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Congressional Record United States Th of America PROCEEDINGS and DEBATES of the 111 CONGRESS, SECOND SESSION E PL UR UM IB N U U S Congressional Record United States th of America PROCEEDINGS AND DEBATES OF THE 111 CONGRESS, SECOND SESSION Vol. 156 WASHINGTON, THURSDAY, JUNE 17, 2010 No. 91 House of Representatives The House met at 10 a.m. and was CHARTING A NEW COURSE FOR eral Henry McMaster. We must defend called to order by the Speaker. OUR NATION the Constitution. Washington bureau- f (Mr. KUCINICH asked and was given crats do not know what is best for South Carolinians or their families. PRAYER permission to address the House for 1 minute.) The government mandate is unconsti- The Chaplain, the Reverend Daniel P. Mr. KUCINICH. What if the BP gush- tutional. Coughlin, offered the following prayer: er in the gulf is unstoppable? This is a We need a constitutional alternative, Lord our God, in You there is no be- challenging question which is making and I have a solution: Siding With ginning, no end. You truly are dynamic its way through various blogs. What if American Patients Act, SWAP Act, to presence, ever self-revealing, guiding millions of barrels of oil continue to repeal the government takeover and re- all things and human events. flow uncontrolled from the hole in the place it with a patient-centered and af- Show Your presence in the midst of seabed? We should be preparing now for fordable solution that expands access our empowering activities and empty a worst-case scenario. We should be and continues to cover preexisting con- frustrations. mobilizing our Nation now, developing ditions. In conclusion, God bless our troops, May the priorities and the work of new, comprehensive plans for sustain- and we will never forget September this Congress reveal Your goodness to able, alternative energy, for environ- 11th in the Global War on Terrorism. the Nation and make all aware of Di- mental protection, for public health, vine Providence behind every problem for preservation of species, for secu- f and obstacle as well as every delightful rity, for rebuilding our economy and IRAN SANCTIONS LEGISLATION gift. repairing commerce. We should be (Mr. MITCHELL asked and was given For You are our life and our salva- challenging our fellow citizens and our- permission to address the House for 1 tion, now and forever. selves to take part in charting a new minute.) Amen. course for our Nation, towards creating Mr. MITCHELL. Mr. Speaker, I rise f an America which has unlimited en- today once again to urge passage of a ergy because it has unlimited vision, THE JOURNAL final bill to impose tough sanctions on unclouded by greed or partisan advan- Iran. A final bill is long overdue. The The SPEAKER. The Chair has exam- tage. House passed the Iran Sanctions Ena- ined the Journal of the last day’s pro- f bling Act last year, and the Senate ceedings and announces to the House DEFENDING THE CONSTITUTION passed the Comprehensive Iran Sanc- her approval thereof. tions Accountability and Divestment Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Jour- (Mr. WILSON of South Carolina Act in January. nal stands approved. asked and was given permission to ad- Iran is not stopping its ruthless quest f dress the House for 1 minute and to re- for nuclear weapons while Congress vise and extend his remarks.) continues to deliberate. We simply can- PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE Mr. WILSON of South Carolina. Mr. not allow Iran to obtain nuclear weap- The SPEAKER. Will the gentle- Speaker, the American people are tired ons. We must act quickly and boldly to woman from North Carolina (Ms. FOXX) of Washington politicians turning a prevent that from happening. A nu- come forward and lead the House in the deaf ear to their wishes and concerns. clear Iran would not only pose a dire Pledge of Allegiance. Two days ago, Congressman DAVE threat to Israel, a vitally important Ms. FOXX led the Pledge of Alle- CAMP put forward a proposal to repeal ally in the region, but to the United giance as follows: the provisions in the government States as well. I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the health care takeover that mandates We need to act, and we need to act United States of America, and to the Repub- Americans buy government-run insur- now. I hope the conferees will complete lic for which it stands, one nation under God, ance. But this popular proposal was de- their work quickly so that a final Iran indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. feated by Washington liberals by a vote sanctions bill can be enacted soon. f of 187–230. f People in my home State of South ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE SPEAKER Carolina do not want an out-of-touch WE NEED A BUDGET The SPEAKER. The Chair will enter- Washington bureaucrat forcing them to (Ms. FOXX asked and was given per- tain up to 10 requests for 1-minute buy government-run insurance. We mission to address the House for 1 speeches on each side of the aisle. support the lawsuit of Attorney Gen- minute.) b This symbol represents the time of day during the House proceedings, e.g., b 1407 is 2:07 p.m. Matter set in this typeface indicates words inserted or appended, rather than spoken, by a Member of the House on the floor. H4599 . VerDate Mar 15 2010 00:43 Jun 18, 2010 Jkt 089060 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A17JN7.000 H17JNPT1 pwalker on DSK8KYBLC1PROD with HOUSE H4600 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE June 17, 2010 Ms. FOXX. Mr. Speaker, over the minute and to revise and extend his re- b 1015 past weekend, President Obama sent a marks.) HONORING THE SERVICE OF letter to Congress. He said we need to Mr. PITTS. Mr. Speaker, the horrific HARRISON FIRE CHIEF JOHN NEAL spend $50 billion ‘‘as quickly as pos- environmental and economic damage sible’’ in order to ‘‘jump-start private in the gulf continues, but it seems like (Mr. BOOZMAN asked and was given sector job creation.’’ the administration wants to move on permission to address the House for 1 I’m not sure if the President has read to other things before the leak is minute and to revise and extend his re- the unemployment reports lately, but stopped and the oil cleaned up. The marks.) 16 months since his trillion dollar stim- President spent a significant part of Mr. BOOZMAN. Mr. Speaker, I rise ulus bill became law, the private sector his speech Tuesday night talking about today to honor Harrison Fire Chief, is still struggling under the tax and imposing new costs on energy and cap- John Neal, who has devoted his life to regulatory burden of an ever expanding and-trade climate legislation. the citizens of Harrison, Arkansas, and Federal Government. Unemployment is We all know how important it is to is now retiring from duty after 21 years at 9.7 percent, and frankly, the last have less dependence on fossil fuels, es- of service. thing the private sector needs is the pecially from foreign sources, and en- During his time as chief, John has fear of higher taxes to pay for more courage clean energy production. The exhibited his ability to lay the ground- wasteful government spending. question is whether we do that by im- work to ensure the people of Harrison’s What this country needs as ‘‘quickly posing new costs on the American peo- safety by instituting more pre-fire as possible’’ is for House Democrats to ple because of global warming. We planning, better building inspections put forth an annual budget and for should not impose new taxes on energy and construction plan reviews, along Congress and the President to have the just based on the hope that clean en- with assisting in better public edu- courage to make real spending cuts. We ergy will become more cost feasible. cation of fire safety. He went above and can’t keep spending billions of dollars I don’t have to remind anyone that beyond and worked with all of the fire and calling it ‘‘emergency’’ spending so we have unemployment near 10 per- departments in Boone County, making that it doesn’t have to be paid for, be- cent. Making it more expensive to run the county a much safer place to live. cause eventually it will have to be paid factories and small businesses will not Chief Neal is an outstanding leader. for, and the American taxpayers know bring back jobs. John has been married to Mary Lu for that day of reckoning is coming. We certainly need clean energy, and 30 years, has five children, and he looks It is time for Democrats in this I’ve been proud to see sensible solar, forward to spending more time with his Chamber to stop talking about fiscal geothermal, and hydroelectric projects grandchildren. discipline and actually do something move forward in my district. What we I wish him continued success in his about it. As your majority whip said don’t need are job-killing taxes on future activities. And today I ask my over the weekend, this economy is your what BP chairman calls the ‘‘small colleagues to join me in honoring Chief baby. So take responsibility, put a people’’ that will make it even more John Neal, who will be missed, but I’m budget on the table, and let’s debate it difficult to recover jobs not only along confident will continue his dedication and give the American people a chance the gulf coast but across our Nation. to his community and his State.
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