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Vol. 157 , THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 2011 No. 21 House of Representatives The House met at 10 a.m. and was The Lillian Trasher Orphanage, loudest voice on the field because called to order by the Speaker pro tem- begun in 1911 by an American from that’s the kind of person that she is. pore (Mr. CHAFFETZ). Jacksonville, , is one of the old- She is passionate, she is fierce in her f est and longest-serving charities in the dedication to her friends, and she has world. It currently serves over 600 chil- devoted her entire life to making her DESIGNATION OF SPEAKER PRO dren, along with widows and staff. This community, her State, and her TEMPORE pillar of the community has been home a better place for all . The SPEAKER pro tempore laid be- to thousands of children who needed Bev recently had a curveball thrown fore the House the following commu- food, shelter, and a . Orphanage at her when she was diagnosed with nication from the Speaker: graduates serve around the world as amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, also WASHINGTON, DC, bankers, doctors, pastors, teachers, and known as ALS—Lou Gehrig’s Disease. February 10, 2011. even in the U.S. Government. Bev has always taken life head-on, and I hereby appoint the Honorable JASON Despite many challenges over the that’s how she addressed this chal- CHAFFETZ to act as Speaker pro tempore on years, the wonderful staff, now led by lenge, the same way she has lived her this day. George and Fathia Assad, has contin- life every day that she has spent on JOHN A. BOEHNER, this Earth. She didn’t get into self- Speaker of the House of Representatives. ued serving the children no matter what the circumstances. We applaud pity. She started thinking about what f that cloud of witnesses over the past she could do to stay connected to her MORNING-HOUR DEBATE 100 years who have supported this orga- friends, her family, and the important issues that she has cared about all of The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- nization through , friendship, her life. ant to the order of the House of Janu- prayers, and donations. And we support Those of us who have known Bev ary 5, 2011, the Chair will now recog- and stand with this great institution have known her as a nurse, as a com- nize Members from lists submitted by and voice our ongoing support for this munity volunteer, and a political ac- the majority and minority leaders for and other similar Egyptian grassroots tivist. And, in fact, her start in politics morning-hour debate. organizations during this critical pe- began in 1988 in the caucuses The Chair will alternate recognition riod in the nation’s history. when she went to caucus for a can- between the parties, with each party f didate named Jesse Jackson. And she limited to 1 hour and each Member HONORING BEV RENS participated in her last Iowa caucus for other than the majority and minority another political candidate named leaders and the minority whip limited The SPEAKER pro tempore. The . Bev recently celebrated to 5 minutes each, but in no event shall Chair recognizes the gentleman from her birthday on February 3, and you debate continue beyond 11:50 a.m. Iowa (Mr. BRALEY) for 5 minutes. can see her surrounded in this picture f Mr. BRALEY of Iowa. Mr. Speaker, by friends and family, including a there are 435 Members of the House of EGYPTIAN ORPHANAGE granddaughter that is the light of her Representatives. We come from all life. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The over the country, and every one of us But one of the things that Bev’s life Chair recognizes the gentleman from encounters people from the towns and teaches us is that we face challenges Pennsylvania (Mr. PITTS) for 1 minute. cities and rural parts of our district every day, and no challenge is too Mr. PITTS. Mr. Speaker, as I rise that inspire us through the heroic ac- great for us to solve if we come to- today, I am mindful of events occur- tion that they exhibit every day of gether in a spirit of cooperation and a ring in . And I want to extend my their lives. belief in the common good, that we can congratulations to the Lillian Trasher Mr. Speaker, I rise this morning to solve the problems that we face as a Orphanage of , Egypt, which is talk about one of those heroic people country. And that’s why I am here celebrating 100 years of service this that I’ve known for 35 years. Her name talking about my friend Bev Rens, be- month. As our ally Egypt stands on the is Bev Rens, and I met her when I was cause she is an inspiration to all of us cusp of a new future, one hopefully working with her husband at a grain in terms of what we can do to fight for based on respect for and elevator in the small town of Hartwick, a better America. rights, we honor the people who Iowa. I later got to know her better She decided a long time ago that ac- have worked for decades to build an playing softball for a team called the cess to health care was an important educated and productive civil society Front Street Tap located in Brooklyn, priority being denied millions of Amer- there. Iowa, and Bev’s voice was always the icans, and she knew that from her

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Her actions made my tran- that would improve quality of care to sition to Congress all the more man- FOR OUR patients and expand access to care so ageable. My most ambitious goal was that no American family could say never to be a Member of Congress or to The SPEAKER pro tempore. The that a loved one died because they be chair of an important committee; it Chair recognizes the gentleman from didn’t have access to the type of care was to be for my children the kind of Illinois (Mr. JACKSON) for 5 minutes. that all Americans deserve. mother that she was to me. Mr. JACKSON of Illinois. Mr. Speak- It’s important for those of us who are er, let me first identify with the two struggling with this issue of how we b 1010 previous speakers and offer my sin- provide quality, affordable health care She always taught me to be proud of cerest condolences and heartfelt feel- to Americans to think about inspira- my Cuban heritage and of my Jewish ings. tional people like Bev and what she has legacy. Mr. Speaker, there is no higher sac- done her entire life to help people in My mother had many causes that rifice in our Nation than military serv- need, whether as a community volun- were near and dear to her heart. First ice. Our men and women in uniform teer, as a nurse, as an activist. What is and foremost, both my parents cham- serve honorably, whether they are sta- the legacy that we will leave to our pioned the cause of a free . They tioned at a base here in the United children and grandchildren when they participated in many projects to States or serving in a combat zone far look back at this Congress and say, achieve this noble goal, and it saddens from home. What did you do to help me in my time me deeply that my mother did not live Some join the military out of patri- of need? Because Bev never worries long enough to see this goal of a free otism. Some join in order to see the about that question. She says, I’ll be Cuba become a reality. world. But for many, those motivations the first one in, and I will fight until I Her other passion, Mr. Speaker, was are coupled with another factor: the don’t have any breath in me left to promoting organ donations. My mother lack of in our communities. Fac- give. That’s why you’ll still find Bev on believed in a world where individuals ing shaky prospects, many young peo- her computer every day, networked would help and care for one another. ple turn to military service as an hon- with friends around the country, talk- She believed that organ donation was orable, good-paying . ing about issues of vital public impor- the least that one could do for others, But too many veterans end up unem- tance, trying to be part of the impor- and I hope that others heed my moth- ployed when they leave the military. tant discussion that Americans have er’s passion and become enthusiasts of After dodging bullets on the battle- every day about improving the quality organ donations. field, they find themselves jobless in of this country. Losing someone we love to Alz- the marketplace. And predictably, in the wonderful heimer’s is sadly becoming all too com- In the last few weeks, I’ve issued a small town where I grew up, Brooklyn, mon in our country. They call Alz- call for unemployed Americans to send Iowa, Bev’s story has inspired many heimer’s disease ‘‘the long goodbye,’’ me their resumes at others to pick up the cause, and they and it is something that no family [email protected] so formed what has been called Bev’s Bri- should have to go through. You see a that I may enter their stories into the gade, an army of loyal volunteers who person whom you remember to be full RECORD as a way of dramatizing the show up at her house every day to take of life, wonder and passion become a shameful problem in care of her basic needs after a lifetime shell of her former self. this Nation. I’ve heard from thousands of helping others. It’s one way we pay It destroys brain cells and causes of Americans, including a number of it forward in this country, through the memory changes, erratic behaviors and veterans, who are struggling under the example that others have given us, to loss of body functions. It slowly and weight of unemployment. think every day about what we can do painfully took away my mom’s iden- Mushi of San Diego, , to help each other. And that’s why Bev tity, her ability to connect with oth- is a Navy who served for 20 is an example to all of us of what the ers, to think, to eat, to talk, to walk, years. He’s an information technology American spirit is all about. to find her way home. specialist who’s been out of work for an Every 70 seconds someone new devel- entire year. As Mr. Israel said, ‘‘There f ops Alzheimer’s. Too often Alzheimer’s are a lot of great people who are out of REMEMBERING AMANDA ROS falls under the wrongly held belief that work like myself who believe in the The SPEAKER pro tempore. The it’s an expected part of aging. We must and society and just Chair recognizes the gentlewoman from raise awareness of the disease and pro- want to do an honest day’s work for an Florida (Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN) for 5 min- vide a voice to the voiceless. We must honest day’s pay.’’ utes. improve early screening and detection, David Reinke of Burbank, California, Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN. Mr. Speaker, a giving and loved ones a better was an Army lieutenant who received few days ago, I lost an irreplaceable chance to prepare for and slow the an honorable discharge in 1980. Al- part of my family. My mother, Amanda onset of this disease. though Lieutenant Reinke said in an Ros, passed away from complications Families living with an Alzheimer’s email to me that his service was ‘‘brief due to Alzheimer’s. She was a warm, loved one need all the support that and undistinguished,’’ I beg to differ. loving, and caring woman who led an they can get. My mother was fortunate Anybody who puts on a uniform is dis- extraordinary life. She was my ’s to have our entire family rallying tinguished and has the right to a good rock, soulmate, best friend, and com- around her, as well as outstanding life right here in America. panion for 65 years. They led a unique medical personnel who helped us man- David worked for an event staging and joyous life. She always kept him age the disease. company for over 20 years. As he put it, company and guided him with her wis- Eighty-seven percent of the time, it ‘‘Unfortunately the economic down- dom and her kindness. is family members who are the primary turn forced our company to lay off 50 It was her strength that helped our caregivers. Family members need as- percent of the staff in an attempt to re- family transition as we fled the Castro sistance. It is tough for families to deal main economically viable. I was one of regime and settled in south Florida. It with everyday struggles of caring for those casualties.’’ was her determination and sense of loved ones with this disease, and the So after serving our country, Lieu- purpose that inspired my father and emotional stress is quite high. One- tenant Reinke became an economic her to start a small freight forwarding third of caregivers develop symptoms casualty. He lost his in January of company in that they ran to- of the disease. The financial toll is sig- 2010 and has been substitute teaching, gether for over 30 years. nificant. where he tries to make ends meet.

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I have a BS degree in Infor- system procedures according to organiza- Ms. Harmony Leonard of Bradford, mation Technology, and my background in tional policy. Pennsylvania, wrote to me. She served Naval Telecommunication is my expertise. Organized and assisted in development of I’m currently working on a Masters Degree in the U.S. Navy from 1975 to 1979 and test plans for tactical communications sys- in Information Technology Project Manage- tems in support of research and analysis. was honorably discharged. Ms. Leonard ment. I’m also working on Cisco Certifi- Communications System Analyst and - has worked as a teacher, a grant coor- cation Network Associate (CCNA), Cisco In- work Administrator, Information System dinator, a development officer, a gen- formation System Security Professional Support, INC., San Diego, CA, 05/2003 to 10/ (CISSP) courses. eral manager of a restaurant. She’s ac- 2004. tive in her community and said, ‘‘I did I believe it’s so unfair for people like my- self to be out of work when there are so Naval Telecommunications Computer Sys- everything I could to be a vital part of many jobs that are outsourced to third world tem Administrator designed and imple- my community, and now that I have just for the profits of companies. mented network architecture, configurations accumulated experience and What are we to do? I realize we are of a including hardware and software technology I seem to be invisible and of little use globalization for products and services for Network Operating Center. to society.’’ around the world, but to the expense of US Utilized connectivity to include Frame She continues, ‘‘My grace is workers that help build this country and Relay Devices, High Speed Data, Bandwidth that I am a veteran, so I have medical help to defend for the rights and privileges Efficiency Satellite Transmission (BEST), for all. INMARSAT, NERA-B terminal equipment care should I need it. And I am not Help. and associated peripherals to support com- starving because my partner is work- MUSHI ISRAEL. munications for USNS ships and support ing in the natural gas industry. But Mushi Israel, shore stations. what about me? What about my self-es- PO Box 86714 Help desk support with Naval Tele- teem? What about the stigma attached San Diego, CA. 92138 communications messaging service for the Phone: (619) 843–2270 Network Operating Center supporting USNS to not working?’’ Email: [email protected] Mr. Speaker, there’s not a Member of http://www.linkedin.com/pub/mushi-israel/a/ ships. this body who has a good answer for 72/85 EDUCATION Ms. Leonard. How can we look our vet- Monday, January 17, 2011 BS Information Technology erans in the eye, thank them for their JOB OBJECTIVE Certified Fiber Optics Installer Information Technology Project Manage- Forklift Operator Qualified service, and then tell them they are National University fresh out of luck when it comes to find- ment, Naval Telecommunication Data Link Analyst, Crypto Logic Management Techni- KITCO Fiber Optics ing a job? How can we let them down cian, C4I System Integration, Acquisition Naval Base like that? Support, Information Technology System San Diego, CA I want to hear more stories like this Networking Test and Analyst, U.S. NAVY ENLISTED CLASSIFICATION (NEC) because I know they’re out there, and I Fiber Optics Maintenance/Installation. know there are more veterans who SUMMARY IT–2736 Information System Administra- serve our country with honor and dig- Exceptional professional with over 20 years tion nity and now find themselves unem- experience of service working with Naval IT–2306 Computer Based Training Techni- ployed. Telecommunications equipment with the US cian IT–2379 Transmission System Technician So I’m calling on unemployed and Navy. Information Technology Project Manager. IT–2318 Communication System Techni- underemployed veterans to send me Communications Data Link-Navy Systems cian Control Operator your resume and your story to Analyst. IT–2313 Communication System Manager [email protected]. Microsoft 2000 Server System Adminis- IT–2358 Super High Frequency/Satellite I’ll submit them for the CONGRESSIONAL trator. Communications System Operator RECORD so that the unemployment Technical Control US Navy IT–2346 Low-Level Keying Teletype Repair problem among our veterans can be put Telecommunication Systems. IT–2342 MOD 28 Teletype Repair Crypto, (EKMS) Electronic Keying Mate- IT–9710 Electronic Equipment Repair front and center before our govern- rial Systems Management. IT–2782 Defense Message System Adminis- ment. Sending me your resume will not Certified Fiber Optics Installer. trator DELPHI Connection Systems. get you a job, but it can help force ADDITIONAL TRAINING EXPERIENCE Current Secret Security Clearance (SBI). Washington to end the unemployment Naval Aviation Logistics Database Admin- EXPERIENCE problem once and for all. istrator (NALCOMS) Again, veterans and servicemembers CDL-N System Analysts, SAIC, San Diego, Naval Global Positioning System Operator can send their resume to me at CA, 10/2006 to 02/2010. (GPS) [email protected]. Performed as Project Program Manage- Communications Quality Monitoring Sys- Mr. Speaker, service to our Nation is ment for tactical line of sight radio net- tem Operations works and wireless wide area relay net- an honorable , and we should Common High Bandwidth Data Link working systems. (CHBDL) Terminal honor that service by seeing to that Assisted in the development and research Communication Data Link-Navy (CDL-N) every veteran has a job when their of Communications Data Link (CDL-N) sys- Terminal service is over. When you risk your life tem, revised system design/test procedures, Video Integration Group (VIG) Terminal for your country, we should make sure and developed quality control standards. Joint Tactical Radio System (JTRS) Fiber Optic Installation and Test Certifi- AN/VRC–99A/B Radio Subject Matter Ex- you have a life when you return. No cation on tactical Navy terminals and ca- veteran should be left questioning how pert (SME) bles. Rave Computer and Sun Microsystems they will feed their family, wondering Perform shipboard installation, testing, Wideband Networking Waveform (WNW) about their self worth, or fretting Casualty Report (CASREP) activities, Sys- Radio System about their financial future. tem Operational and Verification Testing Naval Tactical Data System (NTDS) It’s time, Mr. Speaker, we did some- (SOVT) documentation. UNIX Based Computer Operating System thing to end unemployment once and Develop training materials and provided Administrator operator/maintenance instruction. Per- Automated Digital Network System for all for everybody, especially our formed Crypto operation/maintenance, man- veterans. (ADNS) aged EKMS material inventories and de- Integrated Shipboard Network System RESUME—MUSHI ISRAEL structions. (ISNS) Hello Resumes for America, after seeing Management Analyst, Telecom Network Advanced Narrowband Digital Voice Ter- Rev. Jesse Jackson on CNN this morning in Team, San Diego, CA, 10/2004 to 10/2006. minal (ANDVT) discussion about the state of unemployment Assisted in system analyst in joint oper- Assigned Multiple Access (DAMA) in the U.S., I decided to send in my resume. ational testing with Navy, Army, Air Force, Global Command and Control System And I hope this will bring light to the gov- and Marine telecommunications engineers. (GCCS)

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Navy/Marine Corps Intranet (NMCI) Gig MILITARY SERVICE Middle Georgia Technical College—Warner (Global Information Grid) Commissioned, Second Lieutenant of Ar- Robins, Ga., Accounting, Associate Degree. COMSEC Security Operator mored Cavalry. Rose State College—Midwest City, Ok., Naval Acquisition System Served, as Support Platoon Leader and As- Music, Associate Degree. Navy Data Environment (NDE) sistant Battalion Supply Officer for the 1st EMPLOYMENT Battalion, 72nd Armor, 2nd Infantry Divi- RESUME—REINKE, DAVID L. Army Corps Of Engineers—Deck Hand sion, Korea. August 2009–January 2010 DEAR REPRESENTATIVE JACKSON: This is an Awarded, Parachute Wings. interesting project you have undertaken. Honorable Discharge. I performed a variety of work in the main- Perhaps it will put a human face on the sta- WORK EXPERIENCE tenance and repair of the deck and general housekeeping functions on dredges, tistics, perhaps it will even do some good. As Feb 09–Jan 10, Freelance AV Project Man- towboats, barges or other floating plant ves- a so-called ‘‘99’er’’ I must admit to a sense of ager/AV Tech. desperation as the end approaches. Feb 07–Jan 09, Manager Project Develop- sels. For the past 20+ years I have worked in the ment, Videocam Inc Anaheim, CA. Midcoast Aviation—Aircraft Painter—July Event Staging industry providing audio/vis- Apr 04–Aug 06, IC Controller Operational 2008–January 2009 ual support to various clients and events. Support, AVSC Long Beach, CA. I was a aircraft painter my many duties in- Unfortunately the economic downturn forced Feb 03–Jan 04, Equipment Return, Video cluded taping, wrapping, washing of the air- our company to lay off over 50% of the staff Equipment Rentals Inc. Glendale, CA. plane, wiping down the airplane with sol- in an attempt to remain economically via- Sep 02–Feb 03, Freelance AV Technician. vent, primering, applying the top coat with a Mar 01–Jul 02, Director of Operations, Cre- ble. I was one of those casualties. HVLP gun. By way of background I would note that I ative Technology Van Nuys, CA. Strom Aviation—Aircraft Painter—June was commissioned as a Lieutenant of Ar- Nov 87–Mar 01, Director of Operations, 2008–July 2008 mored Cavalry in the Regular Army of the AVHQ Carson, CA. United States and received an honorable dis- TEACHING EXPERIENCE I stripped paint from Coast Guard C-130’s charge in 1980. While my service was brief 1979 Delivered a series of lectures/dem- by applying with high pressure hose. Let the and undistinguished, my father, on the other onstrations on Kabuki Theatre to elemen- stripper set for a while till paint blister then hand, retired from the US Army as a full tary and secondary school students through- removed with high pressure washer till all Colonel after 30 years including service in out the state of Hawai’i. paint was gone from airplane. World Two and . My mother, 1979 Organized and presented a series of Areotek—Industrial Painter—April 2006– who was an AAU age group swimming coach demonstrations on Kabuki Theatre to high June-2008 for over 30 years, had ancestors who fought school and university students in conjunc- I worked as a contractor as a Industrial in the . Her two broth- tion with the US tour of the Kabuki Painter for Oklahoma Gas & Electric. I ers and brothers-in-law all served in World play‘Chushingura—The 47 Samurai.’ painted all of the states Power equipment. I 1980 Delivered a series of lectures/dem- War Two (one in and three in the Pa- also was responsible for the upkeep of the onstrations on Kabuki Theatre to students cific). paint shop as well of the disposal of the haz- and professional actors at the invitation of My ’s family too has a long record of ardous paint booth filters, dirty floor paper, the Arts Commission. service to our Republic. Her father is a civil- waste paint cans and the upkeep and every- ian veteran of the attack on Pearl Harbor, 1981 Organized and presented a lecture/ demonstration on Kabuki Theatre to sec- day maintenance on my paint guns, sanders while her two uncles served in both Korea and other tools I used in the shop. and Vietnam (one a Marine and the other an ondary school teachers in Honolulu, Hawai’i. Adecco—Industrial Painter—November 2001– Army NCO) as did her brother who served in 2006 30-Day Substitute Teaching Creden- April 2006 Vietnam with the US Army and then joined tial granted by the CCTC—Current thru 2010. 2009 Delivered a lecture on the Roman the Air Force which he served in for 20 years. I worked the same job site as the above! Army to the Ancient Civilizations Class at Today my wife, who holds an MFA in The- Oklahoma Gas & Electric just changed Temp the Johns Hopkins University Center for atre, teaches Drama, Reading and Speech as services so I stayed in the same place but got Talented Youth, Pasadena Campus. a volunteer at a local school, while I work as paid by different people. 2010 Substitute Teacher 3rd–8th Grade on a substitute teacher when occasion calls. an As Needed basis. Tinker Air Force Base—August 1984–October We are not asking for any special favors, 2001 just a opportunity to go back to work full References and Other Supporting Docu- mentation Upon Request I started out as a Corrosion control spe- time. cialist. I painted Air Force F-4’s and F-16 My resume is attached. RESUME—ANDY LANG jets. Later the Air Force sent me to Sheet Best of luck to you with this project. Metal School and I became a Aircraft Sheet Respectfully, Mr. Jackson, I am sending you my resume. Metal Mechanic. DLR. I am a 24 year disabled Veteran retired. I David L. Reinke served my country but it seems as though Robins Air Force Base—April 1980–August 2312 West Verdugo Avenue my country is not serving me! There is so 1984 Burbank, California 91506–2129 much bickering and an unwilleness from the I was a warehouseman. I issued tools, took Voice: 818–726–4581 people we elected in Washington to help us. daily and weekly inventories, built pallets to Email: [email protected] The of gasoline keeps going up its over be shipped out daily. Drove a electric and gas Monday, January 17, 2011 3.15 a gallon where I live in North Carolina powered fork lift. Was involved with daily EDUCATION its hard to go look for a job. Something HAS shipping and receiving. Master of Arts, Asian Theatre. University to be done NOW to solve the problem not 5– ACCOMPLISHMENTS 10 years from now. Get rid of the tax on gaso- of Hawai‘i. Honolulu, Hawai‘i. I served in the United States Coast Bachelor of Arts (Cum Laude), History, line across the board. Even when they finally change over to another form of energy for Guard—April 1975–April 1979. Trinity University.San Antonio, . I served in the Re- automobiles how will the poor and middle SCHOOLS ATTENDED serves—April 1980–Oct 2000. class and older people be able to afford the Attended Air Force NCO Acad- Virginia Military Institute, Lexington, change? I’m 55 now with no job, I fear soon emy Air Force Aircraft Airframe Repair VA, History. I will be living on the street. Our elected of- Warehouseman Training school. Trinity University, San Antonio, TX, His- ficials in Washington say they care about us tory/Asian Studies. but in reality all they care about is them- Trinity , San Antonio, TX, selves! You don’t know how scared I am! RESUME—HARMONY J. LEONARD History. Somedays I don’t eat! We need to stop send- Attached is my resume. Claremont Graduate School, Claremont, ing the millions of dollars to other countries! Yesterday I received yet another rejection CA, Asian Studies. Americans NEED Help NOW! letter. I could paper a wall with them. University of Hawai‘i, Honolulu, HI, Asian TSGT ANDY LANG RET, I moved to Bradford PA to combine house- Theatre. Sent from Yahoo! Mail holds with my partner after dating long dis- ACADEMIC HONORS on Android. tance for 51⁄2 years. With our youngest chil- Four-Year Army ROTC Scholarship. Andy Lang dren graduating we thought it time. Before Dean’s List (3 Years), Trinity University. 4797 Hwy 903 North moving here the only job I could find was Academic Excellence Scholarship, Trinity Snow Hill, NC 28580 managing a health food coop in Virginia. At University. (252) 292–3777 $10 an hour I supported my son and myself. Distinguished Military Graduate (aca- (252) 558–6961 level? Absolutely. My son joined the demics), Trinity University. [email protected] Navy for job security and because there was Claremont Graduate Fellowship, Clare- EDUCATION no for college. mont Graduate School. Macon Area Vocational College—Macon, Since moving I have given up finding em- Kabuki Hawai‘i Scholarship, University of Ga., Business Education—January 1980–May ployment. I have discovered I have several Hawai‘i. 1982. strikes against me: Education; experience;

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Sitting with the di- Schools, American CancerSociety, Mansfield ServSafe Certification and Instructor Cer- rector and two managers I was told, ‘‘We University, Catawba College, American tification, National Restaurant Association, wanted to talk with you but we can’t afford Heart Association.) 2005. you.’’ We talked for an hour and a half with Planned and managed volunteer driven Training and Development Certificate, me acting as a consultant. Should I send special events resulting in revenue of over University of North Carolina at Charlotte them a bill for my services? $125,000, an increase of 78%, in a 15 and American Society for Training and De- My fear is that I will never work again; rural area of Northeastern Oklahoma. velopment, Charlotte Area Chapter, 2001. that I will age out before I find employment. (American Heart Association.) I feel betrayed by our society. I worked Facilitative Leadership Trainer Certifi- through college as a single parent in the VOLUNTEER MANAGEMENT cation, Interaction Associates, North Caro- hopes I could earn a better living for my Recruited, trained and supervised adult lina Network, 2000. children. I volunteered in my community. I and youth volunteers including board forma- Volunteer Mediation Certification, did everything I could to be a vital part of tion. (The Science Place, AmericanHeart As- Cabarrus County Mediation Center, Concord, my community and now that I have accumu- sociation, and American Cancer Society.) North Carolina, 2000. lated experience and education I seem to be Designed and produced volunteer recruit- Professional Training invisible and of little use to society. ment materials and newsletter. (The Science RESA–1 Substitute Teacher Training, West I was very disappointed during the recent Place.) Virginia, 2006. State of the Union address that President Created and managed summer volunteer PG CALC Training Program, Standard and Obama did not address the employed. There program for over 60 youth ages 10 to 18 from Advanced Planned Giving Manager Training are over 30 million of us with no income, and the Dallas area. (The SciencePlace.) Courses, 2002. in my case no unemployment. The vision of TRAINING/TEACHING Seize the Opportunity, Major Gift Sem- the speech seemed to skip over the current Substitute teacher. (Bath County Schools, inar, The Institute for Charitable Giving, reality. At my age I probably will not see the Warm Springs, VA; Mercer County Public 2002. future he predicts. What will happen to those Schools, Mercer County, WV.) Grant Proposal Writing Workshop, The of us who are caught between being produc- Long-term substitute teacher fourth grade. Grantsmanship Center, Charlotte NC, 1999. tive citizens and ? We are the in- (Tazewell Public Schools, Tazewell, VA.) Facilitative Leadership, Interaction Asso- visible people falling through the cracks. ciates, 1999. My saving grace is that I am a veteran so Increased Food I and II student achieve- COMMUNITY SERVICE I have medical care should I need it. And I ment test scores by 20%. (Rowan Salisbury am not starving because my partner is work- Schools.) Bath County Farmers , Millboro, ing in the natural gas industry. But what Presented work- VA, 2008 to 2010. about me? What about my self esteem? What shops for central office, administrative and Rockbridge Grown, Lexington, VA, 2008. about the stigma attached to not working? school staff in the areas of grant writing and Community Fitness Center, Millboro, VA, Thank you for all you are doing to bring grant development. (Rowan Salisbury 2007–2010. the plight of the unemployed to light. Schools.) Moomaw Madness Triathlon, Warm Sincerely, Co-presented three day Facilitative Lead- Springs, VA, 2008. MS. HARMONY LEONARD. ership, Tapping the Power of Participation, Rowan Helping Ministries, Salisbury, NC, Harmony J. Leonard training to school system employees, school 2006. 549 W. Washington Street board members, and parents throughout the Rowan County United Arts Council, Salis- Bradford, PA 16701 state of North Carolina. (Rowan Salisbury bury, NC, 2000–2001. 814.362.3348 Schools.) Leadership Rowan, Class of 2001, Salisbury, lavendergrits@yahoo. com CAREER HISTORY NC. EXPERIENCE AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS General Manager. Healthy Foods Coop and MILITARY SERVICE ANNUAL GIVING Cafe´. Lexington, VA, 2009–2010. U.S. Navy, Radioman, 1975 to 1979. Honor- Planned and implemented the Annual Giv- Substitute Teacher. Bath County Schools, able Discharge. ing program soliciting alumni, parents and Warm Springs, VA, 2007–2008. Tazewell Coun- REFERENCES friends giving by direct mail and phone. (Ca- ty Schools, Tazewell, Virginia and Mercer tawba College and Mansfield University.) Mrs. Donna Campagna County Schools, Princeton, West Virginia. Bath County Farmers Market, Co-Founder Wrote and coordinated the production of 2006 to 2007. segmented direct mail solicitations and out- 415 Mountain Creek RD Teacher, Foods I and II. West Rowan High Millboro VA 24460 going correspondence to alumni, parents and School, Rowan Salisbury Schools, Salisbury, friends. (Catawba College and Mansfield Uni- 540.997.5452 North Carolina. 2005–2006. [email protected] versity.) Income Development Specialist. American Hired, trained and supervised 10–25 student Cancer Society, Williamsport, Pennsylvania. Mr. John Green callers per semester for phonathon fund- 2004–2005. Community Fitness Center Director and raising. (Catawba College and Mansfield Uni- Director of the Mansfield Fund. Mansfield Pastor versity.) University Foundation. 2003 to 2004. Calvary Baptist Church Stewardship of donors through ongoing Development Officer, Major Gifts and Millboro VA 24460 communication and relationship manage- Charitable Gift Planning. Texas Woman’s 540.997.5026 ment. (Catawba College, TexasWoman’s Uni- University, Denton, Texas. 2002 to 2003. [email protected] versity and Mansfield University.) Ms. Bonnie Johnson Responsible for the stewardship of founda- Grant Coordinator. Rowan-Salisbury Bath County Administrator tion and university endowment funds includ- Schools, Salisbury, North Carolina. 1999 to Bath County Courthouse ing ensuring timely of funds as 2001. Warm Springs, VA 24445 indicated by fund criteria, compiling yearly Trainer. Facilitative Leadership: Tapping 540.839.7221 report and stewardship of donors. (Catawba the Power of Participation, Interaction As- [email protected] College, TexasWoman’s University and sociates, and North Carolina Network. 2000 Mansfield University.) to 2001. f Director of the Catawba Fund. Catawba GRANT FUNDING College, Salisbury, North Carolina. 1997 to GET DOWN TO THE BUSINESS OF Conducted the full range of activities re- 1999. PUTTING PEOPLE BACK TO WORK quired to prepare, submit and manage grant Manager, Volunteer Department. The proposals to foundation and corporate The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Science Place, Dallas, Texas. 1995–1996. Chair recognizes the gentleman from sources. (Catawba College and Rowan Salis- Regional Director. American Heart Asso- bury Schools.) ciation, Oklahoma Affiliate. 1993 to 1995. (Mr. CICILLINE) for 5 min- Wrote successful grant proposals to private utes. EDUCATION and public funding sources. (Catawba College Mr. CICILLINE. Mr. Speaker, I rise and Rowan SalisburySchools.) Degrees today with a question for my friends on Performed research on foundations and Bachelor of Science, Family Life and Mar- corporations to evaluate prospects for the other side of the aisle: When will keting, Texas Woman’s University, Denton, we get down to the business of putting grants. (Catawba College and Texas. May 1991. Graduated Magna Cum RowanSalisbury Schools.) Laude. people back to work? SPECIAL EVENTS Associate of Applied Science, Small Busi- My constituents in the First District Co-founded and managed the Bath County ness Management, Tarrant County College, of Rhode Island sent me to here to do Farmers’ Market in rural Bath County, Vir- Fort Worth, Texas. August 1990. everything I can to get our

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But the rumors of a budget war Republican majority during their first things again if we do not support the from the Republican leadership prom- month have not been consistent with research, the entrepreneurs, the small ises to make a bad situation much, these principles. businesses and manufacturers that much worse. Unfortunately, my constituents, like transform ideas into new products. From what we are hearing, all of us Rhonda Taylor, for example, from People like Rhonda back home in can expect the same Republican poli- North Providence, Rhode Island, whom Rhode Island, and hardworking people cies which took an over-$5 trillion sur- I met with yesterday, do not have all across this Nation, have suffered for plus that Democrats and President months and months to wait for my Re- too long. We must have the courage to Clinton sacrificed to create and turned publican colleagues to get their prior- set the right priority, cut what doesn’t it into the dream-crushing deficit that ities straight. She’s already been wait- work or isn’t needed, live within our we are faced with today. ing and waiting. And that’s because means, and make the right invest- They have made cutting spending Rhonda lost her job in the information ments that ensure our ability to com- sound like a good thing, but it is not technology field due to outsourcing al- pete in the global economy today and when you look at where the cuts will into the future. most 3 years ago. And her unemploy- come from. They will not come from I call on my Republican colleagues to the tax cuts for the wealthy and not ment compensation benefits were ex- join me so we can focus on putting hausted nearly a year ago. from the we need to end, but they Americans back to work by developing will come from programs that commu- Rhonda is a mother of three. She’s commonsense solutions and focusing liquidated her and sold all of nities and families need now more than on jobs. ever. This is Bush deja vu all over her possessions, and now she’s afraid f again. And every that I have she’ll become homeless. read says that with this economy in Rhonda proves why there is no time INGERSOLL-RAND OF MOCKSVILLE such a fragile state, with the country to spare. We need to focus on policies NAMED ‘‘BUSINESS OF THE YEAR’’ only at the beginning of recovery, and that create jobs today. The struggles of The SPEAKER pro tempore. The with far too many of our fellow Ameri- our unemployed friends and neighbors Chair recognizes the gentlewoman from cans hurting, this is not the time to are heartbreaking and, unfortunately, North Carolina (Ms. FOXX) for 5 min- cut spending. all too common. People like Rhonda utes. It is not that I am against making have no time to wait. The partisan Ms. FOXX. Mr. Speaker, I am so prudent cuts to reduce the deficit, but games have to end. pleased to hear my colleagues start the cuts I am hearing about so far will Unfortunately, Rhonda’s story is not talking about the need for jobs. For the hurt those the President said should unique. I’ve been hearing similar mes- last 4 years, since they have been in not be hurt: the most vulnerable, chil- sages for the past year from men and control of the Congress, Republicans dren, the poor, the majority of whom women all across Rhode Island. But in- have been talking about that and how are racial and ethnic minorities, and their job-killing policies have worked stead of working on policies that will our disabled and elderly. help real Americans like Rhonda, my against the American people. We in the Congressional Cau- But, Mr. Speaker, today I want to friends on the other side of the aisle cus have placed ourselves in the breach speak about an outstanding industry in are playing politics with the Federal on behalf of those who would otherwise the Fifth District of North Carolina budget and the national debt, a budget remain nameless because no one is that has gone about creating jobs. that even Republican say willing to name them. They are Native could lead to double-digit unemploy- Businesses that create jobs and in- vest in their communities are our tick- Americans, Alaskan Natives, African ment and reverse the Americans, Hispanic Americans, Asian that is starting to take hold. et to economic growth and recovery in today’s economy. That’s why it’s im- and Pacific Island Americans, and the Blind budget cuts my colleagues in poor and rural Americans of every race the majority are pursuing won’t help pressive that Ingersoll-Rand’s manu- facturing facility in Mocksville, North and ethnicity. people like Rhonda but would, rather, Carolina, recently received the Davie As we do every year, we will develop do more to cut jobs than save or create County Chamber of Commerce’s Busi- a budget that treats all Americans fair- them. What my friends fail to recog- ness of the Year award. ly, does not leave anyone behind, but nize is that partisan political games The hardworking people at Ingersoll gives a helping hand to those who need will not solve our Nation’s unemploy- have brought about 200 jobs to Davie it, and also reduces the deficit. ment crisis which plagues nearly 14 County in recent years, which, during We agree with President Obama that million of our friends and neighbors. these difficult economic times, is a his budget must put the country on a The fact of the matter is the chal- tangible boost to the community. firm to winning the future, and lenges facing us as a Nation are not These are good jobs that are strength- we know that winning the future Democratic challenges or Republican ening the local economy. means creating opportunity for every- challenges. They are our challenges, Ingersoll’s major in one who lives in this country. But the and they require American solutions. Davie County is a tribute to the fact CBC is further committed to making sure that everyone means everyone, to b 1020 that the area’s skilled is composed of men and women who are making sure that those who have been The work is demanding, yes, and it dedicated to producing the best prod- most hurt by this and those will test the will of both parties to ucts in the world. The hundreds of who have long been marginalized even make difficult choices. But as a Con- workers at Ingersoll in Mocksville are in the good times have the special help gress, we need to both responsibly re- the driving force behind this award, they need to be a part of creating that duce the deficit, cut spending, but also and I tip my hat to everyone at Inger- future and benefiting from it. make the smart that will soll-Rand in Mocksville for this impor- I cannot believe that there could be create jobs now and guarantee the tant recognition for their hard work one Member of Congress who does not prosperity of our great Nation. and investment in Davie County, North support our country being number one, Our Nation must make the invest- Carolina. who does not want to win the future. ments in education, innovation, infra- But we can’t win the future without f structure, science and research that ensuring that every child has access to are critical to rebuilding our economy THE BUDGET a quality education and that those and putting people back to work be- The SPEAKER pro tempore. The schools which have lagged behind be- cause we cannot compete in the Chair recognizes the gentlewoman from cause they lack resources and adequate

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We will never win the future f look at poverty and what was causing if we allow the Republicans to pass a it. budget that causes us to lose those pro- CBC BUDGETARY PRIORITIES As we begin to cut, let’s understand visions which enable minorities, rural The SPEAKER pro tempore. The that health is essential for wealth, so residents, and the poor to achieve bet- Chair recognizes the gentleman from let’s make sure that we don’t tamper ter health, to be more productive, and Illinois (Mr. DAVIS) for 5 minutes. with what I consider to be one of the to have a better quality of life. These Mr. DAVIS of Illinois. Mr. Speaker, most effective ways of providing pri- health equity provisions will begin to as we prepare to debate the budget, and mary health care to large numbers of end the inequality and injustice in as we have already begun to debate, it poor people in this country, the com- health care that Dr. King called - is a budget that in many instances and munity health centers, that provide ing and inhumane. in many ways spells gloom and doom primary care to more than 20 million And we cannot win the future if we for people who have been expecting and low-income Americans without regard don’t do all that we can to make sure looking for some opportunity to move in many instances to their ability to we address the mortgage crisis and our government and our country for- pay. help families keep the homes they need ward. And let’s understand that our prison to raise their families in. We cannot In order to really understand how we system has become the largest in the win the future without jobs and more got to where we are, I think it is im- world. More than 2 million people are jobs. And I’m talking about good jobs. portant for us to remember that Presi- incarcerated, so let’s not cut or deci- So we know that there will have to dent Clinton left President Bush with a mate the little justice programs that be limits of spending, but we want to 10-year projected surplus of $5.6 trillion we are funding to help these individ- make sure that it starts at the most ef- in 2001. uals try and successfully reintegrate fective time and that the sacrifice is b 1030 back into society. fairly spread, that those who have sac- So, I thank you, Mr. Speaker, and I Whereas President Bush on January rificed over the last decade while cor- urge that when we cut, let’s make good 20, 2009, left President Obama with a porations and the rich made off like cuts, and not those that cut the poor. bandits will not be the ones that con- $1.2 trillion deficit. And let’s keep in How much longer can we afford to extend tinue to bear the brunt of the cuts and mind that this was the deficit on day the Bush-era tax cuts? The President and continue to suffer while Big Business one of the Obama administration, Congress extended all of them through 2012 and the wealthy continue to amass weeks before the President enacted a at a two year cost of $800 billion. A ten year more wealth at their expense. That is single piece of legislation and the extension of all these tax cuts will cost $3.8 an affront to the principles of fairness American Recovery and Reinvestment trillion—$3 trillion of which are the popular and equity that this country was Act. middle-class tax cuts. founded on. The failed economic policies of the Earlier this week, the Congressional Budget And so we want a realistic budget, Bush administration led to this enor- Office released its latest projections of the So- not one that the Republicans are pre- mous deficit: the 2001 and 2003 tax cuts cial Security Trust Fund. It was previously pro- paring that will cause us to lose more totaled $1.3 trillion over 10 years, in jected to go into a deficit in 2017, but jobs, send more people into dire pov- which most of the tax relief went to now CBO has projected that the trust fund is erty, that will deny education and the top 1 percent of income earners; a now running a deficit. The trust is expected to health care to those who need it most, Medicare prescription drug benefit be exhausted in 2037. that will continue the loss of homes, with a 10 year cost of nearly another $1 We can no longer operate under the as- that will weaken programs like Med- trillion that was not offset; two over- sumption of the last decade, that we can in- icaid, Medicare, and Social Security seas war that are near a cost of $1 tril- crease spending and reduce taxes without which so many depend on, and one that lion; a $700 billion bailout of Wall having to pay for it. will decrease the deficit and continue Street . The last Congress took important steps to to drive this country into decline, con- And all of these unpaid-for policies restore some important tools that were used to tinuing what the Republican policies were compounded by the worst eco- produce the first budget surplus in more than over the last decade have done. nomic recession in 70 years that began a in the late 1990s, such as Statu- That is not what we want. That is in 2007, which led to huge shortfalls in tory Pay-As-You-Go—meaning if Congress not what the country needs. That is Federal tax revenue and increased reli- wants to increase , we not the kind of budget that will win ance on unemployment insurance and have to offset it by reducing spending else- the future. other Federal social safety net pro- where in the budget or increase taxes to cover And so we in this Congressional grams. the increase. Black Caucus are willing to roll up our In order to get these huge deficits Unfortunately, the new Republican Majority sleeves, put on our thinking caps and under control, we have some tough de- has changed House rules gutting PAY-GO’s work with our President and our col- cisions to make. We have some very se- effectiveness in the Congressional budget leagues on the other side of the aisle to rious and some difficult decisions as we process. The so-called CUT-GO rule prohibits pass a different, a better budget, one attempt to balance the budget and as offsetting any new mandatory spending with a that will create jobs, that will give we attempt to continue to promote and revenue increase. This makes it nearly impos- people the tools to lift them and their project . sible to offset any new spending or tax cuts families out of poverty and keep them I have always been told that you can with revenue increases and will require only in their homes, one that will create an measure the greatness of a society by spending cuts. educational system that will put all of how well it looks after its young, how In another unprecedented change, the our children first, and a health care well it looks after its old, and how well House last week voted to give the House system that ensures quality health it looks after those who cannot look Budget Committee Chairman the sole respon- care to all Americans, a budget that after themselves effectively. So as we sibility for setting discretionary spending levels will provide the retirement security begin to talk about cuts, where I come for the remainder of Fiscal Year 2011. The our seniors deserve and keep our coun- from, I have been told that if all that House of Representatives as a whole will be try competitive and strong and number you do is cut, cut, cut, all that you are deprived of the right to vote up or down the one in the world, a budget that will win going to get is blood, blood, blood; and, Budget Chairman’s levels. the future. We know it can be done be- of course, the blood of the people will We have to remember that what we do with cause we have shown how it can be be on the hands of those who have the Federal budget touches everyone. Our fiscal done every year with the CBC budget. knives. problems are very complex and they need to Working together, I know we can cre- So as we cut, let’s look seriously at be addressed, but there is no simple, one- ate a budget worthy of this country, the Community Services Administra- size-fits-all solution.

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BOEHNER, f generous spirit and immense gifts, a Speaker, House of Representatives, Washington, DC. b 1200 true leader of the faithful. When he was DEAR MR. SPEAKER: Attached is a facsimile elevated to the College of Cardinals AFTER RECESS of a letter of submitted by Rep. last fall by Pope Benedict, it was a Christopher J. Lee to the pertinent Execu- The recess having expired, the House proud and humbling moment for all of tive authority in the State of . It was called to order by the Speaker at us. His elevation came nearly a quarter was received in the Capitol last evening. The noon. of a century after being ordained a facsimile previously laid before the House f bishop by His Holiness John Paul II. was addressed to the rather than to Cardinal Wuerl went on to serve as the Secretary of State. This document will PRAYER round out the papers of the House on this Bishop of , where he was Cardinal Donald Wuerl, Archdiocese matter. born and raised, until his appointment Sincerely, of Washington, Washington, D.C., of- here in Washington, D.C. JOHN V. SULLIVAN. fered the following prayer: Around the world, Cardinal Wuerl is Let us take ourselves in the presence respected and admired for his efforts on CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES, of God. behalf of Catholic education. He cur- HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Good and gracious God, You call us rently serves as chancellor of the Washington, DC, February 9, 2011. Hon. RUTH NOEMI COLON, to make our way through this life with Catholic University of America and is a You and challenge us to walk arm-in- Acting Secretary of State, State of New York, champion of the D.C. Opportunity Albany, NY. arm with each other. As we confront Scholarship Program, which helps dis- DEAR SECRETARY OF STATE COLON: I hereby the human condition, You bless us with advantaged students gain access to submit my resignation as United States Rep- intellect and free will to establish in- quality education. resentative of the 26th District of New York, stitutions to guide our human affairs, Again, on behalf of my colleagues, it effective 5:00 p.m., Eastern Standard Time, to confirm the possibility of freedom, is an honor to welcome Cardinal Wuerl Wednesday, February 9, 2011. Attached is the personal development, and prosperity to the People’s House. letter I submitted to Governor Andrew for the common good. Cuomo. We ask You to bless and strengthen Sincerely, f CHRISTOPHER J. LEE, all who strive to improve the human Member of Congress. condition and foster a caring respect WELCOMING CARDINAL DONALD f for each person. In Your goodness, WUERL bless the Members of our Nation’s ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE SPEAKER House of Representatives. May all their The SPEAKER pro tempore. Without PRO TEMPORE deliberations and discussions be in- objection, the gentleman from Penn- The SPEAKER pro tempore. The spired by the wisdom and vision of sylvania (Mr. MURPHY) is recognized Chair will now entertain up to 15 fur- Your kindness. And may the work con- for 1 minute. ther requests for 1-minute speeches on ducted here today bear rich fruit that There was no objection. each side of the aisle. Mr. MURPHY of Pennsylvania. Mr. nurtures all of the citizens of this Na- f tion and our dreams for a better world. Speaker, as a Member who represents All of this we ask in Your Most Holy the area of Pittsburgh that is also part NEED TO WORK ON CREATING Name. Amen. of the Pittsburgh diocese, I would also JOBS like to welcome Cardinal Wuerl to the f (Mr. BACA asked and was given per- House of Representatives. He is a great mission to address the House for 1 THE JOURNAL leader in the faith community and a minute.) The SPEAKER. The Chair has exam- friend, and certainly a friend to every- Mr. BACA. Mr. Speaker, it is time for ined the Journal of the last day’s pro- body in the Nation now as well as those Congress to roll up its sleeves and ceedings and announces to the House in the Pittsburgh region. begin to work together. Democrats and his approval thereof. He began his career as an assistant Republicans must come together to Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Jour- pastor at Saint Rosalia Parish in Pitts- create new jobs for the American peo- nal stands approved. burgh. There he became secretary to ple, strengthen our recovery, and re- Pittsburgh Bishop John Wright. Then f duce the debt. at Saint Paul’s Seminary in Pitts- Yet instead of finding some common PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE burgh, he worked as a rector. In 1988, ground solution, Republicans have put The SPEAKER. Will the gentleman Bishop Wuerl was installed as the 11th forward an agenda that only serves to from Pennsylvania (Mr. MURPHY) come Bishop of Pittsburgh, where he led 18 divide the American people. Yes, we forward and lead the House in the years. He led 800,000 Roman Catholics must lower the deficit and national Pledge of Allegiance. in 214 parishes throughout south- debt, but it is wrong to balance the Mr. MURPHY of Pennsylvania led Pennsylvania. budget on the backs of honorable the Pledge of Allegiance as follows: I should say we also knew him from Americans with dangerous cuts that I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the his television series called ‘‘The Teach- may lead to double-digit unemploy- United States of America, and to the Repub- ing of Christ,’’ which was distributed ment. lic for which it stands, one nation under God, throughout the Christian Associates In my district in California in the In- indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. cable channel, and his best-selling cat- land Empire, our unemployment rate is f echism of the same name, which is now nearly 14 percent. My constituents I believe in its 30th year of publication, can’t afford to have Congress play poli- WELCOMING CARDINAL DONALD translated into over 10 languages. tics with the budget and the national WUERL I echo the comments made by our debt. They need jobs. They need to The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. Speaker in terms of the Cardinal’s make sure that they are putting food SIMPSON). Without objection, the gen- leadership and the esteem we all hold on the table and paying their mort- tleman from Ohio (Mr. BOEHNER) is rec- him in. We are most grateful that he gage, not another government shut- ognized for 1 minute. came here today and led us in prayer. down.

VerDate Mar 15 2010 01:15 Feb 11, 2011 Jkt 099060 PO 00000 Frm 00008 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K10FE7.009 H10FEPT1 tjames on DSKG8SOYB1PROD with HOUSE February 10, 2011 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H611 I urge all of my colleagues, Demo- foundation for future prosperity in this WHERE ARE THE JOBS? crats and Republicans, to focus on the country. (Ms. EDWARDS asked and was given big picture and get to work on creating f permission to address the House for 1 jobs. Let’s build our future. minute and to revise and extend her re- f b 1210 marks.) Ms. EDWARDS. Here we are, it’s JUST ANOTHER DAY ON THE CHAIR mid-February. The Republicans took TEXAS BORDER, PART II BERNANKE: BIG DEFICITS COULD control. They won the election in No- (Mr. POE of Texas asked and was HURT THE ECONOMY vember on an agenda of trying to cre- given permission to address the House (Mr. WILSON of South Carolina ate jobs for the American people. Two for 1 minute.) asked and was given permission to ad- months into after being sworn in, here Mr. POE of Texas. Mr. Speaker, dress the House for 1 minute and to re- we are now—still haven’t created a job. American missionaries Nancy and Sam vise and extend his remarks.) We haven’t put a single bill on the Davis ran a charity in poor villages in Mr. WILSON of South Carolina. Mr. floor of the House of Representatives . Recently, Nancy and Sam were Speaker, Federal Reserve Chairman to create jobs for the American people. driving home to Texas from Mexico of Dillon, South Caro- With over 9 percent unemployment— when they were ambushed near the lina, is the latest leading economist to among , 16 percent border by a roadblock of masked gun- admit that out-of-control deficits could unemployment—communities across men who opened fire on them. Nancy hurt our national economy. Last week, this country hemorrhaging, corpora- was shot in the back of the head. Sam Mr. Bernanke warned, ‘‘Sustained high tions in this country sitting on $2 tril- bravely raced against oncoming traffic rates of government borrowing would lion in cash—and still no jobs. to the border while Nancy sat in the both drain funds away from private in- So what are the Republicans doing passenger seat bleeding to death. vestment and increase our debt to for- instead? Here’s what they’re trying to Nancy did not survive and died in eigners.’’ This borrowing would lead to do. They’re trying to further restrict a McAllen, Texas. higher lending costs for small busi- woman’s right to choose—not creating The Mexican government has already nesses and consumers. This threatens jobs, but want to get in the middle of said they will not investigate this small businesses across America trying your doctor’s office to restrict your homicide, and the American govern- to create jobs. right to choose. Hours and hours of de- ment must hold Mexico accountable. At the same time, House Republicans bate to direct committees to oversee The narcoterrorists continue to murder are proposing billions in spending cuts. regulations. Well, that’s our job, to Americans in lawless Mexico, and they House Budget Chairman PAUL RYAN oversee the regulatory process. We will continue their terror on our side of called this is a ‘‘down-payment’’ in at- don’t need hours of debate to give us the border if they are not stopped. tacking Washington’s spending spree. permission to oversee the regulatory They are international bandits. Mean- This is just the beginning. As Speaker process. Still no jobs. while, our Federal Government con- JOHN BOEHNER has stated, ‘‘There’s no What else are the Republicans doing? tinues to whistle by the graveyard of limit to the amount of spending we’re They’re reviewing, reviewing. Well, victims while the people in the border willing to cut.’’ Republicans made a that’s safe. What do we have to review? towns live in constant fear and danger. pledge to America, and we’re now mak- Our job, of course, is to review. But our But it is just another day on the Texas ing good on it. job is to create jobs for the American border. In conclusion, God bless our troops, people. That’s what they expected out And that’s just the way it is. and we will never forget September the of the election. That’s what we need to f 11th in the global war on terrorism. deliver them. JOB CREATION, ECONOMIC f RECOVERY, AND DEBT REDUCTION f (Mr. SIRES asked and was given per- HOCKEY IS FOR EVERYONE mission to address the House for 1 MONTH TITLE X minute.) (Mr. QUIGLEY asked and was given FUNDING Mr. SIRES. Mr. Speaker, as I listen permission to address the House for 1 (Ms. CHU asked and was given per- to the debate in this House, we need to minute.) mission to address the House for 1 put politics aside and pursue policies Mr. QUIGLEY. Mr. Speaker, as you minute.) that move America forward. I encour- know, I come from , home of Ms. CHU. So far the Republican ma- age my Republican colleagues to focus the world champion Chicago jority hasn’t created a single job. In on legislation that creates jobs, eco- Blackhawks, and I rise today in sup- fact, they haven’t even put a jobs bill nomic recovery, and debt reduction. port of the ’s on the House floor. Instead, they are While cutting spending is an impor- designation of the month of February focusing on partisan priorities that tant aspect of reducing the deficit, we as ‘‘Hockey is for Everyone Month.’’ just don’t help the country come out of must ensure that it is done in a way ‘‘Hockey is for Everyone’’ is a na- this recession. Instead of putting peo- that will not threaten jobs, economic tionwide initiative that works to ple back to work, they are restricting growth, and the security of our middle racial and economic barriers that pre- women’s . class. I am particularly troubled by re- vent children from playing ice hockey. Next week they will gut Title X fund- cent proposals that would slash long- It reaches more than 300,000 underprivi- ing for family planning. This Federal term investment in transportation, leged boys and girls annually across money is a critical health care safety clean energy, innovation, and edu- North America and includes programs net for women around the country. It cation. Spending cuts in these areas for veterans and the disabled. I believe has helped improve the quality of wom- are unwise for our economic future, es- that no matter your background, every en’s health, given women free choice, pecially when it comes at the expense child should have the opportunity to and also saved lives. Title X helps low- of the American workers. We need to play the greatest sport in the world. income women afford Pap smears and continue to foster investment in these Increased access to healthy exercise STD testing. It helps reduce unin- fields in order to expand private sector will aid in the fight against childhood tended births and abortions. And who growth and put America back to work. obesity and continue to decrease high doesn’t want to do that? The situation in this country is such school dropout rates. It’s month 1; and instead of working that every bill that comes before this On behalf of kids all over the con- on the economy, they are working to House must be measured by whether it tinent, I thank the National Hockey limit women’s personal choices. In- creates jobs, strengthens the middle League and ‘‘Hockey is for Everyone’’ stead of doing the bidding of ideolog- class, and reduces the deficit. It is im- for putting more hockey sticks in more ical extremists, let’s join together and perative that we come together to hands—and more pucks on those address the real needs of the American meet these goals in order to lay the sticks. people—jobs.

VerDate Mar 15 2010 03:17 Feb 11, 2011 Jkt 099060 PO 00000 Frm 00009 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K10FE7.011 H10FEPT1 tjames on DSKG8SOYB1PROD with HOUSE H612 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE February 10, 2011 BEADING TO BEAT AUTISM fewer routine screenings and more cer- they get their fair share. I stand for (Mr. YARMUTH asked and was given vical cancer. empowering our , not re- permission to address the House for 1 We already have a crisis on our hands ducing jobs in America. minute.) in this country—a jobs crisis—and in f November, Americans voted this Con- Mr. YARMUTH. Mr. Speaker, it b 1220 takes real heroes and real leaders to gress to address it. believe in the possibility of what we f ADVICE TO THE MAJORITY: KEEP YOUR PROMISES can do through hard work, persever- TURN TO THE FUTURE OF OUR ance, and commitment to make the CHILDREN (Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia asked and world a better place. I’m proud to say was given permission to address the (Ms. WILSON of Florida asked and that my hometown of Louisville has House for 1 minute.) was given permission to address the many of these leaders, and this week, Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia. Mr. Speak- House for 1 minute.) one of them, 13-year-old Michala er, I rise today to give some advice to Ms. WILSON of Florida. Mr. Speaker, Riggle, was recognized nationally with the Members of the majority party. My today I rise with my colleagues for one the Gloria Barron Prize for Young He- grandmama used to tell me, ‘‘Son, keep reason—to talk about jobs. My con- roes. It’s a well-deserved recognition, your promises.’’ stituents are hurting. They need help. and I rise to applaud Michala’s work As we all know, the majority prom- They want to work. I’ve been here for with Beading to Beat Autism, which ised to be focused on job creation; but almost 2 months, and I’m still waiting has been nothing but miraculous. the 11 bills that have passed this body to hear a Republican plan for jobs. So Three years ago, after learning that thus far, in 2 months, have failed to far this week, the only things I’ve an underfunded treatment program create a single job. voted on are our renaming of a court- could help thousands of kids in Louis- Watch out for these budget cuts that house and taking back money that we ville with autism, like her brother these Republicans are proposing also. have already given to the United Na- Evan, Michala stepped up. She planned I’m going to tell you, if you are a fire- tions. When are we going to talk about to enlist her friends and family to raise fighter or a police officer or a teacher, jobs? I came to Washington to focus on $200,000 by making beaded bracelets you are out of luck. This recovery jobs. My constituents sent me to Wash- and selling them for $3 each. People needs to work for the working people of ington to focus on jobs. this Nation, not just for the Wall told her it was impossible, but she said, All across the Nation, the high It’s just like a ball game. If you don’t Street bankers. school class of 2011 is getting ready to Today, we should be voting for in- believe you can win, it’s game over be- graduate. Some will go on to higher fore you start. You gotta believe. And vesting and making products in Amer- education, and some will enter the ica, not on toothless resolutions. If we after 6 months, Michala had reached workforce. What type of world are they her goal. To date, she’s raised $350,000 continue on this path much longer, the entering? What type of jobs will await American people will see for them- to help children with autism. Now, them? I propose that we invest in the through BeadingtoBeatAutism.org, she selves that they’ve been lied to. class of 2011. Instead of political games To the majority party, you need to hopes to raise $300 million to finance and bills that cut jobs, I propose that an autism research center in Louis- keep your promises and stop shrinking we invest in education, innovation, and the middle class. You need to be about ville. And I don’t doubt that she can infrastructure. Please, I urge all of my accomplish that. job creation like you promised. Don’t colleagues to turn toward the future of turn America into a pink slip Nation. Mr. Speaker, I urge the Members of our children—turn toward creating f the House to join me to salute her. I’m jobs for them. proud to wear her bracelets and proud WHERE’S THE BEEF? that she’s a resident of the Third Dis- f (Ms. HANABUSA asked and was trict of Kentucky. DON’T IGNORE THE MIDDLE CLASS given permission to address the House Congratulations, Michala. (Mr. TONKO asked and was given for 1 minute.) f permission to address the House for 1 Ms. HANABUSA. Mr. Speaker, about minute and to revise and extend his re- JOBS CRISIS ON OUR HANDS 15 years ago, there was a commercial marks.) that is really applicable to today. It (Mr. DEUTCH asked and was given Mr. TONKO. I rise today on behalf of was about a woman who looked permission to address the House for 1 the regular, everyday American fami- through hamburger buns and asked, minute.) lies and those who work for a living. ‘‘Where’s the beef?’’ The American peo- Mr. DEUTCH. In a time of great eco- Just yesterday, my friends on the other ple are asking us, Where’s the jobs? nomic strife, Americans deserve more side of the aisle released their job-kill- We managed to survive and avoid the from their leaders than recycled at- ing spending policies. Make no mistake of this century. Let tacks on their constitutional rights. about it, these policies will deeply hurt me tell you, Mr. Speaker, what we need Let’s not deny women access to birth the middle class and will not help grow to do to continue with our recovery is control and wellness care provided by jobs. to build public . The only Planned Parenthood, or the Presi- Let’s look at these statistics: 83 per- way we are going to build that public dential Women’s Center in my district, cent of all United States stocks are in confidence is for people to feel that we or the many other providers instru- the hands of 1 percent of the American are looking at what is so essential to mental in reducing unwanted preg- public; the bottom 50 percent of income their futures, so essential to the build- nancies in America. Let’s not levy spe- earners in the United States now col- ing of their confidence back in them- cial taxes on women who have never lectively own less than 3 percent of our selves and in government, and that is had an abortion, but pay for a private Nation’s wealth. I encourage my Re- the creation of jobs. health plan that covers these proce- publican colleagues in this House to Mr. Speaker, I believe all Members of dures. Let’s not subject any citizen to stop in their efforts to take money this Congress must look to that. We government intrusion in the doctor’s away from those who use it to stay must get down and address jobs. That office because of their gender. warm in the winter and cool in the is what we are here to do. That is what The retired women in my district summer, to stop in their efforts to take we need to do, or we will have failed who were on the front lines of the fight away money from those who keep our the people who have sent us here. for equality in reproductive rights air safe and our water clean, and to f know what path these policies will lead stop in their efforts to take invest- us down. Let’s not create a crisis in ments away from technology and jobs PARLIAMENTARY INQUIRIES America—a crisis of public health, of of the future. Mr. JACKSON of Illinois. Mr. Speak- back-alley abortions and accidental Mr. Speaker, the middle class has er, I have a parliamentary inquiry. , of less education and been ignored for far too long. As the The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gen- more sexually transmitted diseases, of backbone of our country, it is time tleman may inquire.

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In addition, today is not rection of the Committee on Rules, I isting, pending, and proposed regula- a day. call up House Resolution 73 and ask for tions and orders from agencies of the its immediate consideration. Federal Government, particularly with Mr. JACKSON of Illinois. Further respect to their effects on destroying parliamentary inquiry, Mr. Speaker. The Clerk read the resolution, as fol- lows: jobs and economic growth. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gen- With the current high unemployment H. RES. 73 tleman may inquire. rate, it is essential we do everything Resolved, That upon of this reso- reasonably possible that we can to look Mr. JACKSON of Illinois. If a resolu- lution it shall be in order without interven- tion can pass with unanimous support, tion of any point of order to consider in the at and to reduce government rules and is there any provision in the House House the resolution (H. Res. 72) directing regulations that impede job creation rules that would allow the House to by- certain standing committees to inventory and economic growth, that discourage pass 91⁄2 hours of debate proposed in and review existing, pending, and proposed innovation, hurt or harm global com- House Resolution 73, agree to House regulations and orders from agencies of the petitiveness, limit credit, create eco- Resolution 72, and begin to consider Federal Government, particularly with re- nomic , impose unneces- spect to their effect on jobs and economic sary paperwork and cost on small busi- other legislation dealing with job cre- growth. The amendment recommended by ation? nesses, and that result in large-scale the Committee on Rules now printed in the and often unnecessary unfunded man- The SPEAKER pro tempore. The resolution shall be considered as adopted. The resolution, as amended, shall be consid- dates on employers. Chair cannot respond to hypothetical That is exactly what this legislation questions. ered as read. The previous question shall be considered as ordered on the resolution, as would do, and we are on the floor today Mr. JACKSON of Illinois. Further amended, to final adoption without inter- to talk about this as an important parliamentary inquiry, Mr. Speaker. vening motion except: (1) nine hours and 30 component of allowing America to get The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gen- minutes of debate, with 30 minutes equally back to work and to highlight these tleman may inquire. divided and controlled by the Majority Lead- rules and regulations that stifle not er and Minority Leader or their respective Mr. JACKSON of Illinois. Is there only investment but also job creation. designees, eight hours equally divided among Every single Member of Congress un- any provision in H. Res. 72 that will and controlled by the respective chairs and derstands and believes that regulations create jobs? ranking minority members of the Commit- are needed to provide the rules, safety, The SPEAKER pro tempore. That is tees on , Energy and Commerce, Financial Services, the Judiciary, Natural and structures for this society to func- not a parliamentary inquiry. Resources, Oversight and Government Re- tion properly. While regulations are Mr. JACKSON of Illinois. Further form, Transportation and Infrastructure, and important, they can also cross that parliamentary inquiry, Mr. Speaker. Ways and Means, and one hour equally di- fine line and can become too burden- The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gen- vided among and controlled by the respec- some. It is essential to strike a balance tive chairs and ranking minority members of tleman may inquire. to ensure that the imposed rules and the Committees on Education and the Work- regulations do not lead to higher costs Mr. JACKSON of Illinois. Is it in force and Small Business; and (2) one motion and less productive societies. order to ask unanimous consent to to recommit with or without instructions. take from the Speaker’s table H. Res. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gen- b 1230 72, ask for its immediate consideration, tleman from Texas is recognized for 1 The Federal Government creates an and for it to be adopted? hour. average of 4,000 final regulations each The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Mr. SESSIONS. Mr. Speaker, for the year with about 500 to 700 that are re- Chair is constrained not to entertain purpose of debate only, I yield the cus- viewed by the White House. such a request. tomary 30 minutes to my friend the According to a recent report from the gentleman from Florida (Mr. Small Business Administration, the Mr. JACKSON of Illinois. Further HASTINGS), pending which I yield my- total cost of Federal regulations has parliamentary inquiry, Mr. Speaker. self such time as I may consume. Dur- increased to $1.75 trillion a year from The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gen- ing consideration of this resolution, all the U.S. economy; $1.75 trillion is what tleman may inquire. time yielded is for the purpose of de- this burden is on the free enterprise Mr. JACKSON of Illinois. Mr. Speak- bate only. system. Additionally, the study shows er, I ask unanimous consent to take GENERAL LEAVE that regulatory and paperwork costs from the Speaker’s table H. Res. 72 and Mr. SESSIONS. Mr. Speaker, I ask were found to be more onerous for ask for its immediate consideration in unanimous consent that all Members smaller firms than their larger coun- the House, so that we can move on cre- have 5 legislative days to revise and ex- terparts. More specifically, the costs of ating jobs. tend their remarks. regulations per employee for firms The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there with fewer than 20 employees is now the announced policy of previous objection to the request of the gen- $10,585, a 36 percent difference between Speakers, as recorded in section 956 of tleman from Texas? the costs incurred per employee by a the House Rules Manual, the Chair is There was no objection. larger firm. constrained not to entertain that re- Mr. SESSIONS. House Resolution 73 This is absolutely outrageous. This is quest. provides for a closed rule for consider- outrageous because small business is ation of H. Res. 72. It provides 91⁄2 hours the backbone and the engine of our Mr. JACKSON of Illinois. Mr. Speak- of debate, divided by the committees economy. It represents 99.7 percent of er, I ask unanimous consent to take outlined in H. Res. 72, and provides the all employers. Small businesses, ac- from the Speaker’s table H. Res. 72 and minority a motion to recommit with or cording to the Small Business Adminis- ask for its immediate consideration in without instructions. tration, have generated 64 percent of the House, so that we can move on cre- Mr. Speaker, I rise today in support net new jobs over the past 15 years ating jobs. of this rule and the underlying bill. while employing over half of all private Isn’t the appropriate response, Is This legislation is simple, direct, and sector employees. One of the fastest there objection? easy to understand. The text of the ways to put Americans back to work, The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under three-page bill was posted last week on Republicans believe, is to limit the reg- the announced policy of recognition for the Rules Committee Web site. This ulatory expenses that these small firms such unanimous-consent requests, that legislation is an attempt and an effort have to comply with simply to satisfy request is not entertained. to provide more transparency and ac- Federal Government regulations.

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They must the regulations should be about. and improve the American economy, also review, study, and eliminate un- Mr. Speaker, we have an opportunity but the Republicans said ‘‘no.’’ They necessary rules that are already on the today to direct our committees to take said ‘‘no’’ to working with Democrats. books. the first step in reining in Big Govern- They said ‘‘no’’ to prioritizing job cre- On January 18 of last month, Presi- ment, reducing our deficit, and encour- ation. They said ‘‘no’’ to fulfilling their dent Obama signed an Executive order aging job growth and economic pros- promise for an open and transparent to provide a government-wide review of perity. This simple bill is three pages legislative process. the rules already on the books to re- long, and it shines the light on the reg- My friend from Texas (Mr. SESSIONS) move outdated regulations. In an op-ed ulatory process and provides the nec- declared at the end of last year that, placed in the Journal last essary transparency and accountability and I quote him, ‘‘Open rules will make month by the President, he clearly on Federal agencies that has been lack- a triumphant return to the House states that ‘‘sometimes, those rules ing for years. floor,’’ unquote, and that all Members, have gotten out of balance, placing un- My Republican colleagues and I re- and I quote him again, ‘‘will have a reasonable burdens on business, bur- main committed to putting America chance to fully contribute in this legis- dens that have stifled innovation and back to work through creation of new lative process.’’ have had a chilling effect upon growth jobs. This legislation is a way to be a b 1240 and jobs.’’ Mr. Speaker, I applaud and I part of that good start. I encourage all appreciate the President for recog- my colleagues to vote ‘‘yes’’ on the The House has been under Republican nizing this, and I ask my colleagues on rule and ‘‘yes’’ on the underlying reso- control for 5 weeks. In that time, we both sides of the aisle to understand lution. have voted on 11 bills. None of those what we are attempting to do today, I reserve the balance of my time. bills went through their respective and that is to support as best as we can Mr. HASTINGS of Florida. Mr. committees and none of those bills had not only the ideals that the President Speaker, I rise in opposition to H. Res. actual open rules. One had a modified talked about but also a focus on these 73, the rule providing for consideration open rule. That’s not very triumphant rules and regulations that stifle inno- of H. Res. 72, which directs certain in my opinion, Mr. Speaker. vativeness, create costs, and ruin jobs standing committees to inventory and It is already the second month of this in America. review existing, pending, and proposed Congress and Republicans are still Mr. Speaker, while the President is regulations and orders from agencies of dodging a real debate on real legisla- now taking a step in the right direc- the Federal Government, and I yield tion that will create real jobs and im- tion when it comes to regulation, in myself such time as I may consume. prove the American economy. And Re- the last fiscal year alone the Obama The resolution isn’t objectionable in publicans are still refusing to address administration unleashed 43 major new and of itself. We all agree that regula- exactly what these cuts will mean to regulations that will cost America tions that do more harm than good the lives of the American people. more than, new, $28 billion annually. should be eliminated. The President Which regulations do Republicans pro- These costs will affect Americans in has said that, Democrats have said pose to get rid of? The ones for clean many ways, from raising the price of that, and Republicans have said that. drinking water? The ones preventing fi- , where we buy food, where we eat, And the rules of the House already re- nancial abuse on Wall Street? I was and every single one of these stands in quire committees to carry out this sort here, Mr. Speaker, along with my the way of making the free enterprise of oversight. So I question, Mr. Speak- friend on the other side of the aisle more efficient and somehow does not er, why my friends on the other side of when Republicans assumed control and help in creation of jobs. the aisle insist on spending 91⁄2 hours that we did not provide the necessary The President will have to take a debating a resolution that is entirely regulation at the Securities and Ex- step back from some of the major bills redundant. We’re committing the same change Commission. I for one thought that he signed last year, and I believe offense that Republicans claimed to when a friend of ours who served with he can do that by employing the ideas abhor about government: wasting time, us went to be the chair of the Securi- that he had in this op-ed. He can do effort, and taxpayer dollars. ties and Exchange Commission that fi- something about it, and that is join Devoting 91⁄2 hours to this exercise is nally we would get some regulations Republicans who today are attempting squandering yet another opportunity. there. We did not get regulations. What to work with the President. If the We could be using this time to pass leg- we got—and there’s no secret about President is serious about reducing islation that will create and retain jobs this, no finger to point at anybody— regulatory burdens impacting every right here in this country instead of the simple fact of the matter is by not American, we can do this job together. telling the committees of jurisdiction having adequate regulation of Wall Fifteen of the 42 regulations proposed to continue to do what they are al- Street, this country came to the brink last year were from the Frank-Dodd fi- ready mandated to do. What’s next, Mr. of disaster in November of ’08. Do they nancial regulatory bill. Another five Speaker? Nine-and-a-half hours of de- want to get rid of the ones that protect stemmed from the ObamaCare bill, and bate instructing the House to close for against massive oil spills and mine col- 10 others come from the Environmental Thanksgiving or Christmas? lapses? Protection Agency, or what is known Republicans marched into the major- So far this year, Republicans have as the EPA, including the first manda- ity over a month ago vowing a laser- moved to repeal health care, they’ve tory reporting of greenhouse gas emis- like focus on job creation, and they’ve moved to restrict a woman’s right to sions. done nothing towards that end since. choose, and they’ve moved drastically The annual compliance costs con- Today’s debate is yet another reminder to cut spending for a huge range of es- stitute only a part of the economic that Republicans care more about their sential government services that en- burden of regulations on business. lockstep, anti-government ideology sure public safety, economic oppor- Many of these new rules curtail the than they do about getting down to the tunity and national security. It seems purchase of new equipment, conver- business of improving the lives of hard- the Republicans want to use their ma- sions of industrial practices, and are working Americans. jority to settle old scores. But I don’t about revising data collection and re- Democrats did offer to improve to- think that’s what the American people porting procedures. One example is the day’s rule by adding language instruct- have in mind as a national priority. new restriction on short sales from the ing the committees to make job cre- Republicans seem to think that if we Frank-Dodd bill that requires the Se- ation legislation their highest priority spend 91⁄2 hours debating a resolution

VerDate Mar 15 2010 01:15 Feb 11, 2011 Jkt 099060 PO 00000 Frm 00012 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K10FE7.019 H10FEPT1 tjames on DSKG8SOYB1PROD with HOUSE February 10, 2011 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H615 that simply remarks on what House billion spending plan that the Congress While vowing to eliminate rules that are committees are already doing, they has already given to government— ‘‘not worth the cost, or that are just plain will suffice to convince the American $3,000 billion—and what we are talking dumb,’’ the president said his administration people that Republicans have a plan for about not just today and not just over wouldn’t shy away from writing new rules to address obvious gaps in government over- improving the economy. the past few weeks but taking $100 bil- sight. It is clear that this resolution is real- lion and trying to take that as a bur- ly about demonizing Federal regula- den off the American people. The rea- Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of tions. But the Republicans ignore the son why is because 30 percent of all my time. Mr. HASTINGS of Florida. Mr. benefits of regulations, the importance today or more Speaker, I am very pleased to yield 2 of protecting existing jobs, and the ne- ends up as debt, meaning that we have minutes to my good friend, the distin- cessity of leveling the playing field to to borrow it from somebody else. guished gentleman from Washington ensure economic growth and prosperity ‘‘But this is so important, we’ve got (Mr. INSLEE). for all Americans. If our constituents to make sure we do it.’’ Well, Repub- licans disagree. We think not only a re- Mr. INSLEE. Mr. Speaker, I would had the choice of whether to spend this suggest that we need more jobs and time practicing our rhetorical skills or view of regulatory process but a review of spending is important in Wash- less speeches. And what we will get actually passing meaningful legislation from this bill on the floor is more that creates more jobs, I believe they ington. Mr. Speaker, I refer to what might be a sheet of paper that was in speeches and no jobs. would vote for jobs. Let’s get back to It is very disappointing in the cur- what the American people need from print described as Obama Announces Review of Government Regulations. rent economic context that what we us, and that is to improve the Amer- 1 Within this paper, there is a paragraph, bring to the floor for 9 ⁄2 hours is a bill ican economy. that simply instructs the committees Mr. Speaker, I urge my colleagues to a short paragraph that I would like to read which perhaps embodies exactly to do what we’ve already instructed vote against this rule. them to do. This is already in the I reserve the balance of my time. why we are here today: Mr. SESSIONS. I yield myself such ‘‘Business leaders say government rules, it’s already required, we all regulations, including those being writ- agree on it. What are we doing here time as I may consume. 1 Mr. Speaker, I appreciate the words ten for health care overall and finan- wasting 9 ⁄2 hours? If we just produced of my friend the gentleman from Flor- cial reform, have hurt job creation at a a thousand jobs an hour, we could have ida. I would like to state that the bills time of high unemployment.’’ produced 9,500 jobs. Instead, we’re we have done in the Rules Committee In fact, the Department of Treasury going to produce 95 speeches. That’s during these 12 bills have been about describes where we are as chronic un- not what we need. employment for today and our imme- If you want to look for waste in gov- original jurisdiction by the Rules Com- 1 mittee, which is what this bill is. This diate past for as far as the eye can see. ernment, take a look at this bill: 9 ⁄2 bill is a jurisdictional issue where the Last year at some point even the long- hours down the tube doing something Rules Committee, through the legisla- est projection by this government we’re already doing. We had a hearing tion that my name sits on as the chief showed no net new job creation. That yesterday in the Commerce Com- sponsor, is directing other committees is what Republicans have inherited. We mittee. We’re already talking about to have hearings, to be part of an open intend to be serious about what we’re these regulations. But let me give a warning to people process, to do the things that will be doing, and we intend to make sure that about what happens when the Repub- necessary not only for minority par- the American people see this for what lican Party wants to look at regula- ticipation but any Member who choos- it is, and that is an opportunity by tions. You know the first thing they es in these committees to come and Congress to work on the issues that did, they’re trying to repeal the Clean have their voices heard, for hearings to they’re demanding. Air Act. They’re trying to gut the be held, for thoughtful people across [From FoxBusiness.com, Jan. 18, 2011] Clean Air Act which is the guardian this country to come and provide us in- OBAMA ANNOUNCES REVIEW OF GOVERNMENT angel for the air that our kids breathe. formation about the way they see the REGULATIONS regulatory burdens that are being President Barack Obama said on Tuesday b 1250 he would order a government-wide review of placed upon them. If someone thinks regulations with the goal of eliminating You know, they have introduced a that what we are doing today is all those that hurt job creation and make the bill, and we had a hearing yesterday. about trying to stifle regular order, it’s U.S. economy less competitive. The first hearing we had was to pass completely the opposite. Nine-and-a- In an op-ed piece in The Wall Street Jour- their dirty air act. They have a dirty half hours of debate, which is unheard nal, Obama said some government regula- air act that would gut the ability—that of for a three-page bill, is all about reg- tions have placed ‘‘unreasonable burdens on would eliminate in total the ability of ular order and is exactly what I’ve been business—burdens that have stifled innova- tion and have had a chilling effect on growth the Environmental Protection Agency arguing for for years. That’s what the and jobs.’’ to regulate harmful gases, carbon diox- Republicans are delivering today on He said he would require that in the future ide, ozone, and a host of other dan- the floor of the House of Representa- government agencies ‘‘ensure that regula- gerous chemicals. tives. tions protect our safety, health and environ- Now, can you believe that? Their Notwithstanding that the gentleman ment while promoting economic growth.’’ dirty air act will eliminate the ability brought up some good ideas about job The president has recently ratcheted up ef- forts to soothe relations with the business of the EPA to do things to try to pre- creation, I would like to just put it community, after alienating corporate vent our kids from having aggravated into some bit of context. Today what America through rhetorical attacks against asthma attacks. Their dirty air act we are trying to do is to gather steam Wall Street and an agenda heavy on regula- would eliminate the ability of the EPA behind rules and regulations that stifle tion. to deal with dangerous gases that exac- the ability for the free enterprise sys- Business leaders say government regula- erbate the respiratory problems of our tem to employ people. But in the larger tions, including those being written for the senior citizens. scheme of things, our friends on the healthcare overall and financial reform, have hurt job creation at a time of high unem- The SPEAKER pro tempore. The other side are upset because what we as ployment. time of the gentleman has expired. Republicans are going to do is to find a ‘‘It’s a review that will help bring order to Mr. HASTINGS of Florida. I yield the way to live up to our campaign prom- regulations that have become a patchwork of gentleman an additional 30 seconds. ises to cut spending during the year by overlapping rules, the result of tinkering by Mr. INSLEE. If you think I’m just $100 billion. administrations and legislators of both par- blowing smoke here, go take a look at Now some people say, oh, that’s not ties and the influence of special in their bill. Their bill doesn’t try to fix enough amount, or it’s too big of an Washington over decades,’’ Obama wrote. the regulation. It absolutely eliminates Noting that small businesses create most amount because it will mean all these new jobs in the economy, he said he would in total the ability of the EPA. The draconian cuts across the government. direct the government to make a greater ef- EPA was started under a good Repub- Well, I would remind this House that fort to reduce the burden regulations place lican, Richard Nixon, and it is a sad $100 billion is a small part of the $3,000 on them. story that the first bill out of the box

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Mr. Speaker, I am Since passage in March 2010, the Patient ing to decide whether to put the fire Protection and Affordable Care Act joined by the chairman of the Rules (ObamaCare) has added 6.123 pages of regula- out at your house.’’ We would expect Committee, and I will tell you that he tions and Federal Register notices in just its the fire company to come put the fire is so pleased that we have not only this first nine months. out at your house. bill that has been brought to the floor, According to a September 2010 report from The majority is not putting on the but he is so pleased that we are taking the Small Business Administration, total floor regulations they want to repeal. the time to speak about the facts of regulatory costs amount to $1.75 trillion an- That would be a worthy debate. We the case. And one fact is that the first nually, nearly twice as much as all indi- should have that. What they are doing vidual income taxes collected last year. bill that we took up was the bill to re- is saying let’s, for 91⁄2 hours, talk about peal ObamaCare. It had nothing to do WHO IS PAYING FOR THIS REEULATORY BURDEN? whether to have a bunch of meetings to AMERICA’S SMALL BUSINESSES AND AMERICAN with the Clean Air Act. It had every- talk about the problem. WORKERS In the last 5 weeks, there has not thing to do with a bill which has The cost of regulations is felt even harder caused an amazing number of regula- been one word in one bill or 1 hour of by America’s small business owners, the en- debate about a plan to create jobs for tions. gine of our nation’s economy. According to And I would like to quote, if I can, a the Small Business Administration, the av- the American people. So now we are 1 fact that, since the passage in March erage small business with less than 20 em- going to spend 9 ⁄2 hours talking about 2010, the Patient Protection and Af- ployees faces a cost of $10,585 in federal regu- whether to have a series of political fordable Care Act, which is known as lations each year per worker they employ. meetings. ObamaCare, has added 6,123 pages of Businesses with fewer than 20 employees Why don’t we put on the floor and spend on average 36 percent more per em- argue the pros and cons of a plan to put regulations, and the Federal Register ployee than larger firms to comply with fed- our people back to work building has printed those just over the last 9 eral regulations. These small employers rep- schools and bridges and highways? You months. Secondly, according to a Sep- resent 99.7 percent of all businesses and have can be for or against that, but it’s a tember 2010 report from the Small created 64 percent of all new jobs over the real plan that would actually put peo- Business Administration, total regu- past 15 years. The cost of federal regulations to small ple back to work. latory costs amount to $1.75 trillion Now, the majority says that they do annually, which is nearly twice as businesses must either be passed on to the consumer or workers, either in the form of want to create jobs by cutting spending much as all individual income taxes lower or a of jobs that would and reducing the deficit. But of course collected last year. That means that have been otherwise paid for with money the very first bill they passed increased the ability for a person to have to fill spent complying with federal regulations. the deficit by more than $1 trillion out all of their paperwork, the cost of Imagine if small businesses could put the over the next 20 years. Then they ran that is twice what we even collected in $10,000 they spend on federal regulations di- on a promise—a promise—to reduce the rectly back into new jobs. taxes. There is a balance here that’s current year’s budget by $100 billion, been overrun. I reserve the balance of my time. but 2 days ago, the Appropriations HOUSE REPUBLICANS: IDENTIFYING AND RE- Mr. HASTINGS of Florida. Mr. Committee reported out a bill that re- MOVING ONEROUS JOB-DESTROYING REGULA- Speaker, I am very pleased to yield 3 duces it by $32 billion. TIONS minutes to the gentleman from New The SPEAKER pro tempore. The This week, House Republicans are bringing Jersey (Mr. ANDREWS), my good friend. time of the gentleman has expired. a resolution to the floor directing the com- (Mr. ANDREWS asked and was given Mr. HASTINGS of Florida. I yield the mittees to inventory and review federal permission to revise and extend his re- gentleman an additional 30 seconds. agency rules and regulations that may un- marks.) Mr. ANDREWS. The American people fairly harm the ability to create jobs and Mr. ANDREWS. I thank my friend are placing a 911 call to Washington grow the economy. from Florida for yielding. that says this country needs help. It While the nation suffers from 21 straight Mr. Speaker, as we meet this after- months of unemployment at 9 percent or needs a real plan to produce real jobs higher, President Obama and congressional noon, there are 15 million Americans for the American people. What they are Democrats have doubled down on their strat- who are unemployed, and for them, getting from the majority once again is egy to burden job creators with more govern- this is another day of searching the wasted words, wasted time, wasted op- ment red tape. Web or the want ads to try to find a job portunities. With the U.S. economy struggling and they’ve been unable to find after Yes, looking at regulations is a good American families hard pressed to pay their months of diligent searching. So what thing to do. We support that. But, Mr. bills and put food on the table, the costs of is the Congress of the United States Speaker, there is a difference between federal regulations have never been more doing about this? We are wasting yet significant. The fact is that federal regula- analysis and paralysis. The majority is tions increase the cost of doing business and another opportunity to work together, giving us paralysis. All talk, no jobs. destroy jobs. Republicans and Democrats, to create The right vote on this resolution is Undue and archaic government red tape an environment in which small busi- ‘‘no.’’ takes money out of the hands of families and ness people and entrepreneurs can cre- Mr. SESSIONS. Mr. Speaker, I appre- businesses. Agencies should not be author- ate jobs for our country, the way we ciate the gentleman from ized to heap billions in new added costs on did work together at the end of last (Mr. ANDREWS) coming down to the the economy without reducing another bur- year and passed legislation that 80 Sen- floor. I would like to let him know that den elsewhere. ators voted for, 270-some House Mem- we are doing 91⁄2 hours of debate, and at JOB-CRUSHING REGULATIONS—BY THE NUMBERS bers voted for across party lines. the end there will be an opportunity During the Democrats’ leadership of Con- The majority says that this process for a motion to recommit with or with- gress, unemployment skyrocketed from 4.6 will somehow help to create jobs. It is out instructions that has been lacking percent to 9 percent as the economy has lost important to understand what this res- for the previous 4 years by my col- more than 6.8 million jobs. With 243 expected rulemakings from the olution really says. It says, in response leagues on the other side, that they ex- Democrats’ permanent bailout of Wall Street to the 15 million unemployed people we tended to us. So you will have every law, and the inestimable number of regula- have in this country, let’s have a bunch single opportunity, if you want, just to tions to come from ObamaCare’s government of politicians have a bunch of meetings use your brainpower and put together takeover of healthcare, the President’s new- they were already scheduled to have; that great jobs bill that you want to found concern for the regulatory burdens right? So their response, Mr. Speaker, talk about. facing employers does not match his actions is let’s spend 91⁄2 hours debating a bill But I would say to the gentleman, we over the past two years. that says a bunch of politicians should have chosen to talk about the things The Obama administration has not shied which stifle jobs, and we believe that away from flexing its regulatory muscle have a bunch of meetings they would since taking office. A recent study by the have had anyway to talk about the as we talk about these that a lot of the Heritage Foundation found that an unprece- problem. American people will get it. For in- dented 43 major regulations were imposed in You know, if we called 911 to report a stance, if you lived out in the coun- fiscal year 2010 with a total of fire in our home, we wouldn’t be very try—I will just bring up one example.

