestos, even after its hazards were of order against consideration of the bill are stitution gives that responsibility to known, have resulted in a legacy of disease waived. General debate shall be confined to us. We have got to step up and take re- and death. Hundreds of thousands of workers the bill and shall not exceed one hour equal- sponsibility for those things that the and family members have been exposed to, ly divided and controlled by the chair and Constitution invests in us, and article suffered or died of asbestos-related cancers ranking minority member of the Committee III courts are one of those things. We and lung disease, and the toll continues. It is on Veterans’ Affairs. After general debate are taking that responsibility up estimated that each year 10,000 people in the the bill shall be considered for amendment today. United States are expected to die from asbes- under the five-minute rule. All points of Mr. Speaker, we have an opportunity order against provisions in the bill are tos related diseases. This is an outrage—and waived. At the conclusion of consideration of not to be Republicans and Democrats, to add to their misery—they have to deal with the bill for amendment the Committee shall but to be representatives of Americans the onerous provisions of H.R. 982. rise and report the bill to the House with in the greatest body in this entire land, Asbestos victims have faced huge barriers such amendments as may have been adopted. the closest to the American people— and obstacles to receiving compensation for The previous question shall be considered as

VerDate Mar 15 2010 03:11 Dec 15, 2014 Jkt 079060 PO 00000 Frm 00015 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\RECORD13\RECFILES\NOV2013\H13NO3.REC H13NO3 bjneal on DSK2TWX8P1PROD with CONG-REC-ONLINE H7016 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE November 13, 2013 ordered on the bill and amendments thereto Clearly, the vote on the previous question Royce Smith (NJ) Walberg to final passage without intervening motion on a rule does have substantive policy impli- Runyan Smith (TX) Walden except one motion to recommit with or with- cations. It is one of the only available tools Ryan (WI) Southerland Walorski out instructions. If the Committee of the Salmon Stewart Weber (TX) for those who oppose the Republican major- Sanford Stivers Webster (FL) Whole rises and reports that it has come to ity’s agenda and allows those with alter- Scalise Stockman Westmoreland no resolution on the bill, then on the next native views the opportunity to offer an al- Schock Stutzman Whitfield legislative day the House shall, immediately ternative plan. Schweikert Terry Williams after the third daily order of business under Scott, Austin Thompson (PA) Wilson (SC) clause 1 of rule XIV, resolve into the Com- Mr. WOODALL. With that, I yield Sensenbrenner Thornberry Wittman mittee of the Whole for further consideration back the balance of my time, and I Sessions Tiberi Wolf of the bill. move the previous question on the res- Shimkus Tipton Womack Sec. 2. Clause 1(c) of rule XIX shall not olution. Shuster Turner Woodall Simpson Upton Yoder apply to the consideration of H.R. 3383. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Smith (MO) Valadao Yoho THE VOTE ON THE PREVIOUS QUESTION: WHAT IT question is on ordering the previous Smith (NE) Wagner Young (IN) REALLY MEANS question. NAYS—195 This vote, the vote on whether to order the The question was taken; and the previous question on a special rule, is not Andrews Grayson Nolan merely a procedural vote. A vote against or- Speaker pro tempore announced that Barber Green, Al O’Rourke the ayes appeared to have it. Barrow (GA) Green, Gene Owens dering the previous question is a vote Bass Grijalva Pallone against the Republican majority agenda and Mr. HASTINGS of Florida. Mr. Beatty Gutie´rrez Pascrell a vote to allow the Democratic minority to Speaker, on that I demand the yeas Becerra Hahn Pastor (AZ) offer an alternative plan. It is a vote about and nays. Bera (CA) Hanabusa Payne Bishop (GA) Hastings (FL) what the House should be debating. The yeas and nays were ordered. Pelosi Mr. Clarence Cannon’s Precedents of the Bishop (NY) Heck (WA) Perlmutter House of Representatives (VI, 308–311), de- The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- Blumenauer Higgins Peters (CA) scribes the vote on the previous question on ant to clause 9 of rule XX, the Chair Bonamici Himes Peters (MI) Brady (PA) Hinojosa Peterson the rule as ‘‘a motion to direct or control the will reduce to 5 minutes the minimum Braley (IA) Holt consideration of the subject before the House Pingree (ME) time for any electronic vote on the Brown (FL) Honda Pocan being made by the Member in charge.’’ To question of adoption. Brownley (CA) Horsford Polis defeat the previous question is to give the Bustos Hoyer The vote was taken by electronic de- Price (NC) opposition a chance to decide the subject be- Butterfield Huffman Quigley fore the House. Cannon cites the Speaker’s vice, and there were—yeas 224, nays Capps Israel Rahall ruling of January 13, 1920, to the effect that 195, not voting 11, as follows: Capuano Jackson Lee Rangel ´ ‘‘the refusal of the House to sustain the de- Cardenas Jeffries Richmond [Roll No. 573] Carney Johnson (GA) mand for the previous question passes the Roybal-Allard YEAS—224 Carson (IN) Johnson, E. B. control of the resolution to the opposition’’ Ruiz Cartwright Kaptur Ruppersberger in order to offer an amendment. On March Aderholt Forbes Luetkemeyer Castor (FL) Keating Ryan (OH) Amash Fortenberry Lummis Castro (TX) Kelly (IL) 15, 1909, a member of the majority party of- Sa´ nchez, Linda Amodei Foxx Marchant Chu Kennedy fered a rule resolution. The House defeated T. Bachmann Franks (AZ) Marino Cicilline Kildee the previous question and a member of the Sanchez, Loretta Bachus Frelinghuysen Massie Clarke Kilmer opposition rose to a parliamentary inquiry, Sarbanes Barletta Gardner McCarthy (CA) Clay Kind asking who was entitled to recognition. Schakowsky Barr Garrett McCaul Cleaver Kirkpatrick Schiff Speaker Joseph G. Cannon (R–Illinois) said: Barton Gerlach McClintock Clyburn Kuster Schneider ‘‘The previous question having been refused, Benishek Gibbs McHenry Cohen Langevin Schrader the gentleman from New York, Mr. Fitz- Bentivolio Gibson McKeon Connolly Larsen (WA) Scott (VA) gerald, who had asked the gentleman to Bilirakis Gingrey (GA) McKinley Conyers Larson (CT) Scott, David yield to him for an amendment, is entitled to Bishop (UT) Gohmert McMorris Cooper Lee (CA) Black Goodlatte Rodgers Serrano the first recognition.’’ Costa Levin Blackburn Gosar Meadows Courtney Lewis Sewell (AL) The Republican majority may say ‘‘the Boustany Gowdy Meehan Shea-Porter vote on the previous question is simply a Crowley Lipinski Brady (TX) Granger Messer Cuellar Loebsack Sherman vote on whether to proceed to an immediate Bridenstine Graves (GA) Mica Cummings Lofgren Sinema vote on adopting the resolution. . . . [and] Brooks (AL) Graves (MO) Miller (FL) Davis (CA) Lowenthal Sires has no substantive legislative or policy im- Brooks (IN) Griffin (AR) Miller (MI) Davis, Danny Lowey Slaughter plications whatsoever.’’ But that is not what Broun (GA) Griffith (VA) Miller, Gary DeFazio Lujan Grisham Smith (WA) they have always said. Listen to the Repub- Buchanan Grimm Mullin DeGette (NM) Speier Bucshon Guthrie Mulvaney lican Leadership Manual on the Legislative Delaney Luja´ n, Ben Ray Swalwell (CA) Burgess Hall Murphy (PA) DeLauro (NM) Takano Process in the United States House of Rep- Calvert Hanna Neugebauer Thompson (CA) resentatives, (6th edition, page 135). Here’s DelBene Lynch Camp Harper Noem Deutch Maffei Thompson (MS) how the Republicans describe the previous Cantor Harris Nugent Dingell Maloney, Tierney question vote in their own manual: ‘‘Al- Capito Hartzler Nunes Doggett Carolyn Titus though it is generally not possible to amend Carter Hastings (WA) Nunnelee Doyle Maloney, Sean Tonko the rule because the majority Member con- Cassidy Heck (NV) Olson Duckworth Matheson Tsongas trolling the time will not yield for the pur- Chabot Hensarling Palazzo Edwards McCollum Van Hollen Chaffetz Holding Paulsen pose of offering an amendment, the same re- Ellison McDermott Vargas Coble Hudson Pearce Veasey sult may be achieved by voting down the pre- Engel McGovern Coffman Huelskamp Perry Enyart McIntyre Vela vious question on the rule. . . . When the Cole Huizenga (MI) Petri Eshoo McNerney Vela´ zquez motion for the previous question is defeated, Collins (GA) Hultgren Pittenger Esty Meeks Visclosky control of the time passes to the Member Collins (NY) Hunter Pitts Farr Meng Walz who led the opposition to ordering the pre- Conaway Hurt Poe (TX) Fattah Michaud Wasserman vious question. That Member, because he Cook Issa Pompeo Foster Miller, George Schultz Cotton Jenkins Posey Frankel (FL) Moore Waters then controls the time, may offer an amend- Cramer Johnson (OH) Price (GA) ment to the rule, or yield for the purpose of Fudge Moran Watt Crawford Johnson, Sam Radel Gabbard Murphy (FL) Waxman amendment.’’ Crenshaw Jordan Reed Gallego Nadler Welch In Deschler’s Procedure in the U.S. House Daines Joyce Reichert Garamendi Napolitano Wilson (FL) of Representatives, the subchapter titled Davis, Rodney Kelly (PA) Renacci Garcia Negrete McLeod Yarmuth ‘‘Amending Special Rules’’ states: ‘‘a refusal Denham King (IA) Ribble to order the previous question on such a rule Dent King (NY) Rice (SC) NOT VOTING—11 DeSantis Kingston Rigell Campbell Matsui Schwartz [a special rule reported from the Committee DesJarlais Kinzinger (IL) Roby Culberson McCarthy (NY) Wenstrup on Rules] opens the resolution to amend- Diaz-Balart Kline Roe (TN) ment and further debate.’’ (Chapter 21, sec- Herrera Beutler Neal Young (AK) Duffy Labrador Rogers (AL) Jones Rush tion 21.2) Section 21.3 continues: ‘‘Upon re- Duncan (SC) LaMalfa Rogers (KY) jection of the motion for the previous ques- Duncan (TN) Lamborn Rogers (MI) b 1406 Ellmers Lance Rohrabacher tion on a resolution reported from the Com- Mr. HIMES, Ms. LORETTA SAN- mittee on Rules, control shifts to the Mem- Farenthold Lankford Rokita Fincher Latham Rooney ber leading the opposition to the previous CHEZ of California, Messrs. LARSON Fitzpatrick Latta Ros-Lehtinen of Connecticut and SCOTT of Virginia question, who may offer a proper amendment Fleischmann LoBiondo Roskam or motion and who controls the time for de- Fleming Long Ross changed their vote from ‘‘yea’’ to bate thereon.’’ Flores Lucas Rothfus ‘‘nay.’’

VerDate Mar 15 2010 03:11 Dec 15, 2014 Jkt 079060 PO 00000 Frm 00016 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\RECORD13\RECFILES\NOV2013\H13NO3.REC H13NO3 bjneal on DSK2TWX8P1PROD with CONG-REC-ONLINE November 13, 2013 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H7017 Mr. HALL changed his vote from Westmoreland Wittman Yoder COMMUNICATION FROM THE ‘‘nay’’ to ‘‘yea.’’ Whitfield Wolf Yoho CLERK OF THE HOUSE Williams Womack Young (IN) So the previous question was ordered. Wilson (SC) Woodall The SPEAKER pro tempore laid be- The result of the vote was announced fore the House the following commu- as above recorded. NOES—194 nication from the Clerk of the House of The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Andrews Green, Al O’Rourke Representatives: question is on the resolution. Barber Green, Gene Owens Barrow (GA) Grijalva Pallone OFFICE OF THE CLERK, The question was taken; and the Bass Gutie´rrez Pascrell HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Speaker pro tempore announced that Beatty Hahn Pastor (AZ) Washington, DC, November 13, 2013. the ayes appeared to have it. Becerra Hanabusa Payne Hon. JOHN A. BOEHNER, Bera (CA) Hastings (FL) Pelosi The Speaker, House of Representatives, RECORDED VOTE Bishop (GA) Heck (WA) Perlmutter Washington, DC. Bishop (NY) Higgins Mr. HASTINGS of Florida. Mr. Peters (CA) DEAR MR. SPEAKER: Pursuant to the per- Blumenauer Himes Peters (MI) Speaker, I demand a recorded vote. Bonamici mission granted in Clause 2(h) of Rule II of Hinojosa Peterson A recorded vote was ordered. Brady (PA) Holt the Rules of the U.S. House of Representa- Pingree (ME) Braley (IA) Honda tives, the Clerk received the following mes- The SPEAKER pro tempore. This is a Pocan Brown (FL) Horsford Polis sage from the Secretary of the Senate on No- 5-minute vote. Brownley (CA) Hoyer The vote was taken by electronic de- Price (NC) vember 13, 2013 at 11:24 a.m.: Bustos Huffman That the Senate passed S. 1499. vice, and there were—ayes 223, noes 194, Butterfield Israel Quigley Rahall That the Senate passed S. 1512. not voting 13, as follows: Capps Jackson Lee Capuano Jeffries Rangel That the Senate passed S. 1557. [Roll No. 574] Ca´ rdenas Johnson (GA) Richmond With best wishes, I am Roybal-Allard AYES—223 Carney Johnson, E. B. Sincerely, Carson (IN) Kaptur Ruiz Karen L. Haas. Aderholt Goodlatte Noem Cartwright Keating Ruppersberger Amash Gosar Nugent Castor (FL) Kelly (IL) Ryan (OH) f Amodei Gowdy Nunes Castro (TX) Kennedy Sa´ nchez, Linda Bachmann Granger Nunnelee Chu Kildee T. FURTHERING ASBESTOS CLAIM Bachus Graves (GA) Olson Cicilline Kilmer Sanchez, Loretta TRANSPARENCY (FACT) ACT OF Barletta Graves (MO) Palazzo Clarke Kind Sarbanes 2013. Barr Griffin (AR) Paulsen Clay Kirkpatrick Schakowsky Barton Griffith (VA) Pearce Cleaver Kuster Schiff GENERAL LEAVE Benishek Grimm Perry Clyburn Langevin Schneider Mr. GOODLATTE. Mr. Speaker, I ask Bentivolio Guthrie Petri Cohen Larsen (WA) Schrader unanimous consent that all Members Bilirakis Hall Pittenger Connolly Larson (CT) Scott (VA) Bishop (UT) Hanna Pitts Conyers Lee (CA) Scott, David may have 5 legislative days within Black Harper Poe (TX) Cooper Levin Serrano which to revise and extend their re- Blackburn Harris Pompeo Costa Lewis Sewell (AL) marks and include extraneous mate- Boustany Hartzler Posey Courtney Lipinski Shea-Porter rials on H.R. 982, currently under con- Brady (TX) Hastings (WA) Price (GA) Crowley Loebsack Sherman Bridenstine Heck (NV) Radel Cuellar Lofgren Sinema sideration. Brooks (AL) Hensarling Reed Cummings Lowenthal Sires The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there Brooks (IN) Holding Reichert Davis (CA) Lowey Slaughter Broun (GA) Hudson Renacci objection to the request of the gen- Davis, Danny Lujan Grisham Smith (WA) Buchanan Huelskamp Ribble tleman from Virginia? DeFazio (NM) Speier Bucshon Huizenga (MI) Rice (SC) ´ DeGette Lujan, Ben Ray Swalwell (CA) There was no objection. Burgess Hultgren Rigell (NM) Delaney Takano The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- Calvert Hunter Roby DeLauro Lynch Thompson (CA) Camp Hurt Roe (TN) DelBene Maffei ant to House Resolution 403 and rule Thompson (MS) Cantor Issa Rogers (AL) Deutch Maloney, XVIII, the Chair declares the House in Tierney Capito Jenkins Rogers (KY) Dingell Carolyn Titus the Committee of the Whole House on Carter Johnson (OH) Rogers (MI) Doyle Maloney, Sean Tonko Cassidy Johnson, Sam Rohrabacher Duckworth Matheson the state of the Union for the consider- Chabot Jordan Rokita Edwards McCollum Tsongas ation of the bill, H.R. 982. Chaffetz Joyce Rooney Ellison McDermott Van Hollen The Chair appoints the gentleman Coble Kelly (PA) Ros-Lehtinen Vargas Engel McGovern from Utah (Mr. BISHOP) to preside over Coffman King (IA) Roskam Enyart McIntyre Veasey Cole King (NY) Ross Eshoo McNerney Vela the Committee of the Whole. Collins (GA) Kingston Rothfus Esty Meeks Vela´ zquez Collins (NY) Kinzinger (IL) Royce Farr Meng Visclosky b 1420 Conaway Kline Runyan Walz Fattah Michaud IN THE COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE Cook Labrador Ryan (WI) Foster Miller, George Wasserman Cotton LaMalfa Salmon Frankel (FL) Moore Schultz Accordingly, the House resolved Cramer Lamborn Sanford Fudge Moran Waters itself into the Committee of the Whole Crawford Lance Scalise Gabbard Murphy (FL) Watt House on the state of the Union for the Crenshaw Lankford Schock Gallego Nadler Waxman Daines Latham Schweikert Garamendi Napolitano Welch consideration of the bill (H.R. 982) to Davis, Rodney Latta Scott, Austin Garcia Negrete McLeod Wilson (FL) amend title 11 of the United States Denham LoBiondo Sensenbrenner Grayson Nolan Yarmuth Code to require the public disclosure by Dent Long Sessions trusts established under section 524(g) DeSantis Lucas Shimkus NOT VOTING—13 DesJarlais Luetkemeyer Shuster of such title, of quarterly reports that Diaz-Balart Lummis Simpson Campbell Matsui Tiberi contain detailed information regarding Duffy Marchant Smith (MO) Culberson McCarthy (NY) Wenstrup the receipt and disposition of claims Duncan (SC) Marino Smith (NE) Doggett Neal Young (AK) Duncan (TN) Massie Smith (NJ) Herrera Beutler Rush for injuries based on exposure to asbes- Ellmers McCarthy (CA) Smith (TX) Jones Schwartz tos; and for other purposes, with Mr. Farenthold McCaul Southerland BISHOP of Utah in the chair. Fincher McClintock Stewart ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE Fitzpatrick McHenry Stivers The Clerk read the title of the bill. Fleischmann McKeon Stockman The SPEAKER pro tempore (during The CHAIR. Pursuant to the rule, the Fleming McKinley Stutzman the vote). There are 2 minutes remain- bill is considered read for the first Flores McMorris Terry time. Forbes Rodgers Thompson (PA) ing. Fortenberry Meadows Thornberry The gentleman from Virginia (Mr. Foxx Meehan Tipton GOODLATTE) and the gentleman from b 1416 Franks (AZ) Messer Turner Michigan (Mr. CONYERS) each will con- Frelinghuysen Mica Upton Gardner Miller (FL) Valadao So the resolution was agreed to. trol 30 minutes. The Chair recognizes the gentleman Garrett Miller (MI) Wagner The result of the vote was announced Gerlach Miller, Gary Walberg from Virginia. as above recorded. Gibbs Mullin Walden Mr. GOODLATTE. Mr. Chairman, I Gibson Mulvaney Walorski Gingrey (GA) Murphy (PA) Weber (TX) A motion to reconsider was laid on yield myself such time as I may con- Gohmert Neugebauer Webster (FL) the table. sume.

VerDate Mar 15 2010 03:11 Dec 15, 2014 Jkt 079060 PO 00000 Frm 00017 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\RECORD13\RECFILES\NOV2013\H13NO3.REC H13NO3 bjneal on DSK2TWX8P1PROD with CONG-REC-ONLINE H7018 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE November 13, 2013 I rise today in support of a bill that to information requests about claims the claimants that could include their will help those asbestos victims that asserted against and payments made name, address, work history, income, must look to the bankruptcy process to by the asbestos trusts. medical information, exposure history, seek redress for their or their loved These measures were carefully de- as well as the basis of any payment ones’ injuries. Unfortunately, on too signed to increase transparency while that the trust made to the claimant. frequent an occasion, by the time as- providing claimants with sufficient pri- b 1430 bestos victims assert their claims for vacy protection. To accomplish this compensation, the bankruptcy trusts goal, the bill leverages the privacy pro- Given the fact that all this informa- formed for their benefit have been di- tections contained in the Bankruptcy tion would potentially be available on the Internet, just imagine what insur- luted by fraudulent claims, leaving Code and includes additional safe- ance companies, potential employers, these victims without their entitled re- guards to preserve claimants’ privacy. prospective lenders, and data collectors covery. A State court judge with 29 years of The reason that fraud is allowed to bench experience described the privacy could do with this private information. Essentially, what this bill does is exist within the asbestos trust system protections within the FACT Act as far allow asbestos victims to be re-victim- is the excessive lack of transparency stronger than those afforded in State ized by exposing their health informa- created by plaintiffs’ firms. Due to a court, where asbestos plaintiffs often tion to the public, including those who provision in the Bankruptcy Code, pursue parallel claims. The FACT Act seek information for illegal purposes. plaintiffs’ firms are essentially granted also was deliberately structured to And so I ask all of the thoughtful a statutory veto right over a debtor’s minimize the administrative impact on Members of this body to join me in chapter 11 plan that seeks to restruc- asbestos trusts. Indeed, according to strongly and vigorously opposing the ture asbestos liabilities. Plaintiffs’ testimony before the Judiciary Com- measure before us today. firms have exploited this leverage to mittee from an expert on asbestos liti- I reserve the balance of my time. prevent information contained within gation and the asbestos trusts, pre- Mr. GOODLATTE. Mr. Chairman, it the asbestos trusts from seeing the paring the quarterly disclosure require- is my pleasure to yield 4 minutes to light of day. ments would be ‘‘very simple’’ and the gentleman from Alabama (Mr. The predictable result from this re- would ‘‘take minutes.’’ BACHUS), the chairman of the Regu- duced transparency has been a growing The FACT Act strikes the appro- latory Reform Subcommittee. wave of claims and reports of fraud. priate balance between achieving the Mr. BACHUS. I appreciate the chair- The increase in claims has caused transparency necessary to reduce fraud man yielding. many asbestos trusts to reduce the re- in an efficient manner and providing Mr. Chairman, I have great respect coveries paid to asbestos victims who claimants with sufficient privacy pro- for Mr. CONYERS. He has been my chair- emerge following the formation of the tections. We cannot allow fraud to con- man and is now my ranking member. trusts. For example, the T.H. Agri- tinue reducing recoveries for future as- I, too, see this as a very simple prop- culture and Nutrition asbestos trust bestos victims. The FACT Act is a sim- osition. However, I have a different cut its recovery rate from 100 percent ple, narrow measure that will shed point of view. I believe that sunshine is to 70 percent, and the Owens Corning much-needed sunshine on a shadowy the best disinfectant, and I think that trust sliced its recovery rate from 40 system. light can expose things that need to be percent to 10 percent. I thank Mr. FARENTHOLD for intro- exposed; and that is, really, the essence In addition, instances of fraud within ducing this legislation and urge all of of this bill. This bill is about trans- the asbestos trust system have been my colleagues to vote for the FACT parency. It is about revealing how documented in news reports, State Act. much people are being paid in a claim. court cases, and testimony before the I reserve the balance of my time. America is a country that helps de- Judiciary Committee. The Wall Street Mr. CONYERS. Mr. Chairman, I yield serving people in their time of need, Journal conducted an investigation myself such time as I may consume. and for that reason, when we had tens into asbestos trusts where it found, Members of the House, we are con- of thousands of asbestos exposures among other things, that hundreds of fronted with a very simple proposition which caused serious injury and death, plaintiffs filed claims against asbestos today. What we have here is a piece of a trust fund was specifically set up to trusts asserting one injury while si- legislation that seeks to address a non- compensate those individuals whose multaneously asserting a completely existent problem and is strongly op- health had been harmed. However, as different injury before the State posed by asbestos victims, the trusts with almost anything we establish, courts. charged with administering compensa- there are those that would take advan- Reports directly from many State tion to victims, privacy advocates, con- tage, there are those who would com- courts are uncovering similar conduct. sumer groups, labor organizations, and mit fraud, there are those who would For example, in Ohio, one judge de- legal representatives of future claim- abuse it. And that is the case here. scribed a plaintiff’s case as ‘‘lies upon ants. There have been inconsistent claims. lies upon lies’’ after discovering that I will point out that I have one of the Trust fund money has been diverted the plaintiff received hundreds of thou- longest lists of organizational opposi- from these victims and from future vic- sands of dollars from various asbestos tion that I have seen in a long time, tims to where it should properly go—to bankruptcy trusts while alleging in more than 11 organizations, starting those people that truly could dem- court that a single product caused his with the Asbestos Cancer Victims’ onstrate health needs. Instead it went, illness. In Virginia, a judge stated that Rights Campaign and then going to the in many cases, to the undeserved. a similar case over which he presided Asbestos Disease Awareness Organiza- Don’t take my word for it. An article was the ‘‘worst deception’’ he had seen tion, the AFL–CIO, the United Steel- published by The Wall Street Journal in his 22-year career. workers, AFSCME, Public Citizen, the just this past March revealed that The FACT Act, introduced by Con- U.S. Public Interest Research Group, nearly half of all trusts have reduced gressman FARENTHOLD, will combat the Environmental Working Group, the payments to new victims at least once this fraud by introducing long-needed Alliance for Justice, the American As- since 2010, partly in an effort to pre- transparency into the asbestos bank- sociation for Justice, and many others. serve assets for future victims. The ruptcy trust system. The FACT Act in- What we are doing here is beginning same article cited a number of dis- creases transparency through two sim- this debate by asking who actually turbing examples of money being ple measures. First, it requires the as- supports this bill and why are their in- drained from the system by waste and bestos trusts to file quarterly reports terests being put ahead of asbestos vic- fraud—it is not something we made on their public bankruptcy dockets. tims. up—leaving less to those who truly suf- These reports will contain very basic To begin with, the bill’s reporting fered. We have had judges appear and information about demands to the and disclosure requirements are an as- tell us about those problems. We have trusts and payments made by the sault against asbestos victims’ privacy had others. trusts to claimants. Second, the FACT interests. The bill mandates that the For example, the article disclosed Act requires asbestos trusts to respond trusts publicly report information on that, after virtually no examination

VerDate Mar 15 2010 03:11 Dec 15, 2014 Jkt 079060 PO 00000 Frm 00018 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\RECORD13\RECFILES\NOV2013\H13NO3.REC H13NO3 bjneal on DSK2TWX8P1PROD with CONG-REC-ONLINE November 13, 2013 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H7019 and no transparency, over $26,000 was The FACT Act does nothing to pro- claim. We are asking that the expendi- awarded to a person who never existed. tect the rights of victims like Gene- tures be listed of the trust in a method It also found that 2,700 claimants to vieve Bosilevac, who was diagnosed that people can check to make sure the Manville Trust alone—just one of with mesothelioma just a few days be- somebody isn’t claiming twice for the many trusts—couldn’t have been older fore her 48th birthday in 2009, and wid- same injury so we don’t have double than 12 years of age at the time they ows like Judy Van Ness, who lost her dippers. said they were exposed to asbestos in husband to asbestos-caused disease. This is for the victims. We are going an industrial job. Victims of mesothelioma do not have to try to stop unscrupulous attorneys The FACT Act would combat fraud the luxury of time. This brutal form of and folks they rope in from filing false through sunshine by increasing trans- cancer is hard to detect until it has claims. We don’t want to stop anybody parency and accountability in the sys- progressed significantly and all too who has a legitimate claim. tem. In doing so, it strengthens the as- often already compromised vital inter- The asbestos trust has been riddled bestos trust fund and system for nal organs. with fraud. It even comes down to Cor- present and future claimants. It would Despite the dire implications of this pus Christi, Texas, the district I rep- improve information-sharing in the diagnosis, the FACT Act would place resent, where there were early cases trust fund process while fully respect- additional burdens on victims and even where a Federal judge, Janis Jack, a ing privacy—and let me stress that— delay court proceedings to the point Clinton-appointee and a friend of mine, fully respecting privacy and protecting that a victim would die before receiv- ruled there was fraud with doctors. The confidential medical information, ing any financial assistance through courts are dealing with that. which is very important when personal the asbestos trust fund. We are trying to deal with multiple health is involved. If anything, this body should be look- claims and bring simple transparency. As we have said many times, sun- ing at ways to make it easier to iden- We are not asking for detailed medical shine is a disinfectant. I said it at the tify legitimate asbestos victims and information to be released. We are just start of the speech, and I will say it fast-track their cases. Instead, we are asking for the basis of the claim, and now. doing the opposite. that is pretty simple information. This is a commonsense, bipartisan This legislation might as well have We are not asking for Social Security bill that would help asbestos victims been written by the asbestos industry numbers. We are not asking for any fi- get the compensation they need and de- because it only provides these compa- nancial information, other than the serve by protecting the asbestos trust nies with new tools to evade justice amount that is being claimed. This is fund from fraud, waste, and abuse. and their responsibility to victims. public record in any other lawsuit in Let me close by commending Mr. Even more incomprehensibly, the the country, and it is not an invasion FARENTHOLD from Texas and Mr. FACT Act would require the asbestos of privacy. It is a protection of the sys- MATHESON from Utah for bringing this trust fund to turn over personally iden- tem that was set up to compensate vic- bipartisan legislation. I urge you to tims of mesothelioma and other asbes- support them and others and bring this tifying information about victims and tos-related exposure diseases that don’t bill to the floor and pass it to increase even their children. For the families whose lives have al- manifest for years after the exposure. accountability. Mr. CONYERS. Mr. Chairman, I yield ready been torn apart by disease from We have got to protect this for future myself 1 minute to thank my good asbestos exposure, this legislation generations. The FACT Act is a simple, two-page friend, SPENCER BACHUS, a distin- would create an online Web site that guished member of the Judiciary Com- lists victims’ sensitive information, in- bill that leverages all the privacy pro- mittee, for participating here on the cluding financial histories and even tections already in the Bankruptcy floor with me. I want him to know that partial Social Security numbers. Code and simply asks that we know the privacy part of his remarks are not I implore my colleagues to recognize who is getting what out of these trusts too relevant at this point because this that these families have been through so they can’t get them from multiple bill allows the name, the disease, and enough. There is nothing we in this trusts for the same injury or they can’t all related facts to be published. It can Chamber can do to fill the void that file a claim in State court. It is to try be picked up by the Internet; and so as- has been left in the hearts of so many to stop double dipping and fraud. surances of privacy are of little useful- Americans who have lost loved ones Unfortunately, when they were set ness here. due to exposure. up, there weren’t enough safeguards in I am so glad to know that Mrs. Sue The CHAIR. The time of the gen- place to run by plaintiffs’ attorneys, Vento, the widow of our former col- tleman has expired. who get percentages of compensation league, Bruce Vento, is here with us in Mr. CONYERS. I yield the gentleman off of that. So we are trying to get this the gallery. She has been working an additional 30 seconds. taken care of. The plaintiffs’ attorneys along with us in strongly opposing H.R. Mr. DEUTCH. What we can do is en- have a big impact in creating and man- 982. sure that we have a justice system that aging these trusts, and we are just try- Mr. Chairman, I am proud now to protects the rights of victims and puts ing to get some simple oversight. yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from the constitutional rights of our citi- Mr. BACHUS put it quite well when he Florida (Mr. DEUTCH), a distinguished zens ahead of special interests. said that sunshine is the best disinfect- member of the committee. I urge my colleagues to vote ‘‘no’’ on ant. We are asking to shine the light of Mr. DEUTCH. I thank my friend, Mr. the FACT Act. day on these claims so we can protect CONYERS. Mr. GOODLATTE. Mr. Chairman, it future victims. We don’t want to deny Mr. Chairman, it is deeply troubling is my pleasure to yield 4 minutes to anybody who is a legitimate claimant to see that today the House of Rep- the gentleman from Texas (Mr. what they are entitled to. We want to resentatives might vote to pass the so- FARENTHOLD), the author of the legisla- get them compensated and make sure called FACT Act, or Furthering Asbes- tion. there is enough money there for every- tos Claim Transparency Act. I urge my Mr. FARENTHOLD. Thank you, one. colleagues to vote against this bill be- Chairman GOODLATTE. This is a bill for the victims. It is a cause it is not about transparency. It is Quite frankly, I am personally of- bill to stop fraud, waste, and abuse. not about accountability. It is abso- fended by the claim that this bill is Mr. CONYERS. Mr. Chairman, I am lutely not about justice. The FACT Act against victims. It is for the victims. It pleased now to yield 3 minutes to the is nothing more than a thinly veiled is preserving the asbestos trusts for gentlelady from Houston, Texas, (Ms. attack on the rights of cancer victims those yet undiscovered victims from JACKSON LEE), a member of the Judici- and their families. That is the only people who would defraud the system. ary Committee. way I can describe a piece of legisla- This is a simple, short two-page bill. Ms. JACKSON LEE. Let me thank tion that undermines the constitu- We are asking for no more information the ranking member for yielding. tional rights of asbestos victims and than you have to supply when you file Mr. Chairman, with all of the pro- even threatens the privacy of victims a lawsuit in any court. We are asking tests, I think there is nothing more and their families. for your name and the basis of your that we can say other than that it is a

VerDate Mar 15 2010 03:11 Dec 15, 2014 Jkt 079060 PO 00000 Frm 00019 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\RECORD13\RECFILES\NOV2013\H13NO3.REC H13NO3 bjneal on DSK2TWX8P1PROD with CONG-REC-ONLINE H7020 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE November 13, 2013 very cruel decision to move forward for their diseases. That is why they or- And although the proponents of this legisla- this particular legislation. It really im- ganized in the manner that they did. It tion assert that it is intended to protect asbes- plodes and violates the process of liti- is because they were dying, dying, tos victims, I have not heard of a single as- gation between plaintiffs and defend- dying, and there was no response. bestos victim who has expressed support for ants, petitioners and those who are in The CHAIR. The time of the gentle- the H.R. 982, the FACT Act. opposition, because we have an infra- woman has expired. As the widow of our former colleague Rep- structure of a court system that allows Mr. CONYERS. I yield the gentlelady resentative Bruce Vento (D–MN), who passed those who participate in that court an additional 15 seconds. away from mesothelioma, stated H.R. 982 system to guide the evidence that is Ms. JACKSON LEE. It is particularly ‘‘does not do a single thing’’ to help asbestos being presented under the representa- galling that many of the major asbes- victims and their families. tion of their counsel. tos producers refuse to accept responsi- H.R. 982 does not help and actually disturbs The Sixth Amendment provides for bility and that most declared bank- a reasonably well-functioning asbestos victim individuals to have a right to counsel, ruptcy in an attempt to limit their fu- compensation process. Entities facing over- and what this legislation is trying to ture liability. whelming mass tort liability for causing asbes- I ask my colleagues to vote ‘‘no’’ on do is implode that relationship and ask tos injuries may, under certain circumstances, this legislation. How much more can for information that could be given in shed these liabilities and financially regain we put on these poor victims? If you the regular order of a court process. their stability in exchange for funding trusts es- want information, go to their counsel. This is intrusive legislation under tablished under Chapter II of the Bankruptcy Go into the courthouse. They will pro- the false guise of transparency and, in Code to pay the claims of their victims, under vide it. Let’s give them relief. I oppose actuality, would invade the privacy of certain circumstances. this legislation. asbestos victims by requiring the post- H.R. 982, however, interferes with this long- Mr. Chairman, I rise in opposition to H.R. ing of personal exposure and medical standing process in two ways. The FACT Act 982, the F.A.C.T. Act. This intrusive legislation information online and erect new bar- would require these trusts to: (1) file a publicly which misuses the word ‘‘transparency,’’ would available quarterly report with the bankruptcy riers to victims receiving compensa- invade the privacy of asbestos victims by re- court that would include personally identifying tion for their asbestos diseases. quiring the posting of personal exposure and information about such claimants, including This cancer-driven disease, this as- medical information online and erect new bar- bestos-driven disease, is a silent killer. riers to victims receiving compensation for their names, exposure history, and basis for For a long time, the victims don’t even their asbestos diseases. any payment made to them; and (2) provide know that they are being impacted by We have witnessed decades of uncontrolled any information related to payment from and asbestos that is causing cancer. use of asbestos, and, even after its hazards demands for payment from such trust to any We have witnessed decades of uncon- became widely known, disease and death still party to any action in law or equity concerning trolled use of asbestos; and even after persist. liability for asbestos exposure. its hazards became widely known, dis- Hundreds of thousands of workers and fam- I urge my colleagues to vote against this ut- ease and death still persist because ily members have been exposed to, suffered terly intrusive legislation. people work in it and they do not or died of asbestos-related cancers and lung Mr. GOODLATTE. Mr. Chairman, know. And so they have been forced to disease, and the toll continues. It is estimated may I ask how much time is remaining hire counsel merely to provide for their that each year 10,000 people in the United on both sides. families or themselves in the waning States are expected to die from asbestos re- The CHAIR. The gentleman from Vir- 1 hours and days of their life. lated diseases. This is an outrage—and to add ginia has 18 ⁄2 minutes remaining, and 1 Hundreds of thousands of workers to their misery—they have to deal with the on- the gentleman from Michigan has 20 ⁄2 and family members have been ex- erous provisions of H.R. 982. minutes remaining. posed, suffered, or died of asbestos-re- Time and time again, asbestos victims have Mr. GOODLATTE. Mr. Chairman, I lated cancers and lung disease; and the faced huge obstacles, inconvenient barriers, yield myself such time as I may con- toll continues. And yet we have legisla- and veiled but persistent resistance to receiv- sume to respond to the tion like this that wants to clearly un- ing compensation for their diseases and it is mischaracterization of this legislation dermine the legal system, the justice important to note that asbestos litigation is the as it is somehow imposing burdens on system, which means I go into a court, longest-running mass tort litigation in the the victims of asbestos. In fact, it is I have a lawyer, there is someone op- United States. quite the opposite. posed to my position, they have a law- It is particularly galling that many of the First of all, the information disclosed yer, and we submit information under major asbestos producers refused to accept under the FACT Act is very basic and the basis of that litigation or that set- responsibility and most declared bankruptcy in is less information than would be dis- tlement or that negotiation. an attempt to limit their future liability. In 1994 closed during the normal course of a State court lawsuit, in which many as- b 1445 Congress passed reasonably balanced special legislation that allowed the asbestos compa- bestos bankruptcy claimants pursue si- Why do Americans have to be sub- nies to set up bankruptcy trusts to com- multaneous claims, but they don’t tell jected to another abuse while they are pensate asbestos victims and reorganize the bankruptcy courts about that, so suffering and dying? under the bankruptcy law. these trusts need to tell them that. This is an abuse. H.R. 982 is asking But these trusts don’t have adequate fund- Secondly, the FACT Act includes for information that can already be ing to provide just compensation, and accord- strong privacy protections, including gotten. As I indicated, these individ- ing to a 2010 RAND study, the median pay- prohibiting the disclosure of confiden- uals have been exposed, suffered, or ment across the trusts is only 25 percent of tial medical records and full Social Se- died from asbestos-related cancer. It is the claim’s value. With compensation from curity numbers. To be clear, the FACT estimated that, each year, 10,000 people these trusts so limited, asbestos victims have Act does not require asbestos trusts to in the United States are expected to sought redress from the manufacturers of require or to disclose asbestos victims’ die from asbestos-related diseases. How other asbestos products to which they were Social Security numbers. much more of an outrage do we have to exposed—the original tortfeasors. The FACT Act also leverages existing place on their families—and burdens— The Occupational Safety and Health Admin- privacy protections in the Bankruptcy to ask them to give information about istration, better known as OSHA noted two Code to give the presiding bankruptcy their sicknesses and other issues that decades ago that judge broad discretion to prevent the are squarely within the realm of their ‘‘It was aware of no instance in which expo- disclosure of information that would counsel? Call up their lawyers and ask sure to a toxic substance has more clearly result in identity theft or in any other for it. This is an outrage that they demonstrated detrimental health effects on unlawful activity. Indeed, a judge with have to deal with this onerous provi- human than has asbestos exposure.’’ 29 years of bench experience testified sion. We see the harm that asbestos causes before the Judiciary Committee that Time and again, asbestos victims when people become sick—ordinary Ameri- the FACT Act provides more protec- have faced huge obstacles, inconven- cans who did extraordinary things to get this tion in terms of the confidentiality of ient barriers, and veiled but persistent disease—like go to work every day to support asbestos claimants’ records than the resistance to receiving compensation their families. legal system is able to do.

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It is a limited but they will not be able to do that if Why is it necessary for a claimant to basis of the claim. we continue to have money taken from have to give up his right to privacy Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia. So the these trusts for duplicative claims, just because he seeks to recover dam- gentleman is incorrect. fraudulent claims, and claims without ages arising from exposure to asbestos? Mr. FARENTHOLD. It is not part of merit. The CHAIR. The time of the gen- the medical record. It is just the basis I reserve the balance of my time. tleman has expired. of the claim. It would be simply: claim- Mr. CONYERS. Mr. Chairman, I am Mr. CONYERS. I yield the gentleman ing mesothelioma from exposure at pleased to yield 3 minutes to the gen- an additional 30 seconds. ‘‘this’’ location. It is that basic infor- tleman from Atlanta, Georgia, HANK Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia. Thank mation that would allow other courts JOHNSON, and I would indicate his very you. to determine that the person who is deep concern for asbestos cancer vic- Asbestos victims who seek compensa- making the claim is not double dip- tims. tion for their injuries should retain the ping, that he has not already made Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia. Mr. Chair- same privacy protections as other pa- that claim. man, I rise in opposition to H.R. 982, tients, as well as other people who Mr. CONYERS. Mr. Chairman, I yield the so-called FACT Act. make claims for personal injury. 2 minutes to the gentleman from Ten- The FACT Act would require asbes- Mr. GOODLATTE. Mr. Chairman, at nessee, STEVE COHEN, a distinguished tos trusts to publicly disclose extensive this time, I yield 2 minutes to the gen- member of the Judiciary Committee. amounts of private information about tleman from Texas (Mr. FARENTHOLD). Mr. COHEN. Mr. Chairman, there is asbestos victims on a public Web site. Mr. FARENTHOLD. Thank you very one fact that is indisputable, and that These quarterly reports would have to much. is the procedure by which this par- describe each demand the trust re- Mr. Chairman, I would like to take a ticular bill came to the floor. It is a ceived, including the name and expo- moment to address some claims that procedure whereby the majority had sure history of a claimant and the my friends and colleagues on the other three witnesses and the minority had basis for any payment from the trust side of the aisle have made. one, and none of the witnesses were made to such claimant. Also required The FACT Act is simple. There are victims. to be publicly disclosed by the trusts two pages of text to the FACT Act. There are two major asbestos vic- are a claimant’s home address, work There is no requirement of any action tims’ groups. They would be the people history, income, medical information, whatsoever by the victims of asbestos. most interested in preserving the funds and even the last four digits of a claim- The trusts are the only ones that are for victims—the Asbestos Cancer Vic- ant’s Social Security number. required to do something. Let me just tims’ Rights Campaign and the Asbes- Any person, including every crook in read to you exactly what the require- tos Disease Awareness Organization. the world with Internet access, could ment is. It doesn’t include a broad re- One is headed up by the widow of a use this information for any and all il- lease of personal information. It is very former Member of this House, Mrs. licit purposes. That criminal or mis- simple: Vento. Her husband, Congressman chievous person could be your neigh- A trust described in paragraph 2 shall, sub- Bruce Vento, died of mesothelioma. bor. He could be your daughter’s ex- ject to section 107, file with the bankruptcy They oppose this bill, but the fact is, boyfriend—you know, the one you court not later than 60 days at the end of indisputably, that they were not al- never liked and barred from coming to every quarter a report that shall be made lowed to testify. the house. He could be an employee on available on the court’s public docket with If this bill, indeed, were for the vic- the job, somebody who is vying for respect to such quarter. It describes each de- tims, the victims should have had an your job. He could be anybody who mand the trust has received from a claimant, opportunity to testify. The chairman including the name, exposure history of a of the subcommittee, Mr. BACHUS, of wants to do harm to you or your fam- claimant and the basis for any payment from ily. the trust made to such claimant, and it does which I am the ranking member, val- It is a serious threat to asbestos vic- not include any confidential medical record iantly tried to rectify that error by al- tims’ security and privacy, and it is an or the claimant’s full Social Security num- lowing them to testify, but he was unfair and unnecessary advantage be- ber. overruled. stowed upon the asbestos manufactur- All we are asking for in this bill is The fact is that the procedure that ers. The truth of the matter is that that the trusts let us know who they brought this bill to the floor was such information is available to the are paying the money to and what they flawed. Accordingly, I submit that the tortfeasors during the course of the are paying it for so we make sure peo- bill should be flawed because the vic- litigation. Federal and/or State Rules ple don’t double dip so that there is tims should have had the opportunity of Civil Procedure allow a defendant to plenty of money there for future claim- to speak. If it is for the victims, if it is gain all relevant information during ants. for preserving funds, the people who the discovery process about a claim- Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia. Will the are proponents shouldn’t have been ant’s exposure. Moreover, a defendant’s gentleman yield? afraid of the victims’ organizations discovery request should never justify Mr. FARENTHOLD. I yield to the going on record and giving testimony the publication of a plaintiff’s entire gentleman. and testifying. medical history. Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia. How do This whole proceeding today is con- Yesterday, I offered an amendment you determine claimants individually ceived in an attack on the victims—not that would have protected the privacy with that level of information that you allowing the victims to speak and not of asbestos victims and their families, just described? allowing transparency in the hearing but, unfortunately, the Republicans on Mr. FARENTHOLD. It gives you process. This is allegedly about trans- the Rules Committee did not allow the their names and potentially a part of parency. It is not. It is about covering House to consider my amendment their Social Security numbers. up and not allowing freedom of speech today. It is disappointing that my Re- Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia. Okay. from the people who are most af- publican colleagues who pretend that Thank you. fected—those who had loved ones die they support Americans’ rights to pri- Mr. FARENTHOLD. It is not their from mesothelioma. vacy are now willing to throw privacy full Social Security numbers. It is not Mr. GOODLATTE. Mr. Chairman, I rights under the bus while they stand their confidential medical records. It is yield myself such time as I may con- with Big Asbestos and as they again the basis of their claims. sume to respond to the victimize the victims by trampling on Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia. Will the mischaracterization of the process fol- the privacy rights of those same vic- gentleman yield? lowed in the Judiciary Committee.

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This bill aims to ad- hearings before the Judiciary Sub- had was an in camera hearing not on dress a fraud problem and ensure that committee on Regulatory Reform, the record. That is not right. If you true asbestos victims obtain maximum Commercial and Antitrust Law—one want to propose something for the vic- recoveries for their injuries. during the 112th Congress and another tims, you give them an opportunity to My district is home to many asbestos this year on March 13. testify on the record—and they all op- lawsuits. Currently, a lack of trans- The minority used these opportuni- posed the bill to a one. parency has led to fraud in the asbestos ties to call witnesses who were rep- Mr. GOODLATTE. Mr. Chairman, I bankruptcy trust system and diverted resentatives from the asbestos plain- continue to reserve the balance of my millions of dollars away from those tiffs’ trial bar to voice their concerns time. who should have the ability to receive with the bill. In fact, the minority Mr. CONYERS. Mr. Chairman, I yield these recoveries. This lack of trans- called the same witness for two out of 2 minutes to the gentleman from New parency discourages a free flow of in- the three hearings. Now they claim York (Mr. JEFFRIES). formation resulting in fraudulent that asbestos victims were never pro- Mr. JEFFRIES. Mr. Chairman, I claims that deplete funds that are in- vided an opportunity to testify. The thank the distinguished ranking mem- tended for legitimate victims. Judiciary Committee provided ample ber for his leadership. This bill requires these trusts to file quarterly reports, which include the opportunities to include asbestos vic- This bill represents an unjustified claimant’s name, basis for the claim, tims’ views on the legislation on the corporate giveaway being built on the payments made, and the basis behind record, and there are many letters and backs of hardworking individuals from those payments. It protects privacy by statements from asbestos victims in all across this country who in many prohibiting disclosure of sensitive med- the record as a result. Additionally, cases were unwittingly victimized by ical records and Social Security num- the committee offered a special proce- asbestos exposure. It is an unwar- ranted, unnecessary, and unconscion- bers. dure to asbestos victims in order to In order to help ensure future victims provide an occasion for the victims to able effort to benefit Big Business and the asbestos industrial complex, which will have access to the money they de- personally inform Members and staff of serve, these problems cannot be al- their views, which they refused. in many instances has unleashed meso- thelioma, lung cancer, and other dis- lowed to continue. This is why I stand It has become necessary to act with today in support of the FACT Act. eases of mass destruction on Ameri- expediency and move this important Mr. CONYERS. Mr. Chairman, I am cans all across this country who are legislation forward. Each day that pleased to yield 1 minute to the leader hardworking and, in most instances, passes is a day on which fraudulent of the Democratic Caucus, Ms. PELOSI. claims can be prosecuted against the simply trying to make a living for Ms. PELOSI. Mr. Chairman, I thank asbestos trusts, thereby reducing the themselves and for their families. the gentleman for yielding and for his recovery to legitimate asbestos vic- It is being done allegedly to create leadership on so many issues. tims. This legislation will benefit vic- greater transparency and in the name Mr. Chairman, as you know, the de- tims by reducing fraudulent claims and of litigation reform. Yet the record re- bates that we have on the floor of the by ensuring that asbestos trusts pro- flects that there is no evidence of sys- House affect millions of Americans: vide the maximum recovery to future tematic fraud, no evidence of system- families, senior citizens, veterans, stu- asbestos claimants. atic waste, no evidence of systematic dents, and children. We all bring sto- Mr. COHEN. Will the gentleman abuse, no evidence of systematic over- ries of men and women and families yield? payment to victims of asbestos expo- from our districts—the challenges fac- Mr. GOODLATTE. I yield to the gen- sure. ing our neighbors, the urgent need to tleman from Tennessee. This is wrong, it is shameful, it is a solve them. Mr. COHEN. Would you explain to me bill that is dead on arrival in the Sen- Today, we address an issue that takes then why the victims were never al- ate; and that is why I respectfully urge the lives of thousands of Americans lowed to testify on the record in this all of my colleagues to vote ‘‘no.’’ each year: asbestos exposure. Yet we do Congress and were never given an op- Mr. GOODLATTE. Mr. Chairman, I not have to look back only to our dis- portunity even though the sub- yield 1 minute to myself to respond to tricts on this scourge; we only need to committee chairman valiantly and he- the allegation that fraud has not been look into the lives of some who have roically tried to rectify that? documented. served in this body. Mr. GOODLATTE. In reclaiming my Fraud has been documented in news I am very honored today, as I know time, that is not accurate. The claim- reports, State court cases, and testi- some of my colleagues are as well, that ants were offered a process by which mony before the Judiciary Committee. Susan Vento, wife of our former col- they could come and speak to the The Wall Street Journal conducted an league Bruce Vento who served with members of the committee. investigation that found thousands of such distinction in the Congress with Mr. COHEN. In private. disparately filed claims. Court docu- some of us some years ago, is with us. Mr. GOODLATTE. Mr. Chairman, I ments in many States, including Dela- Bruce Vento was affected by asbestos have the time. ware, Louisiana, Maryland, New York, exposure. It took his life. The CHAIR. The gentleman from Vir- Ohio, Oklahoma, and Virginia, attest I wish to place in the RECORD Susan ginia controls the time. to widespread fraud. Vento’s letter, Mr. Chairman, and just Additionally, the Judiciary Com- to say that in the letter Susan says: b 1500 mittee heard testimony over the course During the consideration of this legislation Mr. GOODLATTE. The minority had of three hearings during which wit- in the Judiciary Committee, two other the opportunity to have an asbestos nesses repeatedly testified that fraud women who have been affected by the rav- victim testify if they wished to do so existed within the asbestos trust bank- ages of asbestos and I requested to have a and chose instead to have a plaintiff’s ruptcy system. Keep in mind that the chance to testify about how the legislation fraud reported to date has been in spite would affect people like us. Our request was attorney who had already testified in a denied. To date, not one victim of asbestos previous hearing do so. of the lack of disclosure that currently exposure or an affected family member has I reserve the balance of my time. pervades this system. The increased been allowed to be heard on this legislation. Mr. CONYERS. Mr. Chairman, I yield transparency the FACT Act introduces The only people who would be directly af- 30 seconds to the gentleman from Ten- will go a long way in uncovering pre- fected by this bill have been completely shut nessee (Mr. COHEN). viously undetected fraud and pre- out of the process. Mr. COHEN. Mr. Chairman, we had serving assets for future asbestos vic- It goes on to say the so-called FACT one witness; the majority had three tims. Act—and this letter doesn’t say ‘‘the

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If this bill passes, it will be a se- on steps to strengthen the health of the rious setback for Americans who expect significantly increase federal funding for American people. Let’s preserve the medical research to fund diagnoses and their elected representatives to work on privacy and well-being of asbestos vic- their behalf. Instead of helping those who treatments for mesothelioma, asbestosis and suffer from the diseases caused by asbestos, tims and all American families. other asbestos-related diseases. it will reward those who have perpetuated We can do this by voting ‘‘no’’ on this The FACT Act drastically erodes the dec- the diseases. legislation. ades of work Bruce and so many of you have invested in helping those who could not help I would also like to talk about an- PLEASE OPPOSE H.R. 982, THE FURTHERING themselves. If this bill passes, it will be a se- other of our colleagues who is affected ASBESTOS CLAIM TRANSPARENCY ACT (FACT rious step back for Americans who expect by this: Congresswoman CAROLYN ACT) their elected representatives to work on MCCARTHY. CAROLYN MCCARTHY serves NOVEMBER 11, 2013. their behalf. Instead of helping those who in this Congress with us. She is a dis- DEAR REPRESENTATIVE: My name is Susan suffer from the diseases caused by asbestos, Vent, and I’m writing to express my strong tinguished Congresswoman from the it will reward those who have perpetuated opposition to H.R. 982, called the Furthering the diseases. State of New York. Congresswoman Asbestos Claim Transparency Act (FACT I thank you for your consideration. I hope MCCARTHY’s father and brother were Act). My husband was the late Congressman you will stand with me in support of Bruce’s career boilermakers. Each night, they Bruce F. Vento who served for almost 24 memory and in opposition to this bill. brought home asbestos fibers in their years in the House of Representatives rep- Sincerely, clothes. Over time, exposure to this as- resenting Minnesota’s Fourth Congressional SUSAN VENTO. District. He died from mesothelioma in 2000 bestos affected Congresswoman MCCAR- Mr. GOODLATTE. Mr. Chairman, I within eight months of being diagnosed. THY herself. Today, she is battling as- Mesothelioma is an aggressive cancer reserve the balance of my time. bestos-related lung cancer. caused by asbestos exposure. Bruce was ex- Mr. CONYERS. Mr. Chairman, I am Her story is like the stories of count- posed through his work as a laborer years be- pleased now to yield 2 minutes to the less Americans across the country. It is fore we met or became involved in public distinguished gentlelady from Texas up to us to strengthen the health of life. He told his constituency about his diag- (Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON). those suffering from exposure. It is up nosis in early February 2000 when he an- Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of to us to act in their names, whether nounced why he would not run for re-elec- Texas. Thank you very much, Mr. they suffer from cancer today or face tion. On February 14, he had his lung sur- gically removed and then began an aggres- Chairman, and thank you to the rank- the prospect of severe illness in the fu- sive treatment regimen at the Mayo Clinic. ing member. ture. It was not enough. My husband died three Mr. Chairman, I rise to speak against Yet the Republican measure we con- days after his 60th birthday in October 2010, H.R. 982. sider today does not meet this chal- just eight and one-half months after the di- This legislation requires that asbes- lenge. Like far too many Republican agnosis. With his death, our country lost a tos trusts, which were set up to man- bills in this Congress, this legislation hard-working and humble public servant age a company’s asbestos liability ex- only serves to make matters worse for years before his time. Bruce’s parents, chil- posure, disclose names and personal in- dren, grandchildren and I lost so much more. the American people. The so-called— Bruce dedicated himself as a tireless and formation of any individual who is there it is again—the so-called FACT effective advocate for the environment, for seeking compensation from such Act actually harms the American peo- working people and for the disadvantaged. trusts. ple—that is a fact—and hinders the During his time in Congress, he was well re- The negative health effects associ- ability of asbestos victims to obtain spected by members of both parties. He ated with asbestos have been under in- compensation. served as ranking member and chairman of vestigation since the early 1990s. Pre- How does it do this? This bill would the Natural Resources Subcommittee on Na- mature death, lung cancer, and meso- tional Parks, Forests and Public Lands and deny cancer victims the assistance and also served on the House Banking Com- thelioma are known effects of asbestos simple justice they deserve. It would mittee. exposure. While asbestos industry offi- even delay compensation beyond the During the consideration of this legislation cials were aware of these negative life of a person suffering from asbestos- in the Judiciary Committee, two other health impacts since the 1930s, it related cancer and illnesses. It would women who have been affected by the rav- wasn’t until the 1970s that evidence invade the privacy of thousands of ages of asbestos and I requested to have a emerged that the industry concealed Americans, and it would pose a par- chance to testify about how the legislation these dangers from the public. would affect people like us. Our request was Lawsuits resulted; and in 1973 the ticularly detrimental impact on vet- denied. To date, not one victim of asbestos erans of the United States Armed exposure or an affected family member has U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Cir- Forces who have been disproportion- been allowed to be heard on the legislation. cuit upheld the first successful asbes- ately affected by asbestos. The only people who would be directly af- tos liability suit. Today, hundreds of Contrary to the claims of the bill’s fected by this bill have been completely shut thousands of claims have been filed, proponents, there is no need for this out of the process. amounting to billions of dollars in bill. State laws provide for adequate This legislation is premised on a myth that damages. fraud is a problem in asbestos-related litiga- The key principle behind this legisla- disclosure. There is no evidence of sys- tion and that transparency must be required tematic fraud in the asbestos trust sys- of those suffering from asbestos-caused dis- tion is to prevent duplicative and tem. eases and their families. Such transparency fraudulent claims from being filed In short, this bill is unnecessary, it is would require mesothelioma patients and against companies. However, there is mean-spirited and will never become their families and others suffering from as- zero evidence to support any allegation the law of the land. bestos-related diseases to divulge personal of endemic fraud in the filing of asbes- The Republican majority has little information on public websites, including tos claims. In fact, in 2011, during an time left on the legislative calendar portions of their Social Security numbers, examination of asbestos trusts, the this year: just 13 days between now and information about their personal finances and information about their children. Exten- Government Accountability Office, the December 31, according to the schedule sive and reputable research has disproved the GAO, did not find any evidence of such they have given us. In that short win- fraud claims. fraud. dow, the House should focus on the I find it highly ironic that the asbestos in- Make no mistake, this bill does noth- most pressing challenges—priorities dustry is seeking transparency, of all things. ing to enhance transparency and sim- like job creation, economic growth, If the companies that are pushing this bill ply increases the burden on the victims comprehensive immigration reform, or really cared about transparency, they who are seeking compensation for as- wouldn’t have concealed what they knew re- deficit reduction. Instead, our Repub- garding the lethal nature of exposure to as- bestos exposure and the related side ef- lican colleagues have chosen to waste bestos and hundreds of thousands of Ameri- fects. Instead, the FACT Act simply time on another message bill to no- cans would not have died from such cruel makes it more difficult for asbestos where. diseases, including my husband. victims to receive compensation for

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If the gentleman ing duplicative claims, who are trying mately died from the consequences of asbes- from Michigan is prepared to close as to double dip at the same time there tos exposure, leaving family members and well, I reserve the balance of my time. are people with legitimate claims that friends behind. Mr. CONYERS. Mr. Chairman, I am will not have any money available to The FACT Act not only fails to enhance prepared to close. I think the case has them because, as we know, and as was transparency, but it may also expose these been made that the asbestos victims do mentioned by many of the speakers victims to added fraud and abuse. This bill not benefit from this bill, that there is here today, asbestos is a problem that would require asbestos trusts to publish the no widespread fraud or abuse, that all has affected many, many Americans, claimants’ name, address, work history, in- of the victims and their organizations and it is something that can be latent come, and even personal medical information are, in fact, strongly opposed to H.R. for a long period of time. We want to onto the Internet, where it can be accessed by 982, and so are we. It is for that reason make sure that those victims who people all around the world. This gross inva- that I urge Members of the House to come along at the end of this process, sion of privacy could unwittingly expose these soundly reject this measure. who discover late in their lives that victims to identity theft or other forms of fraud, I yield back the balance of my time. they also suffer from mesothelioma while completely failing to enhance the oper- Mr. GOODLATTE. Mr. Chairman, I and related cancers, and other diseases ation of these trusts to compensate legitimate yield myself such time as I may con- caused by asbestos, have the oppor- victims. sume. tunity to recover, not just those who Mr. Speaker, the FACT Act is a terrible Mr. Chairman, a lot of assertions want to abuse this system by hiding piece of legislation that undermines the safety have been made by the other side of the their claims and not allowing proper and privacy of many Americans, while giving aisle with regard to the FACT Act. discovery of duplicative claims and unjustified deference to companies that have Let’s make clear what we are talking fraudulent claims. wittingly exposed individuals to asbestos. In- about here. I urge my colleagues to support this stead of focusing on legislation that creates This is a bill that in its totality well founded, good legal reform. jobs or enhances U.S. competitiveness doesn’t cover two full pages of double- I yield back the balance of my time. spaced type in legislative language. It abroad, House Republicans continue to waste Ms. SCHAKOWSKY. Mr. Chair, I rise in simply requires that trusts that have our time with poorly crafted bills that have ob- strong opposition to H.R. 982. been established to preserve the assets vious ties to industry. I strongly urge my col- The average adult takes about 20,000 of companies that have gone bankrupt leagues to vote no on this legislation so that breaths a day. Most of us don’t think much and have paid funds into these trusts, we may continue to compensate legitimate about those breaths. But for those living with that future claims, future real, legiti- victims of asbestos exposure. asbestosis or mesothelioma, they think about mate claims, will have resources avail- Mr. GOODLATTE. Mr. Chairman, I every one of them. They struggle to breathe, able to them when it is a known fact continue to reserve the balance of my they struggle to get medical treatments that and established by testimony before time. are often painful, and they struggle financially. the Judiciary Committee and by inves- Mr. CONYERS. Mr. Chairman, I am And they have struggled for decades for jus- tigations in a number of publications, pleased to yield 2 minutes to the gen- tice and some have died before receiving it. including The Wall Street Journal, and tleman from California, Mr. ERIC Asbestos victims and their families have a SWALWELL. by reports from various State courts in more than a half-dozen States, of right to believe that the House of Representa- b 1515 fraud, duplicative claims. tives—the people’s House—would not put fur- Mr. SWALWELL of California. I These are what we are concerned ther barriers in their way. And that is why H.R. thank the ranking member for his lead- about, and this is simply good legisla- 982 is so disturbing. ership on this issue, and I rise in strong tive reform for protection of these as- This bill would threaten asbestos victims’ opposition to H.R. 982, the FACT Act. sets for future availability. Otherwise, privacy by putting their personal information It is a fact that asbestos can be found these trusts, which are already reduc- on a public website. Exposed to asbestos, in thousands of products and locations. ing the amount that they can pay to they would now be exposed to identity theft It is a fact that asbestos is a deadly legitimate asbestos victims, will run and fraud. carcinogen which kills about 10,000 out of money altogether before all of The Rand Institute estimates that the me- Americans a year. It is a fact that the legitimate claims have been ad- dian payment to asbestos victims is just 25 trusts were set up so victims could still dressed. cents on the dollars—with some as low as 1.1 be compensated even when asbestos That’s what the purpose of this legis- percent. Yet, H.R. 982 would divert dollars companies went bankrupt. It is also a lation is. The opponents of the FACT away from compensation to burdensome pa- fact that there is no evidence of sys- Act have offered creative and far-rang- perwork requirements that go far beyond cur- temic fraud or abuse in these asbestos ing allegations against a measure that rent law and bypass long-established rules of trusts. It is also a fact that H.R. 982 only seeks to introduce a modest discovery. Asbestos companies face no similar would put tremendous new administra- amount of transparency into an opaque ‘‘transparency’’ requirements. tive burdens on these trusts. It is a fact system. We know these allegations to The proponents of this bill say it is nec- that the result of this bill would make be unfounded. The allegation that it essary to put victims’ privacy at risk; delay and it more difficult for victims of asbestos hurts asbestos victims is unfounded. lower the payments they need to live because exposure and their families to achieve We know this because by increasing of fraud in company trusts—but there is no justice. transparency and deterring fraud, the evidence of fraud. With all of these facts, the evidence FACT Act helps asbestos victims by This is an unjustifiable bill—and it is a dan- is clear: the FACT Act is a fact in protecting trust funds for future claim- gerous bill. I urge my colleagues to reject it. name only, and instead, what it claims ants. The CHAIR. All time for general de- to do is really a fiction. It is just an- The allegation there is no widespread bate has expired. other part of the majority’s historic fraud is unfounded. We know this be- Pursuant to the rule, the bill shall be and ongoing hostility to victims and cause there has been fraud documented considered for amendment under the 5- their attorneys who are trying to in news reports, State court cases, and minute rule, and shall be considered as achieve justice through our courts. before the Judiciary Committee. read. Instead of working to make it easier I urge my colleagues to reject the un- The text of the bill is as follows: for victims to be compensated, instead founded allegations offered today by H.R. 982 of working on a whole host of other critics of the FACT Act, and vote in Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Rep- problems facing the American people, support of this simple transparency resentatives of the United States of America in we are targeting innocent asbestos vic- measure. Congress assembled,

VerDate Mar 15 2010 03:11 Dec 15, 2014 Jkt 079060 PO 00000 Frm 00024 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\RECORD13\RECFILES\NOV2013\H13NO3.REC H13NO3 bjneal on DSK2TWX8P1PROD with CONG-REC-ONLINE November 13, 2013 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H7025 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. sure that claims are valid and sup- pose the bill. Accordingly, I ask my This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Furthering ported. colleagues to support this amendment. Asbestos Claim Transparency (FACT) Act of Proponents of H.R. 982 argue that its I reserve the balance of my time. 2013’’. reporting and other information-shar- Mr. GOODLATTE. Mr. Chairman, I SEC. 2. AMENDMENTS. ing requirements are necessary in claim the time in opposition to the Section 524(g) of title 11, United States order to ensure that asbestos victims amendment. Code, is amended by adding at the end the The CHAIR. The gentleman from Vir- following: are not committing fraud by recov- ering money both from trusts and ginia is recognized for 5 minutes. ‘‘(8) A trust described in paragraph (2) Mr. GOODLATTE. Mr. Chairman, shall, subject to section 107— through the tort system, thereby ‘‘dou- ‘‘(A) file with the bankruptcy court, not ble dipping.’’ this amendment would exclude asbes- later than 60 days after the end of every While proponents of the bill have yet tos trusts that have in place internal quarter, a report that shall be made avail- to point to any empirical evidence of audit systems from the requirements of able on the court’s public docket and with endemic fraud within the asbestos the FACT Act. There has not been any evidence pre- respect to such quarter— trust claims process, H.R. 982, if en- ‘‘(i) describes each demand the trust re- sented to establish that trusts with in- acted, will impose unnecessary burdens ceived from, including the name and expo- ternal reporting systems are free from and costs on trusts and will expose sure history of, a claimant and the basis for fraud. On the contrary, a GAO report claimants’ private information to the any payment from the trust made to such found that trust audit processes are de- unnecessary risk of inappropriate expo- claimant; and signed to ensure compliance with inter- ‘‘(ii) does not include any confidential sure, exposure that their loved ones nal trust procedures, not to remedy the medical record or the claimant’s full social have already suffered from. fraud that the bill seeks to address. security number; and H.R. 982’s additional requirements on Simply put, internal audits will not be ‘‘(B) upon written request, and subject to trusts will raise their administrative payment (demanded at the option of the able to detect whether disparate claims costs significantly. Money used to pay trust) for any reasonable cost incurred by are filed among several asbestos trusts these costs ultimately means less the trust to comply with such request, pro- or in the State courts. vide in a timely manner any information re- money to compensate asbestos victims. Excluding certain asbestos trusts lated to payment from, and demands for pay- This is particularly problematic in from the FACT Act would eliminate ment from, such trust, subject to appro- light of the fact that defendants can al- critical sources of information that can priate protective orders, to any party to any ready obtain the information they action in law or equity if the subject of such facilitate the reduction of fraud. Fur- want using existing discovery tools thermore, the amendment would not action concerns liability for asbestos expo- without undermining compensation for sure.’’. address the problem presented by legitimate claims. plaintiffs who assert inconsistent alle- SEC. 3. EFFECTIVE DATE; APPLICATION OF The reporting requirements in H.R. AMENDMENTS. gations between the State court tort 982 also raise privacy concerns. This (a) EFFECTIVE DATE.—Except as provided in system and the asbestos trusts. I urge subsection (b), this Act and the amendments provision requires that a claimant’s my colleagues to oppose the amend- made by this Act shall take effect on the name and exposure history be made ment. date of the enactment of this Act. part of a bankruptcy court’s public I reserve the balance of my time. (b) APPLICATION OF AMENDMENTS.—The docket, meaning that anyone can ac- Mr. COHEN. Mr. Chairman, I yield amendments made by this Act shall apply cess such information for any purpose, such time as he may consume to the with respect to cases commenced under title including purposes that have nothing gentleman from Michigan (Mr. CON- 11 of the United States Code before, on, or to do with compensation for asbestos after the date of the enactment of this Act. YERS). exposure. Mr. CONYERS. Mr. Chairman, the The CHAIR. No amendment to the I recognize that the bill specifically Cohen amendment to limit the bill to bill is in order except those printed in prohibits trusts from making public asbestos trusts that do not have an in- House Report 113–264. Each such any medical records or full Social Se- ternal fraud detection system is very amendment may be offered only in the curity numbers, although it does re- appropriate. That is because, according order printed in the report, may be of- quire the last four digits of the Social to the Government Accountability Of- fered by a Member designated in the re- Security number to be used. fice, which has studied this and filed a port, shall be considered read, shall be I also recognize that limited addi- report, they have found that in every debatable for the time specified in the tional privacy protection is available trust that had an existing internal report, equally divided and controlled under rule 107 of the Bankruptcy Code. quality control to detect fraud, there by the proponent and an opponent, and Nonetheless, these measures are in- was no evidence of systematic fraud shall not be subject to a demand for di- sufficient to fully protect the claim- found, and so I want to compliment the vision of the question. ant’s privacy. As noted by my col- gentleman from Tennessee for bringing AMENDMENT NO. 1 OFFERED BY MR. COHEN leagues, once out in public, such infor- this to our attention. We think that it The CHAIR. It is now in order to con- mation can be used for any purpose. makes a better attempt at regulating sider amendment No. 1 printed in Potential employers, insurance compa- and protecting victims of asbestos, and House Report 113–264. nies, lenders, and even those who may so I am very pleased to support it, and Mr. COHEN. Mr. Chairman, I have an seek to harm an asbestos victim in I hope that it becomes part of the bill. amendment at the desk. some way can have access to this infor- Mr. GOODLATTE. Mr. Chairman, I The CHAIR. The Clerk will designate mation without the victim’s permis- yield the balance of my time to the the amendment. sion or knowledge. gentleman from Texas (Mr. The text of the amendment is as fol- In light of these concerns, and not- FARENTHOLD), the chief sponsor of the lows: withstanding the lack of any evidence legislation. Page 3, line 9, insert ‘‘that does not have a of systemic fraud, my amendment en- Mr. FARENTHOLD. Mr. Chairman, I claims audit program intended to ensure sures that to the extent that a trust al- rise in opposition to the amendment. that claims are valid and supported and that ready has measures in place to ferret The amendment has nothing to do with is’’ after ‘‘trust’’. out potential fraudulent claims, it the problem we are trying to address. The CHAIR. Pursuant to House Reso- should not have to bear the costs, bur- Listen, all well-managed trusts, non- lution 403, the gentleman from Ten- dens, and privacy risks presented by profits, and businesses should have an nessee (Mr. COHEN) and a Member op- H.R. 982’s requirements. internal audit procedure to detect posed each will control 5 minutes. If, in fact, proponents of H.R. 982 are fraud within that organization. The Chair recognizes the gentleman primarily concerned about potential What we are trying to combat with from Tennessee. fraud in the asbestos trust claims proc- the FACT Act is fraud between organi- Mr. COHEN. Mr. Chairman, I yield ess, then they should have little trou- zations, where an unscrupulous attor- myself such time as I may consume. ble supporting this amendment that ney or claimant will file multiple My amendment ensures that H.R. 982 recognizes processes already in place to claims with multiple trusts, or in State will not apply to trusts that have an address fraud while also addressing court and in Federal court, in bank- internal claims audit program to en- some of the concerns of those who op- ruptcy court, and with the trust. So an

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The question was taken; and the extent. Governmental agencies that This is a victims’ rights bill that the Chair announced that the ayes ap- are charged with protecting the public proponent of this amendment, I be- peared to have it. health, whether in the workplace or lieve, is trying to undermine with an Mr. GOODLATTE. Mr. Chairman, I the home, are deprived of the informa- amendment that would exempt most demand a recorded vote. tion they need to enforce the laws we trusts because, as I said, any well-run The CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of have enacted. organization ought to have internal rule XVIII, further proceedings on the If the sponsors of this legislation and external audit procedures in place. amendment offered by the gentleman really mean what they say about the from Tennessee will be postponed. b 1530 need for transparency and account- AMENDMENT NO. 2 OFFERED BY MR. NADLER I urge my colleagues to oppose this ability, they will support this amend- The CHAIR. It is now in order to con- amendment that undermines the pur- ment. There has been too long a record sider amendment No. 2 printed in pose of the bill and support the FACT over too many decades of concealment, House Report 113–264. disassembly, and lawlessness, and too Act. Mr. NADLER. Mr. Chairman, I have Mr. COHEN. Mr. Chairman, I would many lives destroyed because of that an amendment at the desk. like to respond. illegal conduct for us to tolerate the The gentleman from Houston men- The CHAIR. The Clerk will designate continued coverup. This amendment tions this is a ‘‘victims’ rights bill,’’ the amendment. will go a long way toward remedying The text of the amendment is as fol- but all the victims’ rights organiza- that situation and toward correcting lows: tions are against it. There is something the unjust imbalance in the current wrong. Something smells, and it is not Page 4, beginning on line 5, strike ‘‘if’’ and system. Denmark. all that follows through ‘‘exposure.’’, and in- Without this amendment and the sert the following: Mr. FARENTHOLD. Will the gen- if— openness and clarity it would provide, tleman yield? (i) the subject of such action concerns li- this bill would favor only those who in- Mr. COHEN. I yield to the gentleman ability for asbestos exposure; and flicted the harm and would give them from Texas. (ii) such party agrees to make available yet another advantage over the vic- Mr. FARENTHOLD. The point I am (upon written request) information relevant tims. We should stand with the people trying to make is that the existing vic- to such action that pertains to the protec- whose lives have been destroyed, not tims have been compensated, and I am tion of public health or safety to any other with the corporations whose illegal and glad they are compensated; but there person or to any Federal or State entity that immoral conduct destroyed those lives. isn’t an organization in place for peo- has authority to enforce a law regulating an activity relating to such information. This amendment would prevent a sit- ple who don’t know they have the dis- uation where as part of a settlement The CHAIR. Pursuant to House Reso- ease. compensating a victim it is agreed to lution 403, the gentleman from New Mr. COHEN. Sure there isn’t, because keep key information relevant to the York (Mr. NADLER) and a Member op- a group that is unknown, they don’t public health and safety secret so that posed each will control 5 minutes. know who they are. more people will not be victimized. The victims’ organizations are con- The Chair recognizes the gentleman When such terms of the settlement cerned about victims in the future. from New York. are kept secret, other people will not They have suffered. They project into Mr. NADLER. Mr. Chairman, I yield learn that a given product contains as- the future. They want to help other myself such time as I may consume. bestos or that a given product leaked people put into their position. They are This amendment would ensure that asbestos and, therefore, will not know reaching out in a benevolent manner. the transparency the bill’s supporters that they potentially were harmed, and Mr. Vento’s widow and her organiza- demand from the victims of the asbes- government agencies may not learn tion and the other organizations are tos industry will also be applied to the facts necessary to exercise their re- against it. They had no voice. The only corporations that have inflicted so sponsibility to protect the public. voice they have is through Representa- much damage and so much suffering tives, and they ask the Representatives over the years. At the very least, we should be even- to vote ‘‘no.’’ The amendment would require that a handed and demand of the wrongdoers I yield back the balance of my time. defendant seeking the information re- the same transparency that this bill Mr. GOODLATTE. Mr. Chairman, I quired by the bill must himself provide demands of their victims, a trans- simply would reiterate that the fact of information about threats to the public parency which will enable other vic- the matter is that when you don’t safety or health. This information tims to understand their remedies and know who future victims are going to must be provided to any other person will enable government agencies to be and you make a claim that somehow or to any Federal or State entity that better enforce the law. Unless you this is going to enrich businesses when, has the authority to enforce the law want to assist tortfeasors and wrong- in fact, the businesses are bankrupt regulating activity relating to such in- doers in concealing the effects of their and they paid their money into a fund, formation. wrongdoing, you should support this that this is in the interest of deter- This would go a long way to address- amendment. mining what people who have not yet ing the longstanding efforts by these I urge my colleagues to vote for the made claims have and in the interest of corporations to conceal the facts sur- amendment, and I reserve the balance justice in making sure that people who rounding their actions from the public, of my time. have false claims or duplicative claims from their victims, and from govern- Mr. GOODLATTE. Mr. Chairman, I and are making claims to more than ment agencies charged with enforcing claim the time in opposition to the one trust for different claims about the health and safety laws. amendment. same illness or claims in State court, Too often, cases are settled specifi- The CHAIR. The gentleman from Vir- as well as in the bankruptcy court, cally in order to prevent evidence of ginia is recognized for 5 minutes. need to be uncovered. That is what this wrongdoing from becoming public. Mr. GOODLATTE. Mr. Chairman, one seeks to do. If some victims are doing More importantly, because of the se- of the principal issues discussed over that, that is not a defense to this legis- crecy of these settlements, other peo- the course of three separate hearings lation, to say we shouldn’t have trans- ple who have been injured have no way before the Judiciary Committee was parency in the providing of benefits to of gaining important information the existing impediments to informa- people who have truly been harmed. about their exposure, their illnesses, or tion contained in the asbestos trusts.

