January 25, 2012 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H167 Pence Scalise Walberg And we thank Commander Mark Mr. Speaker, I especially want to rec- Pompeo Shuster Walden Kelly, a hero in his own right as an as- ognize her chief of staff, Pia Carusone. Price (GA) Stearns Walsh (IL) Quayle Stutzman Westmoreland tronaut and a commander of a mission, I know, having met with Pia person- Renacci Sullivan Young (IN) but also our personal hero, for the care ally, her having worked with our office, Rokita Terry and love that he has given to GABBY she has demonstrated incredible dedi- Ross (FL) Thornberry over this past year—oh, and before cation to her coworkers, to you, NOT VOTING—25 that, to help make her, as Gloria and GABBY, and, Mr. Speaker, she has dem- Ackerman Farr Payne Spencer have, the person that she is. onstrated unparalleled leadership for Berman Giffords Rivera I think all of our colleagues join in the people of the Eighth District of Ar- Brady (TX) Gosar Ros-Lehtinen thanking you, GABBY, for the honor of Braley (IA) Hinchey Slaughter izona. And for that, I know they are Burton (IN) Johnson (GA) Waters calling you colleague and wishing you and we are very grateful. Campbell LaTourette Watt and Mark much happiness and success. On Sunday, Mr. Speaker, I received a Culberson Loebsack Young (AK) You will be missed in the House of Rep- DeFazio Mack call from Captain Mark Kelly—as we Emerson Paul resentatives, but your legacy in this all know, GABBY’s husband—who in- Congress and your leadership in our formed me of GABBY’s decision. Mark b 1018 Nation will certainly endure. So thank has been steadfast in his support of his Messrs. YOUNG of Indiana, TERRY, you for being who you are, for lifting wife and forever by her side as her best FLAKE, PRICE of Georgia, AKIN, our country at a very important and friend and partner. Though GABBY may SULLIVAN, FLORES, FITZPATRICK, sad time. We wish you, again, much be leaving Washington today, I know BUCSHON, SHUSTER, DESJARLAIS, success. With great gratitude, admira- this won’t be the last we see of her or BONNER, GARDNER, LANDRY and tion, and affection, we salute you, Con- Mark. ROKITA changed their vote from gresswoman GABBY GIFFORDS, one last We wish you, GABBY, we wish Mark, ‘‘yea’’ to ‘‘nay.’’ time. together, the best as they continue the It is now my privilege to yield the Messrs. WEBSTER, SCOTT of South process of GABBY’s recovery. Carolina, GOWDY, KUCINICH and floor to the distinguished majority And I’ll say once again, Mr. Speaker, leader of the House, the gentleman TOWNS changed their vote from ‘‘nay’’ GABBY GIFFORDS’ strength against all to ‘‘yea.’’ from Virginia, Representative CANTOR. odds serves and will continue to serve Mr. CANTOR. I thank the leader. So (two-thirds being in the affirma- as a daily inspiration to all of us. tive) the rules were suspended and the Mr. Speaker, a little more than a year ago, America witnessed a heinous Ms. PELOSI. I thank the leader. bill was passed. Mr. Speaker, I am now pleased to The result of the vote was announced attack on GABBY GIFFORDS, her staff, and the citizens of Tucson. This attack yield to GABBY’s friend, the distin- as above recorded. guished minority whip of the House, A motion to reconsider was laid on took six innocent lives, including Gabe the gentleman from Maryland, Con- the table. Zimmerman, injured 13, and shook all gressman HOYER. f of us in the congressional community and, in fact, our Nation to its core. Mr. HOYER. I thank the leader for HONORING REPRESENTATIVE This attack was a stark reminder that yielding. I thank the Speaker for en- GABRIELLE GIFFORDS even in this country, where freedom of suring that we would have this oppor- (Ms. PELOSI asked and was given speech and public demonstration are tunity to speak to our friend, GABBY permission to address the House for 1 the cornerstones of our democracy, GIFFORDS. I thank the majority leader minute.) citizens and public officials can face vi- for his comments. Ms. PELOSI. Mr. Speaker, all of us olence and danger. We will never forget None of us on this floor are talented come to the floor today, colleagues of those who lost their lives on that fate- enough to summon the rhetoric that Congresswoman GABBY GIFFORDS, to ful day or the brave efforts of our law all of us feel in our hearts. We have salute her as the brightest star among enforcement, community members, young men and women arrayed on the us, the brightest star Congress has ever and a very special intern who re- fields of Iraq and Afghanistan and seen. sponded in the emergency. other troubled spots in the world. They When she came to Congress and in Mr. Speaker, I know I speak for all of are fighting for freedom and democ- her service and leadership here, GABBY my colleagues when I say we are in- racy, and too many of them are injured GIFFORDS brought to Washington and spired, hopeful, and blessed for the in- on those fields. the Capitol the views of a new genera- credible progress that GABBY has made Our beloved colleague GABBY GIF- tion of national leader. From this in her recovery. GABBY’s courage, her FORDS was injured on the field in the floor, she has spoken out courageously strength, and her downright fortitude exercise of that democracy, and in and led boldly at times that demanded are an inspiration to all of us and all being injured, she has become an exam- both. Americans. ple for us, for all Americans—and, in- Since the tragic events of 1 year ago, As GABBY leaves the House today, deed, all the world—of courage, of clar- Congresswoman GIFFORDS has become Mr. Speaker, she has decided to focus ity of purpose, of grace, of