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However, we hope they a draft policy—or already did—that The gentleman just makes a very will join us in renewing the Build doubles the stringency of the standard. good point about the importance of America Bonds to build America to Many farming activities kick up dust: hearings before legislation takes place. create jobs now. tilling the field, operating a feed lot, How many hearings have there been on In every district nationwide, our con- driving farm vehicles, even dusty the renewal of the ? stituents, many of them struggling roads. Mr. SESSIONS. Reclaiming my time, without a paycheck, tell the same Mr. ANDREWS. Will the gentleman Mr. Speaker, and I do appreciate the story. They’re waiting for us to create yield? gentleman. This House of Representa- jobs, to focus on jobs and economic Mr. SESSIONS. I yield to the gen- tives, after 9/11, debated to the fullest growth before we do anything else. tleman from New Jersey. extent not only the issues of the Pa- Today I rise to echo their call and urge Mr. ANDREWS. I thank my friend. triot Act, but we have had continuing my colleagues on both sides of the aisle I think we can have a very worthy hearings and dialogue on that. There’s to act in the best of America’s debate about whether that rule is a a requirement that these be looked at, families and put people back to work. good one or a bad one. Why aren’t we and we intend to make sure that In his State of the Union address, having that debate? Why don’t you just there’s a full debate on this. President Obama encouraged us to do put on the floor a bill that says let’s Mr. Speaker, I do appreciate the gen- what it takes to out-innovate, out-edu- repeal that rule and have a debate? tleman engaging me. I would also make cate, and out-build the rest of the Why aren’t we doing that? my point that the economic impact of world. In that statement he continued Mr. SESSIONS. Well, that’s a good the regulation of dust that it will have his job-creating initiative. From day point. I don’t think the gentleman was on farmers, that it will have on people one, President Obama has been a job up in the Rules Committee yesterday who live in rural areas, is enormous. creator. We had to dig our way out of to hear this, but the Rules Committee And this is part of that overall cost. a deep recession, but, nonetheless, the has original jurisdiction on this bill. It’s not a hidden cost; it’s a real cost Recovery Act created or saved over 3 We are sending this bill, when passed that makes us unproductive and costs million jobs, and other initiatives like on the floor, to 10 committees, asking consumers a lot of money. And this is Cash for Clunkers and other initiatives them to look at specifics, and dust will the kind of discussion we’re going to that this Congress took, working with be one of those issues. It will be in have. President Obama, spared us an even front of a committee, probably the Ag- Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of worse unemployment rate. riculture Committee. Perhaps it could my time. Now, that isn’t good enough if you be in front of the Resources Com- Mr. HASTINGS of Florida. Mr. don’t have a job. And it isn’t good mittee, where they will look at what Speaker, would you be so kind as to enough for us who are responsible for this proposed ruling is. tell both sides the remaining amount creating them. And that is why the ef- Mr. ANDREWS. Will the gentleman of time? fort that the President started at the yield? The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gen- beginning of his administration, reiter- Mr. SESSIONS. I continue to yield to tleman from Florida has 17 minutes re- ated in his State of the Union address, the gentleman. maining; the gentleman from Texas starts with creating more jobs here at Mr. ANDREWS. It still seems to me has 9 minutes remaining. home, and in this Congress there to be all windup and no pitch, that if Mr. HASTINGS of Florida. Mr. should be no higher priority. Yet, the you really believe that that regulation Speaker, if we defeat the previous ques- Republican leadership has not met that should be repealed, why don’t you put a tion, I will offer an amendment to the challenge. bill on the floor that repeals it and rules to provide that immediately after Since taking charge of the House let’s do something rather than just the House adopts this rule, it will bring more than 1 month ago, they have yet talk about it. up H.R. 11, the Build America Bonds to to propose a single jobs bill. They have Mr. SESSIONS. Reclaiming my time, Create Jobs Now Act. yet to unveil a concrete plan, and the answer is because this floor is the To explain that further and to expli- Americans are still waiting. wrong place to do it, and we need to do cate as she so desires, I am pleased to This week is no different. Instead of it in reverse order. We need to go—and yield 1 minute to the distinguished focusing on job creation, this Congress I know this is a new concept to a lot of gentlewoman from California (Ms. is spending 10 hours on the floor, a people on your side. We are going to PELOSI), the minority leader. filler, as concrete evidence of the fact send it to the committees. We are Ms. PELOSI. I thank the gentleman that they have nothing else to fill the going to let there be hearings about it. for yielding and thank him for his lead- time with, directing our committees to We are going to let the Democrats and ership in calling up H.R. 11, the Build conduct oversight, a very appropriate the Republicans have an opportunity— America Bonds, later. instruction. The committees are al- for instance, the gentleman from Min- Mr. Speaker, it’s very interesting to ready doing that. nesota, Mr. COLLIN PETERSON, as the watch this debate because what you see These committees don’t need a par- former chairman of the Ag Committee, here is that we are talking about jobs. tisan resolution in order to start their will have an opportunity in working The American people want us to create work, and this House does not need a with Mr. LUCAS, the chairman of the jobs now. And what you see on the long floor debate that only diverts us Ag Committee now, on who those wit- floor of the House now today and to- from our purpose, which is to create nesses will be who are experts. morrow is a make-work project. jobs. The Republicans have no job initia- Instead, we should focus on invest- b 1300 tives; so they need to fill time, and ments that work, that create jobs, that I don’t think we have enough intel- they’re filling time with a resolution build America and grow our economy. lectual content because we don’t spend that we all recognize the committees And that is why we are proudly putting time on farms, I don’t, to where I can have the jurisdiction to do, and some of forth the Build America Bonds to Cre- make an accurate decision. But if I re- the committees already have. ate Jobs Now Act. This legislation view the transcript and listen to what We should subject every dollar, every would leverage public dollars probably happens in the committee of jurisdic- initiative to the harshest scrutiny to 40 to 1: For every public dollar spent, tion, regular order, like the 10 other make sure it fills its purpose, that we $40 of investment to strengthen the pri- committees, then it gives us a chance bring common sense to what we are vate sector and spur job creation at

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We a bipartisan way. best approach is to create jobs, grow had a hearing on infrastructure to H.R. 1 enacts the 9/11 Commission the economy, reduce the deficit, and which the Build America Bonds di- recommendations. This is 2007. The 9/11 strengthen the middle class. rectly relates. A representative of the Commission recommendations had not Mr. SESSIONS. Mr. Speaker, I re- Society of Civil Engineers told us that been enacted by the Republican Con- serve the balance of my time. our country has trillions of dollars of gress. We know our first responsibility Mr. HASTINGS of Florida. Mr. deficits; that our roads and bridges get is to keep the American people safe. Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to the dis- D’s and C minuses in terms of their H.R. 1, now the law of the land. tinguished gentlewoman from Cali- safety and effectiveness. Raise the minimum . Economic fornia, my friend, Ms. SANCHEZ. In addition, our water projects, some fairness. It hadn’t been raised in over a Ms. LORETTA SANCHEZ of Cali- of them are ancient, made of brick and decade of Republican rule, and we fornia. I thank my colleague from Flor- wood, and that’s a health problem. raised the and it be- ida. And, Mr. Speaker, I urge my Re- In terms of innovation for the future, came the law. Making college more af- publican colleagues to focus their pri- our investments in infrastructure such fordable, which is now the law of the orities on saving and creating jobs, in- as broadband are also essential to the land. We also had the Energy Independ- stead of spending 10 hours debating growth and creation of jobs in our ence Act as part of our Six for 06, much what Congress already has the power country. And so there’s every reason of which is signed into law by Presi- to do. We already have the power of for us to do this in the best of times. dent Bush at the end of that Congress oversight over the Federal agencies. But we’re not in the best of times. And and his term. And if 10 hours were not enough to de- so in this not good time, as far as jobs A couple initiatives did not become bate this, imagine the 54 hearings al- are concerned, it’s absolutely essential law. One of them was to remove the ready scheduled by the Republicans to that we make a decision as a Nation to subsidies we give to Big Oil to give focus on redebating the health care re- put forth the greatest social initiative them an incentive to drill. Big Oil, form. Americans remember, we debated ever, job creation. which has made $1 trillion in profit that for almost 2 years, but they took The initiative to Build America over the last 10 years, does not need the vote on getting rid of the health Bonds and leverage dollars for encour- billions of dollars in taxpayer money to care reform before they are ever even aging the private sector has the sup- have an incentive to drill for oil. doing the 54 hearings. port of mayors, governors, and local And so on this side, H.R. 1, instead of Listen, we do oversight. Actually, a businesses. It is good for taxpayers, enacting the 9/11 Commission rec- legislative and authorizing committee using Federal investments, to unleash ommendations, lowering the minimum like the ones I sit on, be it Homeland billions from private businesses in our wage, making us more energy inde- Security or the Armed Services Com- neighborhoods. That’s why Governor pendent, making college more afford- mittee, we already have the power to Martin O’Malley came to testify for able, H.R. 1: repeal the health care bill. do that; and the Republicans hold the this, and Mayor Nutter of Pennsyl- No prospect of success in doing that, no chairmanship. The chairman gets to vania, giving us their direct experience hearings leading up to it; but, nonethe- decide what the committee does. Just on what a difference the Build America less, a filler for the floor, red meat for tell your chairman, let’s do oversight. Bonds initiative, which was in the Re- those of the industry, It’s really straightforward. covery Act, makes, and which needs to which opposes giving leverage to Amer- We don’t have to spend 10 hours on C– be renewed. ica’s patients and consumers by saying SPAN telling the American people, oh, Most significantly, Build America that they will not be deterred from my gosh, we’ve got to pass a resolution Bonds keeps our promise to stay fo- having coverage because they have a telling the committees to do oversight. cused on jobs, and it helps put Ameri- preexisting medical condition, or keep- We already have that. We are already cans back to work. ing kids on their parents’ policies until doing that. We have already got sub- Both parties agree that we must stay they are 26 years old. That’s what they committees. On Armed Services Com- focused on reducing our deficit, and wanted to repeal. Again, red meat for mittees, we have an oversight com- that’s exactly what Build America the industry, for the special interests, mittee. I hope your chairmen know Bonds do. You cannot achieve the goal no jobs for the American people. what they’re doing. They don’t need a of deficit reduction unless you invest In the weeks ahead, we must renew resolution telling them to do their job. in growth and job creation. Vigorous our focus on job creation. Let’s vote on Or do they? We need jobs. Americans oversight is critical to that effort, and bills that grow our economy through want jobs. That’s what we want. When Democrats remain committed to doing innovation, public-private partner- I go home, we want jobs. our part. We are ready to eliminate ships, and tackle unemployment head Build it in America. The Build Amer- waste, fraud, abuse, duplication, and on. Together, we can help Americans ica Bonds, I am a cosponsor of that. obsolescence in our budget, and we create jobs, rebuilding America in a Mr. HASTINGS, I’m so glad you’re going would subject every dollar, taxpayer very green way; and the technologies to bring that up. Let’s pass that. For dollar, to the harshest scrutiny. we will develop will make us and keep every dollar that we spend in that pro- us number one, investing in transpor- gram, $40 at the local, State, and pri- b 1310 tation and manufacturing and clean vate levels is used towards that. We are prepared to make tough deci- energy and new technologies and indus- Mr. SESSIONS. Mr. Speaker, I re- sions to get our fiscal house in order, tries and in small businesses. serve the balance of my time. but we will not sacrifice key invest- As my colleague Mr. HOYER reminds Mr. HASTINGS of Florida. Mr. ments that are helping our economy us every minute: If we make it in Speaker, I am pleased to yield 2 min- grow, our small businesses expand. And America, America’s families can make utes to my good friend, the distin- we need to make more investments in it in America. Let’s set our path on guished gentlewoman from Texas (Ms. small business, not less, and help our doing that, instead of frivolously using JACKSON LEE). workers find jobs. 10 hours that are unnecessary, but they Ms. JACKSON LEE of Texas. Let me We said from the beginning of this are for only one purpose: you have thank the gentleman from Florida and Congress Democrats will measure nothing else to offer. as well my good friend from Texas on every effort by whether it creates jobs, Today, we can keep our recovery on managing of this time. strengthens the middle class, and re- track and put Americans to work. I Mr. Speaker, I know that there’s a duces the deficit. The resolution before urge our colleagues to vote ‘‘no’’ on great opportunity to be redundant us today does none of the above. this resolution, not that we don’t think sometimes. And I would imagine that

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(Mr. DREIER asked and was given with fewer than 20 employees due to First of all, in the Homeland Secu- permission to revise and extend his re- regulation, that we need to have a rity Committee, having served as the marks.) laser-like approach on dealing with chairwoman of the Transportation Se- Mr. DREIER. Mr. Speaker, it is true that regulatory burden. That is why we curity Committee, we introduced H.R. that this is all about creating jobs. Job are here. That is why we are doing this. 2200, which would heighten the security creation and economic growth is our So we believe that the signal that for the Nation’s mass transit. Jobs number one priority. this resolution will send, Mr. Speaker, being created, of course, but also secur- I have been listening to this debate will go a long way toward letting the ing the homeland. The idea of increas- over the last few minutes and have American people know, the market- ing the professionalism of TSA or TSO come to a really striking conclusion. place know, that we are going to be officers, again, providing enhanced My colleagues on the other side of the committed in a bipartisan way to get- training for jobs, but also in essence aisle seem to believe that Democrats ting input from both Democrats and protecting the homeland. These are believe that the government creates Republicans to try and rein in this reg- quick and ready issues that could be jobs, and we believe that the American ulatory burden that exists and under- addressed in the time allotted for de- people create jobs, and our goal is to mines the potential for job creation bating redundancy. get out of the way so that in fact that and economic growth. So I think that Let me also congratulate my good can happen. We want the government we will have a strong bipartisan vote friend on the infrastructure , be- to get out of the way so that that can on the measure, and I urge my col- cause infrastructure creates jobs, the happen. leagues to vote for it. high-speed rail that our President is Now, my friend from Santa Ana ear- I say that I look forward, as I have announcing, hearings to be able to as- lier was talking about the fact that upstairs in the Rules Committee, to sess how we can move quickly on in- this institution has the ability to pro- continuing my effort to reach out to vesting in high-speed rail to create ceed with oversight to deal with these Democrats, to working with them on jobs. onerous regulations. Everyone seems thoughtful proposals that they have, Or, for example, as one of my col- to acknowledge that the regulations because there are good ideas that come leagues and I mentioned in a hearing as are great, but the fact of the matter is, from both sides, and I believe that as well, a number of our are using in 2009, the Obama administration pro- we tackle the issue of regulatory re- overseas repair stations. Bring- pounded 59 major new regulations; in form that both sides will be able to ing those back to the United States 2010 it was 61; and under the permanent participate. Mr. HASTINGS of Florida. Mr. would create and provide more jobs. bailout bill, it is projected there will be Speaker, I yield myself such time as I Again, an action item that could be 218 new regulations dealing with 11 done through this Congress, creating may consume. agencies that will be impinging on the Mr. Speaker, in the Rules Com- jobs. ability for economic growth. So my question is, When will we get mittee, the chairman and two other We know that the per to the discussion of how we rebuild Members cited repeatedly the January employee for small businesses, busi- America? When will we get to answer- 18 article offered by President Obama nesses with 20 or fewer employees, is ing the question, why, in some of our that appeared in The Wall Street Jour- $10,585. That is the average per em- cities, huge sink holes exist where nal. Interestingly, they leave out one ployee cost for businesses with fewer trucks, buses, and cars fall into sink section of what the President did, in than 20 employees. That is a study that holes because of the lack of resources fact, say. They do say, and I agree that came out last September from Lafay- in infrastructure. When will we fix the he said in the article, ‘‘Sometimes ette University. So it is obvious that flooding that goes on in this country to those rules have gotten out of balance, we have been talking about this regu- avoid natural disasters? placing unreasonable burdens on busi- So let me thank you for this time, latory burden undermining the poten- ness, burdens that have stifled innova- but I’m ready to go to work in creating tial for job creation and economic tion and had a chilling effect on growth jobs for America. growth. This is all about creating jobs, and jobs.’’ That is where they stop. But contrary to what so many of my the President in that article goes on: b 1320 friends on the other side of the aisle ‘‘At other times, we fail to meet our Mr. SESSIONS. Mr. Speaker, I yield are making. basic responsibility to protect the pub- myself 1 minute. We had in our pledge—we said we are lic interest, leading to disastrous con- Mr. Speaker, thanks for the oppor- going to rein in the red tape. That is sequences.’’ tunity to be here today on this impor- the priority we established last sum- If you recall, Mr. Speaker, earlier I tant bill. What I want to say to you is mer when we came forward with our began by saying what a lack of regula- continually we need to make the point Pledge to America, and I am very tion caused at the Securities and Ex- that this bill is all about referring to gratified to see that the President has change Commission. The President, in committees the opportunity for them followed through with his Executive article, says, to look at onerous rules and regula- order to try and deal with the regu- ‘‘Such was the case in the run-up to the tions. latory burden. , from which we are still I would like to bring up just one We know that in The Wall Street recovering. There, a lack of proper more burdensome regulation. Milk con- Journal he penned a very important oversight and transparency nearly led tains animal fat, and the EPA has sug- piece in which he recognized that this to the collapse of the financial markets gested that milk storage could be regu- regulatory burden is very great and and a full-scale depression.’’ lated under the Clean Water Act as needs to be reduced, and, of course, we Now, that began before Barack large oil tanks. It is estimated that it saw the President’s speech before the Obama was President of the United would cost U.S. dairy farmers thou- United States Chamber of Commerce in States. Most of us, especially those of sands of dollars to come into compli- which he talked about the problems of us on the floor that are senior Mem- ance with such a regulation that would regulation and his priority of ensuring bers, were here in November when Sec- be exactly the same as large oil tanks. that we do that. retary Paulson came here and cited The EPA, only after congressional Why is it that we have this resolu- with 31⁄2 pages in his hands that the pressure, has signaled that it would fi- tion? Let me say I greatly appreciate whole financial system of this country nalize an exemption for milk. However, the fact that my good friend, the vice was about to collapse; and I, along with it has yet to do so and continues to chairman of the Rules Committee from countless others, thought that that drag its feet. Meanwhile, farmers are Dallas, Mr. SESSIONS, has authored this was the case, and we worked in a bipar- having to face what is a burdensome important resolution. Why? Because we tisan fashion, I might add, to do what regulation. believe that this institution, with the we could to shore it up.

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Here is should be our top priority, and the Re- ment for the job-creating measures our what we did one month ago, just one publicans have pledged a ‘‘laser-like Nation so desperately needs. month ago. We approved the rules focus’’ on the issue. Today they’re If we defeat the previous question, under which committees must, and I planning 10 hours of meaningless de- Mr. Speaker, as I announced earlier, I repeat, one, lay out a written plan for bate to instruct committees to do over- will offer an amendment to the rule to overseeing Federal regulations; and, sight which they should be doing any- provide that immediately after the two, conduct oversight through hear- how. Let me offer an alternative. House adopts this rule, it will bring up ings and investigations and provide the Today I introduced H.R. 11, legisla- H.R. 11, the Build America Bonds to American people a written report on tion to extend the successful Build Create Jobs Now Act. the results of that oversight twice a America Bonds program—a jobs bill. I yield back the balance of my time. year. During the last 2 years, $4.4 billion Mr. SESSIONS. Mr. Speaker, Big The rules even specifically tell com- from the Recovery Act leveraged $181 Government is still alive and well on mittees to review, and I am quoting billion in new bonds at the State and the floor today. Big Government is from the rules that we passed for the local levels. And $181 billion is needed going to spend people’s money from House of Representatives for the 112th in construction, bridge, and road re- back home. Spending, spending, spend- Congress, they tell the committees ‘‘to pairs—$181 billion in job creation. My ing—all about the government. review specific problems with Federal own State of Virginia issued $3.3 billion Well, that’s why the Republican Rules, regulations, statutes and court of those bonds in 45 distinct projects, Party is the majority party on the decisions that are ambiguous, arbi- and Nationwide, hundreds of thousands floor of the House of Representatives trary or nonsensical, or that impose se- of jobs were created. We can create now, because the American people saw vere financial burdens on individuals.’’ hundreds of thousands more if we ex- the effects of huge government, bigger b 1330 tend this program. So I ask my col- government, and rules and regulations. Mr. Speaker, I find it passing leagues, if you’re serious about job cre- Mr. Speaker, you heard me earlier strange, then, that we would come here ation, support H.R. 11. say that my Republican colleagues and today and say that we are doing some- Mr. HASTINGS of Florida. Mr. I are committed to putting Americans thing constructive and substantive for Speaker, with all due respect to my back to work. We believe that what happens in Washington can aid and the membership. My friend Mr. SES- colleague Mr. SESSIONS, as a matter of help the free enterprise system by tell- SIONS said earlier that we’re going to comity, it was pointed out to me by give every Member of the House of Rep- the chairman that I could have asked ing the story, putting the spotlight, resentatives who so chooses during him. I was of the opinion that the showing the light of day on the rules and regulations that are costing busi- that 91⁄2 hours an opportunity to speak Speaker would give the direction you out on the regulations and to have did, and therefore I apologize to Mr. ness $1.7 trillion a year, which takes what they would offer to the commit- SESSIONS for that. resources away from the activities that tees for regulation oversight. But what But Democrats now stand for the they would have of job creation and he fails to say is that we’re proceeding wholesale undertaking of what is nec- keeping our job growth, innovation, under a closed rule. essary to provide essential public safe- and our economy stable. Now, it isn’t that the American pub- ty measures and crucial economic ben- While small businesses are getting lic always understands this Wash- efits. We will not stand for Republicans hit harder than any other firms in the ington inside-baseball closed rule, open eliminating rules that prevent pol- United States, now is the time to pro- rule, modified rule. He was going to fix luters from dumping toxic waste into vide that relief to these businesses so it, he says, by offering the Democrats a drinking water resources. We will not that they can reinvest in themselves, motion to recommit, as if that would stand for Republicans eliminating rules create jobs, and level out the economy. then provide all the substantive input that prevent Wall Street greed from This Republican Congress remains that Members could have. One of the forcing people out of their homes. And committed to scaling back some of the reasons we have a Rules Committee is Democrats will not stand for Repub- 43 major regulations imposed in the so that Members of the House of Rep- licans eliminating rules which ensure last year by the Obama administration resentatives can come to the Rules that Americans can purchase food at that would add $28 billion annually. Committee to offer amendments to the grocery store without worrying Mr. Speaker, it’s obvious to me that proposals. The proposal that we are about getting life-threatening ill- we must do better. here on today is regulatory reform. Not nesses. The material previously referred to one amendment was permitted nor will While we won’t object to Republicans by Mr. HASTINGS of Florida is as fol- be permitted under this rule. We can wanting to debate the efficiency of lows: come down here and talk all we want, Federal regulations, we do object to AN AMENDMENT TO H. RES. 73 OFFERED BY but it won’t change anything sub- spending 91⁄2 hours debating what ev- MR. HASTINGS OF FLORIDA stantively about this rule. As I have in- eryone has already agreed to. House At the end of the resolution, add the fol- dicated, Democrats are not opposed to committees are already required to lowing new sections: SEC. 2. Immediately upon adoption of this conducting proper oversight. If there conduct oversight. They already exam- ine Federal regulations. And they al- resolution the Speaker shall, pursuant to are superfluous or excessive regula- clause 2(b) of rule XVIII, declare the House tions clearly of no benefit to the Amer- ready promulgate legislation making resolved into the Committee of the Whole ican people, then we ought to take a changes to Federal law. Wasting this House on the state of the Union for consider- hard look at how best to eliminate body’s time debating this matter only ation of the bill (H.R. 11) to amend the Inter- them. serves to underscore that Republicans nal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the Build Mr. Speaker, may I inquire how still have no plan for improving the America Bonds program. The first reading of much time I have remaining. economy and no interest, it does ap- the bill shall be dispensed with. All points of The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gen- pear, in prioritizing legislation that order against consideration of the bill are waived. General debate shall be confined to tleman has 61⁄2 minutes remaining. will create jobs and best serve the 1 the bill and shall not exceed one hour equal- Mr. HASTINGS of Florida. I yield 1 ⁄2 American people. ly divided and controlled by the Majority 1 minutes to the distinguished gen- In the 9 ⁄2 hours this body will debate Leader and Minority Leader or their respec- tleman from Virginia (Mr. CONNOLLY). today and tomorrow this entirely un- tive designees. After general debate the bill Mr. CONNOLLY of Virginia. I thank necessary, inconsequential resolution, shall be considered for amendment under the my good friend from Florida. not a single regulation will be im- five-minute rule. All points of order against

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Mr. Speaker, 18 days passage without intervening motion except tion on a resolution reported from the Com- from now, three key provisions of the one motion to recommit with or without in- mittee on Rules, control shifts to the Mem- Patriot Act are set to expire, leaving a structions. If the Committee of the Whole ber leading the opposition to the previous gap in our national security frame- rises and reports that it has come to no reso- question, who may offer a proper amendment work. Today’s underlying legislation lution on the bill, then on the next legisla- or motion and who controls the time for de- would temporarily—and I underscore tive day the House shall, immediately after bate thereon.’’ the word, Mr. Speaker—temporarily the third daily order of business under clause Clearly, the vote on the previous question 1 of rule XIV, resolve into the Committee of on a rule does have substantive policy impli- extend these provisions to allow for the the Whole for further consideration of the cations. It is one of the only available tools development of a long-term solution, bill. for those who oppose the Republican major- with the many questions that are out SEC. 3. Clause 1(c) of rule XIX shall not ity’s agenda and allows those with alter- there. apply to the consideration of the bill speci- native views the opportunity to offer an al- b 1340 fied in section 2—of this resolution. ternative plan. (The information contained herein was Mr. SESSIONS. Mr. Speaker, I yield With strong bipartisan support, the provided by the Republican Minority on mul- previous Congress simply passed a tiple occasions throughout the 110th and back the balance of my time, and I 111th Congresses.) move the previous question on the res- blanket 1-year extension without ad- THE VOTE ON THE PREVIOUS QUESTION: WHAT IT olution. dressing any of the underlying chal- REALLY MEANS The SPEAKER pro tempore. The lenges, questions and controversies. I This vote, the vote on whether to order the question is on ordering the previous am the first to admit that there are previous question on a special rule, is not question. challenges, questions and controversies merely a procedural vote. A vote against or- The question was taken; and the that relate to the Patriot Act. Unfortu- dering the previous question is a vote Speaker pro tempore announced that nately—and again, it was by a vote of against the Republican majority agenda and the ayes appeared to have it. 315–97 on February 25 of last year, Mr. a vote to allow the opposition, at least for Speaker—we went through that entire the moment, to offer an alternative plan. It Mr. HASTINGS of Florida. Mr. is a vote about what the House should be de- Speaker, on that I demand the yeas year. But guess what. Not a single bating. and nays. hearing was conducted subsequent to Mr. Clarence Cannon’s Precedents of the The yeas and nays were ordered. the passage of that extension. Not a House of Representatives (VI, 308–311), de- The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- single hearing over the past year has scribes the vote on the previous question on ant to clause 8 of rule XX, further pro- been held. the rule as ‘‘a motion to direct or control the ceedings on this question will be post- I feel very confident that my col- consideration of the subject before the House leagues who have joined me on the being made by the Member in charge.’’ To poned. floor here from the Judiciary Com- defeat the previous question is to give the f opposition a chance to decide the subject be- mittee—Mr. LUNGREN, who is here fore the House. Cannon cites the Speaker’s PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION right now, Mr. SENSENBRENNER, who ruling of January 13, 1920, to the effect that OF H.R. 514, EXTENDING COUN- chairs the Crime Subcommittee, and ‘‘the refusal of the House to sustain the de- TERTERRORISM AUTHORITIES Mr. GOHMERT—I mean, these gentlemen mand for the previous question passes the Mr. DREIER. Mr. Speaker, by direc- and I have just had a conversation, Mr. control of the resolution to the opposition’’ Speaker, in which they have made an in order to offer an amendment. On March tion of the Committee on Rules, I call 15, 1909, a member of the majority party of- up House Resolution 79 and ask for its absolute commitment that this Con- fered a rule resolution. The House defeated immediate consideration. gress will not make the mistake that the previous question and a member of the The Clerk read the resolution, as fol- was made over the past year. Following opposition rose to a parliamentary inquiry, lows: this short-term extension, we will have asking who was entitled to recognition. H. RES. 79 a thorough oversight process in which Speaker Joseph G. Cannon (R–Illinois) said: the committees of jurisdiction will ‘‘The previous question having been refused, Resolved, That upon the adoption of this resolution it shall be in order to consider in take a very close look at how we pur- the gentleman from New York, Mr. Fitz- sue the terrorists who threaten our gerald, who had asked the gentleman to the House the bill (H.R. 514) to extend expir- yield to him for an amendment, is entitled to ing provisions of the USA PATRIOT Im- homeland. the first recognition.’’ provement and Reauthorization Act of 2005 Now, everybody acknowledges that Because the vote today may look bad for and Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Pre- this is not only controversial, not only the Republican majority they will say ‘‘the vention Act of 2004 relating to access to busi- filled with questions and not only filled vote on the previous question is simply a ness records, individual terrorists as agents with challenges, but that it is very, vote on whether to proceed to an immediate of foreign powers, and roving wiretaps until December 8, 2011. All points of order against very complicated. The individuals and vote on adopting the resolution . . . [and] networks who seek to do harm to has no substantive legislative or policy im- consideration of the bill are waived. The bill plications whatsoever.’’ But that is not what shall be considered as read. All points of Americans change and adapt every sin- they have always said. Listen to the Repub- order against provisions in the bill are gle day. Mr. LUNGREN and I were just lican Leadership Manual on the Legislative waived. The previous question shall be con- having a conversation in which we Process in the United States House of Rep- sidered as ordered on the bill to final passage were looking at the situation that ex- resentatives, (6th edition, page 135). Here’s without intervening motion except: (1) one isted a decade ago, right after Sep- how the Republicans describe the previous hour of debate, with 40 minutes equally di- tember 11. The threat is much different question vote in their own manual: ‘‘Al- vided and controlled by the chair and rank- ing minority member of the Committee on today than it was 10 years ago, and though it is generally not possible to amend that’s why we need to recognize that the rule because the majority Member con- the Judiciary and 20 minutes equally divided trolling the time will not yield for the pur- and controlled by the chair and ranking mi- they are constantly changing and pose of offering an amendment, the same re- nority member of the Permanent Select adapting their tactics to try and undo sult may be achieved by voting down the pre- Committee on Intelligence; and (2) one mo- the United States of America and the vious question on the rule. . . When the mo- tion to recommit. free world. Staying one step ahead re- tion for the previous question is defeated, The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gen- quires a tremendous amount of flexi- control of the time passes to the Member tleman from California is recognized bility, ingenuity, coordination, and of who led the opposition to ordering the pre- for 1 hour. course the right law enforcement tools. vious question. That Member, because he Mr. DREIER. Mr. Speaker, I am Just today, Secretary of Homeland then controls the time, may offer an amend- happy to yield the customary 30 min- Security Janet Napolitano said that ment to the rule, or yield for the purpose of amendment.’’ utes to my good friend and Rules Com- the threat that exists today—and Mr. In Deschler’s Procedure in the U.S. House mittee colleague, the gentleman from GOHMERT just showed it to me on his of Representatives, the subchapter titled Boulder (Mr. POLIS), pending which I iPad; it’s on the front of one of the

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That’s why number one priority because providing Just yesterday, they held the vote flexibility, ingenuity, and coordination for the common defense and ensuring open for more than half an hour, pres- are absolutely essential if we are going our security ensures that our economic suring Members to switch votes. to proceed. security with the potential for job cre- Thankfully, the effort failed to muster We need to ensure that we are taking ation will be able to be sustained. the majority, and that’s why we are all necessary steps while fully pro- Mr. Speaker, I urge my colleagues in here before you today with an addi- tecting the rights of all Americans. I a bipartisan way—since we had a vote tional hour to discuss the Patriot Act, want to underscore that this is one of of 315–97 on February 25 of last year which is woefully insufficient; but I the reasons that, going back 10 years, and with, again, strong bipartisan sup- think the American people can be as we were legislating through the port from many, many, many Demo- grateful that Members on both sides of prism of September 11, I was very in- crats who, unfortunately, chose to vote the aisle stood up and said at least let’s sistent that we have the ability to have ‘‘no’’ when we had this under suspen- have more discussion about this. Only oversight and to look and make sure sion of the rules, now we are consid- after failing to jam through the bill as that we are not undermining the rights ering it under a process. This is bipar- a suspension bill did the Republican of the American people. We need to en- tisan, by the way. When a measure is leadership bring it up under a rule. sure that that is a priority as we pro- not successful under suspension of the The Judiciary Committee, which the ceed. rules, Democrats and Republicans alike Republicans argue has not had time to This process is going to be a lengthy bring measures to the floor under this look at this or to consider this under process over the next 10 months. It is process that we are considering this the normal process, has actually al- not a process that can be resolved in measure today. ready had several hearings in the past the 7 legislative days that exist be- So I urge my colleagues to support few weeks on other topics. Apparently, tween now and February 28 when this this so that we can proceed with the the topic of abortion was important is scheduled to expire. In the imme- very important work that Messrs. SEN- enough on which to have a discussion diate term, it is imperative that we SENBRENNER, LUNGREN, GOHMERT, and by the Judiciary Committee but not temporarily extend the expiring provi- others will be pursuing. the topic of the security of the Amer- sions to ensure that we do not suddenly I reserve the balance of my time. ican people and our civil rights as create glaring loopholes in our na- Mr. POLIS. Mr. Speaker, the Patriot Americans. tional security. It is imperative that Act is a bill that has been plagued with b 1350 we commit to a comprehensive and, abuse since it was first passed, and to- So why can’t the Judiciary Com- yes, transparent process. I had a con- day’s rule is yet another example of versation downstairs with my Cali- mittee find the time to even hold a short-circuiting the system that our fornia colleague, Mr. ROHRABACHER. All hearing to discuss an issue this impor- Founding set up. If there were the way to when this measure comes to tant that cuts the very definition of ever the need for the close supervision the floor, we want to ensure that we what it means to be American? Even if and congressional oversight of a law, it have an open and transparent process a little more time is needed, a month, is a law that discusses how and under when it comes to changes/modifica- 2 months, why isn’t there a 30-day ex- what conditions a government can spy tions to the Patriot Act, and we want tension, a 60-day extension before us on its own citizens. After 10 years of amendments to be considered. We want instead of a 10-month extension? It public record, we all agree there are there to be a free-flowing debate as we should not be used as an excuse to pre- some clear sections of the law that can proceed. vent all proceedings from moving for- be improved; but instead of debating Mr. Speaker, the last piece of legisla- ward. tion, the resolution that we were just these sections of the law to better find Mr. DREIER. Will the gentleman discussing, has to do with job creation that balance between protecting what yield? and economic growth because we want makes it special to be Americans and Mr. POLIS. I yield to the gentleman to unleash the potential of American protecting our national security, the from California. workers by freeing them from the oner- Republican leadership has decided to Mr. DREIER. I thank my friend for ous regulations that have been imposed ram through this bill with as little de- yielding. on them. Some might ask, Is this in bate as possible. I will explain why it is that we have fact a jobs bill? Well, I think about Mr. Speaker, we spent an hour earlier more than a 30-day extension. As I what happened to our Nation’s econ- discussing how we will spend 91⁄2 hours said, with the controversies, the chal- omy following September 11 of 2001. We discussing the organizational aspects lenge and the absolute humongous task all know the devastation that took of the House committee structure. Yet, that is faced, we know that the legisla- place. The for something that cuts to our core tive process takes a while, and to have had to close down for a week. We saw identity as Americans, we only have an that 10 months’ extension is essential tremendous disruptions in our econ- hour under the rule and an hour under for them to do their work. omy and the job force. the bill to discuss it in its entirety. Mr. POLIS. Reclaiming my time, I This measure is designed to ensure This bill would reauthorize three of think there would be broader agree- our national security. Without na- the most troubling provisions in the ment perhaps if there was a 60-day ex- tional security, we won’t have the po- Patriot Act. Again, instead of actually tension and then perhaps a need for an- tential to save and create jobs in this debating the merits of these provisions other 60-day extension if there was no country. So as we are enjoying eco- and coming up with solutions that both legislative business completed, but nomic recovery today, I see this meas- sides can agree on to protect what it putting it off 10 months or a year can ure as being critical to our quest for means to be an American, the Repub- actually give an excuse not to bring to sustained job creation and economic lican leadership has attempted first to the forefront these very important growth, and believe that they are so in- force it through under the suspension issues that need to be dealt with. extricably tied that it is essential that calendar and now under a closed rule, This body can produce results. The we put this extension in place so that, the most restrictive kind of rule. single most significant bill was H.R. 2, over the next 10 months, nothing will In spite of their plethora of promises the repeal of an entire body of health be done to undermine the security and to change the culture of Congress, this care law, and somehow there was the the safety of our fellow Americans. bill looks like it’s being done under old ability to bring that to the floor within The five most important words in the business. On such an important issue, days of the opening of the new Con- middle of the Preamble of the Con- one that affects our national security gress. stitution, Mr. Speaker, are ‘‘provide for and the civil liberties of every Amer- You know, both parties want to en- the common defense.’’ ican, one that goes right to the heart sure that the government has the tools

VerDate Mar 15 2010 01:15 Feb 11, 2011 Jkt 099060 PO 00000 Frm 00020 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K10FE7.040 H10FEPT1 tjames on DSKG8SOYB1PROD with HOUSE February 10, 2011 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H623 we need to fight terrorism. We can all that visited Las Vegas in Christmas of I now yield 4 minutes to my friend agree that the Patriot Act has issues 2003 that according to an article in the from Menomonee Falls (Mr. SENSEN- that need to be resolved. If we can Las Vegas Review Journal said the ca- BRENNER), the author of this extension move this bill through the regular sino operators said they turned over and the chairman of the Crime Sub- order, I’m confident that the Judiciary the names and other guest information committee, who will be explaining in Committee can make improvements on an estimated 270,000 visitors. Now, I great detail the challenges that we that they’ve already discussed in prior think a lot of people don’t expect that face. session. In fact, just last year, the Ju- to happen when they visit Las Vegas. Mr. SENSENBRENNER. Mr. Speak- diciary Committee reported out by There needs to be an oversight proc- er, first of all, the argument that has voice vote reform measures that would ess in place to ensure that, when ex- been advanced by my colleague from improve the Patriot Act and add real treme measures are necessary that just doesn’t mesh with the oversight. interfere with our privacy, it goes facts, and maybe I can give him a little It’s clear that there is bipartisan sup- through the right channels. This par- bit of historical background. port to improve this bill. Even as we ticular incident, even the FBI conceded First of all, I was the chairman of the speak, the Senate is debating three dif- that the personal records had not borne full Judiciary Committee on Sep- ferent versions of the reauthorization out a particular threat. tember 11. When the Patriot Act was bill, and yet here in the House, we have The Patriot Act has been used more introduced, we had two hearings and a only this one, originally scheduled than 150 times to secretly search indi- full committee markup. The Senate with hardly any debate and now with a viduals’ homes, and 90 percent of those didn’t have that, even though it was very closed structure and no ability for cases have had nothing to do with ter- controlled by the Democrats, and there Members of either party to offer rorism. were long negotiations to come up with amendments. The Patriot Act was used against the original Patriot Act that the Presi- Apart from its procedural flaws, the Brandon Mayfield, a Muslim American, dent signed. reauthorization fails to provide the ad- innocent of any crime, to tap his At that time, I insisted that there be ministration the tools and support it phones, seize his property, copy his a sunset provision on all of the 16 addi- truly needs. The administration, which computer files, spy on his children, tional provisions of the Patriot Act does support reauthorizing the Patriot take his DNA, all without his knowl- that expanded law enforcement powers, Act, has repeatedly asked for a real re- edge, Mr. Speaker. and I gave the commitment as chair- authorization rather than the short- It’s been used to coerce an Internet man of the committee I would hold term extensions that increase the un- service provider to divulge information hearings on each of these 16 provisions, certainty surrounding long-term plan- about Web surfing and Internet activ- subsequently increased to 17, before the ning, intelligence, and law enforcement ity and then gagged that provider, pre- sunset expired, and I did. as they carry out this mission. Instead venting them from even saying that At that time, the testimony was very of a patch that will get us through an- their information had been com- clear that there was no controversy other few months at the expense of the promised. over making permanent 14 of the 16 civil liberties of the American people, It’s been used to charge, obtain, and provisions, and the Patriot Act exten- we need the opportunity to truly work prosecute a Muslim student in sion did that. The three provisions that together to fix this bill. for posting Internet Web site links to were not made permanent were the Specifically, this bill would reauthor- materials that were found objection- ones that were in controversy, and ize three provisions: section 215, 206, able by some, even though those same most of the complaints advanced by and 6001 of the Intelligence Reform and links were available on a U.S. Govern- my friend from Colorado (Mr. POLIS) Terrorism Prevention Act. ment Web site. were on the 14 provisions, that there Section 215 allows the government to Mr. Speaker, part of what makes were no abuses that were brought out capture any tangible thing that might America special is the balance between during the 2005 hearings. be relevant to terrorist investigations. our civil liberties and our rights as Now, let me talk about the three pro- This includes your medical records, Americans and our national security. visions that do expire that are the sub- your diary, even what books you’ve When so many Members of Congress, so ject of the underlying bill. checked out of the library and what many Americans on both sides of the First of all, section 206, the roving Web sites you visited. In the past, aisle, of all ideologies, feel that we can wiretap authority. Law enforcement these orders were limited to narrow do better, I think we owe it to the peo- has had this authority on organized classes of business and records, but the ple of this country to do better and crime and drug pushing since 1986. The specific facts pertain to any agent of a have a better process as a Congress, to Patriot Act expanded it to include ter- foreign power, and the Patriot Act has improve the Patriot Act to help pro- rorism. There has been no constitu- swept away these basic requirements. tect our liberties and keep us safe over tional challenge that has been filed In fact, it was reported by a bookstore the long term. against section 206. that the information regarding every- I reserve the balance of my time. Section 6001, which was the 17th pro- body who purchased biographical books Mr. DREIER. Mr. Speaker, I yield vision and the lone wolf provision, says about Osama bin Laden had been re- myself 30 seconds to say that I agree that someone who can be investigated quested. with much of what my friend from under the Patriot Act doesn’t have to The justification used for this provi- Boulder has said. be a member of an identifiable group sion is that the government needs to I will say this. It was February 25 of like al Qaeda in order for the Patriot have the ability to protect our national last year that a 1-year extension was Act’s provisions to come into play. security, and yet this goes against the provided and not a single hearing held. Constitutionality of that is unchal- basic constitutional notions of search It is very important that we deal with lenged. and seizure. We ought to seriously con- these questions that my friend has sider making changes to this section raised, and we have them as well. They b 1400 instead of blindly giving the govern- need to be addressed. Now section 215, which is the busi- ment the ability to spy on its citizens. The administration has come out in ness records provision, there was a con- Let me just give a few examples—and strong support of this extension. stitutional challenge and it was with- I think this will come as some surprise They’d like to have the extension not a drawn. The challenge was in the case of to many people—of the transgressions 30- or 60-day; they’d like this extension Muslim Community Association v. that have already occurred, the af- to go to December of 2013 if they had Ashcroft which was filed in the Eastern fronts to our civil liberties and free- their way. That’s what the Statement District of Michigan. The plaintiff in doms as Americans that have already of Administration Policy says. that case alleged that section 215 vio- occurred under the Patriot Act. And so, Mr. Speaker, I’ve got to say lated the First, Fourth and Fifth Perhaps some of us have taken that I believe that we are very much on Amendments to the Constitution. The Christmas vacations to Las Vegas. the right track to ensure that we get 2005 reauthorization of the Patriot Act Well, there is a list of 300,000 people those issues addressed. amended section 215, and as a result of

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Chairman CONYERS, but it was never types of law enforcement activity The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. brought to the floor for us to consider, other than the Patriot Act. KINGSTON). The time of the gentleman under any rule, open or closed. This Congress, I am the chairman of has expired. So what we are asking for, in concert the Subcommittee on Crime, and we Mr. POLIS. I yield the gentleman an with the President of the United will have those hearings before this ex- additional 30 seconds. States, is to extend it to the end of this tension expires on December 8, and we Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia. We all ac- year so that we can carry out the con- will give everybody a chance to thor- knowledge that law enforcement needs stitutionally mandated obligation of oughly air their complaints just like I new tools to keep up with oversight. promised and just like I delivered in threats, but surely it’s our responsi- Chairman SENSENBRENNER, chairman 2005. And when the record is brought up bility in Congress to reexamine legisla- of the Crime Subcommittee, has a to date, I hope that the Members will tion that was hurried through Congress track record. I believe it was 13 hear- confine their debate to what is actually in the wake of 9/11 to make sure it lives ings that we held on these subjects. We in the expiring provisions of the Pa- up to our national ideals. went through chapter and verse. We triot Act rather than talking about a Because this bill fails to contain any had the FBI before us. We had the At- lot of other things, some of which don’t checks and balances to prevent law en- torney General before us. We had the even involve the Patriot Act whatso- forcement abuses and protect civil lib- head of the criminal division before us. ever. erties, I must oppose the rule and the We had the ACLU before us. We had Mr. POLIS. Mr. Speaker, I yield 3 underlying bill, and I urge my col- classified briefings as well as public minutes to the gentleman from Geor- leagues to do the same. hearings. We made some changes in gia (Mr. JOHNSON), a member of the Ju- Mr. DREIER. Mr. Speaker, I yield 2005 pursuant to requests and informa- diciary Committee. myself 30 seconds to say to my good tion that was presented to us. Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia. Mr. Speak- friend from Georgia that no one is try- Now, I know some of our members er, I appreciate the historical account ing to ram anything through at this said after they voted against this on that was just delivered by my col- point. President Obama strongly sup- the suspension calendar, ‘‘Well, look league on the Judiciary Committee, ports this extension, I would say to my this bill’s been in effect for 10 years. former Chairman SENSENBRENNER, and friend. He, in fact, wants it to go to De- Times have changed.’’ Yes, they have. I have abundant respect and admira- cember of 2013. We had a 1-year exten- And if we would examine the changes, tion for him and his motives and his sion that was put into place, passed we would see that these three provi- desire to protect the civil rights that here by a vote of 315–97 on February 25, sions are more necessary today than we all hold dear. But I find it dis- 2010. they were when we first put them into turbing that today we’re going to start There was a commitment then, and the law. Why? Because as Secretary out on a 91⁄2-hour debate on a meaning- certainly people inferred, that we Napolitano, the Secretary in the less, redundant measure that simply would have hearings. There was not a Obama administration, stated just instructs Congress and its committees single hearing held during that entire today, we are on as high alert today, as to review regulations and we could be period of time, and we’ve made an ab- far as she’s concerned in terms of the spending that time dealing with such a solute commitment. We’ve just heard threat, as we have been at any time very important, serious issue such as from the gentleman from Wisconsin since 9/11. And as the two cochairs of reauthorization of this so-called Pa- (Mr. SENSENBRENNER). We are about to the 9/11 Commission said in testimony triot Act. hear from the gentleman from Cali- last year, which is basically repeated This bill is too serious, it’s too im- fornia (Mr. LUNGREN), the chairman of by Secretary Napolitano and the head portant, to be reauthorized without the Cybersecurity Subcommittee, that of the NCTC in testimony this week, any hearings, no markups, no oppor- we are going to, in fact, have the proc- we have a different threat today. tunity for amendments. I was glad to ess that my friend desires. be one of the true patriots to vote Mr. Speaker, I now yield 5 minutes to b 1410 against this measure when it was the gentleman from Gold River, Cali- We have the continuing threat of brought to the floor yesterday on a sus- fornia (Mr. LUNGREN), the chairman of those of al Qaeda on the international of the rules without due con- the Cybersecurity Subcommittee. scene, still attempting to probe and sideration by our Judiciary Com- Mr. DANIEL E. LUNGREN of Cali- find where they might be able to pro- mittee. fornia. I thank the chairman of the vide a catastrophic event against the There is bipartisan consensus that Rules Committee for granting me this United States. But the new facts show these provisions need some improve- time. that the greater threat to us today is, ment—roving wiretaps, the lone wolf I sit on this floor as the author of the as they have said, less consequential provisions, especially business records. sunset provision that requires us to attacks from smaller groups, some not While the threat of terrorism is real consider these three portions of the Pa- even officially allied with al Qaeda, and law enforcement must have the triot Act. I offered that when we had sometimes inspired by them, some- right tools to protect Americans, any the reauthorization of the overall bill times incited by them. And these three counterterrorism measure must have a because I thought these were three sec- provisions go directly to the investiga- solid constitutional footing and respect tions that were at that time controver- tions that are necessary for us to deter the privacy and civil liberties of the sial and that we ought to be required that. American people. to review it. So I did support the au- This is not the regular criminal jus- If Congress reauthorizes these provi- thorization for a year that we had last tice system where you examine the evi- sions with no changes, Americans will year, but I fully expected that the Ju- dence after the crime has been com- remain subject to warrantless intru- diciary Committee would hold hearings mitted to try to convict the individual. sions into their personal affairs and a so that before this date we would have This is in the essence of deterrence, to gross overreach of Federal investiga- acted on any changes that anyone make sure that we’re not collecting tive authority that could be and has deemed necessary. body parts after the attack has oc- been abused. It’s just not how we do I would say, I am not aware of any curred. As a result, we have tried to things in this country, ladies and gen- changes that are necessary, and I have make changes in the law that will tlemen. followed this ever since they put the allow us to do what the 9/11 Commis- Rather than taking the time to craft sunset provisions in. But nonetheless I sion said we couldn’t do beforehand, reforms that will better protect private had thought that during the last year connect the dots.

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But he was a lone wolf, if you it again. gentleman from Ohio (Mr. KUCINICH). want to understand what a lone wolf is. Mr. DREIER. I appreciate that. Mr. KUCINICH. I would like to get He wasn’t officially connected with al The SPEAKER pro tempore. The back to first principles here. The First Qaeda or anybody else, but he was in time of the gentleman has expired. Amendment, ‘‘Congress shall make no conversation. He was incited by or in- Mr. DREIER. Mr. Speaker, I yield law respecting an establishment of re- spired by. And if anybody doesn’t be- myself an additional 45 seconds. ligion, or prohibiting the free exercise lieve that he committed a terrorist at- And I am happy to yield to the gen- thereof; or abridging the freedom of tack, they don’t know what terrorism tleman from Gold River to respond to speech, or of the press, or the right of is. the question I propounded earlier. the people peaceably to assemble, and You talk about a lone wolf. How Mr. DANIEL E. LUNGREN of Cali- to petition the government for a re- about the guy who was on the airplane fornia. Absolutely. I mean, the reason I dress of grievances.’’ on Christmas a little over a year ago? came to the House of Representatives This Patriot Act represents a whole- That would be a lone wolf. We might was in response to 9/11, to try to make sale abandonment of the right to as- semble peaceably, of the right of free- have been able to collect information sure we had the tools necessary to pro- dom of association. This Patriot Act is on him had we had an opportunity to tect this country from these kinds of a square violation of the Fourth get some of this information. attacks and, at the same time, as Amendment, ‘‘The right of the people Mr. DREIER. Will the gentleman someone who has devoted his entire life to be secure in their persons, houses, yield? to enforcing the law but with the pro- Mr. DANIEL E. LUNGREN of Cali- tection of civil liberties, to make sure papers, and effects, against unreason- able searches and seizures.’’ fornia. I yield to the gentleman from that is done in this case as well. Now, I can trust my friends on the California. Let me just say one last thing about other side of the aisle. They are decent Mr. DREIER. I thank my friend for the roving wiretap. It is not controver- people. This isn’t about Democrat yielding. sial. It has been used in domestic versus Republican. It’s not about a Mr. Speaker, we have the benefit of criminal cases since at least 1980. And Democratic President. It’s not about if having my friend from Gold River, my all it does is respond to new tech- there was a Republican President or if friend from Menomonee Falls here on nology. we will have one in the future. This is the floor, and I would like to ask each You have a wiretap that now grants authority—once proven—grants au- about something actually much more of them, if I might, if they would un- important than all of us and then who- derscore the commitment that was thority to follow the person with what- ever device he uses because—guess ever might be an executive. It’s about raised by the gentleman from Georgia. the Constitution of the United States. what?—most people are not confined to The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Congress made a mistake when it a single landline today. That’s all this time of the gentleman has expired. passed the Patriot Act. Instead of Mr. DREIER. Mr. Speaker, I yield does. And you would think that we sunsetting it and being done with it, 1 myself 1 ⁄2 minutes. would have the same provisions we use we kept the provisions going. Some of I would like to inquire of both my against criminals, that we could use them were made permanent. This law friends what kind of commitment they those against those who would want to today, we seek to reauthorize certain are prepared to make in dealing with destroy Americans and America, ter- sections of the Patriot Act. What I this, in light of the fact that we have rorists. maintain is that what we have here is gone for an entire year following the The SPEAKER pro tempore. The a destructive undermining of constitu- 315–97 vote passage of this measure time of the gentleman has again ex- tional principles. We can’t just say, without a single hearing being held. pired. well, let’s trust our friends to do the First, I yield to my friend from Mr. DREIER. Mr. Speaker, I yield right thing. This is about the Constitu- Menomonee Falls, the chairman of the myself an additional 30 seconds. tion. This is beyond friendship. This is Crime Subcommittee. I would just like to say in response to beyond party. This is beyond who is the Mr. SENSENBRENNER. I thank the my friend on the roving wiretap issue, President. So I disagree with President gentleman for yielding. it is fascinating. As I began my open- Obama on this. I plan on doing, with this reauthor- ing remarks, I was talking about the It’s interesting. At this very moment ization of the Patriot Act, the same fact that Mr. GOHMERT showed me his that our President is on television cele- thing I did with the 2005 reauthoriza- iPad, which had the headline on that brating the tremendous movement to- tion of the Patriot Act. Examine every iPad that the Secretary of Homeland wards the free will of the people of one of the expiring provisions, let ev- Security, Janet Napolitano, has indi- Egypt who have suffered real repres- erybody speak their piece, and let the cated that the threat that exists today sion and suppression of their basic lib- House of Representatives work its will. is greater than it has been at any time erties, we can celebrate something hap- There have been no civil liberties since September 11, 2001. That tech- pening thousands of miles away, but it violations on these three expiring pro- nology didn’t exist back in 2001 or cer- would be much better for America if we visions. They have all been upheld as tainly back in 1980. The roving wiretap celebrated our Constitution. constitutional or not challenged. And is designed to focus on the potential What we have done with the Patriot we did have a problem with business terrorist and not on some antiquated Act, we have given the government records, and we solved that in 2005. So technology that we have. enormous power. We have given the all of the fears that the gentleman With that, I reserve the balance of government the authority to reach from Colorado is making I think are a my time. deeply into people’s private lives, into red herring. We did it when we were in Mr. POLIS. I yield myself 30 seconds. their business affairs without a court the majority in the Judiciary Com- The gentleman from Wisconsin men- order. We need to think about that. mittee; and unfortunately, when the tioned that he is not aware of abuses Some people say they don’t want gov- other side was in the majority, they under section 215. I would remind my ernment involved in certain things. didn’t do it. That’s why we are here colleagues that most of the uses are Well, government is involved in a way today. classified under 215, and there has not that is devastating when you come to Mr. DREIER. Reclaiming my time, I yet been a briefing for Members this the devastation of constitutional prin- would say to my friend that I think it’s Congress for us to make our assess- ciples, you give the FBI the ability to very important to note that, as those ment of whether there have been reach into people’s private lives with- hearings proceed, issues that relate to abuses of section 215. I have not had a out a court order.

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TWITTER SHINES A SPOTLIGHT ON SECRET lines by including too many peripheral peo- The F.B.I. has come under fire for its use F.B.I. SUBPOENAS ple in its searches. The letters now receive of so-called national security letters to inap- (By Noam Cohen) the ‘‘individualized scrutiny’’ of the agents propriately gather records on Americans in who are filing them, Ms. Caproni said. terrorism investigations, but details have The news that federal prosecutors have de- All sides agree that it has become signifi- not previously been disclosed about its use of manded that the microblogging site Twitter cantly easier to challenge the letters’ re- provide the account details of people con- ‘‘blanket’’ warrants, a one-step operation quests as well as their secrecy. At the mo- used to justify the collection of hundreds of nected to the WikiLeaks easel including its ment, there are no new challenges in the founder, Julian Assange, isn’t noteworthy phone and e-mail records at a time. court system, the government and the Under the USA Patriot Act, the F.B.I. re- because the government’s request was un- A.C.L.U. say. ceived broadened authority to issue the na- usual or intrusive. It is noteworthy because The program, whose use has ‘‘ticked up’’ a tional security letters on its own authority— it became public. bit in recent years, Ms. Caproni said, is hum- Even as Web sites, social networking serv- without the approval of a judge—to gather ming along. She added, however, that the ices and telephone companies amass more records like phone bills or e-mail trans- government had become more selective and more information about their users, the actions that might be considered relevant to about the types of companies to which it government—in the course of conducting in- a particular terrorism investigation. The sent letters. ‘‘All other things being the quiries—has been able to looke through Justice Department inspector general found same, one of the things investigators think much of the information without the knowl- in March 2007 that the F.B.I. had routinely about is, ‘Who are we serving this? Are they edge of the people being investigated. violated the standards for using the letters For the Twitter request, the government comfortable with this?’ ’’ she said. ‘‘Most of and that officials often cited ‘‘exigent’’ or obtained a secret subpoena from a federal these N.S.L.’s are filed on large companies. emergency situations that did not really court. Twitter challenged the secrecy, not Why would they want to disclose that? Most exist in issuing them to phone providers and the subpoena itself, and won the right to in- companies view it as good corporate citi- other private companies. form the people whose records the govern- zenry.’’ In an updated report due out on Thursday, ment was seeking. WikiLeaks says it sus- One critic of the law, former Senator Russ the inspector general is expected to report pects that other large sites like Google and Feingold, said in a statement that it was that the violations continued through 2006, Facebook have received similar requests and long past time for Congress ‘‘to rein in the when the F.B.I. instituted new internal pro- simply went along with the government. use of national security letters.’’ cedures. This kind of order is far more common ‘‘This is not a partisan issue,’’ Mr. Fein- The inspector general’s ongoing investiga- than one may think, and in the case of ter- gold said, ‘‘it is about the legislative branch tion is also said to be focusing on the F.B.I.’s rorism and espionage investigations the gov- providing an adequate check on the execu- use of the blanket letters as a way of justi- ernment can issue them without a court tive branch. Republicans advocating limited fying the collection of large amounts of order. The government says more than 50,000 government should take a close look at these records at one time. F.B.I. officials acknowl- of these requests, known as national security statutes and consider supporting changes.’’ edged the problem Wednesday, calling it in- Mr. Merrill argues that the blanket gag or- letters, are sent each year, but they come advertent, and said officials had been in- ders have prevented a full public debate on with gag orders that prevent those contacted structed that they could no longer issue the subject. He himself largely left the I.S.P. from revealing what the agency has been blanket orders. Instead, officials have to de- business in 2004, independent of his legal seeking or even the existence of the gag or- termine why particular records are consid- case, and only now has returned to hosting a ders. ered relevant. ‘‘It’s a perfect example of how the govern- couple of clients as part of a nonprofit A letter sent last week to Senator Charles ment can use its broad powers to silence peo- project, the Calyx Institute, which aims to E. Grassley, Republican of Iowa, provides ple,’’ said Nicholas Merrill, who was the first study how to protect consumers’ privacy. new details on the F.B.I.’s use of the na- Regarding the news about Twitter, he person to file a constitutional challenge tional security letters, including the prac- wrote in an e-mail: ‘‘I commend Twitter’s against the use of national security letters, tice of issuing the blanket demands. policy of notifying their customers of gov- authorized by the USA Patriot Act. Until A copy of the letter was provided to The ernment requests for their private data and August, he was forbidden to acknowledge the Times. It was written by Stephen M. Kohn, a for their challenging and subsequently re- existence of a 2004 letter that the company Washington lawyer representing Bassem moving the gag order. This is a great exam- he founded, the Calyx Internet Access Cor- Youssef, an F.B.I. agent who reported what ple of the government’s misuse of secrecy poration, received from the F.B.I. he thought were abuses in the use of national Mr. Merrill is now free to speak about the provisions and of exemplary privacy ethics security letters and was interviewed for request, but part of the gag order remains in on behalf of Twitter.’’ three days by the inspector general. In a sep- Ms. Caproni, who has testified before Con- place, and he is still barred from discussing arate matter, Mr. Youssef is suing the F.B.I. gress about the program, said that it had what information he had been asked to pro- in a discrimination claim. been more than amply debated. ‘‘People at vide. As a result, he said, before he gives a Mr. Grassley said Wednesday that he was the A.C.L.U. and the press’’ think the letters talk he consults a six-page guide prepared by concerned by the issues raised in Mr. Kohn’s are ‘‘a bigger deal than the companies.’’ his lawyers at the American Civil Liberties letter. To one of Mr. Merrill’s A.C.L.U. lawyers, ‘‘In the past, the F.B.I. has shown a pro- Union to be sure that he complies with the Jameel Jaffer, the smooth operation of the order to avoid risking a punishment of five pensity to act as if it were above the law,’’ system is a sign that it is not working. The he said. ‘‘That attitude clearly needs to stop. years in prison. privacy rights at stake are not those of the The government cites national security as Part of the way we can help the F.B.I. clean companies who hold the information, Mr. the reason the contents of the letters—even up its act is to pay close attention to infor- Jaffer said, but ‘‘about people whose records their existence—are kept secret. The F.B.I. mation from whistle-blowers like Bassem are held.’’ And those people should be told, is trying to prevent plots as they are being Youssef. We need aggressive follow-up from he said. the inspector general to ensure account- hatched, according to Valerie Caproni, the ‘‘People used to be the custodians of their general counsel of the agency, and thus ability and reform.’’ own records, their own diaries. Now third By 2006, F.B.I. officials began learning that needs stealth. parties are custodians of all that,’’ he said. In the case of a small Internet service pro- the bureau had issued thousands of ‘‘exi- ‘‘Everything you do online is entrusted to vider like Calyx, which was located in down- gent’’ or emergency records demands to someone else—unless you want to go com- town and had hundreds of cus- phone providers in situations where no life- pletely off the grid, and I’m not even sure tomers, even mentioning that the F.B.I. had threatening emergency existed, according to that is possible.’’ been sniffing around could harm an inves- the account of Mr. Youssef, who worked with the phone companies in collecting records in tigation, she said, especially if ‘‘the target is [From the New York Times, Mar. 13, 2008] antsy anyway.’’ terrorism investigations. In these situations, Mr. Merrill, a 38–year-old from Brooklyn F.B.I. MADE ‘BLANKET’ DEMANDS FOR PHONE the F.B.I. had promised the private compa- who studied computer science and philos- RECORDS nies that the emergency records demands ophy, said he created Calyx in 1994 when it (By Eric Lichtblau) would be followed up with formal subpoenas was ‘‘really pretty easy, there wasn’t really WASHINGTON.—Senior officials of the Fed- or properly processed letters, but often, the any .’’ His clients included ‘‘doz- eral Bureau of Investigation repeatedly ap- follow-up material never came. ens of nonprofit organizations and alter- proved the use of ‘‘blanket’’ records demands This created a backlog of records that the native media outlets.’’ to justify the improper collection of thou- F.B.I. had obtained without going through Mr. Merrill challenged the constitu- sands of phone records, according to officials proper procedures. In response, the letter tionality of the letter he received in 2004, briefed on the practice. said, the F.B.I. devised a plan: rather than

VerDate Mar 15 2010 01:15 Feb 11, 2011 Jkt 099060 PO 00000 Frm 00024 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K10FE7.050 H10FEPT1 tjames on DSKG8SOYB1PROD with HOUSE February 10, 2011 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H627 issuing national security letters retro- this floor had to be concerned about and the Homeland Security Com- actively for each individual investigation, it the oppressiveness of the state that mittee, certainly would have wanted to would issue the blanket letters to cover all owned and dominated this country be- have hearings or support the notion of the records obtained from a particular phone fore it was. Yet they did not yield to hearings. I wonder why there weren’t company. ‘‘When Mr. Youssef was first informed of not putting in the Constitution the hearings held during that 1-year period this concept, he was very uncomfortable Fourth Amendment, which says that of time. with it,’’ his lawyer, Mr. Kohn, said in his we should not be subjected to unrea- The SPEAKER pro tempore. The letter to Senator Grassley. But the plan was sonable search and seizure. time of the gentlewoman has again ex- ultimately approved in 2006 by three senior I want to remind my friends that pired. officials at highest levels of the F.B.I., and in when the Democrats attempted to have Mr. POLIS. I yield the gentlewoman the process, Mr. Kohn maintains, the solu- open hearings in 2005, the Republicans another minute. tion may have worsened the problem. shut us down. They would not allow us Ms. JACKSON LEE of Texas. As the ‘‘They made a mistake in cleaning up a to have people of a different perspec- gentleman well knows, February 25 is mistake,’’ Mr. Kohn said, ‘‘because they coming up. So the very fact that hear- didn’t know the law.’’ tive. They turned off the lights. They sent us home. They wouldn’t let the ings had not been held—— An F.B.I. official who asked for anonymity Mr. DREIER. I am talking about because the inspector general is still exam- people be heard. Is that what we’re ining the blanket warrant issue said the going to get now? February 25 of last year. Last year was practice was ‘‘an attempt to fix a problem.’’ And so I raise the question about the when this was passed, a year ago. Ms. JACKSON LEE of Texas. Hear- ‘‘This was ham-handed but pure of heart,’’ roving wiretap. My friend on the other ings had not been held as of December the official said. ‘‘This was nothing evil, but side of the aisle is incorrect. This is it was not the right way to do it.’’ 2010. He knows that if we were in more restrictive than general criminal charge we would have had the appro- Mr. DREIER. Mr. Speaker, I yield 30 law, and all we ask is allow us to priate hearings necessary to go forward seconds to the gentleman from Wis- amend it so it conforms to general consin (Mr. SENSENBRENNER). before February 25. criminal laws. That is the point. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Mr. SENSENBRENNER. Mr. Speak- I offered an amendment with Mr. er, the Patriot Act has been the law for time of the gentlewoman has again ex- CONYERS that talks about requiring a pired. over 9 years, and not one of those 17 different standard other than the sections has been declared unconstitu- Mr. POLIS. I yield the gentlewoman knowledge requirement when someone another 15 seconds. tional by any court in the United breaks into your house. When they Ms. JACKSON LEE of Texas. Mr. States. The argument that has been ad- come into your house and come into Speaker, if hearings were not held by vanced by the gentleman from Ohio is your office, we need to have a standard December 31, 2010, the gentleman just plain wrong. There has been plenty that is articulated so that innocent knows that he cannot question whether of opportunity to sue and to get parts persons are protected. or not we would have had the appro- of the Patriot Act declared unconstitu- We realize that we live under a cover priate hearings before February 25 be- tional. Most of these provisions haven’t of terrorism. We are patriots as well. cause we are not in charge. And why been challenged. So let’s stick to the We join with the Patriot Act. we’re asking you to let the voice of the facts, rather than making up argu- And I must say to my good friend people speak, and 2 days ago the voice ments that simply do not exist with from Wisconsin, the most shining mo- of this House spoke, Republicans and the Patriot Act. ment of the Judiciary Committee was Democrats voted this down because Mr. POLIS. Mr. Speaker, I yield 3 after 9/11 when we constructed to- they believed the voice of the people minutes to the gentlewoman from gether, Republicans and Democrats, I should ensure that the Fourth Amend- Texas (Ms. JACKSON LEE), a member of believe, the best Patriot Act going for- ment of unreasonable search and sei- the Judiciary Committee. ward. But, unfortunately, his majority zure has not been violated. And by the Ms. JACKSON LEE of Texas. Mr. at that time took that bill that we had passage of this bill today we thwart Speaker, we are not the judiciary. We developed in the Judiciary Committee that and we fly in the face of those are the people’s voice. We are the in a responsible bipartisan manner constitutional supporters that we can . The issue of with the emotion and the backdrop of still have freedom. whether a court has ruled any of this 9/11 behind us and skewed it in a way Mr. DREIER. Mr. Speaker, I yield unconstitutional is the prerogative of that, frankly, narrowed the rights of myself 30 seconds. that court, but we have the prerogative Americans. The point is, February 25 of 2010 to address the issues dealing with the It doesn’t matter whether these cases there was an entire session of Congress. people’s voice. And so I am disturbed have been selected. It was when the Democrats were in the that this comes to the floor, first, as a The SPEAKER pro tempore. The majority. During that period of time, suspension, which was defeated by the time of the gentlewoman has expired. through the entire 1-year extension, people’s voice, and then now through Mr. POLIS. Mr. Speaker, I yield the there was not a single hearing held; some unique trickery to come with a gentlewoman another 30 seconds. and I know that my friend, as a mem- closed rule so that the people’s voice is Ms. JACKSON LEE of Texas. It ber of the Homeland Security Com- shut down. This Constitution deserve doesn’t matter if these cases have been mittee and the Judiciary Committee, more. challenged by the court, Mr. Speaker. would have been a strong proponent of The Founding Fathers were wise It matters whether the people of this holding those hearings. And that’s why enough to establish three branches of place, the people’s House, have a time it just surprises me that, assuming government. This House is called the to respond. that she did insist on them, that she people’s House and, therefore, we have Mr. DREIER. Will the gentlewoman was unsuccessful, Mr. Speaker, in the the right to have a voice. That voice yield? quest to get those hearings. was already expressed by Members on Ms. JACKSON LEE of Texas. I yield And I should add that the organiza- both sides of the aisles, Republicans to the gentleman for a few seconds. tion for the 112th Congress is just and Democrats, who voted this down Mr. DREIER. I thank my friend for under way today, in fact, due to the because of the lack of opportunity to yielding. And I would just say, first of fact that the minority has refused to engage on behalf of the people. What all, I appreciate the bipartisan support allow the organization to take place. more needs to be said? for the effort led by our friend from So there has been a year period of Now, let me say this about the Con- Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin, which I time. And I wish very much, Mr. stitution and about this process. First think is terrific. Speaker, that there had, in fact, been of all, we have been in some very dif- The question that I would propound hearings over the last year. ficult times, and we understand the cri- to my friend is, if we look at the Feb- I am happy to yield 3 minutes to my sis of terrorism and the aftermath of 9/ ruary 25 passage of this measure by a very good friend from Tyler, Texas (Mr. 11; but let us be reminded that in those vote of 315–97 and the 1-year period of GOHMERT), the vice chairman of Mr. early stages when we developed this time, I know that the gentlewoman, as SENSENBRENNER’s Crime Sub- Constitution, those men who were on a member of the Judiciary Committee committee.

VerDate Mar 15 2010 01:15 Feb 11, 2011 Jkt 099060 PO 00000 Frm 00025 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A10FE7.023 H10FEPT1 tjames on DSKG8SOYB1PROD with HOUSE H628 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE February 10, 2011 Mr. GOHMERT. Mr. Speaker, there dress these matters, and we will find tively allows the government to cir- have been some great questions raised out if it should be done for more than cumvent standards that are required to about these provisions in the Patriot 1 year. But in the meantime, we appre- obtain electronic surveillance orders Act; but it’s hard to believe that for all ciate the concern and hope you will ex- from criminal courts; when we look at of last year, when Democrats had the press it this year. these things, these provisions are di- majority in this body, that if those Mr. POLIS. I yield myself 1 minute vorced from our constitutional experi- same arguments had been made to to respond. ence. They are divorced from what we Speaker PELOSI and to Chairman CON- At this point in the 112th Congress, know are commonsense provisions of YERS, that they would have just contin- the Judiciary Committee has found what our rights ought to be. That’s ued to deny for an entire year the time to hold several hearings. I have why I’m opposed to the extension of chance to have a hearing on these been informed that they have held the Patriot Act and why, if we had any things. Either, surely, they were not hearings on topics that are certainly sense, we would repeal the whole thing. asked for the hearings on those things important—immigration, relating to NOVEMBER 3, 2009. when they had the majority and could health care and malpractice—and yet Hon. JOHN CONYERS, Jr. have done it, or they did ask. But if this topic that is being discussed Chairman, Committee on the Judiciary, House today, something that is so funda- of Representatives, they did ask, why would they elect the Washington, DC. same Speaker to be their leader going mental to our identity as Americans, DEAR CHAIRMAN CONYERS: I applaud you for into this term if she was so entirely has not benefited from a single hearing your leadership on reconsideration of various nonresponsive to their pleas like in the 112th Congress. provisions of the Patriot Amendments Act they’ve made on the floor this year? And one cannot say, oh, it’s because and FISA Amendments Act of 2009. These Now, look, going back to 2005, for they haven’t had hearings or they’re bills provide a number of significant reforms that first extension, we had some very just reconstituting themselves. I have that are important steps toward restoring Congressional oversight of government sur- heated debates, as Chairman SENSEN- been informed that they have actually veillance and civil liberties protections. I BRENNER will remember, in private had several hearings to date; they have urge you to protect the Constitutional rights over what we should do. And there were just simply been on other topics. Ap- and the civil liberties of all Americans by a couple of us that fought hard in pri- parently, this hearing isn’t important ensuring that the legislation includes the vate to have sunsets on those provi- enough to warrant a hearing in the following essential reforms: sions. early part of the 112th Congress. Enact stringent requirements for obtaining One of the difficulties in exercising ‘‘Roving Wiretaps’’: Section 206 of the USA And my friend, Mr. LUNGREN, hap- PATRIOT Act, known as the ‘‘John Doe pened to have the amendment there oversight with regard to section 215 is wiretap’’ currently allows the Federal Bu- that would allow the sunsets on these. that the orders are prohibited from reau of Investigation (FBI) to obtain an being disclosed that they got an order b 1430 order from the Foreign Intelligence Surveil- to anyone but their attorneys. So we lance Court (FISC) to wiretap a target with- And some of those concerns are the have very little ability, absent a classi- out having to specify the target or the de- very concerns that have been brought fied briefing, which we have not been vice. Any reauthorization must include re- up by my Democratic friends here. We offered, to even find out if section 215 forms that require the FBI to identify the want to make sure the abuses are not has been abused or not. device(s) to be wiretapped and to provide evi- occurring, but so far we have not got- dence that the person they are targeting is With that, I yield 1 minute to the ‘‘an agent of a foreign power’’ and is using ten the information from this adminis- gentleman from Ohio (Mr. KUCINICH). the device prior to wiretapping the device(s). tration to tell us what they have been Mr. KUCINICH. The gentleman ‘‘Lone Wolf’’ surveillance provision must doing. And one of the reasons we have makes a point; and that is, if you are not be reauthorized: Section 6001 of the In- sunsets on there is so that we can force under a gag order, how are we supposed telligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention them to be accountable as they have to know if there are any abuses? Hello. Act of 2004 authorizes the government to conduct investigations of non-U.S. individ- not for the last 2 years. What Mr. GOHMERT said a moment I want those hearings. You have been uals not connected to a foreign power or ter- ago, I want to associate myself with rorist group. The government has never had assured we will have those hearings much of his remarks. And I have here, to use this provision. The likelihood of some- that you couldn’t get from your own to submit for the RECORD, correspond- one acting alone while engaging in inter- party last year. We are going to have ence that I submitted on November 3, national terrorism is highly unlikely. This them. We are going to find out if there 2009, asking for review of the provisions provision must not be reauthorized. are any abuses, and then we will be of the Patriot Act that actually we are Repeal blanket authorities in Section 215 able to know what should be done. of the PATRIOT Act: Section 215 of the USA looking at today. PATRIOT Act, known as the ‘‘Business But please know, under the Fourth We create government to secure our Records’’ provision, allows the FBI to order Amendment, of course, a person has rights, not to give them away. The Pa- any entity (person or business) to turn over the reasonable expectation of privacy triot Act represents giving away ‘‘any tangible things’’ as long as it specifies in their own person, house, or place. rights, not securing them. It’s said, it is for ‘‘an authorized investigation.’’ Sec- And that does not apply here. This is well, it hasn’t been adjudicated. tion 215 orders constitute a serious violation not to an expectation of privacy in The laws that we make derive from of Fourth Amendment and First Amendment somebody else’s property. That’s not our constitutional authority, and rights‘‘ by allowing the government to de- what the Fourth Amendment address- mand access to records often associated with that’s not just a matter of political the exercise of First Amendment rights such es. But I want to find out how this has will but it’s about moral reasoning. as library records and medical records. Au- been used. And when we look at section 215, which thorization that allows the FBI to demand Please know that last year in the ex- lets the government obtain orders for information from or about innocent Ameri- tension, all the things that my friends private records or items from people cans who are not a target of an investigation across the aisle are screaming about, who are not connected to any inves- or who are not ‘‘agents of a foreign power’’ we didn’t have a chance to amend; we tigation—— must be repealed. didn’t have a chance to recommit. You Reform (NSL) The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Issuance: The Justice Department’s Inspec- have got that on this bill. time of the gentleman has expired. General has found that upwards of 50,000 And as far as the vote on Monday, it Mr. POLIS. I yield the gentleman an NSLs are issued every year, many against in- was under suspension, had to be two additional 30 seconds. nocent people two and three times removed thirds. I think it was stupid to bring it Mr. KUCINICH. When we look at sec- from a terror suspect. The Department of under suspension, because if they had tion 206, which allows the FBI to ob- Justice Inspector General report in 2008 on brought it under a rule it passed be- tain an order from FISA to wiretap a the FBI’s use of NSLs stated that 57 percent cause the vote was 277–148. Now they target without having to specify the of all NSLs were issued to gather informa- are doing what they should have done target or device; when we look at sec- tion on Americans. Judicial review must be reinstated and any legislation that includes the other day. They are new at leader- tion 6001, which authorizes the govern- this powerful tool that can collect commu- ship. They are living and learning; ment to conduct investigations of non- nication, financial and credit information hopefully, they are not just living. But U.S. individuals not connected to a for- must only be used against suspected terror- we will have the hearings. We will ad- eign power or terrorist group, effec- ists.

VerDate Mar 15 2010 02:37 Feb 11, 2011 Jkt 099060 PO 00000 Frm 00026 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K10FE7.053 H10FEPT1 tjames on DSKG8SOYB1PROD with HOUSE February 10, 2011 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H629 Reform NSL Gag Orders: NSLs come with are preparing briefs to go to the court, something, you have handcuffed them a draconian gag order that is almost impos- the FISA court, to use these provi- to stop it before it happens. sible to fight in court because they simply sions. They will not be able to do it on One of the reasons that we don’t have are not allowed to communicate about it. If an attack here is because this act has the government certifies to a judge that na- March 1. Why would we let that hap- tional security would be harmed without a pen? Let me give you a great example. been in place and they have used it ju- gag on the recipient of an NSL, the court I used to be an FBI agent. I worked diciously. There have been no civil lib- must find that certification conclusive. This organized crime. When they were in- erties violations, Mr. Speaker. bill must force the government to justify a volved in drugs, we went out. We built I urge this body’s appreciation to gag order to a judge and permit that judge to a case. We did a brief. We took it to the pass this rule. engage in long standing First amendment judge and we got a court order to do analysis before ruling. b 1440 whatever, roving wiretaps. Yes, before Reform Material Support Statute: The ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE government has used the material support this bill, roving wiretaps. Why? Be- The SPEAKER pro tempore. The statute of the USA PATRIOT Act to crim- cause they would use different phones Chair would remind Members to ad- inalize humanitarian aid by penalizing indi- to conceal the criminality of their ef- dress their remarks to the Chair. viduals or groups that provide aid to commu- forts. Mr. POLIS. I reserve the balance of nities in conflict zones. Inside these zones, Well, guess what? We have that hap- my time. groups that are often included on the Treas- pening now with terrorists. They go ury’s Foreign Terrorist Organization (FTO) Mr. DREIER. Mr. Speaker, I yield 2 list control schools, refugee camps and hos- and buy a thousand—a thousand minutes to a hardworking new Member pitals. The statute as currently written does phones that you buy that are already of this body, my friend from Drexel not require the government to prove the in- preprogrammed. They will use it for Hill, Pennsylvania (Mr. MEEHAN). dividual or group accused of supporting an one call and throw it away. Mr. MEEHAN. Mr. Speaker, it is a FTO had any specific intention of directing What you are saying is we don’t care great pleasure to be here as a Congress- aid to the FTO. This statute must be re- that somehow it’s okay for you to go man, but before I came here, I served formed by requiring the government to pro- after a drug dealer, a Mafia don who as a prosecutor, both a Federal pros- vide ‘‘specific and articulable’’ facts that uses his brother-in-law’s phone, but ecutor and a State prosecutor, and I make the case that there was a specific in- tention to direct aid to an FTO. you don’t want to use this provision to have actually been probably one of the Repeal de-facto immunity to telecomm go after a terrorist who is trying to few people who has actually been in- companies for illegal spying: The FISA hide their identity and their conversa- volved in investigations who have used Amendments Act of 2009 repeals de-facto im- tions and their contents to build a ra- the Patriot Act, used the Patriot Act munity afforded to telecommunication com- diological bomb. It’s ludicrous. Why against the proclaimed Imperial Wiz- panies that spy on Americans as allowed by would we do that to ourselves? And ard of the KKK in plotting to take the FISA Amendments Act of 2008. The gov- make no mistake; you are putting handgrenades to blow up an abortion ernment and telecommunication companies clinic. It helped us to be able to resolve must be held accountable for violating pri- Americans in danger when you let this vacy and First Amendment rights of Ameri- expire. a case and see a just sentence. cans. This year’s reauthorization must en- On the roving wiretap, the FBI Direc- But what is happening today by vir- sure that immunity for telecommunication tor today said, in an open hearing, less tue of these provisions is the ability for companies is repealed. than 500 times it has even been used. It us not to just use what was important Enact a ban on ‘‘bulk collection’’ under is hard to get a wiretap. But what you then in 2003, but to appreciate the FISA: The FISA Amendments Act of 2008 al- are saying is, after March 1, well, we changing nature of technology and the lowed the dragnet collection of all inter- need for law enforcement to be able to national phone calls and emails of U.S. resi- can continue to do it for a drug dealer, but you can’t go to the FISA court and keep pace with that. dents without warrants or even suspicion. This roving wiretap simply allows We must ensure that the surveillance of sus- get a wiretap on a terrorist who is law enforcement to be able to track the pected terrorists abroad does not infringe using these phones for God knows the civil liberties and Fourth Amendment what. Why would we do that to our- individual rather than the phone. You have to appreciate that law enforce- rights of Americans. Any language regarding selves? Why would we jeopardize Amer- ment is operating in real time. I have surveillance of international phone calls and ican safety? emails of U.S. residents must ensure that the When it comes to business records, at heard many references as well to the government is required to provide evidence idea of the sort of lack of due process, the New York Times, if you got him be- that the targeted communication pertains to and because we are dealing with the fore he wanted to do his event, you a foreign power. issue of a potential terrorist, we are Thank you for consideration of these legis- could actually go to the hardware store looking at it differently from the con- lative benchmarks. I and my staff stand and get those business records where ready to work with you in your efforts to re- text of the probable cause context, but he was buying materials to assemble a we are going before the FISA court. store Constitutional protections and civil bomb, under the FISA court and Pa- liberties to the American people. Mr. ROGERS explained specifically Sincerely, triot Act. But what you are saying is about the need to take this same infor- DENNIS J. KUCINICH, we would rather wait until it explodes mation of probable cause before a Member of Congress. and kills thousands and thousands of court, and even if that phone is Mr. DREIER. Mr. Speaker, I am people, and the FBI can go to the same changed after the fact, we have to re- happy to yield 31⁄2 minutes to the dis- hardware store and use a criminal sub- port back to the judge about what has tinguished chair of the Intelligence poena to get the same records. been done with that phone. The protec- Committee, our friend from Brighton, It makes no sense whatsoever that tions have been built in with what Con- Michigan (Mr. ROGERS). we would let this bill expire at the end gress did. I was in the Justice Depart- Mr. ROGERS of Michigan. Mr. of the month and jeopardize the safety ment when we came before you, and Speaker, I am excited at my col- and security of the United States. you fixed these provisions signifi- league’s renewed interest in the Con- When you look at the lone wolf provi- cantly. stitution. This is a good day for this sion, if you heard what the Director of Lastly, I now chair a subcommittee House and this country, but I can’t the NCTC today and yesterday was of Homeland Security dealing with the think of a bill and provisions that have talking about, that the most dangerous issue of terrorism and the lone wolf been more misrepresented than what threat that we have is somebody like provision. It was Janet Napolitano who happens in this Patriot Act extension. Awlaki from trying to talked about the changing nature of And, A, I think they make all the argu- radicalize an individual and get them the threat and this being one of the ments in the world why we don’t make to do something God awful, like The most serious times since 9/11. this permanent: Let’s give this an ex- New York bomber, like Mr. Speaker, we must stand together tension so you have time to talk about the Christmas Day bomber, like the and support those that are on the front it. But there is an inescapable fact at Hasan shooting at Fort Hood. That’s line with these commonsense changes hand: By the end of this month, these their interest. If you take away the that have already been put into the provisions will expire. lone wolf provision and the government bill. We are not going over new terri- There are agents in law enforcement can’t quite prove that they are a part tory here. What we are doing is allow- and our intelligence community who of al Qaeda but we know they are doing ing those on the front line to use the

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Mr. Speaker, on that I oversight over abuse of government au- longer-term stability with regard to demand the yeas and nays. thority. the necessary provisions of the Patriot The yeas and nays were ordered. An example that I gave earlier, the Act. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- American Library Association con- The final section that will be reau- ant to clause 8 of rule XX, this 15- firmed that the Federal Government thorized in the bill, section 6001, deals minute vote on adoption of House Res- went into a library and asked for the with the ‘‘lone wolf’’ provisions which olution 79 will be followed by 5-minute list of everybody who checked out a were alluded to by the last two speak- votes on ordering the previous question book on Osama bin Laden. Now, recipi- ers which allows secret surveillance of on House Resolution 73 and adopting ents of 215 orders can’t even disclose noncitizens in the U.S. even if they are House Resolution 73, if ordered. that they received such an order to not connected to any terrorist group or The vote was taken by electronic de- anybody but their attorneys. So what foreign power. vice, and there were—yeas 248, nays ability do we have as the People’s Now, this authority is only granted 176, not voting 9, as follows: House to exercise oversight about in secret courts and again threatens [Roll No. 29] whether there are abuses? our understanding of the limits of our YEAS—248 It has been brought out by several Federal Government’s investigatory Ackerman Flake Lungren, Daniel people on the other side, my colleague powers within the borders of our own Adams Fleischmann E. from Wisconsin, oh, there aren’t country. It blurs the line between do- Aderholt Fleming Mack abuses. Well, if there is a secretive mestic national security and foreign Akin Flores Manzullo process that prevents us from knowing intelligence. It is clear that we allow a Alexander Forbes Marchant Altmire Fortenberry Marino about abuses, how are we to know in process to improve this. Amash Foxx McCarthy (CA) fact whether there are abuses? My friends on the other side of the Franks (AZ) McCarthy (NY) I also want to discuss section 206 that aisle say they are worried about the Bachmann Frelinghuysen McCaul we are discussing the renewal of here growth of government, yet in spite of Bachus Gallegly McCotter Barletta Gardner McHenry today, the provision of the bill that al- all the rhetoric about how the govern- Bartlett Garrett McIntyre lows the government to conduct the ment is trying to take over your lives, Barton (TX) Gerlach McKeon roving wiretaps. This allows the gov- this, their fifth bill under a rule, actu- Bass (NH) Gibbs McKinley Benishek McMorris ernment to obtain surveillance war- ally gives the government the ability Gingrey (GA) Berg Gohmert Rodgers rants that don’t even specify the per- to spy on innocent Americans. No won- Biggert Goodlatte Meehan son or the object that is being tapped. der so many Republicans joined so Bilirakis Gosar Mica It could involve tapping an entire Bishop (GA) Gowdy Miller (FL) many Democrats in voting against this Bishop (NY) Miller (MI) neighborhood of telephones that a sus- Granger bill earlier this week. Bishop (UT) Graves (GA) Miller, Gary pect might use—an unnamed suspect— I urge all of my colleagues who are Black Graves (MO) Mulvaney might use or might not use. There is worried about the unchecked growth of Griffin (AR) Murphy (PA) nothing even to specifically prohibit it the state, anyone who seriously be- Bonner Griffith (VA) Myrick Bono Mack Grimm Neugebauer from being an entire city of telephone lieves in protecting the rights and lib- Boren Guinta Noem calls being tapped. And we don’t know erties of Americans, or anyone who Boswell Guthrie Nugent how it has been used. The Fourth simply thinks that we need to take Boustany Hall Nunes Brady (TX) Nunnelee Amendment clearly states that war- some time to seriously look at these Hanna Brooks Harper Olson Broun (GA) Palazzo rants need to specify the person and issues to debate them, to vote ‘‘no’’ on Harris Buchanan Paulsen places to be seized and searched with this bill, to force a discussion of these Hartzler Bucshon Pearce Hastings (WA) particularity. issues, rather than vague promises of Buerkle Pence Hayworth Mr. Speaker, we began this session of future hearings or markups to improve Burgess Peters Heck Burton (IN) Peterson Congress by reading the United States this bill. Let’s accelerate that Heller Calvert Petri Constitution, including the Fourth timeline, Mr. Speaker, to ensure that Hensarling Camp Pitts Herger Amendment, here in the House of Rep- the concerns of the American people to Campbell Poe (TX) Herrera Beutler resentatives. We did that to help make help protect what it means to be an Canseco Pompeo Huelskamp Cantor Posey sure that the executive branch or the American, what is so close to our iden- Huizenga (MI) Capito Price (GA) legislative branch don’t have unfet- tity as Americans, protecting our indi- Carter Hultgren Quayle tered power to decide singlehandedly vidual liberties according to the Cassidy Hunter Reed who and how to search private citizens Chabot Hurt Rehberg Founding Fathers as articulated in our Issa and seize their properties. Constitution, we can reconcile that Chaffetz Reichert Chandler Jenkins Renacci The Founding Fathers were right- with the need to protect the American Coble Johnson (IL) Ribble fully worried about the possibility of people’s safety, and let us begin that Coffman (CO) Johnson (OH) Rigell the central government issuing general Cole Johnson, Sam Rivera work. Jones warrants that would give it far-reach- Conaway Roby With that, I yield back the balance of Cooper Roe (TN) ing power to spy on its citizens and in- my time. Costa Kelly Rogers (AL) tervene in their private lives. We Mr. DREIER. Mr. Speaker, I yield Cravaack King (IA) Rogers (KY) should honor the Founding Fathers’ myself the balance of my time. Crawford King (NY) Rogers (MI) Crenshaw Kingston Rohrabacher clear wishes expressed in our Constitu- Mr. Speaker, the only way for us to Culberson Kinzinger (IL) Rokita tion instead of authorizing our Federal guarantee the rights of every American Davis (KY) Kissell Rooney Government this kind of power. and to ensure that we will be going Denham Kline Ros-Lehtinen Now, the justification used for this down the road to be a safe nation is to Dent Lamborn Roskam DesJarlais Lance Ross (AR) provision is that the government needs pass this extension so that these very Diaz-Balart Landry Ross (FL) to have the ability to spy on a suspect able gentleman can proceed with the Dold Lankford Royce as they move from phone to phone. No, kinds of hearings that are necessary so Dreier Latham Runyan Duffy LaTourette Ryan (WI) no one objects to that authority when that we assure that all the rights we Duncan (SC) Latta Scalise the security of the American people is need are protected and that we are a Duncan (TN) Lewis (CA) Schilling at stake. But that doesn’t mean that safe and secure country. Ellmers LoBiondo Schmidt the government shouldn’t have to I yield back the balance of my time, Emerson Long Schock Farenthold Lucas Schweikert specify who they are going to spy on and I move the previous question on Fincher Luetkemeyer Scott (SC) and under what conditions. In fact, the resolution. Fitzpatrick Lummis Scott, Austin

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Res. 73) providing for consid- Scalise Stivers Young (FL) Wittman Stutzman Webster eration of the resolution (H. Res. 72) di- Schilling Stutzman Young (IN) Wolf Sullivan West recting certain standing committees to Schmidt Sullivan Womack inventory and review existing, pending, Schock Terry NAYS—176 Schrader Thompson (PA) Woodall and proposed regulations and orders Yoder Andrews Gutierrez Pastor (AZ) Schweikert Thornberry Young (AK) Baca Hanabusa Paul from agencies of the Federal Govern- Scott (SC) Tiberi Young (FL) Baldwin Hastings (FL) Payne ment, particularly with respect to Scott, Austin Tipton Sensenbrenner Turner Young (IN) Barrow Heinrich Pelosi their effect on jobs and economic Bass (CA) Higgins Perlmutter growth, on which the yeas and nays are Berkley Himes Pingree (ME) NAYS—180 Berman Hinchey Polis ordered. Ackerman Fudge Owens Blumenauer Hinojosa Price (NC) The Clerk read the title of the resolu- Andrews Gonzalez Pallone Brady (PA) Hirono Quigley tion. Baca Green, Al Pascrell Braley (IA) Holden Rahall Baldwin Green, Gene Pastor (AZ) Brown (FL) Holt Rangel The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Barrow Gutierrez Payne Butterfield Honda Reyes question is on ordering the previous Bass (CA) Hanabusa Pelosi Capps Hoyer Richardson question. Berkley Hastings (FL) Perlmutter Capuano Inslee Berman Heinrich Peters Richmond This is a 5-minute vote. Cardoza Israel Rothman (NJ) Bishop (GA) Higgins Peterson Carnahan Jackson (IL) Roybal-Allard The vote was taken by electronic de- Bishop (NY) Himes Pingree (ME) Carney Jackson Lee Ruppersberger Blumenauer Hinchey Polis Carson (IN) (TX) vice, and there were—yeas 240, nays Rush Boswell Hinojosa Price (NC) Castor (FL) Johnson (GA) 180, not voting 13, as follows: Sa´ nchez, Linda Brady (PA) Hirono Quigley Chu Johnson, E. B. T. [Roll No. 30] Braley (IA) Holden Rahall Cicilline Kaptur Sanchez, Loretta Brown (FL) Holt Rangel Clarke (MI) Keating YEAS—240 Sarbanes Butterfield Honda Reyes Clarke (NY) Kildee Schakowsky Adams Flake LaTourette Capps Hoyer Richardson Clay Kind Schiff Aderholt Fleischmann Latta Capuano Inslee Richmond Cleaver Kucinich Schrader Akin Fleming Lewis (CA) Cardoza Israel Rothman (NJ) Clyburn Labrador Schwartz Alexander Flores LoBiondo Carnahan Jackson (IL) Roybal-Allard Cohen Langevin Carney Jackson Lee Scott (VA) Altmire Forbes Long Ruppersberger Connolly (VA) Larsen (WA) Carson (IN) (TX) Rush Scott, David Amash Fortenberry Lucas Conyers Larson (CT) Castor (FL) Johnson (GA) Sa´ nchez, Linda Serrano Austria Foxx Luetkemeyer Costello Lee (CA) Chandler Johnson, E. B. T. Sewell Bachmann Franks (AZ) Lummis Courtney Levin Chu Kaptur Sanchez, Loretta Sherman Barletta Frelinghuysen Lungren, Daniel Critz Lipinski Cicilline Keating Sarbanes Shuler Bartlett Gallegly E. Crowley Loebsack Clarke (MI) Kildee Schakowsky Sires Barton (TX) Gardner Mack Cuellar Lofgren, Zoe Clarke (NY) Kind Schiff Slaughter Bass (NH) Garrett Manzullo Cummings Lowey Clay Kissell Schwartz Smith (WA) Benishek Gerlach Marchant Davis (CA) Luja´ n Cleaver Kucinich Scott (VA) Speier Berg Gibbs Marino Davis (IL) Lynch Clyburn Langevin Scott, David Stark Biggert Gibson McCarthy (CA) DeFazio Maloney Cohen Larsen (WA) Serrano Sutton Bilirakis Gingrey (GA) McCaul DeGette Markey Bishop (UT) Gohmert McClintock Connolly (VA) Larson (CT) Sewell DeLauro Matheson Thompson (CA) Conyers Lee (CA) Sherman Thompson (MS) Black Goodlatte McCotter Deutch Matsui Blackburn Gosar McHenry Cooper Levin Sires Dicks McClintock Tierney Costa Lewis (GA) Slaughter Tonko Bonner Gowdy McKeon Dingell McCollum Bono Mack Granger Costello Lipinski Smith (WA) Towns McKinley Doggett McDermott Boren Graves (GA) McMorris Courtney Loebsack Speier Tsongas Donnelly (IN) McGovern Boustany Graves (MO) Rodgers Critz Lofgren, Zoe Stark Van Hollen Doyle McNerney Brady (TX) Griffin (AR) Meehan Crowley Lowey Sutton Vela´ zquez Edwards Meeks Brooks Griffith (VA) Mica Cuellar Luja´ n Thompson (CA) Visclosky Ellison Michaud Broun (GA) Grimm Michaud Cummings Lynch Thompson (MS) Walz (MN) Engel Miller (NC) Buchanan Guinta Miller (FL) Davis (CA) Maloney Tierney Wasserman Eshoo Miller, George Bucshon Guthrie Miller (MI) Davis (IL) Markey Tonko Schultz Farr Moore Buerkle Hall Miller, Gary DeFazio Matheson Towns Waters Fattah Moran Burgess Hanna Mulvaney DeGette Matsui Tsongas Watt Filner Murphy (CT) Burton (IN) Harper Murphy (PA) DeLauro McCollum Van Hollen Waxman Frank (MA) Nadler Calvert Harris Myrick Deutch McDermott Vela´ zquez Weiner Fudge Napolitano Camp Hartzler Neugebauer Dicks McGovern Visclosky Gibson Neal Welch Campbell Hastings (WA) Noem Dingell McIntyre Walz (MN) Gonzalez Olver Wilson (FL) Canseco Hayworth Nugent Doggett McNerney Wasserman Green, Al Owens Woolsey Cantor Heck Nunes Donnelly (IN) Meeks Schultz Green, Gene Pallone Wu Capito Heller Nunnelee Doyle Miller (NC) Waters Grijalva Pascrell Yarmuth Carter Hensarling Olson Edwards Miller, George Watt Cassidy Herger Palazzo Ellison Moore Waxman NOT VOTING—9 Chabot Herrera Beutler Paul Engel Moran Weiner Becerra Giffords Platts Chaffetz Huelskamp Paulsen Eshoo Murphy (CT) Welch Bilbray Harman Ryan (OH) Coble Huizenga (MI) Pearce Farr Nadler Wilson (FL) Garamendi Lewis (GA) Shuster Coffman (CO) Hultgren Pence Fattah Napolitano Woolsey Cole Hunter Petri Filner Neal Wu Conaway Hurt Pitts Frank (MA) Olver Yarmuth b 1511 Cravaack Issa Poe (TX) Crenshaw Jenkins Pompeo NOT VOTING—13 Messrs. INSLEE, LARSON of Con- Culberson Johnson (IL) Posey Bachus Giffords Platts necticut, and RANGEL changed their Davis (KY) Johnson (OH) Price (GA) Becerra Grijalva Ryan (OH) vote from ‘‘yea’’ to ‘‘nay.’’ Denham Johnson, Sam Quayle Bilbray Harman Shuster Dent Jones Reed Crawford Latham Mr. MACK changed his vote from DesJarlais Jordan Rehberg Garamendi McCarthy (NY) ‘‘nay’’ to ‘‘yea.’’ Diaz-Balart Kelly Reichert Dold King (IA) Renacci Mr. JOHNSON of Illinois changed his Dreier King (NY) Ribble b 1519 vote from ‘‘present’’ to ‘‘yea.’’ Duffy Kingston Rigell So the resolution was agreed to. Duncan (SC) Kinzinger (IL) Rivera So the previous question was ordered. Duncan (TN) Kline Roby The result of the vote was announced Ellmers Labrador Roe (TN) The result of the vote was announced as above recorded. Emerson Lamborn Rogers (AL) as above recorded. Farenthold Lance Rogers (KY) A motion to reconsider was laid on Fincher Landry Rogers (MI) The SPEAKER pro tempore. The the table. Fitzpatrick Lankford Rohrabacher question is on the resolution.