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And in shall, subject to subsection (B) and section stitute against the prosecution of valid the nearly four decades since, litigation over 107, provide upon written request and subject State court subpoenas for trust infor- personal injuries resulting from exposure to to payment (demanded at the option of the asbestos has resulted in hundreds of thou- trust) for any reasonable cost incurred by mation. sands of claims filed and billions of dollars of the trust to comply with such request, to The FACT Act addresses these issues compensation paid. any party that is a defendant in a pending by requiring affirmative, minimal dis- I urge support of the Nadler amend- court action relating to asbestos exposure, closures from asbestos trusts and al- ment. information that is directly relates to the lowing for access to additional infor- Mr. GOODLATTE. Mr. Chairman, I plaintiff’s claim in such action. mation at the cost of the requesting ‘‘(B) A defendant requesting information reserve the balance of my time. under subparagraph (A) shall first disclose to party. The amendment does not ad- Mr. NADLER. Mr. Chairman, I yield dress these underlying problems and such plaintiff and such trust, subject to an myself the balance of my time. appropriate protective order— instead places broad additional burdens The underlying bill imposes burdens ‘‘(i) the name of each asbestos-containing on defendants seeking to prosecute dis- on victims of asbestos poisoning be- product mined, manufactured, sold, or pur- covery requests in State courts. Spe- cause of an unsubstantiated allegation chased by the defendant at any point in time cifically, it requires defendants poten- that the trusts, set up by the and the name and location of each worksite tially to comply with a host of unre- tortfeasors, by the giant corporations under such defendant’s control at any point lated requests from unknown parties. in time at which such asbestos was mined or that caused the problem, may be suf- such product was manufactured; and These defendants include small busi- fering some fraud, although there is no nesses that played a very minor role, if ‘‘(ii) each location at which such product specific about that. was sold or purchased by such defendant; any, in asbestos manufacturing, but The amendment simply says that if are the last wave of companies in the except that such information shall not in- we are going to request information of clude any information that is a trade se- plaintiffs’ firms never-ending search the victims, we should request mini- cret.’’. for a solvent defendant. mally that the representatives of the The CHAIR. Pursuant to House Reso- The burden this amendment imposes tortfeasors, the trusts, tell us the in- lution 403, the gentlewoman from on a defendant is highly atypical, un- formation that will prevent further Texas (Ms. JACKSON LEE) and a Member necessary, and would unduly impair a people from being harmed. opposed each will control 5 minutes. party’s ability to assert a defense. The I urge support of the amendment, and The Chair recognizes the gentle- FACT Act, by contrast, provides trans- I yield back the balance of my time. woman from Texas. parency where previously it did not Mr. GOODLATTE. Mr. Chairman, I Ms. JACKSON LEE. Mr. Chairman, and provides defendants with the same yield myself the balance of my time. we are here today for several reasons, access to information as plaintiffs. The The FACT Act does not impose bur- and my friends on the other side of the legislation merely levels the playing dens on the victims of asbestos. It im- aisle have their high calling and rea- field so all parties, including other as- poses a minimal disclosure require- sons of great merit that they argue, bestos trusts and State court judges, ment upon the trust, a disclosure re- but I think we have a more devastating have access to the same information. quirement that will benefit both plain- and prevailing reason that we are op- I urge my colleagues to oppose the tiffs and defendants in various courts posed to this legislation. amendment, and I reserve the balance litigating asbestos claims. Frankly, as I indicated earlier in my of my time. Therefore, these new burdens that remarks, there are thousands and thou- Mr. NADLER. Mr. Chairman, how would be imposed by the defendant, sands of asbestos victims who are suf- much time do I have? which are substantial and onerous bur- fering from lung disease or cancer. The CHAIR. The gentleman from dens, not the minimal informational Many of them were diagnosed late. New York has 2 minutes remaining. disclosure that would help to identify Many of them, unfortunately, have Mr. NADLER. Mr. Chairman, I yield duplicative claims in various courts, is passed. Their families are still victims. myself 30 seconds. a massive additional burden added to They have lost everything that they In reply to the gentleman from Vir- this legislation. have had in trying to treat them, and ginia, the amendment refers to ‘‘such For that reason, I oppose the legisla- now we add what we are used to saying party agrees to make available infor- tion, oppose the amendment, and urge in the community: insult to injury. mation.’’ Such party is asbestos trusts, my colleagues to join me opposing the We come with an enormously burden- not a small business. So I don’t know amendment and supporting the under- some and unfair initiative. So today I what he is talking about with small lying legislation. rise to introduce an amendment that I business requirements being imposed I yield back the balance of my time. ask my colleagues on both sides of the by this amendment, and the amend- The CHAIR. The question is on the aisle to consider because it is fair. ment deals with information that the amendment offered by the gentleman The amendment would apply the trust must make available. It does not from New York (Mr. NADLER). transparency rules that they are seek- deal with the underlying burdens that The question was taken; and the ing from those victims who are barely the bill places on victims, which is Chair announced that the noes ap- receiving dollars out of a trust that is what the gentleman was referring to. peared to have it. the final result of numbers of bankrupt This has nothing to do with small busi- Mr. NADLER. Mr. Chairman, I de- companies. We are asking to equally ness. mand a recorded vote. apply these transparency rules to as- Mr. Chairman, I yield 1 minute to the The CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of bestos industry defendants by requir- gentleman from Michigan (Mr. CON- rule XVIII, further proceedings on the ing asbestos companies to report infor- YERS), the distinguished ranking mem- amendment offered by the gentleman mation about the location of their as- ber of the committee. from New York will be postponed. bestos-containing products; and the Mr. CONYERS. Thank you, Mr. NAD- AMENDMENT NO. 3 OFFERED BY MS. JACKSON amendment, out of respect for trade se- LER, for your very important amend- LEE crets, will exempt that. The CHAIR. It is now in order to con- ment. b 1545 As has been reported by the Fifth sider amendment No. 3 printed in Circuit in the First Appellate opinion House Report 113–264. So today we are asking for trans- upholding the product liability against Ms. JACKSON LEE. Mr. Chairman, I parency on both sides. H.R. 982 is one- a manufacturer of asbestos-containing have an amendment at the desk. sided in that it maintains the rights of products, the Government Account- The CHAIR. The Clerk will designate asbestos defendants to demand con- ability Office reported: the amendment. fidentiality of settlements and protects an asbestos defendant’s right to con- In the course of the first successful per- The text of the amendment is as fol- sonal injury lawsuits against asbestos manu- lows: tinue to hide the dangers of their as- facturers, the plaintiffs’ attorney introduced Beginning on page 3, strike line 9 and all bestos products from asbestos victims evidence that these manufacturers had that follows through line 6 on page 4, and in- and the American public. A typical as- known but concealed information about the sert the following: bestos defendant who settles a case in

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For decades, as- issues, including State court litigants’ they paid or for which asbestos prod- bestos companies knew about the dangers of inability to obtain information from ucts the defendant is paying compensa- asbestos and failed to warn or adequately pro- federally-supervised asbestos trusts tion. tect workers and their families. ‘‘The 1966 and the general lack of disclosure that By no means do we want to help comments of the Director of Purchasing for is allowing fraud to be committed those who are hurting. We certainly Bendix Corporation, now a part of Honeywell, against these trusts. The FACT Act ad- don’t want to give them a leg up by un- capture the complete disregard of an industry dresses these problems by introducing derstanding what the process of com- for its workforce that is expressed over and transparency into the asbestos bank- pensation is. over again in company documents spanning ruptcy trust system. These same defendants now, under the past 60 years. ‘. . . if you have enjoyed The amendment dramatically under- this particular bill, want the victims to a good life while working with asbestos prod- cuts the transparency provided under disclose specific settlement amounts ucts, why not die from it?’ ’’ the bill by completely eliminating the with the trusts along with product ex- Now, the same industry responsible for quarterly reporting requirements. This posure information and work history. causing this crisis is asking Congress to pro- removes an important and efficient dis- How unfair is that? On my dying bed, I tect them from liability. If such a bill is going closure component provided by the have to offer and find a basis of giving to pass the U.S. House, the bill should at least FACT Act and would eliminate sister you a settlement, or my family has to force asbestos defendants to reveal informa- asbestos trusts’ access to information give it to you in the midst of our crisis. tion about their asbestos products, where they that is critical for the defense against The asbestos health crisis is the re- are in use, and how many Americans continue fraudulent claims. Additionally, the sult of a massive cover-up; therefore, to be exposed to those products. amendment would place disclosure re- we are asking today for simple fair- Trust information is already public. Trusts al- quirements on the State court party ness. If there is confidentiality on the ready disclose far more information than sol- requesting information from the asbes- defendant’s part and they ask for infor- vent defendants do about their settlement tos trusts. These disclosure require- mation on those who are suffering, practices and amounts—the settlement criteria ments are unnecessary, unusual, and then I believe, minimally, defendants used by a trust and the offer the trust will would severely constrain a party’s can give information about the loca- make if the criteria are met are publicly avail- availability to defend itself in State tion of the asbestos-containing prod- able in the Trust Distribution Procedures court litigation. Plaintiffs and plaintiffs’ firms al- ucts to ensure that our victims are not (‘‘TDP’’) for that trust. Trusts also file annual ready have the ability to gain access to exposed any longer. reports with the Bankruptcy courts and publish the defendant’s information through Furthermore, the trust information lists of the products for which they have as- the traditional discovery process; how- is already public, and I would ask why sumed responsibility. If asbestos victims are ever, it is the defendant’s inability to this bill is even necessary. And then going to be forced to reveal private medical gain access to information submitted the further point of controversy is that and work history information in a public forum, to the asbestos trusts that has created this bill seeks to override State law re- to the very industry that caused their harm, an environment that is conducive to garding discovery disclosure of infor- asbestos defendants should at least be re- fraud. The FACT Act merely levels the mation. quired to reveal which of their products con- playing field so all parties, including So I am asking my colleagues to be tain asbestos and how many people are being other asbestos trusts, State court liti- fair, to recognize the hurt and the pain, exposed. gants, and State court judges have ac- and to support the Jackson Lee amend- The bill seeks to override state law regard- cess to this information and the same ment, which simply asks for those de- ing discovery/disclosure of information. State fendants, those companies, to give us information. discovery rules currently govern disclosure of I would point out that, when one the location of the asbestos-containing a trust claimant’s work and exposure history. products. brings a lawsuit seeking damages from If such information is relevant to a state law another entity that they make a party Mr. Chairman, I rise in support of the Jack- claim, a defendant can seek and get that infor- son Lee amendment which would require the to that lawsuit, they are not entitled mation according to the rules of a state court. to anonymity in doing so. The purpose Asbestos Industry to Report Information about What a defendant cannot do, and what this of the complaint, the initial pleading Dangerous Asbestos Products. bill would allow, is for a defendant to engage filed in the lawsuit, is to disclose who WHAT DOES THE AMENDMENT DO? in fishing expeditions for irrelevant information it is that is seeking the damages and The Amendment would apply the trans- which has no use other than to delay a claim what damages they are seeking. parency rules in the bill equally to asbestos in- for as long as possible. Thus, the bill must be dustry defendants by requiring asbestos com- All we are asking for in this legisla- amended to only apply to defendants willing to tion is that trusts that have been en- panies to report information about the location reveal important information about their asbes- of their asbestos-containing products. And the trusted with funds that are to be made tos-containing products. available for the exclusive purpose of amendment includes a ‘‘trade secrets’’ excep- Lastly, let me add that the asbestos defend- tion. helping the victims of asbestos prob- ants would not be required to disclose trade lems have the opportunity to have in- WHY SUPPORT THE AMENDMENT? secrets under the amendment. The asbestos formation that they would have if it H.R. 982 is one-sided in that it maintains defendants would only be required to disclose the rights of asbestos defendants to demand were a normal plaintiff’s filing in a information about which of their products con- lawsuit. That is what we seek to have confidentiality of settlements and protects an tain asbestos, where they are in use, and how asbestos defendant’s right to continue to hide disclosed. many people are being exposed. The amend- I urge my colleagues to oppose this the dangers of their asbestos products from ment would not force asbestos defendants to amendment and to support the under- asbestos victims and the American public. A reveal industry trade secrets or place them at lying bill. typical asbestos defendant who settles a case a competitive disadvantage in the market- Mr. Chairman, I reserve the balance in the tort system demands confidentiality as a place. Instead, this amendment ensures trans- of my time. condition of settlement in order to ensure that parency from both the asbestos victims and Ms. JACKSON LEE. Mr. Chairman, other victims cannot learn how much they paid asbestos defendants since transparency is the how much time is remaining? or for which asbestos products the defendant stated goal of the bill. The CHAIR. The gentlewoman from is paying compensation. These same defend- I urge my colleagues to Support the Jack- Texas has 11⁄2 minutes remaining. ants now want the victims to disclose specific son Lee Amendment. Ms. JACKSON LEE. And the gen- settlement amounts with the trusts, along with Mr. Chairman, I reserve the balance tleman from Virginia? product exposure information and work his- of my time. The CHAIR. The gentleman from Vir- tory, that they do not themselves provide nor Mr. GOODLATTE. Mr. Chairman, I ginia has 21⁄2 minutes remaining. would have provided before the trusts were claim the time in opposition to the Ms. JACKSON LEE. Mr. Chairman, I created. If transparency were the true goal of amendment. yield 45 seconds to the gentleman from

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The question is on the wanted to commend the creative in- asbestos victims have sought redress from amendment offered by the gentle- the manufacturers of other asbestos products quiry of the gentlelady from Texas in to which they were exposed. woman from Texas (Ms. JACKSON LEE). examining this measure to make it The AFL–CIO is well aware that the sys- The question was taken; and the clear to us, through her amendment, tem for compensating asbestos disease vic- Chair announced that the noes ap- that this places disclosure burdens on tims has had its share of problems, with vic- peared to have it. trusts and asbestos victims but not on tims facing delays and inadequate compensa- Ms. JACKSON LEE. Mr. Chairman, I the corporations, and that is what she tion and too much money being spent on de- demand a recorded vote. fendant and plaintiff lawyers. We have spent The CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of seeks to deal with. So this bill helps years of effort trying to seek solutions to this be accomplished. And what is so make the asbestos compensation system rule XVIII, further proceedings on the critical about it is that we now have a fairer and more effective. But H.R. 982 does amendment offered by the gentle- more balanced approach than is cur- nothing to improve compensation for asbes- woman from Texas will be postponed. rently in the bill. So please support the tos victims and would in fact make the situ- Mr. GOODLATTE. Mr. Chairman, I Jackson Lee amendment. ation even worse. In our view, the bill is sim- move that the Committee do now rise. I thank the gentlelady for yielding. ply an effort by asbestos manufacturers who The motion was agreed to. Ms. JACKSON LEE. I thank the dis- still are subject to asbestos lawsuits to avoid Accordingly, the Committee rose; liability for diseases caused by exposure to and the Speaker pro tempore (Mr. tinguished gentleman for his important their products. remarks. H.R. 982 would require personally identifi- FARENTHOLD) having assumed the Mr. Chairman, let me quickly say, able exposure histories and disease informa- chair, Mr. BISHOP of Utah, Chair of the Mr. CONYERS, Mr. Ranking Member, tion for each asbestos victim filing a claim Committee of the Whole House on the you were superbly right. The plaintiffs with an asbestos trust, and related payment state of the Union, reported that that in litigation have had their right of ex- information, to be posted on a public docket. Committee, having had under consider- change of information. What our This public posting is an extreme invasion of ation the bill (H.R. 982) to amend title friends are trying to do on the other privacy. It would give unfettered access to 11 of the United States Code to require employers, insurance companies, workers the public disclosure by trusts estab- side of the aisle is to make the trusts, compensation carriers and others who could now, a courtroom where information is use this information for any purpose includ- lished under section 524(g) of such title, dragged out of the victim, but it is not ing blacklisting workers from employment of quarterly reports that contain de- asked for from the defendants, the ones and fighting compensation claims. tailed information regarding the re- who have filed for bankruptcy, the ones The bill would also require asbestos trusts ceipt and disposition of claims for inju- who have left the victims to suffer and to provide on demand to asbestos defendants ries based on exposure to asbestos; and and litigants any information related to pay- for other purposes, had come to no res- to fend for themselves. ments made by and claims filed with the I ask my colleagues to make this fair trusts. This would place unnecessary and olution thereon. and require the asbestos company to added burdens on the trusts, delaying much- f give us where the asbestos-remaining needed compensation for asbestos victims. products are so that we can save lives. Such a provision allows asbestos defendants If there is transparency, if the FACT to bypass the established rules of discovery RECESS bill would be fair, they would then in the civil justice system, and provides The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- have information coming from both broad, unrestricted access to personal infor- ant to clause 12(a) of rule I, the Chair mation with no limitations on its use. parties, not only the victims, the plain- Congress should be helping the hundreds of declares the House in recess subject to tiffs, but they would have it coming thousands of individuals who are suffering the call of the Chair. from the asbestos companies that have from disabling and deadly asbestos diseases, Accordingly (at 3 o’clock and 55 min- driven up the numbers of those suf- not further victimizing them by invading utes p.m.), the House stood in recess. fering from lung disease and cancer. their privacy and subjecting them to poten- I ask my colleagues to support the tial blacklisting and discrimination. The f Jackson Lee amendment. AFL–CIO strongly urges you to oppose H.R. Mr. Chairman, I yield back the bal- 982. b 1617 ance of my time. Sincerely, WILLIAM SAMUEL, AFTER RECESS AMERICAN FEDERATION OF LABOR Director, AND CONGRESS OF INDUSTRIAL The recess having expired, the House Government Affairs Department. ORGANIZATIONS, was called to order by the Speaker pro Mr. GOODLATTE. Mr. Chairman, I Washington, DC, November 12, 2013. tempore (Mrs. WALORSKI) at 4 o’clock DEAR REPRESENTATIVE: I am writing to ex- yield myself the balance of the time in and 17 minutes p.m. press the strong opposition of the AFL–CIO opposition to the amendment. to H.R. 982, the ‘‘Furthering Asbestos Claim I just have to say that this amend- f Transparency Act’’ (FACT Act). This legisla- ment goes well beyond the scope of this tion would invade the privacy of asbestos legislation in terms of what it would do FURTHERING ASBESTOS CLAIM victims by posting personal exposure and in terms of discovery in State courts TRANSPARENCY (FACT) ACT OF medical information online and create new and gathering various types of infor- barriers to victims receiving compensation 2013 mation that is already readily and eas- for their asbestos diseases. The AFL–CIO The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- ily discoverable in those proceedings, urges you to oppose this harmful bill. ant to House Resolution 403 and rule including, if necessary, in the bank- Decades of uncontrolled use of asbestos, XVIII, the Chair declares the House in even after its hazards were known, have re- ruptcy court. sulted in a legacy of disease and death. Hun- What it doesn’t get at, and the FACT the Committee of the Whole House on dreds of thousands of workers and family Act does, is information that is not the state of the Union for the further members have suffered or died of asbestos-re- otherwise available to all of the parties consideration of the bill, H.R. 982. lated cancers and lung disease, and the toll to all of those proceedings to deter- Will the gentleman from Utah (Mr. continues. Each year an estimated 10,000 peo- BISHOP) kindly resume the chair. ple in the United States are expected to die mine whether there are duplicative claims, whether there are fraudulent from asbestos related diseases. b 1618 Asbestos victims have faced huge barriers claims, whether there are claims where and obstacles to receiving compensation for one party is claiming to have the same IN THE COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE their diseases. Major asbestos producers re- disease caused by two different places Accordingly, the House resolved fused to accept responsibility and most de- of employment or having claimed the itself into the Committee of the Whole clared bankruptcy in an attempt to limit same disease caused by two different House on the state of the Union for the their future liability. In 1994 Congress passed instrumentalities in two different further consideration of the bill (H.R. special legislation that allowed the asbestos 982) to amend title 11 of the United companies to set up bankruptcy trusts to places. That is what we need to know. compensate asbestos victims and reorganize That is why the FACT Act is nec- States Code to require the public dis- under the bankruptcy law. But these trusts essary. closure by trusts established under sec- don’t have adequate funding to provide just I oppose the amendment, urge my tion 524(g) of such title, of quarterly re- compensation, and according to a 2010 RAND colleagues to oppose the amendment. ports that contain detailed information

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When the Committee of McNerney Rahall Terry the Whole rose earlier today, a request Meeks Rangel Thompson (CA) NOT VOTING—9 for a recorded vote on amendment No. Meng Richmond Thompson (MS) Campbell Jones Rush 3 printed in House Report 113–264 by Michaud Roybal-Allard Tierney Culberson Matsui Wenstrup Miller, George Ruiz Titus Herrera Beutler McCarthy (NY) Young (AK) the gentlewoman from Texas (Ms. Moore Ruppersberger Tonko JACKSON LEE) had been postponed. Moran Ryan (OH) Tsongas b 1646 Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, Murphy (FL) Sa´ nchez, Linda Van Hollen Nadler T. Vargas Messrs. BENISHEK, BENTIVOLIO, proceedings will now resume on those Napolitano Sanchez, Loretta Veasey REED, LUCAS, DeSANTIS, PETRI, amendments printed in House Report Neal Sarbanes Vela HASTINGS of Washington, and SMITH 113–264 on which further proceedings Negrete McLeod Schakowsky Vela´ zquez Nolan Schiff Visclosky of Nebraska changed their vote from were postponed, in the following order: O’Rourke Schneider Walz ‘‘aye’’ to ‘‘no.’’ Amendment No. 1 by Mr. COHEN of Owens Schrader Wasserman Messrs. PETERSON, PETERS of Tennessee. Pallone Schwartz Schultz California, Ms. DUCKWORTH, Messrs. Amendment No. 2 by Mr. NADLER of Pascrell Scott (VA) Waters Pastor (AZ) Scott, David Watt GARAMENDI, GRIJALVA, and New York. Payne Serrano Waxman McDERMOTT changed their vote from Amendment No. 3 by Ms. JACKSON Pelosi Sewell (AL) Welch ‘‘no’’ to ‘‘aye.’’ LEE of Texas. Perlmutter Shea-Porter Wilson (FL) Peters (CA) Sherman Yarmuth So the amendment was rejected. The Chair will reduce to 2 minutes The result of the vote was announced the time for any electronic vote after NOES—223 as above recorded. the first vote in this series. Aderholt Gingrey (GA) Miller (MI) AMENDMENT NO. 2 OFFERED BY MR. NADLER AMENDMENT NO. 1 OFFERED BY MR. COHEN Amash Gohmert Miller, Gary The CHAIR. The unfinished business The CHAIR. The unfinished business Amodei Goodlatte Mullin Bachmann Gosar Mulvaney is the demand for a recorded vote on is the demand for a recorded vote on Bachus Gowdy Murphy (PA) the amendment offered by the gen- the amendment offered by the gen- Barletta Granger Neugebauer tleman from New York (Mr. NADLER) tleman from Tennessee (Mr. COHEN) on Barr Graves (GA) Noem Barton Graves (MO) Nugent on which further proceedings were which further proceedings were post- Benishek Griffin (AR) Nunes postponed and on which the noes pre- poned and on which the ayes prevailed Bentivolio Griffith (VA) Nunnelee vailed by voice vote. by voice vote. Bilirakis Grimm Olson The Clerk will redesignate the The Clerk will redesignate the Bishop (UT) Guthrie Palazzo Black Hall Paulsen amendment. amendment. Blackburn Hanna Pearce The Clerk redesignated the amend- The Clerk redesignated the amend- Boustany Harper Perry ment. ment. Brady (TX) Harris Petri Bridenstine Hartzler Pittenger RECORDED VOTE RECORDED VOTE Brooks (AL) Hastings (WA) Pitts The CHAIR. A recorded vote has been The CHAIR. A recorded vote has been Brooks (IN) Heck (NV) Poe (TX) demanded. demanded. Broun (GA) Hensarling Pompeo Buchanan Holding Posey A recorded vote was ordered. A recorded vote was ordered. Bucshon Hudson Price (GA) The CHAIR. This is a 2-minute vote. The vote was taken by electronic de- Burgess Huelskamp Radel The vote was taken by electronic de- vice, and there were—ayes 198, noes 223, Calvert Huizenga (MI) Reed Camp Hultgren Reichert vice, and there were—ayes 194, noes 226, not voting 9, as follows: Cantor Hunter Renacci not voting 10, as follows: [Roll No. 575] Capito Hurt Ribble [Roll No. 576] Carter Issa Rice (SC) AYES—198 Cassidy Jenkins Rigell AYES—194 Andrews Cummings Himes Chabot Johnson (OH) Roby Andrews Cummings Hinojosa Barber Davis (CA) Hinojosa Chaffetz Johnson, Sam Roe (TN) Barber Davis (CA) Holt Barrow (GA) Davis, Danny Holt Coble Jordan Rogers (AL) Barrow (GA) Davis, Danny Honda Bass DeFazio Honda Coffman Joyce Rogers (KY) Bass DeFazio Horsford Beatty DeGette Horsford Cole Kelly (PA) Rogers (MI) Beatty DeGette Hoyer Becerra Delaney Hoyer Collins (GA) King (IA) Rohrabacher Becerra Delaney Huffman Bera (CA) DeLauro Huffman Collins (NY) King (NY) Rokita Bera (CA) DeLauro Israel Bishop (GA) DelBene Israel Conaway Kingston Rooney Bishop (GA) DelBene Jackson Lee Bishop (NY) Deutch Jackson Lee Cook Kinzinger (IL) Ros-Lehtinen Bishop (NY) Deutch Jeffries Blumenauer Dingell Cotton Jeffries Kline Roskam Blumenauer Dingell Johnson (GA) Bonamici Doggett Cramer Labrador Ross Johnson (GA) Bonamici Doggett Johnson, E. B. Brady (PA) Doyle Crawford LaMalfa Rothfus Johnson, E. B. Brady (PA) Doyle Kaptur Braley (IA) Duckworth Crenshaw Lamborn Royce Kaptur Braley (IA) Duckworth Keating Brown (FL) Edwards Daines Lance Runyan Keating Brown (FL) Edwards Kelly (IL) Brownley (CA) Ellison Kelly (IL) Davis, Rodney Lankford Ryan (WI) Brownley (CA) Ellison Bustos Engel Denham Kennedy Kennedy Latham Salmon Bustos Engel Butterfield Enyart Dent Latta Sanford Kildee Kildee Butterfield Enyart Capps Eshoo DeSantis LoBiondo Scalise Kilmer Kilmer Capps Eshoo Capuano Esty DesJarlais Long Schock Kind Kind Capuano Esty Ca´ rdenas Farr Diaz-Balart Lucas Schweikert ´ Kirkpatrick Kirkpatrick Cardenas Farr Carney Fattah Duffy Luetkemeyer Scott, Austin Carney Fattah Kuster Kuster Carson (IN) Foster Duncan (SC) Lummis Sensenbrenner Carson (IN) Foster Langevin Langevin Cartwright Frankel (FL) Duncan (TN) Marchant Sessions Cartwright Frankel (FL) Larsen (WA) Larsen (WA) Castor (FL) Fudge Ellmers Marino Shimkus Castor (FL) Fudge Larson (CT) Larson (CT) Castro (TX) Gabbard Farenthold Massie Shuster Castro (TX) Gabbard Lee (CA) Lee (CA) Chu Gallego Fincher Matheson Simpson Chu Gallego Levin Cicilline Garamendi Levin Fitzpatrick McCarthy (CA) Smith (MO) Cicilline Garamendi Lewis Clarke Garcia Lewis Fleischmann McCaul Smith (NE) Clarke Garcia Lipinski Clay Gibson Lipinski Fleming McClintock Smith (NJ) Clay Grayson Loebsack Cleaver Grayson Loebsack Flores McHenry Smith (TX) Cleaver Green, Al Lofgren Clyburn Green, Al Lofgren Forbes McKeon Southerland Clyburn Green, Gene Lowenthal Cohen Green, Gene Lowenthal Fortenberry McKinley Stewart Cohen Grijalva Lowey Connolly Grijalva Lowey Foxx McMorris Stivers Connolly Hahn Lujan Grisham Conyers Gutie´rrez Lujan Grisham Franks (AZ) Rodgers Stockman Conyers Hanabusa (NM) Cooper Hahn (NM) Frelinghuysen Meadows Stutzman Cooper Hastings (FL) Luja´ n, Ben Ray Costa Hanabusa Luja´ n, Ben Ray Gardner Meehan Thompson (PA) Courtney Heck (WA) (NM) Courtney Hastings (FL) (NM) Garrett Messer Thornberry Crowley Higgins Lynch Crowley Heck (WA) Lynch Gerlach Mica Tiberi Cuellar Himes Maffei Cuellar Higgins Maffei Gibbs Miller (FL) Tipton

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Tierney McDermott Polis Speier Upton Westmoreland Yoder Pallone Sanchez, Loretta Titus McGovern Price (NC) Swalwell (CA) Valadao Whitfield Yoho Pascrell Sarbanes Tonko McIntyre Quigley Takano Wagner Williams Young (IN) Pastor (AZ) Schakowsky Tsongas McNerney Rahall Thompson (CA) Walberg Wilson (SC) Payne Schiff Van Hollen Pelosi Schneider Meeks Rangel Thompson (MS) Vargas Meng Richmond NOT VOTING—10 Perlmutter Schrader Tierney Veasey Michaud Roybal-Allard Campbell Jones Wenstrup Peters (CA) Schwartz Titus Vela Miller, George Ruiz Culberson Matsui Peters (MI) Scott (VA) Tonko Young (AK) Vela´ zquez Moore Ruppersberger ´ Peterson Scott, David Tsongas Gutierrez McCarthy (NY) Moran Ryan (OH) Pingree (ME) Serrano Visclosky Van Hollen Herrera Beutler Rush Murphy (FL) Sa´ nchez, Linda Pocan Sewell (AL) Walz Vargas Nadler T. ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE CHAIR Polis Shea-Porter Wasserman Napolitano Sanchez, Loretta Veasey The CHAIR (during the vote). There Price (NC) Sherman Schultz Neal Sarbanes Vela Quigley Sinema Waters ´ is 1 minute remaining. Negrete McLeod Schakowsky Velazquez Rahall Sires Watt Nolan Schiff Visclosky Rangel Slaughter Waxman O’Rourke Schneider Walz b 1653 Richmond Smith (WA) Welch Owens Schrader Wasserman So the amendment was rejected. Roybal-Allard Speier Wilson (FL) Pallone Schwartz Schultz Ruiz Swalwell (CA) Yarmuth Pascrell Scott (VA) Waters The result of the vote was announced Pastor (AZ) Scott, David Watt as above recorded. NOES—226 Waxman Payne Serrano AMENDMENT NO. 3 OFFERED BY MS. JACKSON Aderholt Gowdy Olson Pelosi Sewell (AL) Welch Amash Granger Palazzo LEE Perlmutter Shea-Porter Wilson (FL) Amodei Graves (GA) Paulsen Peters (CA) Sherman Yarmuth The CHAIR. The unfinished business Bachmann Graves (MO) Pearce is the demand for a recorded vote on Bachus Griffin (AR) Perry NOES—226 the amendment offered by the gentle- Barletta Griffith (VA) Petri Barr Grimm Pittenger Aderholt Gibbs Mica woman from Texas (Ms. JACKSON LEE) Barton Guthrie Pitts Amash Gibson Miller (FL) on which further proceedings were Benishek Hall Poe (TX) Amodei Gingrey (GA) Miller (MI) Bentivolio Hanna Pompeo Bachmann Gohmert postponed and on which the noes pre- Miller, Gary Bilirakis Harper Bachus Goodlatte Posey Mullin vailed by voice vote. Bishop (UT) Harris Barletta Gosar Price (GA) Mulvaney The Clerk will redesignate the Black Hartzler Barr Gowdy Radel Murphy (PA) Blackburn Hastings (WA) Barton Granger amendment. Reed Neugebauer Boustany Heck (NV) Benishek Graves (GA) The Clerk redesignated the amend- Reichert Noem Brady (TX) Hensarling Bentivolio Graves (MO) Renacci Nugent ment. Bridenstine Holding Bilirakis Griffin (AR) Ribble Nunes Brooks (AL) Hudson Bishop (UT) Griffith (VA) RECORDED VOTE Rice (SC) Nunnelee Brooks (IN) Huelskamp Black Grimm Rigell Olson The CHAIR. A recorded vote has been Broun (GA) Huizenga (MI) Blackburn Guthrie Roby Palazzo demanded. Buchanan Hultgren Boustany Hall Roe (TN) Paulsen Bucshon Hunter Brady (TX) Hanna A recorded vote was ordered. Rogers (AL) Pearce Burgess Hurt Bridenstine Harper The CHAIR. This is a 2-minute vote. Rogers (KY) Perry Calvert Issa Brooks (AL) Harris Rogers (MI) Petri The vote was taken by electronic de- Camp Jenkins Brooks (IN) Hartzler Rohrabacher Pittenger vice, and there were—ayes 195, noes 226, Cantor Johnson (OH) Broun (GA) Hastings (WA) Rokita Pitts Capito Johnson, Sam Buchanan Heck (NV) not voting 9, as follows: Rooney Poe (TX) Carter Jordan Bucshon Hensarling Ros-Lehtinen Pompeo [Roll No. 577] Cassidy Joyce Burgess Holding Roskam Posey Chabot Kelly (PA) Calvert Hudson AYES—195 Ross Price (GA) Chaffetz King (IA) Camp Huelskamp Andrews DeLauro Kaptur Rothfus Radel Coble King (NY) Cantor Huizenga (MI) Barber DelBene Keating Royce Reed Coffman Kingston Capito Hultgren Barrow (GA) Deutch Kelly (IL) Runyan Reichert Cole Kinzinger (IL) Carter Hunter Bass Dingell Kennedy Ryan (WI) Renacci Collins (GA) Kline Cassidy Hurt Beatty Doggett Kildee Salmon Ribble Collins (NY) Labrador Chabot Issa Becerra Doyle Kilmer Sanford Rice (SC) Conaway LaMalfa Chaffetz Jenkins Bera (CA) Duckworth Kind Scalise Rigell Cook Lamborn Coble Johnson (OH) Bishop (GA) Edwards Kirkpatrick Schock Roby Costa Lance Coffman Johnson, Sam Bishop (NY) Ellison Kuster Schweikert Roe (TN) Cotton Lankford Cole Jordan Blumenauer Engel Langevin Scott, Austin Rogers (AL) Cramer Latham Collins (GA) Joyce Bonamici Enyart Larsen (WA) Sensenbrenner Rogers (KY) Crawford Latta Collins (NY) Kelly (PA) Brady (PA) Eshoo Larson (CT) Rogers (MI) Crenshaw LoBiondo Sessions Conaway King (IA) Braley (IA) Esty Lee (CA) Rohrabacher Daines Long Shimkus Cook King (NY) Brown (FL) Farr Levin Rokita Davis, Rodney Lucas Shuster Costa Kingston Brownley (CA) Fattah Lewis Rooney Denham Luetkemeyer Simpson Cotton Kinzinger (IL) Bustos Foster Lipinski Ros-Lehtinen Dent Lummis Smith (MO) Cramer Kline Butterfield Frankel (FL) Loebsack Roskam DeSantis Marchant Smith (NE) Crawford Labrador Capps Fudge Lofgren Ross DesJarlais Marino Smith (NJ) Crenshaw LaMalfa Capuano Gabbard Lowenthal Rothfus Diaz-Balart Massie Smith (TX) Daines Lamborn Ca´ rdenas Gallego Lowey Royce Duffy Matheson Southerland Davis, Rodney Lance Carney Garamendi Lujan Grisham Runyan Duncan (SC) McCarthy (CA) Stewart Denham Lankford Carson (IN) Garcia (NM) Ryan (WI) Duncan (TN) McCaul Stivers Dent Latham Cartwright Grayson Luja´ n, Ben Ray Salmon Ellmers McClintock Stockman DeSantis Latta Castor (FL) Green, Al (NM) Sanford Farenthold McHenry Stutzman DesJarlais LoBiondo Castro (TX) Green, Gene Lynch Scalise Fincher McKeon Terry Diaz-Balart Long Chu Grijalva Maffei Schock Fitzpatrick McKinley Thompson (PA) Duffy Lucas Cicilline Gutie´rrez Maloney, Schweikert Fleischmann McMorris Thornberry Duncan (SC) Luetkemeyer Clarke Hahn Carolyn Scott, Austin Fleming Rodgers Tiberi Duncan (TN) Lummis Clay Hanabusa Maloney, Sean Sensenbrenner Flores Meadows Tipton Ellmers Marchant Cleaver Hastings (FL) McCollum Sessions Forbes Meehan Turner Farenthold Marino Clyburn Heck (WA) McDermott Shimkus Fortenberry Messer Upton Fincher Massie Cohen Higgins McGovern Shuster Foxx Mica Valadao Fitzpatrick Matheson Connolly Himes McIntyre Simpson Franks (AZ) Miller (FL) Wagner Fleischmann McCarthy (CA) Conyers Hinojosa McNerney Smith (MO) Frelinghuysen Miller (MI) Walberg Fleming McCaul Cooper Holt Meeks Smith (NE) Gardner Miller, Gary Walden Flores McClintock Courtney Honda Meng Smith (NJ) Garrett Mullin Walorski Forbes McHenry Crowley Horsford Michaud Smith (TX) Gerlach Mulvaney Weber (TX) Fortenberry McKeon Cuellar Hoyer Miller, George Southerland Gibbs Murphy (PA) Webster (FL) Foxx McKinley Cummings Huffman Moore Stewart Gibson Neugebauer Westmoreland Franks (AZ) McMorris Davis (CA) Israel Moran Stivers Gingrey (GA) Noem Whitfield Frelinghuysen Rodgers Davis, Danny Jackson Lee Murphy (FL) Stockman Gohmert Nugent Williams Gardner Meadows DeFazio Jeffries Nadler Stutzman Goodlatte Nunes Wilson (SC) Garrett Meehan DeGette Johnson (GA) Napolitano Terry Gosar Nunnelee Wittman Gerlach Messer Thompson (PA) Delaney Johnson, E. B. Neal

VerDate Mar 15 2010 03:11 Dec 15, 2014 Jkt 079060 PO 00000 Frm 00031 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\RECORD13\RECFILES\NOV2013\H13NO3.REC H13NO3 bjneal on DSK2TWX8P1PROD with CONG-REC-ONLINE H7032 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE November 13, 2013 Wolf Woodall Yoho We celebrated Veterans Day 2 days tating a reduction in fraud. The FACT Womack Yoder Young (IN) ago with much thanks and praise. Now Act achieves transparency through a NOT VOTING—9 we propose to punish those very same measured approach, carefully crafted Campbell Jones Rush folks whom we praised. Under the guise to provide strong privacy protections Culberson Matsui Wenstrup of transparency, H.R. 982 requires quar- and respect states’ rights, and strong Herrera Beutler McCarthy (NY) Young (AK) terly reports of claims and payouts privacy protections for veterans and all b 1658 made against asbestos trust funds, other victims. So the amendment was rejected. which provide remedies to victims of This will not delay compensation to The result of the vote was announced asbestos exposure while allowing com- asbestos victims but will ensure that as above recorded. panies to continue to operate. A strict the true victims, including victims who The CHAIR. There being no further set of fraud prevention steps already will be identified in the future as suf- amendments, under the rule, the Com- exists when seeking an asbestos claim. fering from asbestos injuries, are not mittee rises. In fact, a 2011 GAO report did not find kept from having compensation. These Accordingly, the Committee rose; any evidence of overt fraud during its trusts are being used up as a result of and the Speaker pro tempore (Mr. examination of asbestos trusts. fraudulent claims. The asbestos bank- MEADOWS) having assumed the chair, Mr. Speaker, 30 percent of asbestos ruptcy trusts need additional trans- Mr. BISHOP of Utah, Chair of the Com- victims are veterans. Let me repeat parency so they can root out fraud and mittee of the Whole House on the state that: 30 percent of asbestos victims are protect recoveries for future asbestos of the Union, reported that that Com- veterans. The reporting requirement victims. The FACT Act provides this mittee, having had under consideration created by this bill will delay claims vital sunshine in a simple, efficient the bill (H.R. 982) to amend title 11 of payments to these men and women who manner. It is a 2-page bill. the United States Code to require the have served their country and are now I commend my colleagues, Mr. public disclosure by trusts established suffering from deadly diseases, includ- FARENTHOLD of Texas and Mr. MATHE- under section 524(g) of such title, of ing lung cancer and mesothelioma, be- SON of Utah, for bringing forward this quarterly reports that contain detailed cause of asbestos exposure. Victims of bipartisan legal reform. I urge my col- information regarding the receipt and mesothelioma typically only live 4 to leagues to vote against this motion to disposition of claims for injuries based 18 months after diagnosis. This final recommit and to support the FACT on exposure to asbestos; and for other amendment will ensure we do not un- Act. purposes, pursuant to House Resolution necessarily delay a claim to a veteran I yield back the balance of my time. 403, reported the bill back to the with just months to live. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Without House. In addition to the delayed payment objection, the previous question is or- The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under of claims, the personal information re- dered on the motion to recommit. the rule, the previous question is or- quired to be submitted in these quar- There was no objection. dered. terly reports poses a serious threat to The SPEAKER pro tempore. The The question is on the engrossment privacy by forcing asbestos trust funds question is on the motion to recommit. and third reading of the bill. to reveal, on a public database, person- The question was taken; and the The bill was ordered to be engrossed ally identifiable information about as- Speaker pro tempore announced that and read a third time, and was read the bestos victims and their families. Why the noes appeared to have it. third time. would we subject a gravely ill veteran Mr. OWENS. Mr. Speaker, on that I MOTION TO RECOMMIT battling a disease like cancer to the ad- demand the yeas and nays. Mr. OWENS. Mr. Speaker, I have a ditional risk of identity theft? The yeas and nays were ordered. motion to recommit at the desk. This motion to recommit very simply The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is the exempts veterans and Active Duty ant to clause 8 and clause 9 of rule XX, gentleman opposed to the bill? servicemembers from the onerous and this 5-minute vote on the motion to re- Mr. OWENS. I am opposed to the bill. invasive reporting requirements of the commit will be followed by 5-minute The SPEAKER pro tempore. The underlying bill. These heroes have sac- votes on the passage of the bill, if or- Clerk will report the motion to recom- rificed for our Nation. Join me in pro- dered, and approval of the Journal, if mit. tecting their privacy and ensuring ordered. The Clerk read as follows: their asbestos claims are paid before The vote was taken by electronic de- death. Mr. Owens moves to recommit the bill vice, and there were—yeas 197, nays (H.R. 982) to the Committee on the Judiciary We will punish those whom we praise, 224, not voting 9, as follows: with instructions to report the bill back to and that is simply unacceptable. I urge [Roll No. 578] support for this final amendment. the House forthwith with the following YEAS—197 amendments: I yield back the balance of my time. Redesignate section 3 as section 4. Mr. GOODLATTE. Mr. Speaker, I Andrews Clyburn Foster Barber Cohen Frankel (FL) Insert after section 2 the following: claim the time in opposition to the mo- Barrow (GA) Connolly Fudge SEC. 3. PROTECTING THE PRIVACY OF U.S. SERV- tion to recommit. Bass Conyers Gabbard ICE MEMBERS AND VETERANS AND The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gen- Beatty Cooper Gallego ENSURING CLAIMS ARE PAID BE- Becerra Costa Garamendi FORE DEATH. tleman from Virginia is recognized for Bera (CA) Courtney Garcia Paragraph (8) of section 524(g) of title 11 of 5 minutes. Bishop (GA) Crowley Grayson the United States Code, as added by section Mr. GOODLATTE. Mr. Speaker, the Bishop (NY) Cuellar Green, Al 2, shall not apply with respect to a claimant FACT Act is a simple measure to ad- Blumenauer Cummings Green, Gene who is or has been a member of the Armed Bonamici Davis (CA) Grijalva dress an obvious problem. The lack of Brady (PA) Davis, Danny Gutie´rrez Forces of the United States. transparency that exists in the asbes- Braley (IA) DeFazio Hahn The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- tos bankruptcy trust system cannot be Brown (FL) DeGette Hanabusa ant to the rule, the gentleman from allowed to continue. Fraudulent claims Brownley (CA) Delaney Hastings (FL) Bustos DeLauro Heck (WA) New York is recognized for 5 minutes are diluting the ability of too many Butterfield DelBene Higgins in support of his motion. trusts to provide for the recoveries of Capps Deutch Himes Mr. OWENS. Mr. Speaker, this is the future asbestos victims, including our Capuano Dingell Hinojosa Ca´ rdenas Doggett Holt final amendment to the bill, which will Nation’s veterans, who must often rely Carney Doyle Honda not kill the bill or send it back to com- solely on the bankruptcy process to ob- Carson (IN) Duckworth Horsford mittee. If adopted, the bill will imme- tain a recovery for their asbestos in- Cartwright Edwards Hoyer diately proceed to final passage, as jury. Castor (FL) Ellison Huffman Castro (TX) Engel Israel amended. The FACT Act will help preserve the Chu Enyart Jackson Lee This motion to recommit very simply finite amount of trust resources avail- Cicilline Eshoo Jeffries exempts veterans and Active Duty able for all future victims by increas- Clarke Esty Johnson (GA) Clay Farr Johnson, E. B. servicemembers from the reporting re- ing transparency in the asbestos bank- Cleaver Fattah Kaptur quirements of the underlying bill. ruptcy trust system, thereby facili-

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McCollum Ruppersberger Wasserman McDermott Ryan (OH) The result of the vote was announced NOES—199 McGovern Sa´ nchez, Linda Schultz as above recorded. Waters Andrews Grayson Negrete McLeod McIntyre T. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The McNerney Sanchez, Loretta Watt Barber Green, Al Nolan Meeks Sarbanes Waxman question is on the passage of the bill. Barrow (GA) Green, Gene O’Rourke Meng Schakowsky Welch The question was taken; and the Bass Grijalva Owens Michaud Schiff Wilson (FL) Beatty Grimm Pallone Speaker pro tempore announced that ´ Miller, George Schneider Yarmuth Becerra Gutierrez Pascrell the ayes appeared to have it. Bera (CA) Hahn Pastor (AZ) NAYS—224 RECORDED VOTE Bishop (GA) Hanabusa Payne Bishop (NY) Hastings (FL) Pelosi Aderholt Forbes Lummis Mr. CONYERS. Mr. Speaker, I de- Blumenauer Heck (WA) Perlmutter Amash Fortenberry Marchant mand a recorded vote. Bonamici Higgins Peters (CA) Amodei Foxx Marino A recorded vote was ordered. Brady (PA) Himes Peters (MI) Bachmann Frelinghuysen Massie Braley (IA) Hinojosa Pingree (ME) Bachus Gardner Matheson The SPEAKER pro tempore. This Brown (FL) Holt Pocan Barletta Garrett McCarthy (CA) will be a 5-minute vote. Brownley (CA) Honda Poe (TX) Barr Gerlach McCaul The vote was taken by electronic de- Bustos Horsford Polis Barton Gibbs McClintock vice, and there were—ayes 221, noes 199, Butterfield Hoyer Price (NC) Benishek Gibson McHenry Capps Huffman Quigley Bentivolio Gingrey (GA) McKeon not voting 10, as follows: Capuano Israel Rahall Bilirakis Gohmert McKinley [Roll No. 579] Ca´ rdenas Jackson Lee Rangel Bishop (UT) Goodlatte McMorris Carney Jeffries Richmond Black Gosar Rodgers AYES—221 Carson (IN) Johnson (GA) Roybal-Allard Blackburn Gowdy Meadows Aderholt DeSantis Hurt Cartwright Johnson, E. B. Ruiz Boustany Granger Meehan Amash DesJarlais Issa Castor (FL) Kaptur Ruppersberger Brady (TX) Graves (GA) Messer Amodei Diaz-Balart Jenkins Castro (TX) Keating Ryan (OH) Bridenstine Graves (MO) Mica Bachmann Duffy Johnson (OH) Chu Kelly (IL) Sa´ nchez, Linda Brooks (AL) Griffin (AR) Miller (FL) Bachus Duncan (SC) Johnson, Sam Cicilline Kennedy T. Brooks (IN) Griffith (VA) Miller (MI) Barletta Duncan (TN) Jordan Clarke Kildee Sanchez, Loretta Broun (GA) Grimm Miller, Gary Barr Ellmers Joyce Clay Kilmer Sarbanes Buchanan Guthrie Mullin Barton Farenthold Kelly (PA) Cleaver Kind Schakowsky Bucshon Hall Mulvaney Benishek Fincher King (IA) Clyburn Kirkpatrick Schiff Burgess Hanna Murphy (PA) Bentivolio Fitzpatrick King (NY) Cohen Kuster Schneider Calvert Harper Neugebauer Bilirakis Fleischmann Kingston Connolly Langevin Schwartz Camp Harris Noem Bishop (UT) Fleming Kinzinger (IL) Conyers Larsen (WA) Scott (VA) Cantor Hartzler Nugent Black Flores Kline Cook Larson (CT) Scott, David Capito Hastings (WA) Nunes Blackburn Forbes Labrador Cooper Lee (CA) Serrano Carter Heck (NV) Nunnelee Boustany Fortenberry LaMalfa Courtney Levin Sewell (AL) Cassidy Hensarling Olson Brady (TX) Foxx Lamborn Crowley Lewis Shea-Porter Chabot Holding Palazzo Bridenstine Frelinghuysen Lance Cummings Lipinski Sherman Chaffetz Hudson Paulsen Brooks (AL) Gardner Lankford Daines Loebsack Sinema Coble Huelskamp Pearce Brooks (IN) Garrett Latham Davis (CA) Lofgren Sires Coffman Huizenga (MI) Perry Broun (GA) Gerlach Latta Davis, Danny Lowenthal Slaughter Cole Hultgren Petri Buchanan Gibbs LoBiondo DeFazio Lowey Smith (WA) Collins (GA) Hunter Pittenger Bucshon Gingrey (GA) Long DeGette Lujan Grisham Speier Collins (NY) Hurt Pitts Burgess Gohmert Lucas Delaney (NM) Swalwell (CA) Conaway Issa Poe (TX) Calvert Goodlatte Luetkemeyer DeLauro Luja´ n, Ben Ray Takano Cook Jenkins Pompeo Camp Gosar Lummis DelBene (NM) Terry Cotton Johnson (OH) Posey Cantor Gowdy Marchant Deutch Lynch Thompson (CA) Cramer Johnson, Sam Price (GA) Capito Granger Marino Dingell Maffei Thompson (MS) Crawford Jordan Radel Carter Graves (GA) Massie Doggett Maloney, Tierney Crenshaw Joyce Reed Cassidy Graves (MO) Matheson Doyle Carolyn Titus Daines Kelly (PA) Reichert Chabot Griffin (AR) McCarthy (CA) Duckworth Maloney, Sean Tonko Davis, Rodney King (IA) Renacci Chaffetz Griffith (VA) McCaul Edwards Matsui Tsongas Denham King (NY) Ribble Coble Guthrie McClintock Ellison McCollum Van Hollen Dent Kingston Rice (SC) Coffman Hall McHenry Engel McDermott Vargas DeSantis Kinzinger (IL) Rigell Cole Hanna McIntyre Enyart McGovern Veasey DesJarlais Kline Roby Collins (GA) Harper McKeon Eshoo McKinley Vela Diaz-Balart Labrador Roe (TN) Collins (NY) Harris McMorris Esty McNerney Vela´ zquez Duffy LaMalfa Rogers (AL) Conaway Hartzler Rodgers Farr Meeks Visclosky Duncan (SC) Lamborn Rogers (KY) Costa Hastings (WA) Meadows Fattah Meng Walz Duncan (TN) Lance Rogers (MI) Cotton Heck (NV) Meehan Foster Michaud Wasserman Ellmers Lankford Rohrabacher Cramer Hensarling Messer Frankel (FL) Miller, George Schultz Farenthold Latham Rokita Crawford Holding Mica Fudge Moore Waters Fincher Latta Rooney Crenshaw Hudson Miller (FL) Gabbard Moran Watt Fitzpatrick LoBiondo Ros-Lehtinen Cuellar Huelskamp Miller (MI) Gallego Murphy (FL) Waxman Fleischmann Long Roskam Davis, Rodney Huizenga (MI) Miller, Gary Garamendi Nadler Welch Fleming Lucas Ross Denham Hultgren Mullin Garcia Napolitano Wilson (FL) Flores Luetkemeyer Rothfus Dent Hunter Mulvaney Gibson Neal Yarmuth

VerDate Mar 15 2010 03:11 Dec 15, 2014 Jkt 079060 PO 00000 Frm 00033 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\RECORD13\RECFILES\NOV2013\H13NO3.REC H13NO3 bjneal on DSK2TWX8P1PROD with CONG-REC-ONLINE H7034 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE November 13, 2013 NOT VOTING—10 Letters like Midge’s are pouring in Even in the midst of all of our other Campbell Jones Wenstrup from across the country to Democrats debates, many Americans are con- Culberson McCarthy (NY) Young (AK) and Republicans alike. That is because cerned about the heart-wrenching sto- Franks (AZ) Peterson ries of individuals who have been de- Herrera Beutler Rush promises aren’t partisan issues, and promises matter to the American peo- tained, condemned, incarcerated, often ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE ple. tortured, sometimes for years, The SPEAKER pro tempore (during Let’s require the President to keep throughout the world, even under the the vote). There are 2 minutes remain- this central ObamaCare promise by sentence of death for some, simply for ing. passing the Keep Your Health Plan the peaceful exercise of their religious b 1726 Act. rights. f Mr. Speaker, given the scale of So the bill was passed. human suffering endured and exten- The result of the vote was announced RECOGNIZING THE SPIRIT OF THE sively documented in this past century as above recorded. AMERICAN FARMER alone, it is often difficult to grasp that A motion to reconsider was laid on (Mr. RODNEY DAVIS of Illinois humanity, in the 21st century, with all the table. asked and was given permission to ad- of its technological advances at our f dress the House for 1 minute and to re- disposal, has not yet learned some very THE JOURNAL vise and extend his remarks.) basic lessons. These lessons of the 20th century, The SPEAKER pro tempore. The un- Mr. RODNEY DAVIS of Illinois. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize the after two horrific world wars and other finished business is the question on unspeakable human tragedies, includ- agreeing to the Speaker’s approval of spirit of the American farmer. A 31-year-old farmer from Hammond, ing the Holocaust and the slaughter of the Journal, which the Chair will put tens of millions of persons under the de novo. Illinois, tragically succumbed to can- cer in September of this year. Kyle repressive and cruel Communist re- The question is on the Speaker’s ap- gimes, should not be lost. They are in- proval of the Journal. Hendrix was an avid golfer, farmer, and family man who left behind a wife and dispensable in pressing forward toward Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Jour- a more hopeful future, one based upon nal stands approved. two young children. His untimely passing brought out the the unchanging principles that under- f best in his rural Piatt County commu- lie a free and noble society. SUPPORTING THE RIGHT TO nity. In the middle of the harvest sea- One of these basic lessons is that reli- COUNSEL son, his friends and family organized a gious freedom is a foundation for social stability, security, civility, as well as The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- tribute of over 60 tractors and other pieces of farming equipment that lined economic prosperity, because it is built ant to clause 8 of rule XX, the unfin- upon a foundation of respect for human ished business is the question on sus- up along Bement Road to honor Kyle’s life. And all of the equipment, worth dignity. Mr. Speaker, this is why we pending the rules and agreeing to the should, this body and the administra- resolution (H. Res. 196) supporting the millions of dollars, had the keys left in the ignition overnight without a single tion, we should all redouble our efforts Sixth Amendment to the United States to ensure that that first principle of re- Constitution, the right to counsel, as worry. Thanks to the photographer, Matt ligious liberty is integrated as a crit- amended. ical element of American foreign pol- Rubel, who captured the moment, the The Clerk read the title of the resolu- icy generally, and is prioritized in the story has now gone viral. Matt said: tion. day-to-day work of the diplomacy of The SPEAKER pro tempore. The It seems to me that farming communities this country. question is on the motion offered by all over the country may still hold the key With our position of Ambassador-at- the gentleman from North Carolina to what makes this country a shining beacon in a world of trouble. Large for International Religious Free- (Mr. HOLDING) that the House suspend dom now being vacant, we should act the rules and agree to the resolution, Matt, I agree. This rural community quickly to quell any potential sense of as amended. story is a tribute to rural American ambiguity about where the United The question was taken; and (two- values. States stands on this important issue. thirds being in the affirmative) the My thoughts and prayers go out to Let me first make an important dis- rules were suspended and the resolu- Kyle’s family and friends, and may God tinction, Mr. Speaker: Religious free- tion, as amended, was agreed to. grant him favor. dom is not the same as freedom to wor- A motion to reconsider was laid on f ship, which is a much more restrictive the table. PROTECTION OF THE RIGHTS OF concept and should not be confused. We f CONSCIENCE AND RELIGIOUS are not merely concerned about allow- ing people to worship, think freely in b 1730 FREEDOM their own minds or in their own home PASS THE KEEP YOUR HEALTH The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. or in their own church, but about PLAN ACT BRIDENSTINE). Under the Speaker’s an- championing the free exercise of reli- nounced policy of January 3, 2013, the (Ms. FOXX asked and was given per- gion, grounded in human dignity, in its gentleman from Nebraska (Mr. FOR- mission to address the House for 1 fullness, robustly, in the public square, TENBERRY) is recognized for 60 minutes minute.) as is guaranteed by our own Constitu- as the designee of the majority leader. Ms. FOXX. Mr. Speaker, Midge, one tion in the First Amendment. Mr. FORTENBERRY. Mr. Speaker, in of the women I represent from Alex- Religious freedom, the cornerstone of the midst of all of our difficult debates ander County, wrote me to say: our civil society, is something that we that are occurring in this body and can actually still take for granted, I am one of the many . . . policy holders throughout Washington, whether it is whose policy was canceled due to ObamaCare though, in the United States; although, mandates. about the right type of health care re- this freedom has been eroding here in My policy was great, affordable, and I liked form or how to stop the ever-expanding recent years. It is a painful irony that it. The most similar policy Blue Cross can Federal debt which threatens both our our own Department of Health and put me on has higher deductibles, higher co- economic as well as national security, Human Services is mired in litigation insurance, and coverage that I don’t need. and as important as these debates are, over challenges to fundamental laws For this new coverage, Midge and her it should not be lost on us, though, and basic standards of religious free- husband are going to have to pay 81 that there is a grave struggle for the dom in health care policy. Even here, percent more. Midge closed off her let- protection of a fundamental propo- this right is fragile. ter to me with this simple request: sition of human dignity and a basis for So think of the many people through- Please do all you can to help us be able to civilization itself. This is the protec- out the world, in countries where the keep the plan we like as we were promised by tion of the rights of conscience and re- precepts of religious liberty are rou- our President. ligious freedom. tinely and often egregiously violated

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I changed what I was enormous challenge of confronting se- who is currently under house arrest in going to say and added a few lines as Iran for his Christian faith, and it is rious and escalating levels of abuse, particularly in environments where best I could about, again, his courage, one of the more urgent cases world- his decency, and how in our few mo- wide. He and his family need our impunity reigns and powerful forces align to intimidate and brutalize vul- ments together, he had deeply im- thoughts and prayers now. And we have pacted me. been given the recent news that he has nerable faith communities. Not only Mr. Speaker, over the past year, the been moved to a notorious prison, re- have affronts to religious freedom over U.S. Commission on International Reli- portedly confined in a small cell with the past year been widespread, but gious Freedom has identified several hardened and ruthless criminals, with sadly, Mr. Speaker, they are esca- countries that ‘‘have engaged in or tol- no access to sanitation or desperately lating. erated particularly severe violations of needed medication. Before I review some of the key con- religious freedom.’’ This is their re- In the United States, thankfully, we cerns highlighted during this past year, port, Mr. Speaker. If you look closely, are starting to see a groundswell of let me take a moment to recall a cou- you can see a photo, a picture, a concern over such barbaric treatment rageous official in the country of Paki- placard held by people who were prob- of Pastor Saeed. And, ironically, this stan who made a profound impression ably in attendance at Shahbaz Bhatti’s again is so close to the anniversary of upon me a number of years ago when I funeral. It has his picture on it. the storming of the United States Em- went to Islamabad, along with the bassy in Tehran in 1979. House Democracy Partnership, which These violations, documented by the We are not alone in our appeal to is an effort of this United States Con- Commission, include ‘‘systematic, on- something higher. Together with many gress to partner with emerging democ- going, and egregious’’ examples of tor- good people of faith throughout world, racies to help in any way, share tech- ture, prolonged arbitrary detention, or or people who have no faith throughout nical expertise as to how to properly ‘‘other flagrant denials of the right to the world, many are calling for his im- run a legislature or a parliament. life, liberty, or the security of per- mediate release and safe return to his While in Pakistan, I had some time sons.’’ These tier one countries, as they family. But, unfortunately, this is not with the Interior Minister, whose name are called, which the Commission has an isolated case. was Mr. Shahbaz Bhatti. Mr. Bhatti urged the Secretary of State to des- Beyond our intuitive understanding was a man of great humility, great de- ignate as countries of particular con- of right and wrong, we must also say cency, great courage. I worried for a cern, include Burma, Eritrea, Iran, that religious freedom is not simply a time, Mr. Speaker, because where we North Korea, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Uz- matter of exercise of a principle of jus- met was out in the open in a public set- bekistan, and China. Try going a week tice. We know that it is inextricably ting, and him being seen as proximate without buying something that wasn’t to a United States official, I just won- linked to security and stability. made in China. Moreover, the Commis- According to the United States Com- dered if this might be problematic for sion also identified other countries who mission on International Religious him, given the stress between our two are ‘‘on the threshold’’ of such status. Freedom, those nations that work to countries. These included Iraq, Nigeria, Pakistan, Our conversation turned to some respect human dignity tend to perform Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Viet- basic requests. He wanted to create more strongly on a broad scale of nam. student exchange opportunities for in- Mr. Speaker, there is a large minor- metrics than command and control so- dividuals representing Pakistan’s mi- cieties, where freedoms are restricted ity community where I live in Lincoln, nority faith communities. He proposed Nebraska, made up of persons who and economic prosperity can seem un- establishing a three-judge panel for attainable, especially for those individ- come from the country of Iraq, who blasphemy trials, which, as is com- fled that country due to persecution. uals who are marginalized and sub- monly reported, are sometimes used for jected to wrongful religious discrimi- They have made their home where I persecuting minorities or the settling have made my home, and they con- nation. The metrics in countries where of personal grievances. These were nei- religious freedom abounds are so much tribute greatly to the well-being of our ther grandiose nor unreasonable propo- society. stronger in multiple areas of well-being sitions. There is one minority faith group versus in controlled societies where re- Mr. Speaker, as we continued our there in Lincoln, an ancient religious ligious freedom is oppressed. Religious conversation, again, although brief, liberty is a principle tied to both secu- this man of deep faith—he was a Catho- tradition called the Yazidis. One of the rity and stability in civil society itself. lic—impressed me significantly. He not elders of that community came to see Areas of the Middle East, for exam- only showed great humility, he showed me one day because the Yazidis have ple, where religious minorities have a great desire, in his public commit- traditionally lived very quietly in Iraq. traditionally served as a leavening in- ment and witness, to protecting the They have not created the conditions fluence for all peoples, they are now rights of all religious minorities, even on which they should in any way be under severe distress. Can civil society beyond his own faith tradition. targeted by anyone else, but the com- really have a chance under such condi- About a year later, I was getting munity had come under great distress tions as minority faith groups flee ready to give a speech to a group of Ne- and was also under persecution and at- from persecution in their ancient braskans who had gathered for the Ne- tack. One of the elders of the Yazidi homelands? braska Breakfast, which we hold many community said this to me: ‘‘Congress- Now, Mr. Speaker, the United States times throughout the year here. Any man, we protected the Christians. Now has been one of the world’s greatest Nebraskan who is in town is welcome we ask the Christians to protect us.’’ champions of religious freedom, and we to meet with the entire delegation. It To emphasize the deep and abiding cannot afford to backslide or be seen as is an important 70-year tradition that concerns over religious violence, the ambivalent in this regard, especially at we have enjoyed in our State. Commission has also launched the Re- this fragile time of our history, when So, as I was gathering my thoughts, ligious Violence Project, which has re- social upheavals and economic disloca- a message came to me that Mr. cently focused its efforts on both Nige- tions demand principled leadership Shahbaz Bhatti had been murdered, ria as well as Pakistan, where targeted from this Congress and the President. had been executed, had been martyred religious violence has torn at social Pursuant to the International Reli- in Pakistan simply for exercising the foundations and created an atmosphere gious Freedom Act passed by Congress legitimate authority of standing up for of widespread fear and intimidation. in 1998 and signed into law by Presi- the minority faith communities in that Over the past year in Nigeria, for ex- dent Clinton, the State Department is country. ample, where the Islamic militant

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Thirty-one attacks gun. facing the national security not only of have been documented on Christians, Mr. Speaker, the world is screaming the United States but for freedom- killing 166 people. Among the other vi- for meaning. Religious liberty is a cor- seeking people all across the world. olence, 23 attacks on Islamic clerics or nerstone of human dignity and a foun- You know, I had a tremendous privi- senior figures critical of that group dation for civil society itself. We don’t lege. This last week, seven Members of have killed some 60 people. think about it very often, but it is true Congress—Democrat, Republican, and Over 18 months going back from July here. We don’t think about the fact myself—were privileged to be on a trip of 2013, the Religious Violence Project that we could enter our church or syna- that was life-changing in many ways. tracked some 203 incidents of sectarian gogue or mosque each Sunday, Friday, We had the privilege of going to Israel. violence that resulted in more than 700 Wednesday freely, for the most part, We met with leaders of Israel. We met deaths and attacks by militants and without threat of fear of intimidation, with the people of Israel, and we talked terrorist organizations in Pakistan, without the government listening to about issues of national security. primarily against their Shia commu- us, without persons seeking to do us Israel is a Nation that has been lit- nity. Attacks on other minority popu- harm. erally under attack since the time of lations in Pakistan included the Chris- People can preach and teach as they its founding of the modern Jewish tians, Ahmadis, Hindus, Sikhs, and see fit within the civil society to try to State in May of 1948. Very wisely, the other groups that were subjected to reflect their deeply held faith tradi- United States President at the time—a targeted bombings, shootings, and tions out of respect to not only those Democrat, Harry Truman—gave Israel rapes. who follow them but those whom they what she needed more than anything Mr. Speaker, the trend toward the wish to convince or tell their story to. else: to be able to show the world that type of violence that has been docu- This is a great tradition in America. she could be an independent, sovereign mented by the Commission in recent We have our differences, but we respect power. It was this: President Harry years is profoundly disturbing and those. We actually honor that right, Truman recognized Israel as a sov- should be addressed in a thoroughgoing the right of conscience to speak freely ereign, independent nation. That told manner by member countries at the and the right of religious liberty in the the world that the United States of United Nations and at all appropriate public square. America would have Israel’s back be- venues of international engagement, in For instance, Mr. Speaker, I think it cause we recognized her right to exist, a credible and reliable manner. Inter- would be interesting to point out that unlike Israel’s current neighbors— estingly, Mr. Speaker, the Los Angeles it is the image of Moses who looks many of whom, particularly in Hamas Times just reported that yesterday, down upon me right now as I am speak- and the Palestinian Authority—to this several of the 14 new States elected by ing, who looks upon this body as we de- day continue to deny Israel’s right to secret ballot to the United Nations liberate, one of the great lawgivers of exist and Israel’s right to defend her- Human Rights Council are widely con- all time who actually also happened to self. As is often said, Israel lives in a sidered by human rights advocates as be a great religious leader of all time. very tough neighborhood. We had the violators of personal freedoms. The Our country is replete with the privilege to find out more about the new countries elected to the Human strong condition for the exercise of re- concerns and the issues that face our Rights Council are Russia, China, ligious liberty both at home, within greatest ally in the world that we have, Cuba, Saudi Arabia, Algeria, and Viet- our churches, and in the public square. and that is the Jewish State of Israel. nam. Again, they are considered by This is one of the reasons that people While we were there, Mr. Speaker, human rights advocates to be violators are so attracted to America, because it our delegation was able to quite lit- of personal freedoms. is a principle consistent with human erally witness world history as it hap- In view of this development, it con- dignity. It appeals to the hearts of all pened. Secretary of State John Kerry cerns me that our own administration persons to be able to exercise freely decided to add Jerusalem to his has downgraded the status of the State who they are and what they would like itinerary in addition to Cairo. He went Department’s Ambassador at Large for to believe with respect to others. to Jerusalem because he was in the International Religious Freedom. This This is a great tradition that we have process of speaking about the Pales- is an important position, Mr. Speaker. institutionalized in law and have tried tinian-Israeli talks for a so-called two- It is a reflection of who we are as a Na- to project through our diplomacy. That State solution, but something even tion. Also, the position of the special is why it is so important that we actu- more important that week was at envoy to monitor and combat anti- ally fill this open Ambassador’s posi- stake, and it was this: a meeting in Ge- Semitism remains unfulfilled in our tion and we do so now, and we elevate neva, Switzerland. It was a meeting of government as well. I would like to see the ideals of religious liberty and the the nations that talked about whether us elevate the principle of religious rights of conscience as a core part of or not the economic sanctions that freedom as a core measure of civil soci- our diplomatic outreach in order to have worked so well to prohibit Iran ety and diplomatic intent, institu- give people hope, a hope that they are from obtaining nuclear weapons—the tionalizing this as a priority with the yearning for, a hope that they need, question was, Will those sanctions now Department of State and building upon and a hope to give balance and equality be lifted? the very commendable work of our last in the 21st century to a world that is As we went through the course of our Ambassador, who is now gone, Ambas- very unsure as to where it is going time in Israel last Thursday, we were sador Suzan Johnson Cook. next. about to have our scheduled meeting The time to do this is now. Other- With that, Mr. Speaker, I yield back with Prime Minister Binyamin wise, we risk sending a very dangerous the balance of my time. Netanyahu. The meeting had been rear- signal that, again, really doesn’t fit f ranged, and rightly so; because Sec- who we are as a Nation. We must care retary of State Kerry was in town, the about this fundamental principle of the SANCTIONING IRAN prime minister adjusted his schedule. rights of conscience and religious lib- The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under We, Members of Congress, adjusted our erty. We cannot afford to convey a the Speaker’s announced policy of Jan- schedule so that the Prime Minister message that religious freedom really uary 3, 2013, the gentlewoman from could meet with Secretary Kerry ac- doesn’t matter all that much to us Minnesota (Mrs. BACHMANN) is recog- cording to his timetable. That was the while so many lives throughout the nized for the remainder of the hour as right thing to do. world hang in the balance, while so the designee of the majority leader. When we filed into the office that we many people still look to us for the Mrs. BACHMANN. Mr. Speaker, I usually meet the Prime Minister in ideals which bring about civil society thank you for this opportunity and the late Thursday afternoon, it was very

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In other words, Iran seeks to Imagine then that we are no longer he was talking about. Just prior to our be the dominant power in not only the talking nation-states. What we could meeting with Prime Minister Middle East region, but they also have be talking about very well with Iran Netanyahu, he had been briefed on the evidence of dabbling in the far East in having a nuclear weapon would be events in Geneva, Switzerland. Israel China, in the Philippines, and in South some of its umbrella protectorates, i.e., was not there. They were not present America. They intend to have their fin- Hezbollah. The terrorist organization at the P5+1 meetings. gers in places all over the world be- primarily located in Lebanon, just The news wasn’t good. It wasn’t good cause they intend to dominate. They north of Israel’s border, also would, in at all. As a matter of fact, the Prime intend to dominate with the shia reli- all likelihood, have access to a nuclear Minister said to us, Iran is getting the gion. They intend to dominate through weapon or have one located on Israel’s deal of the century. I assure you, Mr. the use of nuclear weaponry through northern border. Speaker, the Prime Minister had the the most vile form of violence that Syria could also have a nuclear weap- attention of the seven Members of Con- there is in the world in order to on; and from there we could be talking gress—Democrat and Republican—sit- achieve their objectives. about, Mr. Speaker, al Qaeda having a ting around that table. So, again, let’s look at what Iran nuclear weapon, with miniaturization. He went on to say some very firm would have gotten had the nation of Perhaps the al-Nusra Front, perhaps words. This is a poster that was created France not intervened and put a stop Boko Haram or any of the other myr- to this disastrous effort and agreement iad terrorist organizations that there by Senator MARK KIRK of Illinois. He said this to us: This is a very, very— that would have had the potential of are around the world. You see, Mr. Speaker, the entire par- and he said it a third time—very bad changing the course of human history. Again, here is what Iran would get. adigm of the world’s structure could deal. It is not only a bad deal for Israel They would get $3 billion in cash, at change quite literally. And for what? because, as he told us, you know, we minimum. Some report upwards of $50 What is it that we would have gotten are only the little Satan, according to billion in cash. They would get $9.6 bil- out of this very bad deal that the Iran. You, the United States, are the lion in gold reserves for the Iran re- United States was about to enter into? big Satan in Iran’s eyes. In other gime; over $5 billion in petrochemicals It makes no sense. words, if you think this is bad for us in for the nation; $1.3 billion in auto- We would have gotten zero cen- Israel, imagine what this will be for mobiles. Iran is heavily engaged in the trifuges dismantled. the United States. production of automobiles and this What is a centrifuge? That is what is b 1800 would have given them that revenue. used by Iran to enrich uranium; the And so, Mr. Speaker, I would like to Also, enriched uranium for one bomb. fissile material that is required to cre- ate a nuclear bomb. We would have focus just a little bit on the chart that Why in world would P5+1, the nations that met in Geneva, Switzerland, allow gotten zero dismantled. Iran would Senator KIRK put together because I have continued to maintain control think it talks and speaks very elo- Iran to have enriched uranium for one and ownership of their centrifuges. quently of why the P5+1 deal was very, bomb, when they have already stated Let’s face it and let’s not kid ourselves: very bad and why the Prime Minister their intention if they have that bomb? We also know that Iran has plans to if those centrifuges would have contin- of Israel, Benjamin Netanyahu, was be involved in having intercontinental ued to run and spun enriched uranium, rightly concerned about not only the ballistic missiles. In other words, they we would have gotten zero ounces of national security of the Jewish State not only want a bomb, Mr. Speaker, uranium shipped out of Iran. of Israel, but the national security in- but they want a delivery system. And That is the whole ball game, Mr. terests of the people of the United they need a delivery system that goes Speaker. States and of freedom-loving people just so far to be able to get to Israel, The estimate today, as we stand around the world. but they seek a delivery system, Mr. here, is that Iran already has enriched Let’s look at this very important Speaker, that could take their bombs uranium to the tune of 9 to 10 tons— document that was put together by to United States targets as well. well over the amount needed to have a Senator KIRK. Iran’s deal of the cen- United States targets here in the nuclear bomb. tury: what is it that Iran would get? homeland, but United States targets as You see, that must be the first condi- What is remarkable, Mr. Speaker, is well overseas. tion, not the last and not one that is what Iran would get in this deal. They And it just doesn’t end with Iran, Mr. off the table. That is the first condition would get, in cash, $3 billion. As a mat- Speaker. If Iran gains a nuclear weap- to lift any sanction. We must first ter of fact, some of the literature that on, what the world must know is that make sure that all of the enriched ura- I have read since Thursday when we the weapon will not simply remain nium leaves the nation of Iran because, were with the Prime Minister has said within the boundaries and in the hands again, we know their stated intention. that upwards of $50 billion would be of a nuclear Iran. Oh, that it would be, That must go. freed and available to Iran; but, at that would be bad enough. We also get out of this deal zero fa- minimum, they would have access to $3 What we do know is that Saudi Ara- cilities closed. We know there are mul- billion in cash. bia has already had to make plans to tiple facilities against and in violation Remember, this is an actor, the state defend herself. She already has a of U.N. resolution after U.N. resolution of Iran, which was found illegally cre- preorder into a nuclear Pakistan, for- after U.N. resolution. Iran has contin- ating nuclear material for their stated eign order for a nuclear weapon, be- ued to be one of the biggest violators of purpose of creating a nuclear weapon cause Saudi Arabia knows they will be U.N. resolutions that there is in the to use to wipe out not only Israel, but a target from a nuclear Iran if Iran ob- world today. One nuclear facility after the United States of America off the tains that weapon. So, therefore, we another, including a plutonium facil- face of the map. will see another nation—Saudi Ara- ity, a heavy-water reactor in Iraq— If there is anything that history has bia—that will have to have a nuclear that doesn’t have to close. taught us, Mr. Speaker, it is this: it is weapon. Why would we do this? Why would we that when a madman speaks, freedom- But it won’t stop with Saudi Arabia, allow them to continue the means of loving nations should listen. Mr. Speaker. We know that each will production for nuclear weapons when The leader in Iran is called the su- be seeking a nuclear weapon. we get nothing in return? They get $3 preme leader. He is not called that for Let’s not forget that prior to July 4, billion. Some say $50 billion. We get no reason. It isn’t the president of the 2013, the violent terrorist organization nothing in return. Are we mad?

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She also was the would we continue to reward bad be- administration’s efforts, I am sorry to CEO of the Fannie Mae Foundation. It havior and a bad actor? Why would we say, and not because of the efforts of was a charity that was shut down 10 allow no delay on the plutonium reac- the United Kingdom, I am sorry to say, years later for what The Washington tor? Why would there be no stop in but because of the French. And we have Post called ‘‘using a tax-exempt con- missile testing? them to thank. tribution to advance corporate inter- Let’s face it, what do they want the The talks unexpectedly fell apart at the ests.’’ missiles for? Who is attacking Iran last minute when the French Foreign Min- From there, Wendy Sherman went to right now? And yet we would allow ister Laurent Fabius publicly objected to the State Department. There she them to continue to test missiles and what he called a sucker’s deal, meaning the served as the point person in nuclear the delivery system for a nuclear weap- United States was prepared to begin lifting negotiations with North Korea. She on? sanctions on Iran in exchange for tentative met with Kim Jong Il, himself. She Iranian promises that they would slow their No stop in terrorism. Who is the ex- multiple nuclear programs. found him witty and humorous, a con- porter of terrorism? It is Iran. Who ex- ceptual thinker, a quick problem-solv- Now, this is very important that I ports terrorism to Lebanon? It is Iran, er, smart, engaged, knowledgeable, read this, Mr. Speaker, because Bret through Hezbollah. Who exports ter- self-confident. She called him a ‘‘reg- Stephens goes on to say in his article: rorism in Syria, where Bashar al-Assad ular guy.’’ She was found working for has killed over 100,000 of his people? It Not stop their nuclear program, not sus- her former boss at the Albright pend their nuclear program, mind you, much is Iran. Imagine Iran with a nuclear less dismantle them, but merely reduce their Stonebridge Group before she went to weapon and the terror that would be pace from run to jog when they’re on mile 23 the No. 3 spot at the State Department. exported once they have that nuclear of their nuclear marathon. From there, the arc of her career has weapon and no stop in the human He said: gone to her now being in charge of this rights abuses. It says a lot about the administration that effort of giving away the ability to Iran All of this they get. They get a pluto- they so wanted a deal that they would have to be able to continue on a pace to de- nium reactor, 3,000 new centrifuges, the been prepared to take this one. velop a nuclear bomb. enriched uranium for a bomb. And what this deal would have Again, may it never be. While we were over in Israel this last meant, quite simply, Mr. Speaker, is When we were in Israel on Friday week, we had heard from the Prime that we would have seen an Iran with a evening, we found out, Mr. Speaker, Minister that there are well over 18,000 nuclear bomb very soon, and the means that the Obama administration had centrifuges running today. The first to deliver it and put the world on edge. gone much further in this effort than level of purity that is reached in ura- May it never be. Thank God for the even we had thought, because the story nium is 3.5 percent. The second level French. came out in the Daily Beast in an arti- that is reached is 20 percent. From That is what happens when the line cle by Eli Lake. He said that in this there it is a hop and a skip literally between politics is a game of percep- very bad deal with a nuclear Iran that only weeks to get to 90 percent purity, tion and policy as the pursuit of na- once the current President was elected which is what is required for a nuclear tional objectives dissolves. in June, Rouhani, that the Obama ad- bomb. We are virtually sitting on the I think this was a very important ministration began then to already edge of a nuclear Iran, with no wiggle weekend. And it is important to know ease the sanctions on Iran. It is some- room left. that this isn’t over. You see, what hap- thing that I think none of us could Finally, we are beginning to see the pened is that there was a delay. A even begin to imagine. Even without beginning of the economic sanctions delay, I suppose, for what? To buy the consulting Congress, the Treasury De- coming to work, just when they are vote of the French, to take their arm partment issued notices in June that coming to bear, just when Iran is about and twist it behind their back? they would no longer be checking on to buckle at the knee, come to the those who are violating the sanctions’ table, and actually agree to something b 1815 deals. over here on this side of the scorecard. Because now the pressure is on In other words, there wouldn’t be the You see, Mr. Speaker, it is a big goose France and the P5+1. The pressure is on type of sanctions going out and the egg on this side of the scorecard—what France. Seven days from today, Mr. type of punishments, if you will, for the freedom-loving people of the world Speaker, there will be another meet- bad actors who were doing trades with seek, what the American people seek, ing. Our Secretary of State, John Iran. In other words, beginning past what the Jewish people of the State of Kerry, who insists that this deal and June, according to the article that Israel seek. We get zero on this score- that he and the United States aren’t came out on Friday, the Obama admin- card while the Iranian nuclear program blind and aren’t stupid with this deal— istration was already evening out the is allowed to continue at pace, moving he insisted this on ‘‘Meet the Press’’ scorecard. In other words, they were al- forward toward the ultimate goal of last Sunday. He is stating that he be- ready giving bonuses to Iran. the nuclear weapon and the means of lieves that there will be a deal with Why? delivery. And all the while working on Iran and that there will be one quickly. Because Rouhani was seen as a ‘‘mod- miniaturization so that the nuclear My question would be, Mr. Speaker, erate,’’ someone the Obama adminis- warhead can deliver its deadly, lethal to the Secretary of State or to anyone tration could work with. Even in Sep- target to the most vulnerable people in in the Obama administration who is in tember, President Obama, himself, the world. the process of working on this deal wanted to be able to meet and talk and And wouldn’t it be horrible and with a nuclear Iran: Is this what the discuss without any precondition at all wouldn’t it be sick if a city here in the deal is that you are intending to with the leader of Iran. United States would be a recipient of strike? We get zero, and Iran gets the You see, there is a read that hap- one of those nuclear warheads? Why? ability to develop a nuclear bomb. pened among the leadership in Iran. Because in the midst of foolishness, the What is the deal? What is in that? They looked at the United States. P5+1 thought it would be a good idea to I think we need to ask the lead nego- They tested our pulse. They tested the let the Iranians continue their nuclear tiator, whose name is Wendy Sherman. pulse of the Obama administration, and program. She is President Obama’s lead nego- they saw that they could get what Ben- May it never be. tiator, chief nuclear negotiator, in this jamin Netanyahu called a very, very, There was an article that was just very crucial negotiation which has the very bad deal for freedom-loving people published. It was published by someone potential to change the course of his- across the world. As a matter of fact, that I have great admiration for in The tory. the leadership in Iran saw something

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Mr. Speaker, I They want to know that when they of the history of Iran and of Iran’s vio- would like to again refer to one of my tuck their children in bed at night that lations. colleagues who has also eloquently the world will be secure for them and This is bipartisan, Mr. Speaker. This written on this subject, and I would that they won’t have to worry about a is not Republicans beating up on the like to give her credit as well. She is a nuclear weapon coming within the bor- Obama administration. There are nu- former Member of this body but a won- ders of the United States of America or merous Democrats, including Senator derful Member with whom I had the of any nation. No one wants to see a MENENDEZ on the Senate side, includ- privilege of traveling to the Middle nuclear nightmare, but the Obama ad- ing many of my colleagues on the Dem- East. She was defeated in her last elec- ministration needs to recognize that, ocrat side of the aisle. They are pro- tion, but she served this body very in order to alleviate the burden of a nu- Israel. They are pro-American national well. She is a Democrat colleague. I clear nightmare, we must never, ever, security. They don’t want to see a nu- have great respect for her. She and I ever allow Iran to have a nuclear bomb clear Iran any more than Republicans traveled to Israel. We traveled to Paki- and the means to deliver that bomb. do. This is not a partisan issue, Mr. stan. We traveled to Kuwait. Her name You see, when we were in Israel, Mr. Speaker. This is completely bipartisan. is Shelley Berkley, and she is from Ne- Speaker, we were told by some of the In fact, I believe, if we were to put a vada. I would like to read a few of the leadership in Israel that there are 25 resolution on the floor of this House words from former Representative nations that have the civilian capa- that were to call on the Obama admin- Shelley Berkley. bility of having nuclear power but that istration to say ‘‘no’’ to this very, She said that the deal that is in the only five nations enrich uranium in very, very bad deal—to a sucker’s deal works with Iran is far worse than any- order to have the fissile material. in the words of the French diplomat— one could have possibly imagined. She When you have a responsibility, you I believe that we would see a very said that the details are still emerging have to act responsibly, and those na- strong bipartisan agreement. on this deal that was nearly put to- tions have acted responsibly with the Why? fissile material. The argument from gether over the weekend in Geneva, Because, as a body—Democrat, Re- and she said: Iran is quite different. Iran says they publican—we are truly, not just in have an indigenous right to enrich ura- By all accounts and despite all denials, the word but in deed, pro-Israel. We are United States is actively pursuing a cata- nium, that all nations do. first pro-United States, first pro our All nations don’t have the right when strophic agreement with Iran. It is one that national security interests. That is to- would facilitate the nuclearization of one of they have spoken irresponsibly, when tally bipartisan. the most extreme, violent, and anti-Amer- they have acted in violation of U.N. I am privileged to sit on the House ican tyrannies on Earth, with consequences resolution after U.N. resolution, when Intelligence Committee. We deal with that will be regretted for generations. they have said ‘‘no’’ to International the classified secrets of the Nation. I You see, Shelley Berkley of Nevada Atomic Energy Commission inspectors compliment my colleague DUTCH RUP- gets it. She understands that this isn’t coming to Iran to check on what Iran PERSBERGER as much as I compliment a short-term action. She understood is doing in regards to uranium enrich- my colleague MIKE ROGERS, the chair that if Iran obtains a nuclear weapon ment, in regards to nuclear reactors or of the committee, because they have that this will change the course of his- to the plutonium heavy-water reactor. made a decision that, when it comes to tory for generations, and it is one that The door is slammed in the faces of the America’s national security, the par- would be near impossible to roll back inspectors. When they ask to come in, tisanship gets checked outside the because, again, of the idea of prolifera- they are told ‘‘maybe some other door. We are completely bipartisan tion. It wouldn’t be just Iran who has time.’’ Think of that with your teen- when we go on that committee, as it it, as if that isn’t bad enough; it would ager. You want to go in and check on should be. be rogue terrorist organizations across your teenager’s room, and your teen- So, when it comes to making sure the globe. ager says, ‘‘Maybe not this time, Mom. that a rogue—perhaps even an evil—re- Former Representative Shelley Berk- How about you try me tomorrow?’’ gime does not have access to a nuclear Does that raise a few suspicions in ley writes: weapon, that is probably the most bi- your mind? Usually, it does. In the case The centerpiece of the deal from the West’s partisan move that could ever come of the security of the people of the perspective is Iran’s agreement to convert out of this body, and I believe that it its stockpiles of 20 percent enriched uranium world, that should definitely raise our will because I trust my Democrat col- to fuel for civilian use and to halt further en- concerns. richment to 20 percent for 6 months. So why would we give the benefit of leagues to also believe and understand the doubt to a nation that has thumbed that a nuclear Iran is a very, very bad Now, it is interesting. We just met its nose at the United Nations Security idea. I believe the Senate will see it the this last week with the leader of intel- Council? that has thumbed its nose at same way. I think we will see, again, ligence in Israel. He told us that part the International Atomic Energy Com- agreement on both sides of the aisle be- of this very, very, very bad deal would mission inspectors? Why would we give cause this is about America. This is include Iran’s not firing up their them the benefit of the doubt? Why about our national security. It is about heavy-water plutonium reactor in would the Obama administration give the security interests and the future of Iraq—‘‘Araq,’’ some people say. He said them the benefit of the doubt? the world. It is about the national se- the joke on all of that is that this reac- When Wendy Sherman has negotiated curity interests of our friend, the Jew- tor won’t even go on line for use until what is arguably one of the biggest ish State of Israel. It is about her sur- next August, so Iran gives up abso- failures in North Korea, with North Ko- vival. It is about making sure that vio- lutely nothing in this deal. You see, it rea’s obtaining nuclear weaponry and lent terrorist organizations never, is a scam. They don’t even have an missile capability, that is absolute fail- ever, ever, ever, ever have access to nu- ability over the next 6 months to fire ure—failure for the world and failure clear fissile material and the means up this reactor. So Iran’s agreeing not for this negotiator. Now the same ne- and capability of creating a nuclear to develop any plutonium from that re- gotiator is trying to strike this deal bomb and delivering it on innocent actor is a zero. It is a goose egg. It is where it looks, to me, like Iran is get- people anywhere across the world. a nonstarter. ting it all—it is a clean sweep—and the We want a peaceful world, and we These are the negotiators? I know freedom-loving people of the world are will not have a peaceful world if mad- one thing. I wouldn’t want them nego- getting a goose egg. This is a very bad men have a nuclear weapon. It is a bi- tiating my salary at my next job. They deal. partisan issue—it is a peace issue—and don’t get it. They don’t understand Mr. Speaker, I think it is time to pull it is an issue, I believe, Mr. Speaker, what is at stake—or do they? That is Wendy Sherman back and off of this that should capture our attention. how important this is.