responsi- an inspiring symbol of determination her energies on recovery, but she has bility, of a sense of duty, which she ex- and courage to millions of Americans. refused to give up her fight for the peo- ercises this day. She has brought the word ‘‘dignity’’ ple of her beloved Arizona and her b 1030 to new heights by her courage. country; and as such, today we will vote on her legislation to help secure I love GABBY GIFFORDS. I was honored b 1020 our Nation’s southwestern border. when she first ran for office, before she Congresswoman GIFFORDS’ message GABBY’s bill gives law enforcement was elected, to go to her district, as I of bipartisanship and civility is one greater authority to penalize those have done for so many others in this that all in Washington and in the Na- who seek to do us harm by engaging in country, to stand by her side, to walk tion should honor and emulate. As illegal activity along the border. I down the streets of her community GABBY said in her video, which moved commend GABBY for her commitment with her, to see in her the beauty not us all so much this weekend, we can do to work on this and her unwavering only of person. Many of us see the out- so much more by working together. commitment to a safer, more secure ward visage of us all, but GABBY’s beau- In that vein, Mr. Speaker, I want to America. ty is in the heart, in the soul, in the thank you for the courtesies extended For the past 6 years, Congresswoman spirit. to enable this extraordinary ceremony GABBY GIFFORDS has served Arizona’s The House of Representatives of to take place today. Thank you, Mr. Eighth District with dedication and America has been made proud by this Speaker. With your permission, I would dignity. I want to recognize her accom- extraordinary daughter of this House like to acknowledge GABBY’s mother, plishments here and thank her staff for who served so well during her tenure who is with us today, Gloria, and her their exceptional service, dedication, here, who felt so deeply about her con- father, Spencer, who is watching from and, yes, courage during these difficult stituents and cared so much for her Tucson. We thank you. times. country.

VerDate Mar 15 2010 00:21 Jan 26, 2012 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00007 Fmt 4636 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A25JA7.005 H25JAPT1 jbell on DSK7SPTVN1PROD with HOUSE H168 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE January 25, 2012 GABBY, we love you. We have missed to stay with us, but, intellectually, we In public service, I found a venue for my you. know that GABBY has made the right pursuit of a stronger America—by ensuring Ms. GIFFORDS. I miss you. decision. Hopefully, it will be liber- the safety and security of all Americans, by Mr. HOYER. Mr. Speaker, I don’t ating for her in many ways but that producing clean energy here at home instead know whether you were able to hear she goes with knowing the close ties we of importing oil from abroad, and by hon- oring our brave men and women in uniform that response. As GABBY looked with all feel personally to her. with the benefits they earned. I found a way that extraordinary smile, the twinkle So, Mr. Speaker, it is my honor to to care for others. And in the past year, I in her eyes, she said to me and to all of yield the floor now to a very close have found a value that is unbreakable even us, ‘‘I miss you.’’ Do any of us doubt friend of GABBY, a leader in this House, by the most vicious of attacks. that that is the case? the gentlelady from Florida, Congress- The tragic January 8th shooting in Tucson Pia, we are blessed in this House to woman DEBBIE WASSERMAN SCHULTZ. took the lives of six beautiful Americans and be served by extraordinary people, of Ms. WASSERMAN SCHULTZ. If I can wounded 13 others, me included. Not a day which you are a perfect example, by ask my colleagues to join me at the goes by that I don’t feel grief for the lives people who love us but love their coun- well. lost and so many others torn apart. Chris- try even more, who serve our constitu- Thank you, Mr. Speaker and Madam tina-Taylor Green, Dorothy Morris, John ents so extraordinarily well, who evi- Leader, Mr. Whip, and Majority Lead- Roll, Phyllis Schneck, Dorwan Stoddard, and Gabe Zimmerman embodied the best of dence every day care for us and care for er. I couldn’t prepare anything this America. Each in their own way, they com- the work that we do, which we could mitted their lives to serving their families, not do, Pia, without people like your- morning because I knew that I would not be able to hold it together for very community and country, and they died per- self and all of your colleagues that we forming a basic but important act of citizen- long. call staff. Thank you. ship that’s at the heart of our greatness as a I am so proud of my friend, and it Mr. Speaker, God has blessed nation. They will be remembered always by will always be one of the great treas- GABRIELLE GIFFORDS, and he has sent a their country and by their Congress. ures of my life to have met GABBY GIF- blessing to all of us in the person of I don’t remember much from that terrible FORDS and to have served with her in GABRIELLE GIFFORDS. And God blessed day, but I have never forgotten my constitu- this body. GABBY as well with an extraordinary ents, my colleagues, or the millions of Amer- We have all been through such a tu- icans with whom I share great hopes for this mom and dad and an extraordinary multuous year. The Nation has been partner in life. nation. To all of them: Thank you for your through a tumultuous year, no one prayers, your cards, your