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Baldwin Hanabusa Payne Federal Government within such committee’s ju- The vote was taken by electronic de- Barrow Hastings (FL) Pelosi Bass (CA) Heinrich Perlmutter risdiction. In completing such inventory and re- vice, and there were—yeas 255, nays Berkley Higgins Pingree (ME) view, each committee shall consider the matters 169, not voting 9, as follows: Berman Himes Polis described in section 2. Each committee shall con- Bishop (NY) Hinchey [Roll No. 31] Price (NC) duct such hearings and other oversight activi- Blumenauer Hinojosa Quigley Hirono ties as it deems necessary in support of the in- YEAS—255 Boswell Rangel Brady (PA) Holden ventory and review, and shall identify in any Reyes Adams Gerlach Miller, Gary Braley (IA) Holt report filed pursuant to clause 1(d) of rule XI Richmond Aderholt Gibbs Mulvaney Brown (FL) Honda for the first session of the 112th Congress any Rothman (NJ) Akin Gibson Murphy (PA) Butterfield Hoyer oversight or legislative activity conducted in Alexander Gingrey (GA) Myrick Capps Inslee Roybal-Allard Altmire Gohmert Neugebauer Ruppersberger support of, or as a result of, such inventory and Capuano Israel review. Amash Goodlatte Noem Cardoza Jackson (IL) Rush Austria Gosar Nugent Carnahan Jackson Lee Sa´ nchez, Linda SEC. 2. MATTERS FOR CONSIDERATION. Bachmann Gowdy Nunes Carson (IN) (TX) T. In completing the review and inventory de- Bachus Granger Nunnelee Castor (FL) Johnson (GA) Sanchez, Loretta scribed in the first section of this resolution, Barletta Graves (GA) Olson Chu Johnson, E. B. Sarbanes each committee shall identify regulations, exec- Bartlett Graves (MO) Owens Cicilline Kaptur Schakowsky utive and agency orders, and other administra- Barton (TX) Griffin (AR) Palazzo Clarke (MI) Kildee Schiff Bass (NH) Griffith (VA) Paul tive actions or procedures that— Clarke (NY) Kind Scott (VA) (1) impede private-sector job creation; Benishek Grimm Paulsen Clay Kissell Scott, David Berg Guinta Pearce (2) discourage innovation and entrepreneurial Clyburn Kucinich Serrano Biggert Guthrie Pence Cohen Langevin Sewell activity; Bilirakis Hall Peters Conyers Larsen (WA) Sherman (3) hurt economic growth and investment; Bishop (GA) Hanna Peterson Cooper Larson (CT) Shuler (4) harm the Nation’s global competitiveness; Bishop (UT) Harper Petri Costello Lee (CA) (5) limit access to credit and capital; Black Harris Pitts Sires Courtney Levin Slaughter (6) fail to utilize or apply accurate cost-benefit Blackburn Hartzler Poe (TX) Critz Lewis (GA) analyses; Bonner Hastings (WA) Pompeo Smith (WA) Crowley Lipinski Speier (7) create additional economic uncertainty; Bono Mack Hayworth Posey Cuellar Loebsack (8) are promulgated in such a way as to limit Boren Heck Price (GA) Stark Cummings Lofgren, Zoe Sutton transparency and the opportunity for public Boustany Heller Quayle Davis (CA) Lowey Thompson (CA) comment, particularly by affected parties; Brady (TX) Hensarling Rahall Davis (IL) Luja´ n Thompson (MS) (9) lack specific statutory authorization; Brooks Herger Reed DeFazio Lynch Tierney (10) undermine labor-management relations; Broun (GA) Herrera Beutler Rehberg DeGette Maloney Tonko Buchanan Huelskamp Reichert DeLauro Markey (11) result in large-scale unfunded mandates Bucshon Huizenga (MI) Renacci Deutch Matsui Towns on employers without due cause; Buerkle Hultgren Ribble Dicks McCarthy (NY) Tsongas (12) impose undue paperwork and cost bur- Burgess Hunter Richardson Dingell McCollum Van Hollen dens on small businesses; or ´ Burton (IN) Hurt Rigell Doggett McDermott Velazquez (13) prevent the United States from becoming Calvert Issa Rivera Donnelly (IN) McGovern Visclosky less dependent on foreign energy sources. Camp Jenkins Roby Doyle McIntyre Walz (MN) Campbell Johnson (IL) Roe (TN) Wasserman SEC. 3. COMMITTEES. Edwards McNerney The committees referred to in the first section Canseco Johnson (OH) Rogers (AL) Ellison Meeks Schultz Cantor Johnson, Sam Rogers (KY) Engel Miller (NC) Waters of this resolution are as follows— Capito Jones Rogers (MI) Eshoo Miller, George Watt (1) The Committee on Agriculture; Carney Jordan Rohrabacher Farr Moore Waxman (2) The Committee on Education and the Carter Keating Rokita Fattah Moran Weiner Workforce; Cassidy Kelly Rooney Filner Murphy (CT) Welch (3) The Committee on Energy and Commerce; Chabot King (IA) Ros-Lehtinen Frank (MA) Nadler Wilson (FL) (4) The Committee on Financial Services; Chaffetz King (NY) Roskam Fudge Napolitano Woolsey (5) The Committee on the Judiciary; Chandler Kingston Ross (AR) Gonzalez Neal Wu (6) The Committee on Natural Resources; Coble Kinzinger (IL) Ross (FL) Green, Al Olver Yarmuth Coffman (CO) Kline Royce (7) The Committee on Oversight and Govern- Cole Labrador Runyan NOT VOTING—9 ment Reform; Conaway Lamborn Ryan (WI) (8) The Committee on Small Business; Becerra Garamendi Platts Connolly (VA) Lance Scalise (9) The Committee on Transportation and In- Bilbray Giffords Ryan (OH) Costa Landry Schilling frastructure; and Cleaver Harman Shuster Cravaack Lankford Schmidt (10) The Committee on Ways and Means. Crawford Latham Schock b 1527 Crenshaw LaTourette Schrader The SPEAKER pro tempore. The res- Culberson Latta Schwartz So the resolution was agreed to. olution shall be debatable for 9 hours Davis (KY) Lewis (CA) Schweikert The result of the vote was announced and 30 minutes, with 30 minutes equal- Denham LoBiondo Scott (SC) ly divided and controlled by the major- Dent Long Scott, Austin as above recorded. DesJarlais Lucas Sensenbrenner A motion to reconsider was laid on ity leader and minority leader or their Diaz-Balart Luetkemeyer Sessions the table. designees, 8 hours equally divided and Dold Lummis Shimkus Mr. SESSIONS. Mr. Speaker, pursu- controlled by the chairs and ranking Dreier Lungren, Daniel Simpson Duffy E. Smith (NE) ant to House Resolution 73, I call up minority members of the Committees Duncan (SC) Mack Smith (NJ) the resolution (H. Res. 72) directing on Agriculture, Energy and Commerce, Duncan (TN) Manzullo Smith (TX) certain standing committees to inven- Financial Services, the Judiciary, Nat- Ellmers Marchant Southerland ural Resources, Oversight and Govern- Emerson Marino Stearns tory and review existing, pending, and Farenthold Matheson Stivers proposed regulations and orders from ment Reform, Transportation and In- Fincher McCarthy (CA) Stutzman agencies of the Federal Government, frastructure, and Ways and Means, and Fitzpatrick McCaul Sullivan particularly with respect to their effect 1 hour equally divided among and con- Flake McClintock Terry Fleischmann McCotter Thompson (PA) on jobs and economic growth, and ask trolled by the chairs and ranking mi- Fleming McHenry Thornberry for its immediate consideration. nority members of the Committees on Flores McKeon Tiberi The Clerk read the title of the resolu- Education and the Workforce and Forbes McKinley Tipton Small Business. Fortenberry McMorris Turner tion. Foxx Rodgers Upton The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- The Chair recognizes the gentleman Franks (AZ) Meehan Walberg ant to House Resolution 73, the amend- from Missouri. Frelinghuysen Mica Walden ment printed in the resolution is GENERAL LEAVE Gallegly Michaud Walsh (IL) Gardner Miller (FL) Webster adopted and the resolution, as amend- Mr. GRAVES of Missouri. Mr. Speak- Garrett Miller (MI) West ed, is considered read. er, I ask unanimous consent that all

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One of the most notable is regulatory time for real and meaningful relief. Mr. Speaker, as chairman of the burden, the hours upon hours it takes Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous con- House Small Business Committee, I an entrepreneur to navigate and com- sent that all time on the resolution be often see the impact that regulations plete Federal, State, or municipal gov- yielded back and that H. Res. 72 be have on small businesses. Harmful Fed- ernment paperwork. adopted so we can move to consider eral regulations can put serious hur- This impediment has grown dramati- legislation creating jobs. dles in the way of entrepreneurship, cally in recent years. According to the The SPEAKER pro tempore. Does the making it difficult to create jobs and SBA’s Office of Advocacy, rules im- majority manager, the gentleman from expand businesses. As we try to encour- posed from the Federal Government Missouri, yield for the purpose of that age a lasting, stable economic recov- now cost Americans some $1.75 trillion unanimous consent request? ery, it is critical we review and analyze each year. This is 50 percent higher Mr. GRAVES of Missouri. No. the impact of proposed and existing than the $1.1 trillion in costs reported The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gen- regulations on small businesses. We in 2005. We know that this burden falls tleman does not yield for the purpose must make sure regulators are not heaviest on small firms. Research of that request. making irreversible decisions that shows that small businesses face an an- Ms. VELA´ ZQUEZ. Mr. Speaker, we could strain the competitive ability of nual regulatory cost of $10,585 per em- will continue this debate that will end small businesses, prevent expansion, ployee, an amount that is 36 percent up not creating one single job. reduce access to capital and harm the higher than those facing large firms. I reserve the balance of my time. overall growth of the American econ- And Federal agencies continue to re- Mr. GRAVES of Missouri. Mr. Speak- omy. lease tens of thousands of pages of reg- er, at this time, I yield 2 minutes to b 1530 ulations each year. the gentlelady from North Carolina Not only are regulations potentially With this problem getting worse, it is (Mrs. ELLMERS), the chair of the Sub- harmful to small businesses, there are certainly worth Congress’ time and at- committee on Health Care and Tech- simply too many regulations for busi- tention. In the Committee on Small nology. nesses to follow. In 2010, the Federal Business, we have been reviewing regu- (Mrs. ELLMERS asked and was given Register, the daily digest of the Fed- lations in a bipartisan fashion for permission to revise and extend her re- eral agency regulatory announcements, years. As a result of this examination, marks.) contained about 82,000 pages, in com- we have called on Federal agencies to Mrs. ELLMERS. Mr. Speaker, in all parison to the roughly 42,000 pages in modify or eliminate regulatory re- of my years in business, I can honestly 1980. quirements that adversely affect small say that I have never seen an adminis- President Reagan and every Presi- firms, whether they are related to med- tration so prepared to regulate nearly dent since ordered Federal bureaucrats ical equipment at CMS, accounting re- every ailment, either real or perceived. to review regulations. Despite this, quirements at the SEC, real estate pro- Nearly every segment of industry has very few rules are ever repealed. Presi- cedures at HUD, or environmental reg- been subjected to increased regulation, dent Reagan and every President since ulations at the EPA. whether it be banking, energy, auto- has ordered the Office of Management The reality is that we already do motive, services, and of course, health and Budget to review new regulations. what this resolution calls for. As a re- care. once said, ‘‘Gov- And despite this review, Federal agen- sult, today’s resolution does not help ernment exists to protect us from each cies continue to issue new regulations. one small businessperson. It sets up a other. Where government has gone be- President Reagan and every President bureaucratic process here in Congress yond its limits is in deciding to protect since has issued an Executive Order with the goal of producing a list of reg- us from ourselves.’’ mandating that agencies only promul- ulations. How does a ‘‘list’’ help small As a nurse and small business owner, gate rules in which benefits exceed the businesses? It doesn’t. Anyone that has I worked with my husband as a clinical costs. Despite this, agencies continue spent 5 minutes with a small business director of the Trinity Wound Care to issue regulations imposing undue owner knows that this is a top problem Center in Dunn, North Carolina, where costs on small businesses. President for them. This resolution is nothing I saw firsthand the damage that gov- Reagan and every President since has more than a vehicle to rehash old po- ernment regulations can do to the sought to strengthen the enforcement litically motivated fights and just cre- growth of small businesses. The costs of the Paperwork Reduction Act. But ates more paperwork here in Congress. of these rules pile up. It’s easy to un- despite this, reporting and record keep- Instead of approving this green eye- derstand why businesses are reportedly ing requirements continue to bury shade bookkeeping resolution, what we sitting on $2 trillion in cash. Busi- small business owners. need to do is make sure that the actual nesses don’t know the true cost to Ultimately, what is at stake is tools already available to reduce regu- comply with the rules just imposed and whether small businesses will succeed latory burden are effective. This in- are concerned about the costs and rules in the or have their suc- cludes the Regulatory Flexibility Act, yet to come. cess determined by the whims and dic- which mandates that Federal agencies No business can properly plan with tates of Federal bureaucrats. If the consider the potential economic im- roaming regulatory activity. This halts President and agencies are unable to pact of Federal regulations as well as job growth and investment in its stem this tide and allow small busi- conduct periodic reviews of rules that tracks. Just yesterday, a small busi- nesses to do what they do best—that is have a significant economic impact on ness owner in my district testified in create jobs—then Congress has to act. businesses. Making these laws work the Small Business Committee about The resolution before us today is just better—or expanding them further—is this issue. He said working through a that, a call for Congress to act. what we should be doing instead of recession is tough, but adding to the I strongly endorse this resolution and passing this resolution. Requiring burden with cumbersome and confusing look forward to the Committee on tougher and more agency reviews of new laws and regulations makes a re- Small Business reviewing agency regu- regulation as well as considering covery twice as hard. The uncertainty lations that are duplicative, unneces- broader economic effects of regulations being created by Washington is stifling sary, or otherwise inhibit small busi- are necessary. Here in the House, our his small business recovery. He testi- ness expansion. committee reported bipartisan legisla- fied that the new health care law and With that, Mr. Speaker, I reserve the tion in the 110th Congress to do just the uncertainty it is creating for small balance of my time. that. business owners makes it harder for

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The And this is where I have a concern ing and recordkeeping requirements affect- time of the gentlewoman has expired. with what Chairman GRAVES is putting ing small businesses that may include any or forward. What does H. Res. 72 call for all of the following, as well as matters Mr. GRAVES of Missouri. Mr. Speak- brought to the attention of the Committee er, I yield the gentlewoman an addi- that we’re not already doing? subsequent to the filing of this Report: tional 30 seconds. The Committee on Small Business Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Serv- Mrs. ELLMERS. Thank you, Mr. has been reviewing regulations in a bi- ices. Chairman. partisan fashion for years. The gen- Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. He even stated that he wouldn’t start tleman has been involved in that. And Consumer Safety Products Commission. his business. He further stated that he as a result of these examinations, it’s Department of Agriculture. called on Federal agencies to modify or Department of Energy, particularly the Of- still may have to close his doors. Be- fice of Energy Efficiency and Renewable En- yond existing businesses, regulations alter regulatory requirements that im- ergy. may prevent new firms and startups pose costs on small firms. This has in- Department of Interior, particularly the from entering the market. These cluded regulations pertaining to med- Bureau of Land Management and Minerals startups are the very businesses that ical equipment at CMS, accounting re- Management Service. create the jobs in America. quirements at the SEC, real estate pro- Department of Labor, particularly the Oc- cedures at HUD, environmental regula- cupational Safety and Health Administra- b 1540 tions at the EPA, and on it goes. tion. According to a study using business Department of Homeland Security, par- So the reality, Mr. Speaker, is we’ve ticularly the Transportation Security Ad- dynamic statistics between 1977 and already done, as a committee, what ministration. 2005, in their first year new firms add this resolution calls for. And I will in- Department of Transportation, particu- an average of 3 million jobs. My mes- clude in the RECORD the 112th Congress larly the Federal Aviation Administration sage today is simple. We must remove Small Business Committee’s Oversight and Federal Motor Carrier Safety Adminis- burdensome regulations so that busi- of Federal Regulatory and Paperwork tration. nesses can grow and entrepreneurs can Burdens administrative plan, what the Environmental Protection Agency. Federal Communications Commission. start new businesses. committee has already passed. ´ Federal Financial Institutions Examina- Ms. VELAZQUEZ. Mr. Speaker, I So my question for the gentleman tion Council and its constituent agencies. yield such time as he may consume to from Missouri to answer during the Food and Drug Administration. the gentleman from Pennsylvania (Mr. course of the debate is: What exactly Office of Federal Procurement Policy. ALTMIRE). does this resolution do for small busi- Securities and Exchange Commission. Mr. ALTMIRE. Mr. Speaker, the rap- nesses that we’re not already doing? Is The Committee will identify specific rules and regulations already issued or at the pro- idly expanding Federal regulatory bur- there anything in this that’s not al- den is a bipartisan problem, and I com- posed rule to assess the impact on ready being done now? Does it actually small businesses. The Committee will pay mend the chairman of the committee, reduce any real regulatory burden on close attention to the effect that regulations my friend from Missouri, for his efforts small businesses? Does it reduce paper- have on the implementation of advanced in working, not just in his time as work? Does it limit government re- technologies including, but not limited to, chairman, but working with the com- quirements on the small business com- the deployment of broadband communica- mittee in the previous years. munity? tions (either by wireline or wireless services) And I know that he understands that I would submit that this particular throughout the United States. Oversight of this is not a Republican or a Demo- resolution does not. It sets up a bu- the regulatory process also will, to the ex- cratic problem, because the regulatory tent relevant, examine the work of the Office reaucratic process here in the Congress of Information and Regulatory Affairs at the burdens on small businesses increased with a goal of inventory of regulations, Office of Management and Budget. Special by $30 billion from the years 2001–2008, a long list of inventory regulations. attention will be paid to the work performed and Federal regulations now cost But this list will be submitted as part by the Chief Counsel for Advocacy at the Americans $1.75 trillion each year, of an administrative reporting process. United States Small Business Administra- which is up 50 percent from the $1.1 It does nothing for small businesses. tion to ensure that Office is fulfilling its trillion in annual costs just in 2005. So I would suggest, Mr. Speaker, in mission to advocate vigorously on behalf of And last year, the Federal Register closing, that instead of approving this America’s small business owners in regu- contained 80,000 pages. In its first year latory matters at federal agencies. Finally, bookkeeping resolution, what Congress this oversight will entail an examination of in print, the Federal Register con- really needs to do is strengthen the compliance by federal agencies with amend- tained 2,355 pages. And each year, Fed- tools it already has available to reduce ments to Executive Order 12866 and memo- eral agencies continue to release thou- regulatory burdens. This includes the randa on regulatory flexibility and regu- sands of pages of new regulations and Regulatory Flexibility Act, which latory compliance issued by the President on accompanying information. And I mandates that Federal agencies con- January 18, 2011. know that the gentleman understands sider the potential economic impact of Mr. GRAVES of Missouri. Mr. Speak- that, and we share the goal of reducing Federal regulations, strengthening the er, I yield 1 minute to the gentleman this burden because the burden is detri- requirements and increasing agency re- from (Mr. LANDRY). mental, and it affects small businesses. views and regulations, regulatory relief (Mr. LANDRY asked and was given In fact, Mr. Speaker, studies indicate that we passed here in the Congress permission to revise and extend his re- that adhering to Federal rules cost during the 110th Congress, reported out marks.) $10,585 per worker for small businesses by the Small Business Committee re- Mr. LANDRY. Mr. Speaker, our gov- with 19 or fewer workers, but only 78 lated to bipartisan regulatory reduc- ernment is working against us. Dana percent of that amount for businesses tions. Dugas in St. Martinville wanted to with 500-plus workers. It affects small And as we continue to revisit these continue to live the American Dream. businesses disproportionately. issues here in the 112th Congress, we He wanted to start his own small busi- Overall, on a per-employee basis, it must remember that small businesses ness. costs $2,400, or 45 percent, more for are who we’re trying to help. Mr. Dugas had all the credentials small businesses to comply with Fed- So, in closing, I’m concerned, Mr. needed to secure a loan: he had run a eral regulations than their larger coun- Chairman, that what this legislation small successful business before, cre- terparts. does is add an unnecessary step to get- ating jobs and helping fuel coastal Lou- Small businesses face the greatest ting down to the business that we can isiana’s economy. He had the approval disadvantage in complying with envi- all agree on, which is actually reducing from two banks in St. Martinville,

VerDate Mar 15 2010 02:37 Feb 11, 2011 Jkt 099060 PO 00000 Frm 00032 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K10FE7.067 H10FEPT1 tjames on DSKG8SOYB1PROD with HOUSE February 10, 2011 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H635 $200,000 in cash, a prime location, mote job growth. We should be working regulation is enacted and increase con- $205,000 worth of renovations to bring with President Obama for the Amer- gressional oversight. the building up to code, $205,000 in ican people by bringing to the floor Ms. VELA´ ZQUEZ. Mr. Speaker, I equipment and fixtures that he needed. substantive legislation specifically tar- would like to inquire as to how much Mr. Dugas had an 800-plus credit geted towards our small business entre- time each side has. score and 20 percent-plus cash in the preneurs and meaningful and sub- The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gen- bank for the down payment. He had a stantive job growth. tlewoman from New York has 5 min- sound business plan with projections utes remaining, and the gentleman b 1550 showing a 14 percent profit. His busi- from Missouri has 71⁄4 minutes remain- ness would employ 10 to 15 full-time Mr. GRAVES of Missouri. Mr. Speak- ing. employees, and 10 to 20 part-time em- er, I yield 11⁄2 minutes to the gentleman Ms. VELA´ ZQUEZ. I reserve the bal- ployees. His appraisal came in at from Colorado, the chairman of the ance of my time. $605,000, $200,000 more than he needed. Subcommittee on Agriculture, Energy Mr. GRAVES of Missouri. Mr. Speak- Everything looked great. Right? So and , Mr. TIPTON. er, at this time I yield 11⁄2 minutes to you’d think. Everything looked great Mr. TIPTON. I thank the gentleman the gentleman from (Mr. until his community small bank told from Missouri. FLEISCHMANN). him they could not make that loan. Mr. Speaker, regulations cost the Mr. FLEISCHMANN. I thank the Due to new regulations, they directed American people $1.75 trillion annu- gentleman from Missouri. him to work with a larger bank and ally. And just last year, the Obama ad- Mr. Speaker, today I rise to speak on through SBA. ministration unleashed 46 new regula- behalf of small business men and The SPEAKER pro tempore. The tions that will place an additional $26.5 women all across America in their time of the gentleman has expired. billion drain on the American econ- fight to survive and grow. Winston Mr. GRAVES of Missouri. Mr. Speak- omy. Churchill once said: If you have 10,000 er, I yield the gentleman an additional Of those 46 new regulations, 10 came regulations, you destroy respect for the 15 seconds. from the EPA, including job-killing rule of law. And that is exactly what Mr. LANDRY. Then the Feds needed regulations of carbon emissions and in- our government is doing. We are de- him to prove that he could pay back creased CAFE standards. The cost of stroying respect for law and losing the the loan without the income of his res- these new EPA regulations alone total respect and trust of those who sent us taurant. That sounds like someone $23 billion annually. These EPA regula- here to do our job, not dictate through buying a house and having to prove tions run counter to the free market regulations how they do their jobs. that he can pay the note without a job. principles and directly impact rural Government regulations are putting a Mr. Speaker, we need to get our gov- communities, small businesses, and stranglehold on businesses in America, ernment back on the side of Mr. Dugas families in my district. We simply can- and it must be reined in. and the American people, back on the not continue down the path of creating I just returned from spending 12 days side of free enterprise, back on the side unnecessary regulatory traps that across the Third District of Tennessee, of small businesses, and back on the drain our economy and do little more and I heard the same thing over and side of the job creators. than penalize small businesses and dis- over again: CHUCK, please get the Fed- Ms. VELA´ ZQUEZ. Mr. Speaker, I courage job creation. eral Government out of our lives. It’s yield 2 minutes to the gentlewoman To be clear, not all regulations are destroying our businesses and pre- from New York (Ms. CLARKE). unwarranted. Commonsense rules play venting us from growing. Ms. CLARKE of New York. Mr. an important role in our economy and As a member of the Small Business Speaker, I rise today in opposition to in keeping the American people safe. Committee, I was proud to cosponsor H. Res. 72. H. Res. 72 is basically a solu- However, common sense has been lost the Small Business Paperwork Relief tion in search of a problem. The House in the regulatory process that has be- Act that does away with the onerous Small Business Committee already has come politicized and wrought with bu- 1099 reporting regulation found within a long bipartisan legacy of providing reaucracy and overlap. ObamaCare. It is long overdue for the oversight and, when necessary, calling As a small business owner, I know government to get out of the way and on government agencies to alter regu- firsthand the negative impacts that un- allow the American entrepreneurs to latory requirements that adversely af- necessary regulations and excessive do what they do best: create jobs and fect small businesses. government involvement can have on produce capital. H. Res. 72 does nothing to assist entrepreneurs. Just yesterday, I par- Ms. VELA´ ZQUEZ. I yield 2 minutes small businesses to create jobs, nor ticipated in a hearing with the Small to the gentlewoman from California does it reduce Federal requirements on Business Committee where we focused (Ms. CHU). small businesses. All it does is order on one such example of the job-killing Ms. CHU. I rise today to oppose committees to do what they already do government interference of the 1099 re- House Resolution 72. This is a mean- anyway. porting requirement included in the ingless gimmick that only wastes time. Instead of distracting the American President’s health care law. While I do not oppose its spirit, I do people’s attention with this ploy dis- The SPEAKER pro tempore. The oppose spending House floor time de- guised as a resolution, we should be fo- time of the gentleman has expired. bating a bill that is wholly and com- cusing on doing what the American Mr. GRAVES of Missouri. Mr. Speak- pletely redundant. It is already the job people want from us, which is to focus er, I yield the gentleman 30 additional of committees to review Federal regu- our efforts on the sorely needed real seconds. lations and laws, and, in fact, the Com- job-creation measures. Mr. TIPTON. Repealing the 1099 re- mittee on Small Business has been ac- We are currently in our fifth week of quirement is a good start, and our tively doing this. the 112th Congress, and the new major- focus must remain on restoring a sta- But this bill doesn’t do one thing to ity has not brought one bill to the floor ble climate in our economy so it will help small business. It does nothing to that specifically focuses on job cre- not be rife with uncertainty and over- actually reduce real regulatory burden ation. How much longer must the job regulation so small business, the back- on small businesses. It does not reduce seekers of Brooklyn’s 11th Congres- bone of our economy, can do what it paperwork nor limit government re- sional District wait before the new ma- does best: create jobs and grow our quirements on the business commu- jority begins bringing legislation to economy. nity. In fact, it only sets up a bureau- the floor that promotes meaningful job As chairman of the Subcommittee on cratic process here in Congress with a creation? Agriculture, Energy and Trade for the goal of producing an inventory of regu- If this is the best we can do, we are Small Business Committee, I will take lations, something we already do. falling woefully short of the expecta- action. The fact that the Federal regu- We have already passed strong bills, tion of America’s small businesses. lation targets on small businesses more the Regulatory Flexibility Act, and, President Obama has made it clear than on any other sector is not accept- most recently, the Dodd-Frank bill, that his primary objective is to pro- able. It’s time we change the way that which sets up a very strong protection,

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Why haven’t We know that there is bipartisan cost for all Federal regulations is we voted on a single bill creating jobs agreement on this issue, so let’s fix it roughly $1.75 trillion each year. All of since the Republicans took over the instead of wasting time, hours here the Federal red tape is a tax and regu- majority? Why haven’t we voted on a that will take us nowhere. Why can’t latory straightjacket that is crippling single bill to help small businesses? the Republican leadership bring the our economic recovery. Small businesses are responsible for issue of the 1099, where there is bipar- Mr. GRAVES of Missouri. Mr. Speak- two-thirds of net new jobs. But if this tisan agreement, and get it done? That er, in closing, I just want to say that resolution is the best we can do, small will help small businesses, and it will this resolution before us, as has been businesses will have to wait a long create jobs. But this resolution will not said, it is not a Democratic or a Repub- time for real relief, and that’s not good achieve that. lican issue; rather, it is an issue of enough for our economy or the Amer- What it does do is create bureau- good government and it identifies ican people. cratic bookkeeping requirements for those irrational rules that represent Mr. GRAVES of Missouri. Mr. Speak- House committees. I guess for some barriers to job growth. er, I yield 2 minutes to the gentleman this might be a good sound bite, but Mr. Speaker, the last Congress and from Colorado, the chair of the Sub- this does not provide any concrete so- this administration passed bill after committee on Investigation, Oversight lutions for our Nation’s small business bill after bill that either taxed or regu- and Regulations, Mr. COFFMAN. owners who are drowning in govern- lated businesses and small firms right Mr. COFFMAN of Colorado. I thank ment regulations. out of business, and it is going to take the gentleman for yielding. If we want real change, we have to time to unravel that mess. With this I rise today in support of House Reso- transform how executive branch agen- bill, again, we are going to identify a lution 4, the Small Business Paperwork cies create and approve regulations. lot of those irrational rules that rep- Mandate Elimination Act of 2011. This means ensuring that businesses resent those barriers. Yesterday, we heard testimony in the are given meaningful involvement in With that, I would strongly urge my Small Business Committee from the the process, not just a token role. It colleagues to support this resolution. bill’s author, Representative DAN LUN- also means that agencies should con- Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance GREN of California. In addition, small sider the impact on the business com- of my time. business owners, including a con- munity before they begin writing the Mr. SHIMKUS. Mr. Speaker, I yield stituent of mine, Mark Eagleton of regulation, not when it is nearly com- myself such time as I may consume. Golden, Colorado, also testified. plete. (Mr. SHIMKUS asked and was given House Resolution 4 would repeal the Changes like this are long overdue. permission to revise and extend his re- provision from the recently passed The reality is that the regulatory bur- marks.) health care reform law that requires den has grown dramatically under both Mr. SHIMKUS. Mr. Speaker, I rise every business to file a 1099 form with Republican and Democratic adminis- today in strong support of the pending the IRS for every vendor with which trations, rising by over $30 billion resolution, particularly with respect to they conduct business transactions of under George W. Bush’s administration the effect on jobs and the economy. $600 or more on an annual basis. This alone. My colleagues on the other side are requirement will force businesses to This is a bipartisan problem that going to oppose this effort, claiming we use scarce resources to comply with needs a bipartisan solution. With this are seeking to strip basic public health this burdensome government mandate, in mind, I look forward to working and safety protections. No one is in and it will take away from their ability with anyone that is interested in bring- favor of hurting those in those areas, to grow and create jobs. ing real regulatory relief to small busi- but that is not the purpose of us being In these tough economic times, it is nesses. here today. important for government to take I yield back the balance of my time. We have had numerous hearings over proactive steps that will foster small Mr. GRAVES of Missouri. Mr. Speak- the last couple of days on rules and business expansion and job growth. Un- er, I yield 1 minute to the gentleman regulations and how they hurt job cre- fortunately, the recently passed health from Florida (Mr. WEST). ation. This gives power back to the care reform law will lead to the oppo- Mr. WEST. Mr. Speaker, I thank the committees to then do that, fine-tooth site. Increased government mandates, chairman. comb through rules and regulations such as the 1099 reporting requirement, As we are seeing unfold throughout and address what the President talked will lead to reduced revenues, job our country and also especially my about in his State of the Union; where losses, and will only extend this eco- 22nd Congressional District in Florida, there are rules and regulations that nomic downturn with its high levels of this health care bill has been detri- don’t make sense, we need to eliminate unemployment. mental to the survival and growth of them, because we need to focus on job Mr. Speaker, I urge my colleagues to our small businesses. Employers are creation. We can’t regulate existing support the Small Business Paperwork choosing to drop health care for their businesses into the ground on the hope Mandate Elimination Act of 2011, employees, which will flood this gov- that better ones will come later. We which will rid American businesses of ernment-run health care system, even- must protect the jobs currently we this job-killing requirement. We must tually leading to a lower quality of have and open the doors for new busi- start over and pass meaningful reforms health care. nesses as well. that will lower the cost of health care According to the Small Business Ad- As the chairman of the Sub- for all Americans while supporting ministration, the smallest firms spend committee on Environment and the growth of America’s small businesses. 36 percent more per employee than Economy, I am particularly interested Ms. VELA´ ZQUEZ. Mr. Speaker, I larger firms to comply with Federal in the activities of the EPA. I am going yield myself the balance of my time. regulations. It comes out to about to talk about three examples, one we The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gen- $10,585 per employee for all Federal reg- heard yesterday in testimony. tlewoman has 31⁄2 minutes remaining. ulations. The multitude of rules, re- United States Steel came before us Ms. VELA´ ZQUEZ. Mr. Speaker, the strictions and mandates imposes a and said imagine a regulation where we resolution that we are considering heavy burden on Americans and the have to decrease the heat in the prepa- today will not help one single small U.S. economy and could destroy an un- ration of steel to comply with NOX, but business. It will not reduce paperwork told number of jobs. as we move to EPA rules and regula- for entrepreneurs nor will it result in a The Obama administration promul- tions on greenhouse gasses we actually less intrusive government. gated 59 major regulations in 2009, 62 in have to use the same process and heat

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Yester- That’s what we should be talking about the other hand, in the same process, day the Energy and Commerce Com- on the floor today. they have to heat it up to meet the mittee held one hearing attacking Mr. Speaker, I yield the balance of greenhouse gas rules. women’s reproductive rights and an- my time to the gentlewoman from Col- Now, what is a steel company going other promoting legislation to roll orado (Ms. DEGETTE), and I ask unani- to do? They are going to move to back the Clean Air Act. And today mous consent that she be allowed to . You can’t develop rules and reg- we’re spending all day debating a control the time for the Energy and ulations that cannot be complied with meaningless resolution no one dis- Commerce Committee. by existing known technologies, and agrees with. None of this will create The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. that was just a perfect example. any jobs or make our economy strong- TERRY). Is there objection to the re- Another one that I find, and a lot of er. quest of the gentleman from Cali- these things not only hurt jobs, but The resolution we’re debating directs fornia? they are going to hurt the environ- several committees, including my com- There was no objection. ment. The example is the redefinition mittee, the Committee on Energy and Mr. SHIMKUS. I now yield 21⁄2 min- of used oil as a solid waste. Now, this Commerce, to conduct oversight of utes to the chairman of the Health sounds like, what are they talking government regulations. Well, I sup- Subcommittee, JOE PITTS. about? port oversight and reforming unneces- Mr. PITTS. The United States is in Many of us, and there are times when sary or outdated regulations. That’s danger of losing its status as the world many of us, when we were young, we part of our job. We don’t need a resolu- leader in medical device innovation. changed our own oil. We would get un- tion to do our job. Multiple studies have shown that regu- derneath the , pull the plug and But we need to be honest with Amer- latory uncertainty and a delay and in- drain the oil. Fortunately, in today’s ican families. Our economy is not in a efficiency at the Food and Drug Ad- world, you can take it to an auto repair recession because of regulations. We ministration are damaging this critical shop, you can take it to maybe a parts are in a recession because Wall Street industry. store, and you can then recycle that ran amok and Federal regulators were Shorter, more predictable and more used oil. asleep on the job. It is too little regula- transparent approval processes in Eu- Not if the EPA has its say, because tion of Wall Street—not overregula- rope have led many device companies what they do in the redefinition of this tion—that caused our economic woes. to seek to market their products in Eu- is the only way you can dispose of this And that’s why this resolution is going rope before submitting them to the off-brand, off-used oil is to burn it. Oh, to do nothing to get our economy FDA. This hurts American patients that is real great for the environment, growing again. who, on average, have access to innova- burning the used oil. And what will the I ask my colleagues to remember the tive medical devices 2 years later than home do-it-yourselfer do? They are collapse of Wall Street in 2008. This patients in European countries, and, in probably going to pour it on the meltdown in the financial markets some cases, never have access to these ground. So EPA regs not only hurt job threw our economy into the deepest re- devices. And does a longer, more uncer- creation, but they have a great effect cession since the Great Depression. tain regulatory process by FDA result in hurting and harming the economy. Millions of Americans lost their jobs, in making American patients any The next one, one of the issues we and it cost U.S. taxpayers billions of safer? The answer is no. will address next week in the com- dollars to bail out AIG and Wall Street According to recent studies, medical mittee is coal ash byproducts. This is banks. The cause wasn’t regulation. As devices marketed through the shorter another one that is curious in which , the head of the Fed- and more transparent European regu- the EPA is trying to meddle in. Despite eral Reserve Board, testified before me latory processes are statistically as EPA’s own testing and admittance that and other members of the Oversight safe as FDA-cleared and -approved de- these coal byproducts do not qualify as Committee, he had ‘‘made a mistake’’ vices and have comparable patient out- hazardous waste based on their tox- in promoting . He said he comes. Regulatory uncertainty also icity, EPA wants to label them as toxic had ‘‘found a flaw’’ in his free-market hurts American competitiveness as in- material. ideology and was in ‘‘a state of shocked novative device companies are moving What does that mean? Any byprod- disbelief.’’ jobs overseas. ucts used will then be required to be The Deepwater Horizon oil spill And these are good jobs. Nationally, disposed of in special landfills or wreaked havoc on the of the jobs in medical technology pay almost dumps and not recycled. Coal ash can’t Gulf States. It wasn’t caused by too lit- 40 percent higher compared to the na- go into concrete. Gypsum can’t go into tle oversight and too much regulation. tional earnings average. San Diego- wallboard. Wallboard that has to be It was because there wasn’t enough based NuVasive, a medical device com- disposed of or you are going to remodel oversight and regulation. Thousands of pany, is a case study of what regu- your home, what happens to that wall- jobs were lost in the gulf because Deep- latory burdens and delays can do to a board? The cost of doing business in- water Horizon was not subject to prop- company. NuVasive reports that in the creases, and these all are things that er safety and environmental regula- last 18 to 24 months, ‘‘longer FDA ap- hurt job creation. tions. proval times have directly resulted in No one disagrees that ongoing over- significant revenue loss estimated at b 1610 sight of regulations is necessary. In his $70 million, increased operating ex- We applaud President Obama in his address to the Chamber of Commerce penses of over $2 million, hundreds of State of the Union when he says there’s on Monday, President Obama said that new jobs eliminated, and less invest- too many regulations and we need to Federal agencies are already con- ment in research and development.’’ ease the regulatory burden. That’s the ducting a comprehensive review of ex- The company continues: ‘‘It is be- importance of what we’re doing here— isting regulations to identify and fix coming far more efficient and faster to one of the few things we agree on with those that are outdated and unneces- innovate outside the U.S.A. in such the administration. And this will allow sary. As the President said, we should places as Europe. Non-U.S.A. systems us committee by committee to go design regulations intelligently and have more timely, predictable, and through the process and identify those ‘‘get rid of regulations that have out- transparent process. We have seen hindrances and start to move legisla- lived their usefulness or don’t work.’’ U.S.A. delays of 3 to 70 months, which tion to address those. But this isn’t going to create new has forced NuVasive to rethink longer- With that, Mr. Speaker, I reserve the jobs, reduce our deficit, or make the term strategies around where to place balance of my time. middle class stronger. To grow our research and development jobs and Mr. WAXMAN. Mr. Speaker, I yield economy, we need to invest in new even whether or not to invest in inno- myself such time as I may consume. clean energy jobs; we need to bring vation of new products.’’

VerDate Mar 15 2010 03:15 Feb 11, 2011 Jkt 099060 PO 00000 Frm 00035 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K10FE7.073 H10FEPT1 tjames on DSKG8SOYB1PROD with HOUSE H638 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE February 10, 2011 This is just one company, but this that tells the committees what they al- from California, Congresswoman BONO scenario is playing out nationwide. Un- ready have a constitutional duty to do. MACK, who is the chairman of the Com- fortunately, this scenario also is play- Frankly, I am concerned, too, be- merce, Manufacturing and Trade Sub- ing out in prescription drugs space. cause there is nothing this Congress committee. The uncertainty and lack of trans- has done today to give us any indica- Mrs. BONO MACK. I thank the gen- parency in the drug approval process is tion that the majority intends to spend tleman for yielding. hurting American job creation and any time creating jobs. We had 7 hours Mr. Speaker, we are going to right- hurting American patients. We need to of debate on a bill to repeal health fully hear a lot today during this de- improve these problems at FDA so care, which everybody knows is not bate about how excessive government American patients have timely access going anywhere in the other body and regulations are hurting our economy, to life-saving, life-improving drugs and which doesn’t create one job. This but there are other forces at work as devices and American workers have ac- week, today—it’s Thursday—we passed well, and they are just as damaging, cess to these good jobs. exactly one piece of legislation, and we even, perhaps, more insidious. Ms. DEGETTE. I yield myself 5 min- are done voting for the day. Shortly after taking office, President utes. While this resolution does nothing to Obama issued an executive order en- Mr. Speaker, Congress needs to get create jobs and nothing, frankly, to couraging Federal agencies, which was going. We were sworn in over a month make Congress expeditiously use its al- really sort of a wink and a nod, to re- ago now, when the highest priority in ready existing regulatory oversight, at quire project labor agreements on gov- this country, everybody agrees, is cre- the same time it neglects the fact that ernment construction projects costing ating jobs. And, frankly, with unem- laws and regulations can be important more than $25 million. ployment still hovering around 9 per- to protect our constituents’ health. Mr. Speaker, with unemployment in cent, we have no time to waste For example, when we had insuffi- my California district over 14 percent dithering around arguing about what cient laws and regulations to deal with and unemployment in the construction we should do. outbreaks of foodborne illness, we industry above 20 percent, these so- This resolution does not do one thing acted on a bipartisan basis to reduce 76 called ‘‘crony contracts’’ are not only to create one job. So, once again, what million foodborne illnesses, 300,000 hos- wrong; they are immoral. Instead of an are we doing? We’re standing on the pitalizations, and 5,000 deaths a year in executive order, what we really need the United States. This type of regula- House floor debating for 91⁄2 hours, from the White House is a cease and de- tion and oversight is important. It wasting the American people’s time, sist order. keeps Americans safe. It reduces the which is time we could be using to sit Simply put, project labor agreements cost to our economy, and it ultimately down on a bipartisan basis and bring mandating ‘‘union labor only’’ are helps save jobs. There are billions of jobs, investment, and growth to this anticompetitive. The infamous Big Dig dollars of lost for work- country. What we’re doing here is in Boston is clearly the biggest boon- ers, damage to our economy, and lost time-consuming, but it really means doggle of them all. Originally projected profits due to foodborne illnesses, nothing in the end. It’s a resolution. to cost about $3 billion, this 3-mile tun- which this Congress acted on a bipar- It’s a resolution that directs certain nel project turned out to be one of the tisan basis to reduce. most expensive Federal highway standing committees to look at regula- Mr. Speaker, I’ve also introduced leg- projects in U.S. history. At last count, tions and to decide if they think that it islation to foster the development of a the meter was still running: $15 billion has some impact on jobs. It lists a clear and predictable regulatory path- in construction costs and another $7 number of matters for consideration. It way that enables better approval of billion in interest alone. Put another gives no deadline by which the com- safe and effective products and the sup- mittees have to investigate these port of regulatory research to promote way, when it’s all said and done, the issues. It gives no standards for the the understanding of regenerative med- Big Dig is going to cost us about $1.2 various matters for consideration, in- icine. These types of regulatory initia- million per foot. Not only do these PLAs waste tax- cluding impede private sector job cre- tives can actually help create jobs in ation, et cetera. So you can bet we’ll the future and are a critical part of our payer money, but they are also un- have long debates over each one of work in this body. American. Today, less than 15 percent those criteria. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The of construction workers in our Nation But, then, what is most unbelievable time of the gentlewoman has expired. are unionized. So every time a PLA is about this resolution, it really doesn’t Ms. DEGETTE. I yield myself 1 addi- mandated by some government bureau- say what we should do about it. Let’s tional minute. crat, 85 percent of America’s construc- say all the committees meet month Look, there is nobody on either side tion workers, some 8 million hard- after month determining day after day, of this aisle who thinks we should have working men and women across the hearing after hearing that there’s some an unnecessary or overly burdensome country, are told either tough luck, too impeding on business. Then what do regulation, but that’s not what this is bad, or maybe next time. Since 2007, they do? And that’s what’s so frus- about. We have a long history of regu- nearly 2 million construction workers trating, because the American people latory review, and we can do that with- across America have lost their jobs. don’t want more review, inventory, or out spending 9 hours debating a resolu- Enough already. Let’s put an end to compilation of regulations. They want tion like this. A few hours ago, we all political favoritism. Let’s demand the their families to have jobs. And so stood here and read the Constitution best deal for the taxpayers. Let’s say that’s why we really need to sit down aloud together. I am sure everybody re- ‘‘no’’ to the ‘‘wink and nod’’ culture in and talk about how will we create jobs. members that the authority for com- Washington. This resolution won’t save one home mittees in this Congress to review and The SPEAKER pro tempore. The from foreclosure, it won’t help repair inventory regulations is already pro- time of the gentlewoman has expired. one crumbling bridge or potholed road, vided. Mr. SHIMKUS. I yield the gentle- it won’t extend a mile of broadband. It So I would suggest, Mr. Speaker, that woman an additional 15 seconds. wouldn’t ensure one school lunch for what we do is bring this debate to an Mrs. BONO MACK. As the new chair- our children or provide a patient great- end, that we focus on the regulations man of the House Subcommittee on er access to hospitals or doctors. It that we can repeal, and that we really Commerce, Manufacturing and Trade, I won’t do any of that. focus on what the American people am going to do everything to make want us to talk about, which is cre- ‘‘made in America’’ matter again. That b 1620 ating jobs for the American public. starts by taking a critical look at what What’s worse, Mr. Speaker, is that, I reserve the balance of my time. we do here at home to foster competi- as we take this debate on today, we Mr. SHIMKUS. It is business that tiveness. Today, with the economy still need to remember the committees are creates jobs. Easing the regulatory struggling to recover, it is time to do already bound by the rules of the burden helps create jobs. what is best for all Americans, not House to provide proper oversight. We Mr. Speaker, I would now like to what is best simply for a select, fa- don’t need 2 days to debate a resolution yield 2 minutes to the gentlewoman vored few.

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From our ple waste of time, and it doesn’t ad- ceived $280 million in research grants health to our wealth to the freedom to dress job creation, which must be the from NIH, which helped create and sup- live our lives the way we want, the number one priority of this Congress. port 3,738 new jobs. Federal regulatory state continues to Today, we are literally coming to the We need to continue to make smart, grow and grow and intrudes. floor to spend nearly 10 hours of debate disciplined, forward-looking invest- It’s time for Congress to reduce this telling the committees of the House to ments in innovation. Unfortunately, burden and get our economy growing do what they already should be doing. my colleagues on the other side of the again. Since January 5, when this Congress aisle have proposed cutting $1 billion Ms. DEGETTE. Mr. Speaker, I would was sworn in, we have not voted on one from NIH funding in the spending bill just say that in this hearing with Pro- bill that will strengthen our economy they plan to bring to the floor next fessor Sunstein, the evidence was that or create jobs—not a single one. While week. This is not the solution to keep- the regulations that came out in the we’re doing this, the Republican lead- ing America at the forefront of R&D in first 2 years of the Obama administra- ership is putting together a spending the world, and it is going to hurt our tion were less than the regulations bill that will cost our economy jobs. ability to create high-quality high-tech that came out in the last 2 years of the The bill makes sweeping cuts in re- jobs. Bush administration. search and development, cuts that will With that, I yield 5 minutes to the jeopardize America’s position as a b 1630 gentlewoman from California (Ms. world leader in innovation. Mr. SHIMKUS. Mr. Speaker, I yield MATSUI). In the State of the Union, the Presi- 21⁄2 minutes to the chairman of the Ms. MATSUI. I thank the gentlelady dent set the right priorities with his Oversight and Investigations Sub- for yielding. focus on job creation, economic recov- committee, Chairman STEARNS. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in opposi- ery, debt reduction, and economic op- (Mr. STEARNS asked and was given tion to House Resolution 72. This reso- portunity for all Americans. permission to revise and extend his re- lution does nothing to actually create I am here with my Democratic col- marks.) jobs and is a distraction from what leagues from the Energy and Com- Mr. STEARNS. I thank my distin- should be our focus: creating jobs here merce Committee where we worked guished colleague. in this country. Instead of spending over the last 4 years to keep America My colleagues, recently the Over- time debating and creating legislation at the forefront of the world in clean- sight and Investigations Subcommittee that would create jobs and further our energy technologies and quality health of Energy and Commerce held a hear- economic recovery, we are here debat- care, so I am trying to understand why ing, and I chair this subcommittee. It ing legislation that basically reiterates our committee is down here today, was one of the first hearings on the what the Energy and Commerce Com- wasting our time, when we could be rapid pace of regulations that are com- mittee is currently doing. In contrast, I believe that the Amer- having hearings to generate new ideas ing from the Obama administration. ican people have been clear. They want on how to create jobs and strengthen We made clear to the witness, regula- this Congress to focus on jobs, and that our economy. tion czar Cass Sunstein, that we ob- Republicans simply don’t get it. They should be our number one priority. In jected to the fact that the administra- don’t have a clue. Democrats have lots fact, I recently sent a survey to my tion is considering and issuing regula- of ideas. Investments in clean energy constituents asking them what they tions with regard not to jobs and the will not only reduce greenhouse gas thought should be the top priorities of economy, but is simply using as a emissions and keep our environment this Congress. Not surprisingly, 81 per- standard such ridiculously amorphous healthy, but they will also create cent responded that creating jobs terms as equity, human dignity, fair- countless new jobs. should be our top priority. I am encouraged by the President’s ness, and distributive impacts. I asked Mr. Speaker, I routinely hold clean announcement this week that he is him what this meant and he said, well, energy roundtable forums in Sac- going to prioritize offshore wind devel- basically distribution of income. What? ramento with CEOs and with other opment in areas off the Atlantic coast, The administration is making a deci- local leaders, including one just last including in my State of New Jersey. sion on regulation on the basis of dis- week, and they consistently tell me This is exactly the type of clean energy tribution of income? I thought the that they need real incentives and as- America should be investing in, which market was supposed to decide that, sistance in expanding their manufac- will reduce our dependence on foreign not a government czar. turing base and finding new markets oil and gas and create jobs. That’s why In fiscal year 2010, Federal agencies abroad for their products and services. I oppose the Republican plan to cut al- promulgated 43 major rules that im- In doing so, they recognize that new most $900 million from energy effi- pose costs that are estimated to cost jobs will be created. They will have ad- ciency and renewable energy programs industry $28 billion, the highest annual ditional revenues to purchase new that create jobs and move America to- level since 1981. Along with all these equipment, invest in R&D, and benefit wards a more self-efficient energy mar- major rules come daunting levels of red our economy. Perhaps, instead of de- ket that doesn’t rely on foreign oil tape, the cost of which cannot easily be bating today’s resolution, we could in- from volatile places like the Middle counted. The Obama administration’s stead be focused on debating legisla- East. regulatory agenda released this past tion that would create jobs. Another important issue that we fall identifies 4,225 rules under develop- Mr. Speaker, we need to be focussing could be discussing in our committee is ment. on moving our economy forward by health science and innovation. The Now, the EPA alone has finalized al- creating new jobs in different sectors of health science industry, which includes most 1,000 new regulations since the our economy. Just as the President pharmaceuticals, medical devices and start of the administration and has emphasized in his recent State of the biotechnology, plays a critical role in also proposed a number of expensive Union address and announced in his our national economy as well as in New and complex new rules affecting our Startup America initiative, America Jersey’s economy. A recent report by energy system, our industrial and man- must continue to lead the way in inno- Research America noted that New Jer- ufacturing infrastructure, and even the vation in order to both rebuild today’s sey is the third largest research and de- electric power we rely upon every day. economy and bolster the industries of velopment employer in the U.S., with Now, with this Nation suffering from tomorrow. more than 211,000 jobs supported by 21 straight months of unemployment at The clean energy manufacturing sec- health R&D, including 50,000 direct jobs 9 percent or higher unemployment, our tor is a critical area where most lead- in health R&D. focus should be on jobs. Unnecessary ing economists believe our Nation can

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Second, and this is a question, why nately falling behind many of its com- There’s four pillars to what we need to are we going to debate this? Why are petitors, including China and . do to turn our economy around. we going to substitute words for ac- Mr. Speaker, we must change that. One is the issue of cutting govern- tions? The Committee on Energy and America has an historic opportunity ment spending and turning that deficit Commerce and all the other commit- to become a leader in clean technology around. Two is to deal with making tees that are being charged to act on manufacturing and creating new, good- sure we’re keeping taxes low and regu- this resolution are free to act. And paying jobs in this country. That is lations fair that promote growth of rather than have a discussion and de- why I, along with Congressman JOHN jobs and not hinder that growth. We bate about it, ask those committees to DINGELL, recently introduced legisla- must also have trade enforcement law come in with what their specific rec- tion to bolster the U.S. clean energy changes that allow us to grow in an- ommendations are. Let the House of and manufacturing industry with the other way. Representatives vote yes or no on any goal of creating jobs and advancing our China alone, for example, is exploit- proposed action. Nation’s standing in the ever growing ing loopholes big enough to sail a But third, jobs. Both sides have been clean energy economy. freight ship through. They tax and em- saying we’ve got to focus on jobs. A As part of the Make It In America bargo the export of raw materials and couple of very good speeches, Mr. MUR- agenda, this legislation, H.R. 502, the rare Earth minerals. They mandate PHY from Pennsylvania, Mr. STEARNS Clean Energy Technology Manufac- local content requirement so American from Florida, we agree with that. Why turing and Export Assistance Act of companies can’t build in the U.S. and don’t we dust off a proven and bipar- 2011, would help boost U.S. innovation ship to China. They steal patents, tisan job-creating bill, Home Star, and competitiveness by promoting the copyrights, and reverse-engineer U.S. which the Energy and Commerce Com- manufacturing of clean energy tech- technology and products. They offer mittee passed out on a bipartisan basis nology at home and supporting its ex- below-market government loans to last year, and bring it forward to this ports abroad. The bill helps strengthen their companies, and they manipulate Congress this year? It’s something that America’s domestic clean tech manu- their . All of this has created saves money for our homeowners on facturing industry by directing the a great wall of illegal and unfair manu- their energy bills, it’s something that Commerce Department to provide spe- facturing trade practices, and we can- puts local contractors who are reeling cific tools and resources to those com- not sit by while they undermine our from the decline in homebuilding back panies that need it most: America’s jobs. to work retrofitting our homes, and it small and medium-sized manufacturing But a fourth pillar has to do with saves $10 billion in energy bills, creates businesses. how we need to grow our resources, an 170,000 jobs and it’s all about using less, Mr. Speaker, manufacturing jobs are important issue for the Energy and not more. It’s about efficiency. And the fabric of our country that could Commerce Committee. While the Outer that’s common ground. We’re not hav- put millions of Americans back to Continental Shelf of this country is off ing a debate about whether we should work. But we must manufacture the limits for oil drilling, we are passing by or shouldn’t be drilling, or what’s the products that are in demand and that massive amounts of jobs and massive preferred energy source, whether it’s have an exponential potential to grow, amounts of economy for our Nation. coal, nuclear or solar. It’s really what- and the clean energy sector is that ever ever energy source you’re using, if you b 1640 growing industry. But in order to cre- use less of it, as a business or as a con- ate those jobs, this Congress must pass If we were allowed to have drilling on sumer, you’re going to save money. So legislation that will help us do just the Outer Continental Shelf, the Fed- it’s something we can do together. The that. eral revenue alone, without borrowing new majority would have the final say Mr. Speaker, this bill passed the money, without buying from OPEC, on how we would pay for this. It could House last Congress with bipartisan without increasing our trade deficits, be designed in a way to take care of the support, and it is my hope that it will would yield $2.5 trillion to $3.7 trillion capital formation concerns that the be considered again soon during this in Federal revenue, and all of that other side has expressed. new Congress so we can move our Na- based upon estimates of how What we’re talking about here is im- tion’s clean energy economy forward much oil is out there. portant. Regulations should be limited and create new, good-paying jobs here In addition to that, even though to the legitimate purpose for which in this country. Unfortunately, H. Res. there is not supposed to be a morato- they’re intended. They shouldn’t be ex- 72 fails that test. rium on drilling off the Gulf of Mexico, cessively burdensome. If there are spe- I urge my colleagues to vote against there is in effect a ‘‘permatorium’’ be- cific regulations that ought to be ad- the resolution before us. cause all of these wells which pre- justed and it requires statutory action, Mr. SHIMKUS. Mr. Speaker, I yield viously have been permitted are now come back with the specific statute, let myself such time as I may consume. told they can’t drill. Regulatory agen- this body vote on it and move on. We don’t care which administration cies dither, which means higher oil That’s action. It’s not words. But then created all these burdensome regula- at the pump for American fami- the common goal that we have, even if tions. If they do not protect public lies, greater reliance on OPEC, and it’s a significant debate and disagree- health and harm job creation, we want with the threats of Egypt and the wor- ment about how best to get from here to review them. I don’t see what’s the ries about the Suez Canal, we are sit- to there, is we’ve got to create jobs in big damage of that, and every time you ting by as American families won- this economy. Home Star is a way we hear the word ‘‘incentives’’ you know dering what’s going to happen next. can do it with the new majority work- what that means? Tax dollars. That Let’s deal with all these issues and ing with the new minority. means borrowing money from China to grow American jobs. Mr. SHIMKUS. Mr. Speaker, I want incentivize who knows what. Ms. DEGETTE. Mr. Speaker, I yield 3 to share with my colleagues, we’ll have We want capital formation through minutes to the gentleman from a chance next week to vote on green- the private sector to create jobs. The Vermont (Mr. WELCH). house gas regulations, which will kill government can no longer do that. Mr. WELCH. I thank the gentlelady jobs. Those bills are coming. I now yield 2 minutes to my col- from Colorado. I yield 2 minutes to the gentlewoman league from Pennsylvania (Mr. MUR- Three points. Number one, any regu- from Tennessee (Mrs. BLACKBURN). PHY), who is the vice chairman of my lations that aren’t doing their job, Mrs. BLACKBURN. Mr. Speaker, I subcommittee. they’re imposing excessive burdens, think our colleagues across the aisle

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They know that every time a American families won’t get that same problem is we are wasting 91⁄2 hours law is passed, rules and regulations kind of protection. when we are involved in a great race, a start to pile on. They also know that if Yesterday, our committee held a great competition. money is coming to D.C., then they hearing on legislation that would in- We are in a race with China and can’t use that money there in their sert the government into private deci- other places in the world to build a communities to create jobs. Because sions between a patient and her doctor. clean energy economy that can create the way it really works is this: Govern- We also held a hearing on legislation millions of new jobs in solar and wind ment does not create jobs. Government that would put the interests of pol- and electric cars and lithium ion bat- creates the environment in which the luters ahead of the health of millions teries. private sector can create jobs. of Americans, including our children, And you can be assured that the Chi- Last week, as we were home, I vis- our seniors and the most vulnerable nese are not wasting 91⁄2 hours when it ited, I worked with my Chambers of among us. That wasn’t oversight to comes to figuring out how to form cap- Commerce and with job creators to tell help create jobs or to help the Amer- ital formation for solar power compa- us, what is getting in the way. We ican people; it was just examples of nies. That’s what we should be doing. heard a lot about regulation and the promoting an extreme agenda that You can be assured the Chinese overreach of regulation. From bankers, puts the public’s health at risk. aren’t wasting 91⁄2 hours trying to fig- we heard about auditors and regulators Mr. Speaker, instead of telling com- ure out how to site high-density trans- and the FDIC. From builders, we heard mittees how to do their jobs, we should mission lines so we can have clean en- about OSHA and the EPA. From small be creating jobs for the American peo- ergy plants and move that electricity business manufacturers, we heard ple—health care jobs, clean energy across their country. That’s what we about the EPA and carbon emissions. jobs, high tech jobs, manufacturing should be doing on a bipartisan basis. From retailers, we heard about the jobs. This is America’s top priority. You can be assured that the Chinese FTC. From our implement device man- This is what we should be talking aren’t wasting 91⁄2 hours figuring out ufacturers and biotech community, we about here on the House floor today. how to create a demand for new wind heard about the FDA overreach. From Mr. SHIMKUS. Mr. Speaker, I now energy so we can put people to work our high tech innovators and our yield 11⁄2 minutes to my colleague from building wind farms. That’s what we health informatics, we heard about the Ohio who is from the largest manufac- should be doing. overreach of the FCC. turing district in the country, Mr. And you know what, last year the Regulation is stifling job growth. It LATTA. Republicans passed a clean energy is time for us to cut back on this $1.75 Mr. LATTA. I thank the gentleman standard which we could be talking trillion a year hit that the business for yielding. about this year on a bipartisan basis. community, the job creators, are tak- Mr. Speaker, the EPA has indicated Instead, we’re wasting 91⁄2 hours talk- ing; rein this regulation in; and, yes, they intend to overturn 30 years of ing about something all of us agree to my friends, let’s repeal some of these precedent and designate coal ash as a do. laws and rules and regulations, get hazardous waste, despite findings from Now, how do the Republicans intend them off the books and free up the pri- the Department of Energy, the Federal to do this going out of the gate next vate sector so they do what they do Highway Administration, State regu- week? We’re told that their first act is best—create the jobs that the Amer- latory authorities and the EPA itself to remove from our Federal law the ican people want to see. that the toxicity levels in coal ash are ability to create jobs in the green, Ms. DEGETTE. Mr. Speaker, I yield 2 well below the criteria that requires a clean energy sector because they want minutes to the gentlewoman from Cali- hazardous waste designation. In fact, to pass their dirty air bill. Their dirty fornia (Mrs. CAPPS). in the EPA’s May 2000 regulatory de- air bill will strip the Environmental Mrs. CAPPS. I thank my Colorado termination, they concluded that coal Protection Agency of the ability to colleague for yielding. ash does not warrant regulation as a create an incentive for 1.5 million jobs: Mr. Speaker, I’m sort of troubled hazardous waste, and that doing so jobs in the solar sector industry, jobs that we’re here this afternoon. Ameri- would be environmentally counter- in the wind industry, jobs in the en- cans are still facing staggering unem- productive. hanced geothermal industry. These are ployment rates and our economy has About 45 percent of the coal ash gen- jobs. not yet fully recovered. But instead of erated is recycled, being used as an ad- Don’t let them pass the dirty air bill. focusing on job creation, we’re wasting ditive in cement, concrete, wallboard Mr. SHIMKUS. Mr. Speaker, I yield 2 days—and taxpayer dollars—on a res- and roofing materials, road-based fill 11⁄2 minutes to the gentlewoman from olution directing committees to con- materials, and snow and ice control. Washington, CATHY MCMORRIS ROD- duct oversight on government regula- While all of this is completely safe, GERS, the vice chairman of the Repub- tions. designating coal ash as a hazardous lican Conference. I have been a Member of Congress for waste would halt these beneficial uses, Mrs. MCMORRIS RODGERS. Mr. over a decade and I know that commit- which the EPA estimates will lead to Speaker, I rise in strong support of H. tees already do oversight on govern- $16.7 billion in increased costs per year, Res. 72. ment regulations. Without prompting, further damaging our economy. Last week, I met with a company a well-run committee will make sure who said the only way to comply with the government’s regulations are nec- b 1650 the regulations is to not operate. Just essary and effective at protecting the Finally, the increased cost of coal last month, America slipped in its eco- American people. In fact, the Energy ash disposal will lead to the closure of nomic freedom rating. We are no longer and Commerce Committee, under the up to 18 percent of current coal-gen- an ‘‘economically free’’ society but a leadership of HENRY WAXMAN in the erated power, resulting in lost jobs, ‘‘mostly free’’ society because of the last Congress, did just that. Our com- higher electricity costs, and further in- costly and duplicative regulations—not mittee conducted oversight on the fail- creasing our dependency on foreign labor costs, but regulations. We don’t ures that led to the BP oil spill in the countries for our energy needs, which have to look any further than the hard gulf and the reckless Wall Street be- we cannot afford. rock mining industry, many of which haviors that caused a near meltdown of Mr. Speaker, I urge support. operate in eastern Washington. our economy. Ms. DEGETTE. Mr. Speaker, I yield 2 Despite effective safeguards imple- When insurance companies an- minutes to the gentleman from Wash- mented by States, the Federal Govern- nounced that they would pad their ington (Mr. INSLEE). ment, through the EPA, has decided

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Mr. Speaker, I now dirty air act by gutting needed health Mr. Speaker, regulation is not what yield 2 minutes to one of our new col- provisions is a travesty. our Nation is all about. America is leagues from Colorado (Mr. GARDNER). Now, the majority party, on the about entrepreneurialism, innovation, Mr. GARDNER. I thank the gen- other side, my friends, will try to tell and living the American Dream. tleman from Illinois for yielding. you that we have to make a choice be- Let’s get these oppressive rules and Mr. Speaker, I rise today in support tween clean air and jobs. And that is a regulations off the books. A good first of House Resolution 72 and of Congress’ false choice. We can create, in fact, if step is the passage of the resolution we new emphasis on oversight. Over the we create clean air we will create jobs, are considering today. past few years, Federal agencies have we will create an environment where The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gen- promulgated a litany of rules and regu- businesses will want to do business in 1 tleman from Illinois has 10 ⁄2 minutes lations with little regard for their im- our country. So our country needs for- remaining; the gentlewoman from Col- pact on American businesses, jobs, and ward-thinking energy and environ- 1 orado has 5 ⁄2 minutes remaining. everyday American workers. mental policies that create jobs and Ms. DEGETTE. I reserve the balance Last week, I met with a business in protect public health. And we will not of my time. my district that employs nearly 1,000 tolerate a return to the pollution al- Mr. SHIMKUS. Mr. Speaker, I yield 2 people. They expressed their concern lowed before the Clean Air Act. minutes to the gentleman from Hous- that the onslaught of rules and regula- Mr. SHIMKUS. Mr. Speaker, I yield ton (Mr. OLSON) the former Navy fight- tions threaten our energy infrastruc- myself such time as I may consume. er pilot. ture, power stability, and electricity I’m glad my colleague talked about Mr. OLSON. I thank my friend from costs. In other words, reckless regula- the Clean Air Act. The Clean Air Act Illinois. tion threatens their very existence. was passed in the 1990s, and it identi- Mr. Speaker, I rise today in strong I met with a business that employs 53 fied six criteria pollutants. And we support of H. Res. 72. In this economic people, whose owners said they won’t know a lot of what those are—nitrous environment, it is critically important expand because they don’t know what oxide, sulfur dioxide, particulate mat- for this Congress to find and eliminate the cost of health care regulations will ter. Carbon dioxide was never identi- government regulations which are mean to their business. fied in the law. In fact, Chairman damaging to the economy and are de- Emeritus DINGELL said numerous times stroying American jobs. At a committee hearing just yester- day before the Energy and Commerce the Clean Air Act was never designed According to the Heritage Founda- to regulate carbon. tion, the current administration has Committee, businesses stated that the regulatory environment is hindering Even as the EPA now moves in the imposed 43 major regulations in fiscal direction of climate, they’ve changed year 2010 alone, with an estimated cost investment in our economy, not pro- moting it. the rules. They are not complying with of $26.5 billion. A prime example of this the Clean Air Act because of their tai- senseless regulation is the EPA’s new In Colorado, Federal regulations that could usurp the State’s role over en- loring rule, thus picking winners over greenhouse gas regulations which will losers. adversely affect every business and en- ergy production may stop the creation of jobs that are set to employ thou- If we go down the road to regulate ergy consumer in America. The in- carbon, we raise the cost of creating creased costs associated with the new sands of people in northern Colorado. It’s time for Congress to listen to the jobs. Jobs move overseas. That’s what EPA regulations will be passed on to the Waxman-Markey debate was last consumers in the form of higher energy voices that are America, that move our country, feed our country, power our year. That’s why the majority last year costs. Those impacted include small could not pass a bill to regulate car- businesses and individuals still strug- country, and make our country great. It is time to put an end to reckless reg- bon, because of the impact on jobs. gling to make it out of the current re- So why are we here? ulation. cession. We’re not trying to end regulation. If there are 1.5 million jobs to be cre- The EPA’s regulations will eliminate We’re trying to make sure that there’s ated, then let’s get started creating American jobs and send them overseas. an economic analysis on what occurs them. But let’s not turn to the role of It’s just plain and simple. The bureau- on jobs. What’s the job impact? cratic EPA permitting process will government to regulate people out of Administrator Jackson, throughout cause countless construction delays on business to create other jobs. That’s the entire process, could not tell us. In new projects, and the increased compli- not the job of the Federal Government. fact, they only do it in silos and never ance costs will drive many companies Let’s put an end to reckless regulation. the cumulative effect of what are the abroad where the regulatory environ- Ms. DEGETTE. Mr. Speaker, I am jobs lost based upon regulation. ment is more favorable. Again, Amer- pleased to yield 2 minutes to the gen- What is the compliance cost? ican jobs heading overseas to foreign tleman from California (Mr. We ought to know that because the soil. MCNERNEY). more there is a requirement to comply America has suffered 21 straight Mr. MCNERNEY. Mr. Speaker, I rise with the rules and regulations when months of unemployment above 9 per- today to express my deep concerns we’re competing against China, who cent. Our top priority should be to re- about attempts to undermine one of has no rules and regulations, we are duce the cost of doing business so com- our country’s most cherished and effec- less competitive, we lose jobs. panies can expand their operations and tive environmental policies, the Clean Is it so harmful to ask where’s the hire new employees. Air Act. benefit, a cost-benefit analysis of all The new EPA greenhouse gas regula- Simply put, recent attacks against these regulations? tions are a tax on energy. They will environmental protections threaten So we’ll get a chance. I know I was only serve to drive up energy costs, re- the health, safety, and quality of life of asked by the other side earlier in the duce economic activity, and destroy the American people. All credible sci- debate, where is the legislation to af- American jobs. Most importantly, entific evidence proves that emissions fect rules and regulations that will cre- under the Constitution, it is Congress— of carbon and other pollutants change ate jobs? not unelected EPA bureaucrats—who our climate and harm our environ- Well, it’s coming next week, and it’s determines whether and how green- ment, posing risks for our communities the greenhouse gas rules and regula- house gases are regulated. and our children. Americans deserve to tions, which does not affect the Clean The Energy and Commerce Com- breathe clean air and drink clean Air Act, which does not change, after mittee will soon be reviewing existing water. all their portrayals on dirty air, it does

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I was expecting a few And I have been recently. But I think creating jobs. And I guess, if you want Members, but I don’t expect them to it’s also good to know that we can con- to really look at it, they are creating come now. tinue, even on very controversial issues jobs, in China, in , in other places Ms. DEGETTE. I yield myself the bal- on life. She has very strong opinions, around the world instead of in Amer- ance of my time. and I have very strong opinions. But ica. Mr. Speaker, it has now been 36 days Congresswoman DEGETTE has my re- We just had another hearing today on since we were sworn in in the 112th spect, and she’s a friend. the problems with what is happening Congress. Yet, in the Energy and Com- During last fall, businesses kept com- with the administration not issuing merce Committee, which I know Mr. ing to me and saying, all we want to be permits in the Gulf of Mexico. They are SHIMKUS and I will both agree is the is left alone. That’s really part of this actually making our country more de- most illustrious and powerful com- debate. pendent on Middle Eastern oil at a mittee in the U.S. House of Represent- The Democrat majority, in fact, in time when you are seeing the Middle atives, the committee with broad-rang- the last 2 years, they had the whole East in total disarray with what is hap- ing jurisdiction, everything from en- shooting match. These are the same de- pening in Egypt. There was just an- ergy policy to food safety to health bates you had about us. You could have other super tanker that was hijacked care, even to national league sports, we addressed the regulatory burdens on by Somali pirates right off the coast of have not passed one legislative bill in business, but you didn’t. You had the , just yet another example that those 36 days. We haven’t passed one House, you had the Senate, you had the this is a volatile world. Yet you have bill to repeal an onerous regulation. We Presidency. Not one bill to ease the got an administration that’s using reg- haven’t passed one bill to create one regulatory burden. ulations to run more jobs out of this new job. So now the pendulum has shifted. country. This is a time when we should In fact, the first subcommittee mark- We’re into job creation. One of the bur- be creating jobs. up in the Energy and Commerce Com- dens of job creation is excessive regula- I’m really glad that we are actually mittee is tomorrow. This markup is of tion. Businesses want to be left alone. focusing under this Republican Con- an extreme bill which will restrict a There’s too much uncertainty. gress on exposing what those regula- woman’s right to choose. This is a divi- What have we done to bring to the tions are doing to destroy jobs in America. We can create jobs. We have sive bill that has nothing to do with re- floor to help provide certainty? We got to get ahold of these regulations. pealing one onerous regulation, and, in voted to repeal the health care law. If Mrs. SCHMIDT. Mr. Speaker, before I fact, it doesn’t create one job, except you want to talk to businesses, both maybe a job for lawyers who, if this ac- give my opening remarks, I yield 3 large and small, one of the biggest minutes to my good friend from North tually became law, would have a field things that has created uncertainty is day litigating the legislation. Carolina (Mr. COBLE). Obamacare. And that was on the floor. Mr. COBLE. I thank the gentle- Look, Mr. Speaker, we all agree that The second thing that created the woman for yielding. if there are burdensome regulations, most uncertainty is climate and a car- Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of this they should be repealed. But let’s not bon tax, raising the cost. That’s going resolution. We have all heard the ex- let this discussion devolve into a par- to come to the floor. pression, Keep It Simple, Stupid, the tisan debate under the guise of regu- So here are two major provisions KISS formula. Our government needs latory reform. passed in this Chamber, hurt jobs, we to do a better job of adhering to this So we know our colleagues on the get a chance to address on the floor. phrase. other side of the aisle don’t like the And so this is an important exercise. In the transportation sector, there new EPA greenhouse gas regulations. We’re going to be doing it in the com- are numerous examples where the regu- We know that they don’t like the new mittee. We’ve had four hearings in the latory process is burdensome and im- health care bill. But just because those committee on issues all around the reg- pedes private enterprise. bills have been passed and are being ulatory burdens. The Department of Transportation implemented does not mean that the I gave you the example of U.S. Steel. has regulations pending that classify regulations, per se, cause a loss of jobs. Here they’ve got a NOX requirement so lithium cells and batteries as haz- So what I would suggest the Amer- they keep the burners on low. But a ardous materials. If implemented, this ican people would like us to see, what carbon requirement would require that could create an impediment in getting they told us in the election, what the burners are on high. How do they batteries to consumers, the military, they’ve told us since the election, what comply? I’ll tell you how they comply. and government agencies. As a result, all of my constituents told me when I They move the steel mill to a country this could jeopardize manufacturing was home last week is, when are you that does not have those regulations. jobs in my district, jobs we cannot af- going to stop the partisan bickering? Or we import it. ford to lose. When are you going to create jobs? Should we look at these and address DOT has also put forth regulations I believe that if my colleague from Il- these? The answer is yes. that would implement changes to linois and I, and all of the rest of us got I see my colleague from Louisiana hours of service regulations. This pro- together, we could identify a number of has shown up. If my colleague from posal is soliciting comments on wheth- regulations, regulations passed under Colorado doesn’t mind, I yield the bal- er to retain the current 11-hour time Democratic and Republican adminis- ance of my time to my colleague from limit, or reduce the maximum driving trations that are burdensome, that are Louisiana (Mr. SCALISE). time to 10 hours, something the agency outdated, and that we could repeal. But Mr. SCALISE. Let’s talk really prefers. If implemented, it will create in the meantime, let’s just call it what quickly about just what’s so important ramifications for goods movement and it is. Let’s have the debate if we’re about this resolution. likely affect consumers’ wallets and going to have it. But let’s not call it a private enterprise. debate about burdensome regulations. b 1710 Finally, the National Mediation Let’s create jobs. As my colleague from Illinois talked Board recently published a rule that al- Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance about, we have had those hearings. In ters how labor elections occur. Under of my time. fact, we had the EPA administrator previous guidelines, a majority of the Mr. SHIMKUS. Mr. Speaker, I think yesterday in committee, and she actu- eligible electorate must vote in favor this has been a great debate. And ally tried to state that her regulations of unionization. Under the new pro- DIANA DEGETTE is a great friend of are helping create jobs. The only prob- posed rules, this majority is defined by

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According to the Federal Highway from Ohio, yield for the purpose of that We support reducing the number of Administration, for example, each $1 unanimous consent request? regulations, Mr. Speaker. But that is billion of Federal investment creates Mrs. SCHMIDT. I do not, Mr. Speak- not to say that we support compro- or sustains 34,799 jobs and $6.2 billion of er. mising safety. Indeed, we do not. economic activity. Moreover, these in- The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gen- Mr. Speaker, we can do better. We vestments strengthen our ability to tlewoman does not yield for the pur- can provide oversight that is simple compete in the global marketplace. pose of that request. and straightforward without impeding It is for these reasons, creating fam- Mr. RAHALL. I reserve the balance private enterprise. Our economy will ily-wage jobs and strengthening our of my time. benefit if we bear in mind the saying, global competitiveness, that the presi- Mrs. SCHMIDT. I yield 3 minutes to Keep It Simple, Stupid. dents of the Chamber of Commerce and the gentleman from Tennessee (Mr. Mr. RAHALL. Mr. Speaker, I yield the AFL–CIO have linked arms in sup- DUNCAN). myself such time as I may consume. port of increased infrastructure invest- Mr. DUNCAN of Tennessee. I thank I rise in strong support of H. Res. 72. ment. Yet, in the first six weeks of this the gentlelady from Ohio for yielding Under both Democratic and Republican Congress, the only action to date has me this time. Mr. Speaker, I rise in administrations, Federal agencies can, been to wipe away the legacy of former strong support of H. Res. 72. and do, abuse their regulatory powers. Republican Chairman BUD SHUSTER, I thank the Speaker and the House For the last 2 years, in my own dis- the budgetary firewalls that ensured leadership for giving us this time to trict, coal miners in communities that that we invest the revenues of the help call to the attention of the Nation depend on coal have been struggling Highway Trust Fund in highway and something that has become a very seri- with the uncertainty created by the transit infrastructure. We have abol- ous problem, and that is the explosion Environmental Protection Agency that ished the ‘‘trust’’ in the Highway Trust of rules and regulations and red tape has pushed its regulatory authority to Fund. that has taken place over these last In the last Congress, the House extremes. several years at a very rapid pace. As a result of EPA’s extensive inter- passed a Federal Aviation Administra- In 2005, a study by the Small Busi- vention in Clean Water Act section 404 tion reauthorization bill that signifi- ness Administration found that busi- permitting for service mines, miners in cantly increased airport investment, nesses spent approximately $1.1 trillion my district and their families are in an including runway, terminal, and to comply with Federal Rules. Con- untenable limbo, wondering from week tarmac construction. The bill also au- firming that, another study in 2009 by to week whether their mines will get a thorized and accelerated the FAA’s permit and whether their jobs will end. next-generation air transportation sys- the Competitive Enterprise Institute EPA is setting new timelines and tem, which will be an engine of eco- said Federal regulatory compliance new criteria for permits, timelines and nomic growth. It will benefit airlines, had reached $1.2 trillion for businesses. criteria that differ from what is in workers, the traveling public, and the The annual outflow of rules has statute and regulation. And they are FAA over the long term, providing meant that nearly 60,000 Federal rules doing so not through the proper regu- greater job security and opportunities have been issued just since 1995. Regu- latory procedure, but through interim for the Nation’s 567,000 airline workers latory agencies issued over 3,500 final guidance, skirting the rulemaking and the 624,000 employees that work for rules in 2009. Today’s Code of Federal process that would provide for greater companies that manufacture aircraft Regulations contains an astounding transparency and public comment. and components. 157,974 pages. They haven’t designed a The agency is setting a terrible We also passed a bill to help cash- computer that can keep up with all of precedent that opens the door for fur- strapped States and communities in- that, much less a human being. And ther abuses in future administrations. vest almost $14 billion in wastewater the average family, according to an- So I stand here today supporting the treatment facilities and sewer lines. other study by the SBA in 2010, they contention that Congress ought to In addition, the committee, on a bi- said the cost of Federal rules and regu- check overzealous executive agencies. partisan basis, approved a $500 billion lations now costs the average family We ought to be conducting rigorous Surface Transportation Authorization over $15,000 a year, and that has in- oversight and siphoning off regulations Act to significantly increase invest- creased by more than $4,000 just in the that hamstring our economy and the ment in highway transit and rail infra- last 5 years. wellbeing of Americans. And I fully ex- structure. The bill would create and George Mason University put out a pect our committee, the Committee on sustain an estimated 6 million jobs. report earlier this year which said that Transportation and Infrastructure, to Finally, our committee on T&I ap- U.S. regulations ‘‘are now more oner- soon review the EPA’s actions with re- proved a water resources development ous than those in other countries, par- spect to coal mining permits through- bill to invest in our Nation’s water re- ticularly countries that offer similar out central Appalachia. sources infrastructure and an Eco- property rights and infrastructure,’’ But I also remind my colleagues that nomic Development Administration re- and that ‘‘the United States risks los- this is not a new responsibility. It is authorization bill that provides grants ing investment capital and jobs.’’ the duty placed on Congress, the peo- to economically distressed commu- Speaking more specifically about the ple’s branch, by the Framers of the nities to help them build the necessary Transportation Committee, according Constitution, who knew firsthand the infrastructure to foster business in- to a GAO report the typical transpor- abuses of an all-powerful executive. vestments and create jobs. tation project now takes between 9 and Mr. Speaker, these are the bills that Nothing in this resolution changes or 19 years to plan, gain approval of and we should be debating on the floor enhances that responsibility. Rather construct a new major federally funded today. These are the bills that make a than expending so much time, energy, highway project. difference in people’s lives. and taxpayer dollars in a display on We cannot wait. The construction Let me give you two examples. Sev- this floor that provides the Members of season is upon us, and 1.9 million con- eral years ago when I chaired the Avia- this body and the American people not struction workers are still out of work. tion Subcommittee, we had a hearing a single ounce of new or enhanced ben- in which they said the main and newest efit, we ought to be concentrating on b 1720 runway at Atlanta airport at that time the real work. We ought to be moving They need a job, not another feel- took 14 years from conception to com- legislation that creates jobs, good fam- good resolution from this Republican pletion. It took only 99 construction ily-wage jobs. majority. days. They were so happy to get all the

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They had to get a resented by unions and traditionally mile project, took 17 years from con- permit. By regulation, they are re- most Delta employees were not. To ception to completion, from 1990 until quired to apply to the Pipeline Haz- complete the merger, employees have 2007. ardous Materials Safety Administra- to decide whether they will elect union What these delays and rules and reg- tion before they could fly it. You know representation or not. ulations have done is driven up the what it was? It was whipped cream. Beginning in 2008, Delta repeatedly cost. We now take on average three You can’t fly whipped cream without a urged the unions to seek elections so times as long and three times the cost permit. Another regulation from an that the issue could be resolved one of any other developed nation. agency. Who thought that up? way or another. The only way to start The SPEAKER pro tempore. The The SPEAKER pro tempore. The that process was for the employees who time of the gentleman has expired. time of the gentleman has expired. wanted a union to call for an election. Mrs. SCHMIDT. I yield the gen- Mrs. SCHMIDT. I yield the gen- Many of the merged Delta working tleman 30 additional seconds. tleman an additional 30 seconds. Mr. YOUNG of . The second groups had already made their decision Mr. DUNCAN of Tennessee. What this one, the newest one to come out is a about representation. Pilots, mechan- does is it hurts the poor and lower-in- regulation by EPA under the oil spill ics, dispatchers, and meteorologists come and working people of this coun- liability clause where the EPA is pro- had all chosen, and the mediation try because it destroys jobs, it drives posing a regulation to apply to dairies board affirmed those decisions prompt- up prices, all these regulations. It even because milk has fat in it. They want ly. kills people, when you delay for years to apply the oil spill liability regula- In August of 2009, everything was in widening and improving highways and tion to a dairy. That means each cow place to allow votes to proceed for the making them safer. So it is causing costs $600 per life of the cow because remaining work groups. The mediation problems for everything that comes they want to clean up milk. The saying board, however, dragged its feet and out of our committee. ‘‘don’t cry over spilt milk’’ is now did not act on these requests, despite This is a very important resolution, going to cost you money, a regulation receiving and acting on three other re- and I urge my colleagues to support it. by an agency that makes no sense at quests from three other employee Mr. RAHALL. Mr. Speaker, I reserve all. groups at other airlines in the inter- my time. Wake up, Mr. and Mrs. America. vening time. Mrs. SCHMIDT. Mr. Speaker, I yield Let’s eliminate these regulations that The reason became clear in Sep- 2 minutes to the former chairman of prohibit job creation in this country. tember of 2009, when the AFL–CIO the Transportation Committee, the That is what we ought to be talking asked the mediation board to change gentleman from the great State of about. the rules in the middle of the merger. Alaska (Mr. YOUNG). Mr. RAHALL. Mr. Speaker, I con- With no consultation or transparency, Mr. YOUNG of Alaska. I thank the tinue to reserve. the mediation board rushed through good lady for yielding. Mrs. SCHMIDT. Mr. Speaker, I yield new rules which makes it much easier Mr. and Mrs. America, our economic myself such time as I may consume. to join a union. The new rule does so growth is being stifled by 165,000 pages Mr. Speaker, the American voter by only requiring a majority of those of regulations; 1.4 million laws were spoke loud and clear in November. voting—not the majority of the work never voted on by this body. They are They said they are tired of business as group, as required under the Railway the law of the land, passed by the bu- usual in Washington. They want less Labor Act—to decide whether or not reaucracy. We are to blame for this government intrusion and more free- employees would be represented by a ourselves. dom to prosper. This resolution begins union. This meant that if, of a work- As you can see from the chart—I ven- that journey. It ensures freedom from force of 20,000 people, only 1,000 people ture they will get it up here—the num- government overregulation. voted and 501 wanted a union, the en- ber of environmental laws and execu- The buck stops here in this Chamber. tire 20,000 would be then represented. tive orders affecting the construction The Transportation and Infrastructure At the same time, the new rule, while industry has exploded since 1965. Just Committee alone, in this committee making it easier for unions to gain a take a look at this. Here is where we there are overregulations in every foothold among employees who might are. Look at what they have to go mode of transportation and in every not want them, didn’t provide any through here. All these things have to area of infrastructure. mechanism for decertifying the union. Specifically, our committee is going be met by the construction company. In other words, the mediation board to look at a recent rulemaking by the This is why it takes 17 years to build a made it easier to get the union in and National Mediation Board; arbitrary highway. nearly impossible to get it kicked out. revocation of environmental permits I want to keep in mind now—you With these new rules proposed, the by the EPA; new hours of service regu- keep hearing about creating jobs. You unions which represented Northwest lations for truckers by DOT; costly im- do not create a job; you allow a job to employees withdrew their request for plementation of positive train control be created, and regulations prohibit votes while they waited for the new, by DOT; the overly broad lithium bat- that. We see regulations every day that easier rules to be finalized. The rules tery rule; an extremely burdensome prohibit the growth of industry and change was then finalized. They refiled EPA rule to comply with the Cotton jobs in this country. You mentioned, for elections under the easier rule, and Council versus the EPA decisions; Mr. Ranking Member, who was chair- EPA’s regulation of leaded general the mediation board promptly acted on man, we can’t even mine coal because aviation fuel and airport de-icing fluid; those requests. of regulations. So what the unions wanted and got EPA’s expanded regulations of storm So let’s start thinking about the was the chance to have their vote water discharge; and EPA’s jurisdic- money. By the way, it costs under the new, more favorable rules. It tion grab while they claim to imple- $1,000,100,000,000 a year to implement ment the Clean Water Act. begs the question, Mr. Speaker, of how these regulations that were never An issue of particular concern to me much the mediation board is mediating voted on. We can balance the budget in and others are the actions taken over on behalf of workers as opposed to co- 13 years if we eliminate these regula- by the National Mediation Board. ordinating with special interests. tions. If the mediation board were reason- The agencies keep going forth each b 1730 able, it would have allowed Delta and day spending more money. Their idea Mr. Speaker, under the current ad- Northwest flight attendants and air- of success is having another law that ministration, unelected and unaccount- port workers to decide whether or not

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Nothing We need to hold our regulators ac- b 1740 appears to have been done to enhance countable and make sure they are car- worker rights and protections, and rying out the intent of the law, not en- So what they said is, the amount of many feel that their rights are being hancing their own agenda or stifling money we’re currently investing won’t trampled on by the very agency that is economic and job recovery. even keep the Eisenhower-era system supposed to be looking out for them. Mr. RAHALL. Mr. Speaker, I yield 5 up. Now the Republicans are refusing Despite the rule change, Mr. Speaker, minutes to our distinguished leading to look at enhanced investment in when votes were eventually held late Democrat on the Subcommittee on transportation infrastructure, and we last year, a majority of the employees Highways and Transit, the gentleman haven’t even begun a discussion of au- in fact voted not to join the union. The from Oregon (Mr. DEFAZIO). thorizing that legislation. unions now have filed a complaint with Mr. DEFAZIO. I thank the gentleman As for the Federal Aviation Adminis- the mediation board, asserting that for the generous grant of time. tration, we are wasting billions of gal- Delta interfered with these elections So here we are trying to fill up space lons of fuel and people’s time in the air and asking for new elections under— while America is in crisis. Now, why do because we don’t have an adequate guess what?—another new set of rules. I say that? One of the most important aviation system in terms of air traffic The National Mediation Board has not and ongoing obligations of the United control and the tools that our control- yet responded, but there are rightfully States Congress is oversight. We don’t lers need. They’re focused on the con- concerns with how it will proceed based need to pass a meaningless hortatory trollers: Oh, those controllers, they on its past behavior. resolution to tell the committees to do just earn too much money. It should be up to the employees and oversight. I’ve observed a number of They’re working with 1950’s equip- no one else to decide whether or not the Republican-led committees are al- ment. You can’t get vacuum tubes any- they will have a union—not the com- ready vigorously engaged in oversight. more. pany and certainly not the Federal I held dozens of hearings in oversight Let’s focus on the things people need Government. Forcing employees to of the bureaucracy and programs when in order to do the jobs more efficiently, unionize through regulation is not why I chaired the Surface Transportation to get our planes where they’re going the National Mediation Board exists. Subcommittee. That’s something we as safely as we do today but more effi- Mr. Speaker, at this time I yield 2 have not done enough of and we should ciently. Let’s stop the congestion in minutes to the gentleman from Ohio do more of. But spending 10 hours on the skies. Allow our airports to expand. (Mr. GIBBS). the floor instead of a few hours mark- Get the jobs out of construction. Let’s Mr. GIBBS. I thank my colleague for ing up some bills that could create jobs talk about those things. yielding. in America is a waste of time and Today, the Democrats introduced a Mr. Speaker, I rise today, along with meaningless. bill, our first major bill, H.R. 11, to au- many of my newly elected colleagues, We had two commissions that were thorize more Buy America Bonds. Now, as one of the Members that came to named when the Republicans con- this doesn’t cost the Federal Govern- Washington to stop the ‘‘red tape’’ fac- trolled the House, the Senate, and the ment anything in the end. What we are tory of regulations and help businesses White House in the Bush era. Both trying to do is help the local jurisdic- get back to creating jobs. of those commissions, Republican-led, tions, the States, and others who are In every community I visit in my dis- Republican-authorized commissions, strapped now—their bonding authority trict, I have met a business owner who came to the same conclusion: We are is either tapped out or they don’t have is fed up with spending tremendous dramatically underinvesting in our Na- good credit because of other problems— amounts of money to comply with un- tion’s infrastructure. We are becoming to do needed projects and give it to limited, burdensome regulation—or Third World: 150,000 bridges on the Na- them at interest rates they can afford. have invested dollars that are tied up tional Highway System need substan- Yeah, there’s a little subsidy there in for months or even years waiting for tial repair or replacement; 40 percent the —but guess what? Federal agencies to make the decisions of the pavement on the National High- With the jobs we generate, we’re going held up by regulations and also the per- way System fair or poor, causing blow- to get more than that back in the mitting process. This is what I came to outs, axles broken, accidents. It’s a taxes. Congress to stop. These rulemakings mess. Talk to anybody. A $60 billion The best way we can deal with the create uncertainty and costs, as the de- backlog on capital investment in our deficit in this country is to put Ameri- tails of the regulations take extensive transit systems. And you know what? cans back to work. Thirty to 40 percent periods of time to finalize. At a time When we make these investments, of our deficit could be dealt with if we when job creation is paramount to eco- there’s a great thing about it. We have had and reasonable nomic recovery, businesses are being strict buy America requirements—buy rates of taxation like in the Clinton forced to postpone decisions on hiring America requirements I intended to era. But no. The Republicans want to and expansion. make more strict, and I hope the Re- sit here and pretend they really care A prime example of these harmful publicans will now that they’re in about these things. regulations is a company in my district charge, when we reauthorize the Sur- We’re going to get rid of those job- that asked the EPA in 2001 to make face Transportation Bill. killing regulations and we’ll start to do changes to the Land Disposal Restric- You get a phenomenal multiplier of something new—oversight. tions to ensure proper treatment and jobs out of those investments. Instead Well, good as to the oversight. You’re promote recycling. EPA decided to of the stupid bill we passed, if already authorized to do oversight. take a different track on their request, we had taken one-fifth of the money Don’t pretend you aren’t, and don’t and 10 years later that company is still that went into that stimulus bill and pretend that this meaningless resolu- waiting for an answer—10 years later. we had invested it in surface transpor- tion is going to make any difference at This has to stop. tation in this country, we could have all. Why are we wasting this time? Why Another example, EPA has over- created another couple of million jobs are we wasting this time? Because you extended its authority over 404 permits a year; because they aren’t just jobs of want to put on a show. Well, good for by allowing a permit to be issued, then people out there building the bridges you. You’re putting on a show. You’re years later, retroactively vetoing the and the highways and those sorts of in charge. You can put on a show when- exact same permit. By doing so, it not things; they’re the people that make ever you want, but someday, you’re only leaves the business questioning the things that we use to build the going to come to account for it, and if the worth of the permit, it leaves in- bridges and highways—the steel indus- you haven’t delivered on the jobs, and

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What this is really less, bothersome, trivial regulations, Committee on Transportation and In- about is your day-in, day-out agenda, things that impede real working peo- frastructure, the gentlewoman from which is big business. This isn’t about ple, small businesses, truckers, other (Ms. HIRONO). independent truckdrivers who struggle people who use our transportation sys- Ms. HIRONO. I thank my colleague to make a living. This isn’t about tem, the general aviation pilots, you for yielding me time. small, independent businesses that go know, and the airlines, great. But if Mr. Speaker, the resolution before us out and get contracts through the it’s just another hortatory thing, is simple. It instructs the committees States with Federal money to build which it seems to be, or another gift to to do the job they already do—conduct highway projects and some of the pa- your big business allies, forget about oversight of the laws passed by Con- perwork they have to deal with. I’m all it. gress. with you on that stuff. Let’s stream- Mrs. SCHMIDT. Mr. Speaker, I yield I believe clarity of purpose is an im- line that stuff. Let’s get rid of that 2 minutes to the gentleman from New portant component to successfully junk. York (Mr. HANNA). tackling the challenges we face as a Just today, I had some people in my Mr. HANNA. Mr. Speaker, I rise Nation. So, while I have no objection office who I’ve helped to get some today in support of House Resolution 72 to this resolution, I question why we 1 money to reopen a rail line that was to review regulations and orders from need to spend 9 ⁄2 hours debating what closed by some hedge fund in my dis- agencies and their effect on jobs and we should all unanimously agree on. trict that bought it out, and they’re the economy. Spending this much time on this reso- being hung up on getting a Federal One example of an unnecessary pro- lution is like making sure we finish grant, which I helped them get one of posed rule change is a change in the chewing our gum before we start walk- those horrible earmarks we get around hours-of-service rule being considered ing—when just a few months ago we here to further enhance that short rail by the Department of Transportation. were doing both at the same time. Take the American Recovery and Re- line, by some paperwork at the Fish It would have a detrimental impact on investment Act, for example. This leg- and Wildlife. It just happened that the productivity and the economy. Under the current rule, both the islation was passed as an unprece- regional guy from the Feds for Fish number and rate of fatal and injury-re- dented response to the most severe eco- and Wildlife was there in my office to lated accidents involving large trucks nomic crisis our Nation has faced since talk to another staffer. I put them to- have declined by more than one-third. the Great Depression. We knew that gether, and we solved the issue in a These accidents are now at the lowest there was a lot of taxpayer money in- couple of minutes, but it shouldn’t levels in recorded history. We are suc- volved in this legislation. That’s why have happened. We can streamline the cessfully balancing safety with produc- we included reporting requirements for paperwork. We can do that in a trans- tivity, and this current rule works. the recipients, and that’s why we in- portation bill and deal with those sorts The proposed rule change would put cluded diligent committee oversight. of things. additional trucks on the road to deliver Because of these measures, I know that So if you want to do real stuff to help the same quantity of goods. This puts approximately $1.5 billion was allo- real people, small business, Main more drivers at risk, increases conges- cated to Hawaii. Since 2009, this money Street, I’m with you, but not if this is tion, pollution, and will result in high- has helped to save or create 13,000 full- yet another ruse to either engage in er final product costs, not to mention time equivalent jobs in Hawaii. some sort of political, you know, pur- the burden this would place on the 1750 suit of the administration, or if it’s trucking industry, particularly the b just something else to help your big small business truckers, some of whom I also know that Hawaii received ap- business allies or something else to could be forced out of business. Fur- proximately $156 million for highway coddle Wall Street. Get rid of those thermore, the proposed rules are so and water infrastructure improve- burdensome regulations on Wall complex and restrictive, compliance ments. These funds are helping to build Street. Why, they can regulate them- and enforcement would become nearly Hawaii’s infrastructure for the future selves. Look what a great job they did impossible. right now. over the last 10 years in regulating Why would we replace a rule that has For example, when completed, the themselves. Well, they did crater the served us well, particularly when the Waimea Wastewater Treatment Plant U.S. economy and the world economy proposed change is hardly practical and expansion project on the island of and cost a few million people their would negatively impact productivity Kauai will double the capacity of the jobs, but they would never do anything and our ability to compete? existing plant. It will allow the county that would jeopardize our country. In the least, this is a redundant and to take advantage of photovoltaic sys- Those burdensome regulations on unnecessary process. At worst, it is de- tems that will minimize the facility’s Wall Street. Those burdensome regula- signed to appease a narrow group of carbon footprint. The expanded capac- tions on BP. My God, how can we have special interests. ity will also reduce the county’s reli- those burdensome regulations on those On two prior occasions, the Federal ance on potable water for irrigation, big oil companies? Just free them up. Motor Carrier Safety Administration water that they need for other pur- They’ll drill safely anywhere and ev- estimated that this change to the rules poses besides irrigation. Altogether, erywhere, and there will never be a would cost the U.S. economy $2.2 bil- this investment will allow for expanded problem. lion, and that number includes the development in the area, which will We had crappy regulation. Let’s fix safety benefits. Somehow and for some lead to more new businesses and, im- that. But we need regulations to avoid reason, the Federal Motor Carrier Safe- portantly, more new jobs. abuses. Don’t pretend that we don’t. ty Administration then changed its Mr. Speaker, we need to learn how to Don’t pretend that big business won’t methodology for estimating both the walk and chew gum at the same time choose to abuse the privilege if we costs and the benefits for this new pro- again. As the Recovery Act dem- don’t regulate them properly and posed rule. This led to a statistically onstrates, when we do, we can make a smartly. positive benefit-cost ratio. Strangely, positive difference in the lives of our Do you want to have an aviation in- however, the agency’s own analysis constituents, create jobs, and address dustry further deregulated? Let’s de- still demonstrates the estimated bene- the challenges we face together. regulate safety. Let’s get rid of those fits of retaining the current rule exceed Mrs. SCHMIDT. Mr. Speaker, I yield troublesome inspectors and all that the estimated benefits of the proposed 2 minutes to the gentlelady from Wash- stuff that goes on. No one would ever change. ington State (Ms. HERRERA BEUTLER).