VerDate Mar 15 2010 03:11 Dec 15, 2014 Jkt 079060 PO 00000 Frm 00039 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\RECORD13\RECFILES\NOV2013\H13NO3.REC H13NO3 bjneal on DSK2TWX8P1PROD with CONG-REC-ONLINE H7040 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE November 13, 2013 b 1830 administration effort of the deal that course, we continue to keep the use of ‘‘The entire question of 20 percent en- came out and was thankfully put on force on the table if our diplomatic so- riched uranium,’’ says former Rep- hold by the French at Geneva at this lution fails to be enacted that reaches resentative Shelley Berkley, ‘‘is a P5+1. President Obama’s objective of pre- smoke screen.’’ The new agreement would allow Iran venting Iran from developing nuclear For many years, making a bomb to continue to freely enrich to 3.5 per- weapons. went like this: first you spent a lot of cent at its Natanz and Fordow facili- The issue has had strong bipartisan time enriching uranium to 3.5 percent ties. That is beyond all comprehension. support, nearly unanimous, here in this purity. That is difficult, but that is ex- How can you have a deal if Iran is con- Chamber, with regard to continuing actly what Iran would be allowed to tinuing to enrich their uranium at two the pressure on Iran to rejoin the re- continue to do. Then you enriched facilities and to continue building cen- sponsible nations and renounce the ac- what you had created to 20 percent pu- trifuges that can easily and quickly be quisition of nuclear weapons. rity. When you had enough of that— installed? But I am here today to talk about and the centrifuges Iran has now are ‘‘At the end of the 6-month period,’’ something closer to home, Mr. Speak- better and faster and quicker than Representative Shelley Berkley writes, er, in fact, at home, Mr. Speaker, what they had before, five times faster, ‘‘Iran would be even closer to breakout namely, the need to act on immigra- as a matter of fact—you would be in a capacity.’’ Meaning the ability to build tion reform. It has been 138 days since position to easily and quickly convert a nuclear warhead so quickly that no the Senate passed a commonsense bi- partisan immigration reform bill. I was that material to 90 percent purity that one could mobilize forces in time to proud to be part of a bipartisan group is good enough for a nuclear warhead. stop it. In recent months, Iran has advanced In other words, what we would have of Members here in the House that in- dramatically in both the number of given Iran last weekend is the luxury troduced H.R. 15, a companion bill to centrifuges—again, nearly 19,000 cen- of time, time to develop a deadly nu- the Senate’s immigration reform bill trifuges today at its disposal and their clear weapon. It takes time for a na- that makes additional improvements efficiency. Today, experts say that in tion, the United States, Israel, the on outcome-based border enforcement just a few weeks’ time Iran could go United Kingdom, Canada, any nation, and would address our broken immigra- tion system and replace it with one from 3.5 percent all the way to 90 per- it takes time for a nation to mobilize, that reflects our values as Americans, cent, which is ‘‘bingo,’’ bomb-making to come against a bad actor nation, helps create jobs here at home, reduces material for Iran. The whole issue of 20 like Iran, in its development of a nu- our deficit by over $100 billion, and re- percent enrichment has become abso- clear weapon. stores the rule of law here in our coun- lutely irrelevant. Instead, the most im- Again, that is why this is so impor- try, which is currently being under- portant questions are how much 3.5 tant—this chart that was created by mined by the presence of 10 million, 15 percent enriched uranium they have Senator MARK KIRK. He accurately re- million, 8 million—nobody knows how and whether they are allowed to keep ported what the score will be for the many people are here illegally. their centrifuges spinning. If the an- world. We will get nothing, and Iran The issue will not resolve itself, Mr. swer to both is yes, they are moving will get everything; and that must not Speaker. I call upon this body to act forward on a bomb. be. immediately and bring to the floor That is why, Mr. Speaker, if we have With that, Mr. Speaker, I yield back H.R. 15 and pass comprehensive immi- a deal with Iran, the number one pa- the balance of my time. gration reform. rameter that must be included—and I f Later on in my remarks, given that spoke with both the current intel- MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE this is the week of Veterans Day, I will ligence director and the former intel- be talking about the contributions that ligence director of Israel, and they A message from the Senate by Ms. many members of our military have both said: A nonnegotiable is that Iran Curtis, one of its clerks, announced made who are from immigrant back- has to give up the 9 to 10 tons of en- that the Senate has passed a concur- grounds, including the talent that our riched uranium that they have on rent resolution of the following title in military is missing out on today, in- hand. Why wouldn’t you? Why wouldn’t which the concurrence of the House is cluding DACA, or deferred action re- they be forced to give up the fissile ma- requested: cipients, who are able to work legally terial to make a bomb? It only makes S. Con. Res. 25. Concurrent resolution au- in our country, but are not allowed to sense. thorizing the use of Emancipation Hall in serve in our military. Number two, they need to give up the the Capitol Visitor Center for activities asso- H.R. 15 would solve that issue, and we ability to make further enriched ura- ciated with the ceremony to award the Con- will be talking about the many con- nium. Those are the centrifuges. That gressional Gold Medal to Native American tributions that immigrants have made has to go as well. code talkers. and continue to make with regards to The world is saying if you want to f our military. have the material, the nuclear mate- IMMIGRATION REFORM My colleague, Mr. TONKO from New rial, that you need for a peaceful civil- York, is here; and I would be happy to ian use of power, if you want, for in- The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under yield to him for a moment. stance, nuclear reactors, that is fine. the Speaker’s announced policy of Jan- Mr. TONKO. Thank you, Mr. Speak- The world has no problem with nuclear uary 3, 2013, the gentleman from Colo- er, and thank you, Representative power for true electricity, or if they rado (Mr. POLIS) is recognized for 60 POLIS, for bringing us together for want radio isotopes for cancer re- minutes as the designee of the minor- what I believe is very thoughtful dis- search, no problem. But that means ity leader. cussion about immigration reform, for that the material comes into Iran, and Mr. POLIS. I thank you, Mr. Speak- we are by definition a Nation of immi- it is used for a civilian purpose, and we er. grants. have inspectors. That is reasonable. Before I get to my remarks, I briefly I believe that the passion that is the We have countries like Spain that want to address the nuclear prolifera- luring card to America is that Amer- have civilian-use nuclear reactors. tion issue in Iran. The gentlelady from ican Dream. People for decades and They bring their uranium in, and they Minnesota, as well as myself, and the centuries throughout the history of don’t enrich it themselves, and there vast majority of Members of this body, this Nation have pursued that Amer- are inspectors. The same with Sweden. have been supportive of crippling sanc- ican Dream with the opportunity to The same with other countries. tions against Iran. Many of us believe climb those economic ladders, those This is fine to have nuclear reactors that that has helped drive Iran to the opportunities that present themselves for electricity. We would back that, negotiating table. in this country, where we are but what we will not back, what we We hope for, of course, a peaceful emboldened by immigrants; and cer- must not ever back is the ability for outcome that takes nuclear weapons tainly the military is no exception. Iran to create a nuclear bomb. That off the table and prevents Iran from ac- Tonight, we will be talking about the does not change in the current Obama quiring nuclear weapons; and, of empowerment that comes with H.R. 15,

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I am proud to stand here tive Duty military servicemembers some suggest, 11 million, if not more, with my colleagues who will speak in who are immigrants—currently, there immigrants to pursue that path to citi- support of H.R. 15. It, I believe, pro- are more than 65,000 immigrants, or 5 zenship is an empowerment tool. It is vides a shot in the arm for our eco- percent of the force—than by taking great for our economic recovery. As nomic recovery. It provides military action on immigration reform. was mentioned by Representative strength, as has been proven through- Unless Congress takes action, there POLIS, it provides for a great dent in out our history. Twenty percent of all are many DREAMers who were brought our deficit. It allows for us over the 20 Medal of Honor recipients have been here as children and are undocumented years to come to experience tens of bil- immigrant servicemembers. who want to serve their country but lions of reduction in the deficit, which The track record is there. The data cannot do so as the military can cur- is no short feat to be ignored. It is im- are speaking to the empowerment that rently only enlist people who have portant for us to understand the eco- comes to the military with those who legal status. nomic vitality that sound immigration have that passion. That passion of im- The Deferred Action for Childhood reform produces for this Nation. migrants, that passion of naturalized Arrivals program that we talked about We are in need of many of the skill citizens, that whole effort of those who earlier that the administration an- sets that our immigrants bring. You are looking to be naturalized, believing nounced last year allows many talk to the agriculture industry and in this Nation and all for which she DREAMers to apply for a reprieve from those skill sets are there. You talk to stands is a tremendous statement of deportation and a work permit, but it the medical industry, you talk to the who we are as a Nation and our defini- does not confer legal status, which engineers that are required in this Na- tion as a clustering of immigrants with means that recipients of this deferred tion, and many immigrants are assum- this quilt work of Americana that al- action remain ineligible to serve. ing those roles. So it is important. lows for the economic climb for the op- The American people want our bro- We look at the tremendous history in portunities, the ladders of opportunity, ken immigration system fixed, and this Nation of the military, the em- called the American Dream.’’ they are tired of congressional inac- powerment that came to this Nation, That is the passion that fills our tion. The time to act is now, and I join that comes to this Nation as we speak. hearts and souls. They have given to my colleagues in asking us to act as There are our daughters and sons on this military, they have given to the quickly as possible. the battlefield protecting our liberties, fight for freedom, they have given to Mr. POLIS. I thank the gentlelady promoting our freedoms in this Nation the fight to protect our liberties. H.R. from Washington for her leadership on 15 goes a long way to recognize that to freedom-loving nations around the this issue. This body’s continual re- and further strengthen this Nation. world. fusal to act on immigration reform I am happy to join my colleagues to- There has been an awesome sector sadly comes at a tremendous cost to night in support of H.R. 15. within that military force that either Mr. POLIS. I thank the gentleman our country and to our security as a is immigrants or those who are resid- from New York for his leadership on Nation. The financial costs, according to the ing in this country and are not yet the immigration reform issue and his CBO—it is estimated that the Senate United States citizens. They have made impassioned words. a statement in the military history of We also have with us this evening bill would reduce our deficit by over this Nation. They have made a very one of the original cosponsors of H.R. $135 billion, grow millions of new jobs, strong statement of support of this Na- 15, a leader on immigration reform, the and boost our economy. In fact, in the 4 months since the tion and all for which she stands. They gentlelady from Washington, Ms. Senate bill was passed, we have already have defended the banner that unites DELBENE. us as the United States flag. They have missed over $5 billion in revenue and certainly made their mark. b 1845 tens of thousands of jobs, jobs that As of 2009, I am informed that there Ms. DELBENE. This is an important Americans could use that have not are some 114,000-plus foreign-born indi- moment for immigration reform. My been created, that don’t exist today, viduals serving in the military. Twelve district in Washington State is very because of this body’s failure to act. percent of them were not even United representative of why we need reform. In the spirit of Veterans Day, it is States citizens. So it makes a very We have a northern border and a di- important to highlight the tradition of powerful statement. verse economy with a rich agricultural military service that the gentleman I am a grandson of immigrants. My industry, including dairy and berry from New York and the gentlelady grandfather, William Tonko, served in farmers. In the southern part of my from Washington talked about. At a World War I. I am proud of that history district, there are some of the world’s time when the military is facing re- that he helped to write. He did that as most innovative companies, including cruitment issues, making sure we have an immigrant coming to this Nation, technology, advanced manufacturing, the very best men and women to wear understanding that as he left Poland biotech, and countless startups. These our uniform and defend our Nation, that there would be this American businesses have been making the case many individuals who fall under the Dream that he could pursue. that fixing our immigration system deferred action program are not al- My colleague made mention of the must be a top priority for our econ- lowed to serve in our military. We are DREAMers—a tremendous bit of no- omy. talking about DREAMers, young peo- menclature that we put on to people Whether it is an ultrasound manufac- ple who grew up here, might have been who were born here, perhaps, or came turer who needs an acoustic engineer here since 2 or 5, and know no other as youngsters and are denied opportu- or a video game developer looking for a country, are as American as you or I, nities. 3–D modeler, companies in my district many of whom want to give back, want We have within the context of H.R. 15 are in need of specialized high-skilled to risk their life to protect their coun- the opportunity to empower DREAM- workers. We have to ensure that for- try, the only country they know, the ers. They are allowed with certain pro- eign graduate students can stay here to country that they love, and yet, the gramming now that we have with the start new companies or support ongo- military is not allowed to recruit Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, ing research that will lead to future them, and they are not allowed to with that program they are enabled to, breakthroughs in many areas. serve. perhaps, get a reprieve from deporta- Also, farmers need immigration re- It has been estimated that more than tion or be able to secure a work permit; form in order to find a stable, skilled, 30,000 young immigrants would join the but they cannot serve in this Nation’s and reliable workforce to help us grow military and qualify for legal status if military. our food and our economy. we passed comprehensive immigration

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We talk For example, the bill would allow de- terday in the Rules Committee what about the overwhelming polls for sup- ferred action childhood arrivals to en- the plan was for immigration reform, port for this effort, and we are halfway list in all branches of the U.S. mili- why we were bringing forth bills with through this battle because the Senate tary, including the National Guard, regard to asbestos, a legitimate prob- has made a major statement with the and be provided with an expedited path lem to be sure, a bill that has passed measure that they have brought forth, to citizenship in recognition of their this Chamber before, and a bill that and so we can meet that opportunity service to our great Nation. will not likely be taken up by the Sen- here in the House of Representatives. Many immigrant servicemembers ate, but a bill that comes under the ju- Earlier, the gentleman from Colorado have become exemplary soldiers. Until risdiction of the Judiciary Committee, talked about the military strength 2009, only citizens and permanent resi- why are we spending days and days de- that comes with immigrants, and cited dents were allowed to serve. In 2009, bating this bill rather than actually many of the facts that really speak fa- the Department of Defense introduced solving a problem of immigration re- vorably to the shot in the arm that the Military Accessions Vital to the form. they give the military. We think of National Interest program, which al- Mr. Speaker, I know there are vic- some of those unique skills that they lowed visa holders with high-level tims of asbestos poisoning, I know bring to the military as the immigrant skills to enlist in the military and earn there are companies that want to re- servicemembers. We talk about the op- U.S. citizenship through their service. solve this issue, but I can tell you hon- portunity to draw upon their second We are fortunate as a Nation to have estly, I haven’t heard from any con- language proficiency. That is very im- talented and hardworking immigrants stituents who called my office begging portant in service to the military. Cer- who want to serve in the military, but Congress to take up asbestos reform. It tainly their greater cultural under- this opportunity today is largely re- is an issue; we should deal with it. I standing, which is again a benefit that stricted to special visas for medical hope there is a bipartisan approach. is borne by the military because of im- professionals and language experts. But not one, not one of my constitu- migrants or those looking in some way While that improves the security of our ents, last week, last month, last year, at some time to be naturalized. They country, it would be improved even not one, called my office and said: We could join the military and provide more by passing H.R. 15 to benefit from demand action. We demand action on that strength. We have a long history the great potential and the tens of asbestos reform. of decorated service, with 20 percent of thousands of would-be servicemembers Not one. Thousands—thousands—not all Medal of Honor recipients having who are asking to give back to our only have called my office, have at- been immigrant servicemembers. The country, who are asking to put their tended rallies in my office. I have list goes on and on. There is a lower at- lives on the line to defend the country never had thousands of people with the trition rate. There is proven data that they love, the country they know, the archbishop, with my good friend from are available. country that they want to serve. Mil- Chicago, LUIS GUTIE´ RREZ, who joined lions of aspiring Americans who want us in my district, thousands packed a So this is a powerful statement, and nothing more than to pay their fair church for immigration reform. Thou- when we think about the heritage of share, who want nothing more than to sands packed a church for immigration this Nation, when we think about that give back to our country, to make our reform. Not one call, not one phone American quilt, there are so many country stronger. call, not one email, asking Congress to patches brought together under one It is time for us to find a way for pass asbestos reform. A thousand peo- common banner of different cultures, DREAMers, for hundreds of thousands ple in an afternoon. We had to close off of races, of nationalities, that really of other talented people, to pursue promotion because it filled up so much, make a statement of who we are. So their dreams in the only country they not to mention the thousands if not this is just a natural move forward to know. Whether their dreams take them tens of thousands of emails and phone have an immigration reform policy de- to the front lines of combat defending calls and letters saying, solve this veloped here this year in Congress. our Nation or to the front lines of com- issue. Solve this issue, Congressman. Mr. POLIS. I would ask the gen- petitive jobs in the private sector, or to Solve this issue, Congress; we don’t tleman from New York, just to make other forms of public service, failure to like the fact that there are 10 million sure my district isn’t atypical, have take action only perpetuates an under- people here illegally. We don’t like you gotten more letters or calls about ground economy in which our Nation that we dishonor the rule of law. I the need to take up asbestos reform or fails to benefit from the great depth of don’t like the fact that my cousin is in immigration reform? human capital and talent that resides detention and might be deported even Mr. TONKO. We have had many, in immigrants that are already here, though he has American kids to sup- many requests to move with immigra- are already in many cases working, and port. I don’t like that. tion reform. It is one of the greatest already in many cases are contributing You know what, Mr. Speaker? When bits of requests that we get. members of the communities that they we consider how unpopular this Con- Mr. POLIS. Not to put you on the live in. It is simply a matter of for- gress is, it is no wonder that instead of spot, but would you say it is more or malizing that process and restoring the acting on issues that Americans care less than people who have demanded rule of law so that we have a legal way about, we are discussing issues that, that Congress act on asbestos reform? of facilitating the flow of immigrants yes, we can discuss, of course, spend a Mr. TONKO. It is much more. to our country. day, spend 2 days. Are they going any- I can reconcile that we are both a Na- where? I don’t know, but issues that I Mr. POLIS. So your district is simi- tion of immigrants and a Nation of haven’t heard about. I certainly lar to mine in that respect. laws. Those two values that we have as haven’t had a church with thousands of Mr. TONKO. You are absolutely Americans, a Nation of immigrants and people in my district calling for that right. These are very legitimate, justi- a Nation of laws, far from being mutu- issue. That’s why we need to act. fied issues to talk about, but when it ally exclusive, are complementary. Mr. TONKO. Will the gentleman comes to immigration reform, people H.R. 15 and the comprehensive Senate yield? are saying: Look, let’s get this done. bill honor that tradition. That is why Mr. POLIS. I am happy to yield. We have many people who are devel- more than 70 percent of the American Mr. TONKO. The gentleman from oping great intellectual skills, they are people support comprehensive immi- Colorado speaks of the tremendous sup- getting great higher ed opportunities, gration reform. It is why I am con- port of the American public to do im- and we are not taking advantage of fident, Mr. Speaker, that placed before migration reform. I think it is very that. We are not incorporating them the floor of this House, H.R. 15 would easy to understand. It is explained by into the American peoplescape. We

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We are encouraged by reports of other This is the spouse of a veteran, of is available. bills being drafted that would address the someone who is serving in our Armed It is great to join you on the floor. I need for more low skill visas and the legal Forces. No one deserve this treatment, know there are many who want to status of children, adults, and asylees; ad- but certainly not someone who has speak their voice here, and rightfully dressing these needs is vital to fixing all the faced the challenges of being a military so, because this is a very pertinent components of the current system. spouse. Our Nation’s veterans were issue right now. Reform is very much The work the House has done on immigra- willing to make the ultimate sacrifice tion reform thus far is commendable. How- required, and let’s get it done. ever, we remain concerned about several pro- to protect us. The least we could do is Mr. POLIS. I thank the gentleman. visions of H.R. 2278, The Strengthen and For- protect their families. Mr. Speaker, I have a letter to sub- tify Enforcement Act (SAFE Act), that could At the same time, there are thou- mit to the RECORD from the Evan- have unintended consequences adversely af- sands of young people who would give gelical Immigration Table, and to fecting religious communities, law enforce- anything to defend our country, the quote in part, the Evangelical Immi- ment agencies, and the people they are only country they have ever known. gration Table and the faith-based com- called to serve. The SAFE Act, in its current While these individuals with green munity, with strong support from the form, criminalizes unlawful presence and in- cards cannot serve in the military be- Catholic Church as well as from evan- cludes broad prohibitions on ‘‘harboring’’ un- cause DACA doesn’t allow for it, they documented immigrants that could make gelical churches across the spectrum, criminals of the family members of undocu- are willing to do it; yet we do not allow have been strong supporters of immi- mented immigrants and others, including it. These kids are an asset to our Na- gration reform, from the pews and here fellow church members, who assist them tion, and it is simply bad policy to turn in the Halls of Congress. The Evan- with everyday activities. This is a signifi- them away. gelical Immigration Table endorsed cant problem for our pastors, faith leaders Since 2002, almost 90,000 military value-driven immigration reform that and others in our community, who as an ex- servicemembers have become citizens. respects the God-given dignity of every tension of their faith, care in tangible ways We should be welcoming them with person, protects the unity of the imme- for the immigrants (regardless of status) open arms. All of those willing to fight within their community. Pastors, faith lead- diate family, respects the rule of law, ers and others in our communities should and risk their lives for our great Na- guarantees secure national borders, en- not have to decide between following the law tion deserve that respect. sures fairness to taxpayers, and estab- and giving water to a thirsty traveler in the This is an issue that underscores the lishes a path toward legal status and/or desert, providing food to those who are hun- urgency with which we must pass im- citizenship for those who qualify and gry or giving rides to church for those with- migration reform. Fixing our immigra- those who wish to become permanent out transportation. While collaboration and tion system isn’t about justice and residents. I am proud to say that H.R. communication between federal, state, and fairness. It is about enhancing our na- 15 honors the values of evangelical local law enforcement is an essential part of tional security and military readiness. effective policing, it must be structured in a There are enough Members in the leaders, of Catholic leaders, of Jewish way that fosters buy-in from those agencies leaders, of Muslim leaders, of Ameri- and does not compromise their rapport and House that understand the benefits of cans across the faith spectrum, ensur- cooperation with immigrant communities. immigration reform. There are enough ing that our values as Americans and As you continue to work towards a com- people who know that it benefits our as people of faith are reflected in our plete legislative solution for immigration re- Nation’s prosperity and understand immigration system. form, you and your staff are in our prayers. that we will do this inevitably. But We appreciate the complexity of designing a DEAR REPRESENTATIVE, The time has come with every day that passes, this prob- system that meets our country’s needs and to fix our broken immigration system. We lem gets bigger. The consequences of that can meet with broad public acceptance. are pleased that the Judiciary and Homeland inaction become more costly. This Through Bible reading, prayer, and public Security Committees have worked on several education campaigns we have mobilized a body needs to stop hiding behind empty bills each addressing a part of the immigra- broad base of evangelical support for immi- promises and start doing the job we tion reform puzzle. As leaders of evangelical gration reform. But while Congress debates were sent here to do. churches and organizations we write to offer reform proposals, immigrant families and We recognize the sacrifices of Amer- our support and encourage further bipartisan workers continue to suffer under our broken ica’s veterans. Let’s remember their cooperation towards enacting common sense system. Now it is time to finish the job. immigration reform. loved ones who are left in the shadows. Please prioritize work to finalize immigra- Evangelical leaders from across the coun- I want to remind my colleagues tion reform legislation this year. try came together in June 2012 to form the across the aisle that there is enough May God bless you and your staff in the Evangelical Immigration Table. The Table has blame to go around, but here is what is days ahead. issued broad principles for reform, which Sincerely, clear: a Democratic Senate took up have been endorsed by prominent evangelical THE EVANGELICAL IMMIGRATION TABLE comprehensive immigration reform pastors, denominational heads, leaders of na- and passed a bipartisan bill. This would tional parachurch ministries, and university b 1900 not be the bill that I would love. This and seminary presidents. We are working across the country to educate and mobilize I now yield to the original sponsor of would not be the bill that the gen- our fellow evangelical Christians in support H.R. 15, a leader in this House on the tleman from Colorado or the gen- of a just and fair bipartisan policy solution fight for immigration reform, the gen- tleman from California would love. to immigration that: tleman from Florida (Mr. GARCIA). Many of us could probably write a bet- Respects the God-given dignity of every Mr. GARCIA. I would like to thank ter bill; yet we took up this bill, and it person, the gentleman from Colorado. got passed. The President has said he Protects the unity of the immediate fam- Madam Speaker, every day thousands would sign that bill. And before this ily, of Americans risk their lives for our Respects the rule of law, House, we have a bipartisan bill that Guarantees secure national borders, Nation, despite the fact that our bro- has 190 signatures. If the Speaker Ensures fairness to taxpayers, and ken immigration system rips them would allow it to come to the floor, it Establishes a path toward legal status and/ apart, rips their families apart by de- would pass. or citizenship for those who qualify and who porting their mothers, fathers, sib- Mr. Speaker, we need you to yield wish to become permanent residents. lings, and spouses. here. You did it on Hurricane Sandy re- We applaud the significant progress toward In my home State of Florida, Rita lief, you did it on the budget and fiscal legislation that would secure our borders, Cote, the wife of a gulf war veteran, crisis, you did it on VAWA; and it is marshal additional resources for border en- forcement and internal enforcement, and re- was detained by local law enforcement time to do it now. Let the will of this quire the Department of Homeland Security when she was translating between po- body happen. Let us vote, and we will to submit, implement and report on a de- lice and her sister, her sister who had vote it through. The consequences are tailed border security plan. The bills take been a victim of domestic violence. In- grave not only for our country, not

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The time has come to let doesn’t happen, of course candidates Over the past few months, I have re- this be voted on. are going to run on fixing it and the ceived hundreds of letters from resi- We have been given an unprecedented American people, with overwhelming dents in my district, letters from busi- opportunity to fix our broken immigra- support, will elect candidates who want ness owners, husbands, wives, and per- tion system and make our Nation to fix it. haps even most distressing, children. stronger. Now is the time to pass im- If Members of this body won’t lead, One letter I received is from a local migration reform. frankly, Madam Speaker, they will teenager who wrote to me about her Mr. POLIS. I thank the gentleman need to get out of the way, whether by mother who will likely be deported from Miami for his impassioned words. their choice or whether by the people’s back to Mexico in 2015. She said: It is rare, in my experience here, that choice. The Americans are demanding It is going to be very hard to bring her more than two-thirds of the Senate can action. back to California. Her four kids need her agree to solve an issue. They always I yield to the gentleman from Cali- back. She is a single mother. She is the only person we have close to us. talk about reaching the 60-vote thresh- fornia, a leader on immigration reform. old. There are only 54 or 55 of one Mr. TAKANO. I thank the gentleman Another letter I received said: party. How do we get to 60? This was 68 from Colorado for yielding time. My stepfather’s mother died of heart prob- votes, more than two-thirds of the The issue of immigration reform is a lems, so he had to go back to Mexico to her funeral. He was there for a couple of days, United States Senate. This House could top priority for our Nation and rightly and when he tried to come home, it was hard act tomorrow. so. It will not only help our economy for him to come back over to California. It As you know, Madam Speaker, what grow, but it will also help families stay has been a while since we have seen him. My many Americans wonder is if it could together. mom misses him terribly. She cries every pass, why aren’t we debating it? Why I was taken aback earlier today when time she talks to him on the phone. It has aren’t we discussing it? What we spend Speaker BOEHNER said that the Repub- been 2 months since he left to Mexico, which our time on and the bills that we de- lican-controlled House has ‘‘no inten- probably means he lost his job. He is the bate in this Chamber are determined tion of ever going to conference on the main provider for our family. This is very stressful and hard on my mom because she is by the majority leader and the Speak- Senate immigration bill.’’ not able to pay the bills. It is hard for her to er. That is why we need their ability to That is clearly at odds with what the support us and be strong at the same time. I bring these bills to the floor. If people American people want and what the hate to see her suffer and be sad all the time. want to stand in opposition, let them American people need. Families should not be ripped apart like this. be public with that and say they don’t I just want to recount a bit of my Other families should not have to go through want to solve immigration. But I am own history. what my family is going through. confident that the votes exist today Mr. POLIS. One way to honor the Madam Speaker, these are letters with support of more than a third of Speaker’s word and not go to con- from children whose families are being the Republicans in the Senate. I think ference would simply be to take up the ripped apart. the numbers would be similar here. I Senate immigration bill and advance it I also received a letter from a wife think it could be a quarter, it could be directly to the President. Perhaps we and a mother saying: a third, it could be 20 percent of the can also call upon the Speaker to I myself am one of those many families Republicans in this body that would honor his word in not having to go to that unfortunately have to go through this agree it is time to fix our broken immi- conference by actually bringing the injustice. My husband was deported on his way to work about 3 years ago, and during gration system. Senate bill before this body. The conference would not be nec- these few years, it has been really hard for I yield to the gentleman from Miami. my new 5-year-old daughter and me. The Mr. GARCIA. I just wanted to agree essary; is that correct? It would go stress I go through every day is unhealthy, with the gentleman from Colorado. right to the President. and, unfortunately, my daughter has to go What is clear is that there are Mr. TAKANO. I believe so. Just bring through it, as well. My daughter really enough votes here to pass this. What is it directly to the floor. We can bring wants to be with her father, and it really clear is if this comes to the floor, this that Senate bill directly to the floor hurts to see her go through this situation. will pass. What is clear is that Mr. and let the House work its will. These are American families that we CANTOR wants a bill to pass. What is The topic of our Special Order had to can help by passing immigration re- clear is that there has probably been do with immigration reform in the form. no bill with broader support—probably military and veterans. The last letter I would like to read is since I have been in Congress, probably I recount a very poignant part of my from one of the largest employers in since the gentleman from Colorado got own family’s history. All of my grand- my district, the Blue Banner Company, here. We not only have the Chamber of parents, both my parents were interned a grower and shipper of California cit- Commerce on our side, but we have the during World War II without trial in rus. They wrote to me and detailed the AFL–CIO, who is on the other side of Japanese American internment camps. difficulties of a recent crop of theirs the spectrum. We have the farm work- Despite this great injustice, many when they faced a 30 percent to 35 per- ers, and then we have the growers. We children of these immigrants, young cent labor shortage. Because of the have almost every sector, including the men, volunteered for military service. labor shortage, less fruit was harvested religious sector. All of them are look- They fought in the 100th Infantry, in from the trees in a timely manner. Be- ing for a solution here, and there is the 442nd, suffered some of the greatest cause the fruit was harvested not at only one man standing in the way. casualties, and were most recently peak time, it was sent to be juiced in- That is the Speaker. awarded the Congressional Medal of stead of sold fresh for eating by con- We ask, Mr. Speaker, for you to yield Honor for their service. These were sumers. This resulted in a total loss for to the will of this body, yield to the young men who wanted to demonstrate their growers of $3.4 million to $3.8 mil- majority, and yield to what is right for their loyalty to this country and were lion. our Nation. We demand a vote. The Na- given an opportunity to fight for our The letter goes on to say: tion deserves a vote. Our country de- country. I think it is tragic that young We, California agriculture, desperately serves a vote. DREAMers under deferred action are need a legal workforce from which to hire. Mr. POLIS. I thank the gentleman not allowed to serve the country that Reforming our immigration system from Florida. they love, where the language of will help businesses such as Blue Ban- It is not the desire, I don’t think of English is mainly the language they ner by providing a workforce that is any of us, of the Democrats, of our speak, and the culture they know is ready and willing to work. Let’s pass leader, of our Members, for this to be a that of our country, America. immigration reform and help families political issue that one side is demon- Just like the men of the World War II stay together and help businesses ob- ized on, that is used to generate polit- generation, Japanese Americans who tain the workers they need.

VerDate Mar 15 2010 03:11 Dec 15, 2014 Jkt 079060 PO 00000 Frm 00044 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\RECORD13\RECFILES\NOV2013\H13NO3.REC H13NO3 bjneal on DSK2TWX8P1PROD with CONG-REC-ONLINE November 13, 2013 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H7045 Mr. POLIS. Madam Speaker, we have sive immigration reform, the broken I am very privileged to represent a here another leader from the great U.S. immigration system continues to portion of San Antonio, Texas, known State of California (Mr. CA´ RDENAS), my tear families apart, while simulta- as Military City, USA. This past week- friend. neously draining the Federal budget end, at a Veterans Day ceremony at b 1915 and robbing our American economy. Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery, ´ Talking about comprehensive immigra- there was a different aspect of that Mr. CARDENAS. Thank you very tion reform is not enough. It is time celebration for veterans, because this much for bringing together this impor- for Democrats and Republicans to vote past weekend, as we honored veterans tant discussion on this floor of our Na- together on this floor and pass a solu- on Veterans Day at Fort Sam Houston tion’s Capitol. tion that will serve all of America. The National Cemetery, there was also, at I think it is really important, Madam time for reform is now. that same site, that same location, Speaker, for us to remind ourselves The system is broken, and fixing it in that the only thing that is stopping that same time, a naturalization cere- an intelligent, bipartisan way is some- mony, where 18 people, servicemem- comprehensive immigration reform is thing that a majority of Americans the fact that, Madam Speaker, the bers, were naturalized: want. Americans understand that de- Eddie Rivers, Theophilus Botchway, leadership of this House is unwilling to portation, or even self-deportation, is Lily Alexandra Caceres, Tashique Wil- allow the vote to take place. not an option. They support a pathway Today I am proud to join my col- liams, Kwaku Bosoah, Kenneth to citizenship. Even more support a Francis, Jr., Nabieula Samura, Maria leagues to talk about the need for im- pathway to legal residency. The Amer- migration reform but, more impor- Cervantes Ramos, Carena Garabet ican people want this solution. Akridge, Larry Ndungu, Elkanah tantly, the cost America bears as Con- With the introduction of H.R. 15 in gress does nothing. Yator, Mario Alexis Mares, Omar Ruiz our House, a bipartisan bill for com- Perez, Guillermo Chavez Cardenas, We were sent to Washington to solve prehensive immigration reform, we our Nation’s problems, but Republican Marlon Chris Gabriel, Petra Maria have reached a significant milestone Thompson, Gabriel Adjetey, all of leadership has announced we are done for commonsense immigration reform. and will not take up immigration re- those were involved in the Veterans The bill is practical and fair and holds Day naturalization ceremony. form this year. Madam Speaker, it is everyone accountable. The bill November 13. We are not done. We have They came from Dominica, Ecuador, strengthens the border, strengthens the Germany, Ghana, Honduras, the Ivory 6 more weeks to work, just like all economy, and provides a pathway to Americans. Why don’t we just continue Coast, Jamaica, Kenya, Mexico, Sierra citizenship for people who have lived, Leone, Trinidad and Tobago and Syria. doing our job? worked, and raised their families right Members of our Armed Forces don’t You see, each year about 8,000 non- here in the United States of America. citizens join the U.S. military. Their get the liberty to say when they are We cannot wait any longer. It is time done. There are no vacations or time- sacrifices throughout history have for Speaker BOEHNER to bring a com- outs for them. They proudly wear the been many. Immigrants who served in prehensive immigration reform bill to the U.S. military are enlistees like U.S. flag on their shoulder and con- the floor of this House and let the will tinue to protect our freedoms, even Lance Corporal Jose Gutierrez, who of the American people have its way. was the first U.S. serviceman killed in when the leadership in our Congress de- America deserves a solution. We are combat in Iraq some 10 years ago. Mr. cides that they no longer want to work. ready for a vote. It is time that our Gutierrez, who was a native of Guate- As of June 2009, for example, there House do the will of the people, that we mala, arrived in the U.S. without docu- were over 114,000 foreign-born individ- have a comprehensive immigration re- ments at the age of 14. He received his uals in our United States armed serv- form bill come to this floor and allow U.S. citizenship posthumously, after ices serving our country. Over 95,000 of Republicans and Democrats to vote his supreme sacrifice. those individuals were naturalized U.S. their conscience and pass that bill. Others, like Alfred Rascon, emerged citizens. They were not born in this Mr. POLIS. I thank the gentleman from the war as high achievers. Mr. country, but they went through the from California. process of becoming citizens and serve And just to highlight how we can im- Rascon, who was an undocumented im- our country proudly. More than 10,000 prove our security as a Nation and migrant from Mexico, was assigned to of those servicemembers are not U.S.- honor the tradition of contributions Fort Sam Houston for basic and for born citizens. They stand on the front that veterans have made to the secu- specialist medical training. He was lines because they believe in what rity of our Nation, by simply allowing awarded the Medal of Honor during the America stands for. Let’s get to work, young people loyal to our country, who Vietnam war. He became a U.S. citizen, pass comprehensive immigration re- have lived here and it is the only coun- and he later served as Director of the form, and earn the honor of their serv- try they know, who are able to work le- United States Selective Service Sys- ice and their sacrifice. gally under DACA, simply allowing tem. Every day we await action on a com- them, if they choose to, to put their The list of stories of noncitizens who prehensive immigration reform bill, lives on the line for the country that have served in the U.S. military is a millions of dollars in potential revenue they love, that will make us all safer, very long list. Enlistments by immi- is lost to Americans in our country. Madam Speaker, and is part of H.R. 15 grants are highest during times of war. Our farms do not have a stable work- and comprehensive immigration re- At the end of the last decade, Madam force. Far too many high-tech compa- form. Speaker, there were over 100,000 for- nies are short the workers they need to I yield to another leader in the effort eign-born individuals serving in var- continue to innovate and grow Amer- to fix our broken immigration system, ious aspects in various capacities in ican jobs. a gentleman from a large district in our Armed Forces. That is why it is so Our schools attract the best and the Texas that covers a lot of the border, important to recognize the contribu- brightest from around the world, but my good friend, Mr. GALLEGO. tions of immigration to our national when they get their degrees and want Mr. GALLEGO. I thank the gen- security. to stay in this great country, they are tleman from Colorado for yielding. On social media, through Twitter and sent away, not allowed to start busi- Madam Speaker, thank you so much Facebook, I made it known that I was nesses and hire American citizens. for the opportunity to speak. at this ceremony on Veterans Day in In all, the full economic potential of This past Veterans Day, I had the op- San Antonio, where not only were we undocumented immigrants as workers, portunity to recognize and to thank honoring veterans, but there was a citi- taxpayers, consumers, and entre- those who served in the military with a zenship and naturalization ceremony preneurs is being lost because they are duty to defend our country. I and all of at the same time. And there were many unable to earn legal status. And when us, I think, who serve in this Chamber comments about, How is this possible? we grow the American economy, we have a duty to these veterans to defend Well, it is and it has been. In the create more jobs for Americans. their needs here in the U.S. Congress, years since 9/11 and the wars in Iraq As many in Congress continue to and that would include the need for and Afghanistan, we have, in fact, re- deny the pressing need for comprehen- comprehensive immigration reform. lied on immigrants in our military.

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He re- ing the Association of the United through their understanding of local turned, like all of our veterans, to States Army annual meeting in Wash- customs, they have helped collect in- build a Nation. Why would we want to ington, D.C. telligence which better protects Ameri- stop this pathway to progress? Why There were many others, Madam cans, not only at home, but also would we want to stop this pathway to Speaker, that we would like to be able abroad. economic vitality? Why would we want to share the stories of, who want to lay Unfortunately, today the House lead- to stop this pathway to citizenship? down their lives to defend our country ership said that they would not con- You know, it is no wonder that so and to serve with distinction but, sider immigration reform this year, many from various perspectives have under current law, are prevented from and, frankly, that is a real tragedy. come forth, imploring us in this House, serving in the Armed Forces, even They said they wouldn’t even consider imploring the Republican leadership, though under the deferred action pro- looking at the Senate bill as a starting to set an agenda that includes immi- gram they are able to work, they are point to negotiate. gration reform. For everyone from the able to attend school in our country, H.R. 15, of which I am a cosponsor, Chamber of Commerce to the Farm Bu- and all that many of them ask is to be has 190 other cosponsors and 25 or so reau, from labor to the farm commu- able to risk their lives to defend the Republicans who have vowed to sup- nity to the working families of this Na- country they love, the country they port it, and thus, the votes are there to tion to so many of the businesses that know, the United States of America. pass immigration reform. have asked for sound immigration re- H.R. 15 and the Senate bill address this In this time of excessive partisanship form, let’s not stand in the way of situation and would allow these brave and excessive bickering, we have to progress. We only ask the Republican young men and women to serve. find a way forward to do the right majority in this House to set the tone, It is time, Madam Speaker. It is time thing for our country, for our kids, and open to the discussion, because if it is to bring this bill forward. It is time to for our future. We have to figure out a brought to the floor, I am convinced have a simple ‘‘yes’’ or ‘‘no’’ vote. It is way to succeed, even if we succeed that we will recognize, as Representa- what the American people are demand- sometimes in spite of ourselves. tives, as leaders of this Nation, the ing. The American people are not de- Especially in today’s political cli- true definition of this Nation, a land of manding that we spend our precious mate, so many of us here in the House, immigrants. hours and days debating asbestos re- we repeatedly talk about our commit- With that, I yield back to Represent- form. The American people are not de- ment to principles, our commitment to ative POLIS and thank him for leading manding that we only work a dozen fighting for what we, as individual us in this very important discussion days before the end of the year here in Members, believe in. But the reality is here this evening. Congress. The American people are de- that, in a House with 435 people and Mr. POLIS. I thank the gentleman manding that we solve problems. with 100 Members of the Senate and an from New York (Mr. TONKO) for his im- More than 70 percent of the American all-or-nothing attitude, many times it passioned words. people support comprehensive immi- produces nothing, and that all-or-noth- Here in the spirit of Veterans Day gration reform. It would improve the ing attitude kills immigration reform. week—of course we all honor our vet- security of the Nation. It would honor That all-or-nothing attitude produces erans every day of the year. This past the service of our veterans. It would se- nothing for children who have known Monday was Veterans Day. This week, cure our borders. It would reflect our no other home than the United States in particular, we are honoring those values. It would improve our economy. and are here through no fault of their who serve our Nation. I would like to It would reduce the deficit—and it own. It produces nothing of the esti- share the stories of several immigrants would create jobs for Americans. What mated $775 billion in revenue and $125 who serve in our Armed Forces. is not to like? Let’s pass comprehen- billion in payroll from immigrant- This is Augustus Maiyo, who serves sive immigration reform now. owned businesses, and it produces in Colorado with the U.S. Army World I yield back the balance of my time. nothing of the $175 billion in deficit re- Class Athlete Program at Fort Carson. f I am proud to say that he won the Ma- duction in the first 10 years after im- DEFENDING ISRAEL migration reform is enacted or another rine Corps Marathon last year and led $700 billion in deficit reduction in the the team to victory. He is a runner and The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mrs. 10 years after that. has done remarkable times and ended BROOKS of Indiana). Under the Speak- Immigrants are so important to our up winning it. He was fortunate to get er’s announced policy of January 3, country in so many ways. We say it all the run done right before Hurricane 2013, the Chair recognizes the gen- the time. We say it all the time. Ours Sandy impacted our Nation. We are tleman from Texas (Mr. GOHMERT) for is a Nation of immigrants. Immigra- proud, of course. I want to thank Au- 30 minutes. tion reform is critical to our economy, gustus Maiyo for his service and for Mr. GOHMERT. Madam Speaker, one to our families, and, yes, even to our being a role model for so many others. thing becomes very clear from our national security. One of the hats I wear in Congress is study of history, and that is that I cochair the U.S.-Nepal Caucus, and I things that nations do have con- b 1930 am particularly proud to be able to sequences. Things we do individually Mr. POLIS. Madam Speaker, I am share the story of Saral Shrestha, a have consequences, and things we do as happy to yield to the gentleman from Fort Bragg soldier from Katmandu, a Nation have consequences. That is New York (Mr. TONKO). Nepal, who was selected as the 2012 Sol- why some people remember that on Mr. TONKO. Thank you, Representa- dier of the Year. He came to the United May 30, 2010, there were six flotilla tive POLIS. States in 2007 from Nepal. He went to ships—and this is from the U.N. re- Earlier tonight when we started this college in Nebraska, joined the Army lease, a report into last year’s raid, hour, I made mention of how proud I in 2009, and was deployed in Afghani- how events unfolded, dated 2 Sep- am of my grandfather, who was an im- stan. tember 2011. migrant from Poland. He added, along We should be proud of the contribu- It points out that on May 30, 2010, six with his military colleagues, to the tions that our 2012 Soldier of the Year flotilla ships leave Cyprus for Gaza in muscle of the military might of this has made, himself an immigrant, an in- an attempt to break Israel’s naval Nation, and together, they were able to spiration to all the men and women blockade. The Turkish cruise liner help serve this Nation so as to pro- who serve, including those who were Mavi Marmara is chartered by Islamic claim victory in the war that was to born in other nations. charity IHH and carries 581 of the 700

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Again, of Scripture, and it has often been a great Satan, the United States, in the actions have consequences, and many guide in our relations with Israel. It is eyes of leaders in Iran—not the Iranian remember the flotilla coming down and really such an historically appropriate people, but Iranian leaders—would get challenging the blockade, and there thing in this House of Representatives, around to attacking us. But first Israel were people who were killed. especially if we were down the hall in is threatened. If you go back, here is an article. It the former House Chamber, now called So there was concern, obviously, here is dated also May 30, 2010, which was a Statuary Hall, where they used to hold in Washington in the Obama adminis- Sunday. But it points out—and this is church most Sundays during the 1800s. tration that the reported threats to an article from The Washington Times Up until the late 1800s, the largest Israel not to defend themselves with- entitled, ‘‘Israel assails resolution on church congregation was in the House out our permission—even though no nuke weapons as ‘flawed,’ ’’ and it is of Representatives, and it was not con- nation should ever need permission talking about an agreement that Presi- sidered to be violative of the Constitu- from another to defend itself—and even dent Obama was trying to get done, a tion because it didn’t endorse a par- President Obama said this out here at nonproliferation agreement, and the ticular religion. It was considered non- the Convention Center to an American- article points out that on Friday, denominational. Israeli group. Prime Minister which was May 28, 2010: Scripture was read regularly, every Netanyahu reminded me of our Presi- A U.S. delegation in New York voted to en- week, down the hall. Thomas Jefferson dent’s words, and I went back and dorse a consensus document ending the 2010 had coined the phrase ‘‘separation of looked them up. Sure enough, he said: church and State’’ as being appro- review conference for the Non-Proliferation Israel must defend itself by itself. Treaty that calls for a conference in 2012 to priate. He didn’t find it offensive, that discuss a weapons of mass destruction-free notion, and, in fact, at times would Our President said that. And yet if zone in the Middle East. bring the Marine band to play hymns. we are not going to help Israel defend The final document of the monthlong re- So it seems appropriate, when we itself, which is actually defending us as view conference calls on Israel to join the talk about Israel, to talk about Israel’s well, then shouldn’t we avoid jeopard- treaty, a move that would require Israel to roots because in Genesis 12—and this is izing Israel’s own self-defense? disclose and then give up its undeclared nu- the King James version: Yet here is this article dated Feb- clear arsenal. ruary 2, 2012. It says: This was viewed and discussed as Now the Lord had said unto Abram, Get thee out of thy country, and from thy kin- Defense Secretary Leon Panetta has a lot being the first time in people’s memory dred, and from thy father’s house, unto a on his mind these days, from cutting the de- when the United States, by and land that I will shew thee; fense budget to managing the drawdown of through its administration—the Obama And I will make of thee a great nation, and U.S. forces in Afghanistan. But his biggest administration—had taken action that I will bless thee, and make thy name great, worry is the growing possibility that Israel was very adverse to Israel and the and thou shalt be a blessing; will attack Iran over the next few months. international community, and particu- And I will bless them that bless thee, and Panetta believes there is a strong likeli- curse him that curseth thee, and in thee larly in the U.N. Normally we did not hood that Israel will strike Iran in April, shall all families of the Earth be blessed. May, or June—before Iran enters what side with Israel’s enemies. So Abram went to the land of Israeli’s described as a ‘‘zone of immunity’’ One of the lessons that I was taught Canaan, which later became Israel, just to commence building a nuclear bomb. Very by history professors at Texas A&M is as God had promised in these verses. So soon, the Israelis fear, the Iranians will have that when a nation’s enemies see that it was no accident that just minutes stored enough enriched uranium in deep un- nation’s strongest ally pulling away, it derground facilities to make a weapon—and after Israel became a Nation, the is provocative. It often provokes action only the United States could then stop them United States, through its President, by that nation’s enemies against it be- militarily. Harry Truman, became the first nation cause they think their strongest ally is That is a betrayal of our ally, Israel. in the world to recognize what was That is a gross betrayal of our ally, pulling away. Some saw that before the prophesied throughout the Old Testa- Israel. We are supposed to be on the war in Korea. They thought that the ment about Israel returning after its same side; and if Israel defends itself, United States might have North Korea absence. beyond its ‘‘sphere of influence.’’ Those it is defending us as well, whether we kinds of things, those words, these ac- b 1945 recognize it or not. tions, these votes can be provocative. Israel returned and Harry Truman That was a betrayal of Israel to leak So 2 days after the United States made sure we were the first Nation what this administration believed were sides with Israel’s enemies in demand- that recognized them as an inde- their plans to defend itself. If we are ing that Israel disclose its nuclear pendent nation. The U.N. had voted not going to defend ourselves, for heav- weapons, the flotilla launches to chal- unanimously. Because of the Holocaust en’s sake, at least allow Israel to do it lenge the blockade. Isn’t that amazing? and over 6 million Jews being killed, without putting them more in jeop- It just happens to be right after this they wanted to ensure that another ardy. administration sides with Israel’s en- Holocaust would never happen again. By leaking that, obviously, it was emies. Here comes a challenge to And that brought about Israel being re- this administration saying to Israel, Israel’s blockade that was just trying established in part of the land they had Well, you better not go when you were to save Israeli lives. possessed 3,000 years before. thinking you were going to go because Well, the reason that it is important This is an article from The Wash- they are going to be ready because we to point these things out now is, what ington Post, David Ignatius: warned your enemy for you. is happening between the United States Is Israel preparing to attack Iran? Because So we get to May and, obviously, the and Iran, as we leave Israel out of the it is considered a betrayal of an ally to warn window that Israel may have been con- equation—even though it is Israel that an ally’s enemies that that ally may take sidering attacking had to pass because is considered to be the little Satan and self-defensive action to prevent being at- of the leak by our own administration tacked. And the United States and Iran, in- to Israel’s enemies, through The Wash- we are considered the great Satan, and cluding President Obama, has said repeat- Israel is probably to be the first at- edly and has promised an American-Israeli ington Post. An intentional leak. tacked, if there is an attack—they are gathering here at the Convention Center This is from March 29, 2012, ‘‘Israelis certainly the most vulnerable. Yet we that he would never allow Iran to have nu- Suspect Obama Media Leaks to Pre- leave our former friend Israel out of clear weapons, that it is an existential vent Strike on Iran,’’ by Alexander the equation. threat to Israel. It certainly is. Marquardt from ABC News: It brings to mind a number of things So we have been hearing behind the Two reports today about Iran’s nuclear that have been happening during this scenes for a number of years that this program and the possibility of an Israeli

VerDate Mar 15 2010 03:11 Dec 15, 2014 Jkt 079060 PO 00000 Frm 00047 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\RECORD13\RECFILES\NOV2013\H13NO3.REC H13NO3 bjneal on DSK2TWX8P1PROD with CONG-REC-ONLINE H7048 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE November 13, 2013 military strike have analysts in Israel accus- The Obama administration’s failure sound like we are actually blessing ing the Obama administration of leaking in- to condemn Palestinians building of il- Israel. It sounds like we are cursing formation to pressure Israel not to bomb legal settlements, yet constantly criti- Israel, belittling its leaders, Iran and for Iran to reach a compromise in upcoming nuclear talks. cizing Israeli housing plans for East Je- marginalizing its efforts to defend rusalem; the Obama administration’s itself, which also enures to our benefit. That is simply outrageous. My oath of office is to this country. This article says, continuing that decision to eradicate the missile de- same article: fense programs that would have helped When I was in the Army for 4 years, my Israel as well as the United States; oath was to this country. My alle- The first report in Foreign Policy quotes anonymous American officials saying that leaving Prime Minister Netanyahu in giance continues to this country, and I Israel has been given access to air bases by 2010 on for over an hour in the White believe that being Israel’s friend is Iran’s northern neighbor Azerbaijan from House meeting room while President helpful to this country; and that is why which Israel could launch air strikes or at Obama dined with his family and re- I so strongly support being a friend to least drones and search and rescue aircraft. fused to take a picture with him was Israel. The article goes on: not a friendly gesture. And even if you took the Bible com- It seems like a big campaign to prevent Also, Secretary of State Hillary Clin- pletely out, you took out most any- Israel from attacking, analyst Yoel ton announced the Obama administra- thing except just looking at the Middle Guzansky at the Institute for National Secu- tion planned to send $147 million to the East and who believes in the value of rity Studies told ABC News. I think the West Bank and Hamas-run Gaza; Presi- life like we do here in the United Obama administration is really worried Je- dent Obama stated that all his friends States, who believes more in demo- rusalem will attack—and attack soon. They’re trying hard to prevent it in so many in Chicago were Jewish and says he cratic actions like we do in the United ways. was sometimes being accused of being States, then Israel should certainly be The Foreign Policy report by Mark Perry a Jewish ‘‘puppet’’; the Obama admin- our friend. quotes an intelligence officer saying, We’re istration leak to The Washington Post But what this administration is watching what Iran does closely. But we’re of the time window in which Israel doing with Iran is foolhardy. It is fool- now watching what Israel is doing in Azer- would take out Iran’s nuclear program; hardy. And thank God for France. They baijan. And we’re not happy about it. the Obama administration leaked to didn’t wave a white flag of surrender. Further down: the media that Israel was going to use They said, This is a terrible deal. And In recent weeks the Obama administration the Azerbaijan airspace to take out thank goodness they slowed it down, shifted from persuasion efforts vis-a-vis deci- Iran’s nuclear program. because this administration thinks sionmakers and Israel’s public opinion to a We placed immense pressure on they just knew and everything they try practical, targeted assassination of potential Israel not to defend itself without the Israeli operations in Iran, Ben-Yishai writes. will work perfectly. Hello, ObamaCare. United States’ permission. The Obama The campaign’s aims are fully operational: b 2000 to make it more difficult for Israeli decision- administration has never rejected or makers to order the Israeli defense forces to condemned the racist, hateful teach- It doesn’t work any better when they carry out a strike, and what’s even graver, to ings about Jewish people going on in try to mess with our friendships and erode the IDF’s capacity to launch a strike Palestinian schools in the Middle East reward our enemies and hurt our with minimal casualties. and in some Muslim schools in the friends. We are putting Israel’s own forces at United States. So, in the few minutes that are re- far greater risk for casualties. Is that President Obama traveled to Turkey, maining, Madam Speaker, I would like something an ally does to a friend? Iraq, Saudi Arabia, and Egypt and to reference back to the New York Some of us believe that the Bible is apologized to them on behalf of the Times article by Barry James, October accurate. Certainly, so many proph- United States. The Obama administra- 21, 1994, during the Clinton administra- esies have been fulfilled. And if that is tion’s support for the Muslim Brother- tion. true, this administration, unless they hood’s rise to power in Egypt as well as The director of the International Atomic can find a verse that accurately says throughout the Middle East, though Energy Agency expressed skepticism Thurs- that those who betray Israel will be the Muslim Brotherhood had never day about the U.S.-North Korean nuclear blessed, then this country is being dug backed away from their demand for the agreement, saying it could delay inspections in a deeper hole by this administration nonexistence of Israel, the Obama ad- by the agency. and its betrayals of Israel’s trust and Officials at the agency, some U.S. Repub- ministration continues to support the lican Senators and politicians in South Israel’s friendship. Muslim Brotherhood’s return to power Korea criticized the accord, saying they This is from November 3, 2013, from in Egypt, when Egypt is where the feared Pyongyang had bought itself a further TheBlaze, ‘‘Fury, Scandalous: Israel Muslim Brotherhood turned violent on 5 years of secrecy, thus concealing whether Conveys Bitter Protests to Obama Morsi’s arrest because of his violation it has reprocessed enough plutonium to build Admin Over Reported White House Se- of the constitution that did not provide one or more nuclear weapons. curity Leak. for impeachment, after the Egyptian The energy agency says it needs to inspect This says: people turned out in the millions to de- two nuclear waste dumps to be able to an- swer the question. North Korea has never The Israeli government conveyed ‘‘bitter mand his removal. protests’’ to the White House this weekend conceded the existence of the dumps. ‘‘It It was not a coup, as the Christian would be in the interests of all concerned over the Obama administration’s reported Pope in Egypt told me. It was not a leak of who was behind last week’s air raid that a prolonged delay be avoided,’’ said the on a Syrian base near the port city of Lat- coup. This was a people rising up and agency director, Hans Blix; but, he added, akia. Words being used by the media and of- demanding removal, and yet this ad- ‘‘We are better off’’ with the agreement than ficials speaking anonymously in Israel to de- ministration now has cut off support with none at all. ‘‘We have to worry about scribe what they perceive as a breach in because Egypt does not want the how much they have squirreled away,’’ an trust on the part of the United States in- group, the Muslim Brotherhood, that agency official said. ‘‘Blix thinks 5 years is a clude fury, scandalous, baffled, unthinkable. long time to have to wait for our inspectors was killing Christians, burning church- to gain access to the facilities we need to This administration continues to be- es, terrorizing the nation, we want see, including the two facilities the North tray our friend, our ally, Israel. them back in charge—this administra- Koreans have never declared.’’ Other things that have happened in tion does. Yet, under the agreement that the Clinton the past were the comments made by It is an outrage. administration reached, North Korea agreed President Obama to President Sarkozy Though the Syrian leader Assad has to place in storage the fuel removed last in 2012 at a G–20 summit which were been ruthless in killing and abusing his spring from a 5-megawatt graphite reactor belittling Israeli Prime Minister Ben- people, has not been helpful to Israel to containing enough plutonium for four or five jamin Netanyahu, comments in 2011 the extent the Egyptian leader Muba- nuclear bombs. U.S. Republican Senators that Israel should return to its 1967 protested in a letter to President Bill Clin- rak was, this administration has not ton that this reversed longstanding U.S. pol- borders that would have subjected it to done anything but put Israel in more icy because it allowed the North Koreans to relentless attacks and vulnerability. jeopardy by its actions in Syria. hang onto their spent fuel rods and would They were not helpful to our friend and So we have not been terribly helpful delay for several years the inspection of sus- ally. to our friend Israel. And it doesn’t pect sites.

VerDate Mar 15 2010 03:11 Dec 15, 2014 Jkt 079060 PO 00000 Frm 00048 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\RECORD13\RECFILES\NOV2013\H13NO3.REC H13NO3 bjneal on DSK2TWX8P1PROD with CONG-REC-ONLINE November 13, 2013 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H7049 The accord ‘‘shows it is always possible to Right,’’ but on C–SPAN tonight, we are we pay $286? No, we didn’t pay $286. We get an agreement when you give enough going to play ‘‘The Price is Wrong.’’ paid $2,286 for this little part. Now, we away,’’ said Senator Bob Dole of Kansas . . . Before doing so, I want to put this in didn’t just buy one part. We bought 573 The deal also has been heavily criticized in perspective. of these parts, of this little bearing South Korea. Many people there see it as a diplomatic triumph for Pyongyang, which A number of years ago, we were all sleeve, and it cost us $1.3 million. failed to dispel doubts about its nuclear in- aghast as taxpayers—even here as All right. If you haven’t enjoyed tentions. Members of Congress—when we found playing this game so far, we have one As part of the pact, which will be signed in out that in the Department of Defense more game to play tonight. This game Geneva on Friday, the United States will we were spending $436 on a hammer, is the finale. It is called the ‘‘Showcase head an international consortium to provide that we spent $7,600 on a coffee urn, Showdown.’’ This is when we compare North Korea with an interim supply of fuel and that—oh, yes—we spent $640 on a two packages and see which one costs to overcome its chronic energy shortage and, toilet seat. Talk about flushing money more. eventually, two 1,000-megawatt light-water down a toilet—we were doing it—but Our first items here are two simple reactors. In exchange, North Korea will ramp gate roller assemblies. Now, abandon its existing nuclear facilities and that fleecing that we thought had renounce any plans to build nuclear weap- ended has actually continued. which is more expensive—these two ons. Since 2010, the inspector general of ramp gate roller assemblies or a trip to Paris, France, for two, including air- Gee, doesn’t that sound familiar? the Department of Defense has found fare and hotel for four nights? Which is This administration is repeating the that we are spending more than $430 more expensive? If you guessed the trip same mistakes of Madeleine Albright million over what we should be paying to Paris, France, you would be wrong and Bill Clinton as President. They are for spare parts—thousands of spare because a trip to Paris, France, if you running to Iran, which can not be parts. So we are paying much more go on one of the local Web sites, would trusted, which has lied repeatedly just than the fair or reasonable price for cost $2,681, and we paid—or, I should like North Korea did. these parts. What the military should say, the Army paid—$3,357 for these And how did the Clinton deal work do when it needs parts is go to what is called the Defense Logistics Agency, two ramp gate roller assemblies. out? Yes, they took the nuclear facili- The Pentagon is playing games with ties we provided them, but they didn’t DLA—it is sort of like the defense hardware store—but sometimes they taxpayer dollars, and let me tell you stand good behind their promise not to that this is just the tip of the iceberg. develop nuclear weapons. They devel- think it is cheaper and, maybe, faster if they go to a defense contractor and The worst part of this game is that it oped them and we helped them. is rigged. The contractors always win, Now this administration wants to do ask for those parts. These audits also showed that the and the taxpayers always lose. the same thing with Iran? We are still The inspector general found that the certain parts we have in such volume paying for the mistakes of the Clinton Army overpaid one defense contractor will last us 100 years. That is like hav- administration with North Korea’s $13 million but that the Pentagon only ing spare parts like, let’s say, horse- helping them get more nuclear power— recovered $2.6 million. Now get this: it shoes dating back to World War I, and and now this administration wants to is discovered that one defense con- they are sitting around the defense do that with Iran? That is a huge mis- tractor overcharged us $13 million for a take. hardware store today—more than 100 number of parts, and then after it was We need to help our friend Israel, to years’ worth of certain spare parts. exposed, they didn’t even refund us stop betraying them, to help our You might think maybe this is a little what they should have. They only paid friends, to stop rewarding our enemies, complicated, but it is really not com- us back $2.6 million. It included paying because the consequences to this Na- plicated. The auditors go to the De- twice the fair and reasonable price for tion will be dire if we don’t turn this partment of Defense databases, and kits and overpaying by $16,000 for a around. they can tell immediately, with just a structural support that should have Madam Speaker, it is my prayer—it click, whether or not these spare parts cost only $1,300. is my hope—that this administration are in stock and how much they will be Now, this bearing sleeve that I just will turn from its stupid ways. The ar- charged for those spare parts. showed you that was over $2,200, let’s rogance that existed before ObamaCare So let’s play our very first game of put it in kind of simple terms. kicked in surely should have come ‘‘The Price is Wrong.’’ If we went into a local cafe and or- down a notch so that they can realize This is a ramp gate roller assembly. dered the blue light special and the maybe we are making a mistake in It is about the size of a quarter. This menu said it was $2,200, we would walk dealing with bloodthirsty people in particular assembly sells for $7.71 in right out, and they would be laughed Iran as well. the defense hardware store. The audi- out of our community—but no, that This country’s future is at stake. tors suggested—maybe because this is, doesn’t happen in the military. As for That ought to be enough to make this in fact, for a Chinook helicopter—that that defense contractor who over- administration slow down and realize it could be even a little bit more. What charged us and then didn’t even pay us they are about to make another huge did the personnel within the Depart- back what they had overcharged us— mistake that we will pay for for gen- ment of Defense pay for this little as- get this—the Air Force has just signed erations if they don’t stop. Iran will sembly? It wasn’t $7.71. Was it perhaps on the dotted line a contract with this certainly not stop just as North Korea $77.10? No, it wasn’t $77.10. Was it $771? defense contractor to do the following: did not. They had gotten help from No, it wasn’t $771. We paid for this $7.71 to manage the supply chain. It is al- North Korea. They learned the lesson part $1,678.61. most laughable that the defense con- from North Korea. It is time this ad- The price is wrong, and the Depart- tractor who ripped us off now has an- ministration learned a lesson from our ment of Defense has got to clean up its other contract to manage the supply mistake and from the mistake of the act. chain. Clinton administration and Madeleine Let’s move on to yet another game Those are all of the games we have Albright. that we can play. It is called ‘‘That’s for tonight. Thank you for playing. We Madam Speaker, I yield back the bal- Too Much.’’ will see you next time on ‘‘The Price is ance of my time. I am going to show you another part. Wrong.’’ f This is a bearing sleeve, and you are Madam Speaker, I yield back the bal- going to tell me whether or not you ance of my time. THE PRICE IS WRONG think the price is too much. At the f The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under local hardware store, this would sell the Speaker’s announced policy of Jan- for $6. Again, this is for a Chinook heli- LEAVE OF ABSENCE uary 3, 2013, the Chair recognizes the copter. The inspector general says By unanimous consent, leave of ab- gentlewoman from California (Ms. maybe, for this sophisticated heli- sence was granted to: SPEIER) for 30 minutes. copter, it would cost $10 for this part. Mr. CULBERSON (at the request of Mr. Ms. SPEIER. Madam Speaker, every- So, what did we pay for this part? Did CANTOR) for today on account of ill- one has heard about ‘‘The Price is we pay $86? No, we didn’t pay $86. Did ness.

VerDate Mar 15 2010 03:11 Dec 15, 2014 Jkt 079060 PO 00000 Frm 00049 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\RECORD13\RECFILES\NOV2013\H13NO3.REC H13NO3 bjneal on DSK2TWX8P1PROD with CONG-REC-ONLINE H7050 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE November 13, 2013 SENATE BILLS REFERRED suant to Executive Order 13313 of July 31, By Mr. GEORGE MILLER of California 2003, a six-month periodic report on the na- (for himself and Mr. HANNA): Bills of the Senate of the following tional emergency with respect to Sudan that H.R. 3461. A bill to support early learning; titles were taken from the Speaker’s was declared in Executive Order 13067 of No- to the Committee on Education and the table and, under the rule, referred as vember 3, 1997; to the Committee on Foreign Workforce. follows: Affairs. By Mr. CASSIDY (for himself and Mr. S. 1499. An act to designate the facility of 3638. A letter from the Principal Deputy ROE of Tennessee): H.R. 3462. A bill to amend the Public the United States Postal Service located at Assistant Attorney General, Department of Health Service Act, the Employee Retire- 278 Main Street in Chadron, Nebraska, as the Justice, transmitting the 2012 annual report ment Income Security Act of 1974, and the ‘‘Sergeant Cory Mracek Memorial Post Of- on the activities and operations of the Public Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude fice’’; to the Committee on Oversight and Integrity Section, pursuant to 28 U.S.C. 529; from the definition of health insurance cov- Government Reform. to the Committee on the Judiciary. erage certain medical stop-loss insurance ob- S. 1512. An act to designate the facility of 3639. A letter from the Secretary, Depart- tained by certain plan sponsors of group the United States Postal Service located at ment of Health and Human Services, trans- health plans; to the Committee on Energy 1335 Jefferson Road in Rochester, New York, mitting the Department’s determination on and Commerce, and in addition to the Com- as the ‘‘Specialist Theodore Matthew Glende a petition on behalf of workers employed at mittees on Education and the Workforce, Post Office’’; to the Committee on Oversight the Baker Brothers site in Toledo, Ohio, to and Ways and Means, for a period to be sub- and Government Reform. be added to the Special Exposure Cohort sequently determined by the Speaker, in S. 1557. An act to amend the Public Health (SEC), pursuant to the Energy Employees each case for consideration of such provi- Service Act to reauthorize support for grad- Occupational Illness Compensation Program sions as fall within the jurisdiction of the uate medical education programs in chil- Act of 2000 (EEOICPA); to the Committee on committee concerned. dren’s hospitals; to the Committee on En- the Judiciary. By Mr. CHAFFETZ (for himself, Mrs. ergy and Commerce. 3640. A letter from the Secretary, Depart- ment of Health and Human Services, trans- MILLER of Michigan, Mr. f mitting the Department’s determination on FARENTHOLD, Mr. O’ROURKE, Mr. BAR- a petition on behalf of workers employed at BER, and Ms. JACKSON LEE): ENROLLED BILL SIGNED the Feed Materials Production Center H.R. 3463. A bill to amend title 5, United Karen L. Haas, Clerk of the House, (FMPC) in Fernand, Ohio, to be added to the States Code, to ensure proper manpower on reported and found truly enrolled a bill Special Exposure Cohort (SEC), pursuant to the United States border and to provide for of the House of the following title, the Energy Employees Occupational Illness reforms to rates of pay for Border Patrol agents; to the Committee on Oversight and which was thereupon signed by the Compensation Program Act of 2000 (EEOICPA); to the Committee on the Judici- Government Reform. Speaker: ary. By Mr. LOBIONDO (for himself and Mr. H.R. 2747. An act to amend title 40, United 3641. A letter from the Deputy General LARSEN of Washington): States Code, to transfer certain functions Counsel, Small Business Administration, H.R. 3464. A bill to amend the Federal from the Government Accountability Office transmitting the Administration’s final rule Water Pollution Control Act with respect to to the Department of Labor relating to the — Small Business Size Standards: Agri- discharges incidental to the normal oper- processing of claims for the payment of culture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting (RIN: ation of certain vessels; to the Committee on workers who were not paid appropriate 3245-AG43) received October 28, 2013, pursuant Transportation and Infrastructure. wages under certain provisions of such title. to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on By Mr. SENSENBRENNER (for him- Small Business. self, Mr. COBLE, Mr. CHABOT, Mr. f 3642. A letter from the Deputy General DANNY K. DAVIS of Illinois, Mr. CON- BILL PRESENTED TO THE Counsel, Small Business Administration, YERS, Mr. SCOTT of Virginia, Mr. PRESIDENT transmitting the Administration’s final rule BACHUS, Ms. FUDGE, Mr. JOHNSON of — Small Business Size Standards: Support Georgia, Mr. STOCKMAN, Mr. JOYCE, Karen L. Haas, Clerk of the House, Activities for Mining (RIN: 3245-AG44) re- Mr. CUMMINGS, and Ms. JACKSON reported that on October 31, 2013, she ceived October 28, 2013, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. LEE): presented to the President of the 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Small H.R. 3465. A bill to reauthorize the Second United States, for his approval, the fol- Business. Chance Act of 2007; to the Committee on the lowing bill: 3643. A letter from the Federal Register Li- Judiciary. aison Officer, Department of the Treasury, By Mr. JONES (for himself, Mr. PRICE H.R. 3190. To provide for the continued per- transmitting the Department’s final rule — of North Carolina, and Mr. SCOTT of formance of the functions of the United Establishment of the Ballard Canyon Virginia): States Parole Commission, and for other Viticultural Area [Docket No.: TTB-2013- H.R. 3466. A bill to amend the Federal Elec- purposes. 0001; T.D. TTB-116; Ref: Notice No. 132] (RIN: tion Campaign Act of 1971 to apply the prohi- f 1513-AB98) received October 30, 2013, pursuant bition against the conversion of contribu- to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on tions to personal use to contributions ac- ADJOURNMENT Ways and Means. cepted by political committees; to the Com- 3644. A letter from the Federal Register Li- mittee on House Administration. Ms. SPEIER. Madam Speaker, I move By Ms. SLAUGHTER (for herself, Mr. that the House do now adjourn. aison Officer, Department of the Treasury, transmitting the Department’s final rule — JONES, Ms. DELAURO, Mr. DEFAZIO, The motion was agreed to; accord- Establishment of the Big Valley District- Mr. TONKO, Mr. MICHAUD, Mr. CON- ingly (at 8 o’clock and 14 minutes Lake County and Kelsey Bench-Lake County YERS, Ms. KAPTUR, Mr. MCGOVERN, p.m.), under its previous order, the Viticultural Areas and Modification of the Mr. TIERNEY, Mr. JOHNSON of Geor- House adjourned until tomorrow, Red Hills Lake County Viticultural Area gia, Mr. HIGGINS, and Ms. MCCOL- Thursday, November 14, 2013, at 10 a.m. [Docket No.: TTB-2013-0003; T.D. TTB-118; LUM): H.R. 3467. A bill to enhance reciprocal mar- for morning-hour debate. Ref: Notice No. 134] (RIN: 1515-AB99) received October 30, 2013, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. ket access for United States domestic pro- f 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and ducers in the negotiating process of bilat- Means. eral, regional, and multilateral trade agree- EXECUTIVE COMMUNICATIONS, 3645. A letter from the Federal Register Li- ments; to the Committee on Ways and ETC. aison Officer, Department of the Treasury, Means. Under clause 2 of rule XIV, executive transmitting the Department’s final rule — By Mr. ROYCE (for himself, Mr. PERL- communications were taken from the Establishment of the Moon Mountain Dis- MUTTER, Mr. GARY G. MILLER of Cali- fornia, and Mr. SHERMAN): Speaker’s table and referred as follows: trict Sonoma County Viticultural Area [Docket No.: TTB-2013-0002; T.D. TTB-117; H.R. 3468. A bill to amend the Federal 3636. A letter from the Assistant Secretary, Ref: Notice No. 133] (RIN: 1513-AC00) received Credit Union Act to extend insurance cov- Legislative Affairs, Department of State, October 30, 2013, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. erage to amounts held in a member account transmitting the 2013 Annual Report on the 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and on behalf of another person, and for other Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholar- Means. purposes; to the Committee on Financial ship Program; to the Committee on Foreign Services. Affairs. f By Mr. ISSA (for himself, Ms. 3637. A letter from the Secretary, Depart- PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS DUCKWORTH, Mr. BRADY of Pennsyl- ment of the Treasury, transmitting as re- vania, Ms. BROWNLEY of California, quired by section 401(c) of the National Under clause 2 of rule XII, public Mr. CA´ RDENAS, Mr. CICILLINE, Ms. Emergency Act, 50 U.S.C. 1641(c), and section bills and resolutions of the following CLARKE, Mr. CROWLEY, Mr. DANNY K. 204(c) of the International Emergency Eco- titles were introduced and severally re- DAVIS of Illinois, Mr. ENYART, Mr. AL nomic Powers Act, 50 U.S.C. 1703(c), and pur- ferred, as follows: GREEN of Texas, Mr. GRIJALVA, Mr.

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GUTIE´ RREZ, Ms. HANABUSA, Mr. H.R. 3473. A bill to amend the Internal Rev- fected by the tragic Super Typhoon Haiyan NOLAN, Mrs. NAPOLITANO, Mr. MUR- enue Code of 1986 to permanently extend the (Yolanda) of November 8, 2013; to the Com- PHY of Florida, Ms. MENG, Mr. qualifying therapeutic discovery project mittee on Foreign Affairs. MATHESON, Mr. LOWENTHAL, Mr. credit, and for other purposes; to the Com- By Mrs. BACHMANN (for herself, Ms. LEWIS, Mr. LANGEVIN, Mr. KILDEE, mittee on Ways and Means. BASS, Mr. FRANKS of Arizona, Mr. Ms. KELLY of Illinois, Ms. JACKSON By Mr. RODNEY DAVIS of Illinois: JONES, Mr. DANNY K. DAVIS of Illi- LEE, Mr. HORSFORD, Mr. HONDA, Ms. H.R. 3474. A bill to amend the Internal Rev- nois, Mr. COOPER, Mr. LATHAM, Mr. NORTON, Mr. PETERSON, Mr. RANGEL, enue Code of 1986 to allow employers to ex- HASTINGS of Florida, Mr. BROUN of Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, Mr. SCHIFF, Ms. empt employees with health coverage under Georgia, Mr. VARGAS, Mr. WILSON of SHEA-PORTER, Ms. SINEMA, Ms. TRICARE or the Veterans Administration South Carolina, Mr. KLINE, Mr. SLAUGHTER, Ms. SPEIER, Mr. from being taken into account for purposes SOUTHERLAND, Mr. SESSIONS, Mr. SWALWELL of California, Mr. TAKANO, of the employer mandate under the Patient LANGEVIN, Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia, Ms. TSONGAS, Mr. SHUSTER, Mr. Protection and Affordable Care Act; to the Mr. GRIJALVA, Mr. CONAWAY, Mr. SMITH of Washington, Mr. RIGELL, Committee on Ways and Means. WOLF, Mr. MARINO, Mr. NUNNELEE, Mr. LAMALFA, Mr. GRIMM, Mr. By Mr. GARAMENDI (for himself and Mr. RIBBLE, Mr. TIBERI, Mr. CRAWFORD, Mr. COOK, Mr. COLE, Mr. Ms. MATSUI): REICHERT, Mr. TERRY, Mr. PAYNE, BISHOP of Utah, Mr. BENTIVOLIO, Mrs. H.R. 3475. A bill to amend title 46, United Mrs. HARTZLER, Mr. STIVERS, and Mr. NOEM, Mr. CALVERT, Mr. RODNEY States Code, to provide protections for cruise WITTMAN): DAVIS of Illinois, Mr. RICHMOND, Ms. vessel passengers, and for other purposes; to H. Res. 409. A resolution expressing support WATERS, Ms. BORDALLO, Mr. COURT- the Committee on Transportation and Infra- for the goals of National Adoption Day and NEY, Mrs. WALORSKI, and Mr. CUM- structure. National Adoption Month by promoting na- MINGS): By Mr. ISRAEL: tional awareness of adoption and the chil- H.R. 3469. A bill to amend titles 5 and 38, H.R. 3476. A bill to amend the Internal Rev- dren awaiting families, celebrating children United States Code, to clarify the veteran enue Code of 1986 to extend and modify the and families involved in adoption, and en- status of an individual based on the attend- American Opportunity Tax Credit, and for couraging the people of the United States to ance of the individual at a preparatory other purposes; to the Committee on Ways secure safety, permanency, and well-being school of a service academy, and for other and Means. for all children; to the Committee on Edu- purposes; to the Committee on Veterans’ Af- By Ms. NORTON: cation and the Workforce. fairs, and in addition to the Committee on H.R. 3477. A bill to authorize the Secretary By Mr. GRAVES of Missouri (for him- Oversight and Government Reform, for a pe- of Veterans Affairs to provide support to uni- self, Mr. CICILLINE, and Ms. HERRERA riod to be subsequently determined by the versity law school programs that are de- BEUTLER): Speaker, in each case for consideration of signed to provide legal assistance to vet- H. Res. 410. A resolution expressing support such provisions as fall within the jurisdic- erans, and for other purposes; to the Com- for the designation of a ‘‘Small Business tion of the committee concerned. mittee on Veterans’ Affairs. Saturday’’ and supporting efforts to increase By Mr. ROYCE (for himself and Mr. By Mr. SALMON (for himself, Mr. awareness of the value of locally owned ENGEL): FRANKS of Arizona, Mr. GOSAR, Mr. small businesses; to the Committee on Small H.R. 3470. A bill to provide for the transfer MASSIE, Mr. DESJARLAIS, Mr. Business. of naval vessels to certain foreign countries, SCHWEIKERT, Mr. BENTIVOLIO, and Mr. f and for other purposes; to the Committee on STOCKMAN): Foreign Affairs. H.R. 3478. A bill to protect the right of law- CONSTITUTIONAL AUTHORITY By Ms. CHU (for herself, Ms. FUDGE, abiding citizens to transport knives inter- STATEMENT Ms. FRANKEL of Florida, Ms. state, notwithstanding a patchwork of local BROWNLEY of California, Ms. TITUS, and State prohibitions; to the Committee on Pursuant to clause 7 of rule XII of Mrs. NEGRETE MCLEOD, Ms. BASS, the Judiciary. the Rules of the House of Representa- Mrs. BEATTY, Mr. BERA of California, By Mr. THORNBERRY (for himself, tives, the following statements are sub- Mr. BLUMENAUER, Ms. BROWN of Flor- Mr. SESSIONS, Mr. NUGENT, Mr. mitted regarding the specific powers ida, Mrs. CHRISTENSEN, Mr. CICILLINE, HUELSKAMP, Mr. FARENTHOLD, and granted to Congress in the Constitu- Mr. CLAY, Mr. DANNY K. DAVIS of Illi- Mr. BENTIVOLIO): tion to enact the accompanying bill or nois, Ms. DELAURO, Ms. DELBENE, Mr. H.R. 3479. A bill to provide a taxpayer bill joint resolution. ELLISON, Mr. FARR, Mr. GRIJALVA, of rights for small businesses; to the Com- Mr. GUTIE´ RREZ, Ms. HAHN, Mr. HOLT, mittee on Ways and Means. By Mr. GEORGE MILLER of Cali- Ms. JACKSON LEE, Ms. EDDIE BERNICE By Ms. TSONGAS: fornia: JOHNSON of Texas, Mr. JOHNSON of H.R. 3480. A bill to prohibit entities from H.R. 3461. Congress has the power to enact this legis- Georgia, Mrs. KIRKPATRICK, Ms. LEE using Federal funds to contribute to political lation pursuant to the following: of California, Mr. LEWIS, Mr. campaigns or participate in lobbying activi- Article I, Section 8 of the Constitution of LOWENTHAL, Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALO- ties; to the Committee on the Judiciary, and the United States. NEY of New York, Ms. MCCOLLUM, Ms. in addition to the Committee on House Ad- By Mr. CASSIDY: MOORE, Mr. MORAN, Ms. NORTON, Mr. ministration, for a period to be subsequently H.R. 3462. ´ determined by the Speaker, in each case for RANGEL, Ms. LINDA T. SANCHEZ of Congress has the power to enact this legis- consideration of such provisions as fall with- California, Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, Ms. lation pursuant to the following: SLAUGHTER, Ms. SPEIER, Mr. TAKANO, in the jurisdiction of the committee con- Article 1, Section 8, paragraph 3 of the Mr. WELCH, Ms. CASTOR of Florida, cerned. United States Constitution. Ms. MICHELLE LUJAN GRISHAM of New By Mr. SAM JOHNSON of Texas (for By Mr. CHAFFETZ: Mexico, Ms. TSONGAS, Mr. BRALEY of himself, Mr. BECERRA, and Mr. COLE): H.R. 3463. Iowa, Mr. SMITH of Washington, Ms. H.J. Res. 102. A joint resolution providing Congress has the power to enact this legis- KUSTER, Mr. KILDEE, Mr. LOEBSACK, for the appointment of Risa Lavizzo-Mourey lation pursuant to the following: Ms. ESTY, Mr. SHERMAN, Mr. PAYNE, as a citizen regent of the Board of Regents of Clause 18 of Section 8 of Article I of the Ms. MENG, Mr. POCAN, Mr. HUFFMAN, the Smithsonian Institution; to the Com- Constitution: To make all Laws which shall Ms. WATERS, Ms. KELLY of Illinois, mittee on House Administration. be necessary and proper for carrying into Ms. EDWARDS, and Mr. KEATING): By Mr. SAM JOHNSON of Texas (for Execution the foregoing Powers, and all H.R. 3471. A bill to protect a woman’s right himself, Mr. BECERRA, and Mr. COLE): other Powers vested by this Constitution in to determine whether and when to bear a H.J. Res. 103. A joint resolution providing the Government of the United States, or in child or end a pregnancy by limiting restric- for the appointment of John Fahey as a cit- any Department or Officer thereof. izen regent of the Board of Regents of the tions on the provision of abortion services; By Mr. LOBIONDO: to the Committee on Energy and Commerce. Smithsonian Institution; to the Committee H.R. 3464. By Mr. COLLINS of New York (for him- on House Administration. Congress has the power to enact this legis- self, Mr. REED, Mr. OWENS, and Mr. By Ms. SPEIER (for herself, Mr. lation pursuant to the following: HANNA): HONDA, Ms. MCCOLLUM, Ms. Article I, Section 8 of the United States H.R. 3472. A bill to designate the facility of BORDALLO, Ms. MOORE, Ms. HAHN, Ms. Constitution the United States Postal Service located at JACKSON LEE, Mr. GRIJALVA, Mr. By Mr. SENSENBRENNER: 13127 Broadway Street in Alden, New York, SCHIFF, Mr. SHERMAN, Mr. H.R. 3465. as the ‘‘Sergeant Brett E. Gornewicz Memo- LOWENTHAL, Mr. GRAYSON, Mr. LAR- Congress has the power to enact this legis- rial Post Office’’; to the Committee on Over- SON of Connecticut, Mr. MCINTYRE, lation pursuant to the following: sight and Government Reform. Mr. THOMPSON of California, Ms. Article I, Section 8 By Mrs. DAVIS of California (for her- MENG, Ms. CHU, and Mr. PASCRELL): By Mr. JONES: self, Ms. SCHWARTZ, Mr. VARGAS, Mr. H. Res. 408. A resolution expressing sincere H.R. 3466. CARSON of Indiana, and Mr. CON- condolences and support for assistance to the Congress has the power to enact this legis- NOLLY): people of the Philippines and all those af- lation pursuant to the following:

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Article I, Section 4 of the U.S. Constitu- By Ms. NORTON: H.R. 274: Mr. GRIJALVA. tion, which states that ‘‘Congress may at H.R. 3477. H.R. 292: Mr. FATTAH. any time by Law make or alter such Regula- Congress has the power to enact this legis- H.R. 351: Mr. DIAZ-BALART. tions’’ regarding the ‘‘Times, Places and lation pursuant to the following: H.R. 411: Mr. OWENS. Manner of holding elections.’’ clause 18 of section 8 of article I of the H.R. 455: Mr. HASTINGS of Florida and By Ms. SLAUGHTER: Constitution. Mr.TONKO. H.R. 3467. By Mr. SALMON: H.R. 494: Ms. DELBENE, Ms.SLAUGHTER, and Congress has the power to enact this legis- H.R. 3478. Mr.CAPUANO. lation pursuant to the following: Congress has the power to enact this legis- H.R. 564: Mr. CA´ RDENAS. This bill is enacted pursuant to the power lation pursuant to the following: H.R. 631: Mr. SEAN PATRICK MALONEY of granted to Congress under Article I, Section Article I Section 8 Clause 18 ‘‘The Congress New York. 8, Clause 3 of the United States Constitution. shall have Power To . . . make all Laws H.R. 647: Mr. JORDAN. By Mr. ROYCE: which shall be necessary and proper for car- H.R. 664: Mr. PAYNE, Mr. CLEAVER, Mr. H.R. 3468. rying into Execution the foregoing Powers, CLYBURN, Mr. AL GREEN of Texas, Mr. HAS- Congress has the power to enact this legis- and all other Powers vested by this Constitu- TINGS of Florida, Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia, lation pursuant to the following: tion in the Government of the United States, Ms. KELLY of Illinois, Mr. LEWIS, Mr. DAVID Under Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 of the or in any Department or Officer thereof.’’ SCOTT of Georgia, Ms. SEWELL of Alabama, U.S. Constitution to regulate commerce. As it is the purpose of the government of Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi, Mrs. By Mr. ISSA: the United States to protect and defend the CHRISTENSEN, Mr. BISHOP of Georgia, Mr. H.R. 3469. natural and inalienable rights of the Amer- DANNY K. DAVIS of Illinois, Mr. ELLISON, and Congress has the power to enact this legis- ican citizen, it is necessary and proper for Mr. FATTAH. lation pursuant to the following: H.R. 685: Mr. ENGEL, Mr. CHABOT, and Mr. Because this bill affects spending by the the Congress to legislate, when necessary, to FINCHER. United States, in that it alters the definition ensure the ability of the citizenry to keep H.R. 713: Ms. BROWN of Florida, Ms. HAHN, of a constitutionally-permissible class (mili- and bear arms and to travel with such arms Mrs. CAPITO, Mr. GIBSON, Mr. LOWENTHAL, tary Veterans) that receives funds from the while taking reasonable precautions to en- and Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia. federal government, Congress has the power sure the safety of his/her fellows and to re- H.R. 719: Mr. HECK of Washington. to enact this legislation pursuant to Article spect state and local laws. By Mr. THORNBERRY: H.R. 732: Mr. MCHENRY. 1, Section 8, Clause 1 of the United States H.R. 831: Mr. JEFFRIES and Mr. MORAN. Constitution which empowers Congress ‘‘To H.R. 3479. Congress has the power to enact this legis- H.R. 858: Ms. GABBARD. lay and collect Taxes, Duties, Imposts and H.R. 861: Ms. MENG. Excises, to pay the Debts and provide for the lation pursuant to the following: Article I, Section 8, Clause I: ‘‘The Con- H.R. 920: Mr. PERLMUTTER. common defence [sic] and general Welfare of H.R. 940: Mr. STUTZMAN and Mr. HUNTER. the United States’’ and Article 1, Section 8, gress shall have Power To lay and collect Taxes, Duties, Imports and Excises, to pay H.R. 961: Mr. CARNEY and Mrs. BEATTY. Clause 18, which empowers Congress to ‘‘To H.R. 1000: Mr. JEFFRIES. make all Laws which shall be necessary and the Debts and provide for the common Defence and general Welfare of the United H.R. 1015: Ms. BROWN of Florida. proper for carrying into Execution the fore- H.R. 1020: Mr. GRIMM. going Powers, and all other Powers vested by States; but all Duties, imposts and Excises shall be uniform throughout the United H.R. 1024: Mr. WOMACK. this Constitution in the Government of the H.R. 1027: Mr. VAN HOLLEN. United States, or in any Department or Offi- States;’’ By Ms. TSONGAS: H.R. 1091: Mr. WOMACK. cer thereof.’’ H.R. 1098: Ms. BROWN of Florida. By Mr. ROYCE: H.R. 3480. Congress has the power to enact this legis- H.R. 1105: Mr. HULTGREN. H.R. 3470. H.R. 1125: Mr. HUFFMAN. Congress has the power to enact this legis- lation pursuant to the following: Clause 1 of Section 8 of Article 1 of the H.R. 1176: Mr. COTTON. lation pursuant to the following: H.R. 1179: Mr. PERLMUTTER. Article I, section 8 of the Constitution. United States Constitution. By Mr. SAM JOHNSON of Texas H.R. 1199: Ms. PELOSI. By Ms. CHU: H.R. 1209: Mr. JOYCE, Mr. YOUNG of Indiana, H.R. 3471. H.J. Res. 102. Mr. CALVERT, and Mr. WEBSTER of Florida. Congress has the power to enact this legis- Congress has the power to enact this legis- H.R. 1226: Mr. DESJARLAIS, Mr. ROKITA, and lation pursuant to the following: lation pursuant to the following: Mr. SESSIONS. Pursuant to Article 1, Section 8, Clause 3 Article 1, Section 8, Clause 17, giving Con- H.R. 1240: Mr. PALLONE. of the Constitution of the United States of gress exclusive jurisdiction over the District H.R. 1250: Mr. POCAN. America and Section 5 of the Fourteenth of Columbia. That clause was cited as the au- H.R. 1295: Ms. KUSTER. Amendment to the Constitution of the thority for the government’s ability to ac- H.R. 1318: Mr. TERRY. United States of America, the authority to cept the original Smithson donation and the H.R. 1331: Mr. SCHWEIKERT. enact this legislation rests with the Con- creation of the Smithsonian Institution via H.R. 1337: Mr. YOHO, Mrs. BACHMANN, and gress. the Act of August 10, 1846. Mr. LAMALFA. By Mr. COLLINS of New York: Article 1, Section 8, Clause 18, the Nec- H.R. 1339: Ms. ESHOO and Mr. JEFFRIES. H.R. 3472. essary and Proper clause, which provides the H.R. 1354: Mr. RIGELL. Congress has the power to enact this legis- power to enact legislation necessary to effec- H.R. 1453: Mr. SEAN PATRICK MALONEY of lation pursuant to the following: tuate one of the earlier enumerated powers, New York. The constitutional authority on which this such as the authority granted in Clause 17 H.R. 1528: Mr. HUDSON, Mrs. ELLMERS, Mr. bill rests is the power of Congress to estab- above. KIND, and Mr. GOODLATTE. lish post offices and post roads, as enumer- By Mr. SAM JOHNSON of Texas: H.R. 1557: Ms. KAPTUR. ated in Article I, Section 8, Clause 7 of the H.J. Res. 103. H.R. 1563: Mr. BUCHANAN, Mr. WILLIAMS, United States Constitution. Congress has the power to enact this legis- Mr. TIBERI, Mr. SCHOCK, Mr. VAN HOLLEN, By Mrs. DAVIS of California: lation pursuant to the following: and Mr. CARNEY. H.R. 3473. Article 1, Section 8, Clause 17, giving Con- H.R. 1661: Ms. EDWARDS. Congress has the power to enact this legis- gress exclusive jurisdiction over the District H.R. 1692: Ms. BROWN of Florida, and Mr. lation pursuant to the following: of Columbia. That clause was cited as the au- CALVERT. 16th Amendment thority for the government’s ability to ac- By Mr. RODNEY DAVIS of Illinois: H.R. 1726: Mr. PERLMUTTER. cept the original Smithson donation and the H.R. 1767: Mr. ENYART, Mr. CONYERS, Ms. H.R. 3474. creation of the Smithsonian Institution via Congress has the power to enact this legis- BROWN of Florida, Mr. AL GREEN of Texas, the Act of August 10, 1846. Ms. JACKSON LEE, Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALONEY lation pursuant to the following: Article 1, Section 8, Clause 18, the Nec- Article I, Section 8, Clause 1 of the United of New York, Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia, Mr. essary and Proper clause, which provides the States Constitution. CLEAVER, Mr. GEORGE MILLER of California, power to enact legislation necessary to effec- By Mr. GARAMENDI: Mr. CUMMINGS, MS. SLAUGHTER, Ms. SHEA- tuate one of the earlier enumerated powers, H.R. 3475. PORTER, Ms. EDWARDS, and Mr. RYAN of Ohio. such as the authority granted in Clause 17 Congress has the power to enact this legis- H.R. 1775: Mr. VEASEY. above. lation pursuant to the following: H.R. 1812: Mr. BERA of California. Article I Section 8 of the United States f H.R. 1814: Mr. FARR and Mr. BENTIVOLIO. Constitution. H.R. 1823: Mr. GARAMENDI. By Mr. ISRAEL: ADDITIONAL SPONSORS H.R. 1837: Mr. LYNCH. H.R. 3476. Under clause 7 of rule XII, sponsors H.R. 1845: Mr. GENE GREEN of Texas. Congress has the power to enact this legis- H.R. 1851: Mr. PAYNE and Mr. BLUMENAUER. were added to public bills and resolu- lation pursuant to the following: H.R. 1861: Mr. SHIMKUS. Article I, Section 8 of the United States tions as follows: H.R. 1869: Mrs. CAPITO, Mr. STIVERS, and Constitution H.R. 129: Ms. BASS. Mr. HECK of Nevada.