well wishes, and Mark, we owe you a debt of grati- more tumultuous than GABBY and her your support. And even as I have worked to tude. Our country owes you a debt of family and her constituents in her be- regain my speech, thank you for your faith gratitude. I look forward to the day loved home city of Tucson, Arizona. in my ability to be your voice. when you and GABBY will be returning Being able to be GABBY’s voice today The only way I ever served my district in here, returned to full health and full and knowing her as well as I do, the Congress was by giving 100 percent. This past ability to serve. one thing that has not been said is that year, that’s what I have given to my recov- GABBY, America thanks you. It GABBY wants her constituents to know, ery. Thank you for your patience. From my thanks you for the example that you her constituents who she loves so much first steps and first words after being shot to have given of overcoming adversity, in southern Arizona, that it has been my current physical and speech therapy, I and doing so with a spirit unparalleled. the greatest professional privilege of have given all of myself to being able to walk back onto the House floor this year to God bless you and Godspeed. her life to represent them; that she Ms. PELOSI. Mr. Speaker, I know represent Arizona’s 8th Congressional Dis- loves them, as a fifth-generation trict. However, today I know that now is not that every Member in the House would Tucsonian; that her public service has the time. I have more work to do on my re- like to associate himself or herself meant a great deal to her; that this is covery before I can again serve in elected of- with the remarks of our distinguished only a pause in that public service; and fice. majority leader and Democratic whip, that she will return one day to public This past year my colleagues and staff especially with regard to GABBY, of service to represent them, as she has so have worked to make sure my constituents course, but also Pia. capably done for the last 51⁄2 years. were represented in Congress. But if I can’t It is something that every day we And let me just say, a point of per- return, my district deserves to elect a U.S. have the Chaplain or the guest chap- sonal privilege, that the last year has Representative who can give 100 percent to lain come to the floor and ask God’s been one of the honors of my life. The the job now. For that reason, I have sub- blessing on this House. As Mr. HOYER most important thing to remember is mitted the attached letter of resignation to said, one of those blessings to us has that no matter what we argue about Arizona Governor Jan Brewer. certainly been the leadership and the here on this floor or in this country, Amid all that was lost on January 8th, life and service that will continue for there is nothing more important than there was also hope and faith. This past year, many years to come of Congresswoman family and friendship, and that should it is what I have often clung to: Hope that our government can represent the best of a GABBY GIFFORDS. be held high above all else. I will al- nation, not the worst. Faith that Americans We focus on her. She is our friend. We ways carry that in my heart, and even working together—in their communities, in look at her remarkable recovery with though I know we won’t see each other our Congress—can succeed without qualifica- great pride. She also carries in her every day, GABBY, we’ll be friends for tion. Hope and faith that even as we are set need for recovery the sorrow of so life—for life. back by tragedy or profound disagreement, many others who lost their lives today. It is my privilege to read this letter in the end we come together as Americans to So the apparent physical recovery that on behalf of GABBY and her family and set a course toward greatness. we see is something even more than we her constituents: Everyday, I am working hard. I will re- could ever imagine for the challenge JANUARY 25, 2012. cover and will return, and we will work to- that Congresswoman GIFFORDS has Hon. JOHN BOEHNER, gether again, for Arizona and for all Ameri- faced. Speaker of the House, The Capitol, cans. God gave her a very special mission. Washington, DC. Sincerely, DEAR SPEAKER BOEHNER: In 2001, strongly GABIELLE GIFFORDS, He gave it to GABBY GIFFORDS because holding the belief that there is no higher Member of Congress. he knew she could carry that burden calling than serving my country, I went from because he has blessed her with so selling tires in my Tucson family business to Ms. PELOSI. Mr. Speaker, in appre- many, many gifts and a very loving being a freshman representative in the Ari- ciation, once again, for your courtesies family to make her the person that she zona State House. And for 10 years I served— enabling this to happen, I yield back is. How fortunate we have all been to in the Arizona legislature, in the United the balance of my time. be part of her life until now and hope- States Congress, and, after marrying Mark, ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE SPEAKER fully for a long time to come. as a proud military spouse. Always I fought for what I thought was right. But never did Now, it is with very mixed emotions, I question the character of those with whom The SPEAKER. The Chair would re- Mr. Speaker, that I yield to GABBY’s I disagreed. Never did I let pass an oppor- mind all Members to be in proper busi- very good and close friend. I say tunity to join hands with someone just be- ness attire when they come to the floor ‘‘mixed emotions’’ because we want her cause he or she held different ideals. of the House.