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We need to give the Office of Advo- the job-killing costs of regulation is ginia. cacy of the Small Business Administra- because we are at an all-time high in I know that it is not uncommon for tion a stronger voice within the execu- my neck of the woods for unemploy- the EPA to veto mine permits, but this tive branch to stop or amend bad regu- ment. We’re at double-digit unemploy- is the first time in the history that the lations before they become finalized. ment in southwest Washington, and EPA has vetoed a mining permit after We also need to pass the REINS Act we’ve been doing it just in about every it has been issued and placed into ac- that will require Congress to have the single county in my district for weeks. tion. The portion of the Clean Water final say on major regulations before The other side keeps saying, oh, my Act referenced was section 404, a re- they take effect to ensure that they goodness, this is simple, this is kid’s quirement for commercial investment are following congressional intent. stuff. If this is kid’s stuff, why are we in several industries, including mining I urge my colleagues to support H. dealing with it today at the beginning and transportation. Res. 72. of this Congress? Why wasn’t it dealt I’m the son of a coal miner who Mr. RAHALL. Mr. Speaker, I yield with last Congress? I’ll tell you why, worked in an underground coal mine back the balance of my time. because we need to make changes. We for 37 years, and now I’m representing Mrs. SCHMIDT. Mr. Speaker, in clos- need to tell these agencies back off southwestern , a district rich in ing, I just want to say I look forward to small businesses, back off families, coal reserves; and in State of Indiana, working with the gentleman from West back off our cities. Operate within the 95 percent of our electrical energy Virginia and all in this House to make law. Don’t make your own laws. comes from coal. Every coal mine in our America a better place to live, Last year, the EPA promulgated 928 Indiana, except for one, is in my dis- work, and raise a family. new rules last year alone, 928 new trict. I find it very troubling that the I yield back the balance of my time. rules. You know, when I have my con- EPA would veto a mining permit after Mr. BACHUS. Mr. Speaker, I yield struction workers who are out of work it had been issued by the Corps of Engi- myself such time as I may consume. right now come to me and say we’ve neers and put into operation by the (Mr. BACHUS asked and was given got these storm water regulations and mining company. The mining company permission to revise and extend his re- they’re requiring us to go back into had invested $250 million and was going marks.) pre-Lewis and Clark days, we don’t to bring good jobs to southern West b 1800 even know what that looks like. We’ve Virginia. got these regulations handed down to I am troubled by this overstepping by Mr. BACHUS. Mr. Speaker, I com- us from the Feds and we can’t hire new the EPA because I am fearful that all mend my colleague from Texas (Mr. workers. We can’t build new busi- mining companies going through the SESSIONS) and Speaker BOEHNER, Lead- nesses. We can’t even redevelop with- permitting process in my district are er CANTOR and the House leadership for out cutting our arms off, when it going to be at risk, even if they’re bringing this important resolution for- comes to costs. granted a permit. I’m also fearful for ward. It needs to change. I’m all for com- all the industries that require section This resolution represents the open- monsense solution-oriented regulation. 404 permits that could have theirs ing battle in the fight against the con- I want to protect our environment. I retroactively vetoed and would waste tinued expansion and overreach of the want to protect our way of life, but private capital investment and hurt job regulatory state, that state being the business and our economy are not mu- creation. Federal Government. tually exclusive with our environment. With our Nation’s labor force partici- We have just gone through 4 years of We’re simply saying, and we’re taking pation rate at a 26-year low, we must a very liberal Congress and 2 years of a the time today to say, that the EPA end the overregulation and stop the very liberal administration, and work- and other Federal agencies that have atrocious overreaching by government ing hand in hand, they have passed overstepped their bounds need to check agencies. We need jobs in America. massive new laws that expanded gov- themselves, or we’re going to have this Mrs. SCHMIDT. Mr. Speaker, I be- ernment and weakened personal free- debate. lieve I have my last speaker. I yield 2 dom. The 10th Amendment says that So I invite my colleagues on the all powers not specifically granted to other side of the aisle. We want to cre- minutes to the gentleman from Illinois the Federal Government are left to the ate jobs. We want America to be work- (Mr. MANZULLO). States and the people. But from health ing again. I have friends and family out Mr. MANZULLO. Mr. Speaker, we care to financial services to other sec- of work in southwest Washington and have a unique opportunity today to tors of the economy, Congress has they want to work; but then their begin the long process of addressing ceded its constitutional responsibility small employer says, I’m sorry, I’ve the hidden tax of burdensome regula- to unelected and unaccountable Fed- got to put new money into this infra- tions. These are the regulations that eral bureaucrats. structure piece to retrofit it to bring it choke small businesses, hinder U.S. Two years ago, President Obama re- up to speed with this new regulation, I manufacturers, and obstruct job cre- minded us that elections matter when can’t hire you or I need to minimize ation. he said, ‘‘I won.’’ Well, Mr. Speaker, in your hours. Last year alone, the Federal Govern- So there is work to be done. ment created 43 major new rules that November, the American people won. Mr. RAHALL. I reserve the balance cost our economy approximately $28 In doing so, they made it clear to any- of my time. billion, and my friends on the other one listening that they strenuously ob- Mrs. SCHMIDT. Mr. Speaker, I yield side of the aisle wonder why jobs are jected to the direction that our coun- 2 minutes to the good gentleman from going overseas. try has taken. They object to the limi- Indiana (Mr. BUCSHON). By directing committees to review tations imposed on our freedom, on our Mr. BUCSHON. I thank the gentle- and purge outdated and unproductive choices, and on our ability to create lady for the time, and, Mr. Speaker, I regulations from the books, this reso- jobs. This is not new. In the past as also want to briefly at the beginning lution provides much-needed oversight well as in the current administration, comment on why we’re here today. to a regulatory system that is spiraling liberal Presidents who could not We’re here today because the 111th out of control. achieve their goals by the consent of Congress didn’t do some of this work, As the co-chair of the House Manu- the people have resorted to regulatory and we have a resolution that is going facturing Caucus, I hear almost every to give their most extreme sup- to make the 112th Congress get the job day from manufacturers and other porters what they want. done. small businesses that are being crushed Under these regulatory regimes, the Mr. Speaker, I rise today in support by unnecessary regulations which con- power of Congress and the people has of H. Res. 72, and I’m speaking about strict job growth and yet don’t make been reduced to notice and comment, a

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The expansion of the regu- ing to small businesses, and in extreme alone every day. latory state continues to concentrate cases they have caused the failures of The Dodd-Frank Act will prevent the power in the executive branch and to those very banks. This uncertainty, in next crisis by authorizing the SEC to marginalize representative government turn, impedes economic growth and regulate derivatives, provide oversight with congressionally enacted legisla- costs jobs. of investment advisers and broker deal- tion being replaced by decrees from Let me conclude by saying this Con- ers, and rein in credit rating agencies. regulators who are insulated from the gress was elected to limit the scope of In order to do this, the SEC needs addi- popular vote. the Federal Government, not to expand tional funding. The Securities and Ex- Fortunately, this Congress is com- it. Our forefathers who fashioned the change Commission that is our Wall mitted to doing something about un- 10th Amendment would be pleased with Street cop to protect us all needs addi- necessary and unreasonable regulatory our debate and our efforts today. tional funding. Unfortunately, House burdens, and the resolution we are de- Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of Republicans don’t want the SEC to bating today is a great start. my time. staff up or to even maintain their cur- Under this resolution, 10 House com- Ms. WATERS. I yield myself such rent staffing levels. Why? If funded at mittees—including the Financial Serv- time as I may consume. fiscal year 2008 levels, the SEC would ices Committee—will review pending Mr. Speaker, as ranking member of have to lay off hundreds of staff and and existing regulations to determine the Subcommittee on Capital Markets cut its IT budget down to $86 million, their impact on our Nation’s economy, and Government Sponsored Enter- its lowest level of IT spending since on its ability to create jobs and, most prises, I am extremely concerned about 2003. importantly, our own personal free- the impact of the Republicans’ con- b 1810 doms. tinuing resolution on the ability of the This review comes not a moment too Securities and Exchange Commission, At this level, the SEC would not be soon. Our job creators struggle under a the SEC, to police our capital markets, able to implement the new systems it seemingly endless and constant flurry thereby preventing another financial needs to protect the Nation’s securities of mandates pushed out by the admin- crisis. markets. istration and initiated under the To be clear, the Republican con- We have all said to the public in so former majority in Congress. Nothing tinuing resolution, with its $100 billion many ways, and certainly through better illustrates the rule of the in proposed cuts, is an assault on job Dodd-Frank, that we are going to unelected in the regulatory state than creation, vulnerable populations and change the way the SEC has been the Dodd-Frank Act. As a result of this our communities. However, it is also working; we are going to make sure we one massive piece of legislation passed an assault on our financial markets. If have some protections for consumers in the last Congress, there will be a the Securities and Exchange Commis- and investors. Yet we know it can’t be tsunami of 300 new Washington rules sion is level-funded or funded at 2008 done without the resources, without and regulations. The burden of these levels, we risk defunding the main the money. You can tell where your regulations will almost certainly limit agency with oversight over the risky priorities are based on where you put access to credit for small businesses financial products that started the 2008 your funding. This attack on the SEC and consumers. They will divert pri- financial crisis. The SEC is supposed to is more disturbing because the agen- vate sector resources that should go to be our Wall Street cop. It is supposed cy’s funding will be deficit-neutral. Be- expanding businesses and creating jobs. to make sure that the brokerage firms ginning in fiscal year 2012, fees col- And they will also limit the owners and are obeying the law. It is supposed to lected by the SEC will match its con- the consumers of those firms from protect the investors. It is supposed to gressional appropriation. The critical making their own choices and deci- make sure that those people who work role that the SEC plays in our Nation’s sions. every day having their money invested financial markets is precisely why The Financial Services Committee by institutional investments like the Wall Street, the very entity that the has heard testimony from many wit- pension funds are not losing their in- SEC regulates, is asking for Congress nesses about the harmful impact of the vestments in their 401(k)s. to fully fund this agency. act. One of them, the Cargill Corpora- Let’s talk about what happened in According to a February 7 article in tion alone, told us that the act’s re- 2008. In 2008, our financial markets col- The New York Times, 41 prominent se- quirements on derivatives would cost lapsed. In 2008, it was clear that the curities lawyers and professionals have the company $1 billion, funds that oth- SEC didn’t have the tools or the re- already written to Congress to ask for erwise would be deployed for the con- sources it needed to monitor or police full funding for the agency. Why do we struction of a new plant in those markets. So, frankly, I don’t un- have to beg for funding for the SEC if City, a plant that would create thou- derstand why Republicans would want we are truly about the business of pro- sands of jobs and put Americans back to underfund the SEC with the same tecting our consumers? to work. amount of funding it received in the Mr. Speaker, the SEC needs a suffi- That is only one example of the un- year that it lacked the resources to cient level of funding. If Wall Street’s certainty our economy faces due to monitor financial markets that were cop on the beat is unavailable, we risk these new Washington regulations. It spinning out of control. another financial crisis and loss of shows how the expanding regulatory From 2005 to 2007, during the buildup more jobs. state too often forces U.S. companies to the crisis that imploded in 2008, the I reserve the balance of my time. to divert resources and time away from SEC lost 10 percent of its staff. In addi- Mr. BACHUS. At this time, Mr. job creation and investment and in- tion, from 2005 to 2009, the SEC’s in- Speaker, I yield 11⁄2 minutes to the gen- stead toward obeying the ever-growing vestments in information technology tlelady from West Virginia (Mrs. demands of a bigger and more intrusive declined by 50 percent. During this CAPITO). government. time period, trading volume doubled, Mrs. CAPITO. Thank you, Mr. Chair- In a hearing in my committee only the number of investment advisers has man, for yielding me the time. Thank this morning, there was bipartisan increased by 50 percent, and the funds you for your leadership on our com- agreement and no opposition to a pro- they manage have increased 55 percent mittee as we work toward better solu- vision in our oversight plan offered by to $33 trillion. tions for a modernized financial regu- the gentleman from Georgia (Mr. Let’s put these numbers into perspec- latory structure. WESTMORELAND) requiring a review of tive. The SEC’s 3,800 employees cur- Last year, the Dodd-Frank Wall the mixed messages in which we hear rently oversee 35,000 entities—includ- Street Reform and Consumer Protec- Washington regulators calling for in- ing 11,450 investment advisers, 7,600 tion Act was signed into law. Today we

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Instead of ex- running rampant. ministration estimates that America’s panding the scope of government, we Our economy expects regulation. It most active job creators, small busi- need efficient and effective regulatory requires regulation so people aren’t de- nesses, are the hardest hit by Federal oversight to support the private sector frauded and looted. And it’s this kind regulations. Those with 20 or fewer em- which will drive our economy’s recov- of oversight where we make sure the ployees pay an astounding $10,585 per ery. regulators are doing their job to look year per employee to comply with Fed- I have deep concerns about what this out for crooks who are stealing peo- eral regulations. It’s time to go line by new law will mean for employment, as ple’s money. That’s their job. line through the Federal rule book. do many of my constituents. Charles The thing that threw this country Let’s examine what works, throw out Maddy, who is the president of Summit into a tailspin was the Wall Street ex- what doesn’t, and make sure we aren’t Community Bank, testified before our cesses and the rampage that these imposing unfair and unnecessary bur- committee. The bank is headquartered Ponzi scheme artists put on America, dens on job creators. in my district, and he testified just and my friends on the Republican side I urge my colleagues to support this month about the effects of the new of the aisle want us to forget that. House Resolution 72. rules and regulations enacted under They want to say, Let’s not have any Ms. WATERS. I yield 3 minutes to the Dodd-Frank financial reform legis- regulation. We have too much regula- the gentlelady from New York (Mrs. lation on small institutions. Even tion. Well, that lack of regulation al- MALONEY). though small institutions are sup- most killed this country’s economy, b 1820 posedly ‘‘carved out’’ of this law, Char- millions of jobs lost. We don’t hear lie expressed serious concerns about his anything from the Republicans about, Mrs. MALONEY. I thank the gentle- institution’s ability to compete in this Let’s put people back to work; let’s lady for yielding and for her leadership, new regulatory regime. Banks that create jobs. It’s about, wait a second; and I join her and my other colleagues didn’t take excessive risks or use ex- we’ve got to get rid of these regula- in speaking out in strong protest to the otic financial products are going to see tions that they did not enforce when projected cuts that they are pushing higher compliance costs, limited access they were in power, causing this coun- through the Securities Exchange Com- to capital, and regulatory pressures on try to lose billions of dollars and mil- mission, the watchdog agency that is lending issues, all of which hurt our lions of jobs. looking to find corruption, abuse and ability and his ability to serve the So we all agree that there should be to protect the investors and to protect community. oversight of the executive branch. No our financial community. While it is necessary to regulate ifs, ands, or buts about it. Our Republican colleagues have pro- those that acted irresponsibly, it is im- The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. posed that the SEC’s budget should be portant that the regulations be tar- CULBERSON). The time of the gentleman cut back to 2008 levels. But I can hard- geted and effective, not broad and bur- has expired. ly imagine that they can be pleased at densome. At a time when we should be Ms. WATERS. I yield the gentleman the level of oversight that was per- creating economic certainty in our an additional 30 seconds. formed by the SEC in 2008, the year the markets, we are seeing the unintended Mr. PERLMUTTER. The regulations economy cratered, the year that mas- consequences of this law. According to are important, especially in an arena sive abuses such as the Madoff scandal Mr. Maddy, ‘‘New standards are being where huge amounts of money are came to light, and other abuses. applied without banks having a clear being transferred. Billions of dollars We should not be scaling back the understanding of where they are.’’ This were stolen from Americans. We have staff and oversight capability of the will only discourage investment and in- regulations in place. We need those SEC. We should be adding to it so that novation and hinder job creation. regulations enforced. And if the Repub- they can do a better job in protecting Ms. WATERS. Mr. Speaker, I yield 3 lican Party thinks that these things investors and the American taxpayer. minutes to the gentleman from Colo- are in excess, they should go talk to According to the SEC inspector gen- rado (Mr. PERLMUTTER). some of the victims of those giant eral, the Republican proposal would Mr. PERLMUTTER. I thank the gen- Ponzi schemes that occurred under force the agency to cut over 600 staff tlelady. their watch. members—over 600. Mr. Speaker, I come after a couple of Mr. BACHUS. Mr. Speaker, I would Now, we know that the SEC has 60 members of the Financial Services like to yield 11⁄2 minutes to the gentle- studies that they have to come out Committee with whom I like to work lady from Illinois (Mrs. BIGGERT), the with, hundreds of rules, and they are and I admire; but I’ve got to say, chairman of the Housing and Insurance clamoring for more staff to meet the what’s being proposed here today is Subcommittee. mandates of this Congress and of the that America forget what happened on Mrs. BIGGERT. I thank the gen- regulatory reform bill that has been Wall Street 2 years ago, 4 years ago, 6 tleman for yielding. written to save taxpayers from having years ago. It’s a request to have collec- Mr. Speaker, government burdens are to bail out and excesses tive amnesia and forget that giant the number one concern that employ- and mismanagement in the financial Ponzi schemes were perpetrated on ers in my district share with me every industry. hundreds of thousands of people. Pen- time I visit a small business or talk Just as our colleagues on the other sion funds, firefighter funds, people all with local entrepreneurs. Among all side of the aisle are calling for more across this country. the economic hurdles we face, Federal accountability, they would cripple one Let’s just start with one guy named demands clearly play a leading role in of the key agencies that holds people in Madoff. The reason you have regula- driving the uncertainty that has frozen a key sector accountable. The SEC’s tions, the reason you want a regulatory our job market. And it’s no wonder. budget for all of 2010 is equal to just a body is to stop crooks like Bernie Over the last few years, contrary to small fraction of the bonus pool for Madoff. And under the Republican what the gentleman from Colorado just just one major firm in the financial watch, it was, Let’s not regulate. Let’s talked about, Congress has enacted sector. not enforce regulations. Let’s allow the sweeping new laws regulating finance, So let’s look at the facts here. The market to regulate and police itself. health, and more; and as a result, em- total loss of wealth as a re- And then we have a guy like Bernie ployers are facing thousands of new sult of the has been es- Madoff. pages of Federal regulations, man- timated to be approximately $14 tril- I heard Mr. BACHUS talk about a com- dates, and paperwork nightmares. For lion. $14 trillion. It was a financial dis- pany that, because of regulations, example, the Dodd-Frank financial aster that did not have to happen.

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It is this financial disaster. we get some commonsense regulations 243 new regulations in the pipeline; 243 So the Republicans’ new proposal to out there, it’s not as though we’re not is scary. cut the badly needed oversight of our competing around the world. Think for Now, the SEC has failed in many financial system brings to mind the old a minute about what’s happening in ways. I know many of my friends on American saying, ‘‘They are being Germany. Think about what’s hap- this side of the aisle heard me talk penny wise and pound foolish’’ with the pening in Britain and and Singa- about mark to market principles for 4 economy of our great country. pore. They are competing against us years with the SEC. Now, mark to mar- Mr. BACHUS. Mr. Speaker, I yield 3 because of the antibusiness environ- ket means when the lender makes a minutes to the gentleman from Cali- ment we have created, and not only in loan, they have to mark the on fornia (Mr. ROYCE), the senior member terms of regulations that don’t make their books of what the product is of the Financial Services Committee. sense many times. But I appreciate the worth at current market value. Mr. ROYCE. Mr. Speaker, in terms of opportunity to point this out. For example, if 5 years ago a piece of Ms. WATERS. Mr. Speaker, I yield 3 a lack of regulation, I think it’s inter- property is worth $20 million, they lent minutes to the gentleman from Texas esting to note that it was the Repub- $15 million, today it’s worth only $12 licans who attempted to regulate (Mr. AL GREEN). Mr. AL GREEN of Texas. Mr. Speak- million, well, the SEC says we should and Freddie Mac. It was lend no more than $8 million. Now the the Republicans who were attempting er, it has been said that the SEC has 3,800 employees, and this is correct; it loan comes up for renewal and the loan to bring regulation against those gov- is performing, meaning the individual ernment-sponsored enterprises because does have 3,800 employees. But it also has to be said that they oversee 35,000 who owns the property is current on the Federal Reserve had approached us his payments. What the lender is re- and told us that we faced a systemic entities. It must also be noted that they have to police 11,450 investment quired to do based on SEC require- economic consequence that might ments, because Federal regulators have bring down, not only the housing sec- advisers. It also must be said that they have to monitor 7,600 mutual funds. no control over that because SEC sets tor, but the other sectors of the econ- the requirements, they can either set a omy. They have 5,000 broker dealers that they have to keep an eye on. And they $7 million set-aside because the loan is And who was it that pushed for those overvalued based on the books, or they zero down payment loans? Who was it also have 10,000-plus companies that they have to monitor. Yes, 3,800 em- can say to the individual, You owe us who pushed for the arbitrage over at $7 million to reinstate the loan. In this Fannie and Freddie? ployees, but they are overworked al- ready and they are overwhelmed with economy, most people don’t have the $7 Now, here’s the reality. The SEC has million. always had the ability to prosecute se- what they have to do. I might note, also, that if we go back Had we modified mark to market curities fraud. But what happened to the 2008 levels, we’re talking about standards and looked at loans on real- under Madoff for, what, 18 years, 20 over $200 million in cuts to the SEC. istic fortune principles in the future, years under President Clinton and The SEC needs help, not hurt. This most of these lenders today would be in under President Bush is that you had piece of legislation, if it is imple- business and many people would not an inability on the part of the young mented to its fullest thought intent, have lost their loans and their product lawyers at the SEC to find that fraud. will indeed hurt the SEC. that they had under that loan. And this is something I and others Let’s talk for just a second about We have done nothing through the have pushed for. who the SEC employees actually are. One of the things we tried to do dur- SEC. In fact, the first time I asked the These are the first responders to pos- ing the Dodd-Frank bill was to get a SEC Chairwoman in the hearing, and sible financial disasters. They are the reform of the culture over at the SEC. the question was 4 minutes long re- ones who have to catch the Madoffs of Why? Because that over-lawyered insti- garding mark to market principles, she the world, as has been indicated. And I tution was incapable of even under- looked at me and she said, I’ll get back must add, also, that it was under the standing what Madoff and others had to you on that, Congressman. 2008 levels that Madoff was able to done with these Ponzi schemes. And Nothing to date has happened. make off with about $80 billion with his when we tried to push those reforms So to look at the SEC and say they Ponzi scheme. are saints, they are doing their job and through, what did we get out of it on We need to protect the SEC. Let’s the other side of the aisle? They agreed they are protecting the citizenry and make sure that we don’t cut jobs in an the individuals out there, I can’t say to a study, a study, of the SEC culture. effort to save the economy—and these Now, in the meantime, we have 3,800 that. I would like to see these individ- are jobs that are actually needed. So people over at the SEC. At a time when uals held accountable for what they did let’s not just cut any jobs. Let’s make we’re running a $1.5 trillion deficit, not do. In 1998, had they moved with sure that we protect the jobs that are we’re going to have to have haircuts. Madoff and done what they should have going to help protect the financial se- We cannot ramp up everybody’s done, or in 2000 or 2002, a lot of inves- curity of the United States of America. around here. We can’t give promotions tors would have more money than they to everybody all the time. Everybody’s b 1830 have today, but they did not. going to have to take a little bit of the Mr. HUIZENGA of Michigan. Mr. Just as our Nation is trying to re- cut in order for us to get this budget Speaker, I yield 21⁄2 minutes to the dis- cover, it seems like the Obama admin- back into balance. tinguished gentleman from California, istration is doing nothing but making And I can share with you a couple of our subcommittee chairman of the it harder for American businesses. other thoughts, too, about the way in international policy, Mr. MILLER. Ms. WATERS. Mr. Speaker, I yield 5 which we’ve approached this, because Mr. GARY G. MILLER of California. minutes to another member of the Fi- we’ve magnified too big to fail with This side hasn’t forgotten what went nancial Services Committee, the gen- what we’ve done with Dodd-Frank. on. We haven’t forgotten about Madoff. tleman from North Carolina, Mr. MEL Ask any economist about some of the But the problem is that some people WATT. consequences of this legislation. We’ve have forgotten that, in 1998, a whistle- Mr. WATT. Mr. Speaker, I came in in reduced the cost of capital for the larg- blower first went to the SEC on Madoff the middle of this debate, and I have est institutions at the expense of their and they did nothing—nothing. Repeat- been trying to figure out if the Amer- community bank competitors or their edly, individuals went to the SEC on ican people who may be watching this, credit union competitors. It is the Madoff and they did nothing. and even my colleagues here on the large institutions that have a 100 basis Now, we can pass all the new regula- floor, may even understand what this point, a 1 percent interest point advan- tions through Dodd-Frank we want to debate is about.

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Mr. worth of investments and savings but think that is an honorable objective. Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to the dis- led to the exposure of what we talked The problem is that this debate has tinguished freshman from Ohio (Mr. about, the Ponzi schemes and crimes wandered off into a discussion about STIVERS). perpetuated against the American peo- whether the SEC effectively did what it Mr. STIVERS. Mr. Speaker, I thank ple, it is imperative that we don’t was supposed to do with respect to Ber- the gentleman for yielding. handcuff the people who can look and nie Madoff. And when I hear my col- Our focus this Congress should be on put in preventive measures and make league, Mr. MILLER, say, well, this is supporting job creation. I would like to sure that we don’t have this catas- about holding the SEC accountable for refocus this debate a little bit, because trophe again. what they did not do, I don’t know how I support a pretty simple proposition The amount of money that the SEC you hold the SEC accountable for what when it comes to regulation, and that and the CFTC are requesting, $160 mil- they did not do by decreasing their is the benefits of regulation should ex- lion, is less than we spend a day in pe- ability to regulate an industry and by ceed the costs. troleum marketplaces, in Baghdad or decreasing their budget. Those two Last week, in Worthington, Ohio, I Kabul. We all agree, this argument things don’t compute with me. I just heard from over a hundred small busi- comes in, everybody knows that gov- am having a big problem internalizing ness owners at a local chamber of com- ernment needs to tighten its belt. But this. merce. They are worried about uncer- indiscriminate cutting across the board You have an agency here that has a tainty. They are worried about limited is not only absurd, it is dangerous. Re- $1 billion annual budget. It has respon- transparency in this current regu- ducing funding for the SEC and the sibility for policing and monitoring all latory environment, and it causes them CFTC is irresponsible and will lead to of the things that Mr. GREEN talked to slow down on job creation and it sti- additional Madoffs in the future. I about in his debate. But on a gross fles our economy. think that we owe the American people level, 8.5 billion shares of stock are Over the past couple of weeks, the much more than that. transferred every day, so $1 billion a House committees have had hearings What we are simply talking about year. We are supposed to monitor and on jobs, including the Financial Serv- here is making sure that those individ- control 8.5 billion shares a day trans- ices Committee, that talked about job uals whose responsibility it is to make ferred and transacted, and here we are growth. We discussed the need to com- sure that we don’t get in this predica- talking about, well, let’s take author- pare the benefits of the costs of regula- ment again, that people don’t lose ity from the SEC and let’s take money tion to those benefits even with the their life savings, have the resources away from the SEC to do what it’s sup- independent agencies. Experts sug- that are necessary to do it. That is posed to do. gested that we review overly burden- what we are talking about. Friends, that does not compute, and some and duplicative regulation, which So I would urge that we not cut, but the American people know that it does hurts access to capital and job growth. give the amount of money that is re- not compute. I believe the Office of Management quested by the SEC and the CFTC, be- Now, the underlying resolution says and Budget should be required to ana- cause I think that is what the Amer- that you are supposed to find ways to lyze the tradeoffs between proposed ican people would expect of us as being identify how these regulations impact regulations and what they have on af- Members of the People’s House, taking and limit access to credit and capital. fecting job creation, economic growth, care of them and making sure that Well, imagine what is going to happen innovation, and competitiveness. their life savings are protected. with investors in this country if the We must ensure that our new Federal Mr. HUIZENGA of Michigan. Mr. SEC isn’t available to regulate the regulations don’t interrupt consumers’ Speaker, I yield 5 minutes to the dis- transactions, 8.5 billion transactions a ability to obtain credit, or prevent tinguished freshman from Illinois (Mr. day. And you are going to say, Okay, small businesses from adding jobs or DOLD). we want your capital, but we are not hindering economic growth. Mr. DOLD. Mr. Speaker, I am a small going to do anything to protect you as business owner. I own and operate a 1840 an investor. We are going to let Bernie b business. I employ just under 100 peo- Madoff do whatever he wants to do, be- Ms. WATERS. Mr. Speaker, I yield 3 ple. For me, that is 100 families. One of cause we are getting ready to limit the minutes to the gentleman from New the reasons that I am here today is I number of regulations the SEC can im- York (Mr. MEEKS), who also serves on decided the government was making it pose on Bernie Madoff, and we are get- the Financial Services Committee. harder and harder for me to put the ting ready to limit their budget to en- Mr. MEEKS. I thank the gentlelady key in the door and open up my busi- force the regulations that they have. from California. ness every day, and it should be quite Friends, that does not compute. It You know, I have been listening to the opposite. does not compute with Members of this the debate in my office, et cetera, and We need regulation. I am going to House, and, I will tell you, it will not I agree with my colleague MEL WATT. agree with my colleagues on the other compute with the American public. Sometimes we get confused, I think. side. We need regulation, but it has to This is a simple debate: Do you allow Maybe if we can just break this down be smart regulation. H. Res. 72 finally the private sector to do whatever they to the common denominator. gives the American public, employees, want to whenever they want to in I used to be a prosecutor, and I asked consumers, businesses, and families a whatever circumstances they want to the following question: If a burglar bright light at the end of what is a so that we can be back in another eco- breaks into your house and steals your very dark and long regulatory tunnel. nomic chaos like we had for the last 2 life savings, do you then go to the po- And while we agree that many regula- or 3 years, or do we have some reason- lice department and ask the police de- tions are there to safeguard the Amer- able regulations and reasonably fund partment to have the investigator or ican public, this resolution will simply the ability of the regulators to enforce someone there so you can try to find require that House committees review those regulations? That’s what this de- out who did it or put in measures to these government regulations. bate is about. prevent it from happening again, be- While doing so, each committee will I don’t know what Mr. MILLER was cause you ask him to look to see how identify each regulation’s effects on talking about. I don’t know how this they broke into your house, what they jobs and economic growth, and, more relates to Fannie and Freddie. It did, how can you fix it? Or do you say, specifically, ask certain sets of funda- doesn’t. Everything in our committee we don’t need a police department. mental questions, including, will the seems to relate to Fannie and Freddie. Forget having the police department, proposed regulation impede private

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Will the proposed come here in our borders. We have to Mr. Speaker, we’ve seen this movie regulation limit access to credit and to create, however, an environment where before. When the SEC was established capital? Will it create economic uncer- they can grow and they can thrive. in the , the Republicans at the tainty? H. Res. 72 is good for individuals, for time said this would be the end of cap- Unfortunately, for years, many in families, for employees, for businesses. italism. It would be the end of the free the Congress and regulators have sim- It is good for our government, and it is market. It would crush the U.S. econ- ply ignored these questions, with dev- good for our Nation, and I would re- omy. Instead, putting in place a well- astating results for job creation. spectfully urge my colleagues on both balanced and vigorous regulatory appa- Mr. Speaker, in our global market- sides of the aisle to support its passage. ratus led to 60 years of the most ag- place we must ask, analyze, and debate Ms. WATERS. Mr. Speaker, I yield 3 gressive and intense economic growth the questions contained in this resolu- minutes to the gentleman from Con- has ever seen—because tion if we are serious about creating an necticut (Mr. HIMES), who also serves people had faith in the system. environment where private sector jobs on the Financial Services Committee. Ms. HAYWORTH. Mr. Speaker, may I are created. Mr. HIMES. Mr. Speaker, we have on inquire how much time we have re- Unfortunately, in the past we had this side spoken tonight at some length maining? multiple massive bills with thousands about a dangerous and poorly thought The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gen- of pages of legislative text written and out effort on the part of the majority tlewoman from New York has 9 min- jammed through the Congress without to underfund and gut the financial utes remaining, and the gentlewoman meaningful debate, without trans- services regulatory apparatus that was from California has 5 minutes remain- parency, and without opportunity for established in the 1930s, which, yes, ing most Members to actually read and to failed us in the last couple of years. Ms. HAYWORTH. Thank you, Mr. analyze the mountain of legislation, And let’s be clear: There is a legitimate Speaker. I yield 2 minutes to the gentleman creating countless regulations, rules, tension between the amount of regula- from Virginia (Mr. HURT). studies, and commissions. How can we tion which creates stability and con- fidence in a system and that which Mr. HURT. I thank the gentlelady for possibly expect businesses to invest yielding. scarce capital in new equipment, in puts undue burden on the vigor of the private market. But this effort is I rise today in support of House Reso- new research, in development, in new lution 72. product lines, in new marketing pro- wrong-headed. Let’s look at the SEC. The mission of The greatest challenge facing this grams, maintaining existing jobs and the SEC is to protect investors. The new 112th Congress is our responsi- new initiatives, when our regulations notion that we should gut the funding bility to support policies that foster an are paralyzing businesses and entre- of the SEC is anti-free market, it is environment of economic certainty and preneurs with a tremendous amount of anti-jobs and it is anti-growth, because that will provide businesses in Vir- uncertainty? we must protect those investors who ginia’s Fifth District and across this I hear back in my district all the take their savings and write a check Nation with the confidence necessary time from those that are trying to cre- and put it in the mail to a company in to hire and expand once again. ate jobs. A good example of the regu- some town they have never visited, in It was refreshing to spend last week latory environment is a small business a fund that they don’t fully under- meeting with constituents and busi- in the 10th District back in Illinois, stand, because they know that there is nesses in the Fifth District. People and Learning Resources, whose sole mis- a cop on the beat. businesses continue to struggle, and it sion is to provide better resources for The families who write those checks, is clear that job creation remains the teachers and students to learn more that is not just money. That money is top priority for the people that I rep- easily. a college education, it is a secure re- resent. As I have talked to these same Learning Resources has suffered tirement, and they do it because they job creators and constituents over the along with its current employees, and I have faith. They have faith that there past years, it is equally clear that ac- would argue potential employees and is a cop on the beat, that whoever cess to capital is the lifeblood of Main their families, because of undue bur- takes that check is closely watched, Street business. It is also clear that densome regulations. Their regulatory that they are responsible and prudent. the overregulation represented in compliance costs have increased ten This is the fundamental aspect of our Dodd-Frank will make it increasingly times, 1,000 percent, in just the last 5 vigorous economy—that families and difficult for capital to be available so years, even though the company has pension funds invest. We have efficient that our small businesses can succeed not had any safety issues or any prob- and vigorous capital markets because and hire new employees. lems during that time or the years of faith. My constituents believe that we prior to. With unduly burdensome reg- Let’s look at the lessons that have must rein in the size and scope of the ulations, jobs have been lost, business been learned in the last couple of Federal Government by removing un- expansion opportunities have been cut years. It wasn’t that the SEC was necessary regulations for our job cre- short, have been somehow complicit in what happened. ators. House Resolution 72 will begin shaved and consumer prices have been this process in a deliberative and artificially inflated. b 1850 thoughtful manner as it directs our The Small Business Administration Yeah, they fell asleep at the switch. committees to review Federal regula- estimates that a total regulatory com- They didn’t perform any better than a tions and assess their negative impacts pliance cost imposed on American busi- myriad of other organizations. But, if on our economy. nesses amounts to over $1.75 trillion anything, the lesson is that the SEC As a member of the Financial Serv- each and every year. This is nearly was outgunned, underfunded, and need- ices Committee, I look forward to twice as much as all individual income ed help. And the effort of the majority working with the chairman and my taxes collected each year. This takes now is to further underfund and gut colleagues as we conduct a close review away from productive investment and that agency. It’s particularly wrong- of the regulations that are hindering growth. headed because the SEC pays for itself. job creation and economic growth for We live, Mr. Speaker, in a global In fiscal year 2012, the SEC will be the people of the Fifth District and our marketplace where businesses and cap- budget-neutral. Why do this? Why risk Nation. ital are mobile, where businesses and the faith of the investors that are at I urge a ‘‘yes’’ vote on House Resolu- jobs gravitate to where they are most the very heart of our system? tion 72.

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Without Speaker, I rise today in support of growth that happened in the next 60 objection, the gentlewoman from New House Resolution 72, which would di- years, volatility was way down and York will control 1 additional minute. rect the Financial Services Committee growth was way up, and the American There was no objection. to conduct an inventory reviewing ex- middle class took hold because they b 1900 isting, pending, and proposed regula- had confidence in the system. They tions that impede job creation and eco- knew that their investor dollars would Ms. HAYWORTH. I yield myself 2 nomic growth. Once again, my col- be protected. minutes. leagues on the other side of the aisle Then we began in the early nineties, Mr. Speaker, in New York’s 19th Dis- are afraid of the answers that they will policymakers from both sides of the trict, our employers and small busi- find when we shine the light of truth aisle, to dismantle that regulation, to nesses and community banks tell me on what these regulations do. take the referee off the field. And so we costly regulations are crushing eco- As Members of Congress, we need to find ourselves where we are today—un- nomic growth by discouraging invest- work with job creators to help create certainty, a financial crisis meltdown— ment and expansion, by creating uncer- an atmosphere in our country that will at the very moment when the tech- tainty in the marketplace, and by de- foster job growth, particularly within nology, the flash trading, the com- laying hiring. We can all agree that the small business community. Simply plicated securities are bewildering in some commonsense regulations are put, the private sector, not the public their complexity. good, but excessive government rules sector, creates prosperity. We don’t Now is exactly the wrong time to be and regulations are bad. need more government or a bigger one. gutting the SEC. We do that and people On the Financial Services Com- Last year alone, the executive branch lose their confidence. mittee, we know, from reporting re- Ms. WATERS. I want to ask you, is it issued more than 3,000 new rules and quirements in Sarbanes-Oxley to true that the average investor—I’m not regulations which their own Small countless excessive new regulations in just talking about the big institutional Business Administration reports will Dodd-Frank, the Federal Government investors, but the average investor un- is sending a message to our financial cost businesses over a trillion dollars. derstands the complication of this? Do Both sides of the aisle agree that institutions—an industry vital to my they expect that we understand it and small businesses are the backbone and home State of New York. The message we’re going to regulate it, we’re going the engine of the economy and provide is: you aren’t welcome here. to watch out for them? What does the more than two-thirds of all American The United States is currently the fi- average investor know about the sys- jobs. As a small business owner, I know nancial capital of the world. Our cap- tem? ital markets must be vibrant, and we firsthand how Federal regulations can Mr. HIMES. The average investor, must foster an environment that pro- choke small businesses. The average the mom and pop, the widows and or- motes growth and attracts enterprise. small business with less than 20 em- phans funds, they’re not necessarily fi- If we fail to do that, we will see an exo- ployees faces an annual cost of $10,585 nancially sophisticated. They need dus—and that threat is very real—to to comply with a myriad of Federal somebody looking over the shoulder of nations like and China, regulations per worker they employ. those that are selling them stock, sell- which appreciate the opportunity a For my small gravel company that em- ing them bonds. ploys two full-time workers, including The institutional investors that healthy financial industry brings. a gentleman who’s worked for my you’re talking about, of course, in What a shame, because the American grandfather, my father, and myself, many instances, are exempt from regu- people want to go back to work. They that equates to more than $21,000 that lations by the SEC. They’re deemed to want jobs. Burdensome, costly, and un- I have to spend towards compliance— be sophisticated, so they can partici- necessary regulations must be elimi- money that I could be using to invest pate in private placements. They can nated; and we must trust and empower in much-needed new equipment. use 144(a) or reg D to make invest- our enterprises and our entrepreneurs Last month, the Bureau of Labor ments. and our small businesses and commu- Statistics reported that the national But our individual investors who are nity banks and our employers. By sup- unemployment rate fell from 9.6 per- so important to this economy need porting the resolution, we will start cent to 9.4 percent. This drop is due somebody looking over their shoulder America on the path to creating jobs largely to people who have simply and protecting them from snake oil and prosperity for our citizens in New stopped looking for work. In some salesmen and deception and poor dis- York 19 and our Nation. They deserve areas of my district, the Second Dis- closure. it. trict in Michigan, that number is near- Ms. WATERS. We heard on several Mr. Speaker, I yield the balance of ly double the national average. occasions here today the tremendous my time to the gentleman from Ala- I believe there are some universal oversight responsibility given all of the bama (Mr. BACHUS). principles of successful businesses that capital markets that have to be mon- The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gen- Congress could work on to help grow itored, that have to be regulated. What tleman from Alabama is recognized for our economy again. For government, do we need to do to make the SEC 41⁄2 minutes. that means creating an atmosphere for stronger? We’ve gone through this Mr. BACHUS. Mr. Speaker, what we success through a reasonable tax and meltdown. We’ve have gone through are talking about is the size of the Fed- regulatory environment. this crisis. The American people expect eral Government and the size of our Ms. WATERS. Mr. Speaker, I would something to happen. What do they regulations. like to engage my colleague, Mr. need in order to be good overseers, In the last 4 years of our Democratic HIMES, in a colloquy for the balance of good cops? Congress, which took power in January our time. Mr. HIMES. In a more complicated of 2007—and I will remind everyone I appreciated the comments that you and sophisticated financial world, the that that was prior to the financial cri- made just a few minutes ago, but you SEC must be faster. It must be more ef- sis—our national debt doubled in that alluded to the length of time that we ficient. It must hire people who really period of time. In other words, we have have organized the SEC and some pro- understand the markets. It must be incurred more debt in the past 4 years tections and what happened, the kind more robust, and it should be held ac- under a Democrat Senate and a Demo- of growth we had, but now things have countable. One thing it should not be crat House and in the last 2 years changed somewhat and the oversight and cannot be is underfunded and under a Democrat President than we responsibility is a little bit more com- weak, which is what the proposal of the had in the 220 years before. We are plicated and a little bit more difficult. majority would do to it. talking about a record national debt of

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This backdoor approach dollar being spent by the Federal Gov- tion should be doing everything within will prohibit many popular forms of ernment. its power to spur economic growth and recreation and severely restrict job- You have to ask yourself: With to create new jobs. Unfortunately, they creating, energy-producing activities. record deficits and record debt, don’t have not. By creating de facto wilderness, the ad- we have too much Federal Govern- This administration has chosen to ministration is circumventing Con- ment? Don’t we have more government impose regulation after regulation and gress’ sole authority to establish wil- than we can afford? Don’t we have policy after policy on American busi- derness areas. more government than we need? nesses that impede their potential Fourth, the President has signed an So I think it is entirely fitting for us growth and thus impede our economic Executive order establishing a new Na- to look at each government program recovery. Many of these regulations tional Ocean Policy and Council that and ask ourselves: Is there a benefit delay or flat out prevent Americans could severely restrict recreational and from this program? Is there a cost to from responsibly developing our own commercial use of our oceans. This pol- this program? Does it eliminate jobs? natural resources. They block access to icy establishes mandatory marine spa- If you will go through a list of com- American energy; they block access to tial planning, otherwise known as ments that people have made to these American minerals; they block access ocean zoning. The reach of this policy regulations, you will see comment to American water supplies; and they may stretch far inland, extending to after comment after comment: this block access to American forest prod- potentially all rivers, tributaries, and regulation will cost my business this ucts. lands that drain into the ocean. much money. This regulation will cost Fifth, the Environmental Protection By their actions, this administration this much money. I won’t be able to Agency has allowed questionable is jeopardizing our economic competi- create a job. science to be used to impose regula- tiveness. This jeopardy is making So the government is spending record tions that could end the use of vital America more reliant on foreign coun- amounts of money. Yet it’s adding to farm crop and tree protection products. tries to meet our everyday needs. the cost, not only to the taxpayers, but This will cost jobs and adversely im- Mr. Speaker, I don’t believe Ameri- to the cost for them to earn a living pact trade of our agricultural products. themselves. cans are content with locking up our And last, Mr. Speaker, but certainly Our Secretary of Defense, a member valuable resources. not least, the Obama administration of the administration, has warned—he b 1910 has supported withholding valuable said that this country’s dire fiscal situ- I don’t believe Americans are content water from communities in California’s ation and the threat it poses to Amer- with sending American jobs overseas, , prioritizing the ican influence and credibility around but that’s exactly what these regula- needs of a 3-inch fish over thousands of the world will only get worse unless tions and policies are doing. workers and their families. This Gov- the U.S. Government gets its finances President Obama says that he wants ernment and manmade drought caused in order. He actually says that our fi- to eliminate regulations that are hundreds of thousands of acres of fer- nancial situation is affecting our credi- strangling businesses. That’s noble, but tile farm land to dry up, and that has bility, and that’s absolutely true. this appears to be one more example of resulted, Mr. Speaker, in an unemploy- Didn’t we see ’s sovereign debt his rhetoric not matching his actions. ment rate that exceeds 40 percent in downgraded recently? Standard & The rules and regulations imposed by that area. Poor’s has said, if we don’t act, our So this is just one example of how the Obama administration have al- debt will be downgraded. the implementation of the Endangered lowed the Federal Government to in- We talk about foreclosures. If our Species Act, which I might add hasn’t sert itself in places that it’s never been credit rating goes down, can you imag- been reviewed for almost 20 years, is and, frankly, doesn’t belong. Let me ine the wave of foreclosures, the wave being used to block or delay job-cre- of job losses? We talk about fore- give you several examples. ating projects. Mr. Speaker, the goal of closures. What causes foreclosures? First, burdensome regulations are the ESA was to conserve key domestic Most of it is job loss. We have testified being used to restrict access to Amer- species, but today, unfortunately, it’s here today—and we will tomorrow— ican energy production on public lands, being used by special interest groups to that this regulation will cost jobs. You both onshore and offshore. Last year, file lawsuits and drain resources away talk about foreclosures. Regulations new rules were imposed for onshore from the real recovery efforts of those that cost jobs cause foreclosures. It’s lease sales that have significantly de- species. that simple. We talk about the State creased energy production throughout The National Environmental Policy and local governments not having tax the intermountain West. Offshore, the Act, or NEPA, and other environ- revenue. When people lose their jobs, administration continues to impose a mental regulations are going far be- they don’t pay the State; they don’t de facto moratorium on drilling in the yond their original intent, and they, pay the city; they don’t pay the Fed- gulf and has yet to issue a single deep- too, are being used to place unneces- eral Government. They can’t. Yet we well permit since last April. President sary and costly burdens on economic continue to add cost and job-killing Obama’s de facto moratorium has put development projects throughout the regulations. thousands of Americans out of work. country. NEPA has become a tool for Admiral Mullen, our own chairman of These regulations are not only im- litigation, sometimes resulting in dec- the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said this: Our peding oil and natural gas production ades worth of delays before a project national debt is our biggest national but also renewable energy such as wind can move forward. security threat. and solar. Why? Because these regula- The list of burdensome regulations What does it take for us to finally re- tions will restrict renewable energy de- and policies go on and on, and what I alize that we are putting our country velopment to only a tiny, tiny fraction have described just scratches the sur- in jeopardy? We for 224 years have lived of our public lands. face. American businesses are strug- and enjoyed an independent democ- Second, the Obama administration is gling to keep their doors open. Rural racy, a Republic, but we are threat- aggressively pursuing sweeping new communities who depend on these re- ening that by our inability to say changes to mining regulations. These sources are feeling their livelihoods ‘‘no,’’ by our inability to say ‘‘no’’ to regulations—Mr. Speaker, let me re- threatened. And American families, more Federal Government. peat this—these regulations, by their many of whom are already finding it Ladies and gentlemen, the answer is own admission, will cost thousands of difficult to make ends meet, are paying not growing government. It’s turning American jobs and decrease American more for everything from gasoline to the private sector loose. energy production in 22 States. fruits and vegetables.

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Spending more floor that says they’re going to repeal I’ll probably use some of it. I can’t help money and imposing new rules will not the ability of the EPA to improve the but answer the gentleman from Massa- lead to economic recovery. Businesses fuel economy standards of the vehicles chusetts, who has never supported at and communities need relief from these which we drive, to ensure that regula- any time, has never supported in any top-down policies that are costing tions are on the books that we have re- way, any energy development in this country. He was against nuclear power American jobs. newable fuels that we develop here in many years ago. He is still against it. The Natural Resources Committee the United States, not imported from He was against solar power and then and all of its subcommittees will be OPEC. since it is wind power in his State. And conducting thorough oversight of the The result of that bill that they’re he’s against, very frankly, any fossil Obama administration policies, taking going to bring out here on the House fuel development. And depending on his a close look at how and why decisions floor in the next 2 weeks? Some 5 mil- so-called make-believe wind power, are made. So, Mr. Speaker, I fully sup- lion barrels of oil per day that other- make-believe solar power, in the mean- port this resolution, and Republicans wise would be backed out, that we time, we’re buying oil from overseas. on the Natural Resources Committee would not import from the Middle And you know that. are committed to promoting policies East, will now have to be imported. At The EPA, very frankly, is part of the that will reduce spending, strengthen $100 a barrel with 365 days in a year, problem. I am the chairman now of the the economy, and create American we’re talking about $162 billion a year American Indian and Alaska Natives jobs. that the American consumer will have and their lands can’t be developed be- I reserve the balance of my time. to send to the Middle East because cause of EPA. The Nation had a Mr. MARKEY. I yield myself 5 min- they do not want to regulate. coal plant. They had the coal. They utes. had the financing. And the Obama ad- This is a very important debate be- b 1920 ministration says, no, you can’t do cause it goes right to the very heart of They do not want to ensure that the that through the EPA, through the what is needed in order to ensure that efficiency of the cars which people Fish and Wildlife, et cetera, and they we provide the proper protections for drive, the amount of pollution that lost the financing for a coal project be- families across our country, from the comes out of those cars, they say, is cause they don’t believe in coal. We despoliation of the environment and all too high a price to pay. While here as have a trust relationship to the Amer- the public health and safety and envi- we watch Egypt explode, ex- ican Indians. And to have other agen- plode, other countries in the Middle ronmental catastrophes that then can cies within the government say, ‘‘No, East on the verge of having the same affect American families. you can’t do it, you stay right where I have here a picture of the Deep- kind of explosions, this kind of envi- you are’’ is wrong. They have the high- water Horizon in flames as it’s about to ronmental, this kind of safety protec- est potential of energy of any land go to the bottom of the ocean. This is tion that we put on the books enforces mass in this Nation and they’re pre- the need for us to ensure that we do what happened because of deregulation. cluded from development because of not allow for the repeal of these envi- This is what happened when regula- regulations. tions are not applied and enforced in a ronmental and safety protections. EPA just came out—I mentioned this way that ensures that the public That’s what this debate is all about. earlier today—with a new concept of a health and safety is protected, the This is the same kind of war on the regulation for dairies. This is your gov- greatest environmental disaster in the environment that we saw during the 8 ernment, the Obama administration. history of the United States, dev- years of the Bush administration. This And, by the way, thank God for George astating the lives of 11 men and the is the result of that, ladies and gentle- Bush. They’re still blaming him for ev- livelihoods of millions of people in the men. And that’s where they’re going to erything. But if I remember correctly, Gulf of Mexico. This is the legacy of take us if we have this wholesale de- Horizon was done under the Obama ad- what happened during the Bush admin- struction of this environmental and ministration. If I remember correctly, istration, a ticking timebomb that ex- safety regime which has been put on it was his Minerals and Management ploded across our country, leading to the books in order to protect the Amer- agency that wasn’t doing their job. this environmental catastrophe. ican public. There were enough regulations in The same thing, by the way, is true At this point I ask unanimous con- place. They weren’t doing their job. If in our financial marketplace where, in sent that all time on the resolution be I remember, that’s correct. George the Bush years, they turned a blind eye yielded back and that H. Res. 72 be Bush was out of office. to obvious problems with derivatives, adopted so that we can move on to con- But EPA now comes out with a new obvious problems with chicanery inside sider legislation to create jobs in our regulation under the oil spill liability of the financial marketplace, a ticking country, which is really what we where we develop oil that the moneys timebomb that exploded, that has should be debating out here on the will be put aside for a cleanup, of which wreaked havoc on millions of Ameri- House floor. I support, but there are new regula- cans, losing their home, their jobs. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Does the tions because they want to regulate When George Bush left office, the majority manager, the gentleman from the dairies of our Nation today. Mr. Dow Jones industrial average at 6,400, Washington, yield for the purpose of and Mrs. America, keep in mind, they 6,400, after 8 years in office. That’s that unanimous-consent request ? want to regulate the dairies today be- what George Bush left in office, by Mr. HASTINGS of Washington. I do cause there’s fat in the milk. Fat in turning a blind eye to the kinds of reg- not. the milk. And they want to have each ulations that it needed there to protect The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gen- cow be charged $600 per lifetime of that the lives of families. Today, with tleman does not yield for the purpose dairy, put aside in a fund to clean up Barack Obama on the job, with a Secu- of that request. spilt milk. That’s your EPA and regu- rities and Exchange Commission doing Mr. MARKEY. Mr. Speaker, I reserve lations. Remember, the term ‘‘don’t its job, the Dow is now over 12,000, al- the balance of my time. cry over spilled milk’’ is going to cost most doubled, because people have con- Mr. HASTINGS of Washington. Mr. you money now. That’s the govern- fidence in the regulations. They can Speaker, I am pleased to yield 3 min- ment regulations. I can go on and on trust their money in the utes to the chairman of the Indian and what they’ve done to American Indi- once again. That’s what happens when Alaska Native Affairs Subcommittee, ans. They don’t allow them to develop

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They have proven to be outstanding stew- species. clude that because of actions of regu- ards of their lands while providing huge en- The Bureau of Reclamation’s latory agencies is dead wrong. ergy resources needed by the country. WaterSMART grants and title XVI I am asking my colleagues to remem- The Subcommittee on Indian and Alaska projects, which is water recycling, are ber this. Every committee should be Native Affairs is going to study the accom- locally initiated and fully supported looking at every regulation. You want plishments of these tribes. We will consider and are an important part of our water to balance this budget? changing outdated laws and policies that supply solution. These projects create The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. stand in the way of tribal economic develop- in our areas and have in the past many CULBERSON). The time of the gentleman ment. jobs which allow communities to sus- has expired. I look forward to the Subcommittee making tain their economic growth while pro- Mr. HASTINGS of Washington. I progress—on a bipartisan basis—to create ducing potable water, or water for agri- yield the gentleman an additional 15 more tribal opportunity, and more tribal free- culture, through real efficiencies, con- seconds. dom from outdated Federal laws. servation and water recycling. Mr. YOUNG of Alaska. By the way, These sort of harmful regulations are not The Bureau of Reclamation created 1,600,000 laws on the books today were unique to Indian Country. For example, my 62,000 jobs and supported through fund- never voted on by anybody. Not ever Alaska fishermen are faced with similar crip- ing in 2009 through all their program- voted on. It costs $1.01 trillion a year pling stupidity. ming, including title XVI, and it has to implement those regulations. You EPA now requires fish processing vessels already awarded over $93.2 million in want to balance the budget? Eliminate operating in the Bering Sea to take water Federal funding for 235 WaterSMART those regulations and you can balance samples which are then tested at such a high grant projects in 16 western States it in 13 years. We could have industry resolution level that the tests cannot be per- from 2004 to 2010. These projects will again. formed by any labs in Alaska. The samples conserve approximately 705,000 acre- I’m just saying this is a good idea. have to be sent out of Alaska at great ex- feet of water per year when fully con- Let’s pass it. pense. structed at an approximate cost of $132 Federal policies and regulations stand in the To make matters worse, the test are re- per acre-foot. Currently it runs any- way of economic progress and free enterprise quired to be so precise and to such an unreal- where from $300 to $1,500 in in for all Americans, but the problem is especially istic resolution level that if a technician has some areas. Title XVI projects have bad in Indian Country. mercury amalgam fillings, his breath could produced an estimated 260,000 acre-feet Indian reservations have the highest rates of alter the result. of real, pure water in 2010. unemployment and poverty of any comparable In another instance, EPA is requiring com- Please, ladies and gentlemen, speak areas in America. plex seafood processing permits and gear for to your local water agencies; ask how These statistics are astounding when you Alaska’s small freezer troll fleet. critical projects in your communities, consider that tribes own an estimated ten per- These folks only catch about 1,000 pounds their funding, create jobs, local jobs, cent of the Nation’s energy potential. of fish a day. They have 45-foot fishing boats and create water so badly needed espe- But so many tribal lands lie vacant and un- and one or two deck hands—they fish with cially during times of drought, and used. hook and line and clean their fish immediately. Mother Nature does have drought cy- The problem is that development of Indian They toss fresh fish heads right back into the cles upon us in the United States. Real land is based on outdated, paternalistic Fed- waters they came from—one at a time, and water and jobs are created through eral laws and policies. EPA wants them treated like a big factory conservation, not by talk or conversa- Let me describe a few examples of these ship. This is preposterous! tion about regulation. We must support laws and policies. Again, this Committee will examine these projects to conserve water, to conserve We have the Long-Term Leasing Act . . . a issues and take steps to remove these foolish our communities and thereby create 56-year-old statute that restricts most Indians regulations that are stopping the production of jobs. from leasing their property for more than 25 new wealth. Mr. HASTINGS of Washington. Mr. year terms. In some cases this has prevented Mr. MARKEY. Mr. Speaker, I yield 5 Speaker, I am pleased to yield 3 min- tribes from constructing new homes. minutes to the gentlelady from Cali- utes to the gentleman from Utah (Mr. There is the National Environmental Policy fornia (Mrs. NAPOLITANO). BISHOP), the chairman of the National Act, a law routinely used to delay and stop the Mrs. NAPOLITANO. Thank you, Mr. Parks, Forests and Public Lands Sub- use of lands reserved exclusively for tribes MARKEY. committee. under solemn treaties with the United States. Mr. Speaker, I’m listening to the de- Mr. BISHOP of Utah. Mr. Speaker, The Endangered Species Act has become bate, and I can relate to a lot of what last year the Senate and House West- the weapon choice by special interests seek- is being said. ern Caucus produced a document that ing to harm tribal development. I am going to speak to the issue of was entitled the War on Western Jobs, And then we have the Environmental Pro- water and the role it plays in our local in which we discovered 10 areas in tection Agency, the Fish and Wildlife Service, economies. We’ve been working stead- which regulations from this adminis- and the Bureau of Indian Affairs. One of the fastly with my colleagues on the other tration and past administrations have first acts of the Obama Administration was to side, although sometimes I don’t think created specific problems and specific have these agencies stop the Navajo Nation they buy into some of the issues that loss of jobs to the West. from building and operating a 1,500 megawatt we’re trying to push forward, the water power plant on its reservation. recycling, water conservation, water 1930 The project would have created thousands efficiencies that create, not paper b of good jobs on a reservation with 50 percent water, that is paper on ledgers, but real The Bureau of Labor Statistics has unemployment, generating $1.5 billion over 30 water that create jobs because of what said that the West has the highest re- years for the tribe’s treasury. it does in the local communities. gional unemployment for the past Thanks to our government, the tribe is not When we refer to the ESA, I sat year; that, indeed, six of the top 12 allowed to create jobs for its citizens or through many a hearing with Mr. States that had the largest decline in produce power for millions of consumers. Pombo on the Endangered Species Act employment-to-population ratio since This is wrong. and I can tell you that protecting do- the recession began were found in the Tribes are caught in a Catch-22. They have mestic species is one of the ideals that West. Three of the top five States over 50 million acres of land pursuant to trea- we have in this great country of ours. showing the most stress were found in ties and Acts of Congress, but the catch is Species. Fish. Species. Man. When is the West, and Washington’s misguided they can’t use them without permission of our turn? That’s one of the things that policies were making the matter worse. Washington, DC. we look towards to protect the Amer- Whether it was in the areas of energy

VerDate Mar 15 2010 03:57 Feb 11, 2011 Jkt 099060 PO 00000 Frm 00055 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K10FE7.114 H10FEPT1 tjames on DSKG8SOYB1PROD with HOUSE H658 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE February 10, 2011 use, takeover of water, domestic en- Mr. MARKEY. Mr. Speaker, I yield 5 Our legislation would provide oppor- ergy mandates, prioritization of spe- minutes to the gentleman from Ari- tunity through three Departments: In- cies, multiple use on national forests, zona (Mr. GRIJALVA). terior, Agriculture, and Commerce; overregulating, seizing Western lands, Mr. GRIJALVA. Mr. Speaker, let me provide service learning opportunities bureaucratic overreach, all 10 of those thank our ranking member, Mr. MAR- on public lands; help restore our nat- areas illustrate the problems that we KEY, for the opportunity. ural, cultural, and historic resources; face in the West. This resolution is, quite frankly, an train a whole new generation of public In Western public lands, it is essen- unfortunate use of our time. Rather land managers; and promote the value tial to have a resource management than discussing jobs proposals, we are of public lands. This legislation will plan. It is an effort where professionals discussing a resolution that is telling modernize the scope of the corps on the ground were able to come up—in ourselves to do something we are al- projects to reflect the new challenges, the case of Utah after 6 to 10 years of ready doing, which is the regulatory such as climate change and adding in- planning—following the law, including review. The majority is intent on talk- centives to attract new participants, the public process to come up with a ing about what they perceive the un- especially from underrepresented popu- policy and procedures for our plans, all employment problem to be while lations. of which have been turned upside down spending no time at all attempting to By providing job training, by pro- by arbitrary regulations coming out of work on some real solutions. viding opportunity, we are providing the Interior Department here in Wash- In the New West—and the chairman people with a chance to succeed. I ington. of our subcommittee, Mr. BISHOP, men- would suggest that as we talk about Let me give you simply two exam- tioned that—there is high unemploy- legislation and we talk about jobs, that ples: an arbitrary decision that made a ment. I would suggest that we need to we talk about job creation and not restrictive new regulatory framework look deeper than the regulatory issues merely talk about the need for jobs but for U.S. oil shale. The U.S. Geological that he pointed out. The West leads the talk about the specificity, what are Survey said in a 16,000-square-mile area country in foreclosures. Those were the going to be the mechanisms and the of Utah, Wyoming, and parts of Colo- manipulations of banks and mortgage techniques to put people back to work. rado, they estimate at least 2 trillion companies and shenanigans that Mr. To use the misery of unemployment barrels of oil shale—that is equal to MARKEY called. And as a consequence in this community as a reason to give what is enriching themselves of that, we lead the Nation in unem- away our natural resources is cynical through their tar sands proposal—were ployed construction workers. We lead at best. It doesn’t create jobs; it available and experimental programs the Nation in unemployed labor. And doesn’t protect Americans; and it were moving forward until a regulation that is a deregulated industry. So I doesn’t empower our communities or stopped it. The estimate: a potential would suggest that if we are going to protect our very valuable and cher- loss of 100,000 jobs and $1.9 trillion to use unemployment as an example, we ished public lands. look at the root problem of where our the GDP of this country was lost in And to do so, this bill begs the ques- unemployment is in the West. that particular project. tion. It does not talk. It does not speci- The Republican majority on the Nat- The day after the last day of our fy what we need to do. It merely reiter- ural Resources Committee seems to lame duck session, the Secretary of the ates an ideology that says, no regula- think that American people have to Interior, using questionable authori- tion. We’ve seen that history. We have choose between healthy, vibrant na- ties, created a new or announced a new seen its consequences, and I urge a tional parks, forests, and public lands wild land policy which, once again, ‘‘no’’ vote on this. stopped those management plans in or jobs. If you ask them for their ideas Mr. HASTINGS of Washington. Mr. their tracks. regarding job creation, what you hear Speaker, I am pleased to yield 4 min- The result of that, let me simply give is that we have got to roll back exist- utes to the gentleman from Colorado you one example: one company in two ing environmental protections and (Mr. LAMBORN), the subcommittee counties of my State, having 300 high- open up the ever-expanding areas of chairman of the Energy and Minerals paying jobs, that had been working for public lands to unregulated, destruc- Subcommittee. 3 years with leasing and environmental tive resource extraction. This is a hor- review process with the BLM, within ribly false choice created by those who Mr. LAMBORN. I thank you, Mr. hours of that wild lands announce- care more about increasing the profits Chairman. ment, special interest groups rec- for oil, timber, and mining companies Mr. Speaker, under normal cir- ommended the area they were working than really about creating jobs. This is cumstances, the programs under the being managed as wild lands; and their a false choice because with a little bit jurisdiction of the Energy and Mineral leasing process was delayed indefi- of forward thinking, we can create jobs Resources Subcommittee bring in the nitely for a potential wild lands inven- that will not only provide people with second-highest revenue to the Federal tory, despite the fact that this entire paychecks but will actually improve Treasury, provide opportunities for area consists of 800 drill holes with ce- our environment and the economy and American job creation, and contribute ment casings, roads, man-made Earth at the same time take care of our pub- to our Nation’s economic and national berms, and every other sign of man lic lands. security. However, the Obama adminis- that would be prohibited if it was a wil- We have heard many examples from tration is crippling American energy derness designation. Members on this side of the aisle, and and mineral production through re- Local governments desperately need we will continue to hear that today, strictive new policies, rules, and regu- those management plans because they and I am proud to try to do my part as lations. provide the consistency for business to well. Yesterday I reintroduced, with President Obama’s de facto morato- understand that. the senior member of our committee, rium on offshore drilling in the Gulf of The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Mr. MARKEY, the Public Lands Service Mexico has left many thousands of peo- time of the gentleman has expired. Corps legislation, H.R. 587. This legisla- ple out of work. Since last spring, the Mr. HASTINGS of Washington. I tion passed the House last Congress, administration has issued only a hand- yield the gentleman 15 seconds. and I am pleased to reintroduce it. ful of new shallow water permits, and Mr. BISHOP of Utah. Once again, in At the same time that we are facing they have issued no new permits for the West, thousands of jobs have been high unemployment, we also face huge deepwater leases. Why are no new per- lost. Millions of dollars that should be backlogs of labor-intensive work need- mits being issued? The reason is sim- going to schools on trust lands have ed on national park lands, forests, ple: it’s regulatory confusion. The ad- been lost. Billions in capital invest- wildlife areas, historic sites, and Indian ministration is attempting to create ment have been lost because of this lands. Years of inadequate funding new rules for oil and gas permitting war on the West through regulation. have put land management agencies far and has repeatedly changed the rules It’s time to end the war. It’s time to behind on the vital maintenance work and moved the goal posts on companies help the people out. I look forward to while infrastructure continues to operating on both Federal lands and this process. crumble. waters. Instead of thoughtful, reasoned

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The Democrats Resources has said the changes would ancing our budget, and, most of all, are talking about jobs. We’re talking not enhance safety but, instead, ‘‘cre- more high-paying energy jobs for about making it in America. We’re ates a regulation with increased safety Americans. talking about those solar projects. Yes, risks, mandates that cannot be met, Mr. MARKEY. Mr. Speaker, I yield 5 we’re talking about who’s going to win and too many ambiguous and unen- minutes to the gentleman from Cali- the next energy, the next energy sys- forceable requirements to count.’’ fornia (Mr. GARAMENDI). tems for this world. It’s not coal. It’s This same regulatory uncertainty is Mr. GARAMENDI. As I listen to this not oil. It’s the green renewable energy happening all over the country. Take debate this evening, Mr. Speaker, I find and nuclear. That’s what we’re talking the . While the myself wanting to focus on jobs, but about on our side. We’re talking about administration has announced that what I just heard makes my blood boil. how we can do that. solar energy is one of its highest prior- I was the Deputy Secretary at the And you’re talking about wasting 9 ities, it has once again created tremen- Department of the Interior while the hours of precious time on this floor dous regulatory confusion. rapers and pillagers of the public land doing what you’ve already done. The new solar energy zones proposal, wanted all regulations to disappear. You’ve already issued the edicts of while potentially helping some solar They wanted to have open hunting for what you are going to do in this com- development, has left dozens of major minerals, for oil, for gas and coal on all mittee. I received it 2 weeks ago. energy projects and many jobs with no public lands. You’re going to explore this; you’re regulatory path forward. And you talked a moment ago about going to review that. Two weeks ago The regulatory confusion on Federal the pulling of that permit for that coal you told me, a new member of this lands is even worse for onshore oil and mine. They would, in that permit, level committee, what you intend to do, and gas production. Rule changes and regu- the hills of Appalachia, flatten them, now you’re wasting our time on this lations have cost billions in lost invest- ruin the streams, destroy, destroy, de- floor when we ought to be talking ments in the West. In my home State stroy. about jobs. of Colorado, there’s been nearly a 90 The regulations are there for a rea- We ought to be talking about China percent drop, a 90 percent drop in new son. They are there to protect the pre- getting ahead of us on tomorrow’s en- leases on Federal land. cious environment of America. And if ergy, wind, solar, solar thermal, all of A recent study by the respected it is your intent to do away with those those things. But no, no, we’re going to Western Energy Alliance has docu- regulations, then know this: You will talk about what you’ve already done. mented $3.9 billion in investment that have a fight on your hands. You did it 2 weeks ago. was diverted from the West in 2010 be- You will have a fight on your hands Why are you wasting our time when cause of red tape and overregulation by when you try to do away with the regu- Americans want jobs, when Americans the Department of the Interior. The lations that protect the men and want solid legislation like Make It In Western Energy Alliance estimates women on those drilling rigs from the America, using our tax money to buy this lost investment could have helped extraordinary accidents that happen in solar and wind equipment that is man- create upwards of 16,000 jobs in the deepwater drilling. ufactured in America? Why don’t we West. And these are high-paying jobs. But, my purpose here tonight is dif- talk about that? The administration is now examining ferent. My purpose here tonight is to Why don’t we talk about using our how to impose Federal regulations for ask why it is that the Republican ma- money, our tax money that we pay the first time on hydraulic fracturing jority has spent 5 weeks, 5 weeks lead- every day at the gasoline pump, about on Federal lands. This proposal would ing this Congress, and not created one American-made buses and trains? duplicate State permitting and create bill that creates one job, not one. Five But no, we’re going to talk about an unnecessary obstacle for American weeks, zero jobs. You ran on jobs. regulations. You already have told us energy development. Where are your job bills? what you’re going to do. Finally, no discussion of burdensome Your regulations are hiding—this Let’s talk about creating jobs. That’s regulations would be complete without whole debate is hiding something, be- what we ought to be doing here. We addressing the administration’s war on cause, as we speak, here you are in the ought not be wasting our time doing coal. Nowhere is this effort more evi- process of figuring out how to cut $100 what you’ve already done. You’ve told dent than their effort to rewrite cur- billion out of the Federal budget for us what you’re going to do. rent surface mining rules. The current the next 7 months. And, by the way, if you think for a rule was the result of years of environ- What does that mean? It means that moment you can do away with those mental review, public comment and national parks will close. It means that regulations that are protecting Amer- hearings, and responsible rulemaking. the clean water people that came to ica’s precious resources and lives, know The administration is now purposefully my office today will have no money, no this: You’ve got a fight. You’ve got a limiting public comment opportunities money to build the sanitation systems fight that you lost in the 1990s. You and rushing forward with a rule that, and provide clean water for their citi- lost it in the 2000–2008 period, and you by its own admission, will cost thou- zens in the rural communities that you will lose that fight because we are sands of jobs. were just talking about. about creating good, healthy jobs in Even worse, the Obama administra- What is this about? This is about hid- America that do not destroy the Amer- tion recently pulled a permit 3 years ing the ball. This is about wasting our ican environment. after it was approved for a coal mine time. When we ought to be talking Mr. HASTINGS of Washington. Mr. that was already hiring people. What about jobs, instead, you are hiding a Speaker, after hearing the last gen- sort of confidence can anyone have in $100 billion cut that will displace hun- tleman, I yearn for these open rules an administration and its regulatory dreds of thousands of workers in the we’re going to have. environment when issued permits can next 7 months. That’s what this is f be stripped away at whim? about. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The We’re talking about hiding the ball ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE SPEAKER time of the gentleman has expired. when it comes to the men and women PRO TEMPORE Mr. HASTINGS of Washington. I that maintain those very places you The SPEAKER pro tempore. The yield the gentleman an additional 15 talk about out there in the great west- Chair would remind all Members to di- seconds. ern lands. rect their remarks to the Chair.

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This process could reach far in- the water, the air, and the environ- Mr. FLEMING. Mr. Speaker, first of land and could override local planning ment in which people live—did ordi- all, I want to bypass the hysterics that and zoning processes. nary families start to benefit as well. have been going on tonight from some The SPEAKER pro tempore. The That’s what they want to take off the of our speakers and let’s talk about the time of the gentleman has expired. books. That’s the agenda of large com- things that are important to Ameri- Mr. HASTINGS of Washington. I panies across our country. cans. yield the gentleman 15 seconds. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The I have the great honor of rep- Mr. FLEMING. Clearly, this will time of the gentleman has expired. resenting the people of the Fourth Dis- have an effect on the jobs and eco- Mr. MARKEY. I yield myself 1 addi- trict of Louisiana. I have a deep and nomic livelihood on coastal and fish- tional minute. abiding appreciation for the coastal ery-dependent communities and could How do you create jobs? We haven’t wetlands and the thousands of jobs have a devastating economic impact on heard that yet. We haven’t heard that that are dependent on the health of the a range of ocean users. So, for that rea- yet. Well, they say drilling. Well, last Gulf of Mexico. We in Louisiana under- son, I stand in support and urge my year there were 4,700 new leases that stand that the offshore oil and gas in- colleagues to support this resolution as were granted by the Bureau of Land dustry is critical to our long-term eco- well. Management, but the oil industry only nomic survival. Mr. MARKEY. Mr. Speaker, I yield began drilling on 1,400 of them, only Despite the tragedy of the Deepwater myself 3 minutes. one-third. Mr. Speaker, the independent bipar- Horizon accident, the citizens of Lou- Now, we don’t really have to worry tisan commission on the BP oil spill isiana support environmentally safe going forward in the future, because at issued its final report last month. And offshore energy development, and they $100 a barrel plus, ladies and gentle- what did it conclude? Well, that the are growing increasingly frustrated, if men, the $40 billion in tax breaks that Deepwater Horizon that went to the not angry, at the Obama administra- the Republicans want to give to the oil bottom of the Gulf of Mexico, creating tion’s de facto moratorium that occurs industry over the next 5 years, we don’t the worst environmental disaster in today in the gulf, time delays that re- have to worry that they are going to go our country’s history, was not an iso- cently resulted in a Louisiana Federal drill, because they are going and drill- lated incident; that the problems were judge finding the Department of the In- ing. terior in contempt of court. This mora- systemic across the entire oil and gas industry. But why are we giving them $40 bil- torium has caused the loss of thou- lion? Why aren’t the Republicans out sands of jobs; it has increased our That report was a blistering, scalding indictment of the deregulatory envi- here as free market devotees saying growing dependence on imported oil, let’s take that $40 billion of taxpayers’ and it has contributed to the acceler- ronment which was created at the De- partment of the Interior that led inex- money away from the oil industry? ated increase in the price of gasoline. Why aren’t they doing that? Why are We have also heard an ongoing drum- orably, inevitably to this catastrophe, they going to allow the taxpayers to be beat of misinformation about hydraulic this environmental catastrophe. shaken upside down at the gas pump fracturing, which is a longstanding But are we here tonight debating leg- and have money come out of their practice that has been effectively regu- islation to implement the reforms that pockets for the rest of this year as the lated by the States for over 60 years. In the commission presented to the Con- price of a gallon of gasoline goes to my own congressional district, hydrau- gress in order to prevent another catas- $3.30, $3.40, all the way up to $4 a gallon lic fracturing is necessary for the de- trophe like this? No, we are not. We are again? velopment of the Haynesville Shale instead debating whether or not we play. should have fewer regulations, whether The SPEAKER pro tempore. The As a result of this energy activity, or not regulations that actually pro- time of the gentleman has again ex- our local and State tax revenues have tect against incidents like this hurt job pired. increased by at least $900 million in creation. Mr. MARKEY. I yield myself 1 addi- 2009 alone, and more than 57,600 new Well, ladies and gentlemen, what we tional minute. jobs in Louisiana have been created. learned from the Deepwater Horizon Because the real agenda here is to Let there be no mistake; if you add un- catastrophe was that lax regulation create as many red herrings as they necessary and strangling bureaucratic doesn’t save money; lax regulation can about the real agenda. As a matter red tape to hydraulic fracturing, the costs money. Lax regulation does not of fact, we can put an aquarium out net result is less jobs and less energy create jobs; lax regulation destroys here there are so many red herrings. As for this country. jobs. And in this case, lax regulation a matter of fact, so many red herrings As the chairman of the Sub- led to the loss of 11 lives and 155 other are being created by the Republicans in committee on Fisheries, Wildlife, individuals who were seriously injured. this debate that they wouldn’t be an Oceans and Insular Affairs, I will be Lax regulation, ladies and gentlemen, endangered species there are so many conducting comprehensive oversight leads to catastrophe. things that are taking us off the real reviews, hearings on several job-de- Boosterism breeds overconfidence, agenda that they are taking about. stroying regulations and policies that and overconfidence breeds disaster. And the real agenda is to make sure are being promoted by the Obama ad- That’s what happens in our financial that we do not invest in wind, that we ministration. markets. That’s what happens in envi- do not invest in solar. The most far-reaching and least un- ronmental and health regulation when And, by the way, in the Waxman- derstood of these policies are those you just trust the private sector to al- Markey bill that was passed that year, being proposed by President Obama’s ways do the right thing. Ladies and $60 billion was put in to the Waxman- National Ocean Council, which will add gentlemen, this is what happens when Markey bill for clean coal technology; additional layers of bureaucracy as the government doesn’t move in to pro- $75 billion was put into that bill for nu- well as a new zoning process for the tect the little guy, to protect ordinary clear technology that they could apply coastal and marine environments. Yes, citizens. for low-interest loans to build new nu- actual zoning out in the ocean. The The reason that we were able to clear power plants in our country, plus council is in the process of creating a move from the average age of death at wind, plus solar, plus geothermal, plus new layer of oversight over both rec- 48 years of age in the year 1900, after all the other things that we could do reational and commercial activities. 5,000 years from the Garden of Eden domestically in our country.

VerDate Mar 15 2010 04:09 Feb 11, 2011 Jkt 099060 PO 00000 Frm 00058 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K10FE7.121 H10FEPT1 tjames on DSKG8SOYB1PROD with HOUSE February 10, 2011 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H661 What we are talking about here, turn to that river as fully grown adults ability to use our forest resources in a though, is a different agenda alto- to spawn. But they are deliberately ig- commonsense fashion. As a further in- gether. It’s an agenda that will just nored in the population counts. To add sult, this manmade, bureaucrat-dic- allow the oil industry to go back to insult to insanity, as they tear down tated disaster resulted in a fire that business as usual without the regula- these in the name of saving the could have been prevented, and now we, tions to protect the public health and salmon, they are also tearing down the the American taxpayer, will be forced safety. fish hatchery that actually is saving to pay for it for the next 50 to 100 I reserve the balance of my time. the salmon. years. Mr. HASTINGS of Washington. Mr. Or we could begin in Colorado, where Enough is enough. A bureaucrat in Speaker, could I inquire how much they have sacrificed over 1,000 Washington, D.C., should not dictate time remains on each side? megawatts from the Glen Canyon decisions that are best left to local The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gen- for the humpback chub—at the expense communities that have to suffer the tleman from Washington has 9 minutes of a long-neglected species called homo tragic consequences of government’s remaining. The gentleman from Massa- sapiens. actions. chusetts has 61⁄2 minutes remaining. Mr. Speaker, Ronald Reagan was Mr. MARKEY. Mr. Speaker, we only Mr. HASTINGS of Washington. Mr. right: In this crisis, government is not have one speaker remaining on our Speaker, I am pleased to yield 3 min- the solution to our problems, govern- side, so until the majority is down to utes to the subcommittee chairman of ment is the problem. The good news is one speaker, we would like to reserve the Water and Power Subcommittee, that it’s entirely within our power to the balance of our time. Mr. MCCLINTOCK, from California. correct, and it was clearly the mandate Mr. HASTINGS of Washington. Mr. Speaker, I am very pleased to yield 2 b 2000 of the American people last fall, and we will act on that mandate beginning minutes to another new valuable mem- Mr. MCCLINTOCK. I thank the gen- with a series of hearings and actions ber of the Resources Committee, Mr. tleman for yielding. directly related to this much-needed JOHNSON of Ohio. Mr. JOHNSON of Ohio. Mr. Speaker, I know I speak for all of my Repub- resolution. lican colleagues on the Water and Mr. MARKEY. Mr. Speaker, I yield I rise today in strong support of House Power Subcommittee when I say that myself 1 minute. I do so just to say Resolution 72. For too long, the EPA, the Department of the Interior, and we are excited and eager to undertake that Democrats see high unemploy- other permitting agencies have held vi- the mission outlined in House Resolu- ment and we look forward. We recog- tally important energy projects hos- tion 72 to identify the Federal regula- nize that American ingenuity, innova- tage to their unreasonable job-killing tions in this field that are impeding job tion, and hard work can dig us out of creation and that are slowing the econ- demands. this hole by creating high-paying, long- In eastern and southeastern Ohio, our omy. The only problem we have got is term domestic jobs in new vibrant in- deciding where to start. unemployment rates are among the dustries. highest in the State, and we are falling A generation ago, the principal objec- The Republican majority, they see tive of our water and power policy was behind the rest of the Nation. But we high unemployment and they look are blessed with an abundance of nat- to create an abundance of both. It was backwards. They seek to increase the an era when vast reservoirs and hydro- ural resources that we could tap into already massive profits for huge inter- to create thousands of high-paying jobs electric facilities produced a cornu- national corporations and hope that on copia of clean and plentiful water and and economic opportunity, if the gov- their way to the bank they hire a few ernment would simply get out of the electricity, on a scale so vast that people here and there. many communities didn’t even bother way. Ladies and gentlemen, the great Over the last week, I met with my to measure the stuff. But that objec- challenge of our time is to not allow constituents at three town hall meet- tive of abundance has been abandoned China and Germany to replace OPEC as ings, and there was one message that in favor of the of the place from which we have to im- came through loud and clear: Get the that have been caused by government. port our energy technologies. If there government out of the way so we can The result is increasingly scarce and is no plan which is forthcoming from get back on the right economic track. expensive water and power that now the Republican majority, which so far Right now, there is a company that undermines our prosperity as a Nation. has not presented itself, because they wants to invest $6 billion in eastern Nowhere is that more evident than in have yet to have one bill that actually Ohio for a clean energy project that the Central Valley of California. creates one job come here onto the would turn coal to liquid while cap- This last Congress sat idly by as this House floor in the first 5 weeks that turing 85 percent of all carbon dioxide administration deliberately diverted they have controlled the majority, produced. This project would create at 200 billion gallons of water away from then I am afraid that the next genera- least 2,500 direct jobs that would help the most abundant agricultural region tion of young Americans will wonder revitalize the local economy. But at of our Nation, all to satisfy the envi- why all the solar and wind technology each and every turn, Federal regu- ronmental left and its pet cause, a 3- is being manufactured in China, and lators have moved the goalposts, mak- inch minnow called the delta smelt. they here in America are unemployed. ing it more and more difficult for this This willful diversion cost over 20,000 Mr. HASTINGS of Washington. Mr. project to get off the ground. farm workers their jobs. It inflicted up Speaker, I am pleased to yield 11⁄2 min- Mr. Speaker, eastern and south- to 40 percent unemployment rates in utes to the valuable new member of our eastern Ohio cannot afford to lose the the region. It destroyed more than a committee, Mr. GOSAR from Arizona. jobs this project would create. We can’t quarter-million acres of the most fer- Mr. GOSAR. Mr. Speaker, rural Ari- afford for the company to call it quits tile farmland in America. And it forced zona is under attack from overregula- due to what can only be described as up the price of groceries for us all. tion, out-of-control spending, and gov- Federal harassment. Or we could start with the Klamath, ernment redtape. The small businesses It is time that the Federal Govern- where this administration is pushing to that power my district can no longer ment gets out of the way so we can un- tear down four perfectly good hydro- compete. I just wrapped up a weeklong leash our natural resources, both on- electric dams that generate 155 tour of my district, and one thing was shore and offshore, to create high-pay- megawatts of the cleanest and cheapest clear: The Federal Government is in ing jobs and put us on the road to en- electricity on the planet, enough to the way and inhibiting my district ergy independence. We have got to get power over 150,000 homes, because we from creating jobs. Government agen- serious, Mr. Speaker, about our energy are told of catastrophic declines of cies have over-regulated our businesses future. salmon. out of existence. I encourage my colleagues to support When I suggested building a salmon Take for example the Schultz Pass this important resolution. hatchery instead, I was informed there Fire in Coconino County. Last year, a Mr. MARKEY. Mr. Speaker, I am the already is one. It produces 5 million 12-year-old girl, Shaelyn Wilson, lost last remaining speaker on our side. I salmon molt a year, 17,000 of which re- her life because of the government’s in- reserve my time.