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H.R. 1914: Ms. ROYBAL-ALLARD, Ms. H.R. 2955: Mr. GRIJALVA and Mr. LYNCH. CONAWAY, Mr. MCHENRY, Mr. CHABOT, Mr. CLARKE, Ms. BASS, Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHN- H.R. 2957: Mr. JOYCE, Mr. LATHAM, Mr. KING of Iowa, Mr. GOHMERT, Mr. FLORES, Mr. SON of Texas, Ms. LEE of California, Mrs. HONDA, Mr. DELANEY, and Mr. POLIS. LAMALFA, Mrs. BACHMANN, Mr. PITTS, Mr. DAVIS of California, and Mrs. CAROLYN B. H.R. 2967: Mr. COTTON. WALBERG, Mr. FRANKS of Arizona, Mr. YOHO, MALONEY of New York. H.R. 2983: Mr. CONNOLLY and Mr. HOLT. Mr. ROSS, Mr. RIBBLE, Mr. HUIZENGA of H.R. 1950: Mr. DESJARLAIS. H.R. 3017: Mr. GIBSON. Michigan, and Mr. MARCHANT. H.R. 1984: Mrs. MCCARTHY of New York. H.R. 3022: Mr. SARBANES, Mr. DELANEY, Mr. H.R. 3429: Mr. RIBBLE, Mr. GRIFFITH of Vir- H.R. 2019: Mr. WOLF. LEWIS, Mr. MORAN, Mr. CONNOLLY, and Ms. ginia, and Mr. MARCHANT. H.R. 2027: Mr. GRIFFIN of Arkansas. EDWARDS. H.R. 3435: Mr. MCNERNEY. H.R. 3038: Mr. CRENSHAW and Mrs. BACH- H.R. 2028: Mr. LARSON of Connecticut, Ms. H.R. 3446: Mr. MEEKS and Ms. BONAMICI. MANN. MATSUI, and Ms. DELBENE. H.R. 3448: Mr. FINCHER. H.R. 3111: Mr. SALMON, Mr. WHITFIELD, Mr. H.R. 2041: Mr. WALBERG. H.J. Res. 68: Mr. DOYLE. TERRY, Mr. LONG, Mr. SCALISE, Mr. SMITH of H.R. 2073: Mr. RYAN of Ohio. H. Con. Res. 16: Mr. WILLIAMS. H.R. 2086: Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALONEY of Nebraska, Mr. KINZINGER of Illinois, and Mr. H. Con. Res. 55: Mr. MCCAUL. New York. RYAN of Ohio. H. Con. Res. 63: Mr. KILMER. H.R. 2093: Mr. OWENS. H.R. 3113: Ms. BROWN of Florida. H. Res. 11: Mr. NOLAN. H.R. 2118: Ms. BROWN of Florida. H.R. 3116: Mr. YOUNG of Indiana. H. Res. 109: Mr. LEWIS. H.R. 2120: Mr. WAXMAN. H.R. 3121: Mr. WOMACK, Mr. RIBBLE, and H. Res. 135: Mr. LEVIN. H.R. 2123: Mr. MARINO, Mr. POSEY, Mr. Mr. AUSTIN SCOTT of Georgia. H. Res. 153: Mr. CHABOT. BARLETTA, Mr. FITZPATRICK, Mr. BENISHEK, H.R. 3122: Mr. KIND. H. Res. 250: Mrs. BACHMANN and Mr. and Mr. AMODEI. H.R. 3137: Ms. ESHOO. H.R. 2203: Mr. DESANTIS, Mr. CONNOLLY, H.R. 3154: Mr. YODER, Mr. GARDNER, and LAMALFA. Mr. MCGOVERN, Ms. CASTOR of Florida, and Mr. WALBERG. H. Res. 296: Ms. FOXX. H.R. 3179: Mr. CLEAVER, Mr. PERLMUTTER, Mr. MCINTYRE. H. Res. 301: Mr. HOLT. OLIS H.R. 2233: Mr. MILLER of Florida. and Mr. P . H. Res. 302: Mr. HARRIS. H.R. 3206: Mr. LOWENTHAL. H.R. 2247: Mr. BOUSTANY. H. Res. 356: Mrs. BACHMANN and Mrs. CAP- H.R. 3240: Mr. WESTMORELAND, Mr. COTTON, H.R. 2263: Mr. BURGESS. ITO. Mr. KING of New York, and Mr. MICHAUD. H.R. 2315: Mr. POMPEO, Mr. MCCAUL, Mr. H. Res. 360: Mr. BURGESS. H.R. 3292: Mrs. HARTZLER and Mr. WEST- WOLF, Mr. RENACCI, and Mr. KIND. H. Res. 365: Ms. ESHOO, Mr. BARBER, Ms. MORELAND. H.R. 2328: Mr. GOODLATTE. MATSUI, Mr. NEAL, Ms. KELLY of Illinois, Ms. H.R. 3299: Mrs. BLACKBURN, Mr. GOSAR, Mr. H.R. 2429: Mr. MARINO and Mr. SHUSTER. PINGREE of Maine, Ms. KUSTER, Mr. DUFFY, Mr. FINCHER, Mr. GERLACH, and Mr. H.R. 2509: Ms. EDWARDS and Mrs. NEGRETE LOEBSACK, Mr. TAKANO, Mr. JONES, Mr. KEN- WESTMORELAND. MCLEOD. NEDY, Mr. KIND, Mr. DEFAZIO, Mr. KILMER, H.R. 3311: Mr. JONES, Mr. PERRY, Mr. H.R. 2536: Mr. BEN RAY LUJA´ N of New Mex- and Mr. RUIZ. LAMALFA, Mrs. BACHMANN, Mr. WALBERG, ico. H. Res. 398: Mr. VAN HOLLEN and Mr. Mr. FRANKS of Arizona, Mr. YOHO, Mr. ROSS, H.R. 2575: Mr. FORTENBERRY. COHEN. Mr. HUIZENGA of Michigan, Mr. RIBBLE, and H.R. 2697: Mr. PRICE of North Carolina. H. Res. 404: Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN, Mr. HECK of Mr. ROKITA. H.R. 2723: Ms. KELLY of Illinois. Nevada, Mr. SIRES, Mr. HASTINGS of Florida, H.R. 3333: Mr. KING of New York. H.R. 2725: Mrs. BACHMANN. Ms. GABBARD, Mr. MEEKS, Mr. DESANTIS, Mr. H.R. 3335: Mr. FLEMING, Mr. AUSTIN SCOTT H.R. 2780: Mr. KEATING, Ms. TSONGAS, Mr. BERA of California, Mr. AL GREEN of Texas, of Georgia, Mr. STUTZMAN, Mrs. BLACKBURN, HIGGINS, and Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia. Mr. SHERMAN, Mr. CHABOT, Mr. THOMPSON of and Mr. SCHWEIKERT. H.R. 2783: Mr. NOLAN and Ms. SLAUGHTER. California, and Mr. VARGAS. H.R. 3344: Mr. HULTGREN. EATTY H.R. 2785: Mrs. B . H.R. 3350: Mr. RYAN of Wisconsin, Mr. H. Res. 405: Mr. LONG, Mr. AUSTIN SCOTT of H.R. 2791: Mr. SHUSTER. WEBER of Texas, Mr. FORBES, Mr. NEUGE- Georgia, Mr. PRICE of Georgia, and Mr. H.R. 2805: Mrs. BLACK. BAUER, and Mr. MURPHY of Florida. GRAVES of Georgia. H.R. 2807: Mr. DOGGETT, Mr. HASTINGS of H.R. 3360: Mr. POCAN. H. Res. 406: Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of Florida, Mr. MCCAUL, and Mr. YOUNG of Indi- H.R. 3361: Mr. TIERNEY, Ms. PINGREE of Texas. ana. Maine, Ms. KUSTER, Mr. MCGOVERN, Mr. H.R. 2822: Mr. ELLISON. PERRY, Mr. LARSEN of Washington, and Mr. f H.R. 2866: Mr. RYAN of Wisconsin, Mr. HUD- RIBBLE. SON, Mr. JORDAN, Mr. MCCLINTOCK, Mr. H.R. 3367: Mr. BARBER. NUGENT, Mr. BARROW of Georgia, Mr. CART- H.R. 3369: Mr. WOLF, Mr. AMODEI, and Mr. CONGRESSIONAL EARMARKS, LIM- WRIGHT, Mr. GALLEGO, Mr. MCNERNEY, Mr. TAKANO. ITED TAX BENEFITS, OR LIM- TONKO, Mrs. LOWEY, Mr. GRAYSON, Mr. SCOTT H.R. 3374: Mr. RENACCI and Mr. WEBSTER of ITED TARIFF BENEFITS of Virginia, Mr. BISHOP of New York, Ms. Florida. Under clause 9 of rule XXI, lists or LINDA T. SA´ NCHEZ of California, Mr. RYAN of H.R. 3382: Mr. DEUTCH. Ohio, Mr. DOYLE, Mr. CROWLEY, Mr. H.R. 3388: Mr. HASTINGS of Florida. statements on congressional earmarks, SERRANO, Mr. PASCRELL, Mr. HONDA, Mr. H.R. 3391: Mr. POCAN, Ms. SINEMA, and Mr. limited tax benefits, or limited tariff BRADY of Pennsylvania, Mr. RAHALL, Ms. MORAN. benefits were submitted as follows: EDWARDS, Mr. DAVID SCOTT of Georgia, Ms. H.R. 3397: Mr. VAN HOLLEN, Mr. MAFFEI, OFFERED BY MR. UPTON EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of Texas, Ms. and Ms. BROWNLEY of California. WASSERMAN SCHULTZ, Mr. ROYCE, Ms. H.R. 3406: Mr. LIPINSKI. The provisions that warranted a referral to DUCKWORTH, Mr. ISSA, and Mr. HIGGINS. H.R. 3408: Mr. JONES, Mr. LAMALFA, Mr. the Committee on Energy and Commerce in H.R. 2902: Mr. PETERS of California. WILSON of South Carolina, and Mr. H.R. 3350 do not contain any congressional H.R. 2911: Ms. CASTOR of Florida. BUCHANAN. earmarks, limited tax benefits, or limited H.R. 2932: Mr. TERRY. H.R. 3416: Mrs. HARTZLER, Mr. WOLF, Mr. tariff benefits as defined in clause 9 of rule H.R. 2941: Mr. CALVERT. AUSTIN SCOTT of Georgia, Mr. FLEMING, Mr. XXI.

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Vol. 159 WASHINGTON, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 2013 No. 161 Senate The Senate met at 10 a.m. and was and what we have focused on in recent tom-made medications for patients called to order by the President pro months is the problem we have with with unique health needs that cannot tempore (Mr. LEAHY). judges. be treated by off-the-shelf prescription Yesterday my friend did a remark- medicines. This practice is essential PRAYER ably good job in leading a precedent in- and can be critical for children, cancer The Chaplain, Dr. Barry C. Black, of- dicating the issues we have with the patients, and people with severe aller- fered the following prayer: DC Circuit, and I so appreciate his gies. Let us pray. leadership on this issue and all the The contaminated medicine mixed at Spirit of God, descend on our hearts, other issues on which the Judiciary the New England Compounding Center for apart from You life is a tale full of Committee works. It is too bad we can- was sent to scores of medical facilities sound and fury signifying nothing. not have the Judiciary Committee as it in 23 different States and given to May our Senators walk in Your ways, was in our earlier years in the Senate 14,000 patients. As I have indicated, 64 keeping Your precepts with such integ- where the productivity of that com- of them died and hundreds of those pa- rity that they will never be ashamed. mittee is not thwarted by not being tients were seriously ill. Lord, incline their hearts to Your wis- able to bring items to the floor. Recently a heart medication mixed dom, providing them with the under- The Judiciary Committee has a wide at the same pharmacy was linked to standing they need to accomplish Your range of jurisdiction over matters that the death of two young Nevada boys, purposes in our world. Let Your mercy are so important to our country, such ages 4 and 6, according to a lawsuit protect them from the dangers of this as our national security agencies and filed by their parents. life, as they learn to find delight in cyber security. There is a multitude of The New England Compounding Cen- Your commandments. Keep them ever issues the Judiciary Committee deals ter was skirting Federal regulations mindful of the fewness of their days with, and I wish we could be doing and manufacturing large batches of and the greatness of their work. more legislation on the floor which drugs for mass distribution in very un- We pray in Your great Name. Amen. comes from that committee. sanitary conditions. By avoiding the safety inspections required of large- f I wanted to extend my appreciation to the Senator for the good work he scale drug manufacturers, companies PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE has done, and I also want to send acco- such as this one can boost profits, but The President pro tempore led the lades to the people of Vermont for hav- in the process they risk lives. Pledge of Allegiance, as follows: ing this good man leading the Senate The legislation on the floor will end I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the in many different ways, not the least of that dangerous practice and ensure United States of America, and to the Repub- which is being the Senate President that patients have access to high-qual- lic for which it stands, one nation under God, pro tempore. ity custom medications. This is not a indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. f contentious issue. On the contrary, f this legislation has wide bipartisan DRUG SAFETY support—led by HARKIN and ALEX- RECOGNITION OF THE MAJORITY Mr. REID. Mr. President, the symp- ANDER—and would pass by a wide mar- LEADER toms of fungal meningitis can be very gin in mere moments if not for the The PRESIDENT pro tempore. The subtle at first: headaches, fever, even stall tactics by a few Republican Sen- majority leader is recognized. light can start bothering people, as ators. This bill has already been de- f well as neckaches and backaches. The layed for more than a month because of disease can also cause strokes, sei- these tactics, and Republicans con- THANKING THE PRESIDENT PRO zures, and even coma. tinue to insist on running out the TEMPORE Fungal meningitis led to the death of clock on this matter. Mr. REID. Mr. President, before the at least 64 unfortunate Americans As everyone knows, if all time is re- esteemed senior Senator from Vermont when they were injected with a con- quired on the procedural issues, we will leaves the floor, I want to say a few taminated medicine. The medicine—a not be able to finish the bill until this words. steroid injection used to heal back Sunday—that includes working Satur- I appreciate the guidance and leader- pain—was tainted by unsanitary condi- day—and the final 30 hours won’t run ship my friend has given over these tions from a facility that was out until sometime on Sunday. It is many years in leading the Judiciary masquerading as a compounding phar- time to dispense with this non- Committee. It is a committee where macy in Massachusetts. The true controversial measure—a measure that most all of the legislation is funneled, compounding pharmacies provide cus- will safeguard the lives of vulnerable

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The Republican leader is recog- ville whom I mentioned last week—the the other night rang so hollow for so nized. one who is not married, has no kids— many. f now has to carry pediatric dental care ObamaCare’s problems run so deep and the broken promises are so perva- HEALTH CARE on his plan. He is one of the unfortu- nate ones subsidizing care for every- sive that it is impossible to identify an Mr. MCCONNELL. Mr. President, one body else. ‘‘easy fix.’’ It truly ought to be re- of the favorite pastimes of politicians Despite the fact that the President pealed or delayed. But if the President in Washington is to talk about how and other supporters of the bill vowed is sorry for breaking his promise to the frustrated the American people are up and down that folks would be able American people, there is a natural with politicians in Washington. After to keep the health care plan they had place to start. He could support legisla- the past few weeks, it is easy to see and liked, the fact is that was never tion that would help restore the plans why. I am talking about the Presi- true. It was never true and they knew for the folks who want them back, and dent’s promise, repeated dozens of it. They knew folks would lose their he can act on it as early as this Friday. times, that if you like your health care coverage. They knew it all along. Just That is because the House is expected plan, you can keep it, and the sobering as the President once famously pre- to send over a bill that would allow realization by literally millions of dicted that utility rates would nec- Americans to keep the plans they have Americans is that it was not true. essarily skyrocket as a result of his and want to keep. There is no reason Some of the top fact checkers in the cap-and-trade policy, so too would the President and Senate Democrats country have used terms such as health care rates skyrocket under should not join Republicans and the ‘‘pants on fire’’ and ‘‘false’’ and ‘‘four ObamaCare. The only difference is that American people in supporting it. Pinocchios’’ to describe the claim that on health care, Democrats apparently This does not have to be a partisan battle. These cancellations have not under ObamaCare folks would be able knew they could not tell people how it discriminated based on party. The peo- to keep their plans. would all shake out in the end, but ple out there who are frustrated and In a matter of weeks, it has gone they knew. That is why in 2010 every upset at losing their health care plans from being one of the law’s top selling Democrat who was in the Senate voted are Democrats and Republicans. The points to a national punchline. If mil- against a Republican proposal designed President can help all of them by back- lions of people were not so frustrated to hold the President to his word. ing the bill the House is expected to and upset by it, it might actually be The fact is the President’s health pass on Friday. funny, but it is not the least bit funny. care law was designed to capture mil- At this stage about 50,000 folks are I think that is basically what Presi- lions of middle-class Americans, jack dent Clinton was suggesting yesterday believed to have signed up for insur- up their premiums, and use the extra ance on the Federal exchange—way when he said the President should cash to keep ObamaCare afloat. This is honor the commitment the government below administration estimates. That not some unforeseen consequence of is 50,000 folks who have signed up for made to these folks, even—even, said the law, it is the law. It is working just Bill Clinton—if it means changing the insurance on the exchange, while 3.5 as they designed it—just like what million Americans have lost their law. they voted for. I have had a lot of disagreements health care coverage. In other words, It is hard to take seriously this faux with President Clinton over the years. about twice as many folks have lost outrage we have seen of late from some But at key moments he was willing to their insurance in the State of Idaho of our Democratic friends. As for the cross party lines, and I think here is a alone since October 1 as have obtained President, this should be no great rev- moment where the American people health insurance across the entire Fed- elation to him either. Just the other are expecting President Obama to do eral exchange all across America. So day the media pointed out that the ad- the same. Allowing Americans to keep this is a real crisis. ministration knew for years that their health plans is a promise Demo- In my home State of Kentucky, over Americans would lose coverage. crats made over and over. a quarter of a million people have lost But there is something else. Whether or not they meant it, Demo- their private health care plan so far At a bipartisan health care summit crats promised this to the American and only about 7,000 Kentuckians have in 2010, the President was asked di- people, and it is their duty to make been able to obtain new private insur- rectly about this kind of thing by good on what they said. Once the House ance under ObamaCare. If you consider House Majority Leader CANTOR. In acts, my conference will be watching that Kentucky received $250 million in reply, the President admitted that 8 closely to see whether the Senate taxpayer funds to get ObamaCare up million to 9 million would have to Democratic majority allows a vote and and running, that works out to about change coverage and justified it on will help us send a bill to the Presi- $35,000 per private insurance enrollee, grounds they would be getting better dent’s desk. The American people will and that is before the taxpayer sub- coverage from the government once be watching closely as well. sidies kick in. they lost it. So the President actually So my message to the President is We have literally thrown untold mil- admitted during that event that mil- simple: Mr. President, our constituents lions at this disastrous rollout, and lions would lose their health care and are frustrated and they are upset. You what do we have to show for it? Mil- still went out on the campaign trail could help. Do the right thing. lions of people losing their coverage de- claiming Americans could keep the f spite assurances from the President health care plans they had. they would be able to keep it. He said This is why Americans feel so hurt CONGRATULATING FORD MOTOR they would be able to keep it, period. by this particular broken promise. And COMPANY That is what the President said. what many of them want to know is Mr. MCCONNELL. Mr. President, Let’s be very clear about something. why would Washington Democrats per- Ford Motor Company has a proud 100- These insurance cancellations are not sist with it even after it became clear year history of manufacturing in Ken- any kind of an accident. This is no ac- it was false? tucky. Today the company announces cident. It is the way the law was de- I think the reasons are simple a new model to be constructed in its signed. Remember, in order for enough. One, they needed to pass the Louisville assembly plant, further em- ObamaCare to work, millions of Ameri- ObamaCare bill; and, two, they needed ploying yet another generation of Ken- cans had to lose the coverage they pur- to sell it to a skeptical public. And nei- tuckians.

VerDate Mar 15 2010 23:38 Nov 13, 2013 Jkt 039060 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 0624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\G13NO6.003 S13NOPT1 tjames on DSK6SPTVN1PROD with SENATE November 13, 2013 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S7967 I congratulate Ford on this develop- training and education programs em- To address this issue while not in- ment and applaud its continued excel- ployers need so we can get more Ameri- creasing Federal spending, the AMER- lence in manufacturing in the Com- cans into these good-paying, skilled ICA Works Act modifies the Workforce monwealth of Kentucky. jobs. Investment Act, Perkins Career and I yield the floor. Last month my friend, Senator DEAN Technical Education, and Trade Ad- f HELLER, and I introduced the Skills justment Assistance to prioritize the Gap Strategy Act. This directs the De- credentials that employers need now. RESERVATION OF LEADER TIME partment of Labor to develop a goal- The improvements made in this bill The PRESIDING OFFICER. Under oriented strategy to address our skills benefit both workers and employers, as the previous order, the leadership time gap challenges. In order for every Hoo- workers would know that the time is reserved. sier who wants a job to have a job, and they spend training is more likely to for Indiana’s economy to continue to lead to employment in a good-paying f grow, we must train Hoosiers for the job, and employers would know that it MORNING BUSINESS jobs that are available right now. is more likely that the people they hire The PRESIDING OFFICER. Under Our bill examines how we can better would have the training they need to the previous order, the Senate will be use existing resources to prioritize get the job done on day one. in a period of morning business for 1 training and education programs and The Department of Labor estimates hour, with Senators permitted to speak prepare our workforce to hit the there are nearly 4 million job openings therein for up to 10 minutes each, with ground running on day one. in the United States, despite an unem- the time equally divided and controlled The Skills Gap Strategy Act requires ployment rate that is still over 7 per- between the two leaders or their des- the Department of Labor to provide cent and despite millions of Americans ignees, with the majority controlling recommendations on: increasing on- looking for work. Now is the time to the first half. the-job training and apprenticeship op- get to work on these jobs and match The Senator from Indiana. portunities, helping employers partici- these people up with the job opportuni- pate more in education and workforce ties that are available out there. That f training, and identifying and is the most important thing we can be CONGRATULATING SENATOR prioritizing in-demand credentials in doing. MCCONNELL existing and emerging industries. When Americans are working, we are When completing this report, we call a stronger nation. The Manufacturing Mr. DONNELLY. Mr. President, I on the Department to consider: specific Jobs for America effort to pass bipar- would like to congratulate my friend labor barriers contributing to the tisan legislation that everyone can buy from Kentucky on Ford’s expansion skills gap; policies that have proven into that helps manufacturers and there. We have a proud auto building successful in key industries, regions, workers is one important way we can history in Indiana as well. We are ex- and countries where employers play a move the ball ahead. traordinarily proud of all the different larger role in education and workforce I yield back the remainder of my folks who help make our country run, training; and ways to better utilize time. who help make our cars go, and in Indi- Registered Apprenticeship and other I suggest the absence of a quorum. ana it is part of who we are. It is great workforce development programs. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The to see expansion in Kentucky as well. We are also asking the Department of clerk will call the roll. f Labor to develop plans with the De- The legislative clerk proceeded to partments of Commerce and Education MANUFACTURING JOBS FOR call the roll. to align education with industry and AMERICA Mr. MARKEY. Madam President, I enhance employer participation in K ask unanimous consent that the order Mr. DONNELLY. Mr. President, I am through 12 and career and technical for the quorum call be rescinded. here today to discuss the most impor- education programs, to increase The PRESIDING OFFICER (Ms. tant issue facing Hoosiers—and all preapprenticeship and college credit HEITKAMP.) Without objection, it is so Americans—and that is getting a good courses in secondary schools, and to ordered. job. improve school-to-work transitions and Mr. MARKEY. Madam President, I Good jobs allow us to provide for our connections. ask unanimous consent to speak for up loved ones, educate our children, and I am a strong believer in being fis- to 10 minutes as in morning business. ultimately retire with dignity. Good cally responsible with Hoosier taxpayer The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- jobs are also critical for strong commu- dollars. That is why our bill asks the ator is recognized. nities and a vibrant economy. That is Department of Labor to focus on these f why I am proud to be part of the group solutions that use existing resources, of Senators working on Manufacturing existing programs, and existing per- DRUG QUALITY AND SECURITY Jobs for America. It is an effort to sonnel—not new programs or new ACT refocus the Senate on helping busi- spending. Mr. MARKEY. Madam President, I nesses create jobs and helping commu- Closing the skills gap requires par- wish to begin by thanking Chairman nities pursue economic development in ticipation from individual workers, the HARKIN, Ranking Member ALEXANDER, the area of manufacturing. education community, and employers. Senators FRANKEN and ROBERTS, and This effort is aimed at building bipar- But we have the ability to help, and a all of their staffs for their tremendous tisan support for modernizing the man- specific plan should be in place to do leadership on this bill. This bill was ufacturing sector, increasing access to just that. also developed in concert with our capital, strengthening our workforce, Also a part of the Manufacturing counterparts in the House of Rep- and creating the conditions necessary Jobs for America effort is another bill resentatives. I extend my thanks to for American manufacturers to grow I am proud to support that focuses on ranking member HENRY WAXMAN and and create jobs. closing the skills gap. Introduced by chairman FRED UPTON and their staffs I have two bills as a part of this ef- Senators HAGAN, HELLER, and myself, of the Energy and Commerce Com- fort, the Skills Gap Strategy Act and the AMERICA Works Act modifies ex- mittee. What we have now is a bipar- the AMERICA Works Act. Both of isting Federal training programs so tisan, bicameral bill that addresses two them are focused on closing the skills that they place a priority on programs very serious issues: the safety of com- gap. There are an estimated 600,000 and certifications that are recognized pounded drugs and the security of our manufacturing jobs that are unfilled and demanded by industry. entire drug supply. across our country in part because em- I have heard time after time from Last fall an outbreak of fungal men- ployers cannot find workers with the Hoosier business owners and educators ingitis stunned the Nation and thus far skills they need to fill these open jobs. and workers about the pressing need to has claimed the lives of 64 people and We need to match up unemployed or close the skills gap and to get more has sickened 751 in 20 States. This issue underemployed Americans with the people to work. hits home for me because it started in

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The bill requires report- resident of Pikesville, MD, who went to compounding pharmacies, but just 2 ing of adverse events, such as patient the doctor for routine steroid injec- days before the new law was to take ef- sickness or hospitalizations that could tions to treat recurring back pain and fect seven compounding pharmacies be caused by compounding pharmacies received two doses that came from the sued to block its enactment. Since that are registered with the FDA. It contaminated lots. Jerry suffered a then, the law and the FDA’s authority provides more information on the label stroke and had to adjust to a new life, to regulate compounding pharmacies of compounded drugs, including identi- dealing with dizziness, nausea, weak- have been mired in litigation and un- fication of the drug as being com- ness, and exhaustion. Melanie Nor- certainty. The result is that oversight pounded—the first time ever that this wood’s mother Marjorie went into a of even large-scale drug manufacturers, information will be required. Tennessee hospital to treat an acute such as NECC, has been largely rel- Because of this bill, for the first time back injury she suffered while mowing egated to the States. ever, the FDA will know who these the lawn. Instead of walking out of the How are the States doing their job? large sterile compounding entities are hospital, Marjorie became severely Well, last April I issued an investiga- and what they are making. The FDA sick, spent months in the hospital and tive report that took a deep look at will be given the resources it needs to a nursing home, and now has perma- how States actually oversee and govern conduct inspections of those facilities. nent nerve damage and medical bills the activities of compounding phar- For the first time ever, hospitals and that are close to putting her into bank- macies. What I found was a regulatory health care facilities will have the op- ruptcy. state of disarray. My investigation tion of purchasing compounded drugs For the last decade complaints about found that nationwide most State reg- that are subject to rigorous FDA qual- sterility, safety, lack of valid prescrip- ulators did not look at the safety of ity standards and oversight. Because tions, and mass production of drugs compounding pharmacies. They do not this bill removes the legal ambiguities have been lodged against NECC. Yet make all their activities and investiga- of existing law, compounding phar- the company was allowed to continue tions public. Some of them did not macies will no longer fly under the operating largely unchecked, falling even know how many compounding radar. This bill will go a long way in between the regulatory checks that pharmacies exist in their State, and ensuring that public health is pro- exist between Federal oversight of drug States typically are not equipped to tected and compounded drugs are safe. manufacturers and State oversight of regulate the safety of large companies I specifically thank Chairman HAR- pharmacies. shipping massive quantities of drugs KIN and his staff for including in this Sadly, NECC was not an isolated in- outside their own borders into States bill a provision that I authored requir- stance. Almost a year ago I issued a re- all across our country. ing the GAO to examine whether port detailing more than a decade of Since the NECC outbreak, some States and Federal authorities are violations and problems at States have made efforts to improve doing their jobs to properly ensure the compounding pharmacies all across our their regulations and guidelines over safety of compounded drugs. Congress needs to continue to keep a Nation. Contaminated IV solutions, compounding pharmacies, but the re- close eye on the FDA and this industry, tainted steroid injections, and fouled sults are not consistent. Within the holding them accountable for their new last month my home State of Massa- eyedrops permanently impacted thou- responsibilities. This study will assist chusetts passed through its house and sands of patients’ lives across this us in carrying out effective oversight senate a bill that I am proud to say country and killed or injured dozens of this new law. We need to ensure that will put in place the strongest State across 34 States. The New England a tragedy like the NECC meningitis regulations in the country overseeing Compounding Center, like many large outbreak is never repeated. compounding facilities, fell into a reg- the compounding pharmacy industry. With the passage of the Drug Safety ulatory black hole. That is because However, while Massachusetts has be- and Security Act, today we have a there are two kinds of compounding come a national leader in the oversight clear example of what Congress can ac- pharmacies: the neighborhood phar- of compounding pharmacies in the complish when both sides come to- macist you have known and trusted for aftermath of what happened at NECC, gether in a bipartisan fashion. We can years and the large drug manufacturers this does little to protect the residents protect the public, we can hold indus- operating in the shadows that have of other States. It cannot protect resi- try to high but achievable standards, slipped through the regulatory cracks. dents of Massachusetts from drugs that and we can support small businesses Traditional compounding pharmacies are shipped in from other States that that have been doing the right thing make custom medication that fits the do not have strong safety standards in for years. needs of an individual patient, such as place. This is a very important, historic creating a liquid medication instead of The Drug Safety and Security Act in piece of legislation. It goes right to the a pill for an elderly patient or a child front of us today helps to solve that heart of what Congress can do to make because it is easier to swallow. We are problem by creating for the first time a sure that when drugs are in interstate familiar with that corner-store phar- national and uniform set of rules for commerce, we are protecting people so macist who does that for a patient. compounding pharmacies that wish to that the health of their families is, in These pharmacies are an important register with the FDA and be subject fact, being protected. That is the es- tool in our medical arsenal and have to FDA oversight and enforcement. sence of what Congress should be historically fallen under the jurisdic- The bill also provides transparency by doing. tion of the States. They are the corner requiring the FDA to publish a list of It is a very good day when Congress pharmacies that people grew up with. the name and location of registered fa- is working to protect the people of our They are the corner pharmacies that cilities that are compounding drugs in country. Today is one of those days. people trust. large quantities without a prescription. Throughout the course of this week we But there has been a recent dis- The Drug Safety and Security Act also are going to have a discussion about turbing trend of larger compounding mirrors several concepts from the the role the Federal Government has to pharmacies entering the market, mak- VALID Compounding Act of 2013, legis- play in ensuring that the drugs which ing high-risk drugs sold to hospitals lation which I introduced in the House families in our country use are, in fact, and clinics throughout the country. of Representatives. The bill distin- safe for their consumption, that the These compounding facilities are oper- guishes between compounders engaging representations that are made to those ating more as modern-day drug manu- in traditional pharmacy work and families are accurate. We cannot ac- facturers rather than the mortar-and- those making large volumes of com- cept a rollback of the protections,

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It is estimated now that 7 million That means thousands of patients I yield the floor and suggest the ab- people were expected to get coverage won’t be able to see the doctors or to sence of a quorum. by the end of March. Nobody, any go to the 13 hospitals of the largest The PRESIDING OFFICER. The longer, thinks that is a number that health care system from the company clerk will call the roll. will come anywhere close to being that was their likely provider. This The legislative clerk proceeded to achieved. was the largest insurer—and as of this call the roll. The American people, obviously, moment, the largest insurer in our Mr. BLUNT. I ask unanimous consent would like the President to figure out State, the largest health care system— that the order for the quorum call be how to live up to the promise that peo- not part of their plan. Your insurance rescinded. ple can keep the health care they have company, hospital, long-time doctor, The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without if they like it. A lot of people are all should be your choice, not the objection, it is so ordered. weighing in. choice of some government-dictated President Clinton, in the last day or f health care plan. With only one other so, says we ought to figure out a way insurer selling policies in the region AFFORDABLE CARE ACT to keep the promise. This is not a real where this big hospital system is, peo- reach. This was not a promise made Mr. BLUNT. It has been less than 6 ple aren’t going to be able to go there. weeks since the President’s health care only one time and accidentally stated, Many States have this same problem. initiative, the Affordable Care Act, was this was a promise stated over and over Many States have options that don’t launched. The Web site is still not again: If you like your health care include many of their hospitals or working, but the Web site will work. plan, you can keep it. If you like your many of their health care providers. Actually, the Web site will be the easi- doctor, you can keep your doctor. People are beginning to look at this est thing, in my view, that the admin- We are finding that is not true. and not only be concerned about a vio- istration will deal with as they try to Whether it is President Clinton who lated pledge, but being concerned about solve the problems created by the act said we should figure out how to keep somebody besides them interfering itself and, frankly, then the problems that promise, or there are all kinds of with a long-term relationship with the that were created by the Web site not bills being filed in both the House and hospital people go to and the doctor working when we started. the Senate that would keep the prom- What we see happening already in ise, what I think we are going to find they see. Patients across the country these 6 weeks is that families are los- out is there are many promises in the are seeing and are likely to continue to ing their current health care coverage, Affordable Care Act that aren’t going see narrower and narrower networks and certainly the cost, in example after to be kept. available to them as insurers will try example from my State of Missouri and We already know this has a work- to keep costs down. across the country, appears to be going place impact that is not good. People With all of the new mandates in the up at substantial levels for many fami- are going from full time to part time. law, one of the things they can control People are trying to keep their em- lies. A few families are lucky enough is they can negotiate with the people ployee numbers under 50 so they don’t that they don’t have much additional who would be available to see patients have to comply with the law. I have cost but not very many. A lot of fami- under their plan. That is obviously heard from many Missourians who lies are simply losing the coverage what has happened. have seen their hours reduced, seen they have had even though the Presi- Smaller networks can require pa- their health care premiums rise, seen dent said, as we all have been reminded tients to travel farther. People are their options of insurance limited and over and over in recent days: If you driving by the doctor’s office that they their policies being cancelled. They de- like your health care plan, you can went to for years to get to the doctor serve to have the people who made this keep your health care plan. they now have to go to. People are pledge now keep this pledge. Apparently, there are a whole lot of passing by the hospital that their fam- Congressional Democrats voted for ily may have gone to for generations to caveats on that that weren’t said at the law. And there are very few laws the time, because people aren’t able to get to the hospital that now is the only one could say congressional Democrats hospital available in their area, avail- keep their health care plan. The Asso- voted for the law. This is a law that ciated Press reported that at least 3.5 able under the exchange. This is going not a single Republican in the House or to become the routine for Americans million people have received cancella- the Senate supported. who aren’t going to be able to keep the tion notices. I heard somebody at the There were many alternatives avail- insurance they like. They are not going White House the other day say: These able. High-risk pools would work bet- individual policies, that is only about 5 ter, medical liability reform, expand- to be able to keep the doctor they like, percent of all the people in the coun- ing the marketplace where one could and in many cases they won’t be able try. Five percent of all of the people in buy across State lines, more reporting to go to the hospital they like. the country are millions and millions by healthcare providers of what they Last week I told stories of several of people. Even if there weren’t mil- charge and what their results are. Missourians who had preexisting condi- lions of people, if someone is one of the The idea that there were no other op- tions and are going to lose those poli- 3.5 million families who were recently tions, which is widely repeated—that cies when the Missouri high-risk pool told their health care policy was can- the people who don’t want to follow the goes out of existence. celled—100 percent of their health care Affordable Care Act don’t want to do Another thing we suggested in 2009 policies were cancelled because they anything—is simply not true. When I was to look for ways to expand the don’t have one right now—or at least was a Member of the House of Rep- high-risk pools and make them work they were told they won’t have one resentatives, I filed a handful of bills, even better. They were working pretty sometime between now and the end of none of which were more than 75 pages well. The problem was there was al- the year. long, that would deal with these ways a waiting list to get into the As millions of people are losing their rifleshot things that would have made high-risk pool. This was a way to deal plans, we find out that only a few thou- the best health care system in the with preexisting conditions. In a State sand people are signed up. Reports ap- world better. It wasn’t perfect, but it such as ours where 4,300 people are in parently show that fewer than 50,000 was the best health care system in the the high-risk pool, they pay about 135 people have been able to successfully world, and I think we are in danger of percent of the normal premium. That get through this system in 6 weeks, a losing that. is a little more than the normal pre- period where the estimate was 500,000 The President promised: If you like mium, but they are getting insurance people. So far we have 50,000 people your doctor, you can keep your doctor. after they got sick. This is a high-risk

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This legislation will require than they are going to do right now. health care. trading partners to be authorized to They are finding out it is a whole lot I yield the floor. pass and receive information as part of better than they are going to do right The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- their transactions. It raises the whole- now. ator from North Carolina. sale distribution licensing standard. It One of the stories we received this f establishes licensure standards for week was from Pam in Oronogo, MO, third-party logistics providers and re- DRUG QUALITY AND SECURITY just outside of Joplin. Pam says her quires suspect and illegitimate prod- ACT oldest son Aaron was born with a med- ucts to be appropriately handled. ical condition where there was a build- Mr. BURR. We have heard about hor- I would like to thank Chairman HAR- up of fluid inside his skull. He had his ror stories. I want to talk about an- KIN and Ranking Member ALEXANDER first shunt surgery at age 18 months. other one, the bill that is in front of for their leadership on this very impor- Her family has a family business and the Senate today, the Drug Quality and tant bipartisan bill. I especially would held onto their insurance through the Security Act. like to recognize Senator BENNET, who business as long as they could, because The Senate has an important oppor- has been a strong partner throughout they knew that no one would insure tunity to advance balanced bipartisan the crafting of this legislation. For Aaron if they lost their insurance. legislation on behalf of our Nation’s more than 1 year we have worked to- That is obviously not a reason we patients. The Drug Quality and Secu- gether on this bipartisan legislation would want to see perpetuated. rity Act will respond to the tragic with our colleagues and have finally Aaron, however, was ready to go to events surrounding last year’s menin- achieved an important balance with the high-risk pool. After 10 years, their gitis outbreak and will strengthen and this bill. premiums had increased to $2,000 a improve our national pharmaceutical I might add we were told this month with a $10,000 deductible. They supply chain. Last year’s unfortunate couldn’t be done. We were told this was were able to get Aaron in the high-risk compounding meningitis outbreak has too difficult. But for 11⁄2 years we have pool and they were reasonably com- reminded us that had the early warn- tackled this objective. Congress has fortable with that. ing signs been heeded, we might have the opportunity to proactively put in With the elimination of the high-risk been able to prevent or mitigate the place uniform, workable standards that pool—all of which close December 31 in crisis in the first place. will allow stakeholders greater regu- every State in the country—Pam and In light of what Congress has learned latory certainty and give patients the her family have to go to the exchange since the outbreak first occurred last confidence they deserve in the safety for Aaron. The exchange has to take fall, this bipartisan legislation includes and security of our Nation’s pharma- Aaron, because he can get into the ex- provisions that respond to and take a ceutical drug supply chain. change. big step toward addressing the issues Congress’s opportunities are twofold The PRESIDING OFFICER. The time which led to the unfortunate pharma- because this legislation is also our of the Senator has expired. ceutical compounding tragedy over 1 chance to respond to a crisis that im- Mr. BLUNT. I ask unanimous consent year ago. pacted the lives of hundreds of patients for 2 additional minutes. America’s patients expect and de- nationwide, and I hope my colleagues The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without serve the peace of mind that medicines will join me in supporting the Drug objection, it is so ordered. they take are safe and effective. FDA’s Quality and Security Act. Mr. BLUNT. He can get into the ex- repeated warnings of counterfeited HEALTH CARE change even if he had a preexisting drugs making their way into our pre- To follow up the conversations on to- condition. What they found in the ex- scription drug supply chain and the in- day’s bill, I listened to my good friend change is Aaron can no longer use his creased number of pharmaceutical Senator BLUNT talk about Aaron, one neurosurgeon from Kansas City, the thefts are the early warning signs of a of those Americans caught in the cross- surgeon he has used for years now. potential and growing threat that hairs of the Affordable Care Act and its They can’t buy a catastrophic policy could significantly compromise or en- unintended consequences. I was home that would allow them to have some danger the health and well-being of pa- this weekend and I was stopped by five choice and pay some upfront costs on tients across our Nation. individuals—five individuals—with their own so they could have the doc- In recent years, States have re- practically the identical story. They tor they are comfortable with. This is sponded by putting new requirements came up and said: RICHARD, I was cov- where they are. The insurance they had in place. At a time when we should be ered. I had insurance. I have no pre- has gone away. The insurance they working to lower the cost of health existing conditions, nor does anybody have doesn’t allow them to see the doc- care, this increasing patchwork of in my family. I had a $10,000 deductible tor this young man has seen for years State and regulatory requirements is, insurance policy that cost me about with a condition he has had his whole instead, driving up the cost of health $450 a month, and I had the security of life. care in America. knowing it was there. I just got my The President also promised that For more than 1 year I have worked new notice and my insurance went to a premiums would decrease, and that is with Senator MICHAEL BENNET and my $15,000 deductible and my monthly pre- clearly not the case. colleagues on the Senate Health, Edu- mium is $1,440. These are five individ- I look forward to Missourians con- cation, Labor and Pensions Committee uals—five different families—but with tinuing to let us know the challenges on bipartisan legislation to address a similar story. they are having. I look forward to these problems and to strengthen the I think of the yearlong debate we had being able to share those on the floor safety, security, and accountability of on the Affordable Care Act and the of the Senate in the next few weeks. our Nation’s pharmaceutical drug sup- claims that were made: reduced pre- One of my constituents from Inde- ply chain. miums, bring down health care costs, pendence discovered when his wife The Drug Quality and Security Act, provide coverage for those who don’t came home, their policy which has which we have before us today, in- have it. Today what do we see? Today’s been costing $500 a month now is going cludes provisions that will establish snapshot, and this may change: dys- to cost $1,100 a month. She is the office strong, uniform prescription drug-trac- functional Web site, 5 million people manager of an office with about 20 em- ing standards that reflect today’s reali- who have been notified they have lost ployees. Their insurance more than ties and ensure a safer and more secure their insurance, a very tepid enroll- doubled. pharmaceutical drug supply chain. ment of individuals, and what has got- Unfortunately, these aren’t the only The Drug Quality and Security Act ten lost in reality is that there are cases I could talk about today. They establishes a uniform electronic unit- hundreds of thousands of Americans

VerDate Mar 15 2010 23:38 Nov 13, 2013 Jkt 039060 PO 00000 Frm 00006 Fmt 0624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\G13NO6.010 S13NOPT1 tjames on DSK6SPTVN1PROD with SENATE November 13, 2013 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S7971 just like the five who came up to me Having spent the previous 4 days in agree with President Clinton. Regard- this weekend. They are still getting in- Indiana listening to Hoosiers, it is less of whether you support surance, but their deductible went up clear to me many people in my State— ObamaCare, there should be 100 percent to $15,000 and their premium went up to and as I am reading, nationwide—are bipartisan support for letting Ameri- $1,440 a month. pretty fed up with Washington right cans keep what they have been prom- Tell me, where in that scenario is now, and they have good reason to be. ised—that they can keep their existing this affordable? Tell me, where in this They are frustrated because the prom- health care insurance plans if they like process did they get a better plan than ises that were made to them are being them. they had before? Their deductible went broken and outright guarantees have It is time to acknowledge, however, up $5,000. That means the first $15,000 been disregarded. as Senate minority leader MITCH of their health care is coming right out President Obama, both before and MCCONNELL said yesterday, that it goes of their pocket and they are paying after his signature legislation—now beyond this; that the Affordable Care $1,440 a month to have the security of called ObamaCare—passed, promised Act is beyond repair. This disastrous knowing there is insurance after that. all Americans they could keep their law needs to be repealed and replaced Clearly, these are five Americans health insurance plans if they liked with real reforms that drive down the who would tell me this falls woefully those plans. It was a promise repeated cost of health care, increase the qual- short of the promises made to them. I over and over again. For many Ameri- ity of care, and put patients, not Wash- would be willing to bet in every State, cans it was the sole reason they sup- ington bureaucrats, in charge of their in every House district around the ported the Affordable Care Act. But the health care decisions. country, we are going to continue to President’s guarantee, announced pub- Unfortunately, this President and hear stories about this. licly by him several times, simply was Senate Democrats have made it clear We will, I am sure, debate heavily not true. they will never allow a full repeal to where we move to from here. But don’t In recent months, millions of Ameri- pass, despite all the broken promises to forget that under this bill, now that we cans have received notifications their the American people and despite the have extended the enrollment period to plans are being canceled because of the fact the law simply isn’t working. March 31, under the law every insurer ObamaCare law, and reports indicate Given this reality, the appropriate who bids to be in the exchange, start- now the White House has known this step, I believe, and one with growing, ing April 1 of next year through April for over 3 years—that these cancella- bipartisan support is for a 1-year delay 27, has to submit their bids for 2015. Let tions were coming. So when the Amer- of the implementation of ObamaCare. me repeat that. For every insurer that ican people found out the White House I have offered a bill to delay the indi- wants to be in the exchange, starting knew the bad news was coming all vidual mandate—to join with the deci- April 1 of next year through April 27, along, they were, to put it mildly, not sion already made by the President to they will have to submit their pre- happy. have a 1-year delay of the employer mium bids for 2015. They are going to It is clear that some of those who mandate—so all Americans can have do that having no experience with the voted for ObamaCare and continued to the same relief, not just business. By pool of insured lives because we have support it are now agreeing with the delaying the mandates—all the man- extended until March 31 the enroll- majority of Americans that the Presi- dates in this health care law—we can ment. That assumes the Web site gets dent’s health care law simply is not give the American people a funda- fixed and that people are going to en- working. One such Member has floated mental choice when they go to the roll. With little actuarial history, the idea of having the Government Ac- polls in 2014: continue ObamaCare or these insurance companies are going to replace it with sensible, affordable re- have to bid for 2015. Imagine what the countability Office and the inspector general for the Department of Health forms that drive down the cost of care, premium cost is going to be in 2015 increase the quality, and, most impor- when it is not 5 percent of the Amer- and Human Services conduct ‘‘a com- plete, thorough investigation to deter- tant, put patients, not Washington bu- ican people now in the exchange but it reaucrats, in control of their health is 100 percent—it is all the employers mine the causes of the design and im- plementation failures of HealthCare care decisions and their health future. that are impacted by 2015 prices. In closing, I would say this to the I have always been taught there are .gov.’’ We need to talk about the funda- President: Your word needs to be your signs you should pay attention to. bond. As Albert Einstein once said: When five people come to you and say: mental policies and provisions that un- dermine this law going forward. Whoever is careless with the truth in Listen, my deductible went from $10,000 small matters cannot be trusted with to $15,000 and my premium went from Fixing the Web site, if that happens— it can happen and eventually it would important matters. $450 to $1,440, that is a warning sign. I yield the floor, and I suggest the ab- We ought to listen to it. have to happen—is not the real prob- lem. The real problem is a flawed de- sence of a quorum. We still have a chance to fix this. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The sign. Two Democrats have introduced a Most important, as Senator BLUNT clerk will call the roll. talked about, it means when you have bill entitled ‘‘Keeping the Affordable The assistant legislative clerk pro- a high-risk pool in Missouri and North Care Act Promise Act.’’ ceeded to call the roll. Carolina, you let them keep the high- A House Democrat recently stated, Ms. WARREN. Madam President, I risk pool. We can manage it much bet- ‘‘I think the President was grossly mis- ask unanimous consent that the order ter on a State level than we can in na- leading to the American public’’ when for the quorum call be rescinded. tionalizing and doing top-down health he promised Americans they could The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without care in this country. keep their health care coverage if they objection, it is so ordered. This will not be the end of the con- liked it. Even former President Bill Ms. WARREN. Madam President, I versation on the Affordable Care Act. Clinton has said he thinks the Presi- ask unanimous consent to speak as if The American people deserve better dent’s pledge to allow Americans to in morning business. and this Congress must produce it. keep their coverage should be honored. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without I yield the floor. In an interview this week, former objection, it is so ordered. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- President Clinton said: f ator from Indiana. So I personally believe, even if it takes a Mr. COATS. Madam President, there change in the law, the President should NOMINATIONS is an old expression used by many Hoo- honor the commitment that the Federal Ms. WARREN. Madam President, it siers and others across America that is Government made to those people and let hasn’t been even a month since the end time tested: Your word is your bond. In them keep what they got. of the Republican shutdown of the gov- Indiana, as in so many other places There is a growing admission from ernment, and they are already back at across our country, we value honesty the supporters of ObamaCare that we trying to paralyze the government and good old-fashioned truth-telling, are dealing with more than just a Web again. even if it hurts a little bit to hear the site glitch; that we are dealing with Yesterday, the Republicans blocked truth. fundamental policy design flaws. So I an up-or-down vote on the nomination

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There are three vacancies on the DC Republicans filibustered Caitlin The powerful interests that work to Circuit, and the President has nomi- Halligan, who eventually just gave up rig the Supreme Court also want to rig nated three impressive people to fill and withdrew her nomination. the lower courts. The DC Circuit is a those vacancies—including Patricia Republicans now hold the dubious particular target because that court Millett and Nina Pillard. These nomi- distinction of having filibustered all has the power to overturn agency regu- nees are not ideological. They have ex- three women that President Obama lations. If a business doesn’t like it traordinary legal resumes and have re- nominated to the DC Circuit. Collec- when the agencies implement the will ceived bipartisan support from top liti- tively, these women have diverse expe- of Congress, they try to undermine gators around the country. They are riences in private practice, in govern- those agencies through the DC Circuit. among the top legal minds of this gen- ment, and in public interest law. Be- In the next 5 years, the DC Circuit eration. tween them, they have argued an will decide some of the most important This is how the President plans to amazing 45 cases before the Supreme cases of our time—including cases push back against efforts to tilt our ju- Court and have participated in many which will decide whether Wall Street dicial system: by nominating judges more. All three have the support of a reform will have real bite or whether it who will be judges—judges who will be majority of Senators. So why have will just be toothless. Swaps dealers, fair, judges who will be evenhanded, they been filibustered? The reason is the securities industry, the Business judges who will have the diversity of simple. They are caught in a fight over Roundtable, and the Chamber of Com- professional experience to understand the future of our courts—a fight over merce are all lining up to challenge the and consider all sides of an issue. whether the courts will be a neutral new rules that agencies have written to I understand that Republicans may forum that decides every dispute fairly try to put some teeth into Wall Street prefer to keep the DC Circuit exactly or whether the courts will be stacked reform and other laws. These big-indus- as it is. But article II, section 2 of the in favor of the wealthy and the power- try players want business-friendly Constitution says the President of the ful. judges to help bail them out. United States nominates judges, with Every day in Congress we deal with So let’s be clear. Nine of the 14 judges the advice and consent of the Senate. the influence of powerful groups and on the DC Circuit who currently hear There is no clause that says, except their armies of lobbyists. But in our cases were appointed by Republican when that President is a Democrat. democracy, when we write laws, some- Presidents. The President with the Democrats allowed President George times we can push back on that power. most appointees on that court right W. Bush to put four very conservative In our democracy we have tools that now is Ronald Reagan. judges on the DC Circuit. All four are can be used in the legislative process— This lopsided court has been busy still serving, and one is Chief Justice of tools such as open debate, public opin- striking down environmental regula- the U.S. Supreme Court. ion, and political accountability, tools tions that stop companies from spew- There are three vacancies in the DC that can help the people win these ing mercury into the air we breathe, Circuit Court of Appeals. The President fights. I saw it happen up close in the striking down investor protections of the United States has nominated 2008 financial crisis when we were able that hold corporate boards account- judges to fill those vacancies. That is to get a strong consumer financial pro- able, striking down a requirement for his job, and it is the job of the Senate tection bureau despite the efforts of employers to provide access to birth to confirm highly qualified, inde- the large financial institutions to kill control under ObamaCare. Each of pendent judges. That is how our system it. these regulations exists because Con- works. That is what the Constitution But the story doesn’t end when Con- gress has passed laws telling the agen- demands. gress passes a law. Powerful interests cies to write them. Republicans these days do not seem don’t just give up. They shift their It is true that sometimes an agency to like that. They keep looking for fight to the courts because they know may get it wrong, but these days the ways to keep this President from doing that if they can weaken or overturn a DC Circuit seems to be finding more his job. So far they have shut down the law in court, they turn defeat into vic- and more ways to help bail out the government, they have filibustered tory. If they can break the courts by businesses that never wanted to be reg- people he has nominated to fill his ad- putting enough sympathetic judges in ulated in the first place. ministration, and they are now filibus- lifetime positions, a friendly judicial Republicans have noticed what is tering judges to block him from filling system will give them the chance to going on with this lopsided court. They any of the vacancies with highly quali- undermine any laws they don’t like. would like to keep things the way they fied people. We need to call out these That is already happening in the Su- are, and they have not been subtle filibusters for what they are—naked at- preme Court. Three well-respected about it. Many Republicans have tempts to nullify the results of the last legal scholars, including Judge Richard talked openly of their opposition to Presidential election, to force us to Posner of the Seventh Circuit, a distin- any new judges to fill the three vacan- govern as though President Obama had guished judge and conservative Reagan cies on this court precisely because the not won the 2012 election. appointee, recently examined almost new nominees will give the court more President Obama did win the 2012 20,000 Supreme Court cases from the balance and fairness. Republicans may election—by 5 million votes. He has last 65 years. The researchers con- prefer a rigged court that gives their done what the Constitution requires cluded that the five conservative jus- corporate friends and their armies of him to do—nominated highly qualified tices currently sitting on the Supreme lobbyists and lawyers a second chance people to fill open vacancies on the Court are in the top 10 most to undercut the will of Congress, but Federal bench. If Republicans continue procorporate justices in more than half that is not the job of judges. Judges to filibuster these highly qualified a century. Justices Alito and Roberts aren’t supposed to make law. Judges nominees for no reason other than to are number one and number two. aren’t supposed to tilt politically one nullify the President’s constitutional Take a look at the win rate of the na- way or the other. authority, then Senators not only have tional Chamber of Commerce in cases Republicans may not like Wall Street the right to change the filibuster rules, before the Supreme Court. According reform. They may not like ObamaCare. Senators have a duty to change the fil- to the Constitutional Accountability But Congress passed those laws. Presi- ibuster rules. We cannot turn our back Center, the national Chamber moved dent Obama signed those laws. Presi- on the Constitution. We cannot abdi- from a 43-percent win rate during the dent Obama ran for reelection on those cate our oath of office. We have a re- last 5 terms of the Burger court, to a laws, while his opponent pledged to re- sponsibility to protect and defend our 56-percent win rate under the peal them—and his opponent lost by democracy, and that includes pro- Rehnquist court, to a 70-percent rate nearly 5 million votes. It is not up to tecting the neutrality of our courts

VerDate Mar 15 2010 23:38 Nov 13, 2013 Jkt 039060 PO 00000 Frm 00008 Fmt 0624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\G13NO6.014 S13NOPT1 tjames on DSK6SPTVN1PROD with SENATE November 13, 2013 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S7973 and preserving the constitutional Senator FEINSTEIN, who is not up for where we are today. I would simply ask power of the President to nominate reelection, is supporting legislation to rhetorically, what is the President highly qualified people to court vacan- allow individuals to maintain enroll- going to do to address and honor the cies. ment in the plans they like. promise he made to the American peo- f These mistruths are clearly affecting ple that they can keep what they have? the President’s credibility. President Increasingly, more and more Demo- CONCLUSION OF MORNING Obama’s approval ratings have dipped crats—and, of course, there are many BUSINESS to a record low. A poll from Quinnipiac of us on this side of the aisle who pre- The PRESIDING OFFICER. Morning University that was released shows re- dicted this would happen a long time business is closed. spondents disapprove of the President’s ago—realize this was an ill-conceived f job performance by a 54-to-39 margin. policy. I have maintained for a long His approval rating of 39 percent is time that it was built upon a faulty DRUG QUALITY AND SECURITY worse than his previous alltime low of foundation; therefore, you cannot just ACT—MOTION TO PROCEED 41 percent in the Quinnipiac survey fix a Web site or have an IT specialist The PRESIDING OFFICER. Under done previously. Further, more peo- come in and expect this to get better. the previous order, the Senate will pro- ple—52 percent—say the President is This is a flawed policy, and it is al- ceed to consideration of the motion to not honest and trustworthy. ready having profound and harmful im- proceed to H.R. 3204, which the clerk We are on the verge of another pacts on the American people. We be- will report. misstatement from this administration lieve many more people will be harmed The assistant legislative clerk read where they make promises to the in the future as the insurance is fully as follows: American people that they do not implemented. Motion to proceed to the bill (H.R. 3204) to meet. Last month the administration The best we can do for the American amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic promised they would have people in order to minimize the impact Act with respect to human drug healthcare.gov fixed by the end of No- and harm is to put off, suspend, delay— compounding and drug supply chain secu- vember. It appears unlikely, according whatever you want to call it—the im- rity, and for other purposes. to today’s Washington Post, where a plementation of ObamaCare. Frankly, Ms. WARREN. Madam President, I headline reads: ‘‘Troubled the best we could do in the long run is suggest the absence of a quorum. HealthCare.gov unlikely to work fully pivot away from this failed policy and The PRESIDING OFFICER. The by end of November.’’ move in a direction that actually does clerk will call the roll. For proof that this Web site design address some of the fundamental prob- The assistant legislative clerk pro- has been a failure of leadership, com- lems we have with health care in this ceeded to call the roll. pare it to Cyber Monday volume at country today. Mr. THUNE. Madam President, I ask amazon.com in 2012. According to ama- There is a whole list of solutions Re- unanimous consent that the order for zon.com’s press release, it sold 27 mil- publicans have advanced and put for- the quorum call be rescinded. lion items on Cyber Monday, or 306 ward in the past—for example, allow The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without items per second. That is how the pri- people to buy insurance across State objection, it is so ordered. vate sector has been able to process lines and create interstate competition OBAMACARE huge volumes of data and requests. If so we have insurance companies com- Mr. THUNE. Madam President, the we compare and contrast that with the peting with each other. Obviously, if question of the week is, more impor- rollout of ObamaCare and we have competition and the forces of tant than apologizing, will President healthcare.com, it is a stunning fail- the market at work, it helps to bring Obama live up to his promise that ure—even epic in terms of the inability down costs and prices. Americans can keep the care they have of that whole program to function with Another example is to allow small and like? Democrats are clearly run- any level of competence. businesses to join larger groups to get ning away from embracing this law and It is clear that technology exists to the benefit of group purchasing are suggesting the President live up to fix the Web site to handle high vol- power—to pool, if you will. That is his promise as well. Yesterday former umes, but, as the President has said, something we have been proposing for President Clinton said: the health care law is more than just a some time, and it has been consistently I personally believe, even if it takes a Web site, and that is where most of us defeated by Democrats in Congress. change to the law, the President should come down on this issue. This is a Other examples are reducing the cost honor the commitment the Federal Govern- flawed policy that is causing millions of defensive medicine by ending the ment made to those people and let them of Americans to lose the health care junk lawsuits that clog up our legal keep what they got. they like. Most of us know someone system and drive up the cost of health That is from former President Clin- who has had his or her health care can- care, allowing an expanded use of ton yesterday in a interview he did. celed by ObamaCare, and it is going to health savings accounts and those More and more we see people on the get worse. The Associated Press re- types of vehicles that are out there for Democratic side of the aisle coming ports that at least 3.5 million have re- people today to put money aside for forward, acknowledging what many of ceived cancellation notices, and that their health care needs; allowing peo- us have been acknowledging for a long number is expected to increase to tens ple to have a refundable tax credit so time; that is, this is not living up to of millions of people. As Americans— they can buy their own insurance, expectations. We need a timeout. It is millions more—are losing their plans, which would give them more choices, clearly not working, it is not ready for only thousands are signing up through create more competition, and, again, prime time, and it is obvious that we ObamaCare. put downward pressure on the cost and need to acknowledge that and come up Constituents are encouraged to visit price of health care in this country. with plan B. our Web site at republican.senate.gov/ Those are commonsense step-by-step Senator DURBIN, here in the Senate, yourstory to submit their stories about solutions that we think would work so said in an interview Tuesday that the how this is impacting them personally. much better than having one-sixth of cancellations of their coverage that The American people deserve to have our entire economy, which is what people might face under ObamaCare their stories heard, and Americans de- health care represents, taken over by and the statement that people could serve to have the President and con- the Federal Government. Political keep their plans ‘‘should have been gressional Democrats keep their prom- command and control in Washington, clarified.’’ ise. DC, is driving the decisionmaking for Democratic Representative KURT We believe what former President Americans across the country. As we SCHRADER from Oregon thinks the Clinton said yesterday is correct; that have already seen, the Federal Govern- President was grossly misleading to is, President Obama should honor the ment does not do complicated tasks the American public and said: commitment the Federal Government very well, and the Federal Government I think the President was grossly mis- made to those people and let them keep doesn’t do comprehensive tasks very leading the American public. what they have. That is essentially well.

VerDate Mar 15 2010 23:38 Nov 13, 2013 Jkt 039060 PO 00000 Frm 00009 Fmt 0624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\G13NO6.015 S13NOPT1 tjames on DSK6SPTVN1PROD with SENATE S7974 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE November 13, 2013 Everybody talked about a com- ment. If we factor in that the labor capacity for innovation and develop- prehensive solution to this problem. participation force is literally at the ment in this field. There is no possible Clearly, we have problems in America lowest level in the last 35 years, we explanation that can justify the fact today that need to be addressed. We would have to go back to the adminis- that more than 17,000 vials of contami- have a lot of people who don’t have tration of President Carter. At that nated medicine were shipped to pro- health care, and that needs to be fixed. time there were fewer people working viders throughout the country. That We have people with preexisting condi- as a percentage of the entire work- should simply not be happening. That tions, and that needs to be addressed. force. If we factor that in, we have an is why the legislation we are set to There are solutions to those problems economy that is in a very bad way. pass, which I helped to write, is so im- that don’t include and don’t entail hav- As I said, there are a whole series of portant. It will go a long way toward ing the Federal Government take over things that need to be done to get the making compounded medication safer one-sixth of the American economy, economy growing and expanding at a and preventing another outbreak like which is what happened with faster rate, create more jobs, and in- the one we had a little over a year ago. ObamaCare. We are seeing the impacts crease the take-home pay for middle- Many people don’t know what phar- and the results of that today. class Americans. We really need to macy compounding is—including many I suggest we take a timeout and start over with Obamacare. patients who have received com- make a conscious decision to move in a Madam President, I ask unanimous pounded medicine. Compounding is a different direction—a direction that consent for 1 additional minute. traditional practice of a pharmacy will lead to lower costs, higher quality The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there where a pharmacist makes a new drug of care, allow people to keep the plan objection? Without objection, it is so or takes an existing one and changes it they like if they like it, allow people to ordered. based on a particular patient’s needs. If keep the doctor they like, and keep the Mr. THUNE. I suggest it starts with a patient needs a drug and is allergic to cost of health care at an affordable shutting this down and starting over. one ingredient in it, the pharmacy can level. We need to create more options, more remake the drug, or compound it, with- One thing we have seen since choices, and more competition in the out that ingredient based on a doctor’s ObamaCare passed and is now in the health care economy so people can get prescription. Pharmacists and phar- process of being implemented is that away from the sticker shock we have macies are regulated by the States. the promise that people would see their seen with ObamaCare and get costs This practice of tailoring medica- health care costs go down, not up—that down. We need to get away from these tions for individual people is incredibly promise is another broken promise be- cancellation notices that are going out important, and it has always been a cause what we are seeing in America and allow people to keep the care and part of practicing pharmacy. It will today is canceled policies. As people doctor they have and like. Because of continue under the bill we have writ- try to get new policies, there are in- the broken promises under ObamaCare, ten. But that is not what happened in creased costs. We are seeing that in the that is not happening. Massachusetts last year; instead, a fa- individual marketplace. When the Until we decide this was the wrong cility exploited a legal loophole to President was campaigning for his direction and pivot and go in a dif- make thousands of doses of a product health care law, he said he would drive ferent direction, we are going to con- that was not FDA approved and sold it the costs down for families by $2,500 tinue to see the results we have to hospitals and clinics across the per family. Yet we have seen the cost today—higher costs, more cancella- country without receiving a prescrip- per family increase since he took office tions, people not being able to keep the tion. As I said, more than 700 patients by $2,500. care they like or the doctor they like. got sick after receiving that medicine We have a cloud hanging over our We can do better and should do better. and 64 people died. That is why my col- economy right now because of this I yield the floor. leagues and I have worked so hard over massive new regulation with a massive The PRESIDING OFFICER (Ms. the past year to develop the bill before amount of government mandates. Due BALDWIN). The Senator from Min- us today, the Drug Quality and Secu- to government-approved insurance, the nesota. rity Act, which takes important steps workweek has been redefined from a 40- Mr. FRANKEN. Madam President, I for preventing this kind of outbreak in hour workweek to a 30-hour workweek. would like to talk for a few minutes the future. We have a lot of employers who are about a subject that will affect all of us I would like to take a moment to creating part-time jobs instead of full- at some point in our lives; that is, the thank my friends on both sides of the time jobs. In order to avoid the man- safety of our medicine. aisle and in both the Senate and the dates and requirements and costs asso- If my child or wife urgently needed House who have worked so hard on this ciated with ObamaCare, employers are medicine, I would have a number of legislation. hiring people to get under that 30-hour questions: Will my loved one get well? I thank chairman TOM HARKIN for his workweek. There are a lot of people What is going to happen? But I should leadership and for the bipartisan HELP who are hired to work 29 hours a week. never have to ask a question about Committee staff process that was cru- Well, Americans can’t take care of whether the medicine my family takes cial to producing this legislation. their families and meet the needs they is safe and whether it is what the doc- I thank ranking member LAMAR have in their personal and family budg- tor says it should be. ALEXANDER and Senator PAT ROBERTS ets on 29 hours a week, so more and More than 1,000 patients and their for their commitment to getting this more people are having to get more families across Minnesota found it nec- bill right. than one job. In fact, some estimates essary to ask that question last year I thank the staff who worked so hard show that the majority of jobs that during the meningitis outbreak. They on this bill. Specifically, I thank mem- have been created over the last year had to ask that question because the bers of Senator HARKIN’s staff: Jenelle have been part-time jobs, not full-time contaminated medicine they received Krishnamoorthy, Elizabeth Jungman, jobs. That is the impact this is having could have caused them enormous and Nathan Brown. I also thank Sen- on the overall economy. harm. More than 700 patients across ator ALEXANDER’s staff: Mary Sumpter- If we are serious about getting the the country got sick and more than 60 Lapinski and Grace Stuntz, as well as economy growing and expanding again died after receiving these contami- Jennifer Boyer, who works for Senator and creating good-paying jobs for mid- nated injections produced by a large- ROBERTS. Their hard work and dedica- dle-class Americans, there are a num- scale compounding pharmacy in Massa- tion helped to develop this important ber of things we can do to create that chusetts that was essentially an un- legislation. kind of economic growth. What we regulated drug manufacturer. I also thank Hannah Katch, a mem- have seen of late is a growth rate that In Minnesota we specialize in med- ber of my staff, who has worked tire- hovers between 1 and 2 percent. The ical innovation. We have some of the lessly on this bill. economy is lethargic and sluggish com- best doctors and health care systems I thank Chairman UPTON and Rank- pared to any historic average. We con- and biomedical pioneers anywhere in ing Member WAXMAN and their col- tinue to have chronic high unemploy- the world. Our Nation has an incredible leagues in the House for their work, as

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Now we are Minnesota Pharmacist Association, achievement. seeing more and more of our friends Thrifty White Pharmacy, and many My home State of Minnesota is a across the aisle contemplating serious other experts and pharmacists in Min- model for pharmacy practice nation- changes aimed at fixing some of the nesota who helped us get this bill wide. Not only does our State have im- law’s myriad problems. Some, but not right. portant protections for compounding all, of the problems with ObamaCare Is our legislation perfect? No. There pharmacies that have kept the medi- have become painfully obvious—some, were a number of provisions in the bill cine made in Minnesota safe, but Min- because I think most people probably that we passed out of the HELP Com- nesota pharmacists have also led the think ObamaCare has already been im- mittee that would have provided addi- Nation in developing innovative new plemented, when, in fact, it has only tional safety and quality assurances ways of helping their patients get the begun to be implemented. for patients, but in order to come to a right medicine at the right time. But we know ObamaCare is forcing compromise with the House of Rep- For example, pharmacists at Hen- people to lose their health insurance nepin County Medical Center in Min- resentatives, our legislation changed. and/or their doctor. It may be that neapolis found that when a pharmacist Although the final bill does not include even in the exchanges, the hospital reviewed the prescriptions for patients everything I would have liked, the bill which they prefer to be treated at or with complex conditions before they before us today will take an enormous the doctor from whom they would pre- were discharged from the hospital, step forward for patient safety. fer to have their care, they will not be those patients had fewer problems re- The bill will reinstate the law that available on the exchanges. lated to their medicine and were 50 per- allows the Food and Drug Administra- We also know that ObamaCare is cent less likely to be readmitted to the tion to regulate large-scale raising health care premiums. Again, hospital. So it saved a lot of money. It compounders that have exploited a the President promised that if we cost HCMC about $112,000 for phar- loophole in the law in order to act ef- passed ObamaCare, we would see a re- macists to provide this service, and it fectively as unregulated drug manufac- duction in the premiums for a family of saved the hospital nearly $600,000. This turers. It will also give hospitals and four of about $2,500. Instead of seeing is exactly—exactly—the kind of inno- health systems the option of buying premiums go down, we are seeing pre- vation that we are known for in Min- compounded products from facilities miums go up. nesota, and our pharmacists are on the that are inspected by the FDA and are We know that Medicare and Medicaid front lines of this kind of reform and complying with the FDA’s quality remain on an unsustainable path, and discovery. standards. And it will do all of that The pharmacists at HCMC, and those we are actually seeing, in many States, without changing the rules for tradi- around Minnesota, do incredibly im- the States opting to expand the Med- tional pharmacies, which will continue portant work. They provide access to icaid program, when they cannot even to be regulated by their State boards of needed medicine for thousands of pa- care for or pay for the people who are pharmacy. tients every day. Those pharmacists currently in the Medicaid program. Specifically, our bill creates a new and their patients must be able to We have found that organized labor option for facilities that want to pro- trust that the medicine is safe and it has gone to the White House. They said vide compounded drugs to hospitals will work. The Drug Quality and Secu- that because of the incentives in and health centers. These entities, rity Act will take an important step ObamaCare, many full-time employees called ‘‘outsourcing facilities,’’ will be toward preventing another outbreak were now being put on part-time work inspected by the FDA and will have like the one we saw last year, and I in order to avoid some of the penalties high quality standards. The hospitals urge my colleagues to join me in pass- associated with ObamaCare. that buy from these facilities will be ing the Drug Quality and Security Act We know that in the medical device able to trust that the compounded into law. sector—one of the most innovative medicine they buy from outsourcing fa- Thank you, and I yield the floor. parts of health care today—those jobs cilities is safe. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Re- are moving offshore. They are moving If a compounder chooses not to be ei- publican whip. outside of the United States, and it is ther a traditional pharmacy or an out- OBAMACARE stifling innovation, this medical device sourcing facility, the FDA will be re- Mr. CORNYN. Madam President, in a tax which is part of the pay-for of sponsible for making sure that front page story yesterday, the Wall ObamaCare. compounder complies with the normal Street Journal reported that fewer But here is another issue that has requirements for pharmaceutical man- than 50,000 people had successfully used not gotten much attention lately. I ufacturers. Those are the options. Un- the Federal ObamaCare Web site to en- was a little surprised when I came like what we saw in Massachusetts, roll in a private health plan—less than across this article in the Atlantic mag- these facilities will no longer be able to 50,000. Meanwhile, we know that mil- azine, but the truth is the ObamaCare occupy an unregulated no man’s land. lions of Americans are already getting structure penalizes people for getting So under the new law, there will be tra- a cancellation notice from their insur- married. Certain couples who do qual- ditional pharmacies, which will con- ance company telling them that their ify for the ObamaCare subsidies right tinue to be regulated at the State current policy—even if they like it— now would lose those subsidies if they level; outsourcing facilities, which the will no longer be available. In other got married. In some cases, the FDA will oversee; and pharmaceutical words, if you like what you have, it ObamaCare marriage penalty could manufacturers, which will be regulated turns out you cannot keep it—as mil- amount to thousands of dollars. So just by the FDA, as they have been. lions of people are finding. when you think things could not quite I am also pleased that the bill we No less a luminary in the Democratic get any worse, you find out they do. wrote on compounding is paired today Party than President Clinton has said As if all these problems were not bad with another bill on the drug supply that ObamaCare should be reformed to enough, ObamaCare has also created a chain, which is aimed at making sure let people maintain their current magnet for fraud and corruption in the that the FDA-approved medicine that health insurance. And we will see some so-called navigators program. You will patients receive is safe and has not votes in the House of Representatives remember, the navigators were created been tampered with. By creating a na- as soon as Friday on that proposition, in order to help people sign up on the tional system to track drugs from the helping the President keep his promise exchanges. But we know the navigators time they leave the manufacturer until to the American people that if you like will be collecting sensitive tax and per- they are dispensed to patients, this leg- what you have, you can keep it, which sonal information—medical, both phys- islation will provide certainty that our currently has proven not to be the ical and mental health information— medicines are what they say they are. case. from folks all across the country as

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As a matter of fact, I think Sec- the minds of all Americans and that is her husband’s employer-provided cov- retary Sebelius surprised an awful lot the rollout of the Patient Protection erage. The cancellation notification of people when she admitted that peo- and Affordable Care Act or ObamaCare. reads that ‘‘due to the Affordable ple participating in the navigator pro- Many of us have predicted the imple- Health Care Act and unprecedented in- gram could possibly be convicted felons mentation of ObamaCare would result creases in healthcare costs, effective because there is simply no screening in difficulties for American families, January 1, 2014 traditional comprehen- mechanism to bar them from partici- businesses, and our still fragile econ- sive medical insurance will no longer pating in the process and no back- omy. be available.’’ Instead, his employer ground check whatsoever. We spoke about the tax hikes that will offer two preventive health care Then we have learned, as a result of would come, the rising premiums, the plans and refer them to the exchange some creative journalists, that naviga- canceled policies, the benefit cuts to to purchase his insurance. tors, including those in my home State Medicare programs for seniors, and After browsing the exchange Web of Texas, were actively encouraging other problems in the flawed law. Still, site, Nancy and her husband have real- people to break the law as a process of the President insisted that he was ized they will either be forced to pay signing up for the ObamaCare ex- right and that he knew best what $500 more a month on health insurance changes. Americans wanted. premiums or pay a lower premium rate It is simply astounding that the ad- Since then, countless opportunities which would result in limited access to ministration is urging the American have been provided for our colleagues providers and hospitals. people to give their Social Security to join us in defunding or at least de- Simply put, this is wrong. But I fear numbers and sensitive personal infor- laying the implementation of this dam- that there will be many more like mation to people who have not been aging law. Nancy with similar experiences. This properly vetted. Yesterday I called on To further sow confusion, the admin- week I was contacted by Matt from Me- the President to suspend the naviga- istration has selectively changed the ridian, ID, about his wife who receives tors program, and I want to reiterate law to suit its political advantage. coverage through her employer. They that call today. He needs to end it, at And now that October 1 has come and will see their premiums rise and a con- least until basic precautions are taken gone, millions of Americans are becom- siderably higher deductible due to the to prevent identity theft and corrup- ing painfully aware of the reality of increased cost to her employer because tion and fraud. how ObamaCare will affect them. of ObamaCare. Given the lack of Federal background The American people are seeing the Just 1 month after the ObamaCare checks and other safeguards, this pro- effects of ObamaCare, not based on the exchange rollout, at least 3.5 million gram is an invitation to fraud and rhetoric of politicians or the debate Americans have received insurance identity theft. here in Congress, but by their own per- cancellation notices. This number is As with so many other aspects of sonal experiences in dealing with it. expected to dramatically increase in ObamaCare, the problems with the The initial feedback is clear, and it is coming months. Over 100,000 of those navigators program are the result of not pretty. The trillion dollars in new people live in Idaho, according to the politically motivated decisions. Do not taxes that I led the fight against on the Associated Press. According to media just take my word for it. Consider the floor during the initial ObamaCare de- reports, the administration knew scathing indictment that was recently bate are now largely in effect. Americans would not be able to keep issued by Michael Astrue, who served And as I said, and many others their current coverage, even though as HHS general counsel from 1989 to warned, and the Joint Tax Committee the President continued to push the 1992. More recently, he served as a com- has actually confirmed, a significant message that people could. missioner for Social Security, from portion of those tax increases are hit- After breaking this promise, the 2007 to 2013. ting squarely on the middle-income President is now telling millions of Writing in the Weekly Standard, Mr. families the President solemnly Americans who have had their insur- Astrue points out: pledged to protect. He said that people ance cancelled that they should shop Instead of hiring well-screened, well- in America who make less than $250,000 around for policies that frankly could trained, and well-supervised workers, HHS per couple or $200,000 per individual be more costly and require them to decided to build political support for the Af- would not see one dime of tax increases change their doctors. fordable Care Act by pouring money into as a result of the act. Many of my colleagues in the Senate, supportive organizations so they could launch poorly trained workers into their Yet now we are seeing that the bur- as a response to this, are cosponsoring communities without obtaining criminal den of this huge tax increase is falling a measure known as the If You Like background checks or creating systems for squarely on those in what the Presi- Your Health Plan, You Can Keep It monitoring their activities. dent has defined as the middle class. Act. This act is one the Senate should Over the long term, we need to dis- The American people are also now ex- immediately take up and pass. mantle ObamaCare entirely and re- periencing for themselves the reality Idahoans are now learning that the place it with patient-centered alter- we have long warned against—that the flawed health care law will force them natives that will actually bring costs President has also broken his promise to change their plans and in many down; improve the quality of care, by that his health care plan would lower cases pay higher premiums. While this making more care accessible; and leav- premiums by $2,500 on average for law was sold on the promise of pro- ing the choices with consumers and Americans. viding health care coverage for the un- their families, patients and their doc- In fact, the Washington Post fact insured, it is creating new uninsured tors making the decisions, not Wash- checker gave that President’s pledge a Americans who will be forced to enter ington, DC. In the short term, we need three Pinocchios score for not being the troubled Federal health care ex- to also dismantle the navigators pro- true. Yet another promise proven to be changes. gram before it unleashes a wave of false is the President’s pledge to the At the same time, the administration fraud and corruption. American people that if you like your refuses calls for transparency and hides I yield the floor. doctor and you like your current information about enrollment num- The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- health care plan, you can keep it. bers. It is hard for me to believe that in ator from Idaho. Again, the Washington Post reviewed the year 2013, when we have iPhones, Mr. CRAPO. Madam President, before this pledge. But this time it gave the tablets, Twitter and Google, the ad- I make my remarks, I ask unanimous President four Pinocchios saying, ‘‘The ministration has no idea or ability to consent that Senator REED from Rhode President’s promise apparently came release enrollment numbers.

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That their signature achievement that they I do not believe cutting domestic pro- manufactured crisis was absolutely un- do not want to present the accurate grams that invest in our future and necessary and it was particularly un- facts. help low- and middle-income American necessary to threaten the credit of the Many of us in this body are con- families is the right thing to do, espe- United States. A vast majority of cerned also about the security risks cially when we can close egregious tax Americans are clear that at a min- posed by ObamaCare. Several weeks loopholes that benefit multinational imum we should keep the government ago, Republican members of the Senate corporations and some of the wealthi- open and we should pay our bills. We Finance Committee wrote to Depart- est Americans. have always done that. Only in the last ment of Health and Human Services Again, we have made significant few years and harking back to when Secretary Kathleen Sebelius, asking progress in deficit reduction. The bulk Mr. Gingrich was Speaker did the other whether all Federal privacy and secu- of that has been cutting programs that side engage in this sort of rity standards were met prior to the invest in the country and help families. brinksmanship. launch of healthcare.gov, the Web site To go forward, we need a balanced ap- This does not work for Americans. to sign up for ObamaCare. proach, selective cuts, but we also need They do understand we have dif- We have asked Secretary Sebelius to to close some of these egregious loop- ferences in policy. They do understand provide answers and information to a holes that are benefiting—not the we have to debate these various dif- series of questions detailing what lev- small business man or woman living in ferences. But at a threshold level, gov- els of security and privacy measures Rhode Island—but multinational cor- ernment has to be working for them, were undertaken prior to the launch of porations—not working wage earners not sporadically but constantly. And the Web site to safeguard the privacy in Rhode Island—but some of the we cannot threaten the credit of the of those Americans signing up for cov- wealthiest Americans. United States. erage through healthcare.gov. This is a I know some of my colleagues dis- Jumping from these manufactured serious concern that must be ad- agree with me. But in order to address crises to crises is no way to do the job. dressed. our long-term fiscal challenges, the As I said before, there are immediate Additionally, because of the law, brinkmanship has to stop. Drawing tasks before us. We have to have a rea- some businesses are cutting back on lines in the sand and daring people to sonable expenditure level for our budg- employees and on hours, making it cross them has to stop. What we need ets for fiscal years 2014 and 2015. Se- harder for Americans to find full-time is not to surrender our principles but quester must stop. Then we have to jobs. Those who do hold on to their to reach principled compromise. start to look at longer term problems full-time jobs could lose their em- That is why we should provide imme- that are being driven by demographics. ployer-sponsored private insurance and diate certainty that the shutdowns and We know the sequestration is harm- are instead being dumped into the ex- the threats to wreck the economy are ing our job growth. CBO has estimated change or into the failing Medicaid totally off the table. We can do this by that the 2013 and 2014 sequester will system. agreeing to adequate top-line numbers cost the economy 900,000 jobs. Simply These are just some of the unfortu- for the appropriations process for fiscal suspending or limiting the sequester, if nate realities we are facing with the years 2014 and 2015 and eliminating the we can generate 900,000 jobs, most implementation of ObamaCare. As job-killing sequester. Americans would say that is the right these stories continue to pour in, I Then we can move forward to a long- policy. If you can just do that and cre- urge all of my colleagues on both sides term debate about our fiscal chal- ate jobs, then do it. of the aisle, along with the President, lenges. We can then build consensus It is obvious the sequester is not to carefully listen to the American and reach this principled compromise. workable. The House of Representa- people, to American businesses and In reaching that compromise, I would tives, our colleagues, have had very dif- this feedback and work together to urge my colleagues to include policies ficult times passing bills that adhere to defund and repeal every element that that focus on jobs and economic sequestration, bills that traditionally proves not to work. growth, that restore fairness to our passed overwhelmingly, like transpor- We must replace those failed policies Tax Code and preserve hard-earned So- tation and infrastructure bills. If we with true reforms that are in the best cial Security and Medicare benefits. cannot even do that under the pressure interests of the American people and in Looking over the last few years, the of the sequester, then, again, we are the best interests of the American uncertainty and the brinkmanship ac- back to a dysfunctional government. It economy. From day one, the adminis- cording to most economists has robbed might be formally open, but it is not tration has continued to make excuses us of growth. That growth, in and of helping people and it’s not doing the for why healthCare.gov is not func- itself, not only would have put more things we have to do: getting econo- tioning properly, even though they Americans to work, but it would have mies to grow, letting States build have had years to prepare and perform contributed to deficit reduction, even bridges, sewers, and highways. testing. more than we have already been able to Senator MIKULSKI has done an ex- The American people see now that do to date. traordinary job as the chairwoman of this law is more than just a Web site If we are serious about deficit reduc- the Appropriations Committee. She has problem; it is a train wreck. This sys- tion, if we are serious about narrowing been working hard to make sure we tem was not ready and the law looks the gap in terms of equality in our so- bring bills to this floor that not only impossible to fix. Simply put, the ciety, then we have to emphasize not have the support of our Members, our promises of this law are nothing like only wise fiscal policies that reduce colleagues, but also meet the needs of its realities. the deficit directly but wise fiscal poli- the American people. I yield the floor. cies that encourage growth and also re- I have the privilege of chairing the The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- duce the deficit. interior subcommittee. We have been ator from Rhode Island. Let’s agree to those top-line num- able, working with my colleague Sen- THE BUDGET bers. Let’s also eliminate the sequester ator MURKOWSKI from Alaska, to pro- Mr. REED. Madam President, it is and let’s move forward. That is why we pose—we have not brought it to the clear we have honest disagreements were sent here. Americans want us to subcommittee or full committee—but about how we should address our budg- keep the economy moving forward and to propose a mark that would respond et. I believe the path forward should be to get the economy working for them. to the real needs of this country in fair and balanced. That is not what we They do not want to see us engage in terms of clean water and drinking

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These are the good kinds of nomic benefit of the country. They do holes that will give us a growing econ- construction jobs, high-paying jobs, benefit very narrow interests. It comes omy, hopefully increase opportunity, that allow families to stay above the down to whether my colleagues on the and put us back on the path to pro- water and allow communities to pros- other side of the aisle are willing to see found sustained economic recovery. per. The workers who are putting in these special preferences prevail or (The further remarks of Mr. REED those infrastructure projects are also whether the national economy and the are printed in today’s RECORD under going to local supermarkets, local res- families across this country will ben- ‘‘Morning Business.’’) taurants, paying the fees and dues to efit. Mr. REED. I yield the floor. the Little League teams, and doing the We have to move forward. We have to f things we expect every family should emphasize things that will help us, for RECESS be able to do and we hope every family example, create more manufacturing can do. jobs in this time and for the future. I The PRESIDING OFFICER. Under In the Transportation bill, for exam- think at one point we thought manu- the previous order, the Senate stands ple, we were able to maintain our facturing was passe´. We discovered it is in recess until 2:15 p.m. promise to fund transit, airport, and not only not passe´ but it is absolutely There upon, the Senate, at 12:36 p.m., highway systems. We have been able to vital, because we can’t take new inno- recessed until 2:15 p.m. and reassem- set aside more than $1 billion for the vation, new discoveries, at which we bled when called to order by the Pre- popular TIGER grant program and a are so good, commercialize them, and siding Officer (Mr. HEINRICH). new initiative to replace bridges in then create new products in that com- f mercialization process, unless we have critical transportation corridors. This DRUG QUALITY AND SECURITY is an effort that can benefit every manufacturing. We learn a lot on the manufacturing ACT—MOTION TO PROCEED—Con- State in this country in terms of infra- floor. We have seen products we have tinued structure projects. developed intellectually become not Mr. MCCAIN. Mr. President, I ask Looking across the Capitol at the only manufactured but improved by unanimous consent that I be allowed to House Republican Transportation bill, other countries who have the ability to address the Senate as in morning busi- they are cutting by $7.7 billion—even manufacture, we have to get back to ness and that the Senator from South more than last year’s sequestration doing that. Carolina, Mr. GRAHAM, be allowed to level. It not only eliminates the TIGER We have to be able to align our work- join me in a colloquy. grants for 2014, it reaches back to 2013 force and our education system so that The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without TIGER grants and cuts them by $237 we have the skills for the next century. objection, it is so ordered. million. These kinds of cuts are unten- Job training has to be competent, effi- The Senator from Arizona. able. cient, and adequate. All of this requires IRAN They also signal a very different atti- investments in resources, not simply tude here. It was at one time clear that Mr. MCCAIN. Mr. President, the ad- cutting away and cutting away. ministration’s negotiations with Iran transportation was one of those issues Ultimately, as we understand, and as that united us, Republicans and Demo- failed to achieve an interim agreement our predecessors, particularly my pred- this past weekend, and if published re- crats, the North, the South, the East, ecessor, Senator Claiborne Pell, under- and the West, because it was something ports are accurate, we owe our French stood, education is the engine that allies a great deal of credit for pre- that every community needed and pulls this country forward. We used to venting the major powers in the nego- every community understood. Now we assume we were the most educated. We tiations—the so-called P5-plus-1—from see this dichotomy, and that is were the country with the best record making a bad, bad, bad interim deal unhealthy for our government and for of college graduates. We were the coun- with Iran—a deal that could have al- our economy. try that advanced public education for lowed Iran to continue making House Appropriations Chairman HAL everyone. We look around the world progress on key aspects of its nuclear ROGERS said last July when these dra- and we have slipped in terms of college program and in return receiving an conian cuts forced House leaders to graduates. We have slipped in terms of easing of billions of dollars in sanc- pull the bill from consideration: skills. Our public education system tions. With this action, the House has declined to needs to be reinvigorated. Not only The Senator from South Carolina and proceed on the implementation of the very with suggestions from the sidelines, I are not opposed to seeking an interim budget it adopted just three months ago. not only with new approaches, but also agreement with Iran as a way to create Thus, I believe that the House has made its with real resources. These investments choice: sequestration—and its unrealistic have to be made. better conditions for negotiations on a and ill-conceived discretionary cuts—must It is a multifaceted approach, but I final agreement. We joined with some be brought to an end. think we have to begin with only the of our colleagues in a letter to the Even the chairperson of the House simple understanding, as we go for- President in support of such an ap- Appropriations Committee is signaling ward, we need to provide the economy, proach before the Geneva agreement. that sequestration is untenable and un- our constituents, and ourselves the cer- But our support was conditioned on the workable. tainty of an adequate funding level for need for any interim agreement to be On this side of the Capitol, Chairman the government for the next 2 years. based on the principle of suspension for MIKULSKI has been a strong voice echo- We need to suspend, dispense with, suspension; that is to say, the Iranians ing—not only echoing, but asserting— postpone—whatever the appropriate would have to fully suspend their en- that position constantly. term—sequestration, because it is not richment of uranium and the develop- We can’t get rid of sequestration going to help us grow the economy. In ment of their nuclear weaponization with spending cuts alone. We can’t cut fact, it will take away about 900,000 programs and infrastructure, including our way to prosperity. Revenue has to jobs. construction of the heavy water reac- be part of the solution. Then we have to certainly make it tor at Arak. The idea would be to In fact, as we have done over the last clear we will not threaten the credit- freeze Iran’s nuclear program in place several years, we have cut discre- worthiness of the United States by de- so that negotiations could proceed on tionary spending dramatically. We are faulting on our debt. how to roll it back without the threat down to not fat but bone, and so we If we can do these things, and I be- the Iranians could use negotiations as need additional revenues. lieve we can, we can provide the cer- a delaying tactic.

