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Congressional Record United States Th of America PROCEEDINGS and DEBATES of the 111 CONGRESS, SECOND SESSION E PL UR UM IB N U U S Congressional Record United States th of America PROCEEDINGS AND DEBATES OF THE 111 CONGRESS, SECOND SESSION Vol. 156 WASHINGTON, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 30, 2010 No. 100 House of Representatives The House met at 10 a.m. and was I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE SPEAKER called to order by the Speaker. United States of America, and to the Repub- lic for which it stands, one nation under God, The SPEAKER. The Chair will enter- f indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. tain up to 15 additional 1-minute PRAYER speeches on each side of the aisle. Reverend Dr. Robert Henderson, f f First Baptist Church, Lincoln, Illinois, HONORING CORPORAL KEVIN offered the following prayer: b 1010 Our Father, deliver us from shallow CUETO words and impure motivations as we WELCOMING THE REVEREND DR. (Ms. ZOE LOFGREN of California pray to You this day. Forgive us for ROBERT HENDERSON asked and was given permission to ad- our arrogance, selfishness and greed. dress the House for 1 minute and to re- This morning we ask for Your bless- The SPEAKER. Without objection, vise and extend her remarks.) ing upon our Nation. Restore our hope, the gentleman from Illinois (Mr. Ms. ZOE LOFGREN of California. strengthen our faith, and teach us Your SCHOCK) is recognized for 1 minute. Madam Speaker, I rise today to recog- love. Enable us to be a nation that There was no objection. nize and honor the life and service of cares as we pursue peace, practice Mr. SCHOCK. It is my honor to wel- Marine Corporal Kevin Cueto of San mercy and offer compassion. come to the Chamber Pastor Hender- Jose, California, who was killed in ac- We pray, O Lord, that You would es- son, who just gave us the opening pray- tion on June 24, 2010, in the Helmand tablish the cause of the faithful, give er. Pastor Henderson contacted me Province of Afghanistan. He was 23 comfort to those that suffer, and set when he was planning his family’s trip years old. right the injustices within our Nation to Washington, D.C. It had been a Kevin was born in Santa Clara Coun- and the world. dream of his to be able to give the ty, and grew up in San Jose, moving to Protect those that defend our cher- opening prayer, and I was pleased to be Campbell while in high school to live ished freedoms as they serve within our able to recommend him to the Speaker with his dad. At Westmont High military branches. to have that privilege. School, Kevin was a member of the Give wisdom to our community lead- In addition to his pastoral duties at football, baseball, and wrestling teams, ers, our courts, and our national rep- his home church, the First Baptist as well as the Reserve Officers Training resentatives. Church in Lincoln, Illinois, he is also a Corps. Following high school, deter- Renew our commitment of service to pastor for Memorial Medical Center, mined to serve his country and his the people of our Nation and to the located in Springfield, Illinois. In addi- family, Kevin enlisted in the Marines, greater good of all humanity. tion to that, he’s a public servant in and was assigned to the 3rd Battalion, These things we pray in the name of his own right, being elected to his sec- 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Divi- our Lord Jesus Christ. Amen. ond term now for the West Lincoln- sion, Marine Expeditionary Force, f Broadwell School Board. He’s in a based in Twentynine Palms, California. THE JOURNAL whole host of organizations, constantly Corporal Cueto served a tour in Iraq in The SPEAKER. The Chair has exam- giving back to not only his family but 2009 before being deployed to Afghani- ined the Journal of the last day’s pro- his community, being a member of the stan earlier this year. Last week, he ceedings and announces to the House Lincoln Area Musical Society orches- was tragically killed when his patrol her approval thereof. tra and an officer of the Cub Scouts or- was struck by a roadside bomb while Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Jour- ganization in his community. conducting combat operations. His nal stands approved. He is joined here today with his wife awards and decorations include the and children, who are seated in the gal- Purple Heart, the Navy and Marine f lery: His wife, Melissa; his daughter, Corps Achievement Medal, the Na- PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE Burgundy; and his son, Joshua. We tional Defense Service