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Mr. Speaker, one of the that they didn’t need them, that their place with the big Wall Street firms top concerns I am hearing from my rules were the most cost-effective in that were not given the proper over- constituents is the state of our econ- government. I strongly beg to differ. I sight, and on and on down the line. omy and jobs, and that is why I rise think that the arrogant nature of the So I want to just say again to the today in support of this resolution di- EPA and the administration is not majority that we want to work with recting the committees of the House to doing American business any favor or you on our committee. We want to examine and exercise oversight of Fed- American jobs any favors. Something work with you on the oversight that is eral agency regulations and their im- has to be done to stop this epidemic. necessary. That’s why we signed off on pact on the economy. I urge my colleagues to join me in the plan to do the oversight. I just The U.S. Department of Energy re- supporting this resolution. think that we have wasted an hour cently announced that we currently Mr. MARKEY. I yield myself the bal- here on an issue that we already agree have the highest gas prices in this ance of my time. upon; that we should be partnering to country that we have ever had during I say to the gentleman from Wash- make sure that wherever there is chi- the month of February, and it makes ington State that just 2 weeks ago we canery, wherever there is wrongdoing no sense for the Department of Interior passed by unanimous consent the over- that we should partner together to root to continue to resist access to our own sight plan which the majority has for sources of American energy. This is it out. the Department of the Interior, and the But I’m afraid that this is part of a critical, because our country’s eco- minority signed off on that oversight nomic health is tied to having a robust larger agenda that really seeks to de- plan over all of the regulations and all energy sector. stroy the wind and solar industries in Obama administration officials esti- of the various agencies that come our country, to cut dramatically the mated it would cost roughly 23,000 jobs under the jurisdiction of our com- low-income heating assistance that we if they enacted the deepwater drilling mittee. We did not fight that. give to the poorest people in our coun- moratorium, but it went ahead any- This debate tonight is something try, to keep the $40 billion in tax way. And to add further insult to that doesn’t really even have to take breaks on the books for the largest oil Americans, it also included a shallow place. The committee—our committee, and gas companies in our country even water regulatory permit slowdown. Re- the Natural Resources Committee—is as they are going to enjoy $100 billion cently a judge held the Department in already fully empowered to do all of worth of profits this year given to contempt for administration’s drilling the oversight that they believe is nec- them by tax breaks that are a hundred moratorium. essary, and we will be there joining years old, with the price of a barrel of with them where it is necessary to con- oil now at $100 a barrel. 2010 b duct that oversight. That is absolutely absurd, ladies and Congress and this administration can Coming back, though, to the central gentlemen. It is a squandering of the and should encourage private sector point, that’s something that we all limited resources that we have in our job growth, not hinder it with unrea- agree upon. What the American people country that should be spent on cre- sonable regulations. We risk losing want is to see what the agenda is for ating new jobs in the renewable energy more scarce jobs and more investment creation of jobs in our country. That’s sector and creating jobs by the mil- capital every single day due to the what has been lacking on the House lions that young people in our country ever-increasing weight of our Federal floor since the Republicans have taken want to create. They want to able to bureaucracy. Many of these regulations over the House of Representatives. And tell OPEC, We don’t need your oil any place significant burdens on manufac- that’s the most important agenda for more than we need your sand. turers and small businesses at a time our country. And I don’t believe that And as Mubarak is teetering, the one when our economy can least sustain we can accomplish that goal if the Re- message that we can send to the Middle them. According to the Small Business publicans continue with their objective East is the same message that Presi- Administration, Federal regulations of $100 million in profits going to oil dent Kennedy sent to Kruschev in 1961, cost American businesses between companies at the same time that they We are going to use our technological $8,000 and $10,000 per year per employee want to give $40 billion worth of tax might in order to fend off this threat and between $15,000 and $37,000 per breaks to them. that is posed to our country economi- American household each year. That is not really a good policy for One of the worst offenders of this reg- cally, militarily, diplomatically, envi- our country. That’s not going to create ronmentally. We are going to use this ulatory epidemic under the Obama ad- any new jobs. It would be better if we ministration is the Environmental Pro- as an opportunity. took that $40 billion, moved it over to tection Agency. Unfortunately, the ex- That is not what this debate is about. wind and solar and all-electric vehi- pansion of their power is not without That’s where we should move over the cles; that we moved it over to take cost. To name a few of EPA’s pending next weeks and months. My hope is care of the low-income people whose oil egregious actions and estimated con- that we can do it together. sequences: prices are just skyrocketing across this I yield back the balance of my time. One, a ban on the pesticide Atrazine, country, so that people don’t freeze in Mr. HASTINGS of Washington. Mr. which will result in a potential loss of their own homes. That would be a bet- Speaker, how much time do I have re- 45,000 ag-related jobs; ter use of that $40 billion instead of maining? Two, a mandate requiring the use of handing it over to the oil and gas in- The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. expensive and/or economically unsound dustry. We would create more jobs, we CULBERSON). The gentleman from renewable energy sources, causing a would protect people and keep them Washington has 11⁄4 minutes remaining. $5.2 trillion cut in our GDP, a $2,400 cut safe in their own homes, and we would Mr. HASTINGS of Washington. Mr. in household incomes per year, and the have a better balance for where this Speaker, I yield myself the balance of loss of more than 1 million American country should be going. Instead, we’re my time, and I appreciate my friend jobs; here debating oversight of these agen- from ’ willingness to Number three, new unsubstantiated cies, and we agree with the need to do work with us on this very important ozone standards costing $1 trillion in so. issue. compliance costs and 7.3 million jobs We probably disagree over the extent But I want to make it very, very lost. to which we should deregulate them. In clear because there are some on the The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. fact, if we deregulate too much, if we other side that were suggesting that we HERGER). The time of the gentleman take too many regulations off the want to do something that we’re not has expired. books, we’re just going to see a repeti- even debating here, and that is to wipe

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And I think spe- prior to Congress, that the motivation must be the mission of this Congress cifically what we want to do, since this for me in addressing this issue of regu- and our government to improve the President took office, even though we lations doesn’t come from feeling that competitiveness of the United States should have done that with past Presi- standards are wrong, but that so many and the global economy and thus cre- dencies on both sides of the aisle, but regulations impede or prevent actual ate jobs. since this President took office, the job growth and innovation. The resolution we consider tonight scope and reach of the executive The question that I’d asked time and represents an important first step in branch has greatly expanded as has again over the period of the last Con- the process by learning to develop eyes been documented by just about every gress, particularly last year, was: to see the roots of the problem and the speaker and even acknowledged by Where are the jobs? impositions on businesses. Again, this speakers on the other side. And the With this growth of a regulatory is not anti-regulation. It is asking the question, Mr. Speaker, is: Why? And state, what we do not understand are question: Why are we accepting a regu- what is the cost to our economy and those impacts on business owners, who lation? What are the impacts of it American jobs? need predictability in order to hire going to be? It is allowing those who Congress has an obligation to look people. We can have fine sounding lan- are being regulated to be part of this into this and to hold the administra- guage about the intent of legislation, discussion, and more than comments tion accountable—and any administra- which might sound okay here in the from the Federal Register that are tion, for that matter, in the future. So, Chamber, but as we know from the very rarely heeded by the agency com- Mr. Speaker, what we are doing here health care bill and others, many Mem- munity. tonight and what this resolution on the bers didn’t read the bill, didn’t under- It is important for us to reform the floor that we are debating by virtually stand the secondary effects that would code and to reform the process of how all committees in the House is simply come from implementing policy, and we view that code so that there is starting that process. And I look for- left regulators with a near impossible transparency and accountability and a ward to working with my friends task. And many of the rules that have check and balance that the American across the aisle because we appear to begun to come out on this are nearly people have, not only on us but on the have common ground. impossible to implement effectively executive branch as well. and in a cost-effective manner. With that, I yield back the balance of We’ve just entered our 21st straight I would say that any reforms in gov- my time. month of at least 9 percent unemploy- ernment should be bipartisan. This ment or more. As Americans across the b 2020 should be one of those—first for the in- country continue to look for work, Mr. DAVIS of Kentucky. I yield my- stitution and second for the people we Members of Congress have a responsi- self such time as I may consume. represent to create jobs. We can re- bility to ask ourselves: Are we ade- Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of H. move a great deal of that unpredict- quately addressing job creation by re- Res. 72. It instructs the Committee on ability and give certainty rather than moving the barriers to growth and cre- Ways and Means, as well as nine other create an adversarial relationship be- ating conditions that encourage busi- committees, to review existing, pend- tween the executive branch and the nesses to hire? In industrial engineer- ing, and proposed regulations and or- people who create the jobs and who pay ing language, we would call that ask- ders from Federal Government agen- the taxes, and I am speaking specifi- ing the questions: Is this a non-value- cies and to focus on their impact on cally to our small business owners. the Nation’s economy. This resolution is necessary because adding regulation? Does it add value to In listening to the stories I hear to- the ever-expanding regulatory code is safety in a true and tangible form? night from both sides, one thing that I far too complex and burdensome. Regu- For example, half of all the regula- would like to say for the record is that lations are the off-budget hidden cost tions in OSHA have nothing do with oftentimes our discussion about regula- of government impeding Americans’ actual safety. They have to do with pa- tions gets caught up in unnecessary ability to create jobs. The Small Busi- perwork compliance standards that emotion and ideology. ness Administration estimates the an- could shut a business down. This is not One point that I would like to make nual cost of Federal regulations in the a statement against the importance of is that so much of what we address are United States exceeded $1.75 trillion in industrial safety. It’s simply asking process issues. When we increase com- 2008, almost double the amount of all the question so as to remove excesses plexity—and I’m speaking as an engi- individual income taxes collected last and remove extraneous overhead. The neer, not as a Member of Congress—we year. agencies will be more efficient, and we can reduce effectiveness. I am not op- Both sides agree all the time on the will be much more effective in creating posed to regulation, but I am a strong ability to refine regulations. I would jobs in the private sector. supporter of sensible regulation, of say that the Government Reform Act For the past 2 years, the answer to honestly looking at the secondary and was only used one time in its existence one question is simply that we have tertiary effects of regulations that ei- since 1995 to stop a regulation that was not been adequately addressing job cre- ther come from poor legislation that going to be considered unnecessary or ation by removing these barriers to was too broadly written or from com- too costly. growth and encouraging businesses to promises so great, so elastic that the There is a program through the hire. From the failed stimulus package bills were thrown over the wall to Small Business Administration to ad- to the misguided attempt at health agencies that may or may not act dress regulations and their costs over care reform to financial regulatory re- within the intent of Congress and are time. In coming out with their top 10 form, American businesses have been not working closely with those who are regulations for review in that time, the hit with an explosion of new taxes and regulated. only thing that has been done out of regulations. They increase the cost of I think it is of constitutional impor- thousands and thousands of regulations doing business, and therefore make it tance for our body to make sure that that have been reviewed or pushed for more difficult for businesses to hire. we work together with those who are reform was to simply remove a with- For small businesses that have less regulated and with those who are the holding of payment to architects and than 20 employees, the regulatory bur- executive agencies that we oversee to construction companies doing govern- den amounts to an average of $10,585 ensure that there is a high-quality out- ment contracts. That’s not affecting per employee per year. These small come and that our communities are the core of this, which is our tax-pay- firms have been responsible for 64 per- not unreasonably burdened with the ing base—the ability to create the jobs cent of the net new hires over the last objective that is defined. Much of that that generate the taxpayers that fund 15 years and could play a role in low- context has gotten lost from the origi- the government. ering our unemployment rate if the

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Tens of thousands of creasing the cost of food, medicine, several important ways. people, who will be laid off because of doctor visits, and bills for basic First, the resolution before us would trade, will no longer be able to be cer- services such as electricity, water, and ask the House committees to review tified—tens of thousands. They will be sewer rates. regulations rather than the agencies out of luck when they hit bad luck I am encouraged that President that created them and enforce them. through no fault of their own. Obama has recognized the potential The fox should not guard the henhouse. We’ve received all kinds of commu- negative economic effects of regula- Before even beginning the review re- nications from people in my State, and tions and rules in both his State of the quired by the President’s Executive I’m sure there are people like this in Union address and in a recent op-ed in order, the EPA announced that it was every single State. We heard from a The Wall Street Journal that followed confident that the review process machinist laid off, qualified for TAA, an editorial about a bill that I intro- would not result in the repeal or alter- and is now pursuing a career as a tech- duced last year called the REINS Act. ation of a single current or pending nician. He’s in a program that goes on This is not a partisan issue. Both Re- rule. for a few years. Before TAA was over- That is not internal oversight, and it publican and Democratic administra- hauled in 2009, States could not have goes against the clear, express will of tions have contributed to the massive approved training of that length nor the American people and their elected growth of government and to expand- have approved the prerequisite train- Representatives and Senators. In fact, ing the volume and complexity of the ing. when House Oversight Committee regulatory state. However, I am con- We heard of another worker, a serv- Chairman DARRELL ISSA called on busi- cerned that the President’s recent ice worker in the State of Michigan, rhetoric on regulation may be just ness and trade associations to identify regulations that burden their busi- laid off, qualified for TAA, and is now that—rhetoric. Despite these com- pursuing an associate’s degree. She’s ments, the administration has used the nesses, EPA rules were cited more than any other Federal agency. planning to complete her program in regulatory process, not the Congress, June of 2012. Before the TAA reforms of to advance elements of its agenda that b 2030 2009, service workers were not even eli- cannot be passed in the Congress. By passing this resolution, we will gible for TAA. After Speaker PELOSI forced the job- begin a regulatory review that is both We also know of another person who killing cap-and-trade bill through the objective and analyzes costs and bene- was laid off, a die helper, who’s quali- House of Representatives, the legisla- fits in real numbers. fied for TAA to continue training on a tion was stopped in a democratically Before being elected to Congress, I part-time basis. Only because of the ex- controlled Senate. In December of 2009, ran a small manufacturing consulting tensions of 2009, the changes, the im- however, the Environmental Protec- business. What we did for a living was provements, could this person have tion Agency took matters into its own process improvement and flow manage- been in that training. hands, without the express approval of ment. In other words, we took inven- And then another worker in Michi- the Congress, to begin moving to regu- tory of a manufacturing facility’s proc- gan—and you know, workers through- late greenhouse gas emissions. esses. We understood the flow. We This raises serious questions of our out the country are like this—who sought to decrease complexity, remove learned that she would be laid off, peti- ability to control and provide oversight processes that didn’t add value, and in- of the executive branch on behalf of the tioned for TAA and began pursuing an crease the overall throughput and effi- M.A. degree before she actually lost constituents we represent. These regu- ciency of the facility, thus protecting lations would have disastrous con- her job. the existing jobs and creating more There are thousands of people who sequences for a weak economy. They jobs in return. That’s exactly what H. would result in higher energy costs, are going to be in this position, and be- Res. 72 asks the House committees to cause the majority in this House have which, in turn, will result in increased do with the Federal regulatory process. utility rates for struggling families and failed to act, there are going to be tens Removing and altering outdated, of thousands of people who will have no for the small businesses and manufac- costly or ineffective rules will stream- turers that employ millions of Ameri- place to turn in terms of training. line our regulatory code and make our Since the 2009 improvements, about cans. economy more competitive and invit- Any time a regulation or rule en- 177,000 people have been able to receive ing to investment and job creation. training—170,000—and now, beginning acted by an executive branch agency Even saving a small percentage of the can have this kind of impact and Monday, tens of thousands will not be $1.75 trillion that is currently spent on able to be certified for help. broad-reaching implications on our regulatory compliance each year by job Now, this isn’t only in the State of economy, it should be subject to the re- creators would free up capital which Michigan. It’s not only in the State of view of the Congress to be accountable can be reinvested into our economy to Ohio. It’s not only in the State of Indi- to our citizens and not a faceless bu- create jobs. reaucrat in an agency. Please join me in supporting this res- ana. It’s not only in Pennsylvania. This This was the idea behind H.R. 10, the olution so that we can begin the proc- is true throughout the country—true REINS Act, legislation that I intro- ess of reforming the Federal code and throughout the country—and essen- duced to provide greater account- get our economy moving and hiring tially, the majority here is leaving, ability and transparency in the rule- again. turning their backs on the people of making process. On all rules that have Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of this country. a direct economic impact of over $100 my time. So what happened this week was the million, the REINS Act would require Mr. LEVIN. I yield myself as much following: that a few groups outside of an up-or-down, stand-alone vote by time as I shall consume. this institution decided they did not both the House and the Senate and re- This is about oversight, and what the want to support the 2009 expansion of quire that they be signed by the Presi- majority is doing is losing sight of the benefits; and a group within this dent before they can be enforced on the needs of tens of thousands of workers House, the Republican Study Com- American public. in this country. What they are doing is mittee, issued a document urging Re- While the REINS Act reforms the overlooking the needs of the workers of publicans not to support the extension. process of how these regulations are this country. There are many, or some, Republicans approved going forward, the resolution Our committee has jurisdiction over in this House who were ready to sup- we are debating tonight addresses trade adjustment, and what’s happened port it, but they pulled back the bill,

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The Federal Acquisition Regulations towards workers who lost their job due thank the gentleman from Kentucky (FAR) will need to be changed, and regula- to trade. Well, picking winners and los- for his leadership in working to bring tions for Medicare payment, farm payments, ers, what TAA does is to fill in gaps more congressional oversight to the and grants will also need to be modified. that were not filled in previously and regulatory process. The heavy hand of These are merely the federal regulations often gaps that were increased because overbearing environmental regulations that will need to be changed, but since this requirement flows down to state and local of the inaction of the now-majority of has struck my northern California rural congressional district in full governments (as an unfunded mandate), this House. every state and many city, county, and mu- And talking about winners and los- force. The Endangered Species Act, in nicipal governments will need to change ers, the losers are going to be the un- addition to regulations under the Clean their regulations and companies will have to employed people of this country, unem- Water Act, Clean Air Act and other en- learn to comply with these numerous and ployed through no fault of their own, vironmental laws continue to be en- likely divergent implementing regulations. unemployed, looking for work, who forced by Federal agencies and activ- The provision is already proving costly and ists to curtail irrigation water for fam- will increase exponentially as the implemen- will not be able to be certified for TAA. tation deadline moves closer. If this tax is This is a disgrace. And there are some ily farms and ranches, force commu- nities and developers to spend hundreds not repealed, it will cost companies and gov- people who will continue to be eligible ernments at all levels substantial amounts for TAA who are going to have to now of millions of dollars on environmental of money. These exorbitant expenditures will pay more for their health care if they ‘‘analysis’’ and even threaten public be at the expense of hiring new employees, can afford it. health and safety by delaying forest expanding businesses, and providing govern- When we put this together a few management to reduce catastrophic ment services at a time that neither the pub- lic nor private sector can absorb such unnec- years ago, this is what Senator GRASS- wildfire and much needed infrastruc- ture such as flood preventing levees essary costs. LEY said about the reforms, and I The Department of Defense in April 2008 quote, Today’s achievement is the re- and transportation improvements. An- other set of job-crushing regulations estimated that it would cost more than $17 sult of the dedication, hard work, and billion in the first five years to comply with commitment of many individuals. It is surrounds the 3 percent withholding the 3% withholding requirement, which far the culmination of years of effort, and tax that is set to go into effect next exceeds any estimated revenue gains due to I am confident that the result will year. This tax will cost far more in un- tax compliance. While this estimate may be serve to benefit American workers in funded mandates on small businesses reduced depending on how the law is imple- Iowa and across the United States for and State and local governments than mented, needless to say, the costs will be it will ever raise in revenue for the huge across all levels of government. years to come, end of quote. The Coalition believes this law and its cor- The failure of the Republicans to Federal Government. Mr. Speaker, tomorrow I will be re- responding regulations are a prime example bring this bill to the floor this week of wasteful requirements that have a nega- introducing bipartisan legislation to means that what Senator GRASSLEY tive impact on the economy and job-cre- said will serve to benefit American repeal the unfair 3 percent withholding ation. As you develop your agenda, we workers in Iowa and across the United tax. I would like to enter into the strongly urge you to consider the damaging States for years to come, that’s going record a letter from the Government effects of the 3% withholding tax and include its repeal among your priorities for this to end on Monday, because Saturday is Withholding Relief Coalition high- lighting this provision’s regulatory year. a weekend. People who are laid off be- Sincerely, cause of trade are going to hit a wall, burden and urging its repeal. I strongly support this resolution and look for- GOVERNMENT WITHHOLDING RELIEF a wall. COALITION. So we are in favor of oversight. We ward to stopping the regulatory as- Aeronautical Repair Station Association, made that clear earlier. We are also sault on my constituents and our Na- Aerospace Industries Association, Air Condi- sure we should not be shortsighted tion’s economy. tioning Contractors of America, Air Trans- GOVERNMENT WITHHOLDING port Association, America’s Health Insur- about the needs of productive people RELIEF COALITION, ance Plans, American Bankers Association, who want to work and cannot find a January 28, 2011. American Clinical Laboratory Association, job. Re: regulations and their impact on the American Concrete Pressure Pipe Associa- The person speaking on behalf of the economy and jobs. tion, American Congress on Surveying and Republicans, my distinguished col- Hon. DARRELL E. ISSA, Mapping, American Council of Education, league on the Ways and Means Com- Chairman, Committee on Oversight and Govern- American Council of Engineering Companies, mittee, talked about those who are out ment Reform, House of Representatives, American Heath Care Association, American of work through no fault of their own. Washington, DC. Institute of Architects, American Logistics DEAR CHAIRMAN ISSA: The Government Association, American Moving and Storage You mentioned 9 million. There’s a Withholding Relief Coalition and its 116 Association, American Nursery and Land- record number of people in this coun- member associations appreciate your inter- scape Association, and American Road & try who have been unemployed for a est in regulations that negatively impact the Transportation Builders Association. longer period of time than has been economy and jobs. We welcome the oppor- American Society of Civil Engineers, true in the past, and now all they ask tunity to highlight one specific issue that American Subcontractors Association, for, unemployment comp in many was the genesis for the creation of this coali- American Supply Association, American cases—they’re looking for work—and a tion: the 3% tax withholding mandate. This Traffic Safety Services Association, Amer- chance to be retrained. On Monday, for requirement is set to go into effect on Janu- ican Trucking Associations, Armed Forces ary 1, 2012 if it is not repealed. It will cost Marketing Council, Associated Builders and thousands that chance will be gone. jobs and waste significant amounts of time Contractors, Associated Equipment Distribu- b 2040 and money for companies as well as govern- tors, Association of National Account Execu- ments to implement. tives, Association of School Business Offi- That should not have happened. The 3% withholding law, which was en- cials International, Business and Institu- Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous con- acted in Section 511 of the Tax Increase Pre- tional Furniture Manufacturers Association, sent that the gentleman from Wash- vention and Reconciliation Act of 2005 (P.L. California Association of Public Purchasing ington (Mr. MCDERMOTT) manage the 109–222) as section 3402(t) of the Internal Rev- Officers, Coalition for Government Procure- balance of the time on the Democratic enue Code, mandates that federal, state, and ment, Colorado Motor Carriers Association, side. local governments withhold 3% of nearly all Computing Technology Industry Associa- The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. of their contract payments, Medicare pay- tion, Construction Contractors Association, ments, farm payments, and certain grants. and Construction Employers’ Association of HASTINGS of Washington). Is there ob- Compliance with this law will impose signifi- California. jection to the request of the gentleman cant, unnecessary financial burdens on both Construction Industry Round Table, Con- from Michigan? the public and private sectors, with a dis- struction Management Association of Amer- There was no objection. proportionate impact on small businesses. ica, Design Professionals Coalition, Edison

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That is the on Taxation, Finishing Contractors Associa- ister who fell ill, very, very seriously Congress’ constitutional responsibility tion, Gold Coast Hispanic Chamber of Com- ill, and the head of the board of dea- and has been for 224 years. merce, Government Finance Officers Asso- cons called the board together to have You would have thought that maybe ciation, Independent Electrical Contractors, a discussion about what they should do the people on the other side would have Inc., International City/County Management about the problems of the ailing min- figured this out, Mr. Speaker. We stood Association, and International Council of out here and read the Constitution. I Employers of Bricklayers and Allied ister. They had a long discussion. It Craftworkers. took, not as long as this debate will guess for some of them it was the first International Foodservice Distributors As- take, but it took 2 hours. And at the time they had ever read it but they sociation, International Municipal Lawyers end, by a vote of 4–3, with 17 absten- weren’t paying attention or something Association, Management Association for tions, they wrote a letter to the min- because this resolution is simply re- Private Photogrammetric Surveyors, Mason ister urging him to get well. stating what has always been our re- Contractors Association of America, Me- Now this resolution has about as sponsibility. chanical Contractors Association of Amer- Now it’s been 100 days, as I said, for ica, Medical Group Management Association, much effect as that letter to that min- Messenger Courier Association of the Amer- ister in central Illinois. Two years the Republicans in control of the icas, Miami Dade County, Modular Building ago—and what a difference a day House, and they have done not one sin- Institute, Munitions Industrial Base Task makes—January 28, 2009, this Congress gle thing to create a job. Nada. Nil. Force, National Asphalt Pavement Associa- passed the American Recovery Act. Zilch. Nothing. Not a single thing to tion, National Association for Self-Em- Seven hundred billion dollars that create a job in 100 days. We have 14.9 ployed, National Association of College & stopped the economic collapse in this million unemployed in this country. University Business Officers, National Asso- We have an intense economic competi- ciation of Counties, National Association of country, that got us started on recov- Credit Management, and National Associa- ery from the problems created by the tion with the rest of the world that we tion of Educational Procurement. previous administration. We did that in are in danger of losing if we don’t get National Association of Government Con- less than a hundred days. moving. We have a home foreclosure , National Association of Manufac- We’ve been here a hundred days. crisis in this country. We’ve got two turers, National Association of Minority wars. We’ve got huge energy and envi- Contractors, National Association of State There used to be a TV program I liked when I was a kid called This Is The ronmental issues to deal with and an Auditors, Comptrollers and Treasurers, Na- that’s falling further tional Association of State Chief Informa- Week That Was. Now let’s review this tion Officers, National Association of State week that was. I arrived back from Se- and further behind the rest of the Procurement Officials, National Association attle and on the calendar were two world. We do not lead the world in col- of Wholesaler-Distributors, National Beer bills. One was a bill to deal with, as the lege graduates per capita. We are about Wholesalers Association, National Corn gentleman from Michigan has sug- sixth or seventh or eighth, somewhere Growers Association, National Council for down there. Other countries are pass- Public Procurement and Contracting, Na- gested, the problems of workers who have been displaced by trade, the so- ing us because of our inaction. tional Defense Industrial Association, Na- And what do we do? The Republicans called Trade Adjustment Act, TAA. tional Electrical Contractors Association, say, let’s go out and waste the 10th of and National Electrical Manufacturers Asso- That was one bill. The other bill was a February. Now, instead, the Repub- ciation. bill to extend the Patriot Act. I don’t licans are having us working for two National Emergency Equipment Dealers know what the leadership on the other Association, National Federation of Inde- whole days to tell the House of Rep- side was thinking. Maybe they can’t pendent Business, National Institute of Gov- resentatives to do its job. For heaven’s count. But the bill to extend the Pa- ernmental Purchasing, National Italian- sakes, what a silly piece of legislation. American Business Association, National triot Act went down in flames. They This bill is an insult to the American League of Cities, National Precast Concrete then pulled the bill on extending TAA. Association, National Office Products Alli- people. It’s an insult to the people who That was Tuesday. work here, and they don’t even seem to ance, National Roofing Contractors Associa- Then we came to Wednesday. That understand they’re insulting them- tion, National Small Business Association, was the day they brought the bill in, a selves, as though they didn’t know National Society of Professional Engineers, meaningless bill, messing with the and National Society of Professional Sur- what their job was. It’s like Nero fid- funding, that didn’t veyors. dling while Rome burned. The House is save one single dollar but simply said National Utility Contractors Association, sitting here while millions of Ameri- National Wooden Pallet and Container Asso- we weren’t going to pay our dues to cans are unemployed. They’re selling ciation, North-American Association of Uni- this, then that section of the United form Manufacturers & Distributors, North their belongings. They’re emptying Nations that somebody didn’t like, and their 401(k)s. They’re doing everything Coast Builders Exchange, Office Furniture so they decided they’d come out here Dealers Alliance, Oregon Trucking Associa- possible to stay afloat. and make a big show about the United tion, Plumbing-Heating-Cooling Contrac- b 2050 tors—National Association, Printing Indus- Nations. That bill went down in flames. tries of America, Professional Services Coun- Now the week has not been a total Now, this isn’t 1930. In 1930, what peo- cil, Regional Legislative Alliance of Ventura loss. We did change the name of a ple did was, they took what few belong- and Santa Barbara Counties, Santa Rosa courthouse; we did it on Wednesday, ings they had, went out, put it on the Chamber of Commerce, Security Industry and I think we got something to go top of the car, drove to California, and Association, Service Disabled Veteran home and talk to our people about in found a job. That’s what people did. Owned Small Business Council, and Sheet our districts. But every day, millions of Americans Metal and Air Conditioning Contractors Na- And now we’re to Thursday. Here we tional Association, Inc. can’t move to take a new job because Shipbuilders Council of America, Small are spending 9 hours out here on a they can’t sell their house because Business & Entrepreneurship Council, Small meaningless piece of legislation. It is their homes are under water, according Business Legislative Council, TechAmerica, truly a sad day for the House that we to the banks. In today, one- Textile Rental Services Association of Amer- are spending another day not helping third of the homes are under water. ica, The Associated General Contractors of the people of America. Not helping the Now, if you don’t think some fore- America, The Association of Union Construc- private sector create jobs. Not doing tors, The Distilled Spirits Council of the closures are coming out of that, you U.S., The Financial Services Roundtable, what the people sent us here to do. don’t understand how it works. There U.S. Chamber of Commerce, United States Early this morning, congressional rep- is a whole new underclass of unem- Telecom Association, Veterans Entrepre- resentatives and staff came to work on ployed, undertrained Americans who neurship Task Force, and Women Impacting Capitol Hill to work for the American are not being helped to compete in the Public Policy. people. It is the job every day for Mem- world economy. Mr. MCDERMOTT. I yield myself bers and staff to oversee the agencies And while Americans across the such time as I may consume. of the Federal Government, to oversee country suffer, the Republicans come

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We’ve company that wants to give you insur- the House, and what do the American all been through TSA. We don’t want ance. Mr. Speaker, consider that idea. I people get? Instead of helping the pri- that stuff. mean, I don’t know how old the Mem- vate sector with a smart science, tech- But the government is not the prob- bers’ and fathers are; but when nology, and energy investment policy, lem. The government is made up of you get to be 75 or 80, and you go out we are considering Republican legisla- Americans, good Americans who are with an $8,000 voucher and try to build tion on pornography. That certainly writing rules and regulations to do health insurance, you can’t do it, ex- makes a lot of sense if you don’t have things that Americans want. Ameri- cept by taking another $5,000 or $6,000 a job. cans want clean water. They want to be out of your pocket. Instead of compassionately and ener- able to drink the water. They want The seniors in this country spend al- getically helping the unemployed, the some water to irrigate their crops. ready one-third of their income on Republicans want to redefine the rape They want water for a lot of things. health care. They have got plenty of of women to keep some women who And it takes regulation because if you skin in the game. They don’t need any have been raped from getting abor- let anybody take as much water as more. But the Ways and Means Com- tions. You will see that one next week. they want, some people and some very mittee today is doing that rather than That’s going to be the great bill. important things are not going to get trying to figure out what it is that we Where’s the job bill? Where are the done. can do to make the law better. There job bills? I have no idea. There are They want clean air. Americans want wasn’t a single question about how can more every week. Now in case clean air. They know there is an epi- you make the law better. All it was you don’t know what a 99er is on the demic of asthma among children living was an attack on the man who ran other side, let me educate you. We have in cities, and they’re worried about it. CMS. The first question was, Do you an unemployment system that provides And they want regulations. They want still believe that the national health for unemployment insurance for 99 regulations in construction so that you system of Great Britain is the best weeks; and when it runs out, you are don’t create an epidemic of youngsters thing since sliced bread? The question done. And there are four or five people with asthma who fill the emergency wasn’t, Doctor, how can we help you for every job that comes up in Amer- rooms every night in hospitals in this make this law work more effectively ica. So if you go out looking for a job, country. for the American people? you have a one in four chance of having Now, the American people want fair- There is an extreme agenda here, and any chance at getting it. And yet these ness. They want the rule of law. They it won’t be helped by retooling the 99-weekers are piling up all over the want laws fixed that don’t work. Some- message. Now, the other thing that is country because they’ve run out of times you pass a law; and 10 years ago, kind of ridiculous about this whole their unemployment insurance, and the it seemed like a good idea at the time. thing is, we have an Oversight Com- Republicans do nothing about creating Things change. Things need to be mittee on the Ways and Means Com- jobs. changed. Sure, we ought to be doing mittee. We have a very distinguished Instead of intelligently debating ad- that. But you don’t need House Resolu- Member from Louisiana. Dr. BOUSTANY ministration plans in , tion 72 to tell you to do it. Common is a very smart Member of Congress. He , , Republicans want to vote on sense would tell you to do it. And the is the ranking member on the Over- meaningless bills like the one I talked American people need the collective sight Committee. He does not need H. about with the United Nations that help that we can give them. The Amer- Res. 72 to tell him to do oversight. He save no money and don’t advance the ican people want effective government is a very thorough man. He is a cardiac U.S. interest in anything. that deals with people’s problems. surgeon. I mean, come on. This guy is The Republicans ran on a slogan, Mr. Now the Republican ‘‘fear and blame smart and able and can see what the Speaker: Government spending kills machine’’ is an old, tired, failed philos- problems are, and he doesn’t need these jobs. They are the extreme party of ophy that from time to time can be 10 hours out here flogging this resolu- ‘‘everyone for themselves,’’ no action used to scare the American people in tion so that we can then have our press for the common good. And now that an election. They did it in 2004. Re- releases. the Republicans have responsibility, all member the orange alerts and the Oh, they have is their message machine. God, yellow alerts. Oh, God, we’ve got b 2100 That’s what these 9 hours are about. to have 4 more years of the same stuff. The American people deserve better Just in case you haven’t broken the And we got 4 more years of it. In 2010, than this. They deserve us to put posi- code, they are all in their offices now, here they are again. tive proposals forward that will create Mr. Speaker, cranking out press re- We were over in the Ways and Means jobs, that will deal with the fore- leases: I’m going to take on this regu- Committee today doing oversight with closures, that will deal with the health lation. I’m going to take on that regu- a wrecking ball. Let’s wreck the bill care problems they have, that will deal lation. And somehow they think that that we passed last year on health with the energy problems, will deal those messages will get them reelected care. Now Bill Frist—you are not going with what’s happening in the world and in November of 2012. They are creating to call him a wild-eyed liberal. He used what’s going on overseas. a paper blizzard. Like we have had to be the majority leader in the Sen- And we are about to see in the budget some snow around here, well, this is a ate. Bill Frist said to the Republicans, that comes out what the priorities of real blizzard. Mr. Speaker, don’t repeal it. Fix it. But the Republican Party are. The budget Now when you try to govern without what we’re doing today is getting is a moral document. It is when you ideas, it doesn’t go over very well with ready to blow the bill out of the way so say what you really care about. And the American public, and slowly the that we can have the Paul Ryan road when you look at that document, you Republican leadership is hearing the to the end of Medicare and to a voucher will see what they really care about. feedback. What is the new Republican system. Paul Ryan vouchers for every Mr. Speaker, I urge my colleagues to response? They say the need to ‘‘retool senior citizen in this country is the vote ‘‘no.’’ their messaging.’’ goal. And that oversight is really set to I reserve the balance of my time. Since we have to waste the people’s blow apart any chance of developing Mr. DAVIS of Kentucky. Mr. Speak- time on the floor today on this mean- better law than we got through here er, returning to the subject of regula- ingless resolution, I thought I should last year. tions and its impact on the creation of try and be helpful to the Republican ef- It would work better if both sides jobs and the need to create jobs to cre- fort. It’s my civic duty. As a member of worked together, there’s no question ate taxpayers, I yield 2 minutes to the

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Mr. Speaker, I want and you look at all these issues. charged not only with legislating but to rise also in support of this resolu- We need regulation and enforcement with also overseeing the implementa- tion which directs committees to re- to make sure that the people are pro- tion of legislation. view Federal agency rules and regula- tected. It is our job, in part, to protect Agencies continue to promulgate tions which indeed may unfairly harm the American people from the capi- blanket rules which ignore Congres- the ability to create jobs and grow our talist system. The capitalist system is sional intent. Forty-three major regu- economy. not bad. It simply doesn’t have any lations were published by executive I continue to hear on a pretty regular morals. It is designed to make money. agencies in 2010, and another 191 are basis from my small businesses in my That’s all it’s about. currently in the works. These regula- community in Minnesota about new And the regulations that are put in tions marginalize small businesses and rules and new proposed regulations are, in large measure, to protect the communities which have less ability to that absolutely could hamper their op- American people from the excesses of absorb the cost of compliance. Small erations and opportunity for growth. the economic system. And if we don’t towns in Nebraska, for instance, are I’m just going to give a couple of exam- do that, we don’t do our constituents spending millions of dollars installing ples real quickly. what they sent us here to do, which is water treatment facilities and electric I’ve heard from financial service to represent them and protect them. generation units to comply with EPA companies in my district about a rule We think about protections in terms standards which continue to be arbi- that the Department of Labor is pro- of, you know, things overseas and mis- trarily changed, regardless of the posing now that fundamentally siles flying in from somewhere and all science. These people are, in good changes a 35-year-old definition of ‘‘fi- that kind of stuff, but there is more faith, purchasing lower emission units. duciary’’ under ERISA. Now, if imple- damage done to American people by They want to comply with the law, Mr. mented, this new rule would cause a what happens here in this country by Speaker. But cities and residents can major disruption to the marketplace our own companies to the water and no longer afford higher prices because and directly result in higher costs and the air and the land and the air we of these arbitrary and inconsistent reg- severely limited access to much-needed breathe. So it is very important that ulations. It’s not fair, and it’s not good products and services to consumers. we do this. We should be doing contin- government. I’ve also heard from some of my med- uous oversight. And in some instances, I would also like to touch on some ical device companies in my district we should be tightening the regula- Medicare regulation, which has the po- that are leading the world in devel- tential to disproportionately hurt rural tions. oping these new lifesaving tech- The banking system that collapsed hospitals. Medicare outpatient physi- nologies. And there’s a new rule now collapsed because we allowed Wall cian supervision requirements have a that’s been proposed by the Depart- serious impact in my district and I’m Street to have a heyday with deriva- ment of Transportation which would sure many others. For the last 2 years, tives and said, you know, do whatever require finished medical devices and Medicare rules for outpatient hospital you guys think is right. What they other products that contain lithium procedures have included a provision to thought was right was to gamble with batteries to now be shipped as haz- require a medical doctor be on site for our and our people’s savings, ardous cargo. Now, this is going to even the simplest of procedures, for ex- and the whole system collapsed. And have a devastating impact on the pro- ample, a phlebotomist taking a blood we’re digging our way out of it. duction of pacemakers, defibrillators, sample. Certainly, I don’t think that And to come out here and say what and neurostimulators. was congressional intent. we need is to remove regulations is Without the current temporary sus- This is a new requirement that would simply not—doesn’t make sense, and it pension of this rule for small rural hos- severely disrupt the medical industry’s shouldn’t make sense to anybody who pitals, many critical access hospitals just-in-time delivery system. It’s going thinks about it for 1 minute. And I in my district would not have the man- to lead to bottlenecks in the supply urge my colleagues to vote against power to perform outpatient proce- chain, and it’s going to delay access to this. It’s useless. It’s stupid. Every dures on a regular basis, the result for care for patients all over the country, committee already has an oversight patients being lengthy travel to larger even though these devices pose no de- subcommittee and they will do it, and cities for care, be it routine care or monstrable safety risk. I think that there is no reason to pass otherwise. And it isn’t just medical devices, Mr. this. This regulation is also having a nega- Speaker. The regulation is also going Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance tive impact in more urban areas. Yes- to have a significant impact on ship- of my time. ping of everyday technologies. All in terday I was speaking to a group of b 2110 physicians from Nebraska, and one all, it’s estimated that this new regula- shared with me his ability to remotely tion alone is going to cost about $1 bil- Mr. DAVIS of Kentucky. Mr. Speak- order a CT scan at the hospital when lion annually to the economy and these er, in closing, I find some degree of he knows such a procedure is nec- businesses. irony in the gentleman’s comments essary. Mr. Speaker, these are just a few of that anybody saying that we need to do The SPEAKER pro tempore. The the examples, and we’ve heard others away with regulation was stupid, be- time of the gentleman has expired. tonight of some of the burdensome reg- cause the President of the United Mr. DAVIS of Kentucky. I yield the ulations that are out there and being States stood in this Chamber last gentleman an additional minute. proposed, and it clearly outlines the month and was citing specific regula- Mr. SMITH of Nebraska. However, need for some oversight and reform. tions that were redundant or were in- the hospital cannot begin the scan I ask for support of the resolution. appropriate. until after he arrives at the hospital to Mr. MCDERMOTT. I yield myself the The resolution that we have been de- oversee the scan, although not even balance of my time. bating tonight is a critical step toward necessarily perform the scan. Mr. Speaker, I’m just sitting here restoring our economy and getting As a cosponsor of the REINS Act, I thinking about this whole business Americans back to work. I would like also applaud this effort to begin curb- about regulation. Since I’ve been in to point some context out on this. ing unchecked agency regulation ham- Congress, when I arrived here we were I think we have 100 percent agree- pering families, job creators, and the in the midst of the savings and loan ment in the Chamber tonight that we growth of America’s economy. crisis which cost this country some- want clean water and we want clean

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But there’s a significant the one thing I would say here, Mr. forcibly address regulations, and I will difference between the context of appli- Speaker, is that we do have a prescrip- point this out. cation there and dealing with some of tion drug diversion problem with older Mr. Bell suddenly found out that one the changes and the moving standards veterans in certain parts of the coun- teaspoon of water under 14 bore holes in the regulatory community that have try. under the pad was discovered. In that huge economic impact on our commu- I was approached by a group of doc- teaspoon of water were several parts nities. tors from the Veterans Administration per million of dry cleaning fluid. Guess I would like to cite three brief exam- who shared with me that they had been what. They said, ‘‘Well, you’re going to ples of different contexts of regulations banned by the Veterans Administra- have to remediate this.’’ Mr. Bell said, that need to be modernized or changed, tion general counsel from using the ‘‘I can’t afford to do that.’’ The re- or have lost their context. drug registries that are in the State of sponse from the compassionate Federal Again, we are not talking about an Indiana and the State of Kentucky, as agency that cares about jobs was, ‘‘If anti-regulation issue here. The fact is well as all other States in the Union you don’t remediate it, you are going that regulations have never been ag- that have these registries, from simply to shut it down.’’ That made him an gressively attacked. What happens is checking to make sure that the pa- activist. He was going to have that we layer another regulation on top of tients weren’t seeing a civilian doctor business shut down, every family work- an existing regulation. We increase the in another State or a civilian doctor in ing there, over one teaspoon of water, complexity of that. We create new or- Kentucky and going to the VA to get a and he had to spend effectively his life ganizations that do the same thing, double or triple dosage of the same savings of $60,000 to clean up one tea- costing more money, creating uncer- pain medications like Oxycodone and spoon of water, and it took him years tainty. And I think we have common selling it on the street or abusing it to recover. ground on the need for that reform. themselves to a degree. The doctor said Those are the stories. I appreciate all But let me give you the first example. the comments about caring about Clean air is a great concern to me. I to me, ‘‘I’m not interested in criminal workers. I care about those. My grand- grew up around the steel and the min- prosecution. I don’t want to kill my pa- father was a mine inspector after he re- ing industries as a small boy on the tients. I want to make sure they re- tired. I care about those issues. And I other side of the tracks and got to see ceive the best health care.’’ With a stroke of a pen, the general the bad things that were done. When think that it’s incorrect to try to cre- counsel of the VA has added to the the EPA came into being, there were ate this demonization of those of us complexity of this problem. I spoke to some good starts. Ironically, the real who just ask the question, why is that the head of National Drug Control Pol- efforts of true environmental remedi- there? We have regulations that not ation began in the States. Operation icy at the White House personally only impede jobs, but regulations that Scarlet in Pennsylvania began chang- about this, and he said his hands are make it so complex. ing the way the land was treated. Much tied and, ‘‘We are looking into that.’’ And I will speak with authority as an of that was copied by the Federal Gov- All of this impacts jobs ultimately. engineer on this. The more com- Finally, I will give a context of the ernment and changed our community plicated you make something, the small business owner who gets trapped demonstrably. But those days are long more likely you will have errors. Thus, in this before fully closing. We have gone, those good old days, and the com- many of the things that have been lots of great innovative small business plexity and the intrusiveness of the bu- cited tonight as reasons we need more reaucracy is even different to a greater owners who go out and they see an op- regulations are because we have got so degree. portunity, and they take the risk, usu- many that it can become arbitrary The Marathon oil refinery that’s in ally with their life savings, which may overnight. Catlettsburg, Kentucky, spent tens of not be much. We only had a few thou- I agree with the gentleman that we millions of dollars in full compliance sand dollars when we started our busi- need to address these issues, but we with existing regulations. Long-term ness that became successful and sup- need to do them in a manner that is de- capital investments were made to deal ported a number of families for many void of emotion and with a technical with sulfur, nitrous oxide, and mer- years before I came to Congress. focus on what the numbers actually cury, other chemicals that were in po- My friend, Nick Bell, who started say. And, regarding regulations, let’s tential emissions, both in water and in Braxton’s Cleaners, was an entre- measure the right things, because we the air. And then, after these huge, preneur that wanted to take a chance don’t do that. What worked in 1960 is multiyear capital investments, the ball and build a dream with that. His cus- not necessarily applicable with the was moved again. It has crippled the tomer service is outstanding, and peo- technology and the tools today. ability of that specific facility to grow ple flock to him for the responsiveness, Reviewing all current and proposed and to create jobs. the creativity, the initiative, the kind- rules is the first step. We should do it, That is what I’m talking about, con- ness of his people. He implemented because successful businesses, success- text and predictability. Having over- home delivery and suddenly wanted to ful schools, any successful institution, seen long-term capital investment set up satellites. So many people were even, I guarantee you, the champion plans in the manufacturing industry, coming to him for business, he realized Green Bay Packers, review their play- when you have to take 10 years, you he needed to put another dry cleaning book on a regular basis throughout the cannot afford to have that lack of pre- machine in place. One would think season to make sure that they were dictability. This is what we are talking that, to support more customers, we adaptive and agile for that great game about. could do that. we saw last week. At a closer level to home, we talk He suddenly found out, as he bumped Reviewing it is a necessary step for about veterans a lot here, we talk up against the Division of Water and us, and it’s one that by reviewing this about prescription drug problems, drug the Environmental Protection Agency will not hinder economic growth; it addiction issues. That’s something I for the first time, that he had to do a will help it. It will free people to care very much about. Growing up in a soil sampling under the pad, the con- achieve, to fulfill the spirit of regula- dysfunctional household and seeing the crete pad of his building, before putting tions and help enhance prosperity for worst of substance abuse or substance that second machine in. What he didn’t all Americans. On behalf of the Ways addiction in family members, I can know along the way was that an arbi- and Means Committee, we are eager to say, as somebody who has volunteered trary decision was made in another do our part in this task. for over 30 years to help people escape Federal agency that dry cleaning fluid The next step will be to change the from these kinds of things, that regula- was put on a list of carcinogens. As one way that major rules take effect in the tion in fact is helping to create a worse oncologist told me, you would probably first place. We need more account- problem. have to drink about 80 gallons of this ability up here. That is nonpartisan.

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For the sake of our Constitution uneasily with democratic theory. For this rea- jobs, but have no actionable results. H. Res. and the people who sent us here, we son, a critical feature in our democracy is to 72 simply instructs House Committees to re- should embrace that. control excessive bureaucratic discretion and view existing, pending, and proposed regula- To provide greater transparency and to ensure that rules and regulations promul- tions by federal agencies. These Committees accountability to this process, I look gated by federal agencies are consistent with are to then create an inventory of these regu- forward to the House moving forward the intent of Congress as expressed in the lations to report this information. Mister Speak- with the REINS Act, which will be a law. er, this is what our committees are already complement to H. Res. 72. I urge all of The Administrative Procedure Act (APA) of doing. These are the actions we are already my colleagues to support this resolu- 1946, exists for this purpose—to constrain ex- taking to ease the burden on the small busi- tion as the critical first step of opening cessive bureaucratic discretion through proce- nesses in this country. What productive action the eyes of the Congress, opening the dural requirements for agency decision mak- are we taking by debating and voting on our eyes of the American people to the im- ing, including setting goals and standards for Committees to fulfill a role in Congress that pact of these regulations honestly, and regulations, and ensuring public participation has already been defined for them? to alleviate job creators from not the through notice and comment. Other statutory This resolution is the epitome of the redun- burdens of legitimate safety standards, rulemaking requirements applicable to a wide dancy. I can say with certainty that H. Res 72 of legitimate standards to benefit our range of agencies include the Regulatory does nothing to reduce real regulatory burden communities, but those non-value-add- Flexibility Act, the Paperwork Reduction Act, on small businesses. Yet we are on the cusp ing overheads that are imposed upon us the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act, and the of adopting a rule that will have my colleagues that prevent the hiring and create un- Information Quality Act. These statutory re- charged in a debate for an extended amount predictability. quirements established a clear process for of time. This is what Americans see as the Let’s move forward. Let’s take the agency rulemaking and standard by which the problem in Washington. As they are strug- burden off our families from these ex- quality of regulations should be measured. gling, we are engaging in debate on a sym- cessive and unnecessary regulations, I appreciate the concerns of my Republican bolic measure that does nothing more than re- and create jobs and put America back friends that there are problems with many fed- iterate what we have already been charged to to work. eral regulations. Over the years, we have do as Members of Congress. What are we Mr. CANSECO. Mr. Speaker, I rise in sup- seen evidence of excessive bureaucratic dis- doing for our small businesses today? port of the H. Res. 72, the great engine of cretion that result in federal regulations being Small businesses create two-thirds of net America for the last 235 years has been inno- too burdensome, costly, counterproductive and new jobs each year in this country. It is our vation. American ingenuity is a tremendous even prohibitive. Critics argue that mundane duty to make sure that we help generate the source of pride in our nation’s history. Sadly, requirements have led to the ossification of best environment to allow these job creators this aspect of American life is reeling today the rulemaking process, which at times could to thrive. Some of the reasons we were all from a wave of new regulations that have mean years before the final regulations are elected to the 112th Congress was to help been added on top of an already complex reg- put in place. these small businesses and help our econ- ulatory system that costs money, jobs, and Meanwhile, federal regulations are derived omy. What we are considering today, will growth across every sector in our economy. from the laws that are enacted by Congress. produce no actionable result for either of these We’ve been told that more regulation is some- These laws are put in place to safeguard pub- two goals. how ‘‘good for us,’’ that a select few know bet- lic interest. Without federal regulations though, There is no question that the small busi- ter than our citizens how to make the day to we could have situations such as the recent nesses of America face a large burden when day decisions in our small businesses. But Deepwater Oil Spill in the Gulf of Mexico. The it comes to federal regulations. Federal regula- every time a teenager in our country is prohib- lack of regulatory oversight contributed to one tions now cost Americans $1.75 trillion each ited from entering the work force because his of the biggest oil spills in the country, in which, year; that’s up 50% from their annual costs in would-be employer has to comply with a new the deepwater well released about 200 million 2005. Federal agencies continue to add thou- health law and can’t afford his labor, we lose gallons or 4.9 million barrels of crude oil into sands of pages of new regulations which add the chance for that teenager to learn valuable the Gulf of Mexico, over a period of 84 days. to the already challenging task of creating a skills and perhaps create something special To prevent such environmental disaster in the small business. It’s estimated that these fed- later in his life. Every time a small bank in future, we need stronger federal regulations to eral rules cost $10,585 per worker for busi- West Texas is forced to comply with a law that ensure that appropriate standards are in nesses with less than 20 workers. This cannot came as a result of the irresponsibility of oth- place. be the environment in which we expect our ers, we lose the chance for that bank to ex- Mr. Speaker, I support a more common unemployment rate to turn around. It will take tend a loan to an entrepreneur that is capable sense approach to federal regulations. Federal a bipartisan effort to reduce this burden and of creating hundreds of jobs in a small com- agencies should strive to protect the public in- guarantee that our economy continues to munity. Mr. Speaker, Pecos County State terest and to ensure that proposed regulations thrive. Bank in Fort Stockton, Texas takes in 50 per- do not stifle economic growth and job creation. As a member of the Small Business Com- cent of the deposits of that town’s residents. For this reason, I am pleased that President mittee, I am determined and ready to work The cost to run their annual audit is now al- Obama has ordered a government wide re- with my colleagues on both sides of the aisle most four times as much as it was before the view of federal regulations to root out those to review these challenges and barriers faced onslaught of regulations we’ve seen passed in regulations that stifle job creation and make by job creators in this country. But I am sure the last two years. We cannot keep placing our economy less competitive. this can be accomplished with the rules al- these burdens on our small businesses. As the lawmaking institution in our system ready set in place for this body. What will Mr. Speaker, I urge this Congress to begin of government, we also have a responsibility hinder this process and do nothing for small the work of placing the responsibility and trust to ensure that federal agencies are given the business is a debate on the House floor for in our society back where it belongs—in the resources and better guidance to formulate nine and a half hours, as this rule sets in hands of the people. We must begin it now regulations that are consistent with the intent place, on instructing members to do what has before it’s too late. of the law. already been asked of them. After that time, Mr. FALEOMAVAEGA. Mr. Speaker, I thank Mr. CRITZ. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to re- how can Congress say that it helped foster the the Ranking Member of the Committee on mind this body of what the American people environment for small businesses to create Natural Resources, Mr. ED MARKEY, for the asked of us in November. They did not ask us jobs? How many jobs can we say have been opportunity to speak on this important issue. I to continue the parliamentary back and forth created as a result? also like to thank Chairman DOC HASTINGS for this institution has become known for; nor did What our small businesses need is action. his leadership. they ask us to stand around while small busi- What the American worker needs is action. Every year, thousands of federal rules or nesses are hurting on Main Street. What the What our economy needs is action, and today, regulations governing almost every aspect of constituents of the 12th district of Pennsyl- with this resolution, we have no action. I urge

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Res. 72, a resolution di- regulations that would impede the nation’s regulatory balance between the railroads and recting certain standing committees to inven- economic recovery and increase the cost of shippers. tory and review existing, pending, and pro- almost every product Americans produce and The passage of the Staggers Act in 1980 posed regulations and orders from agencies of buy. created a balanced regulatory system that has the Federal Government, particularly with re- Along with my good friend, the gentleman allowed the rail industry to build the world’s spect to their effect on jobs and economic from Missouri, Mr. GRAVES, I am circulating a best freight rail system, while protecting ship- growth. letter on this issue to be sent to the Secretary pers in areas where there is no effective com- While it is clear that across government of Transportation, Ray LaHood. I encourage petition. Since its passage, average - there are tremendous amounts of red tape all of my colleagues to join in signing on to adjusted rail rates measured by revenue per that we must cut in order to more effectively this important letter. ton-mile are down over 50 percent and freight and efficiently spur job creation, I would like to SUBCOMMITTEE ON RAILROADS, PIPELINES, AND railroads have re-invested more than $480 bil- focus on four specific issues under the juris- HAZARDOUS MATERIALS ISSUES lion back into their operating networks. That diction of the House Transportation and Infra- As the Chairman of the Subcommittee on could not have been done—and will not be structure Committee. Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous materials, done in the future—unless the STB maintains FMCSA HOURS OF SERVICE there are three issues under my jurisdiction the current regulatory balance as con- Proposed changes by the U.S. Department that I want to draw attention to—two related to templated by the Staggers Act. of Transportation to hours of service rules for railroads and another related to hazardous Recently I joined with my senior colleagues truck drivers would have a substantially nega- materials. on the Transportation Committee, what we call tive impact on productivity and the U.S. econ- Put simply, the United States has the great- the ‘‘Big 4’’—the Chairman of the full Com- omy. est freight rail network in the world. Our sys- mittee, Mr. MICA, the Ranking Member of the The rules currently in place are working well tem is the most efficient and cost-effective in Full Committee, Mr. RAHALL, the Ranking and do not need to be changed. Since the existence, and relies on virtually no subsidies Member of the Railroads Subcommittee, Ms. current rules were implemented seven years from the federal government. Over a century BROWN, and myself, the Chairman of the Rail- ago, the trucking industry’s safety performance ago, America’s railroads opened the door for roads Subcommittee—in sending a letter to has improved at an unprecedented rate. Both , literally ushering in the the Chairman of the Surface Transportation the number and rate of fatal and injury acci- great advancements in industry that sparked Board regarding maintaining the existing regu- dents involving large trucks have declined by America’s emergence as an economic power latory balance between the railroads and ship- more than one-third and are now at their low- on the world stage. By linking our coasts, rail pers. est levels in recorded history. The remarkable opened markets for goods and services in In our letter, we made it clear that any pol- reduction in the number of truck-involved fatal parts of our nation before rendered inacces- icy change made by the STB which restricts and injury crashes occurred even as truck sible. America’s railroads revolutionized trans- the railroads’ abilities to invest, grow their net- mileage increased by almost 10 billion miles portation, gave promise to freedom of move- works and meet the nation’s freight transpor- between 2003 and 2008, the latest year for ment and made business more efficient. That tation demands will be opposed by the Trans- which data is available. heritage continues to this day. portation Committee. If the proposed changes are implemented, Today, we find ourselves in the midst of a POSITIVE TRAIN CONTROL trucking companies will need to put additional new era of a freight rail renaissance. With Notably, these debates are occurring at a trucks and drivers on the road to deliver the 140,000 miles of track carrying almost two tril- time when the rail industry is at a crossroads same amount of freight, adding to final product lion ton-miles annually, freight rail is an im- dealing with massive new mandates and pro- costs and increasing congestion on the na- mense jobs generator and a major driver of posals that threaten to undermine our rail ren- tion’s already clogged highways. Small busi- the nation’s economy. In fact, the industry aissance. Recent unfunded mandates on the ness truckers would be especially hard hit. supports directly or indirectly over 1 million freight rail industry to retrofit equipment with On two prior occasions, the Federal Motor jobs, and 43 percent of all freight carried each Positive Train Control (PTC) equipment are Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) esti- year in the U.S. is moved by train—with de- expected to cost in excess of $10 billion, with mated that similar changes would cost the mand projected to grow. In order to meet this limited, if any, operational benefit. This man- U.S. economy $2.2 billion, inclusive of safety demand, it is essential that there is continued date will divert scarce capital from critical in- benefits. However, in the new proposed rule growth in rail capacity. vestments in one of the most capital-intensive FMCSA has changed its methodology for esti- SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD businesses in the world. mating both the benefits and costs of changes Yet given their successes and self-reliance, The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) to the hours of service rule, effectively de- the railroad industry appears to be in the issued a Final Rule in January 2010 to imple- creasing estimated annual costs by $1.5 billion crosshairs of the Surface Transportation Board ment the statutory requirement in the Railroad and increasing estimated annual benefits by (STB). The question is this: will America’s rail- Safety Improvement Act of 2008 to implement $1.1 billion in order to produce a positive ben- roads continue to be given the freedom nec- Positive Train Control (PTC) systems by De- efit-cost ratio. Further, the agency’s own anal- essary to grow their industry without direct in- cember 31, 2015 on mainline rail tracks that ysis shows that the net benefits of retaining terference by the federal government or will carry passenger trains or hazardous materials the current daily driving time limit exceed the the STB attempt to move to re-regulate the in- that are toxic by inhalation. net benefits of reducing allowable driving time dustry? Positive Train Control is a technology (or by one hour, the option favored by FMCSA. Re-regulation would be a potentially cata- combination of technologies) that is designed Frankly, it is very difficult to understand how strophic public policy that could erase 30 to automatically stop or slow a train before ac- FMCSA rationalizes its proposal on this fact years of positive growth in rail, and threaten to cidents caused by human error can occur. The alone. reduce the railroads to the ruinous decreases accidents PTC is intended to prevent include: In addition to encumbering the industry and in services and disinvestment not seen since Train-to-train collisions; a struggling economy, the proposed changes the 1970’s. I firmly believe that if the Surface derailments caused by excessive speed; would significantly challenge law enforcement. Transportation Board attempts to re-regulate unauthorized incursions by trains onto sec- Because the proposed rules are complex and this vital industry, it will be only a matter of tions of track where maintenance is taking restrictive, motor carriers could have difficulty years before our once self-reliant railroads will place; understanding them and enforcement officers be forced to rely on taxpayer dollars to invest trains moving through track switches left in could have difficulty accurately identifying vio- in infrastructure, safety and efficiency as fed- the wrong position. lations. For instance, in order to determine if eral mandates mount. A fully functional PTC system must be able a driver can legally claim to have met the con- The Surface Transportation Board has re- to precisely determine the location and speed ditions of a weekly rest provision, enforcement cently announced two hearings. One will re- of trains, warn train operators of potential officials would have to ensure that at least 168 view rail traffic exemptions while the other will problems, and take action if the operator does hours had elapsed since the beginning of the assess the competitive marketplace in which not respond to a warning. The type of acci- most recent weekly rest period, and that the the railroads operate. In connection with those dents that PTC systems are designed to pre- break included two consecutive nighttime peri- hearings, we would like to express our collec- vent are very rare. Of all train accidents on rail

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In fact, there are but PTC will yield just $608 million in benefits muter railroads will cost more than $2 billion— no confirmed fatalities associated with the lith- over the same period—a cost-benefit ratio of these agencies are already cutting service lev- ium batteries transportation that I am aware 20 to 1. els or raising fares because of the recession’s of. An April 2010 study by the consulting firm impact on local government budgets. The proposed rule grossly underestimates Oliver Wyman found that the so-called ‘‘busi- Additionally, most commuter railroads oper- the cost of the regulation to American busi- ness benefits’’ of PTC—reducing train delays ate over freight rail-owned track. These agen- nesses. The Department of Transportation and being able to move more trains through cies must ensure that the PTC technology analysis estimates approximately $9 million congested sections of track—are actually very they install on their commuter systems is inter- per year in cost to the U.S. economy. But ac- low or nonexistent. In fact, systems very simi- operable with the systems that their host rail- tual costs to hundreds of businesses—battery lar to PTC that are currently being imple- roads put in place. manufacturers, consumer goods manufactur- mented in Europe do not support that claim Because of issues like interoperability, there ers, freight handlers, and air transportation that PTC will yield significant business benefits is real doubt that PTC can be successfully im- companies—could easily top $1 billion a year. for U.S. railroads. plemented by December 31, 2015. I believe the Department of Transportation The manner in which FRA determined which There is also a severe shortage of available analysis did not take into account: track will be required to have PTC installed broadband spectrum for the wireless commu- Additional annual and internal han- has caused a great deal of concern in the rail- nications networks that are central to PTC im- dling costs, road industry. Many provisions of the Final plementation. The Federal Trade Commission Administrative costs associated with negoti- Rule go well beyond the statutory require- has authority over allocating spectrum, and ating and executing hazardous materials con- ments of the Railroad Safety Improvement the FTC decision process is slow and cum- tracts for customers shipping these newly-reg- Act. These provisions add hundreds of millions bersome. ulated goods, of dollars to costs, but will not improve safety Instead of penalizing the rail industry for its Adverse impacts on retail shipping outlets, Potential layoffs associated with the burden- in any meaningful way. success, Washington should be promoting In the final rule, the FRA orders railroads to new investment and expansions in service to some requirements, and Commercial consequences from potential install PTC on rail lines that carried toxic-by- keep America’s railroads in the driver’s seat of the global economy. That’s why I support tax lithium battery shipment consolidation. inhalation hazardous materials in 2008. Noth- The alone estimates credits for the expansion and rehabilitation of ing in the law refers to using 2008 as the base this new regulation would cost the company the nation’s rail infrastructure. year for determining where PTC must be in- $264 million in the first year, and more than stalled. Tax credits are a proven and effective policy tool to encourage businesses to invest in $185 million in each following year. As it currently stands, the Final Rule will re- This proposed rule threatens to stifle job worthwhile projects. Because the railroads still quire that approximately 70,000–80,000 miles creation and industrial advancement, and af- pay for their projects under tax credit plans, of rail miles have PTC systems installed, fects a wide segment of the economy, includ- tax credits ensure that the railroads will only about half of the total Class I railroad ing U.S. manufacturing, transportation, and re- pursue projects that will grow their businesses, 160,000–mile national freight network. tail sectors. It will also give foreign cargo car- and ultimately expanding the economy. Direct The decision to use 2008 as a base year for riers a over U.S. com- grants, on the other hand, could be seen as determining which tracks require PTC imple- panies. mentation makes no sense, because haz- ‘‘free money’’ that would not be subject to the Transportation regulations for lithium bat- ardous materials routing in 2015 will be vastly same rigorous business decisions. There are teries have been extensively considered by different than in 2008, for the following rea- two tax credit bills that I support, including a international bodies such as the United Na- sons: 25 percent tax credit for rail projects that ex- tions, International Civil Aviation Organization Significant hazardous materials rail routing pand the rail network and ease congestion, and International Air Transport Association. In changes were recently implemented in re- and a short line tax credit that expired at the order to protect the competitiveness of the sponse to a Department of Transportation/De- end of last year. U.S. in the international marketplace, stand- America’s railroads are at a crossroad. The partment of Homeland Security joint regulation ards for the transport of lithium batteries direction the Administration pushes the rail in- requiring railroads to ensure that toxic-by-inha- should be fully harmonized with international dustry will have a lasting impact on American lation chemicals are transported on routes rules and regulations. This is the only reason- competitiveness and economic growth. Wash- posing the least overall safety and security able focus of any regulatory action on air ington must resist the urge to over-regulate an risk. transportation of lithium batteries. I strongly industry that has proven it to be largely self- Additionally, marketplace dynamics are support efforts to make the transport of lithium sufficient and capable to weather economic changing the transportation of hazardous ma- batteries as safe as possible, but we must do stress and improve upon its business model. terials. For example, many chemical compa- so in a reasonable, responsible manner. nies are phasing out production of chlorine, or We cannot go back to the days of stifling over I applaud our House leadership for bringing moving their production sites to where the regulation and I will do my part as a member this important resolution to the floor and thank chemical will be used, thereby dramatically of the Transportation and Infrastructure Com- them for the opportunity to discuss these im- changing the amounts and routes over which mittee to make sure it does not happen. portant issues. these toxic-by-inhalation materials are moved. LITHIUM BATTERIES Mr. BACA. Mr. Speaker, I urge all my col- Finally, the rule does not provide for a ‘‘de Finally, I want to touch on the transportation leagues—Democrats and Republicans—to minimis’’ exception, where a rail line carrying of lithium batteries. support small business and small business very little of these materials could be exempt- In January 2010, the Department of Trans- trucking. ed from the PTC requirement. Such an excep- portation issues a Notice of Proposed Rule- As we debate H. Res. 72, the most critical tion would significantly reduce costs without making to regulate the air transport of lithium issue facing America is how to increase jobs compromising safety in a meaningful way. batteries. so that families can rise up against economic The PTC mandate applies to all passenger The proposed rule: hardships. railroads on the general railway system, in- Regulates and treats as a hazardous mate- Small businesses are essential to our na- cluding and 26 different commuter rail- rial all lithium batteries and most devices tion’s economy. roads. shipped with or containing such batteries, They account for half of our gross domestic Amtrak’s capital needs and operations are such as laptop computers, cell phones, and product, more than half our jobs, and three- fully subsidized by annual appropriations. medical devices. fourths of new jobs created each year. Commuter railroads also receive capital funds Applies to air shipments within the U.S. and We must support new and small businesses from the Federal Transit Administration for re- to shipments carried on U.S. registered aircraft through open access to loans, credit and cap- pair and modernization of their systems, but traveling anywhere in the world. ital. these federal funds represents only about 40 Proposes to limit stowage of lithium bat- We can reduce onerous paperwork, and percent of total funds spent on their systems, teries on cargo aircraft to crew-accessible po- give small companies the tools they need to

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These little machines are Mr. DAVIS of Kentucky. I yield back a look at that and then talk about spitting out, printing out, dollars; and the balance of my time. what that means relative to the prob- the Congress doesn’t have to do any- The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- lems we have in overspending in the thing at all and the Federal Govern- ant to clause 1(c) of rule XIX, further Federal Government. ment is spending lots of money. How consideration of this resolution is post- Also, this connects to unemployment much money? Well, Social Security, poned. in this sense, that when the Federal there is $700 billion, there is another f Government spends too much money $519 billion in Medicare, and Medicaid, and is too intrusive and takes too $273 billion. b 2120 much in taxes, all of those things de- Another thing that works a little bit HONORING COLORADO STATE stroy the jobs created by small busi- like an entitlement is the debt. So if UNIVERSITY nesses. we sell a Treasury bill, we have to pay So let’s just be completely clear. We the interest on it; and when we do that, (Mr. GARDNER asked and was given have heard stories about unemploy- we get this interest. And then there is permission to address the House for 1 ment and these ‘‘heartless Repub- these other mandatory things which minute.) licans.’’ The problem is that if you de- are really other kinds of entitlements. Mr. GARDNER. Mr. Speaker, tonight stroy businesses, you don’t have any So it is not just Social Security, Medi- I rise to honor the 141st anniversary of businesses, you don’t have any jobs. care and Medicaid. You have got the founding of Colorado State Univer- And that is what we have been doing. SCHIP, you have got food stamps and sity, located in Fort Collins, Colorado. How is it we destroy businesses? One, things like that that are additional en- On February 11, 1870, Colorado Terri- we overtax them; two, we overregulate titlements. torial Governor Edward McCook signed them with red tape; three, we make it So these things here, when you put the Morrill Act establishing the State hard from a liquidity point of view to all of these together, this is kind of a Agricultural College in Fort Collins. In get loans from banks, because the Fed- spooky number. These things come out its 141 years, Colorado State University eral officers are looking over the bank- not too far away from a little over $2 has grown to over 26,000 students, 1,400 ers’ shoulders second-guessing the trillion, maybe $2.3 trillion. And what faculty members, and has become one loans; fourth, we create an era of un- does that mean, $2.3 trillion? What of the Nation’s leading research univer- certainty because we don’t know what that is, that also is the amount of rev- sities. On average, CSU’s research ex- the silly government is going to do enue in a given year for the Federal penditures top $138 million annually. next; and, last of all, we spend money Government. So what has happened is all these en- To this day, Colorado State Univer- like mad, which then makes the econ- titlements now plus the interests on sity still maintains the commitment of omy that much harder for our busi- the debt have gotten to the point that a State agricultural college. It pro- nesses to compete in a world competi- vides countless support for promoting they are chewing up all the money that tive environment. the Federal Government takes in in economic development throughout the But let’s take a look at this pie chart taxes in a given year. So then the ques- rural communities in Colorado. CSU here, and there is something here that tion is, well, how about defense? How has over 90,000-plus alumni that live in when you start to think about it is about non-defense discretionary? How the State, accounting for nearly $4.1 really a little bit on the frightening about these things? Do we have any billion annually in household income side. Let’s take a look at some of the money? No. for Colorado. The CSU alumni list in- big chunks of money. cludes State Governors, business lead- The point of the matter is you can The bottom one down here is defense. zero this out, zero these out, and these ers, Olympic gold medalists, teachers, The Constitution of the United States researchers, artists, and even a Mem- together are using all of the money says that the Congress will provide for that the Federal Government is taking ber of the U.S. House of Representa- the national defense. It is the one main tives. in in revenue in a given year. Now, thing that Congress is supposed to do. that is kind of scary. What that says is I am proud to call myself a Colorado States can’t do it; locales can’t do it. It State alumnus. It is my honor to rec- that we are starting to run deficits of is something that has to be done by the over $1 trillion. ognize CSU on the House floor for its Federal Government. That is why our In fact, the Obama deficits for the 141 years of excellence in education and U.S. Constitution says even in the pre- last 2 years have been about $1.5 tril- research. amble to provide for the national de- lion. That is a lot of money. That is f fense. That is $692 billion here in the three times a bigger deficit than Presi- 2010 budget. So there is defense. dent Bush’s worst budget deficit. So JOBS, THE DEFICIT AND FEDERAL This over here is the non-defense, SPENDING you take his worst budget deficit, what is called discretionary. These are which is about $450 billion, and we are The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. the funds that Congress spends every talking the last 2 years we are running GOWDY). Under the Speaker’s an- year, and that is $666 billion. This in- at a $1.5 trillion deficit. So this is what nounced policy of January 5, 2011, the cludes things like the Education De- is going on. gentleman from Missouri (Mr. AKIN) is partment, the Energy Department, the So let’s take a look. If you are like recognized for 18 minutes as the des- Department of Commerce. It would be an awful lot of Americans, you want to ignee of the majority leader. jails and prisons, things like that. All solve a problem. We have got a problem Mr. AKIN. Mr. Speaker, congratula- of those, the Park Service, would all be here. We are apparently spending too tions. You look good up in the Chair in this non-defense discretionary area. much money. So you say, well, what there. So these two, kind of similar size, run- are our alternatives? How do we ap- We are going to have a chance to talk ning in there about a little bit under proach this? for just a few minutes about an inter- $1.5 trillion in total. I am thankful this evening also that esting topic. It is something on the Now, the other one that I want to we have got one of our very bright minds of Americans everywhere, and call to your attention, though, is all young freshmen Congressmen from the that is about jobs, about the deficit the rest of these. This is Social Secu- State of Colorado. SCOTT is here to join and about Federal spending and what rity, this is Medicare, this is Medicaid. us, SCOTT TIPTON. SCOTT, I just want to we have to do in those areas. And so what these things are, a lot of make sure you knew, any time you I think sometimes it is helpful, you times people call them mandatory want to jump in here, we could talk a hear so much detail that you need to spending. What does that mean? little bit about this.

VerDate Mar 15 2010 04:22 Feb 11, 2011 Jkt 099060 PO 00000 Frm 00071 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A10FE7.033 H10FEPT1 tjames on DSKG8SOYB1PROD with HOUSE H674 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE February 10, 2011 What is your reaction here? You are we know there’s only so much money. Washington, D.C., that once a program a little bit newer here to D.C. But you And if we exceed that amount, there starts, it never ends. We will build on take a look the size of this entitlement are going to be consequences that have it. We will expand it. We will create that is the same size as what we take to be paid. That’s the reality that the redundancies, and we will build out in for a whole year, isn’t that a little American people expect us to truly that bureaucracy. bit of a spooky thing to be walking deal with here in Washington. And In the private sector, we do things a down here and run into this as a prob- they know that there are going to be little bit differently. Periodically, we lem? some sacrifices. But those sacrifices audit. We take a look to see what we Mr. TIPTON. You know, it really is. are going to be from the standpoint are doing and is it achieving the goals We just finished a tour of the Third that we have overspent. We’re going to that we are trying to achieve. If not, Congressional District of Colorado. Our have to cut back. We have to be look- we eliminate it. We start to approach district is about the size of the State of ing to the future. We have to be stand- it from a different fashion to be able to Florida, the fifth largest congressional ing for our children, for our grand- make it work. I think it’s that sort of district in the United States which is children, to deliver that dream that we creativity, that sort of nimbleness, not an entire State, a massive land have always believed as the American which Washington lacks, and it’s what area, a lot of diversity in terms of the promise. the American people are truly crying economies. Mr. AKIN. SCOTT, when I heard you for. They want to see us be innovative. Incredibly interesting to me as we talking, it just kind of reminded me, a If it isn’t working, don’t do it. traveled throughout that Third Con- few years back I spent a fair amount of Ronald Reagan made the comment, gressional District over this past week, time with the Boy Scouts because I had he said the nearest thing to eternal life we put on probably a little better than four kids that went through the Boy on Earth is a government program. 1,500 miles. Scouts program. They got to be Eagle Nothing has ever been said that is probably more true here on Earth. b 2130 Scouts and all. One of the things we al- ways used to say, and to me, at least, Mr. AKIN. Let’s take a look at this Better than 30-plus meetings it paints kind of a picture. You move in problem because you’ve got all these throughout that district. The frustra- with the Boy Scouts to a camping area, entitlements. And this represents all tion level of the American people, the and some of them a little wet behind the money that comes in in a year. people in my district, their under- the ears, but they somehow get the Then things here are beyond. And yet standing of the challenges that we face tents all assembled and they’d have a we’re thinking that you’ve got to do as a nation is truly remarkable. The little bit of fun spraying some defense and you’ve got to have the American people get it. And what they hairspray into the fire and things that park open or you’ve got to have a pris- want to see out of Washington is that little kids do; yet when it came time to on open. So how are you going to deal Washington truly gets it. clean up, we had this one rule, and that with this problem? As we’re looking at your chart right is you’re going to leave the campsite Let’s take a look at the next chart. now and we go to the revenues that are better than you found it. This is an optimistic way of saying it. coming in, the spending which is going Our forefathers, my immediate par- This is Medicaid, Medicare, Social Se- out, we’re looking at a $1.5 trillion def- ents, dad fought in World War II, and curity, and it shows over time—this is icit that we are facing. That’s going to he had the attitude that we’ve got a 1965—and over time, these things are be going on top of a debt in this coun- job to get done and we’re going to go getting bigger because some of us baby try of $14.3 trillion, an unsustainable over and get the job done. And they boomers are coming along and putting glide path that is going to take us to came back with the attitude that they more demand on the system. But this economic ruin. wanted to give you and me a better life is an optimistic chart because the As I traveled through my district, we and better opportunities than what problem with it is you don’t have the found people that understood that it’s they had. And we’ve always wanted to other entitlements in here or the debt important to be able to build for the pass that down. service. future. We challenged them, and they Now I’ve got some kids of my own So what the problem is, if you put rose to that challenge when we brought and I want to pass to them a better those other things in, what we’re say- it down to taking a picture out of their America, and yet what we’re doing is ing with this first pie chart is that, as own wallet and looking at their child we’re passing them this tremendous you take a look at our revenue from or their grandchild. Many of us, myself debt. And we’re the first generation taxes, it’s averaging about 18 percent. and perhaps you as well, were raised that’s really passing a worse America So here comes the revenue along at an with that concept of the American off to our kids than what we had be- average of 18 percent, and here we are Dream. We always believed that we fore. And I think that’s why your con- at 2011, somewhere in here, and you put would have it better than our parents stituents elected you to come down these other things in and it comes all and our grandparents before them. The here and get this thing straightened the way up to here. We can zero de- challenge which lies before us is to de- out. fense. We can take every soldier off the liver that American Dream to our chil- Mr. TIPTON. It truly is. I believe field, every ship out at sea, every plane dren and to our grandchildren. that I grew up with—and perhaps you out of here. We can zero defense to zero I was in a conversation with a man did, too. My parents raised me with and all the other discretionary spend- from Craig, Colorado, born in 1924. In phrases like ‘‘Yankee ingenuity,’’ ing and, boom, here we are. Our enti- this conversation he recounted his life. ‘‘American know-how.’’ And I think tlements have eaten up everything He talked about living through the that when we look at the entire mesh that the government takes. Great Depression; obviously, World of what’s been coming out of Wash- One of the things that I find amusing War II. And we were talking about the ington, frankly, over the course of the and I’ve had to struggle with a little economic circumstances of our time. last 10 years, we have seen an over- bit, too, is the idea of how you lose And he said, SCOTT, this is the chal- reach of government, which has stifled weight. You get older. I used to eat the lenge of your generation. The question American creativity. double pecan pie ala mode, no problem, yet to be answered is: Will we rise to I’m a small business man, not a ca- up to my mid-forties. But as you get a meet that challenge? reer politician. I’ve actually gotten my little older, you’ve got to watch that We’ve seen the government—and I hands dirty. I’ve created a business carrot cake or cheesecake or whatever. think none of us can question the in- from the ground up. I have risked. There’s all of these ways of packaging tent has always been good. And I would We’ve had to work hard. But one thing weight loss programs, but the hard challenge anyone who will demonize I’ve learned being a small business man facts are there’s just two variables: one others for their intent, because I think is you have to be nimble. You have to is how much exercise you get, and how no matter whatever program, there be creative in terms of addressing the much food you eat. And, unfortunately, was a thought behind it. But the prob- problems. all of these supposedly complicated lem is, as Americans, when we pull One of the real challenges that we budget things come down to two that checkbook out of our hip pocket, face is there seems to be a mentality in things: how much money you’re going

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Maybe we can do some there is evidence to suggest that, when sions, that the richest of the rich get a things to get that to improve. But you you drop taxes, you actually get more bunch of tax breaks or get them ex- can raise taxes, but the trouble is you revenue. tended so that, even when they die, raise taxes, you do just what you’re As a business guy, you probably un- they can just pass on massive amounts saying: You crash the economy; the derstand that to some degree, SCOTT. of money to their heirs and never have businesses close; there aren’t jobs; you So here is an example of this top to do anything to help the society that aren’t picking up tax revenue. marginal tax rate. Back here in 1960, it helped them make all that money in So you can raise taxes, but it doesn’t was up at 90 percent for the guys mak- the first place. I’m not talking about actually get you more money. And yet ing the most money. As this thing was taking it all. I’m talking about some- we’ve got all this spending going on, brought down—Ronald Reagan brought thing called the estate tax, which is which says it’s a little bit like if you it down a lot—what happened, as you something that every society has, and can’t do any more exercise, you’re see, is that the total Federal tax re- it just makes sense. going to have to stop eating. We’re ceipts actually increased. A lot of You have heard, Mr. Speaker, a lot of going to have to stop spending on all times, it seems like: How in the world things that just ain’t so—aren’t true— these things. can you drop taxes and get more rev- and are just invented. We see our Republican colleagues Jump in, SCOTT. enue from the government? saying very piously, Oh, we’ve got to Mr. TIPTON. I think that, first of all, SCOTT, say you were sort of king for just to set the plate, and I know that a day and you had to put a tax on a make sure we don’t pass on this deficit to our children and grandchildren. you will join with me on this, we have loaf of bread, not for a day but for a Well, they created the deficit. They an obligation to our senior citizens year, and that you’ve got to get the created the deficit through massive tax that are receiving Social Security, to maximum revenue for your little king- cuts for the wealthiest people and an those who are about to receive it. And dom by taxing bread. You think, Huh, , which never, ever, ever we also have another obligation, again, I’ll put a penny tax on it. Then you should have been fought. So now what to our children and our grandchildren. think, No, $10. Then you think, Well, if they say is the richest of the rich don’t And we need to be able to have that I do $10, not enough people will buy the have to chime in; they don’t have to conversation in terms of how are we bread. So you come up, and at a certain help out; they don’t have to give up going to make sure that their opportu- point, you’ve got an optimum tax. If anything. They just want to take it out you raise it, you lose revenue. If you nities are going to be the equivalent or of the poorest of the poor. Now they even better than what our current sen- reduce it, you don’t. So there is an op- want to say, Oh, we have to have an ior citizens are receiving. timum point. adult conversation with our seniors. You show a pattern right now in What this thing called a Laffer curve What does that mean, Mr. Speaker? terms of average revenues in relation shows us is that, as we drop taxes, we That’s insulting to me. to expenditures, particularly as baby actually get more revenue into the To say to a 65-year-old person who boomers come on line. That is going to Federal Government. So, to a degree, has worked his whole life, who maybe be something that we are going to have we can use growth of the revenue to has pain in his back because of the to deal with as a Congress, and I think deal with some of the problem. The hard work he has done and tell him, We it’s something certainly that they’re trouble is that it’s not anywhere near have to have an adult conversation, I expecting leadership out of Wash- going to deal with all of it, which hope every senior in this country turns ington. We are compassionate people. means, no matter what you do, you’re to the Republican Caucus and says, We will stand up for our senior citi- going to have to cut spending, particu- Sonny, young lady, don’t you tell me zens. It’s a pledge that I made that I larly that entitlement spending. So we about having an adult conversation. will keep for our senior citizens that have to do that sensitively and care- I’m the adult around here. are receiving Social Security. But I’m fully. It’s going to be politically con- Mr. Speaker, I just want to say that also making a pledge to our children troversial, but we’ve got to do some- an adult conversation means you’re and our grandchildren. We are going to thing. going to try to cut benefits for people be looking at ways to be able to ad- The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gen- who have worked hard and have paid dress this so that their future can be as tleman’s time has expired. into Social Security. That’s not fair. bright and they’re going to be looking Mr. AKIN. I thank you, Mr. Speaker. That doesn’t make any sense. By the at a better America as well. You’ve done an admiral job. way, Social Security doesn’t con- Mr. AKIN. Right. I think a lot of Thank you very much, SCOTT TIPTON, tribute to the budget deficit. We actu- ways that you hear people talking from Colorado—a great new Congress- ally borrow money from Social Secu- about how do you get into this kind of man—and the very top of the evening rity. Social Security is something that problem, some people who are already to the rest of my colleagues. is the crown jewel of American politics very senior and dependent on some of f and the crown jewel of our Nation. It is one of the finest programs that our these things, you’re probably not going OUR NATION’S ECONOMY to touch their things at all. But it may country has ever seen, and it is some- be that the people who were not— The SPEAKER pro tempore. Under thing that says that our seniors will maybe people in their thirties or for- the Speaker’s announced policy of Jan- not live their golden years in abject ties, you put a different kind of pro- uary 5, 2011, the gentleman from Min- poverty. It’s an income source. It’s how gram together and may give them nesota (Mr. ELLISON) is recognized for we honor our people who have been some alternatives: Choose this, this, or 18 minutes as the designee of the mi- able to stick around and carve a path this. nority leader. for the rest of us. Now some folks in Mr. ELLISON. Thank you, Mr. our Republican Caucus want to have an b 2140 Speaker, for recognizing me. I am com- adult conversation with them. That is Those are the kinds of ideas we’ve ing down to the floor tonight to speak an absurdity, and I think we ought to got to look at, but we have to be hon- on behalf of Caucus to call it what it is. est with ourselves. I wasn’t really talk about the real situation when it In a few days, we’re going to be deal- aware of how bad these numbers were, comes to our Nation’s economy. ing with the budget. In a few days, even though I’ve been here for a while, First of all, the Republican Caucus we’re going to deal with the CR. The until a few months ago. These entitle- essentially created this massive budget CR is the continuing resolution. The ments are totally absorbing, even now, deficit themselves through two wars CR really represents a Republican pink all of our revenues here. So really this and a massive tax cut for the very slip for America.

VerDate Mar 15 2010 04:22 Feb 11, 2011 Jkt 099060 PO 00000 Frm 00073 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K10FE7.142 H10FEPT1 tjames on DSKG8SOYB1PROD with HOUSE H676 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE February 10, 2011 The Republican Caucus had their it’s the Democrats’ bailing out people. devastate the economy. The best way way. They were against regulation. Wait a minute. The bailout happened to get the economy moving is to create They deregulated everything. We said, in the Bush regime. The Bush White jobs. You hear Republicans in the cau- You know what? Those things, those House was in operation during that, cus say, well, the government doesn’t derivatives, they don’t need to be regu- and they just sort of bamboozled a lot create jobs. Well, tell that to a police lated at all. They promoted this philos- of folks. officer, tell that to a teacher, tell that to a firefighter, tell that to a construc- ophy of no regulation of big business. b 2150 What it resulted in is the worst finan- tion worker, tell that to somebody who cial crisis since the Great Depression— The fact is that once they get in, makes sure that our streets and our first thing they do is they read the the worst one. A financial crisis and lights on our streets are in good work- Constitution. Now, there’s nothing housing crisis all over the place were ing order. Of course, the government wrong with that. I love our Constitu- caused because the people who were creates jobs. But not only does that, tion. I’m a lawyer, studied constitu- supposed to mind the store refused to. the government helps create rules that tional law, taught it in fact; but I can They figured that, you know, all the actually help the private sector make read the Constitution on my own time. folks who work in our Nation’s econ- jobs. This is just a fact. I don’t need to take up floor time for omy—the businesspeople, the industry You want to balance the budget and that. deal with the deficit, which I certainly folks—would just always do the right Okay. So then you’d think they’re thing. The market would solve every do, start putting America back to going to get to getting America back work, but that’s not what the Repub- question. to work and doing some jobs after that. Well, the market didn’t solve every licans are doing. Well, guess again. What they do next What they’re doing is they are going question. after that is they want to repeal health Markets are important things, as after public employees, and they are care. They want to repeal seniors’ abil- people know, and they can be ex- going after programs that provide im- ity to get that donut hole closed up. tremely helpful, but they need folks to portant and vital services to the Amer- They want to repeal seniors’ ability to ican people provided by public employ- regulate them because there are social get free preventative care. They want ees. Republicans are giving a pink slip activities that human beings conduct to repeal seniors’ ability to be able to to America as they try to go after the and engage in. Everybody knows, when get some real help when it comes to public employees, as they try to stop human beings get together and do meeting their basic needs in the health and even end up cutting people who something, some of them will do the care system. They want to get rid of provide important public services to right thing, and some of them will not. the system to squeeze out waste, fraud, our country. The American people That’s why we have police. The police and abuse out of Medicare so we can voted for jobs, and all they got was a officer is not for the honest person. make it a program more solvent and to pink slip. He’s for the person who needs to be last longer. The Republican budget cuts, which watched after. In every market, most They want to repeal all that. They we are beginning to already hear seri- people do the right thing, and some want to repeal health care; but you ous rumbles about, mean cuts if you’re people do not; but we said no regula- know what, the Senate was never going a nurse, mean cuts if you’re a teacher, tion, so the cop on the beat was gone, to go for it and the President is not mean cuts if you’re a firefighter or a and even the good actors in the hous- going to go for it. And they knew it police officer or construction worker; ing market were getting out-competed and they knew it and they knew it, but but not only that, not only that, we’re because the bad ones were willing to do that didn’t stop them, Mr. Speaker. talking about, folks, more than that. anything, so it was a race to the bot- The Republican caucus went on ahead Here’s a list in front of my face. I have tom. with health care repeal anyway, wast- a list of 70 spending cuts to be included Then after the Republicans pushed ing hours on the floor when we could in the continuing resolution coming up their philosophy of laissez-faire eco- have been talking about jobs. next week if they can ever get around nomics, it failed us. That’s why under So, first of all, we take up floor time to it. They’ve been having problems President Bush there needed to be a to read the Constitution, which you with that recently. massive bailout of Wall Street, because should do your own anyway, and then Flood control and coastal emer- that philosophy failed us. they take up time with this repeal ef- gencies, $30 million, they want to cut Now, all of a sudden, these guys act fort, which they knew was never going that. Wait a minute. These are people like, well, it’s the Democrats’ fault anywhere. We haven’t dealt with jobs who make sure that when there are that the budget deficit is here. Presi- yet. It’s February 10 and we haven’t floods and when there are coastal dent Obama literally helped to lead seen the Republican caucus take up a emergencies, there is someone who will saving this economy. We saved the single measure that would put anyone help people who are in peril and in American auto industry. You would back to work. And you know what, I trouble. This is not some nameless, think they’d say thank you. We saved hope the American people are watching faceless program. This is hardworking . We saved all these big and paying attention very closely be- professionals who work on our Nation’s banks. Now you would think, by the cause they promised a lot, and so far coasts to make sure that things are not bonuses they’re handing out to each they’ve given absolutely nothing. dangerous. Oh, that’s $30 million. How other, that they would have more ap- The other day they brought in a many jobs does that cut? I don’t know preciation than they’ve shown so far. measure to try to take money from the how many jobs it cuts, but it cuts $30 Literally—literally—President Obama United Nations. The problem facing the million from the budget. helped save this economy and put it American people is not the United Na- Energy efficiency and renewable en- back in shape. tions. It’s no jobs. But our friends in ergy: $899 million. $899 million cut out Private job growth is going up. When the majority caucus, they went out and of energy efficiency and renewable en- the Republicans had the Presidency told the American people some stuff. ergy in a time when we need to be and both Houses of Congress, in Presi- They took advantage of people’s pain, going toward green jobs. We need to be dent Bush’s last month in Congress, we and they got themselves elected and doing more with efficiency. We need to saw 741,000 jobs lost. We were losing then the first thing they do is abandon do something. We need to weatherize millions of jobs under Bush. Then as any effort to get the American people those old, windy homes so we don’t soon as the Democrats get in, we begin back to work. need so much energy to heat them up to add jobs back on, but we didn’t add So this week we’ve had nothing on or cool them down. In a time when we them on fast enough. Part of the rea- jobs. This week we’ve had nothing on are driving toward the future, when na- son is we couldn’t get any cooperation jobs at all, and next week they’re not tions around the world are greening from the Republican Caucus. just going to do nothing on jobs, themselves, our Republican caucus The fact is now they have gone out they’re going to start putting in poli- says cut $899 million, that $899 million there, and they have told the American cies that are going to get rid of jobs. which employs the American public people it’s not health care; it’s death So let’s talk about it. The Repub- and, of course, some private workers to panels. Oh, it’s not financial reform; lican pink slip for America will further help provide important services.