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Trust If Iran agreed, though, to this freeze, groups that are now moving seriously me on this: Nobody goes about building Senator GRAHAM and I have said we on the side of Bashar Assad into Syria. a commercial nuclear program this would support suspension of our efforts It is Iran that is spreading terror way. They are trying to build a nuclear to pass and implement new sanctions. throughout the Middle East and would weapon. Why? Because that would give Unfortunately, public reports suggest attempt to throughout the world. They them influence in the region they have the administration was willing to agree still view the United States of America never had. It would give Iran a strong in Geneva to less than a full suspension as the great Satan. They are still com- standing in the historical Sunni-Shia of Iran’s program and to pay for that mitted to ‘‘wiping Israel off the map.’’ conflict between the Persians and the inadequate step with billions of dollars Iran is a threat to peace in the world. Arabs. And as a consequence, it would in sanctions relief. This is not ‘‘suspen- And it is not only the issue of nuclear lead to a nuclear arms race in the Mid sion for suspension,’’ regardless of ad- weaponry, it is their entire behavior of East, because the Sunni Arabs are not ministration claims to the contrary. spreading terrorism throughout the re- going to allow the Shia Persians to And that is a problem. It puts too gion, propping Bashar Asad while he have a nuclear capability. much trust in President Rouhani—the continues to slaughter, maim, rape, They also believe, fairly rationally one whom I talked about before who torture, and kill. And for this adminis- so, if they get a nuclear weapon, the re- bragged—he bragged—about deceiving tration and this Secretary of State to gime is probably home free; that the the international community when he ignore those facts about Iran, in my West is going to back off, much as we was Iran’s nuclear negotiator. In fact, view, is disgraceful conduct. did in North Korea. So the decision of the current diplomatic efforts are con- Finally, before I turn to my friend how to handle this program is probably sistent with a pattern of past dealings from South Carolina, I would add that the most important decision President undertaken by the Iranian government the influence and power of the United Obama will make in his second term to buy breathing space and shift inter- States throughout the world, espe- and will be one of the most important national expectations in order to con- cially in the Middle East, is no longer decisions the world makes for the fu- there. Every Middle East leader I talk tinue development of its nuclear pro- ture of our planet here going into the to, everyone I know in the region, says gram. 21st century. they believe the United States is leav- We have to avoid an interim agree- Mr. MCCAIN. If my friend would ment that diminishes Iran’s incentive ing, the United States is not in any yield for a question, the Senator from to make the hard decisions we ulti- way involved, and they are making ac- South Carolina and I have known the mately need them to make as part of a commodation for the absence of the Prime Minister of Israel rather well final agreement, and that final agree- United States leadership. over the years. Obviously, the first tar- This President does not believe in ment must require Iran to do the fol- get of Iran, in the case of a nuclear American exceptionalism. America lowing: Comply with all outstanding weapon, would be Israel. Iran has never must lead or Iran, Russia, and other U.N. Security Council resolutions; countries will lead, and sooner or later stepped back from saying that Israel sign, ratify, and implement the addi- the United States will pay a very should be wiped from the face of the tional protocol of the nuclear prolifera- heavy price. We must not ignore the Earth. Has the Senator from South tion treaty; address outstanding con- lessons of history. Several times in our Carolina ever known a time since the cerns of the IAEA, especially through history we have tried to withdraw the creation of the State of Israel that the expanding inspection measures; halt fortress America, and every time we United States and Israel have been fur- construction on and ultimately dis- have paid a very heavy price. ther apart; that there has been more mantle the Arak heavy water reactor; So I say to my friend from South open disagreement and, indeed, tension stop development of advanced cen- Carolina, it is important, this Iranian at a level the likes of which we have trifuges; and turn its supply of en- issue, it is of transcendent importance, never seen? And does it not appear by riched material over to the IAEA. but I do not believe it can be viewed in not including Israel in any of the nego- A final agreement should also not a vacuum, considering Iran’s continued tiations, to start with, but also there recognize that Iran has any inherent effort to try to undermine and destroy seems to be a complete disregard of the right to enrich. A country that has everything—the freedom and democ- knowledge, information, and frontline continuously been on the path for nu- racy—for which American stands. status of Israel in this whole issue? clear weapons, that has violated pro- Mr. GRAHAM. If I could respond, I Mr. GRAHAM. Well, I think it is tocol after protocol, should not have guess the essence of what we are trying pretty obvious the tensions are grow- the ‘‘right to enrich.’’ Without these to say is we believe Iran is the prob- ing, and not just with Israel. I believe measures, Iran’s nuclear program will lem, not the solution, to the Mid East the Obama administration’s eagerness continue to grow. And as the program and the world at large. There has been to reach a deal is unnerving to the peo- grows, it will be harder to track and bipartisan support for curtailing and ple in the region, and not just Israel. harder to set back. controlling and eventually eliminating The Israelis and the Sunni Arabs are Only when Iran seriously undertakes the Iranian nuclear program. There has being pushed together in an unprece- measures to dismantle its nuclear pro- been bipartisan support for our friends dented fashion. We are hearing out of gram should sanctions be unwound. in Israel, and we want to keep it that the Arab community the same con- The administration should not weaken way. We want to make sure Congress cerns as out of the Israeli community. the strong negotiating position that speaks with one voice, that we are So that is an odd alignment. Congress has helped create. Instead, it helpful when we can be, and that we Mr. MCCAIN. And haven’t the Saudis should use its position to its advan- offer criticism at an appropriate time. already basically let it be known if tage. I guess the concerns we have about Iran acquires a nuclear weapon they Before I ask my friend from South this agreement are that it is getting to will be right behind them? Carolina to comment, I would add that be more like North Korea in a fashion Mr. GRAHAM. Oh, absolutely, it will we should not forget the context of that makes us all uncomfortable. If create an arms race. Iran and negotiations with Iran. This is you interject billions of dollars into There is a positive note here: The an arms control issue—the nuclear the Iranian economy now, without dis- Congress itself. The Congress has not weapons. Meanwhile, we seem to ignore mantling the centrifuges, I think you been confused. We are more together the fact that Iran is spreading terror have made a huge mistake. on this issue than we have ever been. throughout the Middle East and would What are we trying to accomplish? The Congress passed 90 to 1 a resolu- like to throughout the world. We are trying to make sure the Ira- tion rejecting the idea of allowing the

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The last thing we want to could never have a moment of peace region. So if the Iranians insist upon do is relieve the pressure because that with a nuclear-armed Iran. Contain- enriching, to have the ability to take is what got them there. There are two ment won’t work. the uranium and enrich it in the fu- things they must understand: Until Secondly, the Congress, 99 to 0, said: ture, I think is a nonstarter. That you abandon your nuclear quest for a If Israel has to defend itself against a would be incredibly dangerous, and we bomb and replace it with a reasonable nuclear-capable Iran, has to intervene will wake up one day with a North solution for commercial nuclear power to stop this existential threat to the Korea in the Middle East. If the Ira- aspirations, we will continue sanctions. Jewish state, that we would provide po- nians get a nuclear weapon, it will be The threat of military force is also one litical, economic, and military support. far more destabilizing than North of the factors that got them to the So the Congress has been very much Korea having a nuclear weapon on the table. together. Korean Peninsula. It will open Pan- Jay Carney said yesterday: If you The next thing we hope to do is have dora’s box. push for new sanctions, you are invit- a resolution, bipartisan in nature, that I am hopeful the administration will ing war. I would like to respond. I defines the end game. What are we try- go into the next round of negotiations think the reason we are having a ing to accomplish? We don’t want a eyes wide open, understanding where peaceful opportunity moment here is war. Nobody wants a war. The idea of the American people and the inter- because of the sanctions. If we back off the Iranians having a commercial nu- national community are and the people now and infuse billions of dollars into clear powerplant is OK with me. Mex- in the region and if we get a deal, it is the Iranian economy and leave the cen- ico and Canada have commercial nu- a good deal. But what is a good deal? trifuges in place, we are inviting an at- clear power facilities. They just don’t To make sure the Iranians can have a tack by Israel. If you don’t shut down enrich uranium. They buy the product peaceful nuclear power program but the plutonium heavy water reactor, from the world community. They don’t can’t get a bomb. The only way they Israel is not going to sit on the side- have enrichment and reprocessing. I can get a bomb is to have enrichment lines forever. So to not have a continu- don’t mind the Iranians having a nu- capability as part of an agreement. ation of sanctions until we get the clear powerplant for commercial pur- Mexico, Canada, and 15 other nations right answer is going to invite more de- poses as long as the international com- have nuclear powerplants for commer- stabilizing in the region. munity controls the fuel cycle. We have to realize that Israel is in a cial purposes, but they don’t insist on Here is the problem: They are insist- different position than almost anybody enriching uranium to provide the fuel. ing on the right to enrich. And the else. They are close. The Iranians have If they insist on enriching, that tells us problem is you can take uranium and talked about wiping them off the map. all we need to know about what their enrich it to a certain level for commer- When it comes to the Jewish people, true intent is. cial purposes, and with today’s tech- they don’t take that stuff lightly any- I thank Senator MCCAIN for bringing nology you can break out and have a more. When they say ‘‘never again,’’ his voice. nuclear weapon very quickly. they literally mean it. Can you tell the Mr. MCCAIN. It is also true that the Mr. MCCAIN. May I ask, aren’t the Prime Minister of Israel—given the be- right to enrich is undercut by their parameters of this proposed agreement havior of the Iranians in the last 30 many years’ record of deception and ef- to allow them to continue to enrich years—that they are just joking? Can materials? forts at acquiring a nuclear weapon. Finally, again, I want to emphasize you tell the people of the United Mr. GRAHAM. The concern the States, if the Iranians got a nuclear Israelis have, and that my colleague our Israeli friends are on the frontline. It is not the United States of America weapon, they wouldn’t share it with a and I have, is the number of cen- terrorist group to come our way? Name that the ayatollahs have committed to trifuges available to the Iranians is one thing they have produced they ‘‘wipe off the face of the earth,’’ that into the tens of thousands now, push- haven’t shared. ing from 18 to 24,000. Who really knows. have been dedicated ever since the Ira- So this is a moment of history. This But the advanced centrifuges we are nian revolution to the extinction of the is the biggest decision President talking about can take 3.5-percent en- State of Israel. Obama will make, and I would like to So shouldn’t we pay close attention? riched uranium and go to 90 percent to help him make the right decision. I We aren’t dictated by Israeli behavior, get a weapon in just a matter of weeks, would like to help the world resolve but shouldn’t we profit from their ex- if not months. this problem without a war. But here is So here is the rub: I think Congress periences? Twice the Israelis have had the situation we find ourselves in: If we will speak with one voice. We don’t to act militarily against nuclear facili- attack Iran to stop their nuclear pro- mind a commercial capability for the ties. Twice they have had to do that in gram if we couldn’t get a peaceful end- Iranians as long as you control the fuel order to prevent in one case Syria and ing, we would open Pandora’s box. It cycle. As to the previously enriched another case Iraq from acquiring nu- would be difficult. But if they got a nu- uranium, particularly the 20 percent clear weapons which would threaten clear weapon, it would empty Pan- stockpile, turn it over to the inter- them with extinction. Now this agree- dora’s box. That is the world in which national community. That is the U.N. ment, clearly, in the words of the we live. We have a little time to get position. Stop enriching. There is no Israeli Prime Minister, is something this right. I hope we can. right to enrich. At the end of the day, that is very dangerous to the very ex- Mr. MCCAIN. I appreciate the pa- this plutonium heavy water reactor istence of the State of Israel. tience of my friend from Iowa, and I that you are building is a threat to Again, Israel does not dictate Amer- thank the Senator from South Caro- Israel beyond belief. Dismantle that re- ican policy, but to ignore the warnings lina. actor. You don’t need a heavy water of literally every expert in the Middle I yield the floor. plutonium-producing reactor to engage East—especially that of Israel, includ- The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- in commercial power production. These ing Arab countries—I think is ignoring ator from Iowa. are what we would like to let the ad- evidence and opinions that are very Mr. HARKIN. Mr. President, I wish to ministration know would be a success- well informed. To get an agreement for cover the bill we are on, the Drug Qual- ful outcome regarding the Congress. the sake of an agreement, in my view, ity and Security Act. Before I do, I ask They actually mirror the U.N. resolu- would be a disaster. unanimous consent that at the end of tions. Mr. GRAHAM. Would the Senator my remarks the Senator from New I am hopeful we can find a way to end yield? To conclude, why are the Ira- Hampshire, Ms. AYOTTE, be recognized the nuclear program in Iran which nians at the table? Because the sanc- to speak.

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Our bipartisan investiga- the FDA undertook surveys of com- about the New England Compounding tion continued and culminated in a pounded drugs in 2001 and 2006. In each Center’s astonishing disregard for basic final report released on May 22 of this of those surveys, about one-third of the procedures to ensure that the products year. drugs sampled failed one or more they were manufacturing were sterile. Over the course of this investigation, standard quality tests. In the 2006 sur- We were shocked and saddened by the we explored how drug compounding has vey of sterile injectable drugs, 33 per- news that hundreds were sick and doz- evolved as an industry over the past cent of the samples contained either ens had died from infections caused by couple of decades. Drug compounding is not enough or too much of the active NECC’s blatant disregard for patient a traditional and longstanding activity drug ingredient. safety, and we were fearful for the fate of pharmacies. It serves an important Between 2001 and 2011, FDA docu- of the thousands of additional patients role in our health care system. ments indicate at least 25 deaths and 36 who had received injections of NECC Compounding is when just a few peo- serious injuries, including hospitaliza- products. ple—maybe only one person—needs a tions, were linked to large-scale drug Despite the urgency of that crisis, certain compound of a drug. So a phar- compounding companies, including 13 the bill we are considering was not macist, maybe not with the classic deaths in 2011 alone. Between 1998 and mortar and pestle but with other de- slapped together overnight—far from 2005, FDA documented at least 38 vices, mixes, compounds the specific it. It is the product of a full year of deaths and 210 injuries from drugs that drug that is needed. Maybe it is needed careful bipartisan policy collaboration, were contaminated, mislabeled, or for a few people in a hospital, a specific and it rests upon the factual founda- caused overdoses because they con- chronic illness that someone might tion developed through the bipartisan have. This is sort of the traditional tained more of the active pharma- oversight investigation that Senator compounding, where you can’t just get ceutical ingredient than indicated. ALEXANDER and I launched over 1 year a prescription for it and go down to the These include the deaths of 6 infants ago. When we learned of the NECC pharmacy and have it filled, simply be- and children, and at least 18 other chil- tragedy, we did not rush to pick up a cause there is not that big of a demand dren paralyzed, burned, hospitalized, or pen and dash off a quick legislative an- for it. But over the last couple of dec- suffering from other severe reactions, swer. Instead, we sought to understand ades a number of large-scale drug and these numbers likely understate what that story was, what its causes compounding companies have started the actual number of adverse events were, so we could develop legislation to produce large batches of high-risk because current law, unlike what we which would make a difference in the drugs for national sale. have in this bill, does not require re- future and not just make headlines. For example, at the time of the men- porting of adverse events. In early October of 2012, shortly after ingitis outbreak, NECC’s sister com- Our bipartisan investigation con- the outbreak became known, this is pany called Ameridose was providing cluded that large-scale drug what the outbreak looked like. We had prepared IV mixtures to 25,000 hos- compounders continue to pose a serious these States with 64 deaths and 750 peo- pitals and facilities across the country. risk to public health. At the time of ple got sick. I don’t mean they just got Despite a scope of operations that our final report in May, we had identi- sick overnight and then got better. makes these companies much more fied at least 48 compounding companies Some of the people who lived will have similar to drug manufacturers than to that had been found to be producing lingering illnesses for the remainder of pharmacies, they primarily faced over- and selling drugs that were contami- their lives. In many cases they will sight similar to State-licensed commu- nated or created in unsafe conditions never be able to work again because of nity pharmacies rather than the more in just the preceding 8 months since meningitis. My partner’s home State of rigorous quality standards governing this outbreak. Tennessee was very hard hit with 153 traditional drug manufacturers. I guess what I am saying is, if you cases. Michigan was the highest with Our investigation found that both follow this, this had been going on for 264 cases. NECC and Ameridose had lengthy some time but it kept getting worse But this is what it looked like when track records of producing drugs of and worse as more and more of these this outbreak occurred. As we can see, questionable sterility and potency, and large-scale drug compounders found there were a couple out West, and it both had been the subject of repeated they could get away with it. was starting to spread in that direc- adverse event reports and consumer In that same time 10 drug tion. Thankfully, the Centers for Dis- complaints. The committee review of compounders had issued national re- ease Control and Prevention was able FDA documents indicates that between calls because of concerns about con- to intervene and find the source of it 2002 and 2012, NECC was the subject of tamination, and 11 drug compounders and stop it; again, another example of at least 52 adverse event reports, expos- had been ordered by State licensing how CDC protects the American people. ing the dangers created by its haz- agencies to stop producing some or all When this happened, we began to ardous compounding practices with drugs. talk directly with various stakeholders documented issues including the fail- Our investigation concluded that in to understand it. We continued to talk ure to ensure the sterility of equip- order to reduce the serious and ongoing to the FDA and the CDC on their inves- ment and products, the distribution of risk to the public health from com- tigations. We held briefing calls with drugs containing particulate matter, pounded drug products, it is essential the Massachusetts Board of Pharmacy, the manufacture of superpotent and that a clear statutory framework be where the NECC was located. We subpotent drugs, mislabeling of drugs, enacted that requires entities talked to an array of compounding inaccurate ‘‘beyond use’’ dating, and compounding drugs outside of tradi- pharmacies and purchasers of the com- the illegal distribution of drugs in the tional pharmacy practice to engage in pounded products. absence of patient-specific prescrip- good manufacturing practices and to On October 25 of last year, to explore tions. better ensure the sterility and quality the need for and potential contours of Similarly, between 2007 and 2012, in- of their drugs. So we developed this legislation, the committee launched a ternal documents indicate that bill, the DQSA, as we called it, to ad- bipartisan process to examine the re- Ameridose was the subject of at least dress the regulatory gaps that we iden- spective State and Federal roles in reg- 18 adverse event reports. Ameridose tified in this investigation. ulating compounding pharmacies. My was cited in 2008 for producing a com- Under the legislation before us, large oversight team worked with Senator pounded version of the pain reliever compounders such as NECC or any ALEXANDER’s to gather documents from fentanyl that was more than 100 per- other compounder that chooses to op- FDA and from the State of Massachu- cent stronger than the standard level. erate outside of traditional pharmacy

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If I pur- like requirements that apply to out- CDC, pharmaceutical companies, con- chase a plan under the Exchange, I lose ac- sourcing facilities under this bill. If sumer groups. That is why I think it cess to all my doctors in Boston, and I am they are not traditional compounders has such broad support. I hope we do finding that I will also lose my oncologist in Nashua as well. This can’t be happening. and they do not meet the requirements not have to go through all this. But if for outsourcing facilities, our bill says we do, we do. There is no doubt in any- Lori in Littleton wrote me. She told FDA can shut them down immediately. body’s mind that this bill will pass and me she and her husband recently were The Drug Quality and Security Act is it will probably pass on a 97–1 vote. But notified that their coverage will be a carefully crafted bill that not only why tie up the Senate for all this time? canceled. When she learned about the responds to the NECC outbreak but to Why put off the signing of a bill that new plan that was being offered to the root causes that I have gone over would get action to protect the health comply with ObamaCare, she said: that go back almost 2 decades, that and safety of the American people? We were shocked that the cost would be really led up to this tragedy. It is good I hope we can bring this to a resolu- $400 a month more than we are currently bipartisan policy. tion and have a vote up or down on it. paying. This is way beyond our budget. So I pointed out the other day in my re- we began to explore the so-called Exchange Frankly, I think we could probably marks, and I point out again today, it to shop for all of our choices. Once again, we voice-vote the bill. I think we could has wide industry and consumer sup- were very frustrated to learn that New ask for unanimous consent—but for port: the Academy of Nutrition and Di- Hampshire has a monopoly with only one one person—and then we could voice etetics, the American Pharmacists As- carrier [on the exchange]. vote it. Then, if there is an objection, sociation, the Chamber of Commerce of What I have also heard from my con- maybe we do have to have a rollcall. If the United States, large drug manufac- stituents is concerns that they are re- someone wants a rollcall, that is their turers, and also consumer groups—the ceiving notices that their premiums Center for Science and Democracy, the right, but at least let’s vote on the bill are rising as a result of ObamaCare. Center for Medical Consumers, and oth- and get it out of here. That is the least Sara in New Castle wrote me that her ers. So it has both consumer and indus- we can do to protect the health and premiums for a high-deductible plan try support. safety of the American people. that complies with ObamaCare will be I wanted to take this time to lay out I yield the floor. double her current premium. Moreover, The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- the background as to why this bill is so Sara said that she ‘‘will no longer be ator from New Hampshire. vitally important. I will also point out able to go to Portsmouth Hospital. My the House of Representatives passed OBAMACARE primary physician, gynecologist, eye this bill on a voice vote. Now we have Ms. AYOTTE. Mr. President, last doctor, and children’s pediatrician are it here at the desk. It is the same basic week I came to the floor to discuss the all excluded from the ACA plan that I bill we passed out of our committee on negative impact that ObamaCare is will be forced to purchase by the end of a bipartisan unanimous vote. having on the people of New Hamp- 2014.’’ Last night we had a 97-to-1 vote on shire. I shared dozens of compelling She finished the letter she wrote to cloture to proceed to this bill. That stories from my constituents, who are me by saying: ‘‘No, my family is not ought to be an indication that this is telling me that they are seeing their better off with the ACA.’’ an important bill, but one that has coverage canceled and they are seeing John in Pembroke wrote: broad bipartisan support. Now, under their premiums rise. These sad stories The new law is called the Affordable Care the rules of the Senate we have 30 continue to arrive in my in-box every Act. What a hurtful joke that is to hard- hours, of which I am now taking my day, and these are real people. They working Americans. My existing policy is part of 1 hour. I don’t intend to take are having great difficulty with not being canceled. After I called Anthem to in- the whole hour. Then we go 30 hours, only the Web site but structural prob- form them they must have misheard the and then we get on the bill. If one per- lems that exist with the law itself. President and the other supporters of the They deserve to have their voices heard ACA, they told me that my existing policy son then—this one person—continues did not meet the standards for the new law. to object, I guess we will have to file on the floor of the Senate. I will say, as I was shocked. The new higher plans from cloture on the bill. That will take 2 one of my constituents said to me: Anthem in the best case scenario are more days to ripen, 2 days for cloture to Lives in New Hampshire are depending than double my existing plan. ripen. Then we will have yet another on it. David in Nashua wrote me that re- vote on cloture on the bill. I assume we Last week President Obama said he cently he saw his coverage canceled will get 97 to 1. Then we have 30 hours was sorry to those who are now receiv- like too many others. He wrote: ing cancellation notices. But a simple after that, and then we vote. I think When working with Anthem to get a plan that takes us to Sunday, if I am not apology falls short because the struc- that will have the closest coverages and plan mistaken, if we stay here. tural problems we are now seeing with services with similar deductibles and copays, This is not really part of what I want this law, including the cancellation no- I was disheartened to learn it will cost me an to talk about, but I think this is an im- tices that too many of my constituents additional $110 per month—about 40 percent portant reason why I have supported a are receiving, were problems that more than I was paying. change in the rules of the Senate since many in this Chamber, even before I He continued: 1995. We cannot continue to be a 21st got elected to the Senate, warned To get comparable services to what I had it century country, to be a major world about before the law was passed. will cost an additional $45 per month. All power, and operate under 19th century Here are some of the stories I want to said, I am looking at an increase of $155 per rules and regulations. It is just not share from people in New Hampshire month. right that one person, one Senator, any and how they are being impacted by David said he is looking at a 57-per- Senator—I am not pointing fingers at this law. cent increase in costs and an additional anyone. I am saying anybody, any one Jeanne in Meredith wrote me she was $1,800 per year. Senator in the face of a bill that is not diagnosed with breast cancer 21⁄2 years He said to me: only vital for the health and safety of ago. She was laid off from her job of 20 This is grossly unacceptable, has been mis- the American people but which has years and then went on COBRA. Jeanne leading from the words conveyed by the broad bipartisan support—that one per- traveled to Mass General in Boston to President and downright frustrating to have son could tie up the Senate for literally receive care and when her coverage ran to deal with such a problem. a week or more through procedural out she worked with her insurance A couple from Amherst, NH, wrote roadblocks. That is why I say we need agent to receive coverage that she me and said: to do something about the rules around could afford and that would allow her . . . because of the Affordable Care Act our this place. to continue with her subsequent treat- health insurance plan is being canceled and

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Unfortu- months—we organized thousands of crease of [over $7,000] per year. nately, the people who do want to con- families in our State. We wrote letters, They further wrote to me: tinue to work more hours are being held rallies, and when all was said and harmed. done the legislature listened to us and President Obama promised us that if we As I have done before, I come to the liked our plan, we could keep it. But ours reinstated that preschool program. I has been canceled. President Obama prom- floor today to call for a timeout on went on to teach in that program as a ised us that if we liked our doctor we could ObamaCare. We need a timeout because preschool teacher and then to serve on keep our doctor. we are seeing that the problems with my local school board. President Obama promised us that under this law are much deeper than a Web When I eventually did come to Wash- the new health care law we would save $2,500. site. We hope those problems will be ington, DC, as a U.S. Senator, I knew But our premiums will be increasing by over fixed. Of course, they have not yet been firsthand that if we want to strengthen $7,000 a year. fixed. The Washington Post reported our economy and give our kids a A couple from Center Sandwich also today that they may not even be fixed brighter future, we could not wait until contacted me. They said their rates with what the administration has rep- they were teenagers or adults to invest will double and cost them an additional resented—at the end of this month. in them. I had seen in my own class- $7,000 per year. That said, what about the canceled rooms that when young children get They wrote: policies, the premium increases, and the attention they need, they are miles We are both in our second careers and in the lost hours? It is time to have a ahead of their peers on the path to suc- our 50s, working hard and doing two jobs. timeout where we do what should have cess. I saw that my own students who Blue collar couple who are very healthy. been done in the beginning. Instead of knew how to raise their hands or ask Under this so-called Affordable Care law, our passing a law of this magnitude on a questions or stand in line to go to re- rates are going to double! partisan basis, people need to come to- cess were the ones who were then able Scott from Concord wrote: gether to address health care, rising to go on and tackle a full curriculum in I currently have a great family plan costs, access, and the issues the Amer- school. through my work. This plan costs me $240 ican people want us to take on. This That is why this week I joined a bi- per month. On January 1st this plan will cost law is not the answer, and the Amer- partisan group of colleagues to intro- me $600 per month. I can’t afford to pay such ican people—and the people of New duce legislation that will give every a high premium. Now I am forced to get a Hampshire—deserve better. American child access to high-quality plan that has a 50% greater deductible, and The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. much higher co-pays. early education. The bill, the Strong COONS). The Senator from Washington. Start for America’s Children Act, aims I also heard from a mother from Mrs. MURRAY. Mr. President, I ask to significantly increase access to and Manchester. She has a little girl who is unanimous consent to speak as if in quality of early learning programs that scheduled to have surgery at the begin- morning business. ning of January. As any mother would The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without start when a child is born and last be, she is worried, and now she has objection, it is so ordered. until their first day of kindergarten. This legislation authorizes a Federal been told her plan has been canceled. EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION program that supports our individual She wrote: Mrs. MURRAY. Mr. President, I come States’ efforts to educate their young- I looked, and my current plan is not avail- to the floor today to talk about the est citizens. It ensures that early able through the Exchange. I will have to issue that got me into politics many purchase a plan with a high deductible. The years ago in the first place—early learning programs everywhere have new plan will cost over $1,200 per month, in- childhood education. quality teachers and meet high stand- creasing my premium which is currently just I thank my friend and colleague ards, but it also provides States, school over $1,000 per month. The new plans, Chairman HARKIN, whose leadership on districts, and preschool programs the through the Exchange, have a smaller net- flexibility they need to meet their work of doctors, so I could be losing my doc- this critical issue is unparalleled. I am delighted he is on the floor today as local children’s needs. tors too. Although I approach this issue today well. I also thank Senators CASEY and Finally, I am hearing frustration and HIRONO for their strong support of as a grandmother and mother and a concerns from my constituents about early childhood education. They are former preschool teacher, many of my the Web site. great partners in this work as well. colleagues have their own reasons to David in Bedford wrote: Of the 535 Members of Congress, I support early education. Former law My wife and I are semi-retired and have have to say each one of us comes to enforcement officers and lawyers and been trying since October 1 to obtain health Washington, DC, with our own unique sheriffs whom I work with know that insurance through HealthCare.gov. We have background. We are a collection of when we invest in our children at a also used the telephone option but we were young age, they are more likely to stay unable so far to obtain coverage. military veterans, farmers, business owners, and a lot more. out of trouble and out of jail. Business He finished this message to me by As for me, I come to Congress as a leaders and economists know that saying: mother and preschool teacher. When when we spend $1 on a child’s education We are very concerned with being without my kids were much younger, I found in the first few years of their life, we coverage on January 1, 2014. that their wonderful preschool program save as much as $17 throughout their I heard a similar concern from a resi- was being closed down by my State be- life. Our military leaders tell me that dent in Greenfield who also expressed cause of budget cuts. When my children 75 percent of our Nation’s 17- to 24- deep concern about private information were very young, I put them in my car year-olds are ineligible to serve their put on the Web site. I heard the same and traveled to Olympia, our State country often because they are not from a registered nurse from Milford. capital, which is 100 miles away, to ex- able to pass the necessary math and She expressed frustrations about how plain to these legislators, whom I did reading. the exchange is working. not know, why they could not cut this It is not only teachers who are fight- There are many more pieces of cor- important program. When I got there, ing for pre-K, it is generals, sheriffs, respondence I have received from my legislators told me there was nothing and CEOs. Fifty years of research constituents. I will not share them all someone like me could do to save that backs this up. We know that 80 percent on the floor today, but their voices de- preschool program. One legislator in of a person’s brain development occurs serve to be heard. Because of this law, particular told me I was just a mom in before the age of 5. While China is aim- people in New Hampshire are losing the tennis shoes and had no chance of ing to provide 70 percent of their chil- coverage they thought they could keep. changing anything. He said I could not dren with 3 years of preschool by 2020 They are getting premium increase no- make a difference. and India is doing the same, we do not

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I heard from a included. Even though that is crystal want an amendment vote on the meas- kindergarten teacher who told me that clear under the statute, the Obama ad- ure I am describing. We can vote it up while some of her students in kinder- ministration issued a special rule to or down. Either way, I think it is crys- garten are practicing writing their get around that clear language. Part of tal clear this bill will proceed to be- names on their work, others are learn- that rule, which I think is outrageous come law. If my amendment is adopted, ing how to hold a pencil. Those chil- on its face, says: Well, we don’t know it would be voted on in the House. I dren, even at an early age, are already who official staff are. We cannot deter- think it would clearly be passed, be- playing catchup. So when a child who mine that, so we are going to leave it come law. That is my first choice re- has benefited from early education up to each individual Member of Con- quest here. knows how to open a book and turn a gress to determine who their official If that is not possible, I do have a page, someone can teach them to read. staff are. As long as they deem certain second choice request, which is to sim- But in classrooms across our country, staff nonofficial, then they don’t have ply make this vote in order in the con- some children are falling behind. The to go to the exchanges at all. They text of the next major bill coming to gap between children who start school don’t have to follow that clear man- the floor, the National Defense Author- ready to succeed and those who don’t date in the statute itself. ization Act—again, a simple amend- has serious implications for our coun- Well, again, when we are talking ment, a simple vote. I have no interest try’s future. about folks who work on our staff, in delaying the time running on the Although historically we have in- committee staff, and leadership staff, consideration of this bill, on delaying vested in education to build a path to that is ridiculous. They are clearly of- votes on this bill, or of delaying debate the middle class, we are now falling be- ficial staff. They are not campaign and voting on other amendments on hind. We now rank 28th globally in the staff. They are not off Capitol Hill and the Defense authorization bill. It seems proportion of 4-year-olds enrolled in outside of government. They are not to me that is a very basic, straight- pre-K and 25th globally in public fund- working for other entities. They are forward request: a vote on a pure dis- ing for early learning. That cannot clearly official staff. This is just one of closure provision. continue. the major ways this illegal rule does an By the way, this provision has been In the coming weeks and months, I end run around the clear language of hotlined on the Republican side, and will be working with my chairman Sen- the statute. there is no Republican objection to the ator HARKIN, who is here today, and In reaction to that part of the illegal substance of this provision. It is pure with many others to work toward mak- rule, I introduced a bill that simply disclosure. We all think it should be ing some smart investments in our says these decisions by each individual public information. There is no objec- educational system so we can move Member of the Senate and the House tion. So I would simply ask unanimous this legislation forward. Our country in need to be made public. There needs to consent to proceed in this way and ex- very large part is the product of deci- be full disclosure when anybody is pedite, in the process, consideration of sions that were made decades ago. The using this end-run around and saying: all of this, including the compounding decision to make public education a Yes, this person works for me but bill on the floor right now. The distin- priority now will have an extraor- somehow they are not ‘‘official,’’ so dinary impact on the next generation. guished floor manager for the bill said they do not have to follow the mandate Every day we are choosing between a few minutes ago he does not want of ObamaCare to go to the exchanges. being a country that is struggling to delay on this bill. I do not want it ei- That information should absolutely be catch up or being a country that has ther. There does not have to be any public, and I put that in the form of a the knowledge and power to continue delay, and, in fact, this unanimous con- bill which I have filed both as a free- to lead. sent will expedite all of that consider- I thank the Presiding Officer. standing bill and as an amendment to ation. I yield the floor. the measure before the Senate today. In that spirit, I ask unanimous con- The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- Whatever we think about the under- sent that all remaining time on the ator from Louisiana. lying issues—and I know there is dis- motion to proceed to H.R. 3204, the agreement—to me it should be a no- UNANIMOUS CONSENT REQUEST—H.R. 3204 AND S. compounding bill, be yielded back; that 1197 brainer that there is full disclosure the motion to proceed be agreed to; Mr. VITTER. Mr. President, I rise about how each individual office han- that my amendment No. 2024 be the today to again advocate for no Wash- dles the situation. That is not fully dis- only amendment in order; that no sec- ington exemption from ObamaCare. closed now. Some Members may choose ond-degree amendments be in order; This is an issue I have talked about to say it to the press, to answer press and that the amendment be subject to with several of our colleagues in this questions, but it is not public informa- a 60-vote affirmative threshold for body, and I have been joined by many tion. It seems clear to me that how adoption; I further ask that there be 2 supporters in the House of Representa- each office elects to handle that situa- hours of debate equally divided, and tives. I believe it is very important. tion, how each elected Member elects that upon the use or yielding back of As we hear story after story from to handle that situation, should be, by that time, the Senate proceed to a vote Americans in each of our States about definition, public information, fully on my amendment; following the dis- what they are facing—being dropped disclosed. position of my amendment, that the from policies they liked and wanted to The measure I am talking about bill, as amended, if amended, be read a keep, having premium increases of 1,000 right now, that is all it does. It does third time and passed, and the motion percent in some cases, getting their not prohibit anything else from going to reconsider be considered made and work hours cut back to under 30 hours on. I object to that. I have other meas- laid upon the table, with no inter- a week—the fact remains that Wash- ures I will push to prohibit it. But all vening action or debate. ington has essentially an exemption the measure I am talking about right The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there from all of that pain. Washington has a now does is make sure that informa- objection? big taxpayer-funded subsidy that no- tion, that election by each individual The Senator from Iowa. body else in America at the same in- Member, is public, that there is full Mr. HARKIN. Mr. President, I object. come level can get, and that really disclosure about something I think The PRESIDING OFFICER. Objec- needs to end. clearly the public has a right to know tion is heard. One critical component of this issue about. So I am simply on the floor lob- Mr. VITTER. Well, Mr. President, re- is the fact that even though the bying for that measure to pass and lob- claiming my time, that is unfortunate.

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I have expeditious way of passing this bill which does merit a lot of significant also argued for a long time that the with no delay. floor time, so we can have amendment minority ought to have the right, the I said I had a second choice, a path votes on that bill immediately and not inalienable right, to offer amendments, forward which I think is very reason- have any controversy about that. but amendments that are relevant and able as well, related to the National I urge that reasonable and expedited germane to the bill before you; other- Defense Authorization Act. and clear path forward. wise, you get amendments on every- So let me propose this unanimous I yield the floor. thing from Timbuktu to wherever on consent request: I ask unanimous con- The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- any bill, and that you can keep offering sent that all remaining time on the ator from Iowa. them and offering them and offering motion to proceed to H.R. 3204, the Mr. HARKIN. Mr. President, I want them. compounding bill, be yielded back; that to say a couple things about my objec- It was my understanding that the the Senate proceed to H.R. 3204; that tions. I know a lot of Senators, when majority leader offered to the Senator the bill be read a third time and they object, always use that phrase: re- from Louisiana an up-or-down vote on passed, and the motion to reconsider be serving the right to object. But I think his amendment—not on this bill, but at considered made and laid upon the if you look at the Senate rules, there is some point an up-or-down vote, as long table; I further ask that the Senate no such provision for reserving a right as that was the definitive vote on the then proceed to the consideration of S. to object. I have always made it my amendment and it would not keep com- 1197, the national defense authorization habit that if you object, you object, ing up. It is further my understanding and then, when you get time on the bill; that my amendment, which is at that the Senator disagreed with that, floor, you explain why you objected. the desk, be called up, and that not- that he wanted the right to bring it up Thus, I am taking my time now to ex- withstanding rule XXII, my amend- again and again and again and again. I plain why I objected. ment remain in order; that no second- The Senator from Louisiana pro- think this is, again, an outrageous im- degree amendments to my amendment pounded two unanimous consent re- position of one Senator’s views and be in order; and that the amendment be quests. The first was basically that we considerations on the entire Senate. I would say to the Senator that there subject to a 60-vote affirmative thresh- go ahead and get to the bill, the ought to be some way for the Senator old for passage. compounding bill that we are on right to get an up-or-down vote on his The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there now; that his amendment, which has amendment—not on this bill. It is not objection? nothing to do with the bill, by the Mr. HARKIN. Mr. President, on be- way—and I think he would agree with relevant. It is not germane. I do not half of leadership, I object. that. It has nothing to do with it. It is think it is relevant or germane on the The PRESIDING OFFICER. Objec- not even relevant, not even germane to Defense bill. I will say more about that tion is heard. this bill. It has something to do with in a second. But we have a lot of things Mr. VITTER. Well, Mr. President, re- ObamaCare and whether we tell people coming down the pike before we leave claiming my time again, I think that is whether our staffs are going on the ex- here this year—or even in the next ses- unfortunate. That would be an even change. So it has nothing to do with sion of this Congress—to accommodate quicker route forward on the this bill. the Senator from Louisiana on his compounding bill because had that It seems odd that the Senator from amendment. But why should we have unanimous consent request been agreed Louisiana says he wants an inalienable to keep voting on it time after time to, the compounding bill would have right to be able to offer an amendment after time if we have one dispositive just passed the Senate. It would have to this bill, but no one can offer an vote on it up or down, which is, as I un- happened right now, and we would amendment to his amendment. It is derstand, what the majority leader of- move on to something that clearly kind of a double standard, to my way fered? needs time for debate and discussion of thinking. He says that we vote on Secondly, in regard to the second and amendments, the National Defense his amendment and that no second-de- unanimous consent request proffered Authorization Act. gree amendments be in order. Why not? by the Senator from Louisiana, to In closing, let me underscore all I am If amendments were allowed to be in which I objected on behalf of the ma- seeking, urging, and, yes, demanding is order on the bill that were nongermane jority leader—I am not the chairman of a clear up-or-down vote on a pure dis- and nonrelevant, why shouldn’t there the Defense Authorization Committee, closure provision: let the public know, be a second-degree amendment allowed nor do I have the right to bring legisla- as I think they clearly have a right to, on his amendment? Kind of a double tion to the floor—again, the Senator how each individual Member is han- standard. He wants it all his way, with- wants everything accommodated to his dling the situation. If a Member actu- out thinking about the rest of the Sen- wishes because if you read the unani- ally has the gall, in my opinion, to say: ate. Well, again, that is why I keep mous consent request, the Senator No, all these people who work for me saying we need the rules changed so asks the Senate then proceed—well, are not ‘‘official staff’’ and therefore that not one person can demand such there is a word missing there—it they can right out ignore the clear lan- outrageous accommodations. means: to the consideration of S. 1197, guage and mandate of ObamaCare that Again, this bill is so important to get the Defense authorization bill. says Congress and all staff must go to passed and to get to the President so That is the right of the majority the exchanges for their health care— we can begin this process of protecting leader. It is the majority leader’s right people have a right to know that. the health and safety of the American to bring legislation on the floor—not By the way, a lot of Members, includ- people. We know how to treat my right, not the right of the Senator ing myself, say: No, we are all going to compounders, and they have to register from Louisiana, not the right of a Sen- the exchanges. That is what the law and stop doing what they have been ator from anyplace else. I do not know says. It is perfectly clear, and that is doing in the past. This is vitally impor- if the majority leader wants to go to what we are going to live by. A lot of tant. the Defense authorization bill next. I Members are doing that. The Senator says: Well, we can expe- do not know, but that is not my deci- Either way, the public should know dite it if only you will do it my way. sion to make. But the Senator from what is going on. There should be full Why should we have to do it his way? Louisiana says he wants to make that disclosure, and that is all the provision When 97 people already voted on this decision, and to make sure the Senate I am discussing today does. bill, when it passed the House by unan- does just that. I would say to the Sen- It has been completely cleared by imous consent, why should it be: Well, ator from Louisiana, well, when he be- hotline on the Republican side. There this one Senator has the right to stop comes the majority leader, he would is no objection. I would urge us to this bill, slow it down, unless we meet have that right. move forward with a simple, straight- the demands of that Senator? Yes, it is So he wants, again, to be able to forward vote on it, so we can expedite outrageous in terms of how we conduct bring up his amendment—again, which consideration of this bill on the floor, our business in the Senate. has nothing basically to do with the

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Mr. President, I ask degree. Well, I think we see this for By the way, the only reason I put in unanimous consent to speak as in what it is. The Senator obviously my second consent to turn to the De- morning business for 10 minutes. wants to vote on his amendment, fense bill is because that is exactly The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without maybe today, maybe tomorrow, maybe what the majority leader articulated as objection, it is so ordered. next week, maybe next month; I do not his desire, his plan, to turn to that as CONDOLENCES TO SENATOR INHOFE know how many times he wants to vote soon as possible, to take up amend- Mr. HELLER. Mr. President, before I on his amendment. He was offered the ments. begin, I would like to offer my condo- right for an up-or-down dispositive So I am open for any reasonable op- lences to my friend and colleague from vote on that amendment. portunity this year for this vote. Oklahoma Senator INHOFE and his fam- My understanding is—it is only my Again, this is a pure disclosure provi- ily on the tragic loss of their son understanding; I do not know whether sion. I do not see why it should be par- Perry. Both my wife and I will con- this is correct—that was turned down tisan or controversial. It has been tinue to keep their entire family in our by the Senator from Louisiana. So I cleared through the hotline on my side. thoughts and prayers during this very say that is why I objected to both of So if there are any other suggestions of difficult time. these requests, because on the how this can happen, I am completely HEALTH CARE REFORM compounding bill, of the necessity to open to that. I rise today to talk about the Presi- get it through. I do not know whether Unfortunately, I had a phone call dent’s broken promises on ObamaCare the Senator’s amendment would fail or with the distinguished majority leader and its effects on the people of Nevada. lose. I do not. But I do know that the last week and proposed various op- For more than a month now, the Amer- House has said they will not take the tions. His response was simply: No. No. ican people have witnessed how poorly compounding bill back. You might say No. No. No other ideas, no other op- this burdensome law has been imple- the House is unreasonable. I do not run tions. No. But I am completely open to mented. People all over the country the House. I do not run the House. All those other ideas. It is obviously part are frustrated with the problems plagu- I know is the House passed it by unani- of the tradition of the Senate that non- ing healthcare.gov, as they should be. mous consent, sent it over here, and germane amendments are considered The government spent hundreds of said if it is amended, they will not then all the time. In fact, with regard to the millions of taxpayers’ dollars to over- revisit it. That is what the House said. Defense bill, that is the norm, not ex- promise and underdeliver on the signa- So if the Senator’s amendment, as ception. There are usually significant ture legislation of this administration. worthy as it might be to some, is put nongermane amendments, often by the But there are serious problems in addi- on the compounding bill, that is the majority side, sometimes by the major- tion to the Web site, and one glaring end of the compounding bill. That is ity leadership, which are critical votes issue in particular I would like to focus the end of protecting the people of on the Defense authorization bill. That on today. We have all heard from the America, their health and their safety, is not unusual at all. law’s supporters that ObamaCare that we have worked so hard to come I am for more amendment votes, if would give uninsured Americans access together. That is why it has no place there are alternative ideas on this to health insurance. Time and time on this bill. topic, more amendment votes there, again they promised that people who It may have a place, and I say that not fewer. So I look forward to moving already had their health plan could the Senator should have a right for a forward in a productive, effective way keep it. In fact, President Obama made vote on his amendment at some point toward getting this simple vote on dis- the exact promise on numerous occa- on either a relevant bill or a free- closure and toward moving in an expe- sions. standing bill, that the Senator gets the dited way through this bill and to the In a speech to the American Medical right for an up-or-down vote on his Defense bill and whatever else is on the Association in June of 2009, President amendment, either as a freestanding Senate calendar as determined by the Obama said: bill itself or as a relevant or germane majority leader. But, again, so far the . . . no matter how we reform health care, amendment to some other bill on the response is no, across the board, not we will keep this promise to the American floor. He should have that right but not any sort of alternative suggestion. people: If you like your doctor, you will be to stymie, to stop a bill that is so vital Finally, with regard to the idea of able to keep your doctor, period. If you like to the health and safety of the Amer- having one vote and one vote only, your health care plan, you’ll be able to keep ican people. That is why I objected. there is a clear practical problem with your health care plan, period. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- agreeing to that. That is the following: But one of my constituents sent me a ator from Louisiana. For instance, what if there were one letter last week telling me that that Mr. VITTER. Mr. President, I appre- vote on my disclosure provision on the was not the case. Sunny from the Las ciate the comments of the distin- Defense authorization bill? That bill is Vegas area wrote, ‘‘I wanted to tell you guished floor manager. I want to re- going to a conference committee, so it that we have lost our wonderful health spond very briefly. My goal is a clear would obviously be possible for my insurance plan.’’ Sunny’s family re- up-or-down vote on this pure disclosure amendment to be adopted 100 to 0 and ceived a letter from their insurance proposal. I am open for suggestions for then be dumped in the conference com- company telling them that their exist- that to happen in any reasonable time- mittee and stripped from the bill. Then ing plan did not qualify under the Af- frame, meaning this calendar year. I would have forgone the opportunity fordable Care Act. They were auto- I have focused on these two bills sim- to ever bring up the subject again this matically reassigned to a new plan ply because it seems to me, from what entire Congress. I mean that is a fool’s that cost about $400 more per month. I know of the Senate schedule and floor agreement. I am not going to agree to Let’s remember what the President activity, these are going to be the only a fool’s agreement. I need to be able to said, this time in August of 2009, during opportunities in terms of amendments protect my right to revisit the issue, his weekly Presidential address about proposed. If there are other opportuni- particularly when it would pass what he called ‘‘phony claims’’ regard- ties we can identify for this year, if we through a vote under that scenario and ing health reform: can identify an opportunity for a vote then be stripped in conference. If you like your private health insurance on a freestanding bill, I am all ears. I So I hope we find a productive way plan, you can keep your plan. Period. am completely open to that. I want forward. Again, this is a pure disclo- But yet another one of my constitu- more amendment votes in the Senate, sure provision. I am going for a simple ents, Kirk from northern Nevada, was

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In essence, Mr. MURPHY. Mr. President, reports I am paying now. I’ve been put into a situation where I can ei- are emerging of another school shoot- Again, March 15, 2010, just a few days ther save for my kid’s college education or ing today. Early reports out of Pitts- before the law was passed—albeit buy healthcare. burgh are that three people have been unread—by a party-line vote and But this particular letter closes with shot at a high school. The police right signed into law, President Obama said: something that really highlights the now are searching for the shooter in If you like your plan, you can keep your tough financial decisions facing the the woods surrounding the high school. plan. If you like your doctor, you can keep American people in these difficult eco- We hope and we pray that the three re- your doctor. nomic times. This father says: ported victims will survive. I wonder how President Obama and I’m unfortunately one of those people who This is becoming part of our regular the law’s supporters would explain that makes too much money to qualify for Fed- work week in Washington; that we can statement to Marc in Reno. Marc re- eral subsidy, but not enough to sell my house expect at some point during the week which is still underwater from the housing that we are going to turn on the TV to ceived a letter telling him that his cur- crisis of 2008. rent plan was no longer offered. The one of the cable news networks and This is the reality of the health care find a live report from a school or a plan, the letter detailed, was cancelled law. Now, in addition to trying to save in order to ‘‘meet the requirements of mall or a church somewhere in this for his children’s education and at- country where a shooting is in the new laws.’’ Marc was given the op- tempting to recover from the housing tion to keep his plan for 1 additional progress. It is happening at a rate I crisis, a father has been forced off the don’t think any of us could have ex- year if he accepted a rate increase, plan he likes. even though he just saw a rate increase pected. This number is growing at a The options available are two or rate I don’t think any of us could have in September. three times more expensive. These sto- Mark goes on to tell me: expected. ries don’t fit with the narrative we I brought this chart to the floor of As an individual health care plan holder have heard for nearly 5 years. Presi- the Senate for about 6 months since and a self-employed individual, the ACA ap- dent Obama is now trying to backtrack pears to punish me for doing the right thing the failure of our commonsense anti- by having a health care plan for the past 10 on the dozens of times he made his gun violence bill this spring. This num- years and rewards those who did not. promise to the American people. Only ber represents the number of Ameri- last week he said: But yet as recently as this past July, cans who have died of gun violence President Obama promised: Now, if you have or had one of these plans since December 14. before the Affordable Care Act came into law December 14 means something to ev- If you already have health care, the only and you really liked that plan, what we said erybody in this Chamber but certainly thing this bill does is make sure that it’s was you can keep it if it hasn’t changed to those of us from Connecticut. That even more secure and insurance companies since the law passed. can’t jerk you around. is the day in which 26 6- and 7-year-olds That is just not true. That is not and the teachers who protected them President Obama made this state- what he promised. Now my constitu- died in Sandy Hook—10,465 additional ment more than 2 years after his ad- ents are receiving cancellation notices people have died. ministration admitted in comments in for their existing plans. I have tried to come down to the Sen- the Federal Register that 40 to 67 per- The administration argues that even ate floor since the failure of that bill to cent of existing individual policies though many people are losing their try to tell the stories of these victims. would lose their grandfathered status. existing plans, those plans were subpar If statistics don’t do the job, if the The President knew millions of Ameri- policies and their new policies will be sheer numbers alone don’t convince cans stood to lose their existing poli- better, but that ignores the promise. people that something should change, cies but he repeatedly told the Amer- My constituents liked their plans. then maybe hearing about who these ican public in no uncertain terms that They decided what was best for them, people are might change things. We they could keep their plan. what plans fit their individual and fam- hope we will not add to this number I think Steven from Washoe County ily needs. with some new young victims from the would likely take issue with that The President and the administra- reported shooting in Pittsburgh today. promise. He told me that he now has tion knew before the legislation passed These shootings happen in unlikely health care that costs $293 per month. that millions of Americans would lose places. Schools, now, unfortunately, However, he just received a letter from their current plans. They admitted it are a likely place for a shooting to hap- his health care provider informing him in the Federal Register after the bill pen because they seem to happen with that the cost of his health care would was signed into law, but the whole some regularity in schools, in part be- increase to $546 per month on January time they continued to promote this cause we do very little, if anything, to 1. That means his health insurance promise and dismiss any concerns as stop them with legislation from this costs will nearly double next year. fearmongering or phony claims. That is Chamber. There is nothing affordable about unacceptable. They are happening in other unlikely that. There is nothing secure about These personal stories are why I am places as well. Clubs—for instance, in that. proud to cosponsor the If You Like New Haven, CT—have been the site On September 26, just days before the Your Health Plan You Can Keep It Act, four times just this year of major exchanges opened to a disastrous roll- introduced by my colleague Senator shootings. Only a few weeks ago, on out, the President repeated yet again JOHNSON of Wisconsin. This is a simple October 26, police in New Haven re- what the administration knew was not but necessary bill to give Americans sponded to an early Saturday morning true: the ability to keep their health plans if shooting at a place called the Key Club . . . the first thing you need to know is they like them. The people of Nevada Cabaret. They arrived and found that this: If you already have health care, you deserve better, and they deserve to 26-year-old Erika Robinson had been don’t have to do anything. have a government that keeps its killed in a shooting spree that also in- Well, I have another letter here from promises. jured 19-year-old Amanda John, 29- a father from Reno. He writes: I yield the floor and I suggest the ab- year-old Jahad Brumsey, 24-year-old I am writing to tell you that I’m now eat- sence of a quorum. Nijia Ward, 34-year-old Albert ing crow. A few weeks back I wrote to you The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Dickerson, as well as 25-year-old Ivette and expressed my support for health reform clerk will call the roll. Sterling. and my dissatisfaction with the government The assistant legislative clerk pro- Officers rushed to the scene as hun- shutdown. Since then, I’ve received notifica- ceeded to call the roll. dreds of patrons were running out.

VerDate Mar 15 2010 00:50 Nov 14, 2013 Jkt 039060 PO 00000 Frm 00023 Fmt 0624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\G13NO6.045 S13NOPT1 tjames on DSK6SPTVN1PROD with SENATE S7988 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE November 13, 2013 They walked in and found six victims So even when we try to engage in even went down, but it didn’t stay of gun violence—a dispute in a club re- these discussions, we can’t have them stopped long. sulting in the death of Erika Robinson because the folks who get their money Look at the linear trend for the and several more being injured. from the gun industry, whether it be whole data set from 1970 to 2013. No one Only a few days ago, in Cypress, TX, the NRA or these magazines, aren’t can deny over this period the Earth is there was another shooting at a house even allowed to have these conversa- warming. This decade was warmer than party in which two high school stu- tions, despite the fact that 84 percent the last, which was warmer than the dents were killed and 19 others were in- of gun owners support universal back- one before that, which was warmer jured shortly before 11 p.m. on Novem- ground checks, despite the fact that 50 than the one before that. ber 9, 2013. There was a house party percent of gun owners support a re- Let’s look at NASA’s entire historic celebrating a young woman’s 18th striction on high-capacity ammunition surface temperature record going back birthday. And because of a local dis- clips, despite the fact that 46 percent of to the 19th century. Listen to what pute between two rival groups, Qu’eric gun owners think it is a good idea to University of California Berkeley phys- Danarius Bernard Richardson, 17 years ban high-powered assault weapons. ics professor Richard Muller has to say old, was killed, and Arielle Shepherd as Organizations such as Guns & Ammo about the temperature record. well. According to authorities, Rich- and the NRA are out of step with gun The frequent rises and falls, virtually a ardson was shot in the head while he owners who don’t want to see this num- stairstep pattern, are part of the historic was running away from the house ber continue increasing, who don’t record, and there is no expectation that they party. When students returned to want to turn on the TV and see another will stop, whatever their cause. . . . [T]he school on Monday, there was a lot of school shooting. land temperature record . . . is full of fits and starts that make the upward trend van- crying as they mourned the death of The reason I come here to talk about ish for short periods. Regardless of whether two of their classmates. who these victims are is because the we understand them, there is no reason to School parties celebrating 18th birth- conscience of this Nation should be expect them to stop. days, clubs in places like New Haven enough to move this place to action, Here you can see again these short and Bridgeport, CT—not places you and it is about time gun owners and steps in the upward march. think of going where you might end up nongun owners alike get together to do One reason we can’t expect these up- being shot at when you walk into something about this. There is much ward steps to stop is that we know them—are now the scenes of pretty vi- more agreement than there is disagree- what is driving them. What is driving cious shootings, as are our schools. ment among both people who own guns climate change is something even And shootings are increasingly hap- and people who choose not to own guns. contrarian scientists accept; that is, pening in another way as well—by acci- Whether it is background checks or a more carbon dioxide leads to more dent. Unfortunately, in preparation for ban on illegal gun trafficking or just a warming. Simple as that; a 150-year-old a lot of these speeches, I riffle through simple requirement that you get a lit- established basic principle of physics. a lot of pretty grizzly reports and in- tle bit of training on how to use a gun This is the October 1861 edition of the creasingly I am seeing more and more so you don’t fire it accidentally and London, Edinburgh, and Dublin Philo- accidental shootings ending up in trag- end up shooting your best friend, there sophical Magazine and Journal of edy. In Waterbury, CT, again, just a are simple commonsense bipartisan Science. It includes a manuscript by few weeks ago, Dow Kling and Shawn things we can do to make sure this physicist John Tyndall entitled ‘‘Radi- French, both 22 years old, were playing number doesn’t continue to accelerate ation of Heat by Gases and Vapours.’’ around with their .22 caliber Ruger in- at the pace that it has since December He says: side an apartment in Waterbury when 14. [T]o account for different amounts of heat the gun went off and Dow was shot to I thank the Chair, I yield the floor, being preserved to the Earth at different death. His best friend Shawn French, and I suggest the absence of a quorum. times, a slight change in [the atmosphere’s] who shot him, said: The PRESIDING OFFICER. The variable constituents would suffice for this. I’m sorry. I wish it was me and not him. I clerk will call the roll. Such changes in fact may have produced all wish I could trade places with him, I really The bill clerk proceeded to call the the mutations of climate which the re- do. roll. searches of geologists reveal. A week earlier, in Henderson, NV, an- Mr. WHITEHOUSE. Mr. President, I The ‘‘variable constituents’’ to which other example where Cherish Pincombe ask unanimous consent that the order Tyndall refers include carbon dioxide, was playing around with a gun with her for the quorum call be rescinded. methane, and water vapor. That is friend Colin Lowrey. The Remington The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. MUR- from 1861. President Lincoln took of- .45 was loaded. They didn’t know it was PHY). Without objection, it is so or- fice that year. Yet here we are today loaded, and Colin shot Cherish dead, 23 dered. having to explain on the floor of the years old. She was described as follows: Mr. WHITEHOUSE. Mr. President, I Senate the physics of what carbon di- An amazing coworker. She was so caring. ask unanimous consent to speak as in oxide does in the atmosphere. She was kind. She was always helpful. She morning business for up to 20 minutes. It is not just the principle that is es- always wanted to do something to help you The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without tablished. There are lots of measure- out. She was very generous. objection, it is so ordered. ments. The carbon dioxide in our at- And just because they didn’t under- CLIMATE CHANGE mosphere now exceeds 400 parts per stand the gun was loaded, and they Mr. WHITEHOUSE. Mr. President, I million. For the last 800,000 years—at were being reckless and playing around am here today for now the 50th time to least 800,000 years, and perhaps actu- with a firearm, Cherish is dead. urge my colleagues to wake up to what ally millions of years—we have been in So that is why people out there don’t carbon pollution is doing to our atmos- a range of 170 to 300 parts per million. understand why we can’t have an hon- phere and our oceans. Once a week—50 That has been the whole of human ex- est conversation about change. Even weeks—every week. Why? Why do I do istence. Homo sapiens have been when those conversations are attempt- this? around for about 200,000 of those 800,000 ing to take place, they get shut down First, because it is real. It is very years, and it is only now—it is only and cut off. A pretty innocent op-ed real. It is happening. Here is the since the industrial revolution—that piece in the Guns & Ammo magazine change in average global surface tem- we have broken out of that safe window suggested that maybe people should perature since 1970. It is pretty hard to that has protected us through that en- get a few hours of training before they deny. Of course, if you are a denier, tire history of our species and now we get a concealed carry permit. As a con- you will look at it and you will see have broken to 400. And that is a meas- sequence of running that editorial, the from the same data that it stopped. urement. editor of Guns & Ammo had to resign The denier who tells you it stopped Look at the oceans. Oceans have ab- and step down, simply because he ran won’t tell you that it stopped five sorbed more than 90 percent of the ex- an op-ed by an author that suggested times earlier on the way up. In fact, cess heat caused by greenhouse gases maybe people should get some training you could say that climate change has over the last 50 years. Absorbing all before they have a concealed weapon. stopped six times since the 1970s, and that heat makes the oceans rise.

VerDate Mar 15 2010 00:50 Nov 14, 2013 Jkt 039060 PO 00000 Frm 00024 Fmt 0624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\G13NO6.046 S13NOPT1 tjames on DSK6SPTVN1PROD with SENATE November 13, 2013 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S7989 Oceans have absorbed about 30 percent nied, will not believe it as much of a rover to Mars, they landed it safely on of our carbon emissions, which would need for what a lying and denying Mars, and they are driving it around on otherwise be in the atmosphere causing America has to offer. This episode will Mars right now. I will put NASA sci- more warming. Absorbing that carbon darken the lamp America holds up to entists up against the polluters’ pay- makes the oceans more acidic, and that the world. We are a great country but roll scientists all day long. is all stuff we measure. not when we are lying and denying it is We have insurers and reinsurers At the Newport tide gauge, sea level real. The atmosphere is warming; ice is whose business depends on under- is up almost 10 inches since the 1930s melting; seas are warming, rising, and standing the mounting risk of natural when we had our catastrophic 1938 hur- acidifying. It is time for the misleading disasters, folks such as Munich Re, ricane in Rhode Island. You measure fantasies to end. Swiss Re, Allianz, and the Reassurance that. It basically takes a ruler. Here is how we go forward. First, Association of America. We have State We are about 3 to 4 degrees warmer price carbon right. Make the big car- and local governments that are already in the winter in Narragansett Bay than bon polluters pay a fee to the American active. Nine Northeastern States, for we were 50 years ago when my wife’s people, as I have proposed with Rep- instance, including my own Rhode Is- URI mentor was doing his doctoral the- resentatives WAXMAN and BLUMENAUER land, engage in cap and trade through sis—3 to 4 degrees. You measure that. and Senator SCHATZ; a pollution fee to the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initia- It takes a thermometer. cover the cost of dumping their waste tive. Four Florida counties share re- And the ocean is acidifying at the into our atmosphere and oceans, a cost sources and strategies for adapting to fastest rate recorded in 50 million which they now happily push off onto climate change through the bipartisan years. You measure that with a litmus the rest of us. I know at present polit- Southeast Florida Regional Climate test, which anybody with an aquarium ical conditions do not allow us to price Change Compact, and those are just does. carbon, so we must change those polit- two examples of many from around the country. It is one thing to be against science, ical conditions, and we can. A coalition of investors worth nearly it is another to be the party against Recently, President Obama changed $3 trillion just wrote to 45 fossil fuel measurement. So the polluters and the calculus for polluters: carbon pollu- companies seeking explanation about front groups don’t talk much about the tion standards for new and existing risks facing their fossil fuel invest- oceans, but that doesn’t change the powerplants, no more unchecked car- ments. Divestment campaigns are pop- fact this is real and it is past denying. bon dumping. Fifty powerplants emit ping up at college campuses across the That takes me to the second reason I one out of every eight tons of Amer- Nation. Major utilities accept the do this, and that is that it is plain old- ica’s carbon dioxide emissions. These 50 science and are investing in renewables fashioned wrong when people lie and dirtiest U.S. powerplants emit more and improving efficiency. Energy com- trick other people, particularly when than Canada or Korea. When the big panies PG&E, the Public Service Com- people are going to be hurt by the lies. polluters see the costs of complying pany of New Mexico, and Exelon all And it is worse when there is money with those new standards coming down quit the U.S. Chamber of Commerce behind the trickery—when it is pur- at them, they may take a second look after a Chamber official called for put- poseful. Lies cannot go unanswered, at an economywide carbon fee. Here is ting climate science on trial such as and that is another reason that I a news flash. When the polluters’ cal- the Scopes ‘‘monkey trial’’ of 1925. speak. culus begins to change, the political America’s flagship companies such as There isn’t just lying going on. There calculus in Congress will change too. General Motors, Ford, Coca-Cola, is a whole carefully built apparatus: Nothing says we have to wait for the Pepsi, Nike, Apple, Walmart, and Alcoa phony-baloney organizations designed polluters to figure this out on their all recognize the serious implications to look and sound like they are real, schedule. There are armies on our side. of climate change. This support is la- messages honed by public relations ex- It is not just the environmental groups tent, though, and it is unorganized. It perts to sound like they are true, pay- such as the Natural Resources Defense is time to wake up and to gather our roll scientists whom polluters can trot Council, League of Conservation Vot- armies. We have to create allied com- out when they need them, and the ers, Environmental Defense Fund, Si- mand, assemble our divisions, agree on whole thing big and complicated erra Club or National Wildlife Federa- a strategy, and go into action. That enough to be fooled into thinking it is tion. It is not just virtually every will affect the calculus in Congress. not all the same beast. But it is. It is major scientific organization, such as Most important, we have the Amer- akin to the mythical Hydra—many the American Association for the Ad- ican people. Sixty-five percent of vot- heads, same beast. vancement of Science, the American ers support the President taking sig- One day folks are going to look back Geophysical Union or the American nificant steps to address climate at this and those behind it are going to Meteorological Society. change now. Another poll found that 82 be disgraced for what they did and it is We have faith-based groups such as percent of Americans believe we should going to be a scandal. That is the third the U.S. Conference of Catholic start preparing now for rising sea lev- reason I speak. We are all going to be Bishops, the National Council of the els and severe storms from climate judged very harshly, with all the dread Churches of Christ, Interfaith Power & change. Those in Congress who would power that history has to inflict on Light, the Coalition on the Environ- deny science to protect the polluting wrong. The polluters and their collabo- ment and Jewish Life, and the Jewish interests increasingly look ridiculous, rators will be judged harshly. The Re- Council for Public Affairs. We have even to their own side. Misleading publican Party will be judged harshly fishing, wildlife, and outdoor groups statements in the media, such as the for letting itself be led astray by them. such as Trout Unlimited, Pheasants stuff purveyed by the opinion page of But—and here is where it truly hurts— Forever, and Ducks Unlimited. They the Wall Street Journal, are losing the failure of American democracy this are joined by major sports leagues such their battle and losing their audience. is causing will also be judged harshly as the National Football League, Major It is not just time to wake up. People and will stain the reputation of our League Baseball, National Basketball are waking up. Inevitably, the truth great American experiment. We in this Association, and National Hockey will be fully known. generation have been passed this pre- League, as well as the American Lung The polls show clearly that climate cious experiment by generations before Association—which prefer to see kids denial is a losing tactic. Four out of us that fought, bled, and died to put it playing outside in clean, healthy air. five voters under 35 support the Presi- safely in our hands—and we do this. We We have the Joint Chiefs of Staff on dent taking action to address climate foul it, by lying and denying for a our side, joined by NASA, the National change. Fifty-two percent of young Re- bunch of polluters. Some generation we Academies, the National Oceanic and publican voters would be less likely to are going to be. Atmospheric Administration, even the vote for someone who opposed the If we believe this world needs Amer- Government Accountability Office, the President’s climate action plan. Even a ica, this matters. Because a world congressional watchdog. By the way, majority of Texans say more should be fouled and changed by carbon pollu- about NASA—let’s not forget that done about global warming by all lev- tion, in ways we could foresee but de- NASA scientists sent an SUV-sized els of government, with 62 percent of

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Mr. President, I come to manufacturers invest more in private deniers comes this: Fifty-three percent the floor once again to talk about jobs R&D than any other sector in our econ- of young Republican voters under age and economic growth. omy. 35 said they would describe a climate We are continuing to see signs of a Mr. President, as you know, before I denier as ignorant, out of touch, or steadily improving economy, with came here to the Senate and before my crazy. more than 200,000 jobs created last service in county government, I spent 8 Republicans outside of Congress are month in the jobs report just released years with a manufacturing company trying to lead their party back to re- last Friday. Of those, 19,000 were new in Delaware. At one point I was part of ality and away from what even young manufacturing jobs. We have had 43 a large site location team that went Republicans are calling ignorant, out straight months of private sector job around the country to try to decide of touch, and crazy extremist views. growth, but the unemployment rate re- where to build a new state-of-the-art They support a revenue-neutral carbon mains stubbornly high and sadly par- semiconductor chip packaging manu- fee: Republicans such as our former ticularly for those who are long-term facturing plant. To make a long story colleagues in Congress, Sherwood unemployed. short, in the end we decided on a loca- Boehlert, Wayne Gilchrest, and Robert Earlier today the Budget Conference tion where there was a skilled and reli- Inglis; Republicans such as former En- Committee met, and we heard from able workforce, a responsive govern- vironmental Protection Agency Ad- Congressional Budget Office Director ment that invested in the local infra- ministrators William Ruckelshaus, Lee Dr. Elmendorf. He let us know that in structure, and certainly we considered Thomas, William Reilly, and Christine his view, the uncertainty—the lack of other factors—tax rates and incentives Todd Whitman, who served under clarity about the path forward for all offered by the State and local govern- Presidents Nixon, Reagan, George H.W. of us here, for the solutions we need for ment—but really the skill of the work- Bush, and George W. Bush respectively; the budget and for the deficit—is one of force and the quality of the infrastruc- advisers such as President Reagan’s the greatest drags on job creation and ture were absolutely essential to the Secretary of State George Schultz, on competitiveness for our country and decision we made—a surprising deci- Reagan’s economic policy adviser, Art our economy. sion in terms of where we ultimately Laffer—known as Reagan’s econo- In our Budget Conference Committee, located. We invested and were able to mist—and David Fromm, speech writer we need to come together and reach a get up and running a state-of-the-art for George W. Bush. balanced budget deal that repeals se- plant in record time and were able to Here is what the Republican Presi- quester and allows the Appropriations contribute significantly to local em- dential nominee had to say 5 years ago: Committee—ably led by Chairman MI- ployment and the tax base. This taught [I]n the end, we’re all left with the same KULSKI—to move forward with an Om- me a lot about the significance of in- set of facts. The facts of global warming de- nibus appropriations bill for this fiscal frastructure and workforce skills. mand our urgent attention, especially in year. We cannot afford, in my view, an- If I could mention this, the World Washington. Good stewardship, prudence, and simple common sense demand that we other long-term continuing resolution Economic Forum ranked the United [act to] meet the challenge, and act quickly. at the current sequester levels. States 25th overall in infrastructure, a . . . We have many advantages in the fight As we heard today from Dr. Elmen- key drag on our competitiveness. The against global warming, but time is not one dorf, and as we have heard from other American Society of Civil Engineers of them. sources, the sequester will have killed says we are falling behind by $250 bil- [T]he fundamental incentives on the mar- 750,000 jobs by the end of the year, and lion a year in deferred maintenance, in ket are still on the side of carbon-based en- next year these ongoing, steady, grind- investments not made by Federal, ergy. This has to change before we can make the decisive shift away from fossil fuels. . . . ing cuts could kill another 800,000. State, and local government. In my [T]here were costs we weren’t counting . . . These are jobs. These are investments view, the case for infrastructure in- [a]nd these terrible costs have added up now, by the Federal Government that could vestment is a no-brainer. This is ex- in the atmosphere, in the oceans, and all be helping the private sector create actly the sort of thing we should be across the natural world. . . . We Americans jobs in repairing our crumbling infra- doing and that the sequester is pre- like to say that there is no problem we can’t structure. In Delaware alone, we have venting us from doing, making wise, solve, however complicated, and no obstacle 175 deficient bridges being neglected. timely, and needed investments in im- we cannot overcome if we meet it together. These are jobs that help families to put I believe this about our country. I know this proving our infrastructure. about our country. And now it is time for us food on the table. In Kent County, DE, Another critical foundation for to show those qualities once again. where Dover Air Force base is, seques- growth, as we saw, is a skilled and It is indeed time for us to show those ter has hurt those who serve our Na- adaptable workforce. We can be the qualities once again. It is time to wake tion who operate the base and serve world’s manufacturing leader again but up. It is time to turn back from the our country valiantly. These are jobs not without investing in workforce misleading propaganda of the pol- that could be going to help research a skills and in workforce training. There luters, the misguided extremism of the cure for cancer. NIH supported more are many programs that can help make tea party, and the mistaken belief that than 500 jobs in Delaware in 2011. Now this possible. One I like to point to is we can ignore without consequence the cuts are costing those jobs and setting the Federal, State, and local partner- harm our carbon pollution is causing. us back in the fight to find a cure for ship called the Manufacturing Exten- It is time to face facts, be adults, and cancer and many other diseases. sion Partnership that helps make it meet our responsibilities. Sequester has been devastating to possible for university-based research- I give these speeches because climate Delaware and the whole Nation. We ers to partner with local manufactur- change is real, because the campaign of need to replace it with a smarter, more ers to deliver skills training that keeps denial is as poisonous to our democ- balanced set of spending reforms that them at the cutting edge, that makes racy as carbon pollution is to our at- maintains investments that will allow them more productive. mosphere and oceans, and because I am our country to be competitive. In par- In today’s modern manufacturing confident, I am confident we can do ticular, if I might, we need to refocus workplace, there are fewer people, but this. We can strengthen our economy, on jobs by investing in infrastructure they are more productive because of we can redirect our future, we can pro- and focusing on manufacturing. their skills. Back in August I visited a tect our democracy, and we can do our In my view, the 19,000 jobs in the new facility, the ILC Grayling plastics duty to the generations that will fol- manufacturing sector that we just manufacturing plant in Seaford, DE, low us and will look back in shame un- learned were created in the last month which is a great example of what it will less we change our program. But we were a promising development but far take for America’s manufacturing re- have to pay attention. We have to from as many as we should be filling. surgence to continue and grow. This wake up. Why? Because manufacturing jobs are plant has already brought more than I yield the floor. high-quality jobs. They pay more in 100 jobs to Sussex, DE. These are not The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Sen- wages and benefits. They help create the manufacturing jobs of the past. ator from Delaware. secondary local service jobs. They con- The men and women working on this

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In the end, people are discovering that the cov- care, she said, because she has had a this company looks forward to grow- erage offered on the exchange often hysterectomy and she doesn’t like ing, to probably doubling the number costs them more than they can afford, Washington telling her that she has to of jobs in this facility in Sussex Coun- and more than they were previously pay twice as much to get a plan that ty. To me, in an even more exciting de- paying. So far, the ObamaCare ex- covers it—something she doesn’t want, velopment, these are jobs that had left changes have only succeeded at crash- will never use, doesn’t need, cannot af- the United States to go south to a ing people’s computers or lightening ford. lower wage country and that have been their wallets. When it comes to health care and brought back, brought back from To make matters worse, for every health care coverage, one size does not Juarez, Mexico, to Seaford, DE, where one person who has selected an fit all. States should be free to help the there are now Delawareans employed ObamaCare plan—either from the State citizens of those States get the care in this newly expanded manufacturing or Federal exchanges—40 people have they need from the doctor they choose facility. received cancellation notices. This is at lower costs. A lot of people in this Let me conclude by simply saying not what the President repeatedly country do not want all these new that here in Congress we have the op- promised and it is not what the Amer- mandates, all the burdens and the portunity, if we work together across ican people deserve. higher costs. All they actually wanted the aisle, to find a pathway toward Enough is enough. It is time to give was President Obama to keep the making these investments in the skills Americans what they wanted all along: promises, to allow them to have what of our workforce, in the infrastructure access to quality, affordable health the President promised them: that of our country, that will help grow our care. It is time to stop this train wreck they could keep the insurance and the economy and help create good manu- and ease the damage being done by this doctor they already had. After all, that facturing jobs today and tomorrow. terrible law. is what the President said. One of the core challenges we face in To help make that happen, Senator We have millions of people getting GRAHAM and I will soon introduce a bill the budget conference committee is to letters from their insurance company that lets States opt out of some of the find a path forward that will respond to canceling their insurance plans. As of health care law’s most burdensome the call that I hear up and down the today I know that number is over 4.2 provisions. Under the State Health State of Delaware, and I presume my million—42 people canceled for every 1 Care Choice Act, States could opt out colleagues hear from their home that actually got insurance through of the individual mandate that requires States, that we should make principled the exchange. One of the reasons for all people to buy government-approved compromises that allow us to invest of the insurance plans being canceled, health insurance or face a tax penalty. again, to replace the sequester with a in spite of what the President told the They could opt out of the employer more responsible and balanced package American people repeatedly, is some- mandate that will force businesses to thing called the grandfather regulation of revenue and cuts that allow us to re- provide government-approved health turn to investing in the skills and in- that the Obama administration actu- insurance or pay penalties. ally wrote. The President’s own people frastructure necessary to grow our Under our bill States could also opt wrote the regulation so that people economy. out from the health care law’s benefits cannot keep the insurance they want, I yield the floor. mandates. These are the requirements The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. in spite of the President’s repeated that health insurance plans provide nu- BROWN). The Senator from Wyoming is promises. This was a rule the Obama merous expensive services that many recognized. administration wrote to force more people may not want, may not need, OBAMACARE people off the insurance plans they had will never use, cannot afford, and do Mr. BARRASSO. Mr. President, it not want to pay for. The Obama admin- before the law was passed, and force has now been more than 6 weeks since istration has already issued hundreds them into new Washington-approved the Obama administration launched its of waivers to businesses and it has de- plans. Three years ago Republicans saw health insurance marketplace. This layed the employer mandate by a year. that this regulation was going to lead afternoon, the Obama administration States should have the same oppor- directly to the millions of cancellation finally confirmed how few people have tunity to give relief to their citizens. been able to select insurance through We know the numbers coming out of letters that have now gone out across the exchange. According to the White Wyoming. In Wyoming we see over the country. My colleague from Wyo- House, only 106,185 people have selected 3,000 people have received cancellation ming, Senator ENZI, took the lead and coverage since October 1. This doesn’t notices. Yet only 85 people have been he took to the Senate floor to try to mean people actually bought their cov- able to select a plan. I was at the Tar- stop this destructive rule from the erage, it just means they selected a get store in Casper this Saturday. A Obama administration. He introduced a plan. former patient came up to me, some- bill that would immediately overturn For most of these, it was through the body I had operated on. He told me he the administration’s restrictive regula- State-based exchanges. People may be had received a cancellation notice. He tions about people keeping their plans. wondering how the Washington-run ex- is a small businessman, works hard for Senator ENZI pointed out back then, 3 change did. Only 26,794 people selected himself and for his family, and the in- years ago, that the administration’s a plan through healthcare.gov. It is surance he had worked for him. It was rule would have caused millions of peo- safe to say, if this were a commercial something he could afford. What he ple to lose the insurance they had and Web site, the plug would have been told me is he will now have to pay a that they liked. He was right, and the pulled by now. They came, they saw, higher premium and also more out-of- Washington Democrats, here on the they did not buy it. pocket costs in terms of a higher copay floor of the Senate, did not seem to Low expectations met with even and higher deductibles. Frankly, he is care. Every Democratic Member of this lower reality. The numbers paint a not sure what he is going to do. body, every Democrat in the Senate, bleak picture of the confidence the The people I talk to tell me about all voted to make sure that the restrictive American people have in the health of the mandates, the higher costs, the regulations stayed on the books. Be- care law and the faulty Web site cre- bad side effects of the President’s cause of that vote, now we have over 4 ated to sell it. The administration’s health care law, and they tell me this million Americans looking for new in- goal was for a half million people, is not what they wanted in health care surance plans that satisfy Obama ad- 500,000 Americans, to sign up in the reform. ministration mandates, but they have month of October, the month of Octo- I got a letter from one woman from lost their insurance in spite of the ber alone. Instead, we now know that Newcastle, WY. She told me she is los- President’s repeated promises that if

