August 2, 2013 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H5377 injured or disabled members of the Armed Forces PROVIDING FOR A CONDITIONAL the stage and the tone and some of the and severely injured or disabled veterans ADJOURNMENT OR RECESS OF things that I think we should be think- through passenger screening. The process shall THE SENATE AND AN ADJOURN- ing about as we take this traditional be designed to offer the individual private MENT OF THE HOUSE OF REP- August work period and go back to our screening to the maximum extent practicable. RESENTATIVES individual districts and hear from our ‘‘(b) OPERATIONS CENTER.—As part of the The SPEAKER pro tempore laid be- constituents. process under subsection (a), the Assistant Sec- There are a number of us that have retary shall maintain an operations center to fore the House the following privileged provide support and facilitate the movement of concurrent resolution. constituents that have guided this country in the right direction, that severely injured or disabled members of the S. CON. RES. 22 Armed Forces and severely injured or disabled have given considerable contribution Resolved by the Senate (the House of Rep- veterans through passenger screening prior to to this Nation, and I think it is an ap- resentatives concurring), That when the Sen- boarding a passenger aircraft operated by an air ate recesses or adjourns on any day from propriate time for us to commemorate carrier or foreign air carrier in air transpor- Thursday, August 1, 2013, through Sunday, some of those individuals as well as tation or intrastate air transportation. August 11, 2013, on a motion offered pursuant highlight some important agenda mov- ‘‘(c) PROTOCOLS.—The Assistant Secretary to this concurrent resolution by its Majority ing into the other side of Labor Day. shall— Leader or his designee, it stand recessed or To begin that process, I am pleased ‘‘(1) establish and publish protocols, in con- adjourned until 12:00 noon on Monday, Au- to yield to the gentleman from Texas sultation with the Secretary of Defense, the Sec- gust 12, 2013, or such other time on that day (Mr. FLORES) to address this topic mat- retary of Veterans Affairs, and the organiza- as may be specified by its Majority Leader or ter. tions identified under subsection (a), under his designee in the motion to recess or ad- Mr. FLORES. Mr. Speaker, on July journ; and that when the Senate recesses or which a severely injured or disabled member of 30, our Nation lost Ronnie Jackson, a the Armed Forces or severely injured or disabled adjourns on Monday, August 12, 2013, it stand veteran, or the family member or other rep- adjourned until 12:00 noon on Monday, Sep- community treasure of Bryan, Texas. resentative of such member or veteran, may con- tember 9, 2013, or such other time on that Mr. Jackson was a long-time public tact the operations center maintained under day as may be specified by its Majority servant in the role of Neighborhood subsection (b) and request the expedited pas- Leader or his designee, or until the time of and Youth Services Director for our senger screening services described in subsection any reassembly pursuant to section 2 of this city. Mr. Jackson passed away at the (a) for that member or veteran; and concurrent resolution, whichever occurs age of 63 after fighting lung cancer for ‘‘(2) upon receipt of a request under para- first; and that when the House adjourns on 17 months. graph (1), require the operations center to notify any legislative day from Friday, August 2, Mr. Jackson spent his life as an edu- 2013, through Friday, September 6, 2013, on a the appropriate Federal Security Director of the cator and worked tirelessly for many request for expedited passenger screening serv- motion offered pursuant to this concurrent resolution by its Majority Leader or his des- organizations, including the MHMR ices, as described in subsection (a), for that Authority of Brazos Valley, the Boys member or veteran. ignee, it stand adjourned until 2:00 p.m. on Monday, September 9, 2013, or until the time and Girls Club of Brazos Valley, Big ‘‘(d) TRAINING.—The Assistant Secretary shall of any reassembly pursuant to section 2 of Brothers and Big Sisters of Brazos Val- integrate training on the protocols established this concurrent resolution, whichever occurs ley. He also spent time volunteering at under subsection (c) into the training provided first. to all employees who will regularly provide the programs for youth, seniors, and in SEC. 2. The Majority Leader of the Senate neighborhoods throughout the commu- passenger screening services described in sub- and the Speaker of the House, or their re- section (a). spective designees, acting jointly after con- nity. Mr. Jackson was recognized for ‘‘(e) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this sultation with the Minority Leader of the his service when he was a 2010 national section shall affect the authority of the Assist- Senate and the Minority Leader of the finalist for the Jefferson Award, which ant Secretary to require additional screening of House, shall notify the Members of the Sen- is the Nobel Prize for community and a severely injured or disabled member of the ate and House, respectively, to reassemble at public service. Armed Forces, a severely injured or disabled vet- such place and time as they may designate He was well known in Bryan and im- eran, or their accompanying family members or if, in their opinion, the public interest shall pacted the lives of many throughout nonmedical attendants, if intelligence, law en- warrant it. the community. Ever selfless, even forcement, or other information indicates that The concurrent resolution was con- additional screening is necessary. while battling cancer, Mr. Jackson still curred in. made time to work and serve in his ‘‘(f) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after the A motion to reconsider was laid on community. He was described by many date of enactment of this section, and annually the table. thereafter, the Assistant Secretary shall submit as hardworking, devoted, and a kind to Congress a report on the implementation of f man. In fact, Bryan City Secretary Mary Lynne Stratta said in a news- this section. Each report shall include each of APPOINTMENT OF MEMBER TO the following: paper interview earlier this summer CONGRESSIONAL AWARD BOARD ‘‘(1) Information on the training provided that Mr. Jackson was the heartbeat of under subsection (d). The SPEAKER pro tempore. The the programs that he led. ‘‘(2) Information on the consultations between Chair announces the Speaker’s ap- My thoughts and prayers are with the Assistant Secretary and the organizations pointment, pursuant to section 803(a) the family and friends of Mr. Ronnie identified under subsection (a). of the Congressional Recognition for Jackson. He will forever be remem- ‘‘(3) The number of people who accessed the Excellence in Arts Education Act (2 bered as an outstanding husband and a operations center during the period covered by U.S.C. 803(a)), and the order of the community servant. Bryan, Texas, and the report. House of January 3, 2013, of the fol- all of the Brazos Valley are a better ‘‘(4) Such other information as the Assistant lowing Member on the part of the community because of him. God bless Secretary determines is appropriate.’’. House to the Congressional Award his family and our community as we (b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sec- Board: mourn his passing. tions at the beginning of subchapter I of chapter Mr. HUDSON, North Carolina Mr. Speaker, before I close, I ask 449 of title 49, United States Code, is amended f that all Americans continue to pray for by inserting after the item relating to section our country during these difficult 44926 the following new item: DIRECTION OF OUR COUNTRY times and for our military and first re- ‘‘44927. Expedited screening for severely injured The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under sponders who protect us abroad and at or disabled members of the Armed the Speaker’s announced policy of Jan- home. Forces and severely injured or dis- uary 3, 2013, the gentleman from Iowa Mr. Speaker, on July 26, our Nation abled veterans.’’. (Mr. KING) is recognized for 60 minutes lost a great American, Mr. George P. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there as the designee of the majority leader. Mitchell. Mr. Mitchell was a revolu- objection to the request of the gen- Mr. KING of Iowa. Mr. Speaker, it is tionary energy pioneer, philanthropist, tleman from North Carolina? my privilege and honor to be recog- and Texas A&M graduate, class of 1940. nized to address you here on the floor He was 94 years old and passed away on There was no objection. of the United States House of Rep- July 26, 2013. A motion to reconsider was laid on resentatives and to be able to cover Mr. Mitchell was a native of Texas, the table. some of the subject matter that sets born in Galveston, and later attended

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

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

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