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I actually am a ting the Department’s final rule — Changes pay taxes; and if you can’t get them to big fan of clean drinking water, Mr. in Flood Elevation Determinations [Docket pay taxes, then we’re not going to Speaker, and the Republican caucus ID: FEMA-2010-0003] [Internal Agency Docket lower the deficit. But still, they want wants to get rid of that one to the tune No. FEMA-B-1160] received January 14, 2011, to cut the Office of Science $1.1 billion. of $250 million. pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Com- mittee on Financial Services. The Internal Revenue Service. They It goes on and it goes on and it goes 340. A letter from the Chairman and Presi- want to cut the Internal Revenue Serv- on and on and on. Important programs dent, Export-Import Bank, transmitting re- ice. Aren’t those the guys who actually that are literally powered by men and port on transactions involving U.S. exports go get the money to deal with the women who work for the Federal Gov- to the Republic of pursuant to budget deficit, Mr. Speaker? They want ernment, tossed away and will result in Section 2(b)(3) of the Export-Import Bank to cut the Internal Revenue Service the pain and injury to this very fragile Act of 1945, as amended; to the Committee on Financial Services. $593 million. They want to cut the peo- economy. 341. A letter from the Administrator, De- ple who actually go get the money to You know, people listening to this partment of Transportation, transmitting a help fill the budgetary holes. That is broadcast tonight, Mr. Speaker, should report on the activities of the National 911 absolutely not logical. They want to know that if I am a public employee Program; to the Committee on Energy and deal with the folks who go get—who and somebody else works for a private Commerce. don’t pay, who don’t pay their taxes. employer and we both go to the local 342. A letter from the Program Analyst, They want to get rid of the people who Department of Transportation, transmitting grocery store and buy groceries, the the Department’s final rule — List of Non- go get that revenue. dollars spend the same way. You cut conforming Vehicles Decided To Be Eligible International Trade Administration. all these people out, you’re going to for Importation [Docket No.: NHTSA-2010- Now, our country could do much more cut consumer demand and you’re going 0125] received January 13, 2011, pursuant to 5 in the area of exports. International to send this economy back into reces- U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on En- Trade Administration helps to produce sion. ergy and Commerce. and promote exports. That’s us selling 343. A letter from the Director, Regulatory f things to foreigners which makes Management Division, Environmental Pro- tection Agency, transmitting the Agency’s money for our country which helps us final rule — Approval and Promulgation of push down the deficit. They say cut it. By unanimous consent, leave of ab- Implementation Plan and Operating Permits They don’t have a vision for growing sence was granted to: Program; State of Missouri [EPA-R07-OAR- our economy. They have a vision, a Mr. PLATTS (at the request of Mr. 2010-0176; FRL-9248-6] received January 11, 2011, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the dark vision of just cutting it, reducing CANTOR) for today on account of at- Committee on Energy and Commerce. it, lowering it. They have a defensive tending a funeral. view of America and not a bold coura- 344. A letter from the Director, Regulatory f Management Division, Environmental Pro- geous view of America. tection Agency, transmitting the Agency’s The COPS program. The COPS pro- SENATE ENROLLED BILL SIGNED final rule — Determinations of Attainment gram, community-oriented policing. The Speaker announced his signature by the Applicable Attainment Date for the They want to cut it $600 million. How to an enrolled bill of the Senate of the Hayden, Nogales, Paul Spur/Douglas PM10 Nonattainment Areas, Arizona [EPA-R09- many of our Nation’s brave members of following title: law enforcement wearing those blue OAR-2010-0718; FRL-9250-1] received January S. 188. An act to designate the United uniforms, protecting our streets all 11, 2011, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to States courthouse under construction at 98 the Committee on Energy and Commerce. over this country are employed West First Street, Yuma, Arizona, as the 345. A letter from the Director, Regulatory through a COPS grant? Quite a few. ‘‘John M. Roll United States Courthouse’’. Management Division, Environmental Pro- The Republican caucus says get rid of tection Agency, transmitting the Agency’s f them. final rule — Approval and Promulgation of What about NASA? Space explo- ADJOURNMENT Implementation Plans; Minnesota; Gopher Resource, LLC [EPA-R05-OAR-2010-0675; ration? So many important things Mr. ELLISON. Mr. Speaker, I move come from space exploration, from sat- FRL-9250-8] received January 11, 2011, pursu- that the House do now adjourn. ant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee ellites, all kinds of important things The motion was agreed to; accord- on Energy and Commerce. that we have learned here and get from ingly (at 10 p.m.), the House adjourned 346. A letter from the Director, Regulatory NASA, $379 million. Get rid of it. until tomorrow, Friday, February 11, Management Division, Environmental Pro- The EPA, you would think we can 2011, at 9 a.m. tection Agency, transmitting the Agency’s keep the program that keeps us breath- final rule — Approval and Promulgation of ing clean air. Nope, got to get rid of f Implementation Plans; : Preven- those; and, you know, I can go right on tion of Significant Deterioration; Nitrogen EXECUTIVE COMMUNICATIONS, Oxides as a Precursor to Ozone; Correction down the line. ETC. [EPA-R04-OAR-2009-0041-201058(c); FRL-9250- What about WIC: women, infants and Under clause 2 of rule XIV, executive 4] received January 11, 2011, pursuant to 5 children? WIC. A poor mom and her communications were taken from the U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on En- kids better figure out what they’re ergy and Commerce. Speaker’s table and referred as follows: going to do because the Republican 347. A letter from the Director, Regulatory caucus wants to cut $758 million out of 336. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Management Division, Environmental Pro- that program. That’s just cold-hearted Management Division, Environmental Pro- tection Agency, transmitting the Agency’s tection Agency, transmitting the Agency’s and mean right there. final rule — Approval and Promulgation of final rule — Fluazinam; Pesticide Tolerances Air Quality Implementation Plans; Virginia; And let’s keep on marching down the [EPA-HQ-OPP-2009-0032; FRL-8859-3] received Adoption of 8-hour Ozone Standard and Re- list. HUD community development January 14, 2011, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. lated Reference Conditions, and Update of block grants which have helped cities 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Agri- Appendices [EPA-R03-OAR-2010-0881; FRL- all over this country apply funds to culture. 9251-9] received January 11, 2011, pursuant to problems that are facing them and 337. A letter from the Assistant Secretary 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on doing it on a flexible basis because it’s of the Navy, Manpower and Reserve Affairs, Energy and Commerce. not just for this program or for that Department of Defense, transmitting the 348. A letter from the Director, Regulatory Navy Fisher House annual report for Fiscal Management Division, Environmental Pro- you give the city block grant money. Year 2010; to the Committee on Armed Serv- tection Agency, transmitting the Agency’s They decide how they apply those ices. final rule — Approval and Promulgation of funds. Cut that $530 million. 338. A letter from the Under Secretary, De- Air Quality Implementation Plans; Virginia; LIHEAP contingency fund. This is so partment of Defense, transmitting an accred- Amendments to Existing Regulation Provi- people who live in cold northern States itation report conducted by the Commission sions Concerning Case-by-Case Reasonably

VerDate Mar 15 2010 04:22 Feb 11, 2011 Jkt 099060 PO 00000 Frm 00075 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\K10FE7.145 H10FEPT1 tjames on DSKG8SOYB1PROD with HOUSE H678 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE February 10, 2011 Available Control Technology [EPA-R03- Logos [NARA-10-0006] (RIN: 3095-AB70) re- 369. A letter from the Chief, Trade and OAR-2008-0780; FRL-9251-8] received January ceived January 14, 2011, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. Commercial Regulations Brand, Department 11, 2011, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Oversight of Homeland Security, transmitting the De- the Committee on Energy and Commerce. and Government Reform. partment’s final rule — Technical Correc- 349. A letter from the Director, Regulatory 359. A letter from the Associate Special tions: Matters Subject to Protest and Var- Management Division, Environmental Pro- Counsel for Legal Counsel and Policy, Office ious Protest Time Limits [CBP Dec. 11-02] re- tection Agency, transmitting the Agency’s of Special Counsel, transmitting a report ceived January 14, 2011, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. final rule — Standards of Performance for pursuant to the Federal Vacancies Reform 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Ways and Fossil-Fuel-Fired, Electric Utility, Indus- Act of 1998; to the Committee on Oversight Means. trial-Commercial-Institutional, and Small and Government Reform. 370. A letter from the Chief, Publications Industrial-Commercial-Institutional Steam 360. A letter from the Under Secretary, De- and Regulations Branch, Internal Revenue Generating Units [EPA-HQ-OAR-2005-0031; partment of Defense, transmitting account Service, transmitting the Service’s final rule FRL-92551-1] (RIN: 2060-AQ46) received Janu- balance in the Defense Cooperation Account — Update for Weighted Average Interest ary 11, 2011, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); as of December 31, 2010, pursuant to 10 U.S.C. Rates, Yield Curves, and Segment Rates [No- to the Committee on Energy and Commerce. 2608; to the Committee on Natural Re- tice 2011-7] received January 14, 2011, pursu- 350. A letter from the Director, Office of sources. ant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee Congressional Affairs, Nuclear Regulatory 361. A letter from the Secretary, Depart- on Ways and Means. Commission, transmitting the Commission’s ment of the Interior, transmitting transmit- 371. A letter from the Secretary Attorney final rule — Waste Confidence Decision Up- ting an order that would cancel construction General, Department of Health and Human date [NRC-2008-0482] received January 14, debt assessed against Indian-owned Lands; to Services Department of Justice, transmit- 2011, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the the Committee on Natural Resources. ting the thirteenth Annual Report on the Committee on Energy and Commerce. 362. A letter from the Director Office of Health Care Fraud and Abuse Control 351. A letter from the Secretary, Depart- Sustainable Fisheries, NMFS, National Oce- (HCFAC) Program for Fiscal Year 2010; joint- ment of the Treasury, transmitting as re- anic and Atmospheric Administration, trans- ly to the Committees on Energy and Com- quired by section 401(c) of the National mitting the Administration’s final rule — merce and Ways and Means. Emergencies Act, 50 U.S.C. 1641(c), and sec- Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; 372. A letter from the Special Inspector tion 204(c) of the International Emergency Summer Flounder Fishery; Quota Transfer General for Iraq Reconstruction, transmit- Economic Powers Act, 50 U.S.C. 1703(c), a [Docket No.: 0908191244-91427-02] (RIN: 0648- ting the Special Inspector General for Iraq six-month periodic report on the national XA070) received January 13, 2011, pursuant to Reconstruction (SIGIR) January 2011 Quar- emergency with respect to the former Libe- 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on terly Report; jointly to the Committees on rian regime of Charles Taylor that was de- Natural Resources. Foreign Affairs and Appropriations. 363. A letter from the Attorney Advisor, clared in Executive Order 13348 of July 22, f 2004, pursuant to 50 U.S.C. 1641(c); to the Department of Homeland Security, transmit- Committee on Foreign Affairs. ting the Department’s final rule — Safety PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS 352. A letter from the Director, Inter- Zone; USS Fort Worth Launch, Marinette, Under clause 2 of rule XII, public national Cooperation, Department of De- Wisconsin [Docket No.: USCG-2010-1044] bills and resolutions of the following fense, transmitting Pursuant to Section 27(f) (RIN: 1625-AA00) received January 11, 2011, of the Arms Export Control Act and Section pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Com- titles were introduced and severally re- 1(f) of Executive Order 11958, Transmittal No. mittee on Transportation and Infrastruc- ferred, as follows: 28-10 informing of an intent to sign a Memo- ture. By Mr. CONNOLLY of Virginia (for randum of Understanding with ; to 364. A letter from the Attorney-Advisor, himself, Ms. LORETTA SANCHEZ of the Committee on Foreign Affairs. Department of Homeland Security, transmit- California, and Mr. CARNEY): 353. A letter from the Assistant Secretary, ting the Department’s final rule — Traffic H.R. 11. A bill to amend the Internal Rev- Legislative Affairs, Department of State, Separation Schemes: In the Strait of Juan de enue Code of 1986 to extend the Build Amer- transmitting annual certification concerning Fuca and its Approaches; in Puget Sound ica Bonds program; to the Committee on the continued effectiveness of the and its Approaches; and in Haro Strait, Ways and Means. Group; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs. Boundary Pass, and the Strait of Georgia By Mr. BLUMENAUER (for himself, 354. A letter from the Assistant Legal Ad- [Docket No.: USCG-2002-12702] (RIN: 1625- Mr. MARKEY, Mr. WELCH, Mr. POLIS, visor for Treaty Affairs, Department of AA48) received January 11, 2011, pursuant to Mr. CONYERS, Mr. LANGEVIN, Ms. LEE State, transmitting report prepared by the 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on of California, Mr. MORAN, Mr. HOLT, Department of State concerning inter- Transportation and Infrastructure. Mr. HINCHEY, Mr. GRIJALVA, Mr. national agreements other than treaties en- 365. A letter from the Senior Program Ana- GEORGE MILLER of California, Mr. tered into by the United States to be trans- lyst, Department of Transportation, trans- STARK, Mr. MCDERMOTT, Mr. PRICE of mitted to the Congress within the sixty-day mitting the Department’s final rule — Air- North Carolina, Mrs. CAPPS, Ms. PIN- period specified in the Case-Zablocki Act; to worthiness Directives; The Boeing Company GREE of , and Ms. SUTTON): the Committee on Foreign Affairs. Model 777-200, -300, and -300ER Series Air- H.R. 601. A bill to amend the Internal Rev- 355. A letter from the Secretary, Depart- planes [Docket No.: FAA-2007-27042; Direc- enue Code of 1986 to repeal fossil fuel sub- ment of the Treasury, transmitting as re- torate Identifier 2006-NM-225-AD; Amend- sidies for large oil companies; to the Com- quired by section 401(c) of the National ment 39-16531; AD 2010-24-12] (RIN: 2120-AA64) mittee on Ways and Means. Emergencies Act, 50 U.S.C. 1641(c), and sec- received January 14, 2011, pursuant to 5 By Mr. HARPER (for himself and Mrs. tion 204(c) of the International Emergency U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on MCMORRIS RODGERS): Economic Powers Act, 50 U.S.C. 1703(c), a Transportation and Infrastructure. H.R. 602. A bill to amend the Individuals six-month periodic report on the national 366. A letter from the Senior Program Ana- with Disabilities Education Act to make im- emergency with respect to that was lyst, Department of Transportation, trans- provements to the individualized education declared in Executive Order 13441 of August mitting the Department’s final rule — program under that Act and facilitate the 1, 2007; to the Committee on Foreign Affairs. Standard Instrument Approach Procedures, transition of children with disabilities to 356. A letter from the Secretary, Depart- and Takeoff Minimums and Obstacle Depar- adulthood, and for other purposes; to the ment of Commerce, transmitting the semi- ture Procedures; Miscellaneous Amendments Committee on Education and the Workforce. annual report on the activities of the Inspec- [Docket No.: 30758 Amdt. No. 3404] received By Mr. HARPER (for himself and Mrs. tor General for the period April 1, 2010 January 14, 2011, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. MCMORRIS RODGERS): through September 30, 2010, pursuant to 5 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Transpor- H.R. 603. A bill to amend the Develop- U.S.C. app. (Insp. Gen. Act) section 5(b); to tation and Infrastructure. mental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of the Committee on Oversight and Govern- 367. A letter from the Senior Program Ana- Rights Act of 2000 to provide assistance to ment Reform. lyst, Department of Transportation, trans- States for development and implementation 357. A letter from the Administrator, Gen- mitting the Department’s final rule — of an individual transition plan for each indi- eral Services Administration, transmitting Amendment of Using Agency for Restricted vidual with a developmental disability in the notification of the new mileage reimburse- Areas R-5301; R5302A, B, and C; and R-5313A, State who is making the transition from the ment rates for Federal employees who use B, C, and D; NC [Docket No.: FAA-2010-1071; secondary school system into adulthood, and privately owned vehicles (POVs), including Airspace Docket No. 10-ASO-28] (RIN: 2120- for other purposes; to the Committee on En- privately owned automobiles, motorcycles, AA66) received January 14, 2011, pursuant to ergy and Commerce. and airplanes, while on official travel, pursu- 5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on By Mr. HARPER (for himself and Mrs. ant to 5 U.S.C. 5707(b)(1)(A); to the Com- Transportation and Infrastructure. MCMORRIS RODGERS): mittee on Oversight and Government Re- 368. A letter from the Administrator, Na- H.R. 604. A bill to amend the Rehabilita- form. tional Aeronautics and Space Administra- tion Act of 1973 to authorize grants for the 358. A letter from the Deputy Archivist of tion, transmitting a statement of action transition of youths with significant disabil- the United States, National Archives and with respect to the GAO report GAO-11-107; ities to adulthood, and for other purposes; to Records Administration, transmitting the to the Committee on Science, Space, and the Committee on Education and the Work- Administration’s final rule — New Agency Technology. force.

VerDate Mar 15 2010 04:22 Feb 11, 2011 Jkt 099060 PO 00000 Frm 00076 Fmt 7634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\L10FE7.000 H10FEPT1 tjames on DSKG8SOYB1PROD with HOUSE February 10, 2011 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H679 By Mr. PAULSEN (for himself, Mr. By Mr. GARAMENDI (for himself, Mr. By Mr. BOSWELL: TIBERI, Mrs. BLACKBURN, Mrs. WAXMAN, Mr. GEORGE MILLER of Cali- H.R. 619. A bill to rescind amounts for cer- MCMORRIS RODGERS, Mr. KLINE, Mr. fornia, Mr. DEFAZIO, Mr. STARK, Mr. tain surface transportation programs; to the CRAVAACK, Mrs. BACHMANN, Mr. FARR, Ms. HIRONO, Mrs. NAPOLITANO, Committee on Transportation and Infra- BARTLETT, Mr. BROUN of Georgia, Mr. Ms. ROYBAL-ALLARD, Mr. SCHRADER, structure. CAMPBELL, Mr. COLE, Mr. DENT, Mrs. Ms. SPEIER, Mr. WU, Mr. BERMAN, Ms. By Mr. DUFFY (for himself, Mrs. ELLMERS, Mr. FRANKS of Arizona, Mr. LEE of California, Mr. SCHIFF, Mr. BACHMANN, Mr. CHAFFETZ, Mr. GIBBS, Ms. GRANGER, Mr. HARRIS, Mr. HONDA, Mr. THOMPSON of California, MCCLINTOCK, Mr. SCHOCK, Mr. YODER, JONES, Mr. LAMBORN, Mrs. LUMMIS, Ms. EDWARDS, Ms. ZOE LOFGREN of Mr. LABRADOR, Mr. RIBBLE, Mr. DUN- Mr. NEUGEBAUER, Mr. NUGENT, Mr. California, Ms. WOOLSEY, and Mr. CAN of South Carolina, Mr. PAUL, Mr. ROE of Tennessee, Mr. SES- HOLT): FARENTHOLD, Mr. HUIZENGA of Michi- SIONS, Mr. WALBERG, Mr. WALSH of Il- H.R. 612. A bill to amend the Outer Conti- gan, Mr. WEST, Mr. MULVANEY, Mr. linois, Mr. DUNCAN of Tennessee, Mr. nental Shelf Lands Act to permanently pro- DENHAM, Mr. ROKITA, Mr. SHIMKUS, GARDNER, Mr. ROSKAM, Mr. GERLACH, hibit the conduct of offshore drilling on the Mr. HECK, Mr. GOSAR, Mr. DOLD, Mr. and Mr. GOODLATTE): outer Continental Shelf off the coast of Cali- GOWDY, and Mr. WILSON of South H.R. 605. A bill to amend the Patient Pro- fornia, Oregon, and Washington; to the Com- Carolina): tection and Affordable Care Act to repeal mittee on Natural Resources. H.R. 620. A bill to rescind unobligated certain limitations on health care benefits; By Mr. GARAMENDI (for himself, Mr. stimulus funds and require that such funds to the Committee on Ways and Means. HOLDEN, Mr. GEORGE MILLER of Cali- be used for Federal budget deficit reduction; By Mr. SCHOCK (for himself, Mr. COO- fornia, and Mr. ELLISON): to the Committee on Appropriations. PER, Mr. WALSH of Illinois, and Mr. H.R. 613. A bill to strengthen Buy America By Mr. COFFMAN of Colorado: QUIGLEY): requirements applicable to airports, high- H.R. 621. A bill to deauthorize the Military H.R. 606. A bill to establish a Commission ways, high-speed rail, trains, and transit, Selective Service Act, including the registra- to provide for the abolishment of Federal and for other purposes; to the Committee on tion requirement and the activities of civil- programs for which a public need does not Transportation and Infrastructure. ian local boards, civilian appeal boards, and exist, to periodically review the efficiency By Ms. MOORE (for herself, Mr. similar local agencies of the Selective Serv- and public need for Federal programs, and FALEOMAVAEGA, Ms. BORDALLO, Mr. ice System, except during a national emer- for other purposes; to the Committee on KISSELL, Mr. MEEKS, Mr. STARK, Mr. gency declared by the President, and for Oversight and Government Reform. GRIJALVA, Mr. MCGOVERN, Ms. TSON- other purposes; to the Committee on Armed By Mr. KING of New York (for himself, GAS, Mr. WAXMAN, Mr. SCHIFF, and Services. Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi, Mr. Mr. TOWNS): By Mr. CAMP: H.R. 622. A bill to extend the Andean Trade ROGERS of Alabama, Ms. CLARKE of H.R. 614. A bill to amend title 38, United Act, and for other purposes; to New York, Mrs. MILLER of Michigan, States Code, to extend the age of eligibility the Committee on Ways and Means, and in Mr. LONG, and Mr. GRIMM): of dependent children for receipt of trans- H.R. 607. A bill to enhance public safety by ferred educational assistance under the Post- addition to the Committee on the Budget, making more spectrum available to public 9/11 Educational Assistance Program of the for a period to be subsequently determined safety agencies, to facilitate the develop- Department of Veterans Affairs; to the Com- by the Speaker, in each case for consider- ment of a wireless public safety broadband mittee on Veterans’ Affairs. ation of such provisions as fall within the ju- network, to provide standards for the spec- By Mrs. LUMMIS (for herself, Mr. DON- risdiction of the committee concerned. trum needs of public safety agencies, and for NELLY of Indiana, Mr. REHBERG, Mr. By Mr. BACA (for himself, Mr. other purposes; to the Committee on Energy BROUN of Georgia, Mr. MILLER of CONNOLLY of Virginia, Mr. CONYERS, and Commerce. Florida, Mr. CARTER, Mr. KING of Mr. FILNER, Mr. GRIJALVA, Mr. KIL- By Mr. REICHERT (for himself, Mr. Iowa, Mr. ROSS of Arkansas, and Mr. DEE, and Mr. STARK): H.R. 623. A bill to establish the National MCDERMOTT, Mr. INSLEE, Mr. DICKS, BISHOP of Utah): H.R. 615. A bill to amend the Arms Export Commission on State Workers’ Compensa- and Mr. SMITH of Washington): H.R. 608. A bill to expand the Alpine Lakes Control Act to provide that certain firearms tion Laws; to the Committee on Education Wilderness in the State of Washington, to listed as curios or relics may be imported and the Workforce. designate the Middle Fork Snoqualmie River into the United States by a licensed im- By Mr. CARNEY: H.R. 624. A bill to establish the First State and Pratt River as wild and scenic rivers, porter without obtaining authorization from the Department of State or the Department National Historical Park in the State of and for other purposes; to the Committee on of Defense, and for other purposes; to the , and for other purposes; to the Natural Resources. Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addi- Committee on Natural Resources. By Mr. HANNA (for himself, Mr. tion to the Committee on Ways and Means, By Mr. CARTER: AMASH, Mr. BARTLETT, Mr. BISHOP of for a period to be subsequently determined H.R. 625. A bill to ensure that the victims Utah, Mr. BURTON of Indiana, Mr. by the Speaker, in each case for consider- and victims’ families of the November 5, 2009, COLE, Mr. DUNCAN of South Carolina, ation of such provisions as fall within the ju- attack at Fort Hood, Texas, receive the same Mr. FITZPATRICK, Mr. FRANKS of Ari- risdiction of the committee concerned. treatment, benefits, and honors as those zona, Mr. MANZULLO, Mr. MCCLIN- By Mrs. MALONEY (for herself, Ms. Americans who have been killed or wounded TOCK, Mrs. MYRICK, Mr. RIBBLE, Mr. NORTON, Mr. CONNOLLY of Virginia, in a combat zone overseas and their families; AUSTIN SCOTT of Georgia, Mr. SEN- Mr. HOYER, Mr. GRIJALVA, Mr. CON- to the Committee on Armed Services, and in SENBRENNER, and Mr. WESTMORE- YERS, Mr. SERRANO, Mr. STARK, Mr. addition to the Committee on Oversight and LAND): AL GREEN of Texas, Mr. VAN HOLLEN, Government Reform, for a period to be sub- H.R. 609. A bill to amend the Internal Rev- Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts, Mr. FIL- sequently determined by the Speaker, in enue Code of 1986 to reduce the corporate in- NER, Mr. LANGEVIN, Ms. MOORE, Mr. each case for consideration of such provi- come tax rate; to the Committee on Ways MCGOVERN, and Ms. WOOLSEY): sions as fall within the jurisdiction of the and Means. H.R. 616. A bill to provide that 4 of the 12 committee concerned. By Mr. BURGESS (for himself, Mr. weeks of made available to a By Mr. CLEAVER: SESSIONS, Mr. FITZPATRICK, Mr. KING Federal employee shall be paid leave, and for H.R. 626. A bill to require the Secretary of of New York, Mr. MCDERMOTT, Mr. other purposes; to the Committee on Over- Education to establish a pilot program to MARKEY, Mrs. MYRICK, Mr. SMITH of sight and Government Reform, and in addi- award grants to State and local educational New Jersey, Mr. KLINE, Mr. FORBES, tion to the Committee on House Administra- agencies to develop financial literacy pro- and Mr. DOLD): tion, for a period to be subsequently deter- grams in elementary and secondary schools, H.R. 610. A bill to authorize the issuance of mined by the Speaker, in each case for con- and for other purposes; to the Committee on United States bonds to fund Alzheimer’s re- sideration of such provisions as fall within Education and the Workforce. search; to the Committee on Ways and the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. By Mr. CLEAVER: Means, and in addition to the Committee on By Mr. MATHESON (for himself, Mr. H.R. 627. A bill to require energy audits to Energy and Commerce, for a period to be MARKEY, Mr. CHAFFETZ, and Mr. be conducted for any single-family and mul- subsequently determined by the Speaker, in WEINER): tifamily housing purchased using federally each case for consideration of such provi- H.R. 617. A bill to prohibit the importation related housing loans, and for other pur- sions as fall within the jurisdiction of the of certain low-level radioactive waste into poses; to the Committee on Financial Serv- committee concerned. the United States; to the Committee on En- ices. By Mr. RUSH: ergy and Commerce. By Mr. CLEAVER: H.R. 611. A bill to foster transparency By Mr. BOSWELL: H.R. 628. A bill to amend part A of title IV about the commercial use of personal infor- H.R. 618. A bill to develop a rare earth ma- of the to temporarily re- mation, provide consumers with meaningful terials program, to amend the National Ma- instate, with certain adjustments, the Emer- choice about the collection, use, and disclo- terials and Minerals Policy, Research and gency Contingency Fund for State Tem- sure of such information, and for other pur- Development Act of 1980, and for other pur- porary Assistance for Needy Families Pro- poses; to the Committee on Energy and Com- poses; to the Committee on Science, Space, grams, and for other purposes; to the Com- merce. and Technology. mittee on Ways and Means.

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By Mr. CLEAVER: MYRICK, Mr. CALVERT, Mr. BILBRAY, fice of the District Attorney for the District H.R. 629. A bill to amend the Internal Rev- and Mr. FRANKS of Arizona): of Columbia, headed by a locally elected and enue Code of 1986 to modify the private ac- H.R. 637. A bill to amend the procedures re- independent District Attorney, and for other tivity rules to except certain uses of in- garding military recruiter access to sec- purposes; to the Committee on Oversight and tellectual property from the definition of ondary school student recruiting informa- Government Reform. private business use; to the Committee on tion; to the Committee on Education and the By Mr. PENCE (for himself, Mr. WAL- Ways and Means. Workforce, and in addition to the Committee DEN, Mr. AKIN, Mrs. BACHMANN, Mr. By Mr. CRITZ: on Armed Services, for a period to be subse- BARTLETT, Mr. BILBRAY, Mrs. H.R. 630. A bill to waive the annuity quently determined by the Speaker, in each BLACKBURN, Mr. BROUN of Georgia, buyback requirement under the Federal Em- case for consideration of such provisions as Mr. CANSECO, Mr. COLE, Mr. ployees Retirement Service with respect to fall within the jurisdiction of the committee CONAWAY, Mr. CRAWFORD, Mr. FLEM- certain law enforcement officers involun- concerned. ING, Mr. FLORES, Mr. FRANKS of Ari- tarily called or retained on active duty, and By Mr. JOHNSON of Illinois: zona, Mr. GARDNER, Mr. GOHMERT, for other purposes; to the Committee on H.R. 638. A bill to impose a moratorium on Mr. ISSA, Mr. JORDAN, Mr. KING of Oversight and Government Reform. the use of appropriated funds for official Iowa, Mr. LUETKEMEYER, Mrs. By Ms. EDWARDS (for herself, Mr. FIL- travel outside of the United States by Mem- LUMMIS, Mr. MCKINLEY, Mr. MURPHY NER, Mr. GRIJALVA, Mr. KILDEE, Ms. bers, officers, and employees of the House of of Pennsylvania, Mr. NEUGEBAUER, MCCOLLUM, Mr. MCGOVERN, Mr. NAD- Representatives until the Comptroller Gen- Mr. ROE of Tennessee, Mr. STUTZMAN, LER, Mr. TONKO, Ms. BALDWIN, Mr. eral issues a report on the costs of such trav- Mr. WALBERG, Mr. WESTMORELAND, JOHNSON of Georgia, Ms. LEE of Cali- el and makes recommendations regarding Mr. GINGREY of Georgia, Mr. HUNTER, fornia, and Ms. NORTON): appropriate restrictions and reporting re- Mr. MACK, Mr. TURNER, Mr. H.R. 631. A bill to amend the Fair Labor quirements on such travel; to the Committee SOUTHERLAND, Mr. LAMBORN, Mrs. on House Administration. Standards Act of 1938 to establish a base HARTZLER, Mr. WALSH of Illinois, Mr. By Mr. LEVIN (for himself, Mr. ACKER- minimum wage for tipped employees; to the NUGENT, Mr. POSEY, Mr. KINGSTON, MAN, Mr. ALTMIRE, Mr. AUSTRIA, Mr. Committee on Education and the Workforce. Mr. JONES, Mr. AMASH, Mrs. MILLER BECERRA, Ms. BERKLEY, Mr. BISHOP of By Mr. FLAKE: of Michigan, Mr. BRADY of Texas, Mr. Georgia, Mr. BISHOP of Utah, Mr. H.R. 632. A bill to permit a State to elect BURTON of Indiana, Mr. CAMPBELL, BLUMENAUER, Mr. BOSWELL, Mr. to receive the State’s contributions to the Mr. FLAKE, Mr. DREIER, Mr. GAR- BRALEY of Iowa, Mr. BURTON of Indi- Highway Trust Fund in lieu of its Federal- RETT, Mr. DUNCAN of Tennessee, Mr. ana, Mr. CARSON of Indiana, Mr. aid Highway program apportionment for the ROYCE, Mr. THOMPSON of Pennsyl- CICILLINE, Mr. CLARKE of Michigan, next fiscal year, and for other purposes; to vania, Mr. TERRY, Mr. HASTINGS of Mr. COBLE, Mr. COHEN, Mr. CONNOLLY the Committee on Transportation and Infra- Washington, Mr. TIBERI, Mr. of Virginia, Mr. CONYERS, Mr. structure. HENSARLING, Mr. BACHUS, Mr. ROGERS COSTELLO, Mr. COURTNEY, Mr. By Mr. FLAKE: of Alabama, Mr. ROGERS of Michigan, H.R. 633. A bill to rescind unused ear- CRAVAACK, Mr. CRITZ, Mr. DAVIS of Il- Mr. POE of Texas, Mr. MCCOTTER, Mr. marks; to the Committee on Appropriations, linois, Mr. DEFAZIO, Ms. DELAURO, ROGERS of Kentucky, Mr. MCCLIN- and in addition to the Committee on Over- Mr. DINGELL, Mr. DONNELLY of Indi- TOCK, Mr. WILSON of South Carolina, sight and Government Reform, for a period ana, Mr. DOYLE, Mr. ELLISON, Mr. Mr. ROHRABACHER, Mr. MCCAUL, Mr. to be subsequently determined by the Speak- FILNER, Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts, BARTON of Texas, Mr. YOUNG of Alas- er, in each case for consideration of such pro- Mr. GARAMENDI, Mr. GENE GREEN of ka, Mrs. EMERSON, Mr. FARENTHOLD, visions as fall within the jurisdiction of the Texas, Mr. GRIJALVA, Mr. HIGGINS, Mr. YARMUTH, Mr. MANZULLO, Mrs. committee concerned. Mr. HINCHEY, Mr. HOLDEN, Mr. HOLT, MCMORRIS RODGERS, Mr. LATTA, Mr. By Mr. FLAKE (for himself, Mr. Mr. HUNTER, Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia, SMITH of Nebraska, Mr. WHITFIELD, CHAFFETZ, Mrs. BLACKBURN, Mr. Mr. JONES, Ms. KAPTUR, Mr. KILDEE, Mr. SCALISE, Mr. SMITH of Texas, Mr. FLEMING, Mr. HUELSKAMP, Mr. BISHOP Mr. KISSELL, Mr. KUCINICH, Mr. WITTMAN, Mr. LATOURETTE, Mr. KING of Utah, and Mr. SENSENBRENNER): LARSON of , Mr. of New York, Ms. JENKINS, Mr. PITTS, H.R. 634. A bill to amend the Internal Rev- LATOURETTE, Mr. LEWIS of Georgia, Mr. GRAVES of Missouri, Mr. HARPER, enue Code of 1986 to allow individuals to des- Mr. LIPINSKI, Mr. LOEBSACK, Mr. Mr. SCHOCK, Mr. WEST, Mr. ignate that up to 10 percent of their income MANZULLO, Mr. MCHENRY, Ms. LANKFORD, Mrs. ELLMERS, Ms. tax liability be used to reduce the national MCCOLLUM, Mr. MCCOTTER, Mr. GRANGER, Ms. FOXX, Mr. YOUNG of debt, and to require spending reductions MCDERMOTT, Mr. MCGOVERN, Mr. Florida, Mr. BUCHANAN, Mr. BISHOP of equal to the amounts so designated; to the MCKINLEY, Mr. MICHAUD, Mrs. MIL- Utah, Mr. HELLER, Mr. CRENSHAW, Committee on Ways and Means, and in addi- LER of Michigan, Mr. GEORGE MILLER Mr. ROSS of Florida, Mr. GRIFFIN of tion to the Committee on the Budget, for a of California, Mr. MURPHY of Con- Arkansas, Mr. SIMPSON, Mr. BONNER, period to be subsequently determined by the necticut, Mr. MURPHY of Pennsyl- Mr. CRAVAACK, Mr. PLATTS, Mr. Speaker, in each case for consideration of vania, Mrs. MYRICK, Mr. NEAL, Ms. STEARNS, Mr. WOMACK, Mr. ROKITA, such provisions as fall within the jurisdic- NORTON, Mr. PALLONE, Mr. PASCRELL, Mr. LANDRY, Mrs. BONO MACK, Mr. tion of the committee concerned. Mr. PETERS, Mr. PETRI, Ms. PINGREE QUAYLE, Mr. KLINE, Mr. POMPEO, Mr. By Mr. FORBES: of Maine, Mr. PLATTS, Mr. ROGERS of KINZINGER of Illinois, Mr. DUNCAN of H.R. 635. A bill to require that all Federal Kentucky, Mr. ROGERS of Alabama, South Carolina, Mr. GARY G. MILLER agencies, contractors, and government-spon- Mr. ROHRABACHER, Ms. ROYBAL-AL- sored enterprises use the words ‘‘mother’’ of California, and Mr. PETRI): LARD, Mr. RUSH, Mr. RYAN of Ohio, H.R. 642. A bill to prevent the Federal and ‘‘father’’ when describing parents in all Ms. LINDA T. SA´ NCHEZ of California, Communications Commission from re- official documents and forms; to the Com- Mr. SENSENBRENNER, Ms. promulgating the fairness doctrine; to the mittee on Oversight and Government Re- SCHAKOWSKY, Mr. SHULER, Mr. SHU- Committee on Energy and Commerce. form. STER, Ms. SLAUGHTER, Mr. STUTZMAN, By Mr. POLIS: By Ms. GRANGER: Mr. STARK, Ms. SUTTON, Mr. THOMP- H.R. 643. A bill to provide for the exchange H.R. 636. A bill to repeal PPACA and the SON of California, Mr. TIERNEY, Mr. of certain land located in the Arapaho-Roo- health care-related provisions in the Health TONKO, Mr. TOWNS, Mr. TURNER, Mr. sevelt National Forests in the State of Colo- Care and Education Reconciliation Act of VISCLOSKY, Mr. WELCH, Mr. WOLF, rado, and for other purposes; to the Com- 2010, and to amend the amend the Internal and Ms. WOOLSEY): mittee on Natural Resources. Revenue Code of 1986 to allow individuals a H.R. 639. A bill to amend title VII of the By Mr. RAHALL: refundable credit against for the Act of 1930 to clarify that counter- H.R. 644. A bill to amend title 10, United purchase of private health insurance, and for vailing duties may be imposed to address States Code, to enhance the roles and re- other purposes; to the Committee on Energy subsidies relating to a fundamentally under- sponsibilities of the Chief of the National and Commerce, and in addition to the Com- valued currency of any foreign country; to Guard Bureau; to the Committee on Armed mittees on Ways and Means, Education and the Committee on Ways and Means. Services. the Workforce, House Administration, Ap- By Ms. MATSUI: By Mr. ROSS of Arkansas (for himself propriations, Natural Resources, the Judici- H.R. 640. A bill to amend the Public Health and Mr. JORDAN): ary, and Rules, for a period to be subse- Service Act to provide for the establishment H.R. 645. A bill to restore Second Amend- quently determined by the Speaker, in each of a National Acquired Bone Marrow Failure ment rights in the District of Columbia; to case for consideration of such provisions as Disease Registry, to authorize research on the Committee on Oversight and Govern- fall within the jurisdiction of the committee acquired bone marrow failure diseases, and ment Reform. concerned. for other purposes; to the Committee on En- By Mr. SERRANO: By Mr. HUNTER (for himself, Mr. ergy and Commerce. H.R. 646. A bill to authorize the appropria- GINGREY of Georgia, Mr. WESTMORE- By Ms. NORTON: tion of funds to be used to recruit, hire, and LAND, Mr. CHAFFETZ, Mr. LAMBORN, H.R. 641. A bill to amend the District of Co- train 100,000 new classroom paraprofessionals Mrs. SCHMIDT, Mrs. BACHMANN, Mrs. lumbia Home Rule Act to establish the Of- in order to improve educational achievement

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for children; to the Committee on Education BASS of California, Ms. WILSON of Congress has the power to enact this legis- and the Workforce. Florida, Mr. CAPUANO, Ms. LEE of lation pursuant to the following: By Mr. SIMPSON: California, Mr. ELLISON, Mr. TOWNS, Article I, , Clauses 1 and 3 of the H.R. 647. A bill to authorize the Secretary Mr. DAVIS of Illinois, Ms. RICHARD- Constitution of the United States. of the Interior to permit an exchange of land SON, Mr. RUSH, Ms. EDDIE BERNICE By Mr. HARPER: between the city of Ketchum and the Blaine JOHNSON of Texas, Ms. WOOLSEY, Mr. H.R. 604. County School District, Idaho; to the Com- FATTAH, Ms. CLARKE of New York, Congress has the power to enact this legis- mittee on Natural Resources. Ms. MOORE, Mr. WATT, Mr. CLYBURN, lation pursuant to the following: By Mr. TERRY: Mr. LEWIS of Georgia, Mr. RANGEL, Article I, Section 8, Clauses 1 and 3 of the H.R. 648. A bill to amend title 4, United Mr. JACKSON of Illinois, Mr. Constitution of the United States. States Code, to authorize members of the BUTTERFIELD, Mr. THOMPSON of Mis- By Mr. PAULSEN: Armed Forces not in uniform and veterans to sissippi, Ms. BROWN of Florida, Ms. H.R. 605. render a military salute during the recita- WATERS, Mr. CARSON of Indiana, Ms. Congress has the power to enact this legis- tion of the pledge of allegiance; to the Com- FUDGE, Mr. BISHOP of Georgia, and lation pursuant to the following: mittee on the Judiciary. Mr. RICHMOND): Article I, Section 8. By Mr. WELCH (for himself and Mr. H. Res. 85. A resolution supporting the By Mr. SCHOCK: DOGGETT): democratic aspirations of the Ivoirian people H.R. 606. H.R. 649. A bill to amend title 10, United and calling on the United States to apply in- Congress has the power to enact this legis- States Code, to require consolidation of the tense diplomatic pressure and provide hu- lation pursuant to the following: defense exchange stores system; to the Com- manitarian support in response to the polit- The constitutional authority on which this mittee on Armed Services. ical crisis in Cote d’Ivoire; to the Committee bill rests is the power of Congress as stated By Mr. WELCH: on Foreign Affairs. in Article I, Section 8, Section 9 and Amend- H.R. 650. A bill to amend title XII of the ment X of the United States Constitution. Social Security Act to extend the provision f By Mr. KING of New York: waiving certain interest payments on ad- MEMORIALS H.R. 607. vances made to States from the Federal un- Congress has the power to enact this legis- employment account in the Unemployment Under clause 4 of rule XXII, memo- lation pursuant to the following: Trust Fund; to the Committee on Ways and rials were presented and referred as fol- Article I, Section 8, Clause 1: The Congress Means. lows: shall have Power to lay and collect Taxes, By Ms. WOOLSEY (for herself, Mr. 3. The SPEAKER presented a memorial of Duties, Imposts and Excises, to pay the DUNCAN of Tennessee, Ms. LEE of the House of Representatives of the State of and provide for the common Defence California, Mr. JONES, Mr. ELLISON, Indiana, relative to House Resolution No. 5 and general of the United States; but Mr. PAUL, Mr. GRIJALVA, Mr. HONDA, supporting the participation of in all Duties, Imposts and Excises shall be uni- Mr. MCGOVERN, and Ms. WATERS): the United Nations Framework Convention form throughout the United States. H.R. 651. A bill to require the President to on Climate Change; to the Committee on Article I, Section 8, Clause 18: The Con- seek to negotiate and enter into a bilateral Foreign Affairs. gress shall have Power to make all Laws status of forces agreement with the Govern- 4. Also, a memorial of the Congress of the which shall be necessary and proper for car- ment of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan; Federated States Of Micronesia, relative to rying into Execution the forgoing Powers, to the Committee on Foreign Affairs. Congressional Resolution No. 16-154 express- and all other Powers vested by this Constitu- By Mr. YOUNG of Alaska (for himself, ing condolences to those affected by the vio- tion in the Government of the United States Mr. ROTHMAN of New Jersey, and Mr. lence in Arizona; to the Committee on Over- or in any Department or Officer thereof. CARTER): sight and Government Reform. By Mr. REICHERT: H.R. 652. A bill to amend title 10, United H.R. 608. States Code, to limit the increase of pre- f Congress has the power to enact this legis- miums, deductibles, copayments, or other CONSTITUTIONAL AUTHORITY lation pursuant to the following: charges for health care provided under the STATEMENT The constitutional authority of Congress TRICARE program; to the Committee on to enact this legislation is provided by Arti- Armed Services. Pursuant to clause 7 of rule XII of cle I, Section 8 of the United States Con- By Mr. DUNCAN of South Carolina (for the Rules of the House of Representa- stitution, specifically clause 1 (relating to himself, Mr. GARDNER, Mr. MACK, Mr. tives, the following statements are sub- providing for the general welfare of the BURTON of Indiana, Mrs. MCMORRIS mitted regarding the specific powers United States) and clause 18 (relating to the RODGERS, Mr. HARRIS, Mrs. granted to Congress in the Constitu- power to make all laws necessary and proper HARTZLER, Mr. GINGREY of Georgia, tion to enact the accompanying bill or for carrying out the powers vested in Con- Ms. BUERKLE, Mr. WILSON of South joint resolution. gress), and Article IV, Section 3, Clause 2 (re- Carolina, Mr. SCOTT of South Caro- lating to the power of Congress to dispose of lina, Mr. MARCHANT, Mr. FLORES, Mr. By Mr. CONNOLLY of Virginia: and make all needful rules and regulations BISHOP of Utah, Mr. FRANKS of Ari- H.R. 11. respecting the territory or other property zona, Mr. LONG, and Mr. POSEY): Congress has the power to enact this legis- belonging to the United States). H. Res. 82. A resolution amending the lation pursuant to the following: By Mr. HANNA: Rules of the House of Representatives to es- The Congress enacts this bill pursuant to H.R. 609. tablish the Committee on the Elimination of Sections 7 & 8 of Article I of the United Congress has the power to enact this legis- Nonessential Federal Programs; to the Com- States Constitution and Amendment XVI of lation pursuant to the following: mittee on Rules. the United States Constitution. This bill is enacted pursuant to Clause 1 of By Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of By Mr. BLUMENAUER: Section 8 of Article 1 of the United States Texas (for herself, Mr. BOSWELL, Mrs. H.R. 601. Constitution. MCCARTHY of New York, Ms. Congress has the power to enact this legis- By Mr. BURGESS: BORDALLO, Mr. MCGOVERN, Mr. CON- lation pursuant to the following: H.R. 610. YERS, and Mrs. CAPPS): The Constitution of the United States pro- Congress has the power to enact this legis- H. Res. 83. A resolution recognizing Na- vides clear authority for Congress to pass lation pursuant to the following: tional Nurses Week on May 6 through May legislation regarding income taxes. Article I The constitutional authority on which this 12, 2011; to the Committee on Energy and of the Constitution, in detailing Congres- bill rests is the power of Congress to borrow Commerce. sional authority, provides that ‘‘Congress money on the credit of the United States; To By Mr. MORAN: shall have Power to lay and collect Taxes regulate Commerce with foreign Nations, H. Res. 84. A resolution commemorating . . .’’ (Section 8, Clause 1). Further clarifying and among the several States, and with the 100 years of natural resource conservation Congressional power to enact an income tax, Indian Tribes; and to coin Money, regulate achievements made possible through the vi- voters amended the Constitution by popular the Value thereof, and of foreign Coin, and sion and leadership of Representative John vote to provide that ‘‘Congress shall have fix the Standard of Weights and Measures as W. Weeks and the enactment of the Weeks power to lay and collect taxes on incomes, enumerated in Article I, Section 8, Clauses 1, Act in 1911; to the Committee on House Ad- from whatever source derived . . .’’ (Six- 2 & 4 of the United States Constitution. ministration, and in addition to the Commit- teenth Amendment). By Mr. RUSH: tees on Natural Resources, and Agriculture, By Mr. HARPER: H.R. 611. for a period to be subsequently determined H.R. 602. Congress has the power to enact this legis- by the Speaker, in each case for consider- Congress has the power to enact this legis- lation pursuant to the following: ation of such provisions as fall within the ju- lation pursuant to the following: [The Congress shall have Power] To regu- risdiction of the committee concerned. Article I, Section 8, Clauses 1 and 3 of the late Commerce with foreign Nations, and By Mr. PAYNE (for himself, Mr. Constitution of the United States. among the several States, and with the In- FORTENBERRY, Mr. ROYCE, Mr. BER- By Mr. HARPER: dian tribes. U.S. Const., Art. I, § 8, Cl. 3. More MAN, Mr. CARNAHAN, Mr. MEEKS, Ms. H.R. 603. specifically, the Interstate Commerce

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Connecticut (1965), the in which the Same shall be, for the Erection By Mrs. LUMMIS: Court held that the Constitution protects an of Forts, Magazines, Arsenals, dock-Yards, H.R. 615. individual’s right to privacy, which is con- and other needful Buildings; And Congress has the power to enact this legis- tained in the ‘‘penumbras’’ and ‘‘ema- To make all Laws which shall be necessary lation pursuant to the following: nations’’ of other constitutional protections. and proper for carrying into Execution the Clause 2 of Article 1, Section 8 of the Con- Three of the concurrences to the majority foregoing Powers, and all other Powers vest- stitution. Griswold opinion based the right to privacy ed by this Constitution in the Government of By Mrs. MALONEY: on both the Ninth Amendment and the due the United States, or in any Department or H.R. 616. Congress has the power to enact this legis- process clause found in the Fourteenth Officer thereof. lation pursuant to the following: Amendment. Finding such support in the By Mr. GARAMENDI: Article I, Section 8, Clause 3: The Congress Fourteenth Amendment is notable, in part, H.R. 613. shall have Power . . . To regulate Commerce as at least ten (10) states (AL, AZ, CA, FL, Congress has the power to enact this legis- with foreign Nations, and among the several HI, IL, LA, MO, SC, WA) expressly recognize lation pursuant to the following: States, and with the Indian Tribes. a person’s right to privacy in their own state Article 1—The Legislative Branch, Section 8—Powers of Congress: The Congress shall By Mr. MATHESON: constitutions. Elected federal public offi- H.R. 617. have Power To lay and collect Taxes, Duties, cials, federal and state policy makers, indus- Congress has the power to enact this legis- Imposts and Excises, to pay the Debts and try, consumer and privacy advocacy groups lation pursuant to the following: provide for the common Defence and general all agree that personal privacy of consumer Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 and 18. Welfare of the United States; but all Duties, information must be protected in order for e- By Mr. BOSWELL: commerce business models and businesses (in Imposts and Excises shall be uniform H.R. 618. particular), which make use of Internet- and throughout the United States; Congress has the power to enact this legis- intranet-based platforms and networks to be To borrow money on the credit of the lation pursuant to the following: successful and sustainable. United States; Clause 3 of Section 8 of Article I of the By Mr. GARAMENDI: To regulate Commerce with foreign Na- Constitution. H.R. 612. tions, and among the several States, and By Mr. BOSWELL: Congress has the power to enact this legis- with the Indian Tribes; H.R. 619. lation pursuant to the following: To establish an uniform Rule of Natu- Congress has the power to enact this legis- Article 1—The Legislative Branch, Section ralization, and uniform Laws on the subject lation pursuant to the following: 8—Powers of Congress: The Congress shall of Bankruptcies throughout the United Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 of the United have Power To lay and collect Taxes, Duties, States; States Constitution. Imposts and Excises, to pay the Debts and To coin Money, regulate the Value thereof, By Mr. DUFFY: provide for the common Defence and general and of foreign Coin, and fix the Standard of H.R. 620. Welfare of the United States; but all Duties, Weights and Measures; Congress has the power to enact this legis- Imposts and Excises shall be uniform To provide for the Punishment of counter- lation pursuant to the following: throughout the United States; feiting the Securities and current Coin of the The principal constitutional authority for To borrow money on the credit of the United States; this legislation is Clause 7 of Section 9 of Ar- United States; To establish Post Offices and Post Roads; ticle I of the Constitution of the United To regulate Commerce with foreign Na- To promote the Progress of Science and States (the appropriation power), which tions, and among the several States, and useful Arts, by securing for limited Times to states: ‘‘No Money shall be drawn from the with the Indian Tribes; Authors and Inventors the exclusive Right to Treasury, but in Consequence of Appropria- To establish an uniform Rule of Natu- their respective Writings and Discoveries; tions made by Law . . . .’’ ralization, and uniform Laws on the subject To constitute Tribunals inferior to the Su- By Mr. COFFMAN of Colorado: of Bankruptcies throughout the United preme Court; H.R. 621. States; To define and punish Piracies and Felonies Congress has the power to enact this legis- To coin Money, regulate the Value thereof, committed on the high Seas, and Offenses lation pursuant to the following: and of foreign Coin, and fix the Standard of against the Law of Nations; The constitutional authority of Congress Weights and Measures; To declare War, grant Letters of Marque to enact this legislation is provided by Arti- To provide for the Punishment of counter- and Reprisal, and make Rules concerning cle I, Section 8 of the United States Con- feiting the Securities and current Coin of the Captures on Land and Water; stitution (Clauses 12, 13, 14, 16, and 18), which United States; To raise and support Armies, but no Appro- grants Congress the power to raise and sup- To establish Post Offices and Post Roads; priation of Money to that Use shall be for a port an Army; to provide and maintain a To promote the Progress of Science and longer Term than two Years; Navy; to make rules for the government and useful Arts, by securing for limited Times to To provide and maintain a Navy; regulation of the land and naval forces; to Authors and Inventors the exclusive Right to To make Rules for the Government and provide for organizing, arming, and dis- their respective Writings and Discoveries; Regulation of the land and naval Forces; ciplining the militia; and to make all laws To constitute Tribunals inferior to the Su- To provide for calling forth the Militia to necessary and proper for carrying out the preme Court; execute the Laws of the Union, suppress In- foregoing powers. To define and punish Piracies and Felonies surrections and repel Invasions; By Mr. CAMP: committed on the high Seas, and Offenses To provide for organizing, arming, and dis- H.R. 622. against the Law of Nations; ciplining, the Militia, and for governing such Congress has the power to enact this legis- To declare War, grant Letters of Marque Part of them as may be employed in the lation pursuant to the following: and Reprisal, and make Rules concerning Service of the United States, reserving to Article I, Section 8, Clause 1—The Con- Captures on Land and Water; the States respectively, the Appointment of gress shall have Power to lay and collect To raise and support Armies, but no Appro- the Officers, and the Authority of training Taxes, Duties, Imposts and Excises, to pay priation of Money to that Use shall be for a the Militia according to the discipline pre- the debts and provide for the common longer Term than two Years; scribed by Congress; Defence and general Welfare of the United To provide and maintain a Navy; To exercise exclusive Legislation in all States; but all Duties, Imposts and Excises To make Rules for the Government and Cases whatsoever, over such District (not ex- shall be uniform throughout the United Regulation of the land and naval Forces; ceeding ten Miles square) as may, by Cession States. To provide for calling forth the Militia to of particular States, and the acceptance of By Mr. BACA: execute the Laws of the Union, suppress In- Congress, become the Seat of the Govern- H.R. 623. surrections and repel Invasions; ment of the United States, and to exercise Congress has the power to enact this legis- To provide for organizing, arming, and dis- like Authority over all Places purchased by lation pursuant to the following: ciplining, the Militia, and for governing such the Consent of the Legislature of the State Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 and Article I, Part of them as may be employed in the in which the Same shall be, for the Erection Section 8, Clause 18. Service of the United States, reserving to of Forts, Magazines, Arsenals, dock-Yards, By Mr. CARNEY: the States respectively, the Appointment of and other needful Buildings; And H.R. 624. the Officers, and the Authority of training To make all Laws which shall be necessary Congress has the power to enact this legis- the Militia according to the discipline pre- and proper for carrying into Execution the lation pursuant to the following: scribed by Congress; foregoing Powers, and all other Powers vest- Clause 1 of Section 8 of Article I of the To exercise exclusive Legislation in all ed by this Constitution in the Government of Constitution; Clause 18 of Section 8 of Arti- Cases whatsoever, over such District (not ex- the United States, or in any Department or cle I of the Constitution; and Clause 2 of Sec- ceeding ten Miles square) as may, by Cession Officer thereof. tion 3 of Article IV of the Constitution.

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H.R. 646. cle I, Section 8 of the United States Con- Congress has the power to enact this legis- Congress has the power to enact this legis- stitution Clause 14, which grants Congress lation pursuant to the following: lation pursuant to the following: the power to make Rules for the Government The constitutional authority for the Fair- Article I, Section 8, Clause 3, which gives and Regulation of the land and naval Forces. ness for Military Recruiters Act is Article I, Congress the power ‘‘To regulate Commerce By Mr. CLEAVER: Section 8, Clause I. Also, Article I, Section 8, with foreign Nations, and among the several H.R. 626. Clauses 12, 13, 14 and 16. States, and with the Indian Tribes,’’ Article Congress has the power to enact this legis- By Mr. JOHNSON of Illinois: I, Section 8, Clause 1, which gives Congress lation pursuant to the following: H.R. 638. the power to ‘‘lay and collect Taxes, Duties, Clause 1 of Section 8 of Article I of the Congress has the power to enact this legis- Imposts and Excises, to pay the Debts and Constitution lation pursuant to the following: provide for the common Defence and general By Mr. CLEAVER: Article 1, Section 9: ‘‘No Money shall be H.R. 627. drawn from the Treasury, but in Con- Welfare of the United States,’’ and Article I, Congress has the power to enact this legis- sequence of Appropriations made by Law; Section 8, Clause 18, which gives Congress lation pursuant to the following: and a regular Statement and Account of the the power ‘‘To make all Laws which shall be Clause 3 of Section 8 of Article I of the Receipts and Expenditures of all public necessary and proper for carrying into Exe- Constitution and Clause 18 of Section 8 of Money shall be published from time to cution the foregoing Powers.’’ Article I of the Constitution. time.’’ By Mr. SIMPSON: By Mr. CLEAVER: By Mr. LEVIN: H.R. 647. H.R. 628. H.R. 639. Congress has the power to enact this legis- Congress has the power to enact this legis- Congress has the power to enact this legis- lation pursuant to the following: lation pursuant to the following: lation pursuant to the following: The constitutional authority of Congress Clause 1 of Section 8 of Article I of the The constitutional authority on which this to enact this legislation is provided by Arti- Constitution. bill rests is the power of Congress to lay and cle I, Section 8 of the United States Con- By Mr. CLEAVER: collect duties and to regulate Commerce stitution, specifically Clause 1 (relating to H.R. 629. with foreign Nations, as enumerated in Arti- providing for the general welfare of the Congress has the power to enact this legis- cle I, Section 8. United States) and Clause 18 (relating to the lation pursuant to the following: By Ms. MATSUI: power to make all laws necessary and proper Clause 1 of Section 8 of Article I of the H.R. 640. for carrying out the powers vested in Con- Constitution. Congress has the power to enact this legis- gress), and Article IV, Section 3, Clause 2 (re- By Mr. CRITZ: lation pursuant to the following: lating to the power of Congress to dispose of H.R. 630. Article 1, Section 8, Clauses 3 and 18. and make all needful rules and regulations Congress has the power to enact this legis- By Ms. NORTON: respecting the territory or other property lation pursuant to the following: H.R. 641. belonging to the United States). Section 8 of Article 1 of the Constitution. Congress has the power to enact this legis- By Mr. TERRY: By Ms. EDWARDS: lation pursuant to the following: H.R. 648. H.R. 631. Clause 17 of Section 8 of Article I of the Congress has the power to enact this legis- Congress has the power to enact this legis- Constitution. lation pursuant to the following: lation pursuant to the following: By Mr. PENCE: Congress is authorized to enact this legis- H.R. 642. The constitutional authority of Congress lation under the Commerce Clause, Article I, Congress has the power to enact this legis- to enact this legislation is provided by Arti- Section 8, Clause 3, ‘‘to regulate Commerce lation pursuant to the following: cle I, section 8 of the United States Constitu- with foreign Nations, and among the several This bill protects against infringement tion (Clauses 12, 13, 14, 16, and 18), which States, and with the Indian Tribes.’’ Addi- upon the essential liberty of freedom of grants Congress the power to raise and sup- tionally, Congress has the authority to enact speech, in accordance with Amendment I of port an Army; to provide and maintain a this legislation pursuant to the Preamble of the United States Constitution. Navy; to make rules for the government and the Constitution, ‘‘to promote the general By Mr. POLIS: regulation of the land and naval forces; to welfare.’’ H.R. 643. provide for organizing, arming, and dis- By Mr. FLAKE: Congress has the power to enact this legis- ciplining the militia; and to make all laws H.R. 632. lation pursuant to the following: necessary and proper for carrying out the Congress has the power to enact this legis- Article I, Section 8 of the United States foregoing powers. lation pursuant to the following: Constitution, specifically Clause 1 (relating By Mr. WELCH: Congress has the power to enact this legis- to the power of Congress to provide for the H.R. 649. lation pursuant to the enumerated powers general welfare of the United States) and Congress has the power to enact this legis- listed in Article I, Section 8, which include Clause 18 (relating to the power to make all lation pursuant to the following: the power to ‘‘lay and collect taxes, duties, laws necessary and proper for carrying out Article I, Section 8, Clause 18; the Congress imports, and excises, to pay the debts . . .’’ the powers vested in Congress), and Article shall have Power To make all Laws which By Mr. FLAKE: IV, Section 3, Clause 2 (relating to the power shall be necessary and proper for carrying H.R. 633. of Congress to dispose of and make all need- into Execution the foregoing Powers, and all Congress has the power to enact this legis- ful rules and regulations respecting the ter- other Powers vested by the Constitution in lation pursuant to the following: ritory or other property belonging to the the Government of the United States, or in Congress has the power to enact this legis- United States). any Department or Officer thereof. lation pursuant to the enumerated powers By Mr. RAHALL: By Mr. WELCH: listed in Article I, Section 8, which include H.R. 644. H.R. 650. the power to ‘‘provide for the common de- Congress has the power to enact this legis- Congress has the power to enact this legis- fense and general welfare of the United lation pursuant to the following: lation pursuant to the following: Article I, Section 8, Clause 14 of the United States . . .’’. Article I, Section 8, Clause 18; the Congress States Constitution which states that the By Mr. FLAKE: shall have Power—To make all Laws which ‘‘Congress shall have the Power To make H.R. 634. shall be necessary and proper for carrying Congress has the power to enact this legis- Rules for the Government and Regulation of into Execution the foregoing Powers, and all lation pursuant to the following: the land and naval Forces.’’ other Powers vested by the Constitution in Congress has the power to enact this legis- Article I, Section 8, Clause 18 of the United the Government of the United States, or in lation pursuant to the enumerated powers States Constitution which states that the any Department or Officer thereof. listed in Article I, Section 8, which include ‘‘Congress shall have the Power To make all By Ms. WOOLSEY: the power to ‘‘lay and collect taxes, duties, Laws which shall be necessary and proper for H.R. 651. imports, and excises, to pay the debts . . .’’. carrying into Execution the foregoing Pow- By Mr. FORBES: ers, and all other Powers vested by the Con- Congress has the power to enact this legis- H.R. 635. stitution in the Government of the United lation pursuant to the following: Congress has the power to enact this legis- States, or in any Department or Officer Article I. lation pursuant to the following: thereof.’’ By Mr. YOUNG of Alaska: Article I, Section 1 and Section 8, Clause By Mr. ROSS of Arkansas: H.R. 652. 18. H.R. 645. Congress has the power to enact this legis- By Ms. GRANGER: Congress has the power to enact this legis- lation pursuant to the following: H.R. 636. lation pursuant to the following: Article I, Section 8, Clause 3.

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TIBERI, Mr. ROKITA, Mr. YODER, Mr. GUINTA, ELLMERS, Mr. FORBES, Mr. LATHAM, Mr. H.R. 361: Mr. LATTA, Mr. CALVERT, Mr. Mr. STEARNS, and Mr. WOMACK. KLINE, Mr. SCHOCK, and Mr. TIPTON. KLINE, Mr. LONG, Mr. LATHAM, and Mr. H.J. Res. 15: Mr. STEARNS and Mr. GER- H.R. 21: Mr. GOODLATTE. CRITZ. LACH. H.R. 24: Mr. GRIMM, Mr. LAMBORN, Mr. H.R. 365: Mr. COURTNEY. H.J. Res. 23: Mr. HUELSKAMP, Mr. WALSH of HUNTER, Mr. CONAWAY, Mr. VISCLOSKY, Mr. H.R. 372: Mr. HASTINGS of Florida. Illinois, and Mr. BISHOP of Utah. LOBIONDO, Mr. MILLER of Florida, Mr. COBLE, H.R. 397: Mr. GOODLATTE. H. Con. Res. 3: Mr. KINZINGER of Illinois. Mr. MCHENRY, Mr. SCHOCK, Ms. BORDALLO, H.R. 399: Mr. CAPUANO, Mr. MORAN, Mr. H. Res. 15: Mr. FORBES. and Mr. TERRY. POLIS, and Mr. GINGREY of Georgia. H. Res. 25: Mr. LOBIONDO, Mr. SHERMAN, H.R. 68: Mr. PITTS and Mr. BARTON of H.R. 402: Mr. CICILLINE, Ms. SLAUGHTER, Mr. LUETKEMEYER, Ms. RICHARDSON, Mr. Texas. Mr. TONKO, and Mr. PASCRELL. BARTLETT, Mr. HUNTER, Mr. FARR, Mr. DAVID H.R. 69: Mr. PITTS, Mr. BARTON of Texas, H.R. 412: Mr. BENISHEK, Mr. COURTNEY, Mr. SCOTT of Georgia, Ms. JACKSON LEE of Texas, and Mrs. MILLER of Michigan. THORNBERRY, and Mr. KLINE. Mr. CHAFFETZ, Mr. FILNER, Mr. ROSS of Flor- H.R. 86: Mr. MANZULLO and Mr. FRANKS of H.R. 421: Mrs. ADAMS, Mr. DUFFY, Mr. ida, Mr. CARDOZA, Ms. BROWN of Florida, and Arizona. FARENTHOLD, Mr. KINGSTON, Mr. MARCHANT, Mr. DEFAZIO. H.R. 91: Mr. QUAYLE, Mr. DUNCAN of Ten- Mr. PITTS, Mr. RIBBLE, Mr. RIGELL, Mr. ROO- H. Res. 35: Mr. SCOTT of Virginia, Mr. nessee, Mr. HOLDEN, and Mr. NUGENT. NEY, Mrs. SCHMIDT, Mr. AUSTIN SCOTT of FATTAH, and Mr. CUMMINGS. H.R. 96: Mr. KINGSTON, Mr. YOUNG of Flor- Georgia, and Mr. STUTZMAN. H. Res. 44: Mr. DUNCAN of South Carolina. ida, Mr. BACHUS, and Ms. JENKINS. H.R. 431: Mr. FORBES. H. Res. 55: Mr. CONYERS, Ms. MOORE, and H.R. 97: Mr. FORBES. H.R. 432: Mr. COURTNEY. Ms. BORDALLO. H.R. 100: Mr. SESSIONS. H.R. 435: Mr. PETRI. H. Res. 69: Ms. NORTON, Ms. ZOE LOFGREN H.R. 110: Mr. CICILLINE, Ms. SUTTON, and H.R. 436: Mr. POSEY, Mr. STEARNS, Mr. of California, Mr. KISSELL, Mr. YARMUTH, Mr. Mr. BOSWELL. MCCOTTER, Mr. THOMPSON of Pennsylvania, HOLT, Ms. SEWELL, Mr. WU, and Ms. MCCOL- H.R. 114: Mr. TERRY. Mr. GOHMERT, Mr. ROONEY, Mr. CONAWAY, OODLATTE LUM. H.R. 118: Mr. G . Mr. FRELINGHUYSEN, Mr. MANZULLO, and Mr. H.R. 121: Ms. TSONGAS. H. Res. 81: Mr. MARKEY. ROYCE. H.R. 140: Mrs. ADAMS, Mr. MANZULLO, and H.R. 440: Mr. FORBES, Mr. DUNCAN of South Mr. BENISHEK. f Carolina, Mr. BISHOP of Utah, and Mr. PENCE. H.R. 143: Mr. MILLER of Florida, Mr. GRIF- H.R. 457: Mr. GRIFFITH of Virginia, Mr. FITH of Virginia, Mr. CONAWAY, Mrs. JONES, Mrs. BLACKBURN, Mr. LATTA, and Mr. CONGRESSIONAL EARMARKS, LIM- HARTZLER, Mr. MCINTYRE, and Mr. CHAFFETZ. ITED TAX BENEFITS, OR LIM- MCCOTTER. H.R. 458: Mr. JACKSON of Illinois and Mr. H.R. 152: Mr. FRANKS of Arizona, Mr. GIBBS, ITED TARIFF BENEFITS ROTHMAN of New Jersey. and Mr. GOODLATTE. H.R. 469: Mr. COURTNEY and Mr. COHEN. Under clause 9 of rule XXI, lists or H.R. 153: Mr. TIPTON, Mrs. MYRICK, and Mr. H.R. 497: Mr. CONAWAY, Mr. COBLE, Mr. statements on congressional earmarks, FORBES. CHAFFETZ, Mr. HULTGREN, Mr. DOLD, Mr. limited tax benefits, or limited tariff H.R. 155: Mr. FORBES. GOHMERT, and Mr. TERRY. H.R. 177: Mr. FRANKS of Arizona, Mr. benefits were submitted as follows: H.R. 498: Mr. REED, Mr. MILLER of Florida, GOSAR, Mr. RAHALL, Mr. MCCOTTER, and Mr. OFFERED BY MR. ROGERS OF MICHIGAN Mr. ROGERS of Michigan, Mr. BENISHEK, and FORBES. The provisions in H.R. 514 that warranted a H.R. 198: Mr. COURTNEY. Mr. COFFMAN of Colorado. referral to the Permanent Select Committee H.R. 205: Mr. KILDEE and Mr. LUJA´ N. H.R. 509: Mrs. MCMORRIS RODGERS, Mr. PE- on Intelligence do not contain any congres- H.R. 218: Mr. FARR, Mr. SERRANO, and Mr. TERSON, and Mr. MCCLINTOCK. sional earmarks, limited tax benefits, or lim- GRIJALVA. H.R. 535: Mr. MCGOVERN. ited tariff benefits as defined in clause 9 of H.R. 280: Mr. FORBES and Mr. ADERHOLT. H.R. 547: Mr. MCCOTTER. H.R. 290: Ms. FOXX and Mr. DUNCAN of H.R. 548: Mr. COFFMAN of Colorado, Mr. rule XXI. South Carolina. HERGER, Mr. BISHOP of Utah, Mr. DUNCAN of H.R. 297: Mr. HASTINGS of Washington. Tennessee, Mr. PAUL, Mr. HALL, Mrs. f H.R. 302: Mr. LABRADOR. LUMMIS, Mrs. BLACKBURN, Mr. MARCHANT, H.R. 303: Mr. LATHAM, Mr. BUCHANAN, Mr. Mr. LAMBORN, Mr. FLEMING, Mr. MANZULLO, PETITIONS, ETC. CALVERT, Mr. LOBIONDO, Mr. COURTNEY, Mr. Mr. RIGELL, Mr. BRADY of Texas, Mr. FLORES, Under clause 3 of rule XII: SCOTT of Virginia, Mr. BARROW, Ms. BALD- Mr. GOHMERT, Mr. KING of Iowa, Mr. WIN, and Mr. FILNER. HUELSKAMP, Mr. ROSS of Florida, Mr. BROUN 2. The SPEAKER presented a petition of H.R. 304: Mr. FILNER. of Georgia, Mr. HARPER, Mr. JONES, Mrs. the Legislature of Rockland County, New H.R. 305: Mr. FLORES. MCMORRIS RODGERS, Mr. CHAFFETZ, Mr. York, relative to Resolution No. 624 request- H.R. 308: Mr. TOWNS, Mr. ENGEL, Mr. CROW- LONG, Mr. BARTLETT, and Mr. CARTER. ing that the and House LEY, Ms. ROYBAL-ALLARD, Mr. CAPUANO, Mrs. H.R. 559: Mr. ALEXANDER. of Representatives pass bills S. 1619 and H.R. NAPOLITANO, Ms. LEE of California, Mr. H.R. 567: Mr. GOWDY and Mr. PETRI. 4690; which was referred jointly to the Com- SCOTT of Virginia, Mr. TONKO, Mr. PAYNE, H.R. 584: Mr. POLIS. mittees on Financial Services, Transpor- Mr. OLVER, Mr. FATTAH, Ms. SUTTON, Ms. H.J. Res. 1: Mr. CAMP, Mr. DENHAM, Mr. tation and Infrastructure, and Energy and TSONGAS, and Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts. FLAKE, Mr. GRAVES of Georgia, Mr. Commerce.

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Vol. 157 WASHINGTON, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 2011 No. 21 Senate The Senate met at 4 p.m. and was appoint the Honorable AMY KLOBUCHAR, a It is our job to do that hard work, to called to order by the Honorable Senator from the State of Minnesota, to per- figure out what and where to cut, to do SHERROD BROWN, a Senator from the form the duties of the Chair. the math carefully and practically and State of Ohio. DANIEL K. INOUYE, with common sense. It is our responsi- President pro tempore. bility to remember we are not just tak- PRAYER Ms. KLOBUCHAR thereupon assumed ing numbers off a ledger. In many The Chaplain, Dr. Barry C. Black, of- the chair as Acting President pro tem- cases, these proposals may mean tak- fered the following prayer: pore. ing workers off the assembly line, tak- Let us pray. f ing teachers out of the classroom or Mighty God, thank You for Your RECOGNITION OF THE MAJORITY police officers off the street. great compassion that removes our LEADER I want to talk about taking police of- guilt and purifies us from trans- ficers off the street. In the Repub- gressions. As our lawmakers and those The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- licans’ haste to make as many cuts as who work with them face the chal- pore. The majority leader is recog- possible, they have proposed elimi- lenges to liberty, give them light for nized. nating the COPS hiring program. COPS their path and courage to live for You. f stands for Community Oriented Polic- Lord, enrich them with the durable ing Services, and it has helped put satisfaction that comes from doing thousands and thousands of police offi- Your will. In their attitudes and ex- Mr. REID. Madam President, fol- cers and sheriffs on patrol around the pressions, remind them that those who lowing any leader remarks there will country, about 450 of them in . are slow to anger are better than the be a period of morning business with Under the Republican plan, many mighty. Give them courage to passion- Senators allowed to speak for up to 10 could lose those jobs and many more ately seek the truth and the reverence minutes each. who want to join the force will not be to follow Your light that illuminates There will be no rollcall votes during able to. The COPS program also helps their path. today’s session of the Senate. However, our law enforcement departments af- We pray in Your merciful Name. I hope we will be able to extend the ford the computers and communica- Amen. trade adjustment assistance legislation tions equipment they need to do their f today. jobs. These jobs are keeping us safe. So Senators should expect the next se- cutting COPS does not just put them PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE ries of votes to begin at 5:30 p.m. on at risk, it puts all of us at risk. The Honorable AMY KLOBUCHAR, a Monday. We hope to have as many as This is not the kind of investment we Senator from the State of Minnesota, three votes on Monday starting at 5:30. gain from losing. This extreme plan led the Pledge of Allegiance, as follows: f does nothing to grow our economy or I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the keep us competitive. It does not make United States of America, and to the Repub- CUTTING GOVERNMENT SPENDING our future more secure; it makes our lic for which it stands, one nation under God, Mr. REID. Madam President, saying neighborhoods less so. We have to cut indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. you want to cut government spending responsibly. That is not the kind of cut f is an easy applause line. We all want to we have talked about, wiping out the APPOINTMENT OF ACTING lower the deficit. We all wish Ameri- COPS program. We cannot support PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE cans had less debt sitting in the treas- that. uries of other countries. None of us When we talk about cutting govern- The PRESIDING OFFICER. The wants to leave the most difficult deci- ment waste and excess, this is what we clerk will please read a communication sions to the next generation. They de- mean, among other things. We mean to the Senate from the President pro serve better from us. eliminating handouts to oil companies tempore (Mr. INOUYE). But actually figuring out what and that are already making record profits. The legislative clerk read the fol- where to cut is the hard work. That is We mean cutting billions in wasteful lowing letter: an entirely different story. The Amer- Pentagon spending to contractors such U.S. SENATE, ican people do not need to hear an ap- as Halliburton. It means stopping the PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE, Washington, DC, February 10, 2011. plause line. They need us to ease the government giveaways to companies To the Senate: burden on our Nation’s bottom line, that ship American jobs overseas. Under the provisions of rule I, paragraph 3, and there is a fine line between doing These are commonsense cuts and a of the Standing Rules of the Senate, I hereby so responsibly and recklessly. good place to start the conversation.

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Re- critical trade programs which Senator able to do it because of trade adjust- member, we were the ones who bal- CASEY and I were on the Senate floor ment assistance. anced the budget during the Clinton working on. First, we extended the An- I was there with a simple message: years. We did it. We were accused of re- dean Trade Preferences Act, thanks in We cannot keep passing trade agree- ducing the deficit too much. We were part to Senator MCCAIN of Arizona. It ments that undermine Ohio workers spending less money than we were tak- provides assistance to Latin American and then turn our backs on those work- ing in. Because of the work we did dur- countries and also helps American ers when their jobs are offshored. ing the last of the Clinton administra- businesses and workers by granting ac- The TAA and HCTC enhancements tion, even President Bush, during his cess to new inputs and products. are not expensive; they are not com- first year, because he got all of the lar- Second, critically important to our plicated. They are modest improve- gess from the Clinton administration, two States, Pennsylvania and Ohio, ments that Congress passed to pro- turned in a record budget surplus. But and I know to the Presiding Officer’s grams that help tens of thousands of as soon as his policies went into effect, State of Minnesota, we extended trade Americans either get back to work or he changed that very quickly. In a adjustment assistance. That is the regain some measure of the financial matter of months, he turned a record least we can do when this Congress security that had been stripped surplus into a record deficit that we passes wrong-headed trade agreements. unceremoniously from them. Last week, 12 Senators and I, includ- are fighting today. We extended the health coverage tax ing the majority leader, sent House In conclusion, any budget debate is credit so that together workers who leadership a request for a long-term ex- going to be about numbers. That is the lose their jobs because of bad trade tension of trade adjustment assistance, way it should be. But that is not the agreements, such as NAFTA and the health care tax credit, and the An- real priority, and those figures should CAFTA, and bad trade positioning such dean Trade Preferences Act. TAA is a not blind us to the real story behind as PNTR for China, can at least get critical part of our Nation’s competi- the numbers. Our goal and our charge some help for retraining so they can get back to work in comparably paying tiveness strategy. is not to cut billions of dollars just to In the last 2 years, more than 155,000 jobs, we hope, and get some assistance, say we did it. Our task is to make our additional trade-affected workers some tax credits to buy health insur- government more efficient, our econ- across the country who might not have ance for them and their families. omy healthier, and our future more se- been certified under the former TAA As a result, thousands of workers and cure. Our challenge is to do so in a way program became eligible for TAA bene- retirees who depend on TAA and the that does not put our public safety at fits because a year and a half, almost 2 HCTC made it through the holidays, risk or break our promise to seniors. years ago, in the Recovery Act, we when we did this in late December, at So we need to think about what we added expanded trade adjustment to the last minute—it should not have are cutting and making sure those cuts help those workers who had lost their been that long, but in the last are not counterproductive. We need to jobs because of trade. pay attention to the quality of those minute—with these critical sources of These Americans are rubber workers cuts, not just the quantity of those support. from Johnson Rubber Company in cuts. After all, you can lose a lot of The Andean Trade Preferences Act Wood County. They are furniture mak- weight by cutting off your arms and has brought benefits for our businesses ers from Masco in Jackson County or legs but no doctor would recommend it. and workers. It is nice that sunflowers aluminum castings workers from from will be in florist shops f Mansfield Brass and Aluminum in my for Valentines Day next week because home county of Richland. In addition, RESERVATION OF LEADER TIME of this act. But the difficult reality workers in the service industry are eli- faced by too many workers reliant on The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- gible for TAA because of these changes. TAA, reliant on the health care tax pore. Under the previous order, the Those workers include engineers at credit, reminds us of the effects of leadership time is reserved. Belcan Engineering in and trade and globalization, the downside computer programers at Electronic f of trade and globalization. Data Systems in Fairborn, a suburb of MORNING BUSINESS It reminds us that our actions bring Dayton. It includes researchers at the consequences. We hear Presidents and Transportation Research Center in Mo- The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- Congresses trumped the advantages of pore. Under the previous order, the raine. . Yet they forget about fair In total, 360,000-plus workers nation- Senate will be in a period of morning trade, what happens to too many work- wide have been certified eligible for business with Senators permitted to ers. Good for investors, good for some TAA since 2009. These workers use TAA speak therein for up to 10 minutes companies, good for some countries, to acquire new skills to return to work each. not always good for our workers—they as quickly as possible. This is not the- The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- forget about that. ory; this is not some game. This is pore. The Senator from Ohio is recog- By this weekend, if we fail to act, workers who have lost their jobs be- nized. crucial improvements to TAA and the cause of decisions in this body and in f health care tax credit will expire. the White House that cost people those Workers again will be hurt not just by TAA AND HCTC EXTENSION jobs. And it is helping those workers so loss of jobs but loss of these benefits. It they can get back on their feet. Mr. BROWN of Ohio. Madam Presi- will expire at the expense of workers It is not a game; it is not a happy dent, I thank the majority leader for who played by the rules, who lost their time. It is the least we can do for those his support on our upcoming efforts. I jobs, most of their pensions, and their workers. Health coverage tax credit am joined on the Senate floor by Sen- health care—or all three. programs also help those same trade- ator CASEY, the senior Senator from Just last month I visited the affected workers and retirees who lose Pennsylvania, who has been a leader Mahoning Valley on the Pennsylvania their benefits. I could go on about this. for workers in this body. border in Northeast Ohio—the I will stop. I want to make some brief comments Mahoning Valley One Stop to visit I hope Republicans do not object. The about something very important for with workers who are using TAA to de- combination of TAA and HCTC, trade workers and businesses and inter- velop new skills and training to find adjustment and health care tax credit, national trade. Then Senator CASEY new secure jobs. One industrial manu- is a winner for business. The combina- will make a couple of unanimous-con- facture worker, I believe, in her forties tion is a winner for workers; it is a

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In 1962, President Kennedy, when this tains components he knows are con- More precisely, strip away all the was conceived, said: Those injured by troversial and opposed by numerous other discussions of the Recovery Act. foreign competition should not be re- Senators and for that reason that pro- Precisely what did we do that you ob- quired to bear the brunt of it. posal cannot pass the Senate today. ject to when we expanded the TAA lan- When there are no replacements for Specifically, the proposal would extend guage in the Recovery Act? We have good-paying, secure jobs, TAA and the TAA-related provisions of the the Recovery Act in place. We have the HCTC are there. They help workers ac- American Recovery and Reinvestment TAA in place. We expanded TAA so quire new skills. They help businesses Act of 2009, better known as the failed that more workers could be covered, compete. They are keys to our Nation’s stimulus package, which most Mem- those workers who lost their jobs from economic recovery. They are keys to bers of this side of the aisle strenu- trade agreements—not from trade our competitiveness. They are, simply ously opposed for very sound reasons. agreements, lost their jobs from trade put, the right thing to do. That stimulus spent approximately $1 losses from trade, not just in countries I yield to the Senator from Pennsyl- trillion under the guise that it would we had free trade agreements with but vania, I believe, for a unanimous con- keep unemployment rates below 8 per- other countries. We expanded it there. sent request. cent. Yet nearly 2 years later, we are We also expanded it to service workers. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- still at a point where unemployment Since you are speaking for Mr. COBURN pore. The Senator from Pennsylvania rates, which had risen to the area of 10 and others, what precisely was the ex- is recognized. percent, are now still at 9 percent. I am pansion in TAA that you objected to? f reminded this is nearly double the av- This is not a debate on all the worker UNANIMOUS CONSENT REQUESTS— erage annual rate of the last adminis- training programs. This is a debate on H.R. 359 tration. making them more efficient. We should Mr. CASEY. First, I thank Senator It would be one thing if there was have that debate. We should make it BROWN and others who have helped us clear evidence that differing TAA pro- more efficient. This is not a debate on in this battle. Just a couple of words grams were effective in meeting these the Recovery Act, even though any about trade adjustment assistance as it intended goals, but research suggests fair-minded economist will say it is not relates to Pennsylvania and, more im- the efficacy of the TAA training fund- a well-known failure. It actually portantly, Pennsylvania workers. ing is not as convincing. At the insist- worked. But that is another debate. As many people know, the trade ad- ence of Senators COBURN and ENZI, the But precisely the expansion of TAA justment assistance provisions were GAO found that in fiscal year 2009, nine to cover service workers and to cover enhanced by amendments made to the Federal agencies spent approximately those workers who lost jobs to coun- program in 2009. It was updated in two $18 billion to administer 47 separate tries with whom we did not have an critical ways. First, it expanded cov- employment and job training pro- FTA, what is your objection to those, erage to more workers, including serv- grams, including TAA. Despite large the precise specific expansion of TAA ice workers and workers whose jobs Federal spending, GAO could not con- that Senator CASEY’s unanimous con- have been offshored to places around clude whether the programs have had sent is trying to expand, to continue? the world. The change was essential be- any meaningful benefit. The GAO re- Mr. BARRASSO. Madam President, I cause it made workers whose jobs were port states: do look forward to having those addi- lost to China and India eligible for as- Little is known about the effectiveness of tional discussions and debates on all sistance which these days is an essen- the employment and training programs we the issues raised by my distinguished tial safeguard for those workers. The identified because only 5 reported dem- colleague from Ohio. That is why, after amendments also increased and im- onstrating whether outcomes can be attrib- the two distinguished Senators on the proved training, health coverage, and uted to the program through an impact floor today offer the three different other benefits available to trade ad- study. proposals, I have a counterproposal justment assistance certified workers. As a result, I object. that I hope they would accept, an al- What does that mean for Pennsyl- The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- ternative package that maintains the vania? The 587 certifications issued in pore. Objection is heard. underlying bill H.R. 359. It extends the Pennsylvania cover an estimated 67,000 Mr. BROWN of Ohio. Madam Presi- Andean Trade Preference Act for 18 workers. To give one example, General dent, will the Senator from Wyoming months and extends the permanent Electric announced in 2009 that they yield for a question? staffing prohibition for 18 months. I would be cutting 1,500 jobs. We have Mr. BARRASSO. Yes. will be offering that after we have fin- worked with them and others to get Mr. BROWN of Ohio. Is he aware that ished an additional discussion by the them through this period. They re- 155,000 new workers have been certified, other side. cently got a solution in the form of that under the new TAA program since The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- trade adjustment assistance. As a re- May 2009, 155,000 Americans have been pore. The Senator from Pennsylvania. sult of their certification, the workers assisted under TAA? Mr. CASEY. Madam President, I have have been able to go to school, feed Mr. BARRASSO. Madam President, I a second unanimous-consent request their families, and contribute to the would be happy to, as a matter of which I will offer. I ask unanimous local economy. So General Electric in record, submit for the record the GAO consent the Senate proceed to the im- Pennsylvania is hiring again with the study that was reported by Senators mediate consideration of H.R. 359, help of trade adjustment assistance. COBURN and ENZI to outline the entire which was received from the House and With that by way of background, I study and the reason I am objecting is at the desk; that a Casey substitute ask unanimous consent that the Sen- today. amendment providing for a 41⁄2 month ate proceed to the immediate consider- Mr. BROWN of Ohio. Madam Presi- extension of trade adjustment assist- ation of H.R. 359, which was received dent, if the Senator would be willing to ance and the Andean Trade Preference from the House and is at the desk; that give us more specifics, it is very impor- Act be agreed to; the bill, as amended, a Casey substitute amendment pro- tant to those 155,000 workers. I know a be read a third time and passed; and viding an 18-month extension of trade lot of them live in Pennsylvania. I the motions to reconsider be laid upon adjustment assistance and the Andean don’t know how many of them live in the table, with no intervening action Trade Preference Act be agreed to; the Wyoming. I could find that out. I un- or debate. bill, as amended, be read a third time derstand his criticism of the Recovery The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- and passed; and the motions to recon- Act, but that is a debate for another pore. Is there objection? sider be laid upon the table, with no in- time. I understand Senator COBURN’s Mr. BARRASSO. Madam President, tervening action or debate. disagreement and perhaps his too with reserving the right to object, and for

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These are Amer- care, for Senators who want to strip not some new program we are experi- ican workers who have lost their jobs. any assistance, because in the end it menting with. This is a program that This body is responsible in part with a does strip assistance that the health works. As I said before, in our State, bunch of multinational corporations care tax credit gives, it is basically 67,000 workers are positively impacted that have moved jobs out of this coun- turning our backs and saying to these by this program. So I would like to try, in some cases to get cheaper labor, workers: Sorry about that. Sorry about hear more from the other side about to get trade advantages, to take advan- NAFTA. Sorry about PNTR. I know why they keep objecting to a program tage of tax breaks, to evade environ- you lost your job because of the trade we know works in every State and we mental laws, to evade worker safety agreements. Sorry about losing your know people need at this time. and labor laws. They have moved out of health insurance. Sorry about not hav- The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- this country with assistance from this ing any job training money. And if pore. The Senator from Wyoming is Chamber. I don’t know if it is Senator your house is foreclosed on, that is just recognized. BARRASSO or COBURN or who, but we too damn bad too. Mr. BARRASSO. Madam President, are turning our backs on those workers I don’t get this. I don’t understand there are those folks around the coun- who have lost jobs not through their why people in this body can’t at least try—and I go home to Wyoming repeat- own doing. I am very disappointed. help those citizens who don’t dress like edly; I will be there again tomorrow I ask unanimous consent the Senate this every day, who don’t make $170,000 evening—who are concerned about a $14 proceed to the immediate consider- a year, who don’t have good health in- trillion debt this country is trying to ation of H.R. 359, which was received surance provided by taxpayers. Why live with, a deficit this year of $1.5 tril- from the House and is at the desk; that are we turning our backs on them? lion. The United States, in this last a Brown substitute amendment pro- I yield the floor. year, spent $3.7 trillion and brought in viding an 18-month extension for the The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- $2.2 trillion. That is not sustainable. It health insurance cost tax credit be pore. The Senator from Pennsylvania. cannot continue. We simply cannot agreed to; the bill, as amended, be read Mr. CASEY. Madam President, let continue at this level, where 41 cents of a third time and passed; the motion to me add a few words to what Senator every dollar we spend in this country is reconsider be laid upon the table, with BROWN said. borrowed, much of it from people over- no intervening action or debate. Think of what is happening here, seas. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- what happened in the last couple min- It should not catch anyone by sur- pore. Is there objection? utes. We had three unanimous-consent prise today that the stimulus provi- Mr. BARRASSO. Madam President, requests. The first one I offered was an sions we are talking about—the provi- reserving the right to object, this third 18-month extension of trade adjust- sions from that stimulus package—are proposal deals solely with the health ment assistance. What are we talking set to expire. In fact, it has been well coverage tax credit, including the in- about? Trade adjustment assistance is known since the day the stimulus creases contained in the stimulus that basic to people’s lives when they lose a passed. went from 65 percent to 80 percent. It is job. Over the years it has had a lot of The current financial position of the important to note that the health cov- support from both parties. It is about United States forces us to examine all erage tax credit is not going away. It is training, income support, reemploy- Federal programs and make some very merely reverting to the previous level ment so people can get from jobless- tough and difficult decisions. which will require recipients to in- ness through no fault of their own to a I agree the Senate should extend the crease their contribution for health job. It is a very basic program. It prohibition on implementation of the coverage. The health coverage tax works well. The evidence is clear. I Department of Labor’s merit staffing credit stimulus level of 80 percent, asked for an 18-month extension. That rule which I believe is harmful and un- which represents one of the most gen- was objected to. necessary. For these reasons, I propose erous health care premium subsidies Then we tried again. The next con- an alternative package that maintains provided by the Federal Government, is sent request I offered was a 41⁄2 month the underlying bill, H.R. 359, regarding unsustainable. extension. Just as we were leaving here the elimination of the taxpayer-funded As a result, I object. in December, Senator BROWN and I Presidential election campaigns, ex- The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- worked out an agreement with two tends the ATPA, the Andean Trade pore. Objection is heard. Members of the Republican side, two Preference Act, for 18 months, and ex- Mr. BROWN of Ohio. Madam Presi- Members who said: Let’s extend it for a tends the merit staffing prohibition for dent, I am again disappointed. This is a short period, a much shorter period 18 months. tax credit. The Senator from Wyoming than I wanted and a much shorter pe- Madam President, I ask unanimous knows this, as many colleagues do. riod than Senator BROWN wanted, but consent that the Senate proceed to the This brings back the issue of health we got an extension. That is what we immediate consideration of H.R. 359, care generally. A bunch of us in this are asking for here, helping people in that all after the enacting clause be body who get our health insurance the midst of what is still a very tough stricken, the amendment at the desk from taxpayers are not willing to assist economy, almost 14 million people out be agreed to, and the bill, as amended, people who have lost their jobs. The of work, 13.9 according to the last num- be read a third time and passed. health care tax credit is available, just ber. That is what we are talking about, The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- as COBRA is available. But tell me for not some fuzzy theoretical program. pore. Is there objection? most American workers that COBRA is This is a program we know works. It is The Senator from Ohio. not a cruel hoax. COBRA is what you a program that helps people get from Mr. BROWN of Ohio. Madam Presi- get if you lose your job. You can keep here to there, from joblessness to a job, dent, I reserve the right to object. your insurance. You have to pay the and provides some training and skills. I cannot walk out of here—and I employer side and your own side. You Why is this objected to time after time think Senator CASEY feels the same— are working at a job making $40,000 a by people on the other side? Then you saying yes to workers governed by the year. You pay your insurance, and your add to that the health care provisions Andean trade preferences—in other employer pays part of your insurance Senator BROWN talked about. words, yes, we are going to help work- also. If you lose your job, you keep Everyone in this Chamber—every ers in Colombia and and paying your own insurance, but you elected official in this Chamber—has and —we are going to say yes to have to pay the employer’s part too. both a steady income and health care. workers there—but the Senator from What kind of workers can get laid off All we are asking for is to extend, for Wyoming wants us to walk out and

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Objection is heard. a thousand residents came out that day the Nation’s fundamental aeronautics The Senator from Pennsylvania is to wish Mr. Lincoln goodbye as he research capability and any further di- recognized. headed to Washington to become Presi- lution of its capabilities will nega- Mr. CASEY. Madam President, I dent. He delivered his remarks extem- tively impact not only our research think both sides understand these poraneously: and development abilities but Amer- should move together as a package, My friend—No one, not in my situation, ica’s future space missions. both trade adjustment assistance and can appreciate my feeling of sadness at this Furthermore, the advisory commit- the Andean trade preference legislation parting. To this place, and the kindness of tee’s function would directly and ad- as well. But let’s try something here. these people, I owe every thing. Here I have versely affect the separate authoriza- We have talked about the arguments lived a quarter of a century, and have passed tion of appropriations, Public Law 109– back and forth. from a young to an old man. Here my chil- dren have been born, and one is buried. I now 155, for NASA, wherein the Agency’s I would ask my friend from Wyoming leave, not knowing when, or whether ever, I lead role in civil aeronautics research if he would agree to an extension may return, with a task before me greater was reaffirmed—Sec. 411. through Mother’s Day, which is Sun- than that which rested upon Washington. This is why I voted in favor of Sen- day, May 8. I would ask him to respond Without the assistance of that Divine Being, ator NELSON’s amendment, which to that request. who ever attended him, I cannot succeed. passed by a vote of 96 to 1. It is good The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- With that assistance I cannot fail. Trusting that the formation of this committee pore. The Senator from Wyoming is in Him, who can go with me, and remain has been struck by the Nelson amend- with you and be every where for good, let us recognized. ment. The proposal has not been fully Mr. BARRASSO. Madam President, I confidently hope that all will yet be well. To His care commending you, as I hope in your considered. It is unwise and goes object. prayers you will commend me, I bid you an against what Congress has already es- The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tem- affectionate farewell. tablished. pore. Objection is heard. President Lincoln, of course, did not I strongly believe it is of critical im- The Senator from Pennsylvania. live long enough to help write all of the portance for the United States to Mr. CASEY. What you have just chapters of American history that he maintain our competitive edge in heard is another objection. They object had hoped for us. It has fallen to each human space exploration and civil aer- to another short period of time. Let me generation of Americans since him to onautics research. We should not aban- go through it again. They object to a take up that pencil and write the next don our position as an international 1 4 ⁄2 month extension, they object to an chapters: the Civil Rights Act, the Vot- leader in human space exploration. 18-month extension, and now they ob- ing Rights Act . . . the first African Creating another bureaucracy, blurring ject to an extension through Mother’s American president, another lanky lines of responsibility and compli- Day. I do not think it is asking that lawyer from Illinois. But we know cating decisionmaking by the respon- much to go from here to May 8. there are chapters that still need to be sible agency, NASA, will not be a step I do not think we are helping the written. forward. economy at a very difficult time when I urge my fellow Senators to join me f there is objection after objection. But I in recognizing the 150th anniversary of hope the American people understand President Lincoln’s first inauguration, ADDITIONAL STATEMENTS what is at stake here in the midst of a even as people in Springfield and still recovering and for some people around the country recite his Farewell still—for many people I should say; Address. TRIBUTE TO JAMES BOYD millions of people—a horrific economic f ∑ Mr. SESSIONS. Mr. President, I wish circumstance. to speak today about the noble service VOTE EXPLANATION Madam President, I yield the floor. of a great American from the State of f Mr. LIEBERMAN. Mr. President, I Alabama, Mr. James Boyd. Mr. Boyd LINCOLN’S FAREWELL SPEECH regret having missed the February 8 serves the city of Anniston as a police vote to consider an amendment to the officer and has served as a civilian ad- Mr. DURBIN. Mr. President, I want FAA Air Transportation Modernization viser to the Afghani Police Force in to recognize the work of organizers in and Safety Improvement Act. I was Khost and Kabul, Afghanistan, from Springfield, IL, who are kicking off the celebrating the joyous occasion of my November of 2009 to November of 2010. national Civil War Sesquicentennial newest grandson’s birth with my wife He is currently featured in the laudable observation by reading President Abra- and children. project ‘‘100 Faces of the War Experi- ham Lincoln’s ‘‘Farewell Address’’ on Had I been present, I would have ence.’’ This exhibition displays por- the 150th anniversary of its original de- voted in favor of Senator NELSON’s traits and brief stories of those who livery. The speech will be reenacted in amendment to strike section 605. Sec- have served in the multitude of pos- Springfield and individuals across the tion 605 would have established an ad- sible ways in the theatres of war. The Nation are invited to join them online visory committee on aeronautics, but portraits are not for sale and not done for a simultaneous reading of it. Orga- such a committee is not necessary be- at any cost to the participants. Mr. nizers hope to set a Guinness World cause NASA already plays that role. Boyd’s story is as follows: Record for the most people reading f aloud from the same document simul- January 7th was the day of my war experi- taneously. FAA REAUTHORIZATION ence. I was embedded with the U.S. military in Afghanistan, advising the Afghan border This year marks the sesquicentennial Mr. SESSIONS. Mr. President, I rise police. We returned to our combat outpost at of two momentous chapters in our na- today to speak on behalf of Senator 3:20 PM after a supply mission. Right away I tional history: President Abraham Lin- NELSON’s amendment preventing the noticed that the local border police we lived coln’s inauguration and the beginning establishment of an extra advisory with were all but gone and my police in- of the Civil War. Two years ago, we committee for NASA. stinct immediately told me something was celebrated the bicentennial of Abra- It is ironic that in his recent State of wrong. My partner and I were talking to the ham Lincoln’s birth. As part of that the Union Address, President Obama Lieutenant and Sergeant outside our build- earlier celebration, the Library of Con- spoke of needing a ‘‘sputnik’’ moment ing and decided to change into cold weather gear for the night. Just as it got dark, we gress displayed a remarkable collection to push America forward while the ad- started receiving heavy enemy gunfire; it of Lincoln artifacts. They included ministration is supporting actions that was relentless and was all at head level. I copies, written in Lincoln’s own hand, complicate and weaken NASA and could hear the Sergeant yelling, ‘‘Incoming!’’ of his first and second inaugural ad- outsource its core capabilities. A suicide bomber drove a 4,000 lb vehicle-