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Once they get those FELLER’s Commerce Committee to talk been more aggressive on trade enforce- plans, many of them are going to find about our bipartisan legislation with ment, through the Commerce Depart- out that their costs have increased— manufacturing hubs. It would promote ment and through the International but not just that; their choice of doc- new technologies to make our country Trade Commission, than any of his tors has shrunk as well. They may not a leader in advanced manufacturing. predecessors in either party. be able to go to their family doctor be- Let me illustrate by saying this: So since 2010, we have seen a begin- cause he or she will not be covered by Along the Ohio Turnpike—from Toledo, ning of growth coming back in manu- their new plan anymore. to Lorain, to Cleveland, to Akron, to facturing—not nearly making up any- Last week President Obama finally Youngstown—much of the auto indus- thing close to the 5 million jobs lost or admitted he and his administration try grew, from glass that would go for the 60,000 plants closed. But the impor- were not, as he said, ‘‘as clear as we windshields in Toledo, to steel in Lo- tance of manufacturing—not just be- needed to be.’’ rain and Cleveland for the fenders and cause it is in my State, where my Not as clear as he needed to be? That the hoods and much of the car, to rub- State is No. 3 in the country in produc- is what the President regrets, that he ber in Akron for tires—the world’s tion, in manufacturing; and only was not as clear as he needed to be? leading tire manufacturer—to assem- Texas, with twice our population, and For the millions of people who are los- bly in Youngstown, where today the California, with three times our popu- ing their doctors, they don’t want an Chevy Cruze is made. If you are on the lation, make more than we do—but the apology; they don’t want a new govern- Ohio Turnpike, you will see this huge importance of manufacturing is the ment handout. What they want is what plant with the big letters ‘‘CHEVY multiplier effect. More than any other they had before this law came into ef- CRUZE.’’ If you have not been at an industry in our country, in manufac- fect. They want President Obama to auto plant or you are not from Ohio turing, for every $1 spent in manufac- live up to his promise and to allow and you may not have seen one, the ex- turing, another $1.48 is added to the them to keep the coverage they had pansiveness of this plant is pretty re- economy. We know what that means in and they liked and that worked for markable. Autos were assembled all the auto supply chain or in the wind them. Even former President Bill Clin- along this turnpike. turbine supply chain or in the chemical ton has called for a change. Remember, But the reason this matters—in addi- supply chain or anything we manufac- the Obama administration has called tion to why it matters in the Presiding ture in this country. But what is hold- President Clinton the so-called ‘‘Sec- Officer’s State of Connecticut and ing us back is this—we never con- retary of Explaining Stuff.’’ They had other places—is not just that the auto sciously follow this—but this sort of him traveling the country, trying to industry, the supply chain, creates ‘‘innovate here, make it there’’ syn- convince people that their health care jobs, but what happens when an indus- drome. Yes, we still have the best sci- law was going to work out well for ev- try sort of locates with a critical mass entists, the best engineers, the best re- erybody. Now it looks as though he is in a community. searchers, the best universities. Wheth- trying to explain to President Obama Because Toledo, OH, with the auto er it is storrs at the University of Con- how badly the President’s own health industry, had huge glass manufac- necticut or in Cleveland at Case West- care law has hurt Americans who are turing, the University of Toledo had ern or in Dayton or in Cincinnati, we losing access to their insurance plans scientists who worked in material have the best universities, the best re- and to their doctors. science and in glass manufacturing. searchers, but too often we do the inno- Bill Clinton said it just the other Today, as a result, while we do not vation, we do the discovery, we do the day. He said: make quite as much glass in Toledo as experimentation that leads to prod- . . . even if it takes a change to the law, the ucts, and then we offshore and make president should honor the commitment the we did for autos, Toledo is one of the federal government made to those people and top two or three largest centers for the products there. let them keep what they got. solar energy manufacturing. Let me give you an example about Well, that is exactly right. Not only Go to Akron, which used to be the why that does not work and what does should President Obama take steps to center of the world for tire manufac- work. There is a small community in keep his promise to the American peo- turing. There is not so much of that Ohio: Minster, OH. It is not far from ple, he should support Republicans who now, although Goodyear’s corporate Wapakoneta, Neil Armstrong’s home- want to help all Americans who are headquarters is still there and there is town—the first man who walked on the being harmed by the President and the a lot of research. But now, again, in moon—and just north of Dayton. It is Democrats’ terrible health care law. partnership with the University of in Auglaize County, where I visited Today’s enrollment numbers show Akron, the scientists who were proc- some time ago. It has the largest yo- what a disaster that law has been, and essing and researching and innovating gurt manufacturer in North America. the President should support the in rubber and tires—now, for polymer When I went in that plant, they had Health Care Choice Act so that States development and manufacturing, just made it more efficient. In the past, can serve their citizens and opt-out of Akron is one of the leaders in the coun- their supplier had delivered little plas- this terrible law. try and in the world. tic cups to this yogurt manufacturer. I yield the floor and note the absence The lesson we learned is what Sen- In the plant they had these big silver of a quorum. ator BLUNT and I were talking about. vats of fermented milk with yogurt, The PRESIDING OFFICER. The We know in Ohio and Missouri manu- and they would squirt this yogurt into clerk will call the roll. facturing is a ticket to the middle these plastic cups and seal it and pack- The legislative clerk proceeded to class. We also know that for too long age it. call the roll. Washington made choices which biased A young industrial engineer and a Mr. BROWN. Mr. President, I ask finance over manufacturing, that left couple of people who had worked on the unanimous consent that the order for manufacturing behind—bad trade line for a decade or so said: We can do the quorum call be rescinded. deals, failure to enforce trade laws, this better. Instead of bringing the The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. taxes that did not work for manufac- plastic cups in from a supplier, they BLUMENTHAL). Without objection, it is turing, and a kind of backing off of a did something simple for an engineer— so ordered. focus on innovation and technology. not so simple for me. They took plastic Mr. BROWN. Mr. President, I ask So we have seen communities such as rolls, and they fed a plastic sheet into unanimous consent to speak as in Lordstown and Cleveland and Dayton a machine—the whole assembly line morning business for up to 10 minutes. live with the consequences. Between was maybe 80 feet long—and the plastic

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Mr. President, I ask the last almost 5 years now, has done you manufacture it, the innovation, unanimous consent to speak for up to significant damage to the court. It has the product innovation and the process 10 minutes as in morning business. done significant damage to the execu- innovation—the process innovation The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without tive branch. It prevents qualified nomi- meaning how you make it, the process objection, it is so ordered. nees to get a vote on this floor so that of making it, as they did Dannon yo- NOMINATIONS they can—if they receive a simple ma- gurt in the packaging and the actual Mr. MERKLEY. Mr. President, I rise jority vote of support—work on behalf improvement of the product—it takes to address an issue that should be of of the American people either in their place on the shop floor. That is why concern to all Americans; that is, the executive branch capacity or address- this is so important. advice and consent function of the Sen- ing the huge backlog in our judicial This legislation, the Revitalize ate regarding nominations. This is the system. American Manufacturing and Innova- critical check envisioned by our The Senate has the advice and con- tion Act of 2013, creates a Network for Founders in which the President has sent role which is a treasured responsi- Manufacturing Innovation and would the power to nominate for the execu- bility. It is a weighty responsibility. I position the U.S. as the world’s leader tive branch positions and for judicial think everyone in this body—I think in advanced manufacturing. nominees, and the Senate is held re- all 100 Senators—could agree that We have already done something like sponsible to provide a check to make under advice and consent the Senate this in Youngstown, OH, mentioned by sure there are not outrageous nominees must exercise a significant check on the President in his State of the Union that are placed in positions. the quality of Presidential nominees, message, the first ever National Addi- That is the advice and consent func- whether for the courts or for the execu- tive Manufacturing Innovation Insti- tion which throughout our history has tive branch. tute. It is called America Makes. It is basically been a simple majority func- The Senate should vet nominees. The in conjunction with the University of tion with very rare exceptions. This committees that are related to a par- Missouri and in conjunction with busi- issue comes up at this moment because ticular position should explore their nesses and universities—Eastern Gate- 2 weeks ago the minority of this body background, they should hold a hear- way and Youngstown State in the in the Senate would not allow there to ing, they should ask tough questions, Mahoning Valley and the University of be a vote on whether to confirm Mel they should debate the nominees, and Pittsburgh. It is sort of this tech belt Watt. They did that by preventing then once recommended on the floor of along there. They do something called there being enough votes to close de- the Senate, we should continue that 3–D printing, which is kind of hard to bate. vetting and debating process. Then, conceptualize, until you see it. But it So that blockade was basically put in having shared our insights on their really is something to look for in the place without respecting, if you will, background, we need to vote to confirm future. the fact that Mel Watt is highly quali- We know how to produce in this or reject. fied for his position at the Federal It should be on very rare exceptions, country. We have seen, with some Fed- Housing Finance Agency, a position he when there are extraordinary cir- eral funding matched by $40 million in would hold, and giving the entire Sen- cumstances that make someone unwor- private funds, it is making Youngstown ate the ability to weigh in about a world leader in 3–D printing manufac- thy that they should be blocked from turing technology already. whether they agreed with that judg- having a final vote. Advice and consent We need to build on this momentum. ment, the judgment of the President must not become ‘‘block and destroy.’’ That is why our legislation is so impor- that Mel Watt was well qualified. But advice and consent has become tant. It is supported by manufacturing In the same week, this body also block and destroy. The Senate nomina- associations, semiconductor groups. We blocked an up-or-down vote on Patricia tion process is broken. have seen other countries begin to sort Millett, who was a nominee for the DC A minority of one branch of govern- of mimic it and parrot it and imitate Circuit Court. On this occasion, it was ment, the Senate, should not be able to it. We know we have something here not because folks said she was not systematically undermine the other that will help America lead the world. qualified. They said, instead: We do not two branches of government. Yet that In concluding, before yielding to the want to put any more of President is what we see today. President Senator from Oregon, think of this in Obama’s nominees onto the DC Circuit Obama’s district court nominees have terms of a teaching hospital, where you Court because we want it to be domi- waited, on average, more than twice as have a great teaching hospital at the nated by the judges who were con- long as President George Bush’s nomi- University of Cincinnati or Ohio State firmed when President Bush was Presi- nees to be confirmed by the Senate or Case Western in Cleveland or the dent. after being reported out of committee. University of Toledo. At these teaching Then, just yesterday, this pattern of So we have the challenge of getting hospitals—where research and develop- blockading up-and-down votes on nomi- up-or-down votes. We also have basi- ment and innovation are happening nees continued with the minority fili- cally a process of dragging feet in order with great scientists and great doctors bustering, blocking the closing of de- to make it more difficult to actually and great researchers—often what they bate on Cornelia Pillard—again, a high- get to the votes on these individuals in produce, what they come up with is ly qualified individual. An argument the first place. For the circuit courts, commercialized locally, and you build was not made that there was some ex- that comparison is even worse. Presi- a critical mass in that field. In some ceptional circumstance in her back- dent Obama’s nominees have waited 31⁄2 kind of scientific medical field you ground that left her unprepared for times longer than the nominees of his build that expertise in that region. this position. The argument was sim- predecessor—31⁄2 times longer. That is what we want to do with these ply made: We do not want to let the The Congressional Research Service manufacturing hubs, like NMI in President put any judges on this DC notes that of the last five Presidents, Youngstown, where in Youngstown we Circuit Court. President Obama is the only one to will see all kinds of job creation that That is of extreme concern. I must have his district and circuit court will make Youngstown the vital city say that it has caused folks who have nominees wait, on average, more than 6 that it has been in much of its history been scholars in this area to look at it. months for confirmation. So those and we want to see it become in the fu- Norm Ornstein of the American Enter- delays, in combination with ultimately ture. prise Institute basically said: It is ri- denying the possibility to hold an up- It is good for our country. It is good diculous for the minority to block up- or-down vote—to hold a final vote on for manufacturing. It is good for fami- and-down votes, not on the basis that whether to confirm or not confirm—

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But this Consumer Financial Protection Bu- in recorded history, sweeping away al- outcome, in which the Senate minority reau; Gina McCarthy to lead the EPA; most everything in its path. seeks to undermine an executive nominees to fill the National Labor Re- Nearly 10 million people were im- branch nominee, is inconsistent with lations Board; nominees to head Alco- pacted by this supertyphoon and tens the constitutional design of coequal hol, Tobacco and Firearms; a nominee of thousands of homes were destroyed. branches. They are not coequal if one to lead the Ex-Im Bank; and, following Eighty to ninety percent of the homes branch can systematically undermine shortly thereafter, a nominee to be the in city of Ormoc, the second largest another. U.S. Ambassador to the United Na- city in the Leyte Province, are gone. In regard to the courts, in an out- tions, Samantha Powers. The stories of loss are shocking and come in which the Senate minority is So that July deal held through a list heartbreaking. seeking to ideologically pack the of nominees until 2 weeks ago. Two We do not yet know the full extent of courts by having insisted on up-or- weeks ago this body blocked an up-or- the devastation this typhoon has down votes for President Bush’s nomi- down vote on MEL WATT. So we are brought to the Philippines. Local au- nees and then blocking up-and-down right back where we were before, right thorities estimate as many as 10,000 votes on President Obama’s nominees, back where we were, the promise made people may be dead in the Leyte Prov- it politicizes our judicial system. It un- in January shattered, the promise ince alone, one of the hardest hit re- dermines the integrity of our court made in July shattered, and the ability gions. system. of this body to do its advice and con- The Senate has confronted this abuse sent responsibility shattered. The State Department has said of advice and consent three times in re- This should be deeply troubling to roughly 3,000 Americans were impacted cent history. In 2005, the Democratic all. We must restore the ability of the when the storm hit. Our Embassy in minority was blocking up-and-down Senate to perform its responsibilities Manila is coordinating with U.S. agen- votes on a series of President Bush’s under the Constitution to advise and cies to locate these Americans and nominees. They were doing the same consent. The Senate with simple up-or- bring them home. thing that we see today. A gang of 14 down votes will be a check on bad The United States and the Phil- gathered to debate this, because essen- nominations from the President. I have ippines share a special bond, rooted in tially the Republican majority said: If voted against at least one of the Presi- strong cultural and historical ties be- you do not quit blocking up-or-down dent’s nominees. I was prepared to vote tween our two countries. In Hawaii, votes on the President’s nominees, we against another here just a few weeks where more than 197,000 Filipinos have are going to change the rules and make ago. The President withdrew that made their home, we know this bond it a simple majority. Out of the gang of nominee so that vote was not nec- well. 14 came a deal. The deal was that essary. But that was related to a judg- Our Filipino community has been a Democrats would, except under excep- ment of the qualifications of the indi- part of the islands for more than 100 tional circumstances, not block the viduals and whether they were a good years, and many at home maintain nominee. The counterpoint being that fit for a particular position. It was not close relationships with family and the Republicans would not change the about trying to systematically under- friends in the Philippines. My deepest rules. So they got what they wanted, mine the executive branch and keep condolences go to those who have lost which was up-and-down votes without them from operating. family and friends in this tragedy. a rule change. That is essentially why we have up- Although the storm is over, our work That pledge the Democrats made was or-down votes; it is a check on unquali- has just begun. Millions of survivors honored when subsequent nominees got fied individuals or a poor fit for a par- are without clean drinking water, food, their up-or-down votes. Now, in Janu- ticular position. So in this area, both shelter or power. Rescue workers are ary of this year the Democrats, in the in the Senate’s failure to do its job vis- attempting to reach isolated coastal reversal of positions, insisted that the a-vis judicial nominees and to do its communities, but debris and downed Republican minority quit blocking up- job vis-a-vis executive nominees, we power lines are blocking road access. or-down votes of President Obama’s have created unequal branches of gov- The U.S. Government is helping the nominees—kind of a deja vu moment, ernment. It is time to fix the broken Philippines to recover. We have pro- only the two parties were reversed. Senate in regard to nominations. It is vided $20 million in humanitarian aid Out of that conversation, out of that time to restore the traditional role of dialogue in January, came a promise and deployed a Disaster Assistance Re- the Senate in evaluating nominations sponse Team to support the Philippine from the Republican minority leader of so that with nominees who are con- this body. He promised a return to the Government. These experts will help to firmed, they can go to work in the assess the extent of the damage and de- norms and traditions of the Senate re- courts, can go to work in the executive garding nominations. What are those termine what resources remain to be branch to do the work that the citizens added. norms and traditions? Those norms and of the United States of America expect traditions are simple up-or-down votes them to do on behalf of our Nation. The USAID Office of U.S. Foreign with rare exception. I yield the floor and suggest the ab- Disaster Assistance has shipped relief But that promise was barely made sence of a quorum. supplies, including shelter materials and within weeks it was broken, when The PRESIDING OFFICER. The and hygienic supplies, to help around we saw the first ever filibuster of a De- clerk will call the roll. 10,000 families. We are partnering with fense Secretary nominee. It just so The assistant legislative clerk pro- the U.N. World Food Program to pro- happened, ironically, that the Repub- ceeded to call the roll. vide $10 million for emergency food as- lican filibuster—the first time in his- Mr. SCHATZ. I ask unanimous con- sistance because close to 2.5 million tory of a Defense nominee—was against sent that the order for the quorum call people will need food assistance over one of their former colleagues, our Re- be rescinded. the next 6 months. publican colleague Chuck Hagel. So the The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without This aid will help airlift 55 metric January promise was broken. This led objection, it is so ordered. tons in emergency food to feed more to increasing tensions until July of Mr. SCHATZ. I ask unanimous con- than 20,000 children and 15,000 adults, this year when Democratic and Repub- sent to speak for up to 15 minutes as in providing immediate relief for the next lican Members met in the Old Senate morning business. 4 to 5 days. It will bring more than Chamber to privately share their con- The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without 1,000 metric tons of rice to feed 60,000 cerns. A new deal was hammered out, objection, it is so ordered. people for 1 month.

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The George SCHATZ, talking about the important options for the bright kids after high Washington Carrier Strike Group and resolution that has been submitted school or that mid-career worker look- its 5,000 sailors are expected in the area that I was honored to be able to co- ing to shift gears. soon to provide humanitarian assist- sponsor regarding the typhoon in the My own State of Alaska is already a ance and disaster relief. Philippines. leader in career technical education— For those still searching for dis- Alaska has over 20,000 Filipinos liv- CTE. As these programs continue to in- placed or missing loved ones, I urge ing in our State—an incredible group of novate and change across the country, you to contact the Philippine Red individuals, people I have known in the Alaska is in the forefront. I see it when Cross or the National Disaster Risk Re- business world, as individuals, and fam- I travel around the State. From career duction and Management Council oper- ily members. The devastation is unbe- pathways in high schools to creative ations center. lievable as you look at the photos and programs through the University of Google has also launched the Person see the devastation of the typhoon and Alaska system, my State is a leader in Finder: Typhoon Yolanda. Americans the impact it has had on families there. career technical education. can also visit CNN’s iReport Web site Even though it is thousands of miles To address these issues, I have intro- to upload photos and information away, I can tell you, in Alaska, we feel duced a bill entitled Investing in Inno- about people you may be looking for. it, we see it. Our Filipino friends there vation, otherwise called i3, which takes The challenge for the Filipino people have many relatives on the islands, and a look at what is happening in our is great, but the Philippines is a resil- the impact is just unbelievable. local schools and puts resources into ient nation and a true American ally. I was in Alaska this weekend and what is working. It supports and ex- They need our help. Please donate. met with members of the leadership of pands programs that are helping to im- I am proud of our local organizations the Filipino community, as well as prove student achievement. This bill in Hawaii collecting donations to help members from the Red Cross and oth- requires 25 percent of the money to go survivors and the families of victims. ers to see what we can do from an Alas- to local rural communities. There are The Philippine consulate in Honolulu, kan perspective, because Alaska knows so many programs that sometimes for- Filipino Chamber of Commerce, Fili- what disasters are like. From earth- get our small and rural communities, pino Community Center, Congress of quakes to floods, we seem to have them not only in Alaska but throughout this Visayan Organizations, and Kokua quite often. We know what type of im- country. Philippines have all stepped up in this pact these events have on families, so I I have also introduced the Career time of tremendous need. A full list of was very happy to support the resolu- Readiness package of legislation fo- organizations is available on my Web tion my friend from Hawaii submitted, cused on career and technical edu- site schatz.senate.gov. One may also but also want to recognize the 20,000 cation. One of the bills in this package text AID to 80108 to give a $10 donation Filipino community members in Alas- is the Counseling for Career Choice to the mGive Philippines Typhoon Dis- ka who are suffering and thinking Act. This bill will help fund stake- aster Relief Fund. Text AID to 80108 if about their families and friends over- holders in developing comprehensive you would like to give $10 to the relief seas. career counseling models that empha- efforts. We want to do everything we can. I size guiding students to productive ca- I wish to especially recognize and know our country is there and ready reers. thank all of the women and men of the and moving a lot of resources to assist. Our counselors are in unique position U.S. Embassy in Manila, USAID mis- So I wanted to put that on the record to help expose and guide our students sion in Manila, the State Department, and give my condolences to families to postsecondary opportunities—to USAID in the District of Columbia, and who have lost loved ones, but also to help prepare them for high-demand ca- the U.S. Pacific Command for their Alaskans who are grieving for family reers. This bill makes sure our school great efforts in coordinating our ongo- and friends who may have been lost in counselors have the resources they ing response. the typhoon. I know personally I have need to emphasize all types of postsec- Today I introduced a resolution ex- done my own contributions, whatever I ondary education, not just the tradi- pressing the support of the Senate for can to assist in moving operations for- tional 4-year degree. It focuses on op- the victims of the typhoon, along with ward and bringing resources to the is- portunities such as apprenticeships, several of my colleagues. I thank Sen- lands. certificate programs, associate degrees, ators MENENDEZ, DURBIN, CARDIN, JOB CREATION and, of course, 4-year degrees. It makes RUBIO, HIRONO, TOM UDALL, BOXER, and I also came today to talk on the floor sure that business, economic develop- BEGICH for cosponsoring this resolu- about the need for additional job cre- ment, and industry leaders are at the tion. As the Philippines begins the recov- ation. Already in the first 10 months of table providing information on avail- ery from this tragedy, I ask that we all this year we have created 1.9 million able postsecondary training opportuni- pledge together to work with them. new jobs—higher than last year at this ties and career trends—basically mak- When they rebuild their communities, same time—which is a good start, but ing sure that we match what we are rest assured they will emerge stronger more needs to be done. Senators COONS teaching to not only what is available than ever. and DURBIN and others have been dis- in the market today but in the future. I yield the floor, and I suggest the ab- cussing our Manufacturing Jobs in Our students need the best teachers sence of a quorum. America initiative. In particular, we and the best facilities. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The are talking about the skills necessary I also have legislation that focuses clerk will call the roll. to succeed in today’s economy—the on career technical education, CTE, The assistant legislative clerk pro- skills Americans need to land and to professional development for teachers ceeded to call the roll. keep good manufacturing jobs. and principals. Mr. BEGICH. Mr. President, I ask There used to be a time when a Another career readiness bill pro- unanimous consent that the order for bright kid in this country could work vides funding to make sure we are mod- the quorum call be rescinded. hard in school, graduate with a high ernizing our CTE facilities. We know The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without school diploma, and go work in a fac- students who are involved in career objection, it is so ordered. tory. He or she could make a decent and technical education programs are Mr. BEGICH. Mr. President, I ask living, a living wage, enough to raise a engaged in their future careers. We unanimous consent to speak as in family and own a home and think have to keep making sure what our morning business for 10 minutes. about the future of their kids. Those students learn is relevant to the real

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While I look If we are going to compete in the 21st objection, it is so ordered. forward to that debate and consider- century as we did in the 20th century, f ation of this important legislation, it we need to make sure our students is urgent that the Privacy and Civil have the very best skills—skills that MORNING BUSINESS Liberties Oversight Board continue to are tailored to the 21st century econ- Mr. BEGICH. Mr. President, I ask operate at full strength to safeguard omy. Career and technical education is unanimous consent the Senate proceed our constitutional rights. The PCLOB the best approach, in my opinion, to to the period of morning business, with has held two all day hearings on these give students those skills. Senators permitted to speak for up to surveillance matters in recent months, I am a big fan of the Manufacturing 10 minutes each. and plans to issue an important report Jobs for America initiative led by Sen- The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without to the President and Congress. Judge ator COONS and several of my col- objection, it is so ordered. Wald has been a key participant in leagues. America’s manufacturing sec- these proceedings. Should the Senate f tor has enormous potential to create fail to confirm her nomination before new jobs and to speed up our economy CONDOLENCES TO SENATOR we adjourn, however, Judge Wald and economic recovery. These are good INHOFE would be forced to step down from the jobs and they spin off into even more Mr. REED. Mr. President, I rise to PCLOB at a critical time when the jobs. express my deepest sympathy to the board is conducting its work to evalu- According to the National Associa- senior Senator from Oklahoma Senator ate the privacy and civil liberties im- tion of Manufacturers, every manufac- JAMES INHOFE and his wife Kay on the plications of the Nation’s surveillance turing job we create adds 11⁄2 jobs to sudden and untimely loss of their son, programs. the local economy. So let’s move for- Dr. Perry Inhofe, this weekend in a Democrats, Independents, and Repub- ward, let’s pass these bills to help with plane crash. I extend my thoughts and licans alike have supported the impor- job training, career facilities and readi- prayers to the entire Inhofe family. tant work of this nonpartisan board. ness, and let’s do everything we can to Perry Inhofe was an orthopedic sur- Unfortunately, a secret objection on get our manufacturing sector running geon as well as a licensed pilot and the Republican side is needlessly delay- full speed ahead. flight instructor, with a family of his ing Judge Wald’s confirmation. I urge Before I conclude my remarks, let me the Senate to promptly confirm this say that I know there is a lot of debate own. Flying is integral to the Inhofe family—I know that from my service well qualified nominee, so that the on the floor where we talk about PCLOB can carry out its important re- health care, we are talking about a na- with Senator INHOFE on the Armed Services Committee and as cochair sponsibilities. If a single Republican tional defense authorization bill, and Senator has a concern about Judge Pa- we are going to talk about a with him of the Army Caucus, a caucus he created along with Senator Dan tricia Wald’s impeccable credentials, compounding bill, but at the end of the they should come forward with the rea- day, what Americans, what Alaskans, Akaka to support the men and women serving in the Army. I know of his in- son they are holding up her confirma- come to me to talk about on a regular tion. basis—and certainly it was true in the tense involvement in flying. I hope, certainly, that the memories f 41⁄2 days I just spent in Alaska—is what are we doing to create jobs for the fu- and the time he had with his son will NATIVE AMERICAN HERITAGE ture, not only for people today in the help sustain and comfort him in the MONTH work environment but the kids of the days ahead. Senator INHOFE is a man of Mr. LEAHY. Mr. President, this future who will be in the work environ- great integrity, with great dedication month, we commemorate Native Amer- ment. to his faith, to the Nation. Again, at ican Heritage Month. It is an impor- This legislation, and many other this time of loss, I only hope the mem- tant opportunity to recognize the ex- pieces that have been introduced in ory and the example of his son, his ceptional achievements and contribu- this package, help lead this economy son’s service and his courage and faith tions of those in the Native American and continue to move this economy. and love will sustain the Inhofe family. community. They are an integral part We have to remind ourselves where we f of this country’s history, which has are: This year, this month, we created been both proud and painful. It is im- NOMINATION OF PATRICIA M. over 200,000 jobs. The first month I portant to stop and reflect on how we WALD came here, when I was sworn in, the as a nation can learn from the past and economy was in a tailspin. We had lost Mr. LEAHY. Mr. President, I com- plan for our shared future as fellow over 700,000 jobs. So we have been in mend President Obama for renomi- Americans. the positive trendline for several nating Judge Patricia M. Wald to serve It is fitting that in this month we months here, but we have more to do. as a member of the Privacy and Civil also celebrate Veterans Day. For over And an area that I think is an incred- Liberties Oversight Board, ‘‘PCLOB’’. 200 years, Native Americans, including ible opportunity not only for Alaska The Senate unanimously confirmed American Indians, Alaska Natives, and but for all across this country is im- Judge Wald to this post on August 2, Native Hawaiians, have served honor- proving our manufacturing sector and 2012. The President renominated Judge ably and with distinction in the U.S. ensuring our young people are ready Wald to this position in March, and the Armed Forces. Native Americans have for the 21st century. Judiciary Committee favorably re- served in every conflict since the Revo- Again, I thank my friend Senator ported the nomination without objec- lutionary War and contribute in dis- COONS for all the work he is doing to tion months ago. During her tenure on proportionately high numbers to our bring manufacturing to the forefront, this important oversight board, Judge Nation’s defense. No group of Ameri- as well as all my colleagues who have Wald has served with great profes- cans has a higher per capita service been coming to the floor to talk about sionalism and dedication. And next rate in the military than Native Amer- an important piece of legislation to week, she will receive the Presidential icans. create jobs and improve our economy Medal of Freedom, the highest civilian One of the most unique and extraor- for the long term. honor that the President can bestow. dinary contributions was by the ‘‘Code Mr. President, I yield the floor, and I For the past several months, we have Talkers’’ during both world wars. suggest the absence of a quorum. been engaged in a national debate Using codes based on their distinct lan- The PRESIDING OFFICER. The about the ever-growing need for limits guages, these Native American soldiers clerk will call the roll. on the government’s surveillance pow- transmitted orders and communica- The bill clerk proceeded to call the ers. In the coming weeks, the House tions to troops and allies, which were roll. and the Senate will consider bipartisan indecipherable to our enemies. Later

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I would development of sound employee benefit Throughout the military history of like to thank the former chairman of programs and sound public policy the United States, Native Americans that committee, Senator Daniel through objective research and edu- have served bravely and honorably. We Akaka, and current chairwoman MARIA cation.’’ are grateful to these soldiers, sailors, CANTWELL for their cooperation and EBRI has fulfilled its mission and marines, and airmen for their tradition persistence on these important meas- purpose for 35 years in a nonpartisan of unwavering patriotism. ures. and unbiased manner. That is why As we celebrate Native American Another area of law critical to the EBRI’s research staff is frequently contributions to our country, we must protection of civil rights for Native asked to testify before Congress, in- also examine the unique struggles Americans is the Voting Rights Act. I cluding several times before the Fi- faced by these communities and work am working hard with members from nance Committee. EBRI produces together to find solutions. I am proud both sides of the aisle to restore the trustworthy analysis on both health of the significant steps we took earlier vital protections of this landmark law, and retirement issues. EBRI does not this year to confront the long-ignored undermined by the Supreme Court’s re- take policy positions and they do not epidemic of violence against Native cent decision in Shelby County v. Hold- lobby—they provide us with just the women through reauthorization of the er. facts without spin. When it comes to Violence Against Women Act, a bill I The Voting Rights Act is the most retirement and health policy, EBRI is authored with Senator CRAPO. Nearly successful piece of civil rights legisla- an indispensable source of expert data. three out of five Indian women have tion in this Nation’s history. It has And that is why both Members and our been assaulted by their spouses or inti- worked to protect the Constitution’s staff on Capitol Hill depend on their ex- mate partners. On some reservations, guarantees against racial discrimina- pertise and reliability. Native American women are murdered tion in voting for nearly five decades. I salute EBRI and its staff for 35 at a rate more than times the national It has helped minorities of all races— years of exceptional work and look for- average. Those statistics are chilling. including Native Americans—overcome ward to their continued help in the fu- Native women are being brutalized and major barriers to participation in the ture. killed at rates that simply shock the political process. For example, in 2008, f conscience. in Charles Mix County, SD, the Depart- TRIBUTE TO GARY OSTROSKE The Violence Against Women Reau- ment of Justice found evidence of dis- Ms. LANDRIEU. Mr. President, today thorization of 2013 addresses this prob- criminatory intent by the officials of I wish to ask my colleagues to join me lem directly and provides landmark the county, who had attempted to di- in recognizing Mr. Gary Ostroske, who protections for Native American lute the voting strength of Native retired on July 1, 2013, as President and women. These include expanding the Americans. The Voting Rights Act pre- CEO of the United Way of Southeast jurisdiction of tribal courts in several vented these discriminatory actions Louisiana. Mr. Ostroske has been an ways. First, the law clarifies that trib- from taking place. It is imperative that integral part of the United Way World- al courts have the authority to issue we reinvigorate and restore these pro- wide system for 40 years and has served and enforce tribal protection orders, a tections. as President and CEO of the South- tool that is necessary to stop the esca- In addition to our legislative efforts, eastern region for the past 25 years. lation of violence. Second, and perhaps we are also making strides in con- Throughout his tenure at the United most importantly, it recognizes the ju- firming Native American judges to our Way, Mr. Ostroske implemented impor- risdiction of tribal courts to prosecute Federal courts. President Obama nomi- tant changes to a wide breadth of pro- non-Indians who abuse Native women nated Diane J. Humetewa, a Native grams to improve the lives of residents on tribal lands. American woman, to serve on the U.S. of Southeast Louisiana. Mr. Ostroske More than 50 percent of Native Amer- district court for Arizona on Sep- has worked tirelessly to provide citi- ican women are married to non-Native tember 19, 2013. Humetewa, a member zens with quality healthcare, edu- American men. Before the Violence of the Hopi Tribe, was the U.S. attor- cation, and human services and has un- Against Women Act was reauthorized ney in Arizona between 2007 and 2009, a doubtedly provided many opportunities this year, tribal courts were unable to position to which she was nominated for residents of Southeast Louisiana to prosecute these men if they committed by former President George W. Bush at succeed and improve their lives. acts of domestic abuse. The Federal au- the urging of Senator JOHN MCCAIN. If As the President and CEO of United thorities who had jurisdiction were the Senate confirms her nomination, Way of Southeast Louisiana, Mr. often hours away from tribal lands and she would become the only active Ostroske worked collaboratively with ill-equipped to prosecute these crimes. member of a Native American tribe to community organizations and Greater As a result, countless victims were left serve in the Federal judiciary and the New Orleans leaders to create innova- without protection and offenders were first Native American woman ever to tive ways to deliver critical services to allowed to prey upon women with im- serve on the Federal bench. Southeast Louisiana residents. punity. As a former prosecutor, I was This month, let us celebrate the Na- Through these community partner- appalled, and I am proud that we fixed tive American contributions that make ships, Mr. Ostroske strengthened this glaring problem with the enact- this Nation better and stronger. And United Way’s impact and allowed it to ment of these historic changes. let us renew our commitment to work play an integral role in crafting a Beyond resolving jurisdictional together with leaders of these sov- strong economic agenda for our region. issues, VAWA improved the grant mak- ereign nations to address ongoing chal- Mr. Ostroske’s unwavering leadership ing process to Indian tribal coalitions lenges to ensure that all who live in in the wake of Hurricanes Katrina and to ensure tribes are better able to re- this great country are afforded the re- Isaac and the Deepwater Horizon oil spond to domestic violence, sexual as- spect, dignity and opportunities they spill was truly remarkable. Mr. sault, dating violence, and stalking. It deserve. Ostroske’s diligent efforts to rebuild creates new Federal crimes with tough- f our region after these disasters ensured er penalties for offenses often com- our region’s renewed sense of vitality mitted against Native American EMPLOYEE BENEFIT RESEARCH and economic strength. women and encourages greater co- INSTITUTE Upon his retirement, Mr. Ostroske is operation between the Federal Govern- Mr. BAUCUS. Mr. President, I rise looking forward to volunteering in our ment and tribal governments. today to congratulate the Employee community and spending time with his The success of VAWA, and the inclu- Benefit Research Institute on their wife of 35 years, Mary Ann and his fam- sion of these historic provisions, was 35th anniversary. EBRI was founded in ily—their son, Peter Ostroske, presi- the result of years of careful investiga- 1978 with the purpose of conducting re- dent of O Look!, an internet company

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Holt continues to play an active and CHARACTERplus, Missouri leads the Mr. Ostroske’s service to the people vital role in establishing policy and Nation in character education. of Louisiana has been truly extraor- practice for intercountry adoption. In Currently more than 75 school dis- dinary and serves as an inspiration to 1993, Holt adoptees Susan Cox and tricts across several States are mem- us all. It is with my greatest sincerity David Kim were members of the U.S. bers of CHARACTERplus, which serves that I ask my colleagues to join me delegation to the Hague Convention on more than 330,000 students and 29,000 along with Mr. Ostroske’s family in Intercountry Adoption, an agreement teachers at 645 schools to transform recognizing his dedicated service to the which sets international standards for school climate. people of Louisiana, as well as wishing intercountry adoption that protects Member districts and schools have him well in his retirement. the child, the birth family and the unlimited access to professional devel- f adoptive family. Later, in 2008, Holt opment, national experts, the most was a leading advocate in ensuring U.S. current research on social, emotional HOLT INTERNATIONAL ratification of the Hague Convention and character development, skill train- CHILDREN’S SERVICES treaty. Holt believes that adoption is a ing modules, survey tools to access Mr. MERKLEY. Mr. President, Sen- life long experience and has been at the school climate and opportunities to ator WYDEN and I wish to recognize forefront of developing post adoption network with others in the field. Holt International Children’s Services services to ensure that adoptees grow Each year, the Character Education during this year’s celebration of Na- and develop to their fullest potential. Partnership, CEP, recognizes schools tional Adoption Month. In addition to these monumental ac- that have demonstrated a commitment On July 27, 2013 we celebrated the complishments, Holt International has to character education by naming 60th anniversary of the end of the Ko- become much more than an adoption them a National School of Character. agency. When considering a child’s fu- rean war. By signing the armistice In 2013, CEP chose 29 schools, 9 of ture, Holt always keeps the child’s best agreement, the border between the Ko- which were members of CHARAC- interest at the forefront of every deci- reas near the 38th Parallel was estab- TERplus, making Missouri the na- sion. For some children adoption is the lished. It was in the wake of this armi- tional leader in character education. only option, but Holt realizes that it is stice that Holt International Children’s Those schools include Independence not the first option for children with- Services first began its compassionate Elementary in the Francis Howell out families. Holt believes that it is work, and today continues to be a lead- School District; Jefferson City Aca- best if children can stay with their er in the field of adoption and child demic Center in the Jefferson City birth family. Over the years, Holt has welfare issues. School District; Beasley Elementary, worked to develop and maintain pro- Harry and Bertha Holt of Eugene, OR Bierbaum Elementary, Hagemann Ele- were of humble means—Harry a lum- grams overseas to give orphaned, aban- doned and vulnerable children safe and mentary, and Mehlville High School in berjack and a farmer and Bertha a the Mehlville School District; Chester- nurse. In 1954, the Holts went to a nurturing environments in which to grow and thrive. These overseas pro- field Elementary and LaSalle Springs small high school auditorium to view a Middle School in the Rockwood School film about Amerasian children living grams include initiatives directed at family preservation, nutrition support, District; and Discovery Ridge Elemen- in South Korean orphanages. Moved by tary in the Wentzville School District. the film, their faith and a firm belief child and maternal health, income gen- eration, assisting children with special CHARACTERplus also works closely that all children deserve permanent, with the Missouri Department of Sec- loving homes, the Holts began their needs, and shaping and establishing intercountry child welfare systems. ondary and Elementary Education on lifelong mission in 1955 to revolutionize several projects and runs the State intercountry adoption. Through these initiatives, Holt im- pacts approximately 30,000 children School of Character Awards. At the time, there were no laws al- I would like to congratulate CHAR- lowing children to immigrate to one each year and helps to ensure that chil- dren at all stages of need are provided ACTERplus for all of their hard work country from another for the purpose and commend them for helping the of adoption. Overcoming legal and cul- for in an effort to avoid the separation of families. State of Missouri be a leader in char- tural barriers, Mr. and Mrs. Holt acter education.∑ sought families for children orphaned In November, as National Adoption by the Korean war. The Holts per- Month is celebrated, it is appropriate f suaded Oregon U.S. Senator Richard to recognize Holt International Chil- dren’s Services for its diligent efforts Neuberger to introduce legislation ti- TRIBUTE TO LARRY WILCOX and accomplishments in the field of tled ‘‘The Relief of Certain Korean War ∑ Mr. JOHNSON of South Dakota. Mr. child-welfare and intercountry adop- Orphans.’’ The legislation became law President, today I wish to offer my tion that have impacted thousands of on August 11, 1955, enabling the Holts heartfelt congratulations to Larry children in the U.S. and around the to adopt eight Korean war orphans: Jo- Wilcox who is retiring as super- world. seph Han, Mary Chae, Helen Chan, Paul intendent of the Michael J. Kim, Betty Rhee, Robert Chae, Chris- f Fitzmaurice State Veterans Home in tine Lee and Nathanial Chae. With this ADDITIONAL STATEMENTS Hot Springs, SD. The retirement is ef- act of love and the founding of their fective November 14, 2013. agency—Holt International Children’s Born in Burke, Larry grew up in Win- Services—two farmers from rural Or- CHARACTERPLUS ner, SD. After graduating from Winner egon became pioneers in international ∑ Mr. BLUNT. Mr. President, today I High School in the mid-1960s, Larry adoption. wish to honor CHARACTERplus, an or- joined the South Dakota Army Na- Today, Holt International strives to ganization based in my State of Mis- tional Guard. He remained in the Na- uphold Harry and Bertha’s vision of souri, which helps build strong school tional Guard for nearly four decades, finding loving homes for children re- communities where students feel val- including 26 years in the Medical Serv- gardless of race, religion, ethnicity or ued and can succeed. As a former class- ices Corps. A Gulf War veteran, Larry gender. Holt is committed to finding room teacher, I appreciate the work rose to the rank of Lieutenant Colonel families for children, not children for CHARACTERplus does to help edu- before retiring in 2003. families, an important distinction that cators instill positive character traits Larry’s service to our State contin- sets the tone and priorities for Holt. in students—such as responsibility and ued when he was named superintendent Since the 1955 act, Holt has placed respect—by teaching, encouraging and of South Dakota’s only State Veterans 49,630 children from 31 countries with living these values at school. Home in May 2004 by Maj. Gen. Michael

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Through education signed the following enrolled bill: for a new South Dakota Veterans and spiritual development, students be- H.R. 2747. An act to amend title 40, United Home was held in late September 2013. come leaders in business, public serv- States Code, to transfer certain functions Thousands of veterans and their fami- ice, education and in faith-based ca- from the Government Accountability Office lies have enjoyed the services of the reers. At NNU, they have become stu- to the Department of Labor relating to the State Veterans Home over these many dents of scholarship, strong in char- processing of claims for the payment of years. Aging veterans have found sol- acter and robust contributors to their workers who were not paid appropriate ace on the beautiful, aesthetic grounds communities. wages under certain provisions of such title. of the State Veterans Home and have As Governor, Lieutenant Governor The enrolled bill was subsequently benefited from the dedicated medical and State Senator, I have had a long signed by the President pro tempore care and support services provided. and good working relationship with (Mr. LEAHY). Larry has played a major role in pro- NNU, which I tremendously value. I At 2:16 p.m., a message from the viding consistent and superior levels of mark their achievements and contin- House of Representatives, delivered by care and comfort to veterans at the ued growth as terrific highlights for Mr. Hanrahan, one of its reading State Home during his time as super- the Treasure Valley and the State of clerks, announced that the House has intendent. He has been passionate Idaho. Their commitment to their passed the following bills, without about providing the highest degree of original vision and the foundations of amendment: compassionate care, understanding and their beliefs as they recognize changing service to the residents. Larry is a times has made NNU an institution of S. 330. An act to amend the Public Health strong advocate for the Veterans Service Act to establish safeguards and stability and a vital resource for Ida- standards of quality for research and trans- Home, promoting the importance of hoans. plantation of organs infected with human the Veterans Home to the general pub- I remember well participating in the immunodeficiency virus (HIV). lic and making sure the congressional dedication of the Thomas Family S. 893. An act to provide for an increase, ef- delegation is aware of any challenges Health and Science Center, which fur- fective December 1, 2013, in the rates of com- veterans may face. Over the years I ther moves NNU into the ranks of a pensation for veterans with service-con- have appreciated Larry’s insight on competitive university with state-of- nected disabilities and the rates of depend- issues and the open line of communica- the-art laboratories and researchers. In ency and indemnity compensation for the survivors of certain disabled veterans, and tion between our offices. addition, I am proud to have had their for other purposes. I thank Larry for all he has done for participation on the Nursing Task veterans in South Dakota and wish Force, which I initiated as governor, At 4:31 p.m., a message from the him all the best in his retirement.∑ and which continues to make a signifi- House of Representatives, delivered by f cant impact on reducing the shortage Mrs. Cole, one of its reading clerks, an- NORTHWEST NAZARENE of nurses in Idaho and beyond. nounced that the House has passed the UNIVERSITY For 100 years, Northwest Nazarene following bills, in which it requests the University has proved itself a strong concurrence of the Senate: ∑ Mr. RISCH. Mr. President, on behalf asset to our community and state. It is H.R. 2871. An act to amend title 28, United of myself and Senator CRAPO, I wish to a proverbial shining light, making a States Code, to modify the composition of recognize the 100-year anniversary of positive difference on its campus, in the southern judicial district of Mississippi Northwest Nazarene University in the nearby neighborhoods and across to improve judicial efficiency, and for other city of Nampa in the great State of oceans. We are very proud to have this purposes. Idaho. H.R. 2922. An act to extend the authority of institution serving our young people the Supreme Court Police to protect court On September 13, 1913, this education and those continually updating their institution began as an elementary officials away from the Supreme Court skills and education. Our country grounds. school—the Idaho Holiness School. stands stronger because NNU goes the With a strong and unstoppable vision The message further announced that extra mile, perseveres and stays the the House has passed the following bill, for the future, the founders quickly de- course. veloped it into a secondary school and with amendments, in which it requests May God bless Northwest Nazarene the concurrence of the Senate: then a university. Highly respected in University with another 100 years of the community and, indeed, all across S. 252. An act to reduce preterm labor and being a top-rated institution of higher delivery and the risk of pregnancy-related the great State of Idaho and in several learning.∑ other States in the region, Northwest deaths and complications due to pregnancy, and to reduce infant mortality caused by Nazarene University has conferred de- f prematurity. grees upon thousands of college grad- f uates since 1917. MESSAGES FROM THE PRESIDENT Dr. David Alexander, who began his REPORTS OF COMMITTEES Messages from the President of the association with NNU as a member of The following reports of committees United States were communicated to the faculty and in 2008 became its 12th were submitted: the Senate by Mr. Williams, one of his president, continues to carry out the By Mrs. FEINSTEIN, from the Select Com- early vision of growth, excellence and secretaries. mittee on Intelligence: the Great Commission. The university Report to accompany S. 1681, An original offers a world-class, multi-discipline f bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal education, which now serves more than year 2014 for intelligence and intelligence-re- 2,000 undergraduate and graduate stu- EXECUTIVE MESSAGES REFERRED lated activities of the United States Govern- dents; more than 6,000 continuing edu- As in executive session the Presiding ment and the Office of the Director of Na- tional Intelligence, the Central Intelligence cation students; and 2,300 high school Officer laid before the Senate messages Agency Retirement and Disability System, students through its concurrent credit from the President of the United and for other purposes (Rept. No. 113–120). program. On its 90-acre campus in States submitting sundry nominations f Nampa, 60 education disciplines are of- which were referred to the appropriate fered as well as 11 graduate-level pro- committees. INTRODUCTION OF BILLS AND grams. The university also offers pro- (The messages received today are JOINT RESOLUTIONS grams of study in other Idaho cities in- printed at the end of the Senate pro- The following bills and joint resolu- cluding nearby Boise, Twin Falls and ceedings.) tions were introduced, read the first

VerDate Mar 15 2010 01:42 Nov 14, 2013 Jkt 039060 PO 00000 Frm 00035 Fmt 0624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\G13NO6.028 S13NOPT1 tjames on DSK6SPTVN1PROD with SENATE S8000 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE November 13, 2013 and second times by unanimous con- S. 1697. A bill to support early learning; to S. 381 sent, and referred as indicated: the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, At the request of Mr. BROWN, the and Pensions. By Mr. KIRK (for himself and Mr. names of the Senator from Arizona By Mr. MARKEY: (Mr. FLAKE), the Senator from Missouri ROCKEFELLER): S. 1698. A bill to provide for the establish- S. 1688. A bill to award the Congressional ment of clean technology consortia to en- (Mrs. MCCASKILL), the Senator from Gold Medal to the members of the Office of hance the economic, environmental, and en- Alabama (Mr. SESSIONS) and the Sen- Strategic Services (OSS), collectively, in ergy security of the United States by pro- ator from Nebraska (Mr. JOHANNS) were recognition of their superior service and moting domestic development, manufacture, added as cosponsors of S. 381, a bill to major contributions during World War II; to and deployment of clean technologies; to the award a Congressional Gold Medal to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Committee on Energy and Natural Re- Urban Affairs. the World War II members of the ‘‘Doo- sources. little Tokyo Raiders’’, for outstanding By Mr. SCHUMER: By Mr. UDALL of Colorado (for himself S. 1689. A bill to treat payments by chari- and Mrs. SHAHEEN): heroism, valor, skill, and service to the table organizations with respect to certain S. 1699. A bill to permit individuals to United States in conducting the bomb- firefighters as exempt payments; to the renew certain health insurance coverage of- ings of Tokyo. Committee on Finance. fered in the individual or small group mar- S. 544 By Mr. LEAHY (for himself, Mr. kets and to provide that such individuals At the request of Mr. HARKIN, the PORTMAN, Mr. DURBIN, Ms. KLO- would not be subject to the individual man- name of the Senator from Ohio (Mr. BUCHAR, Mr. FRANKEN, Mr. MURPHY, date penalty; to the Committee on Finance. Mr. BROWN, Ms. LANDRIEU, and Mr. BROWN) was added as a cosponsor of S. f MENENDEZ): 544, a bill to require the President to S. 1690. A bill to reauthorize the Second SUBMISSION OF CONCURRENT AND develop a comprehensive national man- Chance Act of 2007; to the Committee on the SENATE RESOLUTIONS ufacturing strategy, and for other pur- Judiciary. poses. By Mr. TESTER (for himself and Mr. The following concurrent resolutions S. 610 MCCAIN): and Senate resolutions were read, and S. 1691. A bill to amend title 5, United referred (or acted upon), as indicated: At the request of Mr. JOHANNS, the States Code, to improve the security of the By Mr. SCHATZ (for himself, Mr. name of the Senator from Kansas (Mr. United States border and to provide for re- MENENDEZ, Mr. DURBIN, Mr. CARDIN, MORAN) was added as a cosponsor of S. forms and rates of pay for border patrol Mr. RUBIO, Ms. HIRONO, Mr. UDALL of 610, a bill to amend the Patient Protec- agents; to the Committee on Homeland Secu- New Mexico, Mrs. BOXER, and Mr. tion and Affordable Care Act to repeal rity and Governmental Affairs. BEGICH): certain limitations on health care ben- By Mrs. BOXER (for herself, Ms. CANT- S. Res. 292. A resolution expressing support efits. WELL, Ms. KLOBUCHAR, and Mr. MAR- for the victims of the typhoon in the Phil- S. 734 KEY): ippines and the surrounding region; to the S. 1692. A bill to require the Secretary of Committee on Foreign Relations. At the request of Mr. NELSON, the Transportation to modify the final rule re- By Ms. HEITKAMP (for herself, Mr. name of the Senator from New Jersey lating to flightcrew member duty and rest HOEVEN, Mr. BEGICH, Mr. UDALL of (Mr. MENENDEZ) was added as a cospon- requirements for passenger operations of air New Mexico, Mrs. MURRAY, Mr. sor of S. 734, a bill to amend title 10, carriers to apply to all-cargo operations of SCHATZ, Ms. HIRONO, Mr. TESTER, Mr. United States Code, to repeal the re- air carriers, and for other purposes; to the FRANKEN, Mr. LEVIN, Mr. MORAN, Mr. quirement for reduction of survivor an- JOHNSON of South Dakota, Mr. Committee on Commerce, Science, and nuities under the Survivor Benefit Transportation. THUNE, Ms. STABENOW, Mr. BAR- By Mrs. SHAHEEN (for herself, Mr. RASSO, Ms. BALDWIN, Ms. KLOBUCHAR, Plan by veterans’ dependency and in- UDALL of Colorado, Ms. LANDRIEU, Mr. BAUCUS, and Mr. HEINRICH): demnity compensation. Mr. MERKLEY, and Mrs. FEINSTEIN): S. Res. 293. A resolution designating the S. 862 S. 1693. A bill to amend the Patient Protec- week beginning on November 18, 2013, as At the request of Ms. AYOTTE, the tion and Affordable Care Act to extend the ‘‘National Tribal Colleges and Universities name of the Senator from Illinois (Mr. Week’’ ; considered and agreed to. initial open enrollment period; to the Com- DURBIN) was added as a cosponsor of S. By Ms. LANDRIEU (for herself, Mr. mittee on Finance. 862, a bill to amend section 5000A of the By Mr. HARKIN (for himself and Mr. INHOFE, Ms. KLOBUCHAR, Mr. GRASS- HELLER): LEY, Mr. UDALL of New Mexico, Mr. Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to pro- S. 1694. A bill to amend the Internal Rev- BLUNT, Mr. KING, Mr. CORNYN, Mr. vide an additional religious exemption enue Code of 1986 to allow a credit against THUNE, Mr. JOHNSON of South Da- from the individual health coverage income tax for the purchase of hearing aids; kota, Mr. PORTMAN, Mr. WICKER, Mrs. mandate. to the Committee on Finance. FISCHER, Mr. MORAN, Mr. BOOZMAN, S. 878 and Mr. COCHRAN): By Ms. CANTWELL (for herself and At the request of Mr. FRANKEN, the Mr. KIRK): S. Res. 294. A resolution expressing support S. 1695. A bill to designate a portion of the for the goals of National Adoption Day and name of the Senator from Connecticut Arctic National Wildlife Refuge as wilder- National Adoption Month by promoting na- (Mr. MURPHY) was added as a cosponsor ness; to the Committee on Environment and tional awareness of adoption and the chil- of S. 878, a bill to amend title 9 of the Public Works. dren awaiting families, celebrating children United States Code with respect to ar- By Mr. BLUMENTHAL (for himself, and families involved in adoption, and en- bitration. couraging the people of the United States to Ms. BALDWIN, Mrs. BOXER, Mr. S. 908 SCHATZ, Ms. HIRONO, Mr. HARKIN, Mr. secure safety, permanency, and well-being for all children; considered and agreed to. At the request of Mr. JOHNSON of WHITEHOUSE, Mr. SANDERS, Mr. SCHU- South Dakota, the name of the Senator MER, Mrs. MURRAY, Mrs. GILLIBRAND, By Mr. JOHNSON of South Dakota (for Ms. CANTWELL, Mr. MURPHY, Mr. himself and Mr. INHOFE): from Connecticut (Mr. MURPHY) was BROWN, Ms. WARREN, Mr. TESTER, Mr. S. Con. Res. 25. A concurrent resolution au- added as a cosponsor of S. 908, a bill to MENENDEZ, Mr. HEINRICH, Mr. COONS, thorizing the use of Emancipation Hall in amend the Public Health Service Act Mr. MARKEY, Mr. MERKLEY, Mrs. SHA- the Capitol Visitor Center for activities asso- to improve the diagnosis and treat- HEEN, Ms. MIKULSKI, Mr. BOOKER, ciated with the ceremony to award the Con- ment of hereditary hemorrhagic gressional Gold Medal to Native American Mrs. FEINSTEIN, Ms. STABENOW, Mr. telangiectasia, and for other purposes. WYDEN, Mr. FRANKEN, Ms. KLO- code talkers; considered and agreed to. S. 917 BUCHAR, Mr. CARDIN, and Mrs. MCCAS- f ARDIN KILL): At the request of Mr. C , the S. 1696. A bill to protect a women’s right to ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS name of the Senator from Hawaii (Ms. determine whether and when to bear a child S. 252 HIRONO) was added as a cosponsor of S. or end a pregnancy by limiting restrictions At the request of Mr. ALEXANDER, the 917, a bill to amend the Internal Rev- on the provision of abortion services; to the name of the Senator from Mississippi enue Code of 1986 to provide a reduced Committee on the Judiciary. (Mr. WICKER) was added as a cosponsor rate of excise tax on beer produced do- By Mr. HARKIN (for himself, Mrs. of S. 252, a bill to reduce preterm labor mestically by certain qualifying pro- MURRAY, Mr. CASEY, Ms. HIRONO, Mr. ducers. MURPHY, Mr. SANDERS, Ms. BALDWIN, and delivery and the risk of pregnancy- Ms. WARREN, Mr. COONS, Mr. KAINE, related deaths and complications due S. 942 Mrs. GILLIBRAND, Mr. WYDEN, and Mr. to pregnancy, and to reduce infant At the request of Mr. CASEY, the FRANKEN): mortality caused by prematurity. name of the Senator from Wisconsin

VerDate Mar 15 2010 00:50 Nov 14, 2013 Jkt 039060 PO 00000 Frm 00036 Fmt 0624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A13NO6.004 S13NOPT1 tjames on DSK6SPTVN1PROD with SENATE November 13, 2013 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S8001 (Ms. BALDWIN) was added as a cospon- engagement in the education of their COATS) was added as a cosponsor of S. sor of S. 942, a bill to eliminate dis- children. 1683, a bill to provide for the transfer of crimination and promote women’s S. 1364 naval vessels to certain foreign recipi- health and economic security by ensur- At the request of Mr. WYDEN, the ents, and for other purposes. ing reasonable workplace accommoda- name of the Senator from Nevada (Mr. S.J. RES. 15 tions for workers whose ability to per- HELLER) was added as a cosponsor of S. At the request of Mr. CARDIN, the form the functions of a job are limited 1364, a bill to promote neutrality, im- name of the Senator from New Mexico by pregnancy, childbirth, or a related plicity, and fairness in the taxation of (Mr. UDALL) was added as a cosponsor medical condition. digital goods and digital services. of S.J. Res. 15, a joint resolution re- S. 949 S. 1419 moving the deadline for the ratifica- At the request of Mr. JOHANNS, the At the request of Mr. WYDEN, the tion of the equal rights amendment. name of the Senator from Georgia (Mr. name of the Senator from Oregon (Mr. S. RES. 203 ISAKSON) was added as a cosponsor of S. MERKLEY) was added as a cosponsor of At the request of Mrs. FEINSTEIN, the 949, a bill to amend the Truth in Lend- S. 1419, a bill to promote research, de- name of the Senator from Oregon (Mr. ing Act to improve upon the definitions velopment, and demonstration of ma- MERKLEY) was added as a cosponsor of provided for points and fees in connec- rine and hydrokinetic renewable en- S. Res. 203, a resolution expressing the tion with a mortgage transaction. ergy technologies, and for other pur- sense of the Senate regarding efforts by S. 1011 poses. the United States to resolve the At the request of Mr. JOHANNS, the S. 1456 Israeli-Palestinian conflict through a name of the Senator from Arizona (Mr. At the request of Ms. AYOTTE, the negotiated two-state solution. MCCAIN) was added as a cosponsor of S. names of the Senator from Nevada (Mr. S. RES. 284 1011, a bill to require the Secretary of REID) and the Senator from Alaska At the request of Mr. RISCH, the the Treasury to mint coins in com- (Mr. BEGICH) were added as cosponsors name of the Senator from Missouri memoration of the centennial of Boys of S. 1456, a bill to award the Congres- (Mr. BLUNT) was added as a cosponsor Town, and for other purposes. sional Gold Medal to Shimon Peres. of S. Res. 284, a resolution calling on S. 1143 S. 1462 the Government of Iran to immediately At the request of Mr. TESTER, the At the request of Mr. THUNE, the release Saeed Abedini and all other in- name of the Senator from South Da- name of the Senator from New Hamp- dividuals detained on account of their kota (Mr. JOHNSON) was added as a co- shire (Ms. AYOTTE) was added as a co- religious beliefs. sponsor of S. 1143, a bill to amend title sponsor of S. 1462, a bill to extend the f XVIII of the Social Security Act with positive train control system imple- respect to physician supervision of mentation deadline, and for other pur- STATEMENTS ON INTRODUCED therapeutic hospital outpatient serv- poses. BILLS AND JOINT RESOLUTIONS ices. S. 1622 By Mr. LEAHY (for himself, Mr. S. 1158 At the request of Ms. HEITKAMP, the PORTMAN, Mr. DURBIN, Ms. KLO- At the request of Mr. WARNER, the names of the Senator from California BUCHAR, Mr. FRANKEN, Mr. name of the Senator from South Da- (Mrs. FEINSTEIN), the Senator from MURPHY, Mr. BROWN, Ms. LAN- kota (Mr. JOHNSON) was added as a co- Minnesota (Mr. FRANKEN) and the Sen- DRIEU, and Mr. MENENDEZ): sponsor of S. 1158, a bill to require the ator from North Dakota (Mr. HOEVEN) S. 1690. A bill to reauthorize the Sec- Secretary of the Treasury to mint were added as cosponsors of S. 1622, a ond Chance Act of 2007; to the Com- coins commemorating the 100th anni- bill to establish the Alyce Spotted Bear mittee on the Judiciary. versary of the establishment of the Na- and Walter Soboleff Commission on Mr. LEAHY. Mr. President, today I tional Park Service, and for other pur- Native Children, and for other pur- join with Senator PORTMAN to intro- poses. poses. duce the bipartisan Second Chance Re- authorization Act, a bill that builds on S. 1187 S. 1644 recent successes and takes important At the request of Ms. STABENOW, the At the request of Mrs. BOXER, the new steps to ensure that people coming name of the Senator from Oregon (Mr. names of the Senator from Virginia out of prison have the opportunity to MERKLEY) was added as a cosponsor of (Mr. WARNER), the Senator from Min- turn their lives around, rather than re- S. 1187, a bill to prevent homeowners nesota (Ms. KLOBUCHAR) and the Sen- turning to a life of crime. Investing in from being forced to pay taxes on for- ator from Indiana (Mr. DONNELLY) were community-based reentry programs given mortgage loan debt. added as cosponsors of S. 1644, a bill to prevents crime, reduces prison costs, S. 1208 amend title 10, United States Code, to improves public safety, and saves tax- provide for preliminary hearings on al- At the request of Mr. TESTER, the payer dollars. It is also the right thing leged offenses under the Uniform Code name of the Senator from Montana to do. of Military Justice. (Mr. BAUCUS) was added as a cosponsor This important legislation improves of S. 1208, a bill to require meaningful S. 1661 Federal reentry policy and funds col- disclosures of the terms of rental-pur- At the request of Mr. CRUZ, the laborations between State and local chase agreements, including disclo- names of the Senator from Florida (Mr. corrections agencies, nonprofits, edu- sures of all costs to consumers under RUBIO) and the Senator from Texas cational institutions, service providers, such agreements, to provide certain (Mr. CORNYN) were added as cosponsors and families to ensure that former of- substantive rights to consumers under of S. 1661, a bill to require the Sec- fenders have the resources and support such agreements, and for other pur- retary of State to offer rewards of up they need to become contributing poses. to $5,000,000 for information regarding members of the community. Our bill S. 1262 the attacks on the United States diplo- also seeks to expand upon the successes At the request of Mr. NELSON, the matic mission at Benghazi, Libya that of the original Second Chance Act by name of the Senator from Connecticut began on September 11, 2012. continuing, improving, and consoli- (Mr. BLUMENTHAL) was added as a co- S. 1675 dating its programs, while reauthor- sponsor of S. 1262, a bill to require the At the request of Mr. WHITEHOUSE, izing these important grant programs Secretary of Veterans Affairs to estab- the name of the Senator from Ohio at reduced levels in recognition of cur- lish a veterans conservation corps, and (Mr. PORTMAN) was added as a cospon- rent fiscal constraints. for other purposes. sor of S. 1675, a bill to reduce recidi- In 2008, I joined with Senators BIDEN, S. 1291 vism and increase public safety, and for SPECTER, and BROWNBACK as an origi- At the request of Mr. REED, the name other purposes. nal cosponsor of the Second Chance of the Senator from Oregon (Mr. S. 1683 Act, and helped to shepherd that legis- MERKLEY) was added as a cosponsor of At the request of Mr. MENENDEZ, the lation through the Senate. I was proud S. 1291, a bill to strengthen families’ name of the Senator from Indiana (Mr. when the Senate recognized the value

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Grantees who ney General shall give priority consideration myself and Senator PORTMAN. To- have unresolved audit problems will to grant applications under subsections (e) gether, we have been working hard for not be eligible for funding in future and (f) that include a commitment by the ap- the past several months to reach an years. plicant to partner with a local evaluator to agreement that is fair, fiscally respon- As a former prosecutor, I believe identify and analyze data that will— strongly in securing tough and appro- ‘‘(A) enable the grantee to target the in- sible, and meets the needs of key tended offender population; and stakeholders. As a result, we have the priate prison sentences for people who ‘‘(B) serve as a baseline for purposes of the support of faith groups, law enforce- break our laws. But it is also impor- evaluation. ment, and community groups who pro- tant that we do everything we can to ‘‘(e) PLANNING GRANTS.— vide services to the mentally ill and ensure that when people get out of ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in those struggling with addiction. This prison, they enter our communities as paragraph (3), the Attorney General may broad coalition has one thing in com- productive members of society, so we make a grant to an eligible entity of not mon—we all want to see our justice can start to reverse the dangerous more than $75,000 to develop a strategic, col- system work better. cycle of recidivism and violence. The laborative plan for an adult or juvenile of- In the past few decades, Congress and Second Chance Reauthorization Act fender reentry demonstration project as de- scribed in subsection (h) that includes— the states have passed new criminal helps break this cycle. ‘‘(A) a budget and a budget justification; laws creating longer sentences for I thank Senator PORTMAN, Represent- ‘‘(B) a description of the outcome measures more and more crimes. As a result, our ative SENSENBRENNER, and Representa- that will be used to measure the effective- country currently incarcerates more tive DAVIS for their hard work and co- ness of the program in promoting public than two million people, and more than operation in leading these efforts. We safety and public health; 13 million people spend some time in have come together in a truly excep- ‘‘(C) the activities proposed; jail or prison each year. This has re- tional way in this bipartisan, bi- ‘‘(D) a schedule for completion of the ac- sulted in severely stretched budgets cameral effort. I am proud of the work tivities described in subparagraph (C); and ‘‘(E) a description of the personnel nec- and we have fewer resources for pro- we have done so far and I look forward essary to complete the activities described grams that actually prevent crime in to joining with Democrats and Repub- in subparagraph (C). the first place. We cannot afford to licans to get this bill passed and signed ‘‘(2) MAXIMUM TOTAL GRANTS AND GEO- stay on our current path, and I am into law. GRAPHIC DIVERSITY.— working on separate legislation to ad- Mr. President, President, I ask unan- ‘‘(A) MAXIMUM AMOUNT.—The Attorney dress the exploding costs of our Federal imous consent that the text of the bill General may not make planning grants and prisons. The Second Chance Reauthor- be printed in the RECORD. implementation grants to 1 eligible entity in ization Act helps support innovative There being no objection, the text of a total amount that is more than a $1,000,000. the bill was ordered to be printed in ‘‘(B) GEOGRAPHIC DIVERSITY.—The Attorney reentry programs at the state and local General shall make every effort to ensure eq- level which have brought down costs the RECORD, as follows: uitable geographic distribution of grants and reduced recidivism, and the federal S. 1690 under this section and take into consider- system should replicate these efforts. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Rep- ation the needs of underserved populations, More than 650,000 ex-offenders are re- resentatives of the United States of America in including rural and tribal communities. leased from prison each year. The expe- Congress assembled, ‘‘(3) PERIOD OF GRANT.—A planning grant rience inmates have in prison, how we SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. made under this subsection shall be for a pe- prepare them to rejoin society, and This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Second riod of not longer than 1 year, beginning on how we integrate them into the broad- Chance Reauthorization Act of 2013’’. the first day of the month in which the plan- ning grant is made. er community when they are released SEC. 2. IMPROVEMENTS TO EXISTING PRO- GRAMS. ‘‘(f) IMPLEMENTATION GRANTS.— are issues that profoundly affect the (a) REAUTHORIZATION OF ADULT AND JUVE- ‘‘(1) APPLICATIONS.—An eligible entity de- communities in which we live. NILE OFFENDER STATE AND LOCAL DEM- siring an implementation grant under this The Second Chance Act funds grants ONSTRATION PROJECTS.—Section 2976 of title I subsection shall submit to the Attorney Gen- for key reentry programs and requires of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe eral an application that— that these programs demonstrate Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3797w) is ‘‘(A) contains a reentry strategic plan as measurable positive results, including amended— described in subsection (h), which describes a reduction in recidivism. (1) by striking subsection (a) and inserting the long-term strategy and incorporates a The Second Chance Act of 2008 au- the following: detailed implementation schedule, including thorized research into educational ‘‘(a) GRANT AUTHORIZATION.—The Attorney the plans of the applicant to fund the pro- General shall make grants to States, local gram after Federal funding is discontinued; methods used in prisons and jails. To- governments, territories, or Indian tribes, or ‘‘(B) identifies the local government role day’s reauthorization bill directs the any combination thereof (in this section re- and the role of governmental agencies and Attorney General to review that re- ferred to as an ‘eligible entity’), in partner- nonprofit organizations that will be coordi- search, identify best practices, and im- ship with interested persons (including Fed- nated by, and that will collaborate on, the plement them in our prisons and jails. eral corrections and supervision agencies), offender reentry strategy of the applicant, The bill also makes nonprofit organi- services providers, and nonprofit organiza- and certifies the involvement of such agen- zations eligible for grants promoting tions for the purpose of strategic planning cies and organizations; family-based substance abuse treat- and implementation of adult and juvenile of- ‘‘(C) describes the evidence-based method- fender reentry projects.’’; ology and outcome measures that will be ment and training in technology ca- (2) in subsection (b)— used to evaluate the program funded with a reers. It gives priority consideration to (A) in paragraph (3), by inserting ‘‘or re- grant under this subsection, and specifically applicants that conduct individualized entry courts,’’ after ‘‘community,’’; explains how such measurements will pro- post-release employment planning, (B) in paragraph (6), by striking ‘‘and’’ at vide valid measures of the impact of that demonstrate connections to employers the end; program; and within the local community, or track (C) in paragraph (7), by striking the period ‘‘(D) describes how the project could be and monitor employment outcomes. at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and broadly replicated if demonstrated to be ef- This legislation also makes improve- (D) by adding at the end the following: fective. ments to federal reentry policy that ‘‘(8) promoting employment opportunities ‘‘(2) REQUIREMENTS.—The Attorney General consistent with the Transitional Jobs strat- may make a grant to an applicant under this have the added benefit of reducing Bu- egy (as defined in section 4 of the Second subsection only if the application— reau of Prison costs. It continues the Chance Act of 2007 (42 U.S.C. 17502)).’’; ‘‘(A) reflects explicit support of the chief successful Elderly and Family Reunifi- (3) by striking subsections (d), (e), and (f) executive officer, or their designee, of the cation for Certain Non-Violent Offend- and inserting the following: State, unit of local government, territory, or

VerDate Mar 15 2010 00:50 Nov 14, 2013 Jkt 039060 PO 00000 Frm 00038 Fmt 0624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A13NO6.009 S13NOPT1 tjames on DSK6SPTVN1PROD with SENATE November 13, 2013 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S8003 Indian tribe applying for a grant under this ‘‘(E) provide for an independent evaluation ‘‘(I) increased enrollment in, and comple- subsection; of reentry programs that include, to the tion of treatment services, including sub- ‘‘(B) provides extensive discussion of the maximum extent possible, random assign- stance abuse and mental health services role of Federal corrections, State corrections ment and controlled studies to determine the among those assessed as needing such serv- departments, community corrections agen- effectiveness of such programs; ices; cies, juvenile justice systems, and tribal or ‘‘(F) target moderate and high-risk offend- ‘‘(J) increased enrollment in and degrees local jail systems in ensuring successful re- ers for reentry programs through validated earned from educational programs, including entry of offenders into their communities; assessment tools; and high school, GED, vocational training, and ‘‘(C) provides extensive evidence of collabo- ‘‘(G) target offenders with histories of college education; ration with State and local government homelessness, substance abuse, or mental ill- ‘‘(K) increased number of individuals ob- agencies overseeing health, housing, child ness, including a prerelease assessment of taining and retaining employment; welfare, education, substance abuse, victims the housing status of the offender and behav- ‘‘(L) increased number of individuals ob- services, and employment services, and with ioral health needs of the offender with clear taining and maintaining housing; local law enforcement agencies; coordination with mental health, substance ‘‘(M) increased self-reports of successful ‘‘(D) provides a plan for analysis of the abuse, and homelessness services systems to community living, including stability of liv- statutory, regulatory, rules-based, and prac- achieve stable and permanent housing out- ing situation and positive family relation- tice-based hurdles to reintegration of offend- comes with appropriate support service. ships; ers into the community; ‘‘(4) AMOUNT.—The amount of a grant made ‘‘(N) reduction in drug and alcohol use; and ‘‘(E) includes the use of a State, local, ter- under this subsection may not be more than ‘‘(O) reduction in recidivism rates for indi- ritorial, or tribal task force, described in $925,000. viduals receiving reentry services after re- subsection (i), to carry out the activities ‘‘(5) PERIOD OF GRANT.—A grant made lease, as compared to either baseline recidi- funded under the grant; under this subsection shall be effective for a vism rates in the jurisdiction of the grantee ‘‘(F) provides a plan for continued collabo- 2-year period— or recidivism rates of the control or com- ration with a local evaluator as necessary to ‘‘(A) beginning on the date on which the parison group.’’; meeting the requirements under subsection planning grant awarded under subsection (e) (C) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘facili- (h); and concludes; or ties.’’ and inserting ‘‘facilities, including a ‘‘(G) demonstrates that the applicant par- ‘‘(B) in the case of an implementation cost-benefit analysis to determine the cost ticipated in the planning grant process or en- grant awarded to an eligible entity that did effectiveness of the reentry program.’’; gaged in comparable planning for the reentry not receive a planning grant, beginning on (D) in paragraph (4), by striking ‘‘this sec- project. the date on which the implementation grant tion’’ and inserting ‘‘subsection (f)’’; and ‘‘(3) PRIORITY CONSIDERATIONS.—The Attor- is awarded.’’; (E) in paragraph (5), by striking ‘‘this sec- ney General shall give priority to grant ap- (4) in subsection (h)— tion’’ and inserting ‘‘subsection (f)’’; plications under this subsection that best— (A) by redesignating paragraphs (2) and (3) (7) in subsection (k)(1), by striking ‘‘this ‘‘(A) focus initiative on geographic areas as paragraphs (3) and (4), respectively; and section’’ each place the term appears and in- with a disproportionate population of offend- (B) by striking paragraph (1) and inserting serting ‘‘subsection (f)’’; ers released from prisons, jails, and juvenile the following: (8) in subsection (l)— facilities; ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—As a condition of receiv- (A) in paragraph (2), by inserting ‘‘begin- ‘‘(B) include— ing financial assistance under subsection (f), ning on the date on which the most recent ‘‘(i) input from nonprofit organizations, in each application shall develop a comprehen- implementation grant is made to the grantee any case where relevant input is available sive reentry strategic plan that— under subsection (f)’’ after ‘‘2-year period’’; and appropriate to the grant application; ‘‘(A) contains a plan to assess inmate re- and ‘‘(ii) consultation with crime victims and entry needs and measurable annual and 3- (B) in paragraph (4), by striking ‘‘over a 2- offenders who are released from prisons, year performance outcomes; year period’’ and inserting ‘‘during the 2- jails, and juvenile facilities; ‘‘(B) uses, to the maximum extent possible, year period described in paragraph (2)’’; ‘‘(iii) coordination with families of offend- randomly assigned and controlled studies, or (9) in subsection (o)(1), by striking ‘‘appro- ers; rigorous quasi-experimental studies with priated’’ and all that follows and inserting ‘‘(iv) input, where appropriate, from the ju- matched comparison groups, to determine the following: ‘‘appropriated $35,000,000 for venile justice coordinating council of the re- the effectiveness of the program funded with each of fiscal years 2014 through 2018.’’; and gion; a grant under subsection (f); and (10) by adding at the end the following: ‘‘(v) input, where appropriate, from the re- ‘‘(C) includes as a goal of the plan to re- ‘‘(p) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term entry coordinating council of the region; and duce the rate of recidivism for offenders re- ‘reentry court’ means a program that— ‘‘(vi) other interested persons, as appro- leased from prison, jail or a juvenile facility ‘‘(1) monitors juvenile and adult eligible priate; with funds made available under subsection offenders reentering the community; ‘‘(C) demonstrate effective case assessment (f). ‘‘(2) provides continual judicial super- and management abilities in order to provide ‘‘(2) LOCAL EVALUATOR.—A partnership vision; comprehensive and continuous reentry, in- with a local evaluator described in sub- ‘‘(3) provides juvenile and adult eligible of- cluding— section (d)(2) shall require the local eval- fenders reentering the community with co- ‘‘(i) planning for prerelease transitional uator to use the baseline data and target ordinated and comprehensive reentry serv- housing and community release that begins population characteristics developed under a ices and programs, such as— upon admission for juveniles and jail in- subsection (e) planning grant to derive a fea- ‘‘(A) drug and alcohol testing and assess- mates, and, as appropriate, for prison in- sible and meaningful target goal for recidi- ment for treatment; mates, depending on the length of the sen- vism reduction during the 3-year period be- ‘‘(B) assessment for substance abuse from a tence; ginning on the date of implementation of the substance abuse professional who is approved ‘‘(ii) establishing prerelease planning pro- program.’’; by the State or Indian tribe and licensed by cedures to ensure that the eligibility of an (5) in subsection (i)(1)— the appropriate entity to provide alcohol and offender for Federal, tribal, or State benefits (A) in the matter preceding subparagraph drug addiction treatment, as appropriate; upon release is established prior to release, (A), by striking ‘‘under this section’’ and in- ‘‘(C) substance abuse treatment from a pro- subject to any limitations in law, and to en- serting ‘‘under subsection (f)’’; and vider that is approved by the State or Indian sure that offenders obtain all necessary re- (B) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘sub- tribe, and licensed, if necessary, to provide ferrals for reentry services, including assist- section (e)(4)’’ and inserting ‘‘subsection medical and other health services; ance identifying and securing suitable hous- (f)(2)(D)’’; ‘‘(D) health (including mental health) serv- ing; and (6) in subsection (j)— ices and assessment; ‘‘(iii) delivery of continuous and appro- (A) in paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘for an ‘‘(E) aftercare and case management serv- priate mental health services, drug treat- implementation grant under subsection (f)’’ ices that— ment, medical care, job training and place- after ‘‘applicant’’; ‘‘(i) facilitate access to clinical care and ment, educational services, vocational serv- (B) in paragraph (2)— related health services; and ices, and any other service or support needed (i) in subparagraph (E), by inserting ‘‘, ‘‘(ii) coordinate with such clinical care and for reentry; where appropriate’’ after ‘‘support’’; and related health services; and ‘‘(D) review the process by which the appli- (ii) by striking subparagraphs (F), (G), and ‘‘(F) any other services needed for reentry; cant adjudicates violations of parole, proba- (H), and inserting the following: ‘‘(4) convenes community impact panels, tion, or supervision following release from ‘‘(F) increased number of staff trained to victim impact panels, or victim impact edu- prison, jail, or a juvenile facility, taking administer reentry services; cational classes; into account public safety and the use of ‘‘(G) increased proportion of individuals ‘‘(5) provides and coordinates the delivery graduated, community-based sanctions for served by the program among those eligible of community services to juvenile and adult minor and technical violations of parole, to receive services; eligible offenders, including— probation, or supervision (specifically those ‘‘(H) increased number of individuals re- ‘‘(A) housing assistance; violations that are not otherwise, and inde- ceiving risk screening needs assessment, and ‘‘(B) education; pendently, a violation of law); case planning services; ‘‘(C) job training;

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‘‘(D) conflict resolution skills training; cal years 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, and 2018 for (2) TABLE OF CONTENTS AMENDMENT.—The ‘‘(E) batterer intervention programs; and grants for purposes described in section table of contents in section 2 of the Second ‘‘(F) other appropriate social services; and 3005(a)(4)’’. Chance Act of 2007 (42 U.S.C. 17501 note) is ‘‘(6) establishes and implements graduated (d) CAREERS TRAINING DEMONSTRATION amended by striking the item relating to sanctions and incentives.’’. GRANTS.—Section 115 of the Second Chance section 211 and inserting the following: (b) GRANTS FOR FAMILY-BASED SUBSTANCE Act of 2007 (42 U.S.C. 17511) is amended— ‘‘Sec. 211. Community-based mentoring and ABUSE TREATMENT.—Part DD of title I of the (1) in subsection (a)— transitional service grants.’’. Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act (A) by striking ‘‘and Indian’’ and inserting (g) DEFINITIONS.— of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3797s et seq.) is amended— ‘‘nonprofit organizations, and Indian’’; and (1) IN GENERAL.—Section 4 of the Second (1) in section 2921 (42 U.S.C. 3797s), in the (B) by striking ‘‘technology career training matter preceding paragraph (1), by inserting Chance Act of 2007 (42 U.S.C. 17502) is amend- to prisoners’’ and inserting ‘‘career training, ed to read as follows: ‘‘nonprofit organizations,’’ before ‘‘and In- including subsidized employment, when part dian’’; of a training program, to prisoners and reen- ‘‘SEC. 4. DEFINITIONS. (2) in section 2923 (42 U.S.C. 3797s–2), by tering youth and adults’’; ‘‘In this Act— adding at the end the following: (2) in subsection (b)— ‘‘(1) the term ‘exoneree’ means an indi- ‘‘(c) PRIORITY CONSIDERATIONS.—The Attor- (A) by striking ‘‘technology careers train- vidual who— ney General shall give priority consideration ing’’; ‘‘(A) has been convicted of a Federal, trib- to grant applications for grants under sec- (B) by striking ‘‘technology-based’’; and al, or State offense that is punishable by a tion 2921 that are submitted by a nonprofit (C) by inserting ‘‘, as well as upon transi- term of imprisonment of more than 1 year; organization that demonstrates a relation- tion and reentry into the community’’ after ‘‘(B) has served a term of imprisonment for ship with State and local criminal justice ‘‘facility’’; not less than 6 months in a Federal, tribal, agencies, including— (3) by striking subsections (c) and (e); or State prison or correctional facility as a ‘‘(1) within the judiciary and prosecutorial (4) by inserting after subsection (b) the fol- result of the conviction described in subpara- agencies; or lowing: graph (A); and ‘‘(2) with the local corrections agencies, ‘‘(C) has been determined to be factually ‘‘(c) PRIORITY CONSIDERATION.—Priority which shall be documented by a written consideration shall be given to any applica- innocent of the offense described in subpara- agreement that details the terms of access to tion under this section that— graph (A); facilities and participants and provides in- ‘‘(1) provides assessment of local demand ‘‘(2) the term ‘Indian tribe’ has the mean- formation on the history of the organization for employees in the geographic areas to ing given in section 901 of the Omnibus of working with correctional populations.’’; which offenders are likely to return; Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 and ‘‘(2) conducts individualized reentry career (42 U.S.C. 3791); (3) by striking section 2926(a) (42 U.S.C. planning upon the start of incarceration or ‘‘(3) the term ‘offender’ includes an 3797s–5(a)), and inserting the following: post-release employment planning for each exoneree; and ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—There are authorized to offender served under the grant; ‘‘(4) the term ‘Transitional Jobs strategy’ be appropriated to carry out this part ‘‘(3) demonstrates connections to employ- means an employment strategy for youth $10,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2014 ers within the local community; or and adults who are chronically unemployed through 2018.’’. ‘‘(4) tracks and monitors employment out- or those that have barriers to employment (c) GRANT PROGRAM TO EVALUATE AND IM- that— PROVE EDUCATIONAL METHODS AT PRISONS, comes.’’; and (5) by adding at the end the following: ‘‘(A) is conducted by State, tribal, and JAILS, AND JUVENILE FACILITIES.—Title I of local governments, State, tribal, and local ‘‘(e) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets workforce boards, and nonprofit organiza- There are authorized to be appropriated to Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3711 et seq.) is amend- tions; carry out this section $10,000,000 for each of ed— ‘‘(B) provides time-limited employment fiscal years 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, and 2018.’’. (1) by redesignating part KK (42 U.S.C. using individual placements, team place- (e) OFFENDER REENTRY SUBSTANCE ABUSE 3797ee et seq.) as part LL; ments, and social enterprise placements, AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE COLLABORATION PRO- (2) by redesignating the second part des- without displacing existing employees; GRAM.—Section 201(f)(1) of the Second ignated as part JJ, as added by the Second ‘‘(C) pays wages in accordance with appli- Chance Act of 2007 (42 U.S.C. 17521(f)(1)) is Chance Act of 2007 (Public Law 110–199; 122 cable law, but in no event less than the high- amended to read as follows: Stat. 677), relating to grants to evaluate and er of the rate specified in section 6(a)(1) of ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—There are authorized to improve educational methods, as part KK; the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29 be appropriated to carry out this section (3) by redesignating the second section des- U.S.C. 206(a)(1)) or the applicable State or $15,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2014 ignated as section 3001 and section 3002 (42 local minimum wage law, which are sub- through 2018.’’. U.S.C. 3797dd and 3797dd–1), as added by the sidized, in whole or in part, by public funds; Second Chance Act of 2007 (Public Law 110– (f) COMMUNITY-BASED MENTORING AND ‘‘(D) combines time-limited employment 199; 122 Stat. 677), relating to grants to evalu- TRANSITIONAL SERVICE GRANTS TO NONPROFIT with activities that promote skill develop- ate and improve educational methods, as ORGANIZATIONS.— ment, remove barriers to employment, and sections 3005 and 3006, respectively; (1) IN GENERAL.—Section 211 of the Second lead to unsubsidized employment such as a (4) in section 3005, as so redesignated— Chance Act of 2007 (42 U.S.C. 17531) is amend- thorough orientation and individual assess- (A) in subsection (a)— ed— ment, job readiness and life skills training, (i) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘and’’ at (A) in the header, by striking ‘‘MEN- case management and supportive services, the end; TORING GRANTS TO NONPROFIT ORGANI- adult education and training, child support- (ii) in paragraph (3), by striking the period ZATIONS’’ and inserting ‘‘COMMUNITY- related services, job retention support and at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and BASED MENTORING AND TRANSITIONAL incentives, and other similar activities; (iii) by adding at the end the following: SERVICE GRANTS TO NONPROFIT ORGA- ‘‘(E) places participants into unsubsidized ‘‘(4) implement methods to improve aca- NIZATIONS’’; employment; and demic and vocational education for offenders (B) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘men- ‘‘(F) provides job retention, re-employment in prisons, jails, and juvenile facilities con- toring and other’’; services, and continuing and vocational edu- sistent with the best practices identified in (C) in subsection (b), by striking paragraph cation to ensure continuing participation in subsection (c).’’; (2) and inserting the following: unsubsidized employment and identification (B) by redesignating subsection (c) as sub- ‘‘(2) transitional services to assist in the of opportunities for advancement.’’. reintegration of offenders into the commu- section (d); and (2) TABLE OF CONTENTS AMENDMENT.—The (C) by inserting after subsection (b), the nity, including— table of contents in section 2 of the Second following: ‘‘(A) educational, literacy, and vocational, Chance Act of 2007 (42 U.S.C. 17501 note) is ‘‘(c) BEST PRACTICES.—Not later than 180 services and the Transitional Jobs strategy; amended by striking the item relating to days after the date of enactment of the Sec- ‘‘(B) substance abuse treatment and serv- section 4 and inserting the following: ond Chance Reauthorization Act of 2013, the ices; Attorney General shall identify and publish ‘‘(C) coordinated supervision and com- ‘‘Sec. 4. Definitions.’’. best practices relating to academic and voca- prehensive services for offenders, including (h) EXTENSION OF THE LENGTH OF SECTION tional education for offenders in prisons, housing and mental and physical health 2976 GRANTS.—Section 6(1) of the Second jails, and juvenile facilities. The best prac- care; Chance Act of 2007 (42 U.S.C. 17504(1)) is tices shall consider the evaluations per- ‘‘(D) family services; and amended by inserting ‘‘or under section 2976 formed and recommendations made under ‘‘(E) validated assessment tools to assess of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe grants made under subsection (a) before the the risk factors of returning inmates; and’’; Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3797w)’’ after date of enactment of the Second Chance Re- and ‘‘and 212’’. authorization Act of 2013.’’; and (D) in subsection (f), by striking ‘‘this sec- SEC. 3. AUDIT AND ACCOUNTABILITY OF GRANT- (5) in section 3006, as so redesignated, by tion’’ and all that follows and inserting the EES. striking ‘‘to carry’’ and all that follows following: ‘‘this section $15,000,000 for fiscal (a) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term through ‘‘2010’’ and inserting ‘‘for each of fis- years 2014 through 2018.’’. ‘‘unresolved audit finding’’ means an audit