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Kline Olver Serrano 3801) to amend the Tariff Act of 1930 to Kucinich Owens Sessions Rules and Pass H.R. 1022—the Buffalo Sol- clarify the definition of aircraft and Labrador Palazzo Sewell diers in the National Parks Study Act; the offenses penalized under the avia- Lamborn Pallone Sherman ‘‘Yea’’ on rollcall 11, motion to Suspend the Lance Pascrell Shimkus Rules and Pass H.R. 3801—to amend the tion smuggling provisions under that Landry Pastor (AZ) Shuler Act, and for other purposes, on which Langevin Paulsen Shuster Tariff Act of 1930 to clarify the definition of air- the yeas and nays were ordered. Lankford Payne Simpson craft and the offenses penalized under the Larsen (WA) Pearce Sires aviation smuggling provisions under the Act, The Clerk read the title of the bill. Larson (CT) Pelosi Smith (NE) and for other purposes. The SPEAKER. The question is on Latham Pence Smith (NJ) the motion offered by the gentleman Latta Perlmutter Smith (TX) f Lee (CA) Peters from Washington (Mr. REICHERT) that Smith (WA) Levin Peterson Southerland APPOINTMENT AS MEMBER OF the House suspend the rules and pass Lewis (CA) Petri Speier UNITED STATES-CHINA ECO- the bill. Lewis (GA) Pingree (ME) Stark NOMIC AND SECURITY REVIEW This will be a 5-minute vote. Lipinski Pitts Stearns LoBiondo Platts COMMISSION The vote was taken by electronic de- Stivers Lofgren, Zoe Poe (TX) Stutzman The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. vice, and there were—yeas 408, nays 0, Long Polis Sullivan Lowey Pompeo CHAFFETZ). The Chair announces the not voting 25, as follows: Sutton Lucas Posey Terry Speaker’s appointment, pursuant to [Roll No. 11] Luja´ n Price (GA) Thompson (CA) section 1238(b)(3) of the Floyd D. Lummis Price (NC) YEAS—408 Thompson (MS) Lungren, Daniel Quayle Spence National Defense Authorization Thompson (PA) Adams Clarke (MI) Garamendi E. Quigley Act for Fiscal Year 2001 (22 U.S.C. 7002), Thornberry Aderholt Clarke (NY) Gardner Lynch Rangel Tiberi as amended, and the order of the House Akin Clay Garrett Maloney Reed Tierney of January 5, 2011, of the following Alexander Cleaver Gerlach Manzullo Rehberg Tipton Altmire Clyburn Gibbs Marchant Reichert member on the part of the House to the Tonko Amash Coble Gibson Marino Renacci United States-China Economic and Se- Towns Amodei Coffman (CO) Giffords Markey Reyes curity Review Commission for a term Andrews Cohen Gingrey (GA) Matheson Ribble Tsongas Austria Cole Gohmert Matsui Richardson Turner (NY) to expire December 31, 2013: Baca Conaway Gonzalez McCarthy (CA) Richmond Turner (OH) Mr. Daniel M. Slane, Ohio. Bachmann Connolly (VA) Goodlatte Upton McCarthy (NY) Rigell f Bachus Conyers Gowdy McCaul Roby Van Hollen ´ Baldwin Cooper Graves (GA) McClintock Roe (TN) Velazquez REMOVAL OF NAME OF MEMBER Barletta Costa Graves (MO) McCollum Rogers (AL) Visclosky AS COSPONSOR OF H.R. 3784 Barrow Costello Green, Al McCotter Rogers (KY) Walberg Bartlett Courtney Green, Gene McDermott Rogers (MI) Walden Mr. LANGEVIN. Mr. Speaker, I ask Barton (TX) Cravaack Griffin (AR) McGovern Rohrabacher Walsh (IL) unanimous consent that my name be Bass (CA) Crawford Griffith (VA) McHenry Rokita Walz (MN) Bass (NH) Crenshaw Grijalva McIntyre Rooney Wasserman removed as a cosponsor to H.R. 3784. Becerra Critz Grimm McKeon Roskam Schultz