VerDate Mar 15 2010 01:22 Feb 11, 2011 Jkt 099060 PO 00000 Frm 00005 Fmt 0624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\G10FE6.007 S10FEPT1 rfrederick on DSKDVH8Z91PROD with SENATE S642 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE February 10, 2011 borne improvised explosive device into our The message further announced that S. 317. A bill to allow for use of existing compound wall injuring 13 U.S. soldiers. I pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 3003, and the Section 8 housing funds, so as to preserve ran to those who were calling for help and order of the House of January 5, 2011, and revitalize affordable housing options for found the Sergeant I had been speaking with the Speaker appoints the following low-income individuals; to the Committee on moments before; he was severely injured and Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. later died. My partner and I ran back-and- Member of the House of Representa- By Mr. LAUTENBERG: forth across the compound under heavy gun- tives to the Commission on Security S. 318. A bill to increase the use of security fire to get medical bags and stretchers, and and Cooperation in Europe: Mr. BUR- cameras at airport security screening check- to give combat aid. More than a dozen GESS of Texas. points and exits, to impose increased pen- Taliban tried to breach our compound The message also announced that alties on individuals who circumvent secu- throughout the attack but the team held pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 3003, and the rity screening at airports, and for other pur- poses; to the Committee on Commerce, them back. The rush of emotions throughout order of the House of January 5, 2011, was unbelievable—the highest of highs and Science, and Transportation. the Speaker appoints the following By Ms. SNOWE (for herself, Ms. lowest of lows. The carnage of war is horren- Members of the House of Representa- dous. The valor of warriors is inspiring. We STABENOW, Mr. VITTER, Mr. MCCAIN, should all be grateful to the members of our tives to the Commission on Security Ms. KLOBUCHAR, Mr. GRASSLEY, Mr. military who defend our enduring freedom and Cooperation in Europe: Mr. SMITH KOHL, Ms. COLLINS, Mr. BROWN of and I am honored to support them in their of New Jersey, Chairman, Mr. PITTS of Ohio, Mr. KERRY, Mr. SANDERS, Mr. mission. Pennsylvania, Mr. ADERHOLT of Ala- LEVIN, Mrs. SHAHEEN, Mr. LEAHY, Mr. JOHNSON of , Mr. BINGA- I thank Mr. Boyd and his family for bama, and Mr. GINGREY of Georgia. The message further announced that MAN, Mrs. MCCASKILL, Mr. BEGICH, their honorable contributions toward and Mr. NELSON of Florida): the goals of our great Nation. I wish pursuant to 2 U.S.C. 2081, the Minority S. 319. A bill to amend the Federal Food, him and his family only the best in Leader re-appoints the following Mem- Drug, and Cosmetic Act with respect to the their future endeavors.∑ ber of the House of Representatives to importation of prescription drugs, and for the United States Capitol Preservation other purposes; to the Committee on Health, f Commission: Ms. KAPTUR of Ohio. Education, Labor, and Pensions. MESSAGE FROM THE HOUSE By Mr. KERRY: f S. 320. A bill for the relief of Genesio At 4:03 p.m., a message from the INTRODUCTION OF BILLS AND Januario Oliveira; to the Committee on the House of Representatives, delivered by JOINT RESOLUTIONS Judiciary. Mrs. Cole, one of its reading clerks, an- By Mr. BAUCUS (for himself and Mr. nounced that the House has passed the The following bills and joint resolu- TESTER): following bill, without amendment: tions were introduced, read the first S. 321. A bill to provide for the status of the Northern Rocky Mountain distinct popu- S. 188. An act to designate the United and second times by unanimous con- lation segment of the gray wolf, and for States courthouse under construction at 98 sent, and referred as indicated: other purposes; to the Committee on Envi- West First Street, Yuma, Arizona, as the By Mrs. HUTCHISON (for herself, Mr. ronment and . ‘‘John M. Roll United States Courthouse’’. BURR, Mr. COBURN, Mr. COCHRAN, Ms. By Mrs. MURRAY (for herself and Ms. COLLINS, Mr. INHOFE, Mr. RISCH, Mr. The message also announced that CANTWELL): WICKER, and Mr. BLUNT): S. 322. A bill to expand the Alpine Lakes pursuant to section 4 of the Ronald S. 312. A bill to amend the Patient Protec- Wilderness in the State of Washington, to Reagan Centennial Commission Act tion and Affordable Care Act to repeal cer- designate the Middle Fork Snoqualmie River (Public Law 111–25), the Minority Lead- tain limitations on health care benefits; to er appoints the following Member of and Pratt River as wild and scenic rivers, the Committee on Finance. and for other purposes; to the Committee on the House of Representatives to the By Ms. MURKOWSKI (for herself and Energy and Natural Resources. Ronald Reagan Centennial Commis- Mr. BEGICH): By Mr. CARPER (for himself and Mr. S. 313. A bill to authorize the Secretary of sion: Mr. SILVESTRE REYES of Texas. COONS): The message further announced that the Interior to issue permits for a S. 323. A bill to establish the First State microhydro project in nonwilderness areas pursuant to section 4 of the Ronald National Historical Park in the State of within the boundaries of Denali National Delaware, and for other purposes; to the Reagan Centennial Commission Act Park and Preserve, to acquire land for (Public Law 111–25), and the order of Committee on Energy and Natural Re- Denali National Park and Preserve from sources. the House of January 5, 2011, the Doyon Tourism, Inc., and for other purposes; By Mr. CARDIN (for himself and Ms. Speaker appoints the following Mem- to the Committee on Energy and Natural Re- MIKULSKI): ber of the House of Representatives to sources. S. 324. A bill to amend the Chesapeake and the Ronald Reagan Centennial Com- By Mr. JOHANNS (for himself, Mr. Ohio Canal Development Act to extend to BOOZMAN, Mr. BURR, Mr. COCHRAN, mission: Mr. SCHOCK of Illinois. the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National His- Mr. CRAPO, Mr. ENSIGN, Mr. ENZI, Mr. The message also announced that torical Park Commission; to the Committee GRAHAM, Mr. GRASSLEY, Mr. HATCH, pursuant to section 4404(c)(2) of the on Energy and Natural Resources. Mr. INHOFE, Mr. ISAKSON, Mr. KYL, By Mrs. MURRAY (for herself and Mrs. Congressional Fellows Act of Mr. MORAN, Mr. RISCH, Mr. ROBERTS, MCCASKILL): 2002 (2 U.S.C. 1161) the Minority Leader Mr. THUNE, Mr. VITTER, and Mr. S. 325. A bill to amend title 10, United re-appoints the following Member of WICKER): States Code, to require the provision of be- the House of Representatives to the S. 314. A bill to ensure that women seeking havioral health services to members of the Board of Trustees of the Congressional an abortion are fully informed regarding the reserve components of the Armed Forces pain experienced by their unborn child; to Hunger Fellows Program: Mr. JAMES P. necessary to meet pre-deployment and post- the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, deployment readiness and fitness standards, MCGOVERN of Worcester, Massachu- and Pensions. and for other purposes; to the Committee on setts. By Mr. ENSIGN (for himself, Mr. Armed Services. The message further announced that LIEBERMAN, and Mr. BROWN of Massa- By Mr. ROCKEFELLER (for himself pursuant to the National Foundation chusetts): and Mr. LAUTENBERG): on the Arts and Humanities Act of 1965 S. 315. A bill to amend section 798 of title S. 326. A bill to amend title 49, United (20 U.S.C. 955(b) note), the Minority 18, , to provide penalties States Code, to establish national purposes Leader re-appoints the following Mem- for disclosure of classified information re- and goals for the Federal surface transpor- lated to certain intelligence activities of the ber of the House of Representatives to tation activities and programs and create a United States and for other purposes; to the national surface transportation plan; to the the National Council on the Arts: Ms. Committee on the Judiciary. Committee on Commerce, Science, and BETTY MCCOLLUM of Minnesota. By Mr. CORNYN (for himself and Mrs. Transportation. The message also announced that HUTCHISON): f pursuant to section 803(a) of the Con- S. 316. A bill to ensure that the victims and gressional Recognition for Excellence victims’ families of the November 5, 2009, at- SUBMISSION OF CONCURRENT AND in Arts Education Act (2 U.S.C. 803(a)), tack at Fort Hood, Texas, receive the same SENATE RESOLUTIONS the Minority Leader appoints the fol- treatment, benefits, and honors as those The following concurrent resolutions Americans who have been killed or wounded lowing Member of the House of Rep- in a combat zone overseas and their families; and Senate resolutions were read, and resentatives to the Congressional to the Committee on Armed Services. referred (or acted upon), as indicated: Award Board: Ms. JACKSON LEE of By Mr. WYDEN (for himself and Mr. By Mr. ROBERTS (for himself and Mr. Texas. MERKLEY): MORAN):

VerDate Mar 15 2010 00:23 Feb 11, 2011 Jkt 099060 PO 00000 Frm 00006 Fmt 0624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A10FE6.003 S10FEPT1 rfrederick on DSKDVH8Z91PROD with SENATE February 10, 2011 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE S643 S. Res. 47. A resolution recognizing the im- CHAMBLISS) was added as a cosponsor of (Mr. WICKER) and the Senator from portance of biosecurity and agrodefense in S. 226, a bill to clarify that the revoca- Alaska (Ms. MURKOWSKI) were added as the United States; to the Committee on Ag- tion of an alien’s visa or other docu- cosponsors of S.J. Res. 3, a joint resolu- riculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. mentation is not subject to judicial re- tion proposing an amendment to the By Mr. KOHL (for himself and Mr. view. Constitution of the United States rel- JOHNSON of Wisconsin): S. Res. 48. A resolution congratulating the S. 228 ative to balancing the budget. Green Bay Packers on winning Super Bowl At the request of Mr. BARRASSO, the AMENDMENT NO. 27 XLV; considered and agreed to. name of the Senator from North Da- At the request of Mr. WYDEN, the f kota (Mr. HOEVEN) was added as a co- name of the Senator from New York sponsor of S. 228, a bill to preempt reg- (Mr. SCHUMER) was added as a cospon- ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS ulation of, action relating to, or con- sor of amendment No. 27 proposed to S. S. 17 sideration of greenhouse gases under 223, a bill to modernize the air traffic control system, improve the safety, re- At the request of Mr. HATCH, the Federal and common law on enactment name of the Senator from Kansas (Mr. of a Federal policy to mitigate climate liability, and availability of transpor- tation by air in the United States, pro- MORAN) was added as a cosponsor of S. change. vide modernization of the air traffic 17, a bill to repeal the job-killing tax S. 238 control system, reauthorize the Fed- on medical devices to ensure continued At the request of Mr. BROWN of Mas- eral Aviation Administration, and for access to life-saving medical devices sachusetts, the names of the Senator other purposes. for patients and maintain the standing from Maine (Ms. SNOWE) and the Sen- of United States as the world leader in ator from Maine (Ms. COLLINS) were f medical device innovation. added as cosponsors of S. 238, a bill to STATEMENTS ON INTRODUCED amend the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery S. 91 BILLS AND JOINT RESOLUTIONS Conservation and Management Act to At the request of Mr. WICKER, the require that fishery impact statements By Ms. MURKOWSKI (for herself names of the Senator from Nebraska be updated each year and for other pur- and Mr. BEGICH): (Mr. JOHANNS) and the Senator from poses. S. 313. A bill to authorize the Sec- Wyoming (Mr. BARRASSO) were added retary of the Interior to issue permits S. 259 as cosponsors of S. 91, a bill to imple- for a microhydro project in nonwilder- At the request of Mr. VITTER, the ment equal protection under the 14th name of the Senator from Kentucky ness areas within the boundaries of article of amendment to the Constitu- Denali National Park and Preserve, to (Mr. PAUL) was added as a cosponsor of tion for the right to life of each born S. 259, a bill to require that the Gov- acquire land for Denali National Park and unborn human person. ernment give priority to payment of all and Preserve from Doyon Tourism, S. 197 obligations on the debt held by the Inc., and for other purposes; to the At the request of Mr. ENSIGN, the public and payment of Social Security Committee on Energy and Natural Re- names of the Senator from Wyoming benefits in the event that the debt sources. Ms. MURKOWSKI. Mr. President, I (Mr. BARRASSO) and the Senator from limit is reached. rise today to reintroduce legislation, Alabama (Mr. SESSIONS) were added as S. 281 cosponsored by my colleague MARK cosponsors of S. 197, a bill to improve At the request of Mrs. HUTCHISON, the patient access to health care services BEGICH from Alaska, that represents an names of the Senator from Kentucky important step in the conversion to re- and provide improved medical care by (Mr. MCCONNELL), the Senator from Ar- newable energy sources in rural Alas- reducing the excessive burden the li- izona (Mr. MCCAIN), the Senator from ka. ability system places on the health Alabama (Mr. SHELBY), the Senator Today I introduce the Kantishna care delivery system. from Georgia (Mr. ISAKSON), the Sen- Hills Renewable Energy Act of 2011. S. 210 ator from Alabama (Mr. SESSIONS), the The Kantishna Roadhouse, owned by At the request of Mr. COBURN, the Senator from South Carolina (Mr. Doyon Tourism, Inc., is located 100 names of the Senator from Montana DEMINT), the Senator from Pennsyl- miles inside Denali National Park and (Mr. TESTER), the Senator from Alaska vania (Mr. TOOMEY), the Senator from Preserve. The settlement of Kantishna (Ms. MURKOWSKI), the Senator from Florida (Mr. RUBIO), the Senator from was founded in 1905 as a mining camp Massachusetts (Mr. KERRY), the Sen- Georgia (Mr. CHAMBLISS), the Senator near the juncture of Eureka and Moose ator from Wyoming (Mr. ENZI), the from Arkansas (Mr. BOOZMAN), the Sen- Creeks. Gold in the region brought a Senator from Wisconsin (Mr. KOHL) and ator from Utah (Mr. LEE), the Senator flurry of prospectors in the early days, the Senator from Delaware (Mr. CAR- from Iowa (Mr. GRASSLEY), the Senator but as the gold began to run out, so did PER) were added as cosponsors of S. 210, from Wyoming (Mr. ENZI), the Senator interest in mining the Kantishna Hills. a bill to amend title 44, United States from Indiana (Mr. LUGAR) and the Sen- The original roadhouse at Kantishna Code, to eliminate the mandatory ator from Maine (Ms. COLLINS) were was built in the early 1900s, serving as printing of bills and resolutions for the added as cosponsors of S. 281, a bill to a private residence, a community cen- use of offices of Members of Congress. delay the implementation of the health ter, post office, and informal hotel ac- reform law in the United States until S. 218 commodations for those who visited there is a final resolution in pending Kantishna in Denali Park. At the request of Mr. ENSIGN, the lawsuits. name of the Senator from Missouri The Roadhouse, like many structures S. 282 (Mr. BLUNT) was added as a cosponsor within Denali National Park, is en- At the request of Mr. COBURN, the of S. 218, a bill to improve patient ac- tirely off the grid and generates all of names of the Senator from Arizona cess to health care services and provide its electricity needs with a diesel gen- (Mr. MCCAIN), the Senator from Utah improved medical care by reducing the erator. As a result, all guests and sup- (Mr. LEE), the Senator from North excessive burden the liability system plies, including diesel, are trucked Carolina (Mr. BURR) and the Senator places on the health care delivery sys- through the Park to the Roadhouse from Wisconsin (Mr. KOHL) were added tem. over National Park roads. The con- as cosponsors of S. 282, a bill to rescind struction of the micro hydro project S. 219 unused earmarks. would allow the Roadhouse to cut down At the request of Mr. TESTER, the S. 306 their diesel usage by approximately name of the Senator from Vermont At the request of Mr. WEBB, the name 50%, which would result in a decrease (Mr. LEAHY) was added as a cosponsor of the Senator from California (Mrs. in diesel truck traffic on the Park of S. 219, a bill to require Senate can- BOXER) was added as a cosponsor of S. Road, improved local air quality, and didates to file designations, state- 306, a bill to establish the National less sound pollution in this remote ments, and reports in electronic form. Criminal Justice Commission. area, as well as reduce disturbance and S. 226 S.J. RES. 3 vehicle impacts on park wildlife, allow- At the request of Mr. GRASSLEY, the At the request of Mr. HATCH, the ing for an enhanced visitor experience name of the Senator from Georgia (Mr. names of the Senator from Mississippi for tourists within the National Park.

VerDate Mar 15 2010 00:23 Feb 11, 2011 Jkt 099060 PO 00000 Frm 00007 Fmt 0624 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A10FE6.004 S10FEPT1 rfrederick on DSKDVH8Z91PROD with SENATE S644 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE February 10, 2011 My bill will authorize the National In times like these, the Federal Gov- Make no mistake—this is hardly a gen- Park Service to exchange roughly 10 ernment can hardly stand to lose its erous offer from the industry. Consider acres of National Park land for an stock of affordable housing. Sadly, that the fact that last August, a report equivalent amount of land currently is exactly what’s happening. issued by AARP on retail prices of owned by Doyon Tourism, and would As long-term contracts are coming brand-name drugs showed that the 217 allow the to ob- due, many landlords are leaving the products most used by older Americans tain the highly desired Galena tract of business of affordable housing for the increased by an average of 8.3 percent land, located just off the Park Road in private market. As these owners con- during 2009, even as inflation was nega- the Kantishna region. Doyon Tourism vert to market rents, which is in their tive. So in other words, we have the in- would obtain land over which the economic interest, the low-income ten- dustry setting a new pricing baseline hydro project would be implemented. ants will be unable to afford their that is entirely off kilter with the rest In the interim period, prior to comple- homes. With fewer and fewer places to of the economy . . . widely un- tion of the land exchange, the National turn, many of these folks will end up affordable for the American people . . . Park Service will issue a permit to on the street. and clearly unsustainable for the fu- allow Doyon Tourism, Inc., to con- Some of these properties have what ture. Negotiating concessions is no struct the micro hydro unit. are known as residual receipts—funds substitute for instilling market com- I want to emphasize how important I left over once the operating expenses petition—which is exactly what this believe that this bill is. The benefit to and owner’s distribution have been legislation will do. the citizens of Alaska, especially rural paid. Currently, this money can only It is unconscionable that more and Alaska, of reducing their dependence be used in the most extreme of situa- more individuals are forced to skip on expensive diesel generation through tions. As a result, many of these resid- doses or split pills as prices increase access to renewable and clean sources ual receipts have accumulated for while our economy contracts. Today of energy is enormous. This type of nearly 3 decades. In Oregon alone, esti- our bill could already be providing the Micro-Hydro project within Denali pro- mates suggest there are more than $10 access that Americans deserve to the vides an excellent blueprint for others million in untapped residual receipts. more affordable drug prices available around the State to follow suit. Senator MERKLEY and I believe these in other industrialized nations. It is I would like to thank Senator funds represent a substantial asset simply indisputable that Americans BEGICH, an original co-sponsor of this that could be used to help preserve af- pay far too much for prescription bill, for his and his staff’s hard work in fordable housing projects with expiring drugs—when other countries pay 35–55 moving this bill forward. It is our hope contracts. That is why we are intro- percent less. And the cost of brand that this bill will receive quick but ducing the Affordable Housing Preser- drugs in the U.S. increases at two to careful consideration as the very short vation and Revitalization Act. three times the inflation rate. construction season in Alaska lasts Our legislation would permit residual When nations institute safe, regu- only from May through September. receipts to be transferred with afford- lated trade in pharmaceuticals they see By Mr. WYDEN (for himself and able housing properties that are sold to results—as did when it entered the European system of trade and saw Mr. MERKLEY): non-profits, provided the non-profits S. 317. A bill to allow for use of exist- commit to preserving and maintaining a reduction of 12–19 percent in the price ing Section 8 housing funds, so as to the housing stock as affordable. of traded drugs. Now, opponents claim preserve and revitalize affordable hous- Our legislation isn’t a magic bullet importation will cause harm, but they ing options for low-income individuals; and it certainly will not ensure that fail to note the greatest prescription to the Committee on Banking, Hous- every American can put a roof over drug threat to the safety of Americans ing, and Urban Affairs. their head. But we think it’s the kind . . . that the inability to take a drug as Mr. WYDEN. Mr. President, today I of commonsense approach that Ameri- it is prescribed . . . exacts a tremen- rise to introduce the Affordable Hous- cans can get behind. I hope that our dous toll on thousands of American ing Preservation and Revitalization colleagues will join us in supporting lives every year. Act. I am delighted and honored to be this bill. The bottom line is that safety is the joined in this effort by my good friend foundation of our bill—our legislation By Ms. SNOWE (for herself, Ms. and colleague, Senator JEFF MERKLEY. not only addresses the safety of im- It has been my privilege to work with STABENOW, Mr. VITTER, Mr. ports, but also was the first to provide MCCAIN, Ms. KLOBUCHAR, Mr. Senator MERKLEY and his staff on an FDA with the resources to improve in- issue that is so important to our State GRASSLEY, Mr. KOHL, Ms. COL- spection of foreign drug plants—many of Oregon and to folks around the LINS, Mr. BROWN of Ohio, Mr. of which today produce medications country. KERRY, Mr. SANDERS, Mr. marketed here by U.S. firms which There has been a lot of talk about LEVIN, Mrs. SHAHEEN, Mr. consumers assume to be ‘‘domestic.’’ housing in the media over the past LEAHY, Mr. JOHNSON of South They have also failed to understand year. The topic of most of these con- Dakota, Mr. BINGAMAN, Mrs. or acknowledge we have left no stone versations has been the foreclosure cri- MCCASKILL, Mr. BEGICH, and unturned to assure importation will be sis and the continued fallout from the Mr. NELSON of Florida): safe . . . why we require FDA approval mortgage meltdown. S. 319. A bill to amend the Federal of all imported drugs . . . that the But there is another housing story Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act with re- agency regulate, inspect and monitor here, even though it may not get the spect to the importation of prescrip- those who handle medications . . . that same attention or airtime: It is the tion drugs, and for other purposes; to we require strong prescription con- story of and the struggle the Committee on Health, Education, trols, improved labeling, anti- to find affordable housing, and for Labor, and Pensions. counterfeiting technology and tracking thousands of Oregonians it’s a daily re- Ms. SNOWE. Mr. President, I am of shipments to assure the security of ality. proud to introduce the Pharmaceutical medications. We don’t rely on ‘‘certi- Like many States, Oregon is experi- Market Access and Drug Safety Act of fying safety’’—this legislation ensures encing a sharp rise in homelessness. 2011. I am enormously grateful to part- safety. The most recent count available from ner with Senator STABENOW in this en- Indeed when all the provisions of this Oregon, found 19,208 people homeless on deavor and to have the support of 17 legislation are considered, this legisla- a particular night. That number rep- additional bipartisan cosponsors. I also tion will set a new standard for domes- resented a 12 percent increase in home- want to salute former Senator Byron tic drug safety. Because, right now— lessness over 2009. Dorgan, who was such a tremendous today—many of the drugs which Amer- This same count also indicates that ally on this issue for nearly a decade. icans use every day are in fact manu- 31 percent of those experiencing home- During health reform, I was dis- factured in foreign factories. Yet today lessness were children and the number appointed with the $80 billion deal foreign plants are seldom inspected—it of homeless families with children rose struck by the drug industry in ex- can be as many as 12 years between in- 33 percent from 2009. change for supporting the legislation. spections. The fact is, global sourcing

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The Park covers an area of 20,000 Service helps ties to the Park to its lated by FDA. And we include long- acres winding North and West along communities. The Commission serves a sought incentives, to improve drug the Potomac River from the heart of purely advisory function and does not safety such as anti-counterfeiting tech- Georgetown’s old industrial district in have the authority to make binding nologies, drug ‘‘pedigrees,’’ and im- Washington D.C. to Cumberland, MD park policy. proved regulation and oversight of the nestled in the valleys and mountains of The Commission was first established handling of prescription drugs. Western . The Park’s watered as part of the 1971 Chesapeake and Ohio At the same time, this legislation canal, contiguous towpath, popular Canal Development Act sponsored by will ensure that importation is effec- among cyclists, backpackers, day Rep. Gilbert Gude, R–MD. Every ten tive in delivering savings to con- hikers and runners, hundreds of his- years, a bill like mine comes before sumers. The Congressional Budget Of- toric structures and towns like Han- congress, when the 10-year extension of fice reports our bill will generate sav- cock, Hagerstown, Harpers Ferry, Wil- the Commission’s authorization ex- ings of $19.4 billion to the Federal Gov- liamsport and Sharpsburg that grew pires. Three times over a 40-year period ernment alone. Isn’t that exactly the during the Canal’s heyday, all tell the extension bills have passed by unani- kind of savings we should achieve at a story of how the C&O Canal once mous consent and without controversy. time of escalating health care costs? served as a crucial East/West commer- My bill is another 10-year extension of So it is clear that the time for enact- cial link. The Park also preserves pris- the Advisory Commission’s authoriza- ment of this legislation is certainly tine views of the Potomac River, evoc- tion and makes no changes to the Com- long overdue—and today the need for ative of the C&O Canal’s working days. mission’s authority. Legislative prece- this legislation is actually greater . . . At its widest points, the C&O Canal dent has never set an authorization not less. Among working age adults— National Historical Park spans less amount for the Commission, but the 2 only those with Medicare coverage saw than ⁄10 of a mile across and in many Commission has always functioned at a any improvement in their ability to fill areas directly abuts neighboring com- nominal cost. their prescriptions. All others saw a mercial and residential properties bor- rise in their inability to obtain needed dering the Park. The General Services Administra- medications! Among the uninsured During the commercial operation of tion’s Federal Advisory Commissions more than 1 in 3 individuals went with- the C&O Canal, these towns were local Act database determined that the C&O out a required prescription—and in commercial centers where area farmers Canal Advisory Commission’s expenses those with chronic disease that number and utilized the canal boats totaled $33,199 for fiscal year 2010. All doubles! So despite manufacturer as- to deliver their goods to market. expenses came out of the National sistance programs—despite the in- Today, the hospitality and tourism in- Park Service’s general operating budg- creased use of generics—the high and dustries of these communities thrive et. Expenses covered the cost of travel escalating cost of brand name drugs is upon the C&O Canal National Histor- for commission members, $295, Federal directly impacting the health of mil- ical Park’s popularity and are integral staff time, $28,074, and miscellaneous lions. to enhancing the park user experience. expenses, $4,830, like meeting space, It is indeed time to engender more Whether it is hotel or bed and break- printing, supplies and website mainte- competition, and the more affordable fast to spend the night in, a restaurant nance. pricing that will bring. That is why I or to grab a meal, stores to shop The National Park System is a show- look forward to moving forward to- in and perhaps stock up on camping case of America’s natural and histor- gether to see passage of our bill this provisions, boathouses to rent a canoe ical treasures. So much of the National year. for the afternoon, bike shops to service Park System’s success is rooted in the a flat tire or make repairs to your bike citizen stewardship projects and the in- By Mr. CARDIN (for himself and or any of the myriad of goods and serv- volvement of caring citizens and com- Ms. MIKULSKI): ices park visitors may need, the com- munity leaders. Like so many of our S. 324. A bill to amend the Chesa- munities along the C&O Canal are as National Parks the C&O Canal Na- peake And Ohio Canal Development important to the Park user experience tional Historical Park has an extensive Act to extend to the Chesapeake and as the Park’s users are to maintaining backlog of maintenance and repair Ohio Canal National Historical Park their businesses. projects. The Commission plays a crit- Commission; to the Committee on En- In 2009, more than 3.75 million people ical role in helping keep these projects ergy and Natural Resources. visited the C&O Canal National Histor- moving forward and assisting the Na- Mr. CARDIN. Mr. President, today I ical Park. To put it in perspective, in tional Park Service with their comple- am proud to re-introduce legislation to 2009, more people visited this historic tion because there is recognition of the support greater public involvement in treasure than the number of people shared responsibility between the Park the administration of one of Mary- who visited Yellowstone, Yosemite, the Service and the Commission about the land’s most treasured National Parks. Everglades or Shenandoah National importance of continuing to make the The Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Na- Park. Much of the C&O Canal National Park a desirable tourism and outdoor tional Historical Park Advisory Com- Historical Park’s success is attrib- recreation destination. The Commis- mission Act ensures that the commu- utable to the positive relationship that sion provides that bridge between the nities located along the 184.5 mile long has developed over time between the government and public. I urge my col- C&O Canal National Historical Park National Park Service and the local leagues to support this bill. have a voice with the National Park community leaders that span the Mr. President, I ask unanimous con- Service regarding decisions affecting length of the Park. The Park’s Com- sent that the text of the bill be printed the administration of the Park. The mission has greatly facilitated this re- in the RECORD. Commission keeps the people and small lationship. businesses most affected by the oper- The Commission provides the vital There being no objection, the text of ation of the C&O Canal National His- link between the affected committee the bill was ordered to be printed in torical Park informed and involved in that the Park runs through and the Na- the RECORD, as follows: the decisions surrounding the Park. tional Park Service. The Commission S. 324 Citizen involvement in the govern- ensures that the public is engaged in Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Rep- mental process is a hallmark of our de- the numerous processes surrounding resentatives of the United States of America in mocracy and the C&O Canal National operational policy and infrastructure Congress assembled,

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CHESAPEAKE AND OHIO CANAL NA- (5) without the tools necessary to protect (A) the Head Coach of the Green Bay Pack- TIONAL HISTORICAL PARK COMMIS- the citizens, agriculture economy, and food ers, Mike McCarthy; SION. supply of the United States, the United (B) the General Manager of the Green Bay Section 6(g) of the Chesapeake and Ohio States remains vulnerable to attack and Packers, Ted Thompson; and Canal Development Act (16 U.S.C. 410y–4(g)) chaos; (C) the President of the Green Bay Pack- is amended by striking ‘‘40’’ and inserting (6) the world depends on the food and fiber ers, Mark Murphy. ‘‘50’’. that the United States produces; f f (7) the world depends on the leadership of the United States in science and technology; AMENDMENTS SUBMITTED AND SUBMITTED RESOLUTIONS (8) the United States must remain the PROPOSED leader in the fight against bioterrorism; and SA 60. Ms. SNOWE (for herself and Mr. (9) biosecurity and agrodefense are achiev- PRYOR) submitted an amendment intended to SENATE RESOLUTION 47—RECOG- able goals for the United States in the global be proposed by her to the bill S. 223, to mod- NIZING THE IMPORTANCE OF war on terrorism. ernize the air traffic control system, improve BIOSECURITY AND AGRO- f the safety, reliability, and availability of DEFENSE IN THE UNITED transportation by air in the United States, STATES SENATE RESOLUTION 48—CON- provide modernization of the air traffic con- GRATULATING THE GREEN BAY trol system, reauthorize the Federal Avia- Mr. ROBERTS (for himself and Mr. PACKERS ON WINNING SUPER tion Administration, and for other purposes; MORAN) submitted the following reso- which was ordered to lie on the table. BOWL XLV lution; which was referred to the Com- SA 61. Mr. RUBIO (for himself and Mr. mittee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Mr. KOHL (for himself and Mr. JOHN- MENENDEZ) submitted an amendment in- Forestry: SON of Wisconsin) submitted the fol- tended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 223, supra; which was ordered to lie on the S. RES. 47 lowing resolution; which was consid- ered and agreed to: table. Whereas following the attacks of Sep- SA 62. Mr. COBURN submitted an amend- tember 11, 2001, the Nation took notice of the S. RES. 48 ment intended to be proposed by him to the global threat of terrorism; Whereas on Sunday, February 6, 2011, the bill S. 223, supra; which was ordered to lie on Whereas the new reality after the attacks Green Bay Packers defeated the Pittsburgh the table. of September 11, 2001, led to an increase of Steelers with a score of 31 to 25 in Super SA 63. Mr. COBURN submitted an amend- resources focused on combating attack from Bowl XLV, in Arlington, Texas; ment intended to be proposed by him to the the enemies of the United States; Whereas the victory marks the thirteenth bill S. 223, supra; which was ordered to lie on Whereas Congress established the Depart- championship win for the Green Bay Pack- the table. ment of Homeland Security in 2002 with the ers, the most of any team in the history of SA 64. Mr. COBURN submitted an amend- intent of meeting the challenges plaguing the National Football League, and the fourth ment intended to be proposed by him to the our Nation; Super Bowl win for the Green Bay Packers; bill S. 223, supra; which was ordered to lie on Whereas the attacks made visible the vul- Whereas the victory brings the Vince the table. nerability of our food supply and agriculture Lombardi Trophy, which was named after SA 65. Ms. CANTWELL submitted an economy; the legendary Green Bay Packers coach, amendment intended to be proposed by her Whereas the President of the United States back to Green Bay, Wisconsin, also known as to the bill S. 223, supra; which was ordered to issued a Homeland Security Directive enti- ‘‘Titletown, U.S.A.’’; lie on the table. SA 66. Ms. CANTWELL submitted an tled the ‘‘Defense of United States Agri- Whereas the Green Bay Packers are pub- amendment intended to be proposed by her culture and Food’’ on January 30, 2004; licly owned by diehard fans of the team, to the bill S. 223, supra; which was ordered to Whereas the Department of Homeland Se- making the team unique in professional lie on the table. curity in partnership with the Department of sports; SA 67. Mr. LAUTENBERG submitted an Agriculture recognized the challenges of Whereas the Green Bay Packers are known amendment intended to be proposed by him agroterrorism early on; all over the world for their devoted fans, as to the bill S. 223, supra; which was ordered to Whereas the Commission on the Preven- demonstrated by the nearly 300 consecutive lie on the table. tion of Weapons of Mass Destruction Pro- sellout games at Lambeau Field, the home SA 68. Mrs. MURRAY (for herself, Ms. liferation and Terrorism assessed in its 2008 field of the Green Bay Packers, and a season CANTWELL, and Mr. BEGICH) submitted an report entitled ‘‘World At Risk’’, ‘‘the U.S. ticket waiting list that contains more than amendment intended to be proposed by her government has invested most of its non- 80,000 names; to the bill S. 223, supra; which was ordered to proliferation efforts and diplomatic capital Whereas the Green Bay Packers never lie on the table. in preventing nuclear terrorism. The Com- trailed an opponent by more than 7 points SA 69. Mr. WYDEN (for himself, Mr. mission believes that it should make the during the entire 2010-2011 season; MERKLEY, Mrs. MURRAY, Ms. CANTWELL, and more likely threat—bioterrorism—a higher Whereas the Green Bay Packers overcame Mr. BEGICH) submitted an amendment in- priority. Only by elevating the priority of injuries to multiple players to secure a berth tended to be proposed by him to the bill S. the biological weapons threat will it be pos- in the playoffs on the final day of the regular 223, supra; which was ordered to lie on the sible to bring about substantial improve- season, following must-win games in the table. ments in global biosecurity’’; and final 2 weeks of the season against the New SA 70. Mr. SCHUMER submitted an amend- Whereas the threat of attack from the en- York Giants and the Chicago Bears; ment intended to be proposed by him to the emies of the United States continues and Whereas the Green Bay Packers defeated bill S. 223, supra; which was ordered to lie on there is much remaining work: Now, there- the top 3 seeded teams in the National Foot- the table. fore, be it ball Conference to advance to the Super SA 71. Mr. SCHUMER submitted an amend- Resolved, That it is the sense of the Senate Bowl and became only the second 6th-seed to ment intended to be proposed by him to the that— win the Super Bowl; bill S. 223, supra; which was ordered to lie on (1) while the United States continues to Whereas the Green Bay Packers won the the table. combat terrorism in all forms around the Super Bowl due to contributions from an ex- SA 72. Mr. SCHUMER submitted an amend- world, the safety, security, and health of our cellent offense, led by Super Bowl Most Val- ment intended to be proposed by him to the livestock and agriculture commodities must uable Player Aaron Rodgers’ 304-yard, 3- bill S. 223, supra; which was ordered to lie on not be forgotten; touchdown performance, and a superb de- the table. (2) research and investment in biosecurity fense that forced 3 turnovers, including Nick SA 73. Ms. CANTWELL submitted an and biosafety should remain a top priority Collins’ 37-yard interception return for a amendment intended to be proposed by her for Congress; touchdown; and to the bill S. 223, supra; which was ordered to (3) providing the resources, both intellectu- Whereas Head Coach Mike McCarthy, Gen- lie on the table. ally and materially, for the advancement of eral Manager Ted Thompson, and President f vaccines and hopeful eradication of deadly Mark Murphy compiled a team that exempli- pathogens and emerging zoonotic disease is fied the hard work, discipline, determina- TEXT OF AMENDMENTS an integral part of providing homeland de- tion, and humility of Green Bay, Wisconsin, SA 60. Ms. SNOWE (for herself and fense; the home city of the Green Bay Packers: Mr. PRYOR) submitted an amendment (4) a laboratory capable of handling such Now, therefore, be it intended to be proposed by her to the deadly diseases is necessary to meet the de- Resolved, That the Senate— bill S. 223, to modernize the air traffic mand for such resources, and such labora- (1) congratulates the Green Bay Packers tory should be constructed to the highest on winning Super Bowl XLV; and control system, improve the safety, re- standards of safety and security, and should (2) respectfully requests the Secretary of liability, and availability of transpor- meet the requirements of a biosafety level 4 the Senate to transmit an enrolled copy of tation by air in the United States, pro- laboratory; this resolution to— vide modernization of the air traffic

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REGULATORY FLEXIBILITY. (2) for fiscal year 2013, 80 percent; and cal year; and (a) PANEL REQUIREMENT.—Section 609(d) of (3) for fiscal year 2014, 75 percent. (iii) a listing and accounting for earmarks title 5, United States Code, as amended by provided for Federal agencies scheduled to be section 1100G of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street SA 63. Mr. COBURN submitted an rescinded at the end of the current fiscal Reform and Consumer Protection Act (Pub- amendment intended to be proposed by year. lic Law 111–203; 124 Stat. 2112), is amended— him to the bill S. 223, to modernize the (1) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘and’’ at air traffic control system, improve the SA 65. Ms. CANTWELL submitted an the end; amendment intended to be proposed by safety, reliability, and availability of (2) in paragraph (3), by striking the period her to the bill S. 223, to modernize the transportation by air in the United at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and air traffic control system, improve the States, provide modernization of the (3) by adding at the end the following: safety, reliability, and availability of ‘‘(4) the Department of Transportation.’’. air traffic control system, reauthorize (b) APPLICABILITY.—Paragraph (4) of sec- transportation by air in the United the Federal Aviation Administration, States, provide modernization of the tion 609(d) of title 5, United States Code, as and for other purposes; which was or- added by this Act, shall apply on and after air traffic control system, reauthorize the date of enactment of this Act. dered to lie on the table; as follows: the Federal Aviation Administration, Strike section 207 and insert the following: and for other purposes; which was or- SA 61. Mr. RUBIO (for himself and SEC. 207. FEDERAL SHARE OF AIRPORT IM- dered to lie on the table; as follows: Mr. MENENDEZ) submitted an amend- PROVEMENT PROJECT COSTS. (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 47109(a) of title On page 80, beginning with line 8 strike ment intended to be proposed by him through line 25 on page 83 and insert the fol- to the bill S. 223, to modernize the air 49, United States Code, is amended by strik- ing ‘‘90 percent’’ each place it appears and lowing: (a) OEP AIRPORT PROCEDURES.— traffic control system, improve the inserting ‘‘75 percent’’. safety, reliability, and availability of (b) PROJECT COSTS FOR AIRPORTS (1) IN GENERAL.—Within 6 months after the transportation by air in the United TRANSITIONING FROM SMALL HUB TO MEDIUM date of enactment of this Act, the Adminis- trator of the Federal Aviation Administra- States, provide modernization of the HUB AIRPORTS.—Subsection (e) of section tion shall publish a report, after consulta- air traffic control system, reauthorize 47109 of title 49, United States Code, as added by section 204(a)(2) of this Act, is further tion with representatives of appropriate Ad- the Federal Aviation Administration, ministration employee groups, airport opera- and for other purposes; which was or- amended by striking ‘‘95 percent’’ and insert- ing ‘‘75 percent’’. tors, air carriers, general aviation represent- dered to lie on the table; as follows: atives, aircraft and avionics manufacturers, On page 311, between lines 11 and 12, insert SA 64. Mr. COBURN submitted an and third parties that have received letters the following: amendment intended to be proposed by of qualification from the Administration to design and validate required navigation per- SEC. 733. PROHIBITION ON EXPANSION OF him to the bill S. 223, to modernize the FLIGHTS TO LOCATIONS IN COUN- formance flight paths for public use (in this TRIES THAT ARE STATE SPONSORS air traffic control system, improve the section referred to as ‘‘qualified third par- OF TERRORISM. safety, reliability, and availability of ties’’) that includes the following: (a) DESIGNATED AS A STATE SPONSOR OF transportation by air in the United (A) RNP OPERATIONS.—A list of required TERRORISM DEFINED.—In this section, the States, provide modernization of the navigation performance procedures (as de- term ‘‘state sponsor of terrorism’’ means, air traffic control system, reauthorize fined in FAA order 8260.52(d)) to be devel- with respect to a country, that the Secretary the Federal Aviation Administration, oped, certified, and published, and the air of State has designated the country as a traffic control operational changes, to maxi- country that has repeatedly provided sup- and for other purposes; which was or- mize the efficiency and capacity of NextGen port for acts of international terrorism for dered to lie on the table; as follows: commercial operations at the 137 small, me- purposes of— At the appropriate place, insert the fol- dium, and large hub airports. The Adminis- (1) section 6(j) of the Export Administra- lowing: trator shall clearly identify each required tion Act of 1979 (50 U.S.C. App. 2405(j)) (as SEC. lll. ORPHAN EARMARKS ACT. navigation performance operation that is an continued in effect pursuant to the Inter- (a) SHORT TITLE.—This section may be overlay of an existing instrument flight pro- national Emergency Economic Powers Act cited as the ‘‘Orphan Earmarks Act’’. cedure. (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.)); (b) UNUSED EARMARKS.— (B) COORDINATION AND IMPLEMENTATION AC- (2) section 40 of the Arms Export Control (1) DEFINITION.—In this subsection, the TIVITIES.—A description of the activities and Act (22 U.S.C. 2780); and term ‘‘earmark’’ means the following: operational changes and approvals required (3) section 620A of the Foreign Assistance (A) A congressionally directed spending to coordinate and to utilize those procedures Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2371). item, as defined in Rule XLIV of the Stand- at each of the airports in subparagraph (A). (b) PROHIBITION.—In any fiscal year, the ing Rules of the Senate. (C) IMPLEMENTATION PLAN.—A plan for im- Administrator of the Federal Aviation Ad- (B) A congressional earmark, as defined for plementation of those procedures that estab- ministration may not authorize more flights purposes of Rule XXI of the Rules of the lishes— in foreign air commerce (as defined in sec- House of Representatives. (i) clearly defined budget, schedule, project tion 40102 of title 49, United States Code) be- (2) RESCISSION.—Any earmark of funds pro- organization, environmental, and leadership tween locations in the United States and lo- vided for any Federal agency with more than requirements; cations in countries that are designated as 90 percent of the appropriated amount re- (ii) specific implementation and transition state sponsors of terrorism than were au- maining available for obligation at the end steps; thorized in the last fiscal year ending before of the 9th fiscal year following the fiscal (iii) coordination and communications the date of the enactment of this Act. year in which the earmark was made avail- mechanisms with qualified third parties; able is rescinded effective at the end of that (iv) specific procedures for engaging the SA 62. Mr. COBURN submitted an 9th fiscal year, except that the agency head appropriate Administration employee groups amendment intended to be proposed by may delay any such rescission if the agency to ensure that human factors, training and him to the bill S. 223, to modernize the head determines that an additional obliga- other issues surrounding the adoption of re- air traffic control system, improve the tion of the earmark is likely to occur during quired navigation performance procedures in safety, reliability, and availability of the following 12-month period. the en route and terminal environments are transportation by air in the United (3) IDENTIFICATION AND REPORT.— addressed; States, provide modernization of the (A) AGENCY IDENTIFICATION.—Each Federal (v) baseline and performance metrics for agency shall identify and report every measuring the Administration’s progress in air traffic control system, reauthorize project that is an earmark with an unobli- implementing the plan, including the per- the Federal Aviation Administration, gated balance at the end of each fiscal year centage utilization of required navigation and for other purposes; which was or- to the Director of OMB. performance in the National Airspace Sys- dered to lie on the table; as follows: (B) ANNUAL REPORT.—The Director of OMB tem; Strike section 207 and insert the following: shall submit to Congress and publically post (vi) outcome-based performance metrics to SEC. 207. FEDERAL SHARE OF AIRPORT IM- on the website of OMB an annual report that measure progress in implementing RNP pro- PROVEMENT PROJECT COSTS. includes— cedures that reduce fuel burn and emissions; Notwithstanding section 47109(a) of title 49, (i) a listing and accounting for earmarks (vii) a description of the software and data- United States Code, section 47109(e) of such with unobligated balances summarized by base information, such as a current version

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Ms. CANTWELL submitted an nology to improve security. parties to design procedures that will meet amendment intended to be proposed by (2) COMMITTEES SPECIFIED.—The commit- the broad range of requirements of the Ad- her to the bill S. 223, to modernize the tees specified in this subsection are— ministration; air traffic control system, improve the (A) the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation and the Committee on (viii) lifecycle management for RNP proce- safety, reliability, and availability of dures; and Homeland Security and Governmental Af- (ix) an expedited validation process that transportation by air in the United fairs of the Senate; and allows an air carrier using a RNP procedure States, provide modernization of the (B) the Committee on Transportation and validated by the Administrator at an airport air traffic control system, reauthorize Infrastructure and the Committee on Home- for a specific model of aircraft and equipage the Federal Aviation Administration, land Security of the House of Representa- to transfer all of the information associated and for other purposes; which was or- tives. with the use of that procedure to another air dered to lie on the table; as follows: (3) REGULATIONS.—The Secretary of Home- carrier for use at the same airport for the land Security may prescribe regulations, in- Beginning on page 252, line 19, strike all same model of aircraft and equipage. cluding interim final rules implemented through page 254, line 2. (2) IMPLEMENTATION SCHEDULE.—The Ad- without regard to the provisions of chapter 5 of title 5, United States Code, requiring ministrator shall certify, publish, and imple- Mr. LAUTENBERG submitted ment— SA 67. standards for security at each location at an (A) 30 percent of the required procedures an amendment intended to be proposed airport where passengers exit the sterile within 18 months after the date of enactment by him to the bill S. 223, to modernize area. of this Act; the air traffic control system, improve (d) INCREASED PENALTIES FOR CIRCUM- (B) 60 percent of the procedures within 30 the safety, reliability, and availability VENTING SECURITY SCREENING.— months after the date of enactment of this (1) CIVIL PENALTIES.—Section of transportation by air in the United 46301(a)(5)(A)(i) of title 49, United States Act; and States, provide modernization of the (C) 100 percent of the procedures before Code, is amended— air traffic control system, reauthorize (A) by striking ‘‘or chapter 449’’ and insert- January 1, 2014. the Federal Aviation Administration, ing ‘‘chapter 449’’; and (b) OTHER AIRPORTS.— and for other purposes; which was or- (B) by inserting ‘‘, or section 46314(a)’’ (1) IN GENERAL.—Within one year after the after ‘‘44909)’’. date of enactment of this Act, the Adminis- dered to lie on the table; as follows: (2) CRIMINAL PENALTIES.—Section 46314(b) At the end of title VIII, add the following: tration shall publish a report, after consulta- of title 49, United States Code, is amended to tion with representatives of appropriate Ad- SEC. 733. SECURING AIRPORT TERMINALS. read as follows: ministration employee groups, airport opera- (a) SCREENING LOCATION AND STERILE AREA ‘‘(b) CRIMINAL PENALTY.—A person vio- tors, air carriers, general aviation represent- DEFINED.—In this Act, the terms ‘‘screening lating subsection (a) of this section shall be atives, aircraft and avionics manufacturers, location’’ and ‘‘sterile area’’ have the mean- fined under title 18, imprisoned for not more and qualified third parties, that includes a ings given those terms in section 1540.5 of than 10 years, or both.’’. plan for applying the procedures, require- title 49, Code of Federal Regulations (or any (3) NOTICE OF PENALTIES.— ments, criteria, and metrics described in corresponding similar rule or regulation). (A) IN GENERAL.—Each operator of an air- subsection (a)(1) to other airports across the (b) INCREASED USE OF SECURITY CAMERAS port in the United States that is required to Nation, with priority given to those airports AT AIRPORTS.— establish an air transportation security pro- where procedures developed, certified, and (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days gram pursuant to section 44903(c) of title 49, published under this section will provide the after the date of the enactment of this Act, United States Code, shall ensure that signs greatest benefits in terms of safety, capac- the Secretary of Homeland Security shall that meet such requirements as the Sec- ity, fuel burn, and emissions. prescribe regulations that— retary of Homeland Security may prescribe (2) SURVEYING OBSTACLES SURROUNDING RE- (A) require the use of security cameras at providing notice of the penalties imposed GIONAL AIRPORTS.—Not later than 1 year all screening locations and all locations under sections 46301(a)(5)(A)(i) and 46314(b) of after the date of enactment of that Act, the where passengers exit the sterile area at air- title 49, United States Code, as amended by Administrator, in consultation with the ports in the United States; this subsection, are displayed near all State secretaries of transportation and (B) set forth requirements for the use, screening locations, all locations where pas- state, shall identify options and funding maintenance, and testing of security cam- sengers exit the sterile area, and such other mechanisms for surveying obstacles in areas eras and other technological devices used for locations at the airport as the Secretary of around airports such that can be used as an security at airports in the United States; Homeland Security determines appropriate. input to future RNP procedures. and (B) EFFECT OF SIGNS ON PENALTIES.—An in- (3) IMPLEMENTATION SCHEDULE.—The Ad- (C) specify that employees of the Transpor- dividual shall be subject to a penalty im- ministration shall certify, publish, and im- tation Security Administration have access posed under section 46301(a)(5)(A)(i) or plement— to all security cameras and technological de- 46314(b) of title 49, United States Code, as (A) 25 percent of the required procedures at vices described in subparagraph (B) and data amended by this subsection, without regard such other airports within 18 months after or recordings from such cameras and devices to whether signs are displayed at an airport the date of enactment of this Act; that relate to airport security, including as required by subparagraph (A). (B) 50 percent of the procedures at such standards for— other airports within 30 months after the (i) the timing of such access; SA 68. Mrs. MURRAY (for herself, date of enactment of this Act; (ii) the accessibility of copies and accept- Ms. CANTWELL, and Mr. BEGICH) sub- (C) 75 percent of the procedures at such able formats for such data or recordings; mitted an amendment intended to be other airports within 42 months after the (iii) the period for which such data or re- proposed by her to the bill S. 223, to date of enactment of this Act; and cordings must be maintained; and modernize the air traffic control sys- (D) 100 percent of the procedures before (iv) the permissible uses of such data or re- January 1, 2016. tem, improve the safety, reliability, cordings. and availability of transportation by (c) ESTABLISHMENT OF PRIORITIES.—The Ad- (2) INTERIM REGULATIONS.—The Secretary ministration shall extend the charter of the of Homeland Security may issue interim air in the United States, provide mod- Performance Based Navigation Aviation final rules under paragraph (1) without re- ernization of the air traffic control sys- Rulemaking Committee as necessary to au- gard to the provisions of chapter 5 of title 5, tem, reauthorize the Federal Aviation thorize and request it to establish priorities United States Code. Administration, and for other pur- for the development, certification, publica- (c) IMPROVED MONITORING OF EXITS FROM poses; which was ordered to lie on the tion, and implementation of the navigation STERILE AREAS IN AIRPORTS.— table; as follows: performance procedures based on their po- (1) REPORT.—Not later than 60 days after On page 256, between lines 19 and 20, insert tential safety, efficiency, and congestion the date of the enactment of this Act, the the following: benefits. Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security SEC. 614. AEROSPACE WORKFORCE CENTERS OF (d) COORDINATED AND EXPEDITED REVIEW.— (Transportation Security Administration) EXCELLENCE. Required Navigation Performance and other shall submit to the committees specified in (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days performance-based navigation procedures de- paragraph (2) a report that— after the date of the enactment of this Act, veloped, certified, published, and imple- (A) makes recommendations for improving the Secretary of Transportation, in coordi- mented under this section that will measur- the security of each location at an airport nation with the Administrator of the Na- ably reduce aircraft emissions and result in where passengers exit the sterile area; and tional Aeronautics and Space Administra- an absolute reduction or no net increase in (B) assesses— tion and the heads of other Federal agencies, noise levels shall be presumed to have no sig- (i) differences in configurations of such lo- as appropriate, shall leverage existing re- nificant environmental impact and the Ad- cations; and sources to establish a program to develop

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Mr. SCHUMER submitted an (1) employers or employer groups in the re- (2) by inserting after subsection (d) the fol- amendment intended to be proposed by gional aerospace industry cluster; lowing: (2) educational and research institutions him to the bill S. 223, to modernize the ‘‘(e) SCHEDULING PRIORITY.—In admin- air traffic control system, improve the that have existing facilities and experience istering this section, the Secretary shall af- in research, development, and commer- ford a scheduling priority to operations con- safety, reliability, and availability of cialization in the aerospace industry; ducted by new entrant and limited incum- transportation by air in the United (3) institutions of higher education (includ- bent air carriers over operations conducted States, provide modernization of the ing community colleges) with experience by other air carriers granted exemptions air traffic control system, reauthorize providing education and training for aero- pursuant to this section, with the highest the Federal Aviation Administration, space industry occupations; scheduling priority afforded to beyond-pe- and for other purposes; which was or- (4) high schools with demonstrated experi- rimeter operations conducted by new entrant dered to lie on the table; as follows: ence in providing career and technical edu- and limited incumbent air carriers.’’. cation and training in occupations related to (c) ALLOCATION OF BEYOND-PERIMETER EX- At the end of title VII, add the following: the aerospace industry; EMPTIONS.—Section 41718(c) is amended by SEC. 733. CONTROLLING HELICOPTER NOISE (5) a State or local workforce investment adding at the end the following: POLLUTION IN RESIDENTIAL AREAS. board established under section 111 or 117 of ‘‘(5) SLOTS.—The Administrator of the Fed- Section 44715 is amended by adding at the the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (29 eral Aviation Administration shall reduce by end the following: U.S.C. 2821 and 2832, as appropriate; 32 the total number of slots available for air ‘‘(g) CONTROLLING HELICOPTER NOISE POL- (6) representatives of workers in the re- carriers at Ronald Reagan Washington Na- LUTION IN RESIDENTIAL AREAS.— gional aerospace industry cluster; and tional Airport during a 24-hour period by ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding section (7) other appropriate organizations. eliminating slots during the 1-hour periods 47502, not later than the date that is 1 year (c) COMPETITIVE GRANT PROCESS.—The Sec- beginning at 6:00 a.m., 10:00 p.m., and 11:00 and 90 days after the date of the enactment retary shall require applicants to submit an p.m. that are available for allocation, in of the FAA Air Transportation Moderniza- application, at such time and in such a man- order to grant exemptions under subsections tion and Safety Improvement Act, the Ad- ner as the Secretary may reasonably require. (a) and (b).’’. ministrator of the Federal Aviation Admin- The application shall contain a description (d) WITHIN-PERIMETER EXEMPTION CRI- istration shall prescribe— of the eligible participants under subsection TERIA.—Section 41718(b) is amended— ‘‘(A) standards to measure helicopter (b) and shall require applicants to describe (1) by redesignating paragraphs (4) and (5) noise; and how participants will work together to ac- as paragraphs (5) and (6), respectively; and ‘‘(B) regulations to control helicopter noise complish the purposes of the program. (2) by inserting after paragraph (3) the fol- pollution in residential areas. (d) DESIGNATION AS CENTERS OF EXCEL- lowing: ‘‘(2) RULEMAKING WITH RESPECT TO REDUC- LENCE.— ‘‘(4) to State capitals;’’. ING HELICOPTER NOISE POLLUTION IN NASSAU (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary and the Ad- (e) UPDATING THE DCA ACCESS STANDARD AND SUFFOLK COUNTIES IN NEW YORK STATE.— ministrator of the Federal Aviation Admin- SECURITY PLAN.—Not later than 180 days ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year istration shall award grants to not fewer after the date of the enactment of this Act, after the date of the enactment of the FAA than 6 applicants, which shall be designated the Administrator of the Transportation Se- Air Transportation Modernization and Safe- as Regional Centers of Excellence in Aero- curity Administration, in consultation with ty Improvement Act, and before finalizing space Career Pathways. the Administrator of the Federal Aviation the regulations required by paragraph (1), (2) CONSIDERATIONS.—In making designa- Administration and other relevant agencies, the Administrator shall prescribe regula- tions under paragraph (1), the Secretary and shall— tions with respect to helicopters operating in the Administrator shall— (1) assess alternatives to simplify the DCA the counties of Nassau and Suffolk in the (A) consider the existing aerospace indus- Access Standard Security Plan for general State of New York that include— try presence and aerospace-related edu- aviation users who want to fly into Ronald ‘‘(i) requirements with respect to the flight cation, workforce training, and research and Reagan Washington National Airport that paths and altitudes of helicopters flying over development activities in the region; and will also ensure a high level of security; those counties to reduce helicopter noise (B) take any necessary measures to en- (2) update and modify the Plan to incor- pollution; and sure— porate the best alternative assessed under ‘‘(ii) penalties for failing to comply with (i) an equitable geographic distribution of paragraph (1); and the requirements described in clause (i). funds; and (3) submit a report on the assessment and ‘‘(B) APPLICABILITY OF CERTAIN RULEMAKING (ii) an appropriate balance in addressing modification to the Committee on Com- PROCEDURES.—The requirements of Executive the needs of aerospace industry segments. merce, Science, and Transportation of the Order 12866 (58 Fed. Reg. 51735; relating to SA 69. Mr. WYDEN (for himself, Mr. Senate and the Committee on Transpor- regulatory planning and review) (or any suc- cessor thereto) shall not apply to regulations MERKLEY, Mrs. MURRAY, Ms. CANT- tation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives. prescribed under subparagraph (A). WELL EGICH , and Mr. B ) submitted an ‘‘(3) EXCEPTIONS FOR EMERGENCY, LAW EN- amendment intended to be proposed by SA 70. Mr. SCHUMER submitted an FORCEMENT, AND MILITARY HELICOPTERS.—In him to the bill S. 223, to modernize the amendment intended to be proposed by prescribing standards and regulations under air traffic control system, improve the him to the bill S. 223, to modernize the paragraphs (1) and (2), the Administrator safety, reliability, and availability of air traffic control system, improve the may provide for exceptions to any require- ments with respect to reducing helicopter transportation by air in the United safety, reliability, and availability of States, provide modernization of the noise pollution in residential areas for heli- transportation by air in the United air traffic control system, reauthorize copter activity related to emergency, law en- States, provide modernization of the the Federal Aviation Administration, forcement, or military activities.’’. air traffic control system, reauthorize and for other purposes; which was or- the Federal Aviation Administration, SA 72. Mr. SCHUMER submitted an dered to lie on the table; as follows: and for other purposes; which was or- amendment intended to be proposed by At the end of title VII, add the following: dered to lie on the table; as follows: him to the bill S. 223, to modernize the SEC. 733. FLIGHT OPERATIONS AT RONALD REAGAN WASHINGTON NATIONAL On page 333, between lines 11 and 12, insert air traffic control system, improve the AIRPORT. the following: safety, reliability, and availability of (a) NUMBER OF EXEMPTIONS.—Section 41718 SEC. 808. FEES FOR CARRY-ON BAGGAGE TREAT- transportation by air in the United is amended— ED AS PAID FOR TAXABLE TRANS- States, provide modernization of the (1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘24’’ and PORTATION. air traffic control system, reauthorize inserting ‘‘48’’; (a) IN GENERAL.—Subsection (e) of section the Federal Aviation Administration, (2) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘20’’ and 4261 is amended by adding at the end the fol- inserting ‘‘28’’; lowing new paragraph: and for other purposes; which was or- (3) in subsection (c)(2), by striking ‘‘3’’ and ‘‘(6) AMOUNTS PAID FOR CARRY-ON BAG- dered to lie on the table; as follows: inserting ‘‘6’’; GAGE.—Any amount paid for baggage person- At the end of title VII, add the following:

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RES. 48 with no intervening action or debate; ‘‘The Administrator of the Federal Avia- Whereas on Sunday, February 6, 2011, the that no further motions be in order for tion Administration shall be notified, by the Green Bay Packers defeated the Pittsburgh any of the nominations; that any state- most expeditious means available— Steelers with a score of 31 to 25 in Super ments relating to the nominations be ‘‘(1) by the operator of a civil aircraft or a Bowl XLV, in Arlington, Texas; printed in the RECORD; that the Presi- public aircraft (other than a public aircraft Whereas the victory marks the thirteenth dent be immediately notified of the championship win for the Green Bay Pack- operated by the armed forces or by an intel- Senate’s action and the Senate resume ligence agency of the United States), if the ers, the most of any team in the history of the National Football League, and the fourth legislative session. aircraft collides with 1 or more birds or The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without other wildlife; Super Bowl win for the Green Bay Packers; ‘‘(2) by airport personnel or personnel of Whereas the victory brings the Vince objection, it is so ordered. the operator of an aircraft described in para- Lombardi Trophy, which was named after Ms. KLOBUCHAR. The vote on the graph (1), if such personnel see such a colli- the legendary Green Bay Packers coach, Graves nomination will be by voice sion; and back to Green Bay, Wisconsin, also known as vote. The vote on the Davila nomina- ‘‘(3) by aircraft maintenance personnel, if ‘‘Titletown, U.S.A.’’; tion will be a rollcall vote. such personnel identify damage to an air- Whereas the Green Bay Packers are pub- craft resulting from such a collision.’’. licly owned by diehard fans of the team, f (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The table of making the team unique in professional sections for chapter 447, as amended, is sports; ORDERS FOR MONDAY, FEBRUARY amended by adding at the end the following: Whereas the Green Bay Packers are known all over the world for their devoted fans, as 14, 2011 ‘‘44733. Notification of wildlife strikes.’’. demonstrated by the nearly 300 consecutive Ms. KLOBUCHAR. Mr. President, I sellout games at Lambeau Field, the home ask unanimous consent that when the SA 73. Ms. CANTWELL submitted an field of the Green Bay Packers, and a season amendment intended to be proposed by Senate completes its business today, it ticket waiting list that contains more than adjourn until 2 p.m. on Monday, Feb- her to the bill S. 223, to modernize the 80,000 names; air traffic control system, improve the Whereas the Green Bay Packers never ruary 14; that following the prayer and safety, reliability, and availability of trailed an opponent by more than 7 points pledge, the Journal of proceedings be transportation by air in the United during the entire 2010-2011 season; approved to date, the morning hour be States, provide modernization of the Whereas the Green Bay Packers overcame deemed expired, the time for the two air traffic control system, reauthorize injuries to multiple players to secure a berth leaders be reserved for their use later in the playoffs on the final day of the regular in the day; that following any leader the Federal Aviation Administration, season, following must-win games in the and for other purposes; which was or- remarks, the Senate resume consider- final 2 weeks of the season against the New ation of S. 223, the Federal Aviation dered to lie on the table; as follows: York Giants and the Chicago Bears; Administration authorization bill, and On page 157, between lines 18 and 19, insert Whereas the Green Bay Packers defeated the following: the top 3 seeded teams in the National Foot- at 4:30 p.m. the Senate proceed to exec- (d) IMPLEMENTATION OF ball Conference to advance to the Super utive session, as provided under the FATIGUE STUDY RECOMMENDATIONS.—Within Bowl and became only the second 6th-seed to previous order. 60 days after the date of enactment of this win the Super Bowl; The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without Act, the Administrator of the Federal Avia- Whereas the Green Bay Packers won the objection, it is so ordered. tion Administration shall initiate a process Super Bowl due to contributions from an ex- to carry out the recommendations of the cellent offense, led by Super Bowl Most Val- f Civil Aerospace Medical Institute study on uable Player Aaron Rodgers’ 304-yard, 3- flight attendant fatigue. touchdown performance, and a superb de- PROGRAM fense that forced 3 turnovers, including Nick f Collins’ 37-yard interception return for a Ms. KLOBUCHAR. Mr. President, on CONGRATULATING THE GREEN touchdown; and Monday, we will continue to work BAY PACKERS ON WINNING Whereas Head Coach Mike McCarthy, Gen- through amendments to the FAA bill, SUPER BOWL XLV eral Manager Ted Thompson, and President and we will also consider two executive Mark Murphy compiled a team that exempli- nominations. Under a previous order, Ms. KLOBUCHAR. Mr. President, I fied the hard work, discipline, determina- at 4:30 p.m., the Senate will debate for ask unanimous consent that the Sen- tion, and humility of Green Bay, Wisconsin, 1 hour the nominations of James ate proceed to the immediate consider- the home city of the Green Bay Packers: Graves of Mississippi to be a U.S. cir- Now, therefore, be it ation of S. Res. 48 submitted earlier cuit judge for the Fifth Circuit and Ed- today. Resolved, That the Senate— (1) congratulates the Green Bay Packers ward Davila of California to be a U.S. The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. on winning Super Bowl XLV; and district judge for the Northern District FRANKEN). Without objection, it is so (2) respectfully requests the Secretary of of California. At 5:30 p.m. on Monday, ordered. the Senate to transmit an enrolled copy of Senators should expect a voice vote on The clerk will report the resolution this resolution to— the confirmation of the Graves nomi- by title. (A) the Head Coach of the Green Bay Pack- nation, a rollcall vote on confirmation ers, Mike McCarthy; The assistant legislative clerk read of the Davila nomination, and addi- as follows: (B) the General Manager of the Green Bay Packers, Ted Thompson; and tional votes in relation to amendments A resolution (S. Res. 48) congratulating the (C) the President of the Green Bay Pack- to the FAA bill. Green Bay Packers on winning Super Bowl ers, Mark Murphy. XLV. f f There being no objection, the Senate proceeded to consider the resolution. ORDER OF PROCEDURE— ADJOURNMENT UNTIL MONDAY, Ms. KLOBUCHAR. Mr. President, I EXECUTIVE CALENDAR FEBRUARY 14, 2011, AT 2 P.M. ask unanimous consent that the reso- Ms. KLOBUCHAR. Mr. President, I Ms. KLOBUCHAR. Mr. President, if lution be agreed to, the preamble be ask unanimous consent that on Mon- there is no further business to come be- agreed to, the motions to reconsider be day, February 14, 2011, at 4:30 p.m., the fore the Senate, I ask unanimous con- laid upon the table, with no inter- Senate proceed to executive session to sent that it adjourn until Monday, Feb- vening action or debate, and that any consider the following nominations: ruary 14, Valentines Day, as under the statements relating to the matter be Calendar No. 1 and Calendar No. 5; that previous order. printed in the RECORD. there be 1 hour for debate, equally di- There being no objection, the Senate, The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without vided in the usual form; that upon the at 5:05 p.m., adjourned until Monday, objection, it is so ordered. use or yielding back of time, the Sen- February 14, 2011, at 2 p.m.

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EXTENDING COUNTERTERRORISM Whereas, this remarkable and tenacious have the right to pass its own laws and spend AUTHORITIES man of God and this phenomenal and virtuous its own local-taxpayer raised funds without Proverbs 31 woman have given hope to the congressional interference. SPEECH OF hopeless, fed the hungry and are beacons of I am certain most of you would resist federal HON. BETTY McCOLLUM light to those in need, they both have been interference in the local affairs of your cities blessed with two wonderful children, Ronald and counties. Whether it involves matters of OF MINNESOTA Ramsey, II and Christyn Ramsey both of health, safety or the education of children in IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES whom are honor students that are now enjoy- your Districts—these are decisions best left to Tuesday, February 8, 2011 ing college life; and the people who must live or die with their Ms. MCCOLLUM. Mr. Speaker, I firmly be- Whereas, Ronald and Doris Ramsey are choices. lieve that we can fight terrorism and keep our distinguished citizens of our district, they are Who are we in this body to ram our beliefs communities safe without sacrificing the rights spiritual warriors, persons of compassion, fear- and ideology down the throats of others? I un- and liberties that of Americans less leaders and servants to all, but most of all derstand why my colleague Congresswoman have fought so hard to secure. H.R. 514 fails visionaries who have shared not only with ELEANOR HOLMES NORTON and the people of this critical test, and I will vote to oppose it. their family, but with our District their passion the District of Columbia are angry and upset. Without a single hearing, committee vote, or to improve the lives of others; and I urge you to let the people of the District of even the opportunity to offer amendments, this Whereas, the U.S. Representative of the Columbia decide what to do with their tax dol- legislation extends provisions that give the Fourth District of Georgia has set aside this lars. Federal Government sweeping authority to spy day to honor and recognize Ronald and Doris If liberty and self-governance is available for on U.S. citizens. One such provision allows Ramsey as they celebrate their Silver Anniver- some Americans, then it should be given to all the government to obtain ‘‘any tangible thing’’ sary, twenty-five (25) years in marital bliss; Americans. in its anti-terrorism investigation—including li- Now Therefore, I, HENRY C. ‘‘HANK’’ JOHN- f brary or bookstore records—regardless of its SON, Jr. do hereby proclaim May 10, 2010 and CELEBRATING THE LIFE OF MRS. relevance to the case. Another provision al- May 29, 2010 as Ronald and Doris Ramsey BERNICE lows federal law enforcement to obtain wire- Day in the 4th Congressional District. taps without being required to identify the per- Proclaimed, This 10th day of May, 2010. son, building, or business being spied upon to f HON. RODNEY ALEXANDER a secret court. During the Bush Administration, OF LOUISIANA PERSONAL EXPLANATION the Justice Department used this authority to IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES illegally wiretap American citizens. Evidence of Thursday, February 10, 2011 past abuses demand that the Patriot Act be HON. SCOTT GARRETT reformed with stricter oversight and better OF NEW JERSEY Mr. ALEXANDER. Mr. Speaker, I rise today safeguards to ensure security does not come IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES in celebration of the life and achievements of Mrs. Bernice Cleveland, who passed away on at the cost of our Constitutional freedoms. Thursday, February 10, 2011 The threat of terrorism is real and per- January 6, 2011 in Minden, La. sistent. My first priority as a Member of Con- Mr. GARRETT. Mr. Speaker, on rollcall No. Mrs. Cleveland was a passionate humani- gress is to keep America safe. Be assured I 26, due to an unexpected family health emer- tarian who dedicated 40 years of service to will continue working with President Obama gency, I was unable to make rollcall No. 26. children and families in the Boyce and Lena and my colleagues in Congress to ensure that Had I been present, I would have voted ‘‘yea.’’ areas. For decades, she worked for the Lou- all levels of law enforcement have the tools f isiana Head Start Program through the Bo and flexibility they require. Peep Head Start Center in Boyce, La., teach- STATEMENT SUPPORTING SELF- f ing the pre-school age group. Her daughter, GOVERNMENT FOR THE DIS- Sheila Joyce Bryant, says ‘‘She had a passion HONORING RONALD AND DORIS TRICT OF COLUMBIA for children and believed you must have pa- RAMSEY tience in dealing with the little ones.’’ HON. EDOLPHUS TOWNS For her devotion to Head Start, Mrs. Cleve- HON. HENRY C. ‘‘HANK’’ JOHNSON, JR. OF NEW YORK land received numerous awards and acco- OF GEORGIA IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES lades, such as Excellence in Teaching, Excel- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES lence in Attendance, and in August of 2005, Thursday, February 10, 2011 she was recognized with the 40 Years of Thursday, February 10, 2011 Mr. TOWNS. Mr. Speaker, I stand before Service Award by the Cenla Community Ac- Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia. Mr. Speaker, I you today to voice my unequivocal support of tion Committee, Inc.—Louisiana Head Start submit the following: the right of the 600,000 residents of the Dis- Program. Whereas, Ronald and Doris Ramsey are trict of Columbia to be self-governed. There is Mrs. Cleveland had two brothers, Joseph celebrating twenty-five years (25) in marriage no reason on Earth that these American citi- Jones, Jr. and Nathaniel Jones, Sr., and one today in Lithonia, Georgia; and zens must take orders from the federal gov- sister, Miss Etta Mae Jones, who preceded Whereas, on May 10, 1985 because of their ernment on how best to use locally-collected her in death. She leaves behind her adoring union then, our community today has been tax dollars. The federal government already husband, James ‘‘Ted’’ Floyd Cleveland, her blessed with a family that has enhanced our dictates to them how they must use their fed- loving daughter, Sheila, and two grand- district with a stellar academy for educating eral taxes. Now this body wants to deny them daughters, Rachel Joyce Bryant and Bath- our youth, Kingdom Kare Academy which was the freedom to decide what to do with their sheba Felice Bryant. co-founded by Ronald and Doris Ramsey, local taxes. Upon her marriage in 1953, Mrs. Cleveland wherein Doris Ramsey has utilized her back- We have heard a lot of talk in recent days joined her mother-in-law, the late Cora Bea- ground in business and education to keep the about how much we as Americans cherish our trice Cleveland, and united with Good Hope academy moving forward and Ronald Ramsey freedom and liberty. Yet, there are those Missionary Baptist Church where she faithfully has given of himself as an attorney, judge and among us who believe that freedom and lib- served for 50 years. In May 2009, she re- as a legislator in the Georgia Senate, they erty ends for residents of the District of Co- ceived a Christian Service Award by the Lou- both are instruments in our community that lumbia when they make decisions contrary to isiana Baptist State Convention, and since uplifts the spiritual, physical, economic and their wishes and beliefs. The District of Colum- 1956, she has been a member of the Queen mental welfare of our citizens; and bia, like any other local jurisdiction, should Esther Household of Ruth, No. 2853. She was

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States, the Framers of the Constitution em- For her unyielding efforts to help others, Mrs. powered Congress to provide for training and Wednesday, February 9, 2011 Cleveland leaves this world a better place. equipping the militias. Mrs. BONO MACK. Mr. Speaker I rise today f Since the Guard’s founding and through an to celebrate the life of President Ronald historic journey of ‘‘call outs’’ and stand out Reagan. GUARDIANS OF FREEDOM ACT OF missions—from the bayou communities rav- This week, the nation remembers the late 2011 aged by Hurricane Katrina to the frontiers of President Ronald Reagan as a remarkable freedom during the —our National President, beloved entertainer and, most im- HON. NICK J. RAHALL II Guard has seen its Federal mission change. portantly, a great American. President Reagan OF WEST VIRGINIA Our National Guard has a duty and commit- saw America as a beacon of hope and free- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ment to the citizens and communities of the dom. His strong leadership guided our nation Thursday, February 10, 2011 States in which these soldiers call ‘‘family’’ through a challenging and difficult chapter in and ‘‘home.’’ It is a military service tradition America’s history. He helped restore the hope Mr. RAHALL. Mr. Speaker, today, I rise on that has been challenged by long-term and that inspired the people to once again believe behalf of all of West Virginia’s National Guard multiple deployments to front lines in two ac- in themselves and carry on to achieve what and proudly introduce the Guardians of Free- tive theaters, and in support of missions in all was once thought the unachievable. dom Act of 2011—a bill to elevate the Chief of corners of the globe as directed by our Na- One of my greatest thrills was welcoming the National Guard Bureau to a position on tion’s Commander in Chief. President Reagan to our desert community the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Therefore, it is not only our duty, it is an ab- when I served as First Lady of Palm Springs. The National Guard is one of our Nation’s solute necessity, that Congress take action to Considered one of the nation’s best Presi- longest standing institutions, empowered by elevate the Chief of the National Guard Bu- dents, I saw firsthand his love of country and Congress and providing to the States a highly reau to a position on the Joint Chiefs of Staff his ability to connect with people. trained and well equipped force to protect life to serve as an advocate and liaison for the Revered for his leadership and tenacity, and property. National Guard of each State to inform of all Ronald Reagan relentlessly fought for freedom Over the course of its nearly four hundred actions that could affect their Federal or State throughout the world. A man of humble ori- year history, the National Guard has remained missions. gins, he became an iconic symbol for democ- a dual State-Federal force, providing security In a nation such as ours, it is a stunning re- racy and the American way of life as President on the home front and fighting threats to our ality that today we ask our brothers and sis- of the United States. Nation and our freedoms all over the globe. ters, husbands, and to serve around the I am thankful for President Reagan’s service Our National Guardsmen are true American globe to preserve democracy and promote to our nation and what he gave this country as patriots. Theirs is a proud story of tradition, freedom. But in our country, where every an entertainer and as a public servant. I ex- service, sacrifice, and uncommon acts of her- voice counts, our Nation’s active duty leader- tend my personal appreciation to First Lady oism. They make each of us so very proud. ship excludes the voice of the Chief of the Na- Nancy Reagan who supported her husband so Aristotle said, ‘‘Men acquire a particular tional Guard Bureau. steadfastly in his work and carries on his leg- quality by constantly acting a particular way Congress must ensure the National Guard acy today. . . . you become just, by performing just ac- has appropriate input during the planning and Thank you, Mr. Speaker, for this opportunity tions . . . brave by performing brave actions.’’ budgetary process within the Department of to honor this great American. The American people owe an enormous Defense, and end the challenge to live with f debt of gratitude to our nearly 500,000 men ‘‘after-the-fact’’ process, as is now the case. and women members of the National Guard in As a member of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, HONORING THE LIFE OF PRIVATE service to these great United States. These the Chief of the National Guard Bureau would FIRST CLASS ZACHARY SALMON extraordinary individuals maintain the Guard’s have responsibility and authority to advocate multi-mission role—providing nearly 33 per- and coordinate the Guard’s warfighting sup- HON. GEOFF DAVIS cent of America’s combat power globally. Yet, port and force provider mission with its home- OF KENTUCKY simultaneously and with great skill, from ap- land security and support missions to ensure IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES proximately 3,400 community-based armories the Guard has the resources to perform its they serve their fellow citizens in defense of multiple missions and fulfill its Constitutional Thursday, February 10, 2011 our homeland, and in support to States and role to our States. Mr. DAVIS of Kentucky. Mr. Speaker, on local civil authorities and emergency response Mr. Speaker, from the battlefield to the January 12, 2011, Private First Class Zachary needs. home fields, our National Guard—America’s Salmon died from his injuries after sustaining West Virginians volunteer for the National patriots—exemplifies sacrifice and commit- small arms fire in Kunar , Afghani- Guard at nearly double the national rate. The ment to duty. stan. West Virginia National Guard has 38 units and Now more than ever, this Nation is relying Salmon enlisted in the Army in March 2010 activities stationed in 22 counties throughout upon the Guard to wage combat on foreign and was assigned to the 32nd Cavalry Regi- West Virginia, and currently has units de- soil, straining our resources here on the home ment, 101st Airborne Division, stationed at ployed in military operations around the world. front to respond to domestic disasters and the Fort Campbell, Kentucky. Mr. Speaker, for 35 years I have been privi- Guard’s traditional duties. The training, equip- A devoted family member and father, Salm- leged to represent the people of southern ping, and deployment of the Guard, and their on grew up in Harrison, Ohio. He was a 2008 West Virginia, and it is with humble sincerity I budget, ought to be matters decided with input graduate of Pigeon Forge High School in Ten- say, our West Virginia National Guard is a from the National Guard Chief at the highest nessee and most recently lived in Hebron, model example of a commitment to excel- levels of the military echelon. Now more than Kentucky before joining the Army. lence, and professional dedication to Amer- ever, the Guard needs a seat at the head His awards and decorations include the Na- ica’s defense. table. tional Defense Service Medal, the Global War From the home front to the front lines, we I urge my colleagues to support the Guard- on Terrorism Medal, the Army Service Ribbon call upon our National Guard to fulfill missions ians for Freedom Act of 2011. We have a re- and the Combat Action Badge. of public safety and security on and between sponsibility to respectfully and gratefully fulfill He leaves behind his three-year-old son our borders here at home, and send them to our duty to support the original intent of our Noah; his mother, Sonya Christian and step- foreign lands to combat terrorism abroad. Constitution for each State to maintain an or- father, who live in Hebron; his father, Steven They are among the first called to aid in a do- ganized militia with integrity, and effectively Salmon, of Hamilton, OH; a brother, Steven mestic disaster and have oftentimes been the support and acknowledge the great sacrifice Salmon of Hamilton; and two sisters, Kelsi last to leave a battlefield. so many willingly make for all of us. Salmon and Katrin Maurer.

VerDate Mar 15 2010 02:37 Feb 11, 2011 Jkt 099060 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 0626 Sfmt 9920 E:\CR\FM\K10FE8.002 E10FEPT1 smartinez on DSKB9S0YB1PROD with REMARKS February 10, 2011 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks E191 Pfc. Salmon, who served as a cavalry scout, Wurster Wheeler; sister, Ruby Wheeler Noe; church’s congregation continued to grow, and joined the Army because he wanted to better granddaughters, Lainey Peach Branham, in 1971, Bishop Munsey moved the church to himself and to make his son proud. By giving Tamera Nicole Branham and Abbey Peach. nearby Griffith, Indiana. It was at this time that his life for the freedom of others, we are re- To say that Mrs. Peach left her fingerprint the church was renamed Family Christian minded of the great price at which our free- on the world is an understatement. She was a Center. Bishop Munsey’s family has always dom is preserved. friend to many, and deemed a gracious and been very active and dedicated to the We are all deeply indebted to the service compassionate person by all who had the Bishop’s aspirations for the church, and in and sacrifice of Private First Class Zachary good blessing to know her. 1985, Pastor Steve Munsey, Frank’s son, took Salmon, and our thoughts and prayers are ex- Mr. Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join me over leadership of the Family Christian Center. tended to his family and friends as we cele- in paying tribute to the late Mrs. June Wheeler In addition to his son, Steve; Bishop Munsey’s brate his life and accomplishments. Peach. Her altruistic nature and selfless dedi- daughter-in-law, Melody; grandson, Kent; and f cation warrant this laudable recognition. Kent’s wife, Alli, serve as Pastors for the f church. Due to its continued, tremendous HONORING THE LIFE OF JUNE growth, in 1999, the church moved to its cur- WHEELER PEACH HALEY WHATLEY OF NORTH RICH- rent location in Munster. Today, because of LAND HILLS SELECTED AS PRU- Bishop Frank Munsey’s commitment, loyalty, HON. RODNEY ALEXANDER DENTIAL SPIRIT OF COMMUNITY and spiritual guidance, as well as the contin- OF LOUISIANA AWARDS DISTINGUISHED FINAL- ued leadership and dedication of his son, Pas- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES IST tor Steve Munsey, and family, the Family Christian Center has an astounding following Thursday, February 10, 2011 HON. MICHAEL C. BURGESS of more than 30,000 parishioners. Mr. ALEXANDER. Mr. Speaker, I rise today OF TEXAS In addition to founding and building the to honor the life and achievements of Mrs. Family Christian Center, Bishop Munsey’s IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES June Wheeler Peach, who passed away at her passion for missionary work was a significant home on January 31 at the age of 72. Thursday, February 10, 2011 part of his life. In 1985, he and Ruth became Mrs. Peach was a renowned community ac- Mr. BURGESS. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in missionaries in . After seven tivist and passionate humanitarian who dedi- recognition of our youth who demonstrate years of traveling missionary work, they estab- cated her time to countless organizations and enormous capacity for service. In particular, I lished a Christian school in . In 1992, charities. For much of her adult life, Mrs. would like to commend the selflessness of the Academy opened in the Peach was active in the operation and financ- Haley Whatley of North Richland Hills, Texas. city of Sofia, the capital of Bulgaria. Today, ing of nursing homes as well as devoting her Ms. Whatley has been selected as a Distin- there are 175 students from 31 countries who energy to care for the elderly. For the past 34 guished Finalist in the 16th annual Prudential attend this school. years, she served on the Board of the Lou- Spirit of Community Awards which recognizes Bishop Frank Munsey is survived by his isiana Association—working on top youth volunteers throughout the nation. wife, four children, nine grandchildren and almost every committee and in every role pos- She was awarded this distinction out of 29,000 nine great-grandchildren. He has been called, sible. At the time of her passing, she served other applicants. ‘‘an amazing man of God’’ and ‘‘a gentleman on the Executive Committee and as Secretary Ms. Whatley was only 5 years old when she . . . who walked the walk’’ by parishioners. of the LNHA, a position she held for the last began a stuffed animal drive for pediatric pa- Bishop Munsey will be remembered for his 32 years. tients at Cook Children’s Medical Center. Her truly outstanding contributions to his commu- In addition, Mrs. Peach was involved in toy drive has distributed over 20,000 stuffed nity and throughout the world. other community outreach efforts including: animals over the past 11 years and a charity Mr. Speaker, I respectfully ask that you and the Governor’s Commission on HIV/Aids, the Celebrity Waiter Dinner allowed her to raise my other distinguished colleagues join me in Department of Health and Hospitals Advisory $5,300 for the hospital’s Pastoral Care Depart- honoring Bishop Frank Munsey for his devo- Committee on Medicaid, Alexandria Town Talk ment. tion to the numerous people whose lives he Advisory Board, Vo-Technical College, Salva- The Prudential Spirit of Community Awards touched. His unselfish and lifelong dedication tion Army, Little Theatre’s Sheltered Work- recognizes young people who are making a to the church, his family, friends, parishioners, shop, of CenLa, Central Louisiana positive difference in their community, and in- and those he served through his missionary Coalition to Prevent Homelessness, Retired spire other young people to follow their exam- work is worthy of the highest commendation. Senior Volunteer Program, Cabrini Founda- ple. Ms. Whatley has gone above and beyond His legacy will serve as an inspiration to all in tion, Rapides Primary Health Care, Region 6 these expectations and it is my honor to rec- the spiritual community, and he will remain an Health Care Consortium, Central Louisiana ognize her and represent her in Congress. inspiration to the people of Northwest Indiana and beyond. Health Care Ethics Coalition, Regional Special f Olympics, Central Louisiana Community Foun- f dation, YWCA, Alzheimer’s Association and REMEMBERING BISHOP FRANK MUNSEY A TRIBUTE TO RETIREMENT Chairman of the Board of Trustees of Canter- HOUSING FOUNDATION ON THE bury House. OCCASION OF THE NON-PROFIT Mrs. Peach was also heavily affiliated with HON. PETER J. VISCLOSKY ORGANIZATION’S 50TH ANNIVER- Friendship House, a nonprofit day-care facility OF INDIANA SARY OF PROVIDING QUALITY for adults who can no longer care for them- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AND AFFORDABLE HOUSING TO selves, as well as an active member of her Thursday, February 10, 2011 THE COUNTRY’S ELDERLY, LOW beloved place of worship, Horseshoe Drive INCOME FAMILIES, AND PEOPLE United Methodist Church. Mr. VISCLOSKY. Mr. Speaker, it is with WITH DISABILITIES For her unyielding efforts to help others, deep sadness and the utmost respect that I Mrs. Peach earned countless professional and take this time to remember a dear friend and civic awards, and even had the mayor declare one of Indiana’s most distinguished citizens, HON. LUCILLE ROYBAL-ALLARD OF CALIFORNIA October 10, 2008 ‘‘June Peach Day.’’ Bishop Frank Munsey, founder of Family IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Beyond her humanitarian and professional Christian Center in Munster, Indiana. On Sat- contributions, Mrs. Peach was a caring wife, urday, February 5, 2011, Bishop Frank Mun- Thursday, February 10, 2011 mother and grandmother. She was preceded sey passed away at the age of 80. Known for Ms. ROYBAL-ALLARD. Mr. Speaker, I rise in death by her husband, John Hill Peach III; his commitment to the church and his mis- today to recognize Retirement Housing Foun- parents, Henry Paul and Myrtle Wurster sionary work, Bishop Munsey will surely be dation—also known as RHF—on the occasion Wheeler; brothers, Jack Glen Wheeler, Harvey missed by his family, friends, parishioners, of the organization’s 50th anniversary of pro- March Wheeler and Henry Paul Wheeler; and and the many people whose lives he influ- viding quality and affordable housing and serv- sister, Alice Wheeler Newkirk. She leaves be- enced. ices to more than 17,000 seniors, low-income hind her sons, John Henry Peach and Tom Bishop Frank Munsey and his wife, Ruth, families and people with disabilities. Glen Peach and wife, Jennifer; daughters, founded their church in 1953. Initially, the With a strong mission to provide dignified, Tammy Peach Lee and husband, John; and church was named Evangelistic Temple and affordable housing and services for the elder- Cindy Peach Branham; brother, Johnny was located in Hammond, Indiana. The ly, RHF is one of the nation’s largest non-profit

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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES which began with a $7,000 grant, today oper- Thursday, February 10, 2011 ates 161 communities in 25 states throughout f the United States, the District of Columbia, Mr. BLUMENAUER. Mr. Speaker, as Con- and the U.S. Virgin Islands. While MR. AND MRS. LEO MILLS 58TH gress prepares to consider a draconian con- these communities are comprised of mostly WEDDING ANNIVERSARY REC- tinuing resolution next week that will include apartments, RHF also provides senior housing OGNITION painful cuts to important programs, I’m with assisted living units and skilled nursing pleased to announce legislation that will save beds. HON. TOM MARINO American taxpayers almost $40 billion over A total of four RHF communities are located the next 5 years. OF PENNSYLVANIA within the 34th District. The Rio Vista Village Right now, Americans are subsidizing some for low-income families is located in Boyle IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES of the largest and most profitable oil compa- Heights. RHF operates three communities for Thursday, February 10, 2011 nies in the world with their tax dollars. low-income seniors: Colonia Jess Lopez in This bill, the ‘‘End Big Oil Tax Subsidies Mr. MARINO. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to Boyle Heights, which is named after a strong Act,’’ would end 10 of the most egregious tax honor the 58th Wedding Anniversary of Mr. community activist and outspoken advocate of loopholes enjoyed by the oil industry—tax and Mrs. Leo Mills. older Americans whom I was proud to call a loopholes that have helped BP, Chevron, friend; Sangnok Villa in Westlake; and Ange- Esther Mills, born Esther Jean House, is the ConocoPhillips, ExxonMobil and Shell make a lus Plaza in Downtown Los Angeles. daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Raymond combined profit of nearly $1 trillion over the During my years in Congress, I have had House of Towanda, Pennsylvania. Silas Leo past decade. the privilege of working closely with RHF as a Mills is the son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Lewis In the tax code, we currently subsidize oil member of the Advisory Council for Angelus Mills also of Towanda. Prior to their union in injection, extraction, exploration, drilling, man- Plaza—the nation’s largest affordable housing marriage, Esther attended Troy High School ufacturing, pricing, and inventory valuing, by community for seniors in the country. Angelus and Leo attended New Albany High School. creating price floors, offsetting foreign taxes, Plaza is the only facility of its kind in the coun- Leo entered the during the providing generous credits and deductions, of- try. Covering two city blocks and two postal and in September 1952, he was fering tax shelters, and allowing the valuation zip codes, it has nearly 1,100 apartments. An- honorably discharged after serving our country of inventories at deeply discounted prices. gelus Plaza is home to 1,300 independent for three years. The well-established and extremely profit- seniors whose average age is 82. The couple was then joined in marriage at able oil industry no longer needs the help of RHF prides itself on its culturally diverse 2:00 p.m. on February 1, 1953 at the American taxpayers. Their profit margins are programs and services offered to Angelus Pla- Monroeton Methodist Church. Reverend Glenn enough incentive for them to keep doing what za’s residents who speak more than 10 dif- Stewart performed the union and Mrs. Fay Ar- they’re doing. As former President George W. ferent languages. Angelus Plaza’s six-story nold provided the music for the ceremony, ‘‘I Bush said in 2005, ‘‘I will tell you with $55 oil senior center offers more than 100 monthly Love You Truly’’ and the ‘‘Bridal March.’’ The we don’t need incentives to the oil and gas classes and activities for seniors throughout sister of the bride, Mrs. Kenneth Bouse, companies to explore. There are plenty of in- the Greater Los Angeles Area. The complex served as the matron of honor, and Mr. Ken- centives.’’ also houses the Tom Bradley Senior Health neth Bouse served as the best man. The There are many better ways to spend $40 Center (operated by Good Samaritan Hospital) groom’s brother, Stanley Mills, and the billion. It could be used to deficit or stave off as well as a continuation high school operated groom’s cousin, Vern Perry Jr., served as ush- some of the most painful cuts proposed by my by the L.A. Unified School District and office ers for the ceremony. The Church was deco- Republican friends—such as LIHEAP funds, which help low-income Americans pay their space for more than 10 non-profit organiza- rated with white gladiolas and ferns and the utility bills so they can keep their heat on in tions and senior groups. reception was held right there in the basement the winter. In addition, RHF continues to partner with of the Church. local organizations and government agencies We could also redirect the subsidies in the Following their union, the couple spent their tax code to level the playing field for emerging to secure support and funding for affordable first year of marriage living in Buffalo, New housing throughout the country. RHF pre- technologies like wind and solar. This is where York while Leo worked at Western Electric. the jobs are: A University of Massachusetts serves properties within the HUD inventory by The couple then moved back to the Common- acquiring those properties in danger of becom- study found that investment in clean energy wealth of Pennsylvania and built their home creates anywhere from two to four times more ing market rate. on a farm in Sheshequin Township where they RHF also reinvests in its own properties to direct and indirect jobs compared to the same raised their six children: Marsha, Connie, Col- investment in oil and gas production. ensure that they remain viable affordable com- leen, Lewis, Silas, and Marlene. munities for decades to come. In the last five I hope my colleagues will join me in sup- Leo and Esther worked together to maintain years, RHF invested more than $95.9 million porting this important legislation. the farm and the couple raised veal calves as to rehabilitate and update existing commu- f well as dairy cows. In addition to maintaining nities. the farm, Leo worked for many years at Inger- HONORING WILLIAM FARMER RHF takes its role as an affordable housing WILSON advocate seriously. As a respected national soll Rand in Athens. Esther worked for a num- voice in this area, Dr. Laverne Joseph, RHF’s ber of years at JV Discount in Wysox and President and CEO, has testified before var- later, at Dupont in Towanda. HON. HENRY C. ‘‘HANK’’ JOHNSON, JR. ious Congressional Committees about a vari- Both Leo and Esther are proud members of OF GEORGIA IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ety of affordable housing-related issues. the Towanda American Legion and its Auxil- Mr. Speaker, as the organization prepares iary and the Northeast Memorial VFW Post Thursday, February 10, 2011 to mark its 50-year milestone at a special Feb- 6824 and its Auxiliary. They remain very ac- Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia. Mr. Speaker, I ruary 18 anniversary celebration at their an- tive in the community and participate in the submit the following: nual conference in Downtown Long Beach, I annual Veterans Appreciation Day Picnic. Whereas, one hundred years ago a tena- ask my colleagues to please join the Los An- Leo and Esther are much beloved by their cious man of God was born in Ringold, Vir- geles County community and me in recog- family that has grown now to include their six ginia, on November 25, 1910; and nizing the Retirement Housing Foundation for adult children as well as eleven grandchildren Whereas, Mr. William Farmer Wilson grad- its steadfast commitment to providing quality, and six great-grandchildren. uated from North Carolina State University safe and affordable housing and services for Mr. Speaker, Leo and Esther Mills are now with a B.S. in Agricultural Education; and America’s seniors, low-income families and married 58 years. I am proud to rise today in served as a Teacher, and Principal; and persons with disabilities. their honor and salute their commitment to Whereas, he served our country in World I also commend RHF’s Board Chair, Don one another, their growing family, their com- War II in the Air Force, Retiring as a Lt. Colo- King, its National Board of Directors, its Presi- munity, and our nation. nel, and received recognition and medals for