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report finding or recommendation that a (1) by striking ‘‘243, and 244’’ and inserting (b) DUTIES.—The Task Force shall— grantee has used grant funds for an unau- ‘‘and 243’’; and (1) identify such programs and activities thorized expenditure or otherwise unallow- (2) by striking ‘‘$10,000,000 for each of the that may be resulting in overlap or duplica- able cost that is not closed or resolved dur- fiscal years 2009 and 2010’’ and inserting tion of services, the scope of such overlap or ing a 1-year period beginning on the date of ‘‘$5,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2014, duplication, and the relationship of such an initial notification of the finding or rec- 2015, 2016, 2017, and 2018’’. overlap and duplication to public safety, ommendation. (f) FEDERAL PRISONER RECIDIVISM REDUC- public health, and effectiveness and effi- (b) AUDIT REQUIREMENT.—Beginning in fis- TION PROGRAMMING ENHANCEMENT.— ciency; cal year 2013, and every 3 years thereafter, (1) IN GENERAL.—Section 3621 of title 18, (2) identify methods to improve collabora- the Inspector General of the Department of United States Code, is amended— tion and coordination of such programs and Justice shall conduct an audit of not less (A) by redesignating subsection (g) as sub- activities; than 5 percent of all grantees that are section (h); and (3) identify areas of responsibility in which awarded funding under— (B) by inserting after subsection (f) the fol- improved collaboration and coordination of (1) section 2976(b) of title I of the Omnibus lowing: such programs and activities would result in Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 ‘‘(g) PARTNERSHIPS TO EXPAND ACCESS TO increased effectiveness or efficiency; (42 U.S.C. 3797w(b)); REENTRY PROGRAMS PROVEN TO REDUCE RE- (4) develop innovative interagency or (2) part CC of title I of the Omnibus Crime CIDIVISM.— intergovernmental programs, activities, or Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 ‘‘(1) DEFINITION.—The term ‘demonstrated procedures that would improve outcomes of U.S.C. 3797q et seq.), as amended by this Act; to reduce recidivism’ means that the Direc- reentering offenders and children of offend- (3) part DD of title I of the Omnibus Crime tor of Bureau of Prisons has determined that ers; Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 appropriate research has been conducted and (5) develop methods for increasing regular U.S.C. 3797s et seq.); has validated the effectiveness of the type of communication among agencies that would (4) part JJ of title I of the Omnibus Crime program on recidivism. increase interagency program effectiveness; Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 ‘‘(2) ELIGIBILITY FOR RECIDIVISM REDUCTION (6) identify areas of research that can be U.S.C. 3797dd et seq.); or PARTNERSHIP.—A faith-based or community- coordinated across agencies with an empha- (5) section 115, 201, or 211 of the Second based nonprofit organization that provides sis on applying evidence-based practices to Chance Act of 2007 (42 U.S.C. 17511, 17521, and mentoring or other programs that have been support, treatment, and intervention pro- 17531). demonstrated to reduce recidivism is eligible grams for reentering offenders; (c) MANDATORY EXCLUSION.—A grantee that to enter into a recidivism reduction partner- (7) identify funding areas that should be is found to have an unresolved audit finding ship with a prison or community-based facil- coordinated across agencies and any gaps in under an audit conducted under subsection ity operated by the Bureau of Prisons. funding; and (b) may not receive grant funds under the ‘‘(3) RECIDIVISM REDUCTION PARTNERSHIPS.— (8) in collaboration with the National grant programs described in paragraphs (1) The Director of the Bureau of Prisons shall Adult and Juvenile Offender Reentry Re- through (5) of subsection (b) in the fiscal develop policies to require wardens of pris- sources Center, identify successful programs year following the fiscal year to which the ons and community-based facilities to enter currently operating and collect best prac- finding relates. into recidivism reduction partnerships with tices in offender reentry from demonstration grantees and other agencies and organiza- (d) PRIORITY OF GRANT AWARDS.—The At- faith-based and community-based nonprofit tions, determine the extent to which such torney General, in awarding grants under organizations that are willing to provide, on programs and practices can be replicated, the programs described in paragraphs (1) a volunteer basis, programs described in and make information on such programs and through (5) of subsection (b) shall give pri- paragraph (2). practices available to States, localities, non- ority to eligible entities that during the 2- ‘‘(4) REPORTING REQUIREMENT.—The Direc- profit organizations, and others. year period preceding the application for a tor of the Bureau of Prisons shall submit to (c) REPORT.— grant have not been found to have an unre- Congress an annual report on the last day of (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after solved audit finding. each fiscal year that— ‘‘(A) details, for each prison and commu- the date of the enactment of this Act, the SEC. 4. FEDERAL REENTRY IMPROVEMENTS. nity-based facility for the fiscal year just Task Force shall submit a report, including (a) RESPONSIBLE REINTEGRATION OF OF- ended— recommendations, to Congress on barriers to FENDERS.—Section 212 of the Second Chance ‘‘(i) the number of recidivism reduction reentry. Act of 2007 (42 U.S.C. 17532) is repealed. (2) CONTENTS.—The report required under partnerships under this section that were in (b) FEDERAL PRISONER REENTRY INITIA- paragraph (1) shall identify Federal and effect; TIVE.—Section 231 of the Second Chance Act other barriers to successful reentry of of- ‘‘(ii) the number of volunteers that pro- of 2007 (42 U.S.C. 17541) is amended— fenders into the community and analyze the vided recidivism reduction programming; (1) in subsection (g)— effects of such barriers on offenders and on and (A) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘carried children and other family members of offend- ‘‘(iii) the number of recidivism reduction out during fiscal years 2009 and 2010’’ and in- ers, including— programming hours provided; and serting ‘‘carried out during fiscal years 2014 (A) admissions and evictions from Federal ‘‘(B) explains any disparities between fa- through 2018’’; and housing programs; cilities in the numbers reported under sub- (B) in paragraph (5)(A)— (B) child support obligations and proce- paragraph (A).’’. (i) in clause (i), by striking ‘‘65 years’’ and dures; (2) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments inserting ‘‘60 years’’; and (C) Social Security benefits, veterans bene- made by paragraph (1) shall take effect 180 (ii) in clause (ii), by striking ‘‘or 75 per- fits, food stamps, and other forms of Federal days after the date of enactment of this Act. cent’’ and inserting ‘‘or 2⁄3’’; public assistance; (g) REPEALS.— (2) by striking subsection (h); (1) Section 2978 of title I of the Omnibus (D) Medicaid Program and Medicare Pro- (3) by redesignating subsection (i) as sub- Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 gram procedures, requirements, regulations, section (h); and (42 U.S.C. 3797w–2) is repealed. and guidelines; (4) in subsection (h), as so redesignated, by (2) Part CC of title I of the Omnibus Crime (E) education programs, financial assist- striking ‘‘2009 and 2010’’ and inserting ‘‘2014 Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 ance, and full civic participation; through 2018’’. U.S.C. 3797q et seq.) is repealed. (F) Temporary Assistance for Needy Fami- (c) ENHANCING REPORTING REQUIREMENTS lies program funding criteria and other wel- SEC. 5. TASK FORCE ON FEDERAL PROGRAMS PERTAINING TO COMMUNITY CORRECTIONS.— AND ACTIVITIES RELATING TO RE- fare benefits; Section 3624(c) of title 18, United States ENTRY OF OFFENDERS. (G) employment and training; Code, is amended— (a) TASK FORCE REQUIRED.—The Attorney (H) reentry procedures, case planning, and (1) in paragraph (5), in the second sentence, General, in consultation with the Secretary transitions of persons from the custody of by inserting ‘‘, and number of prisoners not of Housing and Urban Development, the Sec- the Federal Bureau of Prisons to a Federal being placed in community corrections fa- retary of Labor, the Secretary of Education, parole or probation program or community cilities for each reason set forth’’ before ‘‘, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, corrections; and any other information’’; and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, the Sec- (I) laws, regulations, rules, and practices (2) in paragraph (6), by striking ‘‘the Sec- retary of Agriculture, and the heads of such that may require a parolee to return to the ond Chance Act of 2007’’ and inserting ‘‘the other agencies of the Federal Government as same county that they were living in before Second Chance Reauthorization Act of 2013’’. the Attorney General considers appropriate, their arrest and therefore prevent offenders (d) TERMINATION OF STUDY ON EFFECTIVE- and in collaboration with interested persons, from changing their setting upon release; NESS OF DEPOT NALTREXONE FOR HEROIN AD- service providers, nonprofit organizations, and DICTION.—Section 244 of the Second Chance States, tribal, and local governments, shall (J) trying to establish pre-release planning Act of 2007 (42 U.S.C. 17554) is repealed. establish an interagency task force on Fed- procedures for prisoners to ensure that a (e) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR eral programs and activities relating to the prisoner’s eligibility for Federal or State RESEARCH.—Section 245 of the Second reentry of offenders into the community (re- benefits (including Medicaid, Medicare, So- Chance Act of 2007 (42 U.S.C. 17555) is amend- ferred to in this section as the ‘‘Task cial Security and veterans benefits) upon re- ed— Force’’). lease is established prior to release, subject

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(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments (d) UPDATED REPORTS.—On an annual basis, ments to ensure that taxpayers are made by this section shall apply to taxable only partnering on the best ideas in the Task Force shall submit to Congress an years beginning after December 31, 2013. updated report on the activities of the Task which the private sector also has sig- Force, including specific recommendations By Mr. MARKEY: nificant capital committed. on issues described in subsections (b) and (c). S. 1698. A bill to provide for the es- We have seen the benefits of regional tablishment of clean technology con- innovation ecosystems in places like By Mr. HARKIN (for himself and sortia to enhance the economic, envi- Silicon Valley; Boston, Cambridge and Mr. HELLER): ronmental, and energy security of the the Route 128 Corridor; the Research S. 1694. A bill to amend the Internal United States by promoting domestic Triangle in North Carolina; Austin, Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a credit development, manufacture, and deploy- TX; and elsewhere. The geographic against income tax for the purchase of ment of clean technologies; to the proximity of institutions in these areas hearing aids; to the Committee on Fi- Committee on Energy and Natural Re- improves the flow of information be- nance. sources. tween scientists, engineers, and entre- Mr. HARKIN. Mr. President, I ask Mr. MARKEY. Mr. President, today I preneurs, and it facilitates the sharing unanimous consent that the text of the am introducing the Consortia-Led En- of skilled human resources and facili- bill be printed in the RECORD. ergy and Advanced Manufacturing Net- ties. Most critically when it comes to There being no objection, the text of works Act. commercializing innovations, these re- the bill was ordered to be printed in For more than a century, America’s gions have demonstrated a unique abil- the RECORD, as follows: innovation community has been the ity to pull investor capital off the side- S. 1694 foundation of our high-tech economy lines and channel it into new produc- Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Rep- and generated broad-based growth to tion. We need to bolster these existing resentatives of the United States of America in support a strong middle class. While ecosystems and help nurture new ones. Congress assembled, our innovators remain the best in the America’s universities and research SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. world, we have seen a disturbing trend institutions are truly national treas- This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Hearing Aid in recent years. When it comes to mov- ures. Our venture capitalists and entre- Assistance Tax Credit Act’’. ing innovations out of the lab and into SEC. 2. CREDIT FOR HEARING AIDS. preneurs are the sharpest in the world. the factory, we are getting beat. When we sprinkle the right mix of sci- (a) IN GENERAL.—Subpart A of part IV of Breakthroughs achieved in U.S. re- subchapter A of chapter 1 of the Internal entific brain power and capitalist Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to nonrefund- search universities and laboratories are drive, we get something uniquely able personal credits) is amended by insert- all too often being commercialized and American and extremely potent. ing after section 25D the following new sec- manufactured overseas. As recent re- This legislation will help link inven- tion: search by the Massachusetts Institute tors with investors, professors with ‘‘SEC. 25E. CREDIT FOR HEARING AIDS. of Technology and others has dem- producers, and get technologies out of ‘‘(a) ALLOWANCE OF CREDIT.—In the case of onstrated, innovation and production laboratories and into factories. It pro- an individual, there shall be allowed as a are closely related. When manufac- vides the type of responsible and for- credit against the tax imposed by this chap- turing facilities move overseas, we lose ward-looking partnership that we need ter an amount equal to the amount paid dur- more than just those manufacturing ing the taxable year, not compensated by in- with the private sector right now. This surance or otherwise, by the taxpayer for the jobs. We can lose our ability to con- legislation builds on provisions I in- purchase of any qualified hearing aid. tinue to innovate in that industry and cluded in both the Waxman-Markey ‘‘(b) MAXIMUM AMOUNT.—The amount al- lose our hold on those jobs forever. bill and the America COMPETES reau- lowed as a credit under subsection (a) shall At the same time, we have some in- thorization, bills that passed the U.S. not exceed $500 per qualified hearing aid. dustries in the United States domi- House of Representatives in 2009 and ‘‘(c) QUALIFIED HEARING AID.—For purposes nated by deeply entrenched companies 2010, respectively. of this section, the term ‘qualified hearing that are resistant to innovation or ad- aid’ means a hearing aid— aptation of century-old business mod- f ‘‘(1) which is described in sections 874.3300 els. In those sectors, we need to look at SUBMITTED RESOLUTIONS and 874.3305 of title 21, Code of Federal Regu- lations, and is authorized under the Federal ways of partnering with our innovators Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act for commer- on proof-of-concept and demonstration cial distribution, and projects so that more breakthroughs SENATE RESOLUTION 292—EX- ‘‘(2) which is intended for use— can bridge the so-called ‘‘Valley of PRESSING SUPPORT FOR THE ‘‘(A) by the taxpayer, or Death’’ between the lab bench and VICTIMS OF THE TYPHOON IN ‘‘(B) by an individual with respect to whom commercialization of a new tech- THE PHILIPPINES AND THE SUR- the taxpayer, for the taxable year, is allowed nology. That will ensure that innova- ROUNDING REGION a deduction under section 151(c) (relating to tive and potentially disruptive tech- deduction for personal exemptions for de- Mr. SCHATZ (for himself, Mr. pendents). nologies can actually reach the mar- MENENDEZ, Mr. DURBIN, Mr. CARDIN, ‘‘(d) ELECTION ONCE EVERY 5 YEARS.—This ket, and provide badly needed competi- Mr. RUBIO, Ms. HIRONO, Mr. UDALL of section shall apply with respect to any indi- tion in industries where incumbents New Mexico, Mrs. BOXER, and Mr. vidual for any taxable year only if there is may be failing to innovate. This is BEGICH) submitted the following reso- an election in effect with respect to such in- what my legislation is intended to ad- lution; which was referred to the Com- dividual (at such time and in such manner as dress. mittee on Foreign Relations: the Secretary may by regulations prescribe) In order to reach their full market S. RES. 292 to have this section apply for such taxable potential, scientific breakthroughs year. An election to have this section apply Whereas on November 8, 2013, Typhoon Yo- with respect to any individual may not be must be translated into commercial landa, also known as Typhoon Haiyan, made for any taxable year if such an election applications, demonstrated, connected struck the Republic of the Philippines and is in effect with respect to such individual to appropriate markets, and scaled up. the surrounding region; for any of the 4 taxable years preceding such The bill I am introducing today would Whereas Typhoon Yolanda is the strongest taxable year. fertilize America’s innovation eco- typhoon in recorded history to make land- ‘‘(e) DENIAL OF DOUBLE BENEFIT.—No credit systems by making available $100 mil- fall; shall be allowed under subsection (a) for any lion to 6 or more consortia to support Whereas President Benigno Aquino III de- expense for which a deduction or credit is al- these types of activities and help shep- clared a state of national calamity after Ty- lowed under any other provision of this chap- phoon Yolanda hit the central Philippines; ter.’’. herd innovations through the commer- Whereas the typhoon caused widespread (b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of cialization process. Consortia could in- flooding and landslides, particularly in the sections for subpart A of part IV of sub- clude a mix of research universities, provinces of Eastern Samar and Leyte, chapter A of chapter 1 of the Internal Rev- large and small companies, national which experienced storm surges of up to 13

VerDate Mar 15 2010 00:50 Nov 14, 2013 Jkt 039060 PO 00000 Frm 00042 Fmt 0624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A13NO6.016 S13NOPT1 tjames on DSK6SPTVN1PROD with SENATE November 13, 2013 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S8007 feet and sustained winds of more than 175 (6) encourages the United States and the SENATE RESOLUTION 294—EX- miles per hour; international community to provide addi- PRESSING SUPPORT FOR THE Whereas authorities in the Philippines tional humanitarian assistance to aid the GOALS OF NATIONAL ADOPTION have confirmed at least 1,798 deaths, a toll survivors and support reconstruction efforts, DAY AND NATIONAL ADOPTION that is expected to rise as thousands of indi- as appropriate. viduals remain missing as of the date of this MONTH BY PROMOTING NA- resolution; TIONAL AWARENESS OF ADOP- f Whereas unofficial estimates project the TION AND THE CHILDREN number of deaths to be over 10,000; AWAITING FAMILIES, CELE- Whereas, according to the United Nations SENATE RESOLUTION 293—DESIG- BRATING CHILDREN AND FAMI- Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian NATING THE WEEK BEGINNING LIES INVOLVED IN ADOPTION, Affairs, more than 670,000 people have been ON NOVEMBER 18, 2013, AS ‘‘NA- AND ENCOURAGING THE PEOPLE displaced and 11,300,000 people have been af- TIONAL TRIBAL COLLEGES AND OF THE UNITED STATES TO SE- fected by Typhoon Yolanda; CURE SAFETY, PERMANENCY, Whereas, according to the Philippine Na- UNIVERSITIES WEEK’’ tional Disaster Risk Reduction and Manage- AND WELL-BEING FOR ALL CHIL- ment Council, the typhoon destroyed or Ms. HEITKAMP (for herself, Mr. DREN damaged approximately 149,015 houses, as HOEVEN, Mr. BEGICH, Mr. UDALL of New Ms. LANDRIEU (for herself, Mr. well as public infrastructure and agricul- Mexico, Mrs. MURRAY, Mr. SCHATZ, Ms. INHOFE, Ms. KLOBUCHAR, Mr. GRASSLEY, tural land across 41 provinces; HIRONO, Mr. TESTER, Mr. FRANKEN, Mr. Mr. UDALL of New Mexico, Mr. BLUNT, Whereas, in Ormoc City, the second largest Mr. KING, Mr. CORNYN, Mr. THUNE, Mr. city in the province of Leyte, the typhoon LEVIN, Mr. MORAN, Mr. JOHNSON of JOHNSON of South Dakota, Mr. damaged or destroyed approximately 80 to 90 South Dakota, Mr. THUNE, Ms. STABE- percent of housing; NOW, Mr. BARRASSO, Ms. BALDWIN, Ms. PORTMAN, Mr. WICKER, Mrs. FISCHER, Mr. MORAN, Mr. BOOZMAN, and Mr. Whereas the United Nations World Food KLOBUCHAR, Mr. BAUCUS, and Mr. HEIN- Program estimates that 2,500,000 people will COCHRAN) submitted the following reso- RICH) submitted the following resolu- need food assistance in the aftermath of the lution; which was considered and typhoon; tion; which was considered and agreed agreed to: Whereas the Government of the Phil- to: S. RES. 294 ippines has been leading and coordinating S. RES. 293 Whereas there are millions of unparented the disaster response in the Philippines, in- children in the world, including 399,546 chil- Whereas there are 37 tribal colleges and cluding the evacuation of more than 792,000 dren in the foster care system in the United universities operating on more than 75 cam- people to temporary shelters and pre-posi- States, approximately 102,000 of whom are tioning food commodities and emergency re- puses in 15 States; waiting for families to adopt them; lief supplies in advance of the typhoon, and Whereas tribal colleges and universities Whereas 60 percent of the children in foster deploying military assets and road-clearing are tribally or Federally chartered institu- care in the United States are age 10 or equipment to assist with relief operations; tions of higher education and therefore have younger; Whereas the response by the United States a unique relationship with the Federal Gov- Whereas the average length of time a child Government to this tragedy has included ernment; spends in foster care is approximately 2 $20,000,000 in aid; Whereas tribal colleges and universities years; Whereas a United States Agency for Inter- serve students from more than 250 Federally Whereas for many foster children, the wait national Development Disaster Assistance recognized Indian tribes; for a loving family in which they are nur- Response Team, elements of the 3rd Marine Whereas tribal colleges and universities tured, comforted, and protected seems end- Expeditionary Brigade, and other United offer students access to knowledge and skills less; States military and civilian personnel have grounded in cultural traditions and values, Whereas in 2012, nearly 26,000 youth ‘‘aged deployed to the Philippines to provide aid including indigenous languages, which en- out’’ of foster care by reaching adulthood and coordinate United States relief efforts; without being placed in a permanent home; Whereas the Philippines and the United hance Indian communities and enrich the United States as a whole; Whereas every day, loving and nurturing States fought side-by-side during World War families are strengthened and expanded when Whereas tribal colleges and universities II to defend the Bataan Peninsula and subse- committed and dedicated individuals make provide access to quality higher education quently liberate the Philippines from Japa- an important difference in the life of a child opportunities for American Indians, Alaska nese control; through adoption; Whereas the Philippines and the United Natives, and other individuals living in some Whereas a 2007 survey conducted by the States share a long, close relationship as al- of the most isolated and economically de- Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption dem- lies, as evidenced by the 1951 U.S.-Phil- pressed areas in the United States; onstrated that although ‘‘Americans over- ippines Mutual Defense Treaty, which was Whereas tribal colleges and universities whelmingly support the concept of adoption, reaffirmed by the Manila Declaration signed are accredited institutions of higher edu- and in particular foster care adoption . . . in 2011, and the United States designation of cation that effectively prepare students to foster care adoptions have not increased sig- the Philippines as a Major Non-NATO Ally; succeed in a global and highly competitive nificantly over the past five years’’; Whereas the Philippines and the United workforce; Whereas while 4 in 10 Americans have con- States share strong economic, security, and Whereas open enrollment policies have re- sidered adoption, a majority of Americans people-to-people ties, including approxi- sulted in non-Indians constituting nearly have misperceptions about the process of mately 4,000,000 Americans of Philippine an- one-fifth of the students at tribal colleges adopting children from foster care and the cestry living in the United States, and more and universities; children who are eligible for adoption; than 300,000 United States citizens residing Whereas tribal colleges and universities Whereas 50 percent of Americans believe in the Philippines; and are effectively providing access to quality that children enter the foster care system Whereas the Philippines and the United higher education opportunities to residents because of juvenile delinquency, when in re- States share a long tradition of mutual sup- ality the vast majority of children who have port and cooperation: Now, therefore, be it of reservation communities and the North Slope of Alaska; and entered the foster care system were victims Resolved, That the Senate— of neglect, abandonment, or abuse; Whereas the mission and achievements of (1) mourns the loss of life resulting from Whereas 39 percent of Americans believe tribal colleges and universities deserve na- the typhoon; that foster care adoption is expensive, when tional recognition: Now, therefore, be it (2) expresses its deepest condolences to the in reality there is no substantial cost for families of the victims of this tragedy; Resolved, That the Senate— adopting from foster care and financial sup- (3) expresses solidarity with the survivors, (1) designates the week beginning on No- port is available to adoptive parents after and all those who have lost loved ones or vember 18, 2013, as ‘‘National Tribal Colleges the adoption is finalized; otherwise been affected by the tragedy; and Universities Week’’; and Whereas family reunification, kinship (4) supports the efforts of the Government (2) calls on the people of the United States care, and domestic and inter-county adop- of the Philippines to lead and coordinate as- and interested groups to observe the week tion promote permanency and stability to a sistance to address immediate humanitarian with appropriate ceremonies, activities, and far greater degree than long-term institu- needs and to begin reconstruction efforts; programs to demonstrate support for tribal tionalization and long-term, often disrupted (5) supports the ongoing efforts of the colleges and universities. foster care; United States Government, the international Whereas both National Adoption Day and community, relief agencies, and private citi- National Adoption Month occur in the zens to assist the governments and peoples of month of November; the Philippines and the surrounding region Whereas National Adoption Day is a collec- in their time of need; and tive national effort to find permanent, loving

VerDate Mar 15 2010 00:50 Nov 14, 2013 Jkt 039060 PO 00000 Frm 00043 Fmt 0624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A13NO6.012 S13NOPT1 tjames on DSK6SPTVN1PROD with SENATE S8008 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE November 13, 2013 families for children in the foster care sys- 1197, supra; which was ordered to lie on the On page 130, line 19, strike ‘‘skills and tem; table. training’’ and insert ‘‘eligibility, skills, and Whereas since the first National Adoption SA 2028. Mr. INHOFE submitted an amend- training’’. Day in 2000, nearly 45,000 children have ment intended to be proposed by him to the On page 131, line 11, insert ‘‘eligibility joined forever families during National bill S. 1197, supra; which was ordered to lie and’’ after ‘‘including’’. Adoption Day; on the table. On page 132, line 15, insert ‘‘in connection Whereas in 2012, a total of 390 events were SA 2029. Mr. INHOFE submitted an amend- with military occupational specialites’’ be- held in 47 States and the District of Colum- ment intended to be proposed by him to the fore the period. bia, finalizing the adoptions of 4,615 children bill S. 1197, supra; which was ordered to lie from foster care and celebrating an addi- on the table. SA 2030. Mr. INHOFE submitted an amend- SA 2026. Mr. KAINE submitted an tional 500 adoptions finalized during Novem- amendment intended to be proposed by ber or earlier in the year; and ment intended to be proposed by him to the Whereas the President traditionally issues bill S. 1197, supra; which was ordered to lie him to the bill S. 1197, to authorize ap- an annual proclamation to declare the on the table. propriations for fiscal year 2014 for month of November as National Adoption SA 2031. Mr. INHOFE submitted an amend- military activities of the Department Month, and National Adoption Day is on No- ment intended to be proposed by him to the of Defense, for military construction, vember 23, 2013: Now, therefore, be it bill S. 1197, supra; which was ordered to lie and for defense activities of the De- Resolved, That the Senate— on the table. partment of Energy, to prescribe mili- (1) supports the goals and ideals of Na- f tary personnel strengths for such fiscal tional Adoption Day and National Adoption TEXT OF AMENDMENTS year, and for other purposes; which was Month; (2) recognizes that every child should have SA 2024. Mr. VITTER submitted an ordered to lie on the table; as follows: a permanent and loving family; and amendment intended to be proposed by At the end of subtitle A of title X, add the (3) encourages the people of the United him to the bill H.R. 3204, to amend the following: States to consider adoption during the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act SEC. 1003. SENSE OF THE SENATE REGARDING month of November and all throughout the with respect to human drug REPORTING ON THE LONG-TERM year. BUDGETARY EFFECTS OF SEQUES- compounding and drug supply chain se- TRATION. f curity, and for other purposes; which (a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds that— SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLU- was ordered to lie on the table; as fol- (1) the reductions in discretionary appro- TION 25—AUTHORIZING THE USE lows: priations and direct spending accounts under section 251A of the Balanced Budget and OF EMANCIPATION HALL IN THE At the appropriate place, insert the fol- lowing: Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (2 CAPITOL VISITOR CENTER FOR U.S.C. 901a) (in this section referred to as ACTIVITIES ASSOCIATED WITH SEC. ll. TRANSPARENCY OF COVERAGE DETER- MINATION. ‘‘sequestration’’) were never intended to THE CEREMONY TO AWARD THE (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 30 days take effect; CONGRESSIONAL GOLD MEDAL after the date of enactment of this Act, the (2) the readiness of the Nation’s military is TO NATIVE AMERICAN CODE Chief Administrative Officer of the House of weakened by sequestration; TALKERS Representatives and the Financial Clerk of (3) sequestration has budgetary and cost the Senate shall make publically available impacts beyond the programmatic level; and Mr. JOHNSON of South Dakota (for the determinations of each member of the (4) there is limited information about these himself and Mr. INHOFE) submitted the House of Representatives and each Senator, indirect costs to the Federal Government. following concurrent resolution; which as the case may be, regarding the designa- (b) SENSE OF THE SENATE.—It is the sense was considered and agreed to: tion of their respective congressional staff of the Senate that the Office of Management and Budget should establish a task force to S. CON. RES. 25 (including leadership and committee staff) as ‘‘official’’ for purposes of requiring such staff report on the long-term budgetary costs and Resolved by the Senate (the House of Rep- effects of sequestration, including on pro- resentatives concurring), to enroll in health insurance coverage pro- vided through an Exchange as required under curement activities and contracts with the SECTION 1. USE OF EMANCIPATION HALL FOR section 1312(d)(1)(D) of the Patient Protec- Federal Government. GOLD MEDAL CEREMONY FOR NA- TIVE AMERICAN CODE TALKERS. tion and Affordable Care Act (42 U.S.C. Mr. INHOFE (for himself Emancipation Hall in the Capitol Visitor 18032(d)(1)(D)), and the regulations relating SA 2027. Center is authorized to be used on November to such section. and Mr. CHAMBLISS) submitted an (b) FAILURE TO SUBMIT.—The failure by any 20, 2013, for a ceremony to award the Con- amendment intended to be proposed by member of the House of Representatives or gressional Gold Medal to Native American him to the bill S. 1197, to authorize ap- Senator to designate any of their respective code talkers. Physical preparations for the propriations for fiscal year 2014 for staff, whether committee or leadership staff, conduct of the ceremony shall be carried out as ‘‘official’’ (as described in subsection (a)), military activities of the Department in accordance with such conditions as may shall be noted in the determination made of Defense, for military construction, be prescribed by the Architect of the Capitol. publically available under subsection (a) and for defense activities of the De- f along with a statement that such failure per- partment of Energy, to prescribe mili- mits the staff involved to remain in the Fed- tary personnel strengths for such fiscal AMENDMENTS SUBMITTED AND eral Employee Health Benefits Program. PROPOSED year, and for other purposes; which was (c) PRIVACY.—Nothing in this Act shall be ordered to lie on the table; as follows: SA 2024. Mr. VITTER submitted an amend- construed to permit the release of any indi- Strike section 1032. ment intended to be proposed by him to the vidually identifiable information concerning bill H.R. 3204, to amend the Federal Food, any individual, including any health plan se- Drug, and Cosmetic Act with respect to lected by an individual. SA 2028. Mr. INHOFE submitted an human drug compounding and drug supply amendment intended to be proposed by chain security, and for other purposes; which SA 2025. Mr. KAINE submitted an him to the bill S. 1197, to authorize ap- was ordered to lie on the table. amendment intended to be proposed by propriations for fiscal year 2014 for SA 2025. Mr. KAINE submitted an amend- him to the bill S. 1197, to authorize ap- military activities of the Department ment intended to be proposed by him to the propriations for fiscal year 2014 for of Defense, for military construction, bill S. 1197, to authorize appropriations for military activities of the Department and for defense activities of the De- fiscal year 2014 for military activities of the of Defense, for military construction, partment of Energy, to prescribe mili- Department of Defense, for military con- and for defense activities of the De- tary personnel strengths for such fiscal struction, and for defense activities of the partment of Energy, to prescribe mili- Department of Energy, to prescribe military year, and for other purposes; which was personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and tary personnel strengths for such fiscal ordered to lie on the table; as follows: for other purposes; which was ordered to lie year, and for other purposes; which was Strike section 1033 and insert the fol- on the table. ordered to lie on the table; as follows: lowing: SA 2026. Mr. KAINE submitted an amend- On page 130, beginning on line 3, strike SEC. 1033. PROHIBITION ON THE USE OF FUNDS ment intended to be proposed by him to the ‘‘SKILLS AND TRAINING REQUIRED FOR FOR THE TRANSFER OR RELEASE OF bill S. 1197, supra; which was ordered to lie CIVILIAN CERTIFICATIONS AND LI- INDIVIDUALS DETAINED AT UNITED on the table. CENSES’’ and insert ‘‘ELIGIBILITY, SKILLS, STATES NAVAL STATION, GUANTA- SA 2027. Mr. INHOFE (for himself and Mr. AND TRAINING REQUIRED FOR CIVILIAN NAMO BAY, CUBA. CHAMBLISS) submitted an amendment in- CERTIFICATIONS, CREDENTIALS, AND LI- None of the funds authorized to be appro- tended to be proposed by him to the bill S. CENSES’’. priated by this Act for fiscal year 2014 may

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(2) is or was held on or after January 20, ness, and past practices (if applicable) of the (C) A summary of the alternative actions 2009, at United States Naval Station, Guan- foreign country or entity in relation to the to be taken to address the underlying pur- tanamo Bay, Cuba, by the Department of De- Secretary’s certifications. pose of, and to mitigate the risks addressed fense. (c) PROHIBITION IN CASES OF PRIOR CON- in, the paragraph or subsection to be waived. FIRMED RECIDIVISM.— (D) The assessment required by subsection SA 2029. Mr. INHOFE submitted an (1) PROHIBITION.—Except as provided in (b)(2). amendment intended to be proposed by paragraph (2) and subsection (d), the Sec- (e) RECORD OF COOPERATION.—In assessing him to the bill S. 1197, to authorize ap- retary of Defense may not use any amounts the risk that an individual detained at Guan- authorized to be appropriated or otherwise tanamo will engage in terrorist activity or propriations for fiscal year 2014 for other actions that could affect the security military activities of the Department made available to the Department of Defense to transfer any individual detained at Guan- of the United States if released for the pur- of Defense, for military construction, tanamo to the custody or control of the indi- pose of making a certification under sub- and for defense activities of the De- vidual’s country of origin, any other foreign section (b) or a waiver under subsection (d), partment of Energy, to prescribe mili- country, or any other foreign entity if there the Secretary of Defense may give favorable tary personnel strengths for such fiscal is a confirmed case of any individual who consideration to any such individual— year, and for other purposes; which was was detained at United States Naval Station, (1) who has substantially cooperated with ordered to lie on the table; as follows: Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, at any time after United States intelligence and law enforce- September 11, 2001, who was transferred to ment authorities, pursuant to a pre-trial Strike section 1031 and insert the fol- such foreign country or entity and subse- agreement, while in the custody of or under lowing: quently engaged in any terrorist activity. the effective control of the Department of SEC. 1031. REQUIREMENTS FOR CERTIFICATIONS (2) EXCEPTION.—Paragraph (1) shall not Defense; and RELATING TO THE TRANSFER OF (2) for whom agreements and effective DETAINEES AT UNITED STATES apply to any action taken by the Secretary to transfer any individual detained at Guan- mechanisms are in place, to the extent rel- NAVAL STATION, GUANTANAMO BAY, evant and necessary, to provide for contin- CUBA, TO FOREIGN COUNTRIES AND tanamo to effectuate an order affecting the OTHER FOREIGN ENTITIES. disposition of the individual that is issued by ued cooperation with United States intel- ligence and law enforcement authorities. (a) CERTIFICATION REQUIRED PRIOR TO a court or competent tribunal of the United (f) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: TRANSFER.— States having lawful jurisdiction (which the (1) The term ‘‘appropriate committees of (1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in Secretary shall notify Congress of promptly Congress’’ means— paragraph (2) and subsection (d), the Sec- after issuance). (A) the Committee on Armed Services, the retary of Defense may not use any amounts (d) NATIONAL SECURITY WAIVER.— Committee on Appropriations, and the Se- authorized to be appropriated or otherwise (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense lect Committee on Intelligence of the Sen- available to the Department of Defense for may waive the applicability to a detainee ate; and fiscal year 2014 to transfer any individual de- transfer of a certification requirement speci- (B) the Committee on Armed Services, the tained at Guantanamo to the custody or con- fied in subparagraph (D) or (E) of subsection Committee on Appropriations, and the Per- trol of the individual’s country of origin, any (b)(1), or the prohibition in subsection (c), if manent Select Committee on Intelligence of other foreign country, or any other foreign the Secretary certifies the rest of the cri- the House of Representatives. entity unless the Secretary submits to Con- teria required by subsection (b) for transfers (2) The term ‘‘individual detained at Guan- gress the certification described in sub- prohibited by (c) and, with the concurrence tanamo’’ means any individual located at section (b) not later than 30 days before the of the Secretary of State and in consultation United States Naval Station, Guantanamo transfer of the individual. with the Director of National Intelligence, Bay, Cuba, as of October 1, 2009, who— (2) EXCEPTION.—Paragraph (1) shall not determines that— (A) is not a citizen of the United States or apply to any action taken by the Secretary (A) alternative actions will be taken to ad- a member of the Armed Forces of the United to transfer any individual detained at Guan- dress the underlying purpose of the require- States; and tanamo to effectuate an order affecting the ment or requirements to be waived; (B) is— disposition of the individual that is issued by (B) in the case of a waiver of subparagraph (i) in the custody or under the control of a court or competent tribunal of the United (D) or (E) of subsection (b)(1), it is not pos- the Department of Defense; or States having lawful jurisdiction (which the sible to certify that the risks addressed in (ii) otherwise under detention at United Secretary shall notify Congress of promptly the paragraph to be waived have been com- States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, after issuance). pletely eliminated, but the actions to be Cuba. (b) CERTIFICATION.—A certification de- taken under subparagraph (A) will substan- (3) The term ‘‘foreign terrorist organiza- scribed in this subsection is a written certifi- tially mitigate such risks with regard to the tion’’ means any organization so designated cation made by the Secretary of Defense, individual to be transferred; by the Secretary of State under section 219 with the concurrence of the Secretary of (C) in the case of a waiver of subsection (c), of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 State and in consultation with the Director the Secretary has considered any confirmed U.S.C. 1189). of National Intelligence, that— case in which an individual who was trans- (1) the government of the foreign country ferred to the country subsequently engaged SA 2030. Mr. INHOFE submitted an or the recognized leadership of the foreign in terrorist activity, and the actions to be amendment intended to be proposed by entity to which the individual detained at taken under subparagraph (A) will substan- him to the bill S. 1197, to authorize ap- Guantanamo is to be transferred— tially mitigate the risk of recidivism with (A) is not a designated state sponsor of ter- regard to the individual to be transferred; propriations for fiscal year 2014 for rorism or a designated foreign terrorist orga- and military activities of the Department nization; (D) the transfer is in the national security of Defense, for military construction, (B) maintains control over each detention interests of the United States. and for defense activities of the De- facility in which the individual is to be de- (2) REPORTS.—Whenever the Secretary partment of Energy, to prescribe mili- tained if the individual is to be housed in a makes a determination under paragraph (1), tary personnel strengths for such fiscal detention facility; the Secretary shall submit to the appro- year, and for other purposes; which was (C) is not, as of the date of the certifi- priate committees of Congress, not later ordered to lie on the table; as follows: cation, facing a threat that is likely to sub- than 30 days before the transfer of the indi- stantially affect its ability to exercise con- vidual concerned, the following: At the end of subtitle D of title X, add the trol over the individual; (A) A copy of the determination and the following: (D) has taken or agreed to take effective waiver concerned. SEC. 1035. PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS TO CONSTRUCT OR MODIFY FACILITIES actions to ensure that the individual cannot (B) A statement of the basis for the deter- IN THE UNITED STATES TO HOUSE take action to threaten the United States, mination, including— DETAINEES TRANSFERRED FROM its citizens, or its allies in the future; (i) an explanation why the transfer is in UNITED STATES NAVAL STATION, (E) has taken or agreed to take such ac- the national security interests of the United GUANTANAMO BAY, CUBA. tions as the Secretary of Defense determines States; (a) IN GENERAL.—No amounts authorized to are necessary to ensure that the individual (ii) in the case of a waiver of paragraph (D) be appropriated or otherwise made available cannot engage or reengage in any terrorist or (E) of subsection (b)(1), an explanation for fiscal year 2014 by this Act or any other activity; and why it is not possible to certify that the Act may be used to construct or modify any

VerDate Mar 15 2010 00:50 Nov 14, 2013 Jkt 039060 PO 00000 Frm 00045 Fmt 0624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A13NO6.020 S13NOPT1 tjames on DSK6SPTVN1PROD with SENATE S8010 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE November 13, 2013 facility in the United States, its territories, ardized comprehensive training program on ing to conduct a roundtable entitled or possessions to house any individual de- casualty assistance for the following per- ‘‘Serving Our Service Members: A Re- tained at Guantanamo for the purposes of de- sonnel of the Department of Defense: view of Programs for Veteran Entre- tention or imprisonment in the custody or (A) Casualty assistance officers. preneurs.’’ under the control of the Department of De- (B) Casualty assistance calls officers. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without fense unless authorized by Congress. (C) Casualty assistance representatives. objection, it is so ordered. (b) EXCEPTION.—The prohibition in sub- (2) GENERAL ELEMENTS.—The training pro- section (a) shall not apply to any modifica- gram required by paragraph (1) shall include SUBCOMMITTEE ON PRIVACY, TECHNOLOGY AND tion of facilities at United States Naval Sta- training designed to ensure that the per- THE LAW tion, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. sonnel specified in that paragraph provide Ms. WARREN. Mr. President, I ask (c) INDIVIDUAL DETAINED AT GUANTANAMO spouses of members of the Armed Forces who unanimous consent that the Com- DEFINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘indi- die on active duty in the Armed Forces with mittee on the Judiciary, Sub- vidual detained at Guantanamo’’ means any accurate information on the benefits to committee on Privacy, Technology and individual located at United States Naval which they are entitled and other appro- the Law, be authorized to meet during Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, as of Octo- priate casualty assistance following the the session of the Senate on November ber 1, 2009, who— death of such members on active duty. 13, 2013, at 10 a.m., in room SD–226 of (1) is not a citizen of the United States or (3) SERVICE-SPECIFIC ELEMENTS.—The Sec- a member of the Armed Forces of the United retary of the military department concerned the Dirksen Senate Office Building, to States; and may, in coordination with the Secretary of conduct a hearing entitled ‘‘The Sur- (2) is— Defense, provide for the inclusion in the veillance Transparency Act of 2013.’’ (A) the custody or under the control of the training program required by paragraph (1) The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without Department of Defense; or that is provided to casualty assistance per- objection, it is so ordered. (B) otherwise under detention at United sonnel of such military department such ele- f States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, ments of training that are specific or unique Cuba. to the requirements or particulars of the PRIVILEGES OF THE FLOOR Armed Forces under the jurisdiction of such Mr. HARKIN. Mr. President, I ask SA 2031. Mr. INHOFE submitted an military department as the Secretary of the unanimous consent that Teresa Danso- amendment intended to be proposed by military department concerned considers ap- Danquah, Emily Flores, and Charles him to the bill S. 1197, to authorize ap- propriate. Hayes of my staff be granted floor propriations for fiscal year 2014 for (4) FREQUENCY OF TRAINING.—Training shall privileges for the duration of today’s military activities of the Department be provided under the program required by session. of Defense, for military construction, paragraph (1) not less often than annually. f The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without and for defense activities of the De- objection, it is so ordered. partment of Energy, to prescribe mili- AUTHORITY FOR COMMITTEES TO Mr. MERKLEY. Mr. President, I ask tary personnel strengths for such fiscal MEET unanimous consent for my intern, year, and for other purposes; which was COMMITTEE ON COMMERCE, SCIENCE, AND Bruce Lehman, to have the privileges ordered to lie on the table; as follows: TRANSPORTATION of the floor for the balance of the day. At the end of subtitle D of title VI, add the Ms. WARREN. Mr. President, I ask The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without following: unanimous consent that the Com- objection, it is so ordered. SEC. 646. SPECIAL ASSISTANCE FOR GOLD STAR Mr. SCHATZ. Mr. President, I ask SPOUSES AND DEPENDENTS. mittee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation be authorized to meet unanimous consent to offer floor privi- (a) GOLD STAR FAMILY ADVOCATES.— leges to my staffer, Michael Inacay, for (1) ADVOCATES REQUIRED.—Each Secretary during the session of the Senate on No- of a military department shall designate for vember 13, 2013, at 2:30 p.m. in room 253 the remainder of the evening. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without each Armed Force under the jurisdiction of of the Russell Senate Office Building. such Secretary a member of such Armed The Committee will hold a hearing objection, it is so ordered. Force or civilian employee of such military entitled, ‘‘The Role of Manufacturing f department to act as an advocate for spouses Hubs in a 21st Century Innovation and dependents of members of such Armed NATIONAL TRIBAL COLLEGES AND Force (including members of the National Economy.’’ UNIVERSITIES WEEK Guard or Reserve of such Armed Force, as The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without Mr. BEGICH. Mr. President, I ask applicable) who die on active duty in the objection, it is so ordered. unanimous consent the Senate proceed Armed Forces. The individual so designated COMMITTEE ON HOMELAND SECURITY AND to the consideration of S. Res. 293, shall be known as the ‘‘Gold Star Advocate’’ GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS which was submitted earlier today. for the Armed Force concerned. Ms. WARREN. Mr. President, I ask The PRESIDING OFFICER. The (2) DUTY AS OMBUDSMAN.—An individual unanimous consent that the Com- clerk will report the resolution by designated as a Gold Star Advocate for an mittee on Homeland Security and Gov- Armed Force pursuant to paragraph (1) shall title. serve as the ombudsman for spouses and de- ernmental Affairs be authorized to The bill clerk read as follows: pendents of members of such Armed Force meet during the session of the Senate A resolution (S. Res. 293) designating the who die on active duty in the Armed Forces on November 13, 2013, at 10 a.m. week beginning November 18, 2013 as ‘‘Na- with respect to complaints regarding cas- The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without tional Tribal Colleges and Universities ualty assistance or receipt of benefits au- objection, it is so ordered. Week.’’ thorized by law for spouses and dependents COMMITTEE ON THE JUDICIARY There being no objection, the Senate of members of the Armed Forces who die on proceeded to consider the resolution. active duty in the Armed Forces. In per- Ms. WARREN. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Com- Mr. BEGICH. I ask unanimous con- forming such duty, an individual may do the sent the resolution be agreed to, the following: mittee on the Judiciary be authorized (A) Address complaints by spouses and de- to meet during the session of the Sen- preamble be agreed to, and the motions pendents, and provide support, regarding ate on November 13, 2013, at 2 p.m. in to reconsider be laid upon the table, such casualty assistance or receipt of such room SD–226 of the Dirksen Senate Of- with no intervening action or debate. benefits. fice Building, to conduct a hearing en- The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without (B) Make reports to appropriate officers or titled ‘‘Judicial Nominations.’’ objection, it is so ordered. officials in the Department of Defense or the The resolution (S. Res. 293) was The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without military department concerned regarding agreed to. resolution of such complaints, including rec- objection, it is so ordered. The preamble was agreed to. ommendations regarding the settlement of COMMITTEE ON SMALL BUSINESS AND (The resolution, with its preamble, is claims with respect to such benefits, as ap- ENTREPRENEURSHIP printed in today’s RECORD under ‘‘Sub- propriate. Ms. WARREN. Mr. President, I ask mitted Resolutions.’’) (C) Perform such other actions as the Sec- unanimous consent that the Com- f retary of the military department concerned mittee on Small Business and Entre- considers appropriate. preneurship be authorized to meet dur- NATIONAL ADOPTION DAY AND (b) TRAINING FOR CASUALTY ASSISTANCE NATIONAL ADOPTION MONTH PERSONNEL.— ing the session of the Senate on No- (1) TRAINING PROGRAM REQUIRED.—The Sec- vember 13, 2013, at 9:30 a.m. in room Mr. BEGICH. Mr. President, I ask retary of Defense shall implement a stand- 428A of the Russell Senate Office build- unanimous consent the Senate proceed

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MASSAD, OF CONNECTICUT, TO BE CHAIR- port for the goals of National Adoption Day MAN OF THE COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING COMMIS- and National Adoption Month by promoting NOVEMBER 14, 2013 SION, VICE GARY GENSLER. national awareness of adoption and the chil- Mr. BEGICH. Mr. President, I ask DEPARTMENT OF STATE dren awaiting families, celebrating children unanimous consent that when the Sen- and families involved in adoption, and en- MARK GILBERT, OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, TO ate completes its business today, it ad- SERVE CONCURRENTLY AND WITHOUT ADDITIONAL COM- couraging the people of the United States to journ until 9:30 a.m. on Thursday, No- PENSATION AS AMBASSADOR EXTRAORDINARY AND secure safety, permanency, and well-being PLENIPOTENTIARY OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA for all children. vember 14, 2013, and that following the TO THE INDEPENDENT STATE OF SAMOA. prayer and pledge, the morning hour be There being no objection, the Senate IN THE AIR FORCE deemed expired, the Journal of pro- proceeded to the resolution. THE FOLLOWING AIR NATIONAL GUARD OF THE UNITED Mr. BEGICH. I ask unanimous con- ceedings be approved to date, and the STATES OFFICER FOR APPOINTMENT IN THE RESERVE time for the two leaders be reserved for OF THE AIR FORCE TO THE GRADE INDICATED UNDER sent that the resolution be agreed to, TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTIONS 12203 AND 12212: their use later in the day; that fol- the preamble be agreed to, and the mo- To be brigadier general tions to reconsider be considered made lowing any leader remarks, the Senate COL. STEPHEN E. RADER and laid upon the table, with no inter- be in a period of morning business for vening action or debate. 2 hours, with Senators permitted to IN THE NAVY The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without speak therein for up to 10 minutes THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICER FOR APPOINTMENT each, with the time equally divided and TO THE GRADE INDICATED IN THE UNITED STATES NAVY objection, it is so ordered. UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTION 624: controlled between the two leaders or The resolution (S. Res. 294) was To be lieutenant commander agreed to. their designees, with the Republicans The preamble was agreed to. controlling the first half and the ma- COREY N. DOOLITTLE THE FOLLOWING NAMED OFFICERS FOR TEMPORARY (The resolution, with its preamble, is jority controlling the final half; and APPOINTMENT TO THE GRADE INDICATED IN THE printed in today’s RECORD under ‘‘Sub- that following morning business, the UNITED STATES NAVY UNDER TITLE 10, U.S.C., SECTION 5721: mitted Resolutions.’’) Senate proceed to vote on adoption of the motion to proceed to H.R. 3204, the To be lieutenant commander f Pharmaceutical Drug Compounding CHRISTOPHER W. ACOR AUTHORIZING THE USE OF GIEORAG M. ANDREWS bill; finally, that the Senate recess BENJAMIN M. BEARMAN EMANCIPATION HALL from 1 p.m. to 2:15 p.m. to allow for CLAYTON C. BEAS JEFFREY R. BERNHARDT Mr. BEGICH. Mr. President, I ask caucus meetings. MATTHEW D. COLLINSWORTH unanimous consent the Senate proceed The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without GREGORY M. COY KIRK T. DELPH to the consideration of S. Con. Res. 25, objection, it is so ordered. THOMAS D. DOTSTRY submitted earlier today. PAUL S. DUBOSE f PETER C. FLYNN The PRESIDING OFFICER. The MICHELLE A. GIRE clerk will report the concurrent resolu- JOSEPH GUNTA PROGRAM DAVID C. HAERTEL tion by title. DANIEL W. HARKINS, JR. The bill clerk read as follows: Mr. BEGICH. The vote on adoption of MICHAEL S. HARTZELL the motion to proceed to the THOMAS H. HAWKINS A concurrent resolution (S. Con. Res. 25) JAMES F. HOPP authorizing the use of Emancipation Hall in compounding bill is expected to be a JAMES J. IRRGANG, JR. the Capitol Visitor Center for activities asso- voice vote. DANIEL T. JONES JOHN D. KINMAN ciated with the ceremony to award the Con- MICHAEL J. KOS gressional Gold Medal to Native American f FRANK J. MORALES code talkers. JASON R. PATTON ADJOURNMENT UNTIL 9:30 A.M. NATHAN J. PECK There being no objection, the Senate BRIAN A. ROSS TOMORROW MATTHEW N. RYAN proceeded to the concurrent resolution. JEREMIAH S. SHUMWAY Mr. BEGICH. I ask unanimous con- Mr. BEGICH. If there is no further CHRISTOPHER R. SMITH business to come before the Senate, I JOSEPH P. SNELGROVE sent the concurrent resolution be THEODOSIUS SOILES II agreed to, and the motion to reconsider ask unanimous consent it adjourn EDWIN M. SPENCER under the previous order. JASON W. SPRAY be laid upon the table, with no inter- JAMES A. STEELE vening action or debate. There being no objection, the Senate, RYAN A. STEWART The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without at 6:03 p.m., adjourned until Thursday, ERIC F. STILES ROBERT W. VILLANUEVA objection, it is so ordered. November 14, 2013, at 9:30 a.m. AMANDA H. ZAWORA

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TRIBUTE TO THE LIFE OF MRS. iliary; Delta Sigma Theta Sorority and numer- gression of local businesses, especially in the RICHIE JEAN SHERROD JACKSON ous civic and community endeavors in Selma, current economy. It is the hard work and dedi- Alabama. cation, as exhibited by Bill Flaherty, that al- HON. TERRI A. SEWELL On a personal note, I will always remember lows for our country to advance and thrive OF ALABAMA Mrs. Jackson as my sixth grade teacher at economically. Mr. Speaker, it brings me great pride to rec- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Cedar Park Elementary School in Selma, Ala- bama. Mrs. Jackson was a gifted teacher and ognize the completion of the Flaherty Drive Wednesday, November 13, 2013 strict disciplinarian. She expected the best Project in New Bedford. I urge my colleagues Ms. SEWELL of Alabama. Mr. Speaker, I from her students and settled for nothing less. to join me in recognizing the importance of rise today to honor the life and legacy of I am grateful to have her as a guiding influ- this newly expanded business park, the insur- Richie Jean Sherrod Jackson, a phenomenal ence in my life and I will cherish the memories mountable role it will play in the lives of local woman and beloved teacher, author, and civil of being in her class. Mrs. Jackson was also business owners, and the devotion of Bill rights activist who departed this life on Sunday a longtime member of my home church, Flaherty in his work to better the City of New November 10, 2013. For her dedicated service Btown Chapel where she would faithful sit in Bedford. to the City of Selma and the State of Ala- same pew each Sunday. I was always aware f bama, I pay tribute today to the life work of of the special role she and her home played TRIBUTE TO LINDA BISIGNANO Mrs. Richie Jean Sherrod Jackson. in the civil rights movement but I believe one Mrs. Jackson was born August 30, 1932 the of her greatest gift is embodied in the hearts only child of the late John W. and Juanita and minds of the many students she taught HON. TOM LATHAM Richardson Sherrod. Her early years were and mentored in her 30 year teaching career. OF IOWA spent in York and Selma, Alabama. On behalf of the 7th Congressional District, IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Mrs. Jackson graduated from Cardoza High the State of Alabama and this nation, I ask my Wednesday, November 13, 2013 School in Washington, D.C. and completed colleagues to join me in remembering the life Mr. LATHAM. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to her Bachelor’s degree in Education from Ala- and legacy of Mrs. Richie Jean Sherrod Jack- honor the life and memory of Linda Bisignano bama State University and Master’s degree in son. May we strive to emulate her servant of Des Moines, Iowa who passed away on No- Education from the University of Montevallo. heart and pay tribute to her distinguished hu- vember 11th at age 64 following a long strug- Mrs. Jackson was married to Dr. Sullivan manitarian efforts and contributions to the bet- gle with breast cancer. Jackson and together made Selma, Alabama terment of society. Linda and her family have been a founda- their home. To this union was born one child; f tion of the Des Moines’ culinary scene for Jawana Virginia Jackson to whom they were more than half a century. In 1956, the devoted. IN RECOGNITION OF FLAHERTY Bisignano family opened the now renowned In addition to her strong commitment to fam- DRIVE Chuck’s Restaurant in Highland Park. Special- ily, Mrs. Jackson in 1961 began a 30 year izing in traditional, homemade Italian recipes, teaching career with Selma Public Schools HON. WILLIAM R. KEATING Chuck’s has been an area favorite for its great serving as both a teacher to countless num- OF MASSACHUSETTS service, atmosphere, food and live music. bers of children and as an administrator with IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Linda will fondly be remembered for her in- the school system. valuable contributions not only to her cher- Because of her family’s dedication and alle- Wednesday, November 13, 2013 ished family business, but also to the commu- giance to civic and social justice, the Jackson Mr. KEATING. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to nity as a whole. Each year, ‘‘Dinner at home on Lapsley Street became a focal point recognize the completion of the Flaherty Drive Chuck’s’’ provides a free Thanksgiving dinner for Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and other lead- Project in New Bedford. to the area’s homeless, seniors, families and ers as they planned the Selma to Montgomery Greater New Bedford is a working city, con- shut-ins. Last year, nearly 3,500 meals were Civil Rights March. stantly progressing and growing. The New provided with 2,600 meals delivered to homes In 2011, Mrs. Jackson’s book, The House Bedford Business Park allows local busi- across the area. by the Side of the Road: The Civil Rights nesses to set up shop and participate in our Mr. Speaker, anyone who had the pleasure Movement was published by The University of community’s—and nation’s—economy. Of of witnessing Linda’s hospitality firsthand can Alabama Press. The book detailed her per- course, with emerging businesses, space is tell you she was a one-of-a-kind spirit who sonal memoirs reflecting on how her home in limited. When two million dollars were allo- truly embodied the sense of community and Selma served as the informal headquarters for cated to extend the park by 45 acres, an op- strong work ethic that Iowans are known for. Dr. King during the Civil Rights Movement. portunity was given to new businesses, and In her passing, we are reminded of her com- She and her husband Dr. Jackson were influ- existing businesses were given the opportunity passion and her dedication to excellence in ential and prominent supporters of the move- to expand. The Flaherty Drive Extension has doing what she loved. I invite my colleagues ment. Dr. King and other national leaders, in- been completed by the Bourne Financial De- in the House to join me in offering the cluding Ralph David Abernathy and John velopment Corporation, and currently offers Bisignano family my prayers and deepest Lewis, held strategy sessions at the Jackson water, sewer, gas, electric, and telecommuni- sympathies during this difficult time. house and also met with Assistant Attorney cation services to the New Bedford busi- General John Doar to negotiate plans for the nesses looking to operate in the new section f Selma to Montgomery march. of the Business Park. KRISTEN MOLINARO, HAZLETON This firsthand account showed the heart of This project would not be possible without LIONS CLUB Dr. and Mrs. Richie Jean Jackson, and the Bill Flaherty, the longtime Chairman and Vice pivotal role they played to carefully create a Chairman of the Greater New Bedford Indus- HON. LOU BARLETTA trial Foundation’s Executive Committee. He safe haven for civil rights leaders. They also OF PENNSYLVANIA courageously dealt with the challenges of liv- served on the Committee from 1987 until IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ing through events that would forever change 2002. Mr. Flaherty passed away in 2003 at the America through the passage of the Voting age of 57 after a courageous battle with can- Wednesday, November 13, 2013 Rights Act of 1965. cer. He is survived by his wife, Joan, and his Mr. BARLETTA. Mr. Speaker, I rise to honor Mrs. Jackson demonstrated an exemplary daughters, Megan and Mary. At the Celebra- Past President Kristen Irene Molinaro of the commitment to community and enjoyed mem- tion of the Flaherty Drive Project, a memento Hazleton, Pennsylvania Lions Club. bership in the Historic Brown Chapel AME of dedication to Mr. Flaherty will be presented Ms. Molinaro served as president of the Ha- Church; the Alabama State Dental Wives Aux- to his family. It’s essential to highlight the pro- zleton Lions Club from 2011 to 2013. Since its

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VerDate Mar 15 2010 04:33 Nov 14, 2013 Jkt 039060 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 0626 Sfmt 9920 E:\CR\FM\K13NO8.001 E13NOPT1 rfrederick on DSK6VPTVN1PROD with REMARKS E1642 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks November 13, 2013 founding, the Hazleton Lions Club has been shortly after President Abraham Lincoln gave Purdue Yearbook, Debris, earning $1,100 in extremely active within the community, com- the Emancipation Proclamation, thirty-six profit. pleting numerous projects and making dona- freedmen founded a church at the Pepperton In 1949, Mr. Wilmeth combined his edu- tions in support of many other organizations. Community in Jackson, Georgia. Since then, cation and entrepreneurial ambitions and start- In her time as president, the club donated Zion Missionary Baptist Church has become a $1,000 for a security camera in Hazleton and thriving fellowship, dedicated to ministry and ed Scot Industries, Inc. with his brother, Har- $5,000 to Lions International for Campaign service in the African-American community. vey. After exploring a number of different busi- Sight First. Other donations were made to a It is worth noting that before there were Afri- nesses and products, Scot Industries estab- local Boy Scout troop, the Lions Beacon can-American mayors, governors, or even a lished itself as a metal honing business fo- Lodge, Rails to Trails tree planting and the All president, Black churches, like Zion, thrived cused on increased efficiency, productivity, American Girl Softball League. For her hard with leadership from African-American Sunday and affordability. Nearly 45 years later, their work Ms. Molarino was awarded the District school teachers, deacons, and pastors. As business has 10 locations nationwide, and Mr. 14W Lion of the Year 2012/2013. with many churches, over the years the mem- Wilmeth continues to assist with the manage- Mr. Speaker, for her devotion to the Hazle- bers of Zion were seen as community leaders, ment and operation of Scot Industries. ton Lions Club and the improvement of our who helped mentor, educate, and counsel community, I commend Past President Kristen many in the Black community. Today, Zion Mr. Wilmeth has stated that his philosophy Irene Molinaro. serves not only as a place of worship, but as is ‘‘to develop the ability to train and teach f a people with a mission to serve as a source oneself to learn.’’ His philosophy is lived out of encouragement, inspiration, and pride for daily through his work ethic, and it is extended RECOGNIZING THE 175TH ANNIVER- members of the community for more than a through charitable giving. He continues to do- SARY OF EAST PIKELAND TOWN- century. nate to his alma mater, Purdue University, as SHIP, CHESTER COUNTY, PENN- The 150 year history of Zion Missionary SYLVANIA well as the Boy Scouts of America. Mr. Baptist Church includes many pastors, chal- Wilmeth was himself a Boy Scout who earned lenges, and changes, but its unwavering com- the rank of Eagle at the age of 15. HON. JIM GERLACH mitment to being a place where the commu- OF PENNSYLVANIA nity gathers to help and support one another The hard work, dedication, and generosity IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES is to be commended. No matter the cause, Mr. Wilmeth lives by are an inspiration and event, or activity, God has used Zion to influ- should encourage all Americans. Mr. Speaker, Wednesday November 13, 2013 ence its community. Therefore, I close by ask- I ask my colleagues to join me in wishing Mr. Mr. GERLACH. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to ing you to support and pray for what God is Wilmeth a Happy 100th Birthday. I thank him congratulate East Pikeland Township, Chester doing at Zion Missionary Baptist Church. May for his entrepreneurial spirit that helps make County, Pennsylvania on the occasion of its it continue as a pillar of strength for the resi- our country great, and wish him continued 175th anniversary. dents of Butts County for generations to come. health and happiness. In 1705, William Penn granted 10,000 acres f of Pennsylvania land to his friend and fellow Quaker, Joseph Pike of Kilcreagh farm, Coun- HONORING THE LEGACY OF f ty Cork, Ireland. ‘‘Pike’s Land’’ was the first THOMAS S. WILMETH IN HONOR OF JOHN AND MARTHA name given to this acreage. By the end of the 18th century, the character of various portions HON. RALPH M. HALL MANILLA of Pike’s Land had become divergent from OF TEXAS each other and so a division into the Town- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ships of East Pikeland and West Pikeland was HON. MICHAEL G. FITZPATRICK Wednesday, November 13, 2013 agreed upon to reflect these differences. OF PENNSYLVANIA East Pikeland Township’s rich history in- Mr. HALL. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in rec- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES cludes playing a key role in the Revolutionary ognition of Thomas S. Wilmeth whose work War. During the ‘‘Philadelphia Campaign″, ethic, entrepreneurship, philanthropy, and Wednesday, November 13, 2013 East Pikeland’s farms, mills and cottage indus- commitment to education are a tribute to what tries were important sources of food and sup- makes this country great. Mr. Wilmeth, who Mr. FITZPATRICK. Mr. Speaker, I rise today plies for the Continental Army. The Conti- celebrated his 100th birthday this year, lives in to honor John and Martha Manilla. John and nental Powder Mill at Rapps Dam on French Daingerfield, Texas and describes himself as Martha have been married for 57 years. John Creek proved a key element in munitions sup- ‘‘someone who always wanted to do some- served in World War II in the 8th Army Air ply as well. thing.’’ He most certainly has. Force in the European Theater. He flew 33 Thomas Wilmeth was born October 2nd, Today, East Pikeland Township and its citi- missions over France and Germany before re- zens continue to make invaluable contributions 1913 in Indianapolis. While his father served turning home and beginning work with a con- to the quality of the economic and social life in World War I in the U.S. Army, his grand- struction company. He married Martha, a of Chester County while, at the same time, mother and mother—both math teachers— preserving the rich and storied heritage of began teaching him at an early age. Mr. school teacher, in 1956 and started a family. their past. Wilmeth attributes this early education to John soon began his own construction com- Mr. Speaker, in honor of its 175th anniver- much of his success—it was through their tu- pany, with constant aid and support from Mar- sary, I ask that my colleagues join me today telage that he was able to skip ahead three tha. Together they raised a family of four in in recognizing East Pikeland Township, Ches- grades and graduate from Broad Ripple High Skaneateles, New York, a town John has ter County, Pennsylvania, and its long and School at age 15. At age 16, Mr. Wilmeth en- called home for his lifetime. Martha taught in storied history. rolled at Purdue University. While there, he the Skaneateles Central Schools for 23 years, f was a member of Alpha Chi Rho, Tau Beta Pi, influencing the lives of hundreds of students. and Eta Kappa Nu. In 1935, at age 21, Mr. They are loving grandparents to 11 grand- IN HONOR OF THE 150TH ANNIVER- Wilmeth graduated magna cum laude with a SARY OF ZION MISSIONARY BAP- degree in electrical engineering. In May of children, friends of many and a warm pres- TIST CHURCH 2013, Purdue University awarded Mr. Wilmeth ence in the town they love. At 90 years old, with an honorary doctorate for engineering in- John still participates in the Memorial Day pa- HON. PAUL C. BROUN formation literacy. rade and is an active veteran. They represent OF GEORGIA In addition to a keen mathematical and ana- the best in America; pride in their nation, pur- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES lytical mind, from an early age Mr. Wilmeth poseful civic duty and a love for family and also demonstrated particular business savvy. friends. Mr. Speaker, I yield back the remain- Wednesday, November 13, 2013 At age 10, he sold hot-roasted peanuts; at age der of my time. Mr. BROUN of Georgia. Mr. Speaker, I rise 12, he sold strawberries; and at 15, he today to pay tribute to the rich heritage of Zion opened his own radio repair business. During Missionary Baptist Church whose members his senior year at Purdue University, Mr. are celebrating its 150th anniversary. In 1863, Wilmeth worked as business manager of the

VerDate Mar 15 2010 04:33 Nov 14, 2013 Jkt 039060 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 0626 Sfmt 9920 E:\CR\FM\K13NO8.004 E13NOPT1 rfrederick on DSK6VPTVN1PROD with REMARKS November 13, 2013 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks E1643 CONGRESSWOMAN CELEBRATES and Spirit, the first nationally circulated Afri- Bates Field, Mobile, Alabama on February 11, DR. EDMUND GRAY, RECIPIENT can-American consumer health magazine in 1963. Six years later, the 908th moved to OF THE 2013 SISTER PETER the country. Due to her outstanding leadership Maxwell Air Force Base, where it remains CLAVER AWARD abilities, the magazine quickly grew from a today. small 25,000 quarterly to a bi-monthly publica- The mission of the 908th Airlift Wing is to HON. CATHY McMORRIS RODGERS tion with a distribution of 500,000. She has re- recruit, organize and train Air Force reservists OF WASHINGTON ceived many awards for her dedication to her to provide unrivaled theater airlift and flexible IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES community, including the Woman of Sub- combat support across the spectrum of mili- stance Award, the Tree of Life award, the tary operations. Wednesday, November 13, 2013 Beacon of Light award, the Woman of Distinc- During its 50 years, the 908th has followed Mrs. MCMORRIS RODGERS. Mr. Speaker, tion award, and most recently the PECO its mission with a dedication to excellence. Its I rise today to honor Dr. Edmund Gray, recipi- Power to the Community Award. Ms. Lomax- members have served in operations and hu- ent of the 2013 Providence Sacred Heart Reese stands committed to continuing her manitarian relief efforts at home and abroad. Medical Center’s Sister Peter Claver Award. work of empowering the community and build- The 908th has an impeccable safety record In receiving this reward, Dr. Gray joins the ing a powerful voice for the African-American with over 150,000 hours logged over 47 years ranks of many like himself who have gone out community at WURD radio. without a Class A or B mishap. Since 2003 of their way to help and serve others, doing it It is a privilege to recognize a person whose the men and women of the 908th have logged humbly and without seeking recognition. leadership and commitment to our city has en- over 10,500 combat flight hours in overseas The Sister Peter Claver Award is given in riched the lives of countless individuals. I ask missions. honor of its namesake each year. Sister Peter you and my other distinguished colleagues to During their 50 years, the 908th has been Claver gave over twenty years of her life to join me in commending Ms. Lomax-Reese for awarded some of the US Air Force’s highest the Sacred Heart Medical Center in Spokane, her lifetime of service and dedication to Penn- honors. The men and women of the 908th are Washington. She led this institution by her ex- sylvania’s First Congressional District. seven time winners of the Air Force Out- ample of charity, service, and integrity. Today, f standing Unit Award. They finished FY 2013 Dr. Ed Gray exemplifies the mission and mes- with a 90.4 percent aircraft mission capable sage of Sister Peter Claver. TO RECOGNIZE ARIA HEALTH rate, among the highest ever recorded for a Dr. Gray became a rural family practice phy- C–130 unit. They were also named the 2012 sician in 1953. Working at Providence Mount HON. MICHAEL G. FITZPATRICK Small Command Post of the Year for two Carmel Hospital in Colville, he cared for out- OF PENNSYLVANIA commands, AFRC and AETC. Their 2012 vir- patients, delivered babies, and performed sur- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES tual inspection was the best the Inspector gery. During his five decades of practice, Dr. General had seen to date. In 2012, they had Wednesday, November 13, 2013 Gray served in regional and statewide leader- 78 Programs rated excellent and 8 Superior ship roles to improve sanitation, vaccination, Mr. FITZPATRICK. Mr. Speaker, Aria Health performers, which was more than any other and other public health policies that affect has been providing quality medical care to wing. eastern Washington State. residents of the Philadelphia region since July The 908th will celebrate its 50th anniversary Access to quality medical care was always 4th, 1903 when it began as Frankford Hospital on December 7th with a celebration in Mont- a priority for Dr. Gray. He helped to develop in Northeast Philadelphia. gomery. The 908th has been widely recog- the first Basic Health plan in Washington In the 110 years that have followed, Aria nized as an elite unit, one in which its mem- State. This plan expanded access to those Health has grown to six facilities—three inpa- bers consider it a privilege to serve. It is an who could not afford coverage. tient and three outpatient—and is the largest honor to join the state of Alabama in congratu- He worked with the University of Wash- healthcare provider in the Northeast Philadel- lating the 908th Airlift Wing on 50 years of ex- ington to develop a rural medicine training phia and Lower Bucks County area. Through cellence. track that would teach student physicians that time it has continued to serve the medical f about the special health care needs of people needs of millions in the Philadelphia and living in rural communities. Dr. Gray was a Bucks County regions with the same commit- THE INTRODUCTION OF THE VET- role model for many physicians. ment to care as the day they were founded. ERANS LEGAL SUPPORT ACT OF So today, I rise to acknowledge and thank I rise today in recognition of their continued 2013 Dr. Gray for his compassionate service to the service to our communities, and congratulate citizens of eastern Washington. I invite my col- them on their reception of the Crystal Vision HON. ELEANOR HOLMES NORTON leagues to join me in congratulating Dr. Ed Award—given each year by the Greater North- OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA Gray on receiving the ‘‘Sister Peter Claver east Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES This award is a testament to the lasting im- Award’’ and in thanking him. Wednesday, November 13, 2013 f pression Aria—its physicians, nurses and staff—have left on the lives of those they Ms. NORTON. Mr. Speaker, at a time when HONORING MS. SARA LOMAX- have, and continue to help. I am pleased to 900,000 veterans and 5,000 active duty serv- REESE join with members of the Chamber in recog- ice members face Supplemental Nutritional nizing Aria for their accomplishments and wish Assistance Program cuts, I introduce a bill to HON. ROBERT A. BRADY them constant success in the future as they allow the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs OF PENNSYLVANIA continue to care for our community. (VA) to provide financial support to law school IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES f clinical programs that provide pro bono legal and support services to veterans, including, Wednesday, November 13, 2013 IN RECOGNITION OF THE 50TH AN- among other things, assistance with disability Mr. BRADY of Pennsylvania. Mr. Speaker, I NIVERSARY OF THE 908TH AIR- claims and appeals and foreclosures. The rise today to honor the accomplishments of LIFT WING enormous backlog of disability claims at the Ms. Sara Lomax-Reese. A graduate of the VA and homelessness among veterans remain University of Pennsylvania and Columbia Uni- HON. MIKE ROGERS critical problems for our veterans. Approxi- versity Graduate School of Journalism, Ms. OF ALABAMA mately 107,000 veterans are homeless on any Lomax-Reese is the President and General IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES given night in this country and over 600,000 Manager of WURD Radio LLC, Pennsylvania’s veterans are waiting for their disability claims only African-American owned talk radio sta- Wednesday, November 13, 2013 to be processed by the VA. Providing clinical tion. Mr. ROGERS of Alabama. Mr. Speaker, programs with the resources to assist veterans Ms. Lomax-Reese is an accomplished jour- today Mrs. ROBY and I ask for the House’s at- can result in faster processing of claims and nalist who has been widely published in The tention to honor the 908th Airlift Wing, an Air quicker housing assistance to our veterans, Miami Herald, The Philadelphia Inquirer, The Force Reserve Command wing located at who have repeatedly put their lives on the line Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Essence Maga- Maxwell Air Force Base in Montgomery, Ala- for this country. zine, American Visions Magazine, and Modern bama. This bill, introduced by my colleagues Sen- Maturity. Additionally, she co-founded What is now known as the 908th Airlift Wing ators JEANNE SHAHEEN, AMY KLOBUCHAR and HealthQuest: Total Wellness for Body, Mind, began as the 908th Troop Carrier Group at CHRIS MURPHY in the Senate, would allow the

VerDate Mar 15 2010 04:33 Nov 14, 2013 Jkt 039060 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 0626 Sfmt 9920 E:\CR\FM\A13NO8.001 E13NOPT1 rfrederick on DSK6VPTVN1PROD with REMARKS E1644 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks November 13, 2013 VA to work with and support clinical programs ing on myself and the country as a whole. He is ready to address the enormous chal- for veterans. This bill merely builds on what Let alone the fact that I feel it was NEVER lenge that income inequality poses for New some law schools have begun to do for the really explained very well to the American York City and our nation, which threatens to last several years while providing vital legal people let alone very well thought out by law makers when this plan was put together. undermine our shared commitment to the services to our veterans and reducing the This will further hurt our economy and drive American Dream. This is a great victory for backlog that has plagued the VA for many it back possibly to the brink of another re- the people of New York City, and I know that years. However, more needs to be done to cession. he will unify all New Yorkers and lead the City sustain these programs and to recruit and re- My husband had already taken over $10,000/ forward into a new era. tain qualified attorneys to supervise law stu- year cut in pay a couple years ago and I at New York City has a new incredible leader dents. the same time took over a $20 000 cut in pay, and I look forward to working with him on ini- Mr. Speaker, just as we honored our vet- but we looked at it that at least we still had tiatives that will keep New York City and our jobs. We struggle every day to make ends erans on Veterans Day, I urge my colleagues nation on the path to prosperity. I ask my col- to support this bill, which would further honor meet. The one bight spot is that the middle size family owned company that my husband leagues to join me in recognizing the election and assist our veterans in their daily lives. works for paid 100% of both of our health of Bill de Blasio, and urge us all to continue f care and dental premiums on a very good the fight for an America that is a true cham- OBAMACARE—HURTING THE PPO plan. That was a huge benefit and a sav- pion of equity and opportunity. ing grace. f HARDWORKING MIDDLE CLASS But now due to Obamacare we have re- ceived notice from the insurance company HONORING RICHARD AND LEE HON. ANN WAGNER that the plan that they currently pay for LASTER OF MISSOURI does not meet the ‘‘market place’’ guidelines IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES and we will no longer be covered effective on January 1st, 2014. My husband approached HON. NITA M. LOWEY Wednesday, November 13, 2013 his employer and the comment that he re- OF NEW YORK Mrs. WAGNER. Mr. Speaker, in recent ceived is that we will probably have to go IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES out to the market place and get insurance weeks, I have received far too many heart- Wednesday, November 13, 2013 breaking stories from the people of the 2nd from there because they don’t feel that they District about how government-run healthcare will be able to afford the insurance that is Mrs. LOWEY. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to now being required by the new ‘‘LAW’’. So honor my constituents and good friends Rich- is impacting their lives. along with that they are NOT paying any- Today, I rise to put a face on the horrors of ard and Lee Laster on the occasion of his thing towards our insurance AT ALL. So this 90th birthday and their 65th wedding anniver- ObamaCare and tell Jim and Kim Curtis’s will now along with cuts in pay, we will be story who hail from Arnold, in Missouri. trying to scramble to come up with probably sary. The Lasters have called Chappaqua, This is their story in their own words. around $500–$600 min per month to cover the New York, home for 50 years. We, the working middle class, are the ones insurance that is comparable to the plan Born in Vienna, Austria, Richard came to who are being hurt by this law. that we had. I have medical issues so I do the United States in 1940. After graduating in We struggle every day to make ends meet. have quite a few Doctor visits and bills each 1944 from the Polytechnic Institute of New But now, because of Obamacare, we re- year so I am not cheap to cover so it may York, Richard began his long career with Gen- ceived a notice from the insurance company even be more than that. that the plan we currently pay for does not eral Foods Corporation. He became President I have no idea how we will be able to afford of the Maxwell House Coffee Division, Execu- meet the guidelines and we will no longer be that kind of money each month and pay the covered on January 1st, 2014. mortgage and other bills that we have let tive Vice President and a Director at General ‘‘Now we have to find an extra $500 to $600 alone be punished with a penalty if we do not Foods. Following his retirement from General minimum per month to cover the insurance have insurance. That is ridiculous. You Foods, Richard helped build DNA Plant Tech- that is comparable to what we had before. I should have been able to put together a plan nology Corporation and WellGen. Richard has have no idea how we will afford that kind of that would BENEFIT the people not PENAL- also served on the Board of Directors of money and pay our bills and mortgage each IZE the majority of them. RiceTec, Inc., The Prince of Liechtenstein month ‘‘ If the ‘‘PLAN’’ is that good why did they This is just one of the millions of examples Foundation, Bowater Incorporated, The Fire- have to make it a law for everyone to par- of real people being hurt by ObamaCare. stone Tire & Rubber Company, and Peptor ticipate. If it was done correctly people This story is from Kim Curtis, a Senior Un- would WANT to participate. THAT is the Ltd. derwriter at an insurance company in Saint ‘‘PLAN’’ that they should have put into Richard has been a strong and committed Louis, MO: place. community leader, generously sharing his wis- We, the working middle class, are the ones Thanks for your time and again thanks for dom and skills with a myriad of civic and edu- who are being hurt by this law. standing up for us. Someone needs to help us cational organizations. These include serving We struggle every day to make ends meet. before we all go bankrupt and lose every- as a Director of The American Committee for The one bright spot is that the middle sized thing we have worked so hard to build up the Weizmann Institute of Science, Trustee of family owned company that my husband during our lifetimes. Temple Beth El, Chairman of the Purchase works for paid 100% of both of our health KIM CURTIS, care and dental premiums on a very good SENIOR UNDERWRITER, College Foundation, Trustee of Polytechnic PPO plan. That was a huge benefit and a sav- CMG Mortgage Insurance Company. University, Chairman of the Westchester Edu- ing grace. f cation Coalition, a member and Deputy Super- But now, because of Obamacare, we have visor of the New Castle Town Board, Presi- received notice from the insurance company CONGRATULATING BILL DE BLASIO dent of the Chappaqua School Board and Vice that the plan that they currently pay for ON HIS ELECTION AS MAYOR OF President of the United Way of Westchester. does not meet the marketplace guidelines NEW YORK CITY Richard and his beloved wife, Lee, are both and we will no longer be covered effective on January 1st, 2014. They are not paying any- Holocaust survivors. Their experiences in thing towards our insurance at all. HON. YVETTE D. CLARKE 1938 led to a deep and abiding commitment to So now we will be trying to scramble to OF NEW YORK fighting the evils of hatred and bigotry by come up with an extra $500–$600 min per IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES teaching tolerance to young students. In 2011, month to cover the insurance that is com- the Holocaust and Human Rights Education parable to the plan that we had. I have med- Wednesday, November 13, 2013 Center presented Richard and Lee with its ical issues so I have quite a few doctor visits and bills each year so I am not cheap to Ms. CLARKE. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to Spirit of Humanity Award as recognition for cover so it may even be more than that. congratulate former Public Advocate and a Richard’s 14 years as Chairman and Lee’s Thanks for your time and again thanks for dear friend of mine Bill de Blasio on his elec- longtime service as a board member. Lee has standing up for us. Someone needs to help us tion as Mayor of New York City. He will be also volunteered on the board of The before we all go bankrupt and lose every- New York’s 109th Mayor and the first Demo- Chappaqua Orchestra. thing we have worked so hard to build up crat to hold the office in 20 years. I am proud to recognize Lee and Richard during our lifetimes. Mr. de Blasio is a compassionate and intel- Laster of Chappaqua, New York for their ex- From: Kim Curtis ([email protected]) ligent man who believes that every person in traordinary contributions to our community and Received: 10/27/13 New York should have access to a quality beyond. I wish them happiness on the double DEAR ANN, I comes as quite a shock to me education, attend college or vocational train- celebrations of their 65th wedding anniversary on how much of an impact Obamacare is hav- ing, find a job, and start a family. and his 90th birthday.

VerDate Mar 15 2010 04:33 Nov 14, 2013 Jkt 039060 PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 0626 Sfmt 9920 E:\CR\FM\A13NO8.005 E13NOPT1 rfrederick on DSK6VPTVN1PROD with REMARKS November 13, 2013 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks E1645 HOYT LIBRARY, KINGSTON PA HONORING MARTYL LANGSDORF, feet of water to water users in the Delano- CREATOR OF THE BULLETIN OF Earlimart area of California. THE ATOMIC SCIENTISTS’ Water is the lifeblood of the Central Valley’s HON. LOU BARLETTA DOOMSDAY CLOCK economy because of the strong agricultural in- dustry in the region. Ensuring adequate supply OF PENNSYLVANIA HON. BILL FOSTER of water is important for both farmers and fam- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF ILLINOIS ilies in the Central Valley. The investments IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES and improvements to water infrastructure Wednesday, November 13, 2013 made by the Delano-Earlimart Irrigation Dis- Wednesday, November 13, 2013 Mr. BARLETTA. Mr. Speaker, I rise to honor trict over the past 75 years have played a vital Hoyt Library in the Borough of Kingston, Mr. FOSTER. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to role in ensuring water resources are available to the farmers who feed the nation, and the Pennsylvania which is celebrating its 85th an- honor Martyl Langsdorf, who created the image of the now-iconic Doomsday Clock for families who call the Central Valley home. niversary this year. the June 1947 cover of the Bulletin of the The efforts made by the Delano-Earlimart Ir- In January 1928, the Borough of Kingston Atomic Scientists, a publication founded by rigation District have helped create a district opened the first free lending library on the University of Chicago scientists who had comprised of 56,500 acres that annually West Side of the Susquehanna River. The worked on the Manhattan Project, including produce more that $360 million in crop value. building was donated to the town by Frank her husband, physicist Alexander Langsdorf. Mr. Speaker, it is with great pride that I rec- Weston Hoyt who recognized the need for a Martyl’s Clock remains a singular reminder of ognize the Delano-Earlimart Irrigation District community library. Throughout its existence, the risks we face from nuclear weapons and in celebrating 75 years of staying true to its the facility has been updated to meet the the effects of climate change. mission to protect, enhance, and manage the needs of the citizens of Kingston. In 1987, an A renowned landscape painter and longtime District’s water and energy resources and re- addition was built to house much of the collec- resident of Schaumburg, Illinois, Martyl died at lated assets to benefit its growers, the com- tion. Tragedy struck in February 2007, when the age of 96 on March 26, 2013, and will be munity, and the region it serves through out- the roof of that addition collapsed in a heavy remembered tomorrow at the Bulletin’s Fifth standing customer service, commitment to snowstorm, and a large portion of the Library’s Annual Doomsday Clock Symposium here in quality, and leadership on the water resources collection was destroyed. In October 2009, a the nation’s capital. Fittingly titled ‘‘Commu- industry. new two story addition was opened. Today, nicating Catastrophe,’’ the Symposium will re- f flect Martyl’s sensitivity to the urgency of exis- Hoyt Library continues to be an important part PERSONAL EXPLANATION of the Kingston landscape. tential threats—and her brilliance in using art and design ‘‘to move past the numbness and Mr. Speaker, for 85 years Hoyt Library has create new ways of feeling, just as we tap HON. ROBERT PITTENGER served as an important site to the citizens of science for new ways of knowing,’’ said Bul- OF NORTH CAROLINA the Borough of Kingston, Pennsylvania. There- letin Executive Director Kennette Benedict. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES fore, I commend those individuals who have Martyl’s legacy continues as members of Wednesday, November 13, 2013 dedicated their time to working and learning at the Bulletin’s Science and Security Board an- Mr. PITTENGER. Mr. Speaker, on rollcall this community asset. nually assess the state of world affairs and vote Nos. 571–572, I am not recorded be- use the hands of the Clock to signal human- cause I was absent from the U.S House of f ity’s capacity to meet the challenges of nu- Representatives. Had I been present, I would clear weapons and climate change. World at- have voted in the following manner. TO RECOGNIZE THE UPPER BUCKS tention to the Doomsday Clock confirms the On rollcall No. 571, had I been present, I CHAMBER OF COMMERCE’S 60 impact of what designer Michael Bierut, in a would have voted ‘‘yea’’. On rollcall No. 572, YEAR ANNIVERSARY 2010 tribute to Martyl titled ‘‘Designing the Un- had I been present, I would have voted ‘‘yea’’. thinkable,’’ called ‘‘the most powerful piece of f information design of the 20th century.’’ HON. MICHAEL G. FITZPATRICK Mr. Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join me RECOGNIZING PROJECT HOPE OF PENNSYLVANIA in honoring the late Martyl Langsdorf for rais- ing the world’s awareness about grave threats, HON. FRANK R. WOLF IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES and also the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists OF VIRGINIA for providing information and analysis that Wednesday, November 13, 2013 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES points to a safer world. Wednesday, November 13, 2013 Mr. FITZPATRICK. Mr. Speaker, the Upper And to close on a personal note, it was at Bucks Chamber of Commerce is preparing for one of Martyl Langsdorf’s annual ‘‘Peony Par- Mr. WOLF. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to rec- ognize Project HOPE, an international non- their 60th year by celebrating several decades ties’’ at her garden in Schaumburg, during a profit organization in Millwood, Virginia dedi- of partnership with businesses in the Upper long conversation with wise old lawyer and cated to providing quality and sustainable Bucks region. Bulletin stalwart Lowell Sachnoff, that was one of the first times I began seriously considering healthcare to people around the world. I want The mission of the Upper Bucks Chamber stepping away from my career in science to to highlight their recent medical outreach to of Commerce is to build strong liaisons within begin one in public service. Syrian children, who make up half of Syria’s the region’s business community in order to f refugee population from the current crisis. progress the principles of free enterprise and I travelled to the region in February and enhance the quality of life in Upper Bucks IN RECOGNITION OF DELANO- spent time with Syrian refugees in Lebanon, County. The UBCC is a membership based EARLIMART IRRIGATION DISTRICT hearing firsthand their accounts of the horrific non-profit organization comprised of local non- civil war that was ripping apart their nation. profit and for profit businesses and community HON. DAVID G. VALADAO Over two million refugees have fled and are associations. Representing over 1,000 busi- OF CALIFORNIA living in refugee camps or trying to survive on nesses with the purpose of strengthening the IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES their own in neighboring countries. Last month, I had the opportunity to visit local economy, the UBCC works to encourage Wednesday, November 13, 2013 business and consumer commerce. Through Project HOPE in Millwood. I was pleased to connection building, regional promotion, and Mr. VALADAO. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to learn that they recently delivered 186,000 recognize the Delano-Earlimart Irrigation Dis- services which endorse and protect interests, doses of a vaccine to infants and young chil- trict on its 75th anniversary. dren at the Al Za’atari refugee camp in Jordan the UBCC is able to accomplish their mission. The Delano-Earlimart Irrigation District was to combat the potentially deadly rotavirus. The The UBCC has provided these invaluable organized in 1938 to protect the underground virus is highly contagious and spreads rapidly services to businesses in the community for water resources in the area and to secure a in crowded encampments with inadequate the past 60 years and I commend their dedi- long-term surface water contract with the U.S. sanitation. cation to building a strong local economy and Bureau of Reclamation. Since 1950, the Dis- Project HOPE is also trying to help other wish them the best in the future. trict has delivered more than 7.7 million acre- vulnerable refugees, including individuals with

VerDate Mar 15 2010 04:33 Nov 14, 2013 Jkt 039060 PO 00000 Frm 00005 Fmt 0626 Sfmt 9920 E:\CR\FM\K13NO8.005 E13NOPT1 rfrederick on DSK6VPTVN1PROD with REMARKS E1646 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks November 13, 2013 disabilities and the elderly. Often, in global dis- be moved over the border into Syria, where COMMENDING THE CLEMENTS asters, children, the disabled and the elderly about 2,500 medical professionals are work- HIGH SCHOOL MARCHING BAND are most at risk. These are the people for ing under battlefield conditions to help cas- ualties from the fighting. whom Project HOPE can make a difference. ‘‘These are the real heroes,’’ he said. HON. PETE OLSON In addition to Project HOPE’s vital work OF TEXAS Estimates indicate that 70 percent of Syr- among the Syrian refugee population, they are IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES also serving the victims of Typhoon Haiyan in ia’s doctors have fled the country, Gerber said. Most of the nation’s hospitals have Wednesday, November 13, 2013 the Philippines. Project HOPE has a proven been damaged or destroyed. track record in the region and is urgently work- Mr. OLSON. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to The physicians remaining are working in ing to provide much needed emergency medi- field hospitals and aid stations, dealing with commend the Clements High School Marching cine and medical supplies to the survivors of battlefield casualties with sparse modern Band from my hometown of Sugar Land, this devastating natural disaster. supplies or equipment. Texas. They won top honors at the 2nd an- I applaud Project HOPE’s 55-year legacy of Without proper retractors, Gerber said, he nual Texas Marching Classic in Round Rock, tireless service to the poor and vulnerable, has heard of doctors holding a chest open for Texas. Not only did Clements take home the both here and abroad. surgery ‘‘with a pair of pancake flippers.’’ championship trophy, but they also received I submit the following article from the Win- In addition to immediate medical emer- awards for best music, best visual and best chester Star, which details Project HOPE’s gencies, he sees a future threat in post-trau- general effects. Their award winning perform- outstanding work to bring medical relief to Syr- matic stress disorder for all refugees and a ance of ‘‘Resistance is Futile’’ featured music ian refugees. dim future for the children who may live in from J.J. Abrams’ Star Trek. refugee camps for years without any hope of [From the Winchester Star, Sept. 21, 2013] After winning the Texas Marching Classic, getting an education. the band and color guard followed their win HOPE ARRIVES FOR REFUGEES FROM CIVIL Gerber would like to find ways to have Jor- WAR-TORN SYRIA with a grand champion victory at the Sam danian professionals trained to handle the Houston Marching Contest the very next (By Val Van Meter) ‘‘stress, depression and anxiety that are so weekend. In both cases, the band headed into MILLWOOD.—The disadvantaged children af- palpable’’ in and outside the camps. the finals in second place but came out on top fect Frederick Gerber the most. ‘‘Very few have any training in psycho- He is at the Al Za’atari refugee camp in social illnesses,’’ he added. in the end. The Texas Marching Classic hosts 22 of the Jordan this week, delivering 186,000 doses of But his first focus now is keeping the chil- vaccine from Project HOPE in Millwood to dren healthy. top marching bands in the State of Texas. I children there. ‘‘I love what I’m doing,’’ said Gerber, a can only imagine the preparation that these Gerber is a director of operations in Iraq young students had to put in these last few for Project HOPE (Health Opportunities for Washington, D.C., resident who spent 32 years in the Army health services. months. Their hard work and dedication has People Everywhere) and helped to build a certainly paid off. The Marching Band has hospital for children in Basrah, the first new ‘‘And it’s wonderful to do it with an orga- hospital in Iraq—a country with a popu- nization like Project HOPE.’’ made Clements High School and our commu- lation of about 33 million—since the 1980s. But seeing children starved or injured nity proud. I’m proud to extend a Texas-sized His organization is trying to help Jordan ‘‘never fails to bring a tear to my eye.’’ congratulation to the Clements High School and other countries in the area to cope with Marching Band for their musical achieve- the influx of refugees from the two-year-old f ments. civil war in Syria. f The conflict has generated a flood of refu- TO RECOGNIZE THE PENNCO gees into countries neighboring Syria, Ger- TECH’S 40-YEAR ANNIVERSARY IN RECOGNITION OF THE 25TH AN- ber said. NIVERSARY OF BRAHMIN SAMAJ Al Za’atari opened two years ago, with OF USA 60,000 men, women and children. Now, Gerber said, Jordan is sheltering HON. MICHAEL G. FITZPATRICK more than 600,000, with more than 200,000 in OF PENNSYLVANIA HON. FRANK PALLONE, JR. United Nations refugee camps. Al Za’atari is IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF NEW JERSEY the second-largest refugee camp in the IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES world, and would qualify as Jordan’s fourth- Wednesday, November 13, 2013 largest city. Wednesday, November 13, 2013 Mr. FITZPATRICK. Mr. Speaker, I would like ‘‘It’s the size of 600 football fields,’’ Gerber Mr. PALLONE. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to said. to congratulate Pennco Tech for celebrating congratulate Brahmin Samaj of USA (BSOU) Those in the camps could be said to be the 40 years of success in our community. The on its 25th Anniversary. For 25 years, BSOU lucky ones. He noted that they receive deliv- school and its branch campuses have been has represented the Brahmin community in eries of clean water, food and blankets. training individuals in electronic, automotive, New Jersey, the surrounding region and all Other refugees try to find shelter with and technological fields for decades. They family members or friends, or simply squat Brahmins across the United States. in empty or abandoned buildings. also specialize in HVAC, building trades, and Established in New Jersey in 1988, BSOU ‘‘They live in dire circumstances,’’ Gerber healthcare—helping prepare young students to has grown from 11 members to more than 500 said. excel in good paying jobs in my community. members today. In addition to its growth in Project HOPE, with its focus on health In 1961, Pennco Tech was established in membership, BSOU has also expanded to projects, has been working in the Middle Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. In 1966, they each U.S. state, Canada and other inter- East for a dozen years, he said. founded the School of Automotive Technology This situation, with the refugee totals of national countries. Likewise, it has seen the those who have left Syria expected to top 3.5 through the Ford Motor Company. Together, establishment of sister organizations in New million by year’s end—and another 4.5 mil- these companies were acquired by Pennco In- York, Chicago, Atlanta, Florida and Ontario. It lion believed to be displaced in the war-torn stitutes Incorporated in 1973. The schools was registered as the official Brahmin organi- country—is swamping the resources of its then united in Bristol, Pennsylvania in 1975. zation in New Jersey in 1989. neighbors. Since then, the school has opened branch Since its founding, BSOU has been led by ‘‘Jordan needs a lot of help to help them,’’ campuses in Pennsauken, New Jersey and ten presidents, including Founding President Gerber said. Blackwood, New Jersey. The Pennsauken Project HOPE’s donation of vaccines to the late Shri Manibhai Joshi, Arunbhai fight rotavirus is a preventative operation, campus has also been granted accreditation Kantharia, Pramodaben Joshi, Begavatbhai he said. from ACCSC. Today, both schools offer a Pandya, Rasikhbai Bhatt, Vishnubhai Bhatt, Rotaviruses are known to cause diarrhea wide range of majors that allow students to Dr. Hitendra Upadhyay, Naishad Pandya, and dehydration, especially in children, and gain hands on experience within their field of Bhogilal Jani and current President Abhay break out where people are crowded together study. Shukla. The organization is also represented and clean water and good sanitation are Pennco Tech is a vital educational institution by a Board of Trustees and Executive Com- lacking. in our community, as they teach necessary Project HOPE is also readying some $30 mittee which work toward advancing BSOU. million in medical supplies in its Winchester skills that further the knowledge of those who BSOU hosts various social, religious and warehouse for shipment to Jordan. are entering the workforce and contributing to cultural activities to promote and maintain the Much of that shipment will be used in the the local economy. Once again, congratula- traditions and heritage of the Brahmins. It has camps—but, Gerber said, he hopes some can tions on 40 years of success. hosted youth activities, large conventions and

VerDate Mar 15 2010 04:33 Nov 14, 2013 Jkt 039060 PO 00000 Frm 00006 Fmt 0626 Sfmt 9920 E:\CR\FM\A13NO8.013 E13NOPT1 rfrederick on DSK6VPTVN1PROD with REMARKS November 13, 2013 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks E1647 participated in the India Day Parade in New Customs Service and then with U.S. Customs Manufacturing has long been a central part York City, New York for five years. BSOU con- and Border Protection. As Port Director, Mr. of the American economy. Right now, there tinues its mission to honor and celebrate the Garza oversaw the largest inland port in the are more than 11 million Americans employed Brahmin history and culture. U.S., managing more than 800 employees, in high-paying manufacturing jobs. And in Mr. Speaker, once again, please join me in four international bridges, one airport and a 2010, manufacturing accounted for 60 percent congratulating Brahmin Samaj of USA as it railroad bridge, with an annual budget of $12 of all U.S. exports and contributed $1.7 trillion celebrates its 25th Anniversary. Its commit- million dollars and with employees in Laredo, to our GDP. ment to promoting the Brahmin culture and Del Rio, Eagle Pass, Roma, Hidalgo/Pharr These figures are impressive and lend sup- serving the Indian community is truly deserv- and Brownsville/Los Indios. port for the importance of maintaining a vi- ing of this body’s recognition. Mr. Garza started his federal career in 1971 brant manufacturing sector. Unfortunately, the f with the U.S. Air Force as a Military Police- dominance of the United States in manufac- man, at which time he was introduced to the turing has been steadily challenged. The U.S. HAZLETON LIONS CLUB U.S. Customs Service, Customs Narcotics De- share of global manufacturing value added de- tector Dog Training Center at Lackland Air clined from one-third in the early 1980s to just HON. LOU BARLETTA Base in San Antonio, Texas. In 1976, Mr. one-fifth today. At the same time, manufac- OF PENNSYLVANIA Garza began his civilian career as a Canine turing activity has rapidly increased in emerg- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Enforcement Officer with the then U.S. Cus- ing economies such as China and Korea. Wednesday, November 13, 2013 toms Service at the Port of Laredo. Today, the Even more troubling, is the fact that coun- tries such as Korea, Japan, and Germany Mr. BARLETTA. Mr. Speaker, I rise to honor CBP Canine Program is the largest and most diverse law enforcement canine program in have a more R&D-intensive manufacturing the Hazleton Lions Club which is celebrating sector than the United States. Additionally, its 90th anniversary this year. the country. Mr. Garza has held numerous supervisory each of these countries has a positive trade Since 1917, Lions Clubs have offered peo- balance in advanced manufacturing products ple the opportunity to give something back to positions at the district and headquarters level since his initial appointment, serving an as- unlike the $81 billion dollar trade deficit ob- their communities. On October 23, 1923, the served in the United States in 2010. Hazleton Lions Club was formed by its Charter signment in the Port of Eagle Pass, Canine Enforcement Branch Chief and Chief in La- The truth is that the perception of manufac- President Roy D. Snyder, making it the 20th turing as low-skilled, assembly line work is redo and Acting National Canine Program Di- oldest Lions Club in Pennsylvania. Since its outdated and no longer applies. The future of rector, prior to being selected as the Port Di- founding, the Hazleton Lions Club has been manufacturing is advanced manufacturing, a rector in Laredo. Under his leadership, the extremely active within the community, com- high-tech endeavor that uses sensors, robot- Port of Laredo has earned a number of Com- pleting numerous projects and making dona- ics, and cutting-edge modeling and simulation. missioner Unit Citations for outstanding per- tions in support of many other organizations. If we do nothing and settle for the status quo, formance by the Laredo passenger, trade and These volunteer service projects include the our position will almost certainly decline further outbound, and enforcement teams. Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful Project, Red and our economy will continue to struggle. Cross Disaster Response Team, Nescopeck During the course of his career, Mr. Garza Thankfully, the Administration has renewed State Park Project, Can-Do Board of Directors, has been widely recognized as an expert in its commitment to American manufacturing Greater Hazleton Area Fun Fest and the international border security management and is focused on ensuring that the United American Cancer Society. Recipients of the issues and border trade and recognized by States is the global leader in advanced manu- club’s donations range from national organiza- CBP, the trade industry and the Vice Presi- facturing. The President has put forward a tions such as the United Rehabilitation Serv- dent of the United States for his expertise. number of initiatives, including the creation of ices and Catholic Social Services, to local Under Mr. Garza’s leadership, the Port of La- the National Network for Manufacturing Inno- groups such as Hazleton Little League and the redo has undergone significant facilities en- vation. The purpose of the National Network Hazleton Integration Project. The members of hancements, including lane expansions at the for Manufacturing Innovation is to establish up this club continue to find ways to give back Lincoln-Juarez Bridge and the World Trade to 15 public-private manufacturing institutes and improve their community. Bridge. These projects significantly facilitated across the country. These institutes will serve Mr. Speaker, for 90 years the Hazleton processing of passenger and commercial traf- as centers of manufacturing excellence and Lions Club has been a vital asset to the city fic and a boost to economic benefits. will accelerate manufacturing and help transi- of Hazleton, Pennsylvania. Therefore, I com- In 2007, Mr. Garza was recognized by tion cutting-edge technologies from the lab to mend all those who have served to improve Texas A&M International University and the the factory floor. their community as part of this important orga- Smithsonian Institute as a Distinguished Alum- The Administration has also called for a nization. nus in the Smithsonian Institution’s Portraits of number of tax reforms that will provide incen- Latino Achievement. In 2011, Mr. Garza was f tives to companies that bring jobs back to the recognized as a 2010 Tejano Achiever by U.S. These include making the R and D tax RECOGNIZING MR. EUGENIO LULAC Council 12. In that same year, Mr. credit permanent, reducing tax rates for manu- ‘‘GENE’’ GARZA JR. Garza was selected to the Senior Executive facturers, and doubling the tax deduction for Service in Laredo. Mr. Garza is an active par- high-tech manufacturers. HON. HENRY CUELLAR ticipant in numerous civic organizations and The President’s commitment to advanced OF TEXAS community activist. manufacturing appears to be paying off. We IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Mr. Speaker, I am honored and privileged to are adding manufacturing jobs for the first time have the opportunity to pay tribute to Mr. since the 1990s. These jobs will have a down- Wednesday, November 13, 2013 Garza for his outstanding service in protecting stream impact on our economy since it’s been Mr. CUELLAR. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to our communities and his extraordinary com- shown that for every manufacturing job we recognize Mr. Eugenio ‘‘Gene’’ Garza Jr. for mitment to our country. He has truly contrib- create, we add five additional jobs along the his retirement from his position as the Director uted to this nation in his efforts to protect our supply chain. And for every dollar in manufac- of Field Operations with the U.S. Customs and borders. turing value added, we create $1.40 in new Border Protection (CBP) in Laredo, Texas. Mr. f value in other sectors of the economy. Garza has dedicated his service in protecting We need to continue to move forward with our nation’s borders and its communities. THE NEED TO REVITALIZE policies and programs that will expand and As Director for Field Operations for the La- AMERICAN MANUFACTURING support the development of advanced manu- redo Field Office since January 2011, Mr. facturing. I have worked on two such efforts. Garza has lead the agency, providing over- HON. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON First, my bill, H.R. 1421, the AIM Act makes sight and guidance to the operation of eight OF TEXAS strategic investments in advanced manufac- ports of entry extending from Brownsville to IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES turing research, development, and education. Del Rio, including 23 crossings, 6 airports, and It brings the public and private sectors to- one seaport and overseeing more than 2,600 Wednesday, November 13, 2013 gether to tackle the research needs of indus- employees and imports exceeding $134 billion Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of Texas. try. It provides small and medium-sized manu- annually processed through South Texas. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to speak in support facturers with innovation vouchers that will Previously, Mr. Garza was the Port Director of the efforts to revitalize American Manufac- allow them to make their companies and prod- of the Laredo Port of Entry, first with the U.S. turing. ucts more competitive. And finally, H.R. 1421

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McGOVERN viduals with disabilities—a cause worth ac- guarantees to small- and medium-sized manu- OF MASSACHUSETTS knowledgment each day, but especially on this facturers to help them become more efficient IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES monumental anniversary. Today, Woods offers and stay competitive and the creation of a net- exceptional and experienced care for those work of industry-led manufacturing centers Wednesday, November 13, 2013 with autism, brain injuries, learning disabilities that will accelerate the development and com- Mr. MCGOVERN. Mr. Speaker, the Worces- and emotional and behavioral challenges. mercialization of manufacturing technologies ter Polytechnic Institute (WPI) Washington The loyal staff at Woods provides a vital and processes. Project Center opened 40 years ago to bridge service in our community, and a remarkably I strongly believe that if the United States is the divide between scientific research and so- important role in the life and development of to remain competitive in the long term, we cial policy recommendations. Since 1973, those they care for. I am honored to represent need to ensure that American companies more than 1,100 WPI students have com- those who do such important work at Wood, maintain the capacity to manufacture new and pleted more than 400 projects for government and wish them continued success in the next innovative products here at home. agencies, community-based companies and 100 years. The decline of U.S. manufacturing is a institutions, multinational corporations, and f threat to middle class jobs and our economy. nonprofit partners. We need our manufacturing sector to be the The Center’s success became the model for BRIDGE DEDICATION most sophisticated in the world, using trans- the WPI Global Studies Program, which has formative technologies and innovative manu- seen more than 22,000 budding scientists and HON. WM. LACY CLAY facturing processes. H.R. 1421, the manufac- engineers successfully complete and imple- OF MISSOURI turing provisions in the Competes Act, and the ment 3,600 projects across a wide range of IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ‘‘Make it in America’’ agenda will help to en- areas, including environment, consumer pro- sure that U.S. companies have the tools and Wednesday, November 13, 2013 tection, patents and copyrights and art and the workforce they need to meet the challenge history. Mr. CLAY. Mr. Speaker, I consider it a great ahead. At WPI’s 39 centers across the world—cov- tribute to have the Poplar Street Bridge re- f ering four continents and cities ranging from named in my honor. I wish to thank those who HONORING MS. VIRGINIA Alberta to Zurich to Bangkok to Cape Town to participated in making this happen. Let me DAVENPORT Panama City—students work with some of the personally thank . . . world’s largest companies, most influential Let me especially thank my friend, Rep- HON. ROBERT A. BRADY non-profit and non-governmental organizations resentative Penny Hubbard, for her untiring ef- and most important scientific governmental fort in managing the bill through the legisla- OF PENNSYLVANIA ture. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES agencies. Among the centers is the Venice Project Let me say to Rep. Penny and those that Wednesday, November 13, 2013 Center, founded in 1988 by WPI Professor participated in naming this bridge in my honor Mr. BRADY of Pennsylvania. Mr. Speaker, I and native Venetian Fabio Carrera. In his 25 that prior to this dedication, two bridges have rise today to honor the accomplishments of years of leading students to Venice, Carrera had a special meaning in the life of the Clay Ms. Virginia Davenport. At a young age Ms. has spearheaded invaluable research about, family and me. The first was the McKinley Davenport, along with her five siblings, was among other areas, erosion within the city’s Bridge, where the electric train carried my fa- put up for adoption due to unfortunate cir- famed canals, which was captured in a book ther, five days a week, back and forth, to work cumstances following the family’s move to by the United Nations Education, Scientific in Venice, Illinois, for more than 30 years. Philadelphia. In and out of foster homes dur- and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). He earned a good living that enabled him to ing these early years, Ms. Davenport faced These great young minds bring ingenious take care of his wife of 60 years and us 7 chil- the myriad of challenges children can experi- approaches to an outstanding array of chal- dren. How can the Clay’s not remember and ence within the foster care system. Despite lenges—and the projects fundamentally appreciate what that fabulous bridge meant in these difficult times, Ms. Davenport pressed change the students, building leaders who our lives? on with faith in a God above and the deter- possess passion, proficiency, and a certainty The second bridge that had a tremendous mination to improve her situation. that their life’s work can change the world. influence in my life was the Edmund Pettis Ms. Davenport went on to attend the Power Mr. Speaker, I’m so proud to represent WPI, Bridge in Selma, Alabama. It was there on a Sewing School, Simon Gratz High School, a world renowned institution for higher learn- Sunday that John Lewis and 600 other march- Government Nurses Aid Training School, and ing committed to educating our next genera- ers attempted to cross on their way to Mont- various other educational institutions. She re- tion of leaders. While WPI students are work- gomery. They were peacefully demanding the cently graduated from the first level of the De- ing to better communities across the globe, right to register and vote like all other Ameri- liverance Bible Institute (DEBI) with out- their longstanding history of service to my cans. standing marks and will continue with the next hometown of Worcester, Massachusetts, But Governor George Wallace ordered local level of DEBI this upcoming semester. should also be recognized. and state police to stop the march on the flim- Throughout all of this, she has made every ef- I commend WPI students, faculty, leader- sy ground of ‘‘public safety.’’ fort to reach out and support young people at ship, and staff for their commitment to science What followed is now infamously known as every opportunity she is afforded. She is ac- education and global leadership. I ask my col- ‘‘Bloody Sunday.’’ Police, armed with billy tive in Intercessory Prayer, the Home Care leagues to join me today in recognizing their clubs, dogs, and tear gas, were seen around Department, and Helping Hand Ministries. Ms. incredible achievements. the world on television beating men, women, Davenport intends to continue to dedicate her f and children unmercifully. time to bettering herself and her community That scene on the Edmund Pettis Bridge and hopes to be an inspiration to those TO RECOGNIZE THE WOODS SERV- was the stimulus for passing the 1965 Voting around her. ICES’ 100 YEAR ANNIVERSARY Rights Act and subsequently my election to It is a privilege to recognize a person whose Congress. At the time, there were only five leadership and commitment to community has HON. MICHAEL G. FITZPATRICK blacks in Congress. Today, because of what enriched the lives of countless individuals. I OF PENNSYLVANIA happened on that bridge, there are 42 blacks. ask you and my other distinguished col- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES My mission while in Congress for 32 years leagues to join me in commending Ms. Dav- was to build bridges that carried resources to enport for her lifetime of service and dedica- Wednesday, November 13, 2013 the economically underprivileged, and to those tion to Pennsylvania’s First Congressional Dis- Mr. FITZPATRICK. Mr. Speaker, I rise today discriminated against because of race, gender trict. in recognition of 100 years of committed dedi- and age.

VerDate Mar 15 2010 04:33 Nov 14, 2013 Jkt 039060 PO 00000 Frm 00008 Fmt 0626 Sfmt 9920 E:\CR\FM\A13NO8.018 E13NOPT1 rfrederick on DSK6VPTVN1PROD with REMARKS November 13, 2013 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks E1649 My message to those of you still battling the in the Air Force, but please allow us to high- dustry. All of these occurred during Mr. Linn’s forces of hatred and ignorance is to ignore light a few. tenure. He also currently serves as a Board that group of idiots that want to destroy General Kehler’s selection as Commander Member on the National Automotive Advisory bridges provided by government assistance. of U.S. Strategic Command was apt—he start- Board at Northwood University in Midland, Do not join those chanting the idiotic slogan of ed his career as a young nuclear missile offi- Michigan. ‘‘government is the problem and should get cer in 1975. Rising quickly through the Air Prior to joining NIADA, Mr. Linn served as out of the way.’’ Force, he went on to command space and the Executive Director of the Carolinas Inde- Government has a sacred responsibility to missile units at Whiteman, Malmstrom, Van- pendent Automobile Dealers Association that play a major role in building bridges that ele- denberg and Peterson Air Force Bases. His serves the industry in both North and South vate the standard of living for its citizens. It positive leadership has directly influenced Carolina. With over 26 years of extensive ex- must build roads leading to bridges that take countless men and women in our Armed perience in the motor vehicle industry, he is our children to schools, our adults to jobs, our Forces, and the positive effects of his service extremely knowledgeable of industry issues sick to hospitals. to our country will be felt for generations to and the issues facing today’s professional Bridges must enable the working poor to come. automobile dealer. move into the middle class and our seniors to General Kehler has been a vigilant cham- Prior to working in the motor vehicle indus- live the remainder of their lives in dignity. pion of our nation’s nuclear deterrent. As try, Mr. Linn enjoyed a career in the motion You in the legislative body must always re- Commander of U.S. Strategic Command, he’s picture and television industry as an Executive member that bridges take people to untold op- spent nearly three years ensuring our nation’s Producer. He is a graduate of LaSalle Univer- portunities. I am proud of the bridges I helped nuclear forces remain strong and ready—not sity with a Masters Degree in Business Admin- build while in Congress that now provide for counting his earlier tour as Deputy Com- istration (MBA) and is a Certified Program family and medical leave, that gave political mander of Strategic Command. His efforts Planner. He has written several training manu- freedom to federal employees, that assured were instrumental in our nation’s Nuclear Pos- als on the car rental industry, Federal labor that after five years you are vested in your ture Review, and he has worked closely with laws and Occupational Safety and Health Ad- pension plan, that rewrote the higher edu- Congress to ensure that our military has been ministration (OSHA) regulations. Michael Linn cation law, the elementary and secondary able to accomplish the essential missions of is a native of North Carolina. education bill, and, yes, Rep. Hubbard, the Strategic Command, including nuclear deter- The National Independent Automobile Deal- one that makes our workplace safe. rence. Through his leadership at Strategic ers Association, founded in 1946, has rep- Yes, Rep. Penny Hubbard, I know you will Command, General Kehler has been an es- resented the used motor vehicle industry for continue building bridges that take people sential defender of our nation’s critical space over 67 years. NIADA’s mission is to assist its from poverty to prosperity, from hopelessness assets. He has worked closely with the Armed members in becoming more successful within to dreams fulfilled. Services Committee, and it has been our great the automotive industry by bringing valuable Government must not let the excessive pleasure to work with him. As chairman and information, services and benefits designed to greed of some exploit the helpless in the ranking member of the Subcommittee on Stra- prepare them for an ever-changing and ever- name of providing jobs that pay less than a tegic Forces, we are grateful for General challenging marketplace. living wage. Kehler’s wise counsel and firm resolve to al- Again, congratulations to Michael Linn as Government must provide the bridges that ways do what is best for the nation and for the the new CEO Emeritus of NIADA. guarantee a good education for its citizens, a men and women he leads. f decent job with adequate pay and health ben- Mr. Speaker, with nearly four decades of ex- efits, a nice home in a safe neighborhood. If emplary service to our nation, General C. OUR UNCONSCIONABLE NATIONAL building bridges that establish a strong, vibrant Robert ‘‘Bob’’ Kehler deserves our most heart- DEBT middle class is seen as government being in felt gratitude and praise. He has been a credit the way, I say to those . . . well, I say that, to the military and we hope he will continue to HON. MIKE COFFMAN and much more. find ways to serve the United States. Thank OF COLORADO OK, I have had my say. So, Rep. Penny you, General—and best wishes to you and IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Hubbard, let me thank you again for remem- your family. Wednesday, November 13, 2013 bering that bridges have played an indispen- f sable role in my life. Thanks for remembering Mr. COFFMAN. Mr. Speaker, on January that building bridges has made my life worth CONGRATULATING MICHAEL LINN 20, 2009, the day President Obama took of- living. AS NEW CEO EMERITUS OF NIADA fice, the national debt was f $10,626,877,048,913.08. HON. JOE BARTON Today, it is $17,154,624,205,951.04. We’ve IN RECOGNITION OF THE RETIRE- OF TEXAS added $6,527,747,157,037.96 to our debt in 4 MENT OF GENERAL C. ROBERT IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES years. This is $6.5 trillion in debt our nation, KEHLER our economy, and our children could have Wednesday, November 13, 2013 avoided with a balanced budget amendment. HON. MIKE ROGERS Mr. BARTON. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to f OF ALABAMA honor Michael R. Linn as the new CEO Emer- HONORING RIO HONDO TRUSTEE IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES itus of the National Independent Automobile Dealers Association (NIADA) that is ANGELA ACOSTA-SALAZAR Wednesday, November 13, 2013 headquartered in Arlington, Texas, in my dis- Mr. ROGERS of Alabama. Mr. Speaker, trict. HON. LINDA T. SA´ NCHEZ today, Mr. COOPER and I ask for the House’s Prior to his new position, Mr. Linn served as OF CALIFORNIA attention to honor General C. Robert ‘‘Bob’’ the CEO of NIADA from 1999 to 2013. Under IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Kehler, Commander of U.S. Strategic Com- his leadership, membership rose beyond mand, on his imminent retirement from the 20,000 members. In addition, NIADA added Wednesday, November 13, 2013 United States Air Force. significant value to the automotive industry Ms. LINDA T. SA´ NCHEZ of California. Mr. General Kehler has been an exemplary offi- with its legislative and regulatory presence in Speaker, I rise today to recognize Angela cer and an outstanding leader. Over the the Nation’s capitol. Expanded education pro- Acosta-Salazar, a member of the Rio Hondo course of his 38 year career in the Air Force, grams, which include the Certified Master College Board of Trustees, for her tireless he has made countless sacrifices for our Dealer (CMD) Program and Certified F&I Pro- work in increasing access to higher education. country. We wish to commend his service; the fessional Program, have greatly enhanced the Professionally, Angela has committed her- sacrifices of his family, including his wife Mar- professionalism of the industry. In 2004, the self to the issues of higher education and jorie and their two sons; and to express our NIADA Educational Television Network community empowerment. Through her serv- great appreciation for his leadership and devo- (NIADA–TV) was created to better educate the ice as Trustee she fostered relationships and tion to our nation’s security. nation’s automotive dealers. In 2006, another strengthened communications between the It would not be possible for us to do justice educational TV network, Automotive Con- college and its student body. As an educator, to the many and various accomplishments of sumer Television, was developed to also edu- Angela has educated hundreds of students in General Kehler’s distinguished 38 year career cate consumers about the motor vehicle in- the Social Sciences and has created a space

VerDate Mar 15 2010 04:33 Nov 14, 2013 Jkt 039060 PO 00000 Frm 00009 Fmt 0626 Sfmt 9920 E:\CR\FM\A13NO8.022 E13NOPT1 rfrederick on DSK6VPTVN1PROD with REMARKS E1650 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks November 13, 2013 that encouraged personal development and appointed dean in 2007. During her tenure as events that bring together varying perspectives academic excellence. As a public servant, An- dean, the law school has emerged as a leader on issues that affect our community. Central gela has generously dedicated her time to the in legal education in Florida, featuring nation- Florida is a better place for the work and lead- Rio Hondo College Foundation. ally recognized Moot Court and Trial Team ership that Dean Diaz has provided to our Having served as a Los Angeles Community programs, a growing faculty, and a $7 million community. College District adjunct instructor for over ten expansion of its campus with the opening of a I am happy to honor Leticia M. Diaz, during years, her commitment to education should be 32,400-square-foot Legal Advocacy Center in Hispanic Heritage Month, for her service and an inspiration to all at Rio Hondo College. Al- 2011. Diaz is the first Cuban-American female her work to educate, train, and inspire the though she now completes nine years of serv- to hold the position of dean at an ABA-accred- leaders of tomorrow. ice to Rio Hondo College’s Board of Trustees, ited law school in the United States. RECOGNIZING THE CONTRIBUTIONS OF ZULMA VELEZ- she leaves behind a legacy and a mission that Under Dean Diaz’s leadership, Barry Law ESTRADA will not end when she steps down. School’s student enrollment has increased Mr. Speaker, I rise today in honor of His- Mr. Speaker and distinguished colleagues, nearly 40 percent—from 571 in 2006 to 793 in panic Heritage Month to recognize Zulma please join me in honoring Ms. Angela Acosta- 2013. Diaz was instrumental in launching the Velez-Estrada, an outstanding Central Flo- Salazar. Let us congratulate her on her many Summer in Spain study abroad program in ridian who has dedicated her life to lifting up accomplishments to the Rio Hondo Commu- 2009. Under her leadership, the school has the voices and pioneering the causes of His- nity College District and our community. We opened three centers: the Juvenile Justice panics. wish her good health and success in all future Center, the Juvenile Life Without Parole De- Zulma Velez-Estrada was born and raised in endeavors. fense Resource Center, and the Center for San Juan, Puerto Rico. She received a Bach- elor’s Degree in Management from the Univer- f Earth Jurisprudence. The school’s Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program has sity of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras Campus and TO RECOGNIZE THE LIFE OF MR. been honored eight years in a row by the her Master’s Degree in Finance Management from American University, Puerto Rico. Zulma FREDDIE SLACK American Bar Association for its service to the began her professional career at Health Care community. HON. MICHAEL G. FITZPATRICK Diaz’s publications range from analysis of Manufacturing Industries in Puerto Rico. She was also a Management Consultant for the OF PENNSYLVANIA the FDA’s role in consumer protection to envi- Energy and Environmental Research Studies IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ronmental law with a focus on consumer health. In 2009 she spoke at the Harvard Uni- Department for the University of Puerto Rico Wednesday, November 13, 2013 for three years until she decided to migrate to versity Kennedy School of Government on Florida in 1991. Mr. FITZPATRICK. Mr. Speaker, I rise today international piracy issues, with an emphasis to recognize the life of Frederick Slack, Sr. Moving to Florida was a significant change on environmental law. for her and her five children. Since moving to who passed away at the age of 90 on his be- Her professional involvement includes serv- Florida, Zulma has dedicated her life to work- loved farm in Forest Grove, Bucks County. ing on the ABA Commission on Hispanic ing with her community. She became a Gov- Fred, a lifelong resident of the Village of Legal Rights and Responsibilities. She has ernmental Operations Consultant and began Forest Grove, was a school bus driver, a far- taken a leadership role on Hispanic issues, in- doing Community Outreach for the Depart- rier, a pilot, a World War II veteran, a baseball cluding penning an article on the DREAM Act ment of Children and Families (DCF) in Osce- fan and a loving family man. However, many that was entered into the CONGRESSIONAL ola County. Zulma developed and coordinated knew him for his farm which was his pride and RECORD in December 2010 and hosting a a Community Awareness Program with the joy. In 1996, The Fred Slack Farm became White House Hispanic Action Summit at the goal of empowering frontline staff and engag- the first farm in Buckingham Township to be law school in September 2011. She and alum- ing communities in Osceola and Orange coun- added onto The Pennsylvania Farm Preserva- ni met with U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sonia ties. She also organized the first Hispanic tion. Fred and Evelyn were so proud. Sotomayor in December 2011 when the inau- Leaders Meeting with the Department of Chil- Fred was a member of the Pennsylvania gural group of Barry Law graduates was dren and Families and developed their His- Farm Bureau and was an avid proponent of sworn in to practice before the Supreme panic Media Database. Zulma coordinated the Farm Preservation efforts, both in Bucks Court. Diaz is also a past member of the participation of Osceola County employees at County and across the state. Board of Directors of the Hispanic Chamber of their first 150k Meals Packing Event for under- For decades, Fred and his late-wife Evelyn Commerce of Metro Orlando. privileged Osceola County children. Zulma were proud to grow some of the best tasting Diaz was listed as one of 25 influential His- also coordinated the first Pastor’s Seminar on corn and tomatoes in the area. Visitors to their panics in Central Florida in a 2012 issue of Domestic Violence in Osceola and Orange farm were always greeted with warm and wel- Visio´n magazine, a publication of the Hispanic counties in cooperation with the DCF and do- coming smiles and the couple treasured the Chamber of Commerce of Metro Orlando. She mestic violence prevention organizations. memories made at their humble property. received the Outstanding Hispanic Female in Zulma was the Hispanic Outreach Coordi- My thoughts and deepest sympathies go out the Legal Field award at the inaugural His- nator for the Democratic Party, Puerto Rico to Fred’s friends and family—his four children, panic Women Who Make the Difference Federal Affairs Administration (PRFAA) Interim eight grandchildren and his great grandchild. Awards in 2008 and earned the ‘‘Leading Law- Manager, and Director for the Non-Partisan May they all take comfort in knowing that yers’’ recognition from the South Florida Busi- Education and Registration Program ‘‘Que Fred’s legacy lives on in the fields he worked ness Journal in 2009. In 2013, Diaz was Nada Nos Detenga’’ for the PRFAA. Under and the lives he touched—neither soon to be named Outstanding Female in Education dur- her leadership, 63,000 new voters were reg- forgotten. ing La Prensa’s Mujeres Destacadas awards. istered from 2003 to 2004. While at PRFAA, f Before joining Barry’s faculty, Diaz practiced Zulma also developed the First International law in the areas of personal injury, toxic torts, HISPANIC HERITAGE MONTH Voting & Education Festival at Lake Eola Park and workplace chemical exposure, while in Orlando. teaching part-time at the law school. She cur- Ms. Velez-Estrada worked for four years as HON. ALAN GRAYSON rently teaches in the area of environmental International Business and Trade Specialist for OF FLORIDA law, environmental justice, toxic torts, and the Metro Orlando International Affairs Eco- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES product liability. nomic Development Commission, where she Diaz earned her Juris Doctor degree at Rut- Wednesday, November 13, 2013 worked with the Latin and Hispanic European gers Law School in New Jersey in 1994. Prior markets, lead business missions and hosted Mr. GRAYSON. Mr. Speaker, I submit the to entering law school, she earned her PhD in international governmental and private industry following. organic chemistry from Rutgers University. representatives, and found new businesses RECOGNIZING THE CAREER AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF She spent two years as a postdoctoral re- opportunities for Central Florida. She devel- LETICIA DIAZ search chemist at Hoffman-LaRoche in New oped and implemented the International Ex- Mr. Speaker, I rise today in honor of His- Jersey, where she primarily worked on the port Roadshow and counseled over 125 com- panic Heritage Month to recognize a great synthesis of anti-HIV compounds. panies on how to export products abroad. She leader in the Central Florida community. Dean Diaz has brought together leaders also developed Trade Missions to Venezuela, Leticia M. Diaz, a native of Cuba, is one of from throughout the country to the Central Chile, Argentina, and Puerto Rico. the founding faculty of Barry University Florida area to discuss the important issues of Zulma has helped increase Hispanic partici- Dwayne O. Andreas School of Law and was the day and has convened meetings and pation in elections. She managed political

VerDate Mar 15 2010 04:33 Nov 14, 2013 Jkt 039060 PO 00000 Frm 00010 Fmt 0626 Sfmt 9920 E:\CR\FM\A13NO8.026 E13NOPT1 rfrederick on DSK6VPTVN1PROD with REMARKS November 13, 2013 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks E1651 campaigns for state Senators and Commis- During his college years, La Luz was in- TRIBUTE TO DR. RICHARD G. sioners. Zulma also served as the feminine volved in the Students for a Democratic Soci- RAJARATNAM voice on the first non-partisan radio program ety, and spoke out on issues such as the Viet- in Osceola County directed toward educating nam War. He also became involved with local HON. KEN CALVERT the Spanish speaking Community on political Puerto Rican Farm Workers organizations in OF CALIFORNIA issues. She has also worked as a volunteer the Tobacco Valley in Connecticut and Massa- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES on the presidential, gubernatorial, congres- chusetts. As a community organizer, La Luz Wednesday, November 13, 2013 sional, and state representative election cam- helped secure new rights for migrant workers paigns as well. She was elected Secretary of in the area by putting public pressure on the Mr. CALVERT. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to the Osceola County Democratic Party, and is Labor Department of Puerto Rico and de- honor and pay tribute to an individual whose an active member of the Orange County nouncing the deplorable conditions that the dedication and contributions to the community Democratic Party. migrant workers were working under. He also of Riverside County, California are excep- Zulma has been honored with awards from helped merge the local farm workers with tional. Riverside County has been fortunate to Estrellas Cristianas Ministries for Chaplain of Cesar Chavez’s United Farm Workers of have dynamic and dedicated community lead- the Year, Tu Revista Mujer as one of the America. ers who willingly and unselfishly give their time ‘‘Eleven Most Distinguished Women,’’ the Flor- Among La Luz’s most recent achievements and talent and make their communities a bet- ida Department of Children and Families for is the restoration on May 17, 2011 of public ter place to live and work. Richard G. Community Partnership, Impacto Newspaper worker rights in Puerto Rico. Puerto Rico Law Rajaratnam, MD, FRCS, FACS, is one of as a ‘‘Pioneer of the Past Shining Today,’’ His- 45 had been nullified by the passage of a new these individuals. This year, Dr. Rajaratnam panic Women Assembly, LULAC, United Third fiscal austerity law, Law 7. Law 7 effectively will end his tenure as Medical Director for the Bridge, and the Santa Maria Municipality of suspended collective agreement clauses in an Kaiser Permanente Riverside Medical Center. Peru for Outstanding Service with Twin Cities effort to repress public employees and strip Dr. Rajaratnam has managed and led the Development. them of collective bargaining rights. Law 7 Kaiser Permanente Riverside Service Area as I am happy to honor Zulma Velez-Estrada, also caused the layoffs of over 19,000 public Area Medical Director for the Southern Cali- during Hispanic Heritage Month, for her serv- sector employees in Puerto Rico and aggra- fornia Permanente Medical Group. He has ice to the Central Florida Hispanic community. vated an already dismal unemployment rate. been instrumental in achieving breakthroughs RECOGNIZING THE CONTRIBUTIONS OF JOSE LA LUZ La Luz was fundamental in speaking out in research and medical advancements. These Mr. Speaker, I rise today in honor of His- against the injustices by insisting on the need breakthroughs include the A.L.L. program, Di- panic Heritage Month to recognize Jose La to restore bargaining rights for public workers. abetes Care advancement, Choosing Wisely, Luz, an educator and an advocate for workers’ La Luz made the case for the restoration of Patient-Centered Medical Home, and the de- rights. rights as he led a grassroots lobbying cam- velopment of the UCR Medical School to cre- A native of Santurce, Puerto Rico, La Luz paign along with other union leaders and the ate physician leaders for tomorrow. Dr. Raj comes from a working-class family and spent President of Puerto Rico’s Senate. His efforts aratnam has embraced advancements in tech- his primary years living on the Island. La Luz resulted in the passage of Law 73 which re- nology and science to improve the health of credits his grandfather, a self-made merchant stored the employee contracts and rights that the over 370,000 Kaiser Permanente mem- in the mountain town of Ciales, and his moth- had been suspended by Law 7. bers in Riverside County. er, a rural school teacher who nurtured and It is with great honor and pride that I honor Through his leadership, Dr. Rajaratnam has educated poor children in nearby barrios, with Jose La Luz’s exemplary contributions to led the Kaiser Permanente Riverside Medical being his role models and instilling a sense of workers’ rights and the Hispanic community. Center to be the recipient of multiple pres- compassion and justice in him. They inspired f tigious awards, including Leapfrog, California La Luz to advocate for workers’ rights such as Award for Performance Excellence (CAPE– better wages and working conditions as an CONGRATULATIONS ON A JOB Baldridge Criteria), Independent Health Care adult. WELL DONE TO RICK CRAIG AND Association for Excellence in Medical Groups, While growing up in Puerto Rico in the LAURA DYBERG Medicare 5–Star status, and the Office of Pa- 1950s and 1960s, La Luz’s grandfather used tient Advocate in the State of California max- to take him to the tobacco, coffee and sugar- HON. PAUL COOK imum four-star rating for quality excellence. He cane fields in Puerto Rico where he witnessed OF CALIFORNIA is a vital member of the local medical commu- firsthand the plight of poor Puerto Ricans who IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES nity, having served as a Board Member of Riv- were toiling these fields to earn their meager erside County Health Foundation, California Wednesday, November 13, 2013 livelihoods. Having seen the poor conditions Delegate to the American Medical Association, under which workers lived and worked, La Luz Mr. COOK. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to pay CMRI Physician Reviewer for the state of Cali- began to understand the importance of advo- tribute to the incredible job Rick Craig and fornia, Board member of Inland Empire Health cating for the human rights of those who had Laura Dyberg have done as board members Information Exchange, Past President of the no voice. The fight for basic rights and justice of the Rim of the World Recreation and Park Riverside County Medical Association, UCR for all people, no matter who they are or District. Both of these individuals have en- School of Medicine Graduate Medical Edu- where they are from became his life’s passion. riched and fulfilled the lives of the citizens they cation Committee as well as Community Advi- La Luz attended the University of Puerto have worked for. sory Board. Rico where he studied social sciences before Rick Craig served four years on the Board While retiring from his current position as receiving a sports scholarship from the YMCA of Directors and three of those four years, as Medical Director, Dr. Rajaratnam will continue and transferring to Springfield College in Mas- chairman. During his tenure with the board, he to be a participant in the medical field and sachusetts. He is a graduate of SUNY’s Em- served on the Planning and Facilities Com- contribute his experience, knowledge and ex- pire State College with a Bachelor’s degree in mittee and was instrumental in helping their pertise to his peers and future physicians. Labor Studies. He also has a Master’s Degree ‘‘Measure N’’ program to succeed. In light of all Dr. Rajaratnam has done for in labor studies from Rutgers University. Laura Dyberg served on the board since Riverside County, it is only fitting that he be Widely recognized as a labor strategist and 2005 and was the Board Secretary for many honored for his many years of dedicated serv- intellectual, La Luz has served as a Visiting years. She served on the Planning and Facili- ice. Dr. Rajaratnam’s tireless passion for the Labor Leader in residence at Cornell Univer- ties, Personal and Public Relations and Pro- industry in which he serves has contributed sity. He has also written white papers on orga- gram Committees. She was instrumental in immensely to the betterment of Riverside nizing strategies in labor unions, and served finding a qualified general manager, in the County and I am proud to call him a fellow as an instructor in the Labor Studies Programs dedication of Harich Field, and with the re- community member, American and friend. I at Michigan State and Rutgers University. He naming of the Twin Peaks Recreation com- commend Dr. Raj aratnam for his tireless work became a Wurf Fellow in the Kennedy School plex. with the Kaiser Permanente Riverside Medical State and Local Government Program at Har- Luckily for the community, both of these ex- Center and express sincere thanks and appre- vard University in 2007. In 2011, La Luz re- ceptional individuals will continue their service ciation for his years of dedication to health ceived a lifetime award for his distinguished in various capacities for the betterment of the care advancements, research, and the overall career as one of America’s outstanding labor recreational community. I wish both of them health of his fellow citizens. I know that many educators from the United Association for well and look forward to hearing about their are grateful for his service and salute him as Labor Education. new accomplishments. he prepares to end his tenure later this year.

VerDate Mar 15 2010 04:33 Nov 14, 2013 Jkt 039060 PO 00000 Frm 00011 Fmt 0626 Sfmt 9920 E:\CR\FM\A13NO8.028 E13NOPT1 rfrederick on DSK6VPTVN1PROD with REMARKS E1652 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks November 13, 2013 TRIBUTE TO JUSTIN ELDRIDGE ing Penn Foundation’s prestigious Adventures tween the Asian-American community and the in Excellence Award, which is presented to a U.S. Congress and served as the APCAC Co- HON. JOE COURTNEY respected local leader who promotes the ordinator. OF CONNECTICUT Foundation’s charitable mission. She also assisted me with my work on the IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Mr. Rosenberger has a commitment to ex- House Foreign Affairs Committee. She trav- cellence and is a community volunteer, who Wednesday, November 13, 2013 eled to Washington, DC, and Asia to coordi- serves on the Board of Directors of Living nate the activities of the U.S.-Republic of Mr. COURTNEY. Mr. Speaker, I rise today Branches, Living Hope Farm. In presenting the Korea Interparliamentary Exchange to honor Justin Eldridge, a former Marine from award, the Penn Foundation highlighted his (USROKIE) and the International Parliamen- Waterford, Connecticut whom we lost on Octo- entrepreneurship, community leadership, serv- tarians Coalition on North Korean Refugees ber 28, 2013. ice and philanthropy. and Human Rights (IPCNKR). Through Born and raised in eastern Connecticut, Henry and his wife, Charlotte, operate Tus- USROKIE and IPCNKR, Young played a key Justin served in the Marine Corps from 2001 sock Sedge Farm in Upper Bucks County, role in addressing the issues affecting U.S.- to 2008. During his time in the Marines, he where they have preserved more than half the Korea relations, including human rights, com- served a tour in Afghanistan from 2004 to farm’s 450 acres as open space through the 2005. After being honorably discharged and fort women and trade. Bucks County Farmland Preservation Pro- medically retired in 2008, Justin went on to gram. In 2007, they preserved an additional Outside of work, Young has always been take an active part in his community—particu- 140 acres in perpetuity. very active in the local community. Young is larly in serving the needs of fellow veterans With our best wishes for continued good most proud of her involvement with the Or- and their families. Justin was instrumental in ange County Chapter of the Korean American the formation of the Thames River Marine works, we acknowledge Henry Rosenberger Corps Detachment that formed in 2009. Dur- as a committed leader and respected member Coalition (KAC–OC), having served as Presi- ing the nearly four years that Justin served as of the Bucks County community who has set dent, Treasurer, and a member of the Board the organization’s Commandant he grew the an outstanding example for others to follow. of Directors. Young played an instrumental membership to more than 40 people. The De- f role in establishing KAC’s presence in Orange tachment annually participated in Toys for County. HONORING YOUNG KIM Tots drive and in 2012 distributed more than Young also is a well-known Television Talk 2,000 toys to local children. Show Host, and radio commentator. She Like so many of our veterans returning from HON. EDWARD R. ROYCE hosted Season 2 episodes of REAL TALK on Iraq and Afghanistan, Justin struggled with OF CALIFORNIA Arirang-TV, produced and hosted LA Seoul on traumatic brain injury that occurred during his IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES KSCI–TV Channel 18, and KTE Journal on Afghanistan deployment and post-traumatic Korean Television Enterprise. Since July 2007, Wednesday, November 13, 2013 stress disorder upon returning home. Justin’s Young has provided weekly commentaries on passing is a reminder that our nation must Mr. ROYCE. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to political and public affairs through the 24-hour continue to do all it can to care for the men honor a former member of my staff, Young Radio Seoul, 1650 AM. and women who have served our country and Kim, who recently left my office to pursue her Young’s dedication to community service return home with wounds—both visible and in- passion for public service. Young has had an has earned her many honors, including the visible. exceptional career, representing Orange I ask my colleagues to join with me in hon- County through my office for over 20 years. distinction of ‘‘Rising Asian Woman’’ by the World Affairs Council, and ‘‘Community Bridge oring Justin and his dedicated service to our After graduating from the University of nation, his community and his fellow veterans, Builder’’ by the Korean American Federation. Southern California and a stint in the private and extending our thoughts and prayers to his She has been presented with the prestigious sector, Young began working for me in 1990, family in this difficult time. while I was a California State Senator. She American Marshall Memorial Fellowship f continued working with me when I was elected (AMMF) by the German Marshall Fund, the as a U.S. Representative in 1992. ‘‘Advocate for Asians Dedicated to the Com- TO CONGRATULATE HENRY munity through Political Empowerment’’ Award ROSENBERGER ON RECEIVING As my congressional staff member, Young served as District Representative and Director from the Asian Business Association of Or- PENN FOUNDATION’S ADVEN- ange County, and the ‘‘International Leader- TURES IN EXCELLENCE AWARD of Asian Community Affairs. In her capacity, she was a liaison to the cities within my dis- ship’’ Award by the International Leadership Foundation. HON. MICHAEL G. FITZPATRICK trict, advised me on issues pertaining to the Asian community, and helped keep the com- One of Young’s greatest joys is her family. OF PENNSYLVANIA munity involved and informed about my legis- She is married to Charles Kim. They reside in IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES lative priorities. Fullerton and have raised four wonderful chil- Wednesday, November 13, 2013 Young also helped to establish the Asian dren. On behalf of California’s 39th Congres- Mr. FITZPATRICK. Mr. Speaker, I rise today Pacific Congressional Advisory Council sional District, thank you Young for your serv- to congratulate Henry Rosenberger on receiv- (APCAC) to foster a better relationship be- ice, and best wishes in your future endeavors.

VerDate Mar 15 2010 04:46 Nov 14, 2013 Jkt 039060 PO 00000 Frm 00012 Fmt 0626 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A13NO8.031 E13NOPT1 rfrederick on DSK6VPTVN1PROD with REMARKS November 13, 2013 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks E1653 SENATE COMMITTEE MEETINGS Select Committee on Intelligence Committee on Indian Affairs To hold closed hearings to examine cer- To hold an oversight hearing to examine Title IV of Senate Resolution 4, tain intelligence matters. Carcieri, focusing on bringing cer- agreed to by the Senate of February 4, SH–219 tainty to trust land acquisitions. 1977, calls for establishment of a sys- 3:30 p.m. SD–628 tem for a computerized schedule of all Committee on Banking, Housing, and Committee on the Judiciary Urban Affairs meetings and hearings of Senate com- To hold hearings to examine certain Subcommittee on Economic Policy nominations. mittees, subcommittees, joint commit- To hold joint hearings to examine the SD–226 tees, and committees of conference. present and future impact of virtual This title requires all such committees currency. SD–538 3:30 p.m. to notify the Office of the Senate Daily Committee on Energy and Natural Re- sources Digest—designated by the Rules Com- NOVEMBER 20 Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests, 10 a.m. mittee—of the time, place and purpose and Mining Committee on Finance of the meetings, when scheduled and To hold hearings to examine S. 182, to any cancellations or changes in the To hold hearings to examine the nomina- tions of Sarah Bloom Raskin, of Mary- provide for the unencumbering of title meetings as they occur. land, to be Deputy Secretary of the to non-Federal land owned by the city As an additional procedure along Treasury, and Rhonda K. Schmidtlein, of Anchorage, Alaska, for purposes of with the computerization of this infor- of Missouri, to be a Member of the economic development by conveyance mation, the Office of the Senate Daily United States International Trade of the Federal reversion interest to the Digest will prepare this information for Commission. City, S. 483, to designate the Berryessa SD–215 printing in the Extensions of Remarks Snow Mountain National Conservation Committee on Health, Education, Labor, Area in the State of California, S. 771, section of the CONGRESSIONAL RECORD and Pensions to provide to the Secretary of the Inte- on Monday and Wednesday of each Subcommittee on Primary Health and rior a mechanism to cancel contracts week. Aging for the sale of materials CA–20139 and Meetings scheduled for Thursday, No- To hold hearings to examine health re- CA–22901, S. 776, to establish the Col- lating to social and economic status. umbine-Hondo Wilderness in the State vember 14, 2013 may be found in the SD–430 of New Mexico, to provide for the con- Daily Digest of today’s RECORD. Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs veyance of certain parcels of National Business meeting to consider S. 1486, to Forest System land in the State, S. 841, MEETINGS SCHEDULED improve, sustain, and transform the to designate certain Federal land in NOVEMBER 18 United States Postal Service, and the the San Juan National Forest in the 2:30 p.m. nomination of Jeh Charles Johnson, of State of Colorado as wilderness, S. 1305, Committee on Homeland Security and New Jersey, to be Secretary of Home- to provide for the conveyance of the Governmental Affairs land Security. Forest Service Lake Hill Administra- To hold hearings to examine Silk Road, SD–342 tive Site in Summit County, Colorado, focusing on potential risks, threats and Committee on the Judiciary S. 1341, to modify the Forest Service promises of virtual currencies. To hold hearings to examine continued Recreation Residence Program as the SD–342 oversight of United States government program applies to units of the Na- surveillance authorities. tional Forest System derived from the NOVEMBER 19 SD–226 public domain by implementing a sim- Committee on Small Business and Entre- 10 a.m. ple, equitable, and predictable proce- preneurship Committee on Banking, Housing, and dure for determining cabin user fees, S. To hold hearings to examine Affordable 1414, to provide for the conveyance of Urban Affairs Care Act implementation, focusing on To hold hearings to examine housing fi- how to achieve a successful rollout of certain Federal land in the State of Or- nance reform, focusing on the fun- the small business exchanges. egon to the Confederated Tribes of damentals of transferring credit risk in SR–428 Coos, Lower Umpqua, and Siuslaw Indi- a future housing finance system. 2 p.m. ans, S. 1415, to provide for the convey- SD–538 Committee on Banking, Housing, and ance of certain Federal land in the 10:30 a.m. Urban Affairs State of Oregon to the Cow Creek Band Committee on Homeland Security and Subcommittee on Financial Institutions of Umpqua Tribe of Indians, S. 1479, to Governmental Affairs and Consumer Protection address the forest health, public safety, To hold hearings to examine improving To hold hearings to examine regulating and wildlife habitat threat presented financial accountability at the Depart- financial holding companies and phys- by the risk of wildfire, including cata- ment of Defense. ical commodities. strophic wildfire, on National Forest SD–342 SD–G50 System land and public land managed 11 a.m. Committee on Homeland Security and Commission on Security and Cooperation by the Bureau of Land Management by Governmental Affairs requiring the Secretary of Agriculture in Europe Subcommittee on the Efficiency and Effec- and the Secretary of the Interior to ex- To hold hearings to examine people of tiveness of Federal Programs and the pedite forest management projects re- African descent and Black Europeans, Federal Workforce focusing on issues of inequality, dis- To hold hearings to examine the national lating to hazardous fuels reduction, crimination, and inclusion for Black security workforce. forest health, and economic develop- Europeans, and discussing similarities SD–342 ment, and S. 339, to facilitate the effi- and work with African-American civil 2:30 p.m. cient extraction of mineral resources rights organizations. Committee on Commerce, Science, and in southeast Arizona by authorizing TBA Transportation and directing an exchange of Federal 2:30 p.m. To hold hearings to examine soldiers as and non-Federal land. Committee on Homeland Security and consumers, focusing on business prac- SD–366 Governmental Affairs tices relating to the military commu- Subcommittee on the Efficiency and Effec- nity. NOVEMBER 21 tiveness of Federal Programs and the SR–253 2:30 p.m. Federal Workforce Committee on Foreign Relations Select Committee on Intelligence To hold hearings to examine the roles Subcommittee on East Asian and Pacific To hold closed hearings to examine cer- and effectiveness of oversight positions Affairs within the Federal workforce, focusing To hold hearings to examine rebalance to tain intelligence matters. on strengthening government over- Asia IV, focusing on economic engage- SH–219 sight. ment in the Asia-Pacific region. SD–342 SD–419

VerDate Mar 15 2010 04:46 Nov 14, 2013 Jkt 039060 PO 00000 Frm 00013 Fmt 0626 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\M13NO8.000 E13NOPT1 rfrederick on DSK6VPTVN1PROD with REMARKS Wednesday, November 13, 2013 Daily Digest Senate A unanimous-consent agreement was reached pro- Chamber Action viding that at approximately 11:30 a.m., on Thurs- Routine Proceedings, pages S7965–S8011 day, November 14, 2013, Senate vote on adoption of Measures Introduced: Twelve bills and four resolu- the motion to proceed to consideration of the bill. tions were introduced, as follows: S. 1688–1699, S. Page S8011 Res. 292–294, and S. Con. Res. 25. Nominations Received: Senate received the fol- Pages S7999–S8000 lowing nominations: Measures Reported: Timothy G. Massad, of Connecticut, to be a Com- Report to accompany S. 1681, to authorize appro- missioner of the Commodity Futures Trading Com- priations for fiscal year 2014 for intelligence and in- mission for a term expiring April 13, 2017. telligence-related activities of the United States Gov- Timothy G. Massad, of Connecticut, to be Chair- ernment and the Office of the Director of National man of the Commodity Futures Trading Commis- Intelligence, the Central Intelligence Agency Retire- sion. ment and Disability System. (S. Rept. No. 113–120) Mark Gilbert, of the District of Columbia, to serve concurrently and without additional compensa- Page S7999 tion as Ambassador to the Independent State of Measures Passed: Samoa. National Tribal Colleges and Universities 1 Air Force nomination in the rank of general. Week: Senate agreed to S. Res. 293, designating the Routine list in the Navy. Page S8011 week beginning on November 18, 2013, as ‘‘Na- Messages from the House: Page S7999 tional Tribal Colleges and Universities Week’’. Additional Cosponsors: Pages S8000–01 Page S8010 Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions: National Adoption Day and National Adoption Month: Senate agreed to S. Res. 294, expressing sup- Pages S8001–08 port for the goals of National Adoption Day and Additional Statements: Pages S7998–99 National Adoption Month by promoting national Amendments Submitted: Pages S8008–10 awareness of adoption and the children awaiting Authorities for Committees to Meet: Page S8010 families, celebrating children and families involved in adoption, and encouraging the people of the Privileges of the Floor: Page S8010 United States to secure safety, permanency, and well- Adjournment: Senate convened at 10 a.m. and ad- being for all children. Pages S8010–11 journed at 6:03 p.m., until 9:30 a.m. on Thursday, Authorizing the Use of Emancipation Hall: Sen- November 14, 2013. (For Senate’s program, see the ate agreed to S. Con. Res. 25, authorizing the use remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today’s of Emancipation Hall in the Capitol Visitor Center Record on page S8011.) for activities associated with the ceremony to award the Congressional Gold Medal to Native American Committee Meetings code talkers. Page S8011 Measures Considered: (Committees not listed did not meet) Drug Quality and Security Act—Agreement: Sen- SEQUESTRATION AND THE DEFENSE ate continued consideration of the motion to proceed INDUSTRIAL BASE to consideration of H.R. 3204, to amend the Federal Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Depart- Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act with respect to ment of Defense concluded a hearing to examine se- human drug compounding and drug supply chain questration and the defense industrial base, after re- security. Pages S7973–96 ceiving testimony from Mayor Larry Morrissey, D1078

VerDate Mar 15 2010 03:58 Nov 14, 2013 Jkt 039060 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 0627 Sfmt 0627 E:\CR\FM\D13NO3.REC D13NOPT1 rfrederick on DSK6VPTVN1PROD with DIGEST November 13, 2013 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — DAILY DIGEST D1079 Rockford, Illinois; Marion Blakey, Aerospace Indus- Attorney General, National Security Division, De- tries Association, and Lawrence P. Farrell, National partment of Justice; Richard Salgado, Google, Inc., Defense Industrial Association, both of Arlington, Mountain View, California; and Kevin S. Bankston, Virginia; Greg Bloom, Seal Science, Inc., Irvine, Center for Democracy and Technology, and Paul California; Stephen S. Fuller, George Mason Univer- Rosenzweig, Red Branch Consulting, PLLC, both of sity Center for Regional Analysis, Fairfax, Virginia; Washington, D.C. Larry Williams, BRS Aerospace, South Saint Paul, NOMINATIONS Minnesota; and Owen Herrnstadt, International As- sociation of Machinists and Aerospace Workers, Committee on the Judiciary: Committee concluded a Upper Marlboro, Maryland. hearing to examine the nominations of Nancy L. Moritz, of Kansas, to be United States Circuit Judge MANUFACTURING HUBS for the Tenth Circuit, who was introduced by Sen- Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: ator Moran, Sheryl H. Lipman, to be United States Committee concluded a hearing to examine the role District Judge for the Western District of Tennessee, of manufacturing hubs in a 21st century innovation Stanley Allen Bastian, to be United States District economy, after receiving testimony from Senator Judge for the Eastern District of Washington, who Brown; Penny Pritzker, Secretary of Commerce; Eric was introduced by Senator Murray, and Manish S. Spiegel, Siemens Corporation, Washington, D.C.; Shah, to be United States District Judge for the Martin A. Schmidt, Massachusetts Institute of Tech- Northern District of Illinois, who was introduced by nology, Cambridge; Michael S. Garvey, M–7 Tech- Senator Kirk, after the nominees testified and an- nologies, Youngstown, Ohio; and Terry Brewer, swered questions in their own behalf. Brewer Science, Inc., Rolla, Missouri. VETERAN ENTREPRENEURS PROGRAMS NOMINATION Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship: Com- Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Af- mittee concluded a hearing to examine a review of fairs: Committee concluded a hearing to examine the programs for veteran entrepreneurs, after receiving nomination of Jeh Charles Johnson, of New Jersey, testimony from Rhett Jeppson, Associate Adminis- to be Secretary of Homeland Security, after the trator, Small Business Administration; Lieutenant nominee, who was introduced by Senators Menendez Colonel Jason C. Anderson, USAF, Active-Duty En- and Booker, testified and answered questions in his trepreneur LLC, Springfield, Virginia; Louis J. Celli, own behalf. The American Legion, and Joe Wynn, Vets Group, Inc., both of Washington, D.C.; Robin D. Kistler, SURVEILLANCE TRANSPARENCY ACT Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge; Aaron Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Privacy, Dirks, PosiGen, New Orleans, Louisiana; Robert Technology and the Law concluded a hearing to ex- Rehder, Fayetteville State University Veterans Busi- amine S. 1452, to enhance transparency for certain ness Outreach Center, Fayetteville, North Carolina; surveillance programs authorized by the Foreign In- Mike Haynie, Syracuse University Institute for Vet- telligence Surveillance Act of 1978, after receiving erans and Military Families, Syracuse, New York; testimony from Senator Heller; Robert S. Litt, Gen- Chris Ferguson, Shoulder 2 Shoulder Inc., Arlington, eral Counsel, Office of the Director of National In- Virginia; and C. E. Rowe, America’s SBDC, Burke, telligence; J. Bradford Wiegmann, Deputy Assistant Virginia. h House of Representatives Speaker: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he Chamber Action appointed Representative Hartzler to act as Speaker Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 20 pub- pro tempore for today. Page H7001 lic bills, H.R. 3461–3480; and 5 resolutions, H.J. Recess: The House recessed at 10:40 a.m. and re- Res. 102–103; and H. Res. 408–410 were intro- convened at 12 noon. Page H7005 duced. Pages H7050–51 Chaplain: The prayer was offered by the guest chap- Additional Cosponsors: Pages H7052–53 lain, Rabbi Joshua Gruenberg, Congregation Beth El Reports Filed: There were no reports filed today. Yardley, Yardley, Pennsylvania. Page H7006

VerDate Mar 15 2010 03:58 Nov 14, 2013 Jkt 039060 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 0627 Sfmt 0627 E:\CR\FM\D13NO3.REC D13NOPT1 rfrederick on DSK6VPTVN1PROD with DIGEST D1080 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — DAILY DIGEST November 13, 2013 Journal: The House agreed to the Speaker’s approval Senate Message: Message received from the Senate of the Journal by voice vote. Pages H7006, H7034 by the Clerk and subsequently presented to the Furthering Asbestos Claim Transparency (FACT) House today and a message received from the Senate Act of 2013: The House passed H.R. 982, to amend today appear on pages H7040. title 11 of the United States Code to require the Senate Referrals: S. 1499 and S. 1512 were referred public disclosure by trusts established under section to the Committee on Oversight and Government 524(g) of such title, of quarterly reports that contain Reform; S. 1557 was referred to the Committee on detailed information regarding the receipt and dis- Energy and Commerce; and S Con. Res. 25 was held position of claims for injuries based on exposure to at the desk. Pages H7017, H7050 asbestos, by a recorded vote of 221 ayes to 199 noes, Quorum Calls—Votes: Two yea-and-nay votes and Roll No. 579. Pages H7009–34 five recorded votes developed during the proceedings Rejected the Owens motion to recommit the bill of today and appear on pages H7016, H7017, to the Committee on the Judiciary with instructions H7030, H7030–31, H7031–32, H7032–33, to report the bill back to the House forthwith with H7033–34. There were no quorum calls. amendments, by a yea-and-nay vote of 197 yeas to 224 nays, Roll No. 578. Pages H7032–33 Adjournment: The House met at 10 a.m. and ad- Rejected: journed at 8:14 p.m. Cohen amendment (No. 1 printed in H. Rept. 113–264) that sought to exempt from the bill asbes- Committee Meetings tos trusts with internal anti-fraud procedures (by a recorded vote of 198 ayes to 223 noes, Roll No. KEEPING COLLEGE WITHIN REACH: 575); Pages H7025–26, H7030 SIMPLIFYING FEDERAL STUDENT AID Nadler amendment (No. 2 printed in H. Rept. Committee on Education and the Workforce: Full Com- 113–264) that sought to protect public health and mittee held a hearing entitled ‘‘Keeping College safety by adding a requirement that any party seek- Within Reach: Simplifying Federal Student Aid’’. ing payment information from a trust must also Testimony was heard from public witnesses. make available information relevant to such action that pertains to public health or safety (by a re- LEGISLATIVE MEASURE corded vote of 194 ayes to 226 noes, Roll No. 576); Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on and Pages H7026–27, H7030–31 Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade held a hearing Jackson Lee amendment (No. 3 printed in H. on H.R. 1518, to amend the Horse Protection Act Rept. 113–264) that sought to apply the trans- to designate additional unlawful acts under the Act, parency rules in the bill equally to asbestos industry strengthen penalties for violations of the Act, im- defendants by requiring asbestos companies to report prove Department of Agriculture enforcement of the information about the location of their asbestos-con- Act, and for other purposes. Testimony was heard taining products and provides an exception for trade from public witnesses. secrets (by a recorded vote of 195 ayes to 226 noes, Roll No. 577). Pages H7027–29, H7031–32 LEGISLATIVE MEASURE H. Res. 403, the rule providing for consideration Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on of the bills (H.R. 2655) and (H.R. 982), was agreed Environment and the Economy held a hearing on S. to by a recorded vote of 223 ayes to 194 noes, Roll 1009, the ‘‘Chemical Safety Improvement Act’’. Tes- No. 574, after the previous question was ordered by timony was heard from Senators Vitter; and Udall a yea-and-nay vote of 224 yeas to 195 nays, Roll (NM); and Jim Jones, Assistant Administrator, Of- No. 573. Pages H7009–17 fice of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention, Recess: The House recessed at 3:55 p.m. and recon- Environmental Protection Agency; and public wit- vened at 4:17 p.m. Page H7029 nesses. Suspension—Proceedings Resumed: The House CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES IN agreed to suspend the rules and agree to the fol- THE 5 GHZ SPECTRUM BAND lowing measure which was debated yesterday, No- Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on vember 12th: Communications and Technology held a hearing en- Supporting the Sixth Amendment to the United titled ‘‘Challenges and Opportunities in the 5 GHz States Constitution, the right to counsel: H. Res. Spectrum Band’’. Testimony was heard from Julius 196, amended, to support the Sixth Amendment to Knapp, Chief Office of Engineering and Technology, the United States Constitution, the right to counsel. Federal Communications Commission; and public Page H7034 witnesses.

VerDate Mar 15 2010 03:58 Nov 14, 2013 Jkt 039060 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 0627 Sfmt 0627 E:\CR\FM\D13NO3.REC D13NOPT1 rfrederick on DSK6VPTVN1PROD with DIGEST November 13, 2013 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — DAILY DIGEST D1081 FUTURE OF TERRORISM INSURANCE: Healthcare.gov?’’. Testimony was heard from Ro- FOSTERING PRIVATE MARKET berta ‘‘Bobbie’’ Stempfley, Acting Assistant Sec- INNOVATION TO LIMIT TAXPAYER retary, Office of Cybersecurity and Communication, EXPOSURE Department of Homeland Security; Soraya Correa, Committee on Financial Services: Subcommittee on Associate Director, Enterprise Services Directorate, Housing and Insurance held a hearing entitled ‘‘The Citizenship and Immigration Services, Department Future of Terrorism Insurance: Fostering Private of Homeland Security; and public witnesses. Market Innovation to Limit Taxpayer Exposure’’. Testimony was heard from public witnesses. INSIDER THREAT TO HOMELAND SECURITY: EXAMINING OUR NATION’S WHAT IS CENTRAL ABOUT CENTRAL SECURITY CLEARANCE PROCESSES BANKING?: A STUDY OF INTERNATIONAL MODELS Committee on Homeland Security: Subcommittee on Counterterrorism and Intelligence held a hearing en- Committee on Financial Services: Subcommittee on titled ‘‘The Insider Threat to Homeland Security: Monetary Policy and Trade held a hearing entitled Examining Our Nation’s Security Clearance Proc- ‘‘What Is Central About Central Banking?: A Study esses’’. Testimony was heard from Merton W. Miller, of International Models’’. Testimony was heard from Associate Director of Investigations, Federal Inves- public witnesses. tigative Services, Office of Personnel Management; EXAMINING NUCLEAR NEGOTIATIONS: Gregory Marshall, Chief Security Officer, Depart- IRAN AFTER ROUHANI’S FIRST 100 DAYS ment of Homeland Security; Brian Prioletti, Assist- ant Director Special Security Directorate, National Committee on Foreign Affairs: Full Committee held a Counterintelligence Executive, Office of Director of hearing entitled ‘‘Examining Nuclear Negotiations: National Intelligence; and Brenda S. Farrell, Direc- Iran After Rouhani’s First 100 Days’’. Testimony tor, Defense Capabilities and Management, Military was heard from public witnesses. and DOD Civilian Personnel Issues, Government Ac- CONTINUING THREAT OF BOKO HARAM countability Office. Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, Global Human Rights, and Inter- IMPLEMENTATION OF AN ENTRY-EXIT national Organizations; and Subcommittee on Ter- SYSTEM: STILL WAITING AFTER ALL rorism, Nonproliferation, and Trade held a hearing THESE YEARS entitled ‘‘The Continuing Threat of Boko Haram’’. Committee on the Judiciary: Full Committee held a Testimony was heard from Linda Thomas-Greenfield, hearing entitled ‘‘Implementation of an Entry-Exit Assistant Secretary, Bureau of African Affairs, De- System: Still Waiting After All These Years’’. Testi- partment of State; and public witnesses. mony was heard from David F. Heyman, Assistant MISCELLANEOUS MEASURE Secretary, Office of Policy, Department of Homeland Security; and public witnesses. Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on the Middle East and North Africa held a markup on H. OBAMACARE IMPLEMENTATION: THE Res. 147, calling for the release of United States cit- ROLLOUT OF HEALTHCARE.GOV izen Saeed Abedini and condemning the Government of Iran for its persecution of religious minorities. Committee on Oversight and Government Reform: Full The resolution was ordered reported, without amend- Committee held a hearing entitled ‘‘ObamaCare Im- ment. plementation: The Rollout of Healthcare.gov’’. Testi- mony was heard from Frank Baitman, Deputy As- U.S. FOREIGN POLICY TOWARD IRAQ sistant Secretary for Information Technology, Depart- Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on the ment of Health and Human Services; Henry Chao, Middle East and North Africa held a hearing enti- Deputy Chief Information Officer and Deputy Direc- tled ‘‘U.S. Foreign Policy Toward Iraq’’. Testimony tor of the Office of Information Services, Center for was heard from Brett McGurk, Deputy Assistant Medicare and Medicaid Services; Todd Park, Chief Secretary for Iraq and Iran, Bureau of Near Eastern Technology Officer, Office of Science and Tech- Affairs, Department of State. nology Policy, The White House; Steve VanRoekel, Chief Information Officer and Administrator, Office CYBER SIDE-EFFECTS of Electronic Government, Office of Management Committee on Homeland Security: Full Committee held and Budget; David Powner, Director, Information a hearing entitled ‘‘Cyber Side-Effects: How Secure Technology Management Issues, Government Ac- is the Personal Information Entered into the Flawed countability Office; and public witnesses.

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Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: Sub- CORRECTING KERFUFFLES—ANALYZING committee on Oceans, Atmosphere, Fisheries, and Coast Guard, to hold hearings to examine Southeast regional PROHIBITED PRACTICES AND perspective on ‘‘Magnuson-Stevens Act’’ reauthorization, PREVENTABLE PATIENT DEATHS AT 10:30 a.m., SR–253. JACKSON VAMC Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: business Committee on Veterans’ Affairs: Subcommittee on Over- meeting to consider S. 753, to provide for national secu- sight and Investigations held a hearing entitled rity benefits for White Sands Missile Range and Fort Bliss, S. 1169, to withdraw and reserve certain public ‘‘Correcting Kerfuffles—Analyzing Prohibited Prac- land in the State of Montana for the Limestone Hills tices and Preventable Patient Deaths at Jackson Training Area, and S. 1309, to withdraw and reserve cer- VAMC’’. Testimony was heard from public wit- tain public land under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of nesses. the Interior for military uses; to be immediately followed by a hearing to examine the nominations of Steven VA’S INDEPENDENT LIVING PROGRAM—A Croley, of Michigan, to be General Counsel, and Chris- PROGRAM REVIEW topher Smith, of Texas, to be Assistant Secretary for Fos- sil Energy, both of the Department of Energy, and Esther Committee on Veterans’ Affairs: Subcommittee on Eco- Puakela Kia’aina, of Hawaii, to be Assistant Secretary of nomic Opportunity held a hearing entitled ‘‘VA’s the Interior for Insular Affairs, 9:30 a.m., SD–366. Independent Living Program—A Program Review’’. Committee on Foreign Relations: business meeting to con- Testimony was heard from Daniel Bertoni, Director, sider S. 1271, to direct the President to establish guide- Education, Workforce, and Income Security, Govern- lines for the United States foreign assistance programs, an ment Accountability Office; Margarita Devlin, Act- original bill entitled, ‘‘Naval Vessel Transfer Act of ing Director, Vocational Rehabilitation and Employ- 2013’’, and the nominations of Daniel W. Yohannes, of ment, Veterans Benefit Administration, Department Colorado, to be Representative to the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, with the rank of Veterans Affairs; and public witnesses. of Ambassador, Anthony Luzzatto Gardner, of New York, to be Representative to the European Union, with the rank and status of Ambassador, Amy Jane Hyatt, of Cali- Joint Meetings fornia, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Palau, and Elizabeth Frawley Bagley, of the District of Columbia, ECONOMIC OUTLOOK Theodore Strickland, of Ohio, and Stephen N. Zack, of Joint Economic Committee: Committee concluded a Florida, all to be an Alternate Representative of the hearing to examine the current economic outlook, United States of America to the Sixty-eighth Session of the General Assembly of the United Nations, all of the after receiving testimony from Jason Furman, Chair- Department of State, 11:15 a.m., S–116, Capitol. man, Council of Economic Advisers. Full Committee, to receive a closed briefing on devel- opments in Egypt, 2 p.m., SVC–217. BUDGET RESOLUTION Subcommittee on European Affairs, to hold hearings to Conferees met to resolve the differences between the examine the Eastern Partnership, focusing on the outlook Senate and House passed versions of S. Con. Res. 8, for Ukraine, Moldova, Georgia, Belarus, Armenia, and Azerbaijan, 2:30 p.m., SD–419. setting forth the congressional budget for the United Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: to States Government for fiscal year 2014, revising the hold hearings to examine ensuring access to higher edu- appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal year 2013, and cation, focusing on simplifying Federal student aid for to- setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fis- day’s college student, 10 a.m., SD–430. cal years 2015 through 2023, but did not complete Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: action thereon, and recessed subject to the call. to hold hearings to examine threats to the homeland, 10 a.m., SD–342.

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Committee on Indian Affairs: to hold an oversight hear- Fund Parity Act’’; H.R. 1800, the ‘‘Small Business Credit ing to examine contract support costs and sequestration, Availability Act’’; H.R. 2274, the ‘‘Small Business Merg- focusing on Indian country, 2:30 p.m., SD–628. ers, Acquisitions, Sales, and Brokerage Simplification Act Committee on the Judiciary: business meeting to consider of 2013’’; and H.R. 3448, the ‘‘Small Cap Liquidity Re- S. 619, to amend title 18, United States Code, to prevent form Act of 2013’’, 10 a.m., 2128 Rayburn. unjust and irrational criminal punishments, S. 1410, to Committee on Homeland Security, Subcommittee on Trans- focus limited Federal resources on the most serious of- portation Security, hearing entitled ‘‘TSA’s SPOT Pro- fenders, S. 1675, to reduce recidivism and increase public gram and Initial Lessons From the LAX Shooting’’, 9:30 safety, S. 975, to provide for the inclusion of court-ap- a.m., 311 Cannon. pointed guardianship improvement and oversight activi- Committee on the Judiciary, Over-Criminalization Task ties under the Elder Justice Act of 2009, and the nomi- Force, hearing on Regulatory Crime: Solutions, 10:30 nations of Carolyn B. McHugh, of Utah, to be United a.m., 2237 Rayburn. States Circuit Judge for the Tenth Circuit, Pamela L. Committee on Natural Resources, Full Committee markup Reeves, to be United States District Judge for the Eastern on the following legislation: H.R. 1308, the ‘‘Endangered District of Tennessee, Vince Girdhari Chhabria, to be Salmon and Fisheries Predation Prevention Act’’; H.R. United States District Judge for the Northern District of 2798, to amend Public Law 106–206 to direct the Sec- California, James Maxwell Moody, Jr., to be United retary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture to States District Judge for the Eastern District of Arkansas, require annual permits and assess annual fees for commer- and Peter Joseph Kadzik, of New York, to be an Assist- cial filming activities on Federal land for film crews of ant Attorney General, Peter C. Tobin, to be United 5 persons or fewer; H.R. 2824, the ‘‘Preventing Govern- States Marshal for the Southern District of Ohio, and ment Waste and Protecting Coal Mining Jobs in Amer- Amos Rojas, Jr., of Florida, to be United States Marshal ica’’; H.R. 3008, to provide for the conveyance of a small for the Southern District of Florida, all of the Depart- parcel of National Forest System land in Los Padres Na- ment of Justice, 10 a.m., SD–226. tional Forest in California, and for other purposes; H.R. Subcommittee on Antitrust, Competition Policy and 3188, the ‘‘Yosemite Rim Fire Emergency Salvage Act’’; Consumer Rights, to hold hearings to examine cartel and H.R. 3189, the ‘‘Water Rights Protection Act’’, 10 prosecution, focusing on stopping price fixers and pro- a.m., 1324 Longworth. tecting consumers, 2:45 p.m., SD–226. Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, Sub- Select Committee on Intelligence: to hold closed hearings to committee on Government Operations, hearing entitled examine certain intelligence matters, 2 p.m., SH–219. ‘‘Reviewing Alternatives to Amtrak’s Annual Losses in Food and Beverage Service’’, 9:30 a.m., 2247 Rayburn. House Subcommittee on National Security, hearing entitled Committee on Education and the Workforce, Full Com- ‘‘Border Security Oversight, Part III: Border Crossing mittee, hearing entitled ‘‘The Effects of the Patient Pro- Cards and B1/B2 Visas’’, 10 a.m., 2154 Rayburn. tection and Affordable Care Act on Schools, Colleges, and Committee on Rules, Full Committee, hearing on H.R. Universities’’, 10 a.m., 2175 Rayburn. 3350, the ‘‘Keep Your Health Plan Act of 2013’’, 3 p.m., Committee on Energy and Commerce, Subcommittee on H–313 Capitol. Health, hearing entitled ‘‘Obamacare Implementation Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, Full Com- Problems: More than Just a Broken Website’’, 10 a.m., mittee, hearing entitled ‘‘Strengthening Transparency and 2322 Rayburn. Accountability within the Environmental Protection Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, hearing Agency’’, 10 a.m., 2318 Rayburn. entitled ‘‘The Impact of Patent Assertion Entities on In- Committee on Small Business, Subcommittee on Health novation and the Economy’’, 2 p.m., 2123 Rayburn. and Technology, hearing entitled ‘‘Self-Insurance and Subcommittee on Energy and Power, hearing entitled Health Benefits: An Affordable Option for Small Busi- ‘‘EPA’s Proposed GHG Standards for New Power Plants; ness?’’, 10 a.m., 2360 Rayburn. and a measure regarding the Whitfield-Manchin legisla- Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, Full Com- tion, 9:30 a.m., 2123 Rayburn. mittee, hearing entitled ‘‘Progress Report: Hurricane Committee on Financial Services, Full Committee, markup Sandy Recovery—One Year Later’’, 10 a.m., 2167 Ray- on the following legislation: H.R. 3329, to enhance the burn. ability of community financial institutions to foster eco- Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, Subcommittee on Health, nomic growth and serve their communities, boost small hearing entitled ‘‘Addressing Operational Challenges to businesses, increase individual savings, and for other pur- Ensure Accurate and Optimal VA Third Party Collec- poses; H.R. 3468, the ‘‘Credit Union Share Insurance tions’’, 10 a.m., 334 Cannon.

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Next Meeting of the SENATE Next Meeting of the HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 9:30 a.m., Thursday, November 14 10 a.m., Thursday, November 14

Senate Chamber House Chamber Program for Thursday: After the transaction of any Program for Thursday: Consideration of H.R. 2655— morning business (not to extend beyond two hours), Sen- Lawsuit Abuse Reduction Act of 2013 (Subject to a ate will vote on adoption of the motion to proceed to Rule). consideration of H.R. 3204, Drug Quality and Security Act. (Senate will recess from 1 p.m. until 2:15 p.m. for their re- spective party conferences.)

Extensions of Remarks, as inserted in this issue

HOUSE Cuellar, Henry, Tex., E1647 McMorris Rodgers, Cathy, Wash., E1643 Fitzpatrick, Michael G., Pa., E1642, E1643, E1645, Norton, Eleanor Holmes, D.C., E1643 Barletta, Lou, Pa., E1641, E1645, E1647 E1646, E1648, E1650, E1652 Olson, Pete, Tex., E1646 Barton, Joe, Tex., E1649 Foster, Bill, Ill., E1645 Pallone, Frank, Jr., N.J., E1646 Brady, Robert A., Pa., E1643, E1648 Gerlach, Jim, Pa., E1642 Pittenger, Robert, N.C., E1645 Broun, Paul C., Ga., E1642 Grayson, Alan, Fla., E1650 Rogers, Mike, Ala., E1643, E1649 Calvert, Ken, Calif., E1651 Hall, Ralph M., Tex., E1642 Royce, Edward R., Calif., E1652 Clarke, Yvette D., N.Y., E1644 Johnson, Eddie Bernice, Tex., E1647 Sa´ nchez, Linda T., Calif., E1649 Clay, Wm. Lacey, Mo., E1648 Keating, William R., Mass., E1641 Sewell, Terri A., Ala., E1641 Coffman, Mike, Colo., E1649 Latham, Tom, Iowa, E1641 Valadao, David G., Calif., E1645 Cook, Paul, Calif., E1651 Lowey, Nita M., N.Y., E1644 Wagner, Ann, Mo., E1644 Courtney, Joe, Conn., E1652 McGovern, James P., Mass., E1648 Wolf, Frank R., Va., E1645

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