The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. Benishek Crowley Guinta McKinley Ross (AR) Waters MCKINLEY). Is there objection to the Berg Cuellar Guthrie McMorris Ross (FL) Waxman request of the gentleman from Rhode Berkley Cummings Gutierrez Rodgers Rothman (NJ) Webster Biggert Davis (CA) Hahn McNerney Roybal-Allard Welch Island? Bilbray Davis (IL) Hall Meehan Royce West There was no objection. Bilirakis Davis (KY) Hanabusa Westmoreland Meeks Runyan f Bishop (GA) DeGette Hanna Mica Ruppersberger Whitfield Bishop (NY) DeLauro Harper Michaud Rush Wilson (FL) b 1100 Bishop (UT) Denham Harris Miller (FL) Ryan (OH) Wilson (SC) Black Dent Hartzler Miller (MI) Ryan (WI) Wittman ADJOURNMENT TO FRIDAY, Blackburn DesJarlais Hastings (FL) Miller (NC) Sa´ nchez, Linda Wolf JANUARY 27, 2012 Blumenauer Diaz-Balart Hastings (WA) Miller, Gary T. Womack Bonner Dicks Hayworth Miller, George Sanchez, Loretta Woodall Mr. MCHENRY. Mr. Speaker, I ask Bono Mack Dingell Heck Moore Sarbanes Woolsey unanimous consent that when the Boren Doggett Heinrich Moran Scalise Yarmuth House adjourns today, it adjourn to Boswell Dold Hensarling Mulvaney Schakowsky Yoder Boustany Donnelly (IN) Herrera Beutler Murphy (CT) Schiff Young (FL) meet at 11 a.m. on Friday, January 27, Brady (PA) Doyle Higgins Murphy (PA) Schilling Young (IN) 2012, and further when the House ad- Brooks Dreier Himes Broun (GA) Duffy Hinojosa NOT VOTING—25 journs on that day, it adjourn to meet Brown (FL) Duncan (SC) Hirono Ackerman Farr Paul at noon on Tuesday, January 31, 2012, Buchanan Duncan (TN) Hochul Berman Gosar Rahall for morning-hour debate and 2 p.m. for Bucshon Edwards Holden Brady (TX) Granger Rivera legislative business. Buerkle Ellison Holt Braley (IA) Herger Ros-Lehtinen Burgess Ellmers Honda The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there Burton (IN) Hinchey Slaughter Butterfield Emerson Hoyer Campbell LaTourette objection to the request of the gen- Calvert Engel Huelskamp Watt Culberson Loebsack Young (AK) tleman from North Carolina? Camp Eshoo Huizenga (MI) DeFazio Luetkemeyer There was no objection. Canseco Farenthold Hultgren Deutch Mack Cantor Fattah Hunter f Capito Filner Hurt b 1055 Capps Fincher Inslee PERMISSION TO FILE REPORTS ON Capuano Fitzpatrick Israel So (two-thirds being in the affirma- SUNDRY LEGISLATION Cardoza Flake Issa tive) the rules were suspended and the Carnahan Fleischmann Jackson (IL) bill was passed. Mr. MCHENRY. Mr. Speaker, I ask Carney Fleming Jackson Lee The result of the vote was announced unanimous consent that the Com- Carson (IN) Flores (TX) mittee on the Budget have until 3 p.m. Carter Forbes Jenkins as above recorded. Cassidy Fortenberry Johnson (GA) A motion to reconsider was laid on on Monday, January 30, 2012, to file re- Castor (FL) Foxx Johnson (IL) the table. ports on the following measures: H.R. Chabot Frank (MA) Johnson (OH) Stated for: 3582, H.R. 3578, and H.R. 3581. Chaffetz Franks (AZ) Johnson, E. B. Mr. LUETKEMEYER. Mr. Speaker, on roll- The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there Chandler Frelinghuysen Johnson, Sam Chu Fudge Jones call No. 11, on Wednesday, January 25, 2012, objection to the request of the gen- Cicilline Gallegly Jordan I was unable to vote due to unavoidable cir- tleman from North Carolina?

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