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He enjoyed painting the world around Whereas, Mr. Wilson along with his family BIRTHDAY RECOGNITION him, even as he energetically took part in it. and friends are celebrating this day, his 100th Allen was blessed with wondrous qualities, Birthday, we pause to acknowledge a man HON. TOM MARINO with which he blessed us in turn. His selfless- who is a cornerstone in our community in OF PENNSYLVANIA ness and uproarious sense of humor touched Conyers, Georgia, with his wife Ruth, his IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES all who met him, and his honesty and incred- daughters and grandchildren; and Thursday, February 10, 2011 ible strengthened and sustained his Whereas, the U.S. Representative of the family and community. Few people exercise Fourth District of Georgia has set aside this Mr. MARINO. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to their hands and their hearts like Allen did. No day to honor and recognize Mr. Wilson on his honor Mrs. Thelma Brotzman on the occasion doubt this was what enabled him to lead such birthday and to wish him well and recognize of her 90th birthday. a long, loving and healthy life. his outstanding service to the District and the Born Thelma Aileen Green on her family’s Mr. Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join me Nation; farm in Auburn Township in Susquehanna in honoring Allen Hughes’ full and vigorous life Now Therefore, I, HENRY C. ‘‘HANK’’ JOHN- County, Pennsylvania on February 3, 1921, and extending our sincere condolences to his SON, Jr. do hereby proclaim November 25, Mrs. Brotzman is the daughter of the late family. He is survived by his wife, Sue Har- 2010, as Mr. William Farmer Wilson Day in Bruce and Edna Green. Mrs. Brotzman began ness Hughes, and her daughters, Jamie and the 4th Congressional District. her education in a one-room schoolhouse in Joyce; his extraordinarily devoted son Rich Proclaimed, this 25th day of November, Beech Grove and graduated from Laceyville and Sandy; his grandchildren, Kate, Steve and 2010. High School in 1938. Kristina; and his great-grandchildren, Lauren, f On June 25, 1938, she married Mr. Elston Olivia and Lea. In a century of unprecedented INTRODUCTION OF THE DISTRICT S. Brotzman and in 1948, after Mr. Brotzman’s change, Allen was a constant, always there for OF COLUMBIA DISTRICT ATTOR- service to our nation as a member of the Army his family and friends, and the rock of his NEY ESTABLISHMENT ACT OF Air Corps in World War II, the couple settled community. I’m proud to pay tribute to his ex- 2011 in Silvara, Pennsylvania. traordinary time in this world. Mrs. Brotzman has been an active member HON. ELEANOR HOLMES NORTON of her community. Since 1940 she has been f a member of the Silvara Ladies Aid Society OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA HONORING PRESIDENT RONALD and for many years she was a member of the IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES WILSON REAGAN committee for the Oldest House in Laceyville, Thursday, February 10, 2011 a wonderfully preserved monument to our re- SPEECH OF Ms. NORTON. Mr. Speaker, today, I intro- gion’s people and pioneer past that is re- duce the sixth in our series of bills, ‘‘Free and garded as the oldest frame house in four HON. FRANK R. WOLF Equal D.C.,’’ to give District of Columbia resi- counties. Mrs. Brotzman also planned events OF VIRGINIA dents the self-government and democracy en- for the Oldest House and served as a tour IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES joyed by other American citizens. The bill, the guide. Amongst her friends and family Mrs. Wednesday, February 9, 2011 District of Columbia District Attorney Establish- Brotzman is also known as a skilled gardener ment Act of 2011, would establish the Office and bird watcher and she is well known in her Mr. WOLF. Mr. Speaker, last Sunday, Feb- of the District Attorney for the District of Co- community from her many years of work at ruary 6, marked the 100th year of Ronald lumbia, headed by a district attorney elected Tyler Memorial Hospital in Tunkhannock. Reagan’s birth. I’ve always admired President by D.C. residents, to prosecute the local crimi- Most importantly, Mrs. Brotzman is a proud Reagan, and as a Member elected in 1980 nal laws of the District, now handled by the parent, grandmother, and great-grandmother. when his name was at the top of the ticket, U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia, a She is the mother of six children; Tina, Ste- my coming to Congress was described by federal official. The bill effectuates a 2002 ad- phen, John, Julie, Jeffery, and Lee. Mrs. some as ‘‘riding Mr. Reagan’s coattails.’’ visory referendum, approved by 82 percent of Brotzman also adores her 13 grandchildren I have never considered that as a deroga- D.C. voters, on the creation of an office of the and 3 great-grandchildren. tory characterization. Just the opposite. I am district attorney, headed by a locally elected Mr. Speaker, it is a great honor for me to grateful that I was serving in Congress during district attorney. rise today to honor Mrs. Thelma Brotzman on his Presidency and had a close-up view of his There is no law enforcement issue of great- the occasion of her 90th birthday. I am proud incredible influence not only in America, but er importance to D.C. residents, or on which to have the opportunity to salute her commit- on the world stage, especially in the area of they have less say here, than the prosecution ment to her growing family, her community, human rights. of local crimes. A U.S. attorney has no busi- and our nation. As we reflect on Ronald Reagan’s life and Presidency, I want to share a Wall Street ness prosecuting the local criminal laws of a f jurisdiction, an anomaly from the past that is Journal column by Peggy Noonan, a Reagan out of place in 21st century home-rule D.C. A TRIBUTE IN HONOR OF THE speechwriter who observed that ‘‘being a good The goal of the legislation is to put the District LIFE OF ALLEN R. HUGHES man helped him become a great one.’’ of Columbia on par with every other local juris- [From the Wall Street Journal, Feb. 3, 2011] diction in attention to its local criminal laws. HON. ANNA G. ESHOO RONALD REAGAN AT 100 Under the bill, the locally. elected district attor- OF CALIFORNIA BEING A GOOD MAN HELPED HIM BECOME A ney would become the city’s chief legal officer. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES GREAT ONE The U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia Thursday, February 10, 2011 (By Peggy Noonan) would continue to handle federal matters, like Simi Valley, Calif.—At the Ronald Reagan the other U.S. attorneys in our country. As Ms. ESHOO. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to Presidential Library, in the foothills of the presently constituted, the U.S. Attorney’s Of- honor the extraordinary life of Allen R. Santa Susana Mountain Range where old fice for the District of Columbia is the largest Hughes, who passed to his eternal life on De- Hollywood directors shot Westerns, they will in the country, only because it serves as the cember 6, 2010 at the age of 101. A caring mark Sunday’s centenary of Reagan’s birth local city prosecutor. The U.S. Attorney for the and committed family man, he blessed us with with events and speeches geared toward District of Columbia needs to be freed up to a century of steadfastness and sweetness. Monday’s opening of a rethought and ren- ovated museum aimed at making his presi- handle national security and other vital federal Like the bee colonies Allen kept, the dency more accessible to scholars and viv- cases, particularly in the post-9/11 nation’s Hughes house was always a hive of activity. idly available to the public. Fifty percent of capital. Children, grandchildren, great-grandchildren, the artifacts, officials note, have never been Amending the District of Columbia Home cousins and close friends swarmed around shown before—essays and short stories Rule Act to create a local district attorney Allen, drawn to his good cheer. Allen was al- Reagan wrote in high school and college, the

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To vote for ON JANUARY 23RD, 2011 IN PORT Reagan have me pondering some things he Reagan was not only to take a chance on an ORCHARD, WASHINGTON was not. unusual man with an unusual biography, but He wasn’t, for instance, sentimental, also to break with -Great Society though he’s often thought of that way. His assumptions about the proper relationship HON. JAY INSLEE nature was marked by a characterological between the individual and the state. Ameri- OF WASHINGTON sweetness, and his impulse was to be kind cans did, in a landslide—but only after IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES and generous. (His daughter Patti Davis cap- Jimmy Carter’s four years of shattering fail- tured this last week in a beautifully remem- Thursday, February 10, 2011 bered essay for Time.) But he wasn’t senti- ure. Mr. INSLEE. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to mental about people and events, or about None of it was inevitable. The political les- speak to the tragic injury and loss of life that history. Underlying all was a deep and nat- son of Ronald Reagan’s life: Nothing is writ- occurred in Port Orchard, Washington on Sun- ural skepticism. That, in a way, is why he ten. day, January 23rd. was conservative. ‘‘If men were angels.’’ They are not, so we must limit the govern- He didn’t see himself as ‘‘the great commu- Responding to a call of a man with a gun, mental power they might wield. But his nicator.’’ It was so famous a moniker that he two Kitsap County Sheriff’s deputies were dis- skepticism didn’t leave him down. It left him could do nothing but graciously accept the patched to a local Wal-Mart. After making con- laughing at the human condition, and at compliment, but he well understood it was tact with the individual, the suspect sprinted himself. Jim Baker, his first and great chief bestowed in part by foes and in part to un- away and fired his gun at the deputies. During of staff, and his friend, remembered the dercut the seriousness of his philosophy: the encounter there was an exchange of fire, other day the atmosphere of merriness ‘‘It’s not what he says, it’s how he says it’’ resulting in the death of the armed man and around Reagan, the constant flow of humor. He answered in his farewell address: ‘‘I never But there was often a genial blackness to a young woman. In this exchange, both of the thought it was my style or the words I used it, a mordant edge. In a classic Reagan joke, Sheriff’s deputies sustained gunshot wounds a man says sympathetically to his friend, that made a difference: it was the content. I and were transported to a local hospital. ‘‘I’m so sorry your wife ran away with the wasn’t a great communicator, but I commu- I am very saddened by this incident, and re- gardener.’’ The guy answers, ‘‘It’s OK, I was nicated great things.’’ It wasn’t his elo- gret the harm that was done to the innocent going to fire him anyway.’’ Or: As winter quence people supported, it was his stands— people involved. Law enforcement officials in began, the young teacher sought to impart opposition to the too-big state, to its intru- this country risk their lives every day so that to her third-graders the importance of dress- sions and demands, to Soviet communism. we may all live without fear of harm, and at ing warmly. She told the heart-rending story Voters weren’t charmed, they were con- moments like these I believe it is important to of her little brother, a fun-loving boy who vinced. went out with his sled and stayed out too reflect on the sacrifices that are made by long, caught a cold, then pneumonia, and His most underestimated political achieve- these public servants on our behalf. Deputy days later died. There was dead silence in the ment? In the spring of 1981 the Professional John Roy Stacy has been with the Kitsap schoolroom as they took it in. She knew Air Traffic Controllers Organization called County Sheriff’s Office for 9 years, while Dep- she’d gotten through. Then a voice came an illegal strike. It was early in Reagan’s uty Andrew Ejde has served our community as from the back: ‘‘Where’s the sled?’’ presidency. He’d been a union president. He a Deputy Sheriff for more than 6 years. Both The biggest misunderstanding about Rea- didn’t want to come across as an antiunion gan’s political life is that he was inevitable. represent the selfless commitment to the safe- Republican. And Patco had been one of the He was not. He had to fight for every inch, he ty of their community that we prize in law en- few unions to support him in 1980. But the had to make it happen. What Billy Herndon forcement officials and members of our armed said of was true of Reagan strike was illegal. He would not accept it. He services. too: He had within him, always, a ceaseless gave them a grace period, two days, to come I would like to send my best wishes for a full little engine of ambition. He was good at not back. If they didn’t, they’d be fired. They and speedy recovery to these brave men who showing it, as was Lincoln, but it was there. didn’t believe him. Most didn’t come back. were hurt while protecting our community. He was knowingly in the greatness game, at So he fired them. It broke the union. Federal They and their families will be in our thoughts least from 1976, when he tried to take down workers got the system back up. The Soviet and prayers during these difficult times. a sitting president of his own party. Union, and others, were watching. They He was serious, and tough enough. Every- f thought: This guy means business. It had one who ever ran against him misunderstood deeply positive implications for U.S. foreign this. He was an actor, they thought, a HONORING THE THANKFUL marshmallow. They’d flatten him. ‘‘I’ll wipe policy. But here’s the thing: Reagan didn’t MISSIONARY BAPTIST CHURCH the smile off his face.’’ Nothing could wipe know that would happen, didn’t know the the smile off his face. He was there to com- bounty he’d reap. He was just trying to do HON. HENRY C. ‘‘HANK’’ JOHNSON, JR. pete, he was aiming for the top. His uncon- what was right. OF GEORGIA scious knew it. He told me as he worked on The least understood facet of Reagan’s nu- his farewell address of a recurring dream IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES clear policies? He hated the rise of nuclear he’d had through adulthood. He was going to weapons, abhorred the long-accepted policy Thursday, February 10, 2011 live in a mansion with big rooms,‘‘high ceil- ings, white walls.’’ He would think to him- of mutually assured destruction. That’s Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia. Mr. Speaker, I self in the dream that it was ‘‘a house that where the Strategic Defense Initiative came submit the following: was as available at a price I could afford.’’ from, his desire to protect millions from po- Whereas, the Thankful Missionary Baptist He had the dream until he moved into the tential annihilation. The genius of his pro- Church has been and continues to be a bea- White House and never had it again. ‘‘Not gram: When developed, America would share con of light to our county for the past one hun- once.’’ it with the Soviet Union. We’d share it with dred twenty-eight years; and He ran for president four times and lost everybody. All would be protected from. Whereas, Pastor Jack Marks and the mem- twice. His 1968 run was a flop—it was too doomsday. early, as he later admitted, and when it’s too bers of the Thankful Missionary Baptist early, it never ends well. In 1976 he took on The Soviets opposed this; the Rejkavik Church family today continues to uplift and in- an incumbent Republican president of his summit broke up over it, and in the end the spire those in our county; and own party, and lost primaries in New Hamp- Soviets’ arms spending helped bankrupt Whereas, the Thankful Missionary Baptist shire, Florida, Illinois (where he’d been them and hasten their fall. Years later I Church family has been and continues to be born), Massachusetts and Vermont. It was would see Mikhail Gorbachev, who became a place where citizens are touched spiritually, hand-to-hand combat all the way to the con- Reagan’s friend. He was still grumpy about mentally and physically through outreach min- vention, where he lost to . Peo- Reagan’s speeches. ‘‘Ron—he loved show istries and community partnership to aid in ple said he was finished. He roared back in business!’’ Mr. Gorbachev blustered. The 1980 only to lose Iowa and scramble back in building up our District; and New Hampshire while reorganizing his cam- losses of those years must have still rankled, Whereas, this remarkable and tenacious paign and firing his top staff. He won the and understandably. It’s one thing to be out- Church of God has given hope to the hope- nomination and faced another incumbent maneuvered by a clever man, but to be out- less, fed the needy and empowered our com- president. foxed by a good one—oh, that would grate. munity for the past one hundred twenty-eight

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For a complete, across-the-board prohibition age, fearless leaders and servants to all, but some, immediately entering college is an op- against military recruiters. most of all visionaries who have shared not tion. Others choose to follow a different path, Meanwhile, some school administrators only with their Church, but with DeKalb County including taking full advantage of the benefits have creatively interpreted notification and and the world their passion to spread the gos- and educational opportunities offered through consent requirements in the interest of limiting pel of Jesus Christ; and military service. campus visits or access to student contact in- Whereas, the U.S. Representative of the The intent of the Fairness for Military Re- formation. There are numerous examples of Fourth District of Georgia has set aside this cruiters Act is straightforward. The legislation this occurring, but a recent decision by the day to honor and recognize the Thankful Mis- simply reaffirms and strengthens existing fed- San Diego Unified School District, which incor- sionary Baptist Church family for their leader- eral law, enacted in 2002 under the No Child porates several high schools in my congres- ship and service to our District; Left Behind, NCLB, Act, providing military re- sional district, restricts all recruiters—military Now Therefore, I, HENRY C. ‘‘HANK’’ JOHN- cruiters the same access to high school cam- and private—to only two visits a year and SON, Jr. do hereby proclaim September 26, puses and basic student contact information needlessly complicates recruiter-student inter- 2010, as Thankful Missionary Baptist Church that is provided to other institutions of higher action. Day in the 4th Congressional District. education. This decision is in fact consistent with fed- Proclaimed, This 26th day of September, Before the enactment of NCLB, it was re- eral law since military recruiters are provided 2010. ported that nearly 2,000 high schools across the exact same access as private recruiters. f the country either banned military recruiters But most private recruiters interface with stu- from campuses or restricted access to student HONORING POLICE OFFICER DAVID dents far less regularly than military recruiters. directories. In the years since the implementa- MOORE Often time, private recruiter interactions are tion of NCLB, despite early opposition from limited to college or career fairs, instead rely- HON. ANDRE´ CARSON several school boards and administrators, ing on other forms of advertising and out- most schools ultimately altered their policies reach. Military recruiters on the other hand OF INDIANA and allowed some form of recruiter access. have a steadier presence in high schools and, IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Under current law, any high school that re- while it is absolutely necessary that these re- Thursday, February 10, 2011 ceives federal education funding must provide cruiters follow school guidelines and not inter- Mr. CARSON of Indiana. Mr. Speaker, the military recruiters access to its campus and fere with individual learning, decisions like this, hearts of residents are hurting student directory—the same access provided whether intended or not, are a significant step right now because we have lost one of our to colleges and universities. Schools are also toward shutting the door on our military. true heroes in public safety. Police Officer required to notify parents and students of their When it comes to ‘‘opting-out,’’ students and David Moore passed away on January 26 right to ‘‘opt-out,’’ which occurs when a parent parents should make that decision on their after being shot on duty protecting the people or student 18 years of age requests not to be own, without undue influence from activists of Indianapolis. Officer Moore answered his contacted by a military recruiter. and administrators with anti-military bias. Fam- This is a balanced approach to ensuring community’s call to service when he joined the ilies that recognize and honor the commitment that students are familiar with the multitude of Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department in of our military to defending freedom should not education and career opportunities offered by 2004. Now. Officer Moore is moving on to a be represented by the small minority of those any one of the military service branches. Mili- higher calling, as difficult as it may be for all who actively seek to marginalize or even deni- tary service promotes discipline and a strong of us to see him go. grate the armed forces. work-ethic. Young Americans should not be There’s no doubt Officer Moore knew the The legislation I am introducing protects the discouraged from serving their country or, at dangers of police work, as both of his parents rights of parents and students to opt-out while the very least, considering the benefits of were part of the IMPD family. But like so many also maintaining military recruiter access to serving in the armed forces with the assist- who wear the badge in communities across high school campuses and directories. our nation, David Moore took an oath to serve ance of a military recruiter. The American military is an all-volunteer Schools would still be obligated to notify par- and protect others. To run to danger—not force. Without patriotic and talented young ents and students of their options, ensuring away from it. Officer Moore did just that, and Americans continuing to step forward, end- there is a mechanism in place that prevents our community is better and safer because of strength won’t be the only thing adversely af- contact information from being released. his service and sacrifice. The alternative suggested by some of my In honor of Officer Moore, let us never for- fected. So will American security. Despite the necessity to recruit qualified colleagues, in anticipation of the upcoming re- get the daily sacrifices our law enforcement of- candidates for the armed forces, there are authorization of the Elementary and Sec- ficers make in order to protect our families and some school administrators and activist ondary Education Act, is to create an opt-in neighborhoods. I ask my colleagues in Con- groups who vehemently oppose the idea of process. In other words, military recruiters gress to pay respect to Officer Moore by going military recruiters in high schools. There are would be denied access to student information back to their districts and thanking their local reported instances of groups, known as unless a parent sends in a release authoriza- law enforcement officers for the work they do ‘‘counter-recruiters,’’ attending parent-teacher tion form. They question whether the recruit- and the daily dangers they place themselves conferences and distributing opt-out forms. In ment provision violates a student’s right to pri- in to protect us all. vacy, even though it’s consistent with federal I also ask the American people to join the one case last year, the New York Civil Lib- erties Union sent volunteers to stand outside law and court-tested privacy rights. An anal- city of Indianapolis in mourning the loss of this ysis by the Congressional Research Service hero. Let us continue to keep Officer Moore’s 24 high schools, in the interest of discouraging students from interacting with military recruit- acknowledges this fact, noting that, unlike family and the entire law enforcement commu- medical records, the basic information avail- nity in our thoughts and prayers. ers. Others take a different approach. Amy able to recruiters is no different than informa- f Hagopian, a professor of Global Health at the tion ‘‘typically found in a phone book.’’ INTRODUCTORY REMARKS FOR University of Washington, who is equally com- The Fairness for Military Recruiters Act spe- THE FAIRNESS FOR MILITARY mitted to ending in high schools, cifically prohibits the implementation of an opt- RECRUITERS ACT wrote an article for the American Journal of in process and clarifies the notification and Public Health that compares military recruiters consent requirement by placing the personal HON. DUNCAN HUNTER with child sex predators. She alleges that mili- information and career interests of students firmly in the control of parents. OF CALIFORNIA tary recruiter behavior is ‘‘disturbingly similar Mr. Speaker, our national security hinges on IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES to predatory grooming.’’ What an insult to anyone who has ever brave Americans coming forward to volunteer Thursday, February 10, 2011 worn a uniform in defense of our nation, espe- for military service. Restricting recruiter access Mr. HUNTER. Mr. Speaker, today, I am in- cially those who have made the ultimate sac- to high schools would not only reduce the troducing the Fairness for Military Recruiters rifice in defense of freedom. The ultimate goal quality and effectiveness of the military, but

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HASSELL, SR. stayed with and comforted Mary Brown, wife she was raised, and later at the First Unitarian of John Brown, in the weeks leading up to his Church of Philadelphia. HON. ERIC CANTOR execution. And more: She wrote to John The saga of Frances E. W. Harper is a OF VIRGINIA Brown, in a letter addressed ‘‘Dear Friend’’ Philadelphia story, and for me, a personal IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES and smuggled into his jail cell: ‘‘In the name one. It has been the tradition in my family to of the young girl sold from the warm clasp of name the first-born girl Frances Ellen in her Thursday, February 10, 2011 a mother’s arms to the clutches of a libertine honor. And so this great woman of the 19th Mr. CANTOR. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to or profligate, in the name of the slave mother, century has been an inspiration to great honor the distinguished life and achievements her heart rocked to and fro by the agony of women of today—among them my mother, of the Honorable Leroy R. Hassell, Sr., former her mournful separations, I thank you, that you Falaka Fattah, born Frances Ellen, and my Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Virginia, have been brave enough to reach out your daughter, Frances Ellen Fattah, a young law- who passed away this week at the very young hands to the crushed and blighted of my yer specializing in education issues. My par- age of 55. While he left us in the prime of his race.’’ ents, Falaka and David Fattah, have been ac- life, his compassion and commitment to justice To her list of character traits, one rises tivists, community organizers and leaders, in- will leave a lasting impression on the judicial above all others: Frances E. W. Harper was a spirational figures for generations of young system and the world beyond the bench. fighter. people across Philadelphia. It is fitting that one A Norfolk native, he grew up in Broad Creek In the century since her passing, on Feb- of the 12 programs of ‘‘Rediscovering,’’ to be and attended Norview High School. He grad- ruary 22, 1911, at age 85, Frances E. W. held on the exact anniversary of February 22, uated from the and Harper’s achievements may have faded in is titled, ‘‘Falaka Fattah and the Political Leg- earned his law degree from Harvard Law memory for many, but her luster has never acy of Frances Ellen Watkins Harper.’’ School. He then returned to Richmond where dimmed. The lessons and examples of her life On February 20, I will be privileged to par- he quickly rose through the ranks to become have held special meaning for my family and ticipate in the first program in this weeklong partner at McGuire Woods, one of Virginia’s me, and for Philadelphians who honor history series. I will read from the work of Frances E. largest law firms. while vowing never to repeat it. W. Harper and join my family in the ribbon After graduating from William and Mary Law Now, in this momentous time, comes ‘‘A cutting for her portrait by Leroy Forney, com- School and passing the Virginia bar, I remem- Brighter Coming Day: Rediscovering Frances missioned by and unveiled at the First Uni- ber when Governor Gerald Baliles nominated Ellen Watkins Harper.’’ A partnership of nearly tarian Church of Philadelphia. him to the Virginia Supreme Court in 1989. At 20 organizations and foundations, brought to- This week of tributes will raise Frances E. the age of 34, Justice Hassell became the gether by Larry Robin and the Moonstone Arts W. Harper’s profile and forever stamp her second African American justice on the court Center, will spotlight her achievements with a upon the soul of Philadelphians of good will. after John Charles Thomas. In 2002, his col- dozen events across the City of Philadelphia The final event will be a graveside memorial at leagues elected him to serve as Chief Justice, between February 20 and 27. Eden Cemetery, Collingdale, Pennsylvania, making him Virginia’s first African American For the benefit of my colleagues in the where so many of Philadelphia’s illustrious Af- Chief Justice. Remarkably, he was the first House and for all Americans who may be ‘‘Re- rican Americans of the 19th and leader of the high court chosen by his peers discovering’’—or simply discovering—this are interred. One of Frances E. W. Harper’s rather than through seniority. At the time, he amazing woman, here is a primer: earliest and most acclaimed poems, published was also the youngest serving member of the Frances Ellen Watkins was born of free in 1858, was ‘‘Bury Me in a Free Land.’’ court. black parents in Baltimore in 1825, orphaned I ask no monument, proud and high, Chief Justice Hassell always had a great at a young age but raised by an aunt and To arrest the gaze of the passers-by; love of law. He was a man of faith and deep uncle in comfortable circumstances. Her tal- All that my yearning spirit craves, Is bury me not in a land of slaves. personal convictions. He cared deeply about ents and potential were evident from the start. the people of the Commonwealth and was By age 20 she had published her first collec- Frances Ellen Watkins Harper has, indeed, passionate about helping others. He was a tion of poetry, ‘‘Forest Leaves.’’ In the 1840s a monument for us to gaze upon: her life’s tireless advocate for the poor and the mentally and 1850s, as a young abolitionist, she trav- work, her character, an example to finish the ill and fought hard to make the courts more eled and lectured widely—and sent the pro- work at hand—and in eternal peace, a dream accessible and more equitable. ceeds back home to fund the Underground and yearning fulfilled. Mr. Speaker, please join me in remembering Railroad. f Justice Hassell, a lifelong public servant and Soon after moving to Philadelphia, not yet EXPRESSING SUPPORT FOR powerful voice for all Virginians. 30 years of age, she refused to give up her NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY’S f seat on the city’s shamefully segregated DANCE MARATHON horse-drawn trolley system. It was an act of A BRIGHTER COMING DAY: REDIS- defiance and illegality that helped set in mo- COVERING FRANCES ELLEN tion the ultimate desegregation of the trolleys. HON. JANICE D. SCHAKOWSKY OF ILLINOIS WATKINS HARPER A brave and impressive act in any time, this IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES was when was still legal. In 1854, she HON. CHAKA FATTAH was ‘‘Rosa Parks’’ a century before Rosa Thursday, February 10, 2011 OF PENNSYLVANIA Parks. Ms. SCHAKOWSKY. Mr. Speaker, I rise to IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Following the Civil War, as a widow raising express my strong support for the North- four children, in a time when even the most western University Dance Marathon, one of Thursday, February 10, 2011 dedicated advocates for civil rights for African the largest entirely student-run philanthropies Mr. FATTAH. Mr. Speaker, this month in Americans were cool to women’s empower- in the world. Philadelphia, in the midst of Black History ment, Frances E. W. Harper in 1866 delivered Created in 1975 by students at North- Month and on the cusp of Women’s History a fierce speech before the National Women’s western, the annual Dance Marathon is just Month, we will be celebrating the centennial of Rights Convention. Then she headed south to one example of Northwestern University’s the death of Frances Ellen Watkins Harper— spend four years lecturing in Freedmen’s strong commitment to bring the university a great and talented woman of our city and schools in the often hostile environment of Re- body together with the nearby community to our Nation. construction. Three decades later, still advo- raise money for a good cause. Last years’ Frances E. W. Harper, born September 28, cating women’s rights as well as those of Afri- Marathon rose over $850,000 for charity and 1825, was a poet, novelist, lecturer, advocate can Americans, she was elected vice presi- organizers expect an even bigger amount for and activist for the towering causes of 19th dent of the National Association of Colored this year’s charitable recipient, the Children’s century America: the abolition of slavery and Women. Heart Foundation.

VerDate Mar 15 2010 02:37 Feb 11, 2011 Jkt 099060 PO 00000 Frm 00008 Fmt 0626 Sfmt 9920 E:\CR\FM\A10FE8.016 E10FEPT1 smartinez on DSKB9S0YB1PROD with REMARKS February 10, 2011 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks E197 I would like to thank all the dancers, sup- by the U.S. how they should be applied. The The Select Service System was never porters, and organizers of this terrific event. Department of State has instructed the U.N. to meant to be permanent. Now, 31 years and This year’s Northwestern University Dance use $100 million of these credits to increase over $700 million later, and with Congress Marathon, will take place from March 4th security around the U.N. complex during the never having given serious consideration to through March 6th, 2011. It is a great oppor- current U.N. building renovation, based on establishing a conscripted force, it is finally tunity to spend time with members of the com- recommendations from the New York Police time to end the registration requirement and munity on behalf of a great cause. Department. As the host nation, the U.S. is re- dismantle the Selective Service System. f sponsible for the security of the U.N. Ignoring Today I introduce legislation to do just this. this problem, as the bill would have us do, en- The bill will allow the President, if needed, to HONORING DELPHENIA DAVIS dangers American lives, and the lives of our reinstitute national registration by executive foreign guests. Under current law, the remain- order. Until then, my bill will end registration. HON. HENRY C. ‘‘HANK’’ JOHNSON, JR. ing $80 million in credits will be applied to off- It will do so without negatively affecting our OF GEORGIA set upcoming U.N. assessments for critical defense capabilities and will save the tax- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES peacekeeping operations in and else- payers over $24 million annually. It also re- where. This reduces the need for appropriated Thursday, February 10, 2011 leases military personnel currently working funds and lessens the burden on American within the Selective Service System to more Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia. Mr. Speaker, I taxpayers. pressing duties on national security, and re- submit the following: If this bill is enacted into law, America would moves an obviously moribund and outdated Whereas, thirty-four years ago a virtuous fail to pay its U.N. dues. Choosing to break program that was never more than a symbolic woman of God accepted her calling to serve promises the American people have made to gesture. on the DeKalb Community Service Board; and the world could come at a high cost. With new f Whereas, Mrs. Delphenia Davis has served competition on the world stage from China the citizens of DeKalb County as an Advocate and other emerging nations, and during a time INTRODUCTION OF FEDERAL EM- for People with Disabilities and our community of hope and uncertainty in the Middle East, PLOYEES PAID PARENTAL has been blessed through her service; and this is a terrible time to play political games LEAVE ACT Whereas, this phenomenal woman has with America’s global standing. shared her time and talents as an Advocate, I urge my colleagues to join me in opposing HON. CAROLYN B. MALONEY Teacher and Motivator, giving the citizens of H.R. 519, and preventing an ideological and OF NEW YORK imprudent assault on America’s commitments Georgia a person of great worth, a fearless IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES leader and a servant to all who want to ad- to the United Nations. Thursday, February 10, 2011 vance the lives of others; and f Mrs. MALONEY. Mr. Speaker, when the na- Whereas, Mrs. Davis is formally retiring from SELECTIVE SERVICE SYSTEM the DeKalb Community Service Board today, tional economy suffers, families face signifi- she will continue to serve those in need be- cant financial challenges and pressures—mak- cause she is a cornerstone in our community HON. MIKE COFFMAN ing measures that protect their health and pre- that has enhanced the lives of thousands for OF COLORADO vent unnecessary job loss more important the betterment of our District and Nation; and IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES than ever. Helping families stay afloat in these Whereas, the U.S. Representative of the Thursday, February 10, 2011 economic times is critical—even for families of Fourth District of Georgia has set aside this Mr. COFFMAN of Colorado. Mr. Speaker, federal employees. That is why I am intro- day to honor and recognize Mrs. Delphenia on a warm summer morning in 1972 I stood ducing the Federal Employees Paid Parental Davis on her retirement from the DeKalb Com- outside of the Military Entrance Processing Leave Act, which would provide 4 weeks of munity Service Board and to wish her well in Station in downtown Denver. I was a volunteer paid parental leave to federal workers fol- her new endeavors; for military service, but many of those around lowing the birth, adoption, or fostering of a Now Therefore, I, HENRY C. ‘‘HANK’’ JOHN- me were conscripts—draftees as they were child. Paid leave ensures that a new child SON, Jr. do hereby proclaim January 28, 2011, commonly called. As the line moved slowly does not further destabilize families who are as Mrs. Delphenia Davis Day in the 4th Con- forward I listened as many of them rehearsed struggling to make ends meet. gressional District. what they would say once they got inside to The federal government should be a leader Proclaimed, This 28th day of January, 2011. convince the Army why they were unfit for in family-friendly workplace policy. As the na- f military service. tion’s largest employer, with over 1.8 million The conscript Army that I joined in 1972 suf- employees across the nation—including 85% UNITED NATIONS TAX EQUALI- fered from a fundamental lack of discipline of those outside the Washington, DC area— ZATION REFUND ACT OF 2011 and low morale. By 1976 had the federal government can serve as a role ended and the last of the draftees had com- model for other employers. SPEECH OF pleted their military obligation—the U.S. Army Nearly ten percent of the workforce is un- HON. BETTY McCOLLUM was now an all volunteer force. Every year employed, and many more are under- OF MINNESOTA since then the Army has improved in the qual- employed. Millions of families that once relied IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ity of its personnel, training, and profes- on two incomes are forced to survive on sionalism. Today, it is a much smaller force one—or none at all. A sharp rise in male un- Wednesday, February 9, 2011 but an extraordinarily elite one. employment has increased the number of fam- Ms. MCCOLLUM. Madam Speaker, I rise In late 1979, the Soviet Union invaded Af- ilies entirely dependent on a woman’s earn- today in strong opposition to H.R. 519, a bill ghanistan and in 1980 President Jimmy Carter ings. Without paid leave, the birth or place- that would prevent vital upgrades to security sought to demonstrate the resolve of the ment of a child means that many working fam- around the United Nations building and break United States against the Soviet incursion. ilies are left with no income at all coupled with America’s promise to pay legally-mandated President Carter asked the Congress to rein- rising expenses associated with a new child. U.N. dues. This legislation does not—as my state the Selective Service System. Congress This bill is a straightforward, cost-effective Republican colleagues claim—reduce the def- did so, and to this day all males are required way to help families while rebuilding a strong icit. In fact, the nonpartisan Congressional by law to register with the Selective Service national economy. As of January 2011, the Budget Office determined that ‘‘implementing System within 30 days of their 18th birthday. United States is the only industrialized nation H.R. 519 would have no effect on the federal However, conscription has not been re- with no paid parental leave. We are in the budget.’’ Unfortunately, H.R. 519 would under- quested by our military as a viable option dur- company of , Swaziland and cut America’s global leadership at a time when ing the first Gulf War, the Iraq War, or for Af- New by not offering paid parental international cooperation is urgently needed to ghanistan—despite periodic shortages of mili- leave. safeguard America’s interests. I urge my col- tary personnel. And while many draft age In the 111th and 110th Congresses, this bill leagues to oppose this legislation. males have failed to meet registration require- passed the House with bipartisan support. I The United Nations Tax Equalization Fund ments, no one has been prosecuted for failure hope that my colleagues in the 112th will sup- (TEF) compensates American employees of to comply with this law since 1986. We have port this measure. In a tough economy, par- the U.N. for U.S. taxes paid. Surplus credits a requirement on the books that isn’t used and ents should not have to choose between a remain in the TEF until the U.N. is instructed clearly doesn’t merit enforcement. paycheck and caring for a new child.

VerDate Mar 15 2010 02:37 Feb 11, 2011 Jkt 099060 PO 00000 Frm 00009 Fmt 0626 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A10FE8.017 E10FEPT1 smartinez on DSKB9S0YB1PROD with REMARKS E198 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks February 10, 2011 COMMEMORATING THE CENTEN- tained New World Harvest Church as an in- in congratulating Giant Foods on its 75th anni- NIAL OF THE WORLD’S FIRST strument in our community that uplifts the spir- versary of service to the residents of the Dis- AIRMAIL DELIVERY itual, physical and mental welfare of our citi- trict of Columbia and the national capital re- zens; and gion. Whereas, this remarkable and tenacious Throughout its 75 years, Giant, as it is com- HON. LYNN C. WOOLSEY man of God has given hope to the hopeless, monly known, has been known for its high- OF CALIFORNIA fed the hungry and is a beacon of light to quality food and customer service. Beginning IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES those in need; and in 1936, when the first Giant opened in the Whereas, Pastor Shinn is a spiritual warrior, Thursday, February 10, 2011 District of Columbia, our city has embraced its a man of compassion, a fearless leader and a convenient neighborhood locations, bargain Ms. WOOLSEY. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to servant to all, but most of all a visionary who commemorate the 100th anniversary of the has shared not only with his Church, but with prices, and quality customer service. world’s first official airmail delivery, completed our District and the world his passion to We appreciate Giant’s long presence in the by Fred Wiseman on February 17–18, 1911. spread the gospel of Jesus Christ; and District and its continuing service to our city The private airman’s pioneering voyage took Whereas, the U.S. Representative of the throughout population growth and transpor- him from Petaluma to Santa Rosa, California, Fourth District of Georgia has set aside this tation and infrastructure development here. a distance of only 14 miles, but a momentous day to honor and recognize Pastor Michael A. We are particularly grateful that Giant has al- step forward in the history of aviation and the Shinn as he celebrates nineteen years on his ways adapted to the ever changing needs of United States Postal Service. Pastoral Anniversary; the community, offering pharmacies, Wiseman was born on a ranch in rural Now Therefore, I, HENRY C. ‘‘HANK’’ JOHN- BonusCard programs, which come with spe- Sonoma County on November 10, 1875, and SON, Jr. do hereby proclaim September 26, cial product discounts, Peapod, a home-deliv- he grew up fascinated by the mechanics of 2010, as Pastor Michael A. Shinn Day in the ery grocery service, and Super Giant, a de- transportation—bicycles, racecars, and of 4th Congressional District. partment store that offers bulk items at rea- course airplanes. In the spring of 1910, less Proclaimed, This 26th day of September, sonable prices. than seven years after the Wright Brothers 2010. Giant has become such a focal point and built the world’s first successful airplane, one f meeting place for residents that my office fre- of Wiseman’s own projects was already taking quents Giants in the District for my Govern- to the air. The Wiseman-Peters, as his final HONORING PRESIDENT RONALD ment-to-Go program, which offers casework pusher biplane design was eventually known, WILSON REAGAN services in the community to assist District was a local collaboration between Wiseman residents with federal concerns, saving them and a group of fellow aviation aficionados, as SPEECH OF from having to visit my offices. well as one of the first planes built in Cali- HON. JON RUNYAN Mr. Speaker, I ask the House of Represent- fornia to fly. OF NEW JERSEY atives to join me in celebrating the 75th anni- Throughout 1910 and early 1911, Wiseman IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES practiced his flying, even taking part in an versary of Giant Foods. early 1911 air race in . Then, on Wednesday, February 9, 2011 February 17, 1911, Wiseman loaded his plane Mr. RUNYAN. Mr. Speaker, I rise this f with three letters, 50 copies of the Santa Rosa evening to pay tribute to an American hero. I Press Democrat, and a bag of groceries, and was only eight years old when Ronald Reagan HONORING THE LIFE OF ALEX he set out on his flight across Sonoma Coun- became our Nation’s 40th President. I clearly SOLA ty. Total flight time was less than 20 minutes, remember the optimism and patriotism he in- but the journey included two forced landings spired in me and an entire generation of and ultimately spanned two days. Wiseman’s Americans who grew up during the Reagan HON. JERRY McNERNEY plane flew roughly 100 feet off the ground, re- era. His Presidency was guided by a commit- OF CALIFORNIA portedly at speeds of up to 70 mph. ment to conservative principles. He won the Although Wiseman did not continue making Cold War without firing a single shot and pre- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES airmail deliveries, he did go on to fly in several sided over the greatest period of economic other air shows in 1911, and his Wiseman-Pe- growth and prosperity in American history. Thursday, February 10, 2011 President Reagan would have had his 100th ters would be redesigned for use in future ex- Mr. MCNERNEY. Mr. Speaker, I rise today hibition flights. In September 1911, the U.S. birthday this week. I urge my colleagues and all Americans to use this occasion to reflect on to ask my colleagues to join me in honoring Postal Service would eventually hire its first of- the life of Alex Sola. ficial airmail pilot in New York. his life and legacy. Mr. Speaker, I ask you to join me in cele- f Alex was born on January 18, 1930 in Daly brating the centennial of the world’s first air- City, California. Alex served in the U.S. Air PERSONAL EXPLANATION mail delivery. Fred Wiseman’s independent Force for four years, serving as a crew chief spirit and passion for adventure live on in at Tyndall Air Force base in Florida. This post- Sonoma County, and we are proud to mark HON. LUIS V. GUTIERREZ ing allowed Alex to proudly serve his country this milestone in our history. OF ILLINOIS while also pursuing his passion for working on the P–51 Mustang aircraft. After his career in IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES f the military, Alex remained involved in the Thursday, February 10, 2011 HONORING PASTOR MICHAEL A. aviation field working as an air traffic con- SHINN Mr. GUTIERREZ. Mr. Speaker, I was un- troller. avoidably absent for votes in the House cham- In addition to his love for all things aviation, HON. HENRY C. ‘‘HANK’’ JOHNSON, JR. ber on February 8, 2011. Had I been present, Alex enjoyed film. He earned a role in the I would have voted ‘‘no’’ on rollcall vote No. 1987 film ‘‘Six Against the Rock,’’ playing a OF GEORGIA 26. prison guard, and he also made appearances IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES f in various TV programs. Thursday, February 10, 2011 CONGRATULATING GIANT FOODS Alex passed away January 19, 2011, at the Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia. Mr. Speaker, I ON ITS 75TH ANNIVERSARY age of 81. He is survived by his daughter submit the following: Debra, her husband Don, and their two chil- Whereas, Pastor Michael A. Shinn is cele- HON. ELEANOR HOLMES NORTON dren, Theresa and Sarah. Alex lived a long brating nineteen (19) years in Pastoral leader- and eventful life, and I am grateful for his OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA service to America. ship this year at New World Harvest Church IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES and has provided stellar leadership to the I ask my colleagues to join me in honoring church on an international level; and Thursday, February 10, 2011 the memory of Alex Sola and in sending our Whereas, Pastor Michael A. Shinn under Ms. NORTON. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to thoughts and prayers to his beloved family the guidance of God has pioneered and sus- ask the House of Representatives to join me and friends.

VerDate Mar 15 2010 02:37 Feb 11, 2011 Jkt 099060 PO 00000 Frm 00010 Fmt 0626 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A10FE8.022 E10FEPT1 smartinez on DSKB9S0YB1PROD with REMARKS February 10, 2011 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks E199 HONORING PASTOR JASPER private forested land in the eastern United This bill will repeal the Learned Intermediary WILLIAMS, JR. States had been ravaged by clear cut logging. Doctrine and allow the American consumer to In the absence of trees, vast areas of the East sue a drug manufacturer directly. HON. HENRY C. ‘‘HANK’’ JOHNSON, JR. were prone to flooding and soil erosion, as Medications are meant to heal us, but OF GEORGIA well as destructive forest fires. No longer pro- sometimes, something goes horribly wrong, IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ductive, these lands were often abandoned and the medicine that was supposed to make and came into state and local ownership for us better, only makes us sicker. When this Thursday, February 10, 2011 nonpayment of taxes. To bring these lands happens, Americans should be able to hold Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia. Mr. Speaker, I back from the ecological brink, Rep. John the drug manufacturers responsible. submit the following: Weeks introduced legislation directing the fed- However, because of a court precedent Whereas, Pastor Jasper Williams, Jr., is eral government to offer states and localities called the Learned Intermediary Doctrine, celebrating sixty (60) years in preaching the the opportunity to relieve themselves of these Americans are not able to sue the manufactur- gospel this year and has provided stellar lead- nonproductive lands and at federal expense ers of the drug that harmed them. According ership to his church on an international level; restore them to their former condition. to the Learned Intermediary Doctrine, a patient and Today 26 eastern states are home to 52 cannot sue the drug manufacturer on the Whereas, Pastor Jasper Williams, under the National Forests encompassing almost 25 mil- grounds that their doctor (the Learned Inter- guidance and calling of God began preaching lion acres. These forests provide significant mediary) should be able to warn them about and singing the word of God as a child and economic benefits. Not only are the forests the possible negative side effects. has transformed over the years as a ‘‘Son of recreational sanctuaries, they are also a major However, in this day of direct to consumer Thunder’’ through his style of preaching and contributor in keeping America’s drinking water advertising, so often Americans get their infor- teachings; and clean. Many eastern municipal water supplies mation about medication from the manufactur- Whereas, from Memphis, Tennessee, to At- depend on National Forest watersheds and er’s advertising, or off the internet. H.R. 542, lanta, Georgia, he has pioneered and sus- currently $450 billion in food and fiber, manu- the Consumer Protection Act, will repeal the tained Salem Bible Church, as an instrument factured goods, and tourism depends on clean Learned Intermediary Doctrine, allowing the in our community which uplifts the spiritual, water and healthy watersheds. In addition, the consumer to sue the drug manufacturer di- physical and mental welfare of our citizens; timber supply managed by the Forest Service rectly. If drug manufacturers are able to adver- and provides a significant monetary benefit. The tise directly to the consumer, then they must Whereas, this remarkable and tenacious timber resource was almost nonexistent when be held responsible when something goes man of God has given hope to the hopeless, the federal government purchased the land, wrong. fed the hungry and is a beacon of light to but today these lands host an estimated 42 f those in need; and billion cubic feet of growing stock and about Whereas, Pastor Williams is a spiritual war- 210 billion board feet of saw timber. HONORING WILLIE AND rior, a man of compassion, a fearless leader With this resolution we recognize and com- JOSEPHINE WILDER and a servant to all, but most of all a visionary memorate the vision of John W. Weeks and who has shared not only with his Church, but his contribution to the conservation movement. HON. HENRY C. ‘‘HANK’’ JOHNSON, JR. with our District and the world his passion to Both Republicans and Democrats recognized OF GEORGIA spread the gospel of Jesus Christ; and the importance of federal government in con- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Whereas, the U.S. Representative of the serving the forests and the water supply for Fourth District of Georgia has set aside this long-term environmental goals. Today I en- Thursday, February 10, 2011 day to honor and recognize Pastor Jasper Wil- courage both Congress and the Forest Serv- Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia. Mr. Speaker, I liams, Jr., as he celebrates sixty years (60) in ice to begin a centennial celebration com- submit the following: preaching the gospel; memorating this major bipartisan accomplish- Whereas, Willie and Josephine Wilder are Now Therefore, I, HENRY C. ‘‘HANK’’ JOHN- ment. Our 52 National Forests in 26 eastern celebrating fifty years (50) in marriage today in SON, Jr. do hereby proclaim August 8, 2010 as states would not exist today were it not for Decatur, Georgia; and Pastor Jasper Williams, Jr., Day in the 4th passage of the Weeks Act of 1911. Whereas, on December 23, 1960, because Congressional District. I encourage my colleagues to support this of their union then, our community today has Proclaimed, this 8th day of August, 2010. resolution. been blessed with a family that has enhanced f f our district. Mr. Wilder was captain of the foot- RECOGNIZING THE VISION OF REP- OUR UNCONSCIONABLE NATIONAL ball team and Mrs. Wilder was a cheerleader RESENTATIVE JOHN W. WEEKS DEBT when they married and now, they both are in- AND HIS CONTRIBUTION TO THE struments in our community that uplift the spir- CONSERVATION MOVEMENT HON. MIKE COFFMAN itual, physical, economic and mental welfare of our citizens; and OF COLORADO Whereas, this remarkable and tenacious HON. JAMES P. MORAN IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES man of God and this phenomenal and virtuous OF VIRGINIA Thursday, February 10, 2011 Proverbs 31 woman have given hope to the IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Mr. COFFMAN of Colorado. Mr. Speaker, hopeless, fed the hungry and are beacons of Thursday, February 10, 2011 today our national debt is light to those in need, they both have been Mr. MORAN. Mr. Speaker, I am on the floor $14,098,789,113,781.32 blessed with two wonderful children, three today to introduce a resolution acknowledging On January 6th, 2009, the start of the 111th wonderful grandchildren and three great the 100th year anniversary of the passage of Congress, the national debt was grandchildren; and the Weeks Act. This little-known act marks a $10,638,425,746,293.80. Whereas, Willie and Josephine Wilder are significant conservation achievement in the This means the national debt has increased distinguished citizens of our district, they are annuls of this nation’s conservation move- by $3,460,363,367,487.50 since then. spiritual warriors, persons of compassion, fear- ment. John W. Weeks, a Republican Con- This debt and its interest payments we are less leaders and servants to all, but most of all gressman from the Commonwealth of Massa- passing to our children and all future Ameri- visionaries who have shared not only with chusetts, was relentless in his efforts to pass cans. their family, but with our District their passion this legislation, which authorized the federal f to improve the lives of others; and purchase of cutover and denuded forestlands DEFEND AMERICANS FROM DRUG Whereas, the U.S. Representative of the in the headwaters of navigable streams for the MANUFACTURERS Fourth District of Georgia has set aside this purpose of conserving the flow of streams and day to honor and recognize Willie and Jose- rivers and to restore lands for future timber HON. BOB FILNER phine Wilder as they celebrate their 50th Anni- production. It took close to two years of fierce versary, fifty (50) years in marital bliss; OF CALIFORNIA battle with his colleagues before he suc- Now Therefore, I, HENRY C. ‘‘HANK’’ JOHN- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ceeded as the Weeks Act cleared Congress SON, Jr. do hereby proclaim December 11, on March 1, 1911. Thursday, February 10, 2011 2010, and December 23, 2010, as Willie and Few of my colleagues may be aware, but at Mr. FILNER. Mr. Speaker, I recently intro- Josephine Wilder Day in the 4th Congres- the turn of the 19th century, vast amounts of duced H.R. 542, the Consumer Protection Act. sional District.

VerDate Mar 15 2010 02:37 Feb 11, 2011 Jkt 099060 PO 00000 Frm 00011 Fmt 0626 Sfmt 9920 E:\CR\FM\A10FE8.028 E10FEPT1 smartinez on DSKB9S0YB1PROD with REMARKS E200 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks February 10, 2011 Proclaimed, This 11th day of December, A TRIBUTE TO DR. D.E. WARD, JR. vidual who has been an invaluable partner in 2010. the fight against diabetes. HON. MIKE McINTYRE The statistics regarding diabetes are stag- f OF NORTH CAROLINA gering. Diabetes is an epidemic affecting near- IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ly 24 million Americans and another 57 million HONORING EVA LASSMAN with pre-diabetes. Every 24 hours, 4,100 peo- Thursday, February 10, 2011 ple in the U.S. are diagnosed with diabetes. In Mr. MCINTYRE. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to El Paso, as many as one in six people are HON. CATHY McMORRIS RODGERS pay tribute to a truly outstanding North Caro- currently living with diabetes, and many more linian, Dr. D.E. Ward, Jr., of Lumberton, North are unaware that their lifestyle choices are OF WASHINGTON Carolina. On January 31, 2011, a month after putting them at risk or have already made IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES his 90th birthday, Dr. Ward retired from the them pre-diabetic. practice of medicine after 57 years of service It is important that we all understand how di- Thursday, February 10, 2011 to his community, which is also my own home- abetes affects us, our families, and our com- Mrs. MCMORRIS RODGERS. Mr. Speaker, town. I ask that you join me in recognizing his munity. Since 1968, the El Paso Diabetes As- I rise today to honor and commemorate the long and honorable career. sociation has been an invaluable asset to my life of Eva Lassman. As a resident of Spo- After graduating from Wake Forest School congressional district by providing personal- of Medicine, Dr. Ward interned for a year at ized services including diabetes management kane, Washington for over sixty years, Eva the Philadelphia General Hospital, and then and prevention. The organization’s mission is raised three sons in her inspiring likeness. served our country in the U.S. Navy Reserve. to promote education and early detection, em- However, Eva’s life story was forever altered After returning to Wake Forest and finishing power people to take control of their health, far before coming to Eastern Washington. his residency, Dr. Ward became a surgeon in and increase access to resources, and Dr. Eva Lassman was born into an Orthodox Lumberton, where he has remained all of Luna, this year’s HOPE recipient is dedicated Jewish family in Lodz, , in 1919. Fol- these years. In addition to his professional to those goals. lowing Nazi invasion of Poland, at 20 years practice, Dr. Ward has bettered his community Dr. Jose Luna has been involved with the El old, Eva and hundreds of thousands of Jews in countless ways. He has served with distinc- Paso Diabetes Association for over 8 years, were confined in the infamous tion as president of the North Carolina Medical and has made a significant impact, especially and later moved to the Majdanek concentra- Society and on my Seventh Congressional with the uninsured and medically underserved. tion camp. Overcoming unspeakable acts of District Advisory Committee on Medical and His service to the organization and our com- horror—Eva survived for five years in Nazi Health Affairs. munity is having a positive impact on the lives ghettoes and camps before being liberated by Dr. Ward volunteered for 22 years as Lum- of El Pasoans and is helping stem this grow- Allied Forces in the Spring of 1945. Like far berton High School’s football, baseball, and ing epidemic. Dr. Luna is most deserving of too many Jewish families, nearly all of Eva’s basketball team doctor. He also has been rec- this honor, and I applaud his work and dedica- immediate and extended family were mur- ognized by numerous civic and medical orga- tion to make El Paso a better and healthier dered in . nizations for his contributions, including receiv- place. ing the Order of the Long Leaf Pine—North Today, I am proud to recognize Dr. Luna Looking for a place to restart her life, Eva Carolina’s highest civilian honor—in 2001 and and everyone at the El Paso Diabetes Asso- accepted the invitation and sponsorship of the the Wake Forest Distinguished Alumni Award ciation, and I greatly appreciate their hard Spokane Jewish community for resettlement in in 2004. His patients (including my late father, work for the betterment of our community. Spokane. Despite, initially not knowing English who was a fraternity brother of Dr. Ward’s in f or having jobs, Eva and her husband Walter college), employees, and colleagues praise moved to Spokane where over the next 60 him as courteous, professional, kind, and one A LIFE OF SERVICE AND SHARING years they would become pillars of the Spo- of the best doctors and best people they kane community. Eva dedicated her entire know. HON. CORRINE BROWN adult life to what she often referred to as her Mr. Speaker, Dr. D.E. Ward, Jr., has prac- OF FLORIDA obligation of survival—educating the world on ticed medicine in Robeson County for decades IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES the atrocities of the Holocaust and why it is so and has made our community a better and Thursday, February 10, 2011 important to challenge hate wherever it may healthier place. As he closes the final chapter be. of his career, I wish Dr. Ward and his family Ms. BROWN of Florida. Mr. Speaker, on be- well, and may God’s richest blessings be upon half of the constituents of the Third Congres- Eva told her story to thousands of elemen- them. I ask that you join me today in recogni- sional District of Florida and myself we rise tary, junior high, high school, and college stu- tion of his impressive career of serving the now to offer our heartfelt condolences and pay dents throughout the Pacific Northwest. It has community. tribute to the life of Dr. Michael Bernard Butler, been said that, the exceptionality of Eva’s ex- f a humanitarian, healer, life activist and friend. perience is only paralleled by the We are moved and encouraged when recall- exceptionality of her commitment to use that IN RECOGNITION OF DR. JOSE ing the life achievements of this giant in the experience in making the world a better place. LUNA field of medicine and community and social I could not agree more. To that end, Eva’s life activism. As a husband and father, we em- work is reflected in the countless awards and HON. SILVESTRE REYES brace his wife, his foundation for more than recognitions she received including the Carl OF TEXAS four glorious decades, Mrs. M. Jean Clarkson, Maxey Racial Justice Award and the inaugural IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES and their children Brian and Michele. As man Eva Lassman Award issued annually by Gon- for whom education was the key, Dr. Butler re- zaga University to honor an individual who has Thursday, February 10, 2011 ceived his B.S. Degree from Talladega Col- committed her or his life to challenging hate. Mr. REYES. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to lege in Talladega, Alabama and the degree of As an active Letter to the Editor contributor, recognize an outstanding medical professional Medical Doctor from Howard University, Eva’s life and work inspired all those who in my congressional district, who has dedi- Washington, D.C. Additional studies took him cated his life and profession to helping those heard her words to lead lives to reject hate to Frankfurt Hospital in Philadelphia, Pennsyl- who are most in need. Dr. Jose Luna serves and courageously combat evil. Of the 200,000 vania and Mercy Catholic Medical Center, also as the Chief Medical Officer at Centro San in Philadelphia. These academic and profes- survivors of the Holocaust that were liberated Vicente and is currently the chairman of the El sional accomplishments insured his certifi- in 1945, fewer and fewer are alive with each Paso County Hospital District Board of Man- cation by and admittance to prestigious med- passing day. agers. He is a tireless advocate for those who ical societies, and he was an Assistant Pro- Mr. Speaker, Eva Lassman sadly passed do not have access to affordable health care, fessor at the University of South Florida. away early this week and will be laid to rest and has committed himself to improving the As a man who served his country, Dr. Butler tomorrow in Spokane, Washington. I urge all lives and health of residents along the U.S.- distinguished himself on the field of battle in of my colleagues to honor Eva’s legacy by Mexico border. In honor of his work, the El the with his service to and for continuing to spread her message of respect Paso Diabetes Association is recognizing Dr. the physical health and morale of those in his and tolerance. Luna at their 3rd annual HOPE Ball as an indi- charge. He distinguished himself as a fine

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Thursday, February 10, 2011 Negro College Fund, Kappa Alpha Psi Frater- f Mr. RANGEL. Mr. Speaker, it brings me nity, Inc., NAACP and was a founding member HONORING PRESIDENT RONALD great sadness to pay final tribute to Mr. Alan of the Sweetwater and Heathrow Country WILSON REAGAN Macnow. He died peacefully on December 25, Clubs. These and many other civic activities 2010, after a long and courageous battle with were distinctive and the accolades received SPEECH OF COPD. He was 78. for all his good works from many were prolific He was born in 1932 in to and countless. HON. DORIS O. MATSUI Rose and Maxwell Lawrence Macnow, and And as a man of integrity, Dr. Butler was OF CALIFORNIA married Yoko Hamada Macnow, a New York- both gifted and inspiring. Where he saw pain, IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES based fashion editor, author and journalist. he sought to relieve it with medical acumen Wednesday, February 9, 2011 They remained married until her death in and personal interaction; where he saw poten- Ms. MATSUI. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to 1993. tial in others, he gave them impetus and en- pay tribute to Ronald Reagan, the man who A lifelong resident of New York City, Mr. couragement; where he saw despair, he served our country as the 40th President of Macnow attended and graduated from Colum- brought direction and promise; and where he the United States, and who would have cele- bia University, and then he served in the U.S. saw the need for love and caring, he gave of brated his 100th birthday this past Sunday. Army before becoming a freelance journalist himself. As a Californian, I have vivid memories of for Time-Life Magazines. He began his career The life of Dr. Michael Bernard Butler was Governor Reagan serving in Sacramento, my in public relations as a writer for the American one of accomplishment, service and sharing. district and the capital of our great state. Much Heritage Foundation, and then worked at Grey And now in his passing we pay tribute to the has changed in the 30 years since he left the Advertising, Inc., before forming his own public man and his life of service to all of us, and we Governor’s Mansion, but the mark he left on relations, marketing and market research firm, pray that by his example each of us become our state, like the mark he left on our country, Tele-Press Associates, Inc. the bearers of his legacy of caring. We come is immeasurable. He introduced and helped to bring to the now to join in prayer for mother Janie Bell But- I am particularly reminded of his boundless U.S. market a wide range of Japanese prod- ler, wife M. Jean Clarkson Butler, son Brian optimism, and his belief that California—and ucts, initially as part of the effort to promote Butler, daughter-in-law Cathy Brown-Butler, America—can do anything it sets its mind to. trade and positive relations after his service in daughter Michele Butler, two grandsons Mi- In his State of the State Address in 1974, then the United States Army during WWII, and chael James and Andrew, sister Judy Butler Governor Reagan said, ‘‘No crisis is beyond afterward to help to change the image of Jap- Rivers and husband Nathaniel, sister-in-law the capacity of our people to solve; no chal- anese products from low cost to high quality, Rogena Butler and a host of loving relatives, lenge too great.’’ good value products. These included steel, friends, whose lives have been forever Even as we struggle to overcome a chal- automobiles, fireworks, transistor ra- changed by this man of peace. We thank Our lenging global economic downturn, Reagan’s dios, shiitake mushrooms, and nori. He was Heavenly Father for allowing us to be blessed words still offer hope. ‘‘In the long sweep of instrumental in developing the U.S. market for with the time spent with Dr. Butler, our friend history, all human progress has been based Japanese cameras and cultured pearls. and brother. on a willingness to face the next great chal- Mr. Macnow worked tirelessly and passion- f lenge, to seek and achieve what was seen as ately to promote greater understanding and unattainable,’’ he continued. ‘‘Our people have more equitable treatment for Japan’s fishing HONORING PASTOR WOODROW done that in California and America, on a and whaling industries in U.S. and inter- WALKER II scale unmatched anywhere on this globe.’’ national waters. In 2001, he was awarded the Here, in our nation’s Capital, we are re- Order of the Sacred Treasure by the Emperor HON. HENRY C. ‘‘HANK’’ JOHNSON, JR. minded of Ronald Reagan’s legacy by visiting of Japan for his long and meritorious service OF GEORGIA the Capitol Rotunda, where he is represented to Japan. He was also awarded a Certificate IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES as one of California’s two statues, as chosen of Commendation from the U.S. House of by the state legislature. The thousands of Cali- Thursday, February 10, 2011 Representatives on August 2, 1984. fornians who visit the nation’s Capital are He loved New York City, and he loved to Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia. Mr. Speaker, I thereby reminded of his service not only to our travel. He visited many countries around the submit the following: country, but also to our state. world and was interested in history and fas- Whereas, Pastor Woodrow Walker II is cele- As we pay tribute to President Reagan, and cinated by different cultures. brating fifty (50) years in preaching the gospel his love for this country, we also honor Mrs. He is survived by his beloved wife, Grace; this year and has provided stellar leadership Reagan, who served our nation as First Lady his son, Devin, and grandson, Max; and to his church on an international level; and with dignity and grace. Mrs. Reagan has been daughter, Didi, and granddaughters Asia and Whereas, Pastor Woodrow Walker, under a passionate advocate for stem cell research, Lena. He also leaves a step-daughter, the guidance and calling of God began and her powerful words have helped bridge a Duoduo, and her husband, Tse. He is survived preaching the word of God as a child and has partisan divide. Her advocacy has also helped by his brother, Donald and wife, Georgie, and transformed over the years; and lead to increased research funding; breathing a niece and nephew. Whereas, he has pioneered and sustained new life into one of the most promising break- f Abundant Life Church, as an instrument in our throughs in medical research in decades—and community which uplifts the spiritual, physical has given hope to millions that our future IS A TRIBUTE TO PRIVATE FIRST and mental welfare of our citizens; and brighter. CLASS AMY SINKLER Whereas, this remarkable and tenacious On what would be the celebration of Ronald man of God has given hope to the hopeless, Reagan’s 100th birthday, I think it is most ap- HON. MIKE McINTYRE fed the hungry and is a beacon of light to propriate that this body acknowledges the OF NORTH CAROLINA those in need; and many positive things that are synonymous with IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Whereas, Pastor Walker is a spiritual war- his years of service. From nominating the first rior, a man of compassion, a fearless leader woman to the Supreme Court—to helping to Thursday, February 10, 2011 and a servant to all, but most of all a visionary bring down the Berlin Wall, Ronald Reagan Mr. MCINTYRE. Mr. Speaker, two weeks who has shared not only with his Church, but helped people around the world realize that to- ago, General David Petraeus designated our with our District and the world his passion to morrow can be better than today, and that a troops in Afghanistan part of the ‘‘New Great- spread the gospel of Jesus Christ; and free society is a better society. For that, we est Generation.’’ I agree wholeheartedly with Whereas, the U.S. Representative of the honor him, and send our best wishes to the the General’s words, and rise today to pay Fourth District of Georgia has set aside this entire Reagan family. tribute to one of those great American heroes,

VerDate Mar 15 2010 02:37 Feb 11, 2011 Jkt 099060 PO 00000 Frm 00013 Fmt 0626 Sfmt 9920 E:\CR\FM\A10FE8.036 E10FEPT1 smartinez on DSKB9S0YB1PROD with REMARKS E202 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks February 10, 2011 Private First Class Amy Sinkler, of Chadbourn, cilities, such as ports of entry, under the PILT law,’’ During the first six months, three cases North Carolina. On the morning of January 20, program. Providing access to these payments were handled involving police brutality, which 2011, Amy lost her life while defending our will help these communities with the important led to the trial and suspension of one police Nation in Afghanistan during an attack by in- work they provide along our borders. officer. surgents. I ask that you join me in honoring f The New York Branch had successful cam- her memory and service as we mourn this paigns to break up the pattern of theatre seg- HONORING ERICA LYNN CRUMP tragic loss. regation. Despite these activities, the Branch A native daughter of Chadbourn, Amy had was adversely affected by a lack of stability. In always expressed her desire to serve her HON. GEOFF DAVIS December 1913, the Board decided that the country. Amy graduated from West Columbus OF KENTUCKY New York Vigilance Committee be reorganized High School in 2006. While in high school, she IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES and focus on fundraising for the National As- participated in the Junior Reserve Officers Thursday, February 10, 2011 sociation. The legal work handled by the Vigi- Training Corps to prepare for a career in the lance Committee was transferred to the Na- Army, which she joined in August of 2009. Mr. DAVIS of Kentucky. Mr. Speaker, today tional NAACP office, which by then had a full- After training at Fort Leonard Wood in Mis- I rise to pay tribute to my constituent Erica time lawyer. souri, Amy joined the 109th Transportation Lynn Crump of Walton, Kentucky who passed At one time, the New York Branch became Company, the ‘‘Rough Riders,’’ stationed at away suddenly on December 28, 2010. inactive, and when the NAACP Annual Report Fort Richardson in Alaska. She began serving Erica worked as a clerk for the I.R.S. and was published in 1916, the Branch was not in Afghanistan in July 2010, and she was was a member of Erlanger Baptist Church. listed. According to historian Charles Flint Kel- sadly taken from us just six months into her Not only did she serve others through her logg, the original charter had been lost. Since first tour of duty. Amy was only 23. work and church; she also gave back as a there was no record of its date of issue, a new Amy will be sorely missed by her family and dedicated and passionate volunteer for the charter had been issued on November 11, friends. She was the daughter of Randolph Republican Party, the Republican Women’s 1917, when James Weldon Johnson suc- and Jackie Bullock Thompson and a sister to Club, numerous campaigns and other con- ceeded in organizing a Branch and four siblings, Brittney, Sharonda, Sabrina, and servative political causes. became its Vice President. That same year, Randolph Jr. She was the loving wife of Doug- She considered volunteerism her niche in Ms. Mary White-Ovington secured approval las Sinkler, her high school sweetheart, with life. She loved the responsibility it gave her, from the NAACP National Board to enroll whom she made her home. Her grandparents the opportunity to learn and make a dif- those individuals who participated in the 1917 were Roosevelt and Irene Thompson and Ra- ference—and she loved the people with whom Silent March on 5th Avenue. Each individual leigh Early and Juanita Bullock. Amy touched she worked. received a compensation of $1 while serving countless lives by serving as an admirable ex- More importantly, Erica was a mother. She as a member of the branch for the duration of ample of selfless service. She was so admired cared for and unconditionally loved her daugh- 1 year. by her family, friends, and community, in fact, ter Grace. During the fall of 1931, the New York that hundreds of people attended vigils in re- Her commitment to her daughter, family, Branch reverted back to an inactive status, membrance of her. Amy’s funeral on January friends and community will be greatly missed. and the NAACP National office enlisted Field 30, 2011, was one of the largest ever held in Erica’s example is inspiring to all those who Organizer Daisy Lampkin to conduct a mem- Columbus County, with over 1,000 people serve others. coming to pay their respects to Amy and her Today, as we celebrate the life and accom- bership campaign which ended on October 2, family. plishments of this exceptional individual, my 1931. As a result of the campaign, 500 new Mr. Speaker, it has been said that a person thoughts and prayers are with Erica’s family members were enrolled and $3,323.00 was demonstrates greater nobility in war than in and especially her daughter Grace. I share in raised. As a result, the Branch was reorga- peace. Amy Sinkler’s inspirational life and their sadness, and pray that God’s peace will nized and granted a renewed charter on No- service to our country prove this to be true, comfort them in their time of need. vember 9, 1931. In addition to Dr. B. Martin, the New and we will always remain in awe of the life f she lived. May God bless her family, and may York Branch has had several distinguished ac- we always remember the life of Private First CELEBRATING THE CENTENNIAL tivist and civil right leaders to serve as Presi- Class Amy Sinkler. ANNIVERSARY OF THE NEW dent during its history, including: James E. f YORK BRANCH OF THE NAACP Allen who later helped to organize and be- come the first New York State Conference SUPPORT AMERICA’S BORDER HON. CHARLES B. RANGEL President; the Honorable Ella Josephine COMMUNITIES Baker, who was one of the visionaries who OF NEW YORK created the Southern Christian Leadership IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES HON. BOB FILNER Conference in 1957; the Honorable Judge OF CALIFORNIA Thursday, February 10, 2011 Jawn Ardin Sandifer was one of two NAACP IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Mr. RANGEL. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to staff lawyers who successfully argued Hender- Thursday, February 10, 2011 celebrate the Centennial Anniversary of the son v. United States, the unanimous Supreme Mr. FILNER. Mr. Speaker, I recently intro- founding o the New York Branch of the Na- Court decision ruled that railroads that operate duced H.R. 543, legislation to include certain tional Association for the Advancement of Col- across state lines may not bar passengers Department of Homeland Security facilities, ored People. from eating in dining cars because of their such as ports of entry, under the Payments in On January 27, 1911, 100 years ago, the race. Lieu of Taxes, PILT, program. New York Branch of the NAACP received its It also includes two of my dearest friends Since 1976, communities have received Charter. Organized by Executive Committee and brothers, the Honorable Basil A. Paterson, payments from the Interior Department’s PILT members Mary White Ovington, Charles H. former Secretary of the State of New York and program to help offset losses in property taxes Suddin, Frances Blascoer, Oswald Garrison renowned national labor attorney; and the due to nontaxable Federal lands administered Villard, Gilchrist Stewart, Joel E. and Arthur Honorable Percy Ellis Sutton, our former Man- by the BLM, the National Park Service, the Spingarn, the New York Branch was the first hattan Borough President, civil rights attorney, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, and the U.S. Branch established in the National Associa- business leader and founding Chairman of the Forest Service. tion’s history. Board of the largest black-owned radio sta- However, all along our Border, communities In April 1911, Dr. W.E.B. DuBois proposed tions in the nation, Inner City Broadcasting, are not reimbursed for land that the Depart- that the Branch should have an investigator Inc. Other past Presidents who served include ment of Homeland Security uses for ports of and organizer to examine cases and com- Russell Crawford, Lind H. White, I. Joseph entry. The community often provides re- plaints, to raise funds and develop a ‘‘forum Overton, Richard A. Hildebrand, Jeff L. sources and services to these facilities without for discussion.’’ Gilchrist Stewart, a young at- Greenup and Carl Lawrence. reimbursement from the government. My bill, torney, was chosen to fill this role and become Today, the New York Branch has been one H.R. 543 provides support for these commu- Chairman of the New York Branch Vigilance of the largest leading membership Branches of nities. Committee. In the fall of 1911, the Branch the NAACP. Led by its President, Dr. Annie B. H.R. 543 amends existing law to include opened in Harlem where ‘‘colored people Martin, the New York (Harlem) Branch is con- certain Department of Homeland Security fa- could report any cases of injustice before the tinuing to work steadfastly on the front lines of

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Recently their two sons, age 22 and cial to the people of the Northern Mariana Is- gagement activities. 23, graduated from college. Both sons found lands and why it has received such wide sup- f entry level work, but neither receives health in- port. The Northern Mariana Islands is the only surance from their employers. Under the cur- U.S. jurisdiction that does not have ownership OPPOSING THE REPEAL OF THE rent law, both sons will be eligible for cov- of the submerged lands three miles off its AFFORDABLE CARE ACT erage under their mother’s health insurance shores. We have been a Commonwealth plan when it renews in eight months. Susan under a permanent Covenant with the United HON. DAVID N. CICILLINE went on to tell me that it would cost her more States since 1976. For thousands of years, OF RHODE ISLAND than $600 per month to provide coverage to the Chamorro and Refaluuwasch people IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES her sons through COBRA. She said that with farmed the land and fished the seas. However Thursday, February 10, 2011 three children still at home, and despite the on February 25, 2005 the people of the Mar- fact her and her husband are employed, they iana Islands were shocked to discover that the Mr. CICILLINE. Mr. Speaker, America is the cannot support the added expense beyond waters and the submerged lands below them strongest Nation in the world, we hold our eight months. did not belong to them. But that they were the freedoms sacred—and we have fought to pro- With repeal of the Affordable Care Act, the property of the United States of America, as tect these freedoms for centuries, and many temporary gap that Susan and her family face concluded by the Ninth Circuit Court of Ap- have paid the ultimate sacrifice. Yet, there is would become a permanent gap. We are peals. In the same breath, the Court recog- a great and impending threat to that strength sending a deplorable message to Americans, nized the integral connection between the and freedom, a threat that imperils millions of and indeed the world, if we abandon hard land, water and my people. The Court pointed Americans—the repeal of our Nation’s Health working men and woman like Susan and Ed, out that Congress can return these lands back Care Reform. and let their two sons—both college grad- to the people of the Northern Mariana Islands. As a new member of this Congress, pro- uates, both duly employed, go without health H.R. 670 does exactly that. tecting Health Care Reform is the first line in coverage until they find jobs that provide I want to thank all those Members who are the sand. I was sent to Washington to fight for health insurance. original cosponsors of this bill and I ask that Rhode Islanders. As I have heard loudly over I come to this Congress to help bring com- my colleagues support H.R. 670. the past year, and witnessed first-hand as a mon sense solutions to complex problems. f Mayor for the last 8 years, families in my state When I look at the impact of repealing the Af- have spent enough time awake at night wor- fordable Care Act, I think about the struggles ROBERT H. RAWLINGS rying about where they’ll find work, or the se- of Alex, Beth and Susan, Ed and their two curity of their current job. I will not support any sons. I think about the number of Rhode Is- HON. SCOTT R. TIPTON action that places an additional burden on the landers who will once again find themselves OF COLORADO people of Rhode Island. I will not have them saddled with greater financial burdens. I think IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES lie awake at night, now having to once again about the many men, women, and children of Thursday, February 10, 2011 worry that they will lose their health care when my state who will once again face uncertainty they need it most, or wondering how they’ll over something as fundamental as their own Mr. TIPTON. Mr. Speaker, It is my sincere pay for this month’s prescriptions, or whether health and well-being. When I think about privilege to rise and pay tribute to the lifetime their child will be denied coverage because of these consequences, it is common sense, and achievements of Robert H. Rawlings, a man a pre-existing condition. an understanding of the struggles faced by so whose personal compass has guided him to Just yesterday I had the privilege of hearing many Rhode Islanders that compels me to ob- business success, philanthropic accomplish- from a Rhode Islander, Alex Lataille, who ject so strongly to this proposed repeal. ment, and given him a deep conviction for spoke at the one and only hearings Congress I was sent here to find practical solutions to civic duty. For all of this Mr. Rawlings will be had, to discuss the negative effects of repeal- solve the problems facing Rhode Island fami- the recipient of the Distinguished Eagle Scout ing the new health care law. lies. Let’s work to improve this law, not repeal Award from the Rocky Mountain Council and Alex graduated last May with two bachelor’s it. The Boy Scouts of America. In receipt of this degrees, and while looking for a job after f prestigious honor, Robert Rawlings joins an graduation, he is able to afford health insur- exclusive fraternity whose roster includes Sec- ance because he can stay on his parents’ pol- CONVEYANCE OF SUBMERGED retary of Defense Robert Gates and President icy. Repealing this law means Alex and mil- LANDS TO THE NORTHERN MAR- Gerald Ford. lions of Americans will lose their coverage. IANA ISLANDS This Las Animas, Colorado, native is most Recently while having breakfast in prominently known for his successful owner- Woonsocket, Rhode Island, I met a young HON. GREGORIO KILILI CAMACHO ship and editing of The Pueblo Chieftain, woman named Beth. She said she was going SABLAN Southern Colorado’s most circulated publica- to be a constituent of mine, and she had only tion. This alone merits recognition, but Mr. OF THE NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS one request. For years she had been, and re- Rawlings’ accomplishments are far more IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES mains, an insurance sales agent. But for as reaching than simply owning and editing a many years, she has been denied access to Thursday, February 10, 2011 newspaper. Mr. Rawlings admirably served his health insurance because of a pre-existing Mr. SABLAN. Mr. Speaker, today I am intro- country in World War II as a member of the condition. Each and every day served as a ducing H.R. 670, a bill that will give back to Navy in the South Pacific. Then he endeav- painful reminder that while she was selling in- the people of the Northern Mariana Islands ored to become the newsman he is today. As surance to others, she was being denied the three miles of submerged lands surrounding his newspaper career began to flourish, so did very same coverage. As someone well at- our islands. Mr. Rawlings ability to give back to Southern tuned to the health care industry and the Af- Exactly two years ago, I introduced the Colorado. The size and scope of his commu- fordable Care Act itself, this young woman same bill, which was H.R. 934. The bill was nity involvement has been immense; ranging knew that health care reform meant hope, pro- lauded by the leaders of the Commonwealth from the financing and leadership behind the vided certainty, and would finally allow her to Government and the Legislature. The bill re- Robert H. Rawlings Outdoors Sports Complex get the access to affordable health care she ceived wide support from both sides of the to co-founding of the Pueblo Economic Devel- would need—relieving her of years of fear and aisle and in fact was unanimously passed by opment Corporation. Mr. Rawlings has also anxiety. She asked for my commitment to de- the House on July 15, 2009. The bill was also made notable contributions as president of the fend health care reform. approved by the Senate Energy and Natural Colorado Press Association, Colorado Associ- The Affordable Care Act establishes a Pre- Resources Committee in May 2010. The bill ated Press, Colorado Bar Press; he has been Existing Condition Insurance Plan—one that was made part of Senate Majority Leader involved with the Robert Hoag Rawlings Public would provide new coverage options for Amer- REID’s The America’s Great Outdoors Act of Library, served as chairman of The Pueblo icans like Beth until 2014, when, finally, all dis- 2010, which was introduced in the closing Medal of Honor Committee, and has worked

VerDate Mar 15 2010 02:37 Feb 11, 2011 Jkt 099060 PO 00000 Frm 00015 Fmt 0626 Sfmt 9920 E:\CR\FM\A10FE8.043 E10FEPT1 smartinez on DSKB9S0YB1PROD with REMARKS E204 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks February 10, 2011 to establish a water district to help preserve censed, and at age 12 he became an or- Square Lodge #283, NAACP, 100 Black Men Arkansas Valley water. This may sound like dained minister. At the age of 18, when most of Greater Columbia, Inc., and the Cayce- an incredible list of accomplishments, but it young men are searching for a direction in life, West Columbia Rotary Club. only scratches the surface of what Robert H. Dr. Jackson was installed as the Pastor of his He serves on the Board of Governors for Rawlings has been able to do for Southern home church—Brookland Baptist Church of the Capital City Club, the Board of Directors of Colorado, and our nation. West Columbia. the Fellowship of Christian Athletes, the Board Mr. Speaker, I cannot think of man more de- At the time he officially took over the min- of Trustees for Morris College in Sumter, SC, serving of this esteemed honor than Mr. Rob- isterial leadership of the church, he was also the Board of Directors for Morehouse School ert H. Rawlings. a student at Benedict College. Despite the de- of Religion in Atlanta, the Board of Visitors for f mands of his chosen career, he graduated the University of South Carolina and is the Magna Cum Laude with a Bachelor of Science Chairman of the Distressed Areas Task Force LARSEN CRITICIZES MAJORITY degree in Mathematics. As a dedicated stu- for New Carolina. PARTY FOR FAILING TO PRO- dent, he received the Distinguished Mathe- His honors include: the 1995 Affirmative Ac- POSE A JOBS PLAN matics and Physics Award for achieving the tion Award from the Black Faculty and Staff highest academic average in those disciplines. Association of the University of South Caro- HON. RICK LARSEN Dr. Jackson continued his studies by attend- lina; the Lincoln C. Jenkins Achievement OF WASHINGTON ing the Interdenominational Theological Center Award for Economic Empowerment by the Co- lumbia Urban League; the Whitney M. Young, IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES of Morehouse School of Religion in Atlanta. He graduated with honors in 1977 with a Mas- Jr., Service Award by the Boy Scouts of Amer- Thursday, February 10, 2011 ter of Divinity. He was also awarded the Dis- ica, the Distinguished Service Award by the Mr. LARSEN of Washington. Mr. Speaker, I tinguished Board of Directors Award for High Greater Columbia Community Relations Coun- rise today to speak in support of investing in Academic Achievement. In August 1978, Dr. cil (2004), West Metro Chamber of Commerce our nation’s infrastructure to create good, fam- Jackson completed one year of certification of Citizen of the Year (2005), Lifetime Achieve- ily-wage jobs. residency in Clinical Pastoral Education at the ment Award by the 100 Black Men of Greater The American people want Congress to South Carolina Academy for Pastoral Edu- Columbia, Inc., and the March of Dimes Afri- focus on growing jobs and getting the econ- cation. He has received Honorary Doctor of can American Achievement Award (2006). omy back on track. Divinity Degrees from Morris College in Sum- He has preached revivals throughout the But the new majority has failed to present ter, South Carolina, and from his alma mater, United States and delivered lectures at more any plan to tackle our economic problems or Benedict College. than fifteen colleges and universities. In ob- create new jobs for Americans left struggling During his 40 years at Brookland Baptist, servance of his 30th anniversary as Pastor of in the wake of the economic recession. the church has grown exponentially. As one of the Brookland Baptist Church, Governor Jim Of course oversight is important. In fact, the the fastest growing churches in the state, Hodges awarded him the Order of the Pal- Democrats conducted 1,400 oversight hear- Brookland Baptist offers 65 ministries, a full- metto, which is the highest honor that the ings in the 110th Congress. But let’s not waste service Federal Credit Union, the Brookland State of South Carolina confers upon its citi- two days debating something we are already Foundation—a charitable 501(c)(3)—the zens. doing while the American people need us to Brookland Center for Community and Eco- Dr. Jackson is married to the former Robin focus on jobs and the economy. nomic Change, the Brookland-West Columbia Hoefer, and is the father of two children, Rev- We need a jobs plan now that will invest in Community and Housing Development Cor- erend Charles B. Jackson, Jr., pastor of the our infrastructure so we can rebuild our na- poration, and the Brookland Community Pedi- New Laurel Street Baptist Church in Columbia, tion’s crumbling roads, bridges, highways and atric Center, which is a collaborative effort with SC, and Candace, a graduate of Duke Univer- railroads to keep our economy moving and the Eau Claire Cooperative Health Center. sity School of Law, and an associate of Nel- create good jobs in our communities. Nearly 12 years ago, Dr. Jackson led his son Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP. A As a member of the Transportation and In- growing congregation to a new 2300-seat daughter-in-law, the former Iva Gaymon and frastructure Committee, I am committed to im- sanctuary. In addition to the beautiful new four grandchildren Kayla, Charles III, Caleb proving and enhancing our infrastructure so church, Brookland Baptist also opened a and Carter. we can expand our workforce and maintain 68,000 square-foot Community Resource Cen- Mr. Speaker, I ask that you and my col- U.S. economic leadership in the world. ter in September 2005, which houses an leagues join me in congratulating Dr. Charles I urge my colleagues to oppose this mis- Academy Center, a Health Jackson, Sr., on his extraordinary 40 years in guided effort and direct our attention instead and Wellness Center, and a Banquet and the ministry. We are extremely fortunate that to policies that will get our economy moving Conference Center. In 2008, the board of Lex- Dr. Jackson is still in the prime of his career, and create jobs. ington School District Two awarded Brookland and we can look forward to many more years of his growing ministry and his dedicated serv- f Baptist the building that once housed the former Lakeview/Northside School. This ice. He embodies the admonition of our Chris- TRIBUTE TO DR. CHARLES B. 94,000 square foot educational facility on 11 tian faith to do ‘‘good works.’’ His ministry has JACKSON, SR. acres of land will be converted into the touched countless lives over the past 40 Brookland-Lakeview Empowerment Center. As years, and he deserves our commendation. HON. JAMES E. CLYBURN a result of the church’s Economic Empower- f OF SOUTH CAROLINA ment Initiative, over 160 people are employed HONORING PRESIDENT RONALD IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES in Brookland’s ministry. WILSON REAGAN Due to the tremendous growth in the church Thursday, February 10, 2011 family, Dr. Jackson opened a second campus SPEECH OF Mr. CLYBURN. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to of the church. Brookland Baptist Church pay tribute to a ministerial wunderkind who at Northeast opened on October 5, 2008, and Dr. HON. ADRIAN SMITH OF NEBRASKA the age of 58 has led his home church for a Christopher Leevy Johnson was installed as IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES remarkable 40 years. Dr. Charles B. Jackson, the Campus Pastor. He has also expanded his Sr., is the spiritual leader of Brookland Baptist ministry overseas. Dr. Jackson has partnered Wednesday, February 9, 2011 Church and a community leader in the Colum- with Providence Baptist Church in Liberia to Mr. SMITH of Nebraska. Mr. Speaker, I rise bia, South Carolina, metropolitan area. I am provide a weekly radio broadcast in that Afri- today to honor the 40th President of the proud to call Dr. Jackson a dear friend, and can country. United States, Ronald Reagan. As Americans acknowledge that he has presided over some Dr. Jackson held and still holds membership celebrate the 100th anniversary of his birthday very important events in my life, including the in a number of denominational, civic and com- this month, we not only commemorate his life, marriage of my youngest daughter, Angela. munity organizations. He is a former president but also, and more importantly, the legacy he Charles Jackson is a product of West Co- of the South Carolina Baptist Congress of left to America and the world. lumbia, South Carolina, and attended the local Christian Education and the Gethsemane Bap- Throughout his life, whether as an actor, public schools. Even from a young age, there tist Congress of Christian Education. He is spokesperson, governor, or President, he pas- was no doubt the path that his life would take. also Past Moderator of the Gethsemane Bap- sionately pursued his vision for America, At the age of nine, Dr. Jackson responded to tist Association. Dr. Jackson is a member of which was rooted in freedom, opportunity, and the call to preach. The next year he was li- Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc., Golden prosperity.

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heard from Todd Zinser, Inspector General, Depart- REGULATORY IMPLEMENTS TO JOB ment of Commerce; Phyllis K. Fong, Inspector Gen- CREATION; COMMITTEE ORGANIZATION eral, Department of Agriculture; Mark Goldstein, Committee on Oversight and Government Reform: Held a Director, Physical Infrastructure Issues, GAO; and hearing on Regulatory Impediments to Job Creation. public witnesses. Testimony was heard from public witnesses. The Committee also approved its Oversight Plan EFFECTS OF MIDDLE EAST EVENTS for the 112th Congress. Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Energy and Power held a hearing entitled ‘‘The Ef- COMMITTEE ORGANIZATION fects of Middle East Events on U.S. Energy Mar- Committee on Science, Space, and Technology: Met for or- kets.’’ Testimony was heard from Richard G. New- ganizational purposes. The Committee approved its ell, Administrator, Energy Information Administra- Oversight Plan for the 112th Congress. tion, Department of Energy; Gary Mar, Minister- Counselor, Province of , Canada, to the IMPACT OF HEALTHCARE OVERHAUL United States; and public witnesses. Committee on Ways and Means: Held a hearing to ex- amine what impact the health care overhaul will COMMITTEE ORGANIZATION have on Medicare and Medicare beneficiaries. Testi- Committee on Financial Services: Approved its Over- mony was heard from the following officials of the sight Plan for the 112th Congress. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Depart- ment of Health and Human Services: Donald M. RECENT DEVELOPMENTS IN EGYPT AND Berwick, M.D., Administrator; and Richard S. Fos- LEBANON ter, Chief Actuary. Committee on Foreign Affairs: Continued hearings on Recent Developments in Egypt and Lebanon: Impli- EFFORTS TO HELP UNEMPLOYED cations for U.S. Policy and Allies in the Broader AMERICANS; COMMITTEE ORGANIZATION Middle East. Testimony was heard from James B. Committee on Ways and Means: Subcommittee on Steinberg, Deputy Secretary, Department of State. Human Resources held a hearing on improving ef- forts to help unemployed Americans find jobs. Testi- TERRORISM AND TRANSPORTATION mony was heard from Kristen Cox, Executive Direc- SECURITY tor, Workforce Services, State of Utah; Tom Pauken, Committee on Homeland Security: Subcommittee on Chairman, Workforce Commission, State of Texas; and public witnesses. Transportation Security held a hearing entitled ‘‘Ter- Prior to the hearing, the Subcommittee met for rorism and Transportation Security.’’ Testimony was organizational purposes. heard from John S. Pistole, Administrator, TSA, De- partment of Homeland Security. WORLD THREATS REGULATORY FLEXIBILITY Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence: Held a hear- IMPROVEMENTS ACT OF 2011 ing on World Threats. Testimony was heard from the following officials of the Office of the Director Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Courts, of National Intelligence: James R. Clapper, Director; Commercial and Administrative Law held a hearing and Michael E. Leiter, Director, National Counter- on the Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act of terrorism Center; Caryn A. Wagner, Under Sec- 2011—Unleashing Small Businesses to Create Jobs. retary, Intelligence and Analysis, Department of Testimony was heard from public witnesses. Homeland Security; Robert S. Mueller III, Director, FBI; Leon E. Panetta, Director, CIA; Phillip S. E-VERIFYING—PRESERVING JOBS Goldberg, Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Intelligence Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Immi- and Research, Department of State; LTG Ronald L. gration Policy and Enforcement held a hearing on E- Burgess, Director, Defense Intelligence Agency; and Verify—Preserving Jobs for American Workers. Tes- Thomas A. Ferguson, Principal Deputy Under Sec- timony was heard from Theresa Bertucci, Associate retary, Intelligence, Department of Defense. Director, Enterprise Services Directorate, U.S. Citi- zenship and Immigration Services, Department of Homeland Security and Richard M. Stana, Director, Joint Meetings Homeland Security and Justice Issues, GAO. No joint committee meetings were held.

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Next Meeting of the SENATE Next Meeting of the HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 2 p.m., Monday, February 14 9 a.m., Friday, February 11

Senate Chamber House Chamber Program for Monday: Senate will resume consideration Program for Friday: Complete consideration of H. Res. of S. 223, FAA Air Transportation Modernization and 72—Directing certain standing committees to inventory Safety Improvement Act. At 4:30 p.m., Senate will begin and review existing, pending, and proposed regulations consideration of the nominations of James E. Graves, Jr., and orders from agencies of the Federal Government. of Mississippi, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Fifth Circuit, and Edward J. Davila, of California, to be United States District Judge for the Northern District of California, with a voice vote on confirmation of the nomi- nation of James E. Graves, Jr., of Mississippi, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Fifth Circuit, and a roll call vote on confirmation of the nomination of Ed- ward J. Davila, of California, to be United States District Judge for the Northern District of California, at 5:30 p.m.

Extensions of Remarks, as inserted in this issue

HOUSE Garrett, Scott, N.J., E189 Rahall, Nick J., II, W.Va., E190 Gutierrez, Luis V., Ill., E198 Rangel, Charles B., N.Y., E201, E202 Alexander, Rodney, La., E189, E191 Hunter, Duncan, Calif., E195 Reyes, Silvestre, Tex., E200 Blumenauer, Earl, Ore., E192 Inslee, Jay, Wash., E194 Roybal-Allard, Lucille, Calif., E191 Bono Mack, Mary, Calif., E190 Johnson, Henry C. ‘‘Hank’’, Jr., Ga., E189, E192, E194, Runyan, Jon, N.J., E198 Brown, Corrine, Fla., E200 E197, E198, E199, E199, E201 Sablan, Gregorio Kilili Camacho, Northern Mariana Burgess, Michael C., Tex., E191 Larsen, Rick, Wash., E204 Islands, E203 Cantor, Eric, Va., E196 McCollum, Betty, Minn., E189, E197 Schakowsky, Janice D., Ill., E196 Carson, Andre´, Ind., E195 McIntyre, Mike, N.C., E200, E201 Smith, Adrian, Nebr., E204 Cicilline, David N., R.I., E203, E205 McMorris Rodgers, Cathy, Wash., E200 Tipton, Scott R., Colo., E203 Clyburn, James E., S.C., E204 McNerney, Jerry, Calif., E198 Towns, Edolphus, N.Y., E189 Coffman, Mike, Colo., E197, E199 Maloney, Carolyn B., N.Y., E197 Visclosky, Peter J., Ind., E191 Davis, Geoff, Ky., E190, E202 Marino, Tom, Pa., E192, E193 Wolf, Frank R., Va., E193 Eshoo, Anna G., Calif., E193 Matsui, Doris O., Calif., E201 Woolsey, Lynn C., Calif., E198 Fattah, Chaka, Pa., E196 Moran, James P., Va., E199 Filner, Bob, Calif., E199, E202 Norton, Eleanor Holmes, D.C., E193, E198

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