Medal, and the The SPEAKER. Will the gentleman thank you and welcome you to the Global War on Terrorism Service from South Carolina (Mr. WILSON) United States Capitol. We wish you and Medal. come forward and lead the House in the your family a good time as you learn Corporal Cueto leaves behind his par- Pledge of Allegiance. more about our American history. ents and a younger brother. I extend Mr. WILSON of South Carolina led Thank you for offering the prayer this my sincerest gratitude to him and my the Pledge of Allegiance as follows: morning. condolences to his family. I ask every b This symbol represents the time of day during the House proceedings, e.g., b 1407 is 2:07 p.m. Matter set in this typeface indicates words inserted or appended, rather than spoken, by a Member of the House on the floor. H5205 . VerDate Mar 15 2010 04:03 Jul 01, 2010 Jkt 089060 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 0634 E:\CR\FM\A30JN7.000 H30JNPT1 jbell on DSKDVH8Z91PROD with HOUSE H5206 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE June 30, 2010 Member of the House to join me in hon- ised to send 1,200 National Guard money? No problem. They’ll just raise oring his service to our country. troops to the border. But the troops taxes on the middle class, breaking f still aren’t there. Now the White House their promise not to raise taxes on is saying it’ll be another month before families earning less than $250,000. MORE WAYS TO SAVE there’s a ‘‘steep ramp-up’’ of the They need to produce a budget and (Mr. WILSON of South Carolina troops—and they’ll be there only 4 stop the out-of-control spending that asked and was given permission to ad- months. And there’ll be a complete has pushed our national debt past $13 dress the House for 1 minute and to re- ramp-down by June of 2011. And they’ll trillion. I don’t know what’s worse, vise and extend his remarks.) be unarmed National Guardsmen. failing to produce a budget or how the Mr. WILSON of South Carolina. Mr. You see, the troops aren’t actually Democrats already have resigned to Speaker, congratulations to Coach Ray going to the border. There will be un- the fact they will raise taxes on middle Tanner and the talented players of the armed guards guarding computers 50 class families to pay for their wasteful University of South Carolina Game- miles north of the border. And there’ll ways. Americans want, need, and de- cocks for winning the College World be 1,200 troops but they all won’t be serve better. Make a budget, cut spend- Series of Baseball at Omaha, Nebraska. there at the same time. That’s like ing for our freedom and for our future. When it comes to reducing Washing- saying a store is open 24 hours but just f ton’s out-of-control spending, Repub- not 24 hours in a row. What kind of bor- SAFE ROUTES TO SCHOOL licans continue to put forward ‘‘more der security plan is that? There is no (Mr. BLUMENAUER asked and was ways to save.’’ One such proposal is sense of urgency to stop the violence given permission to address the House this week’s YouCut bill introduced by and the killing along the border. Too for 1 minute and to revise and extend Congressman PHIL GINGREY to save much rhetoric and too little action his remarks.) taxpayers $1.2 billion in 10 years by coming out of the White House. Like prohibiting taxpayer funding for union Mr. BLUMENAUER. Mr. Speaker, for my grandfather used to say, there’s as long as I have been in Congress, I activities. Federal employee unions are more thunder than rain. subsidized by hardworking taxpayers have worked on being a proponent of And that’s just the way it is. ‘‘bike partisanship,’’ something that while they engage in lobbying and po- f everybody ought to be able to agree on. litical activities. This costs the tax- That’s why I have been appalled at the payers over $100 million a year. Ameri- HERE WE GO AGAIN repeated attacks on cycling by the Re- cans should be alarmed about a $13 tril- (Ms. JACKSON LEE of Texas asked publican leadership. The latest is for lion deficit. We should note the images and was given permission to address the second time, Republican Whip CAN- of riots in Greece. What, I ask, will it the House for 1 minute.) TOR has offered on the chopping block take for real change to take place Ms. JACKSON LEE of Texas. Mr. Safe Routes to School. You know, this here? Speaker, tell me it’s not true. Repub- is a program in 6800 schools across the In conclusion, God bless our troops, licans again are attacking Social Secu- country and has been requested by and we will never